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NAGPUR, jan 21 (Times of India) : Not finding anything to lay their hands on, a gang of about six armed dacoits, gang-raped an 18-year-old girl in Sasegaon village of Kuhi tehsil, about 35km from Nagpur on Friday night. After the dacoits left, the girl ran naked about 500 meters to her nearest neighbour who alerted the villagers and the police.
Like Nirbhaya, this girl too is determined to see the perpetrators of the crime punished and is helping the police identify the rapists by going through photos of criminals. After being given medical aid, the girl has returned home. At another house they struck earlier in the night, the dacoits tried to rape a mother of three, but spared her after the family pleaded.
Sasegaon is part of a hamlet with few families living at least 500 metres away from each other. Even the police station is 13km away and nearest rural hospital is 18km from the village. The gang had struck at five other families in the nearby Nawargaon, Teetur, Dhanoli and Deepala villages over two hours before moving to Sasegaon.
The gang, armed with sticks and axes, barged into a secluded home in Sasegaon. The victim, a tenth standard student, was studying in candlelight as there was no electricity due to load-shedding. The accused mercilessly beat the family and asked for money. On finding nothing, they locked the family members in one of the rooms.
Police sources said that it was girl's determined resistance which angered the dacoits and make them turn their attention towards her. The girl tried to resist the dacoits when they dragged her out of the house. "She was pinned down by most of them but only two could succeed to overpower and rape her. She staved-off the attempts of others to violate her," said a cop.
Superintendent of police, Nagpur rural, Manoj Sharma praised the girl's courage stating that despite being in mental agony the victim put up a brave fight. "She stayed with the police to help in the investigations and nab the culprits despite our insistence that she returns home," said Sharma.
The victim's brother Sanjay (name changed) said, "They lifted my sister and went towards the back of the house while rest of the family was locked up in a room." He told TOI that their family was looking after the property of Bhanudas Borkar for the last two years.
Sanjay added that his father, who received several injuries, was having dinner when some noise drew him out. "The dacoits were armed with sticks and axes. They mercilessly thrashed him and smashed his torch," Sanjay said and added that the dacoits also thrashed his mother before snatching her gold ornaments.
Laxman Dhurve, the victim's neighbour said, he was stunned to see the scared girl. "We provided her clothes before alerting the villagers, who later informed the police," he said.
An injured Tumbhaji Khobragade said the dacoits barged into his house and demanded money. "The dacoits wanted the cash I had kept aside for my daughter's marriage. They sprayed chilli powder on our food when we denied having any valuables to part with," said Khobragade. The dacoits later left with his wife's gold chain worth around Rs15,000.
Police sources told TOI that the dacoits first struck at Chacharkar family. The dacoits, apart from snatching Rs200 cash, also assaulted Devrao and his wife.
A villager said that the dacoits were wearing jeans and jackets.
At Deepala village, around a kilometre away from these spots, the dacoits barged into the residence of Shende family where they robbed Pantiram and his wife of a gold earring worth Rs17,000. Later the miscreants robbed Sham Puri, another villager.
Cops from Kuhi police station, accompanied by senior cops, reached the spot within an hour of being informed. The injured, including the rape victim, were shifted to Kuhi rural hospital. The local crime branch is also investigating the matter.
Sharma said that police have already got strong clues which are being worked upon. "We are hopeful of a quick breakthrough," he said.
It has been reliably learnt that police have already rounded up a prime suspect. The involvement of members of the notorious Pardhi community is not being ruled out.
BJP MLA Sudhir Parwe, who was at the spot, said %that police should have reacted promptly.


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LONDON -- Destinee wasn't enough.
Brazil denied the United States its first Olympic gold medal in women's volleyball Saturday in a 3-1 upset that had the Brazilians turning somersaults on the court and some American players sobbing.
It was the first loss for the United States at the tournament and the second straight gold medal for Brazil. American star Destinee Hooker, the second-best scorer at the London Olympics, was held to 14 points.
Jaqueline Carvalho had 18 points to help Brazil overcome a disastrous first set and win 11-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-17.
"We felt we lost control in the first set, but we never lost sight of our objectives, and that was to win gold," Carvalho said.
The Americans were favored and started their captain, Lindsey Berg, despite a left Achilles strain earlier in the competition.
The Americans took an 11-4 lead on Hooker's ace. Brazilian coach Jose Roberto Guimaraes shouted at his players to calm down during a timeout, but two straight kills from Hooker and Foluke Akinradewo's block made it 19-7. Jordan Larson spiked for the set.
In the second set, Brazil bounced back to take an 11-6 lead on Fernanda Rodrigues' kill, sparking a thunderous ovation from the fans at Earls Court. Logan Tom's spike tied it at 12, but Brazil scored six straight and took the set.
The Brazilians went wild after taking a 6-2 lead in the third. The U.S. narrowed it to 21-19 on Hooker's kill, but it was as close as they came, and Castro's kill won the set.
With momentum now on the side of the Brazilians, Claudino's kill gave them a 13-9 in the fourth. Thaisa Menezes extended it to 23-14 before Rodrigues' match-winning kill.
Castro and Claudino leapt into the official's chair, and Brazil's coaches rushed to pile on the other players. Later, the Brazilians danced into the medal ceremony.
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June 5, 2006-- Home Textiles Today,
Welspun USA has hired industry veteran Bob Hamilton as marketing director. He will begin immediately and head all marketing, merchandising, and brand development.
Hamilton's career has included key positions in bed and bath marketing and sales with Fieldcrest, Cannon, and Pillowtex. He was closely associated with the development and expansion of the Royal Velvet and Charisma brands. After the closing of Pillowtex in July of 2003, Hamilton began his own marketing consulting firm, Hamilton Concepts, focused on the home industry.
"Bob brings us a wealth of knowledge and insight that will permit us to achieve both our long- and short-term goals," said Anurag Sharma, president of Welspun India.
"I am thrilled to be part of the Welspun family," said Hamilton. "Their commitment to product quality and new-product innovation is truly unique in a world so often dominated by price and commodity products."
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Take Five With Brian Swartz
Instrument(s): trumpet, flugelhorn, Akai/Steiner EVI.
Teachers and/or influences? Clarence Mitchell, John Coppola, Delbert Bump, Bill Bing, Gary Pratt, Bobby Shew, Tony Lujan, John Thomas, Tom Harrell, Uan Rasey.
I knew I wanted to be a musician when... When I started high school, I wanted to be in the band but also play on the football team. I tried out for the team and they wanted me to play tight end. I reported for the first practice, trumpet case in hand, and asked the coach if I could put my case in his office during practice. He said, "What!? You can't be in band and on the football team because the band plays at the games!" For me, there was no choice to be made. I walked right out of the locker room and over to the band room and never went back. Your sound and approach to music: Sound is such an individual thing. Everyone has a different sound because no two people are exactly alike. I like to think of my sound as continually evolving. I play music with much the same concept. I bring what I have to the table and put everything into it. Music is an interactive sport, and I like to play with different musicians to mix and match ideas.
Your teaching approach: All students are different with their own personalities and physical attributes. Students should always be developing their sound and their ability to play with ease and control. I set up my students with a solid warm-up routine that includes lip and mouthpiece buzzing, tone production exercises and range building. I stress that a student should not be judgmental about their playing but instead be continually aware of how they can improve. Productive and regular practice time is the key, especially at a time when students are so overburdened with homework and activities.
