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Hmmm, the D-Word is a 34 year old male residing in New York New York. Who knew?
Wed 19 Mar 2008
Wed 19 Mar 2008
Hmmm, the D-Word is a 34 year old male residing in New York New York. Who knew?
Wed 19 Mar 2008
Your city, my age, and John's good karma.
We had to set these things, there was no way to hide them.
Thu 20 Mar 2008
Sat 22 Mar 2008
I am interested in advice on how to find right person (film maker) and fund a small documentary style effort and what might be interesting goals / benefits that makes it a win/win for company and film producer. Budget would likely be shoestring, but could be an interesting experience.
Example situation:
Say you have a big event every year like MacWorld (AppleWorld) or an auto show (but put on by only one company, not a tradeshow)... you show off your latest products, you launch 2 or 3 new things, and you show a vision of where your company is going (concept cars, or other physical immersive manifestations). You have to entice the media and your top customers to attend and you want to broadcast and create discussion around all 3 parts of this event experience...
I am exploring how a highly experiential event with similar attributes could leverage film/documentary storytelling in interesting, meaningful ways – meaningful to the company, its stakeholders, and the film maker...
Some nice to have goals for company might be:
+ capture people's reactions around new product innovation at large/major event in Eastern Europe (new product concepts around several themes, dramatic event experience in major city, new products being launched, other interesting products being demonstrated/show for sales in both business to business and business to consumer arena)
+ capture value design is adding to business
+ possible interviews with CEO/CMOs from top companies
+ many other areas that could be mutually interesting if discussed... but trying to understand if this might be interesting to a qualified independent film maker or high potential starting out
There could be two cuts... both would likely be very people-focused. But, one could capture essence of business value and the other could be all around creative/design side of things.
Mon 24 Mar 2008
Need help getting your doc funded? I've written and gotten grants and fellowships from ITVS, NEA, LPB, Guggenheim, Jerome Foundation, NYSCA, NYFA and more. I can help you make your proposal successful. Email for more information: nicolecattell at gmail dot com.
Mon 24 Mar 2008
Nicole, I see from your profile you helped Natalia Almada write a proposal that got her ITVS funding. Nice. Natalia's an old friend – be sure to say hi if you're still in touch. She's also a D-Word member who hardly ever posts, so nag her for me.
Glad to have you here as a member, too. Be sure to say howdy in the Introduce Yourself topic.
Mon 24 Mar 2008
Hello Nicole and welcome.
I sent you an e-mail.
Tue 25 Mar 2008
Edited Tue 25 Mar 2008 by Lenville O'Donnell
Looking for a NW based HDV Camera Operator to do 5-10 days of shoots (monthly) across the country. The shoots are boring and simple, seminars and green-screen standups. Non-doc, just commerce. And you get paid.
More info here:
Thu 27 Mar 2008
Seeking experienced, professional grant writer in Dallas area with high success rate to help fund a major doc project. If interested please make contact asap. Thanks
Fri 28 Mar 2008
Hey thanks to all who sent Rome contacts etc- i will pass them onto my friend. I just got back from a week long shoot – so sorry for the delayed vote of thanks !!
If anyone needs sound in LA – drop me a line .
Fri 28 Mar 2008
Recently set up this portal to sell iPOD / portable-ready MP4s of my own titles BOOKWARS, SUSAN HERO, and others, and am now offering the platform to other filmmakers who may want to sell MP4 versions (non- DRM) of their work.
No guarantees re: revenue, but probably worth a try, especially for older releases that aren't well repped in the digital space.
Fri 28 Mar 2008
In reply to Bill Buchanan's post on Thu 27 Mar 2008 :
I've emailed you details of a D-Worder in TX who may be the right person for the job.
Fri 28 Mar 2008
Hi all, if any of you know a qualified individual who would be interested and available in helping out with film festival submissions and marketing for this feature documentary, please let me know!!!
A feature doc on five students at Crenshaw High School who express teen life in South Central LA through a mix of hip-hop and Shakesearean literature. Directed by Emmy Award-winner Michael King.
The producer/exec producer who has plenty of contacts and experience in the TV, music, and film business. You might work with me a bit if I stay with the project and/or if I end up training you.
Manage and update Withoutabox.com acct
Help maintain calendar of film fest dates, deadlines, fees
Submit/send films and fees to film festivals; meet deadlines
Communicate with film festivals to request deadline/submission fee waivers
This is the top priority but in the event that the film gets accepted to a fest, you'll need to help out with publicity work ranging from updating our Myspace and website to making calls to radio stations. Please contact me if you're interested or have more questions. We are looking for someone who is flexible and follows through with tasks. Help out with as much as you can, and whatever you can't do, let us know and we can work something out. I started with the internship not long ago and it has been a great experience. My availability has changed so I am looking for an assistant/replacement. Thanks!!
Fri 28 Mar 2008
or you can email me. Please do not merely reply as a post here as I don't check these forums daily. Thanks!!!
Sun 30 Mar 2008
Le, you can subscribe to email updates on single topics, so you don't need to log on here every day.
Thu 3 Apr 2008
"A powerful seminar that was jam packed with great information from the first hour to the closing night. Barely three months later I am now in production directing my first feature length documentary thanks to their guidance and wisdom." Shane Harvey, Producer/Director, Vancouver
As spring brings awakens creativity in all of us, we here at The Documentary Film Makers Course give you not one, but two, chances to get your non-fiction storytelling juices flowing. Filmmaker, consultant and author of The Documentary Film Makers Handbook, Andrew Zinnes gives you tips and advice on how to get your film MADE and how to avoid TRAPS.
Times and dates below. Go to http://www.script-tonic.com or call 310-941-2168 for more information or to register.
Los Angeles
When: April 26-27, 2008, 9AM-6PM
Where: Filmmakers Alliance, 1030 W. Hillcrest Blvd., Inglewood, CA 90301
Price: $299 (organization and student discounts available – call for more info)
San Francisco/Berkeley
When: May 3-4, 2008 10AM-6PM
Where: East Bay Media Center, 1939 Addison St., Berkeley, CA 94704
Price: $299 (organization and student discounts available – call for more info)
Fri 4 Apr 2008
DocuClub, a New York-based film series of works-in-progress documentaries, is seeking submissions for 2008.
