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Dear Tombudsman:
I met a woman who said that she's a manager and that I should meet with her about representation. She said she had about seven girls. When I got to her office, I found out she had about 50 clients who she said she was submitting through the Breakdowns for $50 a month. I told her that was illegal, and she said she needed the money for all of her expenses-to send actors out and for limousines for parties, etc.
When I left her office nauseated, I thought that would be the end of my run-ins with bogus managers. Then I met yet another one. This one I met through my acting teacher, so I thought she'd be legitimate. She had me waiting in her hallway for two hours and when she finally brought me in, it was the exact same routine as the other one-but she needed $55 a month to submit actors and she claimed to be a publicist and a manager. That is so wrong. These scam artists are taking anyone whose money is green. I'm so exhausted from this.
Los Angeles
Dear S.W.:
Take a deep breath and repeat after me: "Scumbag scam artists like those two have a special place in hell waiting for them." There, doesn't that feel better?
Look, S.W., we run letters all of the time about this very subject because thousands of actors are being ripped off in this fashion. Again, we repeat, this time in capital letters, NEVER PAY ANYONE TO REPRESENT YOU. Still, each month there is a whole new crop of aspiring thespians coming to town who aren't aware of this golden rule. You were smart enough to avoid these jerks, but we both know that there are a lot of desperate actors who fall for it over and over again. I don't care how sweet, how sincerely interested in you they seem to be, or what grand promises they make. If any talent representative asks you for an upfront fee, they are crooks and they are to be avoided.
The first scammer you write about sounds like a real idiot, and I can only imagine why she's piling actresses into limos for nights on the town. Perhaps she's in another business altogether. The second hag is hiding behind the publicist/manager cloak. Here's the deal: You do pay a publicist when you are getting lots of work. You don't pay the manager until you get work. She's doing both so that she doesn't get arrested for ripping off actors as a manager. How convenient it must be for her to say she's a publicist when the heat gets turned on.
Keep your antenna up, guys, because these cads can be stopped if you stop reaching for your wallets whenever someone throws you a line.
Dear Tombudsman:
I am writing on a rather disappointing experience we had with a modeling assignment. On Mar. 8, 1999, we received a breakdown through the Photographer Express and one of our models, Yuka, was given the job at the rate of $250. To date, we have been given the run-around and no money has been forthcoming. Is there any help you can give? When we mentioned taking this thing to your paper, the producer of the event got very uncomfortable. Thank you for your time.
Crawford Agency
Los Angeles
Dear Lynne:
The live modeling show you are referring to took place on Mar. 30 at the Club Soho in Downtown Los Angeles. Obviously, the model should have been paid for her work well before this time. The modeling industry is notoriously slow in paying non-star talent, but eight months late is something else entirely.
You supplied us with several phone numbers for the event's producer, a Mr. Lorence Philips, but every number we tried was either disconnected or the person answering had never heard of the man. We also contacted the Photographer Express, a Breakdown type of service which photographers and producers use to find models, but its records are not kept beyond a certain amount of time, so it couldn't help us contact the producer.
I'm hoping this column will get to Mr. Philips so that he might resolve this matter immediately. If there are any other models or people familiar with the event called Power 2000 International, please contact Tombudsman.
So, Lynne, for now anyway, all we can do is put this information out to our readers and hope someone can bring some help to the table. I hope we are able to get your client and your agency the money you are due-$275, which includes your commission fee.
Dear Tombudsman:
I'm disturbed by P.C.'s letter in the Oct. 14 issue of Back Stage West regarding a photographer doing a bad job. I am 34 years a working actor and 29 years a headshot photographer. As you wrote, you should always look at a photographer's work before shooting. Ask yourself, Will I feel comfortable with this person shooting my face and soul? Do they sense and understand me? A 12-year-old can learn to work a Nikon, but that doesn't mean he has the empathy and sensitivity to see and capture a great headshot.
Years ago, when I first arrived in Los Angeles, I went to see a top photographer and he announced, "I don't re-shoot." I said goodbye and walked. Another time, I went to a shooter who often took full-page ads in the old Drama-Logue and asked him about reshoots. He replied, "If you go to Chasen's and don't like your dinner, you still have to pay for it, right?" So I never shot with him either.
Always ask upfront, "While I'm sure your photos will be technically perfect, will you reshoot if I'm having an off day and I'm not happy?" If they say no, walk.
Arthur Roberts
Marina Del Rey
Dear Arthur:
I agree with you, but the problem seems to lie in the ubiquitous phrase "technically perfect." Most shooters don't equate that with anything other than lighting, focus, etc. Nearly every legitimate photographer in Los Angeles and New York will gladly reshoot if they admit to a technical screw-up. From what I've witnessed, most will not adhere to your suggestion that they should reshoot if an actor is simply unhappy with the photos for reasons such as the right mood wasn't achieved or the expressions on your face weren't what you were hoping for.
An actor is lost without a good headshot, but the photographer still gets his check, so it's imperative that you search cautiously and only accept a sitting from someone whose work is tremendous and with whom you have a contract which you are clear about. I think reality dictates that in today's marketplace you'll be hard-pressed to find many shooters who will contractually promise a reshoot if you're unhappy for any non-technical issue, but that doesn't mean they won't bend their rules if you press them. Bottom line is photographers get work from referrals, so they need to have happy clients.
By the way, the photographer who fed you the Chasen's line was wrong, in my opinion. I wouldn't pay for a bad meal, but I'd certainly give the chef a chance to make me another entr e. Thanks for your focused insight, Arthur.
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After a very, very long "here's what happened last night on The Voice" montage sequence, Christina Aguilera took the stage with her team for a medley tribute of Janet/Michael Jackson songs. Although we can't dispute the awesomeness of the Jackson family, it once again felt like an odd choice for a group number, and not very relevant. Are the coaches all getting too old to relate to current, modern pop hits? (Sorry, coaches, but you're no spring chickens.)
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The Difficulty of Writing Pinkie · 5:51pm Jan 22nd, 2013
Gratuitous picture of Danny and Surprise. I wish I had a talking, flying horse.
That picture made me lose my train of thought . . . oh, yeah. Pinkie Pie. It so happens that I'm a little over a third of the way through Pen Stroke's Past Sins, which I'm finally reading so I can understand what the cool kids are talking about. As I suspected, this 200,000-word story could easily lose at least 50,000 words without incurring serious damage, but I'm not here to critique Pen Stroke's earlier, less developed writing. Considering how polished he is now, I don't think there would be any point, and I'm not sure I have the right anyway.
Besides having the pace of a casual stroll through the park, assuming that stroll is being taken by an elderly lady with a walker, Past Sins makes a few of what I consider to be minor missteps to which My Little Pony fan fiction seems to be especially vulnerable. One in particular jumps out at me--a throwaway gag in which Pinkie Pie casually says that she remembers everything she and her friends said during their battle with Nightmare Moon because she "read the transcript." This was not enough to seriously harm the novel, partly because the book is just too huge to be wounded so easily, but also because Pen Stroke was wise enough to drop the joke immediately after having made it. Still, my suspension of disbelief crumbled for a moment, and I had to work to get it back.
There is a good reason that it is a no-no in film for actors to take to the camera: the audience is supposed to forget that there is a camera. Rules like this can be broken, of course; film adaptations of Shakespeare can usually get away with leaving characters' monologues to the audience intact, and cartoons especially, at least if they're the right kinds of cartoons, can get away with "breaking the fourth wall" on a frequent basis by turning it into a recurring joke, so when Wyle E. Coyote holds up signs to the screen to reveal his emotional states or stand in for his dialogue, it's funny and doesn't ruin suspension of disbelief.
Cartoons can get away with other things that live-action television can't: characters can hover in midair and hold a brief conversation before falling, or they can continue walking for several steps off the edge of a cliff before realizing that no ground supports them, or they can stretch their limbs out to impossible lengths in order to grab things from off the screen. To make these gags work, the characters must act as if nothing is amiss, as if this is a regular part of their experience. The one major exception I can think of is the film wherein live actors and cartoon characters interact, in which case the cartoon characters' absurd abilities become plot points--as in Who Framed Roger Rabbit or Space Jam. In this case, drawing attention to the cartoon physics makes sense because the film is about two sets of characters who must behave by different sets of rules. In fact, Roger Rabbit is such an impressive work of fantasy because it draws out all the implications, even the disturbing ones, of human/cartoon interaction.*
The fan fiction writer who writes about cartoon characters faces a problem: cartoons and narrative fiction are two different media. Whereas the cartoon can display cartoonish physical comedy without drawing too much attention to its absurdity, the narrative writer can only depict such physical comedy by narrating it. Take the scene in "Secret of My Excess" in which Spike and Rarity hover in midair and exchange a few sentences before beginning to fall. In the show, the hovering fits seamlessly into the world, and the viewer will accept it unthinkingly, perhaps not even considering that it's unrealistic. But a writer who translates the scene literally into a narrative would have to write something like, "With a burst of light, Spike shrank back to his regular form. Blinking in surprise, he and Rarity stared at each other, hovering in the air for some reason, suspended by nothing." Even if we know the story is based on a cartoon, this detail doesn't make sense; it ceases to be a gag and instead becomes a bizarre anomaly within the story. To avoid such problems, the fan fiction writer is forced by the conventions of his medium to alter the cartoony Equestria into a (slightly) more realistic version, which may be one reason fan fiction is frequently grittier than the show it's based on.
Mind you, it is possible to write physical comedy, even extensive and crazy physical comedy, into a narrative, but it's not easy. The novel Incompetence by Rob Grant is basically a mixture of physical comedy, vulgarity, and anti-American hate speeches, and the physical comedy parts, which fortunately make up the bulk of the book, are very funny. But these parts, although physically impossible in many respects, are impossible mostly in subtle ways, and they usually start out halfway believable and grow more outlandish only gradually, and Grant's narrator describes them with a deadpan that is the novel's equivalent of a cartoon character's blithe acceptance of a flexible law of gravity.
All that brings me around to Pinkie Pie, a character who is basically a bundle of cartoon gags. Although she doesn't break the fourth wall as frequently or as blatantly as fans give her credit for, she regularly hovers or changes speed in midair, twists her body in impossible ways, and pulls objects out of Hammerspace. All the characters do this, but none so often as Pinkie. Take away all her behaviors that don't work well in a narrative, and not much is left aside from her distinctive dialogue. She has some interesting personality traits that the writer can explore, such as her drive to make everypony happy and her halfway neurotic dependency on others' pleasure in her company, but the main vehicle for delivering her--which in the show is her zany antics--is lost or at least drastically inhibited. Pinkie has the fan fiction writer at a disadvantage.
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The family of a woman who was slain while on the phone with a Dallas 911 operator is suing the city in federal court.
Attorney Aubrey "Nick" Pittman said at a news conference Wednesday that the family decided to file suit not just because of the botched response to Deanna Cook's 911 call, during which she can be heard being strangled, but also because of the city's general failure to protect minority women who are victims of domestic violence.
"It was a comedy of errors in the city's 911 call classification and response system that led to her death," Pittman said. "Ms. Cook was a victim of her race, the nature of her call and the demographics of her South Dallas neighborhood."
A spokesman for the city declined to comment on the lawsuit.
Cook's ex-husband was arrested in her Aug. 17 slaying. Police say he attacked her in her home. While Cook was heard choking and pleading for her life on the line, it appears that a listening 911 call taker failed to pass critical details about the call on to dispatchers.
Police officers were dispatched about 35 minutes after the call came in, and officers arrived on the scene about 15 minutes later. The lawsuit claims officers stopped at a 7-Eleven for "personal purchases" and made no effort to enter the home after knocking on the front door.
Cook's family found her dead in a bathtub two days later.
Pittman said call takers who are poorly trained and supervised and an understaffed call center contributed to the delay.
Last month, Dallas Police Chief David Brown said the operator's mishandling of a call was responsible for Cook's death. A day later, he said he misspoke. The operator, Tonyita Hopkins, was later suspended for 10 days and reassigned to another position.
Another operator was fired for mishandling a 911 call the family made shortly before discovering Cook's body in her house.
After the Cook case became public, police officials implemented several changes, giving the highest level of priority to major disturbance calls in which there is a threat of serious bodily injury or death and moving to shore up the call center's staff.
Cook's pastor, Billy Grate, discussed how he had gotten to know Cook through church and the faith she kept in her life.
"She wanted her life to be right; she was a woman who loved her family," Grate said. "She was a loving person and loved by everyone that I know."
Cook's two sisters also spoke about their lingering anger over her death.
"We felt like we need more answers and deserved more answers," Karletha Cook-Gundy said. "I was happy to hear about some policy changes later on."
As well as the city and the original call taker, the lawsuit alleges, other 911 call center employees were involved in the mishandling of the call. They and the officers who went to Cook's home are named in the suit. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages.


