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Last May, The Washington Post highlighted Patricia McGuire, the president of Trinity Washington University, for a speech lashing out at the "snarl of hatred" of pro-life protesters of President Obama's commencement speech at Notre Dame. McGuire is the cover girl of Sunday's Washington Post Magazine, and her vicious liberal speech is a mere footnote in a puff piece by education reporter Daniel de Vise.
The cover said "The soul of Trinity: For two decades, Pat McGuire has been consumed by turning a Catholic college into a model for urban higher ed." [Italics theirs.] As is typical in the Post, McGuire is a raging liberal, but the reporter never uses the L word. They simply suggest that at some point, she found the "right" side of history:
She enrolled in fall 1970, "a conservative kid from a Nixon household," still wearing skirts and knee socks. She didn't own a single pair of blue jeans. A faculty member gave her until the end of her first semester to "get radicalized." It didn't take that long: By the second month of school, she was buying her clothes at Sunny's Surplus, and by November she had joined the antiwar movement.
In paragraph 9, after celebrating her showing up at every Trinity basketball game, taking photographs, de Vise briefly and incidentally touched on her pro-Obama speech:
She is an introvert at heart and had had to learn to cope with the very public demands of the job. Yet, publicly, she is outspoken -- lashing out last May in a commencement address at the "religious vigilantism" of fellow Catholics who had tried to disrupt President Obama's speech at Notre Dame, and pushing the limits of what a university president is permitted to say in blog postings and op-ed pieces about such delicate matters as collegiate rankings and graduation rates.
For an "introvert at heart," McGuire displayed a very extroverted style of political attack against pro-lifers last year:
The real scandal is the spectacle of ostensibly Catholic mobs camping out at Notre Dame for the specific purpose of disrupting the commencement address of the nation's first African American president. This ugly spectacle is an embarrassment to all Catholics. The face that Catholicism shows to our new president should be one marked with the sign of peace, not distorted in the snarl of hatred."
What the Post really had no interest in addressing was at the very heart of McGuire's impassioned pro-Obama speech: what is a Catholic college? Does it have a Catholic identity? Does it have to feel some sense of unity with the church, or can it become the very "radicalized" opposite of church teaching....that is only "ostensibly Catholic"?
The Post also published McGuire's liberal broadside around Pope Benedict's visit to Washington in 2008, denouncing the "mindless dogmatism" of the orthodox, threatening to demonstrate a caricature of "mindless adherence to theocratic rulers."
It could be easily guessed that the Post is much fonder of this liberal college president than whatever religious ideals the college once had. Near the end of the story, we see the Post's boss offering his endorsement of the Post's subject:
She received the coveted Leader of the Years award from the Greater Washington Board of Trade. At that 2007 ceremony, Washington Post Chairman Donald Graham offered this tribute: "How often can you say of a president: 'Without her, that college probably wouldn't be there at all'?"
To merge classroom and journalism metaphors, Patricia McGuire is clearly the publisher's pet.

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In its first-quarter, Krispy Kreme reported earnings per share in line with estimates but fanned on revenues. Revenues increased 0.8 percent to $121.6 million from $120.6 million. Excluding the effects of refranchising three stores in Kansas and Missouri and three stores in Dallas in February and July of 2013, respectively, revenues rose 2.1 percent. Direct operating expenses were $95.2 million, representing 78.3 percent of revenues compared to 80.0 percent of revenues last year. General and administrative expenses rose to $7.0 million from $6.1 million in the year-ago period, and as a percentage of revenues increased to 5.8 percent from 5.0 percent. The increase in general and administrative expenses in the first-quarter of fiscal 2015 reflects, among other things, approximately $400,000 of incremental expenses related to the implementation of a new enterprise resource planning system. Operating income rose 6.6 percent to $16.2 million from $15.2 million.
One piece of good news is that with the exception of the first-quarter last year, company Stores profitability in the quarter was the strongest of any quarter in years. Revenues decreased 1.8 percent to $80.4 million from $81.9 million. Exclusive of the effects of refranchising six stores in fiscal 2014, revenues increased 1.3 percent. Same-store sales at company shops declined 1.5 percent against an extremely robust gain of 12.2 percent in the first-quarter last year. The company Stores segment posted operating income of $4.4 million compared to $5.3 million last year.
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This horse may have died before I arrived on the scene, but let me add to
Jeff's exhaustive comments that the mean and sd are also available
from -summarize- by treating your pweights as aweights (see
http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/stat/supweight.html for more).
So you could use r(mean) and r(sd) after -su- like so:
cap prog drop msd_tab
prog msd_tab
version 8
syntax varlist
local w: char _dta[pweight]
local k : list sizeof varlist
di as txt %12s "Variable" _c
di as txt %10s "N" _c
di as txt %12s "Mean" _c
di as txt %12s "Std. Dev."
forval i = 1/`k' {
local var : word `i' of `varlist'
qui su `var' [aw=`w']
di as txt %12s "`var'" _c
di " " as res %9.0g r(N) _c
di " " as res %9.0g r(mean) _c
di " " as res %9.0g r(sd)
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Daniel E. Stalkfleet, 59, of Muscatine, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, at his home. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services with Peggy Nelson officiating. Following the service, a time of food and fellowship was held at the Muscatine American Legion Post #27. Visitation for Daniel was held on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established at the funeral home in Daniel's name. Sympathy notes may be left for the family at lewisfuneralhomes.com.
Daniel Eugene Stalkfleet was born on March 5, 1953, in Muscatine, the son of Lee Robert and Bernice Augusta (McKillip) Stalkfleet. On July 16, 1999, Daniel was united in marriage to Lorena M. Sammon in Muscatine. Daniel retired from Heinz Inc. after 36 years. He was a member of the Muscatine American Legion where he served as Sgt. of Arms and also the Sons of the American Legion. He enjoyed motorcycles, sports, NASCAR, the Iowa Hawkeyes and spending time with his family and friends.
Daniel will be deeply missed by his wife, Lorena of Muscatine; children, Mike Stalkfleet and wife, Missy of Le Claire, Amber Hazen and husband, Joe of Illinois City, and Justin Sammon and wife, Chrissy, Jessica Crowe and Curtis Bundy all of Muscatine; 14 grandchildren; his mother, Bernice Stalkfleet of Muscatine; brother, Rick Stalkfleet and wife, Kathy of Chicago; sisters, Vicki King of Ellsworth, Christine Shotwell of West Branch and Pamela Stalkfleet of Iowa City; and many nieces and nephews.
Daniel was preceded in death by his father; niece, Deanna; and brother-in-law, John King.
