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How long would it take a trawler to complete a journey of 167,393.671 miles (269,394 km)?
The trawler in question has the following equipment: 1998 twin 855NTA 400 hp Cummins, 5:1 Tonaco transmissions, 4 inch shafts, 54" four blade SS wheels in kort nozzles. 2006 40kw Northern lights generator, 30kw Detroit Diesel generator. All keel cooled and dry exhaust. 250 gal sewage tank with pump out. 3hp bildge pump, 1.5 hp SW washdown pump, 1.5 hp FW pump. 12V batteries, 24V batteries, 32V batteries. 3000 psi SCUBA compressor.
How many days would it take, and how many stops would it need to make to complete the journey?
yeah, you know that none of what you've obviously copy and pasted matters when measuring trip time? you need distance and speed to calculate how long to travel from point A to point B, of which you have not supplied to us thus it's impossible for us to guesstimate it. for how many stops needed, you'd need to tell us how much fuel the engine consumes per hour and how large the fuel tanks are, also impossible to guesstimate without this info. now that I've clarified this, here we go:
but let's play around with this.....I'd guesstimate 12 knots for a trawler's top speed, 41,690/11,000 liter/gallon fuel tanks and the motors burn 132.4/35.0 liters/gallons per hour, each knot is 1.8 km/hr, now we can do some math.
269,394km/1.8kmph = 149,663.33 nautical miles
149,663.33nmi/12 knots = 12471.94 hours
12471.94hrs/24hrs = 519.66 days
519.66 days or 1 year, 6 months and a few days, give or take a week if you could keep a constant pace, which you couldn't since you would need to fuel, resupply and shelter from bad weather, so I'd say more in the realm of a year and seven months to year and ten months would be a generous estimate.
for how many stops you'd need? here's my calculations:
US imperial units:
11,000 gallons/35gph = 314.285 hours of run time at 75% power(aka maximum reasonable continuous run time)
12471.94hrs(total time for entire trip)/314.285hrs(between stops) = 38
I estimate 38-40 stops during the trip, minimum. plan accordingly
PS: there's a reason only the insanely rich and the government can plan and do these trips in comfort, they're expensive to run. imagine trying to fuel for even the lowest price in the US at the moment, $2.85/g, that's $31,350 each stop for fuel alone, not including other supplies, so the total fuel cost would be $1,191,300-$1,254,000 for fuel for the whole trip!
something I didn't think about, water. if you don't have a water maker onboard, your going to be making a lot more stops then 40 during the trip. each person on average uses 151.7 gallons of fresh water a day in the US for drinking, making food, washing themselves, for the toilet, ect. so lets apply this to your boat, 1000 gallon water capacity(says in the specs from the link below), that means you can only go 6.5 days before absolutely needing to refill the tank, for ONE PERSON! divide it by how many people onboard, you aren't going far between fillings.
PS: people, when circumnavigating the globe, you can't drive a boat through land, so you need to go around, thus lengthening the trip, come on, no one thought of that?
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I was persuaded to buy a standard twin 12 litre set. When I started using it I found that it was very comfortable in the water and I was pleased at the additional safety factor twin tanks gave me. However, I was very uncomfortable carrying 40 kilos of equipment on my back when I was out of the water. Also, I realized that I was carrying more gas than I needed for most of the dives we were doing. I had not considered my own needs properly and had listened to others giving advice that although was well intended, did not suit me.
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First Page Critique: A HARD MAN TO KILL
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An excellent start. The first line is a disturbance, and puts us "in medias res," as they say. Wonderful. Well done. All this page needs, IMO, is some tweaking here and there.ReplyDelete
Footfalls came from the cramped living room outside the door. There were voices. It sounded like two people. Both of them sounded male, and both sounded as though they were moving around the house.
The triple use of the word "sounded" grates. Watch out for these echos in your prose. Also, starting sentences with There were.... or There was... is usually not the strongest choice.
Therefore, compress the language. This will also up the tension. Something like this:
Footfalls came from the cramped living room outside the door. Two voices. Male. Moving around the house.
The word "Looters" really threw me. I don't know if this is a British page or not, but in America a looter is usually someone who is engaging in destruction of property, brazenly, to take stuff. These are burglars, trying to get away unseen. (Thus, I agree with Joe's point about the time issue).
But even beyond that, you just don't need the word. RUE: resist the urge to explain. The reader will know what's going on without being told. I'd cut the word "Looters."
I also had a problem with a burglar opening a door to a dark bedroom, taking a few steps, and immediately announcing, out loud, "No one's here." He hadn't even examined the bed yet. That makes him a complete doofus, and thus the danger of the scene is diluted. Unless this is meant to be comedic in some fashion, I'd rework it to make these burglars (or hitmen, or whatever they are) much smarter. I would think they wouldn't talk at all until they were absolutely sure no one was home.
In sum, the great thing is we're starting right away with action and disturbance. Tighten the writing and think through the scenario from the POV of the burglars (to get the movements right).
Nice work, mystery author. I agree with your critique, Joe--and Jim's comments.ReplyDelete
I would add that it seems odd our bedroom guy/gal (Is this a guy or gal? Don't know) would take the time to slip into his/her closet for tennis shoes with creaky floor boards. Why risk being heard for shoes? He/she moves around the room alot before settling behind the door to wait.
Next, the intruder creeps into the room and closes the door behind him. Why? If he thinks the place is empty, he'd leave the door open so his partner could join him. It's too convenient that he's isolated himself to have his head bashed.
Next, why bash his head when bedroom guy/gal had a handgun? The noise would only alert the partner. What if that partner has a gun? It would make more sense to whisper to the guy, threaten to shoot both of them if he doesn't call in his buddy--then of course, the guy doesn't cooperate and all hell breaks loose. But this scenario seems risky if he/she can't be sure the partner has a gun.
