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What we all feared: 'Better' disclosure yields worse results, according to Yale professor's study
At an exclusive think-tank style conference on the Potomac, industry leaders heard the psychology behind investors' rosy view of the world.
Brooke's Note: The only good news about this damning indictment of investor-protections-by-thicker-sheaves-of-disclosures is that many of the right people were present on Friday to hear about it. Those assembled included key legal and regulatory personnel from companies like LPL and Fidelity and organizations like the SEC. The RIA world was represented by no less than Harold Evensky and Ron Rhoades. On the other hand, I'm unclear why anyone thought disclosures worked well in the first place. Nobody I know stopped smoking because it was disclosed on the side of the cigarette pack that it was hazardous to their health.
Advisors who disclose their conflicts of interest actually deliver advice that is twice as bad as the advice they would give if they didn't disclose, according to a Yale University professor who has been studying the effects of disclosure on investor behavior.
Disclosure appears to give the advisor emotional license to guide investors toward whatever outcome benefits the advisor, said Daylian Cain, assistant professor of organizational behavior at the Yale School of Management.
At a think-tank-like conference in Washington, D.C., attended by a cross-section of industry leaders, Cain and Robert Prentice, associate chairman of the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, reported finding after finding that disclosing conflicts of interest does little if anything to protect investors – and may even hurt them. The question of how well disclosure protects investors is critical now, as the SEC considers how to write regulations that would cover investment advisors and broker-dealers – and, it's hoped, protect investors in a financial system that is rife with conflicts of interest.
The findings were "sobering," said Rich Hannibal, assistant director for broker-dealers in the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations for the SEC.
"I'm rethinking my thinking on disclosure after this afternoon," ruefully said Stephanie Brown, general counsel of LPL Financial Corp., the largest independent broker-dealer. "I'm a securities lawyer. I thrive on disclosure."
They were two of about 100 people present at the conference, called Fiduciary Forum 2010, put on by the Committee for the Fiduciary Standard and other industry groups. Lawyers, regulators, advocates, academics and industry leaders gathered to explore the question of how the fiduciary standard might realistically be applied to broker-dealers.
Among those present were Gilbert Ott, general counsel of TD Ameritrade, David Canter, executive vice president of Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services, Harold Evensky, president of Evensky & Katz, considered a sort of godfather of the RIA business, and Martin Durbin, president of Fort Worth, Texas-based First Command Financial Services, which has an $18 billion RIA.
Leading securities law experts Tamar Frankel, a Boston University School of Law professor, and Arthur Laby of the Rutgers School of Law also spoke.
The conference was held just a few blocks away from the SEC headquarters, where the staff is busy working on a study about how to create a regulatory system that would apply both to investment advisors and broker-dealers. One strong possibility – indeed, the one that's being urged by broker-dealer advocates – is that new regulations could be built on the principal of disclosure.
Gray zone
For instance, selling a proprietary fund with significantly higher costs than another non-proprietary fund would still be OK – if the costs and the conflict of interest were disclosed. The SEC generally has taken the position that disclosure can't excuse harm – but any new regulations could use disclosure as a rationale for many practices that fall into the gray zone.
Many RIAs now rely on the disclosure to give advice that might otherwise be questionable under the fiduciary standard that calls for RIAs to act in their clients' best interests. Brian Hamburger said some of his clients like to throw in everything but the kitchen sink into their disclosures.
Disclosure is seductive, said Cain and Prentice.
"It has become particularly appealing to regulators," Prentice said. "It's easy. It's cheap."
"The industry loves disclosure," Cain added, "because if anybody knows it doesn't work, it's them."
Among the other conclusions the two academics offered about disclosure and how incapable investors are of navigating a system in which their brokers and advisors don't necessarily have their best interests at heart:
Don't read
- Most investors don't read written disclosures, Prentice said, pointing out that about 40 million Americans are illiterate and 50 million more have marginal skills. Even those that are among the most educated don't read the reams of fine print that accompany financial products. "I sign contracts all the time that I don't read," said Prentice, who also pointed out that the Truth in Lending laws that require extensive disclosures did not protect consumers whose mortgage borrowing helped bring on the financial crisis.
- Oral disclosures are more effective than written ones, Prentice said.
- People have a strong bias to be more positive than is realistic – they have a "personal positivity bias." This bias causes them to ignore disclosures and conflicts of interest. People tend to be over-confident and to believe that contracts are better than they are, Prentice said. "A majority of people think they are better than average. The only people who are really well-calibrated are the chronically depressed."
- Cain did one study that look at four advisors, with two that were honest and two that had a conflict of interest. They were offering advice on lotteries that were structured advantageously or not for investors and advisors. Cain found that advisors with conflicts give worse advice. He said this can happen even while advisors sincerely believed they were giving good advice. "You believe your own side," Cain said.
- The advisors that disclosed the conflict gave even worse advice, steering investors toward an investment that benefited the advisor more, Cain said.
Helping out the hungry broker
- Disclosures did not usually give investors pause. Sometimes, Cain said, investors were apt because of a human connection with the advisor to feel that they should help the advisor out, even if it meant lowering their own return. Also, people want to believe they are too smart to be cheated. "We all try hard not to distrust people," Prentice said, bringing up Madoff case. "Really, really intelligent, rich, experienced people had one piece of evidence after another that Bernie Madoff's returns were too good to be true," he said. "They wanted to believe so much."
The co-sponsors of the event included the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, the Financial Services Institute, the Financial Planning Association and the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors.


