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I don't usually post in here (obviously) but the other night I had a discussion with my brother and his wife about nutrition, etc, and working out, and something was said that made me think twice about a couple things I've taken as "gospel" with weight loss.
I was saying to them that many people fail to realize the simplicity of losing weight and how it's a matter of putting yourself in a caloric deficit so that your body uses the nutrients you put into it, but continues to burn through stored fat, glycogen, etc, your body has put away. At this point my sister in law interrupted and said it's NOT as simple as that, and went on to explain how she and many other girls nowadays can run into these "hormone imbalances" brought about by the birth control pills she's taking and that it's nearly impossible for her to lose weight. Synthetic hormones are apparently throwing off the way her body functions and it's affecting her enough that she has serious trouble losing weight (She's not fat. She's just one of those girls that might have a little extra around the thighs/butt and stresses out about it to no end. She is not "out-of-shape" looking)
Normally I'd poo-poo this as the words of someone who's just not trying hard enough, but knowing my sis in law and the way she eats/works out, I've ALWAYS thought there was something more to her situation than just eating too many calories. I've tried to give her advice on multiple occasions and to her credit she's always been receptive of what I have to say, often asking questions or making sure she knows what I mean.
She's tried going from 1500 calorie diets and high cardio to weight training and more calories (Trying to build muscle to help burn fat, etc) but nothing seems to work for her and she cannot lose weight.
I'm wondering if you girls have heard about this occurrence through the use of birth control pills? The way she explained it made it seem to me that there are a lot of women out there with this problem, and considering I've yet to take a birth-control pill this is one of the areas of weight loss/fitness that I am 100% in the dark about.
Anyway, I appreciate you reading this and would really like some knowledge borne of first-hand experience.
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I can share my personal experience... but it is just that. So, I went on the combined pill (oestrogen + progesterone) for many years. I didn't think I put on weight and assumed any weight gain people complained about was (1) water, so why not just lost your 2-3lbs of water as fat and / or (2) a freakin' excuse. Then I came off the cp for a while. In 2 weeks, without changing anything, I dropped 7 lbs.
Then, I had to go back on some form of hormones (bad, bad cycles). So, I chose the progesterone only IUS (coil / IUD). I chose this because (1) the monthly dose was the same as 1 single pill and (2) it was supposed to be localized. Again, I assumed no weight gain was possible. Well, I just had it out. I leapt in weight gain (water... a hormone thing) immediately after, then again, it just fell off. I feel 100% more in control of my body - it responds to diet / exercise more as I expected and I have WAY less sugar cravings (except for 1 day per month ). Which makes me thnk my blood sugar / insulin cycle is way more stable.
So, I think yes, those hormones can really mess up your ability to lose weight. I didn't believe it until I came off them - twice. However, for your S-I-L there will be something that works, so tell her to stick with it, and try different macro nutrient ratios / cutting out certain food groups (e.g. dairy) / different exercises. Hormones are not a death sentence, but they are a pain.
I've been on the pill since I'm 17 and am now 40. Went off a few times and got ovarian cysts that were painful, so doc said I need to stay on until menopause. Went off only once, long term, to get pregnant and have my daughter...who is now 11. Went right back on after having her. from about age 25 -30, I was starting to pack on the weight, and I know it was from eating junk, working nightshift etc, but I have always worked out, both aerobically an anaerobically. So at my heaviest, I weighed 165 lbs at 5'7", and had a nice layer of fat on me, which I maintained for 5 years,even with exercise. At age 30, I met the original Hydroxycut (and boy do I miss him) and by taking only 1 pill per day ( when you could take up to 6!) and drastically reducing my junk intake and food cravings, going off the nightshift, and maintaining my workout routine, I lost 40 lbs in about 6 months time...all while still on the pill. I kept this weight off for about 5 years, without much effort, and no more Hydroxycut since it was banned, and now 10 years later, I'm weighing 150lbs. I try to cut calories, I eat clean and I work out, and nothing comes off the scale for me now. I suppose that I'm not being as strict and consistant with my diet, cause I will dine out, or eat the occasional cookie, but for the most part, I eat a great diet and workout more than most people, mainly aerobically, and no weight will budge from the scale. I would love to blame "the pill" for this road block, but I seriously think it's all about calories in, and calories out. I do think that the pill keeps about 2 to 5 lbs of water weight on you, due the estrogen, but it also keeps your hormones at a consistent level so that excess weight gain doesn't occur, as does when approaching menopause, due to estrogen loss as we age. If a woman on the pill went without any food for a month, and she didn't lose weight, then she'd have a case...but we all lose weight when we stop eating so much...simple as that!
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I started getting the depo shot and have gained 30lbs, even working out everyday with a personal trainer and following the diet strictly i never lost any weight. Before I was a college athlete at a high level and had never had a problem with weight gain in my life.
This shot has definitely screwed up the balance in my body, once i researched it properly I now will not get another shot or anything else until my body gets back to normal!
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I must be a freak of nature because I don't have problems losing weight or maintaining my weight on BC pills. "The Pill" is not the problem, it's the person in question. It is true that BC pills will cause an increase in appetite, but you can shut your stomach up with a healthy snack, a big glass of water, or a distraction.
However, everyone is different and people will react differently to the same medication. I have known many women who claimed to have gained weight on the pill and I know many women who didn't gain a pound.
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OP, if you SIL is really on point with her diet and training then she might look at another form of birth control or different percentage of estrogen in the pill."There's something about a heavy weight that makes a body not want to get under it. Part of the fun of weightlifting is rousing one's spirit and getting under a heavy weight in spite of one's more sensible survival instincts." -Stenn
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I have been on low hormonal birth control pills for about 8 years. I was always slender and never had weight issues but after turning 30 (about 4 years into the BC pills) I found it easier to put on weight and ALOT harder to lose it. I wouldn't say it's impossible but it takes alot of discipline with how much and what you eat.
The problem is, that as women our hormones go out of whack as we get older anyway - so throwing BC pills into the mix, going through menopause or taking HRT can all have effect on our bodies and make weight loss difficult.
I really like the Body for Life for Women book because it is written by a female physician who is an expert on female hormonal changes. I don't believe it's "impossible" to lose weight when on the pill or during hormonal changes - but it can feel that way. It just takes extra discipline, understanding how your body reacts to various diets/exercise and not comparing your weight loss ability to when you were in your 20's!
