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With rising occurrence of illnesses, people are becoming even more desperate to acquire information that will help them on their journey to living healthier lives. Hence, we can say with surety that good, wholesome, informative health blogs are becoming more and more useful.
We have therefore attempted to list, in no particular order the Top 40 Health and Fitness Blogs, with the hope that you can zero in on the blogs that will be suit your needs. Each health blog listed below have earned the right to be mentioned by virtue of uniqueness, popularity, usefulness, and creativity.
Established by Kareo, this blog has grown to be one of the leading providers of software solutions for small medical practices. If you are the owner of a medical practice, visiting this blog will provide you with simple tips on how you can improve your medical billing and practice management. From time to time guest bloggers with experience in medical practice management also share articles.
Looking for information on the latest medical and health tech innovations? Well this is the blog for you to visit. Shahid Shah, an award winning health IT and digital medical device inventor is there to offer you his perspective on these innovations. His blog is quite informative, since it not only provides the aforementioned information but the articles range from predictions of what healthcare technology will be like in the future, to advice on how to use social media in the hospital to how to improve technology in your healthcare establishment.
The Healthcare Data, Technology & Service Blog
Run by Steve Sisko, Sr. IT Project Manager- Quality Management & Direct Health Solutions at Cambia Health solutions, this blog features the insights, ideas, opinions, and ramblings about Healthcare Data, Services, and Technologies. Valid information and news are also offered on the topics mentioned above.
Launched in 2005, this blog is has become rather popular. It is currently made up of 10 blogs containing over 9,500 articles relating to EHR, EMR, and Healthcare IT. Amazingly, these articles have been viewed 16 million times. This blog can also be found on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Curaspan is a company that is celebrated for its ability to uncomplicated the issue of how to streamline and improve the process of discharging and transitioning patients from hospital by introducing the first ever automated solution to this issue. This website offers information about what this company is all about, news and upcoming events in healthcare, and a well stacked resource center with blogs, case studies, industry topics, videos and webinars.
Boasted as the first blog of its kind to writing about mHealth and the role it is likely to play in the healthcare ecosystem, as we are quickly moving towards the implementation of electronic records, this blog is run by Jared Reitzin, the founder & CEO of mobileStorm Inc. The information offered on this blog includes a wide assortment of articles based on technology, security, regulations, best practices and marketing.
This blog is your all you need to know guide about everything EHRs and health tech. Run by a team of top notch contributors including doctors, the former senior VP of American College of Physicians, and the Senior Director of HIMSS. Through this blog, these highly skilled clinicians have been successful at using technology to deliver care to Americans.
This blog is dedicated to securing the core values of healthcare by tackling the threats to them, especially those stemming from concentration and abuse of power. The articles posted on this blog strongly advocate for accountability, honesty, integrity, ethics, and transparency in leadership and governance of healthcare.
Run by David Harlow, a healthcare lawyer and consultant, who is an expert on HIPAA and other health related law issues, HealthBlawg was designed to offer a unique perspective on legal, policy and business issues facing the healthcare community. His regular updates of interesting and informative articles are sure to be beneficial in helping you clear your uncertainties on an law related issue in healthcare.
Capture Billings- Medical Service Billings
This blog is co- run by Dr. John Farrell MD, Manny Oliverez, and Stacy White. It was designed to with the idea to help medical practices who are struggling with their medical billing. Capture billings is presently assisting quite a number physicians in different areas of specialties by providing billing services and advice in the area of practice management. This billing blog is unique since it offers advice in both billing and medical areas.
Run by David E. Williams, a healthcare business consultant and policy expert, this blog introduces new healthcare products, provides the latest news in healthcare, and offers interesting articles in areas of interest. This blogger presents information in a creative and unique way.
Looking for a go- to blog for the latest insights and trends in healthcare? Then, Action For better Healthcare is the blog for you to visit. This fantastic blog is aimed at improving healthcare. What is great about this blog is the fact that it gives the readers a chance to say what they are interested in reading about and in so doing, provide what is relevant and needed by the readers.
Run by Christina Thielst, a hospital administrator, consultant and writer with a passion for improving healthcare, this blog is focused on continuing to improve the health of the community by offering articles based on hospitals, workplace effectiveness, health information technology, telehealth, social media and enhancing patients' experience. She also spends a great deal of time promoting masters programs offered by various universities.
Ronald L. Gue, Ph.D., President, the Phoenix Health Systems was created to promote the improvement of healthcare through better information technology, by applying the highest standards of excellence and integrity, while doing so at a reasonable cost. It is focused on helping hospitals solve their crucial challenges in: privacy and security, and population health management.
Are you a mom who craves natural, healthy food ideas for your kids? Now this is this blog for you. Run by a mom called "Sonia," this great blog is saturated with fantastic information she learned while trying to help her family live a more happy, healthy and holistic life. Her blogs are based on healthy, whole-food cooking for families, living eco-friendly and toxin free, natural beauty, health, remedies, cleaning and therapies, and reviews and giveaways of natural products.
Written by Jane Ibbetson MS, the holder of a Master of Science Nutrition, an educator and Nutritional Counselor for high-risk families, this blog presents information on the value of eating smart and in so doing live healthier lives. She offers research that proves that plant based and whole food diet promotes better health. This book provides: a step-by-step guide of what to eat, scientific understanding of every plant nutrients, information regarding the healing power of plants, an extensive list of evidence on disease prevention and an abundance of plant-based recipes.
This blog is run by Amanda, a weightlifter and marathon runner. She uses this blog to share about her life and struggles with working out and eating right. She also uses this avenue to talk about her love for running, weightlifting and her dog. Her posts are diverse in the sense that they range from her challenges with eating right to comical captions about running and weight lifting. It's good to find humor in your struggles.
Not just a Nutrition expert, fitness enthusiast, or health advocate, Teresa, the owner of this blog is decorated with a Bachelor's Degree in Nutritional Science, a Master's in Business, and a CPT from ACE. Promising that her blog offers simple secrets to better health and more happiness, after visiting this blog you will soon discover that this blog has not failed in keeping her promise. The valuable contents on her blog provides tip that will help you to live a healthier, happier, more satisfying life. Her articles are so engaging that they arouse their readers to make breakthrough changes that led to them opt for healthier lifestyle choices.
Eighty Twenty- Life is all about balance and healthy eating
Run by Lindsay Kay Kordick MS, a registered dietitian and an ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist, this blog aims at promoting balance in healthy eating. Her blog provides detailed tips on how to prepare cost effective meals that are also healthy. Her fantastic recipe ideas of healthy meals and how to prepare them are sure to attract health conscious persons who are strapped for time and cash. Her theory is that if you eat healthy 80% of the time, then it is ok to indulge every once in a while (20%).
Are you working with a low budget and don't have fancy kitchen equipment and utensils? If this is you and you still have a yearning to prepare healthy cost effective meals, this is the blog to visit.