Your dream band: I enjoy playing with younger players, usually in or just out of college. They tend to be more open-minded in their approach to learning new music. I am always writing new music and like to have diverse players that are not limited to one style or another. If I had to put together a dream band, it would probably include Wayne Shorter, Kenny Garrett, Pat Metheny, Brad Mehldau, Charlie Haden and Jack DeJohnette.
Anecdote from the road: There a number of things that I can recall from playing with Jack Sheldon's big band but this is a "G Rated" show. I recently did a performance with the Luckman Jazz Orchestra at the Disney Hall in Los Angeles. By itself, that was a memorable event. But I wish I had a camera with me that night because Bennie Maupin (who was also performing with us) was doing some last minute repairs to his bass clarinet. It was really a special moment that I won't soon forget. Photo op missed. Keep a camera handy folks.
Favorite venue: Disney Hall. Hands down.
Your favorite recording in your discography and why? I don't like to place one recording over another. They are all individual moments in time with their own value.
What do you think is the most important thing you are contributing musically? I bring my heart and soul to every note that I play.
Did you know... When I was in college, I worked as security at the Polo/Ralph Lauren shop on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. Ask me about it.
How you use the internet to help your career? The internet is an extremely valuable resource for self-promotion. I maintain an e-mail list and do my best to keep my website up to date. I have also enjoyed using MySpace.com. The internet really lets you know how small the world actually is.
CDs you are listening to now: Kurt Rosenwinkel - Deep Song (Verve, 2005); Kneebody - Low Electrical Worker (Colortone, 2007); Cuong Vu - Pure (Knitting Factory, 2000); J.S. Bach - The Brandenburg Concertos; Joe Henderson - Big Band (Verve, 1992).
Desert Island picks: Kenny Kirkland - Kenny Kirkland (GRP, 1991); Tom Harrell - Labyrinth (RCA, 1996); Weather Report - Heavy Weather (Columbia/Legacy, 1977); Kenny Garrett - Songbook (Warner Bros., 1997); Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain (Columbia, 1959).
How would you describe the state of jazz today? Lots of money being spent on jazz education but not as much going to support artists. Sorry to be negative about it. I still enjoy playing but the general public doesn't have much appreciation for jazz. Especially when you have shows like American Idol that are "dumbing down" the public's understanding of music and simplifying it with shallow praise or brutal insults.
What are some of the essential requirements to keep jazz alive and growing? It is important for the general public to go out and listen to music, whether live or recorded, that takes risks. People need music that has emotional value, and they don't get that from most of what is on your FM radio dial. Jazz musicians also need to keep this in mind so that we are not perpetuating the idea that "jazz is fluff." When musicians play music that comes from their souls and doesn't aim at someone's pocketbook, the people will sit up and take notice. Good music reaches beyond category.
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Gee has big plans for WVU
Editor's note: E. Gordon Gee has routinely been recognized as among the top university presidents in the nation, and now he's back at West Virginia University for his second stint as president. In his first in-depth interview since his return to Morgantown, Gee reveals his reasons for returning to WVU, the university's future, its impact on the state and much more as he joins Ogden Newspapers in the Sunday Sit-Down.
- Let's start with your legacy as a college president. During your retirement speech last June at Ohio State, you cited your age, your twin granddaughters and the comments you made in December 2012 as reasons for your departure. Then, when you initially came back to lead WVU, it was on an interim basis. What changed between then and now that led you to decide that you wanted to be a full-time president again?
Gee: First of all, I was asked to stay. I think the issue for me was the fact that West Virginia was a place that really was my first home. I was 36 at the time I became president of this institution. I've always joked a little bit about the fact that the people of West Virginia were tricked into giving me this job because I was so young. I would not give a 36-year-old a university presidency on any occasion.
I had a wonderful time, and maintained very close friendships with a lot of people, I think very fondly of the state, always been a great fan of the university, so the opportunity to come back on an interim basis was very important to me. And then, once I got here – I tell everyone that West Virginia University is kind of like an infection, it gets into your blood stream, all of a sudden it courses through you and you realize that it's such a great place to be.
At the time that I left Ohio State, I'd been at this for a very long period of time, felt burnt out, I think I really wanted to have a chance to have a mid-life crisis at my age, and so I did a number of things, very important things, for six months or so. I started this new center (the Center for Higher Education Enterprise) which is continuing, accepted a teaching position at Harvard and other things. But what I also realized is the fact that I still had some things to do, and I still had some gas in the tank, and so when this opportunity came along, it was just compelling. I will also say to you that if this had been university X or Y, some place that I had never been part of, I would not have done it. It really is the sense of place and purpose of this institution that is very, very important to me.
- You've been in this business for 30-plus years now. What do you have left to do – left to prove?
Gee: I don't think I have anything left to prove; now, it's the other side of the coin, that is the fact that I can try out all my crazy ideas.
- Is that good or bad for WVU?
Gee: I hope that it will be very good, as a matter of fact, because I think this is a place that will value creativity, will value reinvention, will value thinking about the world differently. That's sort of where I see West Virginia as a state, I think the contribution of the university to the state … You know, we have for so many years been an energy state dependent on coal, extractive resources, and I think those are important and are going to remain very important. Staying on top of the Marcellus Shale … and also I think that we're now realizing that if this state is to grow, that if this region is to grow, we're really going to have to put great ideas to play. Just take a look at the one thing we're doing right now, horizontal drilling. … That was really developed in universities. … The confluence of great ideas created in universities, and then those universities creating jobs and opportunity, is a real calling and I think this is the real responsibility of West Virginia University.
… Our goal as an institution is to make certain that this state grows economically, culturally, socially. That we create jobs. I'm not afraid to say that; some of my university colleagues would say that's not the purpose of a university. The purpose of a university is to create ideas, but the purpose of a university also is to make sure those ideas are turned into great opportunities and jobs. I think that is exactly the confluence we're talking about. Because here, all of a sudden, if we can do things in our College of Engineering that will make this type of energy we're using (possible) and do it clean, do it environmentally sound, then what we've done is we've made great strides, we've taken the work in the laboratory and put it into real practice and real opportunity.
- You left both Ohio State and Brown under some controversy. Can you explain those situations, and what you learned from them?
Gee: First of all, one always learns from their mistakes. I was just asked (Monday) by a couple of students, what would be the best advice I could give them? I said celebrate your successes but learn from your mistakes, and I think that's important. Brown was a small institution, a wonderful institution, I have nothing but great pride in my service there, about three years, but I felt a little bit like an antelope in a telephone booth. So I decided to leave, and the controversy there was the fact I was the first president of an Ivy League institution to leave to become chancellor or president of a non-Ivy League institution (Vanderbilt.)
Ohio State – I'd been there for seven years, then gone for 10 years, then I was back for seven years. Then, in a moment of jocularity, which had served me well most of the time, I made some unfortunate comments that got into the newspaper. But that was not the reason I left, because I'd been through a tumultuous time with the firing of a football coach (Jim Tressel) with a lot of intensity. That university is the largest, most complex institution in this country, so sometimes you just kind of feel like you run out of steam. My view is that there is always a time to know when it's better for the institution or for you to move on, so I did that.