Birth Control Pills Do Not Cause Weight Gain, New Research Suggests
ScienceDaily (Jan. 19, 2011) — According to research conducted at the Oregon National Primate Research Center at Oregon Health & Science University, the commonly held belief that oral contraceptives cause weight gain appears to be false. The results of the study are published online and will appear in next month's edition of the journal Human Reproduction.
To conduct their research, scientists and physicians studied a group of rhesus macaque monkeys at the OHSU Oregon National Primate Research Center for almost a year. Rhesus monkeys were used in this study because their reproductive system is nearly identical to humans. However, unlike human studies, more variables can be controlled and measured -- such as exact food intake -- to provide more meaningful data.
At the beginning of the study, half the animals were obese and half were normal weight. During the eight-month treatment period, animals received doses of oral contraceptives, adjusted to the weight of the animals so that it mimicked dosage in humans. Researchers tracked weight, food intake, activity levels, body fat and lean muscle mass. At the study's conclusion, the normal weight group remained weight stable whereas the obese group lost a significant amount of weight (8.5%) and percent of body fat (12%) due to an increase in basal metabolic rate. No changes were seen in food intake, activity or lean muscle mass for either group.
"This study suggests that worries about weight gain with pill use appear to be based more on fiction than on fact," said Judy Cameron, Ph.D., senior author of the paper and a researcher at the primate center.
"Additionally, there may be a differential affect depending on your starting weight -- heavier individuals who keep their diet stable may see a weight loss with pill use. Most likely, the reason why this belief continues to exist is that the weight gain that seems to occur with age is being attributed to these medications. We realize that research in nonhuman primates cannot entirely dismiss the connection between contraceptives and weight gain in humans, but it strongly suggests that women should not be as worried as they previously were."
The research was funded by the Society for Family Planning.
So in sum: Most people who think that they gain weight as a result of going on birth control are really just seeing the aggregation of months/years of slow weight gain. I do not believe that birth control creates a "hormonal imbalance" that causes fat gain, especially not when the only evidence is anecdotal and doesn't prove a causal relationship.
I know the temptation to assume the causal relationship; my best friend, whom I've known since birth, went away to college the first year and came back probably 15-20 pounds heavier. She had started birth control during that time. Of course, it would be easy to assume that she had some "hormonal imbalance" going on, but the answer is more likely to involve college food, drinking and lack of exercise. You've got to see the big picture.
Honestly, the second you started talking about "Synthetic hormones are apparently throwing off the way her body functions" I knew we were probably talking about someone who a) doesn't understand or study human biology and b) buys into snake oil like the acid/alkaline theory of disease, liver cleanses and acupuncture. Synthetic hormones are not scary bad guys, but I'm sure that someone out there has already patented the pill that will cure your SIL's ailment for just three easy payments of $39.99!
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I used the nuvaring for the first time over 1 1/2yrs ago and within a month put on 4 kilos. I only used the nuvaring for that month and haven't been able to lose the weight since.
My doc prescribed me some BHRT a few weeks as my hormones were out of range. I have since piled on another 3 kilos.
Hormones make a big difference to our bodies function.
I am now going off the hormones and into an Infrared sauna to detox everything out of my body and hope it goes back to normal.
And if you expect to be taken seriously when talking about "hormones" could you be bothered to specify which hormones you're talking about and what their effects are? Or maybe you couldn't, because you don't know and you're talking out of your rear end.
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I have been on the contraceptive implant and the hormonal pill - Microgynon 3.0 and Yasmin. I changed from Microgynon to Yasmin about 3 years ago.
I can't comment other than to say I have always had problem's loosing weight but I wouldn't lay the blame at the pill as I know other factor's are involved. However I have just stopped taking Yasmin a week ago as at present I am not in a relationship and there is no point me being on contraception when I am not sexually active.
If I notice any dramatic changes since stopping then I will come back and mention them on this thread.
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I lost 30 pounds when I was 16 before I started birth control and I lost it quite easily. When I started Yaz, I lost weight very easily while I was on it. After a year, I quit the Yaz and now I am on Kariva. Now I've been trying to lose weight again and I cannot for the life of me lose anything... and I'm trying so hard. I always wondered if it could be the birth control and the hormones.Chicago <3 Da Bears; Blackhawks.
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That being said, there are rare freak cases, but chances are good that something besides and/or in combination with your sister's birth control is what's causing her weight loss problem.If you aren't willing to work for it, you probably don't deserve it. Victory is paid for in sweat, courage, and preparation, and if you aren't ready to lead or follow you had better be ready to get the hell out of the way.
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I used to be on orthotricyclen-lo (5 years) and man, what a mess that was...I do think I gained some weight despite always being at a high fitness level. There was always this last few pounds that I could never shed! The main reason I went on it in the first place was b/c my periods were so debilitating. Eventually, after seeing so many older women that I knew that had been on the pill for so many years cropping up with various cancers, I got scared of taking hormones and decided to get the copper IUD. This thing has been great, except that I have terrible cramping the week before my period, and my periods in general have gone back to being a nightmare. The only plus that I miss about the pill was the light periods and no bad cramps, which means more time spent at the gym.
After getting the copper IUD and giving the hormones from the pill time to work their way out of my system, it has been a lot easier to see the changes in my body from changing my diet and lifting. I can actually GET SOMEWHERE now whereas before, it was as if I was on a perpetual plateau.
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I've been taking Loestrin Fe 24 for a while now but have cycled through almost every form of BC pills imaginable.
I originally started taking BC because my mom died of ovarian cancer and taking BC for 3+ years is supposed to lower your risk of getting it. It did regulate my periods and did away with my cramps - which was awesome - but it made me CRAZY depressed. I mean - REALLY bad. So my doctor put me on a variety of low hormone versions of the pills (like loestrin). These pills are super low in hormones and I find I don't have a period at all while on them. (I haven't had one in about a year) Which is kind of weird - but I roll with it. Unfortunately, these still make me depressed - so I'm taking a hiatus from all forms of BC for about 6 - 9 mos. I want to see how I feel without them.
