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Historical Traveler Reviews Heathwood Inn Bar Harbor
A real find at a terrific price!
My sister and I stayed at the Heathwood in July for 3 nights. We loved the innkeeper, Karen, who made us feel right at home and seems to know everything about Acadia Park and its trails. She's also a terrific cook which did not help my diet. There were lots of fresh locally picked berries (she picks them herself) in her dishes which we loved. Our room was adorable and immaculate. All of her rooms have really nice bathrooms which I don't think people give a lot of attention to. Anyway, I wanted to thank Karen for being such a wonderful hostess!
This is just what I needed for my vacation. The hostess is so nice. The place is very quiet, yet accessible. The rooms are lovely and very clean, just like the whole place. Breakfast is amazingly good with homemade bread, cakes, mufffins and fresh fruit. Do not hesitate to ask Karen if you have particular demands. It is located no more than 10 miles from the center of Bar Harbor. I sincerely recommand the Heathwwod Inn and be sure I will stop by when I go back to Bar Harbor.
Great room, Great food, and Great host
My husband and I spent 4 days at the Inn in mid-June. We have stayed at many B&Bs, and this one is definitely at the top of the list.
The rooms are beautiful and the bed was very comfortable. My husband loved the steam shower at the end of a day of hiking.
The breakfasts were awesome with a variety of hot dishes, including egg casseroles, coffee cakes, and muffins. We stuffed ourselves each morning. The innkeeper, Karen, is very willing to share her recipes.
Karen was very helpful in helping us plan each day. She is very knowledgeable about Acadia and the surrounding area. She recommended several hikes that were a lot of fun and offered beautiful views, and she also told us about some great restaurants. She seems to really care about her guests and really makes you feel right at home.
We really enjoyed our stay and would definitely recommend this inn.
Loved the Inn and Innkeeper
We had an amazing five day stay at the Heathwood Inn in Bar Harbor, which wasn't nearly long enough. The room was reasonably priced, spacious, well decorated and came complete with a steam shower which felt so good after a day of hiking. Speaking of hiking, Karen, the Innkeeper, was very knowledgeable regarding the trails that were best suited for our level of hiking, not to mention the ones with the best views. Before we went off for the day, she fed us an awesome breakfast, which kept us going all day. My husband is still talking about it! Loved her fresh out of the oven muffins. I can still smell them! We will be back!
Very relaxing and fun filled experience
I have lived in Maine all of my life and visited Bar Harbor many times. Now that I am older I am able to appreciate things more than I used to. This is by far the best time I have had in Bar Harbor. The Inn is wonderful with beautiful rooms! The inn keeper, Karen, cooks a great breakfast and knows all of the fun and adventurous places to go. She'll stear you in the right direction towards the best vacation you can have on this island. I recommend that you come check this place out!!!
An Absolute Gem
My boyfriend and I visited Bar Harbor during the fall. We decided to stay here because of the great reviews we read on Tripadvisor. The reviews were so right. This is a great B&B. It is well maintained, very clean, lovely rooms, delicious breakfast, and innkeepers who are very helpful. The price for all this was extremely reasonable for Bar Harbor. Don't hesitate about this B&B. You'll love it.
Love this Inn!
My wife and I spent the weekend at this beautifully restored Inn 10/22-23rd.
We've been coming to Bar Harbor for about 15 years for our anniversary and had stayed previously at this Inn.
A new owner has taken over and we must say Karen makes the stay special!
Her enthusiasm mixed with the just the right "Inn keeper" personality made our stay wonderful. Her homemade (and warm) morning breakfast was great!
The Inn and its perfect location to Bar Harbor have always been a big plus for us. Now the new owner offers another reason that we'll be back for the next 15 years. Great time!
Beautiful Inn, great location.
The Heathwood Inn is an excellent place to visit and in a great location just outside of Bar Harbor. The downtown area is absolutely crazy with tourists, but the Inn is in a quiet place but still close to town. The caretaker was a great source of local information that was very helpful. I would stay here again for sure.
Great value, loved the Heathwood Inn
My fianc� and I spent 5 nights at the Heathwood Inn. We have stayed at several bed and breakfasts in downtown Bar Harbor and decided to give this one a try. What a great place. NOT downtown. Plenty of free parking, air conditioning and convenient to both sides of the Island. It was such a pleasure not having to hunt for a parking space or putting up with the congestion and noise we have experienced downtown. There is a new owner "Karen" just this year. She was great! Very knowledgeable about the Park and Island and makes a wonderful breakfasts. We stayed 3 days in the Evesham room then splurged on the honeymoon suite for the last 2 nights. A truly beautiful room with private Jacuzzi. Try this little gem, you won't be disappointed.
Bar Harbor: An Excellent Stay at the Lovely Heathwood Inn
My boyfriend and I just returned from a trip to Bar Harbor, ME. Never having visited the area before, we did some research and decided to book a room at the Heathwood Inn for a 3-night stay. What a wonderful treat it turned out to be! Rather than making a reservation at one of the downtown inns, we opted for the quieter, more remote Heathwood; the inn is right along Route 3, a mere 7-10 minute drive from downtown Bar Harbor, along the Island Explorer's route, and just a few minutes away from Acadia National Park. The inn is very clean, beautifully decorated, and full of items from days long past. We spent three nights in the lovely Evesham Room, where we enjoyed a comfortable bed, plenty of space and light, and a dual steam shower--an excellent way to relax after a busy day on the Island. Each morning, we descended to the parlor for a delicious, plentiful breakfast of fresh fruit, blueberry muffins and varying entrees such as apple oatmeal crumb cake, raspberry crumb cake, breakfast "pizza", fresh peach french toast...all warm and incredibly tasty. Karen, the innkeeper, is wonderful! She is friendly and very helpful to her guests; whenever we had a question, she always had an answer or suggestion. She was full of recommendations for restaurants, hiking trails, and other activities. We could not have asked for someone better to guide us in our first visit to Bar Harbor. All in all, the Heathwood Inn was a wonderful place to return to each day and helped to make our visit to Bar Harbor a very enjoyable and memorable one.
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Bar Harbor, Maine- Chandler Foss
... the environment is much more relaxed. Places like Cottage Street Pub and the Black Friar pub are always filled with people enjoying drinks and having a meal, the probably the most popular pub on Main Street is Geddy's. When me and my family visit Bar Harbor, unless we are looking for somewhere new to try, we usually end up here. The inside is kind of messy with street signs and old license plates scattered across the walls, ...
Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park
... used today for all means of non-motorized exploration of the park. John D. Rockefeller Jr. developed these carriage roads in the first half of the 20th century and today visitors enjoy them on foot, bike, stroller and even horse-drawn carriages.
We chose the Hull Cove Loop for our exploration that lasted for several hours until Ken declared he was, "hangry and approaching "hangxious," his code for needing food fairly soon. We retreated to ...
Cadillac Sunrise
... The pink, gray and black fine grained granite is gorgeously beautiful, with wild gardens in the crevices where soil has slowly accumulated. We watched as the sun rose out of the waters of the Atlantic in a spotless, clear sky, illuminating the mountain top, praying also that the light illuminate our hearts and minds.
