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If the market is making your head swim, you may be able to solve the problem by turning off, tuning out and dropping out of the 24-hour news cycle.
That's an odd suggestion coming from someone who works in the media, but what makes it doubly strange is that it's prompted in part by the website I trust like no other, MarketWatch.com. Beyond simply being my employer, I trust the site because I know personally the quality people and journalists my fellow staffers are.
But, last month, MarketWatch set a site record for the number of unique visitors to its news pages, which set me to wondering what kind of messages we were sending to both new and increasingly active visitors at a time when they were presumably drawn in looking for some measure of market guidance to calm their nerves or keep them on top of the financial news.
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A zoo in Denmark is ditching the cages and creating an open park, without animal enclosures.
In the old days of newspapers, I would have gone through a stack of front pages and looked at headlines. In the Internet world with its 24/7 action, that doesn't work, because a busy news site will change its front page multiple times over the course of a day, and there's not necessarily a record of what the site looked like with each of those changes.
So I looked at "snapshots" of MarketWatch's front page, one each day — just the top screen, always the first one available after 5 p.m. ET — just to see what titles would have captured the attention of an average investor seeking some guidance, perspective and outlook after the market had closed for the day.
Here were some of the highlights, in chronological order, from July (I have removed the names of experts quoted; it's unimportant if you actually recognize the name, but highly important that a news site wouldn't use the name of a non-expert):
•'This is not an average, typical or normal bull market' [expert] says
•Today's bubbles aren't like the famous bubbles of the past
•If ever the stock market flashed a 'sell' signal, it's now
•'Rotten rotation' could signal bull market is living on borrowed time
•[Expert]: U.S. stocks will be 'very disappointing' for 10 years
•A stock correction is coming, then more years of gains; [expert]
•[Expert] There's a big hole in the bull case for stocks
•We're in the third biggest stock bubble in U.S. history
•Not much fallout from Gaza, Ukraine? Wait a year, says [expert]

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On Monday the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case highlighting another of President Obama's attempts to exalt himself above the Constitution and make his word the only law.
One of the central questions facing the justices in the case of Noel Canning v. National Relations Labor Board (NLRB) is when is a recess not a recess.
President Obama appointed members to the NLRB without the consent of the Senate, claiming the Senate was in recess, though the Senate viewed itself as being in session. When the Senate actually is in recess, the Constitution allows the president to appoint officials without consent of the Senate.
Marshall Babson is uniquely qualified to analyze the Noel Canning case. He is a noted labor relations attorney, a veteran observer of the Supreme Court, and a former member of the National Labor Relations Board. Babson was in the courtroom Monday as the nine justices heard arguments for and against the claim that President Obama exceeded the appointment power granted in the Constitution.
In an interview with The New American, Babson described the justices as extraordinarily active in questioning the parties in the case. "They [the justices] are very engaged in this. This separation of powers issue is fundamental and compelling and if any issue was going to garner their attention, this certainly would be it," Babson said.
The broader constitutional issue as Babson sees it is, when it comes to the president's power to appoint executive branch officials during a Senate recess, may the president unilaterally decide when the Senate is in recess or does that power reside exclusively within the Senate itself?
Noel Canning's road to the Supreme Court began when President Obama chose to disregard the Senate's sense of its status (whether in recess or not) and, relying on the appointments clause, to fill vacancies on the National Labor Relations Board without Senate advice and consent.
In January 2012, President Obama used recess appointments to fill three seats on the National Labor Relations Board, arguing that the appointments were made in complete compliance with his Article II powers.
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The BOOST Leadership Team is critically important to the success of our event. This amazing Team is guided by the National BOOST Conference Advisory Board and provides big ideas, new connections, practical strategies and adds credibility to the planning process. This comprehensive Leadership Team represents the diversity of after school and out-of-school time programs and includes representatives serving at all levels of the field. We are a quality conference truly planned by after school professionals, adding voice and value to the needs of the field.
Karen Cantrell, Independent Consultant
Duarte, CA
Karen Cantrell, MA, has more than 25 years of professional experience in designing, directing and supporting district-led, community-based and faith-based afterschool programs and is a recognized leader in the field. As a consultant for the Los Angeles County Office of Education, the Center for Collaborative Solutions and several school districts, she has closely worked with leadership teams, staff members and district administrators at all levels and has made a difference in the lives of thousands of children and their families and communities. She has 10 years of experience conducting formative evaluations that have had a positive impact on program quality. Karen graduated from National University with a Bachelor's degree in Behavioral Science, earned a Master's Degree in Education from Concordia University and holds a certificate in Nonprofit Management from Duke University.
Top 5 Strengths: Positivity | Woo | Includer | Developer | Belief
Kai Dickens, Life and Business Coach
Defining Your Dash, San Diego CA
As an athlete, Kai learned the power of motivating and inspiring his teammates to be the best they could be. As a senior program director at the YMCA, he was able to take the skills he learned in his youth and apply them to creating a culture where his staff team felt supported and inspired, making them willing and excited to really get behind huge visions.
