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Think you're in good shape? How does an 86-floor, 1,576-stair climb sound? Not going to try it any time soon? Well, yesterday (Feb. 2) more than 300 athletes raced to the top of New York's Empire State Building, starting in the lobby and ending on the 86th floor Observation Deck. It's a fifth of a mile, or 1,050 feet (although by the time you reach the top, it probably feels like a lot more.)
We'll just stay put, thanks.
The race, which has been held 33 times since 1978, drew participants from 19 states and 17 countries. The overall winner was professional stair-racer Thomas Dold (yes, that's really what he does), with a time of 10:16–he took the top honors for the fifth year in a row. The fastest woman, Melissa Moon, hails from New Zealand, and is a 40-year-old mountain runner (You go girl!) Her time: 13:13. (The fastest the race has ever been run is 9:23.)
Nether of the top two women had ever climbed the Empire State Building before. The second-place woman was New York's Gretchen Hurlbutt (let's hear it for hometown girls!), who had never done any kind of stair race before.
And yes, it is a real thing, and that is a real term. Stair races are held all over the world, and are often used to raise money for charities. (One is coming up in Chicago at the Presidential Towers at the end of March, for example.)
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Location in Spain | |||
Coordinates: 38°59′25″N 0°31′16″W / 38.99028°N 0.52111°W | |||
Country | Spain | ||
Autonomous community | Valencian Community | ||
Province | Valencia | ||
Comarca | Costera | ||
Judicial district | Xàtiva | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Alfonso Rus Terol (2007) (PP) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 76.60 km2 (29.58 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) | ||
Population (2009) | |||
• Total | 29,386 | ||
• Density | 380/km2 (990/sq mi) | ||
Demonym | Setabense | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Postal code | 46800 | ||
Official language(s) | Valencian | ||
Website | Official website |
Xàtiva (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈʃativa], Spanish: Játiva [ˈxatiβa], Arabic: شاطبة Shāṭiba) is a town in eastern Spain, in the province of Valencia, on the right (western) bank of the river Albaida and at the junction of the Valencia–Murcia and Valencia Albacete railways. During the Al-Andalus Islamic era, Arabs brought the technology to manufacture paper to Xàtiva. In the 12th century, Xàtiva was known for its schools, education, and learning circles. Islamic scholar Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi's last name refers to Xàtiva where he lived and died. [1]
Xàtiva (Saetabis in Latin) was famous in Roman times for its linen fabrics, mentioned by the Latin poets Ovid and Catullus. Xàtiva is also known as an early European center of paper manufacture. In the 12th century, Arabs brought the technology to manufacture paper to Xàtiva.
It is the birthplace of two popes, Callixtus III and Alexander VI, and also the painter José Ribera (Lo Spagnoletto). It suffered a dark moment in its history at the hands of Philip V of Spain, who, after his victory at the Battle of Almansa during the War of the Spanish Succession, ordered the city to be burned. The name was changed to San Felipe. In memory of the insult, the portrait of the monarch hangs upside down in the local museum of L'Almodí.[2]
Xàtiva was briefly a provincial capital under the short-lived 1822 territorial division of Spain,[3] during the Trienio Liberal. The Province of Játiva was revoked with the return to absolutism in 1823.
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Xàtiva is built on the margin of a fertile plain, and on the southern slopes of the Monte Vernissa, a hill with two peaks, each surmounted by a Castle of Xàtiva.
Its Collegiate Basilica, dating from 1414, but rebuilt about a century later in the Renaissance style, was formerly a cathedral, and is the chief among many churches and convents. The town-hall and a church on the castle hill are partly constructed of inscribed Roman masonry, and several houses date from the Moorish period.
Other sights include:
- the Royal Monastery of the Assumption, Gothic and Baroque style, built during the 14th century and renovated in the 16th–18th centuries.
- Natal house of the Pope Alexander VI.
- Church of St. Felix (13th century)
- Church of St. Peter (14th century). The interior has a coffer decorated in Gothic-Mudéjar style.
- Hermitage of Santa Anna (15th century), in Gothic style
- Almodí, a 14th-century Gothic edifice (1530–1548) now housing a Museum
- Casa de la Enseñanza, Xàtiva
Drawing by Anton van den Wyngaerde in 1563, commissioned by King Philip II of Spain.
