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The haptoglobin blood test measures the level of haptoglobin in your blood.
Haptoglobin is a protein produced by the liver. It attaches to a certain type of
How the Test is Performed
A blood sample is needed.
How to Prepare for the Test
Certain medicines may affect the results of this test. Your doctor will tell you if you need to stop taking any medicines. Do not stop any medicine before talking to your doctor.
Drugs that can raise haptoglobin levels include:
- Androgens
- Corticosteroids
Drugs that can lower haptoglobin levels include:
- Birth control pills
- Chlorpromazine
- Diphenhydramine
- Indomethacin
- Isoniazid
- Nitrofurantoin
- Quinidine
- Streptomycin
How the Test will Feel
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, some people feel moderate pain. Others feel only a prick or stinging. Afterward, there may be some throbbing or a slight bruise. This soon goes away.
Why the Test is Performed
This test is done to see how fast your red blood cells are destroyed. When red blood cells die, they release hemoglobin.
Haptoglobin attaches to this released hemoglobin, which is also called "free" hemoglobin. Free hemoglobin is not contained within red blood cells. The level of free hemoglobin is usually very low. But it rises when red blood cells are dying.
When the haptoglobin and hemoglobin attach, the new molecule goes to the liver. There, parts of it (such as iron and
When red blood cells are actively being destroyed, haptoglobin disappears faster than it is created. Thus, the levels of haptoglobin in the blood drop.
Normal Results
The normal range is 41 - 165 mg/dL (milligrams per deciliter).
Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Some labs use different measurements or test different samples. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
What Abnormal Results Mean
Higher-than-normal levels may be due to:
Blockage of the bile tubes (ducts)
- Joint or muscle inflammation, swelling, and pain that comes on suddenly
Peptic ulcer Ulcerative colitis
- Other inflammatory conditions
Lower-than-normal levels may be due to:
- Chronic
liver disease
- Collection of blood (hematoma)
- Drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia
- Blood disorder in a fetus or newborn called
erythroblastosis fetalis Hemolytic anemia due to G6PD deficiency
- Idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Immune hemolytic anemia
- Liver disease
Transfusion reaction
There is very little risk involved with having your blood taken. Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Taking blood from some people may be more difficult than from others.
Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight but may include:
- Excessive bleeding
- Fainting or feeling light-headed
- Hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
- Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
Schwartz RS. Autoimmune and intravascular hemolytic anemias In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldmans Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 163.
Sheehan AM, Yee DL. Resources for the hematologist: interpretive comments and selected reference values for neonatal, pediatric, and adult populations. In: Hoffman R, Benz EJ Jr, Silberstein LE, et al., eds. Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap 164.
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Swiss artist Félix Edouard Vallotton 1865-1925 paints traditional Portraits
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1884 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) The Artist's Mother
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1886 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) Juliette Lacour
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1886 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) The Artist's Parents
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1892 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) The Invalid
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1902 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) Workshop with my Wife
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1904 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) womn Reading at the Window
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1906 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) Melot Martha wife of Alfred Natanson
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1907 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) Gertrude Stein
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1908 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) Gabrielle Valloton
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1908 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) Mrs Hasen
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1909 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) At the Cafe
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1911 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) Coquettery
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1911 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) Seated Black Woman
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1911 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) Young Woman with Yellow Scarf
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1912 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) Children of Hans and Lisa Hanloser
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1913 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) The Yellow Sheet
Swiss artist Félix Edouard Vallotton 1865-1925 paints rather non-traditional andscapes
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1913 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) The Rising Tide
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1895 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) Moonlight
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1915 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) the sheaves
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1921 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) View of Cagne from Horseback
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1922 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) Part of the Town of Pont-Audemer
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1917 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) Verdun
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1920 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) Alyscamps morning sun
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1923 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) A Vallon Landscape
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1922 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) The Family of Trees
Félix Edouard Vallotton 1925 (Swiss artist, 1865-1925) Landscape Rocamadour
Sunday, September 21, 2014
A few Swans here in the Chesapeake & in the paintings of Australian Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny 1864–1947
Mute Swans on Maryland's Eastern Shore
The birds are thinking about migrating, & a few mute swans have reached the Eastern Shore, where they gather to feed & rest before any further migration to the warmer South. The stars of this avian show, however, have to be the flocks of Tundra Swans that fill many farmers' fields & grassy, shallow water coves of the Chesapeake Bay & its tributaries. The swans are big & beautiful. Their high-pitched whooping calls announce their elegant presence.
Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny (Australian artist, 1864–1947) Summer Morning 1897
Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny (Australian artist, 1864–1947) Endormies
Tundra Swans with the Bay Bridge at Annapolis, Maryland in the background.
Edward Lear watercolor of a swan, ca 1831-36
Saturday, September 20, 2014
A Shaker Community, Pleasant Hill, Kentucky
Some time ago, I visited Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, which was a Shaker religious community from 1805 through 1910. Shakertown, as it is known by the locals, is about 25 miles southwest of Lexington, in the state's bluegrass region.
By 1800, Mother Ann Lee's (1736-1784) religious movement had already established 11 Shaker communities in New York state & throughout New England. About this time, the community sent 3 Shaker missionaries across the Cumberland Gap & through Ohio to find converts in the west. Shakers practiced celibacy & their numbers would die out without new converts.
The Pleasant Hill community was begun by 44 converts who signed a covenant of mutual support & common property ownership of the 140 acres on which they were living. It did not take long for the community to expand & the property to grow to 4,369 acres.
The Shakers chose a peaceful way of life. They were celibate and believed in equality of race & sex and in freedom from prejudice. A quest for simplicity & perfection is reflected in their fine craftsmanship.
The Shakers were skilled farmers, and over the years they expanded land holdings by acquiring adjacent farms for orchards & fields. The Shakers at Pleasant Hill became known for their excellent livestock & engineering accomplishments. Their location near the Ohio River was ideal for agricultural & economic commerce.
By 1816, they regularly traveled to larger communities to sell their wares: brooms, shoes, preserves, garden seeds, & herbs. The Shakers sold their wares in cities and towns up & down the Ohio & the Mississippi rivers, some at great distances, such as New Orleans.
The Shakers, known for their beautifully simple furniture & architecture, also invented many labor-saving processes to serve their large community. In the early 1830s, they constructed a water tower on a high plot of ground. A horse-drawn pump lifted water into the tower, and from there a system of pipes carried it downhill to kitchens, cellars, & wash houses.
In the wash houses, horse-powered washing machines were built to reduce the enormous chore of laundering the community's clothes & linens.
Music was also an important part of Shaker life, with songs, hymns, & anthems written by both men & women. Their dancing or shaking was the origin of the name Shaker.
The community began to decline with the advent of the Civil War & controversies over slave ownership. The last resident on the property died in 1923. The 14 original buildings of the religious community were restored in the 1960s, & it is now the largest restored Shaker community in America, a National Historic Landmark.
