From trial and error over many years I have come to realize the success of a daily meditation practice for me is to be realistic. We would all love to meditate for an hour in the morning and an hour before bed but for the majority of us that is not possible. How much time can you spare and can you find a similar time of the day to practice meditation? Making the effort to carve out time for meditation is the first step. The next step is sticking to your commitment of time & place for your meditation. This is where you need to create a habit so like brushing your teeth in the morning, you do not pass a day without meditation.
For me the best time of day for meditation is first thing in the morning. I have set my alarm 15 minutes earlier in the morning to get up to meditate. I wake up, go to the washroom, put on an extra layer, drink lemon water, take out my meditation cushion, press start on my meditation timer and sit in silence for 10 minutes (additional 1 minute warm up to get settled). So why on earth do I get up earlier to meditate and not savour that extra 15min of extra sleep? Am I crazy? Possibly! The answer is I'm not sure. I was so close to googling why meditation is good and writing a paragraph about that to fill this paragraph with but let me try and figure out why I choose to wake up earlier to mediate and why you should too?
Is sleeping not better for me than waking up earlier to sit in stillness? This is a fair question since the majority of the population suffer from sleep disorders and don't get enough sleep at night. However, sleeping and meditation are completely different and both bring amazing benefits and both are super important. If you are a person who doesn't get enough hours of sleep at night, I would say don't set your alarm 15minutes earlier to wake up for meditation, sleep and let your body recover. Choose a different time of the day to meditate, simple. On your lunch break, go find a quiet bench to sit on, an empty office to sit in, the restrooms to hide out in…. honestly anywhere you can find that you feel safe & at ease in. Don't feel you need to sit on a meditation cushion, in yoga pants at 4:45am to mediate, you don't.
Personally I don't have an issue with sleeping which I am very grateful for and we go to bed early in our home, around 9:30 pm. Therefore, I get enough sleep so I can wake up 15minutes earlier to meditate. This routine works for me but find one that works for you, one is not better than the other. It really doesn't matter when, where and what you are wearing, just take 10minutes to focus the mind to meditate.
So, what is meditation? Again, the temptation to google is there but I will answer from a personal place. For me meditation is a very active practice. From the outside you may look like still with very little movement but on the inside the mind is extremely active. The practice is to bring that outward stillness into the mind. The mind or our thoughts have an innate tendency to wander, flow, distract and go nuts when you bring your body to sit in stillness. In truth your mind is always going but it becomes really apparent how crazy your thoughts are when you sit still and bring your attention to them. The aim of meditation for me is to become aware of my thoughts, notice where my thoughts lead and bring them back to a still point by focusing on my breath, the inhale & exhale through an open mouth a focal point to help focus & control the crazy spiralling of my thoughts.
Focusing solely on your breath for the first few breaths can be easy, however without even knowing it the mind wanders off to past or future thoughts and the breath is lost. The kind of exercises I like to do to help focus my mind is to focus my attention between my eyes to my inner eye, this really helps me for some reason, it's like a pause button until I get distracted by my thoughts again and I need to repeat the process. Another one I like is to whisper silently in a kind way to myself that I am thinking and to bring my attention back to a focal point, sometimes I like that point to be my belly. A great way to help focus the mind and distract yourself from your thoughts is to count to 10 and repeat. You won't believe how hard this is, I have found myself almost at 50 before noticing I wasn't paying attention. When you notice you are not paying attention you start back at 0.
So why meditate? Meditation is getting a lot of media attention lately which is awesome, most of us know the benefits of it already. Even 1 minute of meditation is supposed to be beneficial to our mental health. Again, I will speak from a personal experience. Why I mediate is for the mental challenge it provides every morning. I know challenging to still my mind helps me cope with life after those ten minutes. It helps me think clearer, pause before I react (this doesn't happen all the time but I notice an improvement), it helps me listen more as I am not afraid to sit in silence, it helps me in awkward silent situations and not feel awkward, it helps me sit in a restaurant by myself and just sit there without having to pull out my iPhone to distract me from the silence or loneliness, it helps me feel comfortable in my own skin, it helps me cope in times of stress, it helps me relax and ease into my day, it provides clarity and helps me be present in moments that I really want to be present in and fully aware.
There are many scientific reasons why meditation is great and I am sure I am benefiting from so much more but these are the reasons why I keep meditating every morning. I see an improvement in my life and how I look at life in general, I have learned to separate the unimportant from the important (can still mess up of course) and I truly believe it is those 10minutes every morning that help clear space in my head for what's important, stillness, awareness, knowing who you are and being present in this life and taking control of your life to live the way you choose. All that from 10 minutes a day. Try it and see how it transforms you. It's not all hype, find a time that works for you and just do it.
It was by accident that I ended up writing this blog in O Five Tea Bar on Fourth Ave. It is a fitting setting as the other customers are either silently working or silently reading. The staff too, go about their business with the quiet diligence of monks.
Silence can come in many forms, it can be deep and oppressive, it can be heavy like a thick, dark blanket, it can be thin and unwholesome like the silence of a lie or the silence of inaction. It can also be strong and true, like it is in here right now, like it is after a strong Om or like a winter forest when the snow settles on the world to give it the perfect finishing touch.
Some things are best enjoyed in silence, like the tea I am drinking. You almost need the quiet to fully understand it, to fully appreciate it, as if the flavour whispers and it will disappear into the background unless you listen carefully.
I read a blog recently about a lady who managed to get a private audience with the successor to the Dalai Lama. He asked her if she had specific questions. She did not and so they remained in each others company and enjoyed the silence. It was a silence which required nothing else. There was no need to break it with mindless chatter. They shared the silence.
Silence encourages stillness. I am almost afraid to pour my tea too quickly for fear of adding an unwanted flavour to the quiet of the room. As if a movement too vigorous will create a ripple which will disturb the stillness.
Some of us are afraid of silence. We step into an elevator with somebody and take out our phone rather than share the silence. We plug in to the screen, the earphones, the podcast, the music, whatever it is, we use it as an exit system to flee the quiet stillness and rush out into the lights and sound, embracing it with open arms, wishing to be swallowed up by sound and colour.
It distracts us from our discomfort but there is no strength without discomfort. We put on a soundtrack that drowns out the whisper that tells us "something is wrong." We don't listen to the small voice inside us. We don't get to know ourselves, like the parent who tells the small child to be quiet and behave, but the child is scared. The parent does not know because the soundtrack is too loud.
How many times when you were in school did your teacher tell you to "pay attention"? How can we pay attention when we do not know how too? We have never been thought these skills yet we are expected to have them, even though these abilities are being pushed further and further away from us every day.
A friend of mine once said, that if he had the opportunity to do anything in the world without the chance of failure, he would change the world. As Leo Tolstoy says "Everyone thinks of changing the world but no one thinks of changing themselves." "Change yourself", according to Nick Seaver's TedTALK, "and you will change the world." We are our own environment. Change ourselves and we change our environment.
Become still and let the mind settle, like the white powder flying about a snow globe.
Falling leaves in autumn, finding stillness.
