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A method and an apparatus are disclosed for scoring the quality of sleep experienced by a subject wearing the apparatus for a specified period. This sleep monitoring apparatus includes a motion sensor that quantifies the temporal variation in the subject's motion, an analog to digital converter to sample the sensor data, a microprocessor with embedded programmable memory to store control and processing firmware, a memory device for data storage, a display means, and a switch for staring and resetting the device. The firmware for this apparatus: (i) directs the microprocessor to sample sensor output at a prescribed time interval and to temporarily store this data in the memory device, (ii) directs the microprocessor to analyze the temporarily stored data to compute a sleep score based on the magnitude of movements recorded during the monitoring period, and (iii) controls the operation of the display means. Upon termination of the sleep period, the apparatus' display means will display a sleep score based on a scale of 0 to 100. A high score indicates restful sleep (very low movements), while a low score indicates excessive restlessness during the monitored sleep period.
1. A sleep monitoring apparatus for scoring the quality of sleep experienced by a subject wearing said apparatus for a specified period, said sleep monitoring apparatus comprising:
a means for sensing the temporal variation in the motion at the location where said apparatus is being worn,
an analog to digital converter connected to said sensing means for sampling the data sensed by said motion sensing means,
a microprocessor connected to said converter, said microprocessor having embedded programmable memory,
a means connected to said microprocessor for storing data,
a display means connected to said microprocessor, and
firmware that controls the operation of said apparatus by directing the microprocessor to sample the output of said sensing means at a prescribed time interval and to temporarily store said sampled data in said data storage means, by directing the microprocessor to analyze the temporarily stored data to compute a sleep score based on the magnitude of movements recorded during said monitoring period, and by controlling the operation of said display means to display said sleep score.
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locating a sleep monitoring apparatus at a prescribed location on said subject, said apparatus having a motion sensing means, an analog to digital converter, a microprocessor having embedded programmable memory, a data storage means, a display means, and firmware that controls the operation of said apparatus,
sampling the output of said sensing means at a prescribed time interval,
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to physiological monitoring and diagnostic testing devices and methods. More particularly, this invention relates to a device and method for monitoring levels of a person's arm movements during sleep and using this data to compute the person's "sleep score" based upon these movements.
2. Description of the Related Art
Sleep deprivation is almost always a component of an unbalanced lifestyle. In our fast-paced, chaotic society, the average adult in the United States sleeps 6.9 hours per night during the workweek, as opposed to the ideal 8 hours. More than fifty percent of Americans suffer from insomnia several nights a week. Many don't wake up feeling refreshed, and many experience sleepiness during daily activities like reading, watching TV, riding in a car, or sitting quietly after lunch.
Few realize the price they pay for cutting themselves short when it comes to sleep. Sleep deprivation is unhealthy for and is clearly associated with a variety of problems. Without proper sleep, people: (a) are more susceptible to illnesses and have a greater chance of experiencing emotional and mental health problems, (b) have a lower frustration tolerance and may tend to overreact when stresses occur in their lives, and (c) have diminished capacities to concentrate, remember, learn and complete tasks. Thousands die each year in automobile accidents that are the result of someone falling asleep at the wheel. There is even evidence that without proper sleep we accelerate aspects of the aging process and shorten our life span.
Although most are aware of the importance of a good night's sleep, there presently is no easy method of gauging just how well we actually do sleep. For most people, awareness of the quality of their sleep (i.e., how soundly they slept through the night) without a means of measurement is difficult, if not impossible.
Presently, there are two validated medical methods available to measure a person's sleep behavior. These methods are however, not intended to measure the quality of night-to-night sleep, but to identify sleep disorders such as insomnia, sleep apnea, the restless legs syndrome (RLS) and periodic limb movements (PLM).
The first method, the medically accepted gold standard, comprises comprehensive sleep testing utilizing polysomnography (PSG). This medical procedure involves a full night testing in a sleep laboratory to monitor the temporal variations in the amplitude of the patient's sleep-impacted, physiological parameters, including: a continuous measure of the level of oxygen saturation in the arterial blood flow (SpO2), heart rate, upper respiratory airflow, thorax and abdomen respiration efforts, electroencephalograms (EEG; electrical activity of the brain), electro-oculogram (EOG; electrical activity related to movement of the eyes), and electromyograms (EMG; electrical activity of a muscle).