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) paints Landscapes
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) View of a Garden
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) The Sacred Heart from the garden of the Rue Cortot 1919-1920
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) The Church of Irigny (Rhône) 1918
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) The Garden in the Rue Cortot 1928
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) La Ferme du Montcorin Irigny 1918
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) Tour du Chateau St. Bernard 1924
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) View from My Window Genets in Brittany in 1922
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) The Village of Saint-Bernard, Ain, 1929
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) paints Women
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) Marie Coca and her daughter in 1913
Suzanne Valadon (1867-1938) The Blue Room (Odalisque) 1923
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) Portrait of Miss Lily Walton with Raminou
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) Reclining Nude 1928
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) Portrait of Lily Walton 1923
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) Reclining Woman on Sofa
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) Portrait of Mrs. Coquiot 1918
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) Portrait of Mrs. Zamaron
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) Reclining Nude on Sofa 1928
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) Young Woman Seated
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) Gilbert, Nude Fixing Her Hair 1920
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) Portrait of an Old Lady 1912
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) Woman in White Stockings 1924
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) Reclining Nude Catherine is Leopard Skin 1923
Suzanne Valadon (186-1938) Woman with a Double Bass 1914
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Third Eye Blind, one of the biggest bands from the 90s, will perform at Wabash College's Chadwick Court Feb. 9.
The group, which formed in the early 90s in San Francisco, has been described as rock, alternative, and power pop. They are probably best known for their 1997 very successful self-titled debut album and their biggest hit "Semi-Charmed Life." The tune was featured on several movie sound tracks. "Jumper," "How's It Going to Be," and "Never Let You Go" were other major hits.
The band is currently touring to support their latest release ThirdEyeBlind – A Collection. The band has toured since its inception with the exception of a two-year hiatus earlier this decade. Guitarist Kevin Cadogan left the band in 1999 and bassist Arion Salazar has not been playing with the group in recent shows.
They still play major venues and events across the country.
Students may see the show free by showing their student ID. Tickets for guests will be $20. Ticket sales for guests, students, and faculty will be sold up until the show. Tickets will be available from noon-1 p.m. in the Allen Center Lobby.


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Netminder Savuto named UAA player of the week
She has allowed just one goal in the first eight games of seasonFor the first time in her career, goalkeeper Michelle Savuto '15 has been selected as the University Athletic Association women's soccer Defensive Player of the Week.
Savuto splits time in net with Francine Kofinas '13. The duo led Brandeis to a pair of 1-0 victories last week, defeating Gordon College on Sept. 18 and Bates College on Sept. 21. Kofinas earned the win in both games, as the Judges scored first-half goals, but Savuto had the lion's share of Brandeis' saves. She made three stops in the second half at home against Gordon and four more against Bates on the road as the Judges improved to 7-1.
Savuto stopped 18 of the 19 shots she faced for a .950 save percentage after the first eight games of the season. That ranked her ninth among all Division III players who had played in half of their team's contests. Her 0.25 goals-against average was tied with Kofinas' and one other for 12th in Division III. The Judges' team goals-against average of 0.25 was ninth in the division; their 0.86 shutout percentage was fourth and their 0.938 save percentage was seventh.
The Judges won yet another 1-0 contest Monday night at Wellesley.
Now 8-1 overall this season, in head coach Denise Dallamora's 34th campaign, Brandeis is off to its third-best start after nine games in program history, trailing only an 8-0-1 start in 2004 and a 9-0 beginning to 2003. The Judges moved up to 20th in the country in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division III poll, which was released today. The men's team moved up to 10th in the men's Division III rankings.
Savuto shared her UAA honor with Emory defender Lauren Gorodetsky.
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April 8, 2013 by RVBusiness Comments Off on Salazar Relishes 'Joyful Run' Heading Interior
Ken Salazar, a man of unnaturally sunny disposition in an often gloomy town, may be the happiest person in the Obama administration these days. As reported by The New York Times, he is going home to Colorado next week, provided his successor as interior secretary is confirmed as expected.
"I've had a glorious and joyful run," he reflected about his four years at the top of the Department of the Interior and, before that, his four years in the Senate. "Coming to work, I've just been living the dream every day."
Salazar, 58, took over an agency that had been the scene of rampant financial scandal and political malpractice in the Bush administration and succeeded in restoring a measure of ethics and morale. He had the good fortune of suffering his greatest setback — the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that laid bare persistent flaws in the agency's regulation of offshore oil and gas operations — relatively early in his tenure.
He also escaped without serious harm from a second serious miscalculation — allowing the Shell Oil Company to begin exploring for oil and gas off the North Slope of Alaska before it had the equipment, personnel or management skill to handle the challenges of working in the Arctic environment. Though Shell had repeated accidents and delays, no one was injured and no oil spilled, in part because the regulators at the Interior Department blocked them from drilling into oil-bearing zones.
He said that the greatest immediate challenge facing his designated successor, Sally Jewell, the chief executive of Recreational Equipment Inc. in Seattle, will be dealing with the impacts of the mandatory federal spending cuts known as sequestration. Those cuts will reduce the agency's budget by more than $250 million over the next six months and require reductions in Interior Department operations across the board, Salazar said.
"It will have an enormous impact," he said. Already, hours and services are being cut back at national parks and other public lands, and the department's summer youth employment programs will be cut to 15,000 workers from 22,600 last year.
Jewell, who skated through the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on a 19-3 vote on March 21, is expected to win confirmation from the full Senate as early as next week. An avid outdoorswoman who has never held public office, Jewell is already at work in a transition office at the Interior Department, where she is being briefed on her new responsibilities.
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5 of em got docked some of their pay for under performing, they were a bit harsh on Koroman i thought considering he was their best player in the game against the Dutch...Originally Posted by dontcloseyoureyes
5 of em got docked some of their pay for under performing, they were a bit harsh on Koroman i thought considering he was their best player in the game against the Dutch...Originally Posted by dontcloseyoureyes
Absolutely right. We're forever being told that SGE didn't use him properly, but it's not as if he was stuck on the left wing or used as a holding player for most of this WC. Ultimately these guys have to take some responsibility for what they do or don't do out there.Originally Posted by steds
Back to the question though. Can't argue with Ronaldinho & Lampard as he main contenders. I'd definitely add Deco, who did nothing whatesoever last night and hasn't exactly lit up the tournament at any time. Kaka was quite ordinary apart from that goal against Croatia. Robben didn't do much apart from fall over a lot after his goal in the opening game. Beckham, of course, for all the rasons that have been discussed elsewhere. Was Requilem all he was cracked up to be? Not convinced, tbh.
