After having been in pain for so many years, I am convinced that pain brings many unforeseen and unacknowledged gifts with it. Most of these gifts were unwelcome at the time, but looking back, I can see the value of what I've learned from my experience of living with pain. Following are seven ways that pain taught me how to honor myself and thus enhance my life, even in the midst of the challenges.
I had to learn to slow way, way down and move only at the speed that worked for my body, not at the speed that worked for my former life style.
Pain forced me to operate in a completely different rhythm than I was used to. Life became simple, minimalist, quiet, and slow. This was a pace I normally found boring and unproductive, but slowing down taught me how to tune in to my body and its natural rhythms. I found that there is a richness to life when you slow down and take each thing as it comes.
Whether I like what is happening in the present moment or not, pain forces me to be present while I am feeling it. In that way, it is a very difficult teacher.
Pain teaches me to remember my body, to tune in to time (because it moves so slowly), and to be aware right here and now. I have learned to find the pleasant and happy things that are available right now even when pain is there, too.
Pain also taught me to let go. It forced me to finally give up the fight. It simply refused to budge until I had made an inner movement in attitude from someone who insists on making things happen to someone who gives up the need to control everything.
I learned the hard way that healing comes faster when I let go of trying to run every aspect of how my journey through pain is going to unfold. I had to learn to share the driver's seat, in that regard.
I had to learn how to say no to friends often and to the things I would have liked to participate in but couldn't. I learned to say no to requests for my time and energy that didn't truly honor my limitations, that would have left me feeling worse, even if the person asking was disappointed in me.
I had to learn to put my body's needs before someone else's need to have me be there for them. Sometimes this was difficult, but it taught me a lot about how to create healthy boundaries for myself.
I learned to ask for help. This is not something most of us want to have to learn.
When I learned to ask openly for help from others, I also learned to acknowledge the existence of all the other people who were already affecting my life and contributing to it, even if I didn't know them.
I also came to understand that each of us has a voice, and sometimes it takes feeling like we don't have one, and struggling with that for a while, in order to find the courage and inner strength to finally find it and speak up. Speaking up for oneself, whether to ask for help or to communicate in other ways, is the first step in rediscovering a voice in the greater world. It's the first step to self-empowerment and, ultimately, to full healing.
When you're fine and things are moving along in a fairly normal fashion, it's sometimes hard to have patience with either yourself or others. We expect so much of ourselves all the time, and we also place these impossible standards on others, including our mates, siblings, and children.
Being in pain, I had to learn to take care of myself differently, to have greater gentleness toward myself and what I was going through. I also began to understand what others go through when they are dealing with illness, injury, loss, or other hardships.
Having to live with less of everything — less strength, less energy, less brainpower — taught me to be kinder to myself and kinder to others. Living with pain taught me how to give myself and others more of a break.
I remember sitting in my house, my body burning and aching, and noticing a ball of dust in the corner of the room. I realized that, in the past, I would have gotten up and cleaned it. Right then, that action was more than my body could handle. I glanced around the room and saw all the things I wasn't cleaning or couldn't keep up with.
I began to appreciate how much I had taken for granted in the past. Brushing my teeth, picking up a plate of food, or driving more than ten minutes used to seem like nothing, but these were now painful and laborious.
I realized how amazing life really is and how much I looked forward to regaining any capacity for doing these things with less pain and more mobility. I remembered how I may have complained in the past about having to do something minor that now seemed like a privilege to do. It was very humbling.
Being in pain, while I would prefer not to have had to go through it, nevertheless taught me a great deal about slowing down, being more present with life as it is right now, letting go of trying to completely control how my healing would unfold, how to say no when I really needed to, how to find my voice to speak up for myself and ask for help when appropriate, how to be softer and more forgiving toward myself and others, and how to be appreciative of the smallest things in life, which sometimes are the most precious.


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Barrett leads No. 8 Ohio State past No. 3 Wisconsin 27-21
Updated: 12:24 AM EST Dec 3, 2017
Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett throws during the first half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Wisconsin, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) SOURCE: Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett throws during the first half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Wisconsin, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
J.T. Barrett looked just fine Saturday. Now it's up to college football's selection committee to decide whether No. 8 Ohio State has done enough to earn a playoff bid.Six days after having surgery on his right knee, Barrett threw two touchdown passes, ran for another and had a crucial fourth-down conversion late in the game to give the Buckeyes a 27-21 victory over previously unbeaten No. 3 Wisconsin in Saturday's Big Ten championship game.Ohio State (11-2) claimed its first conference crown since its 2014 national championship season. The loss ended the nation's longest active winning streak at 13 and probably doomed the playoff hopes of the Badgers (12-1).The reason: Barrett's incredibly speedy recovery.While most athletes need at least two or three weeks to recover from minor knee surgery, Barrett told doctors and coaches he would be OK. And after watching Barrett in pregame warmups with a protective brace around the injured knee, Barrett got the starting nod and played like the three-time conference quarterback of the year.After running nine yards to convert a third down on the Buckeyes' second possession of the game, he found a wide open Terry McLaurin for an 84-yard TD pass to make it 7-0.Two possessions later, Barrett's threw a short pass to Parris Campbell, who turned a missed tackle into a 57-yard mistake for another score. Then after a 77-yard run by J.K. Dobbins, Barrett powered in from the 1-yard line to give the Buckeyes a 21-7 lead early in the second quarter.Sure, Barrett made some mistakes and missed some receivers.But the only time he really paid for it came on an ill-advised pass from near his goal line in the first quarter. Barrett was picked off by Andrew Van Ginkel, who returned it nine yards for a Wisconsin score.Otherwise, the Buckeyes were pretty much in control.Wisconsin closed the deficit to 21-10 at the half and 21-13 early in the third quarter.The Badgers offense finally broke through early in the fourth by capping a 52-yard drive with a Chris James' 1-yard TD run and a 2-point conversion pass from Alex Hornibrook to Troy Fumagalli after a delay to repair the field. That cut the deficit to 24-21 with 12:39 to go.Barrett's fourth-and-1 conversion on the next series set up a short field goal, and the Badgers couldn't rally on their final two possessions to save the perfect season.Barrett finished 12 of 26 with 211 yards, two TDs, two interceptions and rushed 19 times for 60 yards.THE TAKEAWAYOhio State: Since getting blown out at Iowa last month, the Buckeyes have been trying to play their way back into the playoff picture. The win over Wisconsin just might do it.Three of the four playoff spots were likely sewn up Saturday, going to Big 12 champ Oklahoma, SEC champ Georgia and ACC champ Clemson. Will the committee take another conference champion over Auburn or Alabama? Stay tuned until Sunday.Wisconsin: Critics contended the Badgers were never as good as their undefeated record because of a weak schedule. On Saturday, they fought to the end but still came up short.The usually stout defense missed too many tackles and gave up too many big plays.RECORD BREAKERThe last time Dobbins played a game in Indiana, he rushed for freshman single-game record of 181 yards in a rout over the Hoosiers. This time, Dobbins broke Maurice Clarett's single-season freshman record at Ohio State. And all he needed was one run. Dobbins finished with 17 carries for 174 yards and surpassed Clarett's total of 1,237 yards on the 77-yard run. He finished the day with 1,364 yards.STREAK BUSTERSWisconsin started the game as the only team in the nation that hadn't trailed in the fourth quarter. That streak ended when the Badgers opened the fourth down 24-13. Jonathan Taylor's streak of four straight 100-yard games also ended Saturday. The Big Ten rushing champ was held to 41 yards on 15 carries and failed to score for the fourth time this season.TURF TWISTThe game was delayed after the seams of two pieces of turf came apart during James' TD run. The refs immediately stopped play and summoned maintenance, which spread a black substance underneath the turf and rubber pellets on top of the turf. After about 10 minutes, the game resumed to the roar of the crowd.UP NEXTOhio State: Will find out where it's heading this postseason on Sunday.Wisconsin: Also awaits its postseason fate Sunday.
