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Miranda died in my game, how do I save her? Is it possible to do? I don't have any saves older than the one for the mission, am I screwed?
Apparently you have to have gone and met her at the Citadel earlier on, and warned her about Kai Leng (she sent an email way earlier on asking to meet). The reason she is dead is because Kai Leng killed her, although it's not very obvious from the scene - the same thing happened to me and it is far too late to save her now.
To save Miranda, you MUST read the dossier on Kai Leng and meet her via a holochannel from the Specter terminal after the attack on the citadel.
During the mission, she may also die if you do not persuade her father to back down. If that fails, you have to shoot him. If Miranda shoots her father, then she be fatally shot in return and die.
My reputation was really high, so I took the Renegade option. He let her go, and Miranda survived.
You have to warn her about Kai Leng when you talk to her in Spectre Office.
Not sure does it play part in her surviving, but I also gave her access to Alliance database when she asked.
I did NOT slept with her in ME2.
If you do warn her about Kai Leng and she isn't loyal to you in 2, then she dies. If you don't warn her she dies. I only want to save her if something romantically between her and Shepard and from the looks of it nothing does.
Hmmm i dont know. I have played through twice so far and both times talked to her about Kai Leng and she did not survive either playthrough. My hypothesis is that she has to be a past romance or at least in an imported save from ME2. Both playthroughs I have done so far have been default non-imports.
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6 October 2007 at 5:40am
Can anyone tell me if it's possible to do something like this:
<% control MyControl %>
$MyValue - $MyPageValue
<% end_control %>
where $MyPageValue is a value available _outside_ the control?
If it's not (I can't find a way) then how is one supposed to access values external to a control? You can't pass them in like this:
<% control MyControl($MyPageValue) %>
$MyValue - $MyPageValue
<% end_control %>
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hi Jam,
Good question ; I had the same problem , you can find my post here :
Ended up working around it with big and nasty "IF" blocks around the controls.
Please let us know if you find an answer.
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Re: Control scope
8 October 2007 at 7:08am
you're right, this is currently not possible. i've always worked around this problem by customizing the passed data with the parent scope.
function Members() {
$members = DataObject::get('Member');
return $members->customise(array(
'ParentScope' => $this
<% control Members %>
<% end_control %>
its ugly, but it works
p.s.: you can gain a bit of insight how your template is actually parsed by adding ?showtemplate=1 to the URL.
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Re: Control scope
8 October 2007 at 10:38pm
its ugly, but it works
I really wish I could use Smarty with SS. It's got (IMHO) much nicer syntax, and more flexibility when you need it.
p.s.: you can gain a bit of insight how your template is actually parsed by adding ?showtemplate=1 to the URL.
Thanks - that's useful.
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Re: Control scope
14 June 2008 at 10:59pm
Can someone please explain this a little clearer? It seems to be a pretty important issue. (I spent an hour trying to work out why a Page type var was not available within a control). That member example doesn't make sense to me at all. I mean, in what context is that function being called??
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Re: Control scope
15 June 2008 at 10:27am
I think you can access the functions available on the current pages controller by using $Top -
When you're inside a control loop in your template, and want to reference methods on the current controller you're on, breaking out of the loop to get it, you can use $Top to do so. For example:
<% control News %>
$URLSegment <!-- may not return anything, as you're requesting URLSegment on the News objects -->
$Top.URLSegment <!-- returns the same as $URLSegment above -->
<% end_control %>
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Re: Control scope
15 June 2008 at 11:22am
Thanks for the tip Willr. I just tested this and it works perfectly.
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15 June 2008 at 11:37am Last edited: 15 June 2008 11:38am
The limitation of this is it gets the topmost, and I dont believe theres a way to get only a Parent element. For example consider -
<% control Member %>
$Firstname // returns John
<% control Projects %>
$Parent.Firstname // returns '' as no firstname defined on Projects 'Parent' in the dataobject sense, not a templating sense.
$Top.Firstname // returns '' as no firstname defined on controller,
$Firstname // returns '' as no firstname defined on a Project
<% end_control %>
<% end_control %>
For this sort of thing, Ingos method works well. The template parser is pretty simple in what it can achieve and its one area that on the core-devs list there was a bit of a discussion about a couple of months back on how we could improve it, and this would be one thing that I would be happy to have!.
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Weight loss for my 6 year old
Hi everyone,
A little background on me...I've always been the "fat kid"...in 2006 I weighed 430 pounds after my second child was born. I lost 200 pounds in about 18 months following a fairly clean eating program and limiting my calories to about 1400-1600 (plus exercise every other day).
And so since that first 200, I've been sitting about 208 - 240 lbs waiting to really feel motivated to get this last 100 or so pounds off for good. And here I am! Ready. I have been 'dieting' and exercising and yo yoing for months in between life crisis and stresses...and so I'm donig putting my health on the backburner.
Anyway this weekend, my middle child (5 years old) came to me and said she hated being fat. It broke my heart! I know how she feels. I remember going through school as the heavy one, the teasing, the low self esteem...everything...and I desperately do NOT want her to go through it.
I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions on whether or not a LC WOE for a 5 year old is appropriate or ok? And if not, what do you suggest? Her Dr says "she'll grow out of it"...but we're past that point - I know she is overweight because of food choices (she has 5 other siblings/step siblings...her biological sisters are quite slim). My daughter and I have had begging conversations about "healthy" food and "unhealthy" foods...I try not to use the words weight and diet with her because I do not want her to live in diet mode...I just want it to be something she does because of what I can offer her for meals/snacks.
So what WOE have you used with your kids? Pros/cons?
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First of all
I don't think that there is anything unhealthy about a five years old not eating bread, cookies, crackers, basically any processed food. They are better without it, IMHO.
I would focus her meals on protein, lots of veggies, maybe a little fruit, and a little cheese. Also, a limited amount of nuts would be good. This WOE is good for everyone in the household with a few modifications.
If I had a little one, I would feed them the same way I eat except for fruit and of course I wouldn't actually count their carb intake. A few LC treats would be nice for her too so that she doesn't feel "different." I make cookies out of coconut flour and almond flour and they are really tasty.
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It's such a fine line when you're dealing with kids and weight loss issues. On the one hand, you want them to be healthy; but on the other hand, you don't want the kids developing a disordered way of looking at foods, or damaging their self-esteem.
