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That camera takes good pictures

Yep, that’s right, that camera finds the best composition, focuses itself, it adjusts its own exposure, waits for the right clouds to pass in the background and just at the right moment it takes a great picture. At least that’s what I was thinking when yet again I heard that deplorable phrase from yet another close family member (my husband has been one to say this, but quickly learned the error of his ways). I just want to hand them my camera and say here have at it. I want to say that to a lot of people in a lot of situations; here take the machine see if you can produce the same result; here take the computer and the programs and don’t forget to check for typos. I don’t get hurt with comments like these, I just find if funny that people believe it is so simple and easy to produce something that looks nice whether it’s a picture, quilt, great piece of writing or what ever it may be. I admire photographers’ work,  writers’ well written literature and all those beautiful things I know somebody has poured their soul into. To all my friends and blogging friends out there whose talents I so greatly enjoy, thanks for the hard work. 🙂

Pictures the camera took:

On a side note we have begun our house building. My husband is so anxious to start framing it. He is going to be working with his friend who is a builder to frame the house. Can you imagine the excitement of a man who loves building things and working tools I can’t name, when he knows he is going to be building his family’s home with his own hands, nail by nail board by board. It’s been like watching a kid before Christmas, he can hardly contain himself.

The other kids “at Christmas” with the giant toys.

New beginnings

The one beginning that has the most emotional impact on me is my oldest son is starting Kindergarten this week! It is the beginning of his 13 year long adventure ending in a high school diploma. It is the beginning of my adjusting to him not being home during the week with me for the first time since he was born. It will be a first for the little one too; this will be the first time he is with out his brother every day for several hours at a time. He will also be getting to know a new baby-sitter with out his big brother there all day with him. Not that they get along well enough to look out for each other, but the familiar face in an unfamiliar environment would, I think, be some comfort.

We finally have arrived at the point where we have begun the process of building our house. We’ve started getting numbers together for the bank, getting all the planning and zoning stuff straightened out and contacting all the subcontractors, etc. We are contracting it out ourselves so I think anyone that is looking to invest during the next 6 months, Excedrin or Advil might be a good one to go with… 😉  I will update with pics of the progress, but I may be MIA here and there for a while.

Finally, I have come to the conclusion that I need to de-stress — I think of this now as all these major stress causing things are getting ready to happen. There are another thousand other things going on that I won’t go into as well. It took good ol’ TMJ getting aggravated to the point of a locked jaw (from teeth grinding at night) for me to realize, even though I don’t feel stressed out, my body is telling me to slow down and change some things. Today was day one of exercising, eating better, reading more, making time to create music again and just focus on some outlets for whatever subconscious stress may be there.

And of course having more fun with my kids, they are growing so fast. It seems like they were just born and now our oldest baby is going to school. sigh.

This weekend we went to Bernheim Aboretum and Research Forest. Here are some pictures from our adventure:

A really amazing sculpture, Snake Hollow by Patrick Dougherty. The boys enjoyed exploring the many tunnels, windows and doors that weaved in and out and lead them to a different ending with every turn!

If I whine and give him the sad puppy eyes I won’t have to walk!

Here we are again, attempting to get a family picture.  Attempt with the mini tripod… I like how my oldest son and husband look completely annoyed and youngest is looking for an opportunity to run, while I point at the camera at just the right moment (lost count) trying to get the kids to look in the general direction of the camera.

Again a well intending stranger approaches and says “I’m an Amateur Photographer, would you like me to take your picture?” My first thought was, yeah everyone with a camera thinks they are an amateur photographer, myself included. But what the hey, it couldn’t get any worse could it? At least I wouldn’t get shots with me pointing at the camera and an aggravated husband at my forcing the unhappy children to keep posing until I get it right.

Here goes…

I guess he knew what he was doing after all! 🙂

Finally here is the big guy on his big day.

Tender curls

This is a fern I transplanted from the forest behind our house to my garden. The little curls remind me of children so tender and young. Unfolding into the hardy yet fragile beings we all are as adults, not suspecting a well intended gardener would come along and remove us from our comfortable place in the world to grace the entry of what will soon be a spectacular landscape. Hey, a girl can dream, can’t she? ; )

Sunny shower

We were blessed with a small afternoon shower. It rained long enough to water the plants I had just planted, saving me the trouble!

Train Wreckage

I heard something today that is just sticking with me in a bad way. Actually I heard something and read something else that I am just haunted with. Two totally unrelated stories. Two human tragedies. Or tragedies in the making. I won’t delve into what they are. But I can’t help feeling like a person watching trains barreling toward each other and there is nothing I can do. Absolutely nothing in my power of doing will change events that are all but destined to occur.

The thing that haunts me most are the innocents that are along for the ride on these trains. The ones that will be damaged, irreparably, from the carelessness and selfishness of people who are themselves so damaged and broken, they can’t see beyond their own desires and need for self gratification.

I can’t change what is bound to happen, things that are out of my control. Could I, though, pray for the healing of those innocents that are in the wreckage? Is there really hope for them? Do they stand a chance in the drama unfolding? I would like to think so. But I can only hope.

All in a garden gray

My mother’s garden is so beautiful and vibrant, so I thought it would be interesting to look at it through a colorless prism.

My Town Part II

We walked through the downtown area of Bardstown took some pictures of some of my favorite homes. Still haven’t taken a picture of the building named for my husband’s ancestor (it is undergoing repairs).

We went to My Old Kentucky Home State park. That’s where I became disappointed. It is a pretty park, everything is well maintained, and as you walk along the brick paths you hear this constant ringing of bells playing every song that Stephen Foster composed. Maybe it was, in part, due the the headache I was developing but stubbornly ignoring in attempt to limit my intake of tylenol, asprin or my all time favorite excedrin. But the bells that were trolling from outdoor speakers around every corner were nauseating.

I love old buildings, I love to look at them and imagine what it must have been like to live when they were new and opulent. But I just can’t get passed that music. Cheesy bells playing Camptown Races, My Old Kentucky Home, Oh Susannah, over and over, bells bells bells. Ugh. I came really close to saying something to one of the park officials, but my growing head ache urged me to press on and get it over with.

Other than that I love Federal Hill itself. It’s beautiful with it’s old brick, masonry stars, and Judge John Rowan’s spring house turned law office down the hill. The boys enjoyed the walking and the boys enjoyed running around the rotunda.

We ended our day out with a stop at the library, then some fun at the park.

Oh yeah, one more thing adding to my frustration with my experience with My Old Kentucky Home. There was a lady that offered to take my picture with the kids. I was thrilled, but in the back of my mind I knew that the picture—like any other that someone takes of me with my family—would be out of focus or I would have a goofy looking face or my eyes would be closed or look like they are ready to pop right out of my head. I was right. I don’t blame her for it, it wasn’t her fault the picture was crumby. I can barely master my new camera myself let alone trying to explain it to a well intentioned stranger. So there you have it, my latest experience attempting to show you my town. The next involves bourbon, hopefully that will be a little more fun! 😉


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Sale of Codentify to Inexto Means Business as Usual for Big Tobacco

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Today, Peter Teffer from the EU Observer published a hard hitting article about the DCTA’s sale of Codentify to what at first glance seems like a third party company. I felt it important to provide as much detail as possible to shed even more light on the important issues he raised.

Just a small reminder before we proceed – DCTA stands for “Digital Coding & Tracking Association”, which is a very “techy” brand-name for an association consisting of the Big Tobacco companies (I guess Deception Campaign for Tobacco Affiliates would sound a bit too sincere…).
It seems that the industry’s efforts to portray Codentify as a legitimate “Digital Coding and Tracing” solution have finally crumbled, because at the beginning of the June DCTA’s official web page released a statement that all of its technology was allegedly transferred to an independent third party company named “Inexto”. If that was entirely true, it would be good news for the advocates of an independent Track & Trace solution, such as the FCTC protocol and this blog – but unfortunately in this case, it is only an additional layer of deceit.
The press release states that Inexto, an affiliate of the French group Impala, has acquired the DCTA’s Track & Trace and product authentication technology (i.e. Codentify). It must raise a question – who is really behind this Inexto company that decided to buy a controversial product such as this?
Meet Inexto’s managing director, Philippe Chatelain. You might know him from his former role as PMI’s Director Product Tracking Intelligence & Security in the past 14 years (as a matter of fact, his LinkedIn page states he still holds this position):

Moreover, according to Codentify’s European patent registration (EP1719070) he is also the inventor of Codentify(!), along with Erwan Fradet:

Erwan Fradet was a senior engineer in PMI’s tracking and security activities over the past 10+ years, in fact, since 2010 he was Codentify’s project manager. But where does he work these days? He is Inexto’s new Chief Technology Officer!

And the list goes on… Inexto’s Chief Operating Officer, Patrick Chanez, is also a senior PMI manager:

And so is Inexto’s Development Manager, Nicolas Stubi:

The question that remains unanswered is: What type of severance and pension plans did these employees receive from PMI?

By now the bottom line is clear: Inexto did not acquire Codentify – Inexto IS Codentify.
Same people, same interests. In fact, these are high ranking PMI managers, who were (and still are) in the core of Codentify operations. A name change and a couple of money transfers from one corporation to another does not change this reality, and simply cannot be enough to satisfy the rightful demands of the FCTC protocol for a truly impartial solution, not one that has a decade’s worth of ties to the tobacco industry.

