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Author Affiliations: Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Drs Lindsay and Hadlock and Mssrs Edwards and Smitson), Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (Dr Heaton); and Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland (Dr Lindsay).
To establish whether nimodipine, a calcium channel blocker, accelerates or otherwise improves functional recovery of whisking after facial nerve crush injury in the rat.
Thirty rats underwent exposure of the left main trunk of the facial nerve followed by a standard crush injury and subsequent quantitative facial movement testing. Animals were randomized into an experimental group (n = 15) and a control group (n = 15). Four days prior to facial nerve manipulation, experimental animals underwent subcutaneous implantation of a nimodipine-secreting pellet. All animals were tested preoperatively and on postoperative days 2, 8 to 17, 20, 22, 24, and 31 using a validated, quantitative whisking kinematics apparatus. Whisks were analyzed for amplitude, velocity, and acceleration.
Animals receiving nimodipine demonstrated significantly better whisking on 5 days (postoperative days 9, 11 to 13, and 20) compared with control animals (P < .001, P = .003, P = .009, P = .009, and P = .009, respectively; 1-tailed ttest). Overall, the nimodipine-treated animals showed earlier recovery compared with the untreated animals.
We demonstrate that nimodipine improves recovery of whisking after facial nerve crush. This finding corroborates the semiquantitative findings of others, and provides complete whisking kinematic data on its effects. Given the low adverse effect profile of nimodipine, there may be clinical implications in its administration in patients experiencing facial nerve injury.
Facial nerve injury carries clinically significant adverse social and functional consequences, including decreased ability to communicate using facial expression, synkinesis, incomplete eye closure, external nasal valve collapse, and oral incompetence. Our laboratory is focused on the development and study of interventions designed to accelerate and improve recovery from these sequelae.
A variety of pharmacologic agents, including FK-506,1 Toki-shakuyaku-san (TJ-23),2 angiotensin II,3 and nitric oxide4,5 have been shown to improve the functional recovery of peripheral nerves after injury; however, none are in clinical use. Nimodipine, a calcium channel blocker, is a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)- approved drug used to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with delayed ischemic deficits in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage. In addition to its activity in the central nervous system, nimodipine has shown promise in multiple rodent models as a possible pharmacologic treatment for peripheral nerve injury.6- 9
Many researchers have used qualitative and semiquantitative methods to examine functional recovery of the facial nerve after injury1,10,11 and/or electrophysiologic and histomorphometric analysis to measure neural regeneration. However, electrophysiologic and histomorphometric characteristics do not necessarily correlate with functional recovery, making quantitative functional analysis the benchmark for successful reinnervation, demonstrating not only that the nerve has regenerated but also that the nerve has made appropriate end organ connections.12 We recently developed a quantitative system to measure the return of facial nerve function after injury in a rat model.13,14 This apparatus accurately measures the amplitude, velocity, and acceleration of whisks and provides a useful tool for precise observations of timing and completeness of facial nerve recovery after injury. We evaluated the effect of nimodipine on whisking kinematics after facial nerve crush injury, using a quantitative instrument to measure functional recovery. We hypothesized that treatment with nimodipine would accelerate and/or improve overall recovery from facial nerve crush compared with controls. If effective, nimodipine might provide a clinically useful treatment for facial nerve crush injuries.
Thirty female Wistar-Hannover rats (Charles River Laboratories, Wilmington, Massachusetts), weighing 200 to 250 g, were handled daily for 2 weeks prior to surgery to condition them for behavior testing. Subsequently, the rats underwent surgical insertion of a light-weight titanium head implant that provided a set of 4 external attachment points for rigid head fixation, as previously described.13,14 One week after head-fixation device implantation, the rats were conditioned to a body restraint apparatus by brief daily placements into a snugly fitting sack. In the third week, a head restraint was added to the daily conditioning regimen. After the third week, the rats were sufficiently conditioned to undergo head and body restraint without struggling or showing signs of stress, and baseline testing was performed. All experimentation was conducted under protocols approved by the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Animal Care and Use Committee and conducted in accordance with international standards on animal welfare as well as local and national regulations.
Animals were randomized into experimental (n = 15) and control groups (n = 15). Four days prior to facial nerve injury, the experimental animals were implanted with a subcutaneous pellet of nimodipine15 (n = 15) (40-mg, 21-day sustained-release pellet; Innovative Research of America, Sarasota, Florida). Forty-milligram pellets have been shown to provide a sustained plasma concentration of 15 ng/mL in the rat and have been safely used in other studies. In humans, a therapeutic dose of nimodipine is 7 nL/mg for the treatment of subarachnoid hemorrhage. Thus, our dose was calculated as a safe dose that maximized the plasma concentration in rats in an attempt to achieve a therapeutic effect.16,17
Rats were anesthetized with an intramuscular injection of ketamine hydrochloride, 50 mg/kg (Fort Dodge Animal Health, Fort Dodge, Iowa), and dexadetomidine hydrochloride, 0.25 mg/kg (Orion Corp, Espoo, Finland), mixed in normal saline. The left infra-auricular area was shaved and sterilely prepared. Left facial nerve exposure involved a preauricular incision, reflection of the parotid gland, and visual identification of the main trunk of the facial nerve as it emerged anteriorly to the posterior belly of the digastric muscle. The common trunk was electrically stimulated with a nerve stimulator (Montgomery Nerve Stimulator; Boston Medical Products, Westford, Massachusetts) at a setting of 1 mV to verify complete hemifacial movement. The nerve was then crushed for 30 seconds using a jeweler's microforceps, and the crush injury was repeated for an additional 30 seconds in the same location.18 The loss of electrical conductivity was verified by stimulating the proximal nerve at a setting of 2 mV and observing an absence of facial movement. The wound was closed, and the anesthetic was reversed with a subcutaneous injection of atipamezole hydrochloride, 0.05 mg/kg (Orion Corp). Rats were allowed to recover on a warming pad and were monitored postoperatively for signs of discomfort, including changes in grooming, social interaction, and for maintenance of normal body weight.
