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Pregnant women can be more likely to get UTIs because of the changes the body goes through.
What are the signs of a urinary tract infection?
Symptoms of a UTI include:
- discomfort in the lowest part of your stomach (pelvis)
- back pain
- loin pain (your sides between the lower ribs and pelvis, and the lower part of the back)
- needing to wee a lot or an uncontrollable need to wee
- cloudy, foul-smelling (fishy) or bloody wee
- a raised temperature (over 37.5°C)
- feeling sick (nausea) and vomiting.
What should I do if I have a urinary tract infection?
If you get a UTI in pregnancy, it is not an emergency, but it should be treated as soon as possible with antibiotics that are safe to use in pregnancy. This includes if you have a very common UTI, such as cystitis. Normally, you may not see your GP if you have cystitis, as mild cases often get better without treatment. However, if you are pregnant it's important to get treatment to prevent the infection from spreading to the kidneys. UTI infections can also induce premature labour if left untreated.
Your GP will ask for a sample of your wee so that it can be tested to make sure that you are put on the correct antibiotic. Find out more about drugs and medications in pregnancy.
NHS Choices Urinary tract infections https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/urinary-tract-infections-utis/ (Page last reviewed: 12/12/2017 Next review due: 12/12/2020)Hide details
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Discharge in pregnancy
Having more vaginal discharge during pregnancy is common, but speak to your midwife or doctor if you are unsure about any increase or change in your vaginal discharge.
Swollen hands and feet in pregnancy
Swelling or puffiness of your hands and feet is common in late pregnancy.
Itching in pregnancy
Some itching around the stomach is normal as your skin is stretching around your growing baby.
My baby is not growing in pregnancy
A growing bump is the sign of a growing baby. Your midwife should start measuring your baby from 24 weeks to make sure they are growing well.
My midwife isn't listening
If you feel your midwife isn't listening to you, you can ask to see another member of the team.
I just think something is wrong
If you feel that something is wrong, or if you are worried about the baby, call your midwife or doctor to talk about it.
Vision problems in pregnancy
Vision problems can be caused by different issues in pregnancy. If you have vision problems always tell your midwife or hospital straight away.
Headaches in pregnancy
Mild headaches can be caused by hormones and are common in pregnancy.
High temperature in pregnancy
If your temperature is above 37.5 degrees Celsius, even with no other flu or cold symptoms, call your doctor or hospital maternity unit.
Diarrhoea and vomiting in pregnancy
Stomach bugs are common in pregnancy. It is very unlikely that your baby will be harmed from a bug lasting less than 48 hours.
Baby movements in pregnancy
Fetal movements can be anything from a flutter, kick, swish or roll. Feeling your baby move is a sign that they are well.
Bleeding in pregnancy
If you have any bleeding during your pregnancy, with or without pain, it's very important to get it checked out.
ℹLast reviewed on September 28th, 2018. Next review date September 28th, 2021.
Please note that these comments are monitored but not answered by Tommy's. Please call your GP or maternity unit if you have concerns about your health or your baby's health.
Lower backache and Painful urination
By Yvonne Peter (not verified) on 12 Jun 2020 - 06:23
Is it a sign of pregnancy before missed period because i am confused. i am expecting my period tomorrow but this pain i've experience lasted almost a week now and it is not normal to me.
Hello am 8 weeks pregnant,
By Anonymous (not verified) on 28 May 2020 - 23:49
Hello am 8 weeks pregnant, and I find it difficult to pass out urine but not usually painful.
By Chisom chikwendu (not verified) on 11 Apr 2020 - 22:24
I have been haveing pains at my back and also having stomach pains for 1week now so I want to know the problem .
Pain while peeing
By Kanadian (not verified) on 13 Feb 2020 - 06:24
Am 8 months pregnant ..I feel alot of pain while peeing and I can't finish 10minutes without going to the washroom to pee.. can you please help me
Pain while peeing
By Midwife @Tommys on 18 Feb 2020 - 12:04
Hi Kanadian
It sounds like you've got a urinary tract infection- please go to your midwife/gp or maternity unit as soon as you can. They will test your urine and give you antibiotics to take if it shows positive for infection.
Please be seen urgently as left untreated, can cause premature labour and birth. Tommy's Midwife
under antibiotic
By Anne (not verified) on 16 Dec 2019 - 16:29
iam 7weeks 3day ihave been having brownish thing went for ultrasound it came out the baby is fiwne bt ihave infection,iwas given antibiotics,and am still under them,do u think it will clear, am worried it doesnt affect the baby while am takng medicine
Doubt whether pregnant or not
By Shreya (not verified) on 3 Dec 2019 - 16:17
I dont know.. It never happened before.. Every 30-35 I get an urge to pee.and it's uncontrollable.. Whenever I pee I get burning sensation and a bit pain near urinary tract... What should I do ? Whether I m pregnant or not?
Back pain even after I empty my bladder.
By Jojo (not verified) on 13 Sep 2019 - 12:43
Hi I'm Josey and I'm 27 weeks pregnant. I've been waking up in the middle of the night with extreme pressure on my lower back and below my ribs. It normally feels better after urinating but the past few days the pressure isn't going away and I feel very sore and uncomfortable. I have no blood in my urine and it isn't foggy, it also doesn't burn to urinate so I don't think it's a UTI. This is my first pregnancy and I don't know what is or isn't normal please help.
Hi I'm 4months pregnant but I
By Anonymous (not verified) on 14 Aug 2019 - 11:28
Hi I'm 4months pregnant but I have a burning urine for 2 months plz help
I'm 4 weeks pregnant
By Meli (not verified) on 7 Jul 2019 - 01:22
I feel a burning sensation when pee. It just started today, I feel I have to pee every 5 minutes. Please help
5 weeks pregnant and just noticed Black specks in urine
By Anonymous (not verified) on 21 Jun 2019 - 15:11
I am 5 weeks pregnant and for the first time today I have notice that I have black specks in my urine. I have no pain and nothing else abnormal. I haven't seen a gp as it Can take two weeks to get an appointment, I self referred but am waiting for my booking appointment. Should I book an emergency appointment to see the gp?
23 weeks
By Lola (not verified) on 4 Jun 2019 - 20:33
I have epilepsy and 23 weeks pregnant. I had my scan at 20 weeks I warned the sonographer I felt like baby was down. which they said was and named on my green notes "deep cephalic position" I know baby is still head down as movement are left side and above vagina. I have the urge to wee every 10 minutes everytime baby moves I feel it in the canal which which the last few hours Is accompanied with like a scratch? I am also today extremely run down and fever.
Can you help? (Second baby)
By Sophie Thuli (not verified) on 24 May 2019 - 17:28
I am 39 weeks pregnant diagnosed with UTI and I got treatment from my clinic but no change. I am experiencing severe pain in my back and abdominal.. Please help me.. M sacred it might affect my baby
I'm 3month pregnant and I'm
By Tolu (not verified) on 23 May 2019 - 19:06
I'm 3month pregnant and I'm having pain my stomach each time I wee and I noticed it yesterday
am i still pregnant
By [email protected] (not verified) on 20 May 2019 - 18:55
i have a burn when unirating and now i am seing blood like measuration. am i still pregnant
Hi I'm not sure if I'm
By Anonymous (not verified) on 14 May 2019 - 03:30
Hi I'm not sure if I'm pregnant yet, too soon to find out but I'm getting really bad cramp in the lower of my stomach to the point where I cry and every time I try to lay down it hurts more and I run to the bathroom cuz it feels like I have to poo and I do but it won't come out and when it does it hurts really bad! Idk what to do I'm scared to go to the doctors
I suggest that see the doctor
By Maryfiness (not verified) on 18 Apr 2020 - 07:42
I suggest that see the doctor immediately is the best thing to do now, you can't be sitting at home and things go wrong. If you are expecting then go see the doctor but if not also see the doctor and take good care of yourself.
Painful pee
By Tina (not verified) on 13 May 2019 - 15:56
I am 19weeks pregnant, noticed for 2days now, when I go pee I feel this pain on my lower abdomen towards end of the pee, no burning sensation no itching, no blood and I pee normal quantity pee
Me too!! I have the exact
By Daniella (not verified) on 27 Jun 2019 - 04:29
Me too!! I have the exact same thing at 19 weeks. Did you end up figuring out what this was?
Me too! Has any of you found
By Nailah (not verified) on 5 Aug 2019 - 12:32
Me too! Has any of you found out what it was?
Problem of pee
By Aloka Biswas (not verified) on 3 May 2019 - 11:03
Hy,when i go to pee then very pain and 8 to 10 time pee per hour. Please tell me what to i do and what is the medicine i used.
