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Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva's stunning upset of Alistair Overeem sent shockwaves through the MMA world – shockwaves so big they rattled MMAjunkie.com right offline during Saturday's UFC 156 event.
In this week's edition of "The Sunday Junkie," our weekly reader-feedback feature, MMAjunkie.com readers discuss that big heavyweight tilt, Jose Aldo's narrow title win over Frankie Edgar, a big night for Brazilians, and the curse that seems to plague would-be No. 1 contenders.
This week's winning entry, which came from Wisconsin's Trevor Greene, focused on how Overeem's and Edgar's losses couldn't be more different.
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(Pictured: Alistair Overeem)
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It's difficult to explain how different Frankie Edgar's loss was compared to Alistair Overeem's at UFC 156, but it can be summed up with one concept: mindset. Edgar has lost three straight fights, but he is still looked at as a champion because of his hard work and heart. Not to mention one can argue that he won each of those fights. This is while Overeem lost his first fight since 2007, but his loss will be looked at as a lot different than Edgar's because of his attitude. Overeem called his fight against Antonio Silva a "warmup fight," and he fought like he was only warming up. Not to take anything away from Silva's miraculous victory, but Overeem lost because he was cocky and careless. UFC 156 proved that losing isn't a black and white concept.
Trevor Greene
Milwaukee, Wisc.
Following UFC 156 on Saturday night, word quickly spread through the Twitterverse that Anthony Pettis texted Dana White afterward, saying he wants to move down to 145 pounds and fight champ Jose Aldo. While that would be a seemingly fantastic fight and one I would love to see, I'm not sure it is a great career choice for "Showtime." Right now, he has a title shot at lightweight practically sitting in his lap, with the winner of Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez, two fighters who I think Pettis has a great chance of beating. But a fight against the 145-pound champ could doom Pettis. If he loses to Aldo, then what? Surely he can't just move back up and still expect a title shot. Plus, there are a few other worthy candidates to get a shot at Aldo's belt (Chan Sung Jung, Ricardo Lamas, and Edgar II of course), so why complicate things more?
Denver King
Glen Burnie, Md.
Title contenders just continue to fall. Michael Bisping was one win away from solving the Anderson Silva opponent puzzle before Vitor Belfort's shin silenced that talk. Alan Belcher was controlled for three rounds as he fell out of title talk. Erik Koch lost his No. 1 contender's spot when he was derailed by Ricardo Lamas. Alistair Overeem blew his title shot as he was knocked out cold by "Bigfoot" Silva. It was the same night Rashad Evans, who was a potential opponent for Anderson Silva, looked absolutely flat against "Lil Nog" as he surrendered a potential title fight. The thing that most of these fights have in common (excluding the Lamas fight) are that they are extremely dangerous for the UFC. These fights have top contenders fighting guys who aren't anywhere close to contention (at the time) or have already had a shot. Cain Velasquez lost what we thought was an automatic opponent as the middleweight division rids itself of three contenders leaving only Chris Weidman for now. All in all, a lesson is to be learned for both fighters and fans. That lesson is to never overlook your opponent and finish the job.
Kane Smith
Harrodsburg, Ky.
Another five-round title fight. Another decision. Another loss. Frankie Edgar came up short again. No pun intended. He has cardio. He has game. He has toughness. He has heart. He is entertaining. He's just missing that key element that makes for a great champion: consistent, decisive, exciting victories. I stress decisive. Now that Jose Aldo has put Edgar away in his featherweight debut, I hope Dana White does the same, at least for a while. Let's turn our focus to the champions and the top contenders not named Edgar in the featherweight and lightweight divisions for a while. He had his chance, or should I say many chances to shine. Time for Frankie to take a bow and let some fresher faces take center stage.
George "The Animal" Morris
Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
Before Saturday night, an endless amount of hype was bestowed upon both Alistair Overeem and Rashad Evans. Both entered their main card fights at UFC 156 knowing a win would likely carry weight in securing title shots (Overeem at heavyweight, Evans at middleweight in a potential superfight with Anderson Silva). Coincidentally, Jose Aldo had been reiterating a change in weight class might be forthcoming despite his featherweight title win over Frankie Edgar. It turns out that while Aldo shined on the big stage, both Evans and Overeem flopped emphatically, with Overeem being laid out by "Bigfoot" Silva and Evans losing a striking battle to Antonio Rogerio Noguiera. While it's novel to be promised a world championship fight, you feel there might have been added pressure to both Evans and Overeem. And it goes to show, despite what the future holds, the saying of "never looking past your next opponent" rings true.
Edward "MMArmaggeddon" Hitchins
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A lightweight dropping to featherweight in order to try to take the featherweight belt is an attractive draw for fans. Hell, I honestly have to say, I enjoyed Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar. However, now Anthony "Showtime" Pettis wants to drop down, cut the line, and take on the featherweight Champ. This just seems extremely disrespectful to all the contenders (in which there are plenty) in a decently stacked featherweight division. (Obviously pending some results) top-tier contenders such as Cub Swanson, Chan Sung Jung, Dennis Siver and Chad Mendes are walking around in limbo, taking fights where they have more to lose than gain. Up-and-comers such as Rony Jason and Hacran Dias, as well as the probable few fighters who will drop after coming over from Strikeforce, are going to remain in the pool, continuing to step to the side instead of forward toward a title shot they should rightfully earn, fighting in their division. The guys dropping down from lightweight should do the same.
Sean Cowley
Hong Kong
The UFC brought us another great event on "Super Saturday" with UFC 156. Officially there were 11 winners and losers, but the biggest loser wasn't even at the show. Middleweight champ Anderson Silva and his camp have been trying their best to delay an inevitable showdown with Chris Weidman. They would have accepted Michael Bisping, but he received his worst knockout loss since Dan Henderson at the hands and feet of Vitor Belfort a week ago. They would have accepted Rashad Evans, but he lost and looked as bad as we've ever seen him at UFC 156. Belfort found himself on the wrong end of a highlight-reel KO when he had his chance, and seems more interested in a rematch with Jon Jones anyway. It seems all but guaranteed that Silva will have to accept a fight he doesn't want (for whatever reason), and that's why last night he was the biggest loser of UFC 156.