Baseline whisking testing was performed preoperatively and on postoperative day 2. Daily postoperative testing of the animals began on day 8 and continued through day 17, with additional testing on days 20, 22, 24, and 31. Whisking recovery was measured using our previously described testing apparatus.13,14 Briefly, on the day of testing, animals were placed in the body restraint device, their right and left C-1 whiskers were marked using polyimide tubes (Small Parts Inc, Miramar, Florida), and placed into the monitoring apparatus. The horizontal movement of the marked C-1 whiskers was independently tracked using commercial laser micrometers (MetraLight, Santa Mateo, California) and a data acquisition computer.14 A computer-controlled air valve was used to deliver 10-second sustained flows of scented air toward the snout to elicit whisking behavior at 2 random time points during each 5-minute data recording session per animal.
The 3 largest amplitude whisks were detected and analyzed in an automated fashion for each rat on each day of recording using software adapted from Bermejo et al.19,20 The data were normalized within each animal across the 2 sides of the face by dividing the amplitude on the injured side by the amplitude on the uninjured side, giving the relative recovery of function. This is based on prior kinematic analysis by Bermejo et al19,20 and Gao et al21 that confirmed symmetric whisking in head-fixed animals. In addition, this will account for the behavioral changes in whisking effort seen with repeated testing. A group average for relative recovery of amplitude was calculated for each testing day. Independent 2-sample, 1-tailed t tests were then performed for postoperative days 8 to 17, 20, 22, 24, and 31 between the experiment group and the control group. The same data analysis was performed for the 3 whisks with the largest velocity and the 3 whisks with the greatest acceleration for postoperative days 10 to 14, the anticipated window of accelerated recovery.
All animals in both groups exhibited normal cage behavior throughout the study. They had normal weight gain and did not exhibit aggressive behavior. There were no postoperative wound infections after the head mount, pellet implantation, or facial nerve crush procedures. One animal in the control group did not become conditioned appropriately to the testing apparatus and was therefore not tested and not included in the study. All other animals tolerated testing throughout the duration of the study. No increased morbidity was noted in the drug treatment group.
On preoperative testing, the experimental and control animals demonstrated symmetric whisking with a relative amplitude of 1.00 (SE, 0.023) and 1.08 (SE, 0.025), respectively. All animals had absence of whisking function on postoperative day 2 with a relative amplitude in the experimental group of 0.09 (SE, 0.011) and a relative amplitude in the control group of 0.04 (SE, 0.013). Animals were noted to have return of whisking function starting on postoperative day 9. Return of function followed a sigmoid curve, with rapid recovery of function between postoperative days 11 and 17. The mean amplitude, velocity, and acceleration were calculated for each group. The nimodipine-treated group showed a statistically significant improvement in amplitude on days 9, 11 to 13, and 20 compared with the controls (P < .001, P=.003, P = .009, P = .009, and P = .009, respectively; 1-tailed t test). A plateau of recovery was achieved between postoperative days 17 and 31, as expected. At postoperative day 31, both groups continued to demonstrate a statistically significant difference in amplitude between the operated and nonoperated sides (P = .009; 1-tailed t test) (Figure 1). The nimodipine-treated group also showed significantly better whisking velocity on days 11 to 13 and acceleration on days 11 to 14 compared with the controls (P = .007, P=.006, and P = .01, respectively for velocity and P = .007, P = .006, P = .01, and P = .03 on respective days for acceleration; 1-tailed t test) (Figure 2).
Relative recovery of whisking amplitude over time. Relative recovery was calculated by dividing the value on the injured side by the value on the uninjured side (1 = complete recovery). Curves represent the calculated average relative amplitude of the 3 largest amplitude whisks for each animal on each day of testing. The nimodipine-treated group showed a statistically significant improvement on postoperative days 9, 11 to 13, and 20 compared with controls (P < .05; 1-tailed t test). Error bars indicate 2-tailed SE.
The relative recovery of facial function for postoperative days 10 to 14, the days of rapid recovery of function. Relative recovery was calculated by dividing the value on the injured side by the value on the uninjured side (1 = complete recovery). The nimodipine-treated group showed a statistically significant improvement in relative amplitude on days 11 to 13 compared with the controls (P < .05; 1-tailed t test) (A). The nimodipine-treated group also showed significantly better relative whisking velocity on days 11 to 13 (B) and relative acceleration on days 11 to 14 (C) compared with the controls (P < .05; 1-tailed t test). Error bars indicate 2-tailed SE.
In this study, we administered nimodipine to facial nerve-crushed rodents, under the hypothesis that it would improve functional recovery. This hypothesis was based on literature showing that nimodipine, a calcium channel antagonist, improves the electrophysiologi c recovery of the recurrent laryngeal nerve and the functional recovery of the sciatic nerve after peripheral nerve crush.7,22 This study corroborates the previously reported benefits of nimodipine in peripheral nerve recovery and provides quantitative functional data that demonstrate a statistically significant improvement in the relative recovery of whisking amplitude, velocity, and acceleration during the period of rapid recovery after facial nerve crush injury.
Nimodipine has demonstrated a functional benefit after both nerve crush and nerve transection or repair; however, to our knowledge, functional analysis after extracranial facial nerve crush injury has not been previously studied. After sciatic nerve crush injury, nimodipine leads to earlier onset of functional recovery in a dose-dependent manner.22 This hastening of recovery by approximately 1 to 2 days after nimodipine treatment in the sciatic nerve is similar to our present findings in the facial nerve. In the rat laryngeal nerve, improved neuromuscular function has also been reported after nimodipine administration.7 In a case report, nimodipine was thought to improve vocal cord function after transection and repair of the recurrent laryngeal nerve.23 Nimodipine has also been shown in an intracranial facial nerve transection and repair model to decrease neuronal cell death,8 and in a peripheral nerve transection and repair model to increase axonal sprouting and decrease the polyneuronal innervation of target muscles6; however, functional analysis was not performed. In an intracranial facial nerve crush model, nimodipine did not attenuate the modest (13%) facial motor nucleus cell loss caused by axonotmesis but did accelerate the onset of axonal growth and functional recovery.9 Visual assessment of whisking after intracranial facial nerve crush identified the initiation of movement as occurring approximately 6 days sooner for nimodipine-treated rats than for controls. This more pronounced hastening of whisking recovery than found in the present report may be due to differences between intracranial vs extracranial nerve crush locations in regeneration length from the point of injury and cellular milieu at the point of injury.