To the OP: No matter what BC I was on (high, normal or low hormones), I didn't notice any difficulty in my weight loss/gaining. Any trouble I had could be pointed towards my diet or not exercising properly. Do you know if your SIL is on a low hormone BC? If she's having other side effects (besides the difficulty losing weight), she may want to look into a low hormone form of BC. I'm not sure if it would help any (I'm not a doctor ) - but it may?"If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut." - Albert Einstein
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Being as I have been on EVERY bc there is and have been at EVERY weight and activity level there is I think I can shed a little light on this subject...
Its both and neither all at the same time...
Every woman's body is different and they are going to respond differently to different bc. On the shot I gained weight, on one pill I lost weight, on another pill I gained, on the ring I was neutral, on the iud I've gained. I've had my step sister who has pretty much eat the way I eat and work out the way I work out has also been on most of the same bc as me yet she has reacted COMPLETELY different on them! I think that a bc CAN impact your weight by making you hold onto weight in certain areas, increase cravings, water retention etc. but I also think the level and which one that happens to be is going to depend on the individual person. My symptoms on each bc was completely different than my step-sis and we both had almost identical eating and workout patterns! The only difference was our own biology and dna makeup! All I can say is tell her to try experimenting with different bc's and if that doesnt find at least an easier way for her to get the stubborn weight off then she may just have to work extra hard to combat the necessary evil of bc.
As a man dont ever think that us women just use things like that as excuses for why we're thicker in the hips or packed on an extra 5lbs! Sometimes there is truth to what we say... and almost ANY dr. that prescribes bc will tell you to expect weight gain...now if they're WARNING you of it beforehand doesnt that just add to the fact that hey this thing is gonna make me losing weight more difficult?"If you can't take me at my worst you don't deserve me at my best."
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Believe it or not, I think it is absolutely true based on a personal experience I am going through RIGHT NOW. I started the transformation contest here on BB.com and was finding it difficult to lose any fat about halfway through the competition. It was becoming quite frustrating because I was doing 30 minutes of cardio twice a day, and extensive weight training routine a-la body by design, and eating clean, clean, clean.
I literally gave up due to frustration TWICE and this second time around there was a clear difference. I stopped using my birth control pills. Not intentionally, but I literally couldn't get them on time (there is a specified window you have to take them in). AND GUESS WHAT?
Fat is dropping like crazy, and this is with limited cardio, I haven't weight trained in 2 weeks, the only supplements I've been on for the past 2 weeks are BCAA's and Xenadrine (which I'd been taking for the past month and a half... and guess what, now it's WORKING!). I've been eating horribly.... excess meat, hamburgers, french fries, an amazing amount of bacon, fruit, pastries, wine, vodka, you name it, I eat it. I may not be excess in calories, and I don't overdo the carbs, but I've been LOSING FAT.
It is the craziest thing I've ever experienced. I'm not as hungry, which could account to why I'm able to keep a significant calorie count on bad foods, but seriously, I think the birth control pills have all the blame. I'm thinner and thinner every day with minimal effort.
I might not get back on them until I get to my goal body fat percentage. Obviously this will take a little more effort than I'm doing now, but I'm kind of enjoying this experiment"Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels"
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When scientific research is paid for and conducted by companies with "interests", those results WILL be skewed to keep true to a company's marketing and monetary interests. I'm not sure if this is the case with these "scientific research studies", but I promise you that it has happened in the past with plenty of different medications.
The best suggestion is to try it for yourself. As we see from other's previous posts, everyone's experience is varied, and experimentation should take that into consideration."Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels"
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Collection of essays that add up to the author's highly personal "History of Man". One of the most important literary texts of the 20th century. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. The Renaissance Man of Mexican literature, Paz was considered its greatest poet as early as the 1950's. Paz became a world figure with his elegiac study of Mexico, "The Labyrinth of Solitude", still the single best book on his beloved country. Paz was also a statesman who served in the Mexican government's diplomatic service. The author of more than 30 books, he is regarded as a hero in all of Latin America, despite - perhaps, because of - the fact that he resigned as Ambassador to India when Mexican police opened fire on a group of protesting students. Paz spent much of the rest of his life writing and teaching at Harvard and other universities in the United States and Europe. A "must-have" title for Octavio Paz collectors. This title has been out-of-print for almost thirty-five years and is now collectible. This is one of few copies of the First English-language Edition still available online and is in fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a beauty. The book's topstain is especially rich and even-toned. A very scarce copy thus. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1990. One of the greatest writers of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER OCTAVIO PAZ TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0670237175. $50.00


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Citing a research by International Data Corporation (IDC), the efforts by the Redmond Giant in promoting its Windows Phone series in each segment might go in vein. The IDC's forecast states that Windows Phones may see a meagre 0.1 percent rise in smartphone market share by 2019.
IDC further claimed that Microsoft can expect a year-over-year decline of 10.2 percent this year followed by further decline next year. While, the reason of the decline is reported to be a lack in the number of OEM partners with the company.
"Despite all the effort Microsoft has put into the launch of Windows 10 [Mobile], IDC does not expect Microsoft's share of the smartphone OS market to grow much over the coming years," said IDC in its forecast.
The research firm has further added that the average selling price (ASP) of Microsoft's Windows-based smartphones is expected to be around $148 (~Rs.9,990) by 2015. While, the same for the Android smartphone is $71(~Rs,4,750) higher, the recorded Android-based phone's ASP was $219(`14,700). IDC has also provided details that also shows the era when Microsoft has joined hands with Nokia in order to launch the lower-budget segment devices in the market. The partnership evidences a rise in the shipment of phones to 34.9 million units, last year.
The research company also compares its forecast for the current year, which reveals that 31.3 million units of Windows Phones this year will be shipped, with 2.2 percent of market share as compared to the 226 million units of iOS devices with a market share of 15.8 percent. While, the Android devices lead the market with 1,161.1 million units and 81.2 percent of shares.
However, IDC expects that the shipment of Windows-based handheld devices will increase to 43.6 million units with a marginal increase in market share to 2.3 percent. The study further reported that with a total of 1.43 billion units being shipped, the company will see a single-digit increase to 9.8 percent by the end of this year.
