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Fundus autofluorescence (FAF) imaging using a confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope (cSLO) was initially described by von Rückmann et al. in 1995.1 Pioneering work on the spectral analysis of the origin of the autofluorescence signal was performed by Delori and coworkers in parallel.2 In 2003, Spaide introduced a modified fundus camera (using longer wavelengths than originally applied) for FAF imaging and, recently, near-infrared autofluorescence imaging was described.3-5 Various studies on FAF imaging have been performed in the meantime and, subsequently, this imaging technique is being increasingly used for research purposes. Today, FAF imaging is at the doorstep to a broader application as a noninvasive clinical imaging tool.
In our overview on FAF imaging we address pertinent issues including refined phenotyping of retinal and macular disease and monitoring of disease progression and therapeutic responses, as well functional correlations of FAF findings.
Fundus autofluorescene imaging is an in-vivo imaging method for metabolic mapping of naturally occurring fluorophores of the ocular fundus. The dominant source are fluorophores, such as A2-E (N-retinylidene-N-retinylethanolamine) in lipofuscin, that accumulate in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) as a byproduct from the incomplete degradation of photoreceptor outer segments.2,6,7 The topographic distribution of FAF intensities is altered in the presence of excessive accumulation or loss of lipofuscin/RPE cells. Additional intrinsic fluorophores may occur with disease in the outer retina and the subneurosensory space. Minor fluorophores, such as collagen and elastin in choroidal blood vessel walls, may become visible secondary to RPE atrophy. Finally, pathological alterations in the inner retina at the central macula, where the FAF signal is usually partially masked by luteal pigment (lutein and zeaxanthin), may result in manifest variations in FAF intensities.
Figure 1. Idiopathic juxtafoveal telangiectasia Type 2a shown by fundus photography (A), fundus autofluorescence (B) and early- (C) and late-phase (D) fluorescein angiography. No obvious alterations are visible by fundus photography. Fluorescein angiography shows telangiectatic vessels in the parafovea and late-phase hyperfluorescence. Fundus autofluorescence imaging reveals markedly increased levels of the central fovea as opposed to the typical decreased signal in normal subjects.
Recording of FAF is easy, requires little time, and is noninvasive. FAF signals are emitted across a broad band from 500 to 800 nm2. Excitation is usually induced in the blue range (λ = 488 nm), and a barrier filter above 500 nm is used to detect emission of the autofluorescence signal.8 The intensity of the signal is about 2 orders of magnitude lower than the background of a fluorescein angiogram. In the presence of nuclear lens opacities, the yellowing of the lens may lead to relevant absorption of the excitation light. The confocal optics, together with the enhanced sensitivity of the cSLO and averaging of several individual scans following automated alignment, ensure the acquisition of meaningful images in most patients.
Fundus autofluorescence imaging may allow for identification of retinal diseases when they are not otherwise evident. Metabolic changes at the level of the photoreceptor/RPE complex may not be visualized by funduscopy or other routine imaging techniques such as fluorescein angiography in early manifestations of macular and retinal dystrophies. This is particular helpful when investigating patients with unknown visual loss or a positive familiar history of hereditary retinal diseases.9,10 Recently, we have shown that FAF imaging reveals distinct abnormalities in idiopathic juxtafoveolar retinal telangiectasia group 2a (Figure 1).11 Already, in the early disease stage, where only subtle dilation of parafoveal retinal blood vessels can be detected by fluorescein angiography, the FAF signal in the central macular is typically increased, which is thought to result from a depletion of macular pigment in layers anterior to the RPE. In early dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), alterations at the level of the RPE may become visible in areas that appear normal on funduscopy. Reticular drusen as a particular drusen phenotype are readily visible on FAF images.
Alterations in FAF intensities at the outer retina in various retinal diseases are typically much more pronounced with structural or optical alterations seen with other imaging techniques. This helps in diagnosing hereditary retinal disorders, such as Stargardt disease and vitelliform macular and pattern dystrophies, and it may be used for correlation with specific genetic defects.10 For example, focal flecks in Stargardt disease associated with a markedly increased FAF signal are more readily delineated on FAF images as compared to fundus photographs (Figure 2).12 Furthermore, it has been demonstrated that distinct phenotypic alterations can be detected in patients that had been diagnosed with AMD. Classification systems for FAF patterns both in early AMD and advanced atrophic AMD have been introduced.13,14 FAF findings in this context also help to distinguish AMD from late onset of macular dystrophies mimicking age-related changes.
Several lines of evidence suggest that excessive lipofuscin accumulation represents a common downstream pathogenetic pathway in various hereditary and complex retinal diseases.6,15 Clinical observations indicate different degrees and extension of levels of increased FAF that do not or only poorly correlate with findings obtained by other imaging techniques (Figure 3). These FAF changes, remote from visible alterations, may suggest more widespread abnormalities and diseased retinal areas.16 Focally increased FAF and, therefore, excessive RPE lipofuscin load may indicate dysfunctioning RPE cells. Indeed, the pathophysiological role of abnormal FAF is underscored by recent longitudinal studies. For example, it has been demonstrated that areas with increased FAF signal and, thus, excessive RPE lipofuscin build-up precede the development of new areas or the enlargement of preexisting atrophic patches in geographic atrophy secondary to AMD.17 Furthermore, the extension of abnormal FAF, as well as the previously introduced FAF pattern classification, has an impact on atrophy enlargement rates over time and may therefore serve as predictive determinants.18,19 The identification of high-risk characteristics, ie, clinical biomarkers, for disease progression may be helpful not only for monitoring patients with advanced atrophic AMD, but also for performing clinical interventional trials with "fast progressers." In patients with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) or in inflammatory diseases, FAF abnormalities typically extend beyond the angiographically visible alterations, also indicating a more widespread disease.16,20 Changes in the FAF signal may permit physicians to estimate the extent of damage, diagnose sequella such as secondary CNV, learn more about the inflammatory process, and possibly anticipate future problems caused by disease.
Figure 2. In Stargardt macular dystrophy, fundus pathology is better detected with fundus autofluorescence imaging than fundus photography. Typically, autofluorescence imaging shows a central oval area of reduced signal surrounded by small disseminated spots of reduced and increased intensity. There is also central multifocal RPE atrophy present showing very decreased FAF intensity. Yellowish-appearing flecks on fundus photography correspond to punctate spots with bright autofluorescence signal.
Figure 3. In atrophic AMD, atrophy areas appear as sharply demarcated areas with depigmentation and enhanced visualization of deep choroidal vessels on fundus photograph (left). At the corresponding fundus autofluorescence image (right), atrophic patches are clearly delineated by decreased intensity and high-contrast to non-atrophic retina. Surrounding atrophy, in the junctional zone of atrophy, levels of marked FAF intensity are observed which are invisible on fundus photography. These abnormalities tend to precede atrophy over time and may serve as disease markers.
