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Hi all,
I know several people on here are fans of the Perfect Health Diet, and I found this intervew from a few weeks ago while catching up on some podcasts... this is from Ben Greenfield Fitness.
Episode #152: If You Could Eat Fat All Day, Would You? (What is the Perfect Health Diet?)
ETA: the interview starts around 46:00 of the podcast...


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The suicides of more than 30 farmers in southeast India have rocked the world of microfinance. They were reportedly deep in debt with microfinance institutions (MFIs). Measures were announced immediately, but who will monitor compliance with the new rules?
The news of the suicides in the federal state of Andhra Pradesh prompted its prime minister to make some strong-worded statements to the media: "Microfinance institutions charge exorbitant interest rates. The poor are driven to take their own lives because of their burden of debt and the brutal methods used to call in the loans." Indian MFIs, on the other hand, have kept conspicuously silent about the incidents.
It took many phone calls before someone could be found who was willing to discuss the issue. K. Balasubranmanyam from Sa-Dhan, a union of microfinance institutions, told Radio Netherlands Worldwide: "We want to investigate these specific incidents further".
Many moneylenders call themselves MFIs while they are not registered with our organisation or with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)." Sa-Dhan has about 250 members; three-quarters of them provide micro finance.
Brutal methods
Sa-Dhan has pledged to revitalise and to more actively enforce a voluntary code of conduct agreed by most members in 2006 to prevent brutal methods of calling in loans. In that year, MFIs in Andhra Pradesh were also linked to suicides among farmers.
"The people calling in the loans are often not aware of the code of conduct. The membership of the MFI in question can be revoked following complaints, but the agreement was not always adhered to in the past."
A decree issued by the Andhra Pradesh government orders all MFIs to register with the government. Under the decree, unethical methods of calling in loans are punishable by revocation of the MFI's license, a fine of up to 1,600 euros, or three years in prison.
Three officials from the microcredit institutions SKS Microfinance and Spandana Spoorthi Financial were arrested after a woman filed a complaint stating they were harassing her. All our attempts to persuade SKS and Spandana to comment on the case failed: they said they were unable to react to the allegations.
Together with other microfinance institutions, they have petitioned the court to rescind the government's decree, on grounds it makes it impossible for them to call in loans. The organisations also argue the order is unnecessary, as they are already registered with the Reserve Bank of India. The court has granted the micro finance institutions a one-week reprieve.
Good move
Mr Balasubranmanyam believes the compulsory local registration decree is a good move "so the government will know per district who is operating there."
He also welcomes sanctions for brutal methods used to call in loans. Last week, Sa-Dhan's members promised to lower their interest rates by two to three percent and to extend lending periods to 60 weeks. However, the manager emphasises that "microfinance institutions can no longer operate if they charge interest rates below 24 percent." At present interest rates on loans are usually around 30 percent.
He also argues that the government should subsidise micro finance institutions to help lower interest rates further. And commercial banks, which is where the MFIs borrow their money, should accommodate them by charging lower interest rates.
Professor H.S. Shylendra from IRMA, an institute dedicated to rural development that specialises in micro financing, believes structural change is called for. He does not feel the federal state government's decree will make much of a difference.
"I believe it's mainly intended to make the government look good. There are different kinds of MFIs. And there are so many rules and regulations that the federal state can impossibly enforce them all. We have already seen a large number of MFIs change their legal status to a Non-Banking Financial Company to evade state oversight."
The professor finds it difficult to establish a direct link between debts owed to MFIs and farmers who commit suicide.
"Each year, hundreds of farmers in Andhra Pradesh commit suicide. It's a structural problem, which has several causes. Most farmers have borrowed from a number of sources before they commit suicide."
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Pension cuts to working-age military retirees drawing fire
Washington — Steve Dykes, an Army veteran with 23 years in the military, said Thursday he thought his retiree benefits would be safe when he left the service in 2010.
Dykes recalled a key decision he made to turn down a $30,000 bonus at the 15-year mark, keeping his full retiree benefits in place.
But now, with the bipartisan budget co-written by Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan and signed into law last week by President Barack Obama, the retired master sergeant wonders if he made the right call.
"We are the ones getting screwed," Dykes, 49, said by telephone from his home near Portage. He now believes those who took the bonus and accepted reduced benefits may have ended up with the better deal.
Perhaps the most controversial provision in the budget hammered out behind closed doors by Ryan and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), as chairs of their respective budget committees, hits Dykes where he lives. Under the budget, the annual cost-of-living adjustments to working-age military retirees will be 1% less than the cost-of-living adjustments for retirees who are at least 62 years old. The cut includes those who retired on disability and survivors of those killed in action.
Dykes said he made 19 moves that included 10 years of tours overseas, and that meant forgoing things such as settling down and paying off a house. He now faces a long-term mortgage. He views the new law as a bad precedent; others say it is a betrayal.
Even before the final vote was cast on the two-year budget, Ryan and Murray realized they had a problem with the effect on retirees with disabilities and survivors. They have said that section — which Murray called an unintended consequence — can be fixed long before the law goes into effect at the end of 2015.
But in a recent op-ed in USA Today, Ryan stood his ground on the overall thrust of the provision, saying changes are needed in the nation's financial commitment to those in the military.
"Since 2001, excluding the costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the cost per service member in the active-duty force has risen by 41% in inflation-adjusted dollars," he wrote. Ryan said military veterans can retire in their 30s and 40s, which he described as "prime working years."
One of the issues the military is facing is common to all pension systems: retirees are living longer. But another is more specific to the military — that someone can sign up at 18, retire at 38, and draw a full pension while creating a second career.
Adm. Jonathan Greenert, chief of Naval Operations, testified before the House Budget Committee that roughly 50% of every Defense Department dollar now goes to personnel costs, predominantly as compensation, according to a news report cited by the House Budget Committee. Greenert said that figure eventually could grow to 70% in the coming years.
Ryan also quoted Pentagon leaders about the need for changing the current military compensation system in order keep the forces modern and ready for combat.
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has echoed those concerns, saying changes in military compensation can no longer be put off because they take such a huge chunk out of the defense budget. "Otherwise, we'll have to make disproportionate cuts to military readiness and modernization," he said.
Hagel also welcomed a comprehensive review of the matter by the Senate Armed Services Committee. He noted any change would be unpopular.
Nevertheless, critics in Congress already have announced plans to introduce legislation killing the pension cutback entirely.
Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) has introduced legislation — entitled Keeping Our Promise to Our Military Heroes — to repeal the contentious provision. Ayotte cited figures showing the change could cost a sergeant first class who retires at age 40 about $72,000 before age 62.
"The budget deal unfairly singled out military retirees by cutting their hard-earned retirement benefits, including disabled veterans who retire because of their injuries," said Ayotte, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Gundel Metz, quartermaster for Post 1318 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Madison, is beyond the 62-year-old limit. That doesn't soften her anger.
"It is still wrong," Metz said Thursday. "This is something that they thought they would get if they stayed in and served their countries for 20 years."
Metz said less than 1% of the nation's population serves in the military and only about one-tenth of those veterans stay in long enough to retire. "Who else puts their lives on the line for 20 years, except police officers and firefighters," Metz said.
She said balancing the federal budget is one thing, using veterans to do it is another.


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ABC Family and Comcast Spotlight announced that Richard Thomas of Altoona won the ABC Family "25 Days of Christmas" Sweepstakes - a grand prize.
The sweepstakes was held in December to promote ABC Family's holiday themed programming, and Thomas registered for the sweepstakes at Wolf Furniture in Altoona.
On April 15, Comcast Spotlight, along with Wolf Furniture and ABC Family, presented Thomas and his wife with a check for $25,000.
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Taking part in a $25,000 check presentation to the Thomases from?Altoona are (from left): Jacob Stone, Disney & ESPN; Michael Vey, Wolf Furniture Altoona's general manager; Richard and Beth Thomas, winners; Chris Bertani, Wolf Furniture's director of marketing; and Deanna Klick, marketing specialist for Comcast Spotlight.
"We are thrilled for Mr. Thomas and his family. Comcast Spotlight has partnered with ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas promotion for several years and it is always a client favorite," said Deanna Klick, marketing specialist, Comcast Spotlight.
"We were beyond delighted to hear the grand-prize winner was not only local, but entered through our longstanding client, Wolf Furniture."


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Mayor Jorge O. Elorza and the City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism are pleased to partner with venues and artists across the city on a marketing and advocacy BUY ART campaign. Whether you buy art for $5, $50 or $5,000, a ticket to a performance, a museum membership or a studio class, BUY ART is a city-wide advocacy initiative that spurs us all to actively participate in the Providence Arts Scene.
This interactive map shows all the listed partners of BUY ART Providence. Use it to find and explore places where you can buy art, creative items and tickets or classes for cultural experiences. Are you a venue/artist not on our list? Click the sign up button above and we will get you listed ASAP!
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Tickets to the Grand Rapids Public Museum's annual family-friendly fundraiser "A Night at Your Museum" went on sale Friday, Nov. 15, for the Dec. 27 event.
A popular event that usually sells out, the evening allows guests to roam the dimly lit museum with a souvenir flashlight and honorary security guard badge.
Visitors then take part of the drama that unfolds throughout the space as exhibition characters come to life. Dueling medieval knights, ceremonial dances performed by Native Americans and skirmishes reenacted by Civil War soldiers are all planned.