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All right, so all the confusion about what the hell is going on with All the Boys Love Mandy Lane seems to have finally settled and we can give some definitive answers now.
Variety reports this morning that Senator has nabbed the film from The Weinstein Company for U.S. release and has officially announced plans to make it their first theatrical horror release in 2008. Originally planned for a release sometime this month, this should guarantee more attention than The Weinsteins would have likely given it.
Nice. Granted I've not seen the movie yet, but the buzz out there for it is pretty impressive all things considered. Expect a review for it soonish, since Kasch is making his way out to see it, but for now you can head to our Broadband section to check out the trailer for the UK release of All the Boys Love Mandy Lane!
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Synapse's Suspiria 4K Restoration Gets a Release Date
Earlier this year, we wrote about Synapse Films' Suspiria 4K restoration and how it was available for pre-order. The weird catch was that there was no release date confirmed and that pre-orders would go out sometime in December 2017. Today that changes as we can confirm that the 3-disc special edition Blu-ray collection will come out December 19th, just in time for Christmas but a little late for Hanukkah. Any chance we can have one extra night this year?
Restored over three years, Synapse has been working tirelessly to create the ultimate version of Dario Argento's 1977 classic supernatural horror film, which has since gone on to become one of the most recognized and lauded titles in the genre. This cut has been overseen and approved by Luciano Tovoli, the Director of Photography on the film.
Pre-orders are still available via Synapse Films' website.
Special features:
*Limited edition of only 6000 units produced
*Exclusive Steelbook packaging and collector's o-card sleeve, featuring artwork from Malleus, Van Orton Design, Juan José Saldarriaga & Chris MacGibbon
*Three disc [Two Blu-rays + One CD] limited collector's edition (only 6000 units) containing a new 4K restoration of the original uncut, uncensored Italian 35mm camera negative exclusively done by Synapse Films, with color correction supervised and approved by SUSPIRIA Director of Photography, Luciano Tovoli
*Original 4.0 1977 English language LCRS sound mix not heard since the theatrical release in 1977, presented in high-resolution DTS-HD MA 96 Khz/24-bit audio
*Italian 5.1 surround sound mix
*Two audio commentaries by authors and Argento scholars, Derek Botelho, David Del Valle & Troy Howarth
*Do You Know Anything About Witches? – 30 minute SUSPIRIA visual essay written, edited and narrated by Michael Mackenzie
*Suzy in Nazi Germany – Featurette on the German locations from SUSPIRIA
*A Sigh from the Depths: 40 Years of SUSPIRIA – All-new anniversary retrospective on the making of the film and its influence on cinema
*Olga's Story – Interview with star Barbara Magnolfi
*Original theatrical trailers, TV spots and radio spots
*Special Collector Edition Booklet containing an American Cinematographer interview with Luciano Tovoli, liner notes by Derek Botelho and restoration notes by Vincent Pereira & Don May, Jr. Cover artwork by Matthew Therrien Illustration
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*Newly translated, removable English subtitles for the Italian language version
*Exclusive CD remaster of Goblin's SUSPIRIA motion picture soundtrack, containing additional tracks not included on the original 1977 soundtrack release
Creep 2 Starring Mark Duplass Hits Netflix This December
Just the other day we shared with you guys an exclusive interview with Partick Brice, the director of the Mark Duplass-starring found footage flicks Creep and Creep 2.
Today we have the awesome news that the killer sequel Creep 2 (review) will be hitting Netflix streaming on December 23rd.
The original creeptastic motion picture is already streaming on Netflix so if you need to catch up – or just watch the original again – you can do so tonight and get ready for the sequel which, personally, I found to be superior (if even just slightly) to the original.
What did you think of the original film? Are you excited to check out the sequel? Or have you already seen it? Make sure to let us know in the comments below or on social media!
Creep 2 starring Mark Duplass and Desiree Akhavan hits Netflix December 23rd!
Desiree Akhavan ("Girls", APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR) stars as Sara, a video artist whose primary focus is creating intimacy with lonely men. After finding an ad online for "video work," she thinks she may have found the subject of her dreams. She drives to a remote house in the forest and meets a man claiming to be a serial killer (Mark Duplass, reprising his role from the previous film). Unable to resist the chance to create a truly shocking piece of art, she agrees to spend the day with him. However, as the day goes on she discovers she may have dug herself into a hole she can't escape.
Waxwork Records Unveils Phenomenal 2018 Subscription Package
Our pals over at Waxwork Records have unveiled their 2018 subscription bundle and it's packed to the brim with some absolutely fantastic titles! Horror fans who enjoy spinning their music on turntables can look forward to two Romero titles, Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead, Joe Dante's The 'Burbs, Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell, and lastly they'll have Jordan Peele's smash success title Get Out. On top of getting those five records, those who join the subscription program will also receive a t-shirt, coffee mug, poster, notebook, magnet, enamel pin, calendar, and more.
For Night of the Living Dead, Waxwork Records worked closely with the film's original creators, including Romero himself prior to his passing, the Museum of Modern Art, and The Criterion Collection so that they could source audio from the 4K restoration. It will be released as a 2xLP package.
Dawn of the Dead will also get a 2xLP release that will include brand new artwork, re-mastered audio, and more. The same kind of treatment is being given to The 'Burbs. Christopher Young's Drag Me to Hell soundtrack will be a single LP but will get the same level of attention and quality as the other titles.
As for Peele's Get Out. Michael Abels; score will be released on a 2xLP vinyl set and will pay tribute to one of the most culturally significant movies of the past several years.
The Waxwork Records subscription package will be $250 ($285 in Canada) and will open up for sale this Friday, the 24th. More information can be found on Waxwork's website.
Synapse's Suspiria 4K Restoration Gets a Release Date
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LOS ANGELES, March 22 (UPI) -- Paul Jolley, a 23-year-old Tennessee native, has been eliminated from Season 12 of "American Idol" in Los Angeles.
Jolley sang Heart's "Alone" Thursday night in his attempt to get the judges to use their single save option of the season to let him stay, but it didn't work.
Eight contestants remain on the singing competition series.
Ryan Seacrest is the show's host. Randy Jackson, Keith Urban, Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey are its judges.