Carl Dominguez
Las Vegas, Nev.
Over the past few years, Frankie Edgar has fought the best competition in a division in which he has given up a tremendous size advantage. After finding what many would consider his rightful home at 145 pounds, Saturday night he challenged Jose Aldo for the featherweight title at UFC 156. Aldo came out and seemed to pick apart Edgar early in the fight, but it seemed Edgar had found some pep in his step midway through the fight by using his great cardio to persevere, and from the fourth till the end, he appeared to have won out the rest of the rounds. The fight was awarded to Aldo, and maybe rightfully so. But the score cards were 49-46, 49-46 and 48-47. These scores may not reflect Edgar's exceptional effort, and he should be considered for a rematch with Aldo.
Andrew Walters
Coral Springs, Fla.
Alistair "Overrated" Overeem could have been an exciting addition to the UFC heavyweight title picture, but after stubbing his toe on the way out of the Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix, he has become a heavyweight cautionary tale. First, he was suspended for a year due to a failed drug test after body kicking an intestinal-disease patient to smithereens. Then he spends the year complaining and campaigning for a UFC title shot and gets a title eliminator due to a timing issue (since the title was defended recently). Finally he gets a chance to secure a shot at the strap and disrespects his opponent by leaving his hands down, clowning/smiling and blocking punches with his face, and then gets smashed by someone he believes isn't good enough to be in the cage with him. Unfortunately, Overeem's talent is wasted because of his bad attitude, and I don't think he will ever be champ.
Joshua Smith
Columbus, Ohio
On Saturday at UFC 156, we witnessed another possible No. 1 contender train get derailed. Like Michael Bisping in his previous fight, Alistair Overeem was all but guaranteed a title shot with a victory. "Bigfoot" Silva had other plans. After controlling most of the fight, "The Reem" started to fade in the third, and Silva took advantage by crumpling him. Is it the pressure from the possible title shot that is getting to these guys? Or just the step up in competition? Whatever it is, it makes it harder to set up a title shot with no clearcut No. 1 contender. Where does the heavyweight division go from here? We've all seen what happened when "Bigfoot" took on Cain Velasquez. And after what happened to Junior Dos Santos in his most recent fight, I'd say he is still a fight away from rematch. So now that Velasquez could be getting an extra long vacation, we can all sit back and watch some incredible heavyweights battle it out for that No. 1 contender spot.
"The Hammer"
Ontario, Canada
One wonders why Brazil has become synonymous with success inside the octagon. This is a mystery no longer following the events at UFC 156. The notable victors of UFC 156 had two things in common: 1) They were Brazilian, and 2) They did not underestimate. Favorites such as Jon Fitch, Alistair Overeem, Rashad Evans and Frankie Edgar seemed to overestimate their own abilities and all suffered surprising losses to Demian Maia, Antonio Silva, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Jose Aldo, respectively. Such fighters with reputations of "title challengers" should stop counting their chickens before they hatch as was the case at UFC 156. Fitch, Overeem, Evans and Edgar all appeared overly confident in their pre-fight interviews, and they displayed this in the form of complacency on the canvas. These prima donna fighters ought to take a page out of the perpetually respectful mindframe of Brazilian fighters rather than spend their training days visualizing Bruce Buffer calling their names.
Darragh Murphy
Cork, Ireland
When it was announced that Strikeforce had came to an end of an era, there were many names people were excited to watch fight, none more so than Tyron Woodley, whose only defeat had came at the hands of UFC veteran Nate Marquardt. If there were any doubt of Woodley's credentials prior to his octagon debut, despite defeating Strikeforce standouts Paul Daley and Tarec Saffiedine, his transition to the UFC will have put the division on high alert. Woodley is a huge welterweight with devastating power and explosiveness, which saw him destroy Jay Hieron in outstanding fashion, knocking him out in 36 seconds in his octagon debut at UFC 156. At only 30 years old, Woodley has plenty time to rise to the top of the division. Judging by his latest statement, it won't take him very long to establish himself as a future title contender.
David Lambert
County Durham, U.K.
I love MMA. However, I become jaded when certain events tarnish the sport. I become jaded when referees make hasty calls. I become jaded when judges make impetuous, incorrect decisions. I become jaded when arrogant fighters showboat by showing disdain for their opponents by holding their hands by their sides. Then, I rediscover why I love MMA. A conceited fighter like Alistair Overeem underestimates "Bigfoot" Silva in a feat of massive ego and pays the price. In exuberance, I exclaim my love for MMA once again! Then Jose Aldo displays his dominance for two rounds and then fades against Frankie Edgar for the final three. I hate the judges and chastise their decision to rule that damage to Edgar's face takes precedent over round-by-round tactics. I hate you MMA, but I love you just the same. See you fight night!
Greg Yanke
Chandler, Ariz.
Frankie Edgar won Rounds 3, 4 and 5 in his title "losing" effort against champ Jose Aldo on Saturday at UFC 156. FightMetric says he outstruck Aldo in all three of those rounds. He also scored a couple takedowns, if the striking stats weren't enough. I totally agree that Aldo did more damage and landed the more devastating strikes, and if this were PRIDE, I think Aldo should have won since PRIDE judges scored the full fight as a whole instead of round by round. But this isn't PRIDE, this is the UFC, and winning rounds matters – unless you're Frankie Edgar, who got robbed of yet another title fight victory. Since when is three-fifths not a majority?
Brady Leonard
Toledo, Ohio
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New service APIMATIC is calling on API providers to try its tool that can auto-generate SDKs from an API. ProgrammableWeb spoke with founders Syed Adeel Ali and Zeeshan Bhatti about why providers should use their service rather than build their own SDKs.
Above: APIMATIC screenshot taken from the company's website.
"APIMATIC is an automatic code generator for APIs, specifically because SDKs reduce the time for developers to get started with your API," says Adeel Ali. "But writing all of those SDKs is just not possible for new API providers."