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The Largest Threat to Maine's Fish Populations and Fishing Heritage
In recent years Maine's lakes and rivers have experienced dozens of illegal fish introductions that pose real and immediate threats to our native fish populations and our traditional fisheries.
Unauthorized introductions of invasive, exotic fish species are particularly destructive to Maine's native fish species, especially brook trout populations. Introductions of invasive fish cause irreversible changes to entire aquatic ecosystems. Strategies to eliminate or control invasive fish are difficult to design and implement, costly, and are only effective in limited situations.
Recent news about strange South American fish (pacu) in Limestone, Maine or snakeheads in New York grab people's attention, but the spread of more commonly known species (largemouth bass, northern pike, rainbow smelt, black crappie) constitutes the greatest threat in Maine.
How widespread is this problem?
Since May 2006 approximately 100 new introductions have been documented by MDIFW fisheries biologists throughout the state.
Where do these introductions occur?
In the past the vast majority of introductions occurred in southern, central, and coastal Maine. In recent years invasive fish are being established at a higher rate in western and northern regions where most of Maine's wild brook trout and Arctic char populations are located.
When a non-native or invasive species is illegally introduced into a waterbody the following impacts can occur:
What can you, the angler, do?
Properly dispose of unused bait. Always dispose of unwanted baitfish on land or in the trash. DO NOT release any live baitfish into a waterbody!
Anglers are strongly encouraged to harvest all northern pike, muskellunge, walleye, and black crappie and not release them back to the water alive.
Follow fishing regulations. Regulations that restrict anglers to fly-fishing only, artificial lures only , or preclude the use or possession of live fish are often intended to prevent the introduction of new fish species to sensitive areas of the state. Please follow all regulations in regards to the use of terminal gear (tackle) as stated in the fishing lawbook.
Report introductions. If you observe a person releasing live fish into a waterbody, gather any information on the person's description, boat hull number or vehicle license plate number if applicable. Report your observation by calling Operation Game Thief at 1-800-253-7887.
If you catch a fish species that you believe is not known to inhabit a waterbody take a picture and/or kill the fish and freeze it immediately and contact the nearest regional MDIFW Office (listed in the fishing lawbook).
Which species are most often introduced and the problems that they cause?
Largemouth bass – If a waterbody already contains smallmouth bass, largemouth bass commonly outcompete smallmouths reducing their overall abundance. If a trout stocking program is active in a waterbody that largemouth bass become established in, the bass prey upon the stocked trout. This decreases angler catch rates for trout and may prompt MDIFW biologists to stop stocking trout altogether if predation rates on stocked trout become unacceptably high. Introduced largemouth bass have also decimated baitfish populations in many waters, eliminating opportunities to harvest baitfish, both recreationally and commercially.
Northern pike – Pike introductions create a significant change to the fish population structure within a waterbody. They will prey upon any available forage species (smelt, shiners, fallfish, and perch) as well as game fish (bass, pickerel, and both wild and stocked trout and salmon species). This reduces the overall abundance of both forage and game fish, which has drastic impacts to anglers over time.
Muskellunge – Muskies negatively impact wild brook trout populations in Maine. Due to their preference for cool-water habitat muskie actively prey upon native minnow species and brook trout, while also pushing out brook trout from slow water habitat. This reduces the overall abundance of brook trout in ponds and rivers where muskie are present, which greatly reduces angler catch rates of trout over time.
Black crappie – Black crappie compete for forage with existing fish species when introduced to a waterbody. Due to their fast growth rates and high productivity, crappie can quickly become abundant. A unique life history trait exhibited by crappie is large-scale downstream movement of young-of-year fish. This allows for quick colonization of downstream waters.
Smallmouth bass – When smallmouth bass are introduced into waters with wild brook trout populations they prey upon the brook trout and compete with trout for food and available habitat. As the bass population becomes more abundant they will reduce or extirpate brook trout and spread into accessible waters upstream or downstream.
Landlocked alewife – Landlocked alewives compete with smelt populations, often reducing the abundance of smelt in a waterbody. This change produces a profound negative impact to landlocked salmon because smelt are the primary forage for landlocked salmon. Reduced smelt abundance decreases landlocked salmon growth and abundance, along with angler satisfaction.
Rainbow smelt – Smelt are common in many waters and are native to Maine. Though often used for bait, their introduction into wild brook trout ponds and small-sized Arctic char waters cause significant negative impacts to trout and char because adult smelt prey on the young of both species.
Why is it difficult to remove fish once introduced?
The removal of unwanted organisms from aquatic environments (water) is much harder to address compared to terrestrial environments (land). Special fishing regulations to limit population growth of an introduced species are generally ineffective over the long term. The use of rotenone to chemically reclaim a waterbody is highly effective, but its use is limited to smaller lakes and ponds due to the high costs and the impracticality of achieving complete removal in larger waterbodies with extensive tributary systems.
The illegal introduction of any fish into any Maine water is a Class E crime, punishable by fines up to $10,000! The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is offering a minimum reward of $2,000 for information leading to the apprehension of persons responsible for the illegal introduction of fish. Call Operation Game Thief at 1-800-253-7887.
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by Ryan Dixon - June 2, 2010 1:20 PM UTC
Nicklas Lidstrom's return to the Wings won't just bring them a calming presence on the blueline, but also a teacher for the kids.
GM Ken Holland did a great thing for his team when he brought back Nicklas Lidstrom to the Detroit Red Wings for another year. He also did a wonderful thing for The Hockey News after the Wings won the 2008 Stanley Cup, penning a nine-point story that broke down Detroit's method for building a winner.
by Ryan Dixon - May 26, 2010 12:46 PM UTC
Do the Habs keep Price or Halak? Can they keep pending UFA Tomas Plekanec? With limited cap space, Montreal has to walk carefully this summer.
Now that the cheering has stopped, the chewing can begin. By participating in 19 playoff games over three rounds this spring, the Montreal Canadiens played about 14 more post-season contests than many expected they would.
by Ryan Dixon - May 12, 2010 12:50 PM UTC
We all know Halak will need to be great for Montreal to topple Pittsburgh, but there's other factors that will play big roles, too.
Jaroslav Halak has to play like he's personally insulted by the very existence of Pittsburgh itself for the Montreal Canadiens to have any chance of beating the Penguins in the teams' decisive showdown Wednesday night.
by Ryan Dixon - May 5, 2010 9:05 AM UTC
Every Canadian hockey fan wants the Stanley Cup back in the country...just not if it's their hated rival that brings it home.
If some American teams still competing for the Stanley Cup feel a little extra thrust of encouragement blowing in from the north, it's probably due to the spike in support they get from Canadian fans who are cheering for them out of pure, unadulterated spite.
by Ryan Dixon - April 28, 2010 1:44 PM UTC
If things go according to how they should based on the regular season, the Capitals will crush the Habs. But reason doesn't always rule the day.
Tonight from Washington, we get one more example of why games are three periods long and series are a best of seven. It's to weed out the pretenders; to see how magic somebody's wand really is; to examine just how long it's humanly possible to support your body weight – and your entire team's – with your head.
by Ryan Dixon - April 21, 2010 2:03 PM UTC
With so much already accomplished before his 23rd birthday, Sidney Crosby's hunger to win is still as pronounced as ever.
The difference between Sidney Crosby's approach to life and that of the vast majority of people who populate Earth can be summed up in two words: French class.
by Ryan Dixon - April 7, 2010 2:25 PM UTC
Look out for the Predators in the playoffs; why 29th is bigger for Boston than eighth; and why Cory Schneider needs out of Vancouver.
One week from now, we'll all be reveling in the joyous madness of the start of Round 1. Here are a couple thoughts to keep us warm until then.
by Ryan Dixon - March 31, 2010 12:20 PM UTC
Despite a late-season charge that would suggest the team is headed in the right direction for next season, predicting future success is a fool's game.
It's easy to predict how fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs view the future of their hockey club, but much harder to know what the reality of the situation is.
by Ryan Dixon - March 24, 2010 12:40 PM UTC
Most know the superficial story of Don Cherry's rise to prominence, but a new movie written by his son will reveal much, much more.
Don Cherry has never struck me as a person who has trouble with self-promotion. That's why I was a little surprised to hear it took a decade's worth of arm-twisting on behalf of his son, Tim, to finally sell Don on the idea of telling his life story on screen.
by Ryan Dixon - March 17, 2010 3:35 PM UTC
NHL great Brendan Shanahan looks back at the '97 line brawl between the Wings and Avs that changed the course of that season.
We tend to talk a lot this time of year about how there's not always a ton of correlation between what happens in the regular season and what ultimately transpires in the playoffs.
by Ryan Dixon - March 10, 2010 12:45 PM UTC
Steve Yzerman will certainly end up as the big boss of an NHL team soon, but hiring him on the basis of his Olympic construction alone would be folly.
We all know how much value Canada places in a gold medal triumph, but how much stock should a wealthy mover and shaker put in Steve Yzerman's ability to craft a championship team at the Olympics? Yzerman is going to be the main shot-caller for an NHL club at some point in the future.
by Ryan Dixon - February 24, 2010 12:05 PM UTC
Goaltending will obviously be key in each matchup, but beyond that there are key aspects to each contest worth keeping an eye on.
Things become antiquated pretty quickly in this world. 'Super Sunday' seemed like a pretty big deal three days ago, but it's already been supplanted by 'Wonderful Wednesday,' which will send four teams home from the Olympics with very little to feel good about, while simultaneously setting up the next big thing, 'Final 4 Friday.


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1(Of a person) sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- The Globe company needs to experiment with casting actors who are androgynous enough to be sexually alluring to heterosexual men.
- A new study finds that lesbians earn more than straight women while heterosexual men earn more than their gay counterparts.
- As a result, I am more in touch with my own sexuality than most heterosexual people could even come close to achieving.
1.1Involving or characterized by sexual attraction between people of the opposite sex: heterosexual relationships
Más ejemplos en oraciones
- Issues surrounding trust and commitment may interfere with condom use in some heterosexual relationships.
- There is ample evidence to show that sexual aggression is a serious problem in heterosexual relationships.
- Those who reported heterosexual sexual relationships were also likely to report heterosexual romantic relationships.
A heterosexual person.
Oraciones de ejemplo
- These correlations suggest a variety of influences on heterosexuals ' attitudes.
- Talking about homosexuality is easier for heterosexuals than talking about adultery or divorce.
- That lesson is now spreading across the country, as more and more heterosexuals stand up for gay marriage.
heterosexually adverbio
- Oraciones de ejemplo
- In particular, people who are at least in some measure attracted to both sexes may be seen as having a bisexual sexual orientation, but they may choose to behave heterosexually, homosexually, or bisexually.
- In 2000, among young women aged 13 to 24 years, 45% of all AIDS cases reported were acquired heterosexually and 11% were acquired through injection drug use.
- The majority of the sample were heterosexually active at the time of the study, and were involved in monogamous sexual relationships with an average duration of 2.45 years.
Palabras que riman con heterosexualasexual, bisexual, homosexual, psychosexual, sexual, transsexual, unisexual
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Why did saurik jailbreak his iPhone? To get Java tech running on it
By Hinkmond-Oracle on Mar 09, 2012
Q: When Jay Freeman (aka "saurik" of Cydia fame) wanted to hack his first jailbroken iPhone, what do you think he wanted to do first?
A: Get Java technology running on it, of course! Natch--it's what everybody wants on a mobile device.
Here's a quote:
Q: Prior to Cydia, what was your first iPhone hack that you wrote? A: "Every device in the mobile world but the iPhone runs Java. So my first task was to get Java working on the iPhone. I managed to port a JVM to run on the iPhone and I distributed to developers in the world of jailbreaking and everyone was kind of excited about that..."Now, of course instead of standard iOS, he had to get enough of a Debian Linux distro to run on his jailbroken iPhone to get full Java technology compatibility and a standard Java VM to run. But, that's like the "chicken and egg" problem. Which came first on the first jailbroken iPhone, a working standard Linux distro or Java technology and a standard Java VM? You'd have to ask saurik.