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J.T. Barrett looked just fine Saturday. Now it's up to college football's selection committee to decide whether No. 8 Ohio State has done enough to earn a playoff bid.
Six days after having surgery on his right knee, Barrett threw two touchdown passes, ran for another and had a crucial fourth-down conversion late in the game to give the Buckeyes a 27-21 victory over previously unbeaten No. 3 Wisconsin in Saturday's Big Ten championship game.
Ohio State (11-2) claimed its first conference crown since its 2014 national championship season. The loss ended the nation's longest active winning streak at 13 and probably doomed the playoff hopes of the Badgers (12-1).
The reason: Barrett's incredibly speedy recovery.
While most athletes need at least two or three weeks to recover from minor knee surgery, Barrett told doctors and coaches he would be OK. And after watching Barrett in pregame warmups with a protective brace around the injured knee, Barrett got the starting nod and played like the three-time conference quarterback of the year.
After running nine yards to convert a third down on the Buckeyes' second possession of the game, he found a wide open Terry McLaurin for an 84-yard TD pass to make it 7-0.
Two possessions later, Barrett's threw a short pass to Parris Campbell, who turned a missed tackle into a 57-yard mistake for another score. Then after a 77-yard run by J.K. Dobbins, Barrett powered in from the 1-yard line to give the Buckeyes a 21-7 lead early in the second quarter.
Sure, Barrett made some mistakes and missed some receivers.
But the only time he really paid for it came on an ill-advised pass from near his goal line in the first quarter. Barrett was picked off by Andrew Van Ginkel, who returned it nine yards for a Wisconsin score.
Otherwise, the Buckeyes were pretty much in control.
Wisconsin closed the deficit to 21-10 at the half and 21-13 early in the third quarter.
The Badgers offense finally broke through early in the fourth by capping a 52-yard drive with a Chris James' 1-yard TD run and a 2-point conversion pass from Alex Hornibrook to Troy Fumagalli after a delay to repair the field. That cut the deficit to 24-21 with 12:39 to go.
Barrett's fourth-and-1 conversion on the next series set up a short field goal, and the Badgers couldn't rally on their final two possessions to save the perfect season.
Barrett finished 12 of 26 with 211 yards, two TDs, two interceptions and rushed 19 times for 60 yards.
Ohio State: Since getting blown out at Iowa last month, the Buckeyes have been trying to play their way back into the playoff picture. The win over Wisconsin just might do it.
Three of the four playoff spots were likely sewn up Saturday, going to Big 12 champ Oklahoma, SEC champ Georgia and ACC champ Clemson. Will the committee take another conference champion over Auburn or Alabama? Stay tuned until Sunday.
Wisconsin: Critics contended the Badgers were never as good as their undefeated record because of a weak schedule. On Saturday, they fought to the end but still came up short.
The usually stout defense missed too many tackles and gave up too many big plays.
The last time Dobbins played a game in Indiana, he rushed for freshman single-game record of 181 yards in a rout over the Hoosiers. This time, Dobbins broke Maurice Clarett's single-season freshman record at Ohio State. And all he needed was one run. Dobbins finished with 17 carries for 174 yards and surpassed Clarett's total of 1,237 yards on the 77-yard run. He finished the day with 1,364 yards.
STREAK BUSTERS
Wisconsin started the game as the only team in the nation that hadn't trailed in the fourth quarter. That streak ended when the Badgers opened the fourth down 24-13. Jonathan Taylor's streak of four straight 100-yard games also ended Saturday. The Big Ten rushing champ was held to 41 yards on 15 carries and failed to score for the fourth time this season.
TURF TWIST
The game was delayed after the seams of two pieces of turf came apart during James' TD run. The refs immediately stopped play and summoned maintenance, which spread a black substance underneath the turf and rubber pellets on top of the turf. After about 10 minutes, the game resumed to the roar of the crowd.
Ohio State: Will find out where it's heading this postseason on Sunday.
Wisconsin: Also awaits its postseason fate Sunday.

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Fortnite was definitely one of the top hits of 2018. The game has millions of players and it attracted a loyal fanbase. Surprisingly enough, this might not be all that it attracted. According to an Independent report, the game also became a tool for money laundering.
Yes, you heard that right. Some people use V-Bucks, the Fortnite currency to "clean" money. How do they do that? They use stolen credit cards to buy those V-Bucks and then they are transferred to players at a discount rate.
This shouldn't come as a surprise, but the Dark Web is the home to Fortnite money laundering. If you don't know already, the Dark Web contains the hidden Internet side, and it is ideal for illegal activity.
In order to make this discovery, agents from Sixgill pretended to be customers. It was discovered that these operations happen all around the world, from the United States, to China and Russia.
"Threat actors [a malicious person or entity] are scoffing at Epic Games' weak security measures, saying that the company doesn't seem to care about players defrauding the system and purchasing discounted V-Bucks…This directly touches on the ability of threat actors to launder money through the game," added Preminger.
Epic Games was also criticized for not doing enough in order to prevent criminal activity. For example, it appears that the game attracts around 50,000 online scams per month. More than that, the numbers are growing and this is turning into a big business. At the moment Epic Games hasn't commented the report and we shall see if they have anything to say.


For the last twenty years, feminist theory has been presented as a series of ascending waves. This picture has had the effect of deemphasizing the diversity of past scholarship as well as constraining the way we understand and frame new work. The aim of this series is to attract original scholars who will offer unique interpretations of past scholarship and unearth neglected contributions to feminist theory. By breaking free from the constraints of the image of waves, this series will be able to provide a wider forum for dialogue and engage historical and interdisciplinary work to open up feminist theory to new audiences and markets.
Click Breaking Feminist Waves for a PDF about the series.


There's nothing like the thrill of a first date… anything can happen!
You'll experience all the exhilaration and excitement of new love as, each night, a willing audience member is invited on stage for a blind date. Following critically acclaimed, sold-out runs in New York, Toronto, and London's West End, this fast and funny fusion of clown, improvisation, and social experiment will have you falling in love with the audience-member-turned-Romantic-Hero!
Queer Performances on Thursdays! April 11, 18 and 25.
Starring Rebecca Northan, Emma Brager, Julie Orton, and David Benjamin Tomlinson and Lili Beaudoin as Scenographer.


It is known that dragonflies use an interception prey hunting strategy rather than a tracking approach . Central to this strategy these insects must fixate their prey on the high resolution area of their compound eyes (which are rigidly attached to their head). Their hunting strategy is to approach prey from below and behind, aligning their direction of motion with that of the prey. This strategy typically requires extreme body angular accelerations in the initial phase of each pursuit. During this period, it is essential that their gaze remains fixed on the target. Recent work involving motion capture systems has revealed that dragonflies possess the ability to predictively compensate for retinal prey drift caused by their own body rotations and relative prey translation. It is hypothesised that this must involve internal models of some description, the construction and accuracy of these models is unknown.
1. Investigate the neural mechanisms involved in biological feed forward circuits.
2. Develop a simulation environment that can be used in order to evaluate kinematic and dynamic models of flying insect behaviours.
3. Develop a robotic platform for the investigation of visually guided behaviours in flying insects.
Visual target tracking for autonomous drone-to-drone interception and transponder free tracking for filming or trajectory following.
In 2008 I graduated from the Uinversity of Sheffield with an Meng in Mechatronics and subsequently worked at JaguarLandrover for five years as an electrical systems engineer. During this time I developed distributed safety critical security systems, such as electronic steering column locks for keyless entry cars. I left Jaguarlandrover in 2013 in order to travel. Between 2014 and 2015 I worked briefly for Martin Aircraft as an aircraft systems engineer.


