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Building trust with client appreciation events
By Bill Bachrach
Bachrach & Associates
In this article, I'll share with you the keys to a successful event — that means events clients actually attend and enjoy — based on interviews with three trusted advisers.
"We're always asking for money. How often do we give something back to our clients?"
Floyd Shilanski, of Shilanski and Associates, Inc. in Anchorage, Alaska, began looking for ways to answer his question in 1991. He and his colleagues decided one way was to host a family event that had nothing to do with money. So he asked a good friend, Mark Victor Hansen (soon to become famous for "Chicken Soup for the Soul" and its spin-offs), to speak before a crowd of 450 people.
Shilanski remembers, "He talked about what's right with America, what's right with families, and what's right with prayer. It was so popular that we've kept it going every year after that."
An event like this goes a long way to helping clients feel important, and it far outshines mundane chitchat over lunch or even a banquet dinner complete with the "we appreciate you!" banner. In this article, I'll share with you the keys to a successful event — that means events clients actually attend and enjoy — based on interviews with three trusted advisers.
Key #1: Give people information that interests them
Elfrena Foord points out, "Based on the research we've done with our clients, who are mostly business owners, they do not want to go to another dinner." They're too busy; already stretched too thin. What kind of value would be added with another demand on their time?
Sagemark Consulting in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, pulls out all the stops several times a year. Their biggest event, "The Financial Forum," is a hybrid of client education and appreciation held annually at the Union League (a private club dating back to the Civil War) in Philadelphia. From 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., guests attend sessions on such staple financial topics as tax structuring and risk management — or they can hear something entirely different, such as a presentation I gave on understanding core values, or one by Dr. Gene Stanaland, who is chair of the economics department at Auburn University.
It might sound like a hard sell to get busy people to stop and listen to a professor of economics, but Bob Hammond, who coordinates the event, characterized Dr. Stanaland as the Will Rogers of economy.
"He was plainspoken, kept things basic, and was very humorous. It was not a heavy discussion."
He was an ideal speaker for this type of event and perfectly met Hammond's objectives: "We tried to have some fun, we tried to have some inspiration, and we tried to provide some knowledge."
Key #2: Personally invite clients instead of relying on direct mail
One of the tactics that ensures Hammond's events will be a hit is that each of the firm's consultants personally invites and sponsors people to attend. "My experience is that if you've got a trusting relationship and you say, 'Hey, I think you'll find this interesting and I'd like you to be my guest,' they come. If we were cold mailing, I don't think we'd get a lot of people there." Key #3: Realize the true cost of the event
Hammond's firm charges consultants for the guests they bring; Shilanski's has yet another strategy.
"If you bring in a top-name speaker, you're going to spend $10,000 plus airfare. You rent a hotel room and do the marketing, and you will spend $30,000 to $40,000 on the event," he reveals.
How can they afford it? "We spend so much money prospecting for new people. How much money do we spend on the existing clients to keep them? We allocate an equal amount in the budget for maintaining client relationships and prospecting for new ones." "If you're in the sales arena," Shilanski explains, "you've got to constantly have fresh money coming in to make your living. But we don't think like that. We have to consider the cost to replace lost accounts and focus on having a smaller number of them that are high-trust relationships with ideal clients."
Spoken like a true trusted adviser.
Is it enough simply to have client appreciation events? Not really.
This is just one part of the overall business strategy articulated by Shilanski. For clients to feel truly appreciated, they require the business basics — excellent advice, responsiveness, attention to detail, etc. — and it helps to go above and beyond in remembering the little things that mean so much. The client-adviser relationship is no different from others: When you remember a significant date or personal interest, it makes people feel special. You can easily obtain free assistance in finding speakers for these events.
The salesperson's approach is to wine and dine prospects until they make the sale, then to move on to the next target. The Trusted Advisor™ attracts ideal clients and then makes them feel appreciated — in a way that is particular to them. Don't be a salesperson; be a trusted adviser.


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Lloyd Winner Gambill, age 74 of Elkin, passed away on February 5, 2013 at Wilkes Regional Medical Center. Mr. Gambill was born in Surry County on July 24, 1938 to the late Vivian and Mattie Yarboro Gambill.
In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his loving wife, Lucille Gambill on November 22, 2008.
Mr. Gambill is survived by a brother, Odell Gambill & wife Shirley of McLeansville; a sister, Betty Sue Coleman & husband Ronald of Jonesville; nieces and nephews, Larry Luffman & wife Linda, Roger Dale Luffman, Craig Vanhoy, Deborah Matthews & husband Martin, Kim Cockerham & husband Chris.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00p.m., Thursday, February 7, 2013 at Johnson Funeral Home Chapel led by Dr. Danny Dodds. Burial will follow the service at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Johnson Funeral Home from 1:00-2:00p.m. prior to the service.
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The Chicago Sun-Times reported that the anonymous plaintiff filed the suit Thursday in Cook County circuit court. Now 28 years old, he alleges the abuse began in 1995 when he was 10.
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At that time, he and his family attended St. Matthew Parish in Schaumburg.
The suit says that on some occasions the priest gave him alcohol before molesting him.
It also accuses the priest of paying him $3,000 when he turned 18 in exchange for a written assurance that he wouldn't report the abuse.
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9 Professional Athletes' Secrets for Winning
By: Bruce Schoenfeld
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- Don't Be Afraid to Win
- Be Afraid to Lose
- Seize the Opening
- Put Negative Thoughts in His Mind
- Embarrass Your Opponent
- Never Look Ahead
- Play a Game Within a Game
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A simple mental exercise works for Kidd, whose passing artistry is revered through the NBA. "Once you have a lead, try to increase it," Kidd says. "Look at the clock. Say you're up 10—you try to get up by 15 by a certain time. Set that as a goal. Maybe you won't make it and you'll still only be up by 10, but it reminds you to keep playing hard."
Manning is all too aware of what defensive linemen sound like when they're protecting a shutout in the waning moments of a game they've won long ago. "Even though the outcome isn't in doubt anymore, if we score, they're going to be really angry at themselves," he says. "I've seen it in their eyes. That's the way they stay focused."