But I agree this is a solid example of showing, not telling, with plenty of suspense. Tighten the sentences to add more tension, but I'd keep reading. Well done.Replies
I agree with Jim and Jordan's comments - but again these are pretty easy fixes. The main elements of tension and disturbance are definitely evident in this first page, which is what really counts.Delete
I'd certainly keep reading, and I do like the build of tension. But I agree with comments above, especially the idea that these intruders seem dumb. It's early in the morning (though not early enough) so they should expect, if anyone was going to be there, they'd be in bed. But, we don't know. Maybe these guys are supposed to be idiots.ReplyDelete
And maybe the author will explain why it was so important to get his tennis shoes out of the closet. Seems like this person is cool in such situations. I'd look forward to learning more about him.
I agree with Joe et al. This is a decent beginning that exemplifies so much of what we preach here at TKZ. We're placed in the scene, feel the tension, and are presented with an abundance of unanswered questions. There's no long, drawn-out backstory. I would keep reading.ReplyDelete
One point brought up by Jordan about gender: I heard a female voice throughout. In my mind as a reader, a man would not think of wet jeans clinging to the bad guy's legs. Men don't sleep under a comforter. They sleep under a blanket. Men don't snatch up guns. They grab them. So I saw a female protagonist in this sample.
Couple of line/copy edits.
Delete "of rain". A steady downpour means rain.
You don't need "quiet" AND "whispered" to describe the conversation. Pick one.
Walking to the closet sounds casual and noisy. Perhaps slipped or sneaked or something quiet.
Delete excess words and passive voice such as: The footsteps were coming this way, should be, the footsteps came this way.
Search for "was" and "were".
"Alright" is not a word. Change to "all right".
Unless the bed is on the ceiling, delete "down" from He was glaring down at my bed. Also, change to He glared at my bed.
"You could almost hear the wheels turning in his head" is a shift to second person POV. And it's a cliché.
Count the number of times "slowly" is used. Avoid all words that end in "ly".
The second to last sentence says that the protagonist grabbed a handful of his hair and smashed it against the end of the nightstand. I would have smashed his head, instead. Can't hurt his hair.
Unless this takes place on the International Space Station, falling to the floor is a given. What other direction would he fall?
Thanks to the author for the courage to submit this. It shows great promise. Just needs a bright red editing pen to tighten it up. Good luck.Replies
Joe--I saw female choices of words and wondered if this author was female or the character was.Delete
Definitely a good start. Pacing is taut and you can see the skill with words without it being so overdone (like someone going, "Look! See what a great writer I am!"). My only quibbles are with a few word choices. Both doors creaked, and I always try to vary descriptives like that, especially that close together. Same goes for when the "light of the streetpoles [showed that] he was light haired."ReplyDelete
It reminds me of the way a Reacher book typically starts, both because of the scene and because of the clearly analytic mind of the protagonist, seeing the whole field instead of just the players. And that's good company to be in.
Nicely done.
I agree with the critiques offered here by the real pros. As always, they're spot on. And, as an editor, I must confess I was doing a happy dance reading Joe's editorial suggestions. Ditto. Do all of those things. (And the ones Jim mentioned.)ReplyDelete
The only other thing that struck me was whether there was an appropriate sense of urgency in those first few paragraphs. The MC strikes me as pretty calm as he/she reacts to this intrusion (taking time to put on tennis shoes). If he/she is indeed calm, I would assume this character is some sort of professional who doesn't get rattled by people in the house with guns. If that's the case, I think some hints about that would be in order. If not, and we're dealing with an average joe here, I would expect to see more hints of stress (maybe even fighting off panic). I believe this level of detail would make this strong opening even more gripping.
Well done -- thanks for sharing!
I enjoyed this very much! Ditto all the comments made previously , plus a couple of nits. If a door 'creaks open,' that suggests to me that it was unlocked. An unlocked door would seem unusual for someone who is armed and ready for trouble. Also, 'my body was taut' suggests muscle tone to me rather than what I think the writer meant, which is that the narrator is physically prepared for action. Perhaps it would be preferable to use something like 'my body was springloaded,' perhaps? I was also thinking that a snappier title might be HARD TO KILL, or HARD TARGET. But overall, this page is definitely on the right track. Write on!ReplyDelete
I would keep reading and I second all the comments so far. Two things jumped out at me. 1) Getting the tennis shoes. That seemed unrealistic and out of character. Took me out of the story as I tried to think if I've ever read that before or seen it in a movie. 2) I wanted tighter writing for such a dramatic scene. Others have already commented on this, so I won't go into details except to offer a new, tighter opening line: "When I heard the front door creak, I rolled out of bed, grabbing my handgun from the nightstand."ReplyDelete
Good work.
Very, very good. My only quibble – and that's what it is a quibble, not a problem – is, the street lights are still on and providing the main illumination at 6:50 a.m.? Where is this set? Above the Arctic Circle? And like Joe said, 10 to 7 is awfully late for B&E guys to be working.ReplyDelete
This is awesome. If you don't finish it, I will send Reacher to glare at you until you do. The voice is superb.ReplyDelete
All the comments above. If I was beta reading for you, I would add one suggestion. This is personal to me, I have a thing about sit/sat/set and all iterations of that word batch.
I rolled out of bed and snatched up the handgun that sat on my nightstand.
I rolled out of bed and snatched the handgun off my nightstand. Or just "grabbed my handgun" (or pistol).
Most of the suggestions here, mine included, are about deleting unneeded words. That is part of the Stephen King formula, "Final Draft = First Draft - 10%"
Great job! Terri
The story had some great elements. I'm just going to mention that the one thing that troubled me most in this piece was the plethora of linking verbs as opposed to action verbs. Insidious and crafty as termites, they'll eat away at the intensity of your narrative and keep it from fully impacting the reader.ReplyDelete
Do a search for state of being verbs: am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been. (You're not looking for when they're used as helpers for action verbs, but when they stand alone.) Also look for other linking verbs such as remain, feel, look, etc. (You can spot them by substituting a state of being verb for them and have the meaning of the sentence remain basically the same.)