Created to enable readers to have quality resources to improve their status as healthy home cooks, this blog is funded by Jules Clancy an Australian native. This informative blog encourages readers to use the minimalist approach to cooking that providing recipes that need only a few ingredients, no of which is processed food. Her recipes also do not require the use of fancy kitchen utensils to prepare the meal.
The creator of this blog Laura Fountain didn't always have positive attitude towards exercising. However, after she developed a love for running she went to to write two books about her experiences as she moved from being relatively inactive to a person who now cannot stop running. Her blog Lazy Girl Running is in the form of a tell-all diary, where she share all her experiences from her knew found hobby.
Greeted with the unwelcomed diagnosis of stage IIB breast cancer on her 31st birthday, Mandi was prompted to start a blog whose title was inspired by the idea that 'when life throws lemons at you, you might as well use them to make delicious lemonades. Mandi has courageously used this blog to document her journey in hope that it will inspire others fighting similar battles. She bravely shares her feelings, treatments, surgeries on this blog.
Created and run by Natasha Tracy, an award-winning writer and mental health advocate, who comically describes herself as a 'professional crazy person,' this blog offers a variety of articles on bipolar disorder. Being bipolar herself, Natasha vividly shares her thoughts, experiences and research on bipolar disorder. She skillfully adds flavor to her every post by making them both educational and thought provoking a she tackles the hard issues that most times only spoken in fancy medical terms. She also offers tips on how to finish tasks with bipolar disorder.
Run by Dannni Martin, while dealing with her own health issues relating a bad heart and being overweight, this blog was created to keep her focused as she strive towards living a healthier life style. She makes this blog rather personal by sharing her struggles and achievement in the hope that it will also inspire persons who are struggling with similar issues. There is also a recipe, fitness and travel section.
The creator of this blog is Ella Grace Denton who has been battling with an undiagnosed eating disorder and self-esteem issues. We needed to live more is a blog intended to motivate its readers to live life to the fullest. She offers also offers recipes, personal projects, experiences, and all the adventures she encounters on her quest to live a happier fuller life.
Run by Helen Foster, a health journalist, author and bodyologist, Not Your Normal Health Blog is a blog many of her interesting discoveries. Her variety of posts includes review on items she discovered like be it a new sports bra, a soup maker and so on. She also writes about things that make her happy. Her favorite expression is "Ooooooh I just learned something new!".
The creator of this blog is Jan Graham, also known as 'Crabby McSlacker' who is a life and wellness coach and author. He uses this blog to post a wide variety of articles on a range of topics including nutrition, personal development, fitness, general health, disease prevention and ageing. He also invites guest bloggers to contribute on a wide variety of topics. This adds even more variety to his blog.
The founder and editor-in-chief of this blog is Keiko Zoll, the leading infertility and women's health writer. This blog was created out of her own struggles with premature ovarian failure. Her articles have resourcefully served as a means of empowerment to the many suffering patients who are looking for answers, guidance and community support. Her articles have been based on the belief that infertility is a life-altering disease, you deserve respect, dignity and compassion, your emotional experience is real and valid, all infertility stories matter: including yours, you have the right to equal access to care, family-building must be grounded in ethical care and practice, and hope is not a four-letter word.
This blog is run by Lee Holmes a mother, author, certified holistic health and wellness coach and a qualified wholesale chef from Australia. This blog is her medium of providing delicious yet easy to prepare recipes. There are creative sugar free, yeast, gluten, and wheat recipes available on this blog. Her interest elevated after being diagnosed with an energy sucking disease, fibromyalgia. She was hell bent replacing conventional medicine with medicinal foods. This creatively teaches you how to eat your way to a better diet. There is also a section dedicated to delicious lunch box ideas for kids.
Stimulated by one of Heather's favorite book to read to her daughter, Mommypotamus is a blog in which she documents her personal journey to a healthier life through healthier eating. After suffering from dangerously low cholesterol level, Heather was forced to reexamine her low-fat diet. This birthed the idea of eating all things natural. She also shares a wide assortment of recipes on her blog.
This blog is run by a gigantic health and fitness community called 'MyFitnessPal', that boasts of having over 65 million users around the world. If you are aspiring to live a real healthy and well-rounded life style, this is the blog for you. With posts that vary from cardio workouts to healthy recipes, this all things healthy blog is sure to impress. Available also is a remarkable array of articles on how to reduce stress.
Run by health coach and author, Maria Marlowe, this blog is unique in the sense that it not only helps you to lose weight but also helps you learn how to lose weight by promoting a holistic approach. He fascinating blog is designed to help you lose weight through healthy eating, while still allowing you to be confident in the skin you are in. this blog provides weekly health recipes and wellness tips. There is also a Healthy Kickstart Kit available for those needing more help in adapting to the eating clean lifestyle.
Out of the need to solve her long list of health issues including migraines, allergies, body inflammation, and miscarriages, Holli Thompson chose to leave her executive level career in high fashion. When this move failed to solve the problem, she searched deeper, only to discover that her health problems was a direct result of unhealthy eating. This blog is designed to helping you to identify the cause of your health issues and then helping you to make effective changes.
Interested in sugar-free eating? This blog by Sarah Wilson an Australian Media personality is the place to go. Sarah is currently living with a type of autoimmune disease that affects her thyroid. She uses this blog to openly share experiences on her day to day journey with this disease. She also uses this blog to share health advice, recipes and her love for biking.
Run by exercise nut and food lover Julie Fagan, this blog is used to document her day-to-day food and fitness habits. She also includes fun articles on all things fashion, travel, and wedding. If you need help planning your next fitness workout, this is the blog for you to visit. Offering a wide variety of workout for every type of exercise, this amazing blog is very informative. It also advices on the best Pandora Stations which will help you to find music to go with your workouts.
Do you have a yearning to learning more about your body, your brain, and healthy eating choices? Then this is the blog for you to check out. This blog was birthed out of the idea that living a healthy lifestyle is all about making smart choice, hence the more knowledgeable you are about how to eat, how to exercise and what daily choice makes a difference. This blog also provides fun infographics and gender-specific articles on hot trending issues.
Co run by Jennipher Walters and Erin Whitehead, Fit Bottomed Girl is a reservoir of health- related resources for any person at any stage of their fitness journey. Their posts range from motivational articles, product reviews, creative workouts, and a wealth of ideas on how to begin your own fitness journey. These two bloggers also use this blog to share their own fitness experiences in the hope of motivating others to live fitter, healthier lives.
Created by James Hamblin, MD, and senior editor of The Atlantic, this blog offers candid, well-articulated responses to everyday health issues. This knowledgeable blogger never disappoints in his articles on any health related topic. Whether you are a vegan, health nut or novice, this blog is sure to have something that will spark you interest.
Currently offering a 1-2 posts per week, the Get Ready Blog is run by the American Public Health Association. This blog is created to properly prepare persons for infectious disease and to help them avoid future health problems. Their articles range from important health policy releases to seasonal health tips.
Run by the Northwestern University in Illinois, this blog provides posts from both students and medical professionals. Articles featured are based on topics such as HIV/AIDS, global initiatives, and general public health.


