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Sunday, May 1, 2011
When a happy ending is more important than the story
It took us two years to fall pregnant with Abbey. Two years not knowing if it would ever happen, two years of doctors and medication, two years of keeping this secret to ourselves, two years of facing THAT question ('When are you going to have a baby?'), two years of laughing it off. My standard responses were, 'I'm only young, there's plenty of time!', 'Oh, one day, there's no rush!', 'We're having too much fun to be tied down with a baby!', 'I'm too busy for that'. Two years of hearing those lies come out of my mouth.
And now, here we are, trying for baby number two.
There are a couple of big differences this time around. I KNOW I can have children now, I know I have my beautiful girl and I can live without another if need be, I know there is a go-to medication that is very likely to work again. And I know that keeping it a secret from everyone doesn't make it easier.
I also know that being honest about it - when the question, 'Are you going to have another?' is asked, I tell people we're trying - doesn't stop the stupid comments exiting my mouth. 'A big age gap doesn't bother me!', 'There's no rush!', 'I'm still young!', 'My hands are full with a toddler!' and so on.
The truth is, I haven't taken contraception for over a year and a half. The truth is, my body is not as broken as it once was - but it still doesn't work. And I've discovered that, even though there are some major differences this second time around, the emotions are exactly the same.
I have myself to blame in some ways. I decided early on that I didn't want to take that medication again - it made me feel nauseous every day, it's strong medication - so I've been seeking other options. I've gone down the path of trying to do it all naturally.
And then, at the sight of yet another negative pregnancy test, something clicked.
I have this theory with childbirth - sure, it's great if you can do it naturally but at the end of it all you just want a healthy baby and a healthy mum. Things can happen unexpectedly, you have no idea how it will be, and you make the best decisions you can at that point in time. The happy ending is what matters, not the story.
And so it is the same with trying to conceive. Have I ever regretted taking medication to fall pregnant with Abbey? No, not even for a millionth of a second. The minute I saw that positive pregnancy test, the moment she came into our lives, any concern over whether it was the right thing disappeared forever.
Tomorrow, I'm heading off to get myself a referral.
It's time to finish this story with a happy ending.
(Disclaimer: I know how lucky I am in so many ways - to have my little girl, to know that I have options, to not have suffered loss. There are so many who have gone through more in their efforts to be parents. But, trying to conceive is a tough, emotional, heart-wrenching road - and this is my story. Take two.)
44 comments:
- katepickle said...
Sending love and support and as many positive vibes as I can muster.
If I've learnt anything over the past 7 years it's that you can't plan babies... no matter how much you think you have it all under control, the babies, the universe and life in general all conspire to teach you that you don't have anything under control... You just do what you need to do to make it wherever it is that you are going. - May 1, 2011 at 3:25 PM
- Sarah said...
I know those lies & all of those feelings all too well... 3yrs for our first, 2yrs & IVF for our second & 2yrs so far for our third. We have our specialist appointment tomorrow too, to organize the transfer of a frozen embryo.
We will both get our happy endings... Starting tomorrow xxx - May 1, 2011 at 3:28 PM
- Suz @ Segovia and The I Love You Song said...
wishing you well gorgeous Megan. Your openness is inspiring. With you all the way xx
- May 1, 2011 at 3:29 PM
- Madmother said...
Wonderful, wonderful post. Whilst I have not been down this road I know a lot of friends who have, and this post gives people an idea of what they face too. I am close to them and this exact topic is talked about often - the "Why do I cover up" "Why do I have this need to not be open about this?"
The answers are complex and range from "It is private family business" to "I feel like a failure as a woman and don't want to talk about it to others" and many many more reasons.
Posts like this open that door just a little wider and help women to feel less stigmatised. - May 1, 2011 at 3:31 PM
- InkPaperPen said...
there is some incredible insight here, Megan. I love the resolve you have found in your decision. After my two births, both happy endings but the second filled with dangerous complications, I am completely with you on this one - it is not how you get to the happy ending, it is just getting to one
And I couldn't agree more with Kate up there - there is a lesson in accepting that we can't control everything. A humbling but liberating lesson. Thanks for sharing your story - wishing you nothing but good luck on your journey
Gill xo - May 1, 2011 at 3:32 PM
- Kate said...
Thank you for sharing your journey. I'm a big fan of alternative/'natural' options for all sorts of things, but at the end of the day if there's another way with greater likelihood of success why wouldn't you take it?
Wishing you luck and looking forward to your happy ending. - May 1, 2011 at 3:38 PM
- PlanningQueen said...
I really hope there is a happy ending Megan. TTC can be all consuming. xxxxx
- May 1, 2011 at 3:39 PM
- Thea said...
I can only imagine how heartbreaking it must be. I wish a happy ending for you. xx
- May 1, 2011 at 3:42 PM
- Amanda said...
I feel for you. And wish you all the best! But above all I relate so well to your opening para, as to whether or not to even write about this stuff! We took 3.5 years to conceive our first, he's just turned 1 and so the thinking on having a second is just getting started - but although I blog and write for a living I don't write about it - occasionally make comments on others who do instead! For me it seems to make it harder and sadder if it's in concrete words in front of me.
Good luck xx - May 1, 2011 at 4:12 PM
- Cate said...
thank you for sharing such an honest and difficult story - I hope things turn out the way you want them to, but I can read how strong you are and how much more comfortable you are this time around with facing silly and intrusive questions. And you're right, this is your story and you don't have to write it to suit anybodies elses - let them write their own tale...
xxxCate - May 1, 2011 at 4:33 PM
- Zoey @ Good Goog said...
If there's one thing I know it's that just because you already have a baby, or just because you don't have some of the same fertility challenges as others, doesn't mean that trying to conceive isn't really hard. The heart wants what it wants and no amount of those lies that you try to tell yourself will teach it different. I know I cried my heart out every single month I was TTC.
You will have your happy ending. And in the meantime I'll be thinking of you and sending you all the positive baby vibes I can muster. - May 1, 2011 at 4:34 PM
- Christie - Childhood 101 said...
No words of wisdom, just hugs and positive wishes that it will happen soon xx
- May 1, 2011 at 4:56 PM
- Tania said...
What a wonderful and honest blog Megan.
- May 1, 2011 at 5:43 PM
- ClaireyH said...
Good Luck!
Use whatever works and tell everyone so that if you are feeling crappy and sick then they can all pull together and help you through.
Can't believe there can even be guilt in using modern technology to conceive these days, we are certainly very very hard on ourselves for no real reason.
But, though I have no experience with it, I know there are people who combine natural therapys and modern medications to achieve a new baby. I say try everything and if it works great, if it doesn't, you have done your best.
The emotional roller coaster will no doubt be huge, but hopefully will be worth the ride.
xxxx - May 1, 2011 at 5:45 PM
- Dr Bron said...
There is nothing I can say that will be adequate because I have not been in your position. I admire you for sharing, and your strength to go on this long journey. All I can say is that I wish you much luck in getting that happy ending, sending positive vibes and love.
- May 1, 2011 at 6:01 PM
I thought I'd find it easier second time round, but in a way it was harder because I knew what I was missing out on and because James desperately wanted a sibling! thinking of you and sending good thoughts!
Be prepared for some helpful advice though...my personal favourite was: "have you tried having sex?" my response embarrassed them into slinking away! ;)
Claire xx - May 1, 2011 at 6:05 PM
- stink-bomb said...