Guests can take a ride on the Spillman Carousel or catch one of five Mighty Wurlitzer Theater Organ concerts performed during the event which is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Tickets are $20 per person and include dinner. All proceeds from the event benefit the programs and exhibitions at the museum. (272 Pearl Street NW).
For additional information or to order tickets, visit grpm.org or call 616-456-3977.
Todd Chance is the West Michigan Entertainment Concierge for MLive/Grand Rapids Press. Email him at email@example.com or follow him on Facebook , Twitter, Google Plus


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From Kearneysville:
I realize that the Department of Highway is not spending money to do potholes, but it would be nice if they would start cleaning up everybody's garbage on Vanmeter, Short and Bowers roads. They sure are showing the trashy people in West Virginia.
From Berkeley County:
For the record, 8 percent of the local National Horsemen's Benevolence & Protective Association purse money goes to PNGI for management's discretion in stake race payments. That means a little over $1 million was paid to out-of-state owners, trainers and jockeys on Saturday night at the Charles Town Races. Local horsemen/women receive very little from what goes on that evening. That's the facts.
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"Manchin may come home to Charleston." Stay in Washington. No one wants you back. You made your bed, now lay in it.
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Wow, did you notice all the Republicans the teachers' unions endorsed? Oh, yeah, there weren't any. WVEA and AFT are nothing but water carriers for the Democrat party. And, obviously, they did not talk with some of the candidates or they would/should have made different endorsements. Malfeasance on their part.


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MLE Festival & Screening Update
Dear Backers,
We hope you are enjoying Spring!
We wanted to let you all know some of the exciting updates with MLE.
MLE has been accepted into the East End... Read more
MLE - On Its Way!
Hello loyal Backers,
The MLE production team is currently preparing copies of MLE for each of you.
We will provide everyone with a high quality digital download. This will be... Read more
MLE Update & World Premiere
Executive Producer - Simon Shore
Dear Backers & Supporters of MLE Movie,
We had a special night at London's BFI for the World Premiere of MLE, which also won special... Read more
Almost Sold Out !
Just a little follow up to our previous update:
MLE World Premiere Tickets have already almost sold out in only 4 hours!
For tickets - Book Here!
Q&A with Key... Read more
MLE World Premiere Tickets - on sale today
Dear Backers,
We hope you are all very well in this Holiday lead up!
Tickets have just gone on sale today for MLE's World Premiere at the BFI Southbank as... Read more
It's Official: MLE World Premiere - January 2015
To our loyal, wonderful Backers -
We have the great news you've been waiting for!
MLE has been accepted to an incredible festival & the perfect World Premiere for our... Read more
It's Your Reward Time!
Hello dear MLE Backers!
Team MLE here, with your promised goodies!
It's that awaited time - where you will receive a reward for backing our feature film. Beside the amount that... Read more
MLE: It's a Movie!
To our much adored Backers,
We are thrilled to update you that the feature film you generously supported, MLE, is now finito!
This would not have been possible without you!... Read more
That's a WRAP!
Dear Backers,
Wow: That's a wrap on MLE!
All because of your support we were able to bring a team together of over 30 crew and over 40 cast to... Read more
3 Days Until Production!
Here's the cheesy but true fact:
Dreams are coming true, all because of you. (it even rhymed) ...
Dearest Backers,
We are currently 3 sleeps away from our first day... Read more
Hello our incredible, generous and supportive backers!
We have made our Kickstarter goaland beyond to our stretch goal - all because of you. This is a message to thank... Read more
Cast Members Ryan & Sarah talk STRETCH GOALS
1 Day Only Left Folks & thank you for everything!
With Kickstarter we made a minimum goal of £17k and we're thrilled... Read more
Associate Producer Paul Bennun talks about MLE
Paul Bennun, Chief Creative Officer of Somethin' Else gives a cultural insight into the world of MLE. We have made our minimum goal of £17,000 and now with your help... Read more
Our Biggest Day Yet & Making Our Goal!
Hello Supporters!
Yesterday was our best day yet! By lunchtime we received a moving and incredible donation, and by the end of the day we had multiple backers totalling over £6k... Read more
Week 3 Update - Executive Producer
Our Executive Producer, BAFTA winning Simon Shore, talks about why he has proudly attached his name to this film.
Oscar Winning Paul Haggis Loves Us
Great quote from PH just in today,
"[MLE has] a great team and a terrific story; I hate that I didn't think of it ... a great movie."
- Paul... Read more
A Word From our Director
Here's our first Video Update for you all!
Our director Sarah Warren wants to personally thank you and explain a little bit about reaching our goal. It's short and not... Read more
Triple Digits!
Movin' On Up Folks!
Over the weekend we had our 100th Backer!
This is a milestone we are proud of and it's all thanks to you.
Over the next week,... Read more
A Successful Week One!
Dear Backers,
One Week ago today we launched our MLE campaign!
Thank you to the (we know via analytics:) thousands of you who've watched our Promo Video, and to those... Read more
6k in a Single Day!
Dearest Backers!
The momentum on this project has been ... wonderful.
I've made up a would to thank each of you personally which is: Thanpreciateful.
"Can you use it in... Read more
Movin' On Up!
We're thrilled with the momentum into Day 5 and are on track for raising our goal!
Thank you so much to everyone for backing our project and... Read more


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May 30, 2007 6:10PM PST
Amish XXX
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
It's not widely known, but there is an Amish porn film industry. The problem is there's only 5 movies to date and the only format they're available on is a series of commissioned paintings.
I thought he was embarrassing himself
Category: Parties and Nightlife
The other night in a bar I saw a guy who had to be 50 something and when I looked down at his feet I saw a flashing red light. I thought "Oh my god, tell me this guy didn't buy sneakers with lights in them!" But thankfully it was just an ankle bracelet. And I thought he was a loser, silly me!
Mom the felon
Category: Life
My mom likes stealing things, especially complimentary things. She's in the hospital again, and despite being laid up, my dad and I are her accomplices having to smuggle everything she bags up for us out to the car. She steals stuff we don't even need. She took a bunch of Biohazard baggies, which I now keep my money in in case I get mugged, and let me tell you, it's not fun trying to walk out of a hospital with an EKG machine...for the third time in a week!
Not so sunny days
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
If Sesame St. were X-rated, I wonder if they'd have a character called the Coochie Monster, and every time he was featured on the show, he'd shovel a plate full of vaginas into his mouth shouting "C is for Coochie!"
Immigrant Assimilation
Category: Life
Many Americans feel that today's immigrants don't care about adapting to our culture, but that's just not true. For instance I know a Lebanese girl who came here only a few years back, and she not only speaks fluent English...but she thinks that George W. Bush is doing a great job over in Iraq, reads People Magazine, loves following the career of Paris Hilton...and much like you and I, she was deeply troubled by how long it took Sanjaya to get kicked off of American Idol. It makes me proud to know this girl has truly embraced our customs. It's as if she was an American all her life, and it's beautiful...*SOB!*
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
When I looked over the manual to my new camcorder, I noticed among the warnings that were listed, they specifically tell you to KEEP CAMERA OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. It had me worried...the very idea of some kid finding this in the sock drawer and he accidentally films himself. Inner citiy street gangs pulling drive-by cameos on unsuspecting victims...that's a frightening reality. Some people get upset about it but I feel that cameras don't film people...people film people.
Category: Life
My dad's dirty and has a bad habit of constantly bringing roaches into the house. I wish he'd stop smoking them and take a bath.
Why China Rules...at least this once
Category: News and Politics
BEIJING - China's former top drug regulator was sentenced to death Tuesday in an unusually harsh punishment for taking bribes to approve substandard medicines, including an antibiotic blamed for at least 10 deaths.
PJB SAYS: The moral of this story is, if China ran our country, the FDA would be buried in a mass grave by now and we'd be better off for it.
New crappy footage of myself.
Category: Goals, Plans, Hopes
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Great stuff, man!Posted: Jun 08, 2007 12:00AM PST by CrispyChicken
"Warning" and "Amish XXX" were my favorite ones.
Keep it up!


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Budget-Friendly Boutique Hotels in Rome
Rome is one of those cities that you'll never forget. And you can make it even more special by staying in a boutique hotel. The city has many attractions, including the Colosseum and the Spanish Steps. You will try typical local dishes like their famous amatriciana pasta dish. Visiting the Italian capital may require opening your wallet more than you'd imagined, and so people are always looking for other ways to save. One of the best places for savings is with your hotel. Rome has such a wide variety—from super budget places you'll use just to rest your head to beyond luxurious hotels where you'll be rubbing elbows with the international jet set. But, of course, the city also numbers a huge amount of options in between. And while the idea of a boutique hotel might immediately make you think thousands of dollar signs, there are many Rome boutique hotels that are quite the opposite—trendy, modern, and comfortable with an attentive staff and easy access to the city's main attractions, all without breaking the bank. Here are some Rome hotels where budget meets boutique to help you in the savings area.
Babuino 181 is an elegant, themed boutique hotel near the Spanish Steps. Staying there, you'll be surrounded by luxurious décor and you'll even have the option of getting a suite as your type of room.
Crossing Condotti is a 3-star boutique hotel with an elegant neo-Baroque style. Guests of this hotel will love their accommodations right in the city center, convenient to the Spanish Steps and Rome's famous luxury shopping street, Via Condotti. From here, you'll also be able to easily reach many Rome sites by foot, metro, or taxi.
