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Topic is fairly self explanatory....which would you go with and why?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
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Topic is fairly self explanatory....which would you go with and why?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
Thanks in advance
Pr0gr4m|\/|1Ng n00b
Computer Science - It is the standard "programming major". It has been around and defined for ages. When someone hires a computer scientist, they can expect them to know C/C++ or Java or both and most likely other languages. People know what it is and will understand your background without much explaination. You can get a Masters in Computer Science.
Software Engineering - a new breed of programming major. Not all major schools even offer it. No one is really sure what it means or how it differs from CS other than the people teaching it and the schools offering it. Major companies will be confused by it and they will ask you what sort of classes you took. Several schools don't even have an accredited program for it since it hasn't been around long enough for someone to graduate from those schools with the degree.
In short, I'm not even sure what Software Engineering is, but I think it's a crappy attempt for people to call themselves "engineers" when they're just programmers. Is there engineering in programming? Maybe.... but if you're strictly programming based off of proven models, I don't think there is much engineering going into it.
That's my take on it anyways. I'm sure someone will refute it because I think there are a few people here taking Software Engineering.
EDIT: Further reading... and there are some good articles there.
EDIT 2: Apparently I forgot to post the link, or the board decided to remove it. http://www.google.com/search?q=compu...utf-8&oe=utf-8
Last edited by ober; 02-04-2005 at 08:50 AM.
I think of Computer Science as your standard code monkey. To me, Software Engineering is actually desiging the programs, and then writing them. The difference is really small-to-none, though, since plenty of CS's design their programs, too.
I found this on the net. http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/computing/resources/IanS/
Software Engineering i think is more broad than CS, as it focuses more on hardware than software, maybe thats why they call it engineering.
When no one helps you out. Call google();
Software Engineering also offers extra things that you don't normally get in computer science, i.e embedded systems development.
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At my university, Software Engineering earns you a Bachelor of Engineering, whereas CS earns you a BSc. Can't see that much difference, except CSers can expect to go into the theory behind things more often.
Also the Royal Navy decided I couldn't train to be an Engineering Officer because my course (CS) didn't have engineering accreditation (or something like that, the recruiter was mumbling a bit), even though where I am it gets the same as most engineering courses. Losers.
Bitter? Me?
I think that really depends on where you go. Our CS majors all had to take an embedded systems class.
> you're strictly programming based off of proven models, I don't think there is much engineering going into it.
If bridges/houses/cars/planes/skyscrapers were built like software, the world would be in chaos. Are you suggesting that all these activities are devoid of any real engineering?
Knowing how to slap a couple of bricks together for a barbeque doesn't mean you have the knowledge to build a house for example, or laying a tree across a small river doesn't mean you're a professional bridge builder all of a sudden. Engineering answers questions where most people don't even realise there was a question, let alone how to find the answer.
Computer Science is abstact - you study things like algorithms, data structures, numerical methods for computation, set theory, network theory, logic theory etc. It's entirely possible that you could get through a CS degree without ever learning a real world language. Even if you get taught a language, I've seen way too many professors who still think void main is a good idea to believe that the language taught was anything but a means of getting the students to do the homework (not a solid foundation for future employment). You might end up being able to tell the difference between a C compiler and a slice of toast, but that in itself doesn't make you a competent programmer.
If the course teaches you how to program, then that at least is more useful than knowing the syntax for a programming language. For once you know how to program, figuring out how to apply that to any programming language isn't that hard.
Software Engineering is about how to construct large real-world programs using real world languages, which actually do what was intended when you started on the project.
For example, SE should teach you about Requirements and Design. If you don't master both of these then the chance of delivering bug-free programs the user wanted are about 0%, no matter how good a programmer you are.
Without Requirements, you'll deliver a bug-free program (you did the design), but it won't be what the customer wanted.
Without Design, you'll deliver a bug-ridden program (no design), but the bits which do work eventually will be what the customer wanted.
Then you need all that CS stuff (algorithms etc) which allows you to take the design and produce efficient code which does the right thing. You might be a good software designer, but if you do something dumb like using bubble sort instead of quicksort, you still lose.
SE should also teach you about how to test your work - like how do you test your requirements to see if they are both complete and consistent, or how to test your design to make sure it reflects the requirements.
For example, if you'd specified an editor, you'd look a right lemon if your requirements only stated that you could load a file, but omitted to say that you could save a file.
Then there's actual testing of the software (both static and dynamic tests).
If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
If at first you don't succeed, try writing your phone number on the exam paper.
One of the big focuses of SE is proving that a program does what it claims to do. One of my professors was telling us recently of a project going on at a university where they are attempting to prove the entire system works: the program, the compiler, the os, the electronics, everything that is involved in the decision making process.
I'm studying Software Engineering at Soton Uni at the moment. It's identical to the Computer Science course for the first two years (fundamentals of programming, algorithms, discrete maths, hardware, electronics et cetera)... then splits off to focus more on the design and development process for large commercial applications.
I think I've decided to go with Computer Science with a minor in Business.
A lot of what I've read sounds like ultimately, CS and SE will get you to the right place if you play your cards right, but CS has more scholarships at Waterloo :P
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One more update to this thread, I finally managed to complete the castle! In the end I was missing only 20+ bricks that I got around to acquiring recently and putting on those finishing touches. For a few pics see here: http://questforbricks.wordpress.com/201 ... ands-down/ Earlier stories are here: http://questforbricks.wordpress.com/cat ... ts-castle/
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Our Worst Selves (or as I Like to Call Them, Our Selves)2016.April.13
[I started drafting this before my recent travels, about which I have 1,001 things to say, so in the spirit of Imperfectionism I'm going to do quick edits and schedule to post so I can move on. The ideas here may be deeper and more complicated than my meandering draft captured, so don't be surprised if I revisit this topic again in the future. As always, constructive criticism is highly encouraged!]
Two questions you hear a LOT on the internet that I see as strongly related:
"How could this happen?"
"How can you be friends with that person?"
I don't believe the first needs much elaboration: we're mostly all shocked (SHOCKED, I SAY!) at the thoughts and actions of people we don't really notice until they burn their way onto the front page in fire and/or blood. No one ever foretells disaster and tensions flare up randomly; this space rock humanity calls home is basically one big laboratory for random events being communicated at high speeds and necessitating an ever-broader range of emoji and inflections for the word "tragedy" (except not in the classical theatrical sense, because a tragic hero must have a tragic flaw that foretells his — it's always a he — tragic downfall).
The second statement, I fear, will seem equally random. For as long as I've tried to live an open life (which coincides roughly with as long as I've had a social media presence), people have taken issue with my broad selection of friends:
"How do you hang out with them?"
"I had to hide her on my feed, she's just too negative."
"That's when I blocked him."
"They are all just idiots; I don't see why you bother."
"Where's your loyalty?"
But I'm increasingly of the opinion that they are two sides of the same awkward coin: inattention.