"With the smartphone market finally slowing to single-digit growth, maintaining momentum will depend on several factors. The main driver has been and will continue to be the success of low-cost smartphones in emerging markets. This, in turn, will depend on capturing value-oriented first-time smartphone buyers as well as replacement buyers. We believe that, in a number of high-growth markets, replacement cycles will be less than the typical two-year rate, mainly because the components that comprise a sub-$100 smartphone simply do not have the ability to survive two years," said Ryan Reith, Program Director with IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.


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Canada 2016 trade deficit widens despite year-end uptick
Canada recorded a surplus of C$923 million ($700 million) in December, Statistics Canada said in Ottawa, after a revised C$1.01 billion November surplus. Last month, the central bank said "prospective protectionist trade measures in the United States would have material consequences for Canadian investment and exports". Read More


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New "The Elder Scrolls Online" Screenshots Revealed
Ryan Martin / 5 years ago
The Elder Scrolls Online promises to be quite a revolutionary game. It takes the increasingly popular Elder Scrolls series of games, which includes Elder Scrolls V Skyrim, and promises to turn them into a unique multiplayer game. The Elder Scrolls Online will probably be one of the most epic online experiences so far and we now have some screenshots of the new Online game to give you a flavour of what it is all about.
As the screenshots below show the game is looking pretty impressive. There will be lots of Online battle scenes against other players and AI enemies, you will be able to wage these alone or with allies. The graphics are also looking pretty good, Skyrim was known for its easy-to-run nature and we expect much of the same from the Elder Scrolls Online. It looks like the game developers have really brushed up on the textures, particularly of water and vegetation.
A closed beta test for the Elder Scrolls Online is expected to start next month and invitations will be sent out at the end of this month for that. If you are interested in signing up for that then you can do so here.
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Wright returned to face an unimaginable horror. She found her mother in a nearby hospital with a leg missing. Nursing home attendants had allowed the heel infection to advance into sepsis, a sort of infectious decay, then into gangrene, Wright says. They had ignored the woman's condition for about a week, despite the fact that the gangrenous flesh -- which produces an unmistakable smell similar to rotting meat -- had advanced across her leg as a swampy sore. The leg had to be amputated. Not long after, Wright's mother died.
"It turned out to be the nursing home from hell," recalls Wright. (Wright's name has been changed, at her request.)
The level of care Wright's mother received, unfortunately, is not uncommon in California.
Investigative stories chronicling the gulaglike conditions of some nursing institutions are a perennial staple of daily journalism. A federal report released last summer found that 34 percent of California nursing homes are so poorly run as to constitute a threat to the safety of their residents. The report indicated that little had changed since 1977, when a report by the state watchdog Little Hoover Commission concluded that one-third of the state's nursing homes were substandard.
Now, nursing care advocates in California believe a window of opportunity may be opening, finally, to improve the state's institutions for the elderly.
Patient advocates say last year's political earthquake, which gave Democrats firm control of the Statehouse, could lead to improvements in the care afforded the elderly, and particularly the elderly poor.
Back when he was an assemblyman, Gov. Gray Davis sponsored bills promoting elderly rights. And Kevin Shelley, the former San Francisco supervisor who is now state Assembly leader, has pledged to wage a campaign for nursing patients. As America's population grows older, issues such as nursing care will receive greater attention from politicians, advocates say.
"It really is going to be a huge, continuing issue," Shelley said during an interview. "I'm going to fight like hell, because I think it's important."
Shelley is now sponsoring a bill that would increase the fines nursing homes pay for neglect and abuse, increase enforcement of nursing care laws, and require a higher ratio of staff members per nursing home patient.
Things can only get better after eight years of Gov. Pete Wilson, patient advocates say. Lax enforcement under Wilson's administration, they claim, allowed abuse at care facilities to flourish. Aggressive lobbying by the California Association of Health Facilities, Shelley says, kept the sword of threatened veto hanging over every piece of nursing care reform legislation that was considered during Wilson's eight-year tenure.
In addition, a U.S. Department of Justice survey found, former state Attorney General Dan Lungren won just 10 convictions out of 515 nursing home patient abuse and neglect cases prosecuted during 1996.
The state Department of Health Services, which licenses nursing homes, has not responded aggressively to complaints of abuse and neglect, adds Patricia L. McGinnis, executive director of the San Francisco group California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform.
Only last month, for instance, did the department's Daly City office finally begin investigating Janet Wright's November 1998 complaint about her mother's treatment. And that investigation began only after McGinnis went to Sacramento and showed a photograph of Wright's mother's leg wound to Health Services supervisors.
"It wasn't until I went up to the Department of Health Services headquarters in Sacramento, and took a copy of the complaint, that the office in Sacramento directed the Daly City office to investigate," McGinnis says. "All I had to do is take this picture up and show it to people in Sacramento."
Inspectors at the Department of Health Services' Daly City office did not return a call requesting comment.
While the political climate may be changing, it remains far from certain how much things might improve. Just as current political trends seem to be stacked in patients' favor, economic trends seem to be allying against them.
A fierce wave of mergers and acquisitions in the nursing home industry has led to ever greater attention to profit margins -- and less attention to quality of care, McGinnis says.
"As long as we have the for-profit chains dominating nursing care, we're not going to have good care. The bottom line is going to be return on investment," McGinnis says. "There have been more mergers and acquisitions in the last two years than in the history of nursing homes in California."
While the Clinton administration is pushing its own nursing care reform package, which includes $4 million to beef up enforcement, that may not be much help, says California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform attorney Prescott Cole, since the new money must be parceled out across the entire country.
While California demographics may be shifting toward the elderly, meanwhile, the poor folk who populate Medi-Cal-funded nursing home beds aren't exactly at the center of gray-power politics. Pat Luby, Sacramento lobbyist for the American Association of Retired Persons, for instance, says his organization is focusing its energy on pushing to require nursing homes to display a Michelin Guide-style rating system in order to help consumers choose quality care.
"We're asking to have information posted so that people can figure out whether this is a good nursing home," Luby says.
But the elderly poor can't afford to choose five-star nursing homes. And the nursing home lobby has not lost all its power in Sacramento.
Dave Helmsin, top lobbyist for the industry, is one of the Capitol's more revered players. And an official with the industry's trade association says the industry will resist Shelley's efforts to increase fines for substandard homes.