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Gloucestershire century-maker Ed Cowan thanks the Cheltenham ground staff
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GLOUCESTERSHIRE overseas star Ed Cowan issued a heartfelt thank you to the ground staff who made play possible on the second day of the LV= County Championship match against Essex at Cheltenham.
Despite the wet weather that has played havoc with the English cricket season for nearly two months now, College Ground head groundsman Ross Spry and his team succeeded in staging the game.
Without his expertise and hard work, Australia A captain Cowan would have been denied an opportunity to issue a timely reminder to the selectors back home.
Desperate to score runs in this country and cement his place in the Australia Test squad for next summer's Ashes series, Cowan seized his chance with both hands, carving out a gritty 103 as Gloucestershire reached 284-4 before the rain returned.
Recruited as an overseas locum to bridge the gap between Kane Williamson departing and fellow New Zealander Rob Nicol arriving next week, Cowan told The Post: "I think the ground staff have done an unbelievable job to get this game on at all.
"Considering the amount of rain we have had in the last couple of weeks and how the weather has been generally over the past two months, I'm surprised we managed to get out there at all.
"Fortunately, the rain held off long enough for me to post a decent score and it was something of a relief to see the wicket play so well.
"It was difficult on a drying wicket and the outfield was very heavy, but I'm just pleased to have had some time in the middle.
"An hour in the middle is worth five or six in the nets and I have played for more than five hours in the past two days, which is more than I expected."
He added: "My aim is to make the Ashes squad and every run I score over here will help my cause.
"I don't expect to be dropped from the Test squad any time soon, but, given the way the media are back in Australia, you constantly have to prove yourself.
"Hopefully, they will hear about this innings and stamp me on the forehead as someone who can make runs in English conditions."
Gloucestershire attempted to sign Cowan last winter and the 30-year-old Tasmania batsman is not ruling out a return in the future.
He said: "If I'm not playing in the Ashes next year, of course I would love to come back and play county cricket for Gloucestershire.
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The President helped NBC kick off a PR event called "Education Week" by sitting down with Matt Lauer and boosting his education reform agenda, including this statement:
Money alone isn't the cure for America's ailing school system, President Obama says.
Speaking to TODAY's Matt Lauer in the Green Room of the White House for nearly 30 minutes, Obama said that additional funding tied to significant reforms — including a longer school year and lifting teaching as a profession — is a much-needed fix.
"We can't spend our way out of it. I think that when you look at the statistics, the fact is that our per-pupil spending has gone up during the last couple of decades even as results have gone down," explained Obama, invited to appear by NBC as the network launched its weeklong " Education Nation" initiative.
So according to the President, money without reform won't fix schools. Well, neither will reform without money. Because you can make the exact same statement that the President made, about how per-pupil spending has increased while results have decreased, about the reforms he seeks. National studies have shown that charter schools result in worse performance more than better performance across all schools. They have shown that merit pay does not advance performance goals in any appreciable way.
It's also notable that the President, careful with his words, set the bar back two decades when he discussed per-pupil spending. Because while spending on education has indeed gone up from the Reagan-Bush years, in the most recent years it hasn't, as budget crises have slashed education spending and the federal government has not filled the entire gap. In fact, you can look at particular circumstances and see the clear value of proper resources in education performance, just by looking at the schools featured in Waiting for Superman:
Yet the exclusive charter schools featured in the film receive large private subsidies. Two-thirds of Geoffrey Canada's Harlem Children's Zone funding comes from private sources, effectively making the charter school he runs in the zone a highly resourced private school. Promise Academy is in many ways an excellent school, but it is dishonest for the filmmakers to say nothing about the funds it took to create it and the extensive social supports including free medical care and counseling provided by the zone.
In New Jersey, where court decisions mandated similar programs, such as high quality pre-kindergarten classes and extended school days and social services in the poorest urban districts, achievement and graduation rates increased while gaps started to close. But public funding for those programs is now being cut and progress is being eroded. Money matters! Of course, money will not solve all problems (because the problems are more systemic than the resources of any given school) – but the off-handed rejection of a discussion of resources is misleading.
Obama acknowledged this in his remarks today, saying that "Obviously, in some schools money plays a big factor." But he doesn't mind painting a broad brush about money without reform, while ignoring the actual metrics on his version of education reform. He also wants students to have a longer school year, which clearly would cost more money ("money well spent" as Obama said), yet wants to hide the failings of reform by de-emphasizing a money-first approach. . . .
I think the fact that the Administration tried to save its reform-first blackmail scheme, Race to the Top, by cutting food stamp increases, when the one area where everyone concerned about education can agree that poverty has a severe negative impact, and we know that food stamp benefits lift millions out of poverty, tells you everything you need to know about their priorities in this context. And while I personally know good teachers who have 40 kids in a single AP classroom, and who cannot devote individual attention to their students precisely because of resource-starving, too many education "reformers" will chalk up these problems to teachers not wanting to adapt, or just not being "smart enough" to teach. The depravity of the reform agenda is pretty shocking.
Just one last word on this:
"The vast majority of teachers want to do a good job … We have to be able to identify teachers who are doing well," the president said. "Teachers who are not doing well, we have to give them the support and the training to do well. And ultimately, if some teachers are not doing a good job, they've gotta go."
I guess that the President wants this kind of accountability because he sees education as so crucial to the future of the nation. Under this standard, then, I guess that the financial industry isn't as crucial, or the military, or the executive branch of the previous White House. Because no such accountability exists in those realms.
UPDATE: I would argue that the fact that middle-class and above school students seem to do well, even compared to high-achieving students abroad, argues in favor of a resource-based solution for impoverished schools below that middle-class line, more than an untested "reform" solution. The age and class problem with schools just matches up perfectly with their relative use of resources.


