Yes, I cheated a lot making that comic.
When the animated Super Mario Brothers movie was announced I had hopes that it would be good. The concept wouldn’t have worked as well in live-action even if the creators cared…which we know they didn’t when that movie came out. They could recreate the world of the games and suspend our disbelief a lot better.
Now I’m not so sure. Animated adaptations are starting to get as bad as the live-action ones because the people working on it don’t care about the source material any more than they do about the animation format itself. Could this still break the trend of US-produced video game movies? Maybe, but after seeing the trailers and reading an interview with the creators I have my doubts. I’m going to show both the official and final trailers for the movie and then go over my problems. It may not be a deal breaker but considering not only the trend in Hollywood but the history of the two directors my hopes aren’t so high anymore.
The animation looks nice, and they seem to have done some research. I’m happy they’re getting power-ups through physical contact and not eating the power-ups, a running comment made about the games and I went over in the comic strip. The mushrooms (regular ones, not the living people) I could see but every other power-up is not edible. Touching them makes sense and it’s what previous cartoons and comics have done to depict how Mario and Luigi get their powers. One of the directors claimed to grow up with the games and the other plays with his kids. So they appear to know their stuff.
Except they seem to want to show that off. According to the trailers they didn’t just stick to the main games but shoved in the Super Smash Brothers and Mario Kart spin-off games just to have them in there. I don’t mind Princess Peach having a bit more agency as she’s had her own games and a prominent role in the sports-based Mario side games. However, they took Luigi and shoved him off to the side. It’s not really the Super Mario BROTHERS unless both brothers are there. It feels like they were afraid to have the Princess in her usual kidnap victim role because of the usual suspects and shoved Luigi into the role instead of one of the Mushroom People, or we have to save the kingdom. Luigi’s my favorite character and he’s had his own game series, which would have made a nice sequel, so to see him appearing to sit out the entire movie while Donkey Kong gets shoved in there despite both characters’ main games usually apart from each other (DK and friends show up in side games like the sports titles) doesn’t exactly make me happy. I’m surprised Pauline and Stanley The Bugman don’t show up at some point.
Animation Magazine interviewed the directors and posted that interview to their website. This is where another concern comes into play.
The PG-rated, CG-animated movie is directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic (Teen Titans Go!, Teen Titans GO! To the Movies) from a screenplay by Matthew Fogel (Minions: The Rise of Gru).
Some people don’t like the Minions but otherwise I haven’t seen any of the Despicable Me movies yet. However, Horvath and Jelenic are a concern. Teen Titans Go! is the comedic remake of the Teen Titans cartoon fans liked. They used the same assets, just in a different art style, like set and character design as well as the voice actors. Then when fans complained they tried to pull the “it’s a kids show” defense as is kids don’t deserve quality simply because they aren’t as savvy about the world as adults, while at the same time creating episodes to attack their adult critics which kids wouldn’t care about. Those defenses are also on a bit of shaky ground at times as well, like using Lion-O’s original voice actor to defend ThunderCats Roar or using clowns as part of their “kids show” defense despite plenty of adults liking clowns. Also the previous show was made for kids as well but was done in a way that created adult fans after the disappointment that it wasn’t continuing the DCAU. So already their track record is cause for concern.
How did your work on Teen Titans Go! help prepare you for the Super Mario world?
Horvath: With Teen Titans we were tasked with making a show that was very irreverent and funny and really broad for a new audience. We were able to do that because there was already a reverent series delivered for a lot of people. But there had never been a really authentic Super Mario movie or TV show that was satisfying. So, in a way it was the opposite of what we did on Teen Titans: Let’s deliver the Mario experience that we haven’t had yet.
I mean, maybe, but what do you mean by “The opposite of what we did on Teen Titans“? Were you not trying to have a satisfying experience you hadn’t had yet? Granted the DIC shows had their issues and the live-action film was a disaster almost immediately before they even started filming, but you can’t make it too broad or you lose the gaming fans. I’m all for appealing to a wider audience and the more casual fans will accept anything that at least looks like the games, but the fans are why this stayed popular. Tossing all the references in will not benefit in the long run.
Jelenic: I’ve spent most of my career working on pre-existing characters and have gone from being faithful to completely irreverent. When people probably first heard our names attached to the movie, they expected we’d do the Teen Titans Go! treatment to Mario. But every project we come to, we make new choices depending on who the audience is and what we’re going for.
At the end of the day, we were trying to do something cinematic and that requires a different tone than maybe you’d do for a 52-week series. All our choices were about, how do we make this feel bigger and more emotional? Movie tickets are expensive, and we wanted this to be a memorable experience. It takes a lot more to get somebody into a movie theater seat. This is sort of the opposite treatment of Teen Titans Go!, so I hope we’re surprising people.
I like this idea a bit more but after your previous work you’re going to have to convince me, and convince me it won’t be another Kevin Smith situation where he messed with He-Man and friends.
(Horvath): The look of the animation we were going for is cartoony and semi-realistic. There are moments of cartoony fun, but it’s probably more of an action movie. We wanted it to feel like a big adventure film and that there are stakes and maybe you believe that these characters can die, so they’re not super-squashy and super-stretchy, and we used consistent volume on the characters to make them feel a little more grounded than you might see in some other animated films.
Credit where it’s due, I think this is the right approach. As the franchise has evolved it hasn’t gone into wacky Looney Tunes style stuff. It’s humorous, though not all the jokes in the trailer work. I’m not sure “adorable” means you can’t fight or excuses the dark kids voiced star of hopelessness. However, the games are not overly cartoonish but these are games set in a magic world and can acknowledge it’s a bit silly at times. Okay, I’m more neutral.
What was it like working with Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, Seth Rogen, Jack Black, and the rest of your high-wattage vocal cast?
Jelenic: Sometimes in the animation community people think that you can’t use celebrities, but I think it’s easy to forget that these are great performers and they’ve all proven themselves multiple times and created iconic characters. We cast them in the parts because we believed they could bring these video game characters, who really don’t have much of a personality, to life and make them relatable and funny and heroic. Literally every single person in this movie is great.
And now we’re back towards concerned. You have Charles Martinet in your voice cast, the creator of the Luigi voice as we saw last week and the famous voice of Mario. You have the authentic Mario and Luigi right there. Martinet has done full dialog for them. Instead you went with celebrities. Bowser and Peach have never really had a lot of lines, so using other people is fine. Fans have even been excited about Jack Black as Bowser and he does fine in the trailers but what would Kenny James or Scott Burns have done? Anya Taylor-Joy’s Peach is good though her dialog doesn’t always sound like her character. That’s the writer’s fault. Still, Samantha Kelly might have hoped to really show off what she can do with a full script and now she can’t.
Yes, I did look those up.
The problem here is that everybody knows celebrities are great performers…it’s why they’re celebrities. However, the voice actors are the ones never allowed to prove THEY are great performers as well and here they are denied that again with characters they’ve been playing for years. It makes less sense than with the Scoob! movie because you have the actors right there in your cast and they’ve been reduced to Easter Eggs rather than being allowed to have their moment in the spotlight. Even Paw Patrol kept many of the same roles with the same voices for their movie…and their cast ages out of the show every few seasons. There have been three or four different Ryders alone. You don’t have that problem with the Mario Brothers franchise and you still kicked the voice actors to the background.
Those same voice actors HAVE given the characters personalities, as well as the cutscene animators and writers. As Bounding Into Comics contributor Spencer Baculi points out:
Further, Jelenic’s claim that the Mario universe’s extended cast of character “don’t have much of a personality” not only suggests a misunderstanding of the source material – as is quite typical of Hollywood adaptations in the current era – but is an outright false assertion.
Whether it was small notes tucked away inside a game’s instruction manual, the subtle storytelling of the character’s actions, or the RPG-like lore explorations seen in the Mario & Luigi and Paper Mario series, Nintendo has gone through great pains to both give their creations their own distinct personalities and keep them consistent throughout their various incarnations.
This, in fact, is why the very interpretations of Mario, Luigi, and Bowser sought to be portrayed by Jelenic are as ‘in-line’ with fans’ expectations as they are – because the plumber and his friends have had dozens upon dozens of years to establish who they are and how they act.
There may not be a deep backstory. From what I’ve heard Miyamoto has treated the stories more as performances, actors playing a story. That was obvious in the level design of Super Mario Brothers 3 or maybe the stage mechanic in Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. (I watched a bit of playthrough of the latter on PlayFrame but it wasn’t holding my interest like some of his other playthroughs.) However, we do know what the characters’ basic personality is hopefully the storytellers realized this during production. The directors played when they were younger and play with their kids now, but I don’t know what the screenwriter knows of the characters. Fans are going to be looking for that.
Could the movie be good? Possibly. I can see effort put into this. Will it be accurate? Well, better than the live-action movie but that’s a low bar. Better than the DIC shows is a better bar and it might be a stronger story. I’m not worried or immediately disappointed like so many other video game adaptations but I do have concerns. Even animated video game adaptations are not without their issues beyond the necessities between formats. I do have concerns but my hopes are not completely dashed yet for a good adaptation, and remember that quality of work doesn’t necessarily mean quality adaptations. I’ve seen bad adaptations with good stories and good adaptations with bad stories. Which one this will be, or if it manages to succeed/fail at both is what I’m waiting to find out about.