By Amna (not verified) on 28 Apr 2019 - 11:09
Hi I am Amna, I am 6th week pregnant , there was dark brown clot when I urinite .Dr diagnosed me UTI..now I am feeling lower abdomen heaviness(like periods are about to come ) pain in back ...cold hand feet .is it OK? Dr did not suggest me for Scan
Painful full blatter
By Katelyn (not verified) on 21 Apr 2019 - 03:59
Hello im 11 weeks pregnant and I find when my bladder is full in the middle of the night I have sever pains as I walk to the bathroom when I first sit down to pass my urine when my bladder is full its very painful have looked into this no signs of UTI OBGYN says but I do not understand why at this time its so painful only when I have a full bladder. It's not all the time only during the night.. Had sonograms everything looks fine with baby. Just wondering if this is a normal thing???? Has anyone experienced this it's my first pregnancy. Looking for answers please.. thanks
Painful full bladder
By Sarah (not verified) on 30 Jun 2019 - 15:06
This is my second baby and with both anytime my bladder was too full I catch lower stomach pains. Back pains. Idk what it is but after I pee it's all better. Ima assume its pressure because my OB has no idea either. He says it's normal actually. A full bladder makes an uncomfortable home for baby.
Im 32 weeks and im having the
By Annonymous (not verified) on 21 Jul 2019 - 13:21
Im 32 weeks and im having the same problem! Lower abdom hurts like cramps with full bladder and i feel much better after i pee.
I'm 6 weeks pregnant and am
By Ayoola (not verified) on 6 Apr 2019 - 07:15
I'm 6 weeks pregnant and am always having this stomach pain that makes me feel tired and dizzy then this frequent urination pls what's the problem
Hi i'm sky when i unrin im
By Painfull urination (not verified) on 27 Mar 2019 - 20:47
Hi i'm sky when i unrin im feeling pain and a smelly fishy unrin smell i dont know if im pregnant
Hy I think it's 4weeks
By Pumza (not verified) on 17 Mar 2019 - 18:25
Hy I think it's 4weeks pregnancy, problem is can't eat vomiting all. The time loosing energy and burning when urinating realy I'm stressed
Hy i think its 4weeks
By Midwife @Tommys on 20 Mar 2019 - 11:29
Hi Pumza. It sounds like you have a urinary tract infection if you have burning when urinating- you need to go to your GP to get your urine tested and for them to give you oral antibiotics to treat it. Please do this urgently. Whilst you are there, you can discuss the vomiting too. Take care, Tommy's Midwife
I thinks it's 4weeks
By Jenny (not verified) on 1 May 2019 - 05:48
Hey Pumza, i think you're having a Urinary Track Infection (UTI). I also had in my 4th week.
Go check with your Dr. right away, to get it treated.
painful urination at six weeks pregnancy
By aobo (not verified) on 16 Mar 2019 - 01:26
Pls I have this very painful feeling when I pee,recently, I discovered blood with some tiny particles
Pls,what can I take?
I am 5weeks pregnant
painful urination at six weeks pregnancy
By Midwife @Tommys on 20 Mar 2019 - 11:27
Hi Aobo
It sounds like you have a urinary tract infection- you need to go to your GP to get your urine tested and for them to give you oral antibiotics to treat it. Please do this urgently. Take care, Tommy's Midwife
My wife is 14 week pain urinating and painful under the stomach
By Lloyed (not verified) on 5 Mar 2019 - 21:43
Hi my wife is 14 weeks pregnant and she is having pain urinating and painful under the stomach nd is been 2 days ,, please help
Hi - Thank you for your
By Midwife @Tommys on 7 Mar 2019 - 12:17
Hi - Thank you for your message.
It sounds like your wife may have a UTI, which is likely to need oral antibiotics as treatment. She will need to get a dr's appointment urgently to be seen and to have her urine tested for infection. Please do this urgently as untreated UTI's can cause complication in pregnancy. Please take care, Tommy's Midwife
I am 39 weeks
By Emma (not verified) on 18 Jun 2019 - 20:46
I am 39 weeks pregnant and when I urinate there is brown in it ,, I'm also getting a lot of pressure and shooting pains up through my private I am booked in next Tuesday for c.section as baby is breech what could this be or is there a need to go hospital
Pain in urination
By Sheena (not verified) on 27 Feb 2019 - 11:07
I feel like i need to go washroom but i when i do , i just get few drops of urine but there remains a feeling that it is still inside ,, i keep sitting for around 10 mins and then again only few drops come out and that too very painful ... it is happening from last two days
Pain in urination
By Midwife @Tommys on 27 Feb 2019 - 14:10
Hi Sheena
It sounds like you have a UTI, which is likely to need oral antibiotics as treatment. You need to get a dr's appointment urgently to be seen and to have your urine tested for infection. Please do this urgently as untreated UTI's can cause complication in pregnancy. Please take care, Tommy's Midwife
I have same problem n m
By Priyanka (not verified) on 21 Apr 2019 - 11:29
I have same problem n m 3months pregnant
By Hanaan (not verified) on 15 Feb 2019 - 19:53
Hi ,I am 6week and 2days pregnant but when I go to weee but I got right side pain what should I do ?
By Midwife @Tommys on 20 Feb 2019 - 12:47
Hi Hannah
You need to go to your GP asap to get your urine tested - it sounds like a urinary tract infection and you might need antibiotics. Please be seen as soon as you can. Tommy's Midwife.
By Chelsey (not verified) on 13 Jan 2019 - 19:29
Hi I have serve pain in my stomach to the point where I start crying cuz it's painful I try. Going the toilet to see if that helps but it makes things worse I have been the hospital about it before and they didn't seem very helpful?
By Midwife @Tommys on 15 Jan 2019 - 10:33
Hi Chelsey,
How are you feeling? I am not sure how pregnant you are or whether you are having an issue peeing or if you are constipated?
Please get back in touch if you are still having problems.
You can email [email protected]
Anna-Tommy's Midwife
Sharp pain on my left abdomen
By Hillary (not verified) on 1 Jan 2019 - 21:56
I have a serious painful Sharp pain on my lower left abdomen,the pain is so sever that I am unable to walk properly,discomfort ,I can't sleep even.
Sharp pain on my left abdomen
By Midwife @Tommys on 9 Jan 2019 - 15:54
Hi Hillary. If this is still ongoing, and you have not been seen by your midwife or doctor yet, then please go into be seen as soon as you can for review. Any abdominal pain, at any gestation of pregnancy , needs urgent review. Please take good care of yourself. All the best, Tommy's Midwife
Painful urination during pregnancy
By Ken (not verified) on 19 Dec 2018 - 21:11
Hy,my name is Ken...my girlfriend is experiencing a very painful feeling when she pee,yellowish and smelly,sometimes her urine is redish ..looks like its mixed up with a bit blood..,unbearable pain on the womb..she's 1 month pregnant.. please help
Painful urination during pregnancy
By Midwife @Tommys on 20 Dec 2018 - 16:12
Hi Ken, She should go to see her GP. She may have a urine infection (UTI) which should be treated if she is pregnant.
Lower abdomen pain
By Alisa (not verified) on 19 Nov 2018 - 17:04
I have really big pain in my lower abdomen and each time I urine I have a stinging burning sensation and there is brown discharge coming out is this normal ?
Lower abdomen pain
By Midwife @Tommys on 21 Nov 2018 - 14:41
Please see your GP as soon as possible as it sounds as if you have a urinary tract infection. During pregnancy it is important to treat these infections with antibiotics. You should also drink plenty of water.
Take good care of yourself
4-5 weeks pregnant
By Anonymous (not verified) on 15 Nov 2018 - 22:34
Hello I'm about 4-5 weeks pregnant and I'm having a irritation and uncomfortable feeling around my vagina but are also experiencing some small bumps on the skin down below. Should I be worried?
4-5 weeks pregnant
By Midwife @Tommys on 16 Nov 2018 - 11:09
During pregnancy, it is common to experience some skin changes and irritation. It is also more common to experience vaginal thrush which is a possible cause to your irritation. If it continues then do speak with the GP for a review.
Best wishes
Tommy's midwife


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Is it about blaming kids for getting killed and blinded by her government?
"Kashmiriyat" is again in the news, or rather brought back to news. The term was again recently invoked in Jammu by the Chief Minister of the state whose stark failure to safeguard peoples' lives, and the blinding of children and youth in the past summer in Kashmir, is still fresh, and unforgotten, in public memory. Earlier, she had called the Hurriyat leaders' refusal to meet the All Party Delegation of MPs from New Delhi as an "insult" to "Kashmiriyat".
"In Kashmir, Kashmiris do not have any signs of happiness on their faces, but when they reach Jammu, I feel they are alive," Mehbooba Mufti recently said in the legislative assembly in Jammu. "The people of Jammu have adopted the true culture of Kashmir (Kashmiriyat)." The chief minister also said "true spirit of real Kashmiriyat needs to be revived in the valley" which she finds thriving in Jammu and not in Kashmir.
So, what does Kashmiriyat mean? Perhaps presiding over the killing of about 90 people and blinding of hundreds of youth and teenagers last summer by the government forces kept alive the idea of Kashmiriyat in Kashmir! One wonders how can people celebrate and show such 'signs of happiness' amid the killings of their loved ones in Kashmir.
The PDP-BJP alliance, for example, came to be formed against the wishes of even the people who voted for PDP in the valley, hoping to keep the BJP away from power in the state. PDP did not care two hoots about the popular opinion against this alliance and what it voters thought in the Kashmir region and beyond.
