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Can Meditation Help TBI?
Is it possible for those affected with TBI to meditate, and will it help?
How does TBI affect one's ability to meditate? If it is possible for those affected with TBI to meditate, what does meditation do for their mental/emotional state, cognition, etc.?
Meditation may hold some benefits for those with TBI, but currently there is not enough research on the ability of those affected by TBI to meditate or the impact of meditation on those with TBI, and the few published studies report different results, so its effectiveness remains to be proven.
The Defense Centers of Excellence has recognized that meditation and other mindfulness techniques can help reduce anxiety and depression and may be effective for panic disorders, binge eating disorders, and substance abuse. However, little research has been done with regard to these methods' effectiveness with TBI. There is very little literature on the topic, mostly with small groups of individuals, but there are some promising findings.
Traumatic Brain Injury, according to DCoE, is "a blow or jolt to the head that disrupts the normal function of the brain." TBI can range from mild to severe. Common symptoms of TBI include:
- headache
- sleep disturbances
- dizziness or balance problems
- nausea and vomiting
- fatigue
- disturbances in vision
- sensitivity to light
- ringing in the ears
- slowed thinking
- poor concentration
- memory problems
- difficulty finding words
- anxiety and depression
- irritability and mood swings
Some believe that meditation is not a helpful practice for those individuals with TBI due to the nature of the injury; others believe that meditation may be an effective rehabilitation strategy.
There is some evidence that meditation may benefit individuals with TBI, especially when a tradition mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program is specially modified. Individuals with mild TBI have experienced improvements in quality of life, memory, depression, and regulation of attention after 10 to 12 weeks of training and practice. These modified programs focused on things such as meditation, breathing exercises, guided visualization, and reframing the TBI through acceptance. Practicing acceptance (which is at the heart of mindfulness based work) also could be an important factor for individuals with a TBI in particular to deal with negative self-image. One study revisited its participants a year later, and they reported continued improvement in mental health, including reduced symptoms of depression.
There was one relatively large study on brief mindfulness training for TBI-related attention problems that found no significant differences in associated symptoms over a one-year follow-up period. Although that study led to the conclusion not to recommend such training, its researchers also said that further research was needed and that their therapist contact had been low, possibly affecting the impact of the training.
While it is unclear how meditation as a whole affects TBI symptoms, there is other research showing that meditation has a positive impact on TBI-like symptoms:
- Meditation can positively impact one's ability to sustain focused attention and cognitive efficiency.
- One study found that mindfulness practice can significantly lower fatigue and anxiety, and improve working memory and ability to manage time, including organizing tasks, making decisions, and solving problems.
- Both guided meditation and loving kindness (also called "metta") meditation practices may help with some aspects of depression.
- Long-term practice of meditation has been found to improve overall mood, including greater emotional stability, ability to accept emotional states, and awareness in the moment, as well as ability to deal with negative emotions that could decrease the development of depressive symptoms.
For more in-depth information on all these research studies, see HPRC's Research Summary on "Potential of Meditation for Treatment of TBI."
The ability of someone with TBI to meditate and/or benefit from meditation may depend on the type and severity of the TBI. The location and extent of the injury also could impact one's ability to meditate. It is also important to keep in mind that the successful studies mentioned above adapted the MBSR program specially for TBI patients by focusing on attention skills, awareness, and adopting a nonjudgmental attitude. Other typical meditation practices might not be as successful. In general, caution must be practiced in interpreting research to date because there just isn't enough evidence.
Summary for Military Relevance
TBI is a significant issue for military personnel, notably those who have been deployed to combat zones, but there is no research to date on Warfighters with TBI. Some research suggests that meditation may help some TBI-related symptoms. Moreover, researchers in TBI emphasize that treatment methods integrating awareness, self-concept, self-efficacy, and emotional issues—which theoretically could be accomplished through mindfulness/meditative practices—are crucial to rehabilitation and reintegration of TBI patients. However, the few published studies to date report mixed results and further research clearly is needed.
* Bottom Line Up Front
Research Summary
Key Points
- There is not enough research on meditation and TBI; very few studies have examined the impact of meditation on those with TBI, and more research is needed to gain a better understanding of its impact, if any.
- As of now, the few studies that are published report mixed results, and caution should be exerted in interpreting these findings until further research has been published.
- Some research suggests that meditation may hold some benefits for attention, memory, executive functioning, depression, mood changes, and emotional reactivity in non-TBI populations.
Meditation and mindfulness techniques have been found to be effective for reducing anxiety and depression; may be effective for panic disorders, binge eating disorders, and substance abuse; and have been deemed promising practices by the Defense Centers of Excellence.1 However, little research has been done with regard to its effectiveness with TBI. The few studies that have examined this question tend to be pilot studies with small sample sizes, so results are difficult to generalize. However, there are some notable findings from these studies.
