text: Guidelines for Identifying Students in Distress Excessive procrastination and very poorly prepared work, especially if inconsistent with previous work. Infrequent class attendance with little or no work completed. Dependency (e.g. the student hangs around or makes excessive appointments during office hours). Listlessness, lack of energy, or frequent falling asleep in class. Marked changes in personal hygiene. Impaired speech and disjointed thoughts. Repeated requests for special consideration (e.g. deadline extensions). Threats to others. Expressed suicidal thoughts (e.g. referring to suicide as a current option). Excessive weight gain or loss. Behavior which regularly interferes with effective class management. Frequent or high levels of irritable, unruly, abrasive, or aggressive behavior. Bizarre behavior that is obviously inappropriate for the situation (e.g. talking to something or someone that is not present). Students who appear overly nervous, tense, or tearful. Guidelines for Referring Students to the Counseling Center (non-emergency situations) Let the student know specifically what it is that concerns you. Make it clear that your referral represents your best judgment about what would help. Let the student know what to expect if he/she were to come to the Counseling Center. Feel free to consult with us if helpful. Let the student know that services are confidential. The counselor will inform the student of the limits of confidentiality at the beginning of the session. Let the student know it is his/her right to accept or not accept the referral. If the Student Agrees to the Referral Have the student call the Counseling Center (256.824.6203) to make an appointment, or call with the student present. You have the option to walk with the student to the Counseling Center (WH 329). It is helpful to inform the Counseling Center of your concerns regarding the student either by phone, in person, or in writing. If the student is unable to come in on his/her own, call the Counseling Center for assistance. If the student refuses the referral and you are worried about his/her safety, call the Counseling Center to consult. Remember that after the student's appointment, the Counseling Center cannot discuss the student's case with you without a release of information signed by the student. It can be helpful to follow-up with the student to let him/her know you are interested in how things are going. What Students can Expect Students will schedule an initial appointment, usually within the week. If the student needs services on the same day, a staff member will consult with the student to arrange an appointment. Students will meet with a counselor to discuss the issues of concern. The counselor will make an assessment of the situation and will help the student locate the appropriate services.


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Just south of Santa Barbara, right off the freeway, and a place we've been meaning to stop for years.
That was before the rule was instituted.
We always drove past with plans to stop on the way back, or next time.
And then we'd forget, and drive past and....
But not this time.
We stopped.
And I snapped.
And then I messed around with photo shop tonight.
Which one is your favorite?
I'm doing research so I really want to know.
(yes, I know I need to remove those power lines--isn't photo shop amazing?--but I didn't feel like doing actual work, just playing with colors)
Then the stop got even better because right next to the bowling alley was this place.
I so regret never taking pictures when the restaurant was still there.
Do any of you have pictures of it when it was still open?
Did you eat there?
Check out this picture here.
It was so great.
At least the sign remains.
For now.
Hence the rule, people.
If we hadn't stopped this year, and next year the sign was gone, there might have been tears.
You think I joke.
Look at this awesomeness.
We spent a few minutes driving around the area of these 2 signs and found this little ghost town.
There were all sorts of abandoned, mid century buildings.
Great roof lines, colors, and what was once a bustling area, now all empty.
I'm glad we stopped before everything is gone.
What are your road trip rules?
Are you thinking it's weird that I'm blogging on vacation?
Let me tell you, to actually have the time to write at night, sitting next to a warm fire, without one chore hanging over my head, well, that's my idea of vacation!
But tomorrow night I might opt to go to bed before 10.
Who knows. I'm on vacation.
You can see more about our trip today over at Lilly and the Brothers.
And come back on Thursday for some fun news.
See you then.
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To whet your appetite here is some of the chatter from social media channels that are already alive with discussions and musings from some of the 29,000 attendees and 2,200 exhibitors expected to be at CPhI Worldwide.
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A look at how Saxby Chambliss has done on the Truth-O-Meter
Saxby Chambliss, Georgia's senior U.S. senator, surprised the political world Friday when he announced he's not running for a third term in 2014, despite recent claims he was ready to take on any and all challengers. The decision has several politicians and officeholders considering whether to run for the seat. In the meantime, PolitiFact Georgia thought we'd look back at how Chambliss has fared on our Truth-O-Meter.


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Well, shit. The story of Allen Iverson's post-NBA life just keeps getting sadder and sadder. According to TMZ, Iverson's ex-wife, Tawanna Iverson, has filed court documents alleging that Iverson has refused to return their five children to her after getting permission to take them on a vacation in Charlotte, N.C., and is currently holed up with them in a Georgia hotel.
TMZ has the scoop:
In the docs, Tawanna says she tried to set up an exchange on June 4th at a neutral location—a nearby Target store—but A.I. never showed up.
Tawanna—who has sole legal and primary physical custody of their children — now believes Allen never took their kids to Charlotte at all...and is currently keeping them at a Sheraton hotel in Georgia.
Tawanna claims she's especially concerned because Allen's an alcoholic who drinks around their kids.
In April, the Washington Post detailed the broke and reclusive Iverson's struggles to adapt to life after basketball.


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Remember in middle school when you painted your tips with Bic's Wite-Out instead of paying attention in math class? Well, the days of whiting out your nails are back in full force.
"White polish on your fingers and toes is mod, clean-looking, and very popular during summer months [for starters, it makes you look sunkissed instantly!], and it's a great canvas for nail art," says Tracylee, nail guru and Sally Hansen ambassador, who painted Cosmo's September cover girl Nina Dobrev's nails with the chic shade. "But the coolest thing about this color is that if you're not ready to go stark white, you can opt for iridescent white shades, which will give a similar, yet less intense effect."
But while white lacquer is super hot right now, its chip-rate is about 100 percent, since it's highly pigmented and opaque. And, when it starts to come off, it's highly noticeable, which makes you look, well, unpolished. So, we asked Tracylee to give us the secret to keeping your mod mani in tact for more than a week.
"First you're going to want to take off your old nail polish with remover and then swipe your nailbeds with a cotton ball covered in rubbing alcohol. Nail polish remover has conditioning agents that are left behind on your nail, which leads to improper adhesion. The rubbing alcohol clears away any of these conditioning agents so that your basecoat sticks better to your tips," explains Tracylee.
"After applying your basecoat, always coat the free edge (aka the very tip) of your nail with polish first, and then paint the rest of your nailbed. Capping the tip of your nail minimizes the amount of chipping, since you're essentially sealing the polish on your nail," she says.
"Lastly, it's a good idea to reapply your topcoat every two to three days. This just strenghthens the barrier that protects your polish from chipping," adds Tracylee.
For a hot-right-now white polish to paint on asap, try Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear Nail Color in White On, $3, drugstore.com, which also happens to be the exact lacquer that Tracylee used on Nina's nails below.
Here's a closer, behind-the-scenes look at the Vampire Diaries star's white tips, complete with the intricate nail art that was applied for our shoot.
Will you be swiping on white nail polish for your beach vacay this summer?
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7 Little Lifesavers
Just one or two of these ideas can help make your days with diabetes easier!
1. Downsize your plate.
The bigger your dish, the more food you're likely to eat. Swap your dish for a smaller plate and portion control will be automatic!
2. Say "yes" to sunflower seeds.
If you're struggling with constipation, a common problem for folks with diabetes, try sunflower kernels: These tasty nuggets are packed with fiber and are a good source of protein. Just choose the unsalted variety so they're blood pressure-friendly. Bonus: Sunflower seeds have been proven to help lower cholesterol, according to a study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
3. Take time to breathe.
Take the edge off anxiety with this breathing technique: Inhale quietly through your nose for a count of four. Hold for a count of seven. Exhale through your mouth for eight, making a "whoosh" sound.
4. Think this, not that!
If self-injecting makes you cringe, try pinpointing your underlying fear. It might be "This will hurt." Then write it down, cross it out and write: "This shot can make my life better." Focusing on the positive can help lift anxiety.
5. Make better use of mornings.
Can't remember if you took your insulin or not? Try filling the syringes you'll need for the day first thing. That way you'll know for sure whether you took a dose.
6. Practice on-the-job treatment.
"I used to wait until after work to take my insulin," says Francine Criscione, who has type 2 diabetes. "But then I'd have to wait an hour before I could eat! Now I keep my kit at work and inject right before I leave."
7. Get creative with can't-fail testing.
Prop your blood sugar meter inside your coffee cup so you'll remember to do your morning check before breakfast.