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About Cry Havoc Productions
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Mega Factories MV Agusta Motorcycles – National Geographic
Mega Factories MV Agusta is a one-hour documentary program that filmed for the National Geographic Channel that explores the birth of the newest machine from one of Italy's most storied motoring marques.
MV Agusta is one of the most famous Italian motorcycle brands ever but its most recent history has had many ups and downs. But now the company is back and betting its future on a brand new machine called the F3. Its design, engineering and manufacturing is key to whether the MV brand can not only survive but return to glory.
One of a number of films we produced for Nat Geo's strand, Mega Factories MV Agusta.
Find out more about Cry Havoc Productions and learn more about the series on the National Geographic website.
Twist The Throttle – Discovery Networks
Millions of people ride motorcycles and millions more fantasize about what it would be like to ride these cultural icons of speed, freedom, craftsmanship and personal rebellion. HD Theater's new series, TWIST THE THROTTLE, takes audiences on a remarkable 36,000 mile journey across the globe to explore eight of the most famous sport motorcycling brands.
Mega Factories MV Agusta is a one-hour documentary program that filmed for the National Geographic Channel that explores the birth of the newest machine from one of Italy's most storied motoring marques. MV Agusta is one of the most famous Italian motorcycle brands ever but its most recent history has had many ups and downs. […]
Dream Ride Through The Alps – Fine Living Network
It's not your usual 4th of July celebration, although there are plenty of fireworks lighting up the night sky. Imagine yourself in a postcard-perfect setting half a world away in the Bavarian Alps. Picture 30,000 people from 25 countries gathered together for a 72-hour celebration unlike any other party in the world.
Motorcycle Crash Tech – National Geographic
"Motorcycle Crash Tech" is an extraordinary behind-the-scenes look at the new technologies being used to avoid motorcycle crashes, and prevent injuries or even death when a racer or rider does go down.
Speed On Two Wheels – The Science Channel
They're fast. They're cool. They're exciting. And they're available at your local dealership — 150+ horsepower, two-wheeled rocketships that soar down racetracks and canyon roads at nearly 200 mph. With a quarter of the weight of most modern sportscars they are the undisputed kings of the power to weight ratio game. So how do they work?
Ducati A Story of Passion – Ducati USA
"Ducati: A Story Of Passion" will immerse you in the past, present, and future of one of the world's most legendary motorcycle marques in the world. Go inside the Ducati brand like never before and hear from the key people who make this passionate brand come to life on race tracks and curvy country roads around the world!
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TO have his mother tell it, Eric Michael Gillett came out of the womb "kicking and singing" and the award-winning vocalist never wanted to do anything but.
When his voice changed as a teen, Mr. Gillett was a little taken aback by how he went from a soprano to a tenor, and as he adjusted to the difference, he started to pursue acting as well.
That career includes staring roles on Broadway, the New York City Opera and countless other theater productions and cabaret shows.
On March 12, Mr. Gillett will be bringing his latest cabaret show — Widescreen: Songs From & About the Movies — to McCarter Theatre in Prineceton, joined on stage by musical director Jeff Cubeta.
In the show, Mr. Gillett uses the silver screen for a jumping off point, performing songs written specifically for motion pictures, as well as exploring music from theater and contemporary pop.
The inspiration for Widescreen musically is a Rupert Holmes song about people who live their life in the fantasy of film; the inspiration emotionally for Mr. Gillett stems from his childhood memories of watching movies in the big palace theaters near his California home.
Of course, it's the stage, and not movies, that Mr. Gillett has excelled in over the years. He remembers seeing his first theater production as a youngster when his mother took him to see Mary Martin in Peter Pan.
Those career ambitions changed when he was in college and was being offered roles and jobs in the theater.
He earned his equity card doing Stephen Sondheim's Side by Side with Peggy Lee and then went to Las Vegas to work in the show Bal du Moulin Rouge, the American premiere of the French classic.
Mr. Gillett took a circuitous route to Broadway, working on cruise lines, in Vegas and taking one big unexpected turn.
Finally coming to New York in 1998, Mr. Gillett quickly picked up roles in Broadway productions of Kiss Me, Kate, Sweet Smell of Success and The Frogs.
A favorite role of his was playing "Papa" Denny Doherty in Dream a Little Dream at the Village Theatre. Coincidentally, Mr. Gillett was in a garage band when he was younger that played many of the songs in the musical.
Other big highlights include working in New York City Opera productions of Cinderella, The Pirates of Penzance and Candide.
In addition to performing, Mr. Gillett also directs cabaret shows and has revisited his one-time career aspirations.


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ADB for faster project execution
FE Report | September 13, 2018 00:00:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has suggested accelerating the implementation process of its assisted projects through early identification and quick resolution of execution issues.
The suggestion came on Wednesday from a jointly review meeting with the government on the ADB-aided projects here for faster results, said an ADB press release.
Economic Relations Division secretary Kazi Shofiqul Azam and ADB country director Manmohan Parkash co-chaired the tripartite portfolio review meeting in Dhaka.
More than 190 senior government officials, project directors and ADB staff attended the second such review meeting this year, according to the release.
The meeting discussed the status of overall portfolio and prioritised actions to achieve targets.
The government's project-executing agencies were briefed about and encouraged to use the new procurement policy approved in 2017.
"The review is intended to deliver development results faster to the people by accelerating project implementation through early identification and quick resolution of implementation issues," Mr Parkash.
"We are encouraged by the higher contract awards and disbursements and look forward to achieving a record performance in 2018," he added.
The performance is even more impressive, given that ADB portfolio in Bangladesh has increased by 17 per cent during January- August 2018 over the same period in 2017, Mr Parkash mentioned.
According to the release, the ADB has currently 94 loans and grants for 55 projects with over $9.5 billion under sovereign portfolio.
During this January-August period, the ADB approved and committed over $1.6 billion loans for Bangladesh.
Contract awards are higher by 123 per cent with around $1 billion and disbursements are higher by 46 per cent with $586 million compared to the same period in 2017.
It said more projects worth over $600 million are likely to be approved by the end of 2018. The total approvals may exceed $2 billion this year.
The ADB focuses its cooperation in Bangladesh on six sectors-energy transport; water and urban/municipal infrastructure and services; education; finance; and agriculture, natural resources, and rural development.
As of August 31, the ADB's cumulative lending stood at around $22 billion for 284 loans, $263 million for 435 technical assistance projects and $922 million for 41 grants, it said.
