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Everybody needs diagrams. Most users need to create one more often than they think: that flowchart for a presentation, that sketch of the bird feeder to build this weekend, or a time line. Getting more technical, there are always circuits and blueprints and the like. Stop wasting time with an office app, the GIMP, or a paint program: use Dia, an easy yet powerful made-for-diagrams editor.
Getting Dia
If you're running GNU/Linux, then just snag Dia from your distribution's repositories. If you're using Windows, then it's more complicated: your best bet is following these instructions to install Dia on Windows. Open Dia up, and--well, nothing fantastic happens. Just like most programs, you'll see a canvas, a toolbox, and a toolbar to open, save, copy, get help, etc. The canvas has pretty little squares, to check the scale and orientation of things you draw. The toolbox might seem a bit different. Even still, it really doesn't seem to be quite enough.
Let's explore what you can do with it.
Getting started
I already mentioned the canvas. If you've ever used Paint, Powerpoint, OpenOffice Impress, the GIMP, or any similar program (and I'm sure you have), you'll know exactly what to do: you draw stuff on it. To decide what you want to draw you use the toolbox, which is the window with all the icons in it. Make a line: click the "line" icon in the toolbox (it looks like a backslash with a dot at each end), click on the canvas, and drag somewhere else on the canvas.
If you don't like the way it looks, grab one of the ends of it (with the yellow square), and click and drag to resize it. I told you this was easy!
This line is straight, with nothing special at the end, and it's pretty much boring. (If you have an arrow at the end of your line, don't worry, this will make sense anyway.) So, suppose you want it to be more interesting: at the bottom of the toolbox there are three wider icons, with three straight lines in them. They stand for the beginning, middle, and end of the line. Click on one, and change it to an arrow (if it was already an arrow, change it to something else). Make a new line, and then change the middle and right icons. Make another line. See the pattern? It's not about left and right, it's about start and finish.
To make a rectangle, you could draw four lines; however, that's tedious at best, and inaccurate at worst. Conveniently, Dia has a rectangle tool. It looks like a rectangle, right above the line tool. Try drawing a rectangle on the canvas.
Now be brave, and draw an ellipse.
Note that the rectangle and ellipse have the same line style as the one you picked for the line. If you don't like it, change it the same way you changed the lines.
Play around with all the other tools in your toolbox. Hovering over the icon will say what it does, if you're confused.
Getting advanced
If you try to make polygons with the polygon button, you might get a bit thrown -- you might be wondering how to make anything other than triangles!
If you want to make interesting polygons, right click your polygon, and select "Add Corner." Now you have an extra point to play with, and your polygon just turned into a quadrilateral. Do it again, and you will get a pentagon. Do it 138 times, and--whoever's close by will laugh at you!
The right-click menu has a few more tricks up its sleeve. Right click a shape/line again and hit "Properties". Now you can play with the width and color and more (the color is in hex format, which is outside the scope of this article. Read about it in this tutorial about hex notation).
For ellipses and rectangles, the menu has even more options: "Fixed aspect" and "Circle" (or "Square"). Remember that "fixed aspect" just means the proportions are the same when you change the size, and doesn't guarantee the squareness of it.
The last "advanced: creating objects. In Dia's lingo, "object" means "a predefined bunch of lines that means something specific". So in your toolbox, look at the spot that says "Misc". Now look below it: you'll see a clock, a folder, etc. Make a clock just like you would with anything else: click and drag. Try a folder too.
You might be wondering why Dia offers an "folder" object to draw... which brings up the entire point of objects. They're meant to be extensions of Dia for different (more specialized) tasks. "Misc" could be useful for making a diagram of a filesystem. Click "Misc", then "Other sheets", and you'll see a menu of a lot of possible objects. Try "Flowchart." Suddenly, you have a lot of handy flowchart objects.
Now you know enough about Dia to get a lot of tasks done. It's pretty intuitive to start, and just playing with it for a few minutes makes it even more so. However, there's still a lot you could learn which I haven't even touched on.
One thing is that Dia supports Python scripts. That is definitely outside the scope of this article, but there's a nifty guide on how to use Python with Dia. Speaking about guides, have a look at Dia's official tutorial.
To get better, the best step is to stop reading this article and play with Dia. Enjoy!
While I've only had a quick
While I've only had a quick look at dia, it doesn't really look to offer as much capability as the granddaddy of all drawing tools -- xfig.
I agree. It is ugly as sin, but it works - and Dia is not noticeably easier to use (which would be the selling argument) than Xfig.
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Yes and no ...
Well, XFig is a drawing package first, and yes, you can also use it to draw diagrams. Dia on the other hand is a specialised package for drawing diagrams.
Dia has two advantages over Xfig when it comes to diagrams
1) Dia is multi-platform, and not just Linux-based. Well, an enterprising soul may be able to get XFig to work under Windows but it's not worth it, IMO, since Dia does what you need for diagrams. And for general-purpose work I'd generally prefer the Gimp.
2) Dia, being an object-oriented vector drawing package, redraws the connectors when you move the diagram boxes about. Xfig, being just a drawing package, doesn't. This is fairly basic and indispensible functionality when drawing large diagrams (unless you already know what the diagram looks like and only need a tool to draw it).
Dia also has disadvantages. The worst one being that it (in version 0.96.1) crashed a few times when I used it to draw (fairly large) diagrams. Poof ... diagram gone. That behaviour one might tolerate in beta software, but not in a release version. It gives OSS software a poor name.
As the Dia website says, Dia is basically a knock-off from Visio. That's not something to be ashamed of though. Dia is great for those who don't need the quality and functionality of Visio (or who don't wish to pay its hefty price), and who are willing to save every five minutes or so.
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Nice intro to Dia, Timmy!
I used to be an xfig devotee, and refused to switch to anything for UML diagrams until Dia came along.
I have since tried everything under the sun and no free/open source drawing program comes anywhere close to Dia IMHO for power & ease of use; and many commercial applications fall behind too.