Example: My bare feet FELT cold...my body WAS taught...my aim [implied WAS] steady...wristwatch said it WAS six-fifty. There WERE voices. It SOUNDED like two people...Both of them SOUNDED male...both SOUNDED as though...and so on.
(Sorry about the caps. I couldn't make them bold or italic.)
Example of how to change these to action verbs: My bare feet twitched as they touched the icy floor, but I held the gun steady.
You get a stronger mental picture when you use action verbs instead of state of being verbs/linking verbs. The paragraphs I kept me most engaged mentally had more action verbs and fewer linking verbs.
(Also watch out for over-used verbs. The characters are involved in a lot of coming and moving.)
Coming along! : )
In situations like this, where the MC gets surprised in his sleep, I would trim the sentences down to bare bones. Right off the MC is functioning in super-sensitive mode, and he won't be thinking about his cold feet. His ears will be straining for any tell-tale sounds. His eyes will be hunger for any sign of a target.ReplyDelete
Since the MC didn't crawl under the bed and hide or go for the phone. . .and since he went directly for his gun, we know the guy's a hunter (and not the Bambi kind, either). With your MC being hyper-aware, everything should mirror the anticipated pop-pop-pop of lead flying. Time and everything else will compress into a tight little mode where there's no room for anything else. No reminiscing about what happened last night or any of other nonsense. Everything is on the edge. The sentences, the words the action has to follow suit. In my view there's no room for "It would've gone smoother" or any other distractions that might pull the reader out of the narrow, tight action zone.
And why did the MC take the intruder down from behind instead of shooting him in the head? With all the noise, the cat's certainly outta the bag, right? So why not shoot him and immediately go after the second guy? In the course of the take-down, the second guy will jump right in there with his gun all ready to go.
But, hey! We've certainly got ourselves a disturbance to kick things off.
Anyway, just remember that being woken up like that puts a (trained) person into a super-defined action-tunnel, where he's up, moving and taking care of business before he's even conscious.
Lots of great comments here. I don't have anything to add, other than 1) guys who break into houses by definition aren't geniuses, otherwise they'd be working at Oak Ridge and 2) I thought "guy" as I read this --- and then there is the title, which may or may not mean the person in the closet --- but figured that it will get sorted out on page two or three. I have the feeling that an author somewhere is busily changing the sex of their character. Without a scalpel or anesthesia, of course. Thanks so much for everyone who has and will comment on A HARD MAN TO KILL.ReplyDelete
Excellent first page. One minor critique: try "snatched the gun from my nightstand" (we can safely assume it's a handgun). It makes it a little tighter. Also, I'm with Jim Bell regarding the premature conclusion that "no one's here". But that's really about it. This thing oozes tension.ReplyDelete

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quote:Originally posted by Pat the Rat:
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in your shoes, I would surely quit trying and call the man. there is something quite wrong indeed behind the wall or in the panel that is blowing 100 volts into thin air, and that kind of wrong can burn down the house. the energy is almost certainly dissipating as heat because you cannot create or destroy energy, you can only transform it. not just a good idea, that one is the law... First Law of Thermodynamics.
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fresh green beans, trimmed and snapped in half
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3 cloves
garlic, minced
2 pinches
lemon pepper
salt to taste
This is one of my most favorite ways to make green beans. I like to add a little finely minced onion to the skillet with the garlic as well. I usually double this recipe because my family inhales it.
These were just ok. I used real garlic and more than called for-glad I did. A few pinches of lemon pepper doesn't add substantial flavor, nor were they all that buttery.
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Use real garlic -- dry, minced garlic didn't do anything for the green beans.
I really like this method of green beans!
I have to say I stepped it up by adding chicken bouillon to the water while parboiling the beans, and then using both garlic powder and fresh garlic when sauteeing in the butter. This is a staple in our home.
Delicious! I didn't have any lemon pepper but the dish didn't seem to be the worse for it. A great way to add some veggies into any diet. Next time I think I may add some lemon juice for a little extra flavor.
Everyone in my house thought this was fantastic. I was looking for a green recipe that did not use bacon as we did not have any and this hit the spot!!
This was a major hit on Thanksgiving. Although I didn't use the lemon pepper and I added fresh sliced mushrooms. Also cooked them about 10 minutes, 5 wasn't enough....
i omitted the lemon pepper and added sliced almonds. i cook green beans in a microwave steamer (3 to 4 minutes) easy and everyone loves it.
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Difference between cytomel and levothyroxine
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I had a TT 5 weeks ago. For 2 weeks I was on Levothyroxine 175 1x daily . Then I got the news I "had" cancer and was to stop Levothyroxine and take Cytomel 25 2xs a day. *Levothyroxine I would take in the morning/empty/with h20 no food for 1 hour *Cytomel I take one in the morning 8-9am same as above, then one at 9pm My question is I felt amazing on Levothyroxine (alive again!) and I feel OK on Cytomel. My issue is I am really tired between the hours of 2pm and 6pm.
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Daughter has had her thyroid removed because of nodules and swears that there is a BIG
Synthroid. Her Endocinologist has noted to the pharmacy to fill RX only! with Synthroid. That costs me $22 more a month. Really want to try Synthroid but my intenrist says they are all the same. So it goes.....I've been looking for table or graphs on line with normal range levels and can't come up with one. Any help there???
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I've never noticed a
the generic
; nor have I been able to tell a
manufacturers. blsdnsvd -- why was your dosage dropped from 100 mcg to 88 mcg, when your FT3 and FT4 were still so low in their ranges? Also, please check the range for the Dec FT4 - it doesn't look right. Total T3 is pretty much obsolete and doesn't tell diddly squat; that's why we ask for Free T3. T3 uptake is also pretty useless.
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Is there a
the T4 in Synthroid
in Nature Throid/Armour? I was just switched to Synthroid and I'm feeling the difference. All the hypo symptoms are back with a vengence with in 4 days. Took Nature Throid dose to get thru the day. How long does it take for Synthroid T4 to start converting to T3? Is going from 130mg nature Throid to 137mcg of Synthroid normal? It is less T4 that I was getting on NT. Can anyone help me with this? I feel like I'm going crazy.