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Larry Baer
Laurence Monroe Baer
(1957-04-08) April 8, 1957 (age 64)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
University of California, Berkeley (BA) (1980)
Harvard Business School (MBA (1985))
Sports executive
President and CEO of the San Francisco Giants[1]
Pamela Baer
Laurence Monroe Baer is an American businessman. He is best known as the president and chief executive officer of the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.[2] He succeeded Bill Neukom on January 1, 2012.[3]
Early life and education
Born to a Jewish family,[4] Baer attended Lowell High School in San Francisco and the University of California, Berkeley.[5] He served as the sports director and business manager of KALX, the student-run radio station. As a junior, he negotiated with Oakland Athletics' owner Charlie Finley to make KALX the official radio station of the Athletics for its first 16 games.[6] Baer served as the play-by-play announcer.[7] He graduated from Berkeley with a degree in political science in 1980.[8]
That same year, he joined the San Francisco Giants as its marketing director.[2] He left the Giants to attend Harvard Business School and earned his MBA in 1985. After graduating, he worked for Westinghouse Broadcasting and CBS.[2] At CBS, Baer worked as an assistant to the network's then-CEO and chairman Laurence Tisch.[9]
Baer returned to the Giants in 1992 to help form the ownership group that kept the team in San Francisco when an attempt was made to move the franchise to Tampa, Florida.[2] Other members of the group included Charles Bartlett Johnson, Harmon Burns, Scott Seligman, Allan Byer, David S. Wolff and Peter Magowan, the Giants' CEO from 1992 to 2007.[10]
During Magowan's tenure, Baer worked as his chief assistant. He led the design and development of a new ballpark for the Giants starting in 1995. Construction on the park began in 1997 and was completed in 2000. The park opened as Pacific Bell Park before changing names several times through the 2000s. Since 2019, it has been known as Oracle Park, after a $200-million naming rights deal.[10][11]
In 1994, Baer established the first benefit by a professional sports team to fight AIDS.[4] In 1995, Baer received the Sports Torch of Learning Award from the Scopus Society of the American Friends of the Hebrew University. In 2001, the Anti-Defamation League awarded him the Torch of Liberty Award.[12]
In 2008, Baer became the Giants' club president.[13] He succeeded Bill Neukom as the Giants' chief executive officer on January 1, 2012.[3] He was added to the board of directors of the San Jose Giants, the Giants' Minor League Baseball affiliate in the Class A-Advanced California League, in April 2012.[14]
In 2014, Baer received an "Excellence in Achievement" award from UC Berkeley and a Civic Leadership Award from the American Jewish Committee San Francisco.[12] He is the Chairman and CEO of the Giants Development Services, which is oversees the construction of Mission Rock, a 25-acre mixed-use neighborhood located near AT&T Park.[2]
He is married to Pamela Baer; they have four children and live in San Francisco.[15] He and his wife are members of Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco.[4]
In March 2019 near Oracle Park, a video was released of Baer in a physical altercation as he attempted to wrestle away a cellphone from his wife. He was suspended by MLB[16][17] and returned to the team on July 2, 2019.[18]
The Obama administration appointed Baer as a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.[19] He was a board member of JCC of San Francisco and sits on the Boys and Girls Clubs of America Pacific Region Board of Trustees.[2]
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^ a b c d e f Gurnick, Ken (November 17, 2011). "Owners approve Baer as Giants' control person". MLB.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
^ a b "Bill Neukom to Retire from the Giants: Team President and COO Larry Baer to Become CEO". MLB.com (Press release). September 15, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
^ a b c Fox, Nancy (October 20, 1995). "S.F. Giants' exec brings Jewish values to the Major Leagues". J. The Jewish News of Northern California.
^ "Larry Baer, President & CEO SF Giants". Silicon Valley Local Magazine. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
^ "The Full and Unabridged History of KALX". KALX. UC Regents.
^ Papanek, John (April 17, 1978). "SCORECARD". Sports Illustrated.
^ "AT&T Park to play host for Cal in 2011". ESPN.com. Associated Press. May 10, 2010.
^ Giants President and CEO Larry Baer to deliver SF State Commencement keynote
^ a b "Peter Magowan, Giants owner who kept team in San Francisco, dies at 76". RSN. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
^ Axisa, Mike. "Giants' stadium AT&T Park renamed Oracle Park ahead of 2019 season". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
^ a b Larry Baer
^ FitzGerald, Tom (2008-09-28). "Larry Baer, Giants' next president, is built for the role". SFGATE. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
^ "San Jose Giants Announce Board Changes" (Press release). San Jose Giants. April 3, 2012.
^ "Laurence M. Baer - President and Chief Executive Officer". MLB.com. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
^ https://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Video-shows-San-Francisco-Giants-CEO-Larry-Baer-13657025.php
^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "S.F. Giants CEO Larry Baer In Physical Altercation with Wife on Video | TMZ Sports". YouTube.
^ "SF Giants President Larry Baer returning July 2 after 3-month suspension". ABC7 San Francisco. 2019-06-30. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
^ United States Holocaust Memorial Council
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Taking stock of accounting ethics scholarship: A review of the journal literature
Roberta Bampton, Christopher Cowton
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Huddersfield Business School
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The proportion of business ethics literature devoted to accounting and the proportion of academic accounting literature devoted to ethical issues are both small, yet over the past two decades there has been a steady accumulation of research devoted to ethical issues in accounting. Based on a database of more than 500 articles gathered from a wide range of accounting and business ethics academic journals, this paper describes and analyses the characteristics of what has been published in the past 20 years or so. It identifies and explores patterns and trends in publication outlets and the type of research conducted. Furthermore, through a comparison with issues that have been raised in the general business ethics literature, it offers guidance to researchers who intend to take the field of accounting ethics forward using empirical methods.
Journal of Business Ethics
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Movements that shaped us: Hippie
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Megan Farrimond
In a continuation of the series, we look at the hippie movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Emerging in San Francisco, Megan Farrimond explains why we shouldn't associate the movement simply with a token hippie Halloween costume or the iconic Woodstock festival. So – turn it on, tune in and drop out.
It's hard to find one fancy dress party without someone sporting a distinctive hippie look. Trapped in time, hippies represented a dream world of peace, drugs, and free love – a period of rebirth and the power in the peaceful collective. An adverse effect of a puritanical, conservative society in the 1960s, San Francisco became a hub of sexually liberated people preaching altruism and mysticism.
In a 1967 cover story, Time Magazine described the movement: "Do your own thing, wherever you have to do it and whenever you want. Drop out. Leave society as you have known it. Leave it utterly. Blow the mind of every straight person you can reach. Turn them on, if not to drugs, then to beauty, love, honesty, fun."
When we think of the "hippie" movement it's very easy to get caught up in the idea of the movement as simply a sexually liberated youth sprawled out on the grass, drinking LSD-spiked punch and listening to The Grateful Dead. You wouldn't be wrong to think that, and this is definitely part of the fascination that we have with this time period. There is an air of romanticism associated with the 60s – the Summer of Love, Woodstock, and Altamont, a hazy dreamlike state. But to be a hippie was to be part of a massive reawakening and the birth of a counterculture. New York senator Robert Kennedy described this feeling: "They want to be recognised as individuals, but individuals play a smaller and smaller role in society. This is a formidable and forbidding arrangement." In the 60s, alongside protests against America's involvement in the Vietnam War, the American dream was dying. People were enraged and tired of the production and profit-driven way of life, searching for meaning in an exhausting life; the meaning often pushed under a pile of government files so far removed from the youth of the day. A climate of fear was created and in a post-war era, an "us v them" mentality was instilled in the media. The hippie way of life was a refuge from this, "a Shangri-La, a go-go blending Asian resignation and American optimism in a world where no one grows old" (according to Time Magazine).
As many of our stereotypes of hippies represent the culture as so far removed from politics, we forget that whilst the movement was intrinsically linked with pacifism, many groups, especially in San Francisco, turned to new creative ways of peaceful protesting. Even the term "flower power" comes from a supposed combination of Allen Ginsberg's suggestion in his essay How to Make a March/Spectacle, to use flowers as barricades in protest, and the term "Black Power", which was coined by Stokely Carmichael in 1966. The term was immortalised in the famous photograph of 18-year-old George Harris who, at an anti-war demonstration at the Pentagon, placed carnations into the barrels of the soldier's rifles.
The idea of the hippie was not exclusive to those flocking to Woodstock, but a movement that spread across the world. From La Onda in Mexico, an artistic movement searching for systematic revision, to the anti-bourgeois Wandervögel that existed in Germany as early as the late 19th-century.
The cyclical nature of fashion and the "20-year rule" meant that a revival of the softer, fairy-like style of the 70s was revived in the 90s. Flares made a comeback, along with a neutral colour palette of browns and beiges; a contrast to the neon colours of the previous decade. Platforms returned, even higher than before, as well as designers such as Margaret Howell, making sure dungarees slipped, unnoticed, back into the limelight. But, could this fashion cycle return once again and bring with it this counterculture of the past? Something similar could be the case.
