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A Shang Qing iskola (egyszerűsített kínai: 上清; hagyományos kínai: 上清; : shàngqīng ; magyar népszerű: Sang Csing), más néven Legfőbb Tisztaság iskola, a taoizmus egyik fő iskolája. Az iskola központja a Mao hegyen, kínaiul a  (egyszerűsített és hagyományos kínai: 茅山; pinyin: Máo shān) volt, amelyen számtalan szentély, emlékmű, templom épült, és a barlangoknak is különleges szerep jutott. Az egykori székhelyéül szolgáló hegy miatt,  iskolának is nevezik. Alapítása az i. sz. IV. századra tehető, hosszú virágzást követően az i. sz. XIV. században kezdett el hanyatlani, mikor a Mennyi Mesterek (egyszerűsített kínai: 天师; hagyományos kínai: 天師; pinyin: Tiān Shī) iskolája újból népszerűségre tett szert. Az iskola nagy hangsúlyt helyezett az egyéni meditációra, a vizualizációs technikákra, és a szent szövegekre, melyek segítségével a gyakorló megvalósíthatta a kozmikus egységet, és elérhette a halhatatlanságot, a kínai mitológia Nyolc halhatatlanjához hasonlóan.

Az iskola története
Az i. sz. IV. század végén alakult, ki az első szigorú értelemben vett iskola, amely szövegek átadásának szigorú rendjén alapult. A mester-tanítvány kapcsolat itt is kiemelt szerepet kapott, de nem elsősorban a szóbeli átadás fontossága miatt, mint a legtöbb szellemi iskola esetében, hanem a szövegek átadása volt a fő funkciójuk.
Alapítója  (egyszerűsített kínai: 杨羲; hagyományos kínai: 楊羲; pinyin: Yáng Xī) (330-386) akiről keveset tudunk, egy ősi déli arisztokrata klán pártfogoltja volt. A hagyomány szerint 364 és 370 között az istenek és a szellemek diktálták le neki a legkorábbi szövegeket. Annyit bizonyos, hogy ezeket nem transzban írta, mint egy médium, amely írásokat aztán egy papnak kellett értelmeznie. A szövegek koherensek, és kiemelkedő irodalmi minőségűek. Emelkedett szellemiségének bizonyítékaként hátramaradt kalligrafikus írásait tartják, melyet a korszakban sokan csodáltak. Kapcsolat fedezhető fel a Mennyei Mesterek iskolájával, és annak rituáléival is.  Ezenkívül biztosan befogadott elemeket a buddhizmusból és a későbbi  (egyszerűsített kínai: 灵宝; hagyományos kínai: 靈寶; pinyin: Líng Bǎo) iskolából. Ideológiai harcban álltak mind a már említett Mennyei Mesterek iskolájával, mind a népi vallásosság irányzataival. Kezdetben, a déli arisztokrácia köreiben, hamar követőkre talált az új irányzat. A helyi nemesi családok új összekötő erőre is leltek, a szent szövegek eskütétellel egybekötött átadásában. Ez politikailag is fontos volt, az északról betelepült császári udvar, és az azt kísérő idegen urak befolyása miatt, akik magukkal hozták a Mennyei Mesterek tanait. A kínai történelem viharos korszaka volt ez.
Az iskola egyik legnagyobb alakja,  (egyszerűsített és hagyományos kínai: 陶弘景; pinyin: táohóngjǐng) (456-536) aki összegyűjtötte, hitelesítette, szerkesztette, és terjesztette a szent szövegeket. Emellett mélyen tisztelte a buddhizmust, és kiemelkedő gyógynövény szakértő is volt. Szoros kapcsolatban állt a  (hagyományos kínai: 樑武帝; egyszerűsített kínai: 梁武帝; pinyin: Liáng Wǔ dì ) (502-549) császárral is. Az iskola tanai a VI. században elterjedtek az északi területeken is. A VI.-tól a X. századig a  volt a legbefolyásosabb taoista iskola, és több császárral is szoros kapcsolatot ápoltak az iskola pátriárkái. A IX. századra az iskola szövegei irodalmi körökre is nagy hatást gyakoroltak, sok korabeli irodalmi szöveg nem értelmezhető az iskola tanainak ismerete nélkül. A XIII.-XIV.-ban azonban az iskola elvesztette jelentőségét, és az ismét feléledő Mennyei Mesterek iskolája tett szert vezető szerepre.

Az iskola tanai, és módszerei
Nagy hangsúlyt helyeztek a különböző belső gyakorlatokra, ami fontos szerephez juttatta a főként vizuális jellegű meditációt.
Más iskolákhoz képest, kisebb szerepet tulajdonítottak a külső gyakorlatoknak, és a külső szerek alkalmazásának, habár továbbra is gyakorolták azokat, mint az életerő táplálásának módszerét. Ez az alapvető energia, ami mindent éltet és formál, a kínai gondolkodásban jelentős szerepet játszó  (egyszerűsített kínai: 气; hagyományos kínai: 氣; pinyin: qì), amit a gyakorlónak mindenáron meg kell őriznie, és irányítását mesteri szintre kell fejlesztenie.
Módosították az addig használt alkímiai eljárásokat, itt is nagyobb hangsúlyt kaptak a belsőbb műveletek. Az istenek külsődleges megidézése helyett is, inkább önmagukban invokálták azokat, és a beavatott egyesült velük, nem pedig parancsolt nekik. A megszabaduláshoz az adeptus önmagáról és a világról alkotott képének megváltozásán át vezetett az út, nem pedig a gonosz erők elleni harcon át. Az istenek közvetítőkké váltak, akik átadják az égi birodalmak kulcsait, és isteni párákkal táplálták őket. Himnuszok is születtek az istenekhez. A bölcs alakja, aki emberfeletti képességekkel rendelkezik, ebben az iskolában is jelentős volt. A gyakorlatokat a, külön erre a célra fenntartott, és már a Mennyei Mestereknél is alkalmazott Tisztaság Kamrákban végezhették. Az ott végzett gyakorlásnak, szerintük ugyanolyan értéke volt, mint a korábbi irányzatokban a hegyek magányában végzett gyakorlatoknak, sőt, kijelentették az ősi szertartások külső végrehajtására többé semmi szükség.
Több más taoista iskolához hasonlóan használták az alkímia egy úgynevezett belső változatát is, ami a nyugati alkímiával összevethető, bár eddig nem sikerült közvetlen kapcsolatot kimutatni a kínai és a nyugati alkímia között. A kínai belső alkímia, a  (egyszerűsített és hagyományos kínai:内丹 ; pinyin: nèidān), mely később a  iskolára is hatással volt, a szövegek alapján az i. sz. VIII. században kezdett kibontakozni. Ezek már inkább a belső technikákra helyezték a hangsúlyt, és eme gyakorlatok alapját a  (hagyományos kínai: 易經; egyszerűsített kínai: 易经; pinyin: Yì jīng ), azaz a Változások könyvének trigramjai alkották, amit belsőleg realizáltak.  Ez az irányzat is készített elixíreket, főleg a Kilenc Kör Elixírjét, amely nagyban hasonlított a korábban kínai alkímiával foglalkozó  (egyszerűsített és hagyományos kínai: 葛洪; pinyin: Gě Hóng) (283–343) mester által megadott recepthez. Emellett még főleg az úgynevezett Langgan elixírt, és a Négyrétű Virágzó Elixírt készítették. Ezek mindegyike a halhatatlansághoz segítette volna hozzá azok előállítóját.A morális tisztaságnak, az erkölcsösségnek fontos szerepet tulajdonítottak, de nem mint önmagában vett értékként tekintettek rá, hanem mint gyakorlati eszközre, ami alapja lehet a további lépéseknek. Kozmológiai vonalon, kiemelt rangot tulajdonítottak az Embernek az élőlények között, mint összekötő elemnek az Ég és a Föld között.

