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Decline in Music Sales Cannot Be Attributed to File Sharing

A university study of Dutch file-sharers showed that there is no sharp divide between file sharers and others in their buying behaviour. On the contrary, file-sharers are content industry's largest customers, the study showed.

Worldwide, sales of recorded music have been in decline for several years, while file sharing is growing rapidly. Is this a mere correlation, or is it safe to say that there is a causal relation? Although a widely debated phenomenon, reliable numbers on the incidence and economics of file sharing are relatively sparse, particularly for films and games.

A survey held in the Netherlands by Prof. Nico van Eijk of the University of Amsterdam is part of the research aimed at filling this gap in order to estimate short-term welfare effects of file sharing.

According to the survey, free downloading or file sharing is a very common phenomenon across all socio-demographic groups of the Dutch population. 44% of the Dutch Internet population over the age of 15 that had Internet access, admit to file sharing on one or more occasions in the previous 12 months, which works out at around 4.7 million people. Music is the most downloaded entertainment product: 40% of those who have Internet access do so. Note that this figure is remarkably in tune with figures in France and the United States. Films (13%) and games (9%) follow at some distance. File sharers are predominantly young (15-24 years), male, particularly when it comes to films and games.

A notable finding of the survey is that a large number of file sharers are unable to say what method or technology they use for downloading, e.g. P2P, Usenet, newsgroups, FTP address. Most file sharers said they only engaged in downloading and did not upload. This would seem improbable as most P2P programs upload automatically. It seems likely that many file sharers are unaware that they are uploading. A mere one in twenty file sharers admit to adding new uploads themselves.

Buying and file sharing turn out to go hand in hand, according to the survey. Music sharers are as equally likely to buy music as other people: 68% of file sharers also purchase music. File sharers buy as much music as non-file sharers. However, file sharers spend more money on merchandise and go to concerts significantly more frequently.

As for films, file sharers turn out to buy significantly more DVDs than nonfile sharers. On average, file sharers and non-file sharers go to the cinema equally often, the survey showed.

Game sharers also buy games, and significantly more frequently too: 67% of file sharers are buyers as well. And if they buy, they buy significantly more games than non-file sharers. These results are summarized in Table 1. Among file sharers, 63% of music downloaders might yet buy the music they first got for free online. Their main reasons for buying are loving the music ? a key motive for over 80% ? or wishing to support the artist (over 50%). Owning the CD sleeve and booklet are mentioned by a third of eventual buyers, as well as the higher quality of the CD.

Between 50% and 60% download to discover new genres and directors/actors. 63% of game sharers report sometimes buying a previously downloaded game at a later date. Their main reasons include thinking it a really good game. Wanting to own the original box and game were also frequently mentioned.

"All in all, these figures show that there is no sharp divide between file sharers and others in their buying behaviour," the study says. "On the contrary, when it comes to attending concerts, and expenses on DVDs and games, file sharers are the industry's largest customers. Note that no causal relationship is implied here. Aficionados of music, games or films will typically buy more, get into related products more but also download more."

In order to estimate the turnover that the music industry may be missing out on due to file sharing, the survey asked file sharers what they would consider a reasonable price for a CD, film or game they would really like to own, and how likely they would be to purchase it for this price. Note that this is more than what they would be willing to pay on average for the products they are downloading. According to the survey, three-quarters of music sharers are willing to pay at least €8 for a CD. The average 'reasonable price' for music is higher than for DVDs, which turns out to be €5.

The effect of file sharing on sales is ambiguous. Research on this issue results in descriptions of mechanisms through which file sharing either results in an increase or, conversely, in a decrease in digital media sales, or in having no impact on sales whatsoever. These various potential mechanisms are summarized in Table 3. The most prominent positive effect is the sampling effect: consumers are introduced to new music and this creates new demand. When downloading serves consumers whose demand is driven by a lack of purchasing power, the effect on sales is neutral. File sharing has a negative impact on buying when it replaces paid-for consumption.

"Given the different possible effects above, it may not come as a surprise that the findings of empirical studies into the causal or other relationships between downloading and buying music vary widely, ranging from positive neutral to negative,", the study says. "There does not appear to be a clear relationship between the decline in sales and file sharing. The effect on revenue from concerts and merchandise is unknown. The state of play in the film industry has hardly been investigated to date, but available findings suggest a negative relationship. In the games industry download volumes are low and its implications largely unknown."

"The main conclusion that can be drawn from the above is that not every file downloaded does result in one less CD, DVD or game sold," Van Eijk's concludes. "The degree of substitution is difficult to determine."

The entertainment industry is experiencing the effects of file sharing. The proliferation of digital distribution networks combined with the availability of digital technology among consumers has actually broken the entertainment industries' control over the access to their products.

"Turnover in the recorded music industry is in decline, but only part of this decline can be attributed to file sharing," the study concludes. "Conversely, only a small fraction of the content exchanged through file sharing networks comes at the expense of industry turnover. This renders the overall welfare effects of file sharing robustly positive."

Van Eijk notes that for a considerable amount of time, the industry remained unable to stem the tide of unlicensed music file sharing with their conservative strategy of abstaining from innovation, promoting legal measures against supposed offences and digital rights management. This strategy resulted in the current backlash, providing space for a new entrant establishing a major brand in the online music business: Apple's iTunes. Reinvention of the business model looks like the only way out for the traditional players in the music industry. The music economy appears to be facing a shift in spending away from recordings to concert tickets and, to a lesser degree, merchandise. The advance of so called 360-degree artist contracts is a step towards greater diversification of sources of income and underlines the clear connection that exists between various revenue sources in different music markets: recordings, live music and merchandise. Recent research for Sweden indicates that total revenues from recorded music, live concerts and collecting societies remained roughtly stable between 2000 and 2008 (JOHANSSON & LARSSON, 2009).

On the other hand, the film industry is feeling the file-sharing pain less than is the music business, but this looks about to change as broadband is rolled out further.

The 'digitally native' games industry would seem better positioned to respond to the impact of file sharing, although some segments of the market, particularly the one for PC games, witnesses effects similar to the music industry, the study shows.

