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hey dr.bob please excuse the lack of capital letters, ill try to make my spelling and grammar as decent as i can though.
firstly i have to say you run an amazing web resource with thebody.com and im really grateful to you for being such a strong person and for how much compassion you give to anonymous strangers online. you rock and i wish you the best .
so i am on my final week of pep (truvada and kaletra) infact i only have 4 more days left.
i met a young girl of fling.com whom i thought would be fun and i decided to sleep with her. during sex the condom broke and i asked her if she had anything like hiv or any other std and she said she didnt believe so so we continued having sex. about 20 minutes later i came to my senses dropped her off home and went to a hospital. the nurse on hand told me that i couldnt get pep for a few days and that she had no idea how to get it and bumped me down on the emerg waiting list saying it'd be at least a 3 or 4 hour wait before i could talk to a doctor. being that it was 3am i drove home confused as i thought pep was an urgent matter. the next day i called an hiv hotline and ended up sitting through an emergency visit where i got pep in my system a total of 18 hours after exposure.
a week after starting pep i had a very sore throat (the worst ive ever had in my life it was like knives hitting my throat) which then progressed to swollen lymph nodes all over my body, and now finally i have a slight slight fever with 4 or 5 days left on my pep and i got some night sweats last night which is why im deciding to write to you (also my fever kicked in a bit higher just tonight).
i have a pretty dry scalp which is highly unusual for me and some pain in my abdomen which i attribute to side effects from the meds, ive also had diarrhea for the whole time since starting the meds on day 1 and a few small rashes that went away very quickly (like within hours).
now my biggest regret here is that i had the option of only taking truvada and instead decided to take both drugs at once kaletra and truvada as apparently my exposure risk was low.
im wondering if after stopping pep if i do end up with an hiv diagnosis will the strain be more resistant to those drugs and i'll have to start a new regime.
now my reason for the pep was that after having sex with this girl i asked her if she had had unprotected sex recently in which she answered yes and with 3 partners over the last month (which i found to be pretty promiscuous for my standards) she also said she had a sore throat which gave her white stuff in her throat but it was clearing up now. she coughed a few times when i was dropping her off too. she was vague about how many past partners she had been with unprotected since her last hiv test over 6 months ago.
throat swabs came up negative for me as did chlamydiae and gonorrhea. but i have gotten some kind of strange ppp like papule on the head of my penis that i doubt is syphilis from research but im confused what it could be. maybe my ppp has just spread to the head of my penis.
anyway i have read a lot about your ars seroconversion story and i kno the stats that you've put up on the forum about fever, lymph nodes, sore throat etc and their percentages.
one piece of information i havent been able to find about you however is whether or not you got your ars while on pep or after (there is one line that reads something like "i seroconverted a few months after" and i was confused about the meaning of it, was it in regards to testing positive and knowing your status or the actual ars/seroconversion which in my limited understanding are the same)
all in all i am grateful that a web resource like thebody.com exists for situations like this and i hope you are doing quite well.
ive learned a lot from this experience and if i do happen to test positive im going to try to deal with it as best i can and in fact make the best of it.
no matter what i think ill be an hiv/aids activist after this for the rest of my life.
im sure you hear about new medical breakthroughs in petri dishes all the time and about various drugs and vaccine attempts. having done my own research ive learned a lot about possible paths down to a cure. i think it is a long way off but you never know with the way science goes. i definitely think we'll see a cure for hiv in my life time (im 24) i just hope it gets here darn quickly.
is there anything you are personally excited for?
my next blood test is in decemeber (3 months after end of pep as usual) i may go for a test earlier just to see where it leads, planned parenthood covers them here in toronto and they're pretty good about it.
i also had an itchy burning sensation on my buttox and testicle region but i chalk that up to bacterial infection that went away fast.
i am being followed by an hiv specialist but he's such a busy guy its a real rush to see him. i also kind of feel pushed off by him as he labeled me low risk (which i understand) however i feel like there is a big misconception with how we label high and low risk as it seems hiv is not spread by + people with low viral loads but more likely by people recently infect, not on medication, and by those who do not think or believe they have it (the type of person i slept with).
anyway as you say i am sending you my good karma for an hiv cure or a functional vaccine, and i hope you send me some good karma for a negative test in decemeber!
p.s. could the symptoms im experiencing be from something else? ive never got sick in quite this same chronology before and ive never had lymph nodes this swollen over something that happened so long ago, tho my fever is very slight.
-cheers alex (pardon any typos)
Hello, Alex from Toronto.
I'll make a few brief comments on your story and try to respond to the various questions and concerns you raised in your lengthy post.
I'm shocked that a nurse in an emergency room on Toronto wouldn't know about PEP. I'd recommend contacting the medical director at the hospital advising him of what transpired and requesting that the staff, particularly that nurse, undergo some remedial training related to HIV/AIDS and PEP.
You shouldn't regret taking both Kaletra and Truvada for your PEP regimen. Doing so would not increase your risk of having a drug-resistant HIV strain. (In fact taking the three-drug regimen rather than the two-drug, Truvada-only regimen would decrease your chances of developing drug resistance!)
If you acquired a strain of HIV that was resistant to the medications in your PEP regimen, PEP wouldn't work and you would seroconvert on schedule, just as if you weren't taking antiretrovirals (the drugs would be in essence useless). Since you asked, that's exactly what happened in my case. Remember, the virus fond me way back in January 1991. We had only very few antiretrovirals available and no way to test viral load. The patient I was performing a procedure on had advanced-stage AIDS. Most likely he was resistant to AZT, as he took it as monotherapy when it first became available. After the occupational exposure I took AZT immediately, but the virus I acquired was most likely already resistant. Consequently I experienced acute retroviral syndrome symptoms a few weeks later and tested HIV-antibody positive ("seroconverted" based on testing results) a few months later. Hope that clears up any confusion.
Next, if you have a strange lesion on your penis, you should have it evaluated by your doctor. Syphilis can be very deceiving, and there are other STDs you might have acquired.
Regarding potential cures for HIV, check out my three-part blog entitled "The Search for a Cure Heats Up."
Finally good-luck karma from The Wizard of Poz has been sent!
As for your "P.S." yes, the chances are quite high that the symptoms you experienced were indeed "something else" and not HIV ARS. There are many conditions that have symptoms that are similar to those seen in HIV ARS. That's why "symptoms" are notoriously unreliable in predicting who is and is not HIV infected.
