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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79625352911645488002017-02-08T23:49:50.093-05:00StanManXA weblarg.Matt Shttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962535291164548800.post-69767060005140919022015-01-13T14:32:00.000-05:002015-01-13T14:32:00.286-05:00Word of the Year: DOI'm not a fan of New Year's resolutions. I'm not sure that I've ever had one, to be honest, but like everyone I've had the opportunity to observe other people make them and abandon them within a month.

However, there's a concept I've seen floating around the internet that really intrigues me. Instead of making a resolution, you choose a word to act as a guide for the coming year, a word to fall back on when you find yourself in the throes of indecision.

When I look back on my life, all of my regrets are things that I didn't do because I was afraid to take action. Change is scary. Risks are scary. I'll just make a list of pros and cons, maybe do a mind-dump of possible ways to approach this, brainstorm some ideas... Oh, they got a new drummer. Or the place closed. Or I'll just turn it down even though I really want to do it.

So, this year I want to be guided by the word "DO." Not "do" -- the uppercase is important. I want this to be a call to action, a thousand voices shouting in unison: DO.

Instead of creating a draft with a title and trying to figure out an optimal update schedule, I'll write blog posts when I think of them and post them right away.

Instead of lamenting how long it has been since I've written fiction, I'm using Storyist to capture ideas and writing the damn story in a notebook.

Instead of hemming and hawing about my relative skill level, I'm going to write and record music.

If an exciting opportunity comes up, I'll take it.

I want to be a person who does things. What better word could I choose to keep me on that path?
Matt Shttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962535291164548800.post-18025458251675355362014-04-14T07:00:00.000-04:002014-04-14T07:00:09.416-04:00Routine MaintenanceI started waking myself up at 5am in December. The company I work for relocated nearly all of its employees to a location that is farther from my home and in a busy area. I wanted to set my hours such that I never got stuck in rush hour traffic, and so that I was able to make the reliable car available to my wife before all businesses closed. A few weeks ago, as I was finally starting to get the hang of my stupid hours, we bought a new car and I promptly overhauled my schedule.

So, out with the old routine, in with something that is hopefully more beneficial to me!

I'm getting up at 7am, but instead of rushing out the door immediately, I'm writing, meditating, and practicing guitar. I leave around 9am, get home around 7:30 or 8pm, and stay up late. So far, I like it. We'll see how it goes for the next few weeks. Matt Shttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962535291164548800.post-7240494473356882962014-03-24T12:32:00.000-04:002014-03-24T12:32:00.598-04:00Shelves and SurfacesI had originally planned to make Sunday my "queue up blog posts" day, because one time I managed to write three posts by accident in one sitting and it seemed like a good idea. Yesterday, however, I was sidetracked by dealing with the trash vortex around my desk and never got around to it.

Today, I call it a trash vortex, but prior to today I just thought of it as a place that needed a little straightening. After buying some books, I tucked them away on my desk so they'd be visible and I wouldn't forget to read them; I haven't read them. I had a shelf that I designated "creative stuff" that had some drawing books and music books, as well as a pen holder. From that shelf, I've only grabbed pens in the last several months. I had unlabeled boxes and a vague understanding that one had guitar accessories, one had cables of some kind, and one had art supplies. One shelf was starting to sag under the weight of the unread and half-read programming books that resided there.

There were folders. Some were plain, and some were the fancy kind you can use like binders. One even has binder rings in it. Most of them were empty. Most were acquired because I forgot I had the others. Several sketchbooks were there, including two that I had completely filled, as well as two or three that were completely empty. Plus, the handful that were half(or less)-filled.

And notebooks. So. many. notebooks. So many blank notebooks. So many notebooks with writing on no more than 4 pages.

So, during the time I had previously imagined would be for writing, I was actually cleaning the hell out of my workspace. The end result is that it's a much less stressful environment, and I'm optimistic that it will be easier to do stuff there.Matt Shttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962535291164548800.post-88297291990414861172014-03-21T10:49:00.003-04:002014-03-21T10:49:41.440-04:00Hey! Listen! - Mixtape by Jimmy Eat World

I've been on a Jimmy Eat World kick lately. Invented is an amazing album that punches me right in the feels every time I listen to it.

The title of this song had me thinking about the art of making a mixtape. I wasn't old enough to be making them for girls before CD-Rs came and killed them, but I remember putting tremendous amounts of care into selecting which tracks would go on the mixes that accompanied me in my Walkman. I even made some for my friends -- one was a birthday gift that had my favorite Nirvana songs on it, and months later he told me that it was an awesome tape. So, success.

Coming up with a playlist can still be a good experience. I'm not trying to be That Guy who hates all this Newfangled Technology for Ruining Everything, but it's different. With the playlist, you can take shortcuts. Listen to the first 30 seconds and the last 10 seconds of a track, figure out what fits where, and the end result ends up being more cohesive. Amusingly, I think that shortcut makes it take more time.

Contrast with the tape -- Even if I planned ahead, once I got rolling there was a great chance something would pop into my head that demanded to be on the cassette, and then what? I wasn't going to redo it and wear out the tape. It got added wherever it got added.

The end result was raw, disjointed, chaotic, and yet still great to listen to, because the songs were curated, vetted, approved by the part of my brain dedicated to making sure I heard music I loved as often as possible.

And the limitations! 60 minutes was a good length. It was ripe for multiple trips to the grocery store, or multiple listens on a drive across the state.

CD-Rs were harder to fill. 74 minutes doesn't sound like that much more (3-4 songs), but the space was hard to fill. When I was burning CDs regularly, they would either be half-empty, or they would be full of filler, both of which felt wasteful. Since it was easy to skip songs I didn't feel like listening to, so I opted for filler. Indie rock for 19 tracks with a U2 song in the middle was the wrong kind of chaos.

In more recent years, it's been mp3-capable devices, like my iPod and my Nexus tablet. The other day, I put 9 gigs of music on my tablet, and I've listened to Invented and the soundtrack to Valdis Story. This isn't a problem, it just amuses me -- I have ridiculous portability and I still fall back to smaller groups of songs.

Perhaps the solution is to take an afternoon and curate some new mixes.Matt Shttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962535291164548800.post-41199033549283177952014-03-19T10:35:00.002-04:002014-03-19T10:35:11.230-04:00Writing Aid
When I ordered my Nexus, I didn't realize I was acquiring a device that would make me write more. Something about using the stylus to swipe words syncs my brain to my input speed better than a keyboard does, possibly even better than a pencil. Maybe it just gives me more time to consider each word than my typing speed does. Having to argue with auto-correct doesn't hurt, either.

So far, it doesn't look like the Blogger app has a way for me to schedule posts (I'm hoping it's just something I'm overlooking), so I still have to log in from a PC to do that. Also, line breaks don't seem to behave in here, so I have to add more to get clean paragraph breaks*. But still, I'm able to spend more time writing because I don't need to tether myself to a chair if my back is sore or if I'm planning to go to bed soon.

And hey! It's fun for other stuff, too, like Kingdom Rush: Frontiers.

*Correction: For this post, I tried adding extra line breaks in the app on my Nexus, and when I logged in to schedule this, the lines were properly broken!
Matt Shttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962535291164548800.post-7067493024310375132014-03-17T10:51:00.000-04:002014-03-17T10:51:00.531-04:00WTFWJDNot long ago, someone asked one of my Facebook friends, "Would Jesus bake a wedding cake for a gay couple? Would Jesus host a gay couple at his bed-and-breakfast?" These questions were intended as a gotcha, an attempt to shout down something my friend shared that argued that Christians should support marriage equality.

Leaving aside the fact that the gospels never establish for certain whether Jesus established a bakery or a BnB, the answer to both questions seems obvious -- yes. To conclude otherwise requires either ignorance of what Jesus says in the gospels, or a malicious misreading of those words.

If you don't think Jesus would at least hit the bar for "minimally decent human being", you're doing Christianity wrong.Matt Shttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962535291164548800.post-26393401693719051542014-03-14T10:00:00.000-04:002014-03-14T10:00:02.801-04:00Dear Steve FinnellDear Steve Finnell,

Thank you for your 586 word comment on my 332 word blog post the other day. You did a masterful job of interpreting the words that I had written, ignoring them, and using my comment section as a place to copy and paste a slew of context-free Bible verses in an attempt to define the magical incantation I need to perform to prevent God from having me tormented for all eternity. I would also like to thank you for your gracious invitation to follow your blog, and invitation I must decline with a heavy heart.

Unfortunately, I found the checklist you left me a little confusing.

