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An overlooked groover from late 70s Motown – served up on a record that might look more like a heavy metal outing, but which is tight clubby soul all the way through! Platinum Hook are a bit in the funky territory of early Commodores – save for the fact that they've got one female singer in amongst the guys – and like that more famous combo, they have a really great way of balancing bassy groovers with a few mellower moments to really round out their sound – some slower-stepping cuts that still bring funk into the rhythms, but in a nicely laidback way! Titles include "City Life", "Gotta Find A Woman", "Til I Met You", "Hooked For Life", and a cover of George Clinton's "Standing On The Verge (Of Getting It On)". © 1996-2015, Dusty Groove, Inc.
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Report: Midwest Economy to Stay Weak
KETV.com Oct. 1, 2008
A Creighton University professor said the report means families may change their spending habits. Ernie Goss said he expects streets and stores to be less.
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Government-Backed College Loans Secure, Despite Tight Credit Market
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Creighton University financial aid director Robert Walker said most students there finance their education through federal Stafford loans, which are backed. Robert Walker, director of Financial aid at Creighton is quoted.
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Muslim student embraces the rigors of his faith
Omaha World-Herald, Sept. 27, 2008
Paymon Nanji, a sophomore at Creighton University is featured in this article about his experience as a college student and participating in Ramadan.
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Hit the road for fine pottery
Omaha World-Herald, Oct.2, 2008
Creighton University fine arts professors Amy Nelson and Doug Shroder, are having their pottery shown off at the Omaha North Hills Pottery Tour.
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Creighton marks a degree of success
Omaha World-Herald, Sept. 30, 2008
Creighton University president and others, the Rev. John P. Schlegel celebrated the 50th anniversary of the School of Nursings bachelor of science in nursing degree at the Golden Jubilee luncheon.
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Scholarships awarded
Omaha World-Herald, Sept. 30, 2008
Josh Potter, a 2008 Creighton University graduate was awarded the Pi Sigma Alpha/Howard Penniman Graduate Scholarship.
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Michael R. McCarthy Elected to Union Pacific Corporation Board of Directors
The Wall Street Journal, Sept. 30, 2008
Michael R. McCarthy, a member of the community board for Creighton University is elected to Union Pacific Corporation Board of Directors.
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Studies Ignite Hope for Long-Acting Allergy Vaccines
The Washington Post, Sept. 28, 2008
Dr. Thomas B. Casale, chief of the Division of Allergy and Immunology at Creighton University School of Medicine is featured in this article about allergy vaccines.
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Mens Basketball: Talk not cheap for ex-Jay
Omaha World-Herald, Oct.1, 2008
Creighton University former basketball player Nick Bahe has signed on to do radio and television commentary on Bluejay basketball this season.
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Although having an inexperienced collegiate goalkeeper and four new players to the program, Creighton is ranked sixth nationally in defense.
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Safe area, i never felt worried. Was able to walk to centro historico as well as metrocentro area with no problems, although it would have been a cheap cab as well. Bonus points to the staff who got up at 3 am to let me in after my flight on spirit was delayed a few hours. Not many people there, but that seems to be constant in el salvador right now. Not a brand new building by any means (and saw a couple of roaches), but comfortable and it looked like they were doing renovations when i left
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This paper compares the impact of institutions on individual decisions to become entrepreneurs in the form of new business start ups by males and females across 44 developed and developing economies between 1998 and 2004. The authors test four hypotheses; that women are less likely to undertake entrepreneurial activity in countries where the rule of law is weaker; where the state sector is larger; where the informal financial sector is weaker and where the formal financial sector is weaker. They use data from the Global Enterprise Monitor survey (GEM) which covers at least 2,000 individuals annually in each of up to 44 countries, merged with country-level data, from the WB WDI and Heritage Foundation.


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Skopje's airport is a modern facility that serves both domestic and international flights. Inside the terminal you will find a number of facilities and services to make your time at the airport more comfortable. Enjoy free Wi-Fi access throughout the building. Business travelers can take advantage of conference rooms and lounges for meetings. The terminal has two duty-free stores, as well as a number of other shops, bars, and restaurants. There is also a bank and several ATMs for financial transactions.
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Travelers needing to reach the airport in Skopje have the option of taking a bus or a taxi. A bus to Skopje "Alexander the Great" Airport leaves the city station every few hours. You can hire a taxi to Skopje "Alexander the Great" Airport for convenience and quicker transportation, although this option will be slightly more expensive.
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental (Updated) -- Two troopers were killed while four others were wounded following a series of clashes with New People's Army (NPA) rebels in the province on Friday.
Major Christian Uy, 4th Infantry Division spokesperson, said the first encounter took place around 5:34 a.m. in Sitio Kapatagan, in the village of Umagoss, Lagonglong town, Misamis Oriental.
Soldiers from the 58th Infantry Battalion were conducting routine security patrol when fired upon an undetermined number of NPAs. Three troopers were hurt.
The second engagement took place an hour later as troopers, also from the same unit, were fired while clearing a landing zone for the helicopter that will evacuate the wounded.
A soldier was killed and another wounded.
The third clash ensued between the blocking force of the battalion and the NPAs around 8:30 a.m. in Barangay Kibanban, Balingasag town, Misamis Oriental which resulted in the death of another soldier.
The encounter took place two days after the military launched a hot pursuit operation against the NPA rebels who were suspected in the ambush-slaying of Impasug-ong town Mayor Mario T. Okinlay in Bukidnon last Wednesday morning.
Uy said that the military tagged the NPA as responsible in the ambush-slaying of Okinlay who was on his way home Wednesday morning to their town proper after a medical mission in the remote village of Bontongon.
The town of Impasug-ong borders the mountains of Claveria, a rebel-infested farming town in Misamis Oriental.
Pursuit operations are now ongoing against the NPA band who sustained an undetermined number of casualties in the series of incidents. (PNA)
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[b]If you took Improv 201 in January 2010 or later, you cannot enroll in this course until you receive written notice that you have successfully completed Improv 201. ONLY if 10 days have passed since your graduation performance and you have not received this information, please email the registrar at [email protected] for NY classes or [email protected] for LA classes.[/b]
This course introduces students to the long form improvisation structure known as "The Harold," developed by Del Close.
