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Chiropractor Massage Near Tallahassee, Florida
We encourage clients to be proactive in choosing the type of services that they feel would benefit them. Indulge in the healing power of a therapeutic massage. Our licensed massage therapist uses a combination of advanced techniques along with powerful essential oils and herbs to put your body and your mind at ease. These treatments can help you relax, recover, and even boost immune system function. The word Chiropractic is a combination of two Greek words: cheiros means hand, and praktikos means practice. This combination is frequently interpreted to mean "done by hand." By breaking down these adhesions, deep tissue massages help to relieve pain and restore proper movement. The massage therapist will typically use massage oils while using deep and direct pressure. In order for the therapist to reach the deeper tissues and musculature, the muscles need to be relaxed. When there is muscle tension or an injury, adhesions are sure to be found. Adhesions are bands or painful, rigid tissues in the tendons, ligaments, and muscles. These adhesions can cause inflammation and pain and can block circulation and limit the body's range of motion.
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Will it hurt to get a deep tissue massage? Most people will experience some pain and discomfort at certain points during the massage. Following a deep tissue massage, there is often some stiffness or pain. This pain should subside with a day or two. Sometimes the therapist will recommend applying some ice to a specific area after the message. When you are experiencing pains and soreness that are outside of your comfort range and tolerance levels, it is important to tell the chiropractor massage near me in Tallahassee, Florida therapist where things hurt. Focused on realigning the deeper layers of muscles and connective tissues, a deep tissue is a type of massage that is especially helpful for certain chronic pains and contracted areas, including lower back pain, sore shoulders, stiff neck, stiff upper back, and muscle tightness in the legs. You shouldn't let anyone touch you who doesn't understand central sensitization and how it affects you.
Getting a chiropractor massage in Tallahassee, Florida
If you have been considering relaxation massage we can assist you at Praxis Massage. Whether you want relaxation massage to help you unwind or for pain relief we can assist you. Additionally, by going to a chiropractor in Tallahassee at our office for massage therapy you benefit from the medical care, as needed, of a chiropractic massage therapist. Discover the benefits of relaxation massage along with the ways that chiropractic care compliments this therapy. Trigger point work is specifically designed to alleviate the source of the pain through cycles of isolated pressure and release. In this type of massage, the recipient actively participates through deep breathing as well as identifying the exact location and intensity of the discomfort.
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The strokes used in a deep tissue massage are often the same strokes as are used in a classic massage; however, the pressure is deeper, more concentrated on areas of tension and the movements are slower in an attempt to reach the sub-layer of the muscles and the connective tissues surrounding the muscles known as fascia. Manual therapy is basically any therapy in which the practitioner puts hands on you and manipulates your body in some way. The term "Swedish Massage" refers to a variety of techniques specifically designed to relax muscles by applying pressure to them against deeper muscles and bones and rubbing in the same direction as the flow of blood returning to the heart. It involves the use of kneading, stroking, friction, tapping, and vibration and may provide relief from stiffness, numbness, pain, constipation, and other health problems.
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To keep pain from becoming chronic, it's crucial to relieve pain (from injuries or structural problems) quickly to keep nerve endings from becoming sensitized. (That applies to people both with and without central sensitization.) For people with central sensitization, relatively minor injuries can sustain the sensitization process (keep us hypersensitive to pain and other stimuli). Manual therapy and any exercises prescribed as part of it should, therefore, take into account with a chiropractor in Leon County, Florida the fact that our bodies react strongly to a sensation. Basically, they should be gentle and appropriate to what we can handle without increased symptoms. Manual therapists ignoring sensitization and the process of maintaining it can cause more harm than good by triggering or sustaining central sensitization. Deep tissue massage can be extremely effective at focusing on a specific problem, such as an injury rehab, or a chronic muscle pain, and has been shown to help people with the following conditions.
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We encourage clients to be proactive in choosing the type of services that they feel would benefit them. Our massage therapy group is qualified to manage injuries sustained in an automobile accident or work-related accident. Have you seen or considered seeing a chiropractor therapist or physical therapist for your fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome? It could be a really good idea, or a really bad one, depending on which therapist you chose. As a manual therapy patient, you need to communicate with the therapist about your pain threshold (at what point sensation becomes the pain) and whether your pain increases after treatment.


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Latitude 64 Moonshine Compass
The Mooonshine Compass is made from the same durable plastic as Opto but with added glow material. The Opto Line plastic has been developed to withstand severe punishment and extreme conditions better than other plastics.
The Moonshine Compass is a Mid-Range disc which has a straight flight path. The disc shape is not thin, not deep and is perfect for your hand. The Compass was developed with the help of professional PDGA player, Ricky Wysocki. Let this disc navigate yourself around the Disc Golf course with the Compass.
Speed: 5 Glide: 5 Turn: 0 Fade: 1 | PDGA Approval Date: 12/9/15
Navigate your way on the fairway with this midrange from Latitude 64º. It might not be the fastest midrange on the market, but disc golf is all about control and this straight flyer will go wherever you want. It holds any line in the most predictable way. Not thin, not deep, it will fit in any hand. This stable and versatile midrange has been developed in cooperation with world class player Ricky Wysocki: "The Compass will make me more confident on the course. Hyzer, straight, anhyzer; I can trust it on every angle".
Moonshine Plastic
- Translucent colors
- Durable plastic
- Excellent for windy conditions
- Glows in the dark!
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Due to COVID-19 We are seeing delays in shipping throughout the United States. Please be patient with us while these delays are occuring.
- All discs will be sent in a Box. (2-5 business days depending on location)
- If purchased with Priority Mail or UPS they will be sent in a box and utilize the faster shipping method (1-5 business days depending on location)
- Priority Mail does not guarantee delivery times, but is an estimate upon how long it will take.
Bags, Baskets & Carts
Due to COVID-19 We are seeing delays in shipping throughout the United States. Please be patient with us while these delays are occuring.
- Most Bags and Baskets are sent directly from the Manufacturer and utilize UPS NO PO BOXES (Usually 3-5 business days)
- Smaller bags and baskets utilize USPS
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Great starter backpack for my discs, it easily holds about 15-18 of my Discmania discs including 2-3 putters on top for easy access. It has plenty of room for my keys, wallet, phone, gum and snack. The two water bottle holders is a bonus, I use one to hold my bluetooth speaker. The opening to the main compartment is a bit small to place and remove a disc, but it's still a functional, practical, stylish bag for taking in a round or two, as well as doing some field work.
I prefer backpacks for comfort, but this is a great little bag with plenty of space to carry 15-18 of my discs around for a short round. There's room for my big water bottle and a spacious pocket for a snack, keys, wallet and phone.
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We have not received our order yet, but it is not your fault. I beleive the mail system has slowed due to the Global Pandemic. Thank you for checking in on us.
Great service, love the bag
Very good disc stable to just a tad over stable. Stability depends on the dome of the disc. This one has a slight turn and a reliable fade at the end of its flight. Would recommend this disc to any one who has been playing for awhile.