The PSG testing procedures are expensive as they are typically conducted in clinical settings by trained PSG technician in attendance. Recently, more limited PSG monitoring procedures utilizing at least four physiological parameters has been shown to provide a reliable means of screening for sleep disorders. Typically, these limited procedures are administered in the home setting but require an attending PSG technician for the entire sleep night. Even more recently, advancements in limited PSG recording have resulted in some variations where the person is taught by a sleep professional to self-apply the sensors and electrodes which are tethered to physiological recorders. The results are then viewed and evaluated by a sleep professional.
A second less complex method for assessing both sleep behavior (i.e., extent of sleep versus wake state during the sleep period) and screening for sleep disorders is by actigraphy means. Like PSG, this is a medical sleep testing procedure that requires the instrument to be cleared for use by the FDA and can only be used under the direction of a sleep professional. Additionally, since an actigraphy is typically used as tool for diagnosing sleep disorders and monitoring treatment of the disorder, the device can only be purchased by prescription.
Actigraphy methods utilize a wrist-worn actigraph recording device and associated sleep analysis software. The actigraph recorder, first described by Colburn et. al. in 1976 and later patented in 1982 (U.S. Pat. No. 4,353,375) captures arm movements by means of an accelerometer sensor. The device stores accumulated activity data, identified as activity counts, in pre-set time epochs of 30, 60 or 120 seconds. This information is then download to an external computer for graphical display and analysis.
The software for this analysis requires a complex, multi-pass analysis program. An example of this type of program was presented by the present inventors' at the 10th Annual Meeting, APPS, Abstract No. 309, 1996; where a three-pass, computer algorithm is used to score arm activity data (activity counts) recorded in thirty second epochs and downloaded from an actigraph device (i.e., an "ActiTrac" monitor which is manufactured by IM Systems, Baltimore, Md.).
The first pass in this analysis identifies whether one was in a sleep or wake state during a particular 30-second epoch according to the following formula:
The second pass in this analysis uses an algorithm that is designed to identify movement artifacts due to brief arousals and the sleep hysteresis effect. Artifacts are defined as any situation in which, for a given epoch: (A+B+E)≧18 and (A+B)=0. Identification of such events resulted in the activity count of the target epoch being re-coded as "0."
The third pass in this analysis conducts a recalculation of sleep-wake states for those epochs affected by the second pass change, which would be the four epochs both preceding and following the current epoch.
The logic behind this sleep/wake scoring algorithm assumes that a subject is asleep when no arm movements are present. When a short burst of movement is detected, for example when the subject rolls over in bed, such activity is classified as an "arousal". When there is a long burst of movement, the person is considered to be fully awake.
Thus, this sleep scoring program scores a fully asleep condition when there are three consecutive minutes of low arm activity, and conversely, the subject is assumed to be in the awake state when three consecutive minutes of high activity are detected. The final actigraphy sleep score compares the measured awake-time to the measured sleep-time and computes the results in terms of a sleep efficiency percentage (0-100%).
The less-than-desirable features of such actigraphy methodology include: 1) the equipment used is very expensive, a typical system including wrist recorder, download interface and analysis software ranges from approximately $2,000 (for an "ActiTrac" device from IM Systems) to $4,000 (for a "Mini-Motionlogger" from Ambulatory Monitoring, Ardsley, N.Y.), 2) its data must be downloaded to an external computer for analysis, 3) the use of the system requires administration and analysis by a skilled sleep professional, and 4) actigraphy recorders must be FDA cleared as class II devices, and can only be purchased by a sleep professional with a prescription, 5) its hardware is designed to detect sleep disorders by means of a sleep efficiency score, and 6) its equipment is not appropriate for home use by those who might wish to measure their night-to-night quality of sleep.
A need therefore exists for an alternative form of sleep monitoring that can provide the non-professional with an easy and inexpensive method of monitoring their own sleep performance in the privacy of their own bedroom. The present invention ideally serves this need.
There has been summarized above, rather broadly, the prior art that is related to the present invention in order that the context of the present invention may be better understood and appreciated. In this regard, it is instructive to also consider the objects and advantages of the present invention.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an easy means for one to gauge how well he or she is actually sleeping.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a device that is reasonably accurate, compact, and easy to use, and that provides an immediate visual feedback score of nightly sleep performance.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a device that provides, without having to download the device's data to a base computer, an immediate visual feedback score of nightly sleep performance.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a sleep measuring device that does not require for its use the guidance of a sleep professional.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a method that one can use to gauge how well he or she is actually sleeping.
