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"@KendallJenner: now dad, I know you told me never to get on the back of a motorcycle with someone, but with @Harry_Styles is ok right? #oops 😋"
This is fake. Someone photoshopped Harry's head into the photo.
"@KendallJenner: now dad, I know you told me never to get on the back of a motorcycle with someone, but with @Harry_Styles is ok right? #oops 😋"
This is fake. Someone photoshopped Harry's head into the photo.
So I get quite a lot of shit from people I know for being a Directioner. I never really care what those people think of me. But I figured I would share my One Direction story with my followers so maybe those who don't really understand why I love them and the fandom so much, can get a better understanding of that.
I found out about One Direction in the fall of my Senior year (2011), so not too long after the days of X-Factor. I fell in love with them the minute I heard WMYB. After that, all I wanted to do and all I did do was spend my free time on YouTube watching their video diaries, X-Factor and other performances, interviews, and fan mash ups of all their funniest moments. I couldn't get enough of One Direction. I had become so in love with these 5 goofy boys from England and Ireland. So needless to say, the minute I Up All Night was released in America in March 2012 I went out and bought the CD right away! And of course I got my tickets for the TMH tour 14 months in advance when they went on sale in April 2012. The concert was well worth the 14 month wait. I too spent time wondering why I couldn't personally know them because they seemed like the perfect group of people to be friends with. And at the time, I was really struggling in the friendship department.
In between my first listening of WMYB and purchase of UAN, I found out that one of my good friend's younger sister was equally obsessed with this boy band as I was. She and I had been kind of friends because my younger sister was in her grade and they were friendly. But the boys, they brought us together. They are the reason that she and I became so close, but they aren't the reason we have stayed friends. Sure we still fangirl almost all the time, but they allowed us to realize that we have so many other things in common that it's funny we weren't this close before.
That's not the only friendship these boys have helped me with. The last two years of high school had been really tough on my friendship with my best friend. In many ways, I could feel our friendship slipping away and us beginning to go our separate ways. And that terrified me; I didn't want to loose my closest friend. So knowing her love for all things British, much like myself, I took a leap and showed her a video diary of them. That's all it took, and she much like myself was hooked. It was a mutual love for a boy band that caused us to see that we still were the same before all the fights and arguments. They helped mend the broken pieces of our friendship. They helped me keep my best friend.
So you see, to you, they are just some silly boy band from England and Ireland that will fade like all other ones have in the past. But to me, they are so much more. They've helped me create new and save old friendships. Everything about them just makes me happy. And after all the shit I have gone through, I deserve to have one thing that truly makes me happy. That's my story, that's why I love these boys like I do. If you want to judge me for it, fine, that's your choice. Yes, I am an 19 year old Directioner and I will proudly say that to anyone who asks me because I love these boys no matter what. And I thank them for all they have done for me in my life, even though they don't know themselves. So happy 3 years One Direction, I can't wait for all the many more years that this fandom… I mean family… can share.
One Direction Concert Hershey, PA. July 6th, 2013. Section D, row 46. Not the best quality because taken on an iPhone.
I'm so sad. Louis is going deaf in his right ear. The boys are breaking out 'cause of heavy stage make-up. I just want them to be happy. I'm not saying they should break up. I'm not saying this is the fan's fault. If anything, it's their heavy managements fault. They're so restricted. I've never…
we'd break the whole world of internet and then we'd all cry ourselves to sleep when it says offline
What the actual fuck is wrong with you people.
All of you bitches are not fans you are fucking ignorant stupid ass bitches who worship a girl who loves starbucks and shopping…fucking idiots
This honestly makes me FUCKING SICK. What the fuck is wrong with you all? Why the fuck do you worship a random girl who does ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO BE WORSHIPPED. Here's an idea, go worship someone INSPIRATIONAL like Danielle or Perrie. They have inspirational careers unlike Eleanor who is paid to be a beard (oops.) And saying Harry should go die? That is just sick. And Louis does love Harry and always will and he always looks constipated when he's around Eleanor (lol oops~)
good day.
the crazy bitch in me is about to come out, guys.
I want to fucking kill all of these people, you are PSYCHOS, NUTJOBS, YOU ARE FUCKING CRAZY.
wow this is just horrible
I don't care if you think Larry is real… I don't but that doesn't mean I send death threats or hate to Harry. Doing that doesn't make him like you, in fact, he would probably hate you for all the crap you say. It not only hurts him, but Louis, Eleanor, and everyone else around Harry. So STFU!!!


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The headlines following Miami's Game 1 loss to the San Antonio Spurs focus unfairly on the "electric failure" that took place and the impact it had on the players, specifically LeBron James. While "CrampsGate" has dominated the talk in social media, it overlooks several actual facts.
One of these is that the Spurs are actually, y'know, pretty good. They played in the same conditions and found an extra gear as the fourth quarter wound down. An additional truth is that Miami was within four points with just under 3 minutes to play. That's certainly striking distance for a team that once came back from a 27-point deficit (albeit against the Cleveland Cavaliers) just last season and has orchestrated numerous comebacks during this year's playoffs.
But while the Spurs thrived as the clock expired, hitting shot after shot, Miami's defense looked beaten and fatigued and their offense was clunky and lacking the brilliance that has led the Heat to two straight titles.
While assigning fault is pointless, it goes without saying that Miami could have used the services of a player who was confined to the bench during crucial moments of the game. I am not referring to James, however, but rather Mario Chalmers, who only played 17 mostly-useless minutes.
Chalmers, as Heat fans have come to know, is a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in an overly-confident blanket of indifference. He wavers from being engaged and fearless to lost and careless over the course of the same game, maybe even the same quarter. He drives against 7-footers with hardly a care in the world then makes a sloppy pass with only a smaller defender in his way. He gets yelled at and consoled, even when the mistakes are clearly his fault.
During last night's forgettable performance, cameras caught teammates Chris Bosh, Udonis Haslem, Toney Douglas and Shane Battier all trying to motivate "Rio" at one point or another. It didn't work but, at least, it speaks to the great camaraderie on this Heat team.
