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Auditing Algorithms and Algorithmic Auditing
How big data increases inequality and threatens democracy - "A former academic mathematician and ex-hedge fund quant exposes flaws in how information is used to assess everything from creditworthiness to policing tactics, with results that cause damage both financially and to the fabric of society. Programmed biases and a lack of feedback are among the concerns behind the clever and apt title of Cathy O'Neil's book: Weapons of Math Destruction." [more inside]
World After Capital by Albert Wenger [Work in Progress; GitHub; GitBook; PDF; FAQ] - "Technological progress has shifted scarcity for humanity. When we were foragers, food was scarce. During the agrarian age, it was land. Following the industrial revolution, capital became scarce. With digital technologies scarcity is shifting from capital to attention. World After Capital suggests ways to expand economic, informational and psychological freedom to go from an industrial to a knowledge society." (previously)
Platform Cooperatives: Money as a (Public) Service
In Sweden, a Cash-Free Future Nears - "Few places are tilting toward a cashless future as quickly as Sweden, which has become hooked on the convenience of paying by app and plastic." [more inside]
Desire Modification in the Attention Economy
The Future of (Post)Capitalism - "Paul Mason shows how, from the ashes of the recent financial crisis, we have the chance to create a more socially just and sustainable global economy." (previously; via) [more inside]
China announces it is scoring its citizens using big data
China rates its own citizens - including online behaviour: "The Chinese government is currently implementing a nationwide electronic system, called the Social Credit System, attributing to each of its 1,3 billion citizens a score for his or her behavior. The system will be based on various criteria, ranging from financial credibility and criminal record to social media behavior. From 2020 onwards each adult citizen should, besides his identity card, have such a credit code." [more inside]
Peak Advertising and the Future of the Web
"Advertising is not well. Though companies supported by advertising still dominate the landscape and capture the popular imagination, cracks are beginning to show in the very financial foundations of the web. Despite the best efforts of an industry, advertising is becoming less and less effective online. The once reliable fuel that powered a generation of innovations on the web is slowly, but perceptibly beginning to falter. Consider the long-term trend: when the first banner advertisement emerged online in 1994, it reported a (now) staggering clickthrough rate of 78%. By 2011, the average Facebook advertisement clickthrough rate sat dramatically lower at 0.05%. Even if only a rough proxy, something underlies such a dramatic change in the ability for an advertisement to pique the interest of users online. What underlies this decline, and what does it mean for the Internet at large? This short [PDF] paper puts forth the argument for peak advertising—the argument that an overall slowing in online advertising will eventually force a significant (and potentially painful) shift in the structure of business online. Like the theory of Peak Oil that it references, the goal is not to look to the immediate upcoming quarter, but to think on the decade-long scale about the business models that sustain the Internet." [more inside]
Aggregate Demand Management: "pass a law allowing the Fed to cut checks"
Free Money for Everyone - "A wacky-sounding idea with surprisingly conservative roots may be our best hope for escaping endless, grinding economic stagnation." (via) [more inside]
"Everyone being held was a US citizen."
But that didn't prevent On the Media producer Sarah Abdurrahman and several members of her family and friends from being detained at a Canadian-US border while on the way home from a wedding. The story is all the more frightening as it details Sarah's inability to get any answers about policy from the Border Patrol, including the name of the officers who held her.
Privacy in an age of publicity
The Secret History of Privacy. "Something creepy happened when mystery became secular, secrecy became a technology, and privacy became a right..." [Via]
The Files Will Get Out
use value vs. exchange value
Challenging the Surveillance State
"If the government is able to learn what we speak about, and know who we're talking to, and know what it is that we're planning, it makes any kind of activism extremely difficult, because secrecy and privacy are prerequisites to effective activism. "Glenn Greenwald on challenging the surveillance state: (1 - 2 - 3 - 4).
"And with millions of chicks checking in daily, there's never been a better time to be on the hunt...."
A column by John Brownlee over at Cult of Mac yesterday highlighted his privacy concerns about the app Girls Around Me -- which used a mashup of FourSquare check-ins, Google Maps and Facebook public profile information to show the user women who were nearby. In response to the story, Foursquare cut off the app's API access to their data, effectively knocking it out of commission. CNET: How to prevent friends checking you into locations at Facebook Places. [more inside]
Every single day. Every game you play. Every click you make....
The concept behind VoyURL is simple: A browser plugin records your every click, which you can then choose to share publicly in a real-time feed. Their website analyzes and shows you your online history in customized infographics, to identify patterns, recommend content and help you learn more about the way you use the internet. You can see the browsing history of all users in one giant timeline or follow a specific user. The service is currently in beta, but you can slip in here or here. [more inside]
Google, Wyden, Kirk, and Chaffetz
American law enforcement demands for Google users' personal information surged by 29 percent during the past six months according to Google's transparency report. [more inside]
All I want is to be left alone in my average home... But why do I always feel I'm in the twilight zone?
In August 2011, 35 ACLU affiliates filed 381 requests in 32 states with local law enforcement agencies seeking to uncover when, why and how they are using cell phone location data to track Americans. So how long do American cell phone carriers retain information about your calls, text messages, and data use? According to data gathered by the US Department of Justice, it can be as little as a few days or up to seven years, depending on your provider. (Via / More)
Facebook. Privacy. Again.
The Wall Street Journal's What They Know blog is charged with determining what information marketers are capable of learning about internet users through tracking technology. This weekend, they took aim at Facebook, after their investigation discovered that many popular apps on the social-networking site, including those by Zynga, have been transmitting identifying information in the form of User ID's to dozens of advertising and Internet tracking companies, even if a user has enabled strict privacy settings. Additional analysis. Response post on Facebook's Developer Blog. Forbes' blogger Kashmir Hill asks if the WSJ is overreacting, and Techcrunch notes that the severity and risks of UID transferral are still being debated.
Can a person disappear in surveillance Britain?
