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- Vomiting
- Lack of energy
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- Count Calories. It's important to count every morsel of food that your pet eats during the day, including treats and table scraps. Even if your pet only eats the new food, weight gain may occur if multiple family members can't resist giving your furry friend treats. Post a food list on the refrigerator and ask every family member to note what they fed your pet to avoid overfeeding.
- Increase Exercise. Exercise offers a simple and fun way for your pet to lose weight. Depending on your pet's age and size, you may want to schedule long walks or runs or play more games of fetch. Anything you can do to encourage your pet to move more will have a beneficial effect on his or her health.
- Visit the Vet Regularly. Your pet's veterinarian may be able to spot the signs and symptoms of diabetes before you do. Annual veterinary visits are crucial and help ensure that diabetes and other illnesses and conditions are promptly diagnosed and treated.
Are you worried that your pet may be overweight or at higher risk for diabetes? Call us today to schedule an appointment.
Association for Pet Obesity Prevention: Statistics
Nationwide: Nationwide Data Reveals Pet Obesity on the Rise for Sixth Straight Year
PetMD: Long-Term Effects of Obesity on Pets
AVMA: Diabetes in Pets
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine: Feline Diabetes


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Service control
Auto-Start on server reboot
If this option is enabled the service will be started on server reboot.
Clean work directory on service start
If this option is enabled the default start
script will remove default/work/*
Remove old logs on service start
If this option is enabled the default start
script will remove default/logs/*
Service actions
The START action attempts to start the service.
SystemD waits for a READY notification in order to consider the service started.
The default WatchDog configuration sends the READY signal when the landing pages of all the configured domains start to return non-error HTTP status codes.
See the rest of this documentation for ways to override the WatchDog behavior.
The START action executes my_appserv/bin/start
. It can be changed to fit your service needs. Search for "bin/start" in this doc for more info.
See Limits for Start/Stop timeouts.
The STOP action attempts to stop the service gracefully. It waits for the main process of the service to exit.
In case that the stop command timeouts SystemD sends TERM & CONT
signals to all the processes in the service group.
If there are remaining processes after the TERM
signal the processes are killed with KILL & CONT
signals . The KILL
signal is non maskable and the Linux Kernel terminates processes which receive it. There are some very specific cases in which blocked processes can not be killed even with a KILL
The STOP action executes my_appserv/bin/stop
. It can be changed to fit your service needs. Search for "bin/stop" in this doc for more info.
See Limits for Start/Stop timeouts.
RESTART does a STOP followed by a START, so the descriptions of those two apply.
RELOAD usually does a configuration reload without restarting the whole daemon process.
This action is not implemented in the default scripts since Tomcat does not support a reload operation. So it is normal to fail if you execute it.
If your custom application server supports the reload operation you can create a bin/reload
script which will be executed when this action is triggered. It is up-to you to decide what to do with this action.
Send SIGTERM / SIGKILL
Those allow to send the signals to all the processes in the service group. Those signals usually TERMinate or KILL the service.
Normally, those two actions should not be used.
Note that SystemD will restart the service if you kill it with one of those signals while it was in active state.
Service initialization
This action creates the my_appserv
directory structure when it is missing. The directory structure will be initialized with the chosen Application server and JVM versions .
My App Server domains
A domain/subdomains can have My App Server support activated/deactivated if it:
- has its web hosting enabled
- is active, e.g. it is not suspended or disabled
This active/disabled state is used in the default configuration:
- by the
script to generate the needed configuration files - by the WatchDog to monitor the landing pages of the active domains
If you run a customized version of an application server or have modified the default start/stop/watchdog scripts you are free to ignore the activation status. E.g. you can have a default catchall VHost configured on the backend.
What is My App Server
"My Application Server" allows you to run your own backend application server (a daemon process) on the web hosting hardware.
E.g. (just on the Java side) you can run:
- Apache Tomcat
- Jetty
- GlassFish
- JBoss
and more.
Node.js (JavaScript) and Phusion Passenger (Python, Ruby and more) are also supported by this control panel via different extensions, but you can run them via MyAppServer too.
Strictly speaking - MyAppServer allows you to run any long running program that is supported on the server hardware and the running Linux kernel. Yes, this means that you can run a program written in any language, either compiled (e.g. C/C++) or interpreted (e.g. PHP, Perl, Python) with or without a virtual machine (e.g. JVM).
Service usage
Switch to a different version of the application server / JVM
- Stop the service
- Delete the
directory structure - Use Service initialization to create the directory structure for the new versions.
- Start the service
Note: If you have made some modifications under my_appserv
, e.g.:
- start/stop/watchdog script modifications
- application server files
- environment files
- etc.
remember to keep the modified files somewhere BEFORE deleting the my_appserv
directory tree.