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Beijing - Hacked user accounts for Apple's iTunes Store are for sale on China's largest retail website Taobao, providing illegal access to credit card details for music and TV downloads, state media said on Thursday.A search by AFP on Taobao showed several shops were selling iTunes accounts for around 30 yuan ($4.50), promising downloads of songs, games, movies and other products worth $30 through Apple's online entertainment store.The Global Times reported that around 50 000 illegal iTunes accounts were being peddled on Taobao at prices ranging from one to 200 yuan. Thousands of accounts have been sold over the past several months, it said.The offers seen by AFP carried a disclaimer from Taobao saying it bore no legal liability for the items sold, nor could it vouch for the authenticity of the items.Taobao said in a statement to AFP on Thursday that the company took "all reasonable and necessary measures to protect the rights of consumers" and could not act unless it received a formal request to remove the ads.'Accounts are hacked'"At this time, we have not received any information from Apple or any other principal related to the iTunes accounts indicating that these products either violate our listing rules or infringe on the IP of others," the company said.Experts said hackers either hack foreign users' iTunes accounts, which keep credit card numbers on file, or steal details of overseas credit cards to register several iTunes accounts that are then put on sale, the report said."Of course these accounts are hacked, otherwise how could they be so cheap?" a customer service representative for one of the online stores was quoted by the newspaper as saying.The report said those who bought hacked accounts were encouraged to use them for 24 hours only - presumably as their real owners would catch on to the fraud and cancel their credit cards.In July, Apple strengthened security measures on iTunes, asking users to make more frequent entries of the CCV code - a three- or four-digit number on the back of a credit card - when making purchases from a new computer.At the time, Apple advised users whose "credit card or iTunes password is stolen and used on iTunes" to contact their financial institution and change their iTunes password.
and the poor unsuspecting public continues input their financial details on to trusted sites because they just know that these sites are secure.


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Test Cases Design for Software Database Provisioning Development
This paper presents the concepts of test case based approach for the development of software systems. A variety of software development approaches are presented wherein they share some common methodology stages wherein testing plays a vital role for the success of the product. Software testing provides an objective, independent view of the software to allow the end-user to appreciate and understand the risks of software implementation. Examples of test cases for developed software have been presented.
Provided by: Science and Development Network (SciDev.Net) Topic: Software Date Added: Dec 2012 Format: PDF


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The lumbosacral spine is comprised of the bones of the lumbar spine (L-1 through L5) and the sacrum. A key area of transition in the spine is the place where the lumbar spine ends and the sacrum begins. This is L5-S1, also called the lumbosacral joint.

The lumbar spine rests upon the sacrum (which means the sacrum takes the weight of the entire spine from above.) The sacrum also connects the spine to the pelvis by means of sacroiliac joints, which are located on the sides of the sacrum.

Below the sacrum is the coccyx bone.

In an adult, the sacrum is one bone. But in a newborn, it is five. The sacrum fuses over time; this process begins before age 1 and completes by age 30. (In newborns, the 5 sacral vertebrae look like lumbar vertebrae - until the sides of the sacrum harden, which takes place around the end of year one.)

Related: Normal Lumbar Lordosis

Sources:

Cheng, J., M.D., Song, J., M.D. Anatomy of the Sacrum. Medscape Multispecialty. Accessed: March 2016. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/461094_2

Lumbosacral spine x-ray. MedlinePlus. April 2015. Accessed: March 2016. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003807.htm

L5 - S1 is often the site of an injury known as spondylolisthesis. Spondylolisthesis refers to a vertebra that slips forward relative to the bone below it. It is one type of spinal instability.

The most common type of spondylolisthesis is called isthmic spondylolisthesis, which basically means it started with a small injury (fracture) in a small area at the back of the spinal bone called the pars interarticularis. Another name for the pars interarticularis is isthmic. If this injury to the pars (as it's often called for short) develops - perhaps if it's not properly treated, or not treated early enough - it may develop into spondylolysis. Spondylolysis can develop into spondylolisthesis.

Spondylolisthesis is present in up to 7% of people, depending on age and other factors. It affects men more than women, and white people more than black. But in women, the condition tends to progress more than it does in men. Children and adolescents who participate in sports that require repeated flexion and extension movement of the spine are at risk for this injury. Adults subject to degenerative changes in the spine (as most adults are) are also at risk.

Spondylolisthesis and the Lumbosacral Angle

So why does spondylolisthesis affect the L5-S1 joint in particular? This may have to do with the angle of the top of the sacrum bone. The top of the sacrum bone is called the sacral base, and it is not horizontal to the ground or floor. Rather, it tips down in front and up in back. Researchers found that the greater the tilt in the sacral base (also known as the sacral table) the more spondylolisthesis was found in patients.

Related: Lumbosacral Angle

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DeVine, J., Schenk-Kisser, J. and Skelly, A. Risk factors for degenerative spondylolisthesis: a systematic review Evid Based Spine Care J. May, 2012. Accessed March 2016.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3516463/

Hosoe H., Ohmori K., Degenerative lumbosacral spondylolisthesis: possible factors which predispose the fifth lumbar vertebra to slip. J Bone Joint Surg Br. March 2008. Accessed March 2016. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18310760


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Lime jello salad tea? How fun! I love the flavours involved here too. Lime and pineapple and marshmallow sounds good to me.
The scent when I opened the package was intoxicating – really strong and sweet and bright. Couldn't wait to try it. I'm guessing this would shine as an iced tea, but I felt like a hot tea and it was still quite good. The sweet candy-like lime jello flavour was spot on, with a nice pineapple in the background an a faint creaminess from the marshmallow. I steeped for 2.5 mins, but I'm thinking it could probably handle 3. The rest of my sample will be flash-chilled so I get to try it iced. I'd happily drink this one again!