It's been estimated that the average UK adult is now registered on more than 700 databases and is caught many times each day by nearly five million CCTV cameras. So how hard would it be for an average citizen to disappear completely? That's the subject of a new documentary film: Erasing David, (Trailer: YouTube, Vimeo) which premieres this evening in the UK on More4. It's also now available worldwide online at the iTunes store and through several Video On Demand services, as well as through Good Screenings. [more inside]
Google answers data transparency concerns with Dashboard
This morning, Google launched a new feature called "Google Dashboard" that lets users view (and in some cases control,) what data is being stored on a range of more than 20 Google services, including Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Web History, Orkut, YouTube, Picasa, Talk, Reader, Alerts and Latitude. [more inside]
Watch Lists
ACLU Watch List Counter: U.S. Terror List Now Exceeds 900,000 Names. That's an awful lot of terrorists. More Privacy and Surveillance Filter: Bruce Schneier on The Myth of the 'Transparent Society', Glenn Greenwald on The Banality of the Surveillance State, and Stephen Colbert on AT & Treason. [more inside]
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Summer weather doesn't just conjure up visions of lemonade and iced tea anymore, for some of us, we're dreaming of another hot weather treat–iced mochas. While I don't believe that iced mocha consumption is required while making this quilt, called Iced Mocha by the Buggy Barn for Henry Glass, you're bound to be tempted when making this yummy cool blue and brown quilt, which features fabrics from the collection of the same name. Get your copy of this free pattern from Henry Glass right here.
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The community push to support Fort Drum is officially underway.
The Fort Drum Regional Liaison Organization collected signatures at last week's concert at Thompson Park and online.
So far, about 500 people have signed.
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Vermont EMS Ambulance Convoy Begins Patient Transport Duties at the Direction of FEMA
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BURLINGTON – The Vermont convoy of 13 ambulances with two-and-three person EMS crews was dispatched by the Texas Emergency Medical Services Emergency Operations Center on Sunday to transport 17 patients from Memorial Medical Center, a 50-bed facility in Livingston, Texas.
Livingston took a direct hit from Hurricane Rita and local EMS crews were nearly out of fuel and overwhelmed with assignments. Livingston is a small town 120 miles north of Galveston. Patients with chronic lung illness, infections, heat stroke and other medical conditions will be transported to three separate Texas destinations, including Houston. The Vermont crews, who have been together as a unit since leaving from Brattleboro, Vermont on Sept. 22, will now be split up for the first time.
Vermont crews were redirected by Texas EMS and FEMA officials from an earlier assignment to remove 15 patients from Trinity Rehab and Retirement in San Augustine, Texas. Wind from Hurricane Rita shattered the glass door of that facility and the 88-bed facility was beyond capacity with 126 people. "We have been on generator power for the past 36 hours and we've been without running water for about 16 hours," said Trinity Administrator Cassandra Harper. "As far as emergency medical issues right now, we are okay. It could have been worse."
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Vose predicted that they would be repeatedly deployed along the Gulf Coast through the night. Reliant Stadium in Houston is the central staging area for ambulances – including the Vermont convoy – deployed by FEMA.


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David T. Felson, MD, MPH; Reva C. Lawrence, MPH; Marc C. Hochberg, MD, MPH; Timothy McAlindon, MD, MPH; Paul A. Dieppe, MD; Marian A. Minor, PT, PhD; Steven N. Blair, PED; Brian M. Berman, MD; James F. Fries, MD; Morris Weinberger, PhD; Kate R. Lorig, RN, DrPH; Joshua J. Jacobs, MD; Victor Goldberg, MD
Felson DT, Lawrence RC, Hochberg MC, McAlindon T, Dieppe PA, Minor MA, et al. Osteoarthritis: New Insights. Part 2: Treatment Approaches. Ann Intern Med. 2000;133:726-737. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-133-9-200011070-00015
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Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting millions of people in the United States. It is a complex disease whose etiology bridges biomechanics and biochemistry. Evidence is growing for the role of systemic factors, such as genetics, diet, estrogen use, and bone density, and local biomechanical factors, such as muscle weakness, obesity, and joint laxity. These risk factors are particularly important in the weight-bearing joints, and modifying them may help prevent osteoarthritis-related pain and disability. Major advances in management to reduce pain and disability are yielding a panoply of available treatments ranging from nutriceuticals to chondrocyte transplantation, new oral anti-inflammatory medications, and health education. This article is part 2 of a two-part summary of a National Institutes of Health conference that brought together experts in osteoarthritis from diverse backgrounds and provided a multidisciplinary and comprehensive summary of recent advances in the prevention of osteoarthritis onset, progression, and disability. Part 2 focuses on treatment approaches; evidence for the efficacy of commonly used oral therapies is reviewed and information on alternative therapies, including nutriceuticals and acupuncture, is presented. Biomechanical interventions, such as exercise and bracing, and behavioral interventions directed toward enhancing self-management are reviewed. Current surgical approaches are described and probable future biotechnology-oriented approaches to treatment are suggested.
There is no known cure for osteoarthritis, and the goal of contemporary management of the patient with osteoarthritis remains control of pain and improvement in function and health-related quality of life with avoidance, if possible, of therapeutic toxicity. Recent studies have demonstrated the potential of treatments ranging from newly approved oral medications to nutriceuticals, patient education interventions, and surgery. Increasingly, appropriate treatment of osteoarthritis combines one or more oral agents with exercise and other biomechanical techniques.
This article is part 2 of a two-part summary of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) conference, "Stepping Away from OA: Prevention of Onset, Progression, and Disability of Osteoarthritis." The conference brought together experts from diverse backgrounds and provided a multidisciplinary and comprehensive summary of recent advances in the prevention of osteoarthritis onset, progression, and disability. For research questions and opportunities identified at the conference, see http://www.nih.gov/niams/reports/oa/oareport.htm(accessed on 25 May 2000).
Dr. Marc C. Hochberg (University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland), Dr. Timothy McAlindon (Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts), and Dr. David T. Felson (Boston University School of Medicine): Drug therapy for pain management is most effective when combined with nonpharmacologic strategies (1, 2). In 1995, the American College of Rheumatology issued guidelines for the medical management of osteoarthritis of the hip and knee (2, 3). Since then, several systematic reviews of drug therapy for osteoarthritis have been published (4-6). The following recommendations for systemic and topical treatments (except for glucosamine and chondroitin, which were not evaluated) are derived from updated recommendations of the American College of Rheumatology for the treatment of osteoarthritis.
