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This is what the ancients were commended for.
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Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation.
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For by it the people of old received their commendation.
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This is why the ancients were commended.
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For in this the ancients were commended.
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For by it the men of old gained approval.
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For by it the elders obtained a good report.
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For our ancestors won God's approval by it.
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By faith our ancestors won approval.
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For by this, the people of old were attested.
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And by this there was a testimony concerning the ancients.
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For by it the men of old gained approval.
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For by it the elders obtained a good report.
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For by it the elders obtained a good report.
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For therein the elders had witness borne to them.
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For by this the ancients obtained a testimony.
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For in [the power of] this the elders have obtained testimony.
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For therein the elders had witness borne to them.
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For by it the elders obtained a good report.
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For by it the saints of old won God's approval.
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For by this, the elders obtained testimony.
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for in this were the elders testified of;
CommentaryMatthew Henry Commentary
11:1-3 Faith always has been the mark of God's servants, from the beginning of the world. Where the principle is planted by the regenerating Spirit of God, it will cause the truth to be received, concerning justification by the sufferings and merits of Christ. And the same things that are the object of our hope, are the object of our faith. It is a firm persuasion and expectation, that God will perform all he has promised to us in Christ. This persuasion gives the soul to enjoy those things now; it gives them a subsistence or reality in the soul, by the first-fruits and foretastes of them. Faith proves to the mind, the reality of things that cannot be seen by the bodily eye. It is a full approval of all God has revealed, as holy, just, and good. This view of faith is explained by many examples of persons in former times, who obtained a good report, or an honourable character in the word of God. Faith was the principle of their holy obedience, remarkable services, and patient sufferings. The Bible gives the most true and exact account of the origin of all things, and we are to believe it, and not to wrest the Scripture account of the creation, because it does not suit with the differing fancies of men. All that we see of the works of creation, were brought into being by the command of God.
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1Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see. 2This is why the ancients were commended. 3By faith we understand that the universe was formed by God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.…
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Hebrews 1:1
On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.
Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
Hebrews 11:39
These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.
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Roger Cicala investigates accuracy of lens adapters
Mount adapters are incredibly useful for their ability to make lenses from one manufacturer usable with camera bodies from another. But do they have any impact on image quality? LensRentals' Roger Cicala, not one to take manufacturer's claims at face value, has done some investigation. Knowing that slight mis-alignments between a lens and even its native mount can cause softness in images, the added complexity with a lens adapter in the mix seemed likely to cause more problems. His findings are indeed interesting.
In his blog post, Cicala takes a thorough and technical look at the effects of lens adapters on the measured edge-to-edge sharpness of a lens. His focus is mainly on whether commercially-available adapters would be good enough for testing lenses on an optical bench, which is a pretty demanding application. As usual, though, he brings a unique insight to the issue, from being able to test a large number of high quality adapters from the likes of Metabones and Novoflex.
In real-world use shooting 3D subjects (rather than planar test charts), we've found very little evidence of lens adapters having a serious impact on image quality. Still, his report is worth reading if you're interested in adapting your camera to accept different lenses.
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With modern cnc milling, even the lowball adapters can be within the ballpark. If not, you usually have a period in which to test and return a product that doesn't seem to meet your standards or is outright defective. That (parallelism) isn't the problem, internal flare is. Most of the problems affecting imaging with adapters arise from a lot of reflections from the internal surfaces of the devices. When the manufacturer applies a shiny black anodizing to the adapter walls and uses highly reflective chrome finish or brass finish on the locking mechanism, flare and ghosting will appear. It is most pronounced in back-lit situations or when there's a strong light from overhead fixtures or windows to one side. I solved this problem by spraying flat black paint into my adapters, after masking with tape. Also, lens hoods help of course!
I have posted a question on LensRentals site, asking if the Olympus MMF-3 would qualify as "acceptable for testing...............".
Owners of lenses like mine (the 7-14mm up to the 90-250mm) which I use on the OM-D E-M5 and E-M1 may find LensRental's reply interesting when and if they do answer.
The method I used is buying inexpensive but rigid adapters and tweak them for one lens so infinity is correct and image quality fall off to the sides is more or less equal. And keep that adapter fixed on that lens. This is not in conflict with Roger's findings. On M4/3 so far and with low weight C-mount lenses so even more within a safety zone. Despite that, two identical lenses gave different results. Most that go this route will use older and often secondhand lenses with different histories. There will always be a lottery aspect in this approach but it can be quite rewarding. Not just in a nice image quality but also to slow down your picture taking and manual focusing, aperture priority shots often deliver my best images.
