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The Gender Gulag: Voices of the Asylum
November 26, 2008 2 Comments
Kelley Winters, Ph.D.
GID Reform Advocates
In 1860, abolitionist and suffrage leader Susan B. Anthony risked arrest to help a battered wife, who had been committed by her husband to an insane asylum for over a year. Mrs. Phoebe Phelps, a school principal and accomplished author, was imprisoned and allowed no contact with her children, friends or family for nonconformity to the submissive role expected of women. It was remarkably easy to incarcerate women of that time with a diagnosis of "delusions" or in later years "hysteria." After her release by writ of habeas corpus, she asked Ms. Anthony to help her flee the grasp of her abusive husband, a Massachusetts Senator. On Christmas night, Anthony took Mrs. Phelps and her daughter by train to New York City and a chance for freedom.
"aware of how often her friends of the Underground Railroad had defied the Fugitive Slave Law and hidden and transported fugitive slaves, Susan decided she would do the same for this cultured intelligent woman, a slave to her husband under the law." [1]
A century and a half later, so much and yet so little have changed. Our country has abolished the atrocity of slavery, enacted civil liberties for people of color and just this month elected our first African American President of the United States. Yet, gender variant Americans are still incarcerated in mental institutions and physically and emotionally assaulted with drugs and "aversion therapies" for failing to comport to the roles of their assigned birth-sex.
In 1995, Dr. Deidre McCloskey, a renowned professor of economics at the University of Illinois, Chicago, was taken from her home by sheriff's deputies with "a warrant for arrest for mental examination." Dr. McCloskey was a transsexual woman who had come out of the closet to her family prior to social transition, Deidre's sister, a psychologist, held intolerant views of gender diversity and, like Mrs. Phelps' nineteenth-century husband, was easily able to procure a civil commitment to a psychiatric ward.
Dr. McCloskey was incarcerated not once but twice at her sister's insistence. In Crossing, a Memoir, [2] McCloskey described the "treatment protocols" for those seized for gender transgression:
"the victim has no civil rights, especially if poor and unable to hire a vigorous lawyer; nothing he says is to be credited; no penalty of perjury or civil liability or even court costs attaches to the people initiating the seizure if their testimony proves to be false; and the psychiatrists to everything to avoid the liability from letting the victim free, are cowardly about taking the responsibility to do so and in effect are exempted from liability for the consequences of a false seizure and an unreasonable detention."
Deidre was interrogated by psychiatrists who displayed utter ignorance about gender dysphoria and the transition process. She was labeled as "manic," resulting from "latent homosexuality," decades after the American Psychiatric Association had removed same-sex orientation from the classification of mental illnesses. One psychiatrist demanded, "Are you a homosexual?" "Do you wish to become one?" When Deidre responded "no," that she was attracted to women, the doctor was incredulous. Reflecting old stereotypes confusing sexual orientation with gender identity, he responded, "Well, then, why are you doing this?"
To regain her freedom, Dr. McCloskey was forced to pay $8000 in legal fees and, astonishingly, was billed $3000 by the hospitals that falsely imprisoned her. She wondered, "What if I were poor?"
Susan Anthony would be disappointed at how little we have progressed.
The extraordinary narrative of Ms. April Ashley, a British transwoman and fashion model, illustrates the cruelty inflicted on gender variant individuals in mental institutions in the 1950s and beyond. Attempting suicide at eighteen years old, Ashley was rescued by her long hair from the Mersey river and delivered to the Ormskirk Mental Hospital near Liverpool. She agreed to a regimen of gender-reparative therapy at nearby Walton Hospital, intending to change her feminine identity. April's "treatments" included drugging her with ether while doctors exacted, "Why do you want to be a woman?" Later, the interrogations were punctuated with sodium pentathol injections. Ashley was given massive doses of male hormones. Finally, she was placed in a public ward and administered electroconvulsive therapy:
"These blitzed souls returned from the convulsion chamber like zombies, their eyes blinking and heavily bloodshot, with an attendant supporting them on each side. A few hours later they awoke in their beds with murderous headaches in comparison to which an aspirin overdose is like a day at the seaside. When it comes to medical matters I'm usually very brave but on these occasions was not."
Ashley's treatment illustrated a recurring theme in gender incarceration: obsessed with attempts to change her gender identity, they neglected the depression and despair that led to her original hospitalization. In spite of her abuse, Ms. Ashley persevered to live her truth.
"'No matter what you do, you'll never be able to change my mind. I said with a knowledge I didn't know I had." [3]
Ashley prevailed as a remarkable pioneer in the transcommunity. She was one of the first patients for corrective genital surgery with Dr. Georges Burou in Morocco, and she appeared in Vogue and the movie, The Road to Hong Kong, starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope.
Phyllis Burke, author of Gender Shock: Exploding the Myths of Male and Female, [4] told the heartbreaking story of Jamie, a transsexual woman who survived fifteen years of hospitalization from age six. "Jamie did not do boy things, and would not lie about it," Burke explains. Admitted in the late 1950s, Jamie was drugged and given numerous electroconvulsive shock treatments over the span of her imprisonment:
"The treatments never became less painful, and there was nothing more painful than the shock, not even the rapes by the male patients, not even Mother and Father never returning."
At twenty years old, following an extremely painful ECT treatment, Jamie escaped the institution and made her way to San Francisco and transition to an affirmed life. Jamie asked Ms. Burke to find as many children like her as she could and write about their stories,
"No one is talking about them, … but there are still kids in the hospitals."
Burke noted that attitudes about childhood gender nonconformity within American psychiatry were influenced by Dr. Martha MacDonald and her 1938 study of eight birth-assigned males at Michael Reese Hospital on the South Side of Chicago. [5] In a paper entitled "Criminally Aggressive Behavior in Passive-Effeminate Boys," [6] MacDonald associated feminine expression with violent aggression. Contrary to this stereotype, she observed that these youth were "model playmates" in the company of girls, and she did not clearly distinguish them as perpetrators of violence in the presence of boys or as victims. Nevertheless, MacDonald advocated psychiatric hospitalization of gender variant youth — a role that her own institution would play, decades later, in one of the best known and most tragic stories of the gender gulag.
In his seminal autobiography, The Last Time I Wore a Dress: A Memoir, [7] Dylan Scholinski recalls high school years incarcerated in a series of mental institutions with a diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder. [8] The first of these was Michael Reese Hospital, where the fifteen year-old was termed by doctors "an inappropriate female."
"Can you tell me," Scholinski's father had asked at a prior clinic, "why she won't wear a dress?"
At Michael Reese, the award-winning author describes being pressed to the floor under the boot of a guard who ordered, "Shut up, you f***ing crazy-ass queer" – a phrase apparently synonymous with a diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder; being injected with thorazine; being locked in seclusion; being tied to a bed while touched, assaulted, by a male patient on the ward. The attending psychiatrist would ask, "Why don't you put on a dress instead of those crummy jeans?"
At Forest Hospital in Des Plaines, Illinois, Scholinski was told that, "if I appeared more feminine I would be better adjusted." This was followed by daily humiliation with "girly lessons," and make-up sessions:
"If I didn't emerge from my room with foundation, lip gloss, blush, mascara, eyeliner, eye shadow and feathered hair, I lost points. Without points, I couldn't go to the dining room. I couldn't go anywhere. …
Ever lied to save yourself? … Ever been so false your own skin is your enemy?"
After three years of incarceration in three institutions at a cost of one million dollars, Scholinski was finally released when insurance benefits ran out. Today, Dylan is an accomplished artist, author and community advocate in Denver, Colorado. He recently founded the Sent(a)Mental Project, A Memorial to GLBTIQ Suicides. [9]
Trey Polesky, a counselor and GID reform advocate [10] received very similar mistreatment at Forest Hospital in 1990. He tells how a psychiatrist diagnosed him with Gender Identity Disorder at age 9 and recommended incarceration to "help me become more in touch with my feminine side." In a program of gender-reparative therapy, he was forced to wear pink and purple dresses and skirts, grow out his hair and read teen fashion magazines to learn to behave "like a girl." Trey recalls,
"I finally learned to fake my way out in order to be released, though the reparative therapy did nothing but shatter my sense of self confidence in who I was. Essentially, they taught me to hate who I was."
