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From one perspective, it's ironic that the film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings books have been so successful; they owe their success to technological progress, and yet an argument against such progress is one of their underlying themes.
Rambling along country roads in England, for instance, was much better in the past. Back then, as you meandered about, puffing on a brier pipe, the world was a sunny paradise. Birds chirruped; cows chewed cud contemplatively; and portly farmers grunted surly, friendly greetings. These days, some chump in a Land Rover will no doubt mash you into the nearest clump of gorse, upbraid you in crude "estuary" English, and speed off.
In Britain during the past century, there was no shortage of people who could tell you how things were sliding downhill, fast. The past was better, merry, mirthful; dirtier in some respects, but good, honest dirt for all that. And we, with our plastic flowers and cement grass, have left our soul behind in yonder merry medieval ditch.
I have always found this narrative fairly hard to fathom. Tooling around in medieval times, wooing the odd damsel, and banging out a few ale-drenched Chaucerian stanzas may sound great fun, but on closer examination of only a few historical statistics, the Chaucer and the damsels pale into insignificance. Fact is, if you were around in ye olden days, you would probably be dead, since child mortality rates were astronomical. Other illnesses were so little understood, they didn't even have the right names! (Anyone for the bloody flux?)
The reverence for a supposed golden age ruined by progress is a recurring theme in human history. The Romans had it, no doubt the guys before the Romans had it too. J.R.R. Tolkien, whose children's story The Hobbit has now been adapted to the screen as a trilogy by Peter Jackson, also subscribed to this philosophy, along with his contemporaries, G.K. Chesterton, Hilaire Belloc, Dorothy L. Sayers, and C.S. Lewis. As the twentieth century progressed, Tolkien would be embraced by the alternative society as a sort of prophet of doom, accurately predicting the harrowing bleakness wrought by modernity.
To this day our hemp-wearing chums will knowingly roll their eyes and talk—at length—about Tolkien's prophetic abilities (in theme, at least). Machines ravaged the earth only a handful of years after he wrote The Hobbit, in the carnage of the Second World War, they pronounce. But machines are operated by people. Human cruelty can be catalogued as far back in history as you want to go. The twentieth century has no exclusive rights on the charnel house.
And, most tellingly, neither of Tolkien's books that have now been adapted into live-action features, The Hobbit or its cinematic precursor The Lord of the Rings, would have been possible without advancements in film production. Both were turned into feature animations of varying success in the 1970s, and John Boorman had long planned bringing the latter to the screen in the same decade, but it was technological progress that allowed Peter Jackson, et al to successfully tackle such densely—and idiosyncratically—crafted works of fantasy. Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy was a rousing success, hugely popular with both audiences and critics, garnering billions of dollars at the box office, with the final film, 2003's The Return of the King, sweeping the Oscars. Jackson and his films put the fantasy genre on film culture's map.
Of course, it wasn't always like this. Before Jackson's trilogy, fantasy in film had been about as cool as a tweed g-string. When I was young, it was, speaking bluntly, rubbish: fascinating for the Dungeons and Dragons set or habitual devourers of superhero comics, but to be avoided like the plague by people with any taste (I can say these things—I used to belong to the D and D set). But the Lord of the Rings films changed something, and people started talking about not just them, but also the fantasy genre, in hushed, awed tones. For better or worse, the genre and its fans owe a debt of gratitude to Peter Jackson and technological wizardry.
This tradition of marrying fantasy with high-tech hermetics and portentous narrative continues in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, which promises to be the first part of a new trilogy, fashioned from a book that a particularly slow reader could devour in a lazy afternoon. Despite his initial protestations, Peter Jackson returned to the director's chair vacated by Guillermo Del Toro, whose sole contribution seems to be an afterthought-like screenwriting credit. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a dense picture, but perhaps not as densely conceived as it could have been (the original plan only included two installments). It neither disappoints nor enchants. If anything, it leaves the viewer wondering what all the fuss is about Tolkien.
I have recently watched Fellowship of the Ring, and found it once again to be utterly delightful. It remains my favorite of Jackson's Ring Cycle, mainly because I love the quaint, rather English scenes set in the Shire before the plot kicks in. The Hobbit, judging from its advance publicity, promised more of the same. And it delivers. To a point.
The Hobbit opens with not one but two prologues, the first showcasing how Erebor, the greatest dwarf kingdom in Middle Earth, was overtaken by the treasure-hungry dragon Smaug, forcing the dwarfs into a nomadic existence. The second works, assumingly, as a bookend to the earlier films and a narrative device connecting them to The Lord of the Rings, as old Bilbo Baggins (Ian Holm) sits down to write his memoirs. This takes us back to sixty years previously, when Gandalf, once again played by Sir Ian McKellen, who knocks on the younger, and much more timid, Bilbo's (Martin Freeman) door to enlist him on an adventure with 13 dwarfs, who want to reclaim their mountain kingdom from the dragon. The dwarfs (I refuse to use "dwarves," Tolkien's in-universe plural for dwarf) are led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage), who remains unconvinced of Bilbo's talents, which Gandalf says will make him useful as a burglar. Hesitation, though, is overcome by all parties involved, and the group set off on their quest, in which they come across elfs, goblins, and many other creatures, the knowledge of which once assured the relative longevity of my virginity.
Peter Jackson, who, along with Del Toro, also wrote the screenplay with long-time collaborators Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, has put together a fine, if uneven, almost paradoxical, film. The Hobbit is long and feels long, but it has a new challenge for the characters every few scenes. Tolkien's original book is highly episodic, but Jackson overcomes this with a deft, natural-seeming touch. Having said that, the film leaves one with a sense of incredulity. Unlike The Fellowship of the Ring, whose titular band ends up in tatters, The Hobbit comes to a close, after almost three hours, just as it is revving up.
Indeed, so much of the film is filler that it amazes me to hear there will be an extended version for home video. Short of having the dwarfs sing the full version of the Lonely Mountain song (which is, admittedly, a terrific moment) or showing the fat dwarf wiping his arse, one wonders how a film that spends ten minutes showing a wizard trying to resuscitate a hedgehog left anything on the cutting room floor.
The film has many high points, though: Martin Freeman is great as Bilbo: the sense of underhanded sarcasm in his delivery of even the most sincere lines is welcome in a series devoid of such thespian frivolities. Sir Ian is equally delightful as Gandalf, thanks to a higher screen time than he had as Gandalf the Grey in Fellowship.
The film's scope is perhaps even greater than The Lord of the Rings, if not wholly logical (at one point the group is in the middle of verdant greenery, in the next cresting a snowy mountain overpass). Accompanied by Howard Shore's instantly hummable main theme, the visuals are stunning. The effects look magnificent, especially during the Erebor scenes in the monologue as well as a later battle between stone giants. Even Gollum (Andy Serkis) looks much better than he did in the earlier films; the game of riddles he embarks on with Bilbo is the film's single most wonderful sequence.
In the end, though, Jackson's film remains a bit of an enigma. It cannot be dismissed as either a vanity project or a mere commercial endeavour. It's grand, yet it also feels small. More than that, though, the film's central philosophy is muddled. It advocates leaving one's creature comforts behind and venturing out into the wild, and yet its reasoning for this, in Jackson's interpretation, remains the eventual restructuring of a once-stationary order. The film argues for progress, only to inhibit its natural inclination: the destruction of boundaries. What's best: localization or globalization? At least Tolkien and his kin thought the old ways were better. Jackson hasn't quite made up his mind.