He was awesome against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu, completely destroyed them to the point that even the Madrid fans were applauding him come the end. He had a good season but he was not as crucial or important say as the two previous years.Originally Posted by Scaly piscine
Ronaldinho did have a bad tournament but you have to remember that he was played in a completely different position to the one he occupies for Barcelona. Where he is allowed more freedom and does not have the burden of defensive duties, tracking back et cetera. No excuse of course because he could have seemingly broke those shackles against France when they were losing but it must be hard when every pass you play through is chased by a big fat lazy lump and a guy who has not fancied it for the best part of six months.
I don't disagree that Gerrard wasn't as good as he has been for Liverpool, I just feel he is far from one of the disappointments of the tournament, in that he disappointed a lot less than some of the other English players, and they should be named before he is
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He got sent off after scoring one and setting up another and i remember he was pretty good in the final aswell, though i must agree that this was his chance to put his name alongside Maradonna, Zidane and others but unfortunatley he blew it.
Erm, didn't Brazil have 2 defensive midfielders in there to allow the "famous 4" to not have to trrack back?Originally Posted by TT Boy
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Erm yes they did but he still had to defend because Carlos Alberto Parreira insisted on both Kaka and Ronaldinho fulfilling there defensive duties. It was reported after Brazils game with Japan that the two most tired and weary players in the Brazilian side were the two attacking midfielders because of the workload enforced on them and that Ronaldinho has outwardly said his never worked so hard before.Originally Posted by marc71178
I really dont see how Gerrard was a dissapoitment, he scored two goals one of which was superb, that is more goals than Ballack who didnt get one. In all of the games he put in atleast a solid performance and was far better than Lampard. To claim that he was one of the biggest dissapointing players of the tournament is obsurd
Ronaldinho and Lampard as has been said have been very dissapointing but for me Ibramhimovic was simply awful, no wonder Jueventus feel the need to cheat with him and Trezeguet upftront. Strikers as a whole have been dissapointing, klose has been the best and he is hardly inspiring.
Just based on his performance in the 2nd Round, he cannot be called most disappointing.Originally Posted by Matteh
Spot on. The reason SG should be lambasted more than FFF is because nobody really expects anything from FFF (FIFA, as usual, can be disregarded, does anybody really think FFF would make a world 11?No.) but Gerrard has high expectations, not only from LFC fans, or England fans, or football fans the world over, but from himself. And he didn't deliver. Again. Ffs even Fat 'un got further forward than him, but bottled it in front of goal. Bugger Sven and his tactics (whatever they were) Gerrard went missing for the whole tournament, regardless of his two goals (good as they were) he is supposedly our best player along side Wine and never once did he take a game by the scruff: I applaud Fatty for having the balls and the wherewithall for getting into the positions Gerrard should have been in, SG is supposedly a world class player and he blew it big style for me.Originally Posted by steds
The new Bryan Robson?
He is the new John Barnes and that's the end of it.
Other than he, Ronaldinho is the obvious choice. He himself said before the tournament that the Barca Ronaldinho would not make an appearance at the WC, and my my he called it right. Not even up there with the likes of like Zico and Eder, never mind Diego who he's compared with, even Dr Socrates could smoke 40 a day and turn in better shows, poor stuff lad.
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How was he better than Lampard? If Fatty had brought his shooting boots with him he'd have been up there with Klose as top scorer, Fatty was the one getting up to support the lone striker because Gerrard went missing. Again.Originally Posted by Pothas
I don't rate Frank that highly but at least he tried and didn't bottle it, he was the one driving forward trying to support, Gerrard was the one "tackling back" trying to support Hargreaves and I'm sorry, if he can't work out, after Christ knows how many games, that he is our best attacking midfielder then balls to him. He shackled himself and he's an idiot for doing so. Do your job and leave defending to the rest, he's trying to be Roy Keane and he is no Roy Keane, players like him and Matthaus come around once a generation and he ain't one of 'em.
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Err no Keane is not once a generation player. He's a good player that would have got into most sides but you could find at least half a dozen midfielders of similar or better quality in any year of the modern era without too much difficulty.
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I can't think of many. At his peak he was the best complete midfielder in the world, their type don't come around often. You get very good attacking midfielders and very good defensive ones but rarely do you get both in the same fellow. Viera is similar but not as good.Originally Posted by Scaly piscine
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Lady Chucks keep rolling with wins over Bradford
BRADFORD — The Lady Chucks relied on solid defense again, with both the seventh- and eighth-grade teams holding the Bradford Lady Owls to 20 and 18 points, respectively, in a pair of wins Friday in Bradford.
Just because they played well defensively doesn't mean they weren't playing well from the other side of the ball, though.
In the eighth-grade game, Hope Bridge led the way in the scoring category with 16 points, nearly out-scoring the Lady Owls herself en route to a 30-18 victory.
Ivy Ferko added eight points to the Lady Chucks' winning cause, and Emma White and Morgan Doverspike each chipped in with four points.
"The girls played well all week and capped it off today," Punxsy head coach Mike Carlson said Friday after the game. "They have really improved at breaking a press and that showed today."
One area did stand out to Carlson as an area Punxsy might continue to improve, though: Taking more shots.
"I would like to see them take more shots, but their defense makes up for it," he said.
Carlson also noted some impressive play from some of his players that might not show up on the score sheet.
"Ivy Ferko made nice decisions against the press tonight, and our bigs, Madison Haverilla, Hope Bridge and Morgan Doverspike, did great on the boards," he said.
In the seventh-grade game, Punxsy used its stifling defense and good offensive output to outscore Bradford 10-2 in the first quarter, and the Lady Chucks cruised from there to win 33-20.
Punxsy head coach Darrin Kriebel was especially impressed with the way his team shot the ball.
"What an excellent shooting performance my team displayed in this game, especially in a gym where the girls had never played before today," he said. "They shot the ball with confidence and it showed."
Kriebel also noticed that his team responded well to the pressure of playing on the road yet again.
"Anytime you can go on the road, shoot like we did and get a victory, it's great," he said. "When you add good defense — allowing just five points per quarter — it's twice as great."
Morgan VanLeer led Punxsy's scorers with 12 points, followed closely by Alli Lunger, who scored 10.
Devon Dubensky added seven, and Alli Ishman wrapped up the well-rounded scoring attack with four.
"This team is playing with a high level of confidence and a lot of energy right now, and it's showing whenever they take the floor," Kriebel said.
Both Punxsy teams hope to keep rolling on the road when they travel to Hollidaysburg this afternoon.
The eight-graders travel to Clearfield alone Wednesday to take on St. Francis.


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I am completely new to pumping and am wondering and have so many questions!
Thanks in advance for taking the time to read this...
I just started to pumping for 2 reasons. One - to prepare to go back to work (probably in another 8 weeks) and Two - so that my husband can feed our daughter once a day (baby is 4 weeks old). She took to the bottle easily (phew).
I was initially pumping (using Medela In Style double pump) for 20 minutes after the first feed in the morning. I was able to get about 3-4 oz total each time and have a little stock pile in the freezer. When my husband feeds the baby once a day with the bottle, I pump. Last night I got 4 oz out of each breast. Is it ok to stop pumping after feeding in the morning? And just continue pumping when baby is being bottle fed? How long should I pump for?
