TT&T
[Divide We Stand]

Phat Tiravanija
Teerapoj Pisitwutinan
Arthit Chutphotong
Veerakorn Mekmantana
Ongarg Sinlapawanich

SPALI – SUPALAI PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
取締役会は、買い取り株の再放出時の株価について、一株当たり5.55バーツと決定。

CEN – CAPITAL ENGINEERING NETWORK PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
ワラント債発行についての検討を本日以降の取締役会で討議する予定。

VNT/PTT/PTTCH
PTTとLNGの10年間の売買契約を締結。価格は2億3千2百万バーツを下回らない金額。

ITD – ITALIAN-THAI DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
ヤンヒー病院の第2インターナショナル棟建設工事を1億9千2百万バーツで受注。

L&E – LIGHTING & EQUIPMENT PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
本年度売上は昨年とほぼ同額の16億バーツになりそう。配当支払いは確実。

KTC – KRUNGTHAI CARD PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
経済の回復に伴い、クレジットカード利用者が増加しつつある。2-3年以内に増資を計画。

GBX – GLOBLEX HOLDING MANAGEMENT PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
タイ証券取引所はGBX株の取引について本日より12月11日までキャッシュバランスとした。

TT&T – TT&T PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
サービス向上のための経営構造改革のに2億バーツの新規投資。

TTW – THAI TAP WATER SUPPLY PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
来年度の成長は10%程度を見込む。利益も昨年度より増える見込み。また、アセアン域内への投資計画も具体化しつつある。

SECC – S.E.C. AUTO SALES AND SERVICES PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
2010年初頭より、修理工場の収益以外に積み上げるため、輸入車販売を再開。

LPN – L.P.N. DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
「ルンピニ・ビル」ラプラオ・チョークチャイ4と、ピンクラオのプロジェクトのために新規土地購入。

THAI – THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
最初の9カ月での経費削減は103億バーツを達成。通年目標は118億バーツ。
（Info Quest 11月23日配信）

Our new rookies for year 2009 will start showing themselves pretty soon. Please grab a seat and enjoy the show!

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Team Analysis Version 1.0.pdf

TT&T
[Divide We Stand]

Phat Tiravanija
Teerapoj Pisitwutinan
Arthit Chutphotong
Veerakorn Mekmantana
Ongarg Sinlapawanich

Chill Out!
[Chill out!]

Wikanda Klinbuaklao
Prapavadee Santhanakul
Passara Engkarat
Piyatida Kamthorntip
Waridtha Kaewboonsong

GRID LINE
[Less is only more when more is no good]

Thanawit Harussadeechavalit
Warawadee Tantaterasak
Polpat Soponsakulrat
Paradorn Rulkkul
Vipas Koomsaard

Slope
[Lowest to Highest Point]

Patcharaporn Chuensuwanchai
Drissaya Surit
Doungkamol Ninlapong
Warinya Kongkasem
Nilobon Sounthonleka

Teaw’s Friend!
[Superviser!]

Thitiporn Pongklam
Sathavee Thapthong
Rumrit Pruedthipak
Jaichanok Vadee
Pitchaya Kitisuthatam

Mr & Mrs Green
[Save the world]

Saowalak Ngamprasert
Nithikarn Saiyukhet
Teerapat Archawametheekul
Puangpraeo Tuandum
Suganda Likhitboonyarat

Moji Moji
[Less is more]

Chayanin Anuphansawang
Wipawee Thongvisetsook
Jidapa Prasitpuripreecha
Pruettiporn Chanpichayakul
Bussarakum Srisaeng

Sticky Chewy Rice
[Save Thai Culture]

Tichon Chawaranggoon
Kanruthai Lertmethasakul
Chayapa Putthum
Wararat Ponthawee
Suchanya Kanjanachusak

Surround
[Sur+Laos]

Phetcharaphon Udomchoktanaboon
Chanaporn Homnan
Pimpisa Kaewruang
Jatuporn Chutrakul
Jutamas Pormpornsri

Have a great semester!

No início do mês passado, falamos pela primeira vez sobre transgenerismo, num post explicando as diferenças entre os TTTs que formam nossa sigla. Hoje, aproveitamos o espaço para aprofundar essa discussão. O artigo de hoje foi originalmente publicado em um periódico sobre ética médica da Clínica Lahey (quem quiser ver a diagramação original da revista, pode baixar esse PDF).

Por ser um texto científico, a linguagem está um pouco mais truncada do que o costumeiro aqui no Homomento. Apesar disso, o artigo desconstrói muitos mitos que se possa ter em relação à transexualidade, e fornece as bases para que possamos discutir não só o tratamento hormonal, mas também a possibilidade de despatologização dessa condição.

Transgenerismo

por Dr. Norman Spack (Professor assistente de Pediatria na  Harvard Medical School e Diretor Clínico da Divisão de Endocrinologia do Children’s Hospital, em Boston)

Indivíduos transgêneros são pessoas que, por todas as características biológicas conhecidas, são do sexo masculino ou feminino, mas se sentem como um membro do sexo oposto. O desconforto que sofrem é chamado de disforia de gênero. Essa é uma condição relativamente rara e não pode ser explicada por fatores como cromossomos, exposição a toxinas ou hormônios no período pré-natal, variabilidade genital, níveis de circulação de hormônios após o nascimento, gênero de criação, ordem de nascimento, ou a presença ou ausência de irmãos do mesmo sexo.