THE REQUIREMENTS!
1. Faith: John 3:16
2. Belief and baptism: Mark 16:16
3. Confession and belief: Romans 10:9-10
4. Born of water and Spirit: John 3:5
5. Grace and faith: Ephesians 2:8
6. Buried through baptism: Roman 6:4-5
7. Water baptism: 1 Peter 3:20-21
8. Baptism: Acts 22:16
9. Baptized into Christ: Galatians 3:27
10. Believe: Acts 16:30-31
11. Repentance and baptism: Acts 2:38
12. God's mercy, water baptism, and the Holy Spirit: Titus 3:5
13. Water baptism: Colossians 2:12-13
14. Repentance: Acts 3:19
I was baptized once as an infant and once as an adult, but this list seems to require a total of nine baptisms. Can I get them all dealt with at once? Like, just get nine ministers in a pool and just go? Or is there a cooldown, like with my Force powers in Star Wars? I would hate to think that I have a minimum amount of time to wait before God is willing to grudgingly etch my name in his Book of Life.

Anyway, Steve, it's been great chatting with you, but I need to get going because, uh, I think my car is on fire.

- Matt

PS - I googled your name and was impressed at the sheer number of people you've pissed off by spamming their blogs with your irrelevant comments. Way to go!Matt Shttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962535291164548800.post-24946204283220590422014-03-12T10:48:00.000-04:002014-03-12T10:48:00.687-04:00The Speed of Write
Recently, I saw a blog post by an author that argued that writing is not hard work and doesn't take very long. I immediately thought of all my writer friends who work hard to create the best prose they are capable of, as well as my own experiences with writing fiction, and wondered what the hell this guy was talking about.

But as I read further, it became clear -- this dude has no love for his craft. Maybe he loves telling stories, but his writing lacked a unique voice and featured the quadruple exclamation point that is so common among saleswolves.

Not that he didn't raise some good points. Fifteen minutes of writing in a day can result in a novel-length work in a year. The math works at 250 words a day! But he was trying to make the point that good writing shouldn't take a long time, and I have yet to see a first draft of anything that is worth paying for.

But hey, if this dude can sell his first drafts and make a living, more power to him. He's definitely not the only one. Maybe only writers can tell the difference? We are super critical of ourselves and prone to spotting every flaw we produce. Maybe that carries over into reading the work of others.

I don't think so, though. Lots of people see flaws in things and love them anyway. I've had so many conversations that included a phrase like, "I know it's cheesy, but I love it!" Conversely, there is Ulysses, which was obviously well-crafted but which I just couldn't get into. People seem to be able forgive an awful lot for an interesting story, and the most polished prose in the world won't keep them reading a story that doesn't resonate with them.

That doesn't excuse us from taking some extra time to make sure our art is awesome. I don't think we should settle for mediocrity just because we can sell it.
Matt Shttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962535291164548800.post-34665169521575986012014-03-10T10:02:00.000-04:002014-03-10T10:02:00.423-04:00Someone Hates Your Favorite Band
Note to any of my musician friends who find their way here: This is not about you, despite being about music.

"Everything on the radio sucks."

If you check the "off-topic" section of any forum, you're bound to run into a discussion of music wherein the local population gathers to shit on whatever is currently popular. It reads like a parody of 1960s Dad complaining about the Beatles, but the bizarre part is that the people with the rage are in their teens and twenties. I imagine them wearing replica Led Zeppelin 1977 World Tour shirts.

Now, I'm not going to disagree with the point that, on a given radio station, most of what you hear is going to sound the same. The music industry is all about following trends and playing it safe. Rock in particular is driven by bands who write their own songs and value nebulous "passion" over songcraft, so everyone ends up having their stuff polished by the same handful of producers. If you don't like those producers, I understand that you won't like their bands. And if you live in an area where all the stations play the same thing, you won't like anything on the radio.

Luckily, your tastes don't determine what is allowed to exist.

Hopefully, your negativity doesn't convince some newbies to quit before they've had a chance to hone their skills.

Because here's the thing -- someone hates your favorite band as much as you hate what's on the radio. Someone has listened to the obscure indie band or classical composer or jazz trio you adore and said "this is crap". It happens. Thankfully, it doesn't prevent you from continuing to enjoy them.

So, maybe next time the musical hate thread comes around, try talking about what you like. You might convince someone to check it out.
Matt Shttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962535291164548800.post-42147818811602154622014-03-05T07:29:00.002-05:002014-03-05T07:29:21.084-05:00New Fount of Inspiration!I'm going to start trying to blog about all the things that irritate me on forums, assorted social media, and comment sections, but which I know would be useless to actually argue about with someone.

I think I'll start with elitists.Matt Shttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962535291164548800.post-76801353503558737802014-02-28T22:51:00.001-05:002014-02-28T22:51:56.964-05:00Self-careHello. My name is Matt, and I hate myself.

Well, no, I don't actually hate myself, but lately I've been paying attention to the way I treat myself, and what I do to take care of myself, and I've concluded that if someone else treated me this way, I would assume they hated me.

Self-care is a weird thing. I'm not sure if it's American culture in general or the Evangelical culture I was raised in, but my head is packed full of harmful notions of what it means to be a good husband. During pre-martial counseling, our pastor stressed that "Jesus laid down his life for the church; you need to lay down your life for your wife. All of her needs and wants come before yours."

Obviously, I can't know the intention behind what he said; I brought years of baggage to the table and took that concept hyper-literally.

I was miserable for years because I never did anything I wanted. I still struggle with this.

Take a look at this amalgamation of several conversations that we have had over the years:

Sarah: What's wrong, honey? You seem really sad.
Me: I never get to play music anymore.
Sarah (puzzled): What do you mean? You have plenty of time for it.
Me (angry): No I don't! You always make me watch teevee shows!

Do you know why this conversation happens? Because I am constantly asking Sarah if she wants to watch teevee shows without ever expressing my desire to do anything on my own. See:

Me (thinking): I really want to practice my guitar. I haven't touched it in weeks. Last time I played, I was terrible. I really should practice. But I've been at work all day, and last night we had to get groceries, so Sarah probably wants to do something. I'll see if she wants to watch [show] and hope that she counters by suggesting I work on music.
Me (aloud): Hey, you wanna watch [show]?
Sarah: Sure!
Me (thinking): Shit.

See what happens there? In attempting to take responsibility for Sarah's happiness (something she never asked me to do), I end up making her responsible for my happiness without telling her. In what world is that fair? If I suggest that we watch a show that both of us enjoy, how is she supposed to know that I want her to turn me down? Ridiculous, right?

But a good husband puts his wife's wants and needs before his own. And then he berates himself for failing to do any of the things he puts on his to-do list.

Thankfully, after much coaxing, Sarah was able to convince me that the best way to take care of her was to take care of myself. To do those things I secretly wished I could do, but didn't because I feared letting her down. And I learned some things.

I learned that allowing myself to get enough sleep made me less cranky and easier to get along with.
I learned that it was possible to spend two hours playing music and two hours with Sarah.
I learned that spending time reading gave me more things to talk about.
I learned that prioritizing my creative work made teevee breaks even more enjoyable.

I learned that taking care of myself doesn't harm my wife.

I'm still not good at this, though, which is why I'm writing about it here instead of just thinking about it. If I tell the entire world that I am ok with taking care of myself, it will make it less scary to actually do it.Matt Shttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962535291164548800.post-58912287099280774332013-12-06T16:00:00.000-05:002013-12-06T16:00:01.590-05:00Technology and the PoorMethods By Which A Poor Person May Acquire an iPad

It was a gift from a more affluent friend or relative who ditched it as soon as the iPad 2 came out.

Money saved from working a third job.

Purchased prior to being laid off from a decent-paying job.

Haggled with Best Buy employee over display model.

Found in trash the day after the release of the iPad 2.

Won it from Taco Bell.

"If you can fix it, you can have it."

Saved up for it.

Won it in a church raffle.

Provided by employer.

Provided by school district.

Borrowed it from a friend.

Went halfsies with a friend.

Other methods that didn't involve snatching it from your soft, middle-class hands, despite what your incessant whining seems to indicate.

Note: This is a reaction to the random hatred of poor people that shows up on Facebook and in the comments section of assorted websites. I am in no way trying to tell people what they ought to do. Matt Shttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962535291164548800.post-19313008714157596592013-08-16T21:17:00.000-04:002013-08-16T21:17:00.406-04:00Are you busy?Not long ago, I read something about how English-speakers are conditioned to avoid saying "No" directly, but to use body language, tone of voice, and "I'd love to, but..." as a way to politely turn down an invitation. For example:

A: "Would you like to go see Pacific Rim tomorrow afternoon?"
B: "Tomorrow afternoon doesn't work for me. Have fun, though! That movie looks awesome!"

Person B conveys disappointment that tomorrow afternoon and removes herself from the equation without having to say "No." The answer isn't, "No, I don't want to," but, "No, I'd love to, but I can't."

