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Evening Reading: What Price Digital?
The whole issue of pricing poses one of -- if not the -- big roadblocks in the system. Over Christmas I was reminded of how out of whack it is in the TV world. To catch up on a single missed episode of a TV show costs $3 if you want to see it in HD. It's hard to see the value in that when it was originally broadcast for free, will most likely be shown again as a rerun, and if I set my DVR I can get it to watch whenever I want.
Games, though, pose a different value proposition. At a store my $50 or $60 bucks gets me a box, manual (though not much of one anymore), and a disk but, let's be honest, what's that really worth? The value is more perceived than real. When it comes down to it I'm mostly paying for the content and the rest just happens to be the delivery method.
Download is just another way of getting the game. That puts digital distribution as merely the latest frontline for the real battle of whether the $50-$60 game model holds the future for a growing video game business. Or for that matter, is it even sustainable?
Here's what was sustaining us today:
- Blood Bowl hits 360 and boxed PC copies in January
- iPhone gets Plants vs. Zombies in January
- Latest Divinity 2 trailer shows off dragon flying combat
Ladies, how do you feel about a Chinese shopping center that has a special parking lot for women motorists with wider spaces?
It had evidently grown a little long in the tooth but still an iconic passing with Tavern on the Green closing after New Year's Eve
If you ever need to stop someone making their getaway on a scooter smack 'em with a bicycle
All this British man who had his kitchen stolen had to do was check eBay to nab the thief and get his stuff back


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Hiroki Kuroda (2-3, 3.48) vs. Sean Gallagher (1-1, 5.68).
COMMENTS: Desperate times call for desperate measures. And going 4-for-45 with runners in scoring position definitely qualifies as desperate times. Don't let it be said that Dodger bloggers aren't doing their part to help the team! SoSG and Beantown West are holding a mini Dodger blogger night...at Wrigley Field. That's right, Erin from BW will be in attendance, as will our own Alex Cora. Wonder Twin powers activate...form of clutch hitting! Work your mojo, guys!
While we're all atwitter about our good luck charms, the press is hyping up the Kuroda vs. Fukudome matchup. Unfortunately, Fukudome seems to have the edge:
Japanese reporters agree that Fukudome has Kuroda's number. He hit .330 off the right-hander with four home runs in Japan.
But that won't matter if the Dodgers don't bring some offense...power, situational hitting, anything will do. Let's give Clayton Kershaw something to look forward to in New York besides his first visit to Shea, okay?

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The U.S. men's doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan won their first Olympic gold medal Saturday, beating France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Michael Llodra, 6-1, 7-6 (6-2), in a game that was far more entertaining than its score might suggest. Both teams played creative and focused tennis, sustaining fast-paced volleys and inventing shots that delighted the crowd at Centre Court.
Perhaps the most amazing exchange of the match came on the final point, after Tsonga smashed the ball over the net from short range. Bob Bryan sprinted toward the corner scoreboard to chase down the descending ball, and struck a blind over-the-head shot that lobbed toward the French service line.
His trick shot landed in bounds, and the point continued. Both teams re-established their positions, but the set, and the match, ended when Llodra couldn't handle a sharp backhand struck from the baseline by Mike Bryan. Llodra hit the ball into the net, the brothers hugged, and the crowd stood and cheered them and the silver-winning French team.
The Bryan brothers have won 11 Grand Slam titles, but prior to Saturday, their best Olympic result had been a bronze medal, in the Beijing 2008 Games.
"Our whole goal for this year was to upgrade that medal to something more shiny," Bob Bryan said after the match. "And we did it."
Asked where the achievement ranks in the career of what many call the best doubles team in history, Bob said, "It's on top.... it's unbelievable."
"We could stop tomorrow, and we'd have a big smile on our faces for the rest of our lives," Mark said.
The gold medal fills one of the only gaps in the Bryan brothers' resume — much like their U.S. teammate Serena Williams, who won her first individual gold earlier on the same court.
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Care at the End of Life
Topic Overview
What decisions do you need to make about care at the end of life?
You will face many hard decisions as you near the end of life. Those decisions will include what kind of care you'd like to receive, where you'd like to receive care, and who will make decisions about your care should you not be able to make decisions yourself.
You may hear these terms:
- Curative treatment, which is any medical treatment that is given to cure your disease or to try to help you live longer.
- Palliative care, which helps to provide relief from pain and any other symptoms you may have with your disease. The palliative care team will help coordinate your medical care with other doctors and help you with medical decisions. Palliative care also provides emotional and spiritual support for you and your loved ones.
- Hospice care, which provides palliative care for people who are close to the end of life.
No one knows when his or her time may come. So it's a good idea to spend some time planning what you want at the end of life. To be prepared:
- Decide what kind of health care you want or don't want. For example, you can decide whether you want CPR if your heart or breathing stops.
- Let others know what you've decided. Consider writing an advance directive that includes a living will and a medical power of attorney (also called a durable power of attorney). A living will is a legal document that expresses your wishes for medical care if you are not able to speak or make decisions for yourself. A medical power of attorney lets you choose a health care agent. Your health care agent will have the legal right to make treatment decisions for you, not only at the end of your life but anytime you are not able to speak for yourself.
- Decide whether you'd like to donate your organs.
Will you have to choose between types of care?
One thing to think about is what type of medical care you want. Some people ask their doctors to do everything possible to keep them alive. This is called curative treatment.
Others choose palliative care, which does not try to cure your illness. It looks at ways to make you more comfortable. For example, palliative care may include giving you medicines to help with pain or with the side effects from treatment. Palliative care team members may also provide physical therapy or help you if you are having problems such as anxiety or loss of appetite from chemotherapy.
You can have both types of treatment. You can get palliative care to help keep you comfortable, and you can take medicines or other treatments that might cure you.
A time may come when you decide to stop curative treatment if it is very clear that your illness can't be cured. You will still see your doctor and get excellent care. And if your condition changes, you can start curative treatment again. But if your illness is expected to get worse, you may want to plan ahead for that time by talking with your doctor. He or she will be the one to refer you for hospice care.
Hospice care is for people who are close to the end of life and are not likely to live for more than 6 months.