I am also wondering if I need to sterilize the pump parts and bottles after every use? I have the microwave steam bags and have been using immediately after pumping to clean. Is this necessary? Or will washing with soap and water suffice for daily use?
Also is it imperative that I clean immediately after pumping?
When I go back to work, I will be pumping more than once a day - will I need to fully clean between each pump?
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Cold War Politics Heats UpWritten by Stephen Lendman Subject: WAR: About that War
by Stephen Lendman
Previous articles discussed how Washington reinvented the "evil empire." On March 8, 1983, Ronald Reagan coined the term. He addressed the National Association of Evangelicals.
He called communism "the focus of evil in the modern world." He said don't "ignore the facts of history and the aggressive impulses of an evil empire….and thereby remove yourself from the struggle between right and wrong and good and evil."
That was then. This is now. Cold War politics returned. Vladimir Putin is prime target. Boris Yeltsin was Russia's first president. He played Washington's game. He instituted neoliberal shock therapy.
He ignored essential human needs. He let corruption and other criminality flourish. He surrounded himself with likeminded apparachiks. He institutionalized pro-Western free market rapaciousness.
He let Russia's oligarch class accumulate enormous wealth at the expense of suffering millions. Decades may be needed to recoup the enormous damage he caused.
Putin and former President Dmitry Medvedev haven't done much to change things. Modernizing Russia's economy inflicts horrendous harm. Creating a favorable investment climate makes ordinary people suffer.
At the same time, Putin asserts state sovereignty. He's less compromising toward Washington than Medvedev. Russia under him is back. It's proud and reassertive. He's not about to roll over for America.
He wants greater Moscow influence. He wants rule of law principles respected. He wants Western meddling in the internal affairs of Russia, Syria, and other nations stopped.
He stresses Moscow's "independent foreign policy." He affirms the "inalienable right to security for all states, the inadmissibility of excessive force, and unconditional observance of international law."
He and Obama disagree on fundamental geopolitical issues. Key is national sovereignty. So are war and peace. America claims a divine right to fight. Putin prioritizes conflict resolution.
Disagreements between both countries play out in dueling agendas. Russia's gone all-out to prevent full-scale war on Syria. It's valued regional interests are too important to sacrifice.
Washington notoriously plays hard ball. It retaliates different ways. For decades, Jackson-Vanik legislation remained a Cold War relic.
Section 401, Title IV of the 1974 Trade Act affected commercial relations with communist and former communist countries. It targeted nations. It influenced US/Russian relations until mid-December.
Repealing it came with strings. On December 6, House and Senate legislators passed the Magnitsky Act. On December 14, Obama enacted it. Congress and US media scoundrels hailed it as "an important step in the cause of human rights and democracy."
Russia's Foreign Ministry angrily responded. It called linking human rights to trade "cynical."
"We regret that a US administration declaring its commitment to the development of stable and constructive bilateral relations was unable to defend its stated position against those who look to the past and see our country not as a partner, but rather an opponent - fully in line with the canons of the Cold War," it stated.
Putin called the Magnitsky measure a "purely political, unfriendly act."
"I don't understand why Russian-US relations should be sacrificed for some domestic political gain," he added.
"The government's stance is to ignore crimes against Russian orphans adopted by US parents and not to punish the criminals. Russian observers are not even allowed to attend such trials and I find this unacceptable."
"The US should better not humiliate Russia," he stressed.
Russian Federation Council speaker Valentina Matvienko said:
"That law, the so-called Magnitsky law is aimed against Russian citizens whose guilt has not been proved by the court yet but who were a priori found guilty in the US."
"This is a very unfriendly gesture to Russia. I am sure that some political forces are interested in the presence of constant political pressure on Russia."
"If the US Congress adopted a universal law banning entry to the US for citizens of any country who violate human rights that could be understood."
"But why is Washington doing such an unfriendly gesture amid the current reset of the US-Russia relations on which the global stability depends? Why did they chose Russia for it?"
Moscow promised "analogous restrictions" on US officials in response.
Key is anti-Russian sentiment. Sergei Magnitsky was a Russian attorney. In 2009, he died in police custody. His death drew international media attention.
He specialized in civil law. He did anti-corruption work. He uncovered evidence of tax fraud. He implicated police, judiciary figures, tax officials, bankers, and Russia's mafia.
He accused them of stealing around $230 million dollars in 2007 through fraudulent tax refunds.
On issues relating to courts, taxes, fines, and civil law, he was called the "go to guy" in Moscow.
In November 2008, he was arrested, imprisoned, and treated abusively. For 11 months he was denied family visits. Serious health problems developed. Inadequate treatment followed.
On November 16, 2009, he died for reasons attributed officially to a "rupture to the abdominal membrane" and subsequent heart attack. If trial proceedings didn't begin, he was due to be released eight days later.
His death sparked public outrage. Improving prison healthcare was demanded. Reducing the number of inmates awaiting trial was stressed.
In December 2009, an independent Moscow Public Oversight Commission said he was subjected to "psychological and physical pressure...."
Initially his death was blamed on medical neglect. Later claims suggested murder. Official investigations began. In July 2011, death by medical neglect was ruled.
The 2012 Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act normalized US/Russian trade relations. Doing so came with strings. Moscow raised legitimate objections.
The legislation imposes visa bans, asset freezes, and other sanctions on Russian nationals accused of committing human rights abuses.
It mandates publishing and updating information on individuals the Secretary of State believes were responsible for detaining, abusing, and/or causing Magnitsky's death.
Others accused of concealing what happened are targeted. So is anyone believed to have benefitted financially, as well as those involved in an alleged criminal conspiracy regarding his treatment and death.
Targeted offenses include extrajudicial killing, torture, and/or other human rights violations committed against individuals seeking to expose illegal Russian activity, or against persons promoting human rights and freedoms.
On December 21, Russia's State Duma lower house retaliated. It passed the Dima Yakovlev bill.
On December 26, Russia's upper house Federation Council followed suit. It passed the measure unanimously. It imposes visa bans and asset freezes on US officials accused of violating the rights of Russian citizens abroad.
It prohibits US-sponsored NGOs from operating in Russia disruptively. It also targets US citizens associated with them. Another provision bans US citizens from adopting Russian orphans.
At issue is neglect causing harm or death. Dima Yakovlev was a Russian boy. His adoptive father abused him. It led to his death. He was acquitted on manslaughter charges.
Reprehensible negligence caused Dima's death. Lax US adoption laws and follow-through prevent knowing how other Russian orphans are treated.
America never signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Failure shows dismissiveness and contempt for children's rights. It's clear from how adopted Russian and other orphans are treated. Moscow reacted.
On December 28, Putin enacted Dima Yakovlev legislation. It's effective January 1. Addressing a Thursday State Council session, he vowed "to adopt the decree granting support to orphans, children without parental care, and especially those kids who have health problems."