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I don't get this...
If the only purpose of an adapter (the "pure" ones, not something like Metabones) is to reinstate the original Flange Focal Distance a lens was built to work with, why are they optically-bench-testing them?
The only appropriate testings to be done are mechanical and physical-dimensional ones, ie, how dimensional-accurate (and consistently throughout production output) is a particular adapter.
(I guess that would mean getting some measuring equipment they DON'T have...)
People think that adding lens-free space between a lens & a camera body (for eg. extension tubes for macro; or these adapters) has no effect on IQ; but they are way wrong. Lens design includes not just flange distance & alignment but also depth of focus (not just DOF) which if not precise affects IQ on multiple levels. Some lens adapters have lens elements involved, which further complicates matters. So yes, MTF measurements, including measurements for LCA & LoCA are in order.
I explicitly excluded adapters with lenses (...for obvious reasons. More glass SHOULD equate to some amount, however minor, of optical degradation).
As "for adding lens-free space in between a lens & a camera body" it is the EXACTLY the same space the lens was designed to work with in the first place, right?
I didn't read the article but just went to the summary
"Putting a great lens on your camera via an adapter might still be better than an average native-mount lens. On the other hand, that great lens certainly wouldn't be as good as it would be on its native-mount camera."
Since there is no native mount body for legacy lenses, it is a moot point.
This is a good quote from the article:
"What Does It Mean in the Real World? Like a lot of laboratory testing, probably not a lot. Adapters couldn't all stink or people wouldn't use them. Like a lot of tests, you can detect a very real difference in the lab that doesn't make much difference at all in the real world."
Here we go again with the insane "optical bench tests"...
When will this kind stop being taken for granted?
They are destroying photography!
Let me see: a lens adapter mount has a major effect on sharpness, but the entire flip-mirror assembly in a slr doesn't and never has done so?
Oh wait: that flipped up piece of gear is the one primarily responsible for focusing said lenses?
Something that gets flicked up and down at high speed, is "inherently" more exact in its sub-micron positioning than a flat ring of metal held firmly in place by 6 or more screws?
Yeah sure. And I am henceforth to be addressed as Santa Claus.
PS: to the "dear Santa" commentators: wake up and start taking photos of real subjects. Not optical benches!
Are you sure you do? Here is a hint: phase detection is the primary AF mechanism for dslrs. NO, they do NOT use only the imaging sensor, you are confused.
Many of us understand the usefulness of standards, and quantification versus guesswork; and are also able to use less-than perfect equipment for excellent work. This isn't an either/or thing. I enjoy reading, and knowing, and refuse to let that stop me from using what I have. This kind of knowledge also helps one to work creatively within the limitations of equipment, when certain results are critical.
There is of course no denying that many adapted lenses do not perform as well as on their native bodies. However, my humble opinion is that Mr Cicala is making wrong conclusions here. Adapters are not the main reason for the loss of image quality. The main deterioration occurs when a lens with a steep incident angle (like wide-angle rangefinder lenses) is used with a digital sensor. Leica makes (expensive) arrays of microlenses exactly to address this issue. In contrast, telecentric lenses (such as SLR lenses) should and do perform rather well.
That said, I secretly hope that after reading this article people will start selling their adapted lenses, so I can finally afford to buy some of the awesome Contax glass :)
Roger also has the highest number of test subjects of any lens reviewer around. I want to read about "average" members of a specific lens design, not a single copy of a lens.
I think that his point is obvious - no free lunch - but if your use for an adapted lens is at f/8 for a landscape, perhaps with focus stacking, you may be able to tolerate minor losses caused by mis-alignment.
now every time I buy a lens , check out his opinion, he is the best and most honest lens tester in the world.
Roger gets all credits and his work should be respected.
Knowledge is power for those able to handle it. Yes, most people would not even know these issues were going on, but it is something to be aware of so that if you do have some off-axis sharpness issues you can perhaps know where to start looking.
I only had wished that he had taken more detailed data - like which direction the IQ problems are in the frame, decentering versus focal plan mis-alignment, etc.
Good stuff to know.