"The entertainment industry should step outside the box of the traditional value chain and venture into a host of other markets through the creation of value networks. A strategy that focuses solely on lawsuits and digital rights management (DRM) is not the best response, in particular as it remains to be seen whether a fully authorised, paid-for downloading market would generate sufficient revenues to stay in business. Even in a hypothetical future without file sharing, a hybrid business model would appear to be the solution," Van Eijk concludes.

"The survey held among Dutch Internet users has shown that file sharing is here to stay and that people who download are at the same time important customers of the entertainment industry. The point of no return has been reached and it is highly unlikely that the industry will be able to turn the tide." "What is more, there is no guarantee that a situation will ever arise in which a majority of digital downloads will come from an authorised source. Whatever the future brings, the time that will pass between now and a 'clean' future is too long for the industry to sit back and wait, without making an effort to innovate. And so the entertainment industry will have to work actively towards innovation on all fronts. New models worth developing, for example, are those that seek to achieve commercial diversification or that match supply and end-user needs more closely. In such a context, criminalizing large parts of the population makes no sense. Enforcement should focus on large scale and/or commercial upload activities," Van Eijk says.

In the end, says van Eijk,"..it turns out that online media provide a number of new avenues for creators and producers to reach their intended audiences, without significant gatekeepers preventing them from doing so. It is up to government, as part of its cultural policy and its policy to strengthen the country's innovative power and competitive edge, to consider identifying the promotion of innovation in the entertainment industry as a key priority. Introducing new protective measures does not seem the right way to go."

Van Eijk's complete findings and conclusions appear in a paper for the journal Communications & Strategies.

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Khloe Kardashian Buys Justin Bieber's Calabasas Home For $7.2 Million

The neighbors must be thrilled!

Khloe Kardashian has purchased Justin Bieber's Calabasas mansion, Us Weekly reports.

The reality star sold the Tarzana estate she shared with ex Lamar Odom to Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco a little over a month ago, and she's been looking for the perfect pad ever since.

The biggest perk of her new place? Sister Kourtney lives down the street! The mother-of-two and boyfriend Scott Disick recently bought Keyshawn Johnson's property in the exclusive gated community The Oaks.

The Biebs bought his digs for $6 million in 2012, but the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star allegedly shelled out a cool $7.2 million to become the rightful new owner.

If Kim and Kanye decide to move nearby it will become a Kardashian kompound!

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Super Thin Sarah Palin Using Bristol Palin On Dancing With The Stars To Promote New Book?

Super Thin Sarah Palin Using Bristol Palin On Dancing With The Stars To Promote New Book? 1010

Bristol Palin is a chip off the old block when it comes to creating controversy. She continues to rack up the lowest scores on Dancing with the Stars All-Stars yet manages to be one of the most talked about contestants. She’s already had a meltdown with partner Mark Ballas and been at the center of a police investigation involving a mysterious package. Oh, and she’s lost a ton of weight along with her mom, super anorexic looking thin Sarah Palin! After haggard pictures emerged Sarah quickly told People magazine she has a fitness book coming out. “Our family is writing a book on fitness and self-discipline focusing on where we get our energy and balance as we still eat our beloved homemade comfort foods!” Palin told People. “We promise you what we do works and allows a fulfilling quality of life and sustenance anyone can enjoy.”

Did Sarah pressure Bristol to go back to Dancing with the Stars so she could keep the Palins in the news before the book went on sale as well as be a walking advertisement for it?

I wouldn’t put it past her. Today’s 24-hour news cycle makes it so much more difficult to stay relevant. Palin seems to have turned her back on the bread and butter of politics and has decided to be a celebrity instead. Why not? You make lots more money that way and she has lots of mouths to feed. But is Bristol getting caught in the crossfire? This reminds me of my story yesterday on Gia Giudice. Bristol Palin might have a kid but she’s still a baby herself at only 21. Dancing with the Stars won’t be around forever and then what will she do? Live off mom? I’d ask for a cut of Sarah Palin’s fitness book sales if I were her. Because Bristol’s essentially marketing the book every time she hits the dance floor. Most contestants lose tons of weight during the course of the season but Bristol showed up with a brand new body for everyone to talk about. Sarah’s got to be tickled pink!

Because it’s not just about Sarah Palin anymore. Just like Teresa Giudice, she’s branding the whole family now. And fitness and health are a solid market. Everyone’s psycho about keeping their family as fit and happy as possible. It’s the logical next step. Kate Gosselin has been trying to segue into it but she keeps getting caught hitting her kids with spoons so the process has been slow.

Do you think Sarah Palin has ulterior motives in encouraging Bristol Palin on Dancing with the Stars? Is there anything wrong with being an opportunist? And take a look at the pic below. Does Sarah look good enough for you to want to take fitness advice from her?

Super Thin Sarah Palin Using Bristol Palin On Dancing With The Stars To Promote New Book? 1010Photo Credit: Miguel/Rocstar/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES/Premiere/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES

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Miley Cyrus & Liam Hemsworth Wedding Cancelled If Billy Ray Cyrus Gets His Way – He Hates Liam The Cheater

Miley Cyrus & Liam Hemsworth Wedding Cancelled If Billy Ray Cyrus Gets His Way - He Hates Liam The Cheater

We have been hearing lots about Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth over the past few weeks. He supposedly hooked up with January Jones at Oscar time and it could easily have been a relationship ending mistake on his part. Liam and Miley have spent a lot of the past month apart, with him hanging in Australia as she battled the paparazzi alone in L.A.  Miley has insisted that they’re together and the wedding is on, but she hasn’t exactly been carrying herself like all is well in paradise.

Sources close to the couple have confirmed that there are some huge problems to be worked on and that the young couple is trying to do just that. According to the April 8th print edition of The National Enquirer Miley’s father is one of those people NOT pulling for a reconciliation. In fact Billy Ray Cyrus hates Liam and has told Miley that if she goes through with the wedding he’s not attending. He firmly believes that Liam initially used Miley to help him gain fame in the U.S.  On top of that Billy Ray feels that Liam is completely disrespectful to Miley and he flirts with other women right in front of her.

