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Whoa. Nearly Half of Online Video Viewers Say They'll Look up New Brands in Videos 04/06/2012
Posted by wcntransmedia on April 6, 2012
Via Scoop.it – Monetizing The TV Everywhere (TVe) Experience
Whoa.Nearly Half of Online Video Viewers Say They'll Look up New Brands in Videos – 04/06/2012…
On the eve of its digital video upfront bonanza at the end of this month, Digitas released new research on the engagement possibilities in online video. By sharing the data prior to the two-week upfront marketplace called The NewFront that boasts presentations from Google, Hulu, AOL, Yahoo, Microsoft and even NBCU, Digitas is aiming to prime marketers to spend more in online video this year, either as part of their overall TV buys, or by peeling off money from TV and moving it to the Web.The Digitas study was conducted in partnership with Harris interactive late last month and found that 46% of online video viewers said that if an online video mentions a new product or brand, they're likely to look that brand up afterwards. Also, about half of consumers who follow brands on social channels said if a brand posts a video online they are "somewhat likely to watch it." (As an aside, "somewhat likely" is not a terribly encouraging combination of words to my ears, but I will say that if a sliver of those consumers watch a posted video, the brands are doing well).
Read more: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/171859/whoa-nearly-half-of-online-video-viewers-say-they.html?edition=45429#ixzz1rHVQzzDe
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Gil Noble, pioneering black journalist, dies. @wcntv remembers.
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@wcntv commentary and Memoriam
Like it is and Soul Train were two of the most important television shows in Black America. Our mentors are leaving one by one but the legacy lives on. We share our deep condolences to the Noble Family and to all New Yorkers who have lost a voice crying in the wilderness. RIP Gil Noble.
Gil Noble, who became one of the city's most revered black media voices for seeking the truth even when it was hard to find and hard to hear, died Thursday at the age of 80.
He had suffered a debilitating stroke last summer that forced him to leave "Like It Is," the weekly public affairs program he had hosted on WABC-TV since 1967.
Over nearly five decades he became an admired colleague, an iconic community voice and an uncompromising survivor.
News director Bob Slade of WRKS (98.7 FM) noted that "Like It Is" was the last regular public affairs show in local mainstream media with a focus on black affairs, politics, music and culture.
"Like It Is" featured Noble's commentary, analysis and interviews with thousands of guests, from the late Kwame Ture, Dr. Martin Luther King and civil rights pioneer Fannie Lou Hamer to entertainers like Lena Horne and Bill Cosby.
"Gil Noble's life and work had a profound effect on our society and culture," said WABC-TV President and General Manager Dave Davis. "His contributions are a part of history and will be remembered for years to come. Today, our hearts are with Gil's family – his wife Jean and their five children – and we thank them for so lovingly sharing him with the world all these years."
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gil-noble-pioneering-black-journalist-dies-article-1.1056756#ixzz1rH2zpox9
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Demystifying Agency Trading Desks: Power's In Analytics & Integration, Not Pork Bellies 04/05/2012
Demystifying Agency Trading Desks: Power's In Analytics & Integration, Not Pork Bellies – 04/05/2012…
Last week at the 4A's "Transformation LA 2012" conference, I moderated a panel on "Agency Trading Desks and Demand-Side Platforms." To me, the online ad trading desk world is a confusing, algorithm-chocked sector where math geeks buy and sell digital display ads in computer-automated virtual "trading pits" not unlike the trading of pork bellies — so I was a bit apprehensive going into the session. I didn't come out of Wall Street, and never really worked around automated ad trading systems much.
The panel was a who's who of the space, with the four largest holding companies each well represented — by Quentin George, the Chief Digital Officer of Mediabrands; Josh Jacobs, president of Accuen; Brian Lesser, the CEO of Xaxis; and Kurt Unkel, EVP/GM-Audience On Demand, VivaKi Nerve Center. The sell-side ad network world was represented by Joe Apprendi, CEO of Collective, while JT Batson, president of Mediaocean, represented stewardship and billing systems. Once I started talking to the panelists to prepare for the session, I realized that many of my assumptions about agency trading desks were wrong. Here were my four big takeaways:
Read more: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/171893/demystifying-agency-trading-desks-powers-in-anal.html#reply#ixzz1rDO6IQsd
Yahoo, YouTube Gear Up To Battle Cable TV 04/04/2012
Yahoo, YouTube Gear Up To Battle Cable TV – 04/04/2012…Announcing new and renewed female-targeted video programming,Yahoo and YouTube are going after cable TV's "golden goose": "low-cost reality lifestyle programming aimed at female audiences – from Hoboken cake bakers to pro house flippers," according to Daniel Frankel.
New endeavors include two shows on Yahoo starring Cat Deeley from "You Think You Can Dance," and fashion designer Rebecca Minkoff; and on YouTube, Meredith Corp.'s "DIGS, a home- and garden-themed lifestyle channel similar to cable's DIY Channel," writes Frankel. "For programmers targeting the female lifestyle segment, partnering with video portals like YouTube provides a lower cost barrier to entry than the now largely unionized world of basic cable production."
Read more: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/171782/yahoo-youtube-gear-up-to-battle-cable-tv.html#ixzz1rDLxVWsp
About 71% of enterprises worldwide are deploying custom mobile applications: Study – Computer Business Review
59% of respondents are now relying on mobile devices for line-of-business applications, says Symantec…9% of respondents are now relying on mobile devices for line-of-business applications, says SymantecAt least 71% of the enterprises globally are discussing deploying custom mobile applications and one-third currently implementing or have already implemented custom mobile applications, according to a survey conducted by security software provider Symantec, entitled '2012 State of the Mobility Survey.'
Around 48%, however, state that is somewhat to extremely challenging while a further 41% them identified mobile devices as one of their top three IT risks.
Symantec Endpoint and Mobility Group senior vice president CJ Desai said they are impressed by the pace of mobile application adoption within organisations,
"This cultural change from refusing mobile devices not long ago, to actively distributing and developing mobile applications, has introduced a new set of challenges and complexities for IT staff. Encouragingly, from a security perspective, a majority of organizations are thinking beyond the simple case of lost or stolen mobile phones," added Desai.
The State of Mobility Survey also throws light on challenges faced by organisations to accommodating the mobility tipping point while also identifying and quantifying mobility-associated risks as perceived by IT decision makers.
Via mobility.cbronline.com
Nielsen: Second Screening Is A Worldwide TV Habit 04/05/2012
Nielsen: Second Screening Is A Worldwide TV Habit – 04/05/2012…Smartphones and tablets have become living room companions for TV viewers to an astonishing level in the U.S. Nielsen reports that in its multinational survey of device owners, 88% of people in the U.S. with tablets say they have used their device while watching TV at least once in the last month. When it comes to smartphone second screening, the level of penetration is just as high — 86%.
Impressive as the raw reach of tandem viewing may be, it is the frequency that is most impressive. For the U.S. audience with tablets, almost a quarter (24%) report using tablets while viewing TV several times a week, and even more (26%) say they do so several times a day. In fact, 69% of tablet owners in all are watching two different screens at once on a regular basis each week.
Read more: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/171787/nielsen-second-screening-is-a-worldwide-tv-habit.html#ixzz1rCvFCouk
Keys To The Throne: Getting Video Content Discovered 04/04/2012
Keys To The Throne: Getting Video Content Discovered – 04/04/2012…
Right now there is so much attention paid to business models that define content's availability "wherever" and "whenever" you want it. The term "content everywhere" means different things to different people, but regardless of your own definition, one thing is certain: digital viewing through "over the top" services and STBs has arrived, like gangbusters. In fact recent numbers show that digital views beat physical videos by over a billion views. This is a huge number that will only continue to increase with new announcements for original content being developed by Hulu, NETFLIXand soon, Amazon, for first windows on digital platforms.
Read more: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/171774/keys-to-the-throne-getting-video-content-discover.html#reply#ixzz1rBE1OXS7
What Is Big Data — And How Does It Matter To Marketing? 04/03/2012
What Is Big Data — And How Does It Matter To Marketing?
It seems as if every new business-tech venture positions itself around "big data."
Not surprisingly, so do VCs. So do business and tech publications and blogs, which are dedicating increasing resources to covering big data. Even the PR spin-sters have caught on, as demonstrated by the pitches I regularly receive.
How big is the buzz? Enough to drive Google searches for the term "big data" upwards of 300% since the beginning of 2011.
The problem is that "big data" is jargon. While it may mean something specific in data and software engineering circles, it is too easy to find myriad definitions and interpretations, even from people who work in the technology industry.
