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Emily Bunny
- 1/2 yd. muslin for body
- 1/3 yd. print for dress
- fibre fill
- acrylic paint for nose and eyes
- scrap of lace for bottom of dress
- scrap of ribbon for bow at neck
- 1 yd. asst'd. ribbons for sleeves, ears and ankles.
Print the following pattern pieces above.
This bunny design is easier than most because you do not turn any of your body pieces. The raw edges are exposed. She measures 20" from the tip of her ears to her feet. I received two orders for her before I was finished, so she is popular. She is flexible enough to sit on any shelf or chair.
Cut out body, legs, arms and ears from muslin.
Using 1/4" seam allowance, sew arms and legs.
Stuff with fibre fill to dotted line.
Sew ear pieces.
Put two head and body pieces together, sew, starting at bottom edge, inserting arms at shoulder level and ears on top of head where you see x's.
Stuff head and body firmly. Insert legs at bottom of body where you see x's and sew across to close body seam.
Using acrylic paint, paint eyes and nose on where marked. Leave to dry.
Cut out two pieces of print on fold of fabric. Placing right sides together, sew (using 1/4" seam allowance also) shoulder seam.
Sew along bottom of sleeve and down side. Repeat for other side.
Gather up lace scrap and sew to neckline front opening. Add ribbon rose, button or bow.
Sew lace around bottom edge of dress.
Thread darning needle with narrow 1/8" ribbon and baste around sleeve openings.
Put dress on Emily. Tie ribbon into bows at sleeve bottom. Adjust gathers.
Tie ribbons into bows around her ears and ankles. (Do rabbits have ankles?)
She might also look nice with a straw hat. You could also put a touch of blush inside her ears and on her cheeks.
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Country Stars With Their Kids – George Strait
George Strait and his wife Norma have one son, George Strait Jr., better known as "Bubba." Bubba was born in 1981, and just recently made the King of country music a proud grandfather to George Strait III. That's him on the right, alongside his bride, seated behind his dad and mom.
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I'm going to talk about the personal distance in a more structured way – divided into zones.
Why is this important? Why should you care about this separation into zones?
2 Reasons:
First, I've talked about the importance of personal distance in the article of how invading the personal space of another's can be a trivial yet a serious mistake. People are very touchy when it comes to their private space - by respecting that you get credibility and trust from them. By understanding how people divide their space - you can have a better notion of where your presence is welcome, and where it's not, and to act accordingly.
Secondly, on the flip side, by careful observation of the personal distance others keep from you (and the alignment of their body) you can measure the amount of trust and affection they feel towards you.
Let's first start with a little background on the person who divided the personal space into zones – Edward T Hall
Edward T. Hall (1914-2009) was an American anthropologist
who developed the concept of 'Proxemics'. He made a lot of research about how
we divide our personal distance, how it's affected by our culture and what is
the difference between personal space and territory. He made a lot of
intercultural studies and observation that I recommend you to check out - Edward T. Hall
He concluded that there is a direct correlation between social standings and physical distances between people. It means that when you consider someone to be in your 'friend's zone' you literally prefer him in a certain distance, away from your intimate space, but close enough to be a friend.
So he divided the personal distance we keep from other into 4 main zones. These zones serve as 'reaction bubbles' – when you enter a specific zone, you automatically activate certain psychological and physical reactions in that person.
Keep in mind, these zones serve as general guidelines. They vary and affected by many factors, most importantly by the context of your culture. So don't niggle about every cm (or inch) – get the main idea and see how that works in your culture.
The Zones
'hear ya hear ya..'
It's the most outer 'bubble' and is usually larger than 3.6 meters (approx. 12 feet).
This zone is reserved for public speaking, or generally, when talking to a large group. It's just feels much comfortable to address a large group from a distance – it's as if you consider the whole group as one individual with a great amount of personal space.
This is comfortable for the audience too – they all get to see you (and hopefully hear you well enough too).
This zone is also great for general observation of other people without really interacting with them. A neutral zone so to say. Imagine, for example, that you found someone attractive and you look at them from this far distance – it's probably OK and perhaps even flattering for them. Getting closer and stare, though, can send chills down their spine.
This space is between 1.5 – 3 meters (5 – 10 feet).
It's the most neutral and comfortable zone to start a conversation between people who don't know each other well.
It's the distance you keep from strangers that you may have some interaction with them like: shopkeepers, clerks in the bank and other sales or service providers.
Sometimes you will find that this distance is actually shorter, especially in a sitting scenario. The explanation I find most fitting to this behavior is that in those cases there is usually some kind of an artificial barrier between you and the stranger – a desk or some board/book/paper you or they hold. This barrier helps to relax and maintain the comfort zone and in the meanwhile allows you to be in closer proximity to discuss and examine details.
Ranges from 60cm to 1.5 meters (2-5 feet).
This space is reserved for friends and family – people you know and trust. It's an easy and relaxed space for talking, shaking hands, gesturing and making faces.
Now, there's also some division inside this personal space, it depends on personal preferences and affection. The guideline here is this: the more you like someone – the closer you'll stand to him.
I've talked about leaning forward in positive body language posture article, and the main idea is that leaning forward towards someone usually show's interest, affection and it builds rapport.
If possible, you should avoid getting too close to prevent invading personal space. But getting closer, in an acceptable level, shows that you like the other person. So you start the magical circle of rapport – they see that you like them, they like that you like them and in turn they will like you back. (so many likes..!)
Ranges from direct contact to 60 cm (2 feet).
Obviously it's the space reserved only for the most trusted and loved in our social circles: partners and siblings. It doesn't mean that we're offended by a friend's hug or anything, only it's going to be brief and less intimate.
This space (especially the 15 cm (1/2 foot) zone bubble) is like a private bubble of breathing space, almost as an extension of our body. When someone is getting that close, our body and mind automatically reacts – it's being put on flight or fight mode. If it's someone acceptable in our most inner circle – we relax and enjoy the intimacy, but if the presence is unwelcome, we will shut down and try to retain somehow our comfort zone.
Some people use "power plays" to invade that space and to take advantage of this state of confusion and vulnerability. For example, one of the popular interrogation techniques is to intimidate the suspect by getting very close to invade his intimate zone. Then, while he's helpless, try to exploit his vulnerability and discomfort to extract information.
Another optional interpretation for getting this close is: sexual advancement (or a faked sexual interest – to seduce and manipulate) –it's an indication that the other party wants more than a mere friendship – they want intimacy.
What about crowded conditions? Like when standing in a full elevator or bus? A crowded concert or a long line in the DMV office?
While we certainly don't feel very comfortable in these situations, we're not on our edge either, so what really happen?
Obviously we don't welcome these strangers to our intimate zone by will, but on the other hand we know that we have no choice in that matter and neither do them. So our brain found an elegant solution – we avoid treating them as other individuals in an act called dehumanization. Since we subconsciously choose to 'ignore' them as human beings, to feel more secure about ourselves, we automatically avoid any human contact with them:
That's why crowded public spaces often viewed as cold and distant, there is a big contrast between having so much people in one place and so little human contact. But that's understandable, since we don't have much choice in that matter – we just don't feel secure enough surrounded by strangers standing so close.
