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What's up with the current lamentable state of cock sucking these days? Why, I can remember a time when the humble hummer was king. Now, sadly the basic blowjob is a lost art.
Dr. Dick is forever getting letters from all over, from both men and women, asking for his sage advice. Dear Dr. Dick, Help! I don't now what it is, I can't seem to get the hang of fellatio. FELLATIO? Are you serious? Keep referring to cock sucking like that and we're gonna take away your adult card. And then there are the letters from disappointed aficionados of excellent head. Dear Dr. Dick, Help! My boyfriend sucks dick like a girl. He's afraid to get down and dirty on my big old dick. Yeah, ain't it a shame? Ya know, there are those who believe an expert cocksucker is born not make. Either you can suck the chrome off a trailer hitch or ya can't. However, Dr. Dick believes anyone can become an adequate or even a superior cocksucker with a little will power and some ingenuity.
Let's start with the basics. There's no one best way to make oral love to a boner. No two cocksuckers do it exactly the same way, but all have one thing in common and that's the desire to satisfy. Technique and position take a back seat to simply craving a cock in your mouth. We're not talkin' rocket science, girlfriend, it's just a pecker and a mouth doin' what comes natural. So if cock sucking is more work than fun, just give it up. Life is too short for a bad blowjob.
Begin by taking a good look at the object of your desire. A big stiff woody is a wonder to behold. And even those little willies can be cute as hell. Visually explore the whole enchilada. Feel it's shape, its thickness and texture. Use your tongue to trace a line from his dick head down the underside of his shaft to his balls. If you're lucky enough to be gobbling an uncut dick, draw back his foreskin and slop your tongue all around his corona. As you do, watch your man's eyes roll back in his head in ecstasy.
Let his cock slide inside your mouth. Let your lips slide over the head and down the shaft a little, but, for god's sake, watch out for your teeth! Slide your mouth down farther and open wider. Feel the stretch in your jaws. When his dick gets close to your throat, you may begin to gag. This is a normal reflex that you will, in time, be able to control. Ask for some feedback on your efforts. Just don't talk with your mouth full.
There are lots of other things you can do with your mouth. Lick his dick, suck on it and flick your tongue rapidly across the top of his dick. Or you can simply move your mouth up and down his joystick. Dive into his crotch, lick his inner thighs, lower belly, and slobber all over his nuts. Keep your mouth wet, a thick wad of saliva will add to the pleasure and eliminate irritation. Don't be afraid to be sloppy. Increase your speed or slow it down. Incorporate a little manual stimulation if ya'd like. Fondle and cup his balls in your hand.
As your man approaches orgasm he will become more excited and may start some pelvic thrusting. If he does and you start to gag, use your hand to guide his dick in and out of your mouth. Remember that you're the one in charge here. Encircle your lips firmly around his cock and over your teeth. Keep the other parts of your mouth as relaxed as possible (actual "sucking" is unnecessary at this point). Keeping a regular rhythm is nice, but don't let it get boring. If you vary your position and your stroke you won't get fatigued.
Remember practice makes perfect. Above all take the time you need to learn what works best for you.


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On December 21st of this year, said tradition once again became part of history as - for the first time ever - an "official" first-kiss was shared by a same-sex couple:
PHOTO: Brian Clark, The Virginian-Pilot
The lucky couple in question are Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta and Petty Officer 3rd Class Citlalic Snell. Gaeta (in the hat) was the returnee, having purchased $50 worth of tickets in her ship's (The USS Oak Hill) charity raffle where the honor was the prize.
Photo is credited to one Brian Clark of The Virginian-Pilot. I hope his contract let's him retain some rights to it so he can get a cut of the royalties as this almost-certainly winds up in history books, newsreels and museum displays from now until the forseeable future.

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Firing a fed is not easy, but it's not mission impossible either.
Urban legend says it's impossible to fire a federal employee for anything less than committing murder. The recent scandals involving feds at the General Services Administration (misusing taxpayer funds) and the Secret Service (procuring prostitutes) have revived the old saw: What does a federal employee have to do to get axed?
It is harder to fire a career government employee than a political appointee or a private sector worker, as a general rule, largely because of laws protecting career civil servants from being dismissed without cause or for politically motivated reasons. "Employees should be retained on the basis of adequacy of their performance, inadequate performance should be corrected, and employees should be separated who cannot or will not improve their performance to meet required standards," notes one of the nine merit system principles in the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act.
"It's in the public interest to have some protections for career employees against arbitrary action, particularly politically motivated [action]," says John Palguta, vice president of policy at the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service. Palguta also has worked at the Office of Personnel Management and the Merit Systems Protection Board, the agency that adjudicates appeals from employees related to their job status.
Political appointees, in contrast, can be sacked on the spot since they serve at the pleasure of the president. They usually resign—voluntarily or under duress—shortly after a controversy erupts, while career employees involved could end up hanging onto their jobs for some time, even in the face of wrongdoing. One example is Martha Johnson, former appointed head of the General Services Administration, who resigned immediately after news broke this spring of GSA's notorious $820,000 Las Vegas training conference in 2010. But Jeff Neely, the senior executive and regional commissioner behind the boondoggle, remained at the agency on administrative leave until late May, when he reportedly retired—not exactly the same as being fired.
Government managers can fire federal employees for poor performance or misconduct under Title 5 of the U.S. Code (Chapters 43 and 75). It's easier to dismiss someone for misbehaving— showing up to work drunk, for example—than it is for mediocre performance, which is subject to interpretation and rarely yields a smoking gun. "It comes down to judgment, so it's easier to challenge a performance-based action," says Henry Romero, who was associate director for workforce compensation and performance at OPM during the Clinton administration. Managers also must give employees the opportunity and time to improve if subpar work performance is the problem.
In a 2009 report, MSPB said that complexities involved in performance management—not the law—present the greatest challenge to handling poor performers. "The agency is required to articulate a performance expectation, measure it and document the extent to which the employee has failed to meet expectations," said the report. "According to an MSPB survey of proposing and deciding officials, this is where the actions become difficult. Our survey respondents told us that supervisors have difficulty creating standards for performance and documenting how well employees are meeting those standards."
Even in instances where conduct rather than performance is the issue, agencies often place employees on administrative leave while an investigation unfolds and the government affords the employee due process. So firing a federal employee typically involves a lot of things most managers try to avoid: paperwork, confrontation and the prospect of being overruled by the agency or MSPB.
"You will find some federal managers are reluctant to take action for fear of being overturned, or for fear of taking too much time and effort," says Palguta. "Some managers, quite frankly, might let the situation slide."
And why wouldn't they? Reasons managers have cited over the years for failing to take action against bad apples include lack of support from upper management, reluctance to engage in a tedious and time-consuming process, and fear of grievances or other actions. A 1999 OPM report on dealing with poor performers in government noted that several supervisors said there was "little negative cost to them for taking no action."
Romero likened managers' fears of firing or demoting workers to those of parents who can't control their children: The bad behavior reflects poorly on them. "I have found that there is rarely any glory in being viewed as a tough manager," says Romero, now a senior adviser at Virginia-based consulting firm Federal Management Partners. "Nobody winds up in the agency newsletter for firing three employees this year."
Managers should educate themselves about federal hiring and firing statutes and processes, say Romero and Palguta. Agencies don't always take the time or effort to properly train supervisors in those areas, so managers have to be proactive about their education. For example, they say, managers should take advantage of the yearlong probationary period new employees are subject to because it's easier and faster to unload a poor performer during that time. Look to your agency's human resources office and general counsel, in particular, Palguta says, to provide guidance on options and procedures. "The fact of the matter is, if you do the right thing as a government manager, your chances of being successful in having that decision upheld is in excess of
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Culture- ART FEATURE- Artist gone girly: Jamison flowers at SSG
"So many artists I know have a dead animal collection in their freezer"— not a sentence I expected to hear from painter Susan Jamison, whose ultra-feminine exhibition, "Full Bloom," is currently on view at Second Street Gallery. She was discussing her four "bouquet" drawings, depicting tiny bird carcasses and twigs bound together with red thread, but the statement captured a deeper truth underlying the surface of her work.
And while Jamison's art is all about the surface, in terms of both technique and content, it's anything but superficial. Visually citing sources as wide-ranging as Renaissance wedding portraits, Audubon bird illustrations, and antique anatomy texts, the Roanoke-based artist examines myths and clichés regarding femininity ("Pretty is as pretty does." "Sugar and spice and everything nice." "Beauty is only skin deep.").
Jamison uses a tiny brush and the unusual medium of egg tempera— made from yolk, water, and powdered pigment— to create intensely hued, symbol-rich compositions involving either isolated female body parts or portraits of an every-woman seen in profile against an eggshell background. Each small stroke, whether defining a feather's fringe or the barely discernible twist in Jamison's ever-present red thread, is precise and refined, yielding images that play with realism yet remain stylized and nearly flat.
Her women are naked and bald, with closed eyes, ornamented only by deep pink tattoos vining across their skin like floral embroidery. This metaphor of sewing and crafted appearance is constant in Jamison's work. For instance, stickpins and thread hold together a rose in "Avian Couture," providing a miniature representation of the main figure who stands encaged in a trellis-like hoop skirt of thorny vines.
Always women are allied with nature, calling to mind such far-flung associations as Botticelli's Primavera and Walt Disney's Snow White and Cinderella. Goldfinches and humming birds flit here and there, carrying bits of thread or holding sugar packets in their beaks, while flowers wreath the women's necks.
But below this rosy surface, Jamison reveals a darker, less accessible and more tangled side of femininity. In addition to including the occasional black widow spider or snake in her images, she contrasts the orderly pink patterns on her women's skin with the inscrutable grey branches and roots inside their skulls. The effect is jarring and compelling.
Like saccharine, Jamison's sweet paintings have a bitter edge, as they open the door on all the pretty beasts preserved in our mental freezers.
"Susan Jamison: Full Bloom" is on display through January 27 in the Dové Gallery of Second Street Gallery. 115 Second St. SE (in the Charlottesville City Center for the Arts). 977-7284.


