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The other day I got a very peculiar piece of spam in my email inbox. It came from a group calling itself "Sachs for President," which is seeking to "draft" the distinguished Columbia economist Jeffrey Sachs for president.
Yes, of the United States.
Apparently a few other bloggers, such as George Mason economist Alex Tabarrok, had received and noted such emails back in August. But somehow the Sachs boomlet had eluded my notice till now.
I realize I'm probably doing this group's bidding by publicizing this email. But I should say that the email was extremely off-putting. First, its creator is concealing his or her identity--both in the email and on the website. A page called "Who We Are" includes no proper names. This deception isn't a good way for anyone to start a presidential campaign.
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Ministers have already announced that the Queen's head will remain on stamps but SNP Postal Affairs spokesperson Mike Weir MP called for the guarantee to be extended to ensure that national achievements, historical figures, commemorations and celebrations currently depicted are not replaced with corporate logos.
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Lemony Snicket sure is a talented writer! :) I really like it. It's very unique and exciting. :)
Can't wait to read the rest of the series...
Again -- "reading" in the sense that my son and I are delighting in Tim Curry reading this to us. (Sadly, Mr. Curry is not in the habit of stopping by, so we've had to content ourselves with a recording.)
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In the second book of the series I still had a difficult time with the writing style. I want to like it, I understand that the book is targeted towards children and not adults. I just have a hard time believing that even children would have a difficult time with some of these words Snicket takes the effort to explain. And with every other bit of dialogue being a definition and someone angrily saying "I know what _____ means!" It can become a tiresome read.
But once again despite my disdain, the word disdain here means contempt, for the writing style of Lemony Snicket I find myself wanting the read the next book in the series and see where it takes the Baudelaire orphans. And I believe I will continue on with the series for now, but I feel that at some point the repetitive jokes and constant definitions will be too annoying. It's a shame, behind those annoyances lies a great kids story.
Not as good as the first one, but I still enjoyed it. :)
The series hits its stride in its second entry, as the children move in with a relative and learn that their problems with Count Olaf are far from over. The first book introduced the characters and the unique style of the series, and its plot was a grim entrapment story that revealed a great evilness in Olaf. Certainly enjoyable, but a bit narrow in scope, which happens when a story has to focus so much on set up. With the pieces in place, the story in The Reptile Room establishes a pattern that will be elaborated and then upended in future books.
Violet, Klaus, and Sunny move in with their Uncle Monty, and he is amazing. He loves his nieces and nephew, and lets them explore his herpetological collection in the Reptile Room and takes them to fun movies. He feeds them coconut cake. He introduces them to the Incredibly Deadly Viper, a sweet and harmless snake that Uncle Monty discovered and named with a misnomer. Unfortunately, while the man is kind and intelligent, he is too naive. His assistant disappeared recently, and when Count Olaf arrives in a laughable disguise as the replacement, Stephano, Uncle Monty falls for his trick. The children try to tell him, but Olaf stops them with threats and distractions. When Monty finally begins to suspect him, he thinks that Olaf is a herpetological spy trying to mooch off his expertise. They make plans to leave Stephano and head off on a journey alone, but before they leave, Olaf murders Uncle Monty.
He forces the Baudelaires to come with him, to complete the journey they were going to take with Monty, where he plans on killing them and securing their fortune. However, Mr. Poe accidentally runs into their car as they are leaving, and they tell him about Monty. They try to show Mr. Poe that Stephano is actually Count Olaf, but he refuses to see past the disguise. However, he does force Olaf to take everyone back to the house, to call a doctor for Monty Montgomery. This gives the children a small window of opportunity, in which they must prove to Mr. Poe that Stephano is a fraud, the doctor that arrives is not what he seems, and that Monty was not killed by a snake but was murdered in a way that blamed snakes.
Using their wits and special skills, the children reveal Stephano to be a fraud, with evidence compelling enough to even convince Mr. Poe. Snicket ensures the story doesn't end a happy note, in spite of their victory, because Count Olaf escapes and the children have to say quick farewells to their snake friends.
Summarizing these events briefly, the book sounds a touch horrible, but the writing style is so absurdly funny, with a playful use of language, an emphasis on doom and destruction that becomes ridiculous in its extremity, and the over the top villainy and incompetent adults. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny shine in their ingenuity, and Olaf's plot is cleverly diabolical, even if his disguise is not. The book is a fast read, entertaining, and quite different from most of the choices in the children's book department. The pattern of the first half of the series begins here: the Baudelaires go to a new guardian, Olaf finds them, the guardian falls for his disguise but the children do not, Olaf puts someone in mortal peril, and the children must rely on themselves to thwart him. It's a funny sequence, and it begins here.
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0064407675, Hardcover)The Reptile Room begins where Lemony Snicket's The Bad Beginning ends... on the road with the three orphaned Baudelaire children as they are whisked away from the evil Count Olaf to face "an unknown fate with some unknown relative." But who is this Dr. Montgomery, their late father's cousin's wife's brother? "Would Dr. Montgomery be a kind person? they wondered. Would he at least be better than Count Olaf? Could he possibly be worse?" He certainly is not worse, and in fact when the Baudelaire children discover that he makes coconut cream cakes, circles the globe looking for snakes to study, and even plans to take them with him on his scientific expedition to Peru, the kids can't believe their luck. And, if you have read the first book in this Series of Unfortunate Events, you won't believe their luck either. Despite the misadventures that befall these interesting, intelligent, resourceful orphans, you can trust that the engaging narrator will make their story--suspenseful and alarming as it is--a true delight. The Wide Window is next, and more are on their way. (Ages 9 and older) --Karin Snelson
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CAISQUETEBANA INDIANS. The Caisquetebana Indians are known only from records of Alonso De León's various expeditions to the Texas coast in search of La Salleqv's Fort St. Louis. In 1690 De Leon visited a small settlement of these Indians north of Matagorda Bay and between the Guadalupe and Colorado rivers. The name suggests the possibility of linkage with the Caai Indians, reported in 1691 as living southwest of the Hasinais, and also the Caiasbans, named in the 1687 documents of the La Salle expedition as enemies of the Kadohadachos on the Red River. These identifications cannot be demonstrated. If the names all refer to the same group of Indians, then a considerable north-south range is indicated. The affiliations of these groups remain unknown.
