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Dabigatran Adherence Study
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Atrial fibrillation is a common cardiac problem and it increases the risk of clotting events especially in patients with multiple clotting risk factors. Therefore, patients are treated with warfarin, an oral anti-coagulant, which requires frequent lab monitoring and dose adjustment. The majority of veterans on warfarin are managed in anti-coagulation clinics staffed by pharmacists who routinely contact patients to remind them to get blood draws, to re-enforce taking of their medication, and to adjust warfarin dose based on lab test values. Not having adequate anti-coagulation increases the risk of clotting and is most commonly due to not taking medications as prescribed.
Dabigatran is a newly approved medication that may be better for some patients than warfarin for lowering the risk of stroke and clotting in patients with atrial fibrillation. Additional advantages of dabigatran include fewer drug problems, and eliminating the need lab monitoring. However, following the doctors instructions for taking the medication is an important consideration with dabigatran because it is a twice a day medication and requires monthly refills, both of which are strong risk factors for not following the prescribed instructions. In addition, patients taking dabigatran will not be followed in anti-coagulation clinics because there is no lab value to monitor, and therefore, they will no longer benefit from the support provided by these clinics.
It is anticipated that many patients will be switched to dabigatran following recent publication of criteria for dabigatran use from the VA National Pharmacy Benefits Management Program. For our study, we will first perform interviews with patients (n~30) and pharmacists (n~20) to better understand reasons why people take or don't take the medicine. Informed by the interviews and the literature on interventions to improve people taking their medicine, we will develop and test an intervention to improve taking dabigatran among patients recently started on dabigatran.
The Specific aims of this study are:
- Aim 1 - Conduct interviews with a sample of patients (n=30) recently started on dabigatran for atrial fibrillation to determine why patients take and don't take their medications.
- Aim 2 - Conduct interviews with pharmacists (n=20) in anti-coagulation clinics in order to understand their opinions why patients take and don't take their medications.
- Aim 3 - Informed by the interviews, develop and test an intervention targeting patients and pharmacists to improve patients taking their dabigatran.
Condition | Intervention |
Atrial Fibrillation |
Behavioral: Intervention |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Health Services Research |
Official Title: | Pilot Intervention to Improve Dabigatran Adherence |
- Gaps between prescription refills for dabigatran [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The investigators will calculate the number of gap days between refills for dabigatran for each of the 3 months of the pilot intervention This will be based on pharmacy refill data and calculated using the date dabigatran was dispensed and the number of days supplied for that prescription. We will add the number of gap days for each of the 3 months of the pilot for each patient, and compare the total number of gaps days between intervention and usual care patients. The gap days between refills is a validated measure of adherence and identifies patients with sub-optimal adherence.
Estimated Enrollment: | 50 |
Study Start Date: | January 2012 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2013 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | June 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Experimental: Facilitator to Dabigatran Adherence
Behavioral: Intervention
Placebo Comparator: Arm 2
Usual care
Behavioral: Intervention
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 90 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients who have transitioned from warfarin to dabigatran or are recently started on anti-coagulation for atrial fibrillation with dabigatran will be eligible to be interviewed and partake in the intervention.
- Pharmacists from the Denver VA Medical Center and who work in the anti-coagulation clinics will be eligible to be interviewed.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who prefer a telephone interview but do not have a telephone or cell phone will be excluded.
- Patients for whom the VA is not the primary source of care will also be excluded.
- Pregnant patients will be excluded.
Contact: Michael Ho, MD PhD | (720) 857-5115 | firstname.lastname@example.com |
Contact: Paul D Varosy, MD | (415) 221-4710 ext 3178 | email@example.com |
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VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver | Recruiting |
Denver, Colorado, United States, 80220 | |
Contact: Robert L Keith, MD 303-399-8020 ext 3182 email@example.com | |
Contact: Pamela Rice, PhD (303) 399-8020 ext 3846 firstname.lastname@example.com | |
Principal Investigator: Michael Ho, MD PhD |
Principal Investigator: | Michael Ho, MD PhD | VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver |
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Responsible Party: | Department of Veterans Affairs |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01578044 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | RRP 11-424 |
Study First Received: | April 3, 2012 |
Last Updated: | February 28, 2013 |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Keywords provided by Department of Veterans Affairs:
Anti-coagulation |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Atrial Fibrillation Arrhythmias, Cardiac Heart Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Pathologic Processes |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 17, 2013


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Why Are Women so Easy to Sexually Assault, Wonder the WSJ and Serena Williams
Posted Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at 10:56 AM
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James Taranto, resident troll of the Wall Street Journal's opinion page, is at it again with a piece denouncing efforts to take sexual assault more seriously as a crime in the military—or, as he describes it, "a political campaign against sexual assault in the military that shows signs of becoming an effort to criminalize male sexuality."
Political? That implies that there are two partisan sides to the question of sexual assault in the military: those who are for it and those against it. Criminalizing male sexuality? Only if you think that violating women is an inherent, immutable part of male sexuality, a claim that isn't held up by the evidence that the vast majority of men haven't raped anyone.
Happy 30th, Sally Ride's First Space Flight. You Came Too Late.
Posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at 4:45 PM
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Thirty years ago today, Sally Ride became the first American woman to travel into space. When Ride died in 2012, Laura Helmuth paid tribute to her by asking what the hell took so long. Her post is reprinted below.
Don't get me wrong. Sally Ride, rest her soul, absolutely rocked. She was smart and courageous, unabashedly a feminist, and she called out sexism before, during, and after her time as an astronaut. She was a great advocate for science and math education, especially for girls; she wrote science books for kids, and her organization runs science camps and fairs and trains science teachers.
The first American woman in space, Ride flew on the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983. A few years later she helped identify the systematic failures that led to that shuttle's explosion. When the Columbia disaster killed another batch of astronauts, she served on an accident investigation board again (Ride was the only person to serve on both boards, which must have been incredibly grueling), and then she helped write NASA's plans for the future of human spaceflight. She arguably contributed more to NASA, and probably the world, than any other ex-astronaut. She was the Jimmy Carter of ex-astronauts, especially compared with Buzz "Show Me The Money" Aldrin or Harrison "Don't Fret Climate Change" Schmitt. She dedicated her career to science, space, safety, and girls' education, and I was crushed to hear of her death.
But back in 1983, when Ride made her historic trip into space, it was already too late. Judging by Google query completions, a lot of people think Sally Ride was the first woman in space. But that was cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, who was also the first civilian in space. Do you remember how many years the Soviets beat us by in this particular race? Twenty. Tereshkova piloted the Vostok 6 into space in 1963. The first woman to walk in space was Svetlana Savitskaya, in 1982.
By the time Ride got there, we already had a lot of female "firsts," which made some of the attention lavished on her—what an amazing feat for a woman!—feel a little condescending to, say, a 14-year-old girl in Indiana. Sandra Day O'Connor had just been named to the Supreme Court in 1981—also sadly overdue. Janet Guthrie raced in the Indy 500—one of the most macho, daredevil, balls-scratching sports—in 1977, for crying out loud. And never mind that Amelia Earhart got her pilot's license exactly 60 years before Ride's flight.
