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Newhaven boy ('King Fisher' or 'His Faither's Breeks') 1843 - 1847
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This is the only Newhaven child shown alone in a calotype. The title, His Faither's Breeks, implies that this boy is an orphan and has inherited his father's trousers, as well as his work and responsibilities. Fishing was a profitable but dangerous profession, and children whose fathers had been drowned at sea were not uncommon. Hill and Adamson took about 120 calotypes in the fishing village of Newhaven, documenting the life and work of its inhabitants. The fishing community was self-sufficient and close-knit; fishermen and women married amongst themselves and raised their children in the fishing tradition. Founded around 1570, the Society of Free Fishermen played a large role in the community, providing help in times of need and protecting the widows and orphans.


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Network World - If you could build your IT systems and operation from scratch today, would you recreate what you have? That's the question Geir Ramleth, CIO of construction giant Bechtel, asked himself three years ago.
The question-- and the industry benchmarking exercise that followed -- prompted Bechtel to transform its IT department and model it after Internet front-runners YouTube, Google, Amazon.com and Salesforce.com. After all, these companies have exploited the latest in network design, server and storage virtualization to reach new levels of efficiency in their IT operations. Ramleth wanted to mimic these approaches as Bechtel turned itself into a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider for internal users, subcontractors and business partners.
After researching the Internet's strongest brands, Bechtel scrapped all of its existing data centers and built three new facilities that feature the latest in server and storage virtualization.
Bechtel also designed a new Gigabit Ethernet network with hubs at Internet exchange points that it is managing itself instead of using carriers. Now, Bechtel is slashing its portfolio of software applications to simplify operations as well as the end user experience.
Dubbed the Project Services Network, Bechtel's new strategy applies the SaaS computing model internally to provide IT services to 30,000 users, including 20,000 employees and eventually 10,000 subcontractors and other business partners.
We operate "as a service provider to a set of customers that are our own [construction] projects," Ramleth said. "Until we can find business applications and SaaS models for our industry, we will have to do it ourselves, but we would like to operate with the same thinking and operating models as [SaaS providers] do."
Nicholas Carr, author of several books including "The Big Switch: Rewiring the World from Edison to Google" which chronicles a shift to the SaaS model, called Bechtel's strategy a smart move.
"For the largest enterprises, the very first step into the Internet cloud may well be exactly what Bechtel is doing: building their own private cloud to try to get the cost savings and flexibility of this new model," Carr says. "Large companies have such enormous scale in their own IT operations that the outside providers, the true utility providers, just aren't big enough yet…to make them a better option."
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Gel candles are an extremely popular and versatile type of candle. They allow for a lot of artistic possibility. One popular gel candle creation you've probably seen is the "Fruit Preserve." This is where a jelly jar is filled with wax fruit inserts (shown right), then filled with gel. You can even create champagne glasses, beer mugs and other "drink" candle creations with gel. In some respects, gel can be easier to learn with than most candle materials. It's important to know the requirements and properties of gel, however, before you venture into the process.
Gel, as previously defined by Penreco and now Calumet, is:
A specially selected, processed mineral oil that is gelled with copolymers that give them a clear rubbery texture. Similar to traditional wax candles, clear gel candles are commonly produced from a hydrocarbon base stock.
Instructions for Selecting the Proper Gel
The selection of the proper gel is limited to three different densities. The determination of the proper gel for your application will be dependent upon the type of gel candle you will be making and how much fragrance will be used.
When making gel candles there are no additives needed, and in most instances, anything you add to the gel, including fragrance sometimes, can cloud the finished product.
Safety Precautions for Making Gel Candles
Before making gel candles for resale it is important that you review all of the safety precautions for manufacturing these candles. These safety precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:
One of the most intriguing aspects of the gel candle is its endless ability to create new and interesting designs. The gel candle has brought a whole new level of "art" to candle making. Glass containers filled with "scenes" and other designs make this product as popular as ever.
Want to know more? Check out our Gel Candle Making Tips for Beginners.
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One of the looks most often associated with heavily fragranced candles is the mottled look. This look can be easily accomplished with containers, pillars and votives. It requires starting with the right wax. Not all waxes will mottle, so using the right wax is essential.
The first step is to decide what type of candle you will be making and choosing the appropriate wax for that application.
Step 1 Select, clean, wick, and prepare your jars or molds as you normally do.
Step 2
Melt your wax, add color and 5% fragrance.
Step 3 Once the candle has been poured and is completely cooled, remove it from the mold.
Step 4 Pour your wax between 165-175°F.
Step 5
Pillars and votives: Top off your candle. When the top off completely hardens, remove it from the mold.
Containers: Top off candle.
Special Notes on Mottled Candles:
The reaction between the fragrance and the wax (causing it to fracture) is what causes the mottling. The fragrance and the process can have an impact on the level of mottling. If you do not achieve the desired mottling, try pouring cooler first and then hotter until the desired result is achieved.
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Need a good gift for the holidays? What about a home-made candle? Tri-color candle jars are easy to make and beautiful too!
Materials Needed:
Step 1
Add 1 lb of the Palm 1 wax into the pouring pitcher.Step 2
Clip the thermometer onto the top of the pouring pitcher with the thermometer inside.Step 3
Place the wax filled pouring pitcher into a large pan of boiling water. This will create a double boiler for you to heat your wax. Do not allow the water to boil dry.NEVER HEAT WAX DIRECTLY ON A HEAT SOURCE. Heating wax on direct heat can cause the wax to overheat and possibly ignite.
Step 4
As the wax melts, monitor the temperature with the thermometer. For accuracy do not allow the bottom of the thermometer to touch the bottom or sides of the pouring pot. Tip the pouring pot until the bottom of the thermometer is covered with the liquid wax. When the wax temperature reaches 185° F add two teaspoons of the liquid EVO-12 Burgundy color and stir. Step 5
Now you are ready to pour the first layer into the Apothecary jar. Monitor the temperature making sure it is at the pouring temperature of 180° F. Pour the first layer of colored wax into your jar to a height of 1". After approximately 5 minutes place the RRD-50 wick into the jar. Make sure the wick tab is centered on the bottom of the container. The hot wax will cause the wick to lean so use wooden popsicle sticks or wooden coffee stirrers to prevent the wick from falling toward the sides of the jar. Place the stick across the top of the jar to support the wick. Two sticks may be needed. Place the wick between each stick until it is centered.