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BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/FOX24) — In 2019, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society conducted a study that found the number of Americans diagnosed with MS is two times the number previously reported in 1975, with about a million Americans living with the disease.
It also found the risk of developing the disease is about 1 in 333 and MS is three times more common in women than men.
MS is one of the most common causes of neurological disability among young adults in North America and there are still so many questions about the disease, its impact, and finding a cure.
The Rampy MS Research Foundation is doing what it can to find solutions through its annual Trifest for MS Triathlon.
Brittney Skelton competed in this year’s Trifest.
“What we are doing out here today is bigger than just the race course and finishing a race,” Skelton said.
She successfully met her goal of competing and finishing three triathlon races and she did it in two days.
Erin Paslay also competed in Trifest. For her, the event was personal. She ran for her mom who died from complications of MS.
“She had a very aggressive kind and progressed really quickly, [She] ended up being in a wheelchair and on a feeding tube and it was really horrible,” Paslay said.
Paslay also ran for herself. She was diagnosed with MS seven years ago.
“I am really grateful to be seven years in the disease and still get to participate in this,” Paslay said.
She credits her ability to race to research that led to breakthroughs like medicine.
Both Paslay and Skelton were joined by family and friends along their journey – all running for each other and all running for a cure.
Skelton says in a few months they will run a relay with one of the checks from the Bentonville Square to UAMS. The finish line will be in the hands of the research doctor who will be collecting the money.

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This weekend I spent a good amount of time playing Civilization V. I had been playing Civ IV for so long and the other day I look at the icon on my desktop, went “meh” and then resolved to learn how to play Civ V. I’m on my third duel-sized map and I feel like I’m really getting the hang of the basics of the game.
I started out as Elizabeth of England because I really like the +2 to all naval movement ability and I intentionally started on a tiny islands map to use that. Well, I’ve only been playing on tiny islands maps, but mainly to help me learn how to play without getting screwed over by neighbors. That game wound up with me winning by sheer domination because battleships. Yes, I love the battleships in this game. I love battleships in EVERY game, but they just look so good here.
I moved on to playing Napoleon of France in order to secure a cultural victory. The policy tracks I finished out were Liberty, Tradition, Honor, Piety, and Freedom. It was very satisfying and I really enjoy the policy tracks since they can address many issues or playstyle approaches.
Currently I’m playing Washington of America and I’m working toward a technological victory and maybe a diplomatic (if it works out on a duel-map).
Yesterday, however, I started playing Rift. I saw an ad online somewhere and poked at Steam, found it was on there, and I was amazed at how quickly it downloaded and was ready to play. Seriously, modern marvel this Internet thing. Anyway, I made a mage with a summoner build (there’s these pre-builds that are recommended for starting in on the game as well as for noobs like me). The magic in the game is very satisfying. Plenty of flash and plenty of bang. After several hours of pretty enjoyable play, I switched to a Cleric with a single-target healing build. Lots of fun again. I love clerics who are predominantly ranged with their abilities. Very nice.
Prior to calling it a night last night, I did quick runs on other character builds: the two available warrior builds (sword and board and two-handing) and two rogue builds (huntsman and dervish). I very much prefer the rogue to the warrior in this game (so far) as they just go so much faster. That said, melee combat appears fairly boring as I couldn’t tell the difference between the three baseline attacks each of my “souls” gave me in both classes. I guess I just prefer the flashy nature of spells, but damn, the archery in this game is top notch. Seriously was doubting my choice of going with a rifle after enjoying the bow for so long, but found the rifles just as satisfying. I experienced my first deaths last night as a ranged rogue and wow, that was an experience.
Anyway, I don’t know what else I’m going to do in Rift. I think I’m going to keep my cleric (maybe) or maybe I’ll delete everything and just pick a build I really like and then try to stick to it. All I know is that Rift really hits it out of the park regarding all sorts of mechanics: ranged combat, spells, graphics, and fishing. Crafting is okay by me, as well as all the overland travel (I’m pretty familiar with walking everywhere thanks to having played Lord of the Rings Online).
I’m looking forward to more Rift and Civ V!
Until next time!
P.S. “Any man who can drive safely and kiss a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.” – Albert Einstein, attributed on the Combustion technological advancement in Civilization V.

domain: hobby


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From Arizona, Destruction Unit make experimental psychedelic music. Recognized by many, including Rolling Stone Magazine, as one of the best contemporary live bands, Destruction Unit is the sound of desperation and honesty. It's the sound of ones soul facing itself. It is morphine boogie for the 21st century noise addict. A spiritual odyssey of sadomasochistic self-loathing with songs about love and freedom. Brooding American psychedelia, modern psych, debt and war psych. It's future of Rock and Roll, back in the hands of the people, burning through three twin reverbs and a pound of grass.


Occupation: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Previous TIME 100 Appearances: 0
Nominated to succeed General Peter Pace by Defense Secretary Robert Gates in June 2007, Mullen was confirmed to a second term under President Obama in 2009. Straddling Republican and Democratic administrations hasn't seemed a problem for Mullen, who previously served as commander of U.S. naval forces in Europe, even on the most sensitive political issues. Mullen fully supported Obama's decision to repeal "Don't ask, don't tell." "It is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do," he told the Senate Armed Services Committee recently.
Next Ron Paul


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New International Version
25 “To whom will you compare me?(A)
Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.(B)
26 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens:(C)
Who created(D) all these?
He who brings out the starry host(E) one by one
and calls forth each of them by name.
Because of his great power and mighty strength,(F)
not one of them is missing.(G)
King James Version
25 To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.Read full chapter

