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Phoebe Bridgers on New Album Punisher: "I Think These Songs Are Wildly Better"
The rising songwriter talks collaboration, taking a break, and fostering a dog
Phoebe Bridgers, photo by Frank Ockenfels
Grant Sharples
June 18, 2020 | 12:00am ET
Earlier this month, indie-folk artist Phoebe Bridgers wrapped up a virtual world tour, where she made the trek all the way from her kitchen to her bed. She was supposed to be on an arena tour with The 1975 and beabadoobee this summer, but right now, the "upcoming dates" section of her website is adorned with a short, simple phrase: "*gestures at the entire world." Her scheduled in-person appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! eventually turned into a performance from her bathtub, and the 25-year-old songwriter has made several other live-stream appearances, as well.
"The apocalypse is long and boring, but that's a really fun part of it, just the fact that everybody else is bored in their house makes me feel connected in a way that I don't typically feel when I'm by myself," Bridgers says.
Her second album, Punisher, is a self-described "graduation version" of her 2017 debut, Stranger in the Alps. It centers on the notion of the super-fan, or punisher, who hangs out at the merch table and talks to the artist for an uncomfortably inappropriate amount of time. Although Bridgers has encountered her own fair share of punishers, this album sees her as the punisher herself. She wrote the title track about her musical hero, '90s indie-rocker Elliott Smith, who lived in her neighborhood of Silver Lake before his death. But the thematic elements of Punisher aren't meant to be taken completely seriously.
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"I think it's just kind of tongue-in-cheek, actually," she says. "Like it's me describing myself in a self-deprecating way, which I think that larger thing is a theme, and being a punisher is just part of that umbrella."
She's kept herself busy in between releases, too. In 2018, she released an EP with Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus under the moniker boygenius. The following year she made an album with Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst, the self-titled Better Oblivion Community Center, and sang on a track with The National's Matt Berninger. This year, she's appeared as a guest on songs from The 1975 and Paramore's Hayley Williams.
Prior to the release of her highly anticipated sophomore record, we talked to Bridgers about returning to solo work after collaborating with a wealth of artists, writing more energetic material such as "Kyoto" and "Chinese Satellite", and working with co-producers Tony Berg and Ethan Gruska again.
On How She's Been Spending Quarantine
I'm not starting to go places. I did go to a protest, but other than that, I haven't been out. It just feels too weird, you know? I'm trying to see how the rest of the world's musicians are adjusting, and I'm trying to have cool ideas and make some stuff from my house, like I just sang a karaoke set for a show. I'm trying to get a little creative and not put as much pressure on myself to finish stuff. Being in the press cycle makes me feel like I'm working, but there's going to be a point this year where I want to make something else and probably record.
On Returning to Solo Work After Heavy Collaboration
It was great returning to solo work, but it's a misnomer because I feel like I went and gathered all these friends who then played on the record. I feel like I actually collaborate with more people in my solo music technically because I have more freedom. It's not a band; people can come and go as they please. The environment of Sound City Studios is very collaborative, so it's a big part of my music.
On Writing Louder, More Energetic Material
I think it's just more fun to play live. That might be something I learned from my collaborations: the more fun a song is to play live, the more I like it over time, whereas I get kind of exhausted playing sad songs over and over and over. I love playing sad songs, just not an entire set, so it's basically like a treat to give myself to break up the monotony of my set.
On the Seamless Transition Between Albums
I like repeating themes and repeating melodies. I think it makes an album an album and something kind of cohesive. Also, on "DVD Menu", we sampled the last song from my first record, like my voice is just backwards on it. And even if nobody notices it, it's a weird mental satisfaction to have, like I have some sort of lineage going.
On Working with Tony Berg and Ethan Gruska Again
I think we're just starting to have fun; I can't wait to go back. It actually kind of blows my mind that people try to make records with different people. Maybe they have a bad experience, but I know some people don't have great experiences with a producer and leave that and try something else. But I feel like we're just getting used to each other, and I think we made a totally different-sounding record, or at least like a graduation version of the first record. It was perfect.
On How the Creative Process Differed from Stranger in the Alps
Well, on the first record, I was afraid of writing songs. I really wanted to have songs and be a musician, but I didn't like writing. So, I had a lot of leftover songs from my teen years that made it on Stranger in the Alps. This time I feel like the songs are wildly better because it's me as an adult. I'm getting less afraid. I'm surrounded by more people who can affirm me and help me, and Conor [Oberst] edited a lot of songs for me, adding lines here and there. But he also told me if something was good or bad, and I had a safety net and a little bit more confidence.
On Releasing Punisher into the World
My livelihood was on the line when I released my first album, and it's not anymore. I know that I'm releasing it out into a world where people will at least hear it, whether or not they like it. So, I'm definitely more certain. It feels great. I think it makes some people nervous when they have more eyes on them, but it actually just makes me relaxed because it's my day job now, which is sweet. My next plan is just writing some music for fun and seeing what comes of it.
On Taking a Break Right Now
I'm really enjoying the lack of pressure there is right now because I just finished something, so I'm trying to write and trying to make stuff that I like for no reason. And whenever I use it, whether it's in another band or for my next record, the pressure's off and I've been enjoying that. I try to turn off my phone every once in a while. I want to stay informed. It's a constant game to ride the line between staying informed and just punishing yourself with the news every day. I'm also trying to read, relax, and write.
On the Inspirations Behind Punisher
I was listening to a lot of Mitski. My friends are definitely my biggest inspirations, for sure. I stole a lot of production ideas from Bright Eyes and Julien [Baker] and Lucy [Dacus], and even my bands with those people. So many of the people who played on the record were themselves influences. Jim Keltner played with Bob Dylan and about a million of my other favorite musicians. Blake Mills' latest album that just came out was being recorded at the same time. He played on the record, and that was a huge influence. He's just an amazing presence at Sound City. He's always doing something crazy and cool in the A room, and I record in the B room, so he did then. He plays clarinet on "Savior Complex", and he plays guitar on "Halloween".
On Getting a New Dog
I've been trying really hard to foster a dog, but it hasn't been working out. My pug passed away at the beginning of last year, so I'm ready. I think having a dog is important, and I think that with my normal job, it would be impossible to have a dog, so in this world where I'm at home all the time, it's a perfect situation.
Order Punisher here or pick up the album here.
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CityMash.com - Yes, it's true. Vancouverites hate the snow. We can't deal with it. Sure, we think it's pretty but we don't know how to handle it at all. When it snows, Vancouver comes to a stand still. Buses stop running, cars get stuck, schools shut down, everyone is late and we all just want to get back into our cosy warm beds and wait out the winter.
So is there anything worse than snow? Well, turns out the answer is yes. Here are ten things that Vancouverites despise more than snow, if you can believe it.
What's the worst thing that could happen when you're hungry after having skipped breakfast? A line up. Waiting for brunch is the worst! You're dreaming of eggs benedict or a plate piled high with waffles but first you have a 90 minute wait for a table for four.
Prices are high and so is demand. Most twenty-somethings can't even imagine the possibility of owning a home one day. Need we say more?
It's a sad day when your local Starbucks runs out of whatever that magic potion is they use to make Pumpkin Spice Lattes. It's never a set date but one day we head into our Starbucks hoping for a delicious cup of cozy autumn goodness and we get turned away. How is that fair?
What is with Vancouver and all of their non pet-friendly rental options? What's a person with a dog or a cat supposed to do? It's not fair that we have to choose between having a place to live and making our puppy dreams come true. We want both!
You show up in your Lululemon pants with a yoga mat and yoga blocks in tow. You had to run out of work and onto a rush hour packed bus to get here. And just as you enter the yoga studio, you see them close the door as someone else beat you to the last spot. Namaste, we guess.
Them: Oh cool! So you're from Toronto?
Why does everyone think there is only one city in all of Canada? Didn't the Winter Olympics help put us on the map at all?
If everyone could stay away from our vegan chocolate cake with assorted berries, that would be just great. And if that salad station is getting low on our favourite vegetable, we will boycott!