Where would you like to receive care as you are dying?
Another thing to think about is where you'd like to receive care. Some people would rather be cared for in a hospital. Others choose to be cared for at home or in a nursing home.
If you have only a few months left, you may choose to receive care through hospice. Hospice services are provided by a team of people that includes doctors, nurses, and volunteers. The team gives palliative care and emotional and spiritual support to people near the end of life and to their families. It may offer practical support like running errands or fixing meals. You can get hospice care in your home or in a hospice center, hospital, or nursing home.
The costs are usually covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance. Care may also be available to those unable to pay.
What do you and your doctor need to know?
If you find out that you have a life-threatening disease or condition, talk with your doctor about the kind of medical care you'd like to receive. Ask a lot of questions about your illness and the treatments that are available. It can be helpful to have a friend or family member go to your appointments with you. Also, share your advance directives with your doctor.
How do you talk with your loved ones about your end-of-life choices?
It can be hard to talk with your loved ones about death. But it is important to discuss your choices while you can speak for yourself. Planning ahead will help you and your loved ones make hard decisions when the time comes.
Even though it might be awkward or uncomfortable, look for chances to talk about your end-of-life choices. For example, you could bring up the subject while you are making out your will. Or you could talk with loved ones after a visit to the doctor. Family gatherings are another place to make time to discuss your plans with loved ones.
Whatever you decide and whenever you decide to talk with loved ones, be sure to put your wishes in writing. You can always change your mind if your condition or your wishes change.
Health Tools
Health Tools help you make wise health decisions or take action to improve your health.
- Advance Care Planning: Should I Have Artificial Hydration and Nutrition?
- Advance Care Planning: Should I Receive CPR and Life Support?
- Advance Care Planning: Should I Stop Kidney Dialysis?
- Advance Care Planning: Should I Stop Treatment That Prolongs My Life?
- Autopsy: Should I Have an Autopsy Done on My Loved One?
Important Decisions
Many important decisions can be made about the care you want to receive at the end of life while you are active and able to communicate your wishes. By making arrangements in advance, valuable time can be used to spend time with loved ones.
Communicating your health care decisions
By completing an advance directive, which documents your health care preferences, you can help ensure your wishes will be respected if you become unable to communicate for yourself.
An advance directive can always be changed as your personal needs and goals change. Advance directives include:
- A living will, which is a legal document that expresses your wishes for medical care if you become unable to speak or make decisions for yourself. It allows you to keep control over your medical treatment decisions at the end of life. Check the laws governing living wills in your state. When considering some of the more difficult end-of-life decisions, it may help to think about what kinds of medical procedures you would or would not want.
- A medical power of attorney (or durable power of attorney for health care), which allows you to legally appoint a health care agent (also called a health care proxy) to make medical treatment decisions for you, not only at the end of your life but any time you are unable to speak for yourself. You can and should make decisions about your medical treatment for as long as you are able to make and communicate them. But when this is not possible, your health care agent can use both the written information in your living will plus what he or she knows about you personally to make decisions about your medical treatment.
For more information on choosing a health care agent and writing an advance directive, see:
Organ donation
Organ donation is another important decision to consider at the end of life. Many people need organ transplants because of medical conditions such as kidney failure, cornea disease, or heart failure. After your death, you may be able to donate certain organs depending on their condition. Talk to your doctor about whether your illness allows you to be an organ donor.
If you choose to donate, your organs may be distributed to one or more people, based on blood and tissue type, the severity of the recipient's medical condition, how long the recipient has been waiting, and geographical location.
If you are interested in donating, you can indicate this on an organ donor card, a witnessed document that states your desire to donate your organs. On this card, you can specify which organs you wish to donate, or you can choose to donate any organ that is needed at the time of your death. Many states allow people to designate on their driver's licenses their wishes regarding organ donation.
People under the age of 18 must have a parent's or guardian's consent to donate organs.
Even if you complete a donor card or indicate your wishes on your driver's license, it is important to discuss your decision with your family. After your death, your family may be asked to give consent prior to donating your organs. For this reason, it is important to involve your family.
Organ donation will not disfigure your body, nor will it interfere with your funeral, including plans for an open casket funeral. You and your family will not be responsible for the costs associated with organ donation. Those costs are paid by the person who receives the organ.
Estate planning
As you make end-of-life decisions, an attorney can advise you on how best to organize your estate so your family can handle your affairs after your death. Also, a financial planner or social worker may be available in your community or through a local hospital or hospice program. If your finances are limited, some attorneys and accountants offer services at a reduced rate or at no cost (pro bono).
Estate planning may include:
- Writing a will. If you already have a will, it may need to be updated. If you do not make your wishes known in a will, your state law may dictate what happens to your property when you die. Typically, property is distributed to a spouse, to children, or if there is no spouse or children, to other relatives. If no relatives can be found, your property may be taken by the state. Consider appointing a person to oversee your property after your death. This person is called an executor. After you write your will, keep it in a safe place, and let your executor and close family members know where it can be found.
- Appointing someone to make financial decisions for you in the event you are unable to do so.
- Choosing one or more people to care for your minor children (guardianship). A guardianship is a legal arrangement in which an adult has the court-ordered authority and responsibility to care for a child under the age of 18 or for an incapacitated adult.
- Ensuring your records are in a safe, accessible place. Documentation of a life insurance policy, pension, retirement account, or annuity should be stored in a safe place, along with bank account information, deeds to real estate, or investment information. Close family members, the executor of your estate, and your attorney should know where this information is kept.
Choosing the care you want
As soon as you are diagnosed with a serious illness, you may benefit from palliative care to relieve pain and maintain comfort. For more information, see the topic Palliative Care.
When you are diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, it can be difficult to know how long you can expect to live. Talk with your doctor and your loved ones about when to start hospice. Many people do not start hospice until the last few weeks of life. Starting hospice sooner may help you and your family. For more information on this kind of care, see the topic Hospice Care.