Obviously, at least as of now, Miley is not taking her fathers advice. She can’t let go of Liam or the idea of the life that they were supposed to have together Instead of being strong enough to kick him to the curb she’s trying to tweak and change herself into exactly what he wants her to be. I guess this is where her inexperience comes in because an older woman would realize that that ploy never works. If she lives a life that Liam approves of she’ll be miserable anyway. It’s pretty clear that these two have just really drifted and grown apart. Should they end it now and move on? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below!

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  • earsucker

    I think Billy Ray might be right, but she does seem to care about him….They’ll get married and he’ll go because Miley has the purse-strings…

    • LIAM HEMSWORTH, has too much to prove here,we’ll have to see about his cheating ways, or if he s really a cheater & cannot control himself, then if he truly loves MILEY CYRUS, he should leave MILEY rather giving MILEY so much pain if they do marry, because no matter how he will hide his cheating ways, it will come out in the open one way or another and he will lost face and dignity onceagain as well the pain he will serve to many people. Remember, nobody can hide in hollywood, everything will be expose one way or another,,, as everybody is watching in hollywood…

    • Well, i don’t believe that because i think Billy Ray has money too, besides Billy Ray cares so much for the happiness of Miley,moneyor no money as he loves his daughter.

  • disqus_oOhki0CngS

    I think Billy ray is right . Liam is so not right for her miley do the right thing.

  • rawr

    miley isn’t any prize either…..he could do better.

    • But…@miey cyrus is not a cheater, & that my friend, i would choose a find quality prize anytime,anywhere besides MILEY CYRUS IS A PURE TALENTand no question about that…

  • Maria Martinez

    You know, I’m no fan of Miley at all but I feel bad for her. If the article is true and she’s trying to change to please him and make him happy, she is just lying to herself. She should be who she is and only change for herself and not for other people. If he loves her, he will have to accept her for who she is. That is an important part of loving someone, accepting them for who they are.

  • I think billy ray is Right!!!! Liam is not right for her I’ve always hated him from the very Beginning of all this
    I’m pretty sure he’ll get his way & convince Miley to end this crap like now….

  • Even if she doesn’t!!! Like who cares about what she says I agree with her father

    I hope he will Put some fear in her

    Like take away her fame


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Billy Joel's House is ONLY $37.5 million!!!

Posted Sunday October 1, 2006 9:05 PM GMT

Need a little cottage? Got a few million dollars just lying around? You know you do!!!

Billy Joel has put his Centre Island, NY estate on the market. Joel originally purchased the estate for $22.5 million in 2002 and married his wife at the estate in 2004.

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The Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills was chock full of star power on Monday night (October 19) as the 2015 ELLE Women in Hollywood Awards took over the scene.

New mommy Carey Mulligan was perfect in periwinkle as she rubbed shoulders with the likes of Kate Winslet, Salma Hayek, Nina Dobrev, Nikki Reed, Shailene Woodley and Julianne Hough.

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Saying goodbye to the 68th Cannes Film Festival, Nikki Reed and her husband Ian Somerhalder showed up at the Nice Airport to catch an outbound flight today (May 22).

The “Twilight Saga: New Moon” babe and her “Vampire Diaries” beau both seemed to be in good spirits as they scurried past some shutterbugs to find their gate.

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Bringing plenty of eye candy to the red carpet, a bevy of Tinseltown beauties turned up for the premiere of “Youth” at the 68th Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday (May 20).

Runway mainstays Kendall Jenner, Karlie Kloss, Joan Smalls and Doutzen Kroes all competed for paparazzi attention while newlyweds Nikki Reed and Ian Somerhalder publicly displayed their affection for one another.

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They’ve been engaged for the past few months and now Nikki Reed and Ian Somerhalder have reportedly tied the knot in a weekend wedding ceremony.

According to E! and the Daily Mail, the “Twilight” babe and the “Vampire Diaries” hunk said “I Do” in Santa Monica on Sunday (April 26) though neither star has confirmed the nuptials just yet. Earlier in the day, Ian tweeted, “Most beautiful morning ever…”

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It’s no secret that they’re crazy about each other, and according to multiple outlets Ian Somerhalder recently popped the question to Nikki Reed.

Though neither side has confirmed nor denied the news, the “Vampire Diaries” hunk and the “Twilight Saga: New Moon” babe have certainly been hot and heavy ever since getting together six months ago.

9:30 am

The 2015 Golden Globes was quite the exciting event, and afterwards some of the hottest celebrities in the house showed up at the 2015 InStyle & Warner Bros post-show party.

Lovely ladies like Alessandra Ambrosio, Cara Delevingne and Emily Ratajkowski all turned heads in their stunning ensembles as they made their way to the exclusive bash.

11:11 am

Stepping out for an evening of sport, Ian Somerhalder treated his lovely lady Nikki Reed to a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns in LA last night (December 28).

The “Vampire Diaries” hunk was clearly enthralled as he watched the NBA action from his snazzy courtside seat, smooching his “Twilight” actress girlfriend during breaks in the action.

3:10 pm

Given her status as one of pop music’s hottest ladies, it’s no wonder the guest list for Rihanna's Inaugural Diamond Ball was long and distinguished.

The “Umbrella” babe meandered around The Vineyard in Beverly Hills and mingled with Kim Kardashian, Jimmy Kimmel, Nikki Reed, Kris Jenner and Salma Hayek. Meanwhile, Brad Pitt had the honor of introducing the Barbadian beauty to the crowd as she prepared to perform.

11:18 am

Stars aligned as entertainments finest flocked to Fig & Olive for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and InStyle Golden Globes event on Thursday night (November 20).

“Gone Girl” babe Emily Ratajkowski looked striking in HANEY's "The Meg" dress that showed off her ample curves as she posed on the red carpet.

4:09 pm

Though she’s best known for her acting pursuits, Nikki Reed has one heck of a singing voice and her boyfriend Ian Somerhalder wants the world to hear all about it.

The “Vampire Diaries” hunk posted a clip of his leading ladies’ new single “Fly With You” via Instagram and it’s pretty much amazing.

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First Lady Of France Carla Bruni Expecting A Boy!

First Lady Of France Carla Bruni Expecting A Boy!

A source has confirmed to The Telegraph that French First Lady Carla Bruni, 43, and husband President Nicolas Sarkozy, 56, are having a baby boy!

