text: content Life Extension Magazine June 2009 Physician's Guide: Using Blood Test Findings To Safely Induce Weight LossBy William Faloon Restoring Youthful Metabolic Parameters From the Inside At this point, the patient has erected a multi-pronged barrier to impede the excess absorption of unwanted calories. These include: Reducing their intake of simple carbohydrates, saturated fats, omega-6 fats, and trans fats. Impeding glucose absorption by inhibiting the alpha-glucosidase and alpha-amylase enzymes. Suppressing the insulin spike by slowing carbohydrate absorption with soluble fiber taken before each meal. Inhibiting fat absorption by taking the lipase inhibitor orlistat. For many people, sticking to the above program for the time period we suggest should provide optimal fat-loss benefits. As discussed already, we prefer that patients not use orlistat for more than 60-90 days because it may interfere with the absorption of fat-soluble nutrients like vitamins D, E, and K. It will also impede absorption of critical omega-3 fatty acids. Certain patients, however, who are successfully benefiting from orlistat may continue it longer. The 60-90-day program we have suggested thus far will dramatically reverse many of the metabolic imbalances that are underlying causes of excess fat accumulation and increased vascular disease risk. Overweight and obese patients expect to see a rapid reduction in body weight and abdominal inches. The 60-90-day program outlined so far will help facilitate immediate fat-loss results and provide substantial patient incentive to follow a reduced-calorie regimen that involves Mediterranean diet-type food choices along with plenty of dietary fiber. The long-term objective is to restore a more youthful metabolic pattern that will last a lifetime. This most often requires hormonal balancing and enzymatic modulation at the cellular level. For men, replacing free testosterone lost to normal aging is usually required. Women deficient in estrogen are encouraged to restore estrogen to more desirable ranges. Both sexes should maintain TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) and T3 (tri-iodothyronine) thyroid hormone levels in the optimal ranges described later in this article. Normal aging results in reduced insulin signaling throughout the body that disrupts healthy glucose metabolism. The prescription drug metformin helps correct several mechanisms involved in glucose impairment by increasing insulin sensitivity, enhancing peripheral glucose uptake in energy-producing cells, decreasing intestinal absorption of glucose, and suppressing excess glucose synthesis from the liver.69-71 Metformin also increases a satiety hormone called glucagon-like peptide 1, thus helping to induce a long-term appetite-suppressing effect that will better enable patients to adjust to a life-long reduced-calorie diet.72,73 Natural and Pharmaceutical Methods to Reduce Postprandial Lipemia Overweight and obese individuals demonstrate chronically elevated fat levels in their blood long after meals are ingested. This postprandial lipemia is a significant risk factor for degenerative disease and can sabotage efforts to reverse type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and obesity. Saturated fats, like those found in butter, shortening, and fried foods, are especially potent inducers of excess postprandial lipoproteins. Because postprandial disorders cause fats to linger longer, avoiding unhealthy fats is doubly important. Minimizing these fats is advisable for other reasons, such as reducing LDL, blood pressure, inflammation, and cancer risk. While avoiding saturated fats will not eliminate postprandial lipids and lipoproteins, it will help reduce them.45 A polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid derived from safflower also raises postprandial lipid and lipoprotein levels, just as saturated fats do.46,47 Although the immediate cause of persistent and increased postprandial lipoproteins is an unhealthy fat-containing meal, two varieties of fat reduce postprandial lipoproteins: • Monounsaturated oils, like olive oil, modestly reduce postprandial lipoproteins. Monounsaturated oils may thus be a preferable form of oil for cooking and everyday use.47,48 • Polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids reduce postprandial lipoproteins dramatically. It is not uncommon to see omega-3 supplementation significantly reduce abnormal postprandial patterns.46 Sources of omega-3 fatty acids include fish oil, flaxseed oil, and walnuts. If undesirable saturated fats lead to increased postprandial lipoprotein particles, does a low-fat diet reduce postprandial lipoproteins? Paradoxically, it does not. All too often, low-fat diets can evolve into diets rich in processed carbohydrates, which cause postprandial lipid and lipoprotein particles to multiply out of control.49 Diets that are rich in monounsaturated fats, omega-3 fats, fiber, and lean proteins, and low in saturated fats and processed carbohydrates, are effective tools in reducing postprandial lipoproteins.50 The following strategies can reduce triglycerides dramatically, and help reduce or eliminate elevated postprandial fats: Weight loss can greatly reduce triglycerides and postprandial lipids and lipoproteins, particularly when it is accomplished with a diet that is low in fiber-poor, refined carbohydrates and high in fiber, lean protein, and monounsaturated fats. Cutting out processed carbohydrates (such as breads, crackers, breakfast cereals, bagels, and pretzels made with refined, processed white flour) alone can yield a 30% reduction in postprandial lipoproteins.51,52 Increasing intake of yogurt, cottage cheese, and other low-fat dairy products, raw almonds and walnuts, and fish, chicken, turkey, and other sources of lean protein will also yield substantial reductions in postprandial lipoprotein particles. Weight loss restores the insulin responsiveness lost in metabolic syndrome, which also reduces postprandial lipids and lipoproteins.53 Omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil exert powerful effects in reducing postprandial lipoproteins. Ingesting just 1,200 mg of EPA/DHA from fish oil can easily lower postprandial fat remnants by 50%, and higher doses can produce even greater reductions. When fasting triglycerides are higher than 80-99 mg/dL, higher doses of fish oil may be indicated to fight excess postprandial lipids and lipoproteins. Omega-3 fatty acids decrease the liver's production of artery-damaging very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) by 30% or more.54,55 Fish oil can safely augment the cholesterol-lowering effects of statin drugs such as Lipitor®, yielding dramatic improvement in triglycerides, VLDL, and postprandial lipoproteins.56 Soy protein (20 grams per day) from tofu, soy milk, soy protein powder, and other sources can lower LDL by 10-20 mg/dL and reduce postprandial lipo-proteins by 10%.57 We suggest