After 9+ years of experience managing, training and leading teams of 200+ employees in the non profit world, he realized that his passion and talents were in the land of empowering and coaching others to reach their fullest potential, both personally and professionally
Currently, he works with leaders to improve their individual leadership and communication skills, cultivate relationships that empower others, create structures for improved efficiency, and systems that optimize productivity. He also puts a lot of focus on helping individuals work on their leadership presence, charisma and remembering how to have fun. Defining Your Dash was born from his vision of supporting others in creating a life by design and empowering them to live life how they want to live it!
Top 5 Strengths: Competition | Significance | Woo | Self Assurance | Strategy
Eddie Garcia, Director of After School Programs
Lennox School District, Lennox, CA
Eddie Garcia has been the Director of the After School Program in the Lennox School District for the last 5 years, working to provide a safe environment for students to participate in a quality after school program that has a strong Youth Development focus. Prior to the after school program, Eddie was the coordinator of the "El Espejo" Mentoring program. El Espejo is a reputable program in the district that has been in existence for over 15 years. It matches middle school student with Loyola Marymount University students to provide academic mentoring and college awareness.
Eddie graduated from California State University, Dominguez Hills in 1999, where he received his degree in Liberal Arts. After raising his teenage nephew and niece because of the passing of his beloved sister, Eddie pursued a Masters Degree in Public Administration from California State University, Long Beach. He strongly believes that higher education is the key to success and continuously reinforces it with the students of Lennox. He is a Site Reviewer with the Los Angeles County Office of Education After School Division, a Youth Development Trainer with WestEd, and a member of the LACOE Work-Plan Advisory Group, which serves as the executive committee for after school programs in Los Angeles County. One of the experiences that he enjoys most is being a Site Reviewer because it allows him time to connect with other after school programs in the county to enhance the after school experience for student in the Southern California area.
Top 5 Strengths: Adaptability | Relator | Deliberative | Ideation | Belief
Edward Gardiner, Associate Program Director
YMCA of Greater Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Eddie Gardiner is currently an Associate Program Director for the YMCA of Greater Long Beach where he oversees two elementary school after school programs. He has been a part of after school programing for the last nine years where he has worked as a Program Leader, Assistant Site Director and Site Director. Eddie Holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies with a focus in Language and Literacy from California State University Long Beach. In 2011 he decided to go back to school to earn his Masters Degree in Public Administration with a focus in Organizational Leadership. In Addition to his responsibilities with after programs in Long Beach he also holds the title of College Readiness Director where he helps youth gain access to higher education. Eddie is also a part of After School University, a national training team who provides professional development opportunities for after school professionals.
Eddie married his best friend and partner in crime Dana August 2013. In his free time Eddie enjoys hiking, cycling, cooking and spending time with his family and friends.
Top 5 Strengths: Communication | Ideation | Strategic | Self-Assurance | Command
Mary Jo Ginty, Region 11 Lead
Los Angeles County Office of Education, Downey, CA
Mary Jo Ginty is the Regional Lead/Program Coordinator overseeing the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) After School Technical Assistance Unit. This Unit provides staff training and development, consultation and technical assistance services to the 1300+ school sites providing after school programs funded through the After School Education and Safety Program (ASES) and/or 21st Century Community Learning Center grants. Over 130,000 students participate in these programs which also provide over 10,000 employment opportunities in the county. Ms. Ginty directed and oversaw after school programs at the elementary, middle and high school level; she has experienced the power of change these programs bring to students and their families. Her professional experiences over the past years include: Owner of a successful consulting firm, highschool teacher, high school principal, college professor, lobbyist and community organizer. She holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from UCLA and a Bachelors Degree in Business and Social Welfare Administration from Ursuline College. Her spare time is spent enjoying her family, leading a Junior Girl Scout troop, music and cooking in all forms and sitting on the Board of Directors of her 10 year old daughter's school.
Mary Jo Ginty believes that after school programs have the potential to assist youth to gain the skill sets, tools and knowledge and have the experiences necessary to Make A Life for themselves and their families.
Suzanne Hill, Program Manager
OC STEM Initiative, Corona Del Mar, CA
Suzanne Hill has been working in out-of-school time programs for the last 13 years. She started working in the field as a front line staff member among various programs. After college she continued working in the expanded learning field as a Site Coordinator for various programs. She accepted a promotion to the Program Manager position overseeing 10 ASES funded program sites. Suzanne also co-facilitated a Local Learning Community, a program within the Los Angeles County Office of Education during the 2014-2015 program year. She is currently the Program Manager for OC STEM Initiative, continuing her work within the expanded learning field.
Suzanne received her Bachelors degree in Global Studies with a minor in Sociology from Azusa Pacific University in 2006. During her time as an undergraduate, she interned with two community based, out-of-school time programs based in Los Angeles, CA and Philadelphia, PA. She also spent three months interning with two group homes and a local elementary school in Northern Thailand. She has continued to find her passion for others by working with communities through building educational possibilities through out-of-school time programs.