Ali Arikan is the chief film critic of Dipnot TV, a Turkish news portal and iPad magazine, and one of Roger Ebert's Far-Flung Correspondents. Ali is also a regular contributor to The House Next Door, Slant Magazine's official blog. Occasionally, he updates his personal blog Cerebral Mastication. In addition, his writing appears on various film and pop-culture sites on the blogosphere. He also believes in the transformative potential of Twitter.
Eric Johnson | December 20, 2012 10:03 PM
You're getting a lot of negative comments for this article, but this is very insightful and well written review of The Hobbit. You set down the film's merits and flaws very clearly, but gave them context by explaining how much these films and books have meant to people over the years. I was having trouble articulating my thoughts on the film after watching it last weekend, and this is exactly what I was searching for. Thank you.
hector | December 18, 2012 7:52 PM
out of five what shall you give it?
Nicholas van der Waard | December 16, 2012 7:43 AM
"The dwarfs (I refuse to use âdwarves,â Tolkienâs in-universe plural for dwarf) are led by Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage), who remains unconvinced of Bilboâs talents, which Gandalf says will make him useful as a burglar. Hesitation, though, is overcome by all parties involved, and the group set off on their quest, in which they come across elfs, goblins, and many other creatures, the knowledge of which once assured the relative longevity of my virginity."
You sound like a fool writing this. Plenty of non-virgins who know about elves, goblins, and many other creatures. Tolkien, for example, who wrote this story for his own children. You talk about Tolkien like you understand his work, yet you rebel against it, and your closing paragraph sounds very much like the opinion of someone who is confident he knows Tolkien better than the audience does. Somehow I doubt that.
Jordan | December 14, 2012 11:56 PM
I am always disappointed to read critiques like this one. You can't categorize literary works without thoughtful consideration. Have you even taken the time to study and understand the underlying philosophies and meaning of Tolkien's works? Of course not! Thanks for proving the adage "those who can't do, teach; those who can neither do nor teach, become critics."
Brian McInnis | December 14, 2012 8:30 PM
Note: The first third of your review has no relevance to this film or its story, or to any of the stories of its author. This mythology has no relation to England in any era. Just sayin'. Also, medieval illnesses did not have the wrong names at the time any more than they have the right names now; a cold is not a cold. People name illness as they will.
Annis | December 14, 2012 2:52 PM
I feel this is a slightly inaccurate portrayal of Tolkien's aims in writing LOTR and Hobbit. He was an academic in a field which, though literary, requires a high level of familiarity with historical context, and would thus have been aware of the uncomfortable conditions of early periods. The Middle Earth books are a celebration of universal themes found in Indo-European legend and myth, the languages which are clues to their developments, and peaceful societies of plenty which can foster the studies of them.
James Causey Jr | December 14, 2012 2:30 PM
Tolkein felt that dwarves was a better plural for dwarf, as hooved animals have hooves not hoofs. But upon further investigation (he WAS one of the authors and coordinators of the OED), he discovered much to his own astonishment that the correct plural for dwarves was.....dwarrows ! Thus he chose dwarves, and changed elfs thankfully to the more dignified sound of....elves. But had to keep constant correction maintained behind the typesetters originally. Most of this information is in the formidable 13 volume "History of Middle-Earth" by his son Christopher. Just passing on the news.


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They actually can… if you have the right straw! I had my first encounter with glass straws back in July last year. It became very clear that I would definitely not be using their disposable counterparts and I wrote about 5 reasons to make the switch to glass straws.
I've been using all of them, although the Junior size doesn't see quite as much action as my Glass Dharma Iced Tea straw for over 6 months now and they still look as pretty and clear as they did the day that I first saw them!
So, since I seriously use them on a daily basis at home, I started thinking about how I could make a change when I'm away from home. How I could replace those stiff, uncool plastic straws with my gorgeous glass ones. I did a little digging on the Glass Dharma website and was happy to see that I wasn't alone – they created the Hemp Soft Sleeve for peeps just like me that wanted to take their straws with them everywhere!
The Hemp Soft Sleeve from Glass Dharma is made from 100% Hemp and is super soft. I love the Ocean Blue color because it matches my new Blue Decorative Dots Iced Tea Straw perfectly! It fits right down inside with enough room to fold over the top to make sure it doesn't fall out.
I normally carry the straw right in the bag because I'm afraid it will fall out of my pockets on my Diaper Bag. It is seriously so much fun to tell waiters at restaurants, workers at the fast food windows {yes, occasionally!} to "hold the straw"!
And as if I need another reason to love Glass Dharma and their straws, their new Earth Day promotion "1,000 Free Glass Straws for Earth Day" gives me just that…
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Taking this pledge invites to you rethink and consider your choices as you purchase and choose items for your own use, for others to use and to give as gifts!
I'm sure this going to be a big expense for a small, USA business – so I encourage you to support this initiative and Glass Dharma.
Now you can start toting your glass straw with you everywhere you go, too!
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Pardon for gay British war hero Turing
The British government has given a posthumous pardon to the code-breaking mathematician and computing pioneer who committed suicide following a conviction for 'homosexual activity'.
During World War II Alan Turing worked on deciphering enemy codes, developing a device that could crack German 'Enigma' messages. Turing's work saved thousands of lives and foreshadowed the modern computer. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society but in 1952 was convicted of gross indecency after reporting a burglary he thought was committed by an acquaintance of his male lover.
He pleaded guilty and underwent a form of chemical castration as an alternative to a prison sentence. With his security clearance now revoked and rendered impotent by the injections, Turing took his own life in 1954, shortly before his 42nd birthday.
In 2009, the then British prime minister Gordon Brown issued an apology for the way Turing was treated but a private member's bill for a pardon was refused as the Queen could only be asked to use her royal prerogative of mercy where the person was innocent of the offence and the pardon was being sought by a family member.
However, the Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling announced last week that Turing had been given a pardon saying that Turing was an exceptional man whose brilliance was pivotal to breaking the Enigma code, helped end the war and save thousands of lives.
"His later life was overshadowed by his conviction for homosexual activity, a sentence we would now consider unjust and discriminatory and which has now been repealed," Grayling said.
Turing's pardon coincides with the release of a new film about his life, The Imitation Game was released in the UK on Christmas Eve, and which stars Benedict Cumberbatch (pictured) as Turing.
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My 3 Favorite Supplements Series: Sublingual Vitamin B (Blog Classic, Jan. 18, 2009)
A lot of us with fibromyalgia (FMS) or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS) take supplements to manage our symptoms - some in addition to medication and some in place of them. It all depends on what works for you, and what works is different for all of us.
One of the supplements that's most consistently recommended by doctors, researchers and patients is vitamin B, and especially vitamin B12. B vitamins are essential for energy production, and a few studies show the majority of us are low in B12. Some experts on these illnesses recommend at least 50 mg daily of most B vitamins, and 500 micrograms of B12. Several treatment protocols use B12 injections.
Many doctors consider B12 injections archaic and unscientific, but many FMS and ME/CFS doctors and researchers say they make a big difference in how their patients feel. The problem with injections, though, is that you have to go to the doctor regularly to get them, and the time and expense can be too much for some of us -- if, that is, we can get a doctor to prescribe them.
A happy medium between tablet-form vitamin B and injections is a sublingual supplement. Sublingual means "under the tongue," and sublingual supplements can either be dissolving tablets or liquid. They're quicker and easier for your body to absorb, which means you get more of a benefit from them, and you get it faster.
I switched from a B-complex pill to a liquid sublingual formula about a year ago, and for me it has made a big difference. I get a noticeable energy boost within an hour of taking it, and I've even considered putting it next to my alarm clock so I can take it first thing in the morning (I decided not to, though, because I'm sure I would forget it!)