Due to the absence of RPE lipofuscin, atrophic areas such as in atrophic AMD or Stargardt disease, exhibit a markedly reduced signal. Such diseased areas and atrophic patches can be easily identified and, moreover, precisely quantified by customized image-analysis software.21,22 This allows for noninvasive monitoring of atrophy progression over time (Figure 4).
Figure 4. Monitoring of atrophic progression over time with fundus autofluorescence imaging, showing the natural course of the disease over 5 years. Note, the preserved foveal island ("foveal sparing") in the center of the central atrophic patch, which becomes smaller during the review period.
The relevance of alterations in FAF images can further be addressed by assessing corresponding retinal sensitivity. Severe damage to the RPE, such as atrophy, melanin pigment migration, or fibrosis leading to compromised photoreceptor function as confirmed by microperimetry, is topographically confined to decreased autofluorescence.23,24 In patients with geographic atrophy secondary to AMD, it has been shown that — in addition to absence of retinal sensitivity over atrophic areas — retinal function is relatively and significantly reduced over areas with increased FAF intensities compared to areas with normal background signal.23 Localized functional impairment over areas with increased FAF has also recently been confirmed in patients with early AMD. Using fine matrix mapping, it has been demonstrated that, interestingly, rod function is more severely affected than cone function over areas with increased FAF in patients with AMD.24 These studies are in accordance with the observation of increased accumulation of autofluorescent material at the level of the RPE prior to the occurrence of cell death. As normal photoreceptor function is dependent on normal RPE function, in particular with regard to the constant phagocytosis of shed distal outer segment stacks for photoreceptor cell renewal, a negative feedback mechanism has been proposed: Cells with lipofuscin-loaded secondary lysosomes would phagocytose less shed photoreceptor outer segments, subsequently leading to impaired retinal sensitivity. This would also be in line with experimental data showing that compounds of lipofuscin such as A2-E possess toxic properties and may interfere with normal RPE cell function.15
In patients with retinitis pigmentosa and cone dystrophies, parafoveal rings of increased FAF have been noted that tend to shrink or enlarge with disease progression, respectively (Figure 5).25,26 Interestingly, functional testing by microperimetry and electrophysiology indicate that these rings demarcate areas of preserved photoreceptor function. In retinitis pigmentosa, a gradient loss of sensitivity is present outside the arc of the ring with increasing eccentricity.
The integrity of the RPE may play an important role in the development and evolution of CNV, photoreceptor viability, and, subsequently, response to therapeutic intervention. One recent study indicates that FAF changes better correlated with visual acuity than symptoms length and lesion size.20 While early CNV typically manifested with patches of "continuous" or "normal" autofluorescence (corresponding with areas of hyperfluorescence on the comparative fluorescein angiograms), longstanding CNV exhibited more areas with decreased intensity. The latter observation was explained by photoreceptor loss and scar formation with increased melanin deposition. Of note, a decreased FAF signal does not necessarily mean irreversible retinal damage, as it might also be caused by subretinal fluid or hemorrhages. The theoretical concept of assessing RPE integrity and viability to determine select patients who will actually benefit from therapeutic interventions such as intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment is attractive and warrants further investigation.
In patients with advanced atrophic AMD, FAF imaging may also helpful to develop and assess new emerging therapeutical strategies. Visual cycle modulators, which aim to target the detrimental accumulation of toxic lipofuscin in the RPE, appear as appealing pharmaceutical agents to slow down the progression of atrophy. One prominent agent is fenretinide (N-[4-hydroxyphenyl]retinamide), an oral compound that has been shown to lower the production of toxic fluorophores in the RPE in a dose-dependent manner in the albino ABCA4 -/- mice.27 This vitamin A derivate acts by competing with serum retinol for the binding sites of retinal-binding protein and promotes renal clearance of retinol. The bioavailability of retinol for the RPE and photoreceptors is consequently reduced and less toxic retinoid byproducts such as A2-E may be generated. A phase 2, randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled multicenter study that aims to include over 200 GA patients, was initiated in the United States in 2006 by Sirion Therapeutics, Inc. (Tampa, FL). The therapeutic concept of fenretinide is underscored by previous FAF findings. To reduce the observational period in a slowly progressive disease, to minimize the sample size, and to better demonstrate possible treatment effects, the patient recruitment in this study involves the identification of high-risk features in this first large interventional trial in patients with geographic atrophy secondary to AMD.
Figure 5. This patient with retinitis pigmentosa shows the typical ring of increased autofluorescence in the parafovea, which is not visible on fundus photography. Functional testing reveals that this ring correlates with functional abnormalities and represent a demarcation line between normal and abnormal functional retina.
In retinal dystrophy, FAF imaging may be used to assess the functional preservation of the outer retina and would therefore have implications for future treatment. In patients with Leber congenital amaurosis having vision reduced to light perception and undetectable electroretinograms, normal or minimally decreased FAF intensities have been reported.28 This suggests that the RPE/photoreceptor complex is, at least in part, functionally and anatomically intact and would indicate that photoreceptor function may still be rescuable.
FAF imaging gives information over and above conventional imaging techniques in various retinal disorders and, thus, adds to our armamentarium to diagnose and manage patients. It is not time-consuming, easy to perform, and a noninvasive imaging method. Particularly in disorders of the outer retina, the application offers the opportunity to identify disease-related abnormalities and to determine the integrity of the RPE. Notably, it represents not just a technique to visualize structural changes, but actually allows for metabolic mapping and correlation with retinal function. Several studies have demonstrated its clinical relevance, while there are numerous promising future applications. In combination with other emerging technologies such as spectral-domain optical coherence tomography, FAF imaging may considerably add to our understanding of retinal disease. RP
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The ACLA's annual meeting in New Orleans seems an ideal time to address the francophone literatures and cultures of the "New World," too often considered only as an afterthought in comparative American Studies. This seminar aims to examine francophone cultures both in the U.S. and throughout North America, and the linkages that connect these varied traditions. Papers addressing Louisiana's French and Creole traditions will be especially welcome, but so will be papers addressing other aspects of "New France": Québecois, Martiniquais, Haitian culture, and their composites (Haitian writers in Montréal, or the rural and urban francophone cultures of the Lower Mississippi, for example). Topics are not limited to the literary: discussions of musical traditions, historical self-fashionings, French-language newspapers, radio programs, and other subjects are also solicited. How might "Accenting the French in Comparative American Studies," as Mary Jean Green's recent article proposes doing, alter our understanding of the discipline?
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Wolfgang Köhler (January 21, 1887, Reval (now Tallinn), Estonia – June 11, 1967, New Hampshire) was a German Gestalt psychologist. In 1909 he received his PhD from the University of Berlin. He became an assistant at the Psychological Institute in Frankfurt, where he worked with Max Wertheimer and Kurt Koffka.
