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Volume 2019, Article ID 9038171, 7 pages
Predictors of Diabetic Foot Reulceration beneath the Hallux
R. J. Molines-Barroso, J. L. Lázaro-Martínez, J. V. Beneit-Montesinos, F. J. Álvaro-Afonso, E. García-Morales, and Y. García-Álvarez
Diabetic Foot Unit, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
Correspondence should be addressed to J. L. Lázaro-Martínez; se.mcu@setebaid
Received 6 August 2018; Revised 20 October 2018; Accepted 12 December 2018; Published 8 January 2019
Guest Editor: Claudia Giacomozzi
Copyright © 2019 R. J. Molines-Barroso et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Aims. To evaluate the factors that predict reulceration beneath the hallux in people with a history of diabetic foot ulceration. Methods. A prospective study conducted between January 2012 and December 2014 was performed in a diabetic foot unit to assess the risk factors associated with hallux reulceration. Sixty patients with diabetic neuropathy and a history of previous ulcer were consecutively included. Sociodemographic factors and comorbidities plus the biomechanical and radiographic factors were obtained. Follow-up on participants was conducted every month, and they wore offloading therapeutic footwear and custom-made insoles. Hallux reulceration during the follow-up period was assessed as the main outcome measure in the study. Results. Patients were followed up during 29 (14.2-64.4) months. Twenty-nine patients (52%) developed a new ulceration: 9 patients (31%) in the hallux and 20 (69%) in other locations. Functional hallux limitus (, 95% CI (2.097–73.128), HR 12.384) and increased body mass index (, 95% CI (1.003-1.272), HR 1.129) were associated with the hallux ulceration-free survival time in the multivariate Cox model. Conclusions. Obesity and the presence of functional hallux limitus increase the probability of developing hallux reulceration in patients with diabetic neuropathy and a history of ulcers.
The lifetime incidence of foot ulcers in people with diabetes has been recently estimated to be between 19% and 34% [1]. At least 85% of lower-extremity amputations are preceded by a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU), which severely increases the economic costs of health care and decreases life expectancy [2]. The primary prevention of DFU becomes critical, since death in the first year following diagnosis of the first DFU has been reported in as many as 12% of patients [3].
Diabetic neuropathy, preulcerative lesion, peripheral arterial disease, foot deformity, and increased plantar pressure have been identified as the main risk factors for DFU [4, 5]. Forty percent of patients will have a recurrence within 1 year following healing of the ulcer. The precipitating factors that initially led to the ulcer are generally not resolved after healing [1].
The forefoot is the area of higher prevalence of DFU. In particular, the hallux constitutes one-third of all areas affected by DFUs [6]. Hallux reulceration can lead to hallux amputation which has devastating effects on foot biomechanics and increases the risk of new ulcers and lower-extremity amputation [7]. Research on the risk factors of hallux reulceration can lead to the reduction of the incidence of ulcers and help avoid hallux amputation and its devastating consequences.
The normal range of motion (ROM) of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (first MTPJ) is defined as being more than 65° dorsiflexion, while hallux rigidus is the severe limitation of hallux dorsiflexion (<30°) [8, 9]. The ROM of the first MTPJ is routinely evaluated in a non-weight-bearing position in patients with diabetes at high risk of ulcer [10, 11]. However, mobility of the first MTPJ in the resting position has proven to be a poor predictor of abnormal first ray function during gait [12]. Foot examination in a non-weight-bearing position can be normal, but dorsiflexion of the first MTPJ can be blocked during gait, which means that this risk factor may remain unrecognized. This condition whereby range of motion is reduced when the forefoot is loaded is referred to as functional hallux limitus [13].
Research conducted by Nubé et al. [14] and Cowley et al. [15] evaluated the limited mobility of the first MTPJ in relation to ulcer location on the hallux, but they were unable to find an association. ElMakki et al. [16] reported a relationship between hallux ulceration and a group of deformities which included limited mobility of the first MTPJ. These research studies [14–16] evaluated the factors associated with hallux ulcers in patients with diabetes and measured the range of motion of the first MTPJ in the resting position.
Boffeli et al. [9] explored the ROM of the first MTPJ both in the resting position and in the weight-bearing position in a group of patients with hallux ulceration. These authors [9] demonstrated that almost all patients exhibited limited first MTPJ mobility, and almost half of the patients presented functional hallux limitus.
A higher prevalence of limited mobility of the first MTPJ has been reported in patients with previous hallux ulceration [9]; however, to date, the association between hallux reulceration and limited mobility of the first MTPJ has not yet been explored by means of a prospective follow-up study.
Our study aim was to evaluate the factors that predict reulceration beneath the hallux in people with a history of diabetic foot ulceration.
A prospective study was conducted between January 2012 and December 2014 involving patients admitted to a diabetic foot unit at the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain, which is an outpatient center. Sixty individuals were consecutively evaluated according to the following criteria: aged over 18 years, diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) according to the criteria of the American Diabetes Association, presence of peripheral neuropathy, presence of a first event of a recently healed ulcer, and location of the ulcer on the forefoot. Baseline clinical data are shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Demographic data of the sample.
Patients who met the following criteria were excluded: those with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), active ulcer, diabetic neuropathic osteoarthropathy, history of previous amputation, ulcer caused by trauma, history of rheumatoid arthritis, or disease causing peripheral neuropathy other than DM.
PAD was considered when both distal pulses were absent and/or the ankle brachial index (ABI) was <0.9. In patients whose ABI was >1.4 or in those with diagnostic uncertainty, a toe pressure of <55 mmHg or a toe brachial index of <0.7 was used to diagnose PAD [17].
The local ethics committee approved this study, and all patients signed their informed written consent, in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
2.1. Peripheral Sensory Neuropathy
Neuropathy was diagnosed by using the Semmes-Weinstein 5.07/10 g monofilament and a biothesiometer (both from Novalab Ibérica, Madrid, Spain) [18]. The presence of peripheral sensory neuropathy was confirmed by a lack of feeling detected in either one or both of the tests.
2.2. Biomechanical Assessment
Foot type was classified using the validated protocol of the Foot Posture Index (FPI-6) [19]. A total FPI-6 score between 0 and +5 indicates a neutral foot, a score of above +6 indicates a pronated or highly pronated foot, and a score between -1 and -12 indicates a supinated or highly supinated foot.
Hallux deformities were considered when the hallux presented one of the following: hallux valgus, bony prominence of the first metatarsal head, or hallux hammertoe deformity [7, 9, 20].
The range of mobility of the following joints was measured by using a two-armed goniometer: the ankle joint, the subtalar joint, and the first MTPJ.
Ankle dorsiflexion was examined with the patient in the supine position, keeping the subtalar joint position neutral while forcefully dorsiflexing at the ankle joint and measuring the angle formed between the bisections of the fibula and lateral foot, which had been previously marked on the patient's skin [20].
The ROM of the subtalar joint was examined with the patient in the prone position and holding the calcaneus with one hand and the talar head/neck with the thumb and index finger of the other hand. The adduction (inversion) and abduction (eversion) ROM were assessed with the hand on the calcaneus [20].