Several factors may impact your decision about the kind of care you want, including:
- Your illness. If you are diagnosed with a serious illness, curative treatment options may be available. Certain diseases, such as skin cancer, testicular cancer, and cervical cancer, are often cured with appropriate medical treatment. Other serious illnesses, such as diabetes and AIDS, cannot be cured but can be managed successfully for many years. And some illnesses are more aggressive and life-limiting.
- Your treatment options. Many medical treatment options offer the chance of curing a disease with little effect on the quality of your life. Other treatments may prolong your life but may be associated with side effects that drastically decrease the quality of your life.
- Your age and other health conditions. Older people with multiple health problems may be more likely than healthier younger people to choose care that focuses on keeping them comfortable rather than keeping them alive as long as possible.
For more information on making the decision to stop curative treatments, see:
Talking to your doctor
When you are diagnosed with a terminal disease or condition, it is important to communicate your preferences and concerns clearly with your doctor. Likewise, you should expect your doctor to communicate openly and sensitively with you and your loved ones. Your doctor can provide information, answer questions, and advise you. But the decisions are yours.
To get the most out of an appointment with your doctor:
- Listen carefully to what your doctor says. Make sure you understand what you are told about any diagnosis or treatment.
- Ask questions. If you don't understand something your doctor says, ask for it to be repeated in a different way.
- Be honest. If your values, beliefs, fears, or concerns may interfere with a treatment that is suggested, talk with your doctor about it. Other treatment options may be available.
- Ask for instructions. Before leaving your doctor's office, make sure you know what you are supposed to do to care for yourself. Ask for written information or instructions.
Important questions to ask your doctor include:
- What is my diagnosis?
- What are my treatment options? What are the side effects?
- What might happen if I choose not to treat my illness?
- How soon do I need to make a decision about which treatment to use (or to not use)?
- Should I take an antibiotic to treat an infection?
- Can I stop taking any of my medicines, such as:
- A bisphosphonate, which prevents osteoporosis?
- A cholinesterase inhibitor, which reduces Alzheimer's disease symptoms?
- A statin, which prevents heart attack and stroke?
Other questions to ask your doctor include:
- How long do you think I have to live?
- Will you tell me when you think I am ready for hospice?
- How will my illness and care affect my loved ones?
Prepare for your appointments by writing down your questions and concerns and taking this paper to your appointment. This will help you remember to address the important issues.
As your illness progresses, you may become too ill to continue seeing your doctor at a clinic or to talk on the telephone. If you wish to be at home as you die, it is helpful to designate only one family member or friend to communicate with your doctor. Choosing one reliable person to relay messages will help avoid the confusion caused by several people trying to communicate with your doctor.
Aggressive life-sustaining medical treatment
Discuss with your loved ones and doctor how you feel about life-sustaining treatment.
Tough choices include whether you want cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed on you if your heart stops. If you stop breathing, a ventilator or respirator may be used to mechanically breathe for you. Although mechanical ventilation can prolong your life, your remaining days may be spent in the intensive care unit of a hospital connected to life-support equipment. You may not be fully alert and may not be able to speak.
Talk to your doctor about your illness, specific treatment options, and chances for recovery. Your family is a key part of this process. Discuss your options with them and clearly state your wishes. Some people who are facing death have strong and definite feelings about CPR, and the decision for or against life support may be easy. For other people, this decision is extremely difficult.
For more information on this decision, see:
Artificial hydration and nutrition
Another important treatment issue to consider is whether you want intravenous, or IV, lines or feeding tubes to be used if you are no longer able to take food or fluids by mouth. This is known as artificial hydration and nutrition. An IV is a needle placed in your vein through which fluids, liquid nutritional supplements, or medicines can be given. A feeding tube can be either a tube inserted into the stomach through the nose (nasogastric, or NG, tube) or a tube surgically inserted through the abdomen into the stomach (gastrostomy or PEG tube, or g-tube). As with an IV line, liquid nutritional supplements, fluids, or medicines can be given through a feeding tube. A third form of artificial hydration, hypodermoclysis, involves the injection of fluids directly into tissues beneath the skin (subcutaneous).
Changes in your body in the final weeks of life reduce your need for food and water. You will likely not be thirsty or hungry. You may feel better without artificial hydration or nutrition.
Talk to your doctor if you are considering artificial hydration and nutrition. Making a plan for IV fluids and feeding tubes early in the course of your illness may be helpful if you are faced later on with the decision to pursue or forgo these treatments. Remember to communicate your wishes clearly with your family and your doctor.
For more information on this decision, see:
Kidney dialysis
Deciding when to stop kidney dialysis can be a difficult decision for people who have kidney failure. A person with kidney failure needs dialysis or a kidney transplant to sustain life. Kidney failure often occurs after kidney damage has been present for 10 years or more. It usually is caused by a chronic disease, such as chronic renal disease or diabetes, that slowly damages the kidneys and reduces their function over time.
Although dialysis sustains life, it is not a cure for kidney failure. Having kidney disease means making difficult choices. Many people with kidney failure live active, productive lives while having regular dialysis treatment. But others do not feel as healthy and struggle with the complications of dialysis.
For more information on this decision, see:
Cardiac devices
If you have a heart device such as a pacemaker or an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), talk to your doctor. You may want to have it turned off if you are terminally ill. Your doctor can explain how your heart device might affect you as you die.
Write down your decision about whether or not you want to have your heart device turned off and add this to your advance directive.
Where to Receive Care
Deciding where you will receive care as your illness progresses can be challenging, but planning now for your care can decrease your anxiety later on. Talk to your loved ones about the type of care you would like to receive at the end of your life. Discuss their expectations as well as your wishes, care needs, finances, and the needs of your family. Your choice may change as your illness changes.
A study of seriously ill patients in hospitals and their family members showed that the most important elements of end-of-life care were:footnote 1
- Trust and confidence in the doctor who is treating the patient.
- Having the option of not being on life support.
- Effective communication between the patient, the patient's family, and the doctor.
Several care options are available, including hospice, home care, nursing home placement, or care from an assisted-living facility. Your choices may be limited by your medical coverage or what you can afford to pay.
Studies show that most people die in a hospital or nursing home. If you would prefer to have your final care at home, planning ahead may allow you to do so.