Herbert Eugene Bolton, ed., Spanish Exploration in the Southwest, 1542–1706 (New York: Scribner, 1908; rpt., New York: Barnes and Noble, 1959). Pierre Margry, ed., Découvertes et établissements des Français dans l'ouest et dans le sud de l'Amérique septentrionale, 1614–1754 (6 vols., Paris: Jouast, 1876–86). John R. Swanton, Source Material on the History and Ethnology of the Caddo Indians (Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 132, Washington: GPO, 1942).
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.Thomas N. Campbell, "CAISQUETEBANA INDIANS," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/bmc15), accessed October 10, 2015. Uploaded on June 12, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.


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Asian Hotpockets: Grilling Vegetables with spicy Shrimp
Make grilling vegetables fast, fun and easy with these individual Asian Hotpockets.
Each of your guests receives their own foil packet with a blend of aromatic Asian vegetables and seasoning.
All of the ingredients should be available at your local grocery store so it's really an easy grilled vegetable recipe in that sense.
These can also sit for quite a while after grilling and stay warm before you open the foil packets.
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Serves: 4 (1 Asian Hotpocket per person)
Prep time: 15 minutes
Direct Heat: 575F - 600F
For best results marinate the vegetables for at least 15 minutes before grilling.
Step 1:
Put the shrimp in a small bowl, pour the marinade over them and stir the shrimp gently to completely cover them with the marinade.
Cover with plastic wrap and just set aside while you cut up the vegetables.
Step 2:
Cut the red and green peppers into roughly 1" chunks.
Combine all vegetables in a large mixing bowl and pour the marinade over the vegetables.
Stir well to combine and coat the vegetables evenly with marinade.
Cover and set aside while you prepare the foil packets.
Step 3:
Fold the two edges adjacent to the closed end over on themselves to seal the edges.
You should be left with a foil packet with one end open (to put the veggies in!).
Make 4 foil packets.
Step 4:
Place 4 jumbo shrimp in each packet.
Pour 1 tablespoon of the reserved vegetable marinade in the grilling vegetables packet.
Seal the opening by folding the edge over on itself several times (like you did earlier with the edges).
You should now have a completely sealed Asian Hotpocket that won't leak while grilling.
Repeat this with the remaining 3 packets.
Step 5:
When the grill reaches temperature lift the lid and place the grilling vegetable packets on the BBQ.
Close the lid and let cook for 3 - 4 minutes.
Lift the lid, the foil packets should now be getting puffier and you should be hearing the veggies cooking.
Gently flip the pouches over, close the lid and continue grilling another 3 - 4 minutes.
Remove the packets from the grill very carefully so the foil doesn't puncture.
Serve immediately but let your guests know the contents will be hot and steamy so take care opening the hotpockets.
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Independence Day inspires patriots
Friday evening, at the Noble J. Dick Aquatorium in Monongahela, area residents – many dressed in red, white and blue – enjoyed music, food and, ultimately, fireworks.
It was a chance to celebrate a mid-summer holiday.
Residents throughout the Mid-Mon Valley took part in traditional Fourth of July traditions, including parades and picnics.
But they also took time to remember the reason for the holiday – to celebrate America's independence.
"It means that we salute the men and women who fight for our freedom," said Levona Lazzari of New Eagle, adding that she "enjoys" wearing red, white and blue on the Fourth of July.
Ken Dodlaszewski, a World War II re-enactor, began his day by riding in a World War II-era jeep in a Baldwin parade before going to the aquatorium.
"It's a celebration of our freedoms and liberty and independence," Dodlaszewski said. "It really is a definition of what America is. A lot of people sacrificed for what we have."
His wife, Cindy Dodlaszewski, agreed.
"It means I can live in a country where I have a lot of opportunities and privileges," she said. "We take a lot of that for granted. It's nice to have a day like this to illustrate that."
Carol and Rod Callahan of Louisville, Ky., traveled to the Valley to visit family members.
"It means freedom for America," Carol Callahan said.
Rod Callahan served in the U.S. Navy in the early 1980s.
"I fought for my country, so it means everything," Rod Callahan said.
Earl Landy of Mt. Pleasant said he began his day watching a parade in his hometown. Landy said he equates Independence Day to parades.
"It's a good holiday," Landy said. "It's a good cause."
But Marion Sevich of Monongahela had the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 on her mind.
"It's the birthday of our country," Sevich said.
Linda Buffa of New Eagle said she enjoys celebrations and picnics.
"It's when the states became a union," Buffa said.
As dusk approached, Jim Jones of Elizabeth Township anticipated seeing the sky lit up over the city.
"I love the fireworks," Jones said.
"It means the freedom we have. This is the greatest country to live in. It's just a great, great country."
Sitting next to Jones, Vickie Budd of Elizabeth Township also found patriotic meaning in the day.
"It's a day to remember what we have, such as liberty and freedom of speech," Budd said. "We live in the greatest country in the world."
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If you're a fan and want information about the concert; CLICK HERE.