Meanwhile, on a night when heat and fatigue wreaked havoc with Coach Erik Spoelstra bench rotation, Chalmers got in foul trouble early, was subbed out, came in briefly before the end of the first half and promptly picked up his third foul. It's the kind of lackadaisical play expected from rookies or journeymen, not starting point guards with championship experience. Chalmers picked up two more fouls in the second half, forcing Norris Cole to exhaust his high motor unnecessarily by playing nearly 30 minutes.
With James on the bench and out for the rest of the game, Chalmers – as cocky and confident as can be – was reinserted with a chance to cut a 7-point deficit before the game ended. He did, stepping back and drilling a 3-pointer (his only points of the game) over the outstretched Tim Duncan. Perhaps this would be a "Chalmers Game," one that would feed the inconsistent legend of a player who has won championships in high school, college and as a professional.
Instead, Rio allowed Tony Parker to screen-and-roll him to death and turned the ball over after over-dribbling himself into a corner and making a casual pass to Ray Allen…that landed near midcourt.
Maybe Chalmers should be thankful for the loss, especially with the absurd focus being put on James' severe cramping and ludicrous questioning of his durability and "manhood." The heat (no pun intended) is clearly off the erratic point guard. He's capable of bouncing back almost instantly, that ridiculous overconfidence propelling him back into the fans' good graces. And if Game 1 is any indication, he'll need to in order for Miami to have any chance at all against a team that is too experienced, too good and too motivated.
All the qualities that you might expect from a player like Chalmers but weren't in evidence during his woeful performance on Thursday night.
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I can't wait to relax tonight. I feel like my whole week has been go-go-go and I need it to calm down. At least it was mostly fun! Except the random stomach pain everything else has gone pretty well. I had the most random dream the other night. I had moved to a new town […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…


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Section 213: the latest weapon in the SFC's arsenal to fight misconduct
The saga of Tiger Asia has finally come to an end, with the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal confirming that relief under section 213 is 'free-standing' and not contingent upon there being a finding of a contravention of the Ordinance. This provides the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) with a powerful new tool to act 'as protector of the collective interests of persons' who have been injured by misconduct.
To summarise, the Tiger Asia proceedings arose from allegations made by the SFC of insider dealing by Tiger Asia Management LLC and three of its officers, a US-based hedge fund. In 2009, the SFC sought a number of orders against Tiger Asia including: freezing Tiger Asia's assets, prohibiting Tiger Asia from trading and unwinding the alleged insider dealing transactions. Tiger Asia contested this, winning in the Court of First Instance (which held that it did not have jurisdiction to grant orders under s.213 unless and until there is a finding of market misconduct, by either the Market Misconduct Tribunal or the criminal courts). The SFC appealed and Tiger Asia lost in the Court of Appeal (which held that a court's jurisdiction under s.213 was not contingent upon a finding of market misconduct). Earlier this month, the Court of Final Appeal (CFA), in Securities and Futures Commission v Tiger Asia Management LLC agreed with the Court of Appeal, thus confirming that the SFC could apply for court orders under s.213 without there first being a finding of market misconduct…
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Episode #2.4
Welcome back, internet readers. How was your weekend? Just kidding, no one cares. Now get ready for your weekly dose of the best show on TV. Don't think so? That's fine, everyone's entitled to their opinions, except for when they're wrong like yours are. We pick back up in week three of the manhunt for the Bay Harbor Butcher, which if you've never seen the show is in fact the main protagonist, Dexter. But if you've never watched this show, why are you stupidly reading this article?
I'm serious. We'll wait.
Okay, now that those assholes are gone, I have to say that Vince Masuka is –dare I say it– the best character on the show. (Except for maybe Dexter.) I absolutely cannot wait for Masuka's spin-off once this show eventually comes to an end. It could maybe document his Miami social life and crude, inappropriate sexual harassment. The best part would be at the beginning of each episode: "Last time on 'Masuka' . [45-second montage of him getting slapped by random women.]" Think about it, Showtime.
To take his mind off of the possibility of the death penalty, Dexter heads over and talks to Lila the hot foreign lady, and they go steal things from people's yards. What a bad influence she is.
Meanwhile, Rita's mom is in town visiting and she's already evil, much like all girlfriend's mothers. I enjoy how she hates Dexter but likes the Bay Harbor Butcher. The writers must have had a pleasant circlejerk over whoever wrote up that script.
In other news, it's official: Esmee is officially crazy. She flips her shit and tries to get the department to look into her boyfriend's shirt that "smells like another woman." I don't think I have ever hated a fictional television character as much as I have with Lt. Pascal. I could never understand how girls get so wrapped up in crazy reality shows starring boring people they've never met, but I think part of that finally clicked with me as I had an urge to reach into my TV and strangle the life out of that foolish bitch. Luckily, all of my fantasies came true later on when she is FIRED.
Somehow Deb and Frank Lundy get on the topic of dating and he tells Debra to make time for an occasional date in her free time, which she apparently interprets as "go to the gym and find that one guy who tried to hit on you and then take him home, handcuff him to the bed and fuck him until your brother walks in on you."
I know Deb gets picked on a lot in the series for being "unintelligent" and "ugly-faced," but I would place bets that few would object to switching places with Gabriel.
Assuming the room was real dark, of course.
The next day when Debra awkwardly boasted to her boss about how she "got laid" the night before, I noticed some odd looks between them. I'm going to go out on a limb and predict that they eventually do it.
I'd like to thank the 178 flashbacks during each of these episodes because it allows us to see that Dexter learned:
- how nice hair cuts can be
- how unexplained the disappearances of all of his moles are
I'm not sure how I feel about all of these subplots. They're turning a little soap opera-ish and have nothing to do with Dexter. Five minutes before this scene, I hated Pascal like no other and now I find myself almost feeling bad for her! Not cool, Laguerta. I just hope a cliched cat fight doesn't take place for the next six episodes. Or do I? (No. I don't.)
Dexter, still feeling the heat of Masuka's findings in his case, puts on his favorite black jumpsuit and breaks into the station and disables the refrigeration system. By the next day, all of the bodies are morphed into warm, slimy messes and are worthless to the police. Unfortunately, the algae covered rocks were preserved and Masuka tells Dexter that they should have the results back in about a week (which will conveniently be next Sunday).