Eagle Lake was our photo stop on the way home from the mountain. We had seen lots of fall color here on our bike ride the day before. The ...
Parlez Vous Francais?
... I was supposed to fuel up my tank first and pay second. About the time I reached the car, Mark came slinking back with his eyes wide. "Oh my gosh, they don't speak any english in there!" (I am remembering him saying this with the heaviest southern accent imaginable). We had a good laugh, settled up at the cashier and were back on the road wishing more of my elementary French had stuck. WIth no more translational encounters, we crossed the U.S. border with ease and ...
Holiday in the lobster & fog country - Maine!
... bridge, we finally arriving in Acadia National Park, Northeast Harbor. We checked in in a nice hotel in the middle of nowhere. But we were hungry, so back into the car and started driving – through the middle of nowhere – it was dark, through the wood, only trees and I thought – we never will find the way back! But we arrived in Bar Harbor, found a very nice restaurant – and guess what we ordered – lobster :) and ...


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Addressing the gathering, Mr Josea Otege of Pathfinder International said that Demographic Dividend is achieved due to policy changes in education, health, family planning, economic reforms and government accountability, which in turn help to promote demographic transition.
Male Involvement in Family Planning Vital for Demographic Dividend
Country: Tanzania
Focus Area: Advocacy, Contraception & Family Planning
Population boom can be worrisome
Country: Tanzania
Focus Area: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Tanzania Rejects Key Recommendations to Human Rights Council
Pathfinder International called for more efforts to transform gender norms to enable women and girls enjoy sexual reproductive health and rights; "how does a women facing gender based violence negotiate condom use? How can she freely access health care if she needs her husband's permission to leave the house?" queried Pathfinder International Country Director Mustafa Kudrati.
Country: Tanzania
Focus Area: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Fishing and family planning – how the two are linked
Country: Tanzania
Focus Area: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Vodafone Launches Toll-Free Lines for Ambulance Taxi
Pioneering new 'ambulance taxi' service could help save at least 2,700 lives of pregnant mothers and babies in rural Tanzania each year
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Tanzania: Sh24 Billion Project Aims to Boost Growth in Rangelands
Country: Tanzania
Climate Change, Health, and Population Dynamics: A View from Tanzania
Twenty-four villages are now participating in the Tuungane Project (Kiswahili for "Let's Unite), a partnership between TNC and Pathfinder International that holistically address reproductive health, the environment and livelihood needs of these communities in this region.
Country: Tanzania
Focus Area: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Fit contraception to local needs, health workers urged
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Tanzania
Focus Area: Contraception & Family Planning
Building Local Currency: Three Lessons from Successful Advocacy Projects in the Global South
Country: Tanzania
Focus Area: Advocacy
Launching a New Service in Tanzania: Information and Self-Screening for Tuberculosis on Your Mobile Phone
Country: Tanzania
Focus Area: Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health
See How Condoms Reach the Most Remote Villages in Africa
Tanzania-based photographer Sala Lewis traveled with global health organization Pathfinder International to document the Tuungane program in Tanzania, which brings condoms from the urban center of Kigoma to the small villages around the Mahale National Park. Project staff travel to the field at least once every two weeks, delivering what ever supplies are needed — contraception, anti-malaria drugs or even a new radio.
Tanzania Likely to Fall Short On Its Family Planning Targets
Pasiens Mapunda, a reproductive health expert at Pathfinder International, told IRIN that while "women are beginning to take up family planning and facility births are increasing" challenges such as "inadequate health facilities, long distance[s] from homes to the nearest available hospital and even low staffing still remain and needs to be dealt with."
Pathfinder Welcomes Deputy Director of The Nature Conservancy's Conservation Lands Global Team
Country: Tanzania
Focus Area: Behavior Change
Healthy Habitats
In 2011, when the Nature Conservancy joined forces with healthcare nonprofit Pathfinder International, the Frankfurt Zoological Society and the Tanzanian government, the partners hoped to disrupt a deepening cycle of overfishing, habitat destruction, and poverty around Tanzania's Lake Tanganyika.
New Innovations for Preventing and Treating Postpartum Hemorrhage Are Saving Women's Lives
Country: Bangladesh, Burundi, India, Peru, Tanzania, Nigeria
Focus Area: Maternal & Newborn Health
Nature Conservancy, Pathfinder International Collaborate for Healthier Moms, Children, and Environment
The Tuungane project is a comprehensive, collaborative project with partner organizations like the Jane Goodall Institute, Pathfinder International, Frankfurt Zoological Society and the Tanzanian government that is aimed at empowering communities on a number of fronts at the same time.
Country: Tanzania
Focus Area: Contraception & Family Planning, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Linking Conservation And Development To Save Africa's Largest Lake
This year, the Nature Conservancy is working with Pathfinder International in Western Tanzania to prove that protecting the health of individuals and their natural resources (food, water, soil) will improve their livelihoods significantly as opposed to only treating one issue.
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Burundi
Focus Area: Systems Strengthening
New Population, Health, and Environment Program for Lake Victoria
"This new project is a welcome development for many reasons," said ECSP Director Geoff Dabelko. "It brings the integrated PHE approach to one of the world's greatest lakes, it enables respected health NGO Pathfinder to pursue PHE efforts, and marks the return of a leading private donor, the MacArthur Foundation, to a group of foundations willing to support this innovative approach."