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Lockheed Martin Corp., Tactical Defense Systems, St. Paul, Minn., is being awarded a $5,167,603 modification to previously awarded contract N00019-96-C-0129 to provide additional funding to procure 13 AYK-23 data processing sets, 13 airframe kits, and end of life parts for the S-3B aircraft. Work will be performed in Kanata, Ontario, Canada (88%) and Eagan, Minn. (12%), and is expected to be completed by June 2001. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
Raytheon Co., Raytheon Electronic Systems, Marlborough, Mass., was awarded on July 21, 1999, a $26,074,877 modification to firm-fixed-price, time and materials, cost-plus-award-fee contract DAAB07-96-C-A757. This acquisition is for the incorporation of Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) capability into the Secure Mobile Anti-Jam Reliable Tactical Terminal (SMART-T). The FY99 quantity is for 69 terminals, with the option for incorporation of DAMA into a FY2000 full scale production of 80 terminals, and a DAMA retrofit of low rate initial production of 42 terminals. Work will be performed in Marlboro, Mass. (65%); Largo, Fla. (25%), and Andover, Mass. (10%), and is expected to be completed by June 30, 2006. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were two bids solicited on Aug. 31, 1995, and two bids were received. The U.S. Army Communications & Electronics Command, Ft. Monmouth, N.J., is the contracting activity.
LOGICON Inc., San Pedro, Calif., is being awarded a $6,501,283 modification to cost-plus-award-fee contract DNA001-98-C-0138. The effort is for full support for existing tasking, including remaining needed effort for internally funded projects: Counterproliferation Project Office/Nuclear-Chemical-Biological/Office of the Secretary of Defense support for counterproliferation projects; Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Special Programs Office support for Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty implementation, and additional Weapon Effects/Ballistic Missile Defense Office support for lethality technology, etc., and other various DTRA mission areas requiring scientific and engineering technical assistance support. Work will be performed in Alexandria, Va., and is expected to be completed by Oct. 31, 1999. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This is a sole source contract initiated on April 27, 1993. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Alexandria, Va., is the contracting activity.
Tetra Tech, San Francisco, Calif., is being awarded $10,000 as part of a not-to-exceed $8,000,000 indefinite delivery task order contract written on a firm-fixed-price basis, to provide research and development services for Land Management Systems. The contract contains four one-year option periods. An appropriation number and dollar value will be issued with each delivery order. Work will be performed at various locations inside the continental United States, and is expected to be completed by July 22, 2000. There were 40 bids solicited on Feb. 19, 1999, and nine bids were received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Champaign, Ill., is the contracting activity (DACA88-99-D-0005).
Bowles Construction Services Inc.*, Chicago, Ill., was awarded on July 22, 1999, a $1,000,000 increment as part of a $15,745,620 firm-fixed-price contract for Chicago shoreline damage reduction, Reach 2, Irving Park Rd. to Belmont Ave. The project consists of construction of approximately 4,450 feet of steel pile revetment wall. Work will be performed in Chicago, Ill., and is expected to be completed by Jan. 31, 2001. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. There were 15 bids solicited on May 6, 1999, and four bids were received. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Ky., is the contracting activity (DACW27-99-C-0038).
Phoenix Petroleum Company*, Wayne, Pa., is being awarded a $13,231,935 fixed-price-with-economic-price-adjustment contract for RFG regular unleaded gasoline; low sulfur diesel fuel; #2 fuel oil; low sulfur diesel fuel #2; regular unleaded gasoline; and low sulfur diesel fuel #1. Three hundred fifty-four proposals were solicited and seventy-seven were received. Work will be performed in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and is expected to be completed by July 31, 2002. The Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-99-D-4609).
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- Former TNA X Division Champion TJ Perkins (Manik) noted on his Ask.FM account that he will be returning to action for TNA at the February 28th live event in Columbia, South Carlina. Manik has been off TNA TV since right after last year's Bound For Glory pay-per-view.
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Jen referred this morning to David Brooks's column, in which he advises the President to change his ways after the midterm election, especially if it turns out to be as disastrous for Democrats as nearly everyone expects. And this means changing his politics, just as Bill Clinton did after the 1994 midterm:
Obama needs to redefine his identity. Bill Clinton gave himself a New Democrat label. Obama has never categorized himself so clearly. This ambiguity was useful in 2008 when people could project whatever they wanted onto him. But it has been harmful since. Obama came to be defined by his emergency responses to the fiscal crisis — by the things he had to do, not by the things he wanted to do. Then he got defined as an orthodox, big government liberal who lacks deep roots in American culture.
Unlike Clinton, who doesn't have an ideological bone in his body, I'm not sure Obama has the capacity to do that. I've just finished reading Louis Auchincloss's mini-biography of Woodrow Wilson (part of the "Penguin Lives" series), and I was struck by the similarities between the country's first liberal president and the man who might be its last (I know, I know, ever the optimist).
Wilson was, at heart, an academic, the author of several books, (including Congressional Government, still in print after 125 years). He thought and acted like a professor even after he entered politics. Wilson always took it for granted, for instance, that he was the smartest guy in the room and acted accordingly. Does that sound familiar? Wilson was a remarkably powerful orator. (It was he who revived the custom of delivering the State of the Union message in person, a custom that had been dropped by Thomas Jefferson, a poor and most reluctant public speaker.)
Both men had very short public careers before the White House. Wilson's only pre-presidential office was two years as Governor of New Jersey. And Wilson thought he had a pipeline to God, which allowed him to divine what was best for the world and gave him a moral obligation to give it to the world whether the world wanted it or not. This last tendency, evident even when he was president of Princeton University, became more pronounced with age as a series of debilitating strokes (the first at age 40) increasingly rigidified his personality.
Both Wilson and Obama were the subjects of remarkable public adulation, and both won the Nobel Peace Prize for their aspirations rather than their accomplishments. In Wilson's case, at least, it only increased his sense of being God's instrument on earth. Although the Republicans had won majorities just before Armistice Day in November 1918, in both houses of Congress — and the Senate's consent by a two-thirds majority would be necessary to ratify any treaty — Wilson shut them out of any say in the treaty he went to Paris to negotiate with the other victorious powers. Obama, of course, shut the Republicans out of any say in both the stimulus bill and ObamaCare.