Well, that about wraps it up for this week in Dexter. In summary, Masuka is awesome, Rita's mom can tell Dex is shady, Laguerta is a supercunt, Deb got some, Dexter witnessed his sister getting some, Lila is no good, and Dex may get zoned in on even further next week when the lab reports come back.
Oh, and Doakes shot a man. See you next week!


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Mandriva Fork Mageia 1 Unveiled
Nine months since forking from Mandriva Linux, Mageia rolls out first release.
Community supported Mageia 1 offers KDE, Gnome, XFCE4, LXDE, and other lightweight desktop environment options; popular applications, including Thunderbird and Firefox; LibreOffice and additional office apps, such as Skrooge and GnuCash; and several messaging, IRC, and VoIP options. VirtualBox, WINE, Gimp, Inskcape, and several IDEs are also included. See the release notes for a full list of what you'll find under the hood.
The Mageia 1 announcement recognizes team contributions, but also acknowledges that the project benefits from outside contributions. "And we're all gratefully aware of the amazing work of people at Mandriva, KDE, GNOME, Xfce, LXDE, the Linux kernel team, the FSF and all the many, many people writing free software – thanks to you all for inspiring us and making the great software that forms the foundation of Mageia," the announcement says.
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Tag Games create games for the biggest gaming platforms on the planet – mobile, handheld and online. With a global reach of over 4 billion people you can't afford to ignore them if gaming is on your radar.
Tag Welcomes Veteran Designer
- Created on Tuesday, 12 August 2014 15:11
Tag is delighted to welcome Gary Richards as our new Senior Game Designer.
It's a wrap! (Tag Jam 14)
- Created on Sunday, 01 June 2014 22:24
That's Tag Jam finished for another year. While the teams head off to catch up on their sleep please check out the short videos below which show the final output. The six teams managed to produce five playable games in 24 hours which is quite some achievement. The one team that didn't finish with a playable game did produce some great ideas and taught themselves some new skills, so everyone has a lot to be proud of. Scroll down to find out who won the competition!
Team 1 - Autobutts "Leaf it Out!"
Team 2 - Mighty Morphin Flower Arrangers "Fighting Fauna"
Team 3 - Cats in Hats "Rainbow Cod"
Team 4 - Illegal Aliens "Where's Wheelie? Invasion of the Buddy Matchers"
Team 5 - Oh! The Hugh-Manatee "Sub-mission"
Team 6 - Light Headed "Birthday Bash"
Drumroll.... and the winner is....
Illegal Aliens with "Where's Wheelie: Invasion of the Buddy Matchers"
Not only did the Illegal Alien walk off with the main prize, but also picked up "gongs" for innovation and best use of the wildcard object. Will done to them, and to the rest of the teams!
The halfway point (Tag Jam 14)
- Created on Friday, 30 May 2014 00:36
Team 1 - Autobutts
Well it's a steady performance from team Autobutts. The untextured cube we saw last time has been transformed into a beautiful plate of what looks like bacon. Mmmmm... must be almost breakfast time already! The game is now featuring some rather dashing wallpaper texturing and a big black arrow. Nice. The team report that most of the planned functionality in terms of control and object spawning is now present and they are starting to add more content. There have been a few challenges with Unity, but that seems to be behind them now. Super Marc is delivering some lovely art now and it's looking pretty good for the 'butts.
Team 2 - Mighty Morphin Flower Arrangers
The MMFA have lots of strange minions spawning and running down the screen before self combusting. The team are looking relaxed and are making very rapid progress through their extensive sprint plan. The code team have been arguing over the benefits of a single trunk or branches, but these minor production issues aside the game is coming along well. The team expect to be at 1st playable within the hour so for these flower arrangers life is looking rather rosy right now.
Team 3 - Cats in Hats
Remember that large, buxom, Scandinavian woman we showed in the last update? Alas she is gone, possibly for ever. The Cats in Hats are using up their nine lives tonight after suffering a number of set backs. Jim Artmaster reports close to eight hours work lost due to a technical issue which even corrupted the backups. The plans to use both motion sensing along with split screen gameplay also ran into a few problems when they learnt that Chilli Source didn't yet support split screen play. Not to be outdone Sean has promised to hack this in by morning, the current status above doesn't look too promising though. Will the cats pull this one out of the bag? Stay tuned folks and don't write them off just yet!
Team 4 - Illegal Aliens
The Aliens are perhaps the happiest of all the teams at the halfway stage. Basic game-play is in allowing the player to drive around an environment on Oculus colliding with people and the environment boundaries. It's an interesting concept that mixes VR driving in a shopping mall with multiplayer mechanics. We have no idea if this is going to be fun, but right now the team seem on track to have a full playable game by the end of the Jam. Right now they are just a whisker away from 1st playable and last minute issues aside it's hard to see them failing to deliver a solid build at noon today.
Team 5 - Oh! The Hugh-Manatee
The big, bright, yellow submarine is now moving around the playscape! With basic controls, collision and audio team Hugh are on course and looking ship shape. The team feel they are still a little way from 1st playable, but these experienced Game Jammers are playing it safe - expect to see some rapid progress shown in the next update as they get some more of the production art in and less placeholder pink. The code team have had a few barriers to cross getting physics systems working as designed, but that seems to be behind them now.
Team 6 - Light HeadedThe Light Heads have perhaps one of the most interesting game concepts. The premise is that you play as a thief who has broken into the home of a master thief who just happens to be having a birthday party and who has he invited? Yep - all the other master thieves! The player controls their character as they power up their torch by collecting thief thoughts - the more you collect the further the torch beam reaches. Sounds cool huh? Well the early playable shows a lot of promise which a static picture doesn't really convey. If the team can get the player control and movement working fluidly then this could shape up to be a major contender for top spot.
The home straight (Tag Jam 14)
- Created on Friday, 30 May 2014 08:53
Team 1 - AutobuttsContinuing on seemingly unhindered by the lack of a professional game artist, team Autobutts are now showing an interesting look and feel for their game. The game has the player stacking various ingredients, moving them around using tap and drag, to create the tallest tower before the whole lot comes crashing down. The game uses two player head to head networking and some nice physics. The team are happy with progress with some improvements to the physics, some bug fixing and some front end and ceremony are still to be added. The version we saw didn't have screen scrolling enabled, but with that completed and assuming the game translates well on device this is looking like it will be a fun little game.