Note: Your applications and files are kept outside of my_appserv
directory tree in My App Server default configuration. Thus removing my_appserv
directory will not remove your data. Consider your changes if you have made modifications to the default configs.
Note: It is also possible that some applications are integrated with the application server and are storing data under its directory structure. Consider this BEFORE removing my_appserv
directory tree.
Remember it is a backend server
This service accepts connections on a private interface only. Thus it can not be directly contacted by external hosts.
Typically a frontend web server ( Apache HTTPd ) is configured to pass the required requests to the backend.
The frontend might handle some of the requests that it receives on its own. E.g. requests for:
- static resources - HTML/CSS/JS/Image files
- CGI scripts
- SSI ( Server Side Includes )
- PHP files ( handled by
and pass other requests to different backends. E.g certain parts of the URL space might be mapped to:
- JSP/Servlet engine - Tomcat which is configure to run via MyAppServer
- PHP-FPM backend providing specific PHP version support
See the section Servlet/filter mappings for an example on how to define the needed proxying rules .
It's a service suitable for production deployments
My App Server offers a production environment for hosting your services.
Development and testing should be done locally, not on this service.
See Restart Limits for some restrictions which apply.
The subscription's hosting plan comes with a defined memory limit. Your software must be able to fit within this limit. If you find that the limit is too low you can upgrade to a plan with more memory.
Please note that it is likely that some hosting plans do not include any memory for MyAppServer at all. Thus it can NOT be used on such plans.
START - The service must be able to start within 90 seconds.
STOP - The service must be able to stop within 60 seconds.
Restart limits
The service can be started at most 3 times within 10 minutes. Subsequent attempts to start it in this interval will put it in failed state. Once the interval passes it can be started again.
This limit is imposed in order to prevent a failing service to consume excessive system resources(CPU/Memory/IO).
Network bandwidth is typically not limited. If an excessive use is observed though we might be forced to impose some limits. This won't happen without a notification to you though.
Some external connections might be blocked by a firewall. E.g. SMTP connections to external hosts are not allowed in an attempt to prevent spamming. Outgoing mail should be routed via the local mail queue.
Other resources/process limits
Limits might be imposed on some other resources too. E.g.:
- Number of open files
- Maximum number of processes/tasks
- CPU time
- IO operations / bandwidth
ToS / AUP Limits
Please also consult the "Acceptable Use Policy" and "Terms of Service" of the service which you have subscribed to.
Some limits might be defined there which your service running via MyAppServer should/must comply.
What if MyApp does not fit in some of the limits
We might be able to help you. E.g.:
- Increase a timeout
- Provide public network port or public IP address
- Provide a plan with custom resource limits (e.g. memory)
Just open a trouble ticket and we will tell you if your demand can be fulfilled. There is no guarantee though.
Apache Tomcat
The following section is specific for "Apache Tomcat".
Initial service initialization via the dropdowns
The provided Tomcat versions are the stock ones - these are the ones available from the official Apache Tomcat website.
The modifications which are made to them are only in the config files:
If a file is modified the original are kept with an .orig
extension, e.g. conf/server.xml.orig
. This is done in order the changes to be easily trackable by you or an operator.
Tomcat versions
There are pre-configured Tomcat versions which can be chosen when initializing the MyAppServer service.
If you need you can run any Tomcat version. If the required version is not already available on your hosting server you can upload it.
Note: It is a good idea to stop the service before changing the versions.
When you initialize the service with JVM/Tomcat versions from the dropdowns a directory structure like the following is created for you:
my_appserv/default -> apache-tomcat-9.0.41
Here default
is a symlink to apache-tomcat-9.0.41. To run a custom Tomcat version you can create a structure like this:
my_appserv/default -> apache-tomcat-10.0.3
In this example the old Tomcat version is kept and the default
symlink is repointed to the new version.
Note that the stock service start/stop
scripts might not work with some Tomcat versions. These startup/shutdown scripts are also symlinks:
my_appserv/bin/start -> /scm/plesk-myappserv/bin/user-start.sh
my_appserv/bin/stop -> /scm/plesk-myappserv/bin/user-stop.sh
If they don't work for some reason you can replace the symlinks with your custom start/stop
scripts. Make sure to look at what the stock ones do though, as it might be a good idea to base your modifications on them. E.g. the default bin/start
- generates
- starts the watchdog which notifies SystemD for successful service startup and does the WatchDog stuff ( keep-alive monitoring )
Tomcat modifications
As you might have already guessed - all custom modifications to Tomcat are allowed. E.g. you can:
- place JARs directly in Tomcat's
directory if this is required (e.g. by your DB connection pooling code, resource definitions, etc. ), - modify Tomcat startup scripts and configs
- add/delete/replace Tomcat files
- etc.