Portrait of Philip V of Spain exhibited upside down in the Museum of Almodí
- ^ Muhammad Khalid Masud, Islamic Legal Philosophy: A Study of Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi's Life and Thought, McGill University 1977
- ^ XÀTIVA - Museo de l'Almodí
- ^ (Spanish) División provisional del territorio español de 27 de Enero de 1822, the text of the proposed 1822 territorial division of Spain, Instituto de Historia, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC, Spanish National Research Council). Accessed online 2010-01-03.
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
Media related to Xàtiva at Wikimedia Commons
There is plenty of information available about Xativa and the surrounding area on the English language website; www.xativatourismguide.com
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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As far as I remember, it was the wiki entry on the baalbeck stones. With extra cheese. So, Zeuzzz, how about it? Have you gotten round to the linked material I posted up earlier? |
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Nothing from it was from the wiki. If it was, it would be more a fact of wikipedia copying other sources than me copying wiki.
You linked to a series of (email?) correspondenses from 1999 or so, which seemed vague and dismissive in the points made. Also you linked to a ridiculous article written in the context of Ancient Aliens. It has some good information in it, but nothing new and Ancient Aliens have nothing to do with this thread. Could you excerpt the material you think applies to this thread directly please? |
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So assuming the stone to be stationary ontop of twenty rollers each of 20cm diameter and on a smooth level surface, we can take: Fn as resultant force F as frictional force R as reactionary force g as the weight of the stone R = g Fn = F mass x gravity = 1.25x1012 x 9.81 = 1.23x1013 Where u is the typical value for the coefficient of rolling resistance at 0.001 F = u*Fn + ub Assuming that the pressure from the block applies enough force to create a flat spot 1cm deep on each side of the logs, the horizontal force needed to overcome this extra resisitive force ub is PE = mgh 2*1.23x1013 = 2.46x1013 J Resistance to motion: 0.001*1.23x1013 + 2.46x1013 Fmax = 2.4613 I don't have a calculator to work out the cross sectional area of the wood that impacts on on one face of the stone or to double check the above properly, but safe to say from a cursory guess the SA in contact is far less than the 1% Senor_Pointy suggested in his example. |
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I've muddled joules and newtons up there at the end, but the point is the force needed is titanic, and there is no evidence of such a smooth road between the structure and the quarry existing. Without a smooth concrete road expect to double or triple that frictional force.
When were smooth style concrete roads invented? And are metal runners a possibility for pre roman times? |
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Experimental archeologists have done lots of big stone moving with all of these techniques. Why does someone want to wallow in incredulity? The world is a fascinating place. Enjoy it!
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Of course you can't date the rocks by such methods, besides all that would show in most cases would be how many millions of years the old the stone was. No what they date is the artifacts associated with the stones using various methods related to stratigraphy etc. The result is that they can date when the monument was most likely built. AS mentioned Roman remains were found under the stones and along with the stones. Thus dating the erection of the stones to Roman times. Apparently no other remains associated with these stones have been found except for some Hellenistic stuff. So it appears the monument was built in Roman times. Also the quarry from which the stones were taken is less than a mile away from the monument.
You7 are aware that the Romans were able to transport huge obilisks to Rome from Egypt and that Catherine the Great was able to arrange to have a stone weighing over 1000 tons (apparently over 1500) moved from Finland to St. Petersburg to form the base for a statute of Peter the Great. According to contemporary records using a track they dragged the stone several miles to the sea and then shipped it to St. Petersburg. The crew was c. 400 men. I suspect with a couple of thousand workers the Romans could have moved the stone. |
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The thunderstone is quite different, and being about 200 years ago is very different than over 4000 years old. The reasons why a date of over 4000 years is more than likely were outlined in the OP, or also found in the link above. Dragging something over ice is a slightly different situation than Baalbeck.
Any attempt to reconstruct the moving of an object up to 800 tonnes using wood rollers or pivots has always resulted in the wood breaking before any progress is made. |
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The stones were obviously moved into position and the technology was obviously capable of realising such a project. So, what is the point the OP is trying to make?
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My bad, sorry.
No problem! Vague and dismissive? Not my impression, Zeuzzz. I found it interesting there was a German excavtion at the site which found Roman remains underneath the stones. It seems to me that helps dating the construction, don't you? From the first link:
I suggest you actually read through the text of the second link. It's the transcript of a documentary debunking various programmes of Ancient Aliens, in particular, the Ancient Alien programme dealing with the mystery of the Baalbeck stones. How could you think that isn't relevant to the thread? And from the second:
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They did do it and any of the methods posited could be attributed to the site. My query still stands: What's the point? I mean, a lack of evidence of building methods doesn't mean much. We don't leave tools and scaffolding laying around a building site upon completion of a project, so, why should any other civilisation? Why is the exact method such an issue?