The result was disastrous for Wilson's dream of world peace. So obsessed was he with creating a League of Nations that he was willing to surrender on almost everything else enunciated in his Fourteen Points to get it. Clemenceau and Lloyd George, shrewd and ruthless negotiators, played him like a fiddle. The result was the Treaty of Versailles, perhaps the most catastrophic work of diplomacy in world history, which produced a smoldering resentment in Germany at its harshness, a resentment exploited by Adolf Hitler.
When Wilson returned home, he flatly refused to compromise with the Republicans in the Senate and embarked on a speaking tour to build public pressure to force the treaty and the League through. The result was another stroke that left him incapacitated. The treaty was defeated 55-39, and when the Republicans tried to add a "reservation" that was essentially trivial but would have resulted in ratification, Wilson would have none of it. If he could not have the treaty, word for word, that he had negotiated, then he preferred nothing. He asked Democratic senators to vote against the amended treaty, and they did so. As a result, the United States did not join the League, which was hopelessly ineffective without the world's greatest power, and what Wilson had hoped would be eternal peace became a 20-year truce.
President Obama, so far as I know, is in the best of health, but will he be any more able to deal with a changed political reality and work with Republicans? I hope so, but even this incorrigible optimist is not too confident of that.


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Dorothy Reino, 86, of Borger, TX, passed away, Wednesday, February 20, 2013.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00AM, Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Highland Park Cemetery with Rev. Jim Castleberry officiating.
Borger---Brad Lee Nivens, 30, died Tuesday, February 19, 2013.
Funeral service will be held at 2pm Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Grace Church under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Burial will follow at Highland Park Cemetery.


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Bobby Stone wins Texas Parking and Transportation Association Distinguished Service Award
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It's official! Longhorn Aquatics and the Jamail Texas Swimming Center announced that USA Diving has named UT Austin one of seven podium centers. Congratulations on becoming part of this prestigious initiative.
2013 Campus Master Plan
Campus planning is done with a long-term view that ultimately guides the day-to-day business decisions and investments of this great institution. Read more about the new master plan.
Communication assessment of University Operations in March 2013
Dr. Keri Stephens (College of Communication) and her graduate students will repeat the University Operations communication assessment, analyze the results, and make recommendations for improving communication specific to our units. The results will be shared with University Operations employees in June 2013.
For more information about the assessment view Dr. Stephens video. If you would like information about the results of our previous communication assessment view her 2008 report.
Survey of Employee Engagement Results
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Marilyn Anne Enz McVay, 79, passed away Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, in West Lafayette.
She was born March 28, 1932, to Carl and LeNore (Hoard) Enz in Springfield, Ill.
In the 1930s, her family moved to Washington Township where she grew up on the family farm and attended Washington Center School.
She was very proud that her family came to Whitley County in the 1830s and settled in Washington Township. She transferred to Elmhurst High School in Fort Wayne where she graduated in 1950.
She graduated from Indiana University with a major in elementary education with a reading concentration.
Ardith Fay Baker, 81, of Columbia City, passed away at 7:40 a.m. Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at Miller's Merry Manor Inc., Columbia City.
Born March 29, 1930, in Thorncreek Township, she was the daughter of Arthur Henry and Marie Helen (Fullmer) Baron.
Her formative years were spent in Columbia City and Whitley County where she attended Thorncreek Elementary School and Columbia City High School.
On Nov. 9, 1947, she was united in marriage to Harold Oran Baker. In 1969, she and her family moved to Meridian, Miss. where her husband took a position as a tool and die supervisor.
COLUMBIA CITY — Martha I. Long, 83, of Columbia City, died Thursday morning, Feb. 16, 2012, at Miller's Merry Manor where she had been a resident since Oct. 14, 2011.
She was born Feb. 29, 1928, in Warren, a daughter of George E. and Mable (Moyer) Long.
In 1930, her family moved to Mooresville and in 1943 to Columbia City.
She graduated from Columbia City High School in 1946 and attended Manchester College for two years.
CHURUBUSCO — Pauline McBride, 89, of Churubusco, died at 7:10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012 at her residence in Churubusco.
She was born Feb. 14, 1923, in Churubusco, a daughter of Bert J. and Edith (Bice) Grim.
On June 7, 1941, she was married in Angola to Ralph R. McBride, who preceded her in death Nov. 13, 1992.
Dale E. Geiger, 78, of rural Columbia City, passed away at 4:34 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, at Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton, Fla., where he spent his winters.
Mr. Geiger was born Dec. 11, 1933, in Columbia City, a son of Clifton J. "Jake" and Irene (Krider) Geiger.
He spent his formative years in rural Columbia City all within a mile of his current residence.
He lived at his current residence since 1965 and was a dairy farmer for 17 years. He was also a grain farmer until he retired at the age of 70.
On Jan. 18, 1958 he was married in Decatur to Janice Irene Owen.
COLUMBIA CITY — When Mayor Ryan Daniel was elected, he said he wanted the inner-workings of city government to be more accessible to the public.
Minutes of public meetings have always been available to read on the city's website. As of the beginning of Daniel's term, audio recordings of Columbia City Common Council and Board of Works and Safety has been made available. Now, talks have begun about adding video into the mix. "We're looking to potentially provide council and board of works live for our residents to watch," said Daniel.
COLUMBIA CITY — He has a zest for life. Lester Sheets also has great reverence for the dead.
Lester and Doris Sheets are retired and living in Columbia City. The young couple bought a funeral home in 1950 located on Main Street in Churubusco from Frances and Dasie Sonday.
COLUMBIA CITY — A Columbia City man was arrested on sexual misconduct with a minor charges this week after an anonymous report was filed with the Department of Child Services.
Rodney Scott, 19, of 413 Park Terrace, was detained after an investigation by Columbia City Police Captain Tony Hively. The report stated a possible inappropriate sexual relationship between a child, age 14, and an adult male was ongoing. Scott admitted to the accusations in an interview with Hively, stating that both sexual intercourse and oral sex occurred.