For many patients with osteoarthritis, the relief of mild to moderate joint pain afforded by the simple analgesic acetaminophen is comparable to that achieved with a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) (7, 8). Accordingly, although acetaminophen fails to adequately relieve pain in many patients, it merits a trial as initial therapy on the basis of its overall cost, efficacy, and toxicity profile (9, 10). The daily dose of acetaminophen should not exceed 4 g. Although it is one of the safest analgesics, acetaminophen can be associated with clinically important adverse events, such as prolongation of the half-life of warfarin (11). At therapeutic doses acetaminophen rarely causes hepatic toxicity, but it should be used cautiously in patients with existing liver disease and avoided in patients with chronic alcohol abuse because of known increased risk in these patients (12-14). Even though acetaminophen was reported to be weakly associated with end-stage renal disease, the Scientific Advisory Committee of the National Kidney Foundation recommended it as the drug of choice for analgesia in patients with impaired renal function (15).
Tramadol, a centrally acting oral analgesic, is a synthetic opioid agonist that inhibits reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin. It has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treatment of moderate to severe pain and can be considered for use in patients in whom acetaminophen therapy has failed and who have contraindications to NSAIDs, including the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)–specific inhibitors. Although numerous studies have examined use of tramadol to treat general pain, few controlled studies have examined its use in osteoarthritis. The efficacy of tramadol has been found to be comparable to that of ibuprofen in patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis (16), and it is useful as adjunctive therapy in patients with osteoarthritis whose symptoms were inadequately controlled with NSAIDs (17). Daily doses of tramadol have generally been in the range of 200 to 300 mg given in four divided doses. Side effects are common and include nausea, constipation, and drowsiness. Despite the opioid pharmacology of tramadol, a comprehensive surveillance program has failed to demonstrate significant abuse, and tramadol remains an unscheduled agent. Seizures have been reported as a rare side effect, either at doses above the recommended range or at doses within the recommended range in patients with a history of epilepsy and those taking concomitant medications that lower the seizure threshold.
For patients who do not obtain adequate symptom relief with nonopioid analgesics, use of NSAIDs should be considered. The choice between a nonselective NSAID and a COX-2–specific inhibitor should be made after evaluation of risk factors, particularly for upper gastrointestinal and renal toxicity. Data from epidemiologic studies show that among persons 65 years of age or older, 20% to 30% of all hospitalizations and deaths due to peptic ulcer disease were attributable to therapy with NSAIDs (18-20). Furthermore, the risk for a catastrophic gastrointestinal event in elderly patients taking NSAIDs is dose dependent (18). Risk factors for upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients treated with NSAIDs include age 65 years or older, history of peptic ulcer disease or previous upper gastrointestinal bleeding, concomitant use of oral corticosteroids or anticoagulants, and possibly smoking and alcohol consumption (21-23). Risk factors for reversible renal failure in patients with intrinsic renal disease who are treated with NSAIDs include age 65 years or older, hypertension or congestive heart failure, and concomitant use of diuretics and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (24). Additional considerations involved in a practitioner's decision to treat an individual patient with osteoarthritis include existing comorbid conditions and concomitant therapy, as well as the side effects and costs of specific treatments.
The options for medical management of the patient with osteoarthritis who is at increased risk for a serious adverse upper gastrointestinal event, such as bleeding, perforation, or obstruction, are use of a COX-2–specific inhibitor or a nonselective NSAID with gastroprotective therapy. Two COX-2–specific inhibitors, celecoxib and rofecoxib, have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in patients with osteoarthritis (25, 26). Celecoxib has been found to be more effective than placebo and as effective as naproxen for symptoms in patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis (27-29). Rofecoxib has also been found to be more effective than placebo and is comparable in efficacy to both ibuprofen and diclofenac in patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis (30, 31). Endoscopic studies have shown that celecoxib and rofecoxib are associated with an incidence of gastroduodenal ulcers lower than that of comparator NSAIDs and similar to that of placebo (25). These data suggest an advantageous safety profile compared with nonselective NSAIDs, especially for treatment of high-risk patients (21-23). However, no large long-term studies have been published that were designed to demonstrate differences between COX-2–specific inhibitors and nonselective NSAIDs with respect to major gastrointestinal clinical outcomes; such studies are in progress.
A further advantage of COX-2–specific inhibitors with respect to upper gastrointestinal bleeding is that celecoxib and rofecoxib do not have a clinically significant effect on platelet aggregation or bleeding time. In addition, at doses recommended for treatment of osteoarthritis, these drugs appear to be better tolerated than comparator nonselective NSAIDs, with a lower incidence of dyspepsia and other gastrointestinal side effects. As with nonselective NSAIDs, however, COX-2–specific inhibitors can cause renal toxicity. Caution must be exercised, therefore, if these drugs are used in patients with mild to moderate renal insufficiency, and they should not be used in patients with severe renal insufficiency. In addition, celecoxib is contraindicated in patients with a history of allergic reaction to a sulfonamide.
The alternative to use of a COX-2–specific inhibitor is use of a nonselective NSAID with a gastroprotective agent, an approach endorsed by the American College of Gastroenterology (23). As noted earlier, serious adverse upper gastrointestinal events attributed to NSAIDs in the elderly are dose dependent. Therefore, if nonselective NSAIDs are used, therapy should be begun at low, analgesic doses and increased to full anti-inflammatory doses only if lower doses do not provide adequate relief of symptoms. In a study of 8843 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, misoprostol at a dosage of 200 µg four times daily reduced the incidence of serious ulcer complications, including perforation, bleeding, and obstruction, by 51% (32). In a 12-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled endoscopy study, misoprostol at a dosage of 200 µg three times per day had comparable efficacy in prevention of both gastric and duodenal ulcers; however, 200 µg twice daily conferred significantly less protection against gastric ulcers (33). Side effects, particularly diarrhea and flatulence, may occur with this agent in a dose-dependent manner (33). Alternative approaches to prophylaxis with misoprostol include use of omeprazole or high-dose famotidine, both of which have been shown in carefully conducted endoscopy studies to be effective in treating and preventing NSAID-induced gastropathy (34-37). Histamine-2 blockers in usual doses, however, have not been found to be as effective as misoprostol (36), whereas omeprazole (20 mg/d or 40 mg/d) was as effective as misoprostol (200 µg twice daily) in treatment of existing ulcers and was better tolerated and associated with a lower rate of relapse (37). Of note, proton-pump inhibitors have not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use as prophylaxis, although they are being widely used for that purpose.