Team 2 - Mighty Morphin Flower ArrangersThe MMFA appear to only be around half way through their backlog at the 20 hour stage. It says a great deal for the level of their ambition that even though their game is perhaps only 50% complete it's already quite playable. In the game the player shoots different coloured petals from the flowers at the bottom of the screen to stop the invading minion hordes. Flowers vs Minions. That could be a great game title... sounds a little familiar though? The team still have some GUI and audio to go in, but due to the lack of time remaining have decided to keep powerups and an Android version on the back burner.
Team 3 - Cats in HatsTeam Cats in Hats have been up against some fairly large problems right from the start of the Jam. First they lost art to a systems failure and then they discovered (or rather hadn't done their homework) that Chilli Source didn't support split screen. Well not to be detered they have battered on and whilst not being openly confident, they are still in a position where they could pull it altogether at the last moment. Their concept is rather ambitious for a 24 hour Game Jam and includes motion control in additon to that previously mentioned split screen mode. Good news is the motion control tracking works, split screen has been hacked in and there is plenty of art. Can they pull this cat out of the bag? The next four hours will tell.
Team 4 - Illegal AliensIt's fair to say the entire studio is interested to see how the Aliens get on with their game given their chosen platform is Oculus. We're not sure if Oculus is running Game Jams to generate new game ideas for their hardware, but it might be a good idea. Certainly team Illegal Aliens concept is quite original. The game is played by two players. The first player takes the role of the navigator. They are shown a top down map of the shopping mall and the location of the target character and must shout directions to the second player who is the driver (wearing the Oculus headset). It plays a little like a mix of Crazy Taxi and an abusive Garmin. The team are well on track in terms of the game-play functionality and are now focusing their time on improving the driving mechanics and adding visual polish.
Team 5 - Oh! The Hugh-ManateeThe bright pink background has been replaced with an abstract underwater environment in this 2D side on maze adventure game. A few game elements such as the win condition and audio are still to be added before final game-play balance and improvements are made. Word is that Brek has recorded all the audio himself using just his vocal chords which could be amazing, or awful. We expect to know very soon how that creative decision pans out. Team Hugh have gone through the night with no sleep and no showers. We're keeping our distance.
Team 6 - Light HeadedAll the major game mechanics and visual assets are now in the game and playable. Progress has been steady and the team are now looking forward to being able to spend a number of hours polishing what they have and adding some nice ceremony and visual effects. A leaderboard has just been added and work is ongoing to naturalise this so it is more consistent with the look and feel of the game. There have been some scaling issues with art assets through the night, but keeping to a well known game engine and game genre seems to be paying dividends for the Light Heads. The character already shows some smooth animation and is fun to play with, so with a few more hours of work we think this game is going to be hard to beat.
Development Art (6 hours)
- Created on Thursday, 29 May 2014 18:40
We are at the 6 hour mark. A quarter of the Tag Jam time has passed and the teams are starting to pull together some more advanced visuals. A couple of the teams have early builds with elements animating onscreen and basic menu and control systems. Here are some examples of early visual work from each of the teams. Tweet us and let us know which are your favourites and which team you're backing to be the winner! #TagJam14
Team 1 - Autobutts
We were promised pink cubes falling from the ceiling. What we got was this rather sad looking untextured cube. Don't panic yet Autobutt fans, there is lots of time for Super Marc to sort these visuals out.
Team 2 - Mighty Morphin Flower Arrangers
Strange, rather evil, things are afoot for the MMFA. Lots of teeth, large ears and horns featuring in their early art.
Team 3 - Cats in Hats
At Tag we like large, buxom, Scandinavian women so Cats in Hats are onto a winner here! Low res 3D in full effect. Hopefully in the next 6 hours this lady will get some eyes.
Team 4 - Illegal Aliens
A gallery of famous and infamous faces grace the screens of the Illegal Aliens. One wonders where this will end... we are slightly concerned.
Team 5 - Oh! The Hugh-Manatee
We all live in a yellow submarine, a yellow submarine, a yellow submarine! Hopefully this one comes with some sharp cornering capabilities.
Team 6 - Light Headed
It's a self-portrait. A rather cute one as well. Just wait until this little guy is animated - you'll fall in love all over again!


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A jury ordered Universal Avionics to pay Honeywell $5.5 million in damages for violating a patent related to Honeywell's original (pre-"enhanced") GPWS. The same jury last month ruled in favor of co-defendant Sandel Avionics. All three firms build terrain awareness and warning systems (TAWS) and have been locked in a lawsuits over TAWS patents since 2002.
As reported last month in AIN, under FAA requirements civil jets must be equipped with ELTs starting this month. U.S. operators have been advised to consider installing 406-MHz units because satellite monitoring of 121.5-MHz units is scheduled to end in 2009.
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Cessna last month announced the availability of special Service Bulletins for operators who want to upgrade their airplanes with Honeywell's runway awareness and advisory system (RAAS), a roughly $17,000 optional add-on for the enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS). Cessna service centers can perform the RAAS software and hardware updates for operators of Citation Bravos, Encores, Excels and Xs equipped with EGPWS.
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For instance; when you're talking to someone and one of their eyes casually wanders off to the side. Can also be applied to one's sexual orientation, like a gay man married to a woman.
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The main scripture that concerns many people with regards to tattooing is this verse from the remarkable Old Testament book of Leviticus
- "You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the LORD."Leviticus 19:28 — New American Standard
At first glance this passage seems to indicate that tattoo is forbidden for Christians. To comprehend the Scripture correctly, we must always examine the whole of Scripture and look at the particular context of a given passage. If we neglect deep study we will never truly understand the intent of the author. We need to look at the word(s) of the above passage in full connection with the surrounding verses, and in context with the historic setting at the time of its writing. When we study below the surface of this text, we then will see more clearly what God says about tattoo. The verse quoted above is part of a larger passage of scripture. Lets now look at the SURROUNDING SCRIPTURE!