É possível que os cérebros dos transexuais sejam “conectados” de uma forma única? Diferenças sutis entre os cérebros masculino e feminino são relatadas há décadas em pesquisas, que colorem os núcleos acumbentes do cérebro de amostras retiradas pós-mortem para identificar diferenças de tamanho relacionadas ao sexo. ¹ Um estudo recente mostrou que os núcleos de transexuais homem-para-mulher (MTF) são do tamanho dos núcleos das mulheres genéticas. ² Um estudo anterior revelou que os homens vítimas de câncer de próstata que tinham sido tratados durante anos com hormônios femininos, e também mulheres vítimas de tumores adrenais virilizantes, tinham núcleos de acordo com seu sexo genético. ³ A exposição a hormônios não afetou as especificidades de gênero dos núcleos de seus cérebros.

A disforia de gênero é listada como uma condição psiquiátrica no manual de códigos de diagnóstico psiquiátrico DSM-IV. Eu acredito que as manifestações psiquiátricas são uma reação à situação, não ao problema subjacente. Um indivíduo transgênero que não passou por terapia hormonal ou cirurgia pode necessitar de medicação psicofarmacológica, mas depois que um paciente recebe tratamento médico e/ou cirúrgico, os medicamentos psicotrópicos são muitas vezes desnecessários.

Quase todos os adultos transgêneros relatam a sensação de estar no corpo errado desde a infância. As histórias dos pacientes estão em sintonia com a prática comum de se vestir secretamente com roupas do sexo oposto durante a infância. No entanto, a idade em que um indivíduo transgênero reconhece plenamente a sua identidade de gênero varia, de meados da infância até a meia idade. Esse reconhecimento atrasado geralmente pode ser atribuído ao medo da estigmatização e rejeição pela família, amigos e empregadores.

A maioria das crianças que manifestam interesse recorrente em ser o sexo oposto não são transexuais, embora muitos se tornem homossexuais. ⁴ Uma pequena percentagem de crianças que são enfáticas e consistente no seu desejo de ser do sexo oposto (menos de 20% dos acima) prefere ser chamada por um pronome e nome coerente com sua identidade de gênero. Seus amigos, roupas e atividades correspondem a essa identidade. Seu maior medo é a puberdade, devido a mudanças irreversíveis que ameaçam a forma como elas são percebidas (a sua “atribuição de gênero”). Durante a adolescência, quando características sexuais secundárias indesejadas e permanentes transformam o corpo do paciente em uma forma adulta que não condiz com o cérebro, depressão e ansiedade são reações típicas. Quando a menstruação se torna um lembrete mensal de feminilidade em uma adolescente com uma identidade masculina, o comportamento auto-destrutivo é comum. A incidência de suicídio entre os jovens transexuais é alta. ⁵ Transgêneros adultos que consideram perigoso reconhecer publicamente a sua identidade de gênero podem acabar adotando um estilo de vida de casamento e paternidade que corresponda ao seu sexo genético. Inevitavelmente, a manutenção desta mentira cobra seu preço psíquico.

Quem é qualificado para avaliar a condição de um paciente para encaminhá-lo para tratamento hormonal e, finalmente, cirurgia? As “normas de atendimento” foram criados pela Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, uma sociedade médica que inclui profissionais de saúde mental, endocrinologistas, especialistas em medicina interna e cirurgiões. Essas normas definem os estágios do tratamento, começando com a “exploração extensiva das questões psicológicas, familiares e sociais” por um profissional de saúde mental com profunda experiência de trabalho com essa população, e só então se passa para a intervenção física, que deverá ocorrer em fases, indo das intervenções reversíveis para as irreversíveis.

Os médicos podem ficar inseguros quanto a como se dirigir aos pacientes transexuais que não mudaram legalmente seu nome e sexo, mas tenham realizado a transição para um papel de gênero compatível com sua identidade de gênero. Alguns estados exigem cirurgia reconstrutiva – genitoplastia ou mastectomia – antes de permitir alterações de nome e sexo em documentos como carteiras de motorista e cartões de plano de saúde. Tendo feito ou não as mudanças legais ou passado pela cirurgia, transexuais têm direito à dignidade de serem chamados pelo nome e pronome de sua escolha. Deve-se oferecer vestidos para as pacientes homem-para-mulher na sala de exame, e deve-se perguntar aos pacientes mulher-para-homem (FTM) o que eles preferem usar durante o exame. Nenhuma pressuposição deve ser feita sobre a orientação sexual do paciente. Como qualquer pessoa, um indivíduo transexual pode ser hétero, homo ou bissexual. A orientação sexual reflete a atração física, não a identidade de gênero.

A classificação do transgenerismo como uma condição psiquiátrica tem o efeito irônico de induzir problemas psicológicos nos indivíduos transgêneros. Isso alimenta a idéia de que um transtorno psiquiátrico é o cerne do problema, que influencia a codificação do diagnóstico e as estruturas de cobrança pelo tratamento. Sob o código do DSM-IV, alguns planos de saúde nos Estados Unidos cobrem o custo da terapia de reposição hormonal. Mastectomias em FTMs, que custam entre US$ 6.000 e US$10.000, e genitoplastias (cirurgia de reconstrução genital) em MTFs, cujo valor vai de US$15.000 a US$25.000, são consideradas pela maioria dos planos como sendo cirurgias estéticas em pacientes com uma doença mental.