Now, I'm not a software engineer or data scientist. But I can assure you there is substance and weight to big data — particularly in marketing.
Read more: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/171615/what-is-big-data-and-how-does-it-matter-to-mark.html#reply#ixzz1rAq6NuvO
From Martin To Martin: Hoodies Up On The Mountaintop @MichaelSkolnik
The echo of Martin's last words ring in my head. It rained that night. A drizzle. Not a downpour, just a Memphis, Tennessee drizzle. It seemed like he knew. It seemed like someone had let him know.
Via globalgrind.com
TV Viewers Use Social Media To Support Favorite Shows 04/04/2012
TV Viewers Use Social Media To Support Favorite Shows – 04/04/2012…
Social media activity for TV shows is primarily used by viewers to keep preferred shows strong.According to a new study from TVGuide.com, 76% of people say the primary reason for their social media activity is to "keep my favorites on the air." This data is up from a 66% level in 2011. TVGuide.com conducted the study in partnership with Social TV Summit.
Almost all of those who make comments on social media platforms — 95% — post their remarks after watching a show. This is way up from the 70% level a year ago. TVGuide.com now says 40% make comments during a show and 53% before a show.
Big events pull in more social media interactivity. Before the Super Bowl, 62% of viewers intended to voice their opinion. Almost all of those — 58% — actually did. For entertainment awards shows, the social media activity-versus-intent was greater: 57% of those intended to comment on the Grammys and Oscars and 80% actually did.
Read more: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/171674/tv-viewers-use-social-media-to-support-favorite-sh.html#ixzz1r6zHGvo9
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Ancestral remains finally laid to rest on Nootka Island
Submitted by Eric Plummer on January 25, 2019 - 4:08pm
Eric Plummer, January 25, 2019
On Jan. 23 the remains of two people who lived 1,000 years ago were interned in a cave at an undisclosed location on Nootka Island. (Eric Plummer photo)
Nootka Island, BC —
The ancient remains of two people have finally been laid to rest on Nootka Island, following an internment practice undertaken by the Nuu-chah-nulth a millennium ago.
On Jan. 23 a dozen or so participants witnessed the placement of the remains in a cave at an undisclosed location on Nootka Island. Led by elders from the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation, the ceremony was held to finally lay the remains to rest. Radiocarbon dated to be 1,000 years old, the remains of a woman and adolescent were discovered at the Yuquot lighthouse during archaeological assessments in the summers of 2017 and 2018.
The reinternment was originally planned for Dec. 11, but had to be postponed due to stormy weather at the ancient Mowachaht village site. The Canadian Coast Guard assisted with helicopter transportation, said Kevin Kowalchuk, band administrator for the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation.
"We had tried to do it before, but the weather was just not good. It finally cooperated, so now the ancestors can rest in peace," he said. "It was a small ceremony. There were no photos taken at all out of respect for what was happening."
Ray Williams, a Mowachaht elder and lifelong Yuquot resident, was comforted that the woman's remains were finally put to rest in a culturally respectful manner.
"That's the way they did it in her times when she was here," he said, noting that his ancestors weren't normally buried in the ground. "It was important that she was brought back the way they did it 1,000 years ago into the cave, which our people normally did."
Williams is familiar with the site where the remains were put to rest. About 30 years ago he encountered other remains in the cave while working with an archaeologist who was studying Yuquot, where evidence of human habitation for at least 4,300 years has been unearthed during previous studies.
"There was a woven cedar blanket wrapped around a child," Williams recalled.
Archaeologist Colleen Parsley determined that the remains found by the lighthousein 2017 and 2018 were likely not originally placed there, but moved from another location at the ancient village site earlier in the 20th century. This probably occurred when soil was moved by lighthouse keepers for a garden at the station, according to Parsley's assessment.
In appreciation for the Coast Guard's assistance, Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation Ha'wilth Jerome Jack prepared gifts for the pilots, said Williams.


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Part 64: Update LXI: An Adventurer and the Ocean Depths
With the Fesitval out of the way, we're officially in the home stretch of the game. I can currently envision only four more updates before we get to the endings, including this one, and none of them should be particularly long. They are fun, though, so there is that.
As for this update, though, it simultaneously manages to be the best and worst thing. It's strange.
Shortly after the Festival ended (as in, on the exact same day), I got this scene with Piana. Video goes until Piana says "It's so hot..."
Ugh... Totori...
Ack! What's wrong? You look pale. Are you sick?
I don't know... I feel really tired...
O-Oh no! I have to get some medicine! Wait, I don't know what she's sick with! Hmm, you don't have a fever. Does it hurt anywhere? Like your head or tummy?
Piana's fine. Just calm down.
She's not fine! Look at her! She looks like she's in a lot of pain!
There's nothing we can do about it. I think she just has to get used to it.
Get used to it? You mean she's not sick?
The heat... Oh, yeah. Piana lived at a really cold place.
I can't do anything even if you stare at me like that.
Hmm, I think I'll take her to the beach after she calms down a bit. She might feel better after taking a dip in the water.
Ugh... It's so hot...
But now it's time to stretch our wings a bit. We're headed to Night's Domain one last time to throw down with our first Galaxy-only monster.
Indeed he is. Believe in the Dawn - Black Dragon
The Black Dragon here was so humiliated by his shameful defeat at Rorona's hands so many years ago he did some beefing up in the meantime. While he's not quite the hardest boss in the game, he is your introduction to the big leagues.
His main trick is that he moves a whopping three times in a row, and gains 100 HP back each time. This sucker really likes his status effects, and won't hesitate to hit you with them over and over again.
At least he still has his nice purple flame breath.
On the other hand, his physical attacks are less than effective against us.
Luckily, it's easy to get rid of all those status effects. This is when you'll really start loving Cure-All. The most important thing I can stress for this fight is just keeping everyone in good health with your healing items. He can quickly overwhelm, but he doesn't quite possess the strength to kill very easily, assuming you're equipped properly.
After two super attacks and little else, he's hurting bad. Just keep it up, and don't let his regeneration repair all the damage. Also, remember that it's best to shield Totori for his group attacks. If you're equpped properly, Totori can tank those physical attacks.
Cory's special assist really, really helps in these fights, since the boss simply loses that turn.
Thought you'd take my buddies down, eh?
(Though, I didn't notice both of them survived through Guts before I took this screenshot)
Serves you right.
A Scale and Tusk. Not bad.
Our next foe is in the Moonlight Forest. Here we find...
Another one of these. Adamant Will - Glass Element
Glass Element is, to put it mildly, annoying as all hell. She has a lot of health, regenerates HP (of course), and takes forever to kill because she debuffs you constantly. Curiously, she's not all *that* hard, it's just she takes forever, so prepare for a long fight.
Always with the arrows. This one hurts bad, but nothing too horrible, I think.
Oh yeah, and she loves putting people to sleep. It's as annoying as it looks in the video.
While Cure-All might get rid of Sleep, it doesn't get rid of those other debuffs. It's not LP-related, either, so nothing you can do about it.
Also curiously is the fact you can debuff her directly. Most bosses resist these status changes, but not her. What that boils down to is mostly mudslinging between you and her as you debuff each other all the time.
Hmph. You got lucky. Don't expect that to last.
Oh, and if you were watching really closely you might have noticed Cory got Guts again with that attack. Thing is, many boss attacks in this game hit several times, but even if they're part of the same move, they do count as separate attacks. So even though Cory got Guts for one of the hits, she didn't get Guts for all of them.
Oh sure, just drag this fight out longer. Glass Element and Black Dragon have a similar dichotomy to Demon and Iron Giant last time. One focuses on debuffs then killing, and the other mostly just focuses on killing. Element isn't hard, per se, though.
I really wish I had more to say about her, but nope. Rest in peace yadda yadda yadda.
Even my rewards were uninspired.
Thanks to her death, though, these Dunkelheit are now in bloom. This also counts as a landmark, in addition to being the only place you can find the...
Moonlight Flower. This is needed for the Ruby Prism recipe, but otherwise doesn't have much use.
Well, this warp did return me to Arland for unknown reasons (I didn't do anything there, and immidiately warped right back to Alanya), but it *has* been a month since I finished my last fish liquor, so let's see how things have turned out. I love this scene for a lot of reasons, but I'll let the game show you first-hand. Video goes until Totori says "How did it end up like this?"
Hmm? Oh, it's you, Totori.
You don't look very happy. I have a feeling why...
There are no customers...