Perhaps the "true spirit of real Kashmiriyat" is also about not even feeling a slight remorse for the wanton civilian killings, and not even thinking of stepping down from the chair when the world press shamed the government and called what was done to the people in Kashmir as the "world's first mass blinding" and an "epidemic of dead eyes". Perhaps Kashmiriyat is about blaming the kids instead for coming out and joining protests on the streets and in turn getting shot at with bullets and pellets. As the CM once mocked angrily in a press conference when questioned about the use of bullets and pellets against unarmed kids on the streets last summer, "Woh kya toffee lene gaya tha? Doodh lene gaya tha…?"
Over the years the term Kashmiriyat has come to be politicized and propagated from outside the state. The power corridors in New Delhi have also milked it to the fullest, employing it to strengthen and normalize the status quo when it comes to managing the political realities in Kashmir. The besieged population in Kashmir, however, has come to see through the state propaganda and its ideas and definitions of "peace" and "composite culture" which are often mixed with a certain notion of "Kashmiriyat" which we as people have supposedly long forgotten.
The recent provocative statements made by the CM, using her position of power and authority, again reflect how the state interprets "Kashmiriyat" which the battered and militarily besieged people in the valley are supposed to accept without questioning the ill intentions behind pushing down such stock terms. As if Kashmiriyat is about bowing down before the powers that be and their sinister designs to make a compliant population that should uncritically accept whatever the state decides best for it. As if Kashmiriyat will be kept alive if the people make peace with their everyday realities of militarization.
Further, the divisive, naïve statements like "Jammu has become Kashmir today (with regard to composite culture)" made by Mehbooba Mufti in Jammu also speak about what PDP, of erstwhile 'healing touch' fame, has been reduced to in the coalition government. A strange ally of BJP desperately trying to salvage its carefully crafted image in the valley, keeping its constituency and voters happy even as the party and its leaders please and speak the language of its more powerful partner, which controls its reigns from New Delhi. They allow themselves to draw closer to its divisive agenda and ideology which has serious, long-term consequences for the regional politics and communal harmony of the state.
The idea of Kashmiriyat acquires sinister dimensions when it is repeatedly propagated by the state actors and defined as per their convenience and attendant agendas for the people of Kashmir. What the term actually means for the people in Kashmir, where it is supposed to have originated from, is at best practiced in their day to day life, without their feeling the need to name it as such.
At the peak of 2016 uprising, as bullets and pellets continued to rain down on people, the last rites of many Kashmiri Pandits who had stayed back in the valley were, like in previous years and like it always happens, attended and even organised by their Kashmiri Muslim neighbors. That has been the practice in the past as well, irrespective of the religion or community one belongs to in Kashmir. People see it as their duty, as a way of life, not a compulsion to be seen as some tolerant people who uphold a certain notion of "Kashmiriyat" to please the outside world.
Despite attempts to spread false news and rumors online about some harm to Kashmiri Pandits and their places of worship during the 2016 uprising, the communal harmony in the valley remained intact even as the majority population was at the receiving end of the state violence. Where was Mehbooba Mufti then? Despite the much publicized attempts to reach out and "console" the victim families in government accommodations, she was far from the unarmed people who were coming out to protest on the streets and being shot at with bullets and pellets by the government forces. None of her MLAs and ministers had the courage to come out of their safe havens and multiple security-covers and meet the people who were out on the streets against the very ideas and the state they represent and defend in Kashmir. The state and its actors, who have blood on their hands, should look within before lecturing people of Kashmir about Kashmiriyat.
The idea of Kashmiriyat, as defined and propagated by the state, is already dead for the people in Kashmir. The idea of India is kept alive in Kashmir with brute force, by politicians who need round the clock government protection from the very people they're supposed to protect and serve.
Kashmiriyat, whatever that means now, died the day it was appropriated and defined by the state which never had the moral authority to rule the people in Kashmir. When the term is thrust down the throats of people in Kashmir, without feeling the need to ask them what it means for them, Kashmiriyat is deprived of all its possible meanings. It becomes a sinister political project, forever suspect in the eyes of the people who are supposed to celebrate it. Kashmiriyat has been reduced to a political tool to normalize the state violence inflicted on unarmed people every time they come out on the streets to seek and demand their political rights. For the people in Kashmir, Kashmiriyat is now a state construct.


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I was working fine in a nice company named as Chakra Systems and a sister company of Chakra Systems which is a Digital Marketing Company with good working environment included colleagues and boss. But due to some personal reasons I was looking for job location change and here things changes.
As a Digital Marketing professional I was trying to communicate with people over LinkedIn obviously before that I was having already an updated LinkedIn profile with well defined work profile and suitable keywords.
Due to daily activities and suitable keywords my profile was more viewable while searching in LinkedIn. On an average basis I use to get daily 8 – 12 message related to various thing included promotion as well as job opening in local location (Bangalore) and in my preferred location (Delhi NCR) too.
So I got a chance to connect with one of the best Software Company's (located in Delhi NCR) HR Manager and HR manager shared my profile with his CEO then CEO shared a message about the job opening in his company related to my profile asked to revert if I am interested for the same. After that I replied as I was looking for location change then HR took my updated resume and scheduled the preliminary telephonic interview. After that I got an assignment from the CEO to make a digital marketing plan for given software product (which showed my skills). Later HR scheduled multiple telephonic and Skype interviews (due to location difference) with various senior people with whom I need to work with and finally the offered me a job. I accepted the offer and moved for the rest of the process.
It was a quite great experience for me to get hired through LinkedIn. If you want any help to get a job with LinkedIn just share a message so I can provide the some tips / solutions / my views on the same. Any suggestions for me are welcomed in any of area I need to improve. Looking for various comments as a support from your side.


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Millie, the librarian, and the employee who is seeking mythical Sheridarp have been debating whether it can be found on the rooftop of their Dreamwalk Library. Part 1 is here.
Certainty's uncertain, I'm almost sure.
Lesser libraries might be networked to the greater,
according to the principle of megawasps,
and Dreamwalk might be part of Sonandinho.
So please, dear Millie, my librarian, my master,
might we go together to the rooftop?
Reluctant Millie half-agreed,
so we climbed a bookcase filled with stories,
stepped inside a wrought-iron elevator
and clambered from its roof into another,
thence upward through a stack
of stationary elevators, as we'd expected,*
before we finally reached the roof.
The morning sky was polarized,
honeycombed in indigo and gold,
burnt with cinnamon clouds and arching contrails,
dusted with formations of Solarian turistas,
while all around a desert waited;
beyond that desert, windy shards of glass
and razor wire vortices.
Millie made an explicatorial comment.
There are times of quickening,
when everything's a jumble or a hologram or both,
when everything's as obvious
as the truth that nothing is,
as the mystery of sanity.
I was unsatisfactorized.
Yesterday the world was everyday—
bitumen in traffic, pedestrians with magnolias for heads,
bipedaled signs that pointed out their end was distant.
No problemo, we can fix it later
with a range of legal medications.
I heard a sound, a buzz of circular saws,
of a hundred transformers with loose laminations,
and I looked up to see a swirling grey-scale cloud
—a swarm of wasps, in the shape of a wasp—
the mighty megawasp.
No, that's only a kilowasp.
(Millie had read my notes.)
For a megawasp, you need
a cloud of kilowasps.
But I paid scant attention,
I didn't even try imagining a gigawasp,
because the cloud was drawing nearer.
to continue to double digits or more likely, hexadecimal
*in the present context
- Polarized sky light is probably explained in the nature of light and colour in the open air by M G J Minnaert.
- solarians
- I love unnecessary words like "explicate," and they could even be useful if they had a distinct meaning. Often more syllables go with a more precise meaning, and there is a shortage of multisyllabic words which are vague or mean nothing; this issue needs to be addressed.
- Salvador Dali was fond of flower heads. Here is one.
the rooftop (part above) from VEE, the visual evolution engine, and TIM, the illustrated mind. The image is evolved from 10 minutes of my EEG, and the detail above shows the transition from writing poetry to listening to music, mostly in the left hemisphere (upper part).


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How to Install Koni Shocks and Struts
Koni's adjustable Sport dampers will make a handler out of your '79-'93 Mustang
When Ford was developing the Fox Mustang in the 1970s, its objective was an aerodynamic handler that would enjoy a good relationship with both drive and the road. Ford did a good job of connecting driver and pavement with McPherson struts in front, coil springs on all fours, and a cool four-link rear suspension. Like any factory suspension system, there is always room for improvement. Koni, a legendary name in Mustang handling, has it all figured out with its adjustable Sport shocks and struts for '79-'93 Mustangs.
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What do your jokes say about you? That's what Robert Lynch wants to know. He's pursuing his Ph.D. in evolutionary anthropology at Rutgers, and his studies focus on why humans laugh. (He's also a standup comedian.) Lynch is in the discussion below, ready to answer all your questions about the science of jokes.
