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I--I The Something So Much Bigger
For the last few weeks I've been just naturally waking up early. Each day Nyla and I take an amazing walk as the sun rises. My neighborhood is so pretty and quiet and still at this time of day--and FINALLY the temperatures are beginning to drop here in the desert. But I'll be honest, since I learned the news about my little itty bitty in the oven--my mornings have also begun with a little splash of nervousness and worry--and walking as the sun rises, the ducks beginning their morning routine, and the sweet sound of nothing seems to soothe my soul and bring me straight back to my center.
But today, for some reason, I woke up with a little more than a splash of nervousness--I woke up with an actual lump in my throat and one in my stomach--and my mind was racing like Nascar. So before heading out the door with Nyla, I grabbed my journal with the intentions to sit at the park bench and journal my fears away.
When I got there a group of men and women were there beautifully doing tai chi. I've never seen them there before--and something told me that plopping myself about a foot away from them to journal didn't seem like the right thing to do. So I kept walking.
And I came across the sweetest old couple walking hand-in-hand. When they saw me they smiled and said hello and went back to their conversation. When it hit me. Like in one big swoosh this huge revelation--realization--epiphany--light bulb moment came rushing over me.
This nervousness and worry that I feel is because I am stepping fully into the unknown. I've gotten really good at knowing who I am--what I'm about--what I'm capable of--where the boundaries of my comfort zone exist--and well, who I really am. This whole having a baby thing has shook things up. Even more than that--it's strip things down and turned it all up side down and spun me around like a top.
But seeing that old couple made me realize that this time--like so many times in my life--is just part of the evolution of being human. Even if I was to never be blessed with an itty bitty--these moments of knowing that you are about to enter the great wide unknown are part of our fate if we like it or not.
So I started to count back in my life to all the different Connie's I've known. All the different Connie's I have been--and those moments of complete unknown where I've had to transition--evolve--shed my skin. I can remember so clearly the little kid Connie--being in my Catholic school uniform, playing in the back yard and skinning my knees, wishing Summer would never end. I can see like it was yesterday the teenage Connie who was determined to be independent--free--an Artist. I can see the Connie that moved out on her own--the Connie that made her way through college--the Connie that went out every night--and the Connie that took a job as a public school teacher to become more responsible. I can see the Connie that lived alone in a duplex for years in Cleveland--and the Connie that sold everything she had to move to the desert with the great love of her life. I can see the Connie who quit her job to follow a dream. And the Connie that decided to dedicate herself to yoga, Creative Source, and truth. And I can see how each of these Connie's had to move through a period of not knowing what comes next. Of realizing that her life was changing--and that there were things she needed to let go of and embrace.
But this isn't my big realization.
What knocked me out of my flip-flops was the realization that I am none of those Connie's.
I--I am so much more bigger than any of them.
I--I am the something that has always been aware of who Connie is. I--I am the something that stays constant, stable, unchanged, permanent--through everything life hands me.
From the moment I was born--to this second now--I--I the something so much bigger--has been aware of Connie and all the different stages of her evolution. And I--I the something so much bigger--will be aware when Connie becomes a Mom, moves to Costa Rica, is a Mom of a teenager, an empty-nester, maybe a Grand Mother, an elder, and even I--I something so much bigger--will be aware of when Connie is dying.
This evolution that all of us are on is the reality of simply being human. But our truth is that we are none of it--but instead we are all of it at once.
And it was this beautiful realization in itself that made all my fear slip away. And I can finally say thank you and laugh at the silliness of all my worry after all.
16 comments:
- rachel whetzel said...
Ahhhhh!! I feel so BEHIND!! Just catching up on your news... and this post!! SO happy for you. Congratulations!
- September 16, 2011 at 9:46 AM
Your insight and self study is so inspiring. I love it!!
- September 16, 2011 at 10:01 AM
- darrah parker said...
Oh, sister, I am so with you. Pregnancy has a way of bringing all of these emotions bubbling to the surface. Life is full of unknowns, but this time in your (and my) life feels even more precarious and beautiful and raw and magnificent. All of it. THIS is what life is all about.
I love the realizations you are having and love that you are sharing what it's really like to experience life. Big hugs to you and that sweet bun!
- September 16, 2011 at 10:33 AM
- Jeniffer Hutchins said...
Yes! Yes! Yes! and Yes!
We are the I am. always. eternal. One.
The part I'm trying to work on is constantly remembering this truth :) Especially in those moments of the unknown and facing new beginnings.
- September 16, 2011 at 10:58 AM
- Jessie said...
You managed to put words to this so beautifully.
And...your photo...there is something softer about you now, nurturing.
- September 16, 2011 at 11:09 AM
- Lisa said...
Thank you....and deeply, Namaste.
- September 16, 2011 at 11:23 AM
- Natasha said...
What bigger truth is there. Thank you. xx
- September 16, 2011 at 12:06 PM
- tiatuenge said...
Well let me first say CONGRATULATIONS!!! I'm so happy for you and true love.
How beautiful to have the realization of your eternal self underneath the earthly you. I love that.
The birth of my daughter cracked me wide open and lead me down a path of rediscovery and to a life I totally love.
I wish you joy, joy, joy on your new adventure.
- September 16, 2011 at 12:33 PM
- Sara said...
I love this. Your words touched me deeply this afternoon. I, too, have been hearing the whisper of the "more than me". Your picture is radiant, too, by the way. You are truly glowing! Blessings. :)
- September 16, 2011 at 1:28 PM
- Peggy K said...
It's so ironic that I click on "Post a Comment" when I just want to tell you that your words leave me speechless. I can see how your words can touch so many at different levels, depending on where they are in their journey of life.
And Jessie is right...your photo on this post just melts my heart. I can see the mama in you. You glow!!
What a lucky itty bitty this will be!
- September 16, 2011 at 2:44 PM
- sadie said...
thank you
- September 16, 2011 at 3:18 PM
- nolaa gallery said...
Guurl!!! Big Warm Congratulations to you, Hansel, Nyla and the kitty! I am just catching up and what a pleasant morning reading this. Happy Happy Happy for you!
- September 17, 2011 at 6:17 AM
- Militsa said...
Oh, Connie! Congratulations! What a miracle - and love the baby in the belly!!! SO happy for you. Congratulations!
- September 17, 2011 at 3:38 PM
- miz katie said...
Oooh, Connie!! How exciting!! I'm so happy for you and Hansel. You will be a wonderful mother. Yay!!
- September 18, 2011 at 3:01 PM
- Emma said...
Congratulations! :)
- September 19, 2011 at 6:11 PM
- bronnyk said...
Connie, you are simply glowing!!!! CONGRATULATIONS to you both!!.... and I love reading your posts, you have such a way with words... xxx
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Tampa Electric Co. (TECO) is proposing a new 630-megawatt power plant at its Polk County power station that could come online by 2013.
