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The Charge
The closer you look, the less you'll see.
Opening Statement
The world of magic and magicians got its due from Hollywood in 2013 with three key releases. The first is the sublime Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay, a documentary about the titular up-close magic master. The second is, well, the nowhere-near sublime The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, a mess of a comedy starring Steve Carell (Crazy, Stupid Love). Rounding out the trio of films is Now You See Me, a magic-centric heist flick with more holes in it than a bad magician's unfortunate assistant.
Facts of the Case
With each receiving a mysterious tarot card as an invitation, four magicians are summoned to a New York apartment. The first invitee is J. Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network), the de facto leader of the group and an expert in sleight-of-hand. Next on the guest list is Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson, The Hunger Games), a mentalist on the downside of a once-successful career. Third up is is Jack Wilder (Dave Franco, 21 Jump Street), an unknown street magician specializing in picking pockets. Fourth is Henley Reeves (Isla Fisher, Wedding Crashers), a beautiful redheaded escape artist and former assistant/girlfriend to Atlas. Their host is unknown, but they are brought together to join forces for a grand scheme.
Fast forward one year, and the foursome—collectively known as The Four Horsemen—are headlining their own sold-out Vegas magic show, as produced by wealthy businessman Arthur Tressler (Michael Caine, The Dark Knight). Their latest act appears to teleport an audience member to a bank in France, where that unsuspecting volunteer watches three million Euros get sucked into a large vacuum and rain down on the audience members back in Las Vegas. This is only the first in a series of elaborate (and criminal) tricks in the grand plan.
Enter FBI Agent Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffalo, Marvel's The Avengers), and Interpol Agent Alma Dray (Melanie Laurent, Inglourious Basterds), who are called in to figure out all the tricks. They are helped (hindered?) by magician-turned-debunker Thaddeus Bradley (Morgan Freeman, The Shawshank Redemption), who has his own ties to the mysterious person who brought the Horsemen together, only he doesn't know who that person is—or does he? It goes without saying that things are never what they seem.
The Evidence
Many years back, David Copperfield, one of the most famous of the modern-day magicians, went on television and made a jumbo jet disappear. Today, you could take Copperfield's magic jumbo jet and fly it through the plot holes in this film.
These holes involve the Horsemen, their beginnings, their successes, and their motivation. When they first meet, they know each other, at best, by reputation (save Atlas and Reeves, who worked together). When they are mysteriously summoned to an empty apartment, they decide to…join forces to commit crimes? It doesn't make sense. To pull off the things they pull off, the level of trust they must place in each other is off the charts. It's not like The Usual Suspects, where the people teamed together already share some type of honor-among-thieves code. These are entertainers, not seasoned criminals, and yet their execution of the grandest of efforts, which would certainly take longer than one year to construct and practice, is flawless.
There is also a scene near the end of the second act when one of the Horsemen reveals another—skill?—that comes in very handy in a stressful situation. This is a cardinal sin of fiction, not just moviemaking. If you have painted yourself into a corner, you must (at best) get out some other way or (at worst) go back and establish what you need to use so there is some plausibility to it when you actually need it.
There are other examples like this throughout the film (including an unexpected love thing between two characters), but to dissect them would be to do you a disservice because of the spoiler factor.
One last thing: If the gimmick of a film is magic, the magic should be genuine. That is to say that in the portions of the film where the actors-as-magicians perform tricks, CGI should not be used, and it is. I can hear your argument: They didn't send Tom Hanks into space for Apollo 13. This is true. However, director Ron Howard used VFX to recreate what would actually happen because it was impossible to send Hanks into space. Some CGI here is used as a filmmaking shortcut. In at least one instance, it creates something that an actual magician couldn't do.
All of this is what the filmmakers seem to bank on here: that because Now You See Me is centered on magic and magicians, we will accept their shortcuts as part of the greater illusion. Even director Louis Leterrier's (Clash of the Titans) relentlessly dizzying camera movement (done to immeasurable excess, I might add) quickly becomes a distraction from what is happening in the scene being shot. Even those scenes that should be relatively docile, like an interrogation room scene, become unnecessary visual roller coaster rides. In their quest to razzle-dazzle us, the filmmakers fail to construct a plausible story to act as the backdrop for all of that trickery.
As for the principal actors—the Four Horsemen, the law leads, Caine and Freeman (sans Batman for a change)—they are well-cast for their roles and perform well across the board. The chemistry among them is there, Harrelson is the standout, and with better material and fine-tuning, this could go franchise.
You could not ask for a better technical viewing experience. For everything that is negative about Leterrier's constantly-spinning direction, his establishing shots—those sweeping exteriors taken high above the likes of Las Vegas and New York—are gorgeous postcards when shot in the day and sparkling portraits when taken at night. That 1080p imagery offers the same clarity in nearly every other shot in the film, from all distances and angles, which is especially helpful with the amount of movement his camera makes. The DTS-HD 7.1 offers an audio clarity to match its video counterpart, in particular the dialogue. This is key, given the amount of narration (explaining tricks and such) in the film. My only complaint—and it's not a technical one—is that Bryan Tyler's (Iron Man 3) score sounds better suited to an '80s TV cop drama than to this film; the action-y overture is far overused.
The Rebuttal Witnesses
The extras are curious, but not so much in content as in placement. On Now You See Me (Blu-ray) is the original theatrical version of the film (which is also on the DVD) plus an extended version of the film (it has about 10 extra minutes of footage). The thorough commentary track is only available on the theatrical version on the Blu-ray. As for the others, "Now You See Me Revealed," a 15-minute interview and clipfest that is chock full of spoilers, is on both discs; while the too-brief "A Brief History of Magic," and the whopping thirteen deleted scenes are on the Blu-ray only. Of those thirteen deleted scenes, four of them are stunners, including one that should have been in the theatrical release—it would have saved a head-scratching moment at the end.