I don't know why I can absorb a lot of information without it weighing me down, but I can, and I choose to do so. I've been saying for years that my "superpower" is perspective (thanks to a life lived along the fringes, between identities — some of my advantages helped offset otherwise confining societal expectations), so I don't necessarily expect anyone else to approach either news or social media with my sense of openness and possibility. As is my habit, I've attempted to apply my personal privileges and skill sets to exploring possibilities and, hopefully, expanding them for others along the way.
But perspective is not just spotting silver linings for every dark cloud — it's about balance. It's also finding the dark clouds for every silver lining, and recognizing how light can play tricks on you.
For better or worse, I didn't begin to curate my Face-friend list for length until it approached 500 (and such curation remained minimal; I didn't excise the profoundly hard/negative until I was knee-deep in caregiver isolation and felt ill-equipped to find balance with the, what, three people I ended up de-friending?). I didn't turn away people who were contentious, different of opinion, or generally negative, because perspective has shown me that people don't behave in such a pattern without a reason. Although I'm sure I came off at times as a collector, someone who wanted only digital notches on my social headboard, I saw every single person I added as a friend or potential friend. I could have accumulated twice as many Face-friends if I'd wanted, but it wasn't about the number to me, it was about the (potential for) connections, however narrow the range of commonality. My "Aquaintence" and "Restricted" lists were the mere dozen or so people whom I might hug in person but couldn't hand off information without having a sit-down conversation about how they might receive it.
As for the rest, perhaps people thought I couldn't see how contentious and negative "those people" were (note: "those people" were not consistently the same people; sometimes they would even talk about each other). But I saw the negativity. I could further see the pain and isolation of individuals from one another, and I would notice the way some folks insulated themselves with cynicism, skepticism, or misanthropy. I continually see the hard topics that drive wedges between us. And I don't have to agree with someone else's perspective to interpret and understand it; experience has shown me the humanity in people who don't agree with me (even in people who are hateful toward me), so I endeavor to seek out the humanity always. Not because everyone can, but because I can.
And because I now habitually see the gray coexistence and subjective lighting of stormy clouds and silver linings (or is that silver clouds and stormy linings?), I look at the agitated, inflamed, overwhelming dis-ease of opinions on the Internet and I can see something of a familiar trajectory. I've learned to look past tone and education and shared experience, to squint and turn my head and check my eyes when I look at strong opinions, to see behind them people who have rare experiences and who are struggling to be seen and heard. And I believe the Internet is *giving everyone the opportunity* to do the same.
Okay, too silver, let me fix that…
I believe the Internet is *forcing us all* to do the same.
(But hasn't the Internet shown us that awkward can be okay?)
The thing about Internet hate is that it isn't Internet hate. There's a lot of data out there that says humans so rarely change our minds about anything, it's hard to blame anything for anyone's opinion. The internet hasn't transformed anyone who wouldn't have been just as transformed if exposed to the right radio programs, scientific journals, newspapers, governmental edicts, wrapping paper, cheesecloth or parchment scrolls of yore. The challenge of our time isn't new hate, new ideas, or new resistance to progress — it's that old hate has found a stronger, louder voice on the Internet. This has been documented since the days of AOL chatrooms, and BBS systems before that. People just let it all out there, in part because we feel less accountable but also because we assume we're in like-minded company. The small, self-selected spaces in which we participate online allow us to see in others much more of of ourselves than might actually be there. This is the macro level of what my favorite book on communication calls "The Usual Error". You might tell yourself that the 200 members in your Facebook Fandom group aren't all on the same page as you, but you are way more likely to assume you're in the same book than with 200 random strangers driving on the highway or waiting with you at the DMV.
Online, we each express ourselves a little more boldly than we do in person (aggregated together in one place, most any viewpoint can garner attention — isn't that the point of movement-building?). Advocates of peace and love as policy can be just as intense, just as intimidating, just as prone to cherry-pick data and memes (especially in the eyes of their opponents) as their opponents. The more significant difference is that, thanks to social media algorithms, a worldwide archive of material that can never quite be deleted, and the way sensational tweets can become ratings gold for what's left of earlier forms of media, we now actually KNOW what is being said and thought by people who don't agree with us. It shocks us. But only because we haven't been paying attention.
And by "we", I mostly mean white people, men, cis-persons, and/or those with better-than-average academic credentials. Practically everyone else grew up knowing about the deep tensions and the daily acts of unreported violence; they were a fact of life you only got through by doing what you were told, moving away, or perhaps fighting them with whatever means you had available (hint: these means did not include most governmental channels until fairly recently in American history — there's a reason why unions and affinity groups were so important for the first half of the Twentieth Century and why they were so effectively undermined in the second half). So today's viable ideologues are not representative of some mass hysteria, stupidity, willful ignorance, or swell of hate and misunderstanding (although sometimes the media and/or machinations will feed these aspects — sometimes deliberately, often tangentially to other goals — in their own interests). These patterns in voting are a reflection of viewpoints that have remained largely entrenched for generations in pockets that didn't quite have the stage they now have. But just because you didn't know this view of the world to persist while you or your parents sang "Kumbaya", doesn't mean they didn't exist.
There never was a center, a normal, a mainstream. There was only the polite effort to minimize our differences until they absolutely necessitated response. That the myth of a mainstream "truth" lasted this long was a function of wishful thinking: that our incendiary melting pot was actually chill and balanced, that all those awful ideas that presaged the culture wars of the 60s were resolved and not surrendered to least-common-denominator banalities (like how much voting mattered and how so OVER racism we were as a country), that legislating anything from moral high ground and simple majorities (as opposed to, I don't know, consensus and really fucking hard national conversations) wouldn't invite generations of political resentment.
People fear what they do not understand, no matter how popular or moral it is (or seems). and the more polarized our leaders seem, the harder it gets for them to build common ground. Just as many conservatives are bewildered that not everyone arms up every time they hear the word "socialism", so it is that liberals are bewildered that some people still like guns more than they like broad political inclusivity.
For one, maybe two generations, everyone got roughly the same inoffensive news coverage from roughly the same handful of inoffensive news outlets because it was so convenient (and the lack of an apparent agenda — which is not the same thing as a lack of agenda — was better for ratings and readership). Subtle, even unconscious biases convinced most of us that we were all equal under the law and that meant all old grudges were to be forgotten and America was, at long last, the only and best home to opportunity. With a handful of notable yet unspoken ground rules (religion and cops are generally on the right side; respectability of tone reflected respectability of argument; the majority and the customer were right unless the Supreme Court or the Board of Directors say otherwise), coverage allowed people to believe whatever we wanted, and the need to keep peace between disparate groups invited a lot of talk about unity, tolerance, and acceptance until every bigot, xenophobe, and extremist could answer accusations with, "I know you are, but what am I?" It wasn't the absence of opposition that existed all this time; it was the absence of its mention.
Internet hate is not hate born on the internet; it is the same old hate externalized like never before. The startle here shouldn't be what we now know they're thinking; it's how long we hid our heads in the sand and could believe otherwise before the Internet!