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After two years, the new travel guide for Slovenia, published by the prestigious British publishing house Dorling Kindersley (DK) is finally available in bookstores. From now on there is also a mobile guide for the European Capital of Culture Maribor 2012.
Slovenia received the award for the most sustainable stand at the MITT Moscow. In May, Kranjska Gora will host the 15th Slovenian Incoming Workshop. Slovenia was selected to host IMEX Challenge 2012, the international social responsibility project.
The Slovenian association Ecologists without Borders has, for the second time, organised an all-Slovenian voluntary campaign entitled "Let`s clean Slovenia", in which almost a quarter of a million Slovenians (12 per cent of the population) participated. This time, the project has expanded to a global level – namely, within the framework of the global initiative World Cleanup 2012. The main motivator and leader of the global movement Let`s Do It!, Rainer Nolvak, who also helped clean Ljubljana, said that Slovenia should teach other nations the magic of uniting so many people for the same objective.

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Mr Zux – Can Never Be Me music video
I just completed this music video for Mr Zux the other day. Apart from one shot, it was all filmed in a day mostly around the backyard of his old place. Shot on a Canon HV20 with an SG Pro 35mm adapter and a Nikon f/1.4 50mm lens. Edited in Sony Vegas with with additional compositing done in Commotion Pro 4.1.
Matte Paintings were created using an old copy of Photoshop Elements 5 with a few old photos mashed together.
If you like the music, be sure to visit Mr Zux at ,myspace.com/mrzu, or youtube.com/mrzux
View more images from the music video in the gallery below including a couple of behind the scenes backyard bluescreen shots.
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By Peter Sondergaard
Gartner, Inc.
Remember all of the hype about e-business in the late 1990s and early aughts? Fast forward to 2014, and yesterday's e-business is today's digital business, or d-business, promising a future bright with never-before-seen innovations, category killers and earnings. Yet while the CEOs and senior business executives I meet with seem keen to embrace this rising opportunity, their public statements tell a different tale.
Digital business, for all of its opportunity, proves a daunting prospect for many business leaders. When everything is connected in a digital web of communication and data streams, entirely new customer scenarios become possible. Charge for a car lease by miles driven? Sure. Utilize mobile robots on an assembly line? Why not?
Eventually, every company becomes a technology company. And this is the message I take away each time I meet with a CEO or senior business executive to discuss their strategy for growth. Their strategies signal a shift from the old e-business to the new d-business mindset, where leaders no longer utilize technology to deliver efficiency and improve functionality, but digitally reimagine every aspect of the enterprise, from product and service creation to production and delivery.
Digging deeper for d-business
To confirm this trend, we decided to dig deeper. If organizations are increasingly moving to a d-business mindset, then surely CEOs' public statements would talk about digitalization in some way. Their annual reports should contain some degree of detail on initiatives regarding digitalization from a competitive perspective, how business opportunity is being created from digitalized processes and value chains, and how new business models and digitalized products and services are driving growth.
So we read the 2013 reports of 25 randomly selected companies from the global top 500 to look for indications of their focus on d-business. Both surprisingly and unsurprisingly, we found very little about d-business. Here's what we learned:
D-business direction required
We were surprised because the shift to d-business appears to be across all industries, so we expected to see at least some mention of it in the majority of annual reports. On the flip side, we were not that surprised, because we accept that annual reports tend to be conservative and backward-looking, typically not revealing information that is truly strategic.
Because annual reports are lagging indicators that don't point to a future necessarily characterized by d-business, we decided to look at two Gartner surveys that focus more on emerging trends.
In our recent annual CEO Survey, Gartner found that CEOs are indeed more focused on technology but still lagging in their understanding of d-business. As Gartner analyst Mark Raskino, author of the survey, states, "CEOs think e-business circa 2004, not d-business 2014." At a high level, our CEO survey results suggest a continued need for CEOs to be more engaged in how digitalization can fundamentally change their business.
Secondly, in the Gartner benchmark business, we have performed over 250 digital benchmarks. One of the key questions we asked all participating organizations is their ability to execute and their completeness of vision today and in 18 months in terms of moving to d-business. The data suggests a significant change is expected in the next 18 months that will far outstrip the existing capabilities of their organizations. It's clear to us that organizations are overoptimistic about how fast they can achieve business change. They do not have the skills and change management culture to make such a leap. This is squarely an issue for CEOs, who need to step up to provide direction on d-business.
So we recommend that CEOs and boards do three things.
Be explicit about the business opportunity that technology (not just information technology) presents. If CEOs are serious, then investors need to know. If they want to capture the opportunities that exist, they need the public — their customers — to know. They need to make this explicit in their annual reports.
Focus on developing the digital skills of the organization. CEOs must start today. Change management for d-business needs to happen now. Ensuring that the right management skills exist in the organization is critical.
Pilot, and pilot now. D-business is a journey. Starting is important! And starting is not e-business of 2004. D-business of 2014 requires entirely new digital product development, new digital service approaches and reassessing where digital technology can integrate the entire value chain.


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In its true essence, marketing is all about making conscious yet right decisions. Market research gives the essential decision-making power, which makes it so important for any organization belonging to any marketplace. The basic motif of business analysis is reducing the clutter and state of confusion facing the business owners, looking to make things work for their business. This objective search helps entrepreneurs to tackle any and many problems in their respective industry. However, ideal way of cutting through the clutter is highly important.
Cutting through the Information Clutter
If you handover the research job to a less qualified or knowledgeable market research firm, there are higher chances of you being stuck with even more clutter of information. Hence, knowing the exact direction of research is such a highlighted point of many discussions related to collecting industry data. There is a difference of opinion of some sorts, when it comes to limiting the influx of information related to a business. While some solicit the need for collecting data from all the possible sources and then finding your way out, experts believe in limiting the data collection to short yet crucial material.
Why Less is More?
Knowing where to stop is highly beneficial in general path of life, which is significantly relevant in marketing research as well. According to the co-founder of successful organizations like Twitter and Blogger, Evan Williams, gathering more information only adds to the chaotic situation that the your organization is already dealing. It surely gives you the answers, but one cannot guarantee that it is the best possible answer to your problem. When you have less yet valuable data, you can easily; you can easily concentrate on the basic point of the study project.
As the experts say, more than understanding what is important the key is to understand what is not. This not only saves the time, efforts and resources spent by the respective organizations but also saves the state of confusion it causes when all the data is gathered. Finding potentially significant information and data points is so easy for the expert researchers. However, avoiding the lure and sticking to the basic aim of market research report is the key. The best fruit this practice reaps is in the form of reduced labor. It will also save the additional time required for categorizing and analyzing the data.
Once you master the art of selecting only the core content or market data from the clutter of 'useful' information, things start running smoothly.