I tried a Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 F-mount on a Sony NEX-5n with a "pro" class adapter and saw some softness on the right side of the image, that - in more controlled shooting - I was not able to replicate with my Fujifilm S5 Pro (shot with the camera in portrait position, and then turned it upside down).
- the lens is an extreme design, can be more prone to optical flaws if used beyond the original specs;
- The 6+6MP Fuji S5 Pro resolution is not on par with the 16MP Sony 5n, maybe the latter resolving power can highlight some micro-misalignments of the glass itself;
but anyway an interesting (although a bit disappointing) test.
Could be your converter workflow or even testing technique/methodology that affected results vis-a vis resolving power. Eg: Vibration is an issue even when mirror lockup is used.
However it could be that your pro adapter (not present on the DSLR) is misaligned. Your next step is to determine if this is a design flaw or if you have a defective adapter.
Imagine that some 50 years ago. Anyone who made photos in that time just looked at his prints. The good cameras where known, the good lenses too, and there was a calssification in pricing, so that in every price range, you could find an acceptable gear. Today, when I read all those specialized forums and sites, whooow, bokeh, one stop better at 6500 iso, not good over 1600 iso, makes noise at 12500, and so on. Why do all of you not waste your time with going around and taking pictures. Any of today's correct digitals do better shots than most of our better old boxes. I have made my first shot with a Kodak Instamatic in 1964. I stepped then fast over to a Pentax, and later to Nikon FE, and after that to Mamyia C and Hassy. Now, lets look a Hassy today, 40000$, limited to 800 Iso, 400 for acceptable quality. And what do we do? Benchmarking, DXO, comparing, criticizing, claiming, and so on. You wanna compare, take your pictures, there is lots to see and talk about in there, I presume.
Your utter mixing apples with sour grapes (not just citrus fruit); or as they say in some languages your mixing of vegetables & flatulence noise, does not make you post any more sensical in its repeating of populistic clichés that still are horribly wrong,
neither does the number of likes make your post any better ;-)
(IOW: you have no idea what you're talking about)
Meh...I have seen very, very few complaints on DPR of people getting bad results from adapters, and I swear the pickiest people on Earth use this website. In practice, its just not a real issue.
Exactly, if someone is greatly bothered by the very possibility of losing a microscopic degree of performance on their lenses with an adapter, then just don't use them. The rest of us will enjoy them.
i bought a $20 Nikon to NEX adapter off ebay and have been really happy with it. Will my photos be better with a $500 adapter?
I think the point is that inexpensive adapters may have wide manufacturing tolerances. You may have a real good example, but another one of the same brand may be worse. Presumably the expensive ones have tighter tolerance.
There is no such thing as a perfect lens, or adapter. This is the equivalent of a pixel peeper review of lens performance. Taken at minutia, it is just AWFUL, but taken as a whole or with a grain of salt, it will never limit your creativity. An adapter is a fantastic tool to expand your creative potential and the only thing it can introduce is perhaps a slight but negligible miss alignment or difference in lens distance that may or may not show off the quality of performance of the edges of the lens. So be it. Other then that, there is no extra glass in between your lens and the sensor to change anything else.
As I just explained in the NEX forum, there are 3 types of glassless adapter issues. Slightly missing infinity (but still in DoF) will cause slight IQ loss at infinity (floating element designs might suffer worse), but is easy to detect. Decentering of the lens as a whole, as opposed to lens elements relative to each other, is generally negligible -- (camera mounts often are not quite centered on the sensor). A tiny tilt will be magnified by the Scheimpflug principle, and can cause lousy performance on a precisely aligned optical bed, but will be compensated if you base alignment of a flat target on focus rather measurements (effectively aligning with a tilted plane) -- or hidden if your scene isn't flat.
I think Cicala is measuring tilt that is usually not photographically relevant.
Cool except for this bit, which I'll change to another industry: Windows PCs couldn't all stink or people wouldn't use them. Oh really?
So was the test flawed?
Roger Cicala said:
We're trying to figure that out a bit. It's very consistent with several different mounts.