Finally, the degree of dorsiflexion of the first MTPJ was recorded with the patient sitting in the resting position (first MTPJ ROM) and with the patient standing in a weight-bearing position (first MTPJ ROMw-b) (Figure 1). The center of the goniometer was placed on the center of the metatarsal head. The proximal arm was placed parallel to the floor, and the foot on the ground was held steady with one hand. The distal or mobile arm was placed parallel to the bisection of the proximal phalanx to avoid the influence of the interphalangeal joint ROM and held against the toe with the other hand. The maximum range of passive dorsiflexion was recorded [21].
Figure 1: Evaluation of the first MTPJ dorsiflexion in a weight-bearing position.
Hallux rigidus was defined as a hallux dorsiflexion of less than 30° in a non-weight-bearing position. Functional hallux limitus was defined as the limitation of ROMw-b (<30°) of the first MTPJ in the absence of limitation of ROM (>40°) of the first MTPJ [8, 22].
2.3. X-Ray Goniometry
A weight-bearing lateromedial radiographic plane was obtained by using a standardized radiographic technique carried out by the same radiologist belonging to our department. Kodak Quality Control software POC 360 (Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY) was used to calculate measurement angles.
A clinician different from the one who performed the clinical evaluation calculated the first metatarsal declination angle and was later blinded to any of the participants' clinical and personal data to avoid bias in the interpretation of the radiographic measurements. The following angles in the sagittal plane related to the ankle and the first MTPJ were calculated: calcaneal inclination angle, talar declination angle, talocalcaneal angle, tibiocalcaneal angle, tibiotalar angle, and first metatarsal declination angle [23].
2.4. Offloading Regime
All patients were off-loaded with therapeutic footwear and custom-made insoles and received an in-depth education on how to prevent ulceration. Therapeutic footwear consisting of off-the-shelf shoes with the following characteristics was prescribed: extradepth toe box, wide heel, laces or Velcro fasteners, seam-free inner lining, folds, and hollows. A list of therapeutic shoes was given to the patients in order to acquire them, and an experienced podiatrist evaluated fit and suitable characteristics. Custom insole was made from a positive plaster cast obtained from a neutral position of the foot. A metatarsal pad of Plastazote was placed behind the metatarsal heads. A cut-out refilled of Poron® was used to relieve local pressure, and a 45-degree shore hardness base of ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA) was used as the main structure of the insole. The dorsal cover was made of 25-degree shore hardness EVA. The total contact built into a multilayer construction with medial arch support replaced the removable standard insole of the shoe.
2.5. Follow-Up Protocol
All patients were followed-up prospectively until the development of an ulcer or until completion of the study (December 2017). Patients were evaluated every month according to the recommendations of the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot [24]. At each monthly follow-up appointment, each patient was inspected for a new foot ulceration (according to the definition further below); if any callus/preulcerative lesions were observed, they were debrided, therapeutic footwear was monitored for effectiveness, and they were educated on the adherence to care.
Location of ulcer, foot type, presence of deformities, and joint mobility were recorded by the same clinician (RJMB).
2.6. Main Outcome Measure
Hallux reulceration during the follow-up period was assessed as the main outcome measure in the study. Hallux reulceration was defined as a new full-thickness lesion of the skin in the hallux, which is a new wound penetrating through the dermis of the hallux, without reference to time factors [25]. Potential factors responsible for casual pathogenesis of the new ulcers were evaluated according to the patient information and clinical findings.
The assumption of normality of all continuous variables was verified using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Normally distributed variables (Kolmogorov-Smirnov test with ) were reported as mean and standard deviations, and nonnormally distributed variables (Kolmogorov-Smirnov test with ) were reported as medians and interquartile ranges.
Statistical differences in risk factors between patients who suffered hallux reulceration and those who did not were evaluated using the chi-square test for categorical variables, and the Student -test was used for normally distributed quantitative variables.
The strength of difference in the effect size was calculated by the phi coefficient for the chi-square test and the coefficient for the nonparametric test considering the as a small effect, >0.30 as a medium effect, and >0.50 as a large effect. Cohen's was calculated as the effect size for the parametric test using an effect size calculator (http://www.uccs.edu/~lbecker/) and considering the , >0.5, and>0.8 as small, moderate, and large effects, respectively. SPSS version 20.0 (SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA) was used for the other analyses.
The log-rank test was applied to determine the differences between risk factors in the time to hallux ulceration.
Continuous and categorical variables with were selected as covariates in the univariate analysis to develop a Cox survival model of proportional hazards to determine the time to hallux ulceration and were expressed as a hazard ratio by using a forward stepwise selection method. was accepted as statistically significant with a confidence interval of 95%. The Cox model excluded from the analysis those participants who had a shorter follow-up period than that conducted in the first event of hallux reulceration. A collinearity analysis was performed with the explanatory variables of the Cox model.
Four patients dropped out of the study because of their refusal to wear protective therapeutic footwear and/or custom insole and were thus removed from the study. They presented no ulcers at the time of abandoning the study. Finally, 56 patients were included in the analysis. Patients were followed up prospectively for a median time period of 29 months (interquartile ranges (IR) 14.2-64.4 months).
Twenty-nine patients (52%) developed reulceration during follow-up and showed a median time to ulceration of 19 months (IR, 6.0-30.0 months). Different locations of reulceration were as follows: 9 patients (31%) developed a new ulcer in the hallux, 6 (21%) in the minor toes, 13 (45%) beneath the metatarsals, and 1 patient (3%) in the heel. All ulcers were classified as neuropathic reulceration, and there were no ulcers caused by trauma.
Several variables related to demographic and foot characteristics revealed differences between patients who developed hallux ulceration and patients who developed ulceration in other locations or without reulceration (Table 2). Participants who developed hallux ulceration were more likely to present a higher BMI (, Cohen's ), a reduced dorsiflexion of the first MTFJ in a weight-bearing position (, Cohen's ), and functional hallux limitus (, ) as baseline characteristics. Hallux rigidus showed no association with hallux ulceration (, ).
Table 2: Differences between the risk factors for hallux reulceration.
In the radiographic analysis (Table 2), lower first metatarsal inclination was associated with hallux ulceration (, Cohen's ).
Figure 2 shows the association between functional hallux limitus and time to hallux ulceration ().
Figure 2: Kaplan-Meier analysis. Time to hallux reulceration for functional hallux limitus. Abbreviations: FHL: functional hallux limitus.
Functional hallux limitus and increased body mass index were the only variables associated with the time to hallux ulceration in the multivariate Cox model (, 95% CI (2.097–73.128), HR 12.384 and , 95% CI (1.003-1.272), HR 1.129, respectively).
The findings of this study demonstrate that the presence of functional hallux limitus increases the probability of reulceration of the hallux in patients with a history of diabetic foot ulceration. The ROM of the first MTPJ is a determining factor for hallux pressures during midstance and propulsion, and it has been considered a probable cause of hallux ulceration [11]. However, to date, this relationship has not been demonstrated in patients with diabetes undergoing prospective follow-up.
