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Chicago: America's Epicenter of Resistance
Chicago: America's Epicenter of Resistance
by Stephen Lendman
Public education is on the chopping block for elimination. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants it commodified into another business profit center. At issue is saving it.
Education isn't a product. It's a fundamental right. It's a societal bedrock. In Chicago and across America, it's being handed over to corporate predators. Their scheme is exploiting it for a buck.
Money making is all they care about. Educating kids doesn't matter. Federal, state, and local politicians are in league with corporate profiteers. The future for millions of children is up for grabs. It's disappearing in plain sight.
On September 10, Chicago teachers walked out for more than better pay, vital benefits, job security, and other headline reasons. Media scoundrels twist truth their way. Readers are betrayed. Issues aren't explained. What's at stake isn't discussed.
Chicago streets are ablaze with red. It's the color of Chicago resistance. Thousands of red-shirted picketers took to the streets.
Perhaps two signs said it all: "On strike for better schools." "Enough is enough."
Substance News is a leading source of information on Chicago schools. For over 30 years, it's defended public education. It publishes daily articles and updates on city schools and issues related to them.
It takes dead aim at corporate news, union busting, and efforts to marginalize public education and destroy it. It's abreast of unfolding strike action and events leading to it.
On September 10, it headlined "A new 'Chicago Symphony' is born on every street in the Second City….Massive support for teachers as the Chicago Teachers Strike of 2012 begins."
Chicago was the noisiest in its history, it said. From Howard Street up north to the city's far South Side, cars, trucks, buses, and other vehicles honked horns in solidarity against corrupt politicians and corporate predators wanting education exploited for a buck.
Thousands of teachers took to the streets. Parents, students, and concerned residents joined them. The strike "the nation's rulers said was impossible began."
"Noise, hell. That's our music," teachers said. They know what they're fighting for. Saving what's too vital to lose is key. At midnight September 10, teachers sang "solidarity forever."
"From O'Hare Airport to the Indiana border, by 7:00 a.m. the 'CTU red' lines were along every main street in the city, and the 'Honk if you support the teachers' symphony' had begun."
"It couldn't be drowned out, no matter how craven the lies of the men and women who, by 2012, were known generally as the 'one percent.' "
"Every truck driver, firefighter, cab driver, police officer and citizen knew that this was THE beginning of the fight to take back the USA from the plutocracy, and the teachers of Chicago were leading it and knew why they were doing what we were doing."
America's soul is on the chopping block for sale. It's up for grabs. Corrupt federal, state, and local politicians in league with corporate predators want it carved up and devoured for profit.
They want ordinary people hung out to dry. They want kids deprived of futures. They want no profit opportunity left behind. They want all private wealth in their hands. They want America transformed into Guatemala. They want goon squad repression targeting non-believers.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel represents the worst of reprehensible governance. He's a war criminal/corporate predator running Chicago. He's a cancer metastasizing throughout the city's body and soul.
He's waging war against teachers and other city workers. He wants them deprived of all rights. He wants public education commodified.
He should be in prison, not City Hall. He's pro-war, pro-Israel, neoliberal, anti-union and anti-populist. Chicago activist Sherman Skolnick once called him the "acting deputy chief for North America of Mossad."
His father was a Jerusalem-born pediatrician. Pre-1948, he smuggled weapons to Israeli terrorists. Emanuel is just as hardline. During the Gulf War, he served as a civilian IDF volunteer. He holds dual US/Israeli citizenship.
In Congress and as White House chief of staff, he supported the worst of Israeli and US imperial crimes. His abrasive style alienates him from anyone expressing opposing views.
He's affiliated with neocon/neoliberal Democrats. He's corporatist, heartless, and soulless. He's ideologically no different from Republican hardliners. He doesn't give a damn about ordinary people. They're to be used, not served.
He represents everything wrong in America needing fixing. For Chicagoans, it's saving public education and a whole lot more.
In Chicago, September 11, 2012 is more than the 9/11 eleventh anniversary. It's day two of Chicago teachers striking for justice.
Substance News headlined "History in the making….A medley of reports and analyses following Day One of the Chicago Teachers Strike of 2012."
Editor George Schmidt compiled them. Substance published some earlier. Others are new. Teachers walked out over core issues left unresolved far too long.
Xian Barrett teaches history and social studies. He runs the Teacher X blog site. On September 9, he headlined why he's striking.
America's labor movement has roots in Chicago. It's more than about wages and benefits. It helped stop child labor so kids could attend school.
It contested unsafe workplace conditions. It "fought so that workers could have some tiny measure of time with our families rather than spending all waking hours working for the enrichment of their bosses."
At issue now is whether to "help or hurt our kids." Overcrowded classrooms left too hot in summer and too cold in winter hurts plenty.
"When you lock down our schools with metal detectors and arrest brothers for play fighting in the halls, that hurts our kids."
"When you spend millions on your pet programs, but there's no money for school level repairs, so the roof leaks on my students at their desks when it rains, that hurts our kids."
"When you unilaterally institute a longer school day, insult us by calling it a 'full school day' and then provide no implementation support, throwing our schools into chaos, that hurts our kids."
When you scavenge school budgets to enrich corporate favorites, that hurts plenty. Somebody ought to go to jail, said Barrett.
When you close schools, privatize others, fire teachers, disrupt the lives of kids, leave thousands without classrooms, prioritize bureaucracy and corporate interests over education, that not only hurts kids, "it basically ruins the whole idea of why we have a (school) district at all."
When you bargain in bad faith, you prove you want force-fed diktat authority, not equitable resolution.
Barrett says he's "willing to sacrifice an awful lot to protect the students I serve every day." Striking isn't hurting them. Teachers walked out "to restore some semblance of reasonable care for students to this system."