The "mainstream media" as we think of it, operating with a broad audience in mind and some attempt at objectivity in presentation, is less than a hundred years old; before World War II it was standard practice for not only editorial boards but all sections of any newspaper to coordinate around a specific political slant and to use its circulation to promote the political agenda of its publisher. To some extent, this practice only became subtler as television news emerged to carve out a middle ground and newspapers had to adapt; as news institutions fall or get bought out in waves, we may not be seeing the death of journalism so much as the end of its golden age of neutrality and a return to its polarized roots.
I would not wish harmful outcomes on any community, but they may just be the proverbial chickens coming home to roost. With every Trump victory, the good white liberals of America have to confront the fact that people of color have been right all along and we never really did lick that whole racism problem and laissez-faire capitalists (when they're not lobbying for favorable laws and gargantuan tax breaks) have to begrudgingly consider that their economic gospel is especially bullish for loud, media-savvy blowhards. With every gruesome, unarmed death at the hands of a police officer, more civilians are forced to pay attention to how police are empowered, trained, and galvanized with fear that is too often nonspecific and/or coded to reinforce and entrench officers' every prejudice. With every poisoned American city and collapsed bridge, activists are forced to recognize that polarized, single-issue elections fill government with ideologues who can only rehash the same battles over and over for inching social change, while miles of infrastructure and mundane policy age gracelessly until people (far more often than not, the very people our leaders swore they'd include in their big tents every four years for the last forty) die committing such innocent acts as drinking water and driving to work.
These are not shocking, spontaneous disasters; they are the fourth act of America, and they can be directly traced to incomplete victories of one and two generations ago, when short-term solutions made long-term problems look solved (if you didn't look too long, which we've totally turned into an American value) so the victors wouldn't have to look any harder, any deeper, at themselves, and no one would have to look at the losers at all. (I suspect there are parallels to Reconstruction after the Civil War, but it would take someone more familiar with that era than myself to draw clear connections.)
Our great American narrative has said that this land is great and we're all great because we were born here and that's all you need to be empowered to win, so all those losers of unfinished business and unvoiced resentment, the unequal equals who know they've been lied to their whole lives but not always about what and why, well they all think they're winners, too, and they're wondering when you're going to start treating them as such. This is one thing the advocates of #BlackLivesMatter and Trump voters actually have in common: they have no more buy-in to American culture than they had before upper-class white folks declared racism was wrong but it was over now anyway and we should all go home and get some sleep because everyone's got to go to work in the morning. Until such folks find authentic involvement and representation in their own lives, they're going to keep raising a lot of fuss on the Internet.
There was a time when "community" was perceived largely around geography/proximity: your neighborhood, your town, your coworkers, the family who lived nearby… You and your community were in roughly in the same "place" at roughly the same time. The roots of this phenomenon touch on immigration, urbanization, and no small amount of housing discrimination, but it wasn't hard to see the commonalities because you actually had a LOT in common. Areas were settled, resettled, sold, rented, blighted, gentrified in waves as people with a lot in common followed one another from one destination to the next. Before there was an internet, even the most urbane American was unlikely to encounter THAT many types of people, and it made it easier to hold beliefs and unchecked assumptions about everyone else.
The internet gave people the chance to reconnect in ideological "communities" after suburban sprawl and myths of normalcy made it hard to tell whether your next door neighbor was actually just like you or completely different, and in doing so it is pulling off the band-aid of American tolerance to show we're still deeply scarred.
Call-out culture, when it is authentic (and not just white people looking to score brownie points by talking over others rather than engaging in an actual dialogue in a relatively safe space — although this is STILL not what activists mean when they say we need more jobs for communities of color!), is not a genesis of whining and/or entitlement; it is the culmination of generations of lived experiences not being taken seriously, of people with privilege being taught that their privilege doesn't exist and/or could be overcome with good intentions alone (okay, maybe also a token black and/or gay friend), of well-meaning idealists declaring victory too soon after small achievements and failing to evaluate their success with the rigor of, say, a pedantic capitalist.
It's not too late to find common ground, but we're going to have to let go of those reflexive block buttons and actually talk with our ideological opponents once in a while. Find out what makes them tick. Share a link that didn't come from an inflammatory Op-Ed, but includes relevant storytelling and enough research to ground that story without hitting someone over the head. Note: I'm again talking mostly to people with a lot of privilege here; self-care is revolutionary for people who already face daily oppression, and they should be judicious with their boundaries; but, for example, white people defriending other white people over racist microaggressions will only show that we want to avoid the problem of perspective, not that we want to engage or discuss our ideas or challenge ourselvses.
At our worst, Americans are lazy, and our oversights always have a way of coming back to haunt us.


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Research and general acceptance
The Perricone diet is an anti-inflammatory and anti-aging diet that emphasizes salmon and nutritional supplements. It is designed to promote weight loss, maintain a healthy weight, and slow or reverse the visible aging process. The cornerstone food in the diet is fish, primarily salmon.
The Perricone diet was developed by dermatologist Nicholas Perricone. It was first published in Per-ricone's 2001 book, The Wrinkle Cure which claims that proper nutrition is the key to preventing and eliminating wrinkles from the skin. It advocates eating foods rich in antioxidants and low in carbohydrates. It was followed in 2002 by The Perricone Prescription, which continued and expanded on the role of diet and nutrition in maintaining a healthy and youthful appearance. In 2005, Perricone published The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet which adapted his anti-aging diet into a weight loss program.
The Perricone diet is promoted for weight loss, improving physical appearance, and slowing the aging process. The diet is laid out in six major books by the author from 2001 through 2007. In general, each book emphasizes a different aspect of the diet: the first book is about the diet's effect on diminishing wrinkles and slowing or reversing the visible aging process; his second book focuses on skin care, his third book targets acne, and his fifth book deals with weight loss. Regardless of what it is used for, the basic components of the Perricone diet are foods that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, protein, and antioxidants. Above all else, the diet emphasizes eating fish, especially wild Alaskan salmon. He suggests eating salmon at least five times a week but as often as two or three times a day. Other fish allowed on the diet include tuna, cod, shellfish, sole, flounder, swordfish, trout, and halibut. Among the other foods allowed on the diet are nuts, green vegetables, beans, berries, egg whites, low-fat milk and cottage cheese, citrus fruit, olives and olive oil, apples, cantaloupe, kiwi, honeydew melon, nectarines, peaches, pears, tomatoes and tomato juice, tofu, and yogurt.
Foods to be avoided include bread (and anything with flour), pasta, rice, cereal, popcorn, sugar, coffee, red meat, pizza, most cheese, butter and margarine, grapes, watermelon, bananas, carrots, corn, potatoes, and diet and regular soft drinks. The glycemic index (GI) is used by the Perricone diet as a basic guide for eating. Under the diet, foods that have a glycemic index of more than fifty should be avoided while those with a GI of 50 and under are acceptable.
The Glycemic Index
The glycemic index measures the quality rather than the quantity of carbohydrates found in food. Quality refers to how quickly blood sugar levels are raised following eating. The base of the GI is glucose, which is assigned an index value of 100. Other foods are compared to glucose to arrive at their ratings. The higher the GI number, the faster blood sugar increases when that particular food is consumed. A high GI is usually considered to be 70 and greater, a medium GI is 56-69, and a low GI value is 55 or less.
