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Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!: The Necessity for Uniform Regulations and Training of Assistance Animals to Curtail Discriminatory and Fraudulent Behaviors Regarding Such Animals
Robert Maines, Lincoln Memorial UniversityFollow
With the proliferation of service and emotional support animals fulfilling multiple forms of assistance or comfort, "considerable confusion over the meaning of individual terms used to designate the function and role of service animals, assistance animals, therapy animals, and emotional support animals" is understandable. This is further exacerbated by the terms used by differing agencies, organizations, and innumerable statutes that are meant to ensure the right and privilege of the use of these animals. It is no wonder that public perception would be affected. The affectation of public perception is most evident in the determination of the service animal over an emotional support animal or therapy animal in relation to psychiatric disorders. Where a service animal is trained to provide specific support for conditions such as, but not limited to panic attacks, post-traumatic stress disorder ("PTSD"), and obsessive-compulsive disorder ("OCD") by "carry[ing] out specific tasks to help an individual cope with his/her [sic] disability," an emotional support animal provides the same sort of assistance but is not required to have specific training. Is this a distinction without a true difference? Public perception would say yes, whereas to enjoy the protections afforded under the ADA the answer would be no. Thus, "[t]hese differences may make it difficult for landlords, business owners, and employers to distinguish between the types of assistance animals." Due to the myriad of rules, policies, and guidelines relating to the identification and acceptance of service and emotional support animals, it is not surprising that places of public accommodation, private entities, and commercial facilities may run afoul of the ADA. To avoid situations of peacocks and potbelly pigs on airplanes or gerbils at the dinner table, Congress should amend the ADA and set forth a standardized training, registration, and identification process that is otherwise lacking.
Robert Maines, Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!: The Necessity for Uniform Regulations and Training of Assistance Animals to Curtail Discriminatory and Fraudulent Behaviors Regarding Such Animals, 8 Lincoln Mem'l U. L. Rev. 336 (2020).
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Devils' Training Camp: Players wanted Olympics
Devils players happy for a normal NHL schedule but, like Capitals' Alex Ovechkin, wanted chance to play in the Winter Games
Devils' Training Camp: Players wanted Olympics Devils players happy for a normal NHL schedule but, like Capitals' Alex Ovechkin, wanted chance to play in the Winter Games Check out this story on northjersey.com: https://njersy.co/2jyVrjt
Andrew Gross, Staff Writer, @AGrossRecord Published 5:06 p.m. ET Sept. 15, 2017 | Updated 5:06 p.m. ET Sept. 15, 2017
Devils coach John Hynes explains how he structured training camp testing. Andrew Gross/NorthJersey.com
Today's on-ice conditioning tests were closed to the media but here's a sense of what went on in the practice rink:
It was essentially a hard skate down and back the ice. But rather than speed or time, what the Devils' staff was really trying to get a sense of was each player's heartrate, thus, conditioning. Getting the heartrate establishes a baseline for the season. That was Day 2 of training camp as the team was divided into seven testing groups:
New Jersey Devils goalie Cory Schneider deflects a shot from the Carolina Hurricanes during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, March 25, 2017, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) (Photo: Julio Cortez, AP)
1. Ken Appleby, Mackenzie Blackwood, Evan Cormier, Keith Kinkaid, Cory Schneider, Scott Wedgewood
2. Jesper Bratt, Austin Cangelosi, Jocktan Chainey, Nicolas Guay, Jacob MacDonald, Nikita Popugaev, Colby Sissons, Marian Studenic, Colton White
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3. Andy Greene, Ben Lovejoy, John Moore, Mirco Mueller, Stefan Noesen, Dalton Prout, Steven Santini, Damon Severson, Brian Strait
4. Brian Boyle, Taylor Hall, Jimmy Hayes, Adam Henrique, Marcus Johansson, Kyle Palmieri, Drew Stafford, Miles Wood, Pavel Zacha
5. Blake Coleman, Tim Erixon, Brian Gibbons, Bracken Kearns, Nick Lappin, Viktor Loov, John Quenneville, Blake Speers, Ben Thomson
6. Joseph Blandisi, Will Butcher, Nico Hischier, Michael Kapla, Michael McLeod, Blake Pietila, Kevin Rooney
7. Brandon Baddock, Nathan Bastian, Yaroslav Dyblenko, Brandon Gignac, Ryan Kujawinski, Joshua Jacobs, Jan Mandat
Coach John Hynes and the Devils reported all players participated with no health or injury issues.
So, to be fair, there's not a lot you can ask a hockey player about conditioning testing. Instead, one topic of discussion was reaction to Alex Ovechkin's impassioned statement (full text below), released late Thursday, lamenting the fact that he and his fellow NHL players will not be able to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Washington Capitals center Marcus Johansson (90), of Sweden, tangles with New York Rangers right wing Ryan Callahan (24) during the first period of Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff game in 2012. (Photo: Nick Wass, ASSOCIATED PRESS)
"I haven't read it, I might have to do that," Ovechkin's former teammate, Marcus Johansson, said. "It's a weird thing with this whole Olympic thing. I think everybody wants to represent their country in one of the biggest sports events. It sucks the way it is but there's nothing we can do about it now. Hopefully, we'll figure it out for next time."
While the desire to participate in the Olympics is nearly universal among NHL players (though the NHL Players Association rightfully didn't bite on the league's attempt to tie Olympic participation into the current CBA when the league offered to grant participation in exchange for the NHLPA agreeing to extend the current CBA two years), there is one benefit to the season not being interrupted.
And that is just that. This is a normal schedule, not with an Olympic break or condensed because of the preseason World Cup of Hockey.
Yes, each team still gets a bye week (and the Devils actually get two in reality with a six-day break in October as well). But there are fewer back-to-backs and three games in four nights across the board.
"I'm looking forward to it," said goalie Cory Schneider, who played for Team USA in last year's World Cup. "It's a more regular schedule. I know everyone's disappointed with the Olympics and not having NHL players in it, but it will give us our first normal schedule in a few years in terms of breaks and trying to condense things. It will be full to get a full camp in, full practices, work with Rollie (new goalie coach Roland Melanson) a little more than I may have. It will be good to be around the guys, too. We do have some new faces, some young faces. I think for us all to be here as a group and to learn from each other and see what we can do together will be valuable."
Captain Andy Greene said a normal, non-condensed schedule helps players get "more into the rhythm of the season."
Added coach John Hynes, "It's better for the players. We're going to give the right kind of rest that they need."
Still, there is strong sentiment about not being allowed to participate in the Olympics.
"For those elite players really robbed of an opportunity to be an Olympian and represent their country, it's a tough pill to swallow," defenseman John Moore said. "You look at the people I grew up watching in the Olympics and in the NHL. They inspire little kids to go and live their dreams and what better way to sell the game than the Olympic Games?"
Devils right wing Kyle Palmieri celebrates after scoring a goal against the Capitals during the second period of a game Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, in Newark. (Photo: Julio Cortez, AP)
Kyle Palmieri, of Montvale, was Schneider's Team USA teammate for the World Cup so it's realistic to think he would have had a shot at being on the Olympic roster if the NHL participated.
"It's tough," Palmieri said. "You grow up as a kid and, obviously, the Stanley Cup is what you go out and, fooling around with your buddies, that's what you're imagining winning. When you get older and realize what it's like to represent your country – and I've been fortunate to do that on different stages – you realize how prestigious and how you look at someone when they can say they're an Olympian and a medal winner in the Olympics. It's something that, hopefully, down the line, if it works out, it's a pretty special thing that kind of transcends what you do on a daily basis for your organization. Obviously, it's out of our control but there are not many guys in the NHL that don't want to go."
Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals take on the Pittsburgh Penguins in both teams' NHL season opener at 8 tonight on NBC Sports.
Now, for further context, here's the full text of Ovechkin's statement, released via the Washington Capitals:
"I wanted to make this statement so that my words are clear and nobody misunderstands what I am saying. The Olympics are in my blood and everybody knows how much I love my country. Ever since I was a kid and all the time I have played in the NHL, NHL players have played in the Olympic Games. We never have to make choice between our team and our country my whole career. I love the Capitals and my teammates here as much as I love my country and I know all the other NHL players feel the same for their teams. We should not have to be in position to make this choice.
My mom was a two-time Olympic champion and when I start to play hockey I dream that if I have chance to play for my country I will do it every time they ask me. Ever since I was teenager I have played for Junior Russia National team whenever they ask me to. Ever since I was good enough to play on Men's National Team, whenever they ask me I play. When they ask me to be part of Olympics Closing Ceremony in Vancouver before Sochi get the Olympic Games I said ok let's do it. When they ask me to be Ambassador for Sochi Olympic Games I did it. When they ask me to go to Greece and be first Russian to carry Olympic flame on way to Sochi I do it. When they ask me to play in World Cup I do it. I am proud that we win on Junior team and for the National team in World Championships but we do not win the most important thing yet. Olympic Gold Medal.
I see the news this week and I am very disappointed that IOC, IIHF and NHL put me and all NHL players in this position when some of the best players in world do not have chance to play in the Olympic Games. This is not just about me but all the NHL players who want to play and have a chance to win Gold for their country. Our countries are now not allowed to ask us to play in the Olympics. Me, my teammates and all players who want to go all lose. So do all the fans of hockey with this decision that we are not allowed to be invited. NHL players in the Olympics is good for hockey and good for Olympics. It sucks that will we not be there to play!!
I said every time I was asked since last Olympics that nobody is going to tell me I can't play because my country was going to be allowed to ask me. Now the IIHF and NHL say my country is not allowed to ask anybody in the NHL to play and there is nothing to talk about anymore. I talk to Ted about this last year and he support me and have my back and understand what I want to do if I was allowed to be asked to go. Me and my family thank him for his support.
There is nothing like Olympic Games. It is still my dream to win an Olympic Gold medal for my country. I hope things will change and all of us will have a chance to go again in 2022. What's most important to remember is kids have lots of dreams. My focus as it always is this time of year is on my other dream as a kid, to try to win the Stanley Cup. I am excited training camp has started in Washington and the time for talking is done. We just have to go out and do it and I will try my hardest to help my teammates win like I do every year since I came to the NHL."
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New Jersey Devils: A timeline of jerseys
Adidas and the Devils decided to retain the bottom black stripe as a nod to the 1928 Newark Bulldogs jersey. They were part of the Canadian-American Hockey League. Courtesy/New Jersey Devils
The franchise entered the NHL in 1974 as the Kansas City Scouts. Courtesy/New Jersey Devils
From 1976-1982 the franchise was the Colorado Rockies. Courtesy/New Jersey Devils
In 1982, this was the original Devils jersey. Courtesy/New Jersey Devils
This was the team's home jersey from 1992 through this past season. Courtesy/New Jersey Devils
This was the Devils road jersey this past season. Courtesy/New Jersey Devils
For 2017-18, Adidas takes over the NHL jersey contract. Courtesy/New Jersey Devils
An overview of the new Devils jersey. Courtesy/New Jersey Devils
A close-up of the new Devils home jersey championship collar. Courtesy/New Jersey Devils
A close-up of the new material on the jersey. Courtesy/New Jersey Devils
Taylor Hall sports the new Devils home jersey. Courtesy/New Jersey Devils
Captain Andy Greene in the new Devils home jersey. Courtesy/New Jersey Devils
A closer look at Captain Andy Greene in the Devils home jersey. Courtesy/New Jersey Devils
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ASUU finally speaks on 'tuition fee increment', strike - See details
The President of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Biodun Ogunyemi, has said that the union will resist any attempt to increase tuition fees in the country's public universities.
He also said ASUU could go on strike if the government failed to meet its demand on adequate funding of the institutions and payment of salaries.
Mr. Biodun, who gave the hint in an exclusive chat with PREMIUM TIMES, said the union would not accept any increase in fees by state or federal governments.
"We will not tolerate any attempt to increase tuition fee, we are against telling people to pay more, even the current fees, we are still fighting them, we as a body have always stood against fee increment and we will continue to stand against it," he said.
The union leader spoke against the backdrop of reports of a possible increase in tuition fees in universities by the federal government; According to Mr. Abiodun, ASUU has been engaging the federal government since November 2016 on issues rocking the university system.
"The truth is there are lots of issues rocking the system. We have made our position known to the federal government; we have also written to state governments who have refused to give subvention to their universities," he said.
"Some of them cannot sustain one university and they go on to establish two or three, compounding the issues.
"We have given the government till June ending to attend to our needs, if the government does not call us by June ending we will convey a meeting to take our position.
"However, we are trying to engage the government but if they don't invite us to a meeting before June ending, we will still take our position on whether we are going on strike or not.
"But that will not be like early July but middle or late July, that is if they don't heed to our demands which includes payment of salaries, funding, research and lots more".
Asked if ASUU would initiate a meeting with the federal government, he said "We will not initiate any meeting if they don't call us, we can't initiate meeting."
"He added that the feedback received from the petitions written to the government would determine whether there would be strike or not.
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President Lane Mendelsohn of Vantagepoint ai Interviewed Live on Yahoo! Finance
Lane Mendelsohn, artificial intelligence trading guru and President of software company invited to interview with Yahoo! Finance about cannabis stock bubble
Wesley Chapel, Fla, October 11th, 2018 – Lane Mendelsohn, President of Vantagepoint ai, the company behind the world's first artificial intelligence (AI) trading software available to the retail investor and traders, was invited to do a live interview with Yahoo! Finance.
 Wednesday morning, Lane Mendelsohn, artificial intelligence trading guru and President of Vantagepoint ai was interviewed live on Yahoo! Finance. The purpose of the interview was to get Lane's expert insight on the cannabis stock sector and what his software is predicting in the days ahead.
With the legalization of cannabis, many traders and investors are keeping a close eye on the cannabis sector and it has been on a rapid rise. However, there has been some concern that the current bubble could be nearing a burst which is why they needed an expert opinion on the topic.
They brought on Mendelsohn because of his patented, artificial intelligence software that looks at stock market trend data and can foresee and predict when changes in direction are going to happen. In fact, it can forecast market trend direction up to 3 days in advance with up to 87.4% accuracy.
"It is important now, more than ever, with changes in regulations, to be very selective about which companies and which stocks people are choosing to invest in and trade." said Mendelsohn.
VantagePoint uses a one of a kind method of pattern recognition that analyzes the impact other markets have on a specific market, called intermarket analysis which is not humanly possible to do without the use of this proprietary technology. That is why nearly 30,000 traders and investors have turned to VantagePoint.
You can get a free demo of the software at https://www.vantagepointsoftware.com or by calling 800-732-5407.
Full video of interview available here.
About Vantagepoint ai, LLC
Headquartered in Wesley Chapel, Fla., Vantagepoint ai, LLC, creators of VantagePoint software, is a leader in trading software research and software development. VantagePoint forecasts Stocks, Futures, Forex, and ETFs with proven accuracy of up to 87.4%. Using artificial intelligence, VantagePoint's patented Neural Network processes predicts changes in market trend direction up to three days in advance, enabling traders to get in and out of trades at optimal times with confidence.
Transcript of interview:
Alexis from Yahoo! Finance: Well, cannabis stocks may be on fire, but my next guest is flashing some warning signs to investors. I'm joined now by Lane Mendelsohn, President of VantagePoint ai. Lane, great to see you.
Lane Mendelsohn: Thank you, Alexis.
Alexis from Yahoo! Finance:: You use artificial intelligence, your patented software, to sort of look at trends in a particular stock, and you're saying that the run-up in some cannabis stocks may be over.
Lane Mendelsohn: Well, you know, the last time I did a scan and I used our AI filters, about 35% of the cannabis stock that we were forecasting were actually forecasted to go down, so a lot of traders and investors think this is such a red-hot sector let me just throw a dart and whatever it lands on I buy it, it's going to go up and that's not the case, and that's where a lot of traders and investors have been hurt. It's really important right now more than ever with all the changing regulation that's happening to be very selective about which companies and which stocks people are investing in and trading.
Alexis from Yahoo! Finance: What's the criteria you use at VantagePoint when you look at a stock?
Lane Mendelsohn: Well, the real key to what we're doing is we're doing a very advanced form of pattern recognition using artificial intelligence. This is a patented technology that we developed to not just look at cannabis stocks because the cannabis sector's not just driven by what's happening within that sector, but it's actually being driven by technology, healthcare, pharmaceutical, even agricultural companies and industries, and so we're doing what's known as global Intermarket analysis where we're actually mining data from all these other sectors, all of these other markets and stocks, for the purposes of determining what effect that will have on a particular cannabis stock or any stock for that matter.
Alexis from Yahoo! Finance: I want to talk about some individual stocks now that you follow. Canopy Growth up about 88% in the past 12 months. You brought along a chart to show us what your analysis is telling you. What are we looking at here?
Lane Mendelsohn: Well, the VantagePoint forecast was extremely accurate. You can see where it turned from red to green shading. That was the indication that this trend was going to begin going up, and it was dead on. The key here is that by using leading indicators we can know in advance when a trend is going to begin or when a trend is going to end, so we were able to forecast the run-up. As of right now, you can see that it's starting to run out of steam as per the forecast and that was about 10 days ago, so this is where people that are trading the stock if they're holding it they need to start watching it more closely. If they're not in this stock, they need to really exercise caution and wait for the next serious indication.
Lane Mendelsohn: The problem is if you're just looking at that stock alone, and looking at the chart patterns on that stock, you're not going to get a lot of insights. You really have to look at the global picture and consider not just what's happening domestically because this whole sector is global, the whole world is global, so traders and investors really need to look beyond even what's happening in the U.S., beyond what's happening in Canada, to really get a sense of where the cannabis stocks are going to go.
Alexis from Yahoo! Finance: Another one is Aurora that you follow, up 300% in the past year. Is this one going to be losing steam soon?
Lane Mendelsohn: Well, actually we forecasted this stock to go up, and we're still forecasting it to go up, and I don't think it's going to lose steam. As per the VantagePoint forecast, it's still saying the stocks expected to go up. Now, I believe that by the end of this month this company will actually be listed on a U.S. exchange as opposed to where it is now on a Canadian exchange, and I think that's going to give it even further legs and cause it to go up even further. But as of right now the VantagePoint forecast is for this stock to continue going up.
Alexis from Yahoo! Finance: Now, another Canadian cannabis stock, Tilray, very volatile. The stock up about 500% over the past year but this is one that you don't follow. Why?
Lane Mendelsohn: Correct. We follow it. We're not actively forecasting this stock because we found using our pattern recognition technology that this stock is not as predictable, and there's lots of reasons why a stock may not be as predictable as others. Our philosophy is if we can't predict it with a very high degree of accuracy why bother. There are so many other stocks that we can forecast with such a high degree of accuracy. I believe the reason why this stock has been so volatile is because of the IPO structure and the low float, and that's always going to cause a stock to be more volatile.
Alexis from Yahoo! Finance: Lane Mendelsohn of VantagePoint ai. Thanks so much for being here.
Lane Mendelsohn: Thank you so much.
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Bright ruby-red in the glass, the aroma is intense with fresh black cherries, plums and ripe strawberry enhanced with hints of sweet spice, toast and cocoa. The palate is very accessible, with a silky texture, and expressive notes of cherries and plums with hints of cocoa. The finish is long with some sweet spice and toasty notes. Enjoy now to 2020.


