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What CrossFit Is Like For A Plus-Size Woman
Story from Body
I Survived 6 Weeks Of CrossFit As A Plus-Size, Body-Positive Person
Laura Delarato
Illustrated by: Paola Delucca
There is a specific body type I associate with CrossFit. All muscle, abs, zero fat, that V-cut thing that can happen to your groin area. I don't look like that. I have a belly and an ass that stick out no matter how I stand or what I wear — not to mention, I require three sports bras for even the most low-impact exercise. Let's be real. CrossFit is intimidating. It's a bunch of confident people with the most jacked leg muscles you've ever seen lifting heavy shit very rapidly — yeah, I'm not trying to be the rookie in that group. If you're not athletic or in shape, or don't see your size represented in that community, why would you put yourself through that kind of program? That was my attitude until I saw something on Facebook that piqued my interest: CrossFit FiDi was looking for women to sign up for a six-week challenge dedicated to becoming stronger. The program was designed for beginners, non-athletes, and post-injury former athletes, and the site maintained a no-judgment vibe throughout the callout: "This is not a Biggest Loser-type challenge. Not everybody will be coming in with the goal of weight loss. All transformations are welcome." The program consisted of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday workouts with a group. Part of me wanted to give it a shot — but every possible kind of workout anxiety struck me as I tried to process how a plus-size body would navigate the CrossFit space. Even more than that, I was afraid my eating disorder would be triggered by the experience. I spent ages 12 through 24 as an on-again, off-again, mainly on-again bulimic with rampant body dysmorphia, and I've worked very hard to keep that unhealthy part of my life behind me. It's a constant battle to have a healthy exercise routine without falling back into that habit — particularly because a common motif around gym advertising is the need to work toward a smaller body, or a bikini body, or a "new year, new you" body. Basically, a body I've only mildly achieved through bulimia. With all of this in mind, and fully armed with every body-positive comeback in my arsenal, I decided to sign up. Most people who sign up for CrossFit likely do it to challenge themselves physically. My goal was all mental. I had to prove to myself that I could handle being in that environment as a representative of plus-size athleticism — as well as be able to accurately articulate the myths around any body-negative comments that might be thrown my way (spoiler: none were). Here's what a CrossFit class is like: Each session, we do the workout of the day (WOD) — a training broken up by minute and typically in the 20-to-45-minute time range. It's intense, despite how short each routine is clocked, and you will feel it the moment you're finished, if not before. Before the workout, your trainer makes sure the group knows how to do the move safely and with good form — and if you can't do the move, there is always a way to scale back or modify the workout to what fits your abilities best. For example: While I cannot do a high box jump, I can do step-ups. I'm really good at kipping my knees to my chest, but you could do a dead hang instead. My size actually worked to my advantage when trying wall balls, push presses, back squats, and snatches (an actual term) because I was able to carry more weight.
Of course, there were days when I wanted to give up. It was either because the workout was too much, or because I was too tired to go out after work. But then, I would think: On day one, I could barely do a push-up and now I can do 10. That was a powerful thing — competing with myself instead of trying (and failing) to compete with the group. I'd initially been trying way too hard to prove that even though I was plus-size, I deserved to be there, but the way I went about it was to attempt movements I didn't fully understand, with too much weight. I learned the hard way that if you're not working with your body, it will give out, and you'll be stuck all weekend with a heating pad on your back. That was my mistake. In reality, the only time my size was even an issue was when I was doing a snatch, because my breasts are too big for me to easily roll the bar up my torso, then lift it over my head! The trainer was wonderful, and we figured out how to do the move safely — sans chest injury. That almost felt too good to be true when you consider everything I was afraid might happen. And let's be clear: My workout fears aren't something that's just in my head. I've been called fat while jogging more times than I can count. I've had items thrown at me from cars while stretching in the park. I've been told that I shouldn't run because my ass jiggles. I've been met with shock while checking into a Pilates class. I even once had a yoga instructor who singled me out in the middle of class because she thought I was too big to do a pose. Like, what the fuck?
That was a powerful thing — competing with myself instead of trying to compete with the group.
There is a very sad misconception that fat people aren't healthy or fit. The idea is, thin = healthy and fat = unhealthy. It's not accurate, and it's just another way to exclude larger bodies from the fitness conversation. Sort of like the phrase "I feel fat," which I hate. Fat isn't a feeling — it's a descriptor. When you say that, you are putting your negative, internalised feelings of, I feel lazy, I feel guilty for eating a lot, I feel sad about the way I look, I feel shitty into a word that actually describes what I am — and I feel none of those things about being fat. Actually, I feel really great about what my large thighs and big arms are able to do. Thank goodness for workout modalities like CrossFit for creating environments where bodies like mine feel included. Thank goodness for companies like Rainbeau Curves, Torrid, and Lane Bryant that make workout clothes for bigger bodies, and gyms like Blink Fitness that show every body is a gym body. These places are making inclusivity part of a larger fitness conversation that needs to make its way to the rest of the industry. I don't have before-and-after pictures from the six-week program. For one thing, they are a tragic way we compare ourselves to others while reinforcing the idea that a better you is hidden underneath somewhere. And two, the better me is stronger and doesn't hate her size — and that's something only I can see. I still have the same belly and ass that stick out — but you know what did change? I listen to myself more. I trust myself with weight-lifting. I go to bed earlier. I'm more aware of my eating habits, but refuse to deprive myself. I know I can squat 75 pounds, and I can confidently say I'm in great shape: Yes, great shape at size 18. My size isn't going to change, no matter what I do, and I don't want it to. Especially now that I get to be the person I needed to see while searching for my place in fitness.
