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Bane has had a rough life prior to becoming Gotham's Reckoning, in The Dark Knight Rises — but it could have been much rougher, judging from some newly released concept art and details about a deleted sequence from the film.
In particular, Bane could have had horrifying scars on his back, which require a prosthetic belt and cause some of the massive agony that he needs the drugs from his mask to counteract. In an interview with GQ, costume designer Lindy Hemming explains:
The thing that you should have seen during that sequence is [Bane] being injured in his youth. So one of the fundamental things about his costume is that he has this scar from the back injury. Even if he hasn't got the bulletproof vest on, he still has to wear the waist belt and the braces. In that scene in the prison, where he's learning to fight the same way Batman learned to fight, he's wearing an early version of his waist belt. It's showing support, but it's not the finished one he eventually wears. He's also wearing an early version of his gas mask, all glued together … If you look at the film, unless they've cut it-and I'm sure they haven't-there's a whole early section for Tom Hardy where he's fighting and being taunted by people. He's got chains on him, and he's standing on a wooden thing while people are attacking him. And in that scene, he's wearing a much more ragged, primitive version of the mask.
When told that that sequence was indeed cut from the movie, Hemming said:
Well that's an awful shame, but I suppose you have to cut things. I won't elaborate on it too much, because it isn't in the film, but there was another section that showed you why he had the mask and where it came from.
Separately, designer Sebastian Lochmann posted a couple of images showing early designs for Bane's back scars — which look a lot nastier than anything we saw on him in the actual film. Here they are, via Comic Book Movie:
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Why Can't You Leave Religion Alone?
Seth Jan 28, 2011 2:00:54 PM | Date Modified: Sep 5, 2012 4:13:14 AM
The protests come every day from the religious, and they go something like this:
* "Why spend your time disproving God?"
* "Why not just let people believe what they want to believe?"
* "Why can't you leave religion alone?"
As one YouTube commenter said recently, "No one can explain to me why it is so important to convince theists to abandon their beliefs."
The answer is simple. Pages like this one exist because religion exists.
Religion permeates our culture, shows up on our doorsteps with literature, scriptures and threats of eternal damnation, influences our science books, contaminates our political systems, indoctrinates our children and postulates that its doctrine must be followed, lest we be destroyed in body, in soul, or both.
Non-believers are simply responding to the avalanche of religious messages that bears down upon us daily.
Religion gets carte blanche to be as vocal as it wants, to knock on our doors and accost us in our homes, in our places of work, in our personal and professional lives. Believers are charged with a life mission to preach, teach, disciple, shout it from the mountaintops and to "go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature." Religion…is everywhere.
Ask yourself. When's the last time an atheist rang your doorbell with the Good News of Humanism? How often do you find Richard Dawkins books in the dresser drawers of your hotel rooms? When was the last atheist temple erected in your neighborhood? Have you ever attended an atheist revival? Has atheism demanded 10% of your household income? How many dedicated atheist television channels come through your satellite dish? How many atheist verses were you instructed to memorize as a child? When's the last time someone thanked a FARMER (or even the cook) at the dinner table instead of God?
On a more radical front, what's the name of the last atheist who sawed the head off of an "infidel?" Or sentenced a shrouded woman to death for displeasing an oppressive husband? Or strapped explosives to his belt in order to kill hundreds in a public square? Or publicly hung a gay person for his lifestyle?
It's everywhere. Religion is a pounding drum that has gone mostly unanswered for a long, long time. And religion is not satisfied with merely existing quietly in the homes and hearts of the faithful. Its very nature compels the believer to proselytize, preach, promote, convince, convert and prevail. If you play on the team of the religious, your game plan is to stay, always, on offense.
Throughout our history, those who raise a simple hand of protest against these advances have been portrayed as the real problem. Religion has attempted to marginalize and defeat legitimate questions and concerns by indignantly portraying any resistors as misguided, immoral, rudderless, angry, miserable, lost and alone.
And when skepticism challenges wildly improbable (or impossible) stories found in the bible, the Qur'an and other holy books, the religious wail, "Why can't you just leave us alone?"
The irony is thick.
And religion impedes curiosity and inhibits learning, as the much-maligned Creation Museum proves. It stymies critical thinking. It stretches us to believe the unbelievable. And it poisons the foundational teachings we are using to train up the generations of tomorrow.
Pages like mine exist as a response… a counter-argument to ensure that the cacophony of superstition does not go unchallenged. And if your belief system is so undeniable, so factual, so provable, so real and so true, certainly it can withstand the opposing viewpoints presented here and elsewhere. Certainly, it can survive the acid tests.
Just remember. Religion began the argument. It amplifies itself before the world. And it threatens all mankind with punishment upon its rejection.
We are atheists. We are moral. We are reasonable. We are thoughtful, intelligent, compassionate, happy, fulfilled and well-informed.
And as long as religion insists on fixing human beings who are not broken, we will respond with the evidence that we are not the problem.
-Seth Andrews (The Thinking Atheist, written 01/28/11


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Heart of downtown doesn't feel like home
Residences springing up on its edges, but city's core goes begging for housing.
Insurance executive Rob Arnold and his fiancee descended the red spiral staircase to the loft's first level, admiring the polished concrete floors and a modest, private yard — an amenity most apartments lack — at Steel House Lofts.
After deciding to relocate from Houston to San Antonio, they searched in 10 areas for a place to live — Sonterra, Alamo Heights and the Pearl Brewery among them.
Recently, they settled on a three-bedroom apartment in the former steel factory, its old water tower now a rooftop art piece redone in stained glass, on South Flores Street. The area is a burgeoning arts and residential district known as SoFlo.
"We're not suburbia people," said Arnold, 62, who lives in downtown Houston. At Steel House, "I feel like I live downtown because I'm just blocks from downtown."
When the couple move in next month, they'll join thousands of residents repopulating historic parts of the central city that hadn't seen a construction crane in decades.
More than two years into the "Decade of Downtown," — as Mayor Julián Castro calls his revitalization initiative — at least nine residential developments opened in 2012 or are under construction at the Pearl and nearby, bringing fresh signs of life along the Broadway corridor.
South of King William, the 252-unit Cevallos Lofts, one of the biggest residential complexes, took in its first tenants last year, not far from Steel House, and the Camp Street Lofts and the Judson Candy Factory Lofts, both of which opened a few years earlier. Another 475 residences are expected in the SoFlo area and at Blue Star Arts Complex by 2014.
But so far, there's little to enliven the center of downtown. Save for a few government buildings, like the recent debut of the city's Public Safety Headquarters and the Robert B. Green medical center, and the $53 million expansion of the Metropolitan Methodist Hospital, the core remains devoid of new residential activity, and commercial investment is limp.
Deals that would have revived dead spots — the vacant Solo Serve block on Soledad Street, for example — didn't materialize.
Developers largely shied away from the core of downtown even as they grabbed city and county incentives to construct projects on the north and south edges.
Some say the impediments continue to be high land prices, parking problems and buildings that, while historic, take more work to redo than freshly cleared sites, like those near the Pearl and SoFlo.
Castro and other city officials expect to see more robust reinvestment in downtown proper in the coming years, pinning their hopes on a revised incentives policy crafted to bolster the core area the most.
But it's too early to tell whether it will work, even in the less pricey blocks.
"This is going to be a multi-year effort," Castro said. "It's SA 2020, not SA 2013."