The fact that it took until 1983 to have a female astronaut just emphasized NASA's nasty history of sexism. The United States could have sent the first woman into space much, much earlier. The Mercury program trained 13 women starting in 1961. They performed well, but despite their skills (or perhaps because of them), the program was eventually canceled. NASA redefined its astronaut prerequisites to include jet fighter experience, thereby ruling out any possibility of female candidates.
As much as I admire Sally Ride the person, do you know who should have been the first woman astronaut? One of the Mercury 13, definitely—all of whom by the way were honored guests in 2005 when shuttle commander Eileen Collins led the first shuttle flight after the Columbia disaster. But if not them, it could have been Janet Guthrie. She applied to an astronaut training program in 1964 and would have raced circles around those other guys.
Sibling Fights Might Be Bad for Kids. What's a Parent to Do?
Posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at 3:26 PM
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Most people with siblings can remember an instance where their arguments escalated to inappropriate levels. I recall slamming my older brother's door so hard when we were teenagers that I splintered the door frame. Though some sparring is normal, aggression between siblings can have lasting negative effects—so says a new study in the July issue of the journal Pediatrics. According to the New York Times, one-third of the children in a study of more than 3,000 said they were victimized by a sibling at some point in the past year, and the victimized children reported higher levels of anxiety, depression, and anger.
Other studies have shown that sibling conflict occurs every day for 50 percent of young children, and 80 percent of siblings ages 3-17 reported experiencing at least one violent episode with their sister or brother in the year that study evaluated. So what are parents supposed to do? And how do we know what's detrimental bullying versus just regular sibling bickering? I asked Slate's resident bullying expert Emily Bazelon, the author of Sticks and Stones, and she said that the way to figure out if fighting between siblings is reaching the level of bullying is to see if there's a pattern.
According to Bazelon, you should ask yourself, "Is one kid (or group of kids) on a campaign to make another kid miserable? Is the aggression chronic, and one-way, as opposed to mutual, where the power shifts back and forth?" If the answer is yes, then it's important to talk as a family about what's going on—because it's a whole family dynamic. "It's not about just focusing on the bully or the victim," Bazelon says.
While this study should certainly inspire parents to keep an eye on the dynamics at play among their children, Bazelon cautions that most kids recover from sibling aggression. "These studies show that there's a risk of depression and other negative psychological consequences. That means a higher rate, not that everyone experiences it," she says. "Fortunately, most kids do bounce back. But it's important to look out for the kids who have a harder time doing that." So: No need to freak out. Look out for your more psychologically fragile offspring, but don't break up every argument over Legos.
Did Jonathan Franzen Just Make a Gay Joke in the New York Times?
Posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at 12:50 PM
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Last week, Frank Bruni devoted his New York Times opinion column to the "puzzling stamina" of sexism in the United States and "all the recent reminders of how often women are still victimized, how potently they're still resented and how tenaciously a musty male chauvinism endures." He covered gender imbalances in the military, the Senate, corporate America, film, television, pro sports, and finally, books. "Even in the putatively high-minded realm of literature, there's a gender gap, with male authors accorded the lion's share of prominent reviews, as the annual VIDA survey documents," Bruni wrote. "Reflecting on that in Salon last week, the critic Laura Miller acutely noted: 'There's a grandiose self-presentation, a swagger, that goes along with advancing your book as a Great American Novel that many women find impossible or silly.' "
Naturally, Jonathan Franzen was moved to respond.
"There may still be gender imbalances in the world of books, but very strong numbers of women are writing, editing, publishing and reviewing novels," Franzen wrote in a letter to the editor. "The world most glaringly dominated by male sexism is one that Mr. Bruni neglects to mention: New York City theater." A note below his byline clarified that—lest we confuse him with some lesser Jonathan Franzen—"the writer is the novelist."
I'm wondering why the novelist—according to Time, the Great American Novelist—would be moved to file this limp non sequitur of an argument in the paper of record. (Franzen famously refuses to tweet all the half-baked thoughts that pass through his brain; apparently he prints them out and mails them to the New York Times instead.) If Franzen wanted to administer a sweet burn to Frank Bruni for calling out sexism in his profession, he could have criticized the male-dominated field of New York City restaurants. (Bruni served for years as the Times' chief food critic.) He could have dug into the demographics of the Times opinion page, where 10 of its 12 op-ed columnists are men. Instead, Franzen laid into theater with bizarre specificity. Why? I can only conclude that this was a conspicuously ineffective letter from a man considered one of the greatest writers alive. Or else it was a gay joke.
Frank Bruni is gay; Broadway is one of the few American industries that is perceived to be dominated by gay men. Franzen is smart enough not to explicitly chide Bruni for failing to singlehandedly resolve sexism in the gay community before speaking out against chauvinism in all other corners of the United States, but he may be just self-important enough to imply it. Then again, not everyone picked up on Franzen's subtext. "I applaud Jonathan Franzen for casting a spotlight on sexism in theater," Jenny Lyn Bader, a member of the executive board of the League of Professional Theater Women, wrote to the Times this week. In light of Franzen's little note, "maybe the public will finally take note hearing it from a man, who cannot be accused of speaking out of self-interest."
I'm not clapping. Instead of leveraging his clout to recognize gender imbalances in his own field ("there may still be, but" is an impressive hedge, but it does not count), Franzen deflected responsibility for resolving gender inequality onto gay men. Or maybe he just wrote a terrible letter that makes no sense. I'm not sure which accusation would bother the novelist more.
Texas Congressman Says Fetuses Have Rights Because They Masturbate
Posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at 12:09 PM
Later Tuesday the House will vote on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, a GOP-sponsored bill that aims to ban abortion after 22 weeks. As painful as the ongoing Republican battle to restrict access to abortion is, at least it's creating multiple opportunities for conservative legislators to share with the larger world their rather strange views. The latest politician to cause one to wonder what it is they're teaching in medical school is doctor-turned-Rep. Michael Burgess from (naturally) Texas, who trotted out a novel argument during a hearing on the GOP's proposed ban. Burgess argued that abortion needs to be banned even earlier, at 15 or 16 weeks, because:
Watch a sonogram of a 15-week baby, and they have movements that are purposeful. They stroke their face. If they're a male baby, they may have their hand between their legs. If they feel pleasure, why is it so hard to believe that they could feel pain?
The bill is expected to pass the House but has no chance in the Senate or with the president, which means that perhaps after this one dies, Burgess will be the inspiration for the next bill: Masturbation-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which under the Burgess "making it up as you go along" scientific standard will only apply to male fetuses, as female fetuses are definitely too modest to even consider such filthy behavior. (Scary side note: Burgess was actually a gynecologist before he decided to go into politics.)
Of course, what all this debate over pain and masturbation is meant to distract from is the very real, utterly indisputable fact that women feel pain: the pain of being so poor that you couldn't get the money together until 20 weeks for an abortion, the pain of being in denial about being raped and pregnant, the pain of discovering at 20 weeks that your fetus has serious birth defects. Also, if we're going be doling out human rights based on who touches themselves to feel good, let's start with actual born women.