When Suzanne is not a work; she enjoys photography, the beach, traveling, and spending time with family and friends. Her one-year-old son keeps her rather busy these days!
Top 5 Strengths: Developer | Realtor
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Bobby Klein, Regional Marketing Director
Central Region of YMCA of San Diego County, San Diego, CA
Bobby Klein is the Regional Marketing Director for the Central Region of the YMCA of San Diego County. He specializes in new media marketing via social networks, video, web and design. Before moving to his current position he was the Operations Director for the Youth Institute, a nationally recognized youth program based in Long Beach, CA. He has also trained and authored trainings for Afterschool University, a national training organization that promotes best practices in after school programming. He currently is leading the marketing charge for a brand new 53,000 square foot YMCA in City Heights, San Diego, CA. Bobby holds a Master's Degree from Azusa Pacific University in Educational Counseling and does graphic and web design on the side. Bobby enjoys quality design, snowboarding, cycling and fishing from his kayak. He is married to his self-proclaimed high school sweetheart, Jenny. They currently reside in their hometown of Escondido, CA.
Top 5 Strengths: Woo | Ideation | Strategic | Communication | Includer
Marisol Moreno-Villegas, Education Coordinator
Options for Learning, Covina CA
Marisol Moreno is an Education Coordinator for the Options for Learning Enrichment Program, she loves working with the youth and inspiring her students and teachers. She has worked in the after school field for over 10 years now and has loved every minute of it. Her passion for this field came from her experience growing up in East L.A, where she was lucky to have both encouraging and empowering educators as well as educators on the other end of the spectrum; uninspired and indifferent, an experience she has taken to heart and learned from. She graduated from CSUN in 2009 with a degree in Chicana/o Studies, a major she chose because of her roots as well as for her passion and love for her community and the history of its people. She has been described as quirky and energetic, which are two things that come in handy when working in the after school field.
Top 5 Strengths: Restorative | Achiever | Developer | Responsibility | Input
Darlene Mosher, Program Administrator
The Learning Connection, Pomona Unified School District, Pomona, CA
Darlene Mosher has been working in the educational field for the past 15 years. She currently oversees the afterschool program for Pomona Unified School District supporting 21 school sites, approximately 150 staff members and about 2,000 students daily. Darlene began her educational career working as a classroom teacher in 2nd, 3rd and 5th grades. After running various District categorical programs for 5 years, Darlene began her work with afterschool programs in 2009.
Darlene truly cherishes the impact that expanded learning programs have on student success and well-being. She loves being an advocate for children and is excited about the future these programs hold in the educational field.
Darlene has a bachelor's degree in accounting from Cal State Fullerton, and holds a current CPA license for the state of California. She returned to school in 2000 and receive her single subject math and multiple subject teaching credentials from University of La Verne, as well as a Master's degree in Education. In 2005 she received her Administrative Credential from Cal Poly Pomona. Darlene lives in La Verne with her husband of 33 years, Mike and enjoys spending time with her two grown daughters, son-in-law and two grandsons, ages 1 and 3.
Top 5 Strengths: Analytical | Responsibility | Learner | Restorative | Focus
Michelle R. Perrenoud, Project Coordinator
Los Angeles County Office of Education, Downey, CA
Michelle R. Perrenoud has worked in the fields of youth development, organizational leadership, and after school for the past twenty years. She currently works with the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) in the Curriculum and Instructional Services (CIS) Division. She is the Region 11 Project Coordinator for the After School Technical Assistance Unit. Michelle serves as the Regional Facilitator for the 21st CCLC ASSETs Learning Community and provides technical assistance and capacity building for more than 120 21st CCLC ASSETs funded programs throughout Los Angeles County. She is a member of the California Department of Education statewide high school ASSETs Planning Group. Michelle is also the founder and principle of Mindset Solutions: A Leadership Training, Development, and Coaching Firm.
Michelle's wide-ranging experience and her ability to bring together individuals from different communities to create common solutions together make her a powerful, effective voice. She leads by example, by inspiring a shared vision and demonstrating a commitment to civic engagement and to the goal of making a positive impact in community. Her experience in developing youth and leading after school programs began while working with the YMCA. One of her areas of specialization includes teaching youth leadership and working with older youth to become leaders in their community. Additionally, she is passionate about teaching youth development and building the leadership capacity of after school program leaders. Michelle is recognized for her ability as a leader to empower others around her to cultivate their best self and lead from their current position.
