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Worcester, MA --- Senior Corey Spencer (Arlington, MA) was 29-for-39 with a season-best 414 passing yards and four touchdowns as he helped lead Worcester State to a 28-20 victory over Mass Maritime in NEFC Bogan Division football action this afternoon at Coughlin Field.
The Lancers run their record to 5-1 overall to equal last year's fast start as they are now 3-0 in divisional play. The Buccaneers slip to 2-3 and 1-2 versus competition in the seven-team circuit.
After losing each of the last three matchups to MMA, the Lancers improve their overall record to 18-9 against the Buccaneers.
Junior AJ Scerra (Marlboro, MA) was Spencer's favorite target as he gobbled up 12 receptions for 199 yards and three touchdowns – all of which were career highs. Sophomore Casey Hippert (Douglas, MA) also caught eight receptions for 118 yards and one score.
Sophomore Mike Dance (Rocky Hill, CT) and freshman DaShawn Taylor (Ayer, MA) both combined for 85 yards on the ground for the Blue and Gold
Third-year Mike Stanton (Quincy, MA) paced a strong air attack for the visitors going 33-for-57 with three touchdowns, but he also tossed away four interceptions. Stanton's attempts and completions were season-highs.
Senior Barry Reopell (S. Dennis, MA) was solid in the running game with 29 attempts for a campaign-high 166 yards and one touchdown. Junior Keith Caruso (Hingham, MA) and sophomore Bobby Rosano (N. Reading, MA) both hauled in eight passes each and combined for 171 yards.
Junior Matt Begley (E. Bridgewater, MA) did a little bit of everything defensively as he finished with 18 tackles (16 solo) to go with one sack and a forced fumble. Begley also had an interception at the 13-yard line in the third quarter helped put the Lancers in position for what proved to be the game-winning score.
Third-year Nick Doria (Watertown, MA) finished with 11 stops (eight solo) and classmate Bryan Narcisse (Medway, MA) added 10 (eight solo) to go with one sack. Junior Adam Straughn (Rockland, MA) was clutch with two interceptions, a fumble recovery and one blocked PAT.
Sophomore Kevin Stanton (Abington, MA) paced the Buccaneers with nine tackles (seven solo) and teammate Reynard Ortiz (Lowell, MA) was solid with seven tackles (five solo) and a forced fumble.
MMA senior Sean Carver (Summerfield, FL) distinguished himself with five solo tackles – two which were for a loss and one sack.
Defense stole the show early on as Mass Maritimes first drive ended inside the Lancer red zone before the hosts were held to one first down in their opening series.
The Buccaneers then marched down the field on a 14 play drive, but were denied when Begley forced a fumble to put Worcester State at midfield just before the end of the first quarter.
But MMA forced the hosts to turn the ball over on downs which helped put the visitors on the board on a 19-yard pass from Stanton to freshman Drew Girouard (Sagamore Beach, MA) at the 12:16 mark.
Following a Mass Maritime fumble recovery, the Lancers defense kept the score right where it was after a 10-play drive ended in a blocked 28-yard field goal by sophomore Michael Denis (Methuen, MA).
The play helped ignite the offense as the Lancers promptly knotted the score 7-7 on an 80-yard flick from Spencer to Scerra, who found some room on the left sideline at midfield, with 7:24 remaining in the half.
Mass Maritime then marched deep into their Worcester State territory, but they were once again denied with another defensive stop. On third and goal, sophomore Sean Hanley (Wilmington, MA) diagnosed the play and snatched the ball on the WSU two-yard line.
With 4:09 on the clock, Spencer ran a two-minute drill up the field and completed all seven of his attempts for 58 passing yards in a 98 yard drive which culminated in an 11-yard scoring strike to Scerra with 1:36 remaining to help give the Lancers the 14-7 lead at the half.
To start off the third, the Lancers picked up where they left off and made the score 21-7 on a 37-yard touchdown hookup between Spencer and Hippert, just 1:54 into the quarter.
Neither team scored on either of its next two possessions as both defenses stepped up to the challenge.
The Buccaneers failed to score on the Worcester State eight-yard line at the 9:43 mark and WSU did not take advantage of great field position at the Mass Maritime 25 with a pair of incomplete passes on third and fourth down with 5:15 left in the third.
To open the fourth, MMA freshman Mike Williams (Marshfield, MA) picked off Spencer at midfield, but the Lancers got the ball back five plays later when Begley seized the momentum with his second interception of the season.
In what proved to be an important play, the Lancers increased their lead to 28-7 on a nine play, 88-yard drive that was finished off on a 51-yard touchdown reception on a screen pass from Spencer to Scerra.
Playing from behind, Mass Maritime made a late push by scoring on their next possession on a four-yard scoring reception from Stanton to Girouard with 5:33 left to cut the lead in half (PAT blocked).
After the Buccaneer defense held WSU to a three-and-out, the visitors utilized a 75-yard drive to make the score a one-possession game on a three-yard touchdown rush by Reopell with 1:58 on the clock.
MMA did recover the onside kick, but Straughn ended the threat when he picked Stanton off nine seconds later.
Mass Maritime held the Lancers scoreless one more time to get the ball back, but the game ended inside the WSU 20-yard line on a long pass attempt by Stanton from midfield on Straughn's second interception of the contest.
With notable exception to passing yardage, the Buccaneers advantages in nearly every offensive category including total offense (615-503), rushing yardage (234-89), first downs (38-23) and time of possession (33:19-26:11).
The Lancers defense did a stellar job of minimizing the offensive chances in the later downs as they held MMA to just 12-for-22 on third downs (.545) and 2-for-7 on fourth down.
Spencer, who came into the game second in New England in pass efficiency (13th in the NCAA Division III), has now completed 69 percent of his passes this season. He is only 47 completions away from the single-season record with four games remaining.
Both squads continue their Bogan Division schedules next Saturday. The Lancers travel for a key 1 PM matchup against Bridgewater State while Mass Maritime hosts Fitchburg State at noon.


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Start with that spark of an idea, and Fogarty Services makes it happen. Some business meetings simply require the hands-on approach we provide for the audiovisual portion of the event. Other meetings incorporate the full-fledged "show" element.
No matter what your project, Fogarty Services offers a fully custom approach. You work with the full production team every step of the way. The team members who help plan your event are the same people on-site to ensure its success.
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June 9th, 2005, 04:58 PM
Did anyone see the new Gary Hall, Jr Barbarsol commerical. It is about time swimmers get some good endorsements besides Speedo and the other swimming apparel companies. Madison Ave has really come a long way in the last few years. You would never see a swimmer in a commerical a year after the Olympics before. It is nice to know that all the endorsements aren't going to Phelps even though the boy more than deserves whatever endorsements he get. I mean Phelps is out of this world.


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Every drop counts as industry goes high-tech to cope with water costs, shortages
As water costs increase and supplies dwindle, more and more industries are turning to high-tech water treatment systems that recycle and reuse water within plant production processes.
Palm Desert, Calif., Oct. 23, 2001 — As water costs increase and supplies dwindle, more and more industries are turning to high-tech water treatment systems that recycle and reuse water within plant production processes.
Some of these systems include "closed loop" technology-known as Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD)-that recycles all in-plant water streams and discharges none to the environment.
The trend is benefiting companies like USFilter, Palm Desert-based supplier of total water management systems and services, which reports a wave of new bookings for ZLD and other industrial water reuse systems.
"We've booked more than $80 million in ZLD and industrial water reuse systems during the current fiscal year," says Frank Firsching, president of USFilter's systems group. "We have many more in the pilot testing and proposal stages."
One of the new projects is for Constellation Energy Group's (NYSE: CEG) new High Desert Power Project in Victorville, Calif. The 750-megawatt plant will be the first new major power plant to be built in Southern California in more than a decade.
USFilter will provide a wide range of integrated technologies to meet the entire scope of water treatment needs for the power plant, including pre-treatment of raw water, treatment of cooling tower blow-down, and treatment and recycle of all wastewater. Commercial operation is scheduled for July 2003.