Step 6
Allow the wax to cool for approximately 3 hours or until the layer is solid and firm.
Step 7
To prepare your second layer you will add 4 oz of Palm 1 wax to the colored wax that remains in your pour pitcher and repeat the melting and pouring process above (remember do not add any color). We are increasing the wax amount so that the original color will decrease in intensity.
Step 8
Repeat the cooling time for the second layer.
Step 9
Last layer, add 4oz. of Palm 1 wax to the remaining wax in the pour pitcher and repeat the melt and pour processes, making sure that the pour temp is at 180° F. Repeat the cooling process.
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A unique candle project sure to hypnotize buyers!
In separate pots melt the General Purpose Wax and the Gel Wax.STEP 2Prepare mold by securing wick, applying Mold Sealer on the bottom and spraying the mold with Mold Release.
STEP 3When the paraffin wax is approximately 175-200°F (80- 93°C), pour into mold. Fill the mold one-half to three-quarters full to leave room to pour the Gel Wax into your candle.STEP 4
While the paraffin wax is cooling, prepare the Gel Wax. Add approximately two to three drops of red dye to 1/4 of a cup of Gel Wax and stir. You may want to dye your gel wax in a separate measuring cup, so that you only have to dye a small amount of your Gel Wax. Make sure the Gel Wax is quite hot before dying because you do not want it to harden before you have time to dye it and pour it into your mold. Make sure to dye your gel only after the paraffin wax has cooled for several minutes.STEP 5Let the paraffin wax cool until there is about 1/4 inch (6 mm) of hardened wax on the top. Puncture this skin on the wax and pour your dyed Gel Wax through the hole.
STEP 6Let the candle cool completely, and remove it from your mold. No two candles will ever look the same, so every time you complete this project, you will make a 100% unique candle!ALTERNATIVESTry dying your parrafin wax before you add
your Gel Wax to the candle. Be sure to use complementary colors as the waxes will mix as they cool!Use this swirl method as a layer in a container candle!Add glitter to your Gel Wax before pouring,and watch the sparkle spread throughout your candle!
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We are going to make this month's project relatively simple so it will allow you to approach the project from several different angles.
Wax Suggestions
Container Fill Excess Wax (Anything you have on hand) Soy 120 or Soy 125 (If wanting to make all natural)
Wick Suggestion Square Braided if using large containers # 8 or #10
Wick Clip - CI-315 Citronella Scent Glassware - GW-016 Glue Dots
Step 1 Take the wax you have selected and heat up to recommended temperature:
Step 2 Take your wick and feed through the wick assembly. Take needle nose pliers and pinch the clip. Place in the container and secure with Glue Dot. Pour your wax in at the recommended temperatures above.
Step 3 Due to the size of this container several topping offs will be necessary. .
This project should be easy and makes for a great outdoor candle. If you use the soy wax, you can market it as a very "green candle".
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Roswell >Women's Clothing > Treasures Formals & Bridal
10779 Alpharetta Highway Suite 200, Roswell, GA | Directions 3007634.042165 -84.339846
Mon, Wed, 11am - 6pm; Tues, Thu, 11am - 7pm; Fri - Sat, 10am - 5pm; Sun, closed
EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE & SELECTION!!!! – I was expecting the process of helping my daughter find the perfect wedding dress to be fun...IT WAS! I was expecting the process of finding the perfect mother of the bride dress to be difficult...IT WASN'T! Treasures has the most beautiful selection of dresses I've ever seen and the customer service we received has yet to be experienced anywhere else. Being a plus size woman, it's hard enough finding everyday clothes that are flattering so imagine my lack of enthusiasm in knowing I was going to have to find a mother of the bride dress! Once we arrived there though, hope greeted me at the door in the form of Vicki. She was so helpful in helping me pick out a dress that not only was beautiful but that was slimming and complimented my skin and hair color. She was oh so patient with me as I teetered on which dress to choose. I had no problems with alterations as some have commented. At the end of the whole process, I was able to walk down the isle of my daughter's wedding feeling confident and beautiful thanks to Vicki and Treasures. As far as choosing a wedding dress goes...same awesome experience and customer service! Lauren & Bonnie were so attentive to my daughter and they really listened to her likes and dislikes. Fittings and alterations were perfect and problem free. Treasures will definately be my first and last stop when my other daughter is married! Thanks ladies for a wonderful and successful experience!!
Did not measure up – As a plus size mother of the bride, shopping for a dress for my daughter's wedding was not a pleasant experience, UNTIL I walked into Treasures Bridal. Vickie and her girls were wonderful. I ordered a dress they helped me visualize and waited for its arrival. I tried it on and it was HUGE. The onsite fitter made the adjustments and I was to return in about two weeks. Next fitting: the dress was still too big in the bodice, but I was told I was wrong in that opinion. The dress was still so long I was tripping on it (I had been in the same shoes all along) and we needed to make adjustments to the shawl clips that had been installed. (I ended up having to remove the clips the night of the wedding as I could not raise my arms to light a candle.). Workmanship was crooked and shoddy. The dress had to be shipped to California so now I was in a time crunch and it was arranged that I would go for the fitting in the morning and the dress would be done in the late afternoon. So I have to say that they tried to accommodate me. But in the end, I wore a dress that looks sloppy and huge on me in the photos and was was still so long that I tore the lining about 4 times catching my heel in the dress. The dress of my dreams ended up being a huge disappointment and I felt uncomfortable all evening. I try not to think about the fact that I did not INSIST that the dress be taken in to fit me. The ironic thing is tthat we used the Treasure's recommendation for my other daughter to get her bridesmaid dress altered at Queen Alterations (the Asian lady referred to in other review) and they made the dress fit like it had been made for her. Treasure's is a family business and everyone is very, very nice. But in the end, I so wanted my dress from Treasure to be wonderful, but it just wasn't.