Vizualizáció
A vizualizációk nem önkényesen zajlottak, a  szövegek részletesen leírták, milyen vizualizációkat kell kifejleszteni a gyakorlónak, meghatározták a vizualizációban milyen háttérrel, milyen cselekménynek kell lejátszódnia. Az imaginnáció ezen szférája, félúton áll a testi világ, és az elmélet között. Közvetítő a megfogható valóság, és a felfoghatatlan realitás között, ahol a szellemek testi formát, a testek pedig szellemi formát öltenek. A képek ereje megváltozik, amikor a gyakorló elmélyülten foglalkozik vele. A nagy metafizikai és ontológiai kérdésekkel képileg is tudtak foglalkozni, azokat ezen az úton megfejteni. Ezek egyik fontos eleme a három energiaközpont elmélete, és az azzal való vizualizációs munkálkodás, melynek segítségével elérhető az Egy, a  állapota. A vizualizációs gyakorlatok mellé sokszor különböző légzéstechnikák is társultak. Legalább ennyire fontos elv, hogy nem pusztán elvont absztrakt képeket és ideákat szemlélnek, hanem egy új test képet is kialakítanak, az előrehaladott gyakorló teljesen másképp tekint testére, másképp érzékeli, és éli meg a testben létet, mint a gyakorlás előtt.

Az ősök és a végső cél

Az ősöknek is nagy szerep jutott a megvalósító útján, mert a kínai felfogás szerint az egyén soha nem független a családjától, részesül egyfajta kollektív identitásban. Az ősök esetleges bűneit is a törekvőnek kell jóvá tenni, azonban ő az, aki egyúttal a megszabadulást is biztosítani tudja a számukra. Az egyén megszabadulása elválaszthatatlan az ősök megszabadulásától. Ez a cél, egyszerre kozmikus és misztikus cél. Azonkívül, hogy mindenféle mágikus képesség birtokosa, emellett gyakorlatilag egy testi sebezhetetlenség birtokosává is válik, megismeri a végső igazságot, s eggyé válik a már említett val (egyszerűsített és hagyományos kínai: 道; pinyin: dào). Ez voltaképpen a halhatatlansággal egyenlő, és egyes kifejezések túlmutatnak a kozmosszal való egybeolvadáson. Az iskola tanai szerint a megszabadulásunk a saját kezünkben van, nélkülöz minden más emberi közvetítőt, a részvétel a cél kivívásában közvetlen, aktív. Így a törekvőnek több szinten kell helytállni, egyszerre van egy kollektív lénye, és egy egyéni saját személye, aki kizárólagosan felelős az úton előrehaladásért. Ez egy látszólagos ellentét, ugyanez a helyzet a szövegek birtoklásával, amely a tanítások szerint, mutat egy eleve kiválasztottságot. Ugyanakkor ez nem egy automatikusan végbemenő folyamat, mert előírnak kötelező fokozatokat, és gyakorlatokat.

A szövegek szerepe
Az egész taoizmuson belül ezen iskolában helyezték a legnagyobb súlyt a szövegekre.  A kínai írásnak és az írott szövegnek a kínai kultúrán belül mindig nagy jelentősége volt, kezdetben az írásjeleknek szakrális szerepe volt, melyet a kínai jóslócsontok is bizonyítanak. A korábban már említett  egyik legfontosabb és első kérdése, amit égi látogatóinak feltett a szövegek eredetére vonatkozott. Beavatói szerint a  (egyszerűsített kínai: 经; hagyományos kínai: 經; pinyin: jìng ), vagyis a szöveg nem más, mint az Őseredeti Lélegzet összesűrűsödött formája, és a világ keletkezését is megelőzi. A valós fizikai szövegek az Ég kegyének megnyilvánulásai, lenyomatok, jelképek, az eredeti szövegek azonban az Égben maradtak. A legendák szerint ilyen szent szövegekre barlangokban, szent hegyekben is akadhatott a kereső, s ha nem is a fizikai térben, de eksztatikus utazásai során mindenképpen, hiszen a földi, anyagi hegyek is csak az égi hegyek leképeződései. A szövegek lemásolása, akárcsak azok hangos recitációja, szent cselekedetnek minősült. A szövegek átadása több napos böjt és megtisztulási szertartások után adta át a mester, négyszemközt, a tanítványnak. Az átadást a tanítvány mesternek átnyújtott ajándékai kísérték. Ezt a fizetséget, az alázat jelképét, zálognak nevezték. Gyűrűket és pecséteket törtek ketté, melynek egyik felét a mester, másik felét a tanítvány tartotta meg. A két kettétört felet összeillesztve igazolhatták a hitelességet, és feltehetőleg a két rész mágikus egybetartozása, a mester és tanítvány közti köteléket is szimbolizálhatta. Emellett a tanítvány esküt tett, hogy a szövegek tartalmát, jó ok nélkül, soha nem fedi fel mások előtt. A szövegeket csak a kiválasztott keveseknek lehetett átadni. A szövegek ereje csak akkor érvényesült, ha szabályos átadás után kapta meg, ha ellopták, akkor valójában nem voltak méltók erre az erőre, így nem is kapták meg soha. A mester feladata ebben a rendszerben inkább a szövegek átadása volt, és az átadott szövegektől függött ki milyen fokon helyezkedett el a beavatási hierarchiában.

