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How COVID-19 rebooted compassion and community
Hugh Mackay
Honorary Professor of Social Science, University of Wollongong; Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Arts, Charles Sturt University
Have you been using your phone and your computer more in pandemic? The paradox is that tech can make us more connected, but also more isolated. But are there circumstances in which tech actually brings us closer together? What lessons can we learn from this crisis as humans? What will this teach us about community, compassion and kindness? This week journalist Ginger Gorman chats with one of Australia's best known psychologists and social researchers, Hugh Mackay, about loneliness and the digital age.
Ginger Gorman: Good day. You are listening to Seriously Social. This is the podcast where we use the lens of the social sciences to help us consider how COVID-19 is impacting Australian society, our relationships, human connections and societal structures. We get experts from the social sciences to help us delve into all those nagging pandemic questions. And to do that, I'm about to be joined by one of Australia's most eminent psychologists and social researchers, Hugh Mackay.
But before we say hello to him, I should let you know that next week, on Wednesday, June 24, the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia is hosting a fascinating symposium. It's called Loneliness and the Digital Age and Hugh is a keynote speaker. So, if you'd like to hear more about whether technologies help address loneliness or make the problem worse, go to our website, socscimulti.wpengine.com, and you can get all the information about our symposium there.
Now though, let's get on with the show. Hugh Mackay, thank you so much for joining me.
Hugh Mackay: Great pleasure. Thank you, Ginger.
Ginger: Now, Hugh, this is the first podcast we've actually recorded face to face because of the pandemic and I'm very grateful to you for having me in your home. But we are managing to do this in a socially distant way. We've got lots of cables all around us and we're quite far apart across the table. Tell me how the pandemic has affected you in terms of isolation.
Hugh: Well, there have been the obvious drawbacks. I don't see my grandchildren. I don't attend choir rehearsals, which were one of the highlights of my week. I don't have coffee with friends. I don't interact with shopkeepers because we really have been in total lockdown.
As far as working is concerned, it's had no impact at all because as these days primarily a writer, I work from home anyway, so that hasn't been difficult. It's changed my wife's working life a great deal. She's now doing things via Zoom that she previously did face to face and of course, so am I. There's a lot of Zooming going on. I'd never even heard of Zoom until COVID-19 hit us.
Ginger: What about the fact that she's actually immune compromised? How has that impacted your ability, for example, to see your grandchildren?
Hugh: Well, it means it's an absolute barrier. She is hyper-vulnerable to any kind of infection, let alone COVID-19. So, her rheumatologist has said no human contact until spring. So, that applies to me, of course. I have to keep as far away from everybody as I am from you now.
Ginger: It's interesting, isn't it, because we're mainly here today to talk about loneliness and there's been a lot of discussion about this since we've all been socially isolated in the pandemic. But in fact, Australia was a very lonely country even before COVID-19. What can you tell me about that?
Hugh: Yeah, I think this is a crucial point, Ginger. The fact that we've all been in lockdown has given us a little taste of loneliness, but the Australian Psychological Society in conjunction with Swinburn University of Technology about a year ago published a national survey, which was shocking in many respects.
And one of the most shocking findings was that 25% of all Australians report feeling lonely for most of every week. Now, that's a stunning statistic, isn't it? It means if you look along your street or within your apartment block, it's a pretty safe bet that roughly a quarter of those people are experiencing loneliness regularly. And loneliness, of course, is like a disease.
In a sense, during COVID-19, we've been experiencing two pandemics, the virus itself, but also loneliness. We associate loneliness with anxiety and depression, but it's also associated with other illnesses, like hypertension, like a negative effect on the immune system, sleep disturbances, cognitive decline, greater vulnerability to addictions of all kinds, especially alcohol and information technology.
Ginger: I did a story for the ABC about loneliness in older people relating to the pandemic and one of the experts said this is as deadly as smoking. I was shocked by that, but actually this makes sense, given what you're saying now that it's actually related to all these other health problems.
Hugh: That's right. In fact, there are health professionals around the world now who are saying that social isolation is actually a greater threat to public health than obesity is. And that's because of all of these health implications that flow if people are socially isolated to the point of feeling lonely.
Ginger: And I know some countries, I think the United Kingdom has even got a loneliness minister now. It was one of the first countries in the world to do that.
Let's unpick this a bit, Hugh. Pre-pandemic, why were we all so bloody lonely? what's happening to us?
Hugh: Yes. Well, this is a self-inflicted wound, Ginger. If you look at how Australian society has been changing over the last 30 or 40 years, really, it's not overnight, most of the changes have been pushing us in the direction of becoming a more socially-fragmented society. And social fragmentation heightens the risk of social isolation.
Now, when I say changes, I mean things like our sustained higher divorce rate, our low birth rate. Kids often act as a social lubricant in the neighbourhood and they're in shorter supply relative to total population than ever in our history. We're all so busy. Busyness is the great barrier to social cohesion. "I haven't got time for that. I haven't got time for a drink with the neighbours. All too busy. I can't get through everything I have to do."
Information technology has had a fragmenting effect. It's the great revolutionary paradox that said it's going to make us all closer together, closely in touch with each other, which it has. And paradoxically, it's made it easier than ever for us to stay apart from each other.
So, you put those kind of changes together plus our mobility. We're moving house on average once every six years. We come and go by car. Most of us live in drive‑in, drive-out suburbs and don't have much time for standing around chatting to neighbours. So, if you put that all together, the cumulative effect is more social fragmentation and a consequence of that is more people feeling lonely.
One other factor in all that that I failed to mention is our shrinking households, which in some ways is the most significant of all the social changes of the last half century. Every fourth household in Australia now contains just one person. And within the next 10 or 15 years, that will have got to every third household. Now, that doesn't mean all those people are lonely, but it means the risk of loneliness is greatly increased.
Ginger: Hugh, as you say, we've got one in four people feeling lonely, which I just find staggering. Within that group, are there specific populations that are more at risk of loneliness than others?
Hugh: Yeah. The two most at-risk groups are elderly people who are living alone, and that's pretty easy to understand because there's increased frailty, decreased mobility, so they often are isolated by their aloneness and their age. The other at‑risk group are young people. It's now become quite a useful label to say of young, heavy users of the Internet that they are connected, but lonely.
And this goes to the heart of one of the issues we'll be discussing in next week's symposium because obviously, the digital revolution is all about connection. It's about other things as well, but socially, it's all about connection. And yet, when human beings really communicate with each other in the way that you and I are communicating now, Ginger – as I said that, you were nodding, your eyebrows went up, you're smiling now – I'm getting lots of very subtle and very useful cues from you and you're getting some from me. I'm waving my hand around and I'm smiling at you.
Posture, gesture, fascial expression, rate of speech, tone of voice, this is all the rich material that we exchange when we're communicating face to face. When we retreat to the telephone, we still get rate of speech and tone of voice and pregnant pauses and all that stuff. But when we move into digital communication, all of that subtlety, all of those nuances, all of the audio-visual material is stripped away. And now, we're just left with the words. Emojis play their part, but I don't think they turn us on quite the way.
Ginger: This is so interesting though because I did another investigation for the ABC about this specific group you're talking about, so 18 to 24‑year‑olds. Right at the start of the pandemic, I investigated what was happening to them and they were losing their jobs, their casual employment, they were being forced to go home, back home to their parents after not being able to attend TAFE or university.
And they were saying this to me that, "I am now so isolated." So, there was already a problem. Technology's played a part in that and then, on top of it, we're layering a pandemic. What do you think is happening to those young people right now in terms of loneliness?
Hugh: I think it's a major social challenge that we'll have to respond to. It's true, of course that they're constantly – they've probably got their smartphones under their pillows. They're constantly attached, but what they are not getting is eye contact. What they're not getting is touch and these are massive human depravations.
So, this is a generation we're going to have to care for. And also, I think it's fair to say it's a generation that is going to be, to some extent, formed, shaped by the experience of living through this crisis.
Ginger: I've seen the sort of term, Generation COVID, bandied around and, in fact, Social Scientist, Dan Woodman, talked about that in one of the other episodes of Seriously Social. And he was saying there is going to be a Generation COVID that is, in a way, shaped by this pandemic. There are going to be social influences on them, much like people that lived through the Depression or people that lived through World War I or II. These huge forces do shape people. How?