US-Russia 2009 reset policies promised a "fresh start." Rhetoric was more promise than fulfillment. Washington's intentions prevent normalized relations. Obama is more belligerent than Bush. Conflict is prioritized over diplomacy.
NATO includes 10 former Soviet Republics and Warsaw Pact countries. Georgia, Ukraine and potentially others may join them.
Washington's been systematically encircling Russia and China with bases. North Africa, the Middle East, and Eurasia are increasingly militarized.
Moscow isn't happy about aggressive encroachment on its borders. America's early warning radar and offensive missile defense systems target Russia belligerently.
Magnitsky legislation adds fuel to the fire. Russia knows America perhaps is more threat than ally. It's back to the future.
US/Russian relations are strained. Global war risks are too high to tolerate. Instead of cooling tensions, US policies heighten them. Anything ahead is possible.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
His new book is titled "Banker Occupation: Waging Financial War on Humanity."
Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com and listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network Thursdays at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All programs are archived for easy listening.


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Netflix gets down to reporting some real metrics after the close of trading today, when the Web's top video-rental service is scheduled to issue second quarter earnings.
CEO Reed Hastings caused a stir earlier this month by posting to his Facebook page a note about how Netflix subscribers watched more than 1 billion hours of video via the service. But some analysts have noted that it's difficult to know what that means for Netflix's overall business. A much better measure of the company's health is how many subscribers signed up during the quarter ended June 30.
They will also look for any signs of strain brought on by stiffer competition from Amazon and other rivals, Netflix's international expansion or the rising costs of acquiring movies and TV shows for the company's popular streaming service.
Prior to the third quarter last year, Netflix had added 1 million new domestic subscribers in each of seven consecutive quarters. That streak was broken last summer after CEO Reed Hastings alienated much of its base by raising prices and by attempting to spin off the company's DVD operations. Then during last year's third quarter, Netflix actually lost 810,000 subscribers.
Analysts are optimistic. Those polled by Thomson Reuters expect Netflix to report a profit of 5 cents a share on $888.9 million in revenue. In the year's first quarter, the company reported a loss of 8 cents a share. That was the first quarterly loss in eight years.
As for subscriber numbers, the company has said it expects between 200,000 and 800,000 new streaming customers for the quarter. In the two previous sequential quarters, Netflix added about 600,000 new subscribers.
Correction, 12:37 p.m. PT: This story incorrectly stated the guidance Netflix gave for additional subscribers. The company said it expects between 200,000 and 800,000 new streaming subscribers in the second quarter.


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My daughter has loved tea parties for years and just recently discovered the Alice in Wonderland cartoon, so it was no surprise when she requested an Alice in Wonderland tea party for her recent birthday.
I tried to focus mostly on the tea party aspects and less on the characters and created a child-scaled tea party table in our backyard, complete with tiny cakes, berries and lemonade "tea." We also set up a photo booth where the kids could dress up like characters from the movie/book, and, of course, we played a game of croquet.
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BEIRUT — The family of a freelance journalist with Rochester and Lakes Region ties says he went missing in Syria more than one month ago while covering the civil war there.
A statement released online Wednesday by the family of James Foley, of Rochester, said he was kidnapped in northwest Syria by unknown gunmen on Thanksgiving day.
The statement appealed to those holding Foley to contact the family "so we can work together toward his release."
Foley, 39, has worked in a number of conflict zones around the Middle East, including Syria, Libya and Iraq.
He was contributing videos to Agence France-Press while in Syria.
The news agency quoted its chairman, Emmanuel Hoog, as saying it was doing all it could to secure Foley's release.
"He is a professional journalist who is absolutely neutral in this conflict," Hoog said.
Foley grew up in Wolfeboro and graduated from Kingswood Regional High School in 1990. He later earned an undergraduate degree in history from Marquette University in Milwaukee, a masters of fine arts degree in writing from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and a graduate degree in journalism from Northwestern University in Illinois.
Foley's parents moved to Rochester in 1993 when James was in college. Father John Foley, a doctor at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, previously described his son as an "adventurous" man with a passion for writing.
During his last semester at Northwestern, James Foley spent time embedded with the Indiana National Guard in Iraq, spurring his interest in war reporting, according to his parents.
John Foley said his son later went to Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division.
He documented his travels on a blog, "A World of Troubles," which chronicled his experience beginning in February 2008.
In 2011, Foley was taken prisoner in Libya along with three other journalists by forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi. He was working as a freelance contributor for the Boston-based news agency GlobalPost at the time.
According to his parents, James Foley has been a freelance journalist for about seven years. He also worked as a teacher with Teach for America in Phoenix, Ariz., and also dabbled in fiction writing.
Foster's reported in 2011, Foley went missing in Libya when he was detained by pro-Gaddafi forces on April 5. Foley said he was interested in getting into Libya following news of a rebel uprising and entered the country with relative ease via the Egyptian border. He quickly found himself in Benghazi.
Some days were spent in "Revolutionary Square," which Foley described as a "bombed out shell covered in anti-Gaddafi artwork." The square served as a media hub where journalists would gather to get information, share information and attend regular press conferences.
On other days he and fellow news gatherers would journey to the front line to view the action for themselves. Foley said it was typical to spend 5-6 hours talking to rebels, "trying to get a sense of what was going on," before heading back to Benghazi.
It was on one of these types of trips on April 5, that Foley was captured by Gaddafi-friendly forces and fellow journalist Anton Hammerl was shot and killed.
On May 18, 2011 the freelance journalists was released, making his way across the Tunisia border to safety with fellow journalist who was also captured, Clare Gillis.
"It's an amazing feeling of freedom to be in Tunisia. Just to be able to walk to a car and know that we're not going to another detention center or trial is a relief," James Foley told GlobalPost after he and Gillis were released.


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MILAN (AP) — Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's defense denied Monday that there were any erotic escapades at dinners at the media mogul's villa near Milan, and accused the court of bias against the businessman-turned-politician.
Nicolo Ghedini said during closing arguments that Berlusconi neither paid for sex with an under-age teen, nor exerted pressure on police officials in an effort to cover it up, as charged. The sensational trial is in its final stage, with a verdict expected later this month. The next trial date was set for June 24.
Both Berlusconi and the woman, Karima el-Mahroug, who is now 20 and was 17 at the time of the alleged encounters, deny ever having had sex.
"Given that we are in Milan, I can't be optimistic, but I retain the hopes of a defender," said Ghedini, who accused the city's magistrates of bias against Berlusconi.
Ghedini said most prosecution witnesses who described scenes of sexual excess during the parties were not there between February 2010 and May 2010 when el-Mahroug, better known as Ruby, attended dinners at the villa. Defense witnesses described "normal" dinners during which participants chatted about soccer and denied any sexual encounters with the then-premier.