"I ask anyone who does remotely care about the kids we teach and learn from and triumph and cheer and cry and grow with., to stand with us and fight for a better future for our kids."
"See you on the picket line, my friend."
Retired teacher Mike Klonsky's Small Talk Blog headlined "Romney, Ryan Support Rahm." What else from a corporate predator and wannabe. Both blame victims. According to Romney:
"Teachers unions have too often made plain that their interests conflict with those of our children, and today we are seeing one of the clearest examples yet."
Ryan said "Emanuel is right today in saying that this teacher's union strike is unnecessary and wrong. We know (he's) not going to support our campaign, but on this issue and this day we stand with Mayor Rahm Emanuel."
Obama's no different. He doesn't give a damn about kids anywhere. White House spokesman Jay Carney said "the president has no opinion about this particular incident." That's administrationspeak for strong Emanuel support.
Labor Notes contributor Theresa Moran headlined "Behind the Chicago Teachers Strike," saying:
At issue is smaller classes, vital student services, "and stability for a profession that's battling a corporate takeover."
Key also is a draconian evaluation process able to sack around 28% of teachers within two years if not stopped. It's part of Obama's pro-corporate Race to the Top initiative. It's tied to privatizing public schools for profit.
Teachers are facing off against corrupt politicians allied with corporate predators. They want education prioritized over profit. They agree "public education in Chicago isn't working and Mayor Emanuel is making things worse."
English teacher Keith Plum says he's sick and tired about what's going on. He's forced to comply with what hurts kids or be fired. When are we going to prioritize teaching and learning, he asks?
Strike action has been "a long time coming." Unresolved core issues fester. Teachers, parents, and children are harmed. They're fed up and fighting back.
They're angry that Emanuel "continued (Mayor) Daley's tornado of closures and privatizations….The fight against school closures" got harder. The onslaught promises to get worse if not stopped.
History teacher Jen Johnson said people are fed up and want change. "We're organizationally, mentally, and emotionally prepared" to go to the wall and fight.
On August 29, the Chicago Teacher Solidarity Campaign met to discuss fighting for fully funded education. Parents, teachers, students, and community members were involved.
Organizing for action was urged. City schools are in crisis after years of budget cuts.
"So why are Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the billionaires on the Board of Education blaming the teachers for our schools' problems?"
"How dare they threaten to bankrupt our public schools with more spending on charters and magnets, but no money for small class sizes or a full curriculum?"
If they can find millions for corporate scoundrels, why not for kids? Fighting back in solidarity is key.
Laura Clawson headlined "Chicago teachers are facing down big money and political power to fight for better schools," saying:
At issue is education or corporate power. Well-funded anti-populists want harmful to kids proposals "jam(med) down the" throats of teachers.
Big money, corrupt politicians, and media scoundrels "are stacked against Chicago teachers as they fight for the working conditions they need to effectively" teach. Dark force destructive tactics target them.
Teachers, parents, students, and concerned residents are in this fight together. "If you're in Chicago, you can rally or wear red in solidarity."
Wherever you are, get involved for justice. It's our nation, our future, and our choice.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
His new book is titled "How Wall Street Fleeces America: Privatized Banking, Government Collusion and Class War"
Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com and listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network Thursdays at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All programs are archived for easy listening.


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Myth: Telegrams used STOP in place of punctuation because punctuation cost extra
The real story: Morse code originally had only capital letters and no punctuation. This generally was not much of a problem, but during the first world war when telegrams were widely used in the military, a misunderstood message could be disastrous. The custom arose of using the word STOP between sentences in military telegrams so that any ambiguous phrases would not be misinterpreted. The custom caught on with the public. Even after punctuation was introduced, people continued fashionably using STOP between sentences in telegrams even though they didn't have to.


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Video: Civil War battle comes to life for Thornton students
To the beat of drums, more than 300 eighth-graders marched into Thornton's Lake Village Park Thursday morning clad in full Civil War battle regalia — while joggers, strollers and passers-by marveled at what has become an annual spectacle.
The students from Century Middle School in the Adams 12 school district spent the next several hours playing well-researched roles in the battle of Shiloh, decked out in authentic uniforms and carrying replica weapons. Adults directed them and shot video to be compiled into a documentary on the historic clash.


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Tapentadol; Tramadol/SSRIs; SNRIs Interactions
This information is generalized and not intended as specific medical advice. Consult your healthcare professional before taking or discontinuing any drug or commencing any course of treatment.
Medical warning:
Moderate. These medicines may cause some risk when taken together. Contact your healthcare professional (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) for more information.
How the interaction occurs:
Both of these medicines can increase the level of serotonin in your body.
What might happen:
High serotonin levels may cause changes in body temperature, blood pressure, muscles and behavior, leading to a medical condition called Serotonin Syndrome. The symptoms of this syndrome can vary from mild to severe. Severe cases of Serotonin Syndrome may be life threatening.
What you should do about this interaction:
Let your healthcare professional (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) know that you are taking these medicines together.If you experience muscle twitching, tremors, shivering and stiffness, fever, heavy sweating, heart palpitations, restlessness, confusion, agitation, trouble with coordination, or severe diarrhea contact your doctor right away.Your healthcare professionals may already be aware of this interaction and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.
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12 are small molecule drugs, and 7 are biologicals. Of the small molecule drugs, 6 (32%) are small molecule synthetic drugs, 6 (32%) are small molecule natural product-derived drugs, 6 (32%) are biologicals (including peptides, enzymes and mAbs) and one (5%) is a cell-based therapy. Also interesting is the fact that the majority are parenterally dosed (11 of 19) (58%).
For details on the icon set used in the table, see this link.