Hugh: I did a lot of research over the years among older people as well as everyone, but particularly among older people reflecting on the experience of living through the Depression or World War II. And what they always said was, "This was a dreadful time and it was the making of us."
Now, you wouldn't wish this on your worst enemy, but it really clarified our values. We re-ordered our priorities. We really discovered the crucial importance of neighbourhood support, looking out for each other. In the Depression, that sometimes meant providing meals for neighbours and other very, very concrete, tangible forms of assistance.
But when they look back on that, they always said how fortunate they were to have had such a dramatic influence that created values and priorities that never left them. So, they were often mocked by their own children, particularly the Baby Boom generation, who didn't have any of that kind of formation, in fact, quite the reverse, who mocked their parents for being so frugal, saving bits of string and son on.
This has been a shorter experience, but in some ways, an even more intense experience and I think it is going to shape this generation particularly in their acknowledgment of the crucial importance of togetherness.
Ginger: There are so many fascinating things in what you've just said. First of all, I want to ask you a kind of immediate question about it, which is are we seeing this kind of behaviour that you're talking about? Are we seeing people caring for their neighbours? Are we seeing an enormous positive outcome of this, which is that that fragmentation that you were talking about before is almost being reversed in some ways?
Hugh: Yeah. I think it's a silent revolution that's happening, Ginger. And of course, it's not universal. Now, there are exceptions to what I'm about to say, but for people who were not seriously ill or died as a result of it, there are obvious benefits from it and the most immediately obvious one is the revival of the neighbourhood.
Now, we were talking about that at-risk group of the young adults. I recently spoke to two young men, one from Melbourne, one from Sydney, who had each in their separate orbits, moved into new accommodation just before COVID-19 arrived. And they both told me a story of what they had done.
And in both cases, what they had done was put notes in the letterboxes of the people in their street to say, "Hey. I've just moved in. You don't know me. Here's my phone number. If you need a hand, if you need anyone to do some errands or go shopping or something else, just let me know. I'm here." And I thought that was wonderful and I thought it was remarkable that they were from the very generation that we think of as they do it all in the digital space.
As soon as they were in a socially-challenging situation like this, their immediate response was the human response. "Hey, you know, we're herd animals. We don't like being cut off from the herd, but the only herd I've got now is the neighbourhood." The re-emergence of the value we place on the neighbourhood and introducing ourselves to neighbours will be one of the great outcomes.
In Sydney and Melbourne, it had become a sort of urban cliché that we don't know our neighbours. Now, no one ever says, "I don't know my neighbours," with pride or pleasure. They don't say, "Wow! I finally achieved the situation I've been striving for where I wouldn't know my neighbours." They know there's something weird about not knowing your neighbours.
Ginger: An what we've seen, like you're saying is we've seen all these mutual age groups springing up on Facebook where very, very locally people are helping each other, delivering casseroles, picking up groceries, medications. When we weren't recording this, telling me about people droppings lemons on each other's doorsteps and things. These small things, which are reconnecting us to each other, it's quite profound, actually.
Hugh: It is. Well, even in this apartment block where I live, we had a balcony choir a few weeks ago. One inspired gent a few doors along organised us all at a particular time. He organised the music and we were out on our balconies at dusk with candles, singing along. Now, we didn't all know each other before that, but we sure know each other, at least by sight, now.
Ginger: What has that given you?
Hugh: An enormous sense of emotional security. And that's the thing about the neighbourhood. We get it from families, we get it from our most intimate relationships, we get it from our friendship circles, we may get it from colleagues in a workplace, if it's a harmonious workplace, which it not always is.
But because we are herd animals, the sense of the herd where we actually live, they're not our best friends and they don't ever have to become our best friends, but there is this special category called neighbour. And I think it's one of our primary responsibilities as a citizen to act like a neighbour. And that just means be in touch. Let people know that you know they're there. Acknowledge them. Whether you like them or not is irrelevant. Whether you agree with them or not has got nothing to do with it.
Neighbour is that special category. The neighbourhood is the one place in our lives where we're obliged to get on with people we didn't choose to live with. Now, it's a great test of how civilised we are.
Ginger: When I was taking notes ahead of this interview, we had a chat on the phone and you said to me, "Compassion is one of the most important words in this conversation." And it stuck with me because I actually wrote it on my notepad in block letters and I highlighted it in pink highlighter. Why did you say that?
Hugh: It's the key word that really underlies this whole conversation, Ginger, because once you realise what it means to be a human being, once you realise what it means to belong to a social species then it's a very short step to say, "Well, in that case, we belong to each other. We're all one. We're all part of this thing." And we absolutely rely on groups, communities, neighbourhoods to support us, to nurture us, to sustain us, even to give us our sense of identity.
So, the only rational response – rational response, not an emotional response – the only rational response to that is to say, "We'd better treat each other kindly. We'd better treat each other respectfully," because that's how well build social cohesion. That's how we'll create social harmony and it will have nothing to do with our emotional response to each other.
That happens anyway. We fall in love. We like some people and we don't like other people. Absolutely irrelevant to the concept of compassion. Compassion is the mental discipline that says, "Because I'm human, I'm going to treat you as if you're human too."
Ginger: Is this also a moment where we're actually more compassionate to ourselves and we start asking, "Why the hell am I so busy? Why am I on this spinning wheel and what is the purpose of that?"
Hugh: Yes. Absolutely right. It would even change the way we greet each other, Ginger. We've become a society in which people would say, "How are you going? Busy?" as though, of course, you've got to be busy. Are you dead or are you busy? The switch is either on or off. There's no in between.
Now, I was talking about the benefit of all the social isolation being the rediscovery of the neighbourhood. The other benefit is the one you've identified. I think for many of us, it's been a time of unexpected opportunity for introspection. Even if that's been triggered by frustration, eventually we start thinking, "Hey, actually, this isn't all bad."
A friend of mine recently wrote to me saying that her days are more expansive. I had an email just yesterday from someone saying that in his circle, people are saying, "We've slowed down and we rather like it." And that word, 'busyness', is right at the heart of this because I think what people are realising when they're forced not to be so busy is that they were running too hard and too mindlessly, that they were going too many places, they were buying too much stuff, they were taking too many trips. They were running too hard and for no real purpose and that in fact, life could be richer if it was a little calmer, less stressed and lived at a slightly slower pace.
We're not all going to walk around in slow motion, of course. As we bounce forward, while we're bouncing back after this, we are going to have to get back to a lot of our routines, but I think we're going to be looking at it all from a different perspective. "Why do I have to do this? Is this necessary? I don't have to fly to Melbourne to this meeting. We've discovered we can do it by Zoom."
Ginger: Yeah. And you wrote this beautiful article, called Pearls and Irritations, which I just loved because, actually, what you were saying is there are these pearls in the pandemic. There is a lot of good news here, perhaps good news that we're not seeing in the media, but good news in our own lives and our own communities and we can tell each other those stories.
Hugh: That's right, and create those stories. It's very true that in general, the media, which has been wall-to-wall coronavirus now for months, and it's almost all grim. Occasionally, we hear something good, but generally speaking, it's, "What's the bad news today from here or the UK or wherever it might be?"
We do need an antidote and the antidote, of course, is good news. And if the good news isn't going to come to us from somewhere else, we create it. And we can create it. You create good news in your street by simply waving and smiling and saying, "Good day," to everybody you see; not people you know or recognise, but just everybody. And that's certainly happening around here.
I notice now when I go walking, which I do a couple of times each day, we keep a very, very significant and correct distance from each other, but the warmth is very noticeable. We're smiling and saying hello. We might have otherwise just waved a finger or something. That's good news.
Stopping and chatting over a neighbour's fence. The people who stood in their own front gardens in a street I heard of and sang Happy Birthday to someone in the street who had had a birthday, that's good news. The bag of lemons that you mentioned that someone had picked from their tree and left on the doorstep of an older person, that's good news. And that's the sort of thing people will talk about, as I've been talking to you about the balcony choir. That was good news.
