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Saturday, September 05, 2009

The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker is topping critics' lists this year, and it is a good film, to be sure. It had inspired me to write a rather long-winded and self-important essay concerning the problem with wars like the one in Iraq, but, as is usually the case, a bit of research quelled my zealous aims (maybe sleeping on it helped too), so I'll just write a review instead.

Let me get the grievances out of the way. I wish the distributors would have had the good sense to push this film with the same confident misdirection that characterized the marketing of District 9. Rob Woodrum pointed out that D9 is really a genre action film through and through, but what kept it from being predictable was a genius bit of casting (by using an unknown as the protagonist) and by making trailers that caused you to think that he was not the protagonist.

The Hurt Locker also benefits from a great bit of counter-intuitive casting, but the trailer gives away the game by revealing the protagonist and key dialogue scenes that feature him, so you know what is going to happen in the first scene when an A-list actor shows up as the would-be protagonist, and later you know the film's real main character cannot die in scenes that would otherwise be up-in-the-air because he still hasn't spoken certain lines of dialogue. When will filmmakers realize the creative potential trailers pose? Why not shoot scenes for a 2 minute short that could suffice as an awesome teaser to the film without giving away the game?

Second problem: while the film shows a good deal of restraint politically, the filmmakers just can't help themselves with a couple jabs that kind of took me out of the picture for just a minute or two. David Morse shows up as a Colonel who cartoonishly tells a soldier to let a wounded Iraqi die. It's not that such a comment is out of the realms of possibility, but it is not earned and feels very much like a forced political comment. And then there's Colonel Cambridge. What would a war movie be without the pencil-pushing commander who sits behind a desk and never sees action? Uh...a lot less predictable. As soon as his counselee Specialist Owen Eldridge tells him that he should join them in the action to see what it's like, know what comes next. But even worse, they have Colonel Cambridge telling the local people to leave a dangerous area, but with this absurdly caricatured mispronunciation of Imshi: “Ishmi!” “Ishmi!” he exclaims. Okay, we get it, he doesn't know what he's doing. He's an ugly American.

These are very picky critiques, I know, but it is because the film is so effective elsewhere that it should render such blatant commentary unnecessary. And to be fair, as many critics have already pointed out, this film is perhaps the first Iraq film that has succeeded in keeping ideology out of the limelight. Chicago Tribune critic Michael Phillips probably said it best, “Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal, … have made the first fictional feature about American soldiers in Iraq that doesn't fall apart, or preach to a choir, or turn into a position paper. 'The Hurt Locker' plays it right down the middle politically, staying remarkably free of cant or polemical blather, focusing -- as any good procedural should -- on the incremental details of one person's line of work.”

My only other qualm with the film is that, once again, the nefarious influence of the anti-tripod coalition have convinced the director that shaky is always better at communicating agitation and tension. And while there are scenes that work in this way, there are others that just feel like the director is trying too hard to make you feel “like you're there.”

Taking these criticisms into consideration, is The Hurt Locker as good as everyone is making it out to be, or are critics just so hungry for a good Iraq film after being subjected to the last ten years of cinematic gruel that they would latch onto anything with an ounce of merit?

Even with my qualms, I'll go ahead ad get my ticket punched to ride on the bandwagon because unlike District 9 (which I really liked) this film does not follow genre conventions. This film is not just an action movie; it's not just a war movie or buddy movie. It is all of those things, but it is more.

I wanted the film to give me a climactic battle scene here, honestly. It had earned the right to do so, but the film stayed honest with the subject matter. The Iraq war does not allow for such romanticism. There is no Hitler pulling the strings of these insurgents. There is no absolute evil that can be identified easily and hunted down.

This war is waged against faceless enemies, a war in which the suicide bomber may be an unwilling weapon, not a nefarious villain bent on destruction.

So the film stays honest and refuses to use the Iraq War as a springboard to Hollywood endings. The heroes do not have the luxury of storming the gates of hell to stop more bombs from being produced. They must simply deal with the task at hand and disarm a seemingly endless supply of impersonal killers: Improvised Explosive Eevices (IED's-also known as Roadside bombs). In doing research for this piece, I found this chart depicting the number of IED's that have been deployed in Iraq since 2004, and I was surprised to discover that the numbers in 2009 are the lowest they have been in five years (

The Hurt Locker meticulously details how this came about: tireless, determined, and, in this particular case, obsessive attention to a job that is both thankless and deadly.

The film does not give any easy answers. It applauds the hard work these men are willing to do, but explores the limits of heroism and reminds us that even the best intentions can yield unintended casualties.

The Hurt Locker is not the feel good movie of the year, and thus should serve as a good pendulum swing from last year's endearing flight of fancy Slumdog Millionaire. Judging from the competition, the film seems to be the heir-apparent to this year's best pic Oscar, and judging from the limited amount of films I have seen so far this year, I would have no qualms with that.

Friday, July 24, 2009

Weekend Music Links

I've been maintaining a music-oriented blog for my place of work. I think it has some fun content. Check today's latest if you get a chance:

Weekend Music Links: Issue 5

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

MTV's Exit Campaign

Okay, so I am not one to plug MTV much, if at all, but having seen Radiohead's video about child slavery/child labor, which was part of MTV's new Exit Campaign, I was intrigued and wanted to find out more.