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I do know that I'm on the generic
doing much better than I did with synthroid. I was on 10 mcg
, took 5 mcg with my levo when I get up at 3:30 am, the other 5 mcg around 10:00 am, and I found that helped me make it through the day. I did have to cut back to just 5 mcg/day because I started having heart palps.....I still take my levo when I get up at 3:30 am, but wait with the cytomel until around 7:00 am, since that's about when I need a good boost.
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While I was on Cytomel after the operation I didn't have any issues with energy or feeling tired, but once I was on
stopped the
I felt horrible. Since I had some Cytomel left I did take it along with the Levo and felt better again. The ENT told me Cytomel was not for long term use and to only take Levo, my TSH at that time was very high at between 31.0-46.
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I am nearly caught up - just these two assignments due on Sunday now to get thru, but I have to work
go to classes
then. Here's a thought for you - (pinch of salt, just my musings) - I wonder if the reason you experience what you describe as the post 28 slide has to do with; - When taking supplemental thyroid hormone the gland can sit back and "think to itself" - well the hard work is done here, I'll take it down a notch and relax! Does that make sense?
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I was 3.4)
my endo increased my dose to 100 mcg -but he wrote the script for
instead of Synthroid. I didn't think it a big deal because the Levo is just the generic for Synthroid, so I began taking it. It was like I wasn't taking any thyroid meds at all for about 1 1/2 weeks. I couldn't believe how cr@ppy, old, and depressed I felt. I was about to call my endo back and give him a piece of my mind when I suddenly began feeling much better.
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In fact it might result on a roller coaster ride swinging
Hyper. The American Academy of Clinical Endocrinologist (AACE) have recommenced the range for TSH be lowered almost 10 (yes TEN) years ago. Yet almost no lab seems to use it. AACE now recommends the TSH range to be (0.3 - 3.0). Even though TSH is terribly unreliable. As mentioned above many Dr's try to keep the treatment patient between 1 to 2.
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However, one difference
different brand names
generics is that each manufacturer uses different fillers (inactive ingredients), and some people are sensitive or allergic to those. Also, if you're taking generic, your pharmacy can change the supplier they buy from any time they want to. Certainly, it's worth the try to switch to a brand name to see if that helps you. How did your appointment go?
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Almost all the oddities began AFTER I started taking levothyroxine, and yet overall, it has seemed to me that I was deteriorating rapidly into unwellness anyway,
has been a good thing...but oh, the ups
downs have been something else again. AppleJacs, I am glad that you have a physician you trust, and I am glad that she has referred you to an endocrinologist.
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It usually takes weeks for Synthroid to make a
but there can be a
different makes. There are some articles that say there can be different Thyroid amounts in different makes although this usually applies to natural thyroid meds. This could be a possiblity. I never was put on the label name just given a generic. Just make sure you stick with the same manufacturor once you get your symptoms back to normal.
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Since I bought the
privately maybe it's worth not taking it for now
continuing with the
until the next lot of bloods are done?
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For myself, having chapped lips
sinus problems has always seemed to be related more to being hypo. When I read the first part of your post, I immediately thought that here we again have a patient that is being medicated based on TSH level. Is that the case? Or has the doctor done additional thyroid testing? If so, please post the results and reference ranges, in order for members to provide you the best response.
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Last year she finally got her thyroid checked
yep she was boarderline hyper (swinging
hyper symptoms)
has mild enlargement. The tolls of being sick for so many years in the prime of her life has taken its toll on her social life and her ability to fullfill all her goals and dreams - although she hasnt done too badly, she is very driven. I feel she is quite stuck in a negative mindset (who wouldn't be?
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Many thanks for your input
your helpful explanation of the
Cytomel and Armour. I have long been wondering what the advantages/disadvantages were. Your theory about the palpitations also makes perfect sense as I get a very noticeable rush not long after taking T3 and the heartbeat issues start some 7 or 8 hours later. On the advice of my Endo I'm now on 125mcg of Levo with a view to assessing the situation in about 3 weeks.
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Hi, I just wanted to update. My doctor agreed to switched me to Tirosint 88 mcg
5mcg. Instead of Levoxyl 100 mcg
Cytomel 2.5 (I've been on Cytomel only for a few weeks now.) I weigh 136.6 lbs. If I was on ONLY taking Tirosint than the dose for that based on my weight would be 105.23 mcg, but I asked for 88mcg instead because of the Cytomel 5mcg addition. Is this correct? I hope I did the right thing in asking for Tirosint 88 mcg instead of Tirosint 100 mcg or Cytomel 10mcg.
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about him understanding all the reasons i want
supplementation in addition to levo
how, when he started me on
, 5 mg b.i.d. daily, it was not enough at ALL to feel any positive change in my energy levels or mental clarity. i want to find out from him what the maximum ratio of levo to Cytomel he feels is healthy enough, e.g., if i am taking 100 mcg levo right now, could i get him to prescribe 50 mcg levo and 50 mg Cytomel????
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One more thing I have noticed, after working symptoms seems to be worse with the anxiety. Hypo symptom also??
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There is a HUGE
Synthroid. People who do not have thyroid difficulties (including Drs, nurses & pharmists) will tell you there is no difference. I get stroke like symptoms with levothyroxin, I function properly on Synthroid!!! DEMAND SYNTHROID or take back your Rx and go elsewhere!!!
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I believe that I swung
hypo for at least 20 yrs before my thyroid stopped working
I became totally hypo. At the time of my diagnosis, a holter monitor showed that my heart rate was dropping as low as the low to mid 30's when I slept; even when I was up and about, my heart rate rarely got much over 50 bpm. If my condition had gone undiagnosed much longer, I might easily have died. Taking that pill (or in my case - 2 pills) every day is a small price to pay.