If you want to know a little more about Lynch's work, check out this recent profile from NPR, which caught a bit of his standup act:
"I work with this guy named Marvin Feldstein," Lynch deadpans. "And you all know him from his famous work on alternative mating strategies in the red-tufted lemur. But the other day I'm chatting with Marv in the hallway, and he's saying, you know, Homo ergaster is the direct descendant of Homo erectus. You know how it goes, right? And I say, "listen, Marv, everybody knows that Homo heidelburgensis is the direct ancestor of ergaster. Alright. That's the kind of s- - - I have to deal with..."
Have at it.
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Two Steps In The Right Direction
As noted in Monday's post, there hasn't been a whole lot of news coming from the IZOD IndyCar Series this offseason. The general sentiment seems to be that after former CEO Randy Bernard was jettisoned last fall, the board of cronies have been sitting around with cigars and brandy congratulating themselves on a job well done while the series is laying to waste. Well…not quite.
When Mark Miles assumed his new role of CEO of Hulman & Company, the parent company of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and INDYCAR, he promised there would be positive changes coming in the near future. This past weekend, Miles took two steps in the right direction in fulfilling his promise with the promotion of two of the more capable men within the organization into more visible roles.
Doug Boles, the former VP of communications for IMS has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer at IMS – allowing IMS president Jeff Belskus to work more closely with Miles. The current President and COO of IMS Productions, Robby Greene, has been tabbed to be the Interim COO of INDYCAR – chosen to run the day-to-day operations of the series until a more permanent CEO can be found.
A lot of people have been clamoring for bringing in new blood or fresh faces to the organization. This is not exactly new blood, but that's OK. New blood doesn't always understand what this sport is about. The sport of IndyCar racing isn't a company that makes baking powder with the primary goal to raise market share by ten percent over the next three years. This is a different animal.
IndyCar and the Indianapolis 500 both have a very passionate fan base. The problem is that they need more fans – a lot more fans. The series cannot survive long term with the low attendance and poor television ratings they are currently saddled with. Hiring just any bean-counter with a magic wand is not going to do the trick. But you don't just go out and hire a bunch of fans, either. Fans will make emotional decisions that make no sense. You need someone who understands solid business principles, yet also comprehends what appeals to racing fans.
It's a tall order finding the right person who fits both criteria. Even sound business people make head-scratching decisions. How else can you explain placing the marketing decisions of the series into the hands of an aging rocker and allowing him to force something as atrocious as "I am Indy" down our collective throats? But I digress.
Mark Miles has hit a home run by elevating these two men into their respective positions.
Doug Boles gets it. I think he gets it more than any of the current higher-ups at 16th and Georgetown. If you follow him on Twitter (@jdouglas4), you know how often he tweets unique pictures of his beloved Speedway. He shows us pictures of IMS in the snow, the Pagoda at sunset or the Turn Two stands at dawn with the sun just beginning to pop over the top row of the SE Vista. You know he does this because he understands how special the place is to so many of us. In turn, we also understand just how special IMS is to him.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is special to me, but that doesn't qualify me to run the place. That's where the experience of Doug Boles kicks in. His extensive legal background can help him navigate the many potholes in a job of this magnitude. His experience as part-owner of Panther Racing helps him to understand the position of the owners. His background in other forms of racing over the past couple of decades, have prepared him for this role. I've always thought he would be an excellent choice as Randy Bernard's successor as CEO of INDYCAR; but given his passion for the Speedway, he is probably happier with the role of COO of IMS. Either way, he is one of the bright stars within the organization.
As far as Robby Greene is concerned, I'll be completely honest and forthcoming – I was not familiar with his name when I read of this promotion last weekend. In short, I had never heard of him. I've read the same press releases and articles that most of us have that state how he turned IMS Productions from a money pit into a profitable concern in just a little more than a year. That sort of a performance will turn the heads of most board members. But I was concerned that Greene was just a suit who understood how to turn red ink to black.
Since this announcement, I've had a few conversations with individuals whom I trust, that are much closer to the inner sanctum of INDYCAR than I am (which isn't close at all). They all assure me that Robby Greene gets it just as much as Doug Boles. The common denominator of everyone I spoke with, tells me that Robby Greene is someone who could and should be the face of INDYCAR. He knows how to work with sponsors, teams, drivers, and perhaps most importantly – track promoters. He appears to be that rare blend of an astute businessperson that is savvy about the inner workings of the racing community.
Mark Miles has a tough road ahead of him. Not only does he need to figure out a way to attract many more fans that will stick with the IZOD IndyCar Series, he has to shore up the fan base that got fed up with Randy Bernard's firing last fall. Many sponsors were infuriated with the firing, as well. I think that the board vastly underestimated the relationship that series sponsors had with Randy. Mark Miles has a lot of damage control on his plate. From what I hear, the elevation of Robby Greene can go a long way in mending those relationships.
With Robby Greene heading up day-to-day operations for the series and Doug Boles taking care of everything at IMS, Mark Miles has made two excellent choices. There is still a lot of work to do going forward and there are still miles to go, but these moves are two steps in the right direction.
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Not sure this is really anything newsworthy. I will reserve judgement, but it just seems like rearranging the furniture to me.
Still waiting for these guys to show me something.
I'm glad that's settled. C'mon St. Pete!
You never heard of Robby Greene? Where you been, dude? They were talking about him on Trackside last night. He's the man!
don't mean to beat a forced-to-resign horse but Randy Bernard would've had at least four or five great ideas and a couple of questionable ones in the works by this time.
this rearranged group of laminates is probably just waiting to spring all their awesome ideas on us at some fantastic kickoff event or something. don't you have the feeling that things are really cooking behind the scenes at 16th and Georgetown? Man, I can't wait to see what they've come up with!!!
Sorry but I'm going to need more than tweeting pictures of the Speedway to convince me.
So far, the only idea that has come out of the Miles admin is a playoff (no IC fan wants this), cutting LC money, and spending $20 million for lights to help NASCAR.
People seem to love Miles, but so far he seems as clueless as the rest.
This is one of the rare times I cannot vote in your poll. Sponsors (and their money), and fans are both integral to the sport so Mark had better be fighting this erosion on both fronts. I have no real clue how badly the sponsor confidence has degraded but if it is not to the point of them pulling out I would say fans support should take a slightly higher priority. I say this because fans bring money, fans buy products, fans cheer and fill seats. This makes sponsors happy and willing to support the series.


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COLUMBUS A suspect in the shooting of his ex-girlfriend's 9-year-old son and another former girlfriend told acquaintances "he's not going back to jail" and was shot to death Friday by police.
The confrontation with police in a parking lot shared by a Wal-Mart and Sam's Club on the east side of Columbus capped a chaotic morning involving victims shot in two different locations and a desperate search for the suspect.
Danny Thornton, 47, was tracked to the shopping area where he was killed after getting out of his car with a gun shortly before 10 a.m., according to Columbus police Sgt. Rich Weiner.
Officer Steve Smith, a 24-year police veteran who recently joined the SWAT team was shot once and was in stable condition and in good spirits, Weiner said.
Jaiden Dixon, 9, and Vicki Vertin, 42, were in critical condition at separate hospitals Friday. Police wouldn't discuss a motive.
Weiner said that after the two shootings were reported, police were contacted by two people who knew Thornton.
"They called Columbus police, and said, 'Hey, we just got a phone call from Danny. He said that he's killed two people, and that he's not going back to jail,"' Weiner said.
In a 911 call, a police dispatcher asking a colleague to put out the word about Thornton after the first shooting also warned he threatened "suicide by cop."
"He has claimed that he will not go down without a fight with police," the dispatcher says on the 911 call obtained by The Associated Press through a records request.
The first shooting happened around 7:30 a.m. when Thornton shot Dixon when he opened the door to Thornton at a residence in Grove City, a suburb on the city's southwest side, said Grove City police Capt. Jeffrey Pearson.
Vertin, who police said was Thornton's ex-girlfriend, was shot around 8 a.m. at a dental office in Groveport, a suburb on the city's southeast side about 20 minutes away.
Police said Thornton entered the office and stated, "Haven't seen you in a while" before shooting Vertin, a dental employee.
Emergency vehicles crowded the parking lot of the two retail stores Friday, with yellow crime scene tape limiting access.
Weiner said police recovered a handgun, which has been turned over to investigators to determine if Thornton fired at the officer.
Thornton received multiple traffic tickets in recent years, most for speeding, according to Columbus Municipal Court records. Franklin County records show a 1986 guilty plea to attempted felonious assault.
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COLUMBUS A suspect in the shooting of his ex-girlfriend's 9-year-old son and another former girlfriend told acquaintances "he's not going back to jail" and was shot to death Friday by police.


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SAG to Honor Finest Performances of 2010 at the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards(R), Simulcast Live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011, at 8 p.m. (ET) / 5 p.m. (PT)
Ernest Borgnine to Receive Screen Actors Guild's Life Achievement Award
LOS ANGELES - The 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards(R), one of the awards season's premier events, will honor outstanding performances from 2010 in five film categories and eight television categories, including the distinctive ensemble awards. The ceremony will be simulcast live coast-to-coast on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011, at 8 p.m. (ET), 7 p.m. (CT), 6 p.m. (MT) and 5 p.m. (PT) from the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles. An encore presentation will air on TNT at 10 p.m. (ET) 9 p.m. (CT), 8 p.m. (MT) and 7 p.m. (PT).