Hospice care
As death nears, you may choose to receive help and support from hospice. Hospice care focuses on using palliative therapies exclusively to manage pain and other symptoms when there is no cure for your condition and death is anticipated within the next 6 months. Part of this care is keeping you as alert and comfortable as possible in a familiar environment, surrounded by your family and friends. When you choose hospice care, you agree to forego curative and life-sustaining treatments. But you can change your treatment plan at any time.
Hospice care is provided by a team of health workers, including nurses, social workers, volunteers, counselors, and personal care assistants. Your doctor can continue to direct your care and work closely with you and the hospice team. Hospice care most often occurs at your home, although it can be given in a nursing home, a hospital, or a hospice center. If you remain at home, the hospice team supports your family in their caregiving. And "family" is not limited to your spouse (or partner) or blood relatives. Friends from your workplace, church, community, or neighborhood may be considered part of your family.
Hospice care seeks to relieve physical symptoms and address your emotional, social, and spiritual needs, as well as the needs of your loved ones. Hospice offers a chance to address difficult but normal concerns that you and those you love may have about death and dying, such as pain, unresolved issues, and caregiving needs. If you choose, the counseling and support services that hospice provides will offer opportunities to work on mending important relationships and to explore spiritual issues.
The hospice team can help with advance directive forms and with legal and financial affairs. Also, hospice staff can answer questions about treatment and what to expect during the dying process. The team can also help with physical needs, such as bathing and pain control.
Hospice services are a benefit of many private health insurance policies. Check your health plan for specific information about hospice coverage. Also, if you qualify for Medicare benefits, hospice services are covered through the Medicare hospice benefit.
For more information on choosing hospice, see the topic Hospice Care.
Home care
You may choose to remain at home as your illness progresses, especially if you have a large support network of family and friends who can help with your care. Another factor in making this choice may be whether you have the financial resources to hire trained caregivers to help your family with your care. Remaining at home in a familiar environment, surrounded by loved ones, may be the best care option in these circumstances.
Community services are available to help your family provide care for you at home. Talk to your doctor about receiving help from hospice or a nursing agency. Make a list of people who can help your family with your care, including people from work, church, or community groups. In many larger communities, private case management practices are available to help find and coordinate the services you may need in order to be cared for at home.
Nursing home care
You may consider receiving care in a nursing home if you are unable to remain at home during your illness. A nursing home also may be the best option if you need more skilled care than can be provided at home, or if a family member is unable to care for you because he or she is ill, disabled, or elderly.
Information on choosing a nursing home may help you as you decide whether nursing home care is the best choice for you.
Assisted-living facilities
Assisted-living facilities are a popular alternative to nursing homes for people who can provide the majority of their own care. Assisted-living facilities generally offer individual rooms with limited cooking facilities in each unit. Residents usually meet in a dining room for meals. Housekeeping and laundry services, social activities, and access to a nurse are typically provided.
Some assisted-living facilities are connected to a nursing home. In these facilities, you can transfer from the assisted-care facility to the nursing home when you are no longer able to provide your own care. Get written information from the assisted-living facility about what is expected if your condition gets worse and you are no longer able to care for yourself. Many assisted-living facilities require that the resident move to a nursing home or hire a personal caregiver if skilled care is needed.
Regulations for assisted-living facilities vary from state to state.
The Dying Process
If you are dying or are caring for a dying loved one, you may have questions and concerns about what will happen physically and emotionally as death approaches. The following information may help answer some of these questions.
Signs of approaching death
The dying process is as variable as the birthing process. The exact time of death cannot be predicted, nor can the exact manner in which a person will die. But people in advanced stages of a terminal illness experience many similar symptoms as they approach the end of life, regardless of their illness.
Several physical and emotional changes occur as death approaches, including:
- Excessive sleepiness and weakness as periods of wakefulness become shorter and overall energy declines.
- Breathing changes, such as periods of rapid breathing alternating with short episodes when breathing stops.
- Visual and hearing changes, such as seeing people or scenes that others do not (hallucinations).
- Decreased appetite as your metabolism slows and you no longer have the same interest in food.
- Urinary and bowel changes, such as dark or red urine and hard stools that are difficult to pass (constipation).
- Temperature changes, such as running a high temperature or feeling very cold.
- Emotional changes, such as becoming less interested in the outside world and being less socially involved with others.
Dying people may also experience symptoms specific to their illness. Talk to your doctor about what to expect. Also, if you have chosen to receive hospice care, the hospice team is available to answer any questions you may have about the dying process. The more you and your loved ones know, the better prepared you will be to cope with what is happening.
Palliative care can help you feel relief from physical symptoms related to your illness, such as nausea or difficulty breathing. Pain control and symptom control are important parts of managing your illness and improving the quality of your life.
Whether a person suffers from physical pain in the days before death often depends on the illness. Some terminal illnesses, such as bone or pancreatic cancer, are more likely to be accompanied by physical pain than others.
Pain and other symptoms can be so feared that a person considers physician-assisted death. But pain associated with the dying process can almost always be managed effectively. Any new or worse pain should be reported to your family and your doctor. Many medicines and alternative methods (such as massage) are available to treat the pain associated with dying. Do not hesitate to ask for help. Have a loved one report your pain if your illness prevents you from communicating with your doctor.
You may want to protect your family from your suffering. But it is important to tell them if your pain level is not tolerable so they can tell your doctor right away.
If you and your doctor are not able to control your pain, ask about seeing a pain management specialist. This is a doctor who finds ways to treat pain that won't go away.
Spirituality refers to a person's sense of meaning and purpose in life. It also refers to a person's relationship to a higher power or an energy that gives life meaning.
Some people do not think of spiritual matters often. For others, spirituality is a part of daily life. Facing the end of your life may cause you to confront your own spiritual questions and issues. Organized religion provides comfort to many people as they face death. Others may find solace in exploring nature, through community involvement, by strengthening existing relationships, or by developing new relationships. Think about what provides comfort and support to you. What questions and concerns do you have? Don't hesitate to ask for support from friends, family, hospice, or spiritual advisers.