The news comes just a week after Sarkozy’s father told reporters he was “mad with joy” that the couple was expecting a child, putting an end to the rumors that began circulating when Bruni was spotted shopping for maternity clothes in April.

According to reports, Sarkozy was not too happy with his father for making the information public, but it was a close friend of the President, Jacques Seguela, that spilled the beans about the sex of the baby.

This will be the second son for former model and singer Bruni. She’s also mom to 10-year-old Aurélian from a previous relationship. Baby will make #4 for President Sarkozy, who has sons from two former marriages ranging in age from 13 to 25.

The President also became a grandfather in 2010.

Congratulations to the happy couple!

Filed under: Carla Bruni,Celebrity Dads,Celebrity Moms,Celebrity Pregnancies,Nicolas Sarkozy

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  • ZaraB

    Vary excited about this pregnancy, and can’t wait to hear what name she gives her son! I LOVE the name Aurélien!

  • Noa

    Hope he doesn’t look like his midget dad…

  • Annie123

    Wow, six sons for Sarko including his step-son!

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Randy Newman Net Worth: Randy Newman is an American singer, songwriter and composer who has a net worth of $50 million. Randy Newman was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1943 and left the University of California at Los Angeles a semester before earning his music degree. Newman's career in the entertainment industry began with songwriting. He wrote songs for the Fleetwoods, Jerry Butler, Irma Thomas and Gene Pitney. He released his debut self-titled album in 1968 with songs that were eventually covered by artists such as Peggy Lee and Art Garfunkel. He also developed a career writing and scoring films. He received two Oscar nominations for "Ragtime" in 1981. Other scores include all three "Toy Story" films, "A Bug's Life", "Cars", "Monsters, Inc.", "Monsters University", "James and the Giant Peach", "Seabiscuit", "Pleasantville" and "Meet the Parents". All of his Pixar scores have earned him Academy Award nominations. He won his first Oscar for "If I Didn't Have You" in "Monsters, Inc.". The 20-time Oscar nominee has released 13 albums. He has three children from his first marriage, and has been married to Gretchen Preece, since 1990. He and Preece have two children together.

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Eva Longoria Gets ‘Carjacked’ on Set! (PHOTOS)

Eva Longoria hasn’t been having a very good time of it lately. First her marriage to Tony Parker fell apart, and now, it seems, she’s fallen victim to a (fake) roving gang of car-jacking thugs.

Luckily, the run-in with the baddies was merely a scene from an upcoming episode of Longoria’s hit series, Desperate Housewives, filmed on Thursday night in Los Angeles. Luckily, her on-screen husband, Ricardo Antonio Chavira, was on hand to aid his damsel in distress.

Dive into the photo gallery to see Eva get jacked on set.


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  1. Well had it done and all went well - as in, I don't remember anything. I did make sure that my doctor was going to take biopsies. Then I was put to sleep. The nurse who checked me out said he took biopsies in the duodenum. So hope that means he was in the right place. If those come back negative I don't know what I'm going to do. The doctor said everything looked normal (mind you, I DO realize that doesn't mean the biopsies could find something). My plan now is to start going gluten free I guess.
  2. So, just posting to get some things off my mind. I'm so worried that tomorrow's tests will find nothing and I'll end up diagnosed with IBS. All of my blood tests came back negative, so I don't have much hope. Not to mention it's a little unnerving to have both done for the first time...and my doctor never said anything about doing biopsies or continuing to look for celiac. (For all I know, he could be like many doctors and not even be looking for it since the blood tests were negative.) Oy. Too much to think about for having to check in at 7 a.m. :|
  3. I called in and asked to switch to a gastro dr that I can communicate with a little better - though they almost didn't let me switch...which I found kind of disturbing in a way. I want to push for more tests but I'll probably get poo poo'd. It was the same thing with my thyroid...I urged my dr to test me and she said "normal" turns out I was borderline and when I'm borderline I'm very symptomatic. She also said there was no chance I had hormonal problems-went through two drs here before they figured it out. Just called my thyroid doctor today in fact and asked about t3 supplement because my tests pretty clearly show a problem – my doctor doesn't "believe" in t3. Going in tomorrow to speak with her. But it's basically the same scenario. I have also been eating pretty high gluten (but I do have a lap band so heavy for me is maybe equivalent of a slice or two of bread, tops.) Is being tested while gluten-free the only real reason for the false negatives?
  4. I know there's always gluten sensitive. I guess maybe that's all I am but I just got the results of my blood test: Component Results Component Standard Range Your Value Deamid. Gliadin AB, IgA <10.0 Deamid. Gliadin AB, IgG <10.0 They didn't put a standard range but my values are low I guess anyway. Does it seem weird that these were my only two tests that got ordered? Do I get a second opinion?
  5. Ok, well I'm new to all this. I've been looking in to Celiac due to a whole range of symptoms: Chronic constipation [i've gone more than 21 days without going-had problems for at least 14 years] Vomiting [As a kid I had a 'nervous stomach' and threw up a lot randomly but never had a fever or ongoing sickness. Still do it now sometimes.] Hypothyroidism [i asked my endo about testing for my antibodies but she said she was pretty sure they'd come back positive anyway so I pretty much have Hashimoto's – not as concrete as I'd like but...] Horrible gas and bloating [i've been keeping an eye on symptoms and food and last night my stomach went from 24.5 inches to 29 inches. Very uncomfortable. I also happen to burp and they are bad. It's embarrassing and nothing helps much.] Vitamin D deficiency and borderline calcium [This was awhile back but I've been bad about taking vitamins...and I take a lot.] Diaherra [i don't think I have a motility issue but I did have a ten day period about 3 months ago. It was bad and nothing would stop it.] horrible fatigue, tons of cavities, nausea, vomiting-occasionally undigested food, back pain, acid reflux, PCOS, anxiety, depression, brain fog, panic attacks, dry skin and nails that crack and bleed, super pale skin, always cold, dizziness/car sickness/vertigo So, now that you know all my symptoms, and if you're still reading...I finally went to the gastro for the first time today. I think there was some miscommunication by language barriers but he did have me do a blood test. I think it was the full celiac work up...maybe? He's also having me do an endoscopy, a colonoscopy, an xray this Thursday, and he said something about doing a marker test. Before all of this though he gave me a sheet and told me to follow a low-fiber diet. But it looks almost completely gluten free. If the blood test comes back negative like it does a the time I do the endoscopy there could be nothing there to see. Not even sure if he'd still be looking for Celiac if the blood test was negative. Thanks for reading this book. I guess my question is: "According to my symptoms, does this sound like celiac? Furthermore, how much did you have to fight for a diagnosis?"