- You mentioned earlier you still have gas in the tank. How long do you plan on staying at WVU?
Gee: The formula here through the Higher Education Policy Commission is that initially a university president's contract will only be for two years, but my intent will be to be here for five years, at least, but certainly for five years. I think one can not really serve an institution very well if you stay much less than that, and I've never stayed less than five years other than at Brown.
The second thing is, you always judge on how well you feel. Right now, my health is very good and more importantly, my energy is very high.
- On to WVU. It's been more than 30 years since your last stop in Morgantown. When you first returned to campus, what struck you as the biggest differences?
Gee: I think two differences. I think one is the fact that the institution has moved from being a good institution to being a really good institution, being an excellent institution, it plays in a much different field than it played before. We played in sort of a local and regional field, and now we play in a national and international field. By that I mean we have students from 110 countries who speak 100 different languages, the world comes to West Virginia through the front doors of this institution. We send the world West Virginians through this institution, the kind of research we're doing, the growth of our academic medical center. When I was here before we got a new hospital through the Legislature and a new structure through the Legislature, a public, not-for-profit corporation. It has really grown into a magnificent tertiary care facility and more importantly, into a great medical center. In the sciences we continue to do very well. In the humanities – as you know, the university has always been very strong in the humanities, in creative writing, history, English, etc., it has just moved into a different plane.
The second thing, of course, is Morgantown itself. This is an institution of about 33,000 students in a city of about 30,000 people, and that kind of relationship between the city and the university is very important, but it's also inextricably intertwined. When I was here before there were a lot more I would say 'town and gown' relationship problems. Now, I see us engaged in very clear partnership. We just made a presentation to our board, as an example, about the $81 million impact (in Morgantown) just on housing issues alone. … One cannot have a great university if you're not in a great city. And one cannot have a great city, I believe, without a strong educational system like this university.
- How much more impact does a school such as WVU have on Morgantown than, say, Ohio State has on Columbus?
Gee: Ohio State, with 65,000 students, is in a city of over a million. The university drives very much what happens in that city, but there's a lot of activity that goes beyond the university economically. Here, I think that the university and the city are synonymous. I think that the economy is driven almost entirely by the university here.
But also, if you take a look at the university as the single largest creator of jobs and opportunities in this state, directly and indirectly, we have an enormous impact on the quality of life in this state.
- How about changes in West Virginia?
Gee: One of the things I noticed between the two states where I most recently served (West Virginia and Ohio) is that West Virginia, they don't have term limits in the Legislature, which I think is very healthy. I think term limits are bad public policy if you're running a complex institution because you have to constantly re-inform and re-educate people. It was nice to go down and be able to talk to people who are very knowledgeable about the institution.
The other thing is the fact that there is just a great deal of affection and respect for this institution in the Legislature. They don't have enough money, but they certainly do have respect for us, and that's where we'll start. I found very strong listening ears. I really do think that we, as a university, have a compelling story to tell about what we're doing, but more importantly a compelling partnership to make with the Legislature and the people of this state.
- What about the budget cuts the state has enacted on higher education?
Gee: I think that any university president who is cheerful about budget cuts better get out of the business. But saying that, I think what it is also forcing us to do is ask the fundamental question of how does one increase quality and moderate costs. I think that is the fundamental question in higher education for everyone. How do we, in a time of limited resources … increase quality and remain competitive in the world and how do we moderate our costs? Universities have always had a very difficult time in asking that question. I think we're asking it better than most, and I think we have to.
- You've been at a number of universities since you left WVU. What have you learned, both good and bad, since your time here in the early 1980s that makes you a more effective leader today?
Gee: A couple things. First of all, there is no playbook. You have to accept the institution as it is and then try to work within that framework to make it better for the people within the institution and to connect with the people outside the institution. I think a lot of university presidents, if they move to a second presidency, will say I knew how to do this there, so I'm going to transport it here. That, I think, is a real mistake.
The second thing is that you need to really be very passionate about an institution. Clark Kerr, the great president of the University of California, I visited right after I became president of West Virginia University. He always said something to me that I thought was very interesting. He said don't love a university, because it won't love you back. And for a long time I thought that was true, so therefore it was a job. I believe that was a huge mistake, and I certainly find much more joy, because now I really view it as a calling, a responsibility, an opportunity and try to do it with great belief in the institution, great passion.
The other thing that I've learned is the fact that you have to constantly reinvent yourself. I'm a much different person than I was 35 years ago. It's a much different time, and a much different set of challenges. And so I have to reinvent myself, I have to think modern, I have to think forward, I have to be engaged in the world as it is rather than the world as I want it to be, I can't look through rearview mirrors, I have to look through windshields. Those are all life lessons that have always been very important to me.
- We understand you're working on your priorities for WVU. Can you give our readers across the state any insight into what areas you may be focusing on?
Gee: I've felt for years that you can't run a university by making it too complex, as these are very complex places. So I try to make it simple. I try to have five or six things that I really think are the issues we need to focus on. It's different from a strategic plan, it's different from tactics, it's my personal goals to see where I think we need to move forward with the institution.
My first one is that we need to become one university. We're a very complex place and unfortunately we've built a lot of silos. We are a series of colleges and programs connected by a PRT and not by common values. We need to move from being a cacophony to a chorus, we need to start singing together. Not all of us are going to sing baritone, but we need to have harmony. I think that's incredibly important for our student's success.
The second thing is that we just need to put our students first. In the end, it's about the students who are on this campus. We have to understand that without their success, without this place being affordable and available to them, without them finding an intellectual, social and cultural atmosphere that is really helpful to them, we will not be successful. We need to focus our energy and efforts in terms of good teaching, good research, quality and engagement in a number of ways.
The third thing … you have to focus on your talent, your faculty and staff. We have a very talented faculty and a very talented staff, but we need to nurture them, we need to make them feel that they are very important, we need to do what we possibly can to sustain their work and to grow their ability to be able to be competitive themselves in the world. We need to build strong relationships with our communities across the state. We can't be an isolated, arrogant university in northern West Virginia. We have to have the people in McDowell County feel this institution is making a difference in their lives as well as the people in Monongalia County.
Obviously, I think our biggest challenge in many ways is the challenge of (being) agile and simple. I tell everyone we are an elephant, and we need to become a ballerina because we will not remain an elephant, we can only go another way and that's become a dinosaur. And as you well know, the dinosaur didn't go the way of the world.
We're going to have to embrace change, or else we're going to become irrelevant, and irrelevancy is not something I accept.
- What do you see as the university's niche in the higher education marketplace?
Gee: We're a public, land-grant university, number one. Number two is the fact that we're a major research institution. So in some ways we're Michigan and Michigan State combined; Iowa and Iowa State combined; or Indiana and Purdue combined. Because of that, we have a particular niche already. But I think our niche is one of leadership, and leadership just beyond the boundaries of the institution. Really focusing on working closely with the state to lead it to a different set of priorities and circumstances, to raise our expectations among people in the state and to do it not by saying that we have an answer, but by reaching out and lending very much a helping hand.
- What do you see as the role of an institution of higher education such as WVU? Should it focus more on vocational training – getting graduates ready for specific jobs – or is the liberal arts model still relevant in today's economy?