Easy to throw and enjoy the way it flies
if ur looking for something straighter than a c-line PD and more reliable than a c-line CD2, the Lone Howl is gonna do it. swirly s-line is super comfy right out of the box and the most recent run of PD is nice and flat. good for forehand and backhand and Colten is throwing these 500'+ so u know its really nice.
Great flying disc
Best putter I have ever had, added to my tournament bag. Company has supplied my friends and I with some excellent disc! 👍
Easy to throw and feels good in the hand
I really like the bag. It has served its purpose and is light weight. I just need to fill it up now.

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Top 10 Travel Tools
Skype: Indispensible Travel Tool")
#2: Swiss Army Knife: Some of the things you'll find on my favorite 21-function knife are scissors, corkscrew, magnifying glass, pliers, toothpick, flashlight, tweezers, can opener, bottle opener and a knife: all have been used multiple times on our travels.
#3: Bandana: It's your sweatband for long treks, your tourniquet if case you have a serious laceration, your blindfold if you need to sleep in a well-lit place, your washcloth if your face is dirty and your facemask on long dusty rides in the back of a pick-up truck.
#4: Dental Floss: Not only can you floss your teeth, you can use it as an emergency shoelace, sew a torn article of clothing for a quick fix or dry your clothes on your makeshift clothesline.
#5: Miner's flashlight: Do you want to read but the overhead light in your budget hotel room is less than 10 watts? Are you sharing a room with others and they all want to go to sleep but you want to read or write? Are you carrying bags in both hands and walking somewhere in the dark? The miner's flashlight with headband is your answer.
#6: Zip-loc bags: You can keep things organized, clean and separate. They are hard to find in the developing world and if you are self-catering and carrying some food with you, there is no substitute.
#7: Tevas: You can wear your Velcro-strapped sandals in the rain or on the trail. They are lightweight, wash easily and are super comfortable. You can wear them in the shower if it looks like there may be diseases lurking on the bathroom floor.
#8: Earplugs: Is your hotel room on a busy street or next to a mosque? Are you sleeping in a dorm room of a hostel? Have you realized too late that you are sitting directly under the speaker of an overnight bus that plays loud music all night? Are the rest of your family members not tired enough to go to sleep yet? Bring your earplugs and all these troubles melt away.
#9: Immersion Heater: Sometimes nothing will make you feel more civilized than a hot cup of tea. With an immersion heater, you can have boiling water in one minute in a bus station, a hotel room, even on a train. For more on immersion heaters read "Civilization in a Cup."
#10: Travel cable lock: Are you in a bus station and need to buy snacks for the ride, without worrying about someone snatching your bag? Are you afraid someone might pinch your backpack from the overhead bin on your all-night bus ride when you go to sleep? Do you want to make sure that no one from your dodgy hotel steals your bag while you're out of your room? Whip out your cable lock and attach your bag(s) to something permanently fastened and get about your business.
What are your favorite travel tools?
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I only have the floss, miners light - agree it's essential and cable lock.ReplyDelete
Goodness I need to go shopping!
Great tips, I always carry most of these in one form or another, especially love bandanas, though find a 'Buff' is even more functional and versatile. In fact thanks you have just saved my tip of the week dilemna hahaReplyDelete
Yes, you need to go shopping...I wonder how much of this stuff you can find in South America?
Now you've got me intrigued. What exactly is a "Buff"?
I have everything except the Tevas, Immersion Heater and Cable Lock. I do have a padlock for lockers.ReplyDelete
Padlock for lockers is a good idea, especially if you are staying in dorms a lot. (Be careful though, my son just got his phone stolen from a padlocked locker; police told us crooks are using some "coke can technique" learned on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRjNnnLOpmE )
Happy and secure travels.
Great informative post...Out of the listed travel tools the two are very useful for me...They are Travel cable lock,and the second one is i-phone...ReplyDelete
Both of these are very helpful while traveling...
The immersion heater sounds like a great idea. I'd love to keep a bit of civilisation in my holdall for times in need on a long journey.ReplyDelete
Great list Jason. I carry most of these.ReplyDelete
I also carry a sarong or two. They come in handy as towels, blocking light, and so much more.
I love my Kindle, which is new to my travel gear. Great battery life, and it's easy to have enough books to last a trip. I like my ipod too, but the battery life is a bit short.
Always carry a good lock for my door when I am staying somewhere long term.
I carry lots of zip lock bags. They come in handy for so many things.
Thanks for your comment...yes, those are two very useful items.
Hi Ginger,ReplyDelete
Yes the immersion heater surprised me with its usefulness.
Thanks for stopping by.
I'm sure if my wife made this list, the sarong would have been on it.
Thanks for commenting.
I'm not a backpacker but duct tape comes in hand no matter what type of travel I'm doing. And, I agree, iPad is a great convenince.ReplyDelete
A small torch and a Swiss army knife, definitely (bit difficult to get through airport security, though). Agree a sarong is very useful, too. And most of all, a notebook. That's about it.ReplyDelete
The most incredible tool I've come across is a beautiful way to take a little piece of home along for the ride. I'm a bit envious of those who get to travel for pleasure but I try to incorporate my hobby into my frequent business trips handed to me by Dish Network. Now I must also give credit where credit is do, Dish did also introduce me into the innovative technology I'm blogging about. I ended up getting a Sling Adapter soon after it was released late last year. TV Everywhere works as a great way to travel with a piece of home in your pocket but also provides a way to utilize monthly services far away from home. I utilize the adaptation of DVR events into the fun I choose to have at my destinations, sure all live programming is accessible but my recordings are usually related to historical background. Every traveler should have a companion and not feel so far away from home, this little dandy is perfect.ReplyDelete
I am glad to read this post! The important tools U mentioned which are to be carried during long journey are really useful n interesting too...ReplyDelete
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Earlier this week, Stephen wondered if video games could ever be considered as an Olympic sport. He meant the medium as a whole, but if they ever did make it, they'd need specific events.
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In addition to the live coverage, make sure to check out Dave Scherer's blog during the pay per view for his thoughts on the show.
Josh Mathews is your host for the Kickoff Show and he is joined by Big Show, Kofi Kingston, and Vickie Guerrero.
Vickie takes credit for what is happening tonight and Big Show thanks her. Kofi says that all you want to be is a champion and if you grab the briefcase, you are almost guaranteed the title.
We go to ringside for our Kickoff Match and your announcers are John Layfield, Michael Cole, and Jerry Lawler.
We see how Jimmy and Jey earned their title match tonight from Raw.
Match Number One: Tag Team Championship Match Jimmy and Jey Uso versus Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns
Rollins and Jey start things off and Jey with a rollup for a near fall. Jey with a La Magistral for a near fall. Jey with a backslide for another near fall and Rollins retreats into the corner to stop the Usos' momentum. Reigns tags in and they lock up.