Harsh punishment of gender variant youth occurs in outpatient as well as residential settings. Dr. Arianna Davis today is an advocate for trans and intersex communities and GID reform. Though born with an intersex condition and expressing a strong female identity at a very early age, she was assigned male and later diagnosed as mentally ill for not comporting to that assignment. Arianna was subjected to a gender-reparative therapy regimen at UCLA in the 1980s:
"I was subjected to forced testosterone injections and used as a study subject against my wishes. These things happened (under the physical beatings and punishment -recomended by a therapist of a reparative mindset- the urging of my father and the all too eager compliance of UCLA doctors and researchers)." [11]
Dr. Davis' story raises the point, a painful memory to so many of us, of how physical violence from parents of gender variant children is encouraged by intolerance from the mental health professions – what has been called, "the sissy-whupping method." [12] I have often remarked in my own diversity lectures that if it were possible to beat, shame or coerce the gender identity out of a child, I would not exist and my audience would not be having this conversation with me. Playwright Eve Ensler termed this violence toward young transwomen, "They Beat the Girl Out of My Boy… Or So They Tried," in a 2004 Los Angeles production of The Vagina Monologues. [13]
In Aldous Huxley's, Brave New World, psychiatric aversion therapies were used to condition the lower classes to hate books [14]. In our real world, aversion therapies have long been the cornerstone of reparative therapies intended to "cure" both gender variance and same-sex orientation. However, the American Psychiatric Association issued position statements in 1998 and 2000 opposing these "conversion" treatments that attempt to change sexual orientation: [15]
"APA recommends that ethical practitioners refrain from attempts to change individuals' sexual orientation, keeping in mind the medical dictum to First, do no harm."
Sadly, the APA never discouraged analogous gender-reparative therapies attempting to change gender identity or suppress gender expression. Indeed, the dictum of "First, do no harm," does not seem to apply to the treatment of gender variant people within American psychiatry. Nor do the bounds of human compassion and decency, when it comes to enforcing conformity to assigned birth sex. For example, Dr. Ron Langevin of the University of Toronto Clarke Institute of Psychiatry (today known as the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) promoted inhumane aversion treatment of cross-dressing individuals assigned male at birth in his 1983 book, Sexual Strands: Understanding and Treating Sexual Anomalies in Men. [16]
Reminiscent of a scene from Anthony Burgess' A Clockwork Orange, [17] Langevin described chemical aversion therapy to "cure" cross-dressing,
"In chemical aversion therapy, the patient is first administered nausea inducing drugs. When he indicates that he feels sick, his favorite female clothes used for crossdressing are presented. He should touch them and look at them as best he can. Then he is overwhelmed by the need to vomit. The clothes are withdrawn and the procedure repeated several hours later."
Next, he noted the advantages of "electrical aversion" in offering greater "control" over timing. He described the treatment of a patient:
"The conditioning stimuli were pictures of women wearing panties which were followed by the unconditioned stimulus, electric shock. The shock level was set so the patient found it so uncomfortable, he wanted it stopped. In addition to seeing pictures, he was instructed to handle panties and to imagine himself wearing them. After 41 sessions, he said he was no longer troubled by the "fetish" but a month later, it spontaneously recovered."
Finally, Dr. Langevin introduced a newer form of "shame aversion therapy" used on a "transvestite:"
"the patient was required to crossdress before a disinterested group of men and women who watched him without reaction or comment. … In this case, shame replaces electric shock … the patient was evidently experiencing shame. He was in tears as he crossdressed and had a look of anguish on his face. He attempted suicide the following day according to the investigator." [18]
This unconscionable treatment brings to mind a quote by Nurse Ratched of Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. "Aren't you ashamed?" she demanded. [19]
Ashamed of what, though? Where exactly is the shame in being different? Author Dylan Scholinski perhaps said it best:
"But I've proven the doctors wrong. I don't feel disgust in myself or in love.
They are the ones who should be ashamed" [20]
Psychiatric incarceration and abuse of gender variant youth and adults has for generations been facilitated by diagnostic nomenclature that equates difference with disease: nonconformity to assigned birth-sex with mental disorder and sexual deviance. It is time for the American Psychiatric Association and other mental health organizations to repudiate the practice of gender-reparative therapies, as they have renounced reparative therapies for sexual orientation. It is time for the APA and the mental health professions to extend an apology to all who have been imprisoned or traumatized in the course of these treatments. In drafting the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, it is time for the APA to remove the classification of Transvestic Fetishism and revise that of Gender Identity Disorder to serve constructive rather than destructive purposes. It is time for new diagnostic nomenclature consistent with the medical principle of "First, do no harm."
[1] A. Lutz, Susan B. Anthony: Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian, Zenger, 1959, p90.
[2] D. McCloskey, Crossing, a Memoir, University of Chicago Pres, 2000, pp. 98, 107, 117.
[3] D. Fallowell and A. Ashley, April Ashley's Odyssey, Jonathan Cape, London, 1982. http://www.antijen.org/Aprilv1/
[4] P. Burke, Gender Shock: Exploding the Myths of Male and Female, Anchor, 1996, pp. 75-84.
[5] Burke 1996, pp. 71-74.
[6] M. MacDonald, "Criminally Aggressive Behavior in Passive-Effeminate Boys," American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, v.8, 1938, pp. 70-78.
[7] D. Scholinski and J. Adams, The Last Time I Wore a Dress: A Memoir, Riverhead, 1997, pp. x, 6, 7, 33, 56, 57, 80, 117. Dylan Scholinski's name was Daphne at the time of publication.
[8] American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision, Washington, D.C., 2000, pp. 576-582.
[9] D. Scholinski, "Sent(a)Mental Project, A Memorial to GLBTIQ Suicides," http://www.myspace.com/dylanscholinski
[10] T. Polesky, http://www.gidreform.org/advocate.html#trey
[11] Personal correspondence, A. Davis. See also http://www.gidreform.org/advocate.html
[12] Holly, "The Sissy-Whupping Method," Feministe, http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/05/13/7399/
[13] E. Ensler, "They Beat the Girl Out of My Boy… Or So They Tried," performed by Calpernia Addams, The Vagina Monologues, V-Day Los Angeles, February 2, 2004, http://www.deepstealth.com/vday/
[14] A. Huxley, Brave New World, Harper, 1932, p. 22.
[15] American Psychiatric Association, "Position Statement: Therapies Focused on Attempts to Change Sexual Orientation (Reparative or Conversion Therapies)," 2000, http://archive.psych.org/edu/other_res/lib_archives/archives/200001.pdf
[16] R. Langevin, Sexual Strands: Understanding and Treating Sexual Anomalies in Men, Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc., 1983.
[17] A. Burgess, A Clockwork Orange, William Heinemann (UK) 1962.
[18] Langevin 1983, pp. 222, 224, 254.
[19] K. Kesey, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Signet, 1963, p. 242.
[20] Scholinski 1997, p. 195.
Copyright © 2008 Kelley Winters, GID Reform Advocates


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El Barrio Tours: Gentrification in East Harlem (NYC/East Harlem) Premiere Screening & Dialogue
Friday, April 5, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT)
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East Harlem native, director Andrew J Padilla, whose grandparents left Puerto Rico for El Barrio sixty years ago, explores the effects of gentrification on Spanish Harlem's working-class community. The largest Puerto Rican neighborhood in the 50 states
Winner of the 2012 Puerto Rican International Film Festival's Best Documentary Short.
Premiere of El Barrio Tours in East Harlem
Friday April 5th, at 6:30pm
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Panel to follow screening:
Judge Edwin Torres (Writer of "Carlito's Way")
Arlene Davila (NYU Professor/Writer)
Harold DeRienzo (Director of Banana Kelly Community Improvement Association)
Victor Bach (Coordinator of the NYC Alliance to Preserve Public Housing)
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Originally, the film was supposed to explore these issues through an examination of my grandfather Jose Antonio Padilla Sr.'s 60 year stay in El Barrio, but he passed in 2011. This film is dedicated to him.
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Principal Proposed Natural Treatments
Other Proposed Natural Treatments
- Achillea wilhelmsii
- Alfalfa
- Ashwagandha
- Berberine (Goldenseal)
- Beta-Glucan
- Black Cohosh
- Black Tea
- Broccoli and Cabbage
- Caigua
- Calcium
- Carob
- Chitosan
- Cinnamon
- Chocolate
- Chromium
- Cordyceps
- Creatine
- Curcumin
- Eclipta alba
- Fenugreek
- Flaxseed
- Flaxseed Oil
- Gamma Oryzanol
- Garlic
- Genistein
- Glucomannan
- Green Tea
- Guggul
- He Shou Wu
- Honey
- L-Carnitine
- Lecithin
- Lifestyle Changes
- Maitake
- Mesoglycan
- Multivitamin/Mineral
- Nopal
- Olive Oil
- Pantethine
- Policosanol
- Prebiotics
- Probiotics
- Red Yeast Rice
- Royal Jelly
- Sage Leaf Extract
- Spirulina
- Tocotrienols
One of the most significant discoveries in preventive medicine is that elevated levels of cholesterol in the blood accelerate atherosclerosis , a condition commonly known as hardening of the arteries. Along with high blood pressure , inactivity, smoking , and diabetes , high cholesterol has proven to be one of the most important promoters of heart disease , strokes , and peripheral vascular disease (blockage of circulation to the extremities, usually the legs).