Horrible to Wonderful – My daughter married Dec'10. My dress ordeal began Mar'10. Called 15 stores in GA, only 2 had dress. 1st/not polite; 2nd/very polite/nurturing/understanding but was 60miles away. I elected to await May trip to LA. Dress took 4mths, then needed alterations. After return to LA Sept, alteration took 5wks/but still didn't fit. Rushed 2nd alterations & mailed dress/Still didn't fit!! After crying 3days, searched for dress again in GA. After calling 3hrs, I found the woman from Mar!!! Knew it was her by tone/voice, she confirmed same & still had dress!! I explained about 1st dress, she said come in, try on hers, if I needed a diff size she would try to locate or would have altered w/in day or two. I went to her shop, she was about to leave but stayed. Dress in shop was too large so she stated that she would call mfg on Monday to see if they had my size in stock or just shipped one elsewhere, and if shipped elsewhere...she would see if they would sell to me if they had time to make another. She called me on Mon afternoon...mfg had one & was mailing. She had dress 2 days later!!! I went to shop, p/u dress, went around corner to person she suggested for alterations. My dress was altered/finished w/in 4hrs and fit like a glove!!!!
I can attest that when my other daughter gets married, no matter what state I'm living in...I will return to 'TREASURES'.
Best Dress Store – I just wanted to say what a wonderful experience it was purchasing the dress for my son's wedding with you. I had looked at all the high end department stores and couldn't find something that I really liked. From the moment I entered your store, I felt at ease. Lauren helped me find the perfect dress. I felt like a princess at my son's wedding. I got so many compliments on my dress. Thanks Lauren and the staff at Treasure's for making this day so beautiful.
Beth Hoffman
Excellent prom dress/bridal boutique! – Treasures gets 5 stars from me! Fabulous gowns plus great customer service!
In high school, I always got my prom dresses from Treasures (in addition to my friends & their friends). The selection was more than plenty and with every trip I went in there, Bonnie was so helpful in helping me try on & pick out the perfect dress!
I'm not yet engaged, but when that day comes I know Treasures will be my FIRST & ONLY stop to order my bridal gown, bridesmaid gowns, flower girl dress, and even my mom & grandmother's dress! These ladies really cherish each & every customer and their saying is true..."The key to unlocking the dress of your dreams."
Thanks Treasures & can't wait to come back bridal gown shopping!
Treasures Formals and Bridal – I had an excellent experience shopping for my bridal gown at Treasures. They have a good selection of bridal, bridesmaids and mother of the bride gowns. My mother lives in South Carolina so we ordered her dress at the same time that I ordered my gown. She coordinated her trip for alterations when she came for my bridal shower and then we picked up both her dress and my gown the week of the wedding. I have recommended Treasures to several of my friends and two ladies that I work with have gotten their mother of the bride dresses there. A special thanks to Lauren who helped both my mom and me.
Worst Bridal Shop, do not buy from them! – If you want to spoil the beautiful experience of being a bride, then go to this shop. This is a small business with NO ALTERATIONS on site, they promise you they will take care of your alterations, but after you sign their contract, you are completely on your own, VERY DISHONEST, Bonnie (daughter of the owner) is a disgusting fake and greedy seller, that just lie to you, assuring that with just "few alterations" the dress can fit you, she lied! They did not take my measurements right and ordered a dress way too small, Bonnie refused to re-order my correct size and did not assume THEIR mistake. Once you have the dresses and realize the quality and fit is terrible, they send you out of the store to an alteration place, an asian lady, that is very unprofessional and abusive in charging you hundreds of dollars, I paid $450.00 just in alterations! and the dress was completely spoiled just 1 month before my wedding. Bonnie and her mother did not want to answer the phone and when they did they were very rude and agressive. Trying to work any problem out with these people is impossible, completely spoiled my engagement experience and add so many legal issues and $$$ expenses.
Shop where you KNOW the owners or can have some recourse such as a department store. Once they charge your credit card, you are stuck with whatever comes in. They won't help you! AND they charge your card for the total amount, not just the deposit.
I recently got engaged and started the dress shopping about 2 weeks ago. The first place we started looking was Treasures Formals & Bridal. Lauren helped us that day and was such a sweetheart. She made the experience of shopping for the dress so incredible. She never rushed me or made me feel like just another customer. We made an appointment at another bridal shop that same day, and it was awful. You only got to pick 5 dresses and they weren't very pretty. The lady helping me rushed me through my appointment so she could get to the next. I should have cancelled my next appointment but at least I got the validation that the dress at Treasures Formals & Bridals was the one! The dress selection at Treasures is great and the dresses are absolutely beautiful. I chose the very first dress I tried on. They truly made such an exciting moment the ultimate experience. I would recommend anyone to shop at Treasures Formals & Bridals. The bad reviews must be from disgruntled bridezillas because my experience was amazing! Thank you Lauren!!!
Treasures respects their customers – This great country in which we live ensures our right to our opinions and our right to express them, even when there is no basis in fact. My integrity and business practices will not allow me to rebut this review because in doing so I would be required to divulge private information, such as this customer's measurements, which would be an infringement of her right to privacy. I respectfully submit that this customer's portrayal of these events is false.
Don't walk away, run instead. Dishonest! Terrible service! – This is the worst shopping experience I have ever had. This place deals with bridals and formals. The dresses we ordered were not the right size, one was stained and the owner, Vicky, would not make good on the merchandise. They ask you to sign a document saying that you have picked up the dresses before you even see them. Once you have the dresses and realize the quality and fit is terrible, they send you out of the store to alteration places that don't trust Treasures and tell you so. Trying to work any problem out with these people is impossible. Shop where you KNOW the owners or can have some recourse such as a department store. Treasures Formals personnel, (especially the owner, Vicky) are phony and in my opinion, very dishonest.
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Monday through Saturday, 10:30 a.m. - 11 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Our used buying counter closes at 9 p.m., Mon - Sat. and 8pm on Sundays.