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A Collection of Frost

A Collection of Frost
by David LaBounty

you decide to leave it all,
mostly because the bad
outweighs the good and so

your sons watch you drive
away though you will return
the next day and the day

after that but that doesn’t matter

that doesn’t matter and you
don’t seem to mind leaving
this image, you

with your suitcase and a handful
of books, as if to say
the books mean more than love

though it is hard to explain
that love is air and books
are water and so you drive

away you don’t seem to mind
the hole you’ve left behind,
a hole too big for a needle

and thread yet a hole
not the size of a grave
the days turn to months

and the hole remains
like the scab on a wound
you do your best to fill

the hole, you fill it with gestures
promises of a utopian someday,
gestures like a quick messing

of your sons’ still soft
and placid hair it’s all we know

how to do

this is how we do it

this is how we leave our mark

this is how the past is set on the mantle

this is how we leave the past all but frozen shut

Comment: Sadly, this is a true poem. My wife and I are divorcing after 13 years of marriage and we have two young boys. At the time of our separation I never really took the time to consider the point of view of our sons, what it must have felt like to watch their dad leave. It was a year ago, I’ve thought about it a lot since, about the nature of jarring memories and how they stay sealed inside forever.

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  1. Wow. Great poem. Very moving. Divorce is hard on everyone. But if you had the empathy to write this poem, I have a feeling your boys are going to be just fine. ” love is air and books
    are water” Fabulous line.

  2. poem is spot on. remembering my own parents divorce, seeing my dad in a new life was pretty easy to adapt to, that he never communicated and gradually divorced us all, and so did his half of the family, is something that hurts still. i was 8 then. i am 53 now, and my dad still doesnt have time. communication is number one, and never leave them emotionally behind you.

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First Video Footage of Kestrel Pair Visiting the Nest Box

I have finally managed to get the video together of the highlights of today’s amazing footage. I had only dared to dream about obtaining such images, when I put this box up. A massive thanks to Riverside Woodcraft who made the box and Mike at HandyKam, who provided me with the great wide angle camera that is delivering such great pictures.

Just take a look…. and imagine how I felt when I watched back the i-catcher footage and saw this……..


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Health and (Robin’s) Safety

Advancing age inspires caution when tackling physical tasks. I first observed this as a teenager, working in the local park. The old guys, as we thought of them, got as much and more than we did in the day with less effort. They weren’t afraid of work; most of them had been miners, but knew how to look after themselves as they worked.

So I try to plan jobs to take account of my aches and pains. Now, though, it is important to remember Robin, who takes great interest in whatever we are doing. Today it was stacking logs, just delivered from the orchard, to keep us going through the winter.

For  Robin the logs were a source of dainties. After a year or two’s seasoning they had a population of woodlice, worms and other creatures, some of which were disturbed as I moved the logs, only to be pounced on by this miniature bird of prey.

We managed to work alongside each other very successfully. I’m sure he’s as good as any young Robin can be at self-preservation.

A walk in the woods

A walk in the woods with Abel, now 16 months old, is another story. I’d greet all the dogs as a matter of course, but he enjoys them to the point of bubbling with laughter; there is disappointment that the brambles are now bare of blackberries, but even so he (and I) appreciate the seasons; puddles are for throwing stones into and exclaiming ‘splash’, or as  near as we can get, while a big pine tree is for hide and seek. Happy Days.

Along the Thames

It was Patrick’s funeral that brought me to Teddington, and I had time on my hands between the end of the gathering  and meeting George for dinner.  Time enough for a walk down the Thames to Richmond.

Here the river path is on the right bank, but there was a footbridge at the end of Ferry Road to see me across. A good hour’s walk down to the railway with no bridges between, though I was tempted to take the ferry across to Twickenham about halfway along. Just for the fun of a ferry, you understand, not to avoid the walk!

It was good to see so many people and dogs enjoying the fine weather, walking and cycling; there were joggers as well, but do they enjoy the scenery or just the sense of achievement when they have shorn a half-second from their pb for each kilometre, despite the presence of happy wanderers along their course? Some children were enjoying the last days of summer, but there were teenagers in town already in uniform –

Shades of the prison-house begin to close

Upon the growing Boy,

But He beholds the light, and whence it flows,

He sees it in his joy.

William Wordsworth: Intimations of immortality from recollections of early childhood

London’s not-quite countryside must remain as a blessing to local people; it is too much on the flood plain to be built upon or to go under the plough. Much of the path was shaded by mature trees and scrub. There would be no chance of a horse-drawn barge making its way along here today, as came to Mr Toad’s rescue in the  Wind in the Willows, but motor boats and kayaks were making full use of the river.

Close to Richmond town lies a meadow, still used to graze cattle, including a few Belted Galloways and their crossbred offspring. If I had a country estate it would be Belted Galloways that would add their grace to the prospects. As well as being good looking, they also seem to tolerate people walking by.

But let’s hope and pray that  those I passed that day will not resist the ‘Intimations of immortality’ that come their way, day by day, and that school does not feel too much of a prison house, and that they are enlightened there.

We’ve had the first significant frosts this week, bringing red sunrise and sunset and another hint of autumn. I walked down Abbot’s Hill, admiring the remaining red berries and – a welcome promise of spring every year – the lambs’ tails of the hazel beside the ditch.

But at the bottom of the hill I was startled to see a leaf dancing its way to earth. Of course I looked down, to find the path littered with hazel leaves, still green, but released from their parent tree as the low sun reached the upper branches. There were more to come, but the catkins on this tree were still tight, nowhere near ready to begin their own tango with the wind. I guess the leaves need to fall before the flowers can open.


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A Journey Through Food

A Roadmap:

Borderless cooking adventures in a small apartment kitchen with inspiration from Vietnam, China, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Thailand, France, Italy, Greece, and last but not least, the United States. I hope that whoever reads this blog will join me on a journey of culinary exploration.

In this blog, you’ll find recipes that range from authentic Asian to downright fusion. Growing up in the melting pot that is Southern California, it is hard not to be inspired by all the food cultures that surround you. Most foods that I cook/prepare tend to be in the “healthy” range because I  generally I to stay away from deep frying, baking, and sweets. However, I believe that food nourishes not only the body, but also the soul. So you may occasionally see some more “junky” or comfort foods in this blog.

Wok Even Further with Me:

I am mostly a self-taught cook who has been experimenting in the kitchen since I was eight years old. My teachers? My grandmother, father, Emeril Lagassee (the “BAM!” guy),Two Fat Ladies, Rachel Ray, Bobby Flay, Giada de Laurentis, Ming Tsai, Jacques Pepin, and the Iron Chefs. Full disclosure: I have not had any formal training in culinary arts. I hail from a family of cooks and pseudo-chefs who have worked anywhere from a street cart in Saigon selling freshly rolled rice noodles to full-scale Chinese Seafood restaurants. They have taught me the fundamentals on how to prepare and eat authentic Chinese and Vietnamese food through our shared family meals.

Although my family has a difficult time expressing the weight of their love, I know for certain that I am loved whenever they serve me a bowl of freshly steamed white rice crowned with slow-braised pork belly. Inevitably, cooking and food became the language through which my family communicated with me. Unsurprisingly, cooking is how I stay connected to my family’s Chinese/Vietnamese roots and also how I show love to others. Although I have never set foot in Vietnam or China, I feel more in-tune with my heritage whenever I simmer a pot of ginger chicken soup. It also allows me to share parts of my cultural identity to friends from different backgrounds.

Look Out:

I am usually not a “recipe” follower, but I have tried my best to document and quantify what I did to help you recreate the foods that I dearly enjoy. I highly encourage you to taste the food for seasoning as you cook or to make adjustments to suit your personal taste. Beyond this, I am generally a fan of tasting something delicious and trying to recreate it and make it my own. Cooking is a creative, engaging process that is most fun when you add your own twist to it. Please share what variations you make so that I can continue to learn and grow in my cooking.


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Confession: I Want to be Paris Hilton’s New BFF

Posted by Westenra on October 10, 2008

So I realize this might be a huge blow to my street cred, but I seriously love this show. For those of you who don’t watch it (the “uncool,” I like to call you), basically, it’s like The Bachelor except your aim is to be Paris Hilton’s new BFF instead of a trophy wife. She sets challenges like “can you party as long as Paris AND be presentable enough to meet her mother the next day?” and makes the wannabes play polo by riding around on half-naked men. Quality television, that.

But anyway, it leaves me with an overwhelming desire to be Paris’s new BFF.

Not on the show. Oh god.

No, I want to be her actual BFF, because the way she is treating these poor starry-eyed schmucks is hiLARious and actually quite clever and manipulative and horrible and I would love to be a part of it. Hey, these people signed up for this game, they’re so enamored of Paris they’re willing to do anything she tells them. Paris is just playing with them, and they either can’t tell or are doing the “thank you sir may I have another” thing–I mean, hell, she has a weekly “Pet” and whoever is made Pet is so happy to earn that degrading position. I mean seriously. Paris is so evil and the wannabes are so dumb. It’s great.

Yes, I *am* a bad person, why do you ask?

So this is me shouting out to Paris, wherever she may be: if you need a partner in crime, give me a call.

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wtf, Fox.

Posted by Westenra on October 8, 2008

Fox has shown repeatedly that they don’t know what to do with good television. As if canceling Firefly isn’t bad enough, now they are remaking Absolutely Fabulous.

Have to hand it to Fox, I never thought “remake” and “Absolutely Fabulous” would appear in the same sentence. Good job guys. Only you.