From 1913 to 1920 he worked at the Anthropoid Station at Tenerife in the Canary Islands. There he wrote his book Mentality of Apes.
From 1922 until 1935 he was chair and director of the psychology institute at the University of Berlin. In 1929 he wrote his book Gestalt Psychology.
In one of his experiments 1929 he presented test participants with two drawings, one with only curved lines and one with only straight lines and angles. The participants were asked to name one of the drawings "Maluma" and the other "Takete" - two nonsense words. An overwhelming majority named the curved one Maluma and the angular one Takete. The test was made with participants from different cultures, which suggests that the preference was a universal one.
In 1935 he moved to the USA and taught at Swarthmore College.
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|Wolfgang Köhler elected APA President
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- Kohler, W.(1920) Mentality of Apes
- Kohler, W.(1969) Gestalt Psychology
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Köhler,W. (1959) Gestalt Psychology Today American Psychologist, 14, 727-734.Full text APA presidential addresss
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- Short biography on Wertheimer et al.
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- Memoir Wolfgang Köhler - Wolfgang Köhler Primate Research Center, Leipzig
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Fish is rich in oils and omega 3. As we know a lot of acne is caused by our oil glands over producing, this causing blocked pores and breakouts. So more of these kinds of oils for some of us will make matters worse. While fish oil is great for treating depression and inflammation within the body, it is not so helpful for acne sufferers and their skin.
Coffee is not the most nourishing substance for our skin as we know, but it is awful for acne spots. I had some of the worst outbreaks while i was on the coffee trip! It dehydrates the skin and has adverse affects. I am not saying coffee is Bad for you, actually the media state otherwise… Its just your skin will suffer from the caffeine intake while trying to cure acne for good. If you drink lots of coffee, trying cutting down and see of your acne manages to clear up? Worth a try
Fatty Foods
Butter, Burgers, chips, fried foods, chocolate, crisps, foods with lots of oil like Indian dishes, English fry ups, processed foods etc…. I'm sure you get my drift
As much as we all love these types of foods, they are bad for you in high quantities. I have never met someone who has a high intake of fatty foods and have great skin at that point in time. Again they contain unhealthy amounts of oil that fuel your acne and make matters worse. Substitute fatty junk food for fresh fruit and vegetables high in iron and protein if you can.
Sweet foods
Soft drinks and confectionery, sugary sweets, cakes, biscuits, sugar in general!
If you want to know How To Cure Acne than stay clear of Sugary foods and drinks! They are a no no when it comes to clearing your acne up, all the health experts are claiming this is one of the biggest causes of acne breakouts. To be honest i never ate to much sweet foods, so from personal experience i cannot comment but, my sister was a massive lover
of her sweet foods and every-time she would eat them she would get an mass acne breakout. She tried not eating sugar foods for a while and her skin seems to clear quite significantly until she was back on the sweet stuff again! So yes i can imagine there is a lot of truth in this one.
So all, remember the secret is don't have any treats that make you feel good at the time, no fast food, no oil, no fat, No exciting foods at all really……….. Tut Tut Let me know how it goes if you do decide to cut all this juicy food out of your diets
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Rated 4.2 out of 5 by 404 reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Willo1 Great Hotel It was a great hotel with friendly staff and excellent facilities July 24, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by mangolim Highly Recommended I had a pleasant stay in this hotel, The hotel concierge staff "Doi" provided an excellent service and I must commend him for his efforts in helping me in every aspect such as recommendation of tour package, restaurant reservation, transport arrangement & even providing the direction for my various appointments. The great service culture also applied to other staff members of the hotel. The breakfast was also excellent with good spread of food. I'll be back again when I travel to Bangkok again. July 19, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Fergy Sukhumvit Hotels Westin is a 5 star modern hotel close to all facilities in the busy part of town. Very close to Asok BTS station and Terminal 21 shopping mall Staff are friendly and helpful and it is reasonably priced and of course has the SPG advantage Recommended for business and pleasure July 18, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by FingerPie Don't forget the little things... Hotel is great. Really good location and staff as always are very accommodating and professional. Last couple of visits though, I have noticed the elevators from the G floor to the Lobby on the 7th floor are looking really tired. Its the first impression so it's pretty important to keep up to scratch. It's a minor investment so no excuses really other than dropping the ball on planned preventative maintenance. July 17, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by MSWZ Great Hotel Great experience every time I stay. July 15, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by RhysW My Stay after a few years Since my last stay here in 2009, I am impressed by the level of responses and even improvement which I was surprised. The idea of loan of sport gear for use in the gym and also a day pass for the sky train was brilliant as well. Thank you very much. July 14, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by JLim Happy Stays The location is good, and transportation is convenient (BTS) and near shopping areas. What is most pleasing are staffs are very friendly and make you feel welcome since arrival up to departure. Service and responses from staffs were excellent, and always with a smile and makes you feel welcome. Rooms are well kept and maintained. I would surely be staying in Westin Hotel Bangkok when I am back either on business trips or holidays. And I would recommend this hotel to my colleagues and friends too. July 8, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Harry50 exellent as usual This was my fourth stay at this hotel and it was again fantastic , very well managed hotel , great staff , they fullfill all your needs with a great smile , superlocation on Sukhumvit for shopping and with almost direct acces to the skytrain , perfect SPG recognition as platinum , great brunch on sunday's with great kid's entertaiment , in summary.....a hotel wich make you feel at home . great value for the price paid....keep going like this July 8, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by arno50 great location great location in BKK !! nice rooms hot pool and the staff is amazing great place to stay July 8, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Raymund Great Hotel in Bangkok One of my greatest stay in Bangkok. July 6, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Leow116 Great Hotel with Excellent Service One of the best hotels I have stayed ever. The customer service was excellent and consistent- all staff were very friendly, polite and helpful. I would strongly recommend this hotel to others! July 3, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Magpie Western Grande - Excellent Where do you start.We would like to thank all the staff from door persons on arrival to concierge at the main check-in to the wonderful club lounge check-in people to the bar staff in the club lounge and our service maids for the rooms.Also thanks to the executive chef and his staff & breakfast floor staff for wonderful food & service.After an evening out for dinner we would finish the evening on the balcony where the band plays having a lovely glass of red wine.the staff again very well done.The fitness centre was well looked after and had all the necessary equipment needed for a good work-out to star the day.The pool area was a good size to enable you to swim also. We would like to thank the General Manger for the excellent work he is doing as this is reflected in the quality & service standards throughout the hotel,We look forward to our next stay over the New Year period in 2015 & look forward to meeting the General Manger. July 2, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Kinky Sleep Experiences The very relaxing sleep experiences is certainly unfound in other International chain of Hotels anywhere. Another matters is the strong acoustic in the room architecture is so perfect, that you can stay undisturbed by the adjacent neighbour. July 1, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Classic classic hotel in Bangkok Not the most modern hotel. Common areas nicely maintained and improved. Rooms (bathrooms!) bit dated and due for facelift. Location is great. Service is good. nice gym June 30, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by mkakhor An average stay with a blocked view The service was fine by the usual Thai standard. Room was spacious. Shower handle not easy to adjust temperature. Generous supply of towels. Clean room. Major drawback was the view. At 19th floor I have another taller building to view at. Poor reward for "Green Choice" scheme. A 150 baht voucher. No option for points. Come on! Can do better than that if this hotel is serious about being environmentally concious. Not much recognition for my SPG Gold status. Apart from the F&B discount (much appreciated!). Overall, the hotel crossed the passing mark, but only just. Can do better.. June 30, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Nakane41 Front receiptionist's professional knowledge In the past three consequtive stays, there is always confusion which non smoking room is allocated though I always specify smoking. Atittude of receitionist sometimes bureaucratic and sometimes she mede me feel being "Ordered" June 29, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by LondonBanana Skipping in Bangkok Conference organiser selected this hotel and had been at other Westin in Europe but much cheaper and good quality. Swimming pool was bit small and dated including the gym weight machines but I was surprised to find a skipping rope so found myself skipping in Bangkok. Food and bed are all usual Westin standard. Try it! June 27, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by JuergenB A hotel to recommend I had a first stay in the Westin in Bangkok about a year ago and since then I am coming back frequently and I love to stay there. The hotel has a convenient location in the Sukhumvit, the rooms are nice and the staff especially in the lounge is friendly and supportive. June 26, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Club2430 Its the small things that made this stay so GOOD Another 10 day business trip to BKK and back to my favourite hotel. What continually amazes me about the Westin Grande are the service surprises that continually occur to make every stay better and better. Highlights of this trip: 1. Wifi in the hotel car from the airport to the hotel.... and there was no complex password, just a simple name and number.... easy.. and it worked very well. 2. The trainers left in my room, ready for my daily run. What was also impressive was the way the executive team, would assist in bandaging my feet, prior to my run..... UNTIL one of the butlers commented the special inserts I use were probably causing more harm than benefit as my foot was sitting too high in the shoe. He was right, zero blisters after that running between 15 - 30 km' daily 3. Left my "back up" disk in the UK, but thanks to the wonderful IT guys, a new back up protocol was quickly arranged for my daily IT back up 4. Invited to the FABULOUS KISSO (Japanese) restaurant. Extremely delicious and would recommend this restaurant - a very nice surprise, thank you very much Kn Charles 5. The kind gift from Chef Peter... a small jar of strong Thai chillis for cooking back home, thank you very much All in all another great stay and look forward to returning soon June 24, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Traveller2020 Lovely Stay Really good hotel. Executive lounge could be improved.. Especially drink selection. Restaurant breakfast is excellent. Hotel did a nice recognition of our Anniversary. June 23, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by keyze Great location The Westin at Sukhumvit is ideal for short escapes on nearby malls and street markets. It is situated next to the Asok train station. Also has many restaurants and offers evening entertainment with a live band or piano at the bar in the lobby. Great disappointment that the WiFi in the room is not complimentary at this day and age, especially when other hotels in the area. with two less stars, are offering this service for free. May 16, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by William123456 Great Hotel I've been returning to this hotel a few times per years for the last 5 years. Great for business travel. Staff responsive to all needs. William - New York May 15, 2014
Rated 1 out of 5 by holiday417 Hotel on the decline and getting worse I use to stay at this hotel regularly due to its cental location, good service and restaurant. However, the hotel is on the decline and is getting worse. Some of the rooms have awful mold smell to the point that it is unbearable. Most of the rooms are in front of train station and new mall that is very noise. The internet does not work most of the time, even though they have upgraded it. Staff are nice, but they are very inefficient. If you cannot have a clean and quiet room to rest and work, what is the value of staying at this hotel. The hotel needs major refurbishment in order to qualify as a 5-star hotel and to attract loyal guests. I have pointed out the problems to the management many times, but they just give you the same answer with no improvement at all. May 7, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by aamin It is all about location It is in the heart of bustling Bangkok, with access to station, shopping, different eateries just steps away. You step out and it seems Bangkok's best is at your finger tips. Also their quality of beds an pillows are the best in industry! May 1, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Sdorron Great Hotel!! Great Hotel!! Would stay there again and will recommend to others. The only issue I encountered was that the Delta Crossover program was not recognized at first, but resolved after 20 minutes. April 29, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Bigpo Can't Ask for Anything More! My wife and I had a fantastic time at your hotel. Our decision to upgrade to an executive deluxe room not only exceeded our expectation, but took our vacation from a 8 (we were at another hotel for 3 days before) to a 10. The staff was attentive to our every need and not once were we waiting to have a request answered. The hotels location was also key as we were able to take advantage of the great music and atmosphere of various locations simply by walking. April 27, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by wanglaw Excellent hospitality I was having a very bad cough and decided to stay in the room when the house keeping staff came to make up my room. They saw me taking medicine and they wish me recovery. Not too long after, their supervisor came and to my surprise, she brought with her a bouquet of roses and a handmade card ! Hand drawn pictures and hand written notes with my name on it, wishing me speedy recovery. What a spontaneous caring gesture ! April 24, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by JuhaP Is it 5 star? At this level I am not used to pay extras for things like internet connection. That is so very 90's. Breakfast should also be included, not an additional extra. April 11, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Club2430 It only gets better Another stay in my favourite city hotel and with transfer times to the airport as low as 40 minutes, I consider this an airport hotel as well. What I really love about this hotel is the more I stay, the better it gets. The latest benefit the hotel offers, is if you forget your running gear, don't worry, a fresh set of everything needed, including running shoes, will be provided. I took advantage if this new service, when my running shoes I keep in BKK caused me one too many blisters.. I was loaned a pair of New balance Shoes and after only a days rest, was back up and running a 30km route.... Don't be shy to ask for special food requests. I am generally in BKK for around 10 - 12 days and never get bored with the fabulous food, created by the wonderful Westin chefs. All in all a perfect and faultless stay. Oh... the lift doors from ground floor to level 7, take a little too long to close..... but hey, do I really care about that..... :) Many thanks to the GM for being at the helm and steering this hotel to such very high standards..... April 1, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by vitna It was unpleasant experience. There were too many ants in washstand. So I was feel disgusting. You should check the bathroom washstand. Breakfast, Kindly staffs, beds, location are satisfied. March 30, 2014


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Pedophiles and salmonella! Whee!
Breaking news this week: adorable chipmunks adopt an orphaned puppy, then build their new family a house out of taffy and peppermint sticks. The public is invited to stop by, gnaw on some candy windowsill, and get their faces licked clean by the puppy, who has giant, watery eyes and craps silver dollars. Silver dollars and sweet candy for everyone!