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Did you know that in Greece we have our own pizza which is called Ladenia (Λαδένια), meaning olive oil bread.
This is a vegan pizza and is a speciality from the island of Kimolos.
I saw this recipe a couple of years ago on Elias Mamalakis T.V. show, a famous Greek T.V. persona.
The main ingredients of this pizza is bread dough, tomatoes and onions, which are sprinkled with salt, pepper and oregano, as well as some olive oil on top.
I have made my own twist to Ladenia. During the period of fasting, when no meat or dairy products are allowed, this makes a delicious meal, especially in the evening.
When fasting lasts 49 days, you cannot eat only tomatoes and onions every night. To make it different, sometimes I add Marinara Sauce and some times Pesto (without the cheese) on the dough, depending on what I have at home.
The ingredients I add on top are all vegan and these also depend on what seasonal vegetables I have at the time.
Some of the ingredients used are olives, mushrooms, pickled spicy peppers, bell peppers, artichokes, grilled courgettes and eggplants and of course lots of onions and tomatoes.
Both pizzas are not only delicious but very healthy as well.
Brush the baking tin with olive oil. Roll out the dough and transfer to baking tin. Press the dough with your fingers to stretch the dough and cover the tin.
Spread a thin layer of Marinara sauce or Pesto.
Begin with the onions, add remaining ingredients and finish with tomatoes.
Sprinkle with the oregano, salt and pepper and with remaining olive oil on top.
Position rack in the lower third of the oven and bake pizza for about 30 minutes or until the crust is browned.
During our recent trip to Rome, I was really curious to try an original Italian Pizza but I must say I was rather disappointed.
Unfortunately we did not have the luxury of time to try everything we wanted, as after walking for hours and hours every day, when it was lunch time and were feeling really tired and wanted to rest for a while, we stopped to rest and eat.
One day we stopped at a caffè where they served pizzas, panini and other quick snacks. The caffè looked very inviting, so we decided to go with a pizza, a salad and a glass of wine for each of us.
As it proved the pizza was pre-baked with some sauce and then a few ingredients were tossed on top and warmed up for a few minutes.
The salad (just enough for one person) was even worse: just some lettuce, tomato, cooked corn and a few pieces of tuna was the special salad which cost 8 Euros.
Okay, okay, don't shoot me!!! I knew that that could not be real pizza, so one of the evenings when we went out we decided to eat pizza again, this time at a real Italian Pizza restaurant.
I don't remember the name of the pizza but the sauce was delicious and it was topped with artichokes, red bell peppers, black olives, feta and mozarella cheese. It was fantastic.
My friend Natalia took as to a delicatessen shop selling all kinds of cheeses and hams, salamis, prosciutto etc.
There was a great variety and although I wanted to buy a little bit of everything, I selected those I wanted to try the most: Gorgonzola, Caccio, formaggio al pepperoncino (a cheese with cow's milk and peppers) and of course buffalo mozarella.
When we came back I wanted to use some of the Italian cheeses we brought, so one use was in Pizza. It was delicious, having a taste of gorgonzola here or a spicy cheese in another bite.
Preheat oven to 200oC / 400o F.
Brush two 30 cm pizza baking tins with olive oil. Divide dough into two equal parts and then form two balls.Roll out dough and transfer to tins.
Spread a thin layer of Marinara sauce.
Scatter mozzarella and prosiutto on top of the sauce.
Combine the remaining cheeses together and add a teaspoon here and there.
Position rack in the lower third of the oven and bake each pizza separately, for about 30 minutes or until the crust is browned. (If you like you can bake both using the air).
I love pizzas with pesto more than with tomato sauce.
I topped the pizza dough with pesto and add my favorite ingredients.
In this pizza I used Mint Pesto, smoked turkey, gouda cheese and feta , bell peppers, tomato, onion, oregano and mozzarella on top.
Leftovers are perfect for breakfast or brunch the next day!
Wow, I'm going to try Ladenia as soon as fresh tomatoes are coming out of my garden again!
Pizza in Italy is as varied as it can be – in Tuscany it's served on very thin crust with very little sauce and light on the cheese too (although really tasty cheese are used). In Naples – quite the different experience, more crust, sauce and cheese. But also heavenly.
One of the best pizzas I ever had in Italy was at a restaurant high up on a hill above the tiny village of Fighille, between Sansepulcro and Citerna. Definitely off the beaten tourist path; we were the only non-locals in the place, it seemed. The restaurant was called "Isola che non c'è" and served thin-crusted, wood-fired pizza that was out of this world!
Thanks Kathy for passing by. I am very glad to meet you and hope to see you again. You are so lucky to have your own garden. Sun dried tomatoes would work just fine for the pizza and some of the vegetables as well. In Greece we have tomatoes year round as they grow in greenhouses during the winter, and not as expensive as one would expect. Sometimes they are even cheaper than in summer. Thanks for all the information about Italy and hope to visit again.
Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you Ivy for being so thoughtful again. The vegan pizza seems great- when we had the pizzaria, I would make such pizzas. Today is the Feast Day of Agios Nikon, patron saint of Sparti, so it is a bit of a holiday- I sat in the Oinokrates Cafe, a lovely neoclassical home, with a sandwich with home made bread, cheese as a concession for the feast- Rome seems so lovely, great bring back the chesses. Hronia Polla.
Hronia Polla Maria mou gia ti simerini mera.
Rome, much like Athens can offer one the best and the worst in food. One has to find the non-tourist eateries and I'm glad you found your way.
Pizza is always welcomed in our home and the palette is wide-open!
I can relate to what you said about eating in Italy. I only ate well in Italy when I was with Italian friends who knew where to go.
I will go for the pizza with olive oil but the combo of cheeses is yummy and rich too!
wow ,ivy,all images are so beautiful!i'm drolling!wonderful pizza!
These both look gorgeous, Ivy! I had no idea that dairy wasn't allowed during Greek lent. Is fish allowed, or no? In the U.S., dairy and fish are allowed – just no meat. Although nowadays, I think many Catholics will choose other things to give up, but I'm not entirely sure.
Thanks Jen. Fish is not allowed. During the Easter Lent, fish is allowed on two specific Sundays only. Seafood, such as octopus, kalamari, shrimps, lobster etc. are allowed.
Everything look mouthwatering and fabulous! What gorgeous products!
C'est toujours un plaisir de manger une bonne pizza qu'elle soit italienne ou grecque. Les tiennes sont magnifiques.
This looks delicious Ivy, and isn't Natalia a darling for showing you around Rome.
Delightful and delicious Ivy! The twist on the ladenia is brilliant, using available vegan ingredients. I'd be happy with any of these! Thanks for sharing!
That's a mouthwatering pizza! Homemade pizza is always better!
I'll take either of them or maybe even both! They look absolutely delicious.
Wow! wow! and Wow! They look fantastic! I am a huge fan of pizza, delicious!
I like both versions you prepared the proscuitto with cheese — and the vegan which I guess I would call foccacia.
Ivy, this looks delicious!! Ladenia is one of my favorites. I mean, I love ANYTHING that has cheese or cured meat on it, but there's something to be said for the simplicity of homemade dough laden with rich roasted vegetables. I think I would be useless when it came to Lent, but this is a recipe that I would totally dig eating again and again!
It's dinner time and all of a sudden the menu I had prepared is no longer good after seeing your pizza!!!
How interesting about Ladenia… We have the same thing here in Catalonia (made with olive oil) and it's called coca de recapte.
I had done the Ladenia from Peter's blog and we fell in love with it immediately.. fresh tomatoes, warm olive oil is heaven!
I will have to try this Ladenia … and also topping pizza with grilled eggplant … I never tried that … but I must now!
What a great gem of a blog. You've really got the pizza fanaticism flowing though your veins!
These are some fabulous recipes, and that comes from a guy who makes pizzas day and night. I live in Athens too, but this is Athens Ohio. Please check out my pizza blog at pizzagoon.com.
Have you ever been to the World Pizza Championships in Salsomaggiore Italy? You should because I think you would win!
What a great site! You really are a great pizza maker and I love your recipes!
I live in Athens too…Athens, Ohio that is. I've make pizzas every day and night and you recipes are spectacular and informative.
Have you ever been to the World Pizza Championships in Salsomaggiore, Italy? You should go because I think you would totally win!


