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Inside Man (US - BD)
Gabe planned the perfect bank robbery, but he's already in his pajamas...
Following the inception of an exacting and clever bank heist New York detectives Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington) and Bill Mitchell (Chiwetel Ejiofor) are brought into a sticky situation. The robbers have weapons, explosives, hostages, and—in every other respect—the upper hand. Meanwhile Arthur Case (Christopher Plummer), chairman of the board of directors and founder of the bank, hires a high profile 'fixer' named Madeleine White (Jodie Foster) to arrange for the contents of his safe deposit box to remain secret. The closer Frazier, Mitchell, and White get to the heist's leader (Clive Owen), the more obvious it becomes that he has intent beyond simple money.
The last ten years have been pretty good for Spike Lee. He entered the new millennium proving he could make films outside of his comfort zone, starting with the masterful and indelible Summer of Sam. He continued to adapt his style to include films like The 25th Hour, and augmented his filmography by producing and directing some of the decade's most compelling documentaries. In 2006 Lee finally tackled popcorn entertainment. He didn't quite take the obvious route, and didn't make a superhero epic or a disaster flick. Recognizing his strengths and weaknesses, and recognizing room for minor political comment, Lee made a heist film. Inside Man isn't a fluffy film by any measure, but Lee genuinely proves his ability to tell an energetic, and generally light-hearted story (minus a few curse words he probably could've even managed a PG-13 rating).
Inside Man is an energetic blast of a film, and probably the most effortlessly watchable Lee's made since Do the Right Thing (the sheer runtime of Malcolm X prevents it from crossing my set as often as it deserves). The camera is always moving, the dialogue is always snappy, in a refreshingly natural manner (apparently a lot of it was improvised), the plot unfolds like a silk handkerchief, and the all-star cast begs watching for their mix of genuine hijinx, and stone cold stoicism. Lee brings together a super high calibre cast, and none of them comes saddled with any of the baggage of their more heavy handed work. Clive Owen gets a chance to emote his own brand of bad-ass without a smattering of his bad-ass façade, Denzel Washington gets to riff on his special brand of bad-ass without taking himself too seriously, and Jodi Foster gets to remind us how bad-ass she can be (and those legs, holy cow!).
Dog Day Afternoon is one of my all time favourite movies, maybe even my absolute favourite, and most bank heist films (even those well received ones) just looks like a cheap knock-off in comparison. Lee overcomes the comparison early by paying direct homage throughout the film, including members of his cast (some of which were in Lument's film) and a few direct name drops. It's an uneasy balance between covering one's ass as a copycat, and acknowledging inspiration, and I believe Lee finds it here. The actual plot doesn't follow Dog Day very closely (beyond the obvious), which helps matters as well, even if I did guess about three fourths of the twists before we got to them.
Lee includes many of his directing trademarks, including characters breaking the 4th wall and speaking directly to camera, characters floating through crowds, and, of course, the placement of the story within New York City. The NYC aspects open the film up to deeper interpretations, like those of The 25th Hour. I believe Inside Man is just as much about 9/11 beneath the crust as The 25th Hour, and not just because of its more clear-cut references to modern terrorism (a cop's reaction to a bystander wearing a turban, for example). Lee doesn't actively mention it on the commentary track, but I read a lot of sadness into his establishing shots of the city. There are two giant buildings missing from every shot.
There are two distinct looks used in the film. The first is the natural and cool look of the actual heist. Lee and cinematographer Matthew Libatique utilize steel blues without over doing the James Cameron look, or appearing too over-stylistic. This isn't the real New York City (even if it was filmed on location), but it's not sci-fi NYC either. The look is clean and finished, with reasonably sharp edges, and about an average level of contrast. Details are as clear as the lighting allows, and during the night-time scenes that's pretty minimal. The dark scenes feature clean highlights, and are much easier to discern than the less crystalline DVD release, which was also a bit burned by edge enhancement. There's very little compression sound on this disc, though the colours are muted enough to not be that much brighter than the SD release. The second look is found in the interrogation scenes, where the contrast is cranked to nearly blinding levels, and the bright lighting is defused to a shine. These scenes are almost black and white, with nearly perfect black and white levels. The softened colour pallet is solid and nicely cut. These sequences also feature a great deal of grain compared to the relatively smooth look of the rest of the film.
Unsurprisingly Inside Man is a film based around a plot and dialogue, so surround sound isn't a very important element to the mix. Spike Lee's films are known for their musical use, but not so much for their sound effects design, so it's a little surprising how flashy this DTS-HD track gets from time to time. Most of the surround work is devoted to incidental NYC street noise, but there are some very cool directional effects that wrap with the camera as it spins around the actors. The most impressive moment of all is a stylized 'what-if' SWAT scenario, which isn't quite as bombastic as more aggressive action films, but features many effective directional effects. I'm kind of undecided on Terence Blanchard's score. It's definitely in-keeping with the composer's usual style, that of jazz influenced theatrics, but it's almost too overbearing sometimes, like Herrmann on steroids. It sounds fantastic on the track. There isn't a lot of motion play, but the warmth and bass is quite natural and intense.
Spike Lee begins this, one of his most evenly toned commentary tracks ever, joyfully informing us that the film is still fresh in his mind. There's not an excess of behind the scenes information, and a little too much description of on-screen action, but it's still one of the director's better talky efforts. Spike lasts about an hour before he really runs out of stuff to talk about, but it's a pretty good effort for a guy that doesn't usually give very good commentary.
The commentary is followed by five deleted scenes. The scenes are anamorphically enhanced, appearing relatively finished, though the audio is obviously not finished. The 'deleted scene' title is a little misleading in the case of the first scene, which is made up re-cut versions of the interrogation scenes. Some of the footage is different, but a lot of it is the same stuff. The other four scenes are extraneous plotting and a fake newscast.
'The Making of Inside Man' (10:20, SD) is a better than average EPK, which is mostly made as an elongated trailer. The interviews are informative, but aimed towards praising everything as a profitable commodity. The cast reading footage is a good and unusual addition. 'Number 4' (10:00, SD) is a quick and joyful featurette with Lee and Denzel Washington discussing their working relationship over four films ( Mo' Better Blues, Malcolm X, He Got Game, and Inside Man).
Inside Man stand up to multiple viewings, and is an entertaining piece of pop candy. Spike Lee infuses the film with enough subtle undertones to please his usual fans, while the script is clever enough to entice the masses. It's a beautifully crafted film, so the increased definition of Blu-ray is a big plus, and the DTS-HD 5.1 track is a bit of a surprise given the film's dialogue based structure. The extras aren't fantastic, but better than average, especially the deleted scenes and the brief but entertaining 'Number 4'.
* Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray release.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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Good heist caper film. I've watched this over 5 times and still find new intricacies about the plot that I didn't notice already from previous viewings. have the DVD but plan on upgrading to this one, sometime in the near future. Denzel, Jodie, and Clive all hit their marks in this one. And the supporting players like Christopher Plummer, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Wilhem Dafoe did great work too. The chick in the center of the bank, in the second picture, in white blouse with the Jersey accent and stank attitude had a great set of knockers. The scene where Frazier and Mitchell are interrogating Ken Leung's character and he makes a direct reference to them always cracks me up.....and Spike only beats you over the head with a message about racism, just twice in the whole entire movie. That is a remarkable showing of restraint on his part, LOL.
I just saw The Taking of Pelham 123, this past weekend, and kinda spotted a couple similarities between Det. Keith Frazier and Walter Garber, albeit small ones....
I just saw The Taking of Pelham 123, this past weekend, and kinda spotted a couple similarities between Det. Keith Frazier and Walter Garber, albeit small ones....