Ez  (egyszerűsített kínai: 大洞真经; hagyományos kínai: 大洞真經; pinyin: dàdòngzhēnjìng ) az egyik legfontosabb alapszöveg. A legendák szerint ez a szöveg egyenesen a legelső, primordiális energiából született meg, a Göncölszekér csillagképben, és közvetlen kapcsolatban állnak az istenségekkel. A  (egyszerűsített és hagyományos kínai: 洞; pinyin: dòng) kifejezés egyszerre bír a barlang, mélyedés, mélység, átkelni, kommunikálni jelentéssel. A barlangok különösen nagy jelentőséggel bírtak a taoizmusban, a  iskola foglalkozott először részletes leírásukkal. Kincseket rejtenek, sőt egyenesen más világokba vezetnek. A  (egyszerűsített és hagyományos kínai: 道藏; pinyin: dàozàng), vagyis a Taoista Kánon, három részét szintén barlangnak nevezik. A szöveg recitálása előtt meg kell idézni számos istenséget, azok közbenjárását, védelmét kérve, majd vizualizációs gyakorlatokat végezve foghat neki a szövegnek. Ebből látható, hogy nem egy közönséges olvasás, racionális értés és elemzés az, amivel ezek a szövegek hasznára válhatnak a gyakorlónak. A gyakorlat lényege, hogy összeköttetést teremtsen a test 39 istenségével, és az általuk jelképezett égi és testi hatóerőkkel. A test egyszerre lesz az égi szellemek lakóhelye, és az átalakulás alapanyaga is.

A  tanítások szerint a beavatott uralja a test összes istenségét, az "embrió esszenciája, az átalakítás mestere" lesz. Léteznek úgynevezett embrionális csomók, amelyek az öregségért és a halálért felelősek, s ezeket feloldva, az energia szabadon áramolhat. A halál tehát már a kezdetektől az emberben van, s újra keresztül kell menni a terhesség, és a születés szakaszain, de immár ezt a folyamatot kézben tartva, éberen átélve. Ebből következőleg az életünk sem a biológiai szüleinktől származik, hanem az egy égi Atyától és Anyától. Ha nem sikerül elérni a teljes megszabadulást az életben, de a törekvő már egy bizonyos rangot elért, bizonyos képességeket megszerzett, akkor az iskola tanai szerint lehetőség van a további lépések megtételére a halál után is.

Eksztatikus utazások
A  iskola módszerei között szerepelnek az eksztatikus utazások is, amelyek során a technikák ismerője beutazhatja a világot, a bolygókat, a csillagokat, különleges szent helyeket, hegyeket, barlangokat kereshet fel, szörnyetegekkel találkozhat, csodákat tapasztalhat, és különféle erőkre tehet szert. Ezen utazások egyik csúcspontja a Göncölszekér (Ursa Maior) csillagainak meglátogatása, amely kiemelt szerepet tölt be a taoizmusban Ereje hatalmas, nyelének látványos mozgásával irányítja és jelöli ki a természetes harmóniát. Ezekhez az utazásokhoz különféle segédeszközök, útleírások, térképek, és talizmánok voltak szükségesek, emellett ismerni kellett a meglátogatni kívánt istenségek és az átlépni kívánt kapuk neveit. Egy elmélyült belső szemlélés során lehetséges ez az utazás, melyet az adeptus kiegészít egy másik technikával, amivel a világot magához hívja, hogy szobája, és saját teste tartalmazza azt.

Források

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Irodalom
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 Needham, Joseph, Ho Ping-Yu, és Lu Gwei-djen. Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology; Part 4, Spagyrical Discovery and Invention. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1980.

Lásd még

 Kínai írás
 Kínai jóslócsont
 Alkímia
 Nyolc Halhatatlan
 Lao-ce
 Taoizmus
 Wenzi
 Csuang-Csou
 Ji King
 Kínai filozófia
 Jin és Jang
 Kína történelme

Külső hivatkozások

 Shangqing (Isabelle Robinet), entry from The Encyclopedia of Taoism
 Tao Hongjing (456-536)
 'The Rise of the Tao', New York Times Magazine
 Daoist Mystical Philosophy
 Daoist Meditation
 Neijing Tu
 Taoist Immortal
 Tao Hongjing Encyclopedia Britannica
 Ge Hong
 Celestial Masters
 Qi