Closing Statement
If you like high gloss, you cannot beat Now You See Me, but if you like a little substance with your image, give it a rental first before you watch your money disappear.
The Verdict
Magicians owe me no explanation. Filmmakers do. Guilty.
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stri8ed replied to stri8ed's topic in Other Food Intolerance and Leaky Gut IssuesHi. What I ended up doing was as follows: I Began a 4 day rotation diet, with an emphasis on keeping the protein content low. More specifically, For each food on the rotation diet, I limited the protein content to 15 - 20 grams (See here for why). As it turned out, I was still reacting to some of the foods on my rotation diet. But since I was rotating my foods, and thus not experiencing symptoms constantly, I was able to better identify which foods specifically where triggering the symptoms and remove them. The basic approach was this: Identify which foods you are currently reacting to, and eliminate them from your diet. Using new foods which you can still tolerate, begin a four day rotation diet. The purpose of this to prevent further sensitivities from developing to the new foods you are eating. Once the symptoms have receded for a while, and you are not reacting to the foods in your diet, you can discontinue the rotation diet, while still avoiding the foods that you previously reacted to. Over time, by avoiding the problematic foods for long enough, eventually the immune system will "forget" them, and you will be able to tolerate them again. In my case this took 1-2 years of avoidance. That's what worked for me. Back then I thought I may never be able to eat many foods again. But I was pleasantly surprised to discover that after a long period of avoidance, I can now tolerate those foods again. Though I still avoid gluten, since I suspect that's what caused the initial problems. For reference, here are the symptoms I would experience after reacting to a food: Brain Fog Sweating Muscle Twitching Blurred vision Burping/bloating & stomach pain. Sinus pressure. Intense irritation & depression.
stri8ed replied to Blaze422's topic in Other Food Intolerance and Leaky Gut IssuesIf you are referring to non IGE-mediated food sensitivities, there are currently no tests available which can guarantee correct results. The validity of IGG tests as a measure of tolerance is questionable at best. Unfortunately, the only way to know for certain how you respond to those foods, is by eating them.
stri8ed replied to HayInNeedleStack's topic in Other Food Intolerance and Leaky Gut IssuesLeaky Gut aka intestinal hyperpermeability, is very much a real condition, and there are existing scientifically credible tests to measure the degree of permeability. (see lactulose-mannitol test). Now whether or not various conditions are caused by this, is an entirely different question. While an IV based elemental diet might help identify the GI as the culprit, it's both costly and not sustainable. So I fail to see what is gained. You can just as well do a water fast, and reach the same conclusions.
stri8ed replied to Anth480's topic in Other Food Intolerance and Leaky Gut IssuesIt may seem overwhelming at first, but like all things, once you do it for long enough it becomes second nature. More importantly, if it works, then it is well worth the effort. I did the rotation diet for a year or so. It took some time for me to get it right, as I still had to identify all the foods I already had problems with, so I could exclude them from the diet. The rotation diet actually helped me identify problematic foods. It seems by not eating the food trigger every day, the symptoms became more acute when I did consume it. Currently, I can eat any of the foods I was previously intolerant to, without experiencing a reaction. It's very possible I could have done the rotation diet for a shorter period of time, with the same results, but there is no way to know. If are are overwhelmed at the prospect of maintaining such a diet, why not implement it for a few weeks as an experiment, and see it helps prevent developing intolerances to further foods.
stri8ed replied to Anth480's topic in Other Food Intolerance and Leaky Gut IssuesBeen there before. What I found is, identifying and avoiding problematic foods is not enough, as you may start developing sensitivities to the new foods. You need to get the core of the issue: A hyper-permeable (or leaky) gut allows non-fully digested food parts into the bloodstream. These food-parts are large enough to stimulate the immune system, which then may become "sensitized" to them. So as you can see, given a leaky gut, any arbitrary food may over time become problematic. The solution that worked for me is implementing a 4 day rotation diet. It seems there is a certain threshold of antigens which the immune system will tolerate before sensitization occurs. So the idea behind a rotation diet, would be to keep the antigen concentrations for a given food below that threshold. Here is an image I copied out of an immunology book, which seems to relate nicely: In my case, I was doing a 4 day rotation diet to avoid developing further sensitivities, and In spite of this, I had developed new sensitivities (primarily to high protein foods). I found what worked for me, is limiting the protein content to 15 - 20 grams, of a given food, on a 4 day rotation. This makes sense when you consider the immune system is primarily stimulated by proteins. Though I suspect for most people, this additional restriction may not be necessary. In my experience, and many others, once you can identify and avoid all the foods you are sensitive to (and prevent new sensitivities), after some time (months/years) you will be able to eat those foods again, with no reaction.
stri8ed replied to Michelle1's topic in Other Food Intolerance and Leaky Gut IssuesYes, it is a blood test. However, the basis for using IGG levels as a means for diagnosing food-intolerance's has not been scientifically proven. So you average doctor may be uninterested in, or not familiar with the test. I agree with StephanieL, in that the only reliable way to determine a food-intolerance is by eliminated the food for a few weeks, and then reintroducing it, and observing how you respond. Here is a quote taken from Genova-Diagnostics, a leading provider of the IGG tests: It seems more likely IGG levels simply reflect the contents of your diet, not which foods you are intolerant to. Though, if one has a leaky gut, its quite likely they will have developed intolerance's to many of the foods they are currently eating. This is probably why some people find the test to be "effective".
stri8ed replied to jumpingjuniper's topic in Other Food Intolerance and Leaky Gut IssuesYes, it does. I have multiple food sensitivities, including dairy. One of my worst symptoms is depression & mood swings. For me, it usually comes on around 15 minutes after consuming the food, along with muscle-twitching, rapid heart-rate, and overall feelings of "agitation". The best way to find out if dairy is affecting you negatively, is to avoid it for a period of time (few weeks), and then reintroduce it, and observe how you respond to it.