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Math is not about crunching numbers; true math is about pattern recognition. This does not mean that mastering basic calculations is not important. Learning math facts is like learning the alphabet. A child who must sound out words, syllable by syllable is not able to comprehend a reading passage. Likewise, a child who struggles to complete basic computations is not able to recognize new mathematical relationships.
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The Gunners host West Brom on Sunday looking to cement their place in the Barclays Premier League top four ahead of Everton, who tackle Manchester City on Saturday, in the quest to secure a Champions League play-off berth.
Wenger, who has yet to formally agree the offer of a contract extension, feels the FA Cup finalists can bridge the gap to sustain their championship challenge next season, but as always claims it will not be just about adding numbers.
"It will be busy, but the main thing for us will be to keep the stability because we feel we are close (to the title), we want to add something that makes us even stronger, but number-wise it will not be massive," said Wenger.
"At the moment I have people around me who start to look.
"From my experience the World Cup years have always been very quiet until the end of the World Cup, with no players reachable.
"Everybody is focused in the country on their national team and there is not a lot happening, people are away so I believe this year again you will have to wait until July 15 to start going."
Arsenal will not be looking to let anyone leave, with the club still hopeful over the new terms for the likes of goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski and full-back Bacary Sagna.
German forward Lukas Podolski has been suggested as one player possibly set for a summer move away amid suggestions of him being frustrated by being utilised on the left side of attack.
"We have only two players who are out of contract, all the rest need our agreement and they have not got it yet," Wenger said.
The Arsenal manager says Podolski is very much a part of future plans.
"Podolski has been out for four months (with injury) and it has taken him a while to get back to the rhythm of the games again, but he is a very efficient player with the number of goals he has scored and the number of assists," said Wenger.
"He can play as a second striker hanging behind, but he is not a guy who likes contact up front because he likes to run in behind and get the ball to feet.
"Once he gets in the box, and he has a chance to score, he is the one you want to have the ball because he is very accurate, very quick, has a short backlift and is a quick, fantastic finisher.
"That is why everyone says, 'Yes he is a striker', but when he plays completely up front you don't feel he enjoys it
He likes to come to the ball and always come deep.
"He does not agree and certainly thinks he is a striker, but he is a striker with somebody else who is a striker as well and has different qualities than he has."
Arsenal have historically left it late to secure a top-four finish, and this year will see the added pressure of focus switching to the FA Cup final against Hull on May 17 and the quest to end nine years without a trophy.
"We are always in the heat until the last minute of the season and it will be the same this time because we are in the FA Cup final," Wenger said.
"The earlier we do the job, the better it is
Let's hope we can do it over the weekend.
"However, fourth place doesn't guarantee that you play in the Champions League
You first have to go through the qualifier and that is always difficult.
"But that is the target at the moment and we want to do it as quickly as possible."
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I was listening to one of the Stackoverflow podcasts today and heard that employers want to sort by reputation. Based on the current system of scoring reputation, it seems that answering simple questions will gain you more reputation and therefore more favorable employer search results than answering more complex questions.
I think that it's great that Stackoverflow answers all the questions I might have, even the stupid newbie questions. I also think that, in an ideal world, answering questions shouldn't be all about reputation. However it seems obvious that putting a game element to answering questions makes it more likely that questions get answered which is why people use Stackoverflow.
I have no idea how it would be determined, but perhaps there could be some way to determine that a question is complex or esoteric (perhaps based on number of views?) and give answers and up-votes additional points. I think this would not only be a fairer system (especially in light of employers sorting by reputation) but would also encourage people to answer the tougher questions.


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As more companies in heavily regulated industries search for cost savings, greater efficiencies for dollars spent, and better matches with modern sources of information, they are aggressively shifting dollars from traditional advertising to digital and social media. These industries – which include pharmaceuticals and healthcare, financial services and insurance, alcohol and tobacco, and those that service government entities – have regulations that govern their marketing and communications, especially ones aimed at large numbers of consumers.
Compliance has always been a necessary extra step in doing marketing. Now, in digital and social media, where customers' actions, conversations, and feedback are visible and recorded publicly, these companies have the additional task of figuring out which regulations apply, and how.
Some Regulations of Concern
It's not just one regulation or law that has yet to be interpreted for two-way digital channels, but many, and some are easier to apply than others. For example, sites created by companies and agencies serving government entities must be "508 compliant," meaning that they must be accessible to people with disabilities – through the use of screen readers, for example. Companies in healthcare and insurance need to ensure that their technology infrastructure, record-keeping, and privacy policies are compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
Public companies are subject to Sarbanes-Oxley and the associated requirements for disclosures, internal controls, and accountability. Pharmaceutical and healthcare companies must also abide by the Food and Drug Administration's requirements for "adverse event reporting" and other regulations that govern the adequate disclosure of safety and warning information, the presentation of "fair" and "balanced" information about prescription drugs and medical device, and what can or cannot be said or claimed about products (i.e., approved language only).
Issues and Challenges for Marketers
Why are these regulations and requirements challenging for marketers in digital, search, and social channels? The laws themselves are not new, but the interpretation of how to apply them is. In traditional forms of advertising, the guidelines are well established – for example, in TV commercials for drugs, companies must refer customers to the corresponding print ad in a magazine for further details. When advertising a product on a website, companies must link to the prescribing information (PI), which has all of the required details about dosage, side effects, adverse interactions, black-box warnings, etc.
But what happens when companies run search ads on Google or display ads on Facebook? How should they present warnings and side-effect information, given the extreme space constraints of the ads themselves? What should firms do when people write negative comments about their drugs or mention on social networks that they got sick from the drugs (i.e., "adverse events")? Are companies obliged to monitor the entire Internet or all social networks, blogs, and forums, and report all mentions of adverse events related to their products? And how could they possibly do so in the stipulated 72 hours?
Finally, what are the rules governing the new forms of personally identifiable information (PII) disclosed in digital and social channels – for example, the history of what sites individuals visited, the "social graph" of their connected friends, and what they searched for online – and how companies can use this PII to better target customers with marketing messages? Because the FDA has not published any definitive guidelines or interpretations for these new marketing scenarios, companies are forced to assess and interpret these scenarios themselves and act according to the level of acceptable risk.
However, many companies have taken the wait-and-see approach and deferred any action in these new and essential marketing channels.
Ways to Stay Compliant
Here are a few examples of ways companies in these regulated industries can use digital, search, and social media marketing techniques right now, while staying within the "compliance envelope":
- Social media listening. Marketers can treat social media channels as venues for continuous listening rather than as places where they can push more ads. Because more people are having more online conversations more often, social media venues are rich sources of new insights that cannot be gleaned from traditional forms of market research like surveys or focus groups. Furthermore, in some cases these conversations have been archived for years, giving advertisers a historic perspective on particular topics.
- Search as research. Marketers can use search as a form of research rather than as just another way to drive more traffic to their websites. Insights from search volume over time, or what people are seeking from related searches, will allow marketers to use search as research to collect new insights continuously. By not pushing out more ads at people, but rather studying how users look for information online, advertisers can better tailor their marketing activities and positively impact content creation, site optimization, and updates to marketing messages.
- Digital analytics. The online and digital technologies are inherently two-way and also precisely measurable. As users take actions on websites, the detailed analytics can reveal what they are looking for, whether they found it, and how it impacts their purchase decision. Marketers in heavily regulated industries have many pre-approved assets and pieces of content. If they put such content on the website or repurpose it for use on mobile devices (e.g., eDetailing on iPads), then the way physicians use the information can be seen in the analytics.
The FDA's 4 Adverse Event Reporting Criteria
- Identifiable patient. The post contains information sufficient to believe a specific patient was involved, such as "I experienced" or "my brother experienced," but did not contain general statements such as "many people."
- Identifiable reporter. The post contains sufficient information to follow up with the reporting person, such as an email address, telephone number, or physical address.
- Specific medication. The post mentions a specific medication by brand or the chemical name of a medication where that compound is unique to one specific brand.
- Adverse event. The post describes a reaction that a "reasonable person" would consider an adverse experience such as death, hospitalization, vomiting, or swelling, or a side effect that is not known or expected with the medication.
This article was originally published on ClickZ.