Hotel Metropolis is a newer boutique hotel in the Prati neighborhood of Rome, located close to the Vatican and Castel Sant'Angelo. The room décor is very funky and the neighborhood is great—full of locals, restaurants, and tons of shops. Right across the Tiber, you'll find Piazza del Popolo and the Spanish Steps. If you're lucky, your room will even be outfitted with a bedside Jacuzzi!
One thing you to keep in mind when you decide to look for a boutique hotel in Rome is the fact that this type of hotel caters to the mid- and high-end guest. It's classified under this category because a boutique hotel aims to cater to its guest in a personalized way as opposed to larger, commercial hotels. This type of effort requires a high-end staff, facilities, and services. And these affordable boutique hotels in Rome are sure to deliver!
For more information about visiting Rome, check out the city's official tourism site.


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The article will provide a user with information and guidance on LG E900 Optimus 7. E900 Optimus 7 is a touch screen form Smartphone which complete with a highly useable Microsoft Windows Phone 7 operating system.
The phone has a solid designed casing complete with its slim shaped casing & an amazing touch screen design. The handset comes with a wide variety of features which ensure easy communication, fun usability & high speed connectivity when needed. There is a built in camera feature which supports video recording capabilities, a music player, instant messaging, email, online gaming & an assortment of Microsoft Windows features to be enjoyed on this Smartphone.
On the back there is a 5MP camera which produces pictures that a user expects from a 5MP phone camera. The video camera records 720p HD movies too. There is also a small mirror for self portrait pictures. If a user wants to listen to the radio while he/she is on the road, then he/she can. The LG is equipped with a FM radio and together with the standard 3,5 mm jack plug, a user can use the included headphones or his/her own favorite headphone. All of these components (except for the mirror) are requirements from Microsoft for the Windows Phone 7 platform.
In terms of size and specification, the LG Optimus 7′s closest rival is the HTC Trophy, and it has it comfortably beaten on both fronts. It's metal backing and the silver housing of the five-megapixel camera on the rear lend it an air of class and solidity and there's a self-portrait mirror on the rear, a small touch that the Trophy doesn't have. The phone has got physical buttons that LG has provided for the standard Windows Phone 7.
Please note the specification for the phone as provided below:
- Stylish Windows Phone 7 Smartphone3.8 Inch 16 Million Colour TFT Capacitive Touch Screen (480 x 800 Pixels)
- Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Operating System
- 3G HSDPA Technology
- Casing Dimensions 125 x 59.8 x 11.5 mm
- 5 Megapixel Camera with Automatic Focus
- Music & Video Playback
- WiFi® Technology
- Instant Messaging
- Multi Touch Screen Controls
- Micro USB
- Bluetooth® A2DP
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If a user has read this article then he/she would have learnt about LG E900 Optimus 7.


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Folks in the U.S. may not be aware that the Volkswagen GTI has a diesel-powered complement in Europe called the GTD. With the European launch of the new Golf-based 2010 GTI, VW has announced the 2010 GTD will follow shortly.
The little diesel hatchback gets nearly all of its good looks from the GTI. It has the same grille, body kit, and vertical fog lights. Where the GTD differs is its 17-inch split spoke wheels and the chrome trim around the grille in place of the GTI's red trim. Also, the rear fascia features twin tailpipes offset on one side, while the GTI's dual exhaust has one pipe on each side.
Sporty styling from the GTI is inherited in the GTD's interior as well. The difference is the red stitching on the GTI replaced by light gray on the hand brake lever and shift boot. The sports seats also differ as they are styled in a so-called "Black-White" color combination.
While the GTD doesn't pack as many ponies as the 210 hp GTI, it makes a respectable 170 hp. Like all diesels, the GTD shines for its torque: it produces 258 lb-ft of twist at 1750 rpm. VW says the little oil burner will do zero to 62 mph in 8.1 seconds and top out at 138 mph with a six-speed manual or 137 mph with the six-speed dual-clutch DSG. Fuel economy on the European combined cycle is 44 mpg with the manual and 42 mpg with the DSG. VW estimates a range of up to 621 miles.
The GTD made its world premier at the Auto Mobil International (AMI) auto show in Leipzig, Germany today. It will go on sale in Europe in early May, and – as usual – no plans to sell the car in the U.S. have been announced (yet).


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The heart of a society is most open when dealing with death. Its spoken and unspoken fears and hopes, both for life and the afterlife, are embedded in rituals of remembrance and memorial. In China, this has taken the form of detailed objects made of Joss paper that are burned for the deceased.Continue Reading →
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Watch your back, art world. There's a dark force quietly building on the margins, slowly growing strong on a diet of cheap print editions and Tumblr posts. Yes, it's Jen Bekman's Zombie Army, and they're here to
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There are condos going up all over Williamsburg, facades decked out with panels of bright colors that bring to mind a sort of yuppie Piet Mondrian: sickly oranges, pea greens and off-reds, all surfaced fiberglass matte and smooth. All those bare walls seen through the under-construction picture windows must need something to hang on them, right? In the burgeoning gallery scene on the Lower East Side, Jen Bekman has an answer: anemically pretty, blandly abstract paintings by Jessica Snow.Continue Reading →
A fan of large run prints, Kyle senses something big — maybe "revolutionary" — about the Weiner print. He writes, " … contemporary art can be dangerous; it can quietly change lives … Here's to hoping 'Head Over Heels' is an invasion of contemporary art into the most ordinary of every day life."Continue Reading →
A new generation of websites selling prints by contemporary artists are emerging as the Ikeas of the art world — they sell editions, from large to small runs, of different kinds of work, from traditional prints to paintings and drawings. At high volume and low prices, these sites make the most of their populist position: buying art need not be hard!Continue Reading →


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When you hear only the good and forget it later makes you expire. i want the safer no toxic pills ! No shots all of the time. i will live longer with safer pills !
Wow! Another dumb and dumber character by darkout. Actually drugs that you need to inject might be good for you. Sot of like stuffing a brain into the scarecrow. Nice thing, the scarecrow didn't live in a trailer park like you do!
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Morris the prune juice kid. Drink another quart straight like your other half, that way you can both sing in the sunshine. Face it, buy Vical to survive.
Who else other then Darkster had the ba**s to tell you the truth. Today is proof. i'm following the darkster to Vical.
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Women's S&D Earn Eight Individual Wins, Two Relay Wins
INDIANAPOLIS - The Ball State women's swimming and diving team earned three victories Friday evening at the IUPUI Natatorium. BSU defeated Xavier 94-37, Marshal 85-46 and IUPUI 93-40. Four Cardinals earned two individual victories and two relays captured the top spot.
Bridgette Ruehl once again swept the breaststroke, clocking a 1:05.24 in the 100 and a 2:22.93 in the 200. Stacey Wierman earned fourth in the 100 and eighth in the 200 with times of 1:07.35 and 2:30.47, respectively. Sumaiyah Ahmad finished in 1:08.36 in the 100 and in 2:27.90 in the 200 for fifth and sixth place. Cori Vormohr clocked a 1:08.44 in the 100 for sixth place and a 2:30.30 for seventh in the 200.
Emily Wisolek captured first in the 200 free and 500 free with times of 1:55.27 and 5:07.67. In the 200 free, Carlena Magley earned third with a time of 1:57.06 while Cheyanne Jackson came in third in the 500 free touching at 5:13.94.
Haley Richter came in first place in the 100 fly with a time of 56.33 and in the 100 free at 52.42. Mallory Miles accompanied Richter in the 100 fly and earned second with a time of 58.77. In the 100 free, Dana Graunke came in 10th with a time of 56.00 and Mallory Przybylinski earned 13th with a time of 56.89.
Freshman Madie Zirzow swept the diving competitions. She had a mark of 236.70 in the 1-meter and 258.75 in the 3-meter. Natalie Grissom came in second in the 1-meter with a score of 219.15 and third in the 3-meter at 195.22.
Ball State also earned victories in the 200 medley and 200 free relays. The 200 medley relay of Katelyn Pratt, Ruehl, Richter and Magley finished in 1:46.92, while the 200 free relay of Vormohr, Wisolek, Przybylinski and Magley turned in a time of 1:38.72.
Pratt turned in a second-place performance in the 100 back with a time of 58.85, followed by Larah Beaver and Jackie Iglesias who came in fifth and seventh with times of 1:00.38 and 1:02.10, respectively.
Richter added a second-place finish to her two individual victories, clocking a 2:09.82 in the 200 fly. Miles came in fourth with a time of 2:13.26 while Kayla Hussey finished ninth at 2:16.53.
Magley turned in a second-place finish in the 50 free with a time of 24.32. Graunke earned ninth (25.39) and Przybylinski finished 10th (25.53). In the 1000 free, Jackson finished fourth with a time of 10:45.94 and Mattson turned in an 11:07.36 race for ninth.
Pratt finished third in the 400 IM (4:39.05) and fourth in the 200 back (2:09.87). In the 400 IM, Hussey finished seventh (4:48.89) and Mattson finished ninth (4:55.95). In the 200 back, Iglesias earned fifth (2:14.82) and Beaver came in seventh (2:15.38).
The women are back in action on Jan. 19 when they host Eastern Michigan at Lewellen Pool at 2 p.m. Stay tuned to ballstatesports.com for updates and you can keep track of the team on Twitter by following @BSUswimdive.


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Rumor: Google Nexus 6 may not exist at all
0. phoneArena 16 May 2014, 17:05 posted on
Could the Google Nexus 5 be the last Nexus-branded smartphone? If yes, it looks like Google will replace the series with a so-called Silver Certification program...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. MarkArigayo (Posts: 240; Member since: 18 Dec 2013)
Vaya con dios, Nexus.
