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Lack of sleep has been associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality, but the mechanisms are not fully understood. Prior research has often been conducted in select populations and has not consistently adjusted for confounders, especially psychosocial factors.
The aims of this study were to assess the association between sleep habits and established risk factors for CVD and to evaluate potential interactions by race and gender.
Participants were part of a CVD screening and educational outreach program in New York City. Free-living men older than 40 years and women older than 50 years (n = 371, mean age = 60 years, 57% women, 60% racial/ethnic minorities) were systematically assessed for CVD risk (including traditional, lifestyle, and psychosocial risk factors) and completed a standardized questionnaire regarding sleep habits (including sleep duration and snoring). Lipids were analyzed by validated finger-stick technology. Stress at work and at home was assessed using a validated screening tool from the INTERHEART study. Associations between participants' sleep habits and CVD risk factors/demographic factors were assessed using multivariable logistic regression.
The proportion of participants who reported sleeping less than 6 hours per night on average was 28%, and 52% of participants reported snoring. Sleeping less than 6 hours per night was significantly (P < .05) associated with female gender, being single, increased stress at home, increased financial stress, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) level. Gender modified the association between sleep duration and LDL-C level (P = .04): Sleeping less than 6 hours per night was significantly associated with reduced LDL-C level among women and increased LDL-C level among men. Snoring was significantly associated with low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) level (<40 mg/dL for men/<50 mg/dL for women), being married, increased stress at work and at home, less than 30 minutes of exercise per day, less than 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day, and being overweight/obese (body mass index ≥25 kg/m2). The association between snoring and low HDL-C level remained significant in logistic regression models adjusted for demographic confounders (odds ratio, 1.83; 95% confidence interval, 1.06–3.19) but not after adjustment for body mass index greater than 25 kg/m2.
Sleeping less than 6 hours per night was associated with several traditional and psychosocial CVD risk factors, and snoring was associated with low HDL-C level, likely mediated through overweight/obesity. These data may have significance for health care providers to identify individuals who may be at increased CVD risk based on sleep habits.
Sleep duration has been associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD),1–4 stroke,5 diabetes,6,7 hypertension,8 and all-cause mortality.9–12 A recent meta-analysis documented that compared with 7 hours of sleep, shorter duration of sleep was associated with up to a 2-fold increased risk for CVD-related mortality.1 For both men and women, lack of sleep has been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events.3,4 Amagai et al3 showed that sleeping less than 6 hours per night, when compared with sleeping 7 to 7.9 hours per night, was associated with an increased CVD risk of 2.14 for men and 1.46 for women. A meta-analysis of prospective population studies documented that both short and long duration of sleep was significantly associated with all-cause mortality.9 While some studies have shown a U-shaped association between duration of sleep and mortality, the data are inconsistent.13 Understanding the relation between lack of sleep and adverse health effects is important because over the last 30 years, diminished sleep duration (<6 hours) has increased from 7.6% of the population in 1975 to 9.3% in 2006.14
Potential mechanisms for the relation between inadequate sleep and increased cardiovascular risk include up-regulation of appetite and decreased energy expenditure, leading to obesity and its metabolic consequences, and alterations in glucose metabolism. 15,16 Recently, Donga et al17 showed that a single night of partial sleep deprivation can cause insulin resistance and suggested that there is a threshold effect for the minimum amount of sleep needed to maintain an individual's glucose tolerance set point. Increased cortisol levels and changes in circulating levels of leptin and ghrelin because of sleep deprivation may facilitate the development of obesity, an increasingly prevalent risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis. 18 Dyslipidemia has been associated with obesity, but the relation with sleep habits has been inconsistent.19–21 Research has been limited by select populations, lack of standardized measures of lipids, inconsistent adjustment for cholesterol-lowering medications, and self-reports of sleep habits.
The purpose of this study was to assess the association between sleep habits, defined as sleep duration and snoring, and measured risk factors for CVD, including both traditional and psychosocial risk factors, in an ethnically diverse population of free-living individuals. An additional aim of the research was to evaluate the potential mechanisms related to sleep habits and cardiovascular risk as well as to assess any interaction by gender or race/ethnicity.
This was a cross-sectional analysis of 371 adults who attended an outreach CVD screening and educational program between February 2008 and February 2009 targeted to community members, hospital employees, ambulatory outpatients, or visitors of New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. Participants of this study were included if they had a history of CVD or diabetes or if they were men older than 40 years or women older than 50 years. Participants that gave informed consent were eligible for the study. Each participant received a free CVD risk factor screening after completion of a standardized questionnaire. Survey forms were available in both English and Spanish, and bilingual research staff was available to aide in translation. This study was approved by the institutional review board of the Columbia University Medical Center.
Participants completed a standardized questionnaire that included demographic information, medical history, lifestyle habits, and psychosocial factors. Sleep status was determined by the following questions: "How many hours do you sleep per night?" "Do you wake up in the middle of the night?" "Do you work the night shift?" and "Do you snore?" Sleep duration was categorized as less than 6 versus greater than or equal to 6 hours per night. Other sleep habits were categorized as yes or no.
