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Re: I Think I’m a Pseudo-Heel Striker!: Study Suggests That As Many as 25-33% of Heel Strikers Exhibit a More Midfoot Loading Pattern

tobit — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 10:34:46 -0000

thanks! yes, keeping relaxed and comfortable is key!

Re: I Think I’m a Pseudo-Heel Striker!: Study Suggests That As Many as 25-33% of Heel Strikers Exhibit a More Midfoot Loading Pattern

tobit — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 07:56:19 -0000

late to the conversation, but this makes a lot of sense as I review my wear pattens... so thanks. (Some pics here of my wear patterns http://tobit.emmens.co.uk/2... ) I am convinced I am mid foot striking, I am hitting a cadence of 180-190, have no knee pain or other pains I used to experience yet when I look at my soles, I am wearing the outside edge of my heals!

I guess I am somewhere around the blue line, but when i really work on form, I guess I might be nearer the green one.

I have one questions, is hitting the blue line actually ok? or do I just need to work harder and to become a proper mid-foot striker?

cheers

Re: Running From Stress and Anxiety: My Story

tobit — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 14:00:31 -0000

I've only just found your blog/site and have to say how impressed I am. As someone who works in mental health in the UK, I also want to say how impressed I am with this post. You wrote about being ashamed. So many people feel this when it comes to mental health issues. Thank you for working against the stigma of mental health problems!

Re: How to Do Stop-Motion Animation on a Budget

tobit — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 05:26:19 -0000

ak, we used a pro camera here, https://vimeo.com/19743334 but you can use any camera to do stop motion, it just involves taking a lot of incremental pictures.
quicktime 7 on a mac (free, but you need to look for it in utilities folder) can be used to make image sequences into scaled video files which can be edited in imovie / fcp or whatever!
heck, you can even use powepoint to animate image sequences. the important thing is having fun.

Re: Family Gamer TV 1.1 Article | Family Gamer TV

tobit — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:40:06 -0000

having gone away and played this a bit on my iPad (which is already scratched...) it has suffered no damage. While I laughed at the idea a toy could be described as iPad safe, they are! I would not leave my children alone playing with it, but this is more about sharing and enjoying the experience together. Games are not some kind of digital babysitting service in our house (tempting as that might be)... and I don't think this game would ever replace driving cars off the arms of chairs, etc. because, at the end of the day, half the fun of car based play is that it is free play.

Re: Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Wii Review | Family Gamer

tobit — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:58:47 -0000

no, in our house, TH has chocolate coin shooters! and my 4 year old girl is positively in love with him!

Re: Family Gamer TV 1.19 Article | Family Gamer TV

tobit — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:20:56 -0000

hi Lucy
I think Mary has a lot to do without game play! I think Kinect is getting better, especially with newer games like sports 2 and forza it seems to be able to see what it needs (hands / arms) and ignore the rest of the noise. the main issue for us is trying to work menus, but I have now turned voice control on, so that might help!

Re: Four Difficult Questions Regarding Bullying and Youth Suicide

tobit — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:00:37 -0000

four really interesting questions...
whatever we adults do is likely to have some kind of impact, and I know we have talk before about how the things we do to keep (our) children and young people safe might increase the risk. When the research team I am a part of developed a text message cbt service for people who self harm, and in another project, an online forum where health professionals and young people were able to learn from each other, a whole set of our assumptions were blown out of the water. Selfharm might be the one thing that protects someone from actually taking their life. the tension is the big data tells us that these people are up to 300 times more likely to die by suicide than someone who does not selfharm.

you say in your post " It stops by collectively agreeing to engage in acts of tolerance, love, bravery, and respect."

I love this, thanks for writing it. I want to write more about this, so will post you a link if I get round to it... but for now I think I want to say the organisation I work for (and indeed most organisations and corporations) need to heed this call as much as any one individual.

ps
there are a bunch of papers on page one of this search that may or may not be interesting to you or others.
http://scholar.google.co.uk...

Re: Family Gamer TV 1.11 Article | Family Gamer TV

tobit — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:50:24 -0000

if it was me, actually, it was me, so I think if i had to choose again for a 3DS I would go for Harry Potter over Star Wars. With my 7yo we enjoyed the logic based nature of it. I imagine if our lives were more immersed in HP then we might of had a better clue!
I am keen to try it out on the 360, as i too like the look of the way the split screen works.

Re: Family Gamer TV 1.6 Article | Family Gamer TV

tobit — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:48:04 -0000

Kinect sports 2 is looking good, but I can see I am going to have to chase the architect up regarding the extension... some of the games take up a lot of room, and that is not always clear! At least I am getting used to being caught in the belly and stood on by my 6yo when we attempt to play together!

Re: Family Gamer TV 1.5 Article | Family Gamer TV

tobit — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:56:50 -0000

thats right, no TV licence, and while there is a freeview built in, it is not connected to anything (we don't actually have an ariel socket in the house). so the 'TV' simply acts as a screen, and we carry on watching iPlayer from time to time, just using the screen a little more (don't worry, we have had a chat with the TV Licence people, and they are fine with this and agree, no licence is needed). i actually know a few people who have bought TVs simply to use as screens for film editing, or gaming.

and yeah, i collect fire wood as well! people do look confused when we say we have no TV, they're like "what, so you like must have to talk to each other"!