CrossFit Plus-Size Women Body Image, Workout Motivation
Body • Fashion • Health
written by Laura Delarato
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Pigs-in-blanket cocktails might seem like a bridge too far for some bartenders, but it this kind of far-reaching innovation which is capturing consumers' imaginations says Matthew Clark.
Last week, the wholesaler ran a cocktail-making session and tasting on this thirst for ever-more adventurous cocktails, to help their clients respond to this growing trend.
Caroline Fox, sales and marketing planning manager at the Conviviality-owned wholesaler, said: "There is a big market for cocktails at the moment and not just inside London but outside too. People only want more - their expectations are on the march."
It was during this session, dubbed The Spirit of Adventure, that the Bloody Mary with a pigs-in-blankets twist was created.
It went on to win the friendly "best in show" competition by the other brands at the event - proof, Fox says, that cocktails gaining the most attention are those that push customers and those in the trade out of their comfort zones.
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Daredevil #6 Review! (Original Sin Tie-In) Daddy Issues & Rebellious Nuns
July 25, 2014 by Big Phil Leave a Comment
Ever since I started reading Waid's run on Daredevil I just can't get enough and this issue is no exception. Although most Marvel fans are conditioned to run into their panic room at the phrase tie-in, these Original Sin ones feel like they finally got it right. I like getting a small arc focusing on the back stories of the characters I'm already reading. I think it was a smart way to let creators join in without taking a huge left turn away from the ongoing story.
This issue was written by one of the most consistent creators in the game, Mark Waid. He was accompanied by the co-storyteller and colorist Javier Rodriguez. They did this along with their inker Alvaro Lopez and the always wonderful letterer VC's Joe Caramagna. The cover was done by series regular Chris Samnee and the current artist Javier Rodriguez.
As previously stated I think that these Original Sin tie-ins are some of the best I've ever seen. This one is no exception and doesn't fail to show me the horrors of Daredevil's past, as well as give me the direction of the book going forward. This is the first issue of the second arc after the All-New relaunch happened earlier this year.
Here's the Daredevil Plot
This issue begins with a flashback to something in the past (Caused by the explosion in Original Sin #2-3) that terrifies and frightens Matt deeply. He then goes to seek out the only person, who could possibly provide him with the answers that he seeks, his estranged mother who's become a nun. He's also just back in New York now because of Original Sin. (Yes that does seem convenient.)
When he arrives at the Church she was previously located at, he learns she was recently falsely arrested. After talking with her he realizes that this case needs further investigating. After no luck with any conventional methods, he gets a lead from Hawkeye on a roof. We then get a classic two page spread showing us how cool his radar sense is after he follows Hawkeyes lead. It all wraps up nice for the next issue which may be a little wild.
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This was just another well written issue of Daredevil from Mark Waid. The one thing that I feel people may give Waid some slack for is that there are a lot of large chunks of internal monologue. Although for me if there ever has been a time for a lot of internal monologue, it's with a blind character, going through family issues while he's alone in a city. My only complaint is that I was really digging the San Francisco issues and wish we could have stayed there a little longer, but at least it made sense why we had left even if it was unexplained. Other than that it was just another solid issue in a series that never disappoints.
Hangin' out with Hawkeye on a roof
Sadly the art here wasn't done by Chris Samnee but instead by Javier Rodriguez. Listen, he's great too, it's just hard when you get me used to Chris Samnee and then take him away. No one ever likes losing a great artist, even for an issue. I'm sure some of you won't mind in the slightest but, Chris Samnee is one of those guys who pays attention to the little things right and I missed that here.
Why should I buy?
Another month, another great issue for the book that consistently is one of the most outstanding books Marvel puts out on the shelves. No book has me more actively interested in an individual's life and story that I didn't care about before reading the book. While I did miss the artwork of Samnee here it still was a thrill to read as well as look at. I think that this is a slight tonal shift for the tie-in but they kept it rather smooth and unnoticeable for the general audience. This one gets a definite yes from me.
CBH Score: 4.4/5 Stars
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Hello all you adventurers and other cool people here at expo. Its time to start the new adventure with lots of offraod:truck:adventure, but also some beer:beer:,barbeque:steak:, and as a new feature hopefully some local babes:suning:! I am alone this year as Steinez cant make it so I will be camping:1888fbbd::tent::camping: in urban and remote areas with updates every 3 to 5 days. Please feel free to post your comments and what you would like to see in my adventure to western Canada. Cheers, Chilli.
A whole new idea in campfire cooking!
looks like a ton of fun. I would love to take a buggy out one of these days and hit some really really hard stuff.
New custom dual Bilstein front shocks (4 all together on the front) and new front springs with 2 inch lift that are strong enough to support a big block.
Well I think its time to update but the internet cafe cant upload my pics. So here is a couple from a iphone.
Yes, it seems everyone is in awe:Wow1 f what they see. I have had numerous calls of, " Nice Paint " "Nice rig" and so on.
Ok people sorry for my lack of updates once again. I lost the cable to my camera after trying to upload at the local place. So here are more pics.
Here you can see Rick supervising the installation of the new springs in the Vortec powered Blazer with 2.5 ton military diffs.