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I am researching the surname of Snow. My particular line comes from Thomas Snow whose father was John. Thomas moved to Marion County, IL with his family after 1860. He was married about 4 times, the last one in 1870 to Elizabeth Gaines in Marion Co. IL
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Looking for information on the brothers (and other Hayes family) of George White Hayes and Charles Canady Hayes, both born in IN. George died in Baldwin Co., AL in 1976. I don't know about Charles. There were other brothers, and sisters, and the parents names were Samuel J. Hayes and Joanna Aldridge Hayes. They moved to Miami Co., IN from the Roanoke, VA area, sometime after 1885.
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does anyone know the towing capacity for a 1971 buick centurian. i have owned one since 1991 and drive it coast to coast. now we would like to pull atrailer but need to know the towing capacity
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Can you tell me what do i need to get my car listed in the registry
I have filled out the form twice now
Do i need the build sheet or is that just a bonus?
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Hey smartin. Do you know where I can buy 4 very nice stock rally wheels with caps for my 73 lesabre? Thank you for your time.
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|5,000 bushels (~ 136 Metric Tons)
|Price Quotation
|Cents per bushel
|Trading Hours
|Sunday – Friday, 7:00 p.m. – 7:45 a.m. CT and
Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 1:20 p.m. CT
|Minimum Price Fluctuation
|1/4 of one cent per bushel ($12.50 per contract)
|Product Code
| CME Globex: ZW
CME ClearPort: W
Clearing: W
|Listed Contracts
|March (H), May (K), July (N), September (U) & December (Z)
|Settlement Method
|Termination Of Trading
|The business day prior to the 15th calendar day of the contract month.
|Trade At Marker Or Trade At Settlement Rules
|Trading at settlement is available for first 3 listed futures contracts, nearby new-crop July contract (if not part of the first 3 outrights), first to second month calendar spread, second to third month calendar spread, and nearest Jul-Dec OR Dec-Jul spread when available (when December is listed); and are subject to the existing TAS rules. The Last Trade Date for CBOT Grain and Oilseed TAS products will be the First Position Day (FPD) of the front-month contract (FPD is the second to last business day in the month prior to the nearby contract month).
Trading in all CBOT Grain TAS products will be 19:00-07:45 and 08:30-13:15 Chicago time. All resting TAS orders at 07:45 will remain in the book for the 08:30 opening, unless cancelled.
TAS products will trade a total of four ticks above and below the settlement price in ticks of the corresponding futures contract (0.0025), off of a "Base Price" of 0 to create a differential (plus or minus 4 ticks) versus settlement in the underlying product on a 1 to 1 basis. A trade done at the Base Price of 0 will correspond to a "traditional" TAS trade which will clear exactly at the final settlement price of the day.
|Settlement Procedures
|Wheat Settlement Procedures
|Position Limits
|CBOT Position Limits
|Exchange Rulebook
|Block Minimum
|Block Minimum Thresholds
|Price Limit Or Circuit
|Price Limits
|Vendor Codes
|Quote Vendor Symbols Listing
|Last Delivery Date
|Second business day following the last trading day of the delivery month.
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Flood Task Force Seeks Members
The City Council is accepting applications for seven at-large members of the community, including two from canyon neighborhoods, to serve six months on a flood mitigation task force. The deadline is Feb. 23.
The task force, which will also include two council members and a planning commissioner, will evaluate ideas from residents and professionals for flood prevention. Members will review flood history, identify measures that can be undertaken and make recommendations for better preparation.
Residents who are interested are required to submit an application available at the City Clerk's office or on-line at www.lagunabeachcity.net.
Church Holds Blood Drive
The Laguna Presbyterian Church, 415 Forest Avenue, will sponsor an American Red Cross Blood Drive in Tankersley Hall from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13. Donors can sign-up on the church patio the same day, on line at www.givelife.org (click on blue box at top right and use sponsor code: lagunap) or by calling Sandy in the church office at 494-7555 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Donors as young as age 16 (who weigh at least 110 pounds) are accepted when a parent registers them. All donors will be entered in a drawing for a spa package and will receive a coupon for a free appetizer at Mimi's, as well as vouchers that can be redeemed for an LA Galaxy game or a tour of the Grammy Museum.
Because of the economic recession, many companies that have hosted blood drives in the past have closed down and the surplus blood supply has dwindled.
Rain Barrel Contest Promotes Water Efficiency
Rain barrels custom-painted with original drawings will be displayed around town during the month of February, part of Laguna Beach County Water District's promotion of rain water collecting.
Of 28 entries submitted in a rain-barrel painting contest, Katelyn Kolberg, Colette Hammett, Summer Stanaland and Sabrina Johnson were each given the opportunity to execute their idea in six weeks. The district provided each of the four students with a 55-gallon rain barrel, paint, and a $50 gift card for supplies.
In addition to the contest winners, the district supplied the Laguna Beach Environmental Committee, the Laguna Beach Garden Club, Laguna Nursery, and Transition Laguna with rain barrels and paint to create their own masterpieces.
"Our winning students and invited organizations rose to the challenge and created some very unique art on a very large and odd shaped canvas," said Renae Hinchey, water district general manager.
The artful rain barrels will be displayed in several locations around town.
Youth Host Molokai Fundraiser
The Logos High School Group will hold its last bake sale on Sunday, Feb. 13, after the 8:30 a.m. Laguna Presbyterian Church service.
Proceeds from the sale go towards the group's upcoming mission trip to Molokai, Hawaii during spring break. Students will help build, paint, and restore Molokai churches, schools, and homes by day and share Bible study and fellowship at night.
For further info on the trip or youth activities visit www.lagunapreschurch.org.
Chabad Course Brings New Meaning to Life
The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) will present the course, "Toward a Meaningful Life: A Soul-Searching Journey," at Chabad Jewish Center in Laguna Beach for six consecutive weeks, which began at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 9.
"This course offers recipes, tips, and techniques for not only discovering where your true meaning lies, but in actually making it a part of your daily existence," said Laguna Chabad's Rabbi Eli Goorevitch.
Attendees need not be affiliated with a particular synagogue or temple. For information and to register, call (949) 499-0770 or visit www.myJLI.com.


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Major Lewis Redmond, Outlaw! The Prince of Dark Corners is scheduled to air on SC-ETV on Thursday, April 2nd at 9pm.
At the time of his capture in 1881, the outlaw, Lewis Redmond was described as "the most famous man in South Carolina."
Redmond was equally well-known in western North Carolina and north Georgia where local newspapers begged the court to "forget his faults in admiration of his undaunted courage and unmistakable dash."
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CE Credits
Continuing Education Credits
RSA Conference 2013 has partnerships with a number of security organizations offering Continuing Education credits (if you attend Conference sessions) and other benefits.
Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) certification holders may earn up to 12 CMUs for attending applicable keynote and 60 minute track sessions at RSA Conference 2013. You will be asked to enter your Portal Account ID during the registration process and submit your trip report card along with the appropriate renewal application to apply CMUs. Please contact email@example.com with any questions.
ISACA members are entitled to CPE credits for attending RSA Conference 2013. Members can qualify for 1 CPE credit for each applicable track session that is 60 minutes and keynote session subject to ISACA approval. Members will need to self-report attendance information with a copy of the post-conference trip report (detailing sessions attended thru badge scanning while on-site) as support of their request.
(ISC)2 members can earn 35 CPE credits for attending RSA Conference 2013. After the Conference, RSA Conference will provide (ISC)2 with a list of each attending (ISC)2 member's name, membership number and applicable credits. Please note, we ask for members' (ISC)2 membership numbers during the registration process.