The public dime
Adding downtown dwellers is a top priority, with a goal of 7,500 new residential units by 2020 in the urban area, which the city defines broadly. The thinking is: drawing more people to live downtown will help balance the economic mix between residents and tourists, underdeveloped and vacant properties will gain new uses, and pressure to grow outward will decline. The urban core will become denser.
The city estimates private residential and commercial investment downtown has reached more than $471 million since the start of the decade. City officials consider public subsidies key to bringing about a lot of that development and workforce initiatives. City incentives for those projects — 13 residential and 11 commercial — total $51 million.
Bexar County has pitched in, too, with property tax abatements projected to total about $3 million over 10 years for eight projects.
So far, 2,250 new residential units in the downtown area are complete or in the works, according to the city's count, mostly with assistance from the previous incentives policy specifically for housing.
The City Council recently revised the policy, with the hope it would spur even more apartment and condo construction, and at a faster rate.
While the city is pushing hardest for new residential projects, City Manager Sheryl Sculley said it's not foregoing commercial redevelopment.
"In fact, it will take all of these things to truly make our downtown a remarkable place to live, educate, work and entertain," Sculley said in an email. "We have a 'housing first' strategy, but it's not at the exclusion of the other factors. ... Plus, having strong center city neighborhoods surrounding the core is just as important as a strong core."
Despite the city's focus on the core of downtown, recent residential development there is zero — even though the demand remains strong, especially among young couples, single people and empty nesters.
The Vistana, 247 apartments completed in 2009 on Santa Rosa, is a rare bird — the first major residential development downtown in decades. Now fully leased, the project benefited from city incentives, which helped developer Ed Cross overcome some of the difficulties of building in the urban core.
"The core just doesn't have a lot of vacant land that you can build on," Cross said. "The Vistana, in retrospect, is a real anomaly. I tore down two buildings and put up a high-rise. That investment I did for a long-term hold, but for its initial return, it doesn't work."
Cross built the Vistana under the city's old incentive policy.
In June, the City Council revamped the policy, now called the Center City Housing Incentive Program, for downtown housing with the goal of making development in the core more attractive.
The new policy removes cash grants, which were criticized by some council members, and relies more on loans. But it also includes real property tax reimbursement grants and fee waivers from, for example, the San Antonio Water System — and it builds in predictability.
The policy changed housing incentives to remove negotiation and discretionary incentives from the development process.
"It cuts out the negotiation time and the review time, which could be anywhere from three to 12 months," said Lori Houston, director of the city's Center City Development Department. "You minimize risk to the developers, you expedite the process."
On Thursday, the City Council amended the CCHIP boundaries to match the 36-square-mile footprint of the city defined in 1856 — which stretches just beyond Hildebrand Avenue on the north, east of Walters Street, past Fair Avenue on the south, and around 24th Street to the west.
Two projects have received the new incentives and nine others, which would bring more than 400 residential units to the downtown area, have applied for CCHIP benefits, including the Birdsong Peanut Factory Lofts on South Frio Street. Houston said some of the nine are located in the core.
The policy outlines "target growth areas" in four incentive tiers. The "urban core" area, otherwise known as downtown proper, is in Tier 1, and developments there can receive the most incentives.
"You'll get the greatest amount of loan funding per housing unit, and the reasoning behind that is because the price of land is greater in this area," she said. "And you'll need to build more structured parking, and it will increase your project cost."
The process now can be shortened to two to six weeks, Houston said.
Castro said he knows there are some people who won't support any incentives, but he's comfortable with the return on investment the city is getting.
"I understand the concern, but the imperative is too great to do nothing," Castro said. "All of these issues are tied together. Where there's good development, there's more likely to be a good education system, a good quality of life."
One developer who's taken advantage of the new incentives is Mitch McManus, who is building 17 townhouses called Casa Blanca Lofts on North Alamo Street. Its proximity to the Pearl and what is the likely streetcar route made it an ideal location, he said.
Besides incentives, the city is boosting downtown spending.
About $90 million of the overall $596 million bond approved by voters in May will go downtown: $40 million for major street realignments and improvements along Commerce, Market and Main streets, and $30 million for remaking HemisFair Park — a prime example of underused space — into a mixed-use neighborhood.
Streetcars, which would connect the Pearl Brewery area to HemisFair Park, are estimated to cost $190 million to $200 million, coming from the city, county and state.
The city and county have pledged an additional $165 million to cultural buildings: the relocation of San Antonio Children's Museum to Broadway, the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, the Alameda Theatre and the Briscoe Western Arts Museum.
Not to mention the $75 million public investment in the Museum Reach and the $246 million being spent on the Mission Reach.
City officials hope this kind of spending — to build or refurbish or augment prominent downtown-area venues — draws in developers looking to trade on the area's improved quality of life.
Still, Paul Carter, whose family has spent years buying and refurbishing historic downtown buildings, said incentives will be a big potential factor. He's considering converting an empty two-story building he owns at Dolorosa and Calder into apartments.
"It's high on the list of possibilities," Carter said about the former Bexar County adult probation offices. "It would work very well. It lends itself for that — plenty of parking, good location."
But despite the buzz of activity, and the city's cheerleading, developers continue to grapple with the difficulties of building downtown.
One of the biggest challenges continues to be land prices — whether developers are building from the ground up or revamping a historic building.
"What happens is that once you get into these buildings, the cost to get them to the point where they need to be, you realize it would be cheaper to start from scratch," said Chuck Siegel, president of Rohde, Ottmers & Siegel Commercial & Investment Realtors.
Cross and other developers point to the plethora of high-rise hotels as stiff competition for land.
"San Antonio does have a wealth of historic office buildings that are really cool and great buildings to be converted (to residential)," Cross said. "But the hotel business has done so well for so long that those buildings never really became available at a price that an apartment conversion would work."
One idea floating around is for the city to regulate hotel development in certain parts of downtown. That would force down land prices because landowners wouldn't have the option of selling their properties at a premium to hotel developers.
But for now, Brandon Raney, CEO of locally based BC Lynd, said people should be patient about development downtown, adding that projects at the Pearl eventually will increase demand for urban living in the core.
In April, an arm of the Lynd company acquired the St. Anthony Hotel on Travis Street, its first investment downtown, and will spend $24 million renovating it. The company shelved the idea of adding residential units on the hotel's top floors.
In the downtown area — from River North to Southtown, and parts of the West Side — apartment occupancy rates for 2012 hovered around 86 percent, down from 94 percent the year before, according to data from market research firm Austin Investor Interests, which attributed the change to more apartments coming online.
"I hardly have any vacancies in any of my rentals downtown," said Debra Maltz, a broker and Realtor with Kuper Sotheby's International Realty and Centro Properties.
Low mortgage interest rates and rising rents have more people considering condo living, she added. The Judson Candy Factory Lofts and Camp Street Lofts along South Flores are sold out or nearly so. And two high-rise condos — the Alteza, atop the Grand Hyatt San Antonio Riverwalk Hotel, and the Vidorra on the near East Side — are beginning to see more interest from potential buyers, Maltz added. The Vidorra, which opened in 2009, is about 70 percent occupied.
Maltz, who's been involved in downtown real estate for more than three decades, said interest in urban living is happening across the country, not just here.
"You never know when that demand is going to be saturated, but I think the market is still robust. We're doing well with the residential, and I don't think we're tapped out, not even close."
Since 2008, rental rates for downtown-area apartments have jumped nearly 40 percent to $1.43 per square foot, according to the data from Austin Investor Interests. During that same period, the number of downtown apartments has nearly tripled.