If you are having trouble accepting any of the construction methods previously detailed, what alternatives do you posit? |
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I fixed that for you. As long as plausible methods exist, there is no mystery. And plausible methods do exist. Several have been mentioned in this thread already. Others have been linked. It would take an act of willful ignorance to miss it. And the method I have for lifting that Stone of the Pregnant Woman 20 feet requires no more than the work advantage provided by the simplest of the simple machines. I learned the basics in fifth grade as I recall, maybe fourth. But then I was in some advanced classes, so it could be most kids weren't exposed to them for another couple of years. |
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So Zeuzz don't take this as a snide or trolling response, but who did you contact while researching that facebook post?
Did you try e-mailing EXARC the Experimental Archeaology group? exarc.net/ Or the sociecty of primitive technology www.primitive.org/ who has probably got articles relevant to your question in the peer review journal the Bulletin of Primitive Technology? How about the British Museum, your local university, or even the visitor centre for a monolithic site like Stone Henge? All might have been able to point you towards the most recent and accurate research if you ask nicely, or offer recommended reading of entry level texts. No dice. Your guess with arbitary values is worthless. Sorry, but incredulity does not allow you to pluck the numbers that best suit your preconceptions. If you don't know the figures you aren't allowed to assume there is some great mystery that negates the known, replicated methods of moving such large stones. |
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You have yet to show why wooden roller would crush, there were compression figures given before that would disagree with it as well.
Are you able to show us the exact source of why that happens? Red cedar has a compressive strength of 6,020 psi. Some woods have more some have less. here comes my quick calculations: Surface area of the lower surface of the pregnant woman stone: 20.5 m x 4.2 m = 808 in x 165 in. 808 in x 165 in.= 133320 sq in Weight of pregnant woman stone : 1,000.12 tonne = 2204264 lbs. So flat psi: 2204264/133320 psi = 16.53 psi So if the pregnant woman stone was resting on a solid red cedar platform you get 16.49 psi, but these are roller Contact surface (top+bottom) - 10% = 165 psi - 1% = 1,650 psi - 0.5% = 3,300 psi - 0.01% =6,600 psi So the compressive strength of the cedar will not fail until only 0.01% of the surface is in contact with the ground and the stone. I may have goofed up somewhere But here is a prior post: http://www.internationalskeptics.com...7&postcount=25
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We *know* you can move heavy stuff on logs, and we know ancient civilisations knew that too.
I'd say experience, manpower and possibly external expertise were used. And with external expertise I mean that any group wanting to build something impressive would send off for a well known architect at the time. Even during the bronze age trade networks spanning europe and beyond existed. Personally I'd say the main problem is that the OP seems to either not or misunderstand physics and engineering, thus dismissing all the well known techniques. |
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Thanks for providing me with a reason to dismiss anything you say out of hand. Oh and the stones were moved c. 800 meters (2600 feet) from the quarry. The c. 400 men moving the thunderstone (c. 1400 tons) were able to move the much heavier stone c. 150 meters per day and the total distance was much much longer.
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If you are expecting precise plan , blue pause, and researched white paper from the roman on how to do it, with all the tool, then you are asking for the impossible and by that standard the wooden loo at my grandma house back in the garden was also built thru a mistery.
What we have is pretty good insight and test on how to build and move such monolithe with instrument tools trace and some even half built. They do hold up to scrutinity, no matter your disbelief. |
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I don't know GeeMack, nor the details of what he has in mind, but with a little thought it's not that hard to envision a method to move and place stones by using spades and ingenuity.
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As for using grease to slide them.
When a ship is launched it slides down greased 'ways' into the water. No rollers, just the bottom of the dock with metal plates sliding over it. They pack plenty of grease on to them and away they go. Ships can way hundreds of thousands of tons. Why is it so hard to think a big stone can't be slid down a greased track to it's final resting place? |
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I think the flaw in that explanation is that no one has been able to accurately date the gravity in that location to Roman times.