If you're bold or adventurous enough you can try making eye contact and smile (or express some other human quality) while 'stuck' in such crowded situation. I bet you'll find it extremely awkward and the results varied: some will meet you with a bewildered, frightened face "what do you want, psycho?" kind of thing, others may send you a smile back… (:
In this post I introduced you with one of the main concepts of Proxemics - the division of personal distance into zones. Don't confuse it with personal territory – think about it as a bubble that encircle you all the time and affects your reactions to others.
Your territory on the other hand is the places and things you consider to be yours, even when you're not there near them: your country, your city, your house, your room, your chair, your phone etc.
I must stress the fact that these zones serve only as guidelines, and can vary dramatically from culture to culture. I recommend you to read the different factors that affect personal distance article.
Or you can return to Proxemics section for more great info about personal distance and territory.
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Do I think that it's poor form? Yes. However, I also know a lot of people that do a "family bed" and share beds with their children. I used to crawl into bed with my parents (sometimes just my dad) if I had a bad dream as a child.
You can, however, put in the visitation agreement that the children have their own beds and that opposite sex children have their own bedrooms - more important as the kids approach puberty.
"In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate." - Asimov
"Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you." - Ovid
Or -
Why can't he sleep on one of the beds without sheets and let her have the bed with sheets?
Is he really that cheap/lazy?
You might, gently and carefully, mention to stbx that DD is getting older and her body is starting to go thru changes. And that in the future she should plan on her sleeping in her own bed and in a separate room if possible.
At ex's house, he put the mattresses from the bunkbeds on the floor in another room and both of them and MOW's son (same age) sleep all together there every night he has them.. I really don't think it's appropriate. There's enough damn rooms in that house for them all to have their own room, and they need to learn independence.
I really don't know. I do think gender and puberty play a huge roll in this. Neither of my boys have hit puberty yet, so I don't feel that bad about letting them fall asleep with me once in a while..
But I'm wondering if they have blankets? Doesn't he have a "set" of sheets that has 2 pieces that could both be used at the bottom? I could wrap myself in one blanket if I had to, so I don't see how they can't work this out and sleep on a blanket or whatever..
I understand your worries, Abigail. I have more alarm at some things nearly ExH and his family do after the A and other cheating was exposed, because I feel like I don't know him now. He takes tremendous offense at being questioned, so I have to tread extra carefully.
Anyway...my two cents is somewhere in the middle of all the answers to your thread
I don't have any active advice, but wanted to write to show support because even though it's different issues, I've felt the same way...worry that I'm reading too much into things.
And...what about a sleeping bag?
A person is a person, no matter how small. -Dr. Suess
Perserverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
-George Washington
If she brought it up, then I would make sure she had a sleeping bag with her next time and possibly bring a friend. Most kids do that when they go places like that alone.
Is it far from where you live. Personally, I'd be driving up there an dropping off a sleeping bag. Done - no muss, no fuss.
If he's offended, tell him to use his brain next time.
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Safety and Efficacy of Turoctocog Alfa in Haemophilia A Subjects (guardian™1)
This study has been completed.
Novo Nordisk A/S
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First received: February 6, 2009
Last updated: February 9, 2017
Last verified: February 2017
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This trial is conducted in Asia, Europe, and North and South America. The trial consists of a main trial and a sub-trial. The main trial investigates safety and efficacy of turoctocog alfa (recombinant factor VIII, rFVIII (N8)) in haemophilia A subjects, while the sub-trial investigates safety and efficacy of turoctocog alfa in prevention and treatment of bleeding episodes during surgical procedures.
|Congenital Bleeding Disorder Haemophilia A
|Drug: turoctocog alfa
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Multi-centre, Open-label, Non-controlled Trial on Safety and Efficacy of N8 in Prevention and Treatment of Bleeds in Previously Treated Subjects With Haemophilia A. Sub-trial: Safety and Efficacy of N8 in Prevention and Treatment of Bleeding During Surgical Procedures in Subjects With Haemophilia A
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: hemophilia
MedlinePlus related topics: Bleeding HemophiliaU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Novo Nordisk A/S:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- The Incidence Rate of FVIII Inhibitors (Greater Than or Equal to 0.6 Bethesda Units (BU)) [ Time Frame: The adverse events were collected throughout the trial, corresponding to an average of 188 days per subject. ]The incidence rate of FVIII inhibitors was calculated by including all patients with inhibitors in the nominator and including all patients with a minimum 50 exposure plus any patients with less than 50 exposures but with inhibitors in denominator.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Frequency of Adverse Events (AEs) [ Time Frame: The adverse events were collected throughout the trial, corresponding to an average of 188 days per subject ]Adverse event was defined as events occurring after administration of trial product. Severe AEs: considerable interference with subject's daily activities, unacceptable. Moderate AEs: Marked symptoms, moderate interference with the patient's daily activities. Mild AEs: No or transient symptoms, no interference with the patient's daily activities. Serious AEs: AE that at any dose results in any of the following: death, a life-threatening experience, in-subject hospitalization/prolongation of existing hospitalization, persistent/significant disability/incapacity/congenital anomaly/birth defect.
|Study Start Date:
|April 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|September 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|September 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: rFVIII
Drug: turoctocog alfa
Subjects will receive bleeding preventive treatment (home treatment with self-injection i.v.) with turoctocog alfa at a dose of 20-40 IU/kg body weight every second day or 20-50 IU/kg body weight three times per week at the investigator's discretion.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|12 Years to 65 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male subjects with the diagnosis of severe (FVIII less than or equal to 1%) haemophilia A from age 12 (except for Israel where the age limit will be 18 for the first 10 subjects recruited in the trial) to 56 years having a weight of 10 to 120 kg
- Documented history of at least 150 exposure days to any other FVIII products (prevention or treatment of bleeds)
- No history of FVIII inhibitors greater than or equal to 0.6 BU/mL. The inhibitor should be measured regularly for at least the last 8 years or since the first treatment of haemophilia A
- No detectable inhibitors to FVIII (greater than or equal to 0.6 BU/mL) (as assessed by a Central Laboratory at the time of screening)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Congenital or acquired coagulation disorders other than haemophilia A
- Creatinine levels 50% above normal level (as defined by central laboratory range)
- Known or suspected allergy to trial product (N8) or related products
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00840086
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|Study Director:
|Global Clinical Registry (GCR, 1452)
|Novo Nordisk A/S
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Lentz SR, Misgav M, Ozelo M, Salek SZ, Veljkovic D, Recht M, Cerqueira M, Tiede A, Brand B, Mancuso ME, Seremetis S, Lindblom A, Martinowitz U. Results from a large multinational clinical trial (guardian™1) using prophylactic treatment with turoctocog alfa in adolescent and adult patients with severe haemophilia A: safety and efficacy. Haemophilia. 2013 Sep;19(5):691-7. doi: 10.1111/hae.12159. Epub 2013 May 7.