When initializing the service via the dropdowns Tomcat is pre-configured like this:
conf/server.xml -> server.xml.lhs_generated
The bin/start
script generates the file server.xml.lhs_generated
which is based on the domains with activated MyAppServer support and the applications which are found in their directory structure.
If you need you can replace the conf/server.xml
symlink with the modified server.xml
which you need.
JVM versions
There are pre-configured JVM versions which can be chosen when initializing the MyAppServer service. Your Tomcat instance is then pre-configured to use the chosen JVM version.
If you need though you can run any JVM version. If it is not available on your hosting server you can upload it and edit the following files:
These are symlinks by default, so you might need to remove them and create new files on their place.
Make sure to specify the full(absolute) path to the JVM, not a relative one.
JVM modifications
You can upload your own JVM and modify it as needed.
Modifications to the global JVMs ( those pre-installed on the server ) are not allowed.
Please note that some modifications might by denied by law - e.g. use of strong cryptography is not allowed in some countries. It is up-to you to obey such restrictions.
Type or number of deployed applications
You can run any number of Java web apps that you like.
All Java frameworks can be used and are supported.
Is this a private JVM ?
What this service offers can be considered a Private JVM or Private Tomcat . It actually offers more than what others include in these terms as My App Server is designed to be very flexible and can run anything, not just predefined versions of JVM/Tomcat .
Tomcat security manager
Tomcat's security manager is NOT enabled in the default configuration as its default security policy imposes some restrictions which prevent some applications from working correctly.
If you application recommends using a security manager you can enable it and customize the security policy.
DocumentRoot and appBase
Tomcat calls the root directory of a domain or subdomain "application base" ( appBase
config option of a Host element in server.xml
Apache HTTPd calls it "document root" ( DocumentRoot
config option ).
In the default configuration of My App Server Tomcat and Apache HTTPd virtual hosts are pointed to the same directory so DocumentRoot
and appBase
are the same thing.
Note: This description is for the unmodified configuration of My App Server. You are free to modify the service as needed.
Where should you place your Tomcat web apps
Tomcat web apps should you placed directly in the DocumentRoot
For the main domain of a subscription the DocumentRoot
is pointed to the /httpdocs
directory by default.
Here's an example.
Let's say that you have a docs.mydomain.com subdomain pointed to the /docs
directory with the following structure:
- /docs/WEB-INF
- /docs/app1/WEB-INF
- /docs/app2/WEB-INF
With this layout the following application contexts will be created:
- docs.mydomain.com/
- docs.mydomain.com/app1/
- docs.mydomain.com/app2/
Each Tomcat context represents a separate web app with its own classes, libraries, JSP files, etc. E.g:
- /docs/app1/META-INF/context.xml
- /docs/app1/WEB-INF/web.xml
- /docs/app1/WEB-INF/lib/jar1.jar
- /docs/app1/WEB-INF/lib/jar2.jar
- /docs/app1/WEB-INF/classes/Class1.class
- /docs/app1/WEB-INF/classes/package1/subpackage1/OtherClass.class
Note: This description is for the unmodified configuration of My App Server. You are free to modify the service as needed.
Application context scanner
The default scanner creates a new Context
for each directory that:
- is placed directly in the
( first level child ofDocumentRoot
) - contains a first level child subdirectory named
- has a name which validates as a context path
An example has been provided in the sections above.
Manager and HostManager Tomcat apps
These are not enabled by default.
If you need them you can enable them by either:
- editting
or - copying the apps to your DocumentRoot
You might need to make some changes to the app config files also. E.g. the login credentials in conf/tomcat_users.xml
and access limits in the app's META-INF/context.xml
. The required changes depend on the chosen Tomcat version and the shipped version of the app.
WAR files
WAR stands for Web application ARchive .
WAR files must be extracted in order to be deployed. E.g. the contents of test.war
should be placed in a directory named test
Note: This description is for the unmodified configuration of My App Server. You are free to modify the service as needed.
You can provide a custom server.xml
to support deployments from WAR files.
While Tomcat can run an app directly from a WAR without unpacking it we strongly advise against such configuration as it is very likely that it will lead to a vastly degraded performance.
Tomcat can auto extract your WARs if you set unpackWARs="true"
for the respective Host
Default Host configuration
Each Host
element in Tomcat's server.xml
config file is configured like this by default:
deployXML="true" - customizations in META-INF/context.xml are supported
deployOnStartup="false" - Do not do application discovery on startup. Only apps configured in server.xml are deployed.
autoDeploy="false" - No deployment of new apps placed in appBase while Tomcat is running.
unpackWARs="false" - Do not extract WAR files automatically
This are settings which are suitable for production use.