"We have 25 witnesses give more or less similar accounts of the evenings," Ghedini said, adding that prosecutors could not argue that their witnesses were correct while those of the defense who denied having sex with the premier were not reliable.
One witness who never testified at Berlusconi's trial was el-Mahroug herself. The prosecution entered her sworn statements to investigators into testimony — many of which she has since disavowed — and she failed to appear several times for the defense, which eventually struck her from the list.
However, she did testify at a related trial of three former aides to Berlusconi accused of procuring prostitutes for Berlulsconi's infamous "bunga bunga" parties, telling the court that she witnessed several girls dancing provocatively in a striptease for Berlusconi.
In the other trial, el-Mahroug denied having sex with Berlusconi, while also saying she had exaggerated many of her exploits to friends and acquaintances to make herself seem more important. She said she received envelopes with several thousand euros as gifts from the then-premier every time she attended a party, plus an additional 30,000 euros ($39,000) to open a beauty salon. But she denied receiving the euros 4.5 million she had bragged about.
Ghedini said el-Mahroug "had the tendency to daydream, to lie about her name and her age," and that among her lies were statements that she had received millions from Berlusconi. Despite the inconsistencies, he asked the court to enter into the record el-Mahroug's statements in the other trial.
Ghedini also said Berlusconi was "convinced" that el-Mahroug was related to former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak — part of the case that relates to the charge of seeking to pressure an official to cover up a crime. Berlusconi would never have discussed the young woman at a lunch with Mubarak in May 2010, if he had known she "was a minor, a Moroccan who lived in Sicily in a state of poverty, and whose father was a street vendor," Ghedini said.
Prosecutors allege Berlusconi later said she was related to Mubarak only to get her released from police custody after she was accused of stealing from a roommate — an attempt, prosecutors say, to keep the true nature of their relationship quiet. Ghedini said Berlusconi telephoned an official only for information and not to seek special treatment.
Prosecutors are seeking a six-year prison sentence for Berlusconi and a lifetime ban from public office, a sentence Ghedini called "stratospheric and extraordinary."
A Milan appeals court last month upheld a tax fraud conviction against Berlusconi as well as the four-year sentence and five-year ban on public office. His team has said it will appeal the conviction to Italy's highest court.
Berlusconi's defense had sought to move both the under-age prostitution trial and a tax fraud case to Brescia, another northern Italian city, arguing that Milan magistrates are biased against Berlusconi. Italy's high court denied the request.
Ghedini said in his closing argument that the Milan judges hearing the sex case are "culturally similar" to prosecutors, whom he has accused of waging a politically motivated campaign against Berlusconi with the goal of removing him from politics.
"I had the impression during the course of this trial of having caused some annoyance to the judges," Ghedini said.


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If your home is still without power today it could get a little chilly tonight with widespread frost in the forecast.
More than 100,000 homes and businesses were still without power in eastern Massachusetts Tuesday morning and some may be in the dark for several days. The north and south shore appear to be the hardest hit from Sunday night's storm though there are more than 100 customers without power in several local communities including Milford, Blackstone, Holliston and Weston.
Today will be sunny, dry and breezy but it should not be too windy for clean-up efforts to continue. Winds should only be 10-20 mph with occasional stronger gusts. The real concern is the expected widespread frost tonight. Lows will fall all the way back to the low-30s. The National Weather Service has posted a frost advisory for much of the eastern part of the state where a frost has not yet happened this fall. All other areas have had at least a patchy frost earlier this month.
Trick-or-treating tonight will be cool, with temperatures in the upper 40s this evening.
Wednesday looks cool and cloudy with highs in the low-50s. It warms up on Thursday to the 60s with a chance of showers and we may hit 70 on Friday.
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While cruising Facebook last Saturday night, came across a posted link to the entire 1971 Bruce Brown classic, "On Any Sunday". I've seen this film a few times, but the last was easily over 10 years ago. I clicked the link, intention of watching for a few minutes. An hour and twenty eight minutes later, watched the entire deal via YouTube and enjoyed every second of it. Being from that motorcycle era - well, maybe just a tad later - the film pushes all my old school buttons. It's now pretty dated, but still the best motorcycle documentary ever filmed. Hands down. Thanks to Bruce Brown, who's also responsible for the surfing classic, "The Endless Summer".
This film could never be recreated today for many reasons. First, films from the '70s have that specific look and feel to 'em. A softer, more muted colorful look; I'm sure due to the type of film used during the era. Everything also moves at a slower pace, the camera shots and dialog. Film critic I'm not, but check out some films from the '70 and you'll see what I'm babbling about.
Second, during the '70s, a dirt bike boom hit the U.S. Mini bikes, mini cycles, and dirt bikes were everywhere. The sport of motocross was gaining popularity, along with observed trials and other events. Many manufactures were involved with a huge selection of various dirt motorcycles available. Land access and environmental issues were yet to exist. Plenty of areas existed to play ride, practice motocross, and get out with your friends. For better or worse, that scene is long gone.
The whole overall tone to "On Any Sunday" is about having fun and getting yourself out there - not watching other people ride - the film itself giving you the itch to ride. And many did just that, including myself and a bunch of friends during that era. In my case, not directly from the film - was already involved with dirt bikes - prior to originally seeing it. Still, once viewed, nodding my head in approval the whole time with a smile on my face.
If this film were recreated today - caution, old guy cranky alert - it would probably involve tattooed freestyle motocrossers back flipping over 60 foot jumps, to a death metal or rap soundtrack, complete with fast MTV style clips. The intent being how insane these guys are, while the audience munches on a barrel sized portion of popcorn, complete with two gallon sized soda. The message wouldn't be to get out there yourself. Or maybe I'm just biased or been around the block too many times. Old cranky guy alert over, we now return to our regular programming.
In any case, we still have the original film to inspire and show us a good time. Since I'm a motorcycle guy (though on a few year hiatus) and bicycle guy, viewing the film - reminded me how mountain biking fits the vibe of this film. The final scene of Steve McQueen, Malcom Smith, and Mert Lawwill riding and sliding around the beach, laughing and just having a great time riding together - it's the same for me now getting some pals out for a mountain bike ride.
My '70s memories of dirt biking and racing motocross can't be replaced. However, I now have decades of mountain biking memories piled on top of that. Two wheels in any form is always a good thing.
Click here for the full film on YouTube. Full movies on YouTube disappear at times, so if the link goes bad, do yourself a favor and grab via DVD rental. The film is now a classic and worth the time, no matter what your two wheeled slant may be. Check it out.


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SILVA, Kelly Cristiane da. The bible as constitution or the constitution as bible? Nation-state building projects in east timor.Translated byLetícia Maria Costa da Nóbrega Cesarino. Horiz.antropol. [online]. 2008, vol.4Selected edition, pp. 0-0. ISSN 0104-7183.
