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Saturday, November 28, 2009
Thiazide Diuretics
The hypertension lowering properties of thiazides occur via two mechanisms: an early anti-hypertensive effect is observed as a result of volume depletion, while long-term benefits on blood pressure appear to be due to decreasing vascular resistance, via a mechanism which is not entirely clear.
A few other tidbits about specific thiazide diuretics which may be useful clinically: the half-life of HCTZ is only 9-10 hours; thus, if you really want to inhibit Na reabsorption in the distal nephron it is necessary to dose bid (the traditionally anti-hypertensive dosing is typically given just once daily). Chlorthalidone is unique amongst the thiazides in that it has a very long half-life which enables once daily dosing. Most thiazide diuretics tend to markedly decrease in efficacy at low GFR's (e.g., less than 40 ml/min), though the article states that metolazone is more resistant to this effect than other thiazides, explaining its occasional utility in the diuresis of individuals with the cardiorenal syndrome.
Side effects of thiazide diuretics include hypokalemia, hypovolemia (e.g., orthostatic hypotension), gout flares, a small but measurable increased susceptibility to the development of diabetes mellitus, and rarely causing an allergic reaction to individuals with a severe sulfa allergy.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving
Poll Results from last week: there certainly appears to be some dissatisfaction with the ABIM Boards exam, with nobody rating it as a perfect test and most feeling that there is at least some room for major improvement. I wonder if the results would be different if the poll was carried out later, after scores come back (I have heard that there is a 90% first-time pass rate...)
New poll on acute interstitial nephritis is on the right...one of the real "gray areas" in nephrology these days.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Transplant Nephrectomy
The authors examined all transplant recipients who returned to dialysis over a ten-year period, using the US Renal Data System. This amounted to approx 11,000 people, a third of whom underwent allograft nephrectomy. They found allograft nephrectomy to be independently associated with improved survival; specifically, there was a 32% lower relative risk for all-cause death after adjusting for many factors, including socioeconomic status, comorbidity, donor characteristics and identifiable conditions associated with requirement for allograft nephrectomy. The authors also excluded patients whose transplant lasted less than 3 months, as they would been likely to have an absolute indication for nephrectomy.
Being a retrospective, observational study, one needs to take the results with a pinch of salt, given the possibility of residual confounding and treatment selection bias. Also, there were some important differences in the baseline characteristics between the groups, e.g. patients who received nephrectomy were more likely to be younger, have a higher serum creatinine concentration and a higher serum albumin, suggesting they were better nourished.
This topic strikes me as a relatively straightforward subject for a randomized controlled trial. As it stands, these observations would embolden me to push a little harder for a transplant nephrectomy in someone with a 'soft' indication, in the knowledge that it does not appear harmful, and may in fact reduce mortality. And in the dialysis population, that's no mean feat.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
A role for polycystins as blood pressure sensors?
A recent article by Sharif-Naeini et al in this month's issue of Cell claims a pressure-sensing role for the polycystins. ADPKD is caused by mutations in two genes, PKD1 and PKD2, which encode for membrane proteins termed TRPP1 and TRPP2, respectively. It appears these genes function via regulating local calcium fluxes in and out of the cell. Although most efforts to understand TRPP1 and TRPP2 function have focused on renal tubular epithelial cells (since that's where cysts come from), a variety of extra-renal phenotypes are also observed. In this paper, the authors generated mice deficient in TRPP1 or TRPP2 ONLY in smooth muscle cells. Importantly, they found that the balance of TRPP1 and TRPP2 levels was critical for the ability of arterial smooth muscle to maintain appropriate blood pressure. These results imply that function of the polycystins may be different depending on cell type, and suggest a possible mechanism by which ADPKD patients may be especially prone to the development of abnormalities in blood pressure regulation.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Nephrology Oral History Project
One of the more fascinating topics in these interviews is reading about how much tinkering and troubleshooting was necessary during the early days of dialysis. Access was a major issue; early on, one would cut down to find an artery and a vein in order to perform dialysis; at the end of the dialysis procedure, the vessels were ligated off and therefore those vessels could not be used again. Needless to say, there are only a limited number of arteries available to suppor dialysis, so other techniques were essential. One nephrologist describes making "home-made" catheters simply by cutting the appropriate length of polyethylene tubing and tapering off the end by holding it over a Bunsen burner. Because they couldn't afford real stainless-steel guidewires, they used guitar strings coated in silicone, which were much cheaper.
So: the next time you grab a catheter kit off the shelf and plug in the ultrasound machine, think about all the additional hassle involved in placing a dialysis catheter our nephrology fellow predecessors had to endure!
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Kidney Clips
This next one is pretty basic, but the animation is good.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Analgesic Nephropathy
Phenacetin, whose main metabolite is acetaminophen, was originally believed to be the cause. But this was challenged by the appearance of cases where phenacetin was not involved. The modern definition of analgesic nephropathy does not mention phenacetin: "a slowly progressive disease resulting from the daily use for many years of mixtures containing at least two anti-pyretic analgesics and usually caffeine or codeine (or both), which may lead to psychological dependence". The diagnosis is made based on pathgnomic appearances on non-contrast CT (reduced renal size, bumpy contours and papillary calcifications) in the appropriate clinical context.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Poll Results & Post-Boards Weariness
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
ASTRAL Trial
Another day, another negative study… this is getting painful! The large, randomized ASTRAL trial comparing renal revascularization to medical therapy found no benefit, and substantial increased risk, in the interventional arm.
806 patients with atherosclerotic reno-vascular disease were randomized to undergo revascularization in addition to receiving medical therapy or to receive medical therapy alone. After 34 months of follow-up, there were no significant differences between the two groups in the rates of renal events, major cardiovascular events, or death. There were some marginal positive outcomes in the intervention group, including better renal function (p = 0.06) and statistically significant reduction in blood pressure medications. However, 23 patients in the revascularization arm experienced serious complications, including 2 deaths and 3 amputations.
ASTRAL has been criticized on a few fronts. First, the trial design is based on the "principle of equipoise". Essentially, the investigators only enrolled patients in whom they were uncertain as to whether they would derive clinical benefit from revascularization. As such, many patients enrolled in the trial had lesions of dubious clinical significance, as more high-risk patients would not have been randomized. As an example, 40% of those enrolled had less than 70% stenosis, and some patients with stenoses as low as 60% were included.