I gotta say it's surreal seeing something I made being sold at Whole Foods. I may have even shed a tear or two laying eyes on our packaging on the shelves. It a lot but in a weird way it legitimizes the risk I took starting @purebonebroth. Broth season is coming!
Why does it seem like every road in Vancouver is either under construction or blocked off for some parade, race or festival? Can we ever just drive down the streets without a detour? And if you work or study at UBC, don't even get us started on the constant construction that's happening there.
If there's one thing Vancouverites can always complain about, it's the rain. By the time our wet spring weather hits, we'll almost be wishing the snow was back.


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This year University of Edinburgh will host the The British Postgraduate Philosophy Association (BPPA) Masterclass 'Epistemic Values and Intellectual Virtues' on 11th and 12th June.
Prof Duncan Pritchard and Dr Allan Hazlett will lead seminars on the materials designed for the Masterclass. Participants have opportunity to present their works. All participants are expected to actively engage in the Masterclass.
We warmly invite you to join us. To apply to participate in the masterclass, please send a cover letter of up to 500 words, listing your academic positions and contact information, describing your academic interests and research and explaining your motivation for applying to take part in this Masterclass. Any research you've done related to epistemic values and intellectual virtues is welcome to be included.
You are encouraged to present your research.Please also submit a 500-word abstract of your presentation.
The deadline of application is 15th April. The application should be in dox, docs or pdf format to tsunghsing.ho@gmail.com. Each applicant will be notified whether his or her application was successful on or before 30th April.


Lets face it paintball can be pretty hard on your body, all of that sliding, diving and kneeling your knees can take a pounding. Picking up a good pair of knee pads can make all the difference. Sure some paintball pants do have built in knee protection, but there is nothing like having a good pair of well fitting knee pads.
Dedicated knee pads are designed to fit snugly on your knee and are made from much thicker padding, providing better protection that paintball pants ever will.
Below is a list our the best knee pads in paintball and our thought on them.
Empire's NeoSkin pad line are some of the lightest weight pads on the market. Unique to the NeoSkin pads are a removable pad insert, so you can adjust the padding level. The NeoSkin knee pads don't provide the most protection but they are very lightweight and breathable. They are great for hot summer days or speedball players playing primarily on artificial turf.
The Empire Grind knee pads are Empire's heavier duty knee pads. They have more padding and can be secured to the leg much better than the NeoSkins. The Empire Grind knee pads feature a dual strap design allowing you to adjust the tension on the legs making sure they don't move around while playing.
In my opinion Dye make the best pads in paintball. They are very comfortable and have great padding. Dye uses a gel based foam pad in their knee pads, making them some of the softest and durable pads on the market. A lower leg strap helps makes sure the pad stays in place.
HK Army is one of the hottest and most sought after brands in paintball. They are hip and trendy, but they are still lacking in the pad category. They HK Army Crash pads are stiff and use inferior materials in there construction. The Crash knee pads are better that HK Army's previous attempt but they are still lacking the quality of every other brand in this list.
The Planet Eclipse HD Core knee pads are Planet Eclipse's second attempt at knee pads, and they are a massive improvement. They form to the leg much better, are softer and are much more durable. Overall we really like the new HD Core pad line from Planet Eclipse.
At the moment GI Sportz make the biggest pads in pads in paintball. They have a very large pad, somewhat reminiscent of a volleyball knee pad. If you want a lot of knee pad, look no further than GI Sportz.


I just had to do a quick post about my nails I had done today.
Their gorgeous and i love them, and all thanks to the lovely girls at Jagged Edge beauty Bedford. I have gel nails as mine are weak and brittle and would just break without it. The polish they use is Gelish, which after trying numerous other brands works well with my nails ( some other brands i found really dried my nails out). I find it helps my nails grow and the polish lasts 3 weeks without chipping . I normally opt for darker richer shades, but today ( in light of the short lived nice weather we have had) i decided to go for a more neutral pale tone, opting for a gorgeous subtle pink colour jazzed up with glitter on my ring fingers.
I can feel spring already approaching ( well not literally as it bloody cold here at the mo) but it has lifted me as I wave goodbye to dark mornings and evenings!
What do you think? Are you waving goodbye to winter with your nails, or are you holding on to the darker rich tones that winter embraces?
I'm weird; I wear neons and summery shades in winter and go in for taupes and vampy cremes in summer. Or just mix them all up. It depends on what polish catches my eye from the shelf.


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A black and white photograph of 1616 Dufferin Street. View is of the front of the house.
This house was located on the west side of Dufferin Street between Victoria and Watson Streets (at 1616 Dufferin Street). It was opposite the Seymour Whitney Residence.
1616 Dufferin Street, May 23, 1969, Brian Winter. Whitby Archives A2013_004_053.


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"The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection" DVD Review
by Zach Demeter
in Articles, Reviews
Fans that weren't satisfied with the 2000 Superman: The Movie DVD release will no doubt be enthralled with this four-disc special edition. For the first time on DVD, the original 1978 film with remastered Dolby Digital 5.1 as well as the 2000 Expanded Edition are included on one set, along with two other discs full of special features.
There's no denying that Christopher Reeve's may have been the pinnacle Superman/Clark Kent combo and he is certainly one of the most enjoyable aspects of the Reeve's Superman anthology…but, the films really don't hold up too well in other aspects. I've been harsh on the series before (notably III and IV only…but…c'mon, how lenient can you be on those?) but having watched the Donner Cut of Superman II recently and re-watching this first film…I have to say I found it all a lot more enjoyable. I won't lie and say I didn't enjoy Superman Returns more than the Donner films, but there is a certain magic that these old films still have.
Both versions of the film contained on the set are equally enjoyable. The difference between the two cuts is barely distinguishable, with eight extra minutes being thrown into the Expanded cut. It's always nice to have extra footage on a film and much like how little I care about the variants of the Star Wars films, either cut of Superman: The Movie is fine by me. It's nice to have both (and soon with the original 1978 stereo track as well, something WHV unintentionally left off but will be doing disc replacements for) for the die hard fans, but casual Donner watchers won't be too enchanted by the choice to view both cuts.
Casual fans may want to pass on this release and hold onto the original Superman: The Movie release (or just springboard for the big Ultimate Superman Box Set), but others will no doubt want this set and the treasure trove of extras inside of it. Speaking of the extras…
Four discs! If you were wondering how you could even fill up four discs of content for a two hour movie, there's an easy explanation: two film cuts, multiple audio tracks, three documentaries, a vintage TV special, Superman and the Mole-Men starring George Reeves and nine Fleischer Studios Superman cartoons. This is a hell of a lot of content to go through, so let's dig into it.
First up is the packaging and it's not something I had thought they'd do for this release. Inside a slipcase are two thin-pak DVD cases housing two discs each. I've never seen Warner Home Video use this packaging before, but despite my dislike for generic one-disc thin-paks, I do like the two-disc variant much more. Perhaps because I'm running out of shelf space for all of these DVD sets or simply because I like compact packages, but the disc art and full color inserts make this slipcase a very attractive piece to hold. The interior of each set contains a beautiful splash of Superman behind the discs and you can tell this wasn't a rush job on the packaging front.
The video transfers for both films are superb looking for their age and they both sound great. Audio is crisp and clean on the transfers as well and as mentioned before the 1978 cut is missing the original Stereo track that is advertised on the package. WHV is in the process of setting up a replacement program so those concerned about not having all of the features on their set will not have to worry for too long.
Commentary is available on both films, with Pierre Spengler and Ilya Salking on the 1978 cut and Richard Donner and Tom Mankiewicz on the 2000 expanded edition. Both commentaries contain their fair share of fun information bits, but a lot of it you'll find in the three-part special features on the third disc of the set.
The three-part documentary on the third disc is he same as what was contained on the original 2000 DVD release. It follows in great detail the production of the movie and features interviews from cast and crew, mixing in old interviews with new ones. It's well worth watching if you have yet to see it.
Screen tests, restored scenes and additional music cues round out the third disc which, as far as I can tell, are also repeated from the 2000 release. It's nice to know we can completely toss that old release out and upgrade to this one without losing anything!