Country: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania
Focus Area: Advocacy, Contraception & Family Planning, HIV & AIDS, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Systems Strengthening

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Viral shark image since pulled from Facebook By Pete Thomas An image showing a diver taming a great white shark with a gloved hand placed on the snout of the predator whipped up a social media frenzy over the weekend, as viewers debated the validity of the photograph. There were no details regarding the image, other than this description on the Perth & WA Fishing Reports Facebook page: "My bro sent me this photo taken of a local diver near Augusta [Australia] pushing away this great white with his glove on the nose. When done right it temporarily sedates the... Continue reading
Posted Aug 29, 2016 at Pete Thomas Outdoors
**Tuesday morning update: Javier has diminished to tropical depression status – earlier than expected – and is expected to become a remnant soon. Warnings and watches are no longer in effect. Tropical Storm Javier on Monday delivered heavy rain throughout Baja California Sur, flooding streets and creating a fair amount of chaos. But as of Monday afternoon, powerful storm winds were not yet evident. That was expected to change, however. At 2 p.m., Javier's center was positioned about 35 miles south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas at Baja California's tip, poised to make landfall with maximum sustained gusts of 65 mph.... Continue reading
Posted Aug 8, 2016 at Pete Thomas Outdoors
A blue marlin weighing 1,234 pounds was caught Sunday at the Cape Verde Islands, off the northwest coast of Africa, becoming the fourth marlin this year to tip a scale at 1,000 pounds or more. The massive billfish was caught aboard the vessel Black Marlin, by Heiko Steinmetz, after a fight lasting nearly three hours. Steinmetz, who now has three "granders" to his credit, is bound to be criticized for killing the marlin, if the story circulates beyond fishing circles. But granders are somewhat rare. The first of the four caught this year also was landed off the Cape Verde... Continue reading
Posted Aug 8, 2016 at Pete Thomas Outdoors
By Pete Thomas A tropical storm warning was issued Sunday for a portion of mainland Mexico and much of Baja California Sur, including Cabo San Lucas, as Tropical Storm Javier takes aim at the Baja California peninsula. On Sunday afternoon, Javier was located 85 miles southwest of Puerto Vallarta, and traveling west-northwest at mph. Javier boasted winds of 45 mph and was expected to strengthen, but the storm is not expected to attain hurricane strength (74 mph). However, Javier will deliver heavy rain over a vast area – including both sides of the Baja peninsula – and could generate dangerous... Continue reading
Posted Aug 7, 2016 at Pete Thomas Outdoors
By Pete Thomas When a large humpback whale washed ashore dead at Dockweiler State Beach on June 30, there was concern that the carcass would attract sharks. Keith Poe knew it'd attract sharks, so when the whale was towed offshore for at least the third time last week – it kept drifting back in during previous attempts – the renowned shark tagger found the carcass 10 miles out in the hope of tagging and releasing sharks for science. But the sharks ended up tagging Poe. Great white sharks, including one measuring about 18 feet, slammed his 24-foot boat sporadically over... Continue reading
Posted Jul 11, 2016 at Pete Thomas Outdoors
By Pete Thomas With sea surface temperatures climbing well into the 70s in many areas off Southern California, anglers eagerly await a predicted invasion of dorado from subtropical waters. But some of the acrobatic (and delectable) game fish have already arrived, and on Saturday a drone pilot from Orange County Outdoors captured video footage of two large dorado, or mahimahi, swimming three miles off Newport Beach. A video posted by Orange County Outdoors (@orange_county_outdoors) on Jul 9, 2016 at 3:15pm PDT The footage, captured by Mark Girardeau during a whale-watching voyage with Newport Coastal Adventure, is sure to get the... Continue reading
Posted Jul 9, 2016 at Pete Thomas Outdoors
A jogger in Pacifica, Calif., was astonished to see a humpback whale swimming toward her through the surf, seemingly about to beach itself at her feet. "Whoa, stay back, buddy!," Roberta Gamble says to the whale, while videotaping the rare encounter earlier this week. Humpback whales were feeding beyond the surf zone, but this whale chased a school of anchovies almost onto the shore. It gulps the bait fish, directly in front of Gamble, five seconds into the video. "Oh dear," she says in the clip, which on Thursday was widely shared on whale-themed Facebook pages. "Although humpbacks have at... Continue reading
Posted Jul 8, 2016 at Pete Thomas Outdoors
Whale watchers off Cape Cod watched in awe this week as an enormous basking shark appeared near a feeding humpback whale. Basking shark sightings are rare, and the migration patterns of the planet's second-largest fish – second to whale sharks – are still largely a mystery to scientists. The accompanying footage, captured aboard a Hyannis Whale Watcher Cruises vessel, shows the massive filter-feeder gliding just beneath the surface, its mouth agape, consuming plankton. Though this was an extraordinary sighting, more dramatic was that of the humpback whale lunge-feeding at the surface, inspiring humorous commentary by the videographer, who deadpans after... Continue reading
Posted Jun 17, 2016 at Pete Thomas Outdoors
Lance Peterson, a fly-fishing guide in the East Cape region of Baja California Sur, can now add opah to his list of rare catches. But Friday's catch was really more of a collection after Peterson spotted the colorful "moonfish" while kayak fishing in the Sea of Cortez. "There were absolutely no rods or reels or fish tackle of any kind involved – just a kayak and a gaff," he said. "We spotted it bobbing around offshore, confirmed it with binoculars and then went out to fetch it. It was dead when we got to it." Mysteriously, there were no gaff... Continue reading
Posted May 23, 2016 at Pete Thomas Outdoors
It's rare enough to spot a whale shark in the pristine water beyond Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, but to see one swimming inside the marina might be unheard of. "This is a first-time event in Cabo," Tracy Ehrenberg, general manager of Pisces Sportfishing, said of the Monday morning sighting. The 20-foot whale shark was spotted near the back of the harbor by a man who thought it was a great white shark. "Then we heard that others said no it was a mako... then the truth came out it was actually a WHALE shark... the largest fish on the planet,"... Continue reading
Posted May 23, 2016 at Pete Thomas Outdoors
By Pete Thomas An angler fishing off the Baja California city of Loreto has landed a 430-pound yellowfin tuna that might have become a world record if he had followed proper procedure. Robert Ross caught the massive fish on a trip out of the remote Pisces Collection Lodge, on the Sea of Cortez near Loreto. The lodge is not yet open and does not have a certified scale, or cold storage. Ross told Pisces Sportfishing general manager Tracy Ehrenberg that he had little choice but to fillet the tuna after weighing it on a butcher's scale at a nearby ranch.... Continue reading
Posted May 10, 2016 at Pete Thomas Outdoors
By Pete Thomas Authorities in South Africa's Kruger National Park are investigating a hit-and-run incident in which a cheetah was struck and left to die on a park road. A photo of the dead animal was posted Wednesday by Ralf Kalwa to the Road Ecology Facebook page, in which Kalwa described the cheetah as "one of 3 siblings." Times Live reports that the carcass of the sub-adult female cheetah was discovered a day earlier by a park ranger, and that the animal had been dead for hours. "There were no witnesses at the scene and the ranger alerted all the... Continue reading
Posted Apr 28, 2016 at Pete Thomas Outdoors
Gray whale on the beach at Trestles. Credit: Mark Girardeau By Pete Thomas The carcass of a 40-foot gray whale that washed ashore Sunday at a popular Southern California surf spot most likely will be towed to sea when it becomes practical and as weather conditions permit. The carcass discovered at Lower Trestles near San Clemente drew large crowds, and an image of the whale was posted to Instagram by 11-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater. Anyone for a surf at Trestles? Im sure that #BeachedWhale oil should keep the crowds to a minimum coming into summer! Sketchy. Great white... Continue reading
Posted Apr 25, 2016 at Pete Thomas Outdoors