Standardized questionnaires were used to assess demographics and medical history. Standardized methods were used to measure body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference.22 Laboratory evaluation included measurement of fasting total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), triglyceride, and glucose levels using a validated finger-stick method with desktop analyzers.23 Blood pressure was measured using Omron HEM-711 AC (Omron Corporation, Kyoto, Japan) automated blood pressure machines. Low HDL-C level was defined as less than 50mg/dL in women and less than 40 mg/dL in men, consistent with national guidelines.24,25 Metabolic syndrome was defined as having at least 3 of the following 5 risk factors for CVD: a waist circumference greater than 40 in for men or 35 in for women, triglyceride level greater than or equal to 150 mg/dL, HDL-C level less than 40 mg/dL for men or 50 mg/dL for women, a systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 130 mm Hg or a diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 85 mm Hg, and a fasting glucose level greater than or equal to 100 mg/dL.26
Psychological stress and financial stress were assessed using questions adapted from the INTERHEART study,27 including questions about feeling irritable or anxious or having trouble sleeping. Participants were asked if they had felt stress at work in the past year, if they had felt stress at home in the past year, and to what level they felt financial stress. Stress at work and stress at home were categorized into (1) no stress, (2) some stress, (3) several instances of stress, and (4) permanent stress. Those who selected several instances of stress or permanent stress were classified as stressed. The level of financial stress was categorized into little/none, moderate, or severe stress. Moderate and severe stress levels were collapsed into 1 category (yes to financial stress). Depression was assessed using a validated series of questions adapted from the INTERHEART study.27 If a participant answered yes to the question "During the past 12 months, was there a time when you felt sad, blue, or depressed for 2 weeks or more in a row?" a series of 7 additional questions were asked (eg, "Do you feel low on energy?") to evaluate the degree of depression. The participant was classified as depressed if he or she answered positively to 5 or more of the 7 additional questions.
All data were double entered into a Microsoft Access database and imported into SPSS version 18.0. Associations between categorical variables were evaluated using logistic regression and described using odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The independent association between sleep habits and CVD risk factors was evaluated in multivariate logistic regression models adjusted for the following demographic factors: age, gender, ethnicity, and marital status. Multivariate models were then adjusted by addition of potential confounders and mediators. Interactions between sleep habits and gender and also by race/ethnicity were evaluated in both stratified analyses and by including an interaction term in logistic regression models. All analyses were conducted using SPSS 18.0 and statistical significance was set at P < .05.
Post hoc power calculations indicate that we had greater than 80% power to detect a difference in proportions of 8 percentage points or greater for both sleep and snoring outcomes.
The characteristics of the 371 participants are listed in Table 1. Most of the participants were nonwhite and women and had health insurance. The mean (SD) age was 59 (9) years. The mean (SD) amount of sleep per night was 6.1 (1.6) hours, with 28% of the participants sleeping less than 6 hours per night. Approximately two-thirds of the participants reported that they regularly woke up in the middle of the night, 52% reported snoring, and 8% worked night shifts. The mean (SD) BMI was 28.7 (5.7) kg/m2, and the mean (SD) total cholesterol level was 193.5 (43.9) mg/dL. Nearly half of the participants reported being treated with antihypertensive medications, about 20% had diabetes (15% of the women and 44% of the men), and 38% of the women and 38% of the men were on lipid-lowering medications. The proportion of women with low HDL-C level was 29%, and 40% of the men had low HDL-C level.
The univariate relations between sleep duration and CVD risk factors are illustrated in Table 2. Sleeping less than 6 hours versus greater than or equal to 6 hours was significantly associated with having an LDL-C level of 100 mg/dL or lower (P = .04); however, this did not remain significant after adjustment for use of lipid-lowering medications. There was an interaction (P = .04) between gender and sleep duration for LDL-C. Women were significantly less likely to have elevated LDL-C levels when sleeping less than 6 versus greater than or equal to 6 hours per night (OR, 0.40; 95% CI, 0.22–0.73; P = .003). Men were more likely to have elevated LDL-C levels with sleeping less than 6 versus greater than or equal to 6 hours per night (OR, 1.24; 95% CI, 0.52–2.95). There was no significant interaction noted for race/ethnicity. Shorter sleep duration also was associated with being female (P < .001), being single (P = .03), stress at home (P = .04), and financial stress (P < .001).
Table 3 lists the univariate relations between snoring and CVD risk factors. Participants who reported snoring had increased risk for low HDL-C level (OR, 1.87; 95% CI, 1.09–3.23; P = .02). Snoring was also associated with overweight or obesity (OR, 1.96; 95% CI, 1.14–3.36; P = .01), being married (OR, 0.60; 95% CI, 0.37–0.98; P = .04), stress at home (P = .03), or stress at work (P = .048).