That is where we learn to pay attention. There is power in silence, the power to learn, the power to forgive, the power to change the world. Change yourself and you will change the world.
How many earth shattering decisions were made on a whim, thrust out from a blinding flash of anger rather than forged with patience from a still mind.
Viktor Frankl's life was ruined in Nazi Germany, his family killed, his dignity stripped. He felt the emotions but he did not fall into them. "Between stimulus and response," he said, "there is a space. In that space is our power to chose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." What Frankl describes is the power to change the world. This power lies in the pause, the silence. The power lies in the gap before stepping forward. The bridge in the road, before continuing the journey.
This is the power of silence. The power to change yourself and in turn the power to create a change greater than any of us have known.
This will open our minds to let us hear the undercurrent that tells us where we need to be. The candle light in Time Square is drowned out by flashing neon lights but it is still there. We just need to find it.
Through silence we can chip away at the surface and find our true selves. The reactive self is not the real self. The true self or the soul, as I like to think of it, is underneath and cannot be seen because the reactive self has encompassed it. Take the time, take the pause. Step away and listen.
John Francis spoke about his 17 years of silence in his TedTalk and it was on the Ted radio hour where I heard him say it was only after months of not speaking, that his mind began to settle. The waves took many months to settle after the storm.
It is ok to stop. We do not always need to move. We do not always need to fill the space. The sound of om consists of four parts, the final part being the silence.
In conclusion, I would like to encourage you all to sit in silence. Start small but be consistent. Invite the silence into your life like an old friend and see what stories it will tell you.
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I have often wondered about this soul. What is it? Does it exist? Do I have one? Do you have one? Do you believe in the soul?
I think the soul is what it all boils down to. I believe the soul is the true self.
In his book, The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle talks a lot about the busy mind, all the chatter that is constantly playing out in your head. The internal dialogue, the judgment, the thoughts, the wanting, the fear – the list goes on. Tolle describes this chatter as a sickness and talks about coming into the present moment and quieting the thoughts.
The present moment with a quiet mind, in my opinion, is when you find your true self. Your soul.
I am not talking about a static mind, but one which is at peace with itself in a way that a person knows who they truly are.
It's like an artist chipping away at a block to reveal the true piece of art in inside. The artist is you. The masterpiece is your soul and your tools are right there at your disposal. Honesty, humility, breath, meditation, exercise, stillness, nature, sight, sound, color, touch, feeling, sharing, again – I could go on. The tools are anything that allows your mind to become still. Like training a muscle, the more time spent with the mind at ease, the more we chip away at the fluff that surrounds ourselves and our personality.
I have noticed that I behave differently depending on who I am with and on the situation I am in. Sometimes I wonder which one is the real me, or at least which one is the best representation of the type of person I am. The more I practice meditation and yoga and get into the mountains away from distractions of everyday life, the more I can see myself for who I am, and who I want to be. The better I can see my soul.
Hindsight is a great thing. It amazes me how suddenly it creeps up on a person bringing with it revelations about the past. Things I did, people I treated badly. Years after, the wrong I did came to me all of a sudden. Maybe, back then I carried too much. Maybe I carried so much crap in my mind that I couldn't see clearly. Over the years did I peel away some of the layers so I could see more of what is around me but also what is inside of me? Did I get closer to the real me? My soul?
Everybody has a true self. But not everybody's true self is revealed, even to themselves. I have not found my soul and may never find it, but I hope that each day I can get a little closer to my true nature and that whatever I do find, I hope it can be positive and make up for the foolish things I have done in the past.
I would like to go into this topic on a deeper level sometime in the future but for now I wish you happy soul searching. Remember there are no lost souls. It is right there inside you. It is just a question of how deep it is buried.
This morning I pondered the topic of my next blog, I thought about what is important to me. What goes hand-in-hand with my everyday life, a constant part of my life, a permanent part of my daily routine? One constant for me every morning to start my day is meditation.
Recently I spoke to a good friend of mine. He had many stresses in his life at that time and needed to vent and get it off his chest. It is, we assume beneficial to talk about your problems, essential to let them out. It is part of the process of dealing with them. It is also, in my opinion a reactive part of the process. What I mean by this is that you don't talk about your problems until they arise. You can't. It is part of the process, therefore discussing a problem, while being an essential method of dealing with it, is a direct reaction to the problem.
What can we do before the problems arise? I don't mean worst-case scenario – building a bunker for doomsday style preparation. I mean preparation of the mind. Maintenance of the mind. Taking stock of where we are every day. Noticing how we feel and accepting it.
In western culture we go to the doctor when we are sick. In eastern culture people visit the doctor for a regular maintenance of the body throughout the year whether they are sick or not. The same is required for the mind.
Over a period of a couple of months, I visited a therapist to discuss my anger issues. His idea was that I continue to see him over a long period for general maintenance and upkeep of the mind. I didn't. I found meditation instead, combined with yoga and fresh air. I'm not speaking to or against working with a therapist. It just wasn't my path, but regular meditation is my path. Regularly pausing to take stock of my state of mind and emotions or even just pausing to be still with current conditions.
I asked my friend if he had tried meditation. He had not, his answer being "I am not a meditation kind of person." Some people are not at a stage in their lives that they are willing to try these "Jedi mind tricks." Some people will never be open to it. But, I urge everybody who reads this, even if it's not your thing, even if you are not a meditation kind of person – try it anyway. See what happens. There is nothing to lose. There is everything to gain.
Sanity, peace of mind, silence, time, energy…… Everything.
"I don't have time to meditate," people might say. There is always time. Granted, maybe you don't have time to sit on a meditation cushion for twenty minutes a day, but take two minutes on a bus or train, in the morning if you get up a few minutes earlier, before bed, take two minutes and sit in stillness and silence. Notice the breath and notice the thoughts that arise.
Do this consistently for a month and see where it takes you. I am convinced it will make a difference. Start small but be consistent. Consistency is the most important thing. Consistency is where the power is.
Maybe after a month you will be comfortable enough to bump it up to five minutes, ten minutes or whatever. I generally get the most benefit out of my meditation session after the ten minute mark when I'm really settled into it, so I try to consistently go for a 20 minute session.
After trying it for a month, if it is something you feel you wish to continue, you may want to check out Insight Timer a free app but lots of guided meditations. Headspace is also a great place to start. For my own personal meditation I usually like to sit tall and comfortable on a cushion, cover my eyes and wear noise canceling headphones. I breathe and empty my mind, or at least try to. I am usually free of thoughts for more no more than a few seconds at a time, but the key is to notice when the mind wanders. A useful method is to count to ten with each breath. Start again from the beginning when you reach ten or when you find your mind has wandered.
I would love to hear your feedback and experiences from your meditation journey. For me, it got me through the most difficult time of my life.
So, if you don't meditate, give it a go. Two minutes, five minutes, whatever works, but to be consistent and remember – we are all meditation kind of people, we just need to be open to sitting still for a few minutes.


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Antibiotics-resistant superbug kills 2, infects 180 in Los Angeles
Posted on February 20, 2015 by Dr. Eowyn | Leave a comment
Fri, 20 Feb 2015 11:10:11 +0000
eowyn2
It's here.