Prior to the televised ceremony, the SAG Honors for television and film stunt ensembles will be announced by SAG Awards Committee Chair JoBeth Williams and Committee Member Scott Bakula during the live tnt.tv and tbs.com webcasts from the red carpet which begin at 6:30 p.m. (ET)/3:30 p.m. (PT).
The presentation of this year's SAG Awards marks TNT's 14th telecast of this prestigious industry event, the sixth consecutive simulcast on TBS.
Each year at the SAG Awards(R), the red carpet and showroom fill with a who's who of the entertainment industry as the casts of the year's best-acted films and television series come together with industry leaders to meet, mingle and cheer their colleagues. Set within an intimate dinner-party atmosphere, the event is an evening of spirited camaraderie, glamorous fashion, warm reunions, spontaneous laughter and shared respect. Unlike other awards ceremonies, the SAG Awards puts its focus squarely on the actors, from the signature opening montage of "Actors' Stories" to the acceptance speeches in which Actor(R) recipients speak from the heart to their peers. The Screen Actors Guild Awards are closely watched by the industry as a precursor of possible Oscar(R) and Emmy(R) recognition and by viewers as an emotional, memorable night of live television.
A highlight of the evening will be the presentation of Screen Actors Guild's 2010 Life Achievement Award to Ernest Borgnine. The accolade celebrates both career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment. Previous recipients include Betty White, James Earl Jones, Charles Durning, Julie Andrews, Shirley Temple Black, James Garner, Karl Malden, Clint Eastwood, Edward Asner, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier, Kirk Douglas, Elizabeth Taylor, Angela Lansbury, Robert Redford and George Burns, among others. A complete list of the 46 previous Life Achievement Award recipients can be found at www.sagawards.org.
The 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will also continue the tradition of saluting the Guild's membership. In past years, the awards show has spotlighted stunt performers, child actors, character actors, background singers, dancers, background performers and voice-over artists among others. In 2007, the ceremony featured a tribute to SAG's 75th Anniversary.
An elegant new set reminiscent of a grand lobby will provide an opulent backdrop against which the ceremony will unfold. The most distinguishing features are a pair of monumental lacquered doors, each framed by oversized molding with rococo staff detail, which will lead to the wings on either side of the stage. Gold-leafed vertical pipes will line the perimeter of the stage, rising up from a black and white check lacquered floor, while in the center will float a gold-leafed ornately-framed screen on which the nominated performances and tributes that are at the heart of the event will be showcased. A custom-made crystal chandelier will punctuate the stage lighting, echoed in multiple overhead crystal fixtures throughout the showroom.
Of the top industry honors presented to performers, only the Screen Actors Guild Awards are conferred solely by actors' peers. The SAG Awards was the first televised awards show created by a union to acknowledge the work of actors and the first to establish ensemble and cast awards. The SAG Awards nominees are chosen by separate film and television nominating committees, each consisting of 2,100 SAG members from around the country, randomly selected anew each year.
Nominations for the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be announced on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010 by Rosario Dawson and Angie Harmon, who will be introduced by SAG Awards Committee Chair JoBeth Williams. Williams and SAG Awards Committee Vice Chair Daryl Anderson and will announce nominees for the SAG stunt ensemble honors. The nominations announcement will be carried live on TNT, tnt.tv and tbs.com. All active members of SAG will be mailed voting instructions on Dec. 30. Votes to determine who will receive the coveted bronze Actor statuettes on Jan. 30 must be received by the SAG Awards official teller, Integrity Voting Systems, by Jan. 28.
PEOPLE magazine and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) will host the Screen Actors Guild Post-Awards Gala for the 15th consecutive year. This exclusive event honors the philanthropic causes and good works of the members of the Screen Actors Guild. The gala, benefiting the Screen Actors Guild Foundation, will immediately follow the SAG Awards on the backlot of the Shrine Exposition Center.
The 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be telecast internationally, as well as to U.S. military installations overseas through the American Forces Network Broadcast Center.
The Screen Actors Guild Awards(R) is committed to reducing the Awards' environmental footprint and in 2010 was honored for the second consecutive year with the Environmental Media Association (EMA)'s Green Seal, recognizing a production's outstanding efforts to implement sustainable initiatives and promote environmental awareness.
The 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be produced by Jeff Margolis Productions in association with Screen Actors Guild Awards(R), LLC. Jeff Margolis is the executive producer and director. Kathy Connell is the producer. JoBeth Williams, Daryl Anderson, Scott Bakula, Shelley Fabares and Paul Napier are producers for SAG. Gloria Fujita O'Brien and Mick McCullough are supervising producers. Benn Fleishman is executive in charge of production. More information is available online at www.sagawards.org.
Screen Actors Guild is the nation's largest labor union representing working actors. Established in 1933, SAG has a rich history in the American labor movement, from standing up to studios to break long-term engagement contracts in the 1940s to fighting for artists' rights amid the digital revolution sweeping the entertainment industry in the 21st century. With 20 branches nationwide, SAG represents more than 125,000 actors who work in film and digital theatrical motion pictures and television programs, commercials, video games, industrials, Internet and all new media formats. The Guild exists to enhance actors' working conditions, compensation and benefits and to be a powerful, unified voice on behalf of artists' rights. Headquartered in Los Angeles, SAG is a proud affiliate of the AFL-CIO. More information is available online at www.sag.org.
TNT, one of cable's top-rated networks, is television's destination for drama. Seen in 100.5 million households, the network is home to such original series as "The Closer," starring Kyra Sedgwick; "Rizzoli & Isles," starring Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander; "Leverage," starring Timothy Hutton; ""HawthoRNe," with Jada Pinkett Smith; "Memphis Beat," with Jason Lee; "Men of a Certain Age," with Ray Romano, Andre Braugher and Scott Bakula; and "Southland," from Emmy(R)-winning producer John Wells ("ER"); as well as the upcoming "Falling Skies," starring Noah Wylie, and "Franklin & Bash," with Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Breckin Meyer. TNT also presents such powerful dramas as "Bones," "Supernatural," "Las Vegas," "Law & Order," "CSI: NY" "Cold Case" and "Numb3rs;" broadcast premiere movies; compelling primetime specials, such as the "Screen Actors Guild Awards(R)"; and championship sports coverage, including NASCAR, the NBA and the NCAA men's basketball tournament. TNT is available in high-definition.
TBS, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., is television's top-rated comedy network and is available in 100.8 million households. It serves as home to such original comedy series as "Glory Daze," "Are We There Yet?" and Tyler Perry's "House of Payne" and "Meet the Browns;" the late-night series "CONAN" starring Conan O'Brien, and "Lopez Tonight," starring George Lopez; hot contemporary comedies like "Family Guy" and "The Office;" " specials like "Funniest Commercials of the Year"; special events, including star-studded comedy festivals in Chicago; blockbuster movies; hosted movie showcases and championship sports.
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.


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Could Beyonce Get Hepatitis from Wolfgang Puck?
An urgent warning has been issued by the Health Department, warning the star-studded crowd who attended the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue party on Valentine's Day that they may have been exposed to acute hepatitis A. The list of possibly exposed guests: Beyonce Knowles, Leonardo DiCaprio's girlfriend Bar Rafaeli, and dozens of ridiculously hot bikini models.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed that an employee of Wolfgang Puck Catering was recently diagnosed with the disease, and has strongly urged anyone who attended the SI party, or any of the 13 other events catered by Puck between Feb. 1 - 20, to get an immune globulin shot by tomorrow to prevent illness.
When contacted, a rep from Puck's catering company would not tell TMZ which other events Puck catered, nor would they reveal how many other people may have been exposed to the illness. They did say, however, that no one who attended Sunday's Governor's Ball at the Academy Awards is at risk.
A rep for Beyonce told TMZ that they "were looking into it."
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A friend assembled tcp.s for me.Always these strange characters same as symtel.(see the picture attached)
Maybe it's the character encoding of the telnet daemon that isn't plain ascii?If possible you could try to run wireshark and capture the packets going to the M4, by setting filter HOST <ip num of M4/CPC>
Hi, I am experimenting with calling a server rapidly to see if it is viable to cater for multiplayer arcade gaming on the CPC. At the moment though my server seems to service lots of clients consistently, but only really at about 5 calls per second each client. For some games this is likely ok, but then I'm wondering... with a CPC's general lower framerate than PCs... a PC that might have 20 calls per second to service a game, would 5 be ok on a CPC? I am not even certain I can consistently get 5 calls per second from the CPC, but I think it should be possible. For now i have a very rudimentary synchronous loop that counts missed call opportunities. I have also created a JS POC of the same which gives terrible results on firefox, but good results on chrome. I am using an OK ISP (not top of the range, but not budget either). Localhosted WAMP I can consistently get 10 calls per second serviced. but then my actual server starts to degrade beyond that (additional calls with multiple clients at the same time).(I wasn't sure if this should be posted here, or a separate thread in programming since I am using the M4 from the CPC).Julian
How much data is transferred for each call?Are you handling the data on each interrupt on the cpc?Are you using a central PC server and all the CPCs are clients or is it peer-to-peer?Is it non-blocking ports and are you using threads to handle the requests?Networking gaming is involved, packets drop or arrive out of order and there is quite a lot of logic to make sure all the clients agree on the same values. It's easier with local networking because often you don't suffer these problems. If you use a PC as a server it can take all the logic and tell the CPCs the information and all they need to do is pass their inputs to the PC and let it decide what they should do.The CPC then runs the graphics, plays the sound and accepts the servers word for what is right or not.
