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Reproducibility of Corneal Graft Thickness measurements with COLGATE in patients who have undergone DSAEK (Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty)
The CorneaL GrAft Thickness Evaluation (COLGATE) system was recently developed to facilitate the evaluation of corneal graft thickness from OCT images. Graft thickness measurement can be a surrogate indicator for detecting graft failure or success. The purpose of this study was to determine the reproducibility of the COLGATE system in measuring DSAEK graft area between two observers.
This was a prospective case series in which 50 anterior segment OCT images of patients who had undergone DSAEK in either eye were analysed. Two observers (MW, AC) independently obtained the image analysis for the graft area using both semi automated and automated method. One week later, each observer repeated the analysis for the same set of images. Bland-Altman analysis was performed to analyze inter and intra observer agreement.
There was strong intraobserver correlation between the 2 semi automated readings obtained by both observers. (r = 0.936 and r = 0.962). Intraobserver ICC for observer 1 was 0.936 (95% CI 0.890 to 0.963) and 0.967 (95% CI 0.942 to 0.981) for observer 2. Likewise, there was also strong interobserver correlation (r = 0.913 and r = 0.969). The interobserver ICC for the first measurements was 0.911 (95% CI 0.849 to 0.949) and 0.968 (95% CI 0.945 to 0.982) for the second. There was statistical difference between the automatic and the semi automated readings for both observers (p = 0.006, p = 0.003). The automatic readings gave consistently higher values than the semi automated readings especially in thin grafts.
The analysis from the COLGATE programme can be reproducible between different observers. Care must be taken when interpreting the automated analysis as they tend to over estimate measurements.
Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) is rapidly becoming an alternative to penetrating keratoplasty (PK) for patients with corneal endothelial failure
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is an infra red light imaging device that captures micrometer resolution, three dimensional images of the anterior segment
Users are able to quantify the images captured with the OCT using the built-in caliper software. For corneal graft thickness measurements the user can manually adjust the calipers to obtain thickness measurements at different locations along the graft. With individual point caliper measurements, the user only obtains information at a selective point on the graft and information about the complete graft thickness profile is not obtained. In order to circumvent this problem, a semi-automated system, the COrneaL GrAft Thickness Evaluation (COLGATE) software program was developed to facilitate the evaluation of corneal graft on OCT images. The COLGATE system
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Outline of Comea Graft using the COLGATE program
Outline of Comea Graft using the COLGATE program.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the inter-observer and intra-observer reproducibility of DSAEK graft area measurements using both automated and semi-automated methods of the COLGATE program. The results from this study allows for validation of the software for future studies.
In this retrospective study, 50 high resolution cornea OCT images of 23 patients who had undergone DSAEK in either eye were obtained from a common data base. The data base encompasses all anterior segment OCT images which are kept in the hard disk drive of the OCT machine These 50 images were selected as they had the best quality images with both cross-sectional ends of the DSEK graft seen. There were 10 females and 13 males ranging in age from 42 to 83 years old, with mean age of 62.7 years old +/− 17.6. Of these, 52.2% were Chinese, 17.4% were Malays, 17.4% were Vietnamese, 8.7% were Indians and 4.3% were Eurasians. The study had the approval of the hospital's Ethics Committee (Singhealth Institutional Review Board) and was conducted according to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki.
Image acquisition
The AS- OCT (anterior segment optical coherence tomography) (Visante, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, California) images of the anterior chamber were obtained using high resolution cornea images in a completely dark room with no windows and the only lighted areas were the fixation target which equates to 20 lux illumination. To obtain the best quality image, the examiner adjusted the saturation and noise and optimized the polarization for each scan during the examination so as to obtain good discernible images with high signal to noise ratio. The patients were instructed to fixate at the external fixation light to ensure that they were looking straight ahead. The patients' eye lids were kept open so that they did not block the 10-mm diameter corneal mapping. The operator adjusted the software system to position the vertex at the center of the AS-OCT image and to maximize the vertex reflection. The images were obtained by the same operator for all 50 eyes. All scans were taken between 10 AM and 4 PM to minimize the effect of diurnal variation on cornea thickness. More than one horizontal scan was performed but the best quality scan was selected by the technician performing the scan, for measurements.
Image processing and analysis
The images were processed through the COLGATE program that analyses the images via four main steps as previously described
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Outline of Graft using Semi-automated method (Figure
Outline of graft using semi-automated method (Figure
Repeatability of image analysis
The definition of reproducibility used in this study was based on definitions by the International Organization for Standardization
Statistical methods
Bland-Altman analysis was performed to analyze inter and intra observer as well as between automated and semi-automated agreement using MedCal Version 12.3.0 (Mariakerke, Belgium). The reproducibility of the above parameters was calculated in terms of limits of agreement (LOA; mean of differences +/− 1.96x standard deviation of differences). Paired t-tests were used for the differences between observer measurements.
Both observers were able to define the outline of the graft for all 50 images and calculate the graft area in an automated and semi automated method, on two separate occasions.
Intraobserver repeatability
The first and second sets of readings were similar within each observer as evident by strong linear correlation coefficient values (r = 0.936 and r = 0.962) as well as intraobserver correlation coefficient values (ICC). The intraobserver inter class correlation coefficient (ICC) for observer 1 was 0.936 (95% CI 0.890 to 0.963) and observer 2 was 0.967 (95% CI 0.942 to 0.981). This implies that overall the two sets of readings made by each observer not only strongly resemble each other (coefficient value) but each observer was able to obtain a point to point similarity between the two sets for readings of the calculated graft area for all 50 images (ICC). The mean difference of each of the calculated graft areas by the semi automated method, was expressed as the mean of the limits of agreement (LoA mean) and this was smaller for observer 1 ie −223.8 um2 (−4340.6 to 3893.1) than for observer 2 at −3477.5 um2 (−6695.5 to −259.5). (Table
Interobserver repeatability
The semi automated graft area calculation readings were compared between the two observers and this was found to be comparable between the two groups. This relationship (between calculations made by observer 1 and observer 2 for the two sets) was reflected in the linear correlation values (r = 0.913 for the first set and r = 0.969 for the second set) and there was no statistical significance in the calculations made between the two observers for each set of readings. This was further supported by the interobserver interclass correlation coefficient value (ICC) for the first set of measurements between observer 1 and observer 2 (0.911 (95% CI 0.849 to 0.949)) and the second set of measurements 0.968 (95% CI 0.945 to 0.982). This means that there was point to point agreement of the calculated graft area obtained between observer 1 and observer 2 for all 50 graft area calculations for both sets of readings. The difference of each calculated graft area (for 95% of all the observations) by observer 1 and observer 2 from the mean of both their calculations is again expressed as the mean LoA. The mean LoA for the first set of readings (between M1 and B1) was 3364.4um2 and even was even smaller for the second reading (between M2 and B2) at 110.6 um2 (Table
Comparison between automated and semi-automated
Four sets of readings between the automated and the semi automated method (M1, M2, B1, B2) were compared. In the first set (automated versus M1), there was statistical difference in the mean graft area calculated by the automated method (195474.6um2) and semi-automated 151619.4um2 by observer 1(p = 0.006). The area calculated by the automated method and the first set of calculations made by the first observer (M1) were not correlated r = −0.083. The LoA mean in this first group was 43855.14 um2 implying that 95% of all calculated graft areas of the 50 images using the automated and semi automated method were found to be far from the mean of the calculated automated and semi automated graft area.