The Exit Campaign's Website states that the program was designed to, "raise awareness and increase prevention of human trafficking in Europe and Asia. Since the campaign launched in 2004, MTV EXIT has created various programs and activities that informed and empowered millions of young people both from source and destination countries about the issue and take actions within their communities."

These words sound nice and genuine, but sometimes these programs end up being sounding boards that just make us feel good that we're at least thinking about doing something even if we're not really doing anything.

Nonetheless, I was convinced to link them after watching the Killers' music video they have posted on the front page. Not meant for younger viewers, but seriously, you need to watch this thing to the end. Very powerful.

MTV's Exit Campaign Home Page

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Ginsburg and Eugenics?

You may not be a fan of Jonah Goldberg, but I'd like to hear your thoughts on his argument here. This point is one that is often overlooked or hush-hushed by the pro-choice camp, and I think it really needs to be addressed. Sanger was no stranger to tying birth control to eugenics, and that is a serious ethical issue that should not be taken lightly.

Goldberg's article can be found here: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and a Question of Eugenics.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Letter to President Obama

President Obama,

I humbly request that you allow us to suffer. I am a citizen who has not contributed to the current financial crisis: I have not taken out risky loans or made bets on others' risky loans.

Nonetheless I believe that we all share some blame for the current situation. I am to blame for not being more vocal about responsibility. I am to blame for not raising a clarion call to rouse Americans from our current comatose state in which we have mistaken privileges for rights and luxuries for necessities.

I did not approve of these bailout measures when President Bush advocated them for the same reason I do not now: they legislate irresponsibility. The old adage that money does not grow on trees can now be rebutted with a new one, "but we can always print extra."

I know there is a high probability for dire consequences if your policies are not enacted. A depression could be the result. But I say better the loss of homes, valuables and comfort over the loss of our integrity as a nation.

America was meant to be a nation composed of citizens who were not defined by the size of their houses, the price of their cars, or the number of their televisions, but by the content of their character. I believe that in refusing to allow people to suffer the consequences for their actions, we are undermining that very principle that defines us.

Allowing this recession to run its course may hurt many, but as one who stands to take a blow from this recession, I want to go on record and say, "Let it come." I fear the consequences of these attempts to legislate ourselves out of harm's way more than I fear the consequences of the financial harm itself.

Ford Seeuws

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Destructive Interference: Issue 1

Main Page
- About This Blog
- Noise in the Abortion Debate

In order to keep the
slogan "pro-life" should
pro-lifers also oppose war,
repeal the death penalty
and become vegetarians,
or is that only part of
a much more uncomfortable solution?

The Fallacy Finder
- Fallacies in the Gay Marriage Debate
We take a look at fallacies used in two
letters to the editor from opposite
sides of the gay marriage debate.

Faith in the Real World
- A Disjointed Meditation on Roads, Maps and Jesus

Film Tangents
- Required Viewing: Lake of Fire

Closing Thoughts
- Sounding Off

Welcome to the first edition of Destructive Interference. Please take your time with the material presented before forming knee-jerk reactions. It is not my intent that you enjoy this blog in the way we might enjoy a movie or a magazine, but to challenge us all (myself included) to examine our practices of receiving and spreading information.

This is not meant to be consumable information, but hopefully the kind that will inspire contemplation, research, and interaction. For too long we have been guilty of receiving information rather than gathering it, and we, the people, have not only succumbed to the manipulations of the three branches of our government, but also to the manipulations of the fourth estate, the press.

I believe the press is corrupted by the dictates of not only its advertisers and its underwriters, but also by its ever-increasing dedication to entertaining its audience and by its myopic concern for the immediate and perennial present.

I believe the blogosphere with all its imperfections is a positive development, but one that, if unchecked, will ultimately be co-opted by the same system it has sought to bypass.

I believe that hope for this world must involve its citizens, not merely its leaders, and in order for us to contribute to the truly good, we must have a better approximation of truth.

I appreciate your input. This is only a first effort and will require much improvement.

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About this Blog

“If you don’t stand for something you’ll fall for anything.”

I am not familiar with the origin of the above quote, but it has become the catchphrase for youth conventions and anachronistic church seminars dealing with the dangers of postmodernism. While it is usually the traditionalist who finds comfort in the phrase, it occurred to me recently that the concept espoused in the quote has seeped its way into broader culture’s public discourse.

While it may seem like a nice concept, if a bit oversimplified, I find it disturbing. It encourages people to make a hasty decision- “pick a side and do it quick before you get tricked.” But does it really reduce the risk of being tricked when you are in a hurry to come to a conclusion?

For the media, however, this admonition becomes very useful. Before going on I must qualify that when I refer to media here I am referring to media of all political persuasions-from Fox and Talk Radio on the far right, to MSNBC, Time Magazine, Newsweek and that one kid on Youtube on the far left to those left-leaning enterprises such as NPR and Factcheck that occupy the middle.

But regardless of their political or social persuasions, I believe that the principal problem with all the major news institutions (regardless of their political affiliation or influences) was best described by Neil Postman in his 1985 book Amusing Ourselves to Death. Postman argued that aural and visual forms of mass communication have reduced "news" to disconnected bits of information that have no bearing on one another. He summarized his theory by pointing to the way an anchor would move from one story to another wholly unrelated situation with three little words: "and now this." For Postman, those words captured the problem with the current state of news perfectly, and twenty years later so do I.