How to Turn APIs Into SDKs Automatically
Adeel Ali explains that APIMATIC — currently in beta — provides four ways for API providers to create SDKs on the fly:
1. From API Search to SDK Generation
"The idea is that your API description is listed in an API directory. For example, there is the Google API directory with a meta API for all of Google's APIs, and we have integrated with the Mashape API directory.
"We give you everything you need to get started out of the box. We perform the code generation and give you a Zip file with a readme file, a folder with models and controllers, and then all the code is generated. We take care of authentications as well."
2. Import Your API and Generate Code
"You can import Swagger or WADL descriptions of your API to get started. We are description agnostic, so you upload your JSON file, APIMATIC parses it, and then gives you an API specification page that gives the user access to their description to make it more flexible, for example.
"Once you are satisfied the API looks good, you can then invoke a validation stage that makes sure that your API code is robust, then you will start seeing the buttons Windows, iOS, Android, Java to create the SDKs automatically."
3. Start From Scratch
Adeel Ali also says that, similar to the import API entry point, you can jump straight to the API description form page and input API specifications "directly from the account home page menu."
4. Specify Your Endpoints
Finally, Adeel Ali describes what APIMATIC calls "code-generation-as-a-service." "We have an advanced REST client that helps specify an API. You simply fill in four fields and give the description, and then we will create the code automatically from that."
Adeel Ali promises that there are "no black boxes; all code generated is open source code, and there are no restrictions on using the code."
Getting API Providers to Auto-Generate SDKs
APIMATIC is encouraging API providers to try the auto-generation service for free during the beta stage:
"Although APIMATIC is generally useful for all type of APIs, we believe that our early customers have the following traits in common," say Adeel Ali:
- They are early adopters of technology.
- They are focused more on mobile clients (iOS, Android, WinPhone).
- They do not currently provide SDKs or have a limited/community driven SDK availability.
- If they do provide SDKs, they want to reduce SDK update and maintenance costs.
- They provide public access to their API with developer communities ranging in size from hundreds to thousands.
- They built their API on good RESTful design conventions and their API supports JSON.
Adeel Ali is hoping API providers will test out the service, regardless of how they currently manage their API strategy. "It does not matter if the API provider already uses an API management provider or not. However, having access to an existing Swagger/IO Docs file would significantly reduce the time to setup APIMATIC account."
At present, as part of its beat release stage, APIMATIC is hoping that successful examples of API providers building SDKs using the service will be success stories they can share in the future, while helping early adopters to be able to use the auto-generated SDKs to engage more developers. The founders confirm that while the service is free, as it builds its business model, it expects to provide a freemium SaaS-type approach.
In-House SDKs vs. APIMATIC: The SeatGeek Example
At present, to help speed up demonstration of the benefits of the service to API providers, APIMATIC appears to have started working its way through the Mashape API directory and converting listed APIs into SDK examples.
That's how SeatGeek appears to have been listed. SeatGeek is a ticket search site that aggregates availability of events tickets from multiple sources and can offer sales discounts and event recommendations. Having third-party developers using their SeatGeek API has been an essential strategy for SeatGeek's growth and is why the startup has been involved in fostering an active API developer community, such as through last year's On Deck Cup series of hackathon events.
SeatGeek launched an open source iOS SDK for its developers to enable pulling out event data for iOS apps. "As developer time and focus is shifting to mobile apps, an integrated SDK can boost performance in a mobile app," says Will Flaherty, director of communications at SeatGeek.
"I spoke with our mobile team, and it seems like APIMATIC were building off what we have in our API. It's not as up to date as our SDK is," Flaherty said after the SeatGeek mobile team had quickly reviewed APIMATIC's generated SDK versus the version the developer team had created in-house and released two weeks ago.
While Flaherty sees SeatGeek's SDK as more advanced than what APIMATIC is doing, he does see a role for APIMATIC in helping other API providers build developer communities by helping speed up the SDK creation process.
"It's great. It's another touch point for using our API. One thing that's neat about it is that you can use it across different clients. For us, we have a data SDK only in iOS, but we will have an Android SDK available in a month or so," Flaherty says.
Of course, an in-house SDK would be expected to be better than what APIMATIC can create, but for smaller API providers and newer startups, APIMATIC may be a viable alternative. After all, SeatGeek has been around for several years and is only just able to devote the resources to building and maintaining a mobile SDK program. APIMATIC may be able to provide, at least, a short-term solution for API providers who cannot resource an SDK strategy of their own.
"Truthfully, it's another layer of packaging for the core data," says Flaherty. "In general, APIMATIC is a good thing. It's definitely an ambitious effort, and we applaud them for moving in that direction."
When to Use SDKs?
SDKs are a contentious subject in the API landscape: Everyone agrees you should have them, but many believe you shouldn't be using them. The thinking — best summarized by John Sheehan from Runscope and Holger Reinhardt from CA Layer 7 — goes along these lines:
- SDKs are essential to getting developers to quickly start using an API.
- API providers need to invest in providing SDKs for the most commonly used languages in their developer community.
- API developer-consumers can then use the SDK to quickly prototype a product/application and test out an API.
- But by the time API developer-consumers are ready to build-to-ship, they are better off swapping to use the API directly.
- ... Or face potential disruptions and headaches as multiple variations of APIs and SDKs get upgraded and integrations disconnect between versions.
- Oh, and also SDKs are much heavier to add to an application's final build than writing code specifically for the API functions needed in the application/product (Reinhardt says it is like packing 20 kilos of onboard luggage when you just need your toothbrush).
Adeel Ali has his own perspective on the value of SDKs:
Some while ago we read about how SDKs work until they don't.
One criticism is that SDKs are very bloated, but with APIMATIC, you can be very fine-tuned. For example, you could focus on just 10 endpoints rather than all 100.
Many of the criticisms of SDKs go away when you use code generation and custom code generation.
API developers — both providers and consumers — can sign up for a beta account and gain access to the library of SDKs already generated or start creating their own SDKs using the APIMATIC tools.

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Today's post is long, but illustrates a valuable point. The Facebook post below started a long chain of responses – all suggestions on what the poster could do to eliminate her blister problem. There were a total of 64 responses. Let's get right to what was initially posted.