Gee: I think it's absolutely relevant. We're in a world that is very competitive. There are 1.2 billion Indians, 1.3 billion Chinese, and we're not in direct competition with them but we are, and we're only 320 million souls in this country. So therefore the world of ideas is very important to us, the world of creativity is very important to us, so that notion of having a liberal arts-based education, you have engineers that can read Shakespeare; you have humanists who can understand the technical world; and together this notion of an educated citizenry which forms the basis of our democracy is going to be even more critical going forward. If you don't do that, we stand a chance of losing both our ability to be able to compete, but also our ability to be able to sustain our democracy. At the same time, not everyone should have to come to this university. Our … community colleges are our greatest partners. … We need to make sure everyone has the ability to think and to ask great questions. That's the most important ability we can pass on.
- The average student debt from college loans continues to rise. What do you believe can be done to hold down the cost of higher education?
Gee: I think we need to take full advantage of the new technology, I think we need to take full advantage of becoming much more simple, I think we need to think about different high-tech delivery systems, I think we need to challenge many of the ways we are organized, because I think we are too complex in terms of our organizational structures. … Part of that is by debureaucratizating the institution and by having both the federal government and the state government move to a much more simple model. Much of our cost escalation is due to requirements and administrative costs that are developed because of the regulatory atmosphere we deal in.
- When you were here in the late 1970s and early '80s, the PRT was relatively new. Now, it's 40 years old and in need of about $50 million in improvements. What do you see as the future of the PRT?
Gee: Without the PRT, we'd be a much different institution and a much less lively one, I think, because we're built on these mountains. … If we tried to recreate the PRT through buses, it would cost us a ton of money and it would create a lot of pollution and traffic problems. … The PRT is an enormously important competent of the success of this institution, so what we're doing is we're committing $50 million to upgrade it so it can remain very relevant. By the way, it is still one of the most forward-thinking concepts in this country, and people come all the time and take a look at it. It is very relevant to what we're doing and it needs to remain very relevant in the future.
- One last question: what's the story behind the bow tie?
Gee: Small town guy, grew up in the rural part of Utah, really hadn't seen ties. Went to Salt Lake City with my father, sat down in an opthamologist's office, this guy came and set next to me, had one of these things on, I was 15 at the time, I looked at it and said gee, that's really interesting. He pulled it apart and showed me what it was like and I said I really want one of those. I begged my father, we finally went and got one and that was it, from then on I started wearing them. Now, they've become very much a part of my own culture, my own persona.
- Have they made a comeback on campus since your return?
Gee: Yes, they have. I'm leading a bow tie revolution!
- What did you think when you went to Charleston during the session and members of the state Senate all wore bow ties in your honor?
Gee: What a great moment of affection and respect for me and for them. It was just wonderful. … It was a neat thing for me.


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History: It's everywhere. You can find it in Charleston's designated historic districts, and you can find it outside of them. When we're in Charleston we just get out and walk—down Meeting Street towards the Battery, on the side streets (some of them cobble-stoned), in and out of shaded squares. We read historic markers and dig up information on our phones, and by the end of the day we've walked so much that we've forgotten to hit up museums or shops or anything, and that's why this post won't be the best Charleston travel guide post you'll ever read. But here goes . . .
Roadside: Charleston's not the best for roadside kitsch (it's fancy), but chances are you'll see something good on the way there, especially if you take the backroads or come via Myrtle Beach.
Food: The city has some of the best restaurants in the south, but we're creatures of habit and usually end up eating at the same places, preferably places that don't have crowds. Some restaurants we like: Fish (for good seafood and a vegan tofu steak alternative), Gaulart & Maliclet Fast and French for a light lunch, City Lights for coffee. We usually go to Caviar and Bananas for coffee and vegan granola bars and sometimes for lunch. On our list for next time: Bon Bahn Mi.
Sleep: The John Robinson Cookhouse is perfect if, like us, you want the experience of staying in a historic home without that sometimes awkward bed and breakfast vibe. You can rent out the top or bottom floor of the kitchen building of the early 19th century era John Robinson home, right across from Wragg Square and practically next door to the Aiken-Rhett House Museum.
Shop: I don't usually do a lot of shopping when we go to Charleston (too much to see), but one of these days I'll brave King Street to see Worthwhile .
Museums: On my list: Drayton Hall, the Charleston Museum, and the Confederate Museum (to see if it's really as creepy as Tony Horwitz wrote it out to be in Confederates in the Attic).
Parks: In town, White Point Garden on the Battery is a must-see. The gardens at Middleton Place plantation are supposedly the oldest landscaped gardens in the country, and I can't think of anywhere else where you can see Civil War ruins, English-style terraces, and wild alligators all in one place. Magnolia Cemetery, on the outskirts of town, is set up like a park, with rustic pathways and spanish moss everywhere.


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It's our final episode of Midday Matters, and on this edition of the show, Julia Meek and Sean Bueter hear all about "Last Saturday" fun with Tena Woenker and Fernando Turango. Then it's "Drama! Drama! Drama!" with Thom Hofrichter and John O'Connell!


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I'll be teaching the iPhone Boot Camp in New York City again on December 5-7. Like last time, I'll be teaching one half of a six-day workshop, with Steve Kochan doing the other half, so the full dates are December 2-7, and it's downtown, about two blocks from Penn Station, so it's easy to get there. Steve will be doing three days in Objective-C, and I'll follow with three days of iPhone development, and you can choose to take either class separately or both together.
We're also going to do the same format in Chicago on December 11-16, with the iPhone portion of the workshop that I'll be teaching happening on December 14, 15, and 16.
I'll post links to the signup page once I've received them from the iPhone Boot Camp folks.
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Jeff, will you ever be coming to florida? I can't find any decent training on the east coast. Specificly Fla. If not you, can you recommend any other classes? Thanks
- October 27, 2009 at 9:29 AM
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I currently have no plans to come to NYC, but I'd certainly be open to teaching a class down there if there were enough people interested to fill up a class.
Heck, I'd be thrilled to teach a class down there in the dead of winter :)
- October 27, 2009 at 2:02 PM
- Eddie said...
What's needed in terms of class size to get you to an area? I'd love to get you around VA so we could get a class.
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Prior to UTA
Competed in track and field at Tarleton State...At Olney High School, earned four letters in track and field, three letters in football, two letters in baseball, four letters in powerlifting, four letters in tennis and four letters in band...Earned all-state honors as a senior in the shot put in high school and was all-region three times...Named all-state offensive lineman as a senior in football...Earned all-region honorable mention status twice in powerlifting...Top throws include 58-0 feet in shot put, 172-0 feet in discus and 160-0 feet in the hammer toss.
Born August 6, 1989 in Atlanta, Ga....Son of Ron and Jana Keeter...Has one sister...Was a four-year all-state tuba player...Member of the FCA...Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Talented thrower gives UT Arlington chances to score in multiple field events at the Southland Conference Championships this year.


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Now, with the help of the Beta Zone, you can update to the latest version of Desktop Software and reload your Dev Alpha's software to OS 10.0.4.187. If you received your device at BB10Jam in Orlando you were running OS 10.0.4.197, which means it will be a bit of a downgrade. However, I got my Dev Alpha from Orlando and haven't noticed anything different between the two operating systems. In fact, so far 10.0.4.187 seems a bit more stable.