One of the difficulties while debating on the limitation of ROM of the first MTPJ is the lack of consistency found within the literature relating to measurement of the joint [26]. Nubé et al. [14] evaluated the ROM of the hallux in the resting position in 60 patients with a history of previous foot ulcer and found no differences in the ROM between the hallux ulcer group and control ulcer group. In our study, an association with hallux reulceration was not found when hallux dorsiflexion was estimated in the non-weight-bearing position (, Cohen's ).
Boffeli et al. [9] reported a high prevalence of limited ROM of the first MTPJ and functional hallux limitus in patients with previous hallux ulceration. However, they did not consider a control group, and therefore, statistical association was not investigated. Furthermore, a prospective follow-up of patients with previous hallux ulceration was not carried out.
Biomechanical theories about functional hallux limitus claim that both the elevation of the head of the first metatarsal and the increase in tension in the plantar aponeurosis may alter the joint dynamics in the first MTPJ. Owing to the ground reaction forces that are exerted on the first metatarsal head during midstance and propulsion phases, dorsiflexion of the first ray occurs in some patients, which can lead to blockage of the first MTPJ [13]. In our radiological univariate analysis, an increased dorsiflexion of first metatarsal declination was observed in patients who had previously developed hallux reulceration, which should support this theory. The evaluation of hallux dorsiflexion in a non-weight-bearing position does not regenerate the evidence about the weight borne by the head of the first metatarsal, and the result is normal, despite the fact that the joint dorsiflexion is blocked.
According to our results, we recommend to evaluate dorsiflexion of the hallux in the weight-bearing position and to then identify functional hallux limitus in the biomechanical screening of patients at high risk of foot reulceration.
Factors that contribute to a dorsiflexed first ray remain unknown [26]. An increased BMI value (; HR 1.129) may contribute, yet this is uncertain. A greater body weight has been previously found to be an independent risk factor for foot ulceration in a prospective study on a wide sample of patients with DM [27]. The presence of a high BMI and functional hallux limitus could predict the reulceration beneath the hallux, and we suggest that preventive strategies should be focused on the control of these variables.
Even though some authors have evaluated risk factors for hallux ulceration, this is the first study that prospectively explores functional hallux limitus as a risk factor for great toe reulceration, which represents the main strength of the study. However, our results should be interpreted with caution due to a number of limitations. Cumulative tissue stress has been shown to affect recurrence rates on the foot, and it is the result of the combination of plantar pressure and ambulatory activity [28]. However, neither of the variables was evaluated in this study. Secondly, the level of compliance of the patients was not evaluated in this study; the authors encouraged patients in each monthly visit to use therapeutic footwear, and all participants claimed to use preventive strategies. However, objective methods to evaluate compliance should be used in further studies [29].
In conclusion, the present study underscores the importance of identifying functional hallux limitus and demonstrates that patients with a history of DFU with functional hallux limitus and increased BMI have a higher probability of developing reulceration of the hallux.
The datasets used to support this study are not freely available in view of participants' privacy protection.
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
RJMB and JLLM contributed to the conception and design of the study. RJMB and FJAA performed the analysis and interpretation of the results. RJMB wrote the manuscript. All authors were responsible for the critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content. All authors approved the final version of the article. RJMB is the guarantor of the work.
The authors thank the study participants.
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For the past 2 weeks there have been quite a lot of issues with Guild Wars it's connectivity.
I am currently looking into this to try and find out what is going on and how we can solve it.
For both issues I currently have a support ticket open and I hope to get it to the right team.
In order to diagnose even more I am working on a PowerShell tool, hopefully that will be up soon (I will post it here) - I have quite a bit of networking experience (went through CCNA 1-4), so hopefully I can deliver the right information to support.
The first issue is most likely an issue with Amazon's CDN (Cloudfront) - which makes it hard to troubleshoot since a CDN has multiple locations in the world.. So, the first thing here is that I need to know where people have these issues - is it mainly the US, and if so, where are they located?
What the second issue looks like is a manual route that has gone lost (or malconfigured) and because of that it goes through another route which has terrible optimization. The big blame seems to lie with Telia, I guess their uplink from EU to US.
In my test the first lagspike (nearly 90ms) came from the jump from Paris to New York (if you do a traceroute, the prs is Paris, nyk is New York etc). In my last test from that point it racks up another 37-40ms, but the big issue lies in the jump from EU to US.
Hopefully this is something that ArenaNet can fix soon enough - this is something beyond our control and it is also not that simple - this was caused by a power failure and switches and routers really don't like those, but I hope they can fix it. We just need to get it to their network team ;).
-> Which problem do you have?
Right click on the file and choose Run with PowerShell.
This will open up a console window, press ENTER and type in EU or NA, depending on your location.
well, I got hit today...was playing ok (magni) and then changed characters ..and got stuck trying to kick my heroes...got kicked out finally and when I did get back in (after having to re-enter my password) I got stuck on loading the area/outpost...sat there for a good long time (I did some cleaning while I waited), finally just gave up, closed gw down and restarted with no issues....but must also add, our internet here has been pretty slow of late as well, sometimes it takes a while to load websites (like legacy)....so it might be other issues as well.
I had a situation similar to Cosy, I ran from LA to Ascalon on my sin and every time I attempted to enter Ascalonian Foothills the loading screen would freeze up, left it for a while (did some cleaning too!) and still no change. Restarted a few times and eventually got it to work. This was early on in the weekend though, I haven't really had any issues since this.
UK based and live out in the sticks so I'm getting pretty terrible internet anyways!
I'll try remember to have a go with the programme when I get home.
I play from Hawaii, so I expect 80ms+ latency on any multiplayer game I play. Attached is a screenshot of my in game ping, and an edited copy of the results of the powershell script (removed computer name, and user name, and the contents of my powershell directory save for the script and results).
EDIT: Your image attachment script appears to be broken.
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I've received word from ArenaNet that they've looked into the issue and that it should be resolved.
Could you please check and let me know if the issues are still there?
Completely forgot to download/run your tool however on Tuesday evening I attempted to log on. Got past launcher and loaded up my characters. Attempted to log into a character, got stuck at the loading screen on 0%. Restarted GW and had no further issues. I assume their resolution occurred after this so I will check again this evening and update.
Aaaah, modest as ever Kev. Our glorious tech Admin, Kevin Petit submitted a ticket to support on behalf of GuildwarsLegacy, which was noted and passed on to the relevant team at Anet, who examined the issue, found the connectivity problem and restored service. All hail Kev.
Unless it didn't work, in which case it's nothing to do with us..... ?
First off, thank you so much for this tool! Sadly I'm still getting the connecting issues, so here is my file. Thanks again for everything you're doing!
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I wasn't having issues logging in or loading areas so I can't comment on that, but rerunning the scan tool gives me the same list of timeouts it did before.