In a world of such dynamic change, staying current is paramount. The reporter must move on to the next thing-"and now this." So one day Rush is talking about Obama and Ayers, and the next day he is talking about a Youtube video exposing Democrats’ culpability in the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac debacle. One day Terry Gross is talking with a former Guantanamo detainee and the next is bantering with Stephen Colbert.

The problem with this practice is that we are not given sufficient time to formulate accurate judgments on the information with which we are presented. So we end up having to jump to a conclusion (or else we might fall for anything):

- “Obama is a thief,” or “Rush is a moron.”
- “Democrats are solely responsible for the housing crisis,” or “Republicans’ deregulation is to blame.”
- “Guantanamo is bad,” or “This guy deserved it”
- “Stephen Colbert sure is all he’s cracked up to be,” or “Terry sure is sucking up to him.”

It may seem that I’m being unfair to these institutions and oversimplifying the situation. But, let’s imagine that for a whole week Rush were to do the following:

- Take one of Obama’s platforms and seriously discuss it with intelligent people from both sides of the debate
- Refuse to engage in his fiery and often funny rhetoric
- Carry on a civil discourse attempting to discover which side has the better argument

Would the listener be able to come to an accurate assessment of the issue at hand? While it would be no doubt better than a simple wrangling over talking points, there are people who spend whole semesters, undergraduate stints, masters’ degrees, and even doctoral dissertations on such topics and end up disagreeing on the particulars.

But keeping it simple works well for the media because if there are only two options, people must choose, which creates conflict, which gets people talking, which gets people watching, listening and reading, which makes advertisers or underwriters happy.

I hate to sound so cynical here, but I have been looking for a non-biased source for quite some time, and I have all but given up. I know pure objectivity is nigh impossible, but it sure would be nice to see someone try to be more honest about their agendas and views and truly strive for no spin.*

So it occurred to me that if no one else is doing it, maybe I could try.

Originally I was hoping to post a monthly news magazine with various sections dedicated to stripping away shoddy rhetoric and having honest conversation and debate. I wanted to take one topic and spend time with it for months, maybe even years, so that we can hear the best arguments from all sides of a debate instead of being shackled to the same old catchphrases and talking points.

Unfortunately for this idea, I have a boss, a wife, a child, and God, all of whom are higher on my priority list. So I have been putting the date of "publish" off, waiting for a time when I could release this idea upon the world, thinking of it as some kind of ideological Venus that would spring fully-formed from my disorganized mind, but this will not be the case.

Instead, I will put what I have out there in the hopes that one can day I can set up a more well-structured endeavor.

The “Blogazine” will be designed to provide an environment conducive to more than just the exchange of information and opinions, but one in which honest research and conversation will hopefully lead to a fine-tuned understanding of issues instead of superficial reductions.

The main section is Destructive Interference, which will act as both the principal blog and the portal to the other subsections. While it sounds like a name for a cheesy throwback punk band, it is actually the technical term for the process that makes noise-cancellation possible.

The purpose of this section will be to analyze stories, films, broadcasts or print of any kind that has been designed to provide disinformation and make complex issues seem simple. The goal is to remove noise from the debating process so we can actually engage in dialogue.

This brings us to the second section called Dialogue, Not Diatribe. There we will seek to engage in honest and reasoned debate instead of polemics. I do not have anything ready for this section yet, but I am working on it and will get something up in due course.

The next section will deal with fallacies in the media. This section will be comprised of two parts- The Fallacy Finder and a Fallacy Glossary. The Fallacy Finder will examine popular logical fallacies and attempt to sniff them out wherever they may be found, (even if we catch ourselves sneaking some fallacies out of the jar!). The glossary will function as a...glossary of... fallacies. So in case you forget the difference between the “part-to-whole” fallacy and the “whole-to-part” fallacy you can check here. -once they are up:)

The next section will be my venue for engaging controversial books, articles, or movies: Orthoptic Analysis. I do not have an entry ready for this section yet, but we will first take a look at Bart Ehrman's book Misquoting Jesus. Though I have finished the book, my thoughts are a big jumbled mess, and I would to run them by a friend of mine who really resonated with the book before posting them.

The sixth section will be my space to sound off on my God-ward beliefs and how they relate to the world. I will be addressing Christianity and its place in the public sphere, and sometimes I will write about more Church-related topics.

The final section, called Film Tangents, will be my space for film reviews, essays, musings, etc. The ultimate goal is to review movies that address the topics presented elsewhere. But because this is not my job, there may be times when the content may not necessarily relate to the other topics presented. I have written numerous film reviews in the past, and they will be available through this page.

I hope this blogazine can be more than just entertainment, and more than just a pastime, but an actual vehicle that will help get us to the goal of honest and informed opinion.

It is time for thinking people to do better than “standing for something.”

Hopefully, this blog can help.

*Some of you may be screaming NPR right now, and while I do think they try harder than most and strive for professionalism, they still editorialize through subtler means, which we will explore in due course. On the other hand, some of you may be screaming Bill O, but while I respect Bill for trying, I am afraid he is a bit delusional if he thinks he is totally objective. I do, however, have more respect for him than many in the industry because I think he is genuinely trying, even if he never admits that he is spinning arguments (whether intentional or not).