Cleveland Turns Backlogged Rape Kits Into Stream of Indictments
Posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at 10:54 AM
Courtesy of the Cleveland Plain Dealer
The shocking case of Ariel Castro, who kidnapped three young women and held them for years as rape and torture objects, fascinated the nation when it broke last month. But Cleveland has had a problem with residents living in fear of sexual predators for a while now. As Phillip Morris of the Plain Dealer reported in April, the discovery of serial killer Anthony Sowell's collection of corpses in 2009 created a climate of fear that only escalated as other serial rapists terrorized residents. Clevelanders have been repeatedly reminded of how many monsters live among us, attacking women under the radar, and understandably they are worried.
But there is one item of good news: Cuyahoga County, where Cleveland is located, has decided to go Eliot Ness on rapists. The Plain Dealer reports:
Cuyahoga County prosecutors and investigators are revisiting decades-old unsolved rape cases, using DNA evidence to connect serial rapes, tracking down victims and sending cases to grand juries for indictment—often racing against a 20-year statute of limitations.
The Plain Dealer rightfully takes credit for this, having turned the pressure up for years on authorities. Efforts escalated in 2011 at the request of Ohio's Republican attorney general Mike DeWine, and the result has been a factory line of indictments, often against men who are accused of spending decades attacking women without facing any repercussions for it. Now the newspaper has created a clearinghouse page so readers can follow the stream of indictments since March, as well as other stories about the DNA testing, in one place. (The above screenshot is only part of the page—I couldn't get the entire thing into one screen—but gives you an idea of how many cold cases are being turned into indictments with this move.)
Many of these indictments open up multiple cold cases at once, which is to be expected, as most rapists are serial rapists. Cleveland set aside about 3,000 untouched rape kits to be processed, which is a massive amount of work, but it's hard to argue with results like this. Law enforcement nationwide has been responding to pressure to process their backlogged rape kits, often with mixed results due to poor handling of the kits in the first place. The relative success in Cleveland should serve as a reminder of how effective rape kits can be in getting justice for victims, but only if they're handled properly and law enforcement bothers to use them.
The Latest Geek-World Sexism Controversy
Posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at 10:25 AM
SFWA Bulletin
Debates about sexism in the geekier corners of the pop-culture universe seem to be operating at amplified volume—and in some cases, to good effect—over the past several years, from the woman dressed as Batgirl asking DC Comics executives tough questions at Comic-Con to the attacks on and outpouring of support for feminist video blogger Anita Sarkeesian after she Kickstarted a project to produce a series of videos about the depiction of women in video games. And in recent weeks, the question of who belongs in science fiction and fantasy has escalated beyond fans and critics into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the professional association for genre fiction writers.
At issue is a series of pieces that ran in the SFWA Bulletin, the association's publication. After a period of irregular publication, the publication was resurrected by Jean Rabe, a science fiction author and editor who has written for the Dungeons and Dragons, Star Wars, and BattleTech franchises. Under Rabe's editorial leadership, Bulletin published a number of articles that lead some members to exit the association. The cover of one issue featured an image of a woman in a chain-mail bikini, a decided throwback to science fiction's cheesecakier days. That same issue featured a conversation between two male writers, Mike Resnick and Barry N. Malzberg, ostensibly devoted to a discussion of the genre's female editors but that included odd comments about specific women's appearances. A subsequent issue featured another piece by a man praising Barbie as an image of female submissiveness. (Presumably, he missed the great young-adult novels in which Barbie jet-sets around in pursuit of modeling opportunities and her 2012 run for president.) Then, Resnick and Malzberg responded to reader feedback to their comments by crying censorship. Ultimately, Rabe announced that she would resign.
Read More »Sesame Street Creates a Muppet Whose Dad Is in Jail. Way Too Many Kids Relate.
Posted Monday, June 17, 2013, at 3:44 PM
Grab your hankies: To help kids coping with a parent in prison, Sesame Street created a Muppet whose father can't play with him because he's in jail.
Sesame Street has always made it part of its larger mission to address all children, not just the ones with traditional families or easily digestible experiences. In the latest move toward that goal, the popular children's program created an online toolkit, titled "Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration," for those struggling to raise a child who has an incarcerated parent. Released just in time to help kids in need get through Father's Day, the toolkit has its detractors. Alex Jones naturally went into full-blown conspiracy theory mode, calling it a "propaganda program designed to help children accept the fact that daddy is in jail" by dangerously telling kids that "all you have to do is talk about your feelings, draw a few pictures, write letters to your dad, and toddle off to visit him in jail every now and then and everything will be all rainbows and lollipops." (Better to tell them ... what?) Mike Riggs at Reason was also angry, though not at Sesame Street but at the U.S. government for incarcerating so many people that these kinds of materials are necessary. He points out that nearly 7 million people are under correctional supervision in this country, writing, "congratulations, America, on making it almost normal to have a parent in prison or jail."
Obviously, Sesame Street can't do anything about the growth of the police state or the war on drugs that has resulted in the massive incarceration numbers in this country. The show is just trying to help innocent children deal with the repercussions. But Riggs is absolutely right: That this even has to exist in the first place shows how much pointless damage our prison system does not just to people who are caught up in the overly punitive, often racially biased justice system, but also to their families. As Jill Filipovic writes in the Guardian:
Since 1980, the US prison population has grown by 790%. We have the largest prison population of any nation in the history of the world. One in three African-American men will go to jail at some point in his life. Imprisoning that many people, most of them for non-violent offenses, doesn't come cheap, especially when you're paying private contractors. The United States now spends $50bn on our corrections system every year.
Sesame Street isn't the problem, but hopefully the very existence of this video and online toolkit can help wake people up to the way that excessive incarceration is destroying families and hurting the most vulnerable children.
Want a Raise? Join a Lean In Group.
Posted Monday, June 17, 2013, at 3:06 PM
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For the past three months, I've been participating in a Lean In circle, a small monthly meeting with a group of female peers in New York City who are all interested in professional support and advancement. We're following the curriculum provided by Sheryl Sandberg's nonprofit organization, Leanin.org, which is based around the ideas in her best-selling book about women in the workplace.
One topic that Sandberg's book discusses in-depth is that women often don't ask for raises or negotiate well for themselves. A 2011 study by Carnegie Mellon University found that men were four times more likely to ask for a pay raise than women. Women were more likely to wait until a promotion or assignment was offered, rather than asking for it in advance. I can definitely relate to this—I've always been incredibly nervous to ask for raises, and in the past when accepting new jobs, I've taken the first offer rather than negotiating for a higher salary.
In the tiny sample size of my Lean In circle, there's some anecdotal evidence that Sandberg's message is working. In the past two months, three of our seven members have asked for raises; two were successful, and the third is waiting to hear back. Each went about it in her own way: One woman who works for a nonprofit with a fixed budget knew she was up for a midyear salary increase. Rather than accepting what they were planning to give her without question, which she would have been more naturally inclined to do, she instead met with her supervisor and made a case for how her roles and responsibilities had expanded. "I think the important fact is that I knew the answer would probably be no, and I asked anyway," she told me. "I just wanted to voice that I expected to be paid more. So the lesson I learned was that even in an organization with limited resources, asking is a huge deal." And it worked: After initially saying an additional salary increase was unlikely, her boss came back a week later and gave her the raise.
Another woman who works in sales training asked for a salary increase at the same time as proposing a larger role for herself. The company is considering that expanded role, but in the meantime, she got the raise. The third woman, who still hasn't heard back and whose organization is in a state of flux, says that regardless of the outcome, she's proud that she spoke up for herself and made a case to her boss for why she should be better compensated.