Now talk about a radical:Wow1:lift! What you guys think?
But the log jam that me and Steinez could walk through last year is now totally clogged:Wow1:!
Here I am doing a closer inspection, and no I am not taking a dump:Wow1:.


When I am playing my "A" game against an opponent I will have a 40+ ball run at least once every day. When I am off and playing at a "B" level the high run will be around 30. I have played in straight pool leagues and I average around 8 balls an inning. I am considered an "A" player.
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This year's Bolesworth International CSI **** will have a golden glow with confirmation that Great Britain's Olympic title-winning dressage and showjumping teams from London 2012 are to be reunited.
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Dujardin is the reigning Olympic, World and European individual champion, while she also holds all of dressage's world records aboard the brilliant Valegro. Her Bolesworth appearance comes less than three weeks before the Great Britain equestrian team for Rio is scheduled to be announced.
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The Ascent PS4, PS5 Release Practically Confirmed After ESRB Rating Spotted
By Jerome Delos Santos
This cyberpunk adventure will be available for the PlayStation consoles soon.
The Entertainment Software Rating Board has recently revealed the rating for The Ascent on both PlayStation consoles. With this confirmation, the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions of the game are definitely coming soon. As seen on the ESRB site as Gematsu reports, The Ascent has been rated for both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. At best, this rating is an approval that the game is for release on that specific console. However, we've yet to hear any release date or release window from the developers, Neon Giant Games, and Sony.
Read More: The Ascent Review: No, Not That Cyberpunk Action RPG
As of now, The Ascent is currently available on the PC and the Xbox consoles. The game has been hotly requested for the PlayStation console and the developers have heard the calls to make the PlayStation version. The game is a top-down adventure shooter where players can go solo or group up together in a cyberpunk dystopia.
For now, we'll have to wait for Sony and Neon Giant Games to announce the release date of The Ascent to finally start playing this game, but we dount an announcement is far away.
The Ascent Gets Rated In Taiwan, Confirms PS4 and PS5 Editions
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BRINKLOW under-14's proved too hot to handle for Firefighters in the Coventry Minor League, running out 4-1 winners.
The visitors went ahead through a 25-yard free-kick that flew into the corner, but the hosts were not to be denied and levelled five minutes later.
A free-kick was delivered into Arjun-Veer Singh Sembi, who fired the ball in from the edge of the penalty area, before a second soon followed from Ryan Prior.
He put away the rebound after Dan Frodsham's volley was smashed against the frame of the bar to give Brinklow a half-time lead.
The hosts stepped up the pressure after the break and gave themselves a cushion when Prior struck his second of the game with a simple finish, after excellent work from Frodsham.
Prior wrapped up his hat-trick with the game dwindling out to seal the win.
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The Last OG Season 4: How Long We Have To Wait For The New Season?
by Kane Dane September 12, 2020, 12:00 am 0 Votes
As we all know that The Last OG, an American satire series, debuted its first episode on March 31, 2018, at the TBS organization.
Jordan Peele and John Carcieri, the showcase makers, have given 3 seasons of this superb television show as of recently, with a mobile season of 22 mins predictable with the episode and ten episodes each season.
This series's beginning spot in the US while the catching spot of this series comprises different corners of Sheepshead Bay, Prospect Park, Williamsburg, ward, and Carroll Gardens.
What's The Release Date Of Season 4?
After the release of this series's primary season, the telecom of its second and third seasons followed. With the second season's starting on April 2, 2019, the series revived its third season in May 2019. Later on April 7, 2023, the most satisfying of the in vogue season of this parody show series followed, which got huge fame and success through the fans' method.
The best-acclaimed inquiry after the delegated wonder of its popular season changed into whether the season could have some other segment or now no more?so let's check it out.
With the deficiency of realities, it isn't perfect whether or now no longer season four of this series will revive. In any case, the success got through the first season recommends that the presentation will now never again be completing at whatever point soon.
In this manner, considering the example of the freeing dates for the former season of The Last OG all through March-April of every year, a practically identical date is expected for the fourth season's revive. In this way, prepared until the resulting year and seeking after an attestation at the fourth season is suggested for fans.
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Stars Featuring In Season 4
Featuring Tracy Morgan as Tray, Tiffany Haddish, as Shannon celebrated through the name "Shay-Shay" at the showcase, the series involves those casts as its dominating characters. Along with Maldonado betting the capacity of Clyde Barker as Bobby's expired more established sibling.
With Allen Maldonado as Bobby withinside the first and second season, Taylor Christian Mosby as Amira, Ryan Gaul depicting Josh Birkeland (Shannon's significant other), and Dante Hoagland as Shahzad, the showcase rotates around those characters along with various visitors.
The Last OG Plotting Details
The showcase is a satire type, has exceptional and amusing content. The plot of the series rotates cycle an individual named Tray, who's an ex-con. In the wake of going through 15 years in jail!
While he re-visitations of his vintage house, he uncovers that his ex (Shannon) is present with some other person (Josh) and is hoisting their double youths. He furthermore gets to perceive that his vintage network has changed.
To become a higher person and father to his youths, he aims to refresh his old conduct and extrude directly into a higher character, with the help of his cousin and proprietor.
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How much alcohol is "too much alcohol"?
We see it all the time – children separated from their parents because "excessive alcohol consumption" creates a risk in the family home.
But what is "excessive" – and what exactly is the risk?