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Pray she will put her on it....I am thinking equal to what she is on (125 mcg
give it a week
see how she feels, then possibly titrate up 1/4 grain for a week or two? Have her labs done (TSH, FT3, FT4 & RT3). I am going to get to the bottom of why I can't get all the labs, when I know they've done them? The doc's office will not like me tomorrow, yet once again.....good grief! I just know she has the RT3 problem too!
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Am going off
in two days, buy am having problems swallowing, starting to feel strange,
haven't even stopped yet. RAI is Jan 19. Has anyone ever had Thyrogen for an ablation treatment. Cancer was 0.6cm inside a 3cm tumor that was benign. My surgeon wants me to have the ablation and my endo was if I wanted to I could wait to see if the cancer returns and do it then. The coward in me wants to wait, who the heck wants to go thru hypo and RAI......
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doubly so when your taking
, which is T3. You really should repeat FT4
have FT3 tested at the same time. I may be telling you what you already know, so forgive me if that's the case. Your thyroid produces T4 mostly and a little bit of T3. T4 is the "storage" form of the thyroid hormones. It basically circulates in your bloodstream until needed. T3 is the "active" form of the thyroid hormones, the only form your cells can use.
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I remember a
the generic
. One was soft
would almost get stuck in my throat as it fell apart, the other was like a pebble. Dont remember which one was which though......... You do have to grind up the dessicated with your teeth a little to speed things up from 1/2 hour to 10 minutes, its a little 'chalky', no big deal. I can tell my body absorbs dessicated a little better and faster this way - T3 can be that noticeable.
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com and saw that hypo patients are supposed to be below 2.0
some do better
1.0. I went ahead
increased my own dose by only 30mg before going to my new GP and told him I did so. My TSh then got down to 1.44 and this new Dr. said it was good I increased it because I was still suffering hypothyroidism symptoms and he then increased me another 30mg half a griain. If I were not to have realized he was wrong, I would still be sick today.
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, unless you have a reaction and if you haven't yet, you probably won't. The only
other brands of
is that Tirosint is a gel cap, which dissolves more quickly and is supposed to have a higher absorption rate. Some people find that they have to start Tirosint at a lower dosage because of the better dissolution and absorption. No reason you shouldn't be able to take Tirosint during pregnancy.
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35) Im on
5 mcg
its not working...if anything I feel worse based on fatigue, muscle aches, insomnia, cold hands and feet, HAIR LOSS, brain fog, depression, sore throat, forgetfulness, sensitivity to medications and wow I can go on and on. I think Im reading to many blogs lol in which some doctors believe in there set ways. But in the mean time we are suffering. Thank you Barb for your help. What would you recommend for treatment?
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but if i dont take any synthroid i go hypo.
i also find it very difficult to tell the
hypo. anyways, its trial and error to find the right dosage, just wanted to let you know that i dont need much. you might not be the same as me but.
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Synthroid is a synthetic t4 med.
is the synthetic t3 med.
armour is a natural t4
t3 med, it's derived from pigs. I've been on synthroid alone, synthroid and cytomel together, and armour. Like I said before I prefer the armour. My sx were all over the place. Too many to explain. Here are a few: extreme fatigue and tiredness, dry and brittle hair, dry skin, severe bipolar like mood swings, no sex drive, premature grey hair. That just to name a few!
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Tomte (or Nisse) is a mythical creature of Scandinavian folklore, believed in ancient times to be the soul or spirit of the very first inhabitor of the farm, having his dwellings in the burial mounds of the same farm.
Tomte were believed to take after the farm´s dwellers, properties and welfare in general. Swedish name tomte is derived from a place of residence and area of influence: the house lot or tomt. The Finnish name is tonttu (borrowed from Swedish), being Nisse the most common name in Norwegian, Danish and the Dialects spoken in southernmost Sweden.
The Tomte has been widely imagined as a small elderly man, oftenly bearded and dressed as a farmer, though in modern Denmark, they are often represented as a beardless being who wears grey and red woollen clothes. This tradition may have its roots back in 1840, when the danish Nisse became the bearer of Christmas presents, being renamed as "Julenisse". Later in 1881 a Swedish magazine "Ny Illustrerad Tidning" published a poem "Tomten" (by Viktor Rydberg) depicting a phylosophical tomte wondering and pondering on mysteries of life. Swedish painter Jenny Nyström illustrated it in the way of a white-bearded friendly creature, who wore a red cap.
The classical portrait of Tomte by Jenny Nyström (www.jennynystrom.se)
Tomte has appeared in many Scandinavian literature works, like that angry Tomte featuring in Selma Lägerlof´s Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige, (Nils Holgersson's Wonderful Journey Through Sweden) where the Tomte punish the mischievous Nils by turning him into a Tomte himself, later traveling across Sweden on the back of a goose.
Tomte may be small, but is not weak, and even he has a caring spirit, it is absolutely easy to offend. Tomte is also a traditionalist who absolutely don´t like changes in the way the things are done.
An easy way to offend him was by being rude, swearing, or not treating the animals well ( his most beloved animal was the horse) One was also required to thank him with special gifts, such as a bowl of porridge left on Chrsitmas night. If he wasn't given his payment, he would leave the farm or house, or engage in mischief such as tying the cows' tails together in the barn, turning objects upside-down, and breaking things.
Due to Christianism, Tomte got to be once an unpopular character, in the same way that most creatures of folklore became, being connected with heathen or even worse, devil worshipping. In a famous 14th century decree Saint Birgitta warns against the worship of tompta gudhi, "tomte gods". Even so, for many people the idea of the farm tomte still lives on, at least in the imagination and literature.
The Huldra was supposed to be an breath taking beauty, sometimes naked woman, inhabitant of the deep of the forests. In the other hand, in Norway she has been described as a common dairy maid ar as a typycal farm girl, although still prettier than the average girls. Tradition however agrees in depicting her with a tail, which can be that of a cow or even a fox one. In Northern Sweden and some other parts, huldra is believed to have a bark-covered back.
Huldra belongs to a group of several beings named as "rå", including the aquatic Sjörå and the Bergsrå, who was believed to live in caves and mines, and made life tough for miners.