Kínai kultúra
Kínai filozófia
Taoizmus
Vallások
Kínai mitológia

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LEBANON CRIES FOR PRAYER AS FAMILIES GO HUNGRY
With Lebanon's economy and currency in freefall, families who have lost everything are bartering all they own to try to feed their children. On the SAT-7 ARABIC program You Are Not Alone, images of empty fridges and the story of a desperate, yet dignified father build to one cry: please unite in prayer for Lebanon.
Lebanese father Toni Fares has a message for his three-year-old daughter. "If I sold every single thing in my house, and there was nothing left, I would be ready to sell a part of my body if it meant you could live," he says. Fares lost his job as a taxi driver at the beginning of the pandemic, and even with another breadwinner working two jobs, his family have not eaten meat in six months. Each day, they live off the same thing: potatoes and eggs.
Asked if he will open his fridge, Fares cannot bring himself to do it. "I still have dignity," he says. "You'll see nothing but a bag of bread and some water bottles." Since central power cuts stretch longer and longer, and Fares can no longer run a generator, the fridge is often off anyway. "I feel useless," he says. "I can't look in my mother's eyes; my sister's eyes, my daughter's eyes." What hurts the most, he says, is the impact on his daughter. Fares does not take her out of the house for fear she will ask for something he cannot afford. He has already had to sell her beloved swing, and the family's washing machine, to buy food.
Fares' situation is the dire new norm for many families in Lebanon, where the coronavirus has sharpened the economic crisis that drove protesters to the streets last year.
"It is tragic to see my homeland descending again into darkness, into economic and political chaos. People are starving. There are shortages of medicine and electricity and social security support is non-existent. The currency has plummeted, leaving even those who have jobs unable to meet their monthly expenses. The country is gripped by desperation," says Rita El-Mounayer, SAT-7's CEO.
The episode of You Are Not Alone that gives a platform to Fares' voice begins with images of empty fridges in Lebanese homes. "These were taken in houses where hunger and pain are the new roommates of the Lebanese people," says Presenter Sirene Sermidjian. "People who used to afford a decent life are now considered impoverished. Some Lebanese now describe meat as a dream."
The episode also highlights social media posts in which parents attempt to barter the most basic home items – cups, shoes, clothes, chairs – in exchange for food, formula milk, and nappies. A heart-breaking video also shows a pregnant woman and her husband forced to search rubbish bins for food.
"It will take a miracle from the Lord"
As the full economic effects of the pandemic unfold, further pain is likely for Lebanon and for the Middle East and North Africa as a whole. Responding to the oil price crunch, the IMF recently projected the region's economy will shrink by 4.7 percent by the end of 2020. Worldwide, the UN estimates 132m more people will be pushed into chronic hunger.
This Wednesday, SAT-7 will join a nationwide prayer movement to lift Lebanon up to God.
"While SAT-7 remains a platform for people to express their concerns and for church leaders to share prayers, it will truly take a miracle from the Lord to turn the situation around in Lebanon. Please join us and the churches of Lebanon on 15 July to pray for Lebanon, and for God to demonstrate His love and mercy to its people," says El-Mounayer.
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"Last Man Standing" is a Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year!
When Mort Sahl made his debut at San Francisco's hungry i in December, 1953, the public's idea of stand up comedy was limited to Borscht Belt comedians like Henny Youngman and Morey Amsterdam. Nightclub comics steered clear of hard news, and Bob Hope's occasional political jibes often came off as friendly. Working in an improvisational, jazz-influenced style, Sahl attacked Senator Joseph McCarthy, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and, particularly, Vice President Richard M. Nixon, who was to remain a favorite target for decades.
Sahl recorded the first modern comedy album in 1955, and appeared on the cover of Time in 1960. (The magazine famously described him as "Will Rogers with fangs.") In breaking the mold of what a stand up comedian should look or sound like, he opened the door for an entire generation of "smart" comics that included Lenny Bruce, Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Shelley Berman, Bob Newhart, and Dick Gregory.
His career, which extended to TV and movies, spanned 12 presidencies. Appearing on stage in a pullover sweater and open collar, he worked alone, writing all his own material, using a rolled copy of the day's newspaper as his only prop. In the mid-1960s he put his career on the line when he went to work as a volunteer for New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison, who was investigating a conspiracy to assassinate President John F. Kennedy. Mort became such a fervent believer in Garrison's crusade that it took nearly a decade for him to get his career back on track.
Written with Mort Sahl's full cooperation, "Last Man Standing" incorporates interviews with his friends and colleagues, including Woody Allen, Dick Cavett, Shelley Berman, and the late Yvonne Craig. "It wasn't a very puritanical life," he commented, "but it was a whole lot of fun."
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"James Curtis has superbly chronicled the emergence and career of a comic genius who revolutionized stand up comedy and changed it forever. If you weren't there at the time, it's hard to realize the enormity of the impact Mort Sahl had on America--both as writer and performer--and this book takes you through it in an exciting narrative that teems with examples of Mort's dazzling wit."
-- Woody Allen
"The book is a triumph. Of prose style, engrossing, lively story-telling, and emotionally moving incidents in that complex genius's strange and dramatic life. Also, once you put it down, you can pick it up--for re-reading. All books should be so good."
-- Dick Cavett
"'Last Man Standing' is a magnificent, flawless, and perceptive biography of the great Mort Sahl. I loved the book, and laughed out loud as I read it."
-- Mark Russell
"The name might not mean a great deal to those of you who dote of the contestants on 'Dancing with the Stars,' but Sahl, though born in Canada, is to American comedy what Bill Russell was to basketball. He changed the game forever. And he's still playing. He gets his due and more in a terrific new book by James Curtis, who rightly subtitles the first full-length biography of Sahl 'Last Man Standing' with this: 'Mort Sahl and the Birth of Modern Comedy.' That's no hyperbole."
-- Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune
"A sympathetic, evenhanded biography of a man notorious for his savage wit."
-- Kirkus Reviews
"James Curtis captures the dueling sides of Sahl's persona in 'Last Man Standing,' his fair-minded new biography. He meticulously charts his subject's path from striving club comic to mercurial star. Coupled with deep dives into the morgues of Hollywood trade magazines, Curtis' interviews with the likes of Woody Allen, Dick Cavett, and Sahl himself (he turned 90 this year) give the reader a clear sense of his nimble mind and his influence on younger talents."
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It was James Agee who first christened Buster Keaton "The Great Stone Face," but to audiences who had known Keaton since the age of five, it was merely a formality. The whole world had come to accept his stoic features as one of the genuine trademarks of silent film comedy, a deadpan in a pork pie hat as famous as Charlie Chaplin's disreputable tramp or Harold Lloyd's eager beaver in straw boater and spectacles. "He was the only major comedian who kept sentiment almost entirely out of his work," Agee wrote, "and he brought pure physical comedy to its greatest heights."
Keaton's singular look and acrobatic brilliance obscured the fact that behind the camera he was also one of the silent era's most gifted filmmakers. Through a string of nineteen short comedies and twelve extraordinary features he distinguished himself with such indelible works as "One Week", "The Play House", "The Boat", "Cops", "Our Hospitality", "Sherlock Jr.", "The Navigator", "Seven Chances", "Steamboat Bill, Jr.", "The Cameraman", and his magnum opus "The General". As a body of work, they rival Chaplin's in terms of quality and sheer comic invention. In 1960 Keaton was awarded an honorary Oscar.
Over the past century, Buster Keaton's story has become mired in myth and legend. Now James Curtis, the award-winning biographer of W.C. Fields, Preston Sturges, James Whale, and Spencer Tracy, follows Keaton's extraordinary life of triumph and tragedy in the first major biography in more than a quarter century. Drawing on newly unearthed archival resources, as well as interviews with family, friends, and co-workers, Keaton's complex genius emerges as never before.
Curtis brings new insights to Keaton's medicine show and vaudeville years as Buster becomes one of America's most famous performing children. Entering films as the protégée of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Keaton quickly ascends to co-director of some of the world's most popular short comedies. And when Arbuckle moves into features in 1920, Keaton begins to write, direct, and star in his own series of comedy classics, films that are still revived and honored today as some of the screen's greatest treasures.
Curtis also examines in unprecedented detail what happens when a confluence of events brings an end to Keaton's time as a top star just as he appears to have mastered talking pictures. As Buster later put it, "There I was on the top of the world–on a toboggan."
Illustrated with 130 images, some never before published, "Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life" is a compelling work of research and synthesis worthy of the man who has been called "the D.W. Griffith of Comedy" and who continues to be a potent influence on movies the world over.
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"It is brilliant--I was totally absorbed, couldn't stop reading it and was very sorry when it ended." -- Kevin Brownlow
"Just as Buster Keaton's work transcends its flowering in silent films, so James Curtis's biography transcends the catagory of show business biography. In a narrative that majestically carries its subject from 19th century vaudeville to Cinerama to immortality, Keaton is given his due, not just as an artist, but as a man who lived a paradigmatic American life." -- Scott Eyman