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Sernatur La ruta de esclavo es iniciativa que comienza a ganar fama. This was even highlighted in the link to Stackoverflow they provided. At night, the fun moves over to the amazing games room. Spirituality is part of the Eco Truly eco-community.
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The general idea behind a honeymoon trip is that it has to be romantic and that there should be no need to constantly leave the hotel in order to have fun. One of the best ways to watch the sunset is from one of these hot tubs overlooking the Andes Mountains. Itzulpen memoriak dira giza egilea, baina ordenagailua lerrokatuta, horrek akatsak sor ditzake.
You can ultimately have the whole beach to yourself, except for the birds that fly along the coast. Just two and a half hours from Santiago, the journey to Puma Lodge is something of an adventure. As well as its house special, it offers other popular dishes such as hamburgers with spicy mashed potatoes, enormous meat portions in breadcrumbs and of course, their addictive homemade chips. Perfecto para viajeros de bajo presupuesto. Located very close to San Marcos Cathedral, we recommend grabbing a glass and enjoying the view of the city from the terrace.
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Aruba is renowned for its large, mostly family-oriented resorts. Some servers ask you to identify yourself with a personal certificate. Dominica Famosos chefs estadounidenses le han dado fama gourmet a Anguilla.
Bien ubicado, y con mucho ambiente surfer. Desde entonces, su legado se fue desvaneciendo lentamente, casi hasta desaparecer. Al fin, se puede disfrutar de toda una playa para uno solo, salvo por las aves que suelen volar por la costa.