The antibiotic-resistant superbug dubbed "nightmare bacteria" is now a fact of life in the United States.
A year ago, PBS's Frontline reported that the largest U.S. outbreak on record of a strain of "nightmare bacteria" that infected 44 people at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in suburban Chicago "is fueling alarm among public health officials about the spread of potentially lethal drug-resistant infections." At the time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said just 96 cases of the infection had been reported to the agency since 2009.
The bacteria strain, known as carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE), is a form of superbug that lives in the gut and can carry a gene called NDM-1 that is resistant to practically all antibiotics on the market today. Perhaps more alarming, the gene can jump from bacteria to bacteria, making treatable infections untreatable.
Since the Chicago infection, the superbug has leapt across the continent to the west coast.
Chad Terhune reports for the Los Angeles Times, Feb. 18, 2015, that nearly 180 patients at UCLA's Ronald Reagan Medical Center may have been exposed to the CRE "nightmare bacteria" from contaminated medical scopes, and two deaths have already been linked to the outbreak. UCLA declined to provide details on the two people who died, citing patient confidentiality. The number of CRE-infected patients may grow as more patients get tested.
UCLA said it discovered the outbreak late last month while running tests on a patient. This week, it began to notify 179 other patients who were treated from October to January and offer them medical tests. By some estimates, if the infection spreads to a person's bloodstream, the bacteria can kill 40% to 50% of patients.
At issue is a specialized endoscope inserted down the throats of about 500,000 patients annually to treat cancers, gallstones and other ailments of the digestive system, in a procedure called ERCP or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. These duodenoscopes are considered minimally invasive, and doctors credit them for saving lives through early detection and treatment.
But medical experts say some scopes can be difficult to disinfect through conventional cleaning because of their design, so bacteria are transmitted from patient to patient. The duodenoscopes typically involved in the CRE outbreaks have an "elevator channel" that doctors use to bend the device in tight spaces and allow for attachments such as catheters or guide wires. Experts suspect bacteria build up in that small area.
But Dr. Alex Kallen, an epidemiologist in CDC's Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, said he hasn't found any breaches in cleaning protocol at hospital outbreaks he has investigated. He believes the problem probably is more complicated than just a design issue: "There isn't an obviously easy solution to employ. There is action on a lot of different fronts."
The duodenoscopes are not the same type used in more routine endoscopies and colonoscopies.
UCLA said it immediately notified public health authorities after discovering the CRE bacteria in one patient and tracing the problem to two of the duodenoscopes. Dale Tate, a university spokeswoman, said UCLA had been cleaning the scopes "according to standards stipulated by the manufacturer." After the infections were discovered, "the two scopes involved with the infection were immediately removed and UCLA is now utilizing a decontamination process that goes above and beyond the manufacturer and national standards."
The UCLA outbreak is the latest in a string of similar incidents across the country that has top health officials scrambling for a solution. State and federal officials are looking into the situation at UCLA as they wrestle with how to respond to the problem industrywide.
Since 2012, there have been about a half-dozen outbreaks affecting up to 150 patients in Illinois, Pennsylvania and most recently at a well-known Seattle medical center, according to experts. These outbreaks are raising questions about whether hospitals, medical-device companies and regulators are doing enough to protect patient safety. Some consumer advocates are also calling for greater disclosure to patients of the increased risks for infection before undergoing these procedures.
Lawrence Muscarella, a hospital-safety consultant and expert on endoscopes in Montgomeryville, Pa., said the recent number of cases is unprecedented: "These outbreaks at UCLA and other hospitals could collectively be the most significant instance of disease transmission ever linked to a contaminated reusable medical instrument."
CDC officials said they were assisting the L.A. County Department of Public Health in its investigation of the UCLA infections. Dr. Alex Kallen said the outbreaks are serious given the high mortality rate of this superbug and how difficult it can be to treat. He warns that additional cases might be going undetected.
Last month, Virginia Mason Medical Center (VMMC) in Seattle acknowledged that 32 patients were sickened by contaminated endoscopes from 2012 to 2014 with a bacterial strain similar to CRE. Eleven of those patients died. But VMMC said other factors may have contributed to their deaths because many of the patients were already critically ill. VMMC instituted a new quarantine process that sets the endoscopes aside for 48 hours so evidence of any bacterial growth can be found before reusing them. That has increased the time for equipment cleaning from a couple of hours to more than two days. VMMC said it had to purchase 20 additional endoscopes to compensate for that down time.
"There is either a design issue to be addressed or a change to the guidelines for the cleaning process," said Dr. Andrew Ross, section chief of gastroenterology at VMMC. "It's the role of the federal government to make some of those decisions." Some patient-safety advocates say FDA regulators and industry officials have been too slow to respond.
A spokeswoman for the FDA said the agency was working to reduce the incidence of infections while maintaining access to a crucial medical tool by "actively engaged with the manufacturers of duodenoscopes used in the U.S. and with other government agencies such as the CDC to develop solutions to minimize patient risk associated with these issues.… The FDA believes the continued availability of these devices is in the best interest of the public health."
Olympus Medical Systems Group, a major manufacturer of these endoscopes and UCLA's supplier, said it was working with the FDA, physician groups and hospitals regarding these safety concerns and that all of its customers who purchase Olympus duodenoscopes "receive instruction and documentation to pay careful attention to cleaning."
UCLA said it is notifying 179 patients and their primary-care doctors by phone and letter. UCLA offered to send patients a free home testing kit for a rectal swab, or they could come in to be tested.
Even before this incident, UCLA has struggled at times with patient safety. An influential healthcare quality organization gave the Ronald Reagan Medical Center a failing grade on patient safety in 2012. The hospital's score improved to a C in the latest ratings from Leapfrog Group, a Washington nonprofit backed by large employers and leading medical experts.
Meanwhile, some doctors worry the outbreaks might deter patients from seeking care they need. "ERCP is a common and critical procedure in most hospitals today," said Dr. Bret Petersen, a professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic's division of gastroenterology and hepatology in Rochester, Minn. "It's not a procedure we can allow to be constrained, so this is a serious issue we need to address."
For Californians, see "How safe is your hospital? A look at California ratings":
Kaiser Permanente hospitals consistently post some of the highest safety scores in California
UCLA Ronald Reagan hospital gets a C letter grade for safety; L.A. County-USC gets a D
Q&A: What makes CRE superbugs so dangerous?
Alarming: Outbreak of antibiotics-resistant "nightmare bacteria" in Chicago
Gonorrhea is now antibiotic resistant
~Éowyn
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Avid shore fisherman out of Galveston, Texas. I'm also lucky enough to fish out of West Palm Beach/Naples FL, Venice LA, and try to fish out of Honolulu HI every once in a while.
Drag Replacement for Shimano Solstace?
I did a quick search on eBay and saw a set of carbon drags for the 4000FI. Also, Smooth Drag may carry them. Last case scenario buy a carbon sheet and cut your own.