that soy be used as part of a healthy diet in which soy is substituted for unhealthy fats found in meat. Green tea contains catechins (flavonoids) that can decrease postprandial lipids and lipoproteins by up to 30%.58 Approximately 600-700 mg of green tea catechins are required to achieve this effect, the equivalent of 6-12 servings of brewed tea. Nutritional supplements provide green tea catechins at this dose. Green tea's effectiveness in accelerating weight loss may in part relate to its ability to reduce postprandial lipids and lipoproteins. For green tea to be effective, it should be taken immediately before meals to help block the absorption of fats and sugars. Use decaffeinated green tea extract supplements if caffeine bothers you. A new green tea phytosome (described on page 30 of this issue) has demonstrated remarkable weight loss and triglyceride-lowering effects at a dose of only 300 mg a day. Vigorous exercise can reduce postprandial lipoproteins by 30%.59 Niacin in doses of 2,000 to 3,000 mg a day will significantly lower triglycerides, and provide beneficial changes in HDL while changing LDL particles to a less atherogenic form.60,61 Niacin can cause a skin "flushing" side effect that can be mitigated by taking niacin with aspirin and a meal. Some people cannot tolerate this flushing effect on a daily basis and choose other options to lower triglycerides. Diabetes treatment (with insulin or oral hypoglycemic drugs) significantly reduces postprandial lipoprotein levels.62,63 The thiazolidinedione drug Actos® may be especially effective for its postprandial lipid-suppressing effects.64 The drug metformin also reduces fasting and postprandial triglycerides by 25%.65 (Caution: Like other thiazolidinediones, Actos® can cause fluid retention, which may lead to or exacerbate heart failure. Actos® should be discontinued if any deterioration in cardiac status occurs.) Statin drugs such as generic simvastatin, Crestor®, and Lipitor® not only lower cholesterol, but can reduce postprandial lipoproteins by 30-80%.66 Fibrates (cholesterol-lowering drugs such as Lopid® and Lofibra®) can reduce postprandial lipids and lipoproteins by 70%. They can be a useful second-line strategy if fish oil, weight loss, and nutritional efforts fail to do the job.67 Clearly, choosing the right foods and supplements should be the patient's first choice in controlling a postprandial disorder. Fish oil is safe, inexpensive, and easy to take, yet it provides an extraordinary array of benefits, including reduced risk of sudden cardiac death, stroke, and depression.68 Weight loss, exercise, soy protein, and green tea can all increase the patient's likelihood of success. Effects of Sex Hormones on Adipose Tissues Sex hormones are involved in the metabolism, accumulation, and distribution of body fat. Adipocytes (fat cells) have receptors to bind testosterone, estrogen, and progesterone, thus enabling these sex hormones to exert a direct action. Sex steroid hormones carry out their function in adipose tissues by both genomic and non-genomic mechanisms.74 In the genomic mechanism, the sex steroid hormone binds to its receptor on the adipocyte and can regulate the transcription of genes involved in obesity. Leptin is a hormone secreted from adipocytes that regulates appetite and induces beneficial triglyceride breakdown in adipocytes. Lipoprotein lipase is an enzyme that breaks down circulating triglycerides into free fatty acids that are readily stored in adipocytes (fat cells). Both leptin and lipoprotein lipase exert control over adipose (fat) tissues and are genomically regulated by sex hormones. In the non-genomic mechanism, sex hormones can activate certain hormone-sensitive lipases, ultimately leading to lipolysis (fat breakdown). In the presence of certain sex hormones, a normal distribution of body fat exists. On the other hand, with an imbalance of certain sex hormones (as occurs with aging), there is a tendency towards an increase in abdominal obesity: a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease,75,76 type 2 diabetes,77 and cancer.76,78-80 Since sex hormones regulate the amount and distribution of adipose tissues, they are key elements of a comprehensive program to eliminate obesity. When properly prescribed, bioidentical hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women and older men often reduces the degree of abdominal obesity.74,81-83 Testosterone Prevents Triglycerides From Accumulating in the Male Abdomen In men, a testosterone deficit is often accompanied by visceral obesity. When deficient men are supplemented with testosterone, the result is a region-specific decrease in the visceral (abdominal) adipose tissue mass.74,84 This suggests that testosterone is exerting its effects by inhibiting lipid uptake and/or enhancing lipid mobilization from adipocytes, particularly abdominal fatty tissues. To assess the effect of testosterone on fat mass, a study was done using labeled triglyceride fatty acids and measuring their incorporation into adipose tissues in two different regions of the body. The study subjects were all abdominally obese and divided into three groups. Group one received topical natural testosterone cream, the second group received a testosterone metabolite called dihydrotestosterone, while the third group was given a placebo cream. After two months, the testosterone group exhibited a 34% reduction in triglyceride uptake and increased turnover rate of triglycerides in abdominal adipose tissue.85 Interestingly, the uptake of labeled triglyceride at baseline was 20% greater in abdominal fat compared with upper leg fat, which helps explain why so many men suffer expanding waistlines as they age, especially in the presence of less than optimal testosterone. This study shows that testosterone replacement diminished triglyceride uptake by fat cells in the abdomen, while simultaneously promoting a more rapid release of abdominal triglyceride stores.85 The underlying mechanism proposed by the study's authors was a significant 47% decrease in lipoprotein lipase activity in the abdominal region. As discussed earlier, lipoprotein lipase is involved in the deposition of triglycerides in adipocytes, thus causing fat cells (and people) to become bloated. Triglyceride is the predominant form of fat that bloats adipoctyes. Excess fat in the bloodstream after eating (postprandial lipemia) is often described as postprandial hypertriglyceridemia. Interestingly, testosterone supplementation can reduce blood triglyceride levels by increasing their breakdown in the liver (via increased hepatic lipase activity). Testosterone also improves insulin sensitivity and can facilitate a reduction in postprandial hyperglycemia.86 Several additional mechanisms have been identified that enable testosterone to reduce triglyceride levels in abdominal adipocytes (fat cells) of men.85,87 A number of studies document a reduction in belly fat after men with low