Investigators15,16,24 have previously shown in rats that subcutaneous pellet administration of nimodipine is safe, enhances spatial learning, and decreases the age-related decline in performance on behavioral tasks. These studies also proved the effectiveness of subcutaneous nimodipine pellets in providing dose-dependent levels of nimodipine in both plasma and the brain.15,16 Because subcutaneous pellets obviate daily drug injections, they reduce the neurophysiological trauma that can be detrimental to behavioral testing15 and eliminate the intake and bioavailability issues associated with oral dosing regimens.17
Nimodipine acts by blocking L-type voltage-gated calcium channels; however, the precise mechanism of action by which nimodipine exerts its neuroprotective effects is still unknown. It has been theorized that it may enhance the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the injured region.22 Other experiments indicate that nimodipine may act by blocking L-type calcium channels to prevent intracellar accumulation of calcium, which leads to cell death.6 In addition, it may exert a positive affect on the calcium levels in nerve growth cones, increasing axonal spouting.9
Nimodipine is an FDA-approved, orally available drug with a low adverse effect profile. It is the only available therapy to treat subarachnoid hemorrhage-associated vasospasm and has been proven to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with delayed ischemic deficits.25 Recently, vasoactive treatment, utilizing the prophylactic use of nimodipine in combination with hydroxyetheylsatarch, was shown to improve hearing preservation after acoustic neuroma surgery, an effect thought to be secondary to improved microcirculation.26,27 In addition, it was noted that on withdrawal of hydroxyetheylsatarch and nimodipine, patients with acoustic neuroma developed a delayed-onset facial paralysis.28,29 Thus, future work could be aimed at comparing facial nerve outcomes in patients with acoustic neuroma who were and were not treated with nimodipine for hearing preservation. Aside from nimodipine, there is no other pharmacologic treatment shown to improve facial nerve function after injury in an animal model that is safe for routine clinical use. Herein, we demonstrate a statistically significant functional improvement after facial nerve crush injury. Given that nimodipine is an FDA-approved drug with a low adverse effect profile, this represents a critical step in bringing us closer to a clinical treatment for patients after peripheral nerve crush.
In conclusion, the present study demonstrates accelerated functional recovery associated with nimodipine treatment after facial nerve crush injury. These results are consistent with prior findings of enhanced peripheral nerve recovery in rats and further indicate that nimodipine treatment may have clinical utility for patients after facial nerve injury including after acoustic neuroma surgery.
Correspondence: Robin W. Lindsay, MD, Division of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, National Naval Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20889-5600 (email@example.com).
Accepted for Publication: September 15, 2009.
Author Contributions: Drs Lindsay and Hadlock had full access to all of the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Study concept and design: Lindsay, Heaton, Smitson, Edwards, and Hadlock. Acquisition of data: Lindsay, Smitson, and Edwards. Analysis and interpretation of data: Lindsay, Heaton, Smitson, and Edwards. Drafting of the manuscript: Lindsay. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Heaton, Smitson, Edwards, and Hadlock. Statistical analysis: Lindsay, Heaton, Smitson, and Edwards. Obtained funding: Hadlock. Administrative, technical, and material support: Hadlock. Study supervision: Hadlock.
Financial Disclosure: None reported.
Funding/Support: This study was supported by National Institutes of Health grant K-08 DEO15665-01 A2.
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Thinking about a few options....the most votes will probably be the one we can do next. I am gonna limit this to one model at a time so as to alleviate brain cell destruction. Trijicon optics will take too long so other than Tri powers, Im leaving them off the list...poll follows.

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quote: And yes HTC makes some good headsets, which they then completely ruin by installing their Sense bloatware to, which gives Android a bad rap.
quote: For those who don't know, HTC has a far smaller patent portfolio than other players and much less cash to defend itself against these larger foes ... HTC has to pay Microsoft a whopping $5 per headset sold.
quote: For example, if we use the famous Apple "slide to unlock" patent as an example, maybe HTC could supply Android with a different type of unlock system
quote: Why, for example, wasn't a version of Android made which avoided the patents that cost a lot to licence?
quote: Barnes & Noble was the company which signed the NDA, concluded the patents were ridiculous, and broke the NDA to call Microsoft out on it. http://www.groklaw.net/articlebasic.php?story=2011...
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have you actually seen the unboxing video for the statue in the collectors edition, it looks like crap, some plastic toy thing ,LOL
Broke down and decided to play it tonight and just unboxed mine... One of the clamps is broken from the figure. Last time I order CE from Amazon...
As for the detail it's actually pretty nice IMO. Seen far worse (MP3, UC3 statues come to mind) and seen far better SWTOR.
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I Have a Dream Speech – One of the Best in US History
Today we celebrate the life and accomplishments of a great man, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Originally delivered on August 28, 1963, during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Dr. King's I Have a Dream Speech inspired not only the thousands who were present on the mall that day, but an entire nation then and continues to inspire new generations today.
Sadly, most Americans have never seen this speech in its entirety. Most of us have seen the powerful 2-3 minute version that begins with, "I have a dream…" which comes in at about 12:22 into the full speech, but have never heard his beautiful oratorical "Now is the time" litany in which Dr. King spoke about, "Lifting our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. NOW is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children."
I get goosebumps every time I hear it — the ENTIRE speech. Give yourself a gift and take the 17 minutes to watch one of the greatest speeches in the history of the United States of America. As you watch, pay attention to some of the tools Dr. King uses that made his speech one of the greatest in US history. Because YOU can use the same exact tools and strategies in speaking as well.
Addressing ALL Members of His Audience: Beginning around the 8:29 mark, note how Dr. King acknowledges his message is not only for African Americans, but for everyone including the "white people" in attendance.