As illustrated in Table 4, in a logistic regression model adjusted for demographics, snoring remained a significant predictor of low HDL-C level (OR, 1.83; 95% CI, 1.06–3.19). The addition of BMI to the model resulted in snoring no longer being significantly related to HDL-C level; however, there was still a trend toward an increased risk. Addition of potential lifestyle mediators, including stress, exercise, and diet, did not alter the association between snoring and low HDL-C level. There was no significant interaction for gender or race/ethnicity between snoring and low HDL-C level.
There are 3 main findings from these analyses: (1) Several traditional and psychosocial risk factors for CVD were significantly associated with sleeping less than 6 hours per night and snoring; (2) gender modified the association between sleep and LDL-C level, with less sleep associated with reduced LDL-C levels in women but increased levels in men; the relation was confounded by the use of lipid-lowering medications; and (3) snoring was significantly associated with low HDL-C levels in both men and women and was largely explained by increased BMI. These findings may have important implications for potential modulation of CVD risk, although it should be noted that no data are available to demonstrate that improvement in sleep habits is associated with the prevention of obesity or CVD.28 Demographic factors associated with short sleep duration were female gender and being single; however being married was associated with snoring, possibly reflecting that individuals who are not married may not be aware of snoring. Potentially modifiable risk factors in our study that were significantly associated with inadequate sleep and/or snoring were stress, reduced exercise, low intake of fruits and vegetables, overweight/obesity, and suboptimal lipoproteins.
These results are consistent with those of a previous analysis that found that there was an increased risk for CVD for both men and women who slept less than 6 hours per day when compared with those who sleep 7 to 7.9 hours per day, after controlling for similar demographic and potential confounders.3 Another study found that the odds of sleeping less than 6 hours per night was lower for women and married persons.14 The Nurse's Health Study found a modest relationship between coronary events and sleeping 6 hours or less compared with 8 hours (OR, 1.18; 95% CI, 0.98–1.42).4 In a Japanese population, less than 6 hours of sleep was associated with a significant 2-fold increase in CVD events in men and a nonsignificant trend in women.3 Our data are consistent with those of the National Health Interview Survey that showed that sleep duration was a significant predictor of CVD independent of age, gender, and race/ethnicity.1 Lack of sleep has been linked to several CVD traditional and psychosocial risk factors, as observed in our study. Previous research has shown that sleep deprivation results in decreased glucose tolerance and elevated blood pressure.1 We observed a nonsignificant trend between less sleep and increased glucose level; however because of the large number of patients with diabetes in our population and the lack of information on diabetes medications, we may not have had enough power to determine significant associations in these parameters.
Other researchers have also shown that gender may modify the relation between sleep and CVD risk. Gangwisch et al8 documented that decreased sleep was significantly associated with hypercholesterolemia in female adolescents but not in male adolescents in a longitudinal study of adolescents. Similar to our study, adjustment of several lifestyle factors did not markedly attenuate the relationship between sleep habits and lipid levels. Our results are also consistent with those of Williams et al,20 who documented that short sleep was associated with decreased HDL-C levels among nonhypertensive women and snoring was inversely associated with HDL-C level, but the study did not include men, and therefore, gender modification could not be evaluated. Snoring may be an indicator of CVD risk, as it is may be a symptom of sleep apnea, which has been related to CVD risk.29 Kaneita et al21 showed that sleeping less than 5 hours per night was significantly related to low HDL-C levels and increased triglyceride levels in a Japanese population. A possible explanation for the impact of decreased sleep on lipid levels is that it leads to decreased leptin and increased ghrelin levels, which may result in increased appetite and body weight. Stress, which was also linked to reduced sleep in our study, might lead to increased catecholamine-induced lipolysis, leading to an increase in free fatty acids and dyslipidemia.19 Interestingly, Cappuccio et al30 documented that sleep deprivation had detrimental cardiovascular effects in women but not in men. Published reports rarely evaluate a potential differential impact of sleep in men and women based on hormone therapy, which deserves further attention.
Strengths of our study include the large participation of women and minorities and the standardized methods and gender-specific definitions of dyslipidemia. There are also important limitations to our study that should be considered in the interpretation of results. The cross-sectional design does not allow for determination of cause and effect; however, many of our results were consistent with those of longitudinal studies that included CVD biomarkers. We had very few participants who sleptmore than 9 hours per night (n = 2), and we were not able to evaluate a U- shaped association between sleep duration and CVD risk. Similar to most epidemiologic studies, our assessment of sleep habits was based on self-report, and we may have misclassified participants; however, this would not be expected to be differential misclassification, and therefore, the results are likely biased toward the null. Moreover, research that has compared self-reports to direct measures of sleep has shown consistent results.31
In conclusion, sleep habits are associated with several traditional and psychosocial risk factors for CVD. The data suggest that clinicians and CVD researchers might consider the addition of simple questions related to sleep habits as part of a routine evaluation to identify individuals at risk. The finding that the association between sleep and LDL-C level is modified by gender deserves further evaluation and suggests that it may be important to consider the influence of hormones on sleep and lipids. Snoring was a significant predictor of low HDL-C level regardless of gender or ethnicity and was likely mediated by obesity. Even small changes in HDL-C level have been shown to have a significant impact on CVD risk, underscoring the potential importance of sleep on CVD risk.32 Future research is needed to determine if improvement in sleep habits results in beneficial clinical outcomes.
