George Collins80 said:I am trying to determine which of these whey isolates is actually the "best" option here:
MuscleTech Nitro-Tech - sounds quite powerful, 😁 Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard - long history, and it doesn't contain aspartame. Gold Standard Whey - people claim this one is top-tier, but it's fairly expensive, so I am unsure if the value proposition truly holds up.
Or should I just look for something else entirely? 🤣
I also have a lingering doubt regarding dosage when mixing whey with glucose for a post-workout meal; some folks swear by a 1:2 ratio, while others insist a 1:1 ratio is more than enough, and frankly, I do not know who to trust. 😁 Additionally, what would be the optimal amount of whey—is 30g sufficient?
Thanks in advance!
If we are discussing anything from Optimum Nutrition, I would say any of their products come highly recommended... and honestly, that isn't even the most expensive one; the Hydro Whey is obscenely pricey. I recall reading somewhere that there isn't actually a massive enough difference in quality to justify such a steep price hike over the Gold Standard, though I suppose if you are a professional athlete where every single gram counts toward your performance, then it might be the right call for you...
slydriver52 said:The Cookies & Cream flavor is honestly one of the weaker options when it comes to Optimum Gold. If you ask me, I know what I'm talking about. 😉 The standout flavors are definitely anything chocolate-based—think Choco Mint, Double Chocolate, Choco Malt, or Milk Chocolate—as well as Mocha Cappuccino and Strawberry Banana. The mediocre ones fall right around French Vanilla, Tropical Punch, and Banana Cream. Everything else is just subpar.
Oh, give me a break... I just finished my entire 10lb tub of Vanilla Ice Cream, and frankly, the taste is fantastic. When you mix it with cold milk, it tastes exactly like those classic Nestlé ice cream cones they used to make back in the day—the kind that really hit the spot if you grew up around here. Now, I’m actually thinking about picking up the Cookies & Cream just to switch things up, and I'm hoping it might actually be decent. To be perfectly honest, all those chocolate varieties everyone raves about? They are absolutely revolting to me.
Ryan Carter52 said:I figured I’d jump in here for a moment, For about fifteen days now, I’ve been taking two scoops of Optimum whey daily alongside a high protein intake from my regular meals. (Specifically things like tuna, chicken, and so on.) Since I started this, I’ve found myself falling asleep consistently around 11 PM, and by morning, I’m waking up around 6 or 7 AM without even needing an alarm. In the past, I would spend three or four nights in a row unable to sleep—it was impossible; just constant restlessness and nerves, and then when it came time to head to work in the morning, I’d be in a massive fog, and if I did manage to drift off, I wouldn't wake up until 4 PM. I am not entirely certain what else is packed into that whey besides the protein itself; the label mentions various amino acids, but it seems quite obvious that my body was lacking something specific. I have previously supplemented with Omega-3, iron, zinc, and various minerals, yet nothing yielded results nearly as rapidly as this has. There must certainly be something unique within its composition.😁 Best regards,
I have almost completely phased out imported tuna and now eat it rather rarely (since domestic stuff costs an absolute fortune...) 😢... About three years ago, during a period where I followed a rather wild training regimen, tuna and low-fat cottage cheese formed the backbone of my post-workout nutrition; I was consuming them almost every single day... In the interim, I contracted a virus that really took a toll on me, prompting me to get some blood work done (I generally avoid doctors, but this time I felt I had to), and while all my results were perfectly fine, my AST liver enzymes were elevated, which led my doctor to ask if I was drinking heavily or perhaps going overboard on the weekends. I just stood there 😕 thinking, "Well, I might as well tell the truth," since I am a total teetotaler... I walked out feeling bewildered and honestly quite concerned... It wasn't until much later that the tuna crossed my mind, damn it. The country of origin was Thailand, and those waters are likely saturated with a cocktail of toxins from Chinese, Indian, Malaysian, and other industrial sectors that couldn't care less about environmental standards; plus, the fish itself is preserved with all sorts of additives just so it can sit in a tin for years on end... Even though I appreciate tuna and enjoy it, I consume it far less frequently now, preferring fresh fish caught from our own coastal waters...