The fourth disc houses a vintage TV special "The Making of Superman: The Movie" and like most retro TV specials includes a lot of clips from the film. There is still a fair bit of behind the scenes interviews and alternate takes on scenes to be had and it's well worth a watch to see interviews with cast and crew that weren't available for the 2000 DVD re-release.
The 1951 Superman and the Mole-Men starring George Reeve's is also on this set, but I'm pretty sure this has been on DVD several times before, though I can't say for certain if it was ever on a Warner release. The video and audio on this is strong as well, especially considering its age. The black and white lend itself better to DVD compression than color films, as there's a lot fewer colors (obviously) to compress, thus making for a much cleaner image.
Perhaps my favorite thing about this set is also one of the last. Contained on the fourth disc is the legendary Fleischer Studios Superman cartoons, completely remastered and looking gorgeous. Considering how many shoddy bargain bin DVD releases these cartoons have seen over the years, it's nice to finally get them in the quality they deserve to be in. The shorts are split across the new releases of Superman I and Superman II and they really are a great treat to watch.
Overall this is a hard set to pass up, especially if you never bought the last release. I can't see them finding too much more vault material in the future to do another Superman release, so be sure to pick this one up—either as part of the Ultimate or Reeve sets, by itself or on HD-DVD/Blu Ray if you're able to swing the price of the players.
About six months before these deluxe re-releases of the original Reeve's films were announced, I borrowed the 2000 DVD set from my brother to watch. It'd been years since I'd seen the Reeve's films and being the big Superman fan I am, I figured it was time to catch up on some child hood films.
If the ending to Superman I left a bad taste in my mouth, then Superman II and the sequels after it had me swallowing bile. Despite how loved Zod is by fans in the second film, I can barely stand to watch this (especially after witnessing the original Donner Cut). There are some positives to be had, of course, but Donner pulled off this story a whole lot better in his cut. This film just had too many cheesy moments and I really can't say I'll ever watch this version again after Donner.
I know some of you still enjoy Superman II as it was originally released, but even as disjointed as Donner's cut is sometimes it's still a lot better than what Lester did with this one. The pacing, the way Lois finds out about Clark/Superman…it's all just too cheesy for me to really enjoy, especially since I already had issues with the camp that Donner retained in the first Superman film.
The more I continue to talk about Superman II the more upset we'll all get so I'll just end this by saying that I'm not the biggest fan of Lesters–if you are then you will no doubt enjoy this 2-disc DVD release more than I did (and ever will).
This set is presented in a two-disc amaray case with no inserts. Disc art is nearly identical to what we see on the cover and that's pretty much it on the outside. Menus are clean and easy to navigate.
On the first disc we have video that looks wonderful and the audio that sounds great; the transfer is definitely a step up from the 2000 release, which looked and sounded horrible to me. Commentary is provided by Ilya Salkind and Pierre Spengler and like most commentaries is informative at times and also kind of dull. Fans will want to take a listen, but I was relatively bored by what they had to say on this set. A deleted scene and theatrical trailer round out the first disc of the set.
Disc two features the TV special The Making of Superman II which is the companion to the first movies feature of the same name. Shot and narrated the same way, this special feature features interview from cast and crew and is our only look at behind-the-scenes material shot for this film, as no new features were produced for this DVD.
Superman 50th Anniversary special is also included and…I have no idea why it was. Produced and show on TV (I assume) in the late 80's, this featurette is hosted by Dana Carvey (?!) and features a gaggle of celebrity cameos all talking about how wonderful Superman is—not in the sense that he's a myth, but as if he was real. A fun feature for kids to be sure, but it certainly wasn't what I was expecting when I first clicked to watch it.
Finally, more of what made the Superman: The Movie set so enjoyable for me—the Fleischer Studios Superman cartoons. Not only are the final eight here, fully digitally restored and with great clarity, we're given interviews from animation historian Jerry Beck, surviving relatives of the crew who worked on the Fleischer shorts and even from Bruce Timm, Paul Dini and Dan Riba, who, if you're reading this review on this website, I'm sure you're all very, very familiar with at this point.
Overall I'd buy this set for the remastered Fleischer shorts alone, but the TV short and goofy 50th Anniversary almost makes it worthwhile by itself. I'm just glad the Fleischer shorts weren't spread across III and IV too, because then I'd really have a problem buying these discs…
Note: For some unknown reason, I (Zach) was only sent Superman I and II to review, while Jim Harvey was sent Superman III and IV singles to review. Since we had originally planned this review to encompass the entire Christopher Reeve's collection, rather than wait and purchase III and IV myself, Jim has volunteered to review those titles to complete this review. In addition, we were unable to obtain a retail box set of the Christopher Reeve's collection, so packaging and disc art may vary from final Christopher Reeve Collection.
_________________________________While Zach got to review the new DVD release of Superman: The Movie and Superman II, I (James Harvey) get stuck with the "other two" Superman movies in the Christopher Reeve Superman Collection. The distinct pleasure of reviewing Superman III and Superman IV is solely mine, so let's get this going.
First up is the absolutely baffling Superman III, starring Richard Pryor. As clichéd as this will sound, there's a good movie just aching to bust out of here. We have a great Clark Kent/Bad Superman plotline, including some terrific acting by Christopher Reeve, and a could-be-but-isn't plot line surrounding a con artist, played by Richard Pryor, who also happens to be the smartest computer geniuses around. There's even a great plot with Clark Kent returning to Smallville and running into another romantic interest, Lana Lang (taking the place of Lois Lane, who's on vacation for this installment . . . lucky her). Anyway, sounds like a lot of great stuff, hunh?
Yeah…well…it's not. There are some great moments in there, particularly those that focus on Clark Kent, but even that is mired by the campy directing of Richard Lester. There's that humorous undertone that just deconstructs just about everything onscreen. There are some really good moments here and there, but nothing that really adds up to anything great.
Admittedly, the first two Superman films do have a few plot holes and such, but nothing along the inconsistencies seen in this one. I don't think I could even call it a true Superman film, but someone's skewed take on a character resulting in a something that doesn't even remotely resemble Superman at the end of the day. Hell, it doesn't even star Superman. Richard Pryor seems to be the main star here! The plot itself does have a few fun sparks in there, but it then just spirals out of control. A video game sequence which is even more so laughable today than it was over twenty years ago and a character's inexplicable transformation into a cybrog? Just . . . ugh. Aside from the controversial junk yard brawl between Kent and Superman, there's really not here worth recommending.
The audio and visual transfer looks great for a film over twenty years old. It's not a perfect transfer by any means, but it looks pretty sharp. Having viewed the original transfer on the 2001 release and the 2006 re-release, there does seem to be some improvement in the quality. Grain and minor blemishes still remain, but it looks as good as it'll get in the DVD format. The audio is great, as well. Listening to the junkyard brawl is great, regardless of dated visual and audio effects.
The extras included aren't expansive, but they do provide a bit of information on the production of this movie. Included within is a vintage Making of Superman III TV special. They really pump this up as a big event movie, exclaiming that there's something for everyone. And, in theory, I suppose that's true. There's action, some drama, comedy and humor, something that should appeal to everyone. Sadly, it just all collapses under the camp directing of Lester. It's an informative look back, however. The commentary is interesting, but nothing we don't really know already. Much like Superman II, Superman III was doused in controversy due to the directing of Lester, and commentary basically brings us back to all of that while trying to rationalize a mediocre movie.
A theatrical trailer and additional scenes are also added to this release. The additional scenes really add nothing to the movie besides the occasional new hi-jinx or joke. Nothing of real substance, I'd say, though it's great to have these scenes on DVD for the first time. For the six or seven people who like this movie, it's a definite treat.
Overall, a mediocre movie gets a rather "regular" deluxe release. It's a nice, bite-size serving of extras for the movie and will likely entertain those who are entertained by the movie. If anything, they may feel a bit short-changed after some other lesser superhero movies (like Warner's Batman Forever) received more complete releases. Overall, a fine for a DVD that I would recommend only to fans of Superman III.