Sorry. After all you went through to make me the best alcohol ever, I still let this happen. It's my fault.
I-It's not! I think it has more to do with the actual drinks I made than anything else...
I thought as much. Maybe it would be better to have something more normal. I'll go make it right now...
Yes, you're right... Wait, isn't this going off in a weird direction?
Ordinary fish can't satisfy these people.
I think Rorona has a kindred soul in the world. Regular stuff doesn't work? Just jump right up to a legend, and make a drink out of it!
W-Wait! I think it's better if you get away from fish brew in the first place!
Around these waters, the legendary "Guardian" lurks somewhere. When I was a child...
I sense a flashback coming...
But then I heard the grown-ups discussing this "Guardian". I had to go right away. I got a friend with deft fingers to make me a fishing rod. I quickly set out to sea.
I think this might take a while...
I wondered if I could really catch it. I thought to myself, maybe such a creature's existence is a rumor.
Well, obviously he found it. The number one things with video games and in-game rumors is that they are always, always true.
Then, my fishing rod suddenly bent.
*yawn* I'm getting sleepy...
It's exactly this point I start loving this scene. Gerhard spins a compelling tale.
I can't let it break me first! It took hours, but I drew in the line, little by little. Finally, when I saw its giant shadow beneath the surface, I knew victory was mine. But!
Whoever Gerhard's voice actor was did a real nice job of this line. He has the nice "horrible revelation" tone to his voice for this.
It was after my ship. By the time I realized that, it was too late. The boat was smashed to pieces. The despair I felt was unimaginable. I cursed my opponent's might and felt utterly powerless. It's not over yet. I didn't have time to be depressed. The most fearful thing of all was...
Gerhard! C-Can you stop there?
Don't interrupt. This is where it gets good.
Could you please tell me where it is? Um, in simple terms, please?
Oh? Did I awaken your inner fisherman? Very well. I'll tell you the rest of the story when you catch it.
I'm not sure I want to now...
You already have a ship and rod. You'll need to go to a certain place on the last day of the month.
Uh-huh... Wait, I don't have a fishing rod.
Yes, you do. Guid uses it all the time. Take that one.
Now about the bait... I'm sorry, but I don't really remember. I think I brought some kind of fruit. I don't remember what exactly...
Fruit... I guess I should just try everything.
Let me save you some time. It's a Sonne Fruit is what the Gerhard evidently brought a while ago. I have plenty of Sonne Fruit from my trip to Grune Rainforest, but I'll bring along the one I got from Iksel, just so I get to use all of the ingredients he gave me way back when.
Lastly, do you know anyone strong?
Um, can't you do it, Gerhard?
Oh... So I need someone else...
You might not have it all, but if you can get all of the conditions right, I think luck will be on your side. I believe in you. You should be able to catch the Guardian.
I thought I was gonna make alcohol. How did it end up like this?
How indeed. Still, don't we know a bruiser within earshot? Let's see if Mel will help us out.
What's the matter? You're thinking.
Hi, Mel. It's because... I found her! Someone with freakish strength!
Oh, sorry... I-I'll explain, so please don't get mad at me!
*fade for exposition*
I'm not doing it because I want to. So will you help me?
I want to, but I'll pass. I hate fish.
I don't mind eating them, but I can't deal with live ones. You know how they're all slimy and nasty.
What? N-No! I didn't go that far!
So you were thinking about it.
Whatever. But that's that. I can't help. Oh, what about Sterk? He should be perfect for the job.
It's fine. Despite how he looks, he loves helping others. He'll help you if you ask nicely.
Seems the two of them have met before. There is a a group scene between Sterk and Mel where Sterk complains to Totori about Mel, saying she's responsible for wanton destruction herself, much like Gisela.
Really? Okay. I'll give it a try. See you later.
Yeah. Good luck.
*Totori leaves*
Eavesdropping? You're a naughty girl.
I just overheard. Why'd you lie to her?
Doesn't that mean Totori will?!
Don't worry. That's what Sterk is for. But he seems to attract misfortune, so the bad stuff might get even worse with him there.
I hope Totori is going to be okay...
I'm starting to get cold feet about this whole operation, but in for a penny and all that. This scene came up as soon as I returned to the atelier. Video goes until Piana says "Totori!
Ahhh! Totori!
Fun fact, but that illustration of Piana at the start of this scene is the only time that particular expression of her's comes up. It's a permanent ??? in the art gallery in-game if you don't see this scene.
Wah! What happened, Piana?
Piana, wait! Oh, Totori. Catch Piana for me!
Che-Chi is... Che-Chi is... Ahhhh!
Please don't cry. Did Ceci bully you?
No! Why would I?!
Then why is she crying?
That's not it, geez! Will you drop the bullying thing?!
My mouth and eyes hurt when I went in the water...
Well, that's because it's the ocean... Oh, I get it now.
Yeah. Can you explain to her why that happened?
That's called a sunburn. It'll go away with this medicine. Now, get over here.
No! I hate you, Che-Chi!
You...hate me? Huh? Piana hates me...
C-Ceci, she doesn't mean it. Calm down...
Ahhhh, no! Piana said she hates me!
Ahhhh! Che-Chi keeps bullying me!
Ahhhh! Totori!
It's a sad day when Totori is the most mature one in the room. In spite of my predictions never coming true, I'm pretty sure that's the last line Piana will have before the very last scene of the game, before the ending junction. I can see it now...
But before then, let's get Sterk on board with the plan.
Hmm? Did you want something?
Well, this might be hard to ask, but...
Please! You're the only person I can count on!
I've never fished in my entire life. I hardly think I can help you.
It'll be fine! I just need someone really strong!
Are you sure? Hooray! Thank you very, very much!
But before heading back to Alanya, another scene with Sterky boy.
Sorry. Something's been bothering me.
Well, is there really a reason for me to go with you?
Of course there is. You're strong.
Nothing. I can't waste time complaining. I should just train some more.
Train? Again? You're already so strong...
Again, don't feel bad, Sterk. A lot of my power comes from the vast, vast amount of bombs, healing items, and support items I have on-hand.
*Sterk leaves*
What do you mean by that? Sterk? Sterk!
Now we can head back. We also need to talk to Guid to get his rod, so...Video goes until the screenshot of Guid by himself, thinking.
Hi, Totori. Did you want something?
I have a favor I want to ask. Can you let me borrow your fishing rod?
I really don't want to, but Gerhard... (Wait, if I talk too much, Dad might have a flashback like Gerhard.)
What's up? Cat got your tongue?
Um, well... Thank you, Dad! I'll give it back when I'm done!
Well, everything is all set up (seeing that last scene lets you actually go to the Guardian's Den, but if anything is missing (the bait, Sterk, or the time of the month), Totori lets you know when you get there. As it happens, I got that last scene toward the end of August, so I didn't have to waste much time waiting for the time to head out.
At last, time for one of the more infamous scenes in the game. Video goes until Totori says "Sure..."
How is it?
Nothing. I do feel a presence though.
Really?! What kind of presence?
Keep quiet. It'll notice us.
Oh, sorry...
This is a test of endurance. The one who gives in first loses. A powerful opponent is at hand here.
You sound really excited.
Ugh! Here it comes! It's powerful!
Th-The whole ship is tilting. Let me help!
O-Okay. Then let me cheer you on. You can do it, yeah!
If it's strictly endurance, I'm at a disadvantage. When it loosens its grip for a moment, I'll make my move. Ready?
Ready? For what...?
I don't know! Don't you have to do something after you reel it in?!
Oh, right... I have the net... Do I have to throw a harpoon? What else do I...
Well, if we've hooked Del Lago, I hope you have a lot of those harpoons...
Huh?! But I'm not ready yet... Wahhhhh!
Sure... I think I know what it is.
I don't know much about fishing, but I was under the assumption our target was a giant fish.
That's what I thought, too...
I don't know! Wahh! It's so slimy!
Get off me! Accept your defeat with honor and stop squirming!
Ow! Ow! The suckers are digging into my leg!
Damn this. I'll have to cut through all these arms. Help me out!
B-But I can't move... I know! Ceci told me you're supposed to rub salt on octopuses!
Do you have enough salt on the ship for this?
I don't... Wahhh! This is too weird! I can't take it anymore!
Fine. Then I'll do it myself... Argh! Stop pulling on my clothes!
Let me go! It feels so, so, so gross!
Yeah. There's a reason I only had one screenshot while that CG was up.
Th-Thank you... But the octopus itself got away...