- 26 'You shall not eat anything with the blood, nor practice divination or soothsaying. 27 You shall not round off the side-growth of your heads nor harm the edges of your beard. 28 'You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the LORD. 29 'Do not profane your daughter by making her a harlot, so that the land will not fall to harlotry and the land become full of lewdness. 30 'You shall keep My sabbaths and revere My sanctuary; I am the LORD. 31 'Do not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.Leviticus 19:26–31 — New American Standard
In this passage God is speaking to his covenant people Israel. He is specifically telling them to stay far from the religious practices of the surrounding people groups. The prohibited religious practices in these verses include eating bloody meat, fortune telling, certain hair cuts related to the priests of false cults, cutting or marking the body for dead relatives, cultic prostitution and consulting psychics. All these practices would lead God's beloved people away from Him and toward false gods that were not Gods at all. In the midst of this context we find the word translated "tattoo marks" in verse 28. It is important to note here that the context of this passage is not one of body décor but one of marking one's self in connection with cultic religious worship. Bible commentaries tell us much about the eastern religious practices that God was warning His people to shun.
"Make any cuttings in your flesh" (v:28): the reference here is to the practice of making deep gashes in the skin while mourning the death of a relative. This was done to provide life blood for the spirit of the dead person rather than to express sorrow. On account of the dead: as indicated above, this describes the purpose of all the actions in verse 27 as well as verse 28.
The tattoo of today is much different than it was for those who originally received the Pentateuch. Today tattoo is a decorative means of self expression and personal decoration. In our current culture people modify their appearance for beauty in many ways such as clothing choice, makeup, plastic surgery, haircutting and coloring, weight loss, body-building, and ear piercing. Some of these practices have a history in ancient ritual and false religion, but in our cultural context they do not denote a connection with evil or false faith. In the same way tattoos today do not link the wearer to cultic worship practices and is not generally practiced for ancient religious purposes, tattoos today are for ornamentation.
A further reason to believe Christians are free to tattoo their bodies is that New Testament believers are not bound by the Old Testament laws to gain or regain right relationship with God. If we were to obey the laws of the Old Testament we would also be bound by rules that would restrict shellfish and pork eating, hairstyles, wearing of clothes made from two different fabrics, even eating cheese on hamburgers (yes, it is true). Some also feel that modifying the body somehow defiles God's creation, but if this was true would it be right to pierce ears, correct a club foot, cut hair, clip nails, get a tan or use orthodontia? Each of the previously mentioned practices modifies the way we were originally created, some permanently. Getting a tattoo is a deeply personal choice that falls in the category of personal appearance and is vitally connected to the freedom of the believer. The Apostle Paul reminds us that the Old Testament Law was designed by God was to lead people toward Jesus. Now that Jesus has come and set us free, we are not under the law for our good standing with God. Our right standing before God comes from placing our trust in Jesus' death on the cross to pay for our debts, not on following the Old Testament regulations.
- 24 Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. Galatians 3:24–25 — New American Standard
As New Testament followers of Jesus we are not under restriction in the area of personal décor.
Tattoo of today can describe images that merely please the wearer, or have deeper meaning to the owner. Many Christians today are tattooing themselves not in tribute to a false idol or anti-Christian deity, but with love for the one true God and Creator. Many today utilize this permanent marking a way of giving glory to God. Some find that Christian tattoos attract questions about faith and provide opportunities to give God glory by allowing the story-telling of His Love to those who aren't convinced yet.
A parting thought about tattoo and younger people
Tattoo is a significant life-choice and should be only entered into with a great deal of forethought. Some questions to ask yourself if you are young and considering a tattoo are:
- Am I legally of an age to get a tattoo?
- If I live with my parents, would my parents support my decision?
- Would I be defying the authority God gave my parents over me at my current age?
- Would I still want this particular image when I get older?
- What if my future mate wouldn't like having to see this image for a lifetime?
- Would this tattoo be in an area of my body that would be plainly visible? – Many people do unfairly judge people with tattoos as being "second-class."
- Would this image bring God glory?
- Do I feel fully convinced that tattoos are allowable for Christians?
Tattoo is not for everyone, and is certainly not for a Christian who feels unconvinced that getting a tattoo is completely Biblical. In this and many areas of the Christian life there are many truly excellent believers who have varying degrees of agreement and disagreement about Christians with tattoos. In whatever you believe about this issue I hope that you will leave gracious space for others who might feel differently. May ALL things bring Glory to our great God and Sovereign Lord, Jesus the Christ.


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Recently, the contracts that major recording labels have with YouTube have come up for renewal. But there was some speculation that the labels might not renew because they were no longer happy with the terms that YouTube was setting.
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The Donald Sterling era is officially over.
The NBA announced Tuesday that the sale of the Los Angeles Clippers to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is complete. After a California court handed down the order that Shelly Sterling had the right to sell the team on behalf of the Sterling Family Trust, Ballmer was finally able to make good on his $2 billion bid for the Clippers. The NBA Board of Governors had previously approved the sale following Ballmer's bid.
Ballmer, former Microsoft CEO who bought team for $2 billion, is now the Clippers' governor, league says.
— Ken Berger (@KBergCBS) August 12, 2014
This is a huge step forward for the NBA and the Clippers. When NBA commissioner Adam Silver handed down his severe punishment following the latest controversy of racism involving Donald Sterling, there were doubts about how quickly the NBA could replace the owner of the franchise. Head coach Doc Rivers and star point guard Chris Paul suggested on separate occasions it'd be hard to picture coaching/playing for the Clippers next season if Sterling still owned the team.
Those concerns have now officially been eradicated.
Sterling was expected to put up a fight in court and he's built a reputation of suing anyone and anyone to get his way over the years. But now that the team has officially been sold, new legal action shouldn't have any bearing on Ballmer's ownership of the team for the 2014-15 season:
Talking to attorneys now and they don't see any way sale can reversed on Sterling appeals, writs or new lawsuits. It's a legally done deal. — Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) August 12, 2014
It's highly unlikely Sterling goes quietly into the night and accepts his consolation prize of $2 billion, but even if he continues to sue, the team officially belongs to Ballmer.
