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Jinn_Remona 7 years ago#1
Now, does it matter what kind of boat you go fishing with? When I speak of which boat, I mean "Go out Alone" or "Take a Guide".
Second, If I attempt to land the Hylian Loach, and it gets away, is it going to be as stubborn to find again as it was in OoT, sitting somewhere for who knows how long? Would it be easier to just leave and reenter the Fishing Hole during attempts?
Thirdly, I know this is probably a stupid question, but could someone please describe some details about the Hylian Loach that would make it stand out, so I know what I'm looking for exactly in the water?
Lastly, Will the Hylian Loach move a good distance away from it's last known location after a failed attempt?
This is mainly all I could think of that might make finding and catching him easier on my part, but if you have any other info(Like how to use the Frog Lure exactly), then go ahead and throw that in too.
Anyway, Stay Classy.
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I can answer one of your questions (sorry about the rest).
Choose "Go Out Alone". You will need to use the sinking lure to catch the Loach and the sinking lure is forbidden. If Hena catches you with it, she will take it away.
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kingnahum17 7 years ago#3
First of all, that answer is right^^
2. I think the easiest (maybe only) way to catch the Loach is when it surfaces for air. But considering the small window that leaves for catching this 'legend', will make it much harder. The fish makes a sound when it surfaces (what sound it is... I have no clue since I am not into fishing for anything, except junk such as the bottle). So instead of looking for this fish, why not listen for it, and when you hear a sound cast your rod in the direction that you are facing at the moment in an attempt to find it.
3. If you are really going to "Look for the Loach, then why not catch one and get it recorded in your fish notebook, THEN you'll know what to look for. You can find a bunch of Hylian Loaches in Kakariko's graveyard's fishing spot (the place where you get the Zora Armor). It is extremely easy to catch here, but to make it easier you can use the Coral Earring.
4. I think that it moves every time it goes back under water, but I'm not sure. There are apparently certain spots that it will show up at, so I guess it has a few "favorite" spots. Also, it surfaces every few minutes making it a lng time in between every time it breaks the water. So why not catch a couple fish in between each time you hear the sound and have yet another failed attemt (assuming it will take you a while to catch it =) ).
kingnahum17 7 years ago#4
Oh, and I forgot to mention that I thyink that I have seen it before, just failed to catch it since I did not have the Sinking Lure. I saw it in the middle of the pond by the rock formation.
It surfaced right by my boat, and did not seem to be scared at all. So don't be afraid to be looking right by your boat when you looking for it as well.
use the frog to catch it thats what i did sinking lure is not the only lure you can catch it with
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Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq
Macmillan, Apr 4, 2006 - History - 384 pages
A fast-paced narrative history of the coups, revolutions, and invasions by which the United States has toppled fourteen foreign governments--not always to its own benefit
"Regime change" did not begin with the administration of George W. Bush, but has been an integral part of U.S. foreign policy for more than one hundred years. Starting with the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893 and continuing through the Spanish-American War and the Cold War and into our own time, the United States has not hesitated to overthrow governments that stood in the way of its political and economic goals. The invasion of Iraq in 2003 is the latest, though perhaps not the last, example of the dangers inherent in these operations.
In Overthrow, Stephen Kinzer tells the stories of the audacious politicians, spies, military commanders, and business executives who took it upon themselves to depose monarchs, presidents, and prime ministers. He also shows that the U.S. government has often pursued these operations without understanding the countries involved; as a result, many of them have had disastrous long-term consequences.
In a compelling and provocative history that takes readers to fourteen countries, including Cuba, Iran, South Vietnam, Chile, and Iraq, Kinzer surveys modern American history from a new and often surprising perspective.
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Many of the responses to this book prove the truth of the old adage: there is nothing so hard to accept as a painful truth.
In fact, Kinzer's analysis is clear, comprehensive and convincing to anyone with an open mind. And, although he starts with the Hawaii rebellion in 1893, he could have taken earlier examples in Texas, California and Arizona in 1845. Exactly the same methodology was used there: arm the American settlers, make a big deal about their need of "protection," arrange the deposing of legitimate governments, convince big business to take over local industry, agriculture and commerce. So it's been going on since the early days of the Union and it's not finished, judging by the Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghan instances.
You can see that many Americans don't want this to be mentioned or analysed but Kinzer does a good job of it, without prejudice or too much judgement. He simply concludes that this aspect of USA foreign policy doesn't carry much credit and would not be acceptable if any other country did it.
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Understanding everyday life of morbidly obese adults-habits and body image
BJØRG CHRISTIANSEN, Associate Professor1, LISBET BORGE, Associate Professor2, & MAY SOLVEIG FAGERMOEN, Associate Professor3,4
1Health Faculty, Institute of Nursing, Oslo and Akershus University College, Oslo, Norway, 2Institute of Nursing and Health, Diakonhjemmet University College, Oslo, Norway, 3Department of Gastroenterology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, and 4Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Background: Morbid obesity is a progressive, chronic condition associated with failed attempts at change and repeated relapses.
Aim: There seems to be little previous research into the understanding of the everyday life of morbidly obese adults. We wanted to gain more knowledge about characteristics of eating habits and body image as well as motivational forces for change.
Methods: A qualitative approach was chosen in order to gain insight into how morbidly obese adults experience everyday life. Qualitative interviews are well suited to provide insight into themes from the interviewee's life story from the subjects' own perspectives. To gain insight into such processes, a narrative approach that allowed the informants to give voice to their ways of doing, thinking and feeling in daily life, was adopted. The informants comprised seven women and four men aged of 26–56 years, recruited from a population of obese individuals who had participated in a weight reduction course. A hermeneutic approach was used where the research question was the basis for a reflective interpretation.
Results: The following meaning-units were identified: to be perceived as overweight; and to see oneself as overweight. Ingrained habits: the struggle between knowing and doing; acting without knowing; and eating is soothing.
Conclusions: Seeing oneself as an obese person is a gradual process that implied experiencing oneself as different from significant others, such as (slim) siblings and friends. To experience a gap between knowing and doing concerning food habits in everyday life indicates that informants value they have a choice. This is an important insight to consider when framing interventions to support this vulnerable group.