Original Facebook Post
So some of you may remember the nasty blood blister I got during Boston in 2011. I am very unhappy to say I have another one as a result of yesterday. Today I will be doing a GREAT amount of reading on not only how to treat but prevent this from happening again. My next long run is 20 miles. I think that moleskin is going to become my new best friend for EVERY long run.
Fifty-four Responses
I use Sportslick and only wear Wright socks (thin, double layer) for long runs. For my last Ironman I put anti-perspirant on my feet everyday for a week before the race. I got no blisters. Good luck!
Soldiers have been known to wear panty hose footies during marches. And tape every hot spot.
Going to look up mole skin because since I lost 90+, my sneakers were huge on me and I didn't realize it so after the bursitis incident I walked a few miles and had horrible blood blisters that were UBER painful. I applied Band-Aids the next day and kept hustling… moleskin eh? Thank you and healing love to your blisters. They hurt!
May be time to re-evaluate your shoes. I got a whopper this summer after a 20 miler. My inserts in that particular pair of shoes were causing me to run a little odd.
Moleskin! I used it with any shoe that pinches or rubs, especially heels. I found cleaning my skin with alcohol first helps it adhere the best and stays even after taking showers!
If you have sweaty feet be warned moleskin can be sweated off. It is probably the best out there though to prevent blister. If it gets rolled or folded it can make the problem worse.
I use Sportslick and wear Wright socks as well. No blisters as of yet. It got me through my first marathon with no blisters and it rained that day and my feet were soaked. It didn't do much for my bruised toe nails though lately I have been using Monkey Butt" anti-chafing powder when training for triathlons. Have had great results with this product with my bike shorts. But for feet, I would recommend Sportslick as it is a thick petroleum based ointment. Best of luck! And remember, one foot in front of the other. It doesn't have to get any more complicated than that!
New shoes may also be the answer. I switched from running in Nike Air Pegasus years ago to Mizuno Wave Riders with little to no blistering. Turns out I needed a narrower toe box and the Nike Pegasus toe boxes would stretch a great deal over time.
Research socks and use a Bodyglide type product .
I have hyper mobility in my feet. I was using Sauconys. Horrible foot pain. Got some Mizuno. Best shoes ever! I can run without pain!
I use anti-perspirant and change my socks every 5 miles .
Try Balega dry fit socks. I NEVER get blisters anymore and I've completed two marathons and two Ironmans in them. Used to get blisters all of the time before I switched!
Mizunos + Bodyglide + a great fitting pair of socks = No blisters… ever again!
I get the cheap Monistat anti-chafing cream and put that on my blister prone areas, and it works perfect!
My latest blood blister peeled off the end of my toe just this week! I had a little party!
Have you ever tried Smartwool socks? They are pricey, but worth it. I haven't had a blister since I started wearing them on my runs .
We always wore two thinner pairs of socks in high school if we had history of blisters… one pair inside and it worked like a charm.
Inside out [socks].
Here's my 2 cents! I keep my toenails as short as I can handle- short! Smear on some Vaseline between my toes wear the same brand of sox and so far so good.
Moleskin is amazing, and glide works well too. I have heard if you're in a pinch use deodorant where there is any friction.
In the years I have done marathons/half marathons, I find that having the right shoes, using wicking socks (I too use the Wright socks), and use talc/baby powder in between my toes I do not get blisters.
I gave up on running because of constant and ongoing blisters, I tried several shoes etc nothing helped, I loved running but those blisters were so painful, what is moleskin?
Totally agree with Smartwool socks. They rock.
Try Nuskin. I have a friend who is a marathon runner and this company is her sponsor. Supposedly very good!
Love moleskin! I get wicked blisters without it and none with it. The stuff rocks! Superb for healing blisters too!
Military uses just basic slip on panty hose/dress socks especially with long hauls when carrying 80+lbs in the desert – it works and it is cheap.
Mole Skin and my hiking boots = Love.
Panty hose and then socks over?
I swear by these don't know if you have used/seen them – Nike Elite Anti-Blister Low-Cut Tab Running Socks.
I spray my feet with Trislide if I start getting any rubbing in my shoes. I can run barefoot and not get a blister no matter how long I go.
There are lacing techniques that you can try to that help prevent this – as with some of the other comments; you may need a different shoe or sock. I'm sorry, that's such a pain! I recently switched from Saucony to Mizuno's & have had a really great experience so far.
Try the book Fixing Your Feet by John Vonhof. We ultra runners swear by this book.
Yeah I do believe my Saucony Kinvaras are out for this very reason. Both times I wore them – in Boston and again yesterday it happened.
The best stuff for blister is Compeed. It is now sold by Band-Aid as Blister Band-Aid and still says Compeed on the box. You can put over the blister and still run without feeling anything. I always carry with me on races. Just in case!
To heal the latest blisters I had to pop them as they were so big I couldn't put shoes on. Then I cut the size of the blister out of the center of the moleskin and place it over/around the blister. Kept blister clean and voila, perfectly fine that night!
Yes – pantyhose and then socks over – they glide and no friction in between skin and toes.
I play hockey and some girls get the worst blisters from skates. It was actually a doctor on our team that recommended using duct tape! It does work better than moleskin and with good socks. This is at the stage where you are getting irritated in a certain spot, not of course after the blister has formed!
I second the double sock and panty hose method. I actually found ones you wear for ballet flats very helpful. Not sure how they would do on long hauls as I was a short and medium distance sprinter. Cheap and easy.
I have ran a ton of marathons and have stopped getting blisters when I purchased a good pair of socks and bought my shoes a size and a half bigger. So one good sock and big shoes = happy feet.
What you are describing sounds like poorly fitted shoes to me. Make sure you get fitted a good running shoe store, and tell them up front that you have a problem area. A good running shoe fitter should be able to fix the problem.
Knee high pantyhose along with powder maybe but the pantyhose should protect your feet from the friction.
You need to check out Incrediwear.com – they have the best socks for runners. My husband does marathons and I've recently started running myself. There is no question our feet don't hurt and they wick away the sweat. They are made with bamboo charcoal and they increase blood circulation.