Images showing the turtle before its rescue are courtesy of Jason Kunewa/Dana Wharf Sportfishing By Pete Thomas A massive leatherback turtle that had become entangled in kelp off Orange County is free, thanks to the heroic efforts of Dana Wharf Sportfishing crewman Jason Kunewa. Kunewa and Capt. Bo Daniels were 15 miles offshore aboard the San Mateo on Sunday, searching for tuna and whales, when they spotted what they thought was a large kelp paddy. "Then I saw a head come out," Kunewa said. "It was the biggest turtle I'd ever seen. It was longer than me and about three... Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2016 at Pete Thomas Outdoors
Graphic photos have emerged showing a great white shark weighing more than 1,000 pounds on display at a market in Zhoushan, China. The 14-foot shark was said to have been caught "mistakenly" last week in a net hauled up on a blustery night by Wang Xianjin, according to the Chinese-language Netease News. "I've been fishing for 27 years and never have I seen such a big shark," Wang said. The Shanghaiist reports that, "as a final act of revenge," the struggling shark destroyed Wang's $10,000 net. The initial offer for the shark opened at about $1,500, but Wang said he... Continue reading
Posted Apr 4, 2016 at Pete Thomas Outdoors
By Pete Thomas A tourist in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on Tuesday reeled from the depths a mysterious alien-like fish that looks somewhat like an albino shark. The peculiar specimen – pinkish-white, with a distended stomach – was caught a mile offshore by a Chicago angler fishing with Capt. Jaime Rendon of the panga, Dr. Pescado. The shark was photographed, then released. The photos appeared Tuesday night on the Pisces Sportfishing Fleet's Facebook page, under the heading, "ALIEN FISH IN CABO?" Tracy Ehrenberg, Pisces general manager, sent the images to biologists in Mexico, hoping for an identification. We emailed the... Continue reading
Posted Mar 30, 2016 at Pete Thomas Outdoors
Photos by Jaime Rendon, via Pisces Sportfishing **Update (2:30 p.m.): The mystery fish appears to have been identified By Pete Thomas A Cabo San Lucas sportfishing captain on Tuesday reeled from the depths a mysterious alien-like fish that somewhat resembles an albino shark, or shark fetus. But the bizarre-looking fish, with a distended stomach, was said to be alive when it was caught (and eventually released) by Capt. Jaime Rendon. The photos appeared Tuesday night on the Pisces Sportfishing Fleet's Facebook page, under the heading, "ALIEN FISH IN CABO?" (Tracy Ehrenberg, Pisces general manager, has sent the photos to biologists... Continue reading
Posted Mar 30, 2016 at Pete Thomas Outdoors
By Pete Thomas It sounds like science fiction: tens of thousands of voracious, fast-growing fish escape from ocean pens in a foreign environment and begin migrating up the coast, wreaking havoc on native fisheries. But this is really happening, as thousands of cobia, which are found in the Atlantic but unknown to the Eastern Pacific, were accidentally released from an Ecuadorian aquaculture facility during late summer. They've since been detected off Colombia and Panama, and at least one scientist believes the "rogue" fish are headed to California, with potentially "horrifying" consequences. The cobia have been migrating north at a rate... Continue reading
Posted Mar 28, 2016 at Pete Thomas Outdoors
Dolphins often steal the spotlight during the whale-watching season, but rarely do passengers get to witness what's known as a dolphin stampede. The accompanying footage, captured Thursday by Captain Dave's Dolphin and Whale Safari, shows what happens when hundreds, sometimes thousands of common dolphins decide as a group to rush wildly across the ocean's surface, as if in a panic. The company stated in a news release: "Whale watchers aboard a catamaran with Captain Dave's Dolphin and Whale Safari experienced a once in a lifetime thrill when hundreds of common dolphins, without warning or provocation, began porpoising at high speed... Continue reading
Posted Mar 10, 2016 at Pete Thomas Outdoors
The powerful storm that raged across Southern California on Monday featured ferocious winds, booming thunder, and brilliant lightning strikes – including several near the iconic Queen Mary in Long Beach. The accompanying image, revealing a 1,000-foot ship seemingly reliving a tempestuous moment from a bygone era, was captured by Vanessa Perez and posted to Instagram. The image was then shared to Facebook by Downtown Long Beach with the description: "Utterly Awesome." Mondaze ⚡🌦🚢 A photo posted by _Vz_ (@veezee_p) on Mar 7, 2016 at 8:02am PST Reads one of the Facebook comments: "An ode to the 'Grey Ghost,' " in... Continue reading
Posted Mar 7, 2016 at Pete Thomas Outdoors
By Pete Thomas A mysterious type of octopus with a ghostlike appearance has been discovered by scientists during a recent expedition to Necker Island in the mid-Pacific. The "remarkable little octopod" was observed Saturday atop a flat rock at a depth of 14,000 feet, according to Michael Vecchione, a NOAA scientist who was part of the Okeanos Explorer mission. Scientists photographed the nearly translucent octopus via the remotely operated vehicle, Deep Discoverer. This octopus is not described in scientific journals and most likely does not belong to a described genus. What's known is that it belongs to a distinct group... Continue reading
Posted Mar 3, 2016 at Pete Thomas Outdoors
By Pete Thomas A gray whale believed to be albino has been documented in Scammon's Lagoon in Baja California, Mexico, for the first time in at least three years. The same whale was spotted in 2008 and 2009, as a juvenile. It might also have been spotted in 2013, according to at least one report. This time, though, the white whale is traveling with her calf, who is not albino. (Both whales can be seen in the accompanying video, and a second video showing basically the same footage. The footage was captured last week.) The whale's identity was confirmed this... Continue reading
Posted Feb 23, 2016 at Pete Thomas Outdoors
Sometimes when you're fishing, that last extra cast really pays off. A.J. Klein, of New Castle, Delaware, can attest to this after landing an 11-pound northern-strain largemouth bass to establish a new state record. The lunker was caught over the weekend at Wagamons Pond near Milton. It breaks the previous record, a 10-pound, 10-ounce largemouth also caught at Wagamons, in 2012. Fishing had been slow for Klein, 36, and his friend, Joe Lattis, They had spent four hours on Lattis' boat and teamed to catch only one small bass and a yellow perch, before giving up. But Klein made one... Continue reading
Posted Feb 23, 2016 at Pete Thomas Outdoors
Most shark stories have to do with the capture of enormous specimens, or attacks on humans by sharks that mistake surfers and swimmers as prey. The following story, however, is of the heartwarming variety, involving a colorful shark named Panda, saved by a student in Queensland, Australia, and his dad. Panda is a brownbanded bamboo shark, whose life began inside of an egg, which somehow became snarled in a net found by a Dunwich State School pupil named Laurence, and his dad. The egg was delivered to the University of Queensland's Moreton Bay Research Station and Study Centre just before... Continue reading
Posted Feb 22, 2016 at Pete Thomas Outdoors
A massive white seabass caught recently by a kayak angler off La Jolla, Calif., might break a line-class world record that has stood for nearly 50 years. Brian Fagan, 56, hooked the 74.2-pound seabass near the kelp beds at sunrise. The Poway angler was towed for 30 minutes before the weary fish appeared within range of his gaff. Fagan told the San Diego Union-Tribune that he expected the white seabass, which he enticed with a live mackerel and delivered to shore on his lap, would weigh at least 50 pounds – but it tipped the Dana Landing scale at 74.2... Continue reading
Posted Feb 18, 2016 at Pete Thomas Outdoors


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Childhood and Societyby Erik H. Erikson
The landmark work on the social significance of childhood. The original and vastly influential ideas of Erik H. Erikson underlie much of our understanding of human development. His insights into the interdependence of the individuals' growth and historical change, his now-famous concepts of identity, growth, and the life cycle, have changed the way we perceive ourselves and society. Widely read and cited, his works have won numerous awards including the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Combining the insights of clinical psychoanalysis with a new approach to cultural anthropology, Childhood and Society deals with the relationships between childhood training and cultural accomplishment, analyzing the infantile and the mature, the modern and the archaic elements in human motivation. It was hailed upon its first publication as "a rare and living combination of European and American thought in the human sciences" (Margaret Mead, The American Scholar). Translated into numerous foreign languages, it has gone on to become a classic in the study of the social significance of childhood.