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anyone have
the script for Ghost Rider spirit of Vengance? I heard earlier drafts were much better
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i heard it was somewhere around the interwebs. David S. Goyer's original draft. The man's done a lot for the genre: Crow 2, Blade trilogy, Batman trilogy, the Flash/Ghost Rider/Green Arrow scripts that never got made, and now MoS. :up:
Re: anyone have
Go fish
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Thinking about running a marathon? Sure, there are plenty of excuses not to run a 26.2-mile race (too hard, too far, scared of injuries, don't want to lose toenails), but there are lots of reasons why all the training and pain is totally worth it.

Here are 26 reasons – one for every mile you'll run – why you should consider running a marathon.

1. You'll stay motivated to run. You can't get away with not training with a marathon, so having one on your calendar will keep you motivated to stick to your training schedule. On days when your motivation is lagging, you'll think about how you'll feel if you're undertrained, can't finish, or have to cancel.

2. You can achieve a life-long goal. Many people have "run a marathon" on their bucket list, but few actually follow through with it.

3. You'll improve your health. Running regularly strengthens your heart and also helps keep your blood pressure and high cholesterol at normal levels. It also improves your immune system, so hopefully you'll get sick less often.

4. You can raise awareness and money for a good cause. Many marathons benefit charities and worthwhile causes, from disaster relief to fighting cancer or other diseases. Running for something that's bigger than you is a great way to stay motivated to keep training, meet other runners to train with, and can make your training and races even more meaningful.

5. You can prove to your high school gym teacher (or anyone else who doubted you) that you're an athlete. Ok, so proving to the naysayers that you can complete an incredible physical achievement shouldn't be the only reason you decide to train for a marathon, but it is a nice little bonus.

6. You can get in better shape. If you're not in good shape – possibly the best shape of your life – by the time you reach the starting line, you didn't train hard enough!

7. You'll sleep better. Marathon training can be exhausting and your body will crave sleep, since it repairs itself while you're resting. You'll definitely find yourself getting to bed earlier and sleeping a lot more soundly.

8. You'll have a lifetime of bragging rights. Once you cross that beautiful finish line, you're a marathon finisher and will always be one. No one can ever take that title away from you!

9. You'll stay busy. Training for a marathon takes up a lot of time so if you've gone through a recent life change – retirement, break-up, job loss, empty nest – that gives you some more free time, now might be the perfect time to take on the marathon challenge.

10. You'll have a great excuse to buy new running clothes. You'll be running a lot so you won't be able to get away with one or two running outfits, unless you want to be doing laundry constantly. Picking up some new running clothes and gear is a great way to reward yourself for sticking to your training.

11. You'll be a great role model. It's hard not to respect someone who is dedicated and determined to complete a substantial goal such as running a marathon. You'll be setting a great example for those in your life who matter to you.

12. You'll get a medal and cool shirt. Whether it's a medal, a shirt, or a great finishing photo, you'll get something that's a recognition of your achievement. You may not wear it or look at it all the time, but it'll be there when you need a tangible reminder of your running prowess.

13. People will make signs for you. You can't expect friends and family to make signs for you if you're running a shorter race, like a 5K. But running a marathon is definitely a sign-worthy endeavor. If you think they need some help, you can even give them some ideas for funny signs and inspiring signs.

14. You'll be distracted. In my marathon training group, I meet a lot of marathoners-in-training who just recently got out of a long-term relationship or are dealing with a difficult family situation. Running can be an incredible stress reliever and focusing on a goal such as a marathon can take your mind off your troubles.

15. You'll meet new people. Joining a running group is a great way to meet new, like-minded people. I know lots of people who have met their best friends and spouses through running groups.

16. Or, you can spend time with family and friends. If you're not interested in meeting new people, you can convince a friend or family member to train for a marathon with you. Training together and traveling to the race is a fun way to bond and spend time together.

17. You'll gain confidence you never knew you had. After you've logged a 20-miler, you'll feel like you can conquer the world (after a post-run nap, of course). Your running confidence will surely overflow into other areas of your life, such as work and relationships.

18. You'll find new places to run. If you typically stick to shorter distances for running and racing, training for a marathon will force you to find new places to run, since you'll be running a lot and you'll get bored with the same routes. Check out MapMyRun.com or ask local runners for suggestions on where to run.

19. You can travel to cool, new places. If you love to travel, marathon running is a great excuse to visit a new city or country. You'll get to see a lot of the local area in the race and may even be able to score discounted marathon runner rates on hotel rooms.

20. You will most definitely be inspired along the way. Whether it's the double-amputee wheelchair racer, the 73-year-old grandmother running her 35th marathon, or your own kids holding the "We Love You, Mom!" signs, they will ALL inspire you.

21. You can indulge a little after your long runs. It's important that you don't go overboard with eating and assume that marathon training gives you a license to eat whatever you want, whenever you want. But during your very long runs, you'll be burning thousands of calories, so it's OK to be a little indulgent after. You will be hungry, after all. You can run hard, and celebrate hard.

22. You'll better understand runners' lingo. If you've been a casual runner up until this point, training for a marathon means that you won't be able to avoid the runner's subculture much longer. You'll find yourself speaking in running acronyms and talking about running a lot.

23. You'll tone your legs. Weight loss is often a goal of marathoners-in-training but, as many discover, it doesn't always happen. Although you may not lose a lot of weight, logging all those miles will absolutely increase your lean muscle mass, which results in some nice-looking legs.

24. You can get guilt-free massages. Marathoners-in-training tend to get tight muscles, and regular massages can help you feel comfortable and stay injury-free. Treat yourself to a massage or two during your training to help relieve some of that tightness.

25. You'll have an amazing feeling of accomplishment. Although you'll experience rough patches during marathon training and during the race, it's all worth it once you cross that beautiful finish line. You'll feel proud knowing that you set a goal of finishing a marathon and you followed through with it.