Besides, simple answers just won't do. A workable answer has to be complex enough so that I can say, "Sure, humans might have done it, but the aliens had to teach them the technique." Sliding down a hill just doesn't meet that requirement. |
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I suspect Zeuzz does not read a lot (or watch the way slowwww specials on NG, Discover, History, etc. ) on the topics of the physics used by older peoples to move large things without gasoline/heavy electrical machines.
Consider this: wood was a commonly used material for construction and movement of materials for construction. As the source of wood, we have trees, trees have rings, Way back in the 1900s scientist's realized that you could use tree rings for dating - especially if you had ways of measuring the climate (especially aspects of microclimate) and they started doing this - a lot in the American southwest (from whence my knowledge cometh: Read thou of Earl Morris and his lovely wife Ann Axtell Morris for applications of this.). http://www.amazon.com/Digging-Southw...rds=Ann+Morris |
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Just to be a bit of an asinus ager : Vitruvius and his de architectura. Book ten specifically. People underestimate Roman engineering a lot.
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What happened on the Seine in Paris?
Ever since I was a young girl collecting travel guides from all over the world, I had been dreaming of France and walking along the Seine in Paris. I imagined the first moment of seeing the Eiffel Tower, attempting to speak "un peu français" with real Parisians, sitting in cafés and just simply soaking up the atmosphere!
After arriving at the Gare du Nord on the Eurostar from London on our first trip to Paris a few years ago, we quickly headed out to do exactly that. In the afternoon, we decided to take a boat tour on the Seine. The sun was shining gloriously on this brisk and breezy day as we climbed aboard a Bateaux-Mouches vessel, sitting outside on top to get the best views.
But I was embarrassed.
For doing a very touristy thing?
No. Because I dozed off. Oh, the shame!
Not long after we pushed away from the dock while gazing at the buildings along the Seine and listening to the tour narration in several languages, I dozed off. I fought off the urge to close my eyes, but ultimately lost the battle. There I was on the Seine in the City of Light for the first time — sleeping.
I guess the combination of a 4:30 a.m wake up call, the sun on my face, and a hearty lunch of steak frites was to blame.
Thanks to Mr. TWS, who you met in my previous post, Introducing Mr. TWS, I have these photos for Travel Photo Thursday. So I may have missed a few things on the boat tour, but I managed to wake up long enough to see some of the highlights along the way.
Pont Alexandre III
Notre Dame
Point au Change and the Conciergerie
Eiffel Tower
Although a boat tour on the Seine in Paris is usually thought of as a first time visitor's thing to do, I really must do it again sometime — before lunch.
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Love the title of your post, Cathy!
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Thanks, Glen — hoped it would get your attention.
That's too funny But being on a boat can really make you feel sleepy – especially after lunch. All that rocking back and forth…
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Oh this is too funny! It is very true, combine a full stomach, the sun and a soothing boat ride means you'll fall asleep every time. Next time you go, enjoy the ride during the day but also take a trip on the river at night! It is very beautiful seeing all the lights.
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Would love to take the cruise at night!
Oh, the shame! I burst out laughing when I read that you fell asleep. I bet you had a good laugh afterwards. Thanks Mr. TWS for the stunning shots of Paris. Like you, I just love it. Hope you got to speak "un peu francais."
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Oui, I had plenty of opportunities to speak "un peu Français". I usually had to apologize by saying "Excusez-moi, mon Français est si mauvais." (Excuse me, my French is so bad.)
Ha! That's funny! That's what jet lag will do to you. On my first day in Barcelona, we walked around for a few hours in the morning then went back to the room to take a nap around 1:30 pm. We woke up at 10 pm and then just went right back to sleep!
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Now that's what I call jet lag! I'll bet you were refreshed next day and able to really enjoy Barcelona.
You need "une Red Bull" to get you through moments like that. I love that Mr. TWS just took pictures and didn't try to wake you up. He's a wise man.
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I've never tried Red Bull. Usually I don't have a problem with staying awake!
I learned the hard way that I need a nap immediately after arriving on a long haul flight. Otherwise I am very cranky, and eventually dose off anyway. You're not alone:)
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Cranky is not a good way to be when traveling, so you're smart to take a nap right away.
Excellent story!! On my honeymoon, my new wife and I went to a very smart hotel near Monte Carlo overlooking the Mediterranean, and on our first night (after a 30 hour flight from NZ) my wife actually fell asleep face first into her entree!!!!
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Oh, your poor wife! But totally understandable. 30 hours of flying is a LONG journey.