Personally, I feel a bit sorry for the authors here. They set out to answer the specific question of what to do with the incidentally discovered, moderate-grade renal artery lesion in a CKD patient, and are then criticized for designing a trial that excludes patients in whom intervention is very likely to benefit. Critics of the trial claim that many of the lesions chosen for intervention were of unclear clinical significance, but I believe that was exactly the point. It's not as if the management approach to such lesions has been firmly established. The bottom line with intervention in renal arterial disease is that we are doing a poor job in identifying the right kidney in the right patient, and there is a lot more work to do. ASTRAL is step in the right direction.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
kappa versus lambda light chains in paraproteinemias
Monday, November 16, 2009
Leptospirosis-induced Renal Failure
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Diagnosing Reset Osmostat
Diagnosing reset osmostat is a diagnosis of exclusion. Individuals must be euvolemic, and a thorough exclusion of other causes of euvolemic hyponatremia (e.g., hypothyroidism, cortisol deficiency, medications, etc) must take place. A key feature of reset osmostat is that individuals should be able to concentrate and dilute the urine appropriately. Thus, a water challenge should result in a dilute urine (e.g., less than 100 mOsm/kg) and a water deprivation test should result in a concentrated urine. Sometimes, a patient given a diagnosis of SIADH will be proven to be reset osmostat when it becomes apparent that fluid restriction does not successfully raise the serum sodium level.
Reset osmostat classically occurs in neurologic conditions such as epilepsy and paraplegia, in addition to pregnancy, malignancy, and malnutrition. It has also been observed in healthy individuals, such as this 60 year-old man with a chronic sodium level between 125-130 mmol/L; the authors suggest that a 1951 grenade explosion the patient experienced may have caused the osmostat to reset!
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Aminoglycoside Toxicity
Aminoglycosides are a potent tubular toxin; the reduction in GFR which results is therefore thought to be an indirect effect on the glomerulus. The predominant sites of aminoglycoside toxicity are the S1 & S2 segments of the proximal tubule. Aminoglycosides are filtered by the glomerulus, and once concentrated in the urine in these segments occurs, they are known to bind to phospholipids, followed by internalization within the cell via megalin. Once inside the proximal tubular cell, they they are concentrated within lysosomes and cause a stereotypical disorganization of the lysosomes termed "myeloid bodies."
The myeloid bodies are a sign that the tubular cells are functioning poorly, and as a result there is decreased tubular function often manifesting as K, Mg, Ca, PO4, and glucose wasting--almost like a "Fanconi's Syndrome" picture. Overt necrosis of the tubular epithelial cells can also occur, resulting in ATN. Stereotypically, aminoglycoside toxicity results in non-oliguric renal failure which more often than not recovers (after a few weeks) once the drug is withdrawn.
From a pharmacokinetics standpoint, the toxicity of aminoglycosides correlates best with the peak concentration of the drug. Interestingly, in common clinical practice the drug is dosed based on following aminoglycoside trough levels...
Friday, November 13, 2009
Metformin-induced Lactic Acidosis
Metformin is the only hypoglycemic agent proven to reduce mortality in Type 2 DM. As such, we really should be making every effort to prescribe it, and keep patients taking it. Unfortunately, mostly due to it's relationship to parent compound phenformin, metformin has developed a reputation for causing lactic acidosis (LA). Prescribing guidelines instruct witholding the drug if there is 'renal impairment'. This is a controversial issue, reviewed here. Here are some points to consider:
Thursday, November 12, 2009
General Support for Kidney Allocation Score
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Classification of Cryoglobulins and MPGN
While cryoglobulinemia and MPGN display this link, it is important to realize that each term has its own classification scheme--this can be confusing since both cryoglobulinemia and MPGN each have 3 "Types".
Cryoglobulinemia is classified based on the type of immunoglobulin present in the cryocrit:
Type I cryoglobulinemia is comprised simply of monoclonal immunoglobulins, typically IgM but less frequently IgG, IgA, or serum light chains. Not surprisingly, individuals with Type I cryos typically have a paraproteinemia (e.g., myeloma, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia).
Type II cryoglobulinemia is when a monoclonal IgM recognizes and binds to polyclonal IgG's, explaining why Type II cryos are IgM-IgG complexes.
Type III cryoglobulinemia is when a polyclonal Ig recognizes polyclonal Ig. Together, Type II & III cryoglobulinemia are referred to as "Mixed Cryoglobulinemia", and these are the types most commonly associated with hepatitis C.
The MPGN Classification system is as follows:
Type I MPGN is a pattern which can be associated with many different diseases, of which cryoglobulinemia is one. Histologic findings include "tram tracking"/double contours of the GBM, hypercellularity of the glomerular tuft, and a lobulated appearance of the glomerulus. EM may show mesangial and subendothelial immune complex deposits.
Type II MPGN is also known as "dense deposit disease", usually caused by the presence of C3 nephritic factor, and on EM shows ribbon-like electron-dense deposits within the glomerular and tubular basement membranes.
Type III MPGN, which is very rare, apparently includes a many of the features of Type I MPGN along with subepithelial deposits.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Understanding nPCR (Normalized Protein Catabolic Rate)
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Complement Levels & Glomerulonephritis
Sometimes, the pattern of C3/C4 levels can give a clue as to the specific diagnosis. Disorders in which C3 is decreased but C4 is not include MPGN and post-infectious glomerulonephritis, indicating a tendency for the alternative pathway to be active moreso than the classical pathway. Activation of the classical pathway will typically result in lowering of both C3 and C4, and therefore disorders in which BOTH C3 and C4 are decreased include lupus nephritis and cryoglobulinemia. These rules may not be perfect, but can potentially give a hint as to the mechanism of inflammation in glomerulonephritis.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Secondary Causes of Membranous Nephropathy
Broadly speaking, the secondary causes of membranous nephropathy can be broken down into 4 general categories:
1. Infection-associated Membranous Nephropathy: hepatitis B and hepatitis C are both associated with membranous nephropathy. Because diseases such as malaria, schistosomiasis, TB, and leprosy are likewise associated with membranous nephropathy, secondary nephrotic syndrome is likely much more common in developing countries subject to these tropical diseases. Syphilis is also on the list.