This software reload should be able to hold developers off until we get the recently announced update that will most likely add new features and coincide with the new BlackBerry 10 Developer SDKs. Rumors have it that we will see the update launch this Thursday, along side the BlackBerry 10 dev webcasts.
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Gasol, Jackson disagree on "successful" tripFebruary 10th, 2011, 4:11 am by KEVIN DING, OCREGISTER.COM
If the Lakers lose to Boston again, does that immediately mean this seven-game trip is spoiled?
"(Going) 6-1 on this trip, I think, would be a successful trip," Pau Gasol said.
Gasol acknowledged that losing to Boston would hurt more than any other game, but he wasn't putting all the weight on the game Thursday night.
Phil Jackson had said before the Lakers moved to 2-0 on their Grammy Awards trip that there was only one total of victories that would make it a "successful" trip.Read the rest of this entry »


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Hi everyone - my daughter turns 6 wks tomorrow. Starting yesterday morning, she's had marathon nursing sessions. She was good through the afternoon and evening, but starting last night around 2 am, she hasn't slept (nor have I!) for more than about 45 mins. I've just been going with it and have parked myself on the couch.
However, when it seems like she should be "done," she starts pulling and twisting and crying out - as though there's nothing left. I burp her - she roots, but kind of fights going back on, but wants to.
Is this part of stimulating my body for her future needs or could it mean a problem? It hurts pretty badly, but I've read here that she needs to suckle an empty breast for my body to increase supply, so I've tried to go with it. How would you know if it was a supply issue vs growth spurt?
Trying to anticipate your questions to answer mine:
I've not been able to rely on dirty diapers since she's been about 2 wks old. A LC I've been working with says this is OK and normal. Wet diapers are plentiful.
Generally, she goes 2-3 hrs during the day and anywhere between 2 and 5 hours at night between feedings (I mean she sleeps that long, not from start to start). So I'm thinking if she wasn't getting enough she wouldn't be on that schedule, though I could be wrong.
I've been battling severe thrush, but we've had the problem for 6 weeks and she doesn't usually do this twisting thing all the time. I have an OALD, but she seems to be getting used to it.
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Monday was an adjustment day for jetlag for the nerd army. The time change with going to Japan is pretty brutal for people not used to it, and since we had some free time before everything got underway, I decided to take the nerd army on a sort of nerd tour through some of my favorite spots in Tokyo. Akihabara, otherwise known as Electric Town is the usual place to flock for gamers. While it's shrunk in the last 10 years, there's still heaps of game shops and arcades to check out. Two of the main ones are owned by Sega and Taito, and while I'm not a fan of the Sega arcade, the Taito one sucked quite a few yen out of our pockets.
As someone who grew up in arcades, it's quite refreshing to see them still flourish here in Japan. From kids to business men, the age group varies quite a bit to who plays games. Here's a couple of videos of some of the latest and greatest games to be found in Japanese arcades. Take that Gameworks and Dave and Busters!


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MÜNDERMANN, A., B. M. NIGG, R. N. HUMBLE, and D. J. STEFANYSHYN. Orthotic Comfort Is Related to Kinematics, Kinetics, and EMG in Recreational Runners. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 35, No. 10, pp. 1710–1719, 2003.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between differences in comfort and changes in lower extremity kinematic and kinetic variables and muscle activity in response to foot orthoses.
Methods: Twenty-one recreational runners volunteered for this study. Three orthotic conditions (posting, custom-molding, and posting and custom-molding) were compared with a control (flat) insert. Lower extremity kinematic, kinetic, and EMG data were collected for 108 trials per subject and condition in nine sessions per subject for overground running at 4 m·s−1. Comfort for all orthotic conditions was assessed in each session using a visual analog scale. The statistical tests used included repeated measures ANOVA, linear regression analysis, and discriminant analysis (α = 0.05).
Results: Comfort ratings were significantly different between orthotic conditions and the control condition ([lower, upper] confidence limits; posting: [−3.1, −0.8]; molding: [0.4, 3.4]; and posting and molding: [−1.1, 1.9]); 34.9% of differences in comfort were explained by changes in 15 kinematic, kinetic, and EMG variables. The 15 kinematic, kinetic, and EMG variables that partially explained differences in comfort classified 75.0% of cases correctly to the corresponding orthotic condition.
Discussion: In general, comfort is an important and relevant feature of foot orthoses. Evaluations of foot orthoses using comfort do not only reflect subjective perceptions but also differences in functional biomechanical variables. Future research should focus on defining the relationship between comfort and biomechanical variables for material modifications of footwear, different modes of locomotion, and the general population.
Foot orthoses are often used by recreational runners with the goal to prevent running related injuries, to support the rehabilitation process after injuries, to increase comfort, and/or to improve performance. Foot orthoses are frequently custom-molded, and the reported success rates are between 50 and 90% (6,7). Foot orthoses have been proposed to provide comfort (35), to reduce frequency of movement related injuries (11), to align the skeleton (15), to provide improved cushioning (15), to improve sensory feedback (27), to reduce muscle activity (22), and/or to reduce joint moments (5).
Comfort is a quantity that is clear and obvious for the footwear user. Most people can quickly identify comfortable or uncomfortable shoe and orthotic situations. Comfort is a requirement used by clinicians to determine the appropriateness of foot orthoses. If foot orthoses were not comfortable to an individual, this person would discontinue wearing the foot orthoses and potential benefits of the foot orthoses would be lost. Therefore, comfort is an important aspect of foot orthoses. However, the factors that are important for orthotic comfort are not well understood.
Factors that are assumed to influence orthotic comfort include foot shape, fit between footwear and foot, skeletal alignment, foot sensitivity, joint motion, forces acting on the musculoskeletal system, and muscle activity. Comfort of footwear has been related to subject characteristics such as foot shape, skeletal alignment, and foot sensitivity (17,20). Individual differences in these subject characteristics were reflected in differences in the individual comfort perception.
Footwear modifications including material and shape modifications have been shown to affect functional variables including lower-extremity kinematics (7,25), kinetics (24), and muscle activity (32) during locomotion. Additionally, it has been shown that footwear modifications can be perceived by subjects (13,26), that they affect subjective comfort for locomotor tasks such as running and walking (17,19,20), and that the effects may be different between walking and running (17). Consequently, differences in comfort may be related to changes in these functional variables in response to footwear modifications for specific movement tasks. However, to date, no conclusive evidence has been provided as to whether comfort is in fact related to lower extremity kinematics, kinetics, and muscle activity during locomotion.
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between differences in comfort and changes in lower extremity kinematic and kinetic variables and muscle activity in response to foot orthoses. It was hypothesized that differences in comfort can be partially explained by changes in lower extremity kinematics, kinetics, and muscle activity.
Twenty-one volunteers participated in this study (12 female, 9 male; age: 25.4 ± 5.6 yr; mass: 64.2 ± 5.6 kg; height: 170.2 ± 6.7 cm). Before their participation, all subjects gave informed written consent corresponding to the guidelines of The University of Calgary Ethics Committee.