COLUMBIA CITY — The Whitley County Health Department and Whitley County schools are on the alert for measles after the Indiana State Department of Health recently confirmed 13 cases in Central Indiana. No cases have been reported in Whitley County since the outbreak affected residents of Boone and Hamilton counties.
Lisa Hatcher, health officer for the Whitley County Health Department, said the best advice she can give people who believe they have measles is to stay home and call their physician.
SOUTH WHITLEY — Firefighters from at least three departments were called late Saturday morning to respond to a fire at South Whitley's Kent Theatre, located at 220 S. State St.
Fighting the blaze through the afternoon and into the evening, firefighters were still on scene as of 7 p.m. tonight.
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CENTERVILLE, Mass. - Three University of New Hampshire student-athletes received honors from the ECAC Eastern Women's Ice Hockey League as Seanna Conway (Concord, Ohio) and Hillary Ensor (Grapevine, Texas) shared the Goaltender of the Week award and Steph Jones (Kimberley, B.C.) was named Rookie of the Week, the league announced Monday.
Jones scored four goals, including one game-winning goal, and assisted on another tally to record five points in UNH's 9-0 and 10-0 victories against Quinnipiac University at the Whittemore Center. Last Friday, she gave the 'Cats a 1-0 lead at 4:08 of the first period; she is tied for the national lead with three game-winning goals this season. Jones registered her first career hat trick Saturday with a pair of first-period tallies and another goal in the second period. She is second on the team in goals (seven) and fourth in points (eight). She leads all UNH rookies in both of those categories.
Conway made her collegiate debut Nov. 2 against Quinnipiac and turned aside all 11 shots on goal to record a shutout victory, 9-0. Ensor, in her first collegiate start, made 14 saves vs. Quinnipiac on Nov. 3 to register a shutout victory, which was her first career win. She made one appearance last season in which she played the final nine minutes of a game at Boston College; she combined with Jen Huggon (Plymouth, Mass.) to shut out the Eagles.
The fifth-ranked UNH Wildcats return to action Nov. 7 at Boston College. Game time is 7 p.m. The next home game for New Hampshire is Nov. 16 against fourth-ranked Wisconsin. Opening faceoff at the Whittemore Center is scheduled for 7 p.m.


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Lightning Bolt's Sharp New Sound
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The author's own introduction to these off-the-commercial-radar visionaries occurred in 1979, when he discovered Love's 1967 Forever Changes LP ("Its greatness was an indication that there was far more terrific music out there awaiting discovery than I ever knew existed"). Unterberger chose to focus on those artists that he felt "passionately curious about," and his choices reflect the eclectic nature of that decade's ever-changing musical spectrum. With a forward by Paul Kantner, who praises "the path less traveled" of the musical visionaries found on the pages that follow, Urban Spacemen relies heavily on the author's first-person interviews, which find some of his subjects freely discussing their past work whereas others are slightly more reluctant. But Unterberger, always careful not to offend, doesn't press his recalcitrant subjects when they get vague on the details. Each profile includes Unterberger's richly descriptive commentary of his subjects' musical output and ends with a list of recommended recordings. (Just one gripe: It would have been better if the old photos included in the book had been accompanied by some updated ones.)
The music business's apparent indifference to making stars of these artists didn't seem to matter to many of the musicians, whose creative instincts took precedence over commercial aspirations. That includes London's the Pretty Things, who played blues and R&B-style rock "with a savage power second to none in the mid-1960s." You can't help but wonder whether guitarist Dick Taylor's assertion that "commercial success was never particularly on our agenda" isn't a way to ease his pain over the band's failure to take advantage of the British Invasion by touring the States in the '60s (a baffling decision made by the group's co-manager).
The Electric Prunes, on the other hand, hit commercial paydirt on one of the first psychedelic hits ever, 1967's "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)," yet theirs is a tale of frustrated artistic ambitions. Thwarted by music execs who didn't permit them to record much of their own material or even select their own songs, the Prunes nevertheless managed to display a real knack for studio trickery and special effects.
Unterberger's inclusion of Bobby Fuller (who scored big with 1966's "I Fought the Law") is due to the immensely ambitious Texan's "dedication to artistic expression equal to that of any of the more avant-garde musicians in this volume." With his teen-idol good looks and Buddy Holly fixation, Fuller was on his way to finding his own sound before his gruesome death at age 23, attributed to asphyxia resulting from inhalation of gasoline (inexplicably ruled an accident, despite the mutilated condition of his body). The author lauds Fuller's DIY ethic -- he built his own studio, released his own records and was an engineer and producer with a growing desire to concentrate on recording rather than touring -- unusual for the time.
One of Unterberger's more wary -- and interesting -- subjects is Mike Brown, keyboardist and composer for the Left Banke ("Walk Away Renee," "Pretty Ballerina"), who becomes uncomfortable discussing his musical past. Despite his deft melding of pop and classical forms, Brown has been heard from little since the '70s; he remains a prolific writer who has simply chosen not to release his work and doesn't seem particularly interested in discussing the reason. (Brown's contempt for what he calls the "impersonal and aesthetically sterile machinations of today's music industry" offers a good clue.) Brown, who bristles at the very notion of changing his music to meet commercial demands, calls the idea of someone trying to alter his music "really sick" (though he's currently writing a solo instrumental project that he hopes will garner him a cult following) and remains in thrall of the transformative power of a great tune. "All these good songs, they take you somewhere," he says. "If it takes you to the subway station, it's not the greatest thing. But if it takes you somewhere higher, it's a good thing."
It may have been their own nationality that kept the Mexican-American band Thee Midniters from achieving any real success outside their native East LA. Unterberger calls them "the best Latin rock band of the 1960s" because their dynamic rock-soul confections contained elements of psychedelic music and Mexican-style boleros. Bassist Jimmy Espinoza describes to the author the frustration of being "put in the Latin bag," stressing that "the '60s were integrated, the whole peace, love, black, white, brown, we're all the same -- that's who we were."