"The Harold" is a series of scenes inspired by a single suggestion that fit together into one cohesive half hour piece. Students learn how to 1) perform openings, 2) create scenes inspired by an opening 3) perform "group games," 4) second and third beats (returning to scenes later in the piece).
Course meets for 8 sessions, each 3 hours long.
Students will take part in a class performance, generally held at the UCB Theatre.
Students required to see at least 2 improvised shows at the UCB Theater before the end of the course.
Class Size: 16 Students
Ari Voukydis, Teacher
Ari is a regular on all those VH-1 shows your niece watches, like The Best Week Ever and Top 100 Videos, and has also appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Comedy Central's The Upright Citizens Brigade.
He has contributed to Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update and has written for GQ, Grantland, SPY, Esquire, Entertainment Weekly and many other magazines. He currently writes for BuzzFeed.
Ari is one half of the comedy duo Mark & Ari, whose last show, Loft, ran at UCB NY for a year and was a Time Out New York Critic's Pick. Their comedy short "Small World" was directed by John Landis and featured on The Tonight Show. The have won an award or two for script writing. No big deal.
Over the years Ari has been lucky enough to fall in with some fantastic Harold teams, like DeCoster and Pound, and has been part of countless shows, including ASSSCAT, Let's Have a Ball and Wicked F***in' Queeyah, an annual salute to his home town of Boston that he co-created with Amy Poehler and Rob Corddry. He was the founder and co-host Hot For Teacher: The UCB Faculty Show, along with his insanely funny wife Betsy Stover.
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Re-Focused: Chiefs @ Bears, Week 13
Re-Focused: Chiefs @ Bears, Week 13
Hail Mary, full of grace … one of these was the difference between a Kansas City Chiefs road win and what felt for much of the second half like it would have been an utterly inevitable tie between two teams putting forth some of the worst offensive football you will see this season. Both the Chiefs and the Chicago Bears struggled to establish anything with their backup quarterbacks at the helm. The running games had their moments and the defenses played their part in this game yielding only 13 points, but the over-arching theme of the game was woeful offense.
The poor performance of Chicago signal caller Caleb Hanie has sparked discussions over Donovan McNabb being brought in by Chicago, but how different might those have been had Roy Williams held on to a fine throw at the Kansas City 3-yard-line? Instead, he let it into his body, dropped it and after much bobbling, Jon McGraw came up with the pivotal interception. That single play was as close as the Bears got as the Chiefs did just enough to win courtesy of a trail player catching a ball off of another lucky bounce to pick up the decisive score. It could be said that this game was decided on two bounces of a football, so let's take a look back at some noteworthy – and some forgettable – performances from this unremarkable game.
Kansas City – Three Performances of Note
Linebackers Steal the Show
On a day where malaise and mediocrity was in vogue, the one unit that really upped their game was the Chiefs' linebackers. All four of their starters contributed in extremely positive ways and fueled the Chiefs' stifling defensive display. The play of Derrick Johnson (+4.5) has been well documented in our game reviews here at PFF this season, but he once again put a dominant display. His work in run defense was as strong as ever – his tackle that dealt Matt Forte his injury was a particularly impressive defensive play; going under the block of Matt Spaeth to get to the Bears' runner at the line. Johnson was not alone this week as Tamba Hali (+3.2) was his usual explosive self and rookie Justin Houston (+3.7) recorded his strongest showing as a pass rusher with three sacks, a pressure and a batted pass.
No More Backup Plan
After the Chiefs cut their ties with Jared Gaither this week they were left with no backup plan to the persistently disappointing Barry Richardson (-6.1) at right tackle. He didn't exactly vindicate his coaches and front office with his display and was the lowest-graded player for the entire Chiefs' offense this week. Whether Gaither was made a scapegoat for his false start in last week's game or there were off-the-field issues that hastened his departure, there is little doubt that the Chiefs will need to act fast to get another contingency in for Richardson in the offseason. Once again, Richardson was beaten badly in both run and pass games, yielding two hits and a sack in pass protection along with a tackle for loss in the running game. Richardson was completely undone by Israel Idonije on that run play (Q2 2:20) and with Richardson now protecting the blindside of the Chiefs' incumbent quarterback the rest of 2011, his poor play will come into sharper focus.
Fragile – Handle with Care
So Kyle Orton did take the field at Soldier Field this year … for one play, and for the Chiefs. After a predictably mediocre opening stanza from Tyler Palko (-2.8) the Chiefs opened up the second quarter with Orton under center and went deep into the bag of tricks with a flea flicker. The pass fell incomplete and Orton was knocked out for the rest of the game with an injury to the index finger on his throwing hand – a rather ignominious debut. The task fell to Palko to lead the Chiefs to victory, which he accomplished by not leading them to defeat. Palko made very few positive contributions, grading positively for only two throws and his radar was way off for most of the game. However, in a game as tight and as poorly played as this, he adhered to the old moniker, which tends to hang around bad offensive football teams, that a punt is a good series. His worst throw all game was an overthrow to Steve Breaston which was so overthrown that the pass sailed over Bears' safety Major Wright as well. There was little positive for the Chiefs to take from Palko moving forward but his first career win was a testament to merely not losing the game.
Chicago – Three Performances of Note
Fine Margins
Two bounces of a football turned this game on a 14-point swing in favor of the Kansas City Chiefs. Neither team did enough to win and arguably both teams deserved to walk out of Soldier Field with a loss to their name. However, on a bounce of a Hail Mary at the end of the second quarter and the bobble of a drop by Roy Williams (-1.6) the Chiefs scored seven points and took seven away from the Bears. On such fine margins not only are games won and lost but seemingly also are careers defined. If the combination of Brian Urlacher and Chris Conte knock down that Hail Mary and Williams plays like a pro wide receiver for a split second holding on to that pass at the Chiefs' 3, are the Bears looking at replacements for Caleb Hanie (+1.6) today? Possibly. As aside from that game-turning play Hanie's performance still wasn't good enough and one play isn't enough to look past the glaring lack of composure and accuracy he displayed all game. His interception to Brandon Carr at 6:16 in the third quarter was a stark reminder of the naivety that Hanie still possesses as an NFL QB. However, at this stage of his career is Donovan McNabb a much better option? Did the Chiefs doom the Bears' season by claiming Orton?