Many opinions on this and anything else that do the same job. If you can afford to why not buy the best pliers that will work for you? Harbor Freight or VS I don't own VS pliers, but who really cares what people use? I try a lot of gear trying to find what works for me and at the end of the day that is the only thing that matters. I like old school Browning Pliers and discontinued Sargent Sportsmate pliers. Depending on what type of fishing I do. A few friends have VS pliers, but I'm happy with my Browning's which happen to look similar. At the same time they are very happy with their VS pliers and one guy has had them for over 10 years with heavy use on his charter business.
North Fork Composites makes the blanks. Edge Rods is the completed rod. Same blanks.
I will take it shipped to Texas!
Yes go for it! Extended an old Legend that I broke at the handle(don't ask how) by 18" and still feels like the same rod. Love the rod and it's still alive. Yeah you can always go with the new stuff but extended an old Offshore Angler by 18" for my brother and he loves it.
How to treat corrosion deep in an aluminum spool ?
Maybe use a small brush to paint on some metal primer and then epoxy over it?
2018 Saltist Star Drag, Underrated?
I have a few Saltist 20 HC...my favorite baiting reel because the clicker will scare old ladies. Built like a tank and the high gearing is perfect for bait checking. Is a heavy reel for jigging, but will work. Sold all of my Calcutta 400B's and Abu 6500's. Got a few Chrome Rockets left and went up to the Shimano Calcutta Conquest 400's, but the clickers are weak.
Chub and perch go with 1000 size and as poster said parts availability will be 10 years on newest reels. Though you will be fishing fresh water reel may last 10 years before any maintenance is needed.
DO YOU BUY MORE TACKLE THAN YOU SELL?
Way more! I have over 50 rods, 10 are fly rods mostly stuff I wrap and maybe 80-100 reels, 5 fly reels..scared to count lol. I enjoy it and sell my spares on here and eBay, but end up buying more. My family/friends and fishing is the only things that make me happy so why not? When I find great tackle/gear I buy a crapload if it Browning fishing pliers 6 pair Sargent pliers 5 pair spare cutters to last a lifetime Daiwa Saltist 20 HC 12 reels Calcutta Conquest 400 10 reels Shimano Curado 300EJ 12 reels Simms wading belt 5 I know I have a sickness...but I'm ok with it!
I'm pretty sure your Record 60 has a different spindle than your 6500.
Is the line guide missing? I see the line guide is "discontinued and no longer available". If you let everyone know where you live, maybe someone could recommend a tackle shop close to you. If it's routine service should not be an issue. Another option about the reel is to buy a cheap used one on eBay and use it for parts since you have 2 reels it may be worth it. handi2 lives in Florida and could help you out.


Zultan suffered an almost mortal blow this past weekend as he was stampeded by a herd of pesky badgers in Iowa, spending the rest of the weekend picking turf out of his teeth.
To add to his misfortunes, the BCS No. 1 ranked team, the Oklahoma Sooners, also lost.
Luckily, for Iowa, they do not have to worry about that kiss of death––being ranked No. 1 by the BCS Mad Hacker. I feel for Auburn – well, sort of, but not really. They are doomed but at least we know that heading into action for Week 9.
When asked last week, 46 of you volunteered to stand in Zultan's shoes to predict winners starting In Week 10 (next week). Zultan was touched that so many were willing to take the bullet for the mighty one. More on that at the end of this article.
In order to test the waters , Zultan has invited a substitute soothsayer to make selections this week. The question is – will the guest prognosticator sent by the football gods be able to discern Zultan's subtleties in picking winners?
Zultan will allow MAD to make his picks without interruption or ridicule by the Mighty One, although the temptations will be there, rest assured. The Mad Ones selections will stand as if Zultan made them himself.
Click here to make your picks for Week 9 and see if you can send the "lean and hungry" Mad One back to the bleachers by surpassing him in picking winners.
Only ten of you by-passed Zultan in Week 8 by going 9-1. These very astute people along with the season-long leaders in outguessing the Mighty One will be listed at the end of this article.
Illinois has improved their standing significantly since the start of the season.
Purdue (4-3, 2-1) was in the proverbial wrong place at the wrong time last week, getting thumped 49-0 by a hungry Ohio State team at the Horseshoe, a week after the Bucks suffered a stunning upset at the hands of Wisconsin.
Plus, in 2009 the Boilers upended the Buckeyes at home, 26-18. Classic double-whammy––saw this beat down coming from miles away.
While it's easy to explain Ohio State's motivations behind the pounding the 'Makers took last weekend, 49-0 is 49-0. That doesn't bode well as the Illini (4-3, 2-2) prepare to welcome Purdue to Champaign on Saturday. Illinois defended their house last week to the tune of a 43-13 rout of Indiana.
It's tough to get worked up about this match up. Beyond the Big Ten rivalry, there is no real enmity here. And it's not like we're talking about a pair of traditional football powers.
If you're a fan of either program and I've offended you, in the words of heavy metal band Suicidal Tendencies, "Maybe you need to be offended." I'm just calling 'em like I see 'em.
In a match up between mediocre teams, momentum and home field advantage are frequently the deciding factors. Each favors the home-standing Illini.
Once the Northwestern Wildcats (5-2, 1-2) were an easy mark, a virtual guaranteed 'W' for the opposition.
Michigan State put on a furious second-half rally to top the Cats, 35-27, last week, to protect their top 10 national ranking. Meanwhile, Indiana (4-3, 0-3) out-played Illinois in the first half of their 43-13 defeat, but three first half turnovers and a poor second half led to the unsightly final.
Indiana has an impressive aerial attack (sixth in the country at 313.6 yards per contest) and scores a healthy 31.1 points per game, but with wins versus Akron, Arkansas State, Towson State, and Western Kentucky, it's awfully hard to take them seriously.
Senior Ben Chappell has already piled up 2,137 yards and 17 touchdowns through the air, but Northwestern counters with senior Dan Persa, who has amassed 1,850 yards of his own in his first season as a starter. The Wildcats have a more physical, balanced attack.
The Hoosiers are at home, but this game is pretty close to a pick 'em; in cases like that, I ride with the better defensive team, which is clearly the 'Cats.
Iowa lost 31-30 to the Badgers in Iowa City last weekend.
You can look at Michigan State two ways: either as the grittiest, most resilient 8-0 team in the country–having rallied from a 17-7 halftime deficit to clip Northwestern, 35-27, this past weekend–or as a team that's going to fool around and soon dig themselves into one hole too many.
Iowa, behind senior Ricky Stanzi (1,732 yards passing, 16 TDs) could easily muscle them into the latter category should the Spartans not come to play until the third quarter.
The Hawkeyes, on the other hand, kicked off a two-game home-stand in dubious fashion, taking it on the chin, 31-30, at the hands of No. 13 Wisconsin. Dubious because Iowa gave up two fourth-down conversions on an 80-yard TD drive that culminated in an eight-yard TD run with just 1:06 remaining in the game, erasing a 30-24 advantage for the underdogs.
It could be argued, however, that MSU is not currently soaring with the eagles. So is Michigan State overrated, or was the nation sleeping on the Wildcats? I'll say that the truth always lies somewhere in the middle.
The Hawkeyes will even their 2010 mark against teams in the top 25 at 2-2 with the upset, and return back up the polls next week.