testosterone are supplemented with testosterone.88-90 If a blood test reveals less-than-optimal testosterone level (below 20 pg/mL), consider prescribing the patient a topical testosterone cream after first ruling out prostate cancer using a PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood test and digital rectal exam. (Refer to the sidebar "How to Safely Restore Youthful Testosterone in Aging Men" below for prescribing information.) Some men will convert (aromatize) too much of their testosterone to estrogen. Optimal estradiol levels in men range from 20 to 30 pg/mL of blood. Excess estradiol can be easily suppressed by prescribing an aromatase-inhibiting drug like Arimidex® in the dose of 0.5 mg two times a week. Make sure that estradiol levels are not lowered below 20 pg/mL of blood as this may disable testosterone's ability to induce abdominal fat loss. Some studies suggest that the decrease in abdominal lipoprotein lipase that occurs in response to testosterone replacement therapy may have to do with the conversion of some of the testosterone to estrogen.91 These studies are contradicted when observing abdominally obese men whose blood tests reveal low free testosterone and excess estradiol. These overweight men often present with enlarged breasts (gynecomastia) induced by this excess estradiol. Since much of the excess estradiol in these aging men is a result of the aromatization of testosterone to estradiol in abdominal adipocytes, it is difficult to comprehend that testosterone's benefit in reducing belly fat is reliant on significant aromatization to estradiol. These subtle nuances, which vary considerably amongst individuals, are why regular blood testing to ensure optimal free testosterone and estrogen levels is so important. How to Safely Restore Youthful Testosterone in Aging Men The use of topical testosterone creams has skyrocketed over the past decade in response to a plethora of positive research findings and endorsements from prominent physician-scientists. While balancing sex hormones in women is challenging, it is quite easy to achieve optimal hormone balance in aging men. What follows is a simple protocol to optimize a male patient's free testosterone levels: Click for LetterHave the patient's blood tested for free testosterone, estradiol, and PSA, along with complete blood counts and blood chemistries. These blood tests are all included in the comprehensive Male Blood Test Panel that most Life Extension® members have performed annually. If these blood test results reveal free testosterone below 20-25 pg/mL, consider prescribing natural testosterone cream. To enable the patient to obtain natural testosterone cream at the lowest price, consider writing a prescription for compounded natural testosterone cream. A sample prescription for a two-month supply of natural testosterone cream appears in the next column. The approximate testosterone dose is based on the blood test results and body mass. After 45-60 days, have the patient's blood retested in order to prescribe a more precise testosterone dose. Each patient may vary slightly based on their rate of absorption and internal metabolism. These blood tests also help rule out prostate cancer and guard against excess red blood cell production and excess estradiol conversion, as well as ensure that liver enzymes are in normal ranges. Digital rectal exams can help to further rule out existing prostate cancer. Testosterone is contraindicated in men with existing prostate cancer.92 Please know that the published scientific literature shows that testosterone does not cause prostate cancer.93 If your patient's estradiol level is over 30 pg/mL, consider prescribing a very low-dose aromatase-inhibiting drug such as 0.5 mg of Arimidex® twice a week. This will usually bring estradiol into the optimal range of 20-30 pg/mL. Do not reduce estradiol below 20 pg/mL as this may interfere with the ability of testosterone to induce abdominal fat loss. Life Extension® members will often have their blood drawn ahead of time so their doctor can properly prescribe testosterone during their first visit. Your patients can also order the Male Panel Blood Test that includes all these blood tests and more by calling 1-800-208-3444. Compounded testosterone cream can be obtained for as little as $40 for a 60-day supply, as opposed to around $450 for a 60-day supply of conventional testosterone gels. Low Estrogen Promotes Weight Gain in Women Menopause causes a large decrease in estrogens and progesterone with a corresponding increase in total and abdominal obesity. Several studies show a reduction in abdominal obesity in women in response to estrogen replacement therapy.74,83 Analogous to the way testosterone reduces male abdominal fat mass, estrogen in females reduces lipoprotein lipase activity in abdominal adipocytes. Lipoprotein lipase converts circulating triglycerides into free fatty acids that are readily stored in adipocytes (fat cells). The control of lipoprotein lipase is very complex and involves several hormones. In women, cortisol,94-96 testosterone,97,98 and insulin99 promote lipid accumulation in adipocytes by increasing lipo-protein lipase activity, whereas growth hormone and estrogen decrease lipoprotein lipase (and thus facilitate abdominal weight loss).12,98,100,101 Conventional estrogen drugs list side effects that include weight gain. One reason for this is that until recently, the most commonly prescribed estrogen drugs were Premarin® and Prempro®, which are horse urine-derived compounds that are not identical to the estrogen naturally produced in a woman's body. The dose of these drugs was seldom individualized, meaning that women often received too much (or too little) estrogen to meet their particular needs. With the advent of bioidentical estrogen drugs that are individually dosed, women whose blood tests reveal low estrogen can precisely restore estrogen levels to a range that may induce a reduction in abdominal fat mass, along with other benefits. Natural estrogen compounds are available by prescription from compounding pharmacists. These types of estrogen are bioidentical—this term means that the hormones are chemically the same as the natural estrogen produced in a woman's body. The types of estrogens commonly used in bioidentical hormone replacement therapy are estradiol and estriol. Bioidentical estrogen drugs are prepared using different percentages of estriol and estradiol compounded into a topical cream. The most popular compounded bioidentical estrogen used today is bi-estrogen or bi-est. It is prescribed as a topical cream that may consist of 80% estriol and 20% estradiol, or a percentage ratio individualized to the patient's need. Based on a women's estradiol blood test reading, and the body composition changes that occur, the dose of estradiol and estriol in bi-est may be increased or decreased. An individualized approach to bioidentical hormone restoration is best. A