Dimensions of a New Identityby Erik H. Erikson
The two lectures presented in this important volume were delivered by Erik H. Erikson at the second annual Jefferson Lectures in the Humanities, sponsored by The National Endowment for the Humanitites. In the first lecture, entitled "The Founders: Jeffersonion Action and Faith," Erikson uses selected themes from Jefferson's life to illustrate some principles of psychohistory. In the second lecture, "The Inheritors: Modern Insight and Foresight," Erikson applied his main concepts to the problems of ongoing history. The title of the lectures contains one such concept. "New identity" is the result of radical historical change and is here meant to characterize the emerging American identity as first embodied in such men as Jefferson. Erikson first explores certain themes in his examination of the emerging American identity during Jefferson's time. He then attempts to relate the Jeffersonian themes to contemporary problems of repression and suppression, of moralistic vindication, and true liberation by insight. Finally, Erikson maintains that now that children will be born by the privileged choice of parental persons, an adult environment fitting the living and the to-be-living becomes an ethical necessity. There is no question that this work ranks among Erikson's most challenging and seminal books.
Gandhi's Truth: On the Origins of Militant Nonviolenceby Erik H. Erikson
In this study of Mahatma Gandhi, psychoanalyst Erik H. Erikson explores how Gandhi succeeded in mobilizing the Indian people both spiritually and politically as he became the revolutionary innovator of militant non-violence and India became the motherland of large-scale civil disobedience.<P><P> Winner of the National Book Award<P> Pulitzer Prize Winner
Identity and the Life Cycleby Erik H. Erikson
Erik H. Erikson's remarkable insights into the relationship of life history and history began with observations on a central stage of life: identity development in adolescence. This book collects three early papers that--along with Childhood and Society--many consider the best introduction to Erikson's theories. "Ego Development and Historical Change" is a selection of extensive notes in which Erikson first undertook to relate to each other observations on groups studied on field trips and on children studied longitudinally and clinically. These notes are representative of the source material used for Childhood and Society. "Growth and Crises of the Health Personality" takes Erikson beyond adolescence, into the critical stages of the whole life cycle. In the third and last essay, Erikson deals with "The Problem of Ego Identity" successively from biographical, clinical, and social points of view--all dimensions later pursued separately in his work.
Identity: Youth and Crisisby Erik H. Erikson
Identity: Youth and Crisis collects Erik H. Erikson's major essays on topics originating in the concept of the adolescent identity crisis. Identity, Erikson writes, is an unfathomable as it is all-pervasive. It deals with a process that is located both in the core of the individual and in the core of the communal culture. As the culture changes, new kinds of identity questions arise--Erikson comments, for example, on issues of social protest and changing gender roles that were particular to the 1960s. Representing two decades of groundbreaking work, the essays are not so much a systematic formulation of theory as an evolving report that is both clinical and theoretical. The subjects range from "creative confusion" in two famous lives--the dramatist George Bernard Shaw and the philosopher William James--to the connection between individual struggles and social order. "Race and the Wider Identity" and the controversial "Womanhood and the Inner Space" are included in the collection.
The Life Cycle Completed (Extended Version)by Erik H. Erikson Joan M. Erikson
"This book will last and last, because it contains the wisdom of two wonderfully knowing observers of our human destiny."--Robert Coles For decades Erik H. Erikson's concept of the stages of human development has deeply influenced the field of contemporary psychology. Here, with new material by Joan M. Erikson, is an expanded edition of his final work. The Life Cycle Completed eloquently closes the circle of Erikson's theories, outlining the unique rewards and challenges--for both individuals and society--of very old age.
Themes of Work and Love in Adulthoodby Erik H. Erikson Neil J. Smelser
To love and to work, Freud's famous definition of psychological maturity becomes the focusing principle for renewed examination of dominant themes that play themselves in adult life. Leading experts explore the states and crises adults pass through.
Toys and Reasons: Stages in the Ritualization of Experienceby Erik H. Erikson
In a moment in our history beset with grave doubts, Erik H. Erickson inquires into the nature and structure of the shared visions which invigorate some eras and seemed so fatefully lacking in others. He illustrates the human propensity for play and vision, from the toy world of childhood to the dream life of adults, and from the artist's imagination to the scientist's reason. Finally, he enlarges on the origins and structure of one shared vision of universal significance, namely, the American Dream. Such a worldview, he concludes, consists of both vision and counter vision (political and religious, economic and technological, artistic and scientific) which vie with each other to give a coherent meaning to shared realities and to liberate individual and communal energy. Erickson postulates that a space-time orientation provided by a viable worldview is, complimentary to the inner work of the individual psyche and is attuned to its multiple functions. In a central chapter, the author links the phylogeny and the ontogeny of worldviews by describing stages in the ritualization of everyday life--that is, the interplay of customs (including the use of language) with from birth to death convey and confirm the "logic" of the visions predominant or contending in a society. He emphasizes the playful and yet compelling power of viable ritualization to connect individual growth with the maintenance of a vital institutions; but he also illustrates the fateful tendency of human interplay to turn into self-deception and collusion, of ritualization to become deadly ritualism--and of visions to end in nightmares of alienation and distraction. Erickson advocates the pooling of interdisciplinary insights in order to clarify the conscious and unconscious motivation which works for or against the more universal and more insightful worldview essential in a technological age.
Vital Involvement in Old Ageby Erik H. Erikson Joan M. Erikson Helen Q. Kivnick
Erikson's now-famous concept of the life cycle delineates eight stages of psychological development through which each of us progresses. The last stage, old age, challenges the individual to rework the past while remaining involved in the present. The authors begin this work with their theory of life's stages through old age. In Part two, they discuss their interviews with twenty-nine octogenarians, on whom life history data has been collected for over fifty years. Part three is a discussion of the life history of the protagonist in Ingmar Bergman's film Wild Strawberries. In Part four, "Old age in our society", the authors offer suggestions for "vital involvement." Erik H. Erikson is winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.
A Way of Looking at Things: Selected Papers, 1930-1980by Erik H. Erikson
Erik H. Erikson's way of looking at things has contributed significantly to the understanding of human development and the nature of man. This collection of his writings reflects the evolution of his ideas over the course of 50 years, beginning with his earliest experiences in psychoanalysis in Vienna. The papers cover a wide spectrum of topics, from children's play and child psychoanalysis to the dreams of adults, cross-cultural observations, young adulthood and the life cycle. The text also contains reminiscences about colleagues such as Anna Freud and Ruth Benedict who played important roles in Erikson's life and work.
Young Man Luther: A Study in Psychoanalysis and Historyby Erik H. Erikson
Careful study of his formative years.