Such amazing vitality... Well, you should have enough sliced up arms here.
Yeah... Why do I have to go through all this just to make some alcohol? I'm sticky everywhere. I need a bath...
Sure...
Yeah, yeah. I'll make the damn drink later, but for now I don't even want to think about fish. Next time will be a boss battle jamboree. Stay tuned.
Flashback Gerhard
Legendary "Fish"


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This was recommended to me by my intern. Bryn is human but was raised by wolves, hence the title. She's the "daughter" of the pack leader, Callum. She's lived there all her life and has always felt safe and protected and like she belongs. She finds out that someone has been making wolves and when she investigates, against Callum's orders of course, she finds someone who brings back memories. She doesn't know Chase but they have this weird connection. When she uncovers the truth about how she came to be a part of the pack, she decides to go out and right some wrongs. Interesting take on werewolves.
Sounds like an interesting take on the recent wolf craze. Fun!


the art or practice of an accountant.
Write for free book, "Accountancy, the Profession that Pays."
I forget what this successful brother had succeeded in—some genteel profession like accountancy or attorney.
All this is as set forth in detail in the said books of his Majesty's accountancy, to which I refer.
There is kept account of all that is laden and of the ships, so that it is the accountancy and register of their trade.
Deny your worthy scholars the latest commentary on Plato and get your business men the latest book on accountancy.
1854, from accountant + -cy.


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The Erasmus Medal is awarded on the recommendation of the Council of Academia Europaea to a scholar (not necessarily a member of the AE) who has maintained, over a sustained period, the highest level of international scholarship.
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Xiaomi Launches 4 New Smart TVs In India – Starts At Rs. 17,999
Published : September 17, 2019
Tag : mi tv 4a, mi tv 4x
Mi TV 4X and Mi TV 4A Launched In India :-
Xiaomi India has launched a new range of products at their "Smarter Living 2020" event. The Mi Band 4 has finally arrived in India which is priced at Rs. 2,299 and for the first time, Xiaomi has entered the Water Purifier segment as well with their Mi Smart Water Purifier which has been priced at Rs. 11,999. Apart from those, Xiaomi has also launched 4 new Smart TVs in India:- Mi TV 4A and Mi TV 4X.
Mi TV 4A (40-inches) :-
This comes with a 40-inches Full HD display which has VPE Calibration. The TV has a 20W speaker with Dolby™+ DTS-HD support, Google Assistant integration and Patchwall. It also has 700,000+ hrs of content (from Netflix, Prime Video, Hungama etc). Mi TV 4A is an Android TV and has a dedicated Data Saver which will allow watching 3X more content.
PRICE: The Mi TV 4A has been priced at Rs. 17,999 and will be available to purchase via Mi.com, Amazon and Mi Homes from September 29.
Mi TV 4X (43-inches, 50-inches and 65-inches) :-
All the three variants have 4K 10-bit HDR displays, coupled with the same 20W stereo speakers with support for DTS-HD. However, the 65-inches variant is the first Smart TV to feature Xiaomi's in-house Vivid Picture Engine. It also has an all-new full-metal design with thin bezels and has a dedicated MEMC chip onboard.
All of these Mi Smart TVs are powered by a new version of Patchwall which is based on Android 9.0 Pie along with the integration of Google Assistant. Xiaomi's new Mi TVs now support Netflix and Amazon Prime out of the box and like the Mi TV 4A, they also have over 700,000 hours of content. The Data Saver option is also present.
PRICE: The 43-inch and 50-inch variants are priced at Rs. 24,999 and Rs. 29,999 respectively and will be available to purchase from Mi.com, Mi Homes from 29th September. The 43-inch variant will be available at Flipkart, whereas, the 50-inch variant will be available at Amazon. The 65-inch variant has an introductory price of Rs. 54,999 and will be available to pre-order starting 29th Septemeber via Mi.com and Flipkart.
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Liezel Huber doesn't want to say that she's leaving the Family Cirlce Cup - or eventually leaving professional tennis. The doubles specialist would much more prefer to call it a "transitional phase" of her career, a working woman taking on new kinds of, well, work.
"It's more than likely this will be my last Volvo Car Open," said Huber, who makes up half of No. 1 seeded doubles team in Charleston this year. "But, if I look at it in that way, then I'll probably be very sad and not performing my best. I think of it more as a transition phase: If I'm here next year, great! And if I'm not, then it means I've moved on to other things. I feel like I'm incorporating other things in my life right now because I'm ready for them."
Those "other things" are quite demanding, keeping the 36-year-old Huber, a Houston resident, on her toes at all times - even when she's off the tennis court.
Last fall she and her husband Tony adopted a little boy and the wife and mother also helps manage the family's Huber Tennis Ranch, based just outside of Houston and home to both junior and adult programs.
Huber also works as an ambassador for USANA, the WTA's health and supplement sponsor and is a humanitarian and a public speaker.
"I wear different hats," Huber said during an interview in the tournament clubhouse. "Everything that I do is to give back. That's my main goal."
But for almost two decades her main goal on the pro tennis tour has been to win matches - something she's been overly successful at. The American owns an astonishing 53 career doubles titles, including the 2010 Volvo Car Open alongside Russian veteran Nadia Petrova.
But Huber says that her fondest memory of the Volvo Car Open isn't that win itself, but rather her first trip to the tournament in 1993 when she competed in the Pro-Am as a 16-year-old, trying to qualify for the main draw.
"When my sponsors asked me how it went, I was too embarrassed to tell them that I didn't get in," said Huber, who owns five doubles Grand Slam titles and two in mixed doubles. "That's the memory that sticks out."
She made another memory earlier in the week before coming to Charleston as she was invited as a tennis instructor along with fellow veteran Jill Craybas to the White House Egg Roll.
"I got to meet the entire first family. It made me realize how blessed I was to be a part of this country," said Huber. Huber, who grew up in South Africa, became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2007 and played on both the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Oylmpic teams.
"Besides meeting my husband and my baby, meeting the first family would be at the top of my list," said Huber, who is playing this week with Andrea Hlavackova, their first-ever pairing. "Meeting someone who wants to give back - because ultimately, they're in a service position - is one of the highlights of my life... it's going to be my Christmas card! No words to describe."
Huber had kind words to describe a luncheon she hosted alongside tournament emcee Andrew Krasny with a few dozen local women.
"For me, the very important lesson that I want to be spreading is that you have to be healthy to be happy," Huber said of the event. "Eleanor [Adams, tournament manager] came and thanked me at the end, saying that it was the best luncheon they've had. That made my day. I think Eleanor does a fantastic job with this tournament."
It's a tournament that has been home in more ways than one in her 12 appearances here.
"For us it's really special: we come here every year in our motor home and Eleanor let's us park on site. We bring a dog or two and shower in the clubhouse. It's been home for us. This year, we've rented a house because of our baby."
And while it's almost certain this will be her last year in Charleston, Huber doesn't mind leaving the door open, even by just a tennis-ball sized crack.
"I'm just focusing on the next stage. You might see me here next year and you might not."


B - Break Away: Break away from everything that stands in the way of what you hope to accomplish with your life.
C - Create: Create a family of friends whom you can share your hopes, dreams, sorrows,and happiness with.
D - Decide: Decide that you'll be successful and happy come what may, and good things will find you. The roadblocks are only minor obstacles along the way.
E - Explore: Explore and experiment. The world has much to offer, and you have much to give. And every time you try something new, you'll learn more about yourself.
F - Forgive: Forgive and forget. Grudges only weigh you down and inspire unhappiness and grief. Soar above it, and remember that everyone makes mistakes.
G - Grow: Leave the childhood monsters behind. They can no longer hurt you or stand in your way.
H - Hope: Hope for the best and never forget that anything is possible as long as you remain dedicated to the task.
I - Ignore: Ignore the negative voice inside your head. Focus instead on your goals and remember your accomplishments. Your past success is only a small inkling of what the future holds.
J - Journey: Journey to new worlds, new possibilities, by remaining open-minded. Try to learn something new every day, and you'll grow.
K - Know: Know that no matter how bad things seem, they'll always get better. The warmth of spring always follows the harshest winter.
L - Love: Let love fill your heart instead of hate. When hate is in your heart, there's room for nothing else, but when love is in your heart, there's room for endless happiness.
M - Manage: Manage your time and your expenses wisely, and you'll suffer less stress and worry. Then you'll be able to focus on the important things in life.
N - Notice: Never ignore the poor, infirm, helpless, weak, or suffering. Offer your assistance when possible, and always your kindness and understanding.