woman will need to carefully monitor and assess her individual responses and report them to her prescribing physician so that adjustments can be made to her hormone regimen. In general, experts in the field of bioidentical hormone restoration suggest that most women feel their best when estradiol blood levels are in the range of 90-250 pg/mL, a range of estradiol that is common during the majority of the menstrual cycle for most healthy young women. In addition to natural estrogen, natural progesterone is an important hormone for women. Natural progesterone cream or ointment is available as a compounded prescription or OTC (over-the-counter) product. The benefit of using a topical product over an oral form is that the topical form avoids the 'first pass' effect of metabolism through the liver, and therefore the dosage is lower (than oral forms). Progestins such as Provera® are not natural progesterone. Provera® is a type of chemical that bears some similarity to natural progesterone but is chemically distinct. Natural progesterone is believed to be a safer option for women seeking hormone restoration. There are studies showing increased risks of certain cancers in response to estrogen drug therapy and higher estrogen levels.102,103 Many of these studies used Premarin® or Prempro®, drugs that many women today avoid because of the lethal risks that were revealed. In response to concerns about estrogen and cancer, Life Extension® compiled an article titled "Is Fear of Cancer a Reason to Be Deprived of Hormones?" This article discusses healthy dietary and lifestyle alterations that have been shown to substantially reduce the risk of estrogen-induced cancers. Anyone contemplating estrogen replacement therapy should review this article at www.lef.org/estrogen Refer to the sidebar on the page 3 (How To Prescribe Bioidentical Estrogen Drugs to Aging Females) for specific information prescribing bioidentical female hormones and blood levels to strive for. Some obese women have elevated testosterone levels.104,105 Studies show that certain subgroups of obese women (for example, obese women suffering from polycystic ovary syndrome [PCOS], characterized by excess visceral body fat, insulin resistance, and high levels of testosterone) can improve metabolic profiles, reduce visceral fat accumulation, and reduce testosterone levels with a combination of metformin and low-dose flutamide, a specific anti-androgen drug available by prescription.106,107 For example, a study in 40 obese women suffering from elevated testosterone levels and insulin resistance treated with metformin (850 mg twice daily) and flutamide (250 mg twice daily) showed decreased visceral fat, total cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and reduced excess testosterone concentrations.108 If a blood test reveals excess free testosterone in the presence of excess visceral fat in a woman, consider prescribing 250 mg of flutamide twice daily with concomitant metformin treatment in addition to a low-calorie diet and physical exercise. 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Wednesday, 10th December, 2008, 10:01 PM #61
Kilbeth thinks, then says, "It's an idea, but who among us can work disguises . I've never done it, and I'm pretty sure these hands are too big to do those fine, arty things."~The malls are the soon to be ghost towns, well so long, farewell, goodbye...
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Wednesday, 10th December, 2008, 10:22 PM #62
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Disguises may be a good idea. But as Kilbeth says, who here has any skill with that? With this, Les tries to hide a small grin. If anyone had such a skill, would they even want to reveal that already? Let us get an idea of what is in the area first before we consider how to get at Hoofchew. We do not even know yet what type of place, if any, he is holed up within. I have to second Raiyek's idea that we should split up. Merenwen and Kilbeth are both scouts and on top of that seem like they would complement one another well if trouble does arise.
The gith re-adjusts her satchel. Some of these people are so open...how can they just reveal so much about themselves in such a short time? I can hardly recall all their names, much less trust a single one of them. I suppose it is best not to think too hard about all this now anyway. At least Kilbeth is from the Valley of Bone and seems far too shy to be a pirate...that or he is good at disguises.
Realizing that she had fallen into silence before completing her thought, Les speaks up again. While they scout we can do likewise. Approaching the locals may be easier if they are not approached by such a large...band. Splitting up in twos and threes will most likely be more effective.
Wednesday, 10th December, 2008, 10:48 PM #63
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"That sounds like a ready plan, I know I have some talent in convincing people, but the problem with the plan is of course, who goes with whom?" Larinza looks around the group silently noting who she would not like to be alone with.
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Wednesday, 10th December, 2008, 11:08 PM #64
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"Well I certainly don't have any experience with disguises. In any case, it was just an idea. Splitting up into smaller groups to try to find some ... suggestible locals could be just as effective."
Thinking for a moment, Raiyek notices another aspect of the plan. "I'm all for doing some asking around to see where Hoofchew is based, but we have to be prepared for the chance that our asking could tip off Hoofchew that we're coming. That's a risk with any kind of scouting, though."
At the thought of trying to blend into the crowd, Raiyek looks down at his not-so-subtle armor, and glances at his fellows outfitted similarly. "You know, I'm not likely to blend into any kind of crowd in Overgrowth. What if I don't try to blend in? Here's what I'm thinking: I'll go in, possibly with one or two others to make it look real, and don't try to be subtle. We ask up-front about Hoofchew's lair, make it obvious we're going after him, make a fuss. Meanwhile, those of us who look less obvious remain nearby in the crowd, possibly asking questions themselves with the cover of the distraction, and those skilled at stealth can hide nearby similarly. This way, if someone does decide to make trouble, there are two groups of reinforcements, each harder to spot than the next. We might even tempt Hoofchew into sending out a group of his lackeys to stop us before we arrive, weakening his forces at his lair. Thoughts?" Raiyek looks quite proud of his little scheme, but he's not sure the group will like it, or that it will actually work in practice.
OOCDawn Raven, doesn't Les wear hide armor? I'm wondering where the metal came from ... or does her specific hide armor have metal bits on it or something?