I’ve been scrolling through some IMDb reviews lately, and I’ve also had several conversations with folks who have actually traveled across the States, all of whom mentioned the sheer density of churches out there—not just standard ones, mind you, but these endless clusters of self-proclaimed prophets who gather followers into their own private cults or sects, essentially treating people like sheep just to bleed them dry financially... 😁 Some of these leaders command massive congregations, far larger than the priest or pastor we see depicted in this film... It honestly strikes me as almost surreal how easily people can be swayed into swallowing the nonsense spewed by a single individual, let alone being willing to commit murder on their behalf (take the case of Charles Manson, for instance)
I find myself reflecting on the various nuances of transit systems, much like how one might ponder the complexities of the infrastructure managed by companies like Greyhound or even the local bus networks you’d see running through a city like Chicago or Seattle. There is a certain rhythm to public transportation that people often overlook, yet it remains the backbone of urban mobility. I was thinking about this recently while observing the way different regional transit authorities manage their fleets, noting how some strive for a level of consistency that others simply fail to achieve. It brings to mind the specific feeling of riding a local line—that peculiar blend of anticipation and mundane routine—which is something anyone who has navigated the streets of a major US metropolitan area can certainly relate to. One cannot help but draw parallels between the efficiency of large-scale American transit corporations and the more localized, perhaps less polished, efforts found in smaller municipalities. It is all a matter of logistical precision, really. kaže: If you would be so kind as to enable those "Paragraph marks"—you know, that little icon on the toolbar—it might actually make things a bit more manageable. Click.And then you’ll finally see exactly what is tucked between those two pages, assuming you haven't already gone through the trouble of auditing it that way. 😕
Man, I have to hand it to you... I went through the whole thing using the Paragraph tool and finally spotted where the break was hiding. I honestly had no clue that if you take even a tiny sliver of text and toss it into columns, the software just decides to shove in a continuous section break on its own. It completely wrecks the entire page numbering sequence. Honestly, Microsoft really does know how to push a person to their absolute limit.
Kyle Johnson2 said:You’ve finally reached the "thesis" stage—congratulations, though I suppose the only flaw here is that they clearly didn't teach you how to handle Page Numbers in Word at university.😉
If you had spent even a moment looking through this forum thread, you would have stumbled upon post #703 and noticed the links provided there; those links offer a very vivid, step-by-step explanation, and frankly, Google doesn't seem to ignore them either.
🤣Oof, you certainly managed to get under his skin, despite the fact that there are 8,117 posts sitting right under your username. It makes me wonder why a moderator hasn't stepped in yet? 😉 To use an analogy, it’s much like being angry at car manufacturers because they haven't built a vehicle where you can simply say, "take me there and there," instead of having to actually struggle with the mechanics yourself.🙂
Just take it easy, go one step at a time, and you will eventually figure out the numbering and successfully graduate, I hope.😉
Thanks, I've made it nearly to the end, so congratulations to you too... 🤣 However, I have uncovered a new—and hopefully final—problem, though I haven't the slightest clue how to fix it because I still haven't grasped where the error lies... It is likely some minor nuisance... Specifically, after page 61 of 103, the remaining pages begin counting from 2, 3, 4 again... 😕 I have reviewed the paper thoroughly, specifically at the transition between page 61 and the next (62), and I truly have no idea what on earth went wrong there...