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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Noise in the Abortion Debate

I think this is the kind of thing Neil Postman had in mind when he warned that entertainment and news would make poor bedfellows. Just like his models on the other side of the political spectrum, many of the conservative talk show hosts, Oakley is more concerned with entertaining his listeners. We often think that people want to be liked in the media, but that is only part of it. Who gets more attention in a compelling film-the actor who plays the resilient hero, or the antagonist who kills people with stun guns? All attention is good attention in the media world, and if you can get someone to hate you, you create controversy, which may win more attention than preaching to the choir.

It may seem curious then that I would choose to analyze Oakley's arguments if I think he is only trying to stir up the pot, but the arguments he uses are so often repeated that I think they could benefit from a bit of analysis.

Oakley starts out by stating that he hates the term "pro-life" because it is an example of political framing, which is designed to portray one side more favorably than the other. He then makes the case that if someone is really pro-life then they should be against war, the death penalty and the killing of animals.

First of all, this analysis is really rather silly, because everyone knows that both the terms "pro-life" and "pro-choice" are used in the context of the abortion issue, and both are true to a point. People against abortion are literally for the life of the fetus. People who are for choice are literally for the woman's choice.

This argument frustrates me because it only sees error in those on the other side of the debate. The term "pro-choice" is just as guilty of being an example of political framing. It is designed to make detractors look like they are against choice. If we the head-in-the-sand analysis of Mr. Oakley, we could provide this analysis:

A kid with a plaid shirt is staring at us.

You know what annoys me about politics: the term “pro-choice.”
You see, “pro-choice” is an example of political framing. Political framing is designed to define your philosophy in the best possible light. It is also designed to portray the opposition in the worst possible way, in this case making pro-life seem pro-fascist. The truth is though if you are completely “pro-choice” that means you would say that all choices no matter their circumstance or situation are good. You would say that no one should be able to say that killing another person is wrong. That’s a choice, right? And if you’re pro choice that means you think all choices are okay. You would also advocate genocide, pedophilia, the Rape of Nanking, and the choices of those fetuses being aborted. Until you are willing to legalize those choices you better shut up about being pro-choice and embrace what you really are, anti-life. Yep, slaughtering the innocents for generations!"

Do you see my point? Both sides can engage in this sort of unreasoned debate. No fool would think that someone advocating pro-choice is being hypocritical in their use of the term Pro choice, even if that person does not agree that all choices are viable.

I agree with Tyler that political framing is not good, but he is only willing to go halfway. If we want to have an honest debate then we must be willing to strip away the manipulation in our rhetoric too.

I say we do away with both terms. They are both just white-lies that intend to sway stupid people. This debate is far too complex to be reduced to four words.

Read the next entry: Fallacies in the Gay Marriage Debate

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Monday, February 09, 2009

Sounding Off

So I would like to get your feedback about this blog. Do you feel the same concerns about the state of news in our day? Or am I overreacting? Do you have any critiques, ideas or ways to improve this venture?

I am looking forward to your feedback.

Thanks for reading.


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Project Happy is gearing up for the Superb SuperSale Bazaar at World Trade Center Manila this coming October 19 to 21. A contest was held by the organizers to see which brand will get the most shares on their Facebook flier. Here is ours.

Project Happy wants to share the happiness, so we are giving away an awesome present to one of our fans. Our lucky (and happy) winner will get to choose:
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    Hey. does anyone know if there is website,just for used Hitchikers ,forsale by individuals? We have been for sveral yrs. check n out all the rvs,and we decided to go mid size,we like the hitchiker11 30.5 rlsbg.5th wheel.We still have our home forsale.if anyone is interested in the Liberty MO. is on Craigs by owner.1/2 acre. we have our truck.and since the new rvs have gone up in price! we are searching for used,but really clean, 2005-2007.thats the floor plan we'd prefer.Any adveise for us as starting full time rvers. in December. We have heard we wont want a washer combo. yes and no on double pane windows We would like atleast a window tint.or the solar.We know doubles are heavy and hard to find.Do the windows get really hot.? someone told me theres did.the 30.5 hitchhikerhas a washer area.Do we need one ? debsu50 :)
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    I have yet to meet any fulltimer who has ever lived with both single pane windows and the double pane thermal ones who would ever consider any RV that does not have the double pane. If you don't get them, you will wish that you had. Single glass windows come with aluminum frames that have no thermal break. As such they stop wind but have almost no insulating value at all. Dual pane with thermal break (all quality ones have this) have good R value, depending upon the manufacturer. In addition, single pane windows will sweat constantly in cool weather and there is nothing that you can do to prevent it. Of all of the upgrades in our motorhome, after 8+ years, dual pane windows is one we will never consider being without.

    Dual pane windows are common and are even standard on many of the better quality RVs. I suspect that most Hitchhikers that you find will have them. But you would make a terrible mistake to buy one that doesn't have them.

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We dive into the beginnings of Batman's training with the first DLC of Arkham Origins.

For those expecting an epic take on Bruce Wayne's spiritual and physical journey into becoming the Dark Knight, you're being a little optimistic. However if you're a sucker for the gorgeous backgrounds or a perfectionist when it comes to the challenge maps, then this DLC is sure to satisfy your appetite.

