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Serrano Hortelano
psychologist, character analysis psychotherapist specialised in human systems,
orgontherapist trainer in P.B.C and in Vegetotherapy. Didactic and Director of
Spanish School of Reichian Therapy (ES.TE.R.)
In our
clinical practice we constantly observe a relation so close that exists between
difficulties or emotional disturbances, and the genesis and development of many
stress theory developed by Selye (vs. Carballo, 1984); Laborit's inhibition of
action theory; Varela-Maturana's system-oriented "cognitive immunology"
supported by scientific discoveries as is the discovery of "peptides" (biochemical
manifestation of emotions) of C. Pert and his team from Maryland (vs. Capra,
1996 and Janov, 2000); and W. Reich's theory of orgasm inter allia, have set
the biological and empirical fundaments of those clinical psychoanalytical
hypotheses and evidences that were defined by F. Navarro as somatic and
psychodynamic functionality.
scientific tendency starts to conceive human structure as a complex net of
systems communicating through a circular and permanent interrelation of the
nervous system with the endocrine system and immunity system. And at the same
time every human system is in permanent interrelation with others of the same
kind, with the social system and with the geographic ecological system, which
moves us in what F. Capra calls the plot of Life. Nevertheless, it is the human
being itself that constantly disarticulates this net separating us more and more
form nature's laws, and as a consequence, paradoxically, human being is
getting ill and ecologic systems are getting altered. This paradigmatic
conception is defined as "global Ecology" and in its interior coherent
therapeutic measures must be developed in order to extenuate the effects from
such disequilibria. There is corporal psychotherapy that exists focusing on
human structure, and more specifically, the character analysis vegetotherapy,
being the latter the axe along which I intend to construct this article as long
as my clinical psycho-corporal practice may serve me as a reference.
has its theoretical roots in what was defined by W. Reich as "orgonomic
functionalism". And, as F. Capra describes, "it is a philosophical system of
great resemblance with the new scientific paradigm, which is by definition
ecologic" (Capra, 1996).
W. Reich
expresses this systemic interrelation in the course of his works. With "the
analysis of the character he found out that in human character structure
persists his social origin in a rigid and solidified form. By means of changes
in the impulses, social institutions produced a typical character structure and
man's character structure reproduced during a certain period of time
correspondent social institutions and ideologies. By means of this formula an
answer was given to the question set out by sociology: "how, by means of what
functions was social existence transformed into human ideas? Society and
character structure thus form a clear and simple relation of reciprocity and
interaction" (W. Reich, 1950).
with the development of clinical practice, Vegetotherapy (subsequently called
orgontherapy) what was tried to recuperate was the vital pulsation, the adequate
energetic flow of life (orgon, quite
similar to Freud's concept of libido),
whose alteration causes, indeed, interferences in the communication between the
three above described complex systems of human structures, forcing the
biological rhythm to search for compensation mechanisms that, along sequels are
which provoke illnesses. Having in mind that the principal modulator of all
three systems, the way it was demonstrated by Pi Suner, is the hypothalamic
hypophysis system, and on the other hand, a regulator of emotional system and
highly influenced by emotional conflicts, that is, by the consequences of
relational dynamics. In brief, we would contend that the entrance of a new human
being into the system is mediated by some requirements of social ecologic
systems that not always coincide with the instinctive necessities, i.e.,
biological necessities, where a strong relational conflict is created, which
generates a clear stress. Regarding that "whenever stress is mentioned in the
process of a disease, a reference is made to an adaptive failure of great
emotional resonance.
Study of
stress is thus outlined by the limits of research which departs from the
hypothesis to find the link between emotion and lesion" (Valdes, 1983).
That is
why, as Navarro wrote, "Vegetotherapy seeks to recuperate a certain patient's
equilibrium, between other instruments, by suggesting specific muscular
interventions (actings) which would provoke neurovegetative emotional reactions
capable to restore sane psychoefectiveness, which has been put into conflict
ever since the appearance of the individual, into a space (setting) and of a
therapeutic relation" (Navarro, 1990).
This is
why it is the emotional disturbance that is one of the unchaining tools of this
intersystem interference, and it is by means of this emotional cure that we can
recuperate this structural communication, the working tools being the
neuromuscular actings, the therapeutic relation, the character analytic
elaboration, the usage of convergent tools such as the group, and the permanent
attention turned to the respiration. The importance of this factor in the
genesis of diseases is also an acquisition of W. Reich: "Respiration has an
undoubted influence upon these processes. The potential of skin diminishes in
the diaphragm area if one inhales deeply and goes up again when one exhales
deeply. With the inspiration the diaphragm exerts a pressure upon solar plexus
and this pressure disappears with the expiration. When diaphragm goes down due
to expiration, the mirthful expansion of the organism is thus blocked and is
directed towards anguish.
Thus a
new access was opened to physiology of mental diseases whose central function is
anguish. Ever since then my attention was centered over respiratory function of
neurotic and biopathic patients: inhibition of full respiration and chronical
inspirational action of breast showed it was a universal phenomenon of
"mental" diseases. I had discovered the basic mechanism of the so-called
"biopathies" (functional diseases)." (Reich, 1950).
therapeutic approach is developed during individual work on sofa, and in
general, a system of muscular action in the seven segments of the muscular
carcass laid out by W. Reich following a main-brain dynamics searching for
coherence with ontogeny laws and with processes that render as a result human
maturity and, consequently, its recuperation.
In order
to better understand this theoretical approach, I intend to illustrate this
article by describing clinical action as to various patients with functional
disturbances. To be more specific: cephalic, gastrointestinal ulcer, and
Vaginism. These are cases taken out from an important group, which, viewed their
characteristics, may better help our didactic exposition.
(three first segments)
In the
usage of this concept I refer to strong pains in the cephalic part of the body,
which is in general bilateral and sub occipital, although it may also be
localised in the frontal region (face) or it may be felt as a bending around all
the head. A palpation at the moment when the pain is produced reveals an
excessive muscular contraction. These pains are nor associated with any systemic
disease such as diabetes, cancer, hypertension…
specialists like Friedman, Wolf, Martin and the orgonomist A. Nelson "the
starting of headache (not counting above mentioned factors) is directly and very
often related to a situation of specific stress, and presumably it is the
tension and the emotional stress that cause contraction of neck and head's
muscles, and as a result this prolonged contraction produces headache. Emotional
factors are of utter importance, and somatisation of anguish in the form of an
increase of muscular tension is present in all cases of M.C.H. (Muscular,
Contraction, Cranial)" (Nelson, 1974).
stands the opinion that "clinical manifestations of cephalea are due to an
hiperorgonotic blockade where dynamics is as follows: primary fear from the
first moments of life determines a loss of tonus leading to vasodilatation,
which makes possible vasoconstriction in order to ensure homeostasis, because if
vasodilatation were preserved, this would lead to a lethal exit. Cephalea may be
a symptom of hysterical conversion, but it may also be an expression of a
psychotic nucleus…cephalea and migraine are due to a "locus
minoris resitentiae" of the first segment, and this is why they run
accompanied by molestation in vision, hearing and in sense of scent. If cephalea
is an expression of hostility, as a consequence of generalised fear, migraine is
related to a specific kind of fear..The main therapy is carried out by working
at the first segment, as soon as fear has been blocked out." (Navarro, 1988)
first case is that of Ana, a woman aged 35, separated for 3 years and whose son
is 6 years old. She has come to search for a consultation because in the office
where she works she has started feeling herself oppressed and with a sensation
that she has been questioned, that she is being talked badly about, marginalised,
and that the others think she is different. She is obsessed by those ideas and
starts to sleep very insufficiently, feeling exhausted, and with no forces to
take care of her son. There are no traumatic situations in her biography.