We thank the Preventive Cardiology research staff members and the participants in this program who made the study possible.
The authors have no conflict of interests to disclose.
Matthew Mosca, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Brooke Aggarwal, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York.
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text: Mechanical Engineering - Master's degree http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/7850 2016-07-20T14:28:10Z Real time bottom reverberation simulation in deep and shallow ocean environments http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/103576 Real time bottom reverberation simulation in deep and shallow ocean environments Miller, Thomas Edward, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Due to the costs involved and time required to perform experiments at sea, it is important to provide accurate simulations of the ocean environment. Using the ray tracing code, BELLHOP, the Mission Oriented Operating Suite (MOOS), methods outlined by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for bottom reverberation, and MATLAB, a model will be developed to incorporate the effects of bottom reverberation into the BELLHOP suite of code. This will be accomplished by using BELLHOP to generate a ray trace and eigen ray file. Then a MATLAB script will take the BELLHOP information and calculate the reverberation level using the NRL model by measuring the amplitude and reverberation at a receiver array simulated on the ocean floor. These reverberation values will then be used to determine the reverberation level at the source due to these bottom interactions. Testing of the simulation will include deep and shallow ocean profiles and multiple sound speed profiles (SSP). Following this testing, the goal is to implement the model in existing C++ code used for the testing of AUV systems. The ability to accurately model the ocean will not only allow for testing of autonomy code in the laboratory, but also make it possible to refine and calibrate code making ship time more efficient. Thesis: S.M., Joint Program in Applied Ocean Science and Engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering; and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), 2015.; Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.; Includes bibliographical references (page 77). 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The Education DesignShop : broadening non-designers' solutions for big issues http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/103568 The Education DesignShop : broadening non-designers' solutions for big issues Artiles, Jessica A Education in America can benefit from innovation. Creating problem-solving and inventive, innovative thinking from a diverse array of people and experiences can help redefine and reinvent this important public mission. Hackathons are collaborative, short sprints that offer such collaboration opportunities. While usually coding marathons, hackathon-type events like an Education Designathon and Education DesignShop have been developed by the researcher to tackle broad, systemic issues, here within the context of education, with tools and processes from design thinking. Two research questions are explored, with novel metrics and methods developed for each: 1) How do non-designers transform into design thinkers from the Education DesignShop? and 2) How do educational projects from the Education DesignShop workshop model address systemic changes? In the first pilot study of this thesis, an Education Designathon event emphasizes on this designerly mindset and the projects. Fourteen ingredients critical to the successful recipe of a hackathon, or Designathon-type event were identified. A further iteration, the Education DesignShop, was implemented with design thinking as a problem-solving approach to help in solving broad, systemic issues while also teaching people new ways to collaborate and form sustainable solutions. Eight key components are identified with a structure established around just-in-time modules that teaching design thinking and challenge participants to apply these methods towards their re-designs of the education system. Projects in the Education DesignShop show a larger number of designerly attributes and are farther along Anderson's Continuum of Systemic Change. Policy implications suggest ways to support further propagation of design thinking to address problems around education. Thesis: S.M. in Technology and Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, Technology and Policy Program, 2015.; Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2015.; Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.; Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-161). 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Constitutive model of aligned carbon nanotube/nafion nanocomposite ionic electroactive polymer actuators http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/103529 Constitutive model of aligned carbon nanotube/nafion nanocomposite ionic electroactive polymer actuators Jacobs, Douglas S. (Douglas Scott) Research is progressing rapidly on composite nano-structured materials, including aligned carbon nanotube (A-CNT) polymer nanocomposites (PNC), and with device construction utilizing these novel materials. However, the material constitutive relations of the PNCs and tailoring of these is lagging. In this work, A-CNT and Nafion PNC electrodes are manufactured and investigated as the key active element in ionic-electroactive polymer (i- EAP) devices. i-EAP actuators are known to create relatively large strains with low input voltages, and could therefore be used for future high-strain actuation mechanisms such as synthetic muscles, microfluidic drug delivery, or low-frequency energy harvesting. Tailoring the PNC is accomplished by process control and moving to higher volume fraction (Vf) A-CNTs, in order to increase both the rate and magnitude of strain through increased nonisotropy and specific surface area for ionic transfer efficiency. This work shows methods to increase the A-CNT synthesis yield from below 50% to ~90%, while keeping quality and morphology stable. Porous A-CNT based i-EAP electrodes are synthesized with CNT and Nafion volume fractions of 10-40% and 10-25%, respectively. Key elements of the non-isotropic mechanical, electrical and electroactive constitutive law are discussed and calculated for different morphologies of the electrodes. Tailored high Vf i-EAP devices at ±3 V show ±4,130 microstrain in the transverse direction and an order of magnitude smaller strain (±420 microstrain) in the CNT axis direction, with A-CNT and Nafion Vfs of ~20% and ~15%, respectively. These large non-isotropic strains correspond to electroactive coupling coefficients of 7.1 x 10-12 m=V in the transverse direction and 7.2 x 10-13 m=V along the CNT axis. In addition, the i-EAP material's moduli are measured to be ~85 MPa in the CNT axis direction and ~50 MPa in the transverse direction, with a relative dielectric permittivity of 79, for this polymeric based i-EAP device. These coefficients constitute the first assembly of mechanical, electrical and electroactive properties into a constitutive relation for such an active nano-structured material. More extensive data sets for completing the full constitutive model and reducing measurement uncertainty are recommended for future work. Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2016.; This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.; Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.; Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-144). 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Purity matters : enhancing carrier transport properties in tin sulfide for photovoltaic applications by reducing impurity content http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/103495 Purity matters : enhancing carrier transport properties in tin sulfide for photovoltaic applications by reducing impurity content Polizzotti, Alex J Tin sulfide (SnS), a potential p-type absorber material for photovoltaic applications, is hampered by poor carrier-transport properties, particularly minority-carrier lifetime. This study investigates the role of intrinsic and extrinsic crystallographic point defects on the electronic transport properties of SnS. High-purity SnS is grown via sulfurization of tin films, and compared with baseline material made from feedstock with two orders of magnitude higher impurity content. Minority-carrier lifetime, morphology, and impurity content are analyzed in both materials. It is shown that improving feedstock purity by two orders of magnitude results in an improvement to minority-carrier lifetime from under 100 ps to over 2 ns. Simulations suggest that this increase in minority-carrier lifetime could lead to device efficiency improvements. Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2016.; Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.; Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-85). 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

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As most people either love Phoenix or loathe it, so it is with Phoenix's gridlike nature. Oh, sure, there are a couple of roads that shamble drunkenly outside the lines – Galvin Parkway and the Squaw Peak Parkway, or whatever it's now politically correctly called – but for the most part, the PHX street system might have been designed by Nazi goons. Budding Pythagorean theorists should be required to do a residency here.
Perhaps we have a little Himmler in us, but we find it geometrically pleasing that Trunk Space's new exhibition is about a grid within a grid. The show – titled "The Grid II: Documenting Phoenix Through the Lens" – is a sequel of sorts to Trunk's inaugural art-photographic survey of the local environs in 2007. This "Grid" takes a much narrower view of the surroundings than its predecessor, which offered a macro view of the urban core.
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The five-disc DVD set of Game of Thrones' second season provides an exceptional amount of supplemental material on the show's production, primarily through 12 commentary tracks, including multiple tracks on single episodes. Among the participants are the main cast, including Dinklage, Headey, and Coster-Waldau, as well as series cocreators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss; director Neil Marshall (The Descent), who helmed "Blackwater"; and Martin himself, who explains many of the differences between his source novel and the program. The Battle of Blackwater Bay gets its own half-hour making-of featurette, while a quintet of the actors, including Headey and Clarke, participate in an informative roundtable discussion about their characters and the show's locations. Martin also returns for a brief conversation about the various religions of his fictional world along with Benioff and Weiss. Both die-hard fans and first-time viewers will appreciate the length and depth of the extra material included in the set, which expands greatly on the already massive world of Game of Thrones. --Paul Gaita
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Besides the bluray disks & the double sided DVD's you get ONE code that works with itunes AND either Amazon Instant, Vudu, or Flixster (Ultraviolet).
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summary: Season2 is on my apple tv [iCloud](1080p/720p), and its also in the Vudu cloud (1080p) so I can watch it on my PS3.
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This review is about the un-skippable ad at the beginning of the DVD, completely loaded with spoilers.
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1. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
R | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A young F.B.I. cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims.
Writers: Thomas Harris, Ted Tally | Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Lawrence A. Bonney, Kasi Lemmons
Votes: 883,677 | Gross: $130.73M
2. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Musical
A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
Writers: Richard O'Brien, Jim Sharman | Director: Jim Sharman | Stars: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien
Votes: 102,305 | Gross: $139.88M
3. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
R | 125 min | Crime, Drama
A man robs a bank to pay for his lover's operation; it turns into a hostage situation and a media circus.
Writers: Frank Pierson, P.F. Kluge, Thomas Moore | Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Penelope Allen, Sully Boyar
Votes: 181,890
4. Scary Movie (2000)
R | 88 min | Comedy
A year after disposing of the body of a man they accidentally killed, a group of dumb teenagers are stalked by a bumbling serial killer.
Writers: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer | Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans | Stars: Anna Faris, Jon Abrahams, Marlon Wayans, Carmen Electra
Votes: 186,726 | Gross: $157.00M
5. Ugly Betty (2006–2010)
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A young, smart and wise woman named Betty Suarez goes on a journey to find her inner beauty. The only problem is that it's hard for a slightly less attractive woman to find her beauty ... See full summary »
Creators: Silvio Horta, Fernando Gaitán | Stars: America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Tony Plana, Ana Ortiz
Votes: 34,852
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R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Newly paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner transport plane when the passengers seize control.