In the second set, the graft area calculated by the automated method was 195474.6um2 and semi-automated 151843.2um2 (M2) (p = 0.006). Again, the two sets of results were not correlated (r = −0.08) and the large LoA mean of 43631.38 um2.
Observer 2 also had 2 sets of graft area calculations compared with the automated method. For the first set of readings done by semi automated method (B1), observer 2 obtained 148255.0 um2 for the mean graft area while the automated method had a reading of 195474.6um2 (p = 0.003). The calculated area of each image obtained by the automated method and observer 2 were not correlated (r = −0.08). Likewise, the large LoA mean of 47219.5 um2 implies that 95% of all calculated graft areas by automated and semi automated method (B1) were far from the mean of the automated and semi automated graft area values (B1). For the second set of calculations made by observer 2 (B2), observer 2 obtained 151732.6um2 and this was statistically significantly different (p = 0.006) from the automated value. Once again, there was a negative linear correlation of r = −0.05 and a correspondingly large limits of agreement between automated and B2 values (LoA mean 43742 um2). Table
There is much subjective variation in the software caliper placement by users of the ASOCT, and inter-observer variations of measurements have been shown to have a SD of 18.0 - 20.2um at +1.0 mm and −1.0 mm from the centre of the cornea.* Recently we compared the interobserver and intraobserver variation of LASIK flaps measured using a time domain and spectral domain machine
In this study, we found that the COLGATE program was a highly reproducible tool for graft area measurements and consistent graft area calculations could be obtained both inter and intra-observer from every scan. This was evident by the strong linear correlation coefficient, intraclass and interclass coefficient and the small range of limits of agreement. It was observed that the automated method gave consistently higher values than the semi automated method and this was especially pronounced in thin grafts. In particular graft areas of less than 80000um2 measured by the semi automated method had more than double the measurement by the manual method. This may be due to the fact that the boundary between the anterior graft surface and the underside of the recipient stroma might not be as easily discernible in thin grafts by the COLGATE program. The authors believe that using the semi automated method to calculate the graft area would be better in all grafts.
We found a higher linear correlation of the graft area measurement made between observers (r = 0.913, r = 0.969) using the COLGATE program than the previously reported inter-observer correlation on the same time domain ASOCT (r = 0.841, r = 0.751)
The COLGATE system may be used as an objective method for ophthalmologists and researchers to obtain graft area measurements. This raises the possibility that DSAEK surgeons may then have a program to preoperatively predict the maximum donor diameter of the graft to be inserted so as to enable transfer of the maximal amount of donor endothelial cells, and with a chart including a range of individual donor thicknesses, be able to select and decide on the exact diameter required at the time of surgery taking into account the actual thickness of the donor tissue supplied for the case, without the fear of encroaching into the chamber angle and risking donor iris contact at the periphery.
Currently, graft thickness is measured using the software calipers on the Visante ASOCT (as well as other OCT systems) at a single point. However, as most grafts are irregularly cut, the central thickness does not provide a good estimate of the entire graft thickness
There are other uses of this software. Its use can be extended to evaluating penetrating keratoplasty grafts, as well as anterior and deep anterior lamellar grafts. Future software enhancements will also allow it to be possible to measure the anterior and posterior curvature of the graft, which are useful parameters in assessing post graft refractive evaluation
There are some limitations to this program. Though the graft area is a better surrogate for graft thickness than single point measurements as it incorporates the entire graft, the graft volume would be a more precise parameter than area. However, this would require a three-dimensional imaging acquisition of the corneal graft, which currently is not available. An estimation of graft volume may be calculated from our values by multiplying the graft area by the graft diameter which will be known to the surgeon implanting the graft e.g. if area is 20000 um2, volume = area x size of trephine (ie 8.5 mm) = 170,000um3 It is also not sufficient to simply rely on the automated readings as we found that the semi automated readings gave a better and consistent graft area calculation.
Lastly, it would also be interesting to demonstrate how image quality changes the inter-observer and intra-observer reproducibility of the measurements.
This paper shows that the intra-observer and inter-observer repeatability from the COLGATE program is highly reproducible, and could be used clinically to determine the ideal diameter of a donor lenticule for DSAEK surgery. However care must be taken when interpreting the automated analysis as it tends to over estimate corneal graft area, especially in thinner grafts. Nevertheless, the semi-automated program is useful in evaluating the graft area which in turn is a better indication of the graft thickness and hence graft function. Further studies evaluating graft thickness and graft refractive power longitudinally postoperatively using this software are planned. Knowing the expected hyperopia from the calculated graft thickness can help the surgeon determine the refractive end point especially when performing a combined DSEK with phacoemulsification.
aVisante Operation Manual. Jena, Germany, Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, 2006;appendix D-6:158.
Competing interests
The authors report no conflicts of interest.
Authors' contributions
JM, DT: Initiating the study and tutoring MW and AC. MW and AC contributed to the acquisition of images using the software. MW: Writing of the manuscript. H Htoon assisted with statistical analysis. JLee, J Cheng and B Liu: contributed to the analysis and creation of the COLGATE software. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
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Pre-publication history
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Hermione strode across the kitchen and placed Hugo's breakfast in front of him. His hand was propping up his dropping head and he started eating his eggs without even looking at them.
"Hugo," Hermione said, shaking his shoulder while pouring her husband some coffee. "Wake up, kid."
"I don't understand why school's so early," he said sleepily, straightening up in his seat.
"You're just like Dad," Rosie said, wrinkling her nose. "Always complaining about things that you're fortunate enough to have."
"Well said, Rosie."
"Mom!" Hugo complained. "Why do you always take her side?"
"Because I'm always right," Rosie said smugly and laughed as Hugo swiped at her and missed.
"Shut up, I'm tried."
There was a thundering on the stairs suddenly and their eyes widened at each other. They turned their perplexed faces to their mother who had a piece of toast ready at hand.