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Henry Cavill Flashes His Handsome Smile At LAX, Says 'Justice League' Film Isn't Happening Soon
But fans are curious with the new found popularity of the Superman franchise when a Justice League movie will be made. According to Variety, Warner Brothers yearns to capitalize on the series and compete with the Avengers which grossed $1.5 billion worldwide. But our charming Henry isn't so sure about it happening any time soon.
"Justice League could be great if done correctly. It's a very tough one to do because the DC comic heroes are all god-like in their power. So in this real world universe, real-world setting we're telling our story in, it's going to be tough to achieve that.It has to be done very delicately with a lot of thought. So, it won't be right away. I hope it's not, anyway. It may take some time of building up other movies and other characters and introducing them together in one way or another," Cavill said.
Seen here, 30-year-old Henry Cavill arrives at LAX airport from an international flight on June 26th. Henry sports a casual white polo shirt, exposing that delicious chest of his while talking on his cell phone and smiling. You've gotta love his aviator sunglasses and laid back style. Cavill is so hot right now and no one is complaining. He oozes manliness.


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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Bruce Pearl says he knows he is serving as the NCAA's example to other coaches of what not to do when facing investigation.
The former Tennessee basketball coach said Thursday he is glad Tennessee was not further punished for what he and his assistants did and he takes full responsibility for his mistakes.
But Pearl says he is disappointed in the length of his penalty and feels he should have gotten more credit for ultimately admitting he had lied.
The NCAA slapped Pearl with a three-year show-cause penalty. The move makes it harder for Pearl to get another college job because he is prohibited from recruiting during the next three years, and any school wanting to hire him would have to talk to the NCAA about removing that penalty.


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Victoria Giants coach Mark Wright has challenged his in-form centre Ben Pepper to step up against the national basketball league's best big man when they clash tonight.
Pepper will return from a toe injury against the Melbourne Tigers at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, where he will go head-to-head with Mark Bradtke.
Pepper has been outstanding for the Giants this season, averaging nine rebounds a game, while Bradtke gathered 24 points and 13 boards in a one-man stand as the Tigers were belted by Townsville on Monday night.
Wright is a big fan of Pepper, believing the 28-year-old can one day take over Bradtke's mantle as the league's best centre.
''Over the next couple of years I think he'll develop into one of the stars of the league,'' Wright said.
''He's always been a possible and a maybe, but I think his time's coming and it's coming soon.
''Hopefully 24 hours from now, we'll see him have a great game because we can't let Mark dominate against us.
''If Mark dominates you, we're in trouble.
''Pep's more than capable of 25 (points) and 13 (rebounds) on Mark Bradtke, more than capable.''
Pepper's return and sixth man David Biwer's comeback from a hamstring injury which has kept him out of the Giants' past two games gives the Giants a full squad to choose from for the first time this season.
That has buoyed Wright's confidence going into the clash with the Giants' cross-town rivals despite a three-match losing streak.
''It's great to have 12 healthy bodies out there,'' Wright said.
''It got to the point we only had 10 drink bottles out there at training.
''We haven't had to have 12 at all this year and we had to chase around for a couple more.
''We need a win - we're desperate for a win. We're going to play with all the desperation and the fire in our belly that we can possibly muster.
''I've got a good feeling about it, the players have got a good feeling about it, and that's a good sign.''
Melbourne is sweating on the fitness of import Dave Thomas, who missed the Townsville loss on Monday night after injuring his back.
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Governments will address human trafficking in the United Nations in Vienna
Ten years after the adoption of the of the United Nations Trafficking in Persons Protocol, parties are meeting to review the achievements and challenges of the fight against human trafficking and other forms of transnational crime. The fifth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime will take place in Vienna from 18 to 22 October.
During the week, representatives from Member States will address different serious crimes such as trafficking in persons and firearms and migrant smuggling, as well as other emerging issues such as cybercrime and environmental crime. Governments will discuss international collaboration against human trafficking and multi-stakeholder cooperation related to legal responses, law enforcement and criminal justice.
As part of the session, UN.GIFT will present the exhibition: Vulnerability. Exploitation and Action, a photo documentation on child trafficking routes by the photographer A. Scotti. The UN.GIFT Catalogue, a compilation of UN.GIFT's most relevant work will be launched during the session, as well as the Victim Translation Assistance (VITA) Tool. UN.GIFT will also host the side-event Multi-stakeholder cooperation on trafficking in persons: UN.GIFT Results.
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About to break a case of legendary cuts....
Should I even sort the sets and put them on the bay? How can I get any return on the base? Any input would be appreciated.
Have no opinion on how to sell. I am just here to wish you LOTS of luck. From what I have read so far you will need it. Hope you get at least one nice cut.
I figured I'm gonna need some luck. I'll post anything nice.
I don't recall anyone really chasing the base cards for a master set. If you are lucky the base cards will at least cough up a few nice low numbered parallels of the big guys which will make it easier to sell. Good luck!
Anyone know how well base cards serve to start fires? Maybe I can sell them to campers:D
[QUOTE=j_b_77;6292]Should I even sort the sets and put them on the bay? How can I get any return on the base? Any input would be appreciated.[/QUOTE]
The base cards dont sell well at all. The best way to get a return on the base cards is give them away and right it off.
You need to be lucky to make some cash on this product.
Pull some really good cut autos.
Pull a Ruth, Mantle, Etc GU something.
Sell the "filmstrip" card quick.
List everything ASAP!
Good luck. I'm looking forward to seeing what you get.
hell my case didnt even have a film strip card. that could have gotten me like 50 more from my case
Does anyone have the NPN info on this?
How did you do??
[QUOTE=wolffer12;6312]hell my case didnt even have a film strip card. that could have gotten me like 50 more from my case[/QUOTE]
There should be 1 per case. (on average) Hate that on average crap.
Thanks for the insight I'll post my pulls later tonight
[QUOTE=j_b_77;6330]Thanks for the insight I'll post my pulls later tonight[/QUOTE]
Hopefully, you will have a couple of monster pulls!!! Ruth CUT???
Since Babe Ruth and the film strip cards were brought up, there are a few already on Ebay. From $999 down to $299. Interesting looking cards but I'm not sure they will hold up on value in the next few weeks? That's got to be a bunch of "1/1s" for the film cards.
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Two 1.9 million-year-old skeletons found in a South African cave have added a new and intriguing member to the primate family.
Dubbed Australopithecus sediba, it has many features — including long legs and a protruding nose — common to Homo, the genus that eventually spawned humans. Other features, such as extra-long forearms and flexible feet, date from deep in our primate past.
Paleontologists disagree over whether A. sediba is a direct human ancestor, or just looks like one. But whatever their lineage, the fossils provide rare insight into a period shrouded in paleontological mystery.
"We feel that A. sediba might be a Rosetta Stone for defining for the first time what the genus Homo is," said paleontologist Lee Berger of the University of Witwatersrand. "They're going to be a remarkable window, a time machine."