7. Manti123 (banned) (Posts: 207; Member since: 10 Apr 2014)
What happened if the next Nexus powered by Nokia ?
Nokia N10 with PureVeiw technology.
This might enable Nokia to return back to its glorious age
9. MarkArigayo (Posts: 240; Member since: 18 Dec 2013)
Did you mean Nokia will occupy Nexus brand? Mission impossible.
56. 0xFFFF (Posts: 3806; Member since: 16 Apr 2014)
Wow. I can't believe this has been declassified.
Rumor: Google may not exist at all
It was the NSA the entire time. Wow. It all makes sense, all of a sudden. Free NSA email. Free NSA apps. Free NSA maps. Free NSA browser.
Amazing. It was hidden in plain sight.
58. sgodsell (Posts: 3649; Member since: 16 Mar 2013)
Isn't that Microsoft with the embedded NSA keys in every Windows OS.
2. na7noo7 (Posts: 278; Member since: 29 Mar 2014)
OMG. I am getting the OPO.
21. Arte-8800 (banned) (Posts: 4562; Member since: 13 Mar 2014)
33. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
OnePlus One...yup, that is the best deal on the market now...
38. Nikolas.Oliver (banned) (Posts: 1574; Member since: 01 Jul 2012)
Too bad you need an invitation to get one
3. fzacek (Posts: 2486; Member since: 26 Jan 2014)
True, there is no Nexus 6. It's obviously going to be the Nexus 5 (2014)...
15. akki20892 (Posts: 3901; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
If nexus 6 then its going to be 6" inch screen.
25. marbovo (Posts: 658; Member since: 16 May 2013)
nexus 4 had 4" display?
31. Taters (banned) (Posts: 6474; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
Yes. 4.7 but that is still a 4 in front of the decimal and still the dominant number.
37. techspace (Posts: 1036; Member since: 03 Sep 2012)
If that's the case, then even the galaxy nexus and the nexus s should be called as nexus 4 the nexus 5 also has 4.95 inch screen( that's almost 5 inches though...but still 4 should be in front of the decimal)....anyways, as a nexus fan, I would be disappointed if they stop making them
40. Taters (banned) (Posts: 6474; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
First off, Google never started naming by screen size until the Nexus 7. Second, the Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 released on the same day and if one name was based on screen size, then it would be HTC tarded if the other wasn't. Three, the Nexus 5 is advertised as having a 5 inch screen while the Nexus 4 wasn't.
Common sense and logic. Learn how to use it and see these obvious patterns.
43. techspace (Posts: 1036; Member since: 03 Sep 2012)
You think its common sense and logic....but calling a phone as nexus 4 because it has 4 before the decimal is stupid especially when the other phones that came under the same category weren't...
Now even evleaks tweeted that nexus 6 isn't coming because they also think that the number doesn't suggest screen size...
Now you can't tell the same think to all of us ( 'common sense and logic.learn how to use it and see these obvious patterns') because you don't work at Google and also because I think evleaks knows these things better than you.
60. Taters (banned) (Posts: 6474; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
You see that? That was on the Google playstore website....so learn how to be more observant. It's so obvious that they started naming based on screen size after the Nexus 7 2012.
63. techspace (Posts: 1036; Member since: 03 Sep 2012)
You don't even need to be more observant to think of it in that way...as I have already said, I was thinking of it in the same way as well ( that the naming was because of the screen size)....you can check my comments in phonearena's articles from those days if you want, but after looking at the Samsung's note series and and after seeing every major tech site calling the next nexus phone as the nexus 6( even though it is more likely that it would have a 5.2 inch screen) I have started feeling that naming according to the generation and it made more sense..... Well, at least according to me and those tech sites and many other users.
67. Taters (banned) (Posts: 6474; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
I wouldn't use what the tech sites think as any sort of a fact sheet. They think the HTC M8 is the best Android phone and that the Nexus 5 wasn't a true flagship. They are just as messed up as all the other fan boys that lack logic sometimes.
68. techspace (Posts: 1036; Member since: 03 Sep 2012)
it would be unfair to write them off so easily, we are having this conversation on a tech site after all...
65. techspace (Posts: 1036; Member since: 03 Sep 2012)
Do you think evleaks and phone arena and other websites didn't think of something so obvious?
All of us, the techsites and the readers like me noticed that straight away.
But everyone still calls it nexus 6 because it would be the 6th gen nexus phone....we don't call it a nexus 5 (2014)
44. techspace (Posts: 1036; Member since: 03 Sep 2012)
The galaxy note 10.1 was named according to the screen size but the galaxy note 3 wasn't.
46. techspace (Posts: 1036; Member since: 03 Sep 2012)
initially, when the nexus 4 was released, even i thought that it was named like that because of the screen size....there is nothing special in that, everyone would have thought in the same way when it was released
but later on, i felt that it would not make sense so i thought that it was called nexus 4 because it was the 4th gen nexus phone....and the nexus 5 came next year(i have it now) and this year, everyone is calling it a nexus 6 so most of the people still think that it would be more appropriate to call even a 5.2 inch nexus phone as the 6th gen nexus phone instead of a nexus 5 2014
....whatever it is, i still hope that the nexus 6 or the nexus 5(2014) comes this year.
61. Taters (banned) (Posts: 6474; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
It doesn't take a genius to know that is the obvious route. If they go by each generation the Nexus S would have been called the Nexus 2 and the Galaxy Nexus would have been called the Nexus 3. The nexus One would have been called the Nexus 1 as well while we are at it.
Also, after the Nexus 6 they would have to end the series because the Nexus 7 name is already taken, twice. So it is obvious that they started naming by screen size because it is the ONLY one that makes sense short term and long term......
Like I said. Common freaking sense and logic......
So it doesn't take a genius for people to realize that Google decided on a screen size naming scheme when they created the Nexus 7.
62. techspace (Posts: 1036; Member since: 03 Sep 2012)
Unfortunately, it looks like they have already stopped making nexus phones already, so there may not be a situation where they will have a problem with 7th gen nexus phone and the nexus 7 tablet.
I know that it doesn't take a genius... I have already said that I thought the same way as you are thinking.
64. techspace (Posts: 1036; Member since: 03 Sep 2012)
The iPhone 4 got the 4 because it was the 4th gen iPhone even though the previous models and the newer ones were not named according to the generation....
54. Adrian38 (Posts: 142; Member since: 05 Nov 2012)
There is no IF. Google already said the Nexus program was going away. People just assumed that the "Nexus 6" was gonna be the last one.
59. techspace (Posts: 1036; Member since: 03 Sep 2012)
After the introduction of the gpe phones, we knew that nexus phones were of little use to google and they may just go.
4. iLoveAmexica (Posts: 47; Member since: 18 Dec 2013)
5. Mxyzptlk (Posts: 13068; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
Yeah just like that Sony Nexus right?
18. androiphone20 (Posts: 1654; Member since: 10 Jul 2013)
Just wait till you see the media calls the nexus line a flop our something, feels like it
6. Totse2k15 (Posts: 458; Member since: 11 Feb 2014)
Derp! Meh... *Waiting for the OnePlus One*.
8. NoFanboy (Posts: 299; Member since: 18 Nov 2013)
This is not a rumor. If it's from evleaks it's FACT
26. marbovo (Posts: 658; Member since: 16 May 2013)
yeap, the same way they told microsoft would abandon the mordern ui... completely true fact
10. AJagtiani (Posts: 466; Member since: 24 Apr 2014)
R.I.P Nexus.
22. Arte-8800 (banned) (Posts: 4562; Member since: 13 Mar 2014)
RIP 3% market share no apps and games platform
24. AJagtiani (Posts: 466; Member since: 24 Apr 2014)
4% marketshare worldwide.
Fasted growing OS in the world.
250,000 WP apps.
150,000 Win8 apps.
Selling more than the iPhone in 26 countries.
Double digit market share in most of Europe and Latin America.
Solid hardware, features and performance.
41. AfterShock (Posts: 3698; Member since: 02 Nov 2012)
520 is the reason.
Pretty much BB old turf, that got them places too.
55. Sauce (unregistered)
Fastest growing? Obviously something has to grow fast coming from nothing lmfao. 250,000 WP apps? LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO
Funny how you also had to mention iPhone, instead of Samsung or Sony or LG LMAAOOOOOOO.
11. Tsepz_GP (Posts: 987; Member since: 12 Apr 2012)
Well now that will be a major loss for those who want a
12. Tsepz_GP (Posts: 987; Member since: 12 Apr 2012)
Well now that will be a major loss for those who want a less than $300 device with +5inch FHD display, latest CPU, the stock Android Experience (incl. updates straight from the big G). I've seen many people (iPhone, WP, BB and Symbian users) buy a Nexus so to just get as to get a good taste of Android and become huge fans.
Looking forward to them 'Silver Certified' devices, I wonder if the GS5 Prime and Htc One Prime aren't part of that to, hmmm...
17. androiphone20 (Posts: 1654; Member since: 10 Jul 2013)
Android Silver is looking at LG and Motorola, rumors say Google was actually doing it in part 'cuz of what Samsung is today (going tizen and all), beats me how far true that is but it kinda shows by Google's reaction to Samsung's over-customization of Android (Magazine UX)
19. Commentator (Posts: 3692; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
When was a new Nexus device ever less than $300?
29. jellmoo (Posts: 1595; Member since: 31 Oct 2011)
The Nexus 4 was $299 at launch.