Like most things, this social dance has evolved. How often does this happen to you?

A: "You doing anything tonight?"
B: "...No?"
A: "Awesome! We should go see Pacific Rim!"

I've done this to people; people have done this to me. It's not a conscious thing. On some level, we are aware that leading with an activity and time will give the other person a chance to come up with an excuse to say no, so we want to circumvent that by leading with the time. If a person agrees to the time, then they can't say "no" to the proposed activity, right?

Obviously, this kind of setup sucks if a current lack of plans is intentional and Person A is not understanding. Some people are cool about it, but some people feel slighted, as if Person B is saying, "Sorry, but sitting on the couch alone sounds more fun than hanging out with you."

This is the sort of thing I think about while I'm falling asleep. I can't wait for Pacific Rim to hit DVD.Matt Shttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962535291164548800.post-36890597673239357992013-08-08T16:37:00.000-04:002013-08-08T16:37:38.631-04:00Some good stuffYou Don't Have to Read That Text Tonight from Storming the Ivory Tower. I didn't realize how incredibly refreshing it would be to read something like this now that I'm six years out of college. Working with engineers all day means the closest I get to these kinds of conversations is, "Derp derp the curtains are just fucking blue, amirite?"

Hollywood Needs More Women on NPR. "What we're in effect doing is training children to see that women and girls are less important than men and boys. We're training them to perceive that women take up only 17 percent of the space in the world."

Matt Shttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962535291164548800.post-82295385673194077502013-07-18T22:05:00.003-04:002013-07-18T22:05:27.993-04:00Taking Things Too SeriouslyI have a half-dozen unfinished drafts that I keep agonizing over, struggling to find perfect words and metaphors, and basically not writing them.

So I'm deliberately writing a blog post to show myself that the world doesn't end when your words aren't perfect.

Hi! I've been playing Orcs Must Die 2 with my wife lately, and that game is awesome. You play as a person who... kills orcs. Thousands of them.

Also, I have a new album coming out soon.

Also also, I have started work on a short story.

Yay! Matt Shttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962535291164548800.post-64434804184710813152013-06-11T16:30:00.000-04:002013-06-11T16:30:00.663-04:00The Caffeine CycleAbout twice a year, I attempt to quit caffeine forever. This is not one of those times.

I had significantly reduced my caffeine intake -- maybe a black or green tea in the morning and a Sodastream when I got home from work. More than none, but not two cups of coffee, either.

Then, at some point I had to get up earlier than normal. Or maybe I got engrossed in something in the evening and didn't go to bed on time.

Either way, it starts with making a hot chocolate with a shot of coffee. Just one shot! Just... a little something to take the edge off.

Headaches follow shortly after.

Today, I'll say, just today I will have a half cup of coffee. Not much. Just to numb this headache, then I'm done.

The next day, maybe the headache comes later, so the coffee comes later.

Maybe I make it until the evening and drink too much Sodastream.

However it goes, it's the 8pm caffeine injection that cuts me loose from reason, and I find myself staring at the wall at 1am, wondering why it's so hard to fall asleep.

Unwilling to mess up my schedule, I still set my alarm to go off early. Then I'm tired in the morning, so I start my day with coffee. I'm tired when I get home, so I take a nap and then drink some pop. If it's Friday, maybe I'll get Starbucks and stay up super late! Excellent idea, sir!

This time around, I think I'll try to scale back before the next phase, which could be titled, Zombie Matt Sleepwalks Through Work, Naps All Afternoon, and Is Rude to Everyone.

After this cup...Matt Shttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962535291164548800.post-39940065404000343912013-06-10T17:00:00.000-04:002013-06-10T17:00:02.728-04:00So, here we are againI technically started blogging on Diaryland before moving to LiveJournal, but that was before I'd heard the term "blogging", so I tend to think of Blogger as the place where I started walking the Path of the Blogger.

And now, I have returned!

It's a bit different from the last time I was here, though I couldn't tell you how because I don't remember the old version. It just looks... like pretty much everything else Google does, minimalism for its own sake.

Anyway, I was on self-hosted WordPress for a long time. I like the level of control I had over everything -- I could customize the hell out of things. Edit the phps and what have you. Very nice. There were really only two reasons I decided to switch back:

I barely scratched the surface of the near-endless options at my fingertips

(more importantly) I was tired of the daily automated emails telling me that my files had been compromised, so please scan them and remove the threat.

If I'm on Blogger, then stuff like that is largely Google's problem -- I just need to make sure my password isn't "password1" and I'm good. Matt Shttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962535291164548800.post-44698384786297054522013-04-18T19:27:00.000-04:002013-06-07T17:15:05.592-04:00American LawsI created a MailChimp account so I can have a mailing list for my musical project.

Some gun control legislation just failed. It would have required background checks on gun show sales and internet sales, and apparently that's a threat to freedom.

To comply with anti-spam laws, everything sent out through my electronic mailing list needs to have my snail mail address on it.

Once more:

To protect consumers from unwanted email, I need to distribute personal information that I'm not really comfortable releasing into the internet badlands. But, it's unthinkable that we implement any form of gun control to protect citizens from guns.

Yep.Matt Shttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962535291164548800.post-88423541679631775162013-04-14T18:36:00.000-04:002013-06-07T17:15:05.588-04:00Satellite RebootI finally came up with a "band" name for my music project. There's a new site and everything! music.satellitereboot.com. It's pretty bare-bones right now, and the main domain actually redirects here at the moment (apparently magic settings don't propagate instantly), but it's a thing that exists. Huzzah!Matt Shttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962535291164548800.post-51868770808534271002013-04-05T05:00:00.000-04:002013-06-07T17:32:17.028-04:00Remix: The Evolution of Ezekiel WallaceUpdate: Since you can't host audio on blogger, this post now lacks comparisons. Booooooo.

This is what is currently on my Bandcamp page:

And this is what happens when I watch some videos about proper mixing and mastering in FL Studio:

I didn't re-record anything, just removed all of the crap I attached to each track and gave each instrument its own EQ (most of them just got simple low pass filters, a couple were more intricate), then mastered the whole thing. I could probably get it even better if I let it sit for a few weeks and went back to it.

The worst part was hearing each guitar track in isolation -- my playing is sloppy, but I didn't notice three years ago because the mix is so muddy. If this wasn't ancient history, I'd be inclined to scrap everything and start over, but the point of this was just to practice mixing and mastering. I'll be remastering the entire album in the coming weeks. When it's done, I'm replacing the files on my Bandcamp page. The idea is that I want to make these skills second-nature so I can focus on new material (I've started a few things, but I keep letting myself get distracted by trying to EQ things before they are done, which is like editing your sentences while you're writing. Bad Stan!)Matt Shttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962535291164548800.post-86991962485325775012013-04-03T12:30:00.000-04:002013-06-07T17:15:05.579-04:00IntentionsThe road to my own personal hell is made of dirt and loose gravel, so I'm going to fix that. It's time to declare some intentions!

I intend to upload more music-in-progress. I recently met some wonderful musician-folk and thought it might be a good idea to have an easily-navigable repository for stuff I'm working on so I can solicit feedback (not that one needs to be a musician to tell me when I totally nail sweet riffs!). To that end, I've created a Soundcloud account and attached the widget to my sidebar. Check it out! I started messing around with a blues riff that I stole from a YouTube video.

I intend to update this blog with more random stuff! I originally joined Tumblr so I'd have a place to be random, spew forth ill-conceived thoughts, and hash out stuff I wasn't ready to post on my "grown up" blog. I ended up reblogging a lot of animated gifs instead. Not sure where I got the idea that I had to be serious and adult on here, though. That's like saying I'm required to wear dress slacks and a polo shirt around my own home. Screw that, it's pajama time.

I intend to write another novel. Well, co-write. I don't know if this is under an NDA, so I'll just say that the worldbuilding is going great and I can't wait to start telling stories in it.

I intend to finish that video game I started with my co-worker. We need to hash out some more technical stuff first, though.

I intend to read more books. Especially ones by Brandon Sanderson.Matt Shttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962535291164548800.post-57344439647333461492013-03-16T15:53:00.000-04:002013-06-07T17:15:05.575-04:00Finding TimeTime is a funny thing.

I've spent the better part of the last two years whining about not having enough time to do everything I want to do. Novels have collected digital dust on my hard drive, sketchbooks buried in desktop clutter, unread novels stacked in a tower to heaven... "I'm too busy!" I said. Between the day job, my semi-regular D&D group, and voice lessons, there was just no time.

Then, all of the programmers were conscripted to work Saturdays for February and March.