The format of DocuClub is to screen a rough cut and to have a moderator facilitate a discussion of the film between filmmaker and audience. Past films that have been screened at DocuClub include "Born Into Brothels," "The Boys of Baraka," and "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster."
DocuClub is accepting entries that fit the following criteria:
- They are in the rough cut stage and thus ready to be screened
- They are no longer than 120 minutes and no less than 45 minutes
- They have specific challenges that you wish to workshop
If you would like to be considered, please mail a clearly-labeled DVD screener to the address below. (Please note that your screener will not be returned unless you provide a SASE.)
Membership in DocuClub includes free admission to all our events. To join, please go to: www.artsengine.net/store/#tools_consul
Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you.
Warm regards,
Felix Endara
Filmmaker Services Coordinator
Arts Engine. Inc.
104 W. 14th St. 4th floor
New York, NY 10011
(646) 230-6368 x 221
Sat 5 Apr 2008
FREE Screening: Cynthia Wade's FREEHELD, The New School, April 11
The New School presents
The Sixth Annual Dorothy H. Hirshon Film Festival – Vision and Risk: The Films of Cynthia Wade
Date: April 11, 2008
7:00 p.m., with panel discussion and reception to follow
Tishman Auditorium
66 W. 12th Street, New York City
Free and Open to the Public
Screening and Discussion: FREEHELD, winner of the 2008 Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject
FREEHELD chronicles Detective Lieutenant Laurel Hester's struggle to transfer her pension to her domestic partner, Stacie Andree. With less than six months to live, Laurel refuses to back down when the elected officials of Ocean County, New Jersey, deny her request to leave her pension to her partner, an option granted only to heterosexual married couples. FREEHELD captures the media frenzy and passionate advocacy campaign spurred by Laurel's plight; it also tells the quieter, personal story of the deep love between Laurel and Stacie as they face the reality of losing each other, creating a powerful, nuanced study of a grassroots fight for justice.
Sat 5 Apr 2008
Just received an opportunity for a talking-head intvw with a movie star that's very pertinent to my doc. It's in Miami Beach, this week, probably during business hours. Only about one hour of actual intvw, but then set-up and breakdown on top of the one hour.
If anyone fits this bill, is a DP with professional credits and his/her own camera (Sony DVCam preferred) and light kit, drop me a line at:
cultmovies [at] hotmail [dot] com
This is for an in-production feature-length doc that already has some interest from cable and has other movie-star intvws in the can.
Sun 6 Apr 2008
Can anyone recommend a production fixer in Peshawar Pakistan.
Sun 6 Apr 2008
Contact D-Word Members Cameron Hickey and Lauren Feeney. They shot close to the Afghan border in Pakistan. Maybe they can help?
Mon 7 Apr 2008
The Utopia Film Festival, a community festival for which I have been serving as Program Director, is now accepting submissions. Would love to see any D-Worder submissions. No premiere requirements and we do accept films made within the past two years. Here's our blurb...
The Utopia Film Festival showcases short and feature-length works which entertain and enlighten audiences of all ages. Fiction, Documentaries, Animations, Music Videos, and Experimental Films are all welcome. This year's festival will take place from October 24-26, 2008 in Greenbelt, Maryland.
The Utopia Film Festival is an annual cinematic event, now in its fourth year. It reflects the utopian ideals of Greenbelt, Maryland – one of America's first planned communities. Located between the urban centers of Washington DC and Baltimore, Maryland, Greenbelt was designed and built under the Roosevelt Administration's New Deal Federal Works Program in the 1930s. It remains a vibrant community and its historic city center (where many of the festival events take place) has been designated a national historic district.
While we encourage all submissions, these are special strands which we have planned for 2008:
UTOPIAN VISIONS: Films which address themes of community building, promoting diversity, bettering social and economic conditions, or preserving the environment.
KID VIDS: Family-friendly animated or live-action works. Films produced by children and teenagers are especially encouraged.
HALLOWEEN SCREEN: Since our festival coincides with the week of Halloween, we welcome submissions of serious or spoofy horror films appropriate for the season.
Submit now to take advantage of the early bird discount rate on submission fees.
Early-Bird Deadline: April 25, 2008
Regular Deadline: June 13, 2008
Late Deadline: July 1, 2008
Mon 7 Apr 2008
Looking for a cinematographer in Minneapolis/St. Paul to film one interview and possibly broll of a rally for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). Prior interviews were shot on a Sony HDV camera – would prefer to keep this look. Shooting date will be either April 10th or 11th. Please contact me for more information: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Mon 7 Apr 2008
Looking for a cinematographer in Los Angeles to film an interview for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). Prior interviews were shot on a Sony HVR VIU and we want to keep a consistent look. Would like to use natural light as much as possible, but anticipate using lights as well. It should be a half day shoot on April 13th – there is some flexibility. Please contact me for more information: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Wed 9 Apr 2008
I just wanted to let you know about an opportunity for anyone who's
interested to create a financed short that could broadcast nationally
on PBS. The WGBH Lab has joined with P.O.V. and is seeking compelling
pitches for video shorts about the 2008 Election. If selected,
producers receive $2,000 production funds, get feedback from industry
professionals, and their work may be broadcast nationally. The
deadline for pitches is May 2nd, 2008.
If you'd like to submit a pitch or want more information, visit:


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The law permits the Hospital to use or disclose PHI to carry out "treatment," "payment" and other "health care operations." The Hospital is not required to obtain an authorization or notify you each time it uses or discloses your PHI information for treatment, payment or health care operations purposes. The following are examples of the types of uses and disclosures of your PHI that the Hospital is permitted to make, but is not meant to be exclusive.
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Will I be listed in a hospital directory, and how will that information be used?
The hospital may include your name and room number in a general listing of our current patients. This information, along with the phone number to your room, may be disclosed to members of the clergy and others persons asking for you by name. You may decide that you do not want to be included in this listing, and you have that right. If you do not want to be included, contact the facility Privacy Officer for assistance, and we will designate you as a No Information Patient.
Can the hospital share my Protected Health Information with my friends and family?