Emphasizing Important Points with Repetition: When you have something important to say — repeat it. Dr. King repeated several phrases including "Now is the time," "We can never be satisfied as long as…," "Let freedom ring," as well as "I have a dream" several times.
Speaking with Passion: Anyone listening can hear Dr. King's personal conviction and passion for his topic.
Using Metaphors and Similes to Paint Pictures with Words: Watch as Dr. King invokes powerful phrases and forces such as "righteousness like a mighty stream" (around 10:41).
Repeating Popular Details: Dr. King shares the words of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America beginning at about the 12:33 mark. One of our country's founding documents, Americans know it and are moved by its meanings and as audience members are therefore more likely to be moved by the sharing of those words in the context of the speech.
Dr. King's delivery was in fact NOT perfect. He got caught up and stumbled on his words a few times throughout the speech. Nobody cared. People do not remember those few occasional mistakes… they remember the power of his message. If Dr. King was worried about being a perfect speaker, the world would never have heard any of Dr. King's inspiring speeches. You don't have to be perfect either. Get your message out to the world.


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Chocolate Dipped Doughnut CupcakesJulieVR
Doughnuts are the new cupcake. So what does that make cake doughnuts? Morphing the two seemed like a good idea, as did dipping them into chocolate ganache – an easier way to dress up a cupcake, I think, than a typical buttercream frosting. Sprinkle colored sugar on top before it sets (or let the kids do it) and they're dolled up in no time. These cupcakes dense and moist, not too sweet and similar in texture to a cake doughnut, and the ganache (a simple mixture of melted chocolate with cream) acts as a sort of chocolate glaze – only better.
The technique is slightly different than what I'm used to – you make a paste out of cocoa and boiling water, and then add coffee (the secret ingredient to so many of my favorite chocolate cake recipes) – it won't make them taste like coffee, I promise. If you're worried about the caffeine, pick up a jar of instant decaf and keep it in your cupboard to use for baking, as you would a bottle of vanilla.
Chocolate Dip Doughnut Cupcakes
adapted from The Fannie Farmer Baking Book (where it was a hoosier cake)
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup canola oil
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 cup boiling water
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup cold strong coffee
2 tsp. vanilla
Preheat the oven to 350F. In a large bowl, beat the butter, oil and sugars for a minute, until well blended. Add the eggs and beat for two minutes, until pale and creamy.
Meanwhile, stir together the cocoa and boiling water – it will make a thick paste. Beat it into the butter-sugar mixture. Add half the flour, the baking soda and salt, beating on low just until combined. Add the coffee and vanilla, then the rest of the flour, beating just until blended. Divide among paper-lined muffin tins and bake for 25 minutes, until the tops are springy to the touch. Tilt them on their sides to allow steam to escape and help them cool before frosting. Makes about 1 1/2 dozen cupcakes.
Quick Ganache or Glaze: heat 1/4 cup cream and 1/4 cup honey or corn syrup in a small saucepan; take off the heat and stir in 4 oz. chopped chocolate or chocolate chips. Let sit a minute or two, then stir until smooth.


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Can be used to describe peoples behavior.
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--Someting stupid happens--
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We are using WebSphere Portal 6.0, We have a Portlet JSP page which has a radio button group. User selects any of the radio buttons in this page, and then clicks "GO", at this point we need to take the user to a new Portlet page and i want to display the value of the radio button that he has selected in the previous page.
We used the tag to take the user to the new portlet page and we are able to see the static value that gets passed in the urlParam tag. For example in the below case we can see the "August" gets printed in the second portlet page after doing a reqest.getParameter("month"). The question is instead of the static value "Auguest", i want to pass the Radio Button value that the user has selected and display that in the second page ?? How can we achieve this ?
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Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford said today he believes he is the target of a criminal investigation.
"I'd be a liar if I said no," Langford said, "but the fact of the matter is I'm not scared."
Langford made the statement while answering questions about Monday's filing by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in federal court in Miami. The SEC is asking the court to order Langford and Montgomery businessman Bill Blount to answer the SEC's questions about Jefferson County bond swap transactions that occurred while Langford was County Commission president.
The filing states that Blount and Langford appeared before the SEC in Miami last week but refused to answer questions under oath. Langford previously appeared before the SEC during the summer and answered questions then.
The SEC filing stated that, while refusing to answer questions, Langford did not cite a specific constitutional right or privilege that excused him from doing so.
"I did not need to cite the Fifth Amendment," Langford said today. "From now on, I'll listen to my lawyers and let them handle it."
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|Nebraska Center for Writers
What the Critics Say
About Hilda Raz
Hilda Raz's All Odd and Splendid is unique, accomplished, and turns the "genderings" of the world upside down, as they need be turned upsidedown.
The poems are psychologically innovative and deft. There are tones of a masterpiece in this work. John Kinsella
This elegant and moving collection documents Hilda Raz's experience with
breast cancer. The journey, from diagnosis to mastectomy, from denial to
humor to grief and rage, is ultimately one of courage and creativity. The
poems themselves are accessible and finely wrought. They are equally
testaments to Raz's insistence on making an order out of chaos, of
finding ways
to create and understand and eventually accept new definitions of good and
evil, health, blame, personal boundaries
in short, a new sense of self.
These poems remain intimately bound to the world and of the senses,
becoming documents of transformation. from the jacket
Raz's varied and serious new collection plays a range of styles while sticking closely
to the
poet's life. About half the volume describes Raz's troubled, but finally heartwarming,
experience with her daughter "Sarah," who changed her sex to become Raz's adult son
"Aaron." Other poems examine Raz's extended family she is especially good on the very
old (in a shocking poem set in a nursing home) and on maternity and childbirth.
Publishers Weekly
"Being a man, like being a woman, is something you have to learn," Aaron Raz Link remarks.