2. Disease-associated Membranous Nephropathy: it is well-known that MN may be see in lupus ("WHO Type V Lupus Nephritis") either alone or in combination with other lupus-related pathologies. A variety of the other conditions associated with MN are also autoimmune diseases (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome). Diabetes mellitus and membranous nephropathy have also been linked, as has sickle cell disease.
3. Drug-induced Membranous Nephropathy: the classic offenders are gold, penicillamine, NSAIDs, and captopril, though there are case reports for many others.
4. Malignancy-associated Membranous Nephropathy: although there appears to be a increased relative risk of solid tumors and lymphomas in patients with membranous nephropathy as compared to the general population, this association is still somewhat poorly defined and remains controversial. Many would simply recommend age-appropriate cancer screening (e.g., mammogram, screening colonoscopy, etc) in the patient with newly-diagnosed nephrotic syndrome without any other evidence for malignancy rather than a large-scale imaging workup.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Serum Amyloid P prevents renal fibrosis
Congratulations to my colleague at the Brigham, Jeremy Duffield, who made the cover of Science this week for demonstrating human Serum Amyloid P (hSAP) potently inhibits fibrosis in two independent models of renal fibrosis. hSAP is a naturally circulating soluble pattern recognition receptor, and radio-labelled SAP is used clinically to identify sites of amyloid deposition in systemic amyloidosis. In the studies, hSAP was given to mice with either unilateral ureteric obstruction or unilateral ischemia reperfusion mediated kidney injury. In both cases, hSAP potently suppressed fibrotic collagen protein and collagen gene expression in a sustained fashion, preventing the development of interstitial fibrosis. hSAP acts by binding danger molecules at sites of tissue injury, causing the complexes to be cleared by the Fcγ family of receptors on macrophages. This results in suppression of inflammatory and fibrotic gene and protein expression in monocyte-derived cells, via an interleukin-10 dependant mechanism.
These findings raise the possibility of using hSAP as a therapy for kidney diseases with a prominent fibrotic component, such as diabetic nephropathy or chronic allograft nephropathy. A recombinant form of human Serum Amyloid P, PRM-151 (rhSAP), is already in phase 1 trials.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Results of Kidney Biopsy Poll
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
TREAT Trial
The TREAT trial was one of the bigger stories to emerge from this years ASN. This was a large, multicenter trial of darbepoeitin (Aranesp) vs. placebo in 4000 predialysis CKD patients with type 2 diabetes and anemia. The two groups did not differ in the two primary endpoints of all-cause death or cardiovascular event and death or end-stage renal disease and on the plus side, compared with placebo, treatment with Aranesp did result in some improvement in fatigue, less need for red-cell transfusions and a reduction in cardiac revascularization. However, there was also a significantly increased risk of fatal or nonfatal stroke (5% versus 2.6%; HR 1.92, 95% CI 1.38 to 2.68), which was not explained by systolic blood pressure.
The Aranesp group was treated to achieve a target hemoglobin of 13 g/dL, which is higher than I generally aim for, and it may be that a more restrictive dosing strategy could mitigate the risk of stroke. Even still, these findings create a lot of uncertainty and unease as to how best manage anemic CKD patients in the clinic.
The Aranesp group was treated to achieve a target hemoglobin of 13 g/dL, which is higher than I generally aim for, and it may be that a more restrictive dosing strategy could mitigate the risk of stroke. Even still, these findings create a lot of uncertainty and unease as to how best manage anemic CKD patients in the clinic.
As a footnote, this study also lends fuel to the growing literature on ESA's driving the progression of cancer. In patients with a history of malignancy at baseline, cancer death was an order of magnitude more common in the darbepoetin group (7.4% versus 0.06%, P=0.002).
As a footnote, this study also lends fuel to the growing literature on ESA's driving the progression of cancer. In patients with a history of malignancy at baseline, cancer death was an order of magnitude more common in the darbepoetin group (7.4% versus 0.06%, P=0.002).


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USGS seismologist David Wald said the organization received 16,000 reports from people who felt the earthquake on the Did You Feel It? website.
"About one in 1,000 are actually reporting... That's a pretty good [data] sample. If you're polling for political responses, that would be a huge sample," he said.
The epicenter of the earthquake was relatively shallow, at a depth of 4.6 miles. It was centered about 1 mile south of La Habra, Calif., and 2 miles west of Brea, Calif.
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As we all know, Martin Luther King Jr. was the most prominent figure in the passive-resistance civil rights movement in the US. He was shot to death in retaliation by a Southern white man. His memory and accomplishments were immediately targeted by smear stories about his sex life.
I. Guns:
A recent piece by Thom Hartmann at The Smirking Chimp is as revealing/surprising/forehead-slapping as any OTL,S! has encountered in the hundreds of years this blog has been in existence. It is rewritten to some advantage here. In short, the present form of the second amendment (the "bear arms" amendment) is what it is because of a perceived need to preserve slavery.
The Second Amendment was Ratified to Preserve Slavery
The real reason the Second Amendment was ratified, and why it says "State" instead of "Country" (the Framers knew the difference – see the 10th Amendment), was to preserve the slave patrol militias in the southern states, which was necessary to get Virginia's vote [ratifying the Constitution itself]. Founders Patrick Henry, George Mason, and James Madison were totally clear on that . . . and we all should be too.
In the beginning, there were the militias. In the South, they were also called the "slave patrols," and they were regulated by the states.
In Georgia, for example, a generation before the American Revolution, laws were passed in 1755 and 1757 that required all plantation owners or their male white employees to be members of the Georgia Militia, and for those armed militia members to make monthly inspections of the quarters of all slaves in the state. The law defined which counties had which armed militias and even required armed militia members to keep a keen eye out for slaves who may be planning uprisings.
As Dr. Carl T. Bogus wrote for the University of California Law Review in 1998, "The Georgia statutes required patrols, under the direction of commissioned militia officers, to examine every plantation each month and authorized them to search 'all Negro Houses for offensive Weapons and Ammunition' and to apprehend and give twenty lashes to any slave found outside plantation grounds."