Interfusion - (In`ter`fu´sion); to mix, fuse together, blend, mingle. Where artists, producers and DJs come together and perform in the desert. The Interfusion Music Summit is an annual 2-day event for recording artists, DJs, music producers, record labels, distributors, promoters music industry professionals and their fans. If you're an industry professional, CLICK HERE to see just some of the benefits of IMS 5!
The 5th annual Interfusion Music Summit is coming. Industry professionals, Artists and DJs from all over the world come together for a 3-hour symposium on Friday Oct 9th and then on Saturday Oct 10th IMS presents a live dance concert for the public called RISE! Join us in the Palm Springs desert area for an amazing music industry event in 2015. This will be broadcast live on national TV! JOIN US!! Saturday's event 'RISE' IS ALL NEW INCLUDING: EXTENDED HOURS UNTIL 2 AM! LARGER CONCERT GROUNDS! VIP AREAS WITH BAR! FOOD TRUCKS! MAKE THIS A WEEKEND EVENT!!
This is an event where industry professionals get together and discuss all aspects of the music industry. What's working, what's not. Saturday's a public event where thousands descend upon the Palm Springs desert area for a weekend of amazing music and fun. All aspects of this 2-day event are broadcast live on YouTube and Interfusion TV.
Thanks fo the generosity of our presenting sponsor (the city of Cathedral City), public tickets are available for FREE!
This year we have some special additions to IMS which includes gourmet food trucks and a VIP area with alcohol and beer sales. Our other Under-21 VIP area and water and soda sales!
This year there is no issue with parking. Get free parking in the City's 3-level covered parking area. We will also have a special Uber drop-off and pick-up area along with Taxi zone!
IMS 5 has made arrangements with The City of Cathedral City to have a larger concert area, larger 'Chill Zone', larger outdoor expo and much more! Main event goes on until 2 AM!
This section has all the information you need to know about IMS 5. If you have any other questions that may not be on this section, please be sure to contact us using the "contact" link on the top menu.
<< The links listed to the left are the most-asked questions regarding the event. Click on any of them to cover most of the answers to IMS 5
We have a complete map of the IMS 5 location. Check out the all-new expanded IMS5 layoutSee IMS layout
There's two ways to join the IMS 5 revolution; as a fan or as a industry professional. Both ways include individuals that are willing to have a great time and an amazing experience with no attitude. IMS 5 is for those that love dance music. For those that live for dance. For those that want to experience and mingle with some of today's top EDM professionals. That's what IMS 5 is all about.
Thanks to the gererosity of The City of Cathedral City; IMS 5 will be making ticket available for free. Here are the ticket structures:
For the first time, IMS 5 is opening up the hotel option to all attendees to any hotel in the Cathedral City area. In the past, we were requiring industry professionals to stay at the official IMS host hotel. We've changed that this year.
Now, all industry professionals, attendees and fans can stay at any of the amazing hotels in Catheral City. We welcome you to review the list of recommended hotels we have for you. Please make sure to book your rooms early to be all set for IMS 5.SEE THE HOTEL LIST
Parking is not an issue. As a matter of fact there is plenty of parking for this event. Thanks to The City of Cathedral City; we have free parking available to all IMS 5 attendees. This includes 3-level covered parking structure..
For the first time, IMS 5 is going to offer a special area (at the event) for Uber drop-off and pick-ups. Now you don't have to worry about parking and walking. Just use Uber and get dropped off/picked up extremely close to the event.
Many attendees from out of the area don't realize that it's still hot in October, in the Coachella Valley. It's important to remember that when packing those clothes for IMS 5
With that in mind, other than our Friday night VIP event; this is not a formal event. So feel free to wear tanks-n-tees. Friday night's VIP party we ask that all attendees dress appropriately because this is more of a formal event. The VIP party is not a public event and is a invitation-only party.
This is another first for IMS. This year we will have gourmet food trucks for the fans! The trucks will be inside the event grounds for you to take advantage of. Also surrounding the event area is fast food and other restaurants that are walking distance. So it's easy to walk over get your food and come right back.
Also new this year are two VIP lounge areas that include a full wet bar (in the adult VIP). This bar will be available all night at the main event. For the under-18 VIP area there will be a non-alcohol drink area with sodas and water.
The past Interfusion Music Summits have been amazing. The main reason is because we had a great fan base that enjoyed themselves with no issues. This year, we're expecting a much larger crowd which means that we're asking all to follow some very simple rules and guidelines:
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Industry professionals, labels, sponsors and artists can get a trade show booth space for the weekend. Space includes electicity. You must bring own table, chairs and canopy.Reserve space
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As stated before, The City of Cathedral City has made it possible for us to offer tickets at 1/2 price until July 1st!
As stated before, The City of Cathedral City has made it possible for us to offer tickets for FREE!
This is for a basic sponsorship listing. You can also review larger sponsorship packages.
IMS brings together the family of recording artists, bands, music remixers, DJs, labels and producers. IMS will help any artist expand their music niche by networking with DJs, other artists, labels, producers and industry professionals. This includes marketing yourself, promotions and getting those songs on the radio. This is a must-attend for any recording artist, band or DJ! This is NOT a sales seminar and we do not sell anything throughout this event.Get more information
I wanted to thank you for all your hard work and efforts for the IMS event and also wish to sincerely thank you for allowing Next Music Group and our Artist to participate.BobPresident - Next Music Group
I would like to thank you for having done this event; that was a very exciting experience. I came from France. I met incredible people and learnt how to move my career forward. For all that, I wanna say thanks.Tom ConnonIndependent artist - France
Guys, Thank you for putting the event together. I had a blast and met so many cool people and one artist that I think can be tremendous!Harry TowersProducer - New York
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"Google Chrome 220.127.116.11 has been released to the Dev channel. Highlights for this release: Google Chrome now supports the video tag. Auto-spell-correct flag will fix common typos like "teh" for "the" in the blink of an eye. Various bits of UI clean-up (toolbar and dangerous download bar paint issues). Multiple crash fixes," informed Anthony Laforge, technical program manager.