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Wednesday, 10th December, 2008, 11:30 PM #65
Kilbeth frowns. "Balth's already gone out to scout ahead. Let's wait to hear back from him, i guess. As for not being subtle, I'm sure I can manage that. However, I'm not sure we should risk such combat openly, Raiyek. Who knows which of the urchins are loyal to Hoofchew?"
oocOk, so let me get this straight.
Raiyek is an elven paladin.
Balth is an elven Ranger.
Larinza is a human warlord.
Merenwen is also an elven Ranger.
Les is a Gith...something.
I have no idea who else is what....
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Wednesday, 10th December, 2008, 11:37 PM #66
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"We'll know which of them are loyal to Hoofchew when they try to stab us in the kidneys," Raiyek says with a wink. "Sorry, that might not have been a good joke to make. You're right, Kilbeth, that is a concern. If we're obvious then we give up the element of surprise, at least for those of us being obvious."
oocThe party:
Raiyek is an elven paladin.
Balth is an elven ranger (archer).
Cross is a tiefling wizard.
Larinza is a human warlord.
Les is a githyanki warlord.
Merenwen is also an elven ranger (archer).
Vashik is a human wizard.
And Kilbeth, of course, is a minotaur ranger (two-blade).
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Wednesday, 10th December, 2008, 11:45 PM #67
Kilbeth lets out a snort at Raiyek's comment. "Aye, that we will. However...We have two wizards AND two snipers, it seems. It's not a bad idea. What does everyone else think?"
oocHuh. 2 warlord, 2 wizards, 3 rangers, and 1 paladin? My my, that's only 1 defender. Luckily I have a fair amount of HP to throw around
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Thursday, 11th December, 2008, 01:08 AM #68
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oocWell, at least with 2 warlords, and him being a paladin maybe we can keep the sole defender alive
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"I'm no real tactician, however it seems to me that those who are very capable in Melee and perhaps some who can support, lead and defend should form a group of three to four. If we use the plan laid out by Raiyek then we can have our wizards right back and then have our two archers inbetween." Merenwen pauses and looks at the group. Subconciously checking at her equipment. "The archers can support the main group should they run into trouble that looks obviously dangerous. As can the wizards. If our enemy doesn't expect it then they might bulk up, i can imagine some of the wizards have lovely spells for those senarios?" She pauses for a moment, tucking her hair behind her long and pointed ears, brow furrowed in thought. "I'm not a fan of melee but i can use my longsword well enough to help out the wizards should they get attacked from the rear, i'm also more than fast enough to cover both groups should i remain in the middle of them with Balth?" It was obvious Merenwen thought that the plan the group was pulling together was the best option, as her reiteration of the details suggested by others hinted at.
oocOkay guys, while we might only have 1 defender we do have two leaders and a melee optimised striker who can support him.
More importantly with 2 wizards and 2 Archer strikers we can hit very hard at range before the enemy closes with us. I rekon Balth, Les, Larinza and Kilbeth should form a group of 4 that attract attention and do the blatently obvious thing. Meanwhile we either have 2 groups of 1 wizard and 1 striker, or both strikers and both wizards in seperate groups, each a bit further back from the main one but still able to provide attack support.
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Thursday, 11th December, 2008, 03:40 AM #70
oocMakes sense to me, my character can hopefully hold in melee for a while. However, I'd split it so it's the two melee oriented characters and a warlord that make themselves obvious, while the wizards, snipers, and last warlord hide nearby (in case of a back ambush, it'd be good to have a melee oriented healer handy, while one of the two designated tanks comes back.)
"So, how are we going to split our group? And when do you want to act?"
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Warriors move on to play Sterlington Tuesday
The Lakeside Warriors and Minden Crimson Tide began their LHSAA baseball playoffs Thursday, with the two teams heading in different directions.
The Warriors hosted North Caddo and shut out the Rebels, 5-0, and will advance to Tuesday's second round.
The Tide meanwhile had to travel to Haughton to face their district rivals, Haughton High School, and the Crimson Tide were beaten 10-5 by the Bucs.
Lakeside 5, North Caddo 0
At Sibely, Lakeside used three pitchers to shut out North Caddo and limited them to just one hit. Preston Gray took the win.
"We split it up between the three of them," Lakeside coach Bob Gray said. "It was a good performance, which was good because we didn't swing the bat very well."
Lakeside scored a run in the bottom of the first inning and then two in the fourth and single runs in the fifth and sixth innings.
Austin Ashley led the team with two doubles and Garrett Lambert and Koty Monday each had triples. Preston Gray and Tyler Wallace added base hits.
The Warriors will now move on to play at Sterlington on Tuesday.
"That's going to be a big ball game and a big test for us," Gray said. "Sterlington has always got a good ball team and they are a veteran playoff team. We're going to have to take care of business if we want to live beyond that ball game."
Haughton 10, Minden 5
At Haughton, the Bucs built up a 9-0 lead before the Minden bats battled back for five runs in the final two innings to make the final, 10-5.
Hunter Leppert hit a two-run home run in the sixth and then the Tide scored three times in the top of the seventh.
Leppert had the home run and three RBIs to lead the Tide, and Coltan Haynes added a pair of singles. Derek Herrington had two hits and Turner Francis added a single. Sam Shoemaker also had a RBI-single.


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On becoming an apocalyptic zealot.Posted by Michael on Thursday, June 5th, 2008
I'm no fun at parties anymore.
I'm like that guy whose only conversational gambit is to talk about the Spassky-Fisher match of 1973. Or the geek who has discovered SecondLife or WorldOfWarcraft. Or the airhead, who only wants to talk about celebrities, and other virtual worlds.
Or more to the point, that guy who has recently converted, and sees everything through the lens of the revealed.