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,721
Do yourself a favor and watch the original Pelham.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 2nd June 2009
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish, Dolby Digital 5.1 French
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
Extras: Director Commentary, Deleted Scenes, The Making of Inside Man, Number 4
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer, Willem Dafoe
Genre: Crime
Length: 129 minutes
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This is a follow-up to my earlier post My Breast Cancer: Why I Won't Race for the Cure, and one of several this month in honor of all the women who bear the physical and emotional scars of breast cancer — myself included. I hope that it further galvanizes people around the fight for PREVENTION, and inspires them to rethink the goal as THRIVING not just SURVIVING. Special thanks to Karin Cadwell, PhD, FAAN, RN, IBCLC and Executive Director of the Healthy Children Project/Center for Breastfeeding, and Diana Cassar-Uhl, IBCLC and La Leche League Leader, for providing the facts about breastfeeding's amazing risk lowering effect on breast cancer.
Last week, a colleague pointed me to a powerful art show entitled SCAR Project – a series of nude, breathtaking, black-and-whites of women who, like me, have had bilateral mastectomies, but unlike me, have not been reconstructed. In other words, these portraits are a 'no holds barred' photo essay on the scars. These women, even without the usual appendages, were outrageously gorgeous. They have, like me, endured an unbelievable ordeal and deserve all the love, praise and celebration in the world. Those scars are their badges of honor, and proof that beauty and wellness can still exist where breasts once lived. They are your and my heroes for courageously baring it all for the intended good of their sisters and humankind.
No doubt, my colleague, as well as the show's creator and participants, meant for this glamorous expose of the "boob- free" feminine form to be empowering, liberating and normalizing—a kind of "breasts or breast-less . . . I am still woman, hear me roar!" —and to create kinship among strangers who unintentionally belong now to this Amazon-like tribe. I love that the fashion photographer David Jay's tagline for the show is "breast cancer is not a pink ribbon" and that he feels that putting a pretty pink ribbon on something so horrific is "absurd and dishonest." So, you would have thought that I would have "fanned" the SCAR Project Facebook page in a nanosecond. I didn't. In fact, I recoiled in horror and tasted the tears I shed 5 years ago when I shed my own breasts at age 37. Only this time, I was not only crying for the loss of breasts (theirs or mine), a normal physique, or for the shattered illusion of health and longevity most pre-menopausal women still have. I was shaken to my core because of the realization I had that was coming through that gloss: How much longer do we have to tear the breasts off our bodies because we can't control the epidemic levels of preventable disease in this country? Has breast cancer become so commonplace that the disease itself and it's consequences are not only tolerated and accepted, but, dare I say it, glamorized? And by glamorizing it, are we normalizing this beast of a disease and losing sight of the fact that sporting a breast-free torso is anything BUT normal for a woman? Is this an acceptable fate for too many of our daughters?
Mammalian breasts evolved to uniquely nurture and nourish offspring and to ensure the survival of the species. In humans they are considered sexually attractive in some cultures—and breast cancer organizations have cleverly tapped into that with the "Save the Ta-Tas" and "I Love Boobies" slogans on t-shirts and gear. But has the subtext of that message been to save breasts only because they are body parts, part of women's identity, or part of her attractiveness to a mate? What about "saving the ta-tas" for their most profound purpose, that of providing the building blocks of emotional and immunological health for our children, and helping a tiny, dependent human being to mature and fulfill its genetic potential? Is this message being lost or neglected? If so, then no wonder we are losing our breasts by the millions; it is symbolic of the lack of value we place in using and appreciating breasts for their primary function, a function that is the evolutionary REASON for their attractiveness. As generations of women are falsely led to believe that formula is "closer than ever to breast milk" by a culture that predominantly thinks the act of nursing is gross and should be hidden, and refuses to protect expecting and new moms from the booby traps™ that undermine them, are breasts becoming vestigial organs, and becoming diseased because our subconscious cultural attitude is that we don't need them? Are our breasts are being cut off because we are cut off from them?
With this in mind, I believe we need to rethink our approach and put the glam, the funding and the focus, into PREVENTION, PROTECTION and THRIVING —with human milk and breastfeeding at the forefront. With human milk as a powerful starter, a toxin-free diet and environment, and a healthy dose of exercise, we might actually be able to send this breast-snatching epidemic packing! We, you, can't afford not to. Breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women ages 30-50 and the second leading cause for women of all ages. It is also somewhat preventable through lifestyle changes, especially across generations as our DNA coding becomes more robust through the healthy choices of our ancestors. How can it be that more people –more parents –are not aware that they can significantly lower both a mother (59% with a family history, 28% without) and her daughter's (26-31% lower) breast cancer risk by breastfeeding! What friends, families, dads, partners — even the most "ta-ta" obsessed yet breastfeeding-squeamish — wouldn't WANT THAT AND FIGHT FOR IT for both mother and baby girl, if they knew about it?
But don't take our word for it. Here is the best evidence showing the association between breastfeeding and lowering your and your daughter's breast cancer risk:
- Breastfeeding is one of two "lifestyle factors" that is associated with "convincing decreased risk" of breast cancer for all women (family history or not) — exercise is the other.(1)
- Breastfeeding is associated with up to a 28% decrease in risk of developing breast cancer at any age (pre- or post-menopausal) for women without a family history of the disease, who breastfed for 12 months or longer. (2)
- For women with a family history of breast cancer, breastfeeding is associated with 59% reduced risk of developing premenopausal breast cancer –that's more than half! (3)
- For every 12 months of breastfeeding, a woman can lower her breast cancer risk by 4.3% This is cumulative, so that a mother who has two children and breastfeeds each for 2 years can realize a 17.2% reduction! (4) Some scientists speculate that this is one reason why, in developed countries with lower rates and duration of breastfeeding (like the U.S.), we also see higher rates of breast cancer.
- Four Breasts for the Price of Two: Your baby girl's risk of developing breast cancer in her lifetime is lowered by 26%-31% if she is breastfed! (5)
- Babies are born "hot" with estrogen from their mother (i.e, enlarged genitals) and breastfeeding may have a "cooling" effect that facilitates normal breast-bud development in infancy, reduces the exposure to excessive hormones early in life, and "may have long-term health benefits for hormone-dependent diseases." Growing evidence suggests that not breastfeeding or using soy-based formulas explains why baby girls have an increased risk of hormone-fueled (hormone-positive) breast cancer later in life. (6)
- Breastfeeding's associated protection against being obese and overweight — major risk factors in adult diseases — buys your baby girl or boy extra protection against developing certain cancers as an adult. (7)
With favorable statistics like those, it would be wonderful if breastfeeding's risk-reducing ability would be touted everywhere and breaking down the barriers to breastfeeding would be a major funding priority. To be sure, breast cancer research and support organizations' tremendous focus on early detection, state-of-the-art treatment and care have given life and hope where before there were none. But there is much more work to be done to get funding and focus on the kind of PREVENTION that is concerned with reducing the toxic load on all of us, and publicizing breastfeeding as the first ingredient in maximizing our chances of how to build a healthy human being. Best for Babes is dedicated to putting the Protection Under Our Noses front-and-center in our fight for wellness and health. We are using donation dollars to Beat the Booby Traps™ that make it nearly impossible for parents to make informed feeding decisions and achieve their personal breastfeeding goals (whatever they may be!) or be provided with donated human milk so that they can give themselves and their children all the bennies that go with it!
So this month, when we are painfully aware of the suffering caused by breast cancer and want to do something about it, let's give the visibility and dollars to PREVENTION and THRIVING. Let's create a space and a place for breastfeeding in the public's awareness of breast cancer using our non-judgmental, positive, evidence-based approach, and our mission to turn up the heat and Beat the Booby Traps™, not women! Let's provide breast cancer organizations with encouraging language that empowers and gently educates their members and followers: a simple message such as:
"Along with a healthy diet, a toxin-free environment and regular exercise, breastfeeding is a lifestyle decision that can reduce your and your baby daughter's risk of breast cancer. If you are planning on starting a family or currently expecting, the (name of breast cancer) organization strongly recommends that you get the facts about how to get off to a good start with breastfeeding, and arm yourself with the resources to overcome any challenges and beat any booby traps™. The longer you breastfeed, the better for you and your baby, but any breastfeeding is better than none! In the abscence of breastfeeding, pumped or donated human milk is the next best substitute. "
Let's make sure that breast cancer organizations have resources for breastfeeding beyond breast cancer — a significant study was just released giving the OK on this one. Let's make sure they have information on donor milk banks and are joining us in demanding that breast cancer survivors should not have to pay for it. (If I had gone on to have a third baby, I would have used donor milk gladly.) Let's help them provide more inspiration and information for younger victims and new mothers who have lost some or all of their breasts, including directing them to resources on how to nurture skin-to-skin and supplement (preferably with donated milk) at the breast. Very importantly, let's recognize and reward those organizations that share our vision and are truly investing in PREVENTION, groups like the Breast Cancer Fund , whose mission is to eliminate the environmental causes of breast cancer– YEAH! We are excited about creating an alliance of breast cancer organizations and working with them to cross-promote and fundraise for our common ground.