It is an object of this present invention to use the measurement and computation of arm movements per hour as a means to calculate and display a scale representative of a user's sleep performance.
These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become readily apparent as the invention is better understood by reference to the accompanying summary, drawings and the detailed description that follows.
Recognizing the need for a much simpler device and method for assessing one's sleep, the present invention is generally directed to satisfying the needs set forth above and the problems identified with prior systems for assessing one's sleep.
In accordance with one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the foregoing need can be satisfied by providing a sleep meter or sleep scoring apparatus comprising: (1) a motion sensor that quantifies the temporal variation in the subject's motion at the sensor's location, (2) an analog to digital converter to sample the sensor data, (3) a microprocessor with embedded programmable memory to store control and processing firmware, (4) a memory device for data storage, (5) a display means, and (6) a switch for resetting the device, wherein the firmware: (i) directs the microprocessor to sample sensor output at a prescribed time interval and to temporarily store this data in the memory device, (ii) directs the microprocessor to analyze the temporarily stored data to compute a sleep score based on the magnitude of movements recorded during the monitoring period, and (iii) controls the operation of the display means.
Worn like a wristwatch, the apparatus samples and quantifies the motion of the arm to determine a ratio of arm movements to non movements during the sleep period. The sleep period or sleep time being defined as: the time of reset to the time of termination as controlled by the user by means of the push-button switch. Upon termination of the sleep period, the apparatus' display means will display the final score based on a scale of 0 to 100. A high score indicates restful sleep (very low arm movements), while a low score indicates excessive restlessness. Each score is automatically saved in memory for recall on the display means.
Thus, there has been summarized above, rather broadly, the more important features of the present invention in order that the detailed description that follows may be better understood and appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of any eventual claims to this invention.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the present invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
Sleep research studies (e.g., by Gorny, Allen, Krausman, et al., Sleep Research, 1997; Gorny and Allen, Sleep, 1999; Verbeek, et al., Perceptual Motor Skills, 2001) have shown that fewer arm movements during sleep relate to more restful sleep, while excessive movements are associated with restless or poorer sleep.
The present invention therefore uses this finding to develop a sleep meter or sleep monitoring apparatus. It operates by monitoring by acceleration methods a person's arm movements to yield a sleep score for the person's sleep behavior during the monitored period.
In a preferred embodiment, the present invention takes the form of a sleep meter 10 that is worn on the wrist. Using digital sampling techniques, it measures the intensity and duration of arm movements. The value it measures is then scaled and visually presented to the user as a sleep score ranging from 0 to 100. See
A schematic block diagram of this device is shown in FIG. 2. It is a battery operated device that consists of: (1) a piezoelectric motion sensor 12 with appropriate signal conditioning and filtering circuitry 14 to yield required levels of signal fidelity, thus providing sensor output data that quantifies the temporal variations in the amplitude and frequency of subject's arm movements, (2) an analog to digital converter 16 to sample sensor output data at a sampling frequency that is sufficient to encompass the frequency range of movements expected at the selected measurement site, (3) a microprocessor 18 with embedded programmable memory 20 to store control and processing firmware 22, including appropriate algorithms to compute a sleep score based on movement data provided by the piezoelectric motion sensor 12, (4) memory device 24 for storing the movement data, (5) an LED 26 that flashes each time a preset cumulative value of arm movements are obtained during the recording session, (6) an LCD 28 readout that is: (i) incremented one count for each LED flash during the recording session, (ii) displays the sleep score at termination of the sleep period, and (iii) displays sleep scores stored from previous recording sessions, and (7) a panel switch 30 that: (i) resets the device when depressed for three seconds or longer, (ii) then terminates the recording session when momentarily pressed, (iii) initiates recall of previous sleep scores, and (iv) clears all memory when depressed for ten seconds or longer.
The sleep period of the present invention can range from minutes to hours, with the resulting score based on the magnitude of arm movements recorded during the monitoring period. As shown in
Worn like a wristwatch, the sleep meter is extremely easy to use. Upon reset, data is cleared and the meter is activated. A small green LED located on the front panel of the meter will flash each time a preset cumulative value of arm movements is achieved. The LCD readout is also incremented one count for each LED flash. This visual feedback verifies that the meter is in the active recording mode and working properly. When the user awakens, a momentary press of the push-button will initiate the computation of the sleep score and present the results on the LCD readout. Subsequent short presses will retrieve and display sleep scores from previous sleep periods. All data (both current and memory), will be cleared by pressing the front panel push-button for ten seconds or longer.