"I'm late," their father said as he entered the room. He had one shoe on, his hair uncombed, and there was a smudge of toothpaste on the side of his face. "I'm really late."
"Good morning, dear," Hermione said sarcastically, handing him the toast. He took it and smushed the whole thing in his mouth. "How did you sleep?"
"'ong," he said through his crammed mouth, tying up his other shoe. "'hoo 'ong. I'm ho 'ate! 'He's 'oin ho hill me!"
"Morning Dad," Rosie said brightly.
Ron hurried over to his kids and kissed them both on the heads. He tried to swallow the whole piece of toast and his children laughed at the strained look on his face.
"Have fun at school," he managed to say as he grabbed some papers from the counter. He turned to his wife and, the kids looked away abruptly, kissed her goodbye.
"Wait," she said as he began to take off. She licked her thumb and rubbed Ron's cheek. "You need to start waking up on time."
"Yup," he agreed. "Bye!"
Ron sped out the front door and Hermione leaned backward against the counter. She smiled wisely at Rosie.
Hugo opened his mouth to speak, but suddenly the front door burst open again.
"Has anyone seen my…" Ron started looking flustered, but then he caught sight of the item dangling off her index finger.
"Thanks," he said gruffly, stuffing his foot into his shoe and then sped back down the hall. "Love you!"
"Try to be home on time!" Hermione called after him.
"Uh huh!" was all he said and then the front door slammed shut.
Val wasn't pleased.
"Mr. Weasley, you have been consistently late for the past month," she scolded with her arms crossed firmly.
"I know, I'm sorry," he said staring at his feet. "I'm not really a morning person," he added lightly, but he didn't expect that to thaw her out.
"Don't let it happen again," she narrowed her eyes. "Do you understand?"
Ron nudged the ground with his toe. "Yeah."
"Good." Val uncrossed her arms and shook off her cardigan. "I need you to do a favor for me before you go to your office."
He looked up, seemingly clear of danger. "Sure, what is it?"
"There are some papers I need. I think Erwin has them in his office."
"Erwin?" Ron complained, "Down in the Department of Mysteries?"
"That is where his office is, yes," she said, raising an eyebrow and placing her sweater on the back of her chair. "I need the papers for the meeting this evening on the Dolohov case. Will you do that please?"
"Yeah, sure," Ron grumbled, turning to leave his boss's office.
"Be on time tomorrow, Mr. Weasley."
"Okay," he replied heatedly.
Ron closed the door firmly behind him and crossed the hallway to the elevator.
Ron looked up when the elevator came and saw his partner Kath. He had white-blonde hair that went to his jaw and stuck up in every direction.
"Where are you going?" he asked, pulling his freckled friend in.
"Down to the Department of Mysteries," Ron grumbled.
"Ron, we got assigned a case!" Kath said, excitedly, his golden eyes widening. "Didn't you hear?"
"No!" he responded, shocked. "When did you find out?"
"About an hour ago. Were you late?" he asked wearily.
Ron grumbled and crossed his arms. Kath laughed.
"Mate, you've got to hurry! We need to go to Edinburgh. There was a suspicion of a Death Eater uprising."
The news shocked Ron immensely. "Just you and me?"
"Yeah!" Kath said, grinning widely.
Ron strained a smile. He was so behind in work and a mission on top of it all? Val was surely going to fire him…
"Well, I'll see you in a few," Kath said, sounding slightly disappointed with the lack of enthusiasm. "Hurry up so we can get started."
Ron looked up and saw that it was his stop.
He didn't waste time once he was down at the Department of Mysteries. He headed straight for Erwin's office.
He squeezed his way into the tiny office.
"Erwin, I need the papers for Val."
"Papers?" Erwin said, scratching his bald spot. "I gave those to Andrew."
"McVillis?" Ron asked frustrated. He needed to get all that paperwork done! Val would owe him. "Where's his office?"
"Yeah…McVillis," Erwin repeated. "Keep going down this hallway, make a right, third door from the left is the office door. In there, take the left hallway and then it'll be the fourth room on the right."
Ron stared blankly back at him and Erwin suddenly jumped.
"Oh, I have to go! Important lunch with Senior Auror Trimmings…"
"Wait, could you write down-?" Ron asked desperately. Take a right on the left hallway…no, fourth room on the left hallway…
"Sorry, Weasley," Erwin replied, fumbling through his briefcase and then snapped it shut. He put on his hat and, turning to Ron, he tipped it. "All the best."
"Wait!" Ron called as he brushed past him. "I don't remember…."
"I'm sorry, Weasley!" and with that, Erwin started down the hallway.
Ron stood there for a moment and felt the frustration and irritation burn at his temper. He had his own work to do and Val had him running around like a chicken with its head cut off. How was he supposed to remember all those directions?
He took a couple of deep breaths and then shuffled down the hallway. He would just start trying doors, he reckoned.
He began on a hallway that was extremely noisy. There were people talking franticly, owls rustling their wings impatiently, and papers slapping against each other. Ron hurried along, knocking on doors and asking for McVillis and only one person knew who he was, but did not know where his office was.
He tried the next hallway.
There were signs on these doors, which were helpful, yet none of them was Andrew's.
Just as he was about to exit to another corridor, he found one of the doors with no sign. The rest of them on the hall all had plaques outside the offices, yet this one had no sign indicating it as an office or closet or anything.
Ron stepped forward and tried the knob.
The door was not locked.
Ron, his curiosity quirking, looked up to see if anyone was around. He turned the doorknob and pushed on the door, but it didn't open. His eyebrows furrowing, he nudged the door with his shoulder. It cracked open just a slight bit. He stood back and then threw all his weight against the door and the heavy door dragged against carpet on the other side. There was a crack just large enough for him to maneuver through.
He slipped through, but his foot got caught in the closing door.
"Shit!" he cried out in pain and pulled it into the room. He hopped on one foot, massaging the other one as he grumbled a long string of profanities.
Suddenly, he stopped.
There stood in front of him was an object that he had run into so long ago, that he had a hard time remembering what he had seen in it.
The Mirror of Erised stood, tall and dusty, in front of him.
He put his foot down and stared into the mirror. He saw his reflection staring back at him, looking slightly angry and curious.
He waited for several seconds, waiting for something to show, but nothing did. Was it broken?
Ron stepped closer to the mirror and ran his fingers on the dirty glass. It didn't seem like anything was wrong with it…
He took another step closer and made sure he was standing properly in the center.
He straightened up his robes and closing his eyes, took a deep breath. His greatest desire…his greatest desire…
He opened his eyes.
Only his reflection stared back at him.
"Someone's broken you, have they?" he murmured to himself, running his fingers over the aged wooden frame.
He froze suddenly.