Since then, I've done some things:

Learned the basics of mixing and mastering music and started applying it to some old recordings

Started working on a video game with a coworker. I've done some coding, rough plotting, and mediocre sketches

Read 1.5 novels and most of the Hyrule Historia

Recorded a couple of (exceedingly) rough musical ideas

Spent several hours brainstorming a novel with Sarah

Started Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Double Dragon Neon

Started doing regular writing exercises

Started exercising semi-regularly (started C25k today!)

(I think you get the idea)

So what's going on? If I didn't have time to do anything before, how am I doing even more stuff now? Sure, everything I've started is moving pretty slow, but I don't consider anything stalled at this point. What's going on with that?

I recently learned about a concept called structured procrastination. I have accidentally given myself so many things to do -- things that are important to me -- that on a given night, there is one thing that I really want to do that is kind of intimidating, and roughly seven thousand "lesser" things available to take my attention. I procrastinate on one project for a bit and make progress on several others.

When I'm trying to focus my energy on a single project, it gets scary and I stall by watching Power Rangers on Netflix. But, multiple projects just bounce me around like a pinball, leaving me to watch Power Rangers on Netflix at my leisure. And! I'm currently reading Getting Things Done, so in a few weeks I expect to have a better system for managing all of this stuff, which means I'll be able to make even more progress -- plus, I'll be back to regular work weeks.Matt Shttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962535291164548800.post-76768939986601922642013-02-23T20:10:00.000-05:002013-06-07T17:17:55.879-04:00Hyrule HistoriaI have to admit that I've fallen behind on my Zelda -- I haven't played the newest, Skyward Sword, and I never did pick up Spirit Tracks. I also missed Minish Cap. My completion record also isn't great -- Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages are both sitting somewhere in the 70-90% complete range (though it's been so long that I'll need to start over for sure), and I never finished Four Swords Adventures because I was so bent on only ever playing it with three other people that I never considered the possibility of playing alone.

Still, when Sarah found this at Barnes & Noble tonight, it felt like destiny:

Not long after Ocarina of Time came out, I started scouring the internet for LoZ lore, particularly attempts to arrange the games in a cohesive timeline. I read everything I could find, and when I played Wind Waker, and later Twilight Princess, half the fun was trying to place them in the proper place in time. I loved trying to explain the vast history of the land of Hyrule to the unwashed masses who mistakenly referred to Link as "Zelda"; I imagine it was like Doc Brown's enthusiastic ravings on the subject of time travel.

Anyway, this book has a section that walks you through the three timelines of the series, and it's amazing. I want to study it as a worldbuilding guide. The way they tied the eras together was simply astounding, whether it something overt like, "Soldiers wear green in honor of the legendary Hero of Time", or something more subtle like the design of Link's shield, everything worked together to reinforce the idea that these events were all taking place in the same world.

I'm looking forward to re-reading it... and re-playing all my Zelda games.Matt Shttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962535291164548800.post-56856989417861177332013-02-22T18:28:00.000-05:002013-06-07T17:35:17.807-04:00A New Side ProjectI've begun a little project with a coworker. Here's a taste:

Whoa, who is that guy!?

Now he's over there

He never stops running...

...because I haven't figured out how to stop the animation yet.

Stay tuned!Matt Shttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962535291164548800.post-60559189808181232032012-12-21T06:18:00.000-05:002013-06-07T17:15:05.550-04:00Seasonal Affections!I recorded one more song -- head over to my bandcamp page to give it a listen!Matt Shttp://email@example.com


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1. Men'ya Musashi Main ShopRichard, enjoy my life!/Flickr
"Men'ya Musashi" has been extremely popular in Japan since it was opened in 1998, and its main restaurant is in Shinjuku. It keeps its taste and toppings from its open, and has a lot of fans who like its ramen. During lunchtime, there is always a long queue of waiting people in front of the restaurant. Seafood-based soup and meat-based soup are always improved and excellent. Tsukemen is also delicious and famous, so you cannot decide which one to eat.
Open: 11:00-22:30, 7 days a week
HP: www.menya634.co.jp/tenpo_ichiran/honten/honten.html (Japanese Only)
Address: 1F, K-1 Building, Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (Google Map)
2. Men'ya Kaijin
"Men'ya Kaijin" is close to the Shinjuku Station, and it is famous for Shio (salt-based) ramen. Its soup is made from the bones of fresh sea bream, yellowtail amberjack, salmon and conger eel purchased every day, going very well with the special salt sauce. Noodles are custom-made ones from a blend of two types of flour, which are thin but have firm texture.
Open: Monday-Saturday 11:00-15:00, 16:30-23:30, Sunday 11:00-23:00, 7 days a week
HP: www.kaijin-ramen.com/ (Japanese Only)
Address: 2F, Sanraku Building, 3-35-7, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (Google Map)
3. Tatsunoya
"Tatsunoya" has its main restaurant in Kurume of Fukuoka. It is famous for its full-scale tonkotsu (pork bone) ramen of Hakata. The distinctive smell of pork bone is suppressed, so it is very easy to drink. Both the Shinjuku restaurant and Main restaurant have long queues of waiting people during lunchtime.
Open: 11:00-24:00, 7 days a week
HP: www.tatsunoya.net/ (Japanese Only)
Address: 7-4-5, Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (Google Map)
4. Yakiagoshio Ramen Takahashi
The ramen of "Yakiagoshio Ramen Takahashi" is made with tonkotsu (pork bone) soup and sharp seafood soup based on flying fish. In addition to Shio (salt) ramen, it has delicious Shoyu (soy sauce) ramen. Once you eat the ramen here, you will be addicted by its sharpness.
Open: 11:00-23-00, 7 days a week
HP: takahashi-ramen.com/ (Japanese Only)
Address: 1-27-3, Kabuki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (Google Map)
5. Men'ya Sho
"Men'ya Sho" is Shio Ramen Restaurant which always has a queue of waiting people. Its golden soup filled with chicken taste is so delicious that most of the customers drink it all. It is within walking distance from Shinjuku Station.