The Defense Centers of Excellence describes Traumatic Brain Injury as "a blow or jolt to the head that disrupts the normal function of the brain. The severity of the TBI is determined at the time of the injury and may be classified as mild, moderate or severe." Mild TBIs are the most common, and 80 – 90% of all TBIs are classified as mild. Of note is that the course of recovery, symptoms, and evidence-based treatments are different for mild versus moderate-severe TBI.
Common symptoms associated with a TBI are:
Physical: headache, sleep disturbances, dizziness, balance problems, nausea/vomiting, fatigue, visual disturbances, sensitivity to light, ringing in ears
Cognitive: slowed thinking, poor concentration, memory problems, difficulty finding words
Emotional: anxiety, depression, irritability, mood swings
Some within the meditation community believe that the central concepts of mindfulness practices would fit well with the symptoms and needs of individuals with TBI and their recovery/rehabilitation. On the other hand, some think that the nature of an injury to the brain may prove too great an obstacle for traditional practices that require sustained attention and focused cognitive activity due to locations of the injury. Additionally, there are some who think that it may be a little of both viewpoints, depending on the nature and severity of the TBI, the time since the injury, and where the individual currently resides in the rehabilitation process.
Facts and Evidence
Three studies that altogether examined 32 individuals found positive effects of meditation on individuals with TBI. One study examined the effects of a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program (adapted from Kabat-Zinn's MBSR program) for a group of 22 individuals with persisting post-concussion symptoms with mild TBI who were concurrently participating in a TBI rehab program, had relatively intact memory, and were at least three months post-injury. They found improvements in perceived quality of life, perceived self-efficacy, working memory, and regulation of attention after 10 weeks of group-meditation-based stress reduction modified to specifically meet cognitive challenges using a standardized curriculum (i.e., a manual). However, there were no effects of treatment on neurobehavioral symptoms. They noted that practicing acceptance (which is at the heart of mindfulness based work) could be an important factor for individuals with TBI in particular to help mitigate negative perceptions of self that may be associated with chronic symptoms.2 A pilot study with 10 participants (with a comparison group of three patients who did not complete the treatment) examined the impact of a 12-week MBSR group intervention, also standardized and with a manual, that focused on insight meditation, breathing exercises, guided visualization, and an emphasis on psychological well being through awareness and acceptance.3 This patient population had mild to moderate TBI, had completed rehabilitation, had good insight, and was without co-occurring psychological health conditions (70% were women). Participants reported improved quality of life and improved aspects of depression (specifically in the cognitive-affective area). In a follow-up study, seven of the participants were evaluated one year post-intervention.4 These participants reported improved mental health as well as continued reduction in depressive symptoms.
On the other hand, a larger, randomized controlled trial (145 individuals with various severities of TBI who exhibited problems with attention on neuropsychological testing or who reported problems with attention in daily life who were three months to one year post-injury) examined the impact of brief mindfulness training for attention problems after TBI. The brief mindfulness training consisted of group treatment in five 45-minute sessions over four weeks and practice between sessions with audiotapes. This was followed up 12 months after the intervention. They collected data on the amount of mindfulness practice the participants did in the 12 months following the training, and although the published article did not report the amount of practice, it did report no significant differences within these variables through any of the groups. But most importantly, they found no significant differences in cognitive functioning, mood, or symptoms, leading to the conclusion that brief exposure to mindfulness meditation "could not be recommended as a treatment technique for traumatic brain injury cases" (p117).5 However, they noted that further research was needed and highlighted that their therapist contact was low, possibly diluting the impact of the training.
While there is an absence of evidence on the effectiveness of meditation in the treatment of TBI, there is other research showing that meditation has a positive impact on some common symptoms of TBI. Although these studies excluded individuals with psychological or neurological disorders, their findings suggest that meditation may have positive effects on cognitive and emotional functioning:
- Attention: Studies have found that meditation positively impacts one's ability to sustain focused attention and cognitive efficiency.6 For example, one study examined intensive meditation training (for 10-12 hours daily for three months) and found that it improved one's ability to sustain attention over time.7
- Memory & Executive Functions: Even brief mindfulness practices have been found to have positive effects. One study found that novices in mindfulness practice who spent twenty minutes daily for four days in meditation training had significantly lower scores of fatique, anxiety, and improved working memory, visuo-spatial processing, and executive functioning as compared to a control group whose members instead listened to a recorded book.8
- Depression: In a sample of participants who had a history of at least one previous episode of major depression and had been in recovery for at least eight weeks, both guided meditation and loving kindness (also called "metta") meditation practices were associated with aspects of depression. For example, those who tend to brood about things responded well to deep breathing, whereas those who do not often brood responded better to loving kindness meditation.9 Additionally, mindfulness has been linked to greater ability to deal with negative emotions, which could decrease the development of depressive symptoms.10
- Mood: Long-term practice of meditation has been associated with greater emotional stability and a greater ability to accept emotional states and be aware in the moment.11
- Pain: Mindfulness practice has been found to attenuate pain, regardless of how or what form of mindfulness is practiced.12 Mindfulness practice reduced the unpleasantness of pain by 22% through decreasing cognitive control and increasing sensory processing in the brain.