"At more than 600 pages, this is not the kind of book one takes up casually. I cleared time on my calendar to read it cover to cover. By the time I got to Buster Keaton's blossoming film career in the 1920s, it was hard to put down... Others can, and will, continue to write about Buster Keaton and offer their own interpretations... but I can't imagine anyone else tackling his life. This volume can lay claim to being definitive." -- Leonard Maltin
"Following his books on Preston Sturges and W.C. Fields, James Curtis delivers his definitive new biography of one of cinema's greatest silent comedians." -- Empire (UK)
"At long last, Buster Keaton gets the biography he deserves. James Curtis has given us a monumental book, one of the best Hollywood biographies ever written. Curtis has authored the definitive biographies of W. C. Fields, Preston Sturges, and Spencer Tracy, but this might well be his masterpiece." -- David Weddle, author of "If They Move, Kill 'Em! The Life and Times of Sam Peckinpah", writer/executive producer "For All Mankind", and writer/supervising producer "Battlestar Galactica"
"Buster Keaton (1895-1966), a director and star of silent comedy classics, emerges as a great auteur and a martyr to Hollywood in this vibrant biography... The story is evocative, entertaining, and laced with lyrical detail. This is an engrossing portrait of a Hollywood legend." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Curtis draws on abundant archival sources as well as interviews, memoirs, and previous biographies to create a comprehensive, warmly sympathetic life of iconic entertainer Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton... In lively detail, Curtis... recounts the highs and lows of Keaton's prolific career, tracing 'the development of gags, the logic of gags, the mechanics of gags' as he acted on stage and in silent movies, talkies and TV... Meticulous research informs a brisk biography of an entertainment icon." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Comprehensive... Curtis, who has also written mighty biographies of Preston Sturges, James Whale, W.C. Fields, and Spencer Tracy, does a delightful job of capturing the old, weird America in which the Keatons plied their trade, Joe with his acrobatic pratfalls and high kicks, and the 4-foot-11 Myra with her musical accompaniment on piano and saxophone... Keaton was as much a technical innovator as he was a comic, and Curtis's book goes into painstaking detail about how these effects were achieved... it's as definitive an account of the sad-faced comedian as one could hope for." -- David Kamp, The New York Times Book Review
"From debunking myth to revealing the perfect pie-in-the-face recipe, James Curtis's biography is a sterling tribute to a cinema legend... Unlike past biographers such as Rudi Blesh, Curtis avoids the traps of reverence and romanticism. The story he tells is a remarkable one, rich with pathos, despair, triumph--but like Keaton's Great Stone Face, he leaves those emotions for the reader to find." -- Renee Branum, Sunday Telegraph (UK)
"Keaton fans have often complained that nearly all biographies of him suffer from a questionable slant or a cursory treatment of key events. With 'Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life'--at more than 800 pages dense with research and facts--Mr. Curtis rectifies that situation, and how. He digs deep into Keaton's process and shows how something like the brilliant two-reeler 'Cops' went from a storyline conceived from necessity--construction on the movie lot encouraged shooting outdoors--to a masterpiece, with its meticulously planned finale in which Keaton dashes through the streets of Los Angeles chased by 350 cops... This will doubtless be the primary reference on Keaton's life for a long time to come." -- Farran Smith Nehme, The Wall Street Journal
"Best Keaton bio ever... 'Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life' by James Curtis is the book we have long awaited. The book is simply magnificent... If you are a Keaton fan, you need to get this book. Want to write something on Buster? You need this book. Want to impress other Keaton experts with your increased knowledge? You need this book." -- David B. Pearson, The Keaton Chronicle, International Buster Keaton Society
"Curtis breathes new life into the classic comic, exploring the richer context of Keaton's entire career rather than merely hitting the highlights. Although ultimately celebrating Keaton, Curtis also explores, with admirable evenhandedness, the performer's private struggles with depression, adultery, and alcoholism... VERDICT: This decade will mark the centenaries of Buster Keaton's most celebrated features, and Curtis has assembled a biography that will be a go-to source for fans both old and new during the centenary celebration and beyond." -- Gregory Stall, Library Journal
"Those who are [interested in the entirety of Keaton's story] will feast on Curtis' overstuffed book, which belongs in any film fan's library for providing a close look at the silent era and all of Keaton's efforts, whether big or small, triumph or failure." -- Douglass K. Daniel, Associated Press
"Authoritative... [Keaton] emerges from the pages of Curtis's [book] not just as the first indie auteur but as the direct forerunner of Indiana Jones and Jason Bourne: the first action hero." -- Tom Shone, Avenue
"Based on deep archival research, Curtis' engrossing book captures Keaton through a life or reinvention, from a toddler performing with his family to a comic genius and acrobatic actor with his trademark woeful eyes, deadpan expression, and porkpie hat." -- The National Book Review
"James Curtis's [book] is an immense year-by-year, sometimes week-by-week, account of Keaton as an artist and a man. Every detail of his life and work is here... Curtis takes us through the progress of the brutal comedy act that Joe Keaton raised his son to star in... We even hear about gags that Buster Keaton helped invent for Abbott and Costello in his later, seeming fallow, years." -- Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker
"As his previous biographies of W.C. Fields, Spencer Tracy, and Preston Sturges attest, film historian James Curtis doesn't write inconsequential profiles, he writes definitive biographies. Curtis's 'Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life' is the masterclass biography fans of the 'Great Stone Face' comedian have been hoping for. This hefty, swift-moving book is both a superbly researched and fascinating account of the star's life and an astute, articulate and informed look at the many classic films and shorts he wrote, directed and starred in." -- Kevin Howell, Shelf Awareness
"A landmark biography... Keaton's career in the limelight (he started performing at age 3) and his innovations in motion pictures should keep readers riveted." -- Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times
"In a pair of appendices, Curtis includes comprehensive summations of Keaton's film and television works. They are grand lists of considerable length, a marvelous coda to a wonderful book. From start to finish, 'Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life', with all its rich detail and Curtis' genuine love for his subject, is the biography that Keaton deserves." -- Arnie Bernstein, New York Journal of Books
"Curtis is clearly an admirer of Keaton, but he doesn't view his subject through rose-colored glasses: he discusses and puts into context Keaton's battles with alcoholism and mental illness, his rocky marriage, and the devastating impact of poor reviews on some of Keaton's most personal projects. A valuable addition to the literature of film history." -- Booklist
"A definitive biography that delves into the mystery behind the man who made America laugh in the early days of film." -- Literary Hub
"James Curtis' hefty new [book] is a gift to move lovers. It's a gorgeously formatted and produced volume, both precise and exhaustive in tracing the life and creative persuits of the brilliant comic artist and sometime film director who reached his apogee in the 1920s. It's perfect for a leisurely read or a stint of index-dipping into the performer's long life and career." -- Bob Duffy, Washington Independent Review of Books
A celebration of one of film's most potent visualists!
William Cameron Menzies: The Shape of Films to Come
"James Curtis's informative and beautifully written book does a thorough job of bringing Menzies to life." - Martin Scorsese
An actor's life like no other!
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"A monumental, definitive biography of one of the finest film actors in the history of the medium." - Kirkus Reviews
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Six Iraqi soldiers injured as suicide bomber blows himself up in Anbar
by Mohammed Ebraheem Apr 8, 2018, 10:49 am
Explosion site in Iraq
Anbar (Iraqinews.com) – Six Iraqi soldiers were wounded Sunday after a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt blew himself up in Hit district, 70 km west of Ramadi, Anbar.
"The troops were combing a party headquarters that was hit by a bomb explosion Saturday, when the suicide bomber targeted them," a security source told IKH News.
According to the source, the soldiers were transferred to Hit General Hospital for treatment.
Earlier in the day, a suicide bomber blew himself up at al-Hal (solution) party in Hit.
According to security reports, Saturday's attack has left five people killed and seven others injured so far, including a parliamentary hopeful.
Violence in the country has surged further with the emergence of Islamic State extremist militants who proclaimed an "Islamic Caliphate" in Iraq and Syria in 2014.
The surge in violence between armed groups and government forces has resulted in over 3 million internally displaced persons across Iraq and left more than 11 million in need of humanitarian assistance, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Iraq declared the collapse of Islamic State's territorial influence in Iraq last November with the recapture of Rawa, a city on Anbar's western borders with Syria, which was the group's last bastion in Iraq.
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Tuesday Tip: (CA IDMS) Where can I find a list of IDMS verb numbers?
There are times when you may need to know the meaning of an IDMS verb number also known as a function code. For example JREPORT-008 will list verb numbers. These are different from the IDMS major code.
You can find the verb numbers documented in the DML Reference Guide for COBOL, Appendix D.2 in the section DB Call Formats. The numbers in the IDBMSCOM(nn) column are the IDMS verb numbers. For example a MODIFY DML command has a major code of 8 but its verb number is 35.
Thanks Fishman I was not aware of that list. Good idea to sort it by function number.