Plumbing New Depths
The Bears offensive line and right tackle Lance Louis (-7.9) showed relative signs of life earlier this season as the Bears adjusted the offense to protect Jay Cutler better. For Louis in particular, that resurgence has come crashing back to earth in the last month and reached a new low this week with the worst showing of his pro career. Louis was responsible for five sacks charged to four different defenders and Caleb Hanie will not be thanking him for the rate at which those plays came in the second half. Up until the 1:31 mark in the third quarter Louis was having a solid day, yielding a solitary pressure to Derrick Johnson until that point. However, in the Bears final 18 pass plays, Louis surrendered five sacks and one pressure . Three of those sacks came on third downs to halt Chicago drives and two came on back-to-back plays. The Bears' offensive line has long been a thorn in their side and with an inexperienced quarterback it proved a major handicap as Hanie couldn't set and throw in the pocket, just when he needed to the most.
Defensive Line Holds Up Their End of the Bargain
While the Chiefs' linebackers led the Kansas City charge on defense, it was the Bears' defensive line that did the same for Chicago. Even with their talisman Julius Peppers (+5.8) having to leave the field through injury the Bears' defensive front was stifling up front against the run all day limiting Thomas Jones to 2.3 yards per carry and Jackie Battle to 1.4 yards per carry. It was only the speed of Dexter McCluster on draw plays that had any success on the ground and most of that came on the longest rush of McCluster's career. The Bears didn't have much joy rushing the passer though here. Against Tyler Palko that wasn't crucial as his accuracy is poor enough without pressure (44%). Plays such as Peppers' pursuit to break up a screen on Palko's first play back in at 14:53 in the second and Stephen Paea's (+3.0) tackle deep in the backfield at 12:49 in the first showed that the Bears defensive front came ready to play this week.
Game Notes
– Kyle Orton wasn't the only Chief to play a solitary snap in this game. Cory Greenwood, Andy Studebaker and Jeremy Horne all saw action on only one snap as well.
– The loss of Matt Forte meant the Bears had no backs to use in the passing game. Consequently, Caleb Hanie didn't aim a single pass behind the line of scrimmage, a large and key chunk of the Bears' offense lost early in the game.
– Kansas City's 21 total QB pressures (combining sacks, hits and pressures) were their most since their playoff defeat to Baltimore in January when they recorded 22.
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The lack of press that Derrick Johnson still receives is utterly baffling. Yet another fine performance for the Chiefs' defensive star this week as he continues to state his case as the best inside linebacker in the AFC.
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BOSTON (MarketWatch) — Thinking of taking advantage of that super deal you just go emailed by an online pharmacy? Buyer beware: What looks like a fabulous deal on Lipitor could end up being a box of counterfeit drugs that will not only fail to lower your cholesterol but could be hazardous to your health.
Industry experts say a dismal economy is pushing more consumers to seek out prescription drugs on the Internet. But claims of deep discounts are often red flags that the site is bogus, and what you end up receiving in the mail could very well be counterfeit, stolen or even contaminated.
Internet drug scams
Bogus websites selling counterfeit drugs are on the rise. Here are some ways to avoid being scammed
"Business is booming, unfortunately, especially in a down economy, where people think they can cut corners to save a buck," said Special Agent in Charge Bruce Foucart of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
"The problem is the drugs you get might not be potent enough or could even make you sick," he said.
Or worse. Fake drugs are behind an estimated 700,000 deaths from malaria and tuberculosis, according to a 2009 report from International Policy Network, a nonpartisan think tank.
The World Health Organization estimates that fake drugs comprise 10% of the global medicine market, and 25% of the market in developing countries, according to a 2006 report.
Experts say that consumers need to keep in mind that while medications bought through Internet-based pharmacies can be a bit cheaper, the prices don't vary that radically from those offered at brick-and-mortar drug stores. And consumers should be extremely wary of sites that claim they can dispense drugs without a prescription, which is in violation of U.S. law.
The biggest problem with counterfeit medications is, quite simply, you don't know exactly what's in them. The level of the active ingredient needed could be too low to be of any therapeutic value or dangerously high. Or it might not be present at all.
The product could also be contaminated with stray material, as many counterfeit drugs are produced by foreign, third-party manufacturing plants that fall outside of the realm of regulators such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Another common stunt, according to ICE, is for traffickers to substitute cheaper over-the-counter drugs for more expensive prescriptions medications.
Last June, for example, FDA investigators uncovered a bogus Internet pharmacy advertising it could sell the popular flu medication Tamiflu without a prescription. An inspection of the shipped product showed that it wasn't Tamiflu, a Roche (ROG) product, but a cheaper, penicillin-like product that could've triggered a potentially deadly reaction in anyone allergic to penicillin.
Similarly, another FDA bust revealed that a website advertising the diet drug Alli at discount prices was actually shipping the drug sibutramine, also known as Meridia, an Abbott Laboratories product ABT, -3.72% which was recently yanked from the market over safety concerns. Read about Meridia recall.
And just because the shipped product looks like the real thing doesn't mean it is. Indeed, many experts complain that counterfeit packaging has become so slick, even they have a hard time distinguishing between a fake and the genuine article.
"You have to be cautious about where you're buying from…because the counterfeiters are so good now in making copies of the real thing," said Ilisa Bernstein, a deputy director for compliance at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. "The technology has become more sophisticated."
From Ambien to Zyprexa
You might think that most of the drugs subject to counterfeiting would be the so-called "lifestyle" drugs, like those for erectile dysfunction or weight-loss. But pretty much any well-known drug is at risk of being counterfeited.


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We've all seen it on Twitter: a brand's or celebrity's account delivering a seemingly succinct and action-driving message, only to end with a distracting "#spon" or "#ad," in the hope of complying with the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) new social media advertising regulations. Even worse, a brand may decide to begin its 140-character message with "SPONSORED," essentially negating for the user everything that comes after: Because it's sponsored, it can't be trusted or organic, right? Wrong.