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text: Home > health > healthy living First Aid Basics: Can You Save Lives? Trina RemediosMay 2, 2012 facebook twitter reddit gplus SKIP AD Image 1 of 11 Related Galleries Next Gallery Starts in 12 Secs X SKIP WAITING AUTOPLAY ON OFF Prev Next Is Kajol Ageing In Reverse? Actress Looks Radiant At Charity Luncheon In New York Fainting: Causes, Prevention and Recovery 15 Amazing Burning Man Pictures You Must Not Miss PICS: First Seaplane Service From Mumbai Shraddha And Shahid Turn RJs For Haider IN PICS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's First Independence Day Celebrations At Red Fort 200818 Prev Next What do you do when you burn yourself? What do you do if someone is electrocuted? What do you do if your girl-friend is choking on food? First aid, if administered on time, can save lives and can evade permanent damage. Accidents can happen at anytime, anywhere to anyone, are you prepared? This is your guide to basic first aid. *Images courtesy: © Thinkstock photos/ Getty Images Fainting: Lack of blood supply to the brain induces fainting.What to do: If a person feels like fainting, make the person sit down and place his head between his knees. If he faints, place him on his back. Then loosen the clothes-the neck, waist or places that reduce the blood flow. One way to get the blood to the head is to lift the feet little above head level. Burns: There are three kinds of burns – first, second and third degree burns.What to do:First degree – Let cool water flow over the area, clean the injury and dry it. Apply anti biotic and bandage it.Second degree – There are three layers of skin, second degree burn extends to the middle layer leading to redness, swelling and pain. Hospitalisation is necessary. If the burns are at the joint, restrict movement. Basic treatment for second degree burn is to clean the injury and apply antibiotic cream. Elevate the injured part but let the person lie down.Third degree – The worst you can imagine. The only option is to hospitalize the person so that oxygen, nutrition and hydration can be administered. Heat Stroke: If you're disoriented, feeling dizzy, feel hot but are unable to sweat, are experiencing headaches and fatigue, then you might be the victim of a heat stroke. What to do: First, seek shade and let the person rest. Let the person cool down with a cold towel. Take packets of ice and place it under the armpit and the groin. Finally, hydrate the person with electrolytes. Choking: There are different maneuvers based on different circumstances, if a person is choking.Choking when the person is standing: Stand behind the person, make a fist; place it at the center, at the end of the ribcage and with your thumb inward. You need to apply four pushes inward and upward. Same goes for children.When infants choke: Place two fingers dead center between the nipples and give four forceful thrust. Repeat if needed. Electric Shock: Firstly switch off the source of the current with a wooden stick, only then assist the person.What to do: If the person is not breathing administer CPR and if the burns are second and third degree, hospitalization is a must. For minor burns, check if the person can move about and can function fully. Nose bleeds: Nose bleeds include bleeding from the mouth and ears too. This might be a result of allergies, dryness, high blood pressure, use of cocaine, blowing your nose with force and blood clotting disorders.What to do: For nose bleeds, sit and lean forward; hold the soft part of your nose till it stops bleeding. If it still bleeds hold for another ten minutes and place ice over the bridge of the nose. Cuts: For minor cuts, you can take care of it yourself; deep cuts may need stitches. The difference between the two is that minor cuts stop bleeding after 10 minutes.What to do: Minor Cuts – Clean the wound with water and no soap. Apply antibiotic, bandage it and change it daily.Deep Cuts – If the object is lodged in a deep wound Do Not get it out, do not clean major wounds. With deep cuts you may require stitches and tetanus shots. Do not blow on open cuts and do not try to stuff back the expose parts. Dislocation: Call the doctor immediately; do not take matters in your own hands.What to do: Place ice packs to treat the swelling. For a serious injury, check if the person is breathing or administer CPR and spread a blanket over the person. Stroke: Blood clots and bleeding may lead to stoppage of oxygen to certain parts of the brain. Some of the causes are smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease.What to do: Call for medical help and check if the person is breathing or else perform CPR and keep the person aligned on his side. Also let the person lie down but elevate his head and shoulders. Fracture: There are different kinds of fractures: Open, close, stress, complicated fractures.What to do: Reassure the person and help him stay calm. Do not try to reposition the fracture but apply ice. Do not massage, make a support so that the fracture is not left dangling. Consult a doctor at the earliest. < 1 2 3 4 5 > Follow @indiatimes facebook twitter reddit gplus Comment Here What do you do when you burn yourself? What do you do if someone is electrocuted? What do you do if your girl-friend is choking on food? First aid, if administered on time, can save lives and can evade permanent damage. Accidents can happen at anytime, anywhere to anyone, are you prepared? This is your guide to basic first aid. *Images courtesy: © Thinkstock photos/ Getty Images ADVERTISEMENT


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You did forget, didn't you? You forgot it's Valentine's Day. Well, if you're now in the hot seat and you need to produce a valentine for your sweetie, then "Music Under Glass" is here to help you. The series offering tonight at the Domes is (whew!) "Valentine Sweetheart Night," and the sweet sounds will come courtesy of Street Life with Warren Wiegratz. The free photo booth picture opp will prove in coming years that you remembered.
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Former Wisconsinite Mark Rylance won the first Tony Award of the night Sunday, for best actor in a featured role for "Twelfth Night."
Rylance, a University School of Milwaukee alumnus, was also nominated for a second award, for leading actor in a play for "Richard III." He lost in that category to Bryan Cranston, who won the Tony for "All the Way." »Read Full Article(2)
The Cheel will serve Nepalese and American plates
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The Pink Banana Theatre Company is calling its 10th annual one-act play festival "The Honeymoon Is Over." But the eight short plays unspooling over this fun, two-hour night feel more like a reprise of last year's festival, aptly named "Game Night."
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STAR SCIENTIFIC (STSI) > Anatabine 101 & The Trend Is Your Friend. 5 commentsAug 31, 2012 3:43 PM | about stocks: RCPI
Dr. John L. Faessel
Commentary and Insights
Anatabine 101
Where we've been & where we're going: Tobacco ― Anatabine ― Anatabloc™
There is a whole new audience out there that's just being introduced to Star's Anatabloc™ and I get contacted daily by those who wish to understand what this compound is, where it came from and where it's going? So at times, and this is one of them, we need to see where we've been to know better where we're going, such is the case for the tobacco-based alkaloid anatabine that evolved into Anatabloc™. The maxim, "The trend is your friend" rings true.
The narrative begins with tobacco; and some observations that were made near a decade ago by Johns Hopkins researchers who were studying thyroid disease in flight attendants were they found a marked reduction of the illness. Because of the confined space in airliners the exposure to tobacco smoke offered them a rare picture to study. While the Johns Hopkins researchers didn't pursue further tobacco studies because of the onus of its ills they knew that there was something "good" in tobacco.
Back in 2007, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health found that after analyzing 11 separate studies, smokers were found to be 73% less likely to suffer from Parkinson's disease than those who didn't smoke. The study went on to state the obvious-namely that "further research could determine which chemicals are responsible for bolstering the brain against the illness." Importantly, the study also found that more years of smoking were associated with less risk.
Parallel with the above mentioned studies Star Scientific had been doing some tobacco research in search of, and finally finding the cancer-causing agents in tobacco. This is the basis for the current lawsuit against Reynolds Tobacco (NYSE:RAI) that's currently before the US Supreme Court and other courts. It's been more than 10 years slog for Star to get to this point.