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By Ursula the Widow
For the Pennsic Independent
On Monday morning, the Barn was filled with 200 artisans and the products of their inspiration. Baroness Catriona MacDuff of the East Kingdom organized the Pennsic A&S Exhibition for the ninth consecutive year.
A stunning variety of cultural riches met the eye. The fiber arts were heavily represented in all possible forms, including sewing, knitting and naalbinding, lace making, embroidery, spinning, weaving, and dyeing. Wood and metal work, jewelry, and musical instruments represented the crafts of the hand. Scribes, illuminators and cartographers showed their scrolls and drawings. Poems and plays, wines and meads, and song appeared.
The event is a display, not a competition, and there is no requirement to be a Laurel or apprentice to take part, although many did. The organizers encourage all to display the products of their talents. "We're very grateful that the artists of the Known World come and display because the stuff is incredible," Baroness Catriona said. "It's very special that the medieval arts are not being lost."
She also expressed great appreciation for her technical crew, who had arisen at 5:30 in order t6o have the Barn set up and ready for the exhibitors.
Mistress Nerak la Tisserande, O.L., of Meridies displayed a range of garments including three knitted full-length cotehardies. Although she cannot document knitted full garments, she maintains the lack of evidence comes from garments being raveled and the wool reused. She got the inspiration when an ice storm befell during an Ansteorra event. The use of knitting rather than weaving creates a much warmer, softer fabric from the same weight wool. Mistress Nerak's gowns use a Fair Isle stranding technique and are strikingly beautiful with their patterns and colors.
More familiar-looking but equally exquisite were the matching Spanish riding habits, circa 1575, worn by Her Excellency Mistress Jalali of Salamis , O.L. and Lord Thomas de Latham of Ansteorra. Gwynhyfar, Mistress Jalali's apprentice, created the rust and gold ensembles, ornamented with pearls, for the couple to wear during their SCA equestrian activities.
Duke Cariadoc of the Bow presented several stages of construction of a Merovingian lyre based upon the initial reports of the Trossigen find, the only lyre of that period extant.
Jehannic de Bordeu's specimens of the brewer's art included a rose hip wine, a dry still cider in the English style, and pyment, which she described as "a cross between wine and mead." It is fermented from both honey and grapes.
Lord Guy Lourance, of the East, showed his maps of the Known World. He created two large world maps, one after the style of the Catalan Atlas in blue, red, black and white, and the other a Ptomlemaic map in black and white.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Alexandra Kiefer went 15-0 in the foil, including a victory over 2008 Olympian and two-time national champion Doris Willette of Penn State, at the St. John's Super Cup to earn COOP Athlete of the Week honors for the week of Jan. 24.
Kiefer's performance, along with the other members of the Harvard foil squad, led the No. 3-ranked Crimson to a 2-3 record Sunday, beating defending national champion No. 2 Penn State for the second time this season, 15-12, and the host No. 5 Red Storm, 16-11.


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Yesterday, I wrote about the decision that Lance Armstrong has to make, now that he is facing formal doping charges and is at risk of losing all of his amazing Tour de France titles.
I suggested that Lance basically has two choices.
First, if he is innocent, as he has always maintained, he could tell his entire story, from beginning to end, instead of just denying the charges. Given all that has come out about that era of cycling in the past 10 years, including confessions from many of Armstrong's teammates, to not have done what everyone else in the sport appears to have been doing–and to still keep clobbering everyone else–would have been even more remarkable than Lance's story already is. And now that there is no one left to protect, Lance should be free to tell that story.
Second, if Lance did dope, he could just come completely clean. Although drug use and doping in cycling has been framed in hindsight as the behaviour of a few "bad apple" cheaters, the reality appears to have been that everyone was doing it, that it was an open secret, and that you had to do it if you wanted to be competitive. In that environment, it is perfectly understandable why someone would do it–and would then be more than a little frustrated when authorities who knew it was happening and had looked the other way for years suddenly announced that they were shocked to discover what was going on.
I also pointed out yesterday that regardless of what happened during Lance's cycling career, he has inspired and helped millions of people around the world with his accomplishments and cancer foundation and that an after-the-fact crackdown on an entire sport shouldn't take anything away from that.
After I wrote the post, I heard from many readers who protested that Lance shouldn't have to "prove his innocence"–that his passing 500+ drug tests was all the proof he should ever need.
That is certainly a valid point, and my response to that was that was twofold: First, that many other cyclists and athletes who never failed drug tests later admitted to doping, so the tests obviously weren't foolproof. And, second, that the USADA has concluded that Armstrong doped and that, to prevent the loss of his titles, he now has to persuade a review board to over-rule the USADA's findings. I don't know who has the burden of proof on that review board (if you do, please tell me) but it seems that, fair or not, it's now up to Lance to clear himself. And to do that will likely require more than an angry denial and mention of the drug tests. It will require a full story and explanation.
After I wrote the post, I also heard from a couple of good friends of Lance's, both of whom I know and respect. One was furious at me for not accepting Lance's denials. The other explained why he believes Lance and will always support him either way.
All of this feedback helped me think about this situation from a different perspective, and it left me feeling like I had been unfair to Lance Armstrong. So I wanted to share some of it with you.
Below is part of an email exchange I had with a friend of Lance's. I would love to hear from more of you who have special insight into this situation:
Lance is a long time friend. He is an inspiring person who has given hope to millions of cancer survivors around the world… I try not to get involved in the controversies. There are certainly lots of cyclists who have an axe to grind against Lance. I don't give anonymous hearsay much credence. The reason I believe him is, he has so many people who look up to him and what he's done for cancer, and he feels such a responsibility towards them, I don't believe he would jeopardize all that by doping. He's a loyal friend who has been there for me during tough times and I am the same for him.
Thanks. Great to hear from you. And great to hear personal stories about Lance, who is extraordinarily inspiring. I wish I knew him.
Lance has always been one of my heroes. I used to follow those Tours every day–including the last couple. And his comeback story is one of the most inspiring stories I've ever heard.
As more and more has come out about cycling in the past 10 years, I've just gradually come to assume that they all doped and that, if they hadn't, they wouldn't have been competitive. And if they all knew that and it was an open secret, then I can certainly understand why he would have done it.
That said, given the vehemence and clarity of Lance's denials over the years (to his credit, he never hid behind the "I've never failed a test" statements that most athletes use), I have also wondered about the truth. And as more and more of Lance's teammates have come out and admitted what they once denied, I've felt sympathy for them. And I've also wanted to hear a more detailed story from Lance about what happened and, if he never did it, why so many of his teammates were all lying under oath about him. One or two I could rationalize away. But now there are apparently more than 10 (I understand that some people in cycling were jealous of him, but these guys were his teammates.)
Lance probably does more good for the world in a day than I'll do in a lifetime, and he will always be one of my heroes. But at this point, I really do want to know the truth.
What I don't get is, why would he jeopardize all the good will he has created? … I see how much fighting cancer means to Lance and how seriously he takes the role he plays in giving people hope around the world.
Yes, some of the accusers were teammates. Lance ran the team with an iron fist expecting others to sacrifice their own ambitions for the sake of his winning the Tour. He was feared, not necessarily liked. Landis, Hamilton, Andreu – I don't give them much credibility.
Because of my friendship with Lance and knowing who he is, I believe him and I give him the benefit of the doubt. But whatever the outcome, Lance will remain a friend.
Based on everything that has come out about cycling in the last decade–that pretty much everyone at the top level was doing it–my assumption has been that no one thought of it as "cheating," at least not in the beginning. Therefore, at least without knowing Lance, I can see the process as being both gradual and just a fact of life. (ie, if you want to do this, this is what you do–and anyone who thinks otherwise is a romantic idiot).
The situation in baseball seems to have been similar. Yes, steroids/HGH, etc, were "against the rules," but no one was enforcing the rules, and everyone seemed to be doing it, and everyone seemed to know everyone was doing it, so why not. Then, suddenly, one day the world woke up and decided that "drugs in baseball" were bad and criminalized it in hindsight.
So I guess I don't see it as if there were a clear black line at which he would have said "If I cross that, I risk all this." More that it was "yes, this is what we do in this sport."
And that's also why I really don't think of it as "cheating," at least not in the early years. When everyone on the playing field is doing something, you aren't gaining an unfair advantage by doing it–you're just remaining competitive.