Write back with your post-PEP testing results (out to six months) and I'll post them for our forum readers. (Please remember to reference this specific question and my response when you write back.)
Good luck. Be well.
Dr. Bob


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In New England Soccer Today's first interview with Ousmane Dabo, the French midfielder compares the physical nature of MLS to that of the English Premier League, and comments on how his experience in England will ease the transition to the Revs.
As New England Soccer Today's Sean Donahue writes, second year players Zak Boggs and Tim Murray played well enough in preseason to impress the Revolution coaches and earn new contracts.
Revs forward and Gambian International, Sainey Nyassi, concludes that by supplementing his undeniable speed with better vision on the pitch, he will become a serious goal scoring threat and a nightmare for MLS defenders.
Chattanooga, Tennessee's local media outlet, The Chattanoogan, spreads the word about the preseason MLS matchup between the Revs and the Columbus Crew in the hopes of attracting soccer fans in the area.
Major League Soccer Talk makes predictions about the Revs' 2011 season, and discusses the high expectations the club has as they look to improve upon the team's 2010 campaign.
The Martinsville Bulletin reported yesterday that 2011 SuperDraft selection, Alan Koger, has been offered a contract by the Revs and will become the first Henry County (Va.) native to play in MLS.

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Can a hi-def sci-fi show succeed by going direct to the Web? Stage 3 Media is gambling that it can. In an interview at VIdFest in Vancouver, Stage 3 CEO Damien Kindler talks up the audacious gamble that is Sanctuary. Sanctuary is the highest budget direct-to-Web show ever, and the first show to be made entirely using greenscreen, with no sets.
The first four "Webisodes" are free on Youtube, but you have to pay for the high-quality versions of all eight. The premise is interesting: it's 2007 and New York City is overrun with monsters who feed off the poor. But a heroic woman scientist (played by Stargate's Amanda Tapping) wants to help the monsters control their powers. Unfortunately, the actual show is a tad cheesy (it starts with Jack the Ripper), and Kindler has the look of a tired pitchman reciting the same talking points for the millionth time.
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Every year Bobby picks a new class of new artists that he thinks will be successful. The artists on the list will have a yearlong promotion, to perform on the Bobby Bones Show, be a guest on the BobbyCast, a performance during the St. Jude Radiothon and more.
The only criteria these artists have to fit... they can't have ever had a top 40 song on the chart.
Another member announced in Bobby's Class of 2019 is Lauren Jenkins. Her bio reads,
Big Machine recording artist Lauren Jenkins has been a touring artist since she was 15 years old. The Texas born, Carolina-raised singer-songwriter chose a life that would fit perfectly in the songs she writes: across countless smoky bars, fake IDs, and endless miles on the road, music has been her one constant companion. Her first EP, The Nashville Sessions, was released in 2016. Lauren's unfiltered lyrics and unmistakably authentic vocals blend traditional country roots with Americana influences; she's equally at home with cheerful radio-friendly melodies one moment, and expressions of raw emotion the next. She has recently completed writing, co-producing, and starring in an original short film titled Running Out of Road that accompanies the release of her debut album, No Saint, due in early 2019.


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I ask that whoever is in charge of the ideas and suggestions on GS seriously consider this. The quiz questions could be verified to be true so no incorrect information would get out there. I think it would be a very popular addition to the site and very fun for the users.
Thank you!
There have been various attempts to have a quiz section for IMDb. This is documentation on the latest attempt by the IMDb Technical Staff. Please note: the links in the document no longer work.
The New IMDb Quiz.docx
In principle, having a quiz section is a good idea. Unfortunately, there was not enough interest by prospective quiz authors in 2015 when this was proposed.
IMDb already has a Poll area, with polls contributed by users
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IMDb Polls
IMDb has movie, TV, and celebrity polls.
Disclaimer: If it is out of line to post a "petition" in GS, I am not aware of it. This is not meant to put pressure on the IMDb Rep; they can only do what they feel is necessary and possible.
This is a petition for IMDb to add a Quiz Section to their website, with quizzes contributed by users. As I understand it, this idea was brought a few years ago, but apparently scrapped due to low interest of quiz makers. If you are interested in authoring quizzes pertaining to movies, shows, music, celebrities, etc, please comment. Thank you.
It's like Who wants to be a Millionaire without the Millions
E.g. How the system is going to set the right questions in your area of interest, and not mixing it with Indian movies, Russian videogames, German series, Japanese celebrities...?
Steve Martin ... Clouseau Kevin Kline ... Dreyfus Jean Reno ... Ponton Roger Rees ... Raymond Larocque
If this was a thing, I doubt everybody on GS will make quizzes. It may just be me and a handful of other users. There will still be plenty of people to play the games. As far as having quizzes for everyone's favorites, that could be do-able. I mean, I'm not really a Game of Thrones watcher, for instance, but there's many who are. They can do those quizzes. I can do my stuff: oldies shows, B movies, etc. :) If someone makes a GOT or Russian videogame test, I don't have to play that one - people who know of it can. The quizzes would also probably be approved, so if a quiz idea was too narrow, it could be denied. Just like the poll suggestions. Hope that made sense. I guess I just really want this to happen. :) Thanks for listening.
@NIA: OK, sorry, I reread your initial topic, and I thought you wanted system-generated quizzes. My mistake!
Of course, quizzes should be setup and proposed by contributors, to make the questions consistent, challenging and fun.
But from past experience (I was participating heavily to the French cinema newsgroup 20 years ago - gosh, this is prehistoric Internet!!), you have to dedicate a lot of time to make it so!
Peter Sellers while not being French, did an OK job.
Yes P.P. (2006) should be Banned Forever! Vive La France!!!
1967's Casino Royale Roulz!
Thanks for your interest in my topic! I hope this can work somehow. :) And yes, Ed, remove PP remake!!! :D
Thanks for your interest in my topic! I hope this can work somehow. :) And yes, Ed, remove PP remake!!! :D
I think I have an echo.
I think I have an echo.
I'll take choice #3
Chris Noth. He's nice.
Choice #5 Dr. No is a bad man.
Setti the little girl said so when she saw Agent Smith too.
(It may seem complicated from the first sight...)
Prerequisite ONE. By their structure, polls are open for all voters, including those having no idea about the context of some options.
Prerequisite TWO. Polls are open for all voters, either the question understood for them or not.
The above both are the problem when we need the poll results to be objective as much as possible. To make it objective, let be the poll after pre-quiz. For example:
A) Quiz for the poll-question itself, to be sure for its correct interpretation;
B) Quiz for the plot questions, concerning the optioned movies;
C) Let the poll to be opened to a voter who fulfilled "A" totally and "B" for 80%.