Key words: Morbid obesity, food-habits, body, shame, qualitative study, life style, routine behaviour, weight-related problems
(Accepted: 29 June 2012; Published: 31 July 2012)
Correspondence: B. Christiansen, Institute of Nursing, Health Faculty, Oslo and Akershus University College, Post-box 4, St. Olavs pl, NO-0130 Oslo, Norway. Tel: +4722453738. Fax: +4722453855. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Citation: Int J Qualitative Stud Health Well-being 2012, 7: 17255 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v7i0.17255
This paper focuses on characteristics of eating habits and body image among adults suffering from morbid obesity. Overweight and obesity is an increasing public health problem both in Norway and internationally (Helse-og omsorgsdepartementet, 2007). Morbid obesity is a progressive, chronic condition associated with failed attempts at change and repeated relapses (Rippe, McInnis, & Melason, 2001). The medical criteria for morbid obesity is a BMI > 40 kg/m2, or >35 kg/m2 with one co-morbidity (Hjelmesæth, Hofsø, Handeland, Johnson, & Sandbu, 2007). A combination of genetic dispositions and social factors seems to have a causal connection (Sosial-og helsedirektoratet, 2004). Overweight and obesity are generally conceived as results of sedentary lifestyle with too little physical activity and too much food.
Everyday life is a generic term that, among other things, relates to daily activities of an individual as typified by living habits, e.g., eating, physical activities and social life. Eating habits is a term that covers what and how people eat. The meaning and organization of everyday life has been a topic of investigation (Håkanson, Sahlberg-Blom, Ternestedt, & Nyhlin, 2011; Halkier & Jensen, 2011; Svidèn, Tham, & Borell, 2010).
Self-esteem and body image are influenced by obesity (Cooper, Fairburn, & Hawker, 2003; Friedman & Brownell, 1995; Grilo, Masheb, Brody, Burke-Martindale, & Roth, 2005). Stigmatizing experiences among people suffering from obesity occur frequently in the context of personal relationships with family, friends, and co-workers (Puhl & Brownell, 2006). Rugseth (2011) claims living with obesity may be perceived as an individually experienced phenomenon, which is contextually conditioned by mutual exchange with other people, cultural stigma, times and places. She found that the obese body was at the forefront of all experience (Rugseth, 2011).
Individuals suffering from morbid obesity who make decisions about changing habits to promote weight-loss, often perceive this action as a continuous endeavour that requires external support (Borge, Christiansen, & Fagermoen, 2012; Dansinger, Gleason, Griffith, Selker, & Schaefer, 2005).
In order to improve our understanding of everyday life of morbidly obese adults we conducted a qualitative study. An understanding of everyday life from the viewpoint of morbidly obese adults may shed light on why changing habits to create healthier and weight-reducing way of life seems to be such a Sisyphean task. This is important to consider when framing preventive and therapeutic interventions for this major public health problem.
Despite the efforts of individuals and public and private services aimed at weight reduction, the population keeps getting heavier. This suggests a need to ask what factors, other than rational choice, may be influencing living habits? Habits may be defined as non-reflective, repetitive behaviour, a basic necessity for making daily life manageable. Preferences and habits are often intimately connected. Habitual behaviour is also often associated with addiction (Lindbladh & Lyttkens, 2002). Habits can often seem like an intimate and connected part of the self, and are particularly visible when judged as bad habits, e.g., smoking, "I am a smoker" (Connerton, 1989). According to Merleau-Ponty (2002) the lived body is a habitual body. It is in action that the habitual body is accomplished.
Within a sociological frame of reference, a goal-oriented version of rational behaviour is distinguished from routine everyday practices that do not require reflection about aims, motives and means (Berger & Luckmann, 1966; Connerton, 1989). Nevertheless, in the context of everyday life the demarcation between reflective and habitual behaviours is normally fluid and contains elements of both. It is also obvious that there are important differences in the ways in which individuals relate themselves to habits (Lindbladh & Lyttkens, 2002). These researchers found that people in lower social positions are more inclined to rely on their habits and are accordingly less likely to change their behaviour.
Some studies conducted among obese adults seem to address underlying aspects of eating habits. In a Danish qualitative study it appeared that informants had considerable knowledge of food and its energy composition, but in spite of this they made choices contrary to that knowledge (Overgaard, 2002). In a qualitative study with 11 obese adults, Grant and Boersma (2005) found strong connections between eating and various emotional and social needs. Preferences for particular foods were linked to foods the informants had known as children. Cycles of control, where food was a tool used by parents to maintain control, were also transmitted intergenerationally. These lessons are particularly powerful because they are tacit and learned by experience (Grant & Boersma, 2005). Exploring obesity as a life experience among 20 Norwegian adults, Rugseth (2011) found that food and meals formed patterns of living that informants were reluctant to give up. They perceived the choices of food and eating regimen recommended on the basis of nutritional and medical perspectives as turning their world "upside down" (Rugseth, 2011). A qualitative study from Scotland with mostly women over 50 years old, reported that many obese patients felt apathetic, that there was no room for change and that they were unable to help themselves (Jones, Furlanetto, Jackson, & Kinn, 2007). Lindelof, Nielsen, and Pedersen (2010) reported from a qualitative study exploring Danish obese adolescents' and their parents' views on the former's obesity. They found that the adolescents were fully aware that their diet was unhealthy and they wished they were able to alter this behaviour. Besides the food served at home, obese adolescents consumed large quantities of unhealthy food when alone, feeling sad, bored, hungry or with peers (Lindelof et al., 2010). It appears that habits may be a powerful force to deal with when being obese, which inspired us to do further research into how morbidly obese adults experience these aspects of everyday life.