This is an intriguing match up, and one of the most difficult to call all weekend.
On one hand, Michigan (5-2, 1-2) had a bye-week to stew over a two-game losing streak, including their 38-28 home loss at the hands of the Hawkeyes on October 16.
On the other hand, Penn State (4-3, 1-2 ) broke a two-game losing skid with a 33-21 victory over Minnesota Golden Gophers in Minneapolis. Home field and momentum: Penn State.
The problem for the Nittany Lions, though, is simple: they don't have enough offense to cope with the better teams in the Big 10. They've only scored 19 points in their three losses this season (3 each versus Alabama and Iowa on the road, and 13 at home in a loss to Illinois) and they are a lowly 99th in Division I (out of 119) in total points scored (142, or 20.3 per contest).
Michigan is on the other end of the spectrum. The Wolverines score prodigiously (36 ppg, 17th in the country in Division I) but give them up almost as quickly (28.4 per outing, 80th in D-I), including a total of 72 in back-to-back losses.
Look, I love and respect Joe Pa, but I don't think he can bring it week-in and week-out anymore. I respect Penn State for not pushing him out the door ignominiously (unlike the indecencies foisted upon my favorite college coach of all-time, Bobby Bowden, who was forced out by Florida State) yet I have to wonder if the school wouldn't be better served by an innovative young head coach.
With an extra week to prepare, Michigan's offense will click on all cylinders, led by the scintillating dual-threat sophomore signal-caller, Denard Robinson. He has a respectable 1,319 yards through the air (with 9 TD tosses) and an eye-popping 1,096 yards rushing (8.0 yards per carry and 9 more TDs on the ground). He's Tim Tebow without all the hype.
Robinson makes the difference Saturday night on ESPN and ESPN3.
Terrelle Pryor continues to lead the way for the Buckeyes.
Are you kidding me? You're really going to test the powers of the Almighty Seer with this match up?
My late grandmother could pick this one, God rest her soul. No offense, Granny Stella. . .
So what is there to say? Ohio State (7-1, 3-1) is one of the most explosive offenses in the country (41 ppg, sixth nationally) yet they're also a stingy bunch (just 112 total points, 14 per game, ninth in the land), one of only four teams in the top 10 nationally in both categories.
They are led on offense by junior Terrelle Pryor, another dual-threat QB. Pryor was hyped as a Heisman candidate before he even stepped foot on campus in Columbus. He has struggled mightily at times, but now, with 2,183 total yards and 21 touchdowns (18 passing, 3 rushing), Pryor has arrived. He is unlikely to win the Heisman this winter, but he should be a preseason fave next fall.
Minnesota (1-7, 0-4 Big 10) opened the season with a 24-17 victory over Middle Tennessee State of the Ohio Valley Conference. Interestingly enough, another woebegone team, the University of Memphis, also holds a 24-17 victory over MTSU as their only triumph of the campaign. It's not the kind of comparisons you'd like to make if you're the Gophers. Both programs need some serious rebuilding. But while the Tigers snagged Larry Porter, a two-time Rivals Recruiter of the Year, Minny landed interim coach Jeff Horton after Tim Brewster was fired just over a week ago. Advantage Memphis.
Hell, I had to say something about the Gophers, and that was the best I could do.
Don't get me wrong, the USC Trojans (5-2, 2-2) are a proud team with a tremendous pedigree of brilliant success engineered by the now-departed Pete Carroll. Early expectations for the Lane Kiffin era were off-the-charts. After two heart-breaking losses in consecutive weeks (32-31 at home to Washington, 37-35 on the road to now-No. 16 Stanford), there's next to no hope of winning the PAC-10. Trojan fans should accept that eventuality.
But don't be too quick to dismiss the Men of Troy, especially when they're at home.
The Oregon Ducks are the most explosive team in all of college football, leading the country in total offense (569.1 ypg) and scoring offense (55.1 ppg), and ranking third in rushing yards per game (308.4), while being 12th in the nation in fewest points allowed (15.9 per game). Quicksilver sophomore running back LaMichael James (134 carries, 971 yards, 11 touchdowns) has inherited the mantle at the new Tailback U.
Meanwhile, at the original Tailback U, Kiffin has yet to find a ball-toter worthy of O.J Simpson, Marcus Allen, and Reggie Bush. But their tailback-by-committee approach, led by two powerful backs, senior Allen Bradford and junior Marc Tyler, has effectively balanced off a potent passing attack, landing the Trojans in the top 25 in total yards, points scored, yards rushing, and yards passing.
It's on the defensive side of the ball that this shootout will be settled. The bend-but-don't break Ducks should have more than enough firepower to outscore the Trojans, remain undefeated, and stay in contention for a National Title.
Nebraska will be looking to shut down Missouri in Lincoln on Saturday.
These aren't your father's Cornhuskers (6-1, 2-1), but the results are eerily similar.
They don't line up and pound you with the Wishbone. They run a potent pro-style offense, focused around the multi-talented red shirt freshman QB Taylor Martinez (1,046 passing yards, 870 yards rushing, 20 total TDs).
The 'Huskers are fifth in D-1 in rushing offense with 290 per game and 10th in points scored (38.9 ppg). Yet their old Blackshirts heritage is still intact, as they surrender a stingy 17.9 ppg. A win Saturday afternoon on ABC would likely catapult them into the top 10 nationally.
Then again, Missouri (7-0, 3-0 Big 12) doesn't want such an ascension to come at their expense, especially not since they earned their current No. 7 ranking with a thrilling 36-27 win last weekend over then-No. 1 Oklahoma, rallying from a 21-20 fourth quarter deficit. QB Blaine Gabbert led the charge, completing 30-of-42 for 308 yards and a TD, while the Tigers also rushed for 149 yards.
This should be a fantastic football game, matching two superior defenses (Mizzou is fifth in the country, allowing a mere 13.1 ppg) and a pair of exciting offenses.
Nebraska scores a few more points per game, Missouri gives away fewer. Nebraska rushes for significantly more yards while Missouri passes for far more. Nebraska has the edge in total yards per game and the home field.
It's hard to see Missouri knocking off Oklahoma and Nebraska in consecutive weeks, especially with the Blackshirts being at home. I also don't see the 'Huskers making as many mistakes as the Sooners did last week. Missouri cost Okie their No. 1 ranking and toppled them from the dwindling ranks of the undefeated.
The 'Huskers will give Mizzou a taste of their own medicine Saturday in Omaha.
It's yet another set of Tigers up next, and the ones from Auburn (8-0, 5-0 SEC, No. 1 BCS, No. 3 AP & Coaches' polls) have clawed their way to the top of the BCS rankings.
The way teams have swooned in that spot should give them pause on the Plains.
The numbers just don't add up right for Auburn to be No. 1 for very long. Though undefeated, they've given up 26 to Arkansas State (!), 34 to Kentucky, and 43 to then-No. 12 Arkansas. It's an offense that relies heavily on the rush game (303 ypg) to score 38.6 ppg, good for 11th in the nation. The ring leader is Heisman candidate Cam Newton, a junior from College Park, GA and one more in a long list of dual threat QBs scorching the landscape this fall.