All subjects were free of lower-extremity pain and injury for a minimum of 6 months before testing and had previously not used foot orthoses. Subjects were initially screened for weekly mileage (15–40 km·wk−1) and two-dimensionally measured maximum foot eversion (angle between heel bisection line and shank bisection line: > 13°) (3) during treadmill running at 4 m·s−1 in the control condition and were thus classified as "pronators" (maximum foot eversion angle: 16.2 ± 3.2°). This inclusion criteria was based on previous findings that foot orthoses are most effective in the treatment of running-related overuse injuries that are linked to biomechanical abnormalities such as excessive pronation (10). All subjects were clinically assessed by one of the authors (R.N.H.). Range of motion of the joints and strength and flexibility of the muscles of the lower extremities were required to lie within normal values, and leg length discrepancy was required to be less than 0.5 cm. Subjects with values outside normal ranges and/or gastrocnemius-soleus equines were excluded. First metatarsal-phalangeal joint dorsiflexion was tested with the first ray loaded and unloaded, and subjects excluded that had structural or functional hallux limitus. Subjects lay prone on a bench with both feet unsupported. The subtalar joint was positioned in its subtalar neutral position (16). A goniometer was used to measure forefoot and rearfoot alignment. Bisection lines were marked on the rearfoot and the lower leg. Weight-bearing rearfoot to leg alignment was assessed with the subject standing with the body weight equally distributed on both legs. The feet were aligned with the hip joint. A goniometer was used to measure the angle between the bisection lines on the rearfoot and lower leg (30). All subjects were required to have flexible arches and to be pronators with foot varus deformity as etiology based on their foot alignment in nonweight-bearing and in weight-bearing when standing and walking. Alignment data for the left and right lower extremity for all participants are given in Table 1. The inclusion criteria in this study matched the general criteria for the prescription of foot orthoses used by podiatrists (28).
All experiments were performed using running sandals (model: Bryce Canyon, The Rockport Company, Canton, MA). The original inserts of the running sandals were removed and replaced by each of four insert conditions, the control, posting, molding, and posting and molding conditions (Table 2). The control condition served as a consistent baseline condition for all subjects. The top layer of all orthotic conditions consisted of 3-mm Spenco (Spenco Medical Corporation, Waco, TX). Plaster casts of both feet in a subtalar neutral position (16) were taken from each subject. The negative casts were placed in calcaneal vertical position and custom-molded orthoses were fabricated to positive molds obtained from the negative casts with the goal to control the pronation movement of the foot during the stance phase of running (Fig. 1) (18). The polypropylene shell stiffness was determined by the subject's weight to make a subject-specific semirigid device. The same mold was used to fabricate both custom-molded foot orthoses. Six-millimeter extrinsic postings were chosen representing the average intervention for the clinically classified pronators included in this study.
Subjects completed 2 wk of their regular running schedule in the control condition (running sandal plus control insert). After this initial phase, each subject was tested 3× wk−1 for 3 wk (nine sessions per subject). In each of the nine sessions, subjects ran 200 m on an indoor running track with each of the four insert conditions to assess comfort. Subjects were then set up for biomechanical testing at the Human Performance Laboratory at the University of Calgary. The four insert conditions were tested in randomized order. However, before testing each of the three orthotic conditions, subjects ran 50 m in the control condition. Kinematic, kinetic, and EMG data were collected for 12 overground running trials per insert at 4.0 ± 0.2 m·s−1 (heel-toe running; 48 trials per subject per session; total: 9072 trials). Subjects used the orthotic conditions only during the experimental sessions.
Comfort was assessed using a 15-cm visual analog scale. Before each of the three orthotic comfort assessments (Oi), subjects assessed comfort of the control condition (C). Finally, comfort of a randomly selected orthotic condition was assessed as a repeat condition (RO). The resulting testing order was: C-O1-C-O2-C-O3-C-RO. The comfort scale and protocol used in this study has been described in detail elsewhere (17). Not including the repeated comfort rating, one comfort rating for each orthotic condition was obtained for each subject and session.
Three reflective skin markers (diameter: 12.7 mm) were attached to each of the three segments of the lower extremity (thigh, shank, and foot, respectively) using medical adhesive spray (Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL). Additional joint markers were placed on the anterior superior iliac spine and the greater trochanter, the lateral epicondyle and the patella center, and the lateral malleolus and the insertion of the Achilles tendon to determine hip, knee, and ankle joint centers, respectively. Joint coordinate systems (4) were constructed using the positional information of the segment and joint markers during a standing trial in the control condition.
Kinematic data were collected using seven high-speed cameras (240 Hz; Motion Analysis Corporation, Santa Rosa, CA). Three-dimensional marker traces were reconstructed using Expert Vision Three-Dimensional Analysis software (Motion Analysis Corporation). Ground reaction forces were measured using a force plate (2400 Hz; Kistler AG, Winterthur, Switzerland) that was placed in the center of the runway level with the ground. Kinematic and kinetic data were filtered using a zero-lag quadratic low-pass Butterworth filter with a cut-off frequency of 12 Hz and 50 Hz, respectively. Three-dimensional lower-extremity kinematics and kinetics were calculated using KinTrak software (The University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada) (23), latter using an inverse dynamics approach (1). The angle, force, and moment curves (internal moments) were normalized to touch-down and toe-off, resulting in 101 data points per curve per trial. Maxima were determined from these curves (Table 3) and averaged for each condition, session, and subject.
Myoelectric signals were recorded from seven lower-extremity muscles of the right leg. Bipolar surface electrodes (Ag-AgCl) were placed on the vastus lateralis and medialis, rectus femoris, biceps femoris (long head), tibialis anterior, peroneus longus, and gastrocnemius medialis muscles after removing the hair and cleaning using isopropyl wipes, and then secured using Cover-Roll stretch tape (Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany). Each electrode was 10 mm in diameter with an intra-electrode distance of 22 mm. A ground electrode was placed on the tibial tuberosity. The placement of the electrodes was marked to ensure similar placement for all nine sessions. The EMG signals were preamplified at source and recorded using a BioVision system (BioVision, Wehrheim, Germany) at 2400 Hz. Timing of heel-strike and toe-off for one step per trial was taken from the ground reaction force data. Using these two events, the EMG data could be related to different phases of ground contact during running. EMG data for each trial was checked for crosstalk by cross-correlating the raw EMG signals between muscles. The correlation coefficients for all muscle combinations of accepted trials were smaller than 0.500.
Wavelet analysis was used to resolve the EMG signals simultaneously into their intensity in time and frequency space (31). The intensity obtained using this wavelet analysis represents a close approximation of the power of the EMG signal. The wavelet analysis consisted of three steps: 1) computation of the wavelet-transformed EMG signal using a filter bank of wavelets including intensity and damping factors, 2) computation of the intensity of the wavelet-transformed signal by adding its square and the square of its time derivative divided by the center frequency for each wavelet, and 3) application of a Gauss filter to the wavelet transformed signal to eliminate oscillations resulting from interference as described by Wakeling et al. (34). A filterbank of 11 wavelets was used (31), and a wavelet domain was defined as the EMG intensity over time corresponding to each of the 11 wavelets. Based on results of previous studies (33,34), a low-frequency band was defined as frequencies between 25 and 82 Hz and a high-frequency band as frequencies between 142 and 300 Hz. The choice of wavelet domains 2 and 3 as a representation of the low-frequency band and wavelet domains 6–8 as a representation of the high frequency allowed for a clear distinction between the low- and high-frequency bands. The global EMG intensity was defined as the sum of EMG intensities for wavelet domains 1 through 8.