Another issue is that children's dietary needs are so different from those of adults. I know that there are a few blogs out there written by parents who have adopted a paleo/primal lifestyle and who have successfully transitioned their children over to that lifestlye, as well. I'm kind of a newbie around here and I'm unsure of the rules regarding posting of links. One such family are Stacy and Matt of the Paleo Parents blog. In in the interest of not violating the terms of service, I would suggest that you google their names and take a look at their blog. Very informative.
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Thank you for your quick reply! I can't describe this feeling of total and utter failure on my part as her mother to have "let" her get to the point where at 5 years old she is worried about being 'fat'. She knows that I am trying to lose weight to become healthy and always asks to have "her turn" on the treadmill after me so she can exercise too - she is active with all the other kids...and likes going on the treadmill. I let her do it by her own choice and she usually will walk at a good clip for 5-10 minutes (tv on in front of her)...so if she chooses that, then great.
She watches what I eat and this morning asked if she could eat the same breakfast as me - egg white omlette with veggies. So I think that for her modeling foods to eat will be key. I'm going to look through the recipes for some 'snacks' that she can enjoy when her siblings are mowing down on their high carb high fat snacks. I don't buy a lot of junk - but I do keep a few grab and go things and of course the kids gravitate to that stuff. I really need to find some recipes/snack ideas that I can sub in for the granola bars and crackers n cheese sticks!
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First off: a five year old child, no matter HOW obese, should NEVER lose weight. The goal in managing obesity in a child that age is to simply stop the weight gain. Your goal shoud be to have her "maintain", even if she's at 100+ pounds. Eventually, she will grow. When she does, what WAS an unhealthy weight will eventually become healthy for her new size. (this is at least part of what your doctor meant by grow out of it.)
My kids (5 and 7) are more or less LC. Unlike me, they also eat bread (that I bake from whole wheat flour) for sandwiches, and eat a lot of fruit. Our snacks are fruit, cheese, nuts, or "cookies" that are actually LC meal-bars baked in cookie shape. They also love odd things we've tried like flavored seaweed.
We don't keep junk food on hand, and as much as possible make things from scratch. They're so used to this that they'll ofte (though not always) reject junk food that's offered to them, because it tastes weird.
My daughter (the younger) is more of a problem. She's picky, unlike my son. For example, when I started baking our bread, she initially rejected it because it wasn't cut as straight as store bread. Still what we serve is what's available. She may eat it -- and be allowed snacks if shes still hungry. Or she may reject it, and be served the same plate again when she asks for food. It's hard, but it's gotten her to expandd her palate. (She's 5, but most people think she's 3, based on size and development.)
So my advice would be YES feed her the same healthy low carb foods you eat, and Eliminate the "bad choice" foods from your house (including cereal). But do NOT have weight-loss as a goal. Have the goal be simply improved eating habits.
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BTW, there's nothing wrong with egg yolks, and you don't have to cut your daughter's calories, only steer her to healthy food choices, which include healthy (saturated and mono-unsaturated) fats. She is really going to need fats. I know it sounds counterintuitive, but it will help with appetite control, reduction of inflammation, etc. Fats are good food, not the enemy. Low carb and low calorie/fat is a recipe for DISASTER, especially in a growing child (they need fat!).
I know this is really hard with kids, especially older kids. But you've got a golden opportunity here because you have a lot of control over a five year old's diet and she's ASKING for help. I'm struggling with my 11 year old, perfectly normal BMI and body weight, but she has classic symptoms of PCOS--insulin resistance (yes, diagnosed). She is at an age where fitting in is the most important thing, and her frieds eat nothing but processed carbage. I'm so sad that I didn't start much sooner with her. The gentle approach is being sabotaged by my DH, who continues to buy her chips, breads (sweet raising bread, OY!), cookies, cereal, and toaster pastries, etc.
Get the carbage out of the house. Adopt a really positive attitude toward healthy foods ("this is good for you and tastes great!"). Avoid negatives--"you can't have this" is never a good thing to say. Instead of "no you can't have pizza" try "Let's make a pizza omelette together because that's very healthy, and you can put all your favorite toppings in it."
Also, if you search here and on other sites for recipes, almost anything "other" people eat can be made in a low carb version.
If you keep things healthy and low carb at home and planned meals (i.e. lunches for school and camp), then you don't have to worry about the occasional treats at a birthday party or a friend's house. The 80/20 rule is fine.
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Thanks for the candor, LiterateGriffin - appreciate it.
I understand about not aiming to lose weight - that certainly does make more sense to have maintain...and would be far better for her psyche for sure. I think I will go back to the no more junk in the house...I lived that way with the kids after my divorce and then the introduction of my now-partner and his kids has turned that part of our life a little upside down. :| If it's not healthy for me and my kids, I shouldn't feel bad at not providing it for him and his...if they want it, they can go out and buy it and eat it away from the house...why not.
I did start doing this over the weekend when we were camping. They usually live off of hotdogs, chips, sugar cereal and toast. I made baggie omlettes (in heat n serve ziplocs), salads, meatballs, etc lol...they were a little out of sync with the meal options, but everything go ate because the trailer was void of chips and cookies for the first time. Yay! So it is doable.
Thank you again - I feel like this is manageable...and will help me stay focussed on my own efforts to boot.
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I think it's absolutely healthy to cut out or limit sugar, grains, and starch for everyone. I grew up as the fat kid too and I really wish my mom had known how to help me early on so I didn't grow up with a weight problem and all the social issues that go along with that. Now that I have a child I want to make sure he grows up learning healthy eating habits. He loves fruit and I don't have a problem with that but I do put a limit on how much juice and carby snack foods he gets. Otherwise he usually eats the same lc fare that dh and I eat.
My best suggestion would be to get your whole family to eat less carbage. Just because the other siblings are slender doesn't mean that they are necessarily going to stay that way for life if they don't learn healthy habits now. Try replacing the pre-packaged grab and go foods with some homemade low carb goodies or fruit for snacking. Make lc meals for the whole family if you don't already and you can offer small portions of healthier carbs to round out the meal. Paleo would be a great place to start! Good for you for getting yourself healthier and having the knowledge to help your dd
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OK... here's one recipe, for a cookie/granola bar type snack. The first time I made them, I shaped it like little round cookies, for the kids. I've also shaped them like larger bars, as in the picture, for meal-substitutes:
You can also make healthy crackers very easily:
1 cup nut-meal. (Original recipe called for sunflower seeds whizzed in blender. I tend to use 1/2 c almond meal, and 1/2 c flax meal, mixed, because I can buy these pre-ground.)