ElizaBeth Parker Phillips, Program Development Director
Child Development, Inc.Sacramento, CA
ElizaBeth Parker Phillips, or PEP to her camp friends, has found the perfect way to blend her backgrounds in Recreation and Youth Development. She has 20 years of experience in the field including past work in camping, inclusive recreation, school age care, ASES & 21stCCLC programs, and as a college instructor. She currently works for Child Development Inc, as a Program Development Director overseeing school age programming, camp development, and program quality assurance. Her favorite part of her job is seeing the evidence of empowered youth. She is passionate about many things, but most importantly all youth having the opportunity to be successful- however they define success. ElizaBeth is an involved community member in the Sacramento area and co-leads a Girl Scout troop. She enjoys spending time with her family, watching cartoons, singing loudly & off key, and attempting craft projects she finds on Pinterest. years of experience in the field including past work in camping, inclusive recreation, school age care, ASES & 21stCCLC programs, and as a college instructor. She currently works for Child Development Inc, as a Program Development Director overseeing school age programming, camp development, and program quality assurance. Her favorite part of her job is seeing the evidence of empowered youth. She is passionate about many things, but most importantly all youth having the opportunity to be successful- however they define success. ElizaBeth is an involved community member in the Sacramento area and co-leads a Girl Scout troop. She enjoys spending time with her family, watching cartoons, singing loudly & off key, and attempting craft projects she finds on Pinterest.
Sherri Pietanza, Executive Operations Manager
Financial Fitness Group, San Diego, CA
Sherri grew up in Colmbia, SC where she attended the University of South Carolina and received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. She moved to San Diego in 1992 when she began a successful career in Human Resources at Sony Electronics. After several years at Sony, she made the difficult decision to leave the company to become a stay-at-home mom. While raising three amazing kids, she continued to be employed on a part-time basis in hospitality, customer service, and education as a pre-school teacher. She also became an active volunteer within the school district.
All of her work and life experiences over the years as a business woman, events coordinator, teacher and mom and her passion for childhood education/development have led her to BOOST. She has been the Volunteer Coordinator for the Annual BOOST Conference in Palm Springs for the last two years and now joins the BOOST Leadership Team as its newest member.
Top 5 Strengths: Developer | Positivity | Harmony | Individualization | Empathy
BOOST Collaborative, San Diego, CA
Tia fell in love with after school programs in 1992 while working in Hartford, CT as an art teacher and later the Program Director in the Asylum Hill community. Tia spent the first part of her west coast experience working at an after school program and later as a Program Director, overseeing programming at 65 before and after school programs through Harmonium Children's Services, one of the largest after school providers in California. Tia also served for 5 years as the Co-Lead for Region 9 Technical Assistance Center, After School Programs at the San Diego County Office of Education. In this capacity, she supported over 600 after school program sites in San Diego, Orange and Imperial Counties, serving over 100,000 students annually. While in this role, Tia managed numerous regional and statewide committees and after school initiatives.
In the regional lead capacity, Tia and her team were the 2005 recipients of the California School Board Association's Golden Bell Award for Partnerships and Collaboratives as well as the Cities, Counties, and Schools (CCS) Partnership Award 2005. Additionally, Tia is the recipient of the 2001 Director of the Year, awarded by Mentor San Diego; the California School-Age Consortium's 2006 Award of Excellence, Program Administrator of the Year; and the 2013 STEVIE® Bronze Award for Women In Business under the category of Female Executive of the Year – Business Services.. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Center for Collaborative Solutions, Sacramento, CA and believes in the CCS mission to help others discover innovative and effective ways to achieve shared goals. Most recently, Tia is a member of Entrepreneur's Organizations' Accelerator program and is eagerly pursuing her mission to take her ideas and company to the next level.
As an Out-of-School Time Consultant, Tia presents customized workshops and staff development seminars at numerous local, state and national conferences. Tia works closely with school district administrators, CEO's, non-profit agencies, program directors, supervisors, and line staff to increase student retention, promote academic achievement, and overall student success through quality, engaging staff development opportunities.
Tia is currently the Founder and CEO of the BOOST (Best of Out-of-School Time) Collaborative, a purpose-driven organization supporting global out-of-school time professionals through state-of-the-art professional development opportunities, program and resource development, and community partnership advancement. BOOST advocates for quality out-of-school time programming, offers opportunities to share promising practices, and provides a variety of training and consulting services.
Tia is also the founder of the annual BOOST Conference in Palm Springs, California, the nation's largest conference for after school and out-of-school time educators, convening all levels of key stakeholders to initiate change and inspire successful programming. The BOOST conference includes over 150 workshops, 100 Exhibitors, Film Festival, 5-mile Tour de BOOST charity bike ride, Town Hall meetings, Master Classes, networking opportunities and special events.
Tia is passionate about creating positive change for today's youth as well as the people, communities, and partners supporting them in the out-of-school time hours. She loves driving her golf cart around San Diego and seeking new travel adventures with friends.