Subject matter experts suggest that the ability of someone with TBI to learn to meditate and/or benefit from meditation might depend on the severity of the TBI and the presence of specific neurocognitive and neurobehavioral deficits. The location and extent of the injury, as well as time since injury and level of recovery, theoretically also could impact one's ability to meditate.
It is important to realize that the studies mentioned above used modifications to typical MBSR programs to help those with TBI perform meditation successfully.2-5 For example, one study adapted the MBSR program by focusing on increasing attention skills, increasing awareness of internal and external experiences, and adopting a nonjudgmental, accepting attitude throughout the practice.
Military Relevance and Summary
There is to date no research on meditation and military personnel with TBI, and very few studies have examined the impact of meditation on any TBI patients, so there is not enough research to conclude that meditation is beneficial—or even possible—for those who have sustained a TBI. More research is needed to gain a better understanding of its impact, if any, as well as what patient and injury characteristics predict a positive response to meditation. Some preliminary research suggests that meditation may hold some benefits for attention, memory, depression, mood changes, pain, and emotional reactivity. However, researchers in TBI highlight that "holistic approaches integrating awareness, self-concept, self-efficacy, and emotional issues are crucial to rehabilitation and reintegration of individuals with TBI" (p723), therefore meditation may prove a beneficial adjunct to multidisciplinary holistic rehabilitation of service members with TBI.3 For now, however, caution should be exerted in interpreting these early findings until further research has been carried out.
- Moore M, Brown D, Money N, Bates M. Mind-Body Skills for Regulating the Autonomic Nervous System. Version 2 ed. Arlington, VA: Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury 2011:57.
- Azulay J, Smart CM, Mott T, Cicerone KD. A Pilot Study Examining the Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Symptoms of Chronic Mild Traumatic Brain Injury/Postconcussive Syndrome. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2012.
- Bedard M, Felteau M, Mazmanian D, Fedyk K, et al. Pilot evaluation of a mindfulness-based intervention to improve quality of life among individuals who sustained traumatic brain injuries. Disabil Rehabil. 2003;25(13):722-31.
- Bedard M, Mazmanian D, Felteau M, Fedyk K, et al. A Mindfulness-Based Intervention to Improve Quality of Life Among Individuals Who Sustained Traumatic Brain Injuries: One-Year Follow-Up. The Journal of Cognitive Rehabilitation. 2005;23(1):8-13.
- McMillan T, Robertson IH, Brock D, Chorlton L. Brief mindfulness training for attentional problems after traumatic brain injury: A randomised control treatment trial. Neuropsychological rehabilitation. 2002;12(2):117-25.
- Kozasa EH, Sato JR, Lacerda SS, Barreiros MAM, et al. Meditation training increases brain efficiency in an attention task. NeuroImage. 2012;59(1):745-9.
- Lutz A, Slagter HA, Rawlings NB, Francis AD, et al. Mental training enhances attentional stability: Neural and behavioral evidence. Journal of Neuroscience. 2009;29(42):13418-27.
- Zeidan F, Johnson SK, Diamond BJ, David Z, et al. Mindfulness meditation improves cognition: Evidence of brief mental training. Consciousness and Cognition. 2010;19(2):597-605.
- Barnhofer T, Chittka T, Nightingale H, Visser C, et al. State Effects of Two Forms of Meditation on Prefrontal EEG Asymmetry in Previously Depressed Individuals. Mindfulness. 2010;1(1):21-7.
- Barnhofer T, Duggan DS, Griffith JW. Dispositional mindfulness moderates the relation between neuroticism and depressive symptoms. Personality and Individual Differences. 2011;51(8):958-62.
- Taylor VA, Grant J, Daneault V, Scavone G, et al. Impact of mindfulness on the neural responses to emotional pictures in experienced and beginner meditators. NeuroImage. 2011;57:1524-33.
- Gard T, Hölzel BK, Sack AT, Hempel H, et al. Pain Attenuation through Mindfulness is Associated with Decreased Cognitive Control and Increased Sensory Processing in the Brain. Cerebral Cortex. 2011;15 Dec 2011 [Epub ahead of print].


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Jeffrey Doise's pre-trial conference was reset for Jan. 3 because his sanity evaluation was not yet complete, prosecutor David Palay said. (American Press)
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Blood drawn for a DNA sample from Darlene Sias can be admitted as evidence in her second-degree murder trial, a judge ruled Friday.
Sias, 52, is accused of killing her husband, Joseph Sias, in December 2011.
Her attorney, King Alexander, argued that the blood was inadmissible because the search warrant was issued after Sias had been assigned counsel.
He said Sias was taken to the nurses station at Calcasieu Correctional Center. She asked if her attorney should be present, he said, but was told she had no choice.