Newton has tossed for 1,364 yards and 13 touchdowns–respectable figures– but is even better as a running threat: 1,077 yards, 6.9 yards per attempt, and 14 touchdowns. He sprinted for 217 yards and two touchdowns in a 24-17 victory over LSU that wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicated.
Mississippi (3-4, 1-3 SEC) has an impressive rushing attack, too (211.1 per contest to rank 20th in the country), but the overall level of talent on their sideline can't touch Auburn. And that's going to be the difference when the Tigers invade the Grove this weekend.
The Arizona Wildcats are currently ranked No. 15 as the second ranked team in the PAC 10.
The Arizona Wildcats (6-1, 3-1) have ridden a stout defense (13.4 ppg for seventh in the country) and a high-flying offense (298 yards per game, to rank 14th) to second place in the PAC-10.
Last week they ended the Heisman hopes of Huskies' QB Jake Locker. Locker was held to 183 yards passing and negative-24 yards rushing in a rout. Wildcat junior QB Matt Scott regained his starting position and strafed the Huskies, completing 18-of-22 attempts for 233 yards and two touchdowns.
UCLA (3-4, 1-3) has been on a roller coaster, causing prognosticators fits all season long.
Thus far, their year can be divided into three sections: two ugly losses to begin the campaign (including a brutal 35-0 whitewashing at the hands of then-No. 25 Stanford); three consecutive wins (including a 34-12 shocker over then-No. 7 Texas); followed by two more stinkers (being defeated by a cumulative 95-20 to Cal and Oregon).
Their strong rushing attack (22nd in the nation) was not enough versus the Bears and the Ducks, and there's no reason to think that the run defense of the Wildcats (yielding a meager 91 yards per outing) won't stifle the Bruins and send the home team to their third consecutive defeat.
Jake Locker of Washington (3-4, 2-2 PAC-10) saw his Heisman hopes come crashing to the Earth, as I just explained, last week in the loss to Arizona. The senior will likely end his career with close to 8,000 passing yards, and his potential NFL hopes should stanch the blow. Locker has prototypical size (6'3″, 230 pounds) and is mobile enough to escape the pass rushes that he will face on Sundays.
The Huskies will miss him, yet struggle to score points even with him at the controls of the offense right now. Between the offensive woes (24.9 ppg, 76th in the country) and even worse defensive issues (33.1 surrendered per contest, 102nd in D-I), it's a wonder that the Huskies are 3-4 overall and .500 in PAC-10 play.
The Cardinal (6-1, 3-1 PAC-10), on the other hand, are extremely explosive on offense (42.6 ppg, fifth in the nation) and competent enough on defense (24.3, 60th) to remain on the fringes of national contention. Most of their stiffest tests lie in the rear view mirror, and with a strong closing kick, Stanford could still find themselves in the Rose Bowl or some other lucrative postseason tilt.
Their balanced offense (39th in passing, 16th rushing) is led by junior Andrew Luck (1,728 yards passing with 19 TDs and 253 yards on the ground) and sophomore Chris Polk (636 yards, 5.2 yards per rush, four TDs). Stanford comes in riding the momentum of a 38-28 victory over Washington State.
Can't see the Huskies protecting the home turf this Saturday.
There are also 13 with 2 Wins over Zultan and 72 with One win.
Because there were so many who wished to participate by picking winners for Zultan, we gave the first opportunities to those with the best record against the Mighty One. Next week our No. 1 man, Phillip Murphy will have the honors for Week 10. Others will be notified soon of their Week to Pick!
Click here to make your picks this week and come back next week to see how you do against the cream of the Zultan crop!
Salute MAD for his slate of winners!
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General Healthcare Group, Britain's largest private hospital operator, is in talks to buy British cosmetic surgery group Covenant Healthcare, the Guardian newspaper reported on Wednesday.
"Covenant is one business sold at a large level of debt. It's on the market so it's time for us to look at it," General Healthcare Chief Executive Adrian Fawcett told the paper.
General Healthcare, which trades under the name BMI Healthcare, is owned by South African hospitals group Netcare and investor Apax Partners.
Nigel Robertson, the Covenant chief executive, told the paper that talks with General Healthcare were at an early stage and it was too soon to say whether they would progress.
Covenant, owned by mid-market private equity firm Cognetas, was put up for sale in March after its accounts showed it lost 137.7 million pounds ($225 million) in the year to September 2007, the Guardian said.
Covenant operates Transform, Britain's largest chain of cosmetic surgery clinics, and Abbey Hospitals, a five-strong chain of private hospitals.


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'Catfish' Resumes Filming After Claims of Sexual Harassment Against Nev Schulman Were Found 'Not Credible'
By Jessica Vacco-Bolanos
Nev Schulman Barry King/Getty Images
Back at it. Catfish has resumed production following allegations of sexual misconduct against host and executive producer Nev Schulman were found to be not credible, Us Weekly can confirm.
Hollywood's Sexual Misconduct Scandals
An MTV spokesperson confirmed the news to Us on Friday, June 22, a little over a month after filming came to halt.
"Although we never received a formal complaint, MTV and Critical Content immediately engaged an independent third party investigator," the statement read. "The independent investigator found the allegations made in the YouTube videos to be not credible and without merit."
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The statement continued: "Given the results of the investigation, Catfish will resume filming. We take these matters very seriously and are committed to providing a safe working environment."
As previously reported, Schulman denied the claims in May after a video surfaced in which a woman — who appeared on the MTV show in 2015 — alleged that she was sexually harassed by him during production.
Stars Who Got Their Start on Reality TV
"The behavior described in this video did not happen and I'm fortunate that there are a number of former colleagues who were present during this time period who are willing to speak up with the truth," Schulman said in a statement to Us at the time. "I have always been transparent about my life and would always take responsibility for my actions – but these claims are false."
MTV also spoke out in a statement following the allegations: "We take these allegations very seriously. We're working with Critical Content, our third party production company, to conduct a thorough investigation and we've put a pause on shooting until the investigation is completed."
The show is currently in its seventh season and first began airing in 2012.


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Tag: Free Agents
The Uberinfluencer and Bottom-Up Networks
ImageMalcolm Gladwell by the Business Makers
"Influencer theory" as it is discussed today on the social web is a pop myth. The various schools of thought lack the substantive analytical scientific study and proof to be considered legitimate or factual. Yet they are used by tens of thousands of marketers to strategically position themselves, their companies or clients online.
Auburn Professor Robert French said in a comment on Friday's round up of these theories on SmartBrief and pictured below, "Frankly, all of the efforts in social media that I have seen aimed at defining influence and influencers are tools that seek to (a) drive sales of a company/interest, (b) try to elevate a company/interest into some form of 'thought leader' or (c) pseudo-research disguised as marketing promotion — maybe even (d) sell a book… You can't build a theory on anecdotal evidence."
State of Influence Theory Infographic by Jess3, based on discussions of influence on Welcome to the Fifth Estate.