Hi , Duke !!! .. any new firmware update in a near future .. ?
Oh, do watch it, it's a great intro to the device!Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk
Yes, the FPGA comment made me go "hmm?", but it didn't affect much, so...
I had success in transfering many SNAs, but for some reason, this one can't. Saved with Winape, "format 2", 64k. I tried format 1, 3 too, the CPC displays "error occurred" every time. If it's possible for you, can you quickly check what is wrong? Thanks a lot!
Hi DukeIs there a new batch going on this year?I'd love to have one precious
Is there a chance to play Chibi Akuma 2 (four disks) with the M4?
My WiFi expansion board hasn't able to start for a while (it has worked in the past), and I'm afraid it's something to do with the hardware, most probably the extension port of my 6128. When I move the WiFi board about, sometimes one light turns on, sometimes the other one, sometimes all three, but even in those rare cases, the M4 ROM doesn't load.Is there something that can be done for this? Both to make it work, and to make it stable?
(the bottom of the mainboard has began to bubble, and I'm sure that a lot of the connectors do have some corrosion on them).
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Fairytale is a perfect fit
If you are going to inject a classic fairy tale with contemporary relevance, it helps to have as your leading lady an actress who speaks to her generation.
Director Rupert Sanders admits that he has seen only the first Twilight film - but he knew when it came to finding a girl who embodied all the qualities of the gutsy heroine at the centre of his first feature film, Snow White and the Huntsman, there could be no one better suited to the role than Kristen Stewart.
"She's very contemporary and very spirited," Sanders says of the 22-year-old star who has become a household name playing Bella Swan in the hit vampire film franchise.
"She carries a lot of weight on her shoulders and does it with far more years than she has under her belt. There was just something about that spirit that was undefined and raw that drew us to her. It's very unbridled and kind of un-manicured."
It's the morning after the Australian premiere of Snow White and the Huntsman (or SWATH as the film is known on Twitter), Sanders' ambitious, big-budget adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fairytale, featuring a stellar cast including Australian Chris Hemsworth and Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron.
In the plush confines of Sydney's Park Hyatt Hotel, Sanders is sitting alongside his leading lady whose casual leggings, old grey t-shirt and flannel shirt, belie the fact she has, just that morning, been named by Forbes as the highest-paid actress in Hollywood.
"Well, she's worth every penny," he adds, giving the uncomfortable- looking actress a reassuring smile.
Sanders, a respected commercial director whose resume includes advertisements for Sears, Toyota and the video game Halo 3: ODST, had been considered for several prominent films, including The Hunger Games, before he was hired by Universal to direct the $170 million Snow White reboot.
After reading Evan Daugherty's script - which is more along the lines of the original fairytale first published in 1812 than Disney's 1937 animation - the 41-year-old Brit realised that he had an opportunity to "create a world people hadn't seen before".
The "new" Snow White tells the story of the daughter of King Magnus (Noah Huntley). After his wife's death, the king falls in love with the captivating Ravenna (Theron). The two marry but on their wedding night Ravenna murders her new husband, seizes control of the kingdom and locks her stepdaughter, Snow White, in the castle.
Years later the queen learns Snow White holds the key to eternal youth, but before she is able to consume her heart which will make her immortal, Snow White escapes into the dark forest.
Ravenna sends out the Huntsman (Hemsworth) who, on learning he has been tricked by the queen, ends up helping Snow White in her effort to defeat Ravenna and end her reign.
There are elements of the story which older generations will identify with - a mirror, a red apple, an evil queen and, of course, a merry band of dwarves - but thrown into the mix are massive battles, a rebellion, stunning special effects and an underlying message "teaching us to understand mortality and not bury ourselves in jealousy or rage" and it becomes an altogether visually sumptuous and mature affair.
"It's certainly darker than Disney but I don't think it's darker than the Grimms' version," Sanders says. "It's like an original fairytale - they scare you to inform you. And people like to be scared a bit.
"We're not scaring people in a gratuitous way. It's peripheral fear, not horror. It makes you tingle and it makes the ride more intense."
Stewart, whose films outside the Twilight franchise include Into the Wild and The Runaways, admitted at the Australian premiere of SWATH on Tuesday that she never really liked the original fairytale.
"It's not that I wasn't a fan," she says. "I just couldn't connect with Snow White growing up. So when I first heard about the project I thought, 'Snow White? Why?'"
Like Sanders, she changed her mind upon reading the script and identifying with a character who was not prepared to be relegated to being saved by someone else. Sanders describes her as a "female Luke Skywalker".
"There has been a void of women being strong in movies and finally it's been done well," Stewart says.
"You recognise Snow White but it's like all her perfect qualities have been put at the bottom of a pit of mud to see if she can find them and take them and polish them."
Indeed, Sanders pushed all of his stars to their mental and physical limits during the 80-day shoot in sheeting rain and miserable mud in some of the remotest areas of Britain during winter.
For Stewart, who at one point during filming had to jump into a freezing lake, the most uncomfortable part of her role was having to ride a horse.
"That was by far the highest hurdle for me to get over," she says. "It terrified me. I think that's good though - genuine fear and discomfort is cool on screen."
For Sanders, the discomfort came early on in the piece when he contemplated the enormity of adapting such a beloved fairytale for the big screen.
"You are a bit nervous whenever you do anything in life where you are opening yourself up," he says.
"I don't think my job was any more nerve-racking than Kristen's or Chris' who are the face of it. I could have probably slid away into anonymity and never worked again if it had been a disaster. I guess there's pressure for all of us."
With strong reviews and box office results and talk of a sequel, Sanders doesn't have to worry too much about his future. As for Stewart, she will take a month's break before starting work on her next film - a thriller named Cali by The Notebook director Nick Cassavetes.
"It's hard to talk about because I haven't got into the zone. Literally as soon as I get home, we need to cast it ... sit down with the script," Stewart says.
"But it's pretty extreme in every way.
"It reminds me of movies from the 90s - weird cult movies."
She will next appear on the big screen as the uninhibited Marylou in the screen adaptation of Jack Kerouac's classic novel, On the Road, which opens in Australia in September.
Then of course there's that little film opening in November - the final instalment in the Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn: Part 2.
While keen to press on with new and challenging roles, Stewart admits it was hard saying goodbye to a character she has lived with for the past four years.
"It's always the same feeling at the end of something you have invested in," she says.
"In this case it was just longer.
"I will probably have to talk about (the role) for the rest of my life but I am lucky because it's a fond memory." <div class="endnote">
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ALBANY — Monroe-Woodbury senior A.J. Voelker was leading his 170-pound Division I semifinal match against John Vrasidas of St. Anthony's when he wrenched his knee early in the second period.
ALBANY — Monroe-Woodbury senior A.J. Voelker was leading his 170-pound Division I semifinal match against John Vrasidas of St. Anthony's when he wrenched his knee early in the second period.
Vrasidas rallied to move on to the state championship bout, pinning Voelker in 4:53, but Voelker's day wasn't done yet.
Wearing tape wrapped around his right knee in a consolation semifinal against Franky Nassivera of Queensbury, Voelker had another injury timeout, but he fought through the pain to nearly pin Nassivera with one minute remaining in the third period. Voelker hung on for a 5-4 victory to earn a spot in the third-fourth place consolation final.
"It was my first time having something like that but my coaches really kept me calm and kept me going," Voelker said. "I owe everything to them."
Voelker lost his final match of the day, a 16-0 technical fall to top-seeded Dan McDevitt of Wantagh, but he added his name to yet another board in the Monroe-Woodbury wrestling room.
A Section 9 champion and a state qualifier, Voelker ended his high school career as a state place finisher, taking fourth place in the 170-pound Division I bracket.
"I'm happy with fourth in the state," Voelker said. "I wish I could have done better, but I'm on three boards at the high school now, so I'm pretty happy."
Voelker, who is unsure of his college plans, finished with a career record of 120-39.
He may have been the toughest wrestler at the Times Union Center on Saturday, as he could barely walk after his last match. Voelker limped up and down the stands, searching for his parents, Bob and Maureen, with whom he shared an emotional embrace.
"I tweaked my knee. We don't know what it is yet," Voelker said. "I'll have to go get it checked out tonight. I fought through it to fourth in the state. Not bad."
Port Jervis juniors Dylan Booth (113 pounds) and Dan DeCarlo (152 pounds) were also knocked out in the Division I semifinal round, but both Booth and DeCarlo took home fifth-place finishes.