Prosecutor Carla Sigler said she knew of no other case that set precedent that a hearing was necessary to execute a search warrant.
A trial date for Sias has not yet been set.
Prosecutors also requested a hearing to decide whether to take the testimony of an 80-year-old witness prior to the trial.
In May, Doise, 18, changed his plea of not guilty to not guilty by reason of insanity.
Doise is charged with second-degree murder in the death of his aunt, 40-year-old Susan Doise.
Prosecutors said Jeffrey Doise fatally shot his aunt, with whom he lived on West Jefferson Street, in September 2011.
Prosecutors said the victim's 4-year-old child was found hiding under the covers in a nearby bedroom.
Doise, who is being held on $750,000 bond at the Calcasieu Correctional Center, is also charged with criminal abandonment, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and unauthorized use of an access card.

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Pequot Lakes' Sydney Holt was champion at No. 3 singles and Lauren Bengtson won at No. 4 singles as the Pequot Lakes Patriots won the Moose tennis tournament for the first time on Saturday, Sept. 7, at Brainerd High School.
The Patriots' No. 1 doubles team of Ellie Erholtz-Carly Fyle was also a champion while Pequot Lakes' Erika Monson won at No. 3 doubles, playing two matches with Maggie Heggerston and two with Sarah Najjar.
"Winning this tournament will definitely be one of the highlights of the season for us," said Pequot Lakes coach Monica Sergent. "Our goal was to get first, but when we actually achieved it, the feeling for the team was amazing. They all played some of their best tennis, in spite of the heat."
Pequot Lakes' Hailey Wiebolt was runner-up at No. 1 singles as was the Patriots' No. 2 doubles team of Madison Galligan-Alex Nelson.
The Patriots, 10-2 overall, are scheduled to host Staples-Motley in a key Mid-State Conference match on Thursday, Sept. 12.
"The match with (S-M) is important for us because they are not only in our conference, but also our section," Sergent said. "The outcome will affect seeding for post season tournament play."
Team scores: 1-Pequot Lakes 24, 2-(tie) Brainerd & Roseau 20, 4-Glencoe-Silver Lake 13, 5-ig Lake and New Prague 12, 7-Dance Team 9, 8-Perham 2.
Pequot Lakes Results:
No. 1: 2nd place - Hailey Wiebolt 3-1
No. 2: 4th place - Jaden Lindner 2-2
No. 3: 1st place - Sydney Holt 4-0
No. 4: 1st place - Lauren Bengtson 4-0
No. 1: 1st place - Ellie Erholtz-Carly Fyle 4-0
No. 2: 2nd place - Madison Galligan-Alex Nelson 3-1 No. 3: 1st-Erika Monson-Maggie Heggerston 2-0, Erika Monson-Sarah Najjar 2-0
Patriots 7, Perham 0
Sydney Holt moved up to No. 1 singles and still improved to 10-1 overall as Pequot Lakes swept non-conference foe Perham Yellowjackets on Thursday, Sept. 5.
"It is always fun to play at Perham because they have such a beautiful facility," Sergent said. "We were able to mix our line up and give the girls some different challenges. This is a good time of the season to do this since it gives them a fresh perspective and keeps things interesting."
Patriots 7, Perham 0
No. 1: Sydney Holt (PL) def Maggie Rennicke 6-0, 6-2
No. 2: Lauren Bengtson (PL) def Josie Beachy 6-3, 6-0
No. 3: Carly Fyle (PL) def Gesa Mueller 6-2, 6-1
No. 4: Ellie Erholtz (PL) Julia Pearson 6-0, 6-0
No. 1: Jaden Lindner-Haley Wiebolt (PL) def Katie Howey-Jessie Pearson 6-0, 6-0
No. 2: Madison Galligan-Alex Nelson (PL) def Makayla Kroenke-Alyssa Morris 6-0, 6-0
No. 3: Erika Monson-Maggie Heggerston (PL) def Danielle Graham-Savannah Olson 6-1, 6-2
Patriots 6,
Crosby-Ironton 1
Pequot Lakes swept singles play on their way to a 6-1 Mid-State Conference win over Crosby-Ironton on Tuesday, Sept. 3.
The Patriots swept all four singles matches.
"This was a big win for us because (C-I) is in our conference, and we had similar records going into this match," Sergent said. "Everyone played well. Lauren Bengtson probably played the strongest match of her career to date at No. 4 singles."