Additionally, in recent years we have seen a new rise in the popularity of psychedelic music, especially in Australia, which may pair with this resurgence in the subculture. Many artists such as King Gizzard and the Wizard Lizard, MGMT, Connan Mockasin, and Psychedelic Porn Crumpets are all clear examples of these desert rock undertones pairing with modern synths to create a new form of psychedelic music (it's also nice to see that the power of the harmonica has not been lost).
As 2020 brought mass lockdown of populations, a collective mentality erupted and, whilst we will have to wait and see what this really means, new youthful subcultures may re-emerge. With the hope for change to come in 2021, a new age of Aquarius is dawning. The term was used in the 1960s to describe this new age philosophy that was associated with hippies, as the first six planets, the sun and the moon all aligned with the constellation of Aquarius. Could this mean a reemergence in this way of life? Playwright Leo Butler told BBC Culture: "There was a need – political, socially – for that LSD explosion in the 60s and the ecstasy explosion in the early 90s. You look at the world now and think, god it could really do with a super-strong psychedelic! We need something to bring us together – let's have a third summer of love."
Top hippie tracks:
Daemon Lover by Shocking Blue
The Inner Light by The Beatles
Woodstock by Matthews' Southern Comfort
Witchy Woman by Eagles
Volunteers by Jefferson Airplane
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Alina Lourie, departing director of Pharmaceutical Press, on taking RPS publishing into the digital age
The managing director of Pharmaceutical Press, the publishing division of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, is stepping down after six years at the helm.
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Alina Lourie, the departing director of Pharmaceutical Press, describes her time at the Society as "a bit of a whirlwind"
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Alina Lourie, managing director of Pharmaceutical Press (PhP), will be stepping down from her role at the end of December 2018 after six-and-a-half years leading the publishing division of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS).
Lourie came to the RPS from a background in legal publishing: a sector that, she told The Pharmaceutical Journal, has much in common with pharmacy.
"In both sectors, the quality and accuracy of the information you publish is paramount," she says.
Lourie describes her time at the Society as "a bit of a whirlwind". She recalls that her role began with major changes to The Pharmaceutical Journal.
"We moved it from a mainly print journal, with a bit of digital, to a very dynamic digital product, and printing monthly rather than weekly — and moving from there to working on the quality.
"That was a major digital journey and has resulted, I think, in a membership benefit which is far better than it was."
The redesign and digitalisation of the British National Formulary
(BNF) in 2015 was another huge project for Lourie's team: "When you say 'digital product', everyone thinks you're talking about software. But actually, it was all about changing the content so that it was amenable to be digitised," she said.
"That was a very big and difficult project, and it was very much demanded by the NHS because of their digital agenda. It took longer than it should have done, but I'm really pleased with how, in the end, we got there.
"I think the fact that we've got this award-winning app now, which wouldn't have happened without all that work, is a sign that we did get there in the end."
The relaunch of the BNF was particularly memorable for Lourie because, she says, of the huge reaction to it — "some good, and some bad".
"I remember that really well; realising how important what we were doing was," she says. "There are a whole lot of people out there using it every day and it really impacts them. You start to feel the links between what we do, what the doctors do, and the patients. I felt that very powerfully."
Lourie also oversaw the redevelopment of MedicinesComplete into an in-house digital platform. "We're launching three new products in the next three weeks and certainly two of them wouldn't have been possible without those changes to MedicinesComplete.
"It's important for the Society to have these new products coming through because it keeps us dynamic, but it's also important for our revenue generation and for meeting the needs of pharmacists and doctors."
On a personal note, Lourie takes pride in the fact that her team has increased profits in publishing almost tenfold, which, in turn, supports other member benefits.
"It's a very tangible result and I'm pleased to get there. It wouldn't have happened without a lot of investment and a lot of support," she says.
"I'm also proud of the team that were able to work together so well to deliver it."
When asked what she's learnt about pharmacy in the UK during her tenure, and her views on the sector after six years with the RPS, Lourie says that despite a certain amount of despondency, these are hopeful times.
"I think it's potentially very exciting for pharmacists to be on the brink of being able to provide greater services and being more integral to the whole healthcare workflow … there's a huge amount of benefit for everybody in that," she says.
She adds that the public, in her view, does not always fully understand how much pharmacists can do for them.
"They do on an individual basis, sometimes, but there isn't the knowledge and understanding that the profession warrants," she says.
"That's an interesting challenge for the Society, and it's one they're working on."
Karen Baxter, former director of content strategy within PhP, has taken up the role of interim managing director.
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The particular team was managed by simply Flavio Briatore from 1990 until 1997. In about 1991, TWR acquired a one-third stake in the team, bringing in Tom Walkinshaw and Ross Brawn to perform the engineering operations. Rocco Benetton, the youngest son involving Luciano Benetton joined the team as Chief executive in 1998 and fired Briatore. He replaced him having Prodrive boss David Richards, who lasted only for a year when he way too was fired, due to a disagreement with the Benetton family about upcoming strategy. Following Richards' departure, Rocco Benetton managed the team for three years until its sale to Renault.The Benetton team 's best known for its achievements with Michael Schumacher, who accounts for 19 with the team's 27 career advantages and their 2 drivers' titles. After switching to Renault motors, they also won your constructor's championship in 1995 having Schumacher and Johnny Herbert. After 1995, Schumacher moved to Ferrari in conjunction with Ross Brawn, Rory Byrne and 11 some other key figures from their two championship winning seasons with Benetton.
With March 16, 2000, the team was sold to Renault for $120 zillion US. As part of the restructuring, Renault brought back Flavio Briatore since team manager. The team still utilised the Playlife engines (although descended from Renault motors) that they been using during the last two years. The drivers were Giancarlo Fisichella and also Alexander Wurz. The team scored 20 points, as well as 3 podium coatings in 2000 at South america, Monaco and Canada.During their final time in 2001 the individuals, Jenson Button and Giancarlo Fisichella, were often on the rear two rows of your grid. This was in part due to the new 111-degree broad angle engine. But continued development granted Benetton to leave Formulation 1 on something of a high, and the cars' effectiveness lifted. Button and Fisichella scored 10 points for that team, including a podium conclude for Fisichella in Belgium.
During the 1994 season, some rival teams stated Benetton had found ways to violate the FIA-imposed bar on electronic aids, including traction control and also launch control. On investigation, the FIA discovered "start sequence" (kick off control) software in the Benetton B194 cars, and a variety regarding illegal software in rival teams' cars at the same time. FIA had no evidence it was ever used, so teams found while using the software received little to help no punishment. No traction control software was found to be in the Benetton cars, however. Flavio Briatore, Benetton's chief in 1994, said in 2001 of which "Our only mistake was that during the time we were too young and the ones were suspicious".
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Netflix Creates $100 Million Fund for Those Impacted by Coronavirus
By Kaila-Marie Hardaway | 03.23.2020
With TV and film productions on hold in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Netflix has established a $100 million fund to help those in the creative community whose jobs have been impacted.
Although most of the fund will support staffers from Netflix's own productions, $15 million will aid third parties and non-profits providing emergency relief to out-of-work crew and cast in the countries where the company has a large production base.
Ted Sarandos, Netflix's chief creative officer, says hundreds of thousands of crew and cast are without jobs, including electricians, carpenters, drivers, hair and makeup artists, many of whom are paid hourly wages and work on a project-to-project basis.
"This community has supported Netflix through the good times, and we want to help them through these hard times, especially while governments are still figuring out what economic support they will provide," Sarandos said in a statement.