The proposed plant, called the Polk 6 unit, would use a technology called Integrated Gas Combined Cycle (IGCC), a method which turns coal into gas.
Steve Smith, executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, said in a phone conference today that his group will oppose the Polk 6 IGCC plant.
âIt is an active proposal now before the Florida Public Service Commission. Next week, on October 10th, there will be several days of evidentiary hearings around the plant as it is proposed by TECO. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy has intervened in that case and we are going to put on a case arguing that it is premature for the Utility Commission to allow TECO to get cost recovery and go forward on this plan.â
In July, Gov. Charlie Crist issued three executive orders aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Florida. Emissions must be cut by 80 percent of 1990 levels by 2050; there are other targets to be met sooner and power companies must produce at least 20 percent of their energy from renewable sources.
Smith said that building a new coal power plant is "180 degrees" from the requirements set forth by Crist because it would increase the amount of climate change pollution.
âWe believe that this facility proposed by Tampa Electric is the first case and the first test for Floridaâs commitment to reduce global warming pollution in the form of carbon dioxide gases. This plant is going to be a major emitter of CO2. We calculate that it will be in excess of 5.4-million tons annual CO2 emissions, very significant increase in the emissions. So we believe this is an important test of whether the Governor is serious, and DEP and all the administration is serious about making sure that we get on the right path to reducing global warming pollution.â
TECO claims that it would use carbon capture and sequestration technology at the Polk 6 plant to contain the carbon dioxide created by burning coal and sequestering it deep underground. But carbon capture and sequestration has never been attempted in Florida.
Smith said that Floridaâs geology makes it uncertain whether the technology would work here. He said the carbon dioxide might escape back into the atmosphere. WMNF asked Smith whether sinkholes could result if carbon dioxide were sequestered in the deep saline aquifers under Floridaâs limestone.
âThat is certainly a possibility because as you know, as you put carbon dioxide into water it forms carbonic acid and that could impact it. What weâve argued and continue to argue is that there are a number of unknowns about carbon capture and sequestration in the state of Florida.â
WMNF attempted to speak with geologists from the University of South Florida but they did not return our call by airtime.
Smith said there are some advantages to IGCC, such as lower emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide and mercury. But tons of carbon dioxide are still created by the burning of the gasified coal.
Another problem that the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy has with the proposed plant is that energy efficiency programs should be implemented before new power plants are built.
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Smith thinks that other screens would be more appropriate and result in greater energy efficiency.
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President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney made late pitches in the political battlegrounds of the upper Midwest on Friday, a region likely to decide the winner in next week's closely fought election for the White House.
In dueling campaign appearances in the swing states of Ohio and Wisconsin, the two contenders battled over the economy on a day when the government reported the jobless rate ticked up to 7.9 percent in October but that employers stepped up their hiring. In Wisconsin, where polls show Romney trailing Obama, the Republican laid out the case for his election and said the jobs report was more evidence of the president's failing leadership.
"The question of this election comes down to this: Do you want more of the same or do you want real change?" Romney said in a suburb of Milwaukee after getting the endorsement of former Green Bay Packers star quarterback Bart Starr.
With four days left until Tuesday's election, Obama and Romney are essentially tied in national polls, but the president holds a slight edge in the battleground states that are crucial to gaining the 270 electoral votes needed to win. On a stop in Ohio, the most heavily contested swing state and a vital cog in the electoral math for both candidates, Obama said the jobs report was evidence "we have made real progress."
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Obama, whose federal rescue of the auto industry has been popular in a state where one in eight jobs is auto industry-related, hammered Romney for a recent statement that Chrysler planned to move Jeep production to China. Chrysler has refuted that, noting it was adding workers to build more Jeeps in Ohio, and the two campaigns have aired advertisements over the issue. Obama said Romney, who opposed a government auto bailout, was trying to scare workers in a desperate bid to make up ground in Ohio.
"I know we're close to an election, but this isn't a game. These are people's jobs, these are people's lives," Obama said. "You don't scare hard-working Americans just to scare up some votes." Obama's advisers said the Jeep controversy, which has featured heavily in the state's media, had helped the president solidify his lead in Ohio.
"We all felt prior to this week we were in very solid shape in the state of Ohio, and our expectation is that our position's been strengthened by this," White House senior adviser David Plouffe told reporters. While campaigning in the Midwestern heartland, Obama's team was casting an eye on the Northeast where New York-area motorists were scrambling for gasoline on a third day of panic buying after the storm Sandy devastated the area. Obama won plaudits for turning his attention to storm relief earlier this week, but growing frustration among victims could hurt the Democrat if the federal response is deemed unsatisfactory.
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ST. GEORGE, Utah (2/9/09) The Boise State men's golf team playing one player short shaved five strokes off its first round score but still slipped to a 12th place finish at the fifth annual Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational at St. George, Utah, Tuesday afternoon. The four-player Bronco squad turned in a 20-over-par 308 team score as they improved on Monday's 313 total. Unfortunately, they slipped two spots in the final standings and finished 37 strokes back of tournament champion San Jose State who won with a eight-over-par 584.
Sophomore Chris Byrne, from Boise's Borah High School, led the Broncos in the final round carding a team-best one-over-par 73. He completed the two-round (36 holes) tournament with a 14-over-par 158 to tie for 65th. Junior John Baranco turned in the top two-round score for Boise State with a seven-over-par 151 after reporting a second round total of 78 (+6) to place in a five-way tie for 22nd overall. Tournament champion was Cal State Northridge's Erik Jarvey who won a one-hole playoff over Washington State's Nick Ellis, both finished at three-under-par 141.
Rounding out the day for Boise State was freshman Blake Brown with an eight-over-par 80 giving him a tournament total of 156 (+12), while junior Robbie Richards carded a second round total of 77 (+5). He ended the two-day event by matching Brown's overall score of 156. The duo finished in a seven-way tie for 49th.
Final Tournament Summary
Fifth Annual Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational
Hosted by Southern Utah University
February 9-10 at St. George, Utah
Sunbrook Golf Course (72 Par 6,758 yards)
Boise State Individual Results
T22. John Baranco (73-78151, +7); T49. Blake Brown (76-80156, +12); T49. Robbie Richards (79-77156, +12); T65. Chris Byrne (85-73158, +14); WD. Scott Loewen.
Team Results
1. San Jose State (291-293584, +8); 2. Washington State (299-291590, +14); 3. Cal State Northridge (297-294591, +15); T4. Southern Utah (291-307598, +22); T4. Denver (297-301598, +22); 6. Col. of Charleston (308-299607, +31); 7. Oral Roberts (301-307608, +32); 8. Weber State (305-305610, +34); 9. Dixie State (305-308613, +37); 10. UC Riverside (321-295616, +40); 11. Utah State (318-300618, +42); 12. Boise State (313-308621, +45); 13. Grand Canyon (322-313635, +59); 14. Utah Valley (316-322638, +62).