By which I mean, I may have to shoot you.

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Software: The New Small Town?

Mightybell founder Gina Bianchini talks about how software can help recreate the tight-knit community she knew as a youth.

By Jessica Stillman (Editor, Women 2.0)

Where do entrepreneurial ideas come from? Inspiration is mysterious, so it’s common to look at another founder’s clever startup and wonder: how did she come up with that?

In the case of Mightybell founder Gina Bianchini, the roots of the idea to start an online platform that connects people around specific areas of interest reach all the way back to her childhood. Or so says a recent article by Catchafire founder Rachael Chong on Fast Company.

Chong’s profile of Bianchini digs into why she has started the businesses she has (she’s also a co-founder of Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In organization and previously founded Ning) and discovers an overarching theme: using software to create a community like the one she grew up in and which supported her family through a devastating tragedy:

Technology and social software have the potential to bring people closer together and bring large numbers of people into close knit groups in new and interesting ways,” says Gina Bianchini, founder and CEO of Mightybell...

Growing up in a tight-knit community in Cupertino, California, in the 1970s and 1980s, Bianchini witnessed how those groups could impact individual lives as well as society. Not only did the genesis of the personal computer come out of research in this area but also out of a club whose members shared an interest in this new technology. Bianchini’s father, a teacher and Model T Ford aficionado, gathered most Sundays with the Model T Ford club of Santa Clara County. Her mother pooled resources with fellow mothers to form a babysitting co-op. And when tragedy struck, the community rallied around her family as they grappled with the loss of her father after he was killed by a drunk driver.

Today with the help of software, people everywhere can experience on a smaller scale the shared community of Bianchini's Cupertino.

Chong’s article is an interesting window into the genesis of a startup idea, as well as a conversation starter. How well can software and online communities replicate the social benefits of a supportive small town? How can we build them to be even better at connecting people on a genuine level? And is this particularly important for women in business whose networks haven’t been around as long as men’s and haven’t had time to develop such deep roots and wide branches?

Do you think online communities can really recreate the benefits of the offline variety?

jstillman Jessica Stillman (@entrylevelrebelis an editor at Women 2.0 and a freelance writer with interests in unconventional career paths, generational differences, and the future of work. She writes a daily column for and has blogged for CBS MoneyWatch, GigaOM and Brazen Careerist, among others.  Photo credit: Sean Lamb via Flickr.


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Worried About Winning

March 10, 2010 § Leave a comment

Via Shakes:

“I like it when girls can snowboard. But I don’t need some chick trying to shred better than me, take my job.” — Champion snowboarder Shaun White, in People magazine, on what he looks for in a woman.

I find this deeply upsetting, and also fascinating. Let me tell you a story about this.

I had the great privilege of traveling to Morocco last month on a volunteer trip. The wonderful program we went with has a “home-base” where you stay with up to 30 other volunteers. On our second day, I joined some of my new housemates in a round of the (highly addictive) game Bananagrams.

It was my first time playing the game, but after a couple of hands, I was doing pretty well. I used up all of my letter tiles before anyone else, winning the round — three or four times in a row. But I began to feel self-conscious about my success — I wanted very badly for these new acquaintances to like me, and I was worried that my repeated winning would exasperate them and ruin any chances for meaningful friendship. And so I censored myself; I waited just a few seconds longer before calling, “Bananagrams!” I allowed someone else to win the next round, though I was perfectly capable of winning it myself. I couldn’t help but think that a guy in the same situation would have made a joke of his success, upping the friendly competition and humorously challenging anyone to beat his streak. He would not have felt ashamed, because he would have been taught from birth to achieve at any cost.

This is what happens to women in patriarchy. We are taught to limit our success, to quell our achievements, because they are supposedly threatening to others, particularly men.

As I reflect on the incident, I am reminded of this lovely quote:

“Our biggest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” — Marianne Williamson

Packing Delirium

August 6, 2009 § 9 Comments

Right now I am undergoing the laborious (and ridiculously exciting!!!) task of packing up my belongings to take to my first year of college. I’ve noticed that, like many young women my age, I have a lot of fucking clothing. Not just clothing. I just have a lot of stuff. When comparing packing notes with my future classmate who happens to be a guy, I learned that he is packing way less stuff than me.

While this opening could go in many directions, I’ll probably choose the least rational, least evocative and least coherent one because I am that tired of packing. Here goes:

I’m sure many of you feminists are familiar with the theory about the implications of female and male standards of beauty- females are encouraged to be thin, to disappear, while males are encouraged to take up as much space as possible. This is how society wants us. In my packing, I cannot help but wonder- is the reverse true for material goods? Are women supposed to take up as much space as possible with our belongings? Are we making up for society’s pull for us to be nothing by having as much stuff as possible?

My packing delirium leads me to believe that a lot of the reason women tend to have more clothes, accessories, etc. is a tie to domesticity. Perhaps society wants us to take up a lot of room, not with our bodies, but with our stuff at home. Maybe we are bound with more strength to our homes because of all of these belongings. Do our clothes mark our territory? Do men often ‘travel light’ because, according to our culture, they should not be tied down to one town, and certainly not to one household?

Obviously it would be a stretch to draw very many conclusions like these without researching properly, and even then it probably wouldn’t make much sense. I just thought I’d let you in to see my packing-induced crazy talk.

So You Think You Can Dance With Whomever You Want?

August 3, 2009 § 1 Comment

Miranda kindly sent me this Bust article via Facebook, which reminded me of something I was thinking about posting a while back.

Like the Bust blogger, I must explain my opinions of the show before I post. I LOVE SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE. The show is pure entertainment. I love being exposed to great dances every week (albeit usually choreographed to less great music). I particularly love how the show doesn’t encourage unhealthy competition. The dancers all genuinely seem to enjoy being around each other, and are not manipulated in to saying nasty things about each other. With that being said, I had a BIG problem with one of the audition episodes earlier this season.

During the auditions back in June, So You Think You Can Dance saw its first ever male ballroom dancing partnership. Here is what happened, according to “TV Squad”:

Misha and Mitch are same-sex ballroom dancers. Mitch had a female partner, but it didn’t work out. Mitch is straight and Misha is gay. It’s like the odd couple, except with sequence. It’s funny because the two have strong lines and good legwork. Nigel just had this look on his face (we know how he feels about gays). In one move they messed up a lift and land on the floor. Nigel has no clue what to say and compares it to Blades of Glory. He thinks that they alienate audiences. He thought that they were strong. Mary was confused because they were both male and female in dances. The lead/follow was strong, but the technique needed help. Sonya sees a lot of female qualities but is confused with classical form. The two are sent off to choreography.

For a show that is supposedly all about embracing new ideas in the dance world, breaking down barriers and accepting people of all backgrounds, these judges were very narrow-minded when it came to gender roles. They managed to throw in some remarks about the dancers’ lines and general technique, but on the whole, could NOT get passed the guy on guy dance action. They all claimed to be thoroughly “confused” by it all, and felt that they could not judge the dancers properly because they strayed so much from conventional ballroom dancing. What a FUCKING STUPID excuse!!!! Alienating America? Like the media doesn’t alienate all the Americans who don’t fit into their cookie cutter gender roles every damn day.

I never really cared for Mary Murphy and her ridiculous pitch and volume, but I have certainly lost a huge amount of respect for the three judges that day, who could just not get over a man ballroom dancing with another man. As far as I’m concerned, dancing is about art. Art doesn’t have to abide by conventional gender roles, in fact, great art is often created by challenging those roles!

I still love SYTYCD, and I do approve of the kick ass lady routines created by Sonya (also, Nigel did mention the ridiculous treatment women get in most dances), but it broke my heart a little to hear these two poor men get shut down immediately because of who they chose to dance with!

Another movie I won’t be seeing

July 24, 2009 § 4 Comments

Get it? Because men don't have brains, and women don't like sex! It's all becoming clear.

Get it? Because men don't have brains, and women don't like sex! It's all becoming clear.

It’s summer, and though I’m busy working my tail patience off as a camp counselor, I also have quite a bit of downtime. I’ve seen a bunch of movies lately: some silly ones with my family (The Proposal and Year One) as well as films that I actually wanted to see (Away We Go and, last night, 500 Days of Summer — both excellent, the latter mostly because of my enormous crush on Zooey Deschanel). But one movie that I’m certain I won’t spend $12.50 on is The Ugly Truth, starring part-time feminist Katherine Heigl as a “romantically challenged morning show producer” and Gerard Butler as a professional douche. I’ve seen some previews that warned me of its knee-slappin’ “humor,” and then this morning I read the excellently scathing New York Times review by Manohla Dargis, fabulously titled Girl Meets Ape, and Complications Ensue.

When it comes to the old straight-boy-meets-straight-girl configuration with big-studio production values…the romantic comedy is nearly as dead as Meg Ryan’s career. In the best of these films, the women aren’t romantic foils, much less equals: they’re either (nice) sluts or (nicer) wives, and essentially as mysterious and unknowable as the dark side of the moon.

Which leads to “The Ugly Truth,” a cynical, clumsy, aptly titled attempt to cross the female-oriented romantic comedy with the male-oriented gross-out comedy that is interesting on several levels, none having to do with cinema. Katherine Heigl plays Abby, a producer for a ratings-challenged Sacramento morning television show, the kind that specializes in empty smiles, cooking tips and weather updates. She’s single and therefore, in the moral economy of modern Hollywood, unhappy. Her life goes into a tailspin when her boss hires a professional ape, Mike (Gerard Butler), who delivers loutish maxims on camera about the sexes that basically all boil down to this: Men have penises, and women should accommodate them any which way they can, preferably in push-up bras and remote-controlled vibrating panties.