There are 4 things I love about Dia:
1) It's simple and intuitive to do most tasks.
2) Layers.
3) Snapping (to objects, to grids, etc).
4) Tons of file formats to export to.
I would argue that xfig is a lot less powerful, and Graphviz is a lot more involved. And Visio is a whole lot less free! So Dia fills an important niche.
But to each his own! These days I use Dia even for laying out rooms & choosing paint colours, something it was definitely not designed for, but it's pretty darned good at. :)
Dia looks like a useful tool
I just had the pleasure of installing and running Dia for the first time. (It looks to be a derivative of Gimp.)
At first, I thought it was a little anemic as far as usefulness goes... that is until I began exploring the floating toolbar.
There are lots of useful "sheets" that contain object shapes from electronic, flowchart, network, and electrical to types I've never heard of before.
It's just what the doctor ordered for my personal project diagramming tasks.
Thanks to the Dia team!
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Thursday, 27th May, 2004, 06:21 AM #1
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My Paladin killed a child molester (and now my DM wants to take away my powers!)
Okay guys, let's open up another can of worms.
Last night we were playing our Forgotten Realms campaign and my character, a 5th level Paladin, observed this shifty character go to the back room of the tavern we were carousing in. Suspicious, my Paladin followed the guy and found that he had a 10-year-old girl tied up in the storage room. My DM didn't get into gory description, but he told us, "It is obvious from the girl's physical appearance that she has been sexually violated."
Our campaign is a gritty one. These issues come up.
Then the guy (who still hadn't noticed my Paladin in the doorway) says, "Now let's teach you another lesson, missy." And he *undid his pants*.
With no hesitation, I attacked him with my sword. My DM cautioned me, saying, "Attacking him from behind, with your BAB and STR bonus, you realize that you will probably kill him with one blow. The dude's a lowly commoner."
"My intention is to cut off his head," I (my Paladin) replied.
I did so.
Long story short--now my DM has stripped me of my Paladinhood. I'm fighting him on it. His argument: "A cowardly, unjust, unlawful act." My argument: "A righteous, noble, just act."
My DM is a lurker but not a poster...he *will* be reading your responses to this situation. He has agreed to abide by whatever consensus you, the jury, arrive at. (For that I give him lots of credit.)
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Thursday, 27th May, 2004, 06:33 AM #2
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I agree with your GM
In my opinion, a Paladin would have at the worst, given the guy the opportunity to defend himself, but optimally, have arrested the man and brought him before the Law. I could see any alignment other than " Lawful Good " doing what you did, but that is why I do not play Paladins. The God of law is whom, I forget...Lathander maybe? Yeah...arrested, or beaten into submission, then dragged before the courts...definately way to go
I hate Lawful Good....Dirty Harry was Chaotic Good
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Thursday, 27th May, 2004, 06:42 AM #3
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Ya, a LG person first should have asked him to surrender to take him to the local law. Killing him in such an unhonorible way (attacking a man from behind who has his pants down) would go against a Paladins code. But lucky, in D&D attuning and being forgiven is not hard.
Thursday, 27th May, 2004, 06:44 AM #4
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According to the paladin's Code of Conduct, a paladin must "punish those who threaten or harm innocents."
I'd say that your paladin deserves to keep his powers.
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Thursday, 27th May, 2004, 06:50 AM #5
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Cowardly, very dubious and only because the man's back was to him and the man was unaware. Unjust and unlawful? Feh. The paladin is just saving the courts time on this one. If anything his patron diety should reward him with something nice, like making his sword a Good weapon.Originally Posted by Vindicator
Thursday, 27th May, 2004, 06:53 AM #6
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To exactly what point and purpose? 5th level paladin. "Lowly" commoner. The man's death is a foregone conclusion. Telling him to zip up, grab a club and defend himself would pointless sophistry - he can't defend himself against the paladin. It won't matter what he does, he is going to die in single combat against so supperior an opponent.In my opinion, a Paladin would have at the worst, given the guy the opportunity to defend himself
Lawful means disciplined and organized, not follows local legal structure. Frankly, I have a hard time imagining the paladin walking up to whatever local constabulary is in the area and telling them "Hey guys, I walked in on this man about to rape this 10 year old girl ... again. She can testify to what happened. I killed the man in defense of the child." and having their response being anything other then "Oh. Alright then. Nicely done there, citizen. Thank you." And that's to say nothing of the fact that on the good/evil end of things it was the morally right thing to do. Defending the weak and innocent from the depredations of the wicked. The paladin was justified in what he did.but optimally, have arrested the man and brought him before the Law.
Lathander's neutral good, actually. God of the Sun, Renewal and so forth. The god you're thinking of is Tyr, God of Justice. He's lawful good. Either can have paladins in their service, however.The God of law is whom, I forget...Lathander maybe?
My oppinion: the paladin did what was right and took what action was appropriate at the time. He should keep his powers and status.
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Thursday, 27th May, 2004, 06:53 AM #7
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Hi Vindicator,
I am currently playing two paladins, one of whom has lost his powers once but atoned.
Guess what, your guy should most likely follow the same path.
The following is "Old School" but most likely applicable to 99% of Paladins out there.
You attacked an unarmed opponent from behind without warning. The fact that he was in the act of commiting a grievous offence did not demand lethal action when a stern warning to cease followed by subsequent "punishment" if your orders were not followed was more appropriate.
If I was the mentor of said Paladin, I would have described to him what would have happened if an unscrupulous "friend" of the deceased said that you had raped the child and killed the man as he was trying to protect her and then pulled his pants down to cover your indiscretion?
To those looking upon the scene, they would most likely have seen through the falsehood but what if one or two did not? Your actions would come into question and you would have been brought to an unnecessary trial bringing undue and unwarranted pressure upon the church that you profess to follow.
Paladins are not renegades or vigilantes. They are required to follow the law and the processes there entailed. A Paladin must ALWAYS be above reproach and unquestioned in his actions. Your acts while expediating the process of the law did not render the law the respect it deserved.