O - Open: Open your eyes and take in all the beauty around you. Even during the worst of times, there's still much to be thankful for.
P - Play: Never forget to have fun along the way. Success means nothing without happiness.
Q - Question: Ask many questions, because you're here to learn.
R - Relax: Refuse to let worry and stress rule your life, and remember that things always have a way of working out in the end.
S - Share: Share your talent, skills, knowledge, and time with others. Everything that you invest in others will return to you many times over.
T - Try: Even when your dreams seem impossible to reach, try anyway. You'll be amazed by what you can accomplish.
U - Use: Use your gifts to your best ability. Talent that's wasted has no value. Talent that's used will bring unexpected rewards.
V - Value: Value the friends and family members who've supported and encouraged you, and be there for them as well.
W - Work: Work hard every day to be the best person you can be, but never feel guilty if you fall short of your goals. Every sunrise offers a second chance.
X - X-Ray: Look deep inside the hearts of those around you and you'll see the goodness and beauty within.
Y - Yield: Yield to commitment. If you stay on track and remain dedicated, you'll find success at the end of the road.
Z - Zoom: Zoom to a happy place when bad memories or sorrow rears its ugly head. Let nothing interfere with your goals. Instead, focus on your abilities, your dreams, and a brighter tomorrow.


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Tennessee Supreme Court Maintains Status Quo on Medical Expenses in Personal Injury Actions
November 19, 2017 Thomas Shumate
By Robert D. Martin
The Tennessee Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Dedmon v. Steelman, a case that could have had a potentially sweeping impact on personal injury actions statewide. The primary issue to be decided was whether the monetary value of "reasonable medical expenses" recoverable by a plaintiff are the dollar-amount billed by a health care provider, or the discounted amount ultimately accepted by that provider as payment in full. The Tennessee Supreme Court, upholding the status quo, held that the undiscounted, billed amounts were reasonable, and that the discounted amounts accepted by the providers were inadmissible altogether.
To understand the implications of the Dedmon decision, it is important to understand the backdrop under which it was decided. First, in personal injury actions in Tennessee, injured plaintiffs typically may recover their past medical expenses as part of their damages, so long as those medical expenses are both "necessary and reasonable." Traditionally, the focus has been on the "reasonable value" of necessary services rendered to the plaintiff.
Tennessee, along with most other states, follows the "collateral source rule", which prohibits the admission of evidence that a third-party (the "collateral source") paid an injured party's medical expenses. Most often, the collateral source rule is invoked to prohibit the admission of evidence relating to a plaintiff's insurance. The justification for the rule has been that the existence of insurance, or any other third-party payment, should not benefit the "tortfeasor" or defendant. To allow this evidence would essentially deprive the plaintiff of the advantage of having insurance. The collateral source rule helps ensure that "[t]he tortfeasor is held responsible for the harm he caused, regardless of the 'net loss' of the injured party," according to the Court. Additionally, the rule seeks to prevent juries from discounting the harm done to the plaintiff, simply because he had insurance. Under Tennessee law, the "reasonable medical expenses" incurred by plaintiffs in most personal injury actions[1] has been essentially limited to the full, undiscounted amounts billed.
Hospitals, by statute, are entitled to a lien on their patients' tort recoveries in the amount of "all reasonable and necessary charges" if their treatment arose from the negligence of another. In other words, if a hospital is not paid for its treatment of an injured plaintiff, it will have a lien on any recovery by that plaintiff by way of judgment or settlement, to recover the fees it is owed. In 2015, the Tennessee Supreme Court issued a monumental decision in West v. Shelby County Healthcare Corporation, holding that the "reasonable and necessary charges" are the discounted amounts paid by the patient's private insurance. The practical effect of the decision was that hospitals are now prohibited from accepting a reduced payment from a patient's insurance company, and then seeking recovery of any "written off" amount from the plaintiff's judgement or settlement. "The [hospital's] lien can exist only as long as the patient owes a debt to the hospital."
Following the West decision, defense lawyers argued that the Court's definition of "reasonable and necessary charges" in hospital lien cases should also apply in personal injury actions. After all, over the last several decades, health care in the United States has become increasingly complex, with billing structures becoming even more convoluted. Health insurance companies negotiate with hospitals to determine the value of various services, and the government sets such rates without negotiation for Medicare and Medicaid payments. With the overwhelming majority of Americans carrying at least some health insurance, "virtually no public or private insurer actually pays full charges." As most insurers, scholars, and laypeople understand, the full, unadjusted rates of most health care charges are dramatically inflated well beyond the market rate for those services. Why should an injured plaintiff be entitled to a windfall recovery based on inflated hospital rates that have little or no actual relation to the market value of the services received by the plaintiff?
In 2011, the California Supreme Court implemented a West-type limitation to medical-expense damages in personal injury actions in that state, declaring "although the collateral source rule precludes certain deductions against otherwise recoverable damages, it does not expand the scope of economic damages to include expenses the plaintiff never incurred." The Federal Courts in the Western and Middle Districts of Tennessee, and several state circuit courts, including courts in Davidson and Hamilton County, applied the West decision to personal injury actions, capping the amount of a plaintiff's medical expenses at the amount paid by their insurance provider. This was precisely the issue that led the Dedmon case to the Supreme Court.
Dedmon arose from a motor vehicle accident, in which the plaintiff incurred total medical expenses of $52,482, and her health insurer paid $18,255.42, or roughly only one third of the total charges billed. Prior to trial, the defendants filed a pre-trial motion, seeking to exclude evidence of "unreasonable medical charges." The defendants relied on West, arguing that evidence of the plaintiff's full, undiscounted medical charges must be excluded because the amounts of those bills were, as a matter of law, unreasonable. The defendants insisted that granting the motion would not violate the collateral source rule, because no evidence of insurance payment would be submitted to the jury; rather, the jury would simply be given a number of the plaintiff's medical bills, which would be the discounted amount actually paid.
The trial court granted the defendants' motion and excluded all evidence of the plaintiff's full, undiscounted medical bills. The plaintiff appealed, and the Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's decision. According to the Court of Appeals, the West decision was limited to cases arising under the Hospital Lien Act, and was not expanded to all personal injury actions. The defendants appealed to the Supreme Court, who agreed to hear the case and consider two issues: whether the West court intended to apply the definition of "reasonable medical charges" to personal injury actions, and if not, whether that definition should be adopted in personal injury actions anyway.
In a unanimous decision by Justice Holly Kirby, the Tennessee Supreme Court first held that "West was not intended to apply in personal injury cases." The Court distinguished West from other personal injury, medical malpractice, or workers' compensation cases, explaining:
West was intended only to construe the phrase "reasonable charges" in the context of determining the maximum amount of a hospital's HLA lien. Certainly there is some overlap in that the word "reasonable" is used in connection with the valuation of medical expenses in many types of cases, such as those based on work-related injuries, medical malpractice injuries, and generic personal injuries . . . However, those types of claims involve different public policies than the policies underlying the HLA, and they are governed by different statutory schemes and common law rules. . . . West interpreted the HLA in a manner consistent with the Legislature's intent and purpose for that statute. . . . Application of the West holding to personal injury cases would transform what would be a factual finding on damages into a legal holding by the court.
The Court also declined to extend the West definition of "reasonable medical charges" to personal injury actions, primarily relying on the collateral source rule. "The rule has served important public policies, namely, that a tortfeasor's responsibility is to compensate for all the harm he causes, not limited to the net loss that the injured party receives, and that a benefit directed to the injured party should not become a windfall for the tortfeasor."
The "amount actually paid" standard creates a "disparity that results in cases where the victim is insured as opposed to those where the victim is uninsured" according to the Court. In other words, the defendant's liability is reduced where "the victim is prudent and buys insurance, but is increased when the victim has no insurance," overlooking the fundamental purpose of the collateral source rule, which is "to prevent a tortfeasor from deriving any benefit from compensation or indemnity that an injured party has received from a collateral source."
The Court acknowledged that in some instances, the "full-bill" approach could lead to overcompensation for the plaintiff, but it determined this possibility did not matter: "The law contains no rigid rule against overcompensation." The Court also reasoned that "the negotiated rate differential is 'as much of a benefit for which [the plaintiff] paid consideration as are the actual cash payments made by his health insurance carrier to the health care providers.'"
In addition to simply upholding the collateral source rule, the Tennessee Supreme Court went a step further, holding that "reasonable medical expenses" are not definitionally analogous to "fair market value." Not only did it reject the comparison, it said such an analogy was "simplistic at best and misleading at worst." This criticism (and accusation) of the defendant's position is somewhat surprising, considering that the Court held literally the exact opposite two years ago.