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Reading - Voices of Reform
Voices of Reform
Deacon: Look at the headlines! Didn't you hear the news? Talks between management and workers have broken down! The number of poor in the country—in the world—is increasing! The environment is in a mess! God, O God, what are we doing to this world?
John Calvin: It is the responsibility of every Christian to pray daily. We all have direct access to God through Christ. When we are accustomed to flee to God, our heart is enflamed with a strong desire to seek, love and adore him. Faith in God and God's promises must be revived constantly by prayer and devotion in order that we may persevere in love of and obedience to God.
Deacon: All we seem to do is obey the god of globalization! The world is now the global village. Only a few are prospering from the global market. Where is all this leading us?
Calvin: We are not our own: we belong to the Lord.... Let's not make it our end to seek what may be agreeable to ourselves. As far as possible, let us forget ourselves and the things that are ours. Let us therefore live and die to him.
Deacon: All people think about today is themselves—oh, yes, and their possessions. Our lives are tangled up with economic forces that reduce us all to players—mere pawns—in the game of global market. So many—particularly women, children, and refugees—continue to be marginalized, impoverished, and exploited. Don't these people matter in the overall scheme of things?
Calvin: Our neighbor includes even the most remote person. We ought to embrace the whole human race without exception in a single feeling of love; there is no distinction between uneducated and educated, worthy and unworthy, friend and enemy, since all should be contemplated as bearing the image of God.
Deacon: Our communities need social programs! Both in North America and around the world, international financial institutions are influencing economic decisions that set the stage for our governments to cut social programs and public services.
Calvin: During my time in Geneva, what mighty works were done! The City Council organized ministries to care for the needs of all people: the poor, the sick, the aged, those unable to work, the widows, orphaned and abandoned children, those suffering the plague, and refugees who had fled persecution in France and Northern Italy.
Deacon: We don't need tax cuts paid for by reducing social and educational services! We don't need tax cuts that benefit the "haves" of our society! We want a fairer system of taxation. We need to find ways for lower income people, not for higher income people, to have more.
Calvin: In my mind wealth possesses dangers and involves serious responsibilities. Let us then that have riches . . . consider that their abundance was not intended to be laid out in intemperance or excess, but in relieving the necessities of the brethren.
Deacon: The debts of poor countries must be cancelled! In these countries the poor are paying for most of the country's debt. They are oppressed by stiffer taxes, higher prices, removal of subsidies on staple foods, and the lack of basic health and educational services.
Calvin: I can accept lending money for risk capital, provided one charges no more than 5 percent interest, but one must not charge any interest when lending to the poor. Indeed, it would be better, in the face of the distress of the poor, to give them the necessary money outright. And I don't care what society may say is legal by way of lending rates; if it's unjust, then it is prohibited to the Christian.
Deacon: We need less talk and more action on the issue of homelessness! The rich get richer, the poor get poorer, and the homeless are joined by more homeless.
Calvin: What with the social hardships of the day and the influx of refugees, there was a major housing shortage in Geneva when I was there. If someone with a large household uses a large house, he cannot be blamed; but when people, swollen with ambition, make superfluous additions to their houses so they may live more comfortably, and when one person alone occupies a habitation that would be enough for several families, this would be empty display and must be condemned.
Deacon Consumerism is killing humankind and the earth! Twenty percent of the world's population consumes over 80 percent of the world's resources. The gap between rich and poor has more than doubled in the last twenty years.
Calvin: I believe it is a major plague ruling the world that people have a mad and insatiable lust for possessions. Like Martin Luther, I relate this to the commandment "Thou shalt not steal." We will duly obey this command... if we are zealous to make only honest and lawful gain; if we do not seek to become wealthy through injustice, nor attempt to deprive our neighbor of his goods to increase our own; if we do not strive to heap up riches cruelly wrung from the blood of others; if we do not madly scrape together from everywhere, by fair means or foul, whatever will feed our avarice or satisfy our prodigy.
Deacon: Look around us. This world is divided into "haves" and "have nots." The disparity is increasing daily. Who with power really cares? Who will advocate for justice? Who will stand firm against oppression?
Calvin: We must recognize that God has wanted to make us like members of one body. Our Christian faith must invade every avenue of life—money, property, work were all meant to be used not to deprive our neighbors, but to serve them. The economic life of the world is bound up with our faith. We Christians and our churches must give ourselves to ministries of social justice. We must be compassionate advocates of justice for all! The church must be the implacable foe of tyranny!
Deacon: Right on! Let's begin! The time is now!

domain: sociology


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Are higher STD rates among MSM an unavoidable consequence of increased PrEP use?
Click here to read the Cover Story, “Ending STD epidemic in MSM requires ‘the action of many’.”
Rates of sexually transmitted diseases in the United States continue to rise year after year, a trend that has disproportionately affected men who have sex with men.
Infectious Disease News asked its Chief Medical Editor Paul A. Volberding, MD, a professor of medicine and director of the AIDS Research Institute at the University of California, San Francisco, if higher STD rates are an unavoidable consequence of increased PrEP use.
The rate of STDs among men who have sex with men (MSM) has increased substantially in recent years. One common concern is that this may somehow be associated with the increase in PrEP use over the same time frame. Although PrEP use is not closely linked to increases in sexual contacts among MSM, it does seem reasonable to speculate that condom use may be reduced among PrEP users and that this may be, at least partly responsible, for the trend.
As the cover story in this issue of Infectious Disease News outlines, the question of PrEP and increases in STDs in this group is a complex one — and understanding it in its complexity is vital because interventions may vary widely as a result. Better epidemiological studies could tell us, for example, if we are simply finding more cases of STDs among PrEP users because they are linked to the health care system, where STD screening is increased. If the association is due to decreased condom use, however, the most effective response might be to double down on educational approaches that increase awareness of the benefits of barrier protection and of the adverse consequences of these infections, which is especially important as drug resistance to STDs continues to rise.
We have powerful tools to decrease HIV transmission, including treatment as prevention as well as PrEP. It is important in considering this issue to keep promoting awareness and use of these tools. We absolutely have to work much harder to better understand the challenges in STD prevention, but at least one STD, HIV infection itself, has come under much more effective control in recent years.
Even with all the other huge challenges we face in a world dominated by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, we need to remain attentive to our broader public health responsibilities. Those certainly include improving our efforts to reduce STDs in the heavily affected community of MSM.
Disclosure: Volberding reports serving on a data and safety monitoring board for Merck.