The skeletons, described April 8 in Science, were found — with a bit of help from Google Earth — two years ago in a South African cave, where they fell two million years ago.
On one side of that date in the fossil timeline are the various species of Australopithecus, the first great apes to walk on two feet. On the timeline's other side is the genus Homo, the first creatures one would recognize — with all due respect to Lucy's famous A. afarensis — as close to human.
In between is uncertainty. The fossil record is mostly bare. Some of the Australopithecus lineage split, with one branch becoming Homo. But the identity of that lineage, and the characteristics of early Homo, are unknown.
According to Berger's team, A. sediba's combination of old and new features make it a likely descendant of A. africanus — one of Lucy's direct descendants — and either a direct ancestor of early Homo and ultimately us, or what Berger calls "a very close side branch."
"It sits at a very critical moment in time," said Berger. It "fills a critical gap in the line."
Other paleontologists say Berger's fossils are a marvelous find. But as expected in a field where entire fossil records spanning millions of years could fit on a coffee table, and where the mostly missing A. sediba skeletons are considered remarkably complete, the new hominid's taxonomical position is being interpreted in many different ways.
While the Australopithecus designation is correct, "the proposed link between A. sediba and early Homo is forced and tenuous at best," said William Jungers, a Stony Brook University paleoanthropologist. He doesn't consider a juvenile specimen — the most complete of the two skeletons comes from the human equivalent of a teenager — a reliable indicator of adult features.
To this criticism, Berger said the teen's brain had "clearly reached about 95 to 98 percent of adult capacity." Few changes would be expected in its cranial size and shape, which are critical in characterizing a primate species.
Jungers also noted that the first Homo fossils predate A. sediba by 500,000 years, while Homo ergaster had reached western Asia just 200,000 years after A. sediba's known date. Both these figures suggest that Homo was established well before A. sediba came along, said Rick Potts, curator of anthropology at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
"The connection with the origin of Homo doesn't seem to hold much water," said Potts, and the confluence of some A. sediba traits with Homo is just coincidence. "Evolution produces a universe of features that are combined and recombined," he said.
According to Berger, however, A. sediba may have older roots than they think. "The site we found is simply a point in time. It doesn't represent the first appearance of this species," he said.
Meanwhile, Arizona State University paleoanthropologist William Kimbel argued that A. sediba should have been classified as Homo, though it may not have been a direct human ancestor.
"In my way of thinking, it belongs in Homo because of the brow ridge, the face, the pelvis," he said. "It's true that it has the small brain and long upper limbs indicative of Australopithecus, but those are signs of its ancestry, not its future."
These arguments may be settled as more A. sediba skeletons emerge. Berger is currently assembling at least two. However, taxonomic debates may ultimately prove less important than the questions A. sediba provokes.
Already the fossils suggest that Australopithecus didn't morph suddenly into Homo, but adapted in gradual, piecemeal fashion. What pressures led to these adaptations — and their relationship to tool use, cognitive developments, dietary shifts and climate changes — have yet to be determined.
"The significance is in the patterns and insights it provides," said Kimbel. "These specimens fall at the young end of a very puzzling million-year period in hominin evolution."
Whether or not A. sediba is our ancestor, "it could help us understand the dynamics that led to the split producing the lineage culminating ultimately in us," said Kimbel.
Images: Lee Berger/Science
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Crow (comics)
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|The Crow
The Crow #1 illustration by James O'Barr
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|Caliber Comics
Image Comics
|First appearance
|Caliber Presents #1 (1989)
|Created by
|James O'Barr
|In-story information
|Alter ego
Joshua Zane
Iris Shaw
Michael Korby
Mark Leung
Vincent Leonard
Jamie Osterberg
The Man
Jack Salvador
Eric Draven
Ashe Corven
Alex Corvis
Jimmy Cuervo
Hannah Foster
William Blessing
Jared Poe
Amy Carlisle
Stephen Lelliott
Dan Cody
Billy Parker and Dren
The Crow is a fictional character and the protagonist of The Crow comic book series, originally created by American artist James O'Barr in 1989.[1] The titular character is an undead vigilante brought back to life by a supernatural crow to avenge his murder and that of his fiancée. The character has subsequently appeared in several feature films, a television series, and spin-off novels and comics. In the various incarnations, films, and spin-offs, many people have taken on the Crow persona in order to avenge their own wrongful deaths. In 2011, IGN ranked the Crow 37th in the Top 100 Comic Book Heroes.
- 1 The Crow (bird)
- 2 Powers and abilities
- 3 Appearance
- 4 Fictional character biographies
- 4.1 Comics
- 4.2 Film
- 4.3 Television
- 4.4 Novels
- 5 Bibliography
- 6 Popular culture
- 7 References
The Crow (bird)[edit]
The Crow is a supernatural bird that serves as the protagonist's link between the living world and the realm of beyond. The magical crow is capable of resurrecting people who have been murdered, so that the victims may be able to seek justice on the person or people responsible for their death. This story is said to come from an old Native American legend.
During the person's "rebirth," the crow serves as a guide, helping the individual tap into his or her potential and assisting in tracking down the wrongdoers. To other people, the Crow seems to be nothing more than a common bird; but the Crow is capable of speaking to the reborn, often helping guide them to exact their revenge.
In the film adaptations, if the Crow is harmed or killed, the reborn becomes vulnerable. However, the Crow also seems to be much more enduring than a regular bird and might possess some regeneration abilities (e.g. in The Crow movie the bird survives after being shot with a rifle).
Powers and abilities[edit]
While they are in possession of the Crow's powers, the majority of those reborn possess several unique abilities. Because they are already dead, the reborn do not need to eat or sleep and are incapable of feeling physical pain, and are able to instantly recover from any form of bodily harm, no matter how great the damage. Because of their otherworldly physical strength, the reborn are able to quickly overcome any adversary, even those who would be otherwise untouchable. The reborn have superhuman reflexes, and are able to scale across buildings and rooftops and fight with great skill. In addition, the reborn are able to see through the Crow's eyes.
In the film The Crow: Wicked Prayer and the television series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, the source of the reborn's superhuman strength is their love for the ones they've lost. However, in The Crow: City of Angels, reborn protagonist Ashe Corven says that pain is the source of his strength.
Also the reborn possesses the ability to see images from his or her loved one's memory when touching things he or she touched before, or to see the memories of a person when touching them. In addition the reborn usually can send the images and feelings from the memories already absorbed to the person whose eyes the reborn touches at the moment; In The Crow, protagonist Eric Draven makes villain Top Dollar feel 30 hours of his (Eric's) murdered girlfriend Shelly's pain in one moment. In The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, Eric can see events that transpired simply by touching objects that belonged to someone.