"We are opposed to the higher penalties," says Peggy Goldstein, executive vice president of the California Association of Health Facilities. "But we are certainly willing to sit down and talk with them."
Until Davis appoints a new director to the Department of Health Services, it remains unclear whether he will make health care for the elderly a priority of his administration, McGinnis says.
And the Janet Wrights of the world will continue to admit their parents to nursing homes at their peril.


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I promise the info you want is coming soon, but in the meantime here's a Top 6 List to hold you over. We're still numb but these are the things that are most surprising to us at the moment:
1. We can brush our teeth with tap water. We still get nervous and head for the trash can to chuck our toothbrushes whenever we run them under the tap. Are you sure there are no parasites in Atlanta's water supply?
2. We need a car to go anywhere. Though the kids in our suburban haven are fond of driving golf carts to the swimming pool, they don't provide rides to the grocery store. Where's a tuktuk when you need one? Looks like I'm really going to have to buy another car soon (thanks for the loaner Sue!).
3. Old habits die hard. Even though we've been away for a year, we all slipped right back into our old, pre-trip behaviors. The little kids want the closet and bathroom lights on and a glass of lemonade at bedtime; the big ones want to stay up all night and play video games; I am a slave to tidiness, and Tom can't ever seem to turn our closet light off.
4. Not all preschool kids are pickpockets. Tom went to Costco the other day and after he got over the shock of not having to barter for his purchases, a little boy bumped into him at the checkout. He quickly put his hands to his pockets to perform a wallet check then realized the child was interested not in his money but in the smoothie and churro that awaited him at the concession stand.
5. Our family could live in our master bedroom closet. We have a lot of space. Most people in the world make do with no more than Tom and I hang our clothes in, so we're thinking we might need a change of venue. I've threatened our friends Paula and Mike that we might just sell the house and move into their guest room. It's even bigger than our closet and it's got a king-sized bed. Throw a mattress on the floor and the Six are in business.
6. We can't commit...One week post trip and we still haven't bought a car (blame all the people who have loaned us theirs), gotten cell phones (blame the wireless companies for their frightening contracts and dodgy coverage in our area), or hooked up our satellite (blame the road for disavowing us of any TV tendencies). We know eventually our denial will have to end, but for the moment we're enjoying our limited connectivity and mobility.
(Dax says he's in disbelief over the new Coke can, but I bumped that particular worry to number 7. Sorry Dax.)
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2014, PG-13, 91 min. Directed by Daniel Lusko. Starring James Remar, Dean Stockwell, Raoul Trujillo, Bruce Davison, Fred Dalton Thompson, Gretchen Carlson.
REVIEWED By Louis Black, Fri., July 25, 2014
Persecuted is a profoundly conservative, Christian ideological take, guised as a classic Seventies paranoid thriller. Certainly unique, this is another targeted release, specifically aimed at groups sharing its beliefs.
Famed evangelist James Luther (Remar) stubbornly and courageously refuses to endorse the Fairness in Religion bill sponsored by Sen. Harrison (Davison), which will legally grant all religions the same status and protections.
This would seem innocuous enough, at worst more Constitution-weakening nonsense from the knee-jerk left, but no, the bill's supporters are completely amoral and vicious schemers willing to do anything to get their way. Rather than a plea for equality, the legislation is part of a far more deadly and pervasive war on Christianity. The ultimate goal is the destruction of civilization as we know it, though that extreme is implied not stated. Furthermore, why this is desired, except by hearts of pure evil, is never broached.
Luther's refusal to go along evidently significantly lowers the bill's chance of being passed. Thus Harrison orchestrates an elaborate scheme in which Luther is framed for rape and murder. All steel and passionate religious conviction, determined to clear himself, rather than turn himself in to the authorities, Luther goes on the run. Although always very consciously articulating its religious purpose, here the film slips readily into The Fugitive mode.
Stylistically, in fact, the entire film seems directly cut from the cloth of Hollywood's paranoid thrillers of yore, though those works usually leaned leftist. This variation is fascinating, especially because, as with those predecessors, the threat is not coming from the underworld or foreign enemies, but our own government.
Persecuted matches its conservative beliefs to an anachronistic narrative structure and dated cinematic execution (time-lapse shots of traffic used to evoke the dizziness of the modern world). More creaky than fluid, the film still has certain charms, not the least of which is its aggressive if somewhat muddy ideology. Ultimately, it runs aground on the same dilemma that so often besets the genre. Initially, the conspiratorial evil powers are presented as all-pervasive, controlling, and manipulating the world. Winding its way to a climax, the film tightens its focus to a handful of villains in order to allow for narrative resolution.
Persecuted will play well only to its choir – sympathetic, conservative Christians. Sorry, but the film is very clear as to whom its title refers. The implication, at least, is that those not so suffering may well be inflicting.
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Corluka strike leaves Croatia in comfort zone as Turkey come up short
Croatia put one foot in the European Championship finals with a comprehensive 3-0 win away to Turkey in Istanbul.
Ivica Olic got the ball rolling as early as the second minute, giving Slaven Bilic's side the perfect start.
Mario Mandzukic made it 2-0 just past the half-hour mark and Croatia's passage to the finals appeared to be at least partly sealed in the 51st minute when Tottenham Hotspur's Vedran Corluka made it 3-0 to leave the Turks with a huge mountain to climb in Croatia on Tuesday.
Portugal were held to a 0-0 draw away to Bosnia and Herzegovina at Bilino Polje stadum, leaving their tie finely poised going into the return leg.
Red-hot Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo had chances to earn a precious away goal for Portugal -- as did Helder Postiga, once of Tottenham Hotspur -- but the breakthrough never came.
Czech Republic take a healthy 2-0 lead into the second leg after defeating Montenegro at the Generali Arena.
The game was goalless until the 64th minute when Vaclav Pilar finally broke the deadlock for the home side.
His sumptuous curling effort into the far corner a strike fit enough to grace any game.
Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky had released his midfield partner with a fine pass.
The Czechs got that all-important second goal in injury-time through Tomas Sivok.
Again, Rosicky was involved, curling a free-kick in from the left for Sivok to head home unmarked at the near post.