stri8ed replied to Michelle1's topic in Other Food Intolerance and Leaky Gut IssuesHi. Having high IGG for a particular food is not a definitive marker of intolerance/allergy. One can have have super high levels toward a food, and still tolerate it just fine. I think its best to look at the test results as a "hint" as to what might be triggering your symptoms. Personally, I would start by avoiding all the positive foods (if possible), and slowly reintroduce the foods one at a time, while carefully observing for negative reactions. I would also consider starting a rotation diet with your new foods, to prevent developing intolerance to them. Doing so has been very helpful in my experience. The reason you are having a hard time finding concrete answers for whats considered high etc.., is because the science behind the method (IGG food allergies) is still lacking, hence the idea to look at it as a "hint".
stri8ed replied to Larapiz's topic in Other Food Intolerance and Leaky Gut IssuesI had the same issue. I was doing a 4 day rotation diet to avoid developing further sensitivities, and In spite of this, I had developed new sensitivities (primarily to high protein foods). I found what worked for me, is limiting the protein content to 15 - 20 grams, of a given food, on a 4 day rotation. This makes sense when you consider the theory behind "leaky gut". As we know, allergies are developed against proteins, so naturally, the more protein antigens that pass through a hyper-permeable GI tract, the more likely an immune response will develop. It seems there is a certain threshold of antigens which the immune system will tolerate before sensitization occurs. So the idea behind a rotation diet, would be to keep the antigen concentrations for a given food below that threshold. Here is an image I copied out of an immunology book, which seems to relate nicely: Also, Its been shown that following an allergic reaction in the GI tract, the intestines become more permeable (leaky). I can say for certain in my experience, I am more prone to developing further sensitivities soon after I have a big reaction (by eating a big portion of a food I am sensitive to). So that's something to keep in mind.
stri8ed replied to Larapiz's topic in Other Food Intolerance and Leaky Gut IssuesMore and more, I am becoming convinced that these "food sensitivities" are indeed a local IGE sensitization in the GI tract. Consider the case of the nasal mucosa: Its estimated that over 40% of people thought to have "nonallergic rhinitis", actually have local allergic rhinitis (IGE mediated). Why should we assume the GI mucosa is that different? Its already been proven that IGE can be produced locally in the GI tract, so its more a question of just how prevalent it is. Now considering the vast array of "non-allergic" (yet food/antigen-triggered) inflammatory conditions of the GI tract, I would suspect the rate to be at least 40% if not higher. I have brought this up with a few doctors (one of them a leading gastroenterologist), and they are all in agreement that local allergy of the GI is a real thing. The problem is, unlike rhinitis where you can easily and objectively test for allergic sensitization, there is no easy way of doing so in the GI tract. Additionally, with all the quackery surrounding the topic of "food sensitivities/intolerance", doctors & researchers are less keen on touching this stuff.
stri8ed replied to evman99's topic in Other Food Intolerance and Leaky Gut IssuesIf you suspect it may be a food sensitivity, there is a very simple way to find out. Try an elimination diet for a few weeks, and see how your son responds. If the symptoms subside, then its clearly a food triggering them.
stri8ed replied to Larapiz's topic in Other Food Intolerance and Leaky Gut IssuesI have never heard of that before. Where did you purchase it from? Thus far, Ketotifen has failed me, and cromolyn is a bit of mixed bag. It does seem to partially relieve all my symptoms (which indicates my reactions stem from the GI tract), however I seem to react to it slightly, which gives me additional symptoms, and probably inhibits its full absorption and effectiveness. I am very interested in FAHF-2. The more I read about it, the more promising it seems. I may consider seeing Dr Li in her private practice in NY, and trying to get her to provide me with the formula, as it it may well take years until its on the market. As I mentioned earlier, even after eliminating all my dozens of sensitivities/allergens from my diet, I still experience symptoms after eating. Hence, I really need something to work, simply so I can function properly on a day to day basis.
stri8ed replied to Larapiz's topic in Other Food Intolerance and Leaky Gut IssuesYes, there are. My doctor (in Chicago) prescribed it for me, though I had to explicitly ask him to, as he was not very familiar with it. Given that Ketotifen has a proven efficacy in the treatment of food allergies, I see no reason why a doctor would not be willing prescribe it. Unfortunately for me, I did not tolerate Ketotifen well, so I dropped it after a few weeks. I still have tons left over. Right now im experimenting with different doses of Cromolyn, to try and get a working situation. I seem to have a similar situation like yourself, where I have dozens of food allergies (almost immediate onset), which don't show up in prick-tests. I have been able to prevent new allergies by following a low-protein rotation diet, however I have become so sensitive to even traces of any of my existing allergens, that I pretty much have reactions (albeit milder) after eating any meals. I have an appointment soon with an expert immunologist, and I am hoping he can bring some new ideas to the table. Something I have been reading up on recently is xolair (Omalizumab). Its essentially an injectable antibody that binds to the IGE antibodies in human serum, thus preventing those antibodies from binding to mast cells, which in turn leads to diminished allergic reactions. It has some pretty impressive results in clinical studies, though it has most been mostly used for asthmatics. Interestingly, it has been proven to be effective in cases where the immune problems where not IGE mediated. The downside is, the treatment is crazy expensive, and relatively new, and not much studies have been done with food allergies.
stri8ed replied to foam's topic in Other Food Intolerance and Leaky Gut IssuesI am currently experimenting with mast-cell stabilizers (ketotifen, and cromolyn), so I will soon update this thread with results. It seems they are a highly underrated tool for managing multiple food allergies, and preventing new allergies from developing.
stri8ed replied to Larapiz's topic in Other Food Intolerance and Leaky Gut IssuesWell I finally got the prescription, and tried ordering it from Americas Compounding Center, but apparently they wont ship to my state (Illinois) due to some licensing issues. Does anyone know any other good compounding pharmacies that are super careful about allergens?