"One thing that has recently been suggested is that the left side of the machine is against a wall, the right side exposed to a very bright room – and the front of the lens is open to that ambient light during testing. I'm going to feel really stupid if turning out the lights makes a difference after running hundreds of tests"
Good test. Guys at LensTip.com made similar tests (only never published the results) and came to a similar conclusions - adapters are completely random and getting an acceptable one - perfectly centred with accurate flange distance - is impossible. That's why they test lenses on native bodies instead of comparing all of them in a single body and single sensor (what would allow cross-system comparisons).
So much for all these people thinking that shooting mirrorless with adapters is a valid way for photography.
There's a world of difference between lens testing, and real-world shooting with adapted lenses on mirrorless cameras. For one you need absolutely perfect alignment, for the other, you don't.
It's probably worth bearing in mind that teleconverters and extension tubes will necessarily show the same effect, but that doesn't stop anyone using them. In fact if you look really closely, you'll probably find that all of your lenses appear to point in slightly different directions - and it simply doesn't matter.
What's the purpose of spending over 1000$ on a lens if not having it as good as it possibly gets?
If you think that "there's a world of difference between lens testing" than you can happily shoot with any lens what so ever. I can't - I want a quality for the money spent. If it doesn't deliver - I sell it and buy something that's up to the standards.
"It's probably worth bearing in mind that teleconverters and extension tubes will necessarily show the same effect" - That's different. TCs benefit you by providing longer focal length without a need of taking a second lens into your backpack. That's a huge weight-saver for the price of IQ. Completely different situation.
"In fact if you look really closely, you'll probably find that all of your lenses appear to point in slightly different directions" - Again: If I buy a decentered lens I give it back. I understand that some people don't care and will shoot with whichever lens. I do care.
"If I buy a decentered lens I give it back."
How are you checking for decentering? Unless you are using equipment similar to Roger's you are very likely getting inconsistent and/or unreliable results. But so long as your real world shots agree with your test, you accept the lens, right?
Remember no lens (or body) is perfect so if you aren't seeing decentering you just aren't looking hard enough. Roger is looking pretty hard though so it's not surprising that he's finding issues.
joejack951 - There's a difference between decentering that's acceptable within production standards (==insignificant) and a decentering because lens is broken or it uses adapter.
I'm not looking for perfection. I'm looking for acceptable quality where one both sides of picture are equally sharp on my camera. It's not really difficult to get if you don't use adapters - most of the lenses are fine. Older glass often got an issue with it - especially plastic lenses. So far I seen 3 lenses that got noticeable decentering without any adapters - 1 brand new Tamron I bought and 2 older lenses (that was to be expected).
Most of the people care about image quality - that's why they test glass on brick walls (lol) and do other stuff like that. That's why "bad copy" is a standard expression in photographers dictionary. IDK why suddenly with the growth of mirrorless people don't care about quality any more and can settle down with adapters. IMHO that's quite silly.
"That's different. TCs benefit you by providing longer focal length without a need of taking a second lens into your backpack. That's a huge weight-saver for the price of IQ. Completely different situation."
How's that different? Your OK with loosing IQ to save weight/get more zoom, while other folks may be OK with a (slight) IQ loss to use a legacy lens.
It's the same thing. Trading IQ for to do something you normally could not do with your camera. Just because you value zoom and don't value using legacy lenses does not make it totally different.
One nice thing about pentax is there are some great legacy lenses and you don't need an adapter as the current bodies work with lenses made eons ago.
keeponkeepingon - you assume that there's no other way to get certain focal lengths. Meanwhile usually there is - either by buying native lenses, or simply - being a signal that a problem you have is in picking inappropriate system for your photography.
That's a general thing - if you are really FORCED into using adapters for your photography - you most likely picked a wrong system for your needs and instead of toying - you should consider switching (it's not like joining a system you signed a chirograph).
Meanwhile on dPreview over and over again I see people encouraging adapters as if it'd be god-scent of photography, an ultimate tool for everything. Completely forgetting that there's a price for that and the lenses used through adaptors are NOT as good as they are natively (not to mention the warranty issues).
Again - TCs are better because they save you weight. You don't save any weight if you take an additional lens AND an adapter on top of that.
"That's a general thing - if you are really FORCED into using adapters for your photography - you most likely picked a wrong system for your needs and instead of toying - you should consider switching"
The system you are talking about doesn't exist. Every system is a compromise, as evidence by Canon EF users using adapted lenses.