Reigns backs Jey into the corner and he punches Jey on the break. Reigns with forearms across the chest but Jey with punches. Jey with head butts and he tries for a suplex but Roman blocks it. Jey with a kick and he tags in Jimmy.
They hit a double suplex on Reigns and then they hit a double elbow drop and Jimmy gets a near fall. Jimmy with a punch into the corner and then he snap mares Reigns and gets a near fall. Jey tags back in and they hit a double flapjack and get a near fall.
Jey with a punch but Rollins pulls Roman out of the ring when Jey tries for a super kick and we go to commercial.
We are back and Jey tags in and he punches Rollins in the midsection. Jey gets a near fall. Jey misses a clothesline and Rollins with a drop kick and he tags in Reigns. Reigns slams Jey's head into the mat. Jey with a forearm and Irish whip but he runs into Reigns with an elbow. Jey knocks Rollins off the apron but Reigns clotheslines Jey to the floor.
Rollins tags in and he sends Jey back in. Rollins gets a near fall. Rollins kicks Jey and chokes him in the ropes. Rollins with a knee drop to the head and he gets a near fall. Rollins gets Jimmy on his shoulders and he tags in Reigns and Roman with a punch to Jey. Reigns with more punches and kicks.
Jey with head butts but Reigns with a punch and Rollins tags in and they make a wish with Jey. Rollins gets a near fall. Rollins with a rear chin lock. Rollins with a clothesline that sends Jey to the mat. Reigns tags back in and he connects with a forearm to the head. Jey with an uppercut but Roman with a forearm to regain control.
Reigns with an Irish whip but he misses a splash in the corner. Rollins tags in and Jey with punches. Reigns makes the blind tag and Jey sends Rollins over the top rope. Rollins pulls Jimmy off the apron when Jey tries for the tag. Rollins with a flying clothesline to Jey on the floor while Reigns distracts the referee.
Reigns sends Jey back into the ring and he gets a near fall.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Jimmy makes the tag and he hits a plancha onto Reigns and Rollins. Jimmy sends Rollins into the ringside barrier and then he sends Rollins back into the ring. Jimmy with a cross body but he can only get a two count. Jimmy with a Bubba Bomb and he hits a running butt splash into the corner. Jimmy knocks Reigns off the apron and then he hits an alley oop Samoan drop on Rollins for a near fall.
Jimmy goes up top but he takes too long and Rollins recovers and he hits the ropes and that crotches Jimmy. Rollins punches Jimmy on the turnbuckles and he sets for a superplex but Jey comes in the ring and he gets behind Rollins on the ropes. Reigns comes out and we get a Tower of Doom spot.
Rollins covers Jimmy but he can only get a two count. Jey pulls Reigns off the apron when Rollins tries for the tag. Rollins goes for a suicide dive on Jey but Jey with an uppercut and Jimmy with a kick. Jimmy with a superfly splash but Reigns breaks up the cover.
Jey sends Reigns to the floor but Reigns with a Superman punch to Jey on the apron. Jimmy gets Rollins on his shoulders for a super Samoan drop but Rollins escapes and he tries for a sunset flip power bomb. Reigns with a punch and then Rollins with a Buckle Bomb and Reigns with a spear for the three count.
Winners: Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins
After the match, Reigns and Rollins celebrate on the announce table. Dean Ambrose joins them to celebrate.
We go to Josh, Kofi, Show, and Vickie for thoughts on the match. Kofi and Show talk about the effort from the Usos.
They talk about the WWE Title Match and Josh asks Big Show if he is going to be WWE Champion tonight and Show feels that Mark will win the title. He says that Mark has momentum and it will be John Cena's toughest challenge. Kofi says that he cannot bet against John Cena because when his back is against the wall, he comes through. Vickie says that she has issues with John Cena so she is going to pick Mark Henry.
Big Show says that Philadelphia could be a tough town for John Cena, but not for Rob Van Dam. We have a Rob Van Dam video package.
They talk about the All Stars Ladder Match and how it is still hard to figure out who will win, even with six men due to Kane's injuries at the hands of The Wyatt Family. Kofi picks Daniel Bryan to win because of the momentum he has. Show picks Rob Van Dam.
Dean Ambrose is in the ring since the World Championship Money in the Bank Ladder Match will start things off.
Fandango and Summer Rae make their way to the ring.
Welcome to the Money in the Bank Pay Per View from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Your announcers are Michael Cole, John Layfield, and Jerry Lawler.
Zeb Colter has something to say. He says that it is fitting to be in the Nation's birthplace walking down the same streets as Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and others. They would be sick of what they saw. People are sneaking across the border and now they are running the cities. Betsy Ross would have to sew a taco or burrito on the flag.
Tonight is a night of redemption because two Real Americans will climb the ladder and claim the briefcase. The contract is a key to taking their country back.
Damien Sandow says that he does not see the people as criminals, just slack jawed mouth breathers. Cody says that we will see the crowning of a future champion and Damien says that this city will not be famous for that fictional ignoramus Rocky. It will be synonymous with Damien Sandow and . . .
He is interrupted by Wade Barrett's music.
Match Number One: World Title Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Damien Sandow versus Cody Rhodes versus Antonio Cesaro versus Jack Swagger versus Dean Ambrose versus Fandango versus Wade Barrett
The bell rings and Fandango dances and Barrett goes after him but Barrett misses Fandango. Swagger and Ambrose exchange forearms and knees. Cesaro and Swagger are in the ring and they go for a ladder on the floor while Sandow and Rhodes hit Ambrose. Swagger and Cesaro take care of Fandango and Barrett.
Swagger and Cesaro throw their ladder at Rhodes and Sandow. Cesaro with a dead lift side salto to Rhodes on a ladder in the corner. Swagger biels Sandow into the ladder. Swagger and Cesaro pick up ladders and they miss Rhodes. Cody with Beautiful Disaster to Cesaro but Swagger hits Rhodes with the ladder.
Swagger is the first to climb the ladder but Ambrose stops him. Ambrose tries to hit Swagger with the ladder but Swagger moves. Swagger hits the ladder and Ambrose with a forearm and he sends Swagger to the floor.
Barrett stops Ambrose and he puts Ambrose between the ladder's sides and Barrett with knees and a boot to the head. Barrett kicks Ambrose out of the ring. Barrett knocks Cesaro off the apron with the ladder and then he does the same to Swagger. Fandango with a round kick and then he hits a slingshot leg drop onto the ladder and both men are showing the effects of the move.
Fandango tries to climb the ladder but he is having trouble. Sandow grabs Fandango and Ambrose hits Rhodes on the turnbuckles and knocks him to the floor. Fandango gets away from Sandow but Sandow sends Fandango into the ladder. Sandow with a suplex of Fandango onto the ladder against the turnbuckles.
Barrett breaks a rung off a ladder on the floor and he hits Sandow in the back with it. Barrett is the only one in the ring and he lines up the ladder but Ambrose climbs after Barrett and they fight on the ladder. Swagger pulls Sandow off and Cesaro with a European uppercut. Ambrose fights Swagger off but Swagger tries for a spinebuster but Ambrose counters with a DDT.