Wright socks!! I get them sometimes. But I wear Vibram FiveFinger shoes. And any other running shoes I have are minimalist shoes. So not socks… But if you do wear socks. Get some 2-layer Wright" socks! They are awesome. Or an old army trick. Wear nylons/knee highs under socks.
You are not supposed to pop blisters ever. If they pop on their own fine. But I would cover it up with something like the moleskin or a blister Band-Aid and wear good socks and shoes. I like the knee-high panty hose idea. Good luck & feel better!
Duct tape.
I hate to hear that girl…I run in Asics, and those socks I told you about and have never had a blister…sorry feel better girl!
I remember that blister because I had an awful one at the same time! I finally stopped getting them when I went to a actual running store, they fitted me with a pair of Sauconys with a wide toe box and laced them just from the middle of the shoe and up. In all the miles I ran after that never got another blister and my black toenails grew out and had no more problems with that either! It's the wide toe box that saved my feet.
If the blister is open, use vitamin E oil on it at night. Air it out as much as possible. If the blisters are so large you can't wear shoes, take a cleaned (alcohol) safety pin and drain. Don't tear skin off. It is best not to pop but sometimes it's needed. Motrin for the pain may seem extreme but if you r in so much pain and start altering your stride you'll get even more blisters.
Try Second Skin. It works very good for soldiers. In two days your feet will be like new!
I never got blisters-and i used to run 65 miles a week. My trick was either Thorlo socks, or wearing two pairs of snug socks. And wearing shoes that were a full size larger. My favorites are Kswiss performance. When running distance, your feet swell so much, you need the space to be able to accommodate it.
Vibrams! They literally took away all my feet problems, including blisters. I love them.
Essential oils are helpful for treating the actual blister. Lavender and tea tree (also called Melaleuca) will help it heal. Apply 2-3 drops of each every couple hours – or when you think of it really. I hope it feels better… they are nasty.
I grease my toes and footpad down with simple cocoa butter Vaseline before any run or distance walk! Haven't had a blister since! Took a couple times to get used to the immediate feel, but now a year later with no blisters, I hardly notice I'm doing it any more! It's cheap & simple! And, foot fitting socks! I have my favorite kind that I own multiple pairs of, got them at the local Fred Meyer!
I do the same for long runs. And sometimes baby powder to. Helps with the moisture.
After all 54 responses, I had to weigh in. Here's what I wrote:
As the author of Fixing Your Feet, I'll comment that some of what has been suggested here is good but some is not what I would recommend. There is no "one right" answer to the ago-old blister problem. There are many causes and many answers. Try some and find what works for your feet. What's important is fit, socks, trimmed and filed nails, reducing calluses, and a high-quality lube if needed to reduce friction.
Later, I emailed Jenny and based on what she described and the picture of the blister, here is my response to her.
Let's talk treatment first. Because it's a blood blister, I'd try to keep the roof intact. If it opens, your circulatory system is open to possible infection. I lance them, but I am used to doing that, and give the athlete a lecture on infection. Generally if you soak your foot in warm/hot water with Epson Slats, several times a day, the blood and fluid will be reabsorbed – and the blister will harden. Over time, after that, the top layer of skin may slough off but by then, the possibility of infection is over. Start there. If the blister ruptures, make sure you use an antibiotic ointment and keep it covered. Signs of infection are redness, heat, swelling, pus, pain, and streaks moving up the foot. That becomes serious. Make sure your Tetanus shot is up to date (usually about every 8-10 years).
As far a prevention goes, here are a few thoughts:
- I think I see the edge of callus at the forward edge of the blister. I don't like calluses. Try and reduce any you might have.
- Do you have bunions? If so, that changes a few of my ideas.
- I'd guess that you have a shoe issue (meaning fit). If you have wide feet, or the shoes you wear are too narrow, you'll have these problems. I read you wore the same shoes both time this happened. That's a good sign you don't have a good fit. A better fitting shoes could solve your problem. Can you get fitted at a good running store?
- Something else I see is that the bottom edge of the blister is right at the edge of where the insole hits the side of the shoe. This again gets to the issue of fit. There is pressure there, creating friction, that cayses the blister, that builds from this bottom edge upward.
- One option is to protect the area with a strip of tape. Duct tape isn't the best, but would work. Don't use white athletic tape. It won't stick. I prefer Leukotape.
- You could cut a horizontal slit in the side of the shoe over the pressure point.
- I hate moleskin and never use it. It does not stick well, does not conform to the shape of the area, and is too thick. Stick to tape. The ONLY kind I would recommend is Profoot Velvetex Moleskin (available on Amazon).
- Only wear moisture wicking socks.
Something to understand, that I preach all the time, is that what works for one person will not necessarily work for another. That goes for socks, shoes, lubricants, powders, etc. We each are an experiment of one and need to determine what our feet need. Keep me posted.


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Soon January is coming to its end and so it is for all my dear Hippeastrums (Amaryllis). I have had six different varieties this year and they sure have given my so much joy. This is one of the last, the stunning 'Sweet Nymph'
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Google TV could end that, and the Sony NSZ-GT1 is the first Blu-ray player with Google's new software platform built in. Not only does Google TV create a cross-manufacturer platform for streaming media apps, it also adds cable/satellite box control, a built-in Chrome browser, and Google's powerful search bar. Google TV's potential is huge, but right now the experience is lacking, with all major TV networks blocking access to streaming video content, not to mention an antiquated Netflix App and sometimes inaccurate TV listings. Even if you're willing to put up with the quirks of Google TV, we weren't sold on the Sony NSZ-GT1, with its frustrating controller, high price, and large size making it a runner-up to Logitech's initial Google TV offering.
If you're an early adopter who needs to get Google TV right now, the Logitech Revue would be our pick. But for mainstream buyers, we'd pass on both the Revue and the NSZ-GT1 until Google TV irons out its issues.
While the Logitech Revue's size makes it feel like a minor addition to your home theater, the NSZ-GT1 is imposing. It comes in at a whopping 13 inches wide, 2.3 inches high, and 9.8 inches deep, which is large even by Blu-ray player standards. The front and sides of the NSZ-GT1 feature a white finish, while the top is glossy black. It's not our favorite color scheme, since white tends to stand out in a home theater rather than blend in (see: the original Nintendo Wii and Apple TV).