Individual Top-Five Results
*T1. Erik Jarvey, Cal State Northridge (70-71141, -3); T1. Nick Ellis, Washington State (69-72141, -3); 3. Jay Myers, San Jose State (71-72143, -1); T4. Matt McArthur, Southern Utah (71-73144, E); T4. Scott Stiles, Oral Roberts (71-73144, E); T4. Nick Delio, Cal State Northridge (74-70144, E); T4. Aaron Conrad, San Jose State (72-72144, E). * = Jarvey won one-hole playoff for individual title.


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Demi Lovato Tweets About Relationships: "Trust Is a Bond Between TWO People"
If we haven't been clear enough until now, let's take a moment to reiterate: Demi Lovato is our spirit animal and we love and trust her infinitesimally. But sometimes, we get a little bit worried about her.
While she hasn't confirmed anything about her relationship status in quite sometime, she did introduce ex Wilmer Valderrama to mentee Paige Thomas while on X Factor duty. So, we have to wonder when we see tweets that last for more than 140 characters and contain lots of capital letter yelling.
Demi, who is famous for her middle of the night thinking aloud via Twitter, went off the (wait for it) handle about relationships overnight.
P.S. Only surround yourself with people who you CAN communicate with. Trust is a bond between TWO people that is found ONLY when theyare— demetria lovato (@ddlovato) January 3, 2013
are able to listen/understand where the other person is coming from. That to me, is the key to friendships/ relationships. ????— demetria lovato (@ddlovato) January 3, 2013
We have to wonder: is she just trying to give our hearts a break, or did somebody break her heart?
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Animal testing or animal research is the use of non-human animals in scientific experimentation. It is estimated that 50 to 100 million vertebrate animals worldwide — from zebrafish to non-human primates — are used annually. Although much larger numbers of invertebrates are used and the use of flies and worms as model organisms is very important, experiments on invertebrates are largely unregulated and not included in statistics. Most animals are euthanized after being used in an experiment. Sources of laboratory animals vary between countries and species; while most animals are purpose-bred, others may be caught in the wild or supplied by dealers who obtain them from auctions and pounds.
The research is conducted inside universities, medical schools, pharmaceutical companies, farms, defense establishments, and commercial facilities that provide animal-testing services to industry. It includes pure research such as genetics, developmental biology, behavioural studies, as well as applied research such as biomedical research, xenotransplantation, drug testing and toxicology tests, including cosmetics testing. Animals are also used for education, breeding, and defense research.
The topic is highly controversial. Supporters of the practice, such as the British Royal Society, argue that virtually every medical achievement in the 20th century relied on the use of animals in some way, with the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences arguing that even sophisticated computers are unable to model interactions between molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organisms, and the environment, making animal research necessary in some areas. The U.S. and British governments both support the advancement of medical and scientific goals using animal testing, provided that the testing minimizes animal use and suffering. Others, such as the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection, question the necessity of it, these opponents make a range of arguments: that it is cruel, poor scientific practice, cannot reliably predict effects in humans, poorly regulated, that the costs outweigh the benefits, or that animals have an intrinsic right not to be used for experimentation.
The earliest references to animal testing are found in the writings of the Greeks in the second and fourth centuries BCE. Aristotle (Αριστοτέλης) (384-322 BCE) and Erasistratus (304-258 BCE) were among the first to perform experiments on living animals. Galen, a physician in second-century Rome, dissected pigs and goats, and is known as the "father of vivisection."
Animals have been used throughout the history of scientific research. In the 1880s, Louis Pasteur convincingly demonstrated the germ theory of medicine by inducing anthrax in sheep. In the 1890s, Ivan Pavlov famously used dogs to describe classical conditioning. Insulin was first isolated from dogs in 1922, and revolutionized the treatment of diabetes. On November 3, 1957, a Russian dog, Laika, became the first of many animals to orbit the earth. In the 1970s, antibiotic treatments and vaccines for leprosy were developed using armadillos, then given to humans. The ability of humans to change the genetics of animals took a large step forwards in 1974 when Rudolf Jaenisch was able to produce the first transgenic mammal, by integrating DNA from the SV40 virus into the genome of mice. This genetic research progressed rapidly and, in 1996, Dolly the sheep was born, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell.
Toxicology testing became important in the 20th century. In the 19th century, laws regulating drugs were more relaxed. For example, in the U.S., the government could only ban a drug after a company had been prosecuted for selling products that harmed customers. However, in response to a tragedy in 1937 where a drug labeled "Elixir of Sulfanilamide" killed more than 100 people, the U.S. congress passed laws that required safety testing of drugs on animals before they could be marketed. Other countries enacted similar legislation. In the 1960s, in reaction to the Thalidomide tragedy, further laws were passed requiring safety testing on pregnant animals before a drug can be sold.
The controversy surrounding animal testing dates back to the 17th century. In 1655, the advocate of Galenic physiology Edmund O'Meara said that "the miserable torture of vivisection places the body in an unnatural state." O'Meara and others argued that animal physiology could be affected by pain during vivisection, rendering results unreliable. There were also objections on an ethical basis, contending that the benefit to humans did not justify the harm to animals. Early objections to animal testing also came from another angle — many people believed that animals were inferior to humans and so different that results from animals could not be applied to humans.
On the other side of the debate, those in favor of animal testing held that experiments on animals were necessary to advance medical and biological knowledge. Claude Bernard, known as the "prince of vivisectors" and the father of physiology — whose wife, Marie Françoise Martin, founded the first anti-vivisection society in France in 1883 — famously wrote in 1865 that "the science of life is a superb and dazzlingly lighted hall which may be reached only by passing through a long and ghastly kitchen". Arguing that "experiments on animals ... are entirely conclusive for the toxicology and hygiene of man...the effects of these substances are the same on man as on animals, save for differences in degree," Bernard established animal experimentation as part of the standard scientific method. In 1896, the physiologist and physician Dr. Walter B. Cannon said "The antivivisectionists are the second of the two types Theodore Roosevelt described when he said, 'Common sense without conscience may lead to crime, but conscience without common sense may lead to folly, which is the handmaiden of crime.' " These divisions between pro- and anti- animal testing groups first came to public attention during the brown dog affair in the early 1900s, when hundreds of medical students clashed with anti-vivisectionists and police over a memorial to a vivisected dog.
In 1822, the first animal protection law was enacted in the British parliament, followed by the Cruelty to Animals Act (1876), the first law specifically aimed at regulating animal testing. The legislation was promoted by Charles Darwin, who wrote to Ray Lankester in March 1871: "You ask about my opinion on vivisection. I quite agree that it is justifiable for real investigations on physiology; but not for mere damnable and detestable curiosity. It is a subject which makes me sick with horror, so I will not say another word about it, else I shall not sleep to-night. Opposition to the use of animals in medical research first arose in the United States during the 1860s, when Henry Bergh founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), with America's first specifically anti-vivisection organization being the American AntiVivisection Society (AAVS), founded in 1883. Antivivisectionists of the era generally believed the spread of mercy was the great cause of civilization, and vivisection was cruel. However, in the USA the antivivisectionists' efforts were defeated in every legislature, overwhelmed by the superior organization and influence of the medical community. Overall, this movement had little legislative success until the passing of the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act, in 1966.