11 years and no living babes to show for it...
i shall keep everything crossed that you get your happy ending...for some of us there won't be one though, i hope however for you there is.
good luck.
~x~ - May 1, 2011 at 6:06 PM
- therhythmmethod said...
This is such a good outlook Megan. I really hope you get the chance to have no.2.
- May 1, 2011 at 6:44 PM
- Kate said...
Wonderful post, Megan.
xo - May 1, 2011 at 6:48 PM
- MultipleMum said...
Such a brave and beautiful post Megan. As a woman who has had three C-sections I can tell you that it IS the happy ending that counts. Crossing my fingers and toes that those medications do the trick. x
- May 1, 2011 at 7:51 PM
Thanks for sharing Megan - it's brave of you. I also have PCOS and have experienced both sides of the TTC coin, the agony of waiting and the ecstasy of those two little lines. First baby took a long time, many treatments including a surgery. Second baby was a total surprise and came only a year after my first. It is a tough journey and I have all my fingers and toes crossed for you. Good luck!
- May 1, 2011 at 8:13 PM
- Kakka said...
Good luck as you continue the journey, you have been so brave to be so open and honest and I wish the best outcome possible - another healthy and beautiful baby. xxx
- May 1, 2011 at 8:30 PM
- Donna said...
Thank you for sharing this heartbreakingly honest tale. I can imagine its been a tough road (why don't people ever keep their nosy questions to themselves??) and wish you so much love and success as you take these next steps on your journey xx
- May 1, 2011 at 9:08 PM
- muminsearch.com said...
Wishing that all goes your way and you have another happy ending soon. Thank you for letting me into your world.
- May 1, 2011 at 10:00 PM
- Diminishing Lucy said...
Megan, I know a little of what you are going through - it took us a very very long time to concieve the first two times. The pain of any level of infertility is excrutiating at every step. So I truly empathise, and send you every fertile vibe I can muster.
xx - May 2, 2011 at 6:07 AM
- Jane said...
Thank you for sharing this story, Megan. So honest and beautiful. I'm crossing my fingers that you guys will get your happy ending sooner rather than later. Sending lots of baby vibes your way xxx
- May 2, 2011 at 8:14 AM
- tiff(threeringcircus) said...
Wishing you all the luck in the world.
Hoping that you get you happy ending and that the journey is not too trying, too painful or too long. - May 2, 2011 at 8:24 AM
- Jackie said...
A brave post. I'm glad you found you could trust other mothers with your story. We may not all have shared your experience but each one of us can empathise becuase as I'm sure we've all had our own difficulties with motherhood: conceiving, birthing styles, breastfeeding, depression.....
I hope it feels good to let it out and give you the mind space to focus on you and your family.
I wish you all my best wishes, and well done on making a decision that will help you with your dream. - May 2, 2011 at 9:44 AM
- ruddygood said...
Honey, I know all about those questions, the answers and being open to a happy ending, albeit from a slightly different perspective.
Beautiful, brave, honest post, Megan. Fingers crossed on your new TTC journey; if the collective prayers and wishes of your friends and readers count for anything, you are on your way. x - May 2, 2011 at 10:35 AM
- bigwords is... said...
Sending you big love and hugs and kisses and hoping with my heart your dream for another baby becomes reality. Amazingly honest blog post. Thanks for sharing, anytime you need a shoulder I'm here x
- May 2, 2011 at 11:42 AM
- Jodie at Mummy Mayhem said...
First of all, I don't mind if people ask, "Would you like to have another baby?" but when people ask, "Are you trying?" or "When are you going to have another baby?" I get a little grumpy. And ask it once. Not over and over like some people do. (And I don't mean me - I've made it well known i'm done! I was thinking of you.)
Anyway, now that little rant is over...I wish you every bit of support, love and virtual hugs, Megan. Do what you've gotta do, hon.
xxxxx - May 2, 2011 at 12:42 PM
- Annieb25 said...
I will look forward to reading your happy ending. It will happen. xxxx
- May 2, 2011 at 12:47 PM
i too am going through this at the moment. 16 long months & 1 miscarriage later & they keep telling me to wait, it will happen... please tell me, what is the medication that worked for you?
- May 2, 2011 at 2:55 PM
- Megan Blandford said...
Hi Anonymous - I was on Metformin to fall pregnant the first time. It's a diabetes drug, as there has been some link found between insulin and PCOS (which I had, and still have). It's not a fertility drug as such, but it made my cycles regular (as opposed to at times a year apart!!) so that I would ovulate and fall pregnant.
Good luck. Wishing you all the best with it. xx - May 2, 2011 at 3:15 PM
- coloursofsunset said...
I feel like I could have written this exact post myself (only probably not so eloquently). The same lies, the same fears have come out of my mouth and into my mind as what has with you. It took 1.5 years of TTC our first. He's almost 3, and while I keep telling myself ALL the benefits of only having 1 (back to work quicker, no more sleepless nights, no more nappies, can send him to private school, can afford holidays easier...) in the end, I don't care what school he goes to, if we never travel, or how many more sleepless nights I'll need to have another child. And it is only made worse by friends all around me getting pregnant first go, or worse, ACCIDENTALLY falling pregnant. Another friend, pregnant with #5,it was all I could do to NOT yell at her STOP TAKING ALL THE BABIES! Anyway, all that to say, I KNOW exactly what you are saying. I hope that knowing you're not alone in your feelings helps. xox
- May 2, 2011 at 7:00 PM
- traceyb65 said...
"… but at the end of it all you just want a healthy baby and a healthy mum"
yes, Yes and YES! was extremely fortunate to conceive easily, but have seen what two of my SILs and a best friend or two have been through … sheer hell. sending our most fertile vibes your way — heaven knows we have no use for them any more ;^)
xt - May 2, 2011 at 7:11 PM
- ptmaree said...
I hope your happy ending is on its way, this was a beautiful post xxpt
- May 2, 2011 at 9:07 PM
- Sarah said...
Sending you lots of conception vibes Megan. I know a little of how hard it all is and I wish you nothing but the best xxx
- May 3, 2011 at 10:10 AM
- Sally Hepworth said...
Wonderfully honest post, Megan.
I actually think the same sentiment applies to childbirth. When I was asked (on the delivery table) if I would consider having a c-section for my health and that of my baby's, I said, "I don't care if you take the baby out my nose, as long it comes out healthy."
I'd say the same applies with how it gets in there in the first place.
Good luck, honey xx - May 3, 2011 at 11:23 AM
- Kylie L said...
Late to this, but it's a lovely post. It took us 3 years of heartache to conceive Dec. I never used contraception after he was born as we wanted to get straight on with number two, and like you 18 months later still nothing... I had wanted to avoid IVF again, but sucked it up and made an appointment. The first one they could give me was 2 months hence. To my great joy I fell in with a freebie naturally before that date :) Hope your story is the same- but whatever it takes, the outcome is all that matters. xxx
- May 3, 2011 at 10:49 PM
- Tania McCartney said...
What astounds me - when I hear of pregnancy difficulties - is the astonishing amount of women who own up to having their own problems with falling pregnant or even going full term.
Please know you have full support and understanding from so many people (including me, who has been through IVF). I don't think you need to justify this strong internal desire with knowing how lucky you are already. Let's face it - not being able to conceive easily sucks and it's an intensely painful experience.