There are no standard answers, because the truth lies with the individual parent. But that doesn't stop courts from using one-size-fits-all definitions – which can be unhelpful when it comes to deciding in the best interests of the child.
Defining levels: where does excess begin?.
Every government has its own definitions of "social", "excessive" and "chronic" drinking. As does every institute, professional body and regulator with a vested interest! All of which muddies the waters for the courts… as you can see:
The UK Government defines "excessive drinking" as 64 grams of pure ethanol per day for men, and 48 grams for women.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) defines "chronic drinking" as 120 grams per day, regardless of gender.
The Society of Hair Testing (SoHT) makes no distinction between "excessive" and "chronic" – stating that 60 grams per day for either gender is "chronic excessive".
The World Health Organisation (WHO) takes a firmer line, stating there is no safe amount of alcohol to drink.
To complicate things further, these catch-all definitions ignore the impact of binge drinking. A social drinker and binge drinker can show similar levels in a hair test, because a hair strand can only show the total consumed over a period of time (usually 3 months). The upshot being, labs can estimate an average daily intake, but can't identify peaks and troughs.
This makes it impossible to gauge the risk to a child in the parent's care, because the low even pattern of a social drinker can be perfectly safe – but the binge drinker with spikes of heavy consumption can pose a severe threat.
These inconsistencies point to a serious problem: it's impossible to pinpoint the exact moment where safe consumption crosses the red line and places the child at risk.
So how can a court be expected to decide?
In extreme cases, where alcohol levels indisputably point one way or the other, no problem. But in cases where levels are open to interpretation, what then?
For the partisan, it may be tempting to pick whichever definition happens to fit the case! But that only leads to back-and-fore contradiction and more uncertainty for the judge, who's expected to choose wisely between two or more rival assertions.
Hence the need to treat the parent as an individual.
Through medical interpretation, we can establish their history with alcohol and consider three critical factors:
FACTOR 1: Personal Tolerance
When does enough become too much, as defined for them individually? Whether the answer puts them above or below the common levels of excess, it's far more meaningful as a way of measurement.
FACTOR 2: Personal Behaviour
How does alcohol affect their mood, their manner and actions – and how does this manifest as a risk, both to themselves and their family?
Does alcohol make them more affectionate or aggressive / neglectful?
Does alcohol limit their self-control and increase the risk of violent behaviour?
Does it impair their sense of responsibility, leading to neglectful habits like leaving children alone or spending money on alcohol rather than essentials?
Do they show mental health problems or anti-social traits that could increase the risk of abuse or neglect?
FACTOR 3: Personal Testimony
Claims of abstinence are common, especially among parents who are being monitored over time. If the claim is false, the lab will often disprove it by showing the levels of ethanol. But conversely, if the claim is true, there's still a question mark – because a negative test can't be taken as definitive proof of abstinence.
In these cases, where quantitative data comes up short, a qualitative assessment is the best tool at our disposal. When the medical expert assesses the parent's history and patterns, they can gauge the truth and offer a more considered view to the court.
These three factors demonstrate the need for personal assessment. And this is why we do things differently here at Atkinson Lewis.
We see the initial test as a broad measure only – the first part of a rich evidential picture that points towards the truth. So our standard MIFA report (Medical Interpretation of Forensic Analysis) looks at evidence in the round to help judges make safer, more informed decisions – whether the case involves misuse of alcohol or drugs.
This is a critical matter. Parental drinking accounts for one in three childhood cases of death or serious injury, so it's vital that we assess every risk with the utmost level of accuracy – and only a thorough personal assessment can achieve this.
Of course, we can barely scratch the surface of this topic in just a few hundred words. So our Medical Director Dr Catherine Pyves has put together a detailed talk for safeguarding professionals, to look more fully at The Evidential Picture in cases involving alcohol or drugs.
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Working with nature to reduce flooding and create a people-friendly environment
Written by Basil Clarke Published: 06 January 2023 Category: Environment & Sustainability
A couple of years ago, during a spell of wet weather, I was walking along Lavender Hill in Enfield between the top end of Chase Side and Gordon Hill Station. On the northern side of the road there's an area of grass which slopes up towards a group of 1970s apartment blocks, the Four Hills Estate. The ground was saturated and rainwater had run down the slope and completely flooded the path leading to the flats and the pavement on that side and was more than half way across the carriageway. In order to walk past on the other side of the road without getting spattered from head to toe in muddy water, I had to wait for a suitably long gap in the traffic - most drivers made no attempt to slow down or avoid the water. I saw people living in the flats walking across the grass with their feet completely immersed.
Which is why when today I came across a film about a new Sustainable Urban Drainage Scheme (SUDS for short) recently completed by Enfield Council, I immediately realised where it was and why it had been needed. The scheme has not only provided dry walking routes for residents, but has also improved their whole environment and boosted the sense of community.
"Because it's so attractive now, we tend to spend a lot more time outside"
SUDS, "rain gardens", "swales" and, on a larger scale, urban wetlands like those at Firs Farm and in Broomfield Park are an enlightened way of dealing with some of the challenges that nature has always posed to our (ultimately vain) attempts to control the natural world. It's a pity that it took so long for planners to realise that what you might call their "command and control" methods of imposing their will on nature - using impermeable paving and channelling water into narrow and fast-flowing concrete-lined channels - are precisely the opposite of what is needed, because when torrential downpours become more intense and more frequent, which they will because of climate change, these pitiful attempts to show who's in charge will fail with unpleasant and sometimes disastrous consequences.