It requires a quiz maker to keep an maintain an answer Get Sat Page. (AP) ((Answer Page)) instead of (FAQ)
Face off Trivia Poll Suggestion: The Godfather--Uplifting Footwear
Face off Trivia Poll Suggestion: One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
Trivia is based off of published trivia in the two respective titles.
I am sympathetic to your suggestion. When the IMDb polls were removed from IMDb close to seven years ago, members of the IMDb Poll Message board on IMDb had to provide a business case for recreating the polls. The business case included showing that Poll Authors were willing and able to sustain poll creation: http://moviesdailypoll.blogspot.com/
Here are some considerations that IMDb needs to consider when implementing a new or recreating a feature.
1. Is there sufficient interest in the feature to justify the effort in creating the feature?
1a. Will there be sufficient interest in the future to justify creating the feature?
1b. Is there sufficient content to make the feature useful?
2. What resources will it take to create the feature?
2a. How much labor will it take to create the feature?
2b. How much labor will it to maintain the feature?
2c. How much processing time and storage will it take to implement and maintain the feature?
The business case included showing that Poll Authors were willing and able to sustain poll creationAny idea how long it will be before I get over this Hump.
If someone had been up front with me on this, I would not be sending e-mails out.
I can take the truth.
Just give it to me.
A straight answer.
Thanks Dan.
Thank you, that was very helpful. Not being an IMDb admin/employee (or whatever the job is where you would setup a feature) so I cannot answer all of those questions. But I know that I as well as a few other users would be more than happy to supply quizzes, and people would probably play them. Everyone (as far as I know, lol) loves a good, fun pop culture test. And perhaps, like the polls to my understanding, you must have an account to play them. So more accounts. I don't claim to understand all of how IMDb works, but I can assume that getting more accounts are nice. :) I believe that this feature would pay off, but of course it's up to you guys. :) Thank you for your interest in my topic and reading my posts.
The more that you can demonstrate that there is interest in a trivia feature, the more likely that IMDb will consider implementing that feature.
1. You have a stronger case as more poll authors who respond to this thread and offer to create quizzes.
2. You may wish to create Blogger Account (https://www.blogger.com/) to create prototype quizzes as examples.
3. There is probably web-based software that you can use to host quizzes. One possibility is Google Forms:
4. It took close to a year of respectful lobbying and demonstrating that the poll authors were able and willing to create and supervise polls for IMDb to implement the current poll system.
5. Poll authors had some distinct advantages going forward. Two poll authors (Peter and I) were established Get Satisfaction Champions. We had an IMDb Message Board dedicated to suggesting and commenting on polls. We were able to demonstrate that poll authors were will and able to suggest viable polls. We were willing to take on the majority effort of administering the polls.
6. You need to ask yourself how much time and effort you are willing and able to provide to suggesting, creating and administering quizzes. If you cannot devote at least 10 hours per week, than your chances of having an IMDb quiz feature is significantly diminished.
IMDb could should set up
and move all the Polls and Lists there
for Conversations: Questions | Ideas | Problems | Praise | Announcements
This would not take up space on IMDb computers
As it is I'm here way more than ten hours a week.
That is if Dan approves.
Oh and I can restrain my self if acting in that capacity, Dan.
I can be professional when it is called for.
Cheers all
So, Someone - not me - starts a Quiz ...
"Host: Say, kids, what time is it?"
There is a wait time of what 12 hours or 10... 15... 50 replies ? ?
then publish the answer
( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165594/quotes )
Fun thing about GS if a message gets a Reply or Like
the message can not be edited
so a wrong answer can not be changed to the correct one (*Cheating*)
Look for the word "(Edited)"
Who keeps score ? ?
Who has the Most correct answers ? ?
Dan Dassow, Champion on his own site ? ?
Mr. Smart Person answers with the correct reply (with a Link to source)
and a dozen others copy that for better scores
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Copy of Old IMDb Boads with New entries
Games: Trivia and Quiz Games
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IMDb Games: Trivia & Quiz Games
Wayback Machine
Feb 19 2017
All | Questions | Ideas | Problems | Praise | Announcements
Set up
https://getsatisfaction.com/imdb/quiz (from above)
All | Plots | Quotes | Trivia | Locations | ...
Easy to Search with
But, Some may vote here for ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiznos :-(
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Any IMDb Staff reading this ? ?
It looks like IMDb already has the software for creating quizzes. However, this looks like it is exclusively available to the IMDb Editorial Staff.
Memorable Oscar Moements
First I will respond to your previous comment. So far, I know Ed, SeventhAr7, and I have expressed actual interest in authoring quizzes. Not sure if I can promise 10 hours a week, but I probably will be suggesting trivia very often. Between me and any others there should be plenty of quizzes to go around.
I'm not really prepared to setup and blog or anything, but I can show you some quiz ideas on this thread; that I will get to later on this post.
The quiz software is very interesting... the way I understand it it is only accessible to IMDb employees? If that could be changed, that would solve everything. :)
Before I end, I would like to say that if this is not do-able, I understand. As I said in a post way above, I know the staff can only do what they believe is necessary. Thank you!
Quiz Ideas (rough drafts, not yet polished): I am assuming the questions will be multiple choice.
Can You Guess the Sitcom by the First 2 Words in the Theme Song?
Which Actor is Taller? (Each question consists of two actors; guess which one is taller)
Can You Match the Quote to the Correct Mystery Science Theater 3000 Episode? (I'm a personal MST fan; this quiz can really be done with any show)
Which of These Films Did Not Win an Oscar?
Can You Name All of These (place movie/show here) Characters?
Hope these make sense! That's just a few ideas - I think of them all the time!
Still wanna do quizzes!
Guess the Action Movie by the First Line of Dialogue Spoken.
Fast and Furious
Terminator 2
Die Hard
First Blood
But I thought the stewardess was talking to the bear!
Bear: "No ma'am, I don't. The highest I've ever been up is on a kid's shelf! Do have any honey?"
Stewardess had fainted from shock that Bear talks; but she spoke to him in the first place!
? ?
Ted (2012)
John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish
of bringing his teddy bear to life came true,
now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear
or his girlfriend, Lori
Mark Wahlberg ... John Bennett
Seth MacFarlane ... Ted (voice)
No, we were not really referencing Ted - we were just goofing off about the bear in the Die Hard pic. ;)
There may be more than one talking bear ? ?