The following is the GI for a few foods:
- Cornflakes, 83
- Grapefruit, 25
- Watermelon, 72
- Sugar, 64
- Potato chips, 56
- White bread, 70
- Sourdough bread, 54
- Macaroni, 46
- Baked red potato, 93
- French fries, 75
- Yogurt, plain, 14
- Salmon, 0
But the GI in not a straightforward formula when it comes to reducing blood sugar levels. Various factors affect the GI value of a specific food, such as how the food is prepared (boiled, baked, sauted, or fried, for example) and what other foods are consumed with it. For these reasons, the American Diabetes Association has adopted a position that there is not enough conclusive evidence to recommend the general use of a low-GI diet for diabetics. Not all physicians and endocrinologists (medical specialists who treat disorders of the glands, including diabetes) subscribe to the association's position.
Besides salmon, Perricone has developed a list of what he calls ten "super foods" that are high in essential fatty acids, fiber, or antioxidants, along with foods that help to regulate blood glucose levels. These foods are: Acai (a berry grown in South America), the allium family (onions, garlic, and leeks), barley, greens (blue-green algae, wheat grass, and barley grass), buckwheat
seed, beans and lentils, hot peppers, nuts and seeds, sprouts, and yogurt. Perricone's anti-inflammatory diet is the cornerstone of his beauty and health program. Its core components are:
- High-quality protein found in fish, shellfish, poultry, and tofu.
- Low-glycemic carbohydrates from fresh fruit and vegetables, whole-grains, and beans.
- Healthy fats from cold-water fish, especially wild Alaskan salmon, nuts, seeds, and olive oil.
- Eight to 10 glasses of spring water each day.
- Beverages, such as green tea, that are rich in antioxidants.
Perricone says these foods and beverages act as natural anti-inflammatories and help maintain normal insulin and blood glucose levels. The following excerpt is from the Perricone Website and explains why his diet is anti-inflammatory and how it affects the aging process.
"Our cells use oxygen to produce energy and they generate free radicals as a byproduct of this and many other metabolic functions like circulation and digestion. Free radicals are also produced by sunlight, toxins such as pesticides, cigarette smoke and air pollution. Free radicals are without question the central players in the aging process. But there is another natural phenomenon that affects aging—inflammation. Not the redness, swelling or irritation you may think of but subclinical inflammation, which is not visible to the naked eye, and takes place at the cellular level. What is the relationship between free radicals and inflammation? When free radicals damage a cell, they cause inflammation. Antioxidants scoop up free radicals, preventing the cellular degeneration and production of chemicals within the body that cause further damaging."
The basic Perricone diet consists of five meals a day: breakfast, lunch, dinner, and two snacks. Protein-rich foods must be eaten before the rest of the meal. It also recommends 20-30 minutes of exercise each day. A sample one-day meal plan from The Perricone Prescriptionis:
- Breakfast: Three to four ounces of smoked salmon, one-half a cup of slow-cooked oatmeal with two tablespoons of blueberries, one teaspoon of slivered almonds, and green tea or water.
- Lunch: A four- to six-ounce broiled turkey patty, lettuce and tomato, one-half a cup of three-bean salad, and green tea or water.
- Afternoon snack: Two ounces of sliced turkey or chicken breast, four hazelnuts, and four celery sticks.
- Dinner: Four to six ounces of broiled salmon, one cup of lentil soup, a tossed green salad with olive oil and lemon juice, one-half a cup of steamed spinach, and green tea or water.
- Bedtime snack: One hard-boiled egg, three celery sticks, three red bell pepper strips, and three green olives.
Supplements, topical creams, and cost
One of the biggest criticisms—and drawbacks—of the Perricone diet is the high cost of the more than two dozen dietary supplements and topical creams Perricone says people need as part of his diet plan for a healthy and youthful appearance. The products can be purchased through his company, N.V. Perricone, M.D., Nutriceuticals. A 30-day supply of eight supplements for his weight management program cost $195, as of April 2007. Other brands of the supplements also can be purchased at health food stores, vitamin shops, and many pharmacies.
The primary function of the Perricone diet is to slow the aging process by counteracting the body's inflammatory process, resulting in healthier and younger looking skin and over-all appearance. Its secondary function is as a weight loss program that stresses a diet high in antioxidants and low in carbohydrates. Weight loss for overweight or obese people can lead to a lower risk for a number of diseases, including some types of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. Diet specifics vary slightly among the six major books written by Perricone as of 2007. Since the diet has a soy component, it can be adapted to a vegetarian diet but probably not vegan. Omega-3 fatty acids can be obtained from flaxseed oil rather than fish.
Benefits include living longer and looking younger, according to Perricone. Specifically, Perricone says his diet plan will reduce wrinkles, slow or reverse the visible aging process, clear acne, and eliminate bags and dark circles around the eyes. Perricone says this is because his diet plan reduces inflammation in the body, which is the root of most of the physical appearance issues associated with aging. The Perricone diet and others like it can be beneficial in reducing the risks of many medical problems, such as heart disease and diabetes, since it emphasizes eating fish, vegetables, and fruit.
The Perricone diet recommends regulating blood sugar levels by eating foods that have a low glycemic index. The American Dietary Association, the American Diabetes Association, the American Heart Association, and the United States Department of Agriculture do not endorse low GI diets and these organizations do not support extreme intakes of fish. Such extreme intakes make the diet unbalanced. Since the diet advocates the use of numerous dietary supplements, persons considering the Perricone diet should check with their doctor or pharmacist to see if any of the supplements interact with any prescription medication they are taking. Persons who are on a blood thinner, such as Coumadin (warfarin) should consult their doctor before going on the diet. Women who are pregnant or lactating should not go on the diet without consulting their physician or obstetrician. People with existing medical conditions, including heart disease and diabetes, should discuss the diet with their physician before starting it.
In the UK, the FSA have set upper limits for oily fish consumption that are no more than two portions per week for girls and women of childbearing age and no more than four portions per week for boys, men, and older women due to the risk of contamination.
Research and general acceptance
Although his books have been best-sellers in the United States and elsewhere, there is not general acceptance of most of his philosophy and claims by the medical community. There is also very little scientific research to substantiate most of his claims regarding the anti-aging aspects of his diet. There is research that shows a diet low in carbohydrates can promote weight loss but most of the studies followed participants for a year or less.
The consumer watchdog Website Quackwatch http://www.quackwatch.org takes a skeptical view of many of the claims made by Perricone. "Dr. Perri-cone would be more credible if he could show us a study demonstrating that people who followed his prescription lived longer, had younger skin demonstrated by objective measures, or felt better than those on a placebo program—or that they were better in any measurable way," physicians Harriet Hall and Stephen Barrett wrote in a Quackwatch article dated August 12, 2004. "Instead, he provides only testimonials, exaggerated claims, partial truths, and incorrect statements." For example, they say the Perricone books fail to mention that a diet high in salmon may pose health risks due to mercury contamination in the
fish. They also say the books fail to mention the toxic effects of high doses of some of the nutritional supplements Perricone recommends. The physicians do say his diet is low in calories and appropriate for weight loss.