Para permitir que os pacientes daçam a transição física, a produção endógena de hormônios sexuais precisa ser reduzida a níveis compatíveis com o gênero de escolha, o que pode não ser fácil. Tanto MTFs como FTMs necessitam de doses adicionais de “crosshormones”: estrogênio para MTFs, e testosterona para FTMs. Altas doses de estrogênio representam um risco de coágulos sanguíneos, que podem ser fatais se se dirigirem para os pulmões (causando embolia pulmonar), e as doses de testosterona suficientes para prevenir a menstruação podem provocar hipertensão, acne cística e excesso de produção de hemácias, com o risco do fluxo de sangue “sedimentar”. Alternativamente, hormônios sexuais endógenos podem facilmente ser suprimidos através do uso de análogos do GnRH (hormônio liberador de gonadotrofina), que bloqueiam a liberação de gonadotrofinas (LH e FSH) pela hipófise, permitindo que o tratamento hormonal seja realizado com doses fisiológicas mais seguras de estrogênio ou testosterona. Infelizmente, os análogos de GnRH são proibitivamente caros nos EUA, e os pacientes são obrigados a tomar as doses mais elevadas de esteróides sexuais até terem suas gônadas removidas. Genitoplastia em MTFs e mamoplastia redutora em FTMs não são cobertos pela maioria dos planos de saúde, e os pacientes podem ter que passar anos economizando para realizar essas cirurgias.

Na Holanda e na Bélgica, um plano nacional de saúde cobre todas as despesas relacionadas com a avaliação e tratamento das pessoas transexuais, incluindo crianças. ⁶ Equipes interdisciplinares de gênero avaliam psicologicamente os pacientes, que se tornam potenciais candidatos à cirurgia reconstrutiva de sexo às custas do governo, depois de viver durante pelo menos um ano no gênero de escolha (a “experiência da vida real”), tomando os hormônios sexuais correspondentes. Essa discrepância na cobertura em diferentes países levanta questões sobre as políticas decisórias nos planos de saúde dos EUA.

Como o tratamento com hormônios do sexo oposto tem efeitos irreversíveis, decisões difíceis inevitavelmente aparecem. Para a MTF, o estrogênio leva ao desenvolvimento mamário e à redução da produção de espermatozóides. Algumas MTFs requerem o armazenamento de esperma antes do tratamento de estrogênio ou gonadectomia apenas para manter sua capacidade reprodutiva, independentemente de quem vai receber o esperma. Para os FTM, a testosterona produz uma voz grave, surgimento de pelos faciais, calvície temporária. Em seguida, vêm o fim da ovulação e da menstruação, e os ovários tornam-se policísticos, ainda que mantendo os óvulos recuperáveis. Quando a criopreservação de óvulos tornar-se um procedimento de rotina e bem sucedido, alguns FTMs irão solicitar o procedimento para servir como doadores de óvulos para o sua parceira ou substituta.

Uma questão ética importante em relação ao tratamento de transgêneros diz respeito às intervenções potenciais em crianças. Será que as crianças transgêneras que tiveram uma avaliação cuidadosa e prolongada por habilidosos especialistas em gênero deveriam ser obrigados a passar por toda a puberdade antes de ter acesso à mesma terapia utilizada em adultos? Não existe nenhum protocolo nacional ou internacional, e os pontos de vista sobre como proceder são diametralmente opostos. Um lado argumenta que a intervenção física deve ser adiada até o término da puberdade, porque os adolescentes são mais propensos do que os adultos a mudar de idéia sobre sua identidade de gênero. A opinião contrária, com a qual concordo, ddefende a intervenção endocrinológica precoce para prevenir a depressão grave, que acompanha o aparecimento de uma puberdade indesejável e evita o procedimentos fisica e psicologicamente dolorosos necessários para inverter as manifestações físicas dessa puberdade.

Um modelo de protocolo empregado atualmente na Holanda começa com um longo processo de seleção adolescentes púberes de gênero variante na fase “Tanner 2″ do desenvolvimento puberal: surgimento das mamas nas meninas e volume testicular de 8 cc, que precede o aumento fálico nos meninos. Nesta fase, as manifestações da puberdade são reversíveis. Análogos de GnRH são utilizados por pelo menos dois anos, potencialmente até os 16 anos de idade, quando adolescentes na Holanda são considerados capazes de consentir com o tratamento com crosshormones. Ao bloquear a puberdade, o tratamento de GnRH dá tempo para que os FTMs atinjam uma altura mais tipicamente masculina, e para a avaliação contínua do desejo de todos os pacientes para a transição. Se a avaliação clínica holandesa se provar médica e psicologicamente segura, ela se tornará o padrão de atendimento na Holanda, e o tratamento será coberto pelo seguro de saúde do governo.

É improvável que a adoção de tal terapia nos EUA, exceto por um protocolo de pesquisa, seja reembolsada pela maioria das operadoras de planos de saúde enquanto transgenerismo continuar a ser codificado e descrito como uma condição psiquiátrica. A única droga alternativa capaz de alcançar a supressão gonadotrófico comparável é a utilização de altas doses de progesterona, que tem efeitos semelhantes à dose alta de prednisona ou cortisona e pode produzir supressão do ACTH, retenção de líquidos, “cara de lua cheia”, obesidade central e resistência à insulina.