26. The experience will change you. I love this quote: "The person who starts a marathon is not the same person who finishes a marathon." It's true that the marathon will change you and you'll be a different person when you finish the race. You'll forever know that you have the mental and physical strength to persevere, even during times when you think you can't and won't succeed.

Also see:

10 Things to Know Before Running a Marathon

Top 10 Marathon Fears and How to Get Over Them

26 Thoughts You Have During a Marathon


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Continuing the largest bitcoin event worldwide, Inside Bitcoins is traveling to Melbourne, Australia, July 9-10 at the Melbourne Exhibition & Convention Centre. Join us in Australia as our industry experts, business visionaries, and cryptocurrency veterans converge to analyze the first digital, decentralized, peer-to-peer based global currency. These thought leaders will also share their insights and knowledge on the implications of bitcoin, along with predictions on what lies ahead. Whether you're a venture capitalist, lawyer, technologist, entrepreneur, regulator, cryptographer, payment pioneer, or public policy expert, our agenda offers the latest intelligence for everyone and anyone interested in learning more about bitcoin. Can bitcoin carve out a significant place for itself alongside today's mainstream payment technologies? What technical and regulatory obstacles does bitcoin need to overcome? Will large-scale bitcoin mining help to push the price of bitcoins higher? Is bitcoin going to save the global economy, or is it today's answer to 17th-century tulip mania? Be sure to attend Inside Bitcoins and get answers to all of your burning questions!
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Re Other/Circular orbits: If a thing (like a planet) doesn't fall out of the sky, it must be supported by some kind of structure. A point stuck to a rotating structure can't possibly move in an ellipse, it has to move in a circle. It's only when momentum becomes accepted—the idea that you don't need a structure to hold something against gravity—that you can start thinking about elliptical orbits without being laughed out of the academy.
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I have a hypothesis: Confirmation Bias is actually a defense mechanism against "Proof by Assertion". Essentially, a lie repeated often enough is eventually believed. Nazi Propagandists like Goebbels often used Proof by Assertion as part of their brainwashing mechanisms. As such, if my hypothesis is correct, humans evolved Confirmation Bias in order to block out information that contradicted what they already believed. Without confirmation bias, one could easily determine another's political views by playing MSNBC. A republican without confirmation bias wouldn't agree with the news channel's opinions, but they wouldn't feel compelled to change the channel, either. Eventually, their political views would change. Confirmation Bias would cause that person to change the channel back to Fox News, which would then reaffirm their beliefs, allowing them to be protected by their own echo box.
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This definition seems to say.. "Preaching to the Choir: Any work that is rejected or applauded based on how it's message aligns with the viewer's opinions rather than the work's own merit." I'd always assumed it was, "Preaching to the Choir: Any work attempting to convey a message which, intentionally or unintentionally, succeeds only in validating the opinions of those who already agree with it rather than changing the opinions of those who disagree."
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A note: Phillip Pullman himself is an agnostic, but the antireligious (or at least anti-religion-when-its-used-to-oppress) themes are still present in His Dark Materials, so I think "secularism" would be better than "atheism" in this context. Changed.
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Pullman hasn't identified himself as an Agnostic either, from what I have seen. There is an article here which says he's explicitly avoiding labeling himself no matter what the label is. Wikipedia categorizes him as an atheist, though they don't provide any sources for this.
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Leading up to Game 4 of the World Series, the big news was Boston Red Sox right-fielder Shane Victorino being scratched with a bad back. That opened up an opportunity for Jonny Gomes to be inserted into the Boston outfield alignment. It would turn into an unlikely game changing move, one that would ensure that this series will end either way in Boston.
Boston Red Sox's Jonny Gomes (5) celebrates at home after hitting a three-run home run during the sixth inning of Game 4 of baseball's World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in St. Louis. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Although in the early going it appeared as if the St. Louis Cardinals were in the driver seat once again. Facing Clay Buchholz with one down in the third, Matt Carpenter singled to center and advanced to second on an error by Jacoby Ellsbury. Carlos Beltran would follow with a single of his own to center, plating Carpenter for the 1-0 advantage.
Cardinals starter Lance Lynn was cruising until hitting a bump in the fifth. David Ortiz led off with a double to the gap in right-center. Following consecutive walks to Gomes and Xander Bogaerts, Ortiz would score on a sac fly by Stephen Drew, squaring the contest at 1-1.
Boston came back for more in the sixth. After Lynn recorded consecutive outs to begin the frame, he pitched himself into a jam. Dustin Pedroia kept the inning alive with a single to center. Then Ortiz was walked and Lynn was somewhat conspicuously lifted. Mike Matheny called on Seth Maness and it was a move that would prove fatal. That's because the ensuing batter Gomes would launch a three-run home run into the bullpen in left and the Red Sox had their first lead of the game at 4-1.
St. Louis did scratch back with a run in the seventh. With two down, Shane Robinson doubled to center and Carpenter sent him home on a single to right, making it 4-2.
Yet the Red Sox pulled out all of the stops with their bullpen, once again using Felix Doubront and even calling on John Lackey, as Buchholz could only muster four frames.
As the game advanced to the ninth, there was yet another showing at the theatre of the absurd. Boston closer Koji Uehara was on to pitch and after recording the first out, yielded a pinch hit single to Allen Craig. Craig was then pinch run for in favor of Kolten Wong. A move which in retrospect was costly, if only because Craig would've likely been glued to the bag the entire time. After Carpenter got under one and popped out, Beltran was at the plate, serving as the tying run for the Cards. Beltran would never get an opportunity, as Uehara picked off Wong at first base to end the ball-game, a 4-2 victory for the Red Sox.
So one night after the first World Series game was ended on an obstruction call, for the first time a World Series game was concluded by virtue of a pick-off.
Hence the World Series is tied a two games apiece and we now have a best 2-of-3 and even more baseball.


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Phil & Teds' Vibe
Are you feeling the Vibe? Every neighborhood has one stroller that seems ubiquitous. The Upper East Side of Manhattan may have their Bugaboos, but the Phil and Teds reigns supreme in our family-filled neighborhood in Brooklyn. So when we heard the company would be releasing a new stroller, the Vibe, we were all ears.
There has been so much speculation and secrecy surrounding the latest offerings from Phil and Teds (another new stroller, the Dash, is also coming down the pipe, but there's even less information about it), you'd think state secrets were at stake.
Although the store arrival date is still up in the air (possibly the end of March), finally a photo has been released. The Vibe looks to be a sleeker, chicer, cushier version of the Phil and Teds' Sport The best review of it we could find is at the blog, Strolling Along, a companion to online stroller purveyor, Let's Go Strolling, so we recommend you read their "preview review" and check back with them for updates.
As for us, we've got a $5 bet going with our husband to see who spots the first Vibe on the streets.