Ginger: It's an indictment though on the media, really, isn't it, that we're not hearing those stories and that's probably a whole other conversation.
Hugh, just back to Generation COVID for a second, I was thinking about my own kids and thinking what is going to happen to them as a result of the pandemic? Are they going to grow up not wanting to touch other people, thinking that other people will make them sick? What are the changes in them going to be? For example, are they going to never want a casual job, want permanent employment, have significant changes in their psyche because of this?
Hugh: Well, there will be some and I think most of them will be positive. You mentioned will they not want to hug and kiss? Well, they will want to hug and kiss if it's you or their grandma or their boyfriend when they get to that stage. But if they're a little more hesitate about randomly hugging and kissing, that is probably very good news for public health.
We noticed what happened in Spain and Italy, the great hugging and kissing nations on earth. And they are beginning to realise that it's inappropriate, especially if you have any symptoms. If your kids and their generation are going to be a bit more cautious about all this hygiene stuff, that's going to be very good news for flu epidemics and even for the spreading of the common cold.
They'll be the generation who will say, "I've got a cold. I'll stay home, not because I feel too sick to go to work, but because I owe it to other people to stay home." I think that's another big lesson we've learned out of this that we do these things for each other, not just for ourselves.
Ginger: Yeah. It's actually an act of great solidarity, isn't it, that we all stay home?
Hugh: Yes.
Ginger: I want to ask you about two separate things that you've said and bring them together. Earlier on in this conversation when we were talking about young people and how, in a lot of instances, technology has isolated them. But as you've said, we've seen Zoom almost bringing us together in some ways, even though we are isolated in our own homes in a lot of instances. So, is technology isolating us or is it actually a tool that we can use to bring us together?
Hugh: Well, the word is 'balance'. It's both. And I think the pandemic has really sharpened our understanding of that. Technology is fantastic for bringing us together when it's not easy to be physically together. So, texts and Instagram posts and Zoom meetings are all terrific when you can't be together, but not as good as the real thing.
Now, what I think we'll learn from this experience is to be a bit more balanced, a bit more nuanced about being more flexible, saying, "Well, we could have our meeting in Sydney, but that means people are going to have to fly from Melbourne or drive from Canberra and so on, or we could just have it on Zoom." That's another thing I think we've learned from the Zoom technology that it works really well with people that you know. It's not so good when you're having a meeting with strangers. You are seeing them, but the cues are not nearly as obvious.
Ginger: I think you see the cues a quarter of a second after they happen, and so it's really disconcerting. There's been a lot of research or commentary saying it's exhausting psychologically for that reason and especially if you don't know the person, especially if you don't already have a human connection with them because it's really off-putting, actually. Especially if there are lots of people you don't know on the screen, it's not actually a very connective experience.
Hugh: No. Psychologically, it is a totally different experience from being in a meeting. And it is much more demanding. An hour on Zoom is, in terms of emotional and psychological fatigue, it's about the equivalent of three hours in a live meeting because in a life meeting, you can switch off and look around and have a little chat to the person next to you. None of that can happen on Zoom. You have to concentrate. You have to stare at that screen. Forty-five minutes is about as much as most people can handle with a Zoom meeting.
Ginger: Thank you so much for talking to me today.
Hugh: A great pleasure. Thank you, Ginger.
Ginger: Thanks again for listening to Seriously Social. And what an absolute pleasure to chat to eminent Psychologist and Social Researcher, Hugh Mackay, in his home. I honestly could have listened to him all day.
And on that note, don't forget that next week, on Wednesday, June 24, the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia is hosting a fascinating symposium called Loneliness and the Digital Age, and Hugh is one of the keynote speakers.
If you would like to hear more about this issue of whether technologies do help address loneliness or whether they make the issue worse, go to our website socscimulti.wpengine.com and all the information is there.
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Pre heat the oven to 200C.
Melt olive oil and butter together in a 26cm (approx.) non-stick, ovenproof pan.
Neatly arrange the tomatoes around the pan, cut side up and blister the skins. Cook for 5 minutes before removing. Now add the honey and vinegar and return the tomatoes cut side down this time and cook for another 5-10 minutes. Nestle the thyme between the tomatoes and garlic. Remove from the heat.
Brush one sheet of the fillo with the melted butter and place a new sheet of pastry on top to form a star shape. Repeat so you have a stack of 6 sheets. Cut the pastry into a 26cm circle. There should be a 2-3 cm overhang. Lay the pastry over the tomatoes then tuck in all the sides, as if it were a blanket. Brush with a little more butter and bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
Once cooked, bring it out of the oven and rest for 5 minutes before gently twisting the pastry to ensure nothing is stuck to the pan. In one big gesture, flip the tart tatin upside down onto a plate. Serve hot, room temperature or cold with a sprinkle of fetta (optional).


ISLAMABAD - Pakistan No 1 tennis player Sarah Mahboob Khan carved out one of the most sensational and memorable victories of her long career, as she beat Pakistan No 1 female tennis player Sara Mansoor in a thrilling final in straight sets to clinch the 5th Syed Tajammul Abbas Memorial National Ranking Tennis Championship 2015 title.
The marathon final which was played here at Senator Dilawar Abbas PTF Tennis Complex on Friday and lasted more than three hours, hats off to Sarah, who despite 1-5 down in the second set, staged memorable comeback to not only stun the crowd but also her opponent. It was highly sensation final which was witnessed by PTF president Salim Saifullah Khan and others. Sarah also took sweat revenge of her loss against same opponent in the Federal Cup final.
Sara was fighting to save her number 1 ranking, while Sarah wanted to prove that she still got what it takes to remain at the top, as she just returned from US after completing her studies and playing for university in highly competitive tennis events and led her university from the front and was involved in helping her university carving out major victories.
The match started on a positive note for Sarah as she broke Sara's serve in the very first game but then Sara broke Sarah's serve to make it 2-2. Both players managed to hold onto to their respective serves to take the score to 5-5, before Sarah managed to hold onto her serve and then broke Sara's serve to take the first set 7-5 in 1 hour and 15 minutes.
The real drama started in the second set, as Sara was enjoying commanding lead by breaking Sarah's serve twice and was leading 5-1 and 40-0 up serving for the set, when Sarah managed to make it 40-40 then took the game. It was really unbelievable tennis shown by former 7-time national champion Sarah, who won next four games in a row. Sarah controlled her unforced errors and leveled the score 5-5, broke Sara's 11th game to take 6-5 lead and then hold on to her serve to win the set 7-5, thus registered one of the most memorable victories of her illustrious career.
Talking to The Nation soon after the final, Sarah Mahboob said that she was happy with the level of tennis she displayed and particularly thrilled by being able to stay patient and focused in the second set to mastermind sensational comeback. She praised Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC) for their interest in tennis in Pakistan and requested them to extend financial support to other players as well just like they did to Ushna Suhail, Aleena and Mahin Aftab. "If FFC steps forward and extends cooperation with me, I can play major role in helping Pakistan achieve new goals in international events like Fed Cup." She also praised PTF chief's tireless efforts for the promotion of tennis in Pakistan.
Sarah Mahboob was awarded cash prize of Rs 25,000 along with winning trophy, while Sara Mansoor pocketed Rs 15,000 and runner-up trophy.
In the men's singles semifinals, top seed Aqeel Khan and M Abid both from Wapda will vie for top honours, as they defeated their respective opponents. Aqeel registered straight sets victory against Ahmed Ch 6-3, 6-4 in the first semi-final while in the second semifinal, third seed M Abid beat Shahzad Khan 5-6 (retd). In men's doubles finals, Aqeel Khan/Heera Ashiq got w/o against Shahzad Khan/Yasir Khan. In boys' U-18 semifinals, Muzammil beat Aman 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 and Hamza beat Barkatullah 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(1). In boys' U-14 final, Hamza beat Shoaib Khan 7-5, 3-6, 7-5. Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) minister Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada will grace the final as chief guest and distribute prizes among players.


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Five residents of a retirement home near the Italian capital Rome were found dead on Saturday after a suspected carbon monoxide leak, police said.
"Unfortunately there are five dead, then there are also five other residents in a serious condition and two care workers, a total of seven people in the hospital," police told AFP.