Normalised sexuality, but since she got separated she has only had some sexual
adventures, not quite satisfactory, though, without being able to start a new
couple relation. According to D.I.D.E., Initial Differential Structural
Diagnostic, (see Serrano, 1990, b), this is a structure of neurotic masochist
hysterical character. Lately obsessive dynamics have become aggravated with
certain paranoid tendencies accompanied by strong anxiety, lack of satisfaction
and sexual stasis and a clear latent depressive situation that has been
maintained since her separation from her husband, which she lived through
suppressive and contentedly, her husband having left her because of his
relationship with another woman. Along with insomnia, other episodes take place
of occipital cephaleas together with pains in the neck and back and intensive
dysmenorrhoea. During sessions she shows herself anxious, uneasy, with uneven
respiration, forced smile, avoiding contact and with manifestations of a victim
and alarm. She also shows a vegetative dysfunction with obstruction, sensation
of tickling in the articulations and episodes of dyspnoea and hypertension in
the ocular, cervical and diaphragm segment. She transmits to me a sensation of
strong contention of sadness and rage, but without the risk of depersonalisation.
By her
motivation, economic situation and clinical disposability, I apply a focal frame
with Brief Character Analytic Psychotherapy (P.B.C.) (Serrano, 1992) over a 6-month
period, one session weekly, with good prospects.
In the
first sessions recorded by me her separation and emotional status, which have
caused cephalea and insomnia, are going up. On the fourth session during verbal
investigation on her biography, sexual aspects and relation to relatives, she
talked about the absent presence of the father and of the obsession of the
mother. Using muscular techniques (actings), she sits with her mouth open, her
arms raised, and staring at one point on the ceiling. On the fourth minute she
involuntarily starts weeping, arch her eyebrows and frown her forehead. I
animate her so that she would abandon this sensation, so that she would get
aware that she is being protected, and crying gets intensified and overflowing.
At the end she tells me that she could clearly see her father going to make some
exercise with her brother and she stayed home because she was too little and she
associated that all with her ex-husband's acting who would rather go out with
his friends to going out with her because there had to be someone to stay with
their child. Her emotion was sadness. On the following sessions headache
increased in duration, periodicalness and intensity. Sadness got stronger, and
she became aware of what great pain had been caused by the separation from her
husband, and also because she was left blocked and sort of torpid, she could
also see how she projected in her job her sensation of vulnerability and
torpidity, indeed being her herself the one who was feeling like that. I also
saw how she had that sensation during therapy with me. That allowed me to dive
into elaboration of those associations by means of the so-called "triangular
circulation" (Serrano, 1992).
several days she was in a work down and she went on recovering herself
energetically and emotionally. Little by little she assumed the avoiding of
aggressiveness coming from fear, which was totally denied, and which was also
due to the superficial role that her masochist component had. On the tenth
session in her muscular exercise she installed herself on the sofa, her head and
her neck hanging out, her legs folded. Her respiration started to augment
involuntarily and she got a stroke of fear. She started to shout. She felt
herself lonely and very weak. In the verbal elaboration she started being aware
that the others had made her vulnerable so that she would be docile and
compliant like at work, and in her relation with her ex-husband too and started
to feel rage more clearly. I get her animated so that, laid down on the sofa,
she would lift her arms and her arms well stretched, she should beat the
mattress and at the same time saying the word "I, I…!" In the beginning
she is feeling ridiculous but then she starts to shout out loudly beating the
mattress with great force and rage, opening her eyes widely, her respiration
loose and temporarily free. At the 7th minute, i.e., at the end of
the acting, she tells me that she could clearly feel like she was not going to
let herself got at by other people's opinions, nor by anybody's judgments,
nor by her father's, nor by her ex-husband's, nor by her fellow workers and
that she was tired of living in fear.
worked on the same sequences of actings over two more sessions, and then I
introduced an acting with looking around the body with a circular movement, eyes
well open. This movement, which in the beginning of therapy was painful to her,
in the end, proved to be pleasant and relaxing. She recovered her sleep, her
headache disappeared and she could once again feel happy, able to work and take
care of her son, having started to enjoy her body once again, masturbate and go
out with her friends more freely. Treatment terminated within the fixed terms
the planned objectives having been completed, and over the posterior 8 month-post-treatment
(one session every two months), none of the main symptoms reappeared, but
anxiety continued, as she was conscious of her personal limits. When it was a
year after it had all begun there was an increase of work, and personal exercise
was decided to be resumed with a deep therapy selecting vegetotherapy.
We can
see in this case how focused exercise gives result according to the type of
structure it is, and that these symptoms are clearly due to a somatic
reactivation of her internal stress state and to emotional contention that
provoke cephalic tension. Her symptoms came as a consequence of relational
conflicts and aggravation of the masochist-compulsive component at the moment of
her separation which blocks experience of pain and rage coming for
disappointment and lack of love which triggered mechanisms of "inhibition of
action" and "muscular carcass".
case is the one of Isabel, 30, researcher in genetic biology. Her demand for
therapy comes as a result of a very acute conflict at work with her boss, which
blocks her and submerges her into a strong depression. Since teenage she has had
strong occipital and frontal headache combining migraines and hemicranias.
D.I.D.E. reflects a borderline structure with depressive-psychotic nucleus with
masochist-phallic covering. Historic affective relations (with relatives) were
very painful, with a strong postnatal stress, absence of mother and a very
authoritative and distant father. Fear was in the nucleus and was the basis of a
whole system of problems and was accompanied by a very strong ocular and oral
hypertension and diaphragm and respiratory hypotension, as a consequence of low
level of vital or orgonotic tension. With this diagnosis the symptom appeared to
be the peak of an iceberg of a whole nuclear relational conflict situation of
impossible solution if done by means of therapeutic focused work, and that was
why from the very beginning she was prescribed to take character analytic
Vegetotherapy (VC). Cephaleas did not disappear until the second year of work
when the first two segments started to soften, increasing the level of energetic
charge, and consequently reducing her nuclear and fear. And got reactivated
whenever her structure could not bear an emergent conflict. This is why in many
cases for the therapist symptoms must be a reference that would help them know
how to accommodate the rhythm of therapeutic process as to each person.
On the
basis of these two examples we can see how a symptom, on many occasions, is
reflecting different logics, reflecting different latent codes, which require
different treatments, and consequently we could not generalise as to the
etiology of a symptom because this is only a reflection of an autopoietic
conflict (Maturana, 1990) of its structure.
ULCER (GIU) (fifth and sixth segments)
disease, to a higher extent than the previous one, makes part of cultural
heritage of our society. It constantly appears in novels, films, TV soaps, and
in our everyday conversations. And an antacid pill is something quite common. It
is so common as is ontological insecurity, nuclear invalidity, and dependence of
relatives, psychosocial stress, and suppressed hatred towards authority with the
activation of the action inhibition system such as automatic blockage of abdomen
or diaphragm. We are eating ourselves, as Chiozza says.
We know
that modern medical studies present the genesis of disease in connection with a
bacterium but this does not avoid the affirmation of functional disturbances
because what prepares the ground for the development of this bacterium is the
neurovegetative and emotional disequilibria already described by W. Reich.