In addition to their effects on the gastrointestinal mucosa, nonselective NSAIDs inhibit platelet aggregation, further increasing the risk for gastrointestinal bleeding. Nonacetylated salicylates (such as choline magnesium trisalicylate and salsalate) do not produce the antiplatelet effects or renal toxicity associated with nonselective NSAIDs (38) and can also be considered in management of high-risk patients; however, ototoxicity and central nervous system toxicity at clinically efficacious doses may limit their use.
Patients who do not respond to or cannot tolerate tramadol and NSAIDs and continue to have severe pain may be considered candidates for opioid therapy (1). Tolerance, dependence, and adverse effects, including respiratory depression and constipation, may occur with opioid use.
The idea that administration of glucosamine or chondroitin sulfate might have therapeutic effects in treating osteoarthritis by providing substrate for reparative processes in cartilage has been around since at least the 1960s. These compounds occur naturally in the body and may be involved in the repair and maintenance of normal cartilage. They have been used for many years in veterinary medicine for relief of arthritis symptoms. Recently, health and nutrition stores, news shows, and popular books have promoted the use of glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate to treat arthritis, and these products appear to be gaining popularity among consumers.
Interest in these compounds has been tempered by lack of a plausible mechanism to explain how they might achieve a therapeutic effect. Recent laboratory studies indicate that they are absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract (39, 40) and appear to be capable of increasing proteoglycan synthesis in articular cartilage (41, 42). Chondroitin sulfate can increase messenger RNA synthesis by chondrocytes (43) and may partially inhibit leukocyte elastase, thereby reducing degradation of cartilage collagen and proteoglycans (44-47). Glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate have been tested as treatments for osteoarthritis in numerous clinical trials, most of which have demonstrated favorable effects. Of note, most (if not all) trials were sponsored by a manufacturer of the product.
A meta-analysis and quality assessment of 15 double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials of glucosamine and chondroitin compounds evaluated the efficacy of these agents to treat osteoarthritis (48). All but one of these trials were classified as positive, and the studies collectively demonstrated moderate effects for glucosamine (aggregated effect size, 0.44) and large effects for chondroitin (effect size, 0.78) (Figure 1). However, quality scoring (on a scale of 0 to 100, on which 100 was highest quality) showed major deficiencies in descriptions of randomization, blinding, and completion rates. Evidence also suggested publication bias. These methodologic problems are likely at best to lead to exaggerated estimates of benefit. In addition, the trials in the meta-analysis measured symptoms only. Inferences, therefore, cannot be drawn about the potential of these compounds to affect the pathologic progression of osteoarthritis.
The white circles represent the effect size of each glucosamine trial; 0 represents no effect relative to placebo. Horizontal lines represent 95% CIs. The white diamond represents aggregate results (with 95% CI) for glucosamine trials. The black circles and diamonds represent the same features for chondroitin. Data from reference 48.
High-quality independent studies are needed to test the efficacy of glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate. The NIH is supporting a multicenter randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of patients taking glucosamine alone, chondroitin sulfate alone, glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate together, or placebo. Results are expected to be published in 2004.
In persons with osteoarthritis of the hand or knee who have mild to moderate pain, use of topical analgesics, such as capsaicin cream, is appropriate as adjunctive treatment or monotherapy (3). A thin film of capsaicin cream should be applied to the symptomatic joint four times daily (49). A local burning sensation is common but rarely leads to discontinuation of therapy.
Dr. Paul A. Dieppe (University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom), Dr. Marian A. Minor (University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri), and Dr. Steven N. Blair (Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research, Dallas, Texas): Exercise is an effective intervention in osteoarthritis and an important component of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. Prolonged inactivity because of osteoarthritis results in poor aerobic capacity and increased risk for cardiovascular disease, obesity, and other inactivity-related conditions (50-52). Furthermore, distention of the knee joint capsule because of fluid accumulation in knee osteoarthritis inhibits quadriceps muscular contraction, leading to decreased strength (53). Evidence is also growing that deconditioned muscle, inadequate motion, and periarticular stiffness may contribute to signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis (54, 55).
Well-conditioned muscle and muscular balance are needed to attenuate impact loads, provide joint stability, and support function and independence. Muscular conditioning is achieved through well-designed exercise programs performed with supervision or as home exercise routines that incorporate training for strength and endurance at functional speeds and patterns (56-58). Three categories of exercise therapy are used for osteoarthritis: range of motion and flexibility exercise, muscle conditioning, and aerobic cardiovascular exercise. Adequate joint motion and elasticity of periarticular tissues are necessary for cartilage nutrition and health, protection of joint structures from damaging impact loads, and function and comfort in daily activities. Exercise to regain or maintain motion and flexibility is achieved by routines of low-intensity, controlled movements that do not cause increased pain (59, 60). Clinical trials have provided strong evidence of the efficacy of muscle conditioning and aerobic exercise to lessen symptoms in persons with osteoarthritis of the knee (61-63).
More generally, reports in the past few years from the NIH (64), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/American College of Sports Medicine (65), the U.S. Surgeon General (66), and the American Heart Association (67) have concluded that a fit and active way of life provides numerous health benefits and that physical inactivity is an important public health problem in the United States, one that is especially relevant to those with osteoarthritis. The benefits of activity include reduced risk for several chronic diseases, increased longevity, improved psychological health, and enhanced quality of life (64-67). Important components of quality of life are preservation of function and reduction in disability associated with musculoskeletal diseases and conditions (66).
Bracing and corrective footwear have mainly been used to treat osteoarthritis of the knee but not the hip. There are good theoretical grounds for use of such interventions: Shock-absorbing footwear reduces damaging impact loading (68), heel wedging reduces lateral thrust on the knee (69), support sleeves increase proprioception and reduce overall feelings of instability (70), dynamic bracing controls lateral instability (71), and taping allows repositioning of the patella (72). These methods are cost-effective and simple alternatives to more complex or expensive interventions.
A review of the literature (73) has shown that very few studies of bracing and footwear have been published and that most of them are not randomized, controlled trials. However, the trials that have been undertaken indicate good symptom relief (70-74), and it has been suggested that heel wedges are an alternative to knee replacement for medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (75, 76).