Body shame, body image and quality of life in relation to obesity have been addressed in studies. In a meta-analysis, Friedman and Brownell (1995) found body image distortion and disparagement in obese individuals, while Cooper et al. (2003) underlined the need to address body image concerns in the treatment of obesity. Grilo et al. (2005) found that among bariatric surgery candidates, women reported significantly higher body image dissatisfaction than men. An Australian qualitative study reported several stigmatizing experiences among mostly female obese adults: e.g., being abused when using public transport, and not being able to fit into seats on planes. Participants often blamed themselves for stigmatizing experiences (Lewis et al., 2011). In a recent Norwegian cross-sectional study among morbidly obese adults on treatment waiting lists, the participants were found to have lower health related quality of life (HRQoL) on all sub-dimensions compared with the norms (Lerdal et al., 2011).
Although themes such as emotional eating, body image disturbance, self-esteem, obesity stigma, quality of life and life experience have been addressed in studies concerning obesity, there seems to be little previous research into the understanding of the everyday life of morbidly obese adults. The aim of the study was two-sided: we wanted to gain more knowledge about characteristics of eating habits and body image as well as motivational forces for change. The paper focuses on the following research question: How do the participants describe their everyday life experiences as morbidly obese adults?
A qualitative approach was chosen in order to gain insight into how morbidly obese adults experience everyday life. Qualitative interviews are well suited to provide insight into themes from the interviewee's life story from the subjects' own perspectives (Kvale & Brinkmann, 2009). To gain insight into such processes, a narrative approach that allowed the informants to give voice to their ways of doing, thinking and feeling in daily life, was adopted. A way of viewing narrative is, according to Polkinghorne (1988), that experience itself is storied, or it has a narrative pattern. The narrative approach enabled a focus on the participant's own understanding, recall and interpretation of their experiences (Riessman, 2008).
In Norway a Patient Education Resource Centre (PERC) offers a 40-hour course that covers major subjects related to necessary lifestyle changes. The course is mandatory for patients on waiting lists for treatment of their morbid obesity, and emphasizes an increased awareness of lifestyle choices (Lerdal et al. 2011). The study was conducted among a group of participants who had attended PERC. Having completed the course we expected that the participants had raised consciousness of lifestyle choices, enabling them to review their everyday life even before attending PERC. Thus, they might also contribute with valuable insight into the characteristics of eating habits and body image of morbidly obese adults.
A letter of invitation to participate in this study was sent from the PERC to all course attendees (n=44) 4–6 months after course completion. The researchers had no prior relation to the interviews, but we have a genuine interest in the problem area we approached in this study.
The informants comprised seven women and four men aged 26–56 years. Nine of the participants were waiting for surgery, while two had chosen to reduce weight without surgery.
Narrative interviews centre on the stories the subjects tell which may come up spontaneously during the interview or may be elicited by the interviewer (Kvale & Brinkmann, 2009). Inspired by the "open narrative interview" as described by these authors, we used an interview guide as a framework allowing informants to describe their everyday life practices in their own terms. The interview guide included questions about eating habits, physical activities and other everyday activities and experiences related to obesity. Informants were encouraged to talk about what their daily lives were like before attending the course. The ways in which they expressed themselves may have been influenced by their participation at PERC, which probably raised their awareness of habits. A general impression was that they spoke more or less without restraint about their daily life experiences. To promote a realistic, detailed narrative, the informants were encouraged to describe a typical day, starting from morning rising (Haavind, 1987; Ulvik, 2007). We also asked them to look back on their history as obese. Interviews were conducted by two of the authors (BC and LB) between June and August 2009. Each informant decided where the interview should be carried out; at his or her home or at the researcher's office. All interviews were tape recorded and transcribed verbatim.
Narratives can be analyzed in many different ways. Our analysis can be described as "bricolage", which refers to an eclectic form of generating meaning, moving freely between analytic techniques and concepts based on systematic readings of the material (Kvale & Brinkmann, 2009). A hermeneutic approach was used where the research question was the basis for a reflective interpretation. Inspired by Kvale and Brinkmann's (2009) three contexts of interpretations, two researchers analyzed the verbatim transcripts manually.
The interpreter here formulates in a condensed form what the subjects themselves understand to be the meaning of their statements, and the interpretation is more or less confined to the subjects' self-understanding (Kvale & Brinkmann, 2009). After separate, in-depth readings of the transcripts to gain a sense of the whole, meaning units that derived from the data (social life, food and eating patterns, work, physical activity, etc.), were identified by colour-coding in order to structure the informants' utterances. This process involved searching the entire material for similar and contrasting utterances.
Critical commonsense understanding
The interpretation here goes beyond reformulating the subjects' self-understanding, and may thus be critical of what is said. By including general knowledge about the content of the statement it is possible to amplify and enrich the interpretation of a statement (Kvale & Brinkmann, 2009, p. 215). Further attentive reading and discussions uncovered nuanced meanings related to the initial meaning units. This interpretation included a wider frame of understanding than that of the informants themselves. The meaning units were subsequently condensed by identifying patterns and variations, underpinned by illustrative excerpts and quotes from the material. Thus, the analysis moved from units of meaning and generated preliminary themes. To enhance the rigour of the research process, a third researcher was involved in discussing the analysis. The discussions opened up a more nuanced meaning, and through this process five themes eventually emerged. Verbatim quotations from the transcribed material underpinned and exemplified our interpretations. This second context of interpretation is reflected in the presentation of findings: (1) to be perceived as overweight; (2) to see oneself as overweight; (3) ingrained habits: the struggle between knowing and doing; (4) ingrained habits: acting without knowing; and (5) ingrained habits: eating is soothing.
Theoretical understanding
A theoretical frame for interpreting the meaning of a statement is applied, and thus exceeds a commonsense understanding (Kvale & Brinkmann, 2009). This more comprehensive interpretation involved contextualizing the critical commonsense understanding by using theoretical frameworks and previous research moving our analysis to a higher level of abstraction. This third context of interpretation is reflected in the discussion (Table I).
|1. Self-understanding
|"I don't like to see myself in a photo"
"I dislike myself, and don't want to be seen"
|2. Critical common-sense understanding
|To see oneself as overweight: Seeing oneself as an overweight person was connected with displeasure, particular for female informants. Data indicated that they were dissatisfied and avoided images of themselves. Looking in the mirror or seeing oneself in a photograph or on video was often difficult
|3.Theoretical understanding
|To view oneself in mirrors, etc., reflects an outward glance at the physical body. According to Merleau-Ponty (2002), to see oneself through the eyes of others, may evoke a sense of bodily shame
The study was approved by the Regional Norwegian Committees for Medical Research Ethics (6.2009.194). The informants were contacted by mail, distributed by PERC. Those who agreed to participate in the study sent their names in an envelope directly to one of the researchers. They were informed that participation was voluntary, and that they had the right to withdraw at any time. Written informed consent was obtained from each of them prior to the interviews, including their consent to the use of audio recordings. Assurances were also made that anonymity would be preserved when the results were published.