Laforge also pointed out that there was an issue with this release, but that the next development milestone provided via the Dev channel would resolve it. "The font in the browser's user interface is very small in most non-English languages. This will be fixed in the next Dev channel update." Along with the delivery of Chrome 18.104.22.168, Google has also taken to the next level the browser's rendering engine and the JavaScrip engine. In this sense, the Mountain View company's latest iteration of its open-source browser took WebKit to version 531.0, V8 to 188.8.131.52 and Gears to 0.5.21.0.
At the end of the past week, Google started serving Chrome 2.0 Build 188.8.131.52 to all users downloading the browser through the Stable channel, replacing the last build of Chrome 1.0 available. It took the search giant just eight months to go from Chrome version 1.0 to Chrome version 3.0. This while Mozilla will release Firefox 3.5 at least a year after Firefox 3.0, and with Microsoft having offered Internet Explorer 8 in March 2009, after launching IE7 at the end of 2006.
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For purposes of this part, an eligible partnership shall include at least two institutions of higher education, or a system of institutions of higher education, and may include either or both of the following:
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The Secretary shall give priority to eligible partnerships that—
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Any eligible partnership that desires to obtain a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information or assurances as the Secretary may require.
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For purposes of this section, the term "articulation agreement" means an agreement between institutions of higher education that specifies the acceptability of courses in transfer toward meeting specific degree requirements.
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Vikings' Percy Harvin unable to practice, 'doubtful' to play Sunday
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Minnesota Vikings receiver Percy Harvin's appearance at practice Friday only lasted a few minutes.
Harvin, who is nursing a sore left ankle he sprained Nov. 4 at Seattle, stretched with the team and attempted to practice. However, when the soreness flared up again, Harvin quickly exited the field.
Afterwards, coach Leslie Frazier officially labeled Harvin as "doubtful" for the Vikings' division match-up on Sunday at Chicago.
"Percy gave it a try in pre-practice, really couldn't put a lot of weight on that ankle at this point," Frazier said.
In warm-ups, Harvin was moving slowly and appeared to be hesitant to fully stretch out his left leg. He was not available to speak with reporters after practice.
Harvin did not practice Wednesday and was listed as a nonparticipant for Thursday's practice on the Vikings' injury report.
Clearly that did not work out as planned. With Harvin likely unable to play, the Vikings have given rookie Jarius Wright increased practice reps as both a slot receiver and inside receiver. Wright made an impact his pro debut on Nov. 11 against Detroit in Harvin's absence, recording three catches for 65 yards and a touchdown.
"He showed that he is ready for game-day action, so we're going to have him out there for sure," Frazier said.
After missing practice Wednesday and Thursday, left guard Charlie Johnson (toe) was able to return to the field Friday as a "limited participant." Frazier sounded pleased with Johnson's progress, stating that he should be fine "going into the game."
Johnson has experienced lingering pain in his toe after he "bumped it on something" at his home, Frazier said.
The Vikings raised the number of reps for backup guard Mark Asper in case Johnson encounters a setback. If Johnson was unavailable, Frazier remarked, No. 2 center Joe Berger would likely shift over to left guard, with Asper situated as the backup.
Wide receiver Michael Jenkins (foot) was a full participant in Friday's practice. Jenkins is expected to be available against the Bears, along with defensive tackle Letroy Guion, who has been a limited all week.
Cornerback Antoine Winfield was the only other player marked as limited. Defensive end Jared Allen (shoulder), receiver Stephen Burton (ankle), punter Chris Kluwe (left knee) and running back Adrian Peterson were all listed as full participants.


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Obese kids are at higher risk for mental illness -- what are we going to do about it?04/29/2011
A twenty year cohort study in The Australian And New Zealand Journal Of Psychiatry looked at overweight and obese children and their risk of developing of a mental illness later in life. The research found that obese and overweight children have an increased risk for the development of a mood disorder in adulthood when the same overweight trends continued. The research included both sexes; however overweight and obese girls were found to have an even higher risk than boys for developing mood disorders and other mental health issues when the obesity continued on into adulthood.
A first of its kind, the research looks at the psychiatric risk factors associated with obesity and overweight children. While more research is needed—one conclusion can be made. Obesity in American youth is a risk factor for the development of a mental disorder later in life.
Racial bias a key factor in decisions we don't know we make04/28/2011
You might be surprised.
In the latest issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences researchers showed (yet again) that we make many of our decisions around money and overall trust based on our unconscious racial bias.
Psychologists have generally agreed that we have explicit and implicit thoughts that inform our day to day experience. Explicit refers to intentional thinking, decisions and judgments. Implicit thoughts are hidden behind all those good intentions. These implicit biases, or the more technical term for this implicit social cognition have an impact on how we live and work.
Reviews of Guantanamo files confirm: psychologists knew of torture, and tacitly supported it04/27/2011
In 2008 the American Psychological Association issued a resolution saying that psychologists may not work in places where people are tortured, or support torture in any form.
To many of us have done it anyway.
Vincent Iacopino and Stephen Xenakis reviewed Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) medical records and case files of nine prisoners. The records showed that the detainees did tell GTMO medical staff that they were being tortured, tortured with abusive interrogation methods that are clearly defined by the UN as being torture. What they went through was even beyond the Bush administration lax definition of torture.