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AUGUSTA — City officials hope a proposed ordinance banning certain sex offenders from living near schools and city parks will make the city a less attractive place to live for such people.

The ordinance, which could be ready for City Council action at their meeting Thursday, would prohibit registered sex offenders who have committed acts against children under the age of 14 from living within 750 feet of public and private schools and any municipal property, such as parks, where children are the primary users.

The rules would not be retroactive — applying only to sex offenders who move after the ordinance is adopted — so sex offenders already living in Augusta, even if they are within 750 feet of a school or park, would not have to move.

City Manager William Bridgeo said the proposed residency restrictions could help lessen Augusta’s apparent attractiveness to sexual offenders.

Bridgeo said 134 registered sex offenders currently live in Augusta, giving the city the highest percentage of sex offenders in its population of any municipality in Maine. And he said Augusta is second only to Portland in the total number of sex offender residents.

“I have a hunch we would not be here, grappling with this, if our numbers (of sex offenders) were more reflective of the average community in Maine,” Bridgeo told city councilors when they debated the issue last week. “Until such time that’s the case, we’re forced to either live with it, or take some kind of steps, allowed by law, to try to reduce those numbers.”

Bridgeo has speculated previously that Augusta gets more than its share of sex offenders in part because when they and other ex-convicts are released from prison, they often have conditions placed on their release requiring them to report to probation officers or for counseling. Those are services that are readily available in Augusta, as the state’s capital.

Mayor William Stokes, who is also a Maine deputy attorney general and chief of the state’s criminal division, said the city can’t ban sex offenders against children from living in Augusta, but it can restrict where they live.

State law passed in 2009 allows municipalities to restrict where certain sex offenders live. The proposed ordinance in Augusta would essentially enact the most strict limits on sex offender residency allowed by the state law.

While they have not yet voted on the ordinance, councilors, in a sign of support, agreed last week that they would all jointly sponsor the ordinance.

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Police Chief Robert Gregoire noted the ordinance won’t force sex offenders already living in the city to move, it will just restrict where sex offenders can move to, if it is adopted.

City councilors all received an anonymous email from someone who spoke against the ordinance, stating they felt a homeowner should be able to take anyone he chooses into his home, and warned the ordinance would prevent an elderly parent from having his or her adult relative live with them, if that relative is a sex offender and the parent lives within a restricted area.

“There are consequences to enacting this ordinance, it’s not just a feel-good ordinance,” Stokes said.

At-large Councilor David Rollins, in response to the example raised by the anonymous emailer, said if a sex offender against children were released from prison and moved in with his mother, it would likely cause great concern in the surrounding neighborhood. And he suggested the overwhelming concern should be for protecting children from “people proven to be child predators,” over protecting the rights of sex offenders to live with family members living near schools and parks.

“You may call it ‘consequences’ but I think it would be irresponsible if we didn’t do whatever we can do,” Rollins said.

The proposed ordinance would direct the city’s planning office to prepare and maintain an official map of the city, showing prohibited locations for restricted sex offenders.

Resident sex offenders who violate the ordinance, after 30 days written notice from the city, could be fined up to $500 a day until they move.

Property owners who rent a residence within the prohibited areas to a restricted sex offender could also face sanctions, according to a draft of the ordinance.

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I've been running a simple 3d straight pipe flow using Fluent. The length/diamter ratio is 5 and the diamter of the pipe is chosen as 1. The flow is steady and laminar and Re number is around 1000 based on diamter of the pipe. I generated mesh using Gambit. Two methods are used. One is that I splitted the edges of both end faces into 4 different edges so that map scheme can be used. The results look fine. Then I tried to mesh the cylinder using so-called radial-pattern mesh. Basically what I did is I found central points on each of the end faces and set both of them as trielement vertex. Hex/wedge/cooper scheme is used through the whole volume. The fluent results based on this mesh are really weird: I got almost zero axial velocity in a small central core region of the pipe. I did a plot about axial velocity profile at the outlet from (x=5,y=0,z=0.5) to (x=5,y=0,z=-0.5), where x is the axial direction. The results actually have two peaks. The residual criteria for the simulation is 10^(-5). I also checked the mesh quality of the second mesh. The equalsize skew in the small core region is about 0.8~0.9.

I really have no idea how this happened. So if anybody here has any thoughts, please let me know. Thank you in advance.

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I tried two methods:

1. I contructed o-grid in the whole cylinder. 2. I made a small square in the center, so that the rest of the flow domain is covered with the o-grid.

I still got the same convergence problem. It seems that it is really hard to get results converged, especially in the central core region. Anyboday knows any way to walk around this? Thanks a lot.

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Contrary to the assertions of Iran's president, the Iran nuclear file remains open in the UN Security Council. But Tehran has gained a couple months of breathing room. On September 28, foreign ministers from the five permanent members of the Security Council and Germany agreed to defer action (BBC) on new sanctions against Iran until the council receives reports in November by UN nuclear agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana. The decision marked a compromise between negotiators divided over whether to press ahead with immediate sanctions for Iran's refusal to suspend its uranium enrichment program.

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Veto-wielding Security Council members Russia and China, meanwhile, are not inclined to move quickly on new sanctions because of a work plan reached between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) aimed at clearing up issues related to Iran’s nuclear program. U.S. and European officials have grudgingly accepted the deal.

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    In a 2010 pilot program under former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, “master” and “turnaround” teachers who committed to work for three years at certain low-performing schools earned extra pay in exchange for supporting their colleagues. The city abruptly ended the program two years later after it lost federal school-improvement funds due to a legal battle with the teachers union.
    In 2014, the teachers union negotiated with the de Blasio administration to get the latest version of the leadership program into the new teachers contract.

“The challenge was not in getting people to apply for the positions,” one Renewal high school principal said, “but finding people who were suitable.”