Following some checking, I've added Dienogest to the list (it is part of the combination product Natazia), and updated the analysis below... Some sources are stating that there are 21 'New Drugs' for 2010; however, a 'new drug' is not necessarily the same as an NME, and also there are some inconsistencies on the FDA approval tables for 2010 at the current time (for NMEs that everolimus (Zortress) was first approved in the US in 2010, it was actually first approved in 2009 as Affinitor), that make counting the NMEs for the year problematic. the raw approval data from the FDA is in a series of monthly charts, accessible here (unfortunately, there is no easy, web-friendly way to provide a set of useful links, you'll just have to type in the months). In these tables you should look for the 1s, as being the new NMEs, as you will see, quite a few are unassigned, and as mentioned above there are some errors (e.g. everolimus was first approved (as a new NME) last year, however, under a different Tradename, for a different indication).
UPDATE: One of the potentially new NMEs of last year is incobotulinumtoxinA (trademark:Xeomin), this is a type A botulinum toxin, in the same class as abobotulinumtoxinA (trademark:Dysport, Reloxin, Azzalure), and onabotulinumtoxinA (trademark:BOTOX). These are essentially identical from an active component perspective (the USAN statements are abobotulinumtoxinA, incobotulinumtoxinA, and onabotulinumtoxinA) and the sequences are essentially identical. It is the convention, that due to the very high potency, and subsequent differences in potency from different production/processing routes for botulinum toxin products, that different USANs are assigned to highlight the non-bioequivalence of different products. This is part of a broader issue of assigning bioequivalence of biological drugs, which has exercised drug producers, regulators, and consumers over recent years. Since we are mostly interested in drugs differentiated by differing molecular structures, we do not consider these are distinct NMEs, and so incobotulinumtoxinA is not counted in our analysis as a new NME. A similar issue occurred last year.
Another interesting case for a new 2010 biological drug is Collagenase Clostridium histolyticum (approved in the US in 2010 as Xiaflex), which is a defined composition mixture of two bacterial collagenase gene products. Xiaflex is dosed parenterally. In 2004 Santyl was approved as a topical drug for wound debridement; the active ingredient in Santyl is 'Collagenase clostridium histolyticum', produced by an entirely different process. It would appear from cursory literature analysis that Santyl has non-articulated composition (this is not the same as having a variable or non-specific composition, just that the components are not in a defined composition in the easily accessible public regulatory documents). There are clear developmental and safety differences between a topically dosed 'local' agent (Santyl), and an agent that has full exposure to the circulatory and immune system (Xiaflex), and they serve different patient populations, have different indications, etc. They are clearly non-substitutable in a clinical setting.
So, how does one treat this case? Should Xiaflex be considered as actually two new NMEs (the independent and related products of the related ColG and ColH gene products, which is actually what the USAN references) towards drug approval innovation numbers, or should it be subsumed under the previous approval of Collagenase Clostridium histolyticum for Santyl. We have taken the view, from the perspective of the approval of 'new NMEs', that Xiaflex contains a previously approved active ingredient. Others will take different views.
More broadly, it is of interest to examine the USAN definition for Xiaflex - it contains two distinct chemical components (the two sequence related collagenase proteins) in a simple mixture - there is nothing special about the mixture - for example, they are not a defined composition obligate heterodimer, and they will be separable from drug substance via straightforward routes under native physiological-like conditions. Some small molecule USANs contain multiple molecules, but these are invariably salts, and in cases where there are two (or more) active ingredients in a small molecule drug, they are typically assigned separate USANs. Furthermore, the convention now is to assign a USAN for the parent small molecule, as well as for each distinct salt, even if the salt is the only component in an approved product. This is in-line with the INN model (where salts are not usually assigned distinct INNs) Logically, to us, from an informatics perspective, it would make sense to assign USANs for Xiaflex at the level of the distinct proteins), and then for Xiaflex to be a 'product' containing two USANs as a defined mixture, in the same way the many small molecule mixture drugs are defined. Anyway, the informatics representation of biological drugs, and the concepts of bioequivalence, differences in post-translational processing (proteolytic maturation, N- and O-linked glycosylation, etc) may seem to be a semantic discussion, but it does have important commercial and healthcare implications. This issue will no doubt keep many drug discoverers, regulators, and intellectual property staff employed for some time, and hopefully will eventually bring improved, cheaper and continually innovative healthcare to all.
Stepping back even further… Given that current drug naming processes and 'business rules' were developed at a time when the complexities of biological drugs were not imagined, and also before a time of electronic databases, and the benefits of the application of controlled vocabularies, dictionaries and ontologies were really appreciated - it is interesting to reflect on how it would be done nowadays if starting from scratch. More of this in a future post (maybe).
In final summary, the number of molecularly novel drugs that were approved in the US last year is between 19 and 22, with the difference being in the way that biological drugs are treated!


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Some Hard Questions And Overdue Answers About Afghanistan.
I think that would be a good idea. In today's National Post, I look back on the reasons why Canada's political parties have been running away from these necessary questions ever since the Manley panel tabled its report in January, 2008.
Elsewhere, the untold story of the Afghan "rape law" is explored in exhausting detail by my colleague at the Canada-Afghanistan Solidarity Committee, Lauryn Oates. In her investigation for the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit - A Closer Look: The Policy and Law-Making Process Behind The Shiite Personal Status Law (pdf here) - Lauryn exposes the story that the news media in the "west" sometimes just got wrong, but mostly just didn't notice. It's a story of the subversion of Afghanistan's parliament by the Iranian-backed mullah Asif Mohseni and his bullies. It's a story about the bravery of Afghans - activists and parliamentarians, women and men, Shia and Sunni - as they fought to overturn the law. It's also a story of the laziness and timidity of the "international community" in coming to the aid of Afghans who rallied to resist the imposition of the law.