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Writers: Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe | Director: Frank Coraci | Stars: Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken, David Hasselhoff
Votes: 245,798 | Gross: $137.34M
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Writers: Waldo Salt, James Leo Herlihy | Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles, John McGiver
Votes: 76,408
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Writer: Duncan Tucker | Director: Duncan Tucker | Stars: Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers, Fionnula Flanagan, Andrea James
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Writer: Charlie Kaufman | Director: Charlie Kaufman | Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener
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13. Beta House (2007 Video)
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Erik, and Cooze start college and pledge the Beta House fraternity, presided over by none other than legendary Dwight Stifler. But chaos ensues when a fraternity of geeks threatens to stop ... See full summary »
Writers: Erik Lindsay, Adam Herz | Director: Andrew Waller | Stars: John White, Steve Talley, Christopher McDonald, Eugene Levy
Votes: 48,619
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Female-born Teena Brandon adopts his male identity of Brandon Teena and attempts to find himself and love in Nebraska.
Writers: Kimberly Peirce, Andy Bienen | Director: Kimberly Peirce | Stars: Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III
Votes: 77,396 | Gross: $11.53M
15. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Music
Two drag queens and a transsexual travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
Writer: Stephan Elliott | Director: Stephan Elliott | Stars: Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Terence Stamp, Rebel Penfold-Russell
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Snake Plissken is once again called in by the United States government to recover a potential doomsday device from Los Angeles, now an autonomous island where undesirables are deported.
Writers: John Carpenter, Nick Castle, Debra Hill, Kurt Russell | Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Kurt Russell, Steve Buscemi, Stacy Keach, Peter Fonda
Votes: 53,811 | Gross: $25.41M
17. Dressed to Kill (1980)
X | 105 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller
A mysterious blonde woman kills one of a psychiatrist's patients, and then goes after the high-class call girl who witnessed the murder.
Writer: Brian De Palma | Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon
Votes: 23,846 | Gross: $31.90M
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Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive".
Writer: John Waters | Director: John Waters | Stars: Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole
Votes: 16,746 | Gross: $0.18M
19. All About My Mother (1999)
R | 101 min | Drama
Young Esteban wants to become a writer and also to discover the identity of his father, carefully concealed by his mother Manuela.
Writer: Pedro Almodóvar | Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan
Votes: 69,101 | Gross: $8.26M
20. The World According to Garp (1982)
R | 136 min | Comedy, Drama
Based on the John Irving novel, this film chronicles the life of T S Garp, and his mother, Jenny. Whilst Garp sees himself as a "serious" writer, Jenny writes a feminist manifesto at an ... See full summary »
Writers: John Irving, Steve Tesich | Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Robin Williams, Mary Beth Hurt, Glenn Close, John Lithgow
Votes: 20,579
21. Bad Girls (1999–2006)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Drama about the staff and inmates of a women's prison.
Creators: Maureen Chadwick, Ann McManus, Eileen Gallagher | Stars: Kika Mirylees, Victoria Alcock, Helen Fraser, Jack Ellis
Votes: 1,468
22. Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
PG-13 | 83 min | Comedy, Crime
Frank Drebin comes out of retirement to help Police Squad infiltrate a gang of terrorists planning to detonate a bomb at the Academy Awards.
Writers: Pat Proft, David Zucker, Robert LoCash, Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker | Director: Peter Segal | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson
Votes: 76,622 | Gross: $51.11M
23. Bad Education (2004)
NC-17 | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.
Writer: Pedro Almodóvar | Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Fele Martínez, Javier Cámara, Daniel Giménez Cacho
Votes: 45,243 | Gross: $5.21M
24. Party Monster (2003)
R | 98 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Based on the true story of Michael Alig, a Club Kid party organizer whose life was sent spiraling down when he bragged on television about killing his drug dealer and roommate.
Writers: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, James St. James | Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Wilson Cruz, Seth Green, Diana Scarwid
Votes: 12,646 | Gross: $0.30M
25. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
X | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Three girls come to Hollywood to make it big, but find only sex, drugs and sleaze.
Writers: Roger Ebert, Russ Meyer | Director: Russ Meyer | Stars: Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, John Lazar
Votes: 7,564 | Gross: $9.00M
26. Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A transsexual punk-rock girl from East Berlin tours the U.S. with her band as she tells her life story and follows the former lover/band-mate who stole her songs.
Writers: John Cameron Mitchell, Stephen Trask | Director: John Cameron Mitchell | Stars: John Cameron Mitchell, Miriam Shor, Stephen Trask, Theodore Liscinski
Votes: 26,263 | Gross: $3.03M
27. Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
PG-13 | 76 min | Animation, Comedy, Musical
Davey Stone, an alcoholic with a criminal record, is sentenced to community service under the supervision of an elderly referee. Davey is then faced with trying to reform and abandon his bad habits.