In friendly fire, Kenny Miller and Jamie Mackie struck glorious goals to give Scotland a narrow 2-1 victory over Cyprus in Larnaca.
Miller fired a stunning dipping volley midway through the first half after a shaky start from the visitors before Scotland enjoyed their best spell late in the first half.
Mackie brilliantly cut inside his marker before sliding home the second in the 56th minute, but Dimitris Christofi pulled one back for the home side.
Denmark beat arch-rivals Sweden 2-0 with Sunderland striker Niklas Bendtner on target for the home side in a match billed as a duel between him and Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
A lobbed pass from Lars Jacobsen found former Arsenal player Bendtner in space to put Denmark ahead in the 35th minute.
Michael Krohn-Dehli broke free to score Denmark's second goal after another assist from Jacobsen in the 80th minute.
Both sides have qualified for next summer's Euro 2012 finals.
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Memorial Day was a response to the unprecedented carnage of the Civil War, in which some 620,000 soldiers on both sides died. The loss of life and its effect on communities throughout the country led to spontaneous commemorations of the dead:
In April 1866, in Carbondale, Illinois, 219 Civil War veterans marched through town in memory of the fallen to Woodlawn Cemetery, where Union hero Major General John A. Logan delivered the principal address. The ceremony gave Carbondale its claim to the first organized, community-wide Memorial Day observance.
General Logan, the speaker at the Carbondale gathering, also was commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of Union veterans. On May 5, 1868, he issued General Orders No. 11, which set aside May 30, 1868 "for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion."
The holiday was long known as Decoration Day for the practice of decorating graves with flowers, wreaths, and flags. The name Memorial Day goes back to 1882, but the older name didn't disappear until after World War II. Federal law declared "Memorial Day" the official name in 1967.
While there are 10 federal holidays created by Congress—including Memorial Day—they apply only to Federal employees and the District of Columbia. Federal Memorial Day, established in 1888, allowed Civil War veterans, many of whom were drawing a government paycheck, to honor their fallen comrades without being docked a day's pay.
New York was the first state to designate Memorial Day a legal holiday, in 1873. Most Northern states had followed suit by the 1890s. In 1971, the Monday Holiday Law shifted Memorial Day from May 30 to the last Monday of the month.
General Orders No. 11 stated that "in this observance no form of ceremony is prescribed," but over time several customs and symbols became associated with the holiday.
Several Southern states continue to set aside a day for honoring the Confederate dead, which is usually called Confederate Memorial Day. It's on the fourth Monday in April in Alabama, April 26 in Georgia, June 3 in Louisiana and Tennessee, the last Monday in April in Mississippi, May 10 in North and South Carolina, January 19 in Texas, and the last Monday in May in Virginia.
In 2000, Congress established a National Moment of Remembrance, which asks Americans to pause for one minute at 3 p.m. in an act of national unity. The time was chosen because 3 p.m. "is the time when most Americans are enjoying their freedoms on the national holiday."
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Sony may have said last year that they weren't focusing on the US market, but it sure looks like they've changed their minds. At CES last week, in Las Vegas, Sony announced a bunch of new products, and among those were the Xperia Z1s and the Xperia Z1 Compact. The Xperia Z1s is heading to T-Mobile, in fact pre-orders start today! And it'll be available in-store and online on January 22nd. The Xperia Z1 Compact however is not slated for any carriers yet, but we aren't here to talk about the Xperia Z1 Compact. We're here to talk about the Xperia Z1s. It is pretty much identical to the Xperia Z1, but Sony did make a few changes for T-Mobile. The biggest change is that the sides are not aluminum, but plastic. Sony says that is so the reception is better. Which is understandable. They also added 32GB of storage instead of the standard 16GB that comes on the Xperia Z1. There's also a few new apps in the camera app, but we'll cover that more in the camera section.
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As far as specs go, the Xperia Z1s is sporting a 5-inch 1920×1080 resolution Triluminos display, along with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor clocked at 2.2GHz, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, and a 3000mAh battery. It is running Android 4.3 – Jelly Bean, so we do have Bluetooth 4.0 LE support, for those interested in that. There's also a 20.7MP camera on the back which also has a 1/2.3-inch sensor size, and f/2.0 aperture. Along with a 2MP shooter around front. It is also IP58 water and dust resistant (technically "water proof", but Sony says it's water resistant at 1 meter for 30 minutes, which doesn't seem water proof to me), which is a staple for Sony devices lately, not that we're complaining. We're actually hoping more OEMs add that to their devices in 2014. The real test of the Xperia Z1s is going to be the camera, Sony is really bragging about the camera on this device, which I think they should. They are the first OEM to put a camera bigger than a 13MP camera without a hump. The Nokia Lumia 1020 has like 41-megapixels but has a huge hump, and the same thing with the Galaxy S4 Zoom from Samsung. So we're very excited to check out the camera.
What's In the Box
In the box, you've got the Xperia Z1s, as well as the micro USB cable and the power brick as well as plenty of paperwork that most of us will never read. I did do an unboxing video, which is shown above for those interested. On the box, you'll notice there is a T-Mobile logo, as the Xperia Z1s is a T-Mobile exclusive.
As far as hardware goes, it's exactly what you expect from Sony. On the front, there's the 5-inch Full HD Triluminos display, along with your 2MP camera. On the right-hand side is your micro SIM card slot, power button, volume rocker and dedicated camera button (which I really like having). On the left-hand side we've got the microUSB port and microSD card slot as well. On the top is the 3.5mm headphone jack, which does not have a cover, but is still water-resistant, which is nice to see. On the back is your 20.7MP Sony G Lens camera, and your typical logos. What I do like about the back, however, is the fact there's a NFC icon where the NFC chip is. So you don't have to figure out where it is when you go to use NFC to pay for stuff, or transfer pictures, etc.
There's been a lot of talk about the display on the Xperia Z1/Z1s. I will say that I don't think it's as good as the IPS on the LG G2 or the Super LCD3 on the HTC One. But I do think it's better than the Triluminos display they put on the Xperia Z and ZL last year. Of course I haven't used either of those devices in at least six months. The display does look really nice, however the viewing angles are pretty bad, they look pretty washed out (not sure how good you can see it on video). But that's the least of my worries, as I'm the one looking at my phone and not everyone else.