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
And with that the unpleasantness of Superman III out of the way, out attention can now be turned to Superman IV: The Quest For Peace (oddly called Superman IV: The Face-Off in French translations). The movie that put the Man of Steel down for nearly twenty years, I can't help but find this movie a little tragic.
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace was started with the best of intentions. Christopher Reeve not only wanted to assemble the whole cast again, with the hopes of returning to the magic of the first two installments, but also tackle the issue of nuclear arms. However, with the budget slashed and problems from day one, this movie would be the ultimate misfire for the franchise. Opportunities are squandered as we watch the production troubles envelope the film.
The plot, and I use that term loosely, is fairly simple. Superman was to disarm all the world's nuclear missiles and by doing so inadvertently causes the creation of The Nuclear Man. Armed with deadly finger nails and a host of other seemingly dangerous powers, he tackles the Man of Steel in a deadly face-off. All the while, we have Lex Luthor trying to profit off this disarmament, The Daily Planet being bought out by a tabloid, Lois Lane trying to learn French, and Superman tackling his own doubts and concerns about his role in the role (briefly). Plus we learn an important lesson: Apparently humans can float harmlessly in space, breathe, move, fall, all of that. Quite an amazing discovery!
This movie is just awful. Out and out awful. There's a taste of good in there, though. Good ideas are presented then are pushed aside or are taken in illogical and (frankly) quite stupid directions. It all seems to come apart at the seams. While a worse movie than Superman III, I can tolerate it more simply because of the intentions behind this movie. A hope to recapture the original magic of the franchise, bringing the cast together, and dealing with issues very close to the lead actor's heart. Sadly, as the budget got cut down considerably, all that is lost. The movie sets up a lot of interesting ideas, but never follows through. Most of this is due to the restrained running time and aforementioned problems with the creation of the movie. Is that an excuse to pardon the bad quality of the film? Of course not. In fact, it makes the film a tragic endeavor (on so many levels) for the Man of Steel
Having not owned the previous release of Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, I can not compare the transfer of that edition to this one. I can, however, say the film looks mighty good. Grain and blemishes are evident, but the movie does look crisp for its age. It's nowhere near a perfect transfer by any means, but it does do the film justice (though makes the horrendous special effects look all the more cringe-worthy). The audio is good, though nothing special. It sounds like a perfectly acceptable audio set-up for a sub-par DVD and movie.
The extras on this deluxe edition are minor, providing a commentary and additional scenes. Like I stated over in my Superman: The Ultimate Collector's Edition review, the additional scenes don't do much to enhance the movie or raise it above it's level of quality. It merely adds to the mediocrity of the movie itself. The additional scenes are a letdown, given the rumors of how they were supposed to improve the movie. In a way, I suppose they do. They help finish some plotlines and bring resolution, but it's nothing too major for the film. The commentary, I found, did not provide any real insight into the feature film itself. Little new perspective is added to what we already know about the movie, but for those interested, it should not disappoint.
A rather bare "deluxe edition," with not a lot of new content added. Given that this is the less popular of all the Superman films, I suppose this is warranted (though I can't help but wonder how Batman & Robin, a far worse movie, managed to snag a two-disc release with some excellent extras). This DVD won't change anybody's opinion on the film, whether it was like or disliked, but all this can do is reinforce their opinion of the movie, be it good or bad. It's a skimpy release, but a step up over the previous barebones release of Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. This edition is recommended for completists and fans of the movie only.
Christopher Reeve's Set Summary
It is really up to the individual if they want to invest in this set or buy the sets individually–since we didn't get the final retail version we aren't sure of the casing, but we imagine it'll be nothing more than what The Batman Anthology received (a cardboard slipcase). Quite honestly, if you're going to drop the money that this set costs, you're better off going for the 14-disc Ultimate Collection, which offers the same content seen here and so much more.
Originally posted on The World's Finest in November of 2006.
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We keep coming back to Bangkok because we love it. Also because Bangkok is a transport hub of this part of the world. That title has shifted towards Kuala Lumpur recently with the rise of Air Asia, but Bangkok is still where you need to be for overland connections. It's also cheaper than Kuala Lumpur, so we would prefer to hang out here for a few days than in Malaysia. Thailand has amazing food, of course, so it makes a great place to stay while you sort out onward travel.
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Silom is Very Different to Khao San Rd. Area.
A beautiful and fragrant Hindu temple in Silom, Bangkok.
We adore the Khao San Rd. area and up 'till now we've always stayed in that part of Bangkok. It's not everybody's cup of tea, but we love the crazy backpacker vibe, the clothes stalls, the souvenirs and all-round energy of that part of town. Circumstances lead us to try something different and Silom has won us round very quickly, we thought we'd be taking tuk tuks over to our old favourite within hours of arrival, not so. We like it here.
Souvenir stalls and wanderring street sellers are much thinner on the ground in Silom and you don't see the carts laden with bugs-on-a-stick at $1/photo or dodgy pad-thai. Instead there is great food and plenty of it. The stalls and tiny pavement restaurants seem to never end and everything we've eaten so far has been good and cheap.
Plenty of Bangkok street food still, but no $1 per photo signs. Bugs for sale near Silom pier.
It's cleaner too, you can eat without that characteristic Khao San aroma of cat pee. In places all you can smell is flowers strung ready to make beautiful offerrings in the Hindu temple at the end of Pan Rd.
In Silom your food dollar goes further and quality is better. We find that hotels, guest houses and hostels are a little more expensive over here, but standards are higher. Bangkok is more expensive than most other parts of Thailand ( excluding popular tourist beaches, of course) but it's well worth the extra few dollars.
Where To Stay in Silom, Our Favourite, Mile Map.
Cheap hotels and guest houses are fewer over here, but what we have found are a some really good hostels. We've stayed in a four-bed room in Mile Map Hostel (click through to check prices and availability, it gets busy, so book in advance), Pan Rd, and there are other family friendly hostels in the area. We are seeing a few hostels that don't take children as we continue to search. Mile Map is a particularly good choice for families as 1 child under 12 can stay free in existing bedding.
You will benefit from a shared kitchen here and the shower rooms are kept exceptionally clean. There are endless food stalls and a great vegetarian place, right on your doorstep.
We love the atmosphere that stunning Hindu temple brings to the area, the flower garlands on the street corner are something to see.
Cool modern industrial Mile Map Hostel in Silom Bangkok. A hostel that's great for families.
I'f you're looking for another place to stay in Bangkok, Agoda would be our top suggestion. They are, without doubt, THE Asia specialist booking engine and we always find their customer service to be superb. They also hand out reward points to use against future stays. There are some larger, fairly expensive hotels in the Silom area, Holiday Inn and all the big chains as well as boutique hotels and apartments..
We've started putting together a complete guide to hotels, hostels and guest houses in Thailand, a labour of love over the last few years. Click through to view that post.
If you'd like to spend more on a typical hotel or apartment, iSanook Residence has family suites for 4 people, with kitchenette and swimming pool at around $85 per night. They have an excellent 8.2 Agoda rating.
We are not sponsored by Mile Map in any way but son 2 made this little video, just for fun, they love making videos.
Things to Do in Silom.
Catch the water taxi from Silom to the Grand Palace, Wat Po, Wat Arun, Khao San Rd, most places. It's ultra cheap and lots of fun. Silom also has Bangkok's fast monorail (BTS) system.
Silom is south of the Khao Sa. Road area, the Grand Palace and Wat Po are to the north The river and water taxi connections are to the west.
It would be easy to base yourself in Silom and see all of Bangkok. The monorail or BTS runs through this part of town, although it only covers a small part of the city.
Silom also has its own special attractions.
A blogging friend of mine, Manf or Renegade Travels lives in Silom and put this post together on things to do in Silom. I'd add a couple of places to his list. Dusit Zoo is on this side of Bangkok too, a tuk tuk ride from Silom. It's great for the kids.
Bangkok's green Lumpini Park, or Lumphini Park is an easy walk or monorail ride from Silom.
Lumpini Park is a green oasis in the middle of the city. A perfect spot to take the children to play and watch the huge monitor lizards swimming in the lakes.