Winnie the Pooh (2011)
While searching for honey,
Pooh and his friends embark on an adventure
Jim Cummings ... Winnie the Pooh (voice)
for a Quiz...
Can You Name All These Movie Bears?
When Michael left the show in season 7, this huge name in comedy played the new boss for a few episodes. Who was it?
Ben Stiller
Will Ferrell
Adam Sandler
Kevin James
And no checking Google for the answer, lol!
No Office Zoner!
The only huge guy is Kevin. The others are way skinnier!
I'll Guess Sandler
Hi Ed Jones (XLIX)
Trivia Poll Answer Page
Trivia Answer:
Poll #1
add a link back to the Trivia question ? ?
I does not work the other way. It is all the answers to all specific trivia only polls. It IS NOT A POLL SUGGESTION. Think outside your box!
It's a really great idea but I'm not sure that it will work for what I'm envisioning. I believe that if we give them time, they will open up the quiz software to users. :) But it's a great idea! - too bad I've got no idea about the question! :D Can you answer mine above? ;)
I don't watch MST3000
I thought you said you watched MST when it was originally on and stuff?
31 years ago!
1. The castaways were always meeting other people on the island; sometimes doubles. Did Bob Denver ever play as both Gilligan and someone else?
2. How about Tina Louise (Ginger)?
3. Did Chuck Connors ever play two people on his show The Rifleman?
4. Did Craig T. Nelson ever play Hayden Fox and someone else on Coach?
5. Did Barbara Eden ever play two women on I Dream of Jeannie (excluding times she transformed herself to look like someone else)?
6. Did Melissa Gilbert ever play two people on Little House on the Prairie?
7. We all know Patty Duke played two little girls on her show, but did she ever play triple role?


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At The Plate – The Cougars had the bats working in this one, and they needed them as the Bee's put the pressure on all game but Kane County was able to hang on for an 8-6 victory. Oliver Zapata did some damage from the lead-off spot going 2-for-5 with two doubles, an RBI, and a run scored. Dan Vogelbach had a huge game going 2-for-3 with his ninth home run of the season, two RBI's, two walks (CUBS WAY!), a double, and three runs scored. Jeimer Candelario, and Rock Shoulders each had two hits and an RBI in the win. Reggie Golden is back, and healthy, that's the most important thing, but he's also hitting, he went 3-for-4 with two RBI's, he's now hitting .368 on the season.
On The Mound – Pierce Johnson got the start in this one and didn't get much help from his defense, but was able to pick up his fourth win of the season. Johnson worked five innings giving up four runs, two earned, on five hits while walking two and striking out five. Eddie Orozco worked two innings giving up two runs on two hits while walking one and striking out two. Felix Pena was outstanding going two scoreless innings giving up one hit while walking one and striking out three.
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Finally!!! The largest bank in America; Bank of America has finally got a feature to remotely deposit checks to your bank using your Android device. Several other banks already had this feature for a while, but the latest update for Bank of America, which was rolled out today, now allows users to deposit checks using their mobile phones or tablets.
While several other banks like Chase already had this feature for ages, BofA was the only bank which did not have it. Today's update to the Bank of America app adds the following features:
– Make check deposits
– Choose the BankAmeriDeals™ you want, and earn cash back
– Receive Bank of America Alerts as push notifications
– Securely send money to others, using their mobile number or email address (requires enrollment)
I am definitely happy with this update because it was definitely becoming a pain lugging around those checks to an ATM or bank branch just to deposit. Finally, I can now deposit checks to Bank of America while I am lazing around in my house.
You can get the latest features by updating the app on your device or by download it from Google Play.


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(CNN) -- A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that a cross displayed on public property for nearly a century is unconstitutional.
Three versions of the Christian symbol have been erected atop 822-foot Mount Soledad in the posh La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, since 1913.
The current 43-foot cross was erected in 1954 in honor of Korean War veterans and has been the subject of near constant judicial back and forth since 1989, when two Vietnam War veterans filed suit against the city, saying it violated the California Constitution's "No Preference" clause.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the notion that the cross -- since the late 1990s surrounded by plaques and paving stones honoring veterans and war dead -- was solely a memorial.
"The use of such a distinctively Christian symbol to honor all veterans sends a strong message of endorsement and exclusion," the court said in its ruling. "It suggests that the government is so connected to a particular religion that it treats that religion's symbolism as its own, as universal. To many non-Christian veterans, this claim of universality is alienating."
The court also noted that the site had, for most of history, been used for Easter services -- marked on maps until the late 1980s as the "Mount Soledad Easter Cross" -- and was designated a war memorial with a plaque "only after the legal controversy began in the late 1980s."
"It was not until the late 1990s that veterans' organizations began holding regular memorial services at the site," the court said.
And the court rejected arguments that the cross at a war memorial was no different than any other memorial that includes a cross.
"This war memorial -- with its imposing Cross -- stands as an outlier among war memorials, even those incorporating crosses," the ruling says. "Contrary to any popular notion, war memorials in the United States have not traditionally included or centered on the cross and, according to the parties' evidence, there is no comparable memorial on public land in which the cross holds such a pivotal and imposing stature, dwarfing by every measure the secular plaques and other symbols commemorating veterans."
The ruling will almost certainly be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Since the first lawsuit in 1989, the city of San Diego twice tried selling the property beneath the cross to the Mount Soledad Memorial Association, only to be stopped by the courts: once for failing to solicit bids and once for violating California's "No Preference" clause for giving "substantial financial advantage to bidders" who intended to leave the cross in place.
By the late 1990s, with the association maintaining the property, the cross became a more extensive war memorial, with stone plaques and paving stones honoring veterans and other accoutrements of a memorial.
In 2004, the city, the plaintiffs and the association reached an agreement that would move the cross to a nearby church, but two Republican congressmen intervened and inserted a rider into the 2005 omnibus budget bill that designated the property as a national veterans memorial and authorized the federal government to accept the donation of the property.
But the San Diego City Council refused to donate the property after the city attorney wrote that the transfer likely would violate both the federal and state constitutions. Facing pressure from a new association formed to "save the Mount Soledad cross," the city reversed its decision and instead put the matter to a vote, which passed handily.
More court filings followed, and in June 2006, three Republican congressmen pushed through a bill calling for the government to seize the property by eminent domain -- calling it "a historically significant war memorial." The federal government took possession in August.