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We're back in heavy mutant territory, having escaped from all that puzzley nonsense upstairs. Time to unwind with violence.
The game thinks it can outfox me by forcing me to drop in between two mutants. Let me reintroduce you to the wonders of the Drop.
Turn and shoot the other!
It's entirely possible to gun them both down before either has a chance to fire. Such is the greatness of the Drop.
Moving on, and our path is blocked by another of those wretched LGSBs.
A convenient switch is provided to turn it off. Mutants still haven't grasped the subtle nuances of security systems.
But walking through the tripswitch turns the LGSB on again. A dirty trick and no mistake.
Conrad wracks his little faceless brain for a solution to this conundrum.
This time he presses the off switch and jumps over the tripswitch. Crisis averted!
- explodes. Nice one, Conrad, if you could just learn to turn around a little bit faster everything could have been lovely.
Embarrassed, Conrad throws himself into his work.
This was lying around nearby. It's a credit card or a credit chip or some kind of futuristic money thing. Better take it before the mutants invest it irresponsibly.
Those two circular things are gun turrets, but they don't seem to have been activated. Between them is what is ostensibly a key, which Conrad makes his own.
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Born in Miami Beach, Fernando Perdomo showed an interest in music at an early age. As a child he would spend Sundays scouring flea markets and pawnshops for old records and musical instruments deserted by their previous owners. His allowance money was well spent as it helped him develop a vast knowledge of all styles of music and a mastery of various musical instruments he still uses today; whether he is writing, performing, or recording, Fernando had the good fortune of participating in Miami Beach Senior High's prestigious rock and classical guitar ensembles under the direction of Doug Burris. This rock education gave him all the experience he needed to become a professional musician; and at age 18 sneaking into Miami's popular rock clubs, recording at Criteria studios, South Beach Studios, and Middle Ear Studios. In 1999, his powerful guitars were featured in a nationwide ad campaign for Pier One Imports. At 22 he recorded most of the guitars for Christian Castro's platinum "Amar Es" album, including the number 1 hit "No Hace Falta." He would go on to tour with Christian for 3 solid years, visiting 15 countries and playing countless TV and radio performances. Fernando was also lead guitarist and pianist for Soraya on her final tour. Currently, Fernando is the bassist and acting musical director for Hilary Mcrae, who is the newest signing for Starbucks/ Hear music.On Hilary's debut album "Through these walls", he is credited with playing all the basses, some of the guitars, engineering, arrangements, co horn arrangement (with the legendarry Charlie Callelo), and songwriting. . He is also busy producing the new releases for Grammy award winning singer/songwriter, Jorge Moreno, and the legendary Andy Pratt(oof Avenging Annie fame).His first film score is to be premiered at the Cannes film festival. The short film is called "Gri-Gri" and features opening music and an original song by Jorge Moreno, Fernando Perdomo, and Marc Chourain. The following is a partial list of artists Fernando has worked with, from the past right up until now. Toured, Produced, and/or Recorded with Christian Castro - (Sony/Bmg, Universal): Recorded "Amar Es" (Lead, Guitar, Sitar, Theremin), "Live at Serius Radio" (Lead Guitar) and "Nunca Voy a Olvidarte" (Lead Guitar) Toured, Performed on TV on Guitar, Bass, and Theremin Soraya - (EMI): Toured, Performed on TV on Guitar, and Keys Hilary Mcrae - (Starbucks/HearMusic) Recorded "Hilary McRae" (Bass, Guitar, Sitar, Keys, Percussion) , Bassist, Acting Musical Director, Engineered, Toured, Jorge Moreno - (Maverick, MP): Recorded "El Segundo" (Guitar, Bass, Sitar, Theremin, Keys), Toured (as Guitarist, Bassist, and Keyboard player), TV performances, produced, and engineered Andy Pratt - (Colombia, Nemperor, Atlantic, Itsjustaboutmusic) Produced his Forthcoming album "the Snakecharmer". Performed on the album (Guitar, Bass, Mellotron, Theremin, Drums) Performed live Tego Calderon - (Atlantic/Jiggiri) Recorded "The Underdog" (Lead Guitar) Jose LuIs Rodriguez "El Puma" (Sony) Recorded "Ayer Y Hoy" (guitar), and "15 Exitos" (guitar) Juanes (Universal) TV performances (guitar) Dave Koz (Capitol) Recorded "Memories of a Winter's Night" (Bass) Alih Jey (Universal) Recorded "Gotas de Piel" (Guitars), Toured Paulina Rubio (Universal) Recorded, TV Performances (guitar) Noelia (EMI/Fonovisa) Musical Director, Toured, Recorded "XM- Artist Confidential" (guitar) Fulano De Tal (Warner) Recorded the Grammy Nominated album "Individual" (guitar, sitar), Toured, TV performances Price (Geffen) Toured, Recorded (Lead Guitar) Pepe Alva (Warner) Toured (guitar) Julio Iglesias Jr. (Warner) Toured (guitar) Inez Gaviria (Respek) Toured, Recorded DJ Russ Harris (universal) Recorded Jeremias (Universal) Toured (Guitar), TV performance Jennifer Lopez (Sony) Recorded "Aint it Funny" (remix) (guitar) Santos Renuentes (Sony) Recorded, Toured (Guitar, Sitar) Transcendence (TMG) Recorded "Sleep With You" (guitar, sitar, keys, bass, and vocals), and "Nothing is Cohesive"(guitar, bass, keys, cello, theremin, drums, and engineering), and toured.. Monster Taxi (Ministry of Sound/Toy Robot/Universal/Sony) Recorded "Monster Taxi", "Ministry of Sound 2005", "Ministry of Sound 2006" and "Verano 2005" (Guitar, Bass, and Theremin) Beny More' (BMG) Recorded "King of Son"(Bass) Mika (Casablanca) Toured (Guitar) Gonzalo Real (Crescent Moon) Recorded "Gonzalo Real" (Guitars, Sitar), Toured, TV performances
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The Future of Nuclear Power in China: Glossary of Terms
A glossary of key terms
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The Future of Nuclear Power in China: Introduction
China's Choice for Nuclear Power and a Closed Nuclear Fuel Cycle
A Three-Step Strategy: Technology Options and Challenges
Electricity Policy and Economics
Other Issues Critical to Chinese Decisionmaking
The Future of Nuclear Power in China: List of Abbreviations
Actinides