My fingers, toes, eyes and ovaries crossed for you, my lovely one. x - May 4, 2011 at 11:48 AM
- Being Me said...
If you know anything about me, it's that I wear our difficulties conceiving on my sleeve. I'm sorry I missed this post before seeing you again this morning... You must have your referral by now! You're so right: the ending is very important, but I wouldn't discount the story in between for all the world either. That story "in the middle" is where I"ve spent most of my adult life.
Wishing you every bit of luck for a really smooth and quick ride with your drug of choice! I say, if you find a method that gets you over the hurdle, you've gotta go for it! So many people don't have even that option. :) xo - May 6, 2011 at 4:00 PM
- Rachel said...
Look at all this love for you. Megan, such a priveledge to hear the truth of your journey. Blessings for a happy ending for you and yoru family xoxo
- May 11, 2011 at 2:14 PM
- Nay said...
Happy Endings to you! Prayers and hugs going your way...and do what you have to do to make YOU happy!
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Armor Chinks, Niggardly Sums and Retarded Growth…Political Correctness Controls The Dictionary
The English language grew harder to learn, speak and understand this weekend. ESPN editor Anthony Federico was fired for penning a headline about New York Knicks' phenom Jeremy Lin (who is American) having a high rate of turnovers, noting that his lack of ball control may be a "chink in his armor."
As if US - Chinese relations weren't strained enough, Rep. Judy Chu (D, Calif.) claimed the use of what she called "the C word" (apparently now taking its righteously indignant place among initialized words along side the N word) was a racist slur.
The etymology of the phrase "chink in the armor" goes back to The Middle Ages when men fought in suits of armor. One would look for a chink, as in a hole (chink actually means hole), in the armor of the opponent and attack that weak point, hoping to break through his protection to deliver a kill shot. This action is the same as today's boxing pugilists who "work the cut" when one develops over an opponent's eye. All of it has absolutely nothing to do with race. Finding a "chink in the armor" of an opponent is a common sports euphemism used by Federico a hundred times in the past, by his own account. Not one Asian congresswoman ever complained about it.
Certainly the word "chink" was later bastardized (my apologies to the children of unmarried couples) into a slur referencing the shape of Asian eyes. That, of course, still has nothing to do with the medieval concept of attacking an opponent's weak point.
Unfortunately, in today's America, actual instances of racism are so rare that false allegations of racism are the new racism. We are left with bizarre new English language rules with perplexing vagaries on usage: May I use "chink in the armor" when referring to the weakness in the game of non-Asian basketball players, or has the very meaning of a non-racist phrase been so consumed by the slurred meaning of one of its words that we must never again speak, even with historical accuracy, of the practice developed by the men in armor?
First Amendment be damned – political correctness is forming a list of words we can't say. Sometimes, the new rules hold that certain people can say words, but others cannot.
Controversy recently surrounded the word "niggardly." It is a word of Nordic etymology that means a small sum, having nothing to do with race. The N-word* is a slur of Latin etymology (Latin for the color black is niger) that has nothing to do with sums. They aren't even homonyms as they are spelled differently (note the "er" vs the "ar" difference). At best, they share an inexact phonetic sound, making the two words about as related as Jeremy Lin and Loretta Lynn.
Back in 1999, David Howard was a white aid to black DC mayor Anthony Williams. Howard referred to that year's budget as "niggardly," noting of course its size, not its color. Swift came the allegations of racism and Howard tendered his resignation and the Mayor accepted it. What happened next confounds those of us trying to navigate the new language rules. Howard is gay. The gay community lobbied for his reinstatement, and the Mayor offered to re-hire him. I'm not sure if that means gays can't be racist, blacks can't fire gays, niggardly is not the N-word for thee but is for me, or something else.
'Owned" words are now becoming fashionable. For instance, black people are claiming dominion over he N-word.* Recently on "The View," Sherry Shepard took the position that it is OK for black actress Whoopi Goldberg to pronounce the N-word* in full but not OK for white host Barbara Walters to do it. According to this new English language rule we must not judge one's speech on the content of their word characters but on the color of their skin.
The owned word rule really took shape when white radio and TV personality Don Imus was fired by MSNBC for joking that the Rutgers girls basketball team, in comparison to their opponents, looked like "nappy headed hos." The use of the word "ho" in particular was seen as a horrible affront to black women. The issue was so important that NJ Governor Jon Corzine was critically injured in a high-speed car accident as he raced to get to a meeting between Imus and a black pastor to fashion Imus' public apology.
The same year Imus was fired, the song that won the Oscar was "It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp." While lamenting the difficulties of mastering prostitutes, the song, now enshrined in pop culture with such beautiful music as "Over the Rainbow," also referred to black women as "bitches" "niggas" and "hos." Not one college basketball team complained about it.
Jesse Jackson not too long ago used the N-word* (referring to black people while criticizing President Obama) without a public backlash large enough for him to be fired from whatever it is he does. Jesse apparently owns the N-word* to white exclusion as well.
One very dangerous form of politically correct wordsmithing pits scientists against comedians.
Modern pop culture has a certain affinity for insults, ranging from America's love for Don Rickles to MTV's insult contest show "Yo Momma."
Compare Rahm Emanuel's use of the word "retarded" to describe Democrats which, according to Sarah Palin, is not OK because he meant it as an insult, and Rush Limbaugh's use of the word "retarded" to describe Democrats, which Sarah finds OK because he used it as satire.
Let's look at a definition from The American Heritage Medical Dictionary for context:
mental retardation – Subnormal intellectual development or functioning that is the result of congenital causes, brain injury, or disease and is characterized by any of various deficiencies, ranging from impaired learning ability to social and vocational inadequacy.
There is a cycle that repeats itself in the world of insults, having to do with adopting scientific medical terms and using them as insults. The weird rules that apply to "socially acceptable" insults eventually catches up to the medical dictionary usurpers and the PC police try to shut them down. Some insults, it seems, are just too insulting.
But the usurpers have traditionally won the battle, and the medical terms are removed from the medical books, to live out eternity in the land of misfit words.
For instance, the words idiot, imbecile and moron all started out as medical terminology, not insults. So much a part of the acceptable lexicon were they that the constitutions of Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio and New Mexico were written to say an "idiot" can't vote. New Jersey's constitution says you can't vote if you are an "idiot" (before Chris Christie was elected it appeared this provision of the New Jersey Constitution was being fully ignored).
Some words, like midget, are still in medical dictionaries, but with a disclaimer against usage as it is now a pejorative term.
Odd as it seems, America allows the purveyors of insults to trump the purveyors of science in deciding which words are acceptable. Imagine a doctor telling parents of a child, "I'm sorry, your son is an imbecile, idiot and retarded moron, destined to live out his life on public assistance or as chairman of the Democratic National Committee."
The doctor would have used nothing but scientific terms, but all would agree his bedside manner is atrocious and his civility beneath that of a treating physician. The medical terms are now insults. Don Rickles wins.
It makes you wonder what the world would come to if insult comics were to decide to wreck havoc on our language and eternally chase doctors around the thesaurus.
What if, and this is scary so sit down, but just what if insult comics began abusing the word "challenged?" For instance, "How do you become an American president? Be the most challenged man from Kenya!"