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these guys are the worst! I've had the worst experience with these guys having once being accused of re-sealing product, told to go elsewhere when questioning pricing and finally banned after being accused of being an ebay seller. No kidding! banned!!!I After 10 years!!! I have been harassed and ridiculed by management prior to this as well asked NOT to use customer coupons and even asked to "give others a chance" when the jazz managers noticed I was buying more jazz lately. As well unfortunately Amoeba is not the store it used to be focusing now on (pop) rock and used. Also demographics dictate a decline of obscure musics. So NOT the store it used to be. From what I understand Amoeba has had a BAD reputation for some time losing/forcing longtime customers out!
Cool! – I am spoiled living in San Francisco with the little shops I tend to take for granted. Last weekend, I finally came across a record store that allowed me to trade in my CDs I'm bored with, and walk out with credit to buy more stuff in the future. Cool and highly recommended. So much better than the overpriced book stores, and so on.
Last of the Independents? – I don't know if Amoeba is an independent record store, small chain or something else but it feels very non-corporate and has a great election whether it's used out of print Jazz or the most esoteric contemporary stuff.
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Born from a bowling alley, this music lover's haven houses tens of thousands of recordings--pop, jazz, lounge and indie releases, along with meaty selections from virtually every other genre known to man. Shoppers can trade in the albums they don't like for cash or a handsome store credit, depending on the condition of the returns. Vinyl, videos and DVDs line the shelves as well.
CD Valhalla! – I came to this record store after hearing much hype and going to the Hollywood location. It did indeed live up to the hype as I found a rare cd that is almost impossible to find (even on the internet). The prices here are also ace! Aside from all the trendloving humanoids that clutter it up. This place rightfully deserves the name "CD Valhalla". Amoeba is the only good record shop left! I just want to give a big farfenoogin to Tower, Virgin, and the Wherehouse! You moneygrubbing basteeds!!!!! Alleviate the stress on your wallet people and shop at Amoeba!!!
The Best Music Store EVER! – Amoeba is the best music store I have ever seen. They have the greatest selection of used CDs anywhere. You can find almost anything here. And if you can't, come back in a week and it will be there.
The only problem is that their used DVDs are a bit pricey. You may as well buy a new DVD if the used are so high priced.
The Best – I have shopped for records on four continents and have never NEVER found a better selection or value than at Amoeba.
helluva store – if it's rare, out-of-print or too indie to imagine, then it'll be at amoeba. while theirelectronicasection and staff seem bewildered and are not well-versed in that genre, this is more than made up for when you begin the great exploration. if you have time, say hi to tom, in the buying section -- he's one of amoeba's best hidden secrets.
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Amoeba = Avalanche of Music! – Amoeba is absolutely the best place to whet your musical appetite. From the latest in music to golden oldies, if you can't find it here, chances are, you can't find it anywhere!
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With 25 gpg hard water and no softener until a year ago, his water heater is probably loaded with hard water scale. I've seen gas and oil water heaters with scale a few inches thick. And electric heaters with scale build up all but up to the bottom element and elements so scaled up you can't get them out of the hole without a chisel.
The hardness in the hot water will vary and can be more or less than his 25 gpg in the raw water but probably is less at the end of a shower and that is why I said test the cold water at the sink. If that is hard, he is exceeding the SFR of the softener or past the time/gallons when the softener should be regenerated.
Fork, why do you have an AN filter when you have 25 gpg of hardness? I ask because I don't think I've ever seen acidic water with that much hardness in it? You said the driller said the TDS was low, which is not a problem. You'd only need that filter if the pH was low; say 6.5 or less.
If you haven't added the hardness the filter is adding to your 25 gpg in the raw water your softener isn't programmed for all the hardness and will allow hard water breakthrough before a regeneration is done. Meaning the softener will run out of capacity before the regeneration and you get hard water through it until after the next regeneration and then without the salt dose set at the max of 15 lbs/cuft of resin, you'll consistently be getting less capacity until you get hard water all the time. Then if you are using less than the 15 lbs/cuft, you must set it to 15lbs/cuft and do 2 manual regenerations with no water use during or between the two. That's the only way to fully regenerate all the resin. Then reset the salt dose for the capacity you need.
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I've just finished C1 and am now taking a two week period of active rest before starting C2. I plan to stick with BFL eating, but am a little nervous about cutting back on exercise. How does this work? Do I just not push myself as hard with the weights? I don't want to lose muscle but I do want to take it a bit easier...
You must have read my mind!! Sunday is my start to week 10 and I am not clear on the whole "active rest" thing!! Is it outlined in the BFL Book?? If so I must have auto dumped that part lol.
I am also very nervous to cut back on my workouts. I fear I will lose motivation!
So for the experts out there what exactly should we do during this time and does it HAVE to be 2 full weeks?? I initially was going to finish C1 and jump right into C2, until that is I starting reading about active rest.
Thanks for any info!! ;-)
Active Rest is not in the book. It's an invention of Uncle Mike Harris. He blogged about it. After years of BFL and the forum he noticed a lot of injury and lost motivation in back to back challenges.
Jessica Mighty Max ~ 2013 Body-for-LIFE Champion ~ Champion is a VERB!
1 or 2 weeks of a rest I think is good. i had all these laid back cardio plans I wanted to do for my 1 week, but then got a nasty cold. I wasn't very active at all, but it came at a good time, instead of during the challenge. It's a time to catch up and evaluate your last challenge and set new goals, fill out your essay question thing,take stock of your food supply, etc. I was going to take a 2nd week, but was motivated by others here i know to not rest too long, and I was almost beginning to take many free days!
Thanks Jessica ... I will go search his site for a bit!! :)
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Getting the Most out of Your Time Between Transformation Challenges
by: Michael Harris 3/18/2007
Are you planning another challenge after finishing the one you're in now? If so, the material that follows should be of some interest and some help to you. It seems like roughly one-half of those who start and complete a 12 week transformation challenge are planning on going into another one in order to get into the shape that they want.
The first thing I want to ask you--actually I'm begging you--is to NOT GO IMMEDIATELY from one challenge right into the next one without a break. Here's why. Whether you really feel like it or not, a transformation challenge takes a toll on you. The early rising, strenuous exercising and relatively strict dieting are good for you--but over 12 weeks time they can also wear you out. You deserve AND NEED a week or more of rest before you get back into the gym. Think about this: If you go right from one challenge to another, what you're really doing is taking a 24 week challenge. That's nearly 6 months, and it's longer than most should be doing. Most second and subsequent challenges that occur without a break between tend to be very unproductive and unhappy experiences. They also tend to be more often plagued by injuries, illnesses and overtraining effects.