We know through the world of content marketing that sponsored content is useful, exciting, informative, and entertaining. But still, these jarring indications of a payment exchange between an advertiser and influencer are a turnoff for readers.
Many celebrities, from Kim Kardashian to comedian Michael Ian Black, are ignoring the FTC rules—and wading into uncharted legal waters when it comes to these #spon messages.
The uncertainty, and mixed use and application of the #spon and #ad practices, begs the question: Are they necessary? But more important, can a message be effectively conveyed with these designations? The answer to the latter is yes, and here's why: Twitter is already an advertising platform, selling promoted tweets, promoted accounts, and promoted trending topics for a pretty penny in an effort to turn a profit. So third-party Twitter ad services are only one more piece of the money-making pie, although this time, instead of the money going to the company providing the platform, it's going to the users who are providing the entertainment.
As long as ads are relevant to viewers, it should not matter if they end with an #ad. In true social media form, a greater debate may be sparked around the topic, which may even increase the value of the #ad.
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For example, if a fitness blogger publishes a piece of content marketing—say, a post about the benefits of a new protein shake—and with that ad bundle makes a deal to do a sponsored tweet on the topic, it would not be a far stretch for the blogger's followers to see a fitness influencer promoting a protein shake. On the other hand, if an #ad tweet were about a car dealership or competition reality show, the value—and the user reaction—would most likely end up differently.
Sponsored tweets—even those with an aggravating and poorly conceived hashtag—are a valuable new segment in the content marketing sphere that helps break through the clutter.


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Gordzilla in the city: We should focus our search for intelligence here on Earth
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Gordzilla in the City: It's sick not to get physicked so that you don't get sicked
It must have been so much nicer in the old days, when apparently doctors were more polite and didn't make you take all your clothes off before they examined you through the use of magic.
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Gordzilla in the City: It isn't all in a name when branding modern companies
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Millie has a sharp answer for the world's grievances: Bite 'em all! (FAMILY PHOTO)
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The development of serum immunoassays for the measurement of immunoglobulin free light chains has led to a paradigm shift in the diagnosis, assessment and monitoring of patients with plasma cell dyscrasias. The impact of these immunoassays which employ polyclonal antibodies was most notable for those patients who were previously classified as non-secretory multiple myeloma. Recently new monoclonal antibody based assays have become available. The purpose of this study was to compare the diagnostic sensitivity of these new assays with those already in clinical practice.
Sera from 30 patients who present with severe acute kidney injury and multiple myeloma were identified for analysis. A head to head comparison of the two commercially available free light chains assays was then undertaken to determine if their diagnostic sensitivity and specificity were comparable.
In this first assessment of the utility of these new assays, we found that one of 17 patients with a lambda monoclonal free light chain resulting in acute kidney injury were not identified and a further 12% of patients were wrongly classified as having levels below those associated with disease specific acute kidney injury.
These results suggest that caution should be applied to the use of new free light chain assays in the assessment of patients with a monoclonal gammopathy.
Keywords:Acute kidney injury; Multiple myeloma; Free light chain; Cast nephropathy; Serum immunoassays
The development of polyclonal nephelometric immunoassays for the measurement of free immunoglobulin light chains (FLC) in the serum has changed screening algorithms, classifications and the monitoring of a number of plasma cell dyscrasias [1-3]. These assays, which utilise latex-conjugated polyclonal antisera, when combined with serum protein electrophoresis provide a sensitive screening tool for plasma cell dyscrasias. Together they identify all cases of multiple myeloma, 96% of AL-amyloidosis and 85% of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) [4]. These FLC assays have a particular role for the diagnosis and monitoring of light chain only multiple myeloma [1], but in addition their sensitivity has lead to the development of a new classification of response of multiple myeloma: stringent complete response (when the FLC ratio has normalised, in addition to standard parameters). Furthermore the assessment of serum FLC provides an additional tool for the risk stratification of MGUS [5] and asymptomatic myeloma [6] and has allowed the description of a new class of FLC only MGUS [7].
Monoclonal serum FLC exhibit different inter-patient [8] and intra-patient [9] physio-chemical properties. This may reflect the genetic [10] and biological diversity of the FLC's and contribute to one of the most significant complications of monoclonal FLC, acute kidney injury (AKI) secondary to cast nephropathy; when severe this has a profound impact on morbidity and mortality and reduces quality of life. The rapid diagnosis of AKI due to myeloma cast nephropathy facilitated by monoclonal FLC, allows the rapid initiation of disease specific treatment [11]. Recent work has demonstrated that when treatments are targeted to provide a rapid reduction in circulating concentrations of monoclonal FLC renal recovery occurs in the majority of patients [12-15].
Recently, new immunoassays which use monoclonal antibodies against FLC have become commercially available. The purpose of this study was to compare the diagnostic sensitivity of these new monoclonal assays with the established polyclonal FLC assays in the context of individuals presenting with new severe AKI secondary to multiple myeloma where there is a clear need for a rapid diagnosis.
Results and discussion
The purpose of this study was to compare the diagnostic sensitivity of the two commercially available immunoassays for the identification of monoclonal FLC, in patients with severe AKI and multiple myeloma. Similar reference range comparisons between the two assays had previously been reported [16], therefore for these assays to be used interchangeably it is appropriate to utilise clinical cut-offs identified by the predicate assays. Sera from 30 patients with severe AKI and multiple myeloma were available for analysis. Patients had a median age of 68.5 years and 70% were male. Seventeen patients had a monoclonal λ FLC, 11 patients had a monoclonal κ FLC and two patients had no demonstrable monoclonal FLC (Table). The renal diagnoses in the two patients without a monoclonal FLC were acute tubular necrosis in the context of severe infection and obstructive nephropathy, respectively. In the remaining 28 patients the cause of the AKI was attributed to multiple myeloma and a nephrotoxic FLC (Figure 1A).
Figure 1. Comparison of established (Freelite) and novel (Siemens) serum free light chain assays in patients with multiple myeloma and acute kidney injury. The new serum FLC assays did not identify nephrotoxic levels of monoclonal FLCs in 18% of patients studied (A), largely this can be explained by the poor performance of the lambda assay (B). In comparison the correlation of the kappa assays was reasonable (C).