The hospital may share information related to your care or the payment of your care to individuals, including family, friends, or significant others, if you do not object, or to individuals that, in the best judgment of the professionals, will be responsible for assisting you with your care, or facilitating payment for your care. In an urgent or emergent situation, the hospital may share with responsible parties, your location and condition, if it is deemed to be in your best interests. In the event of your death, the hospital may share information about your death with family or friends who were involved in your care; the hospital may share billing information with them if they are involved in the payment of your care.
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The Hospital may use or disclose your PHI to provide you with appointment reminders or information about your treatment alternatives or other health-related benefits and services that may be of interest to you. With your permission, and if requested, the hospital may send immunization results to a school for admission purposes if you are or will be attending that school.
Does the Hospital have to obtain an authorization in order to use or disclose my Protected Health Information for other purposes?
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When might the Hospital use or disclose my Protected Health Information without my authorization?
As discussed above, the Hospital is not required to obtain your Authorization to use or disclose your PHI for treatment, payment or health care operations purposes. Additionally, there are some exceptions in which the law allows or requires the Hospital to use or disclose your PHI for purposes other than treatment, payment, or health care operations and without your Authorization. Most of these uses or disclosures are permitted to promote the government's need to ensure a safe and healthy society. In some cases, you may be given an opportunity to agree or object before the use or disclosure is made, in other cases, you may not be given this opportunity. Whenever the Hospital makes these types of uses and disclosures, the Hospital will make every effort to ensure that it meets any necessary prerequisites and will not use or disclose your PHI more than is otherwise permitted under the law.
The types of uses or disclosures of PHI that may be made without your Authorization and without giving you the opportunity to object include those: required by law; for public health activities; for FDA-related purposes; to avert communicable or spreading diseases; for public health activities; to an employer to conduct medical surveillance evaluations, to address work-related illness/workplace injuries and for workers' compensation purposes; for health oversight purposes (such as when the government requests certain information from Hospital to determine its compliance with applicable laws); when a judge or administrative tribunal orders the release of such PHI; to properly assist law enforcement to carry out their duties; as required by law for reporting certain types of wounds or other physical injuries; pursuant to a request from a law enforcement official if the individual is a victim of a crime; for purposes of identifying or locating a suspect, fugitive, material witness, or missing person; to a coroner or medical examiner for purposes of identifying a deceased person; to a funeral director as necessary to carry out services; for cadaveric organ, eye and tissue donations (where appropriate); to carry out clinical research that involves treatment where the proper body has determined the importance for doing so and compliance with the research authorization requirements are followed; to prevent serious and imminent threats to the health or safety of a person; to assist armed forces personnel and operations; for military service, veterans affairs separation/discharge matters; for federal intelligence, counter-intelligence and national security purposes; to help determine veteran eligibility status; to protect Presidential and other high-ranking officials; and for reporting to correctional institutions/law enforcement officials acting in a custodian capacity.
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Will the Hospital use or disclose my Protected Health Information for marketing purposes?
While the Hospital does not anticipate using or disclosing your PHI for marketing purposes, under the HIPAA Privacy Rules, the Hospital may only make such uses or disclosures with your Authorization. The hospital will not sell your PHI. The Hospital may communicate with you face-to-face or provides you with some promotional gift of nominal value, in which case your Authorization would not be required.
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May I request that certain confidential communications of my Protected Health Information be made to me at alternate locations?
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Do I have the right of access to inspect and copy my Protected Health Information?
Yes. You have the right to request and obtain access to inspect and copy your PHI maintained in the Designated Record Set by the Hospital unless an exception applies. The Hospital may deny you access to your PHI if the information is not required to be accessible under the HIPAA privacy Rules or other applicable law. For example, you do not have a right to access information compiled by the Hospital in anticipation of or for use in a civil, criminal or administrative proceeding.
You have the right to request a copy of your PHI in an electronic format, such as CD. If technically possible, we will produce a copy in electronic format. If not possible, we will provide it to you in a paper format. If your medical record is primarily maintained in an electronic medical record set, we will provide you with a copy in a readable electronic form if you desire.
You may direct the hospital to electronically transmit your PHI to another party. This request must be in writing, with your signature, and must designate to whom and where you want the information sent. Contact the hospital's Privacy Officer for assistance with this request.
The Hospital may charge you a reasonable, cost-based fee for any electronic or paper copying (including the cost of supplies and labor) any PHI required to be copied to adequately respond to your access request, as well as any postage costs and costs associated with preparing an explanation or summary of the PHI necessary to adequately respond to your access request (unless otherwise precluded by applicable State or other law). If you would like to request access to your PHI, please notify the Hospital's Privacy Officer (referenced on the last page of this Notice) so that you can complete the appropriate forms. Upon receipt of a valid request, the hospital is allowed a reasonable time, not to exceed 30 days, to prepare and grant the access to inspect or obtain a copy of the PHI.
Do I have the right to request an amendment to my Protected Health Information?
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Do I have the right to an accounting of disclosures of my Protected Health Information made by the Hospital?
Yes. You have the right to request and obtain a proper accounting of disclosures the Hospital has made of your PHI up to six years prior to the date on which the accounting is requested. [The Hospital is not required to account for all uses and disclosures of PHI that the Hospital makes. For example, the Hospital is not required to provide an accounting for disclosures made for treatment, payment, or health care operations purposes or for disclosures made with your Authorization]. Additionally, the Hospital reserves the right to limit its accountings to disclosures made after the compliance date of the HIPAA Privacy Rules.
The Hospital will provide you with your first accounting at no charge to you. If you request any additional accountings within a 12-month period, the Hospital may charge you a reasonable, cost-based fee. At the time that you request a subsequent accounting, the Hospital will provide you with information regarding the fees, and you will have the opportunity to withdraw or modify your request if you wish to do so. If you would like to request an accounting of your PHI, please notify the hospital's Privacy Officer (referenced on the last page of the Notice) so that you can complete the appropriate forms.
How will I know if there is a breach of my Protected Health Information?
The hospital will notify you in writing if there is a breach of your unsecured Protected Health Information, unless the investigation reveals a low probability that the protected health information has been compromised, or unless the situation falls within a legal exception.
What are the legal exceptions to notification about a breach of my Protected Health Information?