As already mentioned you can provide your own server.xml
if e.g. you insist on deploying from WAR files.
Tomcat logs
Tomcat logs can be found in my_appserv/default/logs
catalina.out - STDOUT & STDERR of the start script are redirected to this log
catalina.stop - STDOUT & STDERR of the stop script are redirected to this log
watchdog.log - STDOUT & STDERR of the WatchDog are redirected to this log
Note: This description is for the unmodified configuration of My App Server. You are free to modify the service as needed.
Deployment of new web applications
- Stop the service
- Upload your application
- Start the service
If you upload your application while the service is running its contents might be available via the ROOT context.
Note: This description is for the unmodified configuration of My App Server. You are free to modify the service as needed.
Application reloads
Tomcat might pick some changes automatically. E.g. new or updated JSP or class files. It usually decides which files have been updated by checking their modified time . E.g. if a JSP page has a newer modified time than its corresponding pre-compiled class file Tomcat re-compiles it.
If some changes are not picked up you might need to restart the service.
Note that some changes might be ignored even on Tomcat restart. If this happens to you you might want to switch on the option "Clean work directory on service start" and retry the restart.
Servlet/filter mappings
When a My App Server support is switched on for a domain, custom rules are added to the Apache HTTPd frontend to pass all the requests to JSP files to the backend server via the AJP protocol.
Typical web applications require additional mappings though. E.g. mappings for Servlets or Filters.
In order your app mappings to work as expected two things must be done:
- As usual they have to be defined in your application ( e.g. in
or via an annotation ) - Apache HTTPd frontend has to be configured to pass them to the Tomcat backend.
The second step is done via .htaccess
files. Here's an example. Let's say you have the following context:
and this web app has:
which contains:
You have to create the file:
which contains:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^app1/myservlet/action1$ ajp://mas-YOUR_SYS_USERNAME/app1/myservlet/action1 [NE,P,L]
You can also map all requests for the app1
web app to Tomcat like this:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^app1/(.*)$ ajp://mas-YOUR_SYS_USERNAME/app1/$1 [NE,P,L]
Or you can even forward all requests for this subdomain to the Tomcat backend:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ ajp://mas-YOUR_SYS_USERNAME/$1 [NE,P,L]
Read/Write/Delete files on the file system
You should be extra carefull when using relative paths. They can be relative to something different than what you expect.
In order to check a relative path you can place a code like this in e.g. test.jsp
<%@page contentType="text/plain; charset=UTF-8" pageEncoding="UTF-8"%>
java.io.File f = new java.io.File(".");
out.println( "path: " + f.getAbsolutePath() );
The directories which you see when you login via FTP or in the Plesk File manager are relative to the subscription home dir.
Here's an example of an absolute path:
If you encounter:
java.security.AccessControlException: access denied (java.io.FilePermission /SOME/PATH)
the usual causes are:
- Wrong paths
- Wrong file system permissions
A file or directory can have the required read/write/execute permissions removed.
You can manage permissions via Plesk File Manager or the chmod
Java mail
In order to send mail from your Tomcat web app you can use the following settings:
Hostname: localhost
TCP port: 25
Username: [email protected]
Password: mailbox's password
You might need to place mail.jar
and activation.jar
in your webapp's WEB-INF/lib
depending on the mail API implementation that you use.
Connecting to a database from your Tomcat web app
Here's an example for MySQL which you can place in e.g. test.jsp
<%@page language="java" import="java.sql.*" contentType="text/plain; charset=UTF-8" pageEncoding="UTF-8"%>
Class.forName( "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver" );
java.sql.Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection(
out.println( con.toString() );
The MySQL driver should be placed in your webapp's WEB-INF/lib
Database connection pooling
We do not recommend using connection pooling in our environment since the connection establishment to the DB is very lightweight process.
Just close the DB connections when you're finished with them and reopen them when needed.
A request scope is an excellent lifespan for a DB connection.
Be especially careful when reusing pooled connections since the RDBMS might be configured to timeout inactive connections and you might encounter:
java.sql.SQLException: No operations allowed after connection closed
How does My App Server work
MyAppServer allows you to create a service for your software which is registered with the operating system service supervisor (SystemD).
Service control
Once created this service can be controlled by yourself. You can start/stop/restart it or send a TERM/KILL signal to its process group.
Service supervision
If your service exits My App Server has configured SystemD to restart it, no matter what the exit reason is:
- Normal (0) exit code
- Unclean exit code
- Unclean signal (e.g. SIGABRT, SIGKILL, etc.)
- Timeout during start/stop
- Failure to send a WatchDog signal
Service monitoring
Once started the service is constantly monitored.
E.g. in the default configuration HTTP requests are sent to each of the configured domains landing pages. If any of the requests fails the service is restarted.