In many cases, apartments rent for less in the core because the housing stock there is older than the developments north and south of downtown, Maltz said.
For example, a two-bedroom apartment at the Can Plant at the Pearl starts at about $1,700 a month compared with $1,150 a month for a similar unit at the Exchange, Building, Maltz said. That property is at North St. Mary's and East Pecan.
"The age of the property matters," she said. "Because they're older and don't have the new things ... they're going to be more affordable than the newer properties."
Dan Markson, senior vice president for the development firm NRP Group, said small center city lots "demand high-rise projects," which usually means higher rents.
"We don't have the high-rise demand," Markson said. "Would it be so bad if the development stay on the edges? It's not the end of the world to have it where it is. I'm all for development downtown but the economics don't warrant it."
Arnold, the soon-to-be resident of Steel House Lofts, chose to live in the shinier, and costlier, outskirts of downtown. But he said he'll miss the fully stocked grocery store near his downtown Houston residence, something SoFlo and downtown still lack.
Though the Steel House apartment is pricier than some other places they considered, the location in a growing arts scene, with Johnny Hernandez's new Fruteria restaurant on the ground floor and other establishments nearby, made it a perfect choice for them.
"We like the neighborhood's eclectic blend and the emerging warehouse district. Here, there's a neighborhood feel, but you still feel a little urban," Arnold said, as his fiancee considered how to arrange their furniture.
Staff Writer Josh Baugh contributed to this report.


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The pipe or Call consists of a narrow tube (the gun) which directs air over a metal sphere (the buoy) with a hole in the top. The player opens and closes the hand over the whole to change pitch. The rest of the pipe consists of a 'keel', a flat piece of metal beneath the gun that holds the Call together, and the 'shackle', a keyring that connects a long silver or brass chain that sits around the collar when in ceremonial uniform.
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Thanks for yet another interesting post Mole. An asthmatic dying as a result of blowing a whistle is an interesting medical outcome. Bronchospasm (tight, wheezy chest) in asthmatics can be triggered by exertion and aggravated by underlying lung damage (possibly incurred during his incarceration +/- smoking)and superimposed lung infections. An asthmatic struggles to expire air: 'forced expiratory air flow' (FEV1)compromised - eg blowing a whistle. This function is a measure of the severity of the asthma. If James were already struggling with his asthma, blowing a whistle could potentially be the 'last straw' and trigger status asthmaticus which could result in death unless treated with modern medications and assisted ventilation. In conclusion, the last job an asthmatic should have is that of an official whistle blower - unless it be of the corruption-exposer type. Andrew
Responding to the blog reader who asked where a bosun's pipe/call/whistle could be purchased, such items come up fairly regularly at online auction sites like ebay: Mole suggests a google search for current offerings.


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Date: May 25, 2019
Location: Tahoe City, CA, US
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- Answer all questions, providing detailed information, and establishing trust with the customer to close of sale
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Defining Communication
|The Communication Standard | Using Effective Questioning | Using Precise Language | Additional Methods | Goals | Your Journal
Using precise language is key to doing mathematics effectively. When students learn to apply terms accurately and to describe their own mathematical thinking clearly their understanding improves.
Let's look back at the Tile Patterns problem, introduced earlier in this session. We'll use it to focus on this key element of the communication standard, precise language.
As you explored that problem, you may have discovered that the more precise your description, the better your friend would be able to construct the pattern. Precise language may have aided in determining the functional notation, as well.
"The first term is made from two square tiles, one above the other."
"The second term uses five tiles. The bottom is a square formed by four tiles, two rows of two tiles, with the fifth tile forming a third row just above the left-hand side of the square."
"In the third term, there are ten tiles. Nine tiles make a three by three square, with the tenth tile on the top left of the square."
"So, to build the fourth term, you need seventeen tiles: sixteen to make a four by four square, with one tile on the top left."
"The nth term would require n2 tiles for the n by n square, and one more for the top (placed on the top left), n2 + 1 tiles."
The process of describing how to build the term forces the listener and the speaker to concentrate on the relation between the number of the term and the value of the term. Such descriptions illustrate that understanding mathematics relies on communicating about representation. Finding a way to talk precisely about the visual and symbolic aspects of this problem helps complete the task.
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Portland State architecture graduates can breath a sigh of relief.
The university launched a master's degree in architecture in 2009. The first class graduated in 2011.
This week, the program received initial accreditation, meaning the program's students, including those who have already graduated, can pursue professional licenses.
"The professional degree accreditation has long been a focus for PSU and the architectural community," said Barbara Sestak, dean of the College of the Arts, in a news release. "We are absolutely delighted that it has come to fruition and that our partnerships have flourished and can continue to grow."
The National Architecture Accrediting Board granted initial accreditation after evaluating the program for five years.
The accreditation is critical. In order to receive a license, an architect must graduate from an accredited program, complete an internship and pass an exam.
The job market is improving for architects as the real estate market improves.
Seventy-five percent of the students in the program's first class already have jobs.
"Over the last couple of months, we are beginning to see an upturn in hiring," said Saundra Stevens, executive vice president of AIA Portland and AIA Oregon, in a news release. "We expect growth to be slow for a while, but Portland firms tend to be very deliberate about their hiring practices. Generally, when they hire, they are hiring for the long term."


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Obama tours energy sites as Americans fume over gasoline prices
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama kicked off a two-day, four-state tour Wednesday to brag about his energy policy, an attempt to escape political fallout for soaring gasoline prices that could threaten his re-election.
The tour — with photo-ready stops at a solar-energy power plant in Nevada, oil and gas drilling rigs in New Mexico, an oil pipeline site in Oklahoma and a research lab in Ohio — comes as gas prices keep rising, Republicans keep blaming the president, and American voters keep fuming each time they fill up their tanks.
While senior administration officials insist that the president did not launch the trip in response to alarming poll numbers, the fact is that rising gas prices _now averaging $3.86 a gallon for regular — threaten the president's political standing as he heads into the election.
First, by 63 percent to 37 percent, Americans say gas prices already are causing them financial hardship, according to a recent ABC-Washington Post poll. And energy analysts warn that prices could keep soaring as the summer travel season begins.
Second, they're not buying the White House argument that the president is largely powerless against world market forces that dilute any price benefit from rising U.S. oil and gas production. A CBS-New York Times poll found that Americans by 54 percent to 36 percent think he can do a lot to impact prices.
Third, Americans by a margin of 65 percent to 26 percent don't like how Obama's handling the problem, according to the ABC survey.
Obama is using the trip to argue that he's doing everything he can, pursuing an "all of the above" strategy that's increasing oil and gas production while also stressing alternative energy and conservation to reduce demand.
At a solar power plant in Boulder City, Nev., on Wednesday, he vowed to use "every available source of energy."
He ridiculed Republicans for opposing federal spending to spur solar energy technology, likening it to the discovery of the New World. "If these guys were around when Columbus set sail, they'd be charter members of the Flat Earth Society," he said.
Looking ahead to a later visit Wednesday at the site of oil drilling on federal land in New Mexico, he emphasized that U.S. oil and gas production is at an eight-year high, despite claims that he's blocking oil drilling. "We are going to continue producing oil and gas at a record pace," he said.
On Thursday, he'll visit Cushing, Okla., and announce an order to speed federal approval of a pipeline that will carry oil to refineries in Texas, aimed at relieving a bottleneck.