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- Vikings
- Picasso linocuts
- Roman war games
- Germany divided
- Richard III
- Celebrating Ganesha
- Gems of Chinese painting
- Contemporary Japanese prints
- The other side of the medal
- Between light and screen
- Artist in residence
- Hamilton's Odyssey
- Dressed to impress
- Dürer's paper triumph
- Ming
- Witches and wicked bodies
- Pilgrims, healers and wizards
- Germany: memories of a nation
- The Meroë Head of Augustus
- Poetry and exile
- Connecting continents
- Ancient lives, new discoveries
The facial reconstruction of Richard III
Leicester's search for a
19 February - 16 March 2014
Recommend this exhibition
This display combines the facial depiction of Richard III's head with two objects from the British Museum's permanent collection relating to the king, Richard's admiralty seal matrix and a boar badge. The facial depiction of King Richard III was created by Professor Caroline Wilkinson and the forensic art team of the University of Dundee. The head is exhibited by kind permission of the Richard III Society as part of a national tour organised by Leicester Arts and Museums Service.
In partnership with the Richard III Society and Leicester City Council, the University of Leicester undertook excavations in central Leicester with the aim of finding out more about the Grey Friars Franciscan friary and to discover whether the remains of King Richard III still rested there. In an extraordinary partnership of historians, scientists and archaeologists, the skeleton of an adult male was identified conclusively as the king. The DNA and other scientific analysis, the battle trauma the individual had suffered and the clear scoliosis of the spine all matched up to the contemporary historical evidence of who Richard was and how he died. In Spring 2014, Leicester will be opening an exciting new visitor's centre so that everyone can find out more about the life and death of Richard III, as well as discovering the story of this unique archaeological investigation and the techniques that were applied to identify the skeleton.
Find out more by visiting www.le.ac.uk/richardiii
Creating a King
This model featured in the Channel 4 documentary, The King in the Car Park. It was commissioned by the Richard III Society and made by Professor Caroline Wilkinson and the forensic art team at the University of Dundee. State of the art techniques have been used to show what King Richard III would have looked like in life. Starting with the data gathered from a CT scan of the skull, the layers of muscle that compose the face are built up on a computer. Data about the average thickness of muscle layers and facial features is used to ensure that the model is an accurate estimate for the age, gender and race of the individual. The 3D model is produced as a 3D printout in a plastic polymer. The technique is called stereolithography. Layers of the polymer are built up in the desired shape and set using ultra violet light. The piece is carefully painted to give it a life-like feel. The eyes are mounted internally using wax and glue. Finishing details like the style and colour of Richard's hair and hat were taken from near contemporary portraits of the king.
Admiralty Seal of Richard Duke of Gloucester as admiral
Boar badge representing the livery of Richard III


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Emma Roberts and her boyfriend Evan Peters are "working together to move past" the fight which led to the actress' arrest in Canada last week.
Julia Roberts' niece was taken into police custody for allegedly attacking the actor in a hotel in Montreal, but she was released hours later after Peters, who was left with a bloodied nose, refused to press charges.
Now the couple's representatives have released a joint statement, branding the incident "unfortunate" and insisting the young stars are trying to resolve their problems.
The statement reads, "It was an unfortunate incident and misunderstanding. Ms. Roberts was released after questioning and the couple are working together to move past it."
The news comes as pictures emerged online showing the actress in floods of tears outside a TV studio in New Orleans. The snaps, published on TMZ.com, show Roberts crying while she is comforted by Peters.
Roberts and Peters are currently working together on TV drama "American Horror" Story.


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Code Clues Reheat Google Tablet Rumors
May 15, 2012 5:00 AM PT
Murmurs about Google's supposed plans to launch its own tablet soon are growing to a roar.
Source code from Google and Samsung indicate that a Nexus tablet is in the works, Slashgear reported.
"It seems logical that it will be a Google Nexus device consistent with the Nexus smartphone, but the problem is there's nothing unique about the Nexus smartphone," suggested Andrew Eisner, director of community and content at Retrevo.
"Samsung politely declines to comment at this time," company spokesperson Makenzie Blyth told TechNewsWorld.
The Kernel of a Rumor
The kernel codes Google and Samsung are working on are for Samsung's Exynos processors. Exynos is the name for a series of ARM-based systems on a chip (SoCs) made by Samsung Electronics. The Samsung Galaxy S smartphone was the first device from that company to use an Exynos chip.
The supposed Google tablet will reportedly have an Exynos 5250 dual-core A15 processor. It will also have an ARM Mali T-604 graphics processing unit clocked at up to 533 MHz.
The device will also reportedly have an ultra-bright Super AMOLED display as well as a rear camera.
The tablet will apparently be a Google Nexus device. Nexus devices offer a pure Android experience, meaning that the operating system remains unmodified.
Who Needs a Nexus Tablet?
Apple's iPad is the unquestioned king of the tablet market, and Barclays contends that sales will continue to grow.
However, Android tablets haven't fared well. The best-seller in this category, the Amazon Kindle, had a blowout holiday period but sales reportedly fell off after that.
"It still appears that Android just doesn't have what it takes to compete with the iPad," Retrevo's Eisner told TechNewsWorld. "Amazon's Kindles had a competitive price, and that seems to have run its course."
Despite this, there are indications that a market for Android tablets exists. For example, Verizon Wireless announced Android tablets for the enterprise at the International CTIA Wireless 2012 trade show last week. These are "open development certified devices running Android 2.3" and don't carry the Verizon brand, Sowmya Varadarajan, an associate director at Verizon, told TechNewsWorld.
Vantiv is one of Verizon's customers for the tablets, Varadarajan said.
What About Google?
Just what Google's doing with Samsung in regard to tablets isn't clear. Why would Google want Samsung to serve as its OEM when it has Motorola Mobility, which already produces an Android tablet? And why would Samsung want to serve as Google's OEM when that could cost it the business it has built up in offering Android tablets under its own brand?
Reports of a Google tablet "have never been confirmed, so we can't confirm them," Motorola Mobility spokesperson Kira Golin told TechNewsWorld. Motorola Mobility's still offering the Xoom, which "is carried by some outlets," as well as that tablet's successor, the Xyboard.
Other major Google partners such as Asus have their own Android tablets.
Google and Asus did not respond to our request to comment for this story.
No Apps, No Sale
"No matter who produces [the tablets], there lack of apps is still a problem," Retrevo's Eisner pointed out. "Ice Cream Sandwich was supposed to provide a unified platform and make it easier for developers to produce apps for both smartphones and tablets, but so far there are many more iPhone apps than Android apps."
Verizon has had its own private app store for business. Companies can pre-approve apps in this store for employees to download.
Whether Google can fight off inroads into the market for Android apps from Amazon and now Verizon remains to be seen.


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Crop yield and quality depend on effective application of agricultural chemicals. Proper selection, use and maintenance of sprayers can save you money, improve the performance of the agrichemicals you use, and protect the environment.
By Bill Johnson, Department of Agronomy, Bill Casady, Department of Agricltural Engineering, University of Missouri, Dallas Peterson, Department of Agronomy and Dennis Kuhlman, College of Technology and Avitiation, Kansas State University
With the increased emphasis on custom application of herbicides, postemergence weed control, and use of herbicides that are active at low application rates, proper cleaning and maintenance of sprayers will be increasingly necessary to avoid injury to nontarget crop species. The issue will take on added importance as more producers use broad-spectrum herbicides such as Roundup and Liberty on their herbicide-tolerant crops. Postemergence applications sprayed directly on the crop foliage will generally have greater potential for crop injury than will soil applications. Serious crop injury can result from small amounts of herbicides remaining in the sprayer system.
In recent years there have been numerous occurrences of soybean crop damage with symptoms resembling injury from growth regulator herbicides (Figure 1). The injuries were attributed to various causes, including the use of other soybean herbicides and herbicide additives, but in many cases the spray tanks had not been cleaned properly before applying soybean herbicides. Crop injury from sprayer contamination can occur up to several months after using the sprayer if it has not been cleaned properly. Injury from sprayer contamination can affect crop growth and development for several weeks after application and in severe cases can reduce crop yields. Herbicide residues in the sprayer can be redissolved through later contact with herbicides, their solvents or spray adjuvants. The objective of this publication is to present the appropriate cleanup procedures for sprayer equipment following the use of various herbicides in corn, soybean, wheat and cotton production.
General sprayer cleanup procedures
Leaf cupping is a sign of sprayer contamination injury from growth regulator herbicides.
A crop with moderate damage will suffer both delayed maturity and reduced yield
Pesticides can settle to the bottom or cause rapid corrosion in the spraying system and thus should be washed from the whole system immediately after use. One should always try to end the workday with an empty tank. If you will be using the same agrichemical the next day, thoroughly flushing the sprayer tank and sprayer with clean water is sufficient and will help prevent drying and hardening of pesticide residues. If a different agrichemical will be used, then a more comprehensive procedure is recommended immediately after use.
When cleaning a sprayer, select a location where any spilled rinsate will not contaminate water supplies, streams, crops or other plants and where puddles will not be accessible to children, pets, livestock or wildlife. Preferably the area should be impervious to water and have a wash rack or cement apron with a sump to catch contaminated wash water and pesticides. If such a facility is not available, catch or contain the rinsate and spray the rinse water or the cleaning solution on a field in a manner consistent with the intended use of the agrichemical. Avoid discharging all the cleaning solution in a small area.
The quickest and easiest way to rinse a tank and spraying equipment and dispose of waste safely is to carry a 50- to 100-gallon drum of fresh water with the spraying equipment. When spraying is finished, flush the system in the field and spray the rinsate on the field in a manner consistent with the products intended use.
If spray material is spilled on the sprayer during loading or mixing, wash the outside of the sprayer immediately. As a general rule, plastic or polyethylene tanks and hoses tend to require more extensive cleaning than stainless steel tanks. Screens and strainers should also be cleaned or replaced frequently as they can be a major source of contamination. Residues can also accumulate in checked or cracked hoses. Inspect the inside of hoses and replace if necessary. Pay special attention to the following areas that may be missed or difficult to clean:
- Sprayer surfaces or components where buildup might occur due to repeated coats of spray followed by drying
- Sprayer sumps and pumps
- Inside the top of the spray tank and around baffles
- Irregular surfaces inside tanks caused by baffles, plumbing fixtures, agitation units, etc.
When switching between crops, such as applying soybean herbicides after corn spraying is complete, follow the procedure described in the box below to clean out sprayers.
Sprayer cleaning agents
Cleaning agents should be selected based on the herbicide and formulation to be cleaned (Table 1). Cleaning agents should penetrate and dissolve pesticide residues and allow them to be removed when the rinsate is removed from the sprayer. The functions of cleaning agents are dilution, solubilization and deactivation. Commercial tank cleaning agents and detergents help remove both water- and oil-soluble herbicides and are recommended on many pesticide labels. The commercial tank cleaning agents usually perform better than household detergents and can deactivate some herbicides in addition to solubilizing them.
Some tank cleaning agents and ammonia solutions also raise the pH of the rinsate solution, making some products such as sulfonylurea herbicides more water soluble and thus easier to remove from internal sprayer parts. Chlorine bleach solutions will accelerate decomposition of sulfonylurea and some other herbicides into inactive compounds. However, chlorine is less effective at dissolving and removing sulfonylurea herbicide residues from spray tanks than ammonia solutions. Chlorine bleach should never be added to ammonia or liquid fertilizers containing ammonia because the two materials react to form toxic chlorine gas, which can cause eye, nose, throat and lung irritation. Fuel oil or kerosene is effective for removing oil-soluble herbicides such as esters and emulsifiable concentrates. The fuel oil or kerosene should be followed by a detergent rinse to remove the oily residue.
Final note
All sprayer components, including the tank, pump, hoses and nozzles, must be thoroughly cleaned to avoid contamination. The lowest point of the spray system should have a drain, and all sprayer plumbing should gravity drain to that point. If the system does not allow all of the solution to drain out, the effectiveness of cleaning agents is greatly reduced and may be useless. Any contaminated solution remaining trapped in the sprayer system must be diluted and flushed out of the system with repeated rinses. Once the tank and all circulation lines have pure water, the spray valve to the nozzles should be opened and remain activated until all nozzles are spraying pure water. The sprayer must be thoroughly cleaned and flushed before the new herbicide mixture is added to the tank, or contamination will occur.