Santagostino E, Lentz SR, Misgav M, Brand B, Chowdary P, Savic A, Kilinc Y, Amit Y, Amendola A, Solimeno LP, Saugstrup T, Matytsina I. Safety and efficacy of turoctocog alfa (NovoEight®) during surgery in patients with haemophilia A: results from the multinational guardian™ clinical trials. Haemophilia. 2015 Jan;21(1):34-40. doi: 10.1111/hae.12518. Epub 2014 Oct 2.
Ozelo M, Chowdary P, Regnault A, Busk AK. Impact of severe haemophilia A on patients' health status: results from the guardian(™) 1 clinical trial of turoctocog alfa (NovoEight(®) ). Haemophilia. 2015 Jul;21(4):451-7. doi: 10.1111/hae.12617. Epub 2015 Feb 12.
|Responsible Party:
|Novo Nordisk A/S
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00840086 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
2008-003960-20 ( EudraCT Number )
101151 ( Registry Identifier: JAPIC )
|Study First Received:
|February 6, 2009
|Results First Received:
|November 14, 2013
|Last Updated:
|February 9, 2017
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hemophilia A
Blood Coagulation Disorders
Hemostatic Disorders
Pathologic Processes
Blood Coagulation Disorders, Inherited
Hematologic Diseases
Coagulation Protein Disorders
Hemorrhagic Disorders
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Factor VIII
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Asda launches petrol price comparison site to help save Britain's drivers millions at the pump
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- Supermarket set to expose huge fuel price discrepancies between neighbouring towns
- More than half of Asda Mums (55 per cent) call on George Osborne to cut fuel duty at next week's budget to lower cost of filling up
- Combined cost of duty and VAT now equates to more than 80p of retail price of both unleaded and diesel.
Asda today (15th March 2012) launched a new petrol price comparison site www.asda.com/petrol, powered by independent price checker www.PetrolPrices.com, to enable drivers across the UK to find the lowest priced fuel before they fill up.
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Asda intends to expose the huge discrepancies charged by its rivals in towns where Asda doesn't currently operate. For example, in Worcester, where Asda doesn't have a store or filling station, diesel costs as much as 148.9 pence per litre – 5p more than Asda charges at any of its filling stays across the UK.
Research by the AA has previously shown that the presence of an Asda filling station in a town has a direct correlation to the average price per litre charged at the pumps by its rivals. Last year it also calculated Asda was on average 1.5p per litre cheaper than its nearest rival on price.
Andy Peake, Asda's trading director for petrol said:
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"Our new comparison site will enable millions of drivers to see for themselves how much we charge and how that compares to all the other retailers where they live. We also intend to shine a headlight on the exorbitant prices other retailers are prepared to charge when Asda isn't nearby. It's time for them to come clean, or risk being given the cold, hard shoulder by drivers up and down the country."
The need for drivers to be able to compare prices has never been greater, with the cost of fuel hitting record highs in recent weeks. According to Asda's own Income Tracker, the cost of transport is now one of the largest downward factors on falling disposable income. The price of fuel in particular has grown by double digits over the last year, forcing families to fork out between £20-£30 extra each week to fill up their car.
As a result more and more families are relying on credit or drawing down on savings to pay for essential items. A recent Asda Mumdex report found mums are working even harder to tighten the purse strings just to stay afloat. With lower wages and higher living costs, it is not just the big monthly payments like mortgages that are causing pressure – day-to-day living costs such as food, fuel and utility bills are becoming harder to pay.
In a survey of more than 1700 Asda mums across the UK this weekend, Asda found over half (55 per cent) would like the Chancellor George Osborne to cut duty next week in order to lower the cost of filling up. The combined cost of duty and VAT equates to more than 80p of the current retail price of a litre of both unleaded and diesel.
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To see which of your Smashwords books sold–and where!
If you are publishing by the ancillary path (Kindle, Nook, Lulu, Smashwords, or Blurb), you wonder who is buying your digital posted gems and where those distinguished yet singular souls live.
If you're a publisher of others' books, that buying knowledge is even more important because you have to send your authors their royalties!
Smashwords has been the most enigmatic to figure out. But I think I have it nailed, and I'll share that with you if you too are smitten by curiosity or obligation.
Presuming you have an account there, and books to sell, you can start by completing your login and heading to the dashboard page (choices are on the top horizontal line). The dashboard gives you the list of your products for sale through Smashwords. Look in the blue box to the left for "Select and Payment Record," and open that. Voilá: in that box are links to open the last quarter sales report and/or the quarterly earnings mapping report. Just poke around in both to get a look at current and earlier sales.
What makes it more fun to review purchases from Smashwords is that it sells through many key distributors in North America, Europe, and Australia, and more… (So does Kindle.)
The spreadsheet tells all. Who bought what and when, and whether the sale was through Smashwords, Apple, Sony, Kobo, Diesel, or Barnes and Noble. The spreadsheet is divided into columns headed by author, price, quantity, amount (that you charge, retail), coupons, three discount cuts, an affiliate cut, transFee, vat (taxes), currency, the final amount you receive is US dollars, and the recording date. If your book sells in euros or Canadian dollars, those are also converted into USD before you receive your quarterly PayPal deposit.
I was surprised to see how widely our sales were distributed, and particularly pleased that through the Premium Catalog we were selling a lot to Apple, Sony, and Kobo. I think we compete with ourselves at Barnes and Noble (since we post at Pubit!—Nook), and we have sold only four items directly by Smashwords (where all earn 85% of the royalty). I was pleased to see that the extra work you must do to get your books up-graded to make that catalog (which is free) does in fact pay off with sales.
I also like that Smashwords doesn't list a sale until the money is actually collected. Most of the other like publishers announce a sale but often pay it a month (or two) later. Confusing. What I don't like is that it takes several months for the most recent sales reports to be broken down into buyers and titles. I know what I will receive for the first quarter of 2012 (the global amount was just deposited in my account) but I must wait for the details before I can assign that income to the royalty charts.
Who likes this seller/currency/foreign intrigue the most? My authors, when I share the distribution with them. I suspect that some of the five are already working on an accent for when they travel, hoping to find their tomes in bookstores abroad!
Nothing profound here, just an improved reporting process by Smashwords that almost puts flesh on our book buyers. I hope this makes your hunt, for royalty designation or just curiosity, easier to do.
Best wishes,
Gordon Burgett
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Cast : Nikhil, Swathi, Ravi Babu, Pooja Ramachandran and others
Directed by : Sudhir Varma
Produced by : Chakri Chigurupati
Banner : Lakshmi Narasimha Entertainments
Music : Sunny
Release Date : 2013-03-23
Swamy Ra Ra is a low budget film which didn't rise any expectations among the film lovers. However the film has a decent star cast to grab the attention and director Sudhir Varma made his attempt count with the limited resources he has in offer.