It's time we dealt with and healed the divide so that we don't take one more step closer toward normalizing the "Protection That Used to Be Under Our Noses." And when you see our rhubarb pink logo, smile and know what it, what we, the Mother of All Causes, authentically stands for: Prevention.
Here's what you can do right now to help this month, in the coming months and as we gear up for NEXT October:
1. Donate to Best for Babes and continue the fight against the Booby Traps that prevent breastfeeding and human milk's protection from being attainable for too many moms and babies. Until October 31, 2010 , Earth Mama Angel Baby, themselves a pioneer in keeping toxins out of the mouths of babes big and small, has pledged to match every one of your dollars up to a maximum of $1000! Click here to donate.
2. Help us to make breastfeeding, the Foundation of Human Health, a part of the mainstream breast cancer conversation. Send a link to this post to your local or national breast cancer organization(s) and ask that they include a simple message, like the one above, in their printed and online materials on "How to Lower Your Breast Cancer Risk". In exchange, Best for Babes will recognize and list them on our Breast Cancer Alliance & Resources page as being a trusted resource for breast cancer prevention. Please email firstname.lastname@example.com with the contact info of any organization with whom you share this link. We'd love to hear from you!
3. Share this information with your friends and family by posting it to your Facebook page or sending an email. Enroll the media, and be a voice for change!
From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you!
1. World Cancer Research Fund and American Institute for Cancer Research. Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: A Global Perspective Washington DC: AICR 2007 http://www.dietandcancerreport.com
2. http://archive.ahrq.gov/clinic/tp/brfouttp.htmf
3. Stuebe, Alison M., Willet, Walter C., et. al. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2009; 169(15):1364-1371. http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/169/15/1364
4. Collaborative Group on Hormonal Factors in Breast Cancer. Lancet. 2002 Jul 20; 360: 187-95 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12133652
5. Freudenheim J.L., et al. Exposure to breastmilk in infancy and the risk of breast cancer. Epidemiology. 1994 May; 5(3): 324-31.
6. Zung A, et al. Breast development in the first 2 years of life: an association with soy-based infant formulas. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2008 Feb;46(2):191-5; Setchell KD, et al. Isoflavone content of infant formulas and the metabolic fate of these phytoestrogens in early life. Am J Clin Nutr. 1998 Dec;68(6 Suppl):1453S-1461S.
7. World Cancer Research Fund and American Institute for Cancer Research. Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: A Global Perspective Washington DC: AICR 2007 http://www.dietandcancerreport.com


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Worldly Chicks Giving Thanks for Our Friendship
Ok missys - a new month has rolled around - rather quickly I must say. Was about to post and realized the clock has rolled over so figured I would just set up the new thread since it's November at the moment on my side of the pond. Perhaps Shad is busy looking for new places to live and still in search of the lost luggage.
So here we are. Thank you Michelle for the suggestion. I also like the idea of celebrating our long term friendships with one another. :grouphug:
Ceejay - well good for you for getting the HD enhancer set up on the tv. I do admit I shy away from that stuff. So you got lots of rain to discourage the Trick or Treaters? Hope you bought candy you don't like or contribute it to the candy bowl at work.
Annie - OMG on the ankle. Good heavens, no wonder you are in such pain. Be careful with the walking so as not to wind up hurting yourself more than helping. That's how I got all messed up. I was subconsciously adjusting for the hip pain and it messed up everything else. You'd be better off kicking your feet in a nice fountain instead :lol: I hope you didn't get the wretched weather they were predicting. Glad to hear that the coaching with your brother is going well. Since you asked, I am doing ok at the thrift shop - I sit when I can. My tailors bunion is acting up again - but that's the bursa sac too and it might be something with the hip sacs - I will have to see what irritates the little buggers. And Nina seems to be back to her well self :crossed: - thank you for asking. We are keeping her on the diet of prescribed dry food and giving her a small bit of wet canned food once a day - but poultry products only and we do not give her cat treats - we sneak them to her sister who loves them dearly. At one point after her antibiotics shot when she seemed to be fine, we went back to treats, canned food and got lax on the diet and she gassed up again so I believe she does have some food/cereal/filler type of allergies. Perhaps she is gluten intolerant :yikes: But with a controlled diet, she seems to do fine and is one crazy, crazy cat that constantly amuses DH.
Hi Susie! :wave:
Michelle - thank you for the thread suggestion this month. Good one! Bummer that you have to cover the help desk calls. :rolleyes: But I agree with you - some people don't even attempt to try and troubleshoot before they call. I remember one time we were having a devil of a time with someone and it turned out the cleaning people hit the off switch on the powerstrip without anyone knowing that had happened. That was a pretty lengthy slap your head type of call. Hope your eye is all healed up. How's Santa doing?
Laura - I'm surprised in this day and age that anyone would serve liquor at the office. If there was a party of that sort - we'd have it at a restaurant to avoid the potential of liability. That was nice though that they did recognize your volunteering efforts. Congrats on the pounds down - no doubt a kickstart to your recommitment. Always feels good to see that. Sorry that you have a bunion that bothers you - when you want a real horror story - I will tell you about bunion surgery. :yikes: The various party themes sound like it was a really fun event. I guess you could have gone in with your costume minus BF and billed yourself as a "good egg" :rofl: not that people would have "got it" as I think that's a pretty old saying. Pretzel necklaces sound rather interesting, have to remember that.
Shad - I wish I might, I wish I could come stay with you in your spare bedroom for a while. Would LOVE to see NZ and Australia, particularly with a tour guide as good as you. I am convinced I would also need an interpreter. :lol: Your description of the buildings is so picturesque and I really enjoyed your description of them. Such old history. We are woefully not used to it in the states here, unless you are in New England up by Mel or in parts of the west where the cowboys were. In any event, we are a new country and don't have quite the charm I think that exists in other countries. We are more scenic in nature I would say. We have been reading more about early logging and such in this area and are learning a great deal of fascinating facts. Isn't that horrid the prices on underwear? DH gets a large packet of tidy whitey's for practically what I pay for one of my garments - and I'm not talking Victoria's Secret fancy stuff. We both get Fruit of the Looms except I guess I get the pricer grapes :rofl: Still :crossed: that they find your stuff soon.
And I know what you mean about missing Mel's comments. Something we were talking about the other day reminded me of how she'd just run with it and it made me rather blue and missing her. :hug:
Now that we've rolled into the first of the month I will try Jen again. I would err on the side of caution and send anything to Jen's apartment only in case they have confiscated Mel's place (which is also a sad moment :( ) and not sure if they have moved her to long term care so I probably wouldn't send mail to the rehab place either. I wish Jen was more communicative too but some people - most of my friends in fact - are just not good about communicating. They are always glad to hear from me but most of the time if I didn't call them, I'd not hear from them and I gather that Jen did not use the computer for socializing as much as Mel did. Will let you know of course if I hear anything.