First and foremost this isn't a story DLC; Initiation, or 'Rite Of Passage', is a campaign of five gruelling combat and predator maps, in which the player has to mainly rely on their basic striking and countering abilities to get by. To my surprise, Bruce Wayne counts as an entirely different playable character within the challenge maps, and actually plays quite differently to his vigilante counterpart. Gone is the high tech gear and threatening costume - instead players can use smoke, caltrops, and shurikens as part of their arsenal to take down enemies, though most fulfil the same function as your standard gadgets. There did seem to be however a couple of new animations for Bruce, making you feel like you're actually performing skilled martial arts rather than brutally punching a thug in the face - though whether I was just seeing things I'm not sure.

The maps themselves are beautifully designed and laid out, and it's nice to see some new thug designs for the ninjas; heck, the fact they included Korean dialogue alone is pretty impressive. The new costumes we get are also sweet, especially the Vigilante. Sadly though, this is where the good things end.

The battles include wave upon wave of enemies, but it never felt like a challenge to me. The only variation of thug types are Ninjas and sword wielders, which I don't find that hard to defeat. If you're not so good at keeping up a combo or large groups of thugs, you'd probably find this campaign difficult, but I expect for most this isn't the case. Predator rooms are also pretty basic, with the medals being easily achievable in under sixty seconds. There's also a sporadic cameo from Lady Shiva which felt highly forced; although of course it isn't a story campaign, I'd still have at least liked a bit of dialogue from her.

If you're really into Batman's history though, chances are you won't mind too much about the difficulty. The attention to detail is fantastic, and you can tell Warner Bros. Montreal put a lot of effort into making this an authentic eastern inspired experience. Even the tiny details such as naming each challenge map after a ninjitsu art form really makes this DLC unique. The ending also differs slightly depending on how many medals you get, which is another pretty neat addition.

Overall, Initiation is far from the intense campaign we were hoping for, but builds upon the foundations of Batman Begins to create a fresh experience for the player. Let's just hope the same can be said of the imminent Story DLC - Mr. Freeze anyone?

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    Not as a mentor, but if you post code and/or specific questions to the c/c++ forum gurus would provide advice and guidance.

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Discussion in 'Fibromyalgia Main Forum' started by AuntTammie, Dec 22, 2009.

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    I could not get a ride to my Dr's appt today, so I called and asked if it was possible to have it over the phone......talked to him for a good half hour, then when it was time to pay, he said, "Don't worry about it. You don't have any money. Merry Christmas!" Wow!!!!! I am just blown away. That was really cool of him. (The part about me not having any money was not insulting though it might sound that way - we had just been talking about treatment options and weighing whether it would be worth trying something that would be expensive and might not help at all, so he is quite clear on my financial situation.)

    Anyway, just wanted to share this, bc it is so nice to have a Dr who truly does understand (that CFS is real and that I am broke)....and not having to pay is a really nice Christmas gift.
  2. FibroFay

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    God bless the doctors who truly care about us.

    Christmas Hugs,
  3. shelbo

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    What a wonderful thing to happen :)
  4. mbofov

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    Your doctor is one in a million - Merry Christmas!

  5. AuntTammie

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    It's nice to be able to share somethign good for a change.....and my doctor is a Christian so it DID give my faith a little boost that he did that.....yeah, he definitely is "one in a million"

    and Jam, I'm sorry to hear that your doc charged you for a script that you didn't get - I have heard about drs charging for missing appts, but not for missing scripts.....it is good that you have one who takes Medicare, though.....that is one thing that mine does not do and I really cannot afford his appts, but at the same time he is worth it
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    While I would love my doctor's to do a "phone appointment" or make house calls, when I asked my psychiatrist to do this when I could not make an appointment, he said he could lose his medical license if he did an appointment by phone.

    Could this be because he is a psychiatrist? Possibly a state thing? The reason I ask is that he was a great psychiatrist and very flexible in many things. Maybe because he is not Christian?

    I doubt the latter but it is not only Christians who have the generosity gene. I don't think this is what you meant but it could be construed as this.

    Just wondering.

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    I have had many, many counseling sessions on the phone, and have now had a regular doc appt over the phone, too....I know that most people in the psych field can and will do phone sessions - I guess psychiatrists have different rules governing them than counselors, social workers, and psychologists....and regular MD's do....I don't see a psychiatrist, so I have not tried to have a phone session with one....anyway, sorry I don't really have the answer as to why yours wouldn't do a phone session - I do know that Christians in the psych field and/or the medical field still have to abide by the same rules as all the rest when it comes to licensure and what is considered ethical, etc

    as to my Christian comment, I absolutely know that there are plenty of people who are not Christians who are quite generous and compassionate - I certainly didn't intend to imply otherwise - I was mostly making that statement in response to what someone else had posted about the free Dr appt "restoring" faith (and I guess that could have been intended to mean faith in people or Drs, not necessarily Christian faith)

    (Unfortunately, I also know some people who say they are Christians who do not show much of anything in the way of compassion or generosity.....I find that very sad, but I mention it just to reiterate that I did not intend for my comment to say that Christians have a corner on caring behavior)
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    This was the second year in a row that one of our doctors wrote us a personal check to help us pay for our medication. I've been so incredibly touched by the generosity of "acquaintances", especially in the face of a lack of support and understanding from blood relatives.
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    oh, I guess I misunderstood.....I'm glad it wasn't as bad as i thought
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    very cool : ) - I mean the part about the Drs obviously - the second part of what you wrote is sad
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    I could not agree with you more that there are all kinds of people on a continuum in any religion. I think I was trying to make a joke. Obviously, not a good one.

    I really wish more doctor's would make house calls to those who have difficulty getting out or are geographically isolated. I have read of a few places doing this.