His wide blue eyes moved into the center of the mirror and he let his freckled hand fall to his side.
The mirror wasn't broken at all.
He found himself smiling.
He took one last look at himself in the mirror, placed his hands into his pockets, and left.
(A/N)- Just a couple things...
1. Yes, I did take that toothpaste bit from that report for the next movie. I thought it was adorable. (:
2. Kath is the coolest name ever. I don't care what you say -coughcough- JESSICA -cough-. You will be seeing more of him in the future.
3. I have a new story in the works. I don't want to sound braggish, but...ITS GOING TO BE SWEET! I haven't started yet, but I have it all planned out...(: I am ashamed to say I got the inspiration from...-wince- the movie 'Prom Night' (aka- the worst movie ever) and Naurto (I've never seen this show before, but my sister sent me a clip of a certain part and it just fired me up!). I hope you'll all enjoy it as much as I am enjoying writing it!

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What would you put on the Trafalgar Square plinth? R: I would put alternating sculptures from the London art colleges - one week each.
What is your life philosophy? J: Try to worry as little as possible and don't feel you need to control things. R: Don't take yourself seriously.
Where would you have your ashes scattered? J: I'd want to be scattered in Cornwall, over the sea. R: Judy wants me to be buried in the garden.
If your house were on fire, which three things would you rescue? J: Richard, Jack and Chloe. I don't care enough about anything else. R: I'd think, 'Let it burn. Let the fire cleanse me.'
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I don't want your help.
I don't want your sympathy.
But when you need a shoulder to cry on,
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Hello sweet soft misery.
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|Reviews for Like a Shooting Star
| ebi pers chapter 1 . 7/29/2012
Again, your perfect characterization blows me away! My favorite section has to be Matt's. His observations on his brothers' relationship are spot on and almost heartbreaking. The fact that he was pretending to be asleep is also perfectly in character and something I can easily see happening on the show. And the hollow comfort Tom tried to provide was brilliantly written as well. They all were. Fantastic job! I hope to see more from you soon.
| JDMlvr1 chapter 1 . 7/27/2012
I Love what you did with all of these character's and the story line. Makes Me miss ben more
| Sirnonenath chapter 1 . 7/23/2012
I loved the episode. Evoked way too many feelings though, if you know what I mean? So of course I had to search out fic to torment myself more. So happy to see a tag to this episode by you!
First, TOM:
This poor man. The hits never stop for him, do they? This part is so heartbreaking: "He'd already lost his son once. To lose him again… and this time he was the one who allowed it to happen." :(
Great job with Tom realizing that he will now have to tell Hal and Matt where Ben is.
Perfectly in character. I definitely agree that Hal's reaction would be anger and that he would want to go charging after Ben right away (reminds me of season 1 Hal).
Love that you had Maggie comfort Hal. She knew just the right things to say (and I'm glad that she pointed out that Ben decision to leave was in part to protect the 2nd Massachusetts).
"He's my kid brother and I've only just got him back. I just want him to be okay." Loved these lines. *sad*
I think this might be my favorite section. Matt's ruminations on the way Ben had changed and the way the dynamic between his two older brothers had shifted was spot on. I love the way you captured his character; you get a sense of just how overwhelming the situation is to a young child.
The Tom and Matt hug was very sweet. I like how Matt picks up that his father's assurances about Ben are mostly hollow.
Not much to say about this section except I might have gotten a little misty eyed. Poor Lourdes.
Love the tone in this section. Weaver is the war captain doing a mental survey of his troops and their situation. Thanks for drawing the parallel between Weaver and Tom (both of whom now have children whose whereabouts are unknown).
This section made me laugh. Pope's diction is just perfectly Pope.
Really liked this part: "Afterwards, she'd held him. They stayed like that for almost an hour, just in each other's arms as they tried to digest everything that had happened. "
How determined he is. I like that you end with Ben, as the episode did.
Sorry for the length of the review. Hope you don't mind. I really loved this tag!
| Guest chapter 1 . 7/23/2012
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I equipped myself to take what was being given but there was a small doubt in my mind that my power wasn't enough. Troy erased all those thoughts though, as Kahn's ball of power escaped from his hands and stormed at me. Then I did one of the stupidest things imagined. Or really … it only sounds stupid.
I side-stepped it.
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Kahn glared at me in wonder as the ball suddenly disappeared. Either he pulled it out of the air and put it back into him or I don't know. But as it vanished, all my views of fighting went along. Was he controlling that? Troy wasn't even sure enough to tell me.
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"Wait!" he cried out like an abandoned child.
"What," was all I could produce.
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I think in the last part he was murmuring to himself as he clutched at his hair.
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"How did what happen?"
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A name.
We always ask questions, but there is always one we ask; all the time.
Everyday I meet new people; chat to new people. I try and learn as much about them as possible as I will never know if I will see them again, be-it for the right or wrong reasons, be-it the cruel game that life plays on people. Everyone always has a story to tell.
Sitting on the bench in the park, buying a coffee in a local cafe, we all interact with each other and by doing so, we all affect each other's day; for a brief moment.
It may be a brief moment, but sometimes the tiniest of things can have a huge impact. We underestimate the small things in life and we underestimate talking to each other.
I listen to what people say; I enjoy listening to what people say. Most of the time, people want to be listened to; to just talk about something, to have someone listen. They do not want to be judged, or to seek opinions, they just want to chat and laugh and reminisce the past.
Reminiscent of their first love, memories of their parents, thoughts on the weather, fear of letting go - everyone has something to talk about, irrespective of what it may be.
Despite being strangers who have never met before, we all have something to say, something to tell each other. Questions are inevitably asked; how did you feel at that time? What made you do that? Why did you leave? It is our way of taking the fragmented pieces of our life and stitching them together to form a unique story, to belong to that single person.
I have met some people with some amazing stories, and if I hadn't spoken to them, I would never have known what they had achieved. As you see people walk pass you in the street, you would never guess what they have been through, what they have seen, what they have felt, and yet we are strangers chatting, until that question is asked.
That single question that defines who someone is, as a person, a human being, someone.
What is your name? A name, a noun, a word that belongs to me, a word that is mine and defines me, makes me who I am and has been with me for aeons.
A name that is given to me from the day I was born, and will be taken with me to the day I die; my name is James.


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So I was catching up with the half-season finale of Season Two of The Flash this week (the modern hit on the CW network, not the 90s version), which was also the Christmas episode, and what to my wondering ears should appear but a character (Caitlin) tries to explain Christmas to someone (Jay) she thinks has never heard of it.
"Oh! -- uh, well, it's this holiday we have where we cut down trees and sing songs to celebrate the birth of a baby two thousand years ago, but then the Romans killed him, so we give each other gifts..."