Mice, rats, and birds are not included in the provisions of the Animal Welfare Act (though they are included in the Guide) and over the years, the definition of "animal" used by Congress and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has changed several times to ensure that certain animals are included in protective legislation and that others, particularly farm animals, are excluded.
Accurate global figures for animal testing are difficult to obtain. The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) estimates that 100 million vertebrates are experimented on around the world every year, 10–11 million of them in the European Union. The Nuffield Council on Bioethics reports that global annual estimates range from 50 to 100 million animals.
None of the figures, including those given in this article, include invertebrates, such as shrimp and fruit flies. Animals bred for research then killed as surplus, animals used for breeding purposes, and animals not yet weaned (which most laboratories do not count) are also not included in the figures.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the total number of animals used in that country in 2005 was almost 1.2 million, but this does not include rats and mice, which make up about 90% of research animals. In 1995, researchers at Tufts University Center for Animals and Public Policy estimated that 14-21 million animals were used in American laboratories in 1992, a reduction from a high of 50 million used in 1970. In 1986, the U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment reported that estimates of the animals used in the U.S. range from 10 million to upwards of 100 million each year, and that their own best estimate was at least 17 million to 22 million.
In the UK, Home Office figures show that nearly three million procedures were carried out in 2004 on just under the same number of animals. It is the third consecutive annual rise and the highest figure since 1992. Most animals are used in only one procedure: animals either die because of the experiment or are euthanized afterwards. A "procedure" refers to an experiment that might last minutes, several months, or years.
Although many more invertebrates than vertebrates are used, these experiments are largely unregulated by law. The most used invertebrate species are Drosophila melanogaster, a fruit fly, and Caenorhabditis elegans, a nematode worm. In the case of C. elegans, the worm's body is completely transparent and the precise lineage of all the organism's cells is known, while studies in the fly D. melanogaster can use an amazing array of genetic tools. These animals offer great advantages over vertebrates, including their short life cycle and the ease with which large numbers may be studied, with thousands of flies or nematodes fitting into a single room. However, the lack of an adaptive immune system and their simple organs prevent worms from being used in medical research such as vaccine development. Similarly, flies are not widely used in applied medical research, as their immune system differs greatly from that of humans, and diseases in insects can be very different from diseases in more complex animals.
In the U.S., the numbers of rats and mice used is estimated at 20 million a year. Other rodents commonly used are guinea pigs, hamsters, and gerbils. Mice are the most commonly used vertebrate species because of their size, low cost, ease of handling, and fast reproduction rate. Mice are widely considered to be the best model of inherited human disease and share 99% of their genes with humans. With the advent of genetic engineering technology, genetically modified mice can be generated to order and can provide models for a range of human diseases. Rats are also widely used for physiology, toxicology and cancer research, but genetic manipulation is much harder in rats than in mice, which limits the use of these rodents in basic science.
Nearly 200,000 fish and 20,000 amphibians were used in the UK in 2004. The main species used is the zebrafish, Danio rerio, which are translucent during their embryonic stage, and the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis. Over 20,000 rabbits were used for animal testing in the UK in 2004. Albino rabbits are used in eye irritancy tests because rabbits have less tear flow than other animals, and the lack of eye pigment in albinos make the effects easier to visualize. Rabbits are also frequently used for the production of polyclonal antibodies.
Cats are most commonly used in neurological research. Over 25,500 cats were used in the U.S. in 2000, around half of whom were used in experiments that had the potential to cause "pain and/or distress".
Dogs are widely used in biomedical research, testing, and education — particularly beagles, because they are gentle and easy to handle. They are commonly used as models for human diseases in cardiology, endocrinology, and bone and joint studies, research that tends to be highly invasive, according to the Humane Society of the United States. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal Welfare Report for 2005 shows that 66,000 dogs were used in USDA-registered facilities in that year. In the U.S., some of the dogs are purpose-bred, while most are supplied by so-called Class B dealers licensed by the USDA to buy animals from auctions, shelters, newspaper ads, and who are sometimes accused of stealing pets.
Non-human primates (NHPs) are used in toxicology tests, studies of AIDS and hepatitis, studies of neurology, behavior and cognition, reproduction, genetics, and xenotransplantation. They are caught in the wild or purpose-bred. In the U.S. and China, most primates are domestically purpose-bred, whereas in Europe the majority are imported purpose-bred. Rhesus monkeys, cynomolgus monkeys, squirrel monkeys, and owl monkeys are imported; around 12,000 to 15,000 monkeys are imported into the U.S. annually. In total, around 70,000 NHPs are used each year in the United States and European Union. Most of the NHPs used are macaques; but marmosets, spider monkeys, and squirrel monkeys are also used, and baboons and chimpanzees are used in the U.S; in 2006 there were 1133 chimpanzees in U.S. primate centers. The first transgenic primate was produced in 2001, with the development of a method that could introduce new genes into a rhesus macaque. This transgenic technology is now being applied in the search for a treatment for the genetic disorder Huntington's disease. Notable studies on non-human primates have been part of the polio vaccine development, and development of Deep Brain Stimulation, and their current heaviest non-toxicological use occurs in the monkey AIDS model, SIV.
In the U.S., Class A breeders are licensed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to sell animals for research purposes, while Class B dealers are licensed to buy animals from "random sources" such as auctions, pound seizure, and newspaper ads. Some Class B dealers have been accused of kidnapping pets and illegally trapping strays, a practice known as bunching. It was in part out of public concern over the sale of pets to research facilities that the 1966 Laboratory Animal Welfare Act was ushered in — the Senate Committee on Commerce reported in 1966 that stolen pets had been retrieved from Veterans Administration facilities, the Mayo Institute, the University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University, and Harvard and Yale Medical Schools. The USDA recovered at least a dozen stolen pets during a raid on a Class B dealer in Arkansas in 2003.
Four states in the U.S. — Minnesota, Utah, Oklahoma, and Iowa — require their shelters to provide animals to research facilities. Fourteen states explicitly prohibit the practice, while the remainder either allow it or have no relevant legislation.
In the European Union, animal sources are governed by Council Directive 86/609/EEC, which requires lab animals to be specially bred, unless the animal has been lawfully imported and is not a wild animal or a stray. The latter requirement may also be exempted by special arrangement. In the UK, most animals used in experiments are bred for the purpose under the 1988 Animal Protection Act, but wild-caught primates may be used if exceptional and specific justification can be established. The United States also allows the use of wild-caught primates; between 1995 and 1999, 1,580 wild baboons were imported into the U.S. Over half the primates imported between 1995 and 2000 were handled by Charles River Laboratories, Inc., or by Covance, which is the single largest importer of primates into the U.S.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 2006 about 670,000 animals (not including rats, mice, birds, or invertebrates) were used in procedures that did not include more than momentary pain or distress. About 420,000 were used in procedures in which pain or distress was relieved by anesthesia, while 84,000 were used in studies that would cause pain or distress that would not be relieved.