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"Humanities Bullshit"
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An anonymous netizen posts on a forum: "What did president Park Geun-hye do right?"
Another responded: "I own and run a pub near Gwanghwamun Square. Thanks to president Park, I got so many customers and paid off my debts…. Lol."
This is how "Humanities Bullshit," a South Korean Facebook page, analyzed this exchange:
(Source: Humanities Bullshit Facebook)
"Libertarian analysis: "So-called 'social issues' are no more than what individuals suffer in their own situation. Therefore, trying to solve the problems of an individual in the name of 'social issues' is a totalitarian approach. Just as former president Park Geun-hye may have been a preposterous presence for the majority of South Koreans, but an unexpected source of luck for the owner of a pub in Gwanghwamun.""
This, according to the page, is a classic example of what you call "humanities bullshit." FYI, the word "bullshit" in Korean literally means "dog's noise." "Dog" in Korean is often used as a profane prefix.
Weaving together scholarly accounts and current issues in South Korea and beyond, the Facebook page Humanities Bullshit is garnering popularity among South Korean aficionados of the humanities and social sciences. Each post on the page is a tongue-in-cheek satire on contemporary society, using perspectives from prominent thinkers or different streams of philosophy.
One recent post compared politician Kim Moo-sung — whose recent video of him nonchalantly pushing his suitcase at his assistant without even looking at him went viral — to French philosopher Albert Camus, and how Kim's behavior reflects Camus' existentialism (sorry, we tried to understand exactly how, but it sounded like, well, bullshit).
The pioneer behind the popular bullshit page is Kim Kyung-soo. In late 2014, Kim was a high school graduate preparing to take a second attempt at the notoriously grueling university entrance exam. This was when he opened the Facebook page, hoping to create a space for humanities lovers to share jokes and "bullshit" analyses.
"It was difficult to find people around me who shared my sense of humor," Kim told Korea Exposé. "So I decided to open a page where people like me would empathize and laugh together."
"I like the sort of humor that looks at things in a slightly lame but twisted way," he said.
After two and a half years, Kim, who now majors in creative writing, was eventually able to gather a group of 14 university students to run the page, which has almost 14,000 followers.
But Humanities Bullshit isn't simply the cheeky, often self-parodying product of academic enthusiasts who just want to share some laughs and perspectives on society.
It also reflects the grim economic reality many humanities and social sciences students face in South Korea. Graduates of the arts are often held in lower esteem in the job market than those who studied engineering, science and other disciplines typically perceived to be more "practical" and better for employment.
As South Korea's overall youth unemployment rate continues to rise, students in the humanities and social sciences seem to be suffering more than their science and engineering counterparts.
When employment portal Albachunkuk conducted a survey of university students in 2014, only 37.4 percent of students in the arts said they saw their job prospects as positive, in contrast to students in medicine and engineering, of whom 82.7 percent and 66.7 percent respectively answered positively. Most humanities students pointed to a "lack of job openings" and a "lack of professional skills" as the source of their concerns.
The fact that many of South Korea's biggest conglomerates, such as Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor, specialize in IT and engineering may also be a contributing factor to the current chasm. Online news agency News Tomato reported that, in 2014, over 85 percent of Samsung Electronics' job openings were for science and engineering majors. (Samsung Electronics told Korea Exposé that it could not confirm these statistics, saying the company does not disclose information related to the backgrounds of their employees.)
Unfortunately, the humanities and social sciences are increasingly being shunned by universities for their declining economic practicality. According to University Tomorrow 20s Lab, from 2010 to 2015, among the 270 departments that were shut down unilaterally at universities nationwide, 50 percent were from the arts while the other half were from all the other disciplines, including science, engineering, fine arts and physical education. "Foundational disciplines with low employment rates are indiscriminately being closed down," said the study.
In 2013, Seoul's Chungang University faced a backlash for closing four "uncompetitive" humanities major programs while increasing quotas for more popular (and hence profitable) departments like business and economics.
More recently, Sung Nak-in, president of Seoul National University (SNU), a top university in South Korea, raised eyebrows in a conversation with Belarusian journalist Svetlana Alexievich for saying that his daughter had majored in Russian literature but ended up in law school. Some of those present took Sung's comments as insinuating that Russian literature was of less value and had merely been used by his daughter as an easy way into prestigious SNU (it's a less competitive subject) before proceeding on to study law.
The division — and disparity — between the humanities and the sciences begins early in South Korean education. For decades, the education system has categorically divided into the two from the high school level. As a result, science and engineering are alien to many South Korean humanities students from an early age (and vice versa), making it harder to transcend the boundary even if they wanted to in university and beyond. The system will change in 2018, allowing students to choose more interdisciplinary subjects depending on their preferences.
In this climate, "sorry that I studied humanities," or munsonghamnida, is a common phrase some students use self-deprecatingly. On a side note, the Korean word for humanities (inmunhak) has a broader range than its English counterpart, encompassing not only the humanities but also social sciences and other arts disciplines.
Humanities Bullshit isn't sorry.
"I believe the ability to bullshit shows the value of the humanities," Kim said.
In a way, Kim's Facebook page provides a platform where different arts majors can comfortably ramble on about society and form bonds with those in similar situations.
"Bullshit can offer a more innovative interpretation of reality," Kim continued. "The real bullshit may actually be those big, influential words that are often used in reality. The preposterousness of society is in demanding that we pursue nonsensical matters in the name of conforming to the 'norm.' South Korean society is full of dogmas about how we should look at things. We need the humanities to break those dogmas."
The declining status of degrees in the humanities and social sciences isn't unique to South Korea. As a former art history student myself, I repeatedly face pressing questions, not just in South Korea, about what I can do to make a living with my degree. Ever heard this joke? "What is the difference between an arts degree and a pizza?" The answer: "A pizza can feed a family of four."
Cover image: Quality bullshit for two dollars a bag. (Source: Flickr)


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EU leaders slam China for targeting foreign drugmakers
Sep 5, 2013 10:00am
European business leaders are taking up Pharma's case in China. Foreign drugmakers have been singled out unfairly in Chinese investigations into bribery and anticompetitive pricing, the European Union Chamber of Commerce says. Fighting corruption is great--but the crackdown has to extend to domestic drugmakers, too.
In fact, one official says, it's the very companies with the strongest compliance procedures that are attracting the most government scrutiny. Foreign multinationals have been "at large" very responsible, the chamber's top pharma official, Bruno Gensburger, told Reuters. "To my knowledge today, no Chinese company has been investigated."
That an EU business lobby is running to Pharma's aid isn't surprising. After all, it's U.K.-based GlaxoSmithKline ($GSK) that's at the center of the current probe. Just yesterday, a Chinese newspaper reported that GSK may face huge fines for alleged bribery, and that the company itself, not just rogue employees, sanctioned a payoff scheme amounting to almost $490 million.
Plus, most of the other companies visited by Chinese authorities in recent weeks--whether in relation to actual allegations or not--are based in Europe, if not the EU. France's Sanofi ($SNY) is under official investigation after a whistleblower accused the company of bribing more than 500 doctors to increase use of a diabetes drug. And Switzerland's Novartis ($NVS) is internally investigating another set of whistleblower allegations. Authorities have questioned sales reps at U.K.-based AstraZeneca ($AZN) and have stopped by facilities owned by Denmark's Lundbeck and Novo Nordisk ($NVO), and Belgium's UCB.
Chinese officials have denied that they're passing over violations at domestic drugmakers. But in an EU position paper, the chamber accused the government of attacking foreign companies and supporting domestic drugmakers.
And then there's the fact that China appears to be strong-arming detainees to confess on television, calling into question its commitment to handling the accusations under the rule of law. EU Chamber President Davide Cucino told Reuters that European businesses don't want to stop China from cracking down on corruption--but they do ask for cases to be handled by the book. Plus, the lobbying group wants the corruption and antitrust probes to focus on Chinese-based companies as well as foreign ones.
- read the Reuters news
Special Report: GSK - Sanofi - Novartis - Top Pharma Companies by 2012 Revenues


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Острый панкреатит (, от  — поджелудочная железа + -itis — воспаление) — остро протекающее асептическое воспаление поджелудочной железы демаркационного типа, в основе которого лежат некробиоз панкреатоцитов и ферментная аутоагрессия с последующим некрозом и дистрофией железы и присоединением вторичной гнойной инфекции.
При панкреатите у пациента наблюдаются острые боли в области живота.

Летальность, несмотря на применение современных методик консервативного и оперативного лечения, высокая: общая 7—15 %, при деструктивных формах — 40—70 %.

Классификация
Основу клинико-морфологической классификации острого панкреатита составляют формы заболевания, внутрибрюшные и системные осложнения с учётом распространенности некротического поражения поджелудочной железы и различных отделов забрюшинной клетчатки, фазового развития воспалительно-некротического процесса от абактериального к инфицированному.

ФОРМЫ ЗАБОЛЕВАНИЯ

I. Отечный (интерстициальный) панкреатит.

II. Стерильный панкреонекроз.

— по распространенности поражения: ограниченный и распространенный.

— по характеру поражения: жировой, геморрагический, смешанный.

III. Инфицированный панкреонекроз.

МЕСТНЫЕ ОСЛОЖНЕНИЯ

В доинфекционную фазу:

1. Парапанкреатический инфильтрат (оментобурсит, объемные жидкостные образования забрюшинной локализации).

2. Некротическая (асептическая) флегмона забрюшинной клетчатки (парапанкреальной, паракольной, паранефральной, тазовой и т. д.)

3. Перитонит: ферментативный (абактериальный).

4. Псевдокиста (стерильная).

5. Аррозивные кровотечения (внутрибрюшные и в желудочно-кишечный тракт)

В фазу инфицирования:

1. Септическая флегмона забрюшинной клетчатки: парапанкреальной, паракольной, паранефральной, тазовой.