To be perceived as overweight
All informants had been more or less overweight since childhood or adolescence. They seemed, however, to have had varied experiences concerning what attention their overweight caused while growing up. One informant told how others in the family were overweight, and her mother urged her to eat. In her childhood, food was connected to cosines and reward. Another found that plenty of attention was given to weight, food and slimming: "Mom nagged" about the weight—while the nurse focused on weighing: "To be measured and have one's weight checked, and be told you have a fault, that was no good."
Being constantly reminded about weight problems while growing up seemed to be a common experience among the informants. A man said that his mother was advised to feed him with plenty of fruit and vegetables, "which is why I hardly touch them today."
As adults, they spoke about varied experiences from their social life. A typical pattern was that obesity seemed to cause tension in relationships, and two women told of relationships that ended, in part because of weight problems, and periods of social isolation. One of them was extremely depressed for weeks without any social contact, which she related to being overweight. One informant said that his wife did not understand his weight related problems, and argued with him. Another became annoyed with her husband when he tried to help her to lose weight.
Obesity caused job-related problems to a greater or lesser degree. Two of the informants said they were unable to perform their work the way they should because of being overweight. A male informant spoke about going to several job interviews without ever getting a job.
Even though comments about their obesity were rare, the informants were sensitive about how other people react to their obesity: "You notice a look …" All informants had experienced feeling uncomfortable with activities that required them to appear in public, such as the feeling of being stared at in the grocery-shop, on the beach or in a swimming pool. They also felt strain when using public transport: "I feel I take up a lot of space." Another barrier seems to be a particular focus on chairs when visiting others, at the cinema, meetings, etc., because they feared that the chair would break or that the armrests were too narrow. Insufficient mastery of social life made one informant feel depressed and slump into passivity: "I sit down in a chair and go to sleep."
To see oneself as overweight
One informant told how he was about 12 or 13 years old when he "saw himself as plump and heavy." He experienced himself as different from his siblings: "It has been bothersome that they can eat what they want." Several informants seemed not to be aware of their overweight until it came to their attention because clothes did not fit, or weight-related problems started to occur: "When I noticed that my back hardly managed to carry my weight, I thought, what's happening?"
Seeing oneself as an overweight person was connected with displeasure, particular for female informants. Data indicated that they were dissatisfied and avoided images of themselves. Looking in the mirror or seeing oneself in a photograph or on video was often difficult: "I don't like to see myself in a photo."
One woman said that she kept an expressionless face, but felt different inside, while another felt she was living inside a box, to protect herself: "I dislike myself, and don't want to be seen."
It appears that the men view themselves in a more positive way. Two men stated that they think they function normally, but were aware of being overweight when they bought clothes.
Physical activity was a theme in the interviews. A typical pattern involved explanations about how they were more or less prevented from undertaking physical activity because of obesity, which made them resigned to inactivity. Several informants told about health problems related to obesity that hindered physical activity. While a few informants said that they were fond of physical activities such as walking and participating in sports, particular as youngsters, there were also examples of a lifelong story of escape, for instance making up weight-related excuses so they did not have to participate in various activities: "I sneaked away from physical activity in periods" and "I don't like to walk outside during winter because I'm afraid of falling and not being able to get up."
Some of the informants indicated positive experiences with adapted training: "They (trainers) made me run on the treadmill for the first time in many years, and I enjoyed it very much." Even so, several of the informants seemed to prefer a sedentary lifestyle with activities that did not demand much movement of the body, such as listening to music, reading books and handicraft.
Ingrained habits: the struggle between knowing and doing
All informants had participated in various weight-management programmes that resulted in rapid weight loss and subsequent gain. While such programmes did not produce long-term changes in obesity, informants seemed to acknowledge them as a source of knowledge about weight-reduction diets. According to the informants it was not lack of knowledge about food and diet that seemed to cause their weight problems, as these statements illustrate: ""I know exactly what to do! I have a plan, but I can't go through with it!" and "As an overweight person I know everything about food, but when I experience things going in the wrong direction, I might just as well carry on …" Even though she knew she ought to eat several meals a day, she struggled to make it a habitual routine: "I am very aware of what I am doing wrong; it's easy to talk about, and easy not to go through with."
As the data illustrate, informants seemed to have a common struggle to integrate obtained knowledge into daily diet and food habits, but when they talked about their daily food habits, it was not only what they ate that created problems, but also how they ate.
Ingrained habits: acting without knowing
All informants told about routines and habits concerning food that seem to deviate to some extent from what is understood as common practice. This was exemplified either by eating rarely and becoming "extremely hungry", or eating often and therefore never feeling hungry. Regular meals were the exception for informants, who also told about other characteristic habits. One informant said he ate in a greedy way, another that she used to "put something in the mouth" when she stood in the kitchen making food. A common practice among informants seemed to be eating large quantities at each meal, including "a lot of gravy."
There were examples of food habits that seem to be more or less subconscious: "I was unaware that I didn't eat breakfast," and "If I drop hot meals for several days, I often find myself snooping around in the cupboards for something to eat."
Conversely, the data also indicated that informants paid considerable attention to food, and one informant stated that she had to think about food continuously. Several informants expressed a weakness for chocolate: "Very fond of food, chocolate and everything, forever." The passion for chocolate could also indicate indifference, or blaming their body. A typical statement was that it did not seem to matter if they ate a bar of chocolate, because they were already fat. In a similar statement, one informant admitted a lack of willpower: "When I ate a chocolate bar, it was a big one. When I opened a bar of chocolate, I couldn't leave a piece."