Furthermore, cure by means of corporal psychotherapy confirms this hypothesis.
We have
to remind that all mechanisms that enhance gastric motility and secretion
somehow imply intervention in large regions of vague nerves, local
parasympathetic reflexes, and gastric juice is discharged of it.
going into details, I would like to remind that Reich wrote on this theme and
that I view it to be quite clarifying and up-to-date to adapt his language to
the language of our today's scientific moment.
us consider with attention the co-ordination of these different processes in the
organism with our model of thinking. We have already given a definition to what
"somatic" means as a sum of physical and chemical processes in the tissues.
The "mental" was defined as the sphere of sensations, perceptions and ideas.
In the stomach ulcer they function in interaction. Every eruption of hatred
increases contraction of stomach walls. No doubt, the processes of ulcer and
hatred are mutually dependent, and this is because as soon as the process of
ulcer formation starts, it mines the stomach walls and proceeds according to its
proper physic-chemical laws. Stomach's elevated acidity damages stomach walls:
stomach walls become less resistant to these influences, etc., until perforation
in the wall is produced. We observe functional interaction between stomach
acidity and the tissue structure as a field of action of physic-chemical
functions, and we now view it as independent for psyche.
If we
have to be consequent in the effort to prove this functional method, we have to
put ourselves the question: what is the form of the common functional principle
of psychical and somatic alterations in the function? We can situate psychical
and somatic alterations in solely one reciprocal relation that differs ones from
the others, but we cannot connect them directly. The third common principle
where both psychical alteration and somatic alteration of "stomach ulcer"
have their roots, their common functional principle (CFP) is much more extended
and much more profound than the stomach walls tissue structure or suppressed
psychical hatred. Both alterations depart from one general contraction of the
organism, which means an alteration in the field of bioenergetic function. We do
not encounter a single case of local ulcer or especially unconscious hatred that
have not been constructed over an already existing armouring or a general
anorgony. Armouring does not form a specific base for ulcer or hatred. There are
always special functions that are responsible for the fact that general
bioenergetic alteration would be expressed exactly on the stomach walls ulcers.
And this localisation or specific concentration of biologic alteration in the
stomach requires a clear demonstration; it has its roots in a specially
developed contraction in the diaphragm segment that accompanies whatever hidden
hatred. This is why it is deceitful to study a stomach ulcer apart from the
organism in its integrity, as is deceitful forgetting hatred, which has been
powerfully suppressed. The common functional principle of all forms of
biological armouring and therefore of all somatic and psychic alterations
developing from them is clinically proved for an orgonotic pulsation, totally or
partially altered." (Reich, 1950)
this line of thinking, for Dew the three main characteristics in the structure
of a patient with ulcer are:
inflicted damage to the natural self-confidence through pregenital and genital
sexual frustration – chronic orgasmic impotence;
sympathicotony – it is emotionally translated into a deep fear of helplessness;
compensatory aggression secondary or of substitutional contact in the periphery
in each gastric neurotic individual or patient with ulcer I have treated, the
biophysical characteristic that has most attracted my attention is the accused
rigidity of abdomen and diaphragm segments". (Dew, 1873)
Then it
is Navarro that reminds us "In ablactated rats soon more ulcers appear.
Traumatic separations facilitate ulcer, and when the subject is feeling in
security, it affectively disappears. The need of aid in these patients is
reflected in the necessity of satiety, and the need for food is the one of
affection…A tension is produced (anxiety of waiting), which is continued (blockage
of diaphragm) where the parasympathetic predominates (hypotony of local
sympathetic and reactive hypertony of the rest of the sympathetic system), which
provokes predisposition to cancer in the stomach…Flagrancies of those patients
are physical reactions to a frustration of a very lively feeling of desire of
dependency maintaining a façade of independency but with a charge of very
contained aggressiveness. They are oral, receptive and aggressive (idem).
from these theoretic references here I present the case of a man, 35, married, 2
children. Architect, sportsman, very active, combining both physical and
intellectual tasks with the tasks typical of his profession. It is suggested to
provide vegetotherapy "because he would like to reduce his blockages in order
to improve his techniques when playing tennis" (sport he does in tournaments).
He feels OK in his everyday routine, and the only thing that bothers him is his
gastric ulcer, which has accompanied him since his architectural studies. He
knows (for having read) that "this is for sure due to diaphragm blockage,
which, being linked with respiration is the factor that limits his tennis
exercises". "Athletic body, confident expression, thoracic respiration with
strong cervical and pelvic hypertension. A very affective but rigid father and a
very obsessive and anxious mother outline his relations with relatives, but he
remembers them with tenderness. His father wanted him to study law (he always
dedicated himself to politics) and studying architecture supposed a certain
affective split with the father. In fact, he left his home to move to study in
another town. D.I.D.E. gave as a result a neurotic compulsive-phallic structure.
The prospect in this case is favourable by its insight level and its structured
character, the symptom being able to turn either to a P.B.C. like in a V.C.
being the targets of the latter more extensive and of structural change which is
not possible, and it is only logical with P.B.C., as it has already been
demonstrated in other written work. Similar cases of focal treatment have
restructures vegetative functioning reducing stress level being more able to
express emotions. There are cases where this is not possible and the ulcer
clearly responds to an oral ambivalence linked with a depressive nucleus and
consequently with more primary biopathetic problems. In this case its origin was
traced by a reactive somatisation, which, going chronic turned into a
configuration of secondary biopathy, its eradication being more complex and
typical of profound therapy. If this patient had been treated since earlier age,
the symptom would have been much more localised with adequate prospects for
focal psycho-corporal character analytic psychotherapy (P.B.C.)
In this
case we may partially confirm this analysis because years ago he was submitted
to a short dynamic oriented psychotherapy, and if it did him good in certain
things, it did not influence at all his U.G.I. But, what is evident and
confirmed by Reich is that there is always a clear problem in the plasmatic
motility in these cases.
I put
forward this example because during the therapy what became quite obvious was
the clearness of the relation between the oral factor and the diaphragm one,
between the oral stress and the diaphragm anguish with all already described
dynamic and vegetative consequences.