    My BIL and some of his partners give at least 10% of their salary to help people who can not afford chemotherapy. This is on top of the 10% he donates to his Church and various other charities. He is not hurting for money but he has always been this way. So it is great to know there are decent doctor's out there.

    "Pay it forward."

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    sorry I totally missed that you were joking....might be bc I have been extra foggy lately

    or it could be bc one of the people I love the most is an atheist and before he moved a yr and a half ago, we had had many, many discussions about all aspects of faith and stuff like this....and in counseling classes and with other friends in the past I have also had similar conversations, and as a result I am extra conscious of the way that some people of differing belief systems view one another.....anyway, I am glad that I didn't offend you

    & it is cool that your BIL and some of his partners do that
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    Thanks for sharing this, I like to hear about small things that help.

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    I just got my brother home after 3 months in the hospital. I finally just started to relax some, then my grandmother got put in the hospital for pneumonia. Yesterday my mom got put in the hospital. She just told me that they found blood clots in her lungs? I have never even heard of that.

    I am stressed again, and I can already feel the pain getting worse.

    My mom lives about an hour and a halfs drive from me. My grandmother is about an hours drive from here.

    My mother wants me down there, but I honestly dont think that I can do this. I am so weak and in such pain.

    She said that it can either be delt with by medication, or surgery. I am thinking about waiting until I know what they are going to do, and going down if she needs surgery.

    My mom has manic depression, and she blows up and lays guilt trips on people. I have always been there for her, and she keeps expecting it. I just dont know if I can handle it or not.

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    I know how hard it is when a family member has a mental illness. My 24yo DD has Borderline Personality Disorder. It is a nightmare sometimes. Ok, MOST times. You have to take care of yourself though. Its likely that your mother is going to need you after she returns home from the hospital. I think it wise to wait and see what theyre going to do. Maybe you can get across that its a case of "you can have me now or you can have me later but its out of the question to have both"? I wish you all the best with this and hope your mother recovers quickly. Clots in the lungs can be very serious. If your mothers doctor will talk to you about this it might make your decision easier.

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    my mother had a blood clot in her lung its very serious but thet treated it with drugs. hope shes okay.love gail
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    I am really worried right now about my heart. I have been having very low blood sugar over the weekend, and today its really high. Now my heart has been fluttering for the past 2 days, and I dont know if its from the blood sugar, or just my heart.

    I did put a call into my doctor, but no word just yet. I have had heart flutters all the time, usually only a few a day or so a day. Now I am having at least one every few mins.

    I hate to go to the EMR without talking to my doctor, but I am really getting worried that there might be something wrong.

    I hate to leave my mom all by herself, but I really dont think I can handle the drive down there, especially with my heart acting up. Just hope I hear from my doctor.

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Discussion in 'Fibromyalgia Main Forum' started by redtex, Oct 14, 2006.

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    i have these spells were my vision and brain goes wacky. i can't even call my best friends names. i have trouble reading words. it goes away after an hour or two and then i get a head ache that lasts for a day or two . i usually have 2 or 3 of these spells and then periods of time without them. they come out of nowhere. some have called it optical migraine but with the mental disfunction i don't know . please help with any advice. i live alone and am very frightened. thanks redtex.
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    I have a lot of trouble with my vision .This is very scary.All you can do is go to the eye doctor and be sure nothing is going on . My FM/CFS seems to be the cause I've had it all checked out and again nothing shows up .Except I do have cateracts on both eyes sshe said will cause the blurry vision.They are still to small to have removed.

    Get your headaches checked out also .It will probably be just another symtom of these DD but follow up on other things that could be causeing it to be safe.
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    Did you read the post about Migraine verus Myth? Two weeks ago I did something to repair or make new neurotransmitters. My vision and mental function improved greatly.
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    I would ask for an MRA, MRI and eye doc check so you can rule out anything. It probably is the FM/CFS but you know what, it will continue to scare you unless you check it out.

    An MRA looks at blood vessels and the MRI looks at matter.

    I get optical migraines from time to time. Here is what it seems like. The room seems very distorted, like a Chagal painting, the light changes to a dim light, I see curved shaped zigzags floating about, I cannot think straight. I get no pain at all with these. The headache comes later. Some people get head pain with them.

    Love Anne

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    redtex go ahead and get it checked out my migraines are like strobelight effects in one eye for a few tunnel vision cant see cause i go blind and then bam headache from you know where and itll last 2-3 days with nausea, and the feeling of my head will explode. i now have floaters in my vision in both eyes so i went to the eye doc and he looked inside and all is good i had an mri to see if i had ms all is good so i started to wonder if its symptom of parkinsons becuase double vision is a symptom of that. thats what i have now . topamax helps withj migraines. now im a blonde and i use to tell people oops a blonde moment when i forgot something or i didnt make sense, i cant do that now thats too many blonde moments.:) the fog is thick and now i cant add or subtract in my head anymore, cant focus i just cant remeber i dunno.hard time reading and understanding what i read. i have to go over what i type here over and over and ver and over before i post to see if it makes sense. when its a bad moment or two hours just go lay down or sit in yur favorite chair. oh i talk to myself and answer now. wonderful huh:) lol take care

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According to Amazon its not till March 23, which is pretty much a joke ... 10 months after the first was released they get around to volume 2!