Loved this!! I went to Paris on my very first trip overseas, when I was 11. When I was 22, it was the first time I took a bus day trip. It was amazing! I got to see everything… Then had the rest of the week to chill in cafes, etc. I talk about that trip all the time!
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Paris deserves it's reputation as an amazing city. I got to see quite a bit of it that first and following trips, but can't wait to go back.
What a great and fun story! I'm sure we can all totally understand. It's just another reason to go back to Paris. Mr. TWS did great and if that was my husband, there would probably be some shots of me asleep with the landmarks. We did this tour too but at night and sailing right by the Eiffel tower all lit up was incredible. My son fell asleep for half of the tour too =)
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I am glad that he didn't take any shots of me sleeping. The one of me (somewhat awake) in this post looks bad enough, I think.
hahaha. No need to be ashamed. It would probably have happened to me too. The slow "rocking" movement of the boat would certainly lull me to a snore.
I wish I could recreate that feeling when I'm trying to sleep at home.
LOL. I do stuff like that all the time. Be proud !
OK — Proud I am!
I could have done the same – and lived to regret it. Good thing the pictures give the impression of being present.
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Photos are wonderful things
It's understandable! My first time in London I went straight to a play an hour after my 10-hour flight. I fell asleep during the performance and NO ONE woke me up. When I finally woke up, the theater was empty . . . and dark. And funny.
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Funny story! I love plays, but can totally understand why it would be hard to stay awake during one directly after a long journey.
Cathy, this is simply creative genius! Loved the photos, but loved the narrative even more.
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You are too kind. Thank you!
Blame the jet lag! We are heading to Paris in two weeks and I have now made a note that I must not plan to cruise the Seine on the first day – the last thing I need is to fall asleep on the boat and have my teenage daughter post photos of me all over Facebook! My first overseas trip was to London and we went to a performance of Oliver the first night. I had a great deal of difficulty staying awake for the show but I learned my lesson and now we plan very little for the first couple of days in Europe.
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Have a wonderful time in Paris. I'm glad my husband didn't take photos of me while I slept. Of course, they never would have made it into this post, anyway.
You don't need to be embarassed. I took a friend from Miam over the bridges all the way to Key West, for me one of the most beautiful drives in the world, and what did he do??? Snoozing happily.
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I'd like to take that drive — I promise not to fall asleep.
Waking up at 4:30 am and having an awesome meal like that will definitely get you dozing off but that's okay! I'm sure the experience was this enjoyable nonetheless. The photos are amazing! Thank you for sharing.
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I should know better, too!
I've been to Paris a few times but have never done the Seine cruise. I need to do it next time!
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Definitely! I didn't get a chance to re-take the ride when I went back to Paris — next time, for sure!
Lol Cathy! At least you can say you slept right on the Seine!
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That's right — it gave me an idea for a blog post anyway.
(Gasp!) I think you need to take the boat trip again….
but don't worry, you are not the only one. I fell asleep on the scenic bus when I was touring in Canada….never knew what happened, and no photos either to prove I ever went on that trip.
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Bummer about sleeping on the scenic tour in Canada — guess you have to go back there, too!
I think the Seine cruise would be great fun and would give a totally different perspective to the city. I totally understand how you dozed off – who wouldn't under the circumstances!
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I guess it was totally predictable, but I thought I'd be able to will myself awake since I was in the city of my dreams for the first time!
Oh no!!!!! I'm LOLing not at you but with you. I can so see this happening to me. It was brave of you to share this and show you're human side. It makes for a fun read. One I think most travelers can relate to! And you still got some great shots!
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Thanks, Courtney. Glad you enjoyed the story & pics.
There is no shame in that. A compliment to the city I say, so peaceful and romantic that you were literally lulled to sleep.
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Well, that's certainly a positive way of looking at it, Caanan.
Sometimes we push ourselves so hard to see so much that Bob and I have fallen asleep several times… some during performances or lectures and tours! oops! I can totally understand falling asleep. I bet the constant low hum of the boat helped too!
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There's just not enough time to see and do everything we want, is there? But we can try ….
A very good reason to go back! I've been known to catch a few zees on bus tours…always a little embarrassing to wake up and realize you don't know what's going on, or where you have been.
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I felt like everyone must think that I just didn't get what a fabulous city I was visiting.