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Squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix
The cervix is a conical tube (in nulliparous women) or cylindrical (in women giving birth) that connects the vagina and the ovaries. The vaginal part of the body is lined with multilayered flat epithelium, in which a cancerous tumor can form.Squamous cell carcinoma of the cervixmost often affects women aged 45-58 years. Among all malignant lesions of the female reproductive system, cervical cancer is 12%.
In 2008, H. Hausen uncovered the cause of cervical cancer, for which he was subsequently awarded the Nobel Prize. He stated that human papillomavirus 6 and 8 of the serotype, penetrating the human body, causes dysplasia of the cervix (in the absence of immunological reaction of the body). This peredrakovoe state is directly associated with the formation of a cancerous tumor.
The development of pathology involves the so-called risk factors:
- promiscuous sex life;
- early onset of sexual intercourse;
- five or more births;
- low resistance of the organism, especially the presence of HIV infection;
- bad habits and alcohol abuse.
Classification of cervical cancer
It has been scientifically proven that cervical cancer proceeds with a successive change of stages:
- Low-discrimination squamous cell carcinoma is an immature form of the tumor that is asymptomatic.
- Squamous nonkeratinized cancer is an intermediate form that is characterized by a change in the qualitative composition of the tissue without increasing the size of pathological cells.
- Squamous squamous keratinizing cancer is a mature form in which cancer cells change qualitatively and quantitatively and begin to grow actively.
Symptoms and Diagnosis of Disease
In the early stages squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix is diagnosed, as a rule, during a routine examination with a gynecologist. This is due to the asymptomatic course of cancer lesions. Women need to remember that the presence of mucous, with a small admixture of blood, discharge from the genitals can serve as a nonspecific sign of oncology. The larger the cancerous tumor, the more abundant are the blood particles.
The formation of hemorrhagic symptoms is associated with excessive physical activity, sexual intercourse and straining. In the future, as the tumor grows, blood vessels are damaged and nerve endings, which is accompanied by pain in the pelvic organs, back and disruption of work urinary system.
The primary oncological diagnosis is established by a gynecologist on the basis of a visual, manual and instrumental examination of the patient. During the admission the doctor can identify the tumor with the help of gynecological mirrors and colposcopy (neck examination Uterus with the help of a colposcope, which allows you to examine the female genitalia in an enlarged view on the screen monitor). The final stage of the gynecological examination is biopsy, which involves taking a small area of the affected tissue for histological analysis. After confirming histology, the patient is referred for advice to an oncologist.
Treatment of cervical oncology
The treatment plan is compiled individually for each clinical case, taking into account the stage of cancer, associated chronic diseases, the state of the cervix. The complex of therapeutic measures can include surgical, chemotherapeutic, radiation methods of influence on cancer tissues.
The main method of treatment is a surgical operation to remove the tumor. Depending on the spread of the pathological process, surgery may include partial removal of the cervix or complete excision. In addition, late stages of cancer involve the removal of the uterus and regional lymph nodes.
After the surgical operation, it is advisable to use chemotherapy, which consists in taking a course of cytotoxic drugs. These pharmaceuticals have a harmful effect on the remaining cancer cells.
In the postoperative period, for some indications, radiation therapy may be used, which includes influence on the pelvic organs with highly radioactive radiation to exclude possible metastasis tumor tissue.
After a radical operation on the female reproductive system, patients are recommended to undergo a routine examination every three months with a gynecologist. The purpose of such visits is to prevent the occurrence of recurrence of the disease and timely treatment of possible metastases.
Squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix - prognosis
With squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix, operated on in the first stage, the survival rate of patients is about 90%. The second stage of oncology results in a 60% survival rate. In women with cancer lesions of the third and fourth stages, the survival rate does not exceed 25%..


WASHINGTON — A panel of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday blocked a U.S. district judge from demanding that the military enforce her order against the Pentagon's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy that bars gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military.
The immediate effect of the decision is to leave in place indefinitely a congressional ban that U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips had found in September was unconstitutional because it infringed on the First Amendment rights of gay and lesbian soldiers, sailors and Marines. In October, she ordered the Pentagon to stop enforcing the ban, a ruling that briefly ended 'don't ask, don't tell,' the repeal of which has foundered in Congress, despite pledges by President Barack Obama to end it.
In its ruling, the panel said it had found "convincing" the government's arguments that suddenly ending the prohibition on gays and lesbians serving openly would have a deleterious effect on the military. "The public interest in ensuring orderly change of this magnitude in the military — if that is what is to happen — strongly militates in favor of a stay," the court said.
The panel also questioned whether Phillips' opinion would be upheld in the end.
"The district court's analysis and conclusions are arguably at odds with the decisions of at least four other circuit courts of appeals: the first, second, fourth and eighth," the panel said. The panel said the 9th Circuit was obligated by precedent not to interfere with the decisions of a "sister circuit" until it had undetaken a full hearing on the merits of the case.
It was unknown when the court would hear the government's appeal of Phillips' ruling.
Dan Woods, the lawyer representing the group that brought the lawsuit, called the decision "a disappointment not only to us, but also to all homosexual servicemembers who bravely put themselves in harm’s way so that we can all enjoy the constitutional rights and freedoms that they themselves are being denied.”
He said he would discuss with his client, Log Cabin Republicans, a group of gay Republicans, whether to appeal the court's ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.
There was no immediate reaction from the Pentagon or the White House. Obama has pledged to end 'don't ask, don't tell' by persuading Congress to repeal the 17-year-old law that established it, but that effort came to abrupt stop in September when the Senate refused to take up a Defense appropriations bill that included a repeal amendment.
Gay activists had seen Judge Phillips' ruling as a way to get around Congress's reluctance to repealing the law. Obama administration officials said, however, that they had no choice but to appeal the order under a tradition that the Justice Department defends laws Congress has passed.
One of the three judges on the panel, William Fletcher, dissented in part from the decision, saying he also would have barred the Pentagon from dismissing from the military anyone accused of homosexuality while the appeal is decided. But he said that while he would have preferred to have heard oral arguments on the stay before deciding to grant it, he agreed with his fellow judges on the other aspects of their decision.
Last month, with Phillips' order in effect for eight days, the Pentagon urged service members not to say whether they are gay. The Defense Department has refused to say how many members or interested openly gay and lesbian candidates came forward. About 13,500 service members have been expelled since the 'don't ask, don't tell' went into effect in 1993.


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President Barack Obama Signs James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act
President Obama signed the 9/11 health bill into law on January 2, 2011. This law gives health coverage to the first responders to the September 11, 2011 terrorist attacks. The law amends the Public Health Service Act to extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City on September 11, 2001. It will also reopen the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 to give financial assistance to those harmed in the attacks.

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UPDATE: Producer Lorenzo DiBonaventura recently spoke to SLASH FILM and revealed that Ray Park (G.I. Joe, Accident Man) will not be returning as ‘Snake Eyes’ stating it is “because we are going to the origin story. As you know in the comic book, you saw his face. And it is, I’ll say, the formation of a hero. So you’ve got to see somebody and it can’t be Ray’s age, unfortunately.”
Park at 44 years old is still physically fit, but is unfortunately not ideal for a younger ‘Snake Eyes’ in an origin story.
Who would you cast as a young silent ninja? Comment below.
UPDATE: Paramount has their eyes on director Robert Schwentke (The Captain), who is in final talks to helm Snake Eyes. Schwentke is best known for launching the action franchise ‘Red’ starring ‘G.I. Joe’ alum Bruce Willis, the sci-fi actioner ‘R.I.P.D.’, and the second and third installment of the ‘Divergence’ series, ‘Insurgent’ and ‘Allegiant’.
With recent news that a third installment of Hasbros’ ‘G.I. Joe’ franchise is on the way, Paramount Pictures is looking to expand the universe with a spin-off film featuring the fan-favorite ninja commando SNAKE EYES.
Evan Spiliotopoulos (Beauty and the Beast, The Huntsman: Winter’s War) is set to pen the script with Brian Goldner producing.
For those unfamiliar with the character, ‘Snake Eyes’ is a silent ninja who is an original member of the G.I. Joe Team, and is most known for his relationships with ‘Scarlett’ and his arch-nemesis ‘Storm Shadow’ played by Korean superstar Byung Hun Lee in the first two films.
There is no annoucement yet on weather or not martial arts star RAY PARK (Accident Man) will return as ‘Snake Eyes’.
SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter

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What's the best Super Smash Bros. of all time? As we look forward to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the Nintendo Switch – which we sincerely hope lives up to its name – we decided it was time to take a look at what's come before to determine where each entry sits in the ranking.
The end result is fairly obvious. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is going to have to be an absolute beast to beat that title. But we aren't going to provide any spoilers, so just read on to learn where each Super Smash Bros. sits in our ranking.
It's usually a good sign if the very first entry in a franchise sits at the bottom of the pecking order. That should be the worst it ever gets, as it suggests that the franchise has grown since. So it's by no means a slight on the excellent Super Smash Bros. that it sits at the bottom of the pile.
It might not be the strongest entry, but it kicked off the franchise in style. At the time, the idea of a fighting game without health bars was pretty revolutionary. Instead, you'd beat up an opponent to increase a percentage bar. The higher this bar, the more that player will get knocked back by an opponent's attacks. The goal is to knock your opponent out of the arena entirely.
The control scheme is also considerably less complicated than fighters such as Street Fighter or Tekken, with each character sharing the same controls. The depth comes from a weight system similar to Mario Kart, with heavier characters being more difficult to fling out of the arena than lighter characters, but lighter characters finding it easier to recover.
Include weapons and power-ups to pick up along the way, platforming elements, and the ability to play with four people in multiplayer, and you can consider Super Smash Bros. to be an incredibly revolutionary title at the time, that reinvented the fighting genre.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl is a victim of its age. It built on everything that came before it, introducing a wealth of new features like online multiplayer, third party characters, and a massive single-player mode, and allowed support for a greater range of controllers than ever before.
Unfortunately though, its successors included all of these and more. So while Brawl gets a nice big salute from us, this is the highest the poor game can climb in this list.
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS introduced the ability to customise your Smash fighters by changing their attacks and providing them with unique power-ups. That way, you can create a playstyle that works best for you. It also introduced amiibo into the mix, allowing you to train CPU characters and import them into a match with a simple tap of the amiibo on the NFC reader.
Super Smash Bros. 3DS was the same game you could get on Wii U, except you could take it on the go with you. The portable version included support for the 3DS's stereoscopic 3D, optional cel-shading for the characters, and two exclusive modes: Smash Run and StreetSmash.
If Super Smash Bros for Wii U is the same game as the 3DS Super Smash Bros., why is it higher? Well, that's simple: it included a local play mode that allows you to play with a whopping eight players for the first time ever. Oh, and the 1080p HD visuals certainly help.
On top of that, you've got three exclusive modes: Smash Tour, Special Orders, and Event Mode, support for a wealth of controllers, and the inclusion of Special Smash.
So basically, the Wii U version has way more of what we love from Super Smash Bros..
Ah, Super Smash Bros. Melee. It never got any better than you, did it? Melee nailed the formula to such an insane extent that it remains the go-to Super Smash Bros. for tournaments even today. In fact, it's the sole reason why Nintendo just can't give up on GameCube controllers, giving us those 'Melee feels' when we play any other Smash Bros. entry.
So why has Super Smash Bros. Melee remained at the top of the pile for so many years? Well, there are numerous different reasons. Fans will say it's tighter, faster and requires more skill. They'll point to it being far more entertaining to watch than its successors, down to this faster pace. They'll point towards the better balance. The truth is, it's all of those things.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has a heck of a fight on its hands to deserve the 'Ultimate' in its title.
Where does your favourite Super Smash Bros. sit in the list? Do you agree with Melee taking the ultimate trophy? Do you think Ultimate has what it takes to beat it? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Barbara Hambly, 1988
Premise: James Asher is a professor. He knows a little bit about a lot of things and a lot about linguistics and anthropology. He is also a retired player of the Great Game. This is why, when Simon Ysidro demands his help, Asher’s first response is to notice his unique accent. His second is notice that Ysidro isn’t breathing. Ysidro needs Asher to help him find out who is killing the vampires of London. Asher just needs to not get killed.
I feel like it would be a little unusual today to see a novel that deals so well with the potential ambiguity of vampires. Even if they once were human, and retain some human qualities, that just makes them, at best, as untrustworthy as humans. Even when he becomes engrossed in the problem for its own sake, Asher never forgets that Ysidro might turn on him, or stops thinking about options should he need to turn on them.
These are dangerous predators. Asher is blackmailed into helping Ysidro try to discover the killer, even though most of the vampires would just as soon ignore the problem and kill Asher.
This is a really fun novel. It took me a while to get over how many annoying times James’ wife Lydia is described as a waifish beauty… but it’s in tone for the style of the time the book is set in. Plus she’s actually a medical researcher, and pretty great. It’s set in the early 20th century, shortly after the publication of Dracula, naturally. The characters are intriguing and the plot twists mostly satisfying. One of the biggest reveals was such a surprise to me, though, I had a little trouble following. Even so, the ending was great.
A solid thriller/mystery with some appropriately scary monsters.
4 Stars - A Very Good Book