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Notes from Howard's Sabbatical from Working. The name comes from a 1998 lunch conversation. Someone asked if everything man knew was on the web. I answered "no" and off the top of my head said "Fidel Castro's favorite color". About every 6-12 months I've searched for this. It doesn't show up in the first 50 Google results (this blog is finally first for that search), AskJeeves says it's: red.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Last night I managed to get some sleep, so that helped a good deal. I also have been off the percoset for 24 hours now, Tylenol seems to do the trick. My nose is still pretty clogged (with rather disgusting stuff) but I can't blow it like a normal person. That would involve closing one nostril at a time and blowing and pushing against your nose is not what you want to do when you're setting a deviated septum. The roof of my mouth is a little numb and my upper teeth hurt as if I had some dental work (all the nerves are connected). I get some sharp twinges of pain in my nose every now and then, I'm not sure if I can feel the edge of the plastic splint or not. Overall this feels at the level of having the flu but it's less consistent; it's sometimes better and sometimes worse. But it's definitely an improvement from a couple of days ago.
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Oh Howard, I only just heard as the Lost e-mail came today. So sorry, sounds awful but improving and I hope you feel better and are glad you had it done in the end. Remind me to do a better job keeping up with friends' blogs.
(This is Alison by the way)
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Most of us have at least one person we would consider our BFF. These could be lifelong friends or someone you've just become close to in the last year, but one thing's for certain: you have each other's backs. And you have some things in common, otherwise you probably wouldn't be BFFs. But what happens when your BFF doesn't share your health and fitness goals? From my experience, that can be a recipe for disaster for your goals. You want to go to the gym after work – she wants to go out for drinks. You want to go for a walk at the park with the kids – she wants to go see a movie. She invites you over for dinner and the menu always includes things like cheeseburgers and chocolate cake. You don't want to walk away from the friendship because it's not that she's trying to sabotage your goals, she just has different ones. So what do you do?
Follow these simple rules to redefine your BFF (Best Fit Friends):
1. Make new friends, but keep the old. You know that saying "one is silver and the other gold"? Although I think both should be gold, having support for your goals is important. Never sever ties with a friend simply because they have different goals, but certainly make some new friends who share your health/fitness interests.
2. Ask your friends to join you. You might be surprised how many of your friends change their tune when you invite them to try something new with you. Sign up for a 5k that benefits a cause they are passionate about, get the group together for a yoga class, make a healthy dinner and invite them over to your place for a change. Simply dragging them to the gym might push them away, but if you do something that they would be interested in you might be able to enjoy some more healthy activities with your current BFF(s).
3. Strike up a conversation at the gym. You know that woman who is frequently on the treadmill next to you? The one you also see in your yoga class? Talk to her! Chances are that if you're running into each other on a regular basis you've got some common interests. Move your yoga mat next to hers at your next class, or greet her when you see her on the treadmill. You never know, she could become a BFF!
4. Plan regular active girls days/nights. Skip the pizza and beer. Invite your friends (new and old) to bootcamp with you every Saturday instead. If someone mentions a new weekly class they're taking, join them! Go dancing, meet for an early morning run and some coffee, anything that sounds fun and is in line with your health/fitness goals.
5. Avoid being a Judge-Judy or befriending one. One of the reasons so many women are reluctant to try something new, especially in health and fitness, is the fear of being judged. That's not what this is about. Even if you are only trying to encourage a friend, she may feel like you are judging her if you only talk about your goals. Make sure she knows that you aren't there to judge, only to support!6. Hold each other accountable. I have gained several friends through some friendly competition my mom hosts every couple of months. She has gathered some friends of hers who share her health/fitness goals, and we meet regularly to discuss our goals. We add some competition to it by putting a point value on things like staying within your calorie limits and reaching fitness goals. We each put in a few dollars and at the end the points are counted up and the highest point-earners get a cash prize. It's a great way to get together with your friends and support each other's goals. You don't necessarily need to do something this involved, but find a way to hold each other accountable to reach your goals. A little support from a friend goes a long way!