The Court of Appeals, seeking to find a middle ground, had held that while plaintiffs could offer their full, undiscounted medical bills as proof of their damages, defendants could also offer discounted amounts accepted as payments by the providers. Under this approach, a jury would decide whether the full amounts or the discounted amounts were the reasonable measure of damages.
The Supreme Court rejected this middle-ground approach, holding that such an approach would "most surely allow a jury to infer the existence of a plaintiff's insurance. . . and ultimately lead to the demise of the collateral source rule itself."
The Dedmon decision, while not entirely unexpected, is still disappointing. Under the current system now explicitly endorsed by the Tennessee Supreme Court, plaintiffs may recover the full amount billed by a hospital for services rendered, despite the widely recognized fact that these amounts are often two or three times greater than the actual value of those bills, and defendants are left without any real possibility to rebut the reasonableness of those bills. Theoretically, defendants could enlist the services of an expert witness to testify as to what the reasonable value of the services rendered would be, but any discussion of that value would almost certainly require a discussion of insurance adjustments, which would be prohibited by the Court's decision.
And on top of medical expenses and other "economic damages," plaintiffs can also recover "non-economic damages," such as "pain and suffering." Since these damages are difficult or impossible to actually measure, plaintiffs typically use a multiple of the economic damages to value their noneconomic damages. The Tennessee Supreme Court acknowledged this early in Dedmon, but it failed to consider it in its analysis.
The Dedmon decision not only enables the possibility of a windfall for plaintiffs in the calculation of their economic damages, but it allows them to multiply that windfall through their non-economic damages. Thankfully, Tennessee has caps on non-economic damages.
In short, the unanimous Dedmon decision maintained the status quo in such a way that it seems unlikely the Tennessee Supreme court will reconsider in the near future, absent legislative action. The silver lining of the decision is that it imposes no new burdens on defendants in personal injury actions. However, in a time with skyrocketing health care costs, Dedmon could lead to higher verdicts bearing less resemblance to the injury actually sustained by plaintiffs.
[1] The collateral source rule does not apply in medical malpractice or workers compensation actions.
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I have just been notified by my solicitor who was in contact with Optical Express in relation to damaged eyesight, that my operation, which was done in a Northern city, was done under Optical Express Southern Ltd and this has now gone into administration, so any claim I have for the damage done to my eyes is now in a long queue.
Poppy - do you know if this means theoretically Optical Express could change the name of all branches at any time & leave all patients high & dry?
Have you contacted your MP about this?
Has anyone in the process of suing OE yet been faced with their underhand tactic of claiming that the branch where surgery was performed was part of OE Southern Ltd/123Leeds Ltd which is now in Administration?
I spoke to David Lowe at PKF (the accountants dealing with the administration ) and asked him what the situation is?
He told me that OE Southern Ltd was originally set up to differentiate the English branches from the Scottish branches. If this was the case then ALL English branches were owned by OE Southern.
He agreed when asked that the name OE Southern was changed to 123Leeds Ltd immediately prior to going into administration to disassociate the name Optical Express from the negative publicity.
We all know that this was a devious scheme enabling OE to default on their rent payments as they fell due at certain selected branches that they wanted to walk away from. Tough luck apparently for patients of those branches.
I then called the branch where I underwent surgery. When I told them that I had been advised that they were in administration, I was told that OE were currently negotiating with the Landlord and not to worry because Manchester Trafford Centre was their flagship store and OE would not see it close down.
So it seems that OE have absorbed the branch and its business but technically those patients who they opt to discard are being told that the Company that performed their surgery has gone out of business.
I would welcome any support in exposing this travesty. OE once again exposes its business ethics.


You've heard me talking about using targeted individual amino acids with my clients but what do we really mean by targeted and individual?
"Targeted" means the amino acids are very specific for a person who may have anxiety, or low mood, or feelings of negativity or worry or overwhelm or experience emotional eating.
The big focus is that they're targeted to a person's "individual" needs. We each have our own unique biochemistry and therefore our needs are different. There is no one-size fits all.
There is another aspect to "individual" amino acids – it means they are not part of a combination product but are standalone amino acids such as tryptophan, 5-HTP, GABA, tyrosine, glutamine and DLPA. This allows them to be easily titrated up or down as needed based on your individual needs. There is one combination product I really like and use a lot and that is GABA Calm (it has GABA, tyrosine and glycine). Here are the brands I like.
These targeted individual amino acids work really well and are very powerful when you figure out the right amino acids you need. I have all my clients complete the Amino Acid Questionnaire and we start our trials based on this.
These targeted individual amino acids also work well when you take them in the correct amounts – doing a trial and starting low is the best way to do this. Most people can start with the typical starting amount. For example, 500mg tryptophan is typical to start with and I like to start my clients on 125mg GABA. However, if you're very sensitive, you may be what we call a "pixie dust" person and may need a few dabs to start.
These targeted individual amino acids also work best when you take them at the right time. Different amino acids are more effective at certain times: like tryptophan/5-HTP later in the day; tyrosine earlier; and GABA, glutamine and DPA throughout the day.
You may have changed your diet to a real whole foods diet, you may be on medications for anxiety or depression, and maybe you're not getting results or maybe you're experiencing side-effects from the meds.
Even though you've quit coffee and sodas you still feel anxious and overwhelmed and you still stress-eat. You just know intuitively that you've got to get to the root cause of the problem.
Maybe you've removed gluten, sugar and other carbs but you still feel deprived. You still feel like you need that reward or treat. Maybe the addictive nature of gluten/sugar/carbs is getting the better of you still can't quit and there's something missing.
When there's this "something that's missing", this is when you would consider targeted individual amino acids. We are figuring out if you've got this deficiency, and then we are supplementing short-term, for 3 to 12 months, to raise your levels so you can start to feel good, calm, happy and motivated again, with no more cravings.
Please be aware that not everyone benefits from individual amino acids. They only work if you have a deficiency and actually need them. If you don't need them they won't make any difference or they may even make you feel worse. For example, if you don't need tryptophan and take it (or even if you take too much) you may feel more anxious and more emotional. This can happen even if you score high on the low serotonin section of the Amino Acid questionnaire. There are many other causes of anxiety: low blood sugar, not enough protein in the diet, food sensitivities, poor gut health/low levels of good bacteria, parasites, candida, caffeine and/or sugar consumption, high cortisol and many more. I share the 60+ causes here.
If you do have a deficiency and do find the correct combination of targeted individual amino acids you will amazed at the results and like me, you will soon be calling them the amazing amino acids.
Please do share if you've experienced benefits from the amazing amino acids (targeted and individual of course). If you've been using them for awhile you may find some answers to your common questions here: Amino acids for anxiety – which ones and for how long? And here is a blog called Troubleshooting when you are not getting results.
If this is all new to you please share how you score on the Amino Acid Questionnaire.
If this all sounds intriguing and also a little overwhelming, stay tuned for the launch of The Amazing Aminos for Anxiety homestudy group program that will be starting in September. This homestudy group program will provide guidance with using each of the targeted individual amino acids. You're welcome to sign up here to be notified when we have details about the start date and more.
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Amino acids for anxiety – which ones and for how long?
I recently shared this article on my facebook page TrudyScott AntianxietyFoodSolution and we had such a healthy productive discussion going I've decided to share some of the great questions here – and my responses to them – so you can benefit too.
Some of these have been paraphrased, typos have been corrected and I've added additional information. Here is the link to the facebook discussion.
But how do you know which one will help? I have heard of so many different options. I was told by my nutritionist to try one called l-theanine but I haven't tried it due to the fact that she told me it could have a reverse effect on me. Any advice?
I have my clients do the amino acid questionnaire and then a trial of the amino acids that show up as likely being low: tryptophan for low serotonin, GABA for low GABA, DPA for low endorphins, tyrosine for low catecholamines and glutamine for low blood sugar. You may need support in more than one area. And if you need the amino acids you can actually get results in 5 minutes!
I prefer GABA to theanine as it's often more effective but you may do well on theanine. And yes too much can cause a reverse effect so start low and back down if you don't feel an improvement or feel worse.
In case you have not heard me present on this topic I'll be featured on the online Mental Wellness Summit that started this week. My interview airs Saturday August 15th.
When do you stop taking them? I have been taking GABA since January and it has helped tremendously. Is there ever a time you stop or do you take it indefinitely?