Unterberger cites folk-rock pioneer Dino Valenti's own personality as the main factor that doomed his chances of achieving a big commercial breakthrough. With an "inimitable talent for alienating people" (ironically, Valenti wrote the peace-and-love anthem "Get Together," popularized by the Youngbloods), Valenti's wildly strummed guitar and intense singing style conveyed a solid rock & roll attitude, yet he never succeeded in getting into a big rock group when the folk-rock sound exploded. It didn't help that Valenti's refusal to listen to anyone and his distaste for the recording process and publicity resulted in a series of missed opportunities.
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|Teen Rockumentaries: "It Might Get Loud"
Event Type: Teen Program
Date: 1/19/2014
Start Time: 1:30 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Come join us at as we explore the world of music. Have some popcorn and learn about your favorite bands through documentary film. Follow it all up with a little Rock Band to see if you can keep up with Page, White, and The Edge. For ages 13+. Register in person, online at oppl.org/events or by calling 708.386.4751 beginning January 5.Library: Oak Park Public Library Maze Branch
Location: Meeting Room - Maze Branch
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The government has demanded a formal explanation from the Malaysian Embassy regarding the shooting deaths of three Indonesians by Malaysian police, the second such case this year.
Tatang Razak, the Foreign Ministry's director for citizen protection overseas, said on Wednesday that three men were killed by police at the Templer Saujana Rawang housing estate in the city of Rawang, Selangor state, at 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday during a suspected burglary.
He said Malaysian authorities believed the three were trying to break into a house when they were stopped by police. The men tried to escape in a stolen car, leading to a high-speed chase along the freeway.
Malaysia authorities said the men opened fire at the pursuing police vehicles, forcing officers to fire back, hitting the men and killing them, Tatang said.
"After receiving the information, officials from the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur immediately met with police investigators handling the shooting case and viewed the bodies at a Kuala Lumpur hospital," he said.
He added that the Foreign Ministry in Jakarta had summoned Malaysian Ambassador Dato Syed Munshe Afdzaruddin Bin Syed Hassan to seek an explanation about the incident.
The Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, meanwhile, is looking for an explanation from the Malaysian Foreign Ministry and the Malaysian police.
There has not yet been an official announcement of the victims' identities.
The incident mirrors another case on March 30 when police shot dead three Indonesian migrant workers, also on suspicion of criminal conduct.
The case sparked widespread outrage in Indonesia after the families claimed that the men's organs had been illegally harvested before their bodies were sent back to their hometown in East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.
An autopsy by the National Police refuted this claim, but the families are continuing to press their case, including requesting a copy of the report from the initial autopsy carried out in Malaysia.
The incident prompted calls for Indonesia to reinstate a moratorium on sending domestic workers to Malaysia. The moratorium was only lifted earlier this month after being imposed in June 2009 following several cases of worker abuse.
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(a) Identification. A fetal hemoglobin assay is a device that is used to determine the presence and distribution of fetal hemoglobin (hemoglobin F) in red cells or to measure the amount of fetal hemoglobin present. The assay may be used to detect fetal red cells in the maternal circulation or to detect the elevated levels of fetal hemoglobin exhibited in cases of hemoglobin abnormalities such as thalassemia (a hereditary hemolytic anemia characterized by a decreased synthesis of one or more types of hemoglobin polypeptide chains). The hemoglobin determination may be made by methods such as electrophoresis, alkali denaturation, column chromatography, or radial immunodiffusion.
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Apple Going Towards Stainless Steel With A Nitride Coating? [Patent Watch]
Apple has shown an increasing interest as of late in creating stainless steel devices that are more durable to everyday wear and tear, and have been experimenting with an external coating of nitride to make this possible.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has published information relating to Apple's latest invention of a new application which they call "Nitriding Stainless Steel for Consumer Electronic Products." This describes a cost-effective system that would include placing a layer of nitride on top of the stainless steel exterior to help it wear better over time. The application reads:
In addition to providing a durable, hard surface that is both scratch and impact resistant, the nitride layer allows for the natural surface color and texture of the underlying stainless steel to remain visible to the user. It is this natural surface color and texture of the stainless steel that adds to the aesthetically pleasing appearance of the consumer electronic product, thereby enhancing the user's overall experience.
This concept would allow the look and feel of the stainless stell to be maintained while at the same time providing greater protection against scratches and other wear and tear that devices face on a day to day basis. It's also desireable because it is non-magnetic and would be less likely to inhibit 3G wireless signals as well as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. We all know this is rather important after the infamous antennagate Apple faced with the release of the iPhone 4.
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Omg i gotta upload pics of my 4 i didnt think about it but my stainless steel band is completely chromed out all the way around it looks so sweet i get somthin said everywhere i go when i get home ill uploaf pics
CJ: My proximity sensor got fixed perfectly with 4.1. I was worried after hearing a few reports of it not working right even after the update, but luckily mine works great after 4.1
@ CJ - not gonna happen in a million years. They're still giving away free bumpers if you call them, but you can also buy in store for $29. I'm not saying it wouldn't be nice...just that it's not gonna happen. I kinda think they should put the next one (iPhone 5) at at least a $25 discount, for at least the white version, if not both, for all the people that waited for awhile or are still waiting on the white iPhone 4 - aka, the only animal Apple produces - a Unicorn.
Cool. Nitrided metal is so wear resistant. I'm a mechanical engineer in construction industry and I specify high strength alloy steel to be nitrided all the time. Nitriding usually gives metal a black look to it. It's exactly the same process that gun manufacturers like Glock use to harden their pistol components. Awesome stuff, but it's been around a while.
This will look great! Will we see this on the new iPhone5 model? Or do we have to wait for the sixth generation?


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By L. Jay Lemons, President
On May 10, we celebrated a very special occasion in the history of our beloved Susquehanna. As we concluded our sesquicentennial celebration, the 151st Commencement allowed us to pause and reflect on both our past and the possibilities of the future.
I stood before 426 graduates and told them that their years at Susquehanna have left a footprint on our campus, and that their experiences united them with those in the classes preceding theirs. I wished them well, hoping they had developed a sense of being rooted in a community that isn't bound by acreage. And as I have done in previous years, I expressed the hope and expectation that the latest graduating class would nurture and cherish throughout their lives their relationship with Susquehanna and its people.