This is a major victory not only for NBA fans, but for Adam Silver as well. The manner in which he handled the Sterling controversy and punishment was impressive, but without action, words are meaningless. Silver did everything in his power to make this unprecedented situation right and if he didn't have the support of his players before, he certainly will now.
Sterling outmaneuvered by the league, Shelly, and Ballmer again. Sale closed before he could even file his writ to stop it.
— Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) August 12, 2014
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Print Comics Draw First Blood in War on Digital Market
- Written by Jude Terror on Monday, October 01 2012 and posted in News with Benefits
Sony will shut down its PSP digital comics store as print comics win a huge battle in the war to destroy digital comics.
Source: Engadget
Despite the beliefs of many industry analysts that digital comics would destroy print comics and put all local comic shops out of business if they are priced somewhat reasonably and available before they are old and outdated, it was print comics that scored a major victory today, as Sony announced that it will be shutting the doors of its digital comics store on October 30. Purchases in the store will be available for download until January 2013, but, after that, readers will be out of luck, which will give the comics community our first opportunity to see what happens when a store shuts down with this model of digital sale, where customers are not able to store and transfer actual files. Asked for comment on how this screws customers over, Sony replied that customers could just ask the hacker community nicely to grab copies of the comics the next time they are stealing all of Sony's PS3 network passwords and credit card information.
Meanwhile, local comic shops around the country were celebrating the demise of one of their greatest enemies, throwing massive parties where customers were invited to purchase single issue comic books that take roughly three minutes to read for $3.99. "Soon, you'll have no other choice," said Bob, owner of Bob's Comics in Cleveland, Ohio, to a store full of gloomy, defeated customers. "This is the future."
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Foreign Policy Runs Op-Ed from Muslim Brotherhood Nobel Peace Prize Winner Comparing Morsi to Mandela
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BIELMANN: STRAIGHT UP THE MAN - a new film from Sanuk profiling world-renowned surf photographer Brian Bielmann and his incredible tales of life behind the lens.
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|not a runner anymore
Hi everyone. I would really appreciate some advice. I've read the old PF (piriformis) threads. Bottom line is that many people suffer for years and never get better. I've had this injury for 2.5 years. I've tried running through it, cross-training, deep tissue massage, anti-inflammatories, one month of total rest, two rounds of PT, currently in PT with a very good (sports focused) facility. I haven't run in 3 months but that isn't even what has me so upset. The bottom line is that ALL forms of exercise hurt me. I used to run 50-70 miles per week, for years, before this hit me. Now all forms of exercise cause some pain. The latest PT has reduced the pain to minor, dull ache, but my exercise level is still very low (maybe 30-40 min on elliptical trainer with several days off per week). I had a doctor friend give me a recent NY times article explaining that cortisone shots can actually make things worse. After reading that article, I have decided that I do not want cortisone shots.
Even worse--my PT thinks that I may have reached a plateu where I may not get further improvement. Basically I'm facing a life where all forms of exercise cause pain. I'm beyond devastated.
He thinks maybe I should try either oral steroids (prednisone) or a new treatment called prolotherapy (small injections of sugar designed to increase bodies own anti-inflammatory processes). Prednisone has bad side effects, supposedly only if taken long term. But a life without exercise also has (obviously) bad side effects and besides I can't live that way. Surgery is out of the question in my case.
Has anyone taken prednisone for PF syndrome? Anyone tried prolotherapy for anything?
I would really appreciate any thoughts or ideas.
I had this for 2 years and cured it with 1 treatment of acupuncture.
|not a runner anymore
Thank you. I've read several people say that acupuncture didn't work. I don't know anything about acupuncture. Can you tell me how you chose the practitioner and what they did (if you know)?
Many thanks again!
try this? Cant hurt
|not a runner anymore
Thank you. I have seen that youtube video before and have tried that and many other stetches. Honestly I have tried just about everything short of hard core drugs/injections. I am really devastated. The good news is that the pain at the moment is relatively minor, but extremely persistent, and gets worse with ANY exercise (even swimming) of any significant duration (i.e., longer than 30 or 40 minutes) or decent intensity. Through LOTS of work in PT and lots of stretching (3 times per day last 3 months), including dynamic stretching, PT twice per week, I have managed to get the pain down significantly. It's just that I feel pretty sure that if I increased the duration/intensity again, I would be back to square one (I'm not sure but that's what I'm guessing since the pain is not gone). The PT thinks I may be maxed out on improvement. I did my first 10 min run yesterday during PT, after 30 min on elliptical earlier in day, and the run didn't increase the pain more than the elliptical. But again the pain isn't gone and, let's face it, a 10 min run is pretty pathetic and not going to satisfy me for my life.
So now everyone is telling me to try prednisone. I'm worried (very worried) about weight gain, particularly weight gain AND the pain sticks around. I have a few doctor friends (not orthos) who have told me to try the prednisone, but these people are as far from connected to fitness as possible, so I'm not sure they really know.
I could just wait and see, but one doctor friend told me that with the decrease in pain/inflammation that I've already accomplished through rest and PT, the prednisone might "knock out" the rest of the pain. Whereas if I just ramp right back up and say screw the pain screw the world I'm going to run, the pain may get worse again and more likely to be a life-long condition.
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Does anyone know anything about how the body (particularly piriformis or maybe similar muscular/tendon injuries) might react to prednisone, likelihood of weight gain if I take this crap, etc. Does the doctor's logic make sense? Can you have pain without inflammation?
My doctor friend (and a couple of other docs) have told me that IF I have any inflammation, the prednisone will get rid of it. But from my own reading I *think* you can have pain without inflammation. I don't understand that fully, but I believe that is true. So basically the prednisone might not help. Any experiences with prednisone on the board???????????
Thanks so much. This truly is the worst thing that has ever happened in my life with the sole exception of losing loved ones.
I went to a family friend (retired chiropractor) who had cured me with acupuncture for some other things, including an IT band problem and even pain from a stress fracture. It seems like all the needles went in my back and maybe my ear (?). You have to relax when they do it. It was at his home and he spent a good hour and a half working on me. I think whether it works depends on who's doing it, so you should ask around to other runners in your area.