The established FLC assays, which utilise polyclonal antibodies, have high rates of diagnostic sensitivity in patients with myeloma kidney [11], multiple myeloma, AL-amyloidosis and MGUS [17]. In this first clinical comparison of the established assays with the new assays, which use monoclonal antibodies, we found one of the seventeen patients (6%) with a monoclonal λ FLC was miss-classified by the assay (Tables 1 and 2). The patient and 7, had 1810 mg/L of λ FLC with the historic assays and 1 mg/L λ FLC / 4 mg/L κ FLC by the new assay incorrectly indicating a kappa clone, in accordance with manufacturers instructions antigen excess checks were not performed. All patients with a monoclonal κ FLC were identified with the new assay. The missed case of λ FLC monoclonality indicates the limitation of using monoclonal antibodies, as they have a limited number of epitopes which they can identify; the myriad structural variations in monoclonal FLC means that there will be cases where a monoclonal antibody based assay will not detect FLC clonality; this case is a practical demonstration of this principle.
Table 1. Summary for comparison of diagnostic accuracies between the two free light chain assays in patients with multiple myeloma and acute kidney injury
Table 2. Demographics of the 5 patients missed by the Siemens FLC assay
The correlation coefficient of the two FLC assays was less good for patients with monoclonal λ FLC (Figure 1B) than for patients with monoclonal κ FLC (Figure 1C): r = 0.617, p < 0.003 and r = 0.843, p = 0.001 respectively. The correlation of the FLC ratios between the two assays was 0.894, P < 0.01. The shortfalls in correlations of the absolute values of FLC are relevant for both the diagnosis and monitoring of patients. First, five of the 28 patients (18%) with AKI secondary to multiple myeloma were misclassified by the new assays as having FLC levels below the nephrotoxic threshold of 500 mg/L, four of these patients had a monoclonal λ FLC and one had a monoclonal κ FLC. Second, disease response as defined by the reduction in serum FLC levels is increasing in importance in all patients with multiple myeloma, but has particularly relevance in those with AKI where an early reduction in monoclonal FLC both guides treatment and suggests outcome [12-15]. It is imperative therefore that the established 'risk' and 'response' levels of the original FLC assays cannot be used for the new FLC assays. Rather levels specific for the new assays should now be identified. Clinicians will then need to be made aware of these new levels and informed which assay their laboratory is using.
The principal limitation of this work is the small population size. Further work should now be undertaken to assess these new monoclonal assays in larger populations and specific disease groups such as AL-amyloid, where the potentially inferior performance of the new λ assay may be of particular importance. In addition, the correlations between these assays are not robust enough to apply the current definitions of myeloma response based on FLC monoclonality from the new assays.
This study highlights the importance of large comparative studies of new immunoassays before they are used in clinical practice. This provisional work demonstrated that the new monoclonal N-latex assay for FLC measurement did not robustly replicate the results of the established polyclonal FLC assays. Further work is now required before these new assays can be adopted into clinical practice.
This study was undertaken as a service evaluation at the University Hospital Birmingham. All data analysis was coded and anonymised. Sera from patients, who presented with new dialysis dependent renal failure, to the renal unit at the University Hospital Birmingham, were screened for inclusion in a trial assessing the management of severe renal failure in multiple myeloma (COREC 05/Q2706/107, South Birmingham Research Ethics Committee), results of which have been reported previously [14,18,19].
Study populations
Dialysis-dependent renal failure was defined as an estimated GFR of <15mls/min/1.73 m2, as calculated by the abbreviated MDRD equation and a clinical or metabolic requirement for dialysis as identified by the reviewing nephrologist [20]. Attribution of the cause of renal failure to multiple myeloma was based on renal histology or in cases where a renal biopsy was contraindicated when all other potential causes were excluded. The clinical diagnosis of multiple myeloma was made by a consultant haematologist in accordance with international diagnostic criteria [21].
Laboratory and statistical analysis
Serum samples were stored at −80°C until thawed for the current study; previous work has demonstrated the stability of FLC concentrations in urine samples over many years [22] and apparent stability in serum samples [17]. Serum κ and λ FLC concentrations were measured by nephelometry, on a Dade-Behring BN™II Analyser, using particle-enhanced, high-specificity, homogeneous immunoassays (Freelite™, The Binding Site Group Ltd, Birmingham, UK [23] and N-Latex FLC, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostic Products GmBh, Germany). FLC results were compared with the published reference range for the FLC ratio in patients with renal failure reference range (0.37-3.17) [24].
Data were analysed using SPSS 17.0 for Windows. Spearman's correlation coefficient was used to assess the correlation of results between the two assays and Chi square test to assess the classification of the patients by the two assays.
Competing interests
CH and PC have received research funding from the Binding Site, CH is a consultant to the Binding Site.
Authors' contributions
All authors were involved in the study design and manuscript preparation. CH undertook the data analysis. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Voting for change
On Sept. 10, you printed a letter from a reader that change is not always a good thing, urging voters to be anti-Democrat. This letter was typical of the perverse spin that Republicans put on the truth.
The writer states that in the last two years, since the Democratic Congress took over, things have gotten worse, all caused by the same Congress that the Republicans say is a do-nothing Congress.
It really is a do-nothing Congress, because everything they have tried to do, George Bush vetoes it.
All the bad things the writer blames on this Congress are the result of Bush-Cheney policies finally catching up with us, just like many predicted they would four years ago.
You want more of the same as you've had for the last eight years, then go ahead and vote for McCain.
I, for one, want change and improvement.
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Hobby Airport has now caught up with Bush Intercontinental as the TSA has debuted Advanced Imaging Technology, better known as full body scanners. And even though the four new machines are adding more time to the
long lines of holiday travelers, they came without the controversy they caused when they were introduced at major airports around the country. Rob Parrish is the Federal Security Director for Hobby Airport.
"Deploying this technology is a critical step toward utilizing its capacity to improve our ability to detect explosives. We worked closely with each airport to evaluate what checkpoint configuration allows the best through quick capability using these technologies."