In some traditions, the Huldra likes to lure men into the forest for having sex with them, often killing those who doesn´t satisfy her. The Norwegian Huldra may simply just kidnap the man and taking him to an underworld. She sometimes stole human infants and replaced them with her own ugly huldrebarn. Some fairly tales relate how some Huldras got to marriage with humans, losing her tail, but not her look after that, and living happily ever after. However if badly treated, or betrayed, the Huldra could punish severely, as in one case from Sigdal, when she avenged her pride on a young guy she had sworn to marry, on the promise that he would not tell anybody of her. The boy instead bragged about his bride for a year, and when they met again, she beat him around the ears with her cow's tail. He lost his hearing and his wits for the rest of his life.
The most renowned appearance of the "näcken or nøkken" though supposed to be shapeshifter, is that of a naked man playing the violin in brooks and waterfalls (a modern visiont since in the original folklore he used to be depicted as a more or less elegant clothing man) or even so as an animal, specially in the form of a "brook horse" (The modern names are thought to be derived from Ancient Norse "nykr" , that is, river horse).
Known as näcken, nøkken, strömkarlen, Grim or Fosse-Grim, were spirits, or beings able to play an extraordinary but enchanted music when playing the violin. The nature of Näcken were ambiguous according to histories, sometimes able to drive women and children with his charmed melodies to drown in water and some other times describing him as an absolutely harmless and kind spirit, sometimes even agreeding to live with humans, though not for much time, with Näcken becoming depressed and despondent for losing his freedom and contact with water.
Later with Christianity, folklore stablished that Näcken were most dangerous to pregnant women and unbaptised children, and being very active in his malevolous activities specially on Midsummer´s Night, Christmas Eve and Thursdays, and that somebody could defeat or destroy him by saying his name or by making the sign of the cross.
Who knows if even nowadays, when walking in the deep forest, someone may listen to the Näcken´s scream near to a water source, marking the spot where a fatality would later take place. Be careful and kind if meeting suddenly with a pretty nice girl who tries to hide a naughty tail underneath her skirt, and yes, don´t forget to leave the Tomte a gift, for him to keep taking care after your fortune and welfare.


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|Wed, 09-05-2012 - 6:24pm
Guys- would you ever do this? And if you have please decribe in detail how she took it and what you thought about the experience.
Lady's- would you let your man do this, if so is it a turn on for you? And if you have done it please decribe in detail what you thought of it and how it felt.
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|Tue, 02-12-2013 - 4:07pm
I've always wanted to do this. A couple of weeks ago I did. I usually finish her off before we have any penetration, but this time we went for it first. I then went down and I believe she loved it. It was awesome. Can't wait to do it again (it's been a while for us) We never really talked about it after that. That is one thing I would like to get better with. Communication about what we enjoy and just about our sex life in general.
|Mon, 09-10-2012 - 4:12pm
I never really thought it was a big deal. We usually do multiple positions and switch between oral and sex, so it's gonna happen. Especially if he cums first and I still need to cum and am close, oral is the best way. Plus even if it's been a few hours there could still be cum in me, but it seems weird to always be showering before every encounter. Oral is mostly around the clit so I don't think it makes a difference.


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Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey Dish on Grey's Anatomy Futureby Steve Marsi at . Comments
Meredith shared some unexpected, joyous news with Derek at the end of last week's Grey's Anatomy, but even prior to that, the couple had reached a point where their relationship was healthy, happy and functional.
In an interview with the Huffington Post, conducted prior to Meredith's reveal (see our review and Round Table) Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey opened up about their characters and all things Grey's Anatomy.
Excerpts from the cast members' recent sit-down below ...
On the situation with Derek's hand:
Dempsey: "I'm assuming we'll have him back in the O.R. soon, but he needs to have some conflict. It can't be just breaking up with Meredith anymore. [Laughs.]"
Pompeo: "There's a little bit of tension, which I think is an interesting thing for them to have to work through. How do you deal with that? But I think it's been cute to see Patrick with Zola, too."
Dempsey: "Besides Zola, [Derek's] focus is on who's liable for the plane crash. That's his only focus. He's not operating, so that's what his whole focus is about - continuing on with the court case."
On Derek and Meredith staying strong amid other relationships in shambles:
Dempsey: "They seem healthy for the first time. There's one healthy relationship that is happening here, and a good partnership. I'm very happy about it ... there are other great surprises this year between Derek and Meredith that people will be very happy about. Very good, positive surprises, soon to be aired."
On the plane crash still hanging over the survivors:
Pompeo: "The writers have the challenge of doing a big finale every year, and they do a great job of it, and then they have to put the pieces back together the next season."
"The first half of the season is always dealing with the aftermath of whatever the finale was. We're on Episode 9 now and we've been putting back all of the pieces and sort of healing and mending."
"I guess toward the middle of the season we'll have to make a shift - we'll be finished with the aftermath of the crash, and then we'll have to get into some sort of neutral period before we have another grisly finale. I don't know what could happen next year!"
On how the crash changed Meredith:
Pompeo: "Well, I have come back from death, so ... [laughs] this is like the 12th time! I've been blue at the bottom of Puget Sound, and ... was I attacked by a bear? No. But I was almost shot and killed, I escaped a bomb."
"I've been through a lot. Meredith is tough, for sure."
On the new crop of cast members this season:
Dempsey: "I think we're always trying to see who the new group is coming in so that the show can run for 22 years. So we'll see what happens. It's amazing that people are still really fanatical about it."
"I was on a plane yesterday, and people were like, 'Are you going to operate again?' 'What's going on with Meredith?' It's great. People are passionate about it, and it's pretty remarkable, I think, that they've continued to be for so long. We're very fortunate."
On whether Grey's Anatomy can ever produce a happy ending:
Dempsey: "Yeah ... I don't think there's any happily ever afters in this group. They're all too dysfunctional. They need like group therapy! [Laughs.] "I think Meredith's relationship with Cristina is a little unhealthy."