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The nature of philosophy is wonder
Author of the work "Insight" is Father Ferriols
Aquinas adopted and popularizes Aristotle's philosophy
Metaphysics is the foundation subject of all philosophy.
Ethics is concerned with the morality of the human acts.
According to Blondel, philosophy is not to explain life but to help constitute it.
Aristotle was the most brilliant among Greek philosophers.
Philosophy's real definition is "search for meaning".
Insight is "seeing more than what meets the eye".
Corazon Cruz is the author of the sonnet entitled "Claire de Lune".
In 'Philosophy in Crisis Situation", the economic situation, human right abuses and corruption forces the Filipinos to unite and fight for freedom and justice at EDSA
In "Nature of Philosophical Inquiry", the experience of uncertainty is something positive
The Filipino way of solving problem like tyranny and corruption by means of peaceful and non-violent revolution
Aquinas was considered as an "angelic doctor" in the Middle Ages
Philosophically, subject refers to a person.
Experience would only be possible if both subject & object exists.
Defines as man's effort to integrate his experience as responsible agent
The medium used by philosophers as critic and as interpreter.
Branch of Philosophy which deals with the theory of knowledge, the goal of which is truth.
He was known with this line "the unexamined life is not worth living".
How did philosophy started
This mode of philosophical inquiry is concerned with theoretical coherence.
Techniques in handling an insight.
It is an analysis by abstraction.
This mode of philosophical inquiry is concerned with testing theoretical coherence through practical
It is a generally accepted body of regulative meanings and procedures applied to particular circumstances,
to here and now.
This position of Johann in his work "The Nature of Philosophical" is called as such because it views
thematic knowledge as an instrumental function of experience aimed at the latter's transformation
This position of Johann in his work "The Nature of Philosophical Inquiry" is called as such because the
instrumental conception of knowing , far from implying a veil between us and reality actually enables us
progressively to discern its nature.
This refers to things outside of the self.
It signifies the interactive process itself that is the human self in dynamic relations with the whole range of
the other
Defined as man's effort to integrate his experience as responsible agent.
The second element of Philosophical search, the person is consumed and cannot afford distractions as he
goes on his search. In turn, what he did is reads, reflects and writes is what to him now the most important thing in life.
The philosopher searches for the meaning of life – its meaning, value, relevance, significance .
Author of the work, Phenomenology and Metaphysics.
This philosopher made used of the term "limit experience" such as of God, life, and death.
The philosophical study of man in relation to the family, the State, and the Church.
The philosophical study of God
The science and art of correct thinking.
The study of inanimate things such as the universe, from the philosophical viewpoint.
It is a philosophical inquiry into man and his dimensions as persons and as existent being in the world:
his dignity, truth, freedom, justice, love, death, his relation with others and with God.
What is meant by "each philosopher is shaped by his own cultural milieu"?
Philosophic tradition is must, so is personal reaction to it.
The second role of philosophy in a crisis situation.
A kind of reflection that has a special role of philosophy in the crisis situation.
It connotes a sort of practical wisdom.
It comes from the Greek word krisis which means "the act or power of distinguishing, of separating," of
distinguishing the good from the bad, not just concentrating on the bad alone.
What is the theme of the authors' sonnet "Claire de Lune"?
The following are contemporary philosophers except;
Insightful men made used of their power of intelligence and reflection
Points for Reflection
How did philosophy started?
In what sense to you, is man a homo viator, a traveler?
Compare and contrast Philosophizing and Insight
What do you think is meant by "Each philosopher is shaped by his own cultural milieu"?
Monday, December 14, 2009
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The Series:
The Universe has been popping up on The History Channel for a few years now and while the early episodes were pretty fascinating, those who have been following the series since then probably know that the more recent material isn't as strong. That said, each of the five seasons of the series has enough going for it that even the weaker material in the later seasons is definitely worth seeing. The series has a great knack for explaining very high concepts in terms that are easy to understand and with plenty of excellent visual aids. You don't have to be a wannabe astronomer or a science expert to enjoy this show - it's edutainment of the highest order. This collection compiles all five seasons of the series in one handy boxed set. Here's how it all breaks down:
Season One (3 discs):
Secrets of the Sun:Since the sun is essentially the basis of life in our solar system it makes sense to kick this release off with a look at how the sun was formed. We learn what it's actually made of, how it came to be, how it creates energy that in turns 'fuels' other planets, and what threats could eventually extinguish it. Additionally, this episode takes a look at solar eclipses, sunspots and solar flares and explains what causes them and why they occur.
Mars: The Red Planet:As most of us know, Mars is the planet in our solar system closets to the Earth in terms of the possibility of sustaining life is concerned. This episode explores the unique geology of that planet, including the Olympus Mons volcano, and gives us information on various NASA missions that were conducted in hopes of finding evidence of life on Mars.
The End of the Earth: Deep Space Threats To Our Planet:The most sensationalist episode in this collection explores the possibilities of our planet being destroyed by a rogue asteroid or comet. If those weren't dangerous enough, we also live with the reality of potential solar flares and gamma rays destroying the Earth. It's not all bad news, however, as this episode also spends some time explaining how scientists are working towards preventing all of his doom and destruction from happening, at least any time soon.
Jupiter: The Giant Planet:The largest planet in our solar system, Jupiter is ripe with sixty of its own moons. Here we learn how the planet may have been formed, what it's made out of, and how it essentially lies in the middle of its own miniature solar system. The prospect of life on some of Jupiter's moons are discussed, as are various topographical formations and ecologies.
The Moon:The first disc finishes up with a look at our own moon, starting with how scientists have deduced it to have been formed before then examining how it affects life on our planet. While it's something that we often take for granted, there's a lot of evidence to support the fact that the Moon has played a huge part in our evolution as a race. We also learn about NASA's efforts to learn more about it and build on its surface.
Spaceship Earth:This episode explains how our planet was formed during the birth of our solar system before going on to speculate as to how life on this planet began. Different evolutionary theories are discussed and elaborated on before the interviewees theorize on what could eventually lead to the end of life on Earth as we know it.
The Inner Planets: Mercury & Venus:The two planets that lay closest to the sun are, not surprisingly, the most hostile to life. Mercury is tough and covered with massive craters, a veritable scorched surface beaten by the sun's rays, while Venus is layered with toxic gas and acid rain. This episode explores their formation, their existence, and theorizes about whether any form of life could possibly survive a habitat like the ones provided by Mercury and Venus.
Saturn: Lord of the Rings:Saturn is famous for its amazing rings, and this episode explains to us how those unique rings were created and how they've affected Saturn's surface. NASA studies have uncovered more details about the planet and its rings, while scientists elaborate on how Saturn's moon, Titan, may be rich with petroleum gas, which
Alien Galaxies:This episode provides a look through the Hubble Space Telescope and shows us what lies beyond the reaches of our own solar system in the vast and far stretches of space. Scientists speculate on what may be out there, about how our own galaxy was formed, and about how our galaxy is only one of an infinite number that likely exist.
Life and Death of a Star: This episode examines the phenomena of stellar evolution as it explains how stars are born and how the laws of physics collide and turn hydrogen gasses into the stars we see up in the sky at night. Theories of nuclear fusion are explained as we learn how stars are born only to die and both how and why this occurs and how we're able to see it from the Earth.
The Outer Planets: This episode explores those planets further from the sun - Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Some focus is given to the Uranus' moon as well as that planet's unique gaseous surface, to Neptune's multiple moons and unique surface texture, and to Pluto's unusually long multi-century orbit.
The Most Dangerous Place In The Universe: As if plain old regular space weren't scary enough on its own, this episode explains the dangers inherent in deadly occurrences such as black holes, powerful gamma rays, and outer space collisions. There's a fair bit of time explaining how these instances occur and what makes them so deadly making this one of the more interesting episodes of the season.
Search For ET: Mankind has long speculated that there is life on other planets and scientists and nutjobs alike have tried to prove it for as long as the history books have been written. This episode explores the genesis of SETI and the work that they do in this regard and also explores the space program's research and efforts to find extra terrestrial life in our own solar system.
Beyond The Big Bang: This last season one episode takes us on a trip back in time to the original big bang and shows us what it might have been like while physics experts theorize on how it would shape the universe and, more interesting, what there may have been before the big bang.
Season Two (4 discs):