The morning team of carers at the home, some 30 kilometres (19 miles) south of Rome, raised the alarm after discovering 12 people unconscious.
The five surviving residents are being treated at a nearby hospital and the two care assistants have been transferred to a hospital in Rome.
They all had symptoms linked to carbon monoxide poisoning, according to a press release from the Anti-Covid Crisis Unit of the Lazio region.
The statement said nine residents and three employees had tested positive for coronavirus this week and had been due to be transferred for specialised Covid-19 treatment on Saturday morning.
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NTU IHG Bball: Hall 2 knock Hall 3 out to advance to final
By Low Zheng Yu|2019-02-16T05:18:53+08:00February 16th, 2019|basketball, Youth in Motion|0 Comments
Story and photos by Low Zheng Yu/Red Sports
Lyon Chia (Hall 2 #14) leads the transition fastbreak. (Photo 1 © Low Zheng Yu/Red Sports)
NTU Sports Hall 2, Friday, February 15, 2019 — Hall 2 showed their dominance and knocked out Hall 3 60-39 to advance to the final in the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Inter-Hall games (IHG).
Hall 3 got off to a strong start as Liau Ming Shun (Hall 3 #11) scored a layup followed by a three from Darryl Lee (Hall 3 #30) to quickly jump ahead by five points. Hall 3 were able to play good defense to rack up on steals to go on the offense. However, Hall 2 were able to play on calmly to keep the gap small. Hall 3 led 20-16 after the first.
Making use of the break to compose themselves, Hall 2 came into the second quarter on another level of intensity. They upped their defensive intensity and was able to get several steals. They also stopped Hall 3 from scoring in the quarter as they went on a 14-0 run and were able to take the 30-20 lead at the half.
Hall 2 continued to dominate in the third quarter, they outhustled Hall 3 in all aspects and were able to get several offensive boards to allow for second-chance points. Hall 2 were too dominant in their defense and were able to capitalize on their open shots to farther extend their lead. Lyon Chia (Hall 2 #14) had a game-high 12 points to lead the charge.
In the fourth, Hall 3 attempted to mount a comeback. They knocked down their three-point shots and were able to cut the lead down to 16 but with time winding down, Hall 3 could not complete the comeback. The lead by Hall 2 was too large and insurmountable. Hall 2 were able to defeat Hall 3 eventually to secure a spot in the IHG final.
Hall 2 captain, Wil Cheng (Hall 2 #22) commented, "I guess our team got together after a timeout, we were able to gather ourselves and made sure we know what was on the line. We got everyone on the same page, kept our calm and ran the plays like we did during trainings and nature took its course. There was a shift in momentum. We were able to shut them down. We were able to adjust our defense to their offense, to know where they're making mistakes. We also tried to shut down their strengths so that they cannot gain points. Moving forward, we have come this far as a team, let's stay together as a team and finish this season strong and get the three-peat."
Hall 3 captain, Ming Shun (Hall 3 #11) said, "I think we have achieved what we set out to achieve which was to have fun during the Inter-hall games. So, I am glad that despite all our commitments, we were able to come together to play this game that we love. At the end of the day, Inter-hall games are all about having fun and playing the sport together. With that, I think we have accomplished what we wanted to do."
Scoring by quarter
Hall 2 vs Hall 3
1st Q: 16-20
2nd Q: 14-0 (30-20)
3rd Q: 17-6 (47-26)
4th Q: 13-13 (60-39)
Chia Zao Liang Lyon (#14) – 12 pts
Goh Jian Wei Jasper (#7) – 9 pts
Liau Ming Shun – 9 pts
Hoo Jia Peng – 8 pts
Hall 2 Roster
Kang Zi Jing (#1), Goh Jian Wei Jasper (#7), Liew Jun Kai Edward (#8), Wong Liang Hao Brian (#11), Cheong Rong Hao (#13), Chia Zao Liang Lyon (#14), Fong Yen Yu Aloysius (#18), Wil Cheng (#22), Ler Puay Him (#25), Lim Bing Wen (#30), Chia Wen Han (#34), Kwan Jian Fu (#35),
Kor Kiat Kai Kaiser (#3), Xavier Toh Hong Sheng (#7), Dylan Chua (#8), Shawn Tan (#9), Ivan Chua (#10), Liau Ming Shun (#11), Hoo Jia Peng (#13), Jesse Tan Yin Xuan (#14), T.Haarishankar (#23), Lee Yee Kai Darryl (#30)
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Finding joy in everyday life! Denise with grandchild #3.
I do understand how difficult it is to keep a happy face on this when you are so frightened. Eventually, you will feel confidence in yourself and in your health, and you won't feel so frightened. Believe me, you are not alone in having fear of CLL! Here are a few suggestions that have worked for me.
1. Allow yourself to be frightened or upset for only one day at a time, particularly after a blood test that wasn't what you wanted.
2. Research. The next day, concentrate on the blood marker that concerns you, and start some research on what you can do about it. Look up supplements and herbs. Make a lifestyle change, etc.
3. Have fun! Find time every day to do something you enjoy that is relaxing and gets your mind off of CLL! Read a book, go to a funny movie, visit with a friend (and not talk about CLL) maybe shopping or an art museum or something that you find fun (and gets your mind off the CLL).
4. Find your own personal meditation. I've tried meditation tapes (now they would be CDs or better yet, mp3s). This wasn't for me, but many people find relief in this. My personal meditation is reading novels or writing, or even drawing. I have sketch books, and I find that when I'm sketching, I'm not thinking of anything but the pencil and sketchbook. I lose track of time. It is wonderful! Think back to childhood and what you enjoyed doing that made you lose track of time. Give yourself a gift of figuring this out, and then act on it!
5. Get a good night's sleep. Make your bedroom light-proof so you can get a good sleep at night and make your own melatonin. Nothing makes you feel better than a good night's sleep!
6. A new watchword: you are NOT about to explode! Any doctor that would see you today would send you home and then go about his or her business. You are not in imminent danger! Enjoy today! None of us know if there is a tomorrow (we get hit by the bus, etc., who knows?) So why waste today? Enjoy it! It is a gift you are squandering on worry.
7. Recognize that you can gain control of your health. It wasn't until I became Macrobiotic (ironically, I am no longer macrobiotic, but still…) that I started to see the control I could exert over my CLL diagnosis. After one month of giving up all processed foods back in 2005, my WBC dropped back to 14, where it had been at diagnosis. While I've moved on from Macrobiotics, the lesson learned was that I COULD get control of this CLL thing. Since then, I've also learned that healing is all about the gut, the digestive system. Work on your digestion and you are working on your health! I've not been able to get to where my blood work indicates I'm CLL-free, but I am back in stage zero.
8. Seek out a therapist. If all of this leaves you worried still, see if you can find a therapist. There is nothing to be ashamed of about this. You are facing down your mortality, and we don't like to do that. It is crazy-making. Back in 2003 or maybe 2004, I was constantly crying with worry and wondering how my boys would grow into manhood without me there. I worried about my husband. I cried about never meeting grandchildren. And see, all those tears were a waste of energy. That said, I DID see a therapist at that time, and it really helped me.
What I learned from him at that time was that I had to take action. Until that point, I felt like I was a victim; I had this CLL diagnosis and I believed it was too late to do anything about it. Damage was done, and I had to accept my fate. Now THAT was crazy! There was so much I could do, but talking to this therapist helped me see it.
If you continue to be depressed, please find someone who might help. If they make you feel worse, find a different therapist. But do try all the other items above, first.
PS Writing about your worries here, on the site, really helps others. We're all in this together!
In a recent email one of my CLL buddies wrote and told me about her improvement in neutrophil count She had been taking 600 mg of shitake, four tablets of Maitake-D Fraction, 1950 mg (3 tablets) of Reishi, and two tablets of AHCC. She noted that her neutrophil count went up to a high normal at her next blood test! Great news!!!
After this success, she experimented by dropping to a 1/4 of the dosage. Unfortunately, at her next blood test, the neutrophils showed a rapid descent. It was no longer in normal range. This CLL friend of mine wanted my opinion of what to do.