Two lawsuits were filed challenging the transfer almost immediately: one by Steve Trunk and Philip Paulson and the other by Jewish War Veterans of the United States. The district court consolidated the cases and eventually ruled in favor of the government. Trunk, Paulson and the Jewish War Veterans appealed, leading to Friday's ruling.


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Have you have ever lived in a street where only doctors lived and the word 'quack' was ever uttered only by a duck?
I know a doctor who had loan sharks for his clientele and none of them ever came to him with a heart complaint?
The only croupier in my neighborhood had spent his lifetime in Las Vegas. He retired and went for a medical check up. He was told by his G.P he might have had Parkinson's disease from his kindergarten days and he didn't notice it?
Do you the know Mr. Rip Van Winkle, the congressman from New York, who lounged in Washington DC, among other lawmakers who made infernal din and could sleep? He asked, as he went at the end of term to the sergeant 'Who is this Bill I heard so much lately?'
Bob Ripley who made Believe it or not a household name spoke when he was first taken by a midwife and slapped? He said,'I did not even do a thing!'
Richard Wagner had never heard the word Israel; nor did ever pass a racial slur on Jews? Do you know there are Jews who never listen to his Twilight of the Gods without thinking it would make a beautiful musical score for 'Bombs over Gaza'?
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Tim Barnhart approaching Johnson Peak at the gateway of Zion National Park, Utah. Johnson Peak provides great views over the town of Springdale.
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Many panoramas of Zion National Park's trails, views, canyons, and peaks. Zion National Park is known for it large exposure of the Navajo sandstone's steep red walled cliffs and world classic canyons and canyoneering routes.


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Hazelnut Shortbread
We have several acres of hazelnut trees here in the Willamette Valley, where the climate is perfect for this crop. Harvesttime is a big family event with everyone pitching in to help. I try to incorporate this wonderful flavorful nut into our recipes, and this cookie is always a hit. -Karen Morrell, Canby, Oregon
Total TimePrep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min./batch + cooling
Makes6 dozen
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1-1/4 cups finely chopped hazelnuts
- 1/2 cup each white, red, green, yellow and dark chocolate candy coating disks
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add syrup and vanilla. Beat in flour just until combined; fold in nuts. Shape into two 1-1/2-in. rolls; wrap tightly in waxed paper. Chill for 2 hours or until firm.
- Cut into 1/4-in. slices and place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 325° for 14-16 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.
- In separate microwave-safe bowls, melt candy coating disks; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies. Let stand until set.
Nutrition Facts2 each: 170 calories, 11g fat (5g saturated fat), 14mg cholesterol, 75mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
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Amazon's price-beating reputation 'not true', claims study
Amazon only offers the lowest price on its top 20 print bestsellers, with lower-ranked titles offered at 14% higher than the lowest price available online elsewhere, according to a new study by Simon-Kucher & Partners, the strategy and marketing consultants.
The study looked at Amazon.co.uk's top 100 bestseller list over the 10-day period between 31st October and 9th November, when Sylvia Day's Reflected in You and Jamie's 15-Minute-Meals headed the Amazon charts.
According to the Simon-Kucher study, Amazon offered the lowest available price on the top 20 titles in its print bestseller chart across fiction and non-fiction. However books ranked 21-100 were priced 14% above the lowest price alternative compared with seven other online booksellers including the Blackwell's and W H Smith offers, as well as Amazon-owned sites Abebooks and The Book Depository.
The study also noted that Amazon made price adjustments to one-third of the 62 titles that remained in the top 100 bestseller list over the 10-day period.
Mark Billige, managing partner of the London office of Simon-Kucher, said: "Ask someone where to find the lowest price on a book and they'll tell you to go to Amazon. But you would be surprised by how often this advice is incorrect."
The company's pricing expert Kyle Poyar said: "Amazon has adopted a classic supermarket strategy. They understand that consumers don't pay as much attention to the prices on slow moving products and use that insight to cleverly pad the bottom line."
An Amazon spokesperson responded: "That is not the case and we aim to offer competitive prices on every book that we list."


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This week President Obama outlined a sweeping package of proposed changes to America's gun laws, including a federal ban on the manufacture and sale of new assault weapons and an expansion of background checks on firearm purchasers. But proponents of gun control say one of the most important pieces of the plan may be a smaller, less-noticed move: Mr. Obama's attempt to end a 15-year ban on federal research into guns and violence.
For years, some members of Congress have effectively blocked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal agencies from conducting such research due to concerns about pro-gun control bias. On Wednesday, Obama said he'd use the powers of the presidency to change that situation.
"While year after year those who oppose even modest gun safety measures have threatened to defund scientific or medical research into the causes of gun violence, I will direct the Centers for Disease Control to go ahead and study the best ways to reduce it.... We don't benefit from ignorance," said Obama.
Here are some basic questions and answers about the research issue:
What's stopping the government from studying guns and violence?
In 1996 some conservative members of Congress mounted an effort to eliminate the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control because they believed some researchers were cheerleaders for the anti-gun movement. In the end, they took the $2.6 million this center had spent on gun research the previous year, and earmarked it for brain-injury research. In addition, Congress added language to the CDC appropriation saying "none of the funds made available for injury prevention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control."
It's unclear exactly what sorts of things this phrase prohibits. But no federal employee was willing to risk their career to find out, according to a December Journal of the American Medical Association article. Several years later, Congress made the language applicable to the Department of Health and Human Services, as well.
"Even today, 17 years after this legislative action, the CDC's website lacks specific links to information about preventing firearm-related violence," says the article by Arthur Kellermann and Frederick Rivara.
Generally speaking, gun-rights organizations oppose treating firearms as a public-health issue, as opposed to a constitutional right.
What don't we know?
This congressional prohibition did not end the study of guns in America, of course. The federal government does not fund all of the nation's social research. In addition, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, continue to estimate statistics such as the percentage of homicides committed with firearms.
What are missing are more expansive studies, according to a recent Congressional Research Service report.
"None of the existing sources of statistics provide either comprehensive, timely, or accurate data with which to assess definitively whether there is a causal connection between firearms and violence," writes CRS's William Krouse.
Other researchers say that right now the US has little information on basic gun topics, such as how many people own what sorts of guns in what cities and states. There is not much good information on the correlation of gun ownership to homicide rates, or what percentage of guns used in crimes were obtained legally, and if not, where they came from.
"Without improvements in this situation, the substantive questions in the field about the role of guns in suicide, homicide and other crimes, and accidental injury are likely to continue to be debated on the basis of conflicting empirical findings," concluded an in-depth 2005 National Research Council study of the state of firearms and violence data.