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Good Old Bess.
Supper was over at Shingle Hut, and we were all seated round the fire — all except Joe. He was mousing. He stood on the sofa with one ear to the wall in a listening attitude, and brandished a table-fork. There were mice — mobs of them — between the slabs and the paper — layers of newspapers that had been pasted one on the other for years until they were an inch thick; and whenever Joe located a mouse he drove the fork into the wall and pinned it — or reckoned he did.
Dad sat pensively at one corner of the fire-place — Dave at the other with his elbows on his knees and his chin resting in his palms.
“Think you could ride a race, Dave?” asked Dad.
“Yairs,” answered Dave, without taking his eyes off the fire, or his chin from his palms —“could, I suppose, if I’d a pair o’ lighter boots ’n these.”
Again they reflected.
Joe triumphantly held up the mutilated form of a murdered mouse and invited the household to “Look!” No one heeded him.
“Would your Mother’s go on you?”
“Might,” and Dave spat into the fire.
“Anyway,” Dad went on, “we must have a go at this handicap with the old mare; it’s worth trying for, and, believe me, now! she’ll surprise a few of their flash hacks, will Bess.”
“Yairs, she can go all right.” And Dave spat again into the fire.
“GO! I’ve never known anything to keep up with her. Why, bless my soul, seventeen years ago, when old Redwood owned her, there wasn’t a horse in the district could come within coo-ee of her. All she wants is a few feeds of corn and a gallop or two, and mark my words she’ll show some of them the way.”
Some horse-races were being promoted by the shanty-keeper at the Overhaul — seven miles from our selection. They were the first of the kind held in the district, and the stake for the principal event was five pounds. It wasn’t because Dad was a racing man or subject to turf hallucinations in any way that he thought of preparing Bess for the meeting. We sadly needed those five pounds, and, as Dad put it, if the mare could only win, it would be an easier and much quicker way of making a bit of money than waiting for a crop to grow.
Bess was hobbled and put into a two-acre paddock near the house. We put her there because of her wisdom. She was a chestnut, full of villainy, an absolutely incorrigible old rogue. If at any time she was wanted when in the grass paddock, it required the lot of us from Dad down to yard her, as well as the dogs, and every other dog in the neighbourhood. Not that she had any brumby element in her — she would have been easier to yard if she had — but she would drive steadily enough, alone or with other horses, until she saw the yard, when she would turn and deliberately walk away. If we walked to head her she beat us by half a length; if we ran she ran, and stopped when we stopped. That was the aggravating part of her! When it was only to go to the store or the post-office that we wanted her, we could have walked there and back a dozen times before we could run her down; but, somehow, we generally preferred to work hard catching her rather than walk.
When we had spent half the day hunting for the curry-comb, which we didn’t find, Dad began to rub Bess down with a corn-cob — a shelled one — and trim her up a bit. He pulled her tail and cut the hair off her heels with a knife; then he gave her some corn to eat, and told Joe he was to have a bundle of thistles cut for her every night. Now and again, while grooming her, Dad would step back a few paces and look upon her with pride.
“There’s great breeding in the old mare,” he would say, “great breeding; look at the shoulder on her, and the loin she has; and where did ever you see a horse with the same nostril? Believe me, she’ll surprise a few of them!”
We began to regard Bess with profound respect; hitherto we had been accustomed to pelt her with potatoes and blue-metal.
The only thing likely to prejudice her chance in the race, Dad reckoned, was a small sore on her back about the size of a foal’s foot. She had had that sore for upwards of ten years to our knowledge, but Dad hoped to have it cured before the race came off with a never-failing remedy he had discovered — burnt leather and fat.
Every day, along with Dad, we would stand on the fence near the house to watch Dave gallop Bess from the bottom of the lane to the barn — about a mile. We could always see him start, but immediately after he would disappear down a big gully, and we would see nothing more of the gallop till he came to within a hundred yards of us. And wouldn’t Bess bend to it once she got up the hill, and fly past with Dave in the stirrups watching her shadow!— when there was one: she was a little too fine to throw a shadow always. And when Dave and Bess had got back and Joe had led her round the yard a few times, Dad would rub the corn-cob over her again and apply more burnt-leather and fat to her back.
On the morning preceding the race Dad decided to send Bess over three miles to improve her wind. Dave took her to the crossing at the creek — supposed to be three miles from Shingle Hut, but it might have been four or it might have been five, and there was a stony ridge on the way.
We mounted the fence and waited. Tommy Wilkie came along riding a plough-horse. He waited too.
“Ought to be coming now,” Dad observed, and Wilkie got excited. He said he would go and wait in the gully and race Dave home. “Race him home!” Dad chuckled, as Tommy cantered off, “he’ll never see the way Bess goes.” Then we all laughed.
Just as someone cried “Here he is!” Dave turned the corner into the lane, and Joe fell off the fence and pulled Dad with him. Dad damned him and scrambled up again as fast as he could. After a while Tommy Wilkie hove in sight amid a cloud of dust. Then came Dave at scarcely faster than a trot, and flogging all he knew with a piece of greenhide plough-rein. Bess was all-out and floundering. There was about two hundred yards yet to cover. Dave kept at her — THUD! THUD! Slower and slower she came. “Damn the fellow!” Dad said; “what’s he beating her for?” “Stop it, you fool!” he shouted. But Dave sat down on her for the final effort and applied the hide faster and faster. Dad crunched his teeth. Once — twice — three times Bess changed her stride, then struck a branch-root of a tree that projected a few inches above ground, and over she went — CRASH! Dave fell on his head and lay spread out, motionless. We picked him up and carried him inside, and when Mother saw blood on him she fainted straight off without waiting to know if it were his own or not. Both looked as good as dead; but Dad, with a bucket of water, soon brought them round again.
It was scarcely dawn when we began preparing for a start to the races. Dave, after spending fully an hour trying in vain to pull on Mother’s elastic-side boots, decided to ride in his own heavy bluchers. We went with Dad in the dray. Mother wouldn’t go; she said she didn’t want to see her son get killed, and warned Dad that if anything happened the blame would for ever be on his head.
We arrived at the Overhaul in good time. Dad took the horse out of the dray and tied him to a tree. Dave led Bess about, and we stood and watched the shanty-keeper unpacking gingerbeer. Joe asked Dad for sixpence to buy some, but Dad hadn’t any small change. We remained in front of the booth through most of the day, and ran after any corks that popped out and handed them in again to the shanty-keeper. He didn’t offer us anything — not a thing!
“Saddle up for the Overhaul Handicap!” was at last sung out, and Dad, saddle on arm, advanced to where Dave was walking Bess about. They saddled up and Dave mounted, looking as pale as death.
“I don’t like ridin’ in these boots a bit,” he said, with a quiver in his voice.
“Wot’s up with ’em?” Dad asked.
“They’re too big altogether.”
“Well, take ’em off then!”
Dave jumped down and pulled them off-leaving his socks on.
More than a dozen horses went out, and when the starter said “Off!” didn’t they go! Our eyes at once followed Bess. Dave was at her right from the jump — the very opposite to what Dad had told him. In the first furlong she put fully twenty yards of daylight between herself and the field — she came after the field. At the back of the course you could see the whole of Kyle’s selection and two of Jerry Keefe’s hay-stacks between her and the others. We didn’t follow her any further.
After the race was won and they had cheered the winner, Dad wasn’t to be found anywhere.
Dave sat on the grass quite exhausted. “Ain’t y’ goin’ to pull the saddle off?” Joe asked.
“No,” he said. “I AIN’T. You don’t want everyone to see her back, do you?”
Joe wished he had sixpence.
About an hour afterwards Dad came staggering along arm-in-arm with another man — an old fencing-mate of his, so he made out.
“Thur yar,” he said, taking off his hat and striking Bess on the rump with it; “besh bred mare in the worl’.”
The fencing-mate looked at her, but didn’t say anything; he couldn’t.
“Eh?” Dad went on; “say sh’ain’t? L’ere-ever y’ name is — betcher pound sh’is.”
Then a jeering and laughing crowd gathered round, and Dave wished he hadn’t come to the races.
“She ain’t well,” said a tall man to Dad —“short in her gallops.” Then a short, bulky individual without whiskers shoved his face up into Dad’s and asked him if Bess was a mare or a cow. Dad became excited, and only that old Anderson came forward and took him away there must have been a row.
Anderson put him in the dray and drove it home to Shingle Hut.
Dad reckons now that there is nothing in horse-racing, and declares it a fraud. He says, further, that an honest man, by training and racing a horse, is only helping to feed and fatten the rogues and vagabonds that live on the sport.