Prednisone is bad shit. It cures pain,but catabolizes muscle and bone if you take it long term. If acupuncture doesn't work, I'd suggest ART and or dry needling (different than acupuncture cause it directly targets the trigger point in the muscle).
Have you gotten an MRI? I had what I thought was piriformis syndrome for months, and and MRI determined that I actually had a sacral stress fracture.
|not a runner anymore
Thanks. I haven't had an MRI yet. Unfortunately self-employed small biz owners. We cancelled our insurance last year b/c with a 5K deductible we would never pay for tests anyway. So everything is out-of-pocket. Docs suggested MRI but I thought if it was something like cancer, it wouldn't improve if I stopped exercise. But I never thought of a stress fracture. Guess we might have to bite the MRI bullet.
FYI--I'm not planning on ever taking prednisone long-term. I'm just considering a one pack deal to try to get rid of this problem. I am very aware of the long-term risks and those are out of the question for me--I would rather exercise with pain for the rest of my life, which appears to be (maybe) my only other option.
There are a few acupuncturists near me. Maybe I'll have to think more about those and consider the MRI.
I'd still love to hear pros/cons on short-term (one pack) use of prednisone. I'm specifically concerned about weight gain. Maybe non-runners would be more likely to gain weight b/c they eat more but dont exercise, which of course wouldn't be my situation.
I was able to tolerate 30 min today on the elliptical and my second 10 minute run after a 3 month lay off, so I still have hope that I'm not dead yet.
Thanks again to everyone and would love to hear anything more. Sorry to keep essentially bumping but I'm desperate to hear anything..........also prolotherapy? I wonder how that differs from dry-needling? Prolotherapy is where the inject sugar solution into the tendons and ligaments to jump-start the body's own natural anti-inflammatories/healing process. It's a new thing but PT said he has seen some people have tremendous success with it, including even those with arthritis, which otherwise cannot be cured.........
I do not believe in prolotherapy. I've had it before and there is a reason that physicians aren't advocating it and you have to travel to a holistic Dr. who still charges you hundreds of dollars for the visit. It's dextrose and water. I know you aren't going to want to hear this, but I have a sneaking suspicion that you do not have Piriformis Syndrome.
I may be able to help you more in terms of how you can get on the right course in treating your issue, but I would need a COMPLETE/DETAILED list of your symptoms, when you first noticed them, how they progressed, etc etc. If it actually is Piriformis Syndrome (which I doubt) I would advocate surgery before Prolotherapy. Even if Prolotherapy wasn't a joke (which I believe it is through experience), it wouldn't even make SENSE for your situation. I'll explain why if you want to talk via e-mail. Leave an address up on here if you are interested... I can give you more advice than you think if I know more about what is going on with your butt/leg/back.
|Tech Knee She Umm
My guess from what you've described (as well as years of treating thousands of runners) is HYPERmobility of either/both SI joints. This would be even more likely if you are female (don't know from your post) and post-partum.
Prolo is very hit or miss. I've only referred a few patients for it. The results have been pretty crappy...ditto with PRP. Acupuncture has (in my experience) a much better success rate, though tends to be best suited for nerve-related pain.
As far as getting an MR, I have 3 clinics locally (Orange County) that charge less than $330 for an MRI w/o contrast for uninsured patients. Get an MR before proceeding with a medrol dose pack or injection. If there's no visible inflammation on MR, then there's no justification for a corticosteroid.
If I'm right about hypermobility, then you need to strengthen the entire pelvis (which you may have already done, assuming your PT was competent) and lengthen the surrounding musculature (via ART, Rolfing, yoga, etc.).
While your case sounds nasty, it's likely no worse than what I encounter several times per month. I think you simply haven't stumbled across the right practitioner yet.
|not a runner anymore
Thank you to all of the posters. I am a female, but never had children.
I think my PT is very competent. This is my second round of PT. He is actually an athletic trainer but working in a very skilled/sports based facility. Pro and college athletes are their main customers, facility formed by a former pro basketball player. I really think they are good and the treatment has been different than my prior PT in that we have worked on moving/twisting the hip much more. Also of course core-exercise and lots of stretching.
I tried yoga once and had pain (this was a couple of months ago) with some of the poses, so I didn't go again.
I've had numerous deep tissue massages.
Not sure where to find ART.
I will follow the advice to get an MRI before taking prednisone, although it sure is tempting with that bottle sitting there on my dining room table and the running trail sitting outside my door.
My email address if you have any info is email@example.com. I would appreciate any and all feedback that might be helpful.
What is PRP?
I have had good success with the PT, but just not 100%. The weird thing is that some mornings (including this morning), I wake up feeling that I am 98% better. And this morning was a big surprise because I ran both Friday and Saturday for the first times. Weird that it feels like the elliptical (with arms) hurts more than running. Anyway, after about day 4 of 37 min elliptical followed by either 30 min walk or combo walk and one mile run, the pain returns after my workout, making feel like I'm only maybe 80% better. By tomorrow morning I'm pretty sure that I will feel 95% better--mild pain but still persistent.
So, do I continue increasing my mileage like nothing is wrong if I'm at 95%, but not 100%?
I did have a LOT of tightness that has greatly subsided, and the pain has become more localized (immediately on the area of my butt where the piriformis is supposedly located).
THANK YOU to everyone. Honestly as I said this has been completely devastating because this affects all forms of activity. Basically any decent workout seems to leave me in pain again.
I took one month off and PT thought maybe this was at least partly muscle soreness, but would muscle soreness be localized where the injury is located???!