Time too that something was done about all the front gardens that have been paved over and just add to the water washing toxic materials off road surfaces and into streams and rivers. You can still have car parking in your front garden but use types of surfacing that allow rainwater to soak away.
Whatever your opinion of Enfield Council's policies in various regards, I think that we can all be impressed by their commitment to implementing these modern and enlightened measures, which are not only effective in reducing flooding and river pollution, but also make places pleasanter and more people-friendly, as is evident from the video. (Though this didn't stop another local newsletter editor from suggesting that the council had a hidden anti-driver agenda for installing the rain gardens in Woodland Way, at a dip in the road where flooding is a problem.)
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Music Review August 16, 2021 December 30, 2021 by ashliegh94
June Best Kpop Comebacks & Debuts 2021
It was a better music month in hindsight.
I've been listening to the same playlist (Fave Songs ATM) when I'm not listening to Stray Kids, Yugyeom's new album (we will talk about that more in depth later), or another playlist full of mostly the same songs. I was telling a friend the other day that I need to get back to the Spotify generated playlist to listen to some new music I wouldn't find on my own that I'd like.
June really only had one new group that had new music I really enjoyed. Everyone else is a tried and true. So let's get into it!
EXO – Don't Fight The Feeling
This song fooking slaps. It's been so long (like "Obsession", I think), that I've immediately fell in love with an EXO song. It brings me back to 2015 and being a baby EXO-L when EXO couldn't miss in my eyes. I didn't really care for the rest of the mini album. That's ight. At this point, I know it's gonna be hit or miss with me and EXO. They have more than proven they still got it.
Ha Sungwoon – On & On
"Sneakers" is alright, but I really want to put the focus on well, "On & On". This song reminds me more of his Twlight Zone album I'm still in love with. I love when Sungwoon has more upbeat music.
EPEX – No Questions & Sling Shot
Their debut song "Lock Down" isn't bad. I just lean more towards songs that aren't rap heavy most of the time. So "No Questions" and "Sling Shot" are right up my alley. I can't stop listening to "No Questions", it's just soooo good.
I've been so excited for CIX's comeback that I haven't paid much attention to their little brother group. I had no idea they had so many performances out already. I've got some catching up to do. I love what I'm hearing so far, so I'm looking forward to their first comeback.
WEi – Ocean and Waitin'
Uh, this should have been the title track. I love this song. It's so catchy and refreshing for summer.
"Waitin'" is my second fave song on this album, Identity: Action. The rest of it I wasn't that impressed with. I didn't like "BYE BYE BYE" the title track at all. It's been like that the last couple of comebacks. WEi why are y'all saving the best songs for b-sides???
Yugyeom – All Your Fault (Feat Gray) & Running Through The Rain
I FOOOOOKING LOVEEEEEEEEEEEE this song and album. This might be my favorite album of 2021. It's definitely top 3 already. I knew when Yugyeom would release solo music he wouldn't disappoint (Got7 "Don't Care" one of my fave songs in general), "Fine" his solo song on Got7's Present You album, You Know (which used to be up on Soundcloud but was taken down at some point) that samples Tinashe's "2 on", and he has song credits for Jus2. He had displayed so much potential with what he's done already. He just needed a team that would properly showcase his talent.
"All Your Fault" and "Running Through The Rain" are my two main faves from Point Of View: U. Which let's talk about the latter now.
Both "All Your Fault" and "Running Through The Rain" heavily use R&B elements in each song. "Running Through The Rain" has more old school elements in it, and I live for it. I needed a new Kpop boy to hold me over while Crush is in the military, and I think Yugyeom is that guy.
Brave Girls – Chi Mat Ba Ram
My girls are finally getting the love and respect they deserve!!!! I'm so happy for them. It makes me cry tears of joy. I've been a Brave Girl's stan since "Rollin" and I have so much love for that album and "Deepened". I still have the album with the sexier cover. I think it's funny how sexy concepts in Kpop work until they're seen as "too sexy" but that's a discussion for another day.
"Chi Mat Ba Ram" is another bop from Brave Girls. It's perfect for summer, and the rest of the album slaps too. Just more of the same from them, and I mean that in the best way possible.
Seventeen – Ready To Love
A little bit slower paced song, but I love it. Seventeen is another group that is consistently good. Even the songs I don't love as much still go. I love S.Coups longer hair in this video. I'm sooooooo excited for Seventeen in the soop. I hope TXT is next. I wanna watch them burn food and relax.
This album, Your Choice, is wonderful too. I need to go back and listen to it more. As I mentioned earlier, I've been a bit distracted.
LOONA – Wow, Be Honest & UR
It's been awhile since I've really enjoyed a LOONA title track too. "PTT" didn't hit at all for me. But "Wow", "Be Honest", and "UR" remind me of predebut LOONA with the subunits and solos that never missed. I've drifted away from them being one of my main go to girl groups, but it's good to know they still make music I like once in a while, lol.
Han Seungwoo – LL feat Suran
Fade is full of a ton of boring ballads. I expected it, but I do like when Seungwoo gives me more upbeat songs like "LL" and "I Just Want Love" (still my favorite song of his). I hope once he's back from enlistment, he'll be ready for more bops like "I Just Want Love".
BDC – Moonlight
Ummm BDC might be one of my favorite new boy groups atm. I forgot how much I loved "Moon Rider". I have a few other songs saved too, but man these guys don't miss. Nothing but hits. I've been listening to them more since I rediscovered my love for their music.