Today was my last day at the Thrift Shop for a while. I only work one afternoon before I leave for Mom's. One guy needs to have his knee replaced so he asked if I could cover his shift on Tuesday mornings. As much as I don't like to get up early, I said sure. My tailors bunion needs another shot of cortisone - the hip shot wasn't enough to calm all the swelling and I don't see the podiatrist before December. I am going to call my doctor and see if I can get booster shots in the hips - one was clearly not enough. If I sleep on my back my back hurts terribly in the morning - if I sleep on my side, my neck hurts. Enough of this baloney. I am trying to be super careful with my temporary crown - so far so good, although it is a bit of a challenge to come up with softer foods. I also need some fruit and vegetables. I can cook veggies to mush and got some bananas. I think if I slice apples and peel them I'll be ok too. I took a Pepcid because my tummy was bothering me, I hate taking that because it seems the acid reducer really makes me very sensitive to the most minute amount of fats or acid and I seem to get in a vicious circle having to take that daily which I don't like at all. Now that we are into November and I have nothing else to distract me except for physical therapy sessions, I really need to focus on some things I want to get done and lists of things not to forget before I leave. My sister said my Mom is very, very excited that I am coming to visit. I hope this flying thing works out ok so I can do that more often next year.
Our weather was cold and drizzly. We didn't have anyone stop in the store for Halloween treats except for a couple who brought their 2 dogs in - one had a superman / superdog costume and the other had some orange thing on - not sure if he was a pumpkin or a foot ball :lol: I gave them some treats. Our hours for trick or treat were from 4pm to 7pm so people were coming out on the street as I was closing up for the day. I did get to see 3 groups of young school kids marching up and down Main Street. Apparently the grade school did a sort of impromptu kiddie Halloween Parade which was nice but they just went for a walk and were not looking for treats. Too bad because I have a very large bag of candy that needs to get disposed of. It's all stuff I can't eat with my tooth right now so it's up to DH to resist ;)
We had a very slow day at the store today. Only 50 dollars in sales and half of that was my purchases. I do what I can :^:
Oh well - just looked at the time - there goes another resolution to get to bed earlier although I was watching some tv and managed to doze off without even realizing it. I think I must have slept at least an hour.
Happy November chicks - hope it's a good one for all of us :hug: Let's put all sickness, illness and misfortune behind us for a change.
TGIF and PF = Pay Friday! Yeah! Need to get some bills paid. You know how the auto insurance just pops in the mailbox and it is always a surprise because we pay 6 mos at a time. I know it is coming, then am surprised when it gets here. What a boob!
Tonite is trick or treat nite for the kiddos. Thank God they changed it as it came down like a monsoon. Thunder, lightening and high, high winds. My lil batman I am sure will be the talk of the neighborhood, especially because he is the only one that is little, everyone else is 5 or more.
HAPPY...thank you so much for starting the new thread. Too bad you didn't get any treaters at the Thrift shop. It is h*ll getting old with all these ailments and aches. I guess it beats the alternative and six feet under. I do hope the extra booster shot helps and your visit with momma isn't with pain. Ha ha glad you also not only work at the Thrift shop but support it too. Kind of like me working at CVS and buying all the mark down stuff. Defeats the purpose.
CHELLE...good idea on the thread title. I like it. How's the eye and how is Santa doing?
Hello to the rest of ya's cause I can't remember from last month's post and too lazy to go back.
Be safe, happy and healthy girls...let's make it a great month!
My front yard tree, so pretty
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Morning all!
Annie - Beautiful color on the that tree - is that in your back yard?? And a shadow shot of you, lol. Nice blue sky - was that taken today?? We still have gloom and rain here, but I, too, was enjoying the beautiful fall foliage on the trees during my walk from home to the train station this morning. Hope you get lots of cute kiddies in costume tonight. So your li'l guy is gonna be batman?? Photos please!!
Michelle - LOL re the help desk calls. I hope it at least makes you feel good that your not computer clueless like the rest of us poor saps, or at least speaking for myself. I've been putting off a call to the help desk to ask them for the short version of our new e-mail archiving system. It was changed a couple weeks back and I don't want to bother with reading the docs they sent. Okay, maybe I will take the time to do that this afternoon. How's your eye? Is Santa back in his regular daycare now?
Shad - Glad to hear your bag was found, whew. Too bad about the way too low airline reimbursement on the replacement items you bought while waiting. Wonder where your bag went off to... Good luck with the apartment hunt. So your assignment must be a good length for you to be getting one, as well as the house sitter back home. I do miss Mel too. Miss her posts and the pictures and her funny take on stuff. I hope Happy hears from Jen.
Happy - Yes, I think I would have trouble working in a shop and buying as much as I was selling (or more, LOL). Had to look up tailor's bunion - little toe thing, huh. No, don't want to hear about bunion surgery - I'm sure it's some horrible procedure that involves breaking and grinding. Glad to hear Nina is doing well now on her special diet and being the crazy happy kitty she is. :) Yup, so much to do, so little time. I might try to finish the zipper replacement project this weekend.
Ceejay - Gosh I don't even know what that thing you did to your tv is - does it make your tv smart??? :wizard: Are you enjoying your weekend yet? I'm so ready for Friday today!! The boss, who's used up all her vacation time, has now taken to having "doctor appointments" on a regular basis and leaving the office early. She just finished a major project yesterday so I'm not surprised she has one today, LOL.
Hi Susie! Did you get to see your nephews in costume yesterday?? By the time I got home (after 6:30), we didn't get a single trick-or-treater.
Nothing much to report. I left work later than I intended and missed my usual train by a hair.
I'd toted home the 6-pack I won in the raffle, so I had bf pick me up from the train.
After that, did nothing special, just watched some telly in bed (bf was watching a football game with a friend). Bf made chili, so that was dinner.
BF reported that doggy was going nuts over the kids coming to the house earlier in the day, so bf put the bowl of candy outside. Not much left of the candy at all, and only the twizzlers. I like those, but it's not like having chocolate around... whew!
Another whew - so far nobody here at the office has brought in any of their leftover candy.
Nothing planned for tonight. Tomorrow morning is a hair appointment followed by a dentist appointment.
No other plans except maybe to do a BE workout or two. House needs cleaning, as usual and Mt. Laundry awaits. Still have the bathroom work to do - might get over to that one plumbing supply joint - it's on the way back from the dentist.
Okay, time to get my Friday done with!!
LAURA...The tree is in my front yard. I took the pix last weekend. I will try to get a pix of lil man, just depends on if he is cooperating. We take him tomorrow to get his 2 yr pix. I may set a bowl out for the treaters tonight since I will be at Sissy's house. Good idea. I am thinking fruit snacks. I will go to Costco at lunch to get them in the bulk. I am meeting Sissy at the doc for her 3D ultrasound. Excited!!! Have a marvy weekend sister.
Annie - You have a good weekend too! Good luck to sissy with the ultrasound today!
Morning all,
Annie - I would love to see Lil Man in his costume. Bribe him for pictures :rofl: Your tree is so pretty!!!! And by the shadow I can see you are taking the picture properly - with the sun to your back. We're so bare up here it's hard to believe that some of you are still enjoying the turning of the leaves so it's nice to see a colorful shot. I know what you mean about the shock of the car insurance bill - second only to the property taxes :lol: Are you getting busy at work with open enrollment?
Laura - bunion surgery is painful, requires a substantial recovery and the worst part I think is that you have to wear a boot for a while. And that boot is just enough to set your hips and back off kilter so if you do a lot of walking your back will start to complain very loudly. And the residual effect (which my current podiatrist confirmed) is that your little toe is brought closer to the next toe (leaning in a bit) so often I get the sensation that my little toe is "stuck" to it's neighbor which is weird. My biggest issue was that I had no idea what I was in for - had I known what to expect I would have handled it better. Put off the surgery until it's absolutely necessary - in the end it is worth putting an end to the crippling pain but I think bone surgery is much more painful than soft tissue surgery (ie gall bladder and such). Do you get your hair trimmed each time you go to the hairdresser or just get a touch up sometimes? I hope BF enjoys that beer after you lugged it all the way home :lol:
I'm going to shoot a quick note to Jen. I have some fresh mushrooms I need to use up so I'll send DH to work outside while I cook up some mushroom soup - he hates the stuff. I also have some round steak and need to put some steak and peppers on the stove to slow cook. Was watching an old show of Ina Garten where she made some crab cakes so I picked up some fresh crab for that - cholesterol tests be darned - at least for the moment ;) I have 2 lessons to work on for my writing class - one is a not so easy assignment I've been kicking around in my head the last 2 days. I guess I should also call the doctor and see if I can get in for another cortisone shot. Lots to do and it ain't getting done sitting here so ta ta ladies. Catch up with the rest of you later. Have a good weekend.