Sorry. I'm sorry. I'm supposed to be truthful around here, right? Right. I knew that. I just. it's the world, people. The world is a bad place. I wouldn't have to make up stories about money-pooping animals if people didn't keep acting like schmucks. Case in point: UK judge Julian Hall, who handed down a horrifyingly lenient sentence to a rapist. A rapist whose victim was ten years old.
She was asking for it, friends.
No, seriously. He all but said it. Actually, he said it, period. He stated that because the ten-year-old "dressed provocatively"-and here, my God, he's talking about her underwear, which apparently someone had to undress her to get at-that because she looked 16,"he faced a "moral dilemma" when it came to issuing the
sentence. (I'm using "quotes" to keep from "crying.") "It is quite clear she is a very disturbed child and a very needy child and she is a sexually precocious child," said the judge. Right, that makes it all better.
The ten-year-old girl was actually raped by two men–one has already been released after serving nine months in jail; the other was given two years, but with his time served he'll be out in a matter of weeks.
Fortunately (and not surprisingly) there's been an uproar over the decision, and Britain's attorney general is reviewing the case for possible appeal. Given that this same judge, earlier this year, told a pedophile who shoved his hands down a six-year-old's pants that his offense was "quite mild" and suggested that he buy his victim a bike to "cheer her up," it's staggering that he's still walking around in society, much less working. Hopefully he won't be for long. (Working, that is.)
My outrage is now mingled with queasiness, thanks to this news (and Liz; Hi, Liz!): there's a nationwide recall in effect for Robert's American Gourmet Veggie Booty. Veggie Booty, dubbed "Crack for Babies" by Salon, has been linked to 52 cases of salmonella poisoning. The victims were mostly children under the age of 3, whose parents were understandably enthusiastic about the healthy-seeming snack. I myself spent many years trying to cram the greenish puffs down Henry's gullet, to no avail. Here I thought he was just plain willful, but maybe he knew something we didn't.
The Robert's company has dealt with controversy before; in 2002 it faced a $50 million class-action lawsuit when it was discovered that the fat content of Pirate Booty was grossly mislabeled (it had three times as much fat as
indicated). and in 2000, the FDA issued a warning to Robert's for claiming that its "Fruity Booty" was mostly fruit. (It wasn't, and isn't.)
All Veggie Booty is being recalled, so dump your Veggie Booty today, no matter when you bought it. More detailed information, including salmonella symptoms, can be found on the official FDA recall page. You can call the Robert's company for reimbursement or with questions at 1-800-626-7557.
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Veggie Booty? Is nothing sacred?
[Mentally trying to erase everything in that post that proceeded the veggie booty. Wow, parenthood is such a weird thing in that I never thought I would want to actually see people burned at the stake. I didn't think I had a medieval streak but I'm trying to remember why we don't still burn people at the stake.]
Why why why why why do I ever read news stuff? Why do I not live in a happy lollipop puppy candyland? Where it is safe? Except I am concentrating really, really hard on jellybeans and kittens and rainbows. Lots of rainbows. Alice, please, bring on more rainbows, we need them.
Wow, what's up with the sentencing on the pedos? It kinda makes me think that it's something so common that judges are becoming numb to it.
Man, after writing this comment, I'm kinda hungry. What to eat? What to eat? Some Booty. Oh, wait, no. I always knew that a green (it's fungus right?) puff was no good.
Beverly Jul 01 at 4:17 pm Reply
Vomit, with a capitol V!!!! That judge is mentally ill or has in in for children, which means he is mentally off, so he needs to be removed. Yes, bring on the stake.
Monique Jul 03 at 6:10 pm Reply
I think what's really disturbing is that these two men should be in jail for YEARS regardless of how old the girl was, but that she's only ten years old makes the ruling a complete abomination.
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3-Year-Old Gives Dave Grohl a Drum for His Money (VIDEO)Meredith Carroll
There will never be another Nirvana. But this kid could have stepped in as a sub for Dave Grohl at any time. You know, if he'd been alive in the early 90s.
You have to watch this video of a 3-year-old boy snoozing in the back seat of a car who is awoken by the dulcet sounds of Nirvana, but not before he starts air drumming in his sleep. The kid can really rock.
But first try to ignore the seatbelt that is snaked ominously around the kid's neck and just focus on his hands. He has a real future in rocking out.
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Ayesha Mustafa – Founder of FashionComPassion
A social entrepreneur, Ayesha Mustafa is the founder of Fashion ComPassion, a brand that is based on the principles of socially responsible, sustainable fashion.
Ayesha grew up in Karachi, Lahore, Cairo, New York & Dubai and currently lives in London. With a bachelor's degree in Politics and Economics from Mount Holyoke College in USA and a Masters in Media & Communications from City University in London, Ayesha's corporate career has been diverse, from law to marketing to social and development work. It was in fact during her time at the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, that Ayesha experienced first-hand the positive impact sustainable interventions could have on the unprivileged communities. This inspired her to adapt what she had learnt and apply it the context of socially responsible fashion, a concept she had been focused on for some time. Through her work, Ayesha's aim is to help create an awareness of socially conscious fashion, the importance of empowering women through job creation & skill training, showcasing high end socially responsible fashion that moves away from pity buying and create a sustainable solution against poverty for women. Following extensive research and travelling to visit some of the people and communities with whom she wanted to work, in November 2010, Ayesha launched Fashion ComPassion. Today, under her pioneering vision, the brand retails products from over eight countries including Jordon, Lebanon, U.A.E, India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Cambodia and Kenya.
Considered one of the most influential retailers in the field of socially responsible fashion products from Fashion ComPassion have been sported by some of the world's leading personalities including Anne Hathaway, Livia Firth, Lily Cole, Jenny McCarthy and Eva Longoria to name a few.
Establishing Fashion ComPassion was perhaps inevitable for Ayesha, who has from a young age maintained an admiration for fashion and a passion for philanthropy. Indeed her mandate for Fashion ComPassion is to support marginalized and underprivileged women, incorporate and adhere to fair trade practices, to foster entrepreneurship and vocational skills by training and improving design skills and knowledge of the artisans and by giving back a percentage of profits to the artisans. Ayesha is currently a member of part of the Fellowship 500 of the Ethical Fashion Forum, Board Member of 85 Broads London Chapter and Member of Junior Leadership Circle Women for Women International. She is a mentor for the Tony Blair Foundation and for Women Entrepreneurs at the Cherie Blair Foundation. She has also most recently started work with Mosaic, an organisation that endeavours to inspire young people from deprived communities to realise their talent and potential.
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FONTANA — In 2011, the Abbey Resort had more guests in its rooms and more people eating at its restaurants than it did the previous year. With that growth, the village collected room taxes near prerecession levels.
Abbey General Manager David Lindelow said the resort's growth can be attributed to several factors, but he believes more growth is possible and there is some indication that it should be expected.