Open: 11:00-15:00, 18:00-23:00, 7 days a week
HP: www.menya-syo.com/ (Japanese Only)
Address: 7-22-34, Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (Google Map)
6. Ebisoba Ichigen Shinjuku Shop
"Ebisoba Ichigen" has its main restaurant in Susukino of Sapporo, and branches in Tokyo and Kanagawa. Its Shinjuku branch has the ramen made with the soup stock extracted from a large amount of sweet shrimps, giving a big impact. You can choose the taste from three types; salt, soy sauce, miso. If you want to enjoy the taste of shrimp, you must choose the salt taste.
Open: 11:00-23:00
Closed: Wednesday
HP: www.ebisoba.com/shop-shinjuku.htm (Japanese Only)
Address: 7-8-2, Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (Google Map)
7. Manrai
"Manrai" is a long-established ramen restaurant which opened more than 50 years ago. It is characterized by hearty noodles and meat. The meat has especially hearty, and is so large and thick that it will almost go over the bowl. This is the only ramen restaurant in Shinjuku that provides you with a hearty ramen.
Open: 11:00-23:00, 7 days a week
HP: tabelog.com/tokyo/A1304/A130401/13000808/ (Japanese Only)
Address: 1-4-10, Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (Google Map)
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The Pixel Art course was great. I would suggest anyone interested in Pixel Art to give this course a try...I had a ton of fun.-GinnyI really enjoyed it and you get to learn a lot. Its well worth doing.- Clare, UKThe VAA is set-up very well and, IMO, is a value for the money and an invaluable experience. However, one must be mindful that whilst the course teaches various tecniques and principles of the particular artform, it's up to the student to build on this thru' 'practicing'....It's been a wonderful experience to have been part of a VAA course and to have been offered this opportunity to further my pixelart knowledge.-Lorraine- New Zealand
Ok, now remember how i told you not to feel too bad about those other 4 backgrounds? theyre quite stylish and moody indeed, but they arent purely pixelled. if we zoom in on several sections of the backgrounds, there is evidence of computer resampling. ill show you what i mean.
Im searching for a pixel app to the Nintendo DS, so far all I found is NPA apps. Anyone know if such app exists or do I have to code it myself?
I note that st0ven and Derek Yu's tutorials have moved. I guess some other might be in the case.
I happen to have a webgrab of www.spriteart.com that contains e.g. tutorials/summon_BL/fafnir00D.gif and tutorials/rpg_char/rpg24_00.gif. I can send someone a zip of that to restore it back online, unless st0ven put it online on purpose, of course.
Cool stuff! Adding a filter like this to D-Pixel was one of the things on my plan. (Is this implemented in a script we can see? I don't have GIMP and the GMIC package is all executable files)
#@gmic skeleton#@gmic : Compute skeleton of binary shapes using morphological thinning.skeleton : -e[^-1] "Compute skeleton of binary image$?, using morphological thinning." -v - -t 50% -* 2 -- 1 (-1,-1,-1;0,1,0;1,1,1) (0,-1,-1;1,1,-1;0,1,0) --rotate[-2,-1] 90 --rotate[-2,-1] 90 --rotate[-2,-1] 90 -repeat @# bavg=@{-9,+} -repeat 99999 --correlate[-9] [-8] -t[-1] 7 -*[-1] 2 --[-10,-1] --correlate[-9] [-7] -t[-1] 6 -*[-1] 2 --[-10,-1] --correlate[-9] [-6] -t[-1] 7 -*[-1] 2 --[-10,-1] --correlate[-9] [-5] -t[-1] 6 -*[-1] 2 --[-10,-1] --correlate[-9] [-4] -t[-1] 7 -*[-1] 2 --[-10,-1] --correlate[-9] [-3] -t[-1] 6 -*[-1] 2 --[-10,-1] --correlate[-9] [-2] -t[-1] 7 -*[-1] 2 --[-10,-1] --correlate[-9] [-1] -t[-1] 6 -*[-1] 2 --[-10,-1] aavg=@{-9,+} -if {$aavg==$bavg} -b -endif bavg=$aavg -done -mv[-9] 0 -done -rm[-8--1] -+ 1 -/ 2 -v +
Quote from: PypeBros on July 04, 2010, 02:19:04 pmI happen to have a webgrab of www.spriteart.com that contains e.g. tutorials/summon_BL/fafnir00D.gif and tutorials/rpg_char/rpg24_00.gif. I can send someone a zip of that to restore it back online, unless st0ven put it online on purpose, of course.That would be great. They were really great tutorials, form what I remember.
hg clone https://gpick.googlecode.com/hg/ gpick
The two links to Tsugumo's Pixelart tutorial are down. Here is a working one: http://www.yarrninja.com/pixeltutorial/
I like that a lot!
Very useful, saved.The only thing that confuses me is the single reference to foreshortening, which AFAIK can never happen in an isometric projection. What's that about?
Quote from: Ai on October 16, 2014, 12:36:58 amVery useful, saved.The only thing that confuses me is the single reference to foreshortening, which AFAIK can never happen in an isometric projection. What's that about?There is foreshortening in isometric projection and another phenomenon is elongation (both are distortions of an actual length from flat source data which occur when the source data is transformed into the isometric projection) but it is not the same kind of foreshortening as in perspective projection.It becomes clear when you think about "what" is being distorted/foreshortened and put it into reference in your mind. Look at the third flat->floor example: As that floor square is turned into the isometric version, its yellow diagonal is foreshortened.Now, in a perspective projection, the amount of foreshortening would grow(so the length would become smaller and smaller) as the square moves further to the horizon.In isometric projection, the foreshortening of the floor square's diagonal stays the same, no matter where it is positions. Now, if you would rotate the floor plate within the isometric projection though, around different axes, you could see all kinds of elongation and foreshortening of its various dimensions going on.Another example: If you were to rotate a wall, so that it would fall flat on the floor, depending on the direction the wall falls, its height would be either foreshortened or elongated.
ISOmetric Pixel Art cheat sheet (v.0.8 )
Is Graphics Gale still the most commonly used and one of the best pixel art animation programs out there?
Could you please also change the link for Grafx2 ? Since 2007-2009, when people talk about Grafx2, they refer to the version revived by Pulkomandy, which is not even based on the Eclipse win32 port. The project is currently hosted at http://pulkomandy.tk/projects/GrafX2 (GoogleCode recently shut down, so the site http://grafx2.googlecode.com is already frozen and will be moved to Google Code Archive in 2016)
I'm quite surprised Aseprite hasn't been put up there in the tools list, it's quite good.http://www.aseprite.org/
Why do you need to fit more than once, though?