The actinides are heavy metallic elements with atomic numbers from 89 to 103. They are produced when uranium-based fuel is irradiated in a nuclear reactor, are radioactive but generally long lived, and are considered part of the waste stream. Plutonium and uranium are called the major actinides; the minor actinides consist of all other actinides, including neptunium, americium, and curium.
Base load
The base load is the minimum level of power that a power grid must supply over long periods of time, often conceived as the power output that is required 24/7. Base load contrasts to peak load, which is the maximum level of power a grid must supply for a short period of time.
Breeding ratio
The breeding ratio is the ratio of fissile material obtained to fissile material used after the irradiation of fuel in a reactor.
Burnup
Burnup refers to the amount of energy that is provided by an amount of nuclear fuel. For power reactors, a common measure of burnup is megawatt-days (or gigawatt-days) per metric ton of heavy metal. Burnup is one measure of the fuel efficiency of a power reactor.
Fast neutron reactor
A fast neutron reactor, or fast reactor, uses fast neutrons to generate a fission chain reaction. Thermal reactors, by contrast, contain a moderator (such as water or graphite) to slow the neutrons.
Fission products
Fission products are light elements, including isotopes of iodine, cesium, strontium, and xenon, produced when uranium-based fuel is irradiated in a nuclear power reactor. They are radioactive and are considered part of the waste stream.
A gigawatt (GW), equivalent to one billion watts, is a standard unit used for measuring the electric power rating of industrial power plants. A gigawatt is enough power to illuminate 10 million light bulbs, each rated at 100 watts.
Heavy metal refers to the actinides present in nuclear fuel. The quantity of bulk amounts of nuclear fuel is commonly measured as metric tons of heavy metal (MTHM).
Lanthanides
Lanthanides are fifteen so-called "rare earth" metals grouped on the periodic table of the elements as having atomic numbers 57 through 71. Some of these are generated as fission products in spent nuclear fuel.
Light water reactor
The light water reactor (LWR) uses low-enriched uranium dioxide fuel, and light water (i.e., normal water, not heavy water containing more of the deuterium hydrogen isotope) serves as both the core coolant and the moderator of the nuclear chain reactions. It is the most common type of nuclear power reactor.
Mixed oxide fuel
Mixed oxide (MOX) fuel contains both uranium dioxide (UO2) and plutonium dioxide (PuO2). It can be used in both light-water reactors and fast neutron reactors; the plutonium content in MOX fuel for fast reactors is generally higher than for light-water reactors.
A moderator is a substance that slows down fast neutrons generated in nuclear fission reactions to permit them to be used in thermal reactors. The most common moderator in commercial power reactors is light water.
Neutron capture
Neutron capture happens when a neutron collides with a heavy nucleus and is absorbed by it. In a nuclear reactor, capture of neutrons by uranium leads to the transmutation of uranium into plutonium.
Pressurized water reactor
A pressurized water reactor (PWR) is a type of LWR in which water under high-pressure absorbs heat before being fed into a steam generator. It contrasts to a boiling water reactor, in which steam is produced directly in the reactor core.
Radiotoxicity
Radiotoxicity is the measurement of the adverse human health effects of a radionuclide due to its radioactivity, taking into account the type of radiation, its tendency to be absorbed by human tissue, and residence time in the body.
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Supercritical water-cooled reactor
A supercritical water-cooled reactor is a concept reactor that would use water at such a high temperature and pressure that the liquid and gas phases are no longer distinct.
Thermal reactor
A thermal reactor is a reactor that uses slow neutrons.
Transuranic elements
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I am comparing 2 Excel-Files and having problems with the decimal comma.
It seems that in BC3 the decimal comma is always 'ignored'.
Cell D2 contains the value 1,45. The compare always shows this value as 145.
Is there a possibility to get the decimal numbers shown correctly?
BC3 should follow your current Windows Regional settings. In these settings, is "," currently defined as the Decimal Symbol? Are you using the latest version of BC3 (3.3.4)? All BC 3.x updates are free for 3.x users.
yes, my regional settings state "," as decimal symbol.
btw: even if I force "," in BC3 in file formats window (the 3rd attachment in my previous post) as decimal symbol it doesn't work.
-) Testexcel2.zip contains the excel with 2 header rows and a gif of BC3 made, when loading the file. It showed the decimal numbers correct (although with a decimal POINT instead of the decimal COMMA, but that is not a big issue).
-) Testexcel.zip contains the excel with only 1 header row and a gif of the wrong interpretation of the decimal numbers.
In your screen shots, it would appear that your columns contain a mix of numeric and text values. This would cause the column to detect as "Text". It would need to be entirely numeric to detect as "Numeric", which would then treat numbers as numbers instead of text. You can right click any column header to manually switch from the detected value to a different type, but switching to Numeric would then cause issues with the plain text values in the same column.
If I switch to "text" the decimal numbers are shown correctly, if I swith to "numeric" the decimal comma is not shown, e.g. "145" instead of "1.45" ... ?!
Thanks for the update. It appears that when we call Excel from vbscript, it seems to be replacing the ',' with a '.', but when opened BC3 is set to use your System decimal value by default, which is expecting a ','. You can switch this decimal value in BC3 in the Tools menu -> File Formats, select your data format, and in the Type tab, switch the Decimal Symbol from "Use System" to ".". How does this work for you? Does this behavior describe the same scenario you are seeing?
My excel has still a comma as decimal sign (e.g. "1,45").
is there any update on this from your side? I have exactly the same issue here with a data compare we use to parse into a database and we use "," as a decimal separator (german settings). I was able to reproduce everything ludo1208 said.