Booth, who battled a right elbow injury throughout Saturday's matches, rallied and faced Pine Bush's John Stramiello for a third time in two weeks in the fifth-sixth place consolation final. For the third straight bout, Booth was a winner, prevailing with a 5-3 decision.
"My goal going into this was to place," Booth said. "I was thinking all year about placing here and I did what I did. I took fifth and I'm pretty happy."
Booth and Stramiello had met in the Section 9 championship as well as in the state quarterfinal round on Friday.
For the second straight season, Stramiello, who earned an at-large bid to the state tournament, placed sixth at the state championships. He was sixth at 106 pounds last year.
"He placed. We were looking to improve the place," said Pine Bush head coach Gary Rich. "We were looking to step up a little bit, but that didn't happen. Booth stood in our way."
DeCarlo lost to top-seeded Corey Rasheed of Longwood in his semifinal match at 152 pounds, but took fifth place with a 5-0 decision over Konstantin Parfiryev of James Madison in the consolation finals.
Port Jervis hadn't had a wrestler place at states since Steven Butler, Matt Parlier and J.D Zitone all finished second in 2009.
DeCarlo and Booth will both return for their senior seasons in the fall. For the Port Jervis wrestlers, next season has already begun.
"Next year I want to take gold, no doubt," Booth said.


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Chalk talk: Saints vs. Falcons Q&A
Prior to the Saints' season opener versus Atlanta, WDSU Sports Anchors Fletcher Mackel and Sharief Ishaq as well as Digital Editor Richard Fischer answered some questions about the contest.
Here are five burning questions:
What constitutes a successful season for the Saints?
Fletcher: Only a playoff season. From 2009 through 2011, the Saints won 41 games, more than any team in the NFL. Without Sean Payton in 2012, the Saints slumped to a 7-9 overall record. Payton returns from his bounty suspension with a brand new contract paying him nearly $9 million annually, so anything less than a playoff berth is unsuccessful.
Sharief: I think with Sean Payton back and a new 3-4 defense led by rob Ryan they need to be at least a 10-win team and make the playoffs. If they won 7 without Payton I think they can win 10-11.
Richard: The Saints need to make the playoffs and reach the divisional round for the 2013 campaign to be considered a success. Sure, more lofty goals are possible and should be striven for, but in a ridiculously competitive NFC, making the final four will be nothing to sneeze at. From there it's as much about luck, hot streaks and health as anything else.
Apart from Drew Brees, what is the Saints' biggest area of strength entering the season?
Fletcher: The defensive line. Cam Jordan is poised for a breakout season. The third-year defensive end out of California-Berkeley led the Saints in sacks in 2012 with eight and was playing in a defensive a bit foreign to him. Jordan was a star in college in a 3-4 base defense. Under new defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, the Saints have transitioned from 4-3 to a 3-4, so I expect Jordan to have huge stats this season. I also love 2nd year pro Akiem Hicks and undrafted rookie free agent Glenn Foster. Defensive tackle John Jenkins could also emerge as a major cog on the D-Line by seasons end.
Sharief: I think the defensive line looks strong with the switch to 3-4. Akiem Hicks has done a great job in the preseason and cam Jordan led the team in the sacks last year. This new scheme should work for Broderick Bunkley at defensive tackle.
Richard: I could cop out and say punter, but I'm going to go with the interior offensive line. A four-time All Pro, Jahri Evans is on his way to a Hall of Fame career, and Ben Grubbs has been an absolute animal at guard dating back to his time at Auburn. Add in the pleasant emergence of Brian De La Puente at center, and the Saints could make a strong case for the best middle three in the league. Tight end and running back would be good answers too.
Apart from the question marks at outside linebacker, what is the Saints' biggest area of weakness entering the season?
Fletcher: Cornerback. Keenan Lewis was a solid player in Pittsburgh but he looked like the second-coming of Jason David in the Saints four preseason games. Patrick Robinson also struggled at times, and the depth at the cornerback is very untested with 2nd year pro Corey White and rookie Rob Sweeting.
Sharief: The easy answer is safety. Roman Harper and Malcolm Jenkins had 3 interceptions between them last year. That was dead last in the NFL. Kenny Vacarro should help with that department as well as physicality. They just need to get pressure from the front seven.
Richard: I'm not sold on the cornerbacks. Jabari Greer has had a nice career, but he's in his 30s, and Kennan Lewis struggled a bit this preseason. Lewis was touted for having the most passes defended last year in Pittsburgh, but maybe that's not necessarily a good thing if it means your receiver was targeted often. From there, Patrick Robinson has scared black and gold faithful any time he's stepped out on the field, and we haven't seen a whole lot of Corey White or Rod Sweeting, although Sweeting looking like one heck of a playmaker in the exhibition season.
What matchup are you most looking forward to versus Atlanta?
Fletcher: Saints veteran safety Roman Harper has struggled covering tight ends and over the years Gonzalez has given Harper fits. To be fair, Gonzalez gives lots of safeties and linebackers problems but Harper has really struggled against the future Hall of Famer. Insert Vaccaro, who was drafted to help with touch match-ups like Gonzalez. A 1st round draft pick out of the University of Texas, Vaccaro has been very impressive and super aggressive in the preseason.
I think the Falcons will test Vaccaro when the Saints play in a nickel defense, and I think the rookie will be up to the challenge.
Sharief: Easy answer. Matt Ryan's weapons versus the Saints secondary. Can the Saints keep their offense somewhat in check?
Richard: I want to see if Charles Brown is going to be able to block Osi Umenyiora and if the Saints are going to need to do some chipping and max protecting to slow him down. I'm also interested to see if New Orleans can shred Atlanta's new secondary through the air. One matchup could certainly affect the other.
What is your score prediction and why?
Fletcher: Saints 28 Falcons 27. The Saints and the Falcons are the cream of the crop in the NFC South and it seems like every game between these two teams the past 4 years has comes down to one score. I'll go with an epic opener that Garrett Hartley wins as time expires by nailing a 60-yard field goal.
Sharief: I have the Saints winning 28-24 because of home-field advantage and Drew Brees playing with revenge in his mind, Peyton Manning-style. Brees threw five picks in a loss to Atlanta last time he played them, and Manning lost to Baltimore in the playoffs before throwing seven passing touchdowns against them.
Richard: Saints 34-27. New Orleans is going to move the ball at will versus an Atlanta defense that, in my opinion, will cost the Falcons several games in 2013. With that said, Atlanta's offense can be a whole heck of a lot to handle. But give me New Orleans thanks in large part to a rowdy Superdome crowd making it tough on Falcon communication and audibles in pre-snap situations.
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(A quick aside before I start my actual review. I am on a comically absurd amount of cold medicine at the moment and "high as a kite" is the best description of my state of mind. So, this review may be bad. My apologies.)
Occasionally, I will tell people that I think The Incredibles is the greatest superhero film of all time; they think I'm crazy. And when I say that the film adaptation of Watchmen is the only one that comes even close, they start looking for mental institutions to house me in. But, I also believe those two statements whole-heartedly, but having not seen The Incredibles since high school, I was worried that the film wouldn't have aged as well as my exceptionally fond memories. Thankfully, it's like fine wine. It's only gotten better. With a dark and mature thematic complexity that manages to exceed even director Brad Bird's earlier masterpiece, The Iron Giant. Though the film doesn't reduce me to a sobbing, blubbering mess like Up and Toy Story 3, this earlier Pixar entry marked the beginning of the peak of Pixar's new Golden Age and represents one of the finest children's films of the 2000s.
More than any traditional comic book superhero film (even the best ones like The Avengers or Spiderman 2), The Incredibles not only captures the spirit of modern heroic storytelling and the grandiose mythology inherent therein, it becomes a meta-commentary on superheroes in general and both deconstructs and then reconstructs society's need for heroes and those who are truly exceptional. With an explicit as well as implied body count that rivals Titan A.E., Brad Bird doesn't shy away from examining the consequences of one of the most sadistic and evil villains in the Disney or Pixar canon. It creates a thrilling story that offers a lesson on the nature of truly being special without talking down to the audience or offering artificial, feel-good plaudits. The Incredibles succeeds as a spectacle-fueled children's adventure tale as well as a philosophical examination of family and potential for the older members of the audience.
In a situation not entirely dissimilar to Watchmen, The Incredibles takes place in a world where all superheroes have been forced to retire by a government and public distrustful of their powers and their place above them in society. Before he was forced into retirement, Bob Parr (Poltergeist's Craig T. Nelson) was the super-strong Mr. Incredible but now his job entails him being the opposite of hero, working as an insurance claims adjuster where he's yelled at by his boss (My Dinner with Andre's Wally Shawn) for not screwing over their customers as much as humanly possible. Before Bob retired, he married fellow super, Helen/Elastigirl (Raising Arizona's Holly Hunter), and post-retirement the pair are not-so-happily married with three children, the ultra-fast Dash, the shy Violet (with Sue Storm's powers from the Incredibles), and the seemingly non-super-powered infant Jack.