The Privacy Rule states that certain uses or disclosures of PHI do not require individual notification in three specific instances:
If I have an objection to the way my Protected Health Information is being handled, may I file a complaint?
Yes. The Hospital has procedures in place for receiving and resolving complaints. If you believe that the Hospital has violated your privacy rights or has acted inconsistently with its obligations under the HIPAA Privacy Rules, you may file a complaint by contacting the Hospital's Privacy Officer by writing a letter addressed to the Hospital, Attention: Privacy Officer.
The Hospital requests that you attempt to resolve your complaint with the Hospital via these complaint procedures since the Hospital is in the best position to respond to your complaint. However, if you believe the Hospital has violated your privacy rights you may also file a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights ("OCR") at the United States Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"). You may contact the HHS OCR at: Medical Privacy, Complaint Division, Office of Civil Rights, United States Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 509F, HHH Building, Washington, D.C. 20201, Voice Hotline Number (800)368-1019, Internet Address www.hhs.gov/ocr.
It is against the policies and procedures of the Hospital to retaliate against any person who has filed a privacy complaint, either with us or with HHS OCR. Should you believe that you are being retaliated against in any way upon your filing a complaint with us rot he HHS OCR, please immediately contact the Hospital's Privacy Officer, so that the Hospital may properly address the issue.
May the Hospital amend this Notice?
Yes. The Hospital is required to abide by the terms of this Notice. The Hospital may change the terms of this Notice, at any time. The new notice will be effective for all PHI that the Hospital maintains at that time. Upon your request, the Hospital will provide you with any revised Notice of Privacy practices. You may request a revised Notice of Privacy Practices by accessing our website at www.lifecare-hospitals.com calling us and requesting that a revised copy be sent to you in the mail or asking for one in person at the time of your next visit to our facility.
May I obtain a paper copy of this Notice?
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What if I have additional questions that are not answered in this Notice?
If you have any questions, concerns or issues relating to the privacy of your PHI that is not covered in this Notice, please contact the Hospital's Privacy Officer (referenced below).
How do I contact the Hospital's Privacy Officer?
You may contact the Hospital's Privacy Officer by writing a letter addressed to the Hospital, Attention: Privacy Officer. (see attached document)
What is the effective date of this Notice?
This Notice is effective as of September 23, 2013
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Bluetopia Dodger movie
I was Thrilled that I was invited to this premiere on Saturday 4/18/09. My friends and I were looking forward to see how the movie about the Dodgers and their fans turned out. We got to see a lot of Tim Marx_the producer and his camera guys at the stadium and also on some road games during all of the 2008 season.
Players Chad Billinsgley who pitched a great game ealier in the day, Clayton Kershaw, Matt Kemp, James Loney and Andre Ethier attended the event. Also in attendance were Charlie Steiner, Rick Monday, Dr Steinberg, Pepe Yniguez, Josh Rawitch,Dennis Manion and organist Nancy Bea. My friends and I had a picture taken with Matt Kemp. Matt was very friendly talking with all the fans that attended the event. I talked with Andre's wife asking her how was her baby. She told me her father in law was taking care of the baby. James Loney was running late so we just went inside and took a sit in the front where friends of ours were reserving our seats.
We Loved the movie! We relived the 2008 season, we laughed, cheered and I got chocked up during several parts of the movie We already knew that we were not the only crazy passionate Dodger fans but it was nice to confirm that there are a lot of us around. We applauded at the end and we started a chant "LET'S GO DODGERS!".
Here is the movie poster that was in display at the premiere
Here is Tim Marx, the producer. You can't see it too well, but I have Dodger earrings, a baseball bracelet, a silver and Blue LA pin and a Dodger bag that Debie Little sent me in the mail when Grady Little was with the team. She sent me a note with it thanking me for filling out two boxes of ballots for Russell Martin.
Here is Matt Kemp. A fan that always paints his face is in the background. He comes out in the movie saying "this is my church!." Yeah baby! You got that right! Dodger Stadium is our church!
Erik and I are posing here with one of the Dodger ambassadors. I love that all the male ambassadors were wearing vintange Dodger uniforms. Jordan is wearing Duke Snider's number.
The following day when my friends and I got to the stadium early for BP, a gentleman asked me where my 70's outfit was (see my post on the 70's Fireworks). Well, we started talking to him and then we noticed that he was wearing a tag wtih the last name Ethier. We did not know that we were talking to Andre's dad! I told him "You were taking care of the baby Saturday night!." We stayed there for a little while talking to him about the team, players, Andre, road trips and speeding tickets in Arizona (he lives in AZ).
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I'm glad you had a great time at the movie and how cool that you got to meet Andre's dad!
Wow. Great pics of you and the guys, Emma. The movie sounds great too. It's so much fun to be surrounded by like-minded fans, so I'm sure it was a wonderful evening of Dodger-ness!
Andre's dad was very nice. We were telling him about our trips to Arizona and then we mentioned that we are making our first trip to Wrigley Field. Well, he said he is also making his first trip there.
Hey Jane! We even walked the blue carpet!
Sounds like you had a great time, Emma! And your dress is Dodger blue, too – I'm betting that was intentional.
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Yes…my dress was intentional. I even have blue bras. I call them my rally bras!
Rally bras! I think I'll need to look for some Phillies-red ones!
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That looks like a ton of fun! Congrats on being invited.
Thanks Ken, Hey I am in the Dodger magazine!


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The New Year means saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new. But, for many island residents, it's a time to observe traditions passed down through the generations.
For the Kurihara-Yamashita-Okahata-Doi ohana, pounding the heck out of glutinous globs is the only way to enter the New Year.
They're using Grandpa Doi's usu, the stone mortar, passed down four generations from Kauai, now in Mililani.
"It's a family tradition. You have to keep it going for the others like my daughter and son-in-law. So, you have to keep on doing it so they can experience the whole thing," said Ronald Doi.
First, the massage -- steamed mochi rice is readied for pounding. Then, the heavy hitters come in, ready to flex their holiday muscles.
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"All the friends come around. We'd have a party, we'd eat. We pound mochi. It's something that's really enjoyable and good for the family," said Randy Kurihara.
The ohana has grown over the years, reflecting the diversity of island families. As the original uncles grow older, they pass the art of mochitsuki to a new generation.
