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Game of Who Cares?
Or as the Iron Sheik might say, "Game of Who Gives Fuck? More like Game of I Fuck You and Break Your Neck Like the True Bubba." He gets a little carried away but you get the idea.
I've read all the books AFAIK. I'm pretty sure the appearance of a new one would be big enough to get through the wilderness to my own private hermitage. Remember this series was started something like twenty years ago. To be honest I can't say for sure why I read through them all. Something about Martin's voice and the pacing was compelling, I guess. That got me past the first chapter. And the characters I found to be pretty solid, mostly. They aren't super-complicated but they're not cardboard cut-outs either, so that helped keep me going through literally thousands of pages. That and Martin's refusal to use most of the tropes of so-called "High Fantasy" fiction, instead modelling it on midieval history, and his willingness to put everyone at risk, but those are things most readers wouldn't give a damn about. They just put him in the history books.
But I just can't care about the show. I can't remember what season it was but I gave up before they had the big naval battle. Somehow the show, even though it pays close attention to the books and has Martin as a close consultant and even writer (which I think is great), manages to highlight only the flaws of the books. I guess, when you look at my list up there, most of it is about the quality of the writing (NOT the storytelling), so I think that's why.
And the books do have many flaws which are carried over very well to the TV show:
1) Scene-chewing dialogue that Shatner would feel silly saying
2) Just about every really interesting or compelling character is destroyed in one of the following ways:
2a) killed
2b) extremely minor involvement with the overall plot
2c) gets put "on the bus" and is gone so long you no longer care about them
2d) is measured against the dwarf Tyrion and looks less awesome as a result
3) There is no hero. Books like this need heroes. Protagonists if that's a loaded word for you. Everyone you want to root for dies, except Tyrion. Yeah that's kind of "realistic", it also means by book 57, "Dead Body Booglaoo", no one gives a damn because by that point Tyrion has to have died. More on that later. Everyone left behind doesn't have the muscle to carry the plot around or isn't hero material as their scope and interests are too limited. Killing off the characters people like is a cool trick that made for a shocking ending to the first book, but it's a trick that Martin keeps pulling out of the bag. And like a guy who cuts off a finger as part of his act, you're blown away, but at some point he runs out of fingers, and by the time he gets to the other hand you're over it.
4) Martin's sheer balls, while his greatest strength, are also his handicap, because he takes a lot of chances and not all of them come up winners for him. Flashbacks, things going on simultaneously that take many many pages to describe, switching POV every chapter, etc etc.
5) Exposition is hard and boring, but must be done when you have such a massive plot with so many moving parts. Martin's only tricks for this are having characters discuss things over overly-described dinners. The show turns this into "sexplanation" or "sexposition". Titties are nice and yes we do need to know some of the history but a tighter focus would've meant we need to know less of it.
6) The usual fantasy book claptrap. Stupid names for things that don't need them just to make the world sound foreign and historic. Clunky book titles like "A Song of Ice and Fire" that sound generic to the point of being computer-generated. This is par for the course and Martin succeeds despite these needless burdens.
GOD DAMN I'M OPINIONATED FOR A NOBODY!
(Yeah, there are counterpoints to some of these, I'm talking about the flaws here).
If I had been this guy's editor, I would have totally ruined these books, because let's face it, as they are they are mighty successes and I should be so lucky to get to eat the salty peanuts out of Martin's shit. That having been said, here's what I think:
The hero should obviously be Tyrion. Everyone loves him, and why not? He's an underdog, everyone hates him but he comes out a winner most of the time, his dialogue is the best, his education and physical deformity make him very easy to identify with for the average fantasy novel reader. My memo to George would've started with making Tyrion the main character and sticking with him throughout. What he doesn't see, we don't necessarily need to know about, but if we do it won't take much time before we're back to him.
I will get interested in this show when it gets beyond the books, which seems likely. Even then I don't have much hope, but at least it will be some shit I won't be reminded of reading.
You guys realize that Tyrion pretty much has to die, right? Did he already? I can't remember but I don't think so. But yeah. Remember what I said about Martin's balls, about his willingness to put EVERY character at risk? I could be wrong, of course, but Martin is at a decision point here. Either he realizes the dwarf is the hero and gets more traditional ... or Martin's balls will overwhelm him with hubris and he will pull the trigger. This to me is the central question and is most interesting and debatable.
I really need to do a thing on spoilers.