2. Панкреатогенный абсцесс (забрюшинных клетчаточных пространств или брюшной полости)

3. Перитонит фибринозно-гнойный (местный, распространенный).

4. Псевдокиста инфицированная.

5. Внутренние и наружные панкреатические, желудочные и кишечные свищи.

6. Аррозивные кровотечения (внутрибрюшные и в желудочно-кишечный тракт)

СИСТЕМНЫЕ ОСЛОЖНЕНИЯ

1. Панкреатогенный шок при стерильном панкреонекрозе и его внутрибрюшных осложнениях.

2. Септический (инфекционно-токсический) шок при инфицированном панкреонекрозе и его внутрибрюшных осложнениях.

3. Полиорганная недостаточность как при стерильном, так и инфицированном панкреонекрозе и их осложнениях.

Причины и факторы риска

 Желчнокаменная болезнь и злоупотребление алкоголем являются наиболее распространенными факторами риска острого панкреатита.
 Гипертриглицеридемия связана с повышенным риском острого панкреатита.
 Эндоскопическая ретроградная холангиопанкреатография и баллонная энтероскопия связаны с повышенным риском постинтервенционного панкреатита.
 Курение табака связано с повышенным риском острого панкреатита, не связанного с желчью.
 Сахарный диабет 2-го типа связан с повышенным риском острого панкреатита.
 Многие лекарства могут спровоцировать острый панкреатит.

Патогенез
Острый панкреатит представляет собой токсическую энзимопатию. Пусковым механизмом развития является высвобождение из ацинарных клеток поджелудочной железы активированных панкреатических ферментов, обычно присутствующих в виде неактивных проферментов. Это происходит вследствие гиперстимуляции экзокринной функции железы, частичной обтурации ампулы большого дуоденального сосочка, повышения давления в вирсунговом протоке, рефлюксе желчи в вирсунгов проток. Внутрипротоковая гипертензия вызывает повышение проницаемости стенок терминальных протоков, создаются условия для активизации энзимов.

Развитие панкреатита ведёт к самоперевариванию железы. Его осуществляют липолитические ферменты — фосфолипаза А и липаза, которые выделяются железой в активном состоянии.

Липаза поджелудочной железы не повреждает только здоровые клетки железы. Фосфолипаза А разрушает клеточные мембраны и способствует проникновению в клетку липазы. Освобождение тканевой липазы, которая усиливает расщепление липидов (в том числе липидов клеточной мембраны), ускоряет деструктивные процессы. Из накапливающихся в очаге воспаления ферментов в особенности выраженным деструктивным действием обладает эластаза гранулоцитов.

В результате возникают очаги жирового панкреонекробиоза. Вокруг них в результате воспалительного процесса формируется демаркационный вал, отграничивающий их от неповреждённой ткани. Если патобиохимический процесс ограничивается этим, то формируется жировой панкреонекроз. Если в результате накопления в повреждённых липазой панкреатоцитах свободных жирных кислот рН сдвигается до 3,5—4,5, то внутриклеточный трипсиноген трансформируется в трипсин.

Трипсин активирует лизосомные ферменты и протеиназы, что ведёт к протеолитическому некробиозу панкреатоцитов. Эластаза лизирует стенки сосудов, междольковые соединительно-тканные перемычки. Это способствует быстрому распространению ферментного аутолиза (самопереваривания) в поджелудочной железе и за её пределами.

В конечном счёте главным механизмом развития острого панкреатита служит преждевременная активация панкреатических ферментов. Под действием трипсина активизируются все зимогены ферментов поджелудочной железы (эластазы, карбоксипептидазы, химотрипсина, фосфолипазы, колипазы), калликреин-кининовая система, изменяется фибринолиз и свёртываемость крови, что приводит к местным и общим патобиохимическим расстройствам. Кроме местных нарушений, связанных с патологическим процессом в самой железе, наблюдается общий интоксикационный процесс, приводящий к поражению почек, лёгких, печени, сердца.

Прием алкоголя усиливает тонус сфинктера Одди, что может послужить причиной затруднения оттока экзокринного секрета поджелудочной железы и повышения давления в мелких протоках; алкоголь усиливает секрецию желудочного сока и продукцию соляной кислоты, которая стимулирует продукцию секретина, вызывающего экзокринную гиперсекрецию поджелудочной железы; энзимы проникают в паренхиму, происходит активация протеолитических ферментов и аутолиза клеток поджелудочной железы.

Фазы клинического течения

1 фаза - Токсемии
При этом выделяют:

 период острых гемодинамических нарушений (1-3  сутки)
 период «ранней» полиорганной недостаточности/дисфункции ( 3-10 сутки)

Максимальный срок формирования панкреонекроза трое суток, при крайне тяжелой форме- от 24 до 36 часов.

2 фаза - Деструктивных изменений
При этом выделяют:

 период асептических деструктивных осложнений (с 7-10 суток до выздоровления или появления деструктивных осложнений)
 период гнойных деструктивных  осложнений (на 2-3 неделе от начала заболевания).

Симптомы, течение и осложнения
Чёткой клинической картины нет. В связи с этим для точной диагностики острого панкреатита необходим целый ряд дополнительных исследований.

Жалобы на острую боль в животе, тошноту, рвоту дуоденальным содержимым, не приносящую облегчения, вздутие живота, напряжение мышц живота (триада Мандора). Как правило, из-за интоксикации и рвоты наступает нарушение водно-электролитного баланса, обезвоживание, которое играет важную роль в патогенезе заболевания. Могут появляться геморрагические синюшные пятна на левой боковой стенке живота, иногда с желтоватым оттенком (симптом Грея Тернера). Возможно возникновение пятен у пупка (симптом Куллена).

Возникновение острого панкреатита возможно на фоне хронического панкреатита. Острый панкреатит отличается от понятия «обострение хронического панкреатита».

Часто после перенесённого острого панкреатита образуются псевдокисты поджелудочной железы. Увеличиваясь в размерах и накапливая патологическую жидкость, псевдокиста за счёт сдавления окружающих органов может вызывать боли, нарушение движения пищи в желудке и двенадцатиперстной кишке. Возможно нагноение псевдокисты.

Иногда отёк или склероз в области головки поджелудочной железы приводят к клинической картине, напоминающей сдавление протоков жёлчных путей и протока поджелудочной железы (Вирсунгова протока). Подобная картина наблюдается при опухолях головки поджелудочной железы, поэтому такую форму панкреатита называют псевдотуморозной. Нарушение оттока жёлчи в таких случаях может вызывать механическую желтуху.

Наиболее частой причиной гибели больных острым панкреатитом в первые дни заболевания является эндогенная интоксикация, сопровождающаяся развитием циркуляторного гиповолемического шока, отёка головного мозга, острой почечной недостаточностью.

Диагностика
Помимо стандартных методов физикального обследования, безусловно необходимых для постановки предварительного диагноза, для диагностики используются лабораторные и инструментальные методики.

Лабораторная и инструментальная диагностика

Биохимические тесты
Для диагностики производятся индикаторные (амилаза, трансаминазы) и патогенетические (липаза, трипсин) биохимические тесты.

Активность амилазы в моче и крови при остром панкреатите резко повышается.

На основании активности фосфолипазы А2 в сыворотке крови оценивают степень заболевания, в частности, нарушения в лёгких. По уровню сывороточной рибонуклеазы (РНАзы) оценивают фазу острого деструктивного панкреатита. Повышение алкалинфосфата, трансаминазы и билирубина являются диагностическими критериями непроходимости билиарного дерева.

УЗИ
При ультразвуковом исследовании обнаруживают снижение  паренхимы железы и появление отсутствующего в норме просвета сальниковой сумки за счёт скопления в ней выпота в виде эхопрозрачной полосы между задней стенкой желудка и передней поверхностью железы.

Рентгенография
Рентгеновское исследование брюшной полости обычно малоинформативно, однако иногда позволяет выявить как косвенные признаки воспалительного процесса в поджелудочной железе (симптом «сторожевой петли»), так и возможную сочетанную патологию (тени конкрементов в желчном пузыре и т. д.).

Компьютерная томография (КТ)
КТ имеет преимущество перед ультразвуковым исследованием, так как обеспечивает лучшую специфическую визуализацию ткани поджелудочной железы и ретроперитонеальных образований.

Магнитно-резонансная томография (МРТ, MRI)
МРТ позволяет оценить уровень тканевого метаболизма, наличие ишемии, некроз панкреатоцитов. Это важно при оценке течения заболевания до развития тяжёлых состояний и осложнений.

Лапароскопия
Лапароскопия позволяет уточнить форму и вид заболевания, диагностировать панкреатогенный перитонит, парапанкреатический инфильтрат, деструктивный холецистит (как сопутствующее заболевание) и найти показания к лапаротомии. При лапароскопии могут быть выявлены достоверные и косвенные признаки острого панкреатита.

К косвенным признакам отёчного панкреатита относятся: отёк малого сальника и печёночно-двенадцатиперстной связки, выбухание желудка кпереди, умеренная гиперемия висцеральной брюшины верхних отделов брюшной полости, небольшой серозный выпот в правом подпечёночном пространстве. Достоверным признаком жирового панкреонекроза являются очаги жирового некроза на париетальной и висцеральной брюшине, малом и большом сальнике.

Основным эндоскопическим симптомом геморрагического панкреонекроза является геморрагическая имбибиция большого сальника и брыжейки поперечной ободочной кишки, и наличие в брюшной полости выпота с геморрагическим оттенком.

Ангиография
Ангиография позволяет определить нарушения кровообращения в поджелудочной железе и окружающих тканях и органах. Эти данные позволяют определиться с прогнозом и тактикой хирургического вмешательства.