…Ms. Heigl doesn’t do perky all that persuasively, but she does keep her smile and relative dignity even in scenes in which Abby is forced to play the fool, which is often, as when she’s hanging upside down from a tree in her skivvies. She even survives the scene that finds Abby writhing spasmodically during a dinner with her corporate masters, because, well, she’s wearing those pulsating panties, the boy at the next table has the remote, and there’s nothing funnier (or, really, scarier) than the spectacle of female pleasure.

I am SO. TIRED. of media that portrays women’s minds as murky, our bodies as property, and our desires as hilarious. A woman’s sexuality is not so damn difficult to understand — if you talk to and listen to her, which society is apparently loath to do.

And another thing: no one seems to get that these movies are as offensive to men as they are to women. Commenters on IMDB rave that it’s a “comedy for both sexes,” one you can “bring your boyfriend” to. Men should not be like Butler’s skeevy character; and what’s more, they aren’t. But movies like this convince the public that guys are practically children, and we shouldn’t expect to hold them accountable for atrocious sexist behavior.

“The Ugly Truth” is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian).
The language is consistently crude and includes the apparently now requisite antigay slurs.

Yeah. Because straight = manly, manly = asshole, and asshole = sexy.

Thoughts on taking up space

May 22, 2009 § 6 Comments

A family friend of mine is a professor at Barnard College, and was telling me about their fantastic graduation ceremony the other day. Hillary Clinton was the commencement speaker (jealousy!); a few students presented speeches as well.

Sarah Nager, the winner of a speaking competition, gave the “Academic Reflections” address, in which she drew parallels between the amount of space women are allowed to take up literally (on the subway) and figuratively (in leadership roles and in society at large). She praised Barnard as an institution that “does not limit the amount of space women take up.”

Nager’s speech directly addresses a double standard that I – and many other feminists – think about a lot. Quite simply, guys are encouraged to be there, to make their presence known. Male body ideals – tall, chiseled, formidable – teach men to value strength and self-reliance. They should stand up straight, look people in the eye, shake hands firmly. They should be able to defend themselves.

Women, on the other hand, always need a man to protect them. We fall back on the scientific “proof” that men are physically stronger than women (which is true. Men, on average, can bench press more weight – but then again, most women can grow a child using only their bodies. Interesting what society deems important, isn’t it?), but in actuality these roles are socially constructed and implemented. The activities that girls are most often encouraged to pursue, like dance and gymnastics, are of course physically demanding, but they are cloaked in an air of performance and superficiality. Girls should move their bodies not to become stronger or have fun, but because they’ll look pretty for an audience.

This idea goes farther than just physical activity. It extends to other spheres as well:

  • Body odor: Deodorant marketed to men often has a strong, “spicy” scent, while women’s deodorant is mild and meant to be concealed.
  • Body fluids: Semen is socially acknowledged and talked about casually. Vaginal fluids and menstrual blood, on the other hand, are supposed to be wiped up as fast as possible and kept hidden from the world.
  • Posture: In my experience, strikingly tall men carry themselves with pride and confidence, whereas similar women tend to slouch.

How can we show girls – and perhaps more importantly, show ourselves – that taking up space is not only okay, it is a vital part of maintaining our physical presence and autonomy? What do y’all do to assert your physical, and consequently intellectual, selves?

Women’s Work In The New Economy

March 31, 2009 § 5 Comments

Another guest post by Joel, cross-posted at Citizen Obie.

I’ve been thinking about the issue of women work trends since I saw an earlier post here a while back about how feminists were reacting to the stimulus package, and what they thought it offered to support industries with greater representation of women (social work, education, health.) My concern was not so much with the sectors the stimulus emphasized, I believe that fomenting green manufacturing, construction, transportation, and agriculture is going to be fundamental to getting ourselves out of this economic mess we’re in and moving us towards an era of sustainable prosperity and equity. But where do women fit in this agenda? Green-collar jobs, the premier jobs of the new economy, are in construction and manufacturing (and I pray also urban agriculture,) sectors with little female representation. I’m going to assume that construction and manufacturing will remain important and vibrant for years to come, in which case my concern is how do we promote gender equity in those fields? How do we make sure that women share in the vision of the new economy, how do we de-stratify the sectors with the greatest potential for growth?

I thought about it even more when the news got out that the White House vegetable garden is Michelle Obama’s initiative. I love Michelle Obama, I love organic vegetable gardens, and I love children’s health and nutrition, but I was intrigued by the historic association between first ladies and health (specifically children’s health) advocacy. I wouldn’t call it anything as strong as a major concern, but what does it mean for powerful, fiercely intelligent women (in Michelle Obama’s case, a lawyer) to be relegated to work with overtones of domesticity? On the other hand, maybe I ought to rethink my own gendered assumptions about what it means to work with children and health. Maybe it is my own male bias and set of assumptions that I imply above that children and health issues might be ‘beneath’ a fiercely intelligent woman. In this case, how will we encourage (assuming we want to) the disassociation of particular fields with the different genders? And if such associations remain tenacious, what opportunities are available to women in the revolutionary restructuring of the educational and health care systems, as called for in Barack Obama’s agenda? Energy, education, and health are the major focuses of Obama’s agenda. Is it okay for energy to be a primarily masculine field, with education and (to a lesser degree) health to be primarily feminine?

Finally, here are a few articles on the immediate effects of the recession on women’s economic lives. The first is on the likely increase of domestic disputes as a result of male unemployment. It suggests that recessions, with major job loss for male-bodied individuals, breeds resentment as males fail to fulfill their ‘breadwinner’ roles, compounding the other stresses of over-worked women struggling to fulfill their roles as double-time workers and mothers. The second is on women losing their jobs and moving into the sex entertainment industry. And here’s one on the unfortunate likelihood that pregnant women and new mothers may be more likely to face unemployment, despite the illegality of discriminating against mothers. Overall, it looks as though the recession and the vast restructuring of the economy (I hope) will have major effects on perceptions of domesticity and women’s work roles. I hope some of you are as interested in these broad trends as I am. I think they definitely point to a very particular landscape in the contemporary feminist movement.

Why is the masculine androgynous?

March 18, 2009 § 2 Comments

Warning: This post is a bit of a wordy stream-of-consciousness rant. Read at your own risk.

Pants are androgynous; they are worn by both women and men. Women, however, have the options of wearing pants, skirts, or dresses. According to a gendered society, men may wear only pants. Thus, pants are both masculine and androgynous. While a woman is socially permitted to wear pants in a setting that is inclusive of both genders, when she wears pants in a setting in which she is the only woman, she is ostracized, called “butch,” “revolutionary,” or even — goodness forbid — a feminist.

Hillary Clinton is famous for her pantsuits. A few years back, I saw the First Ladies exhibit at the New York Historical Society. There was a clear definitive statement made by juxtaposing Dolly Madison’s petticoats next to Hillary Clinton’s infamous pantsuit (the only one black fashion item featured in the exhibit, I might add).

My mom works for a community center and she wears a pantsuit to work almost every day. I have not heard anyone comment on her clothing choice, let alone name her a member of “the sisterhood of the traveling pantsuits.”

I realize that my mom works in a coeducational facility, when Hillary Clinton, a US senator and former presidential nominee works in an old boy’s club. The pantsuits, a symbol of both masculinity and androgyny (i.e. social and political power). Pantsuits are androgynous; they can be worn by both men and women on a regular basis yet there is an exception when women enter “men’s clubs.” These include patriarchal institutions such as government, the military (America’s eyes have not gotten used to seeing women in uniform), and Wall Street. In these “men’s clubs,” the androgynous becomes masculine because there cannot be androgyny when only one gender is represented in these institutions.

Then, when a woman finally discovers the password to one of these men’s clubs, the masculinity that can be construed as androgyny is so deeply rooted that anyone (like Hillary Clinton) who invades that men’s club as an non-accepted member becomes a source of shock. This shock factor does not stem from the fact that she dresses like men; it happens when she dresses in a way that men happen to dress in as well.

Men do not have an exclusive claim on pants. They have no claim over this piece of clothing just as they have no claim over the institutionally sexist occupations they may inhabit.

The patriarchy sets up a society so that what men do/wear/customize is the standard. For women, this standard is fooled into being androgynous, though it is in fact a patriarchal setup to make women feel included. However, whenever women include themselves in this standard, they are considered impostors, the only ones in costumes at a sexist Halloween party.

Michael Kimmel, in “Masculinity As Homophobia,” writes “We think of manhood as innate, residing in the particular biological composition of the human male, the result of androgens or the possession of the penis.”

Androgens are the hormones that control the development of masculine characteristics. The common root of this hormone and the term “androgynous” is not a coincidence. Androgens literally contain everything that, without society’s interference, biologically differentiates male from female. Androgynous, the embodiment of both male and female characteristics, is in its social reality the comparison of female characteristics to the standard of male ones.

Is this comparison fair? Must masculine be the standard for women to live up to and then be ostracized by? Can’t all people be accepted for who they are and with the choice to be who they want to be?

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WP Cinema

WP Cinema is a movie display and management system intended for cinema
websites. It is flexible, configurable, and powerful, and can be integrated
with your inhouse ticketing system.