Reporters were given a behind-the-screens look at what Parrish calls the government's best line of defense against both metallic and nonmetallic threats, including explosives, without subjecting passengers to physical contact.
"We've implemented strict measures to ensure the privacy of all passengers. The images cannot be stored. The images cannot be transmitted. The images cannot be printed. And they are deleted immediately after they're viewed. Additionally, there's a privacy filter installed to blur the facial features of the passengers in the machines."
Parrish told me he doesn't know why the scanners caused so much controversy. He calls them the natural order of things.
"It's I think, enhanced security for passengers. In all honesty people think it's something different, and anytime something's different, it generally causes a bit of concern. So, I suspect that much of it was just because it was new and different, and as we see over time the acceptance rate goes up, and people actually appreciate the fact that they don't have to undergo a pat down now."
Because the machines require more staff, more employees will have to be hired. Passengers waiting to be screened at Hobby were biding their time watching Parrish and other officials explain to the media the new security measures. I asked some travelers what they thought.
Passenger: "There's other choices of transport around this country, but if you want to fly, this is what you have to do. So, we'll just do it."
Passenger: "Yeah I do, they're totally uncalled for."
Passenger: "Now it's gonna make everything safer."
Passenger: "I don't travel that much hey, why complain? Get on a Greyhound or the train, OK?"
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Just when you think President Obama's impossibly large ego can't grow further, he makes it happen!
President Obama loves to insert himself in other people's biographies. He also loves to honor people, most recently Neil Armstrong and Vice President Biden, with pictures of himself. All. About. Him. His laser-like focus never wavers from his own image.
And the narcissism continues: To honor the 57th anniversary of the day Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus, President Obama paid homage with a picture of himself.
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Optimistic, energetic and decidedly '60s, Moschino's spring show was a riot of color and pattern. Brought to life with beaded floral appliqués, this super-short cotton-blend dress is sure to turn heads. Work the models Mary Quant-inspired look with pointed pumps and bouffant hair.
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New for 2014! You will not believe how easy it is for kids to amaze your audience with tricks you learn from Ryan Oakes. This kid's magic kit is a great set to get started in the world of magic. Perform the Cups and Balls Trick, Levitating Tricks, Card Tricks, and so many more. 40 spectacular tricks, plus a DVD and easy how to instruction booklet are included! This child's magic set makes a perfect gift for kids ages 7 and up!


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Kupu provides hundreds of paid internships, engages up to 17,000 volunteers, and provides more than $9 million benefit to Hawai`i through its programs annually. This includes over 230,000 service hours and close to a half million dollars in college and continued education funds to Hawai`i's youth.
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The final 'Twilight'
Sun Rises on 'Twilight'
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That's a wrap to the "Twilight" series with "Breaking Dawn Part 2." Talk about saving the best for last.
Don't tell my sister in law but I had to see the movie on Friday. I saw it for a second time with her on Saturday. Yep, that means I saw this movie twice this weekend. Crazy, right?
To tell you the truth besides some cheesy CGI it was pretty good. Actually I wish Bella Swan became a Cullen sooner. She's a great vampire. I understand the whole romance bit, but Stephanie Myers can write vampires and wolves. I think more people loved those parts more than the whole Bella and Edward love story, especially those like myself who were Team Jacob.
Kristen Stewart makes a better vampire than the whole moody depressed teen in love. She's a natural kick butt vampire.
The CGI used in 'Avatar' is not perfected for humans quite yet. This movie used it for the baby Renesmee and it was obvious and awful but I got pass it.
It was pointed out that the movie did $30 million for its midnight showing, but did it count the 10 pm showings too?
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The Tomorrow People – 'Brother's Keeper'
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After getting some shocking news, Stephen (Robbie Amell) attempts to restore order in both his worlds by making a deal with Jedikiah (Mark Pellegrino).
With a new break-out on the loose, Cara (Peyton List) and Russell (Aaron Yoo) try to lure him in but must contend with a trap from Ultra. Meanwhile, Jedikiah is closer to developing a new secret technology that could change his future.
Luke Mitchell also stars. Guy Bee directed the episode written by Jeff Rake and Grainne Godfree.
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FIFA 14 free for 'Day One Edition' Xbox One
02 September 2013
The last entry in the FIFA series, FIFA 14 by EA Sports will come free for Xbox One's users, but only if you buy the Day One Edition console and you do it in Europe. This will grant you FIFA 14 as a free download.
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Tilapia Recipe
Fast & Easy Dinner: Tilapia With Arugula and Tomatoes
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Tilapia, a light, flaky white fish, is cooked with tomatoes and arugula. A simple piccata-style pan sauce of butter and capers tops off the fish. Don't hesitate to be resourceful. Have a vegetable drawer filled with spinach? Use that instead. To treat yourself to this dish, get the recipe.
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Tilapia With Arugula and Tomatoes
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1/4 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
1 tilapia filet (8 ounces)
Coarse salt and ground pepper
2 small bunches arugula (about 3 cups)
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon capers, rinsed and drained
- In a medium nonstick skillet, bring 1/4 cup water to a boil. Add tomatoes and red-pepper flakes; top with tilapia, and season with salt and pepper. Cover, and cook 3 minutes.
- Add arugula. Cover, and cook until tilapia flakes easily with a fork, about 2 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer tilapia and vegetables to a plate (reserve skillet).
- Make sauce: Off heat, add butter, lemon juice, and capers to skillet; swirl until butter has melted. Season sauce with salt and pepper.
- Serve tilapia over arugula and tomatoes; drizzle with sauce.
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Every Single One: The Politicized Hiring of Eric Holder's Housing Section
All 11 new hires to the Justice Department's Housing Section have far-left resumes — which were only released following a PJMedia lawsuit. (This is the eighth of a series of articles about the Justice Department's hiring practices since President Obama took office. Read parts one, two, three, four, five, six, and seven.)
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PJMedia's "Every Single One" series has been exposing the politicized hiring practices of the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division under Attorney General Eric Holder. Obtained only after a bitter Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, the resumes discussed in the articles reveal a crusade to pack the Civil Rights Division with an ideologically and politically loyal core that will help advance a taxpayer-funded leftist agenda for years to come.