However, while your character has shamed the ideals of his station, the emotional consequences of seeing a violated juvenile in the process of once again being victimized should be taken into account and not be denied. As such, a quest of atonement would be suitable so that your character could once again re-establish his righteous and divine link with his God. Having been guided back to the path of RIGHTEOUSNESS and justice, your character will then be a paragon of faith and virtue and a symbol to others who would follow your august journey to paladinhood.
Classic case of atonement in my opinion.
Apologies if this sinks you in it.
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Thursday, 27th May, 2004, 06:55 AM #8
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Wow, this is a big can of worms.
What deity does your Paladin worship? I guess the punishment really depends on your god.
Helm - being the God of Protection, you could probably argue that you were protecting the girl.
Torm - you are to strive to maintain law and order, strike quickly and forcefully against the rot of evil
Tyr - Uphold the law wherever you go and punish those who do wrong under the law.
I took those from Faiths and Pantheons for FR (under the dogma) those are the usual big 3 Paladin religions.
For a Paladin to loose their abilitie they have to a) cease being Lawful Good, b) willfully commit an evil act or c) grossly violates the code of conduct. I wouldn't say you did either a or b. Maybe a strike against you for under a.
If you were a follower of Helm or Torm, I'd let you go. If you were a follower of Tyr, you're screwed.
You should probably have detained this man and made sure he got a fair trial. If you followed Tyr, you definatly should have done that and your GM was right to strip you of your powers (assumeing the law is innocent until proven guilty, or if the penalty for child molestation was not death, etc.)
Helm can chalk this kill up to defending the innocent. You definatly did that.
Torm can attribute this to your duty to strike quickly and maintain the law.
If you are a worshiper of someone else, well, I just wasted your time.
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Thursday, 27th May, 2004, 07:00 AM #9
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A couple of points. One, your DM was correct in giving you a warning. In many ways you have to take the consequences of your characters actions - even if YOU don't think it was a problem your DM did, and told you so before you took the last step.Originally Posted by Vindicator
Your DM was wrong though (IMO) in his basic stance and I think it's valid that you argue against it. From behind, from in front, in one blow or in 1000 is irrelevant. What matters is - whether the victim was deserving of the punishment that the paladin dealt to him; whether the paladin was "authorized" to be the one to deal out that punishment on the spot. My responses would be yes, and yes.
Rape and child molestation are hands-down qualified as Evil acts - the guy had it coming to him. The paladin is IN NO WAY required to tap him on the shoulder, get his attention, read him his rights, and THEN kill him. He's an evil man in the ACT of doing evil deeds and if the paladin can apply lethal punishment with complete safety because the target is blissfully unaware (or even incapable of mounting a worthwhile defense if he weren't) so much the better for all concerned.
This does not mean that your paladin can't take the attitude of not wanting to kill even an evil opponent without giving them a sporting chance of fighting back. He certainly can. He's just not OBLIGATED to do so. He could simply KO the guy, and have him incarcerated or otherwise turned over to metropolitan authorities (or whoever), but he's not OBLIGATED to do so by default.
Unless your DM has well-established beforehand the reasons why your paladin needs to be not just goody-two-shoes, but to go out of his way to give evil a fighting chance because it SEEMS cowardly or dishonorable on the face of it? Nonsense.
Actually, my mileage DOES vary - my game is fueled by imagination.
Thursday, 27th May, 2004, 07:01 AM #10
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IMO you did alright !Originally Posted by Vindicator
Paladins are based loosely around the legends of the ideal medieval knight. In some versions of the Arthurian legends, king Arthur and Lancelot at some point encounter rapists (a giant living on an isolated small island if I remember). They only have a second hand report. Their reaction : immediately travel there and cut off its head. The guy, despite being a giant dies at the first sword stroke. They go home happily smiling that justice is done.
Morality : Knights were EXPECTED to take the law into their hands ! Mostly also, there was no law to speak of, and when it existed, it was often days away and uncaring if you were not a noble. When you think of medieval laws and medieval cities, think Lankhmar. only in worse.
Besides, most of you are thinking of the law of fantasy world as the modern day efficient police we have. Nothing could be more wrong. Give such a guy to a medieval "police" and three things could happen :
- He is thrown in a deep oubliette and dies for days
- He is executed by dismemberment on the public square
- OR : he pays a bribe, goes home and resume tormenting the girl.
In the first two cases, the paladin is in fact merciful in his treatment of the rapist, in the third, he prevents an horrible monster from tormenting innocents.
Congratulations Vindicator ! Your character is a paladin.


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Chaturvedi co-edits the Red Light Despatch with Ruchira Gupta, a friend since 1987.
The duo--who Gupta says share the "same socialist visions of how society should be"-- started the Despatch in October 2006 in Kamathipura, a Mumbai neighborhood with small, cramped houses that serve as brothels. It is one of the largest red-light districts in India with approximately 22,000 sex worker residents, and was founded by the British to service their soldiers about 300 years back.
Gupta and Chaturvedi felt media coverage dehumanized the sex workers. "Either they were sexualized, beautiful bodies, or they were pictured as victims," Gupta says. "It was a view of an outsider looking in. We wanted to present an inside-out view."
Learned Lesson in Nepal
In 1995, Gupta--a freelancer who worked for Indian dailies and the BBC--was producing a story in the villages of Nepal where she noticed a scarcity of women between 15 and 45. Sheepish villagers told her they had all gone to Mumbai.
"That is when I came face to face with the reality of prostitution," says Gupta. "There is an entire supply chain that includes the local village procurer, the pimp, the brothel manager, and the moneylender and so on. It's like 19th century slavery."
With BBC support Gupta went on to make a documentary about India's sex workers, who number about 2.3 million. "The Selling of Innocents" won several awards, including the Emmy for Outstanding Investigative Journalism in 1997.