1/4 c powdered parmasean cheese (or grated cheddar for a "cheeze-nip" cracker)
1/4 c water.
Mix try ingredients. Add water and mix well.
Cover a cookie sheet with baking parchment. Turn out the dough. Cover with another piece of parchment, and work it with your hands into a thin, flat layer. (I find hands are MUCH easier than a rolling pin, oddly.)
Peel back the top layer of parchment. Sprinkle with salt or sesame seeds if you like. Score the dough into cracker-shapes with a thin knife. Bake at 350 for around 15 minutes until nicely browned. Allow to cool for about a minute, then remove from parchment and break along the lines.
It sounds more complicated/difficult than it is, and they're ready to eat within about a minute of coming out of the oven.
Get her involved in helping you MAKE these yummy treats! Kids LOVE to eat what they helped make, and it'll give you a chance to talk with her about what goes into THESE yummy things, versus what goes into Wheat Thins or Cheezits. (Nuts are SO nutrient-dense... Whereas the chemicals in commercial crackers just AREN'T.)
So yes: Some healthy crackers, and cheese slices, makes a nice filling snack that will give her lots of energy (which kids need). Or apples dipped in fresh-ground peanut or almond butter. (Again, kids need a higher carb-count than we do, but FRUITS are a great source for those carbs. Just make sure they're getting fat and protein as well.)
Deviled eggs are great, too, and most kids like them (though it can be harder -- at least at my house -- to have them enjoy hard boiled eggs. Its a texture thing, with the yolk.)
Instead of sugared cereal, before you go to bed, take your crock pot and throw in a handful of different whole grains (millet, quinoa, whole oats, barleyfor example), and a couple handfuls of things like chopped nuts, flaxseed meal, etc, and a bunch of dried fruit, with a bunch of cinnamon, some vanilla, some nutmeg, and a dash of cloves. Stir in some butter/coconut oil, along with the water, and let it simmer overnight. I will BET you that by morning, the whole household wants to taste it! (The smell is amazing.) This is way healthier than sugared cereals, and can still be served with milk (is good that way). Put away the extra, and serve cold with milk the next day. Over time, decrease the grain, and up the nut/seed content. Of course, I vastly prefer eggs for breakfast, but this is a way to wean the REST of your house off the sugar-cereal. And folks will feel BETTER after eating this, than when they eat Frosted Flakes (or whatever). It has enough healthy fat and protein to give them more than half an hour's worth of energy.
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I commend you for taking this on as a health issue and not framing it as a diet, weight-loss issue with your daughter. The gentle, affirming approach will be so much better for a kid (and adult!). You say that it is food choices that have caused your DD's overweight, but that her siblings also eat lots of high carb snacks but are slender. It may then not only be food choices, but the way this DD processes carbs as opposed to her sisters. she seems eager to model your healthy food choices, so you're off to a great start.
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Oh, man....what a tough situation!
I was an overweight child, too (shocker, I know). I don't think I actually realized I was a fat kid until like 4th or 5th grade so it's really sad to me that you've got a kindergartener on your hands that's concerned with her weight!
Please understand, I speak from personal experience when I say this: I think you should help your daughter by teaching her healthy eating habits and keeping her active. Don't teach her to "diet". Teach her to be happy and healthy and accept and love herself.
Unfortunately, I think a lot of eating disorders and self esteem issues develop early in life and stay with us all of our lives. I think if you help her feel good about herself now, it'll be easier for her in life to avoid the vicious cycles we've all been through. I know that, for me, eating became a way of comforting myself when people hurt me. I had NO self esteem whatsoever....still have issues in that department, actually.
Good luck.
I'm sorry I couldn't offer some ACTUAL advise. I don't have children....I was just once a fat kid, too, so I can relate to what your baby's going through.
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Location: SoCal
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I agree with the suggestion to overhaul the whole family's WOE. There is nothing wrong with focusing on health, whole foods that come in their own package. Then they will have the tools from their growing up experiences to make good choices as adults. However, they are kids and you have them let them have the occasional treat for a special thing or birthdays, etc.. If the treat is 'good' for them, then all the better.
I used to hate it when my mother bought chips and then informed me that I "didn't have to eat them". And my mother lives with me now...and to this day she would rather have sugar, carbs, cake & goodies' Lucky for her she needs every calorie she can get. The rest of us are not so lucky. It's a struggle to plan ahead to avoid self sabatoge. FYI, I have a thin friend who makes her child all neurotic about choosing what to eat. Her daughter is 11, and getting a tiny bit pudgy. My friend is 'not allowing this', but she is punitive about it...and then she buys Ding Dongs and Little Debbie. Seriously?
That which does not kill me....had better run like hell!!!
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If she was diabetic would you have any trouble telling her that she had to eat differently than other children? I think she probably can't eat the same way as others due to heredity, poor food choices or whatever, it really doesn't matter the reason. She is not happy the way she is and maybe you can suggest eating what you eat to her and explain later that her body doesn't process certain food the same way her friends bodies do. It isn't easy but if she had another type of illness and changing diet were the cure wouldn't you do it for her...I think you would.
You an show her by example how to do this.
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Thank you all so much for your advice - all of it is muchly appreciated! And the recipes - sound great! We will be doing some cooking/baking together tonight. That is one of her loves...she LOVES to cook and bake with me, so this will be a great start to OUR (family as a whole) lifestyle changes...
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That's wonderful that she loves to cook and bake! So awesome! You two can have a lot of fun together creating good things for the whole family, and having together time as well!
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My children all look like I did as a kid....chubby! Takes lots of exercise and a cereal-free sugar-free household for us all just to look normal. We still aren't skinny but we keep it under control this way. In a blue moon we eat carbs and we gain weight alarmingly fast.
My six year old is just discovering that she's not "tiny" like her friends. I just try to normalize it. She'll never be a string bean. Its not in her DNA.