"Power plants and other industrial operations can require large quantities of water," Firsching explained. "It takes 8 to 9 gallons of water to produce just one kilowatt hour of electricity. It can take 50,000 to 100,000 gallons of water to manufacture an automobile."
Firsching said USFilter's ZLD systems use high-end technologies such as membrane filtration to treat raw water to high-purity standards, to facilitate use in industrial processes. Next, the wastewater from these industrial processes is treated with similar technology, restoring it to a contamination free status to enable re-use.
As a result, industrial plants installing ZLD systems can expect to recover close to 100 percent of water that would otherwise be discharged to environment as wastewater.
"That's very good news in areas where accessible clean water is becoming a scarce resource," Firsching said.
In addition to power generators, USFilter is providing water reuse systems for a variety of other industrial clients.
In the automotive sector, USFilter has supplied ZLD systems to several customers in Mexico, where resource conservation is critical. One of the projects, a Daimler-Chrysler truck production facility in Saltillo, Mexico, was the first to employ ZLD when it started to treat and recycle water in 1996. Industrial wastewater is purified and returned to the manufacturing plant. Sanitary wastewater is treated and reused for irrigation.
In the oil and gas market, USFilter has supplied a water reuse system to a California refinery. Wastewater from the production of petroleum-based products and a co-generation facility are treated with a variety of technologies, including carbon adsorption and reverse osmosis, then reused in boilers and cooling towers.
A Sasol Polymers plant in South Africa uses USFilter systems to purify wastewater from the production of vinyl chloride monomer. The high-quality recovered water is piped to other production processes at the site.
USFilter is also participating in several projects where industries take treated wastewater from a municipal treatment plant, treat it further, and then use it for industrial purposes - reducing stress on scarce drinking water supplies.
Firsching believes that while the cost and availability of water are strong market drivers, the availability of cost-effective, proven technology is having a positive effect, as well.
He said advancements in membrane filtration, liquid-solid separation, and deionization, and the integration of these technologies into complete systems has given industrial clients proven technical solutions for water reuse.
"As ZLD and water reuse systems become more common, and the true costs of clean water are recognized, the technology becomes increasingly more feasible and cost effective. We expect to see more projects of this type."
USFilter is a Vivendi Water company, the global provider of commercial, industrial, municipal and residential water and wastewater treatment systems, products and services, with operations in more than 100 countries. Together, Vivendi Water, Onyx (solid waste and industrial services), Dalkia (energy management), and Connex (transportation and logistics) comprise Vivendi Environnement, the largest environmental services company in the world with annual revenues of more than $23 billion. USFilter invites you to visit its web site at http://www.usfilter.com.


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SanDisk has always been able to see what's ahead. It's what makes us one of the most innovative companies in the industry. Our foresight and keen sense of integrity are instrumental in driving us to do business the right way. From our ethical and sustainable business practices to our volunteer community services activities, we believe it is our obligation to give back. Since 2014 we have been recognized as one of the top-5 most generous corporate philanthropists in Silicon Valley by the Silicon Valley Business Journal; our Israel locations have earned a Platinum ranking on the Maala Corporate Social Responsibility Index for four consecutive years; and we received the Golden Peacock Global Award for Corporate Social Responsibility in India in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
At SanDisk we aim to leverage the power of our technology to create opportunities, deliver richer experiences and boost wellbeing in our communities.
From our labor policies to avoiding conflict minerals in procurement we focus on putting people first.
In our products and our facilities, we emphasize the importance of limiting our impact on the environment.
We take an active role in our communities with volunteer service and grantmaking via the SanDisk Foundation.
We take steps to ensure that our high ethical standards are followed by our many suppliers.
SanDisk hires the most qualified candidates who are authorized to work in the U.S. This includes candidates authorized to work without restriction as to a particular employer. This group consists of U.S. citizens or nationals, U.S. legal permanent residents, temporary residents granted legalization under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, those who have been granted asylum, and refugees. For foreign nationals who do not fall in one of the above categories, we limit our hiring of persons requiring visa sponsorship. These individuals are defined as those currently on a non-immigrant visa (e.g., H-1, J-1, L-1, F-1, TN) at the MS and PhD levels (or those who have equivalent work experience) and are applying for positions for which there is a demonstrated shortage of qualified U.S. candidates.
SanDisk provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected status.
SanDisk does not accept resumes from agencies or headhunters that have not signed a formal fee agreement or contract. Our agency base is limited to specific hiring needs. Therefore, any resume received from an unapproved agency, headhunter or recruiting vendor will be considered unsolicited, and SanDisk will not be obligated to pay a contingent or referral fee.


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Developing your career is a unique opportunity to express yourself and spend your life doing what you enjoy most. Careers start in our dreams and imagination, and require courage, risk, and belief in ourselves to become reality. If you dream about doing something different to what you do now, then you are not fulfilling your career aspirations. This probably means you are not as happy as you could be!
There are, of course, many valid reasons why this might be the case. The point of self-exploration is to help you develop a fuller perspective of yourself. You can then use this information to inform the next steps you take on your career journey. Interestingly, it also allows your imagination to build new dreams based on seeing things differently!
Exploring yourself is, like exploring anything, dependant on the way you approach it and what questions you ask. We are reminded of the classic story of the blind men and the elephant, as it seems that we are as well-equipped to knowing ourselves as blind men are to describing an elephant.
The Blind Men and the Elephant John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887)
It was six men of Indostan
To learning much inclined,
Who went to see the Elephant
(Though all of them were blind),
That each by observation
Might satisfy his mind.
The First approached the Elephant,
And happening to fall
Against his broad and sturdy side,
At once began to bawl:
"God bless me! but the Elephant
Is very like a WALL!"
The Second, feeling of the tusk,
Cried, "Ho, what have we here,
So very round and smooth and sharp?
To me 'tis mighty clear
This wonder of an Elephant
Is very like a SPEAR!"
The Third approached the animal,
And happening to take
The squirming trunk within his hands,
Thus boldly up and spake:
"I see," quoth he,
"the Elephant Is very like a SNAKE!"
The Fourth reached out an eager hand,
And felt about the knee
"What most this wondrous beast is like
Is mighty plain," quoth he:
"'Tis clear enough the Elephant
Is very like a TREE!"
The Fifth, who chanced to touch the ear,
Said: "E'en the blindest man
Can tell what this resembles most;
Deny the fact who can,
This marvel of an Elephant
Is very like a FAN!"
The Sixth no sooner had begun
About the beast to grope,
Than seizing on the swinging tail
That fell within his scope,
"I see," quoth he, "the Elephant
Is very like a ROPE!"
And so these men of Indostan
Disputed loud and long,
Each in his own opinion
Exceeding stiff and strong,
Though each was partly in the right,
And all were in the wrong!
From a career development point of view, self-exploration is primarily about identifying your talents, strengths and weakness, what motivates you, what your hopes and aspirations are, and using this information to point you in a particular direction. Equally important, but outside the scope of this website are issues concerning your self-confidence, physical and mental well-being, and personal belief system.
And the full picture may of course include other considerations none of us have yet considered! We can start the process by completing some self-assessment exercises. None are going to provide you with a complete picture, but they all provide some perspective, and can be used to open your mind to new possibilities or simply confirm what you already know (that's not a bad thing, as it can increase your confidence in that area).


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After showing tremendous potential and solid improvement for two seasons, in both cross country and track & field, Emily has not seen action since 2011...missed the past two cross country seasons as well as the entire 2013 track schedule...axious to get back on the track in 2014 where she will compete in middle and distance events...a versatile athlete who also competed in soccer during her high school career...excellent student.
AT TECH (In 2013-14): Remained sidelined during the entire cross country season in 2013.
(In 2012-13): Emily did not compete during the cross country season, and was also sidelined the entire track & field season.
(In 2011-12): Emily ran in five meets during the fall cross country season and showed significant improvement from the beginning of the season to the end...posted a season-best 5K time of 20:36 at Jacksonville State... competed in mile run and 3,000m during the indoor track season and the 1,500m during the outdoor season... posted mile run times of 5:58.25 at the East Tennessee State Invitational and 5:47.57 at the Southern Illinois Invitational... in the 3,000m she posted times of 11:35.47 at the Southern Illinois Invitational and 11:30.45 at the OVC Championships... during the outdoor season at the Austin Peay Invitational she posted a season-leading time for the 1,500m with her time of 5:32.75... had a time of 5:59.89 at the Tennessee State Invitational in the 1,500m.