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- Click Tools → Filters. Or, from the Select Files or Folders dialog, click Select to the right of the Filter field.
- In the Filters dialog Filefilters tab, click New.
- In the Shared or Private Filter dialog, choose Shared Filter or Private Filter (see File filter locations for their uses) and click OK.
- http://manual.winmerge.org/Filters.html ... eatingFile
Win 7. WinMerge 220.127.116.11 Unicode
The "New" button brings me to a standard Windows save dialog. There's nothing about Shared/Private options.
I don't know where the Private location is supposed to be.


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Object Manager
Object Manager
Object Manager
Keeps track of objects as they are deserialized.
public ref class ObjectManager
public class ObjectManager
type ObjectManager = class
Public Class ObjectManager
- Inheritance
- Attributes
The following code example shows how to use the ObjectManager class to walk through an object graph, traversing to each object only once.
using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Collections;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;
using System.Reflection;
// This class walks through all the objects once in an object graph.
public sealed class ObjectWalker : IEnumerable, IEnumerator {
private Object m_current;
// This stack contains the set of objects that will be enumerated.
private Stack m_toWalk = new Stack();
// The ObjectIDGenerator ensures that each object is enumerated just once.
private ObjectIDGenerator m_idGen = new ObjectIDGenerator();
// Construct an ObjectWalker passing the root of the object graph.
public ObjectWalker(Object root) {
// Return an enumerator so this class can be used with foreach.
public IEnumerator GetEnumerator() {
return this;
// Resetting the enumerator is not supported.
public void Reset() {
throw new NotSupportedException("Resetting the enumerator is not supported.");
// Return the enumeration's current object.
public Object Current { get { return m_current; } }
// Walk the reference of the passed-in object.
private void Schedule(Object toSchedule) {
if (toSchedule == null) return;
// Ask the ObjectIDManager if this object has been examined before.
Boolean firstOccurrence;
m_idGen.GetId(toSchedule, out firstOccurrence);
// If this object has been examined before, do not look at it again just return.
if (!firstOccurrence) return;
if (toSchedule.GetType().IsArray) {
// The object is an array, schedule each element of the array to be looked at.
foreach (Object item in ((Array)toSchedule)) Schedule(item);
} else {
// The object is not an array, schedule this object to be looked at.
// Advance to the next item in the enumeration.
public Boolean MoveNext() {
// If there are no more items to enumerate, return false.
if (m_toWalk.Count == 0) return false;
// Check if the object is a terminal object (has no fields that refer to other objects).
if (!IsTerminalObject(m_current = m_toWalk.Pop())) {
// The object does have field, schedule the object's instance fields to be enumerated.
foreach (FieldInfo fi in m_current.GetType().GetFields(BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic)) {
return true;
// Returns true if the object has no data fields with information of interest.
private Boolean IsTerminalObject(Object data) {
Type t = data.GetType();
return t.IsPrimitive || t.IsEnum || t.IsPointer || data is String;
public sealed class App {
// Define some fields in the class to test the ObjectWalker.
public String name = "Fred";
public Int32 Age = 40;
static void Main() {
// Build an object graph using an array that refers to various objects.
Object[] data = new Object[] { "Jeff", 123, 555L, (Byte) 35, new App() };
// Construct an ObjectWalker and pass it the root of the object graph.
ObjectWalker ow = new ObjectWalker(data);
// Enumerate all of the objects in the graph and count the number of objects.
Int64 num = 0;
foreach (Object o in ow) {
// Display each object's type and value as a string.
Console.WriteLine("Object #{0}: Type={1}, Value's string={2}",
num++, o.GetType(), o.ToString());
// This code produces the following output.
// Object #0: Type=App, Value's string=App
// Object #1: Type=System.Int32, Value's string=40
// Object #2: Type=System.String, Value's string=Fred
// Object #3: Type=System.Byte, Value's string=35
// Object #4: Type=System.Int64, Value's string=555
// Object #5: Type=System.Int32, Value's string=123
// Object #6: Type=System.String, Value's string=Jeff
During deserialization, the Formatter queries the ObjectManager to determine whether a reference to an object in the serialized stream refers to an object that has already been deserialized (a backward reference), or to an object that has not yet been deserialized (a forward reference). If the reference in the serialized stream is a forward reference, then the Formatter can register a fixup with the ObjectManager. If the reference in the serialized stream is a backward reference, the Formatter immediately completes the reference. Fixup refers to the process of finalizing object references not already completed during the object deserialization process. After the required object has been deserialized, the ObjectManager will complete the reference.
The ObjectManager follows a set of rules that dictate the fixup order. All objects that implement ISerializable or have a ISerializationSurrogate can expect to have all the objects that they transmitted through SerializationInfo available when the object tree is deserialized. However, a parent object cannot presume that all its child objects will be fully completed when it is fully deserialized. All child objects will be present but not all the grandchild objects will necessarily be present. If an object needs to take certain actions that depend on executing code on its child objects, it can delay these actions, implement the IDeserializationCallback interface, and execute the code only when it is called back on this interface.


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Unreleased CD-i version of "Riddle of the Maze" surfaced
>> Monday, November 11, 2013
This is a rare game based on Christopher Manson's interactive book Maze and released as an interactive title by Fathom Pictures, who also produced "Escape from Cybercity" on CD-i.
The graphics are reproductions of the rooms from the pages of the book, which are illustrated with Manson's original art. Each room is entirely different, and each contains clues to solve the riddle as well as doors to other rooms. Clues are found in the artwork of the room and in animations. After Fathom Pictures acquired the rights to do the book as a CD-I title, the graphic artist lead for the project copied out the pages from the book, and hand-painted them with water colors. She then scanned the results in. Her website is at http://www.einneh.com, and it has some frames from this game, as well as cover art she did for the unreleased CD-i game "Return to Cybercity"
Now a downloadable ISO showed up at Gametronik, found by a flea market collection the same time Voyeur 2 surfaced here.