In my case, that lens is cascading, endless bad news about species collapse, environmental collapse, peak oil and gas and phosphorus, toxic breaches and endocrine disruptions, and climate warming leading to ocean acidification. It's the human-made horrors of the last century.
Because of what Jim and I are doing here, we are required, by our self-stated commitment, to be The ApocoDocs. We have to filter the news about the five apocalyptic scenarios, as well as finding stories of Recovery.
Sure, we make fun of all the news items, and make silly quizzes — that's the gimmick, to get readers to pay attention by being entertained — and it's kind of a hoot to be snarky about stuff that scares the shit out of me.
To construct that "fun," Jim and I spend an aggregate hour or so each day, selecting the news stories we want to showcase — because there's far more out there than we could include. And to be true ApocoDocs, we also have to know the background, understand the context, and be able to make informed predictions and judgments.
Today I read, for "fun," a few chapters from the gorgeous, astonishing publication called Sustaining Life, from Oxford Univ. Press, which includes gems like:
The herbacide atrazine, widely used in the United States (~75 million pounds are applied each year) but banned in seven European Union countries, has been shown to change the sex of Leopard Frogs (Rana pipiens) and to slow their gonadal development at levels of only 0.1 parts per billion, a concentration that is found in rainwater essentially everywhere in the United States.
This fragile, collapsing, feedback-looping, it's-so-much-worse-than-we-thought world is the world as it is. I am looking at the world through the lens of the revealed.
I saw the Obama/Clinton rivalry only through this lens: who might have a chance in hell of enlisting the world in the struggle to save itself?
I see the "threat of terrorism" through this lens as a paltry, puny, gnat of a problem, in comparison with overfishing, ocean acidification, and environmental toxification.
I see the recession we're in as only another goddamn barrier to recovery, since there's less money to spend on what matters: halting the spread of mercury and other heavy metals far and wide, through coal mining and burning.
I see the continuing rise of gas prices only through this lens (even as it bites me in the wallet), because the only way we will reduce our CO2 emissions is if it's too costly not to — and if economic depression means we get energy efficient, then it's a step in the right direction.
I see every plastic bag, every disposable lighter, every discarded bit of diaphonous wrap through this lens: in the carcasses of albatross chicks, having had it disgorged into their gullets by their parents as "food."
I see every container ship through this lens: the ballast water they bring and dump inevitably contains alien species, some of which become invasive, and kill off the native species — an endless, continuous stream of ecosystem damage from place to place.
I like to think that this newfound zealotry helps me understand the perspective of other zealots: Islamic fundamentalists, anti-abortion militants, rooters for Armageddon, neoconservatives, fascists, Earth Liberation Frontists, Ayn Randians, Scientologists, and all the other glazed-eyed true believers. When it all makes sense through the new lens, we then frame the rest of the world through those glasses.
And like any zealot, I'm of course convinced that my zealotry is more right than anyone else's, because I have the facts of science on my side. I can say "my fifty years of rational, empirical, evidence-based thinking has led me to conclude…."
I can say "take a look at this, and this, and this, and this…"
But it doesn't make me any more fun at parties.
O wretched lens, through which I must now see.
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October 7 , 2006
Olympia, WA - The Evergreen Women's Soccer Team defeated Warner Pacific College 6-0 in today's conference match. It was a win that Evergreen badly needed to keep Conference playoff hopes alive.
Alice Dietz scored two goals in the first thirteen minutes of the game. Her first a solo attack on the goal from 10 yards out in the sixth minute of the game and the second following a long pass by Mira Sussman from the midfield six minutes later. Again the WPU keeper Janette Sears found herself one on one against the talented Dietz who dribbled around her for the score.
Kati Hackenberger scored in the 30th minute with an assist by Dietz. Nina Hinton and Katy Delong scored one each in the remainder of the first half with assists by Jenine Adam on both.
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Massachusetts State Police are still investigating a deadly accident that occurred on Interstate 91 in Longmeadow.
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You may have read that if state revenues are short of the optimistic projections in the current state budget, then cuts will be automatically triggered in December.
And since new numbers from the state controller show that revenues are running $700 million behind projections, you might assume that $700 million in cuts would be triggered.
Of course, you would assume wrong.
For two reasons. First, the triggers will be based on estimates of what the shortfall will be at the end of the budget year next June, and a large amount of state revenue arrives in the spring tax season.
Two different entities -- the legislative analyst and the state department of finance, which reports to the governor -- will make estimates. According to the trigger law, the higher estimate of revenues will be the one that's used.
Second, let's say the shortfall is estimated at $700 million. That would not be enough to trigger cuts. Under the trigger cuts legislation, the first $1 billion in shortfalls doesn't trigger anything. No harm, no foul.
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No More Heroes' Otaku Travis Touchdown won't be slaying his way to the top on the XBOX 360 next year. Instead, Konami has confirmed Heroes' Paradise, the HD remake of the first in the No More Heroes Wii series, will be a Playstation 3 exclusive with Move support.
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even with those four numbers there are countless possible combinations good luck with figuring out which one is the right one you punk
*straightens calculator*
It's pretty likely that it's a four digit number, and as there are four digits chosen there, that means that there cannot be any repetition. This mean that there are:
n!/(n-4)! possible orders. As 'n' is 4 (number of digits available). 4!/0! which becomes 4x3x2x1/1 which simplifies to 24. That means that there are 24 possible combinations of codes. This would take you about two or three minutes to input all possible codes.
Unless an alarm goes off if you don't get it right in 3 tries
*straightens calculator again*
Kick the fucking door in
well 'technically' the code is most likley 1970. statistically, a majority of people, when told to choose a 4 digit code will choose their birth year. and this key pad is obviously a few years old to put it nicely, thats most likley it.