Surya (Nikhil) a pickpocketer falls in love with Swathi (Swathi), from whom he steals a bike. Swathi lands in a trouble due to a stole idol of Ganesha and Surya has a part to play in it. Now he has to save her from deadly goons who are after that invaluable idol.
Nikhil is decent as the pick pocketer. His usual over enthusiastic nature is missing and that is a welcome change. He did well as the lead man with a neat performance. Swathi is fine as the innocent young lady. She impresses with her cool attitude. Pooja is striking as Nikhil's friend. Ravi Babu is competitive. Jeeva is routine and all others did well in their respective roles. Most of the star cast consists newcomers and all of them are good.
Music by Sunny is an asset. His background score did the talking for this technically well made film. Cinematography is top notch for a film made in a very limited budget. The technical crew deserves a pat for making this technically brilliant in all aspects. Editing could have been crisper though. Dialogues penned by the director are alright. Director Sudhir Varma is an ardent fan of Ram Gopal Varma and there are many scenes and instances where he reminds you of vintage Varma. The director also is inspired by Quentin Tarantino and Guy Ritchie. The film is made in the lines of Lock Stock and two smoking barrels and Snatch. Director has a style in conceiving action scenes and it is commendable.
Despite all its positives, Swamy Ra Ra fails at times due to slow pace. This gets on to your nerves during few scenes. Director is fond of slow motion camera movements and he implements that style in chase sequences too. The film pleads to rush the proceedings and director took his own sweet time to wrap things up. That is the biggest minus for this film.
If you can pardon its pace, Swamy Ra Ra makes a decent watch for its premise and technical finesse. It is pretty hard to find small budget gems these days. This film is one of those rare good films in this zone. This film will impress the audience who look for some variety. The director was caught in a dilemma whether to make this a thriller or a comedy and he ended up somewhere in the middle.
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I had total abdominoplasty with lipo 4 weeks back.My stomach still shows a bulge and loose stomach when i sleep side ways.Doc could not do lipo on upper stomach fearing infection and has asked me to try after 6 months.I am unhappy with this bulge.Is it swelling and will my stomach get flatter after 3 months.I have lost only 1" waisline.
4 Weeks Post-Op Tummy Tuck With Lipo My Stomach Still Shows a Bulge and is Loose when I Sleep Side Ways, What Can I Do? (Photos)
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Bulge after tummy tuck
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Bulging After a Tummy Tuck
While you are one month out from a tummy tuck and liposuction, there is still a fair amount of swelling that remains at this point. Much of the swelling is related to edema of the tissue above the muscle and some is likely related to intraabdominal contents (those structures inside your abdomen). With time you should notice that the swelling continues to subside. After three months you will have a very good idea where your results are and then you should speak with your plastic surgeon to determine if anything else needs to be done. Best Wishes!
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Bulge and loose skin after tummy tuck
Thanks for sharing your pre and post-op photos. Based on your photos, I think your bulge may be due to (1) intrabdominal content (your intestines and fat from your abdominal cavity) pushing outward, (2) fatty layer outside of your abdominal cavity, (3) swelling. You are only one month post tummy tuck. You can wait another month or two to see how your swelling subsides. Then, talk with your plastic surgeon and see whether you can get a liposuction vs. exercising to lose fat from your intra-abdominal cavity. Talk with your plastic surgeon to share your concerns.
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Swelling after Tummy Tuck?
Thank you for the question.
As always, it is best to be seen in person ( by your plastic surgeon) for precise diagnosis and treatment.
Abdominal wall "swelling" after tummy tuck may be related to:
1. Swelling in the soft tissues. This may take several months to resolve and may worsen with increased activity or at the end of the day. Patience is required to allow for resolution of the swelling. The swelling occurs because of the interruption of venous and lymphatic channels that occurs during the tummy tuck operation.
2. Fluid accumulation in the space between the skin and the abdominal wall muscle. this may consist of blood ( hematoma) or serum (seroma). This fluid accumulation can generally be diagnosed by physical examination ( occasionally ultrasound may be helpful). Treatment consists of aspiration; several episodes of aspiration may be necessary.
3. Separation of the abdominal wall muscle repair may lead to a swelling/bulge appearance. This may be diagnosed on physical examination with your surgeon examining you in different bodily positions. One of the steps of a tummy tuck procedure involves reapproximation (plication) of the rectus muscles. These muscles have spread apart during pregnancy and/or weight gain. Bringing them together again in the midline helps to "tighten" the abdominal wall as well as to narrow the waistline.
4. Residual adipose tissue may be confused for swelling. Again this is most easily diagnosed by physical examination. Additional liposuction surgery maybe necessary to improve the results of surgery.
Generally, it takes many months for swelling to resolve after tummy tuck surgery and it may take up to one year (or greater) a complete skin redraping to occur.
I hope this helps.
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Probably Intrabdominal Fat
Based on your photos, I suspect the the problem is a combination of intrabdominal fat, some subcutaneous fat and swelling. The swelling will improve with time and the subcutaneous fat can be suctioned as your surgeon recommends. However to get the ideal result, you have to do your part to lose the intrabdominal fat by diet and exercise. The situation will be much clearer in 3-6 months. BTW, I think you have a pretty good early result. Good Luck!
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A Manhattan judge has curbed a dog walker who was allegedly poaching customers from a TriBeCa kennel, ordering him not to walk pooches within a 10-mile radius of lower Manhattan.
State Supreme Court Justice Debra James signed off on the no-dogs-allowed temporary restraining order after finding that Brian Mestre, of Queens, had signed a non-compete agreement while working for the Paw Stop on Murray Street.
Despite the agreement, Mestre, 27, quietly set up his own company and was siphoning customers from the upscale kennel while working as its employee, court papers charge.
"He was nice, young kid who worked hard and had an excellent demeanor, but sometimes nice people f- – – you over," said Paw Stop owner Dan Rubenstein, 37.
He estimated that Mestre's alleged two-timing cost his business at least five customers and $130,000.
Mestre's lawyer, Lawrence Goodman, however blasted the judge's ruling and said his client was considering an appeal.
"The court has prevented my client from earning a livelihood based on its reasoning that walking a dog is somehow unique or extraordinary," Goodman said.
Mestre had been hired in January 2007 "as a front-desk receptionist, kennel manager, driver and assistant dog trainer," court papers say.
Rubenstein said that by July, Mestre had earned a raise and a promotion.
It was then, the Paw Stop suit says, that he signed the non-compete agreement and gained access to "confidential information, specifically the client database, which he used to create his own independent dog-service company."
Rubenstein said he found out that Mestre had been throwing himself a few bones this past May, when he was out for a jog and saw Mestre walking a former client's dog by the West Side Highway.
When Rubenstein asked him about it the next day, Mestre admitted he had started his own company, and his customers were Paw Stop customers, his suit says.