In the U.S. and Canada, Netflix will donate $1 million each to the SAG-AFTRA COVID-19 Disaster Fund, the Motion Picture and Television Fund and the Actors Fund Emergency Assistance, and $1 million between the AFC and Fondation des Artistes.
The company plans to work with existing industry organizations to create similar relief efforts in Europe, Latin America and Asia, where the company has a big production presence. Details will be announced at a later time, Sarandos said.
"What's happening is unprecedented. We are only as strong as the people we work with and Netflix is fortunate to be able to help those hardest hit in our industry through this challenging time," Sarandos concluded.
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How crazy is that, to get rid of someone willing to pay you money for your services? We spend time, money and much effort to build a client base, and then we think of getting rid of a few? Truth be told, we all have a few customers on our list we wish we had never met; people who may pay our price but, at the end of the day, we know we would have been better off staying home or at the office.
It is one thing to have a customer who has a legitimate complaint (a better word might be "concern") that we can analyze and work with; it's another thing altogether when a customer complains for the sake of complaining. You know the type — the customer whom you can't make happy no matter what you do.
Let's face it. Some customers are more trouble than they are worth. We all have them, the type who finds the smallest thing to complain about and make your life miserable.
One time, a customer followed me around the house, removing the blocks and tabs as I placed them under legs of furniture. I didn't really see her doing this until I looked down the hallway and saw them piled up. I tried to reason with her about how these blocks and tabs protect the furniture and the carpet, but alas, to no avail. The inevitable occurred… a furniture stain. I got blamed for it, of course.
I fired her. Life was good again.
Do you have customers like that? I bet you do.
… but I don't want you to tell anyone.
Those were the old days. You could fire a customer without worrying too much about backlash. Yes, those fired customers could tell a few friends, but it didn't get very far. You were safe.
Times have changed. Now, when you upset (fire) someone, word can spread like butter on hot toast.
I will say that this issue of firing a customer should be very rare. It shouldn't happen that often. But when it does happen, you have to handle it delicately.
We live in a social age. Social media, that is. If you aren't careful about how you handle your customers, their thoughts, concerns and complaints can go viral, and pretty soon, you find yourself the target in a firestorm of negativity.
So when you have to face the inevitable, think carefully about how you will handle the situation. Thinking of sending a text message about how you don't want someone's business any longer? Think again. What about an email? Don't push that send button too quickly.
Your customers are people, too. Pick up the telephone, meet them in person, explain your concerns and if you have to fire one of them, do it delicately.


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Constipation is difficult or infrequent passage of stool, hardness of stool, or a feeling of incomplete evacuation. (See also Constipation in Children.)
No bodily function is more variable and subject to external influences than defecation. Bowel habits vary considerably from person to person and are affected by age, physiology, diet, and social and cultural influences. Some people have unwarranted preoccupation with bowel habits. In Western society, normal stool frequency ranges from 2 to 3/day to 2 to 3/week.
Many people incorrectly believe that daily defecation is necessary and complain of constipation if stools occur less frequently. Others are concerned with the appearance (size, shape, color) or consistency of stools. Sometimes the major complaint is dissatisfaction with the act of defecation or the sense of incomplete evacuation after defecation. Constipation is blamed for many complaints (abdominal pain, nausea, fatigue, anorexia) that are actually symptoms of an underlying problem (eg, irritable bowel syndrome [IBS], depression). Patients should not expect all symptoms to be relieved by a daily bowel movement, and measures to aid bowel habits should be used judiciously.
Obsessive-compulsive patients often feel the need to rid the body daily of "unclean" wastes. Such patients often spend excessive time on the toilet or become chronic users of cathartics.
Acute constipation suggests an organic cause, whereas chronic constipation may be organic or functional (see Table: Causes of Constipation).
In many patients, constipation is associated with sluggish movement of stool through the colon. This delay may be due to drugs, organic conditions, or a disorder of defecatory function (ie, pelvic floor dysfunction), or a disorder that results from diet (see Table: Foods Often Affecting Gastrointestinal Function). Patients with disordered defecation do not generate adequate rectal propulsive forces, do not relax the puborectalis and the external anal sphincter during defecation, or both. In IBS, patients have symptoms (eg, abdominal discomfort and altered bowel habits) but generally normal colonic transit and anorectal functions. However, IBS-disordered defecation may coexist.
Excessive straining, perhaps secondary to pelvic floor dysfunction, may contribute to anorectal pathology (eg, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, and rectal prolapse) and possibly even to syncope. Fecal impaction, which may cause or develop from constipation, is also common among older patients, particularly with prolonged bed rest or decreased physical activity. It is also common after barium has been given by mouth or enema.
Acute constipation*
Volvulus, hernia, adhesions, fecal impaction
Adynamic ileus
Peritonitis, major acute illness (eg, sepsis), head or spinal trauma, bed rest
Anticholinergics (eg, antihistamines, antipsychotics, antiparkinsonian drugs, antispasmodics), cations (iron, aluminum, calcium, barium, bismuth), opioids, calcium channel blockers, general anesthetics
Constipation shortly after start of therapy with the drug
Chronic constipation*
Colonic tumor
Adenocarcinoma of sigmoid colon
Diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, hypocalcemia or hypercalcemia, pregnancy, uremia, porphyria
Central nervous system disorders
Parkinson disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke, spinal cord lesions
Peripheral nervous system disorders
Hirschsprung disease, neurofibromatosis, autonomic neuropathy
Systemic disorders
Systemic sclerosis, amyloidosis, autoimmune myositis, myotonic dystrophy
Functional disorders
Slow-transit constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, pelvic floor dysfunction (functional defecatory disorders)
Dietary factors
Low-fiber diet, sugar-restricted diet, chronic laxative abuse
* There is some overlap between acute and chronic causes of constipation. In particular, drugs are common causes of chronic constipation.
Foods likely to cause loose bowel movements and/or excessive gas
All caffeine-containing beverages especially coffee with chicory
Peaches, pears, cherries, apples
Fruit juices: Orange, cranberry, apple
Asparagus and cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts
Bran cereal, whole wheat bread, high-fiber foods
Pastry, candy, chocolate, waffle syrup, doughnuts
Milk and milk products (in lactose-sensitive people)
Foods likely to cause constipation or help control loose bowel movements
White rice, white bread, potatoes, pasta
Meat, veal, poultry, fish
Cooked vegetables
History of present illness should ascertain a lifetime history of the patient's stool frequency, consistency, need to strain or use perineal maneuvers (eg, pushing on the perineum, gluteal region, or recto-vaginal wall) during defecation, and satisfaction after defecation should be obtained, including frequency and duration of laxative or enema use. Some patients deny previous constipation but, when questioned specifically, admit to spending 15 to 20 minutes per bowel movement. The presence, amount, and duration of blood in the stool should also be elicited.
Review of systems should seek symptoms of causative disorders, including a change in caliber of the stool or blood in the stool (suggesting cancer). Systemic symptoms suggesting chronic diseases (eg, weight loss) should also be sought.
Past medical history should ask about known causes, including previous abdominal surgery and symptoms of metabolic (eg, hypothyroidism, diabetes mellitus) and neurologic (eg, Parkinson disease, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury) disorders. Prescription and nonprescription drug use should be carefully assessed, with specific questioning about anticholinergic and opioid drugs.
A general examination is done to look for signs of systemic disease, including fever and cachexia. Abdominal masses should be sought by palpation. A rectal examination should be done not only for fissures, strictures, blood, or masses (including fecal impaction) but also to evaluate anal resting tone (the puborectalis "lift" when patients squeeze the anal sphincter), perineal descent during simulated evacuation, and rectal sensation. Patients with defecatory disorders may have increased anal resting tone (or anismus), reduced (ie, < 2 cm) or increased (ie, > 4 cm) perineal descent, and/or paradoxical contraction of the puborectalis during simulated evacuation.