“Puberdade precoce” é a única indicação aprovada para uso pediátrico da terapia de análogos de GnRH nos EUA. Para um plano de saúde pagar por esse medicamento, o médico teria que usar esse diagnóstico para um FTM de 11 anos ou uma MTF de 12, apesar de o paciente dificilmente satisfazer os critérios etários de precocidade sexual. Se o protocolo holandês for aprovado pela Harry Benjamin Society, seria correto que os planos de saúde americanos não fornecessem o pagamento de GnRH em adolescentes devidamente classificados como transgêneros?

Indivíduos transgêneros enfrentam há muito tempo discriminação nas instituições médicas, incluindo consultórios médicos e hospitais. ⁷ Evocando uma abordagem não muito antiga de médicos e psiquiatras em relação à homossexualidade, alguns profissionais de saúde sustentam que o objetivo do tratamento psiquiátrico é convencer as pessoas transexuais a permanecer no papel de gênero de seu sexo genético, o que é uma impossibilidade para a maioria dos pacientes. Todos os envolvidos na assistência ao paciente deveriam ter alguma consciência dos transtornos de identidade de gênero, ainda que esses casos sejam raros. Médicos de atenção primária interessados em fornecer terapia de reposição hormonal para pacientes transexuais devem consultar o Harry Benjamin Society Standards of Care. Médicos e profissionais de saúde mental que não se sintam confortáveis nem possuam conhecimentos suficientes para tratar os pacientes transexuais devem encaminhá-los a colegas mais experientes.

Notas de Rodapé

¹ Woodson JC and Gorski RA. Structural differences in the mammalian brain: reconsidering the male/female dichotomy. In Matsumoto A (ed.) Sexual
Differentiation of the Brain, New York and London: CRC Press, 2000.

² Kruijver FP et al. Male-to-female transsexuals have female neuron numbers in a limbic nucleus. J Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 85(5):2034-41, 2005.

³ Zhou JN et al. A sex difference in the human brain and its relation to transsexuality. Nature. 378(6552):15-16, 1995.

⁴ Zucker KJ and Bradley SJ. Gender Identity Disorder and Psychosexual Problems in Children and Adolescents, New York and London: The Guilford Press, 1995

⁵ Kreiss JL and Patterson DL. Psychological issues in primary care of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered youth. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 11(6):266-74, 1997

⁶ Cohen-Kettenis PT and Pfafflin F. Transgenderism and intersexuality in childhood and adolescence. Making choices, Thousand Oaks and London: Sage Publications, 2003

⁷ Feinberg L. Transgender warriors, Boston: Beacon Press, 1996 Additional readings Boylan JF. She’s not there. New York: Broadway, 2003

Leituras Adicionais

Brown ML and Rounsley CA. True Selves: Understanding transsexualism – for families, friends, coworkers, and helping professionals, San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1996

Israel GE and Tarver DE. Transgender Care, Philadelphia: Temple U. Press, 1997

It’s no big surprise, considering how much I liked the first installation, that I also very much enjoyed the second book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, which is titled The Two Towers.  It moves the story along dramatically.  You can actually feel the tension mounting with each page.  Somehow Tolkien is able to create a plethora of very exciting action scenes, while still making it clear that these are all just minor happenings compared to what lies ahead.  You know you better brace yourself for the moment when the true war breaks out!

The most fun part of the story revolves around the Ents and their angry trees. 

How brilliant he was to create a creature that is completely like a tree and still quite human!  It sounds as though speaking to an Ent would be utterly boring, but I was nothing but entertained by reading about them.  Furthermore, in fairy stories it is always the creatures in the forest that a person has to be afraid of, but now you see that the forest itself is a power not to reckoned with.  The Ents do a lot of damage at Isengard, and it’s cool to see their extreme power at work there, but I find the trees much more foreboding at the Deeping Coomb – a sudden dark shadow that destroys hundreds of Orcs in a fashion left entirely to the imagination.  Creepy!

However, I think my absolute favorite aspect of this book is that it reveals so much of each character.  You learn what hardy stuff Merry and Pippin are made of when they are kidnapped by orcs and dragged off to the evil-powers-that-be.  You empathize with Aragorn and the terrible choices he must face as a leader, both of the fellowship and the gathering army.  You come to understand the true greatness of Gandalf, without losing sight of his innately human qualities.  You even get a sneak peek into the convoluted, struggling, pitiable mind of Gollum.

But to my mind the most wonderful character studies are found in Sam and Frodo.  You expect greatness out of wizards and warriors, yet these two hobbits have as much, if not more, of it than anyone else.  They are servant and master, hero and sidekick, but above all, friends.  Frodo may have the weight of the world on his shoulders but Sam does everything in his power to ease that burden.  It is quite beautiful.

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The Girl and I had date day on Sunday. We went up to Ogunquit Maine for a few hours, strolled around, took some pictures, and drank coffee. Here are some pics from our trip;

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We had breakfast in Portsmouth. This dude was at our table.

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A view from the Marginal Way

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The Path

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Sometimes I can get a pretty good shot with my phone.

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We walked out of the coffee shop at Perkin's Cove because the lady was rude. The man in the photo was not.

Sorry. Wrong photo… See below for the nice man.

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Some of the shops are as small as our guest bedroom. Sometimes I just stay outside and take pictures of flowers while The Girl looks around.