Mestre was fired – "Don't come into my business and be a corporate raider," Rubenstein said – but allegedly kept busy with Paw Stop customers after he was let go.
Rubenstein's suit seeks unspecified money damages, as well as enforcement of the non-compete clause, which bars Mestre from operating dog-related services within a 10-mile radius of the Paw Stop.


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old pic, ran into him on my way to rattlesnake about 1.5 months ago
That picture makes him look tall.
he's barely as tall as the door of the truck!
makes him look even midget-y-er
Is it really possibly for him to get midget-y-er?
I take that back....there's always Ken.
diggin the optimus prime badge on the truck!
i can't quite tell if it's ben cause of the hat...but a ben imposter is dropping of noisy neighbor's green truck...hmmmm...looks more like a hybrid of ben and van
Must have been him, we chatted bikes for a split second then he was off!
:rant just means he has less weight at the track.
yup..that was me....
ya but he rides a r6 (no midrange) so it all equals out :nana!
yeah...so light that the bike flies right out from under him :secret:
ben's shorter,I think
haha, very truecrackup:
and right into me in turn 1:rant ever get that paint fixed ben?
hat threw me off so i hibernated inside instead of flashing you
lol...great stuff...i always wear a hat at work....that and it helps keeping the top of my head from getting sunburnt....
pic up top = no hat
that was a sunday i believe and i had just woke up from a nap....


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What does it mean to cross that line which sharply divides us on the basis of gender? To free oneself of the socially constructed onus of being male? Is there life beyond a hetero-normative family? Set in Tamilnadu, India, 'Our Family' brings together excerpts from Nirvanam, a one person performance, by Pritham K. Chakravarthy and a family of three generations of trans-gendered female subjects, Aasha, Seetha and Dhana, who are bound together by ties of adoption. They all belong to the trans-gendered community called Aravanis (aka Hijras, in some parts of India). The film juxtaposes the 'normality' of their existence with the dark and powerful narrative by Pritham- 'Nirvanam'; Nirvanam (Liberation) refers to the act of liberating oneself from the male body and transforming oneself to a female. This narrative bears witness to the tumultuous journey towards a reinvented selfhood, a journey fraught with violence, exploitation, affection and courage. The pains, pleasures and dilemmas of becoming the 'other' is the motif of the film. Weaving together performance, life histories and everyday life, it problematises the divides between 'us' and 'them'.
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Hundreds of cars slow down for the photo trap in Morningside in Prince George's County. Resident Patrick Davis, Jr. says that's a good thing.
"It's convenient knowing people aren't going to be speeding here," Davis says. "I have a young son."
Speed cameras also make money. Morningside, a town of about 2,000, reported to the state that its cameras collected nearly $500,000 for the fiscal year which ended in June.
But there are allegations that the system itself, like the speeders it tickets, may be breaking the law.
Under Maryland law, cameras can only be operated in school zones established by the entity which owns the road. In this case, that entity is Prince George's County.
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Oncologist 6:56-64. 2001..Capecitabine is an important new treatment option for breast cancer patients, and ongoing clinical trials should further define its role in a range of settings...
- Weekly vinorelbine is an effective palliative regimen after failure with anthracyclines and taxanes in metastatic breast carcinomaPierre Fumoleau
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Clin Breast Cancer 7:42-50. 2006..Several ongoing randomized adjuvant and neoadjuvant clinical trials are assessing the clinical utility of capecitabine/taxane combinations in early-stage and locally advanced breast cancer...
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Clin Breast Cancer 7:850-6. 2007..We examined albumin-bound paclitaxel (100 mg/m2 or 125 mg/m2 administered weekly) to determine the antitumor activity in patients with MBC whose disease progressed despite conventional taxane therapy...
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Breast Cancer Res Treat 155:295-302. 2016..Single-agent trabectedin is well tolerated in aggressive MBC and has moderate activity in HER2-overexpressing tumors. Further studies are warranted to evaluate trabectedin combined with HER2-targeted treatments in this subtype...
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Baylor Charles A Sammons Cancer Center, Texas Oncology, US Oncology, 3410 Worth Street, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75246, USA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 136:777-88. 2012..Multivariate analyses identified greater ORR, PFS, and OS with capecitabine in patients with ER and/or PgR-positive versus ER/PgR-negative tumors. Safety was in-line with previous phase III trials in MBC...
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Department of Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, 224 Irvine Hall, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
Breast Cancer Res 11:R76. 2009..In this study, we investigate the association of variants in genes involved in IGF signaling and risk of breast cancer in women who carry deleterious BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations...
- Multicenter, Phase II study of capecitabine in taxane-pretreated metastatic breast carcinoma patientsJ L Blum
U S Oncology, 3535 Worth Street, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75246, USA
Cancer 92:1759-68. 2001..Capecitabine is an oral, tumor-targeted fluoropyrimidine carbamate with high activity in metastatic breast carcinoma and in paclitaxel-pretreated metastatic breast carcinoma...
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US Oncology Research Inc, Houston, USA
J Clin Oncol 24:4384-90. 2006..This trial was designed to determine the efficacy and tolerability of weekly paclitaxel plus capecitabine as first-line treatment for metastatic breast cancer (MBC)...
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Baylor Sammons Cancer Center, Texas Oncology, US Oncology, Dallas, TX, 75246, USA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 125:431-9. 2011..Frequency of AEs and serious AEs was not related to age at treatment, although women ≥ 65 years were more likely to withdraw from treatment because of an AE than younger women...
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On Monday, August 8, Standard & Poor's downgraded the credit rating of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from AAA to AA+, the same lower rating it assigned the U.S. government the previous Friday. The rating agency also issued rating downgrades to dozens of banks and three major clearinghouses that operate with government-guaranteed debt. The unprecedented downgrades sent the stock market plunging 300 points and engendered fear in the residential housing industry that the action would result in higher mortgage interest rates, adding another obstacle in the path of housing recovery.
But as the dust began to settle, analysts dismissed the significance of the rating downgrade, pointing out that Fannie and Freddie still have the backing of the U.S. government, and U.S. debt is still considered the safest investment in the world.
"It's a nonevent," says Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics. "I don't think [the downgrade] will have any effect. Both of the other rating agencies [Moody's and Fitch] reaffirmed the government's triple-A rating, so with just Standard & Poor's downgrade nothing's going to happen."
"We haven't felt an impact because of the downgrade," says Patty Boerger, a spokeswoman for Freddie Mac. "We just completed a $1 billion debt offering and investors remained with us. We didn't slow down."
But while most analysts doubt that mortgage rates will rise as a result of Standard & Poor's action, there is still concern about the psychological impact on homebuyers. Fannie and Freddie guarantee virtually every new mortgage written and the two organizations, which were taken over by the government in 2008, own or guarantee about half of all U.S. mortgages. That's approximately 31 million loans worth about $5 trillion. Mortgage interest rates are pegged to the yields on U.S. Treasury securities, which a rating downgrade could affect. But even after Standard & Poor's action, Treasury yields remained low and the strength of the dollar increased, indications that the United States is still considered a safe bet, especially in the current parlous global economy.