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Vandalia, South Central combine for 20 runs
The Vandalia high school softball team picked up its first victory of the season in a 16-4 rout of South Central on Monday.
Four Lady Vandals had three hits in the game, and four other players had an extra-base hit.
Senior Molli Tedrick, who picked up her first win from the pitcher's circle with a complete-game effort, paced the offense with a 3-for-4 day, including three RBI and two runs.
Volunteers are needed to help make Vandalia's first home track meet in years a successful one.
The meet will be held next Thursday at 4:15 p.m.
Anyone interested in helping at the meet should contact the high school at 283-5155 or boys track coach Jane Bell at 704-5515.
Helpers will also be needed at the second home meet of the season, which will be held on Thursday, May 3, at 4 p.m.
Many athletes that spent their high school years in Fayette County have moved on to play for college or professional teams. Below are some recent achievements.
Taylor Parrish, a 2011 graduate of Vandalia High School and a current freshman volleyball player at Franklin University was honored by the NCAA on National Student-Athlete Day.
Parrish was one of 60 NCAA athletes in Indiana to be honored for "achieving excellence in academics and athletics while making a significant contribution to the community."
Vandalia baseball vs. Ramsey has been canceled this afternoon due to the weather.
Senior catcher Alex Henna showed off her strong arm on Monday, throwing out several runners in key situations during an 8-5 loss to Lincolnwood.
One of those throws squashed a rally from the Lady Lancers.
"She threw out at least two runners (today)," Buscher said. "On one, she blocked the pitch, picked it up and still threw her out.
"It could have been a nightmare, but we got out of it because of her great play."
It's just one game into the season, but the Vandals already look like a different baseball team.
After losing a 1-0 lead by committing two errors in the fourth inning, the Vandals rallied to score a run in both the sixth and seventh innings to beat Lincolnwood, 3-2, in their season-opener.
"I've seen our team get in the situation where a team scores two runs and the wind comes out of our sails and we deflate," said coach Luke Hohlt. "That's the way this team has been, but today we came through and finished strong."
It's not toilet humor at all.
A brick that sits on top of the water cooler in Vandalia has the words "flush it" written on it eight times, and the message doesn't pertain to bathrooms.
It actually has become a very serious motivator in the mental approach for each of Vandalia's baseball players, who use the phrase to get over mistakes.
Vandalia's softball team has struggled with defense in its first few games of the year, but coach Brian Buscher still believes his team can have a successful season.
"We're 0-3, but we are good enough to be 3-0," he said. "We are better than this, but by no means are we playing well."
In the team's three official games, the Lady Vandals have committed 17 errors. In two innings of a game against
Hutsonville that was canceled by rain last Saturday, there were two more committed.
GREENVILLE – St. Elmo came away from two games at last Saturday's Greenville Round-Robin without any wins, but with some positive momentum.
In the first of back-to-back games, the Eagles lost a back-and-forth affair to Harvard, 8-7, and then stifled defending sectional finalist Greenville's offense in a 2-0 loss.
"Today, I think we turned the corner," said coach Ryan Beccue. "Last week, I thought we were so-so (in two games). Today, we were swinging better, so I'm not worried about being 1-3."
GREENVILLE – Though he is just a sophomore, Levi Maxey showed tremendous plate discipline during Saturday's 8-7 loss to Harvard.
In four plate appearances, Maxey did not swing and miss at any of the 14 strikes he saw, fouling off 12 of them.
"Doing that as a sophomore is a pretty big deal," said coach Ryan Beccue.
He fouled off the first four pitches of his at-bat in the third inning before singling to start a two-run rally, and he drew a walk on five pitches in the fourth inning to load the bases during a four-run inning.
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A new charter school for Onslow County is making plans for its first school year.
A new charter school for Onslow County is making plans for its first school year.
Z.E.C.A. School of Arts & Technology was one of 25 charter schools to recently receive final approval from the state to open in August 2013 and is now accepting applications from interested students.
Open enrollment for the 2013-2014 school year began Monday and will continue through May 25. A lottery will be held June 3 if needed.
�Right now we are projecting 300 spots with 50 students in each grade level,� said Stacey Owens-Howard,
Owens-Howard founded Z.E.C.A. � Zero to Eighteen Education Concepts Academy � a nonprofit community-based program designed to educate children by enhancing their social and emotional needs, academic abilities and family structure.
The program began in 2010 and currently operates an afterschool enrichment program with a focus on the arts as well as mentoring and tutoring programs. The new public charter school is an extension of the program.
The charter allows for grades K-8, and plans are to begin with K-5 in the first year and add a grade each successive year.
The focus now is getting ready for the first year of students.
A new website has been launched, and full information on the school can be found at zecaschoolofthearts.com.
The website includes information on Z.E.C.A., the school�s educational approach and frequently asked questions.
The school will stress hands-on, project-based learning with an integration of the arts in science, humanities and math.
Through enrichment courses, K-2 students will take general music, drama and dance classes; and students in grades 3-8 will receive instruction in band, chorus, drama, ballet and tap. Other school features will include an extended school day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., mentors for all students and school uniforms.
In addition to taking applications for enrollment the school is also accepting applications for employment, including teachers, teacher assistants, administration, food service and bus drivers.
Owens-Howard said a location for the school is under negotiation.
Applications for enrollment and employment are available online and can be dropped off at the Z.E.C.A. afterschool facility at 110-C Branchwood Drive off Gum Branch Road.
An information session for those interested in learning more about the school is set for 2 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at the afterschool site. Call 910-219-8603 for more information.
Contact Daily News reporter Jannette Pippin at 910-382-2557 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
New charter school
A new public charter school will open in Onslow County for its first school year in August. Several information sessions are scheduled for those interested in learning more about the new Z.E.C.A. School of Arts & Technology. Sessions will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 30,and on April 6, 13 and 27.
All sessions will be held at the ZECA afterschool location at 110-C Branchwood Dr. off Gum Branch Road in Jacksonville.


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This is what happens when an Azeroth baby is in a dedicated raiding guild. Babies, listen up! When you roll up in an epic'd-out stroller like this, we guarantee that you will get the respect you deserve. If someone asks you if they can try riding in it, tell them it's soulbound.


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Oct. 11, 2008
HANOVER, N.H. - The Yale women's soccer team desperately needed a win against Dartmouth on Saturday to get back on track. Freshman Miyuki Hino helped make sure the Bulldogs got it. Hino scored once in each half to lead Yale to a 2-0 victory over the Big Green at Burnham Field.
Hino's first goal came at 25:21 following a scramble in front and was assisted by Becky Brown. It was Brown's team-leading ninth assist of the season.
Hino struck again at 76:04. This time it came on a shot from the right side after Dartmouth goalkeeper Laurel Peak came out of the net to try and grab the ball. Emma Whitfield was credited with the assist.
"This was a total team win," said Yale head coach Rudy Meredith. "We played 19 players and they all contributed. This was our best effort of the season."
Goalkeeper Ayana Sumiyasu made six saves to post the shutout, her third of the season and Yale's sixth as a team.
Dartmouth (5-5-1, 0-3 Ivy) outshot the Bulldogs 10-7 and had a 2-1 edge in corner kicks.
The victory improved Yale to 6-5-1 overall and 1-2 in Ivy League play.
The Bulldogs play their third straight Ivy road game at Cornell next Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
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For years I have told anybody who would listen how U.S. efforts to stabilize Afghanistan contribute to Pakistan's slow-motion collapse. Well it appears that my take on the situation was not so over-the-top. Amid some 250,000 confidential diplomatic cables released by online whistleblower Wikileaks, former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan Anne W. Patterson warned in cable traffic that U.S. policy in South Asia "risks destabilizing the Pakistani state, alienating both the civilian government and the military leadership, and provoking a broader governance crisis without finally achieving the goal."
On one level, this cable underscores what a disaster American foreign policy has become. But on another level, the leak of this and other cables strikes me as completely odd and slightly scary. How did Pfc. Bradley Manning, who stands accused of stealing the classified files from Siprnet and handing them to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, obtain access to these files in the first place? How does a young, low-level Army intelligence analyst gain access to a computer with hundreds of thousands of classified documents from all over the world?
After 9/11, the government made an effort to link up separate archives of government information. In theory, anyone in the State Department or the U.S. military can access these archives if he has: (1) a computer connected to Siprnet, and (2) a "secret" security clearance. As Manning told a fellow hacker: "I would come in with music on a CD-RW labeled with something like 'Lady Gaga' … erase the music … then write a compressed split file. No one suspected a thing… [I] listened and lip-synched to Lady Gaga's 'Telephone' while exfiltrating possibly the largest data spillage in American history." Manning said he "had unprecedented access to classified networks 14 hours a day 7 days a week for 8+ months."
I'm all for less government secrecy, particularly when U.S. officials are doing bizarre things like tabulating the biometric data of various UN officials, the heads of other international institutions, and African heads of state. That these supposedly "confidential" communications were so easily leaked highlights the appalling ineptitude of our unwieldy national security bureaucracy. Indeed, the phenomenon of Wikileaks says as much about government policy as it does about government incompetence.


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Volunteers Services
Volunteer Services and Programs is responsible for the recruitment, placement and management of competent volunteers to augment services that Medical Center employees provide to patients and their visitors. Each volunteer is enrolled in a volunteer category: Community Volunteer, Guild Member, Junior Volunteer, Pastoral Services Volunteer, Student Volunteer (Radiology/Nuclear Medicine/Social Services and Nutritional Services), Professional Volunteer, High School Partners Volunteer (King/Drew School of Science, Carson High, Gene Black and Chadwick High) or Special Project Volunteer, that defines his/her level of commitment and the extent and scope of services in his/her assignment. In addition, Volunteer Services also oversees facility-wide County Sponsored charitable giving fund raising efforts.
The Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Guild – a non-profit philanthropy benefiting Harbor complements in-kind volunteer activities by raising and donating funds for amenities that contribute to patient and visitors comfort and well-being. The Guild aids in providing patient welfare, and to contribute toward the purchase of necessary equipment for the Los Angeles County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. This purpose shall be accomplished in harmony with the policies of the hospital. The Guild also operates the hospital's Gift Shop.
The Harbor-UCLA Junior Society – a group of young energetic, enthusiasm, and outstanding young juniors; managed by the Volunteer Service/Programs Department and work under the auspice of the Guild. The Junior Society assists both the Volunteer Office and Guild by fundraising and helping the Guild to raise monies for our patients.


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This is a post in progress 😉
I'm on the hunt for my ancestor Henry MANN who registered for the Civil War draft in the Third Congressional District, Brooklyn (Kings County) New York in 1863. According to an article posted in the NY Times – names were chosen from all who registered and his name wasn't on the list. This leads me to believe he didn't actually serve in the military.
Henry MANN
Birth 1822 in Suffolk, England
Death aft.
1882 1892 in New York [edit: found on 1892 NY State Census]
Henry married Elizabeth
Birth circa 1839 in Ireland
Death aft.
1882 1892 in New York [edit: found on 1892 NY State Census]
Children of Henry and Elizabeth were:
Henry E. MANN
Birth JUN 1863
Death aft 1923 in New York
William MANN
Birth 1868 in New York
Source for family info: 1880 US Federal Census (New York)
Note – according to Ancestry.com the reason why I am seeing a LOT of armed guards mentioned in the NY Times article (linked above) is that in 1863 there were a lot of draft riots happening!
There were four drafts between 1863 and 1865, which included 3.175 million records. Historically, the 1863 draft was one of the most tenuous moments in the Union outside of the battles fought on Northern soil. Most of the concern was due to the draft riots that took place in New York in 1863.
It's crazy to know that my ancestor was at one of these "drafts" (and presumably; a riot). I wonder if he was in favor of the war or against it? He would have been 42 years old when the drafts were happening.