Dr. Brian M. Berman (University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland): In 1997, a national survey showed that 26% of persons with self-reported arthritis had used a complementary and alternative therapy in the past 12 months, a significant increase since 1990 (77). A survey of rheumatology patients in the same year indicated that nearly two thirds use complementary and alternative therapies; those with osteoarthritis are the most frequent users (78). Many patients used more than one type of complementary and alternative therapy, and at least half did not tell their physicians. Common reasons given for use of complementary and alternative therapy are dissatisfaction with conventional medicine and feelings that it is ineffective (78, 79). Alternative treatments used included herbs, nutrition, mind–body interventions, homeopathy, manual healing, bioelectromagnetic therapy, and acupuncture. The current data are insufficient or inadequate to permit recommendations on the use of devices, such as bioelectromagnetic fields and magnets or nutritional interventions (including herbs). The remainder of this section therefore focuses on acupuncture.
Basic science research suggests that acupuncture relieves pain through activation of the gate-control system, in which large nerve fibers are stimulated and suppress small fibers that transmit signals in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord (80, 81), or through release of neurochemicals in the central nervous system (82-87). Several clinical trials have been conducted in the United States and Europe on the effectiveness of acupuncture for osteoarthritis (88-96). Many of the studies have compared acupuncture with sham acupuncture or inert placebo (for example, mock transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation). Although these trials have shown significant improvement in pain scores, no significant between-group differences were found (88-92). Results of a systematic review of the literature by Ernst (97) were generally inconclusive; seven of the included studies reported positive results for acupuncture treatment and six reported nonsignificant results. Overall, the methodologic quality of the trial designs was poor, including small samples and failure to control for placebo effects. Two more recent, larger trials (96, 98), however, have suggested efficacy of acupuncture under controlled conditions, one of which involved a sham acupuncture control (98); this finding raises the possibility that the negative results obtained previously were a function of small samples (99).
Thus, the research to date on the efficacy of acupuncture in osteoarthritis is inconclusive but promising. A large NIH-funded multisite clinical trial (570 persons), due to be completed in June 2001, is evaluating the efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness of acupuncture for osteoarthritis.
Dr. James F. Fries (Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California), Dr. Morris Weinberger (Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana), and Dr. Kate R. Lorig (Stanford University School of Medicine): Controlled, randomized trials of behavioral interventions—notably telephone, mail-delivered (100), and group self-management programs—have established major new behavioral and social therapeutic interventions as safe and effective in treatment of osteoarthritis. In addition, adherence to such treatments as medications and exercise may be reinforced by telephone-based interventions.
Telephone-based strategies offer many attractive features for delivering sociobehavioral interventions for patients with osteoarthritis. First, telephones are ubiquitous: More than 95% of U.S. residents have telephones in their homes. Second, telephone-based strategies may overcome literacy and language barriers, as well other access problems (for example, they can reach homebound patients). Finally, because they can be used at times that are convenient for patients and providers, telephone-based programs can overcome pragmatic obstacles to education that exist in busy outpatient settings (such as those related to space and time) (101).
Telephone-based programs can be an effective adjunct to care for patients with osteoarthritis. Investigators have evaluated telephone calls by non–health care professionals to review patients' medications, symptoms, and scheduled outpatient visits and to discuss barriers to keeping appointments. Studies with longitudinal (102) and experimental designs (103, 104) have demonstrated clear benefit in terms of patients' functional status and need for subsequent health care and show that telephone-based programs can be delivered at very low cost (105). Of note, the same intervention delivered during regularly scheduled clinic visits had no benefit and even resulted in worse physical functioning. In an extension of this research, counselors used standardized scripts to initiate telephone-based, nondirective counseling. Telephone counseling, but not symptom monitoring, had beneficial effects for patients with osteoarthritis (106).
Patient education is a cornerstone of the treatment of osteoarthritis. Data suggest that group patient education for people with osteoarthritis improves health status and is cost effective (107, 108). Group sociobehavioral interventions produce moderate reductions in pain, the symptom of most concern to persons with arthritis (109). Such programs include patient education content, behavioral change techniques, reciprocal social interaction, and structure based on psychological theory.
The Arthritis Self-Management Program is one such program. It is a community-taught, peer-led intervention in which patients gain skills and self-efficacy to manage the consequences of their disease. In the late 1970s, the program was developed and evaluated in a 4-month randomized trial (110). In several studies conducted over the past 20 years, participants in the Arthritis Self-Management Program reduced their pain by 12% to 19% in the course of 1 month to 4 years (P < 0.05 compared with controls) (107, 109, 110). Figure 2 shows results of one study that showed decreases in pain and visits to physicians for arthritis problems at 4 months and 4 years and a decrease in depression at 4 months (107). In a study of coping strategies, Keefe and colleagues (111), during 10 weeks of group sessions, taught patients and their spouses to cope with osteoarthritis; this strategy reduced pain by 18% (P < 0.05 compared with controls).
Pain was measured by using a visual analogue scale in which patients were asked to quantify their current pain. The depression score is derived from Center for Epidemiologic Studies–Depression symptoms scale. Data from reference 107.
Patient education programs have also been found to be cost-effective. In a 4-year longitudinal study of the Arthritis Self-Management Program, visits to physicians by patients with osteoarthritis were reduced by 39%, for net savings of approximately $189 per participant (1987 U.S. dollars) (107). In a randomized trial, Cronan and colleagues (108) found a savings of $1156 dollars per patient per year after participation in a group patient education intervention. These savings are based on significantly fewer days spent in the hospital.
Sociobehavioral interventions are more effective than informational programs in decreasing pain (109). Several studies in the past 15 years have suggested that self-efficacy, or confidence, is one of the mechanisms by which patient education and sociobehavioral interventions improve health status (107, 109-111). In the Spanish-language version of the Arthritis Self-Management Program (112), baseline self-efficacy and improvements in self-efficacy from baseline to 4 months were significant predictors of less pain at 1 year (P < 0.01).
Despite results showing that sociobehavioral interventions in people with osteoarthritis improve health status and are cost-effective, less than 2% of the U.S. population with osteoarthritis has participated in these interventions. One reason is that these interventions have been implemented largely outside the health care system. Until sociobehavioral interventions are incorporated into medical care, their benefits may go largely unrealized.