Morning ladies!
Another busy day here at work. First, I've got to analyze the Website traffic reports, summarize them in an understandable fashion, and then send them off to the managers. It's not as bad as it sounds...probably an hour or two at the most. Then it's on to other projects or crisis mitigation as needed.
I hope I didn't give y'all the impression I don't like "help desk". I know that some people I work with don't have as much computer experience as I do...nor do I expect them to. I just wish that some people would think a minute before they call. For example...if the laptop battery isn't charging....maybe the power cord isn't plugged in.
Today, I'm meeting with some clinical trial folks at Stanford Hospital. They are studying the effectiveness of combining pain medication with an anti-nausea med to helping with back pain. If I am selected for the trial, I get $500, and there's not much of a time commitment. That will help come Christmas shopping time, especially since my company is closing down from 12/23-1/1, so I'll be missing out of 8 days of pay. If you know anyone who needs a website built, let me know.
Tonight, I'm going to pick up Santa from day care and then go over to a co-worker's house. Her and her husband really decorate their yard for Halloween, and since they aren't taking the decorations down 'till the weekend, I told her I'd come by tonight to see it.
Tomorrow, I've got fasting labs (keeping my fingers crossed for a good A1C) in the morning. And Santa has a follow up visit with a vet for his kennel cough. He hasn't coughed at all in over a week, so I think he's fine.
Tomorrow night, D and I are going to do something. Not sure what. Maybe just watch TV at my house; maybe go to a movie (either Captain Phillips or Gravity).
My eye is doing much better. It's still itchy sometimes, but the swelling is nearly all gone. :-)
Annie - Good luck to Sissy on the ultrasound. Beautiful tree in your front yard! I'd love to see more photos of the lil man!
Happy - I agree about bunion/toe surgery. I had surgery on my little toe several years ago, and I had to wear the boot for a long time. And even after that, I had to get a bigger size shoe for my right foot than my left. Two pairs of the same style shoes was a pain in the butt. Good luck on your writing assignments.
Laura - I could use a hair trim and color touch up. The gray hairs are starting to show again.
Gotta get back to my reports.
Much love to all,
Hi! I found the new thread.
You all have been on my heart this week. I just couldn't seem to get here. I bet you can all guess why...WORK!
DH went to the cardiologist on Wednesday and he is back in Afib, so he has to have another Cardioconversion. He will have it next Friday on November 8!
It is very frustrating to live with afib, as it is a heart issue but it isn't one that has to do with being overweight, or the way you eat or anything like that. It just happens...it is electrical and so it doesn't have to do with blockages or things like that. It's hard to fix but it can be managed, so that is where we are.
DH's blood work is exception according to his doctors and the labs and his heart tests say it is in good shape. They would like to see him loose 15-20 lbs but they don't say to much to him about it. They did tell him that being more active can help sometimes with afib as does sleeping well and getting enough sleep. They said it is just something that happens and you never know how it will happen too.
I wasn't expecting it that soon as last time he had to wait almost 3 weeks. Of course that week I am OOO two days, one for training and one for a meeting that I'm running, and then being out on that Friday, so I was scrambling with working extra hours to make sure that other things next week are in place. Also I was handed a new project to spear-head. I was told I got it because I'm seen as a top Admin and role model and they want my branding on it. :dizzy: So, I have to turn in a brief on how I plan to handle this project, along with timelines and resources I need so we can get those in place and it is due next Tuesday.
I told them I was honored but I would need to shift some of my daily work to the other Admin's in my group so that I wasn't killing myself. I have proposed what they will take on from now until Feb when this is delivered. My Director said he would get me some help.
We had a lot of rain last night but still had trick or treat..we only had 1/4 of what we usually have come by. I'm returning the left over candy to Walmart today! I don't need it in the house and having the $$ would be nice. I bought for what we usually have in case the weather turned out differently and it is a bit $$$. I don't mind it when I can give it out to the kids but it's not going to just sit around.
Annie: what a beautiful tree...we have some beautiful ones here in Ohio as well. I love seeing all those colors.
Happy: tell me about your writting class. I used to love to write and I try to journal..but don't get to it as much as I would like to.
Laura: I LOVE getting my hair done. It gives me a new perspective every time! :) My brother sent some pics on my nephews in their costumes that they wore to school that day. It rained to much for him to take them out.
diyana: good luck with those labs. I hope you get good results.
I've got to get back to work..I promise to see more of you all!
My goals for November are: a 6-8 lbs loss for the month, to get in 30 min of exercise at least 4-5 days a week and to post at least 3 times a week.
Swore I posted yesterday - and so I did, just on the old thread.
Nothing much going on here right now. Mind you it is only 7.15am on a Saturday. I have to go onto the website shortly and see if I can drum up some more apartments to go look at. Have one at 12.30 today and that is doubtful since they want a long term lease and I have only five months. So the chase is on AGAIN.
Yes my luggage arrived safe and sound from Melbourne of all places. Don't know where they found it or how but it is here all safe and sound. I must get a thank you card today to send to the lost luggage people at Wellington Airport. They have been great in diligence and giving out information good or bad. I appreciate that sort of service.
Something strange going on on this website so I think I better keep it short and sweet. My screen is moving. And the cursor is jumping around.
My niece is blossoming well and has only about 36 days to go until the birth of little peanut. She hasn't put on a lot of weight - only 6 Kilo so she tells me, which is around 14 pounds give or take and she is looking and feeling very well. It's really been a stress free pregnancy for her - and thank the powers that be that this is so. Probably the baby will turn out to be a little sh*t, since I had exactly the same sort of pregnancy with DS1 and he was a holy terror until he was around 9 months old with colic and hyperactivity and sheer freaking stubbornness. She is having a baby shower next weekend to which I am invited, but unless I resolve the situation with my sister, I may very well just go for a short time and then leave, or I might just get antsy and annoy the living daylights out of my sister who will probably not retaliate but will go into a blue funk and ruin the party. Such is life.
Anyway, this is getting too annoying. I will be back later with personals and maybe something to add to the storyline of the ongoing apartment hunt.
My cursor has been jumping around all over the place too but it's not just this sight. I've tried some different things but to no avail. Glad the luggage finally arrived and good luck on finding an apartment.
Thanks for setting up the new thread. I agree about mailing things to Jen instead of Mel right now. I need to get her another card in the mail. I have two t.v.s that have High Definition but one doesn't get a clear picture. I have cable hd on the other one. I bought this thing which enhances the HD. Browzing at Walmart and found it. It works well. If I can find another one I'm going to cancel the HD part on my cable bill. So far it is doing a good job.
My city was very lucky last night-reason storms. Didn't even know that there was a tornado warning out until I heard the sirens going off. And yes there were trick or treator's out but I didn't see any little one. When the siren went off there were two youn teen agers that were making a b line back home. Don't know how far they had to go. There was a small town that had some destruction and it was put on curfew last night. We had some power outages but nothing to severe. My area was notaffected. I love the fall foliage. The picture is beautiful.
I felt like a help desk person yesterday. My neighbor brought over her new phone and said the phone wasn't charging. Dah the one she had didn't fit her phone. I had some extra's and luckily one fit it. She'd even called her provider and told them that it wouldn't charge. They are sending her a new phone. It's charged now but she had no idea as to make a phone call or do a text. Hope the lab results are good.
You do sound like a busy person. I'm glad that you told them that you could not do all the work by yourself. Hope the DH does well with his procedure.