I so feel your pain, I fell asleep on a bus tour of Stuttgart that my now husband had thoughtfully planned. He kept waking me up so that I can see what was soon to be my new city, but I kept falling back asleep. The good news is the Seine will always be there – for when you are more awake to enjoy it.
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It's been encouraging to read that others have fallen victim to sleep urges at such times.
At least you didn't sleep through the whole ride
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Right. And I've had many lovely walks along the Seine since that time.
Trying hard not to laugh, as that really is such a shame. I've been there myself at times.
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Please do laugh. I laugh about it now myself!
Oh no! lol! That happens to me all the time. Moving vehicles just lull me to sleep like none other!
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I'm not usually one who sleeps in moving vehicles – of course, I'm often the driver.
Nothing embarrassing about it. Instead it's a great story. How many can say they slept on the Seine…
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Thanks for the positive spin, Sophie! Glad you liked the story.
Yeah, I'm realizing that unless I have a chauffeur and nothing to worry about AT ALL, I have to travel slowly. If I don't, I'm liable to fall asleep on the metro and suddenly awaken to find myself in a different country.
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Oh, don't let that happen!
Lol! I kind of wish I could fall asleep that easily. No matter how tired I am, I just can't.
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You know, I'm usually like that, too! On a plane, for instance, I hardly ever sleep — even on a long flight. It's just not fair.
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Oh no! It's times like that I'm pretty happy I can't fall asleep anywhere other than a big cozy bed. It makes long flights annoying because I can never sleep, but at least I don't run this risk.
I hear you. I just mentioned the same thing to Christy & Scott above. I can't sleep on planes either.
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Balzer (Baltzer) is a Mennonite family name of the Frisian group in the Vistula Valley, West Prussia, first mentioned at Montau in 1685. In West Prussia 19 families of this name were counted in 1776, and 27 persons in 1935. Members of this family migrated to Poland, Russia (Molotschna), and America.
See Balzer, Heinrich (1800-1846); Balzer, Peter V.Balzer, Jacob J. (1860-1946); Balzer, Peter (1847-1909)
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Data acquisition These programs are used to digitized landmark locations, capture outlines, or to interface with devices such as digital calipers. See the utility webpage for programs to manipulate data files and transform file formats. |
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COO | COO 2D images manual digitization of landmarks I, II or III (+ semilandmarks). readme, from http://mome-clic.com/wp-content/clic-package/coo_start.txt JP. Dujardin, http://mome-clic.com/clic-package |
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WINDIG | Digitize from scanned files. Windows. Digitizes coordinates from BMP, TIFF, or other graphic file formats. By Dominique LOVY, Dept. of Physical Chemistry, University of GENEVA E-Mail: email@example.com. See the readme file for more information. Version 2.5. | 11/15/96 |
EXCALIPER | Capture data from digital calipers. MAC. Use your Macintosh to capture data from almost any device that can be connected to your serial port including digital calipers and balances. By A. Richard Palmer. | 4/24/96 |
trace5 | Outline detection. Mac. Performs a semi-automatic detection of outlines. The calibration file is also needed. A documentation file in txt format and the FORTRAN source files are available. By M. Knappertsbusch | 10/1/97 |
MacMorph | Digitize landmarks from image files, scanner, or video. Mac. MacMorph is a specialized data acquisition package for Apple Macintosh computers. It is designed to provide easy and flexible measurement capabilities for researchers interested in linear or coordinate data. Using PICT format image files or a digitizing tablet, a wide range of dimensions can be recorded using a screen cursor. MacMorph is also capable of displaying three-dimensional coordinate data, and calculating a variety of dimensions based on such data. By Mark Spencer. [No current download link available.] | |
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Feeling Faint - Very Low Calorie Diet
Hi All,
I have been put on a VLCD by my Dr, 800 calories a day. I have been on it for a week, and I have just started to feel really faint and weak. I was just wondering if anyone else has had this? My starting BMI was 41. Before I started the diet I was having around 1500 calories a day.
I just checked my BSL (GMR, sugar level etc) and it was 6.8mml, which is fine, so that is not the cause. I am trying to make an appointment to go back and see my Dr at the moment.
I really want to continue on this diet, it has been the first one that I have actually been able to stick to. I am hoping that this is a just a faze that happens when starting a VLCD. I hate having to stop and hold the wall for 30 seconds every time I stand up.
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Does it get any better? or is it something that will continue on as long as I am on the diet?