In the end, analysts say, the move to downgrade Fannie and Freddie has little to do with the mortgage industry. Instead, it is viewed as a procedural move: Once the government's rating was lowered, it follows logically that organizations and agencies that function with government debt guarantees will receive the same treatment.
Indeed, some housing industry analysts believe the government takeover of Fannie and Freddie has made the two mortgage giants sounder investments than at any time in their history. Over the past few months, mortgage insurance companies have been lowering their fees, a reflection of fewer loan defaults and better loan performance.
James Shilling, a professor at DePaul University's Institute of Housing Studies and a former ULI fellow, claims that Fannie and Freddie have stabilized the housing market and in the current economy are being recognized as a vital cog in a housing recovery. "Last February, the Obama administration recommended winding down Fannie and Freddie, saying the federal government should get out of the business of operating a secondary market for residential mortgages," says Shilling. But now, he says, the administration is "none too eager to move forward with closing down Fannie and Freddie."
The reason, says Shilling, who recently completed a report documenting the positive impact Fannie and Freddie have had on the U.S. housing market, is that under government supervision the organizations have operated more efficiently and, in addition, at the moment, private sector lenders are not stepping forward. "In my report, I estimate that a public Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have probably raised housing affordability in the U.S. by about 15 percent in the current environment," Shilling says.
While most analysts say the downgrade of Fannie and Freddie will have minimal impact on the cost of capital, there is a psychological component to the downgrade that has to be considered. "Confidence among homebuyers has already been hard hit," notes Zandi. "This will just add to it."


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A Rome man who is on parole for a sex offense was arrested for rape on Wednesday night in the city of Rome, according to Chief Dean Obernesser of the Oneida County Child Advocacy Center.
William P. Pike, 21, was arrested by Rome Police Detective Richard Galluppi after an investigation into a sexual encounter between Pike and an individual under 17 years of age.
Pike was arraigned in Rome City Court and sent to the Oneida County Correctional Facility. Bail was set at $30,000. The case has been sent to the Oneida County District Attorney's Office for grand jury consideration.
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March 21, 2011 I began having cramping, March 24th went to emergency room to find out I was pregnant (HCG levels 984) March 26 returned to find out HCG levels droped to 650 was told I miscarried very early in my pregnancy nothing seen on ultrasound. I bled for 15 days (until 4/5) 4/12 7days later I had what appeared to be my normal period for 6 days.5/4 went to my obgyn was told I was still positive on a urine test had an ultra sound nothing seen. They took blood and called me with the results today May 5th telling me my HCG levels were at 70. The clinician I saw seemed really confused that my HCG levels were not yet at zero since i had miscarried almost 6 weeks ago and I was so early in my pregnancy. I have an appointment May 18th to recheck my levels. I guess to see if I am newly pregnant or if its was she refered to as residual from my miscarriage. I guess Im frantic about the wait and want to know if anyone has experienced anything similar?
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Often when you come to see a film adaptation of a book you love you find yourself hugely disappointed with the results, even such a valiant adaptation as the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy still inevitably lacks some of the depth of the original printed version. However 'Il Conformista' (The Conformist) is one glorious exception to this rule and might even be better than its source material.
'The Conformist' started off as a novel by the Italian author Alberto Moravia and deals with the plight of a young man who becomes swept up by the fascist takeover in Mussolini's Italy. It is set in 1938 where a young government official Marcello Clerici is haunted by violent events in his past going back to his childhood. These events have in his own mind corrupted him morally in a way that he can never reconcile. In order to escape his 'nature' he subsumes himself in his surroundings and when Fascists rise to power in the country he adapts and as the title suggest conforms unthinkingly to their philosophy. Soon his devotion to fascism is tested when he is asked to assassinate his former university professor who was once his mentor but who is now belongs to an anti fascist faction. Marcello's blind allegiance to fascism and his desire to be part of the crowd will mean committing murder but matters are complicated by the appearance of the professor's attractive younger wife.
This film adaptation by Bernardo Bertolucci is essentially the same as Moravia's book, apart from a less conclusive ending and some minor changes in plot detail. What the film has to recommend it above the novel is Bertollucci visual interpretation of the alienation of the central character and a change from the chronological order of the events in the book in to a much more spliced flashback structure unravelling the story as the climactic moment of the plot is about to take place.
Bertolucci clinically takes apart the central character and slowly reveals what lies deep down in his tortured psyche that has lead him to this ultimate act of violence. Taking into account that this was one of Bertolucci's (at the time only 29) earliest film before he when on to make other classic 'Last Tango in Paris' (1972) and 'The Last Emperor' (1987) it shows great maturity inventiveness in both the writing done by Bertollucci himself and the cinematography led by Vittorio Storaro (later of 'Apocalypse Now' fame).
Bertolucci uses the themes of Moravia's book and expands on them. Like Moravia he tries to explain the corrupting influence of Fascism and how easy it is for vulnerable individuals to let themselves be seduced by it. He also uses the Platonic ideas of reality, as expressed by Professor Quadri to Marcello in the film. Simply put Plato states that one man's view of reality is subjective, in order to really achieve the truth behind his own existence a man must see behind the illusion of reality and go beyond to reveal it. Marcello like the man in the Plato's cave is trapped he only sees the entrance of the cave obscured by a curtain with the fire on the other side casting shadows on it, which to the man are the reality of his world, note that in the film we see Marcello's shadow on the wall as Quadri explaining all this. In Marcello's case he is trapped by his violent abusive past and his inability to face up to it, for him the authoritarian philosophy of the fascists allow him not to make decisions for himself but simply act like an automaton blindly following orders in order to be accepted and valued.
Marcello is sexually repressed, his early abusive homosexual experiences have left him with a hatred of overt sexual desire and impropriety and although he engages in a sexual relationship with his snobby, vacuous wife Guilia he doesn't enjoy it feeling disdain and detachment from the sexual act almost a revulsion to it. Yet at the same time he is unable to control is lustful feelings for the Professors' young wife Anna. Believing in his irredeemable corrupt nature he seeks moral rectitude in the conformity and conservatism of the fascist as one of the fascist officers assigned to help Marcello states
"I can't stand cowards, homosexuals and Jews. They all should be eliminated when born."
and thus sums up the philosophy of hate and intolerance that fascism represents. Of course Marcello soon learns that the fascist themselves prove to be more morally corrupt than anyone else.
Bertolucci uses visuals symbols aplenty to bring to the audience the dilemma faced by Marcello sometimes staying into surrealism to illustrate the confusion of Marcello thoughts. We even have a blind character Italo who is the 'ideal' fascist in Marcello's eyes; of course the 'blind' misplaced faith is the key to this belief.