I know from experience that a bunionectomy is not an easy experience, but when it gets to painful you will know that you are ready. I didn't have to have a boot but my mom did. I was on a walker for two weeks and couldn't put my foot down on the floor, basically all I could do was go to the table and potty. I could only take a sponge bath. I had to take the pain meds the doctor gave me cause when that started to knit back together I wanted to scream. I don't think it did my mom that way though. But that could have been from the hammer toe I had done at the same time.
I'd like to see both of those movies.
I've had a busy day. Got up at 7 a.m. this morning to get the garbage to the curb then washed some bed clothes then went to the doctor. He takes walk ins. But today was Friday and they work till noon I got there at 9 and got back to a room but he was over run with patients with basically what I am havingsome was worse than me. So it was 10.30 before I got to see him. I have two rx's and got an injection He said no flu shot until this infection is gone. Come back in two weeks. I've had a sinus infection for awhile that will not go away (which started with harvest season) and been having fluid in my ears with headaches.
While in the doctor's office i'm reading all the notices on the wall and saw that they are recommending My Plate web sight. and one for a medical receptionist. I'm so tempted to put in my application for the medical receptionist. but it probably isnt' feasable for me to do this right now.
After that our department at work had lunch together at 11.a.m. We won the safety award this month for no work related injuries Found out the latest gossip about my bosses. The one over water sewer is going to become a grandpa, and my immediate boss and his girlfriend are having a baby.
Morning all,
All my plans for yesterday got set aside. My cousin called and asked if I wanted to go on a shopping trip - which around here involves a substantial drive. Oh yes I do! So...
Ceejay - I know it might be tempting at times to look at other things besides your current job but take a step back and consider what you'd be giving up - ie. service time, paid vacation, possibly an increase in pension benefits, etc. Also you'd more than likely take a cut in pay and benefits. You don't have that much longer, just try to hang in there - tempting as it may be otherwise. Besides - look what happened to your friend.
Shad - I hope this morning finds you with a decent place to live and reunited with your clothes and luggage. :D That's unfortunate about the rift with your sister - hope things can be mended - would be a pity for you to miss out on the shower of a niece you clearly enjoy over the pettiness of some sibling miscontent. :hug:
Susie - congrats on the new assignment - good for you for pushing back a bit and asking for some help with your regular duties now that you have this new assignment. It's always nice to hear that they see and appreciate that you are good at your work, they just need to remember that you are not superwoman as I imagine everyone is being asked to do more and more these days. Good luck with DH's cardioconversion. They told my DH that a CPAP would also help the afib but I'm with you - I think it's electrical in natural (the problem) and while other things help the heart health, the afib is an issue unto itself. Bummer that they scheduled it on an already busy week for you. :(
Michelle - wow that's a nice chunk of change for participating in the clinical trials. Hope it works out for you! I didn't take away from your comments that you don't like the help desk work - just that you wished people would do a little checking beforehand for the basics instead of just picking up the phone and that is a perfectly normal reaction. Although I have to admit (reluctantly) I am getting there myself. I took the cell phone with me yesterday and could not for the life of me figure out how to turn the darn thing on. :mad: I pressed every button on the back and the perimeter without success. In the end I just decided I'd order DH whatever sandwich I thought he'd like. I got home and he said the power button is in the front of the phone on the key pad in really teeny letters. Oh geez. But at least I tried first :lol: And I know a lot of people who are just giving up on Windows 8. I'm not sure I can adjust to a touchpad / no keyboard device either. :lol: Phone yes, computer no.
Anyway I have lots to do so I will get on with the day. Have a good weekend everyone.
Up early for fasting labs. Then home for breakfast and did laundry which is drying on the clothesline. Lots of walking (lab at hospital is a LONG walk from parking garage), and bending (picking up Santa's piles and hanging clothes). Back is sore. Head is foggy. I'm tired. Santa's appointment is in 1.5 hours, and I should do some writing. I feel like watching my DVRed Grey's Anatomy or napping. I think I'll compromise and at least get an invoice off to a client.
D is coming over around 5. And we'll either go to a movie or watch some DVDs that I checked out from the library.
Happy - don't feel bad about the phone...I rarely turn it off, and when I do, I usually forget how to turn it back on. Also...to show that I'm not a true techie...I still haven't gotten my e-books to my tablet so I can read them. LOL
I hope everyone's doing well. I'm glad I get an extra hour tomorrow (for sleep or writing or other fun).
Love to all,
I've been to Paragould and back to eat with the uncles. One uncle and his wife didn't show and another aunt and cousin didn't show. Had a good visit anyway.
I've been updating my old computer. I've been using it for awhile with out the updates. Now I need to get busy on cleaning house. It is not bad but I want to give it a once over and pick up behind myself.
I'm tired too. Those steriod injections always keep me wide awake till wee hours of the morning. I'll sleep good tonight.
I know I could not make a living at the doctor's office. That's just wishful thinking. But thanks for bringing into reality. I can manage two more years.
To the rest :wave:
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has it's own challenges, for sure...
Take this little experiment, for example -
Human puts several ice cubes in dogs' water dish because it is extremely hot today. Human thinks she is doing a *good thing*...
First dog, whom we shall name Faust for privacy purposes, exitedly runs over to said bowl to check out the contents... and comes to a dead stop, suspiciously eyeing said ice cubes. After careful and repeated sniffing at the bowl Faust decides to drink around those strange cold cubes, but by now they have begun to melt a little, and they keep floating in the general direction of his mouth.
Lots of barking at the icy intruders ensues.
Human thinks this is hilarious and giggles.
Since the barking has no visible affect on the ice cubes Faust attempts to circle the enemy in a half-crouch, combined w/lots of growling and air-pawing. This is then followed by several play bows, because... "if you can't fight'em - join'em", and who needs hostility in this heat anyway... right?
Human is by now laughing out loud and making fun of the dog.
Enter second dog, whom we shall call Seppel for above-mentioned privacy purposes. Seppel was peacefully napping until he was rudely awakened by said commotion caused by ice cubes, barking, and laughing.
Seppel stalks over to the water bowl, assesses the situation, and in a matter of two seconds paws out every single ice cube and shoots them across the kitchen floor. This also causes most of the water to exit the freakin' bowl in the process.
Faust eagerly starts licking the last three remaining drops out of the water dish.
Seppel grumbles, and plops back on his pillow to resume his nap.
Human is no longer laughing, and is busy mopping up a gallon of water that seems to have spread rapidly pretty much all over the house, and even on some of the walls.
Human also realizes just how slippery ten ice cubes can be and curses up a storm worthy of a sailor.
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Conductor Jack, accompanied by DJ Kitty, will navigate kids on a free magical train ride, blaring with hip-hop and electro dance music, for the Zinghoppers' concert at The Freeman Stage at Bayside in Selbyville on Saturday.
Conductor Jack, accompanied by DJ Kitty, will navigate kids on a free magical train ride, blaring with hip-hop and electro dance music, for The Zinghoppers' concert at The Freeman Stage at Bayside in Selbyville on Saturday.
With music aimed at kids between the ages of 2 and 8, The Zinghoppers band has been dishing out a positive message to children across the globe, thanks to their aggressive tours and Emmy Award-winning TV series, "Totally, Zinghoppers," which airs across the United States on more than 100 PBS member stations. The show is also broadcast in more than 175 countries.
The Zinghoppers ham it up with their upbeat catalog of zany originals such as the dance tune "Food Rainbow," the poppy "Hello Song" and Reggae-inspired "Chicken Banana." While 90-percent of its repertoire includes homemade tunes, the band also pays homage to the old school with its remixed renditions of kid's classics like "The Wheels on the Bus."
In addition to DJ Kitty (Kitty Norton) and Conductor Jack (Jack Norton), a husband-and-wife tandem who founded The Zinghoppers and played their debut gig in 2007, the whimsical band also consists of the lovable characters Penelope Funky Possum (her favorite shape is "hearts"), Coconuts The Kangaroo (he loves breakdancing) and Olo The Donkey ("Hee! Haw" is his catchphrase).