Top 5 Strengths: Responsibility | Relator | Achiever | Belief | Connectedness
Carola Secada, Director of Programs
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy Los Angeles, CA
Carola Secada, B.A. in Psychology and Social Behavior from University of California, Irvine, has 9 years of experience as a Youth Worker. Carola has been working for the YMCA for the past 8 years and is currently the After School Operations and Training Director. She oversees grant requirements are fulfilled for the 21st Century Community Schools and ASES After School programs, including the successful implementation of the balanced literacy program. She also is the lead for After School University, which is a comprehensive practitioner based training program for after school staff with the ultimate goal of helping youth succeed in school, at home and in life. Carola is a member of the BOOST Conference Leadership Team, enjoys traveling and loves to laugh out loud.
Top 5 Strengths: Ideation | Woo | Input | Communication | Activator
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Whittier City School District, Whittier, CA
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The discoverer of the prostate-specific antigen (Richard Ablin) has a most interesting Op-Ed in the New York Times. He's pointing out what people should already know: that using PSA as a screen for prostate cancer is not only useless, but actually harmful.
The numbers just aren't there, and Ablin is right to call it a "hugely expensive public health disaster". Some readers will recall the discussion here of a potential Alzheimer's test, which illustrates some of the problems that diagnostic screens can have. But that was for a case where a test seemed as if it might be fairly accurate (just not accurate enough). In the case of PSA, the link between the test and the disease hardly exists at all, at least for the general population. The test appears to have very little use in detecting prostate cancer, and early detection itself is notoriously unreliable as a predictor of outcomes in this disease.
The last time I had blood work done, I made a point of telling the nurse that she could check the PSA box if she wanted to, but I would pay no attention to the results. (I'd already come across Donald Berry's views on the test, and he's someone whose word I trust on biostatistics). I'd urge other male readers to do the same.
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1. dearieme on March 12, 2010 11:58 AM writes...
Everyone who has read Gerd Gigerenzer's book on Risk already knew that PSA testing was dud. GG is also interesting on breast screening.
2. PharmaHeretic on March 12, 2010 12:57 PM writes...
The worst part is that biopsy or treatment for prostate cancer often causes more problems than the disease. In most men, especially over 65, treating only if absolutely necessary (very aggressive forms) is a far better option.
3. Bob in FWB on March 12, 2010 1:33 PM writes...
I'd feel much better if they decided the digital exam didn't do any good!
My grandfather (on my dad's side) had, and I believe died of, prostate caner, so I think that puts me into the "get the test, maybe" category. But a 3.8% detection rate? And even *that* was better than the digital exam? I'll need to discuss with my doc the next time I'm there, but it kinda sounds like "if you're not showing symptoms, you're OK."
4. Bob in FWB on March 12, 2010 1:36 PM writes...
As a follow-up, I did have both the digital and blood test when I hit 40. Both were OK, but now I'm wondering if there's any point, in the absence of symptoms, to re-doing either of them in the future.
5. emjeff on March 12, 2010 2:35 PM writes...
I won't do either unless I'm having some issues (I'm 46). Why subject yourself to the worry and possible problems from medical procedures?
6. retread on March 12, 2010 7:23 PM writes...
This retired MD agrees with Derek and, of course, the originator of the test, and has never had one. The evidence that it did any good was never there.
7. Don B. on March 12, 2010 9:00 PM writes...
I have had a number of friends/colleagues that worked on large scale organic chemistry. When their PSA valus shot up, the prostates were removed & were malignant inside the cspsule. Some have passed away from old age but many are still alive. If you shuffle papers at C & EN you are probably not at risk.
8. Anonymous BMS Researcher on March 12, 2010 10:27 PM writes...
The fundamental problem with a screening test is that unless the condition is quite common, even a modest false-positive rate will mean false positives will outnumber true positives. One can do a Bayesian analysis, or one can just use simple arithmetic: prevalence times sensitivity equals true positives, while (1-minus-prevalence) times specificity equals false positives.
9. befuddled on March 13, 2010 12:37 PM writes...
But how do you know if you have a benign or aggressive form of cancer until you've had a biopsy at the very least. Sure, for many men "watchful waiting" is the best option even if they have cancer, but for which men and for how long?
10. Emmett on March 13, 2010 11:32 PM writes...
Seeme to me like the health professional and Professor Richard Aldrin is worried about the cost of a simple blood test. How much does a blood test cost compared to cancer?
11. Retread on March 14, 2010 10:20 AM writes...
Emmett: Quite right that the originator and yrs truly are concerned about cost, but the cost we're worried about isn't financial. It's the cost of permanent side effects (impotence, incontinence, mishaps due to general anesthesia, surgery etc. etc. ) due to diagnostic maneuvers the PSA test causes to be done. We know these will happen and that they have happened.
These costs must be balanced against the reduction in mortality from the disease (which has never been shown to my satisfaction, explaining why I never had the test).
Contrast PSA to the Pap smear which has virtually eliminated deaths from cancer of the cervix.
12. pergurd on March 14, 2010 8:02 PM writes...
PSA is only designed to determine size of the gland, not what is causing it. That said, the PSA does have value in helping the practitioner determine size and thereby assisting with the bph diagnosis.