36. Commentator (Posts: 3692; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
Oh yup, you're right. Furthermore, the 2012 Nexus 7 was $199 at launch.
Isn't it amazing the things you can learn by just taking 30 seconds to check facts?
13. Kjayhawk (Posts: 293; Member since: 07 Oct 2010)
well EV leaks has been wrong before ...but its rare. usually a pretty reliable source. So sad to see some of the best phones leave. If Google is not in charge of the google silver updates, then i really will be upset. to bad to see the best brand of phones come to a stop.
14. androiphone20 (Posts: 1654; Member since: 10 Jul 2013)
So they've pulled the plug? The right time for some OEM to come up with a Nexus branded knock off running on Cyanogenmod.
16. uchihakurtz (Posts: 371; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
Does that mean I can sell my Nexus 4 on a higher price? :/
47. techspace (Posts: 1036; Member since: 03 Sep 2012)
the old nexus phones don't become more expensive just because newer ones aren't coming.
but you can still sell the nexus 4 for a higher price if you sell it in countries where nexus phones aren't sold by google because it such countries, they are sold at high prices in the websites like ebay etc and that too without any warranty.
20. Qbancelli (Posts: 75; Member since: 11 Mar 2010)
I don't really care, because I already bored with phones.
Looking to get a watch with Android Wear. Now that gets me excited.
My awesome N5 should serve me well for the next few years.
23. gnppw (Posts: 65; Member since: 28 Jan 2014)
I don't really care. The 16gigs version has almost the same price tag as the 32gigs G2 here, in Indonesia.
30. Smokin (Posts: 120; Member since: 10 Oct 2013)
What? No! My mom lives there and she bought Nexus 5 16gigs few days ago and its a good $100 cheaper
27. NokiaFTW (Posts: 2071; Member since: 24 Oct 2012)
The Nexus line up offers great specs at super low prices. The Nexus 5 is a great phone and its priced really well. Google shouldn't discontinue the Nexus line up IMO, as its the only source to get smooth performance and stock Android phones with high end specs.
48. StraightEdgeNexus (Posts: 3689; Member since: 14 Feb 2014)
knock knock!!! is this really the NFTW guy that I've seen so far.
28. Professor (Posts: 212; Member since: 02 Aug 2013)
I own a Nexus phone and although price was a factor my main reason to buy a Nexus phone was been able to have an android phone without all those useless applications . Even the pure android software has way too many applications that I wish i was able to erase.
35. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
T Mobile phones tend to have no junk on them. The Nexus 5 was a pretty great phone, though...
32. Taters (banned) (Posts: 6474; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
I am pretty pissed actually since the Nexus 5 2014 was the phone that could have saved 2014 from being the worst Android year in a long time.
34. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
We will not know this for sure until the end of September...maybe Google and said OEM want to make even more money....
39. Chrisyahya (Posts: 59; Member since: 28 Apr 2014)
:( so whats next? maybe Nexus 5.1?
42. AfterShock (Posts: 3698; Member since: 02 Nov 2012)
Sad, if true.
Though my feeling is I don't believe this to be true yet.


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ADL Letter about Anti-Jewish Statements by Greek Composer
November 13, 2003
His Excellency George V. Savvaides
Ambassador of Greece to the United States
Embassy of Greece
2221 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20008
Dear Mr. Ambassador:
We were deeply troubled to learn of the anti-Jewish statements made by Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis in the presence of the Greek Ministers of Education and Culture, in which he called the Jewish nation "the root of evil."
As you know, ADL has grown increasingly concerned in recent years by anti-Semitic sentiments in Greece.
We recognize that Government Spokesman Christos Protopappas issued a statement condemning Theodorakis' views and affirming Greece's commitment to defending its Jewish community.
We hope the Greek government will use this opportunity to educate and sensitize its people to the dangers of anti-Semitism.
Abraham H. Foxman
National Director
Anti-Defamation League
Barbara B. Balser
National Chair
Anti-Defamation League
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Mass Effect
Our first in-depth hands-on with Microsoft's biggest non-Halo 2007 game.
That leaves how it plays as the big question, and we wasted no time finding out with the controller finally in our hands. From watching it previously, Mass Effect looked a lot like a third-person shooter. Our first few minutes of action confirmed that impression. As Shepherd (either a male or female, but we'll get to character creation in a minute) you move through the 3D environments with the left stick, and when combat starts you aim with the right and pull the trigger.
Simple, straightforward stuff, and at that basic level, it shares a lot in common with the Rainbow Six series. Hitting a target depends somewhat on pointing in the right direction, but not to a pinpoint crosshair. A circle on the screen shows where you are aiming, and from there all the behind the scenes factors kick in. Your skill with the gun you're wielding, modifications you make to it, and dark power skills you have all figure in. It's not unlike the system Deus Ex used to successfully meld an RPG with a shooter.
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Also like in Rainbow Six, the directional pad allows you to issue basic commands to the two other members of your party. By pushing the different directions you can send them to a specific spot, order them to storm in guns blazing, hold position, or return to you. And when they move, they follow tactically sound patterns, staying low, avoiding fire, and taking up cover wherever possible.
One simple addition to the system, though, significantly changes the game. A press of the right bumper pauses things, and pulls up an interface called the power wheel. This circular overlay is a semi-transparent ring, divided into three even sections, filled with the icons of the available powers for your character and the other two members of the party. With the game paused you can pan the camera around, plan out your attack, assign powers and targets, and then when you let go of the button -- whoosh, it all plays out.
The resulting combat takes on a unique rhythm. At the first sign of the enemy it quickly becomes second nature to pause and pull up the ring to assess the situation. Likewise, you'll probably become comfortable with a usual set of orders you like to use to get into the fight. Maybe you have one of your partners use their power to fire more rapidly and start laying down a barrage while the other uses a sapping power on one of the enemies. But what happens next becomes completely dynamic.
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Comments (158)
another great titlePosted: Nov 27, 2007 12:00AM PST by mitch45
Man, 360 just keeps rolling out the great games. After observing how frequently great games are being put out for the 360, i'm going to have to buy one just to have something to do until the ps3 gets some top titles as well
sexy timePosted: Nov 17, 2007 12:00AM PST by Retro_Trashman
MMMMM the 20th, Tues. I will be at best buy to buy this game early in the morning. Or at least when UPS arives with it. I have a couple of vicodin im gonna take while im playing it, so needless to say i will be enjoying myself.
Holy $#!tPosted: Oct 18, 2007 12:00AM PST by DV8_Cyph3r
This game looks freakin' awesome. I cant wait to get my hands on it!
AMAZINGPosted: Oct 08, 2007 12:00AM PST by deskrabbit499
This game is gonna rock! Play it in HD!!!!!
hermmmmmPosted: Oct 06, 2007 12:00AM PST by WhiteVenom
this game looks asomely. Ohh who am i kidding it looks so great i want to star as the main charater even if i die.
Oh, and...Posted: Sep 23, 2007 12:00AM PST by Delitahyral
...i'll say it. Game of the year over bioshock. =p (And i LOVE bioshock, but it's not very deep...just a gorgeous shooter with great A.I., flashy gimmicks, and multiple endings. Although it is deeper than what i've seen of halo3...-_-' (Don't be mad, Halo is gorgeous too.)
Heehee, NYCtribe...Posted: Sep 23, 2007 12:00AM PST by Delitahyral
You poor, poor little hater...=( I'm actually genuinely sorry you can't afford the hardware, cuz you're gonna miss an AMAZING game. Garnett Lee, you are a lucky sof of a b*tch and i hate you. =p And, wait, did someone say Deus Ex? Those are, like, the magic words! RPG plus shooter in the hands of Bioware with an improved dialongue system...the mind boggles!
Could this Game be more convoluted?Posted: Sep 22, 2007 12:00AM PST by NYCtribe
Wow I have seen enough of Mass Effect's Game play to wonder what the hype is all about? This does not look like anything special and from the looks of it it is just way too slow. This gets a MASSive thumbs down! P.S. What is up with the bad dialogue in the cut scenes?
November 20, 2007Posted: Sep 21, 2007 12:00AM PST by JonahFalcon
Mass Effect can't f'ing come out soon enough.
Can We Take Garnet Seriously?Posted: Sep 19, 2007 12:00AM PST by Goodfella2487
It feels like Garnet will promote anything 360 related. I wouldn't be surprised if he said something like "This is GOTY over Bioshock".
I'm guessing that....Posted: Sep 19, 2007 12:00AM PST by ThatOneSmartZombie
this game will most definitely own our faces. If not I'm going to give up on originality and head back to games like Transformers and watching movies made by Uwe Boll.
P.S.Posted: Sep 18, 2007 12:00AM PST by systemofaown
Deekin for president! (best Neverwinternights charectar) Also Clone01 what do you mean by disgusting is that supposed to be a wierd compliment or do you go to the articles about games you dont even like and complain? Really how can Mass effect or Halo 3 suck (did'nt really like halo 2 though) if you never played them, or read the article you just go to the Hype chat thing and instantly right your rant. And dont call me a fanboy im a big killzone and ratchet fan.
Now ive played all the Bioware games...Posted: Sep 18, 2007 12:00AM PST by systemofaown
And if this is their "Best work ever" than i think im going to throw up since my body can't handle such awesomeness,I loved Neverwinter nights (the first, the second sucked) and KOTOR, and it seems like its going to be pretty tough to de-throne them.
evilresidentPosted: Sep 18, 2007 12:00AM PST by ShinShoryu
Just get an Elite. I own 2 360's a launch 360 that I modded that was banned and an elite thats legit. Even though I havent had a single problem with red rings with the launch 360, when I play that 360 for a while its burning hot. I've played the Elite for hours on end and it doesnt get hot. Elites are made fine.