Much of the success of the film is due to an exceptional central performance by Jean-Louis Trintignant as the troubled Marcello, his brooding look and demeanour fit perfectly the emotionally damaged character he is playing. Trintignant plays the dour tortured soul very believably. While we understand his failings and motivations once his past becomes clear, we never feel sympathy for him, he is too subservient and lacking of any emotional impact to do this, which is fine because the interpretation of the character is supposed to like this. Marcello is unable to confront his true self he hides away in an oppressive philosophy and is willing to be used in any way so long as he can 'belong' with the crowd. Moravia and Bertolucci use Marcello as a symbol of Italy's acquiescence to fascism in the pre war years while we can explain why it happened we still can't excuse it.
The film is a dark study of human consciousness and even though it uses vibrant colour it often reminds me of a film noir. Bertolucci manages to convey the claustrophobic nature of the book with clever use of visual effects; odd camera angles strange backdrops and sometimes a documentary hand held camera style. Finally George Delerue provides an effective musical soundtrack, which complement the action perfectly.
'Il Conformista' is a dark moody, disturbing masterpiece of filmmaking and probably Bertolucci at his very best. Anyone who know the book or who is interested in the art of filmmaking should see this film.
Jean-Louis Trintignant ... Marcello Clerici
Stefania Sandrelli ... Giulia
Gastone Moschin ... Manganiello
Enzo Tarascio ... Professor Quadri
Fosco Giachetti ... Il Colonnello
Dominique Sanda... Anna Quadri
José Quaglio ... Italo
Directed and written by Bernardo Bertolucci based on a novel of the same name by Alberto Moravia. Bertolucci rightly received an Oscar nomination for this adaptation and the film made his reputation as one of the brightest young talents of his generation.
On its original release on video the film was badly edited but fortunately a restored version is now available on DVD certificate:18 (111 min in English).
Highly Recommended!
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British politicians have demanded that the UK government reject current proposals on revised flight duty and rest times from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). In a May 30 report, the House of Commons transport committee said that the EASA's plans for Europe-wide standards would fall short of the safety limits now set by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
Particular concerns highlighted by members of parliament include an alleged lack of clarity in the EASA proposals about an operator's responsibilities for ensuring its pilots don't exceed flight time limits. The committee also wants the UK government to demand a reduction in the frequency with which a pilot may exceed the maximum flight duty period during a scheduled seasonal period. It also demanded that the EASA change its proposal to permit an 11-hour flight duty period to reflect a reduction to 10 hours.
UK pilot union BALPA has claimed that EASA rules could require a pilot to land an aircraft 22 hours after he or she awakens, but the CAA insists that such a scenario would prove extremely rare in practice. The transport committee also urged the CAA to start recording in its annual report the number of safety incidents involving fatigue as a means to track trends. It also wants closer attention paid to the number of times an airline captain can extend duty periods and further research on the safety ramifications of schedules involving duty periods beginning early in the morning.
The members of parliament complained of insufficient "scientific advice" considered in the preparation of the EASA proposals, which are subject to consultation with the agency's member states before being finalized. Transport committee chair Louise Ellman claimed that 43 percent of pilots have reported falling asleep involuntarily at some point while on duty under the UK's current regulatory framework. "Current [EASA] proposal risk [is] making the situation worse by lowering the UK's current standards," she argued. "A lowest common denominator approach to safety will not benefit passengers, airlines or crew."


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Decision Time
Up to now I've been using CoffeeScript mainly for my tests - such as they are. I find it highly descriptive and easy to read: a must when reviewing a test suite. This instantly brings up two questions:
- If it's so readable and descriptive, shouldn't you be using it always? Javascript is offensive.
- It's sad that you think Javascript isn't readable. Do you code often?
I've had equally passionate, stubborn, smart, friendly, and overall lovely devs hit me from either side of the CoffeeScript divide. One friend told me he couldn't read my test suite unless I used CoffeeScript ("what's with the noise dude?") and another ask me if it's possible to see the generated JS so he "could read it with some level of sanity".
I want to reiterate this: both of these guys are well known, super-smart developers as opposed to the thrash/bash crowd on Reddit or HN. These are my friends. Each is suggesting (strongly) I should "choose a side and grab a pistol".
I'm leaning towards that. It doesn't make sense to have both - I want to pick one and move on...
They Keep Pulling Me Back In
I've tried to avoid this decision because, frankly, I think it's overheated and runs the risk of derailing my entire effort here.
Consider: If I choose to go 100% with CoffeeScript, the hard-core JS crowd will ... be the hard-core JS crowd and dismiss the efforts thus. If I go with pure Javascript I'll end up writing (overall) more code - if only for the lack of syntactic niceties from CoffeeScript - as well as alienating the folks who've come to heavily prefer CoffeeScript.
And no - these aren't people who are afraid of anything - they are some of the smartest people I know.This is about the time where I'm reminded:
CoffeeScript is just Javascript. Get over it.
Cheers - consider me the Cow jumping over your condescending Moon. CoffeeScript is Javascript - except that it's not. It's CoffeeScript. It becomes Javascript and I'm well aware of that. Pedantry aside, let's move on.
The only way to intelligently ponder this issue is to distill the rhetoric and see if there's something compelling that I can ... drizzle with my experience. Let's do it.
CoffeeScript Sucks
This seems to be the canonical rebuttal against the use of CoffeeScript. I appreciate the author's candor and detailed approach to what he sees as a shortcoming in CoffeeScript. Let's see if I can work this down to something croonable.
The author points out that debugging a problem involves looking at the compiled JS and then stepping back into CoffeeScript to see where you messed up. This is a reasonable point: by using CoffeeScript you've just added syntactic complexity to your application: You could have a CoffeeScript error during CoffeeScript compilation that you need to solve. This, by definition, wouldn't happen if you weren't using CoffeeScript.
You could have a logic error you need to figure out, and now you're climbing through 2 stacks instead of 1. If you're working in the browser this can be an issue, to be sure - you'll have to debug the generated JS, not the CoffeeScript. If you're working in NodeJS (which understands CoffeeScript) - you can get "odd" error messages returned that lack syntactic guides as to where the problem is. Not a very big issue - but it slows down the overall development process.
Believe it or not - this problem is seen mostly in testing. It takes some time to get the hang of writing CoffeeScript tests and understanding the output if there's an error. Sometimes it's helpful - other times it's simply not. For instance - it's all too common a mistake to use a "var" keyword when declaring a variable in CoffeeScript. This kind of thing is pounded into your head when writing Javascript to avoid global naming issues.
Consider this code here (a mocha test):
If I run this, I receive an error:
Word is not defined? Of course it's defined! It's VAR dude! Oh right - there is no var is CoffeeScript!
Sure would be nice if the error message said that. And yes - it's a bit of a nit, to be sure. But when you read this output when running a test - wouldn't your first inclination be to check your code under test to see if there's a problem?