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Amazing Grass Protein Superfood is a popular plant-based protein powder made for anyone who wants to enjoy a tasty and nutritious morning smoothie or energizing beverage before a workout. It doesn’t really matter if you’re training for a marathon or if you simply want to increase your protein intake. This product could be the one you were looking for.
So, if you want to find out more about it such as its ingredients, benefits, costs, and side effects, give me only a couple of minutes of your time. I know there are literally hundreds of reviews out there. Therefore, I have summarized the most important details in order for you to receive the information you truly need in my brief amazing grass protein superfood review.
What Is Amazing Grass Protein Superfood?
Amazing Grass Protein Superfood is a dietary supplement made from organic ingredients and only plant-based protein sources. It can be easily turned into a delicious beverage by combining it with water or any other liquid of your choice.
One serving of this product will fuel your organism with nutrient-dense calories. In the last couple of years, the health supplement industry has known an increase in its popularity and visibility and so did Amazing Grass with this flagship product.
This powder is preferred by lots of people who want to lose weight and live a healthier life but who are also lactose intolerant and a regular protein powder will do them more harm than good. Plant-based supplements are usually recommended to those with milk-related allergies or who experience bloating caused by dairy products.
Not only is Amazing Grass a satiating meal replacement shake but it can also be used to prepare some of your personal dessert recipes. So, get creative with it and remember that this is a versatile, safe, and organic supplement.
How It Is Made
Amazing Grass has an original formula that has been first launched on the market back in 2002. The secret behind it lies in the whole-food harvesting and farming concept. The food items selected to create this product are rich in antioxidants, amylase, edible grasses, and essential fatty acids. So, now you know why Amazing Grass Protein Superfood represents such a distinctive mixture.
The formula base is made from nutritious greens that are freshly harvested right before the manufacturing process. Then, the plants are carefully dehydrated without losing their qualities and finally transformed into a powder. Until it is bottled, the final product is kept frozen.
According to the manufacturer, one serving of Amazing Grass powder can provide approximately the same nutritional value as whole leafy greens.
Amazing Grass Protein Superfood Review – Ingredient Profile
This supplement’s ingredients are all organic and the mix of blends has powerful antioxidant properties. Also, they provide a significant nutritional boost that will positively impact your general health:
- Protein blend – pea protein, chia, hemp protein, peanut flour, quinoa;
- Green food blend – Alfalfa, barley grass, wheat grass, spirulina, spinach, chlorella, broccoli;
- Fruit and veggie blend – banana, goji, carrot, sweet potato, raspberry, rose hips, pineapple, acai, beet;
- Digestive enzymes – lipase, cellulase, protease, lactase, etc.;
- Vitamins and minerals – vitamins A, C, K, iron, and calcium;
- Additional ingredients – Dutch cocoa, peanut flavor, salt, natural flavors, organic stevia, and xanthan gum.
Most of these elements offer a wide range of health benefits. For example, barley grass is a whole grain that lowers cholesterol due to its high fiber content. Another example is given by Alfalfa which treats blood disorders and prostate conditions.
Spirulina and chlorella are two green algae that are excellent sources of iron, vitamins, and proteins with amazing antioxidant effects. Two more ingredients found in this protein powder that fight free radicals are spinach and broccoli. They have a huge potential when it comes to disease prevention. Beet and pineapple lower body inflammation while raspberry promotes a well-balanced weight loss.
|Nutritional Facts – Amazing Grass Protein Superfood – per one serving (31-43 g)
Taste and Mixability
According to most consumers, this supplement has a pleasant taste. Still, if you’re a green supplement newbie, you might want to mix this powder with juices, fruits, or yogurt in order to enhance its taste.
People who are already accustomed to this type of products will easily overcome the somewhat grassy flavor and the slightly gritty texture. Despite all of these potential issues, the powder mixes well with almost any liquid, from smoothies to natural juices and even water.
There are four available flavors of Amazing Grass protein powder:
- The Original;
- Rich Chocolate;
- Pure Vanilla;
- Chocolate Peanut Butter.
The best part about Amazing Grass protein powder is the fact that it can be added to any of your favorite desserts or treats such as pancakes and smoothies. The most popular flavors are vanilla and chocolate peanut butter. I must confess that the second variety is my favorite guilty pleasure.
Pros and Cons
- It is a nutritious green superfood powder;
- All flavors have a delicious taste;
- The ingredients are organic and non-GMO so this is a safe and healthy product;
- One serving provides a whopping 20 grams of plant-based protein;
- Its formula contains vegetables, fruits, and alkalizing greens all of which are incredibly healthy;
- Instead of regular sugar, the manufacturer opted for stevia which is a natural sweetener;
- Provides a low of health benefits due to its green food blend and high-quality protein sources (pea, quinoa, chia, hemp);
- Aids digestion due to its fiber content;
- It is easily absorbed and digested by your body;
- It is highly versatile. You can add it to all your favorite snacks, beverages, or desserts.
- According to some reviewers, the taste, although good, is not very strong. Still, this is a highly subjective aspect that might also be considered an advantage by some people;
- It is not as healthy as a diet based solely on whole foods.
How Does It Work?
Most sellers recommend combining one scoop or serving of this protein powder with approximately eight ounces of plain water, natural organic juice, smoothie, or any other beverage you like. It works best when consumed in the morning, as a breakfast replacement. This supplement contains probiotics so you must always store it in the refrigerator.
The Amazing Grass Protein Superfood is rich in both fat-burning and weight-loss ingredients although the manufacturer doesn’t market it as a weight-loss solution. Whenever you feel hungry, you can substitute one of your main meals with one serving of this product. Another thing that shows Amazing Grass might contribute to losing weight is its low-calorie content.
Besides the chance of helping you shed those extra pounds you want to get rid of, the supplement also provides plenty of health benefits like improved digestion and flushing out toxins from your body. All these are due to its mix of probiotics, digestive enzymes, and powerful antioxidants.
All in all, Amazing Grass can be used as a detoxifying supplement, superfood energy drink, alkaline beverage, etc. Still, there are many other studies left to be conducted in order to really see whether or not all these claims are completely verifiable.
Possible Side Effects
For healthy adults, Amazing Grass Protein Superfood is perfectly safe. On the other hand, some people, especially those suffering from certain health conditions, should consider some potential side effects that might appear when consuming this protein powder.
First and foremost, Amazing Grass contains a lot of chlorophyll which is a safe ingredient but it can become an issue for those who have sensitive stomachs or who are already dealing with specific diseases like kidney stones and ulcers. Secondly, alfalfa has a significant amount of uric acid. This can lead to bowel problems.
Finally, if you have barley or wheat allergies, you should steer clear of this type of product. In any case, you should always discuss your concerns with a doctor or health professional before actually consuming any dietary supplement.
You might get confused by how many options the market offers when it comes to green protein supplements. However, not many of them are truly viable alternatives to the one reviewed in this article. Amazing Grass is an effective, safe, organic, and healthy option although it should never completely replace fruits, vegetables, and other whole foods.
The entire product philosophy behind the manufacturer’s design idea is based on whole-food farming. This means that consumers can feel reassured due to the commendation seal that was given by CCOF (California Certified Organic Farmers) to the Amazing Grass’ producer.
Some of the organic fruits added to the formula are sourced from Sambazon which is one of the best suppliers of this particular plant on the market, with an excellent reputation. So, we’re talking about a kosher, organic, vegan, and cholesterol-free product.
Here are some of the main health benefits that this powder provides:
- Satisfies hunger and acts as an appetite suppressant;
- Promotes lean muscle mass;
- Fuels your body with a nourishing energy;
- Aids your digestive system.
How Much Does It Cost?
The cost varies depending on the seller, the size of the container as well as your chosen flavor.
On Amazing Grass Official Website
- 10 packets, any flavor – $39.99;
- 12 servings, the original variety – $34.99;
- 10 servings, Rich Chocolate and Chocolate Peanut Butter – $34.99;
- 18 servings, Rich Chocolate and Chocolate Peanut Butter – $56.99;
- 11 servings, Pure Vanilla – $34.99;
- 20 servings, Pure Vanilla – $56.99.
The more packets or servings you buy the higher the discount will be. For example, if you purchase two containers, you will receive a 5% discount while for a quantity of over nine containers, the discount reaches 25%. Also, if you decide to become a subscription member, you will benefit from a 20% discount.
- A small tub of 12 servings, Original flavor – $24.81;
- 10 single serve packets, Original flavor– $23.37;
- 10 servings, Rich Chocolate – $24.99;
- A large tub of 18 servings, Rich Chocolate and Chocolate Peanut Butter– $39.99;
- A small container of 10 servings, Chocolate Peanut Butter – $24.49;
- 11 servings, Pure Vanilla – $19.99;
- 20 servings, Pure Vanilla– $39.99.
If you become a subscriber, you will receive a 5% discount on any order you make.
Final Thoughts on my Amazing Grass Protein Superfood Review
The entire concept that surrounds the Amazing Grass Protein Superfood is very promising and it seems to be quite healthy and safe for your organism. Nevertheless, there are certain possibly concerning aspects that one should take into consideration:
- At the moment, there is no independent research that has confirmed if the manufacturing company’s marketing claims are all entirely true and accurate;
- Many organic ingredients contained by this product are indeed healthy. Nonetheless, individuals with sensitive stomachs might experience some adverse effects;
- Might not be a viable weight-loss meal replacement for some people and it is definitely not a long-term healthy-eating solution.
There are, however, many strengths and advantages offered by this supplement:
- It is a nutrient-dense beverage;
- Some of its ingredients are backed up by science and there is proof they work.
To conclude with, the final purchasing decision is all yours which should be much simpler now that you found out everything there is to know about Amazing Grass Protein Superfood.
Alt Protein Team is a team of professionals and enthusiasts committed to bringing you the most up-to-date information on alternative protein, health and wellness, workouts, and all things health-related. We’ve reviewed a lot of products and services so you don’t have to guess when you spend your hard-earned money on them. Whether you want to shed some pounds, build lean muscle or bulk, we can help you figure out what you need to do and what you need to have to achieve your goals.