Here is a response from DrStephenCW on Reddit with regards to the recent lag issues ingame, which as we suspected was due to the Frankfurt data centre problems. He is one of the Devs at Anet, and is more qualified than everyone else to comment on this.
"We do care. The Frankfurt power outage fried some of our equipment. We merged the Frankfurt and Dallas datacenters for Guild Wars. I live in Seattle and when I play Gw1 my ping varies from 100 to 200. When I play via VPN through Zurich, my ping (after subtracting out the trip to Zurich) is about 170 to 200. Even including the time to Zurich (170 so total 370 ping) the game is still playable. Guild Wars is playable with 200 ping (the game was originally designed to run over modems!). A 500 ping is annoying and 900 is really annoying but I don't know why you are getting that. The best thing is to send a ticket to support with the output of "tracert auth1.arenanetworks.com" or the output of Game Advisor or the output of "gw.exe -diag". I hope we can rehost some game servers in the EU but we have a few weeks of "plumbing" to do before we can turn those on. Just so you know, the most we can do is adjust the /return/ route - we don't control the route from your computer to our datacenter, but we can give hints about how best to return to your computer."
well that answers some of it, too bad my ping was never an issue....having to restart because of not loading still is (I did get to finish my bloodstone caves---took 3 tries in total last night).
try what? I cant change our dns (remember hubby IT guy? and I have an OLD computer?) The only other suggestion they have is to control-alt-delete out (which I have done) and restart (which I wind up doing)--that is not a solution.
"We do care. The Frankfurt power outage fried some of our equipment. We merged the Frankfurt and Dallas datacenters for Guild Wars. I live in Seattle and when I play Gw1 my ping varies from 100 to 200. When I play via VPN through Zurich, my ping (after subtracting out the trip to Zurich) is about 170 to 200. Even including the time to Zurich (170 so total 370 ping) the game is still playable. Guild Wars is playable with 200 ping (the game was originally designed to run over modems!). "
This doesn't really sound like they will hurry with getting the European servers online again. Do you know or could you pressure them anyway to get it online? Having an average ping of 300 (200-500) or 100 (40-250) is a pretty big deal if you wanna play the game fluidly. It limits many playstyles, specially in PvP.
Whilst Arenanet is a huge multinational conglomerate with thousands of employees and listed on the stock market (probably), gulldwarslegacy.com is just a poky fan site with massive ambition. There are contractual negotiations and legal issues etc to navigate when it comes to routing and re-routing internet traffic, none of which we at Legacy can affect. We know it's frustrating, and I can assure you that the folks at Anet know this. I don't know if they are working as fast as they possibly can, but I do know that they are working on it. There are local and policy restraints which have to be allowed for too. We haven't been given any more information than you have already. Just got to wait it out.
Sorry, I didn't meant to say pressure them, sounds a bit negative and immoral. Thanks for the fast reply Max!
E: Yeah, they'd probably work on it. But I'm asking because of the reply on reddit. It sounds like they say it doesn't really limit your game experience, while it does, since it limits all the possibilities you are able to play the game at a competitive level.
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Discovered: Lord Byron's Copy of Frankenstein Signed by Mary Shelley
in Books, Literature | September 22nd, 2012 10 Comments
The story behind the writing of Frankenstein is famous. In 1816, Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley, summering near Lake Geneva in Switzerland, were challenged by Lord Byron to take part in a competition to write a frightening tale. Mary, only 18 years old, later had a waking dream of sorts where she imagined the premise of her book:
When I placed my head on my pillow, I did not sleep, nor could I be said to think. My imagination, unbidden, possessed and guided me, gifting the successive images that arose in my mind with a vividness far beyond the usual bounds of reverie. I saw -- with shut eyes, but acute mental vision, -- I saw the pale student of unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together. I saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out, and then, on the working of some powerful engine, show signs of life, and stir with an uneasy, half vital motion.
This became the kernel of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, the novel first published in London in 1818, with only 500 copies put in circulation.
Nearly two centuries later, a first edition signed by Shelley has turned up in the vestiges of Lord Byron's library. The grandson of Lord Jay notes, "I saw the book lying at an angle in the corner of the top shelf. On opening it, I saw the title page, recognised what it was at once and leafed hungrily through the text - it was only when I flicked idly back to the first blank that I saw the inscription in cursive black ink, "To Lord Byron, from the author."
Today this inscribed copy is on display at Peter Harrington's, a London specialist in rare books. And there it will be put on auction, likely fetching north of £350,000, or $575,000. The video above gives you more of the backstory on the writing and gifting of the book.
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Bennett Schneider says:
I wonder why he would sell it, esp. as it's part of the family's great lore and history? If he's still in the same house where Lord Byron lived and therefore in the same library, he must be OK for money??
Neil McGowan says:
But, dear Lord, have you ever actually *read* this book?
It begins as the account of an English sea-captain, who purchases a ship in the Russian Arctic, and then crews it with a team of entirely-English-speaking seamen whom he finds in the Far Russian North. (Hello?). This part of the book is written in the form of letters (sent how, we wonder?) to his sister Margaret. He then finds Dr Frankenstein floating on an ice-floe in the Arctic. Then the captain begins to narrate what Frankenstein tells him – of how he studied science, and excelled his professors in Denmark. Here he created the monster (no details, and covered in half a page). He goes home to Switzerland and forgets all about his monster entirely, until it shows up to kill one of his relatives. (It has found its way there all by itself). Now the Captain starts relating Frankenstein's narration of the Monster's personal story. The Monster somehow fled to France (hello?) where it hid in a woodshed for two years. The owners were disgraced Spanish nobles. By observing them through a chink in the wall, the monster not only learned French, but taught himself to read Plutarch's "Lives" and other seminal works of European literature. The monster feels sorry for the young man in the family… and then we get HIS story, related by the monster, related by Frankenstein, as told to the Sea-Captain.
This is one of the most poorly-written, atrociously-constructed books ever published. If Shelley's sister were not the author, this dross would never have seen publication.
@ Neil McGowan. Yes, I've read it and it's as dreadful as you describe.
One comment, Mary Shelley was Percy Shelley's wife, not his sister.
Actually the book was published anonymously, and Mary Shelley was not identified as the author until the second edition a few years later. And Percy's publisher rejected it, as did Byron's, so being married to him didn't make it that easy for her.
Barry C says:
ridiculous comments, probably the greatest work ever written by a teenager
God! Mansplaining based on your 21st century sensibilities! Shelley's work is actually the very first novel and kicked off the horror genre.
Charles Hoffman says:
The narrative-within-narrative was a fairly common device in 18th and early 19th century novels. Frankenstein has been cited as the apex of Gothic fiction and the first science fiction novel
Not even close to "the very first novel". Long preceded by Don Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver's Travels, Pamela, Tristram Shandy and many, many others.
Carla Rippey says:
"First novel"- long preceded by "The Tale of Genji", by Murasaki Shikibu, Japan early 11th century
Susan D says:
Sounds suspicious to me. Really? She inscribed "to Lord Byron" instead of, "To George Gordon Byron" as one would to a friend?