Cesaro climbs the ladder and Ambrose follows. They fight on top and Cesaro with a choke on the top of the ladder and he pushes Cesaro to the mat. Rhodes climbs the ladder and he stops Cesaro but Cesaro kicks him off. Cody with punches to the midsection and head. Cody with a muscle buster onto the ladder.
Barrett with a back heel kick to Rhodes and then Barrett with a single arm DDT. Barrett slams Cody onto a ladder while Sandow is catapulted onto the ladder hanging from the ring by Swagger.
Barrett climbs the ladder and Swagger stops him. Swagger punches Barrett off the ladder but Barrett sets for the Bull Hammer and he knocks Swagger off the ladder. Barrett grabs the case but Fandango punches him and they exchange punches. Fandango with a sunset flip power bomb to Barrett and both men are down.
Summer yells at Fandango to climb the ladder. Fandango struggles to climb the ladder and Ambrose stops him and he punches Fandango and then he hits the Dean Driver with Fandango hanging from the ladder. Ambrose climbs the ladder and Cesaro closes up the ladder and Cesaro tries to slam Ambrose with the ladder. Swagger pulls him off and then Ambrose goes Terry Funk with the ladder and he swings it around. Cesaro and Swagger pick up Ambrose but Ambrose skins the cat onto the ladder.
Swagger and Cesaro send Ambrose to the floor. They hit Barrett with the ladder and then they throw the ladder onto Barrett. Cesaro gets on Swagger's shoulders but Rhodes with a springboard drop kick that takes care of both of them. Cody sends Swagger over the top rope to the floor. Rhodes with Cross Rhodes to Fandango and then he avoids Wasteland and he gives Cross Rhodes to Barrett.
Cody goes up the ramp and he grabs the big ladder and he brings it back into the ring. Cody pushes the ladder into the center of the ring. Rhodes climbs the ladder but Ambrose recovers and he climbs the other side of the ladder. They exchange punches on top of the ladder. Ambrose with head butts and forearms to the head. Cody grabs Ambrose by his flak jacket. Rhodes pushes Ambrose off the ladder.
Rollins and Reigns attack Rhodes but Cody kicks them off. Rhodes is pulled to the mat and Rollins and Reigns work over Cody. Rollins with a drop kick to Barrett off the apron and then Reigns with a spear to Fandango.
The Usos come to the ring and they go after Reigns and Rollins. Cesaro and Swagger go after The Usos, Reigns and Rollins. Ambrose climbs the ladder and Rhodes pushes Ambrose off the ladder and Ambrose falls onto everyone on the floor.
Cody climbs the ladder but Damien Sandow pushes Cody off the ladder. Sandow grabs the case and he takes it off the hook to win the match.
Winner: Damien Sandow
After the match, Sandow celebrates with the briefcase while Cody looks at him and wonders what happens. Meanwhile, Michael Cole acts like Damien has stabbed his best friend in the back while John Layfield mentions that he would have done the same thing to Ron Simmons.
Justin Roberts is in the ring and he says that Brad Maddox wants a warm Philadelphia welcome. He makes his way to the ring. Brad thanks Jeff and he wants to say that he is honored to be the new General Manager of Raw. Brad thanks Vince for his keen insight, knowledge, and belief in him to get the job done. He does not pretend to think that he can fill the shoes of the legendary Vickie Guerrero because he does not look good in high heels.
Brad says that he made the decision to put Vickie on the Money in the Bank Kickoff Show Panel. Brad wants a spotlight on Vickie. Brad thanks Vickie for accepting the secondary position, days after being released. Brad says that everyone wants to thank her for her contributions to Raw.
Brad wants everyone to chant 'Thank you Vickie'. Brad says that the fans in Philadelphia are rude and crude at times. Vince said it best when he said that Vickie is 'entertaining'. Brad has a tribute video for Vickie Guerrero.
Match Number Two: Intercontinental Championship Match: Curtis Axel versus Miz
They lock up and Miz with a side head lock and shoulder tackle for a near fall. Axel provides some advice for Axel and Axel with a knee and forearm to the back followed by a punch. Axel with a chop in the corner and he sends Miz into the turnbuckles. Axel yells at Miz but Miz with a flap jack and he kicks Axel in the leg and he does a flip.
Axel rolls to the floor and Miz with a baseball slide and then he hits a running double sledge off the apron. Miz rolls Axel back into the ring and Heyman tries to sneak up on Miz but Miz sees him. The referee is out of position and Miz acts like Heyman hit him and the referee sends Heyman to the back.
Miz has a smirk on his face while Heyman goes to the back. Miz slides in under Axel and gets a near fall with a sunset flip. Axel gets to the ropes when Miz tries for the Skull Crushing Finale. Axel with a Saito suplex for a near fall. Axel sends Miz into the turnbuckles and he kicks Miz.
Axel chokes Miz with his boot and he hits a drop kick. Axel with knees to the back followed by a neck snap and a drop kick for a near fall. Axel with a quarter nelson and chin lock. Miz blocks the Saito suplex attempt but Axel with forearms. Miz lands on his feet and he avoids a splash by Axel.
Miz punches and kicks Axel. Miz with a running forearm and kick followed by a knee lift and boot to the chest. Miz with the Awesome Clothesline and then he goes up top for the double sledge and he gets a near fall. Miz sets for the Skull Crushing Finale but Axel with a snap mare.
Miz avoids the Perfectplex and Axel avoids the figure four leg lock. Axel sends Miz into the turnbuckles and then Axel with a Perfectplex that was only okay because Miz kicks out at two. Miz blocks a kick and he works on the knee and he puts Axel in the figure four leg lock.
Axel tries to roll over to reverse the hold. Axel is able to reverse the figure four leg lock but Miz rolls it back over. Axel gets to the ropes and the hold is broken. Axel rolls to the floor. Miz follows after Axel and Miz grabs the leg but Axel with a kick to the head and then he kicks the ropes and it bounces into Miz' head. Axel with a neck breaker driver for the three count.
Winner: Curtis Axel
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The lymph system is a series of organs, vessels, nodes, and fluids. This system creates and carries fluids that play an important role in the immune system and maintaining the balance of fluids in the tissue. Lymphedema is a build up of fluid normally transported by the lymph system. The fluid build up leads to swelling in the affected area. While lymphedema occurs most often in the arms and legs, it can eventually spread to the core of the body and head. Lymphedema can range from mild swelling to swelling that dramatically increases the size of the limb and causes skin discoloration.
Lymphedema is caused by defect, damage, or infection of an area in the lymph system.
Primary lymphedema is caused by defects of the lymph nodes or lymph vessels. The structures may be missing or may not work properly. Though the defects are present from birth, lymphedema may not develop until later in life. Conditions associated with primary lymphedema include:
- Milroy's disease
- Meige disease
Secondary lymphedema develops when there is injury, infection, or nearby growth that blocks the flow of fluids in the lymph nodes or lymph vessels. It may be caused by medical conditions, medical treatments, or trauma.