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Understanding Breast Cancer Screening
By Ella Starobinska, MD Candidate, Class of 2017, UofA COM- Phoenix
What is breast cancer screening?
Screening is a way of identifying early signs of breast cancer in women that do not exhibit any symptoms. Doing so allows physicians to catch cancer in the early stages before cancer has a chance to cause significant harm by spreading to other organs. Numerous studies have shown that breast cancer screening decreases the risk of death.
Main screening tools for breast cancer include mammography in combination with clinical breast exams. 8
What are the risk factors predisposing women to breast cancer?
Major risk factors include age, family history, and exposure to estrogen. 2
Are there tools for identifying individual's risk of breast cancer?
There are several prediction tools that have been created in order to categorize women based on their risk of developing breast cancer. These tools are used in order to optimize screening strategies as well as the guidelines for possible therapies.
One of the most commonly used tools that your physician will use is called the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (BCRAT). This tool was created by the National Cancer Institute and is also known as the Gail Model. To use this tool, the physician will need to know the following information about you:
family and personal history of breast disease
age at the time of first menstrual period
history of childbirth
This tool is available online for public use, as well http://www.cancer.gov/bcrisktool/
These tools are very helpful in estimating in which risk group you belong. However, it is important to note that this tool is not very accurate in predicting your individual risk of having breast cancer. 2
What are the current screening tools?
There are 3 main tools used to screen for breast cancer.
These include:
clinical breast exam performed by your health provider
self exam
What is mammography?
Mammography is a breast Xray, which allows doctors to detect breast cancer before clinical symptoms develop. Mammography allows physicians to detect various abnormalities in the breast. These include different masses - cysts, cancer, other tumors. Another important sign on breast imaging that doctors look for is calcification. Calcifications are tiny mineral deposits within your breast. These appear as dense white spots on the image. Calcifications may sometimes indicate presence of breast cancer. 4
Nevertheless, it is important to note that mammography does not prove that a breast abnormality is indeed cancer. Instead, it determines whether further testing is necessary. 4
What types of mammograms are there? What is the difference?
There are 2 types of mammography: screening and diagnostic.
● Screening mammography is used to identify breast cancer and other breast abnormalities in women who do not have any signs or symptoms. Finding these abnormalities early means a potentially better outcome for the patient because the earlier the stage of breast cancer, the more likely it can be cured.
● Diagnostic mammography is done if a patient has symptoms or has an abnormality that was found by screening mammography. It allows doctors to determine the type of the abnormality. 3
One of the main differences between screening and diagnostic mammograms is that diagnostic mammography requires more X-RAY images of the breast from different angles, and thus requires more time. 5
These days most institutions will add breast ultrasound to diagnostic mammography.
How to prepare for your mammogram?
● Schedule the test one week after your period. At this time of your menstrual cycle, your breasts are less likely to be tender, which will minimize the discomfort you might experience. 9
● Do not wear deodorant, cream, or body powder. These contain metallic particles which will show up on imaging and will make it difficult to interpret the image. 10 If you can't go without these items all day, you can schedule the mammogram in the morning or applying them right after your visit. 9
● Wear a 2 piece outfit on the day of mammogram. You will be required to wear a hospital gown during the procedure. Wearing a pants or a skirt under it will make you feel less exposed and more comfortable. 9
What to expect during the procedure?
By Alan Hoofring [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/MammographyinprocessGraphic.jpg Original Source: National Cancer Institute (NCI): http://visualsonline.cancer.gov/details.cfm?imageid=4361
● This procedure is done while you are standing with your arms extended forward.
● The machine has 2 plates. The bottom one is fixed and the top plate is adjustable. Your breasts will be placed on a fixed plate, one at a time. The technician will adjust the top plate to compress your breast from the top to make sure that it does not move. 6
● Compressing the breast may feel uncomfortable and for some women may even cause pain, but this only lasts a few seconds. At the end of the procedure, a black and white picture of your breast is produced, which is then analyzed by a radiologist. 6
● After the images are captured, they will be send to a doctor to be analyzed.
● The law in the United States requires that the images will be send to you within 30 days. However, it usually takes less time. 10
● Ask your technician when you should be expected to receive the results.
What are the current guidelines for screening by mammography?
Currently, there is a debate in medicine about what is the optimal age to start screening women with mammography
The most recent guidelines from the American Cancer Society published in October 2015 include the following recommendations:
- 40 years- Women should start talking to their healthcare provider about screening and they can start screening, if they want to.
- 45- 54 - Start annual screening
- 55 years and older- Screen every 2 years as long as your health is good with life expectancy of more than 10 years. 7
How often should mammography be performed?
Once again, there is no clear consensus on the frequency of screening with mammography. However, most professional groups agree that women with low risk of breast cancer should be screened every 2 years. More frequent mammograms can be performed for women with higher risk of breast cancer. 1
What is a clinical breast exam?
Clinical breast exams are performed by your healthcare provider as a part of breast cancer screening. The physician carefully looks at your breasts and examines them by touch. During this, they will be looking for any lumps, nipple discharge, or changes in skin and texture of the breast. 8
However, it is important to note that experts do not recommend clinical breast exams as a sole screening method. These must be performed as adjunct to mammography. 2
What is a breast self exam?
Breast self exam is an exam performed by women on their own breasts. Currently, experts do not encourage self exams because studies have not shown their effectiveness in lowering the risk of breast cancer. However, if you are interested in doing breast self exams, it is important to perform them correctly. 8
To learn how to perform breast self-exams properly, click here
1. Elmore J. Patient information: Breast cancer screening (Beyond the Basics). UpToDate Web site. Jan 28, 2015. Available at: http://www.uptodate.com/contents/breast-cancer-screening-beyond-the-basics Accessed June 15, 2015
2. Elmore J. Screening for breast cancer: Strategies and recommendations. UpToDate Web site. Feb 3, 2015. Available at: http://www.uptodate.com/contents/screening-for-breast-cancer-strategies-and-recommendations?source=search_result&search=Screening+for+breast+cancer%3A+Strategies+and+recommendations&selectedTitle=1~150 Accessed June 15, 2015
3. Gaillard F. Mammography. Radiopaedia Website. Available at: http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mammography Accessed June 15, 2015
4. Imaging (Radiology) Tests. Cancer.Org Web site. March 16, Available at: 2015 http://www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/examsandtestdescriptions/imagingradiologytests/imaging-radiology-tests-mammogram Accessed June 15, 2015
5. Mammograms Fact Sheet. Cancer.gov Web site. March 25, 2014. Available at: http://www.cancer.gov/types/breast/mammograms-fact-sheet#q2 Accessed June 15, 2015
6. Mammograms and Other Breast Imaging Tests. Cancer.Org Web site. April 9, 2015 Available at: http://www.cancer.org/healthy/findcancerearly/examandtestdescriptions/mammogramsandotherbreastimagingprocedures/mammograms-and-other-breast-imaging-procedures-having-a-mammogram Accessed June 15, 2015
7. Oeffinger KC, Fontham EH, Etzioni R, et al. Breast Cancer Screening for Women at Average Risk: 2015 Guideline Update From the American Cancer Society. JAMA. 2015;314(15):1599-1614. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.12783.
8. Patient information: Breast cancer screening (The Basics). UpToDate Web site. Jun 15, 2015. Available at: http://www.uptodate.com/contents/breast-cancer-screening-the-basics?source=see_link. Accessed June 15, 2015
9. Preparing for your first mammogram. U by Kotex. http://www.kotex.com/na/articles-info/preparing-for-your-first-mammogram/50109 Accessed July 11, 2015
10. Tests and Procedures: Mammogram. MayoClinic.Org http://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/mammogram/basics/what-you-can-expect/prc-20012723 Accessed July 11, 2015