My house always has different brands of string cheese, natural chicken sausages, ground beef, strawberries, greek yogurt, stevia packets, kiwis, cantaloupe, jicama, carrots...just tons of vegetables; to cut up and dip, pistachios, almonds, we make tuna muffins, lowcarb pizza, homemade soups...we love to wrap tuna salad, egg salad or hamburgers into crisp iceberg lettuce.
We just never, ever, ever have processed junk, the only grain we keep is sprouted wheat protein bread for childcare days (sandwiches).
This is funny: my six year old is very social and charismatic; lots of friends come by, and they LOVE our food! Our food is different than the bland, tasteless crackers, cookies and vitamin-sprayed cereal they get at home...and they like it.
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I think its great that you are concerned and willing to work with her. In all reality, she is 5/6 so its up to you to teach her how to make healthy choices. First off, get rid of all the junk. None of the kiddos need it. Then go shopping!
Some of the things we keep on hand for my LO (17 mo) are:
string cheese
frozen peas
seasonal fruit (he especially loves berries)
bell pepper strips
broccoli florets
zucchini "coins"
cubed meat (usually whatever we have leftover)
cream cheese
peanut butter
whole grain bread (he loves toast with cream cheese or pb)
lunch meats
nuts (he loves cashews right now!)
baby carrots
We dont restrict his carbs per se but we choose healthy ones (whole grain), and only the staples that we know he likes, the rest is fresh wholesome food. Good luck!
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I was kinda overweight as a child and it sucked watching my siblings eat whatever, when I was being criticized for everything I dared put in my mouth. I was being told I needed to go outside and exercise (I was bookish, hated sports, loved reading indoors) while my siblings were allowed to stay in and play video games.
I developed bulimia and EDNOS at 13 after my mother finally put me on Weight Watchers. I struggled with that for a good decade.
I think it's really important for parents to demonstrate healthy attitudes and not to make a huge deal out of dieting or food. like, my mom obviously struggled with some type of eating disorder and would go through these binge/starve cycles. my dad did too. lots of secret eating. there was a lot of food hoarding and other strange, possessive behaviour going on it our house. everyone seemed preoccupied with calories, and one's "goodness" or "badness" seemed to be dictated by how much they liked eating or how much "bad stuff" they consumed. much of this was not overt, but still impacted me greatly.
I hope you are telling her not to worry, that she is too young to diet and that she is lovely the way she is. personally I think age 5 is way too young to even be conscious of dieting or to have internalized the message that fat is "bad".
it looks like you've got a good head on your shoulders, though. good luck!
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I am struggling to teach my 2 year old healthy eating. He is a normal weight but my dh is a horrible eater who at 385 pounds should be eating healthier.
Here are some things my 2 year old loves that are good for kids. he is going through a toddler picky stage:
eggs (hands down his favorite food especially cheesy and scrambled. he used to get sugary cereal but since I went low carb it's easier to make an egg for him. He loves it.)
whole wheat bread with peanut butter or as a grilled cheese sandwich with real cheese and butter
whole wheat crackers
bell red pepper strips
green beans
apple slices
cheese cubes
cauliflower "tater" tots with sugar free ketchup (he wolfs these down)
cauliflower "macaroni" and cheese
baked jicama fries
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I absolutely agree with this!
My daughters are grown now, but they ate pretty healthy. I was "that mom" that put veggies and fruit and a thermos of milk in their lunchbox instead of cookies. One of the nicest compliments I got was whenmy 35 yr old daughter post a thank you to me on Facebook for feeding them healthy and not allowing much sugary food.
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Katy, how do you make the "Cauli-tots"? PLEASE share this!, You would make my hubby a very happy man!
I'm kinda lucky. I had 2+ years of VERY bad health. It affected my kids. Started with a knee injury, and spiraled. I'd have WEEKS where I could barely get out of bed. I was unhealthy, and my kids saw it.
When I talked about changing my diet, I talked about getting healthy. When I talked about losing weight, I did so in terms of health, and taking care of my knees. My son, who is 7, has always been a little short for his weight. Not enough to be a concern -- still well within the normal range -- BUT. He's got my genes, with all that genetic history and diabetes behind it. And he's been very aware of what I am and am not eating.
I'm lucky, in that he's the one who's always been concerned with eating healthy foods. So we spend a lot of time talking about WHY processed foods are unhealthy. When I started making the household bread (a 50 lb sack of whole wheat flour costs $18, and has lasted me at least 3 months!), he helped me. He loves to form up the loaves, even now.
We look at ingredient lists on foods in stores, and notice how many things are either bad for you (high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, etc), or quite simply NOT FOOD (~insert your favorite chemical here... polysorbate 80, anyone?~) Then we discuss what we would use if we were making that same item at home. Often, we DO go home and make it. Generally, he loves it much better than the processed version. (And, sadly, my picky little girl is put off, because it has variety of flavor and texture. But we're working on her. The GOOD news is that she hasn't met a fruit she doesn't love.)
Today, he started asking me to buy turkey. I'm not a big turkey fan, so I put him off a bit. Found out, he'd seen apple slices wrapped in turkey lunch meat described as a "healthy snack", and therefore wanted it. We had a short discussion about why lunch meat slices like that really aren't healthy -- they contain things known to cause cancer (nitrates/nitrites). I will buy turkey, but not processed turkey luncheon meat. (I'm not saying YOU shouldn't use this snack, if you're willing to use processed meat. It's just an example of the way we discuss the "why" of our food-choices.)
There ARE some things I don't eat that my family does, but I treat it as a medical issue. "No thank you. I can't have toast, it's not healthy for me right now. But you should have some; it smells really good!"
Like folks have said, emphasize healthy food choices, rather than making it about dieting. Healthy, whole, unprocessed foods, as much as possible. If there's a soda addiction in the house, start buying seltzer water and "exotic" fruit-juices like blueberry and pomegranate. (Read the label to be sure it's JUST juice.) About a shot of juice in a pint-glass of seltzer makes something fizzy and non-toxic, without a trace of phosphoric acid.
Life is so much better, once you cut out the junk.
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I feel for you as a mom. Seeing our kids sad or hurt is so painful.
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I agree with everyone else and why not move all the kids in your family toward healthier eating?