The room tax that the village collects from the Abbey Resort is so important to Fontana's budget, Village Administrator Kelly Hayden keeps a detailed record of how much the resort pays each month and how that compares to previous years.
Each night that a guest stays at the resort, a small amount is collected by the village to pay for municipal services that visitors use.
In 2011, the Abbey Resort paid the village $325,425 in room taxes, which is up about 20 percent from last year and more than 31 percent from 2009.
Lindelow credits the increase in room rentals to several factors.
"The most significant reason was the return of the group client, which we saw go away in '08, '09 and some of '10," Lindelow said. "Our group sales have rebounded pretty dramatically. At the same time, I think we are finding a much higher rate of return guest and I think that comes from overall guest satisfaction and an emphasis on the guest experience."
During the recession, the Abbey Resort and other businesses in the hospitality industry were hit hard by a decline in group visits to resorts.
In the fall season, the Abbey Resort saw some major growth from the prior year. In October the village collected 48 percent more in room tax revenue and 56 percent more in November. In fact, every month of the year the village saw an increase in room tax revenue from prior years. In addition to group growth, Lindelow said the resort saw an increase in what the industry refers to as "transient visitors," which are people who stay for just a few days.
"We feel very fortunate and we worked very hard to achieve this, so I don't think it was luck, but we all feel very fortunate to have the resort doing well," Lindelow said.
The room rentals, which can be measured in room tax, are just one revenue stream for the Abbey Resort. But the village can't easily see the Abbey's sales in other areas. However, Lindelow said the resort is seeing growth in wedding bookings and catering.
Lindelow said the resort was planning for significant growth in 2006 when it completed a multi-million dollar renovation. However, the economic downturn derailed its plans. Now, the resort has goals beyond returning sales to pre-recession levels.
"I think we are beyond that at this point. I don't think the promise of the 2006 renovation has been fulfilled as of yet. I think in 2007 we were focused on fulfilling the promise the renovation had delivered to the market and unfortunately we were kind of interrupted with this economic downturn," he said. "I think we are back on track to do what we hoped would happen, reintroducing the property following the renovation in 2006."
Lindelow said growth at the resort might come from the Avani Spa, which was completed during the 2006 renovation.
"The spa lagged behind the increase in the other areas in 2011, and the spa has been doing very well in 2012," he said. "We are very pleased that that has kicked in this year."
In March 2007, the ownership of the Abbey changed hands, which is when Lindelow took his current position.
To achieve the growth, Lindelow said it is essential to market the Geneva Lake area. He said the Abbey Resort joined the Lake Geneva Area Conventions and Visitors Bureau.
Lindelow said Lake Lawn Resort has also joined the LGCVB.
"We are working at developing a real regional effort," he said. "This will be very good for everyone, from area attractions including restaurants and retail."
The Geneva Lakes area competes for tourism dollars with Door County, the Wisconsin Dells and other areas. A lot of the marketing is trying to bring in new visitors, or tourists who haven't been around for awhile.
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The Tooty fruity vegie project started out as a two-year, health promotion program aimed at increasing fruit and vegetable consumption among primary school children on the North Coast of New South Wales (North Coast). The long-term goal of the project was to reduce heart disease and obesity in the community, by working with primary school children to develop healthy eating habits early in life.
The project used a whole-of-school approach in implementing a range of evidence-based school and community strategies promoting fruit and vegetable consumption in ten selected schools on the North Coast.
The success of the Tooty fruity vegie project was acknowledged with the presentation of the Working Partnership Excellence Award and the Minister's Award at the Baxter Better Health Good Health Care Awards in October 2001.
In July 2003, the Tooty fruity vegie team organised a workshop titled " How to work with primary schools to increase vegetable and fruit consumption by children", in order to introduce this ground breaking local health model to other parts of Australia. The workshop received an overwhelming response from across Australia.
The project has now been successfully implemented in approximately 50 schools on the North Coast. This website has been developed so that all schools have access to the strategies and resources to implement the program in their own school settings.
For details of the initial two year project and related publications see the Tooty fruity pilot project in the Nutrition programs and projects section.
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Posted By Jessica Mischner On May 4, 2009 @ 2:30 pm In BKLYN Designs,Green Materials,Innovation,Recycled Materials,Sustainable Materials | No Comments
Lots of up-and-coming and established designers will present new collections at BKLYN Designs [2] this weekend, and we don't want to miss a single, solitary piece of work—which is why we love getting an advanced look at what's to come! Bill Higendorf [3], co-founder of Brooklyn–based furniture company Uhuru Design [4], sent us a sneak peak of the three new locally and sustainably produced designs he and partner Jason Horvath are debuting at BKLYN Designs [5] this week. While they're every bit as functional as Uhuru's previous products [6], the limited edition Stitched Table, Standard Chair and Metal Stoolen have a little added oomph that sets them apart.
Built around a flitch-cut slab of responsibly harvested claro walnut [7], the Stitched Table is nearly split in two by a naturally occurring fissure. The wood [8] comes from trees [9] that are at the end of their lifespan, or that have been felled by storms or culled because of disease. The four seafoam stitches are cut from sheets of material made from shredded and pressure-molded flakes of recycled detergent bottles [10]. The rolled steel base, which contains between 30 and 100 percent post-consumer recycled content [11], is finished with a VOC-free [12] polyester powder coating.
Uhuru's second new offering, the Standard Chair is a composition of expanded aluminum [13], reclaimed chair [14] backs and steel plate. The hand-carved chair backs are new and unfinished, recovered from a local manufacturing company that recently went out of business. Uhuru's designers happened upon the chairs at Build it Green [15], a non-profit architectural salvage [16] warehouse in Astoria, Queens. In addition to the ornate Louis XVI backs, each chair features a seat and front legs crafted from plate steel [17] that was plasma-cut and bent at a local Brooklyn shop. (The back two legs are part of the original frame.) In lieu of overstuffed upholstery [18] (likely the original manufacturer's plan), each oval chair back contains a web of aluminum mesh. The result is a funky-yet-elegant mix of antique and contemporary designs.
In the tradition of Uhuru's signature Stoolen [19], which is made from locally collected scrap wood [20], the new, updated version was born from scrap material [21] in Uhuru's metal shop. The designers were improvising in the shop one day and discovered they could arrange the too-short lengths of steel leftover from the company's furniture production into haphazard, dynamic groupings to create a functional object.
Stay tuned this week for continued coverage of BKLYN Designs [22]. If Uhuru's latest line is any indication, it's going to be a great show.
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Birding on Conservation Areas
quail, deer and squirrels, but a host of non-game species, as well.
For example, one of the early practices in the drought prone soils of the Ozarks was construction of small water holes to help the recovery of wild turkey and white-tailed deer populations. These scattered, often fishless ponds also created new homes for amphibians, and drinking and bathing sites for countless numbers of forest birds.