Additional appropriate hardware for use in the present invention is shown in
The inventors' methods for detecting and quantifying physical motion by acceleration methods have previously been described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,749,372. These methods are further improved upon herein to measure and record arm movement activity during the sleep period, thus providing, at the termination of the sleep period, an immediate visual score relating to the level of one's arm movements measured during the sleep period.
The method described in this present invention for calculating a sleep score has been validated by data derived from a clinical sleep study (N44-NS-8-2328) sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In this study, twenty-six subjects including nine normals, nine insomniacs and eight with the restless legs syndrome were subjected to an over-night clinical sleep session (typically ranging from 5 to 8 hours). Arm movements were recorded by means of an Actigraph device and scored for sleep efficiency by means of the algorithm described above. See FIG. 5.
The raw activity data from the actigraph represented both total arm movements and movements per hour for the sleep night. This data from the above clinical sleep study was then used to establish a calibration factor for the sleep meter, where one activity count is equal to a movement acceleration of 0.0066 g per second. Utilizing this calibration factor, the sleep meter and corresponding sleep scale were developed thus providing a new, less-complex method of calculating a sleep score as used in this present invention.
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The data results (sleep scores) derived from all twenty six subjects, were then computed by this present invention and compared to the sleep/wake efficiency scores determined by actigraphy. This comparison yielded an average agreement of 85%. See FIG. 6. This high correlation with establish sleep-wake efficiency scores computed by actigraphy, therefore validates the accuracy of the developed sleep scoring scale for the present invention.
As noted above, this device also contains a recall function to sequentially view the sleep score results of previous sleep periods. The invention therefore allows a non-professional, lay person (consumer) to track their night-to-night sleep performance in the home setting and in the comfort of their own bed. With this present invention, a person can make simple adjustments to their daily lifestyles such as better exercise and diet to help enrich sleep habits and to enhance their sleep performance, thus helping to decrease daytime drowsiness and improve overall health and well being.
Although the foregoing disclosure relates to preferred embodiments of the invention, it is understood that these details have been given for the purposes of clarification only. Various changes and modifications of the invention will be apparent, to one having ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter set forth in the claims.
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The J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation, Inc., of Tulsa, OK, has awarded a $750,000 challenge grant to Kansas Wesleyan University toward the construction of its on-campus, multi-faceted Sports Complex. The grant will help the university reach its fundraising goal of $7.5 million for the construction of the facility.
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Born 1970 in Plymouth, Devon and eventually washed up on Spanish shores. I took root in Madrid after four years in London at teaching college. Soon after that, I ventured further south settling in Seville in the old gypsy district of Triana. Eleven years later and it was time to move north again and to the town of Girona, an hour and a half from Barcelona and nestled in a politer landscape.
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ASHBURN, Va. — Robert Griffin III remains ahead of schedule in his rehabilitation from major knee surgery. Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said Monday that Griffin's muscles are stronger than expected at this stage in the quarterback's recovery from the January surgery to repair two ligaments in the right knee. Shanahan says Griffin is working out at Redskins Park twice a day for a combined six to seven hours. The coach says he has "no idea" if Griffin will be ready for Week 1 of the regular season, but adds, "If work has anything to do with it, he probably will." Shanahan says he'll know more in July, when the Redskins open training camp. Griffin won the NFL's Offensive Rookie Of The Year award after leading the Redskins to the NFC East title.
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Do you get turned on by rape scenes in movies or on TV?
I'm just wondering if I'm the only one.
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I have before too. Let's hope we aren't alone.
I know, I'm worried :(
I think you need to speak to rape victims and find out just destroyed their lives are from the experience.
The idea of it in a movie, is quite different than it actually happening. I enjoy the idea of forcible sex. someone being raped in far beyond painful. I don't need to speak to anyone, but thank you.
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you probably are.
But seriously, the act of sex is probably the titillating aspect that's turning you on but you;re not focusing on the meaning of the scenes. someone's being horribly violated having their life destroyed, It's not wank material. Of course you know it's not real though so it feeds into sex fantasies but it's not something any sane person actively wants to see.
Good heavens no. I watched the hills have eyes with my girlfriend and that was not the best movie to score with lol. The part where she's screaming while being raped was horrible.