If Lance didn't do it, and everyone else did, his already astounding accomplishment becomes positively transcendent. And if so many members of his team were doing it, and the team doctors were managing the whole thing, then Lance had to know about all that. So if it really was a case in which the whole team and the whole rest of the sport was doping, and Lance wasn't, there is an unbelievable story to tell there. And I would love to hear that story.
I hope Lance is telling the truth, because I want to believe that it's possible to do everything he did when everyone he whipped was doped while still maintaining complete integrity and honesty. And the part of me that holds out hope that that's what happened will be disappointed if it turns out otherwise.
But if I were friends with him, it wouldn't change a thing. He's amazing, regardless.
What you describe is a possibility, too.
He knew he was being targeted like no other athlete in sport to get caught, so why bother?
Lance fully knew what was being risked, and that the risk of getting caught far exceeded any possible benefit. He was already a legend. Why make the second comeback – and it makes no sense whatsoever to dope then. It makes no sense, at an extreme example, for him to be doping in 2010 and 2011 for triathlons.
After you have just cheated death – his doctors tell me the chances were 2% not the 30% or 50% or whatever was reported – why would you do anything that was a risk to your health?
I don't buy that his cancer campaign is just to inoculate himself from prosecution. I see how deeply he believes in it, from the very start.
I believe what Lance says and I give him the benefit of the doubt. But either way, I will stand by him and the friends I've made in pro cycling through Lance.
If you know more about this situation that would help us all understand the story better, I would love to hear from you. My email is [email protected] I will keep all names and correspondence confidential unless we agree otherwise.
SEE ALSO: Here Are The New Doping Charges Lance Armstrong Just Got Hammered With
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Terrorist Franchising
Al-Qaida has launched its first online magazine in English: Inspire. With Islamist propaganda and instructions for do-it-yourself bombs, it is aimed at supporters from the west. Emad M. Ghanim reports
Born in Pakistan, for many years Faisal Shahzad led a normal life – till he came into contact with radical Islamist ideas. This ideology ultimately inspired the 'Times-Square-Bomber' to carry out an attack at the centre of his new home, New York. In early May 2010 he placed an explosive device in a car in the middle of Times Square; it was only thanks to a tip-off from a passer-by that it was defused in time.
It is precisely people like Shahzad that al-Qaida is now targeting with its new English-language online magazine Inspire, says Jordanian terrorism expert Mohammad Aburumman. It has been launched at a time when the number of al-Qaida sympathisers in the west is rising, he says, "people from western countries are the target group this issue is particularly aimed at."
The magazine first appeared online in early July and can be downloaded as a PDF. It is published by the Al Malahim media production group, the media wing of al-Qaida. The journal's index includes articles such as "Make a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom" which consists of "a detailed yet short, easy-to-read manual on how to make a bomb using ingredients found in a kitchen." Other pieces include discussion of the burqa-ban in western countries, tips on encrypting messages and an English translation of a speech by Osama bin Laden with the title "The Way to Save the Earth".
Inspiration for terrorists
One of the central figures in al-Qaida's campaign to target people from the west is also given a platform: the US-Yemeni preacher Anwar al-Awlaki. According to assessments by security services, his English-language sermons, which can be found on the internet, have inspired countless terrorists. Al-Awlaki has a Facebook profile, a blog, and has uploaded numerous videos to YouTube, leading him to be dubbed the "Bin Laden of the Internet". He has been linked to the attempted attack on an aeroplane in Detroit on Christmas day. His article for Inspire is entitled "May our souls be sacrificed for you".
That so much space was freed up in the magazine for this man clearly demonstrates which generation of al-Qaida fighters are to be addressed, Mohammad Aburumman says: "the new generation, the third, who were born in the west and have lived there, but cannot speak Arabic, such as Abu Dujana al-Kharasani, Umar al-Faruq and Nidal Malik Hassan."
The Algerian terrorism expert Ghamrassa Abdul-Hamid believes Al-Qaida is clearly undergoing a fundamental change, of which its enhancement of its media work and its adaption to the new generation are a part. "Al-Qaida's media work is currently experiencing a huge, qualitative boost in the transmission of its messages and instructions. Where terrorist organisations were once content with publishing statements, messages and images of their attacks, now they are attempting to disseminate their propaganda on another level throughout the world," he says.
Terrorist franchising
The internet has long ceased to be solely a space in which ideological media wars are fought; it is increasingly becoming an effective instrument for enlistment, recruitment and training for new potential terrorists in the target countries, says Mohammad Aburumman. Western al-Qaida supporters belonging to the current, so-called third generation have increasingly begun planning and executing terrorist activities without direct instructions from the organisation's headquarters. "The medium of the internet has been of great use," Aburumman suspects.
Even the language barrier, which so far has been a big hurdle in establishing contact with this generation, can be overcome with the publication of this English-language magazine. Experts such as Aburumman fear that now the influence of al-Qaida on this generation will grow.
The first edition of the magazine, which went online at the beginning of July and was then taken up by several Islamist forums, did not get off the ground however. The contents page listed speeches, articles and instructions, running to sixty-seven pages. Only the first three could be read however; the rest was unintelligible, pages of scrambled data. US media speculate that this is the result of a successful sabotage action by American security services. It appears that the US intelligence agencies have won this round of the virtual fight. It is also certain that it will not be long before the next round starts.
Emad M. Ghanim
© Deutsche Welle/Qantara.de 2010
Translated from the German by Steph Morris
Editor: Lewis Gropp/Qantara.de
Al-Qaeda's PR Strategy on the Internet
Free Propaganda
The violent Islamists of al-Qaeda, the notorious international terror network, may be accused of promoting an antiquated ideology, but when it comes to the movement's PR strategy, they adhere to the most modern standards. Alfred Hackensberger reports
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In its report on recent developments in Islamist terrorism, the US Senate Committee for Homeland Security warns about Al Qaeda's sophisticated recruitment methods. For the first time, it mentions the possibility that America's Muslims may become radicalized. Joseph Croitoru reports
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Yemen has recently become a haven for al-Qaeda. Yet a few years ago the organisation had seemingly petered out, the leaders of the old guard either in prison or dead. Albrecht Metzger has background details
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The domed halls[3] situated on the summit of Taniquetil, the highest peak of the world, from where Manwë here set his throne, and spirits shaped like hawks and eagles constantly came with news of events in Arda. Manwë and Varda "could look out across the Earth even into the East". [4][5]
During the high feast before the Darkening of Valinor, the Maiar, Vanyar, and Noldor sang before Manwë and Varda in their halls.[6]
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Ilmarin is Quenya[7] for "mansion of the high airs".[1][2] Christopher Tolkien has noted that Ilmarin is related to such words as Ilmarë and Ilmen.[8]
In the poem Namárië, the dwelling of Manwë and Varda is given the Quenya name oromardi "lofty halls".[9][10]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Unfinished index for The Lord of the Rings", in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 217
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Notes and Translations", in The Road Goes Ever On (J.R.R. Tolkien, Donald Swann), p. 69
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Valaquenta: Account of the Valar and Maiar According to the Lore of the Eldar"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Beginning of Days"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Darkening of Valinor"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 20
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry ilm-
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "Farewell to Lórien"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Early Elvish Poetry and Pre-Fëanorian Alphabets", in Parma Eldalamberon XVI (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, Patrick H. Wynne, Carl F. Hostetter and Bill Welden), p. 97
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Tess Anthony shares Remis's Breech VBAC birth story. Expecting her forth baby Tess discovers that her baby is again breech. Mia, Tess's third baby, was also breech. Mia's birth ended as a caesarean even though Tess wanted a vaginal birth. This time around Tess is determined to have a vaginal birth. Enjoy Tess's story about her successful breech VBAC.
Only 10 months after giving birth to my 3rd child, I discovered I was pregnant again, with baby #4.
Mila (baby #3) was delivered by caesarean section (in Canberra) as she was breech. A c/s was something I never wanted, yet the Drs insisted I have one due to her breech position. I was happy to go ahead with a breech vaginal birth, but the Drs were not confident and since they no longer practice breech deliveries I ended up with a scheduled c/s. She was delivered at 39wk 4d, happy, healthy and oh so perfect. Everything went really well thankfully. I still regret not trying harder to get a vaginal birth, as I knew I could have done it. I decided I would most definitely be having a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Caesarean) for baby #4. We moved to Cowra (in Central West NSW) when she was 8 months old, to be closer to family and a change of job for my husband Lachlan.