While we're on the subject of useless "international community" mandarins, I see that the most senior American bigshot in Afghanistan has finally got the heave-ho: The United Nations secretary-general has fired the top U.S. official serving in the U.N. mission to Afghanistan, following reports of a dispute over how to handle election fraud allegations.
Good riddance to him. Hissy fits aren't allowed. Slow and steady wins the race.
But back to where we left off, with John Manley's findings. Watch this, and then ask yourself where the hell Canadians have been at on the Afghan question over the past 20 months. All that time, wasted:


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Brooke Saricha was a contestant during Cycle 6 of ANTM.
Brooke was only twenty-two years old when she became a finalist on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 6. She is from Corpus Christi, Texas and was a student at Texas A&M University Corpus-Christi.
As a finalist on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 6, Brooke wanted to be able to show other people her fiercer side, as others commonly perceive her to be timid. However, she was only able to become aggressive towards one Top Model finalist, Nnenna Agba, as the latter always seemed to be in conflict with her boyfriend, which led to her frequent use of the telephone. The other girls deemed Brooke as a "cry-baby" because whenever she would do badly in a challenge, she usually reacts by crying. Brooke defended herself by pointing out that all people have different ways of coping, and crying just happened to be hers. The judges named her "Babbling Brooke" because she stumbled over her words when put under pressure. Brooke's performance during the photo shoots were a bit inconsistent, and the judges of the show eliminated her on the seventh week when her photographs from the "Doll" photo shoot and her inability to maximize her potential greatly disappointed the judges.
Brooke Staricha has been with various agencies since the show, such as I Model and Talent in New York, Reel Management and Why Not Milan. She is currently with Q Models in Los Angeles and the Neal Hamil Agency. She now goes by the name Brooke Zenaida or just Zenaida, which is her middle name.
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50 Responses to "Brooke Staricha"
January 31, 2010 at 1:23 am
She was one of my faves.
November 8, 2011 at 12:10 pm
What is so funny and ironic is that i thought she was so goofy and weird looking on the show that i didn't think twice about her, just thinking, well IF feronda made it anyone can!! So mannish Brooke was one of those… She is average joe… JOE!
November 8, 2011 at 12:25 pm
WHY WHY WHY? she had no personality or brains… JUST her funny looks! why is she your fav?? That just feaks me out.
October 16, 2010 at 11:57 pm
There was something I really liked about her! I wish she had progressed further.
November 8, 2011 at 12:08 pm
there's a reason she did not… look.
November 4, 2010 at 3:30 am
If that girl had mastered her face, she might have made it to the top.
November 8, 2011 at 12:14 pm
mastered her face? Uhmmm, that can not be done. She is just too mannish. I think she really is a dude taking hormones… Ive seen prettier men. I'm sorry but it's just a fact. I can't understand why she was on the show. I sware Tyra is a little off with her choices… hence FERONdA! I thought omg, if this funny girl is on here, any girl has a chance!! SO girls GO FOR IT>.. they let anyone in to antm. In fact i don't even watch it for the reason that the models are just ugh… with a few exceptions, like eva diva and mollie sue.
November 8, 2011 at 12:27 pm
PS: she would have made it to the top of where?? LMAO!
November 24, 2010 at 8:51 pm
Она мне нравилась. По-моему, не накрашенная она выглядит ещё красивее и естественней.
March 4, 2011 at 4:03 am
She learned to keep her face down! XD
March 4, 2011 at 4:03 am
I mean chin – woops XS
November 8, 2011 at 12:28 pm
riiiiight!! CHIN and JAW photo shop it out. It's not good.
November 8, 2011 at 11:54 am
maybe she should cover her face up. I'm sorry but this man/woman (brookie) is not a model. She is a mess in every way. She doesn't get the concept of modeling? how hard is that???? OH boy Im sick that she even got on antm but sometimes they do not pick attractive women. It drives me crazy!! BTW I love MOLLIE-SUE… SHe is doing so well and i'm so happy cuz i about fell over when she got sent home for her personality??? what? Like Brooke is a comedian?? uhhh, she is not a bright human being,… To put it very nicely.
April 6, 2011 at 6:08 am
Why is she or he a model? This girl looks like a man in drag. I do not see what the big deal is. I guess when her chin is down and hidden, as well as her huggggee lips, she is okay cute. Very, very manish and gangley. Weirdness is all I can think of with her.
May 18, 2011 at 12:44 am
lol. Jenn, don't talk unless you are willing to put your pic up so we can see what you look like and whether you look half as attractive..
March 14, 2012 at 2:31 pm
oh people don't need to leave their photo… she is not that great, she looks weird at best. Big nose that looks like a penis on the tip. long chin, slanty small eyes, just freaky lookin. Maybe she could work her face so that it might look more like a model. My granny is cuter! LOL. No really, Brooke is not model material, she is just odd and her features are bam, jank… ugh. just not good. I'm sorry but we have a right to our opinions as well. They are not always what people want to hear. I also heard she is a boyfriend stealer!!! which is horrible! That right there makes here appearance irrelivant!!!, she is ugly on the inside, who does that kind of thing, more than 2 xs. Sluttttyyyyyy and ugggllly! She needs to go home. Bye Bye Brookie! I love Mollie sue and Leslie, they are beautiful!!!!! and Danielle had a funny personality that made her cuter!!!
May 19, 2011 at 3:54 am
That is harsh! I guess you have experience in drag queens so you can say she looks like one? That's the problem with society, they know how to judge people due to the lack of their own success or looks. I think she's beautiful!
October 2, 2011 at 2:36 am
I personally have worked with her, and she is wonderful! (Too quick to judge you are!)
November 8, 2011 at 11:56 am
Brooke's face is what is HARSH, LOOK AT it… True beauty like Mollie and Leslie, that is hot… THIS IS NOT. Brooke is not even doing anything, so why? I think the agencies see what most of us see. I won't state the obvious!