Risk Factors
Lymphedema is more common in older adults.
Medical treatments or conditions that may increase the chances of lymphedema:
Symptoms of lymphedema include:
- Swelling in arms, legs, fingers, or toes
- Clothes, shoes, or jewelry may begin to feel tight even though there is no weight change
- Heaviness in one or more limbs
- Changes in skin such as a feeling of tightness, hardening, or reddening of the skin
- Loss in range of motion and flexibility in nearby joints
- Aching, pain, discomfort, or tingling in the limb
Lymphedema can also lead to complications like a breakdown of the skin, infections of the skin, or massive changes in the size and shape of the limb.
The doctor will ask about any symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. The degree of swelling can be tested by pressing a finger into the swollen area. The indent in the skin will indicate the severity of swelling. Measurements will also be taken around the affected limb and compared to the healthy limb. The doctor may diagnose lymphedema based on the swelling and appearance of the skin and medical history.
If the cause of swelling is unclear, the doctor may want to do further testing. Image tests may help to determine the cause of the lymphedema. Tests may include:
- MRI scan
- CT scan
- Duplex ultrasound or Doppler ultrasound
Lymphangiography is a test that uses a radioactive dye to create images of the lymph system but it is rarely used.
Treatment will depend on the severity and cause of lymphedema. Some causes may respond to treatment and stop causing lymphedema, but most will have a continued risk of lymphedema. Initial treatment may require more intensive treatment over a few weeks. A long-term plan will be developed once initial goals are reached. Long-term plans will include understanding factors that may worsen swelling . Managing lymphedema flare up early may prevent complications.
Options to treat lymphedema itself and prevent complications include the following:
Reduction of Swelling
Fluid is moved through the lymph vessels when nearby muscles and tissue contract or squeeze during normal movement. Mimicking this compression may help move excess fluid out of the affected area. Some methods that may help include:
- Exercise—Light gradual strength training can help decrease swelling. The doctor or a physical therapist can suggest a program that will not make swelling worse.
- Compression—Special stockings, sleeves, or elastic bandages can help provide constant gentle pressure over the affected area. Some devices will adjust as the swelling goes down. The doctor or therapist will discuss different options to help find one that is best for each situation.
- Manual therapy—A certain type of massage may help move fluids. A therapist can teach the proper technique to avoid adding more fluid to the affected area. The therapy may not be appropriate for all conditions, especially those with cancer present.
- Pneumatic compression—A device creates pressure at regular intervals using a sleeve over the affected arm or leg.
A combination of treatments may provide the best results. A method called complete decongestive therapy combines the methods above plus the lifestyle habits and education below. Different methods will be tried until the best method or combination for each individual is found.
Certain lifestyle changes or habits may also help reduce the risk of increasing fluid in the affected area:
- Reaching or maintaining a healthy weight—Obesity can increase the risk of lymphedema and impair fluid flow.
- Healthy nutrition guidelines—Certain foods can increase fluid retention in the body. Good nutrition choices will also affect overall health and weight.
- Maintaining good skin health to reduce risk of more swelling and complications. Basic steps may include:
- Keeping affected arm or leg clean.
- Keeping hands and feet protected by wearing gloves and shoes.
- Using an electric razor to shave to decrease cuts to skin.
- Using sunscreen when outdoors to prevent burns.
- Avoidance of actions or activities that may further impair lymph fluid flow in the area.
- Avoiding blood draws or blood pressure measurements on affected arm or leg.
- Avoiding positions that impair flow of fluid like crossing legs or carrying items on shoulder if either area is at risk.
- Avoiding ice or heat treatments to the affected areas.
- A medical bracelet can let medical professionals know about risk for lymphedema. This may keep them from performing tasks that may make swelling worse.
Surgery may be needed for severe lymphedema. The goal of surgery is to unblock the lymphatic system and help reduce swelling.
Doctors or physical therapists will work with you if you are at risk for developing lymphedema because of medical treatments or conditions. Certain lifestyle changes and monitoring may prevent the development of lymphedema. If you had lymph nodes in your armpit removed during cancer surgery, a strength and physical activity program in recovery may help prevent lymphedema.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: EBSCO Medical Review Board Marcin Chwistek, MD
- Review Date: 03/2018 -
- Update Date: 02/20/2015 -


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Nathan Myhrvold Answers Your Questions, Live Q&A Today At 12 P.M. Pacific 54
Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday April 03, 2013 @12:20PM from the listen-up dept. Last week you had a chance to ask co-founder and CEO of Intellectual Ventures, Nathan Myhrvold, questions before his live Q&A. Below you'll find his answers to a few of the highest rated. Make sure you come back today from 12-12:30pm PDT (3-3:30pm ET, 19:00-19:30 GMT) to ask him whatever you like in real time. We'll have a new story for your questions at that time. What's it like being "evil"?
by Sarten-X
From working at big bad Microsoft to founding a patent-focused lab, you seem like an ideal person to answer a question I've had for a while: What's it like working in companies that are constantly under attack from those who try to claim a moral high ground?
To clarify, I don't mean to imply that you are evil, or that Microsoft or Intellectual Ventures are harming society, but rather I recognize that such accusations are common, regardless of truth. On the one hand, I don't assume that the FOSS fanatics (including myself at times) are always right about how bad Microsoft is, or the free-IP crowd is always right about how patents are crushing us, but at the same time I find it hard to believe they're always wrong, too. I'm curious what kind of moral dilemmas you encounter in this respect, if any, and what insight you might be able to provide as to life on the receiving end of the activists' assaults.
NATHAN: First, thanks for implying I may not be evil. I appreciate it. Most people think I'm crazy for entering this lion's den. But look, if I wanted to be popular, I would have gone to a chef's convention!
The fact is that I have more in common with you guys on /. than you might think. This is a community populated by engineers and technologists, not Luddites. You love great ideas. So do I. We may differ on the *economic value* of those great ideas, but I think this group debates innovation with the same passion and rigor that I do.
Here is an analogy – which isn't perfect, but I think it captures the flavor of your question – it's like being American and hearing international criticism.
When you turn on the news it's certainly not uncommon to see demonstrations by people burning flags and declaring their hatred of America. North Korea is the most recent example, but it happens all the time. Analogous demonstrations occur all over the world – even in prosperous western democracies like France.
While people calling for your death is concerning, it doesn't automatically follow that I should take it personally as an American citizen. More often than not these are manifestations of ideological struggles. It is more about what America symbolizes than anything. Most of their angst is directed against the political idea of "America" and what it means in the world rather than tangible acts by individual Americans.
At Microsoft, we were on the receiving end of this as well. Obviously I was aware of that, but it was hard to take all of the hatred seriously for the same reason that it is hard to take all of the criticism of America personally.