Where, or to what word, will the doctors run next?
Will any of us be left to speak if words that are not racist are used as proof that we are racists?
* Note that I use "N-word" without spelling out the word. I once wrote for a newspaper where spelling out the word was allowable so long as it was being used as an historical reference or to note its usage, so long as it was not written out in insult. I don't know Ricochet's policy on this. Perhaps the editorial board can clarify. For those of you that say it is quite cowardly to force the editors into that sticky wicket and not go there myself, I say, "You're right."
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This is from an ESPN directive on social media but I think it applies to everything:
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Ofay, cracker, honky white trash republican !
Is that okay to say ??
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I must have drunk the Kool-Aid on this issue, because, although firing seems like a strong reaction, I think you shouldn't people call names they don't want to be called. That includes whole ethnic groups. I don't like political correctness, but I do like politeness, and the headline was massively rude.
One's reaction to a particular word may depend on the context in which one has previously heard it. I have two contexts for the word "Chink." One was about 30 years ago, when NR used it on its cover. I forget the context but I think they had originally intended to use it in a list of other ethnic slurs but changed the others to proper descriptors so that Chink was left as the only one. The reaction from the Chinese-American community was enormous, and profuse and heartfelt apologies were issued. If NR, not the most politically correct institution, should have known better than to use that word 30 years ago, I think ESPN should have known better in 2012.
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The other time I heard the word was when my daughter (who is Asian and was adopted) was a toddler. My husband came home white-faced and shaking. He had been walking down the street with my daughter and a man walked up to him, obviously with attention turned toward my daughter. This is a pretty common experience for parents of adorable children, and my husband was not alarmed or concerned--until the man spat out -- at my 2-year-old -- "[expletive] Chink."
So, yes, to me the word is intolerably rude, and I am sorry if I am a stuffed shirt.
I also happen to think that anti-Asian bigotry is pretty much the last allowable form of racism in the US, and I don't like it.
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Lucy Pevensie: I must have drunk the Kool-Aid on this issue, because, although firing seems like a strong reaction, I think you shouldn't people call names they don't want to be called. (cont'd) · 18 minutes ago |
I agree entirely with your statement, but I think the issue here is whether the the man who wrote the headline was calling Lin a name or not.
The alternative was that he was using a very common sports analogy (which he used a hundred times before in columns).
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I agree entirely with your statement, but I think the issue here is whether the the man who wrote the headline was calling Lin a name or not. The alternative was that he was using a very common sports analogy (which he used a hundred times before in columns). · 4 minutes ago |
Exactly! I entirely agree that if the headline writer intentionally used the term as a slur directed at Lin then it's very offensive and I have no problem with firing him.
I just assume he did it entirely by accident, he meant it as a common sports phrase. I think he wrote it late at night, on a deadline, went home, came in the next day and said "Wait, you're firing me for what? I didn't mean that!"
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flownover: Ofay, cracker, honky white trash republican ! Is that okay to say ?? · 46 minutes ago |
But the question is one of context and intent. If a sportswriter described a white basketball player as a "crackerjack point guard" should he be fired for his offensive, racist language?
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tabula rasa You could also use "Vertically-Challenged Faded Rattlesnake." [If, however, rattlesnakes measure based on horizontal length, you may have to use "Horizontally-Challenged Faded Rattlesnake."] |
Shouldn't that be "Vertically/Horizontally-Challenged Rattlesnake of Limited Color"?
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Casey: I wonder how Fatty Arbuckle, Pee Wee Reese, and Zeke "Banana Nose" Bonura feel about this. · 7 hours ago |
Even royalty is not immune to the scourge: Ethelred the Unready, Charles the Bald, Harald Bluetooth, Sweyn Forkbeard, and my personal favorite, Richard (III) Crookback.
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Charlotte ?Alphonso the IX...(Alphonso the Slobberer) bet it sounded awesome in spanish.
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Hmm. If you are right that it was a mistake, then it should certainly be a forgivable one. But it seems to me much more like an intentional pun. Does the writer claim it wasn't intentional?
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EJHill: TR - Ever heard Red Skelton's Pope joke? A Cardinal walks up to the Pope and says, "Your Holiness I have some good news and some bad news!" The Pope says, "Give the good news!" "Jesus has returned to earth and he's on the telephone for you!" "What's the bad news?" asks the Pope. "He's calling collect from Salt Lake City!" · 6 hours ago |
I have heard it. Great joke (and theologically sound as well).
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Actually, Merriam-Webster says that "chink"--i.e., the slur--is probably a corruption of the word "Chinese," rather than the supposed similarity between a chink in a suit of armor and an Asian's eyes.
So the connection between the 14th-century term and the 19th-century slur is even MORE tenuous.
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Lucy Pevensie: Hmm. If you are right that it was a mistake, then it should certainly be a forgivable one. But it seems to me much more like an intentional pun. Does the writer claim it wasn't intentional? |
The ESPN editor fired Sunday for using "chink in the armor" in a headline about Knicks phenom Jeremy Lin said the racial slur never crossed his mind - and he was devastated when he realized his mistake.
"This had nothing to do with me being cute or punny," Anthony Federico told the Daily News.
He said he has used the phrase "at least 100 times" in headlines over the years and thought nothing of it when he slapped it on the Lin story.
Federico called Lin one of his heroes - not just because he's a big Knicks fan, but because he feels a kinship with a fellow "outspoken Christian."
"My faith is my life," he said. "I'd love to tell Jeremy what happened and explain that this was an honest mistake."
It was Federico's last headline of the night before heading home at 2:30 a.m. It might be the last he ever writes.
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal Says IRS Officials Deserve Prison Time
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal believes that IRS officials responsible for the IRS scandal where the Internal Revenue Service illegally targeted Conservative organizations should go to jail. Jindal will call the matter "simply un-American" and when you take away Americans civil rights and freedoms away, "When you do that, you go to jail." This is much the same opinion that came out early this week when GOP Speaker of the House John Boehner stated, "My question is who's going to jail over this scandal." What are the odds that anyone is going to go to jail over this scandal? Personally, this needs to be investigated like one would the mob. Start with the small fish and threaten to put them away until they keep trading up to see just how high this goes.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will use a Saturday speech to Virginia Republicans to suggest the IRS officials who targeted conservative political organizations for scrutiny be sent to prison.
"You cannot take the freedom of law-abiding Americans, whether you disagree with them or not, and keep your own freedom," Jindal, a Republican, will tell delegates at the Virginia GOP convention, according to remarks shared with POLITICO. "When you do that, you go to jail."
Channeling the growing fury on the right over the IRS scandal, Jindal will call the matter "simply un-American."
But instead of jail time, Sarah Hall Ingram, who served as commissioner of the office responsible for tax-exempt organizations between 2009 and 2012, during the period of time when the IRS targeted Conservative organization was given a bonus and rewarded with heading the IRS department responsible for the implementation of Obamacare.