Dr. Joshua J. Jacobs (Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois) and Dr. Victor Goldberg (Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio): In the vast majority of cases, surgical treatment of osteoarthritis is considered only after failure of nonsurgical treatments. Four categories of nonbiological procedures are considered surgical management: osteotomy, arthroscopy, arthrodesis, and arthroplasty. Osteotomies are performed in persons with early osteoarthritis and may relieve symptoms and slow the rate of progression (113). Arthroscopic debridement and lavage can also successfully alleviate symptoms, particularly in the case of degenerative meniscal tears in the presence of mechanical symptoms. However, when there is substantial joint-space narrowing, arthroscopic surgery has limited benefit.
Arthrodesis, or joint fusion, successfully alleviates pain and is commonly performed in the spine and in small joints of the carpus, hand, and foot. Arthrodesis of the major proximal joints of the upper and lower extremities is not well tolerated because of the major functional deficits associated with loss of motion. In the hip and knee, arthrodesis is reserved for the very young patient with unilateral disease or as salvage therapy.
Total joint arthroplasty represents the most significant advancement in the treatment of osteoarthritis in the past century. It is the mainstay of surgical treatment of the osteoarthritic hip, knee, and glenohumeral joint. For most persons, especially elderly ones, total joint replacement is a highly successful procedure that will probably last for the duration of their lives (114-116). By all measures, total joint replacement is among the most effective of all medical interventions; the pain and disability of end-stage osteoarthritis can be eliminated, restoring patients to near-normal function (117, 118). This operation is also highly cost-effective (119).
Total joint replacement has limited durability in persons with life expectancies exceeding 20 years and those who wish to participate in high-demand activities. The most common reasons for failure of joint replacement that may lead to revision surgery are aseptic loosening and osteolysis, processes that are time- and activity-dependent (120). Osteolysis and aseptic loosening result from the interaction between corrosion and wear debris generated from the implant materials and the cells (macrophages, fibroblasts, osteoblasts, and osteoclasts) within the periprosthetic environment (121, 122). To improve the longevity of joint reconstructions, intense research activity is focused on developing more wear- and corrosion-resistant materials. In addition, great strides have been made in our understanding of the local cell response, producing optimism that further research will yield therapies that will mitigate the adverse host response to prosthetic debris (123).
Recently, biological approaches to the surgical treatment of osteoarthritis have been explored. However, the repair of articular cartilage remains elusive, and the statement by Hunter in 1743 (124) that "ulcerated cartilage is a troublesome thing, once destroyed is not repaired" remains true today. Biological restoration of articular cartilage loss can be approached using two different treatment strategies (125, 126). In the first approach, the resident hyaline cartilage is stimulated to repair the defects by mechanical means, such as osteotomy, or by biological enhancement of bone marrow progenitor cells or growth factors. In the second approach, cartilage transplantation, the articular cartilage is replaced with adult tissue or cells (127, 128).
Three types of cartilage transplantation are available: osteochondral autografting, osteochondral allografting, and use of tissue engineering to transplant committed differentiated chondrocytes (128) or undifferentiated chondroprogenitor cells placed in a supportive carrier to repair osteochondral defects (126, 127, 129) (Table). Tissue engineering is still in its infancy, and only preliminary experimental and clinical studies are available.
Selected Preliminary Clinical Results of Cartilage Transplantation
Osteochondral autografts are currently used clinically to replace small defects (132, 133). Osteochondral allografts have been widely used to replace large, traumatic femoral osteochondral defects; however, the long-term success of these grafts has not yet been determined (130, 131, 134, 135). Osteochondral autografting and allografting may be effective, but, in general, grafting does not appear to be applicable for most joints with osteoarthritis, a situation in which articular cartilage defects are often too large for this approach to be successful.
Finally, tissue engineering of biologically active cells, signal molecules, and a biomatrix to assemble functional tissues and organs are promising biological treatments (125, 127). Early clinical and experimental results of autologous chondrocyte therapy suggest that approximately 90% of patients experience clinical improvement (128). However, the long-term durability of this treatment approach remains in doubt. Another approach has been to use undifferentiated mesenchymal cells in a supportive biomatrix. Early experimental studies suggest that these cells are capable of synthesizing adult functional hyaline cartilage (129). However, additional studies are needed to address the ideal combination of cells, biomatrices, and growth factors to provide an effectively tissue-engineered articular surface for long-term successful function.
From Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; MRC Health Services Research Collaboration, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom; University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research, Dallas, Texas; Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California; Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana; Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois; and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
An edited summary of a Scientific Conference held on 23–24 July 1999 at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Authors who wish to cite a section of the conference and specifically indicate its author may use this example for the form of the reference: Hochberg MC, McAlindon T, Felson DT. Systemic and topical treatments. In: Felson DT, conference chair. Osteoarthritis: new insights. Part 2: Treatment approaches. Ann Intern Med. 2000; 133:726-729.
Disclosure: Dr. Hochberg receives research support from and is a consultant to Merck and Co. Dr. Blair is a consultant to Knoll Pharmaceuticals and Roche Laboratories; has science or research contracts with Polar Electro Oy, McNeil Consumer Products, and Roche Laboratories; and is on the Scientific Advisory Boards of Life Fitness International, Polar Electro Oy, E-Med, Jenny Craig, Bally Total Fitness Sports Medicine, and Sherbrooke Capital. Dr. Jacobs is a consultant to Zimmer, Inc., and receives research support from Zimmer, Inc., Merck and Co., and Wright Medical.
Acknowledgments: The authors thank the conference moderators who helped synthesize the thoughts presented here: Allan Gelber, MD; Margaret Lethbridge-Cejku, PhD; Joanne M. Jordan, MD, MPH; Roland W. Moskowitz, MD; Kenneth D. Brandt, MD; Van C. Mow, PhD; and Stephen B. Trippel, MD. They also thank Cori Vanchieri, Constance Raab, and Susan Stark for editorial assistance.
Grant Support: The conference was initiated, organized, and funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which also coordinated and funded the reporting of the proceedings. Cofunding for the conference was provided by the NIH Office of Disease Prevention, NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health, NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, NIH National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Arthritis Foundation, and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
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Current Author Addresses: Drs. Felson and McAlindon: Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, Room A203, Boston, MA 02118.