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No offense to our neighbors to the north (Hi Bitch!), but the Canadians seem to have a hard time parking.

Dude, your car is half the size as mine! I managed to fit in between you and the van on the other side. WTF!

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Happy Tuesday! Peace out, Peeps!

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First of all. It’s great to be blogging again after a summer absence and I’m starting off by committing a bit of a blogger faux pas, I went to see Shel Israel speak at Third Tuesday and I’m waiting until now to write about it. Only I’m not really going to write about it per se.

See, one of Shel’s remarks about twitter was that as a consequence of twitter being so mobile friendly, more and more speaking gigs involved him lecturing to people’s foreheads as we live tweet his talk. And what is the nature of these tweets? They seem to fall into three categories.

Quotes

At every event I go to I try to live blog great quotes for future reference. The benefit to speakers, they get real-time feedback on the most memorable parts of their presentation. Shel had a lot of great ones, but my smartphone fingers have yet to catch up to my computer typing speed. I have but one saved one and it might be a paraphrase:

“Lethal generosity is the key to screwing your competitors”

Note Passing

Here’s where people make snarky remarks or arrange for post-event drinks usually during the presentation. This is probably why teachers ban cell phones in the classroom. Social media speakers love it. Afterall, the more tweets about the event, the more publicity for the next event. NOTE to bar owners and restaurant owners, need incremental business? Scan the twitterverse for upcoming events near your establishment and make a customized offer to participants in the event.

Asking questions

If you’re shy or just couldn’t think of the right question during the Q&A period, here’s your chance.

I’m definitely mis-using the term but there’s a certain augmented reality experience in participating, tweeting, and reading other people’s tweets during an event or presentation. It’s like you’re experiencing the same thing on different planes. Plus it lets you reveal you’re inside voice…in a respectful way.

Auf der Anlage des UTHC fand am 12.09.2009 die Taunus Triple Trophy (TTT) statt. Bei wunderschönem Wetter trafen sich Spieler vom TV Obernhain, TC Neu Anspach und vom UTHC. Jeder Verein stellte 10 Mixed-Paarungen die gegen die beiden anderen Vereine im Wettkampf antraten. Organisiert wurde das Turnier von Alexandra Anskinewitsch (Sportwart Obernhain), Corvin Zitter (Sportwart Neu-Anspach) und Lars Franke (UTHC). Nach der Eröffnungsansprache durch den 1. Vorsitzenden Dr. Wilhelmus Beijer begannen direkt die ersten Paarungen. Gespielt wurde auf allen 8 Plätzen. Jens Bönsch und sein Gastroteam verpflegten die Anwesenden mit Speisen und Getränken. Zuerst sah es nach einem haushohen Sieg für Neu-Anspach aus. Im zweiten Teil der Spielserie wurde Usingen jedoch immer stärker und konnte in allerletzter Sekunde den Sieg erringen. Die Auszählung der Punkte ergibt:

1. UTHC mit 28:12 Match-Punkten
2. TC Neu-Anspach mit 26:14 Match-Punkten
3. TV Obernhain mit 6:34 Match-Punkten

Nach der Siegerehrung war noch lange nicht Schluss. Roland Heinrich und seine Bandkollegen spielten bekannte Songs aus Rock & Pop. Es wurde noch ein sehr langer Abend.

Ein besonderer Dank gebührt unserem Sportwart Lars Franke, der sehr viel Herzblut in den letzten Wochen in die TTT gesteckt hat. Danke Lars!

Wir freuen uns auf die zweite TTT Trophy die 2010 beim TV Obernhain stattfinden wird.

Die nachfolgenden Bilder wurden dankenswerterweise von unseren Vereinskameraden Mirko Netusil & Joe Heinsch zur Verfügung gestellt.

เป็นปัญหามาหลาย ต่อหลายวันแล้วครับ ชนิดทีเรียกว่า เป็นจนไม่คิดแก้ไข ได้แต่ทำใจเลี่ยงไปทำอย่างอื่นก่อน เรื่องของเรื่องก็คือว่าใข้เน็ตอยู่ ๒ เจ้า ที่สำนักงานใช้ TOT ส่วนที่กุฏิใช้ TT&T เลยได้ลองทั้งสองแบบ แต่วันนี้ขอบ่นเจ้าหลังก่อนก็แล้วกัน เน็ตออกนอกประเทศเน่ามาก ๆ ยิ่งถ้าฝนตกละก็ ไม่ต้องสืบ

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Here are my top ten songs by Lifehouse, in no particular order:

1. Make Me Over

2. Hanging by a Moment

3. Broken

4. Everything

5. Spin

6. Blind

7. From Where You Are

8. Take Me Away (acoustic)

9. Come Back Down

10. Undone

notable b-sides: If This Is Goodbye, Running Away, and Ordinary Pain

I’ve uploaded a playlist of the top ten on imeem for you all to enjoy.  Check it out!

A popularização do aparelho celular entre os jovens, já causa dores de cabeça aos pais desavisados. Uma dessas dores é a Tendinite de Envio de SMS em Adolescentes (TTT, Teen Texting Tendonitis em inglês), trata-se de uma dor que atinge os dedos polegares, devido ao excesso de digitação em celulares cada vez menores.