If we were mildly unenthused by the design of the main box, we were much more frustrated by the design of the controller. It makes a decent first impression when you pick it up, feeling a bit like a PS3 controller with a keypad added. But while Sony's PS3 controller is finely tuned to zip around the game console, the NSZ-GT1 tries to pack so many controls into its gamepadlike design that it doesn't really control anything well.
There are two thumbpads that flank the far right and left of the controller. The right pad also includes a touch-sensitive surface (Sony calls it the optical finger sensor, or OFS), so you can control a cursor onscreen (like a mouse), which is needed for Google TV's browser-centric design. It's a decent idea, except the cursor control is imprecise, which gets really tiresome when you're trying to click on, say, a specific link on a Web page. We opted to use the left pad for navigating through menus whenever we could, but we still got stuck using the touch-sensitive pad more than we'd like.
The other problem is the controller doesn't work very well as a Blu-ray player remote. Even simple buttons like play and pause are relatively tiny, and Blu-ray-centric buttons like Disc Menu and Eject require you to hold down the function key simultaneously. It's definitely not the kind of remote you can hand to anyone and expect that person to easily navigate a movie. There's also no backlighting, which means it's very tough to use in a dark home theater.
If you're looking to be a Google TV early adopter, the included wireless keyboard with the Logitech Revue is clearly the superior option. We appreciate Sony's attempt to keep the controller small, but ultimately it made the NSZ-GT1 feel clunky to use.
The setup process for the Sony NSZ-GT1 is a good deal more involved than for traditional streaming-video boxes. For the most part, it's unavoidable, as the NSZ-GT1 needs to communicate with your cable box and control other components, so it's really like setting up a streaming-video box and universal remote all at once.
Unfortunately, the universal remote setup portion is more like setting up a cheapie remote you'd get at a drug store than the more advanced setups we've become accustomed to on Harmony remotes. That means the NSZ-GT1 will try a certain IR command and ask you if it changed the volume on the TV, and will repeatedly go through that until you find the right code. Tedious, but easy enough, although make sure you have your IR blasters connected and positioned correctly. We had to run through the setup a few times because the setup didn't tell us to install the blasters and then we didn't have them positioned 100 percent correctly. The built-in IR emitters on the Logitech Revue leave less cable clutter and require less setup.
Google claims the setup process itself takes about 15 minutes, but be ready to tack on an extra 10 to 15 minutes for the NSZ-GT1 to do a firmware update right off the bat. Of course, you'll only need to do the setup once, but it's a relatively long wait between pulling the NSZ-GT1 out of the box and first surfing Google TV.
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The main home menu looks modern and feels responsive. Press the home button at any time and the menu will overlay whatever content you're watching. That means it takes just seconds to go from watching live TV to browsing YouTube, to jumping back again.
That being said, the interface certainly seems to be geared toward the tech-savvy in its layout. Whereas Apple TV's main menus use simple phrases like "Movies" and "TV Shows," Google TV's interface has less straightforward phrases like "Applications," "Bookmarks," and "Spotlight." Google TV is greatly customizable and you can make the "Bookmarks" section show all your favorite content, but it's not something that tech novices can jump right into.
Along the same lines, the Google TV software has some powerful options for the tech-savvy. For example, if you're watching live TV, you can hit the picture-in-picture button to minimize the TV to a small window, while you surf the Web in Chrome in the main window--it's really slick. Android users will also feel right at home with the home, back, and menu buttons, which make it easy to jump between functions from any screen. Some of the multitasking joy of Google TV is hampered by Sony's frustrating remote, but it's still a powerful experience compared with other streaming video boxes.
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The vast functionality (more on this later) of Google TV may seem overwhelming, but Google has a secret weapon to make it all seem simple: the Google search bar. Press the dedicated search button on the controller and the search bar pops up at the top of the screen, regardless of whether you're using the Chrome browser, streaming Netflix, or watching live TV. The idea behind Google TV's search is that it combs streaming video, the Web, and regular TV to find the programming you're looking for. It's really the perfect solution to the problem of finding content spread out among many sources. Except when it doesn't work.
To start off, the Google search bar doesn't search Netflix, which is a significant oversight considering it's probably the most important service on the box. Excluding the Netflix omission, we also found search results to be occasionally inaccurate. When we searched for "Colbert Report" on October 26, the Google TV series results page didn't show that the October 25 episode was available, even though it was available directly from Comedy Central's site. When we tried loading the next most recent episode--October 14--Google TV loaded the October 25 show that it had said wasn't available. We then tried the October 13 episode, and the correct episode was loaded, but we noticed Google TV's programming data was wrong. (The guest was Austan Goolsbee, not Arturo Rodriguez.) And we had similar problems with "The Daily Show." And although it said free Web streams were available for "South Park," when we clicked through we encountered a message that said it couldn't supply that particular episode until mid-November.
Google TV is a new service--and we wouldn't be surprised if Google were to fix many of these bugs over time--but in its initial incarnation, we didn't find that Google's search bar functionality and cross-platform TV listings delivered the experience we were expecting.
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The Sony NSZ-GT1 is similar to many competing Blu-ray players in that it has separate applications for several streaming-media services. The initial lineup of apps includes Netflix, Napster, Pandora, Twitter, and NBA Game Time. (Amazon VOD is also supported, but only by browsing Amazon in Chrome, which isn't quite as slick as some dedicated apps we've seen.) We're actually surprised by how few standalone apps there currently are at launch, especially when a much cheaper box like the Roku XDS has standalone apps for Amazon VOD and MLB.TV, plus tons of other niche media services.


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Los Angeles, June 20, 2011 -- VH1 is expanding their 'Basketball Wives" franchise with an explosive new series set in Los Angeles featuring the wives and girlfriends of players both the Lakers and their cross-town rivals, the Clippers. VH1 has also given the greenlight to a new dating series, "Siggy Flicker" (working title) featuring the dynamic matchmaker Siggy Flicker and her match-making service in New York teaching the lovelorn to be dating powerhouses.