The diet plan gets a mixed review on the popular and long-running health Website WebMD http://www.webmd.com. In an article dated September 1, 2005, it quotes Roberta Anding, spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association as saying she did not think the Perricone diet would harm anyone and praised it for its emphasis on fish, vegetables, and some fruits. Lona Sandon, a registered dietician with the dietetic association, took aim at the diet's emphasis on the gly-cemic index, saying the effects of foods with a high glycemic index are not proven by scientific research. Sandon also disapproves of Perricone selling his own line of products to supplement the diet. "Any time a diet is sold along with additional supplements and creams that cost more than what most people spend on amonth of groceries, that raises a red flag," Sandon said.
In a article in the New York Times Magazine (February 6, 2005) Perricone admits that he has no peer-reviewed research to support his diet claims. However, he answered critics of his diet program by saying, "I'm standing on the shoulders of other scientists and translating for people. I've gotten the message to millions that eating makes a huge difference in the way you feel. If you're eating salmon now, or taking fish-oil capsules, I've helped you."
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Perricone, Nicholas. The Perricone Prescription New York: Harper Collins, 2002.
Perricone, Nicholas. The Perricone Prescription: A Physician's 28-Day Program for Total Body and Face Rejuvenation New York: Harper Collins, 2004.
Perricone, Nicholas. The Perricone Prescription Personal Journal: Your Total Body and Face Rejuvenation Daybook New York: Harper Collins, 2002.
Perricone, Nicholas. The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet Personal Daily Journal: A Diet Journal to Keep You Focused on Your Weight-Loss Goals New York: Ballantine, 2005.
Perricone, Nicholas. The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet: A Simple 3-Part Plan to Lose the Fat, the Wrinkles, and the Years New York: Ballantine, 2007.
Adler, Jerry. "The Great Salmon Debate: A Critical Backlash Against Salmon Farms Raises Questions About Whether This Icon of Healthy Eating is Such a Miracle Fish After All." Newsweek (October 28, 2002): 54.
Born, Pete. "Perricone, The Retailer." WWD (May 7, 2004): 5.
Espinoza, Galina. "Very Berry Smooth: Dr. Nicholas Perricone Says the Secret to Young Skin Lies in Salmon and Blueberries." People Weekly (September 9, 2002): 101.
Foss, Melissa. "Is Your Diet Making You Fat?" Harper's Bazaar (August 2003): 50–51.
Murphy, Myatt. "Look-Good, Feel Better Foods: Smooth Wrinkles, Burn Fat, and Shed Stress By Eating Right to Fight Inflammation." Men's Fitness (September 2003): 70–73.
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Sachs, Andrea. "Skin Deep: A Dermatologist Says He Can Reverse Wrinkles. Others Are Unconvinced." Time (October 21, 2002): A11.
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American College of Nutrition. 300 South Duncan Ave., Suite 225, Clearwater, FL 33755. Telephone: (727) 446-6086. Website: http://www.amcollnutr.org
American Diabetes Association. 1701 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311. Telephone: (800) 342-2383. Website: http://www.diabetes.org
American Dietetic Association. 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995. Telephone: (800) 877-1600. Website: http://www.eatright.org
American Society for Nutrition. 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814. Telephone: (301) 634-7050. Website: http://www.nutrition.org.
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion. 3101 Park Center Drive, 10th Floor, Alexandria, VA 22302-1594. Telephone: (703) 305-7600. Website: http://www.cnpp.usda.gov.
N.V. Perricone, M.D. http://www.nvperriconemd.com. (April 13, 2007).
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No - exactly the sameOriginally Posted by Jupiter
Hi teachers,
Is there any difference between these two phrases?
Thanks in advance
No - exactly the sameOriginally Posted by Jupiter
both have the same meaning. but the second one is better used at the end of your conversation.
Recently I have been asked the same question. Tried to look for the answer, an English linguist and grammarian George Yule says there's " [...] little difference in meaning. Others adjectives used like this include: easy, exciting, great, hard, impossible, interesting." (p.144; Yule, Oxford Practice Grammar, OUP 2006)
I've also been thinking of it as Yule tells of a 'little' difference. So I have come to conclusion that there must be some kind of explanation. I think the first one may refer to a singular situation, a specific situation; while the other to repeated ones.
I agree with Matilda the second one is better at the end of conversation.
I agree completely. "Nice to talk to you" more often means "It will be nice to talk to you, now that we've finally met", and is said at the beginning of the conversation, whereas "nice talking to you" means "Our conversation has been very good", and is said at the end.
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With fashion lines of their own, today's stars make it even easier to dress just like them.
With Fashion Week upon us, we list our five favorite stylish celebs that have earned themselves the right to be called singer/fashion designer.
Victoria Beckham for Victoria Beckham
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Since Victoria's New York Fashion Week debut in 2008, her line has relied on the sleek lines and modest cuts that made her the most stylish of the Spice Girls.
She keeps up this trend with her collection for Autumn/Winter 2012 with A-line skirts and peter pan collars that look straight out of the '70s. Of course the looks are nothing but modern when they're being worn by some of Victoria's famous friends like Katie Holmes.
Gwen Stefani for L.A.M.B
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Since 2004, Gwen Stefani has been bringing her rocker style to the runway with her L.A.M.B. line. The Fall 2012 line mixes bright neon colors with black details and throws in a little herringbone print for good measure. But always the good mom, Gwen will be forgoing her runway show at this year's Fashion Week so that she can take her kids to school. "I've missed the last couple of fashion weeks because of school," she told British Elle. "I can't leave the kids, I can't miss the first week of kindergarten. I just can't."
Jessica Simpson for Jessica Simpson Collection
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Jessica has certainly built herself an empire. She not only has her own collection of clothes and shoes, but is also launching a maternity line this fall along with a new line for kids she co-designed with her little sister, Ashley. Not to mention, she had a baby.
Her upcoming Fall 2012 line is an eclectic mix of mixed prints, different textures and rich colors like burgundy. It also marks the first campaign she's done since giving birth to her little girl, Maxwell Drew in May. Can you find Jessica in the latest advertisements?
Beyoncé for House of Dereón
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Since 2004, Bey, with help from her mom Tina, have taken her over the top styles from the stage and made them something wearable for the average woman.
The sparkly gold jacket Beyoncé wore on stage during the Glastonbury festival in 2011 inspired House of Dereón's autumn/winter line yielding a collection filled with sequined styles and bold jewel tones. Bey even shows off the styles (and her post baby curves) in the line's ad campaign.
Jennifer Lopez for Kohl's
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With its old Hollywood glamour and feminine silhouettes, J.Lo's line for Kohl's is geared towards the every woman.
At an affordable price (nothing is over $90) and a wide range of sizes, fans can dress like Jennifer without breaking the bank. They can also rest assured that anything they buy from the patterned chiffon blouses to structured dresses are things their style icon would actually wear since she gets final say.
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Our "superhero students" have been busy since we profiled them back in March. Find out where they're headed next.