If the stops were meant to ease voter anger, Republicans worked to make sure unhappiness remained centered on Obama. They continued hammering him on gas prices, a political weakness even as the economy is starting to gain strength.
"After watching gas prices more than double, President Obama has begun a cross-country trip to rewrite history on his own energy record," said Andrea Saul, a spokeswoman for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. "But no amount of excuses and election-year promises can change the fact that this president is to blame for stifling oil production and driving up prices at the pump."
Campaigning outside a Louisiana company that services Gulf of Mexico oil rigs, Republican candidate Rick Santorum said Wednesday that Obama could do more to open federal land to oil and gas drilling. He also said Obama's "appeasement" emboldened Iran to threaten oil shipments through the Persian Gulf's Strait of Hormuz, adding to uncertainty and driving up prices.
In Washington, Republicans dismissed the president's tour as a taxpayer-financed political ad.
"A farcical, high-octane public relations tour," said Brendan Buck, press secretary to House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.
"With soaring energy costs dragging down the president's approval ratings, not to mention Americans' disposable income, the president is firing up the White House P.R. machine to give the false impression he supports Republicans' all of the above energy approach," Buck said.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney shot back that Republicans are distorting the facts to score political points.
"There is a sustained effort to try to achieve some political gain out of the challenge presented to average folks out there by the price of gas at the pump," he said aboard Air Force One en route to Nevada. "But the reality is oil and gas production in the United States has increased under President Obama. Reliance on foreign oil has decreased significantly under President Obama."
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Information on Normal Readings
I have not been diagnosed with diabetes, but my doctor is asking me to check my glucose level because of a hemoglobin A1C reading of 6.4. She wants the A1C reading under 6.0. One hour after a meal, my reading may go to 179. My fasting is consistently 90 to 102 but mostly in the low 90s. In a non-diabetic, how high can a reading after a meal go and the person still not be considered diabetic?
When assessing blood glucose levels, there are three categories:
- Normal
- Abnormal but not diabetes
- Diabetes
"Fasting" is defined as no caloric intake for at least 8 hours. "Casual" is defined as any time of day regardless of time since the last meal or snack.
Normal: 1) Fasting blood glucose less than 100 mg/dl, 2) Casual blood glucose less than 140 mg/dl.
Abnormal glucose tolerance but not diabetes: 1) Fasting blood glucose greater than or equal to 100 but less than 126 mg/dl, 2) Casual blood glucose greater than or equal to 140 but less than 200 mg/dl.
Diabetes: 1) Fasting blood glucose greater than or equal to 126 mg/dl, 2) Casual blood glucose greater than or equal to 200 mg/dl with classic symptoms of diabetes (urinating frequently, more thirsty than usual, unexplained weight loss). One of the criteria should be present on two separate days, in the absence of obvious high blood glucose levels.
These categories are based on a blood sample drawn from the vein and sent to a clinical laboratory. They are not meant to be applied to finger stick blood glucose determinations which give slightly different results and are not as accurate.
Hemoglobin A1c is a long term test of average blood sugar control. Values are compared to the normal range identified by each laboratory. If the A1c test result is above the normal range, it indicates the average blood glucose levels for the past 2-3 months have been higher than normal. A1c test results reflect an average of blood glucose levels every minute of the day, for the past 2-3 months. Currently, the American Diabetes Association does not recommend making a diagnosis of diabetes based on HbA1c, in particular compared to the laboratory normal range. However, an abnormal HbA1c may be a reason to do the more specific glucose tests.
There was one important study (Peters and coworkers, Journal of the American Medical Association 1996) which recommended using HbA1c with a higher cutoff than the upper limit of normal as a basis for saying that the person has "diabetes requiring treatment." I tend to use that criterion quite a bit. That cutoff will vary from one lab to another but will generally be about 0.5-0.6 above the upper limit of normal for their HbA1c measurement.
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Jasmone is a natural organic compound extracted from the volatile portion of the oil fromjasmine flowers. It is a colorless to pale yellow liquid that has the odor of jasmine. Jasmone can exist in two isomeric forms with differing geometry around the pentenyl double bond, cis-jasmone and trans-jasmone. The natural extract contains only the cis form, while synthetic material is often a mixture containing both forms, with the cis form predominating. Both forms have similar odors and chemical properties.
Jasmone is produced within plants by the metabolism of jasmonate, from linolenic acid by the octadecanoid pathway. It can act as either an attractant or a repellent for various insects. Commercially jasmone is used primarily in perfumes and cosmetics.
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I recently chatted with a researcher who had data in the following format: around 20 participants; participants completed between 5 and 15 sessions, but some sessions involved missing data and sessions could be classified into one of five phases. For each session there were a few measurements. There were also a number of baseline measures. The challenge was how to make the most of the data file. The following were a few recommendations I made.
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Carryover Effects in Repeated Measures Designs
This post discusses the issue of carryover effects in repeated measures designs. Ways of assessing and dealing with carryover effects are discussed. I then apply the concepts to an example from my own research looking at personality faking.
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Causality and Mediation Analysis
This post discusses issues with causal inference in mediation analysis. It proposes a set of steps that researchers can use when analysing and reporting mediation analyses.
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Friday, November 7, 2008
Using R to test for significant differences between two nonindependent correlations
I was recently asked about a quick and easy way to see whether the correlation between IV1 and DV is statistically significantly different from IV2 and DV. The follow post set out how this analysis can be conducted in R. The instructions assume that you have never used R before and are running Windows.
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Getting Started with Mediation and Moderation: SPSS and R Resources
The following post sets out resources for getting started with mediation and moderation analysis.
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First Post
Okay. So this is the first post.
I'm hoping that this blog will be useful to others.
In particular I do a fair amount of statistical consulting to psychology and other social science researchers.
I figured this could be a place to maintain answers to common and not so common questions.
I'm hoping that this blog will be useful to others.
In particular I do a fair amount of statistical consulting to psychology and other social science researchers.
I figured this could be a place to maintain answers to common and not so common questions.
I'm also a big fan of R (www.r-project.org/). I'm keen to share some of the little tricks that I've learnt over the while in how to learn and get the most out of R.
I also plan to brainstorm various ideas in relation to my various research interests, which currently tend to be associated with industrial / organisational psychology and social network analysis.
Anyway, we'll see how it evolves over time.
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Nurses, administrators sought for research project on genomic competency
Nurses, administrators sought for research project on genomic competency
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has found a number of ways to encourage health care professionals to get more training in genomics research and practice. This includes convening health care professionals, publishing in professional journals and supporting the development of resources such as the Genetics/Genomics Competency Center [genomicseducation.net], an online educational resource for nurses, genetic counselors and physician assistants.
Now, Jean F. Jenkins, Ph.D., Genomic Healthcare Branch senior clinical advisor, is inviting nursing departments to participate in a research project called Expanding RN Scope of Practice: A Method for Introducing a New Competency into Nursing Practice. The project is designed to strengthen a nursing department's ability to translate the benefits of the latest genomic discoveries to the bedside and document innovative practice across magnet hospitals. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) funded this project.
For one year, champion dyad teams, consisting of an administrator and an educator from 25 magnet hospitals, will receive support, education, resources and consultations with genomics experts to facilitate excellence in professional nursing practice. Nurse administrator and educator dyads who would like to strengthen their ability to translate new innovations into nursing practice through leadership, education and nursing research and to be a model program for genomics competency are encouraged to apply. To learn more about the program and the application process, please visit http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/son/MINC.aspx.
Applications are closed.