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About 175 quilts will be on display Friday and Saturday at the Memorial Building in Portales for the High Plains Quilt Festival.
The fourth annual event costs $3 for both days and includes hourly workshops.
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Changes to the U.S. hours-of-service rules for truck drivers that took effect July 1 certainly reduce weekly driving time for some truckers, especially long-haul tractor-trailer operators. Although truckers will still be able to drive 11 hours and work 14 hours per day, their ability to use a 34-hour restart will be restricted.
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Gems of the Haverford LibraryMonday, June 6th, 2011
As I mentioned in a previous post, a few weekends ago was alumni weekend. On that Friday, an alumnus came in and asked to see an item that caused most work in the library to stop. All of the student interns came to see the book the alumnus requested, namely a copy of Shakespeare's first folio.
Oooh. Ahhh. I was really surprised that we had something as rare and precious as a first edition Shakespeare work. There are 228 still in existence of the approximately 1,000 originally printed. A copy stolen from Durham University was valued at 15 million pounds or approximately 25 million U.S. dollars. I was astounded that I could read through this book just for fun.
Then John Anderies, the Head of Special Collections, told me that this was only one of a few astounding works that we had in special collections. Apparently we also have a 1472 Foligno edition of Dante's Divine Comedy. This astounding book is even rarer than Shakespeare's first folio; there are only 14 copies of the Foligno edition in the world, and it is the first printed edition of the book. It is so old that the book still has illuminations, ornate pictures or letters done in gold leaf and painted.
I and a few other students came to the archives the next day to study the Foligno copy.
I was thrilled and astounded to be able to handle amazing manuscripts like the Foligno Dante and Shakespeare's first folio. These pieces are part of the William Pyle Philips collection. Philips was the class of 1902, and donated a number of priceless artifacts to the library including a first edition of Paradise Lost, the famed Descartes letter, and a copy of Copernicus' De Revolutionibus Orbium Caelestium. Seeing and leafing through these pieces reminded me of the amazing hidden resources that our library holds, and wish that more students availed themselves of the absolutely unique opportunities that Special Collections provides.


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I feel stuck communicating with our MD. I just need lots of supports going forward with BFing Penga.
GOOD news is: My little Penga UNOFFICIALLY started BF yesterday.
During Kangaroo-care, she started to root for my breast, latched on it, and gave stronger sucks than before. Yesterday was the first day she managed to cause milk let-down. But yesterday she desat and needed oxygen support (BTW, Penga is off nasal cannula as of yesterday!!). Today, however, she paused frequently after sucking and managed to have a little amount of milk without having desat. Nevertheles, it is a slow process and I know she was getting frustrated that her tummy was not fillilng fast. I was hoping I could work with LC to find the way so Penga will be able to associate BF with filling tummy.
BAD news is: that MD does not approve of Penga (officially) starting BF nor finger-feeding (which was a suggestion from our LC) and instead ordered bottle-feeding.
He thinks finger-feeding is too dangerous to my little Penga (now 3lb 12oz and 36 weeks gestational, born at 25 weeks) for the fear of her aspiring BM into lung. He said all the 5 main MDs in our NICU agree with him. Basically what I have found out is that alternative way of supplementation (rather than bottle-feeding) is hardly used in this NICU for the same reason.
He also said they do not allow BF first then supplement with bottle-feeding method, because Penga won't have energy to complete feeding.
There was a director of the care in the unit at the scene, and she told me that there is no nipple-confusion - 99% of moms are fine transitioning from bottle-feeding to direct BF w/o problems. However, when I talk with the outpatient LC of the hospital (this breastfeeding -riendly NICU does not even have an inpatient LC,) they laugh at the myth, confirming they do work with NICU graduates' moms to correct nipple-confusion and other problems.
The MD also downgraded the importance of the Kangaroo-care, saying "it is OK for you to Kangaroo your daughter for bonding." It clearly shows his ignorance about medical benefit of Kangaroo care.
I have been talking with my allies in the NICU - some nurses and social worker. They agree that our MDs have very narrow scope in what the patient care is about.
So what came out of all this is that Penga will receive bottle-feeding so they can assess her readiness for nipple-feeding. Once they think she is ready, she can BF gradually, but only after she gains more weight.
I accepted the above, because Penga is learning to BF on her own. Plus my LC was feeling "in-between" and pulled herself out of the scene today. I have a feeling that she was threatened by the MD for interferring their "medical" care. Without her support, I don't think I can continue the way I envisioned.
Oh my head hurts and I feel so emotional about not speaking the same language with MD. I am just hoping Penga will not forget what she has learned during the last 4 weeks - that mommy's breast is a welcoming place with a special food for her.


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This weekend Mom wanted to get Dad out of the house a little more as it's now been a few weeks since his open heart surgery. Yesterday, at a middle school play where his granddaughter had a leading role, he seemed to be struggling a little and felt he was going to faint. I jokingly told him that "you're just trying to get out of the Carousel play tonight". He said, "That's one of my favorites. I love the music to that one". He rested for the afternoon and was able to attend the play.
So last night, while waiting for the start of Carousel with my parents and extended family, who traveled to see my cousin perform, I looked at the Playbill wondering why I don't know what music was even in Carousel. I turned to Dad who was sitting behind me and asked, is this THE "You'll Never Walk Alone". And he said "yes, but it won't be as good as the Lettermen singing it" (Though we all now agree the performers last night DID do better, particularly the closing number was very moving).
But I grew up listening to Lettermen tapes - or could it have even been 8 tracks? :). As a kid, I never realized they were a "cover band" of sorts. So it's always funny to me when I find out where these songs originated from. But as a child and as a family, we would belt out songs like this in the car, and songs like "Yesterday", never fully understanding the meaning and emotions of the lyrics, songs about life's storms or of loss.
So at the end of Carousel, sitting with some of the extended family, family who've traveled to funerals, to include my Sister's (their cousin and neice), as well as Grandma's and Grandpa's funeral, family who travel to each other's weddings, family who vacation together…and with more weddings and life to come. And also sitting with my Dad, who is still pulling through on a difficult and scary time. Through all these family memories, we arrive at a part in the play when the characters attempt to move beyond a death and the struggle of life...there was the childhood song and the lyrics to You'll Never Walk Alone –
When you walk through a storm
Keep your chin up high
And don't be afraid of the dark.