Today we turn to the Housing and Civil Enforcement Section, a litigation shop with enormous power over American businesses. This Section, which is headed by the infamous Steve Rosenbaum — the same individual who (along with Loretta King) ordered the dismissal of the New Black Panther Party lawsuit — is responsible for enforcing the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, among others. The Section has an undercover operation designed to spy on American businesses to determine if racial discrimination is taking place. They also have a unit designed to ensure banks keep the spigot of mortgage loans open to borrowers with marginal credit.
If that sounds like behavior which contributed to the economic crisis, you're right. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Thomas Perez has promised to unleash the Section's attorneys on communities across the country to pursue unprecedented numbers of discrimination lawsuits against mortgage lenders, apartment complexes, and even restaurants.
At this point in the series, it is little surprise that every single one of the new career attorneys hired into the Housing Section passed an ideological or political litmus test. The same is true, of course, with each of the other six sections that have been chronicled so far — the Voting Section, the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices, the Special Litigation Section, the Education Section, the Employment Litigation Section, and the Coordination and Compliance and Section.
But this series is about more than skewed hiring practices. It is about more than broken Obama campaign promises to "restore" attorney hiring integrity at Justice — much more.
The series is also about a political culture that bears false witness without hesitation. The series exposes a culture so unmoored from objective standards that, in Washington, one side can charge a political opponent with behavior which they themselves intend to deploy in exponentially greater degree than the original charge, once they obtain political power — which they did in 2009.
Worse yet, the partisan rot the series has exposed is not confined to only federal government institutions. Journalists won awards repeating the Left's allegations about Bush administration hiring practices, but now defend the new administration.
More than mere hiring practices, the series is about elastic standards and foggy values in Washington. When, as we shall see today, 87 new DOJ lawyers are unambiguous leftists or partisan Democrats, and precisely zero are anything else, the former accusers have the audacity to argue such views are now part of the job description at DOJ.
Had an employer hired 87 whites and no minorities, this very same Justice Department would push aside that pre-textual curtain to search out a violation of federal law. When a government agency is populated, stem to stern, with people who obtained power, in some small part, by charging the prior administration with behavior they themselves would eventually adopt, Americans of every political stripe should care. When media institutions, not content to savor past prizes for attacking the prior administration, actually enlist as advance pickets for the new administration on the same issues, Americans should worry.
This series is about far more than partisan and ideological hiring practices at Obama's Justice Department. It is about a system that rewards falsehood, hypocrisy, and duplicity.
Eleven new career attorneys have been hired into the Housing Section. As described below, their backgrounds all have a common theme.
Eric Halperin: Mr. Halperin was hired as the Division's new special counsel for fair lending, a position in which he helps supervise the Housing Section. Although this is a leadership position in the front office, it is also a career slot, offering him all the protections of the federal civil service. This means he cannot be cut loose easily in 2013 absent a broad reduction in force. Before joining the Division, he was the director of the Washington office of the Center for Responsible Lending ("CRL"), an advocacy organization funded by labor union SEIU and predatory lending kingpins Herbert and Marion Sandler. The organization coerces lenders to increase their underwriting in poor neighborhoods where borrowers are less likely to be able to pay back mortgages. Last year, Andrew Breitbart's Big Government media site undertook an exhaustive analysis of the shenanigans that CRL engages in, and discovered that while CRL is heavily focused on redistribution of wealth, it cares little about the financial safety and soundness of the banks it targets. The articles are must-reads.
Prior to his work at CRL, Mr. Halperin interned at the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, where he helped promote racial preferences in law enforcement hiring. Incidentally, the Democrat apple doesn't fall far from the tree. His father was a political appointee (deputy assistant secretary of the Treasury for tax policy) under President Jimmy Carter.


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In this month's Neurotech Insights we focused on the Attention markets. The following is a product review I did on a computer based "neurofeedback" software solution targeted at kids who are "attention challenged."
As the market for ADHD medication continues to grow, non-drug alternatives to treat less severe cases are emerging in the form of neurofeedback systems and less sophisticated computer games. Given the growing interest in non-drug treatment options for ADHD, we contacted the manufacturer of Play Attention, Unique Logic and Technology to take a test drive.
Play Attention is a computer game that uses brain waves, to move objects on a computer screen. Repetitive use of the training system is meant to improve attention, focus, and memory skills for children and others with ADHD, though people who are not "attention challenged" (as the company likes to put it), will also see improvement in their game performance.
Using technology originally developed to help pilots stay alert, the system utilizes a bike helmet lined with sensors connected to a computer. There are 5 games designed to improve different aspects of attention including attention stamina, visual tracking and discrimination of important vs. unimportant stimuli, and short term memory processing.
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As the student watches the screen, she learns to regulate her concentration in response to visual feedback from the computer. Results are measured as % of time on task and sessions last about ½ hour twice a week. The company spokesperson said that commonly a student will go from 50% of time on task for 5 minutes to around 80% time on task for after 12 hours of use. After 40-60 hours usually a student can stop using the system.
While our experience proved that a player would certainly get better at the game, it is difficult to tell in our short testing period whether this would translate into real life improvements. A noninvasive, no side effect treatment seems like a good first line option even if the efficacy or patient response rate is less than ideal. However, training games and feedback generally take a back seat to pharmaceuticals and will continue to do so, most likely because of the time to therapeutic impact. While medication, like Ritalin (methylphenidate) can improve symptoms in minutes, gaming can take months to years to show significant improvements, according to Dr. Leann Lesperance and Henry Bernstein of the Harvard Medical School.
According to their analysis, the "Play Attention system may improve symptoms in some children, but it may not help everyone. Although medications can help manage ADHD, there is no cure. You can expect continued research into the causes and treatments of ADHD. While the technology behind this system has been studied in pilots, it apparently has not been extensively studied in children with ADHD. Although preliminary findings seem encouraging, expect that researchers will continue to study its effectiveness."