My 4th pregnancy was very smooth sailing. I never had any morning sickness, or any problems at all (well not pregnancy related anyway). I was also still breastfeeding Mila, and was hoping that she would continue right through my pregnancy and I'd get to tandem nurse. At 24wks we found out we were expecting our 3rd girl, I was thrilled at the thought of having 3 daughters.
At 24wk 5d I was feeling really unwell and had some mild abdominal pain. I headed to the hospital to be checked out in the morning, but was told I must just have food poisoning of some sort (which I agreed). But I never felt any better, and by night I decided I would head to the hospital again, but this time the emergency department. After some assessing, an on call OB saw me and suggested I head over to Orange. After a few hours waiting at the emergency department, I was seen to and diagnosed with appendicitis; I was to have surgery later that morning. Faced with the possibility of preterm labour, I insisted they give me steroids for baby's lungs, and if things went sour, to do all they could to save her. Thankfully the surgery went fine with no problems, and I recovered well. Baby stayed happily snug inside and showed no ill effects. Those few days were rather scary!
I continued on with no problems through the rest of my pregnancy, watching my bump grow and getting excited about meeting our new baby.
At 37 weeks I went for a scan to check positioning of baby. Despite her being cephalic (head down) a few days earlier at my antenatal appointment, surprisingly she had flipped to breech. I couldn't believe it! But figured since she had been head down just a few days ago, surely she would turn back around, there was still time. In the meantime I tried a few baby flipping exercises, but not holding onto much hope of them working as they never did with Mila.
Thankfully, when I found out I was pregnant, I started reading as much information and birth stories on breech as I could. I knew that if I had another breech baby I would push harder for a breech vaginal birth. I never expected it would come in handy.
I saw an OB a few days later, and I informed him that in no way will I consent to a c/s. I insisted I will be having a vaginal birth with this baby, as a c/s was completely unnecessary. He was supportive, agreed that we wait till I go into labour before making any decisions (I was surprised by his reaction, as I was more than ready for a fight). Though he did feel I would end up with a c/s and baby wouldn't turn. This same OB when I first saw him a few months earlier, had asked why I had a c/s with #3. He was surprised that I wasn't given a trial of labour with her since I'd had 2 previous successful VB (Vaginal Births), and my babies were only small. But since this would be a VBAC, he was slightly cautious.
Bub continued to be breech at the next few appointments, and as much as I had hoped she would turn, I gave into the fact she wasn't going to turn head down.
Thurs 26th July & 39wks… I saw another OB (I rotated between 2 OBs, so when I did give birth, I was familiar with whomever would be on call that day), and she performed an internal to see where I was at (She also did this as she couldn't clearly tell if baby was still breech or not, which she was, and an internal helped her to tell). I was found to be at 2cm, soft and very favourable. She told me that I'd most likely have baby within the week. She knew my thoughts on having a c/s, and that I would be refusing one. As much as they didn't want to deliver a breech baby vaginally, they also couldn't refuse care. As bad as I felt putting both her and the other OB in that position, it wasn't fair that I would be put in the position of not birthing the way I wanted, since it was my body & baby etc.
I had been losing my plug over the last week or so, just little bits. Then on Saturday 28th (at 39+6) morning I found the rest of it had come away, though I knew this didn't tell me much, as labour could still be a week or more away. I'd also been experiencing painful Braxton hicks contractions over the last week, not too painful, but noticeable. These happened mainly when I was breastfeeding Mila. Though on this day I noticed they were around a bit more, and hurt a little more, not regular though – had some for an hour, then none again for a few hours. I really didn't think anything of it, especially since they had been bothering me for weeks.
I headed to bed at 12:30am that night (my husband Lach had been unwell, so I decided to let him have a few hours of sleep without me disturbing him), I got nice and cosy and then had a cough. Well as soon as I coughed my waters broke/burst. Totally didn't expect that! I spent the next 20mins trying to get hold of the maternity suite, when I finally did, the Midwife (Susan) informed me that as it was the weekend and baby was still breech, we would have to drive to Orange Base Hospital. As they had no theatre staff on call, and they wanted that back up should something go wrong. Now Orange was over an hour drive away, and we weren't too happy about driving all that way, but figured we had no choice. I called my parents as soon as I hung up the phone.
After I got off the phone (just before 1am), I started getting painful contractions. They were coming every 5mins, and lasting just over a minute. This gave me some hope that I may get a VB, as I had never gone into spontaneous labour with my other kids.
My Mum arrived at our place around 1:20am, and saw that I was having contractions. She soon suggested we get an ambulance to take us to Orange, as not only was Lach so tired and unwell, but my previous VB were fast, and we didn't want to risk birthing on the way. So she called up for an ambo to take us. I was labouring on all fours on my bed at this point, to cope with the pain. I was also worried about a cord prolapse as I wasn't sure if baby had engaged her bum yet or not. I really wanted to get up and jump in the shower, but didn't want to risk being up right and possibly having a cord slip out.
The Ambos arrived around 1:40am, and after a check over, he informed me that we would have to go to the local hospital first before making our way to Orange. I felt bad as I had been told to go straight to Orange, but the Ambos said it was protocol. The quick 4min ride to the hospital was fun, lol. I had another 2 contractions on the way, and wasn't looking forward to labouring like this if we had to go to Orange. I had a canula inserted while in the ambulance in case I needed fluids etc.
At 2am, making our way along the corridors to the maternity suite I had another contraction (I was on my back, ouch!), and we were met by my midwife, Susan. I had to wait for the on call OB to arrive to do a check to see how far I was progressing. When she got there, I had an internal and amazingly I was already 8cm dilated! I couldn't believe I was that far already, so quickly. This was what I wanted since finding out bub was breech, as the OBs had both said if I arrived at hospital at 7/8cm they would be happy to go for a breech VB. After my internal, my OB said I wasn't going anywhere (YAY!).
Both my OB & Susan explained how we were going to approach this birth. I had previously discussed with my OB how she would do it, so had a fair idea with how it'd go. I was told once I was fully dilated & ready to push, I'd have to come back onto the bed, on my back with my bum right at the end of the bed. They would be taking the 'hands off approach', where I would be left to birth baby without anyone touching her. This was so bub wouldn't flex her head while still inside me, which would possibly cause her to get stuck. Though Susan said she would have a hard time resisting to not touch baby, as she was so used to being hands on when catching (cephalic) babies.
It was almost 2:30am when I found out I was staying, and I made my way into the shower to labour (boy was it great to be up off my back!). I was in there for about 10 minutes when I decided the water wasn't hot enough for me (I had it up as far as it would go, with just hot water), so I asked for the gas. Oh that blissful gas, it's awesome! I only had gas in my 2 previous VB, and found it really helped to 'focus' in a way.
2:45am and I was starting to feel pushy and let Susan know. This meant I had to get out of the shower and back onto the bed. I didn't really want to, and was ready to crawl there, but Lach & Susan managed to encourage me to get up and make my way to the bed. I hopped up onto the bed on all fours (leaning over the head of the bed) and my OB checked me over again. I was almost fully dilated, with a little bit of cervix in the way. I stayed where I was and continued to suck on the glorious gas, fighting the urge to push. I looked up at the clock at this point and saw it was 2:50am.
Finally at around 3am I was 10cm, & ready to push. I flipped over onto my back (half sitting up), got into position, and started to push.
After a few minutes of pushing I could feel bub descending. Out came her bum (and she did a big poo & wee right before her bum emerged), then her feet flipped out from under her (she was complete breech with legs folded). Next I felt her head turn and come out, and she was passed up onto me. My baby girl was born at 3:13am (just over an hour after arriving at the hospital). Susan went to clamp her cord, but I reminded her that I had requested delayed cord clamping as I felt (and knew) it was very beneficial for baby to receive all/as much blood from the placenta as possible. Though a minute or so later the OB asked us to clamp and cut it as bub wasn't quite responding as well as she'd liked. She was fine though, and I knew this as I could see she was alert and trying to cry, just a little shocked. Lach cut the cord and bub was taken over to the warming try to have a bit of air blown into her, then she was handed back to me where she latched on and began her breastfeeding journey.
I indulged in my new baby girl as I delivered the placenta and I was checked over & given a few stitches. Bub was weighed & measured – 3110gm (6lb 13oz) & 48cm. After I showered, all 3 of us headed to a room to get a bit of sleep. Susan let Lach stay with me since it was so quiet on the ward (bonus of a small hospital), and he took up the bed next to me. I dozed in and out for the next few hours, had some brekky then waited for my OB to get back so we could be discharged. At 11:30am we were finally ready to go, and headed home to introduce our new daughter to her siblings.