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Definition of diagram in English:
noun(abbreviation diag.)
- They are packed with detail but it doesn't seem overwhelming because the pages are broken up with masses of superb colour photographs, maps, street-by-street diagrams and drawings.
- Apart from the run-of-the-mill stuff like e-mail and word processing, he is teaching himself to use the computer to draw schematic diagrams.
- The data are summarized in the schematic diagram below.
- Along with many line diagrams and equations, the problems and 'mathematical meanderings' strengthen concepts in each chapter.
- Stefan handed some chalk to Spencer who began drawing various diagrams on the board.
verb (diagrams, diagraming, diagramed; also diagramming, diagrammed)[with object]
- The screening method is diagrammed in Fig 1A and represents a modification of the crossing design of COYNE et al. 1998.
- The Kensico Cemetery burial card diagrams the wedge-shaped plot, 5 feet by 8 by 40.
- By diagramming actual people in actual relationships, we are introducing both mechanical and conceptual problems.
Early 17th century: from Latin diagramma, from Greek, from diagraphein 'mark out by lines', from dia 'through' + graphein 'write'.
graft from Late Middle English:
A graft is a shoot from one plant fixed into a slit made in another to form a new growth. Originally spelled graff, it derives from Greek graphion 'stylus, pointed writing implement', from graphein 'to write', source of the graphite (late 18th century) in your pencil, graphic art (mid 17th century), and diagram (early 17th century). The tapered tip of the shoot was thought to resemble a stylus. The other graft (mid 19th century), 'hard work', may be related to the phrase spade's graft 'the amount of earth that one stroke of a spade will move', based on Old Norse groftr 'digging'.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) � A Rhode Island state senator�s request for documents from the litigation surrounding the collapse of Curt Schilling�s video game company has been rejected.
Sen. James Sheehan said he had hoped his request for depositions and exhibits from the lawsuit could help explain what went wrong with the state�s investment in 38 Studios. The former Economic Development Corp. sued the ex-Red Sox pitcher and others after 38 Studios went bankrupt. The agency awarded the company a $75 million loan guarantee.
In a response to Sheehan�s request, a lawyer for the agency says some defendants are seeking a protective order to keep the material confidential. The attorney told Sheehan the documents can�t be released until the court rules on the motion.
Sheehan, a North Kingstown Democrat, leads the Senate Oversight Committee.
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The dialysis machine, called NxStage System One, sits in Boardman's living room next to her recliner and has become a part of her daily life.
"I call it my miracle," Boardman of Sikeston said.
Boardman has End-Stage Renal Disease, which is the slow, progressive and permanent inability of a kidney to remove excess bodily fluid, minerals and wastes. The condition affects nearly 400,000 Americans, and chronic therapy or transplant is required to maintain life.
But before Boardman received her "miracle" almost two years ago, she survived a failed kidney/pancreas transplant and colon cancer. In 2001, she began dialysis treatments for four-hour sessions, three days a week at a nearby unit.
The treatments left Boardman feeling drained and ill.
"For one thing in between treatments, the toxins build up in your body. It destroys your energy level and appetite," she said.
It seemed like she would just begin to feel better and then it was time to go back to the unit to start the routine all over again, Boardman said.
Boardman said she began losing interest in her life because it took too much of her strength to do the things she wanted. She threw away her golfing shoes and vowed never to play the sport again.
"My attitude started to change about trying to fight the disease. I had been walking faithfully several times a week. ... But I began to feel that it was pointless even to do that. I was starting to give up. I didn't like that at all. I've never been a quitter," Boardman wrote in an
Finally in 2002, Boardman learned about a new invention that allowed patients to give themselves home-based dialysis treatments. She attended a meeting at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, where she learned about NxStage.
Three years later Boardman was the first patient at Washington University of Medicine in St. Louis to use the machine in 2005 -- the year the machine was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Before using the NxStage, Boardman and her husband, Marc, underwent a three-week training session to learn how to use the machine and insert needles into the veins of arms.
For almost two years, for two hours a day, six days a week, Boardman has hooked herself up to the 70-pound machine and receives dialysis treatment.
The machine is color-coded for easy use. It even hooks up to the house plumbing system.
Unlike dialysis treatments received at a hospital, Boardman's free to look out her front window, watch TV, visit with company or take a nap.
"I didn't want to be in my bedroom like I was hiding it," Boardman said about having her machine in the living room. "I wanted people to feel like they were free to visit, and it's part of my life and it's here."
And the home treatment doesn't leave her feeling sick and tired, Boardman said. Almost immediately she noticed improvements.
Boardman's blood pressure has reached normal levels, and she no longer has to take medication to control it. Also her levels of potassium, cholesterol, blood count, hemoglobin and others were better following her treatment with NxStage versus in-center dialysis.
Not long after she began using the machine at home, family and friends noticed a difference in Boardman.
"I had lost that yellow glow (before), and now I have more energy and started to gain some weight," Boardman said.
In addition to Boardman feeling better, the machine makes traveling easier, too, she said.
"Before I was always trying to find a dialysis unit that will take you when you're on vacation. Now the machine just packs up, and we can leave in a moment's time," Boardman said.
Boardman encouraged other people on in-center dialysis to check into using the machine from home.
"A lot of people are scared of sticking themselves," Boardman said about why others may not be using the machine. "And you have to do it six days a week. You cannot be one of those who will fudge on it, and you have to somebody living with you."
Improvements continue to be made with NxStage machine. Last month Boardman was even invited to speak at the International Dialysis Symposium in Denver.
Meanwhile, Boardman has purchased another pair of golf shoes and returned to the golf course -- with a new attitude on the game.
"I don't think I'm as competitive as I once was," Boardman said. "Even when I play bad, I know there are worse places I could be."
Some information for this article was obtained from an article written by Boardman in the February 2007 issue of Nephrology News and Issues magazine.