BDSM can be REALLY hot though. If rape turns you on you could do that with your man and SIMULATE the experience.
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I think this has opened up a lot of emotions. I don't condone rape at all but I do imagine sometimes being attacked and someone tries to rape me but then my boyfriend turns up and fights the thug/s to protect me.
My boyfriend is very muscular and it excites me imagining us at a beach and both just wearing swimwear and he has to fight thugs off but he gets very hurt. But he manages to win and save me.
Honestly it depends on what you consider a fantasy, obviously it is healthy when it is discernible from reality. It is not the rape itself that is causing the arousal, but rather the submission.
Generally that kind of arousal stems from wanting to relinquish control in the bedroom, or not feeling comfortable asking for what you want. I for one am a control freak in every aspect of my life so a relaxing sexual experience is one that stems from lack of control.
I am rather surprised at the amount of hate this question is getting, as an individual it is completely okay to experiment with a willing partner in whatever sexual avenue makes you both comfortable. As long as communication and guidelines are set in advance there is no problem or judgement you should feel from not liking vanilla.
Nope. Having a "Play-Rape" fetish is actually A LOT more common than you think in females. But most are so ashamed of it they never speak up.
I am personally a sexual submissive woman who is incredibly turned on by the thought of my boyfriend "forcing" me into sex.
Of course, Realistic Rape is sick and twisted cause no one should ever ever be forced into doing something they don't want. But Play-Rape is a completely different ball game.
Think of it this way, If you asked you boyfriend to "rape" you and you went along with it for fetish sake would be one thing.
BUT if you were out in a back out for god knows why one night and some guys realistically raped you it wouldn't be so kinky or hot would it? And yes it may seem so in your mind to think of an attractive guy in you head raping you. But in the real world most of the time they're far from attractive.
So eh you're not alone. More women then you think are right there with you they just don't want to speak up.
It's absolutely normal to get turned on by rape scenes. Everyone has particular fantasies that arouse them more than others. Fetishes do not make you a pervert or someone with a mental illness. It is fine to find rape scenes normal because they represent domination and submission, which is something that is commonly liked. If you ever find the urge to force sex on another unwilling person, then you should probably look deeper into the issue. But for now, whatever causes you pleasure is perfectly fine. Life is short, enjoy it.
I agree.
no that's really sick.
people who get turned on by rape probably have some mental issue they're not addressing. how someone could be aroused by such a horrible experience is just scary to me. hopefully that never happens to any you (that said yes) I'm sure you wouldn't find it so sexy then!
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Whizzer (comics)
The Whizzer (in black and yellow) appears with the Squadron Supreme on the cover of Avengers vol. 3, #5 (June 1998). Art by George Pérez.
|Publication information
|Marvel Comics
|First appearance
|Frank (I): USA Comics #1 (Aug. 1941); Sanders (II): The Avengers #69 (Oct. 1969); Stewart (III): The Avengers #85 (Mar. 1971)
|Created by
|II & III: Roy Thomas and John Buscema
|In-story information
|Alter ego
|(I) Robert Frank; (II) James Sanders; (III) Stanley Stewart
|Team affiliations
|Squadron Supreme
|Superhuman speed
|Marvel Comics Alternate Universes
|Marvel stories take place primarily in a mainstream continuity called the Marvel Universe. Some stories are set in various parallel, or alternate, realities, called the Marvel Multiverse.
The Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe: Alternate Worlds 2005 designates the mainstream continuity as "Earth-616", and assigns other Earth numbers to each specific alternate reality.
In this article the following characters, or teams, and realities are referred to:
|Robert Frank
|James Sanders
|Stanley Stewart
|Stanley Stewart
Whizzer is the name of several fictional characters that appear in publications published by Marvel Comics. The first character debuted during the Golden Age in USA Comics #1 (Aug. 1941), and was reintroduced in Giant-Size Avengers #1 (Aug. 1974). A second villainous version debuts during the Silver Age in The Avengers #69 (Oct. 1969), and a second heroic version debuting in The Avengers #85 (Feb. 1971).