Although the person brought back to life by the Crow is physically invulnerable, in the movies and later Crow comics they do have one weakness: they lose their power if the crow is harmed or killed. In addition, the reborn lose their invincibility when they consider their mission completed; in The Crow: Salvation, protagonist Alex Corvis is tricked into thinking that he completed his mission, thus he becomes vulnerable. However, his guide Crow makes Alex realize his mistake and rise again.
In the comic book The Crow: Waking Nightmares, it is stated that the Crow power is taken from the reborn if they abandon their mission. In case of losing special powers the reborn become vulnerable, starts to rot, and rigor mortis sets in, as if the reborn were still in their graves.
In The Crow: City of Angels and The Crow: Salvation, those resurrected by the Crow have the ability to turn into crows themselves and possess the natural abilities of a crow, such as flight and night vision.
In the comic book, the origin of Eric Draven's make-up is explained briefly as "painting his face in the colors of joy". This indicates that he copied the Greek comedy masquerade mask in his and Shelly's house. Joshua and Mark Leung do not wear any distinctive make-up, and Ashe's is provided by Sarah, as in the movie. Iris Shaw paints the semblance of a Crow on her face with the tail covering her nose, and the wings covering her eyes. She removes it to face her final killer. Michael Korby's makeup covers his neck and shoulders. The makeup is referred as "the mask of death" and "the trails of Gorgon's blood" in The Crow: Wild Justice comic book. In The Crow: Death and Rebirth, Jamie Osterberg's pale skin color and eye/mouth lines are not created by make-up, however, and his hair has turned completely white. In The Crow: Curare, Carrie's pale skin color is not accomplished by make-up, there is no horizontal line over the mouth, and the vertical lines over the eyes are shorter and thinner.
In all feature films, except The Crow: Salvation, the protagonist wears make-up that cover their face. In the first movie Eric Draven copies the pattern from one of the masquerade that decorated his and Shelly's apartment, which consists of white paint placed over the face with black paint around eyes, black vertical lines over and under eyes, black paint on the lips and a black horizontal line over the mouth, resembling a Glasgow smile. In The Crow: City of Angels Ashe's make-up was provided by Sarah and looks similar. Jimmy's make-up in The Crow: Wicked Prayer is similar as well, though there is no horizontal line over the mouth and the vertical eye lines are shorter and thinner.
In the third movie, The Crow: Salvation, Alex Corvis is executed in the electric chair, and his face is burned by the metal helmet which was worn over his head during the execution. He removes the burned skin following his resurrection, scarring his face around the eyes and lips, thus forming a pattern similar to the classical make-up. However, there are two vertical lines over each of his eyes and they cross with the horizontal lines on his mouth.
In the The Crow: Stairway to Heaven TV series, Eric's "make-up" appears automatically whenever he "changes" into The Crow. His fingernails become black, while his face becomes white, with vertical lines over the eyes and short horizontal/diagonal lines extending from his lips, like a smile; they disappear when he becomes 'normal'.
Even though not all the reborn wear make-up, they are still usually drawn in a certain style: their lips are usually distinctively black, skin around eyes is black, while the eyes are sometimes burning white. Generally the style of drawing reminds the pattern of the classical makeup.
The resurrected souls in the Crow novels do not wear the traditional face paint/markings.
Fictional character biographies[edit]
The protagonist of the original comic book. Eric and his fiancée, Shelly, are on their way back from a romantic get-away, when their vehicle breaks down on a deserted road. A car full of gang members stops, not to help, but to take advantage of the couple's misfortune. They shoot Eric in the head paralysing him while they rape and kill his fiancée in the car, Eric dying hours later in the hospital. A year later, resurrected by The Crow, Eric exacts vengeance on the men responsible for their deaths.
Following the original series, London Night Studios published the six-issue series The Crow/Razor: Kill the Pain (#1-4, #0 and a Finale issue) in 1998, which saw Eric paired with Everette Hartsoe's character, Razor. In it Eric is again returned to the land of the living, this time to help Razor fight a demonic gang known as Pain. In the end Eric must face the events which lead to his death, and the realization that the reason his soul cannot rest is because he blames himself for being unable to save Shelly. A follow-up magazine entitled The Crow/Razor: Nocturnal Masque, featuring artwork of both characters with quotes attributed to each, was also published.
Eric was also in a 10 issue series by Image Comics which reimagined the plot, adding influences from the film. Eric and Shelly's lives are cut short when a wrong apartment number leads a gang of drug lords to mistakenly murder them only days before their wedding. Now, Eric haunts the city as the Crow, a shadow administering revenge for not only his loss, but for others as well. A police officer enlists the aid of the Crow to uncover the truth about the jailed suspect of a murdered 9-year-old girl. As the Crow is flushing out information about the murder, he discovers that Shelly`s grave has been desecrated and her body has been removed. Another vigilante, a Native American named Walker, who communicates with a wolf, begins killing local murderers.
Joshua appears in the three issue series The Crow: Dead Time, the follow-up to the original graphic novel. Joshua is a Native American farmer of the Crow Nation who adopts the "white man's way" and becomes a farmer. Joshua, along with his wife and child, are murdered by a band of Confederate soldiers. A century later, Joshua is resurrected by the Crow and hunts down the soldiers, who have been reincarnated as a biker gang.
Iris Shaw[edit]
Iris appears in the three issue series The Crow: Flesh and Blood and is the first woman to assume the role. Iris is a Federal Conservation officer who is killed, along with her unborn child, by terrorists. The Crow resurrects her to hunt them down. She seems to be not completely invincible, as, according to the Crow, she must complete her mission before she rots. Thus, she cannot really heal, and uses a stapler to repair her wounds.
Michael Korby[edit]
Michael appears in the three-issue series The Crow: Wild Justice. Michael and his wife are murdered during a car jacking. He is brought back by two crows, and must avenge his and his wife's death before the Gorgon blood running through his veins runs out. The Gorgon god tattoos Michael's body, which gives him the power to regenerate until the blood runs out.
Mark Leung[edit]
Mark appears in the four-issue series The Crow: Waking Nightmares. Mark and his wife are murdered by the Chinese Mafia. Instead of going after their killers, Mark returns to save his twin daughters, whom the mob have sold into slavery.
Leandre appears in The French Crow, Vols. 2 and 3, published in France in 2007, in the two-part story "The Medieval Crow". Leandre and his wife Jeanne are murdered and their son Lestal stolen on the orders of Lord Arthuro, who is seeking an heir. Leandre achieves his vengeance and eventually kills Arthuro, but accidentally kills Lestal. After his son's death, Leandre is abandoned by his Spirit Crow and must wander the Earth until he learns the true reason for his restless wandering (NOTE: One of his victims of vengeance over the centuries was a certain "Jack, tueur des femmes [killer of women]", i.e. Jack the Ripper, whose body he disposed of by dumping it in the river).