(In 2010-11): The fall cross country season brought Emily's debut in cross country, as she did not compete as a cross county runner in her high school career...brought a solid effort during the season, starting with a fifth-place finish on the team in the Sewanee Invitational...built up to a third-place finish on the team at Western Kentucky with a time of 21:08.88...achieved her best career-time of 20:32.88 at Evansville...competed in the 800m, 1,500m, mile and 3,000m in track and field...posted a season-best time of 2:30 in the 800m at the OVC Indoor Championships and recorded a season-best of 5:12 in the 1,500m at Vanderbilt.
HIGH SCHOOL: Emily competed in her prep career at Jefferson County High School for track coach Bill Delozier...achieved Girls Best Distance in the mile run during her sophomore season...named the MVP for the girl's squad in her junior year...also competed in soccer...as a student, achieved high marks for her academic efforts...named to the National Honors Society and graduated third in her class.
PERSONAL: The daughter of Carl and Suzanne Williams...full name is Emily Caroline Wiliams...born June 30, 1992...majoring in engineering.


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Hi all
Does anybody know of an application (linux) that uses the computer's keyboard to send predefined sets of midi codes. I want to be able to change presents on the fly for azr3-jack (a hammond emulator) and it's controls are all based on CCs. To change 8 drawbars I would have to send 8 CC's - so the idea is to have a key (say "G") that would send a set of CCs to azr3 when I hit that key and "H" to send a different set. (Hope that all makes sense)
The reason behind it is that I'm going back to live performance with a band and they SOMETIMES need a hammond sound. It's not often enough for me to spend big money on a hardware instrument and I have some older PC's that will do the job well. I just won't be able to use a monitor and mouse when live but can have the PC and keyboard. I want to be able to set it up at the start, take away the monitor and just hit keys to get the few preset sounds that are needed.


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Top Five in Tech: Yahoo's Work Ban, Mason's Ouster
Yahoo stirred up controversy by banning employees working from home, and why are there so many unsold iPhones at Leap Wireless? Plus, Groupon's founder Andrew Mason leaves. Scott Austin joins digits. Photo: AP Images.
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Miley Cyrus: So Scared of Heights!
Miley Cyrus shows off her shorter new hair cut while heading into a medical facility for a check up on Wednesday afternoon (December 5) in Los Angeles.
"80s Versace," the 20-year-old actress/musician tweeted with a pic of herself and her goggle-gold glasses.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Miley Cyrus
"In the opening scene, I'm dangling off the side of a building in New Orleans which is 100% real," Miley recently shared about her experience on the set of So Undercover.
She added, "I am so scared of heights. Going up an escalator freaks me out!"
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No blog is an islandPosted by Mark White, Blog Consultant in Corporate Blogging , Market Research , Product Blogs , Retail Markets , Setting up a Business Blog
I'd love to be able to describe a blog as an all powerful "magic wand" which will single-handedly solve all your marketing woes. Unfortunately, in spite of what some over eager blogging enthusiasts might have us believe, its simply not the case. What blogs are, however, are excellent tools which sit perfectly at the centre of your online marketing activity and which you can use to drive your business development efforts. Now thats not too shabby, is it?
The problem is that that, all too often, a business blog is set up and run in isolation within the company rather than treated as part of a larger set of activities. No matter how successful you make your blog, it is still important to consider it as part of the overall mix – any company thinking of running one in splendid isolation is just guilty of actively stopping it from fulfilling its full potential. Running it in conjunction with other activities will prove to be far more effective both for the blog and your company.
If, as is often the case, the blog is designed to help market the company and its offerings or enhance its branding efforts, then treat it as a part of the overall marketing mix. Make sure to link it with the other activities you are using or even use it as a hub to coordinate them online and gather the responses they generate.
Ideally this coordination should happen at the planning stage so that the main interlinking set out in advance and all of the marketing strands can work in tandem. If not, then you will find that a blog is flexible enough to be able to adapt to a change in focus and direction later on if required. Employing this approach will give results which go far beyond those you could achieve using any of the activities on their own, boosting your blog and the overall campaign. The diagram above, while clearly only giving examples of the many online, offline and social media marketing methods available, tries to show the type of integrated approach that will produce the best results.
Likewise, if you are using the blog for Customer Service or Product Development reasons, then again make sure that it is part of the overall process, integrated with your Call Centre, your Developers or your Product Marketing team and not stuck out on a limb under the control of a separate department. Use the information that your customers provide through it and share it with others. Treat it as the tool that it is, rather than a solution to all ills, and you will be able to tap into a collective resource that your readers and staff can jointly add to – you can then in turn make that available to all those who visit and use the blog, both internally to your company as well as externally.
So, whatever the job you have in mind for your blog, make sure that from the planning phase onwards you run it in conjunction with the other activities you have in the same area. A blog can be a real hub for your customers, prospects and staff alike so dont isolate it connect to it and through it!
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Firefighters are at last getting on top of a major blaze burning in Victoria's southwest as more hot weather arrives this week.
While temperatures remained high in the north of the state on Sunday, cooler temperatures in the south have helped authorities contain blazes.
Firefighters battling the huge blaze at Kentbruck, in the state's southwest, are getting it under control as it continues to issue massive plumes of smoke.
The fire, which began in a pine plantation, has burned over 2700 hectares and smoke haze is visible throughout western Victoria.
Motorists have been warned that thick smoke may restrict visibility along the Princes Highway between Greenwald and the South Australian border, with drivers are asked to reduce speed accordingly.
Fire Services Commissioner Craig Lapsley said crews and aircraft worked on the Kentbruck fire on Sunday, with the aim to get it under control before the weather heats up again.
"Tuesday is the day that has the northerly strong winds and again Friday. They are the two critical days, but we could still have fires on other days that could still do damage," he told reporters in Melbourne.
"It is a week that people need to stay vigilant about fires in Victoria."
On Sunday evening, the water bombing helicopter Elvis helped bring a grass fire under control at Little River, near Geelong.
Mr Lapsley urged people to dob in arsonists.
His comments came as an 18-year-old woman was charged with deliberately starting a fire in Melbourne on Saturday.
She was arrested at the scene of the fire, which was burning on an embankment near Warrigal Road at Ashwood about 9.45pm (AEDT) on Saturday.
Emergency crews quickly extinguished the blaze.
The woman has been charged with intentionally causing a bushfire and recklessly endangering life and was bailed to appear in Dandenong Magistrates Court on April 29.
Mr Lapsley said the Country Fire Authority (CFA) will continue to monitor the Fireready app and CFA website on Monday to ensure people have access to information they need.
Many people had trouble accessing the site during hot weather on Friday.
The site will again be tested with temperatures set to be above 40c in the north of the state on Monday, while Melbourne is expecting 32C.
North-eastern parts of the state are already sweltering, with the towns of Wangaratta, Yarrawonga and Rutherglen reaching 42C on Sunday.
A fire burning near Ensay, in east Gippsland, was brought under control on Saturday afternoon.


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It's been a long time since we've done a post that wasn't related to Something, Anything. Back in 2007 (!), I did a post on shareware for filmmakers. That's still the first hit you get if you google the term. So I figured it was time to do an update. Looking over this list, it's kind of remarkable what kind of tools you can assemble for very, very little money.
Happy New Year!
Audacity: Free. From the audacity website: "Easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems."
Audio Hijack: $49. Allows you to record any streaming audio. Useful for all sorts of things -- skype interviews, etc. Also, you may want to compare Fission (Rogue Amoeba's $29 audio editor) against Audacity.