Geralmente os pais não fazem idéia da quantidade de mensagens que seus filhos enviam via celular. Segundo o site Examiner, eles só se dão conta do problema quando precisam levar os filhos ao médico e recebem o diagnóstico de TTT. Essa nova tendinite prejudica a postura, causa dor nos polegares, que pode se espalhar para as costas, pescoço, cotovelo e outros dedos!

Portanto, fique atento ao seu comportamento e de seus filhos com o aparelho celular. Tecnologia é tudo de bom, mas como tudo na vida, pede moderação.

Edson Fabrício
Foto: reprodução
Fontes: Terra, Examiner, Switched e CNN.

Isaiah – tattoo artist, Werdemup! label founder and fire spitter – has teamed up with Doug C to bring you the first video from his excellent album “Murs 3,16 presents Isaiah”. The album was in my highly anticipated list for months ever since I heard a bunch of my favourite producers, such as Sixtoo, DJ Signify, Blockhead etc., would all contribute. The album, unfortunately, was not able to cover my admittedly sky high expectations. A lot of the beats the dudes gave Isaiah had already been released on instrumental solo projects years before. At least Sixtoo, represented here with his Megasoid outfit, had the decency to tweak his older beats a little here and there.

Nevertheless, Isaiah is very dope on the mic and rips most of the beats. Same here…and I also dig his bad ass western style. I have been in love with western shirts and the simple truth folk wisdom of Americana and southern literature (The Sound and The Fury, Grapes of Wrath anyone?) for quite some time. Power of simplicity, “one man one word”, or some shit like that. Isaiah lineates from this kind of culture and I can tell he also sees himself as an heir of those western values. The feature of the Dungeon Family’s magic man Witchdoctor, who had been m.i.a. for years before his feature here, is as surprising as it is fitting. Ever since his 1998 classic “A S.W.A.T. Healing Ritual” Witchdoctor is the ultimate folk tale teller, refreshing the tradition of the oral transmission through music and storytelling of the African diaspora within the US. It was a great idea of Isaiah to search out the bro and feature him on the album. It also tells a lot of Isaiah’s influences and where he sees his place.

Give the man’s album a listen and check out his aptly titled “Biters eat a d!ck” below…bon apettite!

通信大手のTT&TはSEC（証券取引委員会）に、中央破産裁判所がTT&T 再建計画実行のため経営者を今月22日任命すると報告した。(info Quest)

Normal service was resumed today at the Tour when shortly after the start, France’s “chou chou” (sweetheart) Thomas Voeckler took off with a few companions to form what was ultimately a successful break. 2009 is turning out to be a very good year for one of France’s favourite sons. Ever since he graced the yellow jersey for 10 days in the 2004 Tour, while riding for Brioches la Boulangère, smiling Tommy Voeckler, has been a firm favourite with the crowds.

This obviously went some way towards erasing the memories of yesterday’s team performance in the TTT, where most of Bbox Bouygues Telecom’s riders went off-road for a spell. Even though the team endured a couple of punctures, Skil Shimano saved them from the ignominy that is last place. 

The TTT effectively ended the hopes of a number of contenders, most notably Menchov and Evans. Andy Schleck remains in contention, thanks only to the heroic efforts of Cancellara to hang on to the yellow jersey, denying Lance by 22 hundredths of a second.

One of Lance’s Hollywood pals, Ben Stiller, handed out the prizes. I’m still wondering why Lance was presented with the TTT trophy when Alberto’s the Astana team leader.

Lance Armstrong sure kept us on the edge of our seats this morning as team Astana fought for the lead in this morning’s Team Time Trial.  Take a look here at the BBC’s coverage.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/8138996.stm

I used to get up at 5:30 to watch it live, but lately I’ve just been catching the last hour of the broadcast and then the repeat in the evening.  It’s easier that way when you’re running a business

Velo News has some great links to the tour as well: http://www.velonews.com/

Today’s 4th stage of the Tour de France highlighted the Team Time Trial (TTT). The TTT requires many skills from all 9 riders in the team “train.”

Among them are obviously speed, power, and endurance- which are needed to keep such a high rate of tempo for the entire TT distance.

But one of the most overlooked skill in any type of bicycle riding is; bike handling skills. In fact of all the acquired skills of riding, handling skills are by far the most important.

During today’s stage, team Bbox showed the importance of understanding, focusing and implementing the mechanics of cornering, or lack thereof in their instance.

Four of their nine riders rode right off the road in a sweeping right hander. The turn wasn’t that tight, nor was it a decreasing radius corner. It was basically a constant radius, flat basic turn.

Once the first rider of Bbox drifted wide, missed the apex and began to go off the road, three others follwed him! Why? Simple. Target Fixation. Besides knowing how to corner properly a rider needs to know how to avoid following a wreck or the same path of carnage.

This is where quick and forceful Countersteering comes into play. More about countersteering later.

A corner is made of three basic parts. The entry, (turn in point – “tip”) the apex, (the middle or center) and the exit (the end of the corner).

There is a proper way and an improper way to corner efficiently, safely and quickly. Bbox showed the world how NOT to corner, while team Saxo Bank and team Astana among others, showed how to perfect a corner.

To be somewhat fair, in a TTT, riders are riding time trial bikes- which are usually more rigid, have more rake in the front end to be aerodynamic and subsequently, are more unstable in corners.

But that’s not to say these riders get a pass on their lack of good handling skills. These guys are in the pro Peloton. They are supposed to the best of the best- but that’s not always the case.