He appears in The French Crow, Vol. 4, published in France in 2010, in the story "La Fiancée du Corbeau" ("Bride of the Crow"). Vincent is a young make-up artist in the 1930s who falls in love with Evy, an actress. He tries to rescue Evy from being raped by a gang of stagehands but is murdered by them, and he returns a year later, aided by a Spirit Crow, to seek vengeance.
She appears in The French Crow, Vols. 4 & 5, published in France in 2010, in the two-part story "Le Sang des Innocents" ("Blood of the Innocent"). Elorah is an undercover police officer investigating a narcotics baron; after being murdered and revived by a Spirit Crow, she must now face not only her murderer but his creation: a cyborg that feeds on blood.
Jamie Osterberg[edit]
Appearing in the five issue series The Crow: Death And Rebirth, Jamie Osterberg is a foreign exchange student studying in Tokyo, Japan. His fiancee Haruko and other friends vanish, only to return possessed by someone else. Jamie finds out too much and is killed. Resurrected by the power of The Crow, with a sword that seeks truth, he learns that the "possession" was caused by a process that can insert one person's mind into another person's body and that Haruko was taken because an old rich dying woman wanted a new life in Haruko's body. Jamie hunts down those responsible to free the souls of his friends and be reunited with his one true love ... even if it means allying himself with Japanese ghosts and demons and following a path of vengeance through the different Japanese Hells (see Diyu).
The Man[edit]
In the three issue series The Crow: Skinning The Wolves, which takes place at a Nazi concentration camp. The Man is portrayed as a prisoner whom the camp's commandant murders after losing to him in a game of chess. The Man is resurrected by The Crow and finds and kills his murderer, avenging himself and the other victims of the camp. He then disappears into the night, intending to take revenge on the nearby town whose inhabitants knew what was happening at the camp and did nothing about it.
In the three issue series The Crow: Curare, Carrie is a young girl who was murdered by a serial killer who preys on children. She is resurrected by a Spirit Crow (which she calls "Birdy"). She is also the only protagonist in the "Crow" canon who does not personally engage in violence; instead, she helps Detective Joe Salk, who investigated her murder, to find her killer and take revenge.
In The Crow: Pestilence, Salvador is a young boxer in Juarez, Mexico who refuses to take a fall, but has no problem taking a drug gang's pay-off. When the gang kills Salvador and his family, he returns years later in search of vengeance and forgiveness. The final showdown not only reveals an unexpected ally and an equally unexpected truth about his family's murder but also pits him against el Santa Muerte ... Death itself.
Eric Draven[edit]
Eric Draven was portrayed by martial artist actor Brandon Lee in the 1994 film The Crow, based on the comic book. The film had the same basic premise, except that the couple were murdered in their loft apartment because they were fighting tenant eviction instead of being murdered on the side of the road for fun. The film supplies Eric and Shelley with the respective last names Draven and Webster; in the graphic novel, they were referred to only by their first names.
Ashe Corven[edit]
He appears in The Crow: City of Angels, the sequel to The Crow.
Ashe Corven (portrayed by (Vincent Pérez) is resurrected by the magical crow to avenge the death of his son Danny, who was killed along with himself after accidentally witnessing a gang committing a murder. Like his predecessor, Ashe successfully kills each of the gang members until he meets the crime boss who ordered his death. The crime boss, Judah Earl (portrayed by Richard Brooks), wishes to obtain Ashe's powers for himself and will do his worst to gain them. In his endeavors, Ashe is assisted by Sarah (from the original film; now portrayed by Mia Kirshner). Sarah provides Ashe's facial make-up in honor of Eric and helps him in his mission. While Ashe is on his way to kill Judah after dispatching his gang, Judah uses Sarah as bait to capture his spirit crow. He then drinks its blood, gaining Ashe's powers.
Alexander Frederick "Alex" Corvis[edit]
He appears in The Crow: Salvation, the third movie in the series. Alexander Frederick "Alex" Corvis (portrayed by Eric Mabius) is convicted of murdering his girlfriend, Lauren (portrayed by Jodi Lyn O'Keefe), and then executed in the electric chair. Alex is assisted by Lauren's younger sister, Erin (portrayed by Kirsten Dunst), as they uncover the mystery surrounding the murder. Alex is the only reborn whose make-up didn't appear mysteriously and wasn't provided purposefully, but rather appeared in the form of creepy-looking burn scars on his face.
James "Jimmy" Cuervo[edit]
Appears in The Crow: Wicked Prayer, the fourth movie in the series. He also appears in the fifth book of the Crow series (Dan Cody was the character's name in the book).
As in the book, James "Jimmy" Cuervo (portrayed in the movie by Edward Furlong) and his girlfriend Lily "Ignites the Dawn" (Leticia "Dreams The Truth" Hardin in the novel and portrayed by Emmanuelle Chriqui in the film) are hunted down by a gang of Satanists who want to steal her eyes for use in an outlandish ritual. She and Jimmy are both killed in the process. Jimmy then goes on a journey to avenge his and his girlfriend's death and take down the satanists in the process.
Eric Draven[edit]
Eric was also portrayed by Mark Dacascos in the television series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven in 1998. This version of Eric differed slightly from the other versions in that his mission wasn't about revenge, but about redemption.[2] 22 episodes were produced in which Eric acts as a vigilante helping the needy, before the series was pulled in 1999.
Hannah Foster[edit]
She appears in The Crow: Stairway to Heaven. Hannah Foster is brought back to life one year after she and her daughter are killed. Like Draven, Hannah has a Spirit Crow, and possesses all of the Crow's powers. However, unlike Draven, she constantly battles between the need for redemption and her lust for vengeance. Also, her methods for dealing with her opposition are far more severe than Draven's.
William Blessing[edit]
He appears in The Crow: Quoth the Crow, the first published novel in the series. Blessing is a popular horror writer who is murdered by his jealous protégé Donald Marquette, aided by a goth gang with literary aspirations. His wife is viciously raped in the encounter, and Blessing is brought back to exact vengeance. Blessing's body is continually on the verge of rotting away, his willpower to complete his mission the only thing holding him together. It's also implied that Blessing's healing abilities are actually the result of cannibalistic feeding off his victims.
Jared Poe[edit]
He appears in The Crow: The Lazarus Heart, the second published novel in the series. Poe is a controversial S&M photographer who becomes the target of a serial killer in Louisiana who preys on gay men and transsexuals. He is wrongfully arrested by members of a homophobic police force and convicted for the murder of his homosexual lover (who was actually killed by the serial killer), and while on Death Row is murdered by a fellow inmate whose brother was one of the serial killer's victims and who believed that Poe was the killer. Upon his rebirth, he tries to track down the real killer with the help of his lover's transsexual sister, while also avenging himself on the homophobes who were responsible for his arrest, conviction and death. This novel's basic plot was the direct inspiration for The Crow: Salvation.