November 8, 2011 at 12:05 pm
What is Harsh is her features, very mannish and big chin, jaw, nose, long skinny face… and side view is another story. ugh.
March 14, 2012 at 2:34 pm
Who needs experience in seeing a drag queen? she looks like a dude, a man is a man!! I know i have experience in men you silly kid. So many say that about her, him, whatever! lmao. Maybe you can help ol brooke get a decent job like Mollie. She sucks as a model… and the IQ, wowwww, LOW. Have you ever heard her talk for a minute??? Let me know when you get a clue.
June 2, 2011 at 1:05 am
What is with the manly obsession? She is a girl, it's obvious.
November 8, 2011 at 12:00 pm
really? are you kidding? Do you know the MALE transgender supermodel Andrej Pajec is absolutely 2000% more feminine than Brooke … He actually does the FEMALE RUNWAY as well… He is beautiful, it's incredible!… just soft and gorgeous etc. Look him up you will see how mannish brooke IS after that. She needs to get another job. Anyone can have big lips… its called fillers!!
November 8, 2011 at 12:23 pm
to answer that obvious question… Because she is mannly!! It's not apparent it is a female. You never know what anyone is in private, Ive seen BEAUTIFUL drag Qs. They are more feminine than brooke big time! There is a problem that she is a model. Too many lovely ladies model for her to take up space, which she isn't much cuz the agencies don't like her look either. All the other GIRLS are soing so awsome, but they were smart and really cared about it. Brooke didn't even cry when she got the boot.. All those tears and none for the right reason. She was so lucky to even be on the show. OMG, she is fugly.
November 8, 2011 at 12:17 pm
THANK YOU JENN!!! You took every word out of my mouth! it's like I wrote it.. SHe is a dude and all my friends truly believe that. Hormones can make any voice soft and high like hers! it's not impossible. But she just is so gangley and horse face. ick!!!!
May 19, 2011 at 3:48 am
I am so proud of Brooke. She represented Corpus Christi so well. I miss not seeing her in church, but she is living every girls dream. I can't wait to see her on television and in magazines. Way to go Brooke! We love you! Sifuentes family
November 8, 2011 at 12:03 pm
how funny! lol!! She goes to church? She should learn a few more Christian values, i know from personal experience, she is not so nice.
June 10, 2011 at 11:47 pm
Please! This girl is gorgeous in person.
July 29, 2012 at 4:13 am
yea, ahh no, ive seen her in person, not a big deal… just really really tall and hunched over. chin chin chin.. lots' of chin and jaw, a big nose too! not a biggy.
July 3, 2011 at 11:38 pm
What you complain about is what made her so stunning. The huge heart melting eyes, the proud chin, the eye-popping lips make her a true beauty.
Lots of girls are cute or pretty, precious few stop a man in his tracks like Brooke.
By the way do you find Angelina Jolie and Sophia Loren also represent "weirdness"? I ask because they are the two most beautiful women of the last 50 years and they too have huge eyes, strong chins and awesome lips.
November 8, 2011 at 12:07 pm
NO NO NO> JENN has it RIGHT ON TARGET…. I could not have said it better myself… WHat is wrong with you people? can you not see her/??? i'm confused. I'm with jenn and many many others who have spoken similar things!
July 29, 2012 at 4:15 am
She is fugly, PLEASE! get a clue. Is she even a woman?????? what's with the mannish look? I do not find her pretty, she just wierd lookin and tall. i would be upset if i was that tall!! she's 6 foot! she's a ddude!
November 8, 2011 at 11:48 am
I am with JENN on this one. She is not a model, she is stopping people in their tracks due to her huge statue, over sized chin,jaw, and lips. Yes big lips are nice on the right woman, PLEASE DO NOT compare this dingy gangley manly creature to angelina or anyone else like that. She is a man, I believe but that would be fine if she was HOT. she is NOT. Big nose, Long skinny face, HUGE JAW<CHIN, slanty squinty eyes, wtf do people see in this ding dong? Well i guess if Feronda made it to top model, ANYONE CAN! omg she was horrible but at least she was SMART. I'm sorry bye bye Brookie!! ANd Mollie sue had made it HUGE, she is freakin modeling for so many top designers and Paris runway! SHE was the beauty… Brooke is just wierdness. My friend saw her and would NOT believe it was a woman!!!! Nothing i said could convince her this shenis was a female. I think she is a male. Bottom line. Ive seen prettier men…….. not in drag.
December 21, 2011 at 11:54 pm
Actually sophia loren had a very weak chin, almost non existant. Brooke i find absolutely gorgeous althought i can see why shes not to alot of mens taste because she's not a precious girly pretty but she's certainly a beauty with an edge!
December 25, 2011 at 4:14 pm
Brooke is so gorgeous. I remember seeing her on ANTM and Twiggy saying that as soon as Brooke walked into the room, she just couldn't help staring at her because she was so gorgeous. It's a real shame she didn't progress further; it was her shyness/lac of confidence that let her down. I also can't believe she was eliminated over Jade!
March 10, 2012 at 11:25 pm
She only had two good photos.
March 17, 2012 at 4:01 am
I personaly did nat like Brooke mainly cos of her hate for Nenna..i mean i hear she is church but she called her a Bitch on live TV,*mmm what do they teach at that church??and she said Nenna should go back to Africa or wherever it is she come from?bitter comments though nenna shouldnt have been on the phone for long…so I dont like Brooke cos i am from Africa and she wasnt pretty and she iis a cry baby lol
March 21, 2012 at 2:23 am
Wow, jamie.. you seriously look nuts. You replied to half the comments, most of which were a year old. Someone is severely pressed.