Posted May 18, 2013 by Scared Monkeys Abuse of Power, Bobby Jindal (LA-R), Civil Rights, collusion, Conspiracy, Corruption, Cover-Up, Crime, Ethics, Government, Governors, IRS, IRS-gate, Scandal | no comments |
7 Year Old Autistic Boy Owen Black Missing Since 5/17/13 in Escambia County, FL
7 year old Owen Black has been missing since Friday afternoon at about 5 pm, May 17, 2013 in Escambia County, FL. Owen Black is autistic and was last seen in the area of the Need Rush Point condominiums in the 17100 block of Perdido Key Drive. This number, 850-207-5498, has been established for groups wanting to help with the search effort to call. The Escambia Search and Rescue has set up a mobile command center in the back parking lot of the Happy Harbor, 29601 Perdido Beach Boulevard in Orange Beach. Search updated can be seen at Facebook OfficialECSO.
Owen Black, who is autistic, was last seen Friday in the area of the Need Rush Point condominiums in the 17100 block of Perdido Key Drive.
Owen was wearing a blue striped shirt and brown sweatpants.
He is about 4 feet tall and weighs about 45 pounds. Owen has short blondish brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information on Owen's whereabouts can call 850-436-9620.
Posted May 18, 2013 by Scared Monkeys Autism, Child Welfare, Missing Persons, Owen Black | no comments |
UK Police Announce New Leads in Missing Madeleine McCann … Missing Since 3/6/07 in Praia da Luz, Portugal
According to British police, they are investigating new leads in the case of Madeleine McCann, the little British girl who disappeared six years ago in Portugal at the age of three. Scotland Yard officials have reviewed the case, they have a list of "people of interest" whom they plan to question in connection with the little girl's disappearance. Madeleine McCann went missing on March 6, 2007 from the resort that her family was staying in Praia da Luz, Portugal. It is hard to believe that Maddy has been missing for six years.
Age progression rendering of Maddy McCann
Scotland Yard said it has identified several "persons of interest" and "both investigative and forensic opportunities" in the case. The force said Friday its work is under way to support police in Portugal, even though they have closed their investigation into the disappearance.
As reported at FOX News, "The purpose of the review was to look at the case with fresh eyes and there is always real benefit in doing so."
"The purpose of the review was to look at the case with fresh eyes and there is always real benefit in doing so. The review has further identified both investigative and forensic opportunities to support the Portuguese. There is more than a handful of people of interest which could be explored further if only to be eliminated," Detective Chief Superintendent Hamish Campbell told Sky News.
Portuguese authorities who worked on the original investigation were widely criticized for how they handled the case.
Police initially focused their investigation on Madeleine's parents, Kate and Gerry. But the two were cleared in July 2008, when the attorney general ruled there was nothing to link them to Madeleine's disappearance.
IRS Also Targeted Conservative Hispanic Groups … But I Guess this Was Not Politically Motivated
Escándalo irs también dirige grupos Hispanos conservadores … IRS scandal also targeted Hispanic Conservative groups.
The IRS also unjustly targeted Hispanic Conservative groups as well as reported at Fox News Latino. I'll give this to the IRS, they certainly left no Conservative group unscathed with their corrupt and over-reaching Gestapo tactics leading up to the 2012 presidential election. They targeted Tea Party groups, Hispanic or otherwise, Tea party Patriots and any one who was thought to be a conservative who would oppose the current occupant of the White House.. This, while they fast-tracked liberal ones. But we are supposed to believe it was just a mistake and not premeditated, willful targeting of one segment of the population who opposed to current resident of the White House. Let me just say, No way Jose or better yet, mierda de Bull.
The Internal Revenue Service scandal involving the apparently unjustified targeting of Tea Party and other conservative groups has also hit home with the Hispanic community.
George Rodriguez, former president of the San Antonio Tea Party, said that when the organization applied for non-profit status, leaders were intimidated by IRS workers with excessive paperwork and meddling questions.
"They asked us all sorts of things that were out of the norm," Rodriguez, now head of the conservative South Texas Alliance, told Fox News Latino. "We knew these questions were not the norm and we had our suspicions about them."
Rodriguez said the group received a questionnaire from the IRS with "well over 50 questions," including inquiries into who the group met with, where they held their meetings, who was in attendance and what the subject of their internal emails were.
"They should have been worried about the numbers, not who we were meeting with," he added. "It was flat-out dirty politics."
Posted May 18, 2013 by Scared Monkeys Abuse of Power, Chicago-Style Politics, collusion, Conservatives, Conspiracy, Corruption, Cover-Up, Divider in Chief, Ethics, Government, Gutter Politics, IRS, IRS-gate, Politics, Politics of Fear, Scandal, The Dodger in Chief, Transparency, WTF | one comment |
Rep Mike Kelly Gets Standing Ovation After Historic Rant Ripping the #IRS for the Vindictive Bullies That they Are … "This confirms that the IRS can do anything they want, anytime they want, to anyone they want."
FINALLY A STATEMAN STANDS UP FOR "WE THE PEOPLE" … Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) is my new hero and should be a hero to all Americans!!!
US Representative Mike Kelly was given a standing ovation Friday at the House Committee on the IRS scandal after he ripped into IRS Commissioner Steven Miller. Every American, no matter what your political belief, should watch the below video and stand up and cheer for what Kelly did. He stood up for all Americans, Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Independents, etc, as blasted the IRS commissioner and the over-reaching abuses of the IRS. It is about time some one stood up to this "Gestapo" like government organization and called them out for what they true are … government bullies who have the ability to destroy people lives. There is no greater abuse of power than what the IRS is allowed to do to "We the People" as a matter of their standard SOP.
Representative Kelly shredded the IRS for their scandalous actions of targeting Conservative groups and their over-reaching, bullying tactics. As Kelly stated, "This confirms that the IRS can do anything they want, anytime they want, to anyone they want." Kelly basically said what every American has thought or wanted to say for years, but were too afraid of retaliation from this all-too powerful government organization. The standing ovation at the end of Kelly's rant just shows the outrage of the American people. This is what tyranny looks like, and its hardly soft tyranny. Kelly would also say, "And I don't believe the White House just found out about this in a news report. Where you're sitting you should be outraged but you're not." I think it is rather unbelievable that President Barack Obama also did not learn of this when the American people did. Obama dodged the question when asked. That is either a lie or this president is not most clueless, unengaged president ever.
Our Founding Fathers never envisioned such and entity would ever be given so much power which shredded the US Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence. This is what America fought to get away from. How in the hell has it come to this? Government has gotten far too big, out of control and without fear of "We the People". What happened to a government of, by and for the People?
From Real Clear Politics:
REP. MIKE KELLY (R-PA): This has nothing to do with political parties. This has to do with highly targeted groups. This reconfirms everything the American public believes. This is a huge blow to the faith and trust that the American people have in their government. Is there any limit to the scope where you folks can go? Is there anything at all? Is there any way that we could ask you is there any question that you should have asked?
My goodness. How much money do you have in your wallet? Who do you get emails from? Whose sign do you put up in your front yard? This is a tax question? And you don't think that's intimidating? It's sure as hell intimidating. And I don't know that I got any answers from you today. And I don't know that — what Mr. George said is great work — but you know what? There's a heck of a lot more that has to come out in this. Any anybody that sat here today and listened to what you had to say, I am more concerned today than I was before, and the fact that you all can do just about anything you want to anybody?
You know, you can put anybody out of business that you want. Any time you want. I gotta tell you. You could talk about how you're a horribly run organization, if you're on the other side of the fence, you're not giving that excuse. And the IRS comes in, you're not allowed to be shoddy, you're not allowed to be run horribly, you're not allowed to make mistakes, you're not allowed to do one damn thing that doesn't come in compliance, and if you do, you're held responsible right then. I just think the American people have seen what's going on right now in their government. This is absolutely an overreach and this is an outrage for all Americans.