Thompson was an American architect, entrepreneur and silk merchant. The Jim Thompson House is an architectural and artistic treasure, well worth a half day visit.
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We've loved our stays in Silom, our new favourite base in Bangkok which is of course one of our favourite cities in the world. You can't beat Bangkok!
Hi Emily, we mix it up and find the best deals, we don't buy 1 stop, RTW insurance as it costs more. So if we'll be in the US for a month, that's the only time we buy US insurance, it costs more. If we stay longer than expected, we extend it. We don't need European health insurance, as we're covered by the European E111 reciprcal agreement. We buy lots of little bits, always at the best price. Hope that helps, Chef organises all this, I'll get him to write a post over on World Travel Chef.
Great to see you guys back on track! How's the homeschooling coming along … or are you just all on holidays now?
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2015-10-24 · After years of gradual cuts, fewer than 700 people worked at the Seaford nylon plant by 2003 when DuPont announced plans to sell Invista, its synthetic fiber division, to …
Due to the shortage of silk from Japan and the new fiber NYLON being manufactured here in Seaford the process was converted over and the hosiery plant had the freshest nylon when the manager rode to the Dupont plant a mile away and brought back cases of nylon thread in the trunk of his car.
2021-6-17 · Seaford, DE, Mar. 24--As the DuPont Co. prepares to close a deal to sell its fibers unit to Koch Industries Inc., the future of its Seaford nylon plant is again in question, according to the News...
2017-1-13 · Now Seaford isn't what it once was, to be sure, but for more than 50 years beginning in 1939, the DuPont Company employed more people than anyone else in southern Delaware. And that's what we're going to look back on today – the history of Seaford's DuPont nylon plant…
2021-7-16 · Editor of town newspaper 'The Leader', Wright Robinson, discusses how Seaford was once a small farming community but DuPont's Nylon plant, built in 1939, employed about 1200 people and was instrumental in the town expansion.
2021-1-26 · About Seaford History: Incorporated in 1865 Originally a rural farming community Became the "Nylon Capital of the World" in 1942 when the Dupont Plant began producing nylon. Location: Situated on the Nanticoke River, in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed In central Delmarva Peninsula Midway between the Atlantic Ocean
2008-10-20 · Invista says many carpet mills are moving away from the staple carpet fiber made at Seaford and toward bulked continuous filament. Invista acquired the plant from DuPont in 2004.
2001-6-15 · DuPont has been laying off employees here in waves for the better part of a decade. By Thursday, there were 700 workers at the plant - 350 DuPont employees and 350 contract workers. Plant …
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2021-3-23 · 23 MARCH, 2021 | DELAWARE BUSINESS TIMES. SEAFORD — Amazon, the e-commerce juggernaut, is continuing its rapid Delaware expansion, leasing a large warehouse in Sussex County to push its rural distribution service. The 104,000-square-foot warehouse in 1700 Dulaney St. is a remnant of the DuPont nylon plant that once dominated Seaford's economy.
2017-2-23 · DuPont opened its Cooper River Kevlar textile plant in 2011. Subscribe today for $4 for 4 months. DuPont is closing its Kevlar plant near Goose Creek less than six years after opening the $500 ...
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2006-4-20 · The Invista (formerly DuPont) Seaford Nylon Plant is a 750-acre manufacturing facility located in Seaford, Delaware. Invista manufactures textile nylon, bulk continuous fiber nylon, and staple nylon at the Seaford Plant. An on-site coal burning power plant provides the facility with electricity.
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2021-7-14 · Invista Closing Some Operations Wilmington, DE, May 7--Invista, the former DuPont Co. textiles and interiors business, said Friday that its operations at DuPont's Experimental Station will be...
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LETS JUST CALL IT A BOUGIE CHICKEN PLANT. supervisor know nothing, they listen what there favorite picks have to say and live by it people that have worked here forever think the own the placeand nobdy can tell them what to do or say, and they dont want to see people of color working at positions that would have made more money if it was still DuPont the most enjoyable part is that you dont ...
2019-4-29 · The plant not only provided thousands of good jobs, but was also tied to Seaford's culture, its prosperity, and, since 1939, even its brand as "The Nylon Capital of the World." Today, city leaders have accepted the loss, but recognize the need to develop a fresh reputation while preserving Seaford…
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2014-7-26 · There is no such problem in Seaford today. The plant employed more than 4,000 people in the 1960s, but today, 10 years after DuPont sold the factory to Invista, employment hovers around 100 ...
2021-7-25 · DuPont Product Information photographs. Hide. Details. Title. Employee at the DuPont nylon plant in Seaford, Delaware. Date Created (start) 1960. Date Created (end) 1969.
2020-7-7 · Chemours to close Mississippi chemical plant. Wilmington-based Chemours will close its First Chemical site in Pascagoula, MI by the end of the year. The company issued the following statement: "The First Chemical site in Pascagoula has been a valuable part of Chemours through its manufacturing of aniline, nitrobenzene, and NDPAlube antioxidant.
2014-7-28 · There were downsizings and early retirement packages, and in 2004, DuPont sold the plant along with its entire fiber and textile business to Invista, a branch of Koch Industries.
2021-6-27 · Seaford Power Plant is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by Invista (which was spun off from DuPont in 2003) in Seaford, Delaware. The plant provides power to Invista's Seaford synthetic textiles manufacturing facility. Invista is a subsidiary of Koch Industries.
2008-10-26 · The plant, one of the iconic sites of Delaware manufacturing, has a long history since DuPont opened it as the world's first nylon plant. In the 1980s, as many as 4,600 people worked there. Employment had fallen to about 650 by the time privately held Koch Industries Inc. of Wichita, Kan., Invista's corporate parent, acquired the plant in 2004 ...
2021-7-8 · William worked as a machine operator with the Seaford DuPont Nylon Plant, retiring several years ago. He was a member of Grace U.M. Church in Georgetown. William enjoyed woodworking and traveling, but especially visiting with his friends at McDonald's. Mr. Ellingsworth was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during World War II.
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Is Rosa Parks really a lone hero, riding away on her bus into the sunset? Certainly she is on the fast track to sainthood. Everyone who is anyone is currently lionizing her as the hero of the battle for civil rights for blacks. Only a few, however, have mentioned that earlier in her famous summer, a pair of unnamed black women had also gotten arrested. And for many years prior to Rosa's last stand, now-anonymous blacks fought and struggled for their right to be treated equally under the law.
So what makes Rosa Parks special? I say nothing much. She was not the first black hero, nor will she be the last one. Rosa Parks the person was clearly a brave person, but Rosa Parks is not just a person at this point. She has become a symbol, standing for many unnamed brave black people, each of them unwilling to accept being unfree in the Land of the Free and The Home of the Brave [black person]. People have a tendancy to personalize groups and movements, turning real people with foibles and faults into symbols. This is, I think, the flip side of our tendency towards bigotry. Just as we praise individuals (Rosa Parks) for the attributes of the group (the many blacks who struggled to be free), we also damn individuals for the (perceived) attributes of the group.
So why were the Jim Crow laws that mandated discrimination necessary? Because the nature of bigotry in a marketplace is a commons. Bigotry can be seen as an expense to a business. No business is well-served by treating potential (black) customers badly. No business is well-served by refusing to hire hard workers simply because of their color. The more any one business indulges itself in bigotry, the less profitable it is, and the more likely a non-bigoted business will be able to out-compete them. Thus, there is a limited amount of bigotry available to anyone.
A Jim Crow law serves to increase the available pool of bigotry by mandating that everyone be bigoted. It would be in a business's interest to cheat on Jim Crow laws and thus earn some extra profit, but such cheating would be highly visible. You can't not notice a black counterman serving white folks.
What finally broke the back of Jim Crow laws was black people refusing to put up with them. They attacked the backbone of businesses, so that businesses were hurt more by Jim Crow laws than they benefitted from idulging their bigotry. In the fourty years since the civil rights struggle was won, bigotry, although still present in American culture, has become unacceptable in polite company. Thus, I don't think that Jim Crow laws could get passed anywhere now.