So, I’ve managed to churn out about 97 pages for my thesis, and now I’m hitting a wall trying to figure out how to force the page numbering to actually begin on page 7. Ideally, page 7 should be labeled as page 1 and just carry on from there until the end. I’ve been clicking through all these settings, but I haven't found anything useful; it’s as if some genius at Microsoft decided that instead of providing a simple, intuitive prompt like, "Hey, which page do you want to start numbering from?", they should make it a labyrinthine nightmare. But then again, that’s just typical Microsoft—they clearly enjoy watching users struggle through unnecessary complexity. 👎
I tried looking this up on YouTube, but the first video I found was some guy using Word 2007 explaining everything in German (honestly, whoever designed these interfaces clearly didn't consider anyone who doesn't speak English to be a priority 😠), so I couldn't follow his clicks because I don't understand German, and his layout is completely different from what I'm seeing in Microsoft Office XP. Another clip I watched was an absolute headache involving a Section break that drags on for seven agonizing minutes just to set one single damn page number 😠. I've heard people suggest the workaround of creating two separate documents, but that won't work for me since I have to submit the entire thing as one cohesive file to my professor. Does anyone know a more straightforward way to pull this off? Please... 😁
WarMaster As stated by: 👍Well, when you look at the landscape of talent, Samuel L. Jackson stands out as one of those rare exceptions to the rule. It’s funny how certain actors just possess that innate ability to command a room, regardless of the script, and he is certainly one of them. I was thinking about this the other day while I was driving through the suburbs, wondering how some performers manage to stay so consistently relevant across so many different genres. It isn't easy to maintain that kind of presence.😁
There are still those who refuse to embrace that truly repulsive style, though I suppose when you consider Morgan Freeman, he’s part of that old guard—but then again, there are always those stubborn old relics who simply fall for it regardless. 😁While you have the heavyweights like Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Forest Whitaker to look up to, I’ve been noticing that this newer generation of actors is increasingly adopting a certain tasteless and frankly irritating way of carrying themselves. It’s becoming quite difficult to ignore. 👎
There are just a few African American actors who managed to transcend that whole gritty, gangsta hip-hop persona—you know, that aggressive, rap-influenced attitude you see in guys like Ice-T or Cube. It’s a rare thing to find someone who moves past those stereotypes entirely.
melloworca6 said:Alright people, what exactly were they supposed to do? Tell her, "Hey, you're being an idiot, so we're just not going to bother trying to save you"?
She isn't the first, and she certainly won't be the last, to pull something this stupid. When someone gets drunk or high behind the wheel and slams into a wall, what's the protocol then? What do we do with people like that?
There are endless examples if you look for them. If we start judging who deserves medical care based on their own screw-ups, we’ll end up being worse than the US.
It really is just proof that God looks out for the foolish... Honestly, if she had actually listened to any of the explanations regarding mushrooms, she would have turned to stone right then and there. She clearly doesn't know the first thing about fungi, yet she went out foraging because she felt so confident in these so-called "ancient methods" for spotting poisonous ones. One of those ridiculous tricks involves placing onions near the mushrooms while cooking or sautéing; the idea is that if the onion turns black, the mushroom is toxic and should be tossed. Well, naturally, in this instance, the onion didn't turn black, and the woman ended up ingesting toxins that turned her liver into paste within twenty-four hours. To make matters worse, her fellow "mushroom experts" suggested other "ancient methods," like watching for silver to tarnish while cooking. Even the famous mycologist, Professor Romano Bozac, who has authored several books on the subject, could barely maintain a straight face during the interview when he heard this nonsense about onions and silver; he simply remarked, "those kinds of methods haven't fed many people—they've just buried them." 😁
Maria Gomez4 said:Hey, Josey, how on earth are you so deeply informed about that lady’s transplant case? I happen to be quite well-acquainted with the details myself, though I’ve hesitated to speak up due to certain ethical considerations. In any case, she was technically "my patient" during my clinical rotations.
It serves as a perfect example of how someone foolish—and perhaps a bit unhinged—can waste millions of taxpayer dollars while everyone else just stands around acting clueless.
Well, they actually did implement it! A portion of the excise tax on tobacco products goes straight to Medicare, but... you know... just imagine if they actually wanted to maintain a strict and honest system, the price of a pack of cigarettes would be close to $33... which doesn't bother me at all, really. Treating all those heavy illnesses linked to smoking... it's EXPENSIVE. Extremely expensive.
That kind of system already exists! If you smoke, if you drink, or if you are overweight, you end up paying more for healthcare—though, of course, not here in America. But I'm not entirely sure if that's the right way to go. To me, the case involving that woman who loves mushrooms is simply a reminder that even in America, some incredibly advanced and positive things are being done that cost massive amounts of money; that lady's life was saved, and they didn't skimp on the funding. She received the kind of care that wouldn't even be available in many other countries on this planet.