Publication history[edit]
The first character named the Whizzer first appeared during the Golden Age of comics, and later appeared briefly during the Silver Age. The second, villainous version appears in the final panel of The Avengers #69 (Oct. 1969), the first chapter of a three-issue storyline by writer Roy Thomas and penciller Sal Buscema. The story arc introduced the supervillain team the Squadron Sinister, whose four members were loosely based on heroes in DC Comics' Justice League of America, with the Whizzer based on the Flash.[1]
Fictional character biographies[edit]
Golden Age[edit]
Silver Age[edit]
The Squadron Sinister are created by the cosmic entity the Grandmaster to battle the Avengers, who are the champions of the time-traveling Kang. The Whizzer, James Sanders, battles Avenger Goliath, but the fight is interrupted by the Black Knight. The Avengers eventually defeat the Squadron, who are abandoned by the Grandmaster.[2] The Squadron reappear in the title The Defenders, reunited by the alien Nebulon. The villains receive greater power in exchange for the planet Earth, and create a giant laser cannon in the Arctic to melt the polar ice caps, thereby covering the entirety of the Earth's surface in water. The Defenders prevent the scheme and defeat the villains (and Nebulon); Namor the Sub-Mariner humiliates the Whizzer.[3]
Afterward the Whizzer and his two remaining teammates are teleported off world by Nebulon, returning with an energy-draining weapon. The Squadron Sinister plan to threaten the Earth again but are defeated once more by the Defenders and the Avenger Yellowjacket.[4] The character has another brief encounter with several members of the Avengers, who seek a way to separate the Power Prism of Doctor Spectrum from fellow Avenger the Wasp.[5] The Whizzer disassociates himself from the Squadron Sinister and adopts a new costume and alias, Speed Demon.
Bronze Age[edit]
Roy Thomas and penciller John Buscema created an alternate-universe team of heroes called the Squadron Supreme, who debut in Avengers #85 (Feb. 1971). After an initial skirmish with four Avengers, the teams unite to stop a common threat.[6] The characters including the Whizzer, whose name is Stanley Stewart, were identical in name and appearance to the Squadron Sinister, which caused confusion in Marvel's production department, as the covers of The Avengers #85 and #141 (Nov. 1975) "cover-blurbed" appearances by the Squadron Sinister, when in fact it was the Squadron Supreme that appeared in both issues.
As a result of exposure to the mutagenic effects of a fogbank of unknown nature, Stanley Stewart possesses superhuman speed, stamina, and reflexes. When moving at subsonic speed, the Stewart Whizzer can create cyclones (by running in circles); run up walls and across water. The character has limited immunity to the effects of friction (Stewart wears goggles to protect his eyes), although still generates normal fatigue poisons. As a result, Stewart must consume large amounts of calories and rest after using his superhuman speed powers extensively.
The heroic Whizzer and the Squadron Supreme have another series of skirmishes with the Avengers engineered by the group the Serpent Cartel, but eventually team together and prevent the use of the artifact the Serpent Crown.[7] The character and his teammates briefly feature in the title Thor, when the evil version of Hyperion attacks the Earth-712 version and then Thunder God Thor.[8] The Squadron are mind-controlled by the entities the Over-Mind and Null the Living Darkness, but are freed by the Defenders and aid the heroes in defeating the villains.[9]
The character features with the Squadron Supreme in a self-titled 12-issue miniseries (Sept. 1985 - Aug. 1986) by writer Mark Gruenwald.[10] The series also explains why there are the Squadrons Sinister and Supreme are similar: the Grandmaster creates the Squadron Sinister modelled on the already-existing Squadron Supreme of the Earth-712 universe.[11] Gruenwald, Ryan, and inker Al Williamson created a graphic-novel sequel[12] which maroons the team in the mainstream Marvel universe. The Whizzer and teammates encounter the hero Quasar, and relocate to the government facility Project Pegasus. After another encounter with the Overmind and a visit to the laboratory world of the Stranger;[13] the Whizzer participates in a "speedster" race organized by Elder of the Universe the Runner [14] attempts (with the Squadron) to return to their universe [15] and with fellow members Hyperion and Doctor Spectrum battle the entity Deathurge.[16]
The entire Squadron Supreme appear in a two-part story with the Avengers that finally returns them to their home universe, where they disband for a time.[17] The Whizzer rejoins his teammates to aid the interdimensional team the Exiles.[18]
Modern Age[edit]
The mature-audience Marvel MAX imprint showcases the adventures of the Earth-31916 version of the Whizzer, the Atlanta Blur. Also named Stanley Stewart, the character is a young African-American man who develops super-speed as a result of exposure to an alien retrovirus.[19] He initially hides his ability, with the "Atlanta Blur" regarded as an urban legend,[20] but when Hyperion is publicly revealed Stewart also goes public,[21] becoming a celebrity with numerous endorsements. As the Blur, he reluctantly fights crime at the request of Nighthawk.[22]
In other media[edit]
- The Stanley Stewart version of Whizzer (under the name Speed Demon) appears in the Avengers Assemble episode "The Dark Avengers", voiced by Jason Spisak. He is a member of the Squadron Supreme.