DaVinci Resolve 12: Free and Paid versions. Resolve would be on this list alone because it's an industry-standard color grading app. What's equally amazing is that it's now a very useable NLE. When Apple introduced Final Cut Pro X and abandoned its venerable (but aging) Final Cut Pro 7, there was a seismic shift in the NLE landscape. Some people moved to Premiere Pro, others moved to Avid, and some adopted FCPX. I clung to FCP 7 in hopes that something would come along that was less buggy (and better supported) than Premiere, more intuitive than Avid, and more "traditional" (for lack of a better word) than FCP X. DaVinci Resolve is not perfect, but it's elegantly designed, and the free version does 90% of what the paid version does. And of course, it's a must have for the grading tools alone.
Apple Compressor: $50. Apple's venerable Compressor app (part of its old Final Cut Studio suite) got a make-over when FCP X was introduced a few years ago. Now an affordable standalone app, it's $50 and works pretty well. Users of Adobe Creative Cloud (which includes Adobe Media Encoder) probably don't have a use for this, but some people (I'm one) still prefer it. VLC, Handbrake, and MPEG Streamclip (all below) are other alternatives, but I tend to go with Compressor.
MPEG Streamclip: Free. In their own words, MPEG streamclip is a "free video converter, player, editor for Mac and Windows. It can play many movie files, not only MPEGs; it can convert MPEG files between muxed/demuxed formats for authoring; it can encode movies to many formats, including iPod; it can cut, trim and join movies. MPEG Streamclip can also download videos from YouTube and Google by entering the page URL."
Handbrake: Free. From the Handbrake website: "HandBrake is a tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs."
SCREENWRITING, WORD PROCESSING, SPREADSHEETS, etc.
Celtx: Free (for scriptwriting app only; other features are paid). I teach first-time screenwriting students, and this is the app I always send them to because it's free. There are paid upgrades if you want additional features (scheduling and so on). But I've not tried those, and I'd be reluctant to use them over Scenechronize (see below). My favorite screenwriting app is Fade In (see immediately below), but this gets the job done if you have absolutely no money.
Fade In: $50. This isn't shareware, but it's affordably priced, especially considering the competition. The best, and simplest, screenwriting app I've ever encountered — and I've paid for Adobe Story, Final Draft (vers 6, 7, and 8) Movie Magic Screenwriter, and several other also-rans (plus Celtx). Fade In works with files from other screenwriting apps flawlessly, in my experience. You can import files from Final Draft, Fountain, Celtx, Adobe Story, Scrivener, PDF, and plain text, among others. The interface is just what I want: It looks good, it puts a focus on the words, and it's easy to navigate through the script. I actually LIKE using it. There's also an iPad app. Unfortunately it's not nearly as solid.
Scrivener: $45. Like Fade In, this isn't shareware. But it is an awesome tool for keeping notes, research, and drafts in order as you prep a project. The one downside is that the developer has been promising an iPad version for years, and during that time people have been leaving the app for other competitors (like Ulysses).
Libre Office and Open Office: Free. These are essentially open source versions of the applications you find in Microsoft Office. (Do I really need to explain what you'd use these for?) Anyway, some people prefer Libre Office, others prefer Open Office. My day job supplies me with a free copy of MS Office, so I don't have much of an opinion. They're both free -- download them both and give each a spin. Of course, another option is to work in the cloud using Google Docs (see below).
App Cleaner: Free. If you're reading this, you probably like trying new apps. The problem is that when you install new software hidden files and folders often get installed all over your computer. App Cleaner the easiest way to thoroughly uninstall unwanted apps. I use this all the time.
Super Duper: Free / $28 and Carbon Copy Cloner: $40. Backups are essential, and these are two great backup and disk-cloning solutions. I far prefer either to Apple's Time Machine (which is a different thing altogether). I use SuperDuper, but Carbon Copy Cloner is very good too.
Cyberduck: Donationware. As the website states, Cyberduck is a "FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, S3, Azure & OpenStack Swift browser for Mac and Windows." My go-to app for FTP stuff.
Movie Thumbnails: $3.99. This is really one of the best-kept secrets on the list. Movie Thumbnails lets you "create an overview or contact sheet of a movie combined with metadata like resolution, codec details and so forth." We used this app to create contact sheets for every video file shot on Something, Anything, which helped us check on the wardrobe continuity or lighting for a shot from previous days of filming. Invaluable!
Pacifist: $20 shareware. This is one of those apps that you may only use once or twice, but you'll be so glad it exists when you need it. Basically it allows you to drill down into Mac software packages to extract a single file from an installer. You may think you have no need for it, but like I said, it's great at what it does.
QuickTime Movie NoteTaker: Free. Honestly, I'm not sure if this is still supported, and I confess I've not needed to use it in years.But this made the list last time and it might help someone out, so I'm listing putting here.
Self-Control: Free. The internet is a factory of distractions. If you don't trust yourself to stay focused on that screenplay, use Self-Control to shut off the internet for a while. It works.
Transcriva: $30. Transcription software for the Mac. I've not used this in a while, and some folks are using their NLE's voice recognition software, but it's still useful. While looking at Transcriva again I ran across Express Scribe -- never used it, but it also worth a look if you need something like this.
White Noise Free: Free. I get distracted if I can hear random conversations, music, etc. while doing deep dive work (e.g., writing or editing). Listening to white noise and a pair of good headphones helps me stay focused.
VLC Media Player: Free. From the website: "VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols." Plays almost anything you throw at it. We use this to cue up trailers at Public Cinema screenings.
This could be a really long list, but here are a few that I use.
Scenechronize: Free and Paid versions. I used to use a very old academic edition of Movie Magic/EP Scheduling, which is really expensive, to do stripboards and scheduling. Then a few years ago we discovered this. We used the free version of Scenechronize on Something, Anything, and it was amazing. It's so amazing that I've bumped it to the top of this section, out of alphabetical order. The paid version allows teams to collaborate.
Dropbox and Copy: Free and Paid versions. You know what Dropbox is. Copy is pretty much the same thing. There are lots of other web apps out there that do what these two do. When Something, Anything started being invited to festivals, each one would ask for their own set of (sometimes unique) deliverables. Instead of using Dropbox (which I use for tons of other things) I created a new Copy account and created files for each festival. This kept things clean and organized. Again, you could do this with one service (like Dropbox) but with so many players in the free cloud storage area, why not use a few?
Google Apps: Sheets and Forms. Free. I'm ambivalent about cloud computing (as in, it really sucks if you lose internet service), but I use Google's Spreadsheet and Survey apps quite a bit. We used the spreadsheet app to keep track of everything fromcasting information to festival submissions to publications to approach for reviews or other coverage. Google Surveys are great, too. We used them one, for example, at the beginning of Something, Anything to poll our crew about dietary restrictions, medical conditions, and so on.
Wordpress: Free. Many a great website was built on the back of Wordpress. (In case you're interested, this site is built on WP; Something, Anything's site is SquareSpace. SquareSpace will cost you money, maybe too much money, but it's appealingly no fuss.)
Blender: Free. Blender is used for, as the website says, "3D computer graphics software used for creating animated films, visual effects, art, 3D printed models, interactive 3D applications and video games." If you've ever seen my films you might suspect I know virtually nothing about this stuff. And you'd be right.
Lightworks: Free and Pro (Paid) Versions Lightworks was one of the first non-linear editors, and it's been used to edit films like The Wolf of Wall Street, LA Confidential, Pulp Fiction, Heat, and Road to Perdition. You can compare the free and paid versions here. After Apple's FCP debacle in 2011, I was curious about exploring this, but by the time the Mac version of Lightworks was released Resolve had emerged as a NLE candidate.
Evernote: Free and Paid versions. I've never been a convert, but some people -- especially writers -- are almost cultish in their devotion to Evernote.
Hopefully this post introduced you to one or more apps that helps you be more creative and productive. If you like something that I've not listed, or have thoughts on any of the above, let me know in the comments, via email, on Twitter, etc.


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ORLANDO, FLA. (April 5, 5:50 p.m. ET) — South Korean injection press maker Woojin Plaimm Co. Ltd. (Booth 1521) wants to significantly expand its international sales, setting up direct sales offices in Japan and Mexico this year and expanding its North American service staff.