Cholesterol does not directly clog arteries like grease clogs pipes. The current theory is that elevated levels of cholesterol irritate the walls of blood vessels and cause them to undergo harmful changes. Because most cholesterol is manufactured by the body itself, dietary sources of cholesterol (such as eggs) are not usually the most important problem. The relative proportion of unsaturated fats (from plants) and saturated fats (mainly from animal products) in the diet is more significant.
When the consequences of elevated cholesterol were first being researched, total cholesterol was the only measurement considered. Today, the overall lipid profile is taken into account. LDL ("bad") cholesterol, HDL ("good") cholesterol, and triglycerides are the most common measurements related to cholesterol. Lipoprotein A and oxidized LDL cholesterol are drawing increasing attention as well.
This change in emphasis has thrown some long-standing recommendations into confusion. For example, reducing total fat intake generally decreases total cholesterol. On this basis, medical authorities long ago adopted a policy of recommending low-fat diets. However, when you take into account other lipid measurements, it is now clear that reducing fat intake is not the clear blessing it first appeared to be. Low-fat diets improve total and LDL cholesterol levels, but worsen HDL and triglyceride levels. Conversely, low-carb, high-fat diets tend to raise levels of LDL and total cholesterol, but reduce triglycerides and raise HDL. Some researchers use these effects as "proof" that the low-fat diet is healthier, 270 but, in fact, the current state of knowledge does not tell us whether the changes in lipids produced by low-fat diets are better or worse than the changes produced by low-carb diets. It is possible that a diet low in carbs and high in mono-unsaturated fats (eg, olive oil) offers the best of both worlds, but this has not been conclusively proven. 271-276 What is clear is that losing weight is extremely important. If you are overweight and lose weight, your cholesterol profile is almost certain to improve. 188
Increasing exercise and losing weight may produce adequate improvements in the lipid profile. If such lifestyle changes are not effective, however, there are many highly effective drugs to choose from. Medications in the statin family are most effective, and they have been shown to prevent heart attacks and reduce mortality. Other useful conventional options include ezetimibe (Zetia), fibrate drugs , and various forms of the vitamin niacin (discussed below).
Principal Proposed Natural Treatments
There are several herbs and supplements that appear to help lower cholesterol levels. For some (such as stanols/sterols, vitamin B 3 , fiber, and soy), the evidence is sufficiently strong to have produced mainstream acceptance.
Note: If your primary problem is elevated triglycerides, see the High Triglycerides article.
Stanols are substances that occur naturally in various plants. Their cholesterol-lowering effects were first observed in animals in the 1950s. Since then, a substantial amount of research suggests that plant stanols (usually modified into stanol esters) can help to lower cholesterol in individuals with normal or mildly to moderately elevated cholesterol levels. Stanols are available in margarine spreads, salad dressings, and dietary supplement tablets. Related substances called plant sterols appear to have equivalent effects, 173,189 and in this subsection we will refer to sterols and stanols and their esters somewhat interchangeably.
Plant stanol esters reduce serum cholesterol levels by inhibiting cholesterol absorption. 10 Because they are structurally similar to cholesterol, stanols (and sterols) can displace cholesterol from the "packages" that deliver cholesterol for absorption from the intestines to the bloodstream. 1 The displaced cholesterol is then excreted from the body. This not only interferes with the absorption of cholesterol from food, it has the additional (and probably more important) effect of removing cholesterol from substances made in the liver that are recycled through the digestive tract.
Numerous double-blind, placebo-controlled studies, ranging in length from 30 days to 12 months, have found stanol esters and their chemical relatives effective for improving cholesterol profile levels. 2-15,167-169,174,175,263,280 The combined results suggest that these substances can reduce total cholesterol and LDL ("bad") cholesterol by about 10%-15%. 16,278,279 However, stanols/sterols do not appear to have any significant effect on HDL ("good") cholesterol or triglycerides.
Fish oil has also been shown to have a favorable effect on fats in the blood, in particular triglycerides. A study investigating the possible benefit of combining sterols with fish oil found that together they significantly lowered total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides, and raised HDL-cholesterol in subjects with undesirable cholesterol profiles. 286
Individuals taking statin drugs may benefit from using stanols/sterols as well. 20,21,170,241,278 According to one study, if you are on statins and start taking sterol ester margarine as well, your cholesterol will improve to the same extent as if you doubled the statin dose. 170 Stanols or sterols also appear to enhance the effects of cholesterol-lowering diets. 17,174
Stanols or sterols also appear to be safe and effective in helping to improve cholesterol profile in people with type 2 (adult-onset) diabetes. 18,19,175
For more information, including dosage and safety issues, see the full Stanols article.
Niacin (Vitamin B 3)
The common vitamin niacin, also called vitamin B 3 , is an accepted medical treatment for elevated cholesterol with solid science behind it. Several well-designed, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies have found that niacin reduced LDL cholesterol by approximately 10% and triglycerides by 25%, and raised HDL cholesterol by 20%-30%. 22-27 Niacin also lowers levels of lipoprotein A—another risk factor for atherosclerosis—by about 35%. Furthermore, long-term use of niacin has been shown to significantly reduce death rates from cardiovascular disease. 28
Niacin appears to be a safe and effective treatment for high cholesterol in people with diabetes as well, and (contrary to previous reports) does not seem to raise blood sugar levels. 29 Unfortunately, niacin, if taken in sufficient quantities to lower cholesterol, can cause an annoying flushing reaction and occasionally liver inflammation. 30 Close medical supervision is essential when using niacin to lower cholesterol.
Combining high-dose niacin with statin drugs (the most effective medications for high cholesterol) further improves lipid profile by raising HDL ("good") cholesterol. 149-151 Unfortunately, there are real concerns that this combination therapy could cause a potentially fatal condition called rhabdomyolysis.
A growing body of evidence, however, suggests that the risk is relatively slight in individuals with healthy kidneys. Furthermore, even much lower doses of niacin than the usual dose given to improve cholesterol levels (100 mg versus 1,000 mg or more) may provide a similar benefit. 152 At this dose, the risk of rhabdomyolysis should be decreased.
Nonetheless, it is not safe to try this combination except under close physician supervision. Rhabdomyolysis can be fatal.
For more information, including dosage and safety issues, see the full Vitamin B 3 article.
Soluble Fiber
Water-soluble fiber supplements (such as psyllium, hydroxymethylcellulose and its relatives, and beta glucan from oats) are thought to lower cholesterol, 253,263,291 and the FDA has permitted products containing this form of fiber to carry a "heart-healthy" label. 31 It must be kept in mind, however, that the bulk of the supporting evidence for this theory comes from studies of oats conducted by manufacturers of oat products. 255 A typical dose of oat bran is 5 to 10 g with each meal and at bedtime; psyllium is taken at 10 g with each meal.
Soy Protein
Soy protein appears capable of modestly lowering total cholesterol, LDL ("bad") cholesterol, and triglycerides by approximately 5%-15%. 32,238,287 The FDA has allowed foods containing soy protein to make the "heart-healthy" claim on the label. One study suggests that substituting as little as 20 g daily of soy protein for animal protein can significantly improve cholesterol levels. 33 Higher doses appear to cause increased benefit. 238
Although it was once thought that isoflavones are the active ingredients in soy responsible for improving cholesterol profile, evidence suggests otherwise. 34-41,153,158-161,190-194,256,277,288,290 Other substances, such as certain soy proteins, may be more important. However, it has been additionally suggested that soy protein must be kept in its original state to be effective. Ordinary soy protein extracts are somewhat damaged ("denatured"). In a double-blind study of 120 people, a special "preserved" soy protein extract proved more effective for improving cholesterol profile than standard denatured soy protein extracts. 260
For more information, including dosage and safety issues, see the full Soy article.
Artichoke Leaf
Although primarily used to stimulate gallbladder function, artichoke leaf may be helpful for high cholesterol as well.
In a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 143 individuals with elevated cholesterol, artichoke leaf extract significantly improved cholesterol readings. 81 Total cholesterol fell by 18.5% as compared to 8.6% in the placebo group; LDL cholesterol fell by 23% versus 6%; and the LDL to HDL ratio decreased by 20% versus 7%. In a subsequent study of 75 otherwise healthy people with high cholesterol, artichoke leaf extract significantly reduced total cholesterol compared to placebo, but it did not affect LDL, HDL, or triglycerides levels. 283
Artichoke leaf may work by interfering with cholesterol synthesis. 82 A compound in artichoke called luteolin may play a role in reducing cholesterol. 83
Red Yeast Rice
Red yeast rice is a traditional Chinese medicinal substance. It is made by fermenting a type of yeast called Monascus purpureus over rice. It contains cholesterol-lowering chemicals in the statin family , including one identical to the drug lovastatin. Like statin drugs, red yeast rice appears to be effective for improving various aspects of the lipid profile, including total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and the LDL/HDL ratio. 205-206,259 Presumably it also presents the same safety risks as statins, compounded by the uncertainty regarding how much active drug any particular batch of red yeast rice contains.