there was one very meaningful and interesting session: the patient laying on the
sofa in a position typical of V.C.: he starts to realise the acting of a
"fish" following indications of the therapist (staring at one point on the
ceiling and making a movement to the outside of the lips the way fish do or the
way it can be observed in mammals in the shape and at the rhythm that would be
felt by the patient), and after a few minutes of doing it surprisingly the
reflex of vomiting pops up accompanied by pronounced anguish, cold sweating,
fear and nausea. I animate him to continue with the experience and show him the
bag where he should vomit if necessary. The patient, despite rationality and the
sensation he holds everything under control, something habitual for him, is
feeling on this occasion shaken and without any defence whatsoever facing such
strong anguish which is getting activated just like some magic just after having
made that movement. Once intellectual resistance has been defeated, already
finalizing the time of the acting, at the 16th minute, and without
being able to stop vomiting and with more and more anguish and nausea, the
memory comes of his mother who is giving abruptly and forcedly the nursing
bottle to his twin brothers who were born when he was 12 years old himself and
another scene where there was the same image but where the protagonist was his
sister-in-law with her one-year-old son starting to feel a certain rage towards
those people. On further sessions, always the same acting, appeared involuntary
vomiting (one of our clinical aims is that processes in the organism if they
took place, would succeed in function with the patient's vegetative rhythm
although this should take some time) accompanied by strong rage which went up
with the acting of fear and the reflex of vomiting, all of it detained by the
response of diaphragm hypertension which raised to alarm. It was since that
moment on that he became aware that his mother had done the same thing to him
too, but resisted against feeling rage towards her because he had always been
quite dependent on figures of high affection in their family, both on his
parents and, at present, on his wife tending to idealise situations in order not
to enter into a conflict. He comprehended the ulcer symptom when he could not
confront his father directly, although he continued the studies he was willing
to with subsequent permanent stress. And, progressively, over the contact aiming
therapy, oral transference was popping out, and afterwards Oedipal where he once
again could see the connection between mouth, diaphragm and pelvis, having
started to work over fear of authority. Specifically, by acting which included
saying "No!" Moving the neck to the right and to the left at the very moment
of making it, surged anguish, and the vomiting reflex and by one movement of
retraction of pelvis and of anal sphincter. He gradually started being aware of
the existential dissatisfaction maintained by his compulsiveness and his sexual
stasis because, in reality, he did not allow himself left to the orgasmic
experience, he "was good in bed" but he started discovering the difference
between that and the feeling of flows accompanied by giving and love without
fear. But this was 3 years after the treatment had started with sessions twice a
week (each session lasting 1,30 h). Indeed, pains of his ulcer disappeared when
cervical-thoracic work came to an end, the fifth and the sixth segment having
softened indirectly, however those segments reappearing occasionally when being
worked on by means of acting with respiration and the pelvic movement. Having
terminated the therapy and several years of posterior training (one session
every two to three months) no trouble reappeared, nor has there been any lesion
in physiological or radiological examinations.
(Seventh segment)
the sexual dysfunctions, a less common disturbance provoking much suffering,
though, in women who suffer it, is the Vaginism. This disturbance is
as follows: without any physiological cause the vagina of a woman does not
dilate when the woman is experiencing episodes of sexual pleasure either during
masturbation or during a sexual intercourse with a partner, thus limiting her
capacity to experience pleasure being at the same time a risk for giving birth.
certain occasions we have seen in our clinical team reactive Vaginism in
neurotic structures linked with a desire of sexual revenge of masochist type
accompanied by a strong tension in the cervical, diaphragm and pelvic segment (third,
fifth and seventh) for problems in relation with familial relatives or including
for sexual harassments or violations in childhood and adolescence. These cases
allow favourable results within a setting of P.B.C.
more frequent are the cases of Vaginism where this contraction of the smooth
vaginal muscles is produced in a nuclear structure of strong sexual fear which
ascends to the oral phase and which displaces vagina within what I have called
"genitalisation of orality". In these cases required treatment is V.C.
following case describes this in brief. A 25 year-old woman, an institute
teacher, single, lives with man as a couple for a year. They have sexual
relations excluding the vagina. She is suffering because it is both of them who
desire to have full relations; they are also planning to marry and to have a
child. She has always got Vaginism. She has not had any masturbation practices,
and has to apply compresses because she cannot introduce a swab. No
gynecological consultation is possible and this is why the specialist himself
gives her the advice to do some psychotherapy. D.I.D.E determines a depressive
nucleus borderline structure, with a masochist phallic-hysterical cover.
the process evidence is given of the relationship between mouth and vagina,
between fear and mother, her major problem of sexual identity and her Vaginism.
The mother used to have hysterical "pool" episodes of punctual memory loss,
provocations in public in the field of sexual and is constantly talking of
questioning her sisters. She was twice in mental diseases hospitals during her
daughters' (one year of age difference) critical ages and there was a
conscious rebound of the mother for social shame and nevertheless a great
affective need which was never accepted. There was too a premature weaning due
to the pregnancy with the sister. Working with open mouth acting, the arms and
the hands open staring at one point on the ceiling she starts to make this
contact with the necessity and the rage, with a strong oral ambivalence. With
the "fish" acting appears the fear, muscular tetanus which paralyses her
mouth, she cannot move it, she cannot approach her mother, nor can she receive
any pleasure of anybody. All this is accompanied by vaginal sensations and by
strong fear of the therapist with projections of sexual desire. She is
considering on how she could negate her mother to be herself, she also regrets
because her mother is not as close to her as her father is, and on certain
occasions he is too close to her. The ambivalence is very powerful over the
whole therapy and she is considering a lot in therapeutic relation. With the
acting of biting the towel and furthermore, during the work with the thorax and
shouting NO!, she enters a powerful depression with suicidal ideas. Her body
image is totally distortional, empty, she feels herself wicked.
With the
arms hitting the sofa she allows herself to experience the rage towards her
father due to lack of definition, because of his affective absence, and with
strong anguish. A relaxation is progressively appearing of vaginal muscles, and
about the second year of therapy they have the first masturbation with
penetration of the fingers and
sensation of vaginal pleasure. In the meanwhile she splits with the guy and
experiences episodes of homosexuality. Only through work with diaphragm pelvis,
more specifically, carrying out the acting of respiration simulating
"paddling" and with the NO! acting stomping her legs, oral sexuality is
getting integrated with genital; a definition of a woman starts to exist and an
identity, an approaching to her mother and an acceptation of her body and her
capacity for pleasure. She is not her mother and she has capacity to enjoy. She
starts a relationship with a man who she gets married to afterwards. Five years
after the therapy had started she got a son of natural birth and experiencing no
problems at birth herself.
this exposition, I can affirm that our clinical work is very hard and complex
and even disillusioning whenever we encounter people who we cannot render aid to
or our work is not efficient with. But we also enjoy satisfaction on many
occasions when we see how people recover their well-being, their capacity of
pleasure, their joy of life and their capacity of living that joy of life. And
we also learn a clear message, which is that all of this might have been avoided
if only our social ecologic systems were closer to the Human. Facilitating
conscience of this fact is also our responsibility.
Xavier Serrano, Valencia, December 2002


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For about 3% of people with epilepsy, exposure to flashing lights at certain intensities or to certain visual patterns can trigger seizures. This condition is known as photosensitive epilepsy.
Photosensitive epilepsy is more common in children and adolescents, especially those with generalized epilepsy and a type known as juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. It becomes less frequent with age with relatively few cases in the mid-twenties. Many people are unaware that they are sensitive to flickering lights or to certain kinds of patterns until they have a seizure. They may never go on to develop epilepsy with spontaneous seizures. They could just have seizures triggered by certain photic conditions. Many individuals who are disturbed by light exposure do not develop seizures at all, but have other symptoms such as headache, nausea, dizziness, and more. They do not have epilepsy.
Examples of Triggers
Seizures in photosensitive people may be triggered by exposure to some of the following situations:
- Television screens or computer monitors due to the flicker or rolling images.
- Certain video games or TV broadcasts containing rapid flashes or alternating patterns of different colors.
- Intense strobe lights like visual fire alarms.
- Natural light, such as sunlight, especially when shimmering off water, flickering through trees or through the slats of Venetian blinds.
- Certain visual patterns, especially stripes of contrasting colors.
- Some people wonder whether flashing lights on the top of buses or emergency vehicles may trigger seizures in people with photosensitive epilepsy too.