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Since graduating with her masters' degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music in 2011, violinist Ariel Clayton enjoys an active life teaching and performing throughout northeast Ohio. She appears frequently at the Cleveland Clinic as a soloist, in various ensembles, and in collaboration with guest artists. Aside from the dozens of private events for which she performs yearly, Ms. Clayton has performed with CityMusic Cleveland, currently serves as guest concertmaster of the Suburban Symphony Orchestra, and has held that seat in numerous other area ensembles. Her chamber ensemble, Opus 216, performed on Tremont's A.R.T concert series in 2011, and gave the inaugural public performance at the first evening event in the Cleveland Museum of Art's new atrium in the fall of 2012. Committed to bringing classical music to new audiences, Ms. Clayton also performs monthly with Classical Revolution Cleveland, a collective of musicians committed to bringing music to unconventional Cleveland venues. Ms. Clayton maintains a large independent violin studio of students throughout the Cleveland area. Her students perform in area youth orchestras, and participate in multiple outreach projects each year. Ariel adores the versatile, thriving musical climate in Cleveland, and loves opportunities to reach new audiences in new ways.
Flutist Virginia Crabtree is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music where she received her Masters degree studying with Mary Kay Fink and Joshua Smith. Holding a Bachelor of Music Degree from Northwestern University, Virginia graduated Magna Cum Laude with Woodwind Departmental Honors in 2007. With performances ranging from the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia to concerts for the Seminari Musicali Internazionali in Prato, Italy, Virginia has performed extensively on both flute and piccolo. In addition to these instruments, in 2009 Virginia performed the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 on Baroque flute with the Case Western Early Music Ensemble. A native of San Diego, Virginia has been a member of the California Young Artist Guild since 2003 and in 2006 was a finalist for the Northwestern Concerto Competition. In March, 2008 Virginia was also a finalist for the piccolo position of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and won second place in the National Flute Association Piccolo Artist Competition. Virginia is also an avid teacher and enjoys positions on the flute faculty for the Interlochen Arts Camp and the Cleveland Music Settlement.
Gayle Getts graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Music degree from Baldwin-Wallace College, studying with William Hebert, piccoloist of The Cleveland Orchestra. She then earned her Master's degree in flute performance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, studying with internationally renowned flutist Alexander Murray, former principal flutist of the London Symphony Orchestra. Since that time she has been an active freelance musician, recitalist, clinician, and private flute instructor throughout Northeast Ohio. Gayle has performed concerts at Severance Hall and Blossom Music Center with Yanni, the Moddy Blues, and Il Divo, among others. She has been principal flutist of the Cleveland Symphonic Winds, Lakewood Hometown Band, and the Sounds of Sousa Band. Since 2008, Gayle has served as flute instructor for the Aurora School of Music, presently teaching 35 students. Having taught private flute lessons for over 35 years, her students have ranged from beginners to advanced national award-winners.
Marshall Griffith is on the Faculty of The Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) where he teaches Theory and Jazz Improvisation. He received Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees in composition from CIM, as well as a Doctor of Music degree from Indiana University. He studied composition with Eugene O'Brien, Donald Erb and John Eaton, and was the recipient of The Music Teachers National Association Award in composition in 1976. His works have been published by Theodore Presser and Belle Press, and recorded on Crystal Records. He served as chairman of the Cleveland Composers Guild from 1991 until 1995. His music has been performed by the Baton Rouge Symphony, the Amici, Bel Arte and Coleridge String Quartets, the 20th Century Consort and the Black Earth Percussion Group. Active as a jazz and classical pianist, he has also been soloist with the Canton Symphony, Ohio Chamber Orchestra, Cleveland Pops, Suburban Symphony, CIM Orchestra, CIM Woodwind Ensemble, Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony and the Case Jazz Band. He performed in a professional two-piano team, the Fine Arts Duo, from 1980 until 1990.
For over twenty-five years violinist Mary Beth Ions has been one of Cleveland's most active musicians. She received her Bachelor of Music degree from Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music and did graduate studies at Pennsylvania State University. She plays in many local groups including the Cleveland Pops Orchestra, Blossom Festival Orchestra, Trinity Cathedral Chamber Orchestra, and Playhouse Square productions of touring Broadway shows. She regularly provides back-up music for Mannheim Steamroller, Barry Manilow, Johnny Mathis, Rod Stewart, Smokey Robinson, Yanni, Sarah Brightman, Jewel, Clay Aiken and Josh Groban. Other notable performances include performing with Scott Hamilton and Kristi Yamaguchi at Quicken Loans Arena for the Scott Hamilton CARES Initiative, a performance for President George W. Bush as a member of RED {an orchestra}, and a performance for Hilary Clinton. She has developed versatile programs to bring to schools and nursing homes and is a founding member of Amethyst, a versatile string quartet that provides music for churches, synagogues, parties, weddings, and high profile events.
Dan received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music performance from Youngstown State University. He spent twelve years as a staff musician for Norwegian Caribbean Cruise Lines and four years on the Stella Solaris doing world cruises. While performing at sea, he backed-up many artists including: The Fifth Dimension, Little Richard, and Patti Labelle. In Miami, Dan performed with Latin recording artist Zieda Palma, Nester Torez, and The Barry Herman Orchestra. In addition to the previously mentioned venues, Dan spent a year in Las Vegas and has performed in diverse venues including Carnegie Hall, "Casa del Mar, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Paradise Casino, Monte Carlo Casino, and Breaker's Hotel. Dan is currently employed as a section bassist with the Greenville Symphony, Mansfield Symphony, and Youngstown Playhouse. He can also been seen as a freelance performance with others.
Alan received his degree from Kent State University with post-graduate work completed at the Cleveland Institute of Music and Cleveland State University. For twenty-eight years, he served as a High School Music Director and also led the male vocal ensemble Quartific. He is a vibraphone specialist in large and small groups performing at Blossom Music Center, Playhouse Square, WEWS Television, Back Center For The Arts, NightTown, and many other locations. He is an experienced piano technician, church music director, and music group performance tour consultant.
Sean Snapp is a freelance flutist in the Cleveland area, where her serves as principal flute with the Opera Circle Orchestra and second flute with the Ohio Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as maintaining a private teaching studio. Sean is also interested in the connection between music and medicine and has recently completed an internship in music therapy at the MetroHealth Rehabilitation Institute of Ohio as the final step towards becoming a board certified in music therapy. Sean holds bachelor's and master's degrees in performance from the Cleveland institute of Music, where he studied with Joshua Smith and Mary Kay Fink.
Susan Strasek is a soloist, chamber musician, and freelance harpist. She is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music where she earned her Bachelor's of Music Degree in Harp Performance. Susan completed additional studies at the Salzedo School Summer Harp Colony of America. Performances with various orchestras including the Ohio Chamber Orchestra, the Charleston Symphony, and The Cleveland Orchestra. She served as Principal harp for both Lyric Opera Cleveland and the Youngstown Symphony. Guest appearances include the Arkansas Opera Theater and the Metropolitan Opera. Susan has performed under such notable conductors as Louis Lane, Mathias Bamert, James Levine, and Lorin Maazel. Her credits include twenty-three years as Principal Harp for Blossom Music Center's Blossom Festival Concert Band and their Special Attractions. She has also been a member of the Playhouse Square Orchestra in Cleveland, Ohio. Not limited exclusively to classical repertoire, Susan has performed diverse styles with well known artists including Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Julie Andrews, Burt Bacharach, Aretha Franklin, Perry Como, Henry Mancini, Rosemary Clooney, David Sanborn, Barry Manilow, Linda Ronstadt, and Mannheim Steamroller. She was featured with the international Irish Group, The Chieftains. Susan served as a harp teacher in the Preparatory Department of the Cleveland Institute of Music. She is a protege of Alice Chalifoux.
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body English
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1Follow-through movement after throwing or hitting a ball: when Fisk hit that dramatic home run, it was moving to see him using body English to try to keep it from going foul
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Student News
First-year MPA students wrapped up socialization week with Saturday morning service learning projects across the community. Students served at five different locations with tasks ranging from painting and clean up for Ebenezer Baptist Church to farming for a local CSA that contributes to local soup kitchens and food banks. Additionally, students served at Timothy Road Elementary blazing a new trail for elementary students, staging heavy components of a hoop house and dismantling raised garden beds at Northeast Georgia Food Bank, and removing privet at Dudley Park. Students were rewarded at the end of their morning of service with lunch and a discussion on the application to what they will learn and encounter in the MPA program.Read More
In The News
Wednesday, August 31 from 2:30-3:20pm, guests from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will be hosting a recruiting session for students interested in the National Security Security Administration Graduate Fellowship Program (NGFP). The session will be on the 4th Floor of the Holmes Hunter Academic Building.NGFP
In The News
CITS Distinguished Fellow, Dr. Igor Khripunov, is attending a meeting of the International Nuclear Security Education Network (INSEN) from August 22 - 26 in Vienna, Austria. This is the third consultancy meeting to review materials for a training course titled "Establishing a System for Control of Nuclear Material for Nuclear Security Purposes at a Facility during Storage, Use, and Movements"INSEN
Student News
SPIA students who travelled to South Africa as part of the Stellenbosch Study Abroad program have been recognized for their voluntary work. Vision AfriKa showed appreciation for our students' time and assistance with their efforts in an article on its website. In the article, Vision AfriKa details the work SPIA students completed including helping Grades 8, 9 and primary school children with school work as well as learning how to type. This is the third year SPIA students have worked with Vision AfriKa as part of the experiential learning component of their coursework. To read the full article, click here.http://www.visionafrika.com/us-students-offer-voluntary-help-to-vision-afrika-for-third-year-running/
Faculty News
Over the past few weeks, several SPIA faculty members have been recommended for or received several prestigious grant awards totaling approximately $1.3 million dollars.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recommended for award three SPIA proposals submitted during the spring 2016 funding cycle. The recommended proposals include:
• Christy Boyd, Scott Ainsworth, and Michael Lynch's project "Judging Disabilities: Social Security Administration Appeals in the Federal Trial Courts" which will explore federal trial court appellate review of denied Social Security Administration (SSA) disability claims brought between 1997 and 2014 to better understand why as many as 50 percent of the SSA's disability determinations reviewed by the federal district courts are reversed and remanded.
• Jamie Monogan and Jeff Gill's (Washington University in St. Louis) project "Smooth National Measurement of Public Opinion across Boundaries and Levels: A View from the Bayesian Spatial Approach" which will reevaluate spatial modeling in political science by implementing software for public distribution using a new modeling approach for understanding public sentiment/opinion by micro-level geographic region based on Bayesian hierarchical spatial modeling with kriging.
• Chad Clay, Thorin Wright (Arizona State University), Reed Wood (Arizona State University), and Chris Farriss' (Univ. of Michigan) project "Sub-national Analysis of Repression Project (SNARP)" which will construct a new dataset that captures instances of political repression at the sub-national level that will support future studies of the subnational occurrence of repression and better explain variation in repression more generally.Read More
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The Center for International Trade and Security organized a series of briefings from June 28-30 for the government of Chile and Chile's main industry association, SOFOFA, in support of Chile's efforts to strengthen and modernize its strategic trade control system.Read More
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Medical marijuana is having a positive impact on the bottom line of Medicare's prescription drug benefit program in states that have legalized its use for medicinal purposes, according to University of Georgia researchers in a study published today in the July issue of Health Affairs. The savings, due to lower prescription drug use, were estimated to be $165.2 million in 2013, a year when 17 states and the District of Columbia had implemented medical marijuana laws. The results suggest that if all states had implemented medical marijuana the overall savings to Medicare would have been around $468 million. Compared to Medicare Part D's 2013 budget of $103 billion, those savings would have been 0.5 percent. But it's enough of a difference to show that, in states where it's legal, some people are turning to the drug as an alternative to prescription medications for ailments that range from pain to sleep disorders.UGA News
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The 2016 Georgia Students for Public Administration banquet wrapped up the 2015-2016 academic year with celebration of accomplishments and awards. The event planned and executed by GSPA officers and members was an opportunity to acknowledge outstanding teachers as well as students.Read More
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Green Ink: Backtracking in Bangkok
Oil investors are still trying to determine if U.S. crude and fuel stocks are above-average or falling, leading to wild price swings, reports Bloomberg. But crude seems to be following fundamentals again, analysts say: "The accurate picture is one of western recession becoming closer, and oil being supported by demand from India and China," said Robert Laughlin, a senior broker at MF Global Ltd. in London. "It's only a matter of time before these economies slow down, and ultimately prices will suffer."
Other commodities are also reacting to tight supplies and a weak dollar; corn futures hit an all-time high, reports the WSJ (sub reqd.) And what might be next? Coal. The WSJ reports (sub reqd.) on a new futures exchange for coal—the next step towards its global commoditization.
Climate negotiators in Bangkok are wrestling with a dilemma: The U.S. delegation can't do much in an election year, but a global accord without U.S. commitments is hollow, reports AP in the L.A. Times. Part of the U.S. reticence has to do with the looming recession, which could end up hurting exports in the developing world, also from AP. It's contagious: Australia is mimicking the U.S. approach, despite its recent conversion to Kyoto, and is "backtracking" on climate commitments, Greenpeace says in The Age.
The climate debate isn't just in Bangkok. Climate Progress examines the "pointless" article recently published in Nature that highlights a gap in the technology needed to fight climate change; Dot Earth joins the fray. Meanwhile, more attacks on the "false choices" of the Copenhagen Consensus, at Solve Climate: It's not a question of how to allocate extra resources, it's how to allocate resources, period.
Congress will be mustering its own legal resources after Rep. Markey issued his first-ever subpoena to get EPA documents examining greenhouse-gas regulation, in the WSJ (sub reqd.) The move comes the same day 18 states and environmental groups sued the EPA for stonewalling on regulating the gases.
Westinghouse might be able to show of its latest-generation nuclear reactors in the U.S., reports AP. Toshiba's unit could secure four orders for nuclear plants in the southeast U.S. Meanwhile, The Oil Drum has a detailed take-out of the big nuclear issues, including waste, reactor design, and fuel.
Finally, the Guardian has an interesting take on "eco-terrorists" in the U.S.—either the biggest domestic terrorism threat and on par with al Qaeda, or non-existent. And a New Zealand company pitching "eco-fur"—pelts made from critters that tear up native forests—runs into a problem, reports the WSJ (sub reqd.): People who buy fur don't generally care about eco-anything.