Swetness!Posted: Sep 18, 2007 12:00AM PST by eVilrEsIdEnT
Now I just have to wait for the Falcon 65nm chip in the 360's to appear on store shelves before I can jump into all the great Xbox games coming out this fall. And Bioware already has my $60 for this game!
Once this game is releasedPosted: Sep 18, 2007 12:00AM PST by XtremeGmr4life
All I will be saying is Halo 3 who? KOTOR is one of my favorite xbox games. So I know Bioware will deliver. They are one of the few developers you know that will.
2007 - The Year of BrokenessPosted: Sep 18, 2007 12:00AM PST by Gamer4Lyfe
Too many hawt titles coming out! How am I supposed to pay for all this shiz?
can 360 get any better?Posted: Sep 18, 2007 12:00AM PST by cruzer2727
this is the year of the 360! i mean bioshock came out of no where and that game is sick!, halo 3 in 7 days!!!!, now mass effect!, and soon The Orange Box. I cant freaking wait! im going to blow so much money , but it'll be worth it!
wooooPosted: Sep 17, 2007 12:00AM PST by oOAnubisOo
i can finally quit wow for halo3 and this game lol
Thats right! MASS EFFECT!!!Posted: Sep 17, 2007 12:00AM PST by Uru-Ninja
Mass effect, what can I say. The game looks incredible, I seen the intro video and wow.. when they talk, they look so alive, the eye move, the facial expression, its all there, I also seen videos on how the create the character.. and damn! i want to play this game.. Its one thing seeing an already made character for the game (talking and stuff like that) But its another thing seeing a character you made come to life.. and even better if that character can look like you.. Game like this make me say...Got 360? Huh! PS3 fan boy!! Don't hate! participate
This just might trump Halo 3Posted: Sep 17, 2007 12:00AM PST by Higher_Arc
as the game of the year, I have a lot of confidence in it.
I've already pre-ordered this one.Posted: Sep 17, 2007 12:00AM PST by Slamero
In fact I am thinking of pre-ordering a 2nd copy as a backup (It would suck to have only one copy and it gets damaged somehow;got to love d-skin disk protectors for helping prevent that). Mass Effect vs. Fable 2...my money is on Bioware for this fight (not that I am actually taking bets or anything like that).
Mass effect is the new trend setterPosted: Sep 17, 2007 12:00AM PST by ghettogamer1216
THis game is gonna set the bar for awsomeness in the whole RPG/Action/Adventure/storybridging game genre. yes I create that genre myself...but I'm sure you'll agree -Khori-
can you say.....Posted: Sep 17, 2007 12:00AM PST by Lord_Yuber
Game Of The Year? I know i can. Bioware keep up the good work! All my bases are belong to u.
Most Anticipated Game of '07 For MePosted: Sep 17, 2007 12:00AM PST by Eski514
Oh man, I can't wait! It's ambitious projects such as these that feel the most 'next-gen' to me. I really hope this game rewards the player for indulging themselves in the story. The shooting mechanics sound tight and fun, and not just like every other action game out there. But really, so long as it's playable I'll be more than pleased to dig into this universal game.
FUK YEA!!!!!Posted: Aug 21, 2007 12:00AM PST by lewi4burnley
this looks awsome and i can't wait till it comes out its gonna be better than kotor which was just superb. game of year 07 defo!!!!
Psyched!Posted: Aug 15, 2007 12:00AM PST by SaintTimmay
I'm so excited for this game! Last year at E3 i wasn't sure about, it didn't seem to stand out to me, but this year was completely different. The new stuff they showed this year along with recent news on character customizations and a solid fight system (from what i've seen it looks great), have made me gitty about ME and all it's glory. I can't wait for it to come out! With release being 3 days before my birthday, i'm hoping for an early celebration.
awesomePosted: Jul 31, 2007 12:00AM PST by thefatkid132
this game looks awesome!!!!!!!!! from what i can tell it has very deep storyline, and the talking commands, bieng able to inturrupt people and threaten them, it looks so tight cant wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stunning.Posted: Jul 25, 2007 12:00AM PST by Delitahyral
I can't question BioWare. I've like everything they've done far. If they say it needs a film grain, it needs a damn film grain. How long till i can reserve parts two and three?
OMG sound rightPosted: Jul 19, 2007 12:00AM PST by DarCry18
OMG i can't belive how crappy the game looks, is this like a rip off of star wars? damn i admit the name sounds just about right becuase this game will have a "Mass Effect" on people who actually have a life... there goes my friends social life.
.....mama....Posted: Jul 16, 2007 12:00AM PST by Eutimio_Sinisterre
Oh sweet Mother McCree, come to Papa!!!!
Not much longerPosted: Jul 12, 2007 12:00AM PST by NemesisLegion
I have been waiting for this game since it was first shown as just a title, many E3's ago. Just the idea of Bioware doing a Sci-Fi RPG from a new IP of their own making for then next-gen (the gen we live in now LoLz) So far I have read every scrap of info on this game and seen even video about it so far too, heck I even read that Mass Effect Book (which was good).
i love g4tvPosted: Jul 11, 2007 12:00AM PST by original2k
thank you g4tv for cutting a damn commercial when they showed the full mass effect trailer then cleverly coming back to the coverage at literally the last 5 seconds on the video.
So what's with the music?Posted: Jul 11, 2007 12:00AM PST by Darth_Tigris
I never saw Blade Runner. Is the music in the trailer what we should expect, because that was fantastically epic stuff?
clock is tickingPosted: Jul 10, 2007 12:00AM PST by silverback27
and I want this game in my xbox yesterday
Amazing!!:)Posted: Jul 10, 2007 12:00AM PST by MOST_OF_THE_TIME
This game is going to Rock:) I cannot wait for it:)
My excitement is palpable.Posted: Jul 10, 2007 12:00AM PST by Keefman -X-
This game is going to eviscerate gluteus maximi.
Yippie Ki Yay!!!Posted: Jun 13, 2007 12:00AM PST by The_Lone_Wolf212
Can't wait for this game it's gonna be kick a**. Im reading the book now and it is really interesting it's very action packed i can only imagine what the game will be like... Btw the book takes place like 3 or so years before the game so the prologue so to speak any ways OMG!!!!! i'm going crazy...
can't waitPosted: May 28, 2007 12:00AM PST by ZachAttack9512
i want this game. definently gonna buy it
HubadahubadaPosted: Apr 08, 2007 12:00AM PST by gamer_grevous
Hello my NEW exclusive freind im gonna get ya right when ya come out so then i will just sit in the deep dark cold basemant for the whole 2 weeks just to play ya!
Exclamation Point!Posted: Mar 08, 2007 12:00AM PST by PistolSmoke
Lately, I'm getting harder and harder for this game. I love star wars, I loved KOTOR, loved Oblivion, love shooters, love cover systems, love being a badass space cop, love huge open worlds to play in. I can't wait for this game. It's definitely the biggest retail game coming out until Summer. Is that April release date right? What happened to the leaked May date?
bargh! ! !Posted: Mar 08, 2007 12:00AM PST by BreakfastPills
This and Bioshock are two games that are seriously overloaded with hype, but I'm hoping they'll both be purchase worthy.
It is 3 DVD ONLY due to HOURS of CGI MOVIES.Posted: Mar 07, 2007 12:00AM PST by Anonim
Only 2 chenges of disc requied in 40hrs of game! From 1st to 2nd , then 2nd to 3rd. Like in FF 7. And english version will have option to switch to JAPANESE audio. No problem. Sound is only very SMALL part of game size. Movies movies and movies
SweetnessPosted: Mar 07, 2007 12:00AM PST by Diablos1125
I'm going to clear my schedule for a week and play it locked up in my room....
360 RPGsPosted: Mar 07, 2007 12:00AM PST by kaitoOnic74
I hope they fix the visual problems before the game ships; Let the 360 RPGs start rolling!
This Game Is Going to Rock!!Posted: Mar 07, 2007 12:00AM PST by richmini99
The good Doctors look like they've outdone themselves this time around.
Sounds like it needs to be a PS3 gamePosted: Mar 07, 2007 12:00AM PST by greendublin
That ancient 360 hardware just can't push a really next-gen game. (flamebait!) J/k though, this game looks amazing.
AwesomePosted: Mar 07, 2007 12:00AM PST by TeenApe360
Is an understatement for how kick ass this game looks. Can't wait to see just how detailed you can get into the character customization.
Props LukePosted: Mar 06, 2007 12:00AM PST by Sci_Fi_Neurofunk
Great article with just the right amount of information without spoiling any of the story. I seriously cannot wait to lay my hands on a SE copy of this game. If anyones interested I have a Mass Effect club up and running. http://the_mass_effect-club.1up.com
Luke a little 360 bentPosted: Mar 06, 2007 12:00AM PST by gamereliteWOLFelf
umm I'm not compelled by conversation control at all. Deus Ex did this how many years ago? Its fun, but not that impressive or innovative. When I play other RPGs I don't care about controlling what one of the characters says-I care about a good damn story-period. And eth voice acting in the last video for this game was laughable. Mass Effect looks really pretty, and well put together-but something tells me look is just orgasming some green Xbox fluid courtesy of his Microsoft-tool status.