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The Perfect Gift
According to honky lore, the "perfect gift" is something the recipient would love to possess but would never buy for him- or herself.
Yesterday I received a perfect example of a perfect gift from my common-law mother-in-law Judy, a super sweet and interesting lady who sent me something for Christmas that I've long wanted but never would've bought myself: A 72-Hour Survival Kit.
Included in the waterproof kit: An Emergency/Survival Bag (a metallic silver poncho that reflects 80 percent of radiated body heat); a five-pound space bag of vanilla pudding; a five-pound space bag of hot cocoa mix; some Kleenex; some Wet Ones; a toothbrush; a flashlight; several small packs of raisins, Fruit Bites, and brownies; and the piece de resistance, Veggie Burger MREs.
That Judy cares enough to make sure I survive is touching enough, but to have her make sure I survive in the vegetarian manner to which I am accustomed makes me feel something close "the Christmas spirit."
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Afraid anyone long maybe screwed as things seem to be falling apart as Batista can not raise enough money selling assets. I am here as thought he would exercise his put to buy shares but now that doesn't seem possible.If the second oil field doesn't come in with record amounts we're all screwed.
Yep. I predicted this a long time ago and hopefully some folks were spared Yes, the longs will lose everything. His companies are in the ropes but Batista likely has been putting money aside for himself for a long time. He is not going to jail in Brazil because corruption and impunity for people with money to pay into the judicial system is the "law of the land" down there. His assets in the Centennial LLC in Nevada would be the closest target for US investors, if applicable. I never bought his #$%$ but the folks who lost money may try to go after him and his US assets. Good luck.
i thought his ego and arrorgance wouldn't get in he way of his business sense. Guess I was completly wrong. it is a problem in complex drilling when you don't have the expertise and right staff.
Batista is an AR@$@#%E - an arrogant opportunist who has used his fathers influence; basically a no hoper!! dump your shares while u can....remember Brasil is still an emerging economy-shoddy management, poor planning/deadlines seldom met and projects never completed with future maintenence in mind. many better stocks in brazil to `speculate`!!!! (invest?do your DD)
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Wonder WHY he put his son in charge of the drilling??? if I have that "correct" Didn't Batista purchase a million dollars in PUTS here some months ago??? Thought I read that comment somewhere..... Dave the Novice
So why do you suppose he just spent 250 million on new fields ???
Things are worse now they are suspending some drilling because they don't have the right equipment ? Batista should go to jail and learn a lesson.
Those who can pay into the judicial system in Brazil never go to jail. Batista is white, blue eyed which makes that even more unlikely. Pretty much only the poor, blacks and mixed race go to jail in Brazil.Sad, but true.


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Was there ever a real distinction between the two? I always have the urge to use maybe for discussing state and perhaps for actions. I know this is only because perhaps (by hap) and happen (befall by hap) share a root, but at least it's logical. Am I totally misguided here?
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The differences between perhaps and maybe are the following:
The meaning of maybe is possibly, perhaps. Except in set phrases, you can replace maybe with perhaps. As far as I know, there is no distinction in the usage of the words you describe; both the words can be used with actions.
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I don't believe there's any discernable difference, and I can't think of a sentence where maybe and perhaps could be switched and change the meaning or sound awkward.
A search on WordNet shows both words are in the same Synset and aren't a member of any other Synset, if you take WordNet as being semi-authoritative…
I have been studying these two words, and from the various contexts, perhaps is used at the beginning of an optative sentence, where one is hoping for something to be true, whereas with the word maybe, it is less wishful, and a bit more uncertain. I guess it is similar with the words may and might.
Longman DCE simply says in # 1: perhaps, adverb: used to say that something may be true, but you are not sure; = maybe.
According to the Cambridge Dictionaries:
Perhaps is a synonym to maybe.
Perhaps is more formal and maybe is more casual—but the difference in tone is smaller than the difference between, say, "deceased" and "pushing up daisies." Perhaps is common in academic writing. Maybe is common in conversation.
Perhaps usually has the subtle implication that circumstance is involved—as if it depends on what might happen in the future, or requires some future discovery to prove it so. Maybe, on the other hand, seems more resigned—as if it implies that it may possibly already be so, or that it could be so according to fate/destiny.
This is probably the opposite of what you're looking for, but check out mayhaps.
I think it's worth looking at the original literal meanings of each of those words, which for once are actually fairly apparent from their current spellings.
Maybe = "may be" => "it may be that".
Perhaps = "per haps" => "according to hap[penstance]" => "depending on chance". "Hap" is defined by Merriam-Webster as "fortune or chance".
From that, it would seem that "maybe" is the broader of the two, in that it doesn't imply that the speaker knows that the fact in question is subject to chance. One might say "maybe" to mean "I don't know, but possibly...", whereas "perhaps" has more of a connotation of "We'll see". Of course, that distinction is completely lost in our modern usage.
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I have a haydock.It is a red cover, with separate volumes for both old and new testament.Is it a decent bible? It is satisfactory. The foot notes are decent, but nothing comprehensive, and a tad watered down. if you'd like I could scan a few pages for you to peruse.Bobby
Are any of the more modern RC translations directly-ish related to the Vulgate or are they all based on new scholarship? If so do they take a conservative or modernist line towards the Scriptures?thanks
Capatain Roberto should open bids(OC Net only) on his Haydock if he does not need it.Or a case of precious RUM,james
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Crashing Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared to Seeby Robert Kurson
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Mike May spent his life crashing through. Blinded at age three, he defied expectations by breaking world records in downhill speed skiing, joining the CIA, and becoming a successful inventor, entrepreneur, and family man. He had never yearned for vision. Then, in 1999, a chance encounter brought startling news: a revolutionary stem cell transplant surgery could restore May's vision. It would allow him to drive, to read, to see his children's faces. But the procedure was filled with gambles, some of them deadly, others beyond May's wildest dreams. Beautifully written and thrillingly told, Crashing Through is a journey of suspense, daring, romance, and insight into the mysteries of vision and the brain. Robert Kurson gives us a fascinating account of one man's choice to explore what it means to see–and to truly live.