What did Obama do on this subject?
On Wednesday, Obama vowed to end the "freeze" on gun-violence research. Among other things, he issued a presidential memorandum directing CDC and other US scientific agencies to conduct research into the causes and prevention of such crimes.
Obama said he based this move on a legal analysis that the existing appropriations language does not block wide-ranging investigations.
"The CDC will start immediately by assessing existing strategies for gun violence and identifying the most pressing research questions, with the greatest potential public health impact," reads a fact sheet on the president's gun plan.
Obama also called on Congress to appropriate $10 million to CDC for further work, including an effort to better understand the relationship between video games, media images, and violence. And he asked for another $20 million to expand the National Violent Death Reporting System, which collects anonymous data on the nature of firearms used in murders or suicides, to all 50 states from its current 18.
Will Obama's moves work?
His call for the CDC to dive into research is simply a legal analysis that it is all right for them to do so under current law. That is within his power to order, though it remains to be seen how eagerly CDC will take up the banner, and whether pro-gun groups will file suit to try and stop it.
As to his calls for Congress to direct more cash to this area, good luck. It is possible that members will see this as a less controversial alternative to more sweeping measures such as the proposed assault-weapons ban. It is also possible that the current tight fiscal environment will allow Capitol Hill to shuffle the suggestions aside.


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Some of Stokes' books have been on my TBR for a little while now. When my lovely sister offered me this book for my birthday, I was overjoyed to finally be able to read one of her books. Strangely enough, that one wasn't one on my TBR and if you ask me why, I would tell you, I have absolutely no IDEA. I read the synopsis and was already like "this is SO COOL", how come I'm not reading this right this second?!
My first impression was right. Despite dealing with some heavy themes, This is how it happened was a book that took me by surprise. It had me smiling, it had me feeling things and you all know how I love when that happens.
"I've read so many stories online about how tragedy brings people together, how hard times encourage bravery and sacrifice, how a crisis can turn ordinary folks into heroes…"
This is How it Happened deals with the aftermath of a car accident. Genevieve wakes up in a hospital, with no memory of what happened. Her boyfriend, a YouTube sensation, died. The other driver they collided with is being bullied online. At first sight, this book doesn't seem like an easy read; yet it surprised me. Paula Stokes managed to deal with important, harsh issues, at times, yet she balanced it with sweet, adorable moments and times to make you smile.
"…But what about the opposite, when something horrible happens and it strips us bare, exposing weaknesses we didn't even know we had. What about when tragedy makes people worse?"
Divided between the actual stories and online press articles and tweets, This Is How It Happened explored the power of online media, of the way just a couple tweets and articles can ruin lives, change what people think and so on. It dealt with online shaming, the way social media and rumors can spread, how harsh online bullying can be and how quickly things can escalate from there. This book also managed to talk about other issues such as impaired driving, issues that are so important and were really well-dealt with and researched by the author, something I really appreciated.
Obviously, since this is a contemporary novel, characters in this story mattered a whole lot. Genevieve, the main character, was someone I sympathized with right from the first pages. As she discovered her boyfriend did not survive, as she tries and deals with her memories and tries to figure out what, exactly, happened that night of the accident… Everything she did and the way she reacted were obviously flawed, at times and questionable, yet she felt very realistic, which made me love her even more. I rooted for her from the very beginning, as she discovered her memories back and dealt with everything that happened. Most of it all, I wanted her to be okay again.
"My heart starts pounding. Images flicker through my brain: flashing lights, smoke, blood. But is any of it real? I'm not sure."
Aside from the main character, Paula Stokes manages to create interesting family dynamics in this book, woven into the storyline really smoothly. Genevieve's relationship with her mother, but most importantly with her father and new stepmother she barely knows, manages to evolve after the accident, as she moves in with them for a little while, trying to get away, trying to get some solace. We follow new family dynamics and reconnection between new and old family members, which was really endearing to read.
Each side character in this story, from the friends she has back home, to the friends she meets in Utah, where her father lives, was really fleshed-out, giving the book an interesting dimension and us the idea of knowing, picturing them all even better. With their quirks, own passions and ways of reacting, all of the characters in this novel were three-dimensional, making me even more immersed into the story.
"We can't define people by their worst actions."
All of the main character's relationship in the story were realistically handled. They evolved and changed at a great pace, as they should have, from awkward first meetings to getting to know each other, to becoming friends and more. I have to give some extra appreciation to the relationship existing prior to this story, the positive f/f friendship between Genevieve and her best friend.
An interesting, intriguing story, with a little bit of suspense as Genevieve slowly figures out what really happened the night of the accident… This is How It Happened surprised me by its strong relationships and its three-dimensional characters… but also by the way it made me travel. I didn't expect to find this, at all, but when Genevieve finds herself in Utah, among the cliffs and national parks and so on – the great descriptions of the landscapes made the wanderlust in me really happy. Paula Stokes' writing style isn't over-flowery. It's easy to read, yet it's vivid and powerful, in the way it described both these landscapes and the way Genevieve felt, lost, confused, powerless or powerful, mad, happy, weak and then strong again.
I originally rated this book 4 stars on Goodreads, but I don't really know why. As I'm writing this review, I have finished this book for a couple weeks now, yet it still stayed with me all this time. It's one of these silent contemporaries, one you don't expect to really blow you away, yet it does by packing tough subjects, amazing characters and great settings you can't quite forget. Heavily recommended.
Final rating: It's a hurricane!
Trigger warnings: mention of suicide attempt.
Paula Stokes, This is how it happened, Published by HarperTeen, July, 11th, 2017.
When Genevieve Grace wakes up from a coma, she can't remember the car crash that injured her and killed her boyfriend Dallas, a YouTube star who had just released his first album. Genevieve knows she was there, and that there was another driver, a man named Brad Freeman, who everyone assumes is guilty. But as she slowly pieces together the night of the accident, Genevieve is hit with a sickening sense of dread—that maybe she had something to do with what happened.
As the internet rages against Brad Freeman, condemning him in a brutal trial by social media, Genevieve escapes to her father's house, where she can hide from reporters and spend the summer volunteering in beautiful Zion National Park. But she quickly realizes that she can't run away from the accident, or the terrible aftermath of it all.
Incredibly thought-provoking and beautifully told, Paula Stokes's story will compel readers to examine the consequences of making mistakes in a world where the internet is always watching… and judging.