Despite witnessing the physical and psychological wounds of these nine detainees, medical staff took no action to report the violations. They patched them up and sent them back in.
It gets worse. Medical records show that the detainees were showing signs of psychological problems. Yes, being imprisoned is going to take someone to an edge of psychological despair, but the records showed that there was much more going on. One of the detainees was having nightmares, memory lapses, loss of appetite, depression and suicidal thoughts. He was treated with antidepressants and a chilling recommendation of "You…need to relax when guards are being more aggressive."
Painkiller addiction requires a psychological cure04/26/2011
Is heroin still heroin when it's prescribed?
Alleviating pain was the original intent behind the design, creation and prescribing of pain medications. A well-used type of pain killer is the powerful class of narcotics called opioids. Oxycodone is essentially pure version of heroin develop in 1916. Of course its purity adds to its' addictive quality. The number of prescriptions for opioids has gone from 74 milligrams in 1997 to 369 milligrams in 2007.
Where are all these drugs going? These drugs are going to mothers, fathers, their children and even our elders; to the homeless and the owner of the penthouse on the corner. It's easy to get these drugs and doing so is even validated by the fact that many people are getting them from physicians.
The Food and Drug Administration is taking one small step towards helping end opiate addiction.
The latest efforts by the FDA and supported by the Whitehouse are an attempt to stop the flow of the drug. They are recommending a four part approach:
Rediscovering Virginia Satir - and fighting for self-esteem04/25/2011
Are women who choose to breastfeed their babies seen as less competent?
The surprising answer is yes, according to the latest research. In the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Researchers Smith, Hawkinson, and Paull report findings that suggest prejudice against women who choose to breastfeed their children. The research findings report that women who breastfed were viewed as less competent, capable and intelligent. They were less likely to be hired, to be viewed as competent in analytical disciplines, and more likely to be viewed in a sexualized manner.
Furthering this research, researchers Schooler, Ward and Merriwether found a link between risky sexual activity, decision-making processes and feelings regarding women's reproductive capacities. Published in the Journal of Sex Research, researchers found that greater societal shame and ignominy regarding natural menstruation cycles led to higher levels of sexual risk taking. Essentially, the shame a woman has regarding her body increases her willingness to take risks in sexual activity.
We have a big societal problem. Women's natural reproductive and physiological functions have become the scapegoat in society's messed-up psyche, causing the self-esteem of individual women to plummet.
We need to take action: but we don't need new tools. A pioneering psychologist has already developed them.
Psychology's "how to" guide to relationships04/22/2011
Human beings are social creatures, and so it's no surprise that when we're not trying to get in relationships we're managing relationships, and when we're not managing relationships we're complaining to our friends about how we need to be in one.
What is surprising is that for all the time, energy, and thought we put into our relationships, most of us are not very good at getting them right.
Admit it. Don't worry, you're not alone.
An article in Psychology Today, entitled A Message of Hope for Anyone Seeking a Relationship, looks looks at three core constructs that form the basis of all growth facilitating relationships.
Here's a glimpse of what relationship guru Ken Page suggests:
Beyond the Inhaler: a whole person approach to treating asthma04/21/2011
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that children with asthma are successfully managing their symptoms using complementary and alternative medicines and practices like prayer and relaxation.
This research adds to a growing body of research that could help doctors and community health care providers gain insights in to helping a community of children self-manage their asthma.
Children living in urban centers in the United States are more likely to suffer from asthma than their suburban or rural peers. The field of pediatrics has been working on ways to help these youth live better lives despite their condition. Traditional treatment methods such as using inhalers or the pill form of asthma medications are effective at dealing with the physical symptoms.
But we also know that asthma can undermine a child's experience of daily life. Every day they are burdened with the need to manage their physical health. They must live in complete awareness of what's happening in their bodies at all times because they may or may not know when or where the next asthma attack may happen. The need for coping skills is critical for their overall well-being – and spiritual and alternative approaches were found to have significant benefits for asthmatic children.
Empathy is going the way of the land-line: one more thing the young are giving up04/20/2011
Are college students today less likely to feel sympathy for people less fortunate than them than college students were 30 years ago?
We'd better have a talk about empathy, before it's too late.
A meta-analyses study published in the August 2010 issue of Personality and Social Psychology Review looked at research empathy dating from 1979-2009, including over 13,000 college students. The researchers were looking at the personality quality referred to as dispositional empathy – which is what students display when they say that they care about the homeless man who sleeps in the park near campus.
Konrath and colleagues found that students were less likely to agree with statements such as "I often have tender, concerned feelings for people less fortunate than me" and "I sometimes try to understand my friends better by imagining how things look from their perspective." That last statement is critical to empathy.
The research indicates that a particular type of empathy has been lost. There has been a steady decline in the ability to imagine another person's point of view and to sympathize with them.
Dying and dignity: Finding a good death in the story of our lives04/19/2011
We all wish for a good life – and we try to imagine what a good death would be.
A good death may be one where we are able to have some control over how we die. What would be a part of a good death? What would you want to do with your last moments of life? There may be so many things running through your mind … but would one of them be sharing time with your family and friends?
How, and when, would you want to say goodbye?
NPR recently featured as story about a hospice in St. Louis that gives clients the opportunity to not only say goodbye but to leave a legacy of their lives, their stories.
The proof piles up: complementary medicine can change your life.04/18/2011
Hypnosis isn't all powerful – but it can sure make your life better.
A recent article in the New York Times gave an example: a middle aged woman suffering a debilitating illness, facing the fear of surgery. She undergoes four hypnotic sessions at the Cleveland Clinic's Center for Integrative Medicine. The result—a calm surgery and speedy recovery.