When exploring the infographic in depth notice the alignment of top-down versus bottom-up influence concepts, as well as the basic offsetting of these two theory families, with Gladwell and Watts taking opposite sides. The Gladwellian top-down theories include One Percenters, Trust Agents, leaderboards, and to some extent Free Agents (to be fair, Kanter and Fine's theory sits within their larger theory of networks). The Watts bottom-up family of theories include the Magic Middle and Groundswell.
Indeed, when you look at the two popular schools of thought, the worse for the wear is the more popular top-down school, first propagated by Malcolm Gladwell. This school holds that there are "uberinfluencers," a few types of people that can move entire networks and organizations toward action. Unfortunately, as time has moved along (from left to right), these theories have become less and less data centric, and as French says, built on conjecture.
Every top-down single theory is positioned within a marketing book with the exception of leaderboard technologies, which are selling their services. In essence, these ideas are increasingly popularized by bloggers and companies who have directly benefited from their school of influence becoming popular. In the case of the most popular theory – Trust Agents – we see a reinvention of the one percenter theory with a healthy dose of Edelman's Peer Trust study in it.
The idea of an uberinfluencer is reminiscent of the romantic era of cigarette advertising, when the Leo Burnett Agency creation the Marlboro Man touched off an icon of male sex appeal. Unfortunately, he was more likely alone in the desert dying from lung cancer.
Similarly, the uberinfluencer theory is very popular, and dramatacizes the impact of one person in the midst. America loves the idea of a strong man/woman leading the pack. But as time has shown, these theories do not apply universally to contagious events online and in real life. It was quite amazing to see Malcolm Gladwell's proclamation that the Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted last fall, only to have his words thrown in his face three months later with the Middle East uprisings.
There are some elements of truth to the top-down theories. Content creators or voices are important, and some become important due to their ability to generate peer trust (originally depicted as Connectors in Gladwell's book), both of which can help set off word-of-moth events. When, where and how has become less and less specific as these theories have evolved.
The Contrarian Bottom-Up School
Image: Duncan Watts by the SESConferenceSeries
The bottom-up group, started by Watts in 2003 in direct response to Gladwell's theories, has a different view, believing in a more networked effect to contagious events. Influence lies in smaller groups, more individuals and ideas/movements spread through weak ties. As an idea becomes popular in small groups and spreads, content creators and conversationalists notice it, and like their friends, help spread it across their extended relationships. This is the networked effect of influence.
All three of the bottom-up theories have the same weak point, that they are introduced within marketing books and, in the case of Sifry, a technology service measuring and selling blog influence. However, all three used analysis of data they collected to form their theories. At the same time, they have not had their results verified or replicated by third parties.
Watts, however, did a great deal of data analysis after his book came out while he was with Yahoo. He sparked an epic criticism of Gladwell in Fast Company, "Is the Tipping Point Toast," and continued to revalidate his theories:
"A rare bunch of cool people just don't have that power. And when you test the way marketers say the world works, it falls apart. There's no there there." And then, "'All they'll ever say,'" Watts insists, is that a) there are people who are more influential than others, and b) they are disproportionately important in getting a trend going."
Well said, and true, at least in this marketer's experience. The Magic Middle of all the theories has had the most weight with blog contagions, but as Watts so well makes clear in his work, contagious events are very, very unpredictable, and who will start them is an unreliable guess at best. There is more to it than simply marketing. There must be a need, and a societal readiness.
Back to the Fast Company article: "If society is ready to embrace a trend, almost anyone can start one–and if it isn't, then almost no one can," Watts concludes.
The less popular, but much more data centric bottom-up theorists hold that social network influence is not the domain of reach. They go further to show the strength of relationships matter more, that relationships and roles (a la Li and Bernoff's Technographic profile) can change by the time or situation, and that more contagious events start below the uberinfluencer level, then rise up as events unfold.
Chasing Influence
As we can see, none of theories have nailed how ideas spread through communities. Only Watts's work has yet to have a major hole punched in it, other than to say it is frustratingly murky and undefined. It seems that influence has yet to be defined in the social web era, much less in the 100 years of prior sociological study.
What is clear is that influence is perceived as online power. As long as other people are willing to pay to promote their ideas, products and services, influence theory will continue to evolve (or devolve, depending on theorist). But for now, despite evolutions and wrinkles, it still appears to be a battle between Gladwellian uberinfluencers and Wattsian groundswells.
As to the myth of the uberinfluencer, it has as much likelihood of producing a contagious event as Barack Obama's odds of resolving the debt crisis without the help of U.S. Senators and Congressmen in both parties. Yet, as long as we live in a time where popularity and attention are valued, this myth will remain strong. Welcome to pop culture.
What do you think of the State of Influencer Theory on the web?
The State of Influencer Theory Infographic
The above infographic — "The State of Influencer Theory" (download here) — was published today as part of a primer on influence theory that appeared in SmartBrief on Social Media. The post updates a section of Welcome to the Fifth Estate to include leaderboard theory, such as Klout and Empire Avenue.
Addressing some issues pointed out in "Infographics: Art or Porn," this graphic is designed by Jess3 (thank you, Jesse and Leslie), the industry leader in online data visualization. The infographic fits on one screen view. Because the graphic depicts people and theories, it is designed as a fun, cartoonesque map that illustrates the evolution of theory, creating a pop art element to it. The downloadable graphic is licensed as Creative Commons (with attribution), is high resolution, and can be made into a poster or screen wallpaper.
The key for the data elements in the graphic can be found in the companion post and is listed below:
The Tipping Point (2000) by Malcolm Gladwell – Movements are caused by three types of influencers; connectors, mavens (subject matter experts) and salesmen. Examples: Old Spice Guy, Dell Listens.
Six Degrees/Weak Ties (2003) by Duncan Watts — Data analysis shows influencers rarely start contagious movements, instead average citizens provide the spark. Examples: Egyptian Revolution, Tumblr – Digg Events.
One Percenters (2006) Jackie Huba & Ben McConnell – It is the content creators amongst Internet communities that drive online conversations. Examples: Lady Gaga, Ford Vista.
The Magic Middle (2006) by David Sifry: The middle tier of content creators and voices break stories and discussing that trickle up into widespread contagious events. Examples: 2008 Obama Election, Motrin Moms.
The Groundswell (2008) by Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff: Movements start within communities, and leaders rise up out of the community, and can have many roles including content creator, critic and collector. Examples: Haiti Earthquake Texting, Pepsi Refresh.
Trust Agents (2009) by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith – Influencers are people who build online trust and relationships whose communities look to them for advice and direction. Examples: Gary Vaynerchuk (WineLibrary.TV), Republican Party's #FirePelosi Campaign.
Free Agents (2010) by Beth Kanter and Allison Fine – These trusted influencers are independent of traditional command and control organizations, and crash into the walls of storied cultures. Examples: @BPGlobalPR, Robert Scoble at Microsoft – Channel 8
Leaderboards (2010-11): Influence can be quantified by online actions taken by a person's community, including retweets, mentions, comments and more. Examples: Klout, Empire Avenue.