What's your experience with B vitamins? Have you tried injections, or a sublingual form? Leave your comments below!
Learn more or join the conversation!
- Supplements for Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Your Diet for Managing Symptoms
- Identify Your Food Sensitivities
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- January 23, 2009 at 3:33 pm(1) Terry says:
I take B12 shots. But I give them myself. So this has greatly cut down on the cost of them. Plus my insurance gladly pay 100% of the cost of the rx. I think its really simple to give yourself a shot. I know that it helps me also.
- January 23, 2009 at 3:38 pm(2) Joanne says:
I have found a HUGE difference in my energy level since I started taking liquid B12. I take it after breakfast and after lunch, and also feel an energy surge within an hour of taking it. Excellent supplement!
- January 23, 2009 at 3:47 pm(3) Judi says:
B12 injections have been way more effective than the sublingual was.
- January 23, 2009 at 4:45 pm(4) Mischa says:
Vitamin B12 yes, but with B1, B6 and Acidum foliculum.
- January 23, 2009 at 6:25 pm(5) Dena says:
I've been taking B complex for quite some time to help with my symptoms. I have never heard of the sublingual stuff but I have to say I am definitely going to check it out. Where can you get it? Is it at the drug store or do you have to go to 'Good Earth'-type stores?
- September 27, 2011 at 2:46 pm(6) Babs says:
You can get it at GNC, Walmart, Puritans Pride.com
- January 23, 2009 at 6:43 pm(7) Adrienne - Your Guide to FMS/CFS says:
It's pretty widely available – I found it in a big box store, so I'm sure anyplace that has a large supplement section will have it.
- January 23, 2009 at 8:51 pm(8) hello says:
B12 shots made my hair fall out and very dry. I realized that after the shot for 2 days clumps of hair would come out and then happen again with the next shot. Taking too much B12 by mouth/vitamin also raised my blood levels too high. I recommend getting your blood tested to see if you are low before taking more than 100% of the RDA for B 12. Some supplements have 1000% to 3000% more than the RDA. If you are just taking a multivitamin with 100% of the RDA, that amount should be fine, but I would be careful to check your blood to see if you are low if you are taking huge amounts since mine went very high. Then check it periodically after that. It is a simple blood test your doctor can order.
- May 2, 2011 at 3:20 pm(9) Mary says:
Hello… I just received my first injection of vit B-12 and also noticed my hair falling out in large amounts, am wondering if this is also from the injections that I got?! I think I will pass up this months injection to see if it was the B-12 injection….thanks for letting me know this information.
- January 24, 2009 at 2:27 am(10) Gretchen says:
My primary care dr., though generally sympathetic & helpful with my fibro, tested me for Vitamin B levels and said I am not lacking, and would not prescribe Vit. B12 injections. However, in an article I read, it said that the level shown on a blood test and the actual amt. of B12 a person uses are two different things, and you cannot learn this from simple bloodwork. After reading your article, I am inclined to go back in and "demand" that he give me the injections!! (I personally would prefer that to the sublingual method.) Thank you …
- June 29, 2009 at 5:20 am(11) Robyn says:
At least in most states, injectible B-complex is sold at most of the larger farm & ranch stores. I've used it (both as an IM injectible and orally, mixed with juice, grapefruit flavored soda, etc.) for close to 2 years. I've had nothing but positive results from it. It's only about $6 a bottle. I still get flares; but, they don't steam roller me nearly as badly as they did before I found this stuff; and, they don't last nearly as long. I'm sleeping better; and, my average pain level has dropped to about 2/3rds of what it used to be. When I run out, things do seem to "go back to normal" pretty quickly; so, it's just a management tool, rather than "a cure;" but, hey, after fighting it out with 2 squashed lumbar disks, FMS, and CMP since '92, I'll take what I can get… I have an aversion to letting doctors dope me up (actually, I don't get along well with most doctors on other levels, too); and, NSAIDs only do so much. Finding this stuff has been a real God-send – FOR ME. Your results may vary. If you try this, start with just a cc or two; and, slowly find the dose that works the best for you. I've found that 3 to 4 cc's works well for me; but, I'm sure that will vary according to body weight, metabolism, and the brand you buy. B-complex is "water soluable;" so, unless you "go hog wild" with it, your body will use what you need and you'll pee out any excess.
I have NO medical training – my comments are based strictly on my own personal experiences. Use your own discretion.
- July 9, 2009 at 3:38 pm(12) Misty Dawn says:
I've been diagnosed as being B12 deficient. I've received two B12 shots so far. Yet, I've seen no improvement in my amount of fatigue/energy. In fact, I'm so exhausted I can hardly stand it.
Oh, I was diagnosed with Fibro back around 1999
- July 28, 2009 at 8:20 pm(13) tom says:
Sublinqual Vitamin B12 is the easy way to avoid vitamin B12 deficiency and get the B12 vitamins and other B Vitamins your body requires for so many bodily functions. You can listen to the radio interview with Dr. Libby at http://www.lpvitamins.com/vitamin_b12.htm Sublingual is as effective as B12 shots, but there's no needle or pain.
- August 27, 2009 at 3:27 pm(14) Cherry Carver says:
My doctor prescribed B-12 injections because I was chronically exhausted. I could drink a pot of coffee and go right back to sleep. I was too tired to actually get the shots because I slept all day. So my husband went to a health food store and got me "Sublingual B Total." Not to sound like an ad here, but after the first dose I was wired. I'm not sleepy and I have a ton of energy. What a revelation. Your experience may vary but it's cheap, easy to take and I can say goodbye to caffeine. Bottom line: It's worth a try.
- December 15, 2009 at 9:28 am(15) Kathy says:
I take B12 injections, really inexpensive and I feel better the first few days. I take them every week, two weeks or once a month depending on how I'm feeling. Seems to make a difference.
- January 22, 2010 at 6:02 pm(16) Sheri says:
Is the injectable b-complex that is sold for animals like cows, sheep and swine etc… safe for humans to inject if it is a brand new bottle and has never been used on an animal?
- October 7, 2011 at 12:57 am(17) Ali Murdoch says:
I'd check that out carefully…they could be in quite different forms and dosages. (animals' bodies may require different forms of b12 to humans and so they may be synthesised into quite a different chemical…just as there are several different forms for humans). Also, the quality is not likely to be as good?
- February 1, 2010 at 6:01 pm(18) Adrienne Dellwo says:
I'd be very careful with that — check with your doctor, pharmacist, possibly even vet to make sure before using it. I'd guess that the biggest concern would be the correct dosage for your weight, but I know nothing about animal supplements and how they may be different from human ones.
- October 28, 2010 at 7:11 am(19) Angela says:
I'm on B12 injections and Vitamin D suppliments as I was deficient in both but am not getting any improvement from them after the first two months. Just started seeing a fantastic Rheumy today as I have mulbiple diagnosis's and we're starting on 12grams of fish oil as an alternative to anti-inflammatories as I'm unable to take any anti-inflams now. He's found huge success in these high doses of fish oil so I am very hopeful that I too will get good results with the pain and in turn an increase in energy levels when the pain is back under control. Mine is a very complicated case though as I'm not able to tolerqte almost all medications.
- October 28, 2010 at 9:42 am(20) Brett says:
Interesting… As with the commenter Angela, I also was deficient (borderline) in B-12 (despite the fact that since my fatigue, I crave and eat plenty of meat and dairy for warmth and nutrients) and this year hugely low in vitamin D.
As many others here, I found liquid B12 helps me a great deal.