Alien Planets: Ever wondered how it is that astronomers actually go about finding planets out in the far reaches of space? This episode explains the technology and the theory behind how they do just that before showing off some of the more unusual planet types that have been discovered.
Cosmic Holes: Black holes and worm holes have long been a part of science fiction, but this episodes explains the reality of these odd space phenomena and how they affect the solar system and space travel.
Mysteries Of The Moon: This episode stats with a basic history of how the moon has affected our own planet before then looking at how it plays a part in our daily lives, affects change on the planet and then closing out with an interesting examination of transient lunar phenomena.
The Milky Way: The most famous black hole in history is the subject of this episode as we learn how it has swallowed stars and suns and created others. A sort of giant space recycler, we learn about its history and its impact on what floats out in space around it.
Alien Moons: Lo, Europa and Triton are just three alien moons that exist in our universe and this episode takes a look at the topography and geology of each of these moons, theorizing on how they were created and what impact they may have on the planets that they orbit.
Dark Matter/Dark Energy: Dark matter is thought to make up roughly 96% of the universe and yet most of us don't even know what exactly it is. This episode explains the theories behind it and how similar dark energy is growing the universe in ways you would never likely ever imagine.
Astrobiology: This episode explains how scientists combine biology with astronomy and physics to search for life out in the solar system. Lots of theories are explained here and back up with evidence from the biological history of our own planet Earth.
Space Travel: A solid overview of the history of space travel, this episode discusses the evolution of different aspects of the space program before going on to provide some interesting examples of how the effects of space travel and what we have learned from space travel have gone on to affect our lives.
Supernovas: When a star goes supernova, it essentially dies. This episode explains why that happens, what it means and how it affects the universe before freaking us out with stories about radiation, gamma-rays, and other undesirable effects from such occurrences.
Constellations: There are eighty-eight named constellations in our galaxy and here we get to learn about how they came to be named, their theological and historical significance, and how they may have been formed. We then learn how they helped civilizations that came before our own to travel.
Unexplained Mysteries: This episode is a bit more general and unfocused as it explores and explains some half truths surrounding the galaxy. We get to learn the realities around such phenomena as time travel and the possibility of alien life and how various scientific theories prove or disprove these phenomena.
Cosmic Collisions: With all that 'stuff' flying around out there in space, there are bound to be collisions now and again and this episode takes a look at what happens when they occur. It's not limited to just asteroids and random space rocks either, it explains what happens when planets collide. Interesting stuff.
Colonizing Space: Sci-Fi has told us its possible and in the 60s it seemed an inevitability but we've yet to really colonize space. This episode takes a look at why it hasn't happened yet but also explores steps that have been and are being taken to make that a reality.
Nebulas: The focus of this episode is obviously space nebulas, so sit down and take in some of the most amazing footage that this entire set has to offer as we watch stars be born and watch starts go supernovae through the aid of computers and real images.
Wildest Weather In The Cosmos: The Earth isn't the only planet that has to deal with nasty weather conditions and in fact, once this episode is over with you'll probably agree that what we have to deal with is nothing compared to some of what happens out in space. This episode explores how winds can reach thousands of miles an hour and how it can rain metal.
Biggest Things In Space: Scientists explain how a gigantic cosmic web holds all manner of things together and how various galaxies can actually be contained inside what is basically a gigantic bubble. Voids and radio lobes are explored and explained as are black holes.
Gravity: We learn not only how gravity affects astronauts while they're out in space doing what they do but also how they train to operate in zero gravity environments. We also learn how gravity played a role in the creation of the universe and the planets and how it continues to affect the evolution of the universe.
Cosmic Apocalypse: Closing on a somber note, this episode gives some insight into possible ways that the entire universe could wind up being destroyed. Pleasant food for thought? Not at all but learning about the fragility of the universe is pretty humbling.
Season Three (3 discs):
Deep Space Disasters: Disasters can happen in space just as they can on Earth and this episode explores how and why things do go wrong in the world of space travel and space exploration. Everything from mechanical malfunction to environmental problems are covered here.
Parallel Universes: The multiverse theory, that being that there are multiple dimensions, is explored here and we learn why certain scientists believe that there may be parallel worlds which are duplications of our own in existence.
Light Speed: Basically considered the fastest speed to measure in the universe, light speed is looking like it can actually be topped according to some of the scientists involved in this episode. We learn how this could happen and what it means to space travel.
Sex In Space: A follow up piece to the episode about colonizing space, this segment explores how human relations might differ in space should we be out there on a permanent basis and compares some of these theories to a typical Earth bound sex life.
Alien Faces: This episode explores how life on Earth has evolved over time and how similar evolution may have occurred with other alien races. Obviously much of this in conjecture but there are some interesting theories as to how evolution and environmental issues could impact other races.
Deadly Comets And Meteors: The title more or less says it all as far as this episode is concerned. Essentially we learn about the dangers that comets and meteors pose not just to Earth but to different aspects of the universe as a whole. We also learn how comets and meteors helped to shape evolution.
Living In Space: Another follow up to the colonization episode, here we learn how domed cities and underground cities could possibly lead to humans being able to one day survive on a permanent basis on another planet.
Stopping Armageddon: Scientists figure that it's only a matter of time before a gigantic meteor starts hurtling towards Earth to destroy us all. Thankfully some of them have used their noggins to come up with ways to stop that from happening, and this episode puts us all at ease by exploring some of those ideas.
Another Earth: Scientists explain the search for, as the title implies, another Earth - basically a planet similar enough to our own that we'd be able to move there without having to dig underground or build giant domed cities. It's maybe not as much of a stretch as you might think.
Strangest Things: Oddball moons and strange stars are covered in this random episode about space oddities. We also learn more about black holes and their impact and the dark matter theory and how it relates to some bizarre occurrences in the universe.
Edge Of Space: Space travel will likely eventually become a commercially viable industry and this episode shows us how we're getting closer and closer to making that happen. From there we learn how this could lead to space vacations and space hotels and how a space tourism industry could very well develop from all of this.
Cosmic Phenomena: A generic term for things that we can see that are caused by stuff in the universe, this episode looks at the aurora borealis, meteor showers, photosynthesis and other things that can only be described as, you guessed it, cosmic phenomena. Not all of this is good though - UV rays can kill us and solar flares could melt us.
Season Four (3 discs):
Death Stars: This episode examines what could potentially happen if a star millions of miles away from the earth were to burn out and how it might affect life on our planet. There's a whole lot of speculation in this episode, a lot of 'what if' scenarios and the penchant for creating an apocalyptic scenario comes off as rather sensationalist.
The Day The Moon Was Gone Along the same lines as the first episode is this second episode that pontificates on what would happen to us if the Moon were to get knocked out of orbit. In addition to that it makes some odd speculations about what would have happened to us if the Moon had never been there in the first place. Again, it all feels a little sensationalist but it's at least more interesting than the first episode was.
It Fell From Space: This third episode is the best on the first disc. It explains how and why meteorites, asteroids, and comets, fly around out there in space and sometimes crash into the earth. Interestingly enough, it also covers what could possibly happen to all of those abandoned space stations and rockets and other assorted creations that humans have left floating around in the cosmos. It is, again, an apocalyptically themed episode with plenty of talk about how we'll eventually get pounded by various space objects in the future, but it does back things up with a bit more fact.
Biggest Blasts: This episode takes a look at possible massive explosions that may tear our galaxy, and other galaxies, a new one. Oddly it recycles a fair bit from episodes seen on the first disc. Commentary from a scientist or two explains how and why they worry that these massive space explosions can and will occur, and why we should be afraid of them ending our world and possibly a few others at the same time.
The Hunt For Ringed Planets: This considerably happier episode, the first of the season, explains how astronomers long believed Saturn to be the only ringed planet in our solar system but how recent discoveries show that may not necessarily be the case. From there we learn how planets get rigs around them, what makes up the content of those rings, and how the typography of those planets takes shape. It's pretty interesting stuff and it's nice to know that these rings don't in any way appear to be able to blow up the Earth or send all of us to certain doom.