"The Incredibles," Diablo magazine, March 2015
We profiled several outstanding students in "The Incredibles" in our March 2015 issue. Now that the seniors have graduated, here's what they're up to next. (See the original article here.)
Ashley Chan: Ashley graduated from Valley Christian High and will be moving across the country to study biology Cornell University in New York. She hopes to become a pediatric oncologist.
Lacy Dagan: After she recovers from a torn ACL she experienced earlier this year, Lacy will attend the University of Florida, where she plans to study physical therapy or personal training.
Lauren Santo Domingo: Wellesley College in Massachusetts will be lucky to have Lauren, an Athenian School graduate. She hopes to study social justice issues.
Toni Finnane: Toni will continue her running career and will study business at University of Notre Dame in Indiana, and is spending the summer training.
Alexandra Fisher: "Alli," a Carondelet High grad, is headed to Duke University in North Carolina, where she will study computer science and continue to maintain her New Year's Resolution of being on time.
Neil Gupta: Monte Vista High School grad Neil is moving on to UC Berkeley, where he'll study computer science.
Fatima Hasanain: Fatima, a Miramonte graduate, will attend UC Berkeley and plans to study law.
Piper Krugell: After a summer visit to China, Las Lomas graduate Piper will be attending Diablo Valley College before heading off to a four-year college.
Chris LeBoa: Bishop O'Dowd High graduate Chris will attend Stanford University and major in biomedical engineering. But first, he plans on biking through Italy after finishing a project at University of California San Francisco studying the antifungal properties of frog bacteria.
Ravi Maddali: Ravi will be moving across the country to attend Columbia University in New York, where he hopes to study political science and economics.
Saranesh Prembabu: Saranesh will follow an exciting spring of visiting the White House and meeting the president by attending Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the fall, where he is considering studying physics.
Erica Quinn: Harvey Mudd College in Southern California admitted Erica early, and The College Preparatory student is considering a focus on engineering.
David Rios: David will be taking a gap year to continue his philanthropic work in Nicaragua; in California with AmeriCorps; or on a local indian reservation.
Torin Rittenberg: When graduation festivities are over, Torin, Bentley's Male Athlete of the Year, will be attending the University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.
Vernon Wetzell: A De La Salle grad, Vernon will attend UC Santa Cruz to major astrophysics. He also plans to swim in the swim team.
Joseph Wu: Northgate High alum and DVC grad Joseph will stay active in the real estate business and plans pursue courses in economics.
Megan Yee: Acalanes alum Megan will join Northwestern's School of Journalism in Illinois, where she will continue to hone her journalism skills.
Matthew Yeung: California High grad Matthew will be attending Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts to major in the field of gender studies.


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Molasses Herb Casserole Bread
A friend of my mother's gave her the recipe for this crusty round loaf that I now bake for my family. It goes great with winter stews and soups ... and we love the hint of molasses.
Total TimePrep: 20 min. + rising Bake: 45 min.
Makes1 loaf
- 3-1/3 to 3-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1-1/4 cups milk
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
- 1 egg
- In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, yeast, salt and oregano. In a saucepan, heat the milk, molasses, butter and onion to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat until combined. Beat in egg until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a firm dough. Beat on high speed for 3 minutes. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 5-7 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
- Punch dough down. Place in a grease 2-qt. round baking dish. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 40 minutes. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until browned. Remove from pan to wire rack to cool.
Nutrition Facts1 slice: 186 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 26mg cholesterol, 237mg sodium, 33g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.
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This recipe looked easy as well as tasty, so I thought I would give it a try. The flavor is very unique, and the hint of molasses is not overpowering, which I have found to be the case in other bread recipes I have tried that had molasses in them. I found that the second rise took only about a half hour for me, and I only baked it 25 minutes. I brushed the top with a little canola oil when it was done baking. Also, I used 1 cup water and 1/4 cup milk in place of the 1 1/4 cups milk, and also substituted 1 cup of whole wheat flour for 1 cup of the all-purpose flour in the first part of the recipe. Very good!


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This 60-minute, coach-led functional fitness workout consists of exercises to train your muscles to work together and prepare them for daily tasks by simulating common movements you might do at home, at work or in sports. While using various muscles in the upper and lower body at the same time, functional fitness exercises also emphasize core stability. Each uniquely designed session will feature a warm-up, training and cool-down segment for a total of 60-minutes. Exercise modifications will be offered for every level and body type. Individualized coaching will ensure your form will be monitored and adjustments suggested. First-time attendees are asked to arrive 10 minutes prior to the start of the session to discuss your level of fitness and personal needs. Plan to break a sweat.
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Heavy duty and tall, perfect for holding up fence.
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The huge pigtail is nice to grab and the posts are very visible-especially when combined with intellitape. It's too bad that the steel shaft isn't stronger as the posts bend pretty easily. The little red posts I used were tougher but harder to step into hard ground. A good post but tougher steel would help.
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DIY Doily Wreath Tutorial
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Totally cute Shelly! Love it!ReplyDelete
Cute! Would be perfect for a little girl's party too!ReplyDelete
I love this! I did a pom wreath for the front door but was wanting to do something else for my deck door and this is going to be it. Looks so easy and you cant beat how cheap it is. Love your blog. I am new to blogging and gathering all of my projects to being posting so my blog isn't all the way there yet but I am working on it. I would love for you to check it out at http://justinawho.blogspot.com/ReplyDelete
SO cute Shelley! I don't know why, but I never thought to use those paper doilies to make a wreath! Great use for them!ReplyDelete
So cute! I've seen coffee filters and book pages, never thought of doilies. It's very beautiful!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 24, 2013 at 2:56 AM
Oh thats such a fab idea! Love it, just wonder if anyone makes red doily's?ReplyDeleteReplies
I think they sell the red heart shaped ones at the dollar store :)Delete
Wow, that is super cute!ReplyDelete
Love it...off to get some doilies. : )ReplyDelete
I love this wreath!!! Especially the way it looks against the new white planked walls! In the great words of Justin Timberlake "You're bringin doilies back, Yeeah!"ReplyDelete
The lacy edges make it so pretty. I love easy projects, may just have to give this one a try! :)ReplyDelete
I LOVE this Shelley! Target dollar section has doilies...I may just have to make this myself. Thanks for the tutorial!ReplyDelete
That turned out really pretty. I like the bright white color and the frilliness.ReplyDelete
That is so cute! I think it not only makes a sweet Valentine's Day decoration, but it would be perfect for my niece's Burlap & Lace wedding theme! I've been looking for a pretty, yet inexpensive way to decorate the barn doors at the venue.ReplyDelete
just love this wreath, elegant! Pinned.ReplyDelete
Just when I got the hang of the coffee filter thing....really? This is drool worthy! Of course. Can't wait to see all your 'Love' day decor;)ReplyDelete
Thanks for the awesome idea and tutorial! I think I might try it with a heart-shaped form and pink doilies...must go to craft store today...I'm so excited! :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 24, 2013 at 11:04 AM