All three women credit either Sandberg's book or our meetings with inspiring them to ask for more money. I think we're off to a good start.
Melissa McCarthy Finally Responds to Film Critic Who Called Her a "Hippo"
Posted Monday, June 17, 2013, at 1:08 PM
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There are plenty of valid critiques of Melissa McCarthy's comedic brand, even some that have to do with her weight. I, for instance, might wonder if she should take parts that encourage audiences to think of heavier people as obnoxious or stupid and their sex lives as hilarious. But New York Observer film critic Rex Reed was not making a thoughtful critique when, in his February review of The Identity Thief, he went after McCarthy's body rather than her acting. He called her "tractor-sized," referred to her as a "hippo," and suggested that McCarthy "has devoted her short career to being obese and obnoxious with equal success," as if her weight was a career choice.
McCarthy's taken her time in responding to Reed, but in an interview with the New York Times last week, she got at why remarks like Reed's are so hurtful and so effective at discouraging women who don't look like the Hollywood norm to persist in trying to create new niches for themselves:
Had this occurred when she was 20, Ms. McCarthy said, "it may have crushed me." But now, as a mother raising two young daughters in "a strange epidemic of body image and body dysmorphia," she said articles like that "just add to all those younger girls, that are not in a place in their life where they can say, 'That doesn't reflect on me.' "
"That makes it more true," she said. "It means you don't actually look good enough."
It's one thing for Reed, or any other critic, to dislike a comedian's physical humor because it's ineffective (i.e., not funny). It's another for Reed to treat his personal distaste for McCarthy's size as if it's a legitimate aesthetic issue and to suggest that being that size disqualifies an actor—or much more frequently, an actress—from being sexual, funny, charming, or heroic, regardless of skill.
McCarthy could have blown off Reed's remarks, but I'm glad she didn't. Her success is a rare exception to the Hollywood rule, and her remarks are a reminder of how much talent we might miss out on because critics such as Reed want to be spared seeing the bodies that happen to be the vehicles for it.

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In almost every town in the Netherlands there's an annual fleamarket at Queensday.
For those who do not know fleamarkets, they're second hand markets where people just sell their old stuff on a blanket on the streets.
Anyway, I scored big time today. I bought Warioware for the Gamecube, and the people who sold it forgot they also left Mariokart Doubledash in the gamecase. Double win. And I bought this beautyful collector's edition of 7th Guest. It's even got a making-of on a VHS tape!
So yeah, happy times :)


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NEW YORK — Omega has deepened its commitment to golf by naming a new brand ambassador and expanding its association with the PGA of America.
On Monday, Omega president...
July 3, 2012
Omega Names Golf Pro Davis Love 3rd Newest Ambassador
In an additional move deepening its commitment to golf, the Swiss watchmaker will become the official timekeeper of the Ryder Cup in September.
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hi to all on the forum,
been getting our ST ready for a 2500 mile road trip at the end of the month . washed and waxed and new tires ordered . the originals showing signs of dry rot . now my ? to all you good folks is about the ez lube . i would like to know what your thoughts are on lubricating using this method . i saw a video on you tube and i watched and listened twice . they said it would take about a tube per axle . that doesn't sound right to me . said this will flush out the old grease , but what about blowing out the rear seal ?
i have about 8000 miles on the TT. itook the cap and dust gasket off . axle looked full of grease . also , does the grease turn a different color as it ages . right now it is looking very deep, dark red . i heard that as the grease ages it will turn brownish color . any thoughts or comments appreciated
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I get my bearings repacked by hand every year...but I have 60,000 miles on my Cruiser. Even with this I burned out a bearing on our trip last year. Do NOT use the EZ lube fittings. Do it manually.
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Some people get lucky and don't blow out the rear seal using the EZ lube, but to me not worth the risk.
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I would never consider using them. There is no way of knowing what shape the grease seal is in without pulling the brake drum.
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I have mine repacked every year by hand. I also would never use the easy lube as you can't see anything. My experience in industry with grease turning a bronish color generally meant it had gotten water in it.
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A tube of grease per axle sounds about right. You have to fill the entire hub cavity to get the grease from the inside bearing to the outside bearing. My advise is DON'T DO IT! I did it a couple of years ago. The grease blew past the rear seal on all the wheels. Three didn't get enough grease into the brake drum to reach the brake pads or drums surface, But one completley contaminated the brakes. That cost me 4 new seals and a set of new brakes for the rear axle. I did a post on it here.
Now I handpack the bearings every 2 years. I put 3-5000 miles on the Cruiser a year.
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We left on a cross country trip in Aug. 2011 with our 2011 Patriot 305 SK 5th wheel. We were on highway 70 in Missouri when my outside rear wheel bearing disintegrated. Road service came to our assistance and in 2 days we were back on the road. Mechanic stated that in his opinion it was a defective wheel bearing. Mechanic felt axle should be replaced because of stripped threads. I contacted Lippert factory in Goshen, Indiana and set up an appointment for axle replacement. I was under the impression that I had a 2 year warranty on the axles on my trailer. When I arrived at the factory I was told that I was 4 days over my 1 year date of purchase. The representative told me that since I had greased my bearings myself before my trip and had not had this service done by an "authorized dealer" my warranty was void and I was responsible for $290 for the new axle. This was in addition to the $709 I paid for roadside service. I had pictures showing that the axle was sufficiently packed with grease but it did not make any difference to him. I reread my Lippert warranty manual and found where it states bearing grease should be replaced every 12,000 miles or 12 months, whichever comes first. No where can I find where it states must be done by an "authorized dealer".
Just to make everyone aware to check and recheck the find print before leaving on a trip.
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We are new to trailer ownership. We just bought a 2008 31QB cruiser. Going through everything. I pulled all for wheels and found on bearing seal just starting to leak. All the bearing were in good shape but one had a slight brown tint to it so its just starting to show signs of heat. I have owned all sort of utility, boat, and ATV trailers and never thought I would be pulling and repacking bearing every year or so. No doubt in my mind that pumping up using the ez lube is not the right way. You may get away with it this year but that practice will bite you eventually. I ended up replacing all my bearings and races just for a base line being a new owner. I cleaned and stored the best set in my trailer as a spare. Trying to find these oversize beast in the middle of now where is not on my plan. I can find a grease gun anywhere if I need to do a field repair but the bearing may be another story. My RV dealer needed to order them. Nothing in stock.
You have no idea what's going on with the seals, brakes, or bearing if you don't pull the wheels. Its a days work and I like to tinker so IMO it was the right thing to do. Everyone's time is so limited so why not spend a day now so you never have a problem on the road |
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LookinFoolish wrote:It's a long shot but are the alloys the 'star alloys' i'm after? see my thread for a pic.
XVar wrote:I know you've sold the roll bars but do you happen to have the two metal supports that the inner ends of the bars go into?
wildeboy wrote:I don't suppose the front numberplate holder surived did it? Mine has had a crack in it since I bought the car, and I think it is time to replace it.
LookinFoolish wrote:I don't suppose the car had chrome grills/vents on the side?
jj29 wrote:Hi. Do you have a complete near side mirror assembly? Cheers
z3steve wrote:Hi I might be interested in rear bumper and sills / skirts if the are in good condition.