Few would know this better than the coauthor of What Becomes You, who began life
as a girl named Sarah and twenty-nine years later began life anew as a gay man. Turning
from female to male and from teaching scientist to theatre performer, Link documents the
extraordinary medical, social, legal, and personal process involved in a complete identity
change. Hilda Raz, a well-known feminist writer and teacher, observes the process as both
an "astonished" parent and as a professor who has studied gender issues. All these
perspectives come into play in this collaborative memoir, which travels between women's
experience and men's lives, explores the art and science of changing sex, maps uncharted
family values, and journeys through a world transformed by surgery, hormones, love, and
... clown school. Combining personal experience and critical analysis, the book is an
unusual and unusually fascinating reflection on gender, sex, and the art of
living. from the publisher
What Is Good
Hilda Raz commands a diction which
gracefully marries the beautiful and the
crude truths. The voice in these poems
speaks of our human condition with such
authority that we cannot turn away. It is
a voice which sings as well, and the
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The Ohio Department of Transportation has delayed the widening of busy U.S. Route 80 through Girard and Liberty, from four lanes to six, until the year 2036. Why bother setting a date?
The area is not alone as ODOT has delayed major highway projects throughout the state. Plans to reconstruct sections of Interstates 70 and 71, originally scheduled for 2014-16, are moved back to 2026-34. Again, why bother setting a date?
The problem is money. According to the ODOT, previous administrations promised the projects despite not having the money to complete them. According to Democrats, Republican Gov. John Kasich is using the delay to promote his idea of privatizing the turnpike.
We suspect both are true.
Last year Ohio motorists bought 29 million fewer gallons of fuel than they did a decade ago. That translates into more than $8 million less for road and bridge work.
In the last two-year budget cycle, federal stimulus money saved state finances but in the current two-year budget Ohio had to trim about $8 billion to make ends meet.
Kasich wants to lease the turnpike to a private company in exchange for a large, lump-sum payment. What better way to elicit support than to dangle the lease profits in front of those whose highway projects have just been delayed?
However Ohio resolves its highway dilemma, two courses must change direction. The first is that Congress needs to pass a long-term transportation bill. Since 2005, Congress has passed only temporary re-authorizations leaving states unable to budget for major highway projects. There is something disingenuous about lawmakers criticizing the Turnpike lease idea but then failing to get a transportation bill passed in Washington.
The other direction that must change is the portion of Ohio's transportation budget devoted to roads, 99 percent by one analysis. If Ohio spent more money on freight rail -- restoring, replacing and adding lines in re-industrializing northeast Ohio -- it could save a greater amount in highway and bridge maintenance down the road. Using rail more gets trucks off the roads thus slowing the wear and tear.
Ohio communities need a quick highway funding fix to restart important projects like the Route 80 widening. But long-term, ODOT and Congress should change some long-standing traditions.


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Chile's LAN Airlines and Brazil's TAM announced Friday they have completed the process of creating a single parent company, LATAM Airlines Group, Latin American's largest air carrier with a market value of more than $12.5 billion.
In the last step in the merger, TAM shareholders exchanged 99.9 percent of their shares for those of LAN (renamed LATAM) at a ratio of 0.9 shares of the merged company for each share of the Brazilian airline.
"The creation of this group of airlines is an opportunity to take South America to the world and to allow us to position ourselves to operate in an increasingly competitive environment due to the continuing consolidation of the global airline industry," the executive vice president and CEO of LATAM Airlines Group, Enrique Cueto, said.
For his part, TAM Vice President Mauricio Rolim Amaro said "the growth LATAM Airlines Group is expected to generate will allow us to offer flights to new destinations for our customers, create more opportunities for our more than 51,000 employees and greater value for shareholders."
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A new lawsuit accuses Citadel attorney Mark Brandenburg of conspiring with others at the military college to conceal a complaint from a former summer camper about child molester Louis "Skip" ReVille.
The lawsuit comes in the wake of the military college's release Friday of the results of an independent review on its handling of a 2007 complaint against ReVille by a former camper at its defunct summer camp. The report concluded that the school's investigation into the complaint, while well-intentioned, was insufficient because it was conducted only by Brandenburg, the school's lawyer. It said Brandenburg was "a single administrative staff member operating in a vacuum of policy and procedure."
Mullins McLeod, an attorney who also represents four former campers suing The Citadel and its president, Lt. Gen. John Rosa, over their handling of ReVille, filed the lawsuit in federal court Monday. McLeod refused to comment on it.
The suit, brought by one of ReVille's alleged victims, alleges that Brandenburg, Rosa and other unnamed employees and staffers at The Citadel conspired to conceal the 2007 complaint by a teen who accused former camp counselor ReVille of watching porn and masturbating with young boys at the school's summer camp five years earlier.
The school closed the matter without notifying police, following an internal investigation that yielded no action.
ReVille, a Citadel graduate, went on to molest a number of boys. He is serving a 50-year prison term after he pleaded guilty in June to molesting 23 boys in the Charleston area.
The State Law Enforcement Division determined that there was no criminal wrongdoing on The Citadel's part.
The latest lawsuit alleges that Brandenburg, a 1990 graduate of the school, conspired to conceal the complaint to avoid the negative publicity and lawsuits that the sexual abuse of young children by a Citadel employee would bring.
It also alleges that Brandenburg conspired to conceal information about ReVille by:
Attempting to offer money to a former camper in exchange for his silence.
Assuring the former camper that he would report ReVille to law enforcement officials, but only reporting him to the school's insurance carrier.
Communicating with the school's insurance carrier about the best ways to keep the allegations against ReVille from the media.
The independent review released by the school stated that Brandenburg treated the 2007 complaint as "a claim to be settled, not as a larger community issue."
Brandenburg could not be reached at his office at The Citadel or on his cellphone Monday night.
But Dawes Cooke, a lawyer working for The Citadel, said, "It's regrettable that McLeod has chosen to try cases in the media rather than in court."
Cooke said he hasn't yet seen the lawsuit because it's not yet posted online. But any allegation that there was an attempt to conceal information about ReVille by Brandenburg or anyone else at the college is "completely false."
He also said the timing of the lawsuit was curious because while the independent review found The Citadel's investigation inadequate, it found no evidence of a conspiracy or cover-up.
"Brandenburg was exonerated from any intentional wrongdoing," Cooke said.
He also said that the former camper who made the 2007 complaint was asking for compensation, and that The Citadel, as a state agency, couldn't pay someone for their silence. All settlements would be a matter of public record, Cooke said.