Caring for a dying loved one
The dying process can be a time for growth. It offers the dying person and his or her family and friends a time to mend relationships, share memories, and say their good-byes. If you are a caregiver, it is important to communicate openly with your dying loved one. Also, seek support from others and take care of yourself so you don't become physically and mentally exhausted.
After Death
An autopsy is the thorough examination of a body after death to help determine how and why a person died. Autopsies are not performed as frequently as they have been in the past, especially when the death is expected.
An autopsy is often not needed to determine the cause of death when a person dies of a disease or condition that had been diagnosed. If a diagnosis and cause of death is unclear, some families may wish to have an autopsy done. This can provide family members with information about diseases or conditions that they also may be at risk for developing.
Family members should find out the cost of an autopsy before one is arranged. For more information, see the topic Autopsy.
Grieving the death of a loved one
Grief following a loved one's death is a normal, healthy reaction. It is a gradual process that helps people begin to accept their loss and to adjust to life without their loved one. It often takes 2 years or more to go through the most intense emotions of the grieving process. Although the pain of grief fades over time, the sense of loss after a loved one's death never completely goes away.
People experience grief physically and emotionally in their own ways. After a death, it is common for survivors to wonder if their grief is normal. Shock, denial, anger, and guilt are all common reactions after the death of someone close. For example, a person may feel angry toward other family members, a higher being, or even at the person who died. Or survivors may feel guilty because their loved one had a long illness and they are relieved that the death finally occurred. These all are normal reactions to loss.
Survivors need to be patient with themselves, and they need to seek help and support from others. Grief counseling may help some people who are having difficulty with the grieving process.
For more information about surviving the death of a loved one, see the topic Grief and Grieving.
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Current as ofApril 1, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: Anne C. Poinier, MD – Internal Medicine
Kathleen Romito, MD – Family Medicine
E. Gregory Thompson, MD – Internal Medicine
Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine
Elizabeth T. Russo, MD – Internal Medicine
Jean S. Kutner, MD, MSPH – Geriatric Medicine, Palliative Medicine
Current as of: April 1, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Anne C. Poinier, MD – Internal Medicine & Kathleen Romito, MD – Family Medicine & E. Gregory Thompson, MD – Internal Medicine & Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & Elizabeth T. Russo, MD – Internal Medicine & Jean S. Kutner, MD, MSPH – Geriatric Medicine, Palliative Medicine
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Strong aftershocks rattled the Solomon Islands on Friday, hampering relief efforts to tsunami-ravaged villages and forcing the South Pacific nation's prime minister to forgo a visit to the stricken area, where nine deaths have been confirmed.
Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo was on a plane to Santa Cruz Island in the eastern Solomons to assess damage when an aftershock hit, said Silas Lilo, a spokesman for his office, forcing his plane to return to the capital, Honiara.
The plane made a second attempt to reach the island and landed successfully late Friday, said Andrew Catford, the Solomon Islands director for the relief agency World Vision. The plane – the first to attempt to reach Santa Cruz since Wednesday's tsunami – was carrying shelter kits, water carriers, medical supplies and medical staff, though the prime minister was not able to join the crew on the second trip. A boat with more supplies was expected to arrive Friday night, Catford said.
Officials were already struggling to reach the isolated region when a magnitude-6.6 aftershock hit Friday morning, damaging roads in the island's main town of Lata and preventing aid workers stationed there from reaching people on the coast, Catford said. The aftershock, the most significant since the 8.0 earthquake that sparked Wednesday's tsunami, didn't produce any tsunami warnings itself.
"My staff said it felt stronger than the initial earthquake and people are very concerned. Most of Lata town was evacuated. It's like a ghost town," Catford said. "We've had over 115 aftershocks, but unlike all the others, this one moved vertically up and down. For the first time, it's created cracks in the roads."
A stronger magnitude-7.1 magnitude aftershock struck late Friday. There was no tsunami risk and no immediate reports of damage.
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr announced Friday that his government will help deliver emergency food and medical supplies and conduct aerial reconnaissance of disaster-affected areas. Carr plans to fly to the Solomons on Sunday to discuss the recovery effort.
Wednesday's earthquake triggered waves 1.5 meters (5 feet) tall that roared inland on Santa Cruz, damaging or destroying around 100 homes.
Catford said his agency estimated that 15 villages and up to 7,000 people had been affected, many of them losing homes. But earlier fears that the tsunami may have wiped out villages on other islands eased Friday after the first aerial flyover of the region confirmed the damage was limited to Santa Cruz, Catford said.
Nine bodies have been pulled from the wreckage, including five elderly villagers and a child who couldn't outrun the rushing water, said George Herming, a spokesman for the prime minister. Several other people were still missing.
The relentless aftershocks were forcing thousands of villagers who fled inland after the original quake to stay away from the coastline.
"Many of them have lost their homes and they have no shelter at the moment," Herming said. "They are still residing on high ground because of the fear of the aftershocks."
The Solomons comprise more than 200 islands with a population of about 552,000 people. They lie on the "Ring of Fire" – an arc of earthquake and volcanic zones that stretches around the Pacific Rim and where about 90 percent of the world's quakes occur.
More than 50 people were killed and thousands lost their homes in April 2007 when a magnitude-8.1 quake hit the western Solomon Islands and a tsunami crashed into coastal villages.
(Associated Press writers Nick Perry in Wellington, New Zealand, and Rod McGuirk in Canberra, Australia, contributed to this report.)
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Consistently, one of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watchlist at Stock Options Channel is Oracle Corp (Symbol: ORCL). So this week we highlight one interesting put contract, and one interesting call contract, from the January 2018 expiration for ORCL. The put contract our YieldBoost algorithm identified as particularly interesting, is at the $30 strike, which has a bid at the time of this writing of 84 cents. Collecting that bid as the premium represents a 2.8% return against the $30 commitment, or a 2.8% annualized rate of return (at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost ).
Selling a put does not give an investor access to ORCL's upside potential the way owning shares would, because the put seller only ends up owning shares in the scenario where the contract is exercised. So unless Oracle Corp sees its shares decline 24.1% and the contract is exercised (resulting in a cost basis of $29.16 per share before broker commissions, subtracting the 84 cents from $30), the only upside to the put seller is from collecting that premium for the 2.8% annualized rate of return.