Praise for the National Bestseller Crashing Through:
"An incredible human story [told] in gripping fashion . . . a great read."
–Chicago Sun-Times
–USA Today
"[An] astonishing story . . . memorably told . . . May is remarkable. . . . Don't be surprised if your own vision mists over now and then."
–Chicago Tribune
"[A] moving account [of] an extraordinary character."
"Terrific . . . [a] genuinely fascinating account of the nature of human vision."
–The Washington Post
"Kurson is a man with natural curiosity and one who can feel the excitement life has to offer. One of his great gifts is he makes you feel it, too."
–The Kansas City Star
"Propulsive . . . a gripping adventure story."
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Christopher Evan Welch brings a tone of boyish wonder to the reading of Kurson's biography of Mike May, a highly successful entrepreneur, athlete, husband and father who undergoes experimental surgery to regain the vision that he lost in a chemical explosion at age three. When May chooses to pursue the risky procedure, he rejects the notion of blindness as an infirmity that requires healing. Instead, May views the restoration of sight as a new adventure to explore with the same gusto that he has demonstrated in all facets of life. Without pathos or pity, Welch vividly portrays May's challenge of processing the mental complexities of his newfound vision, including navigating the aisles of Costco and recognizing the gender of patrons at a neighborhood coffee bar. Some listeners may not fully embrace the stance of hearty stoicism, but others will be captivated by the decidedly nonmelodramatic perspective. As an added bonus, the audiobook includes an insightful follow-up interview between Kurson and May. Simultaneous release with the Random hardcover (Reviews, Apr. 16). (May)Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information
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Chapter 1
Mike May's life was near perfect when, on February 11, 1999, he made his way to the dais in the ballroom of San Francisco's St. Francis Hotel.
The forty-six-year-old businessman had been invited to present the prestigious Kay Gallagher Award for mentoring the blind, an award he'd won himself the previous year. Dozens in the audience knew his history: blinded at age three by a freak accident; three-time Paralympics gold medalist and current world record holder in downhill speed skiing; entrepreneur on the verge of bringing a portable global positioning system (GPS) to the blind; coinventor of the world's first laser turntable; mud hut dweller in Ghana; husband to a beautiful blond wife (in attendance and dressed in a tight black top, short black skirt, and black high heels); loving father; former CIA man.
People watched the way May moved. He walked with a quiet dignity, effortlessly negotiating the obstacle course of banquet tables and chairs, smiling at those he passed, shaking hands along the way. There was more than mobility in his step; his gait seemed free of regret, his body language devoid of longing. Most of the people in this room worked with the blind every day, so they knew what it looked like for a person to yearn for vision. May looked like he was exactly who he wanted to be.
He was accustomed to public speaking, and his messages were always inspiring. But every so often a member of the audience would turn on him, and it usually came at the same part of his talk, the part when he said, "Life with vision is great. But life without vision is great, too." At that point someone would stand and jab his finger and say, "That's impossible!" or "You're not dealing with your inner demons," or "You're in denial." The objections came from both the blind and the sighted. May was always polite, always let the person finish his thought. Then, in the warm but definite way in which he'd spoken since childhood, he would say, "I don't mean to speak for anyone else. But for me, life is great."
That, however, would not be the message for this evening. Instead, the tall and handsome May spoke glowingly about the award winner, about how much it had meant to him to win the Gallagher, and about the importance of mentoring. He seasoned his talk with jokes, some tried and true, others off the cuff, all to good effect. Then he presented the honoree with a plaque and a check and returned to his seat. When he sat down, his wife, Jennifer, told him, "You made me cry. You look beautiful in that suit. And that was a lovely talk."
May and Jennifer stayed at the hotel that night. Ordinarily, they would have awoken and made the seventy-five-mile drive to their home in Davis, California, each needing to return to work. But Jennifer's contact lenses had been bothering her, so she had scheduled an appointment with a San Francisco optometrist—not her regular eye doctor, but a college friend's husband who had been willing to see her on short notice. Though May was itching to get back to his home office, he agreed to accompany Jennifer to the appointment. The morning was glorious as the couple strolled San Francisco and enjoyed that rarest of pleasures, an unhurried weekday breakfast at a streetside café.
The optometrist's office was nearby, so May and Jennifer, along with May's Seeing Eye dog, a golden retriever named Josh, walked up Post Street to make it to the morning appointment. Jennifer assured him that the visit would take no more than thirty minutes. May had never accompanied his wife to an eye appointment and was pleasantly surprised to learn that they would be out so quickly.
The waiting room grabbed Jennifer's attention straightaway. An interior designer, she lived in a world of color and flow, and she began describing it to May: the direction the chairs faced, the narrowing of the hallway that led to the exam rooms, the taupe of the wall behind the receptionist—"whose cheekbones are stunning, by the way." It intrigued May that he had married a woman whose universe was so dominated by the visual, and it delighted him that she felt so passionate about sharing it all with him, even about the beautiful women.
A few minutes later Mike Carson, the optometrist, greeted May and Jennifer and led them to an office. Carson examined Jennifer, recorded some measurements, and told her he would write her a new contact lens prescription. May was glad that things had gone so quickly—this would allow him to get home in time to pick up their sons from school.
Carson finished making his notes and flipped on the light. He looked at May for a few seconds, made another note in Jennifer's file, then looked back at May. He asked how long it had been since May had seen an eye doctor.