The filing also claimed that by participating in the conspiracy, Brandenburg "facilitated the sexual abuse suffered by the former camper and played a substantial role in ReVille being allowed to remain undetected."
The plaintiff is seeking a judgment against Brandenburg for actual, special and punitive damages in an amount to be determined by a jury; reasonable legal fees; an all other relief the court deems proper.


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Shelly Ann Cleveland, 41, of Republic, passed away Tuesday afternoon, July 24, 2012.
She was born March 21, 1971, in Tiffin, to Dennis J. and Lois (Cox) Feindel. She married Richard Cleveland Sept. 7, 2005.
Survivors include her father, Dennis J. Feindel of Fostoria; her mother and stepfather, Lois (Bill) Holbrook of Republic; husband, Richard of Republic; son, Skyler Krawetzki of Republic; two daughters, Morgan and Nikki Cleveland, both of Republic; brother, Glenn (Kerry) Feindel of White Pine, Tenn.; many stepbrothers and stepsisters; and many nieces and nephews.
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Shelly graduated in 1990 from Seneca East High School and was an independent home health aide for Carestar for 13 years. She loved spending time with her children; taking them to Cedar Point, the pool and parks. She was a collector of Marilyn Monroe and Mickey Mouse memorabilia. Shelly made friends with everyone and enjoyed helping and nurturing others. She loved listening to music and watching the Twilight saga movies.
Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 28, 2012, at Hoffmann-Gottfried-Mack Funeral Home & Crematory, 236 S. Washington St., Tiffin, OH 44883, (419) 447-2424, with the Rev. Paul Tyree officiating. Burial will follow at Seneca Memory Gardens, rural Tiffin.
Friends may visit with the family from 4-8 p.m. Friday, July 27, and from 10-11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Republic Food Pantry or Hospice of Memorial Hospital, 430 S. Main St., Clyde, OH 43410.
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Make sure your patients know what you are doing! From sending out a short letter to your active patient database to letting it all take place in your office while patients are waiting, your patients will appreciate what you are doing and hopefully bring their own children in.
Cash donations are always welcome! Ask your favorite banks or credit unions to chip in to help defray those expensive shipping costs. You want to be the fun collection center, not the entire factory!
Find out if major distributors, such as the vendors you buy your dental supplies from, will donate toothbrushes, toothpaste, and dental floss for the soldiers! They will need it after eating all the candy you send. You can be sure that business people will see the value in donating for this terrific, popular cause. Make it a community event!
At least one office provided a big card for children to sign for the troops. What a great idea this is, and how easy would it be to set up a small table with posterboard and markers? Or find some inexpensive, blank cards that the kids can write their own message in. This creates fun for small children and will win big points with the soldiers. Just think of the servicemen and -women who open a package with a card like this! Make their day brighter and their jobs a little easier with a heartfelt greeting from home. Make color copies if you are sending multiple boxes.
Ask parents to fill out informational cards while they wait in line to weigh their candy. Then your staff can just take the card, write down the weight of the donation, and keep it for your tracking information. Make sure to get the child's age and name and the parent's phone number and e-mail address. It will give the parents something to do AND free up your staff to have more fun with the kids! Give out something as an incentive, such as the chance to win an iPod or a big gift from your office. Find out if someone can donate a door prize like this!
Have the children separate the chocolate from the non-chocolate candy after you have weighed them in! Please send in separate cartons, marked "Chocolate" or "Non-Chocolate."
"Just wanted to let you know we had great success with our candy buyback. 500-plus pounds of candy!!! We had many people not accept the cash, just asked us to use it towards mailing the candy. We have been the talk of the town! Terri from Henry Windle's office in Beaver, PA


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Chloe No. 73B is a 2 1/2-year-old female pitbull mix. She is deaf, fawn-and-white, weighs 55 pounds and was taken to the Maui Humane Society's Puunene shelter on April 6. She enjoys exploring with her nose to make up for her loss of hearing. She knows some hand signals. She was taken to the shelter because her former owner could no longer take care of her. Her adoption fee has been donated by the Chako Pitbull Rescue of Sacramento, Calif.
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Schoolie photographed sleeping on window ledge of apartment
- From: News Corp Australia Network
- November 19, 2012
JUST when you thought schoolies couldn't get any dumber - there's this.
A tired and emotional schoolies teen has been photographed reclining on the windowsill of an apartment.
While it's unclear where the photo was taken, or how high up the teen is, it's clear from the balconies pictured that he is at least two storeys above the ground if not more.
Earlier photographs taken by the same Instagram user from inside their apartment show views from dozens of storeys up, suggesting the windowsill pictured is similarly high off the ground.
''These f***wits are the reasen (sic) why people die at schoolies. #f***wit #schoolies #wanker,'' wrote the photographer, who uploaded it to picture sharing network Instagram earlier this morning.
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jodie of port macquarie Posted at 8:46 AM November 20, 2012
you cant judge all schooolies by the actions of a few idiots..i live a coastal town in nsw and we have a lot of young people come here..very rarely do we have problems with them..they are generally well behaved and are here to surf and enjoy the beaches...
Harmony Posted at 2:54 AM November 20, 2012
OK......NOW I can say that he was a bloody idiot !!! ..... my previous comments #70 with all my questions, have now been answered .........
Harry R Posted at 10:07 PM November 19, 2012
As a 16 year old high school student, (although I too find this behaviour to be idiotic) I would just like to remind all the other social commentators out there, that after 13 years of school, kids are always going to a bit wild... and as far as im concerned, sleeping on a window sill is hardly as dangerous as the things that occurred in recent decades (ie. no seatbelts, drugs, smoking...)


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We're in Weswood. Welcome!