A.C.E – Higher
I have a rocky relationship with A.C.E. I love the members, and the songs I love from them, I REALLY love. But they aren't consistent enough for my liking to fully stan. I mean, I'm basically a stan in all other aspects. Idk. I have mixed thought on "Higher". I knew I was gonna love the aesthetics based on the teasers. There are just parts of the songs I wish were different. But the more I listen to it, the more it grows on me. I'm still gonna get the physical album at some point.
Yezi – Secreto
A COMPLETELY different direction from what she's given us in the past. I almost thought I clicked on a Fiestar song. It's such a good song. I love hearing her sing. I hope for more music like this from her in the future.
DRIPPIN – Free Pass
Idk how I missed this when it first released. My love for Drippin grows more daily. Another bop from them. The music video is cute too. I love the amusement park concept. This single album, Free Pass, is fantastic.
Alright, June is completed! Next is July. I hope y'all enjoyed this post. Let me know if I missed your faves or if you discovered some gems you missed. I'll have July up tomorrow.
Until then,
Ash🐙
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Q: Which API will allow me to save PayPal as a reusable payment type I am currently working on a project to implement PayPal as a reusable payment option similar to a saved credit card. I have seen this done on websites like http://www.fab.com which allows users to sign into PayPal one time, and then stores their payment information for future purchases. Looking over the different APIs, I am not sure which one fits this description.
Just to clarify, I do not wish to use PayPal to capture credit card information, I only want to authorize the "Default Payment Option" for use.

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Currently, PHP requires all catch statements to specify an Exception class and an identifier variable. This RFC proposes new language constructs to make the variable optional, and to have a fully anonymous catch-statement.
With the recent addition of the finally keyword for try-catch statements, PHP is now in line with many other languages such as C#, Python and Ruby (and probably many others). Those languages differ from PHP in that they don't require a variable to bind the exception in, and don't even require specifying a certain Exception class.
In this case, we don't need the exception object itself as the exception type is descriptive enough of what happened, and we do not need to log anything because the operation is tried again in 3 seconds. By not specifying a variable, we avoid the impression that we do actually need it. It also helps static analysis tools (e.g. as implemented in IDEs) more accurately discover unused variables.
This again avoids the impression that only a specific exception is catched, where currently the least-specific Exception is used in many catch-statements, giving the indication that the handler is only for a specific type of exception, while it's not.
Note that there may only be one anonymous catch-statement, and it has to be the last one.
Runtime needs to perform less checks. No need to update the symboltable, no need to check exception inheritance.
Adding this syntax will not have any impact on existing code.
This change only requires changing the grammer file and the ZEND_CATCH opcode has to be extended to allow for two UNUSED arguments.
I think I'd be best that the two syntax additions are voted for separately.
I have a working implementation for PHP 5.6.0-dev.
I also added six tests which all pass.
It doesn't seem to be used later on in the compilation so I left it out for an additional anonymous catch. All Zend tests still pass.
There's some duplication for the anonymous catch-statements, as I can't see another way of assuring that anonymous catch-statements are always used as latest catch.


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Quackademia down under
Published Wednesday 14 June 2017
Quackademia is an apt term for the teaching or promotion of quackery in universities. Sadly, this is a serious problem, and we have therefore discussed it already several times (see here, here and here). If you have read my memoir, you know that I had my fair share of quackademia 'hands-on', so to speak. This article from Australia has more on the subject:
Friends of Science in Medicine have complained that alternative practitioners who speak at events were then using the names and logos of universities on their promotional material. Edith Cowan University recently cancelled a workshop promoting pranic crystal healing — which claims to use crystals to energise and heal the body — after complaints from FSM that it had no scientific basis. The university also cancelled Brisbane-based nutrition author Christine Cronau, who was due to promote her low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet on June 25. In response to a website petition calling on the university to cancel Cronau's seminar, ECU said it rejected the booking because "it does not align with our evidence-based approach to dietetics teaching and research".
The talk has been moved to Murdoch University, which, despite being lobbied to cancel the booking, said in a statement this week that it would go ahead. Murdoch said it promoted critical thinking and learning through discussion, debate and exposure to alternatives points of view. "One way to achieve this is to welcome other voices on campus in the form of guest speakers or visiting lecturers," the statement said. "The university takes a common sense approach to the debate of controversial issues and we encourage respectful and insightful debate of thought- provoking topics."
FSM president John Dwyer said universities should review the content of external health seminars before they hired out their venues. "We don't have an issue with free speech, but some of the material is just not scientific," Professor Dwyer said. "Often universities don't know about the nature of the pseudo-scientific events they are hosting."
Cronau said she was disappointed ECU had cancelled her talk but her faith in common sense had been restored by Murdoch University. "My approach has actually become a lot less controversial, so I don't know why it has generated such comments," she said.
I find this story interesting. It reveals several things:
Quacks love to infiltrate universities; this gives them a veneer of respectability, they think.
This discloses their schizophrenic attitude to the 'scientific establishment' in an exemplary fashion: they often are fiercely against science but, at the same time, they are only too happy to jump at opportunities of decorating themselves with scientific feathers.
Universities are run like businesses these days. They tend to take the money where they can get it. Issues like scientific credibility rarely figure high on the agenda.
When challenged, universities claim they are favouring free speech, open-mindedness and respectful debate.