Crustyclown777 wrote:i would possibly purchase the drivers side mirror, depending on price.
Vic-Z3 wrote:Looking for the plastic deflectors that sit in front of the rear wheels
Old Bill Phil wrote:Looking for the plastic cover which fits inside the boot of the Z3, protecting the light
lotocone wrote:Old Bill Phil wrote:Looking for the plastic cover which fits inside the boot of the Z3, protecting the light
I have the plastic panel that fits between the two light units and accommodates the triangle. The plastic bits on the back of the light units were sold.
Skeggy wrote:Might you have the radio aerial for sale and if so how much?
Aussieinkent wrote:I dont suppose you have passengers seat adjustment switch have you?
Old Bill Phil wrote:Thanks for that, how about the plastic panel that sits next to the spotlights?
lotocone wrote:wildeboy wrote:I don't suppose the front numberplate holder surived did it? Mine has had a crack in it since I bought the car, and I think it is time to replace it.
Sorry. it's probably still embedded in the driver's door of a Ford Fiest
To answer other queries, the front end damage accounted for the bonnet, radiator, and lights. I think one spotlight might have survived. The steering rack survived. The two flitch panels survived.
FLOSSY wrote:I will be looking for a wine deflector,
wildeboy wrote:FLOSSY wrote:I will be looking for a wine deflector,
I think I need one of those as well, I just can't seem to keep the stuff in the glass when I go round a corner!!
Welcome to the forum FLOSSY, you are in the right place for advice on TLC for the zed, but be warned, TLC can easily turn into compulsive modification!!!
Don't forget to post up some photos when you get it
barryandangela1980 wrote:hi
i am looking for a passenger side door mirror can you help please
thanks barry
Monkey wrote:did/does the car have headlight washers? and if so did the passenger side one survive?
Monkey wrote:do you have the Door sills?
Deano1712 wrote:If you have the steering rack still, send me a pm with price. Would need it posting up north.
FLOSSY wrote:Hi, I am collecting a 1997 Z3 later this week. It's had a lot of mechanical work done in the past, but needs a bit of tlc. Did the steering wheel go when the interior went? I need an M sport wheel in better condition than the current one.
I will be looking for a wine deflector, fitted mats, maybe your hardtop. How much do you want for it? I'm originally from Sussex so a trip back from Dorset would not be a problem.
msassoon wrote:Do you have the rear subframe and prop?
msassoon wrote: I think they should fit my pre-facelift 2.8.
msassoon wrote: Can they be couriered?
Gooseacre wrote:Did the bonnet hinges survive unmangled?
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Hattery Flashback: The Wedding of HRH The Prince of Asturias (2004)
HRH The Prince of Asturias and Miss Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano
May 22, 2004
Only a week after Crown Prince Frederik married Mary Donaldson in Denmark, Prince Felipe of Spain tied the knot with journalist Letizia Ortiz in Madrid. Theirs was the first wedding of a member of the Spanish royal family to take place in Madrid since the wedding of King Alfonso XIII and Princess Ena of Battenberg in 1906. That wedding was marred by an assassination attempt on the royal couple and the tragic deaths of several bystanders -- this one, thankfully, went more smoothly, although it was a cloudy, rainy day in the Spanish capital.
There were a few controversies, however, about Felipe's choice of bride. Letizia, a journalist who covered the September 11th attacks in New York and the Iraq War, will be the first commoner to be queen of Spain. She also had previously been briefly married and divorced. However, because her first wedding was a civil rather than religious one, the Catholic Church did not recognize it, and she was free to marry Felipe.
Felipe and Letizia have become quite a working team since their wedding, frequently appearing together on royal engagements. They have also had two daughters, Infanta Leonor (born in 2005) and Infanta Sofia (born in 2007). Leonor is expected to become queen of Spain in her own right one day -- that is, if her parents don't provide her with a baby brother!
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LUMBERTON — A Maxton woman has been charged with murder in the death of a 44-year-old Maxton man who was found dead in his home last month.
Crystal Gail Locklear, 27, of 19 Contour Lane, was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Timothy Ray McCutchen, according to Robeson County Sheriff Kenneth Sealey. She is also charged with misdemeanor larceny.
McCutchen was found dead on Sept. 19 in the living room of his rental home at 12096 N.C. 130 by his landlord. An autopsy showed that he died of blunt-force trauma to the head, according to sheriff's Maj. Howard Branch. Sealey said that the investigation was continuing and that he could not release a motive for the murder.
Sealey said Locklear was arrested at Grace Court Apartments at Furman Drive without incident and is being held at the Robeson County jail without bond. He first court appearance was Tuesday.
Sheriff's Detective James F. Obershea is being assisted during the investigation by special agent Brian Sullivan of the State Bureau of Investigation.


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II*«*L1M .i-r " . . » " - ' « . -t. ^f. • / 1,-^ ^^ .V * • f > . , , • "NASSAU-S. L%R©ESt WEEIC^" FRiEPORT 33rd Year. No. 2 *NEWS & VIEWS By EDDIE VASIL I I t V muoaal Prea, SjnrffeoW Lhie., tojhc -EDHIE VASIL SHOW BM MHS- JOHN SIMMOKS whs*!! eel«l,»t, a,ei, ajM, WeddJho >ee)... Freepwt WTTLE LEAGUE launched ili 1963 smson wiih I»ted! . . , WaiMu PB DETECSlWE KORMAN PUIOT^ extra happy iHese ilay»mow thai son. SCJ. HTORSIA mt Awv TO opomte-Ihe .wanky By^ Country Club in We.tch J e n S v ^ BUDDY S M ^ ^ « bonowed to he]p te«aeh Ihe-Ry C.C. c p «. WEA^VEH^ InteMihnsr slot* Iwt Selurday r»onHa» wbexi legal. ,CHAnLES MEHBMANK weio-looking ^ w W* Ut«,t o O t t ^ (Very nntuual enlnprise which atttteH PMInle Aoin aU iyer V^tMw' Island and Hmji York becauu JTEaUtY .'WEAlnSKSr'ciil" ' "' ^™^ ' - -T-'«"•'»•*«'«> ••HW«MMlWwyjlfJ"<mi!.«ltlBtf mCm^lW'itmi oaa ™nM a>..«-His 'v-nwv/i^/ncovdpl'eio net of djriiisi, D Hawailw Surf Board, a anotorcycle, Eleciric organ and icuba diver's rig) . , . A certain local "politico" could bo la real izoitble If tooie of bis "deal*" hU iha beadlincs after invesligationl (Youai bo surpi^sedl) * • • EDDIETORIAL . . . The fact that tlie FBI returned atl the furs taken in that recent quick raid on MAC PJBRKY'S Appel Fura, Inc. was welcomed news by all his friends and customers who would not pass quick judgmsnt but waited until the Investigation was completed . . . And that's a good thing because too many people are too quick to accuse prematurely without the full facts . . . MAC PERHY is highly Tcsjwctcd in' Freeport business and social circles and- this type of suspicion, even thougli temporary, is too dark a cloud without the added Jiqnrtoches ot quick and faasc}C!