"At least ten years," May replied.
"How about if I take a look?" Carson asked. "That's a long time to go without seeing a doctor."
"You want to examine me?" May asked.
"Just for a second," said Carson. "Let's just make sure everything is healthy in there as long as you're here."
May thought about it for a moment, then said, "Sure, why not?"
May and Jennifer switched places so that May now was in the examining chair, the one with the chin holder and instrument that looks like the pay-per-view binoculars on top of the Empire State Building.
"I think you're going to find that I'm blind," May joked.
The doctor leaned in and immediately saw that May had a blue-colored prosthetic left eye. His right eye, his natural eye, was nearly opaque and all white, evidence of dense corneal scarring. No pupil or color could be seen at all. Some blind people wear dark glasses to conceal such an eye, but May had never felt the need to do so. His eyelid drooped a bit, leaving his eye mostly closed, so no one reacted badly to it.
Carson stepped away and sat on a stool.
"Mike," he said, "I wonder if you'd mind if my partner, Dr. Dan Goodman, takes a look at you. He's an ophthalmologist, one of the best in the country. I think he'd be interested."
May glanced toward Jennifer with just the slightest quizzical look. Jennifer was already wearing the same expression.
"I guess it can't hurt," May said.
Carson left the room. For a moment neither May nor Jennifer said anything. Then each said to the other, "That's interesting."
A moment later Carson returned with his partner. Dr. Goodman, age forty-two, introduced himself and asked May how he'd lost his vision.
"It was a chemical explosion when I was three," May replied.
"Do you have an ophthalmologist?" Goodman asked.
"He died about ten years ago. He'd been my doctor since the accident," said May.
"What did he tell you about your vision?" Goodman asked.
"He tried three or four corneal transplants when I was a kid," May said. "They all failed. After that, he told me that I would never see, I'd be blind forever. He was supposed to be a great ophthalmologist. I knew he was right."
"Who was he?" Goodman asked.
"Dr. Max Fine," May replied.
Goodman's eyes lit up.
"Dr. Fine was a legend," Goodman said. "He was my teacher. I sought him out when I was young and asked to do surgery with him on Wednesday nights. He was one of the great ophthalmologists in the world."
May and Goodman spent a minute reminiscing about Dr. Fine. Then Goodman asked, "Mind if I take a look?"
"Not at all," May replied.
Goodman dimmed the lights, stepped forward, and, using the thumb and forefinger on one hand, opened the lid of May's right eye. The stillness of the touch startled May. Goodman's hand stayed absolutely motionless, absent the vaguest hint of tremor. May had felt that kind of touch only once before, from Dr. Fine, who had held his eye open in just the same way.
Goodman peered into May's eye. He saw the massive corneal scarring that trademarks a chemical explosion. He shone a penlight into May's eye, which May could barely detect (most blind people have some vague light perception). But when Goodman waved his hand in front of the eye May could not perceive the movement. Goodman conducted a few more tests, then looked through the same biomicroscope Carson had used. It took only moments for him to see that May was totally blind.
The exam lasted perhaps five minutes. Goodman turned on the lights and pulled up his stool.
"Mike," Goodman said. "I think we can make you see."
The words barely registered with May.
"There is a very new and very rare stem cell transplant procedure," Goodman continued. "It's indicated for very few types of cases. But a chemical burn like yours is one of them."
Jennifer leaned forward. She wasn't sure whether to look at Goodman or her husband. What was Goodman saying?
"Despite your horrible corneal disease, it looks like there's good potential for vision in your eye, and that it can benefit from a stem cell transplant," Goodman said. "I've done maybe six of these procedures. Most ophthalmologists in the world haven't done any. It's not something anyone specializes in. And I don't know of anyone who has done one on a patient who has been blind for as long as you've been. But it could work."
All May could think to say was "That's interesting."
"If you're interested you need to come back for something called a B- scan," Goodman explained. "That's an ultrasound designed to look into the back of the eye to make sure there's no gross pathology or abnormality. But if the B-scan is clean, there's a good chance this could work."
Goodman's words sounded surreal to May. His body and brain agreed simultaneously that it was impossible, that once Goodman ran the tests he would see what Dr. Fine had seen—a patient beyond repair. Still, the newness of the science intrigued May—he'd never before heard the term "stem cell" used in connection with vision—and he fashioned this thought: "I'm in the technology business, and technology changes all the time. Why can't vision technology change, too?"
"Is it complicated?" May asked.
"The stem cell transplant is complicated," Goodman said. "By itself it provides no visual benefit. But it sets the stage for a cornea transplant three or four months later. If all goes right, the two surgeries add up to vision."
May appreciated that Goodman spoke clinically and directly, and without trying to inspire him. To Jennifer, something seemed amiss. Vision had always been impossible for May, not because science hadn't caught up to him but because something fundamental was missing or unfixable.
Jennifer watched May for his reaction. There was no hallelujah. There were no cries of "Oh, my God!" Rather, May pursed his lips slightly and gazed up and to the right a bit, the way he always looked when he was considering the theoretical rather than the wonderful.
"I'd like to think about it, if that's okay," May said.
"Of course," Goodman said. "Take your time. Call my office if you'd like to go ahead with the B-scan. It was very nice to meet you."
Goodman shook hands with May and Jennifer. And with that he was out of the room. The encounter had lasted less than ten minutes.
After the appointment May and Jennifer were walking back to their red Dodge Caravan, which was still parked near the St. Francis Hotel. The weather was bright and brisk, and reminded Jennifer of the couple's newlywed days living in San Francisco, when they walked miles for just the right Chinese takeout and talked about their future on the way.
"Do you and Wyndham have soccer practice tonight?" Jennifer asked, unlocking the Caravan's doors.