The Incheon-based firm, which makes 1,500 injection molding machines annually and claims to be Korea's largest press maker, made a similar push in the last two years in Asia, setting up direct sales offices in India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia.
"The Korean market is very small," said Steve Gwon, director of the company's Brea, Calif., sales office. "Our concentration is to globalize."
This is the first time the company has exhibited at NPE, and Gwon said Woojin is looking to add technical support staff in Illinois and Georgia later this year so it can expand sales outside of its base on the West Coast of the United States.
"In the U.S. we are just selling machines in the West Coast," he said. "We would like to expand to the East Coast and the Midwest."
The company sells about 25-30 presses a year in the United States, with business of about $4 million, but wants to more than double that in the next two years, he said.
Globally, the company has sales injection molding machinery sales of about $147 million, with its Incheon factory accounting for about $130 million and the rest from a small factory in Ningbo, China.
Its worldwide sales have grown from $30 million 10 years ago to five times that now, Gwon said, in part because it started manufacturing presses larger than 1,000 tons clamping force in 2008.
About half of the company's sales are outside Korea. It opened its new Japanese sales office in late March, and it plans to open its Monterrey, Mexico sales office this summer.
"We have many customers in Monterrey and Tijuana," Gwon said.
At NPE2012, Woojin was exhibiting two high-speed all-electric presses of 165 and 220 tons clamping force, along with two different versions of energy-saving motors for hydraulic presses, and several other presses.
It was also showing its injection machines with heaters wrapped in what it said was the world's first nano-porous insulation material to prevent energy loss.
The equipment was developed by Korean company Aerogel Application Group in Deajeon City, two years ago, and last year was installed on thousands of injection molding machines at factories making components for Samsung's mobile phones and televisions, said Aerogel Chief Executive Officer Brian Kim. He spoke in an interview at the Woojin booth.
The equipment both cuts energy loss and reduces the temperate around injection molding machines, making the environment more comfortable for employees, Kim said.
As of April 1, Woojin changed its name from Woojin Selex to Woojin Plaimm.
It plans to expand in three or four years and move to a much larger facility in central South Korea. It's running out of space at its current 540,000 square foot factory in Incheon, near Seoul, Gwon said.


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WAIST TRAINING RESULTS: How long should it take?
Here's a question I receive nearly every day:
"My natural waist is 30 inches, and I just started waist training. How long will it take to see real results, and obtain a natural 24 inch waist?"
Of course, the exact wording, the numbers, and the goals all vary slightly from person to person. But I will tell you what I tell all of them – and you will not be happy:
I DON'T KNOW. And unfortunately, neither can anyone else. If someone claims that they CAN give you a specific duration of time that you will achieve your waist training goal, they are flat out lying.
If you look at these Before / After Waist Training examples, you will see that people have achieved all kinds of results, in all different durations. Some saw a marked difference in three months, while others achieved less dramatic results over two years. It's different for everyone.
WHY is this?
The (semi)permanent results of waist training is dependent on a number of factors, including your body's current state and your genetic pre-disposition, the quality of your corset and its compatibility with your body, and the way you train in your corset. Let's break those down in further detail:
Factor #1: Your body type and current body stats
Your Body Fat
- Adipose tissue can immediately compress down a lot more than muscle in a corset, but it also bounces back when you remove the corset. Some with a high body fat % are able to cinch down 10 inches in the waist, while someone with very low body fat may only be able to cinch down 2-3 inches.
- Weight distribution also plays a role. Do you tend to carry more weight in your belly, or do you carry more weight on your hips and thighs? If you do carry weight in your belly, do you have a lot of visceral fat or subcutaneous fat? Subcutaneous fat sits under the skin but above the muscle, and makes your skin soft and malleable. Visceral fat is the more 'dangerous' fat that sits under your abdominal muscle, between your organs. Someone with more subcutaneous fat (even over their tummy) will probably have an easier time lacing down than someone with visceral body fat.
Your Muscle Tone
- Very toned, dense muscles may be more difficult to cinch down compared to less toned muscles, BUT if you time your workouts well, you can actually use your resistance exercise regimen to your advantage in waist training to change the morphology of your oblique muscles and have them almost "grow" into the hourglass shape encouraged by the corset. Also, once you get to higher reductions, you have to "stretch" those side muscles, and also the tendons and ligaments. Some people's bodies seem to more readily accommodate to this than other people's bodies.
Your Skeletal Frame
- Do you have wider ribcage or smaller ribcage? Are your ribs flexible and are you able to accommodate corsets with a conical ribcage easily, or is your ribcage very inflexible and difficult to move? Those who are easily able to train their ribs are likely to see faster waist training results than those whose ribs are very rigid. My article on the corset's effect on the skeleton goes into more detail about this.
Your Age
- More mature waist trainers have bones that are not only less dense, but less malleable compared to younger trainers. For more information on how age can affect your corseting, see my article on waist training and age restrictions.
Your Organs
- When you look at human anatomy in a textbook, you're seeing a general "average" of the size and orientation of organs. But not everyone's organs look like that! Some people have larger organs, some have smaller organs. Even the position and orientation of organs can very slightly differ between individuals, and that small variation might make a huge difference in how well your body can accommodate the restriction of a corset. For further information, see my article on corsets and organs.
Your Water Retention
- What's your water content like? If you are often bloated or have water retention, either due to your lifestyle or because of a medical condition, you not only won't be able to lace down as much or as readily, but you have more of that "temporary squish" to you as opposed to contributing to that "long term training".
Whether You've Been Pregnant Before
- Have you had a baby before or not? While this point is a bit more anecdotal, it seems that mothers are (on average) able to lace down more readily/ more comfortably/ to higher reductions compared to nulliparous women. Maybe this has to do with the fact that the baby had moved around a woman's organs (especially in the final trimester), or the relaxin in your system during pregnancy had stretched out some tendons and ligaments already, or the woman was already accustomed to the feeling of restriction or breathing higher up in the chest, so she may be psychologically more comfortable with the feeling of being corseted. Read more about corsets after childbirth.
Factor #2: Your Corset
Proper Fit
- Is your corset comfortable? Does your corset fit you properly: when you lace down, does it reduce only the waist, and is it lying flat and gently supporting your upper ribcage and your hip area? Is your corset gap straight or uneven? Or is the corset overall not curvy enough: and is it giving you muffin top, pinching your hips or causing any lower tummy pooch to spill out underneath? A well-fitting corset is not only more effective at shaping, but it's also much more comfortable, so you'll be encouraged to wear it longer and more often.
- Is the corset strong? Does it hold up to the tension without buckling? Are the seams securely stitched? Are the bones creating a proper scaffold and not digging into your body? Are the grommets holding in? Having to put your training on hold – not because you want to, but because your corset breaks every 2 months and you have to replace it – is not cost effective and it's not time-effective. If you're in this for the long haul, invest in something strong and custom. See my article on Waist Training vs Tight Lacing, which also covers different requirements of a suitable corset for each.
- Is the corset the right silhouette to do the right job? If you want to train your ribcage, you might need a conical ribcage corset, which gradually tapers down and increases the pressure on the lower ribcage. A corset with a mild silhouette or with a corset with a rounded ribcage will give you a different effect. Be sure that the corset you are using is designed to do for you what you want. You can't force a round peg through a square hole and expect a triangle to come out.
Factor #3: Your Lifestyle Habits and Training Methods
Supplementary Exercise
- Are you exercising alongside your waist training? Adding or increasing core resistance training can help you see results faster by encouraging your muscles to "heal" in a certain way. Even if you have no intention of losing weight (you only use a corset to see a change in your silhouette), exercise is still important! If you don't add some core resistance training, your torso may see some shaping from the corset, but it may be squishy and complacent, and not hold that hourglass shape as well as if you were combining it with resistance training.
- Are you eating clean? Are you getting enough fiber so that you stay regular when corseting? Are you avoiding foods that you know can cause bloating or discomfort in your corset? Are you having regular small balanced meals, or are you the type to fast and then feast? Corseting over a large meal can be uncomfortable and difficult, and the quality of that meal also counts. You don't necessarily need a specific diet for waist training, but eating sensibly goes a long way.