Myoelectric signals measured using surface electrodes are attenuated by the soft tissues such as fat overlying the muscle to be measured. To account for these intersubject differences and to allow for comparisons of orthotic effects between subjects and sessions, the global, low, and high intensities were normalized for each subject and session so that the maximum of the total intensity for the control condition had a value of one. The primary functions of muscle activity vary throughout the stance phase of running. For instance, before heel-strike, the foot is not in contact with the ground and no feedback information is yet available from the ground reaction force, and thus the EMG intensity in this interval is controlled by a feed-forward mechanism. The main functions of muscle activity before heel-strike are to stabilize the joints of the lower extremity and to tune the muscle of the lower extremity to minimize possible soft tissue vibrations resulting from the impact of the heel with the ground (22). EMG intensity after heel-strike is initially also controlled by a feed-forward mechanism. However, EMG intensity during this interval may also contain stretch-reflex-related responses where the impact of the foot with the ground at heel-strike acts as a signal into the body. EMG intensities for the remaining time of stance phase are primarily related to muscle forces that accelerate and support the body. Thus, global, low, and high intensities were finally averaged over the preheel-strike interval (50 ms before heel-strike), the postheel-strike (50 ms after heel-strike), and phase 1 (30 to 100% of stance phase), resulting in nine EMG variables per muscle (Table 3). Due to technical problems with the ground reaction force measurements, subject 1 was eliminated from this study. Therefore, the results and discussion sections are based on data for 20 subjects.
All statistical tests were performed using SPSS version 11.5.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL). Significant differences in comfort ratings between the three orthotic conditions were detected using repeated measures ANOVA, and repeated measures Student t-tests were used as post hoc tests where appropriate with the significance level set at α = 0.05 (36); 95% confidence intervals for all variables and conditions were determined. The relationship between differences in comfort and changes in kinematic, kinetic, and EMG variables in response to foot orthoses was determined using linear regression analysis. The 92 independent variables in the regression analysis were the changes in kinematic, kinetic, and EMG variables for the orthotic conditions compared with the control condition (Table 3). The dependent variable was the differences in comfort rating between the orthotic conditions and the control condition. A stepwise method was used with inclusion criteria P < 0.05 and exclusion criteria P > 0.10. Discriminant analysis was used to determine whether the predicting variables from the regression analysis were able to discriminate between the three orthotic conditions. As only one comfort rating for each orthotic condition was obtained for each subject and session, one average value per subject and session was calculated for each of the kinematic, kinetic, and EMG variables and used in the regression and discriminant analyses.
The intraclass coefficient between first and repeated comfort assessments for all conditions was 0.766, similar to the intraclass coefficient reported by Mündermann et al. (19). Average differences in comfort rating between the orthotic conditions and the control condition are shown in Figure 2 ([lower, upper] confidence limits; posting: [−3.1, −0.8]; molding: [0.4, 3.4]; and posting and molding: [−1.1, 1.9]). The average comfort rating for the molding condition was higher than the comfort ratings for all other conditions. The average comfort rating for the posting and molding condition was very similar to the average comfort rating for the control condition. Average differences in comfort rating of the three orthotic conditions compared with the control condition for 20 subjects are shown in Figure 3. Average differences in selected kinematic and kinetic variables between the orthotic conditions and the control condition are shown in Figure 4.
The covariance matrix revealed that in more than 91.6% of cross-correlation cases, the absolute value of the correlation coefficient |r| for correlation between variables was smaller than 0.300. Regression analysis revealed that 34.9% of the differences in comfort due to foot orthoses can be explained by changes in Δθ, αplantar,max, β'inv,max, Mflex,ankle, Fz,impact, Sta,low,pre, Sta,high,post, Sta,low,post, Sta,low,phase1, Spl,high,pre, Spl,low,pre, Spl,low,post, Svl,high,pre, Svl,low,post, and Svm,glob,phase1. The relationship between differences in comfort and changes in these variables was specified as EQUATION
Unstandardized and standardized regression coefficients for these 15 kinematic, kinetic, and EMG variables are listed in Table 4. The standardized regression coefficients revealed that changes in tibialis anterior intensity in the low frequencies during phase 1 and during the preheel-strike interval (Beta(Sta,low,phase1) = 0.510 and Beta(Sta,low,pre) = −0.437) were the most important predictors for differences in comfort where Sta,low,phase1 was positively correlated and Sta,low,pre was correlated negatively with differences in comfort.
The same 15 variables classified 75.0% of cases correctly to the corresponding orthotic condition (Table 5). Discriminant function coefficients and within-group correlation for two canonical discriminant functions are given in Table 6. A scatterplot of the values of the two canonical discriminant functions is shown in Figure 5. Points representing the posting condition were clearly different from points representing the molding and the posting and molding condition. The values for the molding and posting and molding conditions were very similar for both discriminant functions. This observation is reflected in the large percentage of correctly classified posting cases (96.0%) compared with a much smaller percentage for the molding and posting and molding conditions (61.0 and 68.0%, respectively;Table 5). Discriminant function 1 resulted in a significant classification (P < 0.001), whereas discriminant function 2 showed similar values for all three orthotic conditions (P = 0.712;Fig. 5).
Within-group correlations between maximum ankle plantarflexion, maximum ankle plantarflexion moment, impact force, tibialis anterior intensity in the high frequencies after heel-strike and in the low frequencies during phase 1, peroneus longus intensity in the low frequencies after heel-strike, and vastus lateralis intensity in the high frequencies before heel-strike, and values of discriminant function 1 were higher than correlations between these variables and values of discriminant function 2 (Table 6). In comparison, within-group correlations between delta internal tibia rotation, maximum inversion velocity, tibialis anterior intensity in the low frequencies before and after heel-strike, peroneus longus intensity in the high and low frequencies before heel-strike, vastus lateralis intensity in the low frequencies after heel-strike, and global vastus medialis intensity during phase 1 and values of discriminant function 2 were higher.
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between differences in comfort and changes in lower-extremity kinematic and kinetic variables and muscle activity in response to foot orthoses. To our knowledge, this is the first study that controlled for a variety of clinical variables including lower-extremity pain and injury, previous use of foot orthoses, weekly mileage, maximum foot eversion, range of motion of the joints, and strength and flexibility of the muscles of the lower extremities, leg-length discrepancy, gastrocnemius-soleus equines, structural or functional hallux limitus, flexible arch, and etiology for pronation. Contrary to the literature (8,21,24,29), in the current study, the effects of foot orthoses on kinematic, kinetic, and EMG variables and comfort were significant and systematic, which is likely due to the controlled nature of this study. Thus, relating comfort to kinematic, kinetic, and EMG variables is relevant for this group of subjects. However, the relationship between comfort and kinematic, kinetic, and EMG variables may be specific to this group of subjects and the particular foot orthoses used and may not be readily generalized. Despite the existing body of literature and the controversial results of previous studies, this study represents an initial step toward a better understanding of the effects of foot orthoses.