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One part docusoap and one part workplace comedy, with a good dose of dating etiquette, set in the complicated world of dating in the 21st century. Siggy is an expert matchmaker with years of experience, standing ready to help NYC singles find love or at least their dating mojo. Each week Siggy will give her two new clients, one male and one female, personalized dating lessons, while pulling no punches in critiquing their skills. Once they're ready, she will send her high-energy staff of junior "pickers" out on to the streets of New York to find possible matches and put her clients' skills to the test. "Siggy Flicker" has been picked up for 10 one-hour episodes and is slated to premiere in the fall.
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A new series spinning out of "Night of the Owls"!
After many years on the run, Calvin Rose returns to Gotham City to investigate the fallout from "Night of the Owls"!
Can the Court of Owls finally be defeated? Could Calvin have the one thing he's been seeking his entire life: his freedom?
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It is painfully obvious that too many elected officials in Washington, D.C., have lost touch with the struggling people of this nation. This was demonstrated recently when House leaders proposed a Farm Bill that would have cut aid to food stamp (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recipients by a whopping $20 billion over a 10-year period.
The Senate version, supported by Sens. Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar, cut a more manageable $4 billion from SNAP during the same period. Although the measure failed in the House, it stands as a stark reminder of how unbalanced thinking can be in Washington when it comes to "solving" the struggles of this nation's poor.
The House may debate the Farm Bill again before September, but it will likely contain significant cuts to SNAP. That's bad news for millions of U.S. families who are using the program as a bridge to survival.
The Farm Bill has a great impact on the fate of an estimated 47 million Americans receiving food stamps. The $20 billion in cuts identified in the $940 billion House version would have eliminated food support for an estimated 2 million Americans. The lion's share of the Farm Bill deals directly with food assistance programs for people who qualify.
These are people who have gone through the same pains that have ravaged most Americans during the last five years as gas prices have soared, and many of the most common food products have experienced price increases. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 8 of the 10 most common food products have experienced price increases in the last five years.
For the middle class, the struggles have come in the form of belt tightening, perhaps through the loss of a family vacation, delaying the purchase of a new car or fewer dollars to put toward retirement.
For the nation's poor, the last five years have been devastating, with fewer opportunities for jobs because of high unemployment, and a month-to-month scramble to pay rent and avoid hunger pangs.
Although it's easy to keep poverty in the rearview mirror or omitted from our personal environment, the reality is that it affects 1 in 10 people in our state. There are hundreds of public school teachers throughout Minnesota who routinely send food home with needy kids because they are afraid they won't eat again until they return to school.
While it is true that as a nation we must get spending under control, doing so at the expense of those who can least afford it, especially at a level proposed by the House, seems reckless. As Fourth District Congresswoman Betty McCollum said, it may even be considered, "immoral, cruel and harmful."
In Minnesota, the cuts would have affected an estimated 30,000 people. Currently, 1 in 10 Minnesotans receives SNAP benefits, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. That is roughly 551,000 Minnesotans.
Just within the 12 counties where ECM Publishers operates newspapers, there are 221,700 people receiving SNAP assistance, with an average monthly benefit of about $232 per household. These people are not invisible. They are moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas and thousands of children who rely on adults to keep them fed.
Although there is logic behind having the food stamp program attached to the Farm Bill by creating a partnership between farm interests and urban consumers of food, it might be time to separate the two, so Americans can truly see where Congressional leaders stand on these two important issues. The House bill totaled 629 pages. Food stamps and nutrition constituted $750 billion of the $940 billion plan.
Opponents will point to the food stamp program as an enabler, allowing freeloaders to slip through without contributing to society. There will always be people who attempt to "work the system" but the overwhelming majority of recipients take no joy in accepting assistance.
In fact, in households with children who receive food stamps, 62 percent had at least one adult in the workforce in the month that they received support. And in the year prior to or the year immediately after a family with children received food stamps, 87 percent had one adult in the workforce. This hardly paints a picture of participants who want to remain on the program without working.
Critics also often point to widespread fraud among participants. Ever since EBT cards were implemented to track purchases electronically, the USDA estimates that 96 percent of all transactions are accurate.
If spending cuts are to be made, all Americans may need to bear some burden. But leaders must do better with future nutrition spending proposals in the Farm Bill and not make a dire situation for our nation's poor seem even more hopeless.
An opinion from the ECM Editorial Board. The Stillwater Gazette is a publication of ECM Publishers, Inc.


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Ashfield man volunteers to help grieving kids
'Children don't grieve like adults grieve'
"Children don't grieve like adults grieve. And they don't grieve like adults expect them to," says Michael Epstein of Ashfield.
Epstein has been working with grieving children for the past nine years as a volunteer facilitator of children's support groups in a program called "The Garden: A Center for Grieving Children and Teens."
Although this program is based out of the Hampshire Regional YMCA in Northampton, about 25 percent of the children in this program come from Franklin County towns.
The bereavement program helps children ages 5 through 18 whose lives have been disrupted by the death of a close family member. It also offers professional community education and training in grief support.
In 1993, Epstein's wife died of cancer, leaving two children who were then ages 5 and 10 years old.
"The Garden was not yet around," said Epstein, who subsequently joined a hospice support group. But when he learned about The Garden, he got involved.
Epstein is employed as a survey engineer for the state Department of Transportation, but over the years he has worked as a volunteer facilitator with all but the youngest age group of children who come through The Garden programs. In the sessions, he has used musical instruments, puppets, kites and artwork to help children express their feelings.
Because the program is based at a Y, the sessions generally end with physical activities, he said.
The bereavement groups for children and the caregivers of grieving children are held on Sunday afternoons, while a support group for teens meets on Wednesday.
"Two generations ago, people didn't deal with kids' grieving," he said. "Kids didn't go to funerals, per se. Even now, when it comes to kids, they try to hide (death) from them."
And yet, says Epstein, one in 20 children, under the age of 18, will experience the death of a parent in the United States.