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Home BLOGS VIFF 2018: "14 Apples" and "Grass"
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VIFF 2018: "14 Apples" and "Grass"
by Michael Hayward
14 Apples
At any film festival, where you're seeing many films in a short period of time, there will be hits and misses; or, as one the volunteers put in when explaining VIFF's balloting system for the Super Channel People's Choice Award: there will be films that you'll rate 5 out of 5, and other films which "didn't work for you," which you'll rate 1. Here are brief reviews of two of my 1s.
14 Apples is one of those festival films that you soon regret having selected; if I could have slipped out of the theatre without disturbing those around me, I would have.
On paper, the premise sounded promising: a man is advised by a fortune teller to enter a monastery and eat an apple each day for 14 days as a cure for his insomnia. It could have made an amusing 30 minute film—and there may be such a film buried in there somewhere—but at 84 minutes, 14 Apples is about an hour longer than I had patience for.
There were two main problems with 14 Apples:
(1) The director, Midi Z, seems to feel the need to include every second of footage that he'd shot. The result is a film larded with sequences that go on and on and on and on and... you get the idea. In one such sequence we watch six young women from the village fetching water for the monks. We watch as they fill their containers at the river, we watch them lift the containers onto their heads, and then we watch them walk in single file from the river to the monastery, to empty their containers into a cistern. It's quite a long walk, and Midi Z insists that audiences witness every. single. step. of the way.
(2) The central character in 14 Apples is so unsympathetic that you regret having given him 84 minutes of your life. He is arrogant, ungrateful, and evidently feels himself to be better than everyone he meets. Some with these failings would benefit from 14 days in a Buddhist monastery, would seize this opportunity to practice humility and compassion. Not our apple-eater, who (spoiler alert) ends his 14 days as a "monk" cured of his insomnia, but with even less chance of a favourable reincarnation than he'd had upon entering.
Grass is a new film from Korean director Hong Sangsoo, which purports to tell the story of a young woman who likes to "sit in a coffee shop with her laptop, all the while writing down the interactions of its patrons." As someone who also enjoys sitting in cafés with my laptop, I thought I'd enjoy Grass, and was looking forward to familiarizing myself with Sangsoo's "oeuvre," which the VIFF program guide described as "one of the greatest in contemporary cinema." I was wrong: I did not enjoy Grass at all, and would characterize it as one of those rare short films that feels interminable despite its brevity (which I suppose is an accomplishment of sorts).
Filmed in black and white, Grass feels like a student film, from someone still learning their craft. The narrative (such as it is) is made up of brief episodes: two people sitting across a café table from each other, discussing an event in their lives. These are the episodes on which our heroine eavesdrops, and transcribes into her laptop.
The main cinematic problem with Grass is that each of these episodes is shot in the same way: there is a two-shot from the side, followed by a sequence of closeups, again from the side, with the camera focusing first on one side of the conversation, alternating with the other. Eventually the camera pans over to our eavesdropper, showing her contemplating and summing up the conversation she has just overheard. Again: there could be a decent 30 minute film buried in there somewhere; if only Hong Sangsoo had had the discipline to extricate it.
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Son Volt Makes a True Folk Album for These Times
Artist: Son Volt
Album: Union
Maeri Ferguson Posted On March 28, 2019
For as long as there is political unrest, there will be artistic responses to it. And the countless responses from songwriters since the start of the Trump administration has created a particularly rich and deep well of art that empowers and challenges us to be more thoughtful, more aware. One of the more literal responses to the national news cycle is Son Volt's latest release, Union. A true protest album, Union feels like a productive contribution to the artistic conversation. It serves as a showcase for Jay Farrar's intricate storytelling, and ultimately, a kind of homage to traditional folk music, the intent of which was to make statements on behalf of the people – the 99 percent.
It's no coincidence that Farrar ended up making a folk record. A chunk of Union was recorded at the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where Guthrie's legacy can no doubt be felt. The power of protest plays a crucial role in the songs on Union, and Farrar doesn't hold back from ripped-from-the-headlines specificity in questioning the status quo. "Reality Winner" is a plea for mercy for the former intelligence analyst whistleblower, made all the more powerful by Farrar's unmistakable, longing voice. On the more up-tempo "The 99," Farrar aptly describes the "trickle down" world we live in, with the majority "stuck in cement" and unable to gain any upward mobility.
Still, Union isn't all doom and gloom about the future, or even the current state of discontent. Farrar remains hopeful and keeps his faith in people intact, even when it feels like it's more worthwhile to just give up. "The interstates connect more than divide / Free will can always survive," he sings on "While Rome Burns," a reminder that life goes on even as chaos ensues — perhaps the one thing that connects us all. We feel this same glimmer of optimism on "Holding Your Own" and "Slow Burn," two of Union's most beautiful and melodic tracks.
The band's use of acoustic guitar to anchor Union feels like a love letter to folk music, and Farrar and company use this down-to-earth approach to keep the emphasis on the storytelling. It pays off, leaving on the table a collection of honest stories about injustices and resilience, and persevering despite adversity.