Throughout my whole pregnancy we searched high & low for names. It was SO hard! Well if she had of been a boy it may have been easier, but naming our 3rd daughter was very tricky. Finally when she was 10 days old we agreed to name her Remi Violet, and it suits her so well.
I find myself in awe of my birth. I can't believe I did it! Well I knew I could do it, but I figured I'd end up with a c/s one way or another, I just didn't think things would go the way I wanted. I now know that if we go back for another baby, and he/she is breech too, I will push again for another breech vaginal birth without question. I won't let anyone convince me otherwise.
I'm also thrilled to say Mia continued to breastfeed my entire pregnancy, and is now happily tandem nursing with her baby sister. I'm loving it! It really helped in the first few days of my milk coming in, as I managed to avoid engorgement, plus I seem to have a large supply of milk to keep up with both girls. I'm hoping to get to 2yrs with Mila, and then allow her to self wean at her leisure, Remi too.
I've since seen my OB again, and she thanked me for giving her the opportunity to attend a breech birth, she told me she was stoked she got to be there (she said my MW was pretty chuffed too).
*I've watched my birth video a few times, and it amazes me everytime. I remember my Midwife Susan mentioning that it'd be hard for her to keep hands off, and sure enough, in the video you see her getting her hands swatted away by my OB, she really couldn't help it, lol. Thankfully she didn't cause Remi to flex her head, and all was well.
Published 2nd January 2013
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Beautiful story thanks for sharing. I have had 5 kids n am preggers with my 6th. I loved the gas. It helped with the pain sooo much. U did so well with your birth. Congrats. Really enjoyed your story. Cheers.


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Fredericksburg: Federal Fiasco that Floridians Fought to Forget
The Battle of Fredericksburg, fought on December 11-13, 1862, along the banks of the Rappahannock River in Virginia, was one of the low points for the Union during the war. A stunning Confederate victory, which saw General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia decimate the blue-clad columns of Major General Ambrose Burnside's Army of the Potomac, the Battle of Fredericksburg was, however, a battle that Florida's troops would sooner forget. As George C. Rable, the battle's foremost historian, observed, the Floridians at Fredericksburg "proved utterly worthless." What were the circumstances that led to this devastating indictment?
On the morning of December 11, Union engineers began construction on pontoon bridges across the Rappahannock River south of Fredericksburg. General Burnside planned to have his divisions on the south bank of the river as early as mid-November, before Lee could position enough troops to oppose the crossing. Unfortunately for the Union, logistical failures delayed the arrival of most of the bridges until the end of the month. By early December, General Lee had shifted his army to Fredericksburg, where his troops enjoyed prime defensive terrain on Marye's Heights overlooking the city. The Confederates also placed Brigadier General William E. Barksdale's Mississippi brigade, supported by the Eighth Florida Infantry Regiment, inside Fredericksburg where they could disrupt the Federal crossing from the cover of riverside buildings.
While the Eighth Florida was the most engaged of the Florida units at Fredericksburg, it entered the battle as part of the recently created Florida Brigade within the Army of Northern Virginia. Brigadier General E. A. Perry commanded the brigade, which consisted of the Second, Fifth and Eighth regiments. The men of the Fifth and the Eighth had their first intense fighting at Antietam in September. Along with the Second regiment, the Fifth and Eighth experienced heavy casualties at Antietam, where they fought along the Sunken Road. Casualties among officers led to the appointment of new regimental commanders. Captain David Lang of Suwannee County, Florida, assumed command of the Eighth Florida, which he would lead at Fredericksburg.
General Barksdale divided the Eighth Florida into two groups. The larger force under Captain Lang took up positions within Fredericksburg on the left wing of the Seventeenth Mississippi Infantry Regiment, which along with the Eighteenth Mississippi would be the first Confederate forces to oppose the Federal crossing. Barksdale ordered Captain William Baya (commander of Company D, Eighth Florida, from St. Johns County) to take command of three of the regiment's companies on the right of the Seventeenth Mississippi. While Lang's companies and the Mississippians took up positions within buildings or behind walls, a Mississippi officer ordered Baya's men to place themselves along the riverbank without the benefit of cover.
The Confederate sharpshooters in Fredericksburg were in an excellent position to pick off Union engineers as the latter began construction on pontoon bridges across the Rappahannock. The Federals responded with a tremendous bombardment against Fredericksburg, which became the first town in the war to be devastated by artillery fire. While the Mississippians maintained fire on the engineers during the bombardment, Captain Baya refused, despite orders, to allow his companies to fire on the Federals out of fear that Union guns would be turned on his exposed force. When the bombardment failed to subdue the Confederate fire, General Burnside ordered several regiments to cross the river in boats to dislodge Barksdale's men. Despite horrendous casualties, the Union men established a bridgehead and pushed into the city. Fredericksburg, in addition to being the first city to fall victim to massed artillery fire, gained the notoriety of being the first city during the Civil War to witness urban fighting and subsequent plunder by Union troops.
The Union forces quickly overran Baya's exposed companies, capturing dozens of the Floridians. Meanwhile, Captain Lang's men endured Union artillery and rifle fire on the left of the Mississippians. The Floridians fought bravely, but when Captain Lang was wounded and had to be carried from the field, his companies lost focus, and returned only desultory fire against the Union advance. After twelve hours of some of the most intense fighting of the war, Lang's companies withdrew along with the rest of Barksdale's command to the shelter of the massed Confederate formations on Marye's Heights.
Lee's forces made sure the Union advance ended outside of Fredericksburg. The Confederates laid down massive fire on the advancing Federals, who tried to take Marye's Heights in assault after bloody assault on December 13. When Burnside finally called off the attack, over 12,000 Union soldiers were casualties of war.
Although Fredericksburg was an impressive Confederate victory, it was a low point for the Florida Brigade. History has not been kind to the Eighth Florida's performance, which was anything but distinguished. The Eighth could take heart, however. It was hardly the only Civil War unit (Southern or Northern) to perform poorly in a particular battle. Command decisions, circumstances, and the terrors of war all played a part in the actions of the Eighth at Fredericksburg. The unit, along with the rest of the Florida Brigade, would have plenty of opportunities to redeem itself in the campaigns that awaited them in 1863.
For more on the Battle of Fredericksburg and the Floridians' role in it see the following studies: George C. Rable, Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg! (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2002) and Zack C. Waters and James C. Edmonds, A Small but Spartan Band: The Florida Brigade in Lee's Army of Northern Virginia (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2010).