Really, cutting out processed foods is definitely a good thing for kids, not a bad thing. With it being summer, there are so many delicious fruits out there that the kids can snack on instead of candy and cookies. Just have a lot of kid friendly stuff around - apple slices, watermelon quarters, baby carrots, etc. If you want to bake a treat, zucchini muffins are delicious, and a way to get in some veggies.
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Really, if there's all this junk food in the cabinets and she's the only one who can't eat it, well, you know where that'll go. Not good!!
Clean out the cabinets and make your home a junk food free zone.
Kids can get enough treats outside the home.
Don't make her an outsider within the family.
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While I think its really sad that your daughter is already concerned about her weight, I also think its great that you are acknowledging her concerns and looking for ways to help her help herself. I'm not a parent, but I remember that my own mother usually preferred the "brains are more important than looks" response when I complained about my weight. I understand why she took this approach, but it really wasn't very helpful in the long term - especially when she herself was (and still is) constantly on one diet or another. A little education in healthy eating and exercise would have been a lot more helpful for the both of us!
I agree with everyone else that it would be best to get the whole family involved in this, and treat it as a "revamping the family" goal rather than an issue about one person's weight. Get everyone involved in meal planning and cooking - it will benefit all the kids to learn how to make (and cook!) healthy choices for themselves, and help them feel that they have a say in what they are eating. Even if they don't seem to need it now, it will give them a good basis for when they get older and eventually move out on their own. Just keep it all very positive - if they feel like they are being 'punished' by being 'deprived' of junk foods its not going to be effective long term (and you really don't want them to start sneaking snacks!).
Another thing to think about is the amount of physical activity your family does as a family. Start planning group outings, whether its for a short walk after dinner, or a longer bike ride on the weekend. Your 5 year old already likes to use the treadmill after you do - build on this, and find ways to encourage her to be more active. Maybe you could use it as a way of spending quality time with each child - they pick the activity, and you (or your partner) can go and do it with them. Again, if the focus is "getting outside and having fun together", rather than "getting exercise to lose weight" its going to have a more positive effect in the long term.
Good luck!
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Drengenberg escorted us on a backstage tour of UL's gargantuan world headquarters. Although some of the space is devoted to ordinary offices, much of the UL footprint is dedicated to lab space.
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I love the e-mails I get from fans each week - good and bad.
One of the by-products of writing a blog is the back and forth available with the readers. I encourage it and there's lots to learn for me reading the responses I get.
This week, I received several emails regarding my statements during the Montreal-San Jose game in which Maxim Lapierre shoved Scott Nichol into the end boards. Some people felt I went too far in condemning the Lapierre play, while others believe I have a bias against the Canadiens. Others felt I chose only to look at this play and totally ignored a confrontation between Rob Blake and Tomas Plekanec.
Of these, the one I would want a "redo" on is the Blake-Plekanec incident. Blake clearly should have been penalized further and I missed it. Sorry for that.
One reader wrote, "To be honest, this is not the first time that I have heard you deliberately trash the Canadiens. Last year, before the Habs faced off against the Bruins I heard you say on Vancouver radio that the Canadiens can play 10 seven-game series against the Bruins and that the Habs won't win a single game! This is obviously you speaking with your heart and feelings."
Okay, refresh my memory - did they win a game in that series?
It is not a bias, it's just my opinion. Another user wrote that Nichol "dove" into the boards to draw a penalty and that the push wasn't that hard. Take it from someone who was there; that's not what happened. Sometimes, the speed of plays don't translate to TV. This was one of them.
Nichol was off balance, five feet from the boards and didn't have a chance to do anything to protect himself after Lapierre pushed him. Perhaps the fact that I broke my leg and dislocated my ankle on a similar play in 1993, costing me three months of the season is a reason for my emotion.
It was also written that I was not as upset about Matt Cooke's hit as Lapierre's push. That is simply not the case.
Both plays were extremely dangerous, involved unsuspecting players and resulted in potential long-term injuries. While the plays were different, they fall in the same category for me.
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Again, thanks for the letters. I can't possibly respond to them all, but I am always aware of the passion the game unearths in fans. Hopefully, with the rule changes coming (changes I want now - not next season), we will see less and less of these plays.
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MADISON, WI (WSAU) - During the State of the State Address Tuesday evening, Governor Scott Walker announced the release of the 2013 Wisconsin Regulatory Review Report. Last year, Governor Walker called for state agencies to work with the Small Business Regulatory Review Board to identify unnecessary, obsolete, and burdensome regulations.
Walker says, "We can continue to improve Wisconsin's regulatory climate by ensuring regulations are science-based and predictable," and added, "Providing certainty, specifically related to state regulations, will go a long way to help the private sector create jobs."
Along with the review, results of a survey of Wisconsin employers were released. Thousands of employers were contacted through 43 business organizations. Roughly half of the responding employers have between 2 and 25 employees. 72 percent said regulations cost more than the benefits they produce. 70 percent said regulation imposes a significant cost on their businesses.
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Nesmith Library Board Trustee Minutes
February 8, 2005
Present: Shirley Beaulieu, Chair, Joan Griffin, Vice-Chair, Sharon Scannell, Treasurer, Chris Monterio, Assistant Treasurer, Mary Lee Underhill, Recording Secretary, Pat Skinner, Correspondence Secretary, Lorraine Bain, Member, Carl Heidenblad, Director, Assistant Directors Lois Freeston and Diane Mayr.
Shirley called the meeting to order at 7:10 pm.
Guest: Mindy Davis, Chair of the Strawberry Festival, gave an update on F.L.O.W.'s plans and projects. Preparations have begun for the Festival which will be held on Saturday, June 4. There will be a membership social on February 15th from 6:30 to 8 pm.
The minutes of the January 11th meeting were accepted with the insertion of "Assistant Treasurer" after Chris Monterio's name.
Correspondence: Shirley read a letter of introduction from Paul Keller who is a candidate for the Board of Trustees three-year position.
Director: Carl submitted his written report and said:
Statistics for January showed that there were 8,858 registered patrons, 6,679 people visited the library, 328 used the Internet, 12,420 items circulated, and volunteers contributed 112 hours.
Finance: The financial report was not complete at the time of the meeting due to year-end auditing.