Anyway, Brooke.. very pretty girl but her post ANTM shots aren't so great. She seemed lovely anyway so I wish her the best.
April 27, 2012 at 7:47 am
I went to high school with her, and while she may not be a Tyra Banks, I saw her grow from a girl who was nothing but knees and elbows to the woman that y'all so eagerly tear apart. And people wonder why girls develop eating disorders and body issues. I'm proud of HER no matter what some shallow trolls on the internet think.
June 2, 2012 at 7:46 am
True beauty is debatable and controversial. I have always thought there was an odd intangible quality about Brooke's beauty. I know everyone won't get it and obviously, everyone hasn't. But that's art.
June 15, 2012 at 12:14 pm
She was my server tonight in Hollywood. I recognized her, and she was not thrilled about it at all.
July 6, 2012 at 7:51 am
brooke is beautiful.. u guys are ridiculous especially jamie clearly u have something against her
August 22, 2012 at 4:35 am
She is so gorgeous. What a face. She will always be one of my favorites.
September 30, 2012 at 12:20 am
Brooke is sexy ! IDK what is wrong with u ppl
April 27, 2013 at 6:10 pm
She has underrated sex appeal and a killer bod. They always tried to do her make up "romatic" but I think they should have gone more bombshell especially with her more ethnic features. I could see here bing one of the "awkwarder" girls at Victoria's Secret a la Frankie Rayder
September 27, 2013 at 6:18 pm
Wow, I don't get why there is so many hate going on against her.
I think she looks so interesting. Her face is great – but it seems like she doesn't always know how to work it.
January 20, 2014 at 6:52 pm
she was so stunning!!!!
January 23, 2014 at 9:29 am
These comments are viscious ,shame on all you women bashing Brooke. I'm sure not all of you look that great. Instead of embracing each other all we do is put each other down. Just because she isn't attractive to you doesn't mean she isn't attractive to anyone else. Men say women are viscious they're right, all if ya'll calling her a man should feel ashamed, what if that was you. At least she was brave enough to go on national television to pursue her dream, what have you done.
August 4, 2014 at 12:46 am
She would look better if she get her nose and jaw fixed.
July 22, 2015 at 12:10 am
I think Brooke is following HER dream and people need to stop being so negative. Really, what have any of you done in comparison? I've known her since she was a little girl and for any of you to say she's a man is simply disgusting. Don't judge her, because people could do that to you or someone you care about.


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When I got the mail in, I was certain that this was a letter telling me they reviewed my records and in fact, I hadn't ACTUALLY graduated:
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I can't believe that salad was only 4 points! I could have added some nuts or something.
I finished it up with a cup of strawberries for 0 points.
I love that these are finally affordable again. I will spend anything less than $3 on a lb. of strawberries. All of the berries have been 2/$5 lately. Yay!
When the temperature reached 52 degrees on this January 31st, I headed out the door for yet ANOTHER winter run! I love these sunshiney days. I can't get enough of them.
I ran 2 miles straight and walked for a total of 2.85 miles in 41:57. I burned 442 calories. I LOVE the way that running outside makes me feel. I love how it brightens my mood and makes everything a little brighter.
I had this song in my head when I finished.
Yep, totally explains it!
And then I opened the windows to let some fresh air in. I think it's super important to do that throughout the winter months, even if it's just for a few minutes.
For a snack, I ate an apple with PB for 3 points.
And then I sipped on some Chocolate Tea for 0 points.
Yum, that stuff is so good!
For supper, I made homemade Baked Coconut Shrimp along with Zucchini for 9 points.
I can't believe how easy it is to make that coconut shrimp! I want to perfect my recipe and then I will share!
And then I came up with this parfait off of the top of my head when I saw the glasses in the cupboard. It contains Cool Whip Free, SF Jello, blackberries and banana for 2 points.
And it was really good! I am going to experiment with these parfaits and invest in some longer spoons…didn't work so well! haha
After supper, hubby and I went for a walk. We stopped at the grocery store to stock up on some more fruit, veggies, and hubby wanted some healthy snacks. Our total walk time was 40 minutes and I burned 265 calories. We did a 1/4 mile sprint in there too, but my knees were really feeling it from the run today!
I'm very happy with my workouts today! Gotta pat myself on the back for that one.
I have 8 points left for the day. I will have a healthy snack. I hate to admit this, but for once I am actually hungry for a snack and not just eating one out of habit.
And yes, that is 9 emoticons today. 10…
In case you missed it, I posted the Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos Recipe today!
And by the way, I am now the proud owner of AJourneyToThin.com!!! My first domain…Bittersweet.
So what should happen is that eventually, you will be automatically redirected there when you visit ajourneytothin.blogspot.com. I am crossing my fingers that all goes well! There's nothing there right now in case you looked.
***UPDATE*** If all went well, it should read ajourneytothin.com on your address bar!! easier than I thought! Please let me know if you have any problems!


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Brown Bag Book Club (Nelson Memorial Branch of JMRL)
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On the fourth Monday of the month bring your lunch to the Nelson Memorial Branch of JMRL and discuss fiction and non-fiction books. Library staff will provide value-added content and lead the discussion. Send an email to be added to our mailing list.
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Avalanche-related stories and more
Congratulations to the Denver Cutthroats for an excellent second season. The Avalanche's Central Hockey League affiliate lost in the league finals, in five games to the Allen Americans. The Fish were 38-17-11 in the regular season, second best among the CHL's 10 teams. Team owner John Hayes and coach/president Derek Armstrong have done a brilliant job with this expansion franchise. Salute to them and everyone affiliated with the grassroots effort to re-establish minor-league hockey in Denver.
Can you believe this snowstorm? Feels like January in Denver.
Here's a look at my top-five pending unrestricted free agent defensemen, beginning with Pittsburgh's Matt Niskanen. I blogged this last week, but looked into it further, getting opinions from around the league.