Yup. . . .Posted: Mar 06, 2007 12:00AM PST by eVilrEsIdEnT
I'll be buying an Xbox 360. . . . Gotta love Bioware. Deciding on whether to get a PS3 or XBOX 360 has just become MUCH, MUCH easier. Later, Sony.
WootPosted: Mar 06, 2007 12:00AM PST by spaztastic
Hell yes, i'm getting impatient for damn sure!
Sweet!Posted: Mar 06, 2007 12:00AM PST by kaiserca75
I might finally get a x-box 360 when this comes out!
wowPosted: Mar 06, 2007 12:00AM PST by e2ekiel520
this game is one of the best looking games i have ever seen... this will be a great year for the 360. i can't wait!
Need Video Please!!!Posted: Mar 06, 2007 12:00AM PST by Hylian_Knight
Even just some shaky cam footage because this game more then any other needs to be seen. For example, hearing about the dialoge system sounds kinda interesting, but seeing it is an OMFG moment.
This game gives me a mental erection.Posted: Mar 06, 2007 12:00AM PST by Keefman -X-
This game is going to be sick. I just hope they fix the eye thing.
WHATrelease date? NOPE - sorry!Posted: Mar 06, 2007 12:00AM PST by wildchildx79
No release date announced yet - the date above is just more "fill-in" information. IGN was at the same event and said the release date is still unknown.
Finally!Posted: Mar 06, 2007 12:00AM PST by YourAllOnDrugs
A release date! Hooray haha. This game looks brilliant
Mass EffectPosted: Mar 06, 2007 12:00AM PST by natergator05
As a PS3 owner, this is one of the the games that makes me want to get a 360. That being said, I'll probably end up getting a Wii before a 360.
come onPosted: Mar 01, 2007 12:00AM PST by catch_this_22
Hurry up and come out already. I can't freakin' wait.
Oblivion In SpacePosted: Feb 28, 2007 12:00AM PST by Rpg_Worshiper
Pretty kick ass.
Characters.Posted: Feb 28, 2007 12:00AM PST by Off-White_Ninja
I think that Mass Effect is going to "Rock My Socks Off!" or something similar to that. The game looks very well put together although I hope the combat system is as good as they say it will be. My other concern is about the main character. I've read on a few of the hype boards and blogs that you can customize the character you play just as in KoToR. But the spot light seems to be on this one possible main character apparenlty hes even going to be on the box are (http://screenshots.teamxbox.com/screen-hires/56156/Mass-Effect/) and I guess I'm just very curious to know what the other characters look like or if theres just a male and female character and that all.
Sound Pretty CoolPosted: Nov 15, 2006 12:00AM PST by D_LIP37
This is the first I've heard of the game, but from what I got in this small preview I'm excited. The first game I think of when Mass Effect comes to mind is Psi-Ops, which I thought was an amazing game. But with the 360 powerful system and Bioware publishing the game I have no doubt that it will hold up to the hype an be a lot better the Psi-Ops was. At least it better.
Mass Effect is SO RADICAL!Posted: Sep 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by lazer217blazer251708
Mass Effect is the most RADICAL game I have seen in a LOOOOONG time! Three friends of mine will get Xbox 360 just for Mass Effect! Mass Effect is a game I already am saving up for!
What more?Posted: Sep 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by Jordanaire
What more can I possibly say about Mass Effect, this game is going to be groundbreaking.
All Hail!Posted: Sep 29, 2006 12:00AM PST by CBT_Samurai
Bioware is the reason i went with 360 over PS3, they are simply make the best. The best charecters The best plots The best immersion The best gameplay And that is why they have been my fav since i played Baldur's Gate when it first came out.
WellPosted: Sep 28, 2006 12:00AM PST by SekurityHacker
I could see why you would think it looks like star trek... Seeing as how the damn thing started out as a star trek game until they lost the licence because Paramount smokes crack.
Moriyosi...Posted: Sep 28, 2006 12:00AM PST by lumzi32
You don't get it because you are a hick. If Mass Effect looks like Star Wars, then 2001: A Space Odyssey looks like Mars Attack. And I notice how you didn't mention Jade Empire in your 'thrilling' crtique. The game does have a style reminiscent of 80's style SCI-FI (which is intentional) and it is handled wonderfully well. Also, you haven't been paying attention. The character you see here is just a set stock character. The game allows you to fully customize your characters appearance, so that will be a good opportunity for you to put your great artistic talents to works and show those Bioware primates how it's done. Anyway, I for one am more than pleased with this games stunning art direction and look forward to exploring this wonderful world next year.
...what?Posted: Aug 30, 2006 12:00AM PST by Moriyosi
<I>Looking like a cross between Captain Planet, Star Wars, and Titanic, the art does one thing very well -- it sets Mass Effect apart from the hordes of other "sci-fi" games on the way.</i> Are we looking at the same concept art here? Half of looks like it was lifted from Bioware's plans for KotOR 3, and the other half of it could have been lifted from the pages of <i>Amazing</i> circa 1983. "Generic" is almost too kind. I sometimes wonder exactly what Bioware's problem is. They have money, they have critical respect, they have an active following, but they seem to be totally incapable of getting competent art direction going. KotOR turned the "lived-in Bronze Age" feel of the Old Republic setting into a <i>Star Trek</i> spin off, <I>Baldur's Gate</i> was whitebread fantasy, and what little they've shown of <i>Dragon Age</i> borders on creative bankruptcy. And now there's <i>Mass Effect</i> -- the adventures of a Quake Marine in Bioware's KotOR universe. Insiders even admit the protagonist was meant to evoke Quake, yet everybody else seems to be lapping it up. I don't get it. I don't get it one bit.
BIOWARE get's IT!!!Posted: Aug 23, 2006 12:00AM PST by AfricanAmericanSith
Bioware is the greatest RPG maker of ALL time Square Enix ain't got nothing on them. Why? because Bioware understands that ANYONE can be playing an RPG they can be male or female,Black white,haspanic or Asian.So Bioware makes sure who ever the player is they can create a character that is close to them in appearance.Not all RPG players are skinny blonds who could pass for girls
Tight!Posted: Aug 18, 2006 12:00AM PST by Mr mac
If any of you have seen the Hd Videos, you know the in game graphics, and NPC conversations are mad Next Gen. Im really pumped up for this game, Graphics, Storyline, Rpg with some real time combat, first person shooter, tactical team based squad missions. More planets than you know what to do with, and did I mension the Main characteur.
Currently the most impressive RPG in development for the Xbox360Posted: Aug 16, 2006 12:00AM PST by Wild_Dog
Visually the game is looking great. Bioware has a great rep. I enjoyed Starwars KOTOR, Baldurs' Gate, and Neverwinter Nights. So I know the story is going to be incredible. I'm sure that the gameplay will be as good as the graphics. I'm getting this the day it comes out!!
This is Why MS Will WinPosted: Aug 15, 2006 12:00AM PST by GUY-ERNEST
See, I love the Japanese companies (I was a Playstation addict till this summer, but for the first time since 1981, America will be #1 in the console wars. Maybe for this game alone, but I'm sure Halo 3 won't hurt Microsoft either. Also this will be the first win for Microsoft. OK back to the game. I love the screenshots. Love the bar scene too, but didn't the bartender tell him 3 times that Aziz Ansari is in the casino?
Blow my mindPosted: Aug 10, 2006 12:00AM PST by MinnesotaFats
This will be the greatest game I've ever played.
QuestionPosted: Aug 08, 2006 12:00AM PST by blankitox24
Hey i gotta say i can't wait for this game, it looks awesome. i just got a question, i know this doesnt have anything to do with mass effect, but i was wondering how i could subscribe to egm, i live in colombia, i think i saw something on a digital copy of the mag that was sent monthly to ur pc and that be great, or if i could have the issues sent all the way over here? thanks!
Another reason to feel the lovePosted: May 18, 2006 12:00AM PST by TiberiusJones
I'm really feeling the love for Microsoft. They have done so many things right so far in this generation. They are no longer the unwanted red-headed stepchild of the video games industry. They are now the new kid in school with the hot girlfriend and cool car. Nice!! This game is going to be sick. Same for Gears of War.
bioware rocksPosted: May 17, 2006 12:00AM PST by theandando
I loved jade empire and kotor it sounds like this will be their best effort yet. I cant wait!!!!
YES!Posted: May 16, 2006 12:00AM PST by thewebberson69
i can't wait for this game to come out. when people complain about xbox not having enough rpg's and think that ff is so cool xbox doesn't have a lot because you can play these over and over again.
Sounds pretty coolPosted: May 15, 2006 12:00AM PST by Ultima9999
I have to admit i really didn't know anything about this game other than it existed and it was made by KOTOR guys, so i was a tad bit interested being that game made me purchase an Xbox. Any who, it seems that real appeal to this game is all in the eyes. Jen points out as well as the 1up boys on the sausage fest podcast that the eyes are really life like and makes it more of an emtional experience when interactive with NPCs and party members. And I'm glad that you dont hve to wait ti the end of each sentance to reply. Plus the graphs looks pretty swell and lifting RE4's over the shoulder cam for fighting is nice too. I have to wait more for this game to develop b/c I blow my wad on the hype but it def creeped but my list.
AwesomePosted: May 15, 2006 12:00AM PST by ZiggyMoShriff
I love KOTOR and Jade Empire so I can't wait. Damn, those screens look amazing.