My favorite fitness author, Albuquerque attorney Clarence Bass, coined the phrase "active rest." That's what you need to do between challenges. What you need to do, for at least one week and preferably two, is to stay clear out of the gym and away from the weight lifting routine entirely. And don't worry about losing muscle mass, you won't. The phenomenon called muscle memory will put you right back into the groove very quickly once you are rested. In fact, you might actually pick up some muscle mass due to the well-deserved rest. Your joints will thank you for it too.
Instead of lifting weights, do one or two of your favorite non-resistance training types of exercises. I do lots of calisthenics such as pushups, pullups, and squat jumps. I also do some bike riding or stair climbing. I take very long walks with my dog. Others enjoy things like swimming, mountain climbing, hiking, or even chopping wood and heavy gardening activity. This gets you out of the old groove, works different areas of your body, and still gives you plenty of fat-burning and fitness forming activity.
As for the diet, stick with the six meals a day. But, add in a bit of red meat if you are inclined, and experiment with some non-typical foods. This might be a good time to try a little of that natural peanut butter you've been craving. I eat a fair amount of non-tropical fruits and berries as carb portions during my rest periods. And I eat some lean red meat which has lots of creatine in it. Don't make your two weeks off a two week free day or you'll regret it.
Consider your two weeks active rest a working vacation. You'll be amazed at your renewed strength, your enthusiastic outlook, and your youthful appearance following your time off. If you don't do it, you'll feel like you're dragging a 100 pound anchor around with you for the next twelve weeks. Which one sounds like the best bet to you?
After the Challenge–What Then?
by: Michael Harris 3/19/2007
So, your results were good, and you're looking forward to living a "normal life" now. Only one thing is bothering you–you're not sure what that is going to look like. You are also more than a little worried about your ability to hold onto this newfound you, right?
First, the "good news." It never takes as much effort and suffering to maintain good health as it does to get it back. You won't have to work out quite as hard, nor will you have to eat quite as strictly to maintain your physique. Now, the bad news–you'll have to figure out how to do it on your own!
Continuing to eat the six smaller meals a day helps make your new life easier. Since the whole purpose of eating six small meals a day is to stabilize insulin levels and blood sugar levels, which minimizes cravings, mood swings, and fat formation, it makes sense to keep that up. If you lost weight and burned fat while on the six small meals regimen, and you are now at or below the weight you want to be, then you'll need to add a bit to each meal. Eating 42 meals a week, you really only need to adjust upward about 50 to 100 calories to stop the weight loss cycle. As an example, if your "meal" is a Myoplex, all you would need to do is add about 3/4 of a tablespoon of flaxseed oil to the shake and you would add about 100 calories to that meal. Just an ounce more meat or a slightly larger carb would accomplish the same things. So, whatever you do, don't go back to eating plates full of food at each opportunity. Make very small dietary adjustments, or you'll be trying to catch up with the gigantic swings that can take place!
You'll know when you get there with the diet. It will feel right. The key is to still stay away from the "trigger foods" that cause you issues, and to allow for the usual free day excesses as well. Sugary snacks should probably always be strictly a free day activity for all of us.
And what about exercise? Once again, you'll need to find your plateau. I am sixty now, so I recover more slowly than most of you would. So, what I do in maintenance stage is work each body part every 6 or 7 days, and that takes about 30 to 40 minutes four days a week. Now, that means an extra workout day a week, but that's not a problem since I work out at home. For me, working out each muscle group one day a week nicely maintains both mass and injury-free joints if I'm careful. I really don't think anyone who is happy with their body needs to work out with weights more than a couple of hours a week, but if you enjoy it, and you still want to try to add mass, go for it! As far as cardio, I still do the 3 HIIT sessions a week, early in the morning on an empty stomach, and that will never change.
May I emphasize once again, because this does take trial and error, that the key is "small adjustments" so you don't have huge swings. You will know that things are basically staying the way you want them by your weekly weigh ins and waist measurements, and if either gets more than 3 pounds or 1/2 inch out of where you want it, then make those adjustments and see what happens next week. Get your checkup regularly and keep tabs on those blood lipid levels.
Don't let the maintenance phase get you down. It's no different than owning and operating an auto. Checking the tires, the fluid levels and the operating systems are part of that responsibility, as are the same kinds of things with your body. This IS Body for LIFE, remember?
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I'm glad this tread started :)
I have been thinking about active rest for a little while, almost dreading it, but have done a bit of googling on the subject and have come to the realization that it is needed.
I read on another thread that someone went straight into C2 without AR and their body just couldn't handle it. 12 weeks intense training just took it out of them and they had to rest.
I'm looking forward to swimming and doing a few pilates classes in my rest period. I will also be eating the BFL way too. It works, will keep the metabolism boosted and I can still have a free day :)
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Old Guardian OAK - SMOKED Barleywine - Stone Brewing Co.
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Ratings: 622 | Reviews: 148 | Show All Ratings:
Reviews by AdamMY:
4.43/5 rDev +13%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Dark chestnut brown, witha tan head that laces wonderfully down the glass.
A vanilla and sugary sweetness to it ( think chocolate chip cookie dough), nice of freshly buttered rolls, and a nice honeyed malt profile. It only really loses points in how much I need to look for it, but when I can zone in on its aroma it is heavenly.
The smoke is far more apparent in the taste, and wow that is a strong beer. Everything in the nose but its not hiding this time, but also a very very strong smoked profile, think burnt marshmallows, and the very sweet vanilla profile of say Jack Daniels or any other charcoal mellowed whisky. Sadly this looses points ( very few points) on being such a kick in the face.
Mouthfeel is like candy syrup, yet oddly popping at the same time.
This is a huge in your face beer, and wow it is delicious.