Garden Club Grant. Sharon suggested that the Board submit a proposal for a grant to improve the landscaping in front of the Library. Joan and Carl will work with her on the proposal.
MOTION: was made by Mary Lee and seconded
That the Board enters a Non-public session in accordance with RSA 91-A:3.
Shirley polled the Board: all were in favor.
MOTION: was made by Chris and seconded
That the Board exits the Non-public session.
Shirley polled the Board: all were in favor.
Master Plan Review, Wednesday, February 9 at 7 pm at the Town Hall
School Deliberative Session, Friday, February 11 at 7 pm, Golden Brook School
Town Deliberative Session, Saturday, February 12 at 9 am, Golden Brook School
F.L.O.W. Social, Tuesday, February 15, 6:30 to 8 pm at the Library
The Next Board meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 15, at 7 pm.
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Wednesday, February 16 Book Discussion "The Professor and the Madman" at 7:30 pm
Tuesday, February 22 Presentation on "Climate Change" by Marine Docents, 7 pm
Friday, February 25 Potluck Lunch "A Touch of Red" at noon
The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 pm.
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MOMA, is clothing retail line, we like to see our self as a lifestyle brand for women in the motherhood phase. Today we have launched with our maternity line.
MOMA ensures that the African woman is fulfilled in her lifestyle as motherhood sets in. We want to make you look trendy and professional during your pregnancy months in the office and even after that. We aim to dress you to suit your personal style, appropriate for your weather, and office environment. We also ensure that the clothes are made of high quality fabric, comfortable and yet beautiful.
MOMA was founded after the huge challenge of searching for good looking maternity wear during those nine months while working. The biggest challenge we faced during pregnancy was to look good, sophisticated and professional as we looked just before taking in, during our pregnancy months in the office.
Being working women and at the peak of our career, finding a nice outfit for a meeting or engagement was always a nightmare. Most times we had to order online or overseas and probably get the clothes after we had grown bigger than them.
Our Vision is to be the leading Clothing Retail Brand, where ever we are. We believe our mission is Enhancing the female lifestyle by Dressing Women during the Motherhood stage of their Lives.
Our maternity line is targeted at working women that are faced with the challenge of finding local stores that can keep them looking sophisticated and stylish during pregnancy. This also include women with a Pre-pregnancy body that have not returned to a post pregnancy state, fuller women, (thick mid region) or bulging stomach.
Our just launched "High Flyer Collection" it's a 2year work ensuring we use Superior fabrics and unique styles for our label. We understand the market and want to dress our clients for this weather with styles irrespective of seasonal approach (winter, spring, autumn etc.).Our Styles come in a range of sizes (small, medium, large etc.) .We plan to have Fresh styles during each year. Our Ability to make our own styles, in the niche Formal apparel market sets us apart. MoMa works at having efficient operations with the Use of Technology (Social media, website etc.) to reach our market. Our prices are Competitive and we want to give our customers excellent Customer care. Later this year, we plan to be in the market via a lot of wholesalers and partnerships.
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42 U.S. Code § 10242 - Office of Nuclear Waste Negotiator
(a) Establishment
There is established the Office of the Nuclear Waste Negotiator that shall be an independent establishment in the executive branch.
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(1) The Office shall be headed by a Nuclear Waste Negotiator who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Negotiator shall hold office at the pleasure of the President, and shall be compensated at the rate provided for level III of the Executive Schedule in section 5314 of title 5.
(2) The Negotiator shall attempt to find a State or Indian tribe willing to host a repository or monitored retrievable storage facility at a technically qualified site on reasonable terms and shall negotiate with any State or Indian tribe which expresses an interest in hosting a repository or monitored retrievable storage facility.
Source(Pub. L. 97–425, title IV, § 402, as added Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(d) [title III], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–104, 1329–121; Pub. L. 100–203, title V, § 5041,Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–243; amended Pub. L. 100–507, § 1,Oct. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 2541.)
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WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Big decisions are expected Tuesday evening by Wausau's City Council. One of them centers around a proposed property donation made just over two weeks ago.
Council members were given the opportunity to receive the former Wausau Club property as a donation. The question is if the property is an opportunity or a liability. Owners Tom and Connie Schuette have invested 2.5 million dollars into the building, and it still needs a lot of work. During discussions November 12th, council members were split over taking on this piece of property for development or resale versus leaving it because it would be a money pit and a bad deal for taxpayers.
Also on the agenda, the question of whether or not to fund $650,000 to CAG Industrial from Tax Incremental Funding dollars for site improvements and equipment, and two controversial proposals: Funding for the Boys and Girls Club and the Landlord Licensing Ordinance.
The Landlord Licensing Ordinance is intended to cut down on blighted properties by requiring landlords to pay annual fees to the city and the city would inspect properties every three years. There are about 68 hundred rental units in Wausau, which are a mixture of single family homes, duplexes, and apartment buildings. The proposed ordinance would also require landlords to take better care of their properties. City officials believe this will also cut down on crime, including drug problems. Last month, nearly twenty-five people addressed the council. Only one of them liked the idea.
The proposed fees from the licensing ordinance would bring in at the very least $102,000 based on every unit being an apartment in a building with three or more units. Fees would likely be much higher than that, since single family homes and each side of a duplex would pay $30.00 every year, and not the $30.00 per building plus $15.00 per unit on multi-family structures.
The licensing issue will be discussed at a Committee of the Whole meeting at 5:30 p.m. All of the topics are on the regular City Council meeting at 7:00 p.m.


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Pat Autenrieth is an Associate Professor and a mixed media artist using digital printing, silkscreen, rubbings, stamping, drawing, painting, collage, embroidery, appliqué, photo dye, and quilting. She has shown in group and solo exhibits locally, nationally, and internationally including the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C.; in Quilt National, Athens, OH; in Visions, in San Diego, CA; and the Museum of Fine Art, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. She has written articles for Art/Quilt Magazine and her work is reproduced in publications including Robert Shaw's The Art Quilt and Kate Lenkowsky's Contemporary Quilt Art. She has received two project grants from the Prince George's Arts Council and two Individual Artist Awards from the Maryland State Arts Council. Most recently she was artist in residence for the Washington Latin Public Charter School, Washington, D.C. and the project artist for American Masterpieces: The American Quilt, 2009 at the Textile Museum, Washington, D.C.