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Q: Exceptions in PHP. How to use them? How to extend 'em? Few days ago I deal with errors like this...
exit( 'Error!' );

or exit( 'Error!' );

Doh, right? =] Now I'm trying to learn Exceptions. This is how far I got...
http://pastie.org/1555970
Is that correct use of them? It would be cool that I can have more info about 'em. Like file where exception is thrown and line of that file. I know that there are build-in methods (in Exception class), but I want to somehow extend it so I don't need to write...
throw new My_Exception( '...' );

catch( My_Exception $e ) {

  echo $e->my_method();

}

...but use old syntax.
throw new Exception( '...' );

catch( Exception $e ) {

  echo $e->getMessage();

}

...or maybe you have any greater thought of Exceptions? How to deal with them? Help me! =]

A: In general you only need to echo/log exceptions, that cannot be otherwise handled. This pretty much means, that if you put your entire application within try block, there's only one place where you need to put echoing/logging logic (i.e. the catch block associated with the outermost try block).
If on the other hand the exception can be handled without stopping the application (in your example this could be providing a default numeric value, instead of incorrect value), then there's usually no need to echo/log it.
If you do want to log such exceptions (for debugging for example), then your application should contain a logging framework, so that it's enough to do in your catch blocks something like
} catch (Exception $e) {
  ExceptionLogger::log($e); //static method == ugly, but it's for simplicity in this example
  // do whatever needs to be done
}

log() method above would check if the logging is enabled, and if it is savenecessary data to a file.

A: Exceptions should be typed based upon the error that you find.  The Spl Exceptions are a good start, but you really should be creating your own exceptions as well.  Some common ones that I use:

*

*FileNotFoundException extends RuntimeException <- self explanatory

*HTTPException extends RuntimeException <- Used for http classes when a non-200 result is encountered

*DatabaseQueryException extends LogicException <- Used for database query errors

Now, by typing them specifically, it lets you handle the errors in your code.  So let's say that you want to fetch a HTTP resource.  If that fails with anything but a 404, you want to try a backup URL.  You could do that with:
try {
    return getHttp($url1):
} catch (HttpException $e) {
    if ($e->getCode() != 404) {
        try {
            return getHttp($url2);
        } catch (HttpException $e2) {
            //It's ok to ignore this, since why know it's an HTTP error and not something worse
            return false;
        }
    } else {
        return false;
    }
}

As far as your example code that you posted, I would change a few things:

*

*Change the thrown exception to InvalidArgumentException since it has more semantic meaning (I almost never throw a raw exception).

*You should try to avoid catch(Exception $e) at all costs.  You have no idea what exception was thrown, so how can you possibly handle it?

*Only catch exceptions that you are reasonably sure you know how to handle (and outputting an error/logging is not handling, it's removing the usefulness of the exception).  You should never see something like catch($e) { logerror($e); } or catch($e) { print $e->getMessage(); } since netiher is actually handling the exception.