I started seeing a very proactive gastroenterologist doctor and a nutritionist, and they have pointed me to having a strong wheat gluten (and some other) allergies which are likely causing some intestinal inflammation which is preventing absorption of the likes of D and also Omega-3 DHA which also explains why I find such dramatic concentration improvements with it (and also my heartburn, not helped out by weight gain, not helped out by a lack of ability to do much exercise, not helped out by the brain fog which prevents me from getting moving on the exercise which I can do).
Besides the XMRV news, this news which offers a very rationale explanation for my added problems of concentration, gives me some actual hope after 15 years. Although obviously this will not clear up the very real fatigue, I really believe now dealing with this ought to help improve some important surrounding conditions.
In any case, when I actually get out of a brain fog to remember to take the meds, supplementing with DHA and B12 has had dramatic effects on concentration–but as these can also exacerbate heartburn, I'm particularly interested to see if a gluten-free diet will improve both naturally.
- October 28, 2010 at 9:54 am(21) Jay says:
I have taken multivitamins since my fatigue started three years ago. Recently while reviewing a CFS treatment protocol I finally noticed the alternative methods of taking B12. My research indicated that age and other digestive problems could block absorption of B12 from food and vitamin supplements.
I found a sublingual B6/Folic Acid/B12 at Trader Joe's for around eight dollars and thought it was an inexpensive experiment. On the second day my brain fog was significantly reduced and my energy level increased significantly.
- October 29, 2010 at 3:42 pm(22) Shelley says:
Oh, THANK you, Adrienne, for reminding me!
I forgot to take MINE today! I've been using
Sub-Lingual B-Complex for YEARS, and I can
definitely tell when I've missed a day!
For those of you who want to purchase it, I
just get mine at the grocery store, near the
Pharmacy or Vitamin Aisle. It's kind of hard
to find (it's usually
in a very small box), so be sure to ask the
Pharmacist or Grocery Staff where it is! It's a
Thanks again, Adrienne! As usual, you ALWAYS
have the BEST ideas!
- October 29, 2010 at 6:32 pm(23) Miranda Sterling says:
Instead of injecting, one can mix b vitamins and other things with DMSO, and rub it directly on the skin. You need to be careful with this, since whatever the DMSO touches will go straight into you as surely as an injection would, so you need 99.9% pure DMSO, and very clean hands and skin.
I've had fairly good results with putting a lot of b12, niacin and folic acid, and a multi-vitamin into a mortar and pestle, crushing it all up, and putting it into a dropper bottle filled with DMSO. A dropper of this on my skin every couple of days helps a lot.
On the same website where I read this, the theory was offered that CFS/Fibro is a viral infection, possibly some nasty herpes cousin. The author advised *FIRST* to quiet the virus down by taking about 1500 grams of lysine once or twice a day, and then when the symptoms begin to abate, you can add the energy production things like the subdermal B.
If you do the energy production stuff first, what will happen is that you feel better for a little while, but then the virus multiplies to eat up the new energy, and then you relapse.
So, what I've been doing (with some success, though not perfect) is to take 3 tablets of lysine twice a day, along with three of garlic and of ginger–both antiviral things. It does seem to help, but I'm not quite at "healthy" yet. But better!
- August 26, 2011 at 7:28 am(24) Jerri Ann says:
Miranda…could I ask what website you were reading about the above. I have fibro flare up and pretty bad right now. the narcotics just aren't working. trying to find alternatives. your help would be appreciated. thank you and have a great day.
- October 30, 2010 at 12:58 pm(25) linda says:
when first meeting with my D.O., he had just returned from an international symposium on fibro. After the week, 5 protocols were established that proved helpful for most fm people:
B12—4 weekly injections than liquid
Evening primrose
vit. C
lipoic acid
haven't noticed a surge in energy after taking B12, but the cocktail has produced positive results
- November 9, 2010 at 7:10 am(26) Amelia says:
I have not actively used a B vitamin supplement as a treatmetn for my fibromyalgia, but, i have always used ot to "help" when i feel tired or I know that i have long days ahead. It odes make a big difference with energy levels and this I noticed long before i was diagnosed with fibro.
MAy i also say that this resource has been so helpful. Where i am from, doctors do not pay much attentio or regard for fibromyalgia, and without this resource i would has been very ignorant and quite frustrated. THanks you so much!!
- November 16, 2010 at 2:55 pm(27) phylor says:
I've had B12 injections in the past due to low B12 levels. The usual supplements either weren't absorbed or processed correctly by my digestive system.
Now I take gummy B12 vitamins (some other gummy types of supplements as well). Of course, that also means I'm taking in sugar, etc., but my last blood test showed good B12 numbers. Since I have absorption issues, often regualr supplements didn't break down in my digestive system. Gummies have been the answer for me, though not for everyone due to cost, delivery method (ie. sugar, and other ingredients).
I actually now remember to take my vitamins, too, because it's more of a treat than before.
- February 25, 2011 at 5:54 pm(28) Brit says:
Does anyone know how vit B12/B complex/B6 would interfere with fertility and conception?
- February 26, 2011 at 5:45 am(29) calyson says:
People who are health conscious can enjoy B12 benefits by using them as a food supplement and can maintain their health for long time. These supplements can be taken from the foods, pills or in the form of injections. Vitamin B12 along with other family members of B vitamins can helps to ensure the vital life of the human body. It is very good for healthy and active nervous system and is the best for the growth of DNA cells. It helps to form new red blood cells in the body. Another benefit is to maintain and retain the energy level of the body
- April 14, 2011 at 11:48 am(30) Jade says:
B12 patches are popular these days but can be too expensive for many people. But they are quite convenient and quite efficient in delivering the B12 dose. But Sublingual Vitamin B12 is the method that is gaining in popularity, as more people realize how convenient and cost-effective it is. It gets straight into your bloodstream and inexpensive. Sublingual vitamin B12 has many benefits such as faster absorption, instant effect, and great for insomnia.
- August 20, 2011 at 11:23 am(31) Linda says:
Two important things I don't see mentioned in your article or any of the comments.
Anyone taking a single B vitamin should also be taking a B complex. Because the B vitamins work together, this will avoid depletion of any of the others.
B-12 commonly comes in two forms, cyanocobalamin, the stable and less expensive form, and the active form, methylcobalamin. The second is much better absorbed and utilized.
- October 7, 2011 at 1:24 am(32) Ali says:
Yay Linda, glad you mentioned this.
The type of b12 is very important. Most people with fibro (and other illnesses) do not have a well functioning methylation cycle, and so cannot convert b12 well. Most supplements come in cyanocobalamin which is synthetic and difficult for the body to convert into useable forms. It also drops a cyanide molecule when it's converted and so then the body requires more antioxidants to deal with the cyanide. This can be counterproductive for people trying to combat a lack of antioxidants or fatigue. It shouldn't be used by anyone with kidney problems. If you're taking sublingual cyanocobalim and not getting good results, then it might be worth switching.
Methylcobalamin is the main type required by the body and so many people get better results with that form as it doesn't have to be converted. It will help kickstart the methylation cycle (along with folate and b6).
There is also hydroxycobalamin which is made from bacteria and many people get good results with that. Injections are often made with hydroxycobalamin.
There's also another form called adenosylcobalamin that b12 has to be converted into for some functions in the body but that is rarely seen in supplements.
It's really important to be getting b12 in sublingual or injected form because people with fibro and other illnesses generally have disrupted digestion and won't be making enough intrinsic factor required to absorb the b12 from food or swallowed suppliments.
- November 21, 2011 at 7:40 pm(33) Sharon Anne says:
I tend to suffer pins and needles throughout when I am B12 deficient. Since I learned how to give myself shots for Methotrexate for my Rheumatoid Arthritis (in my thigh muscle) giving myself B12 shots isn't at all difficult. Yes the size of the needle can give you pause, but simply locate a less sensitive spot and go for it. Sure beats the pins and needles and fatigue.