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CHIPLEY � Tears and solemn hugs set the mood at the Washington County Courthouse when Lawrence Brown was found not guilty of the attempted murder in the second-degree in the Dec. 31, 2011, stabbing of Micah Taylor.
CHIPLEY � Tears and solemn hugs set the mood at the Washington County Courthouse when Lawrence Brown was found not guilty of the attempted murder in the second-degree in the Dec. 31, 2011, stabbing of Micah Taylor.
Brown, 61, a Holmes County resident, was accused of stabbing Taylor multiple times following an altercation.
The jury, which was comprised of two men and four women, took about 90 minutes to come to a verdict.
The jury could have found Brown guilty of lesser charges such as attempted murder in the third-degree or aggravated assault, but they returned a not guilty verdict instead.
Taylor eventually recovered from the attack and was one of the prosecution's witnesses. Brown did not testify during the trial.
Assistant State Attorney Shalla Jefcoat told the jurors in her closing arguments that Brown had stabbed Taylor from behind while Taylor fought with Caleb Brown, who was also at the scene.
�I want to thank you for the way you conducted yourself in court, and in total,� said 14th Judicial District Court Judge Chris Patterson, who presided over the three-day trial. �I appreciate the way you conducted yourself and the way the gallery conducted themselves during the trial.�
Dozens of Brown�s relatives filled half the courtroom�s benches, and after the verdict was read, a steady line of teary-eyed friends and relatives hugged Brown and congratulated him.
Brown, along with Caleb and Daniel Brown, had given Taylor, his girlfriend Kendra Dumas and her cousin Selena Cooper a ride home from the Thirsty Turtle after a evening of drinking, according to testimony. Taylor and Dumas began fighting, with Dumas punching Taylor in the face and the couple bit each other on the face.
During the squabble, the Browns got involved with the fight. At one point, Washington County Sheriff�s Deputies arrived to investigate reports of a loud argument, but no one was arrested.
According to testimony, after the Browns squared off with Taylor, they got into their vehicle and left with the girls.
Around 3:30 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2012, Taylor�s uncle Randall Taylor called 911 to report the stabbing.
Defense Attorney David Thomas of Defuniak Springs noted during closing arguments that there were no witnesses to the stabbing, with Taylor testifying that he couldn�t see who was stabbing him, but he identified that individual as Lawrence Brown based on the shape of his assailant�s body and his voice.
He also noted that Dumas testified that Taylor was �madder than she had ever seen him� that evening, and that Taylor was known for carrying a knife similar to a box opener.
No knives were recovered at the crime scene nor were any submitted into evidence, Thomas said.
Thomas also pointed to discrepancies in Taylor�s statements to police, lawyers and his doctor to suggest that Taylor was dishonest in his claim that Brown stabbed him.
�He claims he remembers better now than he did when the incident occurred,� Thomas said. �There was nothing in his injuries that would have affected his memory.�


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In a move set to evidence the impact of open source upon Microsoft technologies, community developers have provided software to automatically synchronize the Perst for .NET mobile database system from McObject, running on Windows Phone 7 (WP7) devices, with Microsoft SQL Server databases.
The new open source synchronization code, called PerstSyncProvider, is based on the Microsoft Sync Framework and resides on the mobile client and integrates Perst with the Sync toolkit. The theory here is that developers will be able to use Sync with Perst as an "offline cache" for storage on WP7 devices. The framework itself provides connectivity on the client side as well as server-based web services, database logic, change-tracking, session management, and handling of client requests.
Germany-based MediFox created PerstSyncProvider and then subsequently launched it as an open source project. The company currently deploys Perst and PerstSyncProvider in its MediFox CareMobile app, which is the mobile WP7-based client for its "MediFox ambulant", an application for delivering social and medical services to home-based patients in the German healthcare system.
With CareMobile, field-based providers equipped with WP7 smartphones can enter the latest medical chart data and other patient details into the system, while obtaining histories, care instructions, and other updates, through synchronization between the mobile device and the Microsoft SQL Server enterprise database residing at a managing healthcare organization. MediFox has distributed the CareMobile app free to more than 2,000 MediFox ambulant licensees and prospective users.
One unnamed developer has singled out two Perst features — serializable transactions and automatic schema evolution — as beneficial for both programmers and end-users of the CareMobile app. Serializability enables transactions (groupings of one or more database operations) to execute in parallel, with the same consistency as if executed in serial.
Schema evolution simplifies the process of changing the database design — adding new fields or tables, for example. These built-in Perst features help to make CareMobile faster and more reliable than it would be using WP7's native data management.


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Those who are wrongly convicted of crimes often spend years fighting for exoneration. But even when they are successful, new challenges remain.
That was the message of UW Clinical Professor Keith Findley and others in a recent article in the ABA Journal.
The article chronicles the difficulties faced by exonerated prisoners after their release, from the loss of relevant job skills to having to explain why they have no residential or employment record.
Professor Findley, who also is co-director of the Wisconsin Innocence Project, said that even when an exonerated inmate's official record is cleared, private databases consulted by employers are not always up to date, leaving an inaccurate record.
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Brian J. Dunn has been presenting this CEB program for 12 years. His office is in La Jolla, where he has maintained his own practice for over 20 years. He has carried an AV rating from Martindale Hubble for over 20 years and has been named a Top Lawyer by San Diego Magazine for 3 years running. Mr. Dunn has practiced real estate law, primarily as a litigator, for over 30 years. During that time, he has represented commercial and residential developers, brokers, buyers and sellers, and commercial lessors and tenants, as well as general contractors, engineers, architects, and sub-contractors. He also has personal experience in rental properties, investment, and development properties, including farming operations. Mr. Dunn received both his B.B.A. in Business Management and his J.D. from the University of San Diego, where he was also an M.B.A. candidate and taught as an Adjunct Professor in the Business School. As a former Captain of USD's Rowing team, Brian maintains passionate ties to the university, where he serves as a Torero Varsity Athlete Mentor. He also recently became an MBA School Mentor, has mentored for USD's Law School, and for Lawyers Club of San Diego, of which he is proud to say he was once Acting President.
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Thursday, April 1, 2010
April 1, 2010: 219 Pounds
I'm not saying this diet is anything magical; it is NOT. It is JUST FOOD. Packets of food. But by taking the thinking out of most of my meals... by taking the decisions out of my life about what to eat except for dinner... this method has freed me to work on the emotional issues to a greater depth. And because it is low carb, my cravings have gone away. In fact, I did not binge or overeat or go off plan ONE SINGLE TIME this month. I have *never* gone that long without food issues before. EVER. Medifast does not claim to do any of these things; they just say people usually lose 2-5 pounds a week. That's it. But it has done more than that for me.
I don't want people to read this and run out and buy Medifast because they think it is the magic bullet. We are all different. Yes, many people do lose weight on Medifast. If you follow the plan, the weight comes off. But it is a diet like Weight Watchers or Atkins or South Beach or calorie counting or whatever you *do* to lose weight. And if you go off ANY diet and go back to eating the crap that got you fat, YOU WILL GET FAT AGAIN. People go on and off Medifast, losing and gaining, just like people go on and off any diet. If you are not willing, ready, and 100% committed, NO diet is going to fix your problem. Because diets don't *work.* YOU work. ANY reasonable, healthy plan will get the weight off a person. But you have to find a program, plan, or "way of eating" that *you personally* are willing to do 100%. YOU do the work. Not the diet. But having a plan that feels good and is relatively easy for you to do, well, that's key, too. But commitment... dedication... burying ALL the excuses... that is essential.