The reintegration of hypnosis into society is part of a bigger societal transformation. Indeed it is the forerunner of a more complete and wholesome methodology of care: a revolution of mind-body and integrative medicine. It's catching on like wildfire – with some of the biggest and best hospitals offering integrative medicine focused on mind-body techniques akin to hypnosis. Among them: Stanford Hospital, Beth Israel Medical Center, and Mount Sinai Medical Center.
In recent years, integrative medicine has seen greater credibility and wide-spread acceptance as research proves its efficacy. Its selling point for many: It's a combination of conventional treatments combined with complementary and alternative treatments.
What's the one essential skill in the new economy? Survey says: creativity04/15/2011
"Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them," said Einstein.
In these turbulent times, there are plenty of problems to go around. Families, businesses, governments—you name it and issues abound, and it seems like for decades we've been stuck.
But it may be that these seemingly insurmountable issues facing businesses, society, and government can be solved by tapping into your everyday genius; Reports are suggesting that "creativity" may well be the new form of pragmatism.
That's what Mark Batey proposes in Is Creativity the Number 1 Skill for the 21st Century. Batey, a creativity researcher and editor of the International Journal of Creativity and Problem Solving speaks to "creativity" as being an essential facet of personal skill sets in the future.
Setting your own schedule makes it easier to get your work done04/14/2011
Have you had any trouble with work-life balance recently? You wouldn't be alone. The inability to integrate work in your life, is a common complaint among employees.
So imagine, if you will, a job where you can decide when and where you work. The only requirement is that you complete all of your assigned duties. If you had it, you would be working in a ROWE or results-oriented work environment.
Employees at the Best Buy Richfield, MN offices didn't have to imagine this scenario. It was their real life work experience, beginning began back in 2005 thanks to two Best Buy employees Jody Thompson and Cali Ressler. Studying this experiment, sociology professors Erin Kelly and Phyllis Moen found that it worked better than expected.
Maybe more of us should get to ROWE.
It turns out torture is in the eye of the observers -- so we need better observers04/13/2011
It seems like we should know what is and isn't torture. But do we?
Most of the debate has centered on specific techniques – sleep deprivation? Stress positions? Water boarding? The endless ways we can do one another harm seem to have created an endless shade of gray, because we'll never have a checklist big enough to cover every scenario … or exactly how they can be applied.
But what if that's the wrong way to approach the question? Is there a better way to determine what is and isn't torture?
How many people will hurt you for $33? The answer is a lesson in evil04/12/2011
"Money is the root of all evil"
Well not exactly. The actual quote is "For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil…" -- Timothy 6:10
The world is still reeling from the disastrous collapse of worldwide financial markets all fueled by that toxic love for money. A lot has been written over the centuries about the problems of desire, greed, and evil; and you'd think that with all the knowledge of history to draw upon, we'd know that it's not a good idea to put others in harm's way for profit.
Sadly, a recent study has shown that we're just as eager to make the same old mistakes one more time if there's a buck in it.
At the April 2011 annual meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society co-author Oriel FeldmanHall presented a study that showed that even with our best spoken intentions, sometimes we will do the very opposite, especially when it comes down to money.
Participants were initially asked if they would give another person an electric shock in order receive a cash payout. When presented with that option as a purely hypothetical situation, most people said no.
Then they were given a chance to do it for real.
Being perfectly human means accepting human imperfections04/11/2011
"The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself," states Anna Quindlen, best selling author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary.
It's ok to make mistakes. Stop striving for perfection.
Easier said than done, I know. We have a strange relationship with the need to be perfect. In society, children are told its ok to make mistakes. But not adults. As soon as we join the "real world," mistakes stop being okay.
Well, new literature suggests that mistakes ARE ok – even for adults. In fact, they can help facilitate growth and it might just well be the foundation of psychological health.
Your inner child still lives - Your outer child still acts out.04/07/2011
While many think childhood ends at eighteen, new research shows it is still very alive at any age—and is a contributing factor in your everyday life.
Author Leon Seltzer explores the evolution of self and personality in Self-Sabotage and Your "Outer Child" speaking to an "outer-child" in adult personalities that is characterized by impulsivity, carelessness and limitlessness. The Outer Child, Seltzer points out, acts impulsively out of a need for instant gratification from tension, anxiety and other negative feelings. Its motto: at all costs – avoid pain, pursue pleasure.
Sounds good – but there's an inherent problem in instant gratification.
Turns out, it makes us feel worse about ourselves. Sure, we feel better in the moment, our tension relieved (or at least ameliorated). But eventually we feel worse about ourselves because we've sacrificed our values, wishes, or ethics to the moment. It's self indulgence at its most unhealthy level, and for it we sacrifice our deepest need, self-nurturance.
Social services beware: Addressing poverty alone can't undo the effects of poverty04/07/2011
You wake up in the morning after spending the night sleeping in your car. Your two children are awake in the back seat and both are looking pretty hungry, although they've learned that food may not around today. How do you feel at this moment?
You'd probably the same way that many people who are living at or below poverty level are feeling everyday; stressed, anxious, depressed and possibly even suicidal.
A report in the April issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry by Dr. Jitender Sareen and others presents data from a 3 year study citing the connection between poverty and mental disorders. This isn't news, there has been a considerable amount of research on this issue, but it is further proof that there is a clear relationship between having basic needs go unfulfilled and anxiety, substance abuse, and psychological pain.
According to this report the participants with a household income of less than $20,000 annually had a greater risk for experiencing mood disorders, depression and anxiety. The risk was much lower for those with incomes higher than $70,000.