The city is deploying the teacher-leader program to help solve that problem, too. Only highly rated teachers were eligible to apply, and those who did sat for interviews before a joint city-union panel that reviewed lesson plans and student work. The city sent a list of any teachers who made it through the vetting process to Renewal school principals in mid-July.

But Renewal principals had trouble using the program to hire vetted teachers from other schools, according to several people who work in those schools.

Some said that many candidates had already accepted positions elsewhere by the time the Renewal principals received the teacher-leader list this summer. Others noted that Renewal schools had to compete with higher-performing schools for the same relatively small pool of vetted teachers. Licata, the School of Diplomacy principal, said his one approved teacher fielded job offers from several schools, since all principals had access to the same candidate list.

“A lot of principals reached out to her about accepting a new position,” he said, adding that the teacher was “a hot commodity.”

Still other principals said they hesitated to hire outside teachers for a position that would have them coaching colleagues and running demonstration classrooms in a school where they had just arrived.

“I’m very wary of hiring someone to do a leadership position when they don’t understand the school,” said Cruz, the Bronx School of Young Leaders principal.

The leadership program has showed more promise as a tool to retain strong teachers, principals said. Research has shown that higher pay alone is often not enough to keep teachers from leaving, but offering extra authority and more collaboration with colleagues can be strong incentives to stay.

The “model teacher” role, which comes with a $7,500 raise, requires teachers to open up their classrooms for others to observe their lessons. The “peer collaborative teacher” role, which brings a $12,000 pay hike and replaces the “lead teacher” position that existed for a decade, has teachers coach their colleagues and lead school-wide trainings. They get at least one period off from teaching each day to do that work. (A “master teacher” role, which the city said will be available for only a few teachers, comes with a $20,000 raise.)

The education department spokesman would not provide the number of teachers who were approved for the leadership roles, and said that hiring for those positions is ongoing.

In addition to Renewal schools, the city is also helping fund these positions at more than 140 schools in the Learning Partners and Learning Partners Plus programs, in which educators visit partner schools. Other schools that chose to hire teachers for the leadership roles had to use their own money.


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Belarus' Staniouta 2nd at FIG World Cup in Minsk

Leader of the Belarusian rhythmic gymnastics national team Melitina Staniouta became 2nd in the all-round individual events at the 2014 FIG World Cup competitions in Minsk.

Melitina Staniouta scored a total of 72,866 points to claim silver. Yana Kudryavtseva of Russia topped the podium with a total of 74,583 points. Margarita Mamun of Russia scored 72,250 points to finish third. Yekaterina Galkina of Belarus kept her place in the top ten, going 6th with 68,700 points.

In group events (10 Clubs; 3 Balls and 2 Ribbons) Belarus finished 6th (34,000 points). The top three here were gymnasts from Bulgaria (34,800), Spain (34,300), and Japan and Israel who shared the third place with 34,150 points each.


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Ont. college teachers set for strike vote Sept. 6

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LONDON, Ont. — The union representing more than 10,000 faculty at community colleges across Ontario has asked for a Sept. 6 strike vote.

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union said it hopes the vote will push management to start negotiating seriously.

"We certainly think that we can reach a settlement and we will be continuing to work towards that over the next three weeks or so," bargaining team co-chairwoman Carolyn Gaunt said.

Before faculty could go on strike they would have to request what is known as a no-board report from the Ontario Ministry of Labour.

After the report is issued, there is a 17-day cooling off period before there can be a legal strike or lockout.

A no-board report hasn't been requested, Gaunt said.

Money isn't a top priority for the union in the negotiations, she said.

"The faculty have a very realistic perception of the economic situation in Ontario. It would seem an opportune time to discuss the other issues," she said.

Those other issues are academic freedom, dealing with changes in workload triggered by online courses, and job security and fair treatment for partial-load employees.

But Don Sinclair, chief executive of the College Employer Council, the body that represents the colleges in the negotiations, said the real issue is money.

Proposals from the union would increase the colleges' costs by $140 million because of workload and staffing adjustments for the exact same programs being delivered today, Sinclair said. Wage increases of 3.5% over a couple of years, plus staffers' movements up the salary grid, would add another $46 million.

"It is all about money," Sinclair said.

The Ontario government has made it clear to the public sector it doesn't want to see any cost increase on the delivery of its programs, he said.

The union and college council have eight more bargaining sessions scheduled this month.

"We remain at the table and we are going to continue to work towards a settlement," Sinclair said.

The contract between faculty and the colleges expires in three weeks.

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Boy faces assault and weapon charge

A 12-year-old Wallaceburg boy faces charges in connection with an incident involving an 11-year-old boy.

Chatham-Kent police said just before 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, the victim was playing at a park with friends. As the boy walked home, police said the accused allegedly approached and punched the victim with a closed fist causing his nose to bleed.

While investigating the incident, police received information the youth was also in possession of a knife.

Police said officers located and apprehended the accused. Police believe the boy got rid of the knife before being arrested.

The youth has been charged with assault and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, police said.

The accused was released with conditions and a court date.

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AT&T Buys This iPhone Pre-Paid Carrier

cell phone towerAT&T (NYSE:T) recently announced that it is acquiring Leap Wireless (NASDAQ:LEAP) for $15 per share in cash. The deal includes Cricket, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leap Wireless. Cricket is most notable for becoming the first pre-paid carrier in the U.S. to offer Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone last year.

AT&T is acquiring all of Leap’s licenses, network assets, and retail stores in the deal. The telecommunications giant will also further expand its subscriber base by subsuming Leap’s approximately 5 million subscribers. Last summer, Cricket began offering its customers $55 per-month unlimited talk, text, and data plans for the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4. Cricket sold the 16GB iPhone 4S for $499.99 and the iPhone 4 for $399.99.


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SAP AG (NYSE:SAP) provided bullish guidance for the year, projecting earnings to rise 12% as introductions of new mobile and web based programs and the fast Hana database help its growth despite shrinking economies such as the Euro zone. Adjusted operating profit is expected to rise to €5.85 billion-€5.95 billion from €5.21 billion in 2012, versus projections of €6.11 billion by analysts. SAP expects sales to exceed €20 billion by 2015, aided by new product introductions.