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Herbal medicine significantly inhibited the growth of gastric tumor, pharmacological study
A team of researchers in University of Hong Kong has been studying a kind of herbal medicine in gastric cancer with very low systemic toxicity. This herbal medicine, called CKBM, is a combination of herbs and yeasts including Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra chinensis), Ginseng (Panax ginseng), Hawthorn (Fructus Crataegi), Jujube (Ziziphus jujube), Soybean (Glycine Max) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker?s yeast).
The herbal medicine has demonstrated being capable of improving immune responsiveness through the induction of cytokine mediators, such as TNF-a and IL-6. In this study, the researchers investigated the effect of CKBM on gastric cancer growth in nude mice using a human xenograft model. Gastric cancer tissues (1.5 mm3) were implanted subcutaneously into the right dorsal area of mice. Ten days after implantation, animals were randomized into treatment groups fed with various doses of CKBM intragastrically daily for 14 and 28 days and untreated group.
Results showed that CKBM significantly inhibited the growth of gastric tumor in nude mice.
The efficacy of CKBM exhibited a dose-dependent manner in this ex-vivo model during the 28-day experimental period and exerted the inhibitory action as early as 21 days after drug treatment.
The effective doses of CKBM were found to be 0.4 and 0.8 ml/mouse, which significantly reduced the number of PCNA-positive cells and increased the apoptotic cells in the tumor tissues. In contrast, CKBM did not affect angiogenesis at the time when it inhibited tumor growth, although it increased with time along with tumor development in the control group.
These findings implicated that CKBM suppressed gastric cancer growth specifically through the reduction of cell proliferation and promotion of apoptosis in this model, and provides future potential targets of this drug candidate on cancer therapy. Further clinical trials in humans are needed to examine the pharmacokinetics and the therapeutic action of CKBM on cancer patients.
The paper was published in International Journal of Medical Sciences, 2004 1(3): 137-145.
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On other fronts, a group of researchers headed by Dr Luis Vitetta, Director of Research at Graduate School of Integrative Medicine, and Professor Avni Sali in Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia is currently conducting a clinical trial to evaluate the effect of CKBM in participants with HIV/AIDS. CKBM is safe in the sense that all constituents of the herbal supplement are currently available as over the counter herbal preparations in Australia.
Author contact: Prof. C.H. Cho, Chair Professor of Pharmacology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Tel: (852) 2819 9252, Fax: (852) 2817 0859, Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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6 of the most mysterious and beautiful natural phenomena ever
When it comes to somthing weird but beautiful, nothing can replaced mysterious and beautiful natural phenomena. There is a ton of rare and beautiful phenomena that may seem unbelievable at first but then happen for real. The article today is about 6 of the most mysterious and beautiful natural phenomena ever. Enjoy!
6 of the most mysterious and beautiful natural phenomena
Blue Holes
Blue Holes
When refers to beautiful natural phenomena, nothing can replaced Blue holes. It can be found in Belize, the Red Sea of Egypt and the Caribbbean, though the deepest of all is in the Bahamas, and its name is "Dean". Though they mostly come in a circle shape, these gargantuan water sink-holes can be found in all shapes and sizes. Primarily though they're created when a cave underground extends in a huge chasm, the deeper the hole, the bluer the sinkhole.
We know for sure that not many people had a chance to see Penitentes in nature. Narrow ice formations in the Andes mountains – curiously they mostly point towards the sun ranging between 2 and 5 meters height. They were initially thought to have been formed by the wind, but the fact is, they are created from dimples in the snow surface that sunlight reflects off, increasing the localised sublimation, which forms troughs, which forms these ice sculptures.
You'll find these glowing mushrooms on moist, rotting bark in the tropics only during late summer. They're only visibly widespread, howerver, during the wettest season far from any artificial light sources that you or I might be used to. The newest variations of these glow-in-the-dark mushrooms only appeared in the last few years near Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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The Warrior Dash, originally slated to occur in Hardin County, is Saturday in Lebanon.
Organizers said they expect 5,000 participants.
The 5K race welcomes all athletic abilities. Pope's Creek Ranch hosts the event with obstacles and three miles of terrain. Runners begin the race at 9 a.m. with staggered start times throughout the morning.
After the race is over, participants and onlookers can celebrate with live music, food and beer.
"Warrior Dash provides an incomparable experience for participants and spectators," race director Alex Yount said in a news release. "The unique combination of athleticism, live music, turkey legs and beer keeps warriors coming back for more."
Racers can participate in fundraising for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital during the event.
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Your Halloween Candy Could Be Cursed!
Happy Halloween
Fall has begun, and with it comes the usual signs that October and Halloween are on the way: kids have returned to school, the leaves are beginning to change colors, stores are loaded with Halloween costumes, decorations and novelties, and horror movies turn up on TV in greater numbers than usual. In addition to these annual sign posts, another signal that Halloween is rapidly approaching has begun popping up on Facebook and other social media sites, just like clockwork - the annual rush of Unintentionally Hilarious Christian Anti-Halloween Propaganda!!
You've Been Warned!
The bulk of such articles regurgitate the same nonsense every year - in a nutshell, that "Halloween is SATAN'S holiday! It's EEEEEEEEEVIL!" Small-minded "True believers" read these so called "facts,"clutch them to their chests and scream "I KNEW it!" while those who are a bit more skeptical/cynical get a good chuckle out of them and pass them along to friends via social media to enjoy for their humor value.
A particularly hilarious 2009 piece from the evangelical Christian magazine Charisma asks "Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?" -- and this one in particular always makes me laugh so hard that I snort coffee out of my nose and all over my monitor. (fortunately I always keep a roll of paper towels close by.) If you'll excuse the mixed metaphor, this article is the Unintentional Humor Holy Grail.
As you can probably tell from the title, the Charisma piece - written by Kimberly Daniels, a Florida based evangelist of some apparent renown - presents numerous bits of so-called "evidence" (none of which, naturally, are backed up in any way by reality) as to why Christians should NOT celebrate Halloween. You really need to see this article for yourself to truly appreciate its complete and utter derangement. According to Miss Daniels, Halloween is "a counterfeit holy day" dedicated to celebrating the "demonic trinity" consisting of the "Luciferian Spirit," the "Antichrist spirit," and the "Spirit of Belial."
If that isn't enough, she also claims that "behind the scenes" Halloween activities include "sex with demons," "conjuring of demons and casting of spells," and "rape and molestation of adults, children and babies."
Ummm... wow! Okay! I have celebrated Halloween every year since I was a kid, and I can honestly say that I have never partaken in any of the above mentioned activities. Maybe I just don't get invited to the right parties?
Here I thought Halloween was just about horror movies on TV and costumed kids begging for candy from the neighbors. Who knew??
Normally one of these anti-Halloween screeds is pretty much the same as any other, but this particular piece threw me a curve ball: in between the predictable blah-de-blah about Halloween being Satan's holiest day and a festival of demonic rituals that involve "Orgies between animals and humans" and "sacrificing babies to shed innocent blood," (yes, seriously!!) the author claims that:
"...most of the candy sold during this season has been dedicated and prayed over by witches."
...wait, WHAT??
Miss Daniels says - with a perfectly straight face, I'm sure - that she doesn't buy candy during the Halloween season because "curses are sent through the tricks and treats."
The first time I read this article, I began feverishly searching for a disclaimer as soon as I hit that paragraph, hoping to find evidence that it was an intentionally ridiculous spoof piece masquerading as a real article, like something from The Onion... but nope, it appears to be the real deal. According to my good friend, Doctor Wik E. Pedia, Charisma magazine is a real live Christian publication which is based in Florida (what is it about Florida that seems to breed evangelistic wack-a-loons?). Charisma was founded in 1975 and boasted a circulation of 275,000 copies per issue as of 2009. Who knew? (shrugs)
Does this author seriously believe that Hershey's, M&M/Mars and all of the other major candy manufacturers around the world have "witches" on the payroll who "curse" every bit of candy that rolls off the assembly line during the Halloween season? Suddenly I have a mental image of Margaret Hamilton from "The Wizard of Oz" standing at the end of a conveyor belt, waving her wand and cackling "I curse YOU, and I curse YOU, and I curse YOU...and your little dog, too!" as an endless parade of boxes passes by,
So many questions...
This cursed-candy revelation brings to mind several other questions:
First of all, how do you know when the "Halloween Season" begins, so you can adjust your candy-buying habits accordingly? Is it limited to the month of October, or does it start when candy starts showing up in stores wrapped in the orange-colored bags with Trick or Treat graphics on them? In that case, I guess I'd have to stop buying candy in late August, because that's when Walgreens' starts putting out their Halloween selections right next to the Back-To-School items. Damn!!
I also have to ask, is ALL candy cursed during the Halloween season, or just the bags of "Fun Size" candy that's packaged specifically for Trick or Treat? For example, if I buy a Snickers bar out of the candy machine at my office during the month of October, am I automatically cursed? Because wow, that would suck. Also, if you buy a bag of leftover Fun Size Snickers for half price on November 1st, is it OK to eat them because it's AFTER Halloween, or do they still have some evil in 'em?
What exactly does a curse taste like? Will it affect the yummy caramel/nougat combination of a Milky Way, or the crunchy crisped-rice goodness of a Whatchamacallit bar? Let's return to my "candy machine at work" scenario yet again. When I purchase a candy bar from that machine, I have no way of knowing when that candy was manufactured. Let's say I get a Snickers bar out of there in early December, but it was actually made during the "curse" period. Do curses have an expiration date?
So many questions, and no answers. I'm not sure what's more terrifying - the idea that there are people walking around loose that actually believe "demons" are placing curses in Halloween candy, or the knowledge that these people can vote...and breed...and operate heavy machinery. THAT is scarier than any Halloween horror movie or monster!!
All I can say to the religioso's who dutifully pass on such misinformed nonsense every October - and turn off their porch lights on October 31st so they won't have to take part in the Halloween fun - is "Fine, be a party pooper. It just means more candy for the rest of us."
Thanks for reading and Happy Halloween!!
This gave me a good laugh. I had no idea people believed stuff like this - maybe it's because I am cursed?
Thanks for the entertaining read.
I look forward to my chocolate curses coming up!
I have never understood the history or idea behind the Halloween thing. How did it began?
Christians and non-Christians alike are welcome to come and have my red nougat 3 Musketeers bars. The local ministry has banded together to give children and adults alike dispensation to their believers.
After just reading the story about the teacher who sent a kid home with a note about being demon possessed because he was writing with his left hand, I am still shocked to see that Christians today are STILL promoting witchcraft and demonology.
It's like you say, "the idea that there are people walking around loose that actually believe "demons" are placing curses in Halloween candy, or the knowledge that these people can vote...and breed...and operate heavy machinery". THAT is what is terrifying!
I wonder how many more thousands of years have to pass before the human race actually grows up? But I still want my Halloween candy! Cursed or not.
And what's the deal on "Christmas" candy? Is it possessed by red and green "angels"?
Have you seen the demon pumpkins? Somebody started a whole line of pumpkin minions! So cute! But, of course, they are little demons in disguise.
Obviously, Jack 'O Lanterns are demons! That's why they only come out at Halloween/Fall. I'm having the devilish Pumpkin Spice Latte right now!
If the candies collected cannot be eaten, why trick or treat in the first place?
Interesting post. This is the first time I've heard about candy being sprayed by witches lol.
A curse should befall anyone who hands out the "fun-size" candy at Halloween; I know I used to curse AT the people who gave them to me. That's why I've made it a person tradition to always give out FULL SIZE candy bars at Halloween.
Wait...does that mean I'm getting a full size curse too instead of a fun-size one????
This has inspired me to write a new hub for Halloween. I don't want to give it away, but it involves the Texas prison system and an "execution" party!
Talked about cursed!
Ok, finished my 2015 Halloween hub and it's linked to this hub!
Great funny reading!! I read this in February, but still enjoyed every word. It made me want to go eat chocolate. My religious sister made her daughter give up her cabbage patch doll when she was little because it was made from an evil corporation. I had never heard of an organization that purposely made evil dolls. Evil dolls and cursed candy... It is not easy to be a kid!