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As a dedicated fan of The Bachelor, Paige has preconceived notions of all previous cast members from writing The Bachelor recaps in her college newspaper and admits she will be a bit star-struck. She may look sweet and innocent, but do not underestimate her because Paige will use her knowledge of the cast to her advantage. Though she will put up a good fight for the money, she ultimately hopes to find the love of her life and settle down.


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I never guess. It is a shocking habit—destructive to the logical faculty.A staple of Mystery Fiction and Detective Fiction, the Great Detective relies on powers of deduction and educated thought to solve crimes. The Great Detective is usually an Amateur Sleuth or a Private Detective (because Police Are Useless). Some of these detectives will have an Arch-Enemy that will be their equal, but in a different light. The Great Detective tradition originates with Eugène François Vidocq, a Real Life criminal-turned-detective and founder of the French Sûreté. Vidocq pioneered many of the scientific methods of detective work which would later become common in fictional detective stories. The first Great Detective in fiction was Edgar Allan Poe's C. Auguste Dupin. Poe rejected the Vidocq model in favor of a more fantastic kind of detective. Later, the Dupin model was further codified by Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, the most famous example to this day. In Japan, where the Golden Age of detective fiction never quite ended, this type of character is called "Meitantei". Compare: Hardboiled Detective and Little Old Lady Investigates. Contrast with Gentleman Thief. Will often be accompanied by The Watson as an Audience Surrogate. Not uncommon for him to have natural defects.
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Anime and Manga
- Shin'ichi Kudo/Conan Edogawa, of Detective Conan. Also, Heiji Hattori who is on par with him. Both are considered as the "Meitantei of East [Shin'ichi] and West [Heiji]", respectively. "The Sleeping Kogoro Mouri" is believed to be one, but it's actually Conan who solves the cases. However, the filler character Heihachiro Shiota was known as the "Legendary Great Detective" and was Kogoro's teacher.
- "The Gathering of the Detectives" arc introduced five other Meitantei besides Shin'ichi/Conan/Sleeping Kogoro. One of them is Kaito KID's rival Saguru Hakuba.
- Other detectives like Sera Masumi and Tooru Amuro, who is actually the Black Organisation member Bourbon, are introduced late in the manga, but they are not on the same level as Shin'ichi and Heiji. That underlines these two as the real Meitantei of the series. The only character who is shown to be greater than Shin'ichi is his father Yusaku. However, Yusaku does not work as a detective, he's instead a writer.
- Oddly enough, Loki, Norse trickster god, in Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok.
- Subverted in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, where Manjoume has declared himself Super Detective Manjoume Thunder on a few occasions. He's miserable at it, but it doesn't stop him.
- L in Death Note, who later reveals that he is the world's three greatest detectives, by use of pseudonyms. After his death, L is succeeded by Mello and Near (L-M-N, get it?), two younger proteges trained in the same school/institution that produced L.
- Houtarou Oreki of Hyouka, though he thinks otherwise.
- Practically everyone in Detective School Q, but specially people like Kyuu Renjou, Ryu Amakusa, Professor Morihiko Dan and Professor Dan's niece Sakurako Yukihira.
- Chiko in The Daughter of Twenty Faces is this, although her powers of deduction aren't really used to help the law per se...
- Hajime Kindaichi from The Kindaichi Casefiles.
- Inspector Lunge in Monster seems heavily inspired by Holmes. Working on cases seems to be his entire life and he is shown repeatedly to be unable to stop, even using his forced vacation to continue the investigation.
- Meitantei Holmes, a Funny Animal adaptation of Sherlock Holmes (called Sherlock Hound in the US), created by (of all people) Hayao Miyazaki.
- Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple is a 2004 anime teaming up Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple through the device of Marple's great-niece Mabel West. Aimed at older teens.
- Karakurizoushi Ayatsuri Sakon (aka Doll Puppeteer Sakon). Sakon is a student and a traditional bunraku performer (a style of traditional Japanese theatre employing very detailed life-sized puppets). In his spare time, though, he is an Amateur Sleuth. And his partner in his investigations is his red-haired, loud-mouthed puppet, Ukon.
- Steam Detectives, the story of Boy Detective Narutaki and his endless fight against the various mad scientists and masked villains that are trying to take over Steam City.
- Subverted by Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro, which appears to be a typical Meitantei about a genius teenage-girl detective specialising in Paranormal Investigation ... but in reality, she's merely the slightly dense puppet of Neuro, a creepy-but-brilliant demon from Hell who "eats mysteries".
- In Rozen Maiden, there's a puppet Funny Animal one called Meitantei Kun Kun. Shinku is a fan.
- Future Diary: Akise Aru is the best non-diary holder after all.
- Gosick gives us Victorique the Elegant Gothic Lolita Great Detective. Her brother Grevil, meanwhile, is reputed to be this.
- In Fullmetal Alchemist, Solf J. Kimblee is the evil version of this. He may be a Psycho for Hire mass murderer, but he's also a brilliant detective.
- Lt. Col. Maes Hughes as well, as he deduces that both the layout of Amestris and the locations of recent large-scale military conflicts form the same kind of transmutation circle needed to create a Philospher's Stone, a process that requires the sacrifice of human lives. Particularly notable in that Hughes himself isn't an alchemist, yet he picked up on these facts long before any other character. Unfortunately, he gets killed by one of the conspirators before he can share this information.
- In Aria the Scarlet Ammo, a VERY NON-CANONICAL descendant of Sherlock Holmes comes from the young tsundere Aria. She obviously takes up the mantle.
- Heaven's Memo Pad gives us Alice, the Great Detective for the NEET detective team.
- In Ryuugajou Nanana No Maizoukin Tensai gives herself the title Master Detective. While people laugh at her for it, she does actually live up to her claims, being able to figure out just about any mystery.
- Batman. Yes, he is a top martial artist. Yes, he is a great chemist. But first, he's the world's greatest detective.
- The ductile detective, Elongated Man. He's just as good as Batman, if not better, but is often overlooked because he's not a gritty, mean, tragic origin guy, nor has he had several movies and TV shows about him.
- And thirdly, there's this faceless guy. He's a straight up ace detective and lacks the gadgets and powers of the two above. He's also been referred to as the world's second greatest detective.
- Rorschach, unsurprisingly given he's an expy of Batman and the Question. He's hailed as the world's greatest detective in The Watchmen universe.
- The Spirit qualifies as both brainy investigator and two fisted gumshoe; his aide Ebony White has moments of brilliance as well.
- Oh and then there's also Tim Drake, who Batman has said will one day surpass him, in addition to being one of two people Ra's al Ghul calls "Detective." So some nice recommendations for the position.
- Detective Chimp from the Franchise/DCU. A hyper-intelligent chimpanzee that happens to be one of the best detectives in the world. He likes reminding people that Batman is merely the world's greatest human detective.
- John Constantine the Hellblazer, although with the word "occult" right before "detective".
- Gabriel Webb from The Maze Agency.
- Abraham Moth from the graphic novel The Woman in Red: Son of Sherlock Holmes.
- German example: Nick Knatterton.
- Simon Archard from Ruse, who is best described as "totally not Sherlock Holmes, honest."
- Mickey Mouse from Mickey Mouse Comic Universe. Sometimes Mickey's hobby of solving crimes is raised to this level of skill (and sometimes also made his profession), particularly when he goes up against a similarly elevated Phantom Blot. A couple of stories also point out that he'd be a great criminal if he wanted to due to that same ingenuity.
Fan Fiction
- Goro Akechi is still a famous detective in The Evil Queen as he is in Persona 5, but in this setting he openly admits to Ann that he cheats. By using the Metaverse, he forces a change of heart onto criminals, then works backwards from there to "catch" them in the real world.
- Edgar Allan Poe's C. Auguste Dupin.
- In Johannes Cabal Cabal himself would almost qualify except most of his stories aren't traditional detective stories-the second novel Johannes Cabal The Detective shows an example of this-it even ends with Cabal giving a lengthy, pompous summation. If Cabal were so inclined, he'd make an excellent detective in the Sherlock Holmes vein, but Cabal is a scientist (and necromancer) first, detective second.
- In The Fall Of The House Of Cabal where things get a bit meta, Leonie Barrow, who proved an able sidekick to Cabal in his Detective novel, travels to a pocket universe where she is known as a Great Detective and Horst ends up being her comedy relief sidekick. While she serves well in the job (and is in real lief a forensic investigator) she laments that Cabal would have figured out the case sooner by dint of superior intellect-while Horst reminds her that Cabal's lack of social skills means he would have figured out means, but not motive.
- Gregory Temple of John Devil by Paul Féval
- Monsieur Lecoq created by Emile Gaboriau who was a direct influence on Sherlock Holmes
- Sherlock Holmes, the Trope Codifier as far as modern audiences are concerned.