The build quality on the Xperia Z1s is about what you expect from Sony. It's relatively the same build and design as most of their smartphones that have come out in the past year or so. But there are a few differences. For one, the sides are now plastic. Now according to Sony, T-Mobile asked for that change, as it helps with reception. Which definitely makes sense. But other than that the build is the same as the Xperia Z, and Z1 from 2013.
Hardware Tour Video:
I've said this many times already, but Sony's skin is the best looking and most useful skin in my opinion. Their skin is pretty minimal, and it actually looks good. The Xperia Z1s is running Android 4.3, so we don't have the typical KitKat changes, that many of us love. But I'd expect to see Android 4.4 – KitKat on the Xperia Z1s in the next few weeks or months. As Sony has been pretty quick with updates lately. Sony's UI is pretty Holo-ish. As it's dark. But there are a few changes. For instance, the quick-toggles are in the navigation bar, not in a separate section like in Stock Android. But these are customizable which is nice to see. The settings app is still the same white UI that we've seen in other phones. There are a few more options in here now. Like Xperia Connectivity, Personalization, and Setup Guide.
As far as bloat goes on this device, there's plenty. It comes with File Commander, Facebook, Mobile Hotspot, OfficeSuite, PlayStation, PlayStation Mobile, Smart Connect, SocialLife News, Sony Select, Support, T-Mobile My Account, T-Mobile Name ID, T-Mobile TV, TrackID, Update Center, Video Unlimited, Visual Voicemail, and Xperia Lounge. So there's plenty of bloat, but still far less than what most other devices have on board, which is a good thing, at least in my opinion.
Sony still does have their little Pop-up features. Where if you press the recents key, you'll have a row of icons at the bottom, which you can open up and will hover on your screen. There's a Web Browser, a Notepad, a timer, a calculator, voice commands, and a quick shortcut to take a screenshot. There are also a few more that will show up if you tap the arrow on the left side. Those include Google Chrome, Gmail and Google Calendar. Which is kinda cool to have Chrome pop up in a hovering window.
Software Tour Video:
As far as benchmarks go, we ran AnTuTu as we normally do. And I was actually a bit surprised by the results here. It narrowly beat out the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, scoring 34,807. Which is pretty good. Although Benchmarks aren't everything, so you'll have to go by my word when I say this device is blazing! I haven't seen a single hint of lag here.
Battery Life
We've been using the Xperia Z1s for a few days, and we've found in our testing that we were able to get about 10-12 hours on battery with about 2-3 hours of screen time, sometimes closer to 4 or more. The battery cycle shown above, I streamed Google Play Music for about an hour, included a lot of camera usage and taking pictures of the device, for this review. As well as running some benchmarks. I was quite pleased with the battery life on the Xperia Z1s. Of course, we'd want more, but it's enough to last at least a full day or longer.
The camera on the Xperia Z1s is quite impressive. It is a 20.7MP camera, so we expect great things out of it. Now I probably think it's more impressive than most people because my daily drivers is a Moto X, which we all know isn't the best camera. But the Xperia Z1s does have some nice apps built into the camera. My favorite one is defocus. You probably noticed from a lot of my pictures in my reviews, I like to make the background a bit blurry, so you can focus on the review product. That's exactly what "Background Defocus" does. It takes two pictures then it allows you to go ahead and change how blurry the background is. It's rather picky though. There are other apps included too. My other favorite is the AR effect. Which can add different props to your pictures.
One thing to point out is that the camera only can do 20.7MP shots in a 4:3 aspect ratio, and the next step down is to 8MP which is 16:9. Unfortunately, if you have it set to "Superior Auto" you're stuck with 8MP 16:9 pictures. Which isn't terrible, but when you have a 20.7MP shooter, you want to use all the megapixels, right? The camera app in general is actually pretty easy to navigate. You don't feel overwhelmed with all the options or anything. Which is nice to see.
You can check out plenty of camera samples and video samples here.
The Good
- Camera: I really like the camera on the Xperia Z1s, it's the first camera on a phone I've seen that is over 13MP and doesn't have a huge camera bump. Which I really like. The shutter is nice and fast, and the camera app is pretty easy to use as well.
- Display: Sure it has bad viewing angles, but I'm not viewing the angles.
- Battery Life: I was able to get through a good day or so with the Xperia Z1s, depending on the usage. The 3000mAh battery is definitely enough.
The Bad
- Display: This is definitely a double edged sword. Overall the display does seem a bit washed out compared to the IPS or Super LCD3 display on the LG G2 and the HTC One. It is better than the Xperia Z, but still not good enough for me to be happy.
- Android 4.3: I know Android 4.4 has only been out for about 3 months, but still. I was really hoping it'd launch with Android 4.4 – KitKat, but it looks like it'll get an update within a month or so, so I'll be awaiting that.
Final Thoughts
It's definitely nice to see another Sony phone making it's way into the US. However, I'd love to see this one available on more than just T-Mobile. But if you are on T-Mobile, this is definitely a good choice. It'll be available for $0 down, which is a great especially those taking advantage of T-Mobile's new "Contract Freedom" approach, in paying your ETF off. So the big question is, should you buy this phone? I'd say yes. There are many things I love about the Xperia Z1s, one of the bigger things is the water-resistance. As well as the Snapdragon 805 processor and 2GB of RAM, making this one a power house. I'd definitely recommend this to anyone on T-Mobile, and those on AT&T, I'd recommend the Xperia Z1 as it's pretty much the same device.


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A visitor remarked on how tasty the cabbage was. Boiled cabbage is a New Year's staple here, served with wrapped-up coins hidden in the leaves and broth. Plenty of butter makes it great! I was thinking of that with a smile this morning, because how often do we assume we don't like something, only to find it prepared a certain way and the taste is delicious?
But it struck me then how easily my family accepts the old traditions, not only those of the holidays but pretty much year round. They know about putting money in the cabbage, saying "rabbit, rabbit, rabbit" on the first of each month, tossing spilled salt over their left shoulder, hanging bottles in trees, what a dropped fork, knife or spoon means, and other folkloric/traditional activities. We take it for granted and teach it to our children, grandchildren and friends. I wondered, has become a rarity today? Are families still doing the old, traditional rituals, good-luck-charms, bad-luck-deflectors? Will my family continue to do them? How many did I miss, forget, or let go over my lifetime?