great idea! I'm going to try it!!! ty.ReplyDelete
what a lovely flirty sassy project - just like you - how about that!!! so darling - just like you! :) happy day to you girlieReplyDelete
So so cute!!! I have been making lots of wreaths lately, I mixed coffee filters with doilies on my last one, but I love the ALL doilies look! It's super pretty, and of course I love the old window frame! Yum! Did you snag it at fleaology?ReplyDelete
Shelley, I LOVE this!!!ReplyDelete
I love it! What a great idea and its so "valentiney!"ReplyDelete
This is so beautiful and I love the idea of stamping the ends with color! Thanks for the tutorial :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for the tutorial!!I want to try this! New to your blog. :)ReplyDelete
Super cute! Thanks for sharing. I just saw the Doily's at my Dollar Store last week. Going to grab them NOW :-)! Thanks, again!ReplyDelete
This is so sweet! I think it'd be great for summer too since it's the bright white. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
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This is such a cute idea. I have 2 BFF birthdays coming up and this could be the perfect gift. Did you attach the ribbon befre adding the doilies?ReplyDeleteReplies
I actually attached the ribbon afterwards. It was easy, because there are no doilies on the back :) If you want the back to look prettier than just the Styrofoam mold, then you could wrap it in white ribbon first :)
- AnonymousJanuary 24, 2013 at 9:59 PM
So pretty.... what an expensive look for a fraction of the cost. Cant wait till this weekend to start one of my own!!! -Vanessa-ReplyDelete
this is great. i dont care for the really bold valentines decor, so this might just be the diy i've been looking for!ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm the same way! :)Delete
This wreath is so elegant. I can't believe how fluffy it is from doilies. Great idea.ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousJanuary 25, 2013 at 4:30 PM
Love it Shelley! Looks beautiful!ReplyDelete
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Thanks so much everyone for the sweet comments!!!ReplyDelete
This is so pretty! I love it. What size wreath did you use?ReplyDelete
This is so pretty! I love it! What size wreath did you use?ReplyDeleteReplies
I think it was a 10 inch wreath form :)Delete
Just finished one in a heart shape. Love it! Thanks for sharing this sweet project!ReplyDelete
Just finished one in a heart shape. Love it! Thanks for sharing this sweet project!ReplyDelete
I saw the red heart shaped dollies at the Dollar store, but I searched for 15 minutes and I couldn't find the white round ones.. do you remember which section they were in. LOVE your blog--and your new kitchen!!ReplyDeleteReplies
I found the 8 inch white doilies in the wedding section at the dollar store :)Delete
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09 March, 2015
5th Concert in 4 decadesI am proud to boast that I first seen U2 perform in Christchurch in Nov 1989 (Lovetown Tour with BB King). Chch in Dec 1993. In Sydney Nov 2006 (NZ was sold out) and the two shows in Auckland in Nov 2010. The highlight of the Auckland shows was capturing some great photos and Bono mentioning "Dunedin" (my home town!) As well as the magic of the concert.
21 April, 2011
Most incredible nightThanks so much U2 for such an overwhelming performance. It was my second night. I went to the first show with my husband. Wow what an awesome time we had. I was lucky enough to be a volunteer for the ONE organisation at the second show and met many avid U2 fans, many of whom were supportive of the ONE organisation.. It was made even more special when the ONE volunteers and Amnesty international volunteers were able to walk on stage during the "walk on " song. We all held lanterns in support of our organisations and charity. Thank you so much for making me feel so much a part of such a special occasion. until next time.... JIll
20 December, 2010
My night at U2.I am an 18 year old boy from the North Shore, New Zealand. My father and I booked our tickets to the second U2 show eaarlier on this year. Between then and the gig my father passed away and therefore could not be at the show. At his funeral, midway through, 'Walk On' was played off the Live at Slane Castle DVD, this was his favourite DVD and a family favourite song. He was carried out to 'Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own'. We had seen U2 on their previous visit to New Zealand in 2006. So we both were very excited for the show. I was very scared to go to the show, but once U2 played, I knew it was the right place for me to be at that particular time. As soon as the opening riff for 'Walk On' played tears filled my eyes and I was over come by emotion. I was so glad to have heard it live. The show in its entireity provided me with great closure, and I would like to thank everyone involved, even those who go quite unrecognised behind the scenes for the amazing experience that I had. I have felt almost more at ease with my fathers passing since and no ordinary rock concert could have done this for me. I look forward with great interest and excitement to the next time that I see U2 live. Thank you very much and God Bless, Henry McLaughlin.
20 December, 2010
My night at U2I was supposed to attend this show with my father (a die hard U2 fan), as we had done the show in 2006. Though with his recent passing I went with a few of my friends and stood around fifteen metres away from the stage. I grew up watching U2 Live at Slane Castle religiously. Walk On from the dvd was played at my fathers funeral. When U2 played this song so powerfully, with the Edges piercing riff and strong backing vocals, a close friend of mine and I were left in tears. What an amazing show, I was completely caught up in the moment. In comparison to the Vertigo Tour, I believe that it can be said that the 360 tour was far superior, even the music was unbelievable. I would like to thank U2 for bringing me one of the best nights of my life, I couldn't have asked for more. I hope to see U2 again one day, and I will be forever grateful for the closure I got from the amazing show that I witnessed at Mount Smart stadium in Auckland on Friday the 26th of November.
01 December, 2010
Awesome NightWe saw U2 back in 84 the week we got engaged. Here we were back seeing them again the week we celebrate our Silver Wedding Anniversary. A fitting celebration for us. This was the forth time seeing U2 live. They just keep getting better. The whole night was brilliant from start to finish!
01 December, 2010
WowWow is all i can say, i went to both Auckland shows and they were both amazing. Ist show "I will Follow" just what i wanted to here. And when they played "One Tree Hill" and dedicated it to the 29 Miners it was very emotional and more so when they showed the names of the lost on the big screen. Great show never seen anything like it. 2nd show we were positioned right in front of the outer stage in the thick of it all and it was very cool. All the band members walked by us, Larry played his bongo type drum right next to us during "I;ll Go Crazy" and the croud was fantastic. When they played "Elevation we the croud did so, we went off. I got a photo on the 2nd night of Bono . Its been a week almost since the shows and i am still amped. Thanks U2 it was great to see you lads agin in NZ hope you come back soon. Regards Anvil
29 November, 2010
Friday 27 ShowWhat a awesome night great music great weather The stage was amazing lights, sound, band. Best track Angel of Harlem Thanks what a night and Bono also new there was life past the Bombays a plus
28 November, 2010
Both Auckland showsWell Australia you are in for some great concerts. The 2nd night at Mt Smart up close to the stage was great but been a die hard fan I don't like to compare as different concerts do different things to the phsyche.
28 November, 2010
The One Concert in my bucket listKia Ora! This was my first U2 concert and as a citizen of South East Asia, as a guitar player, an environmentalist, who grew up listening to U2 as a kid in Africa when my father was working for the poorest of the poor doing development work, at $100 NZ Dollars for a concert ticket, I first thought it was a little too much. But after watching U2, I don't think I paid enough, this was a priceless experience.I have 4 other siblings in the Philippines who are the biggest fans of U2, for their music and global impact to the poorest of the poor around the world. I dream that someday I will get to watch U2 with them, next time in Manila, Philippines. Definitely the highlight for me was hearing "With or Without You" live.Finally.Wow! However, one of my new favourites, Stuck in a moment was not sung, which only means one thing, I have to watch them again the next time they come back to New Zealand.