Anyway... since we've wandered into ethical territory: here is one for you. This is an example from the same hospital; a young girl attempted suicide by taking a medication that caused her liver to fail completely, and since she didn't pass away instantly—meaning medical teams were able to start saving her in time—it was decided to transplant her liver. It is the only therapy for that specific type of poisoning, and it truly is an emergency procedure. But... did that (I think she was) 17-year-old really deserve such a life-saving organ? After all, she (attempted) suicide. Because of her, someone else didn't get that organ.
The entire broadcast was built around this story, but they only air it on that local Z1 station I tend to hunt for... The program is titled "Stay Alive," and the actual procedure was carried out by surgeons Dr. Stipislav Jadrijevic and Dr. Branislav Kocman over at Mercury Hospital, where the surgery took place. That surgical team even appeared on the show to explain in painstaking detail exactly what they did to save her life. It really makes you pause and wonder how a certain simpleton manages to receive the kind of elite medical service usually reserved for someone like the Prime Minister... Judging by her expression and her rather questionable IQ, I’d bet anything she hasn't the slightest clue what actually transpired or the complexity of what was done to keep her breathing...
melloworca6 said:I’d handle this a bit differently. 🙂
The folks in the Government actually had one decent idea: take a percentage from every single pack of cigarettes sold and earmark it specifically for the Department of Health and Human Services. I have no clue why they didn't pull the trigger on it, because honestly, the concept was solid. You could easily do the same thing with alcohol or junk food—if people want to indulge, fine, let them.
But what you're suggesting is just impossible. How are you supposed to determine who qualifies for premium coverage versus basic care? And how would you ever prove if someone is actually drowning themselves in booze or smoking five packs of cigarettes a day?
Please, it isn't exactly rocket science to figure out who is binging and who is smoking—what are we, chimney sweeps? You see it in the blood alcohol levels, the specific stages of liver, brain, stomach, and kidney damage that are unique to chronic alcoholics... It's the same with cigarettes; years of tar and nicotine build up in the lungs like sediment. Honestly, I am all for adding a surcharge to alcohol and tobacco to fund healthcare, but doing it that way doesn't act as prevention. The most effective prevention is hitting people right where it hurts: their wallets...
melloworca6 said:I'm saying it again: how is this woman any different from someone like XY, who completely wrecked his liver with alcohol and ended up needing a transplant?
Look, you can't look at it that way. It’s all or nothing: either Medicare covers stuff like this for everyone, or they don't cover it for anyone. Sure, the woman was reckless and she messed up, but she isn't any different from anyone else out there who constantly trashes their health and ignores what their doctors tell them.
You see a ton of cases where someone has sky-high blood pressure—we're talking imminent stroke or heart attack territory—and they just flat-out ignore it. They keep eating greasy, salty, heavily seasoned junk food despite every warning from their doctor. Then, inevitably, they suffer a stroke, and suddenly they’re demanding rehab, expensive meds, and all that. So, what's the move? Should we actually deny healthcare to people who refuse to help themselves?
No, I don't think that's quite right; they should at least be provided with basic care. If someone wants a more specialized or expensive procedure, then by all means, they can pay out of their own pocket. But if they simply can't afford it? Well, you just send them home. That's how it should work here in the States. 👍
melloworca6 said:Take my immunology labs, for example. I asked my primary care doctor. She could explain some stuff, but not all of it. I can't expect my GP to give me a deep dive into every single thing I bring in; she isn't a specialist. She knows the basics of certain diseases, and that's it.
And who else was I supposed to ask? An immunologist? You barely make it through the door before you're being ushered out. You don't even get a chance to list your symptoms, let alone grill them with questions, because there are 50 to 100 patients waiting in the hallway.
I'm not blaming the doctors here. There are way too many patients per doctor. Of course they don't have the time to sit down and answer every single question we have.
Well, you could look at it that way too. Why bother treating smokers who got lung cancer, obese people who developed diabetes or strokes, or alcoholics who trashed their livers?