10 Ways To Destroy The Earth: With that happiness out of the way, let's get back to possible ways we can all die! Gamma rays, asteroids, changes in our orbit and plenty of other threats are out there and should have all of us living in fear, apparently. More doomsday scenarios are covered and dissected - it doesn't appear we have much of a chance.
The Search For Cosmic Clusters: The third disc starts off on an interesting note as it explains how clusters of stars can come together to form solar systems and help create planets and galaxies. This is all handled through a journey on a virtual spaceship that takes us around the galaxy and shows us, through the wonders of animation, how this can happen. It's quite interesting and beautiful in its own odd sort of way.
Space Wars: Another episode that, at this point in time at least, is almost entirely science fiction rather than science fact, covers what war might be like a century from now. By propelling us a hundred years into a theoretical future, we meet up with a group of moon colonists who have had it with the folks back on Earth and who then launch an attack against us. Lots of lasers are used but so too are nuclear weapons.
Liquid Universe: Although our planet is largely made up of water, liquid is generally quite rare out there in the far reaches of space. We learn, through some scientific explanations, how there's a whole lot of gas out there and how liquid can effect a planet, how a certain moon actually has a lake made out of methane gas on its surface and how other planets have bodies made entirely out of liquid hydrogen. Interesting stuff that makes you appreciate the oceans, lakes and rivers we often don't think about just a little bit more than you might otherwise.
Pulsars And Quasars: This truly enlightening and fascinating episode covers what Pulsars and Quasars actually are, why they matter, how they affect the universe around us and how they were discovered. This is the mix of education, fancy graphics, theorizing and talking head interviews that the better episodes of the series really benefit from, making this episode one of the stand outs of this fourth season simply because it explains the reality of its subject rather than speculating on various aspects of it.
Science Fiction/Science Fact: This is another interesting episode that lets different scientists discuss elements popular and common in various aspects of science fiction and talk about how technology has or has not advanced to the point where some of these ideas could become a reality. It may sound like a fairly typical sci-fi guy discussion but it's approached intelligently and never gets so highbrow as to alienate anyone, while at the same time it never downplays things either. The end result is an interesting examination of where things could be headed and why.
Extreme Energy: The last episode of the season is another decent one, as it explains how everything in our universe relates to a form of energy. We learn how this energy can change form, become matter, and evolve and how some of it can affect the planets around it. Learning how all of this correlates to common, every day things we use and need like household electricity is actually pretty darn cool.
Season Five (2 discs):
7 Wonders Of The Solar System: As there are seven wonders on our world, so too are there seven wonders of the universe, or so says the Discovery Channel. Geysers, the rings of Saturn, land formations on Mars and other noteworthy anomalies that we know of are discussed as are their prospective origins.
Mars - The New Evidence: The search for life on Mars has been the subject of debate for as long as there has been a space program, if not longer. New evidence has surfaced in recent years that proves that it may be closer to science fact than science fiction, and it appears that the red planet did at one time support a serious ecosystem.
Magnetic Storm: The sun has the ability to cause massive magnetic storms that can have an incredible effect on the planets that are near them when they occur. If this were to occur near Earth, we would very likely find all of our communication systems taken down and anything relating to electricity inoperable. This episode explains what could cause this and possible effects it might have on our planet.
Time Travel: Einstein's Theory of Relativity supports the idea of time travel and this episode sets out to explain how that relates to recent developments and research that are coming closer and closer to making it a very real possibility. We also learn what could happen and about the consequences of time travel - watch out for SKYNET!
Secrets Of The Space Probe: NASA has a series of high tech space probes that are sent out to areas that manned space craft can't reach. This episode explains how and why these space probes are used and what we've learned from them so far.
Asteroid Attack: There are all sorts of asteroids floating around out there in the far and not so far reaches of space. Here we learn what causes them, effects that they have on the universe, what we've learned from studying them and how they can impact our planet.
Total Eclipse: Lunar and solar eclipses are covered in this episode as we learn what causes them and how they affect life on Earth. Interestingly enough, by studying eclipses, astronomers and other scientists have been able to learn more about other planets in our solar system - this episode details how that all works.
Dark Future Of The Sun: The series closes out with a grim one, as scientists and experts explain how and why our sun will eventually burn out and what will happen to Earth when that inevitability becomes reality. Spoilers! When it burns up, it's going to take us all with it and basically obliterate our planet. The good news? It won't happen anytime soon.
The episodes are all quite interesting and often feature some strikingly beautiful visuals to compliment the often fascinating content. You don't necessarily need to be an astronomy buff to appreciate what The History Channel has done with this series, as the ten episodes included in this set really do cover a lot of ground and not only that, they manage to do it consistently well.
The series does a great job of mixing computer animation with amazing high definition footage to ensure that the visuals are consistently impressive, while the narration is highbrow enough to sound official but not so heavy that it's difficult to understand. The series breaks things down in layman's terms without 'dumbing it down' and the show is all the better for it. Dry theories on physics and geology become interesting thanks to interviews with experts and remarkable photography and the end result is a rather fascinating collection of mini-documentaries on topics that most of us don't bother to take the time to stop and think about.The Blu-ray:
The Universe: The Mega Collection arrives on Blu-ray the same AVC encoded 1.78.1 widescreen high definition presentation that it was given previously when released as single season sets. How does it look? It's okay. It's not perfect, but it's okay. Colors look nice and bright though the CGI animation used to illustrate various points can sometimes look rather fake, but on the flip side, there are sequences that are amazing in their clarity and detail. This is more to do with the animation used rather than the transfer, likely, but it's hard not to notice it. Interview segments with the very human experts who contribute their knowledge to the series generally look nice and clean while the stock footage taken from various space missions conducted throughout the years varies in quality from clip to clip - which is perfectly understandable. If this isn't a perfect presentation, it's definitely a good one and it offers far better color reproduction and considerably stronger detail than what standard definition can provide. Sometimes the CGI bits look soft, but much of the outdoor footage is crisp, clean and very nicely detailed.Sound:
The only audio option offered for both the first four seasons of The Universe is an LPCM 2.0 Stereo track. Season five changes things up a bit with a DTS-HD 2.0 Stereo Surround Mix. There are no alternate language dubs or subtitles provided. You won't have any problems with the narration or the mixing of the levels. Everything is clean and clear and there are no problems with hiss or distortion. There's nothing inherently wrong with the audio, but you can't help but wonder if a 5.1 mix might have made some of the more dynamic aspects of the series a bit more interesting. Some good left to right activity brings some life to the proceedings here and there and the scores always sound quite good, epic at times even.
The Extras:
There are a few extra 'bonus documentaries' scattered throughout the first few seasons' discs starting with Beyond The Big Bang. At ninety minutes in length, this is a pretty in-depth look at theories that explain how the Big Bang shaped our universe. It fits in well with the feature material here. Meteors: Fire In The Sky (9:32) and Comets: Prophets Of Doom (3:17) are also found here, but unfortunately these are very brief and don't go into much detail on their topics. The visuals are nice but there isn't nearly as much substance as you'll find in the episodes themselves. Backyard Astronomers (56:18) is a lengthy piece that isn't a whole lot more than a series of admittedly spectacular images that you can see on your own with some basic astronomy gear. The lack of any hearty substance is made up for with the excellent images and visuals, however - it's a treat to look at, so pop this one in your player, sit back, and trip. There are also some Universe Facts and Image Galleries spread out amongst the set.
Aside from that, this set also includes a bonus disc with the Seven Wonders Of The Solar System episode presented in Blu-ray 3-D with a DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio mix. The content is the same as the broadcast version episode but the few out there equipped with 3D TVs and compatible Blu-ray players will enjoy this 47 minute trip into the third dimension of space.
If you've already got the individual season releases, then there's not much point in bothering with this set as it doesn't bring anything new to the table at all. However, if you don't have the previous releases and are interested in astronomy and enjoy lengthy and comprehensive documentaries, consider The Universe: The Mega Collection highly recommended. There's over fifty hours of content here, not including the extras, and it's all presented in solid HD quality. The series itself is fascinating even if it does periodically delve into doom and gloom territory. It's very well put together and contains so many great visuals and fascinating stories that you can't help but get pulled in by it.