In the UK, research projects are classified as mild, moderate, and substantial in terms of the suffering the researchers conducting the study say they may cause; a fourth category of "unclassified" means the animal was anesthetized and killed without recovering consciousness, according to the researchers. In December 2001, 39 percent (1,296) of project licenses in force were classified as mild, 55 percent (1,811) as moderate, two percent (63) as substantial, and 4 percent (139) as unclassified. Although there have been suggestions of systemic underestimation of procedure severity
The idea that animals might not feel pain as human beings feel it traces back to the 17th-century French philosopher, René Descartes, who argued that animals do not experience pain and suffering because they lack consciousness. Bernard Rollin of Colorado State University, the principal author of two U.S. federal laws regulating pain relief for animals, writes that researchers remained unsure into the 1980s as to whether animals experience pain, and that veterinarians trained in the U.S. before 1989 were simply taught to ignore animal pain. In his interactions with scientists and other veterinarians, he was regularly asked to "prove" that animals are conscious, and to provide "scientifically acceptable" grounds for claiming that they feel pain. Carbone writes that the view that animals feel pain differently is now a minority view. Academic reviews of the topic are more equivocal, noting that although the argument that animals have at least simple conscious thoughts and feelings has strong support, some critics continue to question how reliably animal mental states can be determined. The ability of invertebrate species of animals, such as insects, to feel pain and suffering is also unclear.
The defining text on animal welfare regulation, "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals" defines the parameters that govern animal testing in the USA. It states "The ability to experience and respond to pain is widespread in the animal kingdom...Pain is a stressor and, if not relieved, can lead to unacceptable levels of stress and distress in animals. The Guide states that the ability to recognize the symptoms of pain in different species is vital in efficiently applying pain relief and that it is essential for the people caring for and using animals to be entirely familiar with these symptoms. On the subject of analgesics used to relieve pain, the Guide states "The selection of the most appropriate analgesic or anesthetic should reflect professional judgment as to which best meets clinical and humane requirements without compromising the scientific aspects of the research protocol". Accordingly, all issues of animal pain and distress, and their potential treatment with analgesia and anesthesia, are required regulatory issues in receiving animal protocol approval.
Methods of euthanizing laboratory animals are chosen to induce rapid unconsciousness and death without pain or distress. The methods that are preferred are those published by councils of veterinarians. The animal can be made to inhale a gas, such as carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, by being placed in a chamber, or by use of a face mask, with or without prior sedation or anesthesia. Sedatives or anesthetics such as barbiturates can be given intravenously, or inhalant anesthetics may be used. Amphibians and fish may be immersed in water containing an anesthetic such as tricaine. Physical methods are also used, with or without sedation or anesthesia depending on the method. Recommended methods include decapitation (beheading) for small rodents or rabbits. Cervical dislocation (breaking the neck or spine) may be used for birds, mice, and immature rats and rabbits. Maceration (grinding into small pieces) is used on 1 day old chicks. High-intensity microwave irradiation of the brain can preserve brain tissue and induce death in less than 1 second, but this is currently only used on rodents. Captive bolts may be used, typically on dogs, ruminants, horses, pigs and rabbits. It causes death by a concussion to the brain. Gunshot may be used, but only in cases where a penetrating captive bolt may not be used. Some physical methods are only acceptable after the animal is unconscious. Electrocution may be used for cattle, sheep, swine, foxes, and mink after the animals are unconscious, often by a prior electrical stun. Pithing (inserting a tool into the base of the brain) is usable on animals already unconscious. Slow or rapid freezing, or inducing air embolism are acceptable only with prior anesthesia to induce unconsciousness.
Pure research uses larger numbers and a greater variety of animals than applied research. Fruit flies, nematode worms, mice and rats together account for the vast majority, though small numbers of other species are used, ranging from sea slugs through to armadillos.
Examples of the types of animals and experiments used in basic research include:
The British Home Office released figures in 1999 showing that 270 monkeys had been used in xenotransplantation research in Britain during the previous four years. Documents leaked from Huntingdon Life Sciences to The Observer in 2003 showed, between 1994 and 2000, wild baboons were imported to the UK from Africa to be used in experiments that involved grafting pigs' hearts and kidneys onto the primates' necks, abdomens, and chests. The Observer reports that some baboons died after suffering strokes, vomiting, diarrhea, and paralysis, while others died en route to the UK. The experiments were conducted by Imutran Ltd, a subsidiary of Novartis Pharma AG in conjunction with Cambridge University and Huntingdon Life Sciences. Novartis told the newspaper that developing new cures for humans invariably means experimenting on live animals.
The newspaper also wrote that researchers were deliberately underestimating the suffering in order to obtain licences. A report from Imutran said: "The Home Office will attempt to get the kidney transplants classified as 'moderate,' ensuring that it is easier for Imutran to receive a licence and ignoring the 'severe' nature of these programmes."
Toxicology testing, also known as safety testing, is conducted by pharmaceutical companies testing drugs, or by contract animal testing facilities, such as Huntingdon Life Sciences, on behalf of a wide variety of customers. According to 2005 EU figures, around one million animals are used every year in Europe in toxicology tests; which are about 10% of all procedures. According to Nature, 5,000 animals are used for each chemical being tested, with 12,000 needed to test pesticides. The tests are conducted without anesthesia, because interactions between drugs can affect how animals detoxify chemicals, and may interfere with the results.
Toxicology tests are used to examine finished products such as pesticides, medications, food additives, packing materials, and air freshener, or their chemical ingredients. Most tests involve testing ingredients rather than finished products, but according to BUAV, manufacturers believe these tests overestimate the toxic effects of substances; they therefore repeat the tests using their finished products to obtain a less toxic label.
The substances are applied to the skin or dripped into the eyes; injected intravenously, intramuscularly, or subcutaneously; inhaled either by placing a mask over the animals and restraining them, or by placing them in an inhalation chamber; or administered orally, through a tube into the stomach, or simply in the animal's food. Doses may be given once, repeated regularly for many months, or for the lifespan of the animal.