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Updates from Visiting Nurse Association of OhioSeptember 27, 2017
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Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio's (VNAO) pilot program, which launched June 1, is already having a major positive impact on individuals at Hitchcock Center for Women and Stella Maris.
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VNAO was proud to host its 3rd Annual Forum & Partner Recognition on the topic of population health event on Sept. 14. Panelists helped demystify population health and brought many different perspectives on the topic. Read more about the event and see pictures from the event on VNAO's Facebook page.
VNA Health Group Contributes to Study on Interoperability of Health Data
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The women of Wisteria Lane are at it again.
After the final scenes of Desperate Housewives were shot, principal cast members Eva Longoria, 37, Marcia Cross, 50, Felicity Huffman, 49, and Vanessa Williams, 49, expressed their gratitude with gifts for the crew members they've come to know and love after eight seasons.
"Just know that on all your future adventures you are carrying a little piece of our love and gratitude," the four women wrote on a luggage tag (obtained by Celebuzz). "Thank you for a magical eight years."
One signature was noticeably missing: Teri Hatcher, 47, who plays widow Susan Delfino.
"The girls don't get along with Teri so they organized this and left her out," a production source tells Celebuzz.
The cast's issues with Hatcher are long documented. For their joint Vanity Fair cover shoot in 2005, Cross and Longoria reportedly threatened to walk off if they posed with Hatcher in the center. They got their wish, and the single actress was featured on the far left.
In 2012, during former cast member Nicollette Sheridan's court case against Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry, it was revealed that Sheridan, 48, once called Hatcher "the meanest woman in the world."
The two-hour series finale of Desperate Housewives airs Sunday at 9 p.m. EST on ABC.
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This forum is for "real discussion of intelligent topic, not code." -Davean
Otherwise, standard fora etiquette applies.
Nov 08, 2007
Edit by Gordon:
We've recently discussed a general rule regarding asking for homework help in this, coding, math, science and well, any other forum.
Asking for homework help is ok, as long as you state that is what you're after and have shown a reasonable attempt at the problem yourself.
If you post things like "I don't understand $question" or "I have $problem" and you have not offered ideas or problem solving of your own (or at least effort towards this) not only will people be less likely to know what direction to offer help in, but you will become blacklisted in the minds of those who moderate such places. Remember your mod team is a fickle bunch and we tend to stick together on things. If you become known for just trying to get forumites to do your homework for you and a mod/whatever moves or deletes your thread you won't have many people care. We are not paid tutors. We are, in most cases, friends and friends like to help each other, but don't abuse it.
Rules - Updated Nov 08, 2007
A place to discuss the science of computers and programs, from algorithms to computability.
Formal proofs preferred.
Formal proofs preferred.
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- gmalivuk
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Maybe also add something like "this is not tech support"?
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Re: Rules
To repeat the "this is not tech support" theme: Mentioning a computer does not qualify your post as Computer Science. If you are looking for technical support, post in Help Desk.
"What's wrong with you mathematicians? Cake is never a problem."
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As in "My compture looks pretty. What should I buy for lunch?"
Science -- it's what's for lunch.
Science -- it's what's for lunch.
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Re: Rules
Or take IW's suggestion above, or maybe "Computer Science (NOT help desk)" or something like that.
Re: Rules - Updated Nov 08, 2007
I think that naming it computer science and indicating that it isn't for help desk issues is a great idea.
Re: Rules - Updated Nov 08, 2007
Xannon wrote:I think that naming it computer science and indicating that it isn't for help desk issues is a great idea.
"Formal proofs preferred" ... that doesn't seem helpdesk-y to me ...
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My Infestation, Let Me Show You It
September 24, 2009
A couple years ago, shortly before we moved from DC to the Stupid Suburbs, my recently-transplanted-from-California friend sent me a camera phone photo and a hysterical text message.
The picture was of the most hideous insect I had ever seen. Including the time I found a cockroach in my bathtub.
(Although cockroach encounters are almost like a bizarre form of street cred for City People. It reaffirms that yes, I am so hardcore in my desire to Walk To Things (translation: Starbucks) that I am perfectly okay with spending half a million dollars to live in a 800-square-foot hellhole.)
Anyway, this bug was ugly. It was obviously some kind of beetle but the kind of beetle that would eat ladybugs for lunch and then poop out some kind of flesh-eating disease. All over your face. While you slept.
I texted back.
My phone was silent for a few minutes. And then.
And a few minutes later, she called.
"Cilannnnntrooooo!" she wailed.
"Cilantro! I squashed it with Skip's shoe and now the whole room smells like rotten goddamn cilantro."
(Skip is her husband.)
We both got on our computers and started Googling "cilantro smelly rotten egg beetles" and quickly determined that it was a Brown Marmorated Stink Bug. A nuisance bug accidentally introduced to our continent from China, like a plague of mass-produced lead-painted Thomas trains. And we learned that by squishing the sucker inside her house, my friend had essentially broadcasted to every other stink bug in the area that her house was a nice warm place to infest.
"That's stupid," she said. "That's the stupidest thing I have ever heard. Come to this house, bugs! They have shoes! It smells like death!"
Then she fell oddly silent, and asked if she and her son could come over for awhile.
"Amy," she whispered. "There are like, five more of them on the outside of the screen door. They're just...sitting there."
"Oh my God," I whispered back, for some reason. "Grab your keys and the baby and get out of there. Don't worry about anything else. We have diapers and blankets and you can borrow clothes if you need them. Just GET OUT OF THERE."
When she arrived, I immediately told her about the time I found a cockroach in the tub. To this day I will never understand why she moved back to California.
And now we live in the suburbs. And every fall it's the same disgusting thing. Stink bugs all over the outside of the house and window screens, waiting, plotting, inevitably finding their way inside. Mosquitoes, too. They sense their imminent wintery death and go completely berserk in September, biting you through seventeen coats of DEET, making every trip outside to drop wine bottles in the recycling bin an exercise in terror. This year, we have a nest of yellow jackets in the flower bed right outside our front door and Jason found a dried-out snakeskin near our dryer vent. And then there's the fucking CRICKETS. And then! Three days ago I noticed some other giant (HUGE) mysterious beetle-bug-thing on one of our windows, and as I have considerable problem-solving skills, I simply closed the window to trap it, because it just looked entirely too substantial to crush with a tissue. As of right now, the thing is STILL NOT DEAD YET.
It's all so gross, this stupid nature.
This year seems like the worst one yet, though. Almost Hitchcockian. The stink bugs just all simultaneously APPEARED yesterday. I noticed one on the crown molding in the living room...right as I heard the telltale buzzing of another one taking flight behind me behind me don't land on me don't land on me gaaaah. I lowered the window shades and HOLY FUCK, they were everywhere, just sitting there. First-floor windows, second-floor windows. I checked all our screens for points of entry and armed myself with the Shop Vac.
We have a service contract with a pest control company, and twice a year they come out and spray for termites and check the perimeter and windows and set out little sticky traps to see if we can figure out how the fuck all these bugs are getting in and twice a year the visit ends with a baffled shrug.
Yesterday, I think I cracked the mystery.
(Oh hey, if you're still reading at this point but are like, itching from head to toe a little bit? You might want to finally cry uncle and bail.)
So ever since the Great Fertilizer Dog Buffet Debacle and subsequent shutting down of the Canine Liver Contingent, we've been diligent composters. Yesterday, however, I left the pile's offerings (bruised section of peach, apple core, lettuce) sit out on the kitchen counter for juuuuust a bit too long, as we've yet to buy a suitable indoor container. I went to toss a banana peel on top and OH MY GOD, a fucking mushroom cloud of fruit flies sprang from its depths. I gagged and grabbed the nearest bowl (Sorry, Dora the Explorer), swept everything into it and bolted outside to deposit it in our composter.
As soon as I opened the back door, the stink bugs attacked. Five or six of them flew towards the opening at top speed. I shrieked and slammed the door shut. The motion once again disturbed the flock of fruit flies who were following me and my bowl of mush like the Pied Piper, and a stink bug ricocheted off the door frame and landed on my hand. I dropped the bowl and shrieked again, and the bug fell off my hand...and into my shoe.
(Gardening clogs, okay? That I promise I only wear for GARDENING. And picking up dog crap. And fine, maaaaaybe taking Noah out to the school bus sometimes but it's just because they are usually right there by the door and that's just really convenient.)
At this point I probably looked and sounded like I was being attacked by bees. Or sharks. Or hell demons. I kicked off my shoe and sent it sailing across the yard and stood there for another three or four minutes shaking my limbs and hair and clothing while gasping out stuff like "ew ew ew ew ew shit shit shit."
When I stopped to catch my breath and retrieve my shoe and Dora bowl (opting to allow the compost to stay where it fell, providing all kinds of essential nutrients to the wood of the back deck), I made the mistake of surveying the back of our house.
Stink bugs. Everywhere. On the brick, on the windows, on the gutters. I slooooowly reached for the screen door handle and I SWEAR, they all fired up their wings, ready to attack.
I dashed in as fast as I could, slamming the storm door closed (AND LOCKING THE DEADBOLT, BECUZ I ARE SMARTER THAN THEM BUGS). I walked over to the sink to deposit the bowl...and felt something on my ankles.
Two mosquitoes. I smashed them, leaving smears of blood on top of the already-forming welts. (FOUR BITES, already. FOUR.)
And that's when I noticed something in my hair. Multiple somethings.
You guys. They rode inside the house IN MY HAIR.
By my count, THREE OF THEM. I have since vacuumed up one, another is MIA (shakes hair shakes hair shakeshair), and I have cornered a third one inside the living room blinds, unable to coax it quiiiiite close enough to where my vacuum can get at it.
No, seriously:
(And just for the sake of completeness, besides the two mosquitoes that used my ankle as some kind of illegal border crossing van, minutes later I found a third one, BITING MY BABY ON THE FACE. Without thinking, I smacked it off him [AND THUS, HIS FACE], which shocked him so much that he did the whole heartbreaking face-melting-sobbing-real-tears thing, and then STILL woke up this morning with EIGHT gigantic angry red bites on his face and legs. Obviously, the suburbs are dirty, disgusting and absolutely no place to raise children.)