Notice that I have no line numbers here. I do have a file reference which works - but it's not nearly as clear as the same kind of output from Mocha if you have an error in straight-up Javascript.
This kind of thing slows you down a touch, and it does happen. I don't like going slower.
Readability != Comprehension
One point that's majorly in CoffeeScript's corner is the ability to read quickly what the code is trying to do. This is especially hard in Javascript given the event loop and asynchronous structures the language leans on. Yes, if you're Batman you can read Javascript quickly and surmise the code's purpose.
But that's reading code - and it's quite different than "readable code" as dumb as that might sound. In the Ruby community, Rubyists will thrash themselves to make a chunk of code aesthetically pleasing as well as immediately "grokkable". This is the goal of the language, and I find it to be amazingly compelling.
C-based languages were written to be understood by machines, not humans, so there's a gap there. But let's get back to the point: is CoffeeScript more comprehendable than Javascript?
This is an excerpt from Ryan Florence's blog (it's beautifully laid out btw):
My takeaway from this is:
If you like C-based languages and you know Javascript deeply enough that glyphs make sense and you don't mind extra punctuation, use Javascript.But... Use CoffeeScript if you're averse to C structures and glyphs add noise to your code and you don't want extra code in your code for doing mundane stuff.
Remember, we're talking comprehension here, not syntax excitement. Which sentence sat happier in your brain? If we're going to get literal on comprehending editorial intent: it's a hard and fast rule that you start with a premise and build on it. That's writing 101 (and speaking 101 for that matter): lead with the punchline (or abstract) and then make your case.That's what CoffeeScript favors. But this is a small, silly example anyway.
Throw in the function() keywords a few times with some braces, parens and semi-colon eye-stabbery, then we can talk about "comprehension".
Overall I find this latter point a bit weak - yet it is a point: if you know/like/love C-structure, then Javascript is your buddy.
The rest of Ryan's post amounts to arm-waving about "what others might do" and how CoffeeScript allows you to shoot yourself in the foot if you point a gun at your foot and pull the trigger. Not terribly convincing stuff. Let's move on to Javascript.
You're Stuck If You Don't Know Javascript.
This is more my thought then Ryan's (and is common knowledge as well) - but I'll throw it in: if you don't know Javascript and you use CoffeeScript... you're in for trouble. This probably means you were weaned on Ruby/Python and you're hoping CoffeeScript will shield you.
This is a bad choice. If you don't understand the thrash-fest that is Javascript not defensively-written, you'll be in for a nightmare. It's true that CoffeeScript shields you from a lot of Javascript's warts - but you really need to understand those warts (and what you're avoiding) should you ever get backed into a corner.
Thinking logically - if you need to know Javascript in order to use CoffeeScript - why use CoffeeScript at all?
That, to me, is a very very compelling question. I can get over the code noise, and I can figure out the good patterns - so why mess with an interpretor? It seems like extra work for what amounts to syntactic sugar... is it really worth it?
Javascript Sucks.
I come from a C-language background (largely C#) so braces/punctuation don't scare me. I can scan Javascript quickly and understand most of what's happening - and I actually find it much more "legible" than CoffeeScript.
I don't need to add much to this. I've pondered just how much I've written the word "function(..)" over the past years - and a thought occurred to me:
If I had a nickel for every time I wrote "function()", I could almost fill the void that is Avery's head.
(this is a derivation of a joke: "what would you rather have: 1 million dollars or Avery's head full of nickels" - it's a tough question).
I don't mind writing the word, I mind the repetition of it. Javascript is a functional language. As such your write... FUNCTIONS. Having a keyword called "function" seems a bit ridiculous. I'll get some hate for this - you can write me a little hate function and see how many function keywords you can use.function()
Moving on...
Aren't We Trying To Move Forward?
I was talking to a friend the other day and he just flat out said it:
I don't get why people like Javascript. It's a Neon and Acid Wash language
Again - this is a very smart person with way more experience then me reflecting on how Javascript is a language that's fascinating on some levels and, frankly, had its day. Many people love it, have come to terms with its existence - do we really need to go there again?
This opinion while a tad blunt, isn't completely without merit. The language has flaws - flaws that are quite glaring and ones that will bite you by default. Global leaks, scoping issues, inconsistencies in comparisons and equality... this is all well known stuff.
When I started using Ruby (and Python... for a bit) it was such a fun exploration of what a modern, dynamic language could do. Learning those languages was joyous! Working with Javascript has been ... well a difficult walk down a painful memory lane for me (personally).
I find myself enjoying Node a lot - Mongo too. It's really fun to be learning and helping in a growing ecosystem. But... Javascript... it's so hard for me to look at the code I write and feel the same level of excitement and engagement that I did with Ruby.
Of course - this is my personal opinion and I know there are good parts (and yes I've read Crockford). My point here is that Javascript has a tarnished past. I know people are trying to spread Good Habits and that's exciting... but it also has its negative aspects.
There's a lot of elitism, snottiness, and overall pedantry in the hardcore Javascript crowd. Accidentally write a global variable and put your work out there for all to see... look out.
What To Do?
I'm on the fence here, but I feel compelled to make a choice. I'm leaning in the CoffeeScript direction because I enjoy the terser syntax and the Ruby aesthetic, but I also know that there will be times when it slows me down.
I'd love to hear your feedback, but please (as always) provide some reasons I can sink my teeth into and think about. Opinions are welcome too - just try to balance them on things other than links and quotes.I'll be moderating this thread heavily.


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Megastar Chiranjeevi is facing severe criticism for not resigning from his post. Neither he is able to say strongly to Congress that he will quit and lead Seemandhra people if they fail to keep Andhra Pradesh united. So, what is the best bet to make Chiru's magic work in the state again?
Few former Prajarajyam party leaders indicated they are planning to revive and revamp the merged Prajarajyam party back into action. That too the activities will go under Powerstar's leadership this time. Close sources inside Chiru's coterie revealed that top brasses have decided to revive Prajarajyam and race into elections with 'Achieving United AP' as single manifesto of party. Also these leaders are in the process of convincing Pawan Kalyan to lead the show this time for 2014 elections, and Chiru will play a safe game behind the screens.
The announcement of forming Telangana state has given severe blow to prospects of Congress in Seemandhra region. So, if a new party is born at the moment with Samaikya agenda, then it may fill the space and give tight competition to both TDP and YSR-C. Reports have that ministers Ganta Srinivas Rao and C Ramachandraiah are convinced with this agenda, and they are pooling around 50 former leaders of PRP for big meet in a couple of days in Hyderabad. Their main target is to pull Pawan into the party for a leading role such that there will be no looking back after 2014 elections, against the way PRP got just limited to 17 seats in 2009.
Also family relations between Chiru-Pawan got severed somewhat after the big boss merged PRP into Congress in a rush. So, if Pawan is pulled back into re-launched Prajarajyam then family issues will also settle, say observers. But for now, Pawan's entry into politics and into Prajarajyam is a big suspense.


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