Likewise, small annual food plots of corn, milo and millet helped quail, turkeys and deer survive harsh winter conditions, but they also provided an important food source for cardinals, finches and other seed eating birds.
The conservation landscape changed in November of 1976 when Missouri voters passed the conservation sales tax amendment to the state Constitution. Land management practices and department programs began to change in response to a broader funding base that included "non-consumptive" outdoor enthusiasts.
Following the plans outlined in the Department's Design for Conservation, researchers began studying the long-term effects of traditional wildlife management on "non-game" bird species. For example, the longrunning statewide great blue heron rookery survey by conservation agents dates to that period, as do restoration projects for bringing back nesting populations of bald eagles, trumpeter swans, barn owls and ospreys. The Department also teamed with state universities and colleges to increase knowledge about a host of species, from Swainson's warblers to loggerhead shrikes. The Department's management of public land generally reflects a more natural and diverse approach.
Like hunters and anglers, birders take advantage of public conservation lands in Missouri. For example, Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area south of Columbia attracts birders from around the state, especially during the migration periods. Late last spring I met there with a group of birders from the Ozark Rivers Audubon Society in Rolla.
Sandy Elbert, an active local birder, served as leader and guide. After briefly visiting the City of Columbia wetland cell and glimpsing a rarely seen common moorhen, we headed to 3,500-acre Eagle Bluffs.
During our trek along the gravel road which bisects the wetland, Lynda Richards of Rolla told me how she and a group of friends often visit Little Prairie and White River Trace conservation areas to see birds.
"We like the trails," she said, "but we'll also brushbust to find more secretive species."
Our Eagle Bluffs group was watching a lone cattle egret and a few lingering blue-winged teal when two endangered least terns flew overhead. Lorraine McFarland of Rolla mentioned that she and her husband keep maps of the Department's conservation areas in their cars so they can discover new birding opportunities as they travel.
The Conservation Department is making every effort to accommodate and welcome birders to conservation areas.
Eagle Bluffs area manager Tim James said the Conservation Department has benefited from contact with the birding community.
"Rarely a day goes by during migration that I don't hear from a birder by phone or e-mail about an unusual sighting or the general progress of shorebird migration," James said. "These reports help me make management decisions that are better both for the birds and for the people who enjoy watching them."
James has even scheduled what he calls, "A day in the van with Tim."
"It's my personal outreach to people in birding groups," he said. "These sessions allow us to get to know each other and see things from one another's perspective. The shared time also gives us the chance to discuss management practices."
Wildlife Division Administrator Dave Erickson feels so strongly about the need to strengthen partnerships between the department and organized birding groups that he's asked each district wildlife manager to make contact with local bird clubs.
"From this initiative, good things are already emerging," Erickson said. "Local groups are generating bird check lists for many conservation areas. Larry Rieken, biologist in the Ozark region, was instrumental in hosting the annual spring meeting of The Audubon Society of Missouri in West Plains. Birders from around the state were given guided tours of Conservation Department lands."
Last year, biologist Rob Chapman hosted a group of birders from the Rolla-Salem area on a walking tour of White River Trace Conservation Area. He demonstrated a bird capture technique called mist netting. Rob explained that his management plan relies on the use of prescribed fire to provide diverse habitat for bobwhites, deer, turkey, and myriad species of songbirds.
Conservation Department ornithologist Andy Forbes is assigned to the Missouri Audubon Society office in Columbia.
"The benefits of being located in the same office are great," he said. "It's been much easier for me to recruit volunteer birders to conduct bird censuses such as the North American Breeding Bird Survey. The ongoing partnership between the Department and Audubon focuses each on common goals and increases the effectiveness of both organizations.


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From heartbreak to hope in Haiti: Two years in photos
This week marks the two-year anniversary of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. It was the most powerful quake to hit the nation in more than 200 years. The impact was devastating, triggering an international relief and recovery response. Haiti was the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere even before the 2010 quake.
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Oakmont can't keep up with running Del Campo
Basketball many times is a sport of runs, and that fickle nature was on display Friday night at Oakmont High School.
The Vikings utilized a furious rally to take control coming out of halftime before falling victim to one themselves, eventually falling to Del Campo 61-45 in a Capital Valley Conference matchup.
"We didn't execute in spurts," Oakmont coach Rick Campbell said. "Especially on the defensive end."
Oakmont (11-10, 2-3 CVC) trailed 25-18 at halftime but came out of the locker room firing in the first four minutes of the third quarter. The Vikings masterfully broke Del Campo's full-court press and finished with several easy layups. They took a 34-30 lead midway through the quarter but then went cold.
It was all Cougars from there. Oakmont struggled to even get a look at the basket and over a 6:42 stretch committed nine turnovers, which became 18 Del Campo points – part of a 20-0 run.
"They were speeding us up, forcing us into turnovers," Oakmont guard Dominic Marrero said. "We weren't getting back on (defense)."
Marrero led the Vikings with 14 points, including nine in the second half. Hunter Ford (12) and Caspian Hamric joined him in double figures for Oakmont. Del Campo's Davit Saghateylan led all players with 15, often finishing the Cougars' relentless fast break.
Del Campo (18-4, 4-1) utilized the break to take an 18-8 lead after the first quarter and looked poised to run away. But a 10-minute delay when the scoreboard went out gave everyone a chance to catch their breath.
"We thought we had done a good job wearing them down," Cougars coach Dave Nobis said. "Then we had to start all over again."
The Cougars' shooting evaded them in the second quarter, going 2 for 15 in scoring just seven points and allowing the Vikings to close the gap despite spotty shooting on their own end.
JV -- Del Campo pulled away in the final six minutes of a mostly competitive game, winning 53-48. Namani Parker led Oakmont with 14 points, while Justin Holmes had 11, eight of which came in the first quarter.


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Center Offers Opportunity to Explore Healing Arts
At the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, we understand that it is essential to offer treatment protocols that include ways to enhance quality of life as well as eradicate disease.
We are now offering experiential workshops on acupuncture, massage, meditation, herbs, yoga and many other healing arts. We provide these arts side-by-side with our conventional treatments to allow patients to regain the sense of "control" that is often lost with a cancer diagnosis.
A Healing Arts Advisory Program task force has been established that consists of representatives from each of the teams in the Cancer Center. Its mission is to complete the circle of care by integrating mind/body support with conventional medical treatment in the Center. Based on feedback from patients and other research, the task force is offering stress management support through yoga and guided imagery, body-based healing through massage and acupuncture, and self-nurturing activities such as journaling. In addition, social support and spiritual support opportunities are available. The task force is exploring a research program with the University of Michigan Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Center.
All workshops, lectures, interactive displays and discussion groups are free and open to all patients and caregivers, including Cancer Center staff.
We encourage participation in all of the programs offered throughout the year. We offer programs during the day, in the evening and on weekends in order to accommodate busy schedules and travel distances.