The article focuses on the conflicts in East Timor in 2005 between the Catholic Church and the Executive over the role of religious teaching in the elementary school curriculum. The analysis indicates that debates around this issue manifest different nation-state building projects for that country, as well as disputes among different groups regarding their roles in the independence process. We propose that these events be understood as a product of the itinerary of certain sectors of Timorese society during the Indonesian occupation of the territory. The singular position of the counter-diasporas is singled out, namely, those former members of the diplomatic front whom the Catholic Church (self-proclaimed representative of the "insiders") now opposes. The protests also pointed to an incipient debate on the building of a national memory, the Catholic Church claiming for a rightful acknowledgement by the State of its own role against Indonesian occupation.
Keywords : Catholic Church; East Timor; recognition; State-Nation.


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|2012-12-06, 00:22
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All this talk about what Shiina should do to not waste talent that others would give everything to possess makes me wish there's a Sibyl System in place to simply decide everyone's vocation according to their potential. In any case, I agree that it's ultimately up to Shiina to decide how she would like to use her talent. She is under no obligation to live up to any expectations other than her own.
|2012-12-06, 00:35
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All the talk about how she should do this and that, in the end they are just words, if Mashiro definitlly decides to chase her manga dream, then what can Rita do? Hugging Sorata for the rest of her life, in any case, Mashiro still has the upper hand as she's an adult that has all the rights to do that (as dependant as she can be though)
|2012-12-06, 00:48
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Have to say I really want to follow Mashiro's example and throw Rita out the door. Maybe Sorata as well after the end of this episode.
Certainly has the talent and ability to be an amazing artist. But no where under the belief that people have free will does she have to be one. Let's make all the art lovers of the world happy while keeping her miserable for the rest of her life? Is Mashiro's happiness worth nothing at all?
Besides who the heck cares if she wants to spend some time making manga? She can easily go back to painting after that career is over if she cares to. It's her call and her life. Some nut from England doesn't have the right to dive into her life here and harass her into doing something she doesn't want to do.
I don't know. Just got annoyed at how Rita had the nerve to pull this kind of stunt. What kind of idiot is she to expect that Mashiro would just nod and say ok after being told to come back? Frankly I just wonder about her motives. I don't really see any good ones here. I just think she's here to punish Mashiro for being able to chase her dreams (after Mashiro "broke her"). Really stands out as very manipulative. Use Sorata to get back into that house, using Mashiro's jealousy to further aggravate the situation and then trying to get Sorata to argue her side by taking him to see the painting.
Until we are living under Destiny Plans (Gundam Seed) or Sibyl Systems (Psycho-Pass) I think Mashiro can waste whatever talents she wants. Mashiro found something so important that she went half way across the world in order to chase it. She certainly doesn't need to go back just because "the public" demands her next painting.
|2012-12-06, 01:37
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So that's why I can't accept your Michael Jordan example, and I don't believe in a "responsibility to the world" or some sense of shame if someone squanders a talent "that could benefit humanity". I don't feel "what an incredible waste of talent" if someone chooses to do something else with their life, because each person has to pursue their own happiness and sense of purpose. Of course, people who truly care should present all the options and help explore the possibilities... but at the end of the day, the only one who can "own" my talents is me. I'm quite sure that's just the way it has to be. Freedom is a more valuable gift than any talent.
|2012-12-06, 01:50
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|2012-12-06, 03:04
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|2012-12-06, 06:36
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Bringing up things like Psycho-Pass' Sibyl System and Gundam Seed's Destiny Plan strikes me as missing the point entirely. We're talking about natural talent so great that you don't need such elaborate systems to create, discover, and/or cultivate it.
There's a massive difference between trying to micromanage every last person's life, and simply telling your amazing Spiderman that "With great power comes great responsibility".
Talent is, at least in part, a form of power. Talent is empowering, after all.
So, could one reasonably say "With great talent comes great responsibility"? To me, it doesn't seem like that big of a stretch off of the original Stan Lee quote.
The Spiderman origin story is all about a young man turned superhero learning to have a social conscience. It's all about learning that it's a waste for a person that somehow becomes gifted with great power to not put that to good use and to some societal benefit.
Now obviously you don't expect the individual to sacrifice everything for the good of society, but you can reasonably expect the uniquely well-positioned (be it with power or talent) to at least be considerate of what their unique opportunities could bring for both themselves and the world.
Rita raises points to Mashiro that ought to be raised. While the final decision is Mashiro's, these are not points that nobody should bring up, out of some fear of offending Mashiro. Rita was being too pushy, but on the whole, it is probably good that she did what she did in this episode.
Posting on Anime Suki is one of the things I do for fun in my spare time. It's not my livelihood.
The price of having substantially more abilities, talent, power, etc... than the average person is that more is expected of you. You have greater opportunities but what comes with it is greater expectation.
Sorry, but I can't agree with that.
|2012-12-06, 07:08
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I'm kind of reminded of another young artistic prodigy, Hagu from Honey and Clover, who comes under a lot of pressure to produce new works each as good as or better than the last. There's one scene in particular when she's kneeling in front of an empty canvas, in despair. Frantically trying to produce the new works expected of her.
Maybe this is a similar case.
Who's to say that Shiina was not under a lot of pressure to produce new work, was feeling stifled and trapped, and that led her to escape to Japan to try something different with her life?
Rita may have good intentions, but we know what road is paved with them. Maybe she doesn't realise WHY Shiina wanted to do something else.
I think there's backstory yet to be revealed, here.
|2012-12-06, 07:56
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Also her reaction to seeing Rita (who was her caretaker) wasn't "oh crap they found me" but a welcome hug.
Also there's this small exchange:
Shiina: You helped me start drawing manga.
Rita: I only taught you how to use a computer.I didn't help you with anything else.
Shiina: Rita...
I do have another example of a similar case,I'm a hardcore Oakland A's fan (a baseball team) and a couple years ago a young 23 year old player who was starting to be hyped in the fanbase as the A's future centerfielder quit baseball to become a priest,this came out of nowhere and shocked everyone, here's a long article about him
Here's a quote from one of his former teammate (who wasn't good enough and didn't make it to the major leagues) that's similar to what some are saying
|2012-12-06, 08:32
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Mashiro, and no other human being, have that responsibility. They might choose to shoulder it regardless, for whatever reason, they might even feel driven and empowered by all said attention. But it is not within anyone's rights to demand of said person to conform to those expectations. It's her life to live, and her talent to not utilize if she so chooses. Me, you, and no one else really gets a claim to accessibility to her talent, nor do we get to demand (with any relevance) that she makes herself available for it.
She is her own person first and foremost, as are we all, with the same basic rights and freedoms. What the masses want doesn't have any more claim over her than it does over anyone else, talent or no talent. Which is to say, if she doesn't want to paint for now, then they can only accept it. Or alternatively complain about it, but random dish rattling doesn't transform in to actually relevant authority over her career choices only because the dish rattlers would like that to be the case. She has no responsibility towards these masses, towards the field of art, or anything else. She can choose to have, but the very suggestion that she should shoulder it for the betterment of others, irregardless of her feelings on the subject, is an insult to human liberties.