While some of these riders are amazing climbers, sprinters and all around good endurance and power athletes- they are not necessarily all-around good bike riders. What makes a complete rider, is all the aforementioned, plus knowing and understanding how to Steer, Turn and Brake properly.

Steering, Turning and Braking- are the core skills of bike handling. 

The entry is where turning/steering starts and the rider begins to lean into the turn. The apex is the point where the rider reaches the furthest point on the inside of the turn and the exit is where the rider can start going upright so as to pedal and power up again.

There are 4 basic laws of physics- gravity, inertia, traction, and balance as they apply to cornering. The laws of physics dictate that when a bicycle is leaned over, the position of its center of gravity will  influence the lean angle of the bike.

In addition to kinetic energy, a rider has two other forces working on the body and the bike- Gravity pulling you down, and Centripetal force pulling you either left or right- depending on which way the rider is turning.

The lines in the above picture display the forces during cornering. The illistration is designed to better understand these basic forces involved when cornering.

The bottom line on the graph represents the road which induces frictional forces. The horizontal line is the centripetal force and the vertical line, represents the force of gravity.

Countersteering

In short, counter steering moves the wheels out from under the center of mass. It involves turning the front wheel in the opposite direction you want to turn the bike, be it a motorcycle or a bicycle. Counter-steering is achieved by pushing on the inside of the handle bar in the opposite direction you actually want to go.

Select your turn in point as you approach a turn. But before reaching your “tip” look through the turn and select a reference point (RP). When you reach the “tip”, begin to steer (countersteer).

It is important to intiate firm countersteering- to keep the right trajectory and proper line.  As the rider nears the apex (a single apex corner) and has the need to turn more sharply to keep from running wide or off in the turn, the rider turned in too early.

A gradually, early turn in has the rider following a parabolic path, a wide arc at first that tightens until maximum lean or turning is reached near the apex. This is an example of “lazy” steering. This often results in a rider(s) missing the apex which causes a dramatic slow down and/or riding off the road.

Turn in slightly later but quicker and the rider follows a more circular path that requires less lean angle but reaches the apex sooner and is able to hold the arc longer. This technique is known as “squaring off” a corner, which usually enables a rider to carry more speed/momentum through the corner.

Many riders don’t bother to work on their cornering technique and when it’s crunch time- find themselves in a time losing situation. Today, those 4 Bbox rides cost their team precious time- in a race against the clock, seconds and as it turned out, hundredths of a second enormously count.

Some quick tips:

• Use counter steering (pushing on the bars) more so than leaning your body
• Look through the turn (keep your eyes up and far down the road)
• Keep light to moderate pressure on the bars

(no death grip- this allows the bike to follow its  ‘natual’ centrifugal path – by holding too tight you  prevent the front end from following its inherent course- this causes the already rigid front end to become more unstable)

• Use the brakes sparingly and try not to brake much when the bike is mid corner or when you are leaned over

Remember, a bit slower in…but almost always faster out.

Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul

Author is a former sportbike and grand prix roadracer

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nunca logre convencerme,

te extraño ,te amo

aùn vives en mi corazon .

Con todo el dolor de mi arrepentimiento  te lo digo :
Perdoname  y Te amo

La  regue  y se q soy un idiota  pero no puedo  mas
se me  va la vida  sin ti ,

siempre estoy pensando  en ti  y ya no quiero  que sea solo un pensamineto,
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The 15km time trial in Monaco exposed the field in this year’s tour.  As Phil Liggett predicted, Fabian Cancellara took the podium.  Considering his win at the Tour de Suisse this year beating out Martin, KlÖden and Cunego, the rest of

Contador Pounds the Field

the field will be keeping an eye on him.  Great performance but the spots below reveal the GC potential on the non-specialists.  Contador solidified his position as Astana team lead with a blistering performance today.   Only Cancellara had the guns to keep him at bay.  Lance put in a solid performance but for the second time this year appears to be fetching bottles for his ridiculously strong team.  Astana has 4 riders in the top 10 for the love of god. Joining Contador in the top ten were KlÖden, Leipheimer and Lance.

Cadel Evans had a great performance today besting Leipheimer to take 5^th.  He looks to be on form and likely able to stick with the leaders on the tough stuff.  Unfortunately his GC hopes are a tough road considering the poor performance of his team.  Not only will Lotto probably take a beating on Tuesday’s TTT but he is unlikely to have much support as the grade steepens.  While Cadel is very strong in the mountains, in the past he has been unable to attack in a way that will help him reclaim the time required to find a podium spot.

Sastre 21^st and Menchov 53^rd each gave up a minute or more to leader.  Sastre had a great Giro showing best of the bunch form on the mountains.  This field is stronger still.  While Levi and Lance maintained their relative placing in the field of racers from the Giro to the Tour, this trio appears to have faded from top form.  Sastre in particular has shown an ability to bury himself on a time trial when necessary.  This day it was not to be.  He has some ground to make up.  His team didn’t fair to well either today.  The stage is set for widening the gap on the TTT.   What is up with Menchov?  I find it hard to understand his lack of form.  He has some ground to make up and probably more still on Tuesday.

The Stage 4 team time trial set for Tuesday should prove out that Astana is the cream of the field. Team Garmin and Team Columbia looked very strong today and aught to be able to elevate the team riders as a whole in the TTT as well.  I for one can’t wait.  There will likely be a stack of green and yellow riders at the top of the GC on Wednesday morning.  Many of the American riders should have a great showing.