- January 30, 2012 at 11:18 pm(34) Heather says:
I was told I had fibro then my doctor decided to check my b12 levels and found them to be extremely low. I had to go in weekly for shots for a month then once monthly. After the first month I felt a lot better. Then after the first year I started losing the weight I had gained when I first "got sick". My doctor told me I will have to take monthly shots for the rest of my life because I have pernicious anemia. She wrote me a script for the shots so I could give them to myself. The pharmacy helped me find a needle size that works for me, I spend less than $5 for a years worth of shots. I don't know if fibro and the b12 anemia are related, but I do know that the shots help my fibro symptoms more than I could have ever hoped.
- February 10, 2012 at 10:51 am(35) mary Lally says:
I've suffered for 15 years from fibromyalgia without much relief from various treatments. Recently I started taking 1000ug Vitamin B12 daily with folic acid in the hope of preventing alzheimers (which affected my mother) and am delighted to report that my fibromalgia pain and fatigue have gone away. I walk 2-3 miles daily now and can do normal activities afterwards. So, checking to see if there is a connection, I've googled fibromyalgia and Vit B12 and find myself here sharing the good news.
- April 28, 2012 at 10:48 am(36) Renee says:
Like Heather, I have pernicious anemia and have taken my first three weekly injections to get back to a normal level. I was told fibro is directly related to my PA, as muscle and bone pain are both symptoms. I'm trying to be optimistic that the fibro will improve after I get my levels of B12 back up sufficiently. Mine were drastically low, so my doc said it will take several months to get to a good place – been undiagnosed for a lot of years.
For what it's worth, I found relief from fibro by eliminating dairy from my diet (I was already vegetarian), but now with the PA diagnosis, I'm going back to lacto-ovo vegetarian. I crave too much dairy because my body wants the B12, even though PA is an auto-immune disease where my stomach can't absorb B12. Just putting it here in case other fibro suffers may benefit from reducing their dairy intake.
- September 4, 2012 at 7:59 pm(37) Kerry says:
I started taking the b12 sublingual about 2 months ago, I also cut gluten and dairy out of my diet, I have noticed an enormous change in my energy level as well as I sleep a good 7 hours a night now. I was diagnosed with FB about 3 1/2 years ago and have been in horrific pain and had the worst insomnia! I was taking melatonin nightly just to try to stay a sleep, it helped but it was building up in my body and a was exhausted all day, so I stopped using that and started taking the b12 sublingual!! I haven't slept this good in years!!!! And I never imagined I could have this much energy again!!! I had to spend most my summers locked in the house in the AC cause the heat caused me so much pain, I have 2 young boys and I was feeling awful as a mother!!! I can finally keep up with them! And enjoy the summers with them:)
- September 16, 2012 at 12:39 pm(38) Karen says:
I have tried sublingual B12 after getting shots for 4 months in order to get my levels up. Once I switched to the sublingual tablets I noticed a decrease in my energy and increase in my shortness of breath and an increase in headaches, all which had improved a fair bit with the injections. So I went back to the injections, then about 3 months ago my Doc asked if I'd like to try getting the shots with a smaller needle therefore going into the fatty tissue rather than the muscle…less painful.
Here I am 3 months later with increased headaches, increased fatigue and increased shortness of breath again…
I guess it is a no brainer for me…back to the deep muscle shots. I find it weird how so many people have different reactions.
- August 21, 2013 at 8:46 am(39) michelle says:
I'm having problems getting my doctor to consider the B12 injections. Did any of you have bloodwork taken that came back within low normal range and were still given the B12 injection?
- August 29, 2013 at 4:29 pm(40) Carolyn says:
I've been having vitamin B12 injections one a week for the past 8 weeks and have notice a massive difference in my chronic fatigue symptoms. I have another two weekly injections to go and hen I will have one a month for a year. My levels were normal and although the treatment that I am receiving is not licensed for CFS, the hospital wrote to my doctors to advise them that they might like to consider it. It's brilliant. I also take a folic acid tablet once a week.
- January 9, 2014 at 3:22 am(41) Henman says:
Orthomol vitamin b2 consider not very well?
- May 7, 2014 at 11:50 pm(42) Steve in Sebastian says:
TRY THE "BTOTAL" FOR BACK PAIN!!! First thing my chiro insisted I go out and buy! Huge help after only a week. At least 50% reduction in pain. Funny, but see none of this energy help, but a huge help with back pain. Fine with me!!


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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms
Published on Monday, June 28th, 2010 at 1:00 p.m.
Delegates to the Texas Democratic Party's state convention, which ended Saturday in Corpus Christi, cheered on the party's gubernatorial nominee, Bill White, and other November hopefuls.
From our perch, we heard a few applause/attack lines that had already been through the PolitiFact Texas Truth-O-Meter.
Secession comment
GOP Gov. Rick Perry was target No. 1 for many speakers, with some -- including White, state Rep. Mark Strama of Austin, state Sen. Royce West of Dallas and U.S. Reps. Solomon Ortiz of Corpus Christi and Gene Green of Houston -- touching on Perry's much-discussed yet constitutionally incorrect 2009 suggestion that Texas could secede from the United States.
This reminded us of Perry's rehash of his '09 secession comment in an interview given a year later. We found that recap, while incomplete, Mostly True.
Perry's suburban digs
Perry also received continued tongue lashings from Democrats for his housing arrangement. Boyd Richie, chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, said Friday that "the governor is charging us $10,000 a month to live high on the hog in a luxurious mansion."
Richie was referring to a house about 11 miles southwest of downtown Austin the state has been renting for Perry and his wife, Anita, since fall 2007. Originally, the couple moved so the Governor's Mansion could be renovated. A 2008 arson fire then heavily damaged the historic building, lengthening the governor's stay in the 4,600-square-foot home in the Estates Above Lost Creek subdivision.
Richie's statement Friday echoed one made by Kay Bailey Hutchison, the senator who was trying to deny Perry the GOP gubernatorial nomination, in a February radio ad describing Perry as living "in a luxury house that costs taxpayers $10,000 a month."
What we later found: The lease on Perry's temporary home was initially for one year, with the rent set at $9,900. In November 2008, the monthly rent was lowered to $9,000, with the lease extended through October 2011. We rated Hutchison's statement Mostly True.
Perry & Gore
Former Vice President Al Gore was invoked at the convention. White said Friday: "Rick Perry showed up at one of these conventions the year that he was the statewide chairman of Al Gore's first presidential race."
We tested a similar claim during primary season, when GOP candidate Debra Medina said to Perry during a debate, "Governor, you were a Democrat, having worked for Al Gore as his campaign manager..."
There's no disputing the governor was a Democrat. Perry won his first election, to the Texas House in 1984, as a Democrat. He won re-election in 1986 and 1988 before switching parties to challenge Democratic Agricultural Commissioner Jim Hightower in 1990 — a race Perry won in an upset.
And according to news accounts and Perry's campaign, Perry served as Gore's Texas campaign chairman in 1988.
What brought Perry to pitch in for Gore, whose candidacy washed out after he failed to do well outside his native South?
According to news reports at the time, many conservative Texas Democrats put stock in Gore's campaign, among them former Gov. Dolph Briscoe, who died this week, and then-House Speaker Gib Lewis, who flew to Washington to endorse Gore.
Later, Perry said he found out Gore was far from a real conservative. "Going through that (Gore experience) was part of what started me through the process of changing parties in 1989," Perry said. "I came to my senses."