Not all televisions, video games, computer monitors, and strobe lights trigger seizures, however. Even in predisposed individuals, many factors must combine to trigger the photosensitive reaction. Examples include:
- Frequency of the flash (that is, how quickly the light is flashing)
- Brightness
- Contrast with background lighting
- Distance between the viewer and the light source
- Wavelength of the light
- Whether a person's eyes are open or closed
The frequency or speed of flashing light that is most likely to cause seizures varies from person to person. Generally, flashing lights most likely to trigger seizures are between the frequency of 5 to 30 flashes per second (Hertz).
The likelihood of such conditions combining to trigger a seizure is small.
What should I do if flashing lights bother me?
- Check with your doctor if you are concerned about flashing lights triggering seizures. Chances are that your medical records will indicate how you responded to flashing lights during the electroencephalogram (EEG), a test done routinely in most people with epilepsy.
- During this test, sensors are attached to the person's scalp to monitor the electrical activity of the brain in various conditions, including light stimulation generated by a strobe positioned in front of the eyes. An abnormal response to various frequencies of flashing lights indicates the presence of photosensitivity.
- If you have not been diagnosed with epilepsy or have not had an EEG, ask your doctor about ordering one for you or consult a local neurologist.
- The same concerns may apply to relatives of individuals who are known to be photosensitive, such as siblings. Because the condition is genetic, it may affect other members of the same family.
- Finding out if you are photosensitive can be helpful if your daily activities include risks such as intense videogame playing.
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Exposure to Strong Environmental Lights
- Avoid exposure to certain kinds of flashing lights if possible.
- Cover one eye and turn away from the source of flashing lights. Closing both eyes or turning your eyes in another direction will not help.
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- Site as far back from the screen as possible.
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- Cover one eye while playing. Alternate which eye is covered at regular intervals.
- Turn the game off if strange or unusual feelings or body jerks develop.
Computer Monitors
- Use a flicker-free monitor (LCD display or flat screen).
- Use a monitor glare guard.
- Wear non-glare glasses to reduce glare from the screen.
- Take frequent breaks from tasks involving the computer.
Visual Fire Alarm Strobe Lights
- Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), most workplaces and places serving the public, including theaters, restaurants, and recreation areas, are required to have fire alarms, which flash as well as ring so that people who cannot hear or cannot hear well will know that there is an emergency.
- To reduce the likelihood of the strobe light triggering a seizure, the Epilepsy Foundation's professional advisory board recommends that
- the flash rate be kept to under 2 Hertz with breaks every so often between flashes
- flashing lights should be placed at a distance from each other and set to flash together at the same time to avoid an increase in the number of individual flashes

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An honest look at family finances
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I will be so glad when October is over. The most frightening thing around here isn't the decorations, it's our budget. We spent a small fortune. I let our a blood curdling scream when I saw the totals. I'm going to print out a copy, tape it to my shirt, and go trick or treating. I'll be the scariest person on the streets.
So what was so scary about it? Well we had two birthdays to shop for, one of which was for my daughter. While we only got my daughter some books as gifts, we did throw a party which cost just over $100 when it was all said and done. Neither birthday was properly budgeted for and put us over budget.
We went on our Grand Canyon trip. Which I mentioned cost about $250. While we got a good deal, it's still money spent at the end of the day. We used money from our vacation fund we had saved up. And we still have enough to go to Disneyland.
We bought the elliptical machine. We had the money saved up specifically in a separate account, but it does add to money spent.
We got our wills. We used money that was set aside to pay off the loan for the backyard landscaping. Not an ideal use of the money since I would rather use it to pay off debt. But I feel that making sure my kids are taken care of in case of our death is a necessity. So I'm glad it's done. Either way, it adds another $1,200 to this month's budget.
There was some other small stuff, like Halloween, oil changes in both cars, warm clothes for the kids, ect. Stuff we needed that just happened to fall in this very unlucky month.
So quickly adding up those extras it's about $2,500 that we spent outside of our regular monthly budget. And we still have a week left! I'll try to keep it limited to groceries.
But the horror doesn't stop there unfortunately. There is a subcategory that is particularly struggling to stay alive. My personal allowance. Poor me, literally. Me and my husband each get $200 a month for spending money. I went over budget by about $60 and that includes the fact that I rolled over about $40 from last month. So that means I spend about $300 just myself. Blah. I know I spent about $50 on clothes. Which is very unlike me and desperately needed. (I'm going to write a whole post about this later in the week.) I know I went a little overboard on Halloween decorations. I just love them and it happens every year. But I would say I spent about $40 there. Then we each chipped in $100 towards the elliptical machine. So that leaves $100 on eating out and other stuff.
So all this spending means that we need to be extra good in November since I have a sneaky suspicion that December isn't going to be very budget friendly either.
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Nutrition Revolution, a shop many Stillwater residents are becoming familiar with as they begin enjoying this healthy option. This shop has protein shakes, tea and aloe shots available to store goers.
After drinking Nutrition Revolution I feel much more energetic, satisfied and full," sophomore Annika Johns said. "I like it before games because it isn't heavy in your stomach and it is good for you."
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This shop has become a favorite for many athletes as they substitute sugary drinks for a better option. The benefits of this for health as well as the taste make this drink irresistible. Along with the health benefits this shop is also enjoyable to go to as it fosters a friendly environment fit for the small town it is in.
For athletes, the right amount of protein is essential for performing at their best. Nutrition Revolution is able to provide this in a way that is fit for any sport, before or after competing. Athletes often feel more fit be at their highest level for the competition after getting the nutrients that help each persons body run at its best.
"After drinking Nutrition Revolution I feel much more energetic, satisfied and full," sophomore Annika Johns said. "I like it before games because it isn't heavy in your stomach and it is good for you," junior Kacey Buzay said.
Nutrition Revolution offers a variety of different drinks each with different benefits. Consumers have the option to buy one, all three or a combination of two.
"The first thing served is the mango aloe shot, which helps to clear the digestive track by supporting nutrient absorption and digestion. Next is the tea, there are about 5 flavors of tea that help to boost energy and support with antioxidants that are low in calories. Lastly is the shake which contains the protein and different vitamins and minerals that are key nutrients to a healthy diet," senior Lexi Dahl explained.
The owner, Ryan Slate, has come to know many of his customers on a personal level. The overall environment of this shop is very friendly and a enjoyable place to hang out with friends while enjoying the beverage.
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2 tb Vegetable oil
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There is always a can of green asparagus in BSK's pantry. Observers are bemused. BSK is not a purist. The excellent cook makes good use of canned San Marzano tomatoes, canned Chinese water chestnuts and bamboo shoots; all of Goya canned beans; Portuguese canned sardines; Ortiz tuna. But, flavorless, mushy canned asparagus? A travesty, especially when the glorious vegetable is in season. Permit HG to solve the mystery: The juice from a can of asparagus is an essential ingredient in one of BSK's favorite dishes: Shellfish in green sauce. Years ago, HG/BSK devoured many heaping bowls of this Spanish dish at the El Farol and El Charro restaurants in Greenwich Village. BSK's sister, Noel, and husband Yossi M. were HG/BSK's guests last night. Encouraged by BSK, they now reside on Prince Edward Island, a salubrious match. Agriculturists, livestock breeders and masters of the equestrian arts, they brought with them some wonders from their farm (strawberries and garlic scapes) plus a bottle of Canadian maple syrup vodka. (Now nestled in the freezer, it should be a super after dinner sip). For "supper" (That's the evening meal in PEI, Lunch is "dinner"), BSK served clams, mussels and scallops in Spanish green sauce. (HG also boiled some shrimp. They went into the sauce separately, since BSK is allergic to crustaceans). BSK left the traditional recipe in New Mexico. That meant improvisation. BSK was a talented "improv" participant as an actress. Still has that talent in the kitchen. BSK's "improv" of olive oil, parsley, garlic, onions, white wine, flour,clam juice, asparagus juice from two cans, dry sherry, created an extraordinary sauce. The shellfish and their juices further enriched the sauce. Then there was a unique BSK bit of magic. The tangy dish was served over Geechie Boy Grits. The grits soaked up every bit of the delectable sauce. Another BSK culinary triumph.