I am not out of the woods yet with this eating thing... far from it. I worry I could relapse at any time in a moment of weakness. But as the days tick by and I get farther and farther away from the binges, the *idea* of them gets smaller and smaller, and their draw becomes weaker and weaker. Eating well and being reasonable in my food thoughts and my eating is becoming more the norm for me. At first, I struggled with it: the dichotomy of wanting to eat healthy and wanting to binge. But that struggle is so much tinier now than I ever imagined it could be. I am amazed and grateful. I hope this continues. I never want to fall back into that pit again. I know I could. It's scary. But I am getting less scared as the successful days tick by.
I am still on vacation but when I get back, I have lots to share with you! But now I am heading to bed, full of hope and so very happy to be where I am right now, in every way.
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Oh Lyn,
I am so very happy for you. I know this struggle goes to the very core of our beings. I wish I could just hug you right now and tell you how proud I am of you!!! Happy Easter. :)
- April 1, 2010 at 8:47 PM
- jordan said...
What great news! :D
- April 1, 2010 at 8:58 PM
- Diana said...
SO proud of you. Thank you for sharing it with us. Happy Easter :)
- April 1, 2010 at 9:08 PM
- Banded Girl said...
Because diets don't *work.* YOU work.
What an awesome quote!
Congratulations, Lyn. You are awesome :)
- April 1, 2010 at 9:10 PM
- Kyle Gershman said...
It is a great day when you know you are out distancing your demons...you'll stay ahead of them for good.
- April 1, 2010 at 9:10 PM
- stephseef said...
SO thrilled for you. Bravo!
- April 1, 2010 at 9:24 PM
- Sib said...
Awesome!! Congratulations Lyn (*_*)
- April 1, 2010 at 10:57 PM
- Becca55 said...
Awesome news Lyn!! I am happy that you have found something that you can stick with and that helps you to have more time to work out your issues.Congratz on the weight loss as well I bet it feels good :) Another great post, thank you for sharing.
- April 2, 2010 at 12:12 AM
This reinforces what obesity researchers have concluded: it is the consistency which ensures success with weight loss. You said it very well here when you spoke of "cheat days" "giving it 80%"...all the behaviors which we use to run our games when trying to diet. The latest research says those are precisely the behaviors which will undermine success because each time we deviate from a consistent food and exercise program, we weaken our resolve and start down the slippery slope.
As you read weight loss blogs, you'll see this. The successful losers and maintainers are consistent. They stay within their program guidelines, be it WW, Atkins, Medifast or limiting calories. They never ever ever deviate from it. They don't say "80% on, 20% off". Because when they do start believing that excuse, they stop losing/maintaining.
Well done! You've found this out empirically. It sounds like you feel great and have found what you need to keep going to goal. That's wonderful to read.
- April 2, 2010 at 12:51 AM
- Leslie said...
WOW!!! Awesome - I'm thrilled for your continuing success and the related insights that are coming. You must feel like a million bucks!
Great work here Lyn. I think this is changing you at a deep level - I've read you for a long time now and can here your growth and acceptance and self understanding. I hope I can catch some of it myself.
- April 2, 2010 at 2:29 AM
Hi Lyn! I just spent quite a bit of time reading your entries from the last several months and coming up to speed on your journey. I wanted to fin an active blogger with a weight similar to mine. Just wanted to say that you're doing great and I'm joining you on this journey:) -Heidi
- April 2, 2010 at 3:19 AM
- Kat said...
That is really great. The most impressive part is reading about the transformation of how you think about yourself. It's like watching someone else's therapy. Congratulations. I hope you continue to feel this great every day.
- April 2, 2010 at 4:40 AM
- Andra said...
Two-teens, you did it!
- April 2, 2010 at 4:41 AM
- South Beach Steve said...
Congratulations Lyn! Woot!
- April 2, 2010 at 5:01 AM
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- April 2, 2010 at 5:06 AM
- Larkspur said...
Excited to be here when you hit 219... great work!
- April 2, 2010 at 5:18 AM
- F. McButter Pants said...
I have been following your blog for over a year. I am so happy for you. You deserve the loss. You have worked hard. YOU did it! Keep it up. Can't wait to see what happens next month.
- April 2, 2010 at 5:22 AM
- CJ said...
Your hard work has paid off! Congratulations!!
- April 2, 2010 at 5:31 AM
- Tracy said...
Congratulations! 15 pounds is a lot to lose in just a month. :)
- April 2, 2010 at 5:39 AM
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- April 2, 2010 at 5:41 AM
- Sonogal said...
I am so happy for you! There is so much insight in this post, but this line really spoke to me:
"I felt like a slave to my brain and body as I was driven to eat against my wishes."
That's how I feel when I'm stuffing cake or cookies or whatever is handy in my mouth. You are doing a great job conquering your demons! Happy Easter!!
- April 2, 2010 at 6:06 AM
- Melissa said...
219 pounds!!! So happy for you! :) :)
- April 2, 2010 at 6:33 AM
- Megan said...
Yes, Ma'am!! I'm sooooo happy for you!
Easter Hugs-
- April 2, 2010 at 6:52 AM
- Ms. PJ Geek said...
good post..congrads. I understand your food addiction is kind of like mine, rooted in unfortunate circumstances and a little more addictive crazy brain behavior than the usual 'oh I want to eat a lot of chocolate because it's easter'. I did a post called ..'brain got hijacked' about a binge I had last week. i think you would relate. I eat a local fresh food delivery system 5 days a week because it helps me do better with portion control, calorie control, and lack of choice. So much more has resulted in a positive way from doing that , but I don't want to do it forever. Nor would anyone want to do Medifast for a long term. I think from reading your posts that Medifast sounds like a good option if you are really in a phase of wanting to committ to a rigourous plan to shake up your body. But definitely, not a lifestyle. you seem very balanced on this.
- April 2, 2010 at 6:58 AM
- RedHead said...
WOOOHOOO!!! I am 100% with you as far as your program and the protien supplement program that I've done in order to lose almost 90 pounds so far. It's so much easier to follow a no-thinking, no-choices, type of program and especially if you have binge eating habits. But I totally hear you. If I were to go back to my "old" habits, I would gain all 90 pounds back. It's just a lifechange. But good for you!!
- April 2, 2010 at 7:26 AM
- Tony The Pink Panda said...
So happy to hear that things are finally turning around for you, Lyn. Keep it up :).
- April 2, 2010 at 7:29 AM
- happyfunpants said...
Congratulations - from the very bottom of my heart.
- April 2, 2010 at 8:10 AM
- spunkysuzi said...
That is absolutely awesome!! I'm so happy for you. We have to do whatever works for us.
- April 2, 2010 at 8:31 AM
- The Osborne Family - Est. 2008 said...
Way to go!!! I'm proud of you!
- April 2, 2010 at 9:06 AM
- Rebekah said...
You rock lyn!
- April 2, 2010 at 10:40 AM
- Angela said...
Delurking to say, I'm so happy for you! It sounds like you are in a happy & healthy place right now. That takes work! You should be proud. :)
- April 2, 2010 at 10:55 AM
- Katie J said...
Delurking here too. I can read the enthusiasm in your post and it is great to hear. You can actually visualize getting into Onderland! Have you thought of updating your pictures and measurements? I think that would be an interesting stat to keep track of while doing the Medifast too.
Best wishes Lyn and hope you have a wonderful Easter weekend.