The inability to cope with the loss of a close loved one can affect a child's ability to get close to other people or form close relationships later on, said Epstein. It can make a child feel alone, and create feelings that she or he isn't comfortable expressing to classmates.
Although children don't always show grief in obvious ways, sometimes they will react to a loved one's death by behaving more immaturely. Some may experience bed-wetting or have trouble making friends. They could start having difficulty in school, or difficulty in communicating.
Epstein said the children in The Garden programs have lost family members through illness, car accidents, suicides, killings and even from the 9/11 attacks in 2001.
"(Children) may have emotional roadblocks that we adults have also," said Epstein. "We try to validate the children's grief and feelings. Sadness is expected. Anger, guilt — when a child thinks he or she could have done something or they fought with the person who died. Relief, when the person who died suffered or their illness made the child uncomfortable. And even happiness, when the person who died was abusive. We do not judge or say what is the right or wrong way to grieve."
Epstein says the program tries to give the children constructive ways to grieve.
For instance, he said, perhaps the birthday of the deceased parent or sibling could be a day in which to celebrate their life.
"Memories might be one of the topics, so we might make a memory box," he said. "Self-care is another topic. We might make some worry-beads and talk about constructive ways to grieve. We might write a letter to the person who died, which gives (the children) a chance to say things to the person they might never have been able to say when they were alive. We've had people fly kites, and send their messages up the kite strings."
Epstein said puppets made out of lunch bags has been a good tool for children, because the decorated puppet "can be whatever they want it to be. It removes kids from themselves. It gives you a chance to express yourself without making yourself vulnerable."
Epstein also likes to lead a meditative exercise in which the children are taken through a series of relaxation exercises, before visualizing a place where they feel comfortable and safe. "Then I bring them back, and remind them, if they ever need a place in which to feel safe, to think of that place," he said.
Each week, the groups tackle different topics, geared to the age-level of the participants. This spring's topics include: "Exploring death — what does it mean?" ''Dreams, nightmares, worries" and "Memories/remembering."
The 10-week sessions for the different age groups are free to families for as long as they need the support. The Garden generally serves about 25 families per year, says Epstein. He said the average participation in Garden programs is about 18 months.
Over the years, he said, some children have formed long-term friendships and even a few marriages have occurred between people who met in these groups.
The next series of sessions for children and the caregivers of grieving children begin Sunday.
The Garden also does outreach, although most people don't want to hear about the program until they need the services, says Epstein. "They don't want to hear about it, because they don't expect somebody in their family to be dying an untimely death."
When asked how do adults know if a child needs these support services, Epstein replies, "If they've had a close relative die, it's always appropriate."
The Garden is always looking for volunteers. Epstein said volunteer facilitators, like himself, generally work five to six hours during program weeks, and monthly participation as part of the Garden Advisory Board. The program is also looking for one-day help with its annual fundraiser, "Walk/Run to Remember," which will be held on April 27.


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The Belmont Philosophy Department is a community of learners that invites its students to join in the active pursuit of philosophical thinking and the exploration of profound philosophical questions raised in the tradition as part of the quest for an enriched life.
Why Philosophy?
Aristotle observed that all people, by nature, desire to know. Human beings delight in seeing interesting things and having interesting thoughts. Your time at Belmont should nurture and expand your natural curiosity. Pursuing the study of Philosophy will allow you to explore, think critically, and grow in knowledge of the world around you.
A degree in Philosophy is becoming increasingly valuable in today's job market and presents its holder with limitless opportunities. Philosophy majors acquire skills essential for professional development and advancement, including the ability to read thoughtfully, write clearly, think critically, and converse meaningfully. Philosophy majors even outperform Business majors on the GMAT and English majors on the GRE. Truly, this degree produces well-rounded students who are marketable in an ever-changing job market. Philosophy majors find themselves in successful careers in government, religion, law, education, entertainment, journalism, medicine, and even the military.
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The ARCOM website is a resource for all, but ARCOM members and conference delegates are part of an international community of research students, lecturers, professors, consultants and other practitioners. Since 2004 our conferences have attracted delegates from 47 separate countries.
Membership of ARCOM is an excellent way of keeping in touch with the latest developments in construction management research. It provides opportunities for contact between researchers in similar fields and between researchers and practitioners. Members pay an annual membership fee, and membership is open to any interested individual.
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The objective of the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program is to attract and retain world-class postdoctoral talent, develop their leadership potential, and position them for success as the research leaders of tomorrow. Bianchi works in the field of quantum gravity, which seeks to unify Einstein's theory of relativity with quantum mechanics. Recently, he achieved an important result: taking a loop quantum gravity approach, he re-derived a famous equation for the entropy of black holes from first principles. A formula for the entropy of a black hole may seem like an obscure result, but it's actually an important signpost on the road to quantum gravity. The equation – which is called the Bekenstein-Hawking formula − is one of the very few in physics that contains constants from both quantum mechanics and Einstein's gravitation. This tantalizing intersection between the two great physics theories of the 20th century has long fascinated researchers who are struggling to unify them into a 21st century theory of quantum gravity. Loop quantum gravity, or LQG, is one of several competing theories proposed by these quantum gravity researchers. Among other things, LQG predicts that at a very small scale, spacetime is made of discrete chunks which cannot be further divided – in much the same way that Lego blocks only come in multiples of the same length. LQG researchers have always calculated the entropy of black holes by counting the number of different ways a black hole's horizon can be "built" out of such spacetime blocks. This build-and-count approach gave only a partial match for the Bekenstein-Hawking formula – but even this partial match was considered a triumph. Bianchi was able to take this work one step further. Using a new formalism called spinfoams, he was able to study the energy and temperature of each of the spacetime blocks, and assign each an entropy. His resulting calculation for the total entropy of a black hole was a perfect match for the Bekenstein-Hawking formula. Bianchi's work has received significant attention in the scientific community and is now being further developed in collaboration with research groups internationally.
Further Exploration:
- E. Bianchi, "Entropy of Non-Extremal Black Holes From Loop Quantum Gravity," arXiv: 1204:5122.
- Watch Bianchi's talk, "Black Hole Entropy from Loop Quantum Gravity": PIRSA: 12050053.