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These Appalachian hills have preserved many of the old ways, although even in the 40 years I have lived here I have seen this culture slowly dissolving into the mainstream of American life as media of all kinds makes its insidious way into even the most remote mountain holler. It makes me sad and yet, times change, and we change with them. I just hope we don't, as Mom used to say, throw the baby out with the bathwater.
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Final Fantasy XIV - 3102 Error and What Really Happened
As most Final Fantasy XIV players know This weekend's Open Beta had some issues. The most prevalent issue was Error Code 3102, "Your character is already logged in please try again in a few minutes." Usually it just means you disconnected and you tried to log in again too fast. This time, however, that was not the case. Well over ten thousand players suffered from this error, some of which had it for over 24 hours. I for one had this error come up on my main account around noon on Sunday.
The Facts on 3102
So the common issue that arose this weekend was people disconnected while loading into a new zone. While normally this isn't an issue, for some reason several thousand people throughout all the North American and European servers were having the problem. Now, because they were zoning when they disconnected they were trapped in coding limbo, meaning the game still recognized the character as in game in between loading zones.
This coding glitch made it unable to load into the game on any North American or European server due to the game thinking they were already loaded in somewhere on the data center. Since this glitch was affecting players on the North American and European data center and not the Japanese data center, meaning they could create a character and log into a Japanese server, the glitch could be isolated to the data center itself.
So a bit past midnight this morning Square Enix started dumping the effected data center to start emergency maintenance. From what we could tell, it appears they went systematically and manually removed people from the game instead of just shutting off the servers. I figure this was to prevent more people from being affected, however that is just speculation on my part. After all that servers finally fully went down somewhere around 2am eastern time this morning. After finally going fully offline, the game stayed offline until about 4am eastern. When the servers came back online players afflicted by the 3102 error could finally log back in to the game.
Where we stand
At this point after a weekend of frustrating errors everyone suffering from the 3102 error should be able to log back in. On top of that the North American an European servers have had their allowable play time extended to approximately 11am eastern today. It's not a huge bonus but it's something, considering the game enters Early Access this weekend. For more information you can go to the A Realm Reborn Reddit or the Beta Testers Forums
SublimeprinceAugust 21, 2013, 4:54 amContributorfrom what I was able to get out of all this we all got locked into instances I would Start a Que for a duty ect when I would DC my char would go back to the original area I 3102'd. from the beginning some of the Quest line fights in P2 &P3 had an open world fighting mini bosses my guess is due to the HUGE population boom they Que'd us for Quest line stuff for congestion purposes so that ment they changed original code when you change big code it has hiccups there was also over 150k players crammed into the NA EU Side of the servers which my guess that did not help flooding the servers and changing stuff that was not a part of the 1st 3 beta tests, all in all I sold my soul to Square Soft when I held my nintendo controller and played FF1 well over 30 years ago I have not lost faith and FF11 had more issues then a 15 year old girl with no chocolate. so I think outside the 10k people who cried over Spillt milk as Kermit thefrog posted on Facebook. we may have the last great MMO from SE hopefully in 11 years with expansions we find a great world to get lost in and adventure, forgive my bad punctuation its 5 am and I'm not editing
GabrielKrossAugust 21, 2013, 5:48 amFeatured ColumnistFor most, the 3102 error meant they could not get back in at all. For a small percentage they could still play, but could no longer do most of the content, you seem to be a member of that small percentage.
SublimeprinceAugust 21, 2013, 6:52 pmContributorI got locked out until 5 am est Sunday but when I got back on after the mass shut down that's what happened repeated over and over I would get the 9000 code then it booted me to my 3102 spot I originally dc'd from early Saturday afternoon I was doing the Hedge tree and it put me back at the instance prompt any time I tried to do anything other than kill mobs or run around so my guess it was the new instance system along with I had a shit ton of trouble targeting other players to heal them doing that slug fate near the tree after reset, I posted to the bug system in game hopefully that helped find the glitch
GabrielKrossAugust 21, 2013, 7:06 pmFeatured Columnistaround 4-5am monday was when it was fixed
Destrolyn.BechgeddigAugust 19, 2013, 4:59 pmFeatured ColumnistThankfully, I only got the 9000 error a handful of times (far less than I did during Phase 3), and had to wait an hour on the Sunday to log in. I came off pretty well from it all, methinks. :/
GabrielKrossAugust 19, 2013, 5:01 pmFeatured ColumnistYea, luckily I only had 3102 on my main account so I could log in on my secondary account still.
Stephen JohnstonAugust 19, 2013, 7:22 amFounderThankfully they still called it a Beta. Hopefully this will not happen when they launch!
GabrielKrossAugust 19, 2013, 11:06 amFeatured ColumnistOnly time will tell. I'm still pretty optimistic about the game as a whole.


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I work for a company that does collections for different hospitals. I was supposed to get paid August 30th. The company didn't pay its employees; they said that the hospitals that were supposed to pay them didn't release the checks on time. We will not get paid until Sept. 3rd.
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Just as he's about to embark on the press tour for Guardians Of The Galaxy 2, writer and director James Gunn has confirmed that he'll be back for the next movie too.
Gunn had been keeping his cards close to his chest, hinting that he had other films he wanted to make too. But in a new post on his Facebook page, he's broken the news that he's making Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 3 as his next feature.
"So, yes, I'm returning to write and direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3", he wrote. "In the end, my love for Rocket, Groot, Gamora, Star-Lord, Yondu, Mantis, Drax, and Nebula – and some of the other forthcoming heroes – goes deeper than you guys can possibly imagine, and I feel they have more adventures to go on and things to learn about themselves and the wonderful and sometimes terrifying universe we all inhabit. I can't fricking wait to get started".
He then gave some hints as to where things are leading.
Galaxy Vol. 3 will happen after all that. It will conclude the story of this iteration of the 'Guardians of the Galaxy,' and help catapult both old and new Marvel characters into the next ten years and beyond. I will be working side-by-side with Kevin Feige and the gang to help design where these stories go, and make sure the future of the Marvel Cosmic Universe is as special and authentic and magical as what we have created so far".
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