More at Twitchy … Best rant ever!!!
- Rep Kelly to Miller: You think this is uncomfortable? Try being a citizen being targeted by the IRS.
- Rep. Kelly just now 'This is a Pandora's Box.' That sounds right.
- Rep Kelly: My grandson freaks out bc something might come out from under the bed at night and grab him. That's how Americans feel about IRS.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wrote "F*** America" & "Praise Allah" on the Side Panel of the boat He was Captued in Watertown, MA
Does anyone else need any more information as to what motivated Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother to detonate bombs at the Boston Marathon?
As reported by ABC News, police discovered that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wrote inside the boat, as he lay bleeding and in a standoff with authorities, "F*ck America" and "Praise Allah". The also found that he wrote in black ink several anti-American comments, including references to Iraq, Afghanistan and "the infidels." So does any one else need any more information as to what motivated these two terrorist to kill innocent Americans? Enough of what motivated them, they are radical Muslims, they are not criminals or sociopaths.
Hmm, so I wonder if Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, smitten female teen fans care about this either? Or are they just that ignorantly, stupid and hopelessly lost?
As police searched for him, and as he lay bleeding in his boat hideout, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wrote "F*** America" on the side panel of the boat, police in Massachusetts told ABC News.
Officers said they also discovered the phrase "Praise Allah" on the boat's side panels and several anti-American screeds, including references to Iraq, Afghanistan and "the infidels."
A Massachusetts official showed ABC News what he said was a cell phone picture of the phrase "Praise Allah," written in black ink, with a bullet hole above it, believed to have been written by Dzhokhar as he hid inside the boat in Watertown, Mass.
Also seen in the picture was the faintly written word "brother," which the official said was part of a reference by the younger Tsarnaev "that was something about his brother is lucky to be with Allah first."
Posted May 18, 2013 by Scared Monkeys Afghanistan, al-Qaeda, Boston Marathon Bombing, Iraq, Islam/Muslims, Radical Islam, Tamerlan & Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Terrorism, War on Terror, WTF | 4 comments |
Police Continue to Search for Missing 15 Year Old Nichole Cable Missing Since May 12, 2013 in Glenburn, ME … Looking for Black Ford Ranger Type Truck
The Penobscot County Sheriff's Office and its law enforcement continue to search for 15 year old Nichole Cable who has been missing since May 12, 2012 in Glenburn, Maine. Police are considering this a missing persons case. The Old Town High School student reportedly went to the driveway of her mother's house to talk with someone and never came back. The authorities are asking for the publics help to help find a vehicle of interest. The police are looking for a black, Ford Ranger type pick-up truck similar to the picture below. The believe it might be connected with Nichole Cable's disappearance.
Missing – Nichole Cable
Her mother says she went out to the driveway and met someone she only knew from Facebook. Nichole reportedly texted a friend at 9:18pm Sunday, but no one has heard from her since.
Wardens, police, members of the FBI and other agencies spent most of Friday searching a wooded area near Nichole's mother's house off of Route 221 in Glenburn. Authorities have removed a section of the ground that has tire marks on it.
Deputies are asking for the public's help find a black Ford Ranger type truck. If you saw one matching that description in the area of Route 221 near Route 43 and Rogers Market or near West Old Town between 8pm Sunday and 2am Monday, call police.
Public asked if they have see black, Ford Ranger-like truck similar to below
FACEBOOK: "Bring Nichole Cable Home".
For more updates, read others opinions and analysis and provide your own, go to Scared Monkeys Missing Persons Forum: Nichole Cable.
Anyone with information on the case is urged to contact the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office at 947-4585.
IRS Deliberately Chose Not to Fess Up to Scandal Before Election … If this Fact Came Out in Middle of 2012 Election, "Terrain would have looked very different" (VIDEO)
IRS SCANDAL: From the Weekly Standard, the IRS knew the scandal and Conservative, political witch hunt that was going on in their department and deliberately chose not to tell Congress. Not one person in the IRS came forward as a whistle-blower and had the integrity and ethics to tell anyone what was going on. NBC's Lisa Myers reported this morning that the IRS deliberately chose not to reveal that it had wrongly targeted conservative groups until after the 2012 presidential election. Imagine if this information came out during the 2012 Presidential election, the results might have looked very different. So in order to find the guilty, follow the money, or in this case the power, and who had the most to lose or gain. Sorry, but that goes straight to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and Barack Obama.
"[I]f this fact came out in September 2012, in the middle of a presidential election? The terrain would have looked very different."
The IRS commissioner "has known for at least a year that this was going on," said Myers, "and that this had happened. And did he share any of that information with the White House? But even more importantly, Congress is going to ask him, why did you mislead us for an entire year?
Posted May 18, 2013 by Scared Monkeys 2012 Elections, Abuse of Power, Barack Obama, Chicago-Style Politics, collusion, Corruption, Cover-Up, Divider in Chief, Ethics, Government, Gutter Politics, IRS, IRS-gate, Obamanation, Politics, Scandal, The Dodger in Chief, The Lying King, Transparency | one comment |
US Rep Kevin Brady ( TX-R) asks, "Is this still America"?… IRS Official Steven Miller: "I Don't Think Targeting Is Wrong"
FALL LIKE AN EAGLE: IRS Steve Miller thinks its perfectly ok to target Americans …
During todays House Ways and Means Committee on the IRS scandals, Texas Republican congressman Kevin Brady asked out-going IRS commissioner, " Is this still America"? He then went on to ask, "Is this government so drunk on power that it would turn its full force, its full might to harass, intimidate, and threaten an average American who only wants her voice and their voices heard"?
What is most amazing is that Commissioner Miller of the IRS actually said, "I do not believe targeting again is wrong". WOW, simply wow. This is the same organization that is to police Obamacare and they think its ok to target Americans. The Obama administrator does not believe in targeting Muslims for terrorism, but his IRS official believes it is perfectly OK to target Conservatives. UNREAL. This comment alone makes me believe 100% that the IRS need to be completely defunded and abolished. This vindictive organization that operates above the law needs to be ended once and for all. It's time to implement a flat tax and do away with the IRS so these type of Unconstitutional acts never, ever happen again to anyone, no matter what their party affiliation or political opinions are.
The Daily Mail:
The IRS under the Obama administration painted targets on the backs of conservatives beginning in 2010, and ousted acting IRS commissioner Steven Miller apologized to the House Ways and Means Committee on Friday. But members on both sides of the aisle were furious, and castigated him for the mismanagement and political gamesmanship the IRS engaged in on his watch.
Texas Republican congressman Kevin Brady had the harshest criticism for Miller.
'Is this still America?' he asked him.
'Is this government so drunk on power that it would turn its full force, its full might, to harass, and intimidate, and threaten an average American who only wants her voice, their voices heard?'
'The American public deserves better,' Miller agreed. But both he and J. Russell George, the Treasury Department's Inspector General for Tax Administration, insisted that no IRS employees engaged in political witch-hunting.