There are several different types of acute toxicity tests. The LD50 ("Lethal Dose 50%") test is used to evaluate the toxicity of a substance by determining the dose required to kill 50% of the test animal population. This test was removed from OECD international guidelines in 2002, replaced by methods such as the fixed dose procedure, which use fewer animals and cause less suffering. Nature writes that, as of 2005, "the LD50 acute toxicity test ... still accounts for one-third of all animal [toxicity] tests worldwide." Irritancy is usually measured using the Draize test, where a test substance is applied to an animal's eyes or skin, usually an albino rabbit. For Draize eye testing, the recommended protocol involves observing the effects of the substance at intervals and grading any damage or irritation, but that the test should be halted and the animal killed if it shows "continuing signs of severe pain or distress". The Humane Society of the United States writes that the procedure can cause redness, ulceration, hemorrhaging, cloudiness, or even blindness. This test has also been criticized by scientists for being cruel and inaccurate, subjective, over-sensitive, and failing to reflect human exposures in the real world. Although no accepted in vitro alternatives exist, a modified form of the Draize test called the low volume eye test may reduce suffering and provide more realistic results, but it has not yet replaced the original test.
The most stringent tests are reserved for drugs and foodstuffs. For these, a number of tests are performed, lasting less than a month (acute), one to three months (subchronic), and more than three months (chronic) to test general toxicity (damage to organs), eye and skin irritancy, mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, teratogenicity, and reproductive problems. The cost of the full complement of tests is several million dollars per substance and it may take three or four years to complete.
These toxicity tests provide, in the words of a 2006 United States National Academy of Sciences report, "critical information for assessing hazard and risk potential". However, as Nature reported, most animal tests either over- or underestimate risk, or do not reflect toxicity in humans particularly well. This variability stems from using the effects of high doses of chemicals in small numbers of laboratory animals to try to predict the effects of low doses in large numbers of humans. Although relationships do exist, opinion is divided on how to use data on one species to predict the exact level of risk in another.
Cosmetics testing is banned in the Netherlands, Belgium, and the UK, and in 2002, after 13 years of discussion, the European Union (EU) agreed to phase in a near-total ban on the sale of animal-tested cosmetics throughout the EU from 2009, and to ban all cosmetics-related animal testing. France, which is home to the world's largest cosmetics company, L'Oreal, has protested the proposed ban by lodging a case at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, asking that the ban be quashed. The ban is also opposed by the European Federation for Cosmetics Ingredients, which represents 70 companies in Switzerland, Belgium, France, Germany and Italy.
Before the early 20th century, laws regulating drugs were lax. Nowadays all new pharmaceuticals undergo rigorous animal testing before being licensed for human use. Tests on pharmaceutical products involve:
There are efforts in many countries to find alternatives to using animals in education. Horst Spielmann, German director of the Central Office for Collecting and Assessing Alternatives to Animal Experimentation, while describing Germany's progress in this area, told German broadcaster ARD in 2005: "Using animals in teaching curricula is already superfluous. In many countries, one can become a doctor, vet or biologist without ever having performed an experiment on an animal.
A wide range of minority viewpoints exist as well. The view that animals have moral rights (animal rights) is a philosophical position proposed by Tom Regan, who argues that animals are beings with beliefs, desires and self-consciousness. Such beings are seen as having inherent value and thus possessing rights. Regan still sees clear ethical differences between killing animals and killing humans, and argues that to save human lives it is permissible to kill animals. However, some such as Bernard Rollin have taken his position further and argue that any benefits to human beings cannot outweigh animal suffering, and that human beings have no moral right to use an individual animal in ways that do not benefit that individual. Another prominent position is articulated by Peter Singer, who sees no convincing reason to include a being's species in considerations of whether their suffering is important in utilitarian moral considerations. Although these arguments have not been widely accepted, in response to these concerns some governments such as the Netherlands and New Zealand have outlawed invasive experiments on certain classes of non-human primates, particularly the Great Apes.
University of California, Riverside One of the cases of alleged abuse involved Britches, a macaque monkey born in 1985 at the University of California, Riverside, removed from its mother at birth, and left alone with its eyelids sewn shut, and a sonar sensor on its head, as part of an experiment to test sensory substitution devices for blind people. 260 animals, including Britches, were stolen from the laboratories at the University of California, Riverside in a raid by the Animal Liberation Front. The university alleged that damage to the monkey's eyelids, caused by the sutures according to the ALF, had in fact been caused by an ALF veterinarian, and that the sonar device had been removed and re-attached by the activists. The ALF reported that Britches was later transferred to a sanctuary in Mexico. University officials reported that hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage was done by the theft, and by smashing laboratory equipment, and years of medical research were lost.Columbia University CNN reported in October 2003 that a post-doctoral "whistleblowing" veterinarian at Columbia University approached the university's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee about experiments being carried out by an assistant professor of neurosurgery, E. Sander Connolly. Connolly was allegedly causing strokes in baboons by removing their left eyeballs and using the eye sockets to reach a critical blood vessel to their brains. A clamp was placed on the blood vessel until the stroke was induced, after which Connolly would try to treat the condition with an experimental drug. In a letter to the National Institute of Health, PETA cited the case of a baboon they said was unable to sit up or eat, and remained slouched over in its cage, before dying two days later. An investigation by the United States Department of Agriculture found the experiments did not violate federal guidelines. Connolly abandoned the research saying he felt under attack after receiving a threatening e-mail, but continued to believe his experiments were humane and potentially valuable.
These attacks, as well as similar incidents that caused the Southern Poverty Law Center to declare in 2002 that the animal rights movement had "clearly taken a turn toward the more extreme," this prompted the US government to pass the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act and the UK government to add the offense of "Intimidation of persons connected with animal research organisation" to the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005. Such legislation, and the arrest and imprisonment of extremists may have decreased the incidence of attacks.
Although such principles have been welcomed as a step forwards by some animal welfare groups, they have also been criticized as both outdated by current research, and of little practical effect in improving animal welfare.


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Chaffee Art Center holds Summer Camps for kids throughout the summer. This week June 29-July 3, Street Art for ages 13+. Daily 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at Chaffee Downtown location, 75 Merchants Row, Rutland. Campers learn about movements and artists of street art from graffiti to yarn bombing and more. Create a mural! Info and registration, chaffeeartcenter.org.
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Vermont Summer Festival Horse Show June 30-Aug. 9 at Route 7A Harold Beebe Farm, East Dorset. Celebrating its 22nd year as Vermont's premiere hunter/jumper competition. See Olympic equestrians participating in events for $750,000 in prizes. Info, 802-489-4945.
Community invited to visit and explore opportunities to serve veterans during open house at VA Medical Center, 1-4 p.m. Held in Research Building (bldg 44), 163 Veterans Drive, WRJ.
RRMC offers Healthier Living Workshop, free 6-week session on Chronic Pain Self-Management. 2:30-5 p.m. June 23, 30, July 7, 14, 21, 28 at Compass Music & Arts Center, 333 Jones Drive, Brandon. In Park Village. Register at rrmc.org or 802-773-9888 ext. 22.
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Pittsfield's Roger Clark Memorial Library holds children's summer reading program June 23, 30, July 7, 14, 21, 28. 40 Village Green, Pittsfield. Info, 802-746-4067.