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Revolutionary Guards Chief, Mohammad Ali Jafari, has stated in a meeting with a reported 20,000 members of the Alborz Basij that "a military attack against Iran isn't underway", calling such threats "hollow" and "empty". He added, "When the leaders of the regime occupying Jerusalem speak of an attack on Iran, immediately the leaders in the White House object to it and say we will not support a military attack on Iran".
This statement is clearly Jafari's attempt to moderate his alarmist comments last week in which said "we must all prepare for war".
Jafari also exhorted the authorities to ensure the "complete remedy of economic threats and make more effort so that the people aren't embroiled in difficulties".
Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in a meeting with former technocrats of Mazandaran province has claimed that the present inactivity of the country's experienced managers and clergymen sympathetic to the regime is the result of the efforts of "deviants" and "pseudo-revolutionary devils" for the exclusion of two groups, the technocrats and clergy, from the political scene.
Rafsanjani has traditionally seen his constituency as that of the Kargozaran, or technocratic executives, and during his own presidency sought to draw on their expertise in order to spur the country's economic progress and development. Whether he was successful in this aspiration, or his rhetoric matched his deeds is another question, but in attending such a meeting it can be said that the president is amongst potentially sympathetic ears, who have most likely been highly critical of Ahmadinejad's populistic managerial style.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, prior to leaving New York for the attendance of the 67th meeting of the UN General Assembly, has claimed that while on his trip he has secured investment for Iran. The president also added that an interests section in Canada would be established soon.
IRNA reports President Ahmadinejad's "severe regret" at the arrest of his press advisor and head of the Islamic Republic News Agency, Ali Akbar Javanfekr. Ahmadinejad also said he would pursue the matter further.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's office has repudiated "exaggerating" depictions of the Supreme Leader which have in recent years become commonplace amongst radical elements inside the country. Perhaps the most well-known incident is when Qom's Friday Prayer Leader, Ayatollah Mohammad Saeedi, claimed that upon his birth Khamenei proclaimed "Oh Ali" [a reference to the first Shi'i Imam] in the presence of the midwife tending to him and his mother. This was initially rebutted as "nonsense" by former parliamentary Speaker, Ali Akbar Nateq Nuri, who also happens to be the Chief of the Inspectorate of Khamenei's office. Radical elements around Commander Qassem Saeedi, a member of the Endurance Front for the Islamic Revolution, however, in reaction to Nateq Nuri's criticism, stormed a speech by the latter in Mashhad during the month of Ramadan, throwing it into disarray. In reaction to these events it seems Khamenei's office has taken a somewhat firmer stand on the matter.
Secretary of the Expediency Council, Mohsen Rezaei, has lamented ongoing factional infighting and the tendency amongst the Principalist elite to "collate files" against one another. "Unfortunately we are witness to disagreement and quarrelling from the lowest level of society which is the family to the highest levels of the regime and every day we are witness to the different collating of files [against one another]. If this state continues there isn't much hope for the people's economic future".
Mostafa Pourmohammadi, Chief of the Inspectorate Organization of the Country, in response to allegations of embezzlement during the time he was Interior Minister in the previous Ahmadinejad government, has stated that the 21 billion toman loan was used to provide homes to deprived staff of the ministry. Mutual allegations of corruption have been rife between Pourmohammadi and First Vice President, Mohammadreza Rahimi for some weeks now, and appear to being further fuelled by an intense personal animus between the two.
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Khabar Online, close to Parliamentary Speaker, Ali Larijani, objects to Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi's use (again) of the "false term" "Arabian Gulf" in his UN General Assembly address. The article then citing another news site Asr-e Iran goes on to contrast Morsi's use of the term with a 1956 speech by Arab nationalist leader and former Egyptian president, Gamel Abdel Nasser, where Nasser had actually used the term "Persian Gulf".
The article goes on, "Morsi used this false term "Arabian Gulf" which has a life of less half a century while the historical and correct name of this international waterway from thousands of years ago was the "Persian Gulf" and still today its official and international name is the "Persian Gulf". The President of Egypt prior to this, in his speech at the Arab League used the false term "Arabian Gulf" instead of Persian Gulf. He welcomed the decision of Saudi Arabia and the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council to provide financial aid to Yemen and added, "Egypt as always stands by the side of the countries of the "Arabian" Gulf and doesn't accept any kind of effort to interfere in the countries of the region. We will always stand by our brothers in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries and will not hold back on any efforts to guarantee their security".
The article then finishes with a not so subtle swipe at the government, "the use by Morsi of this false term occurs while the Iranian authorities label his 4 hour visit to Tehran during the Non-Aligned Movement Summit a sign of close relations".
Raja News reports on the West's "horror" at the spread of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's picture throughout Iraq. The article is itself a reaction to an Associated Press article and feature on BBC Persian which covered the dissemination of a poster throughout Baghdad for Jerusalem Day in which Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr, the father of firebrand cleric, Moqtada al-Sadr, and Khamenei are pictured side by side.
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Now that the inhumanities of apartheid and a corrupt white minority regime have been well banished from South Africa, much of Woza Albert's political urgency and dramatic power has been diffused. But when it was premiered 20 years ago in America and Britain, the play's bitter-sweet dream of what would happen to Jesus Christ if he rose again and found himself in the brawling midst of apartheid South Africa was reckoned sensational.
Last night, Woza Albert! created by Percy Mtwa, Mbongeni Ngema and Barney Simon seemed, despite Sello
Maake ka Ncube's dynamic production, to be a curiously muted period piece. I suppose the producers, UK Arts International, believe young playgoers will be made freshly aware of how, decades ago, South African players valiantly used the forum of theatre as a means of eloquent protest against apartheid. But London audiences would have been far better served by a play dealing with contemporary ills rather than those from the recent past.
The stage for Ncube's production is bare, save for two wooden crates and a clothes rail packed with costumes and headgear. Yet the playing space is charged with the exuberant presence of the two performers. The mood drifts between that of dream-like fantasy, nightmare ritual and comic revue. The lithe, volatile Siyabonga Twala takes the more histrionic roles while the diminutive, ever-cool Errol Ndotho, who regularly dons a Comic Relief plastic nose, peddles an effective line in neighbourhood white tyrants. Brief scenes, which are broken by irritating, jerky blackouts, keep invoking the fierce regimented world of apartheid where bureaucracy is as fearful and implacable as anything Kafka envisaged.
Twala and Ndotho revel in the sardonic humour and try to compensate for the play's obstinately dated air with the dash and athleticism of their performances. Once rumours of Jesus's second coming are noised abroad, excitement stirs and grows. The white-suited Messiah is greeted with the nicely bathetic plea: "Take us to heaven - it's terrible here." The South African Premier offers a more positive welcome: "Enjoy the fruits of apartheid." And the play reaches heights of irony when a white employer brands Jesus as that dangerous trinity of things, revolutionary, communist, and terrorist. The paraphernalia of repression is called out to do its grim duty. The Messiah may be seen
escaping by a walk on water, but Woza Albert! seems all set for an excruciating finale.
Expectations, though, are beautifully confounded. Twenty years ago Woza Albert's finale, with spectres of black heroes rising up from the dead, was an overwhelmingly sad, dream-like vision of escape from oppression. Today the scene is simply exultant: we know the battle's been well won.
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|Shirley Ann Richards and Edmond Angelo
Mark Angelo, CM OBC (born 14 March 1951) is a Canadian river conservationist, writer, speaker, teacher and paddler. He founded and is the chair of BC Rivers Day and World Rivers Day. In 2009, Angelo was appointed as the inaugural chair of the Rivers Institute at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) Prior to that, he was the long-time head of the Fish, Wildlife and Recreation Program at BCIT. Angelo has received the Order of British Columbia and the Order of Canada in recognition of his river conservation efforts.[1] In 2009, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Simon Fraser University for his river conservation work both locally and globally.[1]
Angelo graduated from the University of Montana, and then moved to Vancouver, British Columbia.
He was involved in numerous river conservation and restoration initiatives including restoring heavily damaged urban streams such as Guichon Creek in Burnaby and Still Creek in Vancouver. In the early 2000s, he was involved in cleaning up Britannia Creek, which in 2011 saw salmon return for the first time in a century.[2][3][4][5] In September 1980, Angelo organized a major cleanup of the Thompson River in the southern interior of British Columbia. The event later became known as BC Rivers Day.[6][7] In 2005, Angelo helped set up the World River Day,[8][9] a now annual event on the final Sunday in September, celebrated by millions people in more than 60 countries.[10]
Angelo has traveled on hundreds of waterways, including the Zambezi,[11] Nile, Mekong, Amazon, and Yangtze.[12] From 2003 to 2007, he hosted the National Geographic on-line program, "Riverworld; a personal journey to the world's wildest rivers"; the program's website had more than 40 million visits.[citation needed] In 2007, his follow-up program, Wild Water, Wild Earth, enjoyed similar success.[citation needed]
In late November 2011, Angelo announced his retirement from full-time work and was honored with the title, Chair Emeritus of the Rivers Institute. In 2012, the City of Burnaby honoured Angelo by naming a local city stream, Angelo Creek, after him.[13] In 2014, the 40,000 member BC Wildlife Federation presented Angelo with the Barsby Award, the highest honour their organization can bestow, in recognition of Angelo's lifelong efforts to protect waterways. Angelo was also installed into the Fraser River Hall of Fame at a gala event hosted by the Fraser River Discovery Center.[14] In 2015, he was named as one of Canada's 100 greatest modern day explorers by Canadian Geographic magazine.[15]
Angelo served as a past Chair and inaugural member of the Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council.[16] In addition, Angelo also served as the first non-government provincial representative and Chair of the Canadian Heritage Rivers Board. He was also the inaugural Chair of the BC Heritage River System from 1997 to 2001, and from 1998 to 2000, Angelo was chaired the BC Park Legacy Panel. As long time Rivers Chair for the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC, Angelo also coordinated the compilation of BC's annual "most endangered rivers" list from its inception in 1993 to 2014.[17] The compilation of this list is one of the most in depth initiatives of its kind and has provided much needed profile for river issues around the province.[citation needed]
Angelo is a Fellow International member of the New York-based Explorers Club as well as a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. In October 2011, Angelo was awarded a special lifetime achievement award by the BCIT Alumni and Foundation, and in November 2011, Angelo was also presented with the 'Land Champion Award' by the Real Estate Foundation of BC.
Personal life[edit]
Angelo is the son of Australian born actress Shirley Ann Richards, and Edmond Angelo.[18] Angelo and his wife Kathie have two daughters, Kelly and Lindsay, and two grandchildren, Tucker and Grey.
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- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
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- ^ "Around-the-World by River". news.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
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- ^ "Burnaby man named top explorer". Burnaby NewsLeader.
- ^ "Treat water as scarce resource and manage water better for fish and people, says Fisheries Council". www.worldfishingtoday.com. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
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Configuring PSC HA to utilise SSL Pass-through basically means we don't have any SSL Certificate on the Load Balancer VIP. To achieve this all PSC's in the PSC HA Cluster are required to present the same certificate.
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Bright Bohemian Yurt Village Wedding
At the height of summer last year, Hannah married Cal in one of the coolest and most colourful weddings I have ever seen! Mashing up various elements, all of which were truly them, we are treated to some seriously fun wedding styling!!
And this wedding also gave me one of the sweetest ever answers to my question, 'is there anything you would change about the day?' Cal said, "the only thing I'd change is the space-time continuum in order to live that day over and over."