If you're a "superpower," a market leader or disruptive agent of change you're going to catch some shit. Some of it may be due to legitimate complaints about certain things said "superpower" does. Microsoft wasn't (and isn't) infallible. Nor is the US government. But a lot of it is going to be reacting to the abstract idea that Microsoft is a "superpower".
Even if you disagree about the source of the criticism, your question was how does it *feel* to be in a company that is hated. Well, I think that the feeling is very similar to how I feel about being an American when my country is hated. I was (and remain) very proud of what I did at Microsoft. The other people there were great, and on the whole did great work.
The same goes for Intellectual Ventures. When the critical remarks become too shrill or over the top, it is just hard to take it seriously as anything approaching constructive criticism.
Also, I'm willing to take on that personal risk of negative attention and stay on the pointy edge of these debates because I know very well that what I'm doing is risky. A) I'm creating a capital market for invention that has never existed before and B) I'm investing in inventions! Inventions take decades to bear fruit and let's face it, history says they are more likely to fail than they are to succeed. But that's the thrill of it. Gambling on those great ideas and watching which ones win. Kymeta is one I'm particularly proud of. They just signed up their first customer.
Is the Patent System broken?
by eldavojohn
Many readers of Slashdot (myself included) feel that the patent system is broken. I haven't heard any criticisms from you or Intellectual Ventures so I'm interested in hearing what you have to say about the patent system. Is it fundamentally broken? Only a little broken? Working flawlessly and exactly as it was intended to work??
NATHAN: No, I do not think the U.S. patent system is broken.
That is taken for granted by a lot of people, but frankly there isn't any evidence that on a wide spread basis that it is "broken".
People may "feel" that way (as you put it) but in my view that is mostly based on a couple of things:
1. Recounting anecdotes about a specific bad patent. There are lots of stories about patents that never should have been granted. These are used to imply that all patents are bad. Well, of course there are a few patents that should not have been granted, but isolated anecdotes don't indict a whole system. Indeed you can always find an anecdote to support virtually any proposition. Statistics matter, and you can't use rare cases to draw sweeping conclusions.
2. Plus, many of the stories about bad patents don't actually tell the real story. While there are some bad patents out there, it turns out that many of the specific cases that are used to illustrate how "broken" the patent system are not told correctly. Some stories turn out to be factually wrong; some are fabricated entirely. In other cases the story that is told is true as far as it is told, but the whole story isn't out there. A complete understanding of the story often leads to a different conclusion.
3. Not knowing how to read a patent. Say you aren't a programmer and you try to read some code – say in C – you could probably sort of understand some of it because "if", "else" and similar constructs can be interpreted a bit using their English language meaning. But you can't really understand the code that way. Well, a patent is similar. The language used to write patent claims is basically English, but the specific interpretation is couched in patent law. When a technical person who isn't familiar with patent law reads a patent they often come away with a misunderstanding of what the patent actually covers – usually thinking that it is much broader than it actually is. This gives the impression that the patent covers things it doesn't, and then leads to the impression that it is overly broad, obvious and shouldn't have been granted.
4. An axe to grind. Many of the people claiming that the patent system is broken feel that way because they have an agenda. As one example, many large technology companies have taken other people's inventions and used them to make billions. They don't want to pay. So they have an agenda to attack the patent system – that is both easier and cheaper than to pay what they owe. Open source advocates have a similar agenda – they fear that their favorite open source project may be threatened by patents. Once you have an agenda to minimize or marginalize patents, it is easy to see the system as broken.
5. Revisionist history. One of the funny arguments that people make is that patents are supposed to be there to help product-making companies. The U.S. Constitution predated the Industrial Revolution and the creation of the US patent system in 1787 was designed to protect the inventor, not corporations (or practicing entities as the IP industry is fond of calling them now). The idea of patents is to give incentive to inventors.
6. Ideology. Some people have an intellectual or ideological problem with intangible intellectual property. For example, some people hate copyright. Well, there are some that hate patents also.
These are just some of the pitfalls in the "patents are broken" argument as it is typically presented.
Is the system perfect? No, it isn't.
The patent office has had funding issues. In recent years Congress has raided the patent office fees and taken them to spend elsewhere rather than let them be used to improve the patent office.
In some industries – say biotech and pharmaceuticals – the system works reasonably well in its main point, which is to give economic motivation to people inventing new things. No pharma company would invest in a new drug, especially the huge cost of clinical trials, without having some exclusivity.
Millions of people are alive today because of the patented medical innovations created by this incentive system. While it may not be perfect (what is?), it is has been remarkably successful. The majority of people reading this post have had their lives or those of a close family member saved by a patented medicine.
Within computer technology, the system of granting patents works reasonably well. The system of getting an inventor paid isn't that great because historically speaking giant technology companies steal a lot of inventions and don't pay for them.
This is changing somewhat because big tech companies like Microsoft and Apple are now enforcing patents as a part of their business strategy, but there is still a strong segment of the tech industry that doesn't want to pay inventors.
The ideal system would be a meritocracy where inventors would get paid for their work. That is what makes the incentive system work. Failing to pay hurts the effectiveness of the system overall.
Re:what are the differences from the past?
by alexander_686
Those patents were for making things and scope was well defined. First, the newer set of patents tend to be for ideas and business processes and are not well defined and tend to be broad. I forget the details, but somebody has a patent for transmitting images over a network which in theory covers almost every moving image on the internet – and this was not for a specific method, code, or algorithm of doing so – just the general idea. Second, devices are getting more complex and interrelated. A cell phone needs patents covering data transmission, networking protocols, digital camera, OS, etc. Throw on top of that design patents (look and feel) and it is a real mess.
NATHAN: This may be a bit controversial, but the reality is that the patent system was the world's first experiment with open source.
The idea of the patent system is that after a period of time (typically 20 years) the invention passes into the public domain. The inventor must share enough information in the patent to allow somebody to recreate the invention. Indeed, the word "patent" originates from the Latin "patere," which means "to lay open".
The 20 year exclusive period acts as an economic incentive for the inventor to share the information. The incentive is necessary because otherwise an inventor could keep an invention secret. The incentive is reasonable because invention is expensive and risky. It often takes a lot of failure before you get it right. Patents are a way to simultaneously protect and distribute the ideas for usage, assuming the original inventor gets compensated for their work. There's the rub. What's so wrong with making sure the inventor gets compensated for their hard work? Why is that such a problem?
We have plenty of tech companies now that offer free massages, lunch, dry-cleaning and a myriad of other things to their employees. Have you seen their margins? Do you really think they can't afford to pay an inventor for their work? I'm not talking about huge percentages either. Licensing patents represent only a *fraction* of a product's overall costs, when you tally up development, materials, production, marketing, distribution, and so forth. But the fact of the matter remains, these companies are standing on the shoulders of those who came before without proper compensation even though their work is being used in a product by thousands or even millions of people.
Calling patents a system similar to open source may seem odd, because most current open source software has no period of exclusivity. Open source software as typically practiced is a private system that people willingly enter into. If they don't want to ask for benefit other that participation and recognition that is great – but their CHOICE to do what they want with their creative output is fully consistent with copyright law.