Also, if the service fails to send a READY notification within a configured start timeout it is also considered as failed and a restart is tried.
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President Obama has certainly put Republicans in a tricky spot with his action to essentially activate parts of the DREAM Act that would defer deportations for certain young illegal immigrants.
Come out against the president's stance, popular with many Latino voters but not exclusively so, and Republicans run the risk of further alienating many of those voters.
But come out in support of the president's act, and many conservatives in the Republican base could get angry.
Also, GOP lawmakers aren't exactly all on the same page on the issue. And it appears, as we posted about earlier, that a majority of voters support Obama's position.
So it makes political sense that if there were ever a time for one party leader to allow another party leader to go out first, this is one of those times.
On Capitol Hill Tuesday, Sen. Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican and the Senate minority leader, told reporters he would let the all-but-official Republican presidential nominee first announce a position on Obama's decision before offering his own position publicly.
The Washington Post reported that McConnell told reporters:
" 'I think we're going to wait and see what Gov. Romney has to say, and we're going to be discussing his views on this,' McConnell told reporters at the Capitol Tuesday. 'I think many of us may have similar views. Others may not.'
"McConnell said he was deferring to Romney because the former Massachusetts governor is 'the leader of our party from now until November — and, we hope, beyond.' "
During the weekend, Romney said he disagreed with Obama's decision. But he didn't spell out what he would do if he wins the White House, as in whether he would repeal the action or not. Romney may give a more definitive answer when he appears Thursday in Florida at a meeting of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials.
Meanwhile, Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democrat who serves as Senate majority leader, had fun at McConnell's and Romney's expense.
The Hill newspaper reported Reid telling reporters:
" 'I can't imagine that he's going to get an answer very soon. Romney has had four, five days, and he was asked four different times on the Schieffer program this weekend what he wanted to do, and he wouldn't answer,' Reid said in reference to CBS's Face the Nation."
Reid was in a mischievous mood. He channeled Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper in answering a reporter's question as to whether the majority leader would bring the DREAM Act to a Senate floor vote to smoke out Republicans.
"That's a clown question, bro," Reid said, triggering a gale of journalistic laughter.
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A traditional property listing isn't the only way to sell your house in Stockton. As the population pushes away from larger cities, along with a pool of skimming over the rental phase typically experienced in earlier adulthood, opting for the benefits of more permanent housing with recreational amenities and a more home-based lifestyle driving the current seller's market. Off-market or pocket listings aren't marketed to the general public, add the allure of grabbing an exclusive opportunity for buyers, and may garner a higher sales price.
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BALLWIN, Mo. Experts in eating disorders are concerned about an Internet-fueled trend in which teenage girls and young women pursue an elusive and possibly dangerous weight-loss goal: to become so slender that their thighs don't touch even when their feet are together.
Specialists say achieving a so-called "thigh gap" is risky and virtually impossible. But some exceptionally thin models have the gap, which is upheld as a beauty achievement on countless Tumblr pages, blogs and other social media sites.
"The issue of focusing on a particular body part is very common," said Claire Mysko, who oversees teen outreach and digital media for the National Eating Disorders Association, an advocacy group. "What is new is these things have taken on a life of their own because of the Internet and social media."
When the vast majority of people stand with their feet together, their thighs touch. A tiny percentage of people have thighs so slim that they don't come together. The "thigh gap" refers to this space.
Studies suggest that peer pressure from social media plays a significant role in eating disorders. A 2011 study at the University of Haifa found that adolescent girls who spent the most time using Facebook had a greater chance of developing a negative body image and an eating disorder.
"The intrusion and presence of social media in our lives really does make it very difficult," said Nancy Albus, chief executive officer of Castlewood Treatment Center, a suburban St. Louis facility that focuses on eating disorders. "The important distinction about thigh gap is it gives you an actual visual to achieve, this visual comparison of how your body does or doesn't stack up."
Vonda Wright, a Pittsburgh-based orthopedic surgeon and fitness expert, said the spacing between a person's legs is based mostly on genetics. And even extraordinarily thin people may not have a body type that can achieve a gap. You have to be both skinny and wide-hipped, she said.
Besides, Wright said, it isn't a goal worth chasing. Most fit people won't have a thigh gap because their thighs are muscular enough that they touch, she said.
"Skinny does not mean fit or muscular," said Wright, who works with Division I athletes. "I cannot think of one athlete I deal with" who has a thigh gap.
Experts say it is impossible to know if the pursuit of a thigh gap has caused any deaths, nor is it known how many eating disorders are blamed on the phenomenon. But Mysko said experts believe that "exposure to online images of extreme beauty standards and the drive to compare does increase the risk of developing eating disorders."