Of course, I told her to go back on the dose that worked for her! Not as a doctor (of course) but as a CLL friend. The reason being — and this is so important — we are not curing our CLL by everything we do and all the supplements we take; we are managing it! Let me repeat…it would be wonderful if we all could have a home-made cure. I've spoken to three men who feel that they have, in fact, beaten CLL by DIY, home-done efforts. This has NOT been the case for me. I still would be diagnosed today if I had a blood draw for the first time. They would call me in or call me back to give me the hideous news. And yet, here I am, alive and quite well (thank you very much) after 17.5 years at this. Why? Because I am managing the disease, and this is working for me!
Now, why do have the photo of mushroom powder on the top of this post? Good question. Because of this CLL friend's email, I reviewed my own history, my supplement notes in particular. I used to take the Maitake D Fractions, and that was at a time when I was starting to show real improvement. (At that time, my WBC went down over 20 points and for a change my RBC didn't nosedive along with it. Whew!) I was also cooking low and slow at that time, and I gave that one thing a lot (maybe too much) credit.
After I stopped taking the Maitake D Fractions (recommended by one of the CLL healed, no less) I substituted by buying dried shitake mushrooms and grinding it to add to soups and stews. Later (I really don't know when) I started buying organic mushroom powders, and adding a scoop to my smoothies I have about five days/week. The good health, including normal absolute neutrophil counts, continued, and continue to this day.
I mix up the type of mushrooms. The pictured above are just four of the variety that I alternate day by day. If you do a search on each of these mushrooms, along with "CLL" you will see there is evidence that this food (not a medicine) is good for you! It helps people with CLL! The types of mushrooms I take regularly include shitake, maitake, reishi, cordyceps, lion's mane, and turkey tail. I have no favorites; once they're mixed in the smoothie I can hardly tell they're there.
Do I recommend that you drop everything else and start taking mushroom powder and that this alone will heal you? Not such a good question this time. The answer is NO! Getting cancer or leukemia is a comprehensive process, and so it healing yourself enough so that you can continue to live a good life. All the other pillars that create health matter: clean food, clean air, clean water, reduced/managed stress, good sleep, meditation, finding joy in life; these are ALL critical, and not something that you will find in your oncologist's office. Perhaps not even in your alternative practitioners office. We need all our professionals, but to be well you have to count on yourself.
What about the Peak Immune? I've written about this product before. I am NOT affiliated with this company or any other. This is a non-profit site written only to share and help! I started Peak Immune years ago, at the advice of a Chinese herbalist (himself recommended by an alternative MD I traveled to see in New York.) Peak Immune is an immune modulator. This means that it regulates your immune system to the place it should be. Not ramped too high, and not dropped so low that you are in physical danger.
Peak Immune is not a mushroom. I believe it's rice bran arabica, in this case a food derivitive. I've taken Peak Immune for years (cheapest in the States at LuckyVitamins.com, when you buy via autoship). It has been the one thing for certain that has increased my neutrophils. On the literature it says that it "increases the activity of NK (natural killer) cells." So when I first started taking it, I wasn't expecting it to increase my neutrophils But it most certainly does. Now, with the mushroom powder, I take only three Peak Immune capsules a day, and I seem to be holding steady.
You have to test this for yourself. Once again, this is my experience, along with the stated experience of a woman who wrote me recently. It is not harmful; it is a food. The mushrooms are not inexpensive, and neither is the Peak Immune. You don't have to buy an arsenal like I do, but change it up, one at a time. And if you do try this, and test your results at your next blood draw, let me know — good or bad — how it works out.
Special request: While I do respond to emails, I think it's kindest of everyone to respond directly on this site, to the pertinent post. This will help people on a search find not only my words, but your concerns, questions, worries, and your own answers and experience as well. I promise you will remain anonymous. It all helps!
As a final note, I am still working on my book. I will check in again, not necessarily "soon," but please know that it is in progress.
Shopping for a future pickle at our local Farmer's Market.
Last night my husband and I had what we call "fast food" for dinner. Don't raise your eyebrows; it's not what you think. I tend to cook an elaborate dinner, in quantity suitable for leftovers, about three times a week. After that, we either eat leftovers combined with freshly steamed vegetables or a raw salad, or we make "fast food." In this case, it was slow-fried eggs, corn on the cob, and steamed brussels sprouts.
Why is this fast? Dinner took considerably less than a half hour, and it was delicious! Before I get into recipes or cooking techniques (like what is "slow-fried"?) I need to make another point. Success in the kitchen, as measured by truly healthy and nutritious meals and snacks that taste good, require more than kitchen skills. They require shopping!
Yes, if you want to beat this CLL thing, and you want to do it naturally, you have to spend some time in the supermarket and, if available, your local farmer's market. This is another case of failing to plan is planning to fail. You have to shop the stores in your neighborhood until you find the best places for abundant organic fruit and vegetables. Yes, I do eat eggs, chicken, fish, and sometimes even beef, but I still eat a plant-based diet. The animal protein is more of a side dish.
Another side note: sometimes your organic produce choice won't look so good. Sometimes conventional might be a better choice, in which case please soak in 50-50 white vinegar and water to cleanse as much pesticide residue as possible. Another choice to shop more than one market. If the selection at the first isn't so good, you still have one more chance to get your organics.
And where do I buy all my animal protein?
This is not an answer set in stone. We still buy eggs from our local farmer's market. They are consistently better than the organic eggs at any supermarket. The yokes are orange rather than yellow, and they are delicious! In the past my meat sources have been Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, farmer's market, other specialty stores. You have to continually be aware and look for the best places. Your local Weston A Price chapter can help you source local good foods.
The point is to BE PREPARED.
Shop ahead and get the best organic veggies and fruits in season. You can rinse and freeze the fruit. Store the leafy greens and other veggies in a loosely closed plastic bag so that some air can get in. This works for me, and it's fairly simple. Simple is good. The more complicated you make your food gathering, the more of a task it will seem.
Of course, it's not all about veggies and fruit. Also keep stocked with organic pastured free-range chicken and grass-fed pastured beef, wild caught white fish and salmon, and pastured free-range eggs. An extra freezer is wonderful, if you can afford it. Beyond that are the seasonings and sauces. I'm honestly not the most skilled cook, but I do keep tapioca starch (flour) on hand for mixing with water and seasonings and pouring over a stir fry when almost done. It turns into a delightful gravy reminiscent of a Chinese food dish.
Also keep organic, extra-virgin olive oil in the cupboard, along with apple cider vinegar, other vinegars (I love Eden-brand umi-plum…yum!) and balsamic vinegar as well. (all organic, please) A supply of fresh lemon is great to add to dressings and sauces, and also to squeeze into a morning glass of water for your alkalinity and digestion.
In another post soon, I will write about some of my favorite cooking techniques. Not only should your vegetables be organic and fresh, and your animal protein free-range, organic and pastured, but nothing should be over cooked at temperatures above 300-degrees Fahrenheit. This is a challenge I've managed to overcome by checking out advice on Google and youtube, and by experimenting on my own. I am happy to share and will do so soon.
In the meantime, get out to your local market and start checking out the best sources and prices. You're in this for the long haul. As environmental doctor Sherry Rogers wrote, "The Cure is in the Kitchen." I would add, in order for that to happen you have to get to your grocery store first!
PS A good cancer cookbook is The Cancer Fighting Kitchen. There is an earlier addition at a greatly reduced cost on Amazon.
Living well with CLL! The author (in red) and some of the family, 4th of July 2018.
Please notice that the name of this article is not 'what' to eat, but how. We all think we know how to eat. After all, we've been doing this since birth. But sometimes we need a reminder. Let's start with a scientific fact. Our immune system is strongly related to our gut, also known as our digestive system. Of course, it matters what you put into that system, that is more than true. But as someone who has struggled with digestive problems pretty much her whole life (at least as much of it that I can recall), there is much more to it than the food.
The first thing I noticed was how the residents were skeletal thin. And many were missing teeth, which was concerning. But I was fighting leukemia here, and if I had to get thin and lose a few teeth in the process, well, that would be the breaks. As it turns out, I did suffer some gum recession and was about twenty pounds thinner than I am these days, but still it was absolutely worth the experience. I learned so much.