In a 2011 review of 22 trials, researchers concluded that an alcohol extract of red yeast rice (called xuezhikang) was no more or less effective than statins in lowering levels of cholesterol and triglycerides in people with high cholesterol and/or high triglycerides. 292 They also found that the supplement may be more effective than inositol nicotinate (another cholesterol-lowering medication) in reducing cholesterol levels.
Red yeast rice significantly decreased LDL cholesterol and significantly increased HDL cholesterol compared to placebo. Results were amplified in those who took red yeast rice when compared to a nonstatin active control. The review of 20 randomized trials included 6,663 patients, some of whom were followed for up to 3.5 years. Interestingly, an evaluation of 3 trials of 191 patients found that red yeast rice was as effective as commonly prescribed statin drugs.297
For more information, including complete dosage and safety issues, see the full Red Yeast Rice article.
Other Proposed Natural Treatments
There are several other promising alternative treatments for high cholesterol. Approaches that specifically lower triglycerides (such as fish oil ) are discussed in the High Triglycerides article.
Numerous studies enrolling a total of many thousands of individuals purported to show that the substance policosanol , made from sugarcane, can markedly improve cholesterol profile. However, the single Cuban research group behind these studies has a financial connection to the product. It was not until 2006 that independent research groups began to report their results on the use of policosanol for hyperlipidemia. Currently, 9 such independent studies have been reported, enrolling more than 500 people, and in not one of these studies has policosanol proved to be more effective than placebo. See the full Policosanol article for detailed information.
In a 12-month study of 223 postmenopausal women, calcium supplements (calcium citrate at a dose of 1 g daily) significantly improved the ratio of HDL ("good") cholesterol to LDL ("bad") cholesterol. 155 This appears to have been primarily due to a meaningful rise in HDL levels.
Krill are tiny shrimp-like crustaceans that flourish in the Antarctic Ocean and provide food for numerous aquatic animals. Krill oil , similar but not identical to fish oil , may improve cholesterol profile. 204 Fish oil may enhance the effectiveness of drugs in the statin family. 252,264 EPA, another constituent of fish oil, may help prevent severe heart complications in people with high cholesterol already taking statins. 254
One double-blind study found evidence that cinnamon , taken at a dose of 1-6 grams daily, improved triglyceride, LDL cholesterol, and total cholesterol, without worsening HDL cholesterol in people with type 2 diabetes. 198
A review of 10 randomized trials consisting of 542 patients found that cinnamon may help decrease total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triglyceride levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. Doses of cinnamon ranging from 0.12 g to 6 g showed significant decreases compared to placebo or no treatment. There were also beneficial increases in HDL cholesterol as well. Unfortunately, there were several flaws in the trials, including the amount of the preferred dose and length of treatment. 295 At present, it would be premature to consider cinnamon an evidence-based treatment for high cholesterol, but it has definitely shown some promise.
Inconsistent evidence hints that flaxseed might reduce LDL cholesterol and, overall, slow down atherosclerosis . 95,96,98-100,157,208,284Flaxseed oil may be helpful as well, although evidence is again inconsistent. 209,242 It may be the generic fiber and not the other specific ingredients in flaxseed that benefit cholesterol levels. 97,184 Studies of purified lignans (found in flaxseed) have yielded mixed results. 210,269
A growing body of evidence suggests that increased consumption of nuts such as almonds, walnuts, pecans, and macadamia nuts may improve lipid profile and reduce heart disease risk, presumably because of their high monounsaturated fat content. 101-109,163,211-212,281
Olive oil is known to improve cholesterol profile. Up until recently, it has been thought that the monounsaturated fats in olive oil are its primary active ingredients. However, some evidence hints that polyphenols in olive oil (particularly, virgin olive oil) may play a positive role as well. 239
Some but not all studies suggest that "friendly" bacteria ( probiotics ) might be able to improve cholesterol profile. 123-128,213, 250 So-called " prebiotics ," substances that enhance the growth of friendly bacteria, have shown inconsistent benefit in studies as well. 214-221 One study found that any improvement, if it does occur, is short-lived. 262
Both black tea200 and green teas enriched with either theaflavin 201 or catechins 261 have shown promise for lowering cholesterol. 201,293 There is some suggestion that without such enhancement, both green tea 222 and black tea 266 may be ineffective.
Dark chocolate contains substances related to those in black and green tea, and it too has shown some promise for improving cholesterol profile. 243-244, 251,262
Other preliminary double-blind trials suggest potential benefit with the Iranian herb Achillea wilhelmsii , 93 the Peruvian herb caigua ( Cyclanterha pedata ), carob fiber , 94,223 the Chinese caterpillar/fungus cordyceps , 224Ipomoea batatus (sweet potato), 162 and a drink containing broccoli and cabbage. 199
Chitosan , a type of insoluble fiber derived from crustacean shells, has been proposed for reducing cholesterol levels. But, current evidence suggests that if it does offer any benefits, they are minimal at best. 84-92,147,148,187,197,225-226,285
A comprehensive review combining the results of 14 studies found that glucomannan , a dietary fiber derived from the tubers of Amorphophallus konjac , significantly reduced total and LDL cholesterol levels. 289
Weaker, and in some cases inconsistent, evidence suggests potential benefit with alfalfa ; 132-146 berberine (found in goldenseal , honey , Oregon grape , and barberry ); 227,282beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) ; 164blue-green algae ; 129-131,233conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) ; 165L-carnitine ; 185,230-232Ayurvedic herb Eclipta alba (also know as Bhringraja or Keshraja); 257 grape polyphenols; 228-229mesoglycan ; 110-112 and nopal cactus . 268
Studies on whether the mineral chromium can improve cholesterol levels have returned mixed results. 113-121 However, this mineral may offer benefit for people taking drugs in the beta-blocker family. These medications, used for high blood pressure and other conditions, sometimes reduce HDL cholesterol levels. Chromium supplements may offset this side effect. 122
One study provides preliminary evidence that the herb black cohosh may improve lipid profiles in postmenopausal women. 156
Rice bran oil, like other vegetables oils, appears to favorably change lipid profile as well as reduce heart disease risk in other ways. 166, 234 Weaker evidence suggests that gamma oryzanol , a substance found in rice bran oil, can also improve lipid profiles.
Substances related to vitamin E called tocotrienols are sometimes promoted as improving cholesterol levels. However, while benefit has been reported in test-tube studies, animal studies, and nonblinded human trials, properly designed studies have failed to find it effective. 177, 246-249
Other herbs and supplements sometimes recommended for high cholesterol include ashwagandha , fenugreek , He shou wu , maitake , and royal jelly , but there is as yet no real evidence that they work.
A number of studies published in the 1980s and 1990s reported that various garlic preparations, including raw garlic, stabilized garlic powder, and aged garlic, can lower cholesterol. 68,69 However, several more recent and generally better-designed studies have found that if any benefits exist, they are so small as to be of little help in real life. 70-76,202,235,245
Although lecithin is commonly believed to reduce cholesterol levels, evidence indicates that it does not work. 178-182
Similarly, guggul , the sticky gum resin from the mukul myrrh tree, has been widely marketed as a cholesterol-reducing herb. However, while preliminary studies found evidence of benefit, 77-80 they all suffered from significant design flaws; a well-designed study did not find guggul effective. 186
Vitamin C , 203cranberry , 236curcumin (turmeric), 267 and elderberry204 have failed to prove effective in studies thus far.
One study failed to find special fats called medium-chain triacylglycerols (MCTs) more effective for reducing cholesterol than ordinary unsaturated fats. 183
A small randomized trial involving 67 people with high cholesterol found evidence to support the use of sage leaf extract (500 mg every 8 hours) for modestly lowering total and LDL cholesterol levels. 294 In another randomized trial of 86 people with high cholesterol and diabetes , sage leaf extract improved cholesterol (HDL and LDL) and trigycerides when compared to placebo. 296
Herbs and Supplements to Use Only With Caution
According to one study, zinc taken at a dose of more than 50 mg daily might reduce levels of HDL cholesterol. 240
Unexpected results in a single trial hint that the sports supplement pyruvate might negate some of the beneficial effects of exercise on HDL levels. 237
In addition, various herbs and supplements may interact adversely with drugs used to treat high cholesterol. For more information on this potential risk, see the individual drug article in the Drug Interactions section of this database.