Did you read This is How It Happened? Do you want to? (YOU should!)
Did you read any other books by Paula Stokes? Which one would you recommend?
What was the latest YA contemporary (or just book, any genre!) that surprised you in a positive way? Let me know in comments!


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One of the many things that makes air travel so shitty these days is checked-baggage fees, which cause people to clog both overhead bins and security checkpoints with their carryons. But now, Sen. Mary Landrieu has proposed a bill that would guarantee fliers one free checked bag, force airlines to clearly advertise all additional fees as part of the ticket price, and mandate "certain minimum standards" for air travel. Predictably, the airline industry does not like this. Steve Lott, spokesman for the Air Transport Association, told the Washington Post,
Rather than limit choice and regulate what airlines can or cannot offer to passengers, regulators should continue working on the efficiency of the airport checkpoint. Service choices in the airline industry are not new. Airlines began offering customers the option to pay for services they value, including checking a bag, more than three years ago.
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the other directions generally follow the same idea.Code:if(controller1->GetState().Gamepad.sThumbRX > XINPUT_GAMEPAD_RIGHT_THUMB_DEADZONE) { GetCursorPos(&mouseposition); mouseposition.x += controller1->GetState().Gamepad.sThumbRX/10000; ip.type = INPUT_MOUSE; ip.mi.dwExtraInfo = GetMessageExtraInfo(); ip.mi.mouseData = 0; ip.mi.time = 0; ip.mi.dx = mouseposition.x *(65536/screen_x); ip.mi.dy = mouseposition.y *(65536/screen_y); ip.mi.dwFlags = MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE | MOUSEEVENTF_ABSOLUTE; SendInput(1, &ip,sizeof(INPUT)); }
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I have looked all over for an answer to why this happens but I cant find any examples of XInput with SendInput for controlling games.
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In the field of molecular biology, a transcription factor (sometimes called a sequence-specific DNA binding factor) is a protein that binds to specific DNA sequences and thereby controls the transfer (or transcription) of genetic information from DNA to mRNA. Transcription factors perform this function alone or with other proteins in a complex, by promoting (as an activator), or blocking (as a repressor) the recruitment of RNA polymerase (the enzyme which performs the transcription of genetic information from DNA to RNA) to specific genes.
A defining feature of transcription factors is that they contain one or more DNA binding domains (DBDs) which attach to specific sequences of DNA adjacent to the genes that they regulate. Additional proteins such as coactivators, chromatin remodelers, histone acetylases, deacetylases, kinases, and methylases, while also playing crucial roles in gene regulation, lack DNA binding domains, and therefore are not classified as transcription factors.
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Tupac Amaru Shakur died in 1996, after releasing six studio albums. The celebrated, and hugely talented it must be said, west coast rapper's final LP, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, has to date shifted around 28 million copies.
Since his death, some 17 albums bearing the 2Pac name have been released. This, a slice of perfectly offensive R'n'B-lite, isn't even good enough to be played in a shopping centre elevator. It's not good enough to chime away while your average pretty fly white guy's browsing Teletext. It's not good enough to bear the 2Pac name on its cover. Much like so many of those 17 albums, it simply isn't good.
Stop it, The Industry, please. While every good necrophiliac will tell you that the plus of fancying dead people is that they don't say no, that's no reason to go raping a corpse ten years after it was buried. He says himself, here: "Why you motherfuckers all up in my shit?"
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I read this book in preparation for an upcoming trip to Jerusalem. It is a highly readable and recommended overview of the issues in the Middle East. Chacour tells his own personal story of his efforts to promote reconciliation but also offers a historical overview of main events that contributed to the present situation. He also offers reflections all along on his life's journey. Can bitter enemies ever experience reconciliation? Can misunderstandings ever be resolved? Is there reason for hope of any kind?
Elias Chacour lived in a small Palestinian village in Galilee. Once his townspeople lived at peace with their Jewish neighbours. But in 1948 and '49 all that was swept away as tens of thousands of Palestinians were killed and nearly one million were forced into refugee camps. With this new reality, he had to struggle with his love for the Jewish people and the world's misunderstanding of the Palestinians. How can you deliver a message of heavenly peace in a place where there is daily war? Devoting his life to the cause he has found an answer in the haunting words of Jesus: "Blessed are the peacemaker." Something his father said, stayed with him, the only way is by "softening one heart at a time."
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DOWNINGTOWN, PA – Victory Brewing Company┬« (Victory) is pleased to announce that its popular spring seasonal, Swing Session Saison, is now available in both 12oz. bottles and on draft. The Belgian-style ale boasts spicy aromatic qualities, citrus snap and fresh finish, and will be available across Victory's national distribution footprint through April.
"The saison style is great for spring and we hope fans enjoy the return of this unique and refreshing brew first introduced last year," said President and Brewmaster, Bill Covaleski.
Swing is currently available for purchase in many bottle shops, beer distributors and major gourmet grocery stores, including most Whole Foods Markets and Wegmans locations along the East Coast, as well as at many craft beer bars nationwide. The suggested retail price for a six-pack is approximately $9.99, depending on location.
In other exciting news, Victory's popular draft-only brand, Mad King's Weiss®, will be available for the first time in 22 oz. bottles from April through August.
"The inspiration for our Mad King's Weiss is Bavaria's fabled King Ludwig who was said to be a little 'mad.' Some might say the same of us for adding lots of extra hop flavor and Belgian yeast to a traditional German-style hefeweizen," Covaleski joked. "But the result is a high-powered, yet quenching and enjoyable brew, featuring all German malts, hops and backed by a subtle, spicy complexity from the yeast."
Though new to bottles, Mad King's Weiss has long been a popular style at Victory's Downingtown brewpub and on draft in many craft bars where Victory beer is sold.
"Our brewpub serves as an important R&D facility for us," Covaleski said. "Watching fans enjoying our beers, many of which are not bottled, provides valuable insight that helps guide decisions related to our future brand lineup. We've heard great response to this beer for years, so we're excited to offer it as new 22oz. seasonal in 2014."
About Victory Brewing Company
Victory Brewing Company is a privately held craft brewery headquartered in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Founded by Bill Covaleski and Ron Barchet, childhood friends who met on a school bus in 1973, the brewery formally began operations in February of 1996. Victory, Pennsylvania's widely acclaimed brewery and restaurant, now serves fans of fully flavored beers in 34 states with innovative beers melding European ingredients and technology with American creativity. To learn more about Victory Brewing Company visit us on the web atwww.victorybeer.com.