Amy Carlisle[edit]
She appears in The Crow: Clash by Night, the third published novel in the series. Amy is a day care owner who is killed in a bombing, along with some of the children she watches, when a militia group calling themselves The Sons of America tries to kill a popular senator who was supposed to have been visiting the center but who pulled out at the last minute. Six months after the bombing, Amy is resurrected by a Spirit Crow, but discovers that her husband Rick has moved on with her best friend, who survived the blast. During her acts of vengeance against the militia group's members, Amy is seen and recognized by Rick, who then attempts to infiltrate the militia group.
Stephen Lelliott[edit]
He appears in The Crow: Temple of Night, the fourth published novel in the series. In turn-of-the-century Bangkok, the Klong Toey shantytowns are home to shadowy erotic emporiums where millionaire celebrities act out their darkest sexual fantasies, protected by money, influence, and American diplomacy. Stephen Lellicott is a young American journalist assigned to expose the latest cover-up, but he's about to break the two cardinal rules of journalism: Don't fall in love, and don't get killed.
Dan Cody[edit]
He appears in The Crow: Wicked Prayer, the fifth published novel in the series and the basis for the film of the same name. He and his girlfriend Leticia "Dreams The Truth" Hardin are murdered by John Church and Kyra Damon, who have learned about the power of The Crow, who want immortality and who need Leticia's eyes to achieve it. Dan is resurrected, then goes on a journey to avenge his and his girlfriend's deaths.
Billy Parker and Dren[edit]
They appear in The Crow: Hellbound, the last published novel, dating from 2001. In this book, a demon named Dren is looking for salvation; Satan's fiery underworld has become a foreign place to him and he feels he is different from the other souls. After escaping from Hell, Dren must save a single soul in order to pass on to the heavens above. Billy is a young hoodlum working for a big-time mobster, and like Dren he has also changed and wants out of the seedy underworld he calls his home. But neither the mob nor Hell look kindly on deserters; Satan has sent two rogue demons to stop Dren and the mob has hired a conjurer named Nadja to kill Billy. In the end, the two must call on the powers of the Crow to save them both and to escape their own hells — waging a full-scale war on the mobsters of Earth above and the lord of darkness below.
Popular culture[edit]
- Eric Draven (alongside his crow) appears in the Robot Chicken episode "Cannot Be Erased, So Sorry" voiced by Simon Pegg. In a segment that parodies The Wizard of Oz, the Nerd (voiced by Seth Green) spices up his dream by imagining Eric Draven in place of the Scarecrow (along with Optimus Prime replacing the Tin Man and Lion-O replacing the Cowardly Lion). His dialogue is always over-the-top nihilistic with background music similar in style to The Cure. When engaging a flying monkey at the castle of the Wicked Witch of the West, Eric explains the meaning of existence in such a depressing way that the flying monkey hangs himself. Eric then sheds a single tear.
- In the season two episode of the Comedy Central program Workaholics titled "Teenage Mutant Ninja Roommates", Anders is shown to have attended Eric Draven Middle School.
- Professional wrestler Sting used the Crow facepaint for his darker persona in late 1996 and still uses a modified version of it to this day. The original face paint was a near identical replica of Eric Draven's face paint with the exception of a frown being painted on his lips instead of a smile. The modified versions include longer trails on the eyes and mouth, resembling black blood. He also briefly merged the look with that of The Joker during his battle with Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff's group Immortal in TNA before returning to the modified Crow styling.
- ^ "From the Beginning, 'The Crow' Had a Grim Side : Movies: James O'Barr's comic book might have adapted smoothly to the big screen, but it was spurred by personal tragedy.". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
- ^ "The Crow: Stairway To Heaven - The Complete Series DVD Review". UGO.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
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Fed waits for job market to perk up
By Alan Wheatley, Global Economics Correspondent
LONDON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's ultra-loose monetary policy is a root cause of the "currency wars" that some see as a looming threat to the world economy, but don't expect the U.S. central bank to signal a shift back to normal any time soon.
The Fed, whose policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee concludes a two-day meeting on Wednesday, said just last month that it expects to keep short-term interest rates exceptionally low until the U.S. unemployment rate falls to 6.5 percent, inflation permitting.
That goal is still distant. Figures on Friday are likely to show that the jobless rate was unchanged in January at 7.8 percent, while the economy created 155,000 jobs, the same as in December, according to economists polled by Reuters.
So it would be a huge surprise if the Fed were to do anything other than reaffirm last month's decision to anchor short-term interest rates in a range of zero to 0.25 percent and to keep buying $85 billion of bonds each month to hold down long-term rates.
The only question mark is whether the FOMC vote will be unanimous now that Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker, who opposes the current round of bond-buying, has rotated off the panel, said Harm Bandholz, an economist with UniCredit Bank in New York.
Most economists polled by Reuters expect the Fed to keep its open-ended bond-buying program in place well into next year, even though the economic news flow and market confidence are improving markedly.
True, Wednesday's preliminary report on fourth-quarter GDP is likely to show that growth slowed to an annualized rate of 1.2 percent from 3.1 percent in the July-September period.
And the current quarter will also be soft as the expiry of a 2 percent payroll tax cut is dampening consumer spending. Continued...


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Attaching 3/4 Sturdy Floor with PL 400
I just ripped out my kitchen floor down to the joists. There were many layers of flooring that made the floor way too high and were unable to be seperated, so I removed it.
I have sheet of 3/4 sturdy floor (A t&g composite subfloor) to install, same stuff we have installed in jobs many times before. However, I really want to make sure my kitchen floor is squeek free.
So I bought the PL 400 sub floor adhesive, and I have sub floor screws. The room is 16" on center 2x12.
The PL sub floor adhesive says to apply it and then use fastners sparingly when installing sub floors. I called PL but they were not able to clairify how many screws I should use.
Do I still place the sub floor screws every 6 inches like I normally would, even with using the PL 400 sub floor adhesive? or do I use less?
I'd still install plenty of screws. 8" oc should be just fine.
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Collegiate Disc Golf
The National Collegiate Disc Golf Union (NCDGU) is pleased to announce that the 4th annual National Collegiate Disc Golf Championships will be held on April 15-18, 2010 at the Hippodrome Disc Golf Course in North Augusta, SC. The Hippodrome facility, which was used in the 2006 Pro Disc Golf World Championships, now features two 18-hole courses.