One of the fastest ways to improve health and performance is through diet. Dietary changes can be made on both micro and macro levels. Making "macro" , or large scale changes to your diet is fast and easy way to start seeing the results your after. Looking at basic dietary needs from a macro level reveals the three nutrient groups the body uses for fuel: carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. Today's diets include far to many of the first two and not enough of the last.
#1. rapidly assimilating carbohydrates, ie: sugars, cause the body to release the hormone insulin. Insulin release signals to the body that a whole lot of energy is coming this way, lets store some for a rainy day, to guard against possible starvation. Complex carbohydrates release insulin slowly, allowing the body to metabolize the sugars more slowly slow they are used as energy and not stored as fat.
#2. Fat has over twice as many calories per gram as sugar, 9 and 4 respectively, so a	little fat goes a long way. Now when fat is consumed in combination with sugar you have the perfect recipe for fat storage. High insulin levels with a ton of extra calories the body can't use....the result, slow steady weight gain over time that takes along time to get rid of.
So, now we look at our remaining macro nutrient component, protein. Protein has as many calories per gram as sugar – 4, but is not utilized primarily as an energy source like the other two. Proteins' role in the body is to rebuild tissue and help you recover from activity. Supplementing your diet with additional protein and balancing out your daily caloric intake will ensure you can properly recover from any exercise or training you do. Adding an additional 50 grams of protein from protein powder supplementation can pay huge dividends for your body, but what type should you get?
There are several types of protein powders out there, but we will focus in on the 3 most popular.
Whey protein: is a fast digesting protein with a bio-availability (BV) score of 104 out of 100. This means the body can readily use and assimilate this protein source quickly and efficiently. Whey is typically categorized by the speed of its assimilation: Concentrate, isolate, and hydrosylate are three types of whey protein in order from slowest to fastest assimilating. Speed is a relative term in this case as Concentrate may take 20 minutes to absorb and hydrosylate may take only 7 minutes, both are extremely fast compared to say beef protein which may take over an hour. Whey, because it moves through the body so efficiently can sometimes lead to gastrointestinal issues, like gas or bloated feelings in some people.
Egg Albumin: egg white protein is a great alternative to whey. It does not absorb quite as fast but still has a high bio availability rating of 91 in powdered form. Egg protein is offered in flavored forms like vanilla and chocolate and mixes easily with water or milk to make shakes.
Casein: this is the left over milk protein when whey has been removed- it is a slow digesting protein with a BV of 77. Why would you want a slow digesting protein? For nighttime replenishment...faster digesting proteins like whey would leave the body wanting for protein shortly after sleep begins, so supplementing with a slower digesting protein like casein gives the body a "slow drip" throughout the night to help fight catobolism. This protein source is for advanced trainers whose diet and meal regularity would allow for this type of precision to be effective.
No matter what your activity level, adding protein powder to your diet is a great idea if you want to improve general health as well as speed recovery from activity. People who supplement with as little as 50 grams a day of additional protein report feeling stronger during activity as well as showing steady decreases in fat stores over time. Choose a protein powder supplement today and get on the road to better health and vitality.