Re: Family Gamer TV 1.5 Article | Family Gamer TV

tobit — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:44:28 -0000

now you have made me smile. when you put it like that, dead is dead. But I think the point I was trying to make is that given the almost 1D visual, it doesn't seem so real, and each time he gets stabbed through the head by the spider's leg, wait for a few seconds and he is back, having (him/the gamer) learnt a little more about survival.
On the TV front, we went a bought a sony 32" internet TV, so we can use it for things like iPlayer, etc. so, it is only plugged into the internet, not a TV ariel. So, technically, I still think I can say I don't have a TV! We originally looked at getting a 24" screen, but was advised against it if budget allowed something bigger. with Kinect, we are standing 7 feet away from the screen, so big is probably better (but not like 64", that would be absurd!)

PS. John Lewis rocked it on the TV front and included a free 5 year guarantee, no hesitation to recommend them!

Re: Family Gamer TV 1.5 Article | Family Gamer TV

tobit — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:40:09 -0000

i totally get the frustration of just having to watch over a shoulder, but when my eldest (nearly 7) does internet at home, I know it is safe because of dns filtering and parental controls, so I feel I don't have to watch over her, but (and as she gets older) computers will stay in family spaces, not bedrooms.
I think if we had a DS, then I would find a way of quizzing activity, how they found it, what new things happened, etc. all the time exerting some kind of hands off control over what they are able to play.

Re: Family Gamer TV 1.5 Article | Family Gamer TV

tobit — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:36:24 -0000

thanks, all those takes seem worth it now!
the family element is really important, well, my wife is happy to just watch for the time being. It is hard work though, trying to keep the room in order, and make sure the kinect monster is not overwhelmed by rapid small children activity!

Re: Family Gamer TV 1.5 Article | Family Gamer TV

tobit — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:32:49 -0000

i am not a fan of horror, at all, but something about Limbo intrigues me. I think it is sufficiently monochrome and almost mono-dimensional enough to not be too bothered by the gruesomeness of it. The little fella just bounces back, and is actually pretty resilient to all the adventures and adversaries he has to face.

Re: Family Gamer TV 1.5 Article | Family Gamer TV

tobit — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:29:18 -0000

I don't think I am going to catch up with children, my eldest, at nearly 7, has mastered controlling via the kinect after the second go, and even figured out she could switch between the kinect and the controller, to get through all the stuff (menus / options) before you actually have to play quicker!

Re: Family Gamer TV 1.5 Article | Family Gamer TV

tobit — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:11:54 -0000

I believe I said "I have never held a console" I imagine I meant to say "I have never held a controller" hohum, I am learning!

Re: Family Gamer TV 1.1 Article | Family Gamer TV

tobit — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 05:21:56 -0000

in my comment further down the page, i mentioned I am a non-gamer... I find this quite amusing really, that I end up watching a gaming blog*. So while many of my friends consider me to be a geek, and in many respects I am, I actually had to google what an xbox is - and I am blown away by the kinect thingy.
I think it now time to buy a TV after not having one for 15 years and find myself an xbox! Once I have got this sorted, I look forward to story telling some of these experiences!

*I have been really drawn in by the conversational style, and how it stays away from the slightly glazed eyes game obsessed look I have seen in some friends. And, with the yellow chair cover, there is no chance on my eyes glazing over!

Re: Family Gamer TV 1.1 Article | Family Gamer TV

tobit — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 04:30:07 -0000

A good episode, like the improvements over episode 1. Good information, and understandable, even for a non-gamer like me. That Kinect stuff looks like a lot of fun!

Re: Pilot Article | Family Gamer TV

tobit — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 07:53:13 -0000

some great games there. Love the format, but I think there are ways you could up the production value a bit - just ask!

Re: Facebook profile hack (with Photoshop template)

tobit — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:40:18 -0000

Hi JD. love this, tagged myself in your grace bomb album to play around, and will attempt to follow your instructions and get creative!. peace

Re: How do you make time to think?

tobit — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:52:58 -0000

yeah! the 'sod the...' approach is a useful fall back. Even my 6yo tells me if you don't look after yourself, you can't look after anyone else (i.e. love your neighbour AS you love YOURSELF)
I also ment to say that having a routine in the day that forces you to break away is vital. for me this is my 10 minute walk to work and the return journey later in the day. While I am quite often 'plugged in' for this, of late I have left my iPod in my bag and the space doing this creates is welcome

Re: How do you make time to think?

tobit — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:07:08 -0000

+1 on running helps!
I run with a small digital dictaphone in my pocket, as I find running a very creative time. And when its not creative as such, I find it a great space to even out the bumps of day through time in meditation...

Re: http://alligin.tumblr.com/post/1350282391

tobit — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 05:37:57 -0000

great work and a great approach. thanks for starting this off. It reminds me that twitter can work like a communication protocol as well as a communication tool. Twitter used like this can be used to connect our conversations together and make them more available, more usable and more useful.

Re: The Internet and Mental Health

tobit — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:49:10 -0000

just to clarify, the event will be in Exeter, not London!