After the release of the documentary, Gupta found that she was not ready to move on.
"I spent 18 months with the women in the red light area of Mumbai," says Gupta. "The women asked me, 'You will get the film, but what will we get?'"
In 1997 she started Apne Aap Women Worldwide to organize them, opening an office in Kamathipura. Apne Aap--"By Myself" in Hindi--started with 22 members and today boasts 5,200 members in six centers of prostitution across four states and is now headquartered in Kolkata, formerly Calcutta. The advocacy group is supported by United Nations agencies and receives national and state government assistance, providing a small budget for the Red Light Despatch.
Relating Issues to Women
Acting on the idea that sex workers should learn more about the outside world, Apne Aap in Mumbai started holding weekly meetings to read newspapers and discuss issues but attendance was low, Gupta says, because the mainstream media covered little of interest to the group. So the idea for the Despatch arose to tap into the women's everyday concerns.
"If policymakers and other government officials read this paper, it would give them a perspective on issues that are relevant to women in prostitution," says Gupta. "For example, the government focuses so much on distribution of condoms to prostitutes; while this is important, there are even bigger problems like access to good schools and clean toilets."
In addition to running the Despatch, Apne Aap provides a number of programs, including a group for female teens called Kishori Mandal about how to avoid being trafficked.
It also arranges vocational training classes such as sewing, computers and spoken English.
Shabana, the teen who dreams of a house and a fridge and her own boutique, is currently doing a course on embroidery, cutting and sewing.
"I do not know if Shabana will achieve her dream," says co-editor Chaturvedi. "But then again, I have also not achieved all my dreams. What is important is that she has been able to get to a point where she can have this dream."
Writing Their Own Stories
Despatch contributors meet once a month to come up with story ideas, which the editors trim down. Then the person who suggested the story writes it out, or if she is illiterate, speaks it out to a staff member.
Gupta designs the paper and sends it electronically to Apne Aap's centers, where it is printed, read out and discussed. It is also sent to journalists, policy-makers, advocacy groups and government officials. Red Light Despatch is published in English and Hindi and Gupta says that it reaches about 10,000 people a month.
While Gupta provides editorial leadership Chaturvedi, a Mumbai news reporter for SBS, a Melbourne, Australia, radio station, provides broad support. He joined Apne Aap in 2002 as a trustee.
Initially, Chaturvedi--who had spent almost three decades working for such media outlets as BBC Radio's Hindi Service and major Hindi papers--only knew about prostitution through films, novels and poetry. It was only later--through his work in Apne Aap and on the paper--that he began to understand what the women face.
On average, he estimates the women earn between 100 and 500 rupees--$2.50 to $13--per day, and they only earn till they are about 30 years old.
"You live in a 5-feet-by-6-feet room that is just big enough to fit a small bed," he says. "In that small space you gather your whole world; you keep your God, your makeup, you deliver your children here, and you service the client while your child plays on the floor. The reality inside these brothels is that you are poor and you have been bought and have become a commodity. And every minute, some part of your human dignity is being eroded."
Swati Saxena is a professional freelance writer based out of India. Her work has appeared in national and international publications.
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MARIETTA - Three local filmmakers are participating in the sixth annual Colony Film Festival on Friday and Saturday at the Colony Theatre.
Jordan Lowe's "Running the Asylum" has been submitted and chosen for the festival, a benefit for the restoration of the Colony Theatre with a goal of providing an avenue for showcasing talented regional filmmakers.
"Running the Asylum" is a web comedy about the ups and downs of owning a small-town comic shop, created by Lowe and Logan Vannoy. The series has done six episodes and has a Facebook page. Lowe owns the Asylum Comic Store in Marietta.
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"Weirdo In a Weird Land," is a short film created by Andy Hall of Marietta for the Colony Film Festival Friday and Saturday in Marietta.
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"The Stone," is a short film created by Andy Hall of Marietta.
Andy Hall of Marietta has submitted two films this year, "Weirdo in a Weird Land" and "The Stone."
The first film features local musician Vinnie Mele playing alien explorer in Marietta who misinterprets everything he sees. It is a comedy, almost like a silent movie, Hall said.
"The Stone" is a surrealist stop-motion film featuring puppets and sets Hall built and filmed in his basement. It is about the Philosopher's Stone in history.
Hall became involved with the festival five years ago, volunteering to help with graphic design and related activities. He submitted his first film last year, winning the Best Local award for the film "Uninvited.".
"I've been trying to teach myself how to make short films," he said.
Hall has been interested in film-making for a long time, but just started his efforts a couple years ago. He enjoys most aspects of making a film, from the pre-production phase and all of the planning and preparation it requires to editing what he has collected into its final form. Both can be long and tedious, but Hall said he likes doing the work.
The funnest part, however, is probably the quickest. That is actual shooting, or filming, part of the process and it can be filled with unexpected and unplanned surprises, he said.
Hall said he has been auditing classes at Marietta College on subjects that interested him and his film projects grew out of those. He likes the Colony Film Festival and what it has accomplished during its life.
"It's exciting for me. I know there are film fests all over, but it's exciting to have one locally," he said.
Hall likes how the festival has been creating connections within the local film community and beyond over the past several years.
Aaron Dunbar of Lowell also had a film chosen for this year's festival. Dunbar said he found out about the Colony event from his brother and then saw some ads for it.
"I really didn't think of there being such a thing in the area; it didn't occur to me that much would go on around the Mid-Ohio Valley in terms of filmmaking," he said.
He decided to enter an animated short he made called "Hare Tactics."
"I'd had some luck with it in a couple of past competitions, winning first prize in the National Coalition Against Censorship's Youth Free Expression Network Film Contest for which it was made, as well as best in show at my university's Fall 2010 Student Film Festival. So I thought I'd give it a shot," he said.
Dunbar said "Hare Tactics" was a turning point of a sort for him as an aspiring filmmaker. He had made animations in the past, but it was the first he made with an agenda, it was actually "about" something, in terms of having a message to convey.