Bob does not adjust well to civilian life and whether he hates himself for his job or is simply bored sitting in his cramped car on his commute to work. And though Helen has come to terms with her new life, it's clear that the life of a stay at home mom isn't for her either and forcing her children to hide their superpowers is causing tensions at home as Dash acts out in class cause he has no way to vent his energy. Bob has even taken to, in a story meant to parallel marital infidelity, sneaking out with an old friend from his superhero days, Frozone (Django Unchained's Samuel L. Jackson), to fight crime while telling his wife he's out bowling. But, when Bob gets an offer to break out of the doldrums of retirement, it's not long til he discovers it's a trap from a mistake from his past that has now put him and his entire family in danger.
The voice performances from all of the principal leads are all (lame pun incoming) incredible. Craig T. Nelson's career has been, to put it gently, non-existent since Coach got off television with only some small bit parts here and there, and it's probably not much of a stretch to call Mr. Incredible the role of his career. He captures the frustration and ennui of an exceptional man forced into a life of mediocrity. Holly Hunter is an excellent and accomplished actress in her own right so clearly Elastigirl isn't The Piano or Raising Arizona but she too finds herself railing against her domesticated lifestyle. And there are great supporting turns from Jason Lee as the villain of the piece and Sam Jackson as Frozone. Though, let's face it, is it ever possible to hear Sam Jackson's voice and not get excited?
Alright, you know what. I'm too buzzed on cold medicine to do this review justice right now. I thnk I've been working on it for like two and a half hours now and I've only written 800 words. I would usually have written two reviews of comparable length in that time. Needless to say, The Incredibles is not just one of the best children's films of the last ten years but arguably of all time and few superhero movies get superhero storytelling as well as it does (if any). The movie is unremittingly dark for a Disney film and when many of its sugar-coated peers will start to fade into the mist of memory, The Incredibles will be around for a long, long time. I just wish I'd had the chance to review it when I was capable of stringing more than two coherent sentences together without subsequently staring at the ceiling for about five minutes in a medicinally-induced haze.
Final Score: A


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- December 1, 2017 to December 30, 2017
Just in time for the holiday season, The Historic New Orleans Collection will once again offer Holiday Home and Courtyard Tours of the Williams Residence.
- December 9, 2017
The Historic New Orleans Collection loves its members, and to show our gratitude, we've packed two big events into one exciting day.
- April 21, 2017 to December 30, 2017
Giants of Jazz: Art Posters by Waldemar Świerzy from the Daguillard Collection highlights THNOC's new collection of jazz posters made by the Polish artist Waldemar Świerzy (1931–2013).
- April 5, 2017 to December 9, 2017
This award-winning exhibition revived the sights and sounds of New Orleans's former red-light district a century after its closing.
In 2017, THNOC unveiled a scale model of the forthcoming facility accompanied by a history of the 200-year-old property, as well as information about the in-progress construction.
- November 18, 2017 to February 25, 2018
THNOC will host two Prospect.4 exhibitions of contemporary photography--one by the late Tony Gleaton and the other by Monique Verdin.THNOC will host two Prospect.4 exhibitions of contemporary photogra
The Historic New Orleans Collection is proud to announce the donation of more than 300 hand-carved decoys and other works of art by southeastern Louisianan craftsmen.


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ROCKFORD — The friendly battle waged on this week, as Harlem's Paige Gors and Hononegah's Ashley Cornford split moments in the spotlight in Wednesday's regular-season showdown in Rockton.
All that's left is for each to prove what they can do in the postseason.
"It's fun every time I get to step out there and go up against her," Gors, the junior, said about Cornford, the senior. "Knowing she's out there, even if I can't see her or whatever, it pushes me inside."
And the pair pushed each other hard Wednesday when they faced up for the final time in the regular season. The seeds held true and Gors won the 100 while Cornford took first in the 300.
But the friendly rivalry most certainly did not cool off there.
"That's the fun thing about the Ashley and Paige matchup: They both seem a little better in one event than the other, but they both push each other hard every time they hit the track," Harlem coach Scott Sholl said. "It's definitely on both of the girls' minds all the time. You can see it. They like each other, but they use each other to push them."
Heading into Thursday's NIC-10 conference meet at Freeport, Gors owns the No. 1 seed in the 100 hurdles and Cornford is a close second. Cornford, on the other hand, holds the edge in the 300 hurdles, owning the top-seeded time by a small margin over Gors.
"Last year as a junior, Ashley really improved a ton," Hononegah coach Danny Savage said. "The same thing is happening with Paige right now."
Gors has Hononegah's fourth all-time fastest mark of 16.08 in the 100 hurdles, clocked last month at Rock Island. Last season she never broke 17 seconds, but this year she's pushing the state standard of 15.34 for Class 3A. Cornford — last year's NIC-10 long jump champ — ran a 16.30 for her personal-best earlier this week.
And when it comes to the 300s, things get flipped around. Cornford ran a 48.80 late last month, and while she's still off the pace of the 46.94 state standard, that time makes her the favorite at the conference meet. Gors' best this season is 51.80.
And they intend on using that to push them to the edge as the postseason rolls around.
"We have a good competition going, and I expect it to continue for a couple of weeks," Cornford said. "I've heard that she's been gunning for me in the 300s, and that's good, that's what I want. We're making each other better. And, heck, it's no fun when it's just me out there."
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Novo Nordisk is well-known in the diabetes community for its insulins, Novolog and Levemir, used to treat mainly type 1 diabetes. But in the last year, Novo launched a new kind of injectable, a "first line of defense for people with type 2 diabetes" called Victoza (generic: liraglutide). It's a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) drug designed to stimulate insulin secretion when hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) is present.
Victoza is still the new kid on the block here in the US, having just been approved by the FDA on January 25. It was approved in Europe last July, and has already been used by a fair number of patients there.
The big question on the market, and among doctors and patients now is, how will Victoza stack up against Byetta, the most well-known injectable drug for type 2 diabetes? Byetta has been very successful as a weight-loss aid, but the nausea it causes makes it intolerable for some people.
One big difference is that Victoza has a longer half-life, so it can be injected just once a day, at any time. Byetta, by contrast, has to be taken at every meal.
How Well It Works
Through an online query, I was lucky to hear from Raymond, living with type 2 diabetes in England: "The doctor prescribed Victoza for me on the 6th of February and I have been taking 0.6mg per day at 8am. I have been able to reduce my insulin from 160 units per day to 100."
The side effects, he says, were some nausea and stomach pains which lasted only about a week. "My appetite and hunger has been reduced and I seldom finish my evening meal. Most mornings I have to force myself to eat breakfast but I know I must keep a regular eating pattern. The Victoza I believe has really helped me as I was fast becoming insulin-intolerant."
So what happens when patients combine Victoza with their usual oral anti-diabetes drugs? Funny you should ask. Diabetes Care recently published online the results of the
• Mean A1C decreased from 7.2% to 6.9%
• A greater percentage of patients reached their A1C targets (42.5% vs. 57.9%)
• Patients also experienced further reductions in fasting plasma glucose, body weight, and systolic blood pressure
Potential Risks
OK, so Victoza received two thumbs up from both Raymond and Diabetes Care — but there are still some concerns. Victoza was given a Black Box warning: "Because of the uncertain relevance of the rodent thyroid C-cell tumor findings to humans, prescribe Victoza only to patients for whom the potential benefits are considered to outweigh the potential risk." Although the marker for thyroid cancer present in patients was high, it was still within normal range, according to the authorities. Still, the only way to find out is to continue ongoing cancer monitoring for the next 15 years (!)
There have also been discussions that drugs like Byetta and Victoza can cause an increased
The Business Case
Alan Moses, Chief Global Medical Officer for Novo Nordisk, explains Novo Nordisk's POV on Victoza: "Medications for patients are imperfect at best. They don't treat underlying abnormalities of the disease. There are side effects that are not well perceived by patients: weight gain, hypoglycemia. If patients are already overweight, then gaining weight is the wrong direction. It may further exacerbate their disease state as well. Those issues are some of the reasons why Novo Nordisk decided to pursue this therapeutic area."
So Novo believes that Victoza is a fix for all those problems? Mr. Moses admits that the company also became interested in working on Victoza because their insulin products are predominately used by people with type 2 diabetes later in the course of the disease. Victoza gives Novo an opportunity to start at the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, hopefully to extend the ability of a person to use their own insulin. "We provide patients with reliable, efficacious products the whole life-cycle of diabetes, " he says.
Who Will Benefit?
My own endo shared her initial thoughts: "I'm trying it on new GLP-1 candidates so I can get some experience with it. I try it especially on people whose fasting blood sugar is higher than I'd like (over 100) since I think it works better on fasting blood sugars, though possibly not as well on postprandial BGs. Need more time to get a real feel for it clinically."
Still new, it may take time before we know how Victoza really works out for people. Anyone out there tried Victoza yet? Or been recommended to do so by your doctor? How have you found it? Please take a moment to share your thoughts in the comments section here.
** UPDATE: June 15, 2011 **
The FDA has just issued a safety warning on Victoza, associated with possible risks of thyroid cancer and pancreatitis. Please see our coverage by clicking here.


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What's that, Sad Mario Horse? You have something you want to say to us?
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