13. Steven M Rauscher on March 16, 2010 8:25 AM writes...
I had a physical yesterday morning and asked my doctor his opinion on the PSA controversy. He had an interesting perspective. He doesn't advocate PSA screening for men over 65. (I'm 56 by the way). However, he does advocate it for men in the 50-65 age range.
He is more sanguine about the incidence of ED and incontinence in men undergoing prostatectomies. He believes the statistics include the results of both the good surgeons and the mediocre and horrible surgeons. He believes that the ED and incontinence rates are much lower with the best surgeons.
So he believes that if you are age 50-65 and you are fortunate to live in an area where you can get access to one of the better surgeons, PSA screening makes sense.
14. retread on March 16, 2010 9:11 AM writes...
#13 Yes, but as a layman how are you going to differentiate the "good surgeons' from the "mediocre and horrible surgeons". No problem for me, being an MD. After practicing a while in a given area you find these things out very quickly. Some of the worst MDs have the most devoted clientele. Also, even the best have complications.
Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, but what data we have on PSA is unimpressive, and not worth the small but definite risks associated with diagnostic maneuvers.
15. DavidE on March 16, 2010 11:24 AM writes...
So at 41, when I started having issues, pain in my leg what would have had me do? Without the results of a PSA test my GP would have conducted more more tests (more expensive as well), in order to properly diagnose my Stage IV PCa.
It's not the test that is being over used, it is what that is being done owth the results of the test. Not everyone should jump right into treatment.
It's not OVER testing, it's over TREATMENT that is the issue.
16. Claude Merrin MD on March 22, 2010 10:45 AM writes...
Dr Richard Ablin is not the discoverer of Psa.Psa was discovere by Dr Ming Chu at Roswell Park cancer institute.
17. Jack on April 8, 2010 11:54 PM writes...
Interesting to read all the comments. I am 68 yrs old. I live in London England. My medical care is totaly free. I had my PSA checked free every year for the last ten years. It slowly built up from 4.5 to 6.7 a year ago. My last Psa test three months ago was 9.5. So they sent me for an MRI scan. It showed a small dark area. So I was given a targeted twelve needle biopsy. One sample was positive wih a gleason 3/4. Over the last few weeks I have had the first of several interviews with different specialists specialising in the differing solutions ie: keyhole surgery removal; straight surgical removal; HIFU; Watchful waiting etc. The final choice will be mine. Incidentaqlly three weeks ago, after diagnosis I radically changed my diet. After the first ten days my PSA had dropped to 7.6. I don't doubt that the original suspect area is still there. But all the medics I have seen, agree that if I do nothing at all, I will probably still be around after another ten years and maybe longer. What makes my situation more relaxed is the ease of access I have to all the surgical specialists who might end up doing the work on me. Again, all totaly free. Plus knowing whatever surgical solution I choose, will also be totaly free. Here in the UK the people dealing with the prostate problem are not your local doctor, or a colleague of his. Your doctor can only send you for a PSA test. Usually the local hospital. Once a condition is suspected, one is in the hands of total professionals at the nearest hospital that has specialists who are doing their particular job every day. And again, all totaly free. Prostate cancer is a serious problem for guys. And I can only sympathise with you guys in the USA having to worry about the cost and choice of doctor on top of it. But I would recommend staying on top of any suspected problem by getting all the information you can from the best possible source. It's only then that one can make an intelligent informed choice.
18. Grape on May 13, 2010 2:24 PM writes...
I had a free PSA test done in the "Man Van" which is funded by private Donations. I'm in Canada and it costs me $27 for a PSA test (we have universal 'free' healthcare too). I saw on a website (Everydayhealth.com) that a guy should not ejaculate 48 hrs before a PSA test - this does not make sense to me - wouldn't the blood PSA level logically be lower if you just ejaculated? I reason that you just got rid of a bunch of PSA in the semen, the body is busy replenishing it, the prostate or semen gland would be picking it up out of the blood, thereby lowering the amount in the blood?
"Ejaculation can cause your PSA to rise briefly, so you should abstain from sexual activity for at least 48 hours before having your PSA level tested."
Anyway, my test resulted in 0.72 ug/l; I am 46 and this is well below the 2.5 ug/l upper limit they specified, and I had ejaculated an hour before the test. I asked the nurse and she said it didn't matter. I guess I'll live to see another day...
19. WardB on June 14, 2010 4:44 PM writes...
I agree with DavidE.
This is all ludicrous. None of these comments seem to be comming from people who have had to face serious cancer. I have a close friend who's dad died from prostate cancer.
I am 60 years old and a year ago (May 10) I had a physical and my physician ordered a PSA test without informing me. It came back 75.9. I had biopsies and they came back with a Gleason score of 9. Scans and more biopsies show it had progressed to lymph nodes up my back. Of course I am on treatment (no surgery). One year later I had a another physical by the same doctor. He said correctly that if we had not performed that PSA I would be dead today.