Admittedly, a third character in the scene (Cisco) is making a face during this and as she runs out of any idea for Christmas he snarks, "That's your explanation?" But he leaves soon afterward, and Jay reveals he was joking, he knows what Christmas is, and let's just move on to the important thing which is Caitlin and Jay making googly eyes at one another.
This is just the kind of reply we could expect from writers who, when coming up with heroes for the main character (Barry), think of Richard Dawkins and Neil deGrasse Tyson. They think Christmas, as "Christmas", is confusing and pointless at best: it's just about this guy who was born and died a long time ago and yet we somehow still bother to give gifts to each other on a day long set aside to celebrate his birth. Anything more or better than that isn't about that guy, or might as well be about stories we made up about a jolly fat guy in a red suit giving presents to good children (who never has anything to do with that guy whoever he was, maybe someone named Chris?)
Now, maybe this is only because I'm a blazing genius, but I could have come up with a thematically better and historically accurate (as far as it goes) and still totally naturalistic explanation of why more than one third of all people on the planet still think Christmas means something important enough to celebrate, even if they don't agree with the religious ideas of Christmas.
"Oh! -- uh, well, it's a holiday we have where we celebrate the birth of a guy two thousand years ago who taught that we ought to love even our enemies enough to die for them, and he let the Romans kill him to show how serious he was about that, so we give each other gifts..."
If Caitlin as a character might not have been up to speed enough (see what I did there) on the meaning of Christmas to come up with that, there were two characters right there on the scene who could have done so: Cisco, who as already written thinks her stumbling explanation is lame; and Jay who as already written is a highly honorable and moral old-fashioned guy who (having been clearly patterned after the Marvel Cinematic Universe's portrayal of Steve Rogers, Captain America) often brings that perspective to scenes. He could even, being from an alternate Earth, have offered it as a comparison. The writers could have even aimed a sting at Christians who (they think) are missing even this basic point about that Chris guy.
But why bother sticking even that much meaning of Christmas into the episode? Because it would have been entirely appropriate to an ongoing theme of the show -- including especially in this episode (as in the climactic scene, among some other places) -- whether or not good people should try to be merciful even to their enemies. The writers have tried to be realistically messy about that theme, which I think is admirable; and one might argue they've been so messy as to be incoherent about it, which I think is sloppy; but that theme is definitely there.
Ah, but what does Christmas as "Christmas" have to do with any of that? Or maybe we don't want to give even that much credit to the reason people all over the world have celebrated Christmas as "Christmas".
And besides, that idea must also look pointless and confusing, or foolishly silly at best, if ethics are only the equivalent of passing genetic gas; or if morality is only something we invent for some people to have power over other people (especially by those who know better, manipulating the system from outside it). Being willing to die to save your own enemies? That's some screwed up genetic impulses right there! -- it sure doesn't help spread those genetics, and their impulses, farther into the gene pool! And sure, maybe that's an idea worth a few people propagating so that they can find a way to exploit it if other people come to believe it, but it sure didn't help that Chris guy when he was dumb enough to go ahead and die for it on that big plus sign! Someone else probably came up with that idea and suckered Chris and a lot of his subsequent followers into agreeing with it, maybe some Roman Imperials, eh, doesn't really matter unless we can find a way to exploit people who still believe it for our benefit today.
Not that the show's writers denigrate the idea of loving your enemy enough to sacrifice yourself for them, even when that's painfully hard to do. But they, or maybe the show's producers, or maybe the network execs, didn't think that that was an idea worth connecting to the reason they have a "Christmas" episode per se.
And after all, the meaning of the story, the meaning of Christmas as such, as generally practiced throughout Christian history, is stronger even than that: as much stronger as the Most High can be.
Because even if the story is only regarded as a fiction, the idea of the fable is this: that the one and only foundational ground of all reality not only truly loves personal creatures, and not only loves them enough to voluntarily suffer with them, and not only loves them enough to show this by living a human life from birth to death in suffering with them, and not only loves them so much as to die for their sake, but loves even His worst enemies enough to sacrifice Himself for their sake so that He and they can live happily ever after together someday.
If any credit was given to even a naturalistic explanation of the meaning of Christmas, someone might go on to discover that a naturalistic meaning of Christmas isn't important enough, and hasn't been important enough historically for most of those who believe in any good meaning for Christmas, for centuries and millennia -- even far back beyond the time when December 25th was chosen to celebrate the birthday of that man. The fullest value of full humanity and even of all of Nature, isn't an idea of one more male baby being born somewhere who died as a man for some obscure reason that probably doesn't make sense, but by the Greatest Beyond Nature loving Nature enough to voluntarily sacrifice Himself for everything in Nature including for His own enemies.
And not so that Nature and personal creatures will cease to exist someday as such; and not so that Nature and personal creatures will never come someday to fully cooperate with each other as such; but so that someday, sooner or later, there will most assuredly be a happily ever after for all together, however much suffering in childbirth must come first -- which Justice Himself voluntarily suffers together with us, even when we are currently insisting on being unjust.
Now, admittedly, most of us Christians throughout history have thought, for various reasons, that not all personal creatures will in fact be brought by God to do love and justice someday for happily ever after. Some of us agree and teach that God intends and acts toward bringing this about; and some of us agree that God will surely succeed in bringing this about for whomever He intends and acts to do so; and only a relative few of us think both assurances of the good news of God's salvation are true. Why we think only one and not the other, or why we think both, of those assurances are true, is a whole other debate, and one we've debated for all our history -- sometimes hotly and insultingly so. And we've also debated among each other for all our history on how and why exactly God intends and acts toward one or the other or both assurances.
But both assurances have been passed down, to one extent or another, through all our history, as the meaning for why a particular Jewish baby was born to a Jewish mother to be handed over by Jewish leaders to be slain by Roman leaders one day, long ago in a small little knife of a country far away from where most of my readers will be reading this.
Even if it was only a story, it's still the greatest story ever told for a reason.
And maximally more great than only the greatest story ever told, if it's true.
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So I was catching up with the half-season finale of Season Two of The Flash this week (the modern hit on the CW network, not the 90s version), which was also the Christmas episode, and what to my wondering ears should appear but a character (Caitlin) tries to explain Christmas to someone (Jay) she thinks has never heard of it.
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- Joe Hinman said...
Great post man. Thanks for posting. Is Barry Alan the Flash on that show? After 30 years of Wall West the go back to Barry Alan? Was that Jay Jay Garrick? The original Flash.
Sounds like they were just doing characterization, badly.
- Jason Pratt said...
Yep, Barry Allen and Jay Garrick! And that particular episode introduced Wally West, too (although they had mentioned him for an ep or two already).