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No, no, no. Don't base your deductions of psychology. Let's talk chemistry. When you first press a button, there's more of the natural oils on your skin, and therefore it wears down the numbers on the keys faster. Obviously 0 is the first one, then. Try 0791 first.
Sherlock out.
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and this is why the sherlock fandom could either rule the world or end it….
Close, but not quite, I think. People will almost always choose a number they can remember. What's memorable about 0791? Try 0719 - a birthday, 19th of July. That is more likely.
Those deductions are great and all, but unnecessary.
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The Cheesemonger: Queso Mahon
Name: Queso Mahon
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"Sharp" means different things to different people. To some, it's just something strong. There are others who, similar to those who love extreme sports, want it to rip the roof off of their mouth. And to some, myself included, it's that harsh bite that comes when a cheese has been matured to the point where the natural acidic flavors in the cheese have developed.
When young, Queso Mahon is sweet and a little spongy; good, but nothing to tell your friends about. Marked simply as "Mahon", the true name of he cheese I picked up is "Mahon Reserva", a name given to it once it's been aged over a year. This is a bold cheese, no doubt about it. Highly sharp, salty and Parmesan-like in texture. Subtleties are not lost on Mahon Reserva, though. Digging deeper, there are cheddar-like caramel and mild smokey flavors. This is also a cheese to go crazy with and eat the rind as well. Rubbed in oil and paprika during aging, the rind has a wonderful flavor, like a fruity olive oil.
Mahon is available at most quality cheese shops, in one form or another. Be aware, though, most stores will be selling the two-month old version, which will be much milder. Look for Mahon Reserva or Mahon Semicurado when buying your cheese.
In its aged state, Mahon would make an excellent grating cheese, served over asparagus or topping a little bruschetta. Or nibble on it with something big and spicy, even the tough Caberenets from California, with their over-the-top punch, would be kept on their toes with this cheese.
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Not sure which version I have tried, but I believe it must have been aged a bit. It was sharp enough to catch my attention when compared to a batch of Manchego that same day, and Mahon easily won the support of my tastebuds. I feel like I should give Manchego another shot though. :)
Keep up the fine cheese posts!
I bought this(ages 1+ yrs) for $7.99/lb at Whole Foods Market in Dublin, Ohio
This is the only cheese that I seem to have some sort of allergic reaction to - my lips get puffy and itchy. Has this happened to anyone else?


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No one ever accused the Family Kulers of traveling lightly. On a recent two-night camping adventure to Stone Mountain Park, the station wagon looked more like a troop carrier setting out on a nine-month deployment. One of the many necessary accoutrements on our camping supply list—and perhaps the bulkiest—is wine.
Camping for me is a pretty wine-intensive affair. There is lots of cooking, eating, hiking and sitting around the campfire with friends playing music or re-telling old stories. All these activities go better with a glass or two of wine. Multiply this fact by me, my wife and any number of camping colleagues and you're packing a lot of bottles.
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In a perfect world, my favorite producers put their wines in air-tight bags to make camping and hiking less cumbersome. Our world is less than perfect, but I have come across a product that makes lugging my wines through the woods a little easier.
As our overburdened Family Truckster can attest, I buy a lot of gear at REI, but it's not my first stop when it comes to wine. When I saw the Platypus Platypreserve Wine Preservation System on display at the camping retailer, it captured my imagination. (Platypreserve is also available at Amazon.com and Platypreserve.com.)
Ostensibly, the Platypreserve was designed to prevent opened wines from turning into vinegar. The BPA-free, non-reactive plastic bag allows you to place wine inside and burp out all the air. This will keep leftover wines from going south for as long as a week.
You can also put an entire bottle of Stag's Leap S.L.V. Cabernet Sauvignon in it and go for a hike without the hassle and weight of the bottle. This is exactly what I did with my friend and fellow chef Mark Milliron. Call it a reason to escape parental responsibilities for a couple hours, if you will. For Mark and I, this was purely a research mission.
Mark brought along a tangy, Brie-style goat cheese from Wellspring Creamery. I brought a bladder full of some of California's most iconic wine.
I was a little concerned about filling the bag and how it would pour, but mostly I was concerned about what it would do the aromas and flavors.
This durable little wine device fills easily even without a funnel. The bag stands by itself making it easy to press down until the wine level reaches the opening, leaving no air in the bag. You then simply screw on the cap. I can report no leaks on our five-mile trek. If you support the bag with two hands, pouring was not an issue either.
The 2008 Stag's Leap is a big wine with lots of fruit and tannins and I chose it purposefully for this experiment. I had a hunch that not only would the Platypreserve be practical, it might also be beneficial for the wine.
I tasted the wine right out of the bottle and while its aromas were hypnotic, the tannins had a bite to them and the fruit was compacted and tight. Coming out of the bag and into our glasses (yes, I brought my Spiegelau glassware), the wine had softened to expose flavors of cassis, plum, blueberry, black cherry and dark chocolate. We saved about a glass for our return trip.
By the time we got back to the campsite, the thoroughly complex cab had completely unfolded its many layers, making one happy camper exclaim: "This is the best wine I've ever had!"
Camping does not necessarily mean roughing it. And for those wine lovers with over-packing issues, the Platypreserve makes your burden a little lighter and, perhaps, your wine a little tastier.
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I was bullied from Grade 4 almost daily until Grade 9 when I moved schools (for a reason other then bullying). There wasn't anything safe. I was bullied for being overweight (I was chubby but I wasn't huge), supposedly having greasy hair, my clothes etc. I got glasses in elementary school but never wore them to school. I was terrified of being bullied for that, too.
I don't think these bullies realize the emotional impact it has on a person. I had zero self-esteem and was constantly asking myself what was so wrong with me, I still don't get it and I graduated from high school 10 years ago. I was never suicidal, but I did get very depressed and I missed a lot of school, yet no teacher ever thought to ask me what was wrong. I never once had a teacher help me and I complained to several of them.