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On a torrid July 2, 1963, HG/BSK awakened in their romantic West Side artist's studio apartment. Eeks!! Overslept. Due downtown at chambers of Judge George Postel to get married. Waiting to witness were BSK's family and friends Julia and Peter Meyerson. Very disconcerted. However, brief ceremony went smoothly. Wedding breakfast at Longchamps on Broadway near City Hall (sad to see the wonderful restaurant chain disappear from New York). Later in the day, there was a festive reception in the elegant Library Room of the St. Regis Hotel. Music was provided by Bucky Pizzarelli and his guitar (now in his 90's, he is still performing).Young BSK was chic and beautiful in a Jax suit. Dinner at Fleur de Lys, French bistro on the Upper West Side. HG, much to BSK's later distress, overindulged in garlicky escargots. The result was HG, on the wedding night, smelling like a giant garlic clove. And, today, 54 years later, HG/BSK are enjoying the cool breezes at HG/BSK's Prince Edward Island oceanfront home. Anniversary breakfast was softly scrambled eggs and John the Baker bread from the Cardigan Market. Yes, Hungry Gerald married the love of his life. But, Hungry Gerald is also Greedy Gerald. Wants many more years with Beautiful Sharon Kent.
Quack Quack
May 25th, 2017 § 0 comments § permalink
Yes, HG is very fond of duck in all of the delectable bird's cooked forms. Roast duck. Duck confit (a must in Paris). Peking duck. Barbecued duck in plain spoken Chinese restaurants. Decades ago when HG/BSK lived in spacious rent controlled comfort on New York's Upper West Side, a foodie paradise, Sunday dinner was a roast duck fresh from the rotisserie in the Bretton Woods Hotel on 86th Street and Broadway. The juicy, crisp skinned quacker was accompanied by BSK's salad of avocado, red onion and orange slices. An array of cheeses from Zabar's with Z's pumpernickel raisin bread. An abundance of red wine. Halvah with port. Sumptuous feast. HG/BSK revisited duck last night in the form of Thai Spicy Duck Salad (check out the recipe by Joshua Bousel on Google). The duck was a breast from D'Artagnan. HG scored the fat side of the breast (cooking left an abundance of duck fat, the perfect medium for lush fried potatoes). HG cut the meat in half and cast iron panbroiled it blood rare for HG and medium for BSK. The Bousel recipe calls for chunks of pineapple in the salad. BSK substituted slices of tangerine. At table, HG/BSK heated the dish up with daughter in law Exquisite Maiko's Oni Sauce. Duck breast is pricey. Salad might be equally tasty using grilled chicken thighs or thin slices of pork. Will try since this recipe is a warm weather keeper.
January 16th, 2017 § 0 comments § permalink
Here's some New York nostalgia: In HG's younger New York days, Broadway (between 42nd and 57th Streets) was one of the great eating thoroughfares. HG has written memories of that Broadway (When The Great White Way Was Appetizing and The Roast Beef Sandwiches of YesteryearR). Just off Broadway, on Seventh Avenue, was Heartburn Heaven–the Stage and Carnegie Delicatessens, pastrami purveyors. And, there was the Brass Rail and its fabulous "French Dip" roast beef sandwiches. Sadly, all are gone and so has old fashioned New York, Jewish-influenced restaurant cooking. Turf, Jack Dempsey's and Lindy's served sublime cheesecake. Now, if you want traditional high cal New York cheesecake you've got to to Brooklyn and Junior's on Flatbush Avenue. And breaking with the trend, Frankel's, a new Jewish-style appetizing and deli, has opened up in Greenpoint. Yes, Brooklyn is keeping some of those old time tastes alive.
Eggs A La BSK
December 23rd, 2016 § 0 comments § permalink
Among the varied talents of HG's beloved life partner (53 years) BSK is mastery of egg cooking. BSK introduced HG to the breakfast pleasure of "egg and soldiers" at the inception of their marriage. The dish is simple: A perfect soft boiled egg nestled in an egg cup. Dip strips of buttered toast (the "soldiers") in the egg. Joy. Lately, some Parisian bistros are serving this dish as a starter. BSK's poached eggs are perfect (hard to find good poached eggs in restaurants). For a hearty breakfast, BSK serves them atop butter and cheese infused grits or polenta. BSK's creamy, soft scrambled eggs on toasted Thomas English Muffins are an indulgence, They scale gourmet heights when topped with red salmon caviar (from Zabar's or Russ & Daughters) and sour cream. A perfect light dinner is a BSK omelet accompanied by a baguette, green salad and red wine. BSK's omelets have crisp edges and lush, soft interiors. BSK folds these wonders around a variety of stuffings: feta cheese; bacon; pancetta, sauteed peppers, onions and zucchini; mushrooms; asparagus (when in season). Better omelets than New York's fabled omelet shrine, Mme. Romaine de Lyon (long closed, alas). Mel Brooks wrote the screenplay for "The Producers" (Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder) while eating there. BSK's omelets only inspire HG's sparkling prose on hungrygerald.com.
Farewell Carnegie Deli
October 2nd, 2016 § 2 comments § permalink
HG's e-mail pal, Charles Curran, the Florida gourmand, informed HG this morning that the Carnegie Delicatessen will close at the end of 2016. Not a victim of The Real Estate Monster. The Carnegie owns the building in which it is located. The closing doesn't sadden HG. For some decades the Carnegie has catered to tourists. Prices have been high and the sandwiches have been unappetizingly huge. The Carnegie opened its doors in 1937 and immediately attracted a crowd of show biz types: press agents, song pluggers, comedians, bookies and other raffish denizens of the Broadway/Seventh Avenue/Carnegie Hall neighborhood. HG dined there frequently from 1951 to 1983 (the downhill slide began in the 80's). HG also frequented the Stage Delicatessen (when Max Asnas was in charge) and the incomparable Lindy's. Those were glory days for Jewish delicatessens with Reuben's in the East 50's, Gitlitz in the West 70's, Katz's on Houston Street and 2nd Avenue Deli on Second Avenue. And, of course, there were scores of good delis in the boroughs (with the exception of Staten Island). HG's all time favorite was Reuben's. Its Reuben sandwich and chicken in the pot were incomparable. Woody Allen's "Broadway Danny Rose" is framed around a group of comedians, seated at a Carnegie Delicatessen table, chatting about a Broadway character. The film captures the ethos of the Carnegie in bygone days. And, the film is a nice bittersweet homage to low level show biz.