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Mormon teen boys tell girls they are beautiful through music videos
There are 30 comments on the Deseret News story from Nov 13, 2012, titled Mormon teen boys tell girls they are beautiful through music videos. In it, Deseret News reports that:
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#2 Nov 14, 2012
Do mormon girls shop at Victoria's Secret or are they stuck wearing magic mormon underwear?
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#4 Nov 17, 2012
From my experience Victorias secret IS magical. Though some of us don't need magic. Our Mormon underwear isn't magical, just sacred.
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#5 Nov 17, 2012
Damn. Really? I don't know who the kid is singing to, but my question to you is: Does not being attracted to another race make you racist? Because if that is the case, I know quite a few racist black people.
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#7 Nov 19, 2012
hmmm. My white daughter, straight A student, great kid had a black boyfriend. His mother called me and told me to keep my kid away from her son. She didnt want a white girl dating him. Her words not mine. Is she racist ? I think so. I may be Mormon but the black mom was the racist. Open your eyes, from what I see so are you.
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#9 Nov 19, 2012
Who was raised by black people. LOL it's not one, there are many. It is on both sides, keep wearing your rose colored glasses.Racism is every where. I see it in you every time you post
#11 Nov 19, 2012
You should see racism in your cult as well, but you're blind that way.
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#12 Nov 19, 2012
I have seen it in my church. Just like I have seen it in every church. Racism is not a Mormon issue. It's just an issue period. Mormons are not perfect, but I guess you knew that. You will find racist Mormons , just like you will find racist JW's, racist Methodist and TONS of racist southern baptist. It certainly isn't a doctrine we practice, just a few dumbasses who see color more than they see what is on the inside. Don't pretend it is central to Mormonism. You only make yourself less credible.
#13 Nov 19, 2012
But it was Mormons who uniquely preached that black skin was the mark of Cain. All the way until 1978.
They sanctioned racism until then.
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#14 Nov 19, 2012
Was it Mormons who brought africans to america and made them slaves?? Was it the southern Mormons who kept them? I would venture a guess at no. Wake the hell up sunshine.
#15 Nov 19, 2012
Gaaaaaaw-leeeeee! You're just getting snippy there arent ya? Nevertheless, your cult wouldn't even take black people (that mark of Cain) into the most basic level of membership as recent as 1978. In fact, your book of moron even stated that if people became more righteous their skin would lighten, and if they became more evil, their skin would darken. I'm sure you believe all that too, don'cha, my little sweet deedum-boo?
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#16 Nov 19, 2012
awe my sweet little sugar dumpling, nevertheless I made a point that you can't refute. I only know what I've been told or researched about membership in the 70's. I wasn't born until 76 and I've been a member since 91. No matter what the church did or did not teach, Mormonism isn't the cause of racism.
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#17 Nov 19, 2012
Mormonism certainly enjoyed perpetuating racism...but that didn't affect u, so why worry??
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#18 Nov 19, 2012
I'm more concerned with the present. Why aren't you ??
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#19 Nov 19, 2012
Why do u believe in a religion that excludes people?
#20 Nov 20, 2012
I'm concerned with the present too - but I don't have my eyes shut tight toward the past. Your cult was founded on a pack of lies, and continues to exist today under them. It treated blacks like crap until 1978, and treats gays like crap today. A cult founded on lies does not get more true with time - as much as you may like it personally, the history is false, your founder was a crook, a liar, and a child molesting rapist, none of his "translations" have proven true - not one shred of evidence - your cult is greedy and takes its wealth and builds multi-billion dollar shopping centers over either internal or external charity (the numbers DO bear this out), and does not even disclose its finances to anyone, including you as a tithe payer - only in countries where it is required to by statute. Its temple ceremonies are pure crap, reducing man's relationship to "god" as a bunch of incantations, passwords and handshakes, and it starts with a premise that it's "christian", and when you really dig into the doctrine, it's anything but.
And yes, that doctrine does include the practice of plural marriage. See Doctrine and Covenants, Section 132.
#21 Nov 20, 2012
It doesn't matter that your cult caused it; your cult perpetuated it. Your cult certainly wasn't a part of the Civil Rights marches, protests and civil action in the 1960s. Dr. Martin Luther King was certainly not a Mormon. Hell, even your "Jesus" is still today depicted in your paintings as blond haired and blue eyed, straight out of the KKK. I'm sure that the KKK could argue as you have that they didn't start racism either. Really flimsy. And it's not a point that needs refuting at all -- Adolf Hitler didn't invent anti-Semitism either, but he sure advanced it during his reign of terror.
#22 Nov 20, 2012
But I know to someone as blissfully uninformed, who proudly admits to not watching any kind of news, this all falls on deaf ears. You're plugging your ears and shouting "ANTI-MORMON" at the top of your lungs right now, I suspect, to prevent yourself from even hearing what I type here.
You only believe what your cult tells you. In spite of what you try to portray yourself here, you betray your true nature when you admit to not looking at anything. Just a couple of examples - for you to think that YouTube only presents one side of an issue, and that Google is used to make decisions, only shows how truly out of touch and in the sand you are. You only look at what your cult tells you to. Do your home computers have blocking software installed to prevent you from looking at "evil" sites???
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#24 Nov 20, 2012
I don't throw around the term anti-Mormon so no Im not shouting that. Also, I don't "hear" what you type. I do however read it, though I'm not sure why. It's the same crap every time you post. You are right, I don't watch the news, however I do read the paper. I don't watch the news because it is depressing.
If I had software to block evil sites I wouldn't be here, now would I ??
LOL you are such a fool. You honestly think i'm a miss goody two shoes. Probably would be surprised to know I have been disfellowshipped more than once. I have a bit of a wild streak and i'm hard to tame. Doesn't stop me from knowing that the problem isn't with the church, it is with me.
You are more than likely thinking, why would this Woman return to a church who disfellowshipped her??
She must be a real idiot. Thing is, I don't care what you think. I care what Christ thinks. I make mistakes, lots of them that in the end hurt me and no one else. I repent and I continue on the path I think I need to be on.
You are right, I have never been thrown out of the church. Never been excommunicated. Just punished for my misdeeds.
Think what you want about me, I probably do more to stand up for gay rights as a member of the church, than you do as a non member. Luckily I don't have to prove that to you, I only have to feel good about me :)
Have a great evening sugar dumpling
#25 Nov 21, 2012
Mormons are racist.
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#26 Nov 21, 2012
fedupwiththemess is Racist.
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Whenever I refer to Jalaluddin, the fugitive king of Khwarazm, as a coward, I draw flak. It seems everyone has read the spurious history of Nasim Hijazi and since, we are mostly undiscerning readers, we have failed to sift through Hijazi's hash of fiction that hides real history. Moreover, since Jalaluddin is a Muslim name, subcontinental Muslims simply cannot come to grips with the fact that he could be anything but a hero.
Alauddin (aka Ata Malik) Juvaini wrote his masterful Tarikh-e-Jahan Kusha (History of the World Conqueror, circa 1255) and preserved the real history of the shameless Jalaluddin.
It was the beginning of the 13th century and Chengez Khan was on the ascendant. Having subdued and united the many free-ranging Mongol tribes, he was reaching westward. As he neared the valley of the Syr Darya, the Khan sent an embassy to Mohammad, Jalaluddin's father. Besides court officials, there were over four hundred Muslim traders with merchandise of great value. The message to the Sultan was to take this overture as an invitation to friendship and opening up of trade and travel between the two dominions.
Disturbed by the Mongols unbroken string of victories, Mohammad, who called himself Alexander, was clearly bereft of reason. The merchants were ruthlessly murdered, their goods confiscated and the ambassadors expelled. Chengez Khan promptly sent another embassy seeking redress. One of the three officials was beheaded. The beards of the remaining officials were shaved and they were expelled in humiliation.
Changez Khan then came down on Khwarazm like an all-destroying tempest. Mohammad fled and died on an island in the Caspian, his son hard put to procure even a shroud for the fugitive. Taking up the banner, with the Mongols hard on his heels, Jalaluddin fled first to Afghanistan and then across the Suleman Mountains into the Peshawar valley.
Outside the village of Nizampur (Nowshera), by the banks of the Sindhu River, a great battle was fought in February 1221. Changez Khan's Mongols prevailed. When Jalaluddin knew defeat was certain, he madly galloped his horse to the river's edge and made it leap off into the cold blue eddies below. Fraudsters like Hijazi bill him a hero because, Juvaini writes that the Khan called up his sons and pointing to the fleeing coward said that a father should hope to have a son as courageous as him.
Safe on the Punjab side, Jalaluddin stuck his spear in the ground and hung his wet clothes on it to dry. He watched the ransacking of camp and the rape of the women of his family on the far side. What Hijazi does not tell his readers is that Changez Khan also told his sons that the greatest pleasure for a man was to warm his bed with the women of his defeated foe's family.
By the time Jalaluddin was facing the Khan in battle, he well knew that rape was a Mongol instrument of war. He would surely have known how Samarkand and Bokhara suffered because of his father's foolishness. And he would have known, too, what the Pakhtuns of Bamian and the Kabul valley faced. It is not for nothing that we today know that the Mongol gene pool is the widest spread in the entire world.
Had he been anything but a coward, Jalaluddin would have fought to the bitter but glorious end. He fled and watched his family being raped. And we are told he was a Muslim hero! He had surely not known of the Rajput way of Johar. When defeat is imminent, the Rajputs burn their families alive and go into battle without head or footgear. Not one man returns alive. That is the essence of true courage, as we, the people of the great and wonderful lands of the subcontinent have forever known it.
In the Attock district, not far from the village of Sojhanda, there is a place on the banks of the Sindhu they call Ghora Trup — the Horse's Leap. Here a natural stony ramp extends into the river. On the far bank, a couple of hundred metres upstream is a high, sharp verge. Standing there I have seen Jalaluddin Khwarazm's leap into the river and the languid flow of the February current carry him to the ramp they call Ghora Trup.
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I was just curious. That's more or less what I expected you to say, and I don't mean that in a negative way.
Personally, I don't think killing people because you're at war for your government is a "good cause". That's simply what many people are led to believe. There may have been exceptions in the past, but there hasn't been a war (imo) since WWII where we can objectively say that we were the "good guys" and that killing was justified.
That's why I think it's a little ironic that some people have issues with games like GTA, but almost no one seems to have a problem with killing as long as we're wearing a uniform.
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- i got an unlocked 8220 that was originally from argentina(movistar) is there a way to change the os so that it was like it came from tmobile originally. most of it is in english but some of the stuff is still in spanish(like the voice command and when you first boot the phone on). also the uma doesn't seem to want to work it and the wifi icon isn't lit up but it says its on my network. im new to blackberry and appreciate any help03-21-11 06:47 PM
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- No, there is no way to flash T-Mobile branding onto the device. To get the Wi-Fi icon lit up, try sending the service books. Log in at my.t-mobile.com and (at least for the moment) hover over Connect & Share then click toward the right where it says Configure E-mail. There's a link on the left for Service Books that will let you send them to your phone. I don't know if the voice command language is changeable, my Flip has only English.
It is possible to get UMA working, but it is not for the faint of heart or clumsy of thumbs. You'll need to install the T-Mobile UMA profile using the engineering screen on your BB. Which means you'll need to gain access to the engineering screen on your BB. These screens can brick your phone, so proceed with caution and don't change any unrelated settings.
Do a web search for the free "BBEscreen" app, or buy the paid version from the CrackBerry App Store. (There is also an escreen python script for the geeks among us.) This app will generate a timed access code to get you into the engineering screens for between 1 and 30 days.
The below web link has instructions for installing the T-Mobile UMA certificate and configuring the UMA settings using the engineering screens on your phone. Disregard steps 2-7 and instead use the BBEscreen app or python script to generate the e-screen access code.
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