People this is not about the PSA test or screening it's about doctors not being informed of proper procedures when a PSA implies the possibility of cancer. I am an engineer and I find medical practitioners most disturbingly uncoordinated and unprepared but I am very pleased I had the doctor that I did one year ago.
20. Jay on July 7, 2010 10:57 AM writes...
I have a question for Jack in comment #17. He said- "Incidentally three weeks ago, after diagnosis I radically changed my diet. After the first ten days my PSA had dropped to 7.6."
I would like to ask him what exactly did he change in his diet that made the difference in PSA levels?
21. Daniel on December 14, 2010 1:44 PM writes...
Interesting comments. I'm a 50 year old. Just had a physical for a new job. A psa. was not required but the Doc. said I should get that and a colonostomy because I've hit the 50 year mark. I'm curious as to why I/we become anxious when we go to the Docs. or for tests? I feel like I'd rather go after the Taliban in Wiziristan. Can anyone relate???
Any tips for handling this medical stuff???
I pray and think of my loved ones but I still feel so damn tense. Well God bless you all. Take good care of yourselves and Merry Christmas.
22. V W on October 11, 2011 7:55 AM writes...
What is the correlation ratio between PSA and biopsy? One expert comment today says they are highly correlated. If true, it seems smart to get the PSA test regularly. Why would you pass up a simple, convenient, inexpensive test that can indicate whether you should get a "no fun at all," expensive biopsy? The answer, I think, lies in the correlation ratio: are high /rising PSA's correlated with biopsy results? I believe they are; prove me wrong.
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But back-to-school is ultimately a time to celebrate how far Charlie's come and to reflect on how we've learned to support and help him over the years. When your child is "different" — on the autism spectrum, has learning disabilities, has multiple disabilities involving medical care — back-to-school is full of even more signifiance and school success is measured differently.
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A couple of days ago the New York Times ran an article about how retailers were worrying about lagging back-to-school sales as students, not wanting to show up in last year's fashions, are delaying the annual shopping fest till they are actually back in school.
We don't do any back-to-school shopping. If Charlie could, he'd wear the same shirt and pants every day, till they were in tatters. He neither notices nor cares one bit about trends: He's immune to both peer pressure and consumer capitalism.
It's something sad about parenting a child with disabilities who is more and more out of step with kids his age. But it's also why being Charlie's mother has been a constant back-to-school experience for me in the best of ways, a chance to learn that there's a lot more to life than earning good grades or worrying about getting into a good college.
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"We dont do any back-to-school shopping. If Charlie could, hed wear the same shirt and pants every day, till they were in tatters. He neither notices nor cares one bit about trends: Hes immune to both peer pressure and consumer capitalism."
*grins* exactly like me! I know this was meant to illustrate the diff between auties/aspies and NTs, but all I see is that more people should have their priorities straight. Trends don't matter, go for what you like, be yourself. There is nothing sad about not being into stuff we find mind numbingly boringI I wouldn't swap my way of being for anything the NT world has to offer. No offense meant, but most of it comes off as terribly shallow.
Never stop supporting your kids.
Please have a good year in school. I think any step that a student makes whether it is learning to write ABC or learning to stop biting others when something does not go his/her own way is significant. So often we compare ourselves to what others are doing. We just should look at that person's progress! I know we think "I wish I had known about something in the past"; however, the point is "I know it now" and that is the learning experience. And that is what we should celebrate.
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One of the attitudes of society that really frustrates me is the fact that non-disabled people tend to emphasise the things that disabled people cannot do rather than what they can achieve. We have just had a valuable opportunity to witness many people from around the world demonstrate that although they have a disability they can still compete and achieve in sport. In the UK the Para Olympics have been televised every day. However, I have been informed that American television which did screen the Olympics has paid little attention to the Para Olympics which has attracted a total audience figure world wide of 4 billion. If so, I am not surprised that the parents of children with disabilities in the USA have an uphill battle to obtain the specialised help and support they and their child needs.
Contrary to what some have said, I do not believe that we can ever have too many first-hand accounts from parents of children with special needs. World wide, society is not really ready to accept people with disabilities into mainstream unless they are influenced by both education and disabled people and their families themselves. I am a specialist paediatrician in child mental health who has worked extensively with children who present with autistic spectrum behaviours (I dislike the word disorders). However, my personal life has given me an additional insight into special needs, in that I am a wheelchair user and have been since the age of 19. Two factors in relation to the general publics perception of disability is the fact that very few teachers (and doctors for that matter) have a disability or training in the subject. This means that their understanding of disability and perceptions of a child with special needs is limited. In my experience, many teachers have very low expectations of their disabled pupils.
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What can secure software development learn from Shakespeare, Roosevelt and Nehru?
Do you know what William Shakespeare, Eleanor Roosevelt and Jawaharlal Nehru have in common with the data security expert community (and possibly you)?
The Security Development Conference held in Washington DC provides the answer.