- April 2, 2010 at 2:06 PM
I understand that this is working for you and everything, but what do you plan to do when the weight is gone. You can't continue medifast your entire life. When you do give that food up what will you do for meals? Will the weight come back? I'm not trying to be rude, but I am dieting and that is what has always stopped me from meal plans like that. Deciding to lose weight means you have to make life style changes. Why lose weight with medifast when it isn't something you will do the rest of your life. I don't want to see everything you have done go to waste just because you never learned how to make choices that will work with you for the rest of your life.
- April 2, 2010 at 2:29 PM
Awesome scale reading!!!
I'm also thankful that you write about this not being a magic bullet. Calories in, calories out, no matter how you do it, is the key and the ONLY magic bullet. Medifast is the tool, that is all.
You rock, as always!!
- April 2, 2010 at 2:34 PM
- Pamela said...
219 is wonderful. I have maintained a loss of 60 pounds (May 1st will be one year of maintaining), met the weight that I wanted (some people say it's too skinny, but I like it). But what I'm struggling and obsessing over is the maintenance. There's so much about losing the weight, but not much about how to maintain it. Some days I don't obsess as much and other days it's all I can think about. I hope when you meet your goal and I know you will, that it will be easier for you. Congratulations on your weight loss. Isn't it motivating?
- April 2, 2010 at 2:54 PM
- Sammy said...
This is so wonderful! Congrats Lyn, I'm so happy for you :)
- April 2, 2010 at 5:39 PM
i am so incredibly happy for you!! Yay for a new decade and for such an incredibly loss in one month!
- April 2, 2010 at 6:55 PM
I'm so happy for you, Lyn! You deserve every wonderful thing that is happening. Happy Easter!
- April 2, 2010 at 6:57 PM
- screwdestiny said...
That's fantastic, Lyn! It seems you are becoming more "normal" in terms of the way you view food every single day. Looks like Medifast was just what you needed to help you out. :D
- April 3, 2010 at 12:27 AM
- Jacqueline said...
Hi Lyn,
So good to read your are doing so well. It is an inspiration to me to stay on track (normal eating but counting calories). It is true, you have to do the work yourself, always, but that is what makes you stronger every day, both mentally and physically. Stay strong girl and enjoy your Easter Holiday. Life can be so good!
Jacqueline (The Netherlands)
- April 3, 2010 at 3:17 AM
- Shelley said...
Lyn! You broke through the 220's! YOU DID IT!!!!! I'm so, so happy for you, my friend - congratulations!!!
- April 3, 2010 at 7:43 AM
- Lyn said...
Katie J~
Yes, I generally post new update pictures and measurements every ten pounds. I'll continue doing that :)
Of course I won't continue Medifast my entire life. I will do it as long as it is helping me or until I get to goal. Either way I will follow their transition program to get off their foods.
As far as "lifestyle change," it sounds like you have not read much of my blog. If you had, you'd see very clearly that I have already done that. Over the past 2+ years I have completely... and I mean completely... changed my way of eating. And over 15 months I was able to maintain a large weight loss with that way of eating. I am using this diet as a tool to get more weight off so that I can become more active without pain and injuries. So to answer your question, I have no worries about what to do when I am done with Medifast, because I was already doing it for the past 2+ years: eat whole, local, natural foods, mostly produce, reasonable portions, no fast food and very little processed crap. I have shown I can do that long term; I really just need/needed to get the binges under control.
- April 3, 2010 at 8:08 AM
- Lanine said...
I've had a lot of friends do Medi-fast with great results. I've also had one friend gain back all the weight. So just diligent with the maintenance plan - she wasn't
Congrats- you deserve this!
- April 3, 2010 at 11:54 AM
- Dana (www.eatsleepgetfit.com) said...
Congrats on your loss! So awesome! Keep it up!
- April 3, 2010 at 1:27 PM
- Erin said...
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I need help locating a poem that apparently was well known in my youth. In the poem a man is questioning a bridge builder why he is building a bridge over a stream he has just crossed. The answer is because a youth is coming after him and he is making the way easier. Can anyone help.
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The Bridge Builder
An old man, going a lone highway,
Came at the evening, cold and gray,
To chasm, vast and deep and wide,
Through which was flowing a sullen tide.
The old man crossed in the twilight dim;
The sullen stream had no fears for him;
But he turned when safe on the other side
And built a bridge to span the tide.
"Old man," said a fellow pilgrim near,
"You are wasting strength with building here;
Your journey will end with the ending day;
You never again must pass this way;
You have crossed the chasm, deep and wide --
Why build you the bridge at the eventide?"
The builder lifted his old gray head:
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She wrote this poem circa 1900
Will Allen Dromgoole (1860-1934)
was a Tennessee poet, author and playwright
Thanks for all the help. One user commented that the message seems out of step for today but I respectfully beg to differ. I am 73 years old and still consider myself a bridge builder, not only for my family and the grandchildren but for the college students whose classes I occassionally teach. It's interesting the number of phone calls I get asking for my opinions ... and the calls I get thanking me for advise. It is not something I push but when the questions come I answer to the best of my ability from my experience.
That wasn't what I meant. I have the greatest respect for advice and help from older people, and gain a lot from it, myself. I was commenting on the physicality of the metaphor - an older person physically building a bridge to help a younger one. I don't think that image would have been used in a poem today, as it is generally assumed that heavy physical work is normally done by a younger person. The idea that a younger person wouldn't have developed the strength and stamina to do such work is quite old-fashioned. That's why I thought it was quite an old poem. However, the idea that older people have experience and maturity to provide advice and help to younger ones, is, thankfully, still current.
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|2008-03-10, 07:38
|Link #142
AS Oji-kun
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Using my yokai glasses to save Mana again
Age: 69
Wow, Media Blasters certainly got this series out quickly. The first volume will be relased on 3/18/08 and contains two discs with episodes 1-7 (?) of the series plus a few extras.
I don't know what they mean by an "episode" here, though. The running time is about 160 minutes, but an episode of TW is only ten minutes long. Perhaps these are doubled up the same way the R1 DVD was? In which case 1-7 really is 1-14 of the original forty.
The Media Blasters website is such a gigantic mess of useless Javascript and other cruft that I can't find a simple answer to this question. Hell, I can't even find the TW announcement page. Their site is a good example of how marketing can absolutely destroy a website by stressing "bling" over actual content.
|2008-03-10, 11:06
|Link #143
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
I'm finding the website comment true of most anime and manga distributors -- more "bling" than data and way too much reliance on idiotic Flash and other resource-wasting crap. Media Blasters is one of the bigger messes I've seen though. Let me be stronger... the Media Blaster site is a total pile of blingy crap that only lacks BLINK text....
I'm assuming that the releases will be 'subtitled only' without an english dub track so that vastly reduces the time-to-release. However, it *does* say dubbed.... so I'm kind of doubting the dub is worth much with the short turn around.
I wonder if they're just going to tie episodes together in 24 minute clumps or something? Trying to remember if any of the episodes ever started out with a recap (which would make episode coupling awkward).
|2008-03-10, 11:21
|Link #144
AS Oji-kun
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Using my yokai glasses to save Mana again
Age: 69
They all have brief recaps. One of those ten minute episodes actually consisted of 3 minutes of OP/ED and another minute or so of recap. There's really only about six minutes of new content in each ten-minute episode. I presume all of this was intended to work well with the attention span and memories of young children.