At the end of the storm
Is a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark.
Walk on through the wind,
Walk on through the rain,
Tho' your dreams be tossed and blown.
Walk on, walk on
With hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone,
You'll never walk alone.
When the play was over, I saw Mom's eyes filled with tears as we were probably sharing similar thoughts. What a blessing, to be raised with such strength and determination, "Walk on, walk on" through difficult times, to be taught such "hope in your heart", and most importantly to be taught undying family loyalty that - "You'll Never Walk Alone".
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Joint JD/MBA Degree Programs with Brooklyn Law School and New York Law School
The joint JD/MBA program allows students to pursue both law and business subjects more rigorously than either the MBA or the JD degrees alone would allow. This more thorough study of the connections between law and business enables joint degree students to make a special contribution to the law or business environment in which they will be working. Possible positions and fields that draw upon this unique combination of legal and business knowledge are: legal counsel; corporate secretary; liaison to outside counsel, accounting firms, and insurance companies; securities and liaison to financial institutions; general administrative assistant to CEO/CFO; shareholder relations; labor relations; real estate; business policy and general strategy - including risk analysis, legislative relations, lobbying, international relations and trade, community relations, advertising, and intellectual property aspects of e-commerce and the internet.
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Eastern New Mexico University will request an additional $5 million from the state Legislature for its renovation work at the Jack Williamson Liberal Arts building.
The ENMU Board of Regents approved the request Friday during a special meeeting.
The university will receive $9 million from November's successful general obilation bond proposal.
ENMU originally presented its project to the Higher Education Department Capital Committee in the amount of $14.3 million, according to ENMU's Vice President for Business Affairs Scott Smart.
ENMU President Steven Gamble said the state's additional capital outlay money just became an opportunity to ENMU in the last week.
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Leader or tippet?
Fishing in a different location a few months ago, a guide advised discarding my tapered leader and replacing it with 4"0" tippet to insure the 2 nymph rig rapidly reach the bottom of streams. After changing as advised, my hook-up and catch rate immediately improved significantly (wild rainbows/browns 12"-24"). The streams reminded me of the GSMNP in terms depth and flow.
Have others adopted this or similar practices? What are the advantages or disadvantages to this technique? Thanks for your comments. I enjoy and learn much from your threads and responses.
those are very nice size trout. were you fishing in ky , bark camp or the gorge area?
They were very nice trout but not caught near this part of the world. But the fishing technique was suggested by the local guide and it seemed it might be applicable to the GSMNP streams. I am not the most experienced fly fisherman and hoped to get some advice from the real experts that post here every day.
Thanks for the interest.
I take it to mean you were fishing one of those knotless tapered leaders, huh? Well, I read this somewhere, and it's certainly true - sooner or later, you'll end up with a knotted leader anyway. It's inevitable that you'll lose length off the end of the leader due to retying, etc, and you'll have to replace that section with tippet material anyway. I avoid this situation by using a furled leader, where all I have to replace is the final length of tippet, but that doesn't work too well for a deep nymphing situation.
Pedipop, I believe that Hugh Hartsell uses a level piece of tippet material in place of a leader when he is fishing nymphs. Hopefully he'll chime in and explain but I think it is what you were saying about getting the flies down quickly...he is one of the best fisherman around so if he does it, it is probably worth looking into...;)
When I first started flyfishing I used the tippet only method because I had to order leaders mail order or drive 60 miles to purchase one. It worked real well for me. When I finally got around to buying tapered leaders I never went back to tippet only. I think that the next time I go small stream fishing I will give it another try. By the way, the tippet that I was using was actually 4 lb. test stren.
I vote tippet.
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Hi Pedipop,
I started to reply to your post earlier and then, I thought I would see what other comments were given that are related to your question. For many, many years I have pursued the art of tandem rig nymphing by using just plain tippet material. The biggest reason that I stayed away from using tapered leaders was because of the memory coils that are so hard to get out of a tapered leader. At this time of the year when the air and water temperatures are pretty cold in the early part of the day, you will see both flyline and tapered leaders really holding onto kinks and coils from being on the reel. A good soft 8ft. piece of 5X tippet works much better if the flies that you are using are weighted. This piece of tippet material is tied onto a loop connector with a Pitzen Knot and then onto the fly with a Pitzen Knot. If you choose to use a dropper, then it is tied onto the hookbend of the top fly with a Pitzen Knot tied in the air, and finally the dropper fly is tied on with another Pitzen Knot. The purpose of using this particular setup is to have a fly coming back downstream toward you that is about as straight and unencumbered by slack or coils as it can be. This is one of the best ways to fish nymphs consistently and be able to detect strikes that I have found. One of the quickest ways to see the difference in the two methods is to stand at the top of a hole where water is pouring over a set of rocks and place a short lob into the head of the hole. With the line about 6 inches out of the water, look at the line that is between the water and your flyline. You will see coils if it is a tapered leader. That means slack! It is hard to detect strikes with slack. Do the same thing with a section of tippet material. You will see a slight arc from the flyline to the place where the line enters the water if you do not put any tension on the line. That puts you in direct contact with what is going on down deep where your fly is moving with the current. You can detect strikes much easier and respond to them if you need to set the hook. The biggest difference in fishing this method is that you will make a softer and more rounded type of casting stroke than if you are fishing with a tapered leader. Give this method a try and see if it does not work for you.
Mr. Hartsell and others,
These responses are what makes this msg board so great! I knew that you collectively would offer expert advice. The tippet technique proved so successful in swift waters that reminded me so much of our GSMNP that I wanted to give it a try. Now I have more reasons to do so and some understanding of why. Now to master the Pitzen Knot!
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville scored three goals in a two minute span of the first quarter to ignite a balanced offense which led to a 13-7 men's lacrosse win over Marquette today at D.B. Milne Field.
"We came out with real good energy but we were also executing," said JU Head Coach Guy Van Arsdale. "The difference was we shared the ball well and just made the plays we're supposed to make."