Sara, a 22-year-old Castlewood client, said thigh-gap sites were a contributing factor in her struggle. She spoke on the condition that she be identified only by her first name to avoid the stigma associated with eating disorders.
Always a high achiever, Sara was captain of her high school swim team in Minnesota and a straight-A student. In college, she graduated near the top of her class, even while hiding her secret.
It was in high school that Sara developed anorexia. By college, she was purging and excessively exercising. She was a frequent visitor to thigh-gap sites.
"It helped to normalize what I was doing to myself," Sara said. "I never knew before that I wanted a thigh gap. It felt like it was some type of accomplishment that people would want to achieve."
The sites offered photos of slender-legged models, testimonials on how to achieve the gap and tips such as chewing food but spitting it out before swallowing.
Grotesquely, some of the sites showed pictures of Holocaust victims "for motivational purposes" or martyred those who died from eating disorders. It seemed to make her own struggle OK, Sara said.
"I would say, 'Well, I'm not that bad.'"
Her therapist, Kim Callaway, said she often encourages clients to avoid social media and even delete their Facebook pages.
"It's not uncommon for people to be on Facebook talking about what they ate today, posting pictures of their meals or writing about how they're 10 pounds lighter than they were a month ago," Callaway said.
"The ability to be instantly connected to everybody and see what they look like and see them blog or talk about what they are eating and what they do for exercise -- this makes it a lot more difficult for those with eating disorders," Callaway said.
The National Eating Disorders Association is fighting back with its own site, www.Proud2BMe.org, which promotes positive body image and encourages healthy attitudes about food and weight.
Sara is getting better after about four months of treatment at Castlewood. She's moved out of the treatment center to an apartment, though she still gets outpatient therapy.
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The dangers of texting and driving are well known, which makes the action of one school bus driver that much more shocking.
A school bus driver in Tampa, Florida has been suspended from duty after she was caught by a 14-year-old student last week on video texting while driving.
The girl's uncle, like most people, is concerned with students' safety, saying, "I'm scared for the kids, all of them, not just my niece, all of them, everyone on that bus."
The school district is investigating the incident.
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Now, let's do this thing!
Here we have a ...
I'm sorry. Excuse me...this chair is really...erph!...scratchy.
So. Here's a turtle:
Oh! Hang on a sec; my neighbor is watering her lawn.
[opening door]
Hi, Mildred! Did you know it's National Nude Day?
Mildred? Don't run so fast, dear, remember your hip surgery!!
She's such a sweetie.
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That is some serious duck face.
(Question: is it ok to scratch below the belt with a back scratcher? Asking for a friend.)
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Never thought I'd get those two mixed up, to be honest.
(Another question: are wood back scratchers dishwasher-safe?)
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Must be the cold draft in here.
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The records in this series reflect the two principal activities of the Consultative Group: funding and evaluating the international institutes. The Group's activity is carried out through regular informal contacts, through consultation at yearly or semi-annual meetings, and through inspection visits to the centers. The records document the debates on whether to fund new institutes or new programs within existing institutes; what is the healthiest relationship between the international institutes and national research and extension programs; and how to manage the related roles of the Council and the Group, the two secretariats, and the four co-sponsors. A substantial amount of correspondence also is created during the sensitive process of selecting Council members and choosing leaders of the institutes.
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Labels for the community have been evolving and continue to evolve to this day. It started with "Gay" which included same-sex attracted males and females, then it branched out to include "Lesbians" as their own separate label. Over time other movements like the "Bisexuals" and "Transgender" populations joined in under the acronym "GLBT". The acronym was thought to be biased towards the "G" and hence the more popularized acronym became "LGBT". Now we see movement to change the acronym so that perhaps the "B" or "T" come before the "L" or the "G" in the sequence of the letters to be more reflective of an inclusive community.
Just when you thought the whole "LGBT" or is it "GLBT" drama was settled we now have new movements boarding the sexual/gender minority bandwagon. "Queer" people who reject the notion that sexuality is fixed and who don't attach binaristic labels want "Q" added to the ever long list of letters in the acronym. People who are "Questioning" their sexuality or are curious want the "Q" to represent the term "Questioning". "Intersex" people don't want to be lumped under the "Transgender" umbrella and want the "I" added to the list. "Asexuals" want to be recognized as a legitimate sexual orientation and have "A" added to the list. "A" has also been representative of those who consider themselves "Allies" to the community.
So we already have a long and varied list with letters overlapping for different communities who want representation. Confusing huh? Well there are also movements by "Polyamorous" families, fetish groups, "Pansexuals", "Two-spirits", and others who want to be part of the acronym.
How far do we go with the acronym, is the label "LGBT" fair and inclusive? Or should we come up with a new term to describe all of these sexual/gender minorities. Is Queer too broad and open so that if we use it nobody will know what we are talking about? Share your thoughts on this ever growing and evolving debate...