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FuelCell Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:FCEL) had a loss and met Wall Street’s expectations, AND beat the revenue expectation. The revenue beat is a positive sign to shareholders seeking high growth out of the company. Shares are up 12.24%.

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Results: Adjusted Earnings Per Share increased to $-0.04 in the quarter versus EPS of $-0.06 in the year-earlier quarter.

Revenue: Rose 75.73% to $42.44 million from the year-earlier quarter.

Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: FuelCell Energy Inc. reported adjusted EPS loss of $0.04 per share. By that measure, the company met the mean analyst estimate of $-0.04. It beat the average revenue estimate of $40.16 million.

Quoting Management: “I am very encouraged about the order outlook for our power plants based on customer discussions including utilities and on-site power users. Near-term order volume exists in California, Connecticut and New Jersey as well as Germany and potentially a few other European countries,” said Chip Bottone, President and Chief Executive Officer, FuelCell Energy, Inc.

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Revenue increased 16.72% from $36.36 million in the previous quarter. EPS were the same at $-0.04 in the quarter as EPS of $-0.04 in the previous quarter.

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Flattening Plate and Natural Stone Question

Sun May 13, 2012 9:53 am

My name is Yosi and i am a mechanical practical engineer. I loved knives eversince i can remeber. I have decided to make cooking and straight razors knives as a hobby.
I have purchased some time ago Naniwa waterstones 1k, 5k, 10k.

1. could you please recommend a kind of DMT as a truing and straightening unit for those stones.
2. I saw in your web site the finishing stone by Ozuku Asagi (koppa) and wodered for the availability of this stone in the near future.
3. one of the best kinds of Japanese steel for knives and maybe razors is called SRS-15. can you please tell or check as who is the manufacturer of the steel ?

Re: Flattening Plate and Natural Stone Question

Sun May 13, 2012 9:53 am

Hi Yosi,

The DMT XXC is the one I recommend for stone flattening. It works well

We should have more Ozuku koppas in a couple weeks. I'll email you when they are available. They usually sell fast.

I'm not sure about the manufacturer of that steeel.

I just started a new forum for Chefknivestogo. Do you mind if I use your question and my answer? It will help others who read it. I'll only use your first name if I post it.

SRS-15 is good steel. I'm not sure who makes it. Here is a look at the composition: http://zknives.com/knives/steels/srs-15.shtml

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Cities leave US behind on climate accord

With the Bush Administration continuing to keep its head in the proverbial sand when it comes to global warming, many states are taking action and leaving the US as a whole in the dust, and are inviting key European allies here to talk about new strategies, according to a new report in Bloomberg. States are […]

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Since we’ve put up the rather moving speech by Sen. Barack Obama, I wanted to put up a couple of items related to the other Democratic candidate, Sen. Hillary Clinton. Former Vermont Governor and Ambassador to Switzerland Madeleine Kunin makes the argument in a leading Vermont Sunday news magazine recently that Sen. Hillary Clinton is […]

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How it could have been done if the preachers of the free market had stuck to their principles instead of launching a moronic war

In my post a moment ago I mentioned how I’d once heard that, for the money the US spent on the war in Vietnam, we could have paid for the installation of an in-ground swimming pool for each and every Vietnamese family instead. What a great way to win the hearts and minds of our […]

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A fellow Chelsea Greener has emailed me the following flash of genius. In honor of the JP Morgan/Bear Stearns bailout I suggest that we couch impeachment in similar terms; since money is the true master of the United States Congress this proposal has as good a chance of succeeding as anything currently on or off […]

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Thinking about business responsibility, and a good cartoon

Dave Pollard is working on a book that we’ll be publishing this September (The Natural Entrepreneur). His blog,, is a good spot for thoughtful missives on living and working and hoping in the current era. His latest entry, “Does (or Should) Business Have Social and Environmental Responsibility?,” also includes a great cartoon from the […]

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The PBS show NOW is turning its news magazine prowess toward a topic near and dear to author Mark Schapiro’s own journalistic prodding—phtalates. What are those you ask? Nasty, for sure, and while they make toys and other fun little plastic gizmos fun and pliable, they also do a number on the chemistry of your […]

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Coming Soon To The British Library

I have a press release from the British Library detailing some of the special exhibitions that they will be running this year. The following may be of interest.

Comics Unmasked: Art and Anarchy in the UK (2 May – 19 August 2014)

This spring sees the opening of the UK’s biggest exhibition of British comics, featuring unseen comics, original artwork and bizarre objects exploring the form’s tumultuous history.

From newly discovered Victorian comics to iconic titles such as V for Vendetta and Batman, Comics Unmasked will explore political and social issues raised by British comics and their creators over the last century, from violence and drugs to class and sexuality.

Today we are revealing a rare and little-known comic book from our archives, The Trials of Nasty Tales, an early example of an underground work by Dave Gibbons of Watchmen fame. The comic relates the story of the short-lived ‘Nasty Tales’ series which stood trial for obscenity charges in the early 1970s for its graphic content, an incident which crystallised the perception of the comics industry as a vehicle of subversion and dissent.

The Trials of Nasty Tales, Watchmen and many more titles both rare and iconic will be on display in Comics Unmasked this May.

And yes, those dates do overlap Worldcon. Well planned, British Library!

Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination (3 October 2014 – 27 January 2015)

In October 2014 the British Library will stage the UK’s most comprehensive show of Gothic literature yet. Marking 250 years since the genre burst into undead life with the publication of Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto, Terror and Wonder will explore the enduring influence it has had, not just on literature, but film, fashion, music and art ever since.

The exhibition will explore how literary greats, such as Ann Radcliffe and Horace Walpole, broke conventions with 18th century gothic masterpieces, paving the way for some of the most imaginative minds of literature, from Mary Shelley and Bram Stoker to Mervyn Peake and Angela Carter.

Today we announce a newly-discovered letter written by ‘queen of gothic’ Ann Radcliffe, one of only three manuscripts in the world written in the author’s hand and the first known to exist in Britain. Surprisingly little is known about Ann Radcliffe’s life, but this letter appearing in the exhibition later this year will provide the most personal insight yet into the author.

The British Library is delighted to announce that BBC Four will broadcast a season of programmes about the gothic imagination to coincide with Terror and Wonder in Autumn 2014. Further details will be announced later in the year.

That looks like a good year to me.