The question of which is the better medium, which leaves a bigger inspiration, which is more critically acclaimed and all that - it doesn't matter. Not one bit. The answers to those (which may be up to debate) are only as important as they are to Mashiro. Is she searching answers to those, and wants to base her immediate activity on them? Then they matter. She doesn't care about that, and simply wants to draw what makes her happy without those considerations? Then they don't matter. They might matter to someone else, but if they don't matter to Mashiro, then they might as well not matter at all. The needs of her would-be fans do not (and should not) enter the equation, on any other grounds than her own choosing to make them part of said equation.
It's her life to live and her talent to do with as she pleases, even if that means "squandering" it (according to people who want her to do what they like. Obviously something else must be bad) not some kind of a public property that everyone has a claim to. If she wants to take a temporary break, that's her choice. Even if she wanted to abandon painting altogether, that would still be her choice. Strangers and their demands simply aren't a part of the equation.
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|2012-12-06, 08:46
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|2012-12-06, 08:56
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Talking your friend out of a bad career decision is not a violation of human rights- Yes, objectively speaking World class painter to average Mangaka is not the best of career moves, you don't need to be an expert to know that.
(Yes it makes Mashiro happy blah blah blah... Still a bad career move.)
At this point the decision making right is still with Mashiro, nobody is dragging her back yet so until that happens, please stop bringing the whole Human Rights thing because that's simply not the issue right now.
|2012-12-06, 09:01
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No, the issue is that the empty argument of "she has a responsibility to her fans to continue painting" was brought up. No she does not, and there exists no such responsibility. Whether that's a good career choice or not couldn't be less relevant, even if it were objective (which it is not), and certainly not for the side with vested interest in her continued painting to make an objective call on.
|2012-12-06, 09:09
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One other thing I want to mention though is regardless of the argument before- I hope you're not saying that her jump to Mangaka is actually a good career choice, because the only thing it has going for her is that 'it makes her happy'.
|2012-12-06, 09:11
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|2012-12-06, 09:28
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The "It makes her happy" is the actually important part, not the things listed above, so long as said career provides Mashiro with the necessities she needs. A career that brings in enough money to satisfy her lifestyle and emotional needs is a better choice than a career that gives her widespread recognition in a certain field (that she perhaps doesn't want), millions of cash (that she probably has no use for) and a chance to go down in history (which she may not care about). If the former provides all she needs and makes her happy, then that's a better choice than the later which produces excess amounts of things she doesn't need and is unhappy.
The "Does it make her happy" is actually the first question that should be asked, because we are talking about it with a specific person in mind, with specific needs. So the question isn't "which is the better career choice", but "which is the better career choice for Mashiro". Based on her needs, not those which would be normally tempting to others.
|2012-12-06, 09:42
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Right now she doesn't have to support anyone- she has a roof over her head, food on the table, and clothes to wear, and an education at a decent school. Life is good.
But once money becomes an issue and she starts to feel the pinch... I wonder if you could still say the same thing...?
|2012-12-06, 10:06
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The one question I wonder though is when she's saying "no" to Rita,is she saying no to going back to painting,or no to going back to england?or both?Those are not the same thing.
|2012-12-06, 11:13
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I don't think Mashiro's responsibility is that for her to produce better artworks everydays, but to excel and be successful in Fine Art, given her talent, it's more ambigous than just producing amazing artworks for humanity.
You know there're lots of stories about young student nowadays don't go to higher education, instead they choose to work right after high school or even middle school, even if they are smart and definitely have the potential to do very well in college and uni. The bottom line is that they earn money that way and the money they earn provide them a sense of hapiness, If you say it's not wrong for them to do that because it's their life, fine, you are not wrong. But on the parent's pov, if they had the ability to support their child for higher education and is happy to do that, if their children just scratch it away and doing what they want, of course there's going to be some reactions for that, If the parent just smiles and says "go ahead and do whatever you want" then I would suspect that they don't really care much for their child.
And we might have different cultural value regarding this matter as well, in the West, yes it would more liberate for the individuals. But in the East, we do get bound by the responsibility to answer our parent, teachers or friends expectation for what we do in the future. Yes, you may say it is nonsense and yes, we sometimes try to break free from that. But it's there for a reason, and there's a majority of people who still think it is the right thing to do. I think one of the reason Japan can get to what it is today has a lot to do with their way of respect for responsibilty and discipline for society.
"3 idiots", an Indian movie is actually a very good example for this, and I myself had the same issue when choosing my major to study. In the end, the guys in the movie and I are still doing things we wanted, not paricularly things that our parent had initially wished, but we have the mutual understandings for this matter and for me that's true happiness.
So for Mashiro I think it's the same, it's not only about getting Mashiro to understand her expectation of others for her (not necessary oblige to follow that), but also Mashiro making people understanding her passion and feelings on the subject. It has to go both ways, Rita is Mashiro's ex-caretaker, and arguably her best friend (not some jackass control freak), she cannot just outright reject Rita without listening or telling her feelings about the subject matter, that's not something a friend should do to each other, at least in my definition of a good friendship.
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|2012-12-06, 11:52
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For those that said Rita did not say stop making manga and just paint. She flat outright did Shiina in Japan is able to do both paint and have manga published if she wishes. But Rita is adamant about Shiina going back to England and there she will not have a manga publisher to publish Manga so how can you say Rita did not tell Shiina to stop making manga?
Shiina, is in the best place for her where she can do both to her hearts content living the life she enjoys and Rita is trying to take that happiness from her. It was here in this episode that we see how much Shiina has matured she knew EXACTLY what Rita meant when trying to take her back to England and threw Rita out! Bravo! She stood up for herself probably for the very first time.
When we first met Shiina she gave off the expression of someone that was so passive that she was a bird in a cage and did what she was told and never strayed. She probably was suppose to be a short term visit to Japan as the teacher is her cousin but when she got there she found she liked it and even getting a manga published. Under Sorata care he has been making her learn a bit about taking care of herself some and the concept of money to buy things she wants.
I still feel with how she had no clue about the real world out there and no common sense and how her short visit to Japan has matured her so much they did not want her self reliant in any way just to keep painting her paintings. The whole thing still makes me think if it wasn't all about money it was also about the others greed do not try to make her self reliant and they can essentially control her and have her do nothing but paint. That is how it came out to me from the very beginning because she is a genius and we know she is not dumb she has learned to use phones and texting and the purpose of money slowly under all there guidance but yet she is as old as she was and did not know any of this before? That just smells of someone that was kept down and made to stay reliant for other motives.
BTW does anyone here know what the meaning of the title is? It sounds like a double meaning here as it's not just talking about the cats as Shiina appears to have been treated the same way as a dependant pet that wants to make the master happy.
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