It's the answer to the question raised by the character played by Leonardo DiCaprio in Django Unchained when he asks, "Why don't they just rise up and kill the whites?" If the movie were real, it would have been a purely rhetorical question, because every southerner of the era knew the simple answer: Well regulated militias kept the slaves in chains.
II. Extramarital affairs:
J. Edgar Hoover took it upon himself to obtain blackmail material, largely of a sexual nature, on anyone and everyone he wished, including presidents and Martin Luther King, Jr. Back in the 60's this material was rather shocking, because no one bothered to point out/tried to ignore/hide the fact that extramarital affairs were quite common (not to endorse them) and that homosexuality was not only common but also normal. The JEH strategy became standard political strategy in the "anything goes"/fair game Karl Rove era, and led, bizarrely, to the impeachment of a sitting president. In fact, the very persons and political groups who have shouted the loudest about sex have turned out to have the most to hide. Yes, JEH, KR, et al, OTL,S! is lookin at you. It is long past time to reject the hypocrisy of Hoover and the politics of sex revelations. These are mortals, people.
OTL,S! salutes the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his accomplishments.


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Mitt Romney is presumably deep in the process of vetting his VP candidates, making sure they don't have any hidden secrets that will embarrass him later.And he's also probably trying to figure out what kind of people his VP candidates are and how they handle money–that sort of thing.
And one of the key set of documents Romney's investigative team is probably poring over are tax returns.
So, Mitt Romney can presumably understand why the calls for him to release his own tax returns have not stopped with the passage of time.
Nor should they.
By the way, here's what I think Mitt Romney is hiding by refusing to release his tax returns (nothing too scandalous, but nothing that will help him, either). But I wish he would hurry up and release them, so we can all focus on more important things.
And, yes, I'd be happy to see President Obama's college transcripts, too, now that everyone seems to think there's something embarrassing hidden in there.
So, how about this? How about Romney releases his tax returns and Obama releases his college records?
I think so.
These folks want to be the President of the United States, after all.
Let the document production begin…
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The New Zealand dollar rose against the euro as European political reports renewed concerns about the region's debt crisis and pushed the common currency down from a two-year high against the greenback.
The New Zealand dollar rose to 62.49 euro cents from 62.03 cents at 5pm in Wellington yesterday. It traded at 84.46 US cents from 84.55 cents.
The euro weakened after a media report that Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy accepted illegal cash payments prompting calls for his resignation, while an Italian poll showed former Italy Premier Silvio Berlusconi closing the gap on election front-runner Pier Luigi Bersani, according to Bloomberg. Traders locally are awaiting labour cost data today, ahead of the key jobs data on Thursday.
"The market was extremely bulled up on the euro so it is no surprise to see some profit taking," said Tim Kelleher, head of institutional FX sales at ASB Institutional. Today's labour cost figures "will give some insight into wage inflation and hint at what the jobs data will be on Thursday."
Kelleher says the kiwi dollar may trade in a range of 84.25 US cents to 84.60 cents today.
The kiwi declined to 80.88 Australian cents from 81.10 cents late yesterday, when it reached its highest in 2 ½ years. Traders are awaiting the Reserve Bank of Australia's review of interest rates today.
The central bank is expected to keep its cash rate unchanged at 3 percent, or 50 basis points higher than New Zealand's official cash rate, though it may also indicate the potential time frame for a rate cut in the months to come.
The New Zealand dollar fell to 77.95 yen from 78.40 yen and fell to 53.56 British pence from 53.85 pence yesterday, when it touched a post-float high of 54.11 pence. The trade-weighted index was little changed at 76.15.
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The next novel (that should have been released 2-3 month ago) should be the last one.
Voice Actor Appreciation & Discussion why not but it's a risk to have : "I think that actorA is perfect for newCharacterA" and a flood of novel spoiler appears
Character Discussion will be full of spoiler after only 10 posts (like the Kaname discussion thread where people are discussing events that appear on non animated novels)
The main problem with new threads is that the last series was 6 years ago since then most of the question have been answered by the novel, novel that have been translated in English and read/discussed by all the regular of this sub-forum.
Little by little this sub-forum has become more or less the Light Novel FMP forum instead of the Anime FMP forum, before creating new thread I think this is more urgent to take care of that. Right know coming to this sub-forum is like going to a Random series - Spoilers & Speculation and thinking you won't be spoiled
|2009-09-12, 06:10
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Please bear in mind that new threads do not have to be specifically anime orientated. Is there a need for more (specific) novel threads? Character discussion threads can include novel based events, as long as it is made clear in the opening post.
A new Live Action thread should not include novel spoilers of course (since it should be enjoyed by non-novel readers as well).
|2009-09-12, 06:48
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Those thread should have mention that novel spoiler are present :
Character discussion - Kaname
Character discussion - Tessa
Is there going to be a new FMP series? (the topic is now more about : what a new series will look like, how many episode to animate the last 6 novels)
|2009-09-12, 10:34
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I'd like to start a thread for people requesting some quick FMP doujinshi translation. Now it's taking place in the FMP spoiler thread, and it's a bit outta place, there.
The name of the thread could be something like "Quick FMP doujinshi translation requests" or anything shorter, like "Translation requests".
Is it do-able ?
Thank you !
ETA : actually, since I don't limit myself to doujinshi, a title like "Quick translation requests" would be more apt, methinks ;D
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May we have a new thread discussing the ANIME Petition for FullMetalPanic?
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I think there should be a thread made about Funimation offering the complete series subbed and dubbed on their channel. I think if the overall view count increased Funimation would see how the series is still popular and would show an interest in the continuation in the animation of the series
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We need a SIGMA thread. The fan translation is processing very fast an i began to love the hell out of it. We need a Sigma discussion thread. I want to talk about what happened and discuss the panels and stuff. Also Sigma is still ongoing in JP.
Request for a FMP Sigma Thread!
Also take the "TSR got licensed" thing out of the sticky. Its old news.
Also make me a mod for the fmp board. You guys seem to be quiet busy lately :P
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Requesting a thread for the first FMP game in PS4, Full Metal Panic: Fight Who Dares win.