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Utilities recognized for trend-setting efficiency programs
The Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) has recognized several utilities with it's Inspiring Efficiency Awards for their innovative programs aimed to assist Midwestern businesses and consumers save energy and money. The utility winners include AEP Ohio, Xcel Energy and Nicor Gas.
AEP received an Education Award for educating thousands of Ohio students about energy efficiency by helping them install and monitor energy-saving devices such as LED nightlights at home via the e3smart program.
Nicor Gas received a Marketing Award for its Summer Staycation campaign which encouraged residential customers to purchase high-efficiency products for their homes.
Xcel Energy won two awards in Education and Impact. In education, the Kilowatt Crackdown campaign received honors for removing more than 13 million kWh off the grid by challenging business owners in the Twin Cities business to improve the energy efficiency of their buildings. In impact, Xcel was recognized for its Computer Efficiency rebate program, which achieved energy savings of nearly 33 million kWh by encouraging computer companies to manufacture and sell more energy-efficient PCs to customers in Xcel's Minnesota service area. Further, the program has driven energy-efficiency advancements to the overall PC market.
Although not a utility, the Leadership Award winner has heavily influenced the utility industry. Former Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Commissioner Cheryl was recognized for addressing complex regulatory issues and promoting energy-efficiency initiatives both in Ohio and nationally.
"These trend-setting programs will have a ripple effect across the nation and the world, saving businesses and consumers millions in energy costs," said MEEA Executive Director Jay Wrobel.
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I have image_default_link_type set to 'file', but images I upload are linked to the attachment page instead. Don't we get this option any more in 3.5?
I have image_default_link_type set to 'file', but images I upload are linked to the attachment page instead. Don't we get this option any more in 3.5?
When you upload the image, on the right side is an option to pick what you want the image to be linked to. Is that not working?
That's working. What's not working is the option to set it to the file by default, e.g. by using
Checked in /wp-admin/options.php and it's getting set, but it looks like it's not getting read. Interesting. Works on 3.4.2.
Yeah it works in 3.4.2. Is there any way to disable attachment pages in 3.5 or in general and link straight to the file without a redirect?
I'm not sure, so I'm gonna ask up the food chain. It works on the old media uploader, so I'm inclined to think it's in error.
I went ahead and made http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/22841 just to cover bases. I don't know enough about the new media code to be able to poke it myself :/ Just spent 40 minutes eyeing it. I'm going to keep kicking to see if it's obvious enough for me ;)
Thanks, I'm glad I've been of some help then.
Kind of annoying though, I'll try to force it with js or I'll add a warning to our back end when we update to 3.5.
If there's anyone who knows something that totally disables attachment pages (also the drop down?), please let me know :)
As explained on the ticket, this option never forced anything. It only set a default, and it's a default that we change per-user.
You can use set_user_setting( 'urlbutton', 'file' ) to set a user default.
That works great, thanks!
I know it just sets a default, but it would be even more interesting if there was an option to totally disable attachment pages. Now I'm redirecting them all to the files.
But thanks, this is what I was looking for!
it seems that in wp-3.5.0 all of this 3 options are not settable anymore:
update_option('image_default_align', 'none' );
update_option('image_default_link_type', 'none' );
update_option('image_default_size', 'large' );
it is always very useful, to set those 3 options inside the theme functions.php itself, specially for some authors, that do not understand so much about what is a attachment-page or file link and such. those users only click on the default "OK" Buttons :-(
same as "averyl" me too, i'd like to know, if there's anyone who knows something that totally disables attachment pages (also the drop down?), please let me/us know :)
For me the solution Andrew gave works. It sets the option to the media file as default, but it doesn't remove any attachment pages from older post. I don't think totally disabling them is possible, but you might want to redirect them all. I use this:
set_user_setting('urlbutton', 'file' );
function gg_attachment_redirect() {
global $post;
if (is_attachment()) {
wp_redirect(wp_get_attachment_url( $post->ID ), 301);
add_action('template_redirect', 'gg_attachment_redirect', 1);
However, this won't be a good solution if you need a direct link to the file, like for Fancybox for example.
Oh and if you need all the images to be aligned the same, just don't add any css. People will still be able to set the alignment, but it won't do anything. Maybe override the editor-style css.css as well so people see that it doesn't work before they post.
Image default size should also be doable with css, though you keep the original size then. That's a problem for for really big images... There are a lot of plugins to resize the image before upload.
Of course, these options were really useful, so I hope we see them again in the next version. I also hope there will be an option to totally disable the attachment pages, because quite al lot of people don't seem to use them.
Thanx. Until 3.4.2 i could easily also set the align pull-down to
tr.align {display:none !important;}... But this too doesn't work anymore ...
Basically my idea of a better usability is always NOT to show un-useful or confusing options to the "non-professional" authors.
So rather then controlling this with CSS (what I also do of course) - i try them not to "let them see" these options or if they already incedently used them, and therefore they are saved - to override them again by
update_option (...)
You can remove these buttons if you create a custom admin.css and add the following:
#content_justifyfull {
display: none;
To have even more control, add this to function.php:
function custom_tinymce_options($initArray){
$initArray['theme_advanced_buttons1'] = 'styleselect,bold,italic,strikethrough,underline,|,bullist,numlist,blockquote,hr,|,justifyleft,justifycenter,justifyright,justifyfull,|,link,unlink,|,spellchecker';
$initArray['theme_advanced_buttons2'] = 'formatselect,forecolor,|,pastetext,pasteword,removeformat,|,charmap,sub,sup,|,outdent,indent,|,undo,redo';
return $initArray;
add_filter('tiny_mce_before_init', 'custom_tinymce_options');
Then remove the buttons you don't want! :)
thanx again, but i try to get rid of them in the new media center... - the so called Attachment Display Settings - they have no special css-class or id's anymore
It does? Just add
.attachment-display-settings {
display: none;
to your admin.css or whatever you called it.
but then ALL options are gone,
what if you just want get rid of align for ex.?
Hmm, the only way to do it is
.attachment-display-settings .alignment {
display: none;
but then the label's still there. Of course it prevents people from setting it differently, but it's not the cleanest solution.
best would be, to get these 3 options back again:
update_option('image_default_align', 'none' );
update_option('image_default_link_type', 'none' );
update_option('image_default_size', 'large' );
hope this will be done in wp-3.5.1
thanx anyway
set_user_setting('urlbutton', 'file' );
sets links the attachment to the file by default. But the author can still change it to the attachment page.
function gg_attachment_redirect() {
global $post;
if (is_attachment()) {
wp_redirect(wp_get_attachment_url( $post->ID ), 301);
add_action('template_redirect', 'gg_attachment_redirect', 1);
only redirects all the attachment pages to the file, even if it was set to attachment page.
You just add this code to your functions.php. I'm not sure if it would be useful to do his only for a specific group since you can change the default setting anyway and if you redirect, your setting won't make any difference.
I was able to get those 3 update_option to work. It works great in WP 3.5.1. Thanks!
I did it like this
function mytheme_setup() {
// Set default values for the upload media box
update_option('image_default_align', 'center' );
update_option('image_default_link_type', 'none' );
update_option('image_default_size', 'large' );
add_action('after_setup_theme', 'mytheme_setup');
yes! here too!
thanks to 3.5.1 everything works well.
code is poetry ☆彡
That's still not working for me... So I use this instead:
set_user_setting('urlbutton', 'file' );
set_user_setting('imgsize', 'large' );
set_user_setting('image_default_link_type', 'file' );
set_user_setting('align', 'none' );
Is there a way to manually change the image_default_size?
And for
function mytheme_setup() {