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The Rutland Downtown Farmers Market moves outside for the summer season! Wednesdays, 3-6 p.m. in Depot Park, Downtown Rutland. (In front of WalMart). Fresh produce, prepared local food, flowers, agricultural animal products, baked goods, crafts, health & beauty, maple syrup, wine, and much more. Also, Saturdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Info and vendors, vtfarmersmarket.org.
Yin Yoga at Killington Yoga with Karen Dalury, RYT 500. 3744 River Rd, Killington. Info, killingtonyoga.com, 802-422-4500.
Rutland Co. Parent Child Center holds playgroup, at Castleton Library, Castleton. Wednesdays, 10-11:30 a.m. Informal gatherings for families who share a common thread of wanting a supportive experience for their child. For info, rcpcc.org
Preschool Story Time with Cornelia Crocker at Maclure Library, Pittsford. Wednesdays, 10-11 a.m. for story, songs, crafts, snack. Info, 802-483-2792.
Proctor Free Library Summer Reading Program: Super Animals – Super Powers! With Southern Vermont History Musuem. 10-11 a.m., 4 Main St., Proctor. Live animals!
Help learn to keep with all the emerging technology. Have personal questions answered with Lesley Hatch, who will get you through issues and on to happy computing. Wednesdays at Norman Williams Public Library, or by appointment. 10 the Green, Woodstock. 802-457-2295.
Classes held at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. at Green Mountain Fibers, 259 Woodstock Ave., Rutland. Learn basic cast on, knit and purl stitch, and cast off. Free with purchase of yarn and knitting needles or $10. Info, 802-775-7800.
Killington Active Seniors meet for a meal Wednesdays at the Lookout Bar & Grille. Town sponsored. Come have lunch with this well-traveled group of men and women.
Maclure Library holds a weekly Lego Club on Wednesdays, 3-4 p.m. Everyone welcome, no sign up needed. Children under age 7 must be accompanied by an adult. Weekly challenges – build alone or as a team. Legos provided; please do not bring your own. Info, 802-483-2972.
Education and support for people who are struggling emotionally. Focus on tools and methods for improving our lives mentally and physically. Wednesdays, 5-7 p.m., Grace Congregational Church, 8 Court St., Rutland. 802-353-4365.
Commit to quit, stop smoking program classes at Castleton Community Center, Wednesdays through Sept. 30, 5-6 p.m. Free class, plus free nicotine gum, patches, and lozenges. Stay "quit!" Join the group by calling 802-747-3768 or drop in. 2108 Main St., Castleton.
Cavendish Community and Conservation Association presents summer concert series on the Proctorsville Green. Wednesday evenings. Free, open to the public. Rain plans to be announced if necessary. This week, Gypsy Reel. Info, 802-226-7736.
The Killington Pico Rotary Club meets Wednesdays at Summit Lodge 6-8 p.m. Full dinner, guest speaker and/or discussion. Seeking new members. 773-0600 to make a reservation. KillingtonPicoRotary.com.
Green Mountain Table Tennis. Play twice as our guest for free. Join for $30/ year membership. Games played at Knights of Columbus/Boys & Girls Club of Rutland County gym, 21 Merchants Row, Rutland. 7-9:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Info, 802-247-5913.
The Vermont National Guard presents Vermont's Own 40th Army Band in concert at St. Raphael Catholic Church, 21 East Main St., Poultney. Program "Music for a Summer Night" features traditional patriotic American tunes and contemporary favorites. Free, open to the public.
Rutland County Republicans are hosting a Vermont Legislative Update at the Rutland Free Library Fox Room. Free, open to the public and the site is handicap accessible. Refreshments served. Info, 802-282-2762.
Free concerts in Main Street Park, Wednesdays at 7 p.m. This week, Rick Redington & the Luv. At the corner of Route 4 and 7, Rutland.
Pentangle Arts presents Sumer Sunscreen Movie Series Wednesdays nights in the Town Hall Theatre – air conditioned! Movies are free, donations gratefully accepted. Concession stand offers famous maple butter popcorn. This week, "Still Dreaming" Info, pentanglearts.org, 802-457-3981. 31 the Green, Woodstock.
Vermont Symphony Orchestra's Summer Festival Tour, "Spellbound" conjures up a dreamscape of enchantment. Concludes with 1812 Overture, marches, and fireworks. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. for picnicking; concert starts 7:30 p.m. Mountain Top Inn & Resort, 195 Mountain Top Road, Chittenden. Info and tickets at vso.org.
Vermont Symphony Orchestra's Summer Festival Tour, "Spellbound" conjures up a dreamscape of enchantment. Concludes with 1812 Overture, marches, and fireworks. Gates open at 5 p.m. for picnicking; concert starts 7:30 p.m. Riley Rink at Hunter Park, Manchester. Info and tickets at vso.org.


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Kurt Kleiner underestimates the damage that a few misguided and foolish individuals could cause to the World Wide Web ("Surfing prohibited", 25 January, p 28). Linking is the fundamental underlying philosophy of the Web and what makes it such a powerful information resource. Remove the ability to link freely and the Web collapses.
I have spoken with many users of the Web. These attempts to block linking have no support from users and such action is met with derision and contempt. I have yet to meet any Web publisher who supports these moves.
It is a clash of old publishing and new. And yet what the old is objecting to is commonplace in its own medium. If I were to write an article I may have several references. To not quote my sources would, if nothing else, be a lack of courtesy. The Web is no different, ...
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Girls who just want sex, where can a guy find you?
I'm basically looking for a girl to please and take care of. I want to find someone to spoil in every single way, but I can't tolerate the whole... Show More
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I feel somewhat similar, in the aspect that some of my better relationships stemmed from what was initially intended to be casual sex. I don't think there's a right or wrong time for sex though, I don't put a timeline on it. When I want to, I want to. If we like each other and connect well enough to continue hanging out and start dating, that's cool. If not, oh well, it's not necessarily my goal when I go into it, because that would be silly and I'd probably end up with hurt feelings at some point, lol.
I'm cool with casual sex when I'm unattached. I just have to know the person at least socially, and know that I enjoy their company. Otherwise I won't be interested in the slightest, no matter how attractive I think they are. BUT I do also enjoy all the cutesy little rituals of early dating and getting to know each other, whether sex is involved at the time or not. For me though, it usually IS involved, because I'm a sexual person and I have sex when it feels right. Sometimes that's very early on, or sometimes that's all I thought it was going to be, but things turned out differently.
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You want a relationship, but you want it to be with a girl who doesn't want a relationship?
one who isn't looking for one initially.
That's tough, because often girls bond in sexual relationships faster than guys. It gives us a "withdrawal" of feel good hormones when we lose that bond, so there is kind of a mindset to avoid that negative feeling. All unconscious, of course. Maybe you just need to look for girls who are equally nonconformist as you, as it seems that you don't dig social conventions.