St Richard's, Worthing and Southlands Hospitals have been rated as some of the best places to work or be treated in the NHS by the people who know them best – their staff.
The 2016 national NHS Staff Survey results published today put Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WSHFT), which runs the three hospitals, in the top 20% on the key measure of "staff recommendation of the organisation as a place to work or receive treatment".
Some 80% of staff surveyed at WSHFT said they would be happy with the standard of care provided by the organisation if a friend or relative needed treatment, compared to 70% across all acute hospital trusts nationally.
And 72% of WSHFT respondents said they would recommend Western Sussex as a place to work, against an average of 62% for all hospitals nationwide.
The trust also saw significant increases in the proportion of staff willing to recommend it on each of the two key measures. Recommendation as a place to be treated increased from 73% in the 2015 survey, while recommendation as a place to work was up from 65%.
Staff also gave the hospitals a vote of confidence on a range of measures contributing to job satisfaction, with the other 'key findings' against which Western Sussex was rated most highly in comparison to other trusts all related to happiness at work.
taking action to promote the health and wellbeing of its employees.
WSHFT Chief Executive Marianne Griffiths said: "Nobody knows our hospitals better than the people who work in them, so it's fantastic news for patients that they have such confidence in the care we provide, particularly during a period in which pressure on services has never been higher.
"We know that better staff engagement has a huge positive impact on standards of care, so we have prioritised investing in our people through our Patient First programme. These survey results show we're now seeing the benefits of that in how staff feel about the quality of service they are able to provide and the working conditions that enable them to continually improve.
The survey also highlights areas of staff experience that trusts should focus on for further improvement.
For Western Sussex, physical violence was the main area identified for attention, with 18% of respondents saying they had experienced it from patients or the public (compared to a national average of 15%) and 3% from other staff (against 2% nationally). The trust was also in the bottom 20% of trusts for staff feeling pressure from managers, colleagues or themselves to come in to work despite feeling unwell, and on quality of non-mandatory training.
Mrs Griffiths said: "We have an absolute zero tolerance of violence and threatening behaviour towards hospital staff and although the problem is not getting worse we want it to get significantly better.
The survey was taken by 3,959 members of Western Sussex Hospitals staff, which is a response rate of 59% and up from 54% in the previous year's survey. The comparable national response rate for 2016 was 44%.
The trust's results improved year on year on each of the 32 key finding measures in the survey.


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The Government has now announced that they are committed to finding a more permanent legislative solution to this problem by amending the way in which the commutation of these pensions are valued for the purposes of the Transfer Balance Cap.
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Does Childhood Obesity Start at Conception?
By Natalie Digate Muth, M.D., M.P.H., R.D.
It is no secret that the United States faces an epidemic of childhood obesity. Obesity prevalence among children has increased from 5 percent in the 1960s to about 17 percent currently (Ogden et al., 2006). Few would argue that the changes in the way we live—from how we get to work and school to what we eat for snacks and meals—are responsible for the rapid and alarming widening of our waistlines from infancy to old age. But it turns out that, for many kids, the risk of obesity starts long before their first fast-food outing, bowl of ice cream, or entire afternoon spent watching TV or playing video games.
A growing body of research points to the role of the prenatal environment on later health outcomes for children, especially when it comes to the propensity to gain weight. A retrospective study of 10,000 babies found that the risk of overweight by age seven was 48 percent higher for babies whose moms had excessive pregnancy weight gain, even after accounting for numerous potential confounders (Wrotniak et al., 2008). Other studies found similar results for preschoolers and adolescents (Oken et al., 2008; Oken et al., 2007). Results from a study presented this past summer at the Endocrine Society meeting found that women who gained excessive weight during pregnancy had newborns with more fat mass than newborns whose moms gained the appropriate amount of weight—17.5 ounces of fat compared with 13.9 ounces. About 70 percent of women exceeded weight-gain recommendations (Josefson, 2011).
Institute of Medicine Guidelines for Weight Gain
Pre-pregnancy BMI Total Weight Gain (lb)
Weight Gain 2nd/3rd
Trimesters (lb/week)
Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) 28–40 1.0−1.3
Normal weight (18.5−24.9 kg/m2) 25−35 0.8−1.0
Overweight (25.0−29.9 kg/m2) 15−25 0.5−0.7
Obese (> 30kg/m2) 11−20 0.4−0.6
Source: Rasmussen K. and Yaktine, A. (2009). Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Reexamining the Guidelines. Washington, D.C.: Institute of Medicine.