Because the article is meant to serve as an objective primer on well-discussed theories, there's little opinion about which theories work and don't. You do see some alignment in the graphic of top down versus bottom up theories, as well as the basic offsetting of these two theory families, with Gladwell and Watts taking opposite sides. However, there is much to say from an opinion standpoint, and it will be said here next week. :)


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A: It seems that this code has not been placed inside a UIViewController. Autorotation works correctly only inside a UIViewController. If you want to manage it outside a UIViewController you must observe all orientation change notifications and then transform your view accordingly.

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There's bad news for those of you who like to actually have conversations with your movie-going companions. At least one company is looking to monetize your free time, especially if you get to the theater early to secure good seats.
For me, the central lesson of this age of modern media is that anything can be advertised anywhere, and it's no use fighting it. Still, the pre-show advertising reel — the ads that come before the trailers — have always struck me as an invasion of privacy. The time that I spend before the trailers belongs to me; the only reason I get to the theater early is because I have to work around the theater's inability to guarantee me a good seat. To have that time intruded upon by loud, obnoxious advertising is infuriating.
Christ alive, where are they going squeeze in adverts next?
I sometimes wish there was an IRL AdBlock.
That's nothing new where we live – the west coast. Our theater chains show "FirstLook" and some other twenty-minute long commercials before the previews even begin. They're loud and annoying and impossible to talk through. They highlight television shows or upcoming movies, and are 100%-advertising. They have a special version for kids that plays before G-rated films. Vomit.
You'd love the new ShowPlace ICON in Chicago. 16 theaters, all reserved seating. Beautiful.
Have experienced the pre-movie ads and don't like them either. Your "anything anywhere" line reminded me of attending a local college football game last season. Every small break in play prompted some spot to be played across the PA so loud that I had a hard time talking to a friend sitting next to me.
Unfortunately the experience for both has gone downhill in my opinion.
Totally agree about this being infuriating and intrusive — though I guess all advertising has this effect on me. This sort of thing has been going on for quite a while on the west coast. Iirc, they've even branded it as "The Twenty" — as if it's something you'd seek out. Lots of network TV, military, and celebrity-sponsored charity ads.
They had this back when I lived in South Carolina six plus years ago.
… and they have no reason to give you a good chance to reserve a seat, because then everybody would do this from home and come in at the last second, right before the trailers start.
We have one cinema chain in Germany, UCI, where the reservation system works really well, you can chose your seat on the website, then pay with your credit card, and then you can skip the lines and go to a "quick-checkout" ticket dispenser, where you just slide the card you paid with and out come your tickets.
This is nothing really "new", and theaters around here have been showing ads during this time for a while. But whether or not I'm being advertised to during this time doesn't really bother me — it already stopped being my time when I had to go sit extra at the theater just to be able to see the movie. I think that Jonathan Lang has a valid point — I actually prefer the system in some European countries where movie tickets aren't sold as general admission — buying a specific seat (online, in advance) means not having to show up early to sit through this.
I realize I was misleading in the way that I framed this 'news.' Yes, it's true that theaters on the West coast, theaters in South Carolina and theaters all over the world — including New York — have had ad reels playing before the trailers for some time now. I'm pretty sure it's widespread and very common in North America, anyway.
This particular news item discusses how companies are bearing down on that ad opportunity to produce more engaging content. I was blending in my general distaste for the pre-show ad reel with this mildly new development. Sorry for the confusion.
Typically the people I'm with talk over the obnoxious TV show plugs, boring trivia and nerve-grating pop music that they try to peddle to anyone trying to secure a good seat. I can't see how they could force people to do otherwise, since the lights will have to be on for viewers to find their seats and lights always translate to "it's okay to talk".
Fortunately not all theaters have Screenvision. The Alamo Drafthouse here in Austin shows clips relevant to whatever movie you may be seeing – for example, Ben Stiller sketch comedy before Greenberg and DVD extras from Toy Story 1 and 2 before Toy Story 3. One of the many reasons I go there instead of Cinemark or Regal.
I don't mind them "monetizing" the pre-show time slot – just please do it in a way that's interesting.
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Gastro Relief helps relieve digestive upset/disturbances including dyspepsia.
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Right out of the shipping container, every new piano needs time to "breathe" ― to become acclimated to its new climate and conditions. Passengers onboard cruise ships or sailing vessels know what it means to "get your sea legs." Pianos can be compared to people ― with a heart, soul, and voice.
While the same materials are used by each piano manufacturer, according to scaling and specifications for each sized instrument they make, no two pieces of wood are ever the same. This is especially critical concerning the heart and soul of a piano, the Soundboard.
Brand new pianos are tuned several times to "set" the tuning pins for stability. Next the piano's action is regulated for evenness, weight, and depth of touch. Then, at the hands of John Slavick, Master Piano Technician / Voicer for Classic Pianos of Washington, each new piano will find its own voice to perform and sound at its highest potential.
From showroom floor to its new home, whether new or pre-owned, Classic Pianos of Washington is developing a reputation for helping each piano find its voice ― and for matching each customer's preferences and individual room acoustics to their instrument.
Some pianists might prefer a more shallow touch, while others prefer a deeper touch whereby the key goes further down to the bottom. Concerning final voicing...once the piano arrives at its new home...what sounded bright in the showroom, might sound warmer in the new space; or what sounded warm or covered in the showroom, might sound more vibrant and lively on hardwood or stone floors.
The Art of Piano Voicing and Final Regulation takes great skill, time, and patience during its breaking in period. One size does not fit all. As pianists are physically different and have different preferences as to tone and action, so do pianos have their own personality and in-bred characteristics. No two pianos of the same size and scale, built at the same time in the same factory, are exactly alike. Do not confuse manufacturing consistency and quality control standards with a piano's individualism and in-bred uniqueness.
The true Art of the Piano is the connection of heart, mind, and soul. The piano and the pianist become an extension of each other ― knowing what is required and what is possible ― in the synergistic adventure of creating beautiful music.


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All women want to have beautiful, shining and healthy hair. But sometimes women less understand with their hair condition indeed they self make their hair damage, such as clamping, rebounding and etc.
When your hair starts to grow, cuticle cells will be dense and flat, with unbroken edge. It shows that the hair is still healthy. But daily treatment on hair such as combing, washing hair, and other treatment can cause friction on each sheet of hair and make the cuticle edge damaged. This was the cause of dull and rough hair.
Hard friction and chemical substance exposure such as rebounding, hair paint and etc make the cuticle layer scraped and make the hair protector gone so it's easily broke, fracture and branched. Some chemical substances can entering the hair's fibrous and ruin the hair protein, make the hair's pore bigger and than make it more brittle.
Choose shampoo which not only can clean your hair from dust greasy oil, but also can treat the hair cuticle and make some protection layer in each sheet of hair. After you wash your hair, you should apply conditioner to make additional protection layer. It will make your hair durable against pollution or chemical substance from other hair products.
It will be better if you choose conditioner with lighter and protective formula. Choose shampoo and conditioner which appropriate with the type of your hair so those products can protect and repair the damaged hair. Be loyal with one brand mark because shampoo and conditioner from the same brand were design to complete each other. Watch and read the label, choose the right ingredients.