One of the first things I learned was to chew my food thoroughly. To count how many times you chewed, chewing until the food in your mouth was liquid — or as close to liquid as possible. To me, this sounded disgusting. But honestly, there is wisdom in this practice. The more work you consciously put into chewing, the less work your digestive system has in order to process your intake each day. When you chew, saliva mixes with your mouthful, adding digestive enzymes to the mix. Yes, those pills you buy in little bottles are naturally available if you just chew, chew, chew.
I've recently gone through a spate of serious stomach aches. I'm talking abdominal pain for a 36 hour stretch. Go to bed with a stomach ache and wake up with the same dull ache emanating somewhere from the left side of my waistline and radiating out to other regions of the digestive tract. I felt hunger but was afraid to eat. My husband was out of town on a business trip. I took to the Internet and looked up stomach pain and CLL, learned that it could be related. Of course, this led to a night of insomnia, keeping me from healing. I'm a strong person, but I sometimes also feel the fear.
But please take note that my main suggestion here is to chew your food well. Sit down when you eat and focus on enjoying your meal. Put a reasonably-sized helping of whatever you're eating on your plate. Take a look at your plate before you eat and see if you agree that this is enough. Would you think it was enough if you were in a restaurant? That is your clue. Taking seconds will overload your gut and overwork your digestive system. When your digestive system is free from processing that food you put in there, it can work on making you healthy. That's what IF/intermittent fasting is all about. But that, too, is another article. Just be sure to concentrate on eating while you're eating. We tend to gulp food while walking around. I'm the worst while I'm cooking, and I've resolved not to do that any longer. So eat slowly and mindfully. Put down your fork between bites. Breathe.
So be well, enjoy your food. Eat hearty (but don't overeat!), and chew, chew, chew!
Wishing you peace and the best of health!
I made a series of videos with Teresa, a CLL buddy I met through this site — and who was visiting the state for her son's graduation. This is the first of what will be many videos from this meeting. I hope you get some good information from it. It took me some time to figure out the iMovie software. It turns out that it's easiest to edit and create the video on my iphone — and also to upload it to youtube the same way. Another (funny) fact…the best how-to videos about how to make DIY movies are on youtube and made by kids!
CLL Bad Blood Test: Now What?
Reading time with Naomi and Moshe. Life is good!
A young woman in her mid-forties wrote me recently to say how sad and fearful she was because, despite her efforts, her white blood count and lymphocyte count went up. My answer to her was comprehensive, so I am sharing it now in this post.
I truly understand about how you feel anxious, scared and nervous. I've been there, and honestly, some times I get nervous when I see a new bruise (could be low platelets) or if I look pale (anemia), and so on. However, I'm looking at your numbers, and I can tell you that although they did go up (in the wrong direction), you are still at a very safe place. I wonder if the doctor was alarmed…did he or she suggest that you come in again soon? Or that it looks like you will need treatment of some kind? I doubt it, although some doctors are too quick to prescribe treatment, in my opinion.
And…here's the important part: at some point I learned that if my doctor wasn't sounding alarm bells, then I just wasn't going to get nervous either. What I also learned was to take a day (maybe two) to allow myself to be upset and depressed. Then it was time to do research and find ways to improve the blood test scores. So you're on the right track by writing me. (Although by no means should I be your only source of answers.) Check each of your markers and do a Internet search. There are many examples below.
CLL WBC natural treatment.I just did this search and came up with this page: http://naturalhomeremedies.co/CLL.html. There are many others. Start searching for this in as many ways as you can come up with the right keywords. I have a friend who is a very conventional doctor.She explained to me that when doctors have no way to cure an illness (think of a cold virus here), they "aggressively treat the symptoms." I've tried to apply this to the different blood markers that we test when we have CLL. You asked about your WBC and your absolute lymphocyte count and percentage. I see from what you wrote that you are eating organic and being careful of what you eat, even when traveling. That's wonderful! Please keep it up!
The next question is: do you cook "low and slow"? This means at low temperature for a longer time, making certain never to burn or totally dry our your food. If you've been grilling or overcooking food, this is a place you can make an improvement.
Eat bone broth soup and fermented veggies. This is more advanced, as in not what people will start to do the moment they decide to take control. However, learning to make your own fermented vegetables provides probiotics that far exceed the numbers in those pills we buy online or in the health food stores! See this article: http://darwinian-medicine.com/ask-eirik-how-many-bacteria-are-there-in-sauerkraut/. And at least three alternative doctors/practitioners told me personally to have bone broth soup specifically for leukemia. These are both healing foods. The Weston Price Foundation is all about both these foods. They have local chapters that teach classes on how to make your own sauerkraut and other veggies, and also how to make bone broth soup.
Other ways to get well. Are you getting enough sleep? Are you avoiding toxins? Are you taking Peak Immune by Daiwa? (check out LuckyVitamins.com, for the best deal.) I have a comprehensive list of what to do in this article: http://www.cllalternatives.com/2017/11/cll-diagnosis-15-natural-things-to-do/. Please read and re-read this. Getting well is a process. It's good to revisit things you know you should do, that you haven't gotten to yet.
Remember that the C in CLL is for Chronic. Generally, this is a slow-moving illness, giving us time to work on our wellness. An important part of getting well is to think of yourself as well, and to expect to be here for the long haul. Visualize yourself in your eighties. Think of what life will be like then. I know it's really hard to conquer the fear, but there is joy and life on the other side! I remember when I first became Macrobiotic in 2005. That is what helped me conquer the fear. At that time, my WBC had jumped into the 20s, so like you, I felt the end was near. It wasn't! But early July, it will be 17 years and counting. If it's like this for me, it can be like this for you, too. Hang in there, and allow yourself some happy thoughts. Do something fun and get away from it for a while, and then double down with one or two new things to add to your wellness plan.


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It's not easy for me to confess just how often I cried in the fall of 2009. I wish I didn't care, but I'm still a slave to some old notions. All of which is to say that I cried quite a lot, and I'm ashamed to admit it.
If you found yourself in midtown Manhattan that autumn, around noon, you may have witnessed a 26-year-old man with his hands jammed in his pockets, marching across the city. He'd usually head south to the Village, but sometimes he'd go west to Hell's Kitchen or east to the river. He'd be wearing an outfit that just barely met the standards of "business casual"—ink-stained khakis a size too big, untucked polo, brown sneakers doing a poor imitation of dress shoes. And if you committed the ultimate New York faux pas and actually looked him in the eyes, you'd see the tears.
The challenges presented by the prevalence of mental illness in society are numerous and complex. Victoria St. Jean, a senior at Pilgrim High School, is trying to make a difference by opening a door to conversation about the subject – from people who personally experience varying degrees of mental illnesses or disorders themselves.
I thought that when I was accepted to the university of my dreams, it would put me on the path to freedom—that I'd land a great job and live out a successful career. But so much changed over the five years that followed, and my journey didn't go quite as planned.
On a late evening in April 2017, I sat in an emergency accommodation hostel, a place where there are no facilities for you to stay during the day and so you are put out on to the streets every morning.
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Andrew has been a friend since we met at Texas Children's Cancer Center for Radiothon in 2005. He was 9-years-old and had been diagnosed the year before with Stage 4 Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
His treatment lasted 2 years, ending on June 26, 2006, 3 days after his 10th birthday. How's that for a belated present?
"Even though most people think that a cancer diagnosis is a horrible, life-altering experience, I only know it to be a normal part of my life.
I have some memories before cancer changed my world, but over time they have faded. I was only eight years old and I really didn't mind skipping a year of school. I missed my friends and all the fun we had, but I quickly made new friends and we had a lot of things in common like no hair and IV poles but we understood each other.
I had the good luck of going through a really tough round of chemotherapy during the holidays and looking back at it I really became spoiled. Everyone worked so hard to make those difficult days the best time of my life and it really was. I had more gifts and special visitors than one could imagine.
One of my best memories was being at the clinic for treatment and a radio crew was there. It was a buzz of activity instead of the long dreary day of getting chemo. I met so many nice people and had no idea who they were, but thought it was just a lot of fun. I had no idea that someday I would be in college and they would help me along the way. It has been twelve years and we are still friends and they regularly check on me.