Writers: Brooks Arthur, Allen Covert, Brad Isaacs, Adam Sandler | Director: Seth Kearsley | Stars: Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Jackie Sandler, Austin Stout
Votes: 18,093 | Gross: $23.44M
28. Soldier's Girl (2003 TV Movie)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The true story of the price a young soldier paid for falling in love with a transsexual night-club performer.
Writer: Ron Nyswaner | Director: Frank Pierson | Stars: Troy Garity, Lee Pace, Andre Braugher, Shawn Hatosy
Votes: 5,227
29. All Ladies Do It (1992)
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Images of chains run through the fourth instalment of Steven Erikson's Tales of the Malazan Book of the Fallen. Chains bind Karsa Orlong, warrior from an ancient race, in slavery, then link him with the souls of those he has slain. There are also chains of loyalty and vengeance. Then there are chains from the past: the story of the Chain of Dogs from Deadhouse Gates for one, as well as the image of the Crippled God, whose subjugation triggered the events that have taken over all the characters' lives.
House of Chains follows several characters first encountered in Deadhouse Gates, the second book in the series, and the action runs at first parallel to and later after the events in the third book, Memories of Ice. Felisin, the girl who became Sha'ik, the avatar of the Whirlwind Goddess, is here with her sister Tavore, the Adjunct of the Empire. The narrative follows these two and the many characters caught in their wake as the Malazan army marches toward Raraku Desert and a tragic confrontation with the rebellion.
Steven Erikson is creating something special here: realistic, human characters living in a world so complex and rich in history that it rivals any other created in the literature of the fantastic. It's becoming clear that the rules and standards for what has previously been known as sword and sorcery (the term seems inadequate) are being rewritten with the appearance of each new volume in this magnificent fantasy series. --Greg L. Johnson --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Starred Review. Longtime fans may be surprised by the fourth book in Erikson's masterful fantasy epic that began with Gardens of the Moon (2004), because the long opening section follows a single character, the Teblor warrior Karsa Orlong, and his companions on a gory raid through enemy territory and into the human lowlands of Northern Genabackis. The time-hopping, perspective-shifting, looping story lines typical of this Canadian author return later, as Erikson ties Karsa's actions to the ultimate showdown between the forces of the Malazan Empire and Sha'ik's Army of the Apocalypse. Against a backdrop of brutal power struggles, the stubbornly determined Karsa is able to accomplish more than even he could have imagined. Unusual among fantasy writers, Erikson succeeds in making readers empathize equally with all sides involved in his world's vast, century-spanning conflict. Newcomers will eagerly seek out previous books in the series. (Aug.)
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**A book I would also recommend is The Unsuspecting Mage by Brian S. Pratt. This, the first installment of The Morcyth Saga is a great beginning for a new author. Battles, magic, gods, secret passages and intrigue, all the elements of a classic epic fantasy! Any fantasy reader will enjoy it
This is simply one of the two best series right now, if not the best. To give you an idea, I received the first four books as a present. and after a difficult and reluctant start of book one, I was gone. In two days of marathon reading, hardly stopping to eat or sleep -to say nothing of bathing - I finished book one, read book 2, 3, and 4. Amazing. high-fantasy as it's best. I'm even a little irritated when people compare it to G.R.R Martin or R.Jordan series. they are good, but the quality here is so much better that it's almost a work of art. If you like fantasy, do yourself a favour and read this series. My only regret is that I had to wait so long, when over there in britain they've been out forever.
1) Gardens of the Moon
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The reason (apart from it being one of the best series I have ever read, see the reviews and ratings 4.5-5 stars each!) is that to gain the maximum enjoyment you need to understand the characters which have been built up over the previous 3 books into some of the most memorable I have the pleasure to experience. Fiddler and his love of explosive munitions, which he uses too close to allow his squad to feel comfortable.
A number of new characters that played small rolls in the previous books are brought to the fore as we see the interlacing of stories that helps explain some of the previous unexplained questions from previous books but also raises new ones. The best thing is that the story lines are separate but interlaced in a way that actually closes some of your unanswered questions! Unlike some series.
I am eagerly awaiting the 5th book, that I will undoubtedly buy as soon as it appears
In the aftermath of Coltaine's death, the Adjunct Tavore must lead her rag-tag collection of soldiers into Raraku, the holy desert, in hopes of defeating Sha'ik's dreaded Army of the Apocalypse. Her army is uneasy. They are a patched together group of raw recruits, hoary old veterans and the broken survivors of Coltaine's army and they know nothing of the Adjunct, seeing her as untried and aloof.
In the meantime, Sha'ik is beset within her own army. The wily Korbolo Dom and his triumphant Dogslayers are the backbone of her fighting forces, yet they have their own agenda. The High Mages Bidithal and Febryl can't be trusted but they are necessary for Sha'ik's plans. Betrayal seems imminent from all sides. And Sha'ik herself is in turmoil as the Goddess of the Whirlwind and Felisin battle for the soul of the person they both inhabit.