- Are you staying hydrated? Are you getting a lot of clean water or tea? Are you keeping your electrolytes balanced (this ties in with water retention). Are you watching your blood pressure (which relates to your blood volume)? Do you take in a lot of caffeine or other diuretics, and are you making sure that your water intake balances that out?
Duration of your corset wear (and reduction)
- To get the best results in a corset, you have to use it. What method of waist training are you using? There is Romantasy's "Roller Coaster" method, and there is the Contour Corsets "Cycle" Method (see the differences between the two waist training methods). Some people use a combination of both, or they may try a different method altogether. Some people consider waist training as wearing their corset only 8 hours a day while they're out working. Others waist train by only wearing a corset to bed at night. Some people wear their corsets 12 or 16 hours a day, and a few very dedicated ones wear their corset 23 hours a day.
- The body responds best to consistency – for reasons I'll explain in an upcoming article, you'll probably see more results (and more comfortably!) if you wear a corset at a light or moderate reduction for long hours, as opposed to tightlacing or overlacing your corset for an hour and then not wearing it again for a few days.
Let's use an infomercial exercise program as a metaphor for waist training expectations. Many exercise programs say that you CAN lose UP TO 20 lbs per month (as an example), but read the small print and you find that these results are not typical. Many of these programs are also backed up with a guarantee that with proper compliance to the program, you will see some kind of result (often within 60 or 90 days) or your money back.
But you will notice that they do not guarantee a certain number of inches lost, because people have different bodies, different fitness levels, different levels of compliance. It's the same with a waist training program.
Ann Grogan (of Romantasy) offers the only corset training program I currently know of – in her some 25 years of working with waist trainers and 14 years officially coaching, she is able to confidently say that with her 3-month waist training program, you're likely to see some noticable results in your natural waist with proper compliance to the program (the program covers a lot of factors: the type of corset you're using, the reduction, the hours, the foods you eat, the exercises you do, etc). But since each program is personalized based on goals, each person's compliance is different and each person's body accommodates their corset differently, it's still very difficult to precisely predict how many inches you'll lose, or how fast.
What I have found is the highest indicator of success is whether you actually enjoy wearing your corset and find it completely comfortable. If you practice patience, and wear your corset consistently (and ironically, not be overly attached to your end goal), you are likely to see more results over time than someone who is less patient and is only corseting for the end result. But I will cover that in another article soon.
Do you currently waist train, or did you train in the past? How long did it take you to see results? Let me know in a comment below!
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Hello, if I've successfully go down to 24″ as my natural waist, how long and how often should I wear the the corset for maintenance? thank you
Can wear during sports
I would like to know where you get your information?
Hi I would like to let you know it only took about 1 week of using my corset to see really noticeable results. However, I was also doing small amounts of exercising, nothing extensive just some stretching, squats, push-ups and a bit of cardio from dancing. I also cut super salty foods and super surgery foods out of my diet and I lost almost an inch within 15 days.
Hello Lucy, first of all thank you for this site. Secondly, I'm in a bit of a bind haha, and I am really, really desperate for some insight. So if you read this I'll be eternally grateful.
I'm going to cali theme parks in a few weeks. Sounds fun. I love thrill rides. I love rides. I love parks. Except…I'm fatter than I used to be. Fat enough that on a local carnival ride, I was almost too fat for the over chest bar and lap bars to latch. (About 54″ waist and 52″ bust). I have large boobs, but I carry most of it in my stomach that hangs kinda low and round like santa claus.
Yeah…I have plenty of reason to fear being kicked off rides this time, and I don't want that to happen not just cause of embarrassment but because I really…really have a thing for rides, like I want to go on them.
So I decided for the next few weeks, I'm reducing calories to under 900 a day, and adding intense daily workouts as I can.
I also bought a cincher corset in the hopes that will help. Is there any chance that my plan will work out in a way giving me better hope for roller coaster lap bars fitting on me? Like for example, hope that all of this combined with a corset routine will get me down from 54″ to below 44″? I realllly hope so, that's all.
Hi, I've been measured for a corset and am currently wearing mine for the first day. very excited. I had a baby 5 years ago now and have never managed to get my original shape back so I'm hoping this will help. Do you have any tips for post pregnancy waist training? (especially as it's been so long since I was pregnant!)
I am around a size 6-8 but what size waist trainer would I need to see the best results.
I am 5 foot 1 and weigh around 113 lbs. I have a small waist naturally but quite wide, square hips. I'd like more definition in my body to emphasize the size of my butt. Is this something I can do with corsets or clinchers.
Hey im using waist cincher , will it help my tummy to slip down and have a hour glass shape?
Hey I was wondering if you could give me some links to really effective good corsets
Thanks for this! I just had a question everyone here is vegan and I was wondering if they just nought normal ones? Because I havnt found one not made with cotton and I really wanna get one :( if anybody knows of any vegan waist trainers let me know!
Thank u. Very helpful
Thanks a lot for articles and videos, they are very helpful.I came to know about the difference between a real corset and waist clincher. I am Asian and my body is a bit curvy already and I want to do waist training to tone my abdomen. My height is 5.3 with weight 56 kg my overall weight distribution is fine I guess but my stomach Is a bit fatty,please suggest if waist training will help in toning my abdomen? I have bought a 24 spiral steel corset with 28 waist,and my natural waist is 33,I am willing to wear it 23*7. My age is 23 and m a virgin. Please suggest will I able to shrink my stomach. Sorry for long comment,really looking forward for your suggestion. Thanks
I have a natural 24 inch waist and I'd like to reduce it to 22 inches. If I purchase a 22 inch steel bone corset and consistently train with it, do you think my natural waist will slowly be reduced to 22? I have no body fat almost at all, I'm very thin and lean.
Hi I wanted to ask, what size corset should I train down to of I want my waist to keep at 20 inches after taking it off…
Hello I'm on day 2 corset training and I've hit the 3rd set of rows because every time I take it of and put it back on the nxt day it won't fit on the same set does this mean it's working?
Hi there,
I want to start using a corset, which one would you recommend? I'm not trying to lose weight, more wanting to have a "sharper" waist. At the moment I'm 56kg and 5'5″ and my waist is 29-30 inches. I want to try get to 26 inches, what do you recommend? I'm willing to wear the corset for as many hours as needed.
Really need advice
Hi Lucy. I currently wear 22 inch corset that I am able to fully close. I would've like to have natural waist 22inch. If I keep waist training with this corset, could I reach my goal? Or should I get smaller corset?
Hello there! I've ordered a 24 steel boned corset and hoping it will arrive this week. Although the seller recommends beginners to use 9 boned latex waist trainer first. It was way to expensive to purchase 2 waist trainers so I just decided to buy 1. Anyways! I've always been conscious of my body shape since high school. I'm now 25 yrs with a 5yrs old son. My waist line is 32 inches, about 130lbs and 5'5 ft tall. I'd say I'm not skinny but rather thick body type. My problem is that I have wide shoulders and ribcage. And I don't have that much tummy fat just on the sides. So yes! When you see my figure it's just very straight! No curves at all. I was very active since high and college and even if I workout with abs exercise I just lose weight and doesn't give me some side curves coz of my body structure. Im also on a diet ever since and it just maintained my weight. I'm Asian so yes I eat rice ever meal. But I always make sure I eat atleast half cup of rice per meal then eat more fruits and vegetables. Right now I just think that since I had a child my metabolism slowed down and all the foods I eat goes to my tummy and doesn't evenly distribute fats.
Anyways sorry if this was too long. But I'm just really looking forward to using the corset. I'll pair it up with proper diet and some exercise! ?
Hi Lucy,
I'm having trouble with numbing. I have a conical Ribcage corset and a Orchard Corset Steel-Boned Short Underbust Cotton Corset (CS-426 Short).
Whenever I wear either of these corsets I do not feel any pain from tight lacing but I start to notice my right hip/ hip flexor area starts to go numb and faintly aches. I thought it may be the pressure on my hips but the conical corset has space to fit a pinky finger under it.
Am I doing something wrong?