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I want to check if post_name field has already a  row defined with a variable and echo an error if it does.
How can i acomplish this?

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A: Run SELECT 1 FROM table WHERE post_name = 'morandi-midnight-train' LIMIT 1; before your INSERT query. If the SELECT has any results, show the error.

A: If you want check the presence of a row you can just do SELECT.
But this is not the best way to avoid "Duplicated key" problem. Perhaps it will be better for you to use ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE in your insert operation. This will insert a new row if it doesn't exist or silently update the existing row if it exists.
See the MySQL manual for details:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/insert.html

A: If you want to ignore the error, run an INSERT IGNORE... and check for affected rows afterwards (via mysql_affected_rows()).
If you want to update a record which has been inserted already, run a INSERT INTO ... ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE query.
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It has the same level of completion everywhere. Every part of it is resolved, balanced and has good or excellent composition.
It has enough levels of depth.
It all has a level of excellence for sellable work.
The paint gets too thick everywhere losing transparency.
Can't get a muddy area clean again.
You begin to lose your form.
It becomes too busy or gets oversimplified.
When there are structural problems, that can't be changed, like composition or where the subject is placed.
When the theme you chose is too far outside of the sellable market, when your experimental materials have failed you, when the piece became so overworked it was ruined.
If it cannot be sold or given away to family or a friend, then throw it away.
Seeing duds stack up can get discouraging.
You want your successes to be around you.
The art you see around you influences your creative habits.
Your thoughts and self conversation becomes extremely negative and you cannot seem to come to the other side while painting.
The results are that you make bad painting choices, or your artistic coordination seems awkward.
Simple mistakes multiply into not being able to get anything right.
First realize that this is normal.
Temporarily walk away from your work and engage in a small productive task, like doing the dishes, or organizing something in your studio.
Identify and isolate your thoughts, by doing a quick scan and review of your recent inner conversation.
Replace your negative thoughts like, "I will never get this", "I'm not as good of an artist as …….." etc. with truth, like, "I am getting better all the time", "the painting I made last week, was my best yet", "I was born to do this", "art is my destiny".
Realize that a victim mentality is death to creativity. Comparing yourself to others is the breeding ground for deception. Know automatically that your negative thoughts are for sure coming from a place of deception.
Once you are in a better frame of mind, go back to painting. If you feel like you are having a hard time getting into your right brain then do your favorite right brain exercises.
Shout, dance, rhythmic movements and sounds, singing from your gut, praying, meditating, daydreaming, visualizing something positive, fake writing on a piece of paper, doodle, move left side of body, write with left hand, fake laugh.
Don't leave studio for the day on a bad note. Try to think of a small task you know you can be successful with. If there is nothing you can do that will make you feel accomplished, try not to leave your painting until your thoughts are centered in truth and you have identified and written down at least 3 solutions.
Never leave your painting feeling defeated, lost, angry and like things will be better if you just leave and forget about it all. This will become a habit that will rule over you.
The enemy of your heart 's desire wants to discourage you from ever painting again, and keep you out of your studio. Don't give that negativity a place to stand, and a voice. That is why it is important to create a reason to come back to your painting, like a solution.
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FIFA ruled out punitive action against Israel's football association, after meeting Israeli and Palestinian leaders
Jerusalem (AFP) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Tuesday ruled out punitive action against Israel's football association, after meeting Israeli and Palestinian leaders to try and end a bitter dispute.
Officials have threatened to call once again for Israel's expulsion at the FIFA Congress in Sao Paolo, which will take place on the sidelines of the June-July 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
"I separate politics and sport," Blatter said at a joint news conference with Israel Football Association head Avi Luzon in Jerusalem.
"I don't know on what items the FIFA Congress should take action against the IFA, if they are (acting) according to the statutes and regulations of FIFA.
"So far, we haven't seen any breach of regulations... until then, who could take action against somebody who is a good member of FIFA? I can tell you that your federation is a good standing member," he said.
Blatter said a memorandum of understanding had been presented to Israel and the Palestinians, and urged them to sign it when the FIFA Congress meets, but gave no details of the document.
Blatter met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier on Tuesday, and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Monday.
Abbas urged the FIFA to "hold to account" the IFA should it restrict the movement of Palestinian players -- a charge repeatedly alleged by the Palestinian Football Association.
"The Israeli government is placing obstacles in the way of the PFA's activities, in contravention of international law and the regulations of FIFA," Abbas said.
"If the Israel Football Association remains subservient to the government, it must be held to account."
Israeli and Palestinian football chiefs shook hands in September in landmark talks brokered by FIFA.
The meeting came after a dispute over Israeli entry restrictions on players from Arab nations which led to the delay of a youth tournament hosted by the PFA.
In response, the PFA urged FIFA to suspend Israel from international football, charging that Israeli policies were smothering the development of the game in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Israel says football facilities are sometimes used by Palestinian militants to fire rockets at its cities and warns that sport has been used as a tool to disseminate anti-Israeli propaganda.
FIFA created a task force in July to address the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.
Blatter said the sides were so far cooperating in efforts to solve the dispute.
"Both of these associations have designated a liaison officer (who) is working every week, every three or four days together," he said in English.
"They have obtained already good results, but in the view of the Palestinians, not enough," he added, without elaborating.


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Expat may soon be added to Taraji P. Henson's extensive list of roles.
The actress, who also provides the voice for the upcoming animated feature Minions: The Rise of Gru, says to People that she may soon leave America as she prepares to return as presenter of the BET Awards.
She responds when asked on the "People Every Day'' podcast how she is coping with the challenging political and social atmosphere in America. "I'm seriously considering getting up out of here, leaving, and living in another country."
"You grow weary of battling, which is something that happens as you get older. I'm exhausted."
She cites the "pressures of being Black" and the unending struggle for justice and peace in America as what has worn out the celebrity. "Simply put, I wish to avoid creating another hashtag. I yelled, I marched, and I fought. I'm exhausted."
The 51-year-old Henson envisions a much simpler way of living in her new home abroad. She declares, "I want to go to a place where there is neutral ground. I wish to simply exist. Smile... Everyday I want to drink wine, swat flies off the porch, and be called 'Bella.' Stress-free."
She claims she has earned it at this point in her life and work, and she's in the ideal position.
"All of your f—-s are behind you when you hit 50, which is something that happens. I've made a lot of progress, so I'll carry on as I have been." She continues, "I can now declare, 'I quit, I'm going to go travel the world,' because I'm at the place where I can. It's incredibly liberating."
She still has a few objectives for her profession, though. In the summer movie Minions: The Rise of Gru, Henson plays the evil Belle Bottom. She reveals, "I've always wanted to play a villain."
"Even if Belle Bottom is my current role, I would still prefer to play a real-life antagonist similar to a Marvel superhero. She has an enormous afro and is jazzy."
Henson says she's looking forward to an overseas girl's trip after her BET hosting responsibilities, even though she hasn't yet given up her American passport.
"Despite our best efforts, Mary [J. Blige] and I have been unable to complete this trip due to our hectic schedules. Just now, I said to her, 'Look, enough is enough; I need a vacation!'"
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E&M – Bio-Electrical Measurements
Research Concepts
The human body is like a machine, using electrical pulses to do everything from causing a heart to beat to flexing a muscle. These actions create an electrical signal that can be measured. However, these signals are quite small compared to the larger background noise, which makes measuring them difficult. Therefore, specialized equipment and signal-‐processing techniques are needed to observe the electrical signals within our body.
In this lab, your group will work to observe and measure signals from your heart and muscle on a laboratory oscilloscope. In order to be successful your group will need to develop an understanding of how periodic waveforms add & subtract as well asamplify & attenuate – this understanding forms the foundation for measuring the tiny signal that is your heartbeat. You will also need to familiarize yourself with the necessary electronics – an oscilloscope and differential amplifier.
The heartbeat is a signal that is periodic in time– that is to say the electrical pulse that causes the heart to beat repeats itself after a time delay. The frequency (f) of a signal (how often the signal repeats in a given second) can be related to the period(T) of that same signal (how long in time between two signals) by
= !!
where the period is measured in seconds (s) and the frequency is measured in Hertz (Hz), or !.