- ^ Interview with Roy Thomas and Jerry Bails in The Justice League Companion (2003) pp. 72 – 73
- ^ Avengers #69 - 71 (Oct. - Dec. 1969)
- ^ Defenders #13 - 14 (May - July 1974)
- ^ Giant-Size Defenders #4 (1974)
- ^ Avengers Annual #8 (1978)
- ^ Avengers #86 (Mar. 1971)
- ^ Avengers #141 - 144 (Nov. 1975 - Feb. 1976) & #147 - 149 (May - July 1976)
- ^ Thor #280 (Feb. 1979)
- ^ Defenders #112 - 114 (Oct. - Dec. 1982)
- ^ Squadron Supreme #1 - 12 (Sep. 1985 - Aug. 1986)
- ^ Squadron Supreme #8 (May 1986)
- ^ Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe (1989)
- ^ Quasar #13 - 16 (Aug. - Nov. 1990)
- ^ Quasar #17 (Dec. 1990)
- ^ Quasar #19 (Feb. 1991)
- ^ Quasar #25 (Aug. 1991)
- ^ Avengers/Squadron Supreme Annual '98 and the one-shot Squadron Supreme: New World Order (both Sept. 1998)
- ^ Exiles vol. 2, #77 - 78 (Apr. - May 2006)
- ^ Supreme Power #12 (Oct. 2004)
- ^ Supreme Power #3 (Dec. 2003)
- ^ Supreme Power #4 (Jan. 2004)
- ^ Supreme Power #12 (Oct. 2004)
External links[edit]
- Whizzer (Stanley Stewart) at Marvel.cim
- Grand Comics Database
- World of Black Heroes: Blur Biography
- The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
- Don Markstein's Toonopedia: The Squadron Supreme
- IGN.com (Oct. 10, 2003): "Comics in Context" (colum) #14: "Continuity/Discontinuity: Straczynski's Supreme Power, Mark Gruenwald, and JLA / Avengers", by Peter Sanderson


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Trigonometry/Exercise: Congruent Triangles
In The diagram above, how many triangles are there?
Count The Triangles (With Labels)
Label the vertices as shown in the diagram on the right.
Now list the triangles using the letters at the corners, for example
is a triangle. The symbol '
' before the
is just read as 'triangle'. You should put the symbol before the triangles you list, so your list might start:
Now, which of the triangles you have listed are congruent to each other?
Which of the triangles you have listed are similar to each other but are not congruent?
Do any of the triangles have an obtuse angle (an angle greater than 90 degrees)?
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By William Tetley, Q.C.
Professor Rene Rodière was the most dominant maritime lawyer and professor in France in the last half of the 20th century. He had been Dean of Law in Algiers and came to Paris where he rose to the top as head of the Institut de Droit Comparé during a very competent and competitive period of academe. The French Government after the War wished to up-date its maritime laws and named Rodière chairman of a committee. If Rodière consulted at all, it was only briefly, and then he single-handedly wrote France's five basic maritime laws, which are modern and valid to this day. 50 years ago, for example, he solved the problem of the responsibility of stevedores for cargo after discharge, which the rest of the world is still struggling with.
Rodière was proud of his ability, but could not suffer criticism of even the most modest kind and was known far and wide for being "très difficile".
In the early 1960's, I was reading one of his excellent texts and referring to it in what was to be my first book, when I noted two slight errors. Knowing of his prickly reputation I wrote a long letter of praise at the end of which I mentioned my two comments. I never heard from him, but noting that he made the two corrections in his next edition I wrote a letter saying I would like to meet him when in Paris. I heard nothing, but nevertheless called at his office on my next trip and he sent a lady assistant to say he was too busy to see me.
I spent eight years in politics and then was at McGill, doing my second edition when I noticed that in one of his texts, Rodière had copiously cited my first edition. I learned later that he never cited persons he deemed rivals and therefore, in advance of my next trip, I wrote again saying that I would like to meet him. Arriving in our hotel in Paris I was met by a hand-written letter from Rodière, advising that he was having a dinner in his home in our honour on the weekend and that my wife and I must take a certain train into the country and he would meet us at the station.