If you attend five sessions, you are eligible for a special gift. Punch cards are available at each scheduled session.
By offering opportunities for patients to integrate complementary methods into their lives, our hope is that patients will actively participate in their care plans and experience a sense of renewed energy.
The Healing Arts Program is funded entirely through gifts. If you are interested in supporting this effort, you can learn more on-line, or contact (800) 865-1125.
More options than ever before are available to help physicians diagnose breast cancer, and the trend has been to use less invasive measures for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.
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Hey Paulette - Long Ball into NowhereFriday 29 Dec 2006
Label: Firestation Records/Clarendon Records
Year: 2006
Duration: 46 minutes
In an age of more money and confidence, the novelty and wonder of a small Irish band staying together long enough to release an album belong not only to a different century but indeed a different country.
Dublin outfit Hey Paulette deserve a special mention, however, for releasing their debut - 16 years after they split up.
In the late 1980s they brightened up a few people's days with their English-indebted guitar pop; put out an EP and a 7"; appeared on some compilations; recorded a great Peel session and then conformed to the natural order of the era by splitting up.
All those stages are gathered together here on an album which shows that the years have been kind to their witty lyrics and clever hooks, and where every song is made even more bittersweet by the fact that people should've paid more attention to them in the first place.
The opening quartet of Peel tracks make the biggest impression but others like 'Another Poet', 'My Half of the Pillow' and 'Inconsequential' show that they didn't need to catch the ferry and make a trip to the BBC in London to get the best from their songs.
If this is a record that belongs to a more innocent and less cynical time then it's also one that has nothing to fear from today. And those who now have a lot more opportunities for their talents can learn a bit from it.
Harry Guerin
Tracklisting: I Really Do Love Penelope - Our Immeasurable Differences - Erstwhile Wet Blanket - A Pet Day - Mad into the Rollers - Another Poet - Give Up - Give Up - I Will Line the Streets - Inconsequential - Pebbledash - Commonplace - I Don't Want to Be a Male Bardot - My Half of the Pillow - Happy to Be Here - Smalltown Reel - I Must Be in Love - My Half of the Pillow (Live at the Underground)
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The Myth of the War of the Worlds Panic
Orson Welles' infamous 1938 radio program did not touch off nationwide hysteria. Why does the legend persist?
Wednesday marks the 75th anniversary of Orson Welles' electrifying War of the Worlds broadcast, in which the Mercury Theatre on the Air enacted a Martian invasion of Earth. "Upwards of a million people, [were] convinced, if only briefly, that the United States was being laid waste by alien invaders," narrator Oliver Platt informs us in the new PBS documentary commemorating the program. The panic inspired by Welles made War of the Worlds perhaps the most notorious event in American broadcast history.
That's the story you already know—it's the narrative widely reprinted in academic textbooks and popular histories. With actors dramatizing the reaction of frightened audience members (based on contemporaneous letters), the new documentary, part of PBS's American Experience series, reinforces the notion that naïve Americans were terrorized by their radios back in 1938. So did this weekend's episode of NPR's Radiolab, which opened with the assertion that on Oct. 30, 1938, "The United States experienced a kind of mass hysteria that we've never seen before."
There's only one problem: The supposed panic was so tiny as to be practically immeasurable on the night of the broadcast. Despite repeated assertions to the contrary in the PBS and NPR programs, almost nobody was fooled by Welles' broadcast.
How did the story of panicked listeners begin? Blame America's newspapers. Radio had siphoned off advertising revenue from print during the Depression, badly damaging the newspaper industry. So the papers seized the opportunity presented by Welles' program to discredit radio as a source of news. The newspaper industry sensationalized the panic to prove to advertisers, and regulators, that radio management was irresponsible and not to be trusted. In an editorial titled "Terror by Radio," the New York Times reproached "radio officials" for approving the interweaving of "blood-curdling fiction" with news flashes "offered in exactly the manner that real news would have been given." Warned Editor and Publisher, the newspaper industry's trade journal, "The nation as a whole continues to face the danger of incomplete, misunderstood news over a medium which has yet to prove ... that it is competent to perform the news job."
The contrast between how newspaper journalists experienced the supposed panic, and what they reported, could be stark. In 1954, Ben Gross, the New York Daily News' radio editor, published a memoir in which he recalled the streets of Manhattan being deserted as his taxi sped to CBS headquarters just as War of the Worlds was ending. Yet that observation failed to stop the Daily News from splashing the panic story across this legendary cover a few hours later.
From these initial newspaper items on Oct. 31, 1938, the apocryphal apocalypse only grew in the retelling. A curious (but predictable) phenomenon occurred: As the show receded in time and became more infamous, more and more people claimed to have heard it. As weeks, months, and years passed, the audience's size swelled to such an extent that you might actually believe most of America was tuned to CBS that night. But that was hardly the case.
Far fewer people heard the broadcast—and fewer still panicked—than most people believe today. How do we know? The night the program aired, the C.E. Hooper ratings service telephoned 5,000 households for its national ratings survey. "To what program are you listening?" the service asked respondents. Only 2 percent answered a radio "play" or "the Orson Welles program," or something similar indicating CBS. None said a "news broadcast," according to a summary published in Broadcasting. In other words, 98 percent of those surveyed were listening to something else, or nothing at all, on Oct. 30, 1938. This miniscule rating is not surprising. Welles' program was scheduled against one of the most popular national programs at the time—ventriloquist Edgar Bergen's Chase and Sanborn Hour, a comedy-variety show.
The new PBS documentary allows that, "of the tens of millions of Americans listening to their radios that Sunday evening, few were tuned to the War of the Worlds" when it began, due to Bergen's popularity. But the documentary's script goes on to claim that "millions of listeners began twirling the dial" when the opening comedy routine on the Chase and Sanborn Hour gave way to a musical interlude. "Just at that moment thousands, hundreds, we don't how many listeners, started to dial-surf, where they landed on the Mercury Theatre on the Air," explained Radiolab this weekend. No scholar, however, has ever isolated or extrapolated an actual number of dial twirlers. The data collected was simply not specific enough for us to know how many listeners might have switched over to Welles—just as we can't estimate how many people turned their radios off, or switched from Mercury Theatre on the Air over to NBC's Chase and Sanborn Hour either. (Radiolab played the Chase and Sanborn Hour's musical interlude for its audience, as if the song itself constituted evidence that people of course switched to Welles' broadcast.)
Both American Experience and Radiolab also omit the salient fact that several important CBS affiliates (including Boston's WEEI) pre-empted Welles' broadcast in favor of local commercial programming, further shrinking its audience. CBS commissioned a nationwide survey the day after the broadcast, and network executives were relieved to discover just how few people actually tuned in. "In the first place, most people didn't hear it," CBS's Frank Stanton recalled later. "But those who did hear it, looked at it is as a prank and accepted it that way."


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