// Set default values for the upload media box

update_option('image_default_align', 'center' );

update_option('image_default_link_type', 'none' );

update_option('image_default_size', 'large' );

}

add_action('after_setup_theme', 'mytheme_setup');
Which are placeholder names that you are using in there?
*backticks not working for me?
Go to http://www.example.com/wp-admin/options.php
where example.com needs to be replaced by your site name. Here you will find all the settings and also the "image_default_size".
NOTE : Whenever you update or reinstall WordPress your settings will be removed and you will have to redo them.
thank you
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Rare 'Walking Dead' Disease Said to Be Linked to Herpes Drug
Swedish doctors have found that a medication used to treat herpes may be connected to an ailment that makes some patients think they've turned into the "walking dead."
Cotard's syndrome, referred to by some as Walking Corpse syndrome, causes the nihilistic delusion that you no longer exist, have lost your internal organs or are putrefying. Luckily, the mental disorder is uncommon, and since 1880 only 110 cases have been reported worldwide. Sufferers have been likened in the popular press to real-life zombies, although there's nothing supernatural about the ailment.
Although the symptoms are pretty obvious, the underlying cause of the disease has yet to be understood. Some have linked it to depression, others to bipolar disorder. Most recently, two Swedish doctors say they see a connection between Cotard's syndrome and a herpes medicine.
"Together with my colleague Thomas Linden, I've found almost ten examples of Cotard's syndrome in patients treated with a herpes medicine called aciclovir," said Anders Hellden, one of the doctors behind the discovery. Hellden said that he and Linden are readying an article about their findings.
The news was reported in the Swedish and Norwegian media last week. Hellden was one of the co-authors of a 2007 paper in the medical journal BMJ that reported on "two cases of Cotard's syndrome that occurred as an adverse drug reaction to aciclovir and its prodrug valaciclovir." The paper didn't draw much attention then, but now that the doctors have found additional cases, Hellden says their observations have more support and are accordingly drawing more interest.
Hellden works in pharmacology research in Stockholm at Karolinska hospital, widely considered Sweden's most respected hospital. While in the midst of a side effects study of aciclovir, he noticed reports of patients claiming they were not alive, although everyone around them could see that they were. One patient had said that her "body felt unfamiliar, and she felt shut off from the surrounding world. She could barely walk, cried out and appeared terrified; another was "screaming and asking if he was dead." Both had symptoms of Cotard's syndrome, and doctors "found no cause to account for their sense of being dead other than the (herpes drug) treatment."
"This is especially interesting because Cotard's syndrome has never been reported as a drug reaction," Hellden said.
Hellden believes that if physicians are able to identify the cause of the disease, they may also be able to work towards a cure.
"Our findings may be an important contribution to our understanding of Cotard's syndrome in the future," Hellden said.
Although rare, contemporary examples of Cotard's syndrome can be found in recent medical literature. In 2008, a 53-year old New York lady complained that she was dead and smelled like rotten flesh. A year later, Belgian doctors treated an 88-year old man who came to the hospital because he "knew" he was dead and was upset about not having been buried. A 46-year old woman, who claimed she hadn't eaten nor gone to the bathroom in months because all her organs had rotted, was treated by the same doctors. None of these cases was connected in the reports about them to the use of aciclovir.
The only non-prescription drug in the U.S. containing aciclovir, aka acyclovir, is the cold sore cream Zovirax, and GlaxoSmithKline, the company that produces it, says there is no risk of developing Cotard's syndrome after using it.
"The use of Zovirax cream does not present a risk of developing Cotard's syndrome to consumers as a very small amount of acyclovir is absorbed into the blood stream when the cream is applied directly on to the cold sore," said Mary Ann Rhyne, director of U.S. External communication at GlaxoSmithKline.