There are lasting effects of the chemotherapy treatments that I began dealing with a few years ago. The drugs that saved my life also affected my heart as well as weakened my bones. I have to be cautious with physical activities because my bones break easily as well as limit outdoor activities during the hot summer months of Texas.
Another real frustrating side effect is the challenges I have academically. It seems like I have to work much harder than others. I struggle with memory issues and that is really annoying. I have had to repeat a few classes, but my team of oncology doctors continue to encourage me that the important thing is to keep going.
Every year I visit Texas Children's Cancer Clinic for an annual check-up and it is like walking down memory lane. So many good things happened along my journey that I find it easy to help others.
Currently as a part-time job I transport elderly people to their medical appointments and it really seems normal. Most of the places are familiar and I know the feelings they have as they wait to see their doctor or test results.
Today's workout was dedicated to Andrew because it was a boxing workout at Baby Bull Boxing, a place I was introduced to by my long-time friend, Andrew Copulsky.
Coach Brian Caldwell decided to torture me with 2 x 3 minutes of shadow boxing, followed by 2 x 3 minutes of pads then 3 x 3 minutes of body punches. After that we hit the heavy bag for 3 MORE rounds.
Sometimes it pays to be naive and not know what you're not supposed to be able to do.
Andrew and his broadcasting idol, Cactus Jack fromThe New 93Q. Imagine an 8-year-old boy just sitting down at a table, grabbing those very headphones and putting them over his ears. It looked pretty funny, but it's what endeared Andrew to us immediately.


India and Nepal are two fascinating countries to get enthralled. In the recent times, Nepal has emerged as the most popular tourist circuits and more so when blended with India. Nepal is respected in the touring circles for its strategic location in the lap of mighty Himalayas. The rich culture and tradition makes it even more sought after. It is indeed a delight to blend together these two worthwhile countries for the purpose of tourism.
Right from the day one, we make sure that you receive the care you deserve. One of our Company representatives receives you bestowing a warm welcome. You are thereafter assisted to reach to a pre-booked hotel. Afterwards, you are transferred to the hotel and comfortable overnight stay remains on the charts to begin our journey the next day with utmost comfort.
Enjoy your breakfast and thereafter head towards the railway station for boarding the train. We reach Lucknow, the beautiful city and take some rest there.
As you finish your breakfast, we take you to the beautiful Sravasti. After the arrival, check into the hotel. This place constitutes the biggest town in the region of Gangetic plains. It offers beauty and magnificent surrounding to the traveler. Overnight stay in the hotel is planned.
After enjoying the breakfast, we take you towards Sahet Mahet. Thereafter leave for Lumbini while covering Kapilavastu en route. On our way back, you are transferred to the hotel for an overnight comfortable stay at the hotel.
As you enjoy your breakfast at the hotel, you are shifted to the birthplace of Lord Buddha. Thereafter we take you to the Kushinagar, where you get an opportunity to witness the peace bestowed by the Lord Buddha. We also take you to the beautiful Nirvana Temple, where you witness the famous Ramabhar Stupa & Cremation site of Lord Buddha. Overnight stay is planned at the hotel.
After taking breakfast, get ready to explore the city of Patna. We also make sure that you visit en route Vaishali. The place remained the hot favourite of the Lord Buddha. Visiting this place is synonymous with interacting with the age-old wisdom and tradition.
After the breakfast move towards the hotel. We take you to Nalanda and Rajgir while also witnessing the beautiful Bodhgaya. This place depicts spirituality at its zenith and it is the place where Buddha attained enlightenment. Indeed Bodhgaya constitutes a place worth witnessing and exploring. Get ready to witness the famous Bodhi tree where Budha actually gained enlightened. Overnight stay at the hotel is planned.
This particular day is reserved for unearthing the mysticism ingrained in and near the temple running along the Niranjana river. Overnight stay at the hotel is planned.
After Enjoy a sumptuous breakfast, head towards the famous Varanasi. On our arrival, we thereafter transfer you to the hotel.
Varanasi is one of the most sought after Hindu places to reckon with. Early morning hours are special here as we drive you through the Ghats. We take you to an excursion on the Ganges coupled with a boat ride. We also take you Sarnath, which is nearly 10 km from the city. Get ready to devour the famous chanting "Buddham Sharanam Gachhami" along the way.
We make sure to transfer you to the airport in order to fly to Kathmandu. On our arrival, one of our representatives meets and assists you to the hotel along with fulfilling all other formalities. In the later hours, we transfer you to a pre-booked hotel. Get ready for a guided tour of Kathmandu.
The day is kept for exploring Swayambhunath Stupa, the oldest Buddhist shrine. We make sure that you get every nook and corner covered that plays a significant part especially from traveling point of view.
We take you to explore the city of Kathmandu. Famous places remains on our charts such as Boudhanath Stupa, a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, and other such fascinations. We also take you to famous Bagmati River, where you witness all the Hindu rituals pertaining to various ceremonies. Overnight stay in the city with a sumptuous dinner is planned.
This is the last day of our tour and we make sure that you get the best out of your tour even on the last day. We always strive to make your journey comfortable and hassle free. The tour ends but not the golden memories that you shall cherish throughout. Your next journey to India is eagerly awaited.


Salt and pepper ribs and set aside. Mix remaining ingredients and 1/2 of beer (save other half) in a large tray, place ribs in tray and cover. Let marinate for 24 hours.
Preheat grill to 350 degrees and let char and caramelize. Flip and baste ribs and let cook for about 30 minutes. Remove ribs from grill and brush once again with Bibigo Korean BBQ Sauce Original and pour remaining beer on ribs, wrap ribs tightly in foil. Place ribs back on grill and close lid, raising temperature to 375 for another 30 minutes.
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16. Regulatory Factors (Volume)Source: GAO. FDAs Consideration of Evidence from Certain Clinical Trials, July 2010.
21. Balance Needs in NI Study 1. Determine historical evidence of sensitivity to drug effects exists (constancy assumption) 2. Design a trial 3. Set a non-inferiority margin FDA. E 10 Choice of Control Group and Related Issues in Clinical Trials, 2001.
22. Historical Evidence of SensitivitySimilarly designed trials in the past regularlydistinguished effective treatments from less effective or ineffective treatmentsBarring this, demonstration of efficacy froma showing of non-inferiority is not possible FDA. E 10 Choice of Control Group and Related Issues in Clinical Trials, 2001.
23. Designing an NI Trial Non-inferiority trial shouldmimic design of superiority trial Primary variables, severity ofcondition, concomitant illnesses, method of diagnosis, etc. MJA 2009;190(6):326-330.
24. Active comparator (drug)should ideally be widely used with established efficacy viasuperiority trial and identical indication & conditions Biometric Journal 2009;51(1):185-92.
26. Data AnalysisUse of BOTH intent-to-treat (ITT) and per protocol (PP) methods of data analysis should be employedGuidance used to suggest PP analysisfor NI due to dilution of effect by ITT Assumptions since proven faulty Stat Med 2005;24(1):1-10.
27. Remember for NI Margin…Defined effect size for (active) control from previous trials ―Comprehensive synthesis‖ ofevidence justifying effect size of active control (and thus the proposed NI margin) necessary during protocoldevelopment and submission to FDA PLoS ONE 2010;5(10):e13550.
28. Remember for NI Margin… Adequate support must beprovided to FDA (21 CFR 314.126) FDA strongly prefers clinicalendpoint over surrogate endpoint when possible PLoS ONE 2010;5(10):e13550.
31. H0=null hypothesis. Ha = alternative hypothesis; Δ =difference in event rates between new and standard treatments; S=Δ insuperiority trials. E=Δ in equivalence trials; NI =Δ in non-inferiority trials*Testing for non-inferiority is in one direction only — even if superiority exists (dashed arrow), it is not the hypothesis being tested. MJA 2009;190(6):326-330.
33. How did publishednon-inferiority trials do at exam time?
34. Good Enough? Review of 8 NI trials from JAMA & NEJM 6 of 8 trials gave detail on justifications of NI margin 6 of 8 concluded NI However, analysis by Kaul & Diamond only concluded NI in 4 of 8 trials Ann Intern Med 2006;145(1):62-69.