Ms. Lawrence: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Building 45, Room 5AS-37G, Bethesda, MD 20892-6500.
Dr. Hochberg: University of Maryland School of Medicine, 10 South Pine Street, MSTF 8-34, Baltimore, MD 21201.
Dr. Dieppe: MRC Health Services Research Collaboration, University of Bristol, Canynge Hall, Whiteladies Road, BS8 2PR, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Dr. Minor: Department of Physical Therapy, University of Missouri, 106 Lewis Hall, Columbia, MO 65211.
Dr. Blair: Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research, 12330 Preston Road, Dallas, TX 75230.
Dr. Berman: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Complementary Medicine Program, 2200 Kernan Drive, 3rd Floor Mansion, Baltimore, MD 21207.
Dr. Fries: Stanford University School of Medicine, 1000 Welch Road, Suite 203, Palo Alto, CA 94304-5755.
Dr. Weinberger: Indiana University, 1001 West 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202.
Dr. Lorig: Stanford Patient Education Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1000 Welch Road, Suite 204, Palo Alto, CA 94304.
Dr. Jacobs: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612-3833.
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It's not too hard to find imagery of gorgeous interiors and rooms, but how many of those spaces could the average dweller pull off, and more importantly, live in? Not many. Any image can provide inspiration for a starting point, but I think these images go a little farther. Most (ok, not all- I tried) of the objects look like something you or I would use, have, and/or actually be able to afford in our homes. What do you think?
Old sheets, linens, or clothing could be patch-worked together to create a shabby-chic shower curtain like the one above.
We don't all have the space for a luxurious chaise in the bathroom, but even a chair can provide a little glamor.
Cluttered kitchen? Me too. Try and collect items within a color palette you decide on - or based on what you have the most of already, and the clutter won't look so chaotic, but cute. For example, all the kitchen wares in the above pictures are pastels, and therefore, even when things aren't put away, the chaos looks intentional.
Old pillows serve as cushions and dress up these chairs, found objects like the clementine crates serve as rustic table decor.
Vintage luggage as a night stand or side table can probably be found at yard sales or thrift stores, and lend themselves to a slightly "disheveled" look.
A pile of pretty pillows and a throw can disguise a not-so-great couch. And pillows are less expensive and easier to change out than a couch.
Again, these storage areas are kept looking tidy because all of the boxes, containers, and fabrics color coordinate.
Glasses and jars make a cute and casual flower arrangement
Cover a dingy side table with a vintage tablecloth
The "vintage" look is a great one to adopt, because you can be so versatile. Notice how a worn chair, or a worn tray table make cute nightstands.
I'm not a fan of matching furniture suites or sets. All of this furniture is different, but tied together by the vibrant blue used throughout the room.
A ho-hum and dark dining table is upgraded by adding modern accessories
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The city of Maumee is challenging a recent arbitrator's report that said the Maumee Police Division should rehire an officer terminated for pointing a gun at himself and other officers in the police station.
The city filed a motion last week in Lucas County Common Pleas Court that contests the findings on the grievance case of Jeff Strzesynski, fired from the police department in February. The arbitrator said Mr. Strzesynski, a 12-year veteran of the department, should be rehired and suspended without pay for 180 days.
The arbitrator, Dennis Byrne of Munroe Falls, Ohio, said Mr. Strzesynski's actions were serious enough to deserve termination, but the police department treated him unfairly because it suspended - not fired - other officers with similar behavioral problems. The arbitrator's report said, "There was a breakdown in discipline throughout the entire department" regarding the proper handling of firearms.
Michael Angelo, an attorney for the city, filed a motion asking the court to overturn the arbitrator's decision. Mr. Angelo argues that the arbitrator's decision to lessen Mr. Strzesynski's punishment was based on claims of "disparate treatment," which is not part of the labor contract between the city and the Fraternal Order of Police union. In his report, the arbitrator said the unequal treatment of officers "violated the spirit of the collective bargaining agreement."
In addition to ruling on Mr. Strzesynski's grievance, the arbitrator's report describes several incidents in Maumee's detective bureau that show "the social rules that govern the behavior of colleagues toward each other seem to have given way."
Mr. Strzesynski admitted to pulling his gun in the police station and said many members of the department "have pulled their guns in jest," according to the arbitrator's report.
Other "unusual" actions that officers were not disciplined for include an officer rigging a computer to automatically show pornographic Web sites and an officer sending "derogatory" e-mails from a co-worker's computer.
"The descriptions given of interplay between the detectives at the work site is unusual by any standard," the arbitrator wrote. "They played practical jokes on each other, used profanity about each other's families, made fun of each other, belittled each other, head slapped each other, tackled each other, and 'went hard at each other.'●"
Mr. Angelo, who has served as attorney for Maumee for almost 20 years, said the city has one of the most well-run police departments he has ever seen.
"I think the arbitrator was way off base, and I think he based a lot of his statements on suggestions not supported by the evidence," Mr. Angelo said.
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Q. In the Oscar-winning Life of Pi, Pi's survival kit had both reason and faith. What does yours have?
You can discern when faith is needed and when reason. As we grow, we reason more. We understand what to let go and what to pursue. Reason puts a roadblock, faith tells you to flow. You should know when to stop questioning and when to take action. But I'm still learning. Sometimes I ask myself whether I do have a survival kit. Outwardly, I've achieved what I wanted to and even what I didn't want to. But within myself I still have to understand what I want – peace, happiness… whatever. To make my place in the world, to be useful and justify my existence, that's my quest.
Q. Would you like to undo anything about your life?
Nothing actually. Though I'd like to wipe out or erase some people from the data of my mind. But then I look at the good things they may have given me. I'm grateful for all that happened and all that didn't happen. I'm fortunate that I survived. The universe protected me. The love and affection I've have received, the response my work has gained is gratifying.
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Follow, it will. If it doesn't it's okay. There are many women who chose not to have children. It's not a do or die situation. Life ends only when you do, not otherwise.
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Ang Lee, who's shy and hardly says anything, told me, 'you giggle like a school girl'. That was sweet. Someone else told me that just because you're good, you think everyone else is also good.
Q. What kind of a man would be a put-off?
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|Jun 12 2013, 06:11 PM Post #101
TPTB are trying their damnest to make Pabrina appealing, however regardless it's an epic fail.