Next in the timeline, Stars CEO Jonnie Williams determined, in what may be a breakthrough of profound implications for mankind, that one of the 4000 chemicals in tobacco /nicotine, namely Anatabine, reduced the urge to smoke. He came to this conclusion because of the profound addictive qualities of nicotine, determining that something else in tobacco smoke, more than the nicotine was responsible for its addictive qualities. He / Star began to market the over-the-counter CigRx as an aid to help quell the urge to smoke. What Star found was that the anatabine-based compound had many/now hundreds, of other beneficial effects on those that took CigRx. Anatabloc™ was born...
This information that came out of the blue, was quite surprising to those at Star who were tracking those folks who took the CigRx compound. Harvard also did some extensive mouse studies re Anatabine and corroborated 'it's' effects. Subsequent research followed and it was found that anatabine had powerful anti-inflammatory effects. An important part of this story line occurs when Jonnie Williams wife is facing serious thyroid surgery because of his advanced thyroiditis; Williams then suggests to the Johns Hopkins surgeons that he would have his wife take some of the companies, (now determined to be anti-inflammatory) anatabine compound. Amazingly, the thyroiditis was healed. The "Ah Ha!" moment was at hand. Johns Hopkins then became very interested and they began their thyroid research.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is soon to release the results of a thyroid study performed in nine clinical sites in Michigan, Texas, New Jersey, Illinois, and Florida, referred to as the Anatabloc Supplementation Autoimmune Prevention thyroid study. It is estimated by analyst Otis Bradley (Gilford Securities) that, "treatment of thyroid diseases using Star's anatabine technology could cause sales of Star's Anatabloc™ anti-inflammatory tablet (now on the market over-the-counter) to skyrocket from virtually nothing today to an annual run-rate over $400 million (with profit of $200 million or $1.00 per share) in 2013."
In the United States alone over 70 million thyroid prescriptions are written (the 4th most prescribed for the disease) at a value of about $2 billion.
Recall that at a meeting at the Roskamp Institute I attended in June 2011, Dr. Paul Ladenson, Director of the Division of Endocrinology at Johns Hopkins stated that, "aside from RCP-006 (anatabine - now Star's Anatabloc™) there is no known compound that stops thyroiditis."
Florida's Roskamp Institute also became interested in the compounds anti-inflammatory effects and they have accomplished breakthrough research quantifying anatabine (RCP-006) effects in several studies on mice and human blood. The results showed that dramatically reduces inflammation/ (RCP-006) - is more than four (4) times more effective than either Celebrex or Voltarol in reducing inflammation and was shown to be more than three (3) times more effective than Lipitor in reducing inflammation in whole human blood. These are drugs that require prescriptions from a physician and their sales are in the mega-billions: Lipitor sales in 2010 alone were $10.7 billion.
Key Peer review validating the Roskamp research then followed in the European Journal of Pharmacology under the Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology heading, titled Anatabine lowers Alzheimer's Aβ production in vitro and in vivo.
Importantly Roskamp's research was also validated by a study released by Vanderbilt University Medical Center by Dr. Paul Newhouse that was reported in the January 10 issue of Neurology. It was the first reference in the medical literature re "improvements" of cognitive impairment in human subjects with mild cognitive impairment [MCI] using nicotine. Participants also reported "feeling sharper while on the (nicotine) patch".
Under the Vanderbilt Conclusions:
1. "This study demonstrated that transdermal nicotine can be safely administered to nonsmoking subjects with mild cognitive impairment [MCI] over 6-months with improvement in primary and secondary cognitive measures of attention, memory, and mental processing"
2. "The primary cognitive outcome measure [CPT] showed a significant nicotine-induced improvement."
3. "The secondary outcome measures showed significant nicotine-associated improvements in attention, memory, and psychomotor speed, and improvements were seen in patient/informant ratings of cognitive impairment."
4. "We conclude that this initial study provides evidence for nicotine-induced cognitive improvement in subjects with mild cognitive impairment [MCI]"
It follows of course, that Anatabine / now Stars Anatabloc™ originating from nicotine could well be in the "element" in nicotine responsible for the above Vanderbilt conclusions.
Michael Mullan (MD, Ph.D.) Roskamp's Director of Research and CEO commented on the Vanderbilt study:
· Dr. Newhouse suggests that Nicotine patches may be very beneficial in individuals with mild cognitive impairment [MCI].
· "Mild cognitive impairment [MCI] is frequently regarded as a precursor to Alzheimer's disease"
· According to studies at Harvard University. "Anatabine is also a tobacco leaf-derived product, but, has no known carcinogen effects, nor does it seem to have any addictive potential."
· This recent study, using Nicotine patches for six months, has shown that individuals under the influence of Nicotine showed a 46% improvement in their "long-term memory"
· In addition Anatabine has been shown by scientists at the Roskamp Institute to be beneficial in mitigating against memory decline in animal models of Alzheimer's disease.
· Studies with Anatabine show that amyloid protein, the causative agent in Alzheimer's disease, is reduced in animal models of the disease and that this reduction parallels the improvement in memory seen with treatment with Anatabine.
· Dr. Mullan also commented (1/11/2012) in a press release from Star Scientific Inc., "Anatabine may have several advantages over nicotine in the support of memory with aging. For instance, anatabine seems to have a longer half-life in the blood, which necessitates less frequent dosing, and has shown no abuse potential in animal screening. In addition, anatabine is able to lower amyloid levels in animal models of Alzheimer's disease which become abnormally high as the disease progresses." Dr. Mullan also commented that the Roskamp Institute is actively pursuing the use of anatabine as a support for memory loss, and will be initiating human studies to explore further this potential role for anatabine."
Roskamp has just recently undertaken human Alzheimer's studies.
· Obviously, from a commercial point of view there is no patent position on nicotine, and no one could get one - so the Anatabine [Anatabloc™] alternative is attractive.
· We also know that the Anatabine stays over twice as long in the body as a cigarette delivered dose of nicotine; 8-hours vs. 4-hours.
· It therefore appears that all the beneficial effects that the nicotine patch accomplishes for subjects with mild cognitive impairment is achieved by Anatabine without the deleterious effects of addiction, potential toxicity and the numerous tobacco related medical horrors. Anatabine can also be dosed in a more effective regimen while also benefiting from the increase in half-life.
· Taken as a whole I believe this Vanderbilt study is of huge consequence in the ever improving storyline of Anatabine [Anatabloc™] in reference to Alzheimer's disease. As readers know the Roskamp Institute is well into extensive studies and trials of patients that demonstrate mild cognitive impairment, dementia and Alzheimer symptoms. Again, this study adds credence to the evolution of a possible successful treatment modality.
The market for Anatabloc™ as a reducer of low grade inflammations is of staggering proportions: the product targets chronic inflammation known to be present in a number of coronary and vascular diseases, cancers and in auto-immune diseases such as thyroid disease, diabetes, asthma, Crohn's, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and arthritis, besides numerous other conditions and bodily woes ― and that includes ageing.
An excerpt from the Wikipedia epidemiology page on cardiovascular disease encapsulates much of the Roskamp research thesis: "A fairly recent emphasis is on the link between low-grade inflammation that hallmarks atherosclerosis and its possible interventions. C-reactive protein [CRP] is a common inflammatory marker that has been found to be present in increased levels in patients at risk for cardiovascular disease.[22] Also osteoprotegerin which involved with regulation of a key inflammatory transcription factor called NF-κB has been found to be a risk factor of cardiovascular disease and mortality."