- Erast Fandorin, the popular fictional Russian detective created by Boris Akunin. He is actually teamed with Sherlock Holmes in one novella but neither is able to "prevail" over the other. See The Other Wiki for more information...
- Anyone in detective fiction from the time of Sherlock Holmes until the type was deconstructed in Trent's Last Case in 1913. Furthermore, in a genre-wide example of Fountain of Expies, such characters tended to be thinly veiled copies of Holmes.
- Harry Salt, the main character of Incompetence certainly qualifies. Granted, damn near everybody else in the book is completely useless at what they do, but he is able to piece together a reasonably accurate account of a murder, despite the fact that the files contradict each other.
- Hercule Poirot.
- The Basil of Baker Street series by Eve Titus. The Film of the Book, The Great Mouse Detective, is by Disney.
- Peter Wickham, aka The Sleuth, in the Steampunk Superhero novel The Falling Machine by Andrew P. Mayer, is Sherlock Holmes crossed with Bruce Wayne without the bat symbolism.
- Nero Wolfe, who is also mostly a Phone-In Detective, solving crimes from his brownstone while leaving field work to his borderline Hardboiled Detective secretary Archie Goodwin.
- The title character of the Mediochre Q Seth Series has 'being a Great Detective' as a superpower.
- Commissaire Adamsberg (in Fred Vargas novels).
- Lord Darcy, who can best be described as "Sherlock Holmes in a Victorian world with magic".
- Nick Carter, a Dime Novel detective.
- Lord Peter Wimsey
- In The Invisible Library, Irene encounters one of those. He followed her trainee, deduced that they were after the same book thief he was investigating, and suggests that they should work together. Since she is a Magic Librarian and they are in a parallel universe where mythical creatures are real, it is not quite clear whether he is supposed to be part of the "things working according to story logic" reality, or just sort of there because it is London. Notably, he directly (and apparently unconsciously) quotes Holmes at one point, which Kai has trouble keeping a straight face about. Irene herself enjoys working with him; Word of God is that she took her chosen name from Irene Adler.
- Whodunit Mysteries has Inspector Parnacki. He has his stoic personality, independent streak, and is reliant on deductive skills.
- Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, Ph.D., LL.D., F.R.S., M.D., M.D.S., a.k.a. 'The Thinking Machine', was an early American imitator of Sherlock Holmes.
Live Action TV
- Sherlock, being a modern update of Sherlock Holmes.
- And the modern update in America, Elementary
- Kamen Rider Double and Kamen Rider Drive are this in Toku form.
- Adrian Monk is one, despite also being a Defective Detective.
- Madame Vastra in Doctor Who, who is the In-Universe inspiration for Sherlock Holmes. The Doctor himself has been called "the great detective" on a few occasions, and though he rarely encounters traditional mysteries (or rather, the mysteries that he faces take the form of figuring out how to stop the villain rather than who it is), he is more than equal to the task, his Sherlock Scan second to none.
Tabletop Games
- Alanik Ray, Ravenloft's Sherlock Holmes expy, is even called "the Great Detective" in-universe.
- In Magic: The Gathering lore Jace Beleren has played this role a few times. Particularly recently wherein both Shadows over Innistrad and Eldrich Moon he and Tamiyo worked together to solve the mystery of the strange happenings surrounding the deteriorating mental state of Avacyn and the transformation of some of the planes population into Eldrich Horrors.
- In the Mrs Hawking play series, the title character is in many ways a lady version of Sherlock Holmes, down to the Victorian setting.
Video Games
- Batman's detective skills are regularly put to the test in the overall Batman: Arkham Series. While he has more of a reliance on technology in Arkham Origins (something the developers said was intentional) in Asylum and City he only uses his gadgets to aid him in whatever is humanly impossible for him to do and to store/reference information. One case involves him trying to solve a murder, but the crime scene was cleaned and bleached. So he calibrates his cowl to track the traces of bleach.
- Subverted in Ace Attorney with the character Luke Atmey. As far as the player can tell, he devotes his life to his detective work, especially to cases involving a master thief named Mask☆DeMasque. By the end of the case, we find out that he's been the mastermind behind everything Mask☆DeMasque has ever done, blackmailing the thief into heists and then taking advantage of them to improve his image in the public eye. He goes so far as to murder someone, then allow himself to be accused of being the thief himself to avoid this information getting out.
- That's arguably a deconstruction, since Luke explicitly states twice he felt himself so great he needed to deliberately create an adversary that could match him. But, he maybe was just an Attention Whore.
- Considering that his name is "Look at me", and his theme is called "I just want love" (named after the pun in his Japanese name, Aiga Hoshiidake), he may be an Attention Whore.
- While it's not his official job title, due to the absurd amount of evidence he uncovers it can be argued that Phoenix (and later Athena and Apollo) himself fits the trope.
- There's a reason the Miles Edgeworth game is called Ace Attorney Investigations when he's technically a prosecutor; all he does is detective about. He even has a special power that's making logical deductions by connecting known facts.
- Professor Layton from the series of the same name - although the extent to how awesome he really is doesn't come into play until near the end of the first game.
- Alfendi Layton from Professor Layton Spin off, Layton Brothers: Mystery Room
- Erika Furudo from Umineko: When They Cry is a parody of the archetype: a Great Detective with ten times the brainpower of Sherlock Holmes and one-tenth the social graces of Sherlock Holmes. So convinced is she that crimes will happen wherever she goes, she actually begins her investigation into the murder before anybody has been murdered. In EP7, however, Willard H. Wright is a truly great detective.
- If played correctly, Cole Phelps is potentially the greatest detective in Los Angeles, able to squeeze the truth out of anyone.
- The cast of Guilty Party, though the most classically Great Detective-ish of them is their patriarch, The Commodore/Dorian Dickens.
- C. Auguste Dupin resumes this mantle in each installment of the Dark Tales series.
- Kyoko Kirigiri, the Ultimate/Super Highschool Level Detective in Danganronpa. She comes from a clan of detectives considered the greatest in history, and this makes her vital in solving the mysteries of the school. By the end of the game, after solving multiple mysteries and acting much like her Watson of sorts, Naegi probably also counts.
- There is also the other Ultimate/Super Highschool Level Detective in the series, Shuichi Saihara, in Danganronpa V3.
- The other protagonists of the series also either through experience gained through the game and some hand-holding by other characters or through natural talent also count.
- While his role is not Ultimate Detective, Ultimate Affluent Progency, Byakua Togami, constantly solves the case before the other students or asks the right questions and uncovers the right facts for him to undoubtedly count.
- The prequel novels Dangan Ronpa Kirigiri reveals the existence of a system called the Detective Shelf Collection, which ranks every registered detective based on two levels of specialization and aptitude in those fields, with 9 being the lowest. While Kyouko specializes in solving murders, a rank of three zeros implies a mastery of every possible field of crime solving, so much that only four detectives have ever reached this level. Her grandfather Fuhito Kirigiri (who taught her everything she knows) is thought to qualify for this ranking if not for his being opposed to the DSC system at its founding.
- Persona:
- Persona 4 has Naoto Shirogane, the Detective Prince. Despite being looked down on by the police for being a teenager and a girl, she's clever enough that her investigation occasionally outpaces the Investigation Team's, despite having no clue about the supernatural forces involved in the kidnappings and serial murders. When she joins the Investigation Team proper, the plot quickly moves from saving the victims to figuring out the true culprit.
- Sequel Persona 5 has Goro Akechi, titled "The Second Advent of the Detective Prince", who investigates the Phantom Thieves of Heart. Despite his initial and public denunciations of the Phantom Thieves' methods, he eventually joins the Phantom Thieves only to betray them, revealing that he's actually in league with the Conspiracy, as well as the illegitimate son of its ringleader, and also that he's the one who apparently caused all the crimes he investigated to being with, by using his power to make people's shadows go berserk. His ultimate goal is to help his father's plan succeed, only to betray him at the last minute, but feelings of attachment to the party and a desire for his father's recognition complicate this.
- Detective Hank And The Golden Sneeze has the titular Hank.
Web Comics
- In Monsieur Charlatan, Isidore Charlatan's Back Story.
Web Original
- Ryney from The Mystery Sphere certainly applies, though he is Brilliant, but Lazy.
- Dramatic Detective of LIS_DEAD claims to wear this mantle, and shows some deductive skill to back it up.
Real Life
- Speaking of Vidocq, there is a club aptly named The Vidocq Society. Made up of volunteers, they take on cold cases and many law enforcement agencies send them cases to review. Want to join? Well, you have to be an expert in some field of forensics to start off. Oh, and you have to be invited to join, pay $100 in member dues every year and attend at least one meeting yearly (meetings are every third Thursdays of the month, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).