Olivia is always getting injured or hurt...I'll be glad when she finally gets a real storyline, isn't used as a filler anymore.
IMO it looks like the Carly/Franco sex is coming soon. UGH!
Edited by bellajewel, Jun 12 2013, 06:39 PM.
|Jun 12 2013, 07:38 PM Post #102
I don't mind Patrick/Sabrina. But I have to LOL at someone's idea about her getting pregnant with Patrick's baby. Just to see the Britch's face alone. :roflol:
Every storyline isn't great, but for me it is still enjoyable. The only one that I just have to FF through is the TJ/Molly/Rafe/Taylor stuff. Nothing wrong with teen story lines on a soap but both of the girls are selfish brats (in different ways) that I can't find anything to root for.
|Jun 12 2013, 07:39 PM Post #103
Lol... :P The look on Molly's face watching TJ and Taylor through the window. Go TJ!
Edited by EJ_SamiFF, Jun 12 2013, 07:40 PM.
|Jun 12 2013, 07:58 PM Post #104
|. All that was missing in today's love scenes between Patrick and Sabrina was some Disney princess theme song music......
|Jun 12 2013, 09:49 PM Post #105
|im pretty sure Patrick has learned his lesson and strapped on a Magnum (he has big hands. im assuming....) especially considering he practically had the entire night planned and knew he was gonna get him some :laugh:
|Jun 12 2013, 09:55 PM Post #106
LOL I love you.
|Jun 13 2013, 07:35 AM Post #107
The post of the year :cheer: :rockon: :applause: :cart: :yahoo:
|Miss Rhi
|Jun 13 2013, 01:06 PM Post #108
|At least ME's hair is down now and those stupid glasses are nowhere in sight.
|Jun 13 2013, 01:40 PM Post #109
This whole Franco storyline is a mess. I like Roger's Franco much better than James'. But the whole retconned storyline of how everything went down just isn't working for me. Not having him set-up Michael's rape and having to re-visit the storyline due to RC's strange affliction for rape. And then him NOT raping Sam, but still putting her through a lot of trauma that could have easily been spent on spending that time with Jason? Not here for that shit.
Another thing that pisses me off is the Robin storyline and how it was dropped. And honestly, why would Jerry be behind it all? And Britt? Can we drop her? She's just a desperate version of Lisa Niles who doesn't attempt to infect Patrick with HIV (still the most disgusting storyline in recent years).
And people like Shawn/TJ/Taylor? What are they supposed to be? Filler? Can 'em all. Please. I think the show has potential to be great, but it needs a lot of fixing still. It's been more than a year of this supposed amazing headwriter being in power, and so far, I haven't been over-all impressed with it all. It's seem like it's recycled General Hospital and One Life to Live years happening right now.
|Miss Rhi
|Jun 13 2013, 01:56 PM Post #110
Of course those glasses make a reappearance near the end.
This episode was snoozeworthy.
|Jun 13 2013, 02:15 PM Post #111
I second the motion :hail:
|Jun 13 2013, 03:10 PM Post #112
Are you kidding me? Sonny threatening Carly made the episode worthwhile.
|Miss Rhi
|Jun 13 2013, 03:27 PM Post #113
No, I'm not kidding.
It all comes down to what we enjoy personally. So while Sonny being his usual self was entertaining for you it may not have been to someone else. I understand why Sonny was mad though.
|Jun 13 2013, 03:36 PM Post #114
Sonny is always threatening somebody and saying somebody is dead to him. Not exciting to see when you have seen it so many times with him. Watched 2 minutes of today's episode and those 2 minutes couldn't even hold my attention. :shame: smdh
Edited by EJ_SamiFF, Jun 13 2013, 03:39 PM.
|Jun 13 2013, 03:39 PM Post #115
McSilas had that Uncle Jesse hair thing going today
Sonnys not gonna do shit to Carly. Hes sexy when hes made tho lol
I have thoroughly enjoyed this week without Michael and Kiki. Would probably be bored tomorrow if it wasnt for Luke and Tracy!
|Jun 13 2013, 06:43 PM Post #116
IMO Maurice Benard was excellent in today's episode---as well as our Police Commissioner Anna Devane. I love how Anna knows exactly what went down, she just has to prove it. She is a thousand times the commissioner that Winston is on Days. I also liked the realistic touch of the police tape in the Metro Court restaurant.
I also enjoyed the re-appearance of Michael Easton's hair---and of Roger Howarth's eating habits.
It was nice seeing Lante holding hands at the hospital---this show is sorely lacking in stable couples.
Still adjusting to the Franco recast, but tomorrow should be fun with Luke and Tracy.
|Jun 13 2013, 06:52 PM Post #117
I was disappointed with the Sonny/Carly scene. It was the wrong place and time. He went in on her whispering at the hospital. The scene would've
been really good if she was at his house with no one around, no whispering nothing but yelling and cussing, heads exploding.
Edited by bellajewel, Jun 13 2013, 07:09 PM.
|Jun 13 2013, 08:02 PM Post #118
Not that I'm a bit surprised but it's starting to bother me quite a bit that Morgan has been back in Port Charles for over a month and has yet to share a scene with cousin Molly or brother Dante. It would be nice if all three brothers could hang out at Kelly's catching up. Imagine what Dante could say: my wife was kidnapped by a batty Cassadine, I thought she was dead, then she wasn't but her memory was wiped and she shacked up with Milo. Michael could then mention what happened the night of the Nurse's Ball.
Considering the history with Sonny "stealing" Michael from the Quartermaines, I love the idea of his son Morgan possibly living at the Q mansion. Nice ironic twist. It would be even better if he and AJ could be seen bonding, with AJ potentially catching on to Morgan's gambling issues.
|Connor Murphy
|Jun 13 2013, 11:38 PM Post #119
To the bolded: I haven't thought about it like that. That would be an interesting twist. I'm not sold on this Morgan. Not sure if its the storyline or the actor. I couldn't care less if it was on or not. I like your twist.
|Jun 14 2013, 12:30 AM Post #120
♥ Sabrina & Patrick ♥
|well i am only one that i enjoy GH yesterday (Thursdays) I do enjoy my patrina and Sam/Silas, Carly/Sonny today....
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