Most people realise that camera systems are indeed compromises, and act on it. I save money and get excellent results by using adapters - this means I don't have to ruin myself just because of what someone's test bench showed. Many others use adapters and look at the picture first. If it's a good picture, they'll keep the adapter and save a lot of money.
Pixel-peeping gets frustrating and expensive fast.
Because of what Andy says above, I don't pay much attention ton what Lloyd Chambers says. In fact, I don't pay at all for his advice although unlike Ken Rockwell, it seems Lloyd Chambers understands the hairs he is splitting.
Plastek has a point. I love wide angle lenses and the first thing I do is see if all 4 corners are the same. Not good or bad; just the same. I had two Sony RX 100--a camera that people love--and each had a soft corner. The tests at Imaging Resource showed the same, as does the DPR test. But people love the camera and think it's worth every penny.
I just want to throw my $0.02 in: I agree with everything in this series of comments. Like Iskender said, pixel-peeping gets frustrating and expensive, and like Andy said, it usually doesn't matter.
The point behind a lot of what I do is basically trying to say there are no absolutes in photography. When people say 'adapters don't have any adverse effect at all', they're wrong. When people say 'adapters always screw up the image', they're wrong, too.
The coolest thing about photography, to me, is balancing all the compromises so we get the best images. I guess I see my bit as pointing out where some of the compromises are so we can make educated decisions.
I guess all the people who shot with a view camera for centuries are all "non valid" photographers by your standards, because on these, 100% exact centering is never achieved (and most of the time not even desired). Hopefully you will show your images soon, they will put the rest of us to shame for their immense qualities will demonstrate "valid" photography.
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The company has expanded and modernised since its foundation in 1995. At present our teams of designers and specialists provide a full range of services, starting with the initial design, layout and fittings with free consultations. This is followed by the actual installation and servicing during and after the warranty period, including all necessary transport.
A major part of our offer is also a wide range of wooden, metal and plastic sales support components developed by an international team of designers.
Our wide range of accessories will help to keep your goods well arranged, orderly and attractive.
Our shop fittings management system is certified with CSN EN ISO 9001:2001.
Shelves and racks, counters, displays, platforms and stages, textile stands, lamella walls, shop-window systems, amenity area furnishings, entrance systems, baskets, dry fruit containers, price cards, stoppers, dividers and pushers, hooks of different sizes, price bars, poster bars, magnets, service area accessories, frames, standing frames, supergrips, stands, boards, security parabolic mirrors, bag holders, stools for shelf stacking, leaflet holders, leaflet stands TreEma, shopping baskets.
All are installed by our skilful and experienced fitters.
At the end of 2007 the construction of our new production facility began. It was successfully completed by the end of 2008. It will enable us to use new advanced technologies including a laser cutting system. At the end of 2011 was completed the next level of the construction of the new assembly and warehouse halls.
The quality of our products guarantees your success.
consultation, identification of customer's needs and ideas with regards to shop space
initial layout and design for comments and approval
final design including a 3D walk-through, constructed with AutoCAD inventor ( 3D pictures supplied)
production of prototypes and samples for approval
packing and storing
handing over of completed shop
servicing during and after warranty period
our work is environment friendly.
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children's home in Nova Ves near Chotebor
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ZOK – system, s.r.o.
Chodovská 3/228
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Eyeball In Pool Of Blood
This is disgusting, and gross and makes me want to hurl. Perfect for my halloween party - I'll take a dozen please.
It's Killing Time! Great for any horror household!
Another item from horrordecor's shop on Etsy. I can so see this comforter in any scary movie I've seen, now you can have one too!
From seller horrordecor on Etsy. I'm loving all of horrordecor's handmade halloween decor items!
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I picked this up for my husband who is a cop...I love that the buyer must sign a waiver that the mug will not be used as a weapon!


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Portola Hotel & Spa, Monterey
From this bayside spot, everything in town is within walking distance. Have your fill of fun on Cannery Row, the famous main drag that's lined with shops, restaurants, and attractions including the aquarium.
Play all day: Go scuba diving, kayaking in the bay, or biking along the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary—or head to the beach for soft sand, surf, and sea lions.
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Family photo op: Angle the lens to catch masses of barking sea lions with their calves at nearby Lovers Point Park.