"Not tonight," May said. "Good thing, too. I'm already behind on a bunch of business calls. It's amazing—just one day and the whole world seems to rush out from under your feet."
Josh climbed in and sat on the floor of the passenger side, between May's feet. Jennifer found her sunglasses, started the ignition, and pulled out onto Post Street. With good traffic they would be in Davis in an hour and a half. May opened his cell phone and began to return business calls, simultaneously making certain that Jennifer didn't miss the turnoff to Route 80. Though May could not see, he possessed a collection of uncannily accurate mental maps—it was that kind of skill, and others, that caused many to consider him a kind of super– blind man.
Once across the Bay Bridge, the couple relaxed a bit. For a few miles neither said anything. Then Jennifer looked over at May and remarked, "Well, that was fascinating."
"It sure was," May said. "It doesn't sound real, does it?"
Jennifer hesitated for a moment. She hadn't had time to begin to sort out the implications of Goodman's offer, but she knew this much: something big had happened, and whatever it meant it was certain to be an intensely personal issue for her husband. For that reason she wanted to say nothing, to simply let him process it for himself. But she also needed to hear him talk.
"So, hypothetically," Jennifer finally said, "and we don't know if this would even work, but just for fun, what would it be like? What might you like to see?"
In twelve years of marriage they had never discussed what it might be like for May to see, not even in the playful way in which they allocated imaginary lottery winnings. Since early childhood, May himself had not thought about what it might be like to see, a fact that struck many who met him as inconceivable. The concept of vision simply was not part of his existence. Just the sound of Jennifer's question felt otherworldly to him.
"Well, Dr. Fine made it very clear that I would never see in my lifetime, so it's probably not possible," May said. "But just for fun . . ."
Jennifer kept her eyes on the road.
"I think I'd like to see panoramas, especially at Kirkwood," May said, referring to the family's favorite ski resort. "And I'd like to see beautiful women."
"That makes sense," Jennifer said. "You're always thinking about those things anyway."
"Panoramas and women are two things I love but can't go around touching. They can't really be adequately described to me. Those are two things you really have to touch with your eyes in order to fully appreciate."
"Where might you go to see these beautiful women—other than your own home, of course?" she asked.
"Saint-Tropez. Straight to the topless beaches."
"I need a tan," Jennifer said. "Mind if I go with you?"
"If you don't mind me gawking."
"You've been gawking since I met you. What else?"
May thought further. He told Jennifer he might like to see the Eiffel Tower or the Statue of Liberty or the Galápagos Islands, all places to which he'd already traveled. Definitely the Golden Gate Bridge.
Meet the Author
Robert Kurson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin, then a law degree from Harvard Law School. His award-winning stories have appeared in Rolling Stone, The New York Times Magazine, and Esquire, where he is a contributing editor. Crashing Through is based on Kurson's 2006 National Magazine Award-winning profile in Esquire. He is the author of Shadow Divers, and he lives in Chicago. Visit the author's website at www.robertkurson.com.
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This was my first Robert Kurson book but will definitely not be my last. He takes you into the world of Mike May, a man filled with the curiosity and a willingness to take opportunities that come his way, even when some dangers may be looming. Kurson tells this true story with such skill, you will believe you are right there with Mike. If you are afraid of books with some science in them, dont be. This book is so well written, it is neither dry or hard to understand at all. The story of Mike and his family, reads like a wonderful love story too. Don't miss out on this amazing book about courage and some of the most fascinating things about sight that you will ever learn, just as Mike did and just as Kurson did. Thank goodness for men like Mike May and Robert Kurson, who both share their curiosity of the world with us. This book is a must!
I enjoyed this book. It evokes emotions and discussion about what you might do if faced with a medical decision. Or perhaps if a loved one has to make a decision like this that could impact the family. For book clubs, like ours, it will evoke a lot of discussions on several levels.
I tell everyone I know to read this fantastic story. An easy read and so very interesting. One of my favorites!!!
this is by far one of the best books ever......mike may is one of the most fasinating men i have ever heard of!!!
The book has a lot of purple prose and is not particularly well written (in my opinion) but the personality of Mike and the facts of his story are incredible. I keep rememebering it -- and am on the website today to buy another copy because I foolishly gave mine away. This book is a testimonial to a truly unique, adventurous and indomitable spirit -- who is also a good reporter of the facts from the user's perspective at the frontiers of visual science. One of the things I found the hardest to stomach was the incredible STUPIDITY of the ophthalmologist who did the stem celll transplant that helped him regain his vision. The doctor's failure to tell Mike about the possiblly devastating emotional consequences and his failure to refer Mike to an occupational therapist to assist with his rehabilitation were just stunning to me. . . . and I'm a doctor. What an indictment. For an insight into another mystery of the human brain, I suggest you also read My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor, a neuroanatomy professor who suffered a stroke and is able to describe what it was like to have only one half of her brain working!
I suppose every seeing person has thought at one time or another what it would be like to be blind. This book flips that idea -- it tells the story of a real person who regained his sight after being blinded as a little boy. I can't think of another memoir that has made such an impression on me. This man's courage is unbelievable. And finding out how the brain handles sight -- or doesn't handle it -- after recovering it is fascinating.
I could not imagine the ramifications of being blind then having your sight returned. I thought it would be simple, I don't see then I see. But the author explains why it is not so. He is a successful blind man that risks much to see and risks even more to continue to see. The 'needles' procedure to stem the loss will make you cringe. I have come away with a new respect for the physical gifts I have as well as an admiration for those that don't have as many but still get by.
I listened to this book on cd while taking the train every day. There i am, sitting in a public place and -at moments, crying uncontrollably with tears streaming down my face other times, laughing out loud - now that tells you all you need to know about this book. This book should be mandatory reading for everyone who is embarking on 'life!' You will never look at seeing in the same light again.