Однако в настоящее время в связи с появлением и усовершенствованием таких неинвазивных методик, как УЗИ, КТ и ЯМР, значимость ангиографии для диагностики острого панкреатита и других поражений поджелудочной железы в значительной мере утрачивается.

Эндоскопия верхних отделов желудочно-кишечного тракта (ЭГДС)
ЭГДС относится к дополнительным методам инструментального исследования острого панкреатита.

Оценка тяжести состояния больных с острым панкреатитом
Для объективной оценки тяжести состояния больных с острым панкреатитом наиболее распространенной является шкала Ranson, предложенная в 1974 г. Она включает 11 критериев, которые оценивают при поступлении и в течение первых 48 ч от начала заболевания. Каждый имеющийся признак оценивается в 1 балл.

Оценка тяжести состояния при остром панкреатите по шкале Ranson

Пациентов с острым панкреатитом и его осложнениями, у которых сумма баллов по шкале Ranson менее 3, относят к группе с легким течением заболевания и низкой вероятностью развития летального исхода, обычно не превышающего 1 %.

К группе с тяжелым течением панкреатита относят пациентов, имеющих как минимум один из следующих признаков:

1) оценка по шкале Ranson ≥ 3 баллов при поступлении или в течение первых 48 ч;

2) оценка по шкале APACHE II ≥ 8 баллов в любое время в течение заболевания;

3) недостаточность одного или более органа:

4) присутствие одного или более местных осложнений (панкреатического некроза, панкреатического абсцесса, панкреатической псевдокисты).

Увеличение показателя шкалы Ranson приводит к повышению летальности. При значениях шкалы от 3 до 5 летальность больных с некротическим панкреатитом достигает 10—20 %, при увеличении показателя шкалы до 6 и более летальность этой категории больных возрастает до 60 % и выше. Недостатком данной прогностической системы является невозможность оценки состояния пациентов в течение первых 2 суток от начала заболевания, а также влияние на оценку этиологии панкреатита и проводимого лечения.

Лечение

Консервативное лечение
Показано голодание.

Терапия должна подбираться строго индивидуально, в зависимости от патогенетических факторов, той или иной стадии и формы деструктивного панкреатита.

На первоначальном этапе лечение заключается в дезинтоксикации (в том числе гемо-, лимфо- или плазмосорбция).

Необходимо устранить спазм гладкой мускулатуры.

Проводится декомпрессия желудка путём установки назогастрального зонда.

Антиферментная терапия, ранее считавшаяся основным методом лечения острого панкреатита, сейчас не применяется в связи с неподтверждённой эффективностью. Таким образом, ингибиторы протеиназ (контрикал, гордокс и др.) на сегодняшний день исключены из списка препаратов, рекомендованных к применению при указанной патологии.

Цитостатические препараты, угнетающие синтез белка и, в частности, внутриклеточное образование ферментов (5-фторурацил). Сходным механизмом действия обладает панкреатическая рибонуклеаза, которая, разрушая м-РНК, вызывает обратимое нарушение биосинтеза белка в поджелудочной железе.

Применение соматостатина и его аналогов оказывают хороший эффект как на процесс самого заболевания, так и на его исход. Эти препараты снижают панкреатическую секрецию, устраняют необходимость аналгезирующей терапии, снижают частоту осложнений и летальность.

Инфузия соматостатина улучшает индекс клубочковой фильтрации и повышает почечный кровоток, что важно для профилактики осложнений со стороны почек при деструктивных формах острого панкреатита.

Антибактериальная терапия острого панкреатита
Одной из существенных проблем в терапии острого панкреатита является предупреждение развития гнойных осложнений и их лечение. С этой целью применяют антибактериальную терапию. Абсолютным показанием для назначения антибиотикотерапии являются инфицированные формы панкреонекроза, но в связи с тем, что своевременная и ранняя диагностика инфицированного панкреонекроза и его дифференциация от стерильных форм затруднительна, рекомендуется профилактическое назначение антибиотиков даже в фазу «абактериального» процесса.

Спектр назначаемых антибактериальных препаратов должен охватывать грамположительные и грамотрицательные аэробные и анаэробные микроорганизмы и обладать способностью хорошо проникать в ткани поджелудочной железы.

Проникновение антибиотиков в ткани поджелудочной железы после внутривенного введения

В зависимости от способности проникать в ткани поджелудочной железы выделяют три группы антибиотиков:

Группа A. Концентрация аминогликозидов, аминопенициллинов и цефалоспоринов I поколения после внутривенного введения не достигает в тканях поджелудочной железы минимальной подавляющей концентрации (МПК) для большинства бактерий.

Группа B включает препараты, концентрация которых после внутривенного введения превышает МПК для некоторых, но не всех встречающихся при панкреатической инфекции микроорганизмов. Это пенициллины широкого спектра: пиперациллин и мезлоциллин; цефалоспорины III поколения: цефтизоксим, цефотаксим и цефтазидим.

В группу C включены фторхинолоны (офлоксацин и пефлоксацин), имипенем и метронидазол, которые создают максимальные концентрации в панкреатических тканях, превышающие МПК для большинства возбудителей инфекции при панкреонекрозе.

Тактика применения антибиотиков при остром панкреатите
1. При отечной форме острого панкреатита антибактериальная профилактика не показана.

2. Дифференцировать цель назначения антибиотиков при панкреонекрозе — профилактическую или лечебную — во многих случаях не представляется возможным, принимая во внимание высокий риск инфицирования поджелудочной железы и трудности выявления инфицирования доступными клинико-лабораторными методами.

3. При развитии фатального сепсиса требуется немедленное назначение антибиотиков, обладающих максимальным эффектом и минимальными побочными действиями.

4. Фактор эффективности антибиотика должен доминировать над фактором стоимости.

Хирургическое лечение
Тактика хирургического вмешательства определяется в первую очередь глубиной анатомических изменений в самой поджелудочной железе.

Лапароскопию следует рассматривать как основной метод хирургического лечения. Применение лапароскопии позволяет избежать необоснованных лапаротомий, обеспечить адекватное дренирование и эффективное лечение и обосновать показания к лапаротомии.

Основные виды хирургического вмешательства
 Установка дренажей и проведение перитонеального лаважа-диализа. Это позволяет удалять токсичные и вазоактивные вещества. После операции наступает улучшение состояния пациента в течение первых 10 дней, но появление осложнений в дальнейшем не исключается. К тому же диализ возможно проводить только в первые 48 часов после установки дренажей, так как затем они перестают функционировать.
 Резекция (обычно дистальных отделов) поджелудочной железы. Это устраняет возможность аррозии сосудов и кровотечения, а также предупреждает образование абсцессов. Недостатком этого метода является то, что у значительного числа больных в послеоперационном периоде развивается экзо- и эндокринная недостаточность. Это связано либо со значительным объёмом вмешательства при обширном поражении железы, либо с невозможностью найти объём поражения перед операцией или по ходу операции (даже при использовании интраоперационного УЗИ поджелудочной железы), в результате чего удаляется и неизменённая ткань железы.
 Операция Лоусона (операция «множественной стомы»). Она заключается в наложении гастростомы и холецистостомы, дренировании сальникового отверстия и области поджелудочной железы. При этом нужно контролировать отток ферментонасыщенного отделяемого, выполнять декомпрессию внепечёночных жёлчных протоков. Больной переводится на энтеральное питание. Операция не должна проводиться в условиях панкреатогенного перитонита.

Оперативное вмешательство не всегда устраняет возможность развития гнойных осложнений. В связи с этим порой возникает необходимость в повторных операциях, что увеличивает послеоперационную летальность. Смерть, как правило, наступает в результате тяжёлых септических осложнений и дыхательной недостаточности.

Наиболее частой проблемой при всех типах операций является необходимость релапаротомий продолжающегося панкреонекроза или в связи с развитием вторичных осложнений (абсцессов, кровотечений и др.).

Для выполнения неоднократных плановых релапаротомий и временного закрытия лапаротомной раны используются застёжки-«молнии». Однако они имеют недостатки, так как могут вызвать некроз тканей стенки живота, кроме того, они не позволяют в достаточной мере регулировать изменение внутрибрюшного давления.

См. также
 Поджелудочная железа
 Панкреатит
 Хронический панкреатит
 Диагностика заболеваний поджелудочной железы