NOTE: WP Cinema is in beta at the present; this is a functional beta release for your testing purposes

It provides the following functionality:

  • Displays movies on home page with session times
  • Clickable session times can take you straight to booking links
  • Framework supporting integration with in house ticketing systems
  • Manual movie and session entry if your system is not supported
  • Easy movie categorization for “baby friendly” or “premium” sessions
  • Commercial options and full support available

The basic version of WP Cinema provided here works for 1-3 screens
and is sufficient to run a small cinema or film festival website.

We’re excited to be able to offer a starter product which helps smaller
cinemas, film festivals and occasional venues to get a functional cinema
website going at virtually no cost.

Display of movies

WP Cinema provides a simple framework for displaying today’s session times on
the home page. The home page format displays a thumbnail for each movie, along
with a title and session times. The session times are clickable and lead to a
configurable booking link.

The user can also click on a movie which then displays in it’s own page, with a
description of the movie (which you can edit). The commercial version provides
default images and description, in the lite version you enter everything

There are several different formats implemented through the use of shortcodes;
at the moment these are:

  • A daily programme with ability to switch to tomorrow via week day links
    [due for release July 2012]
  • A summary list of all movies and the entire entered schedule
  • Subset (category) pages for special session categories (see below)

Clickable session times for booking

WP Cinema makes it easy for customers to book; they simply click on the
session time which takes them straight to your booking page.

Booking pages/links can be provided by integration modules, or you can
enter your own booking links on the setup page.

Payment for bookings via PayPal will be included in the free version

Integration with in-house ticketing systems

Integration provides the following features:

  • pulls movie details from the ticketing system definitions
  • pulls session times and availabilities
  • easily categorizable sessions (eg baby-friendly, premium class, film festival, seniors with coffee sessions)
  • easily refreshed manually or automatically
  • integrates with any booking system provided

The free version does not provide any free integration modules; though it is
completely usable without them via the manual entry system.

WP Cinema integrates with a number of in-house ticketing systems through
additional licencing modules. This provides fully automated update of
session times on an hourly (or configurable) basis, as well as
(in the near future) flagging of sessions that are full or nearly full.

If your ticketing system provides a site or link for booking,
the session links can be set to go direct to the appropriate site.

Full support for internet booking is currently under development; when
this is done you’ll be able to sell tickets for most systems direct from
your site. Currently you can only sell tickets through the configurable
third party link system as just mentioned.

Manual movie and session entry

As mentioned previously, the free version allows you to enter all movie
descriptions, images and session information yourself. Provided you
enter sufficient days ahead (we recommend at least 3-5 days) the times
will rotate on the site to show the relevant times for today.

Please see the screenshots page for more information, or view our short

We recommend use of the automated synchronization module for your
ticketing system to remove the need for nearly all manual entry. Note
that if no automated module for your system is available, you can choose
to use the manual system until it is ready (see FAQ).

Easy movie categorization

You can set up special programme pages for specialized movie categories.

The system provides easy and powerful categorization for special
sessions, such as “baby friendly”, or premium/luxury/gold sessions, or
special showings or festivals.

This is configurable and can be controlled:

  • automatically through use of a prefix in the movie title
  • automatically through use of a special text flag in the description
    (which can be invisible)
  • automatically through detecting a special price code on the session
  • manually through editing the session and assigning a type
  • this is all setup through the admin options pages
  • one movie can be in multiple categories

Once you have the categories setup, you can use them in the following

  • have a special prefix or suffix after the session time, with a link,
    eg “baby” or “luxury”
  • have different ticketing links for categorized sessions
  • remove categorized sessions from the home page
  • list category sessions on a special page, eg have a dedicated page for
    baby-friendly sessions, or a science fiction festival, or your weekly seniors and coffee discount sessions

This allows you to market to special interest groups, or to run special
“festivals” throughout the year, with their own dedicated pages.

Commercial options

A more advanced commercial version extends the free version with plugins
and support services:

  • email support
  • phone support (even in US business hours!)
  • setup support
  • automated pull of session and movie details from your supported
    in-house ticketing system
  • customer loyalty interfacing
  • multi-venue cinemas (ie in different cities)
  • optimised and reliable hosting
  • rapid defect fixes for supported sites

WP Cinema provides an excellent basis for cinema site development.
If you are a web developer wanting to use WP Cinema in your customer
site, we have wholesale pricing and extended developer support
available, including developer training (no charge at the moment) and site setup
If you’re a developer, please ask us for access to the developer only

There will be a series of short movies at
which will take you through setup of the free version. Some of this is
obvious but if you haven’t done it before please watch them as there are
some invaluable tweaks you’ll miss out on otherwise.

  • An example of a WP Cinema site - home page - click here for more examples - live sample site is
  • The main WP Cinema page, showing search and the last 5 edited movies
  • The WP Cinema movie entry page. Sessions are entered at the bottom, if they are being manually entered.
  • The WP Cinema options page (first pane)

Usual install

WP Cinema is usually installed via the WordPress plugin
installation system:

  1. Login to WordPress as the site admin
  2. Navigate to Plugins -> Add New and use the Search box to find WP Cinema
  3. Click on “Install Now” next to WP Cinema (the only current match), accept the prompt
  4. Activate the WP Cinema plugin through the link at bottom or the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  5. Configure the plugin by going to the WP Cinema menu that appears in your admin menu

Manual Install

If, for some special reason, you need to follow manual installation steps, they are:

  1. Upload the wp-cinema folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the WP Cinema plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Configure the plugin by going to the WP Cinema menu that appears in your admin menu

Once you have installed WP Cinema, please make time to go through the
setup options carefully.

If you are unfamiliar with WordPress, visit us at to
find out how our various installation and setup service options work.

In the unlikely event WP Cinema causes problems and you can’t use the
deinstallation option, simply remove the /wp-content/plugins/wp-cinema folder and WordPress will deactivate WP Cinema.

WARNING! Be aware that removing WP Cinema will delete (permanently) the
contents of your movie and sessions tables.

What are the limitations on the free version of WP Cinema?

The free version supports a maximum of 1-3 screens in a cinema site.
Everything you need to have a fully functional website is provided.

We also support limited-duration film festivals without charge, no matter
how many screens or sessions you run.

The free version does not provide automated connections with in-house ticketing
systems or synchronisation of session times – you have to enter your times
manually. As you’d expect, the plugin does rotate your sessions as entered
from day to day and you can enter a week at a time.

The free version also does not automate movie descriptions or images,
which are added automatically when a movie is first seen when you have the
commercial version. You can enter these manually.

How can you afford to release a functional system like this for free?

We make our money from support and licencing for larger sites. This
includes additional modules for the system which make it very powerful
and extensible.

We also work with developers who wish to use our products for their own
cinema sites.

Actually, we’re rather thrilled to offer this “lite” version without charge to
smaller cinemas and to film festivals as we see it as a way of giving back to
the industry, and we hope it might help smaller locations and occasional venues
get started more easily.

Additionally, the free version allows you to evaluate and experiment with the
software without restriction. Please note that we love to hear if there
are key features missing that would make a difference for your site –
please let us know.

How do you support commercial web developers?

We love to see other people developing cinema sites with this software,
either for free or commercially.

The licenced addons, which would be an integral part of a fully automated
implementation, are available under wholesale pricing arrangements to
developers. However, if the site you are developing doesn’t need any
licenced modules, you don’t need to talk to us or pay us – enjoy using it!
And maybe send us a note to check out your work!

We also offer developer support:

  • free support being the occasional web seminar
  • free developer-only support pages and videos
  • free support for licenced modules
  • best efforts support for free modules
  • chargeable ‘site setup and configure’ where we configure a
    base movie setup for yourselves for testing/development and you then
    build the theme, possibly using one of the newer gen themes such as Headway
    or Woothemes Canvas. This is a great place to start if you haven’t done
    much WordPress before.

If you are a customer (eg cinema owner) looking to get a cinema website
developed, we find it works best for you if we work with your preferred
local developer and assist them as we beleive this gives you a better
experience – faster service and a point of local contact in the same time
zone, with the same language and customs. We’re happy to talk this through
with you if that helps.

What ticketing systems do you synchronize with?

Currently, we provide interface modules for the following systems:

  • Venue Ticketing (highly recommended)
  • Showcase (under development)
  • Manual entry

With the exception of the Manual entry module, these interface modules are
available additional to the lite version and are licensed for a small monthly
fee, which includes support.

Additional interfaces can be developed at a nominal fee if your system is
not listed and the providers are able to give us the information we

We recommend Venue Ticketing due to their excellent support
and the incredibly configurable and flexible system they provide
(see Venue also provide an internet payment
gateway which works closely with WP Cinema.

Note that the system doesn’t require a ticketing interface module; you
can enter all the session time and movie information yourself.
Sessions will automatically rotate on the site and you should ensure you
enter at least 2-3 days (and preferably a week) ahead to ensure your
listing in Google showtimes works well.

Please visit for further information as
it becomes available.

Who are the people behind WP Cinema?

White Dog Green Frog, an Australian Web Development and web hosting
company, is behind WP Cinema. WDGF has been developing Cinema sites
for 6 years supporting a small number of Australian sites.

One of the founders had a background in cinema technology fitouts, and we love
movies, so we decided to create a new way of building cinema sites
with active programme content.

Why did you choose WordPress for WP Cinema? Why not XXX?

We’d had two versions of our cinema management software – an old PHP version
(circa 2004), and a Joomla module (circa 2008).