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McAfee, Caroline, Cochrane, Barbara, Waldron, Mary, Hasson, Felicity and Kernohan, George (2007) CHAPLAINS WORKING IN A HOSPICE PALLIATIVE CARE TEAM RECOUNT THE SPIRITUAL CHALLENGES AT THE END-OF-LIFE. Scottish Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy, 9 (2). pp. 18-24. [Journal article]
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Marya Zilberberg: ACOG's dysmenorrhea FAQs: Evidence of propaganda?
Guest blogger Marya Zilberberg is the author of Between the Lines: Finding the Truth in Medical Literature. She originally posted this piece on her blog Healthcare, etc. I have been looking up information on endometriosis for a friend of mine, and came upon this from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: So I bit […]Read More
hc's problem list, policy issues, research issues, trends & principles
What's in a (disease) name?
I witnessed an intriguing Twitter conversation between Christy Collins and Greg Biggers about disease names, so I asked Christy to write up her thoughts. It is an honor to host this guest post: By Christy Collins When I started an advocacy and research organization for my daughter's rare genetic syndrome, I thought I would spend […]Read More
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New SPM Members Bring Magic Levers and Untanglers for Healthcare
This listserv exchange between new Society for Participatory Medicine members is a nice example of how "newbie" e-patients often come to us with decades of experience and well-honed (and well-blogged) philosophies of what healthcare should be and can be. From: Danny van Leeuwen Subject: Re: Greetings from a new member As a newbie to […]Read More
hc's problem list, trends & principles
SUITS and VOMIT: fun at the ABIM Foundation Forum
As noted a few days ago, I've been at the ABIM Foundation Forum. This is, frankly, the most heartening event I've been to: the Foundation people are working hard to generate real transformation in the practice of medicine, including the new Choosing Wisely campaign with Consumer Reports, how ABIM certifies doctors in various specialties, etc. […]Read More
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Idelle Davidson: "ASCO, Where Have You Been?"
This guest post by Idelle Davidson originally appeared in the Huffington Post as "ASCO, Where Have You Been? The organization that sets standards for cancer care does not include cognitive issues in their patient consent document." Last month, I was in Arlington, Va. at the National Cancer Institute's Sixth Biennial Cancer Survivorship Research Conference. I […]Read More
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Watson: a love story
Before you read this post, think of a time when you had a crush on someone. Think about that swirl of emotions, the highs and the lows. That's where I was a couple weeks ago, except it wasn't about a person. I fell hard for Watson, IBM's hot new outboard brain. I'd heard he was […]Read More
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Nancy Finn: Are You Getting What You Paid For and Is It Worth the Money?
SPM member Nancy B. Finn shares some recent research findings that confirm what many of us suspected about the value patients get out of health care in the U.S. When we go to the supermarket or the store to make a purchase, most of us are concerned about getting what we paid for — a […]Read More
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Let's Get Medical Info as Good as Our Pets Get! — A Petition
SPM member Ken Farbstein sent us this invitation to help persuade the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to include printed summaries of doctor visits in the ONC's definition of meaningful use. After our pets go to the veterinarian, many of us promptly and routinely get a paper summary that instructs us […]Read More
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Regina Holliday in Newsweek (Shannon Brownlee on hurried docs and lack of care)
What news to wake up to – SPM's "resident artist" Regina Holliday is in Newsweek. It's not a happy story – nothing about her story is – but it's good to see such things getting the visibility they deserve. The article, by Overtreated author Shannon Brownlee, is The Doctor Will See You – If You're Quick. […]Read More
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Growing Up in The System
Shirley Diaz's life has been shaped by the tragedy of her mother's murder, and the difficulty of growing up in six different foster homes, separated from her six younger siblings. To avoid being consumed by loss, Shirley tries to make sense of these events and find refuge in home and family as she finds them.
Listen to "Soul Searching" written and performed by Shirley Diaz
In October 2008, Shirley's story won the Third Coast International Audio Festival's Silver Award for Best Documentary. Listen to her acceptance speech.
Radio Rookie Shirley Diaz is on the brink of aging out of the foster care system when she turns 21 this fall. Many young people face huge challenges when they leave the system. And a disproportionate number of New York City's 17,000 kids in foster care struggle with homelessness at some point in their lives. Braced for adulthood, Shirley, whose nickname is "Star," looks to herself for support.
REPORTER: Whenever my parents come up in a conversation, I want to lie. I want to say all of us live together in one big house. My mother sings while she's folding clothes. My father watches TV. And my brothers and sisters are always in my room, taking my things.