The two armies meet one fateful night and two sisters will clash. Only one will remain standing.
While the two armies prepare for their monumental clash, we travel the journey of discovery with a remarkable warrior named Karsa Orlong. We watch as Lostara Yil, one of the formidable Red Blades, and a Claw named Pearl set out on a task set for them by Adjunct Tavore only to be horrified and saddened by what they discover.
This is the fourth book of the Tale of the Malazan but it picks up the thread of the story that ends in the second book, The Deadhouse Gates.
I had a hard time getting into this book at first because the first 200 pages details the exploits of a seemingly unknown warrior named Karsa Orlong. The events told actually pre-date the events of the first book of the series. As Karsa's story begins to unfold we start to catch up with the current time in the series.Read more ›
Fans of Jordan and Martin will be wowed by Erikson's epic, sweeping narrative and complex plots. Stephen R. Donaldson is quoted on the back of House of Chains, and for good reason. Comparisons could also be made to Glen Cook's "fantasy-noir" style, and other postmodern fantasy/scifi authors who effectively blur the lines between notions of good and evil.
Erikson's world is endlessly complex, replete with thousands of societies, deep history, vast geographies, and unique magic. There is plenty of humor, a fair amount of gore, and constant action. And an important, unavoidable facet of Erikson's writing style is that he challenges the reader. He doesn't deliver stock characters and cliched, predictable plots on a silver platter.
Start with "Gardens of the Moon," and order from amazon.co.uk if you must. Fingers crossed, Erickson will publish domestically, and all of those weak, poorly written, hackneyed derivative juvenile fantasy books currently choking the shelves of your local bookstore will be swept aside.
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This author is fantastic! I'm totally highlighting so many well written parts.
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The copy I had was misprinted with about thirty pages starting flush with the top of the page and offset from the bottom.Published 1 month ago by JACKSON
I've read the book in the past, so I already knew it was great. I had loaned it out years ago and never had it returned to me which is why I've ordered it... Read morePublished 6 months ago by Amazon Customer
Although the style is a little... simple, I find the world and the portrayal of the characters to be intensely engaging. Read morePublished on Jan. 13 2014 by Lee Van Adel
awesome. do yourself a favour and get into this series. Erickson will throw you for a loop every time. And he actually seems to be sticking with his publishing deadlines. Read morePublished on June 11 2004 by andrew


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1 can Chicken of the Sea Chunk White Albacore Tuna in... Read more
6/30/2016 1:22:50 PM, by JAEL4JUD
Made a grilled cheese sandwich in nonstick pan with... Read more
6/30/2016 3:23:16 AM, by JAEL4JUD
My nightly ritual. Yogurt and fruit. 1 cup Greek Y... Read more
6/30/2016 12:50:32 AM, by JAEL4JUD
Sweet potato, cooked, baked in skin, sliced after c... Read more
6/30/2016 12:03:11 AM, by JAEL4JUD
I was hungry when it was time to make lunch and the... Read more
6/29/2016 11:36:38 PM, by RAVEN_X13
Review of yesterday's taks: Breath control: 5+ minutes Yoga: 10+ minutes Visualization: 5-15 minutes <... Read more
6/29/2016 2:51:37 AM, by JAEL4JUD
1 cup Greek Yogurt, Nonfat Plain 1/2 cup Fresh Blu... Read more
6/29/2016 12:46:54 AM, by JAEL4JUD
5 oz Pork Chop The pork I used was a pork chop tha... Read more
6/28/2016 11:50:54 PM, by RAVEN_X13
Review of June 26th's tasks: Breath control: 5+ minutes Yoga: 10+ minutes Visualization: 5-15 minutes ... Read more
6/28/2016 6:32:19 PM, by JAEL4JUD
Mixed these up in a bowl: 3/4 cup Iceberg Lettuc... Read more
6/28/2016 1:02:49 PM, by JAEL4JUD
1 large Scrambled Egg 2 slices liveGfree White Bre... Read more
6/28/2016 3:14:54 AM, by JAEL4JUD
Nightly ritual. 1 cup Greek Yogurt Plain Nonfat 1... Read more
6/28/2016 3:06:50 AM, by JAEL4JUD
This is my second experiment with making eggplant l... Read more
6/27/2016 8:52:29 PM, by JAEL4JUD
When I looked at this title I said to myself: "Whoever... Read more
6/27/2016 3:17:04 PM, by JUDITHROXANA
I feel like this past week I have lost focus. We went out to eat and ice cream a couple of times. I am sure that I have gained at least a few ... Read more
6/27/2016 1:19:12 PM, by JAEL4JUD
I was really hungry this morning and had an early p... Read more
6/27/2016 1:01:28 PM, by JAEL4JUD
I had extra yogurt this time, to make up for the fact... Read more
6/27/2016 2:24:20 AM, by JAEL4JUD
I cooked the Brussels Sprouts with salt and pepper in... Read more