I'm so pleased to hear the GABA has helped tremendously. Some people just forget to take them and then realize they feel good, have no more anxiety and don't need the amino acids any more.
For other people we may say "let's stop or cut back and see how you feel." If you cut back and feel worse then you add them back again. If you feel fine on the lower amounts then you stay there and lower again a few weeks later.
With GABA, if you're taking too much you may feel sluggish and tired.
There is no set length that works for everyone – it varies. For some it's a month. I would say 6 months is pretty typical but a year is not unheard of.
If you find you are needing to keep taking the amino acids long term then I like to look at why. So we'd look at diet, stress and adrenal health, food sensitivities, malabsorption etc.
You can't just "wing it." You need dosage guidance on amino acid supplements, same as you would a prescription. I found reading Trudy's blogs and book The Antianxiety Food Solution very helpful, plus the book The Mood Cure by Julia Ross give specific guidance on which ones to use and how.
I agree, of course, and would like to add that each person is different and has their own unique needs. And not everyone with anxiety or depression has a neurotransmitter deficiency and needs amino acids.
What's the story with trying amino acid supplements and tyrosine gives you headaches and makes you feel unsettled, and GABA and 5-HTP makes you feel dopey. I've tried different dosing and I'm still not getting anywhere. Can you suggest what else may be going on?
I would look at the quality of the amino acids being used (here are brands I use and like) and also consider if you're possibly using too much. Some pixie dust clients need just a dab to start.
If you enjoyed this and want to be part of future interactive discussions do come on over to facebook and join in.
If you've been using any of the amino acids, I hope this has been helpful for you. Please share how you're doing in the comments and feel free to ask additional questions.
If you're new to the amazing amino acids for anxiety and you'd like more detailed information, my book The Antianxiety Food Solution has a whole very detailed chapter on the topic, together with the other 8 steps I use with my clients to alleviate anxiety: real whole food, balance blood sugar, quit caffeine, quit gluten, address the gut, pyroluria, lifestyle and other factors.
If this sounds intriguing and you'd like guidance with using the amino acids, stay tuned for the launch of The Amazing Aminos for Anxiety homestudy group program that will be starting in September. You're welcome to sign up here to be notified when we have details about the start date and more.
I was playing soccer. Our soccer team in college, we were number one in the country. And then 6 months later, I'm at this seminar. I'm having this huge euphoric bliss. And then I'm in a straightjacket in a white-padded room. I'm like okay, what on Earth just happened to my life?
I'm just watching my life pass me by. And the expression I think of how it felt for so many years is I felt like the walking dead without the actual benefits of being dead. It was a nightmare. It was like being trapped in my body. And it was brutal.
So I had this big wake up call. One of the things with lithium is that you have to get your kidneys tested. It's very hard on your organs. And you have to get blood work done just to make sure that you're not in toxic levels. My first year of taking it, I actually almost died of lithium toxicity. It was so bad. I actually felt my body shutting down from that, which was terrifying.
we can actually address root cause symptoms, heal these symptoms. These diseases are not for life.
I know I can speak from experience now, too, having gone through the [heavy metal] chelation process. There are studies now saying it's affecting the central nervous system. It can cause anxiety. It can actually lead to psychosis.
Heavy metals are a neurotoxin. And they're an endocrine disruptor. And in English, that means that they are going to break a lot of the chemicals, such as your neurotransmitters, which make you feel great. They make you sad. They make you sleep. They make you feel energized. They make you focused. This is your dopamine, your serotonin, your GABAs.
there's a difference between what we call a toxic metal burden, which means much in your body's tissues, versus a heavy metal toxicity, which is a bit more in the acute state of where it circulating your blood.
And if we aren't being careful and we're mobilizing these toxic agents and they get stuck in these organs, we're going to have some kidney function issues that can affect all sorts of other aspects of our health. So this is where it does have to be done with somebody who is been trained properly in the proper detoxification programs and processes.
Dr. Dempster goes on to talk about functional testing, food, and the importance of healing the gut, sleep, nature and much more – for anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and ADHD.
And you can listen to all the other amazing interviews that address functional and integrative approaches to root cause resolution of anxiety and depression.
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This is a story of kindness and warm and fuzzy feelings all around. There is plenty of oxytocin-boosting happening here!
On Tuesday around 6:30pm I received excited emails from Anxiety Summit fans in San Diego about a story that had just aired on the CBS8 show: Return to Sender The Mystery Memory Box.
I just watched my local San Diego Ch. 8 KFMB news and saw old pics of you from the 80's. A lady in this area has evidently kept a couple of "mystery boxes" that appear to be yours for 17 yrs. She moved from South Africa years ago and mistakenly received these boxes. She's wanted to return them, the name she found among the items… Trudy Hatfield!
Contact Jeff Zevely, reporter at the KFMB station, cbs8.com. I'm sure you've received lots of emails and calls about this. YIPPEE!
You'll see the video she's referring to at the link below – enjoy the mystery, and a glimpse of my laughing, smiling adventurous youth!
Ninety minutes hours after the story is aired the mystery is solved – the box DOES belong to me! I find out via the emails from my fans (like the one above) and Barbara (the anchor) connects with Crombie (my brother).
What a trip down memory lane to see all those photos! There are many from my trip to Europe when I was in my 20s, plus postcards I sent to my family. There are also special family photos, the the last one of me hugging my baby sister Wendy. How very special!
I connect with Jeff at CBS8 and they arrange the follow-up video/story the next day. Here is the Wednesday video where I "meet" Jeanette via skype and get to give her a virtual hug and thank her for her kindness!
It's such fun to see pictures of my bother Crombie and hear how it all came together – his tennis connection to Barbara and my fans reaching out to me.
If you've been reading some of my recent blogs you'll see I'm fascinated by oxytocin and it's connection to social anxiety, postpartum depression, and autism.
I feel so good right now and am on such an oxytocin-high that I'd like to share how this act of giving and kindness is connected to oxytocin.
The above snippets come from a Wall Street Journal article: The Trust Molecule. It is a fascinating read.
Wow wow wow! So we all win, we all get to feel good, and we all get all get an oxytocin boost!
My Anxiety Summit fans who recognized me in the video and emailed right away. How thoughtful and kind!
Me for being at the center of this AND getting my box of precious memories back! You hear of this type of thing happening to others and never imagine it could happen to you!!
Everyone who watches the videos and loves the heart-warming story. My Facebook friends are blown away and are saying how this restores their faith in humanity. I could not agree more!
We need more feel-good stories like this don't we?Have you had a complete stranger be kind to you? Or shown kindness to a stranger. Please share in the comments.
For now, smile and enjoy the feel-good oxytocin boost! And then go and spread the kindness!
And please share the story so we can help Jeanette find her missing box too!
We know we all have specific needs, unique biochemistry and very different genes so that is there NO "one-size-fits-all diet. We need to eat according to our own unique biochemistry and this is where BioIndividual Nutrition comes in to the picture.
Customizing your diet and nutrition strategy is essential to an integrative approach.
Julie has spent the past 14 years researching and applying specialized diets and is now teaching this BioIndividual Nutrition approach to advanced clinicians.
I know Julie personally, have read her book, have heard her present at many conferences (and even supported her at a few!) and have done her training. I can assure you that her knowledge in this area takes things to the next level! She is an expert on special diets, teaching about oxalates, salicylates, amines, glutamates, FODMAPs, gluten-free, GFCF (gluten-free-casein-free), GAPS and much more!
There was a study done by a researcher named Tillisch and published in 2013 in Gastroenterology. We know a lot about how the brain sends signals to the gut, but she explained that in the study they learned that the gut also sends signals to the brain. The researchers found that with yogurt, they found positive effects on the brain, including sensory processing and those areas associated with emotion and mood.
As you can see, Julie is up-to-date on the latest research and is very hands-on and super detailed when it comes to teaching and implementing special diets.
If you're an integrative practitioner or nutrition professional and if you're making diet and nutrition recommendations to your patients or clients, I highly recommend this upcoming webinar on customizing special diets.
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Have you benefited from being on a special diet? Do you currently use special diets with your clients/patients and see symptom reduction/resolution? Please do share in the comments.


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How hopes for Kind Consumer's alternative to cigarettes went up in smoke
Paul Triniman, former chief executive of the start-up behind the Voke inhaler, charts its demise
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Monday January 11 2021, 12.01am, The Times
Paul Triniman has had to reflect on the company's failure to contribute to solving a public health crisis, as well as his own brush with coronavirus last year
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Of all the many business collapses of 2020, perhaps one of the most disappointing was the demise of a smoking-cessation start-up backed by a colourful cast of big City names.