Interestingly, that annualized 2.8% figure actually exceeds the 1.5% annualized dividend paid by Oracle Corp by 1.3%, based on the current share price of $39.53. And yet, if an investor was to buy the stock at the going market price in order to collect the dividend, there is greater downside because the stock would have to lose 24.09% to reach the $30 strike price.
Always important when discussing dividends is the fact that, in general, dividend amounts are not always predictable and tend to follow the ups and downs of profitability at each company. In the case of Oracle Corp, looking at the dividend history chart for ORCL below can help in judging whether the most recent dividend is likely to continue, and in turn whether it is a reasonable expectation to expect a 1.5% annualized dividend yield.
Turning to the other side of the option chain, we highlight one call contract of particular interest for the January 2018 expiration, for shareholders of Oracle Corp (Symbol: ORCL) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 1.5% annualized dividend yield. Selling the covered call at the $45 strike and collecting the premium based on the $1.18 bid, annualizes to an additional 3% rate of return against the current stock price (this is what we at Stock Options Channel refer to as the YieldBoost ), for a total of 4.5% annualized rate in the scenario where the stock is not called away. Any upside above $45 would be lost if the stock rises there and is called away, but ORCL shares would have to advance 13.9% from current levels for that to happen, meaning that in the scenario where the stock is called, the shareholder has earned a 16.9% return from this trading level, in addition to any dividends collected before the stock was called.
The chart below shows the trailing twelve month trading history for Oracle Corp, highlighting in green where the $30 strike is located relative to that history, and highlighting the $45 strike in red:
The chart above, and the stock's historical volatility, can be a helpful guide in combination with fundamental analysis to judge whether selling the January 2018 put or call options highlighted in this article deliver a rate of return that represents good reward for the risks. We calculate the trailing twelve month volatility for Oracle Corp (considering the last 251 trading day ORCL historical stock prices using closing values, as well as today's price of $39.53) to be 18%.
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"There's no easy game plan for him (Jake Ellenberger)...I have to fight him
every inch of the fight, and I have to look for my little spots to beat
him." - Nate Marquardt
We might as well get the obvious question out of the way immediately when it comes to talking to Nate Marquardt before his UFC 158 bout with Jake Ellenberger this Saturday:
How's the leg?
"The leg's good," laughs Marquardt. "I did all the rehab for it correctly, I started on it as soon as I got home, and it feels a hundred percent."
It's not the usual query, but after taking 55 flush kicks to the leg from Tarec Saffiedine in their Strikeforce welterweight title fight in January, Marquardt has heard that question more than once in the aftermath of the bout that cost him his title via five round decision. In the days after, Marquardt even tweeted pictures of his battered wheel, producing groans throughout cyberspace. It was the kind of assault that would make most wonder why they get up in the morning and do this for a living. But not Marquardt.
"No, but it did make me think 'man, I probably should have checked those kicks,'"
Again, Marquardt good naturedly chuckles, used to this type of thing after nearly 50 pro fights encompassing nearly 14 years. So while no one likes to lose, especially in a title fight, the Colorado welterweight has learned that to move forward, you have to let the past go. Of course, that doesn't mean you forget the lessons learned, and when asked if he had looked past Saffiedine and at a return to the UFC, he admits that could have been the case.
"I trained hard for the fight," he said. "It wasn't that I didn't train and it wasn't that I tried to overlook him, but subconsciously I may have been overlooking him and there were some things that I could have done differently in my camp. I thought 'I have good enough training in this area, so it's gonna be good enough,' but normally my thinking is 'I want the best,' and that's one of the things I didn't do for that fight, and it definitely cost me."
The loss came nearly six months after a spectacular welterweight debut for Marquardt, who knocked out previously unbeaten Tyron Woodley to win Strikeforce's 170-pound title. And though the loss to Saffiedine stung – literally – when Rory MacDonald was forced out of his UFC 158 co-main event against Carlos Condit and Johnny Hendricks was moved up to that slot, leaving Jake Ellenberger without an opponent, Marquardt got a phone call to step in, and he accepted.
"I guess the only hesitation was whether it was a smart move to take a fight against a top level guy on short notice," he said. "That's the thing I had to look at most, and I feel like I made the right decision, especially now that I feel like I'm where I'm supposed to be."
It's a fight that could very well steal the show at Montreal's Bell Centre. Ellenberger has one punch stopping power in his fists, and Marquardt can claim the same thing. And yes, Marquardt is aware that he might see a leg kick or two – or 20 – on fight night.
"Oh definitely," he said. "If I looked at that fight, if it wasn't my main game plan, it would be something I would try. So I'm not gonna be surprised when he comes out and throws a hard leg kick. I got away from that style of training for a period of time in my career and it wasn't the right thing to do, especially fighting a guy like Tarec."
All talk of leg kicks exhausted, Marquardt is aware that Ellenberger has plenty of weapons to bring to the Octagon, whether standing or on the mat.
"He's very tough, he's strong, he's powerful, he hits hard, he's well-rounded, and there's no easy game plan for him, like I could just take him down or I could just stand on the feet with him," he said. "I have to fight him every inch of the fight, and I have to look for my little spots to beat him."
The bout will be the 33-year-old Marquardt's first in the UFC since he defeated Dan Miller at UFC 128 in March of 2011. That was when he was a middleweight contender who had faced a Who's Who of the division, including Anderson Silva, Chael Sonnen, Demian Maia, and Yushin Okami. But if anything, the Woodley bout saw him looking even better at 170 pounds, and he agrees, as he expects to reintroduce himself to UFC fans as a leaner, meaner Nate Marquardt.
"I definitely feel like I'm a much better athlete at 170," he said. "I think people are gonna see that I have the same explosive and one punch knockout power, but I can go a lot harder and I'm a lot more dynamic, and I think they're gonna see that. So it's gonna make the fight a lot more exciting."
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I think you all may have already noticed that I really like baking. I do. I used to be a Daring Baker, for crying out loud. But I had never baked savory cookies before.