Hi everybody!!! Just finished the book last week and went primal as soon as I got through the intro which was 2 weeks ago now! I only picked up PB because I was thinking about some articles I had read about the cave-man diet in under-grad studies and after a little googling PB was the first hit. After reading the sample on my kindle I downloaded it and devoured the book. As a doctor I have to say that I have fallen pray to CW one too many times in the past and always ended up fatter as a result. At 6 feet tall I have been as high as 320lbs and as low as 180lbs and everywhere in between. I started PB at 250lbs and after 2 weeks I have already dropped 15lbs and my energy levels are through the roof. Never in my life until now have I dropped down to do push-ups or planks or busted out a set of squats for no other reason than because I felt like it! As a doctor who has studied nutrition, genetics, biochemistry, physiology, etc. PB just makes sense!!! I just wish I would have found it sooner! I definitely look forward to joining the community!
Oh and any PBers in L.A.???
We're in Weswood. Welcome!


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According to Wikipedia, one definition of leadership is: "The ability of an individual to influence, motivate and enable others to contribute toward the effectiveness and success of the organizations of which they are members."
The Marine Corps has 14 leadership traits, shared below, which can be adapted to those who earn a living in sales and business development.
1. Justice: the practice of being fair and consistent.
2. Judgment: the ability to think about things clearly, calmly and in an orderly fashion.
3. Dependability: the ability to be relied upon to perform duties properly, and being trustworthy to complete a job while putting forth the best possible effort in an attempt to achieve the highest standards of performance.
4. Initiative: taking action without orders, meeting new and unexpected situations with action and being resourceful to get something done.
5. Decisiveness: being able to make good decisions without delay while weighing all the facts while acting calmly and quickly arriving at a decision.
6. Integrity: being honest and truthful in what is said and done; putting honesty, sense of duty and sound moral principles above all else.
7. Enthusiasm: a sincere interest in the performance of all challenges.
8 Bearing: carrying oneself with confidence.
9 Unselfishness: avoiding making or being comfortable at the expense of others, being considerate.
10. Courage: the ability to remain calm when recognizing fear. Standing up for what is right and accepting blame when responsible.
11. Knowledge: understanding the job and acquiring knowledge to understand people, along with keeping up with current events.
12. Loyalty: being devoted to country and respecting seniors, peers and subordinates.
13. Endurance: the mental and physical stamina measured by the ability to withstand stress and hardship.
14. Tact: dealing with people in a polite, calm manner to maintain good relations.
Why is this important? Why does it matter?
There are many skills required of successful people in life, including drive, listening, communication (verbal and written), determination, self-awareness, vision, time management, presentation ability, organizational and many more.
Sales, even in the best economic conditions, are not easy; when the economy is poor, being successful in sales is even harder. It gets tougher for salespeople to become and stay motivated, it is hard to get appointments for presentations; sales quotas are more difficult to achieve. The pressure mounts.
From the perspective of the salesperson or people managing others, not achieving what is supposed to be achieved may become a matter of survival; the difference between a paycheck and being unemployed.
As a result, values become compromised. What was once cast in iron becomes something akin to Play Dough, something that is flexible enough to meet any situation and thereby stands for nothing.
There are no shortcuts to success. Compromising core values that all should adhere to endangers more than just a relationship that will secure an order.
A shortcut damages the reputation of the company. It hurts the relationship that the company has with vendors. It could impact every other customer. It may impact every employee of the company and those that depend on that paycheck for a home, food and clothing.
The Marine Corps has been in existence since Nov. 10, 1775, and survives because the men and women who serve and have served, adhered to core values through times of peace and wartime. These values are communicated through word and deed everyday to reinforce importance and meaning.
Core values exist so that people have a foundation to build upon in their behaviors. There is no time like the present to have core values reinforced.
Ken Keller is chief executive officer of STAR Business Consulting Inc. He can be reached at (661) 645-7086 or at firstname.lastname@example.com. Mr. Keller's column reflects his own views and not necessarily those of The Signal.


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enigma wrote:
> I have been going through the posts in this group to see if I could
> find the answer to my question(s) before I asked them but unfortunately
> I was not able to. So I am asking about a method for searching for a
> file that allows you to search through sub-directories.
> What I have so far has allowed me to find a file in a specified
> directory with success. I have found a couple of ways of doing this.
> Now, I'd like to be able to be able to search for a file in the current
> directory and if it is not found, then search through any
> sub-directories.
You just need to make your function recursive. So for example, if you
have a function like LookForTestInDir(const char *dir), you can make it
loop over files in that directory and when it encounters another
directory it can call LookForTestInDir again on that directory.
- Neil


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With a mere three weeks before the election, Joe Biden gave up campaigning in the battlegrounds of Colorado and Nevada Tuesday to remember his Senate Judiciary Committee and Amtrak pal, Arlen Specter.
"I thought, 'What would Arlen do?' Arlen wouldn't have even thought about it. Arlen would have been there for me," the vice president told almost 1,500 mourners at Penn Valley's Har Zion Temple.
Biden recalled how Specter continually pushed him. "I don't know why I did so much for Philadelphia. Arlen would say 'Remember, you're Pennsylvania's third senator,' and like a sucker I bought it." During their decades on the committee, Biden said, "I never met more damn Philadelphia judges."


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In Head Start's early years, transportation rarely received the attention or support it deserved. But after years of discussion and debate, Head Start's important new transportation regulations went into effect last year, codified in federal regulations as 45 CFR 1310. One of the areas most impacted by the new requirements is driver and monitor training. While some Head Starts have tried to provide good training programs for their drivers (and less frequently, for monitors) for years, the quality of training nationwide has varied enormously. The new regulations provide clear guidelines, including hard and fast deadlines, for providing training for drivers and monitors. There are three basic components to the new training requirements:
1. Existing drivers and monitors. All currently-employed Head Start drivers and monitors must receive training by April 18.
2. Pre-service for new drivers and monitors. Drivers and monitors hired after April 18 must receive training in specified topics before transporting children.