But the truth is, when I was 13 years old, my father murdered my mother at the Jets Motor Inn on Queens Boulevard. I have eight brothers and sisters. But the six youngest were adopted, and I don't know where they are. The last time I saw them was when we buried my mom.
REPORTER: What do you remember of her?
JEANETTE: Everything.
REPORTER: Jeanette is my oldest sister. We grew up in different foster homes, but we're close now.
JEANETTE: Our mother loved the musics from way back, she always used to sing: ugi-ugi-ugi
REPORTER: ugi-ugi-get down!
JEANETTE: So I definitely remember that.
REPORTER: Jeanette knows how to move on. She works. She makes sure her kids look nice for school. And she keeps herself busy. But me - I'm stuck in the past, while my future's flying towards me. I'm about to age out of foster care.
TAKIMA: The first thing is obviously meeting, we have a liason with housing.
REPORTER: Takima Osborn is my caseworker. She tells me what I need to do so I can get my own place. But to me it sounds like blah-blah and blah.
TAKIMA: Also, making sure: are you working, Star?
REPORTER: No, I'm not. I don't know how to explain it. But I just can't get myself to care. I look around me and most people are on public assistance. I don't even know where to start.
REPORTER: My foster home is in the projects, in Astoria Queens. This is my sixth home I've been in. Hopefully my last.
REPORTER: See this is what I hate, you gotta wait for somebody to open the door and half of the time they don't even open it.
REPORTER: It's not a given to have a key when you're in a foster home. If I have to go to the bathroom - sometimes I have to go pee in the staircase.
REPORTER: Hey Nana.
REPORTER: We call our foster mother Nana. She considers herself a very nurturing person.
NANA: Some of the kids are very stubborn and hard-headed and lazy and they get the attitude. But you know what, they can't beat my attitude.
REPORTER: I've shared a bedroom with Sheena and Vicky for a year.
REPORTER: Get that plate off the bed before the roaches start coming!
REPORTER: Sheena's a drama queen and she loves to dance.
SHEENA: [singing]
REPORTER: Vicky's 16, and she's pregnant.
VICKY: My belly's itching.
REPORTER: So what you about to do?
VICKY: Put cocoa butter! It stops the itch.
REPORTER: I've had so many foster sisters and brothers - sometimes for a year, sometimes for a week or two. You'd think I'd close down to people. But I don't.
Like my boyfriend Flow.
REPORTER: Yo, for the mic, what's your name?
FLOW: Flow, F-L-O-W
REPORTER: He lives right across the hall. He wants to be a rapper.
FLOW: I'm like the most versatile MC you heard in a long time.
REPORTER: People are always telling me "Flow don't love you. He's a player." But I don't care.
JEANETTE: The guy you're with, I don't really support that decision of you being with him.
REPORTER: Tsss - yeah, my sister Jeanette does not like him.
JEANETTE: You know like he has 2 kids and baby-mamma drama. He's still living at his mom's crib, he doesn't have a job. How does he support himself? Knowing what we went through, you know what I'm saying, with our father - he was an alcoholic, he had no job. It's like a flashback.
REPORTER: Sometimes I feel like my life is a flashback. Jeanette's always looking forward, but my head is turned around.
REPORTER: I'm sittin here in the crib!
REPORTER: Recently I decided to write my father in prison.
REPORTER: I really don't know what to say. I don't know if I should write the letter starting with: "How are you? It's your daughter, Shirley, also known as Star. Do you remember me? I do miss you a lot!"
REPORTER: To me, it meant something to belong to somebody, even if my parents weren't perfect. My mother and father drank a lot. My father was a boxer in Puerto Rico and turned his fists on my mother and on us.
REPORTER: "You killed my mother, something I never forgot and I'm sure you didn't either!"
REPORTER: But sometimes I feel like if I could forgive my father, I could have him in my life, some kind of way. I try to explain that to Jeanette.
REPORTER: I feel like it was an accident. He probably didn't mean to kill her. Maybe he was drunk, and he blanked out and he just hit her the wrong way and he regrets it.
JEANETTE: He don't deserve a second chance to me. There's nine children left abandoned. You feel like you want to forgive him. You feel like you want to give him a second chance, and it's ok by me. But like to me, all bonds is cut. You got it?