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If you have an ex—which most of us do—you've probably received the "You're better off without them" speech from a friend.
"You're too smart/attractive/cool for that person," said friend will tell you. You always hated their style/dog/way they chew anyway.
And now that you've broken up, they'll say, you look better, feel better and have more time to exercise/score that promotion at work!
Say, richer? Or without a significant other who was secretly dipping into your checking account?
That's just what happened to the five people below. There are many financial red flags in a relationship, and their cautionary tales can help you avoid falling into a relationship you're—at least fiscally speaking—better off without.
1. "My Ex Was Secretly Dipping Into My Bank Account"
Audrey, 38, New York, NY
"When my ex and I rented our first apartment together, it wound up being way too expensive. We were in our 20s, and our eyes were too big for our budget. At the time, our rent was $2,000 a month, and was in direct violation of the 50/20/30 rulebecause my portion of the rent represented about half of my take-home pay. For my ex, who was only sporadically employed, it was a lot more.
My ex grew up wealthy and didn't worry about money, but rarely held a job and wouldn't ask his parents for help. I wound up covering for us a lot of the time. Basically "our budget" became me paying for things, and him contributing when he could.
One day, I checked my bank balance and realised there was several hundred dollars missing. Weird, I thought. We didn't have joint accounts, but I called my ex and said, "I can't figure out where this money went." He said he didn't know anything, so I called the bank, and they told me that the money had been withdrawn that morning, from the ATM on our corner. I checked and my card was right where I'd left in my wallet. And I hadn't gone anywhere that day.
When they told me the time of the withdrawal, a cold chill came over me. I realised my ex must have taken my card out of my wallet while I was in the shower and withdrawn the money thinking I wouldn't notice. Meanwhile, I wasn't aware that he even knew my pin.
I moved out shortly thereafter, and it made me wonder for months after if he had ever "skimmed" money out of my account before, and I just hadn't noticed.
2. "My Long-Distance Relationship Killed My Budget"
Caleb, 26, Boston, MA
I was living in Boston while the girl I dated for over two years lived in California, and I can tell you: Long distance relationships are expensive!
I'm not saying I was the only person shelling out in the relationship, but my ex had a corporate card and money from her parents, which paid for airfare and cabs. She never had to worry about savings or debt. I, on the other hand, do.
In the time we were together, I spent nearly $4,000 a year on airfare, not to mention the money I spent when she came to visit. Because our time together seemed so precious, I'd spend up to 40% more money on cabs and dinners. It actually started to create anxiety for me whenever she booked a ticket. It also sapped $350-$500 a month from my budget.
Then there was the less obvious cost: Our phone bills. We spent probably 10-15 hours talking that first year. In retrospect, I could have been using that time to pursue side jobs or work on projects that interested me, and made a bigger dent in my student loan payments. As it stands, we broke up, and I still have about $8,000 left to pay.
In the time we were together, I spent nearly $4,000 a year on airfare, not to mention the money I spent when she came to visit.
3. "My Ex Spent $700 … on Blue Jeans!"
Kelly, 29, Ottawa, Ontario
My boyfriend and I were together three years—but I was living in Canada, and he was in New York City. I couldn't get a visa or work permit, so I would visit him on and off.
At one point, I stayed with him about three months, during which I couldn't work or earn any money. I had to rely on his income for everything, and even though he was making a decent salary as a graphic designer, it just didn't go very far in a city like New York. Not to mention that he really wasn't great with money.
I remember we went to the Diesel store to buy him $700 jeans "because he liked them" and "needed new jeans," though meanwhile we were getting notices from Con Ed that they were going to turn off the power! At one point he used our last $40 to get his nose pierced instead of using the money for groceries.
I was raised to save money and "do without" so I'd have enough money to get an education and be able to support myself. Now, without the distraction and expense of a boyfriend in New York, I've graduated from a master's program in landscape architecture and am on my way to becoming fully licensed.
4. "I Was Spending $300-$500 on a Night Out Together"
Chase, 27, Chicago
When I broke up with my girlfriend of two years, I did it because I'd been feeling like I put too much into the relationship without getting much in return. Then, about a week later, I realised what that feeling was really about: Money.
When we were together, going out to dinner was a big thing, and a decent dinner in Chicago for two people is about $100-$150. Plus, my ex-girlfriend was a big drinker, so I was footing some serious bar tabs. For the whole night, between drinks, dinner, a gift and flowers, I would spend $300-$500. That added up over time, especially since we went out multiple times a week. She also wasn't good at paying me back for things I spotted her for, like dry cleaning or shoe and clothing repair.
It's not that being single has allowed me to save a ton of money—it's just that not having a girlfriend lets me use my money in other ways I'd like to, such as throwing parties for friends, buying clothes and donating to charity. To be honest, dating several women at once like I am now might be more financially devastating than being with my ex … but since then, I've had a series of salary increases that make it more manageable.
5. "I Lent Her Over $2,000 That I Never Saw Again"
Aaron, 38, New York
My ex considered herself to be really responsible with her money, but had about $10,000 of credit card debt. She would complain about that debt all the time without ever really doing anything about it. I actually had more credit card debt than she did, but I made a point of paying it off over two and a half years.
She and I were planning to move in together, and she didn't seem to prioritise saving money we would need to build a life together and start a family—even though it was incredibly important to me. It made me anxious about how we would combine our finances and what we would teach our children about money.
About six months into the relationship, I loaned her $1,200 to get her computer fixed, and through similar loans over the course of our relationship, she ended up owing me over $2,000. (This is aside from the pressure I felt to finance the fancy restaurants and weekend getaways she loved but couldn't afford.) I never saw that money again—when we broke up, I told her not to bother paying me back.
I'm single now, and my finances are healthier not only because I'm able to make budget-conscious decisions on where to eat for dinner or what to do on the weekend without feeling the pressure to overspend for the sake of our relationship, but also because I no longer feel that anxiety about how I'll finance my future with someone who isn't on the same financial page.
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SYCAMORE – Video gambling will be allowed in city bars and fraternal organizations after the majority of City Council members agreed it was not their role to protect residents from themselves.
Alderman Greg Taylor voiced the common theme among his colleagues, saying there are many societal ills such as cigarettes, alcohol and overeating that can hurt people and are legal because it is not government's role to tell people how to live.
"I don't have as much control as I would like when it comes to food," he said as an example of personal choice. "But people need to be responsible for their own actions."
Taylor was joined by