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Open Forum: LGBTQAIZ5123?
23 comments:
- Goose said...
I don't know how I feel about it all. Queer seems to sum up a great deal of it, but if you saw me on the street you'd probably not think I coded queer, but rather relatively vanilla straight. Is queer more of a coded identity or action or is it any of us that just don't quite fit the norm?
What the heck is two spirits? I"ve never heard of that.
Interesting topic. - June 21, 2008 at 10:45 AM
- Miss Vicki said...
can you spell h-e-a-d-a-c-h-e, lol.
maybe we'll give the straighters a big fat one by trying to keep up with all our titles and labels -
they'll surrender - giv'em what they want! - June 22, 2008 at 12:25 PM
- Not Important said...
On my blog and in comments I leave, I always mix up the letters and put (etc.) at the end. So, TGBLQ(etc.).
- June 22, 2008 at 7:16 PM
- Zoe Brain said...
The problem is that we are conflating completely different issues - like having a conglomerate of Jews, Blacks, and Gays, whose only similarity is that the same kind of people beat them up.
Throw one group under the bus though, and we hurt our own - the Gay Black Jew for example, as some of us are under more than one category.
I'm straight, intersexed, and with a transsexual past (as do all those with 5ARD or 17BHDD, people whose Intersex condition gives them a "natural sex change").
Queer? Not really, rather a vanilla conventional staid and straight woman with a really unusual endocrine system and an even more interesting past.
BTW, 5ARD etc give an FtoM change, I have a rare one which does the reverse. - June 22, 2008 at 7:42 PM
We need to respect all people and variations, however if we add a letter for all people, we will wind up with an acronym that no one can remeber. My vote is to leave it as GLBT and make sure all are included in our efforts to gain equality.
- June 23, 2008 at 12:54 AM
I don't mind what it's called, but if it gets too long, I'm going to call it the, "Alphabet Community."
- June 23, 2008 at 12:30 PM
- Not Important said...
Zoe Brain really got it. The community is a group whose "only similarity is that the same kind of people beat them up."
When I was in college, I was an officer in an organization that started off as the Gay Alliance, turned into the Gay and Lesbian Alliance (GALA) before I joined, became BGALA during my tenure, and became much longer since. - June 23, 2008 at 2:34 PM
- Queers United said...
Zoe & GDad you make a good point that we all share in common that the same people beat up on us. I also think though there are some other intersections between our struggles. Coming to terms with our identities, coming out of the closet, and many of the same rights or general acceptance from society.
- June 23, 2008 at 2:39 PM
- Adriana said...
GDad, I like your solutions. Two Spirits is a term in many Native American cultures - it can be pretty loose but tends to include trans as well as bisexual, and is very respected in most tribes as someone with special gifts.
What does anyone think about the term "sexually fluid?" Not sure it works as a name for the community, but I like its inclusiveness, personally.
Adriana Kraft - August 1, 2009 at 8:22 AM
- Queers United said...
Adriana I tend to think of sexual fluidity falling under queer, since queer eschews being boxed into a category it would seem someone whose sexual/gender identity changes would not want to be labeled either. I don't think the term can be an umbrella term since many are not fluid in their orientation. I am still a fan of queer as an umbrella term but think we need some other words too.
- August 1, 2009 at 9:02 AM
I've been thinking about it for a long time. For me, 'queer' sums it all up nicely, as in 'unusual' (where I mean 'usual' as monogamous heterosexual cisgender, which is, I suppose, the most common, 'traditional' lifestyle for the countries of european/american culture, or at least presented as such). I'm polyamorous pansexual bigender, and actually prefer to call myself 'queer' because everything else is too long and needs too much explaining.
For me, and queer rights movement is about the right of every person to be taken for whatever they are, and not be forced to be whatever other people think 'right'. So, I think 'queer' can include anyone - people of any sexual orientation, gender identity and relationship lifestyle. - August 1, 2009 at 3:45 PM
- libhom said...
The word queer includes all lesbian, gay, bi, and trans people. Adding it to the longer acronym is redundant.
- August 1, 2009 at 4:56 PM
- Queers United said...
lib there are 2 types of queer. queer as an umbrella term for LGBTIA and queer as an actual identity for one who does not fall into LGBTIA but rather has fluid sexual/gender identity.
- August 1, 2009 at 5:05 PM
I tend to use queer in it's dictionary meaning... unusual/uncommon. and I feel it pretty well fits the whole of the categories (being applied to sex and gender), even allies to an extent (though I hedge that bet and use queer allies). But I only think it's useful when speaking about the collective group. each individual group also has some of it's own specific concerns, and i've always felt that those are best addressed individually, but there is plenty of crossover, so the super group for me is "Queer".