Tags: Battle of Fredericksburg, Civil War, Florida and the Civil War (1862)


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Lyrics:Answers ( ) to be sung only when used as a duet.First verseOn my knee hear my plea Give me just one word of thee. Don't go 'way if you stay Goodness knows how good I'll be Let me hear one word dear 'Cause it's music to my ear Say you'll never never leave me But the answer came back clear.ChorusI'm goin' to go (oh please don't go) here comes my train (oh what a shame) you'll never more (I love you so) see me again (I'll go insane) Don't hold me back (here on my knee) don't ask me why (oh hear my plea) ""Cause I've said my last farewell (toot-toot) good bye. I'm goin' to bye.Second verseI've been kind but I find True the saying love is blind. 'Taint no use that excuse Won't begin to change my mind Rent I'll pay you can stay Right here till the first of May. Got my ticket train is waiting Soon I will be far away.(Chorus)
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Lil'K hit the terrible twos stage. and she never seemed to come out of it. ever. things got progressively worse. in pre-k she was more or less 'kicked out'. she was way ahead of everyone else and it was only half a day. which really caused a lot more problems than it solved. kindergarten was difficult. her teacher has been there forever. but she still loves the kids. she is a good teacher. just not a good fit for my child. i really just hoped that first grade would be better. more to learn. well it has been a nightmare. i have had to miss at least a dozen days of work to pick her up. she gets to the point they cannot handle her. she hates the counselor. which is not good. she loves her teacher but where we live they switch classes in the first grade. so she technically has three teachers. her main teacher she loves with all her heart. one of the other teachers she rarely has trouble with. but the third. she is young. very young. and new. and in my opinion has no idea how to control anything other than normal children. so my daughter has been a hassle. the administration has no idea what to do with her. and to top it off we do live in a small district. i have a friend that is local to me. she has two boys. almost the same age as my girls. they are both special needs. she has been a huge help to me. i initiated an ARD. i even pulled out the code of federal regulation and read the entire section on what school districts legally have to do. they were slightly dragging their feet, as they have quite a bit of time to get things accomplished. well, low and behold, Lil'K had a full on crazy fit. soooo things got sped up a little bit. let me back up a bit. after i had her i suffered BAD from postpartum depression. so for the longest time i thought her behavior was my fault. it got to a boiling point about six years ago. she was throwing one of her tantrums that she is known for, and i decided to just walk away. a whole ten feet into the kitchen. my house is pretty open so she was just behind me. in the living room. doing her rolling on the floor and growling that makes her famous. then started the kicking. i could still hear the growling and humming. so things were on track. maybe this one would not last as long. i took a minute to glance back at her, as i was doing at least every minute or so and...oh. my. Big G. she had the vacuum cleaner cord around her neck. and was pulling. this was the last straw. that week i made an appointment with our local MHMR. i do not have insurance and her sperm donor has never carried it on her. they got us in pretty quick due to her trying to self injure. she has been medicated. and we have made the appointments. but money is tight. and between the meds and the appointments it is getting a little tight. now enter the school stuff. she did her cognitive testing and of course she is way above average. which i already knew. she had her psych eval yesterday. the doctor actually called me. on my cell phone. i could not believe it. they usually do not do that. we had a very long conversation. she is thinking bipolar. but there may be something else underneath. i always knew it. but hearing it is something else. i cried. but then thought about it. knowing is half the battle. it gives you a direction to head in. it gives you something. so we will continue on. the next step is getting her report. and having to go to the board. to see what services they will offer her. she will not need to many services. but they can be creative with her. help her. and learn how to make things easier for her at school. that is all i can hope for. the days are hard. it will be hard. but it will be something we can get through.
once it sets in that the girl who was not even sure she wanted kids has in the matter of six months became the mother to two special needs children. things happen.


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Yoga teacher and book author, Tara Stiles, is finding herself in the middle of the seemingly ongoing debate about the authentic teaching of yoga. Stiles has come under fire for her nonchalant, non-conformist attitude and her capitalization on the business of yoga from fellow teachers and practitioners. And for Stiles, it seems, this is controversy is no big deal. "People need yoga, not another religious leader," Stiles said. "Quite often in New York, they want to be religious leaders, and it's not useful. Here, people want to sit and talk about yoga; it's very heady. It's very stuck, very serious. I was never invited to the party anyway–so I started my own party."
The "Slim Calm Sexy" author made her mark in New York City breaking the yoga rules of engagement. There are no chaturangas. She calls them push-ups. She doesn't ask her students to chant or make a pledge to caring for the animals or the planet and there is no talk of ancient Hindu texts. Her language is plain and her goal is simply for better physical health. And Stiles, herself, asks the question, "Who made these rules?"
It's obvious Stiles is no traditional yoga teacher, however, she's accumulated a large group of people who follow her teachings at her NY studio and on YouTube. They buy her DVDs, her iPhone app and her book. Obviously she's hit a certain demographic that is listening and enjoying some benefit from her teaching as Stiles has reached a certain level of notoriety and fame with her particular brand of yoga. So, why exactly, is this considered "inauthentic?"
Deepok Chopra says, "A lot of the resentment comes from her rapid rise to success." He goes on to throw his weight behind Stiles when he commented about her teaching methods, "Taking lessons from her has been more useful to me than taking yoga from anyone else."
Isn't that what we want to hear from the students that walk in and out of yoga studios? I certainly do. To hear that yoga has impacted someone in some way for the better is what makes it all worthwhile. Does it really matter what medium or from whom?
The big issues with Stiles are numerous. They include her unwillingness to pledge allegiance to a guru, a lineage or even a style of yoga. She doesn't list where her yoga training came from and says that teacher trainings do not equip yoga teachers to teach – all that plus the fact that she's represented by a talent agency that isn't in the mind/body/fitness genre.
Fellow yoga rebel/superstar Sadie Nardini commented recently that the only thing that bothered her about Stiles unwillingness to adhere to traditional yoga standards is that she wasn't fully disclosing the agency that represented her. "No, I'm not talking about Ford (modeling agency)," Nardini said. "I'm more interested in her other one, one of the biggest talent agencies in the country."
She goes on to say, "This mega agency is trying to break into the mind/body field, because they are consummate business people and they're whip-smart. They see the incredible financial potential wrapped within our kula, now a multi-billion dollar industry"
Whatever people think about Stiles and her unconventional yoga methods, her story is clearly representative of our culture and the western mindset. Is this a bad thing or a good thing? In my opinion, it's still too early to tell. We are young and new to yoga as a culture. But, in the words of Stiles, herself, "There are no rules in life." Since yoga equips us to deal with life, who knows, maybe she is on to something…
Is practicing with a yoga teacher who demonstrates authenticity important to you? How authentic does a teacher's yoga need to be?
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Those Brooklyn based scamps in Lemonade are crossing the Atlantic once more, a mere month or so since their last flying visit.
This time they will be playing twelve shows, across eight countries – showcasing their strobe-drenched electro-nebula pop to full effect. Tell your friends baby.
The dates read as follows:
13-Sep-12 – London, England – The Lexington
14-Sep-12 – Bristol, England – Start The Bus
15-Sep-12 – Dublin, Ireland – The Grand Social
17-Sep-12 – Glasgow, Scotland – The Captains Rest
18-Sep-12 – Edinburgh, Scotland – Sneaky Pete's
19-Sep-12 – Fribourg, Switzerland – Fri-Son
21-Sep-12 – St Gallen, Switzerland – Grabenhalle
22-Sep-12 – Cologne, Germany – King Georg
23-Sep-12 – Brussels, Belgium – Bota Witloofbar
24-Sep-12 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Huset
25-Sep-12 – Stockholm, Sweden – Scandic Grand Central.
26-Sep-12 – Netherlands, Amsterdam – Paradiso


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First Scripted TV360 Application Drives Strong Site Traffic Among Web, Mobile Platforms
Burbank, Calif. � March 22, 2007 � NBC.com today announced the results of its "Heroes360" experience � the first TV360 to be applied to a scripted series. The "Heroes" site, which includes message boards, synched cast commentaries, a two-screen application with pop-ups and an interactive novel, had over 48 million page views, seven million uniques and delivered over 27 million video streams, over 20 million of which were in NBC Rewind, the full episode video player. The announcement was made by Vivi Zigler, Executive Vice President NBC Digital Entertainment and New Media.
"'Heroes' gives us such rich content to work with, and the show's fans are so curious and smart - it creates the perfect opportunity for us to create a full 360 digital entertainment experience," said Zigler. "Allowing the audience to 'peel back the onion' and interact with the show on a much deeper level is what TV360 is all about."
"Heroes360" launched on January 22nd on a number of platforms including online and mobile and continue to roll out and evolve. The full breadth of the campaign includes a number of non-NBC branded websites including www.primatechpaper.com, www.corinthianlasvegas.com, www.9thwonders.com and www.samantha48616e61f.com, several WAP sites including one for "Heroes" and one for Primatech Paper, SMS interactivity and an interactive phone tree (1-800-PRIMA16).
Since launch, the "Heroes" WAP site has seen over 200,000 page views, followed by the Primatech Paper WAP site with over 150,000 page views.
The campaign continues to show growth as well - for the week of March 5th, the most recent original network broadcast, "Heroes" full episode streams were up +29% versus the previous week to their highest levels since launch on January 22nd. Unique visitors to the full episodes were up +8% versus the previous week, also hitting their highest levels since launch.