35. Wangge et al. review showed less thanhalf (45.7%) of 232 NI trials reported method used to generate NI margin Less than 5.0% reported on similarity of current trial with comparator trialsNo overall difference pre & post release of CONSORT (2006); method of NImargin actually reported less frequently PLoS ONE 2010;5(10):e13550.
36. There were 53 trials (22.9% of total N) of anti-infective drugsMost (77.8%) anti-infectivetrials used an NI margin of percentage difference between 10 to 20%. PLoS ONE 2010;5(10):e13550.
37. Blinding Superiority vsNon-inferiority PLoS ONE 2010;5(10):e13550.
38. SuperiorityInvestigator with bias of new drug's superiority cannot directly manipulate results to support belief Non-inferiority Investigator in NI trial can bias results byassigning similar ratings regardless of patient response/arm PLoS ONE 2010;5(10):e13550.
44. Non-inferiority, Bugs, and Drugs  Acute bacterial sinusitis (ABS)  Acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis (ABECB)  Acute bacterial otitis media (ABOM)CDER. Antibacterial Drug Products: Use of Noninferiority Trials to Support Approval , November 2010.


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Deep Dish Resurface In An Air Of Mystery As the Countdown Begins To Their Return
by Mikey Lavery
For those of you who are well versed in your dance music history, the announcement last week of the pending return of one of the scene's most loved DJing duo, Deep Dish, should have sent you into clubbing heaven. For those of you who littered social media with, "Who?" Well, firstly, shame on you, and secondly, we suggest you start catching up with current events and educate yourself on what will be one of the biggest comebacks in the world of electronic dance music.
It's been eight years since both Ali Shirazinia and Sharam Tayebi--or as you may know them, Dubfire and Sharam--pulled the plug on the act that defined progressive house as it was in late 00's, and boy, have we missed them. With some of the greatest mix compilations ever released--such as their Global Underground (Moscow and Toronto) mixes--and monster tracks like "Say Hello," "Flashdance," as well as some global smash remixes of people like Paul Van Dyk and David Guetta, Deep Dish, at their peak, were the biggest names on the dance music circuit. With a mountain of accolades to their name--the highlight being nominated for a Grammy for Madonna's "Music," and then winning "Best Remixed Recording" Grammy for their remix of Dido's "Thank You,"-- the duo headlined festivals and and clubs across the globe.
Spanning a career of 14 years, they decided that, in 2006, they would take a hiatus from the scene and concentrate on solo projects. Both Dubfire and Sharam became household names as the current "EDM Boom" swept the U.S. and many of us reminisced through old mixes and YouTube videos on what the two could have achieved if they stayed together. Well, that has now become a reality.
Last week, the Iranian-American duo became active on their Deep Dish Facebook account and also appeared in the Twitterverse under the new handle "@deepdishmusic." In a subtle announcement that sent a shockwave across clubland, a simultaneous message was released via Facebook and Twitter with a link to their new website, www.deepdish.com. That was all that was needed to start a chain reaction which saw a spike in their YouTube video plays and copious comments with people telling of their excitement of the return.
The message was simple; it was a new Deep Dish logo with a play and pause button and underneath was a clock counting down to a moment we've all been waiting for for a long, long time. Although no date has been officially announced, the countdown ends in 71 days, and, if you're counting, that lands on Day 1 of Ultra. Simply put, this is going to be big!
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Breathing problems, hypertension, even cancer risk. These and more health concerns are at the center of a federal court case about worker safety that occurred as a result of the Kingston coal ash cleanup.
The safety worker, Robert Lee Muse, Jr., was the first witness called in a case consolidating the claims of 70 different workers involved in the cleanup project managed by Jacobs Engineering. They claim their health was at risk because of exposure to toxic elements in fly ash, a byproduct of burning coal. They also claim that Jacobs was negligent and fraudulent in not properly informing them of the dangers, protecting them with safety masks or keeping accurate air monitor readings.
Fly ash is known to contain substances toxic to people, such as heavy metals. The defense argues that the danger to humans only happens above certain exposure levels, and that the cleanup site was safe for workers.
The case began Tuesday morning with the selection of jurors: six women and four men. Then attorneys gave their opening statements before the first witness took the stand. His cross examination is scheduled for Wednesday morning.
The attorney for the plaintiffs, Jeff Friedman, alleged that with more than $40,000,000 at stake in the Jacobs contract for the Tennessee Valley Authority, the company put productivity incentives above worker safety.
"It was a terrible price to the workers they represented," said Friedman.
Attorney James Sanders argued for Jacobs Engineering that the company did follow safety rules. He pointed to 5 1/2 years of air monitoring at the Superfund site, appealing to jurors to look at the evidence. Sanders repeatedly showed documents with signatures by state and federal managers, saying those officials signed off on good air quality for the workers, and that Jacobs was not singularly responsible for monitoring the air.
"It was like going to a very nasty beach every day...blowing what looked like gray sand out of your nose," is how Muse described working at the site along the Emory River in 2010 and 2011.
Muse testified that his job was to distribute five to eight personal air monitors to workers for a day of air test results. He said that at first, he chose places that looked dusty to place monitors on workers. He testified that initial pollution readings were high. But then, he said his boss, a safety manager for Jacobs, told him to place the monitors instead in places with the lowest likelihood of dust, such as the wet truck washing area or on a worker sitting inside the cab of a truck.
When questioned by the plaintiffs' attorney about the process of retrieving the air monitors from workers at the end of the day, he was asked if the manager tapped the devices on something. Muse answered, "I would call it more of a banging against the side of the counter." He said it appeared the dust was being shaken out before the monitors were sealed up to go for laboratory assessment.
Sanders said in his opening statements that personal air monitors on workers were only one method of checking the air. He noted that ambient air monitors detected air quality 24 hours a day, and that overall, Jacobs followed rules about using monitors.
Plaintiffs also allege Jacobs did not give workers proper safety equipment such as masks or respirators when working around fly ash. The lawsuit even accuses Jacobs of allowing a threatening atmosphere in which workers would be afraid to use safety equipment. Muse testified that safety managers told him safety equipment would give the public the appearance that the ash might be dangerous. He said that while masks were initially available to workers in a tool shed, they were eventually removed.
Muse testified that among other safety education given to workers, he never witnessed safety education about the dangers of inhaling the fly ash dust. Instead, he said a Jacobs manager told others, "That you could literally eat a pound of that fly ash and it wouldn't hurt you."
Sanders reacted to this commonly repeated quote about eating fly ash in his opening argument by saying, "That was a gross exaggeration to make a point." Sanders also showed jurors a copy of a safety handbook that he said included a mention of dangerous substances in the ash. He said, "The question is 'what level is dangerous and how do we keep it from being dangerous?'"
Muse did admit to being let go from his post after another manager found him napping in a company vehicle. He said this was because he suffers from sleep apnea. Muse is a licensed paramedic with years of experience in the medical field. He now is in a different line of work. When asked why he doesn't work in safety anymore, Muse answered, "I honestly feel like I didn't do my due diligence to find out more about the fly ash...and say something early on while I was at the site."
Those involved expect the court case could last a few weeks. The federal lawsuit asks for damages for "physical injury, pain and suffering, mental anguish, increased risk of disease, fear of disease, medical expenses, medical monitoring, and compensatory damages in any amount or amounts fair to be determined by a jury at trial."
The Environmental Protection Agency defines fly ash as "a very fine, powdery material composed mostly of silica made from the burning of finely ground coal in a boiler."
In December 22, 2008, a storage area gave way near the TVA Kingston Fossil Plant at Swan Pond Road in Harriman and spilled approximately 5.4 million cubic yards of the ash over about one square mile of land and water. Home and land owners have already been able to receive compensation for damages from the spill. TVA claimed that its major cleanup work was done around the end of 2014. TVA reported spending more than a billion dollars on the cleanup project. It sent 41,000 rail cars of ash to a landfill in Alabama. TVA reports taking 1,500 samples of sediment to confirm the river was finally clean.
Suspected toxic substances in fly ash include lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium, arsenic and selenium. These are all possible threats to human health.
The trial is scheduled to continue the rest of the week.


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