Thnaks :)
Hello. My waist is 30 inches but I want to go down to 20 inches. Today is my 3rd day using the corset. It's has steel bars. I wear it almost the whole day or I wear to sleep at night and continue wearing it the next morning as well. Today as I lie down on my couch, I felt my guts move. It was a weird tangling feeling. Does it mean my body is changing? When I take off the corset, I can see how my body more curved and a little flat. Bit it's not the results that I want so I want to keep wearing it until I see major reaults. I don't workout cause I'm scared I'll damage my inner organs. So I just diet and work and wear the corset. Any suggestions? Or advice? I'm hoping I'll see big results within a month. I already took a before picture of my.tummy and after 1 month, I'll take another picture and do a comparison.
Hi there ! I bought and Orchard 345 and started seriously training after my Breast reconstruction . I wear it average 22/23 hours /day . It's wonderful for my back pain and posture. In addition , I lost 30+ lbs and went from 34″ down to 28″. Happy corsetting !
Hi there. ..
My name is Erin
I have bought a waist trainer and I have yet to use it. ..nit sure how long to wear it…I have had 2 kids..
5″2 126….I am petite everywhere but have a pouch…and would like it gone..
I don't have much shape in the waist department..so would like it to change. . ;)
Great and well-written educational article, Lucy!
Hello, I started waist training recently and I wanted to know how often should I wear it in a day and if I can get some tips for faster results :)))
I was wondering how fit a corset should be? My waist line is size 27 inch. and I recently purchased a small corset for sizes 26-27 but I think I should have purchased an X-small (for sizes 25-26) instead because I had to use the first snap because the last snap would fit me loose. What do u suggest should I return it and get an XS instead? Thank you!
Hi! This is great…I get to ask an expert. I have not started corset trainer yet, because I have problems wearing a regular shaper. I have a short torso AND a high derriere. So the traditional waistline center is in the middle of back. My dilemma is when I wear any shaper, it tends to roll up when I sit down. Will the a trainer do the same? Or should I get one cut the back?
Hi there. I have been wearing my corset for two weeks, 6-10 hrs a day, 5 days a week. I am 5'3 115lbs with hardly any fat around the waist since I am very athletic. The only problem is that my waist is wide and doesn't get smaller than 28″ no matter how much I diet or train. I have a flaring rib cage as well and I'm also hoping that my corset will push them in. I'm just wondering if I will see any results since I hardly have any fat in that area. My friend has been wearing it for three weeks and already she has seen major results, while I'm still waiting and hoping.
Hello! My question is what type of corset should I wear if my muffin top spills out above my rib cage? It fits great on the bottom. If always had a small waist even after child birth. Is there an "all over" corset?
Hey Lucy,
So latex waist cinchers won't make you lose inches, only corsets do?
Thing is I love waist cinchers more but if they won't make me lose inches then I'm waisting my money…
Hi, I was wondering is it safe to sleep in a waist trainer over night and/or while taking a nap? I was also wondering if it is important to change to a fiber diet, or any kind of diet and exercise? Next question how many hours of a day should the waist trainer be worn? Final question "once I receive my satisfaction point continue eating and exercising will that keep me from regaining my tummy fat and if not why is that?
Hi I am in New Zealand- I am transgenered with the obvious problems of weight distribution, Can you help me ?? I am also 74 year,
which one will cinch your waist more the waist cincher (latex) or the corset?
I have a waist cincher in rubber latex and I like the shape it gives me compared to the corset. Some corsets look like they give you an unnatural waist, the cincher gives you a natural curve.
Please explain between these 2
Hi Lucy, Can you tell me which corset you are wearing in the picture from the section "Factor 2:Your corset"? Is it from Orchard Corsets? I am looking for an affordable conical shaped ribcaged corset since I want my frame to be smaller. Thank you!
What happenes if you stop wearing it once you get the results you want?
Hi my prom is in June and I just brought a wast trainer and if I wear it for these last two months and eat right and exercise should I see results?
Hi. Thanks for the super informative article. I recently got a corset that comes right under my bust. I have a super wide ribcage. Will thill type of corset perhaps narrow it or I will need a special type. I've been religiously wearing it (3 weeks), and I'm not seeing much results.
Hi! Let me apologize if this question has already been asked. I am considering corset training. My question is: once I reach the look / shape I want, do I stop using the corset altogether or will I still need to use it to maintain my shape? If I do need to continue to use it, how often do I use it just to maintain? I'm sure it's different for everyone but a general rule would be nice since I have no idea (does it usually need to be used only at night every night, or one day a week, or one day a month, etc?). Thank you in advance.
I have a 25 waistline but the sides of my abdomen are straight with a lot of flab out front. I'm striving to get an hourglass figure with a 21″ corset bound to arrive in two days. I just wonder if I reach my goal and stop wearing the corset, will it go back to the shape before?
hi..i am a girl from albania..i am 21 years old..i want to know if the corset is danger and how long should take..please help me…because i like have a flatt stomach,not a slimmer waist
Hi quick question I work daily & I just started waist training but I prefer to only do it at night for a couple of hr will I get some results?
Hi, I had c – section 9wks ago and I want my tummy flat badly can I use a waist trainer? A friend gave me one to use but it hurt my ribs and belly anytime I put it on, I don't knw what to do to get my tummy back thank you
Can wear to the gym? Or anytime of the day?
I have ordered my first corset which should be here in a few weeks. I'm only wanting to get rid of a small pudge and firm my stomach. My weight is fine and I'm not fat what so ever. How long should I ware it to just get rid of the pudge? I know it's different for everyone. To give you a better description I'm 26yrs old. 5'4 and weigh 115lbs. I have my whole life. Even when I had kids I shrunk down to normal size in two days with no exercise or stretch marks.
Hi, Lucy,
This is a great article! Thank you so much.
Quick question: I started waist training in mid-October 2014. I was wearing my corset for the first three months 8 – 12 hours per day, 5 – 6 days a week, but have since reduced the time I wear it to about five hours, 5 -6 days per week. I have noticed that I can almost close my corset, even on the days I have retained more water than others, which tells me the waist training is working. However, would you suggest I wear it longer, or more often, for my results to continue? The reason I reduced the number of hours I wore it is because I am a powerlifter, and I found I wasn't able to eat enough food to support my training, while wearing the corset for that long. I don't know if it helps, but my waist is about 25″ now, and I have a 22″ corset.
Hi… I hv 30 inches waist .. Today i bought underbust corset .. I need to ask u the way of use it .. For how long i have to wear it .. I mean whole day and also sleep timing ?
Am wearing a small underbust corset. Is it ok if the belly and hip spills out a bit?
I really enjoyed this read. I am 3 weeks in and having some pain under my ribs on the right side but not willing to give up yet!
Lucy, I wanted to thank you for the wealth of sensible information on your site and videos. Im one week into my waist training and Im being patient and diligent with it as you suggest. I did have some rib pain last week and realized that I was jumping the gun and lacing down too fast. Instead I decided to open it up and learn to sit comfortably for a couple hours at a time. I find after a couple hours I can bring it in an inch for another hour and Ive even slept in it for a few hours at a time on several nights. Advil helped with the initial pain/discomfort but my ribs are already changing shape and conforming. I can especially notice their new positioning while Im sitting in the car driving (without corset). After a week of taking it slow, Im sitting comfortably laced down an inch smaller than last week and I'll keep up the slow and steady method.
As a side note, Ill add that I workout for an hour three times a week with a mix of cardio and weight training. This includes 50-100 crunches a day and pull-ups for core strength. I currently weight 140lbs at 5'5, have had two kids which stretched out my middle and ribs and am wearing a 24in corset laced to 29-28inches currently. Looking to get more of my natural hourglass shape back through waist training and exercise.
Hello, I just purchased a waist cincher. I want to just wear it at night… Will that be effective in showing results just as quickly as wearing it for 8 hours during the day? And if I only wear it at night would you suggest wearing it while also working out? I just have a very up and down job and don't think I could tolerate wearing it during the day…. Thank you. Your site is very helpful!