Posted May 17, 2013 by Scared Monkeys Abuse of Power, Congress, Conspiracy, Corruption, Cover-Up, Drunk on Power, Government, House of Representatives, IRS, IRS-gate, Obamanation, Scandal, WTF, You Tube - VIDEO | 2 comments |
Rep. Michele Bachmann (MN-R) Responds to IRS Targeting Scandal … "The Power to Tax is the Power to Destroy"
Rep. Michele Bachmann asking the questions that now all of America want to know …
US Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-R) comments on the IRS targeting scandal where the Internal Revenue Service admitted to targeting Conservative and religious groups who opposed the Obama administration, while at the same time fast-tracked those non-profit organizations looking for tax exempt status who agreed with the Administration. Bauchmann makes and important point as the MSM has really only focused on one part of the story. Not only did the IRS prevent, stall and make Conservative organizations lives miserable to get tax exempt status in the run up to the 2012 political election, they also, and just as important, favored liberal and progressive organizations to get theirs in s timely manner.
Bachmann then when on to emphasize the fact that it will now be the IRS that enforces and polices Obamacare. Michele Bauchmann stated, "It is important and reasonable to ask, could there potentially be political implications regarding healthcare, access to healthcare, denial of healthcare. Will that happen based upon a person's political beliefs or their religiously held beliefs. These question would have been considered out of bounds a week ago. Today these questions are considered more than reasonable. And more than fair for the American people."
Of course this was before that we found out that the woman who was in charge of the very department that was responsible for targeting Conservative and religious groups that the very IRS scandal is predicated upon is now the head of the IRS agency for Obamacare. Speaker of the House John Boehner stated that he was not interest in who resigns, "my question is about who's going to jail over this scandal." However, it appears in the Obama administration that being a good little soldier and effectively attacking Conservative and the Tea Party gets you a career advancement to the IRS division of Obamacare. Barack Obama said he would hold everyone accountable, Sarah Hall Ingram now heads the Obamacare implementation office. UNREAL. There is no way the internally this woman was not advanced because of the job she did in targeting a segment of the population who opposed President Barack Obama. How is this women still employed, if we are to take Obama at his word that those responsible would be held accountable and better yet, how is she not in jail?


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See the Expo wrap-up on pages 8-9! SERVING THE PEOPLE OF HUNTLEY SINCE 1960 Cjie JHuntlep jfarmsJibt USPS 580-360 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29,1996 - VOLUME 35, NUMBER 46 - HUNTLEY, ILLINOIS TWENTY-FIVE CENTS Inside... The Huntley Senior Citizens Club is getting involved with many of the Huntley Park District's programs. Page 5 Huntley school¬ children celebrated the 100th day of school this month. Page 5 Tickets are still available for the Park District's trip to the Chicago Wolves. Pages Five Huntley students have qualified for the YMCA District swim ^eet next month. ^' Page 7 The Huntley Park District won the award for Best Booth at the Huntley Business Expo. Pages First National Bank ofMarengo names new officers Carole J. Bartman, President and CEO of First National Bank of Marengo, has announced several personnel changes for 1996. DianneEmerich has been promoted to Loan Operations Officer from Administrative Assistant / Loan Processor in the Marengo loan department. Emerich has been with First National for five years. Coleen Dick has been promoted to operations Officer inMarengo. Dick has worked as a Customer Ser\'ice Representative and Data Processing Coordinator since joining First National in 1989. Nancy Muniz has been promoted to Loan Officer at Lake in the Hills Bank, a branch of First National Bank of Marengo. Muniz formerly served as a loan processor at that facility. She has been with Lake in the Hills Bank for eight years. "Dianne, Coleen and Nancy have all shown a true committment to our customers, which is a characteristic we look for in any officer of the bank," said Bartman. The bank also announced that Laura (Tilton) Yerk and Mary Jane Bauman have joined the staff at First National Bank of Marengo. Formerly with a Harvard bank, Marengo native Yerk brings banking experience to Marengo, where she is now a Customer Service Representative. Also a Marengo native, Bauman has joined First National Bank as an Administrative Assistant and Loan Processor. Bauman wasformerly with Northern Federal Savings for 21 years. First National Bank of Marengo employs 61 McHenry County residents between its four locations. "As Marengo's only locally-owned and independent bank, we have always worked hard to maintain strong ties to the local community. That means hiring people who not only know the community, but live in it. Our customers like being able to work with someone they know," said Bartman. Park District plans 'Kids Choice Day' The Huntley Park District has planned a field trip that teaches children about democracy in action...sort of On Mon., March 4, the District will hold' 'Kids Choice Day," one of its most popular no-school-day trips. Children ages K-5 will play games of their choice, go to see a movie of their choice, and go out for lunch at the fast-food location of their choice. The Park District promises to give all participants a democratic vote with majority rule. but any ties will be decided by the "king." Kids Choice Day begins at 8:00am at the Deicke Recreation Center and ends at 3;00pm. The trip costs $20/in-district,$27/out-of-district. Children need to bring money for snacks at the movie and lunch at McDonalds, Burger King or Pizza Hut. Care before and after the trip is available for an additional fee. For more information, call the Huntley Park District at (847)669- 3180. Local roofing contractor receives award Northern Illinois Roofing, Inc., has been named a recipient ofthe 1996 Firestone Master Contractor Award. This marks the eighth year that Northern Illinois Roofing has attained Master Contractor status. This award, established in 1988, is presented annually by Firestone Building Products Company, Carmel, Ind., to the company's top licensed commercial roofing contractors in its five U.S. sales regions, Canada and Europe. The 1996 Master Contractor Award was presented to Northern Illinois Roofing, Inc. in recognition of its consistent, quality installations of Firestone Roofing Systems during 1995. Firestone roofing projects installed by Northern Illinois Roofing Inc. of Huntley in 1995 included Huntley Factory Shops, Motorola Warehouse, McHenry, and Lowes, DeKalb. Northern Illinois Roofing, Inc. was established in 1979 and has been a licensed Firestone roofing contractor since 1981.
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Title | The Huntley Farmside |
Date | 1996-02-29 |
Month | 02 |
Day | 29 |
Year | 1996 |
Volume | 35 |
Issue | 46 |
Decade | 1990-1999 |
Creator | The Huntley Farmside |
Coverage | Huntley, Illinois, United States |
Description | Weekly Newspaper from the Huntley Area Public Library Collection |
Subject | Newspaper Archives |
Rights | This material may be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S. Code). |
Publisher | This Collection was digitized and loaded into CONTENTdm by OCLC Preservation Service Center (Bethlehem, PA) for the Huntley Area Public Library. |
Source | Reproduction of library's print newspaper archives |


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Rush2112 wrote:the_alias wrote:AZMedic wrote:'86 damn almost missed this cutoff. I remember baywatch ya then I became a lifeguard and was like wtf this isn't the same......
I honestly thought you were around 45 +
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MyDogMike wrote:As nasty as it sounds (and depending on your aim), I always bring some kind of container into the tent with me to use as a pee bottle. Nothing sucks worse than having to exit the tent in the middle of the night to tinkle.
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Rush2112 wrote:the_alias wrote:AZMedic wrote:'86 damn almost missed this cutoff. I remember baywatch ya then I became a lifeguard and was like wtf this isn't the same......
I honestly thought you were around 45 +
He's crotchety enough.
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Rush2112 wrote:A how-to on building your tent that way would be great!
ZombieGranny wrote:ODA 226 wrote:Sorry ladies....you need to go outside to pee!