We found that Medina was close to right about Perry's Gore connection, though a visitor from another planet might read her statement to mean Perry was improbably Gore's national campaign manager. Instead, he was Gore's Texas chairman.
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Also at the convention, Linda Chavez-Thompson, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, re-lofted her concern that Texas is the state "with the most minimum-wage jobs."
We earlier found that statement True. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 8.5 percent of the state's hourly workers made the federal minimum, $7.25 since July, or less in 2009. West Virginia was next in that category, with 7.8 percent of its hourly workers making the federal minimum or less.
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I filled it with Barbies Tuna Salad found on this site. I think next time I will just use the tuna with oil. I like simple!
This is my new midnight snack! Sometimes I add a tad bit of mayo to the tuna though :D Also, sometimes I eat this with tortilla chips. But sometimes I just eat it as is. I really want to experiment more with this recipe by adding spices to olive oil and then mixing that in with tuna packed in water. Not a huge fan of the IDEA of packed in vegetable oil although the taste was great.
Anyway, thanks for this new idea!
edit: My new favorite way to eat this is by mixing in a *few* chipotle peppers in adobo sauce with the tuna.
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Great recipe! Wonderful flavor. I had it topped with cherry tomatoes. Next time I will add a crisp slice of bacon crumbled also.
For all the fish that got away on our camping trips, found this to be a great "substitute" for the fresh fish. My new love for avocado's and old love for tuna made for an easy meal when needed after a long hike. We seasoned with salt and pepper and just a small dollop of sour cream, which it didn't really need, but was in the cooler calling us to use him. Thanks for sharing.
delicious! I LOVE avocados. I guess I never thought of mixing tuna with avocado instead of mayo. I think this would be great topped with some cheese and tomato as well, pimento, etc. :)
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Churches loss a great shame
4:10pm Thursday 21st June 2012 in Letters
IT WAS sad to read of another traditional church, St Mary's, Malpas, experiencing financial problems. Several weeks ago I wrote of the upsurge of the modern style Victory Church in Cwmbran, where money seems no problem. This Americanised showbiz, razzmatazz type of religion draws the people in, but I have found it rather superficial.
I recently paid several visits to a tiny rural Methodist church in Gwehelog, near Usk, well kept by local volunteers, here with a fully ordained minister a congregation of about 20 max (unlike 300 at Victory) we had a Cymanfa Ganu, a Whitsunday service with tea and cakes and there is a forthcoming Sankey hymn singing morning which attracts visitors from all over Britain, even America.
The simplicity of these services seem so right and sincere, no crowd hysteria, if we should ever lose these traditional chapels and churches it would be a terrible shame.
R. John Smith, Greenwood Ave, West Pontnewydd, Cwmbran
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12:34am Fri 22 Jun 12
iandfox says...
1:23am Sat 23 Jun 12
Bertie_Bassett says...
Will he ever make up his mind, my guess is he is hard at work writing next weeks letter no doubt slagging off Gary Barlow and his tax evasion. "More Tea Vicar"........
1:05pm Sat 23 Jun 12
Surfer-dude says...
It's the attitude that church is all about drinking tea and eating cakes while we all sing cwm by ar around a camp fire whilst waving a tambourine that's killing churches all round the country.
Our mission is simple spread the gospel message not sit around in a members only club eating cake.
If a church is preaching the gospel, people are getting saved, the church is growing fast, then it should be applauded not condemned.
It is a shame that these little chapels are closing, but your missing the point massively. The building is not important, the church is the people not a building.
But hey, I bet it's falling on deaf ears Mr Smith, enjoy your earl grey and slice of maderia.
2:15pm Sat 23 Jun 12
Sparkle007 says...
Besides, I did a bit of research myself, and discovered that when Victory church was first founded, they did not have a building at all! They gathered at Pontypool Active Living Centre! Hardly a quaint setting! See, if churches have clear vision and a measure of faith, they can continue, even when bricks and mortar fail them.
Victory church was birthed out of one man's vision and obedience, but, no man is an island, and as the team expanded, so did the congregation. Which is when they found by favour, the location they're at today on Greenforge Way.
It was once said, 'if you really want something, you'll find a way, if you don't, you'll find an excuse.' the church knows THE way, the only way, so there's little room for excuses, lack of buildings, or otherwise.
To say that smaller churches are more sincere because of no 'crowd hysteria' is completely unfounded though. Wherever Jesus preached, there was a crowd!! Surely, this should be the same today- where the gospel is preached, people will gather!
Instead of criticising large churches and sympathising with small ones, let's get back to the main point. Why is their a decline in church attendance resulting in church closures? Maybe, it has absolutely nothing to do with the building itself, but rather a crisis of leadership within the church! Leaders are only as strong as the weakest one following. Maybe the focus needs to shift off account watching and building leases and move to strengthening, equipping and encouraging people!
3:02pm Sat 23 Jun 12
Surfer-dude says...
EVERY week in the South Wales Argus, we read of local chapels and churches closing down because of declining congregations, lack of money or falling into disrepair.
The latest is Christchurch Aberbeeg, but it is pointless 700 people signing a petition to keep it open if only 10 can be bothered to attend the church.
In many cases, if the churches do not fall down, they are turned into mosques or warehouses.
In Cwmbran the reverse has happened, a converted ex-convict, Pastor Richard Taylor, has converted a factory building into the Victory church, a modern independent Pentecostal Church, drawing a weekly congregation of 300 plus.
With modern musical backing to hymns, good sound amplification and TV screens, delivering hour-long inspiring sermons it is described as awesome by those who attend.
It seems someone has got it right while traditionalists are stuck in the past.
R John Smith, Greenwood Avenue, West Pontnewydd, Cwmbran
Make your mind up fella!!
5:16pm Sat 23 Jun 12
Piinkee_X3 says...
It is a shame to see that churches are in decline and most often than not they close down. However you can not put the blame on another church.
I have done some of my own research on Victory Church and have found that clearly they are doing something right as they have a large congregation and there is a buzz about the place, people are excited to go! This is a good thing.
We should never judge a book by its cover, and somehow I don't think Victory church is a 'rich' church by no means whatsoever.
Maybe if people stopped looking at other churches and concentrated on their own something might change and they would see growth!
12:06pm Mon 25 Jun 12
Soup Dragon says...
Let's really be honest here, was the Church meant to be a scone eating, tea drinking, hymn singing fellowship group or was it meant to be a means of making an impact in society by reaching people, meeting needs and bringing hope into a hopeless World. For a more detailed account of what Church should be like take a look at Acts chapters 1-4 in the Bible.
For those who are accustomed to nice little traditional, quiet, comfortable services in tiny, rural Chapels, Victory Church may appear to be "Americanized showbiz razzmatazz type religion". But for the 300 plus congregation it is more than that. I have spoken personally to people who have had their lives radically changed for the better since attending Victory Church. One young man gave a detailed account of how he had turned over a new leaf or in his words "Been born again". his life had formerly been one of drink, drugs and violence. Now he says his kids have a real mam and Dad! If victory Church had substituted reaching the lost for a "Cymanfa Ganu" then people like this in our locality would remain in a mess. What would Gwehelog methodist Church do if half a dozen drug addicts rolled up at their doorstep!
Let's stop criticizing successful, growing Churches who are reaching out and embracing the lost and broken in our society and instead get behind them and pray for them. This will achieve a lot more than finger pointing.
You made the comment "Where money seems no problem". Yet Victory Church have not even been able to pay a pastor and the most part of the congregation are unemployed! Never judge a book by it's cover!