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I saw this young lady in Milan several times this past season. She is one of the crop of new bloggers. (Read her blog here.) I loved that she's a bigger, curvier girl than most of the other bloggers who you see in the press and tend to represent the genre.
The subtle thing she achieves so successfully in these two looks is to complement the sturdy but beautiful shape of her legs with an equally strong shoe. A daintier shoe would be overpowered but these shoes create a beautiful harmony for the lower half of her body.
Tomorrow I'll post an image of a different young lady I met in Paris with a similarly curvy body type but a different method of creating body harmony.
A number of the commenters are upset by the word "curvy." They feel I should have used the word "normal." However, normal is relative. There is a young lady on my team who is 5'0″, and another who is 5'9″. Which would be "normal"?
Look at the man walking across the street in the first image, and the height of the umbrella in the second – and Angelika relative to each. This girl is taller than most, and has the bearing to match. Regarding the curves…just because you don't see them does not mean they are not there. Is there a minimum degree of curviness to be considered "curvy"?
Remember, curvy is a body shape, not a weight. To be honest, you can't really see in these photographs most of the curves – chest, stomach, hip – this woman has.
I get emails all the time from self-professed curvy girls who want to see representations of their size on the site. What sucks is that when I try to put a photograph up to talk about these issues, the post is hijacked over the political correctness of the words.
So help me understand; what is the modern way to speak about size? I'm not married to the word curvy. I'm just trying to describe her in the best way I know how. Let's not hide from this issue; I don't want to be afraid to talk about it on my blog. Help me describe this young lady without using the word "normal," but in a way that addresses her body size and still references my point about the size of her legs relative to her shoes.
Last week I did a post of older women every day, and I was proud of that. I am proud to be a blog that is showing women of different sizes. I don't want to lose the potential power of the post by being caught up in wordplay.


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The Bible is not without its share of wrathful moments. Like a stern parent, God challenges his people to do better, and warns them of the tragedy that will result if they do not change their ways. What could be more tragic than the end of the world? And so, when the prophets warn Israel, they use the loss of the sun, moon and stars as a symbol of the worst that could happen:
Is 13:9-11 See, the day of the LORD comes, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger, to make the earth a desolation, and to destroy its sinners from it. For the stars of the heavens and their constellations will not give their light; the sun will be dark at its rising, and the moon will not shed its light. I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant, and lay low the insolence of tyrants.
Ez 32:7-11 When I blot you out, I will cover the heavens, and make their stars dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give its light. All the shining lights of the heavens I will darken above you, and put darkness on your land, says the Lord GOD. I will trouble the hearts of many peoples, as I carry you captive among the nations, into countries you have not known. I will make many peoples appalled at you; their kings shall shudder because of you. When I brandish my sword before them, they shall tremble every moment for their lives, each one of them, on the day of your downfall. For thus says the Lord GOD: The sword of the king of Babylon shall come against you.
Jl 2:10-11 The earth quakes before them, the heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining. The LORD utters his voice at the head of his army; how vast is his host! Numberless are those who obey his command. Truly the day of the LORD is great; terrible indeed – who can endure it?
Jl 3:14-16 Multitudes, multitudes, in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining. The LORD roars from Zion, and utters his voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth shake. But the LORD is a refuge for his people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
There is an interesting if unspoken assumption in these descriptions. The sky and the things in that sky are a part of "us" — when our world ends, they end with it.
This image continues into the end-of-the-world scenarios found in the Gospels: in every case, the true end-times are not merely the end of planet Earth, but the end of the universe itself. In each case, the passage quotes Jesus:
Mt 24:29 "Immediately after the suffering of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken."
Mk 13:24-26 "But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see 'the Son of Man coming in clouds' with great power and glory."
Lk 21:25 "There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves."
But stars symbolize more than the end of the world, because the end of the world is most assuredly not the end of everything. We have immortal souls. In Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, we see stars as an example of the range of possibilities of what God can create, especially what he does with us after death:
1 Cor 15:38-42 But God gives it a body as he has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body. Not all flesh is alike, but there is one flesh for human beings, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish. There are both heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the glory of the heavenly is one thing, and that of the earthly is another. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; indeed, star differs from star in glory. So it is with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable, what is raised is imperishable.
We are creatures — things created — made of matter, and in that sense the same as every other material being. But even among the created bodies, not all are the same. And we are also more than that because we humans have within us the spark of intellect and free will, the soul, which makes us the image and likeness of God. In that, we are more glorious than even the stars themselves.
(Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, ©1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U. S. A. All rights reserved. Used by permission.)


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Police: No Criminal Charges Surrounding Death of Woman Denied CPR
(BAKERSFIELD, Calif.) -- No one will be charged in connection with the death of an 87-year-old woman after she was denied CPR at her retirement home, Bakersfield, Calif., police said Wednesday night.
Authorities opened an investigation Monday after Lorraine Bayless' death attracted national attention because of a seven-minute 911 call was released in which the caller declined to administer CPR to the elderly woman.
"A thorough review was conducted of all the facts surrounding the case. The investigation revealed that no criminal statutes had been violated," Bakersfield Police Department officials said in a news release.
The 911 call revealed a staff member at the Glendale Gardens independent living facility refusing to perform CPR, or find someone else to perform CPR, on Bayless after she collapsed.
On the recorded call, a 911 dispatcher can be heard pleading with the staff member to find someone who would perform CPR on Bayless, saying, "Is there anybody there that's willing to help this lady and not let her die?"
"Not at this time," the woman replied.
Although the woman identified herself as a nurse on the call, she was later reported to be a resident services director at Glendale Gardens.
Bayless was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
Brookdale Senior Living, which owns Glendale Gardens, initially said the employee was following company policy by waiting for first responders instead of administering medical care herself. But on Tuesday, the company released a statement saying that the employee had not understood the company's guidelines and was put on voluntary leave pending an investigation.
"The incident resulted from a complete misunderstanding of our practice with regards to emergency medical care for our residents," the Tennessee-based company said. A spokesperson for Brookdale Senior Living said there would also be a company-wide review of its emergency medical policies.