Links to the Roskamp research:
Originally, Anatabloc™ was sold only online through the Star Scientific website and then from the Amazon and Facebook pages. More recently, General Nutrition centers (NYSE:GNC) NYSE also began selling Anatabloc™ online, and from what we hear about the brisk sales (even leading to back orders) there are rumors that it won't be long before the product is carried in many more of (GNC)'s over 7,600 locations in 53 countries.
In January Star announced that it had completed a successful human clinical trial showing that Anatabloc™ lowers chronic inflammation as measured by C-reactive protein [CRP] levels in human subjects' blood. (A Google search of CRP yielded 24,000,000 results.)
Jonnie Williams, Star Scientific CEO has stated, "Anatabloc™ (anatabine) is a non-prescription anti-inflammatory product that revolutionizes inflammatory control as we know it. The studies that are already public show what the anatabine compound is capable of, and the implications for what this means to millions of individuals are limitless."
Roskamp Institute directors and biomedical researchers Michael Mullan (MD, Ph.D.) and Fiona Crawford (Ph.D.) were key members of a pioneering team of scientists who more than a decade ago discovered that the onset of Alzheimer's was directly related to the accumulation of a protein called ß-amyloid.
Roskamp testing shows that when the anatabine compound (now called Anatabloc™) that was developed by Rock Creek, a Star Scientific subsidiary, is applied to cells, ß-amyloid is reduced. The compound also appears to encourage new neuronal cell growth.
Rock Creek also filed a patent indicating that C-reactive Protein [CRP] markers are lowered when the anabatine compound is applied to cells. The provisional patent application discloses that S-(-)-anatabine positively correlates with reduction of the inflammatory activity that results in elevated blood levels of inflammation markers such as CRP. Notable is that Star's "ambassador" golfer great, tour-pro Fred Couples CRP level has dropped from 6.5 to 0.5 since he began taking Anatabloc™.
The science risk is now close to nil as there is a mass of confirming data, quotes from prestigious names, research done by influential and potent supporting scientific entities (Johns Hopkins, Harvard, Roskamp) powerful institutions funding the research (Walton Family Foundation and the National Institutes of Health [NIH] for two) and a building avalanche of anecdotal testimonials that in sum make the science a fiat accompli.
From what I hear the "word" is spreading fast in the domain of many professional sports and I'm sure 'that' will likewise filter into amateur athletics as well. Importantly, numerous and well respected coaches in many athletic disciplines are also spreading the word. Plus super celebrities and mega politicians are also taking the nutritional supplement and I expect to soon see large HMOs recommend Anatabloc™ to their members as well. In addition, the introduction of the Anatabloc™ cream is due to occur shortly and it's supposed to be to be widely marketed. So in sum, a tremendous amount of real progress on many fronts has been accomplished by Star and the wave is still building. More fun awaits... like Al Jolson (arguably in his day - the most popular, most loved, most famous and highest paid entertainer) said, "You ain't seen nothin' yet!"
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The Hammer: You seem to be correct in calling this rehash of stuff that has already been talked about. I had dinner tonight with a family member who is a Doctor (graduated University of Chicago Med School) and he found the story that STSI was spinning with regards to Anatabloc to be quite funny. You also make a good point when you cite the market cap and that a lot of growth is already implied by that market cap.
You just love to talk (on and on, all over the place) about things you know nothing about, don't you?
I just love how R.J. Reynolds is so bitter about losing a court battle that they will go to great lengths to downplay the importance of Anatabloc. Bottom line: you tried to steal one of the greatest medical breakthroughs in the history of human beings and you lost. I am so glad people continue to bash this stock. I can continually buy it at the $3.00 range when it will be worth 100 times that when the Johns Hopkins study is released. Of course, I do not need to see the study. My grandfather has had alzheimers for about 3 years and he has been taking Anatabloc for about 6 months. He has gone from a man who stares at the wall to a man who remembers everything from flying over the DMZ in the Korean war to my dad's high school graduation 40 years ago. I do not need to see any study. But the results will no doubt help the stock price.
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For nearly 20 years, reveling in ire and controversy, Anderson, 54, has been one of the most aggressive lawyers battling the Catholic Church over the issue of predator priests. He has represented more than 400 alleged victims of molestation and won more than $60 million in settlements from various archdioceses. Now, as the world waits to see how the Church will respond to the growing outcry, Anderson has decided to take his fight to the top. Last month, using the RICO statutes—generally employed against organized crime—he brought suit against a number of bishops in the United States, alleging a pattern of criminal wrongdoing. Then, in a more audacious move, he filed suit in federal court in Portland, Ore., and state court in Florida naming the Vatican as a defendant in. what could be a landmark civil action involving the issue of Church complicity in the harboring of clergy accused of sexual abuse. "These are powerful institutions he's up against," says Robert Oliphant, a professor at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul. "He's withstood pressure, and that's a credit to any lawyer."
Anderson's crusade has a personal element as well. Helping to stoke his outrage is the fact that his own daughter Amy, now 28, was molested at age 8 by a therapist who also happened to be a former priest. In 1992, at age 18, Amy told her dad about the incident with the therapist, who by then had served a year in jail on an unrelated molestation charge. "It was very painful," says Anderson. "I came to feel like I didn't protect her, and to this day I understand how parents of victims blame themselves." As Amy tells it, that empathy is what gives her father his edge and fuels his zeal. "My pain is what makes him keep going," she says.
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His personal turning point came in 1983, when he took the case of Greg Riedle, then 19, who claimed he had been molested by a Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. The Church had rarely, if ever, been sued on those grounds before, and Anderson concedes that his first stab at bringing the case to court was "inept." Still, he says, the archdiocese offered to settle for $500,000, which Riedle turned down. The ensuing publicity over the court filing brought scores of other alleged victims to Anderson. "I had people swarming into my office, heartbroken, bewildered, confused, afraid and living in secrecy," he says. (Riedle settled for just over $1 million.) In the following years, even as Amy's pain was still a secret, Anderson focused more and more on sexual abuse cases involving the Church. "I work to channel my anger into something constructive," he says. "I don't let it consume me; only let it motivate me."
"Whether challenging the Vatican itself is a mark of righteousness—or folly—is still an open question. The case itself sounds like so many others: Rick Gomez, 28, a software consultant in Los Angeles, contends that as a 14-year-old at a Catholic school in Tampa he was abused by then Brother William Burke. But Gomez and Anderson are determined to hold the Vatican accountable for not doing enough to stop the predators. "This is a lot bigger than what happened to me," says Gomez. The trouble is that as a sovereign entity, the Holy See generally enjoys immunity from such civil actions. Andrew Eisenzimmer, an attorney who has represented the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, believes that Anderson has launched this latest attack mostly for the publicity. "He knows there is virtually no chance the case is going to succeed," says Eisenzimmer, who nevertheless regards Anderson as an exceptionally able lawyer.
The long odds don't bother Anderson. "It was something that had to be done," he says of his suit. Nor is he troubled by the thought of more hate mail. "I know," he says, "I'm going to take heat."
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