Your doctor's an ass. Why on Earth would he put you on such a diet? It seems stupid.
Good luck!
People usually get dizzy spells when they are on such a low calorie diet. Talk to your doctor about it to see if it's not a serious medical condition. But otherwise, this is a pretty normal ordeal.
Why would anyone need to be on this kind of diet anyway? It seems like torture.
Its not torture, its actually a really easy diet to follow, and I have never been hungry since starting it, nor have I had any cravings for 'bad' foods.
Back when I first started to lose the weight I was doing a VLCD on my own. About 800-900 cals a day, and I nearly killed myself in the process. Besides the dizzy spells I also had bouts of very low BP. Be very careful here because your body really needs at least 1200 cals a day.
If by doctor's orders you must remain on such low calories, make all of your food intake high protein, such as chicken breast. It may help some of the dizziness. Ditch all of the empty calorie foods.
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Back when I first started to lose the weight I was doing a VLCD on my own. About 800-900 cals a day, and I nearly killed myself in the process. Besides the dizzy spells I also had bouts of very low BP. Be very careful here because your body really needs at least 1200 cals a day.
I agree. I tried to put myself on a vlcd years ago, and fainted in the middle of a store. I had such a difficult time regaining full consciousness I was taken out by ambulance. My bp was low and potassium level dangerously low. I will never try that again!
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Its not torture, its actually a really easy diet to follow, and I have never been hungry since starting it, nor have I had any cravings for 'bad' foods.
Well you're a stronger person than I am. Good luck!
I have just dropped from about 2000 cals per day to 1200 cals per day. I, too, have had a few (but minor) dizzy spells. I am not on a VLCD, but maybe my body thinks it is?!?! =)
If your insurance allows, please seek a second opinion. I have had my share of doctors who may not have been quacks, but were not really that great either. My pop's dr had him on a diuretic, and refused to administer a potassium test when he showed symptoms of low potassium! Just be careful. He/she may be a doctor, but you are the one who has to live with his/her mistakes.
Frankly, it sounds like your doctor is an idiot! If he's put you on a diet that low, you shouldn't be walking around at all - you should be in a hospital bed under constant medical supervision. The human body is NOT meant to function under a thousand calories a day (really 1200...) Less than a thousand calories is absolutely going to make you feel weak, sick, shaky, and dizzy because it's far too low to maintain your bloodsugar levels.
I'm not a Doctor and not qualified to critique this expert.
However I do KNOW that Doctors always instruct patients to contact them immediately if they suffer adverse effects from any course of treatment the Doctor has put them on.
Immediately call the Doctor and report your dizzy spells. Then you will find out whether to proceed as is or whether you need to be re-evaluated.
Please check this link, as my mum seemingly was in a similar situation. It may help you in your quest.
http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/9507 4.html
me too the first time i was on my vlcd i kinda under ate .
a banana in the morning and a salad at night ....
I once fell asleep in the middle of talking while sitting in a comfy chair
this time in sticking to 1200
thats the lowest cals a female should have
Hi spankyraven. Are you limiting yourself to 800 calories a day or are you on a liquid fast? It is almost impossible to get the necessary nutrients if you are using "real" food for the 800 calories.
If your doctor just told you to do VLCD at 800 calories on your own with real food, then I think you need to change doctors. Seriously. If your doctor has you on something like Optifast 800, then you are mostly gettng what you need. However, that is supposed to be a medically supervised plan - all VLCD should be medically supervised. That means at a minimum you should have had full blood work before starting, and at intervals after starting.
Are you monitoring your blood pressure at home? One reason for feeling faint could be orthostatic BP changes - most likely from dehydration. Your BP is really going to drop on a VLCD fast because you get almost no sodium and you are supposed to drink at least 3 quarts of water/day. The water goes right through, taking your electrolytes with it.
One electrolyte that will affect your heart and can be symptomatic as in fainting is potassium. That's one very important reason for the blood work before an during VLCD. Low potassium can kill you. I'm not being dramatic, and I'm not saying it to disparage VLCD. Some diuretics also deplete potassium and doctors worry about that too for good reason. Dehydrating someone with congestive heart failure is necessary, and their potassium level is always monitored and often supplemented.
I understand the benefits of a medically monitored VLCD. I did it 20 years ago, and I started it again May 21. 20 years ago I did well for many years. Over the past 2 years I've had some physical restriction, coupled with my emotional binge eating, and I've gained about 45 pounds. Some of physical abilities are back - though now they are limited by my weight! Anyway...