"It's basically an animated lampoon of the 24-hour news cycle, and the predisposition of news networks to 'inflate' their stories for the sake of ratings, or to push their own political agenda, much to the disservice of their viewers, and, on occasion, to their endangerment," Dunbar said.
As part of this year's Colony Film Festival, "Pink Ribbons, Inc." will be featured at 8 p.m. Friday as a special presentation of the festival. Tickets for the film are $8 for adults and $5 for students. The film festival's one- and two-day passes include the film.
"Pink Ribbons, Inc." is a feature documentary that looks at the politics of breast cancer philanthropy. A short discussion period will be held immediately following the film. Additional information on the film festival can be found at colonytheatre.com or on the Colony Film Festival's Facebook page.
The festival is held each year the Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theater at Third and Putnam streets, across from the Colony Theatre. Admission is $10 for a one-day pass and $15 for a two-day pass. In addition to screenings of the submitted films, the festival also features speakers and workshops. The festival schedule includes:
* 6 p.m.: Introduction
* 6-7:35 p.m.: "More than Chance" (PG), Debra Johanyak, writer-director, Mogadore, Ohio.
* 7:35-7:45 p.m.: "Miss Shade is Missing" (G), Eddie Rosenstein, director, Rick Velleu and Amie Segal, producers, Brooklyn, N.Y.
* 7:45-8 p.m.: Break
* 8-9:45 p.m.: "Pink Ribbons, Inc." (NR), Non-contest feature film by Lea Pool, Director
* 9:45-10 p.m.: Break
* 10-11:15 p.m.: "American Scream King" (R), Joel Paul Reisig, writer-director-producer, Scottsdale, Ariz.
* 10 a.m.-noon: Workshop
* Noon-1:15 p.m.: Lunch break
* 1:15- 2:15 p.m.: "Christ Complex" (R), Jeffrey Scott Richards, writer-director, Walker, W.Va.
* 2:15-3 p.m.: "Full Speed or Nothing" (PG13), Jason Gwynn, writer-director-producer, Parkersburg, W.Va.
* 3-3:15 p.m.: "Dimes on a Turn" PG13, Wynn Reichert, writer, Michael Lynch, director, Gallatin, Tenn.
* 3:15-3:30 p.m.: Break
* 3:30-3:35 p.m.: "This Too Shall Pass" (G), Marc Wisemann, writer-director, Columbus, Ohio
* 3:35-3:40 p..: "Weirdo in a Weird Land" (PG13), Andy Hall, writer-director-producer, Marietta, Ohio
* 3:40-4 p.m.: "Fighting Old Age" (PG), Caleb Stern, director, Nicole Mendoza, producer, Virginia Beach, Va.
* 4-4:05 p.m.: "Table Etiquette" (G), Ruth Friedman, director-producer, Virginia Beach, Va.
* 4:05-4:30 p.m.: "Snake" (PG13), D. Eric Parks, writer-director-editor, LaVergne, Tenn.
* 4:30-5:30 p.m.: Tours of Colony Theatre
* 4:30-6 p.m.: Dinner break
* 6-6:10 p.m.: "A Girl Named Penny" (G), Aaron Steiner, director-producer, Virginia Beach, Va.
* 6:10-6:25 p.m.: "Hare Tactics: When Free Speech Goes Too Far" (G), Aaron Dunbar, writer-animator-editor, Lowell, Ohio.
* 6:25-6:45 p.m.: "Bama and Fred" (PG13), Brian Gerber, director, Courtney Jackson, producer, Virginia Beach, Va.
* 6:45-7 p.m.: "The Stone" (G), Andy Hall, director-animator-producer, Marietta, Ohio
* 7-8:45 p.m.: "The Dancing Outlaw" (PG13), Non-contest Feature Film, Jacob Young, director
* 8:45-9 p.m.: Break
* 9-10 p.m.: Jacob Young, keynote speaker, documentary filmmaker, Morgantown, W.Va.
* 10-10:05 p.m.: "Spring Forward" (G), Zach Yokum, director, Nathan Stump, producer, Virginia Beach, Va.
* 10:05-10:50 p.m.: "Running the Asylum" (PG), Jordan Lowe and Logan Vannoy, creators, Jordan Lowe, writer, Marietta, Ohio
* 11 p.m.: Awards


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The McDonald County Lady Mustangs kicked off their regular season with a pointed 14-0 victory over the Neosho Lady Wildcats in five innings at the Neosho Softball Field on Thursday.
The Lady Mustangs offense set the tone early as Macie Jones clubbed a grand slam in the top of the first inning to make it 4-0. Starting pitcher Kali Hodson helped her own cause in the second with a three-run shot to quickly make it 7-0 on two swings. They went on to score three more in the third and four in the fifth.
Hodson, meanwhile, earned the win after allowing three hits and striking out three over three innings. Cheyanne Chappie tossed the final two innings and allowed a hit on three strikeouts.
Jones finished with four hits and six RBIs. Hodson had three hits and four RBIs. Courtni Smith had two doubles. Ashton Harmon and Kelsy Reynolds had a hit and an RBI apiece and Stormy Christerson added a double.
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Katie Cholka, Danielle Forkner, Kylie Bach and Deanna Bingham all had hits for the Lady Wildcats.
Both teams begin play at the Joplin Tournament today. The Lady Mustangs (1-0) open against Carthage at 10 a.m. before taking on Nevada at 11:45 a.m. and Park Hill South at 3 p.m. Neosho, meanwhile, opens the day against Webb City at 11:45 a.m.
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OAKLAND -- A late-night musical event at the Oakland Coliseum flooded police phones with hundreds of noise complaints from Oakland, Alameda and San Leandro Saturday night and Sunday morning, prompting stadium officials to issue an apology Sunday evening.
The "Beyond Wonderland" event, a dance music festival featuring extensive light shows, theatrical performers and carnival rides, was held in the Coliseum complex's south parking lot. The show -- produced by electronic dance music promoters Insomniac Events -- was billed to run from 6 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday.