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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
60 Pounds Gone... Again!
The picture in green is from 2008; the one in pink was taken today. In both pictures, I weighed 218 pounds.
From the side:
I am just so thrilled I could sing and dance! But instead, I made myself a breakfast of matcha green tea, scrambled Medifast eggs, a Morningstar Farms sausage patty, and some hazelnut coffee with half & half and sugar free vanilla syrup. And I will take a nice long walk in the sunshine this afternoon. I strength trained my upper body yesterday and emotionally I feel amazing today!
If I could share one big, important, *essential* concept with everyone who reads this, it would be this: NEVER give up. If it takes you a month, if it takes you six months, if it takes you a year or even if it takes you TWENTY MONTHS to go from 225 to 218, DO IT. Just do it. It is SO worth it, the time will pass anyway and you can be fatter or thinner at the end of that time. I am so glad I did not throw in the towel and go back to bingeing when I didn't get the results I wanted. Just keep working at it. Try different things. Do not give up and you will get there!
90 comments:
- skinnyhollie said...
Lyn, you look amazing! Smaller this time around than last time! You are the inspiration I needed to keep going today. I am back on day 1 of Medifast and was mentally struggling until I saw this post.
I will NEVER give up. Never!
- April 7, 2010 at 11:15 AM
- RedHead said...
You look so great! Congrats on your perserverance and strong will!!!
- April 7, 2010 at 11:18 AM
- Sandra said...
Yeah Lyn, you look great.
- April 7, 2010 at 11:25 AM
- Shelley said...
Congratulations!!! I am with Hollie - you look smaller overall this time. And amazing! You must be feeling on top of the world!!!
- April 7, 2010 at 11:25 AM
- Susannah said...
Congratulations, Lyn!! I am so glad you never gave up - you are amazing, strong and an inspiration.
I am minutes away from tossing candy in the garbage - I am sick and tired of being a sugar addict and I WILL NOT GIVE UP!!! I may have done this before but I will do it again and I will free myself from sugar!
Thanks, Lyn!
- April 7, 2010 at 11:31 AM
- Dreidl said...
To those of use just starting out, you really are an inspiration. Congrats!
- April 7, 2010 at 11:32 AM
- Pubsgal said...
Congrats!!! A well-deserved victory!!! That's interesting, you do definitely look smaller at 218 this time around than you did before. I'm guessing that the work you've done since you were last 218--cleaner eating, more exercise--has made a difference.
- April 7, 2010 at 11:32 AM
- Michelle said...
Congrats Lyn!!! You look amazing! You are such an inspiration and definitely given me hope to continue on my journey. Keep up the great work!!
- April 7, 2010 at 11:45 AM
Congrats!! You really DO look amazing! And it looks like you're a bit more toned this time around. I wonder if you have any measurements to compare.
Seriously, fantastic endurance, Lyn!
- April 7, 2010 at 11:46 AM
- 411 Gurl said...
Lyn, Congratulations on getting there again! The one reason your blog is one of my favorites is that you don't give up. You always pick yourself back up no matter what the situation. And definitely, you are one of my inspirations. I'm rooting for you.
- April 7, 2010 at 11:51 AM
- Becca55 said...
Congratulation Lynn!! You look great and even tho you are the same weight in the before I can see that you are more toned in the new ones. Keep it up I think you are doing fantastic, you are such and inspiration. I enjoy reading your blogs and I am so glad that you have not givin up, you are strong and have been through so much and still you press on!
- April 7, 2010 at 12:03 PM
- Paula Rodriguez said...
wow, its amazing how you can weigh the same but look soo much smaller.
I'm not giving up. Thanks for sharing these pics
- April 7, 2010 at 12:06 PM
- Lidian said...
You look incredible, and way smaller than the earlier photo - congratulations, you rock! :)
- April 7, 2010 at 12:17 PM
- spunkysuzi said...
I can see a big difference! You look a lot smaller in your latest picture. Go you :)
- April 7, 2010 at 12:21 PM
- happyfunpants said...
This is exactly what I needed to read today.
I have been stuck at 225-230 for the last year.
- April 7, 2010 at 12:22 PM
- Fat Grump said...
Oh huge congratulations to you Lyn! You are looking toned and shapely now. Your renewed efforts have paid off! Your determination and disciplined approach are really inspirational.
I am so pleased for you! x x
- April 7, 2010 at 12:31 PM
- Diana said...
Awesome Lyn! Congrats, and keep it up!
- April 7, 2010 at 12:42 PM
- Michali said...
You look AWESOME Mama!!!!!!!!!!!!
- April 7, 2010 at 12:43 PM
- Rosa said...
I can't see the new picture, but I am thrilled for you and wish you continued success. You are the one to inspire me to write a wellness/weightloss/fitness blog. Keep going!
- April 7, 2010 at 12:43 PM
- Jenn said...
I'm so excited for you! It's interesting that you look slimmer with this last 60 lb weight loss. You do look great!
Oh, and I love the matching shirt and sock combo! :)
- April 7, 2010 at 12:43 PM
- anne h said...
We're all learning together on this trip, eh?
What works and what doesn't work.
You look great - WOW!
- April 7, 2010 at 12:54 PM
- Teale said...
Great work! And I definately think you look thinner at this 218 than before! Great job!
(and a totally immature, unrelated sidenote... my word verification is "muffs" HA)
- April 7, 2010 at 12:58 PM
got a little misty there Lyn..... I'm so dang happy for you. Next stop......... new territory and onederland.
big hugs!! Thank you so much for taking me on this journey with you. You are an amazing writer and seem to be able to dig deep into the thoughts and feelings of a food addict. You are such a help.
- April 7, 2010 at 1:15 PM
got a little misty there Lyn..... I'm so dang happy for you. Next stop......... new territory and onederland.
big hugs!! Thank you so much for taking me on this journey with you. You are an amazing writer and seem to be able to dig deep into the thoughts and feelings of a food addict. You are such a help.
- April 7, 2010 at 1:16 PM
- Enz said...
Congratulations - you look awesome and your determination gives me hope :) that I will break through this *&*&^ plateau I've been at for 6 months if I just don't give up.
- April 7, 2010 at 1:19 PM
- 279 said...
Way to go girl!
- April 7, 2010 at 1:32 PM
- Once Upon A Dieter said...
Wow. It looks better this time around! :) You look THINNER than your scale weight, honestly. Way less.
Good going, hon. Glad to hear the joy in your post.
- April 7, 2010 at 1:35 PM
- Drina said...
You are one hot tamale!
- April 7, 2010 at 1:38 PM
- Sammy said...
This is so fantastic, you're so inspiring Lyn! Congrats!!
- April 7, 2010 at 1:43 PM
- F. McButter Pants said...
A big Congrats on the 60 lbs. I too think you look thinner this time around.
Keep up the FANTASTIC work!
- April 7, 2010 at 1:51 PM
- Megan said...
You do look so wonderful!
- April 7, 2010 at 1:52 PM
Congratulations!!! I've been stalking your site now for a couple of weeks. You have come such a long way!!! I went out this week and bought some new sports bras, so now I HAVE to get my butt in gear! I've been at a low lately, and knowing that it can happen, is just what I needed. You look amazing, and as many others have noted, much slimmer than your original! Keep it up!!!
- April 7, 2010 at 2:34 PM
- Emma from Born Eater said...
Thank you again for your awesome inspiration. I've been reading your blog for as long as i've been on this round of weight loss (a year now). I have lost up to 10kg in that time and then gained, and lost, and gained. And you're absolutely right - it's about not giving up. Even when I was gaining over the past year I was still tracking, still trying, still analysing why. Now I feel confident that I can reach goal, and I don't care how long it takes! Though sooner would be better ;)
- April 7, 2010 at 2:44 PM
- Leslie said...
No lie - you look better at 218 now than in 2008. Not sure why, but it's a fact. Congratulations! So thrilled for you Lyn. Can't wait to see future shots! You. Are. Doing. This. Woohoo!!!!!!!!!!
- April 7, 2010 at 2:55 PM
- char said...
Lyn, the transformation is incredible. You do look smaller this time around, and I think you look pretty healthy. You are amazing!!
- April 7, 2010 at 2:58 PM
- jaime said...
Wow great pics. There is a real difference between the two pictures . All that hard work really shows.
- April 7, 2010 at 3:08 PM
- M Pax said...
You look smaller now than last time. Whatever you're doing, keep it up. You're doing fantastic.
I made the cauliflower pizza for the second time this week. That so rocks.
- April 7, 2010 at 3:18 PM
- Nicole @ Let Them Eat Lettuce said...
So inspiring! I loved the last paragraph! Thank you for sharing!
- April 7, 2010 at 3:28 PM
- Cascia said...
Congratulations! You look great!
- April 7, 2010 at 3:59 PM
- Kyle said...
Lynn, I love reading about your progress. Your never give up attitude is incredibly inspiring. Seeing the pictures of what you've accomplished is pretty stinking amazing. Not to mention that you look even smaller this time around at 218!