It appears that there is something about moms gaining more than the Institute of Medicine recommendations that may predispose their kids to pack on the pounds. Researchers suggest several potential explanations for the relationship between excess pregnancy weight gain and childhood obesity, but none are certain. For instance, it may just be that moms who gain too much share the same obesity-promoting genetic make-up and dietary and activity preferences as their kids. While certainly this plays some role, the relationship between too much pregnancy weight gain and childhood obesity holds even for moms who started pregnancy at a normal weight. It probably has a lot to do with blood sugar, which tends to be elevated in women who gain too much weight, whether or not they develop gestational diabetes. Glucose passes through the placenta, but insulin does not. When the fetus experiences the elevated blood sugar, his or her pancreas must secrete more insulin to normalize blood sugar levels. Insulin itself is a growth factor causing a fetus to be larger. It also may initiate a hormonal cascade that leads to increased appetite and weight gain in childhood, adolescence and adulthood.
While excess weight gain during pregnancy is associated with harmful outcomes for infants regardless of mom's pre-partum weight (in fact, the effects are most pronounced for underweight moms who gain too much weight), overweight women are more likely to give birth to underweight or overweight babies; both are scenarios that increase an infant's risk of obesity later in life.
Both an expecting mom and her developing baby can benefit enormously from lifestyle changes a mom makes during pregnancy. Here are some important tips to offer your pregnant clients to help them achieve the healthiest possible outcome.
Curb Excessive Weight Gain
Perhaps the most important action an expecting mom can take is to optimize her nutrition and physical activity during pregnancy to avoid excessive weight gain. A pregnant woman needs about an extra 300 calories to support a developing baby—a little less in the first trimester and more in the third. An expecting mom should let hunger be her guide in determining how much to eat, but she should also keep an eye on the scale to prevent excessive weight gain. If she is gaining too little or too much, she should pay careful attention to her nutrition and physical-activity habits.
The research to date is insufficient to guide obstetricians and expecting women with proven strategies to prevent excessive weight gain (Gardner et al., 2011). The best advice you can give your clients may simply be to go back to the basic principles for weight management for the general population: balance calories in with calories out. And that comes from a well-thought-out nutrition and activity plan.
For optimal maternal health and growth of the baby, the Federal Government recommends an individualized Daily Food Plan for Moms (check out choosemyplate.gov). The following general guidelines should set the stage for a healthy pregnancy and appropriate weight gain.
Eat five small meals per day including breakfast, lunch, an afternoon snack, dinner and an evening snack.
Focus on fruits, vegetables, whole grains and high-calcium foods to meet micronutrient (vitamin and mineral) needs. Most obstetricians also recommend a prenatal vitamin for "insurance."
Meet increased protein needs through a varied diet high in nutrient-dense foods and lean proteins.
Eat low-mercury fatty fish twice per week. Some research suggests that fish oils (omega-3s) may enhance pregnancy duration and improve the baby's later cognitive, visual and cardiovascular development.
Leave a little room to satisfy cravings, but try to limit "empty" calories (food without much nutritional value).
In addition to the standard guidelines above, some new research suggests that an expectant mom can also eat to shape her growing baby's food preferences. That is, she may be able to stamp out picky eating and start her baby loving fruits and vegetables in utero. Researchers at Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia have been studying how the food an expecting mother eats flavors the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus and subsequently an infant's acceptance of various foods. In one study, researchers divided women into three groups: those who drank carrot juice every day during pregnancy, those who drank carrot juice everyday while breastfeeding, and those who avoided carrots completely. Then, when the babies began solid foods, the researchers videotaped their responses when fed rice cereal made with either water or carrot juice. The babies that had been exposed to carrot flavors in amniotic fluid or in breast milk ate more of the carrot-flavored cereal and they made fewer negative faces while eating it (Cuda-Kroen, 2011). This may be one reason why babies from cultures in which a pregnant woman eats spicy, bitter and pungent foods have kids who lovingly accept those foods. It may also be one way to get kids turned on to fruits and vegetables and help to avoid overweight and obesity.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommend that otherwise healthy pregnant women engage in at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise on most if not all days of the week (ACOG, 2002). To expound on these guidelines, ACOG published clarification by the researchers Zavorksy and Longo in the May and June 2011 issues of Sports Medicine (Zavorsky and Longo, 2011a) and Obstetrics and Gynecology (Zavorsky and Longo, 2011b). The goal is to exercise at an intensity of at least 60 percent of the heart-rate reserve while gradually increasing physical-activity energy expenditure to reduce the risk of gestational diabetes. The more vigorous the exercise, the less total exercise time is required. The researchers note that light muscle strengthening performed during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy has minimal effect on newborn body size and overall health.