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You're thinking of things only in terms of the surface level. You're not stopping to ask "why" these girls "don't want a relationship" and are okay with "just sex." It's because they're used to guys just using them and hurting them. How are you going to start a relationship with a girl who as negative opinions about men ingrained in her head?
Sure, maybe "you" feel the urge to take care of her and spoil her, but the reason she is the way she is today is because the guys she's been with so far have only used her and hurt her. Different girls cope differently. Some girls make a personal vow to just wait and never have sex again until they find the right guy. Other girls just say "f*** it" to relationships and are basically okay with just sex. That way, no guy can really hurt them again, and they never feel powerless or as if they need or desperately want something from a guy anymore. It's a switch they choose to turn permanently off. You're going to have a very hard time trying to flip that switch back on. And even if you do, you're going to have to deal with a very damaged person.
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Dude, if you've ever been in love, then you would know when that occurs, all of the things you listed as negatives, don't bother you anymore. In love, all you'll car about is being with that person and making them happy. Waiting periods will be an anxious challenge, social circles will be new & exciting, and marriage will be an honor. Okay..meeting the parents might suck, so hope for good ones! Key to good parents, is normally picking a good girl.
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Stretch marks are red, pink, or brown streaks on the skin. They are most common the belly, but also often they appear on the thighs, buttocks, abdomen, upper arms, and breasts. Most women get some stretch marks during pregnancy.
Some women notice other skin changes during pregnancy. For many women, the nipples become darker and browner during pregnancy. Many pregnant women also develop a dark line (called the linea nigra) on the skin that runs from the belly button down to the pubic hairline. Patches of darker skin usually over the cheeks, forehead, nose, or upper lip also are common. Patches often match on both sides of face. These spots are called melasma or chloasma and are more common in darker-skinned women.
These scars are caused by the stretching of the skin and the breakdown of protein in the skin by the high levels of pregnancy hormones, and usually appear in the second half of pregnancy.
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A frustrating season so far for the White Sox, who look to pick it up before the All-Star Break. They'll need to figure out how to score runs if they want to contend in a division with two great teams, an upstart winner, and a lurking dark horse. You can't mention the White Sox without talking about the season Chris Sale is having. The ridiculous lefty is practically unhittable at the moment, seemingly striking out every batter to step to the plate. The Sox host the Blue Jays during the week before heading up north to take on the rival Cubs. Get your tickets today! The Chicago White Sox selected Carson Fulmer (Vanderbilt) with the 8th overall pick in the MLB draft. The former closer, converted starter, has an electric arm and features a fastball in the upper 90s with a great breaking ball. There have been some people that have said they expect him to join the big league club as soon as this year. The Sox have continued to struggle on both sides of the ball but thanks to a somewhat wide-open division aren't out of it just yet. They need Adam LaRoche, Melky Cabrera, and Alexei Ramirez to step up in the lineup, while Jose Abreu and Avisail Garcia have produced well. Rookie Carlos Rodon has shown major promise as a future ace and Chris Sale and Jose Quintana have pitched better than their statlines have shown. But offseason addition Jeff Samardzija hasn't been the same pitcher. Closer free agent signee David Robertson has been excellent when handed a lead, but unfortunately that doesn't happen that often with this rotation. There's much more talent on this roster than we've seen so far, so watch for improvement all around. Or a managerial change. Catching a game at The Cell is a must every baseball season. Located on Chicago's South Side, US Cellular Field is one of the most notable ballparks in the league. Aside from catching an entertaining baseball game the stadium is widely known for their amazing food selection including Bacon-on-a-Stick, Adobe Mango Chicken Sausage, Chicken and Waffle Sandwiches, and much more. It's a family friendly environment, and the Sox are always putting on creative promotions and events and make the gameday experience even better. You can turn to Gold Coast Tickets for all of your tickets to White Sox home games. With Gold Coast, you are sure find the best deals and great seats with ease. Pick up your tickets for free at our downtown office or on gameday by the stadium at Turtle's Bar & Grill at 33rd and Wells!
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Have The Saturdays Found A Replacement For Rochelle Humes? Una Healy Tweets Picture
Could pregnant Rochelle Wiseman be putting down the microphone and making way for a new replacement after she gives birth? We hope so (we mean that in a nice way) because Read the rest of this entry »
Una Healy Admits Seeing Naked Pictures Of Fiance Ben Foden Did 'Humiliate' Her
Can you imagine how embarrassed Ben Foden must have been when pictures of him exposing his bits on his stag do suddenly turned up all over the internet the next day? Yes we imagine very embarrassed well his fiance Una Healy was also feeling the effects of his drunken antics which she says made her feel 'humiliated'.
Ben was caught Read the rest of this entry »
The Saturdays Una Healy Inspired To Write For Baby Daughter
As well as the extra love Una Healy from The Saturdays has for her new infant daughter Aofie Foden, she has also been putting pen to paper and writing new music inspired by the tot. The singer and partner Read the rest of this entry »
The Saturdays Una Healy Shows Of Baby Aofie For The First Time
We still can't believe the speed at which Una Healy has snapped back into shape after giving birth to daughter Aofie pronounced "ee-fa" only after a couple of weeks. But with the picture and interview given to Hello magazine we can believe that she is the cutest baby ever. With the creme de la creme of show business as your friends this will be one spoilt child. Una has opened up to Hello Magazine about the scary time when they had to hit the emergency button after Aofie started choking, she says Read the rest of this entry »
The Saturdays Una Healy Announces Engagement News To Wembley!!
It looks like Christmas is making everyone romantic firstBritney announces her engagement and now the beautiful and pregnant Saturdays member, Una Healy, has announced her happy news to the fans. Read the rest of this entry »


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Dr. John Mendelsohn spoked about cancer research and public policy. He talked about the prevalence of cancer, its cost, and… read more
Dr. John Mendelsohn spoked about cancer research and public policy. He talked about the prevalence of cancer, its cost, and factors to consider in the debate on reforming health care. Topics included what causes cancer, new treatments, preventing and predicting the risk of cancer, and the need for more human resources. Dr. Mendelsohn responded to questions from reporters in the audience after his remarks. close
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Students, business partners, teachers, parents and others gathered at Outback Steakhouse on
"I'm honored to receive this award, and I certainly wasn't expecting it," Baber said, who works at Arthur Rutenberg Homes.
Baber is one of 15 award winners in
"We are here to honor our mentors,"
Baber said that he had a great mentor in his father growing up and he "saw the need for sharing with others."
"It is a pleasure to get to hang out with Buddy on a weekly basis," Baber said. When they meet they play basketball, football and other games, and just talk about life, he said.
"Mentors are role models to our students," said Margaret Tidmore,
Statistics show that mentors help students stay out of trouble, she said. The program has about 70 mentors.
Tidmore said that Baber is an example of a community leader, and that he is a dedicated person who believes in the youth.
Craig Bush, principal at
Tidmore started the mentor program in 1999. The program is volunteer-based, and all funding comes from local businesses and volunteers in