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There is no golden rule to purchasing the correct size ski. The length of a ski has a lot of variable factors including; height, weight, skier ability, ski type, what terrain you plan on skiing, camber/rocker ratio and personal preference.
A good starting point is that a beginner skier usually uses a ski from shoulder to chin height, an intermediate generally uses from chin to eyebrow and an advanced skier is usually anywhere from nose up to wherever the skier feels comfortable.
It's also worth noting that every ski brand measures their ski length differently. So even if the ski states it's a 170cm it may be slightly shorter or longer than its description.
This is where our variable factors come into play. There are multiple reasons why some people chose a shorter or longer, narrow or wider skis. As a general rule a shorter narrower ski will be easier to turn because it will have a naturally shorter turn radius - this is compared to a longer ski which will be more stable at higher speeds and wider skis which will provide flotation and control in deeper snow or variable terrain.
Reasons you might prefer a shorter ski
If you are at a lower ability level and aren't too confident with your skiing.
Your weight is below average for your height range.
You have a preference for short, tight, quick turns.
You prefer slow to moderate speeds and manoeuvrability over high speed stability.
After a more traditional carving ski with little to no rocker.
Some reasons you would prefer a longer ski
Classify yourself as an upper intermediate to aggressive skier.
If you are carrying a couple more kg's than most in your height range.
Have a preference for faster, long, open turns.
If venturing from the groomers is more your style or you're after a powder specific ski.
Planning on skiing twin tips, or skis with lots of rocker.
Most piste specific skiers will opt for a slightly shorter ski in their ability range for ease of turn initiation while off-piste skiers generally look for a longer ski as the increased surface area of the ski will provide more flotation in lighter snow.
Carving Skis
For those that enjoy sticking to groomers, carving skis use narrow widths underfoot to allow skis to roll in and out of turns easily and quickly with fast, strong edge engagement and release. Skis come in a variety of different levels of stiffness. The correct choice is dependent on the ability level of the skier; softer skis are aimed at beginners through to intermediates for their ease of use, while more aggressive skis prefer stiffer skis re-inforced with metal laminates to provide torsional and longtitutional rigidity for control at higher speeds. Lower profile tip rockers are now common in these skis to aid turn initation.
All Mountain Skis
As the name suggests these skis are designed for skiing the entire mountain. Wider in widths than carving skis, generally between 80-100mm underfoot. These skis are narrow enough for turning on piste but have enough width to plow through chopped out or variable snow. Like carvers all mountain skis will come in a variety of stiffness to match the skiers ability level as well as different rocker set-ups for the ratio of time spent on and off piste. All mountain skis also come in a variety of shapes that give an indication of their handling characteristics - heavily rockered and tapered designs are likely to be more playful feeling, with easier manoeuvrability and increased flotation off-piste, where more traditionally shaped and cambered designs will feel more powerful, generally have a higher 'top speed' and are more suited to busting through crud rather than floating over the top.
Powder Skis
Designed for chasing powder, these skis are the widest skis available ranging from 100mm up to 150mm underfoot. The added width provides great flotation in deeper snow and when combined with large tip and tail rockers or even a full rocker set-up give that fun surfy feel. Most people prefer a longer length for their powder skis; more length equals more surface area providing more flotation. Because powder skis often have heavily rockered designs, the increased length also helps increase the effective edge of the ski (which is often reduced by rocker) helping with edge grip and stability on harder snow.
Park and Pipe Skis
Twin tips designed for jibbers looking for solid bombproof skis are usually tougher in design, featuring thicker more durable cores and edges to handle rails, bonks and hard landings. Traditionally park skis have been narrower in widths but with freestyle skiing being pushed in every direction, freeride powder skis have been created to allow skiers to take the park off piste. Many park skis make effective on-piste and all mountain skis too, so don't necessarily rule out a ski because its intended usage is for park.
Touring Skis
Touring or backcountry skis are designed with weight and practicality in mind and come in a variety of widths. Whether you're looking for a wider rockered powder ski to do short hikes to reach untouched stashes or a narrower, lighter, more traditional cambered version for all day spring hikes, touring skis will have you covered. Some touring skis have specific skins they are designed to be used with (generally due to attachment designs) where others are more universal - check this before purchase to ensure you buy the right skins for the ski.
Women's Specific Skis
Designed specifically for women these skis are generally lighter and shorter for ease of use and the graphics are usually more appealing to the eye. Many brands have also incorporated different mounting positions as a womens centre of gravity is generally lower than mans. The Women's specific ski range has increase dramatically over the years so no matter what your ability is or which terrain you prefer, there is a women's specific ski available in all levels of stiffness, widths, shapes and rocker profiles.
The addition of rocker in a ski can also affect the choice of length. Most groomer specific skis have a small tip rocker designer to aid turn initiation which doesn't greatly affect the length of the ski compared to a powder ski which will have extended tip and/or tail rockers or even a completely reverse camber or full rockered design. Because surface area and flotation are the key in this range of skis almost all skiers prefer a longer powder ski; top of the head and above.
The traditional profile for skis can be shown by placing a ski on a flat surface and leaving the tip and tail unweighted. The ends of the ski will touch while the middle of the ski won't come into contact with the surface. Once weighted the ski will provide superior edge control on groomed and hard packed snow because there will be even pressure on the edge of the ski from tip to tail. Cambered skis will generally also have increased rebound and pop out of turns.
Rocker is also known as reverse camber, and is the opposite of traditional camber. The tip and tail are elevated while the middle of the ski is in contact with the snow. This provides great flotation and that "surfy feel" in powder skis but has also been used in piste specific designs to ease turn initiation and make it less likely for skiers to catch an edge. Rocker allows faster rotation on the snow and can still provide excellent edge grip dependent on design - shallow rocker on full-rockered skis essentially 'pre-bends' the ski into the ideal shape for the radius, providing excellent edge contact when in a turn.
Blending rocker and camber gives skiers control and stability with traditional camber underfoot, while the rocker in the tip and tail can aid in turn initiation as well as increase flotation in deep and fresh snow depending on the degree of rocker. Many skis now use this design as it is highly versatile and tends to create an easier overall ride regardless of the snow conditions or terrain. Skis with only tip rocker will have increased float and manoeuvrability, but retain excellent edge grip due to the traditional tail. Those with tip and tail rocker will generally be more playful, more pivotable and have the extra benefit of being more easily skied switch in powder, but may sacrifice edge grip and stability on hard-packed snow.
The increase of technology, innovative design and creative use of materials in the ski industry has broadened the horizon for all, giving more choice and a wider selection of skis appropriate for different ability levels whether you're a first timer or a seasoned professional.
People new to the sport or that aren't as confident. Most skis geared at beginners are of a softer flex made with softer woods or composite cores, making the ski more forgiving at lower speeds. Narrower waist width combined with tip rockers help skiers initate their turns and make rolling edge to edge easier. These skis are designed to make learning easier, allowing you to improve at your own pace and develop good habits.
Most skiers fall into this category and opt for larger widths underfoot than beginners giving skiers the ability to explore the whole mountain. Generally made with full wood cores and a blend of sidewall and cap constructions. Most skis in this range will have a combination of rocker and camber for control and stability as well as flotation and lift.
Aggressive and demanding skiers usually lean towards longitudinally and torsionally stiffer skis. The skiers are usually made with steel, titanium, carbon or bamboo layers combined with full sidewall constructions and come in a huge variety of widths and rocker profiles to suit all conditions from charging groomers to chasing powder.
On all our skis you will notice the shape specification which is a set of 3 numbers (for example, 121/80/115).
The first number is the ski's tip width. The middle number, the most common talking point of the ski, is the width underfoot of the ski. The last number indicates the tail width.
The easiest way to determine the width you're after is generally your skiing style.
For groomer focused skiers, narrower widths are more suitable (80mm and below). This enables faster edge transitions and allows full engagement of the edge at a variety of speeds.
All mountain skiers will prefer the more versatile widths between 80mm to 110mm. Keep in mind that generally the wider you go, the faster you need to be to get the skis up on edge and properly engaged in a carved turn. With all mountain skis in general, the wider the ski is, the more 'difficult' and aggressive its feel will be. The all mountain category itself has a diverse range of skis that can feel remarkably different from one another, from more playful skis to serious high-speed chargers. Also, the wider the ski the more flotation it will provide, increasing control in choppy or deep snow.
Powder skiers will be interested in skis from 100mm up. The narrower you go, the more you'll sit in the powder, and the wider you go the higher up you'll be. Keep in mind narrower skis will often have increased control on hard-packed and variable snow, so are a good choice when conditions are unknown. Super-fats from 130mm up will provide maximum flotation for an incredible surfy feel. These skis will generally plane very quickly, and will allow some of the highest speeds on powder, but may be more difficult to control on hard snow.