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An English dentist recently admitted to defrauding the National Health Services (NHS) in order to get more of his drug of choice. Behnam Aghabeigi has been working in the Birmingham community as a dentist for years and was highly respected as a former oral surgeon and training director at Birmingham Dental Hospital; his admission of fraud came as quite a surprise. A clinical fellow with Harvard School of Dental Medicine and a father of three, few expected anyone like him to succumb to drug addiction or to perpetrate that drug addiction with fraud.
The story just goes to show that there is no such thing as a stereotypical drug addict. Even if your teen is on the honor role or a top athlete, drug abuse and addiction are still a risk.
Unfortunately, despite Aghabeigi's past successes and high standing in the community, he will have to suffer the consequences of his actions just like anyone else. He is facing prosecution by the NHS fraud team and will be the subject of a conduct hearing by the General Dental Council (GDC). He pleaded guilty to 12 charges of fraud at Birmingham's magistrates' court.
Aghabeigi's drug of choice? Buprenorphine. The dentist said that he got prescriptions for the medication under the names of friends and family members. In the United States, the drug is approved in the treatment of heroin addiction and, in its pure form, is the first step in a long-term medicated heroin detox.
Aghabeigi's lawyer, William Edis, said that the dentist had health problems, drug addiction among them: "He is a high quality dentist brought low by his illness. This is a tragic story."
The same can be said of teenagers who otherwise are excelling in their lives but fall victim to a drug addiction. Prescription drug addiction, too, is often cited by high-achieving high school students. Many use different types of pills to inform their performance at school or in sports. Adderall addiction, for example, is exceedingly common among teens who feel they need a stimulant to help them stay awake and complete multiple school projects, volunteer shifts and team practices. Many teen athletes report taking steroid medications to increase their strength and performance. Still others use opiate prescription drugs and sedatives to relax or "come down" after stimulant abuse or high levels of stress over standardized testing, exams and college applications.
If you believe that your high-functioning teen is abusing prescription medications or other drugs, including alcohol, contact us at Newport Academy today. We can help you determine the best course of action and treatment for your teen.
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Hike to hit high point of the park
A hike above the clouds on the reconstructed Forney Ridge Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will allow hikers soak up vistas from the highest point in the park while enjoying a bevy of improvements to the trail itself on Tuesday, Sept. 9.
This September installment of the Classic Hikes of the Smokies series, organized by the Friends of the Smokies, is moderately difficult and will include 7.2 miles of trail, 1,600 feet of elevation gain and commentary from hiking guide author Danny Bernstein. The route begins on the Appalachian Trail and Mountains-to-Sea Trail up to Clingmans Dome, continuing along the improved Forney Ridge Trail out to Andrews Bald.
The hike will also give participants a chance to see Friends of the Smokies donations put into action. Rebuilt stairs, redirected waterflow and improved walkability all make the pathway safer and more enjoyable. The trail work was carried out by special crews under the Smokies' Trails Forever program, which is currently finishing a major overhaul of the park's Chimney Tops Trail.
$10 for members; $35 for nonmembers with a one-year membership included. Members who bring a friend hike free. All donations benefit the Smokies Trails Forever program.
Nantahala Hiking Club works the trails
A work hike Saturday, Aug. 30, will give Nantahala hikers the chance to give back to the trails they cover.
The outing will include a 5-mile hike on the Appalachian Trail from Burningtown Gap halfway to Telico Gap and back. Participants should bring their own food and water and wear long pants, boots and gloves, with clothing packed for changeable weather. The Nantahala Hiking Club will furnish tools and supervision. The group will meet at the Nantahala Hiking Club clubhouse, 176 Carl Slagle Rd. in Franklin, at 9 a.m. Newcomers and families welcome.
RSVP to Bill Van Horn, 828.369.1983.


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RIM is unveiling its new BlackBerry 10 platform, with events in cities such as New York, London, Paris and Dubai. Dialaphone is live at the London showcase, bringing you updates as they happen. Along with the new software, RIM will be launching hardware too, with the Canadian manufacturer widely expected to showcase something very different to the trademark BlackBerry form that we seen in the past.
15.00 Rob Orr, managing director of RIM UK and Ireland, takes to the stage. A live global telecast will be coming from New York, featuring Thosten Heins, CEO of RIM.
15.03 "BlackBerry 10 will shape the industry in the same way the original BlackBerry did ten years ago".
15.03 Over to New York.
15.05 Live feeds from BlackBerry events all over the world are being shown, with London first.
15.08 We're hearing testimonies from business leaders from many countries about how much they love BlackBerry.
15.09 Business use and new BlackBerry 10 camera features are briefly mentioned.
15.10 Alex Saunders, VP of developer relations for RIM, is interviewed in New York. He says the response from app developers has been brilliant.
15.11 We hear that 15,000 apps for BlackBerry 10 were submitted in one weekend and 19,000 the next.
15.15 Thorsten Heins takes the stage in New York.
15.23 "Two Year's ago we had to make an important decision, either to develop our own platform or adopt someone else's"
15.25 RIM is changing its name to BlackBerry.
15.28 Two new handsets are shown, the BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10. The Z10 is has a full touchscreen and the Q10 a physical QWERTY keypad.
15.31 Heins shows off the glass-weave backing of the Q10.
15.32 We are shown around BlackBerry Hub, where notifications and social networks are all pulled together.
15.33 We get a look at BlackBerry Peek, which gives you a quick glimpse of notifications without leaving the app you're using.
15.37 BlackBerry Hub pulls profile pictures through from social networks.
15.40 Now we get to see the BlackBerry 10 keypad with its swiping predictive text feature.
15.43 BlackBerry Balance is now being demonstrated, creating a split between the way which the device is used for work or personal things.
15.46 BlackBerry Messenger has been expanded to include video calling.
15.47 An extra feature has also been added, called Screen Share. One user can send whatever is on their display to another device.
15.52 On to the camera, which has simple touch focus and capture interface.
15.53 We also see Time Shift, which allows you roll back a few milliseconds from when a photo was taken to correct any mistakes in the image. Great for those moments when someone blinks just as the shutter clicks.