*If you don't fix or workaround the cause of the exception in your catch block, you should re-throw it.  Let the code above you in the stack try to handle it.  This is especially true with libraries and classes that are reused all over the place.
Now, with user interfaces, it may be acceptable to catch the exception and show the user an error message.  So your example where you print the exception's message might be ok, but you'd really need to think about the use-cases of it.  Are you calling it from a model or controller?  If so, it may be ok display an error message.  Are you calling it from a library?  If so, it's probably better to let the exception bubble up.
Also, don't use a global try{} catch() {} block.  Instead, install an Exception Handler to handle it for you.  It's cleaner, and more semantically correct (since any try{}catch{} implies that you know how to handle the exception that you caught, whereas the exception handler is precisely meant for exceptions that weren't handled because you didn't know how to handle them.
Exceptions are for exceptional circumstances.  Do not use them for all error conditions.  If a user submits a password that's too short, don't throw an exception, handle that in validation.  But if your hash function is expecting sha256 to be available and it isn't, that's a time for an exception.  Exceptions are useful for program errors (when a condition that is unexpected happens, such as invalid input to a function), state errors (when the application enters a state that is unknown or unstable, such as if the requested view does not exist) and runtime errors (when the application encounters an error that can only be detected at runtime, such as a file-not-found error).

A: There is an entire page of the PHP manual devoted to extending exceptions and that page also gives you a lot of information on the methods to identify file/line number, backtrace etc. where the exception was thrown. This is the type of information that is extremely useful for debugging.

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Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen And Sam Bankman-Fried Sued Over FTX Collapse
Reynaldo Marquez
Per a report from the Washington Examiner, NFL Legend Tom Brady and others are facing a class action lawsuit from FTX investors. The football player is one of the many celebrity ambassadors who vouched for the crypto exchange platform.
Earlier this week, FTX halted new request withdrawals from its users. Later, its former top executive Sam Bankman-Fried filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States.
In the meantime, millions of dollars in users' funds are stuck at the venue. Shortly after, these funds were stolen by a bad actor, adding more uncertainty to a volatile situation.
According to the report, Edwin Garrison from Oklahoma leads the class action. The document claims FTX was offering its users a securities-based product in alleged violation of U.S. laws. The plaintiff filed the complaint in the Florida Federal Court.
The complaint claims the following, according to the Washington Examiner:
The Deceptive and failed FTX Platform was based upon false representations and deceptive conduct, fraudulent scheme was designed to take advantage of unsophisticated investors from across the country, who utilize mobile apps to make their investments.
Tom Brady, Shaquille O'Neal, Larry Davis And Others Under Scrutiny
In addition to Tom Brady and Sam Bankman-Fried, the complaints accuse supermodel Gisele Bundchen, the NBA team Golden State Warriors, NBA player Stephen Curry, former NBA player Shaquille O'Neal, Udonis Haslem, tennis player Naomi Osaka, comedian Larry David, and entrepreneur Kevin "Mr. Wonderful" O'Leary.
The complaint claims these individuals allegedly promoted and assisted FTX in its illegal activities. Adam Moskowitz, the attorney representing Garrison and others, stated:
FTX were geniuses at public relations and marketing and knew that such a massive Ponzi scheme larger than the Madoff scheme could only be successful with the help and promotion of the most famous, respected, and beloved celebrities and influencers in the world.
Moskowitz claims FTX implemented a "mastermind" marketing plan to promote its "scheme." The lawyer quoted O'Neal in one of his videos for the crypto exchange. The NBA promoted the trading platform by stating the following, Garrison's legal representation said:
Defendant Shaquille O'Neal, former professional NBA basketball star, sports analyst, and entrepreneur, also became an FTX ambassador, stating in a video posted on FTX's Twitter account that 'I'm excited to be partnering with FTX to help make crypto accessible for everyone. I'm all in. Are you?
At the time of writing, there is no official statement from the defendants. The crypto market continues to trend to the downside in the wake of FTX's collapse.
Bitcoin, the largest crypto by market capitalization, lost support at around $17,600 and recorded a new yearly low at about $15,500. The general sentiment in the market leans towards fear as market participants expect further depreciation.
BTC's price trends to the downside amid FTX's collapse on the daily chart. Source: BTCUSDT Tradingview Read More
Shiba Inu (SHIB) Uncovers Tech Trench HUB For SHIB: The Metaverse
Binance Holds Football Fiesta Ahead of World Cup, Brings Games, Rewards, and More


Paraghon, entra no Myth e faz ele dar erro, copia o log do Myth e coloca aqui pro Pyro dar uma olhada.
If TFL or anti clump does not work with the default myth2 levels, then something is wrong. Yes, some plugins are not vTFL compatible, but they have an error message. Then you can ignore it, but it could crash Myth or maybe it will work.
Are you saying some plugins don't work with the latest version of Myth 2? If so, which plugins are those and where can I find them?
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Primeiramente gostaria de agradecer pela volta do site! E olá novamente para todos os "mythers" do forum!
Gostaria de informar que alguns links de download dos plugins não estão funcionando! Eles são o the seventh god e o the soldier of tyr, são os unicos que eu testei, pode haver mais.
Valeu Paraghon, eu tinha visto os links quebrados, mas minha internet está com problemas, ai assim que resolver aqui dou uma arrumada nos links!
E Seja Bem Vindo! Novamente!
Como o site ficou fora do ar e voltou novamente pode ter mais coisas não funcionando corretamente. Conforme for sendo descoberto é só avisar que cedo ou tarde será arrumado.
Pyro escreveu: Are you saying some plugins don't work with the latest version of Myth 2? If so, which plugins are those and where can I find them?
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I checked the myth_log, and did a cleanup of errors in the "local" (as you instructed me, and returned to run perfectly Mazzarin VI).