3. Annual refreshers for all drivers and monitors in these topics is required. Performance is key
Although early drafts of the Head Start transportation regulations specified the length of training that would be required, the final rule does not stipulate hours of training. The training requirements in the new regulations are based on performance. They specify what must be covered in training, but not how or when. The final rule's training requirements shouldn't have been a surprise to anyone, but it's my experience that not all Head Starts are ready to implement them. Just like an approaching train, the April deadline has approached at a deceptive speed; to many Head Starts there's still an air of unreality to the deadline. But it's real. Mandated site reviews of Head Start grantees already include a section about compliance with the new transportation regulations. Anyone involved in transporting Head Start children should be well underway in meeting the training requirements. Unique training aspects
A number of us at PTSI have been lucky enough to be involved in Head Start training for many years. Although Head Start drivers and monitors share many things in common with bus drivers and monitors of school-aged children, Head Start transportation also has some distinct features. Developmentally (both physiologically and psychologically), preschoolers are in another world compared to their school-aged brothers and sisters. Transporting very young children poses many unique challenges. Teaching toddlers basic safety rules is not easy. Evacuation concerns must be taken with great seriousness when transporting toddlers and infants. One of the most horrific fire-related bus tragedies ever to take place occurred on a Head Start bus. Improving the emergency readiness of Head Start drivers and monitors must be a major part of a training program. Preparing children for kindergarten is a fundamental goal of Head Start. In transportation terms, that means preparing children to ride their kindergarten bus safely. Head Start drivers and monitors have a unique opportunity for improving school bus safety across the country. By reaching children before kindergarten, the statistically dangerous first year of riding the public school bus may become a thing of the past. The influence of Head Start upon school bus safety in general may already be showing. Larry Bluthardt, the state pupil transportation director in Kansas and one of the principals involved in the Kansas Board of Education's annual loading and unloading school bus fatality survey, recently pointed to Head Start training of children as a key factor in last year's wonderful historic low in loading and unloading fatalities. Parents are an integral part of Head Start. In many cases, parents ride Head Start vehicles with their children every day. Head Start drivers and monitors tend to have much closer relationships with parents than traditional school bus drivers. Most parents are a great help on a bus, but not all are. Head Start drivers and monitors must know or learn how to interact positively with parents. A final distinct characteristic worth noting is the deep hunger for information evident in Head Start drivers, monitors and supervisors. Many Head Start transportation personnel I've known have felt "out of the loop" when it comes to up-to-date safety procedures, and are thrilled to receive current information. I have found Head Start audiences, whether drivers, monitors or supervisors, to be amazingly receptive to new safety ideas. Of course, Head Starts are very diverse - geographically, socially/culturally, whether transportation is in-house or contracted, in the size of the operation, in the extent to which state school bus laws have been followed, and most importantly, in the extent to which transportation staff have been trained and supported. Any effective training program must be capable of adapting to specific local conditions. Helpful training topics
For the past two months I've had the pleasure of working with other PTSI staff to put together an in-service curriculum meeting the final rule's training requirement for existing drivers and monitors. We have come up with what we think is a user-friendly, practical and participatory training program to make sure Head Start transportation staff are up to speed in terms of current safety procedures. The curriculum, which includes both a trainer's guide, PowerPoint presentation and trainee workbook, addresses all topics specified in the final rule as well as a few other pressing transportation safety issues. Some of the topics addressed in the training curriculum include:
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Opiate withdrawal is no walk in the park and can be extremely uncomfortable, which is why so many people remain trapped in a cycle of opiate addiction (opiates are drugs such as prescription painkillers, heroin, methadone, Vicodin, etc.).
The pain and discomfort of withdrawal is enough to make most people fail at recovery before they even get started. So if you or someone you know is addicted to opiates, what is the best route you can take to get through opiate withdrawal? What options do you have, and what can you do to increase your chances of success? Let's take a look.
Best suggestion for most people: medical detox in a treatment center
The number one suggest for getting through opiate withdrawal is that you check in to a medical detox unit of some sort, most likely in a treatment center or drug rehab. This is going to be your best option because they will be able to treat your withdrawal symptoms better than you can and ultimately make you feel more comfortable for most of the time. Remember that you are really only dealing with about a 3 to 5 day withdrawal period, but the intensity of that withdrawal can make it seem like a much longer time. Depending on the exact opiates you were taking, withdrawal could stretch out a bit longer than 5 days as well, because some opiates have a longer half life and take longer to process out of the body (such as methadone).
Most treatment centers will treat your withdrawal symptoms by administering a synthetic, partial opiate that takes away the withdrawal symptoms without getting you high. This is ideal because it can allow you to bounce back much faster and start attending groups right away so that you can get new information about how to live a clean and sober life.
Second best suggestion: get help from your doctor
If you refuse to go with option one and attend a treatment facility, the next best idea is to talk to your doctor and see if they can help. In some cases, a doctor can prescribe you with a medication that can substitute for the opiate drug that you are addicted to, and then you can eventually ween yourself off of that. The doctor can also instruct you as to what dosage of the medicine to take each day in order to step down off of it properly so that you minimize withdrawal symptoms.
Really, the only reason you would want to go this route is if you could not afford or get funding for treatment. The ideal situation is really to go through this process in the safety of a drug rehab, in which you would also be under the care of medical staff and ultimately of a doctor as well.
Not a great suggestion: do it yourself
Of course it is possible to go through opiate withdrawal all on your own and without any help, and there are actually some advantages to doing so. While the odds of staying clean are significantly reduced if you choose this route, the amount of pain and discomfort you go through is likely to be far greater than with the other two options. This can actually be a benefit if you manage to stay clean, because the memory of that discomfort can be a powerful ally in helping you to remain drug free. I gained first hand knowledge of this principle when experimenting with quitting smoking. I quit several times using the nicotine patch, and always ended up relapsing because in my mind I knew that it would be fairly easy to detox again by using the patch. This mindset was working against me in terms of staying clean.
Eventually, I discovered a trick that ended up working for me: I declined the use of the patch and went through the misery of cold turkey withdrawal. This was an intense level of discomfort but I managed to sleep through quite a bit of it, and after waking up at one point I realized that I had it beat because I was through the worst of it.
So if you are locked in a pattern of failure due to a relatively comfortable detox from opiates, you might want to try treating yourself to a dose of reality next time, in the hopes that the pain of withdrawal will act as a deterrent for future relapse. It's not a great suggestion for everyone, but it might work for some people after other methods have failed.


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