We also honored six individuals whose life stories tell us something about our history and also our future. We honored our distinguished Commencement speaker, Cynthia A. Baldwin, a former justice on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and the first African American female judge elected to the Allegheny Court of Common Pleas. We also conferred honorary degrees on Bishop Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and some of the university's most generous and esteemed friends: Lore A. Degenstein, Trustee Sidney J. Apfelbaum, Jeffrey C. Apfelbaum and Michael M. Apfelbaum.
In honoring the bishop, we acknowledged our roots and the role of the ELCA in Susquehanna's formation 150 years ago, which is manifest today in our deep commitment to intellectual freedom, a spirit of serving others, and an ethic of honoring and welcoming people of all beliefs. It also is significant that Gustav Weber, the last Lutheran clergyman to serve as president of Susquehanna, developed a deep and abiding friendship of nearly 40 years with Charles Degenstein, a Jewish philanthropist who helped provide us with our wings.
Gus' ambitious, audacious and energetic leadership, coupled with Charles' enduring philanthropic support and tireless encouragement, transformed the university and changed its trajectory. Charles, always in the company of his friend and attorney, Sidney Apfelbaum, nurtured many projects and many people here at Susquehanna. Throughout the last 20 years of his life, he was joined and fully supported in his work at Susquehanna by his second wife, Lore. Upon his death, Charles created a foundation for which Sidney and his two sons, Jeffrey and Michael, serve as trustees. They have continued his legacy of generous giving, making Susquehanna a better place, and their philanthropy has always been guided by an abiding interest in helping students achieve their educational pursuits. The Degensteins and Apfelbaums have understood that financial need should never trump ambition and hard work, and in their own quiet ways, they have made a college education possible for so many deserving students.
The progressive and pragmatic outlook of our founders, the friendship between Gus Weber and Charles Degenstein, and the invaluable roles Lore, Sidney, Jeff and Mike, as well as many others, have played in carrying forward Charles' legacy have all helped us deepen our commitment to making Susquehanna a larger, more diverse and inclusive place. Indeed, these strands of our history have fused together to create great strength and our distinctive excellence.
In July, we advanced our commitment to these important goals with the appointment of Lisa Scott as special assistant to the president for equity and inclusion/chief diversity officer. (See related article, Page 20.) Lisa brings superb experience and a fresh perspective to our diversity initiatives, which will remain key components of the university's new strategic plan currently under development. Prior to joining Susquehanna, Lisa served in a variety of executive-level positions supporting diversity and inclusiveness, including her most recent position as director of institutional equity and diversity at Denison University in Granville, Ohio.
In the coming year, we will take other important steps in promoting the diversity of this institution, including the opening of a Hillel House on University Avenue and the hiring of our first full-time director of Jewish life and learning. These initiatives will be complemented by our new focus on international student recruitment in the Far East and other parts of the world, as well as the implementation of a new Central Curriculum with its new and unique study-away experiences called the GO program.
Our future is bright. I am grateful to all who have supported us throughout the years, and I am eager to engage and work with all who are committed to building the capacity that will give us the wings to soar higher, intellectually nourishing and preparing our students for a world that is flatter and more diverse than our founders ever could have imagined.


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School Counseling faculty member Dr. Konjit Page, School Counseling students Zeyda Garcia '14 and Dani Keerikoolparn '15 meet with California Psychological Association's CEO Dr. Jo Linder-Crow. (from left to right: Page, Garcia, Linder-Crow, Keerikoolparn)
On March 17-18, 2014 members of the USF School Counseling graduate program participated in the California Psychological Association's 25th Annual Leadership and Advocacy Conference in Sacramento, California. Throughout the conference, mental health practitioners met with California State Senators and Assemblymembers to lobby for mental health resources.
USF School Counseling faculty member Dr. Konjit Page attended the conference with current School Counseling students Zeyda Garcia '14 and Dani Keerikoolparn '15. As Dr. Page explains, "The idea for participating in this conference came out of a discussion amongst School Counseling faculty around what 'social justice' can look like. In particular, issues around how one can participate in systemic change to improve the communities in which we live and serve. This led us to think about advocacy, specifically legislative advocacy as one way in which we can participate in systemic change. The CPA Leadership and Advocacy Conference was a great training and learning opportunity for this."
Conference participants lobbied for proposed Assembly Bill 2015. The bill will increase access to mental health care by prohibiting health care plans or insurers from discriminating against any health care provider that is acting within the scope of their license (leginof.ca.gov). "With this bill, the students that we work with and their families would be able to choose among mental health practitioners instead of being assigned to a particular type of practitioner," explains Garcia.
The first day of the conference prepared conference participants to advocate for AB 2015 – providing information about the bill and strategies for how to effectively participate in conversations with legislators. On the second day, participants met with legislators in small groups. The groups were arranged geographically by district, giving each person the opportunity to speak with their local district representatives.
Garcia described her experience saying, "Participating in the lobbying conversations speaks directly to the social justice commitment and mission that the School Counseling program is founded on. We don't just talk about it in our classrooms – we practice it."
As school counselors, Garcia and Keerikoolparn's participation was particularly important. "In both our groups we were the only school counselors. This was a great opportunity to educate not only state leaders, but also our colleagues, about the role of school counselors. We offered a unique perspective," Keerikoolparn explained.
When asked what she learned overall from the conference, Garcia said, "We often talk about the importance of advocating for our students and our profession within our school districts. But the conversations need to be started at a higher [governmental] level - so that people know what we do as school counselors and why it's important across the state not just in our school district."
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Worthington Whittredge letter to John Ferguson Weir, 1871
Whittredge, Worthington, b. 1820 d. 1910
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Collection Summary: Frames: 46-52: A letter to [John Ferguson] Weir, Sept. 19, 1871, asking him to send the two pictures back to him; sorry about the death of Weir's father-in-law; he has been in the Catskills since he returned from the West; his wife is "expectant"; "anxious to get to work in my studio".
Biographical/Historical Note: Painter, engraver; New York, N.Y.