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2013-14: Served as a captain for the Retrievers during her senior season… Finished fifth in the 400 IM, 13th in the 200 fly, and 15th in the 200 back at her final America East Championships… Recorded season-best times in the 400 IM (4:29.26) and 200 fly (2:08.63) during the prelims at the conference meet while her top time of 2:08.87 in the 200 back came in the event finals… Swam a season-best time in the 200 IM (2:16.84) at the Patriot Invitational at George Mason… Set season-bests in the 100 fly (1:03.65) against Rider and 100 back (1:02.24) against Navy… Selected to the America East All-Academic Team… Named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2012-13: Finished sixth in the 400-yd. IM, ninth in the 200-yd butterfly, and 16th in the 200-yd backstroke at the America East Championships… Recorded her top time of the year in the 400 IM in the event finals while her best times in the 200 fly and 200 back came in the prelims… Achieved her best dual meet finish, second, in the 200 back against Howard… Selected to the America East All-Academic Team… Named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2011-12: Placed ninth in the 400-yd. IM, 14th in the 200-yd. butterfly and 19th in the 200-yd. backstroke at the America East Championships... Swam a season-best time of 4:27.21 en route to winning the 400 IM at the Patriot Invitational...Also finished in seventh in the 200 fly at the invitational hosted by George Mason... Best dual meet finish was fourth which she achieved seven times during the season... Named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2010-11: Placed ninth in the 400-yard IM, 11th in the 200-yard backstroke and 14th in the 200-yard butterfly at the America East Championships... Finished ninth in the 200 fly and 400 IM at the Patriot Invitational... 400 IM (4:25.04) time at the conference meet ranks third on UMBC's all-time list... Best dual meet finish came against Rider and against Marist, when she finished second in the 200 IM... Named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Background: A member of the 2008-09 USA Swimming Scholastic All-America Team… Listed on the Principal's Honor Roll at Broadneck High School.
Personal: Daughter of Eric and Tricia Hallberg… Has three older siblings, Nicole, Katie and Eric… Nicole swam at Marymount University for four years… Majoring in psychology while earning a minor in biology… Born Nov. 11, 1992.


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Typically when she fights, she's beating up her fellow female cast members, but on last night's Jersey Shore Sammi got into it with a group of strangers, which led to a lot of writhing around on a grimy floor in a Seaside Heights club's basement. Unfortunately for the producers of the show, the beginning of the fight wasn't caught on camera (probably because following Sammi around isn't a priority for the film crew unless she's not getting along with Ronnie) but according to her, the brawl broke out after a girl pulled Sammi's hair. Make this mental note: Never yank Sammi's "newly weave" because she was taught to "self defend myself."
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McIlroy decides over lunch to play in Texas Open
HUMBLE, Texas (AP) -- Rory McIlroy never considered entering the Texas Open the week before the Masters until caddie J.P. Fitzgerald suggested it.
McIlroy thought about it over lunch after his second round at the Houston Open on Friday and sent Fitzgerald a text message saying he thought it was a good idea.
''I ended up thinking to myself, OK, let's just do for these next couple of weeks what's best for me,'' said McIlroy, now No. 2 in the world after Tiger Woods won at Bay Hill. ''What's best for me right now is competitive golf and playing rounds.''
Last year, McIlroy missed two straight cuts and made a late commitment to play in the St. Jude Classic the week before the U.S. Open. He tied for seventh in Memphis, then missed the cut at The Olympic Club.
He seemed encouraged after shooting a 71 at Redstone on Saturday morning. But he's only completed 11 competitive rounds this year and agreed with Fitzgerald that he would benefit from another tournament heading to Augusta.
''Everything feels good in my game,'' he said. ''It's just about playing a bit more competitive golf and just getting a little sharper. I just feel a little rusty out there, at times.''
The Houston Open was McIlroy's first event since Doral, so he wasn't worried about wearing himself out before Masters week.
''The more golf you play, I guess, the more savvy you become,'' McIlroy said. ''I think it's a good decision. I'm looking forward to getting a few more rounds under our belt going into Augusta.''
His commitment to San Antonio forced him to cancel a two-day humanitarian trip to Haiti, where he was going to meet with children and families affected by the 2010 earthquake there. McIlroy is an Ireland ambassador to UNICEF and traveled to Haiti in 2011, before winning the U.S. Open at Congressional, his first major championship.
McIlroy made ''a few tough phone calls'' to organizers on Friday night to inform them of his change in plans.
''UNICEF was great about it,'' he said. ''I'm a big supporter of what they do all over the world. Hopefully, I can make it up to them in some way.''
He was 1-under par after two rounds in Houston, then holed a 33-foot birdie putt on his second hole Saturday morning. He added two more birdies on the front nine then drove the green on the 338-yard 12th hole, a risky shot with a pond lining the right side of the fairway.
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''The shots are there,'' he said. ''It's just about committing to them when I need to.''
McIlroy botched a chance to pick up another stroke at the par-5 13th, three-putting from nine feet. Errant tee shots on Nos. 14 and 18 cost him two more shots and left him at 2 under after three rounds.
''I hit the ball really well, the best I've hit it on the course this week,'' McIlroy said. ''I'm very happy with the signs I've seen.''
McIlroy said the focus on Sunday and in San Antonio is cutting down mental mistakes.
''It's all moving in the right direction,'' he said. ''I definitely feel like I played better (on Saturday) than the 71 on the scorecard suggests. Even though it wasn't my best round scoring-wise, it was still a great one for me.''
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By Bella Travaglini | GLOBE CORRESPONDENT JANUARY 09, 2014
ANDOVER — Jaime Pruzansky graduated from the Massachusetts School of Law last May, and in July she passed the bar on her first try. She knew finding her first job as a lawyer would not be an easy next step in a tough market.