Women can pee in bottles too, gentlemen.
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Murph wrote:I've done a winter camps in the past, and it can be a good experience or it can be f'n miserable. Key factor is in how much you plan ahead. I'm by no means an expert, and I'm sure there is plenty that could be added to this so feel free to do so.
In no particular order, the most important things to address are Food, Heat, Shelter, and Clothing.
Food: Due to the fact that your going to be cold to some degree, your body is going to be using up a lot of calories trying to keep itself warm. This means your calorie intake per meal should be more than what your using. Big, hearty, warm meals are the key here. It's also important to stay hydrated, most people wouldn't think it in the winter, but your body needs water regardless to operate right. Warm beverages are a plus, but cold water is better than nothing.
Cold air is typically DRY air. Sucks the moisture right out.
So does beer and whiskey. Drink plenty of water.
Heat: Your main source of heat will be your camp fire. It's okay to have more fire wood than you think you'll need, it can always be used later, or by the next guy. As a back up small propane heaters work very well. They're easy to use, and you don't have to worry as much about burning the forest down. If you have multiple people try to schedule a rotating fire watch overnight, waking up in the morning and trying to get a fire going sucks.
Not if you bring a couple bottles of charcoal liter.
Shelter: Not much to say here, most everyone has tents. If you have a choice between a larger or smaller one, go large. Chances are it wouldn't need to be staked down (the ground could be frozen.) You'll probably need extra room for larger sleeping bags, blankets, etc. Plus if you need to change clothes, you'd want to do that inside the tent.
If you have snow (which is what MAKES a winter campout) you can stake your tent using
"deadman" tie outs. Tie your ropes to fair sized branches and bury them good and deep.
Stomp it down.
You will need Thermrest or some kind of insulating ground pad.
Clothing: LOL - Lots Of Layers! A good base layer of long johns/polypros/etc is a must. Build up from there, avoid cotton, prefer wool. My opinion is fleece is a good mid layer. Make sure you have awesome socks, hats, and gloves. Thin glove liners are a plus for when you need to do more delicate tasks without freezing your hands. One overlooked thing is a good neck warmer / scarf /balaclava and one big enough to pull up onto your nose.
Resolute wrote:Well, it's 20 degrees outside right now, with winds blowing to 40 mph. I had to go outside to find the trash can and lid - they ended up about 500 feet away and 2 houses over. I thought I was bundled up, but I forgot one thing - my face.
I was outside for only 20 minutes, but my nose, chin, and cheeks are still warming up. I'd love to try some winter camping, but it looks like I'm going to need some more specialty clothing so I don't lose my face.
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Other answers have been for cloud hosting services. Is that what you were looking for? There is also Windows Azure, which you can get free usage of via Microsoft's BizSpark program for startups. That would be the way to go if you're a .NET developer. Or were you asking about cloud based SaaS services (like salesforce.com) that would help you run your startup business? |
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Simple question: Are the people titled "Gym Leader" in the PS lobby actually like an elite group of people verified by some PS elite, or are they just people who call themselves gym leaders. Cause if it's the first one I wanna be a leader, I got the most dope normal team eva.
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Anyone had any luck getting it to run on Heroku? I had it running once, can't seem to get it working now though.
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I hope this isn't like the stupidest question ever, but when you type /rank, what do ACRE, GXE, and Glicko2 mean?
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Next time you might as well visit the sim's FAQ where this and other similar questions are answered :)
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I've been a voiced member on Pokemon Showdown for about a month now, but I'm still a bit confused about minimodding. I've always known users shouldn't ask for someone to be banned or muted, because that's the job of moderators. However, I didn't know users were also discouraged from telling other users to use less caps, bold, etc.
Following the examples of other voices, I have been trying to warn users before they get banned/muted. Of course, I don't bother with malicious spammers; moderators take care of them quickly. I usually only warn people who I believe will listen. Some people do listen and will reply with an "ok" to my warnings. No one has ever reprimanded me for this, but today I noticed a mod kick a regular user for doing this. Are we not allowed to warn other users? No one's ever informed me of this. I apologize if I've been disrupting the chat!
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Minimodding was actually a point of contention the last time we revised the rules. There's no "official" definition of minimodding (it's not like it's in a real dictionary), and Urban Dictionary defines it as "someone who isn't a moderator but tells other people how to conduct themselves", but I've heard other people say that telling others things are against the rules is fine as long as you don't threaten muting/banning.
So the simple answer is: we haven't really decided whether or not that's okay. The rules are currently worded to be unclear, too... :/ I guess I'll make an executive decision and say that warning (but obviously not threatening mutes/bans) is okay for voices.
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Okay, thank you!
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Does showdown actually have music implemented? I don't hear anything while playing, and when viewing replays, there is no music option available to toggle on or off.
Feb 5th, 2013, 3:11:36 AM | #39 |
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It does, but I think the music requires Flash on desktop browsers.
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Feb 5th, 2013, 3:25:45 AM | #40 |
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Question: How are the win/loss totals calculated? I looked up some top players for the Random Battle ladder, but they've only seemed to have played about 200 games total in a particular format. Is it supposed to be this way?
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Feb 5th, 2013, 7:04:32 AM | #41 |
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Well win/loss are calculated by simply adding up the number of wins vs the number of losses on a name, however these have little to do with the actual ladder ranking. Someone with 30 games can easily be the same rank as someone with 3000, its more who win win and lose against then how many times you win or lose.
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Feb 5th, 2013, 2:39:44 PM | #42 |
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I meant to say, have top players like Great Sage only played 300 ranked matches total? Because I just started playing, and I've played 40 matches over the weekend.
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Feb 5th, 2013, 5:11:51 PM | #43 |
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Yes and no. Taking Great Sage as an example, he has played around 300 games on that name since the last ladder restart (which was a couple months ago). He may have played additional games using other names or before that last restart.
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Feb 5th, 2013, 5:48:15 PM | #44 |
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How often does the ladder restart then?
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Feb 5th, 2013, 7:09:43 PM | #45 |
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Very rarely. We haven't actually decided on rules for when to reset the ladder.
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Feb 8th, 2013, 6:20:34 PM | #46 | |
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A question that is coming up with the redo of Raikou's analysis, as well as other things. Wild Eep* said the following in this thread:
When are these legality issues going to be implemented into PS? Or are they already in progress? I'm asking here to make sure that the two parties of the "Policy People" and the "Showdown People" are in touch. This seems like an issue to bring up in the PS section instead of the Policy Review section where it currently lies.
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Feb 9th, 2013, 7:18:11 AM | #47 |
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This simulator is pretty cool, but when the OU ladder will be good ??
Feb 10th, 2013, 8:53:51 PM | #48 |
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Help with Pokemon Showdown ladder
I currently have an uber ACRE of 2045 however, I havn't played that many games yet. Does anyone know how many games or what else i have to do to get my name onto the leader-board?
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Feb 10th, 2013, 9:12:22 PM | #49 | |
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you need a deviation of less than 100 (deviation is the + or - part after your glicko2 score) to appear in the top 100. that (from memory) takes about 30 battles but i can't remember for sure.
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Feb 11th, 2013, 1:54:26 PM | #50 |
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I haven't been able to access Showdown for about three days now. Is the site down for everyone, or is it just me? If it is just me, what should/can I do to fix it?
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