15.55 We're also shown Story Maker, which allows you mix videos and images together and add text before sharing them.
15.57 Heins sums up "This is the new BlackBerry".
15.58 Martyn Mallick, RIM's VP of global affairs and business development, comes on to talk about the apps and media that will be available through BlackBerry 10.
16.00 He announces that new platform has over 70,000 apps already.
16.00 They include Skype, WhatsApp and Angry Birds.
16.04 Mallick: "Nobody will feel they are lacking applications or content on BlackBerry 10″.
16.09 Heins is back, telling us that the BlackBerry Z10 will be available in the UK from tomorrow.
16.11 Singer Alicia Keys is introduced in her new role as BlackBerry's global creative director.
16.15 She will work closely with app designers and people in entertainment to do creative things with BlackBerry 10.
16.20 The video link with New York is over and Rob Orr is back on stage in London.
16.25 Orr is joined on stage by Peter Versterbacka from Rovio, who demonstrates Angry Birds on BlackBerry 10.
16.30 It's all over and BlackBerry 10 has been launched. A whole new OS with two new handsets and demonstrations of what it all can do via video links across the world. RIM, or BlackBerry as it now officially known, could well be poised to take back it place at the cutting edge of the smartphone world and from what we've just seen the firm has armed itself well for the struggle.


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Intended to mic instruments, I found the mic's frequency reponse to be what I call a "bang and hiss" classic reponse. The low and high mids are about 5 dB higher than the mid band. The problem with that is articulation is between 800 and 3K, and that is where the mic is 5 dB lower! Works well with drums though.
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This mic is awesome! When I first recorded with it, I noticed excessive snare rattle heard. After moving the mic 100 times, I settled on top head 2" above 1" in pointed center. In the end, I tuned my snare, adjust a few things and THIS THING SOUNDS GREAT!! I dont even have to make editting adjustments abouve flat... Coupled with a 7pc p-cad kit, my 8 pc sounds better than ever. Affordability, smackability and quality! Buy this thing, its the real deal. Just be prepared... it aint light!
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This mic, in fewest words, is... Quality, Durable, and Versatile.
My main use for this mic is used on snare drums. It gives a very clear
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It's not too fat, not too thin sounding. Comfortably in the middle, which is
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This mic is BETTER than my SM57 and 58.
When compared, the Shure sounds slightly muddy, and far too common.
The i5 allows your tracks to shine through a bit, which is nice, keeping your snare and guitar tracks clear and audible, in a busy song mix.
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Best snare mics I have ever purchased, i also use its brother mic the Audix f5 under my snare and blend the two. Make sure your buy high quality cables like Mogami cables. Cables make a huge difference, also another option is to custom make cables which I am in the procces of with my Drum riser. Just buy bulk mic cable off of www.partsexpress.com and high quality male and female XLR's. I have all Audix and never thought about any other brand. I currently use all the fusion mics on my rack toms and their famous kick mics on bass drum and floor toms. What a diffrence Audix really makes. The i5 and f5 really brings out my DW Collectors Series Snare.
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Ive had this mic for 3 weeks (LOVE IT!) now, wanted to put it to the test on as much as possible before reviewing. all i can say is that it reproduces exactly whats being heard. my snare sounds like my snare. my egnater rebel 30 cab sounds like what it sound like. this shows that the mic will reproduce with fidelity what its placed in front of. That being said i would have to say this beats a shure sm57 because of the fast that it does not modify the sound.
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I had tried various methods of recording my guitar and had no luck with any. I bought an RP1000 and tried to use the USB direct recording and hated it. I couldn't get a good tone out of the thing unless I was plugged into an amp. I then bought a Toneport UX2 to use podfarm to record and didn't like that either... I just couldn't find anything I was happy with. I then proceeded to buy a single microphone cable to try out my amps direct output and hated the sound! It was way too muddy and dry. I finally bit my lip and ordered a mic. I looked into quite a few and settled on this one. I had never used a microphone to record before and this mic made it easy! I have no more problems with getting good recording tones and I feel relieved that I can plug in my guitar, hit record on reaper and am good to go!
This microphone captures everything I want it to and nothing else thanks to the design. I use it to mic my Spider Valve 212 and it only picks up the amp. When I play I typically have a really loud backing track or music to play along with and needed something that would ignore the excess noise from the background and this mic does just that!
This microphone is built tough! I don't have a lot of room in my guitar area so I am constantly moving everything around and the mic doesn't show any signs of damage or use. I have dropped it a couple times, it has rolled off of my desk and I stepped on it once even... still works brand new!
This microphone does everything I need it to and I don't regret buying it at all. At first I was a little hesitant due to the price tag, but figured I'd get what I paid for. This microphone lives well past my expectations and I look forward to using it for years.
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This mic sounds amazing on snares and guitar cabs. I picked one up the day before a show and put it on my snare during sound check and I was blown away at how much better it sounded than the 57.
We record our shows from FOH on a Zoom Q3HD recorder and the snare cuts through the mix with minimal EQ and no effects necessary, with ghost notes and cross-sticks coming through cleanly. I later purchased an Audix kitSound goes in one end and out the other. No other features needed.
Solid, built like a tank. I have no fears of damaging this mic with a random stick hit.
For the price it's the best you can spend, period.
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A lot of presence for a strong nice snare mic without a lot of bleed. I love it on guitar cabs.
This mic is great for a lot of different jobs.
Comments about Audix i5 Instrument Microphone:
I have one of these at home and i honestly it has a very well rounded sound. It seems to capture all the subtle details of whatever sounds its picking up. I have only used for vocals and its a perfect match for my voice. I sound very balanced capturing the highs and lows of my voice nicely. I can't say for sure but i'm pretty sure it would do a better job than an sm57 when it comes to snare. It seems to be bit more low end heavy but if ask me it captures a pretty good amount of highs as well so its a good mic for guitar as well. I think that when it comes to instruments microphones. This is your best be it is the most balanced one and its built like tank. Its quailty that is built to last.
Comments about Audix i5 Instrument Microphone:
I have been using a sennheiser 906 for several years and have never been totally satisfied with my amp sound thru the mains. My rig is a Marshall jvm 410 with mesa recitfier cabs. I picked up the i5 and wow, couldn't believe how much better, more punchy, and less shrill my front of house sound was.
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