>s accusations . . .^Professional compliiirent& are to be extended to ATrv. CHARUES C. MEHRMANN who serws as Mr.'Peny'a lawyer and burned midnight oil in preparing _the case. i'--m Boardt^l Education Receive(s Petitldn Freeporfs Board of .iauc8tlon has received a proposition signed by 25 of the Dlstricl's voter*: for jinclusion on,the voting machine on May 8. Hie propoaition'authorizes the Hoard of EducaUon to spend $50,000 to rent six relocatable classrooms, .to- b* -plftced at the Atkinson School Spt vt»<t:^ the .fifth grado. , I ihh.S'V,^-**'^ "'^'* ^^^ ^"^'"^ Deportment wiU pre»nt its hSrlSTudSS."" "^^ ^^^'^«- ""^'i ''':'•''' '•^,'";*^» n^^^f^^K^'^''^'"^ **" «"^* '=''"''"<* *'»« Hl«h School Cincttt Band. Mr. Erickson is well-kaowa throughout the United S t o t « ^ arratiger and composer of sym-phOTic band literature. His "Second Syniphony Faf ^nd, which he will conduct, is considered among the. major wwks writiiend l«r wind instnutwt^ts,-.". WUl ,<bo.« it^.^^|ctC^''i^^|<^ .Ni Long Ami Faithful Service Final plans haver been completed for the-Lodlelt EdlJcationBl Society's Annual Dance'. Called the "Athenian Ball" which will be held on Saturday, May 25, at tljjf'Union Reformed Temple in Freeport. ' Jimmy Byron and his Bouzouki Orchestra, will provide the -music for the evening and "Meic-thjs" will be served. The 'society - was organized in 1940 with Mrs. Anna Tavangle of Jericho as the first prcsidetit. Mrs. Harry • Vlismaa of Free-port has been serving as prcsi dent for the past two years. work .is based on a po«n by Walt Whitman. . ' Mr. Chet Ferretti, an instrumental teacliw af -AtUntoni FURS OF FREEPORT STORE RETURNED IN FBI THEFT CASE APPEL Fimft ChEAKED Bt A6£N«'S IN ACTION Theresa Thompson, FHS Teacher Gited As "puts+anding" '. Mrs. Theresa Thdmpsoij, teach- School, has- received the Richard gaje". startinjf cm May 10. ti, Conolly Award for outatand Mac Perry, owner ot H, Appel Furs, Inc. of 18-West MerrJci Road, Freeport;.azwounced his good news regarding the charges jbiide against his con<!em and other fur merchants in a quick FBI selxuTV made on March 20. . . Mr. Perry reported that all-furs, taken from his store were returned arid-cleared-of suspicion thpsindicaling ..valid ownership and proof that the. furs in question were legUimfttely.puschased from the -> .wholesale fur market Snd not Involved in a)ny p( the cbargeSk., The joint combine of H, Appel Piirs and Rwalle Furs, loc^tted- at* t0'W.' Merrjclif-Road, Fl^eport, is now planning a huge "RepoSsosdoR ing .teaching,. She is one of three recipients, selected 'from:' the metropolitan' New York-Long ^Iaiid-.area. ' . , The outstanding teachers are selected by the C. W. Post iCol-lege- XAng Island University fac- ; ulty committee. ' -The award consists of a plaque and a check for |2S0 and was presented, at the Long Island . University Charter Day .Jn the. Grand Ballroom Waldoii! Astoria on April Lt-'CoIoUAl-Betnud'Clotti, TOtpatg OtmmaaAuU Mstviol-Jor, the New York Air Halkiiua Guard's 106tlt MiUtqxr AirlUt aiottR. Floyd BeuMtt -Flald; BxcKddsia. Iriss OB-his Long sad F^difilt' Servk» Madal'-ibMii' MarW^Yorik State.-Cdcaal Williau Loqgn, Commander of tba m^Grm^niltk Witb tha fitftigr. Tb* siata -pniMted.tJMUwan^-CatoMi-^CioUi, Witt,! liM-a^^ TMiK of sscviM tot tti» slate, in-th« ttmtrn font*. 14. OotoMl i CJom and Us wifsfllm.Bt Ml WiM^JBOHBUat A M ^ rntpctb.liiX. Dinner of the 2&th. J Honored^ guests at the dinner were • Mrs: Thompson and - Mr. Albert Benken, Freeport High School Principal littie Ganlen Club To Ftfeteat 196a Flower Show • ilie- Littl*? Garden Clul> qt 'Freop<ftt, will. present. its ISSS Floi^erShow on Thursday. May Iff;-it' the" Freeport -*WbUc. U-braty,' Merrick .Bo^^,Fn?opo«t, ' CAPACITY AUNDANCI AT CIARIVINO PARTY | On Sun4ay-afternoon, i^ril 27, a capacity, attendance of'friends and boosters attended the Testimonial Cocktail Party given in honor of Ben Ciaravino, CrOP candidate foe the N. Y.. State A&scmbity by. the EVeeport Republican .Club,, ' . ' ' " ' j The newly-decorated South Shore Yacht Club was the location; this social affair which ,offi-7^—• '• '• '— ; Hempstead Presiding Supervisor | Ralph G, ^aso, Supervisor Frank; Purcell and. Town OifiuicUmen,' KeihofI, Murphy and SAuscaiella. ' Dignitaries from the County included Nassau GQF ChAinnan' Joa MargiottA,'. and;RepttbUcim' lie8d(ins,J^«fl-Leonard of Batd-^ win, John' Scadutto, at long' ISeach and Qceai^ide's Kacold • Ha«. "." •• •' >' . .P(ttor C Kelly, formKf Free-. port OOP cjilef Jntrpauced-Sena-' . (Continued m page W' of cially launched Ben Ciaravino as candidate for Assembly.' Ben is a Freeporter, a laivycf and Past-Commander • of the American Legion and a Past £x-f& UA Ruler, of the freeport Elks'. He is the first man from Free-port to b<($-a candidqite for thk important state-wide post aspiring to.succfied Joe Cerlino as the •Lewie's Voice InAlbany," '.Julius t. Minz, Freeport GOP Lead^,.'intrbduced the.guest f^'l .nitaries which included Towti ot m
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Should I have allowed a curfew that made me worry for hours, just because my older daughter, at 15 pleaded with me and claimed that "all" her friends had the same late curfew? Should I have said no when she wanted her ears pierced at eight, which felt too young and somehow not appropriate? Not only did I say yes to this, but when my younger daughter wanted her ears pierced at seven, I agreed, figuring that this daughter was immersed in a much slicker, faster world than her big sister, seven years older, had experienced.


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I am addicted thanks to you
I'm convinced that chick is really in her 20's... and dude.. WTF!!!!
holy hell what is the name of that show?
whatever it is, it is basically a show of a little girls constant acid trip.
I'm going to reveal to you all my GAY-NESS, it's called Lazytown.
Yeah, she's 15. Ha-ha.. this isn't right, a thread dedicated to this, lol.
it's okay though because she's hot
that dude in the blue looks kick ass. Bet he gets mad tail.
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Live every week...like it's shark week.
that show looks horrible. say it isn't so peluso
im not going to lie ... ive seen a few episodes of that. I love the evil french guy , he is epic.
Originally Posted by nukka-cp
dude, its all about the daughter on the george lopez show....
now that's something i can relate to.