Kind Consumer is the London-based developer of the Voke nicotine inhaler device. It had ambitions to upend the multibillion-pound tobacco market by solving one of public health's most devastating and costly problems: smoking-related disease.
The venture raised £140 million since it was founded in 2006 and has attracted investment from the likes of the fund manager Crispin Odey, the venture capitalist Jon Moulton, Neil Woodford, the fallen star investor, and — most substantially — the FTSE 100 cigarette maker British American Tobacco.
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Workers at an assembly point at Day 2 of strike.
Widespread strikes and worker protests took place in many Indonesian town and cities on 31 October and 1 November. On the first day of the strike, the Indonesian police stated that they had noted actions in 50 towns and cities in 15 provinces.
The protesters had three main demands: a 50 percent increase in the minimum wage, an end to all illegal labour hire ("outsourcing") and a social insurance scheme for all Indonesians.
The actions were organised by a coalition called the Labour Movement National Consolidation (KNGB), formed three weeks before the strike. The KNGB comprised the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI), the Workers Joint Secretariat (Sekber Buruh), National Trade Union Confederation (KSN) and several other union federations and regional alliances. The KSPI includes the Metalworkers Trade Unions Federation (FSPMI), which has been at the heart of many major actions over the last three years.


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Q: Matching expansion of an ODE: $\epsilon y'' + xy' + y = 0$ I am trying to solve a boundary layer problem using matched expansion
$$\epsilon y'' + xy' + y = 0$$
where the boundary condition is
$$y(0) = 1, y(1) = 1$$
and $x\in (0,1)$.
So far, I have the outer solution by solving $xy'+y=0$, it gives
$$y_0=\frac{1}{x}$$
and introducing $x=\epsilon X$ to get the inner solution $$Y'' + \epsilon XY' + Y = 0$$
Apparently, for $x>0$, there is a boundary layer at $x=0$. The inner solution I get is
$$Y_0 = C(X-1)$$
Obviously, classical matching doesn't work since both solution will go to infinity. I also tried intermediate matching, but everything looks weird. Just wondering is there another right boundary layer?
So could anyone give me some hints? Thanks.

A: I suppose that the OP expect a method of solving of the Physicists kind. That is not what I intend to do. So, what follows might be considered not as an answer but as a comment (Too long to be edited in the comments section).
By the way, that is the opportunity for me to express my admiration for the Physicist's methods to easily find very good approximate solutions, which would require arduous purely analytical calculus. The below purely mathematical approach is a play but is certainly not recommended for concrete application.
$$\epsilon y'' + xy' + y = 0$$
The general solution is :
$$y(x)=e^{-x^2/(2\epsilon)}\big(c_1+c_2\:\text{erfi}(x/\sqrt{2\epsilon}) \big)$$
Function erfi : http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Erfi.html
With conditions $y(0)=y(1)=1$ :
$$\boxed{y(x)=e^{-x^2/(2\epsilon)}\left(1+(e^{1/(2\epsilon)}-1)\frac{\text{erfi}(x/\sqrt{2\epsilon})}{\text{erfi}(1/\sqrt{2\epsilon})} \right)}$$
This is the exact solution, valid on the whole range $0\leq x \leq 1$.
$$ $$
APPOXIMATE on $x<\epsilon\ll 1$ :
For $\epsilon$ small, that is $X=1/\sqrt{2\epsilon}$ large :
erfi$(X)\simeq \frac{e^{X^2}}{\sqrt{\pi}\:X}\left(1+\frac{1}{2X^2}+O(\frac{1}{X^4}) \right)$
erfi$(1/\sqrt{2\epsilon})\simeq \sqrt{\frac{2}{\pi}}e^{1/(2\epsilon)}\sqrt{\epsilon} \left(1+\epsilon+O(\epsilon^2) \right)$
$$y(x)\simeq e^{-x^2/(2\epsilon)}\big(1+\sqrt{\frac{\pi}{2\epsilon}} \left(1-\epsilon+O(\epsilon^2) \right)\text{erfi}(x/\sqrt{2\epsilon})\big)$$
For $\frac{x^2}{2\epsilon}<1$ :
$e^{-x^2/(2\epsilon)}\simeq 1-\frac{x^2}{2\epsilon}+O\left(x^4/\epsilon^2 \right)$
erfi$(x/\sqrt{2\epsilon})\simeq \frac{2}{\sqrt{\pi}}\frac{x}{\sqrt{2\epsilon}}\left(1+\frac13\frac{x^2}{2\epsilon}+O(x^4/\epsilon^2) \right)$
$$y(x)\simeq \left(1-\frac{x^2}{2\epsilon}+O\left(x^4/\epsilon^2 \right)\right)\left(1+\sqrt{\frac{\pi}{2\epsilon}} \left(1-\epsilon+O(\epsilon^2) \right) \frac{2}{\sqrt{\pi}}\frac{x}{\sqrt{2\epsilon}}\left(1+\frac13\frac{x^2}{2\epsilon}+O(x^4/\epsilon^2) \right)\right)$$
After simplification :
$$y(x)\simeq 1+\frac{x}{\epsilon}(1-\epsilon+...)\left(1+\frac{x^2}{6\epsilon}+...\right) \quad\text{in}\quad 0\leq x<\epsilon\ll 1.$$
This is a better approximate than $y(x)\simeq 1+\frac{x}{\epsilon}$.
$$ $$
APPROXIMATE on $\quad \epsilon\ll x\leq 1$ :
$X=x/\sqrt{2\epsilon})$ is large.
erfi$(X)\simeq \frac{e^{X^2}}{\sqrt{\pi}\:X}\left(1+\frac{1}{2X^2}+O(\frac{1}{X^4}) \right)$
erfi$(x/\sqrt{2\epsilon})\simeq \frac{e^{x^2/(2\epsilon)}}{\sqrt{\pi}\:x}\sqrt{2\epsilon}\left(1+\frac{\epsilon}{x^2}+O(\frac{\epsilon^2}{x^4}) \right)$
$y(x)\simeq e^{-x^2/(2\epsilon)}\left(1+\sqrt{\frac{\pi}{2\epsilon}} \left(1-\epsilon+O(\epsilon^2) \right)\frac{e^{x^2/(2\epsilon)}}{\sqrt{\pi}\:x}\sqrt{2\epsilon}\left(1+\frac{\epsilon}{x^2}+O(\frac{\epsilon^2}{x^4}) \right)\right)$
After simplification :
$$y(x)\simeq \frac{1}{x}\left(1-\epsilon+...\right)\left(1+\frac{\epsilon}{x^2}+... \right)$$
We find again the result $y(x)\simeq \frac{1}{x}$ .
A more accurate approximate in the range close to $x=1$ would require the change of variable $\xi=1-x$ and the series expansion of the above exact solution for $\xi\to 0$.

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Macon County residents will see fresh faces at local clinics as a rural health initiative brings students and young doctors into rural communities.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) received $8 million in the most recent state budget to create new residency programs in general surgery and psychiatry, and to expand its existing family medicine and OBGYN programs and Mission Health clinics, including those in Franklin.
Medical residency is part of the long process of becoming a physician, according to the American Medical Association. After earning an MD, a new doctor must spend three to seven years or more training under the supervision of a senior physician in a clinical setting.
They often rotate through different departments of a hospital or in multiple clinics in an area. Third- and fourth-year medical students similarly rotate through clinical settings.
Paulus said people visiting Mission Health clinics in Franklin likely will see more doctors in residency and medical students as the programs ramp up.
MAHEC, which serves the 16 westernmost North Carolina counties, is expanding the residency programs into outlying areas to help solve a serious shortage of rural doctors, said MAHEC President and CEO Jeffery Heck.
Macon County has a deficit of 4.4 primary care doctors, according to state data. Currently, there is one primary care doctor for every 1,462 people, a deficit higher than the stage average.
The entire 16-county MAHEC service area needs about 140 primary care doctors and about 20 general surgeons, Heck said. A statewide shortage of behavioral health specialists is exaggerated in rural areas.
About half of residents end up practicing close to where they trained, Paulus said. And about 65 percent of the doctors who practice in North Carolina's 16 westernmost counties went through a MAHEC program.
Paulus and Heck hope that residents and third- and fourth-year medical students who rotate into rural mountain communities will fall in love with the areas and want to stay.
For more information, visit www.mahec.net.