Certain findings raise suspicion of a more serious etiology of chronic constipation:
Distended, tympanitic abdomen
Severe constipation of recent onset/worsening in older patients
Interpretation of findings
Certain symptoms (eg, a sense of anorectal blockage, prolonged or difficult defecation, need for digital disimpaction), particularly when associated with abnormal (ie, increased or reduced) perineal motion during simulated evacuation, suggest a defecatory disorder. A tense, distended, tympanitic abdomen, particularly when there is nausea and vomiting, suggests mechanical obstruction.
Chronic constipation with modest abdominal discomfort in a patient who has used laxatives for a long time suggests slow-transit constipation. Acute constipation coincident with the start of a constipating drug in patients without red flag findings suggests the drug is the cause. New-onset constipation that persists for weeks or occurs intermittently with increasing frequency or severity, in the absence of a known cause, suggests colonic tumor or other causes of partial obstruction. Excessive straining or prolonged or unsatisfactory defecation, with or without anal digitation, suggests a defecatory disorder. Patients with fecal impaction may have cramps and may pass watery mucus or fecal material around the impacted mass, mimicking diarrhea (overflow diarrhea).
Patients with IBS typically have abdominal pain with disordered bowel habits. Patients with chronic constipation who do not meet the criteria for IBS may have functional constipation (1).
Testing is guided by clinical presentation and the patient's diet history.
Constipation with a clear etiology (drugs, trauma, bed rest) may be treated symptomatically without further study. Patients with symptoms of bowel obstruction require flat and upright abdominal x-rays, possibly a water-soluble contrast enema to evaluate for colonic obstruction, and possibly a CT scan or barium x-ray of the small intestine (see also diagnosis of intestinal obstruction). Most patients without a clear etiology should have colonoscopy and a laboratory evaluation (complete blood count, thyroid-stimulating hormone, fasting glucose, electrolytes, and calcium).
Further tests are usually reserved for patients with abnormal findings on the previously mentioned tests or who do not respond to symptomatic treatment. The current American Gastroenterological Association's medical position statement on constipation suggests a trial of fiber and/or over-the-counter laxatives. If this trial fails, anorectal manometry with balloon expulsion should be done to identify pelvic floor disorders. If manometry is negative and the primary complaint is infrequent defecation, colonic transit times should be measured with radiopaque markers (Sitz markers), scintigraphy, or a wireless motility capsule. In patients with chronic constipation, it is important to distinguish between slow-transit constipation (abnormal Sitz marker radiopaque study) and pelvic floor muscle dysfunction (markers retained only in distal colon).
Evaluation reference
1. Lacy BE, Mearin F, Chang L, et al: Bowel disorders. Gastroenterology 150(6):1393–1407, 2016. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2016.02.031.
Possibly discontinuation of causative drugs (some may be necessary)
Increase in dietary fiber
Possibly trial with a brief course of osmotic laxatives
Any identified conditions should be treated.
See table Agents Used to Treat Constipation for a summary. Laxatives should be used judiciously. Some (eg, phosphate, bran, cellulose) bind drugs and interfere with absorption. Rapid fecal transit may rush some drugs and nutrients beyond their optimal absorptive locus. Contraindications to laxative and cathartic use include acute abdominal pain of unknown origin, inflammatory bowel disorders, intestinal obstruction, gastrointestinal bleeding, and fecal impaction.
Diet and behavior
The diet should contain enough fiber (typically 15 to 20 g/day) to ensure adequate stool bulk. Vegetable fiber, which is largely indigestible and unabsorbable, increases stool bulk. Certain components of fiber also absorb fluid, making stools softer and facilitating their passage. Fruits and vegetables are recommended sources, as are cereals containing bran. Fiber supplementation is particularly effective in treating normal-transit constipation but is not very effective for slow-transit constipation or defecatory disorders.
Behavioral changes may help. Patients should try to move their bowels at the same time daily, preferably 15 to 45 minutes after breakfast, because food ingestion stimulates colonic motility. Initial efforts at regular, unhurried bowel movements may be aided by glycerin suppositories.
Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder require treatment for that disorder. In addition, physicians must explain that daily bowel movements are not essential, that the bowel must be given a chance to function, and that frequent use of laxatives or enemas (> once every 3 days) denies the bowel that chance.
Some Adverse Effects
Fiber*
Up to 1 cup/day
Bloating, flatulence, iron and calcium malabsorption
Up to 10–15 g/day in divided doses of 2.5–7.5 g
Bloating, flatulence
Up to 6–9 g/day in divided doses of 0.45–3 g
Less bloating than with other fiber agents
Calcium polycarbophil
2–6 tablets/day
Docusate sodium
100 mg orally 2 or 3 times a day
Ineffective for severe constipation
2–3 g suppository once/day
Rectal irritation
15–45 mL orally once/day
Lipid pneumonia, malabsorption of fat-soluble vitamins, dehydration, fecal incontinence
Osmotic agents
15–30 mL orally of 70% solution once/day or 2 times a day
120 mL rectally of 25–30% solution
Transient abdominal cramps, flatulence
10–20 g (15–30 mL) orally once/day up to 4 times a day
Same as for sorbitol
17 g orally once/day
Fecal incontinence (related to dosage)
Magnesium chloride or magnesium sulfate tablets 1–3 g 4 times a day
Milk of magnesium orally 30–60 mL/day
Magnesium citrate 150–300 mL/day (up to 360 mL)
Magnesium toxicity, dehydration, abdominal cramps, fecal incontinence, diarrhea
10 g orally once as bowel preparation
Rare cases of acute renal failure
Depends on brand used
Abdominal cramps, dehydration, melanosis coli, malabsorption, possible deleterious effects on intramural nerves
10-mg suppositories up to 3 times/week
5–15 mg/day orally
Fecal incontinence, hypokalemia, abdominal cramps, rectal burning with daily use of suppository form
Linaclotide†
72–290 mcg orally once/day at least 30 minutes before first meal
Abdominal pain, flatulence
Contraindicated in children < 6 years; avoid use in children 6 to 17 years
Lubiprostone†‡
24 mcg orally 2 times a day with food
Nausea, particularly on empty stomach, and headache
Plecanatide†
3 mg orally once a day
Dizziness, uncommonly urinary tract infection
Prucalopride†
Headache, abdominal pain
Mineral oil/olive oil retention
100–250 mL/day rectally
Fecal incontinence, mechanical trauma
500 mL rectally
Mechanical trauma
60 mL rectally
Accumulated damage to rectal mucosa, hyperphosphatemia§, mechanical trauma
Soapsuds
1500 mL rectally
Accumulated damage to rectal mucosa, mechanical trauma
Peripherally acting mu-opioid receptor antagonists (PAMORAs)
Alvimopan
12 mg 30 minutes to 5 hours before surgery followed by 12 mg 2 times a day for maximum of 15 doses (7 days) after surgery
Contraindicated in patients with bowel obstruction
Possibility of increased risk of cardiovascular events (eg, myocardial infarction)
Methylnaltrexone
450 mg orally once a day
12 mg subcutaneously once a day
Weight-based subcutaneous dosing in patients with advanced illness
If no improvement after 3 days, reinitiate prior laxative therapy
Contraindicated in known or suspected bowel obstruction
Naldemedine
0.2 mg orally once a day
12.5 or 25 mg orally once a day
* The dose of fiber supplements should be gradually increased over several weeks to the recommended dose. Fiber supplements are given orally.
† This drug is available by prescription only.
‡ Lubiprostone is approved for long-term use.
§ Because of the risk of hyperphosphatemia, phosphate should not be used in patients with kidney disease.