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Turn radius is the size of the turn a ski will naturally make while on edge, which is expressed in metres. This means the narrower the waist of the skis compared to the tip and tail dimensions the shorter the turn radius will be. The lower the turn radius the sharper the ski will naturally turn, so skiers looking for a short sharp turns usually purchase skis with smaller turn radii while people that ski at higher speeds and do longer open turns prefer those with a larger radius. Rockered and tapered designs combine large widths with short radius designs, for floaty skis that turn quickly (such as Armada's TST and JJ, or DPS' Wailer).
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Tennessee 13 — Alabama 44
"The consensus No.1 of the BCS" the announcer declares of Alabama. Which skates over that championship game at the end of last season which kept so many enthralled, whilst both teams demonstrated a new style of football. Their defences had developed such a pitch of sophistication that they seemed to have discovered a Zen manner of playing – a sort of college football via negativa, in which more and more subtle negations strip away any lingering impulse to actually score points, whilst the D-line heroically denies the world and directs both teams towards a state of serene non-being. "Consensus" also makes the BCS rankings sound charmingly collegial and discursive, as if it the outcome was decided by a chuckling wrangle in a diner between pie and coffee, as opposed to repeatedly slamming several thousand pounds of young man into each other until a statistical pattern emerged.
But it may not be denied that Alabama is number one. And this week's result will do nothing to alter that impression.1 Amari Cooper set a record for the most receiving yards for an Alabama freshmen (162, since you ask), and T.J. Yeldon now has two consecutive games in which he made over a century of yards on the turf. Apart from which, Alabama has cunningly trained up a quarterback, in the shape of A..J. McCarron, who appears to have escaped from the set of Glee. His whole appearance is so overpoweringly wholesome and plucky, he so powerfully exudes the air of someone who carries their own soundtrack around with them, that one cannot see him onscreen without picturing him in a montage. Like a man walking through strobe lighting in a club, McCarron's person seems to freeze and stutter in heroic attitudes, whilst stirring music blares. Someone should look into the possibility that Alabama wins because the entire stadium cannot help but picture their quarterback leading the team to triumph in a wholesome and network-appropriate way. And he can throw. That first TD pass to Cooper looked like a training drill. OK, it was actually a catastrophic breakdown of coverage by the Tennessee secondary, but the thing still had to be sealed by hand-ball-hand transmission, they obliged.
After that, it was almost all downhill for he Volunteers, who were left nowhere (for those in Britain, insert your own joke about what this proves about The Big Society). By the end of the second quarter they were trailing by too much to look a realistic prospect, and hadn't been putting on enough of a show for anyone to believe they would turn the Tide (oh yes, I went there) in the second half. If there had to be a turning point – and four-act structure suggests there does have to be – a C.J Moseley interception of Tyler Bray's uncertain pass about five minutes into the second quarter provided it. The Alabama defense had ceased attempting to deny the world, and (presumably urged on by the example of Cooper) thought this catching the ball thing looked a pretty good lark. Moseley hauled it in (well, no-one on the Volunteers seemed to be about to, and it's a shame to let a pass go to waste) and then Yeldon made a nineteen-yard zoom through the middle of the Vols' defense to set himself up for a single-yard scuttle into the endzone.
That said, the game wasn't dull. Alabama's offense is impressive, but they aren't over-slick – McCarron still takes the occasional jog around the backfield before chancing his arm, and there was a little creative juggling by his receivers at times before they got it firmly tucked and engaged the legs. Considered as a pure contest, the game might have left something to be desired, but as a display of football it was thoroughly good fun.
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We are a Roman Catholic parish of 1,100 families in the foothills West of Denver, Colorado. Our mission statement is posted at:
For the last dozen or so years we have set the standard for education, worship, and stewardship for the Church or northern Colorado. Now we want to conquer the internet and provide a useful, modern, and dynamic site to match the vibrant spirit of our parishioners and staff.
Our parish is located in an upper-middle class bedroom community where the majority of residents are highly educated and computer savvy. They expect their faith (and by extension their parish) to be more than a trip to church on Sunday, but rather an ongoing dialogue between themselves, the parish staff and other believers. The statistics of our current site (ctkevergreen.com) suggest that they look to the internet as a primary source of information, but we need to do a much, much better job of communicating with them and facilitating dialogue with each other.
We are looking for a powerful communication tool that is as functional as it is attractive. The priority of the site will be to communicate with the members of our community. This would include calendars, news feeds, and links to our Facebook, Twitter, del.i.cious, and flickr accounts (the social networking stuff possibly a footer, at least featured prominently). The site should also have the most useful information at hand but not be cluttered.
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4. Use of the parish logo (attached) is not a must, but a welcome element. We would, however, like our colors of black, silver (or grey) and purple to be used in the design. Images of the mountains are also an option, as are images of the church which we will attach soon.
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Dennis Aabo Sorensen is the first amputee to feel what researchers call "sensory-rich information" in real time, said the authors of a study published in the Feb. 5 issue of the journal Science Translational Medicine.
"I could feel round things and hard things and soft things," the 36-year-old dad said in a YouTube video report. "It was quite amazing because suddenly I could feel something that I hadn't been feeling for nine years."
Several European universities and hospitals collaborated to develop the "bionic" hand, which is outfitted with sensors in each finger that detect touch-related information. About a year ago, the artificial hand was connected to electrodes surgically implanted in nerves at the top of Sorensen's arm. In a person with a healthy hand and arm, these nerves carry messages from the fingers and hand to the brain, regarding, for example, how firmly to grip an object.
In Sorensen's case, the sensors in the hand sent an electrical signal to a computer. Using algorithms, the scientists transformed the electrical signal into an impulse that was received and understood by the electrodes at the top of Sorensen's arm, which then relayed the signals into the nervous system.
This is the first time such electrodes have been implanted into the peripheral nervous system of an amputee, the scientists said in a journal news release.
"During these experiments, he was voluntarily controlling the prosthetic hand," said study author Stanisa Raspopovic, a researcher in the Translational Neural Engineering Lab at the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne, in Switzerland. "We are stimulating his nerves as close to the way that we are doing it naturally. We are transmitting information to the brain in a very clever way."
The researchers describe it as the ability to "sense and modulate grasping force."
"The sensory feedback was incredible," said Sorensen, whose hand was amputated after a fireworks accident.
After a week, the electrodes were removed for safety reasons.
Experts in the field welcomed the report.
"This is really exciting," said Dr. Benjamin Chang, an associate professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine.
"One of the problems we've had with prostheses in the past is that you have to teach the patient how to control and exert force because they get no feedback," Chang said. "This has great potential for making a prosthetic close to replacing a regular limb."
Chang said it's not known what the long-term result will be with this particular electrode. "One of the things you always worry about is infection, or a reaction to the material," he said.
Gayle Severance, an occupational therapist and certified hand therapist at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia, was enthusiastic about the study.
"This is huge," she said. "People accept lower extremity prosthetics so much faster. But with the hand -- if you can't feel, if you don't have sensation -- you have to use your eyes to guide you. When you go to grab a glass, the amount of feedback you get is important."
Raspopovic said the technology, which is still very experimental, theoretically could be used on the lower limbs as well. But he cautioned that it's much too early to say when a sensory prosthetic will be available commercially, and their research is not aimed at creating androids.
Clinical trials are being planned for next year, Raspopovic said. "We are roughly thinking a few patients, but can't say a precise number at this time," he said.
Will the prosthetic be affordable if it hits the mass market one day? "Our goal is to make something that will be affordable," Raspopovic said.
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By a Campfire on the Trail
(1) Find a Broc Flower and a Xander Root. (2) Use the campfire to make Healing Powder. (3) Go and meet Trudy at the Prospector Saloon.
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Xander Roots (3), Broc Flower.
You'll earn the right to complete this side quest as soon as you finish the opening tutorial with Sunny called Back in the Saddle. Thereafter, she'll explain that she can help make you some interesting items if you only collect a few items for her. Namely, she needs some Xander Roots and Broc Flowers. Once you have both of those, you can then get things underway.
Xander Roots are easy to find, and far closer to the location where you complete the main quest Back in the Saddle than the Broc Flowers, so we'll chase Xander Roots first. You can simply follow the on-screen instructions once you activate this side quest as your main quest with your Pip-Boy, which will lead directly to the Goodsprings Schoolhouse. While you can go inside the Schoolhouse to explore if you'd like, what you're really looking for are the three Xander Roots growing innocuously next to a tree stump to the right of the schoolhouse entrance. Claim all three Xander Roots from there. Keep in mind that you may run into some Praying Mantis-like creatures around the Schoolhouse called Giant Mantis Nymphs as you claim these roots.