I tagged this recipe after seeing it on L.'s blog, Bake or Shake. Her cookies looked delicious and one just can't go wrong with cheese and herbs. Oh, and butter. That's just impossible. :)
I made these to give as a gift and to be honest I almost gave up on sending them – they were so good! They're a great snack and go perfectly with ice cold beer. Or caipirinha…
Savory herb, black pepper and parmesan shortbread
½ cup (113g/1 stick) salted butter, softened – I used unsalted
¼ (heaping) cup (35g) ground parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon freshly cracked/ground black pepper
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried basil (or use the dried herb you like the most)
1 ¼ cups (175g) all purpose flour
Line a light-colored baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, mix together the butter, salt, parmesan, black pepper and basil until creamy and speckled. Slowly add the flour, and mix until dough holds together when pinched. If dough is still too crumbly, add up to 1 tablespoon of ice water – I didn't need to. Turn out onto a floured counter top, roll into a ball and then into an elongated log, around 30 to 35cm (12 to 14 in) long, depending on how large you want your crackers. Try to make sure the log is an even length, and wrap in tinfoil or plastic and freeze for at least half an hour, or longer if you don't want to serve them today. If you do, preheat your oven to 175ºC/350ºF.
Remove from the freezer, and slice into rounds: the original recipe (by Ina Garten) yields nearly 36, L. got 24 or so and I got 35. Arrange in rows on the baking sheet, with at least a little space between them - they won't spread like normal cookies or biscuits. Bake for 15-25 minutes, checking after 15, until golden brown around the edges and smelling delicious (so true!! The smell is intoxicating).
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Sunday, November 14, 2010
Tibetan Momo - Served in a Home Away from Home
Momo in Fresh Tomato Curry
Pokhara Valley
Tashi Palkhiel Refugee Settlement
Housing Area of Settlement
Community Hall
Settlement Monastery
Young Monks Following Induction Ceremony
A Break in the School Day
Settlement Home for the Elderly
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...In Tibetan Buddhist tradition, it is expected that the second son of each family will enter the monastery and study to become a monk. I mention that because Bob and I had a tour guide who was the first son of one of the families who fled Tibet and formed the Tashi Palkhiel Refugee Camp in Pokhara, Nepal. That relationship led to one of the most beautiful and moving experiences of our trip. Good fortune put us in the refugee camp on a day when a new monk was entering the community and, thanks to the intervention of the second son, we were invited attend the ceremony. It was quite beautiful, replete with chanting that included the use of drums and the dungchen, or longhorn trumpet. Following the service we toured the camp to see how these folks had adjusted to their new environment. As might be expected, the young had no problems but their elders still clung to the hope of returning to a free Tibet. The community is remarkably cohesive and remains distinctly Tibetan despite living in the heart of Nepal.
I was curious to see how their diet differed from that of the Nepalese or Indian people. In truth, if the foods I sampled were typical, they are very similar. Tibetan food used Szechwan pepper to provide heat rather than the cayenne or red pepper that's used in India or Nepal and, while it is no where near as refined as the best of Indian cooking, the ingredients used are basically the same and similar dishes are produced. I sampled a soupy stew, dumplings, a bread and two desserts. I can't claim to be an expert based on that, but from that list I picked the dish I think you'll most enjoy. The recipe is for dumplings. Dumplings are a lot of work and it would help to have someone working with you should you decide to make them. The recipe is straight forward and if you are a dumpling lover you might want to give it a try. Here's the recipe.
Tibetan Momo...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite
Dough for wrappers:
5 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon oil
1 cup water or as required
Pinch of salt
1 lb. ground lamb
1 lb. ground pork
1 cup onion, finely chopped
1 cup Napa cabbage, finely chopped
1 cup mushroom, finely chopped
1 tablespoon fresh garlic, minced
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
1/2 teaspoon Szechwan pepper
2 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons cooking oil
Salt and Pepper
1) For stuffing mixture, combine all filling ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Mix well, adjust for seasoning with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour to allow all ingredients to meld.
2) In a large bowl combine flour, oil, salt and water. Mix well, knead until dough becomes homogeneous in texture, about 10 minutes. Cover and let stand for at least 15 min. Knead well again before making wrappers. Prepare 1-in. diameter dough balls. It is recommended to work with a dozen or so balls at a time to prevent drying. Take a dough ball, roll between your palms to spherical shape. Dust working board with dry flour. On board gently flatten ball with your palm. Then roll out into 3-in diameter wrapper. Repeat with remaining dough balls. Cover with bowl to prevent from drying.
3) For packing hold wrapper on one palm, put one tablespoon of filling mixture and with other hand bring all edges together to center, while making pleats. Pinch and twist pleats to ensure absolute closure of stuffed dumpling.
4) Oil a steamer rack. Bring water in steamer to a boil. Place uncooked dumplings in steamer, leaving some space between them. Cover steamer and cook until dumplings are cooked through, about 10 to 15 minutes.Remove dumplings from steamer and serve warm with a sauce of your choosing. In Tibet momos are served with a sour pickle called achar.
You might also enjoy these recipes:
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The Dali Lama's Momos - Palachinka
Nepaese Vegetable and Cheese Dumplings - The Global Gourmet
36 comments :
- Heather Dawn said...
This is an amazing trip and adventure. Thank you so much for sharing. I love the recipe. I can't wait to try it.
- November 14, 2010 at 2:09 AM
- Jeannie said...
what a lovely dish! Very similar to the chinese dumplings. Another eye opening post of your trip. Hope you have a wonderful weekend:)
- November 14, 2010 at 2:17 AM
- Pondside said...
What things you've seen!
Dumplings are something I've never tried to make - always put off by how labour intensive they are. I love to eat them but am too lazy to make them! - November 14, 2010 at 2:19 AM
- Ginny Hartzler said...
What a great variety of wonderful pictures! I love the monks and the colorful banners! and those school children! they must love having that break, is that what they are giggling about? Strange about the second son, in most places it's the eldest. Perhaps the eldest is needed at home or to take care of the parents later in life?
- November 14, 2010 at 2:44 AM
- Zurin said...
I envy you your travel experiences and connections with the people you meet. Truly wonderful.
the dumplings looks very lovely! one day i will try making dumplings when I have teh courage. They look absolutely yummy:) - November 14, 2010 at 3:14 AM
- My Little Space said...