28 November, 2010
AmazingFriday night's show was the most amazing show I have ever been to in my life. I was right up the front of the GA (not in the circle). It was a great spot and the crowd was amazing. I left wishing I had gone to the Thursday night show too. I'm sure I wasn't the only one with tears in my eyes during the emotional rendition of One Tree Hill. The other best songs of the night were: Elevation - Generally a much better song live than on CD, a great crowd song and probably the pick of the night. Magnificent - Great vocals by Bono on this one. Stuck in my head after the show so was a memorable one. Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - Another great heartfelt rendition by the band. I was a little disappointed in One and Mysterious Ways as I thought both songs sounded a little flat. But overall a fantastic and unforgettable experience. Hopefully 4 years from now they will be back again and we won't have to wait too long like after the Zoo tour.
28 November, 2010
Thank You U2Thanks so much for coming to New Zealand and delivering such a magnificent experience to us. I went to both nights and loved each. For me, Thursday was a little more raw and emotional, and the crowd sang better, lol. But Friday Rocked! It was brilliant and I did not want the night to end. Loved that you played Angel of Harlem. Loved all the songs. Would love to see a dvd put out of the NZ show, with One Tree Hill on it (hint hint). Please come back to NZ again. I know its a long way to come, but we so appreciate you - bring your families for a holiday and go sightseeing, lol. And while I still don't like hip hop or rap, Jayz was pretty cool and his band were great too :-) God Bless and best wishes for the rest of the tour.
28 November, 2010
One of the bestHi, Had a fantastic time on Friday night. Many thanks for the chance to see Bono and the boys up close in the inner ring on my much treasured GA ticket. (I missed 84 but have been to all NZ gigs since, even "skipping the ditch" in 99 to catch pop). At last I got a good view.
28 November, 2010
U2 you are amazingThank you so very much for what was two nights of pure magic. I have seen every U2 Tour since Unforgettable Fire and each time you continue to amaze me by getting better and better. The stage was mind blowing and the set was fantactic. I loved the fact that you played 'Pride' in the country that made it your first ever Number 1 hit. The dedication to Tthe Pike River Miners with "One Tree Hill" and the on screen tribute brought a tear to my eye. Once again you have given me a lifetime memory. Please come back soon.
27 November, 2010
Thank you U2To be at your concert in my own country is amazing. I had tears in my eyes as you came on stage and to start with Beautiful Day was an emotional beginning to an utterly amazing concert. I thank you for mentioning the mining disaster as it was a terrible time for our country. Thank you for travelling so far to get to NZ. I hope you make it back again some day. You guys rock and will forever be in my heart.
27 November, 2010
26.11.2010Traveled all the way from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to watch U2 in Auckland on 26.11.2010. It was an amazing experience!
27 November, 2010
AWESOME - 26 November 2010AWESOME show guys - THANK YOU! Small world - I used to work with Greg's father - Tom Carroll -at the Eastown Railway workshops here in Wanganui. See you next time, when you return to our shores. Take care & God Bless
Stu Noble
27 November, 2010
27 years in the making!First time ever for me seeing the band, despite been a fan since War. Its been a long time coming. Thursday night in the outer GA, then inner circle back rail for Friday which was so so good. Thursday was great, Friday greater, the crowd atmosphere and energy from the band on Friday were amazing and doing the baloons in OTH was very special and emotional. So many other great moments. Still smiling and wanting more!!
26 November, 2010
Auckland 26/11/2010What an awesome night. The stage was incredible the atmosphere electric and U2 brilliance as usual. Having bought tickets in the 'cheap seats' I was a bit concerned we would not feel part of the night.....but I think we had the best seats in the house. U2 used the whole stage, we felt close to the action. We came away feeling incredible. Fantastic show. Please come back.
26 November, 2010
U2 360 Friday NightIt was a great show visually and bands energy levels were very high. Bono had some nice interludes with the crowd including his memories of flirting with New Zealand and a nice converstation on a cell with some guys mum on the phone. Respect for giving it Up to the Pike Miners Bono. I felt the vocal sound quality was not very good particularly for the first two songs- Beautiful day etc, even my wife commented who was listening on the phone that she couldn't here the words very well. After going to Vertigo 2006 Saturday night i was a little disappointed as purely on a sound basis it did not live up to 2006 Vertigo or ZooTv in 93. In saying this it was still great, the stage was awesome and the band were super interactive. Thanks for the wink Adam. Thanks Again for rewarding GA tickets with the chance of getting super close U2, It was great to see you again. Come Back soon!
26 November, 2010
AmazingFor the past 20 years I have purchased tickets to U2 when they come down under - but have never been able to go due to family deaths, work, kids etc. Finally the stars aligned and I saw them for the first time at the opening Auckland concert. It was worth the wait and exceeded my expectations! The boys were amazing! To hear my fav song - Sunday Bloody Sunday live was one of the greatest moments of my life! But my husband and I got separated in the crowd when our wedding song played (Beautiful Day) which was a bit of a bummer. I will never forget this amazing experience and just hope that the boys have on more tour left in them so that I can hear their amazing music live again!
26 November, 2010
U2 in AOTEAROA!GREAT show last night. Bono's voice was much more powerful tonight and the crowd was definitely a Friday night crowd! So many highlights. Having traveled all the way from Raleigh, NC. USA to see the band in this beautiful country was made an even bigger privilege when the boys belted out One Tree Hill. The red balloons were a powerful gesture to honor the Pike River miners. Scarlet was so beautiful and as always, Streets rocks a nation! See you in Melbourne!
22 November, 2010
Red Hill Mining TownIn light of recent events on the west coast, we're praying at this point that the miners will come home to their families and loved ones. Out of respect.
26 October, 2010
11 oclock Tick TockWould be awesome to hear this played live again, even as part of a Medley:) Live at Red Rocks is what got me hooked on that awesome live sound U2 has. Ecotony
09 September, 2010
Thank you...for making this possible. Now just a small unplugged type version for the stress relief of a quake stricken Christchurch. The band has had a wonderful reception here in the past so I hope you'd look into this again. Even just a small musical get together would please so many!! *big grin* !! Especially my wife who cant fly to Auckland!!! Dennis
08 September, 2010
Burma-pre blurbGuys - just got tickets - this has been on my what to do list before I die - awesome. Hey we have numbers of Burmese refugees in NZ and I have friends who work with Parnters NZ and cross the boarder regularly into Burma, taking supplies, they have health camps along the boarder, distribute aid continuously and much more- a request - can you play for them, AungSungSueChe and the powerless millions of Burmese in such a beautiful country yet so oppressed. Also I salute you for your call to justice and freedom for all - NZ can respond to the Burmese people they are our neighbhours. Aroha


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