As for the Broc Flowers, you can collect some at the Goodsprings Cemetery. The cemetery in question is located atop a hill northeast of Goodsprings (and more specifically, the Prospector Saloon). As you head up the hill towards the cemetery, expect to be attacked by at least one Bark Scorpion. Bloatflies also occupy the cemetery itself, though in New Vegas, unlike in Fallout 3, Bloatflies are far more passive than you may remember, only attacking you if you attack them first. Nonetheless, search for the Broc Flowers growing alongside a tree near one edge of the hilltop. With the Broc Flowers in hand, you can then retreat back to Sunny's position to the south.
You can either walk southward, or simply quick-travel to Goodsprings Source, where you'll find Sunny in a ridge by a campfire. Speak with her, and she'll direct you towards the campfire itself, where you can mix any number of special items together to create another, better item. This time around, you'll be able to create some Healing Powder by mixing your Xander Root with your Broc Flower. Once that's done, Sunny congratulates you on a job well-done, but believe it or not, your task isn't completed quite yet.
Rather, Sunny invites you to join her back at the Prospector Saloon, where she wants you to meet a specific person. The person in question is named Trudy, and she's the proprietor of that establishment. When you arrive, you'll find Trudy arguing with a man named Cobb. For the time being, you'll be able to learn about what's going on with Cobb, but you won't be able to do anything about it yet. Also, you'll learn about the power struggle between the NCR and the Legion, a bit about the precious Hoover Dam, and more. You'll even get to browse the wares Trudy has for sale. But ultimately, speaking with her will bring about a conclusion to this side quest (although you'll get a note called Busted Radio that will open up a new pseudo-side quest for you to undertake).


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We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading.
B. F. Skinner
Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.
Margaret Mead
Nothing you do for children is ever wasted.
Garrison Keillor
Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me.
Fred Rogers
The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.
B. B. King
We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.
Charles Swindoll
Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
Anatole France
"Sweater" - Garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.
Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary
By learning you will teach, by teaching you will learn.
Latin Proverb
We must become the change we want to see in the world.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
The secret to mastery in any field is to forever be a student.
Martin Palmer
Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.
Albert Einstein
You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.
Abraham Lincoln
Dreams and dedication are a powerful combination.
William Longgood
Only where children gather is there any real chance of fun.
Mignon McLaughlin
The soul is healed by being with children.
English Proverb
Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them.
Lady Bird Johnson
Children are our most valuable resource.
Herbert Hoover
Children see magic because they look for it.
Christopher Moore
Every child needs a champion.
Hillary Rodham Clinton
I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.
Frank Lloyd Wright
A two-year old is kind of like having a blender, but you don't have a top for it.
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Roots never sleep
So much to plant, do, see, plan, buy … There's plenty good garden stuff going on out there in the dog days of August. If you're despairing about your case of Total Tomato Denial Syndrome, turn to our Style section for a roundup of veggies it's not too late to plant. Lettuce loves it cool, and folk, it's cool now. I'm not saying we're not going to get another spell of hot, but 48-degree nights? That's lettuce weather. (And don't forget, this Friday's the last day to tell me your tomato tales and win a copy of Tim Stark's "Heirloom: Notes from an Accidental Tomato Farmer — read the post below for details.)
What are you doing to keep your hands dirty? Personally, Digging In went on a field trip — to Santa Fe, down the back alleys of its legendary swanky art galleries, to look at plants and gardens.
I got the idea from Seeds of Change, which offers two annual farm tours, one last Sunday and one coming up in September. I also lucked into meeting Jennifer, a landscape architect and the best Santa Fe garden guide and hostess ever. Jennifer and I wandered up Canyon Road, noshing on shrubbery that offered up ripe chokecherries and currants, stretching up to tree branches to grab tart mulberries. We ducked into tiny pocket paradises, rocked on stone chairs in a Tibetan garden, ogled espaliered apple orchards and snuffled milkweed blossoms.
And then we stumbled onto Elspeth Bobbs' place.
Let me just say, words fail me. This 25-"room" private garden, testimony to one woman's whims and obsessions and her ability to draw in artists and helpers and family and sustainability geeks, bowled me over. From a room that both pays tribute, and thumbs its nose at, all religion, to a giant spiral sculpture that celebrates poetry and math and bees and divine coincidence, to the food gardens bursting with flowers and purple cauliflower and squash and four successions of sweet corn … to the tiny knotwork shrub garden … I've never seen anything like it. Full of secrets and revelations and visions and meanderings and murals and … well. More when my sense of wonder allows me to figure out how to describe it.
Next I paid a visit to the high holy of Western gardening, High Country Gardens' Santa Fe Greenhouse. On the web and in the minds of gardeners, this is a site of pilgrimage. But in Santa Fe, it's also a place to buy and see. Kindly, funny Karen, after picking me out a salvia variety that might overwinter on my hell corner where "Wild Thing" did not, pointed me toward the xeric demonstration garden, where I saw funky sedums that bloom in red flowers on stalks and gnarled pines and agastaches of all shapes and colors, blue spireas awash in bees.
But because Santa Fe has had an unusually rainy summer, the real showstopper was the cottage garden. Towering, buttercream hollyhocks waved above my head. Shrub roses bursting their beds to grow to the size of Volkswagens, one playing host to a 7-inch-wide swallowtail butterfly, fanning itself in the shade. I spent as much time as I could, and then, with a half-hour left to shop, scooped up my "Ultra Violet" salvias and quickly scouted the half-off big pots Karen had tipped me off to. I came home with four! If you have a fave garden store here in Colorado, now's the time to go. You can nab great deals on plants, shrubs, trees, and sometimes hard goods like pots, gloves, garden bling and tools they just don't want to keep in inventory. It's also true at some online stores, but this is a good time to buy local and make sure that your favorite business stays in business.
Then it was back to Jennifer's house for a marvelous dinner on the patio with wine and stories and home-grown patty pan squash and tomatoes and basil. We completely forgot the fresh little peppercini peppers we'd gotten at the Santa Fe farmer's market, where they were simply charring them in a pan with olive oil and salt and then eating them whole off the stem, seeds and all.
More soon on the tour of the Seeds of Change farm. Cardoons! Devil's Claw! Squash! Biodiesel!


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For the past year, at least, I've been chiseling away at Crux systems, compiling sometimes for days straight in order to get clean, sharp, fast systems that run light and are tuned nicely to the hardware they reside in. I've learned a lot, and for that I'm thankful.
On the other hand, there are some things that I still haven't quite gotten right — like getting ancient VESA hardware to work with modern kernel framebuffer support, or using an Xorg later than 7.3, or getting closer to configuring an ISA sound card. These things aren't necessarily impossible, I always said to myself. My failures and inability to get more information are just the shape of the learning curve.
So for more than a year probably, I've been swapping drives and trying any number of installations and reinstallations, different kernels, different configurations, adding this or enabling that, and never really making much progress.
Slitaz has already given me the proverbial "middle finger," as some of my American friends say — being the only distro I know that I didn't build myself that can run comfortably on less than 16Mb of memory. A day or two ago it did it again, popping up a graphical desktop with Xorg 7.4, which hasn't worked for me ever.
And then yesterday it blows another raspberry at me. That's when, on a whim, I took a very basic Slitaz installation and force-fed it the vga kernel flag for an 800x600x16 framebuffer. The hope was that it would choke on it, fall back to a console screen, and allow me to adjust some of the root configuration before snapping to the desktop, and losing the terminal access (don't ask … it's a long story).
And after a pause of about 3 seconds, I get a full 224-color tux logo and a complete boot report, at 800×600.
How is that possible? How did that happen? I've never had a proper framebuffer on this machine ever. Neither this nor its predecessor ever showed me anything console-esque at more than 640×480, regardless of what I enabled, checked, configured or compiled in Crux.
Life just isn't fair. That's all there is to it. …
I still have a few smaller things to figure out. I need alsaconf to configure my ISA sound card and modern versions of alsa-utils disable that by default, so I have to make it myself. I was able to change the font with setfont, and then an update or something caused it to start spewing forth "garbage" messages (no, literally, it complains of garbage. I wouldn't lie about that). And there is some network hopscotch that I have to play, to get wireless working from the console. And to be honest, it's not as speedy as my Crux builds.
But it's just as light, and all the more impressive since it's already done two or three things that I haven't been able to, at all, ever. If I get the sound card configured, this will be a major coup.