Another risk of VLCD to take seriously is gallstones. VLCD medically monitored or not , and yoyo dieting, increase the risk of gallstones. That is now very well documented in the medical literature. Young, low weight ppl - the kind I think of as wanting to lose 10-15 lbs for the summer (I vaguely remember being one of those) develop gallstones from yoyo and VLCD. It's not a matter of starting weight but of physiology and metabolism being affected. That said, the risks of obesity may - not necessarily though - outweigh the risks of a medically monitored VLCD.
Finally, you will lose some muscle mass. You will lose about 3 times as much fat in the beginning, but it is not possible to stay in sustained ketogenesis without losing some muscle mass. If you are doing VLCD correctly, you will be in ketogenesis. VLCD cannot be a longterm answer.
I developed a medical condition which necessitates - medically - rather quickly losing at least 20-25 pounds (real pounds, not water weight) and then more weight after that. That is why I started Optifast 800 this time - "all or nothing", no choices, not really awful tasting. I can do it.
However, from reading here and doing independent research on metabolism, VLCD, etc, I have decided that I am going to use the Optifast as a supplement rather than as a fast. I have lost 4 pounds with the Optifast, and I lost another 1.5 with Optifast and some foods that I selected using the tools here. I will not be going into ketogenesis, which is one of the magic tricks of fasting VLCD. However, if everything I've read is correct, I will be losing about 2 pounds/week, which is about the Optifast rate after the first 3 weeks anyway. To lose the 45 pounds I need time, and I don't want to be delayed by having to readjust my BMR from fasting.
If you are actually being cared for by your doctor and are VLCD with full nutrients, then I don't think you should be discouraged from continuing for a while. It is a tremendous psychological boost to lose that first 30-40 pounds in a shorter rather than longer period. As long as you prepare yourself for the real world of food, regaining some of the lost miracle weight, and understanding that to keep losing and avoid regaining what VLCD made you lose, then it could be worth it.
But drink more water NOW and get to your doctor to have your potassium checked. (You can be given potassium pills if your labs are down. If you ate food - a banana a day for a day or two would do it.)
I saw that you are a recent new member. Today is my first day. I have the same BMI as you.
Usually a banana with pb helps me get over the shakes from not eating though pb is too high fat and calorie laden. Can you eat at least a banana? You do need to get some protein.
I think 800 cals is a bit low too. I agree you need around 1200 well spaced out meals/snacks to keep your blood sugar on even keel.
Thank you everyone for your help and advice. I feel much better today, it may have been from something else, but I am seeing my Dr tomorrow anyway.
Fromage, I am on the Optifast 800, and I did have all the blood work etc done before hand, and will see my GP every 2 weeks. I have also been monitoring my BP, its a bid difficult because I have a manual sphygmamonoeter rather than an electric one, and my husband cannot hear the first and last korotkoff sound (listened to too much loud rock music, lol). I also do regular BSL's as well, and they have all been well within the normal range.
In no way are you being dramatic about low potassium, it is fatal! I had 2 episodes of low potassium due to Crohns, and both times went into very nasty arrhythmia's. I am aware of the signs of it getting to low for me, fast heart rate, and muscle cramps. It feels really awful, once my K got back to normal levels, I every muscle hurt like I had run a marathon, or been beaten all over.
As for the gallstones, that is why I am on this diet in the first place. I will be having a lap chole to have it removed in 2 months, and want to get my weight down before having another anesthetic.
I will see what the Dr says tomorrow, and if everything is OK, I will probably continue on this for another 2 weeks. Even a small amount of weight loss will be better for me during surgery and help with recovery.
Hi sbat, seeing as I am so new to CC I wont welcome you here, but its nice to hear of someone else with the same BMI. What sort of diet are you following?
I cannot believe a Dr. would do that, for what reason. I don't believe anyone should eat less than 1200 a day.
800 Calories a day is ridiculous, adult women aren't supposed to have less than 1200 a day to maintain bodily functions. Watch out this may stress your heart and I'm pretty sure the fainting spells are from not having enough energy in your diet. Contact your doctor right away or get a new one. He doesn't sound like he knows what he's talking about. Please up it to 1000 just to be safe. You don't want your body to be starving itself and use up muscle mass that could also be why your fainting. Please be careful.