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I didn't really like the Shadow at all when I first saw it, but after a few years I watched it again with far less expectations(someone had told me it was really good), and enjoyed it for what it is, a 90s comic-book/superhero(as above, there is always one person on the boards who will point out he was from the radio, we know! haha) that is not as satisfying as the new crop(from 2000 onwards), but still has a casual watchability factor as long as you are not expecting too much. Like, I'd watch it maybe once every few years or something.
The Phantom was a bit better in the fun stakes, perhaps because it has a bit of an Indiana Jones vibe in there, and was in actual fact written by Jefferey Baum, who wrote the screenplay to Last Crusade.

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I should maybe give DT another watch, I have it on dvd, but haven't properly sat down and watched it for years and years. Same with Rocketeer, but I recall finding that to be a pretty good looking movie, but bland.

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Unless they/he are already involved in the film, I'd love references to Roxxon Oil and Aleksander Lukin. Lukin was an integral part of The Winter Soldier storyline, and I think he deserves at least some form of mention.
Roxxon has so far been mentioned/seen in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer with Coulson stopping at a Roxxon gas station and now in IM3 with a kidnapped Roxxon executive being threatened in front of the President by The Mandarin (it's a clip that's been shown when Kingsley was doing the press tour for IM3.)

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I beg to disagree, that whole scene (IMO of course) is very underwhelming from the moment the cops start marching towards the scenery.

1. The "highly trained" mercenaries are firing at the cops with automatic weapons (hundreds of cops btw) and only manage to hit one or two

2. The choreography is terrible. I know there were a lot of extras but maybe the battle was too ambitious even for Nolan

3. The Batman/Bane fight is probably the least impressive final fight in the whole trilogy. Both the Batman Begins (Batman vs. Ninjas/Batman vs. Ra's) and TDK final fight (Batman vs. Swat/Batman vs. Joker) are better. Also, Batman only manages to win because he attacks Bane's mask, without this he would have been toast.

I don't see what makes that final battle so great.
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I do a lot of riding in traffic, and especially during rush hour, I can sit at traffic lights for 2 minutes at a time. As a result, I thought of turning the engine off whilst sitting at these lights to save fuel, as thats what these bikes are all about!

On my L100, I have a remote compression release in the form of a choke cable attached to my fairing. This arrangement is fine when getting going, pull the lever, press starter, release lever off you go. This arrangment is cumbersome if you are at a traffic light and its starting to change so I had the idea of rigging up some sort of electric release so that I could actuate it from a button on the handlebars.

Initially I looked at solenoids, servos and motors but they where either too expensive on their own, or too complicated to control. I then stumbled upon a couple of door lock actuators on ebay. These are essentially 2 wire motors with a gear reduction and a nice hook on the end, apply 12v one way the rod moves in, apply it the other way it moves out. Heres what it looks like:

Its a pretty simple design, and at £5.80 ridiculously cheap. Great for a gamble in case it didnt work.

After I tested it to ensure there was enough movement and force produced I set to work installing it.

I bolted it to the bracing peice that holds my air filter in place, it puts it right in line for the decompression lever. There is enough space for it there and its pretty well hidden. I swapped out my “passing” switch for one that can handle 5 amps current and wired the output to the actuator.

I used a zip tie to attach it to the decompression lever which allows for some fine tuning and is strong enough.

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Here is the manual decompression release:

All in all works pretty well and the engine can be restarted without taking my hands off the handlebars

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  1. Please can you explain more clearly what the problem is that you’ve fixed ? Do you kick start the engine and this uses stored up compression to restart it ?

    Is it not electric start ?
    What does a decompression release actually do ?

    Please forgive my ignorance, I would just use the kill switch, then clutch in and engine start so I am confused why this is required 🙂

    • So these engines, being a one cylinder, are very hard to get over the compression stroke, even the electric starter stalls.

      to get the engines started, you pull the decompression lever, spin the engine over on the starter until momentum has built up, then release the decompression lever whilst the engine is still spinning. This gives it enough momentum to get over compression and then start.

      Doing this in traffic was a 2 handed thing involving taking one hand off the handlebar to pull the decompression lever. Now I can do it without removing antyhing from the handlebar 🙂

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Peppered with questions from reporters Wednesday morning, Kansas City Mayor Sly James and Kansas City Fire Chief Paul Berardi gave one answer loud and clear: the investigation is ongoing.

Minutes after recovery crews located the body of a woman in the rubble at the explosion site, the mayor and chief were questioned about the fire department's response. One reporter asked if the fire department deferred the call to Missouri Gas and Energy.

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (July 22, 2015)--  The Marion County Public Health Department says mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus have been found. There have been no human cases reported yet. Mosquitoes in Hamilton County have also tested positive for the virus.

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There was a happy homecoming at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks Saturday morning as 64 Connecticut families were reunited with their loved ones. The Connecticut Army National Guard 143rd CSSB returned from Kuwait.

Proud music and proud families: Is there anything better than a troop homecoming the week of Christmas?

The Michaud family from Glastonbury said goodbye to Lori back in February for her first deployment.  Her unit was sent to Kuwait on a support mission.  During this period, Lori has been just a voice on the phone or a face via the Internet, but in a little while Lori the real-person would be back in their lives.  And just in time for Christmas Eve.