The federal government has a great plan to address mental health needs - but do they have the right model?04/06/2011
Should substance abuse recovery and mental health care have as much government attention as physical diseases like arthritis and appendicitis?
Last month the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) published its strategic initiatives paper for its roles and actions for 2011-2014. The paper includes the focus, goals, and action plan for carrying out its mission—of reducing the impact of substance abuse and mental illness in American society.
From months of public discussion and stakeholder contributions, eight strategic initiatives have resulted—on how to best utilize SAMHSA's resources and improve the behavioral healthcare system in America. It's focus? The Mental Health Parity, Addiction Equity Act and the Affordable Care Act—to put mental healthcare and substance abuse recovery on equal footing with all other physical aliments.
The initiatives include the following:
Is the media portrayal of disasters itself disastrous?04/05/2011
www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], from Wikimedia Commons"> Weeks after a disaster, such as in Japan or Christchurch, we are inundated with imagery and new stories. Tucked in between the sound bites of horror, grief and sadness were a few stories highlighting heroism, altruism and empathy.
A recent study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology shows a direct link between watching these media reports of selfless actions in the face of tragedy our own behavior. People who observe such acts are more likely to help others – and this has big implications for the way the media portrays human behavior day in and day out.
Lead author Karl Aquino at the Sauder School of Business and co-author Brent McFerran, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Michigan, wanted to know whether or not we experienced what they termed a "moral elevation" after seeing others perform an act of kindness.
The participants were randomly assigned to read one of two news stories. One described the 2006 school shooting at the Amish schoolhouse and the parents' act of forgiveness and gift of money to the shooters family. The second story was about a couples' experience of watching a beautiful sunset together. They found that those who already had a stronger sense of moral identity were more likely to give more to others after watching a news story about altruism.
This may explain the surges of giving after a disasters, especially after all of the bad news has given way to stories of triumph.
Getting your groove on is good medicine04/04/2011
Dancing has never been a fad … indeed it's likely one of the first arts human beings created … but even so it seems like there's a lot of it coming up today. Turn on your television and what do you see? Dancing with the Stars, America's Best Dance Crew, So You Think You Can Dance …
Much of this has the reputation as being just reality TV, but could it also be an expression of something joyful, even healthy?
In a recent article, Psychology today spoke to the mounting and compelling evidence suggesting that "getting your groove on" is psychologically, physically, and spiritually invigorating.
Researchers at the University of New England looked at the effects of "tango dancing" over a period of six weeks with people diagnosed with depression and other mental health issues. Researcher Rosa Pinniger found that tango dancing with a partner is an effective alternative therapy for those suffering from anxiety and depression. Tango dancing was found to interrupt the negative cyclic thought patterns through the practice of "mindful awareness" and connection with one's partner and the dance routine. Through the mindfulness practices that the tango dance requires, participants experienced freedom from their detrimental thought patterns that led to the symptoms of anxiety and depression.
The expressivity inherent in tango and other dance exercise regimens help people release emotions that have been "stored" in the body; keeping it all in the body can have deleterious health effects. Indeed, Zumba, body movement, and other creative arts practices are increasingly becoming part of the realm of psychotherapeutic practice under the umbrella of expressive arts therapies. Leading the revolution in training expressive arts therapists is Dr. Natalie Rogers, daughter of the late humanist Carl Rogers.
The best treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder are deeply personal04/01/2011
It's a diagnosis that ravages two percent of the general population and twenty percent of patients in psychiatric inpatient facilities. Characterized by frantic efforts to avoid abandonment, intense patterns of idealization and devaluation of interpersonal relationships, high levels of impulsivity in spending, sexuality, or eating-- all with deleterious effects—and this is only the beginning.
Welcome to the world of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).
The fragile realm of BPD is rapidly changing in treatment and diagnosis. Changes to the upcoming Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) are heralding the most prominent adjustments to psychiatric diagnosis in some thirty years. Personality disorders are taking the biggest hit – half of personality disorders in the current manual getting the "boot." All these changes and more are preliminary and awaiting field trial.
While diagnosis is an important part of the mix of modern medical and mental healthcare, it does little to directly help treatment and recovery. For those effected by BPD – it's ravaging. For those that treat it – taxing.
But advances in treatment have occurred: you just won't find them in the DSM. Research-based humanistic person centered treatment methods provide a beacon of hope for those with BPD.


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Confidence seems to be dimming on Wall Street lately.
Consider that 15 of the last 16 trading days (that's May 21 through Wednesday) saw triple-digit intraday swings for the Dow Jones Industrial average DJIA, +0.73% . The only day that did not have a peak-to-trough trading range of more than 100 points was Monday, June 11, which saw an 89-point range.
That stretch is the most volatile since May 2012, when the market was in a tizzy over European bond yields and there were 19 straight intraday moves of 100 points or more.
The Dow has only dropped about 1% since May 21, of course, so many investors may not have noticed the drama playing out between the bells. But if you have been paying attention, the volatility signals how restless investors are — and that it may not take much to spark a sell-off.
Meet Buffett's 28-year-old go-to executive
Tracy Britt, 28, has become one of the most influential women within Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.
Of course, 100-point moves only equate to about 0.7% changes at current Dow levels. And the tug-of-war within a big trading range doesn't necessarily have to end with the sellers winning and pulling momentum to the downside.
But it's prudent to acknowledge the volatility — the possibility of a big move ahead.
So what can you do as an individual investor to prepare for a choppy summer on the Street? Here are a few tips:
Take partial profits and rebalance
Rebalancing should be a part of any long-term investing strategy. And now's as good a time as any.