Ingrained habits: eating is soothing
Some of the female informants explained that they ate more than they should to compensate for other problems. They told how food sometimes became a comfort, and that eating relieved stress: "I pop something in my mouth to relieve my troubles."
Although data show that the informants suffering from obesity were facing great challenges concerning food and meal habits, there were also examples of how some of them had developed personal strategies to manage their weight and change their habits. One informant said that she complimented herself when she avoided fattening food, and another that he instructed himself to go out and eat regularly: "When I mobilize thought and will in the right direction it can work well, but I'm often slow …"
One pattern that appeared was that seeing oneself as an obese person is a gradual process that implied experiencing oneself as different from significant others, such as (slim) siblings. Female informants seemed to suffer more from negative social consequences, for instance low self-esteem, poor body image, and in relationships, illustrated when they told of how they disliked the view of themselves in mirrors and photographs. To view oneself in mirrors, etc., reflects an outward glance at the physical body. According to Merleau-Ponty (2002), to see oneself through the eyes of others, may evoke a sense of bodily shame. The dys-appearing body appears as alien (Zeiler & Wickström, 2009). However, male informants did not seem to be so preoccupied with their bodies, as shown by their awareness of obesity being evoked only when clothes did not fit. Overgaard (2002) reported that women in particular wanted to hide their bodies, and four of the five interviewees were distanced from their physical bodies. Lewis et al. (2011) found that mostly female obese adults often blamed themselves for stigmatizing experiences. Grilo et al. (2005) and Friedman and Brownell (1995) also found poor body image and body image distortion in obese individuals. Our findings indicate gender differences in body image, other studies report no such differences in quality of life (HRQoL) among obese (Lerdal et al., 2011). Hence, the gender perspective on everyday life and body image should be further investigated. Another interesting question for further research is the gradual process of seeing oneself as obese.
A distanced, outward way of experiencing one's own body may provide an understanding of the way our informants were particularly aware of their obese bodies, in mirrors, photographs or when clothes did not fit. Leder (1990) described how the body, at times of dys-appearance, is often experienced as separate from oneself. Merleau-Ponty (2002) would describe this in terms of the body as an object seeming to be in the forefront of our informants' lived experience. A person's sense of own physical appearance, usually in relation to others, can shape his or her body image, and can be different from how others actually perceive him or her. This widespread understanding of body image is much in line with Merleau-Ponty's (2002) theory of the body as relational, in the sense that it is inseparably connected to its surroundings. The body is seen as fundamental to all human experience and is understood as both subject and object, which coexist. "We must ask why there are two views of me and the body: my body for me and my body for others, and how these two systems can exist together" (Merleau-Ponty, 2002, p. 122). According to Merleau-Ponty, the feeling of shame is closely connected to the gaze of others: "… in so far as I have a body, I may be reduced to the status of an object beneath the gaze of another person, and no longer count as a person for him …" (Merleau-Ponty, 2002, p. 193).
Another pattern that appeared was that the obese body created obstacles and influenced living habits in various ways. Although some informants claimed they had been fond of physical activities, the obese body had caused restrictions that led to a lifelong story of escape from physical activities and the development of more sedentary activities and habits. Wiklund, Olsén, and Willén (2011) reported from a Swedish qualitative study with 18 patients suffering from severe obesity how excess weight itself was considered an obstacle to physical activity, although physical activity was experienced positively. Findings in a Norwegian qualitative study with five obese women showed that they felt more comfortable when exercising within a treatment context organized for patients with obesity problems. In ordinary fitness gyms they felt the gaze of others as well as bodily pain (Groven & Engelsrud, 2010). All our informants had experienced feeling uncomfortable with activities that required them to appear in public, for instance in the grocery-shop, on the beach or in a swimming pool. This is consistent with results from Rugseth's (2011) study, where body weight was at the forefront of all experience and was an impediment to the things they wished to do.
Our study found that experiences concerning food and meals while growing up seemed to influence the informants' food habits. Understanding the body as the primary source of experience also implies that a person's lived experiences are an integral part of the body; where present time includes both the past and future (Merleau-Ponty, 2002). A question that is also raised by Lindbladh and Lyttkens (2002) is whether reference to childhood and adolescence for the grounding of today's obesity and habits is seen as "natural", and therefore sustained in an unreflective way? For instance, one of the informants explained that he seldom ate fruit and vegetables now because he was more or less forced to eat these foods in his childhood to lose weight. Furthermore, informants spoke of how attention from significant others seemed to be related to food and eating patterns either in positive or negative ways; food used for cosiness and reward, or in contrast, food as a source of problems when considerable negative attention was given to weight, food and slimming. Female informants in particular described eating patterns that seemed to compensate for various forms of emotional distress. Grant and Boersma (2005) found that food may be used as a tool to numb emotional pain and regulate emotions. In line with their findings, people learn by experience in a tacit way when food is used by parents as a tool to maintain control, or it is the symbol or substitute for relationships and well-being. Although informants in their study were able to reflect on "bad" habits and showed awareness of them, the symbolic association with food and meals is rendered powerful by the fact that it operates below the level of consciousness (Grant & Boersma, 2005).
This is a pattern recognized among our informants when, probably influenced by greater awareness of their daily lives after attending the PERC course, they spoke of food habits that seemed to be more or less subconscious, for example, being unaware of not eating breakfast, or finding oneself snooping around in cupboards. A process of reflection is initiated when everyday routines that have been taken for granted are, for some reason, interrupted (Lindbladh & Lyttkens, 2002). Similar patterns are also reported in the study by Grant and Boersma (2005), where cycles of emotional overeating became evident in retrospect, but not consciously in the moment. Speaking of "bad habits" could also suggest that our informants made a distinction between positive and negative aspects of their daily routine behaviour. According to Lindbladh and Lyttkens (2002), to classify habitual behaviour in negative terms could be assumed to function as a change-promoting mechanism.