The reasons we chose WordPress:

  • a complete, powerful, yet easy to use CMS ready to use out of the box
  • very regular WordPress core updates and feature additions (3 monthly compared to 12-18 months for Joomla and Drupal)
  • quick security releases – within hours/days
  • self-updating website and plugin code
  • well documented systems for our developers to work with
  • a flexible and powerful plugin and hook system
  • 55,000,000 sites worldwide (est) using WordPress with nearly 20,000 plugins [April 2012]
What plans do you have for other language support?

We plan to do full customer-side internationalisation to allow support for
other languages, but it isn’t included in the first version. We anticipate it
will become available late in 2012 under current plans.

If you would like an internationalized version which supports customers
in your own language, please contact us to discuss – obviously the more
demand the higher we will prioritize internationalization!

There are no short term plans for admin internationalization; again, if
this would make a difference for yourselves please contact us.

What is the roadmap for future WP Cinema development?

WP Cinema is being actively developed and we are continuing to invest in
development for both the free and commercial platforms.

Some of our planned extensions and additional plugins:

  • Paypal booking support (will be in free version as soon as we can)
  • Flagging of full, or nearly full, sessions
  • Optional display prioritization of categorized sessions/movies
  • (full) Internet booking support
  • Seat allocation and maps
  • Internationalization (see above)
  • Full multi-location support (cinemas at multiple locations on one+ site(s))

If there is a feature you would like to see in WP Cinema that is not currently
available, please let us know in detail what you are looking for. While we
can’t make promises, if we get a number of requests for the same feature it
will be prioritised highly.

Do you work with other developers? Or accept bugfixes?

Yes and Yes! We’re always happy to collaborate with other open sourcers
and WP Cinema plugins will utilise the WordPress plugin system to make the
system extensible. We are committed to retaining a GPL-licenced usable
version of WP Cinema well into the future, and updating as much as is
humanly possible.

Bug fixes are welcome – please include a clear summary of what you’re
fixing – we’ve found very helpful here – a short before-after
movie is usually worth a thousand words. We also need the original file
before you edit it, as well as the fixed file or patch diffs.

Contributors & Developers

“WP Cinema” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Translate “WP Cinema” into your language.

Interested in development?

Browse the code or subscribe to the development log by RSS.

  • No changes since initial release (19 Jun 2012).

See also our website at

Note that the commercial components will sometimes have more frequent updates
than the free version.


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Workout Anywhere of The Day – July 11, 2016

Workout Anywhere of The Day

Monday is here and that means it’s a new week to start a new, fitter and stronger you! Check out the starting details below, or jump into the warm-up and workout section below to get started!

Please share your feedback in the comments below! We would love to hear your thoughts on the trainer.

For a quick overview of the Workout Anywhere of The Day, please read this post: Workout Anywhere of The Day Info .

With that said, it’s time to put your workout face on and get started!

Workout Details:

1) Warm Up (5-10 min): Go Through our favorite >>> Dynamic Warm Up <<<

2) Strength Phase (15 min): 4 sets of 10 of the following (practice good form and body control for each movement. 2-1-2 tempo. Additionally, find a weight or resistance band that makes 10 reps a challenge to finish):

Also, for the sake of being efficient, one can go through the following in a circuit format. Or, for best results, perform the exercise, the repeat 1:30 min later until that exercise is complete. Then move to the next exercise. Either format will work, but the latter will promote the best strength and size gains.

Workout Flow:

  1. Goblet Squats (use two Kettlebells or Dummbells in the front rack position if you’re advanced)
  2. Walking Lunges or Step Ups
  3. Side Kicks
  4. Exercise Ball Hamstring Curls

3) Metabolic Circuit (12 min):

3-5 Rounds round for time of (3B, 4I, 5A):

  • 400 M Sprint (A), 400 M Run (I) or 400 M Walk (B)
  • Plate Push
  • 1 Minute Wall Sit
  • 10 Burpees

Your score is your finishing time (please practice perfect form on every exercise).

4) Four Core (4 min): Four Core

5) Stretch & Cool Down (4 min): Use the official RundleFit Stretch infographic two times through

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Great job today! In order to receive coaching pointers, please post in the comments section below. We would love to hear from you and the rest of the team!

Stay tuned for tomorrow’s Workout Anywhere of The Day!

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Coach Justin

Justin and Jessica Rundle are Spokane natives and the founders of Workout Anywhere (a Northwest fitness training app for busy parents, by busy parents). In addition, the two are the official strength & conditioning coaches for Mt. Spokane High School. To Learn more about Jessica and Justin Rundle, click here: Meet Team RundleFit.

  • Brandon Ryan

    July 11, 2016

    Did the strength portion of the workout and then got 1 round of the cardio in (8:34) before ran out of time had to run kids to sports games.

    LOVE the new app and the workout anywhere of the day!

  • Justin Rundle

    July 11, 2016

    Great job Brandon! We are happy to hear that! It’s been a long time coming and we are happy it’s available now.

  • Workout Anywhere

    August 4, 2016

    Keep doing what you’re doing Brandon!

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Browsing All Posts filed under »student unions«

INactivism update

September 4, 2007

I’ve been researching the latest on the National Day of Action against bad juju in the tertiary sector. I have not found a thing. Not one measly mention of the protest. Not even the National Union of Students have anything in their media section. Not even socialist sites i checked had a mention. Its all […]

August 22, 2007

Feel bad. Right this minute a bus is leaving the La Trobe Agora bound for the city and the ‘National Day of Action’ against fees, ‘voluntary student unionism’ and cuts in tertiary education. Its National Union of Students stuff. Big stuff.There might even be a few hundred people there. Maybe even a couple thousand.I won’t […]


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How to dismiss a Popover from the current UIViewController

Imagine you’re presenting a view controller in your storyboard via a Popover Segue: Simply drag from a button in your Main View Controller to your Other View Controller, and under segue select “Popover”. Works like a charm: the popover is presented, and if someone clicks outside the popover it is dismissed. Marvellous!

Surely we should be able to add a button inside our popover, and create an IBAction in which we call something like “dismissPopover:animated”. But of course there isn’t – at least not if you’re presenting a UIViewController.

Things would be easier if we had created our popover in code, where we could create a UIPopoverController (which has a method that dismisses it) – but if you’ve ever tried, that’s just not possible when using Storyboards: because with Storyboards, all we can create is a UIViewController, and it just doesn’t have a popover dismissal method.

So how do we do this instead?

First we’ll create a reference to the UIPopoverController the segue will initiate for us, then we’ll call the dismissPopover:animated method on it from the class that has presented it via an observer.

Let’s do this thing!

In our Main View Controller (i.e. the one that’s bringing up the popover), we’ll add a weak property to hold that reference. We’ll also need two methods, the prepareForSegue:sender, and one to dismiss the popover. We also need to setup an observer:

#import "ViewController.h"

@interface ViewController ()

@property (weak) UIPopoverController *settingsPopover;

@implementation ViewController

- (void)viewDidLoad
    [super viewDidLoad];
    // add popover dismissal observer
    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter]addObserver:self selector:@selector(dismissPopover) name:@"dismissSettingsPopover" object:nil];

#pragma mark - The Popover Challenge

- (void)prepareForSegue:(UIStoryboardSegue *)segue sender:(id)sender {
    if ([segue.identifier isEqualToString:@"settingsPopover"]) {
        self.settingsPopover = [(UIStoryboardPopoverSegue *)segue popoverController];

- (void)dismissPopover {
    [self.settingsPopover dismissPopoverAnimated:YES];

Nothing unusual here, except perhaps for how we grab the reference to the UIPopoverController. We’re typecasting the segue as a popover segue so we can extract the actual popover controller from it.

Note that I’ve named the popover segue in the storyboard (as settingsPopover). The dismissPopover method is something that we’ll call via an observer, setup in viewDidLoad.

Next up: the actual UIViewController that we’ve created in the storyboard. This will serve as the content for the popover controller which will be generated automatically for us via the segue that’s defined as “popover segue” in the Storyboard. All we do here is to hook up that “dismiss button” to an IBAction which in turn will send a message:

- (IBAction)dismissView:(id)sender {
    // send a message, which when picked up will dismiss this view
    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter]postNotificationName:@"dismissSettingsPopover" object:self];

This notification is picked up by our Main View Controller which acts accordingly and can dismiss our popover because it holds a reference to it.

Another mystery solved ;-)

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WCW Worldwide 11/23/1991

Written by: Matt Peddycord

WCW Worldwide
November 23, 1991
Gainesville, GA
Georgia Mountains Center
(Taped on November 5, 1991)

The current WCW Champs were as follows:
World Champion: Lex Luger (7/14/1991)
U.S. Champion: Rick Rude (11/17/1991)
World Television Champion: Steve Austin (6/3/1991)
World Light Heavyweight Champion: Brian Pillman (10/27/1991)
World Tag Team Champions: Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes (11/17/1991)
U.S. Tag Team Champions: The Young Pistols (11/5/1991)
World Six-Man Tag Team Champions: The York Foundation (10/8/1991)

Your host is Tony Schiavone!

  • Big Van Vader vs. Mike McReynolds

Vader is SO pissed today, that he pulls off his strap mask and begins to stiff McReynolds around. It’s not even fair. Schiavone mentions that Vader is here to prove to PN News that his splash is better. I’d LOVE to see Vader treat PN News this way. Vader hits a press powerslam, which was pretty cool. He finishes with a chokeslam. (2:08) Man, he used to scare the CRAP out of me.