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The Biography of IMAM AL-HAFIZH JALALUDDIN ABDURRAHMAN AS-SUYUTI
His name, pedigree, and nisbat:
As Sayuthi's full name was Al-Hafizh Abdurrahman Ibn Al- Kamal Abi Bakr Ibn Muhammad Ibn Sabiq ad-Din Ibn Al-Fakhr Utsman ibn Nazhir ad-Din al-Hamam al-Khudairi al-Sayuthi. The author of "Mu'jam al-Mallifin" added, "Athaluni al-Mishri Asy-Syafi'i", and he was given the title of 'Jalaluddeen' , and nicknamed with Abdul Fadhal.
He came from non Arab-descend, about which he once said, "There was a man whom I can trust told me that he heard my father said that his great-grandfather was a non-Arab man from the East. He connected his pedigree as follows, 'My great-grandfather was Damam ad-Din, a wise man and a guru of tariqa. From him descended prominent figures and leaders, among them there were ones who became the head of authority in his area, a civil judge, and a merchant. But none of them that I know pursued knowledge seriously except my father.
His Birth and Growth
As-Sayuthi was born in the region of Asyuth, after the maghrib time on Sunday night, in the month of Rajab, 849 H, as he himself revealed, and the historians were in agreement over his year of birth, except for Ibn Iyas and Ismail Pasha al-Baghdadi who assumed that As-Sayuthi was born in the month of Jumada ats Tsani.
He grew as an orphan. His father died on Monday night, 5th of Safar, 855 H, when he was just 6 years old.
His journey and Time of Study:
He had completed memorizing the entire Qur'an at a very young age, and his memorization became perfect when he was 8 years old. After that, he continued memorizing books, such as al-'Umdab, Minhaj fiqh, Al-Ushul, and Al-fiyah ibn Malik.
Next, he pursued various kind of sciences, and at that time, he was just 16 years old, i.e., in 864 H. He learned fiqh and Arabic grammar from several teachers, and studied the science of inheritance from the grand scholar of his time, Sheikh Syihab ad-Din asy-Syarmasahi, and then studied the science of fiqh from Sheikh al Islam Al Balqini until the sheikh passed away, and continued to learn from his son, 'Ilmuddin Al-Balqini. He then studied under the ustadz Muhyiddin Al-Kafayaji for 14 years. From this scholar, he learned the science of Tafseer and ushul, language and ma'ani, and he proceeded to write some small books regarding these sciences.
He had traveled many times in order to pursue the knowledge, for example, to the city of Al Fayun, Al Mihlah, Dimyat, Sham, Hijaj, Yemen, India, and al-Maghrib (Morocco).
As Sayuthi then famous as a man with profound knowledge in seven fields of science; Hadith interpretation, Fiqh, Arabic grammar, Ma'ani, Bayan, and Badi', through the experts in language, and balaghah.
His Study
In order to pursue the knowledge, as-Sayuthi had came to learn from Sheikh Safuddin Al-Hanafi and repeatedly studied the books Al-Mukasyaf and At-Taudhih. His parent also sent him to join the lecture of al-Hafidz Ibn Hajar, and studied the book 'Shahih Muslim' from ash-Shyairafi until he finished it, besides other books, such as As Syifa', Al-Fiyah by Ibn Malik, Syarh-Asyudur, al Mughni – a book about Ushul Fiqh of The Hanafi school, and he learned its explanation from Syams al- Marzabani al-Hanafi, and listened to the lecture explaining the books al-Mutawassith and as-Safiyah written by Jarudi, which was also delivered by this scholar. Beside that, he also learned the book Alfiah by al-'Iraqi, and attended the scientific lesson by al-Balqini. From the latter scholar, as-Sayuthi absorbed countless of knowledge. After that, he lived with asy-Syaraf al Manawi until this scholar passed away. From him, as-Sayuthi also learned vast amount of knowledge. He also routinely followed the lecture given by Saifudin muhammad bin muhammad al-Hanafi, and the lessons taught by al-'alamah asy-Syamani and al-Kafiji.
Despite those endeavors, he still said that he didn't much pursue the sciences of riwayat, more than the matter that he assumed as the most important one in this science, i.e., the diraayah of hadith.
His teachers, student, and peer
that there were around 150 scholars who were his teachers, and the prominent ones among them were:
Ahmad zas-Syarmasahi
'Umar al-Balqini
Shalih bin Umar bin Ruslan al-Balqini
Muhyidin al-Kafiji
Al-Qadhi syarafudin al-Manawi
As for his student, there were thousands of people who had learned from him, and the most prominent among them were:
Syamsudin asy-sakhawi.
'Ali al-Asymuni.
His creed:
From his writings that defended the companions and stayed firmly upon the sunnah, it is clear that the madzhab he chose was the madzhab of ahl sunnah. There were no more to know about him regarding this aspect, except for his tendency to tasawwuf that his great-grandfather Hamam had pioneered.
However, his deep knowledge regarding the Qur'an and the sunnah was able to protect him from doing mistakes, as what happened to the followers of sufism, who were far deviating from the Qur'an and the sunnah.
His intellectual influence:
When he entered the fourth decade of his life, he soon went to exile and avoided the crowds, and he showed his interest in writing, thus, only in the time span of 22 years, he was able to flood the Libraries of the muslim with his works in various fields of science, in about 600 titles, for example, in tafseer, the science of tafseer, hadith and its science, Fiqh and principle of Fiqh, Arabic language with its many branches, history of the Prophet, and history.
The author of hidayah al-A'rifin had written about a large number of as-Sayuthi's work, which number was close to what we've mentioned earlier, and which was acknowledged by the man in question.
It is enough for us to mention some of his most prominent works in the science of hadith, due to its close relevance with the topic of our current lesson.
Firstly: Regarding hadith
Zahr ar-Rabbiy "Ala Mujtaba Li an-Nasa'i
Al-Hawalik 'Ala Muwaththa' Malik.
Marqat ash-Shu'ud Syarkh Sunan Abi Dawud.
Jam'u aljawami' Aw al-jami' al-Kabir.
al-Jami' ash-Shaghir wa Dzailuh.
Secondly: The science of hadith
Tadrib ar-Rawi bi syarkh Tawqrib an-Nawawi.
Al al-fiyah fi al-Hadits.
As'af al-mabtha' bi Rijal al-Muhtha'.
Durr as-sahabah Fi Man Nazal al-Nishir Min al shahabah.
Natsr al-"Abir fi Takhrij Ahadits asy-syarkh al-Kabir
His death:
As-Sayuthi's life was full of studying and writing. Thus, he locked himself in his house, inside a special room called Raudhah al-Miqyas, and he almost never leave the chamber. He continued to devote himself in these activities until his death, after he suffered from illness and total paralyzed in his left hand for a week. It seems like this illness was the cause of his death on Thursday, 19th of Jumada ats Tsani, 911 H, in his residence. He was buried at Hausy Qousun.
Reference: "Proses lahirnya sebuah Hadits (The birth process of a hadith)" by Al-Hafizh Jalauddin as-Sayuthi, page 41-45. Published by: PUSTAKA, Bandung, 1406 H – 1985 M. Salafyoon-online
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In May, one month before it's my 79th birthday, Stewart & I will be raising money for Little People UK (LPUK) by walking 65 miles of the Camino de Santiago over seven days. It will be a challenge. we will be averaging some 10 miles every day.
Our very dear seven year old granddaughter, Betsy, has hypochondroplasia, a rare form of dwarfism. She spent the first seven weeks of her life in Brighton's children's hospital having multiple seizures where she stopped breathing, but her dwarfism wasn't diagnosed until after her first birthday. There are over 200 different types of dwarfism, all of which have medical complications to add to the challenges of short stature and disproportionate limbs.
Betsy has a wonderful disposition. She is a very active girl and is whizz on a bike and skates. But life is full of challenges for her and she hates being different. Spending time with other similar to herself and feeling part of the Little People community has been very beneficial and that is where the work of LPUK, and attending their events, has been so important to Betsy and her family.


John Isaiah Pepion (Piikani) is an artist from the Blackfeet Nation in northern Montana. He holds degrees in art marketing and museum studies from United Tribes Technical College and the Institute of American Indian Arts. He speaks with troubled youth in public schools to promote the benefits of art as therapy.
John is among the first Indigenous artists to hang in the Wyoming State Museum. That exhibit — "We Were. We Are." — features the work of six artists from the Northern Arapaho Artists Society and the Creative Indigenous Collective. John was one of the founders of the latter.
John recently had a piece acquired for the Library of Congress's permanent collection. He is a 2017 First Peoples Fund Artists in Business Leadership fellow.
Going to ceremony, John sits and watches the movements, the designs. Ideas turn over in his mind, coming up with the images he will use in his art.
There's always a story behind every piece he creates. The designs and colors mean something.
In this piece the Native character, dressed in traditional regalia, does the Superman trick on his bike. It represents two worlds: the Indian world and the new world with computers, bikes, cell phones. With skill and a little humor, John bridges that gap, bringing two worlds together.


After a successful first workshop on ocean acidification (see the highlights in the Conservancy's E-venture article), the workshop series by BayCLIC is evolving from water to land. The second workshop, Dig Deep into Extreme Events, will cover extreme climate and weather events like droughts and wildfires. Tapping into our network of organizations that help steward and cultivate our natural resources, we have partnered with East Bay Regional Park District and the San Francisco Chapter of the Sierra Club to hold the event. We are excited to create a space for educators and scientists to learn about climate-related extreme events in the Bay Area, witness best practices for speaking on this topic, and brainstorm how to discuss solutions. Dig Deep into Extreme Events will be held at Temescal Beach House (6500 Broadway, Oakland 94168) on December 7, 2017 from 9:30-1:30 PM.
In light of the recent extreme events in the Bay Area and globally, we want to be sensitive in approaching this topic. At the same time, we know that climate educators are facing questions about the role of climate change in extreme events. Our workshop will equip them with research and speaking points for answering these questions. As you will see, we have gathered an impressive group of speakers with various areas of expertise to provide more resources. First, we have Minda Berbeco, the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter Director of the Sierra Club, opening the workshop with a fascinating presentation on climate science and extreme events risks in the region. Minda brings with her a background in environmental education to make her a great person to talk about the importance of science and education collaborations.
Next, a notable group of local researchers will give flash talks explaining extreme events occurring in Central and Northern California. Ever wonder how scientists can determine future projections of extreme events? Senior Scientist, Dr. Michael Wehner of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories, can tell us how. He is the go-to person for extreme event attribution and future projection modeling. Participants will hear what he has to say about climate change and the future of the Sierra Nevada watershed that provides water to the Bay Area.
After learning the science behind extreme climate and weather events, we will discuss why they are of concern, particularly to our parks colleagues. In East Bay Regional Parks District, interpretive staff members use invasive plant removal as an opportunity to talk about climate change with volunteers. From the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Rangers Roxi Farwell and Aracely Montero will demonstrate how to discuss social impacts of extreme events as they do in their Climate Without Borders program. As research has shown, place-based climate information that draws on common values like protecting well-being is part of effectively communicating climate change. We'll be sure to cover this and other communication strategies in our workshop.
Finally, we'll leave attendees with a framework to help them create solutions messages for their audiences with examples of successful community- level actions that they can help promote in the Bay Area. Providing solutions is an important part of climate messaging in order for audiences to feel empowered in addressing the issue. BayCLIC member and seasoned climate communications expert at the Marine Mammal Center, Adam Ratner will lead us through an exercise on solutions messaging.
We also want to help the educators and scientists in attendance bring back what they learned from the workshops to their home institutions. A portion of our workshop will be dedicated to supporting attendees in thinking through the next steps they need to take talk more about climate change in their work and encourage them to consider collaborations with their peers in attendance to make this happen.
This workshop series aims to be a catalyst for more cross collaboration between scientists and educators since we know that we cannot do the important work of promoting climate literacy without one another.