This usually is but a lame excuse.
I remember protesting while at Exeter against a weekend course of pure quackery which the organisers were advertising under the logo of my university. My protest fell on deaf ears, and my peers pretended to favour free speech, open-mindedness and respectful debate. After I had retired, the University of Exeter even allowed quacks to infiltrate and made this surprising announcement: Our complementary therapists will be offering 15-20 minute taster sessions in our complementary therapies yurt. The therapy taster sessions on offer will include: shaitsu bodywork, reflexology, indian head Massage, seated back massage and much more. To take advantage of these free taster sessions just pop along to the yurt on the day of the festival.
But the Australian events also offer a glimmer of hope in this usually bleak situation. Sometimes our protests do have an effect! I therefore urge everyone to not give up. Quackademia is a pest, and for the sake of future generations, we must not allow it to infest our universities.
Posted in alternative medicine, alternative therapist, charlatan, commercial interests, critical thinking, education, politics, progress, pseudo-science, quackery
14 Responses to Quackademia down under
Barrie Lee 'Wellness' Thorpe on Wednesday 14 June 2017 at 10:30
Would this Murdoch University( no relation to Rupert, though it may as well have in some cases) agree to teach Creationism and Flat Earth ideas in the same spirit of 'open debate'?
You're right of course about quackery's wish to associate itself with Universities. Homeopaths are desperate to work alongside real doctors treating AIDS, for exactly the same reason, and become very angry at being denied the opportunity of some reflected glory. As I said a couple of years ago, they'all occasionally crow that ' the WHO has admitted that Homeopathy is the fastest growing system of medicine in the world', forgetting for some reason to include the WHO' s 'unfortunately '.
Stuart on Friday 16 June 2017 at 09:02
Yes they would allow creationism. I got my degree from there and 2 lecturers that I know of were creationists.
Frank van der Kooy on Wednesday 14 June 2017 at 13:33
Spare a thought for Western Sydney University who will open a commercial TCM 'integrative' clinic/hospital in Sydney's health precinct Westmead in 2018, in collaboration with Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. That is what I call quackadamia.
S. Cox, MD on Friday 16 June 2017 at 00:28
Quackademia appears to be growing in the US. I am curious whether the supporters of such fake health care are mostly appropriately trained physicians in these institutions or the non MD business-first oriented Hospital Administrators, who have ruined medicine.
Biff on Saturday 17 June 2017 at 09:57
SCU offers a Bachelor of Clinical Sciences (Osteopathic Studies). Osteopathic students offer reduced rate consultations at the university health clinic alongside qualified medical practitioners. The clinic has lost a few good Doctors with this practice. Osteopathic studies seems to be a re-branding of the naturopathy / homeopathy courses the uni used to offer.
http://scu.edu.au/healthclinic/
http://courses.scu.edu.au/courses/bachelor-of-clinical-sciences/2017
Bob on Sunday 18 June 2017 at 19:24
And quacks will use the record of themspeaking event to add a false veneer of reputation to themselves. I recall an astrologer which would brag about teaching astrology at a University of California campus. After some letter writing and exchange of email, I exposed his claim of being a teacher at a university, to a person which rendered an unused classroom using a civic activity clause. He never was staff and never taught a class for the university. When I exposed him, he filed a suit for disruptioning his astrology business and loss of his income. He dropped legal action after I found six more false claims of working in academia or scientific research bodies.
George Henderson (@puddleg) on Monday 19 June 2017 at 02:32
What concerns me is that you appear to be supporting the destructive work of a troll who is a fringe member of the Australian Dietitian's Association, a body well-known to promote junk food and anti scientific agendas rather than change their views (and funding sources) in the light of new evidence.
A low carb, high fat diet has the support of empirical testing, which anyone not living under a rock should be aware of, including studies done by the Australian CSIRO, and has no connection to crystal healing whatsoever. It is defamatory and anti-science to appear to equate the two things without making a clear distinction between their scientific status.
I guess this is a good warning that the more letters there are after someone's name, the less time they have to read.
Alan Henness on Monday 19 June 2017 at 10:18
Sorry, who's doing what? And why the rather silly personal attach on Prof Ernst?
Edzard on Monday 19 June 2017 at 10:21
I think he got the wrong end of the stick
There is no stick, unless it is your dowsing stick.
A comparison is being made between crystal healing, astrology (in the comments) and a low carbohydrate, high fat diet.
More than one meta-analysis of low carb high fat diet RCTs shows them to be superior to, and clearly not inferior to, other dietary approaches to weight loss and cardiometabolic health. This is a normal, indeed normative, scientific procedure.
And if there is debate about any aspect of this finding, this is healthy scientific debate.
In the rush to find examples of quackery to support an otherwise valid thesis Dr Ernst seem to be oblivious to the fact that he has labelled scientific orthodoxy as quackery on the second-hard word of someone who may be a quack himself for all we know, and is certainly a professional rival of the person under attack, Ms Cronau.
That Dr Ernst refers to "Our protests" indicates that he identifies with the attack on Ms Cronau's area of science.
The one point that Dr Ernst does not make, that has putative validity, is the Christine Cronau is not qualified. But what does this mean in this context? That she lacks a professional qualification in dietetics, a medical speciality.
Qualified surgeons can perform operations that are inferior to placebo and become rich.
Qualified doctors can prescribe drugs that are no better than placebo and make a living.