Patriots 6, Crosby-Ironton 1
No. 1: Haley Wiebolt (PL) def. Gabrelle Hudrlik 6-1, 6-0
No. 2: Jaden Lindner (PL) def. Abby Gindorff 6-2, 6-3
No. 3: Sydney Holt (PL) def. Kari Watson 6-0, 6-1
No. 4: Lauren Bengtson (PL) def. Emilie Froidcoeur 6-2, 6-1
No. 1: Shannon Lundgren-Meredith Silgen (CI) def. Eleanor Erholtz-Carly Fyle 6-2, 6-4
No. 2: Madison Galligan-Alex Nelson (PL) def. Jessica Dauer-Rachel Reifenberger 6-4, 6-2
No. 3: Erika Monson-Sarah Najjar (PL) def. Shannon Taylor-Jade Stangel 6-1, 6-0


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In October, Essentia Health will provide two options for the community to be vaccinated against the flu by scheduling a 10-minute appointment at your local clinic or just stopping by during the walk-in flu clinic.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend a flu vaccine for anyone who is 6 months old or older. Some children younger than age 9 need two doses to be protected, so ask your doctor.
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• Hackensack Clinic: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays, Oct. 4, 11, 18 and 25.
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Former Lake Country Echo golf writer dies
D. Donald Peddie, a former executive at the Star Tribune and Bush Leadership Fellows Program, died Wednesday, March 13, of congestive heart failure.
Peddie, 93, was passionate about golf, bridge, Harvard athletics and his family, not necessarily in that order. A long-time resident of Edina, he had a lifelong love of northern Minnesota.
After his retirement, Peddie wrote a golf column for the Lake Country Echo newspaper in Pequot Lakes for more than a dozen years. Though not a trained journalism, he reveled in reporting and writing golf stories for the region. His column, called "Rub of the Green" included an annual report on total rounds played at lakes area golf courses.
In a 2008 story, Peddie said some of his favorite area golf contacts were Fred Boos (Grand View Resort), Jim Madden (Madden's Resort) and Dave Gravdahl and Bob Spizzo (Breezy Point Resort).
Peddie graduated from the Blake School in 1937 and went on to graduate from Harvard University in 1941. A member of the university's golf team, he was offered a spot on the pro tour. He decided that a career in business would be more stable and earned his M.B.A. from Harvard in 1943.
Attending Harvard transformed his view of the world, and Peddie spent the rest of his life sharing his passion for Harvard with students. He recruited hundreds of high school athletes for Harvard. To do so, he attended countless high school sporting events, collecting game statistics and the all-important S.A.T. scores of athletes to send on to Harvard coaches. He'd type his recruiting reports on 3-by-5 cards.
Longtime friend Bill Cleary, a hockey Olympian and former Harvard athletic director, called them "Peddiegrams."
While in college, he met his wife, Betty Bell, at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Mass. They were married in 1943 and remained married until her death in 1991.
After serving in the Army during World War II, Peddie returned to Minneapolis to work for Minneapolis Moline, which later became 3M. He next went to work for the Minneapolis Star Tribune as its personnel director for roughly 25 years.
Peddie then became program director for the Bush Leadership Program, a program that was ground-breaking at the time in providing mid-career sabbaticals for people in all sorts of professional fields to develop themselves as leaders.
In 1996, Peddie married Betty Howe, who died in 2009. His oldest daughter, Donna, died of cancer in 1982.
"Despite those tragedies, he always retained his buoyancy and zest for living," said his daughter, Sandra Peddie, of Huntington, N.Y.
"He was very much a Minnesotan -- stoic about life's setbacks, not one to complain," she said.
In addition to Sandra, Peddie is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Monica and Thomas Cooner of Minneapolis, and son-in-law, David Van Wie of Prior Lake.
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Original post made by Michael G. Stogner, another community, on Jan 21, 2013
The supervisors who campaigned for this tax measure had significant conflicts of interest that have never been properly disclosed.
For example, Adreienne Tissier is the CEO of Bay Relations, Inc. Its clients? The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, Seton Medical Center, Caltrain and Sam Trans.
Why did Seton Medical Center put up most of the money to fund the $1.4M of Yes on Measure A, and also supply the campaign staff? Presumably it feels it is a likely beneficiary of a good chunk of the $60M, and perhaps then it can spend more money with Ms. Tissier's company?
Before the supervisors start spending the $60M of taxpayer money on such things, or giving more raises to San Mateo County law enforcement, I'd like to see our debt paid down. There is $962M of unfunded pension liabilities. Let's pay $50M on the first year, $45M for the second, $40M for the third, and $35M for years four through ten. This would only pay off $380M, but it's a good start, and the numbers are a good illustration of how dire the county's finances are.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jan 21, 2013 at 7:02 pm
Michael, instead of reporting this here... for anonymous people to comment on, you should try posting the source article to Facebook. I'd be surprised if real people are willing to agree with your wild speculation.
I do recall you telling me, to my face, that you refuse to ever be interviewed by the Daily Journal because you had been victimized by one of their articles. You see, if you want to accomplish something real, you need to find a way to work with people, without calling everyone a scoundrel. There is a lot to be done, for sure, and I think you will accomplish more by getting real people interested.
a resident of another community
on Jan 21, 2013 at 8:09 pm
Answer, I appreciate your input, I have posted on FB and for your information I get along with Jon Mays and Michelle very well. As you know I prefer people post under their real name but I respect them choosing not to like you have. This subject will get to the right audience, so give it some time.
a resident of another community
on Jan 22, 2013 at 11:04 am
Here is the source article recommended by Answers.