Electrical signals like those measured by an EKG, and indeed any such signal, are termed "waves" and interact in predictable ways. Two signals (or waves) can interact resulting in the two forming one combined signal. The underlying mathematics that describes this interaction is not the main point of this lab, but rather the conceptual understanding that two waves can be added or subtracted to form a final wave is what is important. As such it will be prudent of you to do a bit of research on how waves can be added and subtracted from this conceptual perspective.
Warning: Whenever using electricity and living bodies in the same experiment, it is important to consider safety. The pain threshold is typically accepted to be 1 mA of current, or about what you would get from a 120 V outlet with dry skin. In other words, unless you are stickingyour finger in the outlets, you are very unlikely to hurt yourself in this lab or any other lab in this course.(If you would like to see for yourself, you can calculate the limitations using Ohm's Law.) However, it is important to keep these aspects in mind and always be safe around electrical equipment.
In order observe meaningful electrical signals from a bodyit will be useful to remind yourself or develop an understanding of:
AC signals and DC signals
Signal-‐to-‐noise
What an oscilloscope measures
How waves add and subtract ("interfere" https://goo.gl/FK4aH5 -‐ Primarily the Mechanism section, before "Between two plane waves") and the principle of superposition (http://goo.gl/sziJxj -‐ the math is a bit unnecessary. Instead focus on 1st, 2nd, and 4th animations)
In addition, the two connectors in Figure 1 will be very useful to you through this experiment. On the left is a splitter, sometimes referred to here as a "T-‐splitter." It will take one signal and split it down two lines, or take two signals and combine them, depending on how it's connected. On the right is a BNC-‐to-‐ Banana-‐Plug connector, or "Y-‐cable." It makes the connection between two different types of cables, and is necessary to connect the function generator to the oscilloscope.
Measuring Heartbeats and Muscles
(Note: the following primarily discusses observing a heartbeat, but the steps to measure muscle signatures are mostly the same. If you desire to measure muscles, instead of the heartbeat or in addition to, let your instructors know.)
Part 1 – Signals in a human body
In its simplest form, attaching an electrode to each side of the heart and measuring the signal between them is enough to observe a heartbeat on the oscilloscope. To attempt this measurement, turn the oscilloscope on and into its channel A plug in the BNC-‐to-‐Banana-‐Plug connector. The two ends of the banana plug can act as your electrodes, with the signal being measured on the scope. Have one member in your group hold the black plug in one hand and red plug in the other. The display will show the signal picked up from the human body.
Can you observe a heartbeat in this signal?Try different positions and hand grips.
What happens if another group member touches you while holding these electrodes?
What is the displayed signal measuring?
In theory, this should have been enough to measure a heartbeat.However, the world is full of electrical signals and our bodies are wonderful antennae. What you are observing is called noise, but your heartbeat is, in fact, in that signal.To observe it, we will have to reduce the noise and amplify the signal. This will require anunderstanding of signal processing, oscilloscopes, and differential amplifiers. We will start with the 'scope.
Part 2 – The Oscilloscope
Oscilloscopes are widely used tools in not only physics but alsoin science more generally (and in a slightly modified form, in medicine, too). They are a great way to measure signals that change in time and are especially useful for periodic measurements. Input a signal from the signal generator into the oscilloscope, using the connector from Part 1 and a BNC cable to attach the generator to the scope. On the signal generator, you should connect the banana plugs to the "Low Ω" and "GND" ports. Play with the scope and signal generator to familiarize yourself with various functions and capabilities of the scope. A 100 Hz signal is agood starting point, but you should play withseveral signals noting any differences or similarities you find.
How do you read the grid on the display? Using the oscilloscope, can you make the wave stretch out/compress? Grow/shrink? Make sure you sketch the signal and record the dials/buttons you press and their functionality in your notebook. (Remember to do this throughout the lab, even though it won't always be explicitly stated.)
Using the function generator, can you make the wave stretch out/compress? Grow/shrink?
What does the green "Auto-‐Set" button on the oscilloscope do?
Using the cursors, measure the period and amplitude of a sine wave.
How does this relate to the signal you are putting into the scope?
How does this relate to the values you can measure on the display/grid?
Part 3a – Signal Analysis – Attenuation
Now that your group has familiarized itself with the function generator and oscilloscope, you will add a new element to the circuit – an attenuator. Certain circuit elements can change the amplitude of a waveform. Called "gain," this change can be an increase (amplification) or a decrease (attenuation) in the size of the signal. To measure the size of this change, you will put the same signal in the oscilloscope's Channel A as Channel B. However, one of these signals will undergo attenuation. To do this,connect the function generator to the oscilloscope according toFigure 2. In this
arrangement, the signal out of the generator is split. One end is sent to Channel A while the other goes intoan attenuator
(the blue cylinder) that connects to Channel B. By plotting both signals on the scope, you can determine the effect of the attenuator.
What do you notice on the oscilloscope screen now? (Make sure to sketch and note any setting changes on the scope.) If you don't see two waves, make sureChannel B is being shown and check the amplitude of the wave/voltage scale on the oscilloscope.
By what factor, or gain, did the signal change?(Note: when talking about gain, a positive value means the signal got larger while a negative value means the signal got smaller.)
The equipment used to measure biological signals is sensitive andis limited to 3 V input. To ensure our function generators don't put out too much, we will use attenuators. All connections for the rest of the lab will go through attenuation, andyou will be reminded about this with each description.
Part 3b – Signal Analysis – Addition and Subtraction: Single Signal
For this part, you will want to make sure the exact same signal goes into channels A and B. Remember, we are attenuating every signalfor the rest of the lab, so we will attenuate then split the signal, sending it to Channel A and B. (See the image.)You may want to hit Auto-‐Set to make sure both signals appear, and change the time scale so you see just one or two periods of the signal.
In order to add and subtract signals with the oscilloscope,will need to turn the display from digital to analog (press the "Digital Memory" to turn the digital display off). The Add/Invert button has 4 stages in analog mode.
What does each mode do?
Can you get the signals to add together? What does this look like? (Try to sketch this out in your notebook.)
Can you get the signals to subtract? What does this look like? (Again, sketch this out.)
How does what you observe fit with the research you did on
adding/subtracting signals and superposition? Figure 3
Part 3c – Signal Analysis – Addition and Subtraction in the Line
You just observed how signals can be combined in the oscilloscope, but they can be combined before entering the scope as well. In fact, the cables and connectors are usually where noise is picked up in instrumentation and measurement, something that would mask your heartbeatsignal. For this part, you will use two function generators.
To observe the combination in the cables, send a signal out of each function generator that is very different from the other (100 Hz and 1000 Hz work well). Don't forget to attenuate each signal. Plug a splitter directly into Channel A and connect each generator to theoscilloscope. You can also go back to digital memory/hit Auto-‐Set for a clearer image.
What does this combined signal look like?
Can you measure the period/frequency of both periodic waves of the combined signal? (Turning the 1000 Hz amplitude down and 100 Hz up may make thisclearer, but you are encouraged to play with various settings.) How do these periods/frequencies compare with your input frequencies?
Thinking back to the signal you observed in Part 1 (when you held the ends of the banana plugs), what do you notice about this signal that is similar? What is different?
(Optional) This is a signal of two very distinctly different waveforms, but there is a very interestingphenomenon that occurs when two similar waves interfere. If you're interested in this, mention it to your instructor. They will be able to help youmanage this with your desire to observe bio-‐ electrical signals. For the sake of time, you can feel free to skip this section and come back to it after you observe your heartbeat.
In this same set up, change the 1000 Hz signal to 101 Hz. This may look a bit weird at first, but play with the time domain a little.
What do you observe?
What is the period/frequency of the weird signal?
How does this relate to the frequencies you are putting into the system?
Part 3d – Getting rid of unwanted signals
It is hard to control every bit of noise you measurethrough controlling your instrumentation (wires, connectors, etc). But if you can remove or reduce it, it is possible to observe small measurements within it. In this part, you will add two signals within one line, and subtract the noise signal from it, leaving you with just the important signal.