PS. I once tallied up any letters I could find and found that I fit in about a third of them, and plenty of labels to boot =P - August 1, 2009 at 8:24 PM
GL. Don't believe in Bi (people who aren't strong enough to fight what they are told is the norm) and the rest. ACK. Gay and Lesbian. The end.
- August 2, 2009 at 12:39 AM
uhm Sask, just for my own curiousity... which norm don't you think they fight? the one that says people can only be attracted to the opposite sex, or the the one that says you can only be attracted to one? or maybe the norm that says that there are only two? something to think about.
- August 2, 2009 at 5:23 AM
I'm bisexual. I really don't give a damn if you include us in your little acronym or not. Everyone else is just stuck on after the LG or the GL so that homosexuals can convince themselves they're open-minded. Sorry, some of us know better. The way that both homosexuals and heterosexuals seem to think that their "belief" in bisexuals is required for us to exist is pure bullshit, and in the case of homosexuals, pure hypocrisy. We are not the tooth fairy; your belief in us is not required for us to exist. We exist, whether you like it or not, whether you understand us or not, whether you choose to believe it or not. You may be confused about who we are, but that doesn't mean that we're confused. I know who I am, and I'm not gay or straight, and I'm not half one and half the other. I am bisexual, and I'd rather use the whole word than have the initial stuck into someone else's acronym as lip service.
- August 3, 2009 at 2:07 AM
- Mewi said...
Anonymous = homophobia? You accuse others of being biphobic yet pretty much make intolerant speeches against homosexuals as a general?
Anyway on topic,
Asexual: Is there really a need to add asexual here? I mean, if they are dating someone and can date one gender or the other, doesn't that make them bisexual? Or if they only date female, that makes them lesbian? Should it really be that important what they do... or in this case, don't do.. in bed? After all is being Lesbian, gay, bisexual really just about sex?
Intersex: I think may be a bit more complicated but I think in the end... Most people who are intersex and have the proper preferred assigned gender wouldn't identify as "intersex"... Wheras the ones with the incorrect assigned gender would, and would seek very similar medical treatments a transsexual would. So wouldn't "intersex" to that respect, fall under the "transgender" category?
Q: Sure we all were at this "Q" stage, do we need a label for it though? Maybe, I'm not sure about this one...
~Celeste~ - August 3, 2009 at 12:46 PM
- Mewi said...
Goose: Two Spirits might be a reference to having both genitalia, or identifying as both male and female at the same time... Kind of confusing, but I think it derives from Native American traditions. Or possibly the Japanese term "Futa", There is a line of fetish animehentai called "Futanari" which is usually a girl with a male part... X.X
Not really my thing, but its hard to avoid knowing this stuff when you are a full fledged anime addict XD
~Celeste~ - August 3, 2009 at 12:55 PM
- TRiG said...
Some people dislike labels. I'm fine with them myself.
I'm gay. And if you want to use "Queer" as an umbrella term, I'll answer to that too. Or to various alphabet soups.
There are broader questions, such as, to what extent are the groups interrelated? To what extent do we have the same struggle? That's complicated, but I'm willing to work with anyone oppressed. If it's not my struggle, I'll make it mine. (Fine words. I'd better live up them now.)
And to the idiot who said bisexual people don't exist: grow up.
TRiG. - August 4, 2009 at 11:16 AM
- Hedo said...
Wow. They're just letters, I don't see how the order in which they're placed has any bearing on their "importance." I think what really matters is that they're arranged in an order than can roll off of the tongue. I personally think everything is covered in just GBT, in that "gay" covers everyone with an exclusive attraction to the same sex, "bi" covers all those with a bisexual orientation, and "trans-" includes mtfs, ftms and everyone in between. It's not that it needs more letters, it's that it needs a standard order that people can use and recognize.
Adding more letters isn't going to help anyone. It's just going to cause confusion. Consistency looks good, constant rearrangement might make it seem like we're almost "unsure" of what we're actually trying to achieve. And that's the last thing we want. - August 7, 2009 at 1:31 PM
- Thalassa said...
My favorite term is "gender and sexual minority community." I think it is perfectly descriptive and open-ended enough to include everyone now and going forward. I know it's not as handy as an acronym, but many other minority communities have made it into the modern media world just fine with a long name. [Foreign Country}-American Community, anyone?
On days when I'm feeling flip I say GBLT and I pronounce it giblet, as in giblet gravy. :)
On days when I'm trying to discuss the broadening of the umbrella, I use GLBTQ2IA2. - August 10, 2009 at 7:35 PM
"(Society for) Gender Freedom". Short, accurate and ends with "freedom". I wonder why no one has thought of this before.
- September 3, 2009 at 1:01 PM


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