Other companies are also working to develop and sell neuroscience based computer games and neurofeedback systems. CyberLearning and Imagine Neuro Solutions sell competitive systems for improving attention, while Posit, Scientific Learning (SCIL), and Wild Devine, are developing training systems for "mental sharpness", dyslexia, and emotional well being respectively. While the idea of a non FDA regulated, no side effect treatment is intriguing, most of these companies are still proving out their business models.
Play Attention has been on the market since 1996 and is currently being used in over 450 schools. The product has good features for coaching, performance tracking, and includes a module called "academic bridge" designed to translate the game performance to other tasks like homework.. Play attention is priced at $395. For more information, visit www.playattention.com.
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1. mjkboston on January 5, 2006 11:23 PM writes...
I wish it was $395 - the basic system for home use is $1795. Just bought it to try with my 11 yr. old daughter who has ADHD.
2. Fred Tedford on January 24, 2006 2:46 PM writes...
Considering this due to a psycologist's rec. Wish it was $395. My package says 1795 also with a couple of other payment options.
3. Chris Tregenza on January 30, 2006 6:06 AM writes...
A quick comment to say that your link to the Play Attention web site is broken and that I've also covered Play Attention on Myomancy [ http://www.myomancy.com/2005/10/play_attention_.html ].
4. madelon on February 7, 2006 10:21 AM writes...
Please let us know if using Play Attention for your kids with ADHD is helping.
5. Jill Frazier on April 28, 2006 3:07 PM writes...
We are using PA with our 7 year old. So far, he has completed 10 hours of training. I can definitely say we are seeing changes in his ability to concentrate.
6. Jane Price on July 9, 2006 9:27 AM writes...
I am a neurotherapist practicing in Greenville, South Carolina and am familiar with the Play Attention device. I need to offer a caviat on any device that claims to aleviate ADHD symptoms without first looking at how the person's brain functions. I have investigated Play Attention and it appears as though it has a generic training component to ADHD (training without first looking at brain function). There are 6 different types of ADHD and only by looking at the electrical activity of the brain or at blood flow can one determine the type of ADHD and which part of the brain should be trained. Overtraining sites can also be problematic. It is best to find a professional that is BCIA certified or in the process of being BCIA to train those with ADHD through neurofeedback. Even this method is not effective 100% of the time. However, neurofeedback has been shown to be effective around 85% of the time. A new fMRI study shows that neurofeedback does change brain function.
Jane Price
7. Jeff Briggs on August 12, 2006 7:17 PM writes...
In response to neurotherapist Price's comments on Play Attention, I must say they are rather uninformed. I've been on Play Attention's staff since the company's inception. Play Attention is not marketed as a biofeedback or neurofeedback tool. It does utilize feedback to gain attention, but it teaches cognitive skills typically deficit in persons with attention problems. We have found that changing brainwaves does not precipitate behavioral change, i.e. changing brainwaves does not mean that Johnny will finish his homework. Finishing homework (task closure or time on-task) is a skill that must be learned and cannot be obtained through osmosis or neurofeedback alone. Unfortunately, comments like Ms. Price's are indicative of the state of neurofeedback bordering on pseudoscience and phrenology. For example, citing that there are six types of ADHD - is ludicrous. True, some independent fMRI studies have found differences, but it seems, without virtually any peer review, data is published saying the miraculous fMRI and CAT scans now identify many types of ADHD and Schizophrenia and a variety of other brain disorders. The National Institutes of Health also don't identify six types of ADHD. They identify three. Perhaps they just aren't up to speed on this miraculous new scanning technology, but word in the field is, it's nascent, not proven, and a good way to spend money without result. Secondly, Ms. Price's comment on overtraining sites is ridiculous, but again indicative of the lack of knowledge about neurofeedback training that tends to permeate the industry pushing it to the realm of pseudoscience. A three sensor system typically used for attention training does NOT operantly condition sites in the brain. Nor are they able to obtain specific data from sites over which the sensors are placed. This would entail the brain firing a discrete column of energy from the location under the sensor to the sensor. That doesn't happen. There is no known physics to support this since brainwaves are received from a field of energy. Thus, site placement is but a myth that will keep neurofeedback in the dark ages a bit longer. Our colleagues at both NASA and MIT agree. Finally saying that fMRI studies show brainwave change is another bit of misinformation. Do fMRI pictures of brainwave change tell us that we'll be able to stay focused enough to balance our checkbook? Finish homework? Chunk more in short-term memory? No. Only behavioral outcomes will indicate this. That's what we strive for at Play Attention. It's a tremendous teaching tool. We don't monitor brainwaves. We monitor outcomes. Behavioral outcomes. I typically don't write in response to inane comments, but Ms. Price typifies this field -- it's in the dark ages and won't move forward until the myths about neurofeedback are put to rest.
8. Christina on December 2, 2006 9:06 AM writes...
How much is the system?
9. Anonymous on April 11, 2007 11:53 PM writes...
Unfortunately, your the one that seems to be uninformed. You are putting more faith in NASA "agreeing" with your gimick play attention thing than a whole field of neuroscience that specializes in the activity of the brain. A lot of your claims are biased unscientifically backed assertions. Hmm, lets see what you say here: "Do fMRI pictures of brainwave change tell us that we'll be able to stay focused enough to balance our checkbook? Finish homework? Chunk more in short-term memory? No. Only behavioral outcomes will indicate this".....so your claiming that neurofeedback training, which usually involves a person monitoring the neuronal growth process with an EEG to acheive an ideal brain activity(based on the individual) is not looking at behavioral outcomes? I mean, maybe you should think twice before you type something that obviously doesn't even make sense. And your also telling me that if you put on a helmet with 3 sensors and look at a computer screen it will teach you how to balance your checkbook and finish your homework? Oh wait, and to add to this magic, there is someone who you can contact on the phone who is a "masters level advisor"(Whatever the hell that means)...Is the key to doing everyday life things reaching this magical new scientific realm of measuring "behavioral outcomes"....Listen, you can't enter into a realm of neuroscience and completely discount neuroscience itself, you just won't get anywhere...Do yourself a favor, pick up some neuroscience books, go to a scholar academic search site and type in neurofeedback results... Then you will see studies done by the top research institutions for medicine (such as harvard, vanderbilt). Good luck with that
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