That's something I'm not sure is healthy ... I think they need a little break there. It's like they're almost married. Shepherd ends up with Hunt I think. [Laughs.] That's what's gonna happen."
Pompeo: "We really took a break from [the Mer-Cristina relationship] recently because Cristina was gone. The truth is, a lot happened between Cristina and Meredith and the relationship can't be the same anymore."
"I think that Cristina's gotta work on her relationship with Owen, and she's gotta find her way back to him and deal with that. But we've got to keep moving forward."
On former Grey's characters, living or dead, that they'd like to see return:
Dempsey: "It's really hard. It's always hard losing characters that we've grown to love, and certainly from that initial first group, it's unfortunate to see people go on, but I don't think Shonda [Rhimes] will bring anybody back."
"I don't think Izzie's character (Katherine Heigl) was ever really resolved, and I think there's a moment there that should be resolved - I think that would be nice for the fans. I'm not sure that would happen, but that would be some nice closure I think."
On guest stars he'd like to work with:
Dempsey: "It'd be fun to have my mom (Tyne Daly) come back - that'd be really nice - and to have all the family together. I would like the whole family to come together and have it revolve around Derek and Meredith's home life and an event that happens. What could that be? Hmmm ... "
Steve Marsi is the Managing Editor of TV Fanatic. Follow him on Google+ or email him here.Tags: Grey's Anatomy, Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey, Interviews
Im so in love with this series, Please don't ever stop making this show or I will be totally heart broken! keep up the good work and totally bummed out that Oh is leavin, she is deff one of my favorites.
Great interview by Ellen and Patrick. I agree with Sam mark and lexie's nt coming back.I would love to see derek's family.until that bol to merder
I have loved watching the show and like the last season, Is there going to be a season ten? if there is when will it be aired? because it has been left open with the sagestion of the doctors taking over the hospital. Shonda Rhimes do you have any intension to creat more seasons?
For the writers: I have watched this show since its birth up to the present and always look forward to each season; in fact I have all eight. We have watched Mer and Der give little hugs, kisses, and the nearest thing to hot romance was in the end of S4 episode 1....in the closet. Perhaps it is time to review The Thorn Birds when Meggie and the Priest were on Matlock Island making love. Of course we all have good imaginations but it would be nice to see on screen. There real-life spouses knew what they were getting into when they married these two for real. It's their job and what a job. Someone has to do it. Isn't it time to kick it up a notch? I like the idea of Derek's family coming for a visit to see little darling Zola and share in the good news of another addition to their family. It's got to be said Derek's hand has to be fixed back to normal.....and Meredith is such a great supportive mate for Derek to make this happen. Finally, please do us all a huge favor and don't have Meredith go south as her Mother did with dementia. That would be way over the edge for me. Of course I would like to see Grey's go on forever. My children tease me about loving this show so much. It's harmless therapy or not depending on how the writers leave us hanging and then I always have plenty to say. Humph! Didn't Issie want out of her contract to make it on the big screen? Mission accomplished. She wanted out; she's out. Let's don't go down that road again. Alex has been a pain since day one. Can he change for another woman? And after all he's done in eight seasons who would want him? The very few times he acted like a normal human being still doesn't get it. He is lucky to have Meredith as a friend. Redemption!
My opinion is to bring Izzie back for the last four-five episodes of Grey's Anatomy because she deserves a big finale. Also Alex diserves a big finale and for sure that can't be with Jo or anyone else but Izzie. She is the love of his life....!!!
I love this show and can't wait til every Thursday to watch it, I was watching the re-runs everyday on lifetime from 1 til 4. I love all the characters, wish Christina and Owen would work things out though
I like this interview and the way the actors speak about the show and their characters. Even Patrick Dempsey thinks that the family Shepherd ought to meet and he would like to see again his mother's character!
Things have changed between Cris and Mer when Cris left. It's significent now that Mer chose to tell Der about her very new pregnancy first, and choosing to not tell Cris for a while. Mer is a parent and Cris has firmly opted out of that life choice.
I feel very over Izzie as a character. Yes, there could be a SL regarding Izzie's frozen eggs.
Oh please could Tyne Daly return as Der's mom for a few episodes. She needs to be a grandma to Zola and have more than a fleeting acquaintence with her only daughter-in-law
I would like to see Meredith have twins. A girl and a boy and name them Mark and Lexie. How sweet would that be. The writers are so creative I still think this show could surpass Friends and go on for over twenty years. I miss the show so much when they miss a Thursday night or two because of the holidays. The music, the narration of Meredith through all these years, the breakups, etc., it is nice to see that some sweet things are happening to this couple. Without Ellen and Patrick this show would die. Please keep it going. These actors are worth every penny they receive.
im with you about izzy the character leaving was stupid and pointless...why make alex love her so badly, get them married and than make her leave its stupid!!!! we all know tht alex is a better person with izzy around...they need to end this thing with izzy well...


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Internet Protocol (IP) - method or protocol by which data is sent from one computer to another on the Internet.
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Voice over IP (VoIP) - term used in IP telephony for a set of facilities for managing the delivery of voice information using the Internet Protocol (IP).
IP telephony (Internet Protocol telephony) - general term for the technologies that use the Internet Protocol's packet-switched connections to exchange voice, fax, and other forms of information that have traditionally been carried over the dedicated circuit-switched connections of the public switched telephone network (PSTN).
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Colorado's Batman Shooter and MK Ultra Brainwashing
In light of the recent tragedy in Colorado at the Batman shooting, I'd like to explore an unpopular, yet potential possibility for explanation of what happened. I posit that the shooter could be a victim of an MK Ultra style brainwash. I don't believe this to be true, but for amusement purposes, let's say it is. The suggestion that one can be brainwashed is explored by many conspiracy theorists and the idea behind is that a program is implanted into a person's brain (not literally, just figuratively in the form of an idea) and then covered up from the person so they don't even know it happened. It's a compartmentalization that puts an idea into a small, blocked off section of the brain. A "trigger" is then provided that opens this little compartment and the person goes into a trance-like state and performs whatever action was implanted. This theory isn't so far-fetched; it's derived from the same principle of what happens in a traumatic, shocking event. You compartmentalize it and stuff it into a small corner of your brain because it's too much for a person to handle at once. The event can resurface later in life from various "triggers."