Serving type: bottle
04-14-2013 20:25:19 | More by AdamMY
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04-20-2014 02:49:48 | More by assman79
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04-04-2014 16:42:38 | More by leprechaunandfatman
New Hampshire
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03-30-2014 00:07:08 | More by dphillips
North Carolina
5/5 rDev +27.6%
03-29-2014 15:57:33 | More by Bluescooter
2.25/5 rDev -42.6%
03-24-2014 20:06:31 | More by masterofsparks
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03-24-2014 05:41:58 | More by vma
4.25/5 rDev +8.4%
03-21-2014 01:18:20 | More by DavidHume
3.75/5 rDev -4.3%
03-19-2014 23:40:03 | More by DaftPatrick
3.5/5 rDev -10.7%
03-16-2014 14:38:49 | More by Fettpopps
4.25/5 rDev +8.4%
03-09-2014 22:45:49 | More by Duff27
New York
4.25/5 rDev +8.4%
03-09-2014 21:12:07 | More by Loco_Joe
4.08/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I wanted something unique and new to me today and this fit the bill pretty well. It is a very neat looking barleywine with gorgeous deep brown color, clarity and a nice little head.
The aroma is sweet and boozy. At first it was sort of funky dishwatery (I hope that wasn't reacting with my glass) but it improved - the second glass is way better. The booze also hits in the second glass in aroma and effect.
The taste is all over the place - a busy barleywine. The smoked flavor is down a little low, but it's there and it's good. The aftertaste is hard core and boozy. It's bitter - more so than usual.
This is a little bit of a let down from Stone. Usually their special brews are very special, this one is very good, but not a genre killer.
Serving type: bottle
03-08-2014 00:33:02 | More by schoolboy
4/5 rDev +2%
03-07-2014 17:09:41 | More by Chuck_25
2.75/5 rDev -29.8%
03-07-2014 15:16:34 | More by Minnesota_beer_guy
3.75/5 rDev -4.3%
03-04-2014 20:17:46 | More by ToddHolder
New York
3.78/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On-tap at Mugs Alehouse, Brooklyn, NY
A: The beer is very dark hazy amber in color. It poured with a quarter finger high off white head that died down, leaving lots of lacing on the surface and a collar around the edge of the glass and lots of lacing down the sides.
S: Moderate aromas of smoked oak chips are present in the nose.
T: The taste is mostly dominated by flavors of oak along with notes of smoke.
M: It feels just about full-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: I wasn't very impressed with this beer as it seemed a little too smoky, and these aromas and flavors didn't mesh with the underlying barleywine.
Serving type: on-tap
03-01-2014 23:48:04 | More by metter98
New York
3.75/5 rDev -4.3%
03-01-2014 20:51:31 | More by smithj4
4/5 rDev +2%
02-27-2014 22:01:03 | More by BlakeAM
4.24/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Bottle version review.
Pours a very clear amber colored ale with a good amount of cream colored frothy foam. Big lace.
Smell is really good. A lot of smoke right out of the whiff. Reminds me of second day campfire clothes smell. The oak is very present as well. It really hits the mark on nailing what it states on the bottle. Some cannot say that. There is also the nice barley wine sweet flavor in the back of the nose, but barely. This monster is all about the oak and smoke.
The taste has a lot of oak coming through and heavy dose of smoke and char on the swallow. Still pleasant though the flavor might cause pallet fatigue rather quickly. Light sweetness on the back end as well. Like the aroma, the barley wine character tries to make a scene but is quickly relegated to understudy.
Mouthfeel is slick and oily.
Overall this was a fun experience for the odd year beer from the Stone crew. I notice my pallet changing even now as I was not a huge fan of smoked beers, but that has come full circle. I enjoyed the in-your-face smoke and even took me back to younger camping years....minus the good beer.
Serving type: bottle
02-26-2014 02:05:07 | More by kaseydad
4.75/5 rDev +21.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Picked this one up at TW in Glendale. I have to admit at first I wasn't so sure about it, but for some reason smoked beers are never rated as highly as I think they should be. This one is very similar to The Bruery's Smoking wood at 1/3 of the price.
A - 4.75 - Nice copper crystal clear beer wtih an off white head that leaves great lacing.
S - 4.75 - Bourbon, caramel, vanilla, smooth smoke, butterscotch/toffee type notes,
T - 4.75 - follows the nose with the same smooth smoke, bourbon, caramel and vanilla. Butterscotch, toffee,
M - 4.75 - Medium-heavy. Alc is noticeable but integrates with everything else, this is VERY easy drinking for a smoked, 11.4% beer. Aftertaste is smokey bourbon.
O - 4.75 - Absolutely amazing for the $6 price. This beer is a perfect example of why beers don't need to be that expensive. I'm really surprised at how much it tastes like The Bruery's Smoking Wood, and would much rather have 3 bombers of this than one bottle of SW.
Serving type: bottle
02-25-2014 19:52:45 | More by ISmith87
4.25/5 rDev +8.4%
02-24-2014 01:35:47 | More by Wobbly
4.75/5 rDev +21.2%
02-24-2014 01:08:48 | More by tneenan1
Old Guardian OAK - SMOKED Barleywine from Stone Brewing Co.
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William M. Tsutsui (Univ. of Kansas) explores the role of the Godzilla film series in popular culture
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William M. Tsutsui (University of Kansas) began his talk on May 23 on the role of Godzilla movie series in global popular culture by noting that a New York Times/CBS News poll in 1985 asked 1,500 Americans to name a famous Japanese person. The top three responses were Hirohito, Bruce Lee (who was not even Japanese, of course), and Godzilla. "This is," Professor Tsutsui commented, ". . . a stinging indictment of American public knowledge of Japan. But it is also a testament to the impact which a Japanese movie monster has had on popular culture around the globe. Godzilla is the world's oldest and longest film franchise, as well as one of Japan's most enduring and pervasive cultural exports. Godzilla's admirers are a large and varied lot, ranging from mild-mannered college professors in Kansas to enigmatic, bouffant dictators in North Korea (Kim Jong-Il is . . . a big film buff and apparently a world-class fan of Godzilla, to the extent that he commissioned his own giant monster film, entitled Pulgasari, in 1985)."
In the United States, Tsutsui continued, Godzilla has attained true megastar status. "A big flowery Godzilla once adorned a float at the Rose Parade, the king of monsters has won an MTV lifetime achievement award, and Mia Farrow famously declared at the Oscars that Godzilla was her favorite movie."