Let's say you have 10 stocks with $5,000 invested apiece for $50,000 total. If one of those positions doubles and the rest move sideways, that one stock is now worth 18% ($10,000 of $55,000 total) of your portfolio instead of 10% previously ($5,000 of $50,000 total). It's very nice on the way up, sure, but what if things change?
That was the hard truth facing Apple Inc. AAPL, -0.48% investors who allowed the tech darling to become overweight in their holdings… and then took it on the chin as the stock cratered.
Those holding Tesla Motors Inc. TSLA, -3.93% or Netflix Inc. NFLX, -0.21% may be loving the YTD returns, but the prudent thing is to sell a few shares to protect those profits — before these momentum plays take an Apple-like turn.
The downside is that you may sell a partial stake in a stock that keeps climbing. But you'll still at least have a foothold in that stock, albeit a smaller one, and the peace of mind that comes with redistributing risk by redistributing your money.
Name your price now, without emotion
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(CBS NEWS) -- For much of February,
Americans will unite around the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. When the two weeks of international competition wraps up, they'll have
an opportunity to get back to fighting about the best way to ensure a future
for the country they just cheered for, with the midterm elections coming up
this fall.
But while division in
Washington has been par for the course during President Obama's second term,
how true is that for the rest of the country? Jim DeMint, a former conservative
senator from South Carolina and current president of the Heritage Foundation,
said on CBS News' "Face the Nation" Sunday that the deepest divides are in
"Frankly people are less
interested in the label of Republican and Democrat and they're tired of that,
but they will unite around some principles that will give us a stronger
economy, a strong society, a strong America. And those are the things we want
to talk about," DeMint said of the work his organization is doing. "America's not
nearly as divided as it looks like they are in Washington."
Of course, DeMint was one
of the Senate's most conservative lawmakers and now runs a think tank that has taken a distinctly rightward turn under his leadership. Before talking
about how Democrats and Republicans eschew labels, he said, "A lot of us as conservatives don't feel like we are well represented
in Washington right now. And I think a lot of Americans, regardless of political
labels, feel the same way."
DeMint is right that
Americans feel disconnected from the increasingly partisan lawmakers that drive
the agenda in Washington. A CBS News poll taken after the shutdown found that 76 percent of Americans don't think they have much say in what their government does, which is the highest number recorded since the question was first
asked in 1990. That number was higher among Republicans (87 percent) than
Democrats (68 percent), with independents falling right in the middle (77
percent). If too many people feel like they have no say, that will lead to
lower voting rates - which tends to leave only the most partisan voters casting
At the same time, as people
feel less able to affect change, the number of independents has been steadily
creeping upward. A Gallup poll that has studied voter preferences for the last
25 years showed that a record number of Americans - 42 percent - self-identified as political independents in early January, with Republican identification
dropping more quickly than Democratic identification.
These numbers would
suggest that midterm voters will reward candidates who advocate for a more
centrist approach and prize deal-making over the kind of ideological purity
contest that has marked so much of recent politics, including the 2012
Republican primary.
And on the surface, it may
seem that way in Congress as well: lawmakers moved to increase the U.S. borrowing authority last week, passing a bill that has
been the subject of bitter partisan fights during President Obama's tenure with
far less fanfare than usual. Republicans, seeing no clear strategy that the
majority of lawmakers supported and looking to avoid a repeat of the government shutdown last year, let the Democrats take the lead and lift the debt
ceiling. The leadership in both parties abandoned their usual fights and voted
in favor of the bill.
But it wasn't that cut-and-dried.
Instead of walking into a fight that could have ended disastrously, Republicans
left the policy points on the table and opted for a political victory of spending.
The rank-and-file members let their leadership take the tough votes and stuck to
their guns - perhaps because outside conservative groups like DeMint's Heritage Foundation were telling them it
was a bad strategy.
It was a quiet resolution
to a fight that has gone to the brink in the past, but it wasn't pretty,
especially for Republican leaders like Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.,
and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, who are facing primary challenges from the right back
in their home states - a sign that the Republican infighting that has ensconced
the party won't end anytime soon.
If Americans are fed
up with hyper-partisanship, they aren't showing it at the voting booth, at least at the state level. A full
three-quarters of states - 37 out of 50 - are under unified party control (where Republicans or Democrats control
both the governor's office and the legislature), which leads to big
partisan victories, like a
growing number of states legalizing gay marriage or restricting abortion
rights. And it turns out independents aren't all that independent, after
all -
just one third of them see both parties as too extreme, according to an August 2013 CBS News poll. Instead, they tend to see one party as too
Among partisans, those numbers
are staggering: 69 percent of both Democratic and Republican voters think the
other party's representation in Congress is too extreme. It's no wonder
bipartisanship in Washington is viewed with suspicion, as Sen. Marco Rubio of
Florida - a potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate - learned the hard
way when his work on the Senate immigration bill was met with plummeting poll
numbers. In an April 2013 Quinnipiac poll, 19 percent of Republicans or those
who leaned Republican picked him as the candidate they would vote for in a GOP
primary. By January 14, that number had dropped to just 8 percent.
The midterms are still
nine months away, and the primaries could provide some answers about whether
Americans are looking to shake up the political system again, which seems
likely to lead to even more gridlock, or stick with the current system and its
known dysfunction.
But until then, we can ponder DeMint's
suggestion that Americans are less divided than Washington. If by
divided, he means polarized, polling shows America is actually becoming
more polarized. If it means that there are more self-identifying as
independent, even then, polling shows independents shun one party as too
extreme. As it turns out, contrary to DeMint's point, Congress may very
well simply be a reflection of a divided America.
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