“We go to my sister Patty’s. She is Lori’s aunt,” said Linda Michaud, Lori’s mother.  “And we eat first, lots of food. Everyone brings something and tons of desserts, food galore.  And then we go into her living room, big space, and all the kids go first with their presents and then the adults.”

Lori’s sister, Nicole Feldman, made a sign, and while crafting it at 3 in the morning, her thoughts drifted to a sister tradition.

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In 2016, Island Express Air was fined $30,000 for repeatedly allowing improperly maintained aircraft to fly. In this accident, two people were hurt. 10 were on board (2 crew and 8 passengers).

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Friar Alessandro has now completed a trilogy of CDs for Decca Records/Universal Music enshrining the essential message of the founder of the Franciscan Order to which he belongs. The original voice from Assisi had only one Word to say – because he announced Christ rather than himself – but what he transmitted to the World was felt as Joy and Peace. Francis always wanted to give back the gifts that he had received from God, and Friar Alessandro, following in his footsteps, wishes to pass on the same message through the gift which he received from the same source, his golden voice. This rang out for the first time in his critically acclaimed debut album “Voice from Assisi”; then announced the birth of the Saviour in the follow up “Voice of Joy” and it now proclaims the greeting of Francis – “May the Lord give you peace!” – in his latest album “Voice of Peace”, which is to be released on 23rd October 2015.

Friar Alessandro will be appearing at a number of events in Italy  most notably with the orchestra which accompanied him for the album, the Camerata Ducale, of Vercelli. A concert is to be staged in Vercelli itself on 7th November, in the theatre where a large part of the latest CD was in fact recorded.   But the characteristic of Franciscans has always been not to keep this message of joy and peace for themselves but to go out from their own country and spread it personally in the most far flung places. In line with this tradition Friar Alessandro will be making appearances in the west and centre of Canada, the north of England and in Russia over the coming few months. Following up on his most recent appearance in St. Peter’s Square, in Rome where he sang and was interviewed before thousands of people for a televised event celebrating the Year of Consecrated Life, he has accepted invitations to both talk and sing at events organized for the same purpose in both Calgary (16th November) and Edmonton (19th November). He will then move on to Toronto for appearances there, giving a concert on 22nd November at the St. John Paul II Cultural Center.

He returns across the Atlantic to perform at a concert in Newcastle upon Tyne in England on 27th November and will return then to Italy to appear in other events coming up to Christmas. He will conclude the festive season with a visit to Moscow for the De Boni Arte Festival of Music on 10th January 2016, after which he returns to the quiet of ordinary friary life.

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East Brunswick is a fast growing suburban in Central New Jersey, situated midway between the of New York City and Philadelphia. Close to 50,000 people call East Brunswick home.

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Much has changed in East Brunswick during the past 80 years. With modern Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Digital Historical Aerial Photographs, we can glimpse back in history and make comparisons to current conditions in ways we never were able to do before. See the two aerial photographs of East Brunswick, one from 1930 and the other from 2007. They are both at the same scale and are high resolution, click to enlarged and take a closer look at details.

In 1930, East Brunswick was a patchwork of small farms interspersed by woods and streams. Extensive tidal wetlands were present along the South River and the Raritan River. It must have been incredible to see at that time. A real breadbasket of farms on some of the most productive farmland in the state and with vast natural communities that were at the intersection of northern and southern habitats. A few roads bisected the township linking the small areas of development with surrounding towns, but most (if not all) of these were likely dirt at the time. During the next 80 years, East Brunswick, like most of Middlesex County, would undergo significant suburban development altering the natural landscape in many ways. Extensive forests and farms were converted to housing, commercial development and other uses (landfill, golf course, the NJ Turnpike, etc.), streams were channelized, diverted or piped and wetlands and vernal pools were filled in. This is not to be critical of these changes, but simply to acknowledge that they occurred and to understand the changes to the environment.

We are very fortunate that remnants and even extensive portions of these original habitats remain in East Brunswick providing a glimpse, if not an even a wider view, of what East Brunswick used to look like. Stroll through the incredible Pine Barrens habitats of Jamesburg Park, or through Frost Woods, or hike into the tidal swamp along the South River at Keystone Park, or explore the southern portion of the township near Dutch Lane, Church Lane and Fresh Ponds where a number of farms have been preserved and woods still dominate much of the landscape. This is our natural history, and although much has changed, there are still many gems that remain. We can also use the aerial photographs to learn from our mistakes and from our successes in terms of conserving our remaining natural landscape as well as setting priorities on preservation and restoration. As the saying goes, "Think Globally, but Act Locally." If we aren't stewards of what is in our own town, you can be certain no one else will either.

Check out the Parks Guide on the Friends website at www.friendsebec.com/ebparks to learn where some of our best remaining natural areas are. They are well worth exploring. The Parks Guide is a work in progress and new Parks will be featured over the next few months. There are also high resolution aerial photographs www.friendsebec.com/salamandercrossing of the vernal pools along Beekman Road where we have worked so hard to protect our migrating salamanders and frogs.

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Frog Collectibles & Other Such Nonsense

A look at my frog collectibles as I get them and my wacky world in the meantime.

Friday, November 02, 2007

Friday Dog Blogging

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The Frog Wrangler has returned! It's been a couple of weeks and she's had some ups and downs. She got rather mad at me this last week because I had to move the dining room table to accommodate a couple pantry racks. The rearranging has cut into her nap space along the wall. Here she is after I moved the table to give her a bit more room. Nap time!

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