Despite Godzilla's remarkable public presence, it is surprising, Professor Tsutsui observed, "how little scholarly attention this giant radiation-breathing reptile has received, either in Japan or in the West." Donald Ritche, whom Tsutsui described as "the dean of American film critics of Japan," once damned Japanese cinema as "'a plethora of nudity, teenage heroes, science-fiction monsters, animated cartoons, and pictures about cute animals.'" Only a handful of scholarly essays on Godzilla have appeared, and few "have attempted to contextualize the film historically." In his talk, Tsutsui set out to correct that: "I would argue," he declared, ". . . that the Godzilla films can provide us valuable insights into Japanese culture since World War II."
In 1952, the U.S. move King Kong was re-released in Japan, followed in 1953 by the Warner Brothers film The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. Both of these were, in Tsutsui's words, "smash hits. This implanted the idea of giant monsters into the minds of Japanese film studios, which have never been loathe to steal a good idea from Hollywood."
Godzilla's genesis "was also conditioned by Cold War tensions and atomic age anxieties." In March 1954, a Japanese fishing vessel, Daigo Fukuruyu Maru (Lucky Dragon No. 5) strayed into the U.S. nuclear bomb testing zone near Biniki Atoll. The crew was exposed to "massive amounts of radiation, one crew member died (after a cynical American cover-up), and some of the irradiated tuna on the ship made it onto the market in Japan. . . . This was big news in Japan (and was called 'the latest atomic bombing of Japan' in the media), especially, of course, since Hiroshima and Nagasaki remained fresh memories."
The production of Godzilla was a very serious matter and the movie itself was "intended to be very serious fare." The movie was "the brainchild of Toho Studios producer Tanaka Tomoyuki. . . . Tanaka recruited top talent for the picture. . . . Toho Studios invested a lot in Godzilla -- 60 million yen, about three times the budget of the average Japanese film at the time (though far less . . . than Hollywood would have spent on a run-of-the-mill B-movie at the time)."
Godzilla as the title of the movie is an English rendition of the Japanese original: Gojira. This name, Tsutsui pointed out, "was allegedly the nickname given to an overweight press agent at Toho, and was a combination of gorira (gorilla) and kujira (whale)."
The American version of the movie -- Godzilla, Kind of the Monsters -- opened in the U.S. in 1956. Tsutsui explained that this "was a cleverly re-edited version of the Japanese original with the unfortunate addition of Raymond Burr as a voyeuristic American reporter who witnesses the destruction of Tokyo. This version was considerably altered from the original Japanese film -- notably in that all references to World War II and the atomic bombs were removed. Another interesting fact," Tsutsui continued, "is that the American version was subsequently subtitled in Japanese and released in Japan, where it in turn was very successful."
Professor Tsutsui pointed out that no less than twenty-eight Godzilla movies have been made by Toho, fifteen of which appeared between 1954 and 1975 ("at which point the series petered out"). "The series was reborn in 1984 after Toho recognized the continued popularity of Godzilla. Seven films were made between 1984 and 1995. . . . The latest run of Toho-produced films began with Godzilla 2000: Millennium, and a new film has been released annually. . . . A fiftieth anniversary blockbuster, Godzilla: Final Wars, premiered here in Los Angeles in 2004."
Over the life of the series, the quality of the movies and their intended audience changed drastically. By the 1970s, with an intended audience of preteen boys, the movies became "cynical money spinners, they were dumbed down, [and] production values plummeted." By the 1980s and 1990s, the movies "were intended to be more serious and take Godzilla back for adults. They generally boasted better special effects . . . as well as better overall production values, but most scripts were still weak and the acting was astonishingly poor at some points. The films released since 2000 have generally been quite strong -- with significantly improved screenplays . . . -- but many fans still criticize them for a lack of creativity and a continued pandering to preteen audiences."
Professor Tsutsui described the plot of original Gojira movie of 1954:
Gojira begins with a clear reference of the Lucky Dragon Incident: Japanese fishing boats in the South Pacific are destroyed by some mysterious and lethal force from beneath the seas. The rustic residents of nearly Ôdo Island believe that the boats have been destroyed by Godzilla, a legendary monster lurking the ocean's depths. A paleontologist, Dr. Yamane, is dispatched from Tokyo and discovers that a prehistoric creature has been awakened from undersea hibernation by recent hydrogen bomb tests and is now itself radioactive. Yamane reports his findings to the Japanese parliament, the Diet, and argues that Godzilla is a scientific specimen which should be studied, not destroyed.
The monster, however, has set its sights on Tokyo and begins a series of devastating nighttime attacks that the military and civil officials are powerless to stop. The destruction is depicted vividly and in very human terms in the film, in scenes that were certainly intended to bring to mind memories of World War II, the firebombings of Tokyo, and, of course, the atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
One of the most surprising aspects of the 1954 Gojira . . . is how little time the monster actually spends on screen. Indeed, as much attention is given in the film to a melodramatic, sentimental subplot as the rampages of Godzilla. This subplot focuses on a classic love triangle: Emiko, daughter of Dr. Yamane the paleontologist, is engaged to marry her father's colleague Dr. Serizawa. Emiko, however, does not love Serizawa, who has suffered greatly in World War II and bears the emotional and physical scars of the experience. Emiko instead is in love with Lieutenant Ogata, a dashing naval officer, and she is torn with guilt as she tries to tell her father and Serizawa that she wishes to renege on her arranged betrothal.
Emiko visits Serizawa in his creepy, vaguely Gothic laboratory, intending to confess her love for another. Serizawa, however, makes his own confession: He has developed a device called an Oxygen Destroyer that is vastly more powerful than even nuclear bombs. Serizawa is racked with guilt over his creation of such a potent technology and he fears that his discovery will fall into the wrong hands and be used as a weapon. Emiko vows to keep Serizawa's Oxygen Destroyer a secret yet, later, after she witnesses firsthand the devastation wrought by Godzilla, she realizes that the device could be used to kill the monster. Emiko and Ogata convince Serizawa that destroying Godzilla with the doctor's fearsome invention is humanity's only salvation.