The National Collegiate Disc Golf Union was founded in 2004 to foster and encourage the sport of disc golf amongst college players. Since it's inception, the NCDGU has committed to hosting a National Championship of the highest caliber. Through the involvement of area schools and a national board of directors, the NCDGU has sought to organize qualification standards for the tournament and other information regarding disc golf at the college level.
The championship has grown from 6 teams in the first year to a full slate of 26 teams in the championship flight in 2010 with an additional number of teams competing in the First-Flight Division. In 2010, the Collegiate Championships will play host to the following teams coming from all across the country:
Alabama Crimson Tide
Alabama-Birmingham Blazers
Alabama-Huntsville Chargers
Appalachian State Mountaineers
Arkansas Razorbacks
Augusta State Jaguars
Cal State-Monterey Bay Otters
Clemson Tigers
Florida Gators
Georgia Bulldogs (Two-time National Champions)
Georgia College and State University Bobcats
Georgia Military College Bulldogs
Georgia Southern Eagles
Georgia Tech Yellow jackets
Indian Hills Community College Warriors
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Crimson Hawks
Kansas State Wildcats
LIFE University Running Eagles
Mississippi State Bulldogs (Defending National Champion)
Oregon Ducks
Penn State Nittany Lions
South Carolina Gamecocks
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
Texas Longhorns
Virginia Tech Hokies
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I had a FDL TT 16 days ago and I am concerned I have necrosis. First let me say, I am not a smoker, never have been, nor am I around smokers. At the T intersection, I have one area that turned black and bubbled up, after the bubble up area popped and that skin came off it turned into a hard black scab that is sunken. The skin around that area is also hard. It doesn't hurt and it is not weeping but I am concerned that when that black scab comes off there will be no skin there. Treatment???
Fleur De Lis Tummy Tuck, Do I Have Necrosis?
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Skin necrosis aftermtummy tuck
Web reference: http://www.seattleplasticsurgery.com/abdominoplasty-surgery.html
Tummy Tuck Complication
Unfortunately, it appears that you do have necrosis of tissue. There are elements of both skin and fat loss. Conservative wound care will heal the wound. Management of this wound should be under the care of the surgeon who performed the surgery. You should heal and if necessary, a revision or touch up I editton this involved area can be performed. It is not unreasonable to believe that you will have the tummy tuck results that you wanted. It will just take a little longer.
Skin Necrosis after Tummy Tuck / Abdominoplasty
Thanks for posting pictures - it makes it much more informative for other patients and easier for us to answer your question. Yes, it does look like you have a small area of necrosis. If you post a before pictures, it may be even more informative to see how extensive of surgery you had. From looking at your pictures, there does not appear to be any surrounding erythema or signs of infection. My advice would be to follow closely with your surgeon. While it will take some time to heal, the area is small enough that once healed, it will be minimally noticeable.
Good luck.
Web reference: http://www.ShaferPlasticSurgery.com
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You DO have necrosis at lower edge of fleur-de-lis tummy tuck.
I'm glad you are not a smoker or are around anybody that smokes, as this area of dead skin would likely have been significantly larger and more difficult to manage. Poor circulation can occur in tummy tuck flaps even in non-smokers, which is why it is so important to avoid all tobacco products when doing this procedure for the "casual" smoker or non-smoker exposed to nicotine gum, patch, spray, or even second-hand smoke!
You do have dead skin--that's the black area. It's not a scab, that is dead, dry skin beneath which there is a zone of dead fat. Warm, wet, and dead is a culture broth for bacteria so you should be on antibiotics to protect the living tissue adjacent to the dead tissue, and should have debridement sooner rather than later to allow marginal tissue to survive rather than suffer additional loss. You will have to do dressing changes for some time, and while the vac system can help clean up a wound faster, it can cost a fair amount if not covered by insurance.
You will have additional scarring, but it will be surprisingly less than you think after seeing the debridement wound. Please be aware that the small black "scab" becomes a huge deep hole in some cases, which is why many surgeons will hold off surgical debridement as long as possible (sometimes too long, and then these patients end up going to other plastic surgeons or end up in the emergency room). Don't be that patient; see your surgeon as often and as soon as recommended. Good luck; it will take a bit longer and may require one or two minor procedures, but you can end up with a nice tight abdomen and good result!
Web reference: http://www.mpsmn.com/html/tummy-tuck.html
Possible necrosis after Fleur de Lis Tummy Tuck
You do have some necrosis, which can happen in non-smokers but is much more common in smokers. The area should heal surprisingly well with time and may not even need a scar revision. You will need serial debasements until clean and can use a wound vac but that is expensive and hard to lug around everywhere with that noisy machine. It is just as effective to use good wound care with daily betadine wet to dry dressing changes. After there is healing, the area can be assessed for a possible scar revision.
Necrosis following tummy tuck
Yes you do have necrosis and this involves the skin and a degree of the underlying fatty tissue. When this complication occurs it is related to circulation issues and you do not need to be a smoker to have this happen. Fortunately, with good care, this can heal and sometimes patients will need a revision and other times it heals well enough not to. Let your plastic surgeon take care of this for you.
Fleur De Lis Tummy Tuck Necrosis
RE : "had a FDL TT 16 days ago and I am concerned I have necrosis. First let me say, I am not a smoker, never have been, nor am I around smokers. At the T intersection, I have one area that turned black and bubbled up, after the bubble up area popped and that skin came off it turned into a hard black scab that is sunken. The skin around that area is also hard. It doesn't hurt and it is not weeping but I am concerned that when that black scab comes off there will be no skin there. Treatment???"
You are correct. You do have tissue death at the intersection. It is hard to asses how extensive the process is because of the tape but you appear to have some fat death under the skin along the right side of the photo.
Dead tissue does not have a blood supply and as such cannot be treated with antibiotics. On the other hand, bacteria live well in dead flesh and can repeatedly invade the normal flesh next to them. For this reason, the next step would be to take you to the operating room and remove all the clearly dead and borderline tissue in that area. Most surgeons would then either put you on aggressive dressing changes or use the VAC - a suction device which removes dead flesh and fluid from the wound leading to quick wound filling and healing.
Your questions do concern me. Where's is your surgeon? Why hasn't he answered these questions and cleaned the wound already?
Dr. Peter A Aldea
Marginal skin necrosis
You do have an area of full thickness skin loss. An area of marginal necrosis in the middle is not uncommon. This is the area that is the furthest away from the blood supply and under the most tension. These areas generally take about 4 - 6 weeks to fully heal. Many times the scar will look just fine and other times you may require a relatively simple scar revision. If it is a large area such as yours a revision may be more complicated. Treatment with antibiotics is only needed if you show signs of an invasive infection. Simple wound care is all that is required at this time.
Tummy Tuck - Fleur De Lis Tummy Tuck, Do I Have Necrosis?
It looks like you do have necrosis, but it's not that much - and it also looks like this will heal well.