How is someone poisoning themselves any different from the examples listed above? 🤷
It is quite difficult to play the "intellectual" here, because the level of care this woman received cost many millions of dollars, and a facility like the Mayo Clinic simply cannot afford to handle cases of this magnitude on a regular basis. For chronic smokers, alcoholics, and others who are essentially dismantling their own health through lifestyle choices, there ought to be an exception where they are required to cover at least a portion of their medical expenses themselves. If people were actually confronted with the staggering reality of those costs—seeing how much money is drained away by such massive expenditures—perhaps they would be more hesitant to ingest those toxins in the first place. But then again, if someone wants to live that way, that is their prerogative...
Christian White3 said:What, were they supposed to just let him die? 🤦
No... But the sheer level of effort they poured into this was something money simply cannot buy. I recall a case where surgeons actually hopped on Air Force One to get to Ancona just so they could perform a liver extraction and a transplant all within the same day. They were operating for at least ten hours straight, working with absolute, hyper-focused intensity on some elderly woman who essentially drove herself into this crisis through her own sheer negligence. To make matters even more complicated, the liver wasn't even a compatible blood type, so they had to spend weeks separating plasma to strip out the antibodies just so her body wouldn't reject the organ immediately. And now, she’s stuck with a lifetime of incredibly expensive immunosuppressant therapy. It really isn't any wonder that our hospitals face such massive losses when people don't take even the slightest bit of responsibility for their own health, only to fly into a doctor's office with the attitude of, "Well, fix me." 👎
The American healthcare system actually excels at certain things—specifically, catering to those individuals who visit their doctors for every minor inconvenience just to demand expensive, utterly pointless diagnostic tests and treatments that drain resources. Consequently, when someone arrives with a genuine, life-threatening emergency, they find the bureaucracy either working against them or simply being dismissed and sent straight back home. I have this neighbor of mine who has spent years essentially camping out at various clinics; every single time we speak, the conversation inevitably spirals into endless discussions about ailments, scans, and medications—this one, that one, you name it. Honestly, if things were even half as grim for the rest of us as they seem to be for her, most people would have been buried underground a long time ago... 😁 In my view, every individual should proactively set aside enough funds every year or two to cover at least one comprehensive, fundamental physical exam...
Well, seeing as our insurance covers procedures like this, I’d say we actually have quite a solid system in place... It really makes me wonder, though, what kind of policy would cover these types of surgeries over in the States...
nimblemarlin6 said:You could argue that the *Fast & Furious* flicks share some superficial DNA with *Mad Max*—they both lean into that same sense of being totally detached from reality, centered mostly on high-octane car chases and various explosive showdowns. But, I mean, let’s be honest—it’s pretty obvious that *Mad Max* isn't just some mindless spectacle about anarchist outlaws racing cars and killing each other.
(My apologies to anyone who felt personally attacked by me putting those two movies in the same sentence. 😁)
Those two films don't have anything in common, nor do they come anywhere close... In "Mad Max," you see post-apocalyptic nomads surviving by moving from one location to another in a desperate search for fuel, water, food, women, and other resources absolutely vital to their survival... There aren't any races (because honestly, who would waste fuel on such senseless displays in a world where a single gallon of gas is worth more than a human life?), what you actually saw there was classic hunting, just performed with vehicles and scavenging... While "Fast & Furious" features gangs, they aren't even remotely similar to those nomads—they might be, perhaps, if the law had completely vanished... 👍
In Mad Max, you won't find any cutting-edge technology (at least, I didn't catch any 🤷), nor will you see high-tech scanners, advanced computers, or futuristic weaponry; if anything, the whole thing leans heavily on vintage muscle cars—which, let’s be honest, guzzle fuel like they have a massive leak in the tank, making every drop of gas worth its weight in gold 🙄. They drive these rugged, custom-built rigs with what feel like ancient, heavy-duty engines and rely on primitive tools like hunting shotguns, crossbows, and the occasional old-school revolver. It paints a picture of a world crawling out from the ashes of an apocalyptic war, where survival means scavenging whatever scraps are left from the ruins of the old world, basically living off the leftovers of a fallen civilization. In fact, Mad Max served as a major inspiration for the legendary Fallout series (anyone who has actually played it knows just how brilliant that franchise is, though Fallout definitely offers a much more intricate narrative than Mad Max does) 👍
I personally tend to mix mine with some brewer's yeast; most people find the combination a bit too much to stomach, but it suits my palate just fine... 😍