A classic sign of an MK Ultra victim is when people are interviewed and say things about how this was so unexpected, etc. Interviews with James Holme's friends and neighbors say that it was unexpected, and surely his graduate student status wouldn't show any signs of instability. They said he bought a ticket and sat down to watch the film, but later got up and did we he did. Perhaps there was a "trigger" in the Dark Knight film? He did, in fact just walk out of the theater and when confronted by the police (while he had guns in hand, mind you) he simply submitted. Doesn't this strike anybody as odd?
One of the conspiracy theories behind the intent of doing such an event would be to push for more gun control laws. I'm not holding a position of whether or not gun control should be tightened up or controlled, but the conspiracy theory is that the lawmakers can push through gun control legislation much easier when a horrific event such as this happens. David Icke would say this a classic example of Problem-Reaction-Solution (if that's indeed what happened here). The problem is covertly setup by the lawmakers (or whoever), the population reacts with fear and demanding protection, and the predefined solution is given (more legislation). As I'm watching CNN and making this post, the newscaster is talking about how movie theaters will be changing the way they allow people into the theaters because they don't know how this guy slipped past them with four guns.
MK Ultra is a term used to refer to a covert C.I.A. ran research program that happened in the 1950's until the '70s. It tested American and Canadian citizens (unbeknownst to them) and their responses to drugs like LSD, chemicals, torture, etc. The idea for MK Ultra came from Operation Paperclip (an American Intel operation that recruited former Nazi war criminal scientists who had experience with torture and various psycho-analytical experiments). They wanted to develop a drug that could be used as a truth serum, and also to brainwash foreign leaders (for obvious reasons). There are several examples and theories around MK Ultra:
The film, Manchurian Candidate explores this theory of brainwash and control in which a supposed war hero gets brainwashed into assassinating a leader through the subconscious placement of a set of orders. This set of orders is implanted and compartmentalized away from his conscious thoughts. The Queen of Diamonds playing card is the trigger that forces him to play out his autonomous system of assassination, with no control or knowledge of his actions. In effect, he becomes a robot performing a routine with no control or memory of doing such.
Another example of a possible MK Ultra styled assassination is Sirhan Sirhan's murder of Robert F. Kennedy. Sirhan (who is still alive and serving a life sentence), claims that he was in a hypnotic trance when he fired the weapon.
Sirhans' lawyer, Lawrence Teeter, who had been trying since 1994 to have state and federal courts overturn the conviction, argued that his client was hypnotized and framed, possibly by a government conspiracy.[19][20] He was granted a June 30 hearing. During the hearing, Teeter referred to testimony from the original trial transcripts regarding a prosecution eyewitness to the attack, author George Plimpton, in which he said that Sirhan looked "enormously composed. He seemed—purged." This statement coincided with the defense's argument that Sirhan had shot Kennedy while in some kind of hypnotic trance.
Another notable figure who was a subject in the MK Ultra experiments was the serial bomber, the "Unabomber," Ted Kaczynski.
The Jim Jones "Jonestown" mass suicide (909 people) in Guyana is rumored to be a test site for the program. I can see the plausibility because of the Cold War scare at the time and Jim Jones' Communist political views he held.
I've been speaking for some time on David Icke and his theories, one of which is this grand unification, global interconnected web that pushes this overall conspiracy theory to various levels at all locations throughout the world. This MK Ultra program was just another example, since the research projects happened at various colleges, hospitals, prisons, and pharmaceutical companies. The MK Ultra files were destroyed in 1973 by the CIA Director in response to the Watergate crisis, and all of the details of the project were brought up through testimonies of those effected and what surviving documents that could be salvaged.
For more information you can look up Project CHATTER and Project ARTICHOKE/Project BLUEBIRD.
Check this video out (and watch Part Two also for Britney Spears' breakdown, etc.):
And something else that is eery (yet could be construed as another piece in the predictive programming puzzle), there was a comic book from 1986 from the Batman Dark Knight Returns series that had a criminal who shot up a movie theater (albeit a porn movie theater):
And check out this conspiracy theorist's video in which he says he's been tracking the devil and how the Aurora shooting was planned by the Illuminati:
I posted about the new Lil Wayne/Big Sean music video "My Homies Still" with its Illuminati and Satanic symbolism. This video came out before the Aurora CO Batman shootings, and there is one scene near the end of this video that depicts a movie theater full of skeletons. They focus on one frame in particular several times in the video before expanding out to the entire theater (at which point the viewer finds the theater is packed with skeletons). What is interesting is that the one frame they show the most has the twelve skeletons in it (twelve being significant because there were twelve deaths in the Batman shooting). Could this be slightly predictive programming? Were the Illuminati trying to tell us what was going to happen (not "us," but other people in "the know" that could understand a subtle message like this and what it means)? The shooter could've been programmed, MK Ultra style and unleashed to fulfill this sick sacrifice for the Illuminati.
Here is a screen capture of a gas canister going off; akin to how the shootings in Aurora went down:
And if you want to go really deep down the rabbit hole, check out this post about mind control.
Lastly, there was also this piece of predictive programming from Batman Dark Knight Rises that has an image of a map that says "Sandy Hook" on it.
Strangely enough, we also saw the Sandy Hook predictive programming in Dream House:


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NEW YORK, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A team of researchers from the Netherlands have claimed first prize (USD $30,000) for their comprehensive study on the outperformance of fund managers who have had the conviction to deviate from their portfolio benchmark in S&P Dow Jones Indices' second annual SPIVA Awards program. Second prize (USD $15,000) in the SPIVA Awards program went to a researcher from Denmark for the impact of new regulation on fixed income market liquidity.
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