A mom who is physically active during her pregnancy not only improves her own health and well-being, but may also improve the heart health of her baby. In one study, babies of mothers who were physically active had lower heart rates and greater heart-rate variability at 36 weeks gestation (May et al., 2010). Of course, exercise also provides the additional benefits of helping to stave off both excess weight gain and gestational diabetes.
While mass efforts are underway to shape the nutrition and activity behaviors of school-age children, the most successful interventions to optimize maternal and child health may be the ones that start at conception.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2002). Exercise during pregnancy and the postpartum period. International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 77, 1, 79−81.
Cuda-Kroen G. (2011). Baby's palate and food memories shaped before birth. National Public Radio, August 8, 2011.
Gardner, B. et al. (2011). Changing diet and physical activity to reduce gestational weight gain: A meta-analysis. Obesity Review, 12, 7, e602−620.
Josefson, J. (2011). Excessive pregnancy weight gain raises the risk of having a fat baby. Presented June 7, 2011, at the Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting, Boston, Mass.
May, L.E. et al. (2010). Aerobic exercise during pregnancy influences fetal cardiac autonomic control of heart rate and heart rate variability. Early Human Development, 86, 4, 213−217.
Oken, E. et al. (2008). Maternal gestational weight gain and offspring weight in adolescence. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 112, 5, 999−1006.
Oken, E. et al. (2007). Gestational weight gain and child adiposity at age 3 years. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 196, 4, 322, e321−328.
Ogden, C.L. et al. (2006). Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States, 1999−2004. Journal of the American Medical Association, 295, 13, 1549−1555.
Rasmussen K. and Yaktine, A. (2009). Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Reexamining the Guidelines. Washington, D.C.: Institute of Medicine.
Wrotniak, B.H. (2008). Gestational weight gain and risk of overweight in the offspring at age 7 years in a multicenter, multiethnic cohort study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 87, 6, 1818−1824.
Zavorsky, G.S. and Longo, L.D. (2011a). Exercise guidelines in pregnancy: New perspectives. Sports Medicine, 41, 5, 345−360.
Zavorsky, G.S. and Longo, L.D. (2011b). Adding strength training, exercise intensity and caloric expenditure to exercise guidelines in pregnancy. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 117, 6, 1399−1402.
Natalie Digate Muth, M.D., M.P.H., R.D., is a pediatrics resident at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital. She's also mom to two young children, Tommy (3) and Mariella (11 months).
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We Ready! Girls Trip 2 Is Expected To Come Back With A Bang In Theaters For Round Two; Popcorn or "Grapefruit" Anyone?
By Jazzy Nelson
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Yes, yes ya'll! To the beat ya'll! The Flossy Posse is expected to be back in full sisterhood effect at the box office for round two –maybe with more spray painted members only jackets and that black girl magic mayhem the audience loves so much.
We know there's been some chatter of rumors surfacing that there may be a sequel to the original Girls Trip, but no official announcement has been made by way of production…yet. Although, the feature star, Regina Hall recently took to BuzzFeed News to say something is in the works, "I don't know where the girls are going but we're going somewhere" and we're betting sisters everywhere will be sitting right there in front of the big screen in theaters when they do.
The all-black female cast blockbuster did extremely well at the box office last summer (a reported $140 milli- and counting) leaving most of us with unapologetic laugh lines and New Orleans Essence Fest vibes to last a lifetime. The feature film was written by Kenya Barris (Blackish) and directed by Malcolm D. Lee (The Best Man). Lee told Entertainment Weekly they wanted to do another one and "It has to be a little bit bigger, it has to be just as good, just as funny, just as outrageous, and that takes time.
Jada Pinkett -Smith also dropped a gem on her Instagram about the movies sequel. She posted a poster picture of her big screen squad today, where more than 30,000 followers left some major crew love in the comments.
We're also anticipating the original cast to return with the all-star actress, Queen Latifah and breakout comedian, Tiffany Haddish who both made us laugh and lest we say, look at "Grapefruit" in a different light.
Please keep the black girl magic comedy coming, we ready when you are!
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