However, Kitty (who makes the band's beats and rocks cat-shape headphones) and Jack (the group's roped-chain-wearing songwriter) will be the only two Zinghoppers on The Freeman Stage Saturday.
"We work really well together," Norton, 33, of Nashville, Tenn., said about he and Kitty, who are high-school sweethearts.
True road warriors
Since 2007, The Zinghoppers have played more than 7,500 shows (an average of 600-plus per year), across 19 countries. This month alone, the band will play more than 60 shows, meaning they're triple-booked on multiple dates.
The personification of road warriors, Norton and Kitty tour so much that they choose to not own a set of wheels.
"We don't even have a car," admitted Norton. "We rent a van."
WHAT Zinghoppers in concert
WHEN 10 a.m., Saturday
WHERE The Freeman Stage at Bayside, 31750 Lake View Drive, Selbyville
COST Free
INFO freemanstage.org or call (302) 436-3015


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Linked by David Adams on Tue 26th Oct 2004 16:30 UTC
The software industry is undergoing a gradual transformation, and consumer fatigue is at its root. The licensing model that has formed the basis for the modern software industry is facing challenges on many fronts, and the industry is scrambling to keep its footing. Where this period of change may lead software producers and consumers isn't quite clear, but some trends are emerging. Since the proliferation of the internet, unauthorized redistribution of digital goods has become rampant. But although software sharing probably won't kill the software industry, the reasoning behind it shares some pedigree with the customer revolt that promises to transform the way software is sold.


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Wenger unsure on Giroud injury return
Arsene Wenger is unsure when Olivier Giroud will make a comeback from his injury but confirmed the striker will see a specialist about the problem.
- Vickery: Sanchez's Champs League chance
- Wenger: Podolski staying at Arsenal
The France international sustained what seemed to be a foot injury in the final minutes of Arsenal's 2-2 draw at Everton on Saturday.
Giroud looked in some discomfort after the ball struck his left foot, and reports on Monday suggested he could face three months on the sidelines.
Wenger confirmed the striker will miss Wednesday's Champions League meeting with Besiktas but did not provide a timescale for his absence.
He said at a news conference: "Olivier will not play against Besiktas and will see a specialist, then we'll make an announcement of how long he'll be out.
"It can be [a long-term injury]. We'll see tomorrow. I don't know [if it's broken]. It's sad for us."
Wenger was then asked whether Giroud's injury would alter his approach to player recruitment in the final week of the transfer window.
He said: "I learn one thing in our job, you say nothing categorically. At the moment we are 24 hours in front of a big game and our focus is on that and not the transfers."
Wenger went on to insist he had no intention of rushing Theo Walcott back into his squad to cover for the probable absence of Giroud, with the England winger closing in on a first- team return as he recovers from a knee injury.
He added: "Theo is doing well but we will respect the timing [of his return]. The timing is end of the month to join in again, after the break I think he will be in full training.
Arsenal skipper Mikel Arteta and full-back Kieran Gibbs will also miss the Champions League playoff game, but Wenger expects both to be available after the upcoming break for international fixtures.
Wenger also said Lukas Podolski will remain at the club despite reports the forward could leave before the close of the transfer window.
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The metabolic and molecular basis of lipodystrophy syndrome in HIV-infected patients is not known. Whether besides protease inhibitors, other antiretroviral drugs, HIV infection and reduction in viral load contribute to the development of lipodystrophy syndrome is not clear.
The project therefore has the following aims: 1) to characterize metabolic abnormalities and changes in body fat distribution, 2) to develop objective criteria for defining the syndrome and to ascertain prognostic indicators and 3) to elucidate the molecular basis of the lipodystrophy syndrome in HIV-infected patients.
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|Mecahnisms of Lipodystrophy in HIV-Infected Patients
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- Effect of drug regimens on adiposity overall and regional at year one and year two as compared to baseline
- Effect of drug regimens on plasma glucose and insulin during OGTT at year one and two as compared with baseline
- Effect of drug regimens on serum triglycerides and HDL cholesterol at year one and two as compared with baseline
- Multiple regression models will also be constructed to assess which factors in addition to PI therapy explain the variability in body fat changes, serum glucose, insulin and lipoproteins.
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- 18 to 70 years of age
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- Patients with opportunistic infections or AIDS.
- Active intravenous drug users.
- Patients on corticosteroids, androgens, lipid-lowering drugs, anti-fungal medications, dehydroepiandrosterone, oxandrolone, megace.
- Patients with diabetes mellitus.
- Patients with moderate to heavy alcohol consumption ( greater than 15 drinks per week).
- Pregnant or premenopausal women, unless surgically sterilized or highly unlikely to conceive (defined as women taking oral contraceptives, using barrier protection during intercourse or with a copper intrauterine device in place for > 3 months without complaints and a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 30 days of study entry).
- Acute or chronic liver diseases; elevations of liver transaminases by more than two and one half times above the upper limits of normal ( SGOT > 105 U/L, SGPT > 120 U/L, ) or a total bilirubin of > 1.5mg/dL.
- Anemia (hematocrit <32%).
- Abnormal thyroid function tests.
- Weight loss >10% from baseline in the past year.
- Recent (within the past year), history of suicide attempt.
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BOSTON, Mass. - A week after capturing its 11th New England Division III Championship, the No. 12 ranked MIT men's track & field team took on the top teams across all Divisions at the New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association (NEICAAA) Championship hosted by Boston University. Stephen Morton set yet another Institute record, his sixth overall, and the Engineers also achieved three freshman records, en route to a 21st place finish among 34 teams from across Divisions One, Two and Three.
Morton's newest program standard came in the 200m, where he ran a time of 21.92 in the prelims while finishing ninth overall. Josh Duncavage also ran a personal best in that event with a time of 22.59.
Tech's 4x800 meter relay quartet, made up entirely of freshman, Patrick Marx, Dawit Zewdie, Logan Trimble and Gilbert O'Neil raced to a freshman record, finishing in 7:44.24, good for fourth place overall. All four runners posted personal bests in their respective legs.
Two more freshman records fell in the 500m and 1 mile runs. In his first race of the day, the 500 meters, Marx posted a time of 1:04.32, the second-fastest time in MIT history and best by a freshman. Marx finished sixth overall, tops among Division III competitors. Kyle Hannon also achieved a new freshman standard in the mile, finishing in seventh place with a time of 4:12.18. Hannon's time met the NCAA Provisional qualifying standard and is currently the 10th best mark in the country.
In the field events, Anthony McDonald achieved a personal best in the weight throw, with a 52-1.75 foot effort, finishing in 11th place. Teammate Chinedum Umachi was one spot ahead of him, reaching a distance of 52-2.50 feet. James Oleinik took home 12th place in the shot put with a distance of 48-1.75 feet.
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The 40-Series is designed for large farms and commercial grain-handling operations and offers capacity of 7,000 to 1.2 million bushels. Sukup Manufacturing Co., the fastest-growing bin manufacturer, celebrates 50 years of business with its largest product line. Sukup now makes farm and commercial grain bins, portable and tower dryers, fans and heaters, stirring machines, unloading equipment and bin floors and supports. "We're positioned well for 2013 with our full line, including the largest free-span bins, large dryers and new steel buildings," says president Charles Sukup. The industry can expect greater flexibility in storage and a wider range of products with features such as larger entry doors, walk-through doors and crawl doors. A new factor in storage innovation is the Food Safety Modernization Act. Hurburgh says the Act gives the Food and Drug Administration broad power to inspect and monitor grain-handling facilities. Storage and drying are considered part of the supply chain, he says, and eventually farmers could get questions about cleanout of bins and management. The value of the grain stored in a 25,000-bu. bin is about $175,000 at a corn market price of $7 per bushel, $350,000 for soybeans at $14 per bushel and $200,000 for wheat at $8 per bushel. "At those prices, monitoring and managing stored grain to prevent problems are worth your time," adds Ken Hellevang, North Dakota State University agricultural engineer. Back to news


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Five freshmen are scheduled to join the ranks of the MIT women's openweight crew team for the 2013-14 season head coach Holly Metcalf has announced. Four of the five come from the East Coast, with the fifth hailing from California.