So Pruzansky signed up for the law school's mentoring program, and was paired with alumnus Irwin Pollack of Patriot Law Group in Norwood. She spends a few days a week attending meetings or doing office work, and sometimes shadowing Pollack in court.
"The support I receive from my mentor is more on a personal basis where I can call or e-mail him anytime if I have questions through the beginning stages of taking on a client," said Pruzansky, who lives in Brighton.
Aside from the practical guidance she receives, Pruzansky said the mentoring program allows her to network and she hopes it could soon lead to landing a permanentpaying job.
The Andover law school followed the path of larger, more expensive New England law schools in launching the alumni mentor program last fall.
"We hope that the mentor program adds to the web of resources we offer to help students get through law school and to help recent grads bridge the gap between the classroom and the courtroom," said Victoria Dickinson, career services director for the school.
Located off Interstate 93 just south of the Merrimack River, the 500-student law school, founded 25 years ago, offers inexpensive tuition compared with other law schools in the region, allowing working-class students the opportunity to obtain a law degree.
Full-time tuition is more than $44,000 a year at three local law schools — Boston College, Boston University, and Suffolk University — but $19,500 at Massachusetts School of Law, according to its website.
The mentoring program matches students and recent graduates with alumni who are established in practicing law and allows them to job shadow and foster personal relationships, said Dickinson. It is an extension of another program that matches first-year students with upperclassmen.
"The mentor program is more to have a guide to call; someone to talk to who is not a professor," said Dickinson.
Such programs have been established at many Massachusetts law schools, said Martin W. Healy, chief legal counsel for the Massachusetts Bar Association. One practical benefit is they help keep the number of malpractice suits down, he said.
"What seems routine can quickly become overwhelming," said Healy of the challenges facing over 2,000 new attorneys admitted annually to practice law in Massachusetts. "Mentoring communities provide a lifeline for a lot of new attorneys who are not invested in ethical and legal issues as much as a seasoned attorney."
MSLAW recruited more than 60 alumni mentors along with 10 upper-level law students who provide guidance to underclassmen, said Dickinson. Nearly the entire class of 100 first-year law students is participating in the program. While fewer than 20 recent graduates are taking advantage of the opportunity, Dickinson expects that number to increase once more graduates learn of the program.
Alumni mentor Jocelyn Thomsen of Legal Writes, a nontraditional law practice based in Newburyport, also serves as a MSLAW adjunct professor in the legal writing program. She brings a keen perspective on issues law students face.
"I am acutely aware of how hungry they are for help with what is not being taught in law school," said Thomsen. "It can be a very bumpy road between graduation and passing the bar to actually practicing law successfully."
Third-year MSLAW student Dan Hutchinson of Derry, N.H., who mentors a group of eight to 10 of his peers, signed on to guide students in the importance of time management, exam preparation, and good study habits. Hutchinson gives his time in line with the spirit of the school, he said, which is one of unity and support. He also is participating in an internship program where he works under the guidance of an attorney.
"This school is by far the best experience I've ever had," said Hutchinson. "There is not one person who will not give you extra time to do what you have to get done, and I want to help repay what they've done for me."
According to the Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners, 59 percent of the 66 MSLAW graduates passed on their first try last July. The alumni mentoring program can help that number grow, Healy said.
"The school has a number of successful grads and has proven itself in a number of areas. It's been around for a number of years and is making its mark within the legal community, and I commend them for having this program."
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NORTON, Mass. (information taken from the Wheaton press release) – The men's soccer team scored two goals late in the first half and withstood a Wheaton College rally late in the second half to bring home a 2-1 win in non-conference action at Keefe Field on Tuesday evening. The Judges, ranked 14th in the country by the NSCAA, improve to 9-1 on the season, while the Lyons fall to 8-3.
Two reserve players were the standouts for the Judges on the night. Rookie forward Zach Vieira (Andover, Mass./Brooks School) and sophomore forward Michael Chaput (Holliston, Mass./Holliston) supplied all of the offense for Brandeis, as each registered a goal and an assist.
Vieira gave the Judges a 1-0 lead at the 39:04 mark. Senior forward Tudor Livadaru (Bronx, N.Y. / Riverdale-Kingsbridge Acad.) passed up a shot on the left flank and instead found Chaput. The sophomore played Vieira behind the defense, and the rookie snuck a shot just over the goal line past Wheaton sophomore goalkeeper Matt Dickey (Newton, Mass./Northfield Mount Hermon School). It was the second goal in as many games for Vieira.
Chaput buried his second of the season and his first career game-winner at 42:39. vieira's initial shot from the left side of the box was turned away by Dickey, but Chaput was perfectly positioned at the right post to bury the rebound. Brandeis outshot Wheaton 10-7 overall in the first half.
The Lyons came out strong after the break, outshooting the Judges 11-5 in the second half. Wheaton junior forward Travis Blair (Hastings, N.Y./Hastings) netted his team-leading ninth goal of the season on a penalty kick in 78th minute to cut Brandeis lead in half, but Wheaton couldn't get another shot on frame.
Brandeis junior goalkeeper Joe Graffy (Concord, N.H./Concord) made one save in the win to improve his record to 7-1 on the season. Dickey collected three stops on the other end of the pitch.
Wheaton outshot Brandeis, 18-15, though the Judges had five shots on target to the Lyons' two. Both squads were even in corner kicks at six apiece.
The Lyons hold a 14-11-2 advantage in the all-time series, but Brandeis has now won the past three head-to-head meetings.
Brandeis begins conference play this weekend, as the Judges take on Case Western Reserve University at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Wheaton travels to Babson College for a NEWMAC matchup on Saturday at 1 p.m.