Stage 1 Race Reports

• Cycling News
• Velonews
• Cycling Weekly
• Bicycling Magazine
• Yahoo Sports

• Yahoo Sports (Astana Drama)

Stage 1 Video

• Versus

Stage 1 Results

1. Fabian Cancellara Team Saxo Bank in 19:32
2. Alberto Contador Astana in 19:50
3. Bradley Wiggins Garmin – Slipstream in 19:51 at 00:19
4. Andréas KlÖden Astana in 19:54 at 00:22
5. Cadel Evans Silence – Lotto in 19:55 at 00:23
6. Levi Leipheimer Astana in 20:02 at 00:30
7. Roman Kreuziger Liquigas in 20:04 at 00:32
8. Tony Martin Team Columbia – Htc in 20:05 at 00:33
9. Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas in 20:09 at 00:37
10. Lance Armstrong Astana in 20:12 at 00:40
11. Gustav Larsson Team Saxo Bank in 20:13 at 00:41
12. Mikel Astarloza Euskaltel – Euskadi in 20:16 at 00:44
13. David Zabriskie Garmin – Slipstream in 20:19 at 00:47
14. David Millar Garmin – Slipstream in 20:20 at 00:48
15. Jérôme Coppel Francaise Des Jejuna in 20:23 at 00:51
16. Sylvain Chavanel Quick Step in 20:28 at 00:56
17. Christian Vande Velde Garmin – Slipstream in 20:29 at 00:57
18. Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank in 20:32 at 01:00
19. Linus Gerdemann Team Milram in 20:35 at 01:03
20. Rémi Pauriol Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne in 20:37 at 01:05
21. Carlos Sastre Cervelo Test Team in 20:38 at 01:06
22. Vladimir Karpets Team Katusha in 20:39 at 01:07
23. Alessandro Ballan Lampre – N.g.c in 20:42 at 01:10
24. Maxime Monfort Team Columbia – Htc in 20:42 at 01:10
25. Broeck Jurgen Van Den Silence – Lotto in 20:43 at 01:11

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One of the most prestigious, long-standing bicycle races and sports events in general- is “Le Tour de France”. The Tour is the third largest sporting event around the globe, following the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup.

The 95 year old race event creates  massive interest from the international media, as it is broadcast on TV in 180 countries. The race brings in representatives from 75 radio stations in 25 countries and over 450 newspapers, photographers and media from 26 countries in total.

The Tour involves shuttling, accommodating and feeding over 4,500 people each and every day for the full 23 days (21 days of racing plus two rest days) A total of 2,400 vehicles will be following the race, including race director with support, team vehicles, medical and general support.  Then there is the matter of the huge, dedicated, fanatical crowds that line the routes for three solid weeks.

The entire budget for the Le Tour is estimated at nearly 100 million euros, or $140 million U.S. dollars-  of which, approximately 50% derived from the broadcast television rights, 40% from title and presenting sponsors and the remainder from participant fees paid by each town where the stages start and finish.

The 2009 edition of the Tour will see the competing cyclists span about 2,200 miles, visit 34 towns, pass through 560 municipalities and make stops in a total of six countries- Monaco, France, Andorra, Spain, Switzerland and Italy.

Each and every town in every country will feel the effects of the Tour from spectators, media and team personnel in the way of traffic jams, long lines, and crowded streets- but most importantly; money spent.

The event organizer- the ASO, or Amaury Sport Organisation owns the newspapers and magazine publications l’Equipe, France Football, l’Equipe Magazine, Vélo Magazine, Le Parisien and Aujourd’hui in France.

Created in September 1992, the ASO  is a specialized organization of sporting events, and in addition to the Tour de France, they put on the famous Dakar Rally and the Paris Marathon.

Aiding the ASO in France will be the French police and emergency services, who will direct and assist all the French municipalities in dealing with needed highway repairs, road signs, safety barriers and the planting of yellow flowers in all of the prevailing open spaces.

The cost of these operations is approximately three and a half million euros- with technical costs accounting for over two million euros and the rest spent on miscellaneous items including, communications and local ancillary supporting events.

On the financial side, along with the promotion of tourism in each city and town there will be a substantial increase in the traffic and flow of people in and out of restaurants, hotels and merchant shops. The subsequent impact of the large increase in traffic will spur positive economic upshots for all commercial merchants involved.

A major retailer, the Champion supermarket chain, which is the presenting sponsor of the “Polka Dot Jersey” or “King of the Mountains” for the best climber, will have 21 vehicles and countless personnel in the Tour’s caravan.

For the 2009 edtion of Le Tour, Champions managers have planned a very aggresive, dedicated marketing and promotions campaign for their 1,000 stores in France, Belgium, Spain, Poland, Greece, Turkey and Argentina.

With Spain being one of this year’s major themes for the supermarket, the chain’s plan is to have the in-store hostesses wearing outfits designed by one of the country’s most famous fashion designers all in hopes of attracting more female customers.

It is estimated that there will be approximately 15,000,000 spectators over the 21 days, spending an average of three euros per day- for a whopping total of 45,000,000 million euros or $63,000,000 million U.S. dollars.

The result will be a significant economic impact for all of the participating countries, cities, towns and boroughs. It is no wonder that over 200 towns in France alone apply to the ASO every year for a spot on the famed Le Tour route.