Ten different players score for JU (2-2) which won its second straight game and sixth consecutive contest on D.B Milne Field dating back to last season. Senior Cam Mann (Hamilton, Ont.) and freshman Dakota Rohlin (Temecula, Calif.) each had two goals and an assist to lead the Dolphins.
"We're not going to have one guy that lights up the scoreboard," said Van Arsdale of the Dolphins balanced offense.
"We need to be able to spread it around and attack a defense from lots of different areas. When our guys understand that we are very successful."
Rohlin put JU on the board five minutes into the contest off an assist from sophomore Ari Waffle (Manlius, N.Y.). The Dolphins followed with two more scores in less than two minutes for a 3-0 just seven minutes in the contest.
Senior James Trentini (Fort Washington, Pa.) kept the momentum going with back-to-back goals as the Dolphins rolled out to a 5-0 lead mid-way through the second quarter.
Marquette begin to rally scoring four times in the final seven minutes of the half to cut the JU lead to 7-4 at halftime.
A goal from junior Conor Igoe (Columbus, Ohio) 30 seconds into the third quarter and another from Waffle three minutes later extend the JU lead to 9-4. The Dolphins eventually built up a 13-6 lead before the Golden Eagles scored in the closing seconds sounded to account for the final margin.
JU returns to action on Tuesday against Robert Morris. Game time is set for 2:00 pm.
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HONESDALE, PA — Artists and admirers gathered Saturday evening on Maude Alley for the grand opening of the Wayne County Arts Alliance (WCAA) Gallery at 1023 Main St.
The exhibit, called "Members 1026," featured 30 artists and 47 pieces of work, ranging from oil, acrylic, ceramics, wood and more.
The WCAA is all about enhancing the arts in Wayne County. "We're just trying to make it a more artistic, vibrant place," said WCAA Board President Paul Ludick.
"We are an organization designed to promote the arts and this is one of our ways to support our members," said WCAA board member Joe Kluck. "It's a way for people who are artists to display their work, and… for members to come and see the work that's here." He added that WCAA "is not just for painters and ceramists, jewelers, and woodworkers. It's for all forms of art" including music, writing, dancing, acting and more.
Natasha Gordiets of Lake Ariel couldn't resist playfully scratching the head of a wagging tail sculpture named "Yella." The bright yellow dog, an aqua resin medium, was coaxed to life under the sculpting talents of Pauline Glykokokalos. Admiring the piece, Mrs. Gordiets was there in support of her husband Eugene, who had intricate oil paintings on display.
"I started when I was three years old. I'm now 61. That's 58 years," he said with a smile. "It's my life. I cannot imagine not painting for one day."
A sunset landscape titled "Fire and Ice" hung nearby, an oil painting by Joan Polishook of Hemlock Farms. "Basically, I'm a plein air painter, meaning to be painting out of doors in the air," she said with a friendly laugh. "It's wonderful. You commune with nature. You get an opportunity to interpret what you see," Polishook said.
Carla Strozzieri of Lake Ariel, who was showing an oil on panel titled "Val d'Orcia" (Tuscany), said she was honored to show her work at the reception. "I make art to be seen. So, when it's hanging, it's fulfilling its function. That's very satisfying."
As to the future direction of the WCAA, Ludick said, "Our mission right now is we really want to start developing public art, getting the art out there, to expose people to it."
In February, WCAA plans to feature a student exhibition in conjunction with Rachel's Challenge, a program created to combat bullying and negativity with compassion and kindness. Students in grades K through 12 in Wallenpaupack, Western Wayne, Wayne Highlands and Forest City school districts will be invited to create artwork for an exhibition titled "Kindness all around."
Kluck, who fully supports the idea, says it's a great way for kids to share what's on their minds and in their hearts. "Kids are wondering, 'Is there somebody out there who's like I am?'" he said based on his 33 years of teaching. "People are sharing the same kinds of feelings. And they're putting those feelings down in the (art) medium," Kluck said. "It will allow someone to reach out to them, to connect with them on a clearer basis and to say: 'Let's work together to solve this issue,'" he said.
WCAA joins five other businesses on Maude Alley, including Milkweek, Tania's Bliss Salon, Moody Road Studios bookstore and two new additions: Alley Whey Cheese Shoppe and The Joy of Art, a fine art framing and restoration business.
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"It's hard to get a crowd in Columbus moving their hips," said Jon Stickley, who shares singer/guitar duties with Eric Wrong, over coffee in an early December interview. "The first time we played and we really saw everyone having a good time and dancing it was like, 'Now what?'"
On its website, the band bills its sound as "bubblegum fuzz-soul," and Stickley and Wrong are both caught off guard whenever writers or fans reference Nuggets, a much-revered compilation of psychedelic garage tunes from the 1960s, when discussing its influences.
"People are like, 'You guys must really like Nuggets,' and we're like, 'Not really,'" Stickley said. "We're an R&B band. We're a soul band."
"But the tools we have are fuzz pedals and bass and drums and harmonica and [the singer lets out a small primal scream]," Wrong interjected.
"There's no power on this earth that's going to make me not be some guy from a small town in the middle of nowhere Ohio," Stickley continued. "Some guys will be like, 'Oh, I wish I could have worked in the cotton fields of Macon.' I don't. That would have sucked. The guys who worked in the cotton fields of Macon? They hated it. Give them a chance to grow up in Lima and it's like, 'Yeah, that sounds like a good deal to me.'"
While the two frontmen share an affinity for early soul and R&B, both approach the music from slightly different mindsets. Wrong, who purchased his first guitar in secret as a teenager by saving his lunch money ("I didn't eat for months and months," he said), has always been drawn to the music's rawest elements. Stickley, in contrast, always appreciated the precision of bands like Booker T & the M.G.'s, a finesse reflected in his comparatively studied approach to his instrument. Wrong, for his part, said simply being in a band with Stickley has made him a better guitar player.
Even so, both musicians said they never had any difficulty finding common ground in Hexers.
"We wanted to start a band that sounded like Sam & Dave doing Sonics covers at 4 o'clock in the morning, and that was it," Stickley said. "There was never a question of how it was going to sound."


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December 7, 2006
Members Present: Rick Akers, Carol Baldwin, Joan Buchanan, Kim Daniels, Daniel Frost, Fred Hardee, Lisa Neel, Michele Noe, and Berreda Ratliff.