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    These sound wonderful. You make me miss living in London.

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For students at Sacred Heart School in Oxford, the dream of writing their own book and having it published came true this month.

Grades kindergarten through eighth were given the opportunity to publish their own book during a writing assignment in March. Students created their own stories and learned writing skills. The students then typed and illustrated their own works, and each story was sent to a company called Student Treasures to be covered and bound. Each member of the class was then given the opportunity to read their story to a younger school student.

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by Linda Slodki, Cofounder and President, Mt. Airy Art Garage

Sol, it’s strange, the way things happen. On April 15 we finally got our long-awaited building permits. You can believe that was one of the hardest things we’ve done yet —the time, the cost, the partnerships, the zoning variances. And the very next day, you, Sol Levy, passed away on April 16. It’s as if you waited around to make sure we were all right.

That’s how it always was with you. You were Solomon Levy, Vice president and leader of Mt. Airy Art Garage.

You met up with us at the very beginning – when MAAG was purely an idea. We were starting to create new partnership, birthing an art market in the snowstorms of ’09 and Weavers Way was lending us our first helping hand.

That was us, a group of professional artists and dreamers with a vision – you by our side, photographic equipment slung over your shoulders, ready to meet whatever came our way. Judy told us you said, “It’s crazy, but I really think they can pull this off.”

We haven’t forgotten. When doors were closed to us, you opened them. When we got stressed, you told us nothing worthwhile was never easy. And you gave us support and sage advice. You were our mentor.

We knew you weren’t well, and tried to believe in our heart of hearts, you’d get better. You went through a lot and struggled for months to get better. You said you didn’t want to read emails – you wanted to be at the meeting. You followed all MAAG news with hunger and delight – I saw that smile on your face and the light in your eyes.

You blew us away when you showed up at the Saturday night party of Funky February weekend. In you came, I remember your dapper hat, with Judy by your side. We knew it wasn’t easy for you. But it was worth every second. And then we showered you in embraces.

Sol, we found out about your death yesterday. It really tore us up. But, that day, on April 16, we all agreed, you’re not getting away from us that quickly! No way.  We’re going to see this through together…all the way.

When the Mt Airy Art Garage construction is complete, our art gallery will be named the Solomon Levy Gallery of Art.

We love you Sol.

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Susan Karol Martel, of Germantown, is an author, psychotherapist and Clinical Fellow of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists who recently offered a free workshop for Weaver’s Way members who want to enter “meaningful relationships with greater self knowledge and understanding then they’ve had access to in the past.”

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On Oct. 20, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., local psychotherapist Susan Karol Martel, Ed.M., held a free workshop called “Don’t REpeat, RElate” for Weavers Way members. The workshop focused on building and maintaining meaningful relationships. The goal of the workshop was to help the subjects avoid repeating previous relationship mistakes by identifying the patterns of participants’ relationships that have contributed to their being unsatisfied.

“I decided to do this workshop and others because throughout my career I’ve tried to promote mental health care. More than ever I believe that people need to consider consulting with a therapist. much the same way as they would a lawyer, doctor or accountant,” she said, adding that everyone should have an affordable way to obtain the best of what psychotherapy has to offer, especially for personal growth.

“We don’t come into the world knowing how to face all of life’s challenges.”

Susan refers to her game plan of helping people through various relationship issues as “The Relationship School.” It’s not literally a school but a rubric that reflects people learning how to improve their relationships with friends, family, partners, etc.

Susan, 65, a Clinical Fellow of The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, has been helping individuals and couples for 35 years. She became a psychotherapist after undergoing her own therapy, which she described as “life-altering.” Clients have sought help to cope with relationship issues, stress, life-threatening illness, sexual identity, career changes, family pressures, aging and post-partum depression, among others.

There are many things that come natural to human beings, but developing and nurturing a meaningful relationship is not necessarily one of them. “Sometimes our nature, nurture and fortune result in our not knowing who we are from the inside,” Susan explained. “We take in information about who we should be according to external sources. Some people live their whole lives without self-reflection. We need to set aside time to figure out ‘who am I?’ We can learn some things about who we are from all relationships, but a good, satisfying, safe relationship allows us to heal from the wounds of those that have been harmful.”

Susan co-authored a book entitled “The Fourth Trimester: On Becoming a Mother,” and for one year she wrote a column titled “The Therapist Is In” for the Northwest Independent about issues that aren’t often discussed is polite conversation such as “Viagra, Pleeeeeze!” “My Son Is Gay. How Can I Help Him?” and “Should I Take Medication for Depression?”

In her “On Becoming a Mother” book, Martel points out that “After a birth, especially the first, there is a shift in the way a woman defines herself. The addition of the title ‘mother’ is a huge one, and not necessarily similar to a new mom’s fantasies … It’s not abnormal when a woman feels that balancing is difficult. The question is how she will regain it and what kinds of supports are available to her.”

Martel is compiling the questions she’s received most frequently during her 35 years of private practice for a book that will eventually be titled “Navigating The Therapy Maze: 100 Questions and Answers” (to be dedicated to psychologist Dr. Dan Gottlieb). And she hopes to offer the following workshops in the future: “Relationship Jazz…Creating More Playful Relationships,” “Attracting People Your Own Size by Growing into Your Biggest Self,” “Two Paths to the Same Place…Mindfulness and Improvisation” and “1, 2 and 3 Minutes…To Being Less Reactive and More Present.”

Susan was born in Allentown. She earned her undergraduate degree in English and Speech at Temple University, and she earned an Ed.M in Learning Environments and Psychology at Harvard University. Susan’s partner is named Cathy, and she has a son named David.

“I work with individuals and couples,” she said, “straight and gay, African Americans, Caucasians and other racial and ethnic groups … and with those having chronic illness and cancer. Challenge and loss are inevitable, whether they be associated with love, family, health or trust or over how we hoped our life would turn out. Living well means learning a repertoire to deal with challenges so we don’t remain stuck, angry or depressed.

Martel’s home and office are located in one of the historical properties within Awbury Arboretum in Germantown. “I’ve lived in this area for about 15 years and love its diversity,” she said. “It feels like the U.N. compared to where I used to live on the Main Line.”

For more information, email or call 267-693-3625.