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Created attachment 8669 [details]
the ViewController starts recording voice in ViewDidLoad and write power to console
- Trying to record voice and measure the power
- Create AVAudioRecorder with fake URL (like NSUrl.FromFilename (@"/dev/fake.wav");
- Set a category for AudioSession as Record or PlayAndRecord
- Start Recording and measure power
- AveragePower(0) return -120 or -160, no other values
See attachment with detailed code.
The problem is that Xamarin.iOS is not able to create a file with this URL and it doesn't raise any exceptions with explanation. If I change URL to:
var path = Environment.GetFolderPath (Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments);
var filePath = Path.Combine(path, "file.wav");
var url = NSUrl.FromFilename (filePath);
it will work without any problems and I will be able to measure the power and save my recorder sound.
At the same time the similar functionality in ObjectiveC with such fake file will work without any problems and I will be able to measure the power.
It is up to you to decide if it is a bug or not. Of course if we are talking not only about measuring power but also about saving the recorder content, I suggest to fail with exception saying "Unable to save recorder bytes to file" or something like this.
I can reproduce the reported behavior. I have observed that XS.iOS doesn't raise any exception / error when user try to create the any file in fake url . I also observed if I enter the fake url, XS shows the "AveragePower(0)" in -120 but if we give the correct url it shows "AveragePower(0)" with different values. I’ll need confirmation from the developer if this is a bug.
Leaving as NEW for now.
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Not sure yet if this is a bug or intended behaviour. An ObjectiveC would be interesting to test with.
Created attachment 8906 [details]
same example in ObjectiveC
added the same logic in Objective C
Yup, we have a bug. Will keep you posted here.
On this gist
You'll see the same issue occurs on both Xamarin.iOS and Objective C BUT the difference, and where the bug in Xamarin.iOS resides is that we are not setting the out NSError error to something other than null.
On Objective C, this means that you return from the method because the error is not null ("Ups, could not create recorder"). On Xamarin.iOS, even if you add if (error == null) it won't be true.
Changing status to IN PROGRESS.
(thank you very much for posting the Objective C code, I meant that I was going to program an objc equivalent sample, not for you to post one)
This issue is fixed in 27d82ca94cdba2e5e64e3030c758913853900239.
QA: Unit tests were added in master/74b06f3485689c0b8d445e708a67cb2ddfac600a.
The actual (incorrect) behaviour is that you can create a "valid" (as in not null) instance of AVAudioRecorder while having an invalid (as in, don't have write permissions) NSUrl Filename. We also were not 'out'ing the NSError so you could never check if anything went wrong.
The corrected behaviour now is: we now out the NSError and, if the AVAudioRecorder could not be instantiated it will be null.
Workaround in the meantime: check for write permissions of the file used in the NSUrl.
Cool, thanks for the fix :)


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General practitioners will take out a rally from Shaniwar Wada to Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on June 27 in protest against the revised rates for processing and disposal of biomedical waste,said Dr Vivek Billampalli,Vice-President,Indian Medical Association (state branch).
According to the Consumer Price Index,the cost of collecting and disposing of biomedical waste has gone up by 11.62 per cent. Initially,the rate was fixed at Rs 2,600 annually. After the revision,the rate has gone up to Rs 2,960,which means a charge of around Rs 246 a month. However,Billampelli said there are several homeopath and ayurveda clinics which do not generate biomedical waste and are used only for consultancy purposes. However,the PMC makes it mandatory for the clinics to register under the scheme,he added.
At a conference organised by General Practitioners Association and Jan Arogya Manch,several doctors protested the hike and alleged they were being harassed to pay higher charges for disposing of biomedical waste.

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Even on the darkest days of winter, there are still plenty of gardening activities to enjoy. Get outside while the sun is shining to clip blooms and branches for a winter bouquet. Or grow something indoors to scratch that gardening itch. Indoors and out, these ten garden activities will help you beat the winter blues.
Force Flowers Indoors
Brighten up a winter day with fresh flowers. Many flowering bulbs can be forced to bloom out of season for a colorful winter display. The easiest bulbs to force are Paperwhite Narcissus because they don’t require chilling, which is a period of cold temperatures necessary for many bulbs to flower. Other commonly forced bulbs include amaryllis, muscari, and hyacinths. For a greater challenge try forcing colchicum or miniature iris. When selecting bulbs, look for varieties sold specifically for indoor forcing, as they are “pre-chilled” and ready to bloom.
Feed the Birds
Food choices are getting scarce for our feathered friends. Hang a feeder outside the window near your favorite chair and enjoy the action. Offer calorie-rich food high in fat and protein such as black oil sunflower, suet, and peanuts. Each of these foods draws in different bird species. You might consider buying a bird book to identify species you don’t recognize. Don’t forget to offer a fresh source of water for bathing and drinking. Water features with moving water often remain unfrozen throughout winter, or you can use a simple heater to warm the water in winter and prevent freezing.
Make a Winter Bouquet
You can find something blooming even in the dead of winter. Grab your flower snips and head outside to collect a winter bouquet. Look for the rose-like blooms of Japanese camellias or the fragrant blossoms of winter daphne. Add yellow-flowering stems of winter jasmine or witch hazel, and clusters of vibrant pink winter heath. Finish floral arrangements with evergreen foliage cut from hollies, magnolia, and colorful loropetalum, or berry-covered branches of winterberry holly.
Clean and Sharpen Your Pruning Tools
Late winter and early spring are the best times to prune trees and shrubs, cut back grasses, and trim perennials. Get ready for these tasks by sharpening your pruners and loppers. Pruning goes much faster when your tools are clean, sharp, and oiled.
Build a Terrarium
Terrariums date back to Victorian England where they were first used for botanical purposes and later as interior decoration. They are simple gardens enclosed in glass or plastic. Terrariums provide an ideal growing environment that can be adapted to specific plant material, allowing you to grow a greater diversity of indoor plants. You can create a humid environment for ferns, mosses, and even the Venus flytrap. Curate a dry terrarium to showcase miniature cacti or design a humid, tropical scene with vibrant foliage. The possibilities are endless.
Force Woody Branches to Bloom
Just as you can force bulbs to bloom out of season, you can force deciduous woody plants to bloom early by bringing stem cuttings indoors and placing them in a vase of water. Late winter is the time to force woody branches, after plants have already experienced at least six weeks of cold temperatures. Spring-flowering trees and shrubs, such as forsythia, flowering quince, and peach trees, work best for winter forcing.
Planting seeds and tending seedlings is a great way to spend a winter day. It also saves you money on transplants and allows you to select from a much wider selection of cultivars. When you start your own seeds, you can also time seed sowing according to your expected planting date so that transplants are ready when you need them. Refer to seed packets and look up the average last frost date for your region to determine the optimal sowing time.
Clean and Repair Bird Houses
Winter is a great time to prepare bird houses for the arrival of breeding birds in spring. Remove old nests and disinfect houses with a diluted bleach solution. A clean house is more attractive to birds seeking nest sites and proper sanitation improves the chances of a healthy and successful brood. Make sure your birdhouses are in place well before the breeding season begins.
Pot Up Summer-Flowering Bulbs
Give stored summer-flowering bulbs a head start by potting them up in late winter. While you can certainly wait until soils warm to plant stored bulbs such as canna directly outdoors, why not give them a jump start? By initiating growth indoors, we can encourage plants to bloom earlier once they are moved outdoors, giving us a longer bloom season in the garden.
Grow Sprouts or Microgreens
We all know that good things come in small packages, and it seems this adage holds true for vegetables—in the form of sprouts and microgreens. Sprouts are essentially immature, miniature plants harvested shortly after germination, while microgreens are young, tender plants harvested as seedlings. They are both packed with flavor and nutrition, and easy to grow right on the countertop.