I still have issues from the bullying. I get very anxious meeting anyone new (wondering what they think of me), I'm terrified of playing any group games/sports (many horrible memories from gym classes) and it took me a long time to gain some of my self-esteem back. Funny enough, I remember the girls (and guys) who used to bully me but they probably don't remember me at all.


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Perkins, NSU's low brass instructor, will perform "Fantasy for Euphonium," by Philip Sparke; "Movement 1: Allegro" from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Konzert B-Dur"; "Fantasy Hebraique," a piece originally written for cello by Ernest Bloch; and "Mexican Hat Dance," arranged by famous trumpeter Rafael Mendez. She will be accompanied by Marcia Manhart and Mary Marion.
Grant Manhart, NSU professor of high brass and jazz studies, will perform "Concertino," composed by Johann Georg Albrechtsberger around 1800; the Richard Rodgers ballad "Where or When," arranged by Indiana University professor emeritus William Adam; and "Moanin' Low," by RalphRainger, arranged by Manhart after the big band hit by Harry James. The latter two pieces will feature members of Manhart's Dominant 7 ensemble: NSU students Callie Marlette, Chris Massa, Amanda Wentz, Calvin Cramer, Joel Schlottman, Tyler Schwan and Zachary Smith. Manhart will be accompanied by Marcia Manhart.
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There is established in the Treasury an easement account for the Architect of the Capitol. The Architect of the Capitol shall deposit in the account all proceeds received relating to the granting of easements under this section. The proceeds deposited in that account shall be available to the Architect, in such amounts and for such purposes provided in appropriations acts.
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In November 2004, wage-and-salary court reporters and captioners earned $42,720 at the median. This means that half of all court reporters and captioners earned more than this amount, and half earned less. The highest earning 10 percent made more than $78,840; the lowest earning 10 percent made less than $23,730. The figures do not include the earnings of the self-employed.
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My Offseason Is Officially Over
"Bright is the moon high in starlight -
Chill in the air cold as steel tonight -
We shift- call of the wild - fear in your eyes -
It's later than you realized"
- Metallica, "Of Wolf and Man" (video after post)
Look what arrived at my house this week:
It's mostly the same as last year's version; it doesn't even include an updated disclaimer that "You may train for this race for seven months only to have it cancelled by wildfires 48 hours beforehand." Not that I'm still disappointed from that.
Anyway - I guess this means I should start thinking about the 2009 race, which means that I should probably start, you know ... training for it. Which is why I'll be lacing up my shoes in the dark, cold December morning tomorrow to take on my favorite back-breaking climb. And why I need to start going to bed earlier. And eating less. And about 50 other things that I've happily forgotten about since the 100-mile weeks of last spring and summer. It won't all happen overnight, but it will happen.
At least, I'll do my part - and then I'll just hope that the fates decide to cooperate next year.
Finally, in reference to the intro quote ... Metallica's back! I never thought I'd say this, but their new album is as good as anything they've ever done. I need to write a whole post about this. In the meantime, here's a sorta-old school concert clip featuring "Of Wolf and Man". Such great memories:


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Kickstarter Of The Week: of Montreal Wants To Make A Documentary
It's every band's megalomaniacal dream: Achieve enough fame and glory that someone goes and creates a documentary about you. Well, in this Internet age, bands don't have to wait for some director with pockets full of cash to come around and call them his/her muse — they can crowdfund their own histories. of Montreal is one band doing just that, raising cash on Kickstarter to finish their feature-length documentary, Song Dynasties.
of Montreal began work on the aforementioned documentary in 2007, after the release of Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? With help from director Craig Zobel and filmmaker Jason Miller, the band started filming moments both onstage and off, adding to that vintage footage from when the band first started. In essence, they have what amounts to a pretty comprehensive history of the band.
Now, it seems, they need an extra influx of money to film some final scenes, as well as cover editing and everything that goes into creating a finished cinematic product. They're looking to score $75,000, and it looks like they're well on their way to that goal — the deadline to reach it is December 12.
Folks that contribute to the campaign can garner rewards such as a WAV download of any of Montreal record, limited edition colored vinyl, a chance to meet the band, an opportunity to go on stage and more.
Would you kick in cash to see an of Montreal doc? If they meet their goal, the film should be completed this Spring.
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Last week I wrote a piece on why it isn't a good idea to just reboot Unix boxes when something goes wrong without first trying to determine why it went amiss. The post was predicated on my 20 years of wrangling Unix and Linux boxes. I thought it was an innocuous point, but it stirred up a hornet's nest.
From some of the feedback I received via email and in the ensuing massive Slashdot thread, you'd think that Unix admins reboot their boxes every morning during their first cup of coffee. Yes, I got positive comments from those who understood what I was saying. But there were plenty of others who seemed to think that rebooting is something best done early and often. (For the record, I couldn't give a rat's ass about uptime numbers -- that's completely unrelated.)
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I just don't get it. What the hell has gone wrong with system administration?
One of the more telling comments I received was the idea that since the advent of virtualization, there's no point in trying to fix anything anymore. If a weird error pops up, just redeploy the original template and toss the old VM on the scrap heap. Similar ideas revolved around re-imaging laptops and desktops rather than fixing the problem. OK. Full stop. A laptop or desktop is most certainly not a server, and servers should not be treated that way. But even that's not the full reality of the situation.
I'm starting to think that current server virtualization technologies are contributing to the decline of real server administration skills. Sure, you can redeploy a template in 10 minutes or so, but that's only a "solution" if you're talking about a stateless server that gets its data from elsewhere in the infrastructure and operates in a farm. You're not going to wantonly redeploy a database server just because something went slightly wrong somewhere, are you? Sure, it's possible to build structures to support that, but unless it's a massive infrastructure where there are dozens or hundreds of database servers, what's the point?


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