This is not science – a license to practice is not a scientific qualification, but a professional one.
Qualified dietitians can prescribe diets that keep their clients and themselves chronically ill. And therein lies the rub – unlike the surgeon or doctor, the dietitian is a thrice-daily consumer of her own services.
Unqualified but well-informed consumers frequently present at medical conferences. Christine Cronau very much represents the consumer voice on a scientific and medical issue, and as such has attracted the sort of hatred only Australians can generate. I can understand why people not living in this part of the world might be unaware of the deeply unhealthy culture that surrounds the practice of dietetics in Australia and fall into the trap of piling on here.
I suggest interested parties research the cases of Gary Fettke and Jennifer Elliot to understand the Aussie dietetics culture.
Frank Odds on Wednesday 21 June 2017 at 11:26
@George Henderson
Thank you for this clarification: your original comment made poor or no sense, as others already told you.
The publication you link to is a meta-analysis of trials comparing low carbohydrate diets with low fat diets. It is not about low-carbohydrate, high-fat diets as you claim.
I Googled 'Christine Cronau'. From the results it's pretty clear to me that, while Ms Cronau may well represent "the consumer voice on a scientific and medical issue", in common with many consumer voices on medical issues she is far from "unqualified but well-informed". She is at best ill-informed; at worst, wilfully ignorant. She believes it is possible to consume unlimited quantities of fat in the diet without gaining weight, a belief that flies in the face of our understanding of elementary metabolism.
Christine Cronau appears to be a typical representative of many advocates of all kinds of pseudo-medicine. She holds a firm belief based on personal experience and supported by anecdotal evidence, and is unwilling to listen to what reasonable voices try to tell her. Professor Ernst was right to include her in the same basket with crystal therapists.
George Henderson (@puddleg) on Wednesday 21 June 2017 at 23:05
So you have researched a subject by reading the title of a meta-analysis (if you read all the papers it cites you would see that these are high fat diets, often very high-fat) and Googling someone's name and reading second-hand versions of their ideas. Bravo.
If this is the standard of science on this blog, it is a miracle that you ever worked out that crystals are useless.
My understanding of elementary metabolism is that it is controlled by hormones as well as by substrates, that adiposity is controlled by insulin and glucagon, and that appetite is controlled by leptin, PYY, ketone bodies and so on. In this context fat, in the absence of carbohydrate, reduces lipogenesis (including cholesterol synthesis through HMG-CoA reductase) and controls intake of calories through its effect on appetite.
S. Cox, MD on Saturday 01 July 2017 at 21:29
George, you seem to have a thing for Ms. Cronau or her work. Please address Dr. Ernst's final comments summarizing his thoughts, which speak more to the dangerous and science free advocacy of quackery in health care. If you disagree with that please explain why.
George Henderson (@puddleg) on Sunday 02 July 2017 at 21:32
"you seem to have a thing for Ms. Cronau" is an unusual way to phrase a scientific argument. Childish, and perhaps bullying.
I have written peer reviewed work about the low-carbohydrate diet; below is an example of a paper, published in the New Zealand Medical Journal, on which I was lead researcher. I know this field fairly well.
https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/read-the-journal/all-issues/2010-2019/2016/vol-129-no-1432-1-april-2016/6850
What I object to is the lazy equivalence of low carb theory with blatant quackery.
Frank Cox above paraphrased Christine Cronau as follows.
"She is at best ill-informed; at worst, wilfully ignorant. She believes it is possible to consume unlimited quantities of fat in the diet without gaining weight, a belief that flies in the face of our understanding of elementary metabolism."
For some reason he did not quote her exact words. These are likely to have been something like "you can eat all the fat you want while losing weight".
The word "want" or "like" would certainly have been part of the statement and are important to its meaning.
Here are some statements from a typical low carbohydrate study (the first search result I found using the ad libitum qualifier).
"Subjects were randomized to 6 months of either an ad libitum very low carbohydrate diet or a calorie-restricted diet with 30% of the calories as fat."
Ad libitum means all you can eat all the food you want to eat. The diet supplied only 20-60g/day carbohydrate and urinary ketone testing was used to confirm ketosis,
"β- Hydroxybutyrate increased significantly in the very low carbohydrate group at 3 months (P = 0.001)."
indicating that the fat percentage, though not stated (the diet was based on Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution, reference 8) was high.
"Women on both diets reduced calorie consumption by comparable amounts at 3 and 6 months. The very low carbohydrate diet group lost more weight (8.5 ± 1.0 vs. 3.9 ± 1.0 kg; P < 0.001) and more body fat (4.8 ± 0.67 vs. 2.0 ± 0.75 kg; P < 0.01) than the low fat diet group."
So we see that eating all the high fat food they wanted – the ad libitum instruction to the participants in the low carb arm – resulted in spontaneous calorie restriction and weight loss. This result is typical. Ms Cronau's claim is simply the lay description of a scientific finding.
https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/88/4/1617/2845298/A-Randomized-Trial-Comparing-a-Very-Low
So this example is not "dangerous and science free quackery", and an approach to quackery so inclusive that it has dragged in Ms Cronau is as scientifically valid as the witch hunts used to be. As I said earlier, due diligence is needed before intruding in complex Australian turf wars.
Speaking out against quackery is essential, but it's unfortunate that such efforts seem to attract people to whom Science has some of the attributes of a deity and who regard some authorities as its priests whose statements should be accepted unchallenged.