From creator/writer Tim Kring (NBC's "Crossing Jordan") comes the Golden Globe nominated "Heroes," an epic drama that chronicles the lives of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary abilities. "Heroes" has been honored recently with a People's Choice Award, an AFI Award and a Multicultural Prism Award, as well as nominations at the Golden Globe Awards, NAACP Image Awards, WGA Awards and Satellite Awards. As a total eclipse casts its shadow across the globe, a genetics professor (Sendhil Ramamurthy, "Blind Guy Driving") in India is led by his father's disappearance to uncover a secret theory -- there are people with super powers living among us. A young dreamer (Milo Ventimiglia, "Gilmore Girls") tries to convince his politician brother (Adrian Pasdar, "Judging Amy") that he can fly. A high school cheerleader (Hayden Panettiere, "Ice Princess") learns that she is totally indestructible while trying to relate to her father (Jack Coleman, "Dynasty") who has a keen interest in people with special abilities. A Las Vegas single mother (Ali Larter, "Final Destination") struggles to make ends meet to support her young son (Noah Gray-Cabey, "My Wife & Kids") and discovers that her mirror image has a secret. A fugitive from justice (Leonard Roberts, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") continues to baffle authorities who twice have been unable to contain him. A gifted artist (Santiago Cabrera, "Empire"), whose drug addiction is destroying his life and relationship with his girlfriend (Tawny Cypress, NBC's "Third Watch"), can paint the future. A down-on-his-luck Los Angeles beat cop (Greg Grunberg, "Alias") can hear people's thoughts, which puts him on the trail of an elusive serial killer. In Japan, a young man (Masi Oka, NBC's "Scrubs") develops a way to stop time through sheer will power. Their ultimate destiny is nothing less than saving the world. Joining Kring as executive producer are Dennis Hammer (NBC's "Crossing Jordan") and Allan Arkush (NBC's "Crossing Jordan"). The drama is produced by NBC Universal Television Studio in association with Tailwind Productions.


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From the earliest days of the internet, Steve Cichon has been writing, digitizing, and sharing the stories and images of all the things that make Buffalo special and unique. When you browse the blog here at Buffalo Stories LLC, you're bound to not only relive a memory– but also find some context for our pop culture past– and see exciting ways how it might fit into our region's boundless future.
Buffalo's Pop Culture Heritage
The essence of Buffalo Stories is defining and
celebrating the people, places, and things that make Buffalo… Buffalo. That's Buffalo's pop culture heritage-– and that's what you'll find here.
Buffalo's Radio & TV
Irv. Danny. Van. Carol. The men and women who've watched and listened to have become family enough that we only need their first names. Buffalo has a deep and rich broadcasting history. Here are some of the names, faces, sounds and stories which have been filling Buffalo's airwaves since 1922.
Buffalo's Neighborhoods
North and South Buffalo. The East and West Sides. But how many neighborhoods can you name that don't fit any of those descriptions? From the biggest geographical sections, to the dozens of micro-neighborhoods and hundreds of great intersections.
There is a category for Buffalo Neighborhoods, but as the historian of Buffalo's Parkside Neighborhood, and having written two books on the neighborhood's history, giving the Fredrick Law Olmsted designed Parkside Neighborhood it's own category makes sense.
Family & Genealogy
My family history is Buffalo history. All eight of my great-grandparents lived in Buffalo, including my Great-Grandma Scurr, who is among the children in this Doyle family photo taken in Glasgow, Scotland. Aside from Scotland, my great-grandparents came from Pennsylvania, Poland, and England. One branch of my family tree stretches back to Buffalo in the 1820s, and a seventh-great aunt was among the first babies baptized at St. Louis Roman Catholic church back in 1829, when the church was still a log cabin.
&c, &c, &C: reflections from Steve's desk
While my primary focus for this site is sharing about things that make Buffalo wonderful and unique, sometimes I have other thoughts, too. I share those here, along with some of the titles from other categories which I've written about in a more personal manner.
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Steve's daily looks back at Buffalo's past from the archives of The Buffalo News and Buffalo Stories LLC. Weekly features include "Torn Down Tuesday" and "What it looked like Wednesday," along with decade by decade looks at what Buffalo used to be– and how we got here from there.
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Buffalo Spree's Best of WNY: Best Blogger
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READ: A brief memoir in depression and anxiety
As appeared in Buffalo Spree, August 2018
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Anna's biggest mistake
The Wall Street Journal just profiled Anna Wintour. Or, more accurately, Anna Wintour's power. If you're into it, and you know I am, there are some fascinating anecdotes. I particularly like the one about Renee Zellweger, how Anna "closely managed her image", which totally explains the hard posing, the back bones jutting, the jaw clenching. I mean, Renee, the girl from Texas, all she's doing when she's on a carpet is repeating Anna's words over and over and over again in her head. It's heartbreaking.
Anna's influence is reflected in the quotes provided for the article from so many of her admirers and asskissers. Including Justin Timberlake who usually can't be bothered to do anything for anyone else unless it benefits him. And Anna is one of the few people he needs to be nice to. Having said that, now that he and Jessica Biel are no longer together, does Anna care about Jessica Biel anymore?
And then there's the question of the Posh.
You know it's a long-running theme on my blog that what Victoria Beckham wants most in life, maybe even more than she wanted a daughter, is to make the cover of Us Vogue on her own. Anna, that wonderful bitch, has dangled this prospect in her face for years… never really intending to fulfill the promise, but toying with her hopes, for sport, for amusement, her own and ours too.
Victoria has tried everything. She's removed her concrete tits. She no longer favours gel nails and a French manicure. She's eased up on the tanning. She has tried, TRIED so hard…and that's also why Anna keeps rejecting her – in favour of Blake Lively…twice! – because ultimately the effort, in Anna's eyes, is dreadfully distasteful, isn't it?
So when asked by the Wall Street Journal if she's had any regrets, what do you think Anna answered? And keep in mind that this woman, she doesn't answer facetiously. She knows whatever she says makes print. She knows her words are very, very carefully analysed by the people in her world, and by those who want in her world.
"I'm not terribly proud of putting the Spice Girls on the cover."
Oh Posh.
Oh poor, poor Posh.
Because that one cutting comment, it was not directed at Mel B or Mel C, it was not about Geri or Emma, it was all about Victoria Beckham. After all, it's Victoria Beckham who has become the fashion industry player. It's Victoria Beckham who keeps insisting that she belongs there. And Anna just told the world that she regrets having Victoria as one fifth of her worst cover. Anna just told Victoria that if she ever, ever wants to keep the flame alive about covering the Bible, she best cut every tie she has with the Spice. She did it for sh-ts and giggles, she did it because she knows Victoria would comply.
Well now no wonder Victoria didn't call up Mel B to congratulate her on her most recent pregnancy.
For Anna Wintour, Victoria Beckham would turn her back on her friends.
Click here to read the entire Wintour piece. It's worth your time today.
Attached – the infamous Vogue cover, 1998, and Anna Wintour at Paris Fashion Week earlier this month.
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WASHINGTON – A water main break caused damage to a road in a Prince William County townhome community Sunday night.
The water main break occurred in Dale City off Dale Boulevard near Catbrier Court at about 8 p.m. Sunday.
Officials closed the roads to traffic as water poured out of the break. The roads, which were the only ones in and out of the complex for its residents, left many stranded and unable to enter or leave the area. Crews repaired the roads and reopened them to traffic Monday morning.
Water was shut off for residents in the area overnight and it was restored to about 200 residents at about 2:30 a.m., according to a Virginia American Water spokesperson.
Crews spent Monday morning working to restore the roadway. They patched the roads and a sinkhole that was about 10 feet wide and 4 feet deep, the spokesperson said.
It is not yet clear what caused the water main break.
WTOP's Kathy Stewart contributed to this report.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has sworn in Elan Carr as the new United States Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism.
The Department of State's Rewards for Justice program is offering rewards of up to $5 million each for the location of several global terrorists.
The United States is committed to supporting efforts to rid the Arabian Peninsula of the threat posed by the terrorist organization known as Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP.
Khalid Saeed al-Batarfi is a senior leader in the terrorist organization known as Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP.
Operations to rid Iraq and Syria of ISIS remnants are well underway.
The U.S.-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS is leading stabilization efforts that consolidate military gains, restore basic essential services, and enable Syrians to voluntarily and safely return to their homes.
The United States is determined to take a comprehensive approach to the Iranian regime because of the wide-ranging nature of Iran's malign activities.
Syrian authorities consistently denied having any knowledge of those detained or those who were last seen in their custody.
The Department of State has designated Qassim Abdullah Ali Ahmed, also known as Qassim al-Muamen, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under Executive Order 13224
Regarding chemical weapons, Assistant Secretary Poblete pointed out that the Assad regime has "brazenly violated the international norm" prohibiting their use.
As promised, President Donald Trump has re-imposed a series of U.S. nuclear-related sanctions on Iran that had been lifted under the nuclear deal.
The Vice President expressed concern over growing religious intolerance in many countries around the world, including countries in Europe.
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