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Q and A With 'Something Ventured' Producer Paul Holland
Nicole Perlroth Forbes Staff
I cover venture capital, start-ups and edit the Forbes Midas List.
The project began with modest enough ambitions: Capture video footage of Silicon Valley's old guard and share it with the next generation of entrepreneurs. What followed is the critically acclaimed new documentary Something Ventured, a touching tribute to the men who, in the late 1950s, gambled their wealth, careers and social status to bring us Apple, Genentech, Intel, Fairchild Semiconductors, Tandem, Atari, Cisco.
The film features vintage footage and present-day interviews with legendary venture capitalists– including Arthur Rock (who backed Fairchild Semiconductor, Intel, Apple, Teledyne), Don Valentine (the founder of Sequoia Capital who backed Apple, Cisco, Oracle), Tom Perkins (the founder of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers who backed Genentech and Tandem), Bill Draper and "Pitch" Johnson— and the entrepreneurs they backed: Nolan Bushnell (Atari), Herbert Boyer (Genentech), Gordon Moore (Intel), Sandy Lerner (Cisco) and others.
It tells the tale of the 'Traitorous Eight', the eight men who defected from Shockley Semiconductor and without whom there would be no "Silicon" in Silicon Valley. One interview with Sandy Lerner, who co-founded Cisco and was subsequently let go, is a raw portrait of a woman who abruptly lost everything she worked for. Several investors in the film recall their first encounter with Steve Jobs and the Woz ("very unappealing," "bearded," "they didn't smell good," "they dressed funny" "so visionary, so bright. I had to fire him, though."). But the best line of the film belongs to Atari's colorful founder Nolan Bushnell: "I could have owned a third of Apple for $50,000… Big mistake."
Something Ventured was a collaboration between husband-and-wife duo Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine, who co-directed the film, and executive producers Paul Holland, a venture capitalist at Foundation Capital, and Molly Davis, the founder of Rainmaker Communications.
Here, Paul Holland discusses the process, as well as his anxieties and hopes for the film.
Let's start at the beginning. You're a venture capitalist. What inspired you to make a film? Well, it goes back quite a ways. I moved out here 25 years ago...I followed a girl. I grew up back East and had never been to California and my (now) wife Linda Yates' family introduced me to several people as I started to do my job search. As it turns out, a number of the people I met then, appear in this film. So I got an early taste for some of these guys' personalities, but I never understood their place in history.
After I finished my MBA...I did my first startup in the early 90s at a company called Pure Software…Later I worked at Kana Communications. Both companies went public and did fairly well and I got a real taste for the whole startup experience, soup to nuts, from idea to public offering. In the early 2000s, I was invited to join Foundation Capital…and became head of the Western Association of Venture Capitalists, the world's oldest venture capital association...I happened to have dinner with Bill Edwards, who was one of the first presidents of the WAVC . He started telling stories about the old days. He said: 'There were five of us. We used to meet up in San Francisco and go to lunch. We'd invite an entrepreneur to come up and give us a pitch over lunch and we'd have a cup of coffee and decide whether or not to fund their company." It was a very informal, bespoke kind of effort. He told me more stories and when I walked out of there, my head was spinning…Literally this idea bubble popped over my head that said: 'Why don't we make a film about the founders of venture capital and the first investments that they made?'
Documentaries that typically dominate this genre aren't exactly pro-capitalism. I think Michael Moore or "Smartest Guys in the Room." How hard was it to find your directors and convince them to make this film? Well, Dan and Dayna came into it with such a tremendous, positive spirit. We were impressed that they were multiple Emmy-award winners. But I had an early interaction with Dan that really stood out. I was trying to explain my vision for the movie and I said, 'What I'm envisioning is a movie like Reds [Warren Beatty's 1981 film about the original Bolsheviks], where you go back in time to talk about an exciting period—in that case 1917 Russia—and ask people in the present day what it was like back then. Dan said 'Ok, so you want to make Reds but without the Communists.' That is ultimately what came about: A really beautiful dialogue with really interesting men and the people they financed.
What was your greatest anxiety in making this film? My ambitions at the outset were actually quite small. My initial instinct was to capture ten hours of video footage of these guys to make available to business schools and entrepreneurship programs. But the way it worked out was this: We would go out and raise money and come back to the directors and say 'Okay, we've raised $100,000, what can we do with this?' And they'd say 'Okay, now we can have original music.' And we'd go out and raise another hundred grand. And they'd say 'Now, we can do full-HD.' …And so on. So I had sufficient time as a frog in boiling water. Where I did feel immense pressure was from the very beginning, I wanted this to be an homage to these men. I wanted them to perceive it as a really high quality effort to honor them.
The film starts in the 1950s but many of the themes carry over: the East coast hierarchy versus West coast startup culture, the entrepreneurs versus the suits, venture capital as a fraternity of sorts. Venture capital as a fraternity was simply a matter of demographics. The first 25 people who practiced it were men. There are way more women now than in the past—and way more women graduating with degrees in computer science and engineering than in the past. But yes, I do think some of the themes are enduring.
I do think we got a huge tailwind from The Social Network. If you think about what Zuckerberg went through—trying to crack through the hierarchy at Harvard on one end and trying to move quickly to start a tremendous company on the other-- people told him, 'If you want to do that, you have to move out West.' That endures today. Silicon Valley represents such a small part of the population, but over half of startups are created here. Certainly if somebody showed up here in 1955 and had an idea for a new laser, there wouldn't be any venture people to fund them. Now, there's a whole ecosystem to support them. And a really significant portion, some argue the most dynamic elements of the U.S. economy, have come out of venture.
It's almost nostalgic to watch Intel, Tandem, Apple, Atari and—maybe especially, Genentech-- get their start. You wonder whether we'll ever be able to recapture that same sort of entrepreneurial spirit in the U.S. The level of activity around entrepreneurship in this country has never been higher than it is today. Hundreds upon hundreds of startups are coming out of universities, incubators, national labs and corporations. The culture that was created 50 years ago set the stage for this.
But Don Valentine recently answered your question this way...He said: "The film tells you to go West, young man. I'm going to tell you to go East, young man." Today India and China are more conducive to starting new companies because their governments want companies to get started and be successful. Still, I don't think there's any better time than today to be an entrepreneur. It's a full-fledged industry today and back then it was pretty random.
The characters in this film were refreshingly candid. Dan and Dayna deserve all the credit for that. They'll tell you their number one concern was 'Would these titans of industry open up and show a human side that would allow us to build emotional hooks for the viewers who want to engage them?' It worked perfectly because Dan and Dayna really captured a trusting relationship with these people and cherished the candid information they got.
That definitely seemed to be the case with Sandy Lerner's recounting of her firing from Cisco. There was an earlier version of this film that we presented, over a year ago, as a working draft. That version of the film did not include Sandy Lerner. She was represented by 30-year-old photographs and archaic video footage...But with some help from Cisco, their attorneys connected us to Sandy's attorney, and he connected us with her. We showed her the film and—if anything—it was much more hard-hitting than the current version because she wasn't in it to defend herself. She had not been on film on this topic in decades. So we said, 'The thing that would really complete this film would be if you were in it.' Eventually she agreed and we flew Dan and Dayna to Ayrshire Farm, the organic farm where she lives in Northwestern Virginia. They spent the day with her and her cats. And the first time I watched her interview, the hairs went up on the back of my neck.
What do you hope people will take away from this film? My high hope for this film is that every student that wants to be an entrepreneur—at every level, high school, business school, on corporate campuses—sees it. I want to see more young people fall in love with entrepreneurship... And if I have a quieter, more serious goal, it's that I want policymakers to look at this and say 'What can we do to make it easier, not harder, for people in this country to start those kinds of businesses?'
Something Ventured was originally screened at the South by Southwest festival in Austin and it is set to appear at a number of the country's independent film festivals this spring and summer, and broadcast on television in 2012.
[Editor's Note: This interview has been condensed and several questions were left out for space.]
Nicole Perlroth
I'm a deputy editor at Forbes, where I cover venture capital and startups and produce Forbes' annual Midas List. Since joining Forbes, I've helped send a bad guy to ja...


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Your son will be charged with an adult credit from the dining plan even though he orders the children's meal. I usually ask for an "adult sized portion of the kids meal" to make sure my little guy gets enough to eat. I ask for both the adult and kids menu for my son, and sometimes he surprises me and gets something from the adult menu, so give it a try, your son might just find a new favorite food!
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Born and raised on a dairy farm on the west coast of British Columbia, I truly feel so blessed to have been raised in agriculture. It continues to teach me, ground me, and humble me in the most profound ways.
I met my husband, a fourth generation cattle producer, in 1998, not long after that I made the move from British Columbia to his hometown in central Alberta. I soon fell in love with this place and cannot imagine calling anywhere else home. The wide open spaces, big blue skies and the sunset's still take my breath away, even after all this time.
We are raising our own family now in the same wonderful setting that the two of us were raised in. Of all the things I've done thus far, our two incredible children are, by far, my most wonderful accomplishment.
I have been documenting moments through the lens of a camera since the late 90's. I am based in Alix, Alberta (my office deliberately faces the pasture where the cows are) but I travel for projects around the globe.
I specialize in livestock photography and show/event photography.
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