In fact, that is a very instructive case. Not so long ago many people now associated with the open source software community hated copyright. They wanted to copy code, and thought it was terrible that software could be protected by copyright. Richard Stallman in particular argued strongly against copyright.
Then, a funny thing happened. People in the open source community figured out that by cleverly adopting a copyright license they could actually protect the openness of the code. Suddenly copyright went from something that was hated to something that is an essential part of the legal framework that lets open source work.
I believe that something like that is possible with patents too. At the moment many people in the open source movement disapprove of patents. I believe that this is an echo of the anti-copyright sentiment. But ultimately I think that it is just as misguided – that far from being a problem for open source, patents could make a net-positive contribution.
Can you present examples of how IV has helped individual inventors to get revenue from their inventions?
by patmandu
Please include specific names, specific inventions, approximate revenue seen by the inventor, and current status of the invention-related product(s) and ownership of the patent(s).
NATHAN: Intellectual Ventures has paid out $400 million to individual inventors to date, where our business model involves purchasing either A) a patent application to prosecute (note that "prosecuting" a patent means applying to the patent office to get a patent granted – people think that it means litigation, but that's not the way the term is used); or B) a patent outright.
Here are some examples:
Rebecca Taylor, an inventor from Austin, received her first patent for an embedded software translation machine that streamlines data sharing and eliminates code bloat to create efficient communication between devices. When a deal fell through to sell this invention to another big tech company, a chance meeting with me brought her to Intellectual Ventures instead. She sold her patent to us and fund both her son's college education and her own graduate studies in public policy. Taylor is currently serving as senior adviser for innovation and entrepreneurship in the U.S. Department of State's Office of the Science & Technology Adviser to the Secretary.
Lev Bolotin, an inventor & entrepreneur based near us in Seattle, and Matthew Whitten, an inventor and software engineer from Maine, both chose Intellectual Ventures because it was the only company that could both monetize and build up a significant IP portfolio for their startups. Both have used the cash from these deals to finance their ventures. In Bolotin's words: "Intellectual Ventures proved to the business community that IP can be trusted as an asset. It can be bought and sold. IV has established a value reference for IP—and that is priceless!"
There are other great examples of the individual inventors we work with here.
I'll also take this opportunity to point out that the most important inventors we work with are Intellectual Ventures employees. We have nuclear physicists, rocket scientists, neurosurgeons, chemists, and mathematicians roaming our halls. Many have hundreds of patents worldwide to their name. Many more have PhDs.
by Matt_Bennett
What products have Intellectual Ventures developed and brought to market?
NATHAN: Intellectual Ventures is focused on invention, not making products itself.
In terms of new inventions filed before the patent office in 2012, we were the 4th company in the US, and 16th worldwide.
Some of those inventions are suitable for starting new companies. We have created two spin out companies so far, Kymeta, which makes a radical new metamaterial antenna that will revolutionize mobile bandwidth, and TerraPower, which is commercializing our invention of a new type of clean and safe nuclear power plant.
Most inventions, even great ones, are not suitable for founding a company. In those cases we license the patents, typically on a non-exclusive basis, to dozens of companies. Most market-leading technology products contain inventions that Intellectual Ventures has licensed.
Some people don't like the idea of invention without making products. I don't really see why. By specializing in invention, and investing in invention, we can be better at it than companies that focus on the commercialization.
Another weird aspect of this is that very few US-based companies actually *make* products. Apple doesn't make iPhones. They design them, and then they contract for others to make them. The actual MAKING is done by companies in China.
As another example, a venture capital company does not make products. Neither does a mutual fund company. They simply invest in others.
So, if a mutual fund like Fidelity owns stock in Apple, Intel, Microsoft and others, people don't seem to have a problem with it. Their investment enables those companies to make their products (or contract for them to be made).
If a venture firm like Benchmark or Kleiner Perkins invests in tech startups, nobody has a problem. Again, the investment enables them.
Well, we license patents to Apple, Intel, Microsoft and others. That enables them too. And we start new companies, enabling them to make products.
Relationship to Oasis Research and Lodsys?
by eldavojohn
One of my favorite radio shows called "This American Life" covered Intellectual Ventures extensively about two years ago in an episode called "When Patents Attack!" They tried to visit Oasis Research offices at 104 East Houston Street, Suite 190 in Marshall, Texas but found them largely vacant. What is IV's relationship with Oasis Research and Lodsys and why are these empty offices in Marshall, Texas? What sort of partners are Lodsys and Oasis Research? Customers? Licensees?
NATHAN: We routinely sell our patents either individually or in full portfolios. These are called divestitures in the asset management world and we consider our patent holdings our assets. We sold patents to Oasis and Lodsys.
At the time we bought those assets, anybody else could have bought them. At the time we sold them, the same thing is true. Before selling them we had licensed a number of companies to these patents. Those companies, or others, could have bought the patents to use them strategically, or simply to hold them as a service to their developer communities.
It happens that Lodsys and Oasis bought them, and they chose to pursue patent assertion, and also litigation. I have no control over what they would do with the patents.
In a perfect world we could make money without any side effects, and the buyers of our patents would not cause as much controversy as those sales have done. Here on planet earth things are far from perfect, and that is not what happened. I re-learned an important management lesson from This American Life: I cannot control every outcome, but I certainly take responsibility for it.
On one hand, I don't feel a bit ashamed that Intellectual Ventures could make a return on those investments for us and for our investors. We bought the assets originally, we licensed them, and then we sold them. That is how the market works.
On the other hand, I feel that even though I don't control them, I do take responsibility for the backlash it created. As CEO, it's my job to determine whether that's the best business practice moving forward. We will most definitely continue to divest assets since there is market demand, but the company will be looking more closely at the *how* we do it and under what terms.
by Skewray
The Photonic Fence project was proposed with much fanfare about six years ago, to rid Africa is disease-carrying mosquitoes. Rumor has it that the Gates Foundation has cut funding. The project appears to have developed nothing of practical use, although the project leaders responsible appear to still be in control. Is there going to be a serious forensic analysis of how the project went south?
NATHAN: Actually, we have many anti-malaria projects, and the photonic fence is just one of them. We have been successful in proving the basic concept – that you can identify, track and kill a mosquito using lasers – in a lab setting, so now we're looking at the best way to apply the technology.
There are some significant hurdles to deploying something like this in developing countries, so it might end up that the technology is used more for research purposes to understand mosquitoes.
We're still figuring that out and talking with potential commercial partners, but one of the important things about the photonic fence is that we got people thinking and talking about malaria prevention in new ways. That's one of the values of inventing. It's an inherently risky activity, but even inventions that don't ultimately work out as you expected challenge people to think about problems in new ways and open up new possibilities to explore.
It is important to remember that not every project will work out! We are still working on the photonic fence, but it may be an idea that is flawed, or maybe it will work in the future but it is ahead of its time. When you invent you take that sort of risk.