REPORTER: Yeah, when you gonna do my hair?
JEANETTE: Not right now, son, I'm tired.
REPORTER: Growing up without your mother and father, you have to ask yourself all the time: Where do I belong? Who loves me? Who don't love me? You can never stop asking yourself those questions. The truth is: I would forgive anyone if it meant they would just come through for me.
REPORTER: Well right now I'm in my comfort zone by the river. And basically, I just received the letter from my father. And it's crazy he don't even know how to spell my name. He wrote "Sherley."
REPORTER: [in Spanish]
REPORTER: My father told me to believe in God, send him some pictures, and write him in Spanish next time. But I wanted him to tell me why. I wanted him to say anything that would make it ok for me to love him.
REPORTER: I felt like I needed to forgive him, but now I don't even know what to do.
[baby crying]
REPORTER: My foster sister Vicky had her baby. Now, we share a room: the baby, her and me.
REPORTER: I don't know sometimes I think like, maybe if I was to have a baby maybe it would make me a stronger person, and maybe it would like, push me to do what I gotta do, give me that extra force. Does that give you?
VICKY: Yeah, it actually yeah it do. It actually makes you think quicker and more mature. And I think if you was to have one, I think you'd get your GED diploma fast, your apartment fast. You'd get a job.
[baby noises]
VICKY: She gets mad if she don't get the teta.
REPORTER: Breastfeeding!
VICKY: Ow!
REPORTER: It hurts?
VICKY: Yeah, a little bit.
REPORTER: Wow, I think I want one.
VICKY: You'd be a nice mother.
REPORTER: You think so? You think the baby would love me?
VICKY: Of course, you the mother. She's gonna feel that you love, and she's gonna love you back. Y'all gonna have each other.
REPORTER: That's what I need: each other.
VICKY: Yeah.
REPORTER: Yeah.
REPORTER: I didn't know it at the time, but I was pregnant too. And here's the truth: I was trying to get pregnant. When I saw the heartbeat on the screen, I was happy. I felt like I didn't have to face the world alone anymore. I was hoping my sister Jeanette would be excited for me.
REPORTER: Like you know how you want that somebody that is you, you understand? Like you could take care of, you could love and they gonna love you back…
JEANETTE: Yeah, that's the same thing most people say, but that baby can't love you back when it's small. They don't know about that. You understand what I mean? He needs you to take care of him, you know. It's not a doll. I know what you mean by saying that, it's like to you, you feel right now that you really don't have too many people in your family. So it's like you feel like you want to make your own family, you know, and be loved. But that's not the solution.
REPORTER: I believe God wouldn't just put this here just to put it there, you understand? Cause I do pray a lot, and I was just looking for a way out. And he blessed me. This is a blessing.
JEANETTE: God - I believe in God too - but you also did it to yourself.
REPORTER: Where do you think I'm going to end up, like, now?
JEANETTE: Well, if you don't use your mind, the way you know you should use it, you won't end up really far.
REPORTER: When I'm going through things, I sing to myself, like my mom used to.
REPORTER: I didn't get to have the baby. When I was two months pregnant, I lost it, and my heart broke. But in a way, it was a relief. I was scared of raising a child. Now, I just gotta raise me.
[paper rustling]
REPORTER: Dear Applicant, we wish to inform you if you do not submit this information by the date indicated -
REPORTER: The housing authority is telling me if I don't have an income, they won't give me an apartment. I won't have anywhere to live when I turn 21.
REPORTER: And wow, I guess the only thing I didn't send them was the employment certificate that has to be signed. And it's not signed because I don't have a job.
REPORTER: The time is ticking. Why can't I just get my act together? My caseworker told me a lot of foster kids end up in the shelter. And if she was trying to scare me - I'm feeling it.
[sound of rain]
REPORTER: Wow, I'm over here in front of a shelter -
REPORTER: After I left Jeanette's house one night, I walked by the Lincoln Inn, a hotel for homeless people where I stayed with my mother once before she died.
REPORTER: I can't live in here. I can't go through that. I could, but I'm not.
REPORTER: The thing is, when I try to imagine me having a home - with comfy leather sofas, a fluffy bed, and lots of food in my fridge - it's like a fantasy. It doesn't seem real. Not to me, anyway.
For WNYC, I'm Rookie Reporter Shirley Diaz, aka, Star.