Oh my, such beautiful photos! It's a great experience and very adventurous. It doesn't matter at all about all those falls & slipped. It's so worth it! As I told you, this is something you'll never forget for the rest of your life. Your dumplings look as good, Mary. Have a great weekend.
Cheers, Kristy - November 14, 2010 at 3:15 AM
- Nammi said...
wow so this is the famous momo, my niece who is 8 , raves about a momo she ate in nepal :), looks delicious
- November 14, 2010 at 4:36 AM
- Flavia Galasso said...
MAry...your recipes are always wonderful...but even reading your posts is a fantastic experience of life..than you.... (sorry for my english), blessings and have a nice Sunday, ciao Flavia
- November 14, 2010 at 5:11 AM
- Flavia Galasso said...
MAry...your recipes are always wonderful...but even reading your posts is a fantastic experience of life..than you.... (sorry for my english), blessings and have a nice Sunday, ciao Flavia
- November 14, 2010 at 5:11 AM
- penny aka jeroxie said...
This is a beautiful dish! Thanks for sharing your travel adventure.
- November 14, 2010 at 6:20 AM
- Rita said...
Lovely photos Mary; the elderly at the end made me stop and look again. Great recipe and sounds like a great experience.
Happy Sunday.
Rita - November 14, 2010 at 7:26 AM
- Kim said...
I love momos and I like your photos, so beautiful, so colorfull!
- November 14, 2010 at 7:29 AM
- Big Dude said...
I sure am enjoying your trip thanks for the the great shots.
- November 14, 2010 at 8:03 AM
- Chef E said...
What a great post! I love learning this stuff...I have to visit India one day, part of my destiny!
- November 14, 2010 at 8:10 AM
- kitchen flavours said...
This is a lovely post. I've always been fascinated with Tibet. The dumplings are really similar to the Chinese dumplings, looks really yummy! Have a lovely week.
- November 14, 2010 at 8:52 AM
- Lucie said...
Mary, I just got back from a weekend trip and here you are, making me travel once again! Seeing your pictures and reading your stories has been a treat. The momos sound like a delight and I'm going to fix myself a chai tea this afternoon!
- November 14, 2010 at 9:11 AM
- Cooking Gallery said...
What a beautiful post and the pictures are wonderful as well. I have been wanting to make momo for quite some time because I adore dumplings in general...!
- November 14, 2010 at 9:11 AM
- Kath said...
Momo is new to me!It looks fabulous. I love your beautiful photos. Thanks for sharing!
- November 14, 2010 at 9:28 AM
- Lori said...
Oh indeed I would love this. Perfect dumplings.
How neat you were there for that ceremony. My husband and I watched a program called a search for the reincarnated lama. It was interesting. One of my favorite shows from PBS. Eye opening, fascinating and moving.
Happy Sunday and welcome home Mary. - November 14, 2010 at 9:46 AM
- Unknown said...
What a great opportunity you had in being able to be at that village on that day! I love dumplings, though time consuming, they are definitely worth it and these look like no exception!
- November 14, 2010 at 10:22 AM
- Cathy said...
Your photos are wonderful, Mary. What an adventure. Thanks so much for giving us a glimpse into that part of the world.
- November 14, 2010 at 10:26 AM
- Joanne said...
A dumpling lover I definitely am and the filling for these sounds fantastic! I love how you immersed yourself into Tibetan culture. I feel like I'm walking through the land with you in these pictures!
- November 14, 2010 at 10:28 AM
- Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...
What an amazing journey Mary being able to attend the ceremony and experience the culture and every day lives of the locals. That is my kind of vacation where you are able to immerse yourself and have a better understanding. As for the dumplings they are reniniscent of dim sum dumplings but packed with more flavour. These cultures really do intertwine.
- November 14, 2010 at 11:02 AM
- Claudia said...
What a life-affirming eperience. And that includes the dumplings.
- November 14, 2010 at 11:04 AM
- Julie said...
What beautiful photos! Your trip sounds amazing! These dumplings look delicious!!
- November 14, 2010 at 11:31 AM
- Nina Timm said...
This is so amazing to take this trip with you!! Spectacular photos and the dumplings look a treat!!
- November 14, 2010 at 12:51 PM
- giorno26 ¸¸.•*¨*•. said...
Che belle foto Mary :)
e il cibo deve essere veramente dlizioso !!!
Buona domenica :)
Myriam - November 14, 2010 at 1:34 PM
- nannykim said...
Beautiful pictures!! Interesting food!
- November 14, 2010 at 1:35 PM
- Katerina said...
I loved the pictures. The dish as expected quite unique and unusual. I love them. Thanks for sharing Mary!
- November 14, 2010 at 2:41 PM
- Priya Suresh said...
Beautiful clicks...fantastic momos..
- November 14, 2010 at 3:25 PM
- Farmer Jo said...
I love momos and ate far too many while staying in Nepal. I finally learned how to make them in Portland from a Tibetian family I tutored. I came over one Saturday and the dad started chopping the pork - off the leg, with a huge cleaver and a round of wood as a cutting board.
He also included a long, herb that looked like grass that I still have no idea what it is.
They took all day, but they were the best momos I have ever eaten!
I love reading about your travels! - November 14, 2010 at 4:38 PM
- Create. Snap. Eat. said...
Absolutely gorgeous! And love the presentation. Excellent work.
- November 14, 2010 at 5:38 PM
Wow Mary! This trip looks like it was a once in a lifetime experience. Your pictures are beautiful. This dish sounds really tasty as well.
- November 14, 2010 at 8:09 PM
- JG said...
Thank you for sharing your beautiful photos. I'm enjoying learning about another part of our world. The dumplings are so plump.
- November 14, 2010 at 9:07 PM
- Faith said...
Mary, what an amazing experience, being immersed in Tibetan culture like that. Thank you for sharing the information and beautiful pictures with us. And the momo, which looks fantastic!
- November 14, 2010 at 9:53 PM
- Kerstin said...
What an amazing trip - gorgeous! I'm so impressed your made your own dumplings too - they look perfect!
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