In its statement, Bayless' family said the incident provided, "a lesson we can all learn from." The family also announced it had no intention of suing the facility.
"It was our beloved mother and grandmother's wish to die naturally and without any kind of life prolonging intervention," the family said. "We understand that the 911 tape of this event has caused concern, but our family knows that mom had full knowledge of the limitations of Glenwood Gardens and is at peace."
The family also said it was surprised by the amount of attention the incident received.
"We regret that this private and most personal time has been escalated by the media," the statement said. According to fire officials, Bayless did not have a Do Not Resuscitate Order, but this was not confirmed by the family or Glendale Gardens.
The incident not only made national headlines but has also triggered several investigations. The Kern County Aging and Adult Services is looking into possible elder abuse at the facility.
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Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer answers questions about aging issues.
Question: I have been hearing on the news lately about the economic stimulus check that the Internal Revenue Service is going to be sending out this year. I am confused. Will seniors get this rebate? First they said we did not qualify and now I am hearing that we do.
What is the real answer, will I be getting this check or not? It is difficult making ends meet on a fixed budget and this money sure would make a difference to my wife and me.
I am deeply distressed that the entire S.C. House of Representatives adopted a resolution (H. 4822) requesting that Gov. Mark Sanford apply for an extension of the deadline to comply with the federal REAL ID Act because the S.C. General Assembly passed a bill, signed into law on June 13, 2007, saying that the state shall not participate in its implementation.
I am very pleased to report that our first IPRA sanctioned professional rodeo on March 14 and 15 was a success.
The crowd on Saturday was much smaller than anticipated due to inclement weather, but the crowd on Friday night demonstrated that this rodeo will not be our last.
If you enjoyed the show, please let us know. We would like to have as much feedback as possible. If you would like to be a sponsor for our next rodeo, please call us at (803) 482-4315 or visit our Web site www.greatfallsrescue.com
Folks across the Palmetto State are learning what many here have known for years. The Adopt A Leader program is working well, shaping young lives and building future leaders.
The program, led by organizer Bobby Bailey, was recently honored by the S.C. School Board Association with the Champions for Public Education Award.
When something is working well and having a positive impact on youngsters, as this program does, it's hard to keep it secret. The S.C. School Board Association made the presentation during a recent Lancaster County school board meeting.
Larry Sims and family would like to thank everyone who participated and attended the chicken bog in honor of him on March 1 at Liberty Freewill Baptist Church.
Thanks to everyone who gave up their time, money and prayers. We would like to extend a special thank you to Sherwood Baptist Church, Larry Smalls, Mike Johnson and Donald Boone.
God bless.
Larry Sims and family
Easter arrives today. For Christians, it's regarded as the holiest day of the year. The holiday is held to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who arose from the dead following His death on the cross as revealed by the scriptures.
Easter, or Resurrection Day, as many Christians refer to the holiday, is a time to celebrate.
Unlike Christmas, which is celebrated on Dec. 25 each year by Christians shortly after the arrival of winter, Easter can fall any place on the calendar between March 22 and April 25.
I would like to take this opportunity to personally endorse Barry Faile as sheriff of Lancaster County.
This letter is different than most political endorsements, as I have nothing to lose or gain by writing it. I believe Barry is the right choice for Lancaster County sheriff.
Barry has spent his entire law enforcement career as a deputy sheriff. He has worked in every capacity of the Sheriff's Office and was instrumental in organizing the Metro Drug Task Force.
I am a 62-year-old woman and a native of New Jersey. I worked 12 years as a ward/health coordinator at Bergen Pines Hospital in New Jersey. And I have worked in management positions for more than 30 years.
I have worked with the public for many years and never encountered anything like I did after moving to Lancaster.
At my place of employment a young, white man called me a racial slur. I felt degraded and overwhelmed when he made the remark.
Listening Center is a support center
The residents of Lancaster, Chester and York counties are all facing some fast changes in the economy and in lifestyles.
As these changes happen, more and more people may face challenges that lead to a downturn in their everyday life and may have feelings of hopelessness with no one to turn to.
This is just a reminder that the Listening Center in Lancaster is a referral and support center with an ear.
I agree wholeheartedly that the responsibility of an animal, dangerous or not, lies solely with the owner.
I would like to ask Lancaster County Council members and committee members to strengthen the response to an animal complaint.
I understand complaints as Animal Control's responsibility, as it should be.
He wasn't getting into a "challenging" contest with an elephant. The context is not verbatim. I can't print what he really said here, but you get the idea.
He - head of a state department, whose salary is paid by taxpayers - was the challenger and I was the elephant. I have a prominent nose and I had gained some weight. But I decided not to take the comment personally.
In an election year, it's simply amazing what candidates will latch on to in in order to make another candidate look bad. Case in point is the campaign for the Senate 16 seat between Rep. Mick Mulvaney and Democrat Mandy Powers-Norrell.
Several weeks ago, the Charlotte Observer misstated that Mulvaney's children attended Indian Land Elementary when actually they attend Catholic school.
To conduct business in the Panhandle, some local officials have had to play a game of musical meeting sites. But that changed recently when Merrifield Partners, the developer of 521 Commerce Center on U.S. 521, donated a 1,300-square-foot space in its Pinckney Building.
Lancaster County Economic Development Corp., Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce and the local office of the S.C. Employment Security Commission will use the space.
"Often times, all of us have had a need for office space, a place to meet" in Indian Land, said LCEDC President Keith Tunnell.
I read the guest editorial "Dog breed regulations won't work" in the March 14 edition of The Lancaster News and it raised several questions.
Is Lancaster County Council considering mandatory DNA tests of all dogs to prove they are or are not a dangerous breed?
How else will they know for certain what a mixed dog has as ancestors or parents?
How does designating a dog breed as a dangerous breed affect the owners liability especially regarding the homeowners insurance?
I recently noticed an obvious and hopefully, an innocent misprint in the March 9 edition of The Neighbors of York and Lancaster County in The Charlotte Observer.
The story was the coverage of S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford's support of Mick Mulvaney, a Republican candidate for the S.C. Senate 16 District.
The Lancaster News had already covered the story with the correct information. Along with the story was similar photo that was published in The Lancaster News. It was a photo of Sanford, Mulvaney and Mulvaney's wife.