- April 7, 2010 at 4:03 PM
- In Honor of Me! said...
I am so proud of you! You are smaller than the last time you weighed the same! I am having a hard time right now.
- April 7, 2010 at 4:40 PM
- She woke up FAT said...
WOW! What an exciting day. I do think you smaller this time.
- April 7, 2010 at 4:57 PM
- Siobhan said...
I love the "never give up". The other thing I tell myself is that what matters isn't how quickly the weight comes off, but that it stays off.
- April 7, 2010 at 5:07 PM
- Cortney said...
Awesome! And you look smaller at 218 this time than you did last time. Way to go :)
- April 7, 2010 at 5:23 PM
- Diana said...
So wonderful! The very first thing I noticed is that you look at least 10 pounds less in your second set of photos! Amazing!
- April 7, 2010 at 5:25 PM
- Pixie said...
You look amazing!! Congrats :D
- April 7, 2010 at 5:57 PM
like everyone is saying - YOU LOOK MAHVELOUS AND i agree that you look smaller now than your before photo...keep up the good work Lyn.. you're doing great - great job... so happy for you!!!!
- April 7, 2010 at 6:05 PM
- RedPanda said...
Congratulations on never, never giving up! Now I sound like Winston Churchill, LOL.
I can see the difference in your body and your posture too - must be all the weight training.
And look how many people you have inspired too!
- April 7, 2010 at 6:19 PM
- Kyle Gershman said...
You always have a way of bringing it home to your audience. Thanks for being a living example that the result is what counts and not the length of time to achieve it.
BTW...I think your 218 looks even better than it did before!
- April 7, 2010 at 6:28 PM
- Salted with Shadows said...
Hooray! Good for you!!!!
- April 7, 2010 at 6:39 PM
- Lynn Haraldson-Bering said...
I hope you see this with among all the other comments. I'm so very happy for you. Lyn, you've not only worked hard but you've THOUGHT hard about all this. You always said you had to find your own unique way through this whole weight thing and I really believe you have found what works for you. You amaze and inspire me. Love you, hon.
- April 7, 2010 at 6:52 PM
- CJ said...
Congrats! You look thinner than the 2008 218 lbs! Looking great!
- April 7, 2010 at 6:56 PM
- Lyn said...
Thank you all! I feel amazing!
I read every comment! They mean the world to me. Thank YOU Lynn for always being there supporting me :)
- April 7, 2010 at 6:59 PM
- Crys said...
That's huge Lyn! I have to say though, you look smaller, more toned this go around! So excited for you! Sounds like you're in a rhythm! Keep it up! :)
- April 7, 2010 at 7:11 PM
- Ruby Leigh said...
Just wanted to echo those who said you look thinner this time than the last, because you really do!
- April 7, 2010 at 7:17 PM
- Ice Queen said...
Congratulations! And you look great. Tighter and more toned. Way to go, girl. :D
- April 7, 2010 at 7:24 PM
- Carly said...
Thank you for writing this. I relate to you a bunch, and sometimes it's so much more helpful to see change and hope in someone else than it is in yourself. I've been struggling emotionally lately, and you just reminded me why I need to keep on keeping on.
- April 7, 2010 at 7:37 PM
- R.P said...
Congratulations Lyn! Can't wait to experience some victories myself. :-)
- April 7, 2010 at 8:02 PM
Way to go, Lyn!
- April 7, 2010 at 8:48 PM
- PurplePoizon said...
You look AWESOME!!! Thanks so much for posting about not giving up. Last Saturday I hurt my ankle and could not work out. I ate easter candy from my kids' baskets and have not been doing so great this week. I made myself come on here looking for some way to get back on the wagon, you did it for me! Thanks again!
- April 7, 2010 at 8:50 PM
- Mad Woman said...
AMAZING!!! You look fantastic. Interesting how your body has changed isn't it? Our bodies are constantly surprising us.
You are such an inspiration. Keep it up!!
- April 7, 2010 at 8:56 PM
- Early said...
Wow, you are looking great! Great job. And thanks very much for the inspiration.
- April 7, 2010 at 11:40 PM
- Fionna said...
You look fabulous!! Well done to you.
Fionna xx
- April 8, 2010 at 1:26 AM
- Deniz said...
You are looking great!
- April 8, 2010 at 3:25 AM
- Badger said...
You definitely look smaller this time round. Good job! Keep it up, I'm rooting for ya :)
- April 8, 2010 at 5:35 AM
- RLibby said...
Lyn, these pics are amazing! What a noticeable difference between the two different 218 lbs pics. You look smaller all over!
We are so proud of you over here. Your dedication and attitude are to be commended!
PR Coordinator
Medifast, Inc.
- April 8, 2010 at 6:17 AM
- Fluffy said...
You look great. You look more toned at the same weight now! Kudos to you and thanks for the never give up comment.
- April 8, 2010 at 7:15 AM
- Rebekah said...
You are doing AMAZING GIRL!!!! SO proud of you~!
- April 8, 2010 at 8:41 AM
- BrendaKaye said...
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- April 8, 2010 at 8:47 AM
- BrendaKaye said...
You look fantastic!! Congratulations!!
- April 8, 2010 at 9:00 AM
- the other kiki said...
Wow! Good for you! I'm going to bookmark this entry and refer back to it every time I get discouraged that my progress isn't fast enough for my taste and my timeline. Thank you so much for sharing with us!
- April 8, 2010 at 9:05 AM
You look smokin'!
- April 8, 2010 at 9:42 AM
- Kristine said...
Awesome. You are my inspiration. I too lost a lot of weight on to gain it back again. This time is different , I am losing it my way and loving every minute. Thank you for giving me the confidence I need to keep going!
- April 8, 2010 at 12:15 PM
Great job!! You definitely lok smaller this time around.
- April 8, 2010 at 12:48 PM
- PhluffyPrincess said...
- April 8, 2010 at 7:43 PM
Lyn, you look so much smaller than the previous picture at the same weight. Do you think it's not eating many carbs that does this? I read all the time about people whose faces "swell up" when they eat a lot of carbs. I ask cause I'm doing Wonder Slim, which is the poor man's Medifast LOL.
In any event, you would never guess you weigh more than 200.
- April 9, 2010 at 9:42 AM
- Lyn said...
PalaM (& others)~
I don't really know why I look smaller but I did wear those capri jeans when I weighed 214 and they fit about the same now. My measurements are all within a half in of what they were in 2008. I do think that all the time that passed DID allow some of the loose skin to firm up AND yes I am much more physically fit/conditioned now than I was, with a lot of hours of exercise behind me. I can't wait for 208 pound pictures!
- April 9, 2010 at 10:08 AM
- screwdestiny said...
That's awesome, Lyn! It's so great that you never gave up. You're finally getting the results for all your hard work. And your arms don't look bad at all in short sleeves. And I love the way you match your socks to your shirt. Haha.
- April 9, 2010 at 3:35 PM
- Heather said...
you look great! what a huge difference.
- April 9, 2010 at 5:32 PM
- Holly L. said...
Amazing!!! Congratulations! You are so inspiring. I can only imagine how good that must feel!
- April 9, 2010 at 6:38 PM
Awesome! You look great. Thanks for inspiring me.
- April 9, 2010 at 9:33 PM
- JoAnne said...
Just stumbled across your blog a few weeks ago and have been going back and reading it from the start. My hat is off to you for being so honest about your struggle.
Bless you and yours,
- April 10, 2010 at 9:54 AM
Hi Lyn,
I have to piggyback on what a lot of other commenters said and say that you do look even smaller this time around so good on you! Keep up the good work. We are all rooting for you!
- April 10, 2010 at 9:40 PM
- Deb said...
Wow, you have a SUPER cute figure! Congrats on your success!
- April 11, 2010 at 8:14 AM
- Lee said...
I think you look even smaller than last time! Kudos and great job!
- April 11, 2010 at 5:48 PM
- Kim said...
You look awesome...so happy for you! :)
- April 11, 2010 at 11:54 PM
- Katie J said...
I lurk alot but had to say WOW Lyn, you look great and I am so excited that you posted the new pic! Your message is powerful and so true. Sometimes it just seems relentless but it is SO worth it in the end isn't it? Wishing you continued success!
- April 14, 2010 at 1:27 PM
- Me said...
Wow!!! I am your before picture plus 30 pounds...and I once was 218..my lowest weight ever since highschool. Heck, since before highschool. I was 220 in 10th grade. Anyway, i got married and gained everything back then some. Looking at your 218 pics, I feel like it's actually possible to do it again!!! Thank you so much for being an inspiration!
- April 29, 2010 at 12:35 PM
- Dianna said...
hI, I JUST FOUND YOUR BLOG, wow fantastic amazing, you have done brilliantly. keep up the fantastic work, will be following you all the way.
Just excellant x x x
- May 3, 2010 at 2:03 AM
- eclaires said...
Wow! This is awesome. And thank you for the reminder to never give up. I have been sitting at the same (undisclosed) weight for quite some time no matter how I seem to try to lose. This week, it has started changing... 1.8 pounds. :)
- July 13, 2010 at 10:00 PM


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