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by Raymond Carver
Analysis: Booker's Seven Basic Plots Analysis
Christopher Booker is a scholar who wrote that every story falls into one of seven basic plot structures: Overcoming the Monster, Rags to Riches, the Quest, Voyage and Return, Comedy, Tragedy, and Rebirth. Shmoop explores which of these structures fits this story like Cinderella's slipper.
Plot Type : Rebirth
Falling Stage
The narrator grumps around
This is what Booker says: in this stage, the hero (the person who gets to be reborn at the end) is "frozen" in an "isolated, imprisoned state." He's fallen under the "spell" of the "dark" sides of his own personality. Sounds like our narrator. When we first meet him, he's grouchy, jealous, and a little angry. He's full of all sorts of ludicrous assumptions about blind people. He's frozen and isolated by his emotions and assumptions.
Recession Stage
The perfect host
The narrator rises to the occasion when Robert arrives. With the aid of cocktails, his grumpiness recedes, just like Booker says it's supposed to. The narrator keeps his assumptions to himself, and seems genuinely concerned with making Robert feel comfortable in every way.
Imprisonment Stage
Same old late-night routine
Booker says that in this stage the darker aspects of the hero's personality return with a vengeance, locking him "in a state of living death." We have to stretch a little to see the narrator as a typical Booker hero in this stage. Even if you think that smoking marijuana. drinking, and/or watching TV are harmful or a waste of time, you probably didn't think "state of living death" when you read the after-dinner scene. There is more of a sense of sleepiness, intoxication, and fullness than a sense of danger and peril. On the other hand, we learn that this is basically what the narrator does every night. Being locked in the monotony of his nightly routine contributes to his state of dissatisfaction.
But, we still can't quite fit him neatly into the mold of the Booker hero. After all, tonight his routine is being shaken up. Robert is in the house, and he's enjoying his company, even though he's still afraid of Robert. This seems more like an extension of the recession stage than an imprisonment stage.
Nightmare Stage
Language fails
In this stage things are supposed to get so bad that the hero has little chance of triumphing over his inner monsters. In the Falling Stage we identified some of those monsters – grumpiness, jealousy, making too many assumptions. In the imprisonment stage we added his inability to break from his tired routine to the list. None of those qualities intensify in "Cathedral." They are worst at the beginning, and grow steadily weaker as the story progresses. Instead, a new monster arises – the failure-to-communicate monster. In trying to describe cathedrals to Robert, the narrator finds that words are not enough.
Hmmm. Maybe that monster isn't so new. The narrator is clever, and he can get his point across, but he doesn't exactly communicate positively. He seems to have trouble communicating in general. Maybe he fits the Booker hero in this stage better than we thought. Allegorically speaking, if he can't find a way to describe the cathedral to Robert, he might never be able to communicate effectively with anyone, least of all his wife.
Rebirth Stage
Vision redefined
Booker says that in this stage the hero experiences "a miraculous redemption" usually with the aid of a young woman or child. Robert is neither young nor female, but he gets the job done. By showing the narrator an entirely new way of "seeing" and communicating, Robert helps free the narrator from his stagnant vision. He shows him that with creativity and open-mindedness, big and small problems can often be solved. We don't know if the narrator is really reborn, that is, if the effects of his experience will be permanent, or not. But we are free to speculate.


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CEntrance: Making Computer Audio Better
According to Michael Goodman and Stacie Romashchenko, hands down the sweetest non-couple I encountered at AXPONA, CEntrance's business is upgrading computer audio sound. To that end, the team were showing CEntrance's premium DAC, headphone, speakers, and other components. Goodies include the CEntrance DACport, a portable 24/96 USB DAC and headphone amplifier ($299); the DACport LX ($249.95), a portable 24/96 USB DAC with line-level output; the DACmini; and DACmini PX ($999.95), an all-in-one 24/192 USB DAC, headphone amp and speaker amp. New to the list of products is the HiFi-M8 (699), a portable DAC/amp with internal battery that streams music from either your iPhone or laptop to headphones.


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Cheesesteak Place: Cheshire Bridge
posted on May 14, 2012 at 11:37 am
A couple of weeks ago, I posted about a cheesesteak shop I spied when driving down Cheshire. A commenter said this was the old location of a place still open in Ansley Mall. So, I deleted the post figuring I had missed the boat when out on "maternity leave." Well, I went to go to the Ansley Mall location and it was empty. The sign said they are moving to Cheshire. Ay.
So, back to my original statement. A cheesesteak place is coming to Cheshire Bridge. I will let you know how it is.
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Re: Cheesesteak Place: Cheshire Bridge
No, what I said was the long-time cheesestake place at Ansley was moving to Cheshire Bridge, which is exactly what the signs at the closed, empty one at Ansley say.


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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Happy Accident
15 comments:
- Julie Whitmore Pottery said...
What a great idea and fun time, and something so pretty to show for it.
I love that you do this for your mom and her friends.
- March 27, 2012 at 3:53 PM
- Julie Harward said...
I have not heard of this, but it makes such a pretty design and color. I just made a wreath from coffee filters and it turned out great! :)
- March 27, 2012 at 5:54 PM
- Betsy@ coastal-colors said...
I have never seen this! Hammered flowers- who knew?! I love this! Your table looks gorgeous!
- March 27, 2012 at 7:26 PM
- Designs By Pinky said...
How neat, I have never heard of this! XO, Pinky
- March 27, 2012 at 8:13 PM
- Lorrie said...
Very pretty, and so unique. Can't wait to see the cofee filter flowers. Thanks for visiting my blog and your sweet comments, I'm now a follower here!
- March 27, 2012 at 9:18 PM
- see you there! said...
Love your new header. The pounding must have been fun and what a beautiful result. You are a whiz at this stuff. I'd let you take my picture in my Easter bonnet if I had one - I think I need to get busy and see if I can find one.
- March 28, 2012 at 6:38 AM
- Martina said...
This sounds like fun! You are so crafty these days - and - blooming idiot? Noooo - flower fairy ;)
- March 28, 2012 at 6:50 AM
- Mac n' Janet said...
I've never heard of this before, how interesting, and pretty. Next time I feel the urge to whack something I'll have to remember this.
- March 28, 2012 at 7:09 AM
- Betsy said...
What a fun idea, I've never heard about this before. The soft colors are perfect for a spring flower. Very nice!
- March 28, 2012 at 7:38 AM
- susan said...
Now that is a neat idea! You are one creative and sweet gal to entertain like this every week. I think next winter I will start that for my mom and mil! also love your new header. Could you help me create one for my blog? thanks!
- March 28, 2012 at 7:22 PM
- Cape Cod Washashore said...
OOhhh! Beautiful floral prints! What a great idea! And to think your compost pile will smell so sweet after doing this craft! ;)
- March 30, 2012 at 1:06 PM
- Shabby chic Sandy said...
I took a class on doing this years ago--it was so fun! Thanks for reminding me!
- March 30, 2012 at 4:40 PM
- All The Pretty Dishes said...
I love the hammered flower look and the idea itself.
Thanks for stopping by my blog and giving me some photo tips. I appreciate it!
- April 2, 2012 at 7:25 AM
- Monica said...
Dear Phyllis,
many many thanks for your sweet note! Sorry if it took so long to reply, but I have no spare time at the moment. I'm so glad you love that plate, it was one of my favorites too (and thanks to your lovely friend for liking it!!).
Hope you have a happy Easter!
Monica xo
P.S This technique is soo cool!!!! :)
- April 6, 2012 at 7:41 AM
- Monica said...
P.S Of course I have my Easter bonnet!!!:)
- April 6, 2012 at 7:42 AM


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Audio interviews - by Patrick Thornton on Monday, July 28, 2008 12:19 - 1 Comment
Interview with Monica Guzman about cultivating conversations
"Despite what might happen to our industry, despite what form it will take, despite the business model, people will always want to know what is going on and will always want to have an intelligent conversation. They just need to be empowered to do so."
For Monica Guzman, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's first online reporter, empowering people is a major way to cultivate comments and build a community. She runs The Big Blog, a blog dedicated to keeping tabs on what's happening in Seattle and the Seattle blogosphere.
"I'm convinced that newspapers need to rise up and take responsibility not just for the quality of the news, but for the quality of the conversation," Guzman said.
Guzman believes newspapers need to cultivate comments. She is a fan of hoisting comments and is working on implementing a comment of the week feature.
"It tells readers that you are listening," Guzman said about hoisting comments. "You're actually watching what they say. And it rewards readers for being smart and actually taking the time to make their comments useful and intelligent."
Guzman is surprised about how much people care about the news.
"As soon as people are empowered with their own tools like blogging tools and a publishing platform like the Internet, [it's amazing] to see how many people will take the opportunity to become reporters for their own blocks," Guzman said. "And I just think that's a beautiful thing."
When she first started there were a handful of community blogs, but now a new one pops up every month. Part of what she does is link to other bloggers and keep tabs on the blogosphere.
Guzman knows that some of her editors are uncomfortable with the ethic of collaboration. Many journalists are still stuck in the competition mindset.
"I love the blogging ethic of collaboration and I hate the ethic of competition," she said.
One time Guzman wanted to link to a Seattle Times story because her paper didn't have the story. At first her editors didn't want her to do so because that was the competition's work, but she insisted. Her editors eventually said if the PI doesn't have a story, she can link to the Times as a last resort.
"When it comes down to it, sometimes your competing paper will write a good story that you didn't write," she said. "I wanted to become a trusted guide for my readers for what's interesting going on in Seattle. How can I be trusted as a good guide if there is some sort of curtain over our competitor?"
Can you imagine a blog without links?
Much more is tackled in part 1 of my interview with Guzman.
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Issue No.12 - December (1972 vol.21)
pp: 1430-1433
K. Preston , Perkin-Elmer Corporation
A computer program has been written which is capable of evaluating all possible Golay marking transformations related to a particular pattern recognition task using an exhaustive search technique. Such evaluations are reported for separating two image data sets: one taken from biomedical microscopy; the other, aerial reconnaissance.
F statistic, feature extraction, Golay transform, hematology, pattern recognition, photointerpretation, texture.
K. Preston, J.R. Carvalko, "On Determining Optimum Simple Golay Marking Transformations for Binary Image Processing", IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol.21, no. 12, pp. 1430-1433, December 1972, doi:10.1109/T-C.1972.223519