Answer to my Sci-fi craving...Posted: Dec 16, 2005 12:00AM PST by Netaria
I grew up reading both sci-fi and fantasy novels and so far have found nothing lacking in BioWares handling of either genre. I can't waite for Mass Effect OR Dragon Age! I hope we get some more info on M.E. soon. For anyone interested I've created a BioWare club here on 1up! http://bioware-club.1up.com/
Yipee!Posted: Dec 10, 2005 12:00AM PST by fantasticmuffin
This game truly looks next gen and, among a slew of EA sports rehashes and franchise games, one of the most inovative games of Next Gen. I'm hoping for a Deus Ex type of game with first person shooting mixed up with RPG's ike KOTOR.
WOW...great screensPosted: Dec 08, 2005 12:00AM PST by FullMetal_Titan
So far this game looks amazing and it seems that it will play like an open ended cross between Final Fantasy and Halo.
Looks great!Posted: Dec 08, 2005 12:00AM PST by break master
Please, Bioware, if you're reading this.. make this game more open-ended than KOTOR.
DroolPosted: Oct 10, 2005 12:00AM PST by Nicholas DW
People are excited about this game, but it doesn`t come out 'til 2007. I want it just as much as most people, but it's not even November yet.
BioWare and RPG'sPosted: Oct 09, 2005 12:00AM PST by unlikelyACE5
I have to admit that BioWare makes some very good adventure titles. KOTOR and its successor were two very good games. But, I wasnt a personal fan of Jade Empire. There was just way to much that you couldn't access. Of course it got good reviews though because it was practically the ONLY RPG on the XBOX. That said, I hope BioWare learned from their mistakes in Jade Empire, and shape this game up.
Sexy.....Posted: Oct 07, 2005 12:00AM PST by Gillionare
I mean if thats results from the Unreal 3 Engine..OMG!!!!XBOX is using the heck out of that engine. That game looks Beautifull...
RE: BiowarePosted: Oct 06, 2005 12:00AM PST by BumbousDude25
I just gotta agree with you there, DarthLegion.
BiowarePosted: Oct 06, 2005 12:00AM PST by DarthLegion
Anybody else think that Bioware is just freakin' awesome?
HEYPosted: Oct 06, 2005 12:00AM PST by MetalGearBSU
Look as if bangrabowski is also a fan of CAPS LOCK
WHAT A COMBINATION!!Posted: Oct 06, 2005 12:00AM PST by bangrabowski
*sigh*Posted: Oct 06, 2005 12:00AM PST by s.elements
OF COURSE the alien race wants to wipe out all organic life in the galaxy! Isn't that all they EVER want to do?(sarcasm) C'mon, let's come up with something a little more original guys... And where, oh where is KOTOR3!? Argh!
It's great to see a new IPPosted: Oct 06, 2005 12:00AM PST by miggidy
I'm glad Bioware's decided to develope a new IP rather than another sequel. Mass Effect looks very promising and I'm glad they're going with a more real time battle system (even though it's squad based) than what they used in KOTOR. The fact that the game is a trilogy goes to show that Bioware's going all out behind this title. Devs are showing a lot of love for the X360, the next gen looks even more promising :)
This looks awesomePosted: Oct 06, 2005 12:00AM PST by UnsungHero007
Dang those graphics are good!!! And thats cool that what you do in one game affects the other games too. This is looking to be another hit from Bioware. But what about KOTOR 3?
Ok fine, it looks promising...Posted: Oct 06, 2005 12:00AM PST by Kokoru
But where in Gods good shit, is the Baldur's Gate series!? Or Icewindale, or better yet anything using the Forgotten Realms D&D setting? I mean Baldur's Gate II was one of my most favorite games of all time, and I get stupid excited imagineing a new Baldur's Gate with the graphics of "Mass Effect" for example... Come on Bioware, hit us with your old school gems!!
NicePosted: Oct 05, 2005 12:00AM PST by chroniceyestrain
This looks great, a new sci-fi rpg from Bioware, can't beat that.
Hands on?Posted: Oct 05, 2005 12:00AM PST by Rod_Pole
How can they call this a hands-on preview and not even know what kind of game it's going to be? Does "hands-on" mean they touched the monitor while they looked at screenshots? Granted, it was "updated" and they now know it's an action-RPG, but c'mon, quit with all the false advertising, 1up!
Bioware is awesome!Posted: Oct 04, 2005 12:00AM PST by fox_mcloud11
Kotor and Jade Empire were extremely good games. Mass Effect also looks super promising, too. I love BioWare, and it has a history of great hits on the Xbox. It's not a shooter, so that's good and bad, since I'm a great RPG fan, but it should fill a little part of the gap that Halo 3 is making. It will definitely build the sci-fi library on the Xbox360. It will also be a trilogy, and I simply love trilogies!!
Bioware is pretty consistent..Posted: Oct 04, 2005 12:00AM PST by break master
They make great titles, and for those of us burned out on the Star Wars license (but not sci-fi in general), it's kind of exciting to see something like this in the works. Bioware is one of the few developers that I implicitly trust with my money, they have never let me down yet. This will be a title to watch.
Wondificent!Posted: Oct 04, 2005 12:00AM PST by Keefman -X-
So many good games comin' to the 360...
Looks cool but that story is kinda getting old like you guys saidPosted: Oct 04, 2005 12:00AM PST by UnsungHero007
I mean its like that in Halo, Advent Rising, Quake, Doom. But hey if the games good and its got a good story im not complaining. And plus Bioware knows how to make a good game so I think theyll make something awesome out of this.
Agreed with asleeplessmindPosted: Oct 04, 2005 12:00AM PST by EdgeOfBlade
Mirroring asleeplessmind's concern, yes. It looks like design has not evolved much. Nintendo does have that department down. It appears Halo 2 locked down the game design for FPS and we will have to move to a new genre to find good designs. I say.....more drop puzzles!!! :-)
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I'm just glad to know there's a solution if a person is willing to go with it! I just wish my Mom's wasn't too far gone. She's in the hospital now from a compression fracture in her spine. Dr says her back is a mess.
Originally Posted by windypasswheeler
I also have osteoarthritis, had a hip replacement 2 years ago at age 46, and started primal this year in an effort to quell the inflammation in my body. I would say my pain levels have decreased about 90%, but I'm still looking for a way to regrow cartilage! I wish I had learned about this 20 years ago, but then I probably wouldn't have listened anyway. I only gave up grains and sugar because I was desperate. Good luck to you, primal really works.
Thank you, windypasswheeler. That's so encouraging!
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Belle and Windy: All that sbhikes says is right. Generally speaking, the primal lifestyle is anti-inflammatory.
Additionally, you might try bone broth (there is a ton of research on these boards and on the internet) which has not only minerals like calcium but other stuff (sorry, no time to look up what it's called, among others it's the gelatin) that rebuilds cartilage and strenghtens the bones.
Also, fish oil or other sources of omega 3 fatty acids are anti-inflammatory. If there is pain, there usually is inflammation too.
Heavy lifting strengthens bones, joints and ligaments.
My experience: I am 54 years old. At my age, my mother already had two artificial hip joints (is that the right word in English? Sorry, I'm not a native speaker). My brother, who is eight years younger than me suffers from chronic pain in the hips. When I started having the odd pain in my hips and knees about a year ago I started taking fish oil and making bone broth. Eight months ago I took up heavy lifting. Now I only get pains when I forget to take my omegas for more than a few days.
I definitely need to do bone broth. I'll get directions and try it.
Originally Posted by jojohaligo
What do I know? Before if I walked for an hour, my hips would ache for hours and hours. Now I can walk half the day if need be, and there is no aching in my hips.
That's encouraging. Going to the mall isn't one of my favorites because of joint pain after about 1 1/2 hrs.
Originally Posted by paleo-bunny
Solid advice above.
More omega 3 and saturated fat.
And cut out omega 6, sugar (highly inflammatory) and deadly nightshade as far as is humanly possible.
Also, if you happen to have a strong immune system, give it something to chew on by not being afraid of dirt and not keeping your home clinically clean.
Ok, i will
Originally Posted by emmie
I am 71 but have had osteoarthritis since my mid-30s. Keep in mind that it's impossible to avoid a genetic tendency totally, but you can minimize the damage of arthritis. I currently take NO meds and have controlled pain and inflammation through diet and exercise. In fact, I was resigned to knee replacement because both of my knees have long been 'bone-on-bone.' However, I went to a very good surgeon in NYC (at leading hospital), and he advised me that since I'm comfortable with my limitations and have controlled the pain, I should avoid surgery as long as possible. I'm hoping to avoid it completely--although he warned me that we can only do so much--the pain can 'break through' despite our efforts. But I simply focus on my efforts.
The key isn't your bones but the level of inflammation in the body that you want to keep very low. Increasing Omega-3 is essential, and unless you eat a lot of fish, I'd suggest fish oil supplements. I eat only grass-fed bison, and keep in mind that conventially raised beef is highly inflammatory. Egg yolks are also inflammatory, and although I love whole eggs, I can tell the difference if I stay with whites only. Eliminate all grains and sugar. If I indulge in a sugary treat (very rarely) I will have pain within 12 hours in all my joints.
Since I really have no knee joints, I do strength work for the large muscles in my legs because good muscle tone relieves the work of any joints. For years, I swam laps, but my shoulders no longer allow me to swim regularly, so I now take water aerobics classes for more exercise without stressing my joints.
Oops, i don't think i knew about conventionally raised beef being inflammatory. Ok, now to get busy finding grass fed. Thanks so much for your help!
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