The equation for a good life is to have good literacy skills. Mastering literacy can lead to a good education, good health and a good job which equates to a good life.
That was the message recently at the J. Marion Sims Literacy Forum. Dr. Linda Gambrell, president of the International Reading Association, was the guest speaker.
Gambrell, who has authored several books on literacy and is, of course, an avid reader, was touting the benefits of reading.
As sheriff of Lancaster County, I would like to discuss an issue very close to each of us - crime prevention. My office is committed to making our neighborhoods safer places to live.
By doing so, we will improve the quality of life for individuals and families, both young and old. It is imperative that we seek progress to reduce the negative influences that crime has on our children and to help safeguard the elderly.
I would like to thank the A.R. Rucker Middle School cheerleaders for being just that - middle school cheerleaders. These girls consistently complement the athletic programs at A.R. Rucker Middle School.
They strive to do what cheerleaders should, which is lead the crowd in support of the athletes competing. I am proud to know that the A.R. Rucker Middle School cheerleaders take their positions as leaders and role models seriously.
Critics of social networking Web sites better get used it; they're here to stay. The youth are using them to keep in touch with one another.
Telecommuters from HP are using them to connect with their development teams. Even military officers are using Facebook to organize their squadrons.
Social networks are a part of a larger schema that is oft called Web 2.0. Web 2.0 is the catalyst for the culture clash between those who embrace these tools and those who are just fine with the conventional methods.
As a dog owner in this county, I oppose any County Council decision regulating dogs based on breed.
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St. Catharine College men's basketball coach J.T. Burton knew that his season opener would be a challenge as he took his Patriots to IU-Southeast Tuesday to take on a tough Grenadiers team. The challenge became even greater when the Patriots found themselves down 21 points at halftime, and by as many as 24 in the second half.
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It is commonly called the "second season" when teams enter post-season playoffs. It affords those squads who have not enjoyed a good regular season a chance to make amends with a good playoff run.
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Lena Bramblett is very accustomed to winning basketball games as the head women's coach at St. Catharine. In her first five seasons the Patriots compiled a winning percentage of .614 (90-56). In the sixth season, 2008-2009, Bramblett endured her first losing campaign as injuries led to a 12-18 record.
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In his two seasons at St. Catharine College, head coach J.T. Burton has seen the best of times and the worst of times. In the Tale of Two Seasons, Burton's bunch struggled to a 5-24 mark his first year but improved to 21-11 last season including an 8-6 Mid-South Conference record.
The Mid-South Conference is recognized nationally as one of the best conferences for its overall sports programs. Any soccer coach can attest to the strength of that sport in the MSC, including both coaches at St. Catharine College.
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The St. Catharine College volleyball team was hoping for better things in its only match of the week. The Patriots traveled to University of the Cumberlands Tuesday to play a team that they had lost in five sets to earlier in the year, after being ahead 2-0. But this time it was all Cumberlands (11-18, 7-5) as the home team won in straight sets, 25-13, 25-22, 25-18.
By all accounts the fourth rendition of Patriot Madness was a huge success. The annual event, which tips off the basketball season for the Patriot men and women, played before a full house Thursday night in Lourdes Hall.
"Our players were really excited about it this year," said women's coach Lena Bramblett. "It was the best night we have had for it. The student participation was good and the community involvement was better than it ever has been."
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I would like to start a new feature, that of UFO sightings from yesteryear…with a brief description on this blog, and links to relevant websites, with indepth discussions.
To kick us off i will start with:
1 The Belgian Triangles
Dates: November 1989 – April 1990 [Belgian Authorities recieved over 2500 reports on Triangular UFOs].
The RBAF (Royal Belgian Air Force) decided to co-operate/work with SOBEPS (Local UFO Research Group= Society Of Belgian Studies of Celestial Phenomena), with SOBEPS reporting from ground level, whilst RBAF would attempt to track and intercept.
They never intercepted them, as the UFOs were far too quick for the F-16s.
Triangular UFOs- what were they? Explanations for this, were that the USAF, may have been testing its stealth aircraft – F117A fighters and B-2 bombers.
However, F-16s can fly faster than stealth aircraft, so why no interceptions, and why were the UFOs more agile.
AN Excellent resource is from UFO Evidence see here for detailed reports on this (17 articles/documents).
A short article from About.com here
UFOs over Belgium? (at geocities) here (very good info).
"What are the triangles?" by Richard Dolan 2003.
The Why files : "black triangles " 2008
Ufologie.net (with many links and articles) " The Belgium Flap"
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The weather has been hot and humid since the last time the Lipscomb cross country squads took to the course but Saturday at the Vanderbilt Invite there will be a cool down while the Purple and Gold tries to heat up.
"The weather has been unseasonably hot lately," Bill Taylor, director of cross country and track and field, said. "Saturday we'll find out more and it is supposed to be pretty cool. We are excited to get out there in a little bit cooler weather and see where we stand."
Both the men's and women's squads will have a chance to compete against quality competition.
"It will be a real good meet on both sides," Taylor said. "Vanderbilt's women are ranked No. 20 in the nation in the preseason poll. It will be a good test to see where we are. We really have nothing to lose running against a team that good. Wherever we finish will be a good reference point.
"Also running are Mississippi and Mississippi State, two teams that are ranked in the South Region."
The men's squad will also do battle with Ole Miss and Mississippi State along with getting its first look at three schools from the Atlantic Sun.
"Mississippi and Mississippi State will be good tests," Taylor said. "More importantly, ETSU and Northern Kentucky are coming. Mercer will be here as well. I ranked Northern Kentucky second and ETSU first in the conference poll.
"I think of this weekend of our guys being up against our top two teams in the A-Sun. It is really solid competition to see where we are at."
Released on Thursday, the A-Sun Coaches Poll placed ETSU first with Lipscomb second on the men's side. Northern Kentucky was placed sixth and Mercer seventh.
The Lipscomb women were a unanimous first place choice. ETSU was third with Northern Kentucky sixth and Mercer eighth.
As far as how the meet will look for Lipscomb, coach Taylor said it is a little difficult to predict.