The funny thing in all of this is that I am told that in Victory church they love the old hymns and sing them in every service and that the preaching is Biblical, sound, exciting and inspiring! Why don't you just go along and experience it yourself Mr Smith. you might enjoy it!
2:55pm Mon 25 Jun 12
Paul R James says...
My view is; while being part of the Anglican Church brings with it the 'tea and sandwiches' stereotype, this is still a very real and living church, albeit encumbered by a more traditional heritage and listed building to meet in.
As someone who was brought up in and still a non-traditional church, meeting in modern buildings etc. I've learned to appreciate the need for these old churches, as they have stood as a testament to our heritage.
9:58pm Mon 25 Jun 12
Soup Dragon says...
I am not in a position to say whether or not the Methodist Church in Usk bring the Gospel to the locality or not. The more Churches there are the better I say! But when people say that the new, modern style Churches like Victory are Americanized and razzmatazz styled it makes me wonder what the real reasons for these comments are. It's sad to see people portraying this new Church in a negative and suspicious way.
If another Church is successful in bringing people in then surely that is a good thing that should please other Churches and cause them to rejoice!
The strange thing in all this is that Victory Church actually still hold to old traditional ways as well is blending them with the new and contemporary. The congregation is full of men and women of all ages including many from traditional Church backgrounds. The messages on the Victory Church website seem to very Biblical with sound, orthodox Christian teaching. at the end of the day shouldn't this be the true test?
If a pub or a night club opens up down the road no one bats an eyelid but isn't it funny that when a new church opens up everyone is up in arms!
I wish these unfounded comments and judgements made by other people who haven't actually experienced Victory church would cease. Why don't they just go there one Sunday and see what it's truly like.
5:51pm Tue 26 Jun 12
Paul R James says...
I have in no way criticized Victory Church, I have several friends who go there, and a big fan of the more contemporary style of worship.
I was merely defending St Mary's from the being lumped in with the stereotypical, "Church meant to be a scone eating, tea drinking, hymn singing fellowship group" which it isn't, but it is "a means of making an impact in society by reaching people, meeting needs and bringing hope into a hopeless World."
Albeit, within the confines of a more traditional veneer.
Although I live near St Mary's, probably with it's parish. I don't attend there, but can't fail to be impressed when my 10 year old child comes home with a smile on his face because Rev Parfitt has given a lesson or taken assembly, and chatting with my son discovered that Rev. Parfitt doesn't compromise the message.
Scones, tea and hymn singing may be the style, but the Gospel is preached and this church does make an impact.
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I'm trying to get my LED calculator out the door this summer, and that requires embedding an Arduino-compatible "core" into my own system. Yes, yes, I could use a microcontroller without the Arduino environment; but if I actually get this thing ready to sell, I want my customers to be able to reprogram it (apply firmware upgrades or enhance the feature set) in a comfortable environment. Hence an Arduino-compatible core.
I haven't made an Arduino-compatible before, and the only two things I found daunting were the crystal, which I understand has to be exactly matched to its supporting capacitors or the circuit won't resonate, so it was important to find the same one used in the Arduino; and the resettable polyfuse on the USB power lines, which doesn't (in the Arduino circuit) specify whether 500 mA is the hold current or the trip current.
I found an Arduino playground post by Tom Igoe giving Digi-Key part numbers for a bare-bones breadboard Arduino-compatible and chased the out-of-stock crystal to the equivalent Digi-Key catalog number 887-1019-ND. I searched far and wide for information on the polyfuse and gave up, settling on 500 mA hold current, since that's permitted (after negotiation) by the USB spec and surely we wouldn't want to trip at the maximum permitted current.
With that data in hand, I still had a healthy dose of uncertainty about my likelihood of building a working Arduino-compatible. I prefer to develop and test modularly, so I wanted to assemble a working proof-of-concept Arduino-compatible before diving into the LED calculator project. And as it happens, I had a perfect project waiting in the wings — an Arduino-compatible board with ground and power headers surrounding the normal I/O headers (like servo connectors), to make it easy to connect external sensors without going all-out and buying a sensor shield (which actually has the I/O pin at the end of each connector rather than in the middle, whatever). I want to build my own version of my friend Trevor's household temperature-monitoring system, and such an Arduino-compatible would be a great platform for terminating the three-wire temperature sensors.
To speed the process, I started with the EAGLE schematic of the Freeduino through-hole design, ripping up the board and laying it out mostly from scratch to make room for my extra header rows. I had the board produced by BatchPCB, I received it last week, and I have now assembled it into a working Arduino-compatible.
But not — this is going to sound soooo familiar — without some snags along the way.
Testing the FTDI USB-Serial
The one component not available in a through-hole package was the FTDI USB-serial chip; and I planned on hand-soldering it; and that's way easier to do without other components looming over it and getting in the way of the iron; so I attached it first. And that led me to test it first as well, since I test as I go.


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OK, I've been thinking about this for awhile, so I'm prepared for all the flak I'm going to catch from you guys. I'm just amazed that I haven't even heard a WHISPER of this yet. So here goes - the NBA version of "Who Am I?"
"I'm a big (6'4) point guard. I'm lightning fast with the ball, and am usually the fastest guy on the court end to end. I can get by anyone guarding me, and am explosive athletically. I also have a flair for the dramatic. Oh yeah, I also tend to turn the ball over sometimes. All of which adds up to comparisons with the top point guards in the league."
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Coffee is for closers
"The good news is - you're fired. The bad news is you've got, all you got, just one week to regain your jobs, starting tonight. Starting with tonight. Sit. Oh, have I got your attention now? Good. 'Cause we're adding a little something to this month's sales contest. As you all know, first prize is a Cadillac Eldorado. Anyone want to see second prize? Second prize's a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired. You get the picture? You're laughing now? You got leads. Mitch and Murray paid good money. Get their names to sell them! You can't close the leads you're given, you can't close shit, you are shit, hit the bricks pal and beat it 'cause you are going out!"
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That Alec Baldwin monologue is one of the best ever!
Posted by: beajerry at Oct 30, 2006 10:40:55 AM
Great GG/GR monlogue. A true life sales slump though, is when your own watch is worth more than your own car
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Cuts to child services at Friarage
Campaigners trying to save children's and maternity services at a North Yorkshire hospital say they a re disappointed at a decision to scale them back.
Hague disappointed over Friarage plans
The Foreign Secretary and Richmond MP William Hague has expressed his disappointment at plans to scale-back some services at the Friarage in Northallerton.
Children's services could reduced overnight at the North Yorkshire hospital and downgraded to a mid-wife led unit.
The recommendation came in a report published yesterday by the Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby Clinical Commissioning Group.
The Conservative MP called it a 'serious blow' for the area. The commissioning group says it's committed to quality patient care.
Plan to scale back paediatric services at Friarage
Health experts have confirmed their intention to reduce children's and maternity services at The Friarage Hospital in Northallerton.Read the full story
Plans to scale back child services at Friarage
Campaigners trying to save children's and maternity services at a North Yorkshire hospital say they're disappointed at a decision to scale them back.
Families have protested for months about possible changes at the Friarage hospital.
But today final plans were revealed which would see an end to overnight paediatric care.
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CHICAGO – Less than two months ago, there was Milan Lucic, a healthy scratch for only the second time in his professional career. His confidence was shot. His game was a mess. He had scored just twice in his last 27 games.
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Who is the true Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight Champion?
We're about to find out.
Junior dos Santos won the 265-pound strap by knocking out Cain Velasquez in just over a minute to kick off the promotion's FOX television deal in late 2011. When they met for a second time at UFC 155 last December, it was "Cigano" who left the arena empty handed.
Third time's the charm?