But I'll only get half the credit, since all the heavy lifting was done by the Slitaz developers. Grr. 👿


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1994 - Present
This campaign raised awareness of domestic violence by emphasizing that it affects everyone. The PSAs encouraged people to get involved in domestic violence prevention efforts and to intervene if they know someone in an abusive relationship. In the first year of the campaign, more than 34,000 calls were made to the Family Violence Prevention hotline. The campaign continues to raise awareness about domestic violence and to encourage constructive involvement in its prevention and intervention.


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Meatless Monday Restaurants
Interest in Meatless Monday has never been higher
Now is the best time to introduce a Meatless Monday program to your restaurant operation. Diner demand for plant-based options continues to surge – and there's more dining out than ever before.
Download a PDF of our implementation guide by clicking the image above
Major companies now feature Meatless Monday
These include Subway, Chipotle, Sodexo and Aramark, as well as leading restaurant groups. Hundreds of restaurants and foodservice operations around the world are now participating in Meatless Monday. Get involved today.
Meatless Monday doesn't mean you can't serve meat – you can!
Simply highlight meatless items and dishes you already offer or create new ones for Meatless Monday – all while keeping meat and seafood items on your menu. It's that simple. And your diners will appreciate new meatless choices.
Why go Meatless Monday?
• Attract new customers
• Drive in more traffic on Mondays, typically a slow day
• Capitalize on the growing trend for meatless dishes
• Show diners that you care about their health – and the health of the environment
• Improve financial performance
Our new guide shows you how to start Meatless Monday in your restaurant – download it now
We interviewed leaders in the foodservice industry who are currently operating successful Meatless Monday programs and organized their best practices into this new step-by-step guide. See how Meatless Monday can benefit your business today.
Show customers you're on board with Meatless Monday – Request a Meatless Monday window decal!
Top chefs agree: veggies have a place at the center of the plate!
Chef Bill Telepan of Telepan Restaurant, Chef Matteo Bergamini of SD26, Chef Jonathan Waxman of Barbuto, Chef Ivy Stark of Dos Caminos, and Chef Bryce Shuman of Betony explained what they love about hosting Meatless Monday in their restaurants.
Meatless Monday promotions can have a big impact on your business!
Contact us to see how adding a Meatless Monday promotion to your restaurant can benefit your business, such as a cooking class like this one held at Dos Caminos in New York City:
We love to support restaurants that support Meatless Monday.
If you're a chef or represent a restaurant that features Meatless Monday, let us know so we can help promote it!
Use social media to promote your Meatless Monday specials online
It's never been easier to share your promotions online. Use these examples of successful social media posts from Meatless Monday restaurants to get started! (read more)
Read about Meatless Monday restaurant and chef partners
Read features on Meatless Monday restaurants like Dig Inn and The Meatball Shop and interviews with chefs like Chef Anthony Lamas of Seviche and Chef Bryce Shuman of Betony who are embracing the movement and using it to help their business and their customers.
Market your Meatless Monday with our Restaurant Marketing Kit
This handy guide has tips to get you started, case studies for successful restaurants, menu examples, free graphics, and more. (read more)
Frequently Asked Questions
Plenty of restaurants have questions about how Meatless Monday works and where they can find additional resources. We've answered the most popular questions here. (read more)
Meatless Monday restaurants are getting their week off to a healthy start! Now you can too — find participating restaurants in your state:Return to Full Listing
Meatless Monday Restaurants in Canada
The Foggy Goggle
- 1667 Argyle Street
- Halifax NS, Canada B3J 2B5
- http://thefoggygoggle.ca/
Tableau Bar Bistro
- Vancouver, Canada
Alta Bistro
- Whistler, BC, Canada
- altabistro.com
The Ajaz Pita Pit
- Ontario, Canada


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A MENTAL health boss pledged to improve care for people with schizophrenia and psychosis.
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust's Stuart Bell spoke at the first National Psychosis Summit for NHS leaders on Thursday.
He told the London event: "Oxford Health NHS Trust is absolutely committed to making sure people with mental health problems get the same standard of care as those with physical illnesses.
"We're always looking for new ideas for how we can do things better and use the resources we have as effectively as possible."
Charity Rethink Mental Illness, which arranged the event, said early intervention and community care for mental health is cost effective.
A charity report said £15 is saved for every £1 spent on early intervention. It said that too great a proportion of NHS is spent on long-stay inpatient care – 54 per cent – than community services. These services are vital to help stop people becoming seriously unwell in the first place, it said.


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We all know the benefits of eating home cooked, organic foods - fewer toxins, no genetically modified ingredients and more flavor. Choosing organic beauty products brings the same advantages, with naturally effective treatments for skin, hair and body that feel great, smell delicious and work in harmony with skin's natural functions to promote health and radiance.
What is Natural?
Natural products are made from plants, minerals, and/or animal derived ingredients, rather than from synthetic compounds or petrochemicals. However, there is no legal definition of "Natural" at this time and many companies claim their products are "Natural". The BDIH and NPA are standards bodies that certifies products to be natural, and in doing so, applies their own strict set of rules that govern any product displaying the Certified Natural seal. These rules define "Natural" to exclude synthetic compounds, petrochemical derived compounds, genetically modified organisms, raw materials from dead animals. The BDIH excludes animal testing and mandates certified organic sourced ingredients wherever possible.
Natural ingredients, organic or not, ensures that petrochemical and synthetic compounds are not accumulating in your body and the environment. While natural ingredients do not eliminate the possibility that the skin care you chose will irritate your skin or trigger an allergic reaction, it does reduce the likelihood of such occurrence.
What is Organic?
If a product bears an official 'certified organic' stamp, you can be confident that the majority of its ingredients (at least 95%) have been grown and processed according to strict, government-controlled, organic agricultural standards, and then verified by a third-party certifying body.
Organic agricultural standards do not allow for any use of synthetic pesticides, chemical fertilizers, sewage sludge, or genetically modified organisms (GMO's), although issues have been raised regarding the latter. They also set strict criteria in regards to the treatment of animals and the environment.
In addition to the benefits they reap for our personal health, organic farming methods also has tremendous advantages for the environment. Through using natural fertilizers, they greatly reduce the amount of toxic chemicals, such as synthetic pesticides and herbicides, released into the environment, and the volume of those chemicals that appear in the water supply. The less aggressive, intensive farming practices of organic agriculture also help safeguard the quality of our natural resources.


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Spring 2020 classes have resumed online.Please visit
dcccd.edu/coronavirus for additional information and to
learn how to prepare for online classes.
Are you a student at a four-year college or university? If you'll be home for the summer in the Dallas area, you can save money and get the same high-quality education by taking a class or two at a college of DCCCD, then transferring the credit back to your home college.
Tip: If you're just taking a class or two in the summer, you might not think of yourself as a "transfer student." But keep in mind the process you'll follow to register will be the same one used by a student transferring here on a more permanent basis.
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Feb 10, 2004 | ISBN 9780375703775
"Scroggins brings Sudan's agony to vivid life; at the same time, she gives us a lyrical, suspenseful, psychologically acute study in idealism and self-delusion." —George Packer, The New York Times Book Review
"Breathtaking and beautifully written. . . . Deborah Scroggins weaves the greater issues of Sudan around [Emma] McCune's idealism." –USA Today
"Brilliantly penetrating. . . . In [Emma McCune] Scroggins has found a feckless, captivating subject, as insufferable as the white man's insatiable need for redemption in Africa…. Scroggins undoes every illusion about aid, hunger and rebellion." –Washington Post
"A wonderful, challenging book. . . . One of the best that I have ever read on the difficult relationship between the developed world and the Third World." —William Shawcross, Sunday Times (London)


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Best way to meet friendly locals doing fun things
Be part of a fun community of friendly people.
Pick your favourite social events and go out.
Meet lots of interesting people who are just like you
Find lots of thing to do and people to hang out with every time you feel like going out
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Warning Signs of Cult Influence
Imagine living in isolation without money, television, cars or contact with your family. The above scenario sounds like it could take place in a third world country, but there may be as many as 5,000 religious groups preying upon the weak and vulnerable in America, and all in the name of God.
If you suspect a loved one has been influenced by an extreme group, Dr. Frank Lawlis, chairman of the Dr. Phil Advisory Board, offers the following warning signs:
1. Loss of humor
2. Judgmental attitude toward family members, especially authority
3. Self-imposed isolation
4. Lack of interest in typical activities
5. Talk centered around issues of intense consequences and values, trying to convert family to extreme positions, especially related to the Bible
6. Pressuring others for money for "group missions"
7. Dropping current educational or vocation plans to devote toward group mission
8. Failing grades
9. Breaking contact with friends
10. No longer attends family traditions
11. Moves out to "group home"
12. Losing weight
13. Less time spent at home or with usual friends
14. Flat affect, fatigue
15. Shows rigid reasoning


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