I told two leading lawyers, (Jean Warot and Jacques Villeneau) of the coming dinner at Rodière's home and both were astounded, never having been invited there themselves, although both of them, like Rodière, had been presidents of the prestigious Maritime Law Association of France. Each took me aside and advised privately that "Rodière is very difficult and works very quickly, but not well". This was not quite true. He must have worked at the speed of light to produce the five laws and five texts, which he wrote, yet he always did excellent work.
My wife and I took the train as ordered, but no one was at the station, except for a figure crouched in the long grass, inspecting some of the flora. It was Rodière, who doubled as an amateur botanist. He was dressed, not as expected in a double waste-coat, hard collar and pince-nez, but in gray flannels, tweed jacket and was puffing on a large pipe. He was charming, and drove us off to his home where he presented us to a roomful of ambassadors and senior professors as the evening's guests of honour. He then took me aside and said disarmingly "You know, Professor, I work very quickly, but not well."
Rodière was difficult and his public tirades legendary. Once he was a speaker at an important anniversary of European Transport Law, edited and published by the famed Belgian maritime lawyer Robert Wijffels, of Antwerp. There were to be questions at the end of the presentation and an elderly professor rose and enquired diffidently after a long tribute to Rodière, whether he might ask a question. Rodière nodded slowly and when the professor had completed his question Rodière retorted "Never in my life have I heard such a stupid question." There was a gasp from the audience, who rose as man and with a swoosh left the hall and that ended the conference.
Rodière died apparently over decaying teeth, which he stubbornly refused to have treated by a dentist. It turned out that Rodière was a Protestant and of a sect that always published a biblical phrase in every obituary. Rodière was a ladies' man, but his wife, who was charming and a personality of her own, was loyal to him to the end. Madame Rodière, nevertheless had the last word when she ended Rodière`s obituary with the verse "Forgive me Lord, for I have grievously sinned."
Prof. Prof. William Tetley, Q.C., practiced law from 1952 to 1968, in what is now Fasken Martineau DuMoulin, was in the Quebec National Assembly from 1968-1976 and from 1976 to the present has taught law at McGill University. He is Counsel to Langlois Kronström Desjardins of Montreal and Quebec City.
Email: william [dot] tetley [at] mcgill [dot] ca (William Tetley)
Website: http://www.mcgill.ca/maritimelaw/
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So, last Wednesday, after my RIPPED class, I came home *ravenous*!! It was still several hours until dinner, but I just had to have SOMETHING. I recently purchased my first jar of PB2 - OMG, what was I waiting for? That stuff is da bomb! Anyway, I decided on some PB2 on a slice of Ezekiel bread.
It was just what I needed, but then I really wanted some soy milk to wash it down - not a huge glass, maybe just 4 ounces or so. Here's where the distraction part came in. I wasn't sure what my calorie total was for the day and how close to my upper limit I was after adding in the post-workout snack, so I fired up the ol' computer to check the numbers. Well, for some reason, either my ancient laptop or our equally geriatric internet connection, I just could not get my calorie counter to load up :-( I got so frustrated. So I'm nursing the PB and bread while trying to check calories so there would be a couple bites left to enjoy with the soy milk, should I have the calories left for it.
Meanwhile, it's time to start dinner, so I start cooking while nibbling tiny bites of the bread and checking my laptop again. And again. Finally, I just finished off my snack, and, what do you know? By that time the craving for the soy milk had passed and I just had a glass of water and was satisfied.
I should try to do this more often - not purposely frustrate myself, but if the outcome is avoiding unnecessary calories, maybe a little frustration isn't a bad thing. Does frustration burn calories? Hmmm...that would be another handy weight loss technique!
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Next time you might want to pack a healthy snack to tide you over before so much time has passed.
My weak times are at night, if i stay up a bit later, I start wanting "something." I've learned to "close the kitchen" and go for a glass of water. And then to bed!
Blessings on maintaining a healthy lifestyle!
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I would think a guy would not have much trouble trading an aftermarket KTM Hard Parts SXC Supermoto or SXC Competition silencer for the OEM 625 SXC Competition silencer, as most guys end up taking the spark arrestor out, and many hack up the internal end cap pipe. IMHO, it would be worth trying to swap with someone on KTMtalk, might save you guys a lot of money.
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