Web Link
a resident of Woodside: Emerald Hills
on Jan 22, 2013 at 11:33 am
Bay Relations has been involved in questionable campaign activities in the past. Visit: Web Link
And, Ms. Tissier and Michael Pacelli of Bay Relations attended a Sequoia Healthcare District Board Meeting on May 30, 2002.
President Faro thanked the directors for changing their schedules in order to attend this special meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss ways the Board can improve its communication with the public, non-profit agencies and the press in addressing the issues
raised in the 2002 Grand Jury Report. Penny Greenberg, the District's legal counsel, has been asked to assist with the District's response which is due August 5.
Mr. Gibson introduced Adrienne Tissier and Michael Pacelli of BayRelations and indicated they were available to assist the District in preparing a communication and public education plan. BayRelations, established in 1972, has extensive experience in
public awareness and community outreach. Ms. Tissier acknowledged that it is important to promote the many beneficial actions taken by the District in financially assisting nonprofit agencies as well as educating the public about the District.
Web Link
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on Aug 5, 2013 at 7:53 am
I thought the Almanac blog was the right place to post my idea of paying down SMC Unfunded Pension debt by $50,000,000 the first year.
County Manager John Maltbie is recommending $50,000,000 pay down at nextmeeting.
Web Link
a resident of Atherton: other
on Aug 5, 2013 at 1:32 pm
Micahel: Nice topic, although editorially, a questionable use of all caps.
Perhaps you missed the question (not a MUST, for you, apparently) that was asked of you in the thread about your pulling of papers ("Michael Stogner, one of seven Atherton residents who applied for appointment to a vacant City Council seat last month").
When did you move to Atherton, or have you? Above you are listed as being from another community?
a resident of another community
on Aug 5, 2013 at 2:07 pm
Carlos, I have been unable to access that thread this morning and the Almanac is aware of it and is working on it. The answer to your question is yes I did move to Atherton a couple of weeks ago and it was made public with my filing at the Town of Atherton and is and has been available to the public.
You are right about the caps.
I hope this answers you question, if not I am available for a conversation about it.
a resident of another community
on Aug 5, 2013 at 2:10 pm
Seems some cops, err, posters, feel threatened by Stogner's candidacy. Maybe that all started when he saved the life of an Atherton elder back in 2010 who was days away from keeling over due to criminal medical neglect, after the Atherton PD flat out refused to do anything about it despite months of impassioned cries for help from her daughter. The perp jumped in front of a train several weeks later, and was good buddies with the chief at the time, Glen Nielson. Oh yes, another APD nemesis, Kathy McKeithen, was also there to barge into the house and save her life. Very ironic, wouldn't you say?
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Aug 5, 2013 at 3:04 pm
Funny place, A-town. Folks ask questions about issues or candidates and are accused of calling someone a carpetbagger or whatever. Other folks ask questions and are labeled as bad guys, with a vague reference as to their occupation.
The funny part being: in Atherton, if you're a called bad guy poster in their mind, they refer to you as a COP.
Different world ya got there, boys and girls. F Scott Fitzgerald was right.
a resident of Atherton: other
on Aug 5, 2013 at 11:26 pm
My... speaks the truth. A physician even contacted the Atherton PD about that situation, asking that they intervene, and still nothing was done. Why is a matter of speculation, but none of it good. A debt of gratitude is owed to Mr. Stogner, not flippant remarks.


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Cynthia needs some support by us, that's why I create this thread.
I believe that she can regain the canadian title next year.
I think that I have see what is wrong in her skating right now.
Here is my hypothesis : I think that Cynthia today, think too much when she skates. And, this affect her skating ability because trying to think too much, makes your movements more robotic.
Or my other hypothesis is that she is scaring to make the difficult jumps. If, it's the case, the best solution for her, will be to stop thinking when she skates and this will help her to skate better because since the time she skates, involuntarily her brain knows automatically her jumping technique. So, she needs to stop thinking and believe in herself.
1. If we compared this Cynthia Begin (0:40)
2. and this one (0:44)
We can see in the first video that Cynthia is confidence with herself and she doesn't look to think, we can see that she is in the present moment.
While today
with the second video, we can see that she always thinking before she starts and she doubts her own ability.
What you think about my hypothesis ?
Does Brian Orser, is the solution for her ? Does he can help her mentally to overcome her fears and doubts ?


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Excerpt: "Running back David Wilson hasnt seen too many chances in his rookie season, but that could all change tomorrow.
With backup running back Andre Brown (concussion) listed out for Sundays game in San Francisco, Wilson will fill in behind Ahmad Bradshaw and hopes to build off his last carry, a 40-yard touchdown run against the Browns, which gave a peek at the potential of the Giants first-round pick.