Of course, here in the United States, only people 13+ are supposed to watch Tweeny Witches! I don't know who gave this show such a ridiculous rating, but now the parents of the real audience for this anime, elementary school children, will be discouraged from buying the DVDs. I know the story has some darker themes, but I don't think it's worse than, say, Snow White. Unless MediaBlasters is afraid of young childrens' reactions to the mistreatment of the sprites, or more importantly parents' reactions to these themes? It just puzzles me how they could set the minimum age so high.
|2008-03-10, 11:59
|Link #145
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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This is the society that now proclaims imagery of Cookie Monster "smoking" in Monsterpiece Theatre makes Sesame Street classic episodes too mature for children.
Translation: we're completely ****ed as a society and its just a matter of time before the collapse
|2008-04-09, 14:18
|Link #146
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
Got my copy of the first volume and the collection box.
The quality of the box is a bit less than, say, Bandai but it really is pretty cute. Its constructed like a thick magic spell book with enbossing. Bound and uses a "page mark" red ribbon to open.
Will update later to comment on DVD #1.
Edit: I'd forgotten just how rich this series was, particularly the soundscape. It still has a lot of the really disorienting weird camera angles and still shots that I originally thought were shortcuts to animation --- apparently its artistic However, despite them using a lot of CGI underlay, the animation is painted over in a rich lush fashion. The result is just beautiful and the story itself, though oriented to children/young teens (especially young girls) is very, I don't know the words.... but I'd rather have a daughter of mine watching this ANY DAY over the crap that passes for entertainment on the toon channels (Bratz, Sabrina-happy-moral-of-the-day, etc).
The label is 13+... but I'd show this to almost any age group 7+ I think.
Disk quality itself... the menu system is decent, you get your choice of english/japanese mixes in 2.0 and 5.1.
For being "Media Blasters" cheap -- they've done a pretty good job with the budget.
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|2008-04-10, 08:32
|Link #147
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Join Date: Jul 2004
What a disappointment this release is. For anyone who hasn't read the review at animenewsnetwork.com you should do so now http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/revi...-witches/dvd-1
Media Blasters has butchered this series. Right from the get go the first episode starts different in some odd attempt to cut and re-edit the episode. They insert non-existing dialog thus resulting in many "off screen" dialogs where you're looking at feet/legs/table chairs etc when the talking is happening.
What a joke ~_~
|2008-04-10, 14:55
|Link #148
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Location: U.K. Hampshire
The ANN review has this.
Anyway, I will wait until Vexx reports back here and gives us the actual situation.
I would say that the ANN review is a positive thumbs up.
|2008-04-10, 15:05
|Link #149
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I think someone at ANN may have simply been disconcerted by the artistic style of the editing/directing. I have just compared the first couple of eps with the old fansubs. There's some random cleanup --- but the use of camera angles, arty still shots, and flashback/forwards is still there, so I have to conclude the directing and editing is exactly the way the creators intended it.
The series starts off with a lot of those techniques -- I believe the intent is to increase the disorientation so you can sympathize more with the main character who has been thrown into a topsy-turvy world. They definitely had some budget (sound, art, colors, voicework, CGI, KOTOKO) so though its possible a slim animation budget drove some of the results ... I suspect the director was actively going for a sense of disorientation.
yeah, I now remember the poster was involved in the original fansubbing so kudos to him for that effort, but the post almost looks like an outrageous ANN advert link placement to drive page views, doesn't it?
I won't be visiting it.
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|2008-04-10, 15:11
|Link #150
AS Oji-kun
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Using my yokai glasses to save Mana again
Age: 69
Reading the ANN review made me think the reviewer had never seen the original nor the fansub.
So, am I right in thinking that each "episode" on the MB release is two of the original episodes edited together?
|2008-04-10, 15:29
|Link #151
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
Aye... what MB did was simply concatenate two episodes together to produce "an episode". It is only annoying if you're trying to, for example, jump directly to an ED because the scene selection menus lack sufficient resolution within an episode. A DVD episode consists of "OP-Episode_A-interstitial-Episode_B-ED+bonus_moment"
The dub is passable (caveat: I hate dubs). The voicework probably wouldn't bother anyone already fine with dubs and maps the original dialog fairly well. The english voice for Arusu is pretty grinding whiny at times. The other voices I found no issues with.
The DVD limitation on subtitles really hurt the magnificent scenery though when watching with Japanese track+subs -- I really wish anime distributors would do something with the standard like letterboxing the scenery with the subtitles in the black space.
On the ANN "review",
Yeah, someone copied me a transcript of the ANN site since I don't "send them money" in the form of page views if I can help it.
I'm with Xris.... the ANN review is actually quite a positive review so I'm either wondering what crack was being smoked --- or that the purpose of the post was simply to drive pageview counts up for the ANN website. At the least, its a misleading characterization of the review. I'm a bit confused because if I'm remembering right, driftr was involved in the original fansubs so he'd definitely know about the quirky camera angles and off-screen dialog that were part of the original airings.
Some Fair Use snippets of the review for those who also don't want to visit include:
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|2008-04-10, 17:44
|Link #152
Weapon of Mass Discussion
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|2008-04-10, 18:47
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Speaking of reviews...
my thoughts on this show as a whole
Wrote that like five months ago :/
|2008-04-10, 19:27
|Link #154
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
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Age: 61
And I, the dub hater, thought the dub was okay (though I'm not fond of the voice for Arusu) -- basically the product appears to be a good value for the money.
Well-written review, gaguri, and it pretty much correlates with my feelings about the series.
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|2008-04-11, 08:51
|Link #155
AS Oji-kun
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Age: 69
I was about to order this today until I looked at my email. Rightstuf is including the collector's box in its Weekly Specials list for just $18 (normally $30)! I just hope that's not an indication of their sales expectations for this series. Maybe they're trying to build an audience for the remaining discs.
The sale price is good until next Wednesday.
|2008-04-11, 09:17
|Link #156
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|2008-04-11, 09:25
|Link #157
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Using my yokai glasses to save Mana again
Age: 69
I was surprised to see it in the Specials list because that usually contains older and clearance merchandise. It's rare to find a just-released series in that list.
|2008-04-11, 13:16
|Link #158
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Correct I have not seen it. Incorrect in that I don't know what I'm talking about. As another member of the original fansub team has purchased it and watched it, we know what we're talking about. If you were to watch the start of episode 1 R1 DVD to the start of episode 1 R2 DVD (yes both 22min long as they're R2 TV eps 1&2) they DO NOT match. Media Blasters has hacked the video apart and pieced it back together. They also butchered the translations (thou it was difficult to translate lots of bits to english and make it mesh well). If you don't believe me please request that I give you some comparisons as I'm purchasing it (mostly for the box) now.
Please understand when I say, this is an unacceptable action on their part.
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|2008-04-11, 16:25
|Link #159
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Age: 34
@driftr: I wouldn't mind seeing these comparisons because I was debating about picking this up sometime down the line. It is one of my favorite series and I really enjoyed the R2 version.
I find it amusing that most people say that the pacing is what they didn't like. For me, that's one of the beauties of the show. While I don't think every anime would do well with this approach I do think Mahou Shoujo Tai pulls it off quite well. Granted, I don't have a non-fast-paced version to compare with but I find that this makes it really easy to speed through the episodes (which adds to the addictiveness)
Really hope that a fansub group releases the OVAs cause I wanna see them :\
|2008-04-11, 16:37
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okay.. I guess I'll go compare the old fansub ep 1/2 against the DVD again. I didnt see much in the way of re-editing from the aired broadcast.
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