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August 23rd, 2016 § 0 comments § permalink
The Yiddish word "schmaltz" has entered the American lexicon. It is usually applied to entertainment, meaning corny or over sentimental. Schmaltz, of course, is chicken fat, the basis of much tasty Eastern European Jewish cuisine. When HG was a boy, HG's Father took the little fellow to clothing shops on the Lower East Side. The shops were owned by friends of HG's Father and there was much happy Yiddish conversation while little HG was praised for his good looks and intellect. A heavy mackinaw was bought in one place, ear flapped cap in another. Corduroy knickers climaxed the shopping. HG and Father lunched in one of the many "Romanian broilings" restaurants in the neighborhood (Sammy's Romanian is the last remaining). Dad and son ate "carnezelach" (cigar shaped broiled chopped beef stuffed with chopped onions and garlic accompanied by fried "silver dollar" potatoes. There was a pitcher of chicken fat on the table and was poured generously over the dishes (plus the accompanying sliced raw onions and pumpernickel bread). HG still dreams about those lunches. Chicken fat is versatile. Obligatory with chopped liver. Great with mashed potatoes (or kasha) and fried onions. HG's Mom added it to "tzimmes", a long simmered dish of carrots, honey and cinnamon (plus chicken feet which added a gelatinous texture). Some Chinese chefs fry triangles of red pepper in chicken fat and use the peppers to top noodle dishes. Very hard to find chicken fat these days, but quite easy to render at home. Although, in a pinch, you can still find it online from some kosher food suppliers.
Pletzels and Pretzels
August 21st, 2016 § 0 comments § permalink
The "pletzel" is a soft roll baked with a topping of fried onions. Now hard to find, it was once a staple in New York Jewish bakeries and bread baskets in "dairy" restaurants. They were also served in all of the great cafeterias like Belmore and Dubrow's. One of HG's favorite meals was at Belmore: A bowl of egg noodles with pot cheese; a buttered pletzel with lettuce and muenster cheese; many cups of coffee. HG has previously written about the warm gefilte fish at Famous Paramount Dairy Restaurant on W. 72nd Street. HG would dip pletzels in the warm broth (sided with powerful horse radish). Waiters looked on with disdain. They thought the only proper accompaniment for the dish was "challah" (egg bread). Candy store pretzels were another New York staple. They were kept in two containers, one for long, straight pretzels and the other for the traditional twisted shapes. They were the perfect snack when accompanied by an "egg cream". The "egg cream" was constructed with seltzer, chocolate syrup and milk. (HG is the author of the section on egg creams in The Jewish Encyclopedia). The soft pretzel sold on New York streets was (and is) vile. The soft pretzel (with a squirt of mustard) sold in Philadelphia is delicious.
Dessert Gold from Around the World
August 16th, 2016 § 0 comments § permalink
HG is not a big fan of desserts. Usually prefers to end a meal with a cheese platter and red wine. However, HG recalls with fondness desserts HG enjoyed in New York of yesteryear. Number one, of course, was the hot fudge sundae at Rumpelmayer's on Central Park South. This was also loved by young SJ and Lesley R. when HG took the youngsters to New York for a "treat day.". Another great ice cream dessert was the vanilla ice cream ball rolled in toasted coconut. This was served at the Oak Room of the Algonquin Hotel. Other sweet splendors: Frozen banana daiquiris at Fornos; Nesselrode pie at Grand Central Oyster Bar; pots de creme at the Oak Room of the Plaza Hotel; cheesecake at Reuben's (and Lindy's); coconut custard pie at the Automat; strudel at Eclair. Ed Berberian's Balkan-Armenian Restaurant on E. 26 Street served a wonderful middle eastern treat–Baklava with Ekmek. The Ekmek was a cross between ice cream and dense whipped cream. Perfect with the sweet pastry. HG is very fond of Paris bistro desserts: Tarte tatin with plentiful creme fraiche; creme caramel; ice cream (from Berthillon) and ile flottante (the best is at Le Stella). Favorite dessert in London is chestnut puree with whipped cream at Gay Hussar. When HG has a sweets craving on Prince Edward Island (which seems to be often, notes SJ), HG opts for Lebanese halvah or vanilla ice cream with Island maple syrup.
Retsina Novel and Brooksien Memories.
August 2nd, 2016 § 2 comments § permalink
Cloudy day on Prince Edward Island giving HG a needed respite from blazing sun. HG looks like a piece of mahogany furniture topped with a white doily. BSK says HG looks like a negative. HG settled down in an Adirondack chair facing the sea with an entertaining novel: "Spies of the Balkans" by Alan Furst. Set in the Grecian port of Salonika, the time is the early 1940's. The usual Furst ingredients: A sympathetic hero, some steamy sex interludes, the convoluted world of shifting loyalties. What gives Furst's spy thrillers their unique qualities are his capacity for meticulous research, great narrative skills and an accumulation of both tiny and telling details which bring the 1930s/1940s settings to life. In the "Balkans" novel, the Greek hero drinks an abundant amount of retsina and ouzo and nibbles on grilled octopus and dolmas. The thought of these foods brought HG back to the early 1960's when HG/BSK and baby Lesley summered in an old Dutch Hugenot stone house in Highland, New York. These were summers of swimming in HG/BSK's cold water swimming pool. Meals and music with friends enhanced by much high grade marijuana. HG would commute nightly to Highland via an hour and a half bus ride from the city. When HG had to work late, HG would dine in a Greek restaurant adjacent to the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Orzo with briny feta cheese, olives and anchovies. Then, a delicious Moussaka or Pasticcio (a sort of Greek lasagna) washed down with plentiful retsina. This was varied by lamb kebabs with grilled onions or a fried porgy. In those days HG sported a 60's era head of very long white hair. On one such evening as HG sipped an ouzo, Mel Brooks was at an adjoining table with a group of friends. Brooks decided that HG was really Boris Thomashefsky, the flamboyant star of the Yiddish stage. Brooks, in Yiddish, questioned HG about his identity. HG replied, in Yiddish, that he was, indeed, the great actor. In the character of Thomashefsky, HG said he often ate at the Greek restaurant when he wasn't dining at Cafe Royal or Moskowitz & Lupowitz. Much hilarity and many vulgar Yiddish words ensued.


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The Meat Shack
|The Meat Shack Birmingham
If you like the finer things in life then you need to head over to the Meat Shack on Thorp Street close to the Birmingham Hippodrome. Gorgeous burgers such as Buffalo Blue, Hell Shack and Dutch Piggy will rock your world. All containing a '5oz hefty hunk of well-aged grass-fed beef''.
Garnish with blue cheese, Dutch cheese, American cheese, green chilli relish, candy bacon crumb, hot sauce, buffalo sauce, chipayo and streaky bacon and you take burgers to another level.
These little beauties below are Frickles, deep-fried cider-battered pickles with blue cheese dressing and they are amazing!
The Shack is full of great artwork and a kwl place to hang out and grab a drink.
The Indian Streatery
|Indian Streatery, Birmingham.
This family run restaurant is the new kid on the block or Bennett's Hill to be precise. Pop in for a grab and go lunch from 11:30 to 2:30 or go proper restaurant stylee from 5pm.
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The Pani Puri spice bombs on the right caught me out a bit as I put too much spiced water in the puri and even my big mouth struggled with the spice explosion.
The highlight was the amazing butter chicken made with a lot of talent by head chef aka Mum in the kitchen. So creamy and tender it oozes flavour. Its only rival on the menu is the Methi chicken which I cannot wait to try.
The Canal House
|The Canal House, Birmingham
It was a pleasure to pop into the Canal House a week before it's official launch. It's a beautifully designed restaurant in a perfect setting. A place to relax and slow down a little for a bite to eat before changing to party mood and working your way through the exotic cocktail menu.