"It is a little hard to predict what this weekend is going to look like," Taylor said. "In the scope of things, this weekend isn't that important. It would be nice to do well and build momentum.
"The Belmont Opener was a really good start. It showed that our women are really good. And our men, in particular, really made a statement about themselves."
After the meet, Lipscomb freshman Sally Larson was named the A-Sun Runner of the Week, finishing second overall and top runner collegiately.
The men's side saw freshmen Juan Gonzalez and Christian Freeman lead the Bisons with seventh and eighth place finishes, respectively.
With the Belmont Opener only being a 5K race for the men, Taylor thinks the men's race will be exciting as the distance is increased to 8K.
"The big test is that Juan, Christian and John (Kingstedt) have never ran an 8K," Taylor said. "Our course is not an easy course, so it will be interesting to get their first 8k under their belt."
The men's race takes off at 9 a.m. and the women are slated for 10 a.m. at Vaughn's Gap in Percy Warner Park.


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Everyone's waiting on pins and needles to see out if Warner Bro. drops some major announcement at its 2013 Comic-Con panel, with regard to the future of the DC live-action cinematic universe (now that Man of Steel have proven to be a sizable box office success). Could Justice League lie on the horizon? Standalone features for JL team members like Aquaman, Wonder Woman, and/or The Flash? Or, will the studio unite its two prize superheroes - Batman and Superman - together on the big screen for the first time (as flesh-and-blood characters, that is)?
Insiders with knowledge of the situation are reporting ahead of time, claiming that WB intends to announce a Batman/Superman team-up movie at Comic-Con today, as the next installment in a DC shared universe. The general expectation in recent weeks has been that Man of Steel 2 will be the next addition to the DC movie-verse, but this new scoop asserts that the Caped Crusader and Son of Jor-El will work together first, in 2015 [UPDATE: We have confirmation that the Man of Steel sequel will, in fact, include Batman.]
Hero Complex has the exclusive here, but has already been told by WB reps that "We don't comment on rumors regarding these properties." Nevertheless, a movie that unifies the Batman and Superman franchises is something that Man of Steel star Henry Cavill has expressed interest about, simply because the characters' complimentary outlooks (cynicism vs. optimism) and personal capabilities (keen intelligence vs. god-like strength) would easily give rise to compelling story, where the two are unified in some shared cause. (That has already given rise to many an engaging comic book narrative over the years, ever since top-notch writers first realized the potential of having Bruce Wayne go head-to-head with Kal-El.)
A Batman/Superman team-up is also a surefire bet for WB/DC, given the enduring bankability of both movie franchises over the past 35 years (since director Richard Donner's Superman: The Movie rocked the box office in 1978). Moreover, the studio is in a position where it must reboot the Batman franchise - given that Dark Knight trilogy star Christian Bale has made it absolutely clear: he's done playing the character - and introducing the new Bruce Wayne in a film that includes the Cavill-as-Clark-Kent would help to ease the transition. There are other ways of accomplishing that task (like basing the Batman reboot on the Batman Beyond storyline), but the team-up option has the advantage of being able to directly build on Man of Steel's momentum.
One of the more playful Easter Eggs in Man of Steel - a quick shot of a satellite with the "Wayne Enterprises" logo - alludes to the existence of Bruce Wayne in that film's universe, but the introduction of the character also makes sense from a thematic perspective. Man of Steel director Zack Snyder has suggested that the sequel will have to address the collateral damage from Superman's battle against General Zod and his minions on Earth; meaning, the next chapter in Cavill-as-Kal-El's story will be smaller in scale - relatively-speaking - and ought to examine the character from a different perspective (e.g. through the eyes of an everyman).
What better way to do that than by introducing Batman - the one regular mortal human member of the Justice League - into Superman's world next, as opposed to one of the other deity-like DC superheroes?
UPDATE: At the WB/Legendary panel, Zack Snyder took the stage to announce the project. He then handed the microphone over to Harry Lennix (General Swanwick from Man of Steel), who recited the following quote from the comic book "The Dark Knight Returns":
"I want you to remember Clark, in all the years to come. In all your private moments. In all the years to come, my hand at your throat. I want you to remember, the one man who beat you."
Thereafter, the Batman/Superman logo was shown and geek pandemonium broke out in Hall H. Here it is:
Finally, here is the official press release from WB:
The current hit, "Man of Steel," has taken in more than $630 million at the worldwide box office to date, and climbing. Along with its star, Henry Cavill, the upcoming film brings back Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne and Diane Lane. The new Batman has yet to be cast.
Snyder is co-writing the story with David S. Goyer, who will then pen the screenplay. Production is expected to begin in 2014, with an anticipated release date in Summer 2015.
Silverman stated, "Zack Snyder is an incredibly talented filmmaker, but beyond that, he's a fan first and he utterly gets this genre. We could not think of anyone better suited to the task of bringing these iconic Super Heroes to the screen in his own way." Kroll added, "We are thrilled to be back in business with Zack and his team on this next movie. The success of 'Man of Steel' is a wonderful testament to the love and support that both fans and new audiences, worldwide, have for these characters. We are very excited to see what Zack has in store for all of us."
Diane Nelson, President, DC Entertainment, noted, "Superman and Batman together on the big screen is a dream come true for DC fans everywhere. All of us at DC Entertainment could not be more excited for Zack's continuing vision for the DC Universe."
Zack Snyder, who made a surprise appearance at Comic-Con today, breaking the news to audiences there, later said, "I'm so excited to begin working again with Henry Cavill in the world we created, and I can't wait to expand the DC Universe in this next chapter. Let's face it, it's beyond mythological to have Superman and our new Batman facing off, since they are the greatest Super Heroes in the world."
The new film brings back Charles Roven and Deborah Snyder as producers. This time, Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas are serving as executive producers, along with Benjamin Melniker and Michael E. Uslan.
Thomas offered, "Whilst our 'Dark Knight' trilogy is complete, we have every confidence that Zack's fresh interpretation will take the character in a new and exciting direction. His vision for Superman opened the door to a whole new universe and we can't wait to see what Zack does with these characters."
The film is based on Superman characters created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster, and Batman characters created by Bob Kane, published by DC Entertainment.
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