However, the habitual and the good are two dimensions that were mentioned by several informants, for example, when they said that they often ate "a lot of gravy." Lindbladh and Lyttkens (2002) suggest that there is a tendency to equate habits and preferences. In our study this is particular prominent when informants described their passion for chocolate. Eating chocolate was justified as a deeply rooted pleasurable habit by several informants. The characteristic pattern was that they simultaneously expressed indifference and lack of control, blaming their obese bodies. In relation to the situation of many obese persons, Riva et al. (2006) have described some similarities to addictive behaviour, with a strong desire or compulsion, difficulties in control, and persisting despite clear evidence of harmful consequences.
Another typical pattern in the findings was that there seemed to be much effort and tension between what informants knew they should eat, and what they actually ate. Similar findings were also reported by Overgaard (2002), who found that, in spite of having knowledge, informants made choices contrary to that knowledge. Even though our informants claimed they, as a group, had knowledge about healthy and weight-reducing food-habits, they seemed to struggle to translate this knowledge into action and change, a well-known tension that requires a process of reflection. However, to experience a gap between knowing and doing concerning food habits in everyday life indicates that they value they have a choice. This is an important insight to consider when framing interventions to support this vulnerable group. The experience of such a gap may work as a source of pressure, which, as argued by Lindbladh and Lyttkens (2002), may make an energy-demanding change worthwhile. The least costly way of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, is to turn healthy living into a habit.
Methodological considerations
Although our material from qualitative interviews has been valuable in highlighting nuanced and subtle aspects of everyday life of morbidly obese adults, it must be noted that our sample is limited, and that only 25% of those who were invited to participate in the study did so. As researchers we have reflected upon the reason for this; it is possible that the stigma associated with being obese may have been an important barrier for those who did not consent. As noted earlier, our participants were a diverse sample in terms of age and gender, which may be considered a strength of the study because it enriched the data.
In any qualitative interview, interaction between interviewer and interviewee influences the outcome. In this study interviews were conducted by either one of two interviewers, which may have influenced the course of the interviews to some degree. A third researcher was involved during the analyses. We do not, however, consider this a weakness, because more than one researcher provides a good basis for the analysis. According to Kvale and Brinkman (2009), it is not a problem that different interpreters construct different readings from an interview story, but it is instead a source fruitfulness and a virtue of interview research.
The focus on the daily life experiences of the informants has also left us with new questions that ought to be further examined. In addition to an in-depth study of the gender-perspective on lived experiences that we have already mentioned, it would be of interest to do further empirical work into what constitutes changes in health-related habits among obese adults.
Conflict of interest and funding
The authors have not received any funding or benefits from industry or elsewhere to conduct this study.
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A few days ago I read an interesting review of 'Student of the Year'. The critic, clearly not a Karan Johar fan, opined that from 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' (KKHH) to 'Student of the Year' (SOTY), the filmmaker had not grown up. It was an amusing argument though I really wondered why she felt so.
A few days later I ventured to watch the much-hyped campus caper. Needless to say, I knew what to expect – good-looking dudes and dudettes, designer labels, harmless candy-floss entertainment, a few tears, lots of laughs and some maudlin drama. On those accounts, the film didn't disappoint. After all, a Karan Johar film is often as predictable as say, a Rohit Shetty potboiler. Both are highly entertaining, have characters that don't bother about living in the real world (nothing wrong with that, escapism is the most prominent genre in Bollywood anyway) and deliver good value for your popcorn.
There is one major difference though – critics are far kinder to Karan than they are to someone like Rohit. Terms like 'brainless' , 'lacking in logic', 'massy' 'regressive' are rarely applied to KJo's movies when in fact, they are pretty much those and more!
Call me biased but I often rate a filmmaker's sensibilities on the basis of the way he portrays his female characters. Agreed, most women in Hindi films are strictly ornamental but that doesn't stop me from hoping to see women in films portrayed the way they are in real life – with flaws and strengths, without going to extremes of any kind.
On that note I feel Karan Johar's cinematic world-view is quite archetypal and yes, even regressive. Of course, it can be (rightly) argued that other filmmakers are far worse but point is - Karan isn't just any other director. As a brand, he is the best and most powerful - sexy, suave, sophisticated and very articulate. Place him in any forum and he can charm the audience with his sharp with and intelligence. He can also be credited with giving Hindi films a supremely polished look and making them beautiful enough for a global audience. Stories of how his 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' and 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham' have found fans in Romania and Malaysia are famous. Over and above, he is a lot of fun, which is reflected in the films he directs.
Perhaps that's why the disconnect between KJo the person – liberal, global and evolved and KJo the filmmaker – stylish yet conventional – is so glaring.
Let's begin with SOTY. In this Archie-comics world, Shanaya, played by Ms White Face, red-lips Alia Bhatt is both Betty and Veronica but way ditsier than either. She is the object of affection for the two guys, one of whom even rags her about her lack of brains. Now, any self-respecting girl would have given him one tight slap, but Shanaya kisses him instead. So what? She is super glam and despite being a school girl knows how to make her beau jealous by parading in a bikini.
Her competitor and vamp Tanya (Sana Sayeed) outdoes her in her attempts to woo the boys by shedding her clothes. Bottom-line: good-looking sexy girls are but a piece of meat to be dangled and fought over by good-looking sexy men.
Fine, that was student life and in school we were all Bettys, Veronicas or someone in between.
But how does Karan treat his women 10 years later when they meet? The smart girl in the group – the academically inclined, ambitious and unglamorous girl Shruti (Manasi Rachh) is a 'mere housewife' as she describes herself. Shanaya has gone on from being a trophy girlfriend to a trophy wife and the vamp is still the vamp – 'in search of a rich husband'.
Now, let's go back in time to Karan's first film KKHH. We all remember how simple Kajol aka Anjali lost out the love of her life to sexy but sweet Rani. Years later what did Anjali transform into? A coy ready-to-be-a-housewife, sari-clad beauty. And pronto, she bags the man!