I just finished 'Crashing Through' and while I couldn't put it down and read it faster than any other book I was sad to have it end. What a wonderful story! The writting keeps you on the edge of your seat. I laughed, cried and felt happy througout the whole book. Great, great, great!
¿It was this stumbling that gave May a sense of the world¿s potential¿it was all so big and fascinating if one was willing to get lost. When friends asked if he wasn¿t scared to lose his way, he confessed that sometimes he was, but he felt it was worth it, that some of the best things seemed to happen when you didn¿t know for sure where you¿d end up.¿ This description of Mike May, from chapter four of Robert Kurson¿s Crashing Through, encapsulates the story of a man blinded since age 3 who charges forward, despite his fears of the unknown. He falls, runs into or over things and frequently becomes badly bruised, but in the end, he¿s mesmerized by his discoveries of what¿s there, but more importantly, of what he can do. What a metaphor for all of us! Regaining his sight was as fearful as losing it. As his case has shown the world, seeing isn¿t nearly as easy as sighted people think it is and sight is based as much in the mind as in the eyes. I found several other parallels in my own life to May¿s story and I¿m sure you will as well, if only you take the chance to ¿crash through¿ Kurson¿s book. It¿s one I¿ll definitely read again.
I can't tell you how many people I've personally recommended this book to. It's a quick read, and I just couldn't put it down. The main character is so intriguing and well rounded. If not for all the technical information on stem cell research and other scientific explanations the author gives as background, you would think the main character is straight out of a hollywood movie. What an inspiring life he has lived! READ THIS BOOK!


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- Release Date: Apr 28, 2000
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Not only is Bossa Nova a lovely romance, but one can say, as one can about few films, that it is restorative as a vacation.
The story is slender, but the Brazilian settings are exquisite and lilting tunes by Antonio Carlos Jobim cast a spell over the entire enterprise.
Imagine a '30s screwball comedy played to a sensuous Brazilian beat and you're ready for Bossa Nova, a delightfully amusing romantic roundelay.
Despite the frivolous feel, it's clear the director intends for Bossa Nova to be a love letter to his two passions: Brazil and his leading lady (who's also his real-life wife). Neither lets him down.
A cheerful and stylish romantic comedy that's easy on the eyes and ears, and makes few demands on the intellect.
Isn't great. But I had fun watching.
A breezy, elegant charmer of a movie.
One of the most warmly beguiling romantic comedies the Southern Hemisphere has sent our way in ages.
There must be a name for a picture so inconsequential, in which the music provides so much of the chemistry that you get the feeling Bossa Nova would be funereal without it.
The coincidences that bring some characters together and keep others apart in this romantic comedy are plotted with musical grace.
May not carry great emotional or intellectual weight, but, in a slim and fetching way, it's peachy.
Romantic comedy that softens your date into giving you that first kiss. It's not much more than that -- it's flawed and somewhat unfocused.
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I reckon I'm about half way through and my thoughts are these if anyone is interested -
The Story is very good, although be prepared for a fair bit of dialogue, especially early on. However the strength of the story is enough to keep me interested, if you're familiar with the first book you will enjoy the themes here.
The combat is ok, there's not much depth, but at least its different - there are some tough fights where you need to mix it up but its quite similar to Dragon Age - if your character is strong enough you can hack n' slash your way through most of it.
The graphics are the worst part of the game. Oh and some of the voice acting but I don't mind that part so much. What is annoying is they have such a rich universe to exploit and it couldn't look more drab, some parts of the North are as bad as I've seen on this generation of console.
Overall if you like the books or series you'll get into this, get over the looks and there is a good story there, and some decent gameplay - I'd give it maybe 5 or 6 out of 10.
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCR-3551?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13629107#comment-13629107 ] Manfred Baedke commented on JCR-3551: ------------------------------------- Unfortunately org.apache.jackrabbit.server.remoting.davex.DiffParser doesn't know about type hints either, if I see it correctly. That means that we can't set a property to a value of Double.NaN on a remote repository. I think the easiest fix is to send NaN/Infinity values as multiparts of type jcr-value/Double. > DavEx cannot handle Double.NaN properties > ----------------------------------------- > > Key: JCR-3551 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCR-3551 > Project: Jackrabbit Content Repository > Issue Type: Bug > Components: jackrabbit-spi2dav > Affects Versions: 2.6 > Reporter: Tobias Bocanegra > Assignee: Manfred Baedke > > reading nodes that contain Double.NaN properties fails with: > java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "NaN" > because the serialized json contains 'NaN' as unquoted value. I'll try to debug more to find the exact cause of this problem. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
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you know how Iron Man was using voice commands for his IDE in the movie? Are there any Visual Studio plugins that can do that kind of thing? If not, how do you go about making them yourself?
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There's a plug in I use at home that works well but is slightly finicky. It doesn't do the actual programming, but more of an aid to eliminate the shortcuts. Essentially, any function that you can run using shortcut commands you can run using this plug in. To get a list of the available functions go to this MSDN article.
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Take a look at Microsoft Speech SDK, as well as Visual Studio Integration. There are a BUNCH of tutorials (just google) on both, and in VS2008 there's even templated Integration projects out of the box...
With Vocola it's pretty easy to create voice commands for Visual Studio or any other application. Here's an example which connects a spoken phrase to a keystroke sequence:
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I code by voice in Visual Studio and SQL Server Management Studio using Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional. I've been doing this for years, and played around with creating my own add-ins for Visual Studio. They harvest my class and variable names and help me build my custom programming vocabularies. Unfortunately, saying "fix bug" would simply dictate that text, but I can write code and control the IDE pretty well.
You can try the Sempu VS extension. It also allows you to set your own commands.
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If you have Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional Version you could probably make use of some of the following scripts which I have created using Visual Basic Advanced Scripting for Dragon NaturallySpeaking.


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