By 11:30 p.m. Saturday, police were already receiving dozens of noise complaints. The San Leandro Police Department issued a community alert stating that the calls were overwhelming the city's 911 system and asking callers to contact the Oakland Police Department.
Oakland police Officer. J. Moore said the calls easily numbered into the hundreds.
Sunday evening, the city of Oakland and the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum issued a joint statement, apologizing for the "discomfort and inconvenience" caused by the noise. The statement said that the sound setup was adjusted after a sound check in the afternoon, but that those changes were "clearly not sufficient to control the impact" on residents.
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TORONTO -- The owner of a monkey who became a media sensation after running around an Ikea parking lot in a stylish coat wants her pet back, or at least assurances he is being well cared for.
Yasmin Nakhuda, who was fined for breaking Toronto's prohibited animal bylaw, told CBC News that she was talking to a lawyer on whether she could regain custody of Darwin.
But she said she would drop her fight if she knew he was receiving good care.
"If the sanctuary is able to convince me ... that they are doing a better job, then for sure," Nakhuda told CBC on Tuesday. "Because everything has to be what's best for him."
Police were called to a Toronto Ikea store on Sunday afternoon after the monkey, wearing a tiny shearling jacket, got out of its owner's parked car.
Crowds gathered to see the monkey as it scurried around the store's parking lot. The well-clad monkey soon became a hit on social media sites, including Twitter.
The monkey has been sent to a local primate sanctuary and is in good condition, according to authorities.
Nakhuda, who said she had grown close to Darwin, said she had owned the monkey for five months. She said she was lent the animal by an acquaintance who later said he did not want it back.
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It is with great regret we report the death of Charles Niswanger, husband of member Mary Ann Niswanger. Our prayers and memories are with Mary Ann and her family at this time.
Charles Edward Niswanger, age 72,died Saturday, December 3, 2011 in Mineola, Texas. He was born on Thursday, February 16, 1939 in McLennan County, Texas to the late Lee Franklin and Mattie Niswanger. He was a business owner and the Mayorof Prosper, Texas in Collin County for seven years.
He is preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers Bill and Ted Niswanger.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Niswanger of Mineola; a son, William Niswanger of Mineola; a daughter, Sherry Ragsdale and husband Hugh of Alba, Texas; an adopted son Chief Kirk McFarlin and wife Desiree; a brother Fred Niswanger of Teague, Texas; a brother in law, Jim Koerth; a sister, Betty Fletcher of Burleson, Texas; and six grandchildren, Ethen Ragsdale, Charles Ragsdale, Koerth Ragsdale, Natalyn Niswanger and friend Joseph, Jaylyn Niswanger and Greer Niswanger.
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A former Coast Guard transportation officer stationed in Norfolk, Va., has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and taking bribes.
Federal prosecutors said Friday that Nathan Allen Dunn, 30, of Brookwood faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced April 29 in U.S. District Court in Norfolk, Va.
Dunn was stationed at the Surface Forces Logistics Center in Norfolk, where he was in charge of coordinating the shipment of large freight between Coast Guard bases. According to an indictment, Dunn conspired to award overpriced or fake Coast Guard freight shipment contracts to 12 companies owned by Huffman Earl Monk in exchange for bribery payments of about $220,000.
Monk, also of Brookwood, was indicted along with Dunn and is scheduled for a plea agreement hearing Wednesday.
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Food Network star Tyler Florence is back with another picture book showing where food comes from and how it's made.
In Tyler Makes Spaghetti!, Tyler and his dog, Tofu—the heroes of Tyler Makes Pancakes!—want to prepare their favorite meal. The pair go to Chef Lorenzo Mascarpone for information on making spaghetti and meatballs. They imagine a trip around the world to gather all the fresh ingredients for pasta and tomato sauce. Then it's back to the kitchen where Tyler discovers that cooking his favorite food is as much fun as eating it!
Playful full-color illustrations by Craig Frazier, a Did You Know? section with cool facts, and Chef Tyler Florence's recipe for spaghetti and meatballs make this a delicious choice for little foodies and picky eaters.
Tyler is ready for spaghetti!
So is his dog, Tofu, especially if there are meatballs involved. Tyler loves spaghetti and meatballs so much he wants to make it for his family. But how? Chef Lorenzo to the rescue! Together, Tyler and Chef discover that sometimes pasta comes in a box and tomato sauce comes in a jar, but with the help of pasta capes, basil mustaches, and a wonderful ingredient with the nickname "stinking roses," it's not only much more fun to make everything yourself—it's magnifico!
They showed you everything you want to know about breakfast in Tyler Makes Pancakes! Now let Tyler Florence and Craig Frazier take you on a trip around the world of everybody's favorite pasta. Then make Chef Florence's special recipe for spaghetti and meatballs and you'll see that, while the best ingredients come from all over, the best place to eat them is right at home with the people you love.
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- On Sale: 04/23/2013
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I've trawled these forums and I still can not figure out why the PS3 can't find a Media Server.
PMS starts fine and finds the PS3. When I search for media servers on the PS3 it will not find any. PMS does receive the request and sends out the discover message and there are no errors reported. I have looked at the debug.log and there are no 'error' or 'unexpected' messages.
I connect through a router which has UPnP enabled. I really can't figure out what may be wrong. On PMS, after it finds the PS3 the option to restart the HTTP server is not available, is this normal? When the media server does get found, where exactly does it appear, as a main menu item or a sub item?
The traces display is below, any help much appreciated!
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[main] TRACE 13:07:31.706 by shagrath / 2008
[main] TRACE 13:07:31.711 http://ps3mediaserver.blogspot.com
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[main] TRACE 13:07:31.712 Java 1.6.0_07-Sun Microsystems Inc.