If SIA was here she would swing from these quirky chandeliers. The mini office is above the entrance.
Take your drink outside and enjoy the large terrace by the Gas Street Basin.
I need a bit of spice in my food so I really enjoyed the jerk salmon kebab.
Quality chicken burger with avocado was tasty.
The cookie dough was fantastic. Warm flavoursome sponge with a rich sweetness.
Afogato is my dessert of choice lately. Don't be a slob and pour all the espresso and amaretto in at once, add to taste instead dear boy.
Love the private dining room.
Boston Tea Party Edgbaston
The newly opened Boston Tea Party in Edgbaston has pretty rooms such as the Orangery and Pineapple themed areas to choose from.
The former bank is now full of comfy seating, colourful details and those amazing cakes and milkshakes.
I liked the Orangery most. it's perfect for meet-ups or catching up on your laptop to do list.
Head here to beat the big queues at the Harborne branch.
Java Lounge
Finally, Starbucks do not make the best Frappucinos, Java Lounge does! The iced mango blend is also a pick-me-up from heaven.
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Girl 2. Is that you? 😛
Yes it is
Whose the first chick?
You are beautiful by the way
thanks and she's this bitch who doesn't like me and makes fun of me
something in between but i voted A
For me, girl 2 is way hotter! I think girl 1 is quite average looking and a little chunky... Girl 2 is slender and beautiful to me. I wouldn't look twice at girl 1, but I definitely would with girl 2! :)
I saw some of your remarks, don't reduce yourself to her level, you are really cute, lots of guys will like you.
Girl 2 but girl 1 is cute
2nd girl looks better but I would go after either one tbh but that's probably just me
Why not?
Okay just would've wanted to know
I'm going for the blonde.
Girl 2
girl 1 looks hot to me
Dammit I'm girl 2
Look man I will just choose 2 because the girl has a fit body even tho I can't see her whole face, why do people insist on uploading and taking pictures while covering their face it really grinds my gears lol.
That's me I just had my phone there later I can upload a pic of my whole body
I always do that I don't know why
2nd one
Which one's you?
Second one
You don't even need to compare yourself with her 😂 LOL
Beautiful is the word 😊
Really? That's nice thanks man
My pleasure cutie 😊
I hope you dont show your friend this.. It will not end well.
She's not my friend she's always mean to me and is like ur too skinny or u r dumb or other stuff like that
Ugh she just said I was ugly af and I wanna show her I'm not
I do but she was always the popular one in school lol glad that's over
Ya ur right thanks for ur nice words
The second girl obviously.
I love bigger women but then again I love a belly ring. Both are hot but I went with the first one
lol both of us have a belly ring
The cutie with the short shorts and nice legs!
That's me I'm a cutie 😂😍
B but i choose both for.
Girl 2 would have be buying drinks all night.
Girl 2 can't legally drink yet lol
How old is girl two?
Girl 2 is me and I'm gonna turn 19 on August 5
Well I almost felt dirty. My bday is August 6
Omg nice
I know, right?
2 is hotter
gal 2
girl 2. But i dont find her attractive
I'm girl 2 can you honestly tell me why maybe I can fix it
I can give you very critical advice if you would like if you send proper photos. But you have to allow me to message you.
Sure message me
accept my follow.
Since you are number 2. I will say #2. That's how I survive in my own relationship.
Lol nice
Girl one by a mile.
Not what I wanted to hear but thanks for ur input
And this is how the human race becomes less attractive
I said this because obviously she is girl number 2, asking if she's better than her friend to boost her ego = full of herself.
Tbh girl one is quite unsightly, and I can't even look at her for long. There, happy?
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Exponent, Inc. (EXPO) Downgraded by Zacks Investment Research
Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Exponent, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPO) from a strong-buy rating to a hold rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday morning.
According to Zacks, "Exponent, Inc., is a multidisciplinary organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and business consultants performing in-depth scientific research and analysis in over 90 technical disciplines. The company is an engineering and scientific consulting firm providing solutions to complex problems. The firm has been best known for analyzing accidents and failures to determine their causes, but in recent years it has become more active in assisting clients with human health, environmental and engineering issues associated with new products to help prevent problems in the future. The Company serves clients in the automotive, aviation, chemical, construction, consumer products, energy, government, health, insurance, manufacturing, technology and other sectors. "
A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a buy rating and issued a $75.00 price target (up from $69.00) on shares of Exponent in a research note on Wednesday, July 19th. BidaskClub cut Exponent from a sell rating to a strong sell rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 27th. Finally, ValuEngine upgraded Exponent from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research note on Thursday, July 20th.
Exponent (NASDAQ EXPO) traded up 1.04% during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $72.95. The stock had a trading volume of 8,552 shares. The company has a 50-day moving average of $67.02 and a 200-day moving average of $61.69. Exponent has a 1-year low of $48.42 and a 1-year high of $73.10. The stock has a market cap of $1.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.82 and a beta of 0.62.
Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 18th. The business services provider reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.10. Exponent had a return on equity of 16.52% and a net margin of 15.94%. The company had revenue of $84.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $79.30 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.38 EPS. Exponent's revenue was up 14.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts forecast that Exponent will post $1.97 EPS for the current year.
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The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 22nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 1st will be paid a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.16%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 30th. Exponent's payout ratio is 43.52%.
In other news, insider Sally Shepard sold 1,255 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, July 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.37, for a total value of $82,039.35. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 1,560 shares in the company, valued at approximately $101,977.20. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Paul R. Johnston sold 3,696 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.86, for a total value of $261,898.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 42,394 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,004,038.84. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 70,796 shares of company stock valued at $4,690,635 over the last quarter. 2.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Riverhead Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Exponent by 89.7% in the second quarter. Riverhead Capital Management LLC now owns 1,897 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $111,000 after purchasing an additional 897 shares during the period. Advisor Group Inc. increased its holdings in Exponent by 15.4% in the second quarter. Advisor Group Inc. now owns 2,131 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $124,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the period. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. acquired a new stake in Exponent in the first quarter valued at $132,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Exponent by 9.2% in the first quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,683 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $160,000 after purchasing an additional 226 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can increased its holdings in Exponent by 0.7% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 3,231 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $189,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.26% of the company's stock.
About Exponent
Exponent, Inc (Exponent), along with its subsidiaries, is a science and engineering consulting company. Exponent provides engineering and scientific consulting services to clients around the world. Its service offerings are provided on a project-by-project basis. It operates in two segments: Engineering and Other Scientific, and Environmental and Health.
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|Snow, Frost and Lettuce: Gary Pilarchik
|Snow, Frost and more Lettuce: Gary Pilarchik
It want to stress that greens and lettuce are great cool weather crops and can survive the cold and frost. The above pictures was ice and snow. The pictures below are how the plants look after 2 night of frost and below freezing weather. No issues. So grow some Fall greens next year. According to the weather I will have at least 1 more week of no frost nights. More greens for my salads. My garden has made it into November. I harvested leeks over the weekend and made chicken soup with them. The leeks will tolerate frost too.
|Red Romaine 2 Nights of Light Frost: Gary Pilarchik
|Container Lettuces Resist Frost: Gary Pilarchik
The cold weather brings a sweetness to greens and lettuces you just don't get during Spring and the warm periods. Lettuces and greens can freeze. The cell structures are a bit different. The ice doesn't burst their cell structure. Now prolong freezing will kill the plant. But they can take even a pretty hard frost.