Now I look at it like every two carries I got to score a touchdown, Wilson said jokingly yesterday, after running for 44 yards on two carries in the 41-27 win over the Browns. It does give me the confidence to go out there, with the touchdown, with the limited plays I had that game, Im going to go out there and see what I can do with more carries, see if I can be as productive.
With Wilsons speed and elusiveness, he already has been productive on special teams and is tied for the NFL lead with three kick returns of more than 40 yards, a role he will remain in tomorrow. On Thursday, offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride said the team is trying to expand his role as fast as we can, and this week Wilson said he received a heavy increase in offensive reps in practice." Read more...


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hey all! i intro'd myself in the intro thread.
i'm looking to meet Horizontal Top Bar Hive Bkpers in montana and get tips and advice...but i'll do that online as well. there is a vast amount of info online and in published books and youtube. so much so that lately i think i'm going into a bit of a tailspin in regard to keeping up with it.....
i've ordered a 3lb package of Carniolans from Western Bee in Polson, MT (about 1.5 hours from me in Missoula).
I bought the top bar hive from this forum's site....wonderful looking hive and not at all what i first encountered when i helped my father in law examine/inspect his girls in his langsroth in up state new york...(he's since left and in costa rica...so i can't really ask him for bee advice)...
that said, i have concerns with introducing package bees to the Top Bar and am wondering if any of you kind folk could share advice, tips and do's and don'ts.
I have read two bee keeping books...countless websites...watched videos...and yet, i'm still nervous.
that's why i'm here. i want to learn and be ready for May.....
i read that i should rub beeswax on my top bars...should i also make a mixture for my bees upon their arrival? should i do anything else to the hive? should i scare my neighbors and bee keep naked? :P
would a 5 fram nuc be better and drop the bees on the top bar?
should i hold and try to attract a swarm? i'm not too certain there are bees swarming around my neighborhood..and frankly i'm not quite ready to go grabbing a swarm....mostly, i want the bees to live...heck...i don't even care if i get much honey...i just want them to be well and happy and stick around. i do plan to build a fence inside my already fenced yard. i have chickens and 3 dogs (2 labs and a golden retriever) i do worry the dogs will upset them? the fence should help? right? will mowing the lawn upset them?
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Shares of data center hosting outfit Rackspace Hosting (RAX) are up $1.68, or almost 5%, at $37.79, after Wells Fargo's Gray Powell raised his rating on the shares to Outperform from Market Perform, and raised his "valuation range" to $46 to $49 from a prior $40 to $45, writing that his conversations with folks at privately held companies in the hosting industry have eased his fears that the hosting business is no longer a growth business.
According to Powell, "Many investors (ourselves included) have expressed concerns that cloud computing is cannibalizing the growth of managed hosting."
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Powell also cites some customer wins by Rackspace in the face of cloud computing: "GoodData – Based in San Francisco, provides a cloud-based platform that enables more than 6,000 global businesses to monetize big data. Switched to RAX from AWS because they wanted a standardized platform in public, private, and dedicated environments."
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yes i know this has been asked before but i need input because im seriously looking to purchase. anyone know what a real working webley goes for these days? based on condition
ive found out through research that the chromed one that i was going to buy initially i could indeed have owned and im pretty pissed that my buddy that i was going to have it transfered by told me i couldnt have a webley in this state and screwed me out of the deal.
im looking at one right now and its a little beat up IMO. the gun, if i buy it will have to definitely be professionally re blued as its showing browning and the silver raw steal is starting to show through, and it has a couple of small scratches on the right side of the receiver/barrel. i don't know how deep these scratches are but they sure show the silver of the steal. the place feels the guns in great condition and wants $1400 for it. the most im willing to give them is $900 to 1000. i mean this is alot of cash im throwing around here. damn near what i payed for my 52 H&R Garand
if they don't accept my offer than im not sure what im going to do for a webley as they are a PITA to find.
are there cheaper/easier ways to get a actual webley than this? the 1400 i mean? i really want a real webley for my collection


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These products pool together over 1,000 prescriptive disclosure examples and hundreds of computational examples that demonstrate proper financial statement calculation and presentation. In addition, there are dozens of excerpted recent annual reports and SEC filings of major public companies.
The GAAP Compliance library comprises the following products:
- The Accounting and Auditing Disclosure Manual is a practical guide that is the only work of its kind to deliver all the requirements and examples needed to prepare quickly accurate financial statements and auditors' reports in accordance with GAAP and generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS).
- The Accounting and Auditing Update Service provides the customer with straightforward analysis and interpretation of all new proposed and finalized Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) from the FASB and pronouncements from the AICPA as they are issued. Each special-update bulletin analyzes the given standard and its impact on customers' company or clients. The bulletins also contain sample footnotes, financial statement presentations, and auditor's reports where appropriate.