Enter Bare + Boho, the successful online store which provides environmentally alternatives for parents seeking a conscious lifestyle. The store offers a range of reusable organic cloth nappies and pads, swimwear, and lifestyle accessories for both mums and bubs!
Bare + Boho is the home of the Ultimate Snap-In-Snap-Out Nappy System, featuring Australia's first reusable and wipeable Nappy Shells, created by Australian mother, Jordan Mcgregor, who wanted to reduce her family's environmental footprint and streamline nappies in this modern, conscious world. The entire collection features beautiful, vibrant boho designs, which Jordan believes are just as key as organic materials.
As a passionate advocate for lifestyle change, Jordan hopes to use Bare + Boho as a journey to influence and use as a platform to inspire sustainable living, she says "I want the range to reflect the lifestyle pillars important to me - bare basics, minimal living, and reducing".
As the journey of this Australian online store expands into 2019, she aims to strongly convey transparency and communication about the process, creation, manufacturing and distribution of products so that each experience is personal to her customers.
We spoke to Jordan about where she sees her plight for sustainability in the future and how she founded her thriving business. With these amazing reusable cloth alternatives in circulation, the goal is to educate parents and reduce the use of disposables.
Could you tell us little bit about yourself and what led to the creation of your own online, sustainable business?
Growing up, we were influenced early by natural and alternative health and foods through our parents who were always a step ahead of the trend when it came to eco, minimal and healthy lifestyle choices. At the time my 3 sisters and I didn't always appreciate the difference in choices our parents made for our family, but looking back now, I am so thankful! And funnily enough, now as a parent, I see many similar patterns and choices being made! Life is interesting, isn't it?
Motherhood did end up happening a lot sooner than was part of my "life-plan" though, yet I wouldn't change it!
I had my mind set on a different career path, studied an interesting degree in foreign affairs and diplomacy, and had big plans for the future!
Yet at 23, after a whirlwind romance with a quiet fellow student from Zimbabwe (with a subtle yet adorable accent), an intimate wedding and three months later, we found ourselves surprised with the wonder of pregnancy. Life had different plans!
Once my little man arrived, I really longed for a deeper more conscious lifestyle. I transitioned from vegetarian to vegan, became more heavily interested in health and overall lifestyle choices, which led me down the path of reducing our family's environmental footprint. There began the intense interest in all things reusable, resulting in lots of switches to cloth alternatives - which led me to begin designs for my own range, based on gaps I found in the market at the time... Resulting in the creation of "Bare and Boho".
What inspired the name Bare + Boho?
At the time we were based up in North QLD in a small coastal town, spending our days by the sea, with a baby who was always naked and living a lifestyle that involved the very 'bare' basics of minimal living.
Then, the Boho side: A Bohemian often refers to someone living on the outskirt of normal accepted society, dancing to the beat of their own drum...this resonates with us too! Not to mention the free-flowing colours, patterns and designs often classified as "boho".
So the two words together really summed up both my lifestyle choice and also vision for the range.
What do you have in mind and look for when sourcing your eco-friendly products?
I design most of our reusable alternatives, based on needs I have personally as a woman and a mum!
I really aim to ensure I am promoting products that don't 'add' clutter to your life, but rather have a specific place - a product that enhances and helps, a product that offers a solution and aids the transition to reusable products to feel as effortless as possible.
My needs are constantly changing, as a woman and as a mum to a now toddler-sized human! So the range will continue to evolve (and improve) as our needs and vision evolves and changes!
How do you want to inspire parents regarding sustainability?
My goal with this evolving collection is to provide affordable, effective and quality-designed reusable solutions to commonly used disposable items, to make them visually appealing, and for them to be sourced or manufactured ethically is just as important!
I would love for this journey to heavily influence other important and vital lifestyle changes, of which one of the most important - encouraging further exploration of plant-based eating and eradication of animal based exploitation / animal agriculture in our lifestyle. This industry is far more damaging to our land, environment and health than plastic reduction, and for me, it really does go hand-in-hand.
A driving motivational factor in this endeavour is being able to use the business as a platform to share matters that are important to me. The response from our growing community is that they appreciate being offered alternative products. This makes Bare + Boho, not just about selling products, but rather about encouraging people to make conscious lifestyle changes so that we can thrive, our animals can live free of fear, and our environment be less heavily burdened by excess waste where possible.
Since you started Bare + Boho, what have you learned about the industry that you didn't know previously?
When I first started out, I envisioned an Australian-manufactured range of products, that was locally made and supportive of local industry.
It wasn't long into the journey that these dreams were shattered and I realised that for this business to really thrive I would have to source our materials and manufacturing facilities elsewhere. It almost deterred me.
But, I really felt I could offer so much benefit to others; help families reduce their household waste and costs, as I had done, and really felt the unique design and vision of my brand would offer a fresh face to a very misunderstood and underground lifestyle choice.
Cloth nappies and other reusable items were far from mainstream, were not big on social media and hence not getting the fresh interest, and were not that well established as an industry in Australia.
Our appearance on Shark Tank Channel 10 and our interviews on national media outlets thereafter and since have really shed new light on reusable cloth products, on the industry overall and, in our case, have certainly hugely grown our community - which ultimately means more cloth items in circulation (and hopefully less disposables!).
What would you like the sustainable fashion industry to look like in 5 years?
2019 holds big things for us!
We are making the rounds of our manufacturing facilities and our staff abroad, will be much more communicative about this side of our brand and really ensure high transparency about the process of our items - from conception to customer. This is so interesting to me as a brand owner and designer, but also will be valued by our growing community.
I really think this is what customers are demanding and deserve to know - regardless of industry; whether it be fashion, food (animal products), farming, etc.
I would love to see greater understanding of what is involved in creating, manufacturing, distributing and using the products shared by brands, including our own, so that the journey is personal to the customer. I think it's important the customer is aware of the good and challenging aspects business owners can face. It can be really unacknowledged in this day of fast-fashion and non-conscious consumerism.
I would love to see the uniqueness of Australian brands - the vibes, the designs, the ideas and innovation that we have in abundance, be shared globally. I think we have a lot of great concepts to share with the world and would love to see Australia as a leading force in transparent, sustainable and ethical brand and product production.