I'm too old to comment on this, otherwise Dateline may try to contact me.
jonny, Lazytown isn't new, I've been watching it for a couple years now. And let's just say, if I was 13 again, I would definately have a crush on that girl. Something about the pink hair.
im watching right now the blue guys the master of soccer
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my bros watch that show. that and baby einstien. triipiest shit ever
what is this i dont even
Are you watching now?
Is the blue guy the master of soccer?
The one-upper strikes again!Originally Posted by ZapBulletRider
-David Behar
whatever bitch, it's a fact, he called an old show a new show, I was pointing out that it wasn't new. I've been watching it for a couple years. If you want to call that one-upping, fine.
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I didn't mean it as an asshole comment, I just thought it was funny.
-David Behar
I'm sending a mail bomb to your house
can that be sent media mail? a lot cheaper.
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It isn't accepted very well in some circles.
When we use the term "sexual orientation," we use it as it is most commonly defined, which is about what, if any, sexual/romantic attraction people feel to others when it comes to gender.
So, we wouldn't include preferred, wanted or existing relationship models here like polyamory or monogamy, because that's not what sexual orientation refers to as a term. But! We could certainly make our next poll about what comfort or lack thereof people feel when it comes to what relationship models they want or choose. :)
This poll needs an option for asexuals, particularly as trying to explain our little-known orientation to others can lead to a lot of emotional upset. If I could, I'd tick the option 'asexual and feel somewhat safe' here.
...for that unintended exclusion. You're right. I don't want to add it in now, since we already have so many results and thus, asexuals would be misrepresented, but I assure you, I will not be so forgetful in the future. My apologies.
When we say "safe" or safety" we're talking about being free from danger or the risk of harm of some kind: physical or emotional.
I know a number of heterosexual transgender people who feel unsafe identifying themselves as heterosexual because they will be stigmatized within the queer communities which have been supporting them through their coming-out and even their transition processes. I know a couple of cisgender women in this situation, too -- they were lesbians for a long time and active in the lesbian community, and now identify as heterosexual but will say that they are bisexual to avoid alienating their queer communities who go by the belief that sexual orientation can never change, even though these women are pretty clear in their own minds that they are only attracted to men.
For those checking that, would you mind talking about why you feel unsafe identifying as heterosexual and in what communities? I'm interested to hear what this is about and how your personal safety feels compromised by your orientation. Thanks!
As a 16 year old Bi male, I am scared of being bullied as some people at my school are openly homophobic, I have a feeling the world outside of school will be more open and accepting.
As a trans man, I do sometimes feel myself to be on the recieving end of straight hate in LGBT spaces. At Uni, I usually loudly point out that trans people, asexual people, the partners of bi and pan and poly people and some queer-identified people can be and are straight so making jokes and commments about us hets in LGBT spaces is less than inclusive.
I've been in some spaces though where the only hets allowed in are trans people - and those grudgingly and, I feel, on the basis that het trans people are "really gay". I don't feel safe announcing or displaying my het identity in those spaces, even to call people out on what they say, because I am afraid of transphobia from those people and saying that I'm het would out me as trans.
But I feel unsafe identifying as heterosexual at school events or on public transportation. I get hit on by a lot of persistently creepy men at both of these places, and if you say that you're not interested then they try to convince you and if you say you're taken then they try to argue that they're better for you. When I say that I have a girlfriend however, these guys back down. I know that I could end up saying this to the wrong person who could end up hurting me for being allegedly gay, but so far that has been my only way to get them from trying to get my number or even from getting off on the same trolley stop as me and trying to follow me home (this has happened before after the "I'm not interested" line, unfortunately).
Hope this helps your confusion.
-- Stacey of San Diego, CA
Of course!
And now I feel wholly silly for asking, particularly if many of those who answered that way were cisgender women.
Think this is one of those places where my own perspective gave me a blind spot: as a queer female who who not ID as heterosexual, I just didn't even think this way. At the same time, I've also never found that telling men harassing me I'm lesbian or bisexual curbed their interest. In fact, sometimes it seems to only make them more persistent, so I usually don't share that kind of information with them. "I used to teach self-defense to women to deal with men attacking or harassing them," has always been far more effective. :)
I am a bi female, going into 9th grade, and feel completely safe. My friends weren't surprised, and everyone else was just fasinated. I came out completely in 6th grade and I don't regret it at all.
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After his father died of brain cancer a year ago, teenage diver Tom Daley went into the Olympics determined to win a medal "for myself and my dad." The 18-year-old Briton missed out in his first event on Monday, finishing fourth in the 10-meter synchronized platform with teammate Pete Waterfield. What made it worse for Daley was the response from one Twitter user. "You let your dad down i hope you know that," (at)Rileyy69 tweeted. Daley retweeted the abuse and said: "After giving it my all...you get idiot's sending me this." There was an immediate outcry, with users tweeting: (hash)GetRileyy_69Banned. "how am i trending worldwide?" (at)Rileyy69 asked. His account is currently locked. — Rob Harris — Twitter http://twitter.com/RobHarris ___ EDITOR'S NOTE — "Eyes on London" shows you the Olympics through the eyes of Associated Press journalists across the 2012 Olympic city and around the world. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item, and get even more AP updates from the games here: http://twitter.com/AP_Sports
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Lady Bulldogs improve to 10-1
The Douglas Lady Bulldogs played three games in four days last week and won all three improving to 10-1 on the season.
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Bulldog matmen fall to Bisbee
The Douglas High School wrestling team hosted the Bisbee Pumas in a dual meet last Wednesday in the DHS gymnasium.
Bulldogs fall to Catalina
The Douglas Bulldogs had just one game last week hosting an undefeated Catalina team last Tuesday in the DHS gym.
Bulldog kickers end 2012 with 2 wins
The Douglas Bulldog soccer team picked up two more wins last week beating rival Rio Rico 3-1 Monday, Dec. 17 in Rio Rico before shutting out Empire 3-0 the following night in Vail.
DHS runner looking to run "down under"
Douglas High School cross country runner Ricky Melendez is trying to raise funds that will allow him the opportunity to represent the West Central Conference Cross Country team when they run in the Down Under Sports Tournaments this summer in Australia.
Lady Bulldog kickers fourth at tourney
TUCSON – The Douglas Lady Bulldog soccer team finished fourth out of eight teams at the Palo Verde Invitational which was held at Palo Verde High School Dec. 19-22.
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Refined IPv6 connectivity testing
Saturday, June 2nd, 2007I've refined my previous idea slightly:
- IMG tags have src set to "" to start with.
- JavaScript thing runs on page load, and starts a timer, and sets src properties for the 3 images.
- A new IMG tag exists. It's src is set to deliver results back to me.
- When the first imge loads, a timer is kicked off.
- When either the last image loads or the timer fires, the results IMG src is set to send some data to the server, including: ipv4 loadtime, ipv6 loadtime, ipv6and4 loadtime. Where images don't load, NaN is sent.
- When the timer fires, the src of the various IMGs is optionally set to "", to stop the test.
I think that's about it.
I've been running this for a few days on my websites. At least one of them isn't small and has a wide range of users from non-technical to pretty-technical, and a wide range of OSes and browsers.