Hello, I recently purchased a CS411 from orchard corset. This is about the first week of wearing it to work and now I'm starting to wear it for longer amounts of time at work. I work sitting down and I feel like the corset moves up when I sit and is somewhat not where its supposed to be, also it's starting to poke me in my back with the top of the corset and its very uncomfortable.
My other concern is, I have a curvy body and wide hips with a little muffin top but I'm working on that lol I feel like is making my waist smaller but is it enhancing my muffin tops?
I'm so confused, please help!
I love This site & all the videos I was clueless before finding all this info it's gave me confidence to try waist training so thank you :)
I have a question about a review of the restyle wide hip corset which I saw, I know you probably haven't worn it often enough to test it properly because you own better waist training corsets but just wondering if you think it would be an effective waist trainer? or do you think it wouldn't be as good as the expensive ones which can permanently alter the waist after lots of use? I carry my weight on my hips and thighs so Id just like to pull in my muscle and ribs I guess? I already own the restyle, it fits amazingly but just want some advice before I commit to wearing it full time, please help!
(sorry for the million questions)
Ps: maybe it's important to make clear that is still haard to cinch down to 2 inches. Just one inch is really the standard and when I wear it to sleep I cinch down at it's best half an inch. I've been doing it for three weeks (2 of which I was seasoning it). I guess the question is: is it notmal to just cinch one inch?
Hi lucy! Before anything, thanks so much for the information, it's just so nice and helpful! I just begun training with an orchard corset cs-426 that should close at 20 inches. When I got ut my natural waist was 26 but after the holidays I got a little weight and is now 27/27.5. The corset still seems ok. The thing is, I can usually just cinch down an inch everytime I wear it. When wearing for ling hours (more than 4), I am usually able to cinch down almost an extra inch. The corset was seasoned ok I think. Is it possible to get results cinching down so little everytime. I do have little body fat in my waist area and im 5'8. Sorry for asking questions while you already provide so much knowledge and it's ok if you are unable to answer. Happy holidays!
Hiii please my natuaral waist size is 31.5 what corset size is good for me?as in L,M,S,Xl
Hello there! I am new to waist training and so far I feel I'm doing well with it, but there is one thing that concerns me. I can't seem to find any information on this particular issue so I figured id just ask. I noticed while I have my corset on everything seemingly gets pushed downward creating a bigger then usual bell budge. What can I do to prevent that from happening as it is kind of unsightly. Also, will this belly buldge be permanent?
Like many others, I have the muffin top problem at the back. I have a Cs 411 from Orchard Corset and just began waist training a couple of weeks ago. I wear it over night and when I'm at home because the back fat thing is too obvious for me to feel confident wearing it in public. I really want to be able to put in long hours though, so I have two questions:
First, if I have three hours is the morning and three in the evening, for example, would that be as effective as wearing it for six hours straight? (I did have someone from OC tell me that would be fine but I wanted your opinion as well)
And second, I know that it's not a good idea to have a v shape gap in the back, but for purposes of being able to wear it out of the house if I let it out at the top to minimize the muffin top effect do you think that would damage the corset or make my training less effective?
Thank you for very much for providing all of this information. :)
Hi there, I just received my waist trainer in the mail today. It took me about 15 minutes to put it on! It was a struggle, but I did it! It's already super comfortable and nothing is spilling out from the bottom, but my upper back fat is being pushed up! I followed the measuring steps on the website and carefully figured out my size, so I'm not sure whats going on. What should I do? Thank you in advance :)
Hellos. I've always been interested in corseting. This page helped me figure out quite a bit but I still have a couple questions. First off, because of a bad car wreck when I was younger I only have 2/3 of my small intestine and 1/3 of my large intestine left. My abdominal muscles never fully recovered and I've noticed that I can cinch a wide belt down to 8″ smaller than my normal waist size. It is by no means uncomfortable. I know standard recommendations say to order a corset 4″ smaller than normal waist size but I feel quite confident I could go down more. What would you recommend? And thank you for such a lovely and informative site.
I'm curious where do the fat goes from your stomach? how long should we wear the corset for beginners?
I recently started waist training (after seeing a picture and ordering randomly from online). The first time I tried one on it took me about half hour to fasten the whoke thing but it's gotten easier to put on and wear. However it's very uncomfortable when I sit or drive with it on. It digs into my body. Is there something you recommend to reduce the discomfort while sitting?
Hi I'm so excited to start waist training but I do have a question about the end result .. Once I have gotten the results that I want is this a life thing? Or will I always have to wear the corset to keep the figure ? Not talking about the fat on my body obviously that's with healthy eating and exersize but what about the ribs? Will they get bigger again if I stop wearing my corset ?
I have scoliosis but its not bad , will my corset still work ?
Hi there, I just have a few questions. What do you recommend we look for when buying a corset? How do we know it'll feel comfortable? And, where do you suggest we buy our corset?
I have a few questions.
1.) How many hours a day should you wear it in order to see results?
2.) How many inches on average does it shrink your waist?
3.) Do you have any techniques so that I am able to put the waist trainer on myself? For some reason it is soooo difficult for me.
Hi, I just started waist training. I have a 29 waist. I've been wearing it during my workout but think I'm not wearing enough. I want to stop wearing it during workouts and wear it to bed. I have read many blogs but no one talks about wearing it to bed. I wonder if it bothers anyone during sleep?
I'm having issues, it's not a comfort thing, it's when I lace in, I feel great, there's nothing spilling below or anything, and then I turn around, and it looks like all the skin from under my corset is pushed up, and it hangs over slightly the top of my corset, and when I'm wearing an underbust, there's a slight bulge between my bust and the top of the corset, is there any way to prevent this?
When I was reading "Gone With The Wind", I thought Scarlett's waist size (18.5″ everyday, 17″ occasional) absolutely impossible. I was about 23.5″ naturally and it seemed the physical limit, I had just never seen real corsets. Well I was able to reach these figures in 6 months! My natural waist also reduced by a couple of inches. It was not easy (I have a relatively wide ribcage), but what an exciting experience. Interestingly, I did not plan to waist-train at all – I just saw Lucy's cnannel and thought "Beautiful! Why not get a nice real corset to wear to rock shows?" But when the corset arrived, I just could not take it off :)) Thank you Lucy for introducing the world of corsetry to us!


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Published April 10, 2012 09:16 AM
It's Official: March was Warmest Ever in United States
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has maintained records of weather and climate since the late 1800s. According to these records, the month of March, 2012 has set a new record as the warmest March ever for the contiguous United States. Across the nation, 15,000 local warm temperature records were broken. The average temperature was 51.1 degrees F, which is 8.6 degrees higher than the average 20th century March temperature. It is 0.5 degrees higher than the previous warmest March in 1910. The record high March also pushed the average temperature for the first quarter (January-March) to a new record high.
This recent NOAA release makes official what everybody already knew. Last month, the amazing warm weather was all people were talking about, using words like "crazy" and "incredible". People reveled in the beautiful weather, enjoying it to the fullest, but all the time knowing that it just did not make sense.
The eastern two-thirds of the country were subject to the high temps while the Pacific states were spared. In fact, the only state within the lower 48 that had below average temps for March was Washington. Since US climate records began over 117 years ago, only one other month has seen a greater departure from the average, and that was January 2006.
The following are some key highlights of the US climate in March and the first quarter 2012:
- Every state experienced at least one record warm daily temperature. About half the record temps occurred during the day, and half occurred at night. In 21 instances, the record high nighttime temperature exceeded the existing daytime record temperature.
- 25 States, all east of the Rockies, experienced their warmest March on record.
- Nationally averaged precipitation was 2.73 inches, slightly higher than average. Above average precipitation was prevalent in Texas and the Southern Plains, improving long-term drought conditions. The interior West, Northeast, Florida, and Colorado in particular were drier than average.
- Warmer conditions in the eastern US created favorable conditions for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. Overall, this severe weather caused 40 fatalities and over $1 Billion in damages and losses.
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- The record high first quarter (Jan-Mar) for the contiguous US was an average temperature of 42 degrees, 6 degrees higher than the long-term average.
- Alaska had its tenth coolest March on record and its 9th coolest first quarter.
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