There's nothing wrong in being beautiful or dressing up in Manish Malhotra's saris but in Anjali's case, she changed her career to suit her makeover! I often wonder why she became a nursery teacher to suit the new 'image'! How fun it would have been if Anjali had been an ace basketball player or coach despite her makeover! And it would have been so much more progressive if she hadn't lost to SRK in the game after donning a sari! Bottom-line: women in saris don't win at basketball!
Next came 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham' (K3G) that gave us the unforgettable Poo – who was super irritating or super cute depending on your taste. An extreme form of Veronica, Poo (Kareena Kapoor) was the ultimate airhead. As for Kajol, playing the housewife yet again, it was all about loving her husband - be it in the designer Chandni Chowk where she was shown living before her marriage or in spiffy London after it.
'Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna' was probably Karan's only film that showed fairly real, less-than-perfect women – beautiful (naturally!) but with flaws and insecurities. However one couldn't help feeling that once again, it was career-oriented Preity who got the short end of the stick.
Comparatively, women in the films Karan has produced (not directed) have been far more realistic. For instance, I loved Priyanka Chopra in 'Dostana'. She is gorgeous, knows what she wants in life and discusses career issues – scenes rarely seen in Hindi films. Ditto for Konkona Sen Sharma in 'Wake Up Sid'. Even the Kareena of 'Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu' was far more relatable and sensible than the Kareena of K3G.
To be fair, one can't accuse Karan of objectifying his women like other regular filmmakers. One great quality about him is his belief in equality. Ever since he discovered John Abraham's trunks in 'Dostana', it's the male gaze that is dominant in all its trunk-clad glory. Even in SOTY both the school boys are gloriously semi-naked in certain scenes.
So it's not that we women mind the display of beautiful bodies – male and female. Nobody is being a prude here. But seriously, how about living up to his oh-so-polished image and giving his female characters a little more…umm…'character'? For, going by the films Karan Johar has directed, the afore-mentioned reviewer was quite right – Bollywood's ultimate commercial and polished filmmaker, the one who works his magic globally on Bollywood fans, does have some growing up to do.


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small flowered short junky things for me (except for HOMSK). If it will
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be fertile, I will be delighted with this one.
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larger than HOM and with wider hafts (?), but narrower blade of the
falls. Branching & bud placement needs some work. Plant health &
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> arrive, what to wear, which car to drive, who to go with, that those of
> us who are NOT going for personal reasons will just have to confine our
> fun to acquiring a new but extinct hosta breeder to add to our species
> collection...either that or load up the pickup with 30 or 40 exhibition
> size clumps to share them with a best hosta friend. I might even get
> something on exchange for this gesture of friendship.
> Yes, it is a mere gesture because I wont even miss the 30 or 40 plants
> from my garden. Ho-hum, nothing to do, if I don't want to go to the
> convention with the first-timers. Well, I can always take the 1000
> dollars I would have spent and buy several hundred tc liners of new
> hosta introductions that I couldn't afford previously...or a new
> rototiller might be nice also, or a few semi-trailers of rotted horse
> manure delivered to my yard. Decisions, decisions...what shall I
> do????????I know what I WON'T do...buy that awful black plastic bed
> edger stuff!!!.
> Jim
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Lot 3039: Original on canvas by K. Arion
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Dear Liz,
I'm 73. My wife is 48, and our child is 8. My wife is not a citizen yet, but she does have her green card. If something happens to me, will she receive my Social Security benefits? Will my child continue to get her Social Security?
-- NikoDear Niko,
Many people don't realize that the minor children of Social Security recipients can also receive benefits, as is the case with your daughter.
Dear Liz,
I'm 73. My wife is 48, and our child is 8. My wife is not a citizen yet, but she does have her green card. If something happens to me, will she receive my Social Security benefits? Will my child continue to get her Social Security?
-- Niko
Dear Niko,
Many people don't realize that the minor children of Social Security recipients can also receive benefits, as is the case with your daughter.
The child of a retired worker may receive 50 percent of what's known as the "primary insurance amount," or the benefit the worker would get at full retirement age. Benefits for children typically end at age 18 unless the child is still in high school. In that case, benefits end when she graduates or two months after she turns 19, whichever comes first.
Since your wife is in the U.S. legally, she also should be eligible for benefits based on your work record. Survivors benefits for a widow and daughter would depend on their ages at the time of your death.
Here's how it works. Widows and widowers are normally entitled to full survivors benefits -- equal to what you're getting in retirement -- if they've reached their own full retirement age. For your wife, that would be 67. Reduced survivors benefits are available as early as age 60 for widows.
If your daughter is under 16 at the time of your death, however, your wife also would be entitled to benefits regardless of her age. Surviving spouses who care for children receiving benefits are eligible for their own benefit, although the total amount a family can receive is capped. The amount your daughter would receive as a survivor typically would increase to 75 percent of your primary insurance amount.
If your wife has worked and paid Social Security taxes for 10 years or more, she also may qualify for benefits based on her own work record. If that's the case, then you (and your daughter) could qualify for survivors benefits should she die first. You wouldn't be able to receive both your current benefit and your survivors benefit, though. You'd typically receive the larger of the two.
For more details, contact your local Social Security office or call the national toll-free number at 1 (800) 772-1213. You can also find out more information at SocialSecurity.gov.
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Best Place to Buy Art
1. Z Gallerie
Locations in Costa Mesa, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, zgallerie.com
[IMAGE4]• Founded as a small poster shop in Sherman Oaks in 1979.
• Now has 56 locations in 20 states nationwide.
• Specializes in fashion-forward home furnishings and decorative accessories, including a wide selection of framed and unframed prints.
Why they are No. 1: "We've got kind of a wow factor involved in all our collections," said Gordon Andahl, public relations manager for Z Gallerie, which has its headquarters is in Los Angeles. "We are definitely not bland. We really try to kick it up."
Claim to fame: Z Gallerie features one of the country's largest selections of printed artworks for a home-furnishings store. The prints range from abstract works on canvas to photography to landscapes, seascapes and cityscapes. "We're very high style at a very reasonable cost," Andahl said. "We have designer looks that don't break the bank." Many of the prints are less than $200, although works on canvas and under glass coat cost more. The store also features stylish, unique furniture and artsy accessories, from bowls to bracelets to bookends.