- Jason Pratt said...
Note: the comics went back to Barry Allen (keeping Wally and Jay both around) ten or fifteen years ago, undoing his death which to be fair had happened in a timeline that no longer existed anyway.
- Joe Hinman said...
wow I did not know that. That's when I quite keeping current. Too many reboots. So was the girl Iris West? Because Iris was not such an idiot.
- Jason Pratt said...
No, Iris is around (and in that episode), but in this show she's Barry's adoptive sister (her dad adopted him when Barry's dad went to jail for a murder he didn't commit) and currently not a romantic interest (anymore. It's complicated.)
No, "Caitlin" is Caitlin Snow, who in this show is a very good person who was engaged to marry the guy who became Firestorm, and married him in the last season finale right before he apparently died (but probably didn't) saving Central City from a black hole. (It's complicated.) In comics canon, she becomes the mass murdering super-villain Killer Frost, a Firestorm villain; and the show has teased at least once (when Barry saw alternate realities in the season finale trying to help stop the black hole) that KF is still on the way. (Probably from the alternate reality Jay Garrick's Flash comes from, is my guess.)
- Jason Pratt said...
(Note that previous live-action Flash actor John Wesley Shipp has an extended role as Barry's father Henry; his costar Amanda Pays, whose character was the love interest instead of Iris in the 90s show, shows up occasionally as a leading research scientist. Mark Hamill played Flash villain the Trickster for a couple of eps in the previous series, and by that role got the job playing the Joker for over 20 years in animated series, movies, and video games -- he's widely regarded by fans, myself included, as the definitive Joker -- and for this series the producers brought him back to reprise the Trickster as, basically, the Joker. Including in the half-season finale mentioned in the OP. He's great. {g})
- Joe Hinman said...
this that the way the new 52 has it?
- Jason Pratt said...
I think Barry is in the New52 (heck, Barry fighting with Thawne was the reason for the New52 -- a point sort-of imported into the storyline behind Season 1, except without the New52 per se), but I'm not sure the New52 even still exists as a continuity anymore. DC had another continuity-shaking crossover event this year. (To be fair they've really only had three, though many others have pretended to be a "Crisis" event for marketing sake. I gather the current plan involved writers hashing out which version of several continuities they'd work with going forward again.)
Anyway, no, the current Flash is a spin-off of CW's Green Arrow show (just called Arrow), both of which are spinning off a minor Justice Society mini-series next January, and their continuities are independent of current comics.
(The same crew is also behind the new Supergirl series on CBS, which is in its own new continuity. Supergirl and Flash shows are pretty good; Arrow is very variable.)
I mention all this in case I need to clarify that I'm not hating on the show in the OP; I'm quite a fan. It's just an example of a current cultural ripple. A "meme" you might say. {wry g}
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we should start a comic book blog
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NFL Week 7: Rundown
NY Jets (5-1) were on a bye week.
NY Giants (5-2) destroyed the Dallas Cowboys (1-5) 41-35. QB Eli Manning went 25-35 for 306 Yards, four TD's, and three Interceptions. The interceptions killed them early on, as the Cowboys amassed a 20-7 going into the second quarter. Eli and the Giants came alive later in the second quarter scoring two TD's and one field goal to go ahead 24-20. The Giants continued attacking in the third quarter extending the lead to 38-20. The Giants did get sloppy again in the fourth quarter and gave up two TD's.
Key Players: Giants: RB Ahmad Bradshaw 24 carries 126 Yards
RB Brandon Jacobs 12 carries 75 Yards 1TD
WR Hakeem Nicks 9 receptions 108 Yards 2TD
WR Steve Smith 9 receptions 101 Yards 1TD
WR Mario Manningham 3 receptions 40 Yards 1TD
The Giants amassed over 500 yards of offense and flip side 5 Turnovers.
The Giants knocked out Tony Romo (broken collar-bone eight weeks) as well as the Dallas Cowboys (1-5).
Minnesota Vikings (2-4) took a tough loss to the Green Bay Packers (4-3) 24-28. The Vikings did have a chance to win the game on the last drive. Favre actually threw a pass into the end-zone that was called a TD, but with further review was clearly not a TD as the receiver landed with one foot out of the back of the end-zone. Adrian Peterson put up big numbers with 28 rushes for 131 Yards and one TD. Brett Favre ended up breaking his ankle in two places, one stress fracture and one avulsion fracture.
Eagles (4-3) lost to the Tennessee Titans (5-2) 19-37. The Eagles strangely didn't play QB Michael Vick and paid the price for it. Philly QB Kevin Kolb threw 26 completions out of 48 attempts for 231 Yards, one TD, and two Interceptions. Titans WR Kenny Britt was on fire catching seven passes for 225 Yards and scoring three TD's. [Philadelphia coach Andy Reid is switching quarterbacks again and says Michael Vick will start Nov. 7 against Indianapolis in the Eagles' next game after their bye week.] (courtesy msn.com, foxsports gametrax)
Cleveland Browns (2-5) defeated defending Champion NO Saints (4-3) 30-17. Saints RB Reggie Bush went from World Champion to disdained college Hero from last year to this year. Bush also suffered a broken leg injury in Week 2, but he will be back in action by next week or the following week at the latest.
Pittsburgh Steelers (5-1) barely edged out the Miami Dolphins (3-3) 23-22 winning on a controversial last play that set up the Steelers for the winning field goal. [Ben Roethlisberger and several other players waged an end-zone scrum for a loose ball so frantic the officials were unable to determine a winner. That gave the game to the Steelers. A video review determined Roethlisberger's late touchdown was instead a fumble, but because it was unclear who recovered, Pittsburgh kept the ball and kicked the game-winning field goal on the next play to beat the Miami Dolphins 23-22.
"Just a bizarre kind of play. You hate to win it that way, but you'll take a win," Roethlisberger said.] (in brackets courtesy msn.com, foxsports, Oct 25 1:51AM)
Jacksonville Jaquars (3-4) lost to the KC Chiefs (4-2) 20-42. The KC Chiefs are strong this year with powerful new recruits out of the SEC conference.
Oakland Raiders (3-4) poured it on the Denver Broncos (2-5) 59-14. The Raiders had a 38-7 lead going into the half.
The Cincinnatti Bengals (2-4) lost to the Altanta Falcons (5-2) 32-39. Chad Ochocinco did turn in 108 Yards, One TD on 10 catches. T.O. (Terrell Owens) turned in 88 Yards, One TD on 8 catches. The Bengals have a good passing game, no running game, and can not close out games. Better wait up and stop tweeting T. Ocho Show.