The differences in comfort between orthotic conditions are similar to the results of earlier studies (19,20). Both studies used the same comfort scale as the one used in the current study. Significant differences between insert conditions ranged from one to five comfort points. Similarly, in the current study, differences between orthotic conditions were greater than one comfort point and statistically significant (Fig. 2). The magnitude of differences in comfort rating between the orthotic conditions and the control condition differed between subjects (Fig. 3). This observation is in agreement with results of earlier studies (17,19,20). Distinct differences in comfort ratings for different orthotic conditions and a high intraclass coefficient for repeated measures showed that comfort of foot orthoses can be quantified.
Several factors may affect comfort including fit of foot orthoses or footwear in the different regions of the foot. It has been suggested that comfort of fit is the most important aspect of footwear design and that closeness of match of the footwear shape and that of the human foot is one of the most important elements that characterize comfort fit (12). As two of the orthotic conditions used in the current study were molded to and thus closely matched each individual's foot, one would expect higher comfort ratings for these two conditions. Indeed, comfort ratings for the molding and posting and molding conditions were greater than comfort ratings for the nonmolded control and posting conditions. However, the difference in comfort rating between the posting and molding condition and the control condition was not substantial.
In general, custom-molding of foot orthoses appears to be a feature that increases comfort. Adding posting to custom-molded foot orthoses does not affect the fit between the foot and the foot orthoses. However, posting of the custom-molded foot orthoses did reduce comfort of the foot orthoses. In fact, the average comfort rating of the combined posting and molding was approximately equal to the sum of the average comfort ratings for the isolated posting condition and the isolated molding condition. Consequently, custom-molding of foot orthoses is comfortable as long as the mold is kept neutral, and factors other than fit of foot orthoses must play a role for comfort of foot orthoses. It is speculated that posting causes a change in the mechanics of the lower extremity during the stance phase of running and that such a mechanical change would be reflected in biomechanical variables. Indeed, 34.9% of differences in comfort were explained by changes in 15 kinematic, kinetic, and EMG variables. Thus, the results of this study support the hypothesis that differences in comfort can be partially explained by changes in lower extremity kinematics, kinetics, and muscle activity.
The same 15 kinematic, kinetic, and EMG variables that partially explain differences in comfort of foot orthoses also classified 75.0% of cases correctly to the corresponding orthotic condition. Thus, changes in these variables are not only related to differences in comfort but are also functionally relevant. Impact forces (Fz,impact) act as input signals into the body and influence soft tissue vibrations. It has been speculated that the body reacts to changes in the input signal by tuning muscle activity to minimize soft tissue vibrations (24). The impact force causes a shock wave to travel through the body from distal to proximal. The magnitude of this shock decreases as it travels proximally (2). Thus, the more proximally a muscle is located the less muscle activity is required to dampen possible soft tissue vibrations. In the current study, 7 of the 10 important EMG variables were EMG intensities in shank muscles that are located more distally compared with thigh muscles and, thus, were likely more affected by changes in the impact force.
Changes in EMG intensity in lower-extremity muscles predicted differences in comfort better than changes in impact force (Beta-values;Table 4). Thus, other factors causing changes in muscle activity must be important for comfort. For instance, a greater range of tibia internal rotation and higher maximum plantarflexion were associated with greater comfort. However, differences in delta internal tibia rotation between orthotic conditions were very small (<0.5°). Although delta internal tibia rotation was a good predictor for comfort in the current study, it must be questioned whether such small differences between orthotic conditions are clinically relevant. In general, these differences in lower-extremity movement and muscle activity were perceived as subjective comfort. Increased muscle activation associated with a reduction in comfort may also lead to an earlier on-set of fatigue. It has been suggested that fatigue of the peroneus longus muscle is the dominant cause of lack of foot stability (9) and that muscular fatigue in the tibialis anterior muscle is the origin of running injuries such as tibial stress fractures (14). Thus, differences in comfort and their relationship with changes in kinematic, kinetic, and EMG variables may be relevant for an early detection of potential running injuries.
The 15 kinematic, kinetic, and EMG variables that partially explain differences in comfort of foot orthoses did not discriminate well between the effects of molding and posting and molding (Fig. 5;Table 5). In comparison, the effects of molding and posting and molding were distinctly different from the effects of the isolated posting condition. Thus, the effects of posting when combined with molding on kinematic, kinetic, and EMG variables were small indicating that molding of foot orthoses overrides the effects of posting of foot orthoses. With respect to comfort, the posting and molding condition consisted of both positive and negative features that resulted in no significant difference in comfort rating compared with the control condition (Fig. 2). If increasing comfort is one of the most important functions of foot orthoses, then foot orthoses should be custom-molded with no additional posting unless clinically justified.
The amount of posting used in this study was consistent for all subjects. However, some subjects may have required slightly more or less posting. Therefore, the effects of custom-molded and custom-posted foot orthoses on comfort, kinematic, kinetic, and EMG variables may have been slightly different. Furthermore, subjects participating in the current study were selected very carefully. It is possible that the relationship between kinematic, kinetic, and EMG variables and comfort found in the current study is specific to this subject group. Nonetheless, more than 75% of recreational runners that were initially screened for participation in this study met all inclusion criteria. Therefore, it is suggested that the findings of this study are relevant for the general population of recreational runners.
In general, comfort is an important and relevant feature of foot orthoses for running activities. Changes in kinematic, kinetic, and EMG variables as a response to foot orthoses are related to differences in comfort of foot orthoses for the specific group of subjects under investigation. Combining posting with custom-molding of foot orthoses reduced comfort of the foot orthoses and had little effect on kinematic, kinetic, and EMG variables. Future studies should investigate the long-term effects of different components of foot orthoses on comfort and kinematic, kinetic, and EMG variables to determine whether these variables are relevant for running injuries. Further research is necessary to quantify changes in comfort with continual usage of foot orthoses especially of posted orthoses as they often take longer to adjust to.
The authors thank Maggie Andersen and Michelle New for their help in data collection and processing and the Prescription Foot Orthotic Laboratory Association (PFOLA), the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Paris Orthotics Ltd., the International Society of Biomechanics (ISB), and the Rockport Company for their financial support.
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Anna Black is a lady who loves to buy school supplies.
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HERE. I used a moleskin in a medium/dark sage/blue-green color. Lovely drape, with a nice feel and weight to it. Paired with my vintage 'clutch' and little black heels for an evening out when we celebrate our anniversary that's coming up soon : )
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- Katie said...
Love it!!! Great job, and Happy early Anniversary!
- May 28, 2012 at 1:09 PM
- Rebecca said...
Your dress has such a pretty drape. I think it's hard to find dressy dress fabric....so much quilting cotton out there. I love q.c. for everyday (so many pretty prints) but it feels a little mundane for church and outings.
- May 28, 2012 at 1:49 PM
- Sew Blessed Maw said...
Eva Girl.. Perfect!!! love it ,soooo pretty and looks good on you..
I like that you cut the pattern and put a skirt on it.. Good idea.
I wore my muslin of this dress to church Sunday.. Very comfortable and cool. I am still searching for the Black or green fabric to do the real dress.Just havent run into it yet??
This really looks like Olivia's anniversay dress.
Happy Anniversay to you and your hubby. Hope you have a good one..
- May 28, 2012 at 4:01 PM
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