- The GAAP Practice Manual is a comprehensive, authoritative reference for US GAAP. It is a deep source of analysis of the FASB Codification. Each Section of the Manual covers the applicable authoritative FASB Codification sections that bear on the given topic; an overview of the topic; measurement principles; disclosure requirements; disclosure examples; where applicable, significant differences between US GAAP and IFRS, and IFRS disclosures; and related topics.
- International Accounting and Financial Reporting is a practice manual that provides comprehensive discussions and analyses of how IFRSs are interpreted and applied in the preparation of financial statements. It covers all standards issued by the IASB and interpretations issued by the IFRIC, and includes practical computational examples, disclosure requirements, and financial statement excerpts for 40 core topics. Additionally, each chapter contains a quick-reference guide of the principal differences between IFRSs and US GAAP, noting over 250 such differences.
Also, part of GAAP Compliance is a set of thirty interactive checklists for balance sheet and income statement disclosures.
- GAAP Practice Manual
- Part I: Introduction
- Part II: Balance Sheet
- Part III: Income Statement
- Part IV: General Topics
- Part V: Specialized Industries
- Part VI: Specialized Topics
- Appendixes


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Pickerington Center Future Students
To enroll as a student at Ohio University Pickerington a student must have a high school diploma or GED. The Pickerington Center and Lancaster Campus has no deadline for admission during any quarter; however, prospective students are advised to begin the application process as soon as possible so that they may be given important dates and deadlines in a timely manner.
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Admission - How to get started
Freshman Applicants To apply as a freshman, applicants must complete the Ohio University Regional Campus Applications and return it to the Admissons Office with a $20 application or apply online. Official high school transcripts or a copy of a GED must be sent directly to the Admissions Office at 1570 Granville Pike, Lancaster, OH 43130.
Transfer Students To apply as a transfer student, applicants must complete the Ohio University Regional Campus Application and return it to the Admissions Office with a $20 application fee or apply online. Transcripts from all colleges previously attended must be sent directly to the Admissions Office at 1570 Granville Pike, Lancaster, OH 43130.
Post Secondary
The purpose of the Postsecondary Options Program is to provide high school juniors and seniors who are intellectually and socially capable of doing college work with an additional education option. This is a selective program that gives high school students the opportunity to take college courses in college for both high school and college credit. The students selected to participate in Option B of the program will have their school districts pay for their college coursework.
Admission and fees
Ohio University Lancaster has approximately 100 applicants for the program each year from 18 area high schools. Applicants must be in the top 25% of their high school class and complete the Ohio University placement test. A high school transcript with a letter from the high school guidance counselor confirming that the student has notified the school of his or her intent to participate in the program are required. Successful applicants must place at the 12th grade reading level on the Nelson-Denny Reading Test and at the freshmen level on both the Ohio University math and English placement test. All of these tests are given frequently on the Lancaster Campus. There is a $20 application fee which must accompany the application.
Program Requirements
All students who wish to participate in the program must attend an initial orientation session to acquaint themselves with the procedures, rules, and processes relating to the program and the University. Students meet with an academic advisor prior to each quarter to discuss course selection. Close contact is maintained with the students' high school guidance counselors to ensure proper course selection and participation in the program. Students in the program must maintain a C average (2.0) to continue in the program.
Many students who have been involved in the program find it an excellent way to start their college coursework, especially since the campus is small with small classes. Courses taken while in the program earn regular college credits and are transferable to other colleges.
Placement Testing
All new, incoming freshmen (and transfer students who have not taken freshmen-level math and/or English) must take the Placement Test. The Placement Test will examine a student's math, English, and reading skills. Academic advisors will use the results of this test to place students in the proper courses. The placement test requires advanced registration at no charge. No calculators are permitted.
Orientation is designed to acquaint new students with the Campus. Students will have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with admissions, registration, and financial aid policies and procedures; meet with academic advisors to learn how to plan their schedules; and how they can best prepare for the first day of classes. In addition, students will be introduced how to remotely access library resources. Currently the Lancaster bookstore will provide free shipping to Pickerington students for purchased textbooks. Because orientation has limited seating, advanced registration is required.
Future Students
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Imagine Your Possibilities. You have a great deal of potential and a future just waiting to be developed. We're ready with the people, programs, experiences, and facilities to help you.
Ohio University Lancaster Campus and Pickerington Center offer a quality education that's affordable and convenient with the power and recognition of a major university and the comfort of a small college.
Learning for Life
Besides the increase in your earnings over a lifetime, a college education prepares you for life. You'll be ready for on-the-job training and more education. You'll be more confident in your communications. And you can't put a price on the sense of accomplishment and self-esteem that come from earning your degree.
Personal Attention
Imagine taking most of your classes from professors who have earned the highest degrees possible in their fields. Ohio University Lancaster and Pickerington faculty conduct research, publish books, and present papers all over the world. Faculty in our technology programs bring real-world experience to their classrooms and labs. Our faculty members care about you and are readily accessible with offices around the corner or up a flight of stairs.
Class sizes are small, assuring that you receive personal attention.