Chip and PIN compatibility leads to insecurity
At last week's CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver Canada researchers showed methods they could use to compromise chip and PIN credit cards. Is backward compatibility creating security holes that reduce the security of your card?
SSDs, encryption and decommissioning
A research paper about the secure erasure of data on SSDs has raised a lot of discussion.
What steps do you need to take when decommissioning a disk?
Destroying disk drive data: No sledge hammer required
Data leakage through improper disposal of disk drives is a real threat, but a recent report of a security breach at the Kennedy Space Center reveals that there's still a lack of awareness on how to destroy data properly.
Evil Maids on the rise
The opportunities for evil maids seems to be soaring. Some weeks ago, I blogged about how a malicious room maid could install a software password sniffer on a portable PC with TrueCrypt Full Disk Encryption (FDE) - needing only a Read more…
Evil Maid wanted, B.S. in Computer Science a plus
Some weeks ago, Polish researcher Joanna Rutkowska published an attack on the TrueCrypt Full-Disk Encryption (FDE) software, which allows an attacker with access to an unattended PC to install a password sniffer in a first strike, and to steal the Read more…
Why not become an employer to snatch personal data?
It's not really breaking news that personal data can be at risk on internet job portals, as hackers have recently demonstrated with the Guardian Jobs website breach. But why should you even consider all the hassle to hack the web Read more…
Give EFI a chance!
Many of us will upgrade their PCs soon to Windows 7, Microsoft's latest operating system available for 32-bit and 64-bit hardware. Although this version will deliver state-of-the art performance in many areas, most of its installations will still be made Read more…
Are hard drive manufacturers making a meal of securing data?
"Hospital lost patient data" (...unencrypted), "ministry of defense laptop stolen" (...unencrypted), "hard disk with confidential defense information on Ebay" (...unencrypted), reports like these have haunted us for the last couple of years with an ever increasing frequency and publicity. Mobile Read more…
Your PIN or your life!
Life has become more dangerous for ATM card holders in the UK. As muggers require the Personal Identification Number (PIN) of a stolen card to make withdrawals, they are tempted to resort to violence against the card owners to get Read more…


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President Barack Obama has promised that 2014 will be a "year of action," during which Administration officials will do everything possible to avoid Congressional hurdles in furthering the White House's policy agenda. Signaling that the Administration is poised to make good on Obama's promise, the Federal government added 56 finalized regulations and 1,516 new pages to the Federal Register last week.
According to the Competitive Enterprise Institute, the Obama Administration has added an average of one new regulation every three hours over the past two weeks. Since Jan. 1, the Administration has added 327 final regulations to the Register.
Remarkably, according to the free market organization, if the Obama Administration continues to enact new regulations at its current pace, there will be a total of 2,637 new regulations this year, the lowest total in decades.
The 2014 Federal Register has mushroomed to 9,079 pages in the year's first two months. If government continued enacting new rules at its current pace, the Register will accumulate 73,218 pages by 2015. According to CEI, that would actually be the lowest number of new pages added to the Register in the past five years.
But keep in mind that the current President has vowed to legislate with his phone and pen and that he already has a higher average of yearly major rulemakings than President George W. Bush. Therefore, it's likely that regulatory bombardments strategically timed around elections will expand the Register far beyond 73,218 pages by the end of the year.
Usually the number of "economically significant" new regulations, those with costs of $100 million or more in a given year, falls between 127 and 224 annually. In the first two months of 2014, the Obama Administration has pushed forward six such regulations (two from the Energy Department last week), costing somewhere between $614 million and $885 million.


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The late Sue Verner Douglas Burkfield was born to the late Al Douglas and Laura E. Brandon Douglas on July 22, 1927, in Cedar Point, AL. She was the tenth child of twelve children. She completed her education in Jeffersonville, Indiana. She obeyed the gospel at Franklin Street Church of Christ in the early 60's under the leadership of Brother Robert Butler. She remained a faithful member of Farris Drive Church of Christ until her health began to fail her. She loved her church family.
Sue was a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She was married to John W. Burkfield for 64 years and believed what God joined together was forever. To this union one son was born, Lee Vester Burkfield.
She loved to make peanut brittle and coca cola cakes for special family occasions. She loved making quilts and pillows to give as gifts.
She leaves to cherish her memories: her husband, John W. Burkfield; son, Lee Vester Burkfield (Sue); a nephew, Alfred A. Douglas, whom she raised as her son; one grandson, Fredrick Leevon Burkfield; three great grandsons, Jeremy Skinner, Frederick Burkfield Jr., and Bralin Campbell Burkfield, one granddaughter, Bernetta Skinner; one brother, Gilbert Douglas (Pearl) of Saginaw, MI; one sister, Effie Douglas Gaines; a niece, Juraline Douglas Acklin, who was raised up with her as her sister; two sisters-in-law, Pearline Douglas (Lester) and Maxine (Micki) Douglas of Saginaw, MI; one aunt, Claudia B. Martin; special friend, Louise Pride, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
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