I struggled with this injury for almost 3 years in College. It took 1 cortisone shot to knock it out, and I haven't had a real problem since then (its been about 2 years now) I don't know why you would want to mess around with ingestible steroids.
|Move on
When a therapist says you've reached a plateau, move on to another. A fresh set of eyes is sometimes hugely helpful. Try a chiro or another PT after asking around and finding someone in your area who has had success at similar injuries. A lot of therapists ignore the pelvis for some reason; find someone who knows how important it is. Also, someone who can assess how your glutes are working. The third person I went to finally got the full picture and within weeks my years-long hip pain was rapidly going away.
|not a runner anymore
The problem with finding a decent PT is a big one--you keep paying and this is my second time around, so you know eventually dollars are a limiting factor. That being said, I have a lot of my respect for my current PT. He said last visit that we may have reach maximum improvement, but he wasn't sure til after the run. Not sure what he will say today, since run was fine. I will mention the pelvis/hip strengthening but we seemed to have been working that area a lot. My hips seemed tight--I didn't have much side to side movement in them when we started, now much better. Also my right leg (affected leg) used to quiver when I did balance type exercises. That has also gone away. Again, after 2 years of pain, this guy got rid of 95% of the pain in 4 weeks. He does have a more experience guy above him and I may ask for a consult with him. The more experienced guy apparently travels around the country lecturing on PT, sought after by pro athletes, and has taught this guy everything he knows. So we'll see.
The reason for the systemic steroids, instead of the shot, is that a doctor friend of mine gave me an article (recent NY times) saying that steroid shots over the long term lead to worse outcomes, meaning one year later in the studies 57% of patients wer worse. Her opinion, based on those studies, was that the location of the shot might be problem, so *just one dose* of systemic steroids might be better because it would fix any problem in the entire body and wouldn't be reliant on the skill of the doctor giving the injection in the right location (she is not an ortho, so she can't do it).
As for prolotherapy, I did a little research on the internet before posting and the mayo clinic does recommend prolo for various body parts (knee, ankle, shoulder, wrist, etc), but not the hip. My PT said he has seen some people have no results from prolo, but has seen a few miracles from it--e.g., ankle arthritis in wake boarders completely resolved by prolo. And tendon/ligament injuries supposedly take longer to heal, so the theory is that prolo injects something into them to jump-start the bodies own natural healing to the tendons/ligaments. *But* I was very disappointed to hear the real stories on people on this board who have had prolo without success. That was a major bummer b/c I'm really afraid on amount of PT is going to solve this.
And I don't really know how to find another PT. I will ask about hyper mobility and another consult with more experienced PT guy.
Thanks again to everyone. I'm still considering various options and continuing PT. Oh, also this morning I scheduled an MRI, so I will find out if there is inflammation before considering any kinds of steroids, again thanks to the posters on this board. Any other thoughts/ideas/questions to ask PT?
Does anyone know if you can/should increase mileage (is it normal) when you are NOT at 100% but greatly improved?
|Move on
Getting rid of 95% of the pain in 4 weeks is incredible. I don't know why, given that, he doesn't necessarily think you can improve more. Doesn't make sense to me.
Check out this link, it has 2 very simple tests for glute function. When glutes aren't doing their job, it puts a lot of stress on the surrounding areas. It might be worth giving the tests a try to see what you find, and/or ask your PT what he thinks of them.
Don't take prednisone. The science behind joint pain is not as good as you might think. Pain cannot be explained as simply as "just a inflammation" process. Prednisone is a very serious drug and it will likely do nothing. It is a risky shot in the dark.
Pain is 100% mental. (ie...It comes from your brain responding to what it thinks your body is feeling) I have a sneaking suspicion that part of this problem is in your head and the wiring of your body. You might have trained your body to pay attention to this pain and thus sensitized yourself to it. I'm not sure what the solution to this is for you, because I am dealing with it too.
My Advice: Be patient. These things take lots of time to heal. There will be no slam dunk and it is likely you will not be able to run like you used to for many years. Accept it. Take up other hobbies, while you allow your body to recover.
I've gotten really good advice from this website. www.saveyourself.ca He has a very realistic and scientific perspective on pain and injury. It is worth checking out
|not a runner anymore
I will check out the glute test (went to the page already and checked it out, but I will try it). And share with my PT.
He said today that he was just saying that I needed to know that there was a possibility that this could be permanent. He had always been very big about optimism and positive mental attitude, so this statement was very upsetting coming from him (since I know he wouldn't say it unless he really thought he maybe can't fix this). But he said today that he feels good about the length of time between bad feeling/achey days, and my positive response to the run. He has now said to eliminate the elliptical, which he doesn't understand WHY this would cause pain, but it seems to cause more pain than even running, so for this week I am supposed to eliminate it.
I know 95% is good (remember it's only say 80% on the evening after a workout), but I just seem to have leveled off. I've stopped improving for the last week or two (hard to remember).
Also PT has actually gone on for 3 months, but the first month I continued cross-training for significant durations (1-2 hours of swimming combined with elliptical plus LOTS of PT type stuff outside of PT). Of course I didn't get better. Then I took a month of rest, almost literally bedrest, including rest from PT, and I didn't get much better (although I accidentally ran (for my phone, in the rain, etc) a couple of times during that time, which seemed to re-injure it).
I'm just struggling with the duration of any type of exercise that I can do now while still hoping that PT will continue making me better.
I cannot just find other hobbies. This injury affects ALL forms of exercise. I'm not just going to lay on the couch, so I have to try everything. Other hobbies, sans ALL forms of exercise is not one of the options that I would ever consider.
At this point the PT says that I can run 1-2 miles, 2-3 days per week, while we are experimenting. Basically that is the experiment. Even though I have some pain on the affected spot afterward. He said this isn't like a normal injury and so I should not expect to be at 100% when I first run. The question for him is whether I recover from these runs and what we are doing in PT (and then also hopefully improve). The hardest decision is how much (duration and type of activity) to do while I'm still hoping for improvement in PT.
THANK YOU to everyone who has replied.
Did your PT have you doing adductor and abductor strengthening? Have you mastered the "perfect squat"? Did PT have you doing lunging squats?
These were the type of things that have gotten rid of my piriformis injury. I had it for a very long time at one level or another. I did alot of reading on here and talking with others and came up with a strength program. once i became diligent about this, i started making alot of headway with it. I didn't stretch at all since i felt that this was making it worse.
I'd avoid anything invasive until you've spent 3 months or so being obsessive about strengthening 2-3 x per week.
|not a runner anymore
Thanks for the reply. I'm doing all sorts of strange squats, twice per week, but I don't know what the lunging squat and perfect squat are.
Do you have any links?
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