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[main] TRACE 13:07:31.718 Encoding: UTF-8
[main] TRACE 13:07:31.774 Temp folder: /tmp/javaps3media
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[main] TRACE 13:07:34.956 Registering transcoding engine VideoLan Video Streaming
[main] TRACE 13:07:35.204 Scanning network interface eth0 / eth0
[main] TRACE 13:07:35.206 Using address /192.168.1.65 found on network interface: name:eth0 (eth0) index: 2 addresses: /192.168.1.65;
[main] TRACE 13:07:35.207 Created socket: /192.168.1.65:5001
[Thread-12] TRACE 13:07:35.227 Starting DLNA Server on host 192.168.1.65 and port 5001...
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Are there any interactions with medications?
Medications for diabetes (Antidiabetes drugs)
Interaction Rating: Moderate Be cautious with this combination.
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Artemisia herba-alba might decrease blood sugar. Diabetes medications are also used to lower blood sugar. Taking Artemisia herba-alba along with diabetes medications might cause your blood sugar to go too low. Monitor your blood sugar closely. The dose of your diabetes medication might need to be changed.
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If you had to make a guess at the average person's number one priority for a better life, what would you choose? Good health, a longer life, prosperity?
Or all of the above? Because the answer encompasses them all. The answer is education.
One of the biggest public opinion polls ever conducted and with the power to shape global policy, the UN-led MY World, is saying just that. A million people out of nearly 1.5 million surveyed say that education is one of their top six priorities for a better world.
Because no matter where they live in the world, people know that it is education that makes the real difference to their lives. Whether they are young men in Africa, educated women in Europe or teenagers in Asia, like Pakistan's Malala, they are dreaming of a chance for everyone to learn, to develop, to realize their potential and overcome their hurdles.
Education is the key to fighting discrimination, to improving health and to securing better jobs – and people know it. They don't need to read the statistics – and there are plenty out there – proving that a better-educated population is healthier, more prosperous, more harmonious.
Across the world, in every age group, when asked by MY World to choose six out of 16 issues that could make a difference to their lives, men and women alike put education as one of the top six of their list. They come from 193 countries across the globe and encompass people with different backgrounds and belief systems.
People expect governments to meet their needs by providing high-quality education available to all that equips children and young people for life's challenges and opportunities.
To succeed, education should be put at the centre of the Post-2015 Agenda, with carefully defined goals, a detailed plan of action, a commitment to full financing and an inbuilt method of measurement.
If there is one thing we have learnt from the Millennium Development Goals, it is that by having a unified, global vision, we can work together, share our experiences and achieve spectacular results.
And if education is what people want, education is what they should get. We will continue to collect the voices of people and present them to the member states that will ultimately adopt the Post-2015 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals in September 2015.
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We first met the 60-member Lebeau family at Wal-Mart on Deans Bridge Road. They came to ask the Red Cross for help. And help they need. This extended family of 60 includes tiny babies and two pregnant women.
"I lost my whole home, my car, all my clothes, my baby clothes," said Jamie Lebeau.
The Lebeau family lives about 15 minutes from the Super Dome in New Orleans. They fled Hurricane Katrina Sunday. They lost two cars along the way, forcing some to ride in the back of their pickup.
The Lebeaus stayed in an Atlanta hotel until money ran out. And that's when they came to Augusta.
The Bell Terrace Presbyterian Church gave the Lebeaus much-needed clothes and shoes. Some of them came in their slippers.
"I was crying, now I feel much better because we got somewhere to go, somebody helping us," said Amele Lebeau.
The family ended up here at Warren Baptist Church where they got a hot meal, warm shower and a cot to sleep on.
But a bed is just the first step to restoring these lives. Most of their jobs are gone. And all of their possessions are likely underwater. And that's why this may seem like a large caravan, but it's all the Lebeaus have left.
"With the good Lord's help we've got to stick together because we're family," Amele said.
"I didn't loose my family. I got my health and strength and I'm still alive, so everything I lost is materialistic," Keith Lebeau said.
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No, your screens weren't wrong on Friday. And they're not wrong today either. Apple and Google shares are both getting torched this morning amid an otherwise upbeat day in the broad market.
Shares of Apple and Google are each down more than 3%, with Apple falling below $600 for the first time since late March.
Apple shares are now down more than 9% since hitting its latest all-time high of $644 last week. Google is off more than 7% since reporting earnings late Thursday.
UPDATE: Dave Lutz, an analyst at Stifel Nicolaus, says there's some chatter that Apple could roll out an iPad Mini at $200, which could "cannibilize sales." But even he is skeptical that's the real reason for today's decline.
The allegations last week from the DOJ that Apple colluded with publishers over e-book pricing also aren't helping matters.
Dan Greenhaus, chief global strategist at BTIG, points out this is the fifth straight day of declines for Apple's stock, not the first.
"This has been building," he says. "A few analysts got a bit more cautious last week…Clearly the recent rally has brought out some skeptics." Last week BTIG downgraded Apple shares to "neutral" from "buy."
The tech heavyweights are dragging down the major indexes.
At last check, the S&P 500 is down 2 points, or 0.1%, to 1369. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Comp dropped 0.7% to 2991.
Meanwhile the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which doesn't include either company, is popping this morning, up 94 points, or 0.7%, to 12945. UPDATE: The Dow's gains are slowly fading. As of 10:35 a.m. Eastern Time, the blue chips were up 58 points.


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Published: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 12:52 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 6:18 p.m.
MANATEE COUNTY - Manatee County voters will decide in June whether to approve a one-half percentage point sales tax increase to fund indigent health care.
Facts about a proposed sales tax in Manatee County to pay for indigent medical care:
Who would qualify?
Those declared indigent by the county, with incomes up to 135 percent of federal poverty limits. That translates to income of $31,392.50 for a family of four. The county would be the payer of last resort. Beneficiaries could not qualify for any other federal or state assistance.
How is indigent care currently funded?