The stage is set for the upcoming UFC 166: "Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3" pay-per-view (PPV) event, which takes place on Oct. 19, 2013 from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. UFC recently released its full poster for the big shebang in the "Lone Star State" and there is no room for the undercard or "Prelims."
Too bad, because they are both rock solid, with pivotal fights in several different weight classes (see the full fight card here). For more on next month's UFC 166 PPV event click here.


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Gotta love me some Tyler Bray quotes. The kid has all the talent in the world, but refuses to say or even try to say the right things. He is going to make some team a great back up *rolls my eyes*. One would think that he would eventually grow up, but it doesnt seem he has matured at all. No wonder the Volunteers could accomplish nothing with the treasure trove of talent they had at WR.
Tyler Bray on how he wants to be remembered: "As a guy who won ball games. But we didn't. So ... yeah, that's not good."
On being a backup quarterback to start his NFL career, Bray said, "Well, they'd be paying to do it, so... yeah, that's fine."


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Michael Montlack's new poem collection Cool Limbo, for starters, looks really cool before it's even opened.
Digress, digress, follow the nose of your longing.
Being in workshop with you isn't going to make me famous, nor am I going to end up on Judd Apatow's speed dial, no matter how good the on-screen chemistry between me and Seth Rogan might be…
As Kafka said: "The crows maintain that a single crow could destroy the heavens; doubtless this is so, but it proves nothing against the heavens, for the heavens signify simply: the impossibility of crows."
I tell my students that education can do the work of evil: it can make a bunch of aleatory systems with PHDs think they have a right to be superior to the Rocky Weils of this world. They can make a son misunderstand the wisdom of his own father. They stink of torture and snobbery, they are rank with the odor of exclusion and bias, and we call this "truth" or "Dogma" or "terminology."
Abominable Ladies and Gentleman, thank me for coming!
To what extent do the classics belong to our actual, lived experience?
Yahia Lababidi remembers late nights in his dorm room at George Washington University, tossing in bed as the voices of Wilde, Rilke and Kafka reverberated around him.
When gaining a foothold among the establishment, it is important the so called "outsiders" or mavericks have a figure fully anchored within the establishment who can be "acceptable."
In the full complexity of human constructs piety is the rhetoric of conflicting and supposedly coherent values.
The chickens are purifying their system, purging it of corruption. Meanwhile, the chickens who willfully refuse to answer the bell are seen as impious, as negative, as renegades.
It's getting later than it's ever been and the sonnet is nearly over: do you know where your closure is?
The more things same, the more they same the change.
Things change by staying the same.
Things stay the same by changing.
A focus on the human person allows White to cut right to the heart of cultural issues without getting lost or tossed around in the media firestorms that accompany cultural events.
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Deputies said a Spartanburg mother left her 3-year-old girl alone in a Walmart while she claimed to be asleep in her car for several hours Monday night.
Spartanburg County deputies were called to the Walmart on Highway 9 in Boiling Springs Monday about 10 p.m. after employees and customers reported a little girl had been found alone.
According to a deputy's report, the girl told employees her mom was in the bathroom, but after making several announcements about a lost child over the intercom and checking store surveillance, they saw that the mom had left the building.
When deputies arrived, they said the little girl told them her mom was named "Kim," which matched the IDs in the woman's purse that was also left with the girl.
One of the customers said she saw the mom, identified as 28-year-old Kimberly Brewer, and she appeared to be intoxicated or on some type of drug, the report said.
Deputies said when searching through the purse to figure out how to contact Brewer, they found a bag of methamphetamine inside her wallet. Because Brewer could not be located at the Walmart or her house, the child was put in Department of Social Services custody, the report said.
About five hours later, deputies were called back to the store after Brewer returned inside the Walmart. Brewer said she had been asleep inside her car, when she woke and realized her child and purse were missing, the report said.
"She had gone into her car, fallen asleep and passed out as a result of the narcotics," said Lt. Tony Ivey of the Spartanburg Sheriff's Office.
Brewer was charged with possession of methamphetamine and neglect of a child. She was released from the county jail on a $25,000 bond. FOX Carolina stopped by her home Tuesday evening but she did not want to comment on the incident.
Deputies said the women did appear to be upset about what had happened.
"She was very distraught about what had happened," Ivey said. "At her bond hearing she was very upset about what happened, and her charges and how she had gotten them."
Walmart did not release the surveillance video gave FOX Carolina this statement:
"We appreciate the efforts of our associates as well as the quick response from local police. We will continue to work with police and provide information to them as needed."
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2 cloves garlic
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1 teaspoon salt
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Koei's upcoming Fist of the North Star game has been given an official March 2010 release, although no date has been specified. However, it's going to be up against some stiff competition. Also being released in March are God of War III and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.
Move over Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker! Koei is launching Hokuto Musou (Fist of the North Star Musou) in Japan sometime in March 2010 too.
The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game takes the Dynasty Warriors formula and mixes it with the Fist of the North Star manga. One story stays true to the series and another unannounced plot will be made for the game.
Fist of the North Star Musou seems to be one of Koei Tecmo's biggest games and it's going to be placed against other high profile titles like Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and God of War III. While Koei confirmed plans to release Fist of the North Star Musou in North America, a release window has not been announced. Imagine if Koei shoots for a worldwide March release. That would put this game in competition with Final Fantasy XIII as well. Publishers are really pushing to get their big releases out before the fiscal year ends.
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FinalFantasyFanaticc Dec 2, 09Final Fantasy XIII = Biggest Competitor in March. Followed by God of War, i don't see Peace Walker as being competition, even though it'll be great not many games sell alot on PSP.
McClubbin Dec 2, 09Final Fantasy XIII will have already had a 3 month head start on it in Japan since it comes out in two weeks. Unless if they're expecting it to sell like hotcakes for three months straight till Hokuto Musou is released. Even then I'm gonna assume that most of the Japanese would have gotten their hands on FFXIII by February unless if there were major shortages.
conel3 Dec 2, 09Fist of the North Star is awesome. looking forward to this.
Daigoji_Gai Dec 2, 09I am really looking forward to this... KOEI has vastly improved the system in their Musou games for this one, and will be the first Koei musou game to feature BLOOD! I was worried for a while that Hokuto Musou would be sans blood, but at least in the JPN demo it is there.
Looks like this will be a day 1 import purchase for me on the PS3.


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Stretch marks! HELP!
With my first pregnancy i used cocoa butter stretch mark cream twice a day every day. Despite my efforts i got stretch marks anyways. Just as i got 2 tiny stretchmarks starting on my belly, i gave birth. Im Now pregnant for the second time. I am VERY worried that those little marks will tear up my belly with this second on. Which streatch mark cream works best? PLEASE HELP. :)
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Full Report: Conference calls for local North East bank
At a conference held on Tyneside today, the message was that the North East should have its own bank, with local connections and an interest in lending to local businesses.
The conference was attended by some of the people who could make it a reality.
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Crystal Palace are understood to be tracking Tottenham pair Jake Livermore and Michael Dawson
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Crystal Palace are interested in signing Spurs pair Jake Livermore and Michael Dawson, according to the Daily Mail.
Livermore, 24, has spent the season on loan at Hull City and has revealed he is keen to join the Tigers on a permanent basis this summer.
However, Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis is interested in snatching the one-cap England international from under the nose of Hull boss Steve Bruce.
The Londoner started all but four of Hull's Premier League fixtures as the Humberside outfit reached the final of the FA Cup and qualified for the Europa League.
Centre-back Dawson, 30, was a regular at White Hart Lane last term but has still attracted interest from the likes of Everton and Newcastle United.
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