Firebreaker Chip says he will not surrender! On the other hand, Larry Zbyszko still has one of the tag belts on his shoulder. Whoops.

  • Rick Rude (w/Paul E. Dangerously) vs. Johnny Rich

Paul E has one of the other tag belts apparently instead of the U.S. belt. Rude runs through most of his move-set and puts Rich away with the RUDE AWAKENING. (2:11) Good little squash for Rude.

Rick Rude & Paul E. Dangerously interview: He’s got two words for Sting- “Rude Awakening”.

  • Steve Austin & Arn Anderson vs. Dustin Rhodes & Bobby Eaton

Apparently Bobby Eaton had already turned heel on one of the earlier WCW programs because right from the get-go, Tony mentions that Bobby’s now in the Dangerous Alliance and that he’s already seen this match. Whatever the case was, this is the match where Bobby Eaton turns on his buddy Dustin Rhodes. Rhodes armbars and hammerlocks Anderson and Austin for the longest time while tagging Bobby every so often, but Dustin quickly gets tagged back in the match. The heels turn the tide when Rhodes tries a flying headscissors (not the lucha kind, the old school kind) and Arn helps Austin out with a hotshot. They control Rhodes for a bit and when Dustin gets a desperation sunset flip, Eaton has the ref distracted. Dustin tries to tag, but Eaton isn’t there for him. He finally does make the tag to Eaton, but then gets his shoulder posted on the floor by Arn. Eaton wants to tag out early again, but Dustin is down on the floor in pain. Once Rhodes is back up on the apron, Eaton catches Austin with a Swinging Neckbreaker and tags in Dustin. Not only does he SLAP tag him, but he brings him into the ring with a shoulderbreaker! That’ll do it for it Dustin. Eaton exits the ring and leaves as Austin covers for 1-2-3. (9:26) It told a good story and the action was fairly solid once they got past the obsessive armlock stage. **¼

  • PN News vs. Mark Cantaberry

He clotheslines Cantaberry a lot in this one. Schiavone mentions again about a possible Vader/News match. Belly-to-belly suplex leads to the BROKEN RECORD SPLASH for the win. (2:16) I hope Vader hurts him real good.

It’s time for the WCW Top Ten for the weekend of November 23-24!
10. PN News [-]
9. Big Van Vader [v1]
8. Cactus Jack [^1]
7. Scott Steiner [-]
6. Mr. Hughes [-]
5. Dustin Rhodes [same]
4. WCW World TV Champ Steve Austin [^1]
3. Sting [^2]
2. Rick Steiner [same]
1. WCW U.S. Champ Rick Rude [-]
WCW World Heavyweight Champion Lex Luger

  • Larry Zbyszko vs. Firebreaker Chip – “Submit or Surrender” match

Huh? Larry Z has the tag belt with him, but Arn doesn’t? Zbyszko attacks from behind to start, but Chip quickly reverses a cross-corner whip and puts Larry down with a back suplex. Chip buries a knee into Zbyszko and then applies an abdominal stretch. How you like that? Psychology from Firebreaker Chip! Zbyszko makes the ropes, but then takes a powerslam to set up a bearhug. Holy crap! Larry Z won’t give up, so Chip slams him down and applies a modified Boston crab. When that doesn’t work, he grabs a sleeper, but that’s just the mistake Larry was looking for as he throws off Chip to the floor. Chip pulls Zbyszko out though and throws him into the guardrail. Back in, Zbyszko makes the ropes during a camel clutch and fires back with the mule kick. Zbyszko gets pushed hard into the guardrail again, but then he backdrops Chip to the floor where he hurts his knee. Zbyszko kicks the crap out of Chip’s knee and grabs the top-rope for leverage (which from that angle, it wouldn’t help him at all) during a half-crab for the submission win. (6:32) Oh Chip, you thought you wouldn’t give up just because you’re a fireman. Good back-and-forth match especially for Chip, but the crowd seemed like they could care less during the whole thing. **½

Eric Bischoff is standing by with WCW World Champion Lex Luger and Harley Race. They say Rick Steiner has got the skills, but he doesn’t have the brains to defeat Flexy Lexy.

Next week’s main event, Big Josh goes up against Terrence Taylor in the final “submit or surrender” match!

Final Thoughts: Good show this week with the heel turn of Bobby Eaton heading over to the Dangerous Alliance camp. The quality just keeps getting better and better for WCW.


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The Update of Updates

I realize that it has been a long time.

Quite a while since I’ve written on this (well, ok. I had a post in November, but decided to take it down. I’m still working on it through it, and I’ll figure out if I want to repost or not).

As I was saying, it has been QUITE A WHILE. I’ve had this blog, this space, for a few years. In the beginning, I wanted to chronicle my life in New York City. I had a Blogspot blog for this very reason. Initially, I was enthusiastic. Then, I became….disheartened. This superficial yardstick that we use to measure “progress,” “success,” was just becoming too much.

Over the years, I have second guessed myself, doubted myself, wondering if whatever it is that I am trying to achieve is worth it. Compounded by the fact that whenever people asked what it is that I was trying to do, I had a vague notion of an answer, and this just depressed me. Also compounded that I was seeing people in my age bracket who were doing laps around me, and it’s just so, incredibly, disheartening.

Most are quick to remind me that, hey, I actually have gotten far. Look at all the progress you’ve made and be mindful of that.

Yes, I appreciate that. I am mindful of that. But I am also incredibly hard on myself. I will tell myself, I didn’t move from some tiny ass town in Mississippi to one of THE largest/greatest cities on earth to waste away my life.

Having said all of that, I have victories, both minor and major. And they’ve actually inspired me to keep pushing on.

In 2015, I took a self-defense class for women. I felt inspired and empowered. I wanted to take the class again. The instructor said that he doesn’t do regular self-defense classes for women. I told him I was interested in training so that I could teach the classes. I have been training for the past year, and in March of THIS YEAR, I will FINALLY be teaching! Excited af would be a SEVERE understatement!

This instructor also runs a business in finance (that’s the best way I can describe it), and I took one of his courses back in 2010. I’ve been in a mastermind/apprentice group since then. Last year, we were having our second to the last meeting, and the director of the group had to step down because she’ll be doing extensive training for the next 18 months.

So they were looking for a new director. Something in my spirit compelled me to offer myself. And everyone else agreed. I thought it would be a great opportunity to be a leader. I feel like seeds had been planted, and I just need to nurture them and allow them to grow. So now I am the director of a 14 person mastermind/apprentice group. We’ll have our first official meeting either this week or next week. And I haven’t figured out what we’ll discuss yet! No worries ❤

My office is in a recording studio. I do not technically work at/for the recording studio. I’ve known for awhile that Loudspeaker Network. My degree was in television and radio. I’ve been wanting to do podcasts. It didn’t click in my head that a yuge opportunity was sitting in my lap and that I should probably do something about that.

So I reached out to the studio manager. He said they could offer me an internship (which is exactly what I wanted). He gave me Chris Morrow’s email address (he’s a founding partner of LSN), and there was a little back and forth. It fizzled. Scottie (studio manager) would occasionally check in with me. He hinted that Chris would come in on certain days. One day (the day before the election), he told me that Chris would be in. I had somewhere to be later on, but I rushed back to the studio after it was over. We talked a bit. He told me that LSN was a bit unorganized and asked what was I looking for and what I could offer. I was then introduced to Matty Raz.

I sent out an email. Heard back after a month. That fizzled.

Scotty reached out to me again, told me that he knows for a fact that Chris comes in on Wednesdays for The Read. So two Wednesdays later, I stayed after work to see him. Glad I did. He told me that he had been thinking about it. He brought up being disorganized again, and I had mentioned again that I am highly organized (in my head, I am. I’m great with scheduling lol). We go over some things, and he mentions that he’s been looking for an assistant. In my head, I’m thinking I AM HIGHLY ORGANIZED I AM GREAT WITH SCHEDULING AND I’M ALREADY IN THE BUILDING YOU MIGHT AS WELL PICK ME! So there’s that. I may also be helping with a new show they’re working on. I see him this Wednesday.

I have a book editor. I’ve had her since 2010. I love her. Last week she suggested I do a reading of my work, either for her March or April show. It’s contingent on if there is any space in March. I would rather do March, simply because I am seizing on a moment, but April works as well. I just need to figure out which six minutes of my novel I’ll be reading.

So now here’s this…

I went to Shouting at the Screen last week. It’s hosted by Wyatt Cenac and Donwill. How to say? It’s like Mystery Science Theater for blaxploitation films. I went in telling myself, “You are going to talk to Wyatt tonight. Yes, you will.” I had been in January and chickened out and didn’t say anything. So I did it. We talked for a bit. I blathered for a bit. Somehow we came on podcasts. And he’s like oh, Tracy from Another Round is behind you. Let me introduce you to her. So my head is OMG TWO OF MY FAVORITEST PEOPLE I AM SPEAKING TO THEM AT THE SAME TIME IN THE SAME NIGHT HOW CAN THIS POSSIBLY BE HAPPENING HELLLO UNIVERSE! So Tracy and I talk for a bit. A long while. Like maybe half an hour? This is all exciting to me. And when I have to get ready to go, she hugs me. I’m in heaven at this point.

So that’s been going on in my life right now. I will probably flesh this out later. This is literally free writing right now. And it’s all good.