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25-year-old man sought fathers willing to allow him sexual access to their daughters
Saturday, January 28th, 2012A 25-year-old man from Frankfort Square, Illinois has been charged with one count of traveling to meet a minor and two counts of indecent solicitation of a child. The charges are the result of a two-month-long investigation, as reported by Will and Cook County sheriff's police today. Bond was set for Brandon J. Bergthold at $750,000. He is ... read more »


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Anna Welker, the wife of New England reciever Wes Welker, called out Ray Lewis on Facebook on Sunday and then promptly apologized. Why do folks feel the need to apologize for saying things that are true. Lewis is being lauded to a ridiculous extent as he heads to retirement after the Super Bowl. He's being held up by the league and its TV partners as a paragon of virtue...a true warrior...he's being used in tv commercials and spoken about as the next great tv commentator. Not once is his questionable past brought up in the conversation. Welker posted that folks should"go to Ray Lewis' wikipedia page...6 kids...4 wives. Aquitted for murder.Paid a family off. Yay what a Hall of Fame player. A true role model". What is there to apologize for? To say that the emperor has no clothes should be encouraged. People make mistakes...people recover from mistakes...has Ray Lewis changed? Only he knows for sure. When we call BS on the diefication of a very flawed individual there is nothing to apologize for.
Poor Phil Mickelson. He says he may have to move from California and worse yet may have to cut back on his golf schedule because of taxes. I'm supposed to cry for a zillionaire because he's making to much money?? He should be embarrassed to even go public with a comment like that.
The Badgers and Michigan State square off tonight. Its an early tip...pre game at 5pm on WSAU.
The Bucks return home for a game with Philly tonight. They have been playing well under Jim Boylan.
No school today because of the cold...probably no high school sports as well although I havent heard that officially as I write this at 3:40 am today.
Songs Of The Day (from my I-pod)
Little Darlin (I Need You)-Doobie Brothers(1977) Tom Johnston had left the band and Mike McDonald was changing the Doobie's sound including this take on a Marvin Gaye classic
Little Deuce Coupe-Beach Boys (1963) released in the fall of 63'. It was the 3rd album put out by the band that year.


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A mobile alert app designed by Amnesty International to help protect human rights activists in danger is in the running for the prestigious Global Impact Award.
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Human rights activists talks about the dangerous journey millions of people make every year from Central America to the USA through Mexico.
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Zimbabwe's new constitution presents a golden opportunity for the country to break away from a culture of impunity for human rights violations, Amnesty International says.
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Oklahoma Panhandle State University (OPSU) Reviews
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Jacob from Crystal River, FL
06/09/2009Reviewer is Accepted here and planning to attend soon. Reviewer has been to campus.
7 out of 7 people found this review useful. 1 of 8
Categories Comments Great for these types of students if you love rural settings
Tips for prospective students this school is in the middle of no where but if you can entertain yourself then you should be fine
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Micah from Guymon, OK
04/16/2012Reviewer is A current student here.
2 of 8
Categories Comments Food and Dining I am an online student.
Dorm Life I am an online student.
In three sentences I am an online student. When I have to attend the campus to enroll or pick up books the staff is very friendly and helpful. My adviser has only met me once and she remembers me every time I enter her office.
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Micheal from Amarillo, TX
07/11/2012Reviewer is A current student here.
3 of 8
Categories Comments Campus Safety Crime is practically 0
Greek Life We do not have a greek life
Clubs and Activities There are a few bars in the Guymon, Venue is popular the pub is pretty good. Then there is a club in liberal kansas called patron.
Great for these types of students Its alot of cowboys rodeo is KING at our school.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus No unusual places or traditions I know of.
Bang for the buck The school is not expensive at all. I have a basketball scholarship so I cant give an exact number but I think it only cost $12,000 for the whole year meal plan out of state waiver everything.
What to do for fun Enjoy each others company , we have alot of days where everyone is just outside enjoying the day.
Food and Dining Its a couple nice restaurants about 10 miles away in Guymon.
Dorm Life The dorm life is cool depending on where you stay.
Academic Rigor It's not that hard to go to school here the classes are small so its alot of one on one if you need it.
Tips for prospective students The school is as fun as you make it. Come be yourself
In three sentences Its small the people are extremely friendly. The professors are flexible and understanding, its not much to do though.
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Morgan from Beaver, OK
08/01/2012Reviewer is A current student here.
4 of 8
Categories Comments Great for these types of students kids who come from a small town or live in the area
Tips for prospective students Talk to the financial aid office before the semester starts and find where your classes are before the first day.
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Danielle from Ulysses, KS
10/09/2012Reviewer is A current student here.
5 of 8
Categories Comments Campus Safety Cameras on campus and strict visitor rules
Great for these types of students Ag students. Rodeo team.
Bang for the buck For a university it is a lot more affordable than most.
What to do for fun Hang with friend. Watch the football games.
Food and Dining The food on campus is very good.
Dorm Life I am loving form life and my roommate is a wonderful person. I was worried about the dorms at first but I love it now
Academic Rigor Class size is small. Classes are great I love all my instructors. Classes are challenging to your mind so you will not be bored.
Tips for prospective students They have tutors for every class. The class sizes are small so if you need help it is easy to access your instructors.
In three sentences The instructors are really helpful. The campus is very nice. Classes are very informative.
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Anonymous from Guymon, OK
10/15/2012Reviewer is A current student here.
6 of 8
Categories Comments Campus Safety This campus is very safe with patrol going around all the time. There have been no reports of any incidents in the year i have attended.
Bang for the buck Most students are getting paid to go to college here and an education is priceless.
What to do for fun If you look for fun you will find it. There are many school clubs and activities throughout the year.
Food and Dining Remember your high school cafeteria? Well this is no different, food is bland. There are a couple of restaurants around that will do the job if you do not want to relieve the mess of the high school cafeteria once again.
Dorm Life dorms are not what you call high life but you get what you pay for and they are inexpensive. Although there are other housing options available.
Academic Rigor professors take every student in account and have set standard for all of them to be represented fairly.
Tips for prospective students this college has many opportunities for those with disabilities and can support those who seek help.
In three sentences OPSU is a small college, and is in a small town that doesn't have many opportunities. This college does give you a better opportunity in getting to know your professors. There are many activities to do and is very inexpensive.
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Dustyn from Olathe, CO
11/20/2012Reviewer is A current student here.
7 of 8
Categories Comments Great for these types of students This is a great university for people that like small schools and small classes. OPSU is more like a big family with very caring staff.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus This is a very good Agriculture school.
What to do for fun For fun we rodeo and hunt.
Tips for prospective students Study hard and attend classes.
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Lucero from Texhoma, OK
11/22/2012Reviewer is Researching this school. Reviewer has been to campus.
8 of 8
Categories Comments Bang for the buck Affordable success!
What to do for fun The extra curricular activities can be the fun, but outside of the university there are not very many options.
Food and Dining Through the summer program that i was in I only got a chance to try the cafeteria food. It wasn't the best but there are other options.
Dorm Life The dorm life is what you make it! So stay positive.
Academic Rigor The professors there are very skilled at what they do.
Tips for prospective students Don't make your college decision based on what I say! If you schedule a tour I'm sure you yourself will fall in love with the campus. That is if you like the small town feel of course!
In three sentences The Upward Bound @ OPSU summer program allowed me get a feel of the college life at this university. It is a very nice campus filed with a diversity of people. This is one of my top college choices!
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