Fan favorite: "I love Z Gallerie because they have a huge selection of art. Whenever I want to change the style of a room, it's the first place I go. I always find something I like and it's affordable." – Mark Fordham, Long Beach
Fun fact: Z Gallerie employs about 700 people and features a different and sometimes odd selection of books. "We are known for people browsing our book selection," Andahl said. "We're also known for some pretty unique and funky lighting."
2. Gallery West
510 W. 30th St., Newport Beach, 949-723-8930
[IMAGE1]Claim to fame: Deals in contemporary paintings, drawings, sculpture and prints. Open by appointment only. Located at the beginning of Balboa Peninsula.
Fan favorite: "Great art and helpful sales people." – Marilyn Miller, Irvine
3. Laguna Art Museum
307 Cliff Drive, Newport Beach, 949-494-8971 lagunaartmuseum.org
[IMAGE2]• Bookstore and gift shop features merchandise and occasionally original work by artists exhibited in the museum. The museum also hosts an annual art auction in February and the Plein Air Painting Invitational in October.
Claim to fame: The museum specializes in California art, producing and selling at least one original catalog in the bookstore every year.
Fan favorite: "Laguna Art Museum has so many great fundraising galas like the annual art auction, Palette to Palate, and the Plein Air Invitational which feature a variety of California-based artists. These artists, many of whom are local, can range from emerging artists to big names, and the fundraising events are a great way to build your art collection while supporting the artists and the museum at the same time." – Michele Monda, Laguna Beach
Fun fact: Last year, artist Esteban Bojorquez made functional steel guitars out of gas cans and found objects. The museum shop had them on view and sale during the exhibition "Art Shack."
– Reported by Richard Chang
Critic's Choice: Sawdust Art Festival
935 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, 949-494-3030 sawdustartfestival.org
By RICHARD CHANG, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
[IMAGE3]Instead of one gallery, I selected Orange County's funkiest and most eccentric art festivals – the Sawdust.
For 45 years, Laguna Beach artists, craftspeople and glassblowers have gathered on sawdust-covered grounds in Laguna Canyon, under the cool shade of eucalyptus trees. They sell their own handmade creations, from paintings, sculpture and photography to jewelry, ceramics and clothing.
One-of-a-kind artists include Bette McIntire, who creates "underground" poem collages out of newspapers; Gavin Heath, a glassblower originally from Capetown, South Africa; Marsh Scott, who creates encaustic wax paintings that reflect nature's patterns; and Doug Miller, who photographs and paints local scenes at a bewildering pace. He's nearing 13,000 paintings completed in his career.
Other artists worth mentioning are John Barber, James Koch, Michael Panetta, Siân and Troy Poeschl and Michele Taylor.
The Sawdust is a great place to view original artwork, chat with artists and friends, eat a variety of foods and enjoy live music on the Main Entertainment Deck. Plus, a purchase at the Sawdust helps the local economy – nearly all the artists are Laguna Beach residents, except for a few who are grandfathered in. Hands-on art workshops are held daily for kids and adults, and studio art classes with professionals allow visitors to create their own masterpieces.
The Sawdust Art Festival runs every summer from the end of June through the end of August. In case you can't wait until summer, there's the holiday-themed Winter Fantasy at the same location on weekends in November and early December. It's one of the few places in Orange County where you can buy unique, handcrafted gifts for your loved ones and feel like you're not part of the corporate machinery.
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Alternative fund managers expect to provide greater transparency, face higher costs due to regulation and launch more hybrid investment vehicles over the next five years, according to a new survey by State Street in cooperation with Preqin.
Of the 391 managers polled in July 2013, 44% said they'd increased the amount of information they report on holdings, risk and performance since 2008 and another 16% plan to do so over the next five years. Almost one third (32%) of respondents have increased their reporting frequency since the financial crisis.
Asked about the burden imposed by stricter regulation, 86% of managers said they expected their costs to increase over the next five years, largely due to increased regulation, but 75% of those are optimistic that this will not constrain their growth potential.
In fact, 29% of the managers polled expect to add new investment strategies with in-house resources over the next five years while 25% have done so since 2008.
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I thought I was the lucky recipient of an Easton Gift card. Someone gave me an Easton Towne Center Gift card for my birthday a few years ago. I do remember getting it and was excited about it because Easton is my favorite place to shop!! However, somehow the gift card got lost in my purse and I forgot about it until now.
I recently bought a new purse which gave me an excuse to clean out the old purse and transfer my purse junk into the new purse. So as I'm cleaning out my purse, I find this Easton gift card and I'm all excited because I had something I wanted to buy at a store in the Easton Towne Center.
However, I quickly became disappointed when I tried to use my gift card – which was originally worth $50.00 and now was worth only $2.00. I knew I hadn't yet used this gift card and couldn't figure out why there was only $2.00 left. The cashier said – did you read the small print on the back of the card? Of course I didn't read any small print on the back of a gift card.
Here's what the small print says: Usable only for purchases at authorized merchants. Not usable for gratuities nor refundable or redeemable for cash or credit,unless required by law. Unless prohibited by law, a nonrefundable $2.00 maintenance fee will be deducted each month from the card balance, starting on the day after the first year anniversary of the date the card is purchased. Purchase or use of card constitutes acceptance of these terms and additional terms in the accompanying Cardholder Agreement (I don't remember getting a cardholder agreement with this gift card).
Needless to say, I have learned my lesson and will now read the fine print on the back of any gift cards I happen to get.
So I'm recommending to all my friends and family members who might be tempted to get me an Easton Towne Center Gift Card in the future, to please think of something else. I do appreciate the thoughtfulness, but would rather have something that I don't have to worry about being devalued if I don't use it right away. I'm disappointed that the $50.00 is now gone to nothing and I didn't get to spend it!!
I'm also sharing this story because I bet there are others who don't realize that gift cards can lose value over time. So you may want to consider reading any small print before buying your loved one a gift card.


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