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Digital products like e-books are licensed—not sold—to a buyer, so they can't be legally resold, shared, or loaned. (See my article on e-books and the first sale doctrine for more information.) A group called the Owners' Rights Initiative wants to change that. The ORI believes that the owner of a digital book should be allowed to sell it used. Members of this group include some library trade groups, used resellers of paper books, and eBay. Some readers consider this a good thing, because they can get cash back on books they've read, in the very same way many readers do with paper books. But...
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With an elevation of 7,220 feet, the Wyoming basketball teams have always enjoyed playing on the "Highest Courts" in the nation. Built in 1982 at a cost of $15 million, the Arena-Auditorium is one of the most beautiful basketball arenas in America.
Tabbed the "Dome of Doom" by Wyoming opponents because of UW's high home winning percentage, the Arena-Auditorium is visible from a great distance on the High Plains. The Double A seats over 15,000 screaming fans and was erected essentially for Wyoming basketball games. The first game played in the AA was February 20, 1982. The Cowboys defeated Air Force 59-29 in the final home game of that season before a capacity crowd of 15,004. In the history of the AA, Cowboy Basketball has attracted 71 crowds over 10,000. This fabulous facility served as host of the 1986 and 1991 Western Athletic Conference Basketball Championship Tournaments.
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MSU United Way campaign concludes
December 2, 2010
Thank you to all faculty and staff who contributed, either by pledge or an outright gift, to MSU's 2011 United Way campaign. The campaign committee knew gaining commitments this year would be tough, given the challenging economy, a lack of raises, the number of people who took early retirement, and the like. To that end, we scaled back our expectations--in 2010 faculty and staff committed over $115,000, so this year our goal was $100,000.
Unfortunately, we have fallen well short of our 2011 goal. As of today, we have commitments of $76,426.58. The only division to meet their goal was Student Affairs, so a big shout out to them!
If you intended to make a gift and just forgot, Leslie Corey in HRM will be happy to process it for you now! It's ALWAYS a good time to give to United Way, an organization that touches many of us in various ways.
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Taco Trucks in the Lynnwood area?
Are there any taco trucks in the Lynnwood area? If so, whereabouts? And do you recommend them?
I can't think of any Lynnwood itself, but hwy 99 has several, from Shoreline north to Everett. For example there is one on 99 near the Country Farms (seasonal) produce stand, about 228th. That is probably unincorporated Snohomish Cty.
Near 208th in Lynnwood (on 99) is Taqueria La Fondita, essentially a taco truck that has put down roots in a former Taco Bell.
There are 2 Taqueria Guyamas on 196, one near 99, and one near the Lynnwood contention center (these don't have tortas). I like to stop at the carniceria in the same strip mall. Taqueria Riconcito is across 36th (this has tortas).
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Health care frustrations lead to adverse reactionsWritten by Barbara Goodman Shovers | | firstname.lastname@example.com
I spent several hours in my doctor's reception room last week. There were nine pastel-jacketed women filing, phoning, and chatting behind the counter, but only three doctors were seeing patients.
As I read magazines, four drug company reps – "detailers," as they're obliquely titled – stopped by to drop off samples, display baby pictures, and "check the doctors' lunch schedules." Patients waited patiently, but the detailers walked through like they owned the place.
I was at the office to discuss my cholesterol. This could have been done by phone. In Germany, where I used to live, that's how my physician conveyed test results. She charged for the phone consult, but the fee was minimal.
Despite wasted time on the part of patients and rushed-ness of on the part of physicians, face-on appointments remain the norm here. That might be because my German doc had one office helper while the Americans have their phalanx: all these people need paychecks. And with insurers and drug companies mostly running the show, that's not going to change soon.
Still, in the way we hate the sin yet love the sinner – or hate the war but love our soldiers – I like my doc. She's a reasonable woman. But we disagree on the course she wants me to follow.
My cholesterol count is marginally above current acceptable levels. So the doc wants me on a statin to bring it down. Acceptable levels have dropped from 240 to 200 in recent years. Dare I suggest what great news that must have been to Big Pharma. Dare I suggest they were involved in the studies that recommended the change.
With the exception of sleeping tabs I've never been a pill popper. So the prospect of long-term meds concerns me. Also, my drug coverage stinks: I've paid an out-of-pocket average of $60 for each of the last four prescriptions I've taken to Rite-Aid. My insurer only covers "generics" but the detailers do their darndest convincing docs to prescribe proprietary treatments.
I told this to my doc, and because she's reasonable she agreed to start me with a generic. But when we discussed renewing my sleeping med, she suggested I try instead an herbal supplement chased by an antidepressant. "But I'm not depressed," I said. "I just can't sleep." "That's not the point," she replied. Sleeping pills are "controlled substances Antidepressants are not.
Nor are they generic. I can get 30 old line sleeping tabs for under 10 bucks. Since I split each in quarters, that's $30 bucks annually and not a lot of dope ingested. Antidepresssants are hardly as divisible or economical.
But docs continue recommending them, maybe cause detailers keep dropping off samples; about 140 millions scrips were written last year. Are there that many "depressed" Americans?
Maybe, I think, they're prescribed prophylactically: When I checked out, one of the pastel-jacketed women handed me a bill for $185 dollars. Though I'm personally responsible for only $20, my mood fell and blood pressure karoomed.
So what comes first? Meds to cure ailments or ailments created by the cost and inconvenience of our health care industry?
I am not, of course, the first patient to seethe about long waits and outrageous health care costs. Docs are angry at the system, too. They hate the head-counts required by insurers and the lack of flexibility in treating patients (though, financially, they still make nice incomes off it).
Here's my solution: cut the insurance guys out of the equation. Get the detailers out of the office. Make medicine one-on-one between doctors and patients. We dismiss socialized medicine as Old European, but in my experience both docs and patients are happier with their relationships.
Being reasonable myself, I told my doc I'd give her suggestions a try. But the plan may be backfiring: The crankiness of this column is probably the result of too many sleepless nights. As with all meds or lack of them, be aware of adverse reactions.