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British actress Carey Mulligan is dating folk rocker Marcus Mumford, according to a British report.
The actress split from her "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" co-star Shia LaBeouf last year and was subsequently spotted out with actor/model Eddie Redmayne in January.
But Mulligan has since moved on from the Brit and is now being romanced by the Mumford & Sons frontman, according to Britain's Mail on Sunday.
The new couple has reportedly been spending time holed up in Mumford's west London home after meeting at a gig in Nashville, Tennessee last month.
A source tells the publication, "Marcus invited Carey to watch him play a secret show in the basement of his friend Mike Harris' home in Nashville. She sat in the front row and while he was singing, Marcus looked down at Carey and she blushed. It was clear they had chemistry. Afterwards they went to the City House restaurant and dined with friends but they sat together and acted like a couple."
And the romance is going so well, Mumford has allegedly invited the young star to join him on the road when his band tours the U.S. in April.
The insider adds, "Carey's hoping they can spend more time together when Marcus flies back to America next month for a major tour with his band. He's hired a vintage train instead of a tour bus and has asked Carey to join him for the trip. It's early days but they seem to enjoy each other's company."


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What do you guys think about an app that allows landlords to live stream viewings of their property to groups of potential tenants all at once? Useful? Or not so much?
Like you had said in your comment, I think it could be great to view the vacant unit via a live stream. It would definitely help in saving time when trying to view several places in a short period of time. I do think that the final decision should be made after a physical visit, … Read more


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Kira: Not like that.
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Kira: Not like that. I could set myself on fire and be noticed.
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Board Name: England (Adoption Related)
Susanne Doherty
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Nov 08, 2004
I am looking for my birth Family, The information that I have is my Maternal Grandfather was born 1928 in England and worked with the armed services. My Maternal Grandmother was born in England in 1927, she completed business school. My Birth Mother was the first of 4 children she was born in 1952, and eventually moved to Canada, where she gave birth to me in Toronto in 1973. My Mother had a brother born in 1953 in Germany, sister born in 1956 in England and another brother born in 1957 in Germany. If this sounds like a family you know please let me know.
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