Philanthropic work
by jaiyen
As you've already made your fortune, I'm curious as to why you choose to get involved in controversial patent licensing, rather than, say, Bill Gates style philanthropic work?
NATHAN: First, I think that what we are doing at Intellectual Ventures is a very important and beneficial thing for the world. If we can establish what I like to call the "invention capital" market and get more funding to inventors, it would have an impact similar to the creation of the venture capital market.
So, far from this being simply a way to make money, I think that establishing invention capital is a very important contribution. I've written an article in Harvard Business Review about this: [http://www.intellectualventures.com/index.php/news/media-coverage/funding-eureka]. That doesn't mean that it is the same as Bill's philanthropy, but I think it is still a very worthy thing to do.
Bill is one of my closest friends, a mentor and also an investor in many of our projects. I admire the work he is doing with his Foundation. So much so in fact, that we decided to partner a few years ago to tackle some of the biggest problems Bill and Melinda want to solve. So we have a project called Global Good that focuses specifically on the inventions required to save lives in developing countries.
Frankly we think we serve the developing world better by focusing our expertise than via traditional philanthropy. So far, we have done work on the photonic fence (which I described in my response to Skewray), cold-chain storage technology for vaccines and modeling software for infectious diseases.
Traveling wave reactors vs (and) thorium
by DPajak
Mr. Myhrvold: I know you are sold on traveling wave reactors, and I hope they prove their worth. But, I was wondering; have you given up on thorium-powered reactors? I saw an article in Forbes not too long ago where the author actually argued that, because it would turn thorium from an expensive-to-dispose-of-waste-product into a valuable resource, building thorium reactors could make electronics cheaper. This is because thorium is usually present in rare earth metals used for electronics and often have to be removed prior to processing. Have you considered running a similar kind of reactor to traveling wave on a thorium-uranium mixture (that would also deal with the problem of thorium being "fertile" as opposed to "fissile")? If thorium-powered reactors reduced the price of manufacturing electric vehicles, you would have the added benefit of cheaper EVs. This would not only reduce carbon emissions even further and faster; it would put more demand on the electricity grid as more people switched over to EVs from internal combustion powered cars. This would mean we w'ould need even more electricity generation and less fossil fuels; we could build more of both the thorium reactors like LFTRs and traveling wave reactors to meet the demand. Finally, as everyone knows, thorium is far more common in the earth's crust than uranium. It seems to me using thorium-powered reactors to compliment your reactor concepts like traveling wave reactors would speed up the process you are trying to create, namely, the decarbonization of first the United States first, and then the world. I see no reason why both uranium and thorium reactors are not necessary. What are your thoughts? And is Intellectual Ventures pursuing R&D on thorium, as well?
NATHAN: Thoughtful question, thank you. We did explore thorium in the conceptual designs for the travelling wave reactor at TerraPower.
The neutronics of a thorium reaction are not quite the same as for uranium, and as a result it is a lot more challenging to engineer a thorium based system. That said, we have invented what we believe is the best thorium based reactor out there, and would love to pursue it at some point.
The nuclear power community is quite conservative – and rightly so – so we have tried to make the best design we can get into service quickly, and that is a uranium based system.
Also, while Th is much more common than U in the crust as you point out, our TerraPower reactor can use depleted uranium, and even use spent fuel rods as a source. As a result there is PLENTY of fuel for our reactors for the foreseeable future. Eventually, we would like to see both U and Th systems out there.
Sense of Accomplishment
by PaddyM
As a software engineer, I produce solutions to different problems every day which are then implemented and used by people. If my resulting software was not used by anyone, I would not gain much fulfillment in my work. Considering that much of the work done by Intellectual Ventures does not result in actual tangible products, do you still get a sense of accomplishment? Are you prouder of the ideas which actually get implemented? Or are you satisfied with the ideas that are developed, independent of whether they result in viable products or not?
NATHAN: Excellent question. I absolutely do get a sense of accomplishment. But it's a more delayed sense of accomplishment. This brings up a really important distinction I think that needs to be made. I firmly believe that ideas are ends in and of themselves. Sure they might go on to live their lives as part of a product down the road, but even if it doesn't make it into a product it is not deprived of its intrinsic value. No idea = no product in the first place. Intellectual exploration doesn't require the validation a product does.
While there are many VCs out there expecting returns in just a handful of years, we work on a much longer timeline. So the stepping stones and ideas that might not seem relevant or directly applicable now may be 20 years from now—we aren't entirely sure about that. I have to be satisfied with that. Even though an idea doesn't make it into a product this year or next isn't automatic failure to me.
As an inventor and as someone in the business of ideas, you have to be satisfied with failure. And in a weird way, that has to be part of your sense of accomplishment. Knowing that each failure means you're one step closer to getting it right.
Also, there's great satisfaction in taking the journey in the first place. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Take the scientific research community for example. A lot of the glory in research comes from being first to get your idea published in a peer-reviewed journal. It's a race. And ideas are the same way. I want to win, but I don't always. But it's good to at least be part of the race.
Science of cooking food
by peter303
One of the TV news magazines showed some of the things you learned about new, scientific ways of cooking food. What was the most amazing thing, in your opinion, that you discovered?
NATHAN: I'll be honest, I can't pick one thing - I learned so much as I worked on Modernist Cuisine. But I'm betting this crowd will like these two:
1. Try decanting your wine with an ordinary kitchen blender. It's pretty amazing. I just pour the wine in, frappé away at the highest power setting for 30 to 60 seconds, and then allow the froth to subside (which happens quickly) before serving. We call it "hyperdecanting." One reason to do is to improve the taste of a young red wine, but the other big benefit is the looks on people's faces! People are so conservative about wine – they treat it with this odd reverence – that when you put in a blender a lot of folks just freak out.
2. Perhaps you have an ultrasonic bath lying around? (Finally! I've been waiting for an audience that might actually apply to!) Try using it to make French fries. Unbelievably delicious.
One inventor question:
by Tablizer
where's our f@!&# flying cars?
NATHAN: Seriously. Where the f@!&# are they? I want one too!
The serious answer to the question is that flying is really hard to do. Look at driving a car. It is easy enough that everybody does it, but also hard enough that we kill ~30,000 people a year on the road. We take this for granted, but it is a huge problem.
Flying is much safer because the FAA went nuts on safety, and on qualifications. Flying in a commercial jet is much safer than driving your own car. In a perfect world, you would spend some of the effort made to make airplanes safe to make our cars safer.
FAA regulations make it virtually impossible for anybody to make a flying car that is a realistic consumer product. It's also hard to do intrinsically – flight is very challenging.
Even though flying is much safer, it is still hard to do – most accidents are pilot error. The same thing is true for cars. The problem is leaving the human in the loop.
I am very excited by self-driving cars pioneered by the DARPA Grand Challenge, and now experimented with by Google and others.
The next big step in safer cars is going to be making them drive themselves.
Airplanes, and especially helicopters, need this approach too.
Maybe once that technology is mature we can get a flying car.
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