Chair, Carol Baldwin called the meeting to order at 12:00 at Ryan's Family Steakhouse in Bluefield, VA.
I. Minutes – A motion to accept the meeting minutes for the November 9, 2006 meeting with changes was made and seconded by Hardee/Akers, all were in favor.
II. Old Business
A. Constitution-Carol noted that she had been in contact with Bruce Walker about how legislation would effect the changing of the constitution with regards to replacement of council members, etc. It was his opinion that there is no legislation that would dictate what changes could be made in this issue. The council made changes to the draft constitution from the previous council's term per previous discussions. A motion to go forward with the draft constitution with changes was made and seconded by Akers/Hardee. After some discussion, it was agreed that the best way to proceed with gaining approval from all classified members was to email a copy of the draft constitution to all users and ask for a return vote of approval/denial to be mailed back to the chair. For those classified staff members who do not have email addresses, one would be sent through campus mail.
III. New Business-There was no new business on the agenda.
IV. Reports
A. Board of Governors- There was no meeting to be reported on. Frosty advised the council that he will be asking the board to approve next years pay raises effective July 1 instead of having to wait until December.
B. Personnel Development- Lisa stated that they had approved all applications that had been submitted. They were informed that because of cuts in the institution's Title III funding, their budget had been cut in half (although they are still not aware of what the budget was to begin with or what it is now).
C. ACCE-Fred said that they had a meeting in Morgantown. They have made a presentation to HEPC and are planning a presentation to LOCIA. Some problems arose with the surveys sent out statewide. The representative from Marshall will be reviewing them. Once again he encouraged every employee
to contact their legislators. ACCE is voicing their concerns to PEIA because there are no general meetings held in this area.
D. Flower Fund-Carol has not heard the current balance on the flower fund, but is aware that funds are low. She will be using the flyer that was used in the past and sending it out after Christmas to solicit funds.
E. Social Committee-Joan was asking for suggestions for a spring event. She will be working on an event for the spring and welcomes ideas and volunteers to help with planning.
F. Wellness Committee- Lisa stated that the Biggest Loser program will start again in January. The water aerobics will also begin again on January 17 and meet on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4-5 p.m.
V. Next meeting/Adjournment
The next meeting will be held on January 18, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. in the conference room on the ground floor of Basic Science.
With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned by Carol.
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Stanislaw Burzynski's propaganda victory on antineoplastons: The FDA caves
Mark Crislip, founder of the Society for Science-Based Medicine, whose board of directors I'm proud to be serving on, an organization that you should join if you haven't already, sometimes jokes that our logo should be an image of Sisyphus, the king of Ephyra whom Zeus punished by compelling him to roll an immense boulder up a hill. However, the boulder was enchanted and, as soon as Sisyphus reached the top, it would roll back down the hill. Sisyphus was thus forced to repeat this action throughout all eternity. The metaphor is obvious. Those of us who try to combat quackery and the infiltration of pseudoscience in medicine often feel a lot like Sisyphus. I always used to argue that, as amusing as it might be to have such a logo as an "in" joke, it's far too much of a downer to inspire what SSBM wants to inspire: Action in the form of volunteers taking on projects, such as converting Quackwatch into a wiki and then continuously updating and adding to that wiki indefinitely. We have to believe that there is hope of someday succeeding. "Let's push that boulder up a hill one more time!" does not exactly constitute an inspiring rally cry, although I can definitely understand the feeling at times the older I get and the longer I've been doing this. We can all appreciate gallows humor at times, and, besides, I'm not that pessimistic. I can't afford to be.
Even so, I can understand the Sisyphus analogy right now with respect to an unfortunately frequent subject of this blog, the doctor in Houston who proclaims himself a cancer doctor, even though he has no formal training in medical oncology, isn't even board-certified in internal medicine, the prerequisite for undertaking advanced training in medical oncology, and has no discernable training in clinical trials management. I'm referring, of course, to Stanislaw Burzynski, MD, PhD, the Polish doctor who since 1977 has been treating patients with substances that he has dubbed "antineoplastons" (ANPs). What are ANPs? Burzynski claimed to have discovered ANPs during his time at Baylor and described them as endogenous cancer-fighting chemicals in human blood and urine. Unfortunately, he soon became convinced that only he could develop them into an effective chemotherapy drug and left Baylor to administer ANPs to his own cancer patients. Patients flocked to him because he claimed to be able to cure cancers that conventional medicine can't cure.
This led to a series of battles between Burzynski and various authorities, including the Texas Medical Board, the FDA, and various attorneys general, because of his use of ANPs, which are not and never have been FDA approved, as well as for various—shall we say?—issues with insurance companies. Ultimately, in the 1990s Burzynski beat the rap and effectively neutered the FDA's case against him by submitting dozens of clinical trials to the FDA for approval, which, given how much pressure the FDA was under from Burzynski's friends in high places (like Texas Representative Joe Barton), the FDA ended up approving. However, as Burzynski's lawyer himself bragged, these clinical trials were shams designed to allow Burzynski to keep treating cancer patients, not clinical trials designed to produce any real evidence of efficacy. Not surprisingly, although Burzynski has published the odd case report or tiny case series, he has not yet published the full results of even a single one of his many phase II trials. There is, quite simply, no convincing evidence that ANPs have significant antitumor activity in vivo in humans, even after 37 years. Meanwhile, the FDA has found numerous examples of Burzynski's abuse of clinical trials, failure to keep necessary data, and failure to protect human subjects, while exposés by BBC Panorama and Liz Szabo at USA TODAY have been most unflattering, revealing at least one dead child as a result of the toxicity of Burzynski's drug and a pattern of minimizing and hiding reports of adverse reactions.


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Danica On Trackside
Ok, aside from the fact that Trackside sucks now, what did you think of her on the show? She seemed uncomfortable and hesitant. I'm going off of her body language by being crammed into the far corner of the chair leaning away from Rutt and Kyle. Can't blame her for some of that though. The show has gone in a totally bizarre direction from what it used to be. Now it's just a joke and it seemed to be one that she didn't "get".
I kinda felt bad for her, she looked like a deer in the headlights
I kinda felt bad for her, she looked like a deer in the headlights
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