Adapted from Romero Y, Evans JM, Fleming KC, Phillips SF: Constipation and fecal incontinence in the elderly population. Mayo Clin Proc 71(1):81–92, 1996. doi: 10.4065/71.1.81; by permission.
Types of laxatives
Bulking agents (eg, psyllium, calcium polycarbophil, methylcellulose) act slowly and gently and are the safest agents for promoting elimination. Proper use involves gradually increasing the dose—ideally taken 3 or 4 times a day with sufficient liquid (eg, 500 mL/day of extra fluid) to prevent impaction—until a softer, bulkier stool results. Bloating may be reduced by gradually titrating the dose of dietary fiber to the recommended dose, or by switching to a synthetic fiber preparation such as methylcellulose.
Osmotic agents contain poorly absorbed polyvalent ions (eg, magnesium, phosphate, sulfate), polymers (eg, polyethylene glycol), or carbohydrates (eg, lactulose, sorbitol) that remain in the bowel, increasing intraluminal osmotic pressure and thereby drawing water into the intestine. The increased volume stimulates peristalsis. These agents usually work within 3 hours.
In general, osmotic laxatives are reasonably safe even when used regularly. However, sodium phosphate should not be used for bowel cleansing because it may rarely cause acute renal failure even after a single use for bowel preparation. These events occurred primarily in older patients, those with preexisting renal disease, and those who were taking drugs that affect renal perfusion or function (eg, diuretics, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers). Also, magnesium and phosphate are partially absorbed and may be detrimental in some conditions (eg, renal insufficiency). Sodium (in some preparations) may exacerbate heart failure. In large or frequent doses, these drugs may upset fluid and electrolyte balance. Another approach to cleansing the bowel for diagnostic tests or surgery or sometimes for chronic constipation uses large volumes of a balanced osmotic agent (eg, polyethylene glycol–electrolyte solution) given orally or via nasogastric tube.
Secretory or stimulant cathartics (eg, phenolphthalein, bisacodyl, anthraquinones, castor oil, anthraquinones) act by irritating the intestinal mucosa or by directly stimulating the submucosal and myenteric plexus. Although phenolphthalein was withdrawn from the US market after animal studies suggested the compound was carcinogenic, there is no epidemiologic evidence of this in humans. Bisacodyl is an effective rescue drug for chronic constipation. The anthraquinones senna, cascara sagrada, aloe, and rhubarb are common constituents of herbal and over-the-counter laxatives. They pass unchanged to the colon where bacterial metabolism converts them to active forms.
Adverse effects include allergic reactions, electrolyte depletion, melanosis coli, and cathartic colon. Melanosis coli is a brownish black colorectal pigmentation of unknown composition. Cathartic colon refers to alterations in colonic anatomy observed on barium enema in patients with chronic stimulant laxative use. Cathartic colon can cause constipation that leads to more laxative use and thus more constipation, creating a vicious circle. It is unclear whether cathartic colon, which has been attributed to destruction of myenteric plexus neurons by anthraquinones, is caused by currently available agents or other neurotoxic agents (eg, podophyllin), which are no longer available. There does not seem to be an increased risk of colon cancer with long-term anthraquinone use.
Enemas can be used, including tap water and commercially prepared hypertonic solutions.
Emollient agents (eg, docusate, mineral oil) act slowly to soften stools, making them easier to pass. However, they are not potent stimulators of defecation. Docusate is a surfactant, which allows water to enter the fecal mass to soften and increase its bulk.
Peripherally acting mu-opioid receptor antagonists (PAMORAs; eg, methylnaltrexone, naloxegol, naldemedine) can be used to treat opioid-induced constipation that does not resolve with other measures. Alvimopan is a mu-opioid antagonist that is available for short-term hospital use in surgical patients for the treatment of postoperative ileus.
Fecal impaction
Fecal impaction is treated initially with enemas of tap water followed by small enemas (100 mL) of commercially prepared hypertonic solutions. If these do not work, manual fragmentation and disimpaction of the mass may be necessary. This procedure is painful, so perirectal and intrarectal application of local anesthetics (eg, lidocaine 5% ointment or dibucaine 1% ointment) is recommended. Some patients require sedation.
Constipation is common among older people because of low-fiber diets, lack of exercise, coexisting medical conditions, and use of constipating drugs. Many older people have misconceptions about normal bowel habits and use laxatives regularly. Other changes that predispose older people to constipation include increased rectal compliance and impaired rectal sensation (such that larger rectal volumes are needed to elicit the desire to defecate).
Drug causes are common (eg, use of anticholinergic or opioid drugs).
Be wary of bowel obstruction when constipation is acute and severe.
If a trial of fiber and/or laxatives fails, anorectal manometry with balloon expulsion should be done to exclude pelvic floor dysfunction.
American Gastroenterological Association's medical position statement on constipation
(Disordered Evacuation; Dysfunction of Pelvic Floor or Anal Sphincters; Functional Defecatory Disorders; Dyssynergia)
Dyschezia is difficulty defecating. Patients sense the presence of stool and the need to defecate but are unable. It results from a lack of coordination of pelvic floor muscles and anal sphincters. Diagnosis requires anorectal testing. Treatment is difficult, but biofeedback may be of benefit.
Normally, when a person tries to defecate, rectal pressure rises in coordination with relaxation of the external anal sphincter. This process may be affected by one or more dysfunctions (eg, impaired rectal contraction, excessive contraction of the abdominal wall, paradoxic anal contraction, failure of anal relaxation) of unclear etiology. Functional defecatory disorders may manifest at any age. In contrast, Hirschsprung disease, which is due to an absent recto-anal inhibitory reflex, is almost always diagnosed in infancy or childhood. People with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may have IBS-disordered defecation, causing dyschezia.
The patient may or may not sense that stool is present in the rectum. Despite prolonged straining, evacuation is tedious or impossible, frequently even for soft stool or enemas. Patients may complain of anal blockage and may digitally remove stool from their rectum or manually support their perineum or splint the vagina to evacuate. Actual stool frequency may or may not be decreased.
Anorectal manometry and rectal balloon expulsion
Rectal and pelvic examinations may reveal hypertonia of the pelvic floor muscles and anal sphincters. With bearing down, patients may not demonstrate the expected anal relaxation and perineal descent. With excessive straining, the anterior rectal wall prolapses into the vagina in patients with impaired anal relaxation; thus rectoceles are usually a secondary rather than a primary disturbance. Long-standing dyschezia with chronic straining may cause a solitary rectal ulcer or varying degrees of rectal prolapse or excessive perineal descent or an enterocoele.
Anorectal manometry and rectal balloon expulsion, occasionally supplemented by defecatory or magnetic resonance proctography, are necessary to diagnose the condition.
Because treatment with laxatives is unsatisfactory, it is important to assess anorectal functions in patients with refractory constipation. Biofeedback therapy can improve coordination between abdominal contraction and pelvic floor relaxation during defecation, thereby alleviating symptoms. However, pelvic floor retraining for defecatory disorders is highly specialized and available at select centers only. A collaborative approach (physiotherapists, dietitians, behavior therapists, gastroenterologists) is necessary.
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Taffy is made by stretching or pulling a sticky mass of boiled sugar, butter or vegetable oil, flavorings, and coloring until it becomes aerated, light, and fluffy and chewy candy. Now it is usually fruit-flavoured, but other flavors are common as well, including traditional molasses.
An old fashioned pastime for parties was the Taffy Pull. And in Quebec, a taffy variety, St. Catherine's Taffy, is sometimes made by girls in Quebec to honour St. Catherine, the patron saint of unmarried women on her feast day, November 25. St. Catherine's day is sometimes known in Quebec as "taffy day," a day when marriage-age girls would make taffy for eligible boys.
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