A trust fund of $45 million was established through the sale of Manatee Memorial Hospital in 1984, but it is expected to be insolvent by 2015. Currently, the trust fund provides $9 million a year for indigent care and property taxes pay $14 million for a total of $23 million.
How would this affect Manatee's sales tax rate?
It would increase the rate from 6.5 cents per dollar to 7 cents. Sarasota County has a 7 percent rate.
If approved in the June 18 special election, Manatee will become the sixth county in the state to implement a similar surtax. Other counties have public hospitals or fund the program through property taxes.
Manatee County spends approximately $23 million annually on community health care — $14 million from general revenue (property taxes) and $9 million from a trust fund established when Manatee Memorial Hospital was sold in 1984.
Manatee County's sales tax would increase to 7 percent if the referendum passes and provide enough revenue to pay for care of indigent patients.
The program covers medical treatment for patients who do not qualify for state and federal assistance and who have no insurance or other means of paying.
County officials say, if voters approve the sales tax, it could allow the county to reduce property taxes.
Through three hours of discussion and public comment at a commission meeting Tuesday, the biggest controversy was not whether to have the vote, but when.
"It's unusual we have most people agreeing we need to address indigent care issue," said Commissioner Michael Gallen, who asked the vote be delayed in order to develop a more detailed health care plan. "I want community buy-in. I want the community to understand it, to feel secure. I'd rather have it in 2014."
But advocates for a vote in June said that there is no time to spare. Funding from the hospital trust fund, which started at $45 million and grew through investments, is expected to run out in 2015.
"It's about timing, what leaves the most options for our community as things are settled in the federal and state level," said Commissioner John Chappie. "To me, it's about being proactive, not reactive. We know we are heading for a fiscal cliff."
An ordinance calling for a special election, despite estimated costs of $410,000, on June 18 was passed 5-2. Chappie, along with commissioners Vanessa Baugh, Betsy Benac, Larry Bustle and Carol Whitmore, approved the ordinance. Gallen and Commissioner Robin DiSabatino opposed.
The sales tax ordinance was revised to include a 10-year expiration following the effective date of Jan. 1, 2014, if passed. Criteria for qualifying residents was also reduced to those with income no higher than 135 percent of the federal poverty guidelines; That would be a total of $31,793 for the average four-person household.
A majority of the public, which packed the chambers to standing-room only, supported the June vote.
"I really think this is a moment to get ahead of it, get it on the ballot," said Byron Shinn, a Bradenton accountant. "Yes, we'll have to spend $400,000, but the other option is way too painful."
But there are critics, as well.
Richard Conard, who has practiced medicine locally for years, questioned the vagueness of the ordinance.
"Your proposed action has no vision," Conard said. "At present, you are moving in a way that will cause great disruption in our health care delivery in Manatee County."
Rodger Dowell said the Commission's focus should be on job creation.
"If you were clearly interested, you would cut taxes by $23 million," Dowell said. "Instead of helping Manatee County grow, you're hurting it."
Tom Seguin, chairman-elect of the Manatee County Chamber of Commerce, and Sharon Hillstrom, president of Manatee County Economic Development Corp., each voiced support for the surtax, as well as the June vote.
"What kind of message are we sending to doctors if we no longer provide compensation for care of the working poor?" Seguin posed. "We all agree the health care trust fund runs out in 2015 and we'll have a $9 million funding gap. . . . This spreads the burden to individuals in the area who are using services but don't own property."
Hillstrom explained if property taxes are decreased and quality of life increased, more businesses may come to the area.
All Manatee County registered voters are eligible to cast a referendum ballot on June 18.
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UNION CITY -- A 40-year-old Union City man suspected of shooting at feral cats with a BB gun was cited this week in connection to the incident.
Officers responded at 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday to the 31000 block of Santa Cruz Way for a report of a man with a gun who may have fired at homes in the neighborhood, Cmdr. Ben Horner said.
Callers told police that the man was sitting in a van parked in a driveway.
Arriving officers saw the man get out of the van and he was detained and handcuffed at gunpoint based on the nature of the call, Horner said.
Officers searched the man's van and found a BB gun in the front passenger seat.
"He told us he was trying to rid the neighborhood of feral cats," Horner said.
The man, whose identity has not been released, was then cited for being in possession of a dangerous weapon and discharging it within 500 yards of any structure or development and/or within city limits.
No cats were hit by the pellets, Horner said.
"We believe he may have fired it towards the homes but no one was injured, no animals were injured and we could locate no property damage," Horner said. "So, in reality, he probably was firing it off for a bit until the cavalry showed up to detain him."
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They lost an average of about 27 pounds (12.3 kilograms) during the weight-loss phase of the study and returned for follow-up evaluation one year after weight loss.
The aerobic-exercise program involved 40-minute sessions of walking or jogging on a treadmill, while the resistance-exercise program involved a comprehensive weight-training circuit. Both exercise groups were scheduled to exercise three times per week during the weight-loss phase and twice per week for the following year.
At the one-year follow-up, the women assigned to exercise groups who were able to stick to their program had gained back an average of about 7 to 9 pounds (3 to 4 kilos), but those who were assigned to no exercise or who were unable to stick to their program gained back, on average, more than 13 pounds (6.2 kilos).
In addition, abdominal fat—also known as "visceral fat," and widely accepted to be the form most dangerous to health—did not increase in women who continued to exercise, but increased by 25 to 38% in nonexercisers. There were no differences between the effects of aerobic exercise and resistance exercise.
The authors concluded that "as little as 80 min per week aerobic or resistance training had modest positive effects on preventing weight regain following a diet-induced weight loss. More importantly, though, both aerobic and resistance training prevented regain of potentially harmful visceral fat."
There are lots of reasons to avoid regaining weight you've lost. Weight gain, even in normal-weight people, is frequently accompanied by increases in cholesterol levels and blood pressure, and increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and some cancers. Abdominal fat has a particularly strong association with diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and appears to be more strongly linked to hormone-sensitive cancers such as breast cancer than fat that is deposited elsewhere on the body.
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