"We are delighted to introduce such an outstanding and talented freshman class," said Metcalf. "These individuals have demonstrated a record of leadership, competitiveness, character, and a commitment to excellence during their high school careers. MIT is a place where serious athletics and a world-class education come together, and we are so lucky to have found candidates that are able to share and represent this vision. We welcome them to the family with open arms."
MIT Women's Openweight Crew 2013-14 Freshman Class
Gabriella Baracchini (San Diego, Calif., Torrey Pines High School): Rowed with the San Diego Rowing Club … participated in dance and skiing in high school … National Honor Society … AP Scholar with Distinction.
Stephanie Bousleiman (Bayville, N.Y., Locust Valley High School): Rowed with the Sagamore Rowing Association … Long Island News 12 Scholar Athlete Award (2013) … New York State Scholastic Rowing Association Scholar/Athlete Team Award for Sagamore Varsity Girls (2010-2013) … second-place in Women's Senior Double at NY State Championships (2013) … second-place in Women's HS Quads at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (2012) … first-place in Women's HS Quads at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (2011) … second-place in Women's Quads at Textile River Regatta (2012) … third-place in Women's 4+ in C-Championship at Youth Nationals (2012) … second-place in Women's Varsity 8+ at Long Island Junior Rowing Championships (2011) … second-place in Women's Varsity Quad at Long Island Junior Rowing Championships (2011) … raced at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Women's 8+ (2010) … National Honor Society … French Honor Society … Salutatorian … AP Scholar with Honor.
Gabriella Del Hierro (Baltimore, Md., Roland Park Country School): Rowed with the Baltimore Rowing Club … member of a high school crew that was a four-time city champion in Baltimore … also participated in swimming … Cum Laude … Spanish Honors Society … Math Honors Society … secretary of the senior class.
Miranda Kotidis (Framingham, Mass., Middlesex School): Four letters in crew … placed eighth in New England junior year with Middlesex 1st boat … team captain as a senior … also played soccer … AP Scholar with Distinction … recipient of Massachusetts Aspirations in Computing Affiliate Award.
Maria Messick (Washington, D.C., National Cathedral School): Rowed with the TPC Club … 2012 Scholastic National Champion … 2012 Silver at Stotesburry … third at Mid-Atlantic Erg Sprints 2013 … also ran cross country … Cum Laude … National Merit Scholar.


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I had to make one today for my new middle school daughter's new box, this is just some elastic, a piece of wool felt, a button and some beads. If you have a stash of single vintage buttons this would be fun way to use them up. If you don't have a sewing machine I think the elastic could be hand sewed together and then glued between a sandwich of a ready-made applique on top with a piece of felt underneath to hold it together.
That's really nice, and you don't notice so much that the elastic is ordinary old white stuff. You could also use one of those buttons that you cover with fabric, and use the furoshiki fabric to do so.
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Truthfully, if I had black knit or swimsuit elastic in my stash I would have used that but I wasn't in the mood to spend money (or head out to a fabric store!) for something so simple and for a middle school kid. I've seen the elastic used in the Japanese bands at stores like Dakota Triming in NYC and they often have other colors. A monogram either machine or hand embroidered onto wool felt would me another fun twist.
Elastic is a pain. I have some fluoro pink and green, but I'm not actually that keen on the colours - if I had a middle school kid maybe! Why don't they sell nice navy blue, or deep red, or other nice coloured elastic? But that nice big felt decorative bit really disguises the white stuff quite well.
Brownyn your last post got me thinking and prompted me to ask a friend of mine (who works in the fashion industry so she's knows what she's talking about) whether elastic an be dyed - and if its nylon evidently it takes dye beautifully. So custom colored elastic bento bands are within the realm of possibility for crafters and sewers! Swimsuit elastic is not that bad looking (much nicer looking than the non-roll waistband elastic I used) and if it was dyed I really doubt anyone would guess its true purpose.
Not that I need any more sewing projects! ...... (rolls eyes) :o)
The thing to do would be to chuck in a metre or so of elastic whenever you're dyeing anything else, then you'd build up a stash of coloured elastic to use whenever the mood took you. A whole packet of dye's worth of elastic would be a bit excessive.
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Wabash Shows Fire in Dual Meet versus DePauwby Brent Harris • November 10, 2010 Share:
A fast start with a victory in the 200 medley relay gave way to DePauw's depth in Wednesday night's 165-135 loss for the Wabash swimming and diving team. The Little Giants showed their desire to compete throughout the evening, posting some of their best efforts of the season.
View photos from the meet here.
Wabash out-touched DePauw in the opening event as Charles Williams swam the last leg of the 200 medley relay, joining teammates Eric Vaughn, Evan Rhinesmith, and David Birrer. The quartet posted a winning time of 1:37.58. Freshman David Phillips followed with the first of his three individual victories, winning the 1000 free with a time of 10:03.11. Logan Falley took third in the event with a time of 10:34.13. Phillips' second win came in the 200 backstroke, winning in 1:59.84 before adding a third victory in the 500 free (4:53.96).
Rhinesmith posted a victory in the 100 breaststroke, touching the wall in 59.39. He also took second in the 200 breaststroke. Paul Buescher added third-place finishes in both events with a time of 1:01.73 in the 100 breast and 2:19.33 in the 200. Vaughn took the title in the 100 fly with a time of 52.22, while Adam Current was third with a time of 52.53.
Chad Woods grabbed second place in the 200 free (1:48.58). Birrer scored a second place finish in the 200 fly (1:56.45), while Vaughn was second in the 100 backstroke (55.30). Williams added third place finishes in the 50 free (22.56) and the 100 free (49.09). Rhinesmith was second in the 200 individual medley (2:03.15).
Divers Jake Schild and Jacob Anderson performed well for the team. Schild won the three-meter event, edging DePauw's Patrick Springer by just over one point with a score of 192.80. Anderson finished third on the high board, scoring 159.40 points. Schild took second in one-meter competition (200.20), while Anderson finished third (166.86).
"This is a great meet because it shows our potential when we stay focused and want to swim hard. It tells us we can compete with anyone when we want to do it, and that's what we need to do on a more consistent basis," Head Coach Steve Barnes said. "On an individual basis, David Phillips was 12 seconds off the school record in the 1000 and was outstanding while pulling the triple with another wins in 200 back and the 500 free. Winning that first relay with Charles Williams touching out was a huge mental step. We got out-touched last Saturday at Rose-Hulman, so it was nice to turn the tables on DePauw.
"Chad Woods swam an amazing 200 free. He just keeps getting better and better every meet. It's great to see that competitive fire he's bringing. Eric Vaughn, Evan Rhinesmith, and David Birrer are such consistent leaders. They pop off times that make them some of the best swimmers in the country right now. The freshmen are coming along with best times as well. And Adam Current played tuba in the concert earlier in the evening, then ran over to place third in the 100 fly."
Coach Barnes has seen the type of effort his team can present and he hopes to harness heading into its next meet on November 19-20 — the Patrick Woehnker Invitational at the Class of 1950 Natatorium.
"We have to use this as a base to improve week by week heading into the Woehnker Invite. Now we need to bring as much fire the rest of the season as we did tonight."
Photos - (top left) Freshman David Phillips scored three victories for Wabash on Wednesday night versus DePauw.
(Bottom right) Chad Woods posted the fastest time of the season (1:48.58) for the Little Giants in the 200 free.


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The new app can be downloaded in the iTunes.com App Store and in the Android Marketplace or at cruise.com.
"Our new mobile app is designed to incorporate the entire cruise experience from researching a cruise, to booking a cruise, to preparing for their cruise and getting to the cruise," added Cruise.com's Senior Vice President Jeanne Wyndrum.
Cruise.com bills itself as one of the Internet's leading sellers of cruise vacations, but recently opened a storefront in Dania after it relocated headquarters there from Fort Lauderdale.