Of course, you need your own plastic surgeon to assess this, and to oversee the wound care, and to help guide you through the recovery. It is very difficult to make an absolute assessment via this forum.
That being said, I think that you will heal well and have a nice result. You will probably go through at least a few weeks of local wound care (dressing changes to the area in question) and then a longer period of letting it contract (heal) on its own. The resultant scar will, perhaps, be a little thicker than it would otherwise have been but it should be overall an excellent result. And there are examples of much more serious tissue necrosis than this; considering it was a FDL - which has a higher risk of wound healing complications than a standard TT - I think you'll be in good shape.
I hope that this helps, and good luck,
Dr. E
Web reference: http://www.bodysculpture.com
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Thats not neccersarily true, I bought two dells recently with a 'downgrade' to Windows XP, it seems that the factory software that was used to instal the graphics card wasnt really stable with the XP downgrade, but the latest one on the web was!
I'm been picky but its not rocket science to get right!
Interesting. I've had nothing but good experiences with Dell, but new data points are always good. This time round I am actually thinking about building it myself…
Yeah it was disapointing
Oh it's so simple, and quite rewarding it's not cheaper than using dell because of their economis of scale.
Just do your homework making sure it's all compatible, motherboard, mem and CPU
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Have spotted a problem with my running gait. I found a little bit of of hip pain on a 9 mile run the other day, well more discomfort really. Along with the fact I supernate rediculously (If I get 200 miles out of a pair of shoes I'm going some).
Anyway I found that when I walk or run I tend to bring my leg across in front of the other. I think I can probably correct it with hard word and a lot of concentration, however I am planning my first marathon in October and wondered if it was worth messing about now, or leave it until after the marathon. Have been refered to Physio but will be about a month.
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Me too!! Also just started physio and can I ask is it the Loch Ness Marathon?
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For my first marathon I looked at two within a shortish traveling distance, though we are staying over, Chester on the 9th or Nottingham the week before.
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recently had breast reconstruction due to breast cancer. i wanted to know what cup size is a style 45 600 cc of Natrelle thanks
Hi I Recently Had Breast Recontruction What Cup Size is a 600 Cc?
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CUP SIZE FOR 600cc IMPLANT
Congratulations on being a survivor! Be well and good luck!
Web reference: http://www.norrisplasticsurgeryhouston.com/cosmetic-procedures/breast-surgery/breast-reconstruction/
Cup size and implants
It is difficult to determine final cup size with a given implant volume. SInce you have implants now, it is best to go to a good bra store and get sized properly. Every bra company is different, and therefore each company may put you into a slightly different cup.
Cup size and implants.
This is a difficult question to answer because of 2 factors: Cup size is not a standard measurements between bra makers and the cup size is dependent upon your chest wall (ie a 32 D resembles a 36 B). The 600cc style 45 is the narrowest implant with the most projection. Typically used for women with thinner frames who wish their breast reconstruction to be on the larger size. The best way to find out your appropriate bra is to visit the mastectomy department of Nordstroms (or other larger department store) and to be fitted. In some instances, insurance may even cover some of the costs of your bras.
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Volume doesn't determine cupsize
Dear Karen, I am glad to hear you are recovering and wish you a speedy recovery from your surgeries. The fact is that the size is just that - a measure of the volume of the implant. If you are 5'1" and 100 pounds, a 600cc implant will make you a DD or bigger. On the other hand, if you are 5'10" and 180 pounds it may make you a c cup. Speak to your plastic surgeon to help you dteremine sizing. I prefer to use the base diameter and projection to help me determine the sizing of the implant. Good luck and to future good health. Dr. Schuster in Boca Raton
Breast Size After Breast Reconstruction?
After undergoing a mastectomy and needing breast reconstruction for breast cancer, a vary common question posed by patients is what breast size will I be afterwards. Unfortunately, there is no real way to know what breast cup size a patient is until they try on bras afterwards. The implants used for breast reconstruction ( or augmentation) do not correspond to cup sizes. They are simply cubic centimeter measurements. So much of a patient's breast size afterwards not only depends on the volume of the breast, but also their height, weight, frame size, etc. A 600cc style 45 gel implant may be a D cup on one patient, while a C cup on another. In general, If a patient has had a tissue expander in place to begin with right after the mastectomy, then that is used as a guid to where the patient wants to be. The expander is expanded until the patient likes the size, and then an implant that matches those dimensions is utilized. It is not important what the bra measurement says you are, since thre is no standard or measurement. Whether you are an A cup or a DDD cup should not matter as long as you are happy with the size. I hope this helps.
Recently had breast reconstruction - what cup size is 600cc?
Good communication between you and your surgeon of your expectations is warranted - choosing your surgeon wisely is the first step. Discussion of your wishes and having an honest and open dialog of your procedure is mandatory (e.g, implant type, incision, placement, etc). I have found that photographs brought by the patient is helpful to get a visualization of the appearance you wish for in terms of size, shape, fullness, etc. In addition, your surgeon's pre and postoperative photographs should demonstrate a realistic goal for you. Once this has been accomplished, allow your surgeon to utilize his/her best medical judgment during the procedure to finesse the best possible result for you after preoperative biodimensional planning and fitting the right implant for your breast width.
See how you look and feel in clothing with the tissue expanders, if you have them now. Otherwise, trying sizes and getting measured and fit appropriately will be ideal. Implant sizes will give different size for different women depending on your body habitus, height, weight, implant type, implant position, etc.
Hope me that this helps! Best wishes for a wonderful result!
Cup size with 600cc implant
A patient's final bra cup size is determined by the size of the implant, the patients chest circumference, and the amount of soft tissue present. A 600cc implant can make a petite patient a D or DD, while it might make a larger framed patient a B or C. Patients can be measured either by their plastic surgeon or at a bra store to determine their final cup size.
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Technical Abstract: Reproductive isolation is the first step in species formation. Detecting when this has occurred can be difficult, because morphological differentiation usually is not evident during the early stages of species formation. Gene flow analysis estimates the number of migrants between populations per generation. Populations exchanging fewer than one migrant every other generation are reproductively isolated and may be beginning the speciation process. Gene flow analysis can be used with any type of discrete genetic marker, including those commonly employed by plant pathologists and mycologists (e.g., isozymes, RAPDs, AFLPs). Gene flow analysis of the oomycetes Phytophthora infestans and P. mirabilis indicated that these taxa were reproductively isolated and clearly represent two species, even though their ITS sequences are identical and would not have been separated by sequence analysis of that region. Analysis of the rice blast pathogen Magnaporthe grisea indicated that most host-associated forms are reproductively isolated from the others and probably represent different species. This technique can be a powerful tool for testing the level of gene flow among closely related, morphologically similar taxa.