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Dining out, with beer and within your budget
Whether you're tapped or flush, choices abound for the beer-loving diner
It's the economy, stupid. My dining-out choices are often dictated by macroeconomic (our joint checking account's balance) and microeconomic (my wallet's contents) forces. Those, and the strength of a restaurant's beer list.
For beer-centric diners, here are three choices reflecting three economic trends.
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2012 Dining Guide
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- Dining out, with beer and within your budget
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Pizza and beer is a cheap meal, but this food-and-drink pairing is as exquisite as caviar and champagne. La Bella Pizza Garden in Chula Vista treats both ends of this equation with loving care. The pies have won fans across the county, while beer geeks vouch for the liquid offerings.
Recently on tap: Karl Strauss' Red Trolley Ale, burly enough to tackle The Works (mushrooms, pepperoni, sausage, green pepper, black olives, onions, $7.95-$22, depending on size) and Coronado's Idiot IPA, whose sharp bite will cleanse your palate between swallows of the cheese pie with white sauce ($5.55-$16).
Bottled beers range from Stone Arrogant Bastard Ale to Dead Guy Ale, a bock made by Oregon's Rogue. Craft pints are $6; 25-ounce schooners, $8.
La Bella Pizza Garden:
373 Third Ave., Chula Vista.
(619) 426-8820 or labellapizza.com
We're solvent!
Found some extra cash? Consider a candlelit dinner at Ritual Tavern. Owners Staci and Michael Flores and chef Kyle Bergman are a craft-crazed trio, as you might guess from dishes like the beef cheeks braised in double chocolate stout.
The beer list is a wonder, boasting rarities like Austria's Stiegl Pils, Belgium's classic Rochefort ales (fruity #8 and deep, dark #10) and North Coast's Old Rasputin. Or browse the library of limited releases from AleSmith, Lost Abbey, Stone and The Bruery. Entrees start at $13, pints at $5.
Ritual Tavern: 4095 30th St., North Park. (619) 283-1618 or ritualtavern.com
We won the lottery!
Most of the county's fine dining spots offer good beer, yet many seem ashamed of this fact, hiding the ales and lagers deep inside the wine list. One that casts brews in a starring role: Jsix, where every Thursday night chef Christian Graves hosts a "Craft Beer Hour" highlighting a local brewery's work. Seven days a week, main courses ranging from $16 (pappardelle verde with organic vegetables) to $29 (grilled New York steak) can be paired with Stone Pale, Magic Hat #9 or Trumer Pils, $6 a pint.
Jsix: 616 J St., downtown. (619) 531-8744 or jsixrestaurant.com


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Munera will be the overarching title of a series of board games from new Italian publisher Albe Pavo. Here's a description of the series from the publisher:
Munera is...set in the bloody and multicolored world of the spectacles of Imperial Rome, during the I-II century AD. Munera aims to recreate these ancient and magnificent games, reviving not only the spectacle itself, but also everything that precedes and follows it. The series will not be made up of simple board games of duel or racing, but instead of a real ancient world simulator, which will allow you to relive every aspect of Roman spectacles: technical, social and economic. You will deal with the training of gladiators, their challenges, the capture of beasts , the hunts in the arenas, the preparation of the chariots and the triumphs in the Circus Maximus.
Munera: Familia Gladiatoria, which will be available in Essen at Cranio Creations Booth 9-53 and which will debut in Italy at the Lucca Comics & Games convention in November 2010, will be the first game in the series, and here's how the publisher describes the game:
Munera: Familia Gladiatoria is a board game for 2-4 players in which you will take on the role of a lanista, an ancient world entrepreneur who has decided to invest his wealth in the constitution of a Gymnasium of Gladiators with the aim to make it the most glorious of the Empire. You will recruit trainers, armourers, medics and even prostitutes; you will train free men, slaves, criminals and war prisoners to become gladiators; and you will bring them to fight in the arenas throughout Italy. You will manage not only the duels, but the whole life of your gladiators: Lead your champions to glory!
The action takes place on three types of game boards: the Italia board, where the gymnasium is located and spectacles take place; the Spectacle board, which is used to manage the spectacles; and the individual Gymnasium boards on which players track Glory Points (victory points) and other things. The game also uses four decks of cards: Gladiator, Minister (Collaborators), Munus (spectacles) and Eventum (events). The box also contains a lot of markers used for experience, abilities and other stuff.
Going through the thirty pages of Italian rules, the game seems to be a deep gamers' game with a lot of decisions, possibilities and interactions. I'll be back as soon as I have played one or more games.
Description written by W. Eric Martin and used with permission of BoardgameNews.com
Product Information
Matteo Santus
Albe Pavo
Year: 2010
Players: 2 - 4
Time: 120 or more minutes
Ages: 10 and up
Weight: 858 grams


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Dedicated on March 27, 1999, Charlie Parker Memorial was commissioned by the City of Kansas City, Missouri, with public funds provided by the city and private funds from the Oppenheimer Brothers Foundation and Tony and Marti Oppenheimer.
Charlie Parker Memorial consists of a bronze head likeness of Charlie Parker measuring 10 feet in height, mounted on 8 feet high base. On the base, etched in letters are words "BIRD LIVES."
The Memorial is installed at the southeast corner of 17th Terrace and the Paseo in Kansas City, Missouri.
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The words and influence of Charlie "Bird" Parker have echoed through generations of musicians. The legendary saxophonist's electrifying sound took the jazz world by storm in the 1940s and carried on until his death in 1955. Bird's musical ideas and instrumental prowess provided the foundation for the sound that became known as "bebop."
In 1997, internationally renowned sculptor Robert Graham was commissioned to begin work on the Charlie "Bird" Parker Memorial sculpture. With the support of former Mayor Rev. Emanuel Cleaver II, the project gained momentum and the Charlie "Bird" Parker Plaza was dedicated on March 27, 1999.
Located adjacent to the Jay McShann Outdoor Pavilion on the north side of the American Jazz Museum, the Charlie "Bird" Parker Memorial faces east towards the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District where Parker cultivated his craft and perfected his art.
By presenting Parker's head in isolation from his body, the sculptor sought to capture the man's inner essence rather than his external appearance. The jazz legend's facial features are treated in a generalized fashion so that he appears ageless. The downward tilt of the head, the closed eyes, and the rapt expression suggest that Parker is completely absorbed in music.
The artist sacrificed anatomical completeness in order to create a more visually appealing sculptural shape. Coincidentally, this cropping also transforms Parker's profile, when seen from the south, into the rough shape of the continent of Africa.
The phrase "Bird Lives", inscribed in the base of the sculpture, rings true today. Recordings of his performances still sound immediate and fresh, and many of his challenging compositions have become standards in jazz repertoire.
Charlie "Bird" Parker is an integral part of the Kansas City community and its Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District. He is considered to be one of the most gifted and original performers in jazz. In the same way, the Charlie "Bird" Parker Memorial sculpture is truly an original work of art, and a gift to all who have seen it.
OFFICIAL KCCVA LIST OF: "Famous Kansas Citians"
#3. Charlie Parker — Legendary saxophonist and Kansas City native, Charlie "Bird" Parker, took the jazz world by storm in the 1940s. Bearing the inscription "Bird Lives," the Charlie Parker Memorial in Kansas City's 18th & Vine Historic Jazz District is a tribute to the musician, and the nearby American Jazz Museum displays his saxophone as well as other important artifacts from the genre's history. Parker is buried in Kansas City's Lincoln Cemetery.
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