Godzilla sleeps by day at the bottom of Tokyo Bay and Ogata and Serizawa, all rigged up in deep-sea diving gear, carefully place the Oxygen Destroyer by the napping monster. Ogata returns to the surface, but Dr. Serizawa does not. He cuts his oxygen cord . . . and falls to the bottom of the bay to die by Godzilla, taking his awesome secret -- the formula for the Oxygen Destroyer -- with him to a watery grave. In the end, the people of Japan mourn the sacrifice of Serizawa and continue to fear the unintended consequences of nuclear testing, but rejoice in the demise of Godzilla (indeed, some commentators have read the self-congratulatory celebrations at the end of the film as a symbolic and therapeutic rewriting of the end of World War II, with Japan emerging triumphant this time around).
After describing the plot of the original Godzilla movie, Professor Tsutsui turned to the question of the "message," if any, of the Godzilla series. "The first Godzilla film clearly had a strong anti-nuclear message. . . . Yet it becomes increasingly hard to conclude that the films have had a consistent message over time . . . . The only constant about the Godzilla films is a deep ambivalence, a kind of moral and intellectual ambiguity, that precludes drawing any firm, unitary conclusions. The message of Godzilla," Tsutsui explained, ". . . is complex and reflects . . . a fundamental ambivalence on the part of the Japanese when they look at issues like modernity, technology, science, nature, politics, and the world outside Japan."
The Godzilla series, however, does have a number of consistent themes, and it is to this subject that Professor Tsutsui turned next.
"Through the Godzilla series, beginning with the 1954 Gojira, we see a fairly consistent expression of anti-American sentiments and, at the same time, a strong sense of pride in Japan and Japanese accomplishments."
As the series progressed, "Godzilla changes over time from being an enemy of Japan . . . to being a defender and champion of Japan against legions of other monsters, credulity-stretching aliens, and even residents of a reclusive undersea civilization." Tsutsui mentioned that Godzilla, in the eyes of historian Yoshikuni Igarashi, was "'tamed and transformed'" as a hometown superhero, "'a guardian of postwar Japanese prosperity.'"
At the same time, Tsutsui remarked, "this is where the ambivalence comes in: Godzilla is never entirely friendly and protective -- he always remains surprisingly hostile toward Japan -- and he never, of course, can become truly Japanese."
Tsutsui argued that the Godzilla films reflect the concern among the people of Japan with the country's vulnerability: "Godzilla is portrayed, from the original 1954 feature on, as an unpredictable and uncontrollable force of nature, much like the earthquakes, volcanoes, typhoons, and tidal waves that batter a helpless Japan. Moreover, the Godzilla series also seems to reflect a sense of vulnerability to international political and economic forces beyond Japan's control -- the Cold War, the oil shocks of the 1970s, protectionism, Japan bashing, and so forth."
"In common with most works of science fiction," Tsutsui said, "whether Japanese or Western, the attitudes toward science and technology revealed in Godzilla movies also appear quite ambivalent." Godzilla reveals, for instance "science gone wrong: anti-pollution, pro-environment messages appear in many movies." Moreover, "Godzilla himself often appears to be anti-progress: He trashes cities, destroys industrial areas, and just about always manages to trample Japan's most modern and impressive real estate developments."
At the same time, the Godzilla films "often revolve around scientists and scientific discovery, and it is often the heroic efforts of dedicated researchers that save Japan from Godzilla. . . . And so, as is typical of sci-fi, the overall impression of science and scientists ends up being rather ambiguous."
In common with other movies in the science fiction genre, the Godzilla films highlight ambivalent attitudes toward authority.
"The movies consistently underline the weakness of traditional authority figures in times of crisis. . . At the same time," Tsutsui remarked, "the films actually have a much darker subtext and . . . their message is actually rather conservative, even reactionary."
For instance, in the original 1954 Gojira movie, the monster comes upon the Diet Building, and does not hesitate to walk through it, turning it into "a pile of monumental rubble. . . Might Godzilla have been rendering a judgment on democracy writ large, his actions a damning statement on the divisiveness, infighting, and ultimate impotence of democratic politics and, specifically, of Japan's fracture red postwar political system?"
In addition, the Godzilla movies, particularly the early ones, could be described, in Tsutsui's words, as "military porn." After World War II, and with the promulgation of Japan's so-called peace constitution, Japan forever renounced the right to wage war. According the famous Article 9 of the Japanese constitution, "the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation. . . . Land, sea, and air forces, as well as other war potential, will never be maintained."
However, the early Godzilla movies showed the Japanese Self-Defense Forces "in action in a positive light, despite the constitutional renunciation of war and a general tendency in society towards pacifism. . . . One should note," Tsutsui continued, "that the pro-military theme has become even more overt in recent films, especially the remarkable 2001 offering, Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-out Attack, which is a virtual paean of praise of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces."
In conclusion, Tsutsui argued that "Godzilla sends a mixed message: as both an enemy and a defender, both a force of nature and the product of high technology, as both an outsider and yet somehow truly Japanese. . . . Godzilla, like the modern world, was both a curse and a blessing, both something alien and something Japanese."
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William M. Tsutsui is associate professor of History at the University of Kansas. He holds degrees from Harvard, Oxford and Princeton. He has served as the acting director of KU's Center for East Asian Studies (1999-2001) and is currently the director of the Kansas Consortium for Teaching About Asia. Professor Tsutsui's most recent book is Godzilla on My Mind: Fifty Years of the King of Monsters (New York Palgrave Macmillan, 2004). Tsutsui is also the author of Manufacturing Ideology: Scientific Management in Twentieth-Century Japan (Princeton, 1998) and Banking Policy in Japan: American Efforts at Reform During the Occupation (Routledge, 1988) as well as numerous articles on Japanese economic and business history. He has also edited and written an introduction for Banking in Japan, a three-volume collection published by Routledge in 1999.
Professor Tsutsui's research focuses on the business, economic and social history of twentieth-century Japan. His current projects include studies of the environmental impact of World War II on Japan, marginalized groups in Japanese society, contemporary Okinawa, and Godzilla as a Japanese cultural icon.
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