You can leave the 1000 Hz signal as is, but will need ot split the 100 Hz signal. The image to the right depicts a signal properly split and attenuated. One end of the split will be plugged into Channel B while the other will get added to the 1000 Hz noise in Channel A.
One channel should look like a normal signal, while the other looks like it did in Part 3c. It would be helpful to change the signal scale so that the wave amplitudes align. (The reason they don't has to do with input impedance. If may take too
much time to discuss this here, but can be revisited after your group measures bio-‐electrical signals.) Decrease the 1000 Hz
amplitude/increase the 100 Hz amplitude until you can barely see the 1000 Hz signal.
Can you measure the amplitude of the small wobble buried in the larger signal?How did you do it?
This small signal is a representation of a common measurement issue, one that was mentioned earlier: signal-‐to-‐noise. When the 1000 Hz signal is of use, but it is buried in the 100 Hz wave, we can't effectively measure it. In this simulation, your heartbeat is the small wobble amongst the larger one. If you remember from Part 1, the heartbeat is so much smaller than the background that you couldn't make it out at all from the noise.
Using techniques you learned earlier (Review Part 3b), can you remove the 100 Hz noise to obtain only the 1000 Hz signal?
Questions to Think About
What is a typical frequency of a heartbeat? What does this mean in terms of its period?
What is signal-‐to-‐noise mean? Why does it matter?
If you're listening to a radio station, but have some static, can you get the signal better by turn the volume up? Why or why not?
Part 4 – The Differential Amplifier
In this experiment, a differential amplifier does the same type of signal cancellation as what you observed in Part 3d _.A differential amplifier takes two signals and subtracts them from each other, outputting the_differential between them. The resulting signal is often very small, so the output signal is also amplified.Using
this device, you can cancel the noise and observe your heartbeat. You will revisit this later.
The differential amplifier has internal
rechargeable batteries that will need to
be charged. This can be done in a couple
minutes using the charger.
In this part, you will measure the gain of
the amplifier. Once again, you will need
to attenuate a signal from a signal
generator (~100 Hz) and split it – one
end will go into Channel A of the
oscilloscope, the other will go through
the differential amplifier first before
going into Channel B. You will need a Y-‐ Splitter to make the necessary Figure 5 connections, which are pictured here.
In the image, one banana plug is connected from the black port of the differential amplifier to the black port of the splitter; one of the red ports on the amplifier also connects to the black port on the splitter while the other connects to the red port. The output of the amplifier connects to Channel B of the 'scope.
Because this is an AC signal, make sure the amp is switched to AC. The "Low" and "High" refer to the gain, which you will measure on the oscilloscope between Channels A and B. If the signal from the amplifier ever looks weird (this is called clipping), you probably need to turn the amplitude down on the generator.
What is the value of the low gain? What is the value of the high gain?
Does it matter which red output on the amplifier goes to the red output of the splitter? Why or why not? Test your hypothesis and note any changes.
Measure the gain, low and high, for a few frequencies. Any will do, but try to have one of them low (~10 Hz) and one of them high (~1000 Hz).
Does the gain depend on frequency?
Part 5 – Heartbeat
You should now be able to measure your heartbeat. To do so, you will need to attach 3 electrodes to your body: one just above your ankle, and one on each arm (the signal will be clearest the closer
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you attach the electrode to your shoulder). If you wish to, you can wipe the area with an alcohol swap first and ensure clean skin for a good contact.
The electrode on your ankle will be attached to the black port on the amplifier. Each arm electrode will attach to one of the red ports. To cancel even more noise, twist the wires together between your arms and the amplifier. At this point, for the clearest signal, the amplifier should be pulled as far away from the oscilloscope as possible. In addition, the person being measured should sit still, away from the equipment, and avoid touching metal.
The output of the amplifier, on low gain, should be plugged into Channel A. Can you observe a heartbeat? If you're having trouble, consider the average time between heartbeats and adjust the time scale on the oscilloscope accordingly.
Why does this configuration of electrodes cancel the noise your body picks up? It may help to sketch the electrical path from each shoulder electrode to the common ground on the ankle.
What is the size of the heartbeat?
What is the frequency?
Each group member can see their own heartbeat, if they wish.Disconnect from the amplifier when you're finished.
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Skeletal muscle (covering the skeleton and giving the body shape - these are the type of muscles most often thought of when the term "muscle" is used).
Smooth muscle (in walls of hollow organs such as the stomach).
Cardiac muscle (only in the heart).
Cardiac muscle is different from other human muscles in that it does not get tired. This muscle works automatically and constantly without ever pausing to rest. The cardiac muscle relaxes to fill the heart with blood and then contracts to squeeze blood out of the heart.
Until recently it was believed that cardiac muscle cells could not be regenerated. However, a study reported in the April 3, 2009 issue of Science contradicts this belief. In the study, Olaf Bergmann and his colleagues at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm tested samples of heart muscle from people born before 1955 who had very little cardiac muscle around their heart. Researchers used DNA samples from many hearts and estimated that a four-year-old renews about 20 percent of heart muscle cells per year, and about 69 percent of the heart muscle cells of a 50-year-old were generated after birth.
This is an image of a skeletal muscle captured under a brightfield biological microscope with a PAX-cam microscope camera.
The human heart is roughly the size of your fist and weighs between 10-12 ounces (about 0.75 lbs.) in men, a little less in women. The National Institutes of Health has great info on the chambers of the heart, the left versus right side of the heart and heart anatomy here.
Human cardiac muscle captured under the RB30 microscope at 40x magnification with a 5mp microscope camera.
Did you know that the human heart beats about 100,000 times each day? And the adult heart beats fewer times per minute than a child's heart.
Human cardiac muscle captured under the RB30 microscope at 100x magnification with a 5mp microscope camera.
Human cardiac muscle captured under the RB30 microscope at 400x magnification with a 5mp microscope camera.
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How Kenora Got its Name
A bird's eye view of Kenora • Credit: Darren Tacknyk
KE-NO-RA
Rats and flour just don't go together!
Gerry is the Executive Director of Ontario's Sunset Country
An Interesting Story...
The story of how Kenora, on the north shore of Lake of the Woods, got its name is a very interesting one. Back in the late 1800s, the area around Kenora was a bustling stop along the CP Rail line. There was activity in a number of industries, notably gold and flour. At the time, there were three communities situated right beside each other, each with a different name. There was Keewatin, where the flour mill was situated, Norman, the island just east of Keewatin, and the bustling burb of Rat Portage. Much talk and complaining about the name "Rat Portage" occurred, but nothing was done about it until 1905.
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Keewatin from above. Photo: Darren Tacknyk
Here is the story as written on the Lake of the Woods Museum website:
It was not until 1905 that the community changed its name to Kenora. Dissatisfaction with the name of Rat Portage had been expressed by the residents of the town over the years, but apparently, it took a final push from the industry to initiate the change. The Maple Leaf Flour Company reportedly refused to build here because they didn't want the word rat on their flour bags.
Read the full story on the MUSE website.
It didn't take long for the prospective flour barons to realize that flour in bags labeled "Rat Portage" would not be a hit with consumers. Obviously, rats and flour don't go together, especially when you think of how prolific rats are in the areas of eating and generating waste!
Downtown Kenora. Photo: Lake of the Woods Museum
So the town fathers got together and sat down to figure out what they could name the town, without offending any of the citizens in either of the three existing communities. Someone came up with the clever idea to combine parts of the names of the three existing communities into one name. Hence, they took the "KE" from Keewatin, the "NO" from Norman, and the "RA" from Rat Portage and developed the name we all know and love today: Kenora!
So, as they say, the rest is history... KEewatin-NOrman-RAt Portage!
Kenora's Present-Day City Hall
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Gerry Cariou Gerry is Executive Director of Ontario's Sunset Country Travel Association and is an avid fisherman and nature photographer. Gerry has been writing about Sunset Country's varied travel experiences for over 20 years and lives these experiences year-round in Kenora, Ontario.