And speaking of things being all good, I have been growing “freer” and more comfortable with myself. And I have Beyonce for that. Yeay Beyonce!

Oh! Also changed my name last year. Maybe there is something to this whole universe in alignment. And maybe not the universe in the science-y sense, but something like that. Yeay!

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Referee Brad Maddox to break silence on Raw

Discussion in 'WWE Feed' started by Bot, Nov 2, 2012.

  1. Referee Brad Maddox to break silence on Raw

    This Monday night on Raw, suspended referee Brad Maddox will be granted the opportunity to explain his shocking actions at WWE Hell in a Cell, has learned.

    This news comes just one day after the rogue ref was called to WWE Headquarters in Stamford, Conn., to stand before a Board of Inquiry to answer for his vicious low blow to Ryback inside Hell in a Cell. That attack — followed up by a conspicuously quick three-count and even a pin assist — cost the juggernaut a seemingly surefire WWE Title victory over defending WWE Champion CM Punk. (MATCH RESULTS | PHOTOS)

    The file on Maddox’s closed-door meeting at WWE HQ on Thursday is sealed, while the official’s attorney has yet to issue any kind of statement regarding the inquiry. As such, Monday night will mark the first time the WWE Universe will learn what was truly going through Maddox’s mind at WWE Hell in a Cell.

    But how exactly will Maddox justify the most heinous act ever perpetrated by a WWE official? As Maddox rapidly counted Ryback’s shoulders to the mat, the only true explanation seemed to be that Maddox was blatantly assisting CM Punk, ensuring that The Second City Saint’s record-shattering WWE Title reign would live on. Punk has since vehemently denied any collusion with Maddox, however, leaving many to wonder what the young official had to gain by putting his career and reputation on the line that night in Atlanta. Was the limelight-stealing act some form of wish fulfillment for Maddox, whose own dream of one day becoming a main event–level WWE Superstar was left unattained? (READ: WHO IS BRAD MADDOX?)

    It might not be for the reasons Maddox hoped for when he began his journey to WWE, but all eyes will be on the mysterious referee Monday night. Two Superstars who will no doubt pay very close attention to Maddox’s explanation are the voracious Ryback — who repeatedly brutalized Maddox inside Hell in a Cell after the tainted WWE Championship bout — as well as Punk, who will likely have a great deal to say once the true circumstances of his controversial WWE Title defense come to light.

    To find out what Brad Maddox has to say, tune in to Raw Monday night at 8/7 CT on USA Network.

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The song “You Oughta Know” definitely made me think of Powers’ “Spy in the House of Love.” It seems to be everything Powers loves in pop. Morrissette’s lyrics do not shy from her sexual history but rather celebrates it. Morrissette proudly contrasts herself with her ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend. Morrissette uses common stereotypes of “proper” woman like being eloquent or being a good mother when asking about the details of the girlfriend. In contrast, Morrissette uses words like “pervert” and other sexual references when describing her relationship with her boyfriend. The song displays what Powers says in her article: “eroticism enacts transformation through union.” Morrissette transcends the expectations of what a woman should be and wants this transformation to be recognized by her ex. In an essence, that the transformation has to be acknowledged by both parties so that there is a real change in the dynamic.

Also relating to the Power’s article, the Arctic Monkey’s song “Bigger boys and Stolen Sweethearts” is something Powers would, as a feminist music critic, both criticize and understand. The singer assumes that since his girlfriend dumped him for an older guy, she is obviously sleeping with him and she is “freaking far from nice.” Powers would call out the sexist idea that just because a girl is dating an older guy, she is not necessarily putting out. On the other hand, Powers would acknowledge that this is part of an artistic design to represent the pain in the artist over the ending of the relationship.


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Alyona's Latest Sets

Alena is Charlotta’s friend who she had a row with, after Alena stole her boyfriend at a resort. It was really sad watching two best friends having a row over a guy. Alena is a professional ballet dancer, she showed us a couple of tournament videos where she is awarded with different trophies and cups. Best of luck to you Alena with your ballet career!


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food interaction for FLUTICORT F

alcohol interaction for FLUTICORT F

pregnancy interaction for FLUTICORT F

lactation interaction for FLUTICORT F

No interaction found
Interaction with alcohol is unknown. Please consult your doctor.
Fluticort f 6 mcg/250 mcg rotacap may be unsafe to use during pregnancy.
Animal studies have shown adverse effects on the foetus, however, there are limited human studies. The benefits from use in pregnant women may be acceptable despite the risk. Please consult your doctor.
Unknown. Human and animal studies are not available. Please consult your doctor.

Formoterol is used in the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (copd).

How it works

The Formoterol works by relaxing the muscles in the walls of the airways. This opens the airways and makes breathing easier.

Common side effects

Nausea, Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping), Vomiting, Dizziness, Dry mouth, Diarrhoea, Nasopharyngitis.

Fluticasone is used in the treatment of severe allergic reaction, allergic disorders, asthma, skin disorders and oral lichen planus.

How it works

Fluticasone belongs to a class of drugs called glucocorticoids/steroids. It prevents the release of the substances in the body that cause inflammation and allergies.

Common side effects

Electrolyte imbalance, Redistribution/accumulation of body fat, Bone degradation, Increased risk of infection, Muscle disorders, Increased blood pressure, Altered bone growth, Skin scar, Behavioural changes, Increased glucose level in blood, Cataract.

Patients taking FLUTICORT F 6 MCG/250 MCG ROTACAP

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Expert advice FOR FLUTICORT F

  • Do not use formoterol inhalation to treat an asthma attack that has already begun.
  • Do not use this drug, if  you are allergic to formoterol.
  • Never place a capsule in the mouthpiece of the inhaler.
  • Consult your doctor before taking formoterol, If  you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or breast feeding.
  • It should be taken as an inhaler or nebulizer after clearly following instructions of the doctor and the instructions given in the patient information leaflet in the medication box.

Frequently asked questions FOR FLUTICORT F

Q. Is formoterol a steroid?
Formoterol belongs to a class of medication called long acting beta agonists. It is not a steroid; however it is available in combination with steroids as an inhaler
Q. How long does it take to work and how long does it stay in the body?
Formoterol works best if taken before exercising or heavy work and another dose should not be taken in the next 12 hours. It is a long acting drug which is known to be effective for 12 hours in the body
Q. How does formoterol work?
Formoterol belongs to a class of medication called long acting beta agonists. It helps in relaxing the muscles of the air passages, thus widening it and making it easier to breathe
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Q. What form does formoterol come in?
Formoterol comes as a powder filled capsule for inhaler and a solution for nebulizer use
Q. What is formoterol fumarate/formoterol fumarate dihydrate/formoterol and budesonide/formoterol and advair?
Formoterol fumarate and formoterol fumerate dihydrate are different formulations of formoterol. Budesonide is a steroid which may be prescribed by the doctor along with formoterol. Advair is another long acting beta agonist which is the brand name for salmeterol and fluticasone
Q. Is formoterol safe?
Formoterol is safe when taken as per the directions of the doctor
Q. is formoterol banned?
Formoterol is not banned
Q. Does formoterol cause weight gain?
There are no studies showing that formoterol causes weight gain
Q. Does formoterol cause death/asthma-related death?
Formoterol may increase risk of asthma-related death. It depends on the condition and co-morbidities and is individual response.

Q. Is fluticasone an antibiotic/steroid/anti-histaminic/anti-cholinergic drug?
Fluticasone is a steroid but not an antibiotic/anti-histaminic/anti-cholinerhic/decongestant drug.It is used to treat nasal congestion (decongestant) and other symptoms caused by allergies or conditions like asthma
Q. Does it contain sulfa?
It does not contain sulfa
Q. Is fluticasone available over the counter?
No. Fluticasone is a prescription drug. It is not available over the counter
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Q. Is Fluticasone the same as Nasonex/Flonase?
Fluticasone is also available in the branded form as Flonase nasal spray
Q. Does it contain acetaminophen?
However, Nasonex consists of another drug called Mometasone also used for treating nasal allergies. Acetaaminofen is a different medication
Q. What is used for?
Fluticasone (in the form of inhaler) is used to treat symptoms of asthma and nasal inflammation such as coughing, wheezing, blocked nose, runny nose
Q. Is fluticasone used for cold?
It is also used as topical cream to treat various skin allergies and infections. It is not used for common cold
Q. Can I take fluticasone with Benadryl/Sudafed/Zyrtec/ Afrin/Allegra/Mucinex?
Yes. Fluticasone may be taken with Benadryl (diphenhydramine)/Sudafed (pseudoephedrine)/Zyrtec (cetrizine)/ Afrin (oxymetazoline)/Allegra (fexofenadine)/Mucinex (guaifenesin) if prescribed by your doctor
Q. Does fluticasone propionate cause weight gain/drowsiness/ wakefulness?
Fluticasone may cause weight gain since it is a steroid drug. It may cause drowsiness or wakefulness. If you experience any such symptoms, please consult your doctor
Q. Is fluticasone addictive?
No. Fluticasone is not an addictive or a controlled/banned substance
Q. Dose fluticasone cause nose bleeds?
Yes. The most common and expected side-effect of fluticasone nasal spray/inhaler is nose bleeding. If your bleeding is more or does not stop, please consult your doctor
Q. Can I take fluticasone if I have high blood pressure?
It is advisable to consult your doctor before taking fluticasone if you have high blood pressure.

Content on this page was last updated on 08 March, 2017, by Dr. Varun Gupta (MD Pharmacology)