Other Scores: LA Rams (3-4) 17, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-2) 18
Arizona Cardinals (3-3) 10, Seattle Seahawks (4-2) 22
New England Patriots (5-1) 23, San Diego Chargers (2-5) 20
SF 49er's (1-6) 20, Carolina Panthers (1-5) 23
Buffalo Bills (0-6) 34, Baltimore Ravens (5-2) 37
Washington Redskins (4-3) 17, Chicago Bears (4-3) 14
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You Have a Gift (1 of 3) by Jonathan McLeod
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Series: Gifted Christians
Jonathan McLeod
1 Corinthians 12:1, 4-11
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.
Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirits; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.
Some people are described as naturally "gifted." (Mozart started composing at age 5. Shirley Temple won an Academy Award at age 7. Six-year-old Wayne Gretzky played on a hockey team of ten-year-olds.) Christians are supernaturally gifted.
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed (v. 1).
A spiritual gift is a God-given ABILITY for SERVICE.
Every Christian receives at least one spiritual gift ("everyone," v. 6; "each," v. 7; "each one," v. 11). The gifts are most likely given at conversion.
The Greek word for "gifts" is charisma. When God gives the "gift" [charisma] of eternal life (Rom. 6:23), he also gives "gifts" [charisma] (vv. 4, 9, 28, 30, 31) for service.
We have "gifts that differ according to the grace given to us" (Rom. 12:6). Our spiritual gifts "may be enhancements of our natural talents or wholly supernatural endowments" (Mark Driscoll, Gerry Breshears, Doctrine, 385).
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The Board of Investments approved Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation's (MMPC) participation in the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) program in the second quarter of 2016. With this, MMPC will locally produce the Mirage hatchback and the Mirage G4 sedan in addition to the Adventure and the L300 models.
As the company gears up in its commitment to the CARS program, MMPC acknowledged 25 local parts suppliers that will play a major role in the local production of the Mirage and the Mirage G4 starting January 2017. MMPC added that this is just the first batch of suppliers that have "firmed their involvement" under its Local Parts Manufacturing Program.
MMPC claims that the Mirage and the Mirage G4 are one of its best-selling models, which allowed the brand to take the number 2 position in the passenger car category. As a review, when the updated Mirage was launched last May 2016, MMPC First Vice President Froilan Dytianquin told AutoDeal.com.ph that they are looking to sell around 600 to 700 units of the said model per month.
Other than its monthly sales target, MMPC will locally manufacture 200,000 units of the Mirage and the Mirage G4 over a 6-year period as part of its participation in the CARS program. Moreover, MMPC said that they started a second shift operation in preparation to the local production of the Mirage and the Mirage G4 in 2017. A total of 500 assembly workers were hired to support this second shift operations.
It was also previously reported, that MMPC has invested in a P2 billion stamping shop facility in Laguna. The stamping shop is eyed to boost the local production of the Mirage and the Mirage G4 to around 60,000 units annually starting 2018. The P2 billion stamping shop facility is part of MMPC's P4.3 billion investment for its participation in the CARS program.
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Havoc, confusion, chaos, power plays, conflict are words to describe the state of affairs at Chicago State University. The drama played out Friday, March 1, in a special board meeting, when the board, was scheduled to terminate Dr. Wayne Watson. The public meeting opened to a crowd of students, community activists, professors, politicians and the like. They went into a five-hour behind closed doors meeting. They came out to state they took no action, and the regular meeting is scheduled on Friday, March 8.
In question is Dr. Wayne Watson's contract, which ends in 2014. The board wants him out. Why? The truth of the matter, the 14th President of Chicago State, Dr. Wayne Watson, found the South Side institution in shambles. He rose to the occasion and stepped up and his 30 something years of educational executive leadership came forth. Watson was the Chancellor of City Colleges of Chicago for a decade.
I worked with him at City Colleges of Chicago. He can be tough, intense and extremely focused. In a brief three years he dug in his heels working around the clock, clearly on a mission and took the University out of its academic hole. He might have stepped on some toes along the way. But that happens when you are straightened up a mess. Watson came to Chicago State in 2009, in turmoil and with plenty of heat including press pressure. He found 41 audit findings that required immediate addressing from padded enrollment figures to budget shortfalls. The school has a budget of $141. Million.
Chicago State is important to Chicago's African American community. One of every five African Americans who receive a college degree in the State of Illinois earned it from CSU.
Chicago State University was on the verge of loosing its accreditation when Watson assumed the presidency. The High Learning Commission evaluated Chicago State in November and in a soon to be released report, they wrote," He has established a strong new leadership team that has engaged the University in mission redefinition and strategic planning. Although it is still early in that process, with implementation just beginning, the University has entered a new era, with a strong emphasis on fiscal responsibility, enrollment management and compliance in all its dimensions. Overriding it all is its continued commitment to teaching and learning for its distinctive student body." The report states that the students "could not be more supportive." And the report states that the board is "beyond routine Board governance activities."
Some members of the board have reached into day-to-day operations with recommendations for staffing and contracting. This is interference and over reach and Governor Quinn needs to step up with voice to his appointees. Perhaps it is not the President who requires replacing; perhaps it is the entire board itself as former Senator Emile Jones recommends.
Watson has engaged the community taking it to world class status. He has invited the community on campus with events, activities, and conferences and even opened it open as a safe haven for high school athletic competition.
Some of his first steps were to actually clean the campus grounds, to upgrade facilities, to restore the bus stop to the doorstep of the schools, being sensitive to the student travel. Chicago State University is a computer school. The students work and have families and attend school. The success stories are many.
Chicago Public Education is at risk for African Americans
Chicago public education community is under destruction. African American schools on the south and west sides are threatened with closure and await the identification of the schools this month. Years ago rumor had it that Chicago State was being considered as a branch of University of Illinois. The reason being the consistent mismangement of the university. Many of Chicago State Presidents have left the premises in scandal. The land is valuable. The school is beautiful. The school is a valuable asset. Former President of the Illinois Senate, Emil Jones made sure the school was funded equally to other state universities, like Southern and U of I.
Why is Watson being challenged, now? This is mid semester and three of the board members terms have expired and terminate in March? Should such a board be making such critical decisions? The educational reports, further a new era at CSU. The professional educators state in the evaluation,
"More broadly, this University has undergone considerable, relatively recent, leadership change, and is moving in new directions, as seen in new mission/vision/values statements and related processes. In many ways a new era has begun. This creates challenge to the leadership team's ability to provide consistent and clear communication that ensures institution integrity." This is a strong and powerful statement directly addressing the Watson leadership. It admits he turned the school around and has placed it on a successful path.
What more could a President do? A small group of faculty members gave Watson a vote of no confidence. He has invaded their workspace with responsibility and accountability with the establishment of post tenure evaluation. Watson has clearly put students first.
At this time, Governor Patrick Quinn, needs to step in, to support Watson's administration. Senator Emile Jones along with otheres declared and testified his support for Watson. He said, the entire board needs to be excused, not Watson. The Convocation Building has The Jones name. He also said, he gave $200,000 to the Chicago State University Foundation for the purpose of scholarships for students. And if Watson leaves, he might request a return of his dollars, because they might not be put to good use.
Governor Quinn needs to weigh in on the Chicago State matter. Their destiny is at stake.
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Men, Claudia Dey wants to teach you how to be a bush pilot. No, not the backwoods outdoorsy kind. Although she'd encourage that if you wanted her to. She wants to teach you how to navigate your lady love's nether regions better than ever.
Claudia's latest book, How to Be a Bush Pilot is a how-to manual for men. And why not? Claudia is something of a sexpert. She wrote a sex advice column for Toro magazine and is currently penning a column on the same topic for the Globe and Mail.
Her inquisitive, intelligent approach to sex is a refreshing change of pace from today's Internet dating and romance reality shows. Her passion for acquiring and sharing what she learns on her love- and sex-related adventures shines through her writing.
So we invited her into the studio to help us help you answer your love, sex and romance-related queries. In this podcast, we randomly drew questions from all the entries for Claudia to tackle with her expertise. The results didn't disappoint.
We also put all the entries into a draw for two Sony Readers. The lucky winners are Kathy Kaufmann and Catherine Munn. Congratulations, ladies!
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Send your answer to email@example.com. The contest closes on Friday, February 4, at midnight ET. The complete rules and regulations are here.
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Fisker faces bankruptcy as workers file suit over layoffs
The Fisker Automotive board of directors was scheduled to meet this morning and among the topics of discussion would most certainly be the possible timing of Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings. Based on the results of today's meeting, Fisker could enter bankruptcy proceedings within the week as the failing automaker works to protect what few resources that they have left.
Fisker is expected to make a $10 million dollar payment on their $200 million dollar Department of Energy loan and while the company allegedly has about $30 million in hand – the company realistically will not have the money to ever pay back that government loan. The company has built a car in ages and with a great many of the vehicles already built being destroyed earlier this year, Fisker has no way of generating the kind of revenue needed to pay back the DoE loan. With all of the interested suitors pulling their interest after company founder Henrik Fisker left last month, bankruptcy appears to be the only option left as the company enters its final days. Fisker has previously attempted to renegotiate the terms of the government loans but with the company in very bad shape, the feds aren't too likely to allow for any reductions in payment or extensions unless Fisker finds a new owner or some serious investors very quickly. After raising over a billion dollars in private funding over the past few years, it would be a miracle to find anyone else willing to dump money into a failing company now without their leader so a last minute sale seems like the only possible salvation from bankruptcy.
In an effort to conserve cash, the company laid off about 75% of their staff on Friday but that has created a whole new problem for Fisker Automotive. It turns out that our government has a law called the US Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification Act (WARN) and this law states that a company has to give workers 60 days notice when they plan to conduct mass planned layoffs. Fisker didn't give their workers 60 days or even 1 day as the management notified the workers last Friday morning that they would no longer have a job at the end of the day. Roughly 160 employees were laid off, keeping only those necessary employees who will either guide the Fisker Automotive brand to a new buyer – or into the grave. Unfortunately, Fisker may have violated federal law in doing so.
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Van Merksteijn Motorsport press release
Peter van Merksteijn jr. ready for season closing WRC Wales Rally GB
Peter van Merksteijn jr. and co-driver Erwin Mombaerts will close the 2011 World Rally Championship season this week during the WRC Wales Rally GB. The Van Merksteijn Motorsport driver will appear in his Citroën DS3 WRC for the first time in a World Rally Car at the start of this tough and difficult event through the Welsh forests.
WRC Wales Rally GB is traditionally the closing event of the annual WRC calendar and because of it taking place late in the year, weather conditions are a deciding factor in the outcome of the rally. Fog, low temperatures, rain and the occasional snow transform the surface of the nice roads the the Welsh scenery into mud making this one of the toughest events of the season for the cars. In addition, the itinerary has long liaisons back to the service to get the cars repaired after completing the demanding special stages.
In preparing for the WRC wales Rally GB, Peter jr. completed an extensive test with the Citroën DS3 WRC last week. Together with the technicians of PH Sport, they have worked on the setup of the car and managed to book a lot of progress. For various circumstances that can occur in Wales a setup for the car has been found so it will react in the preferred way for Peter jr.
It will be the second time in Peter van Merksteijn jr.'s career that he will take part in the Wales Rally GB. In 2007, immediately after winning the Dutch group N championship, he drove for the first time in Wales when the stages were located in the Swansea area. Only two special stages from 2007 are included in this year's edition so it will be a big task for Peter jr. and Erwin to make completely new pacenotes during the reconnaissance.
The start of the Wales Rally GB will take place in the north of Wales on Thursday afternoon when three stages will take place in the area of LLandudno. Friday and Saturday the cars will stay in the northwest of Wales for 14 stages despite that the cars will have to drive back to Cardiff for the overnight parking. Sunday will see six more stages on the schedule after which the finish will be in Cardiff. In total the entrants will have completed almost 1900 kilometer of which 350 kilometers on the 23 special stages.


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BPEX is offering a bureau service to vets wishing to submit data on Real Welfare assessments carried out while the delayed i-Pig smartphone app is completed and tested to ensure accurate and reliable data capture.
Data collection and submission of Real Welfare assessment becomes mandatory for Red Tractor compliance as of July 1, 2013.
Real Welfare is an industry-led project funded by BPEX to help pig producers demonstrate pig welfare and boost productivity, using "welfare outcomes" or "animal-based" measures.
Vets can submit data directly via a web portal (i-pig.org).
However, development of a planned i-Pig smartphone app for Real Welfare has been delayed, so BPEX is to offer a bureau service to vets, operated by Meat and Livestock Commercial Services Ltd (MLCSL).
This service is a stop-gap measure while the development of the app is completed and it has been fully tested to ensure accurate and reliable data capture. It means that vets who do not wish to use the web portal can send in results on paper for bureau staff to input on their behalf.
The service will be available for welfare assessments carried out from July 1 and is scheduled to run for six months.
Research projects manager Katja Stoddart said: "The app is still under development and is being tested but there are still some issues with it. We will be working extremely hard over the next few months to debug it before we release it to vets.
"However it is still extremely important to collect data so there two options are being offered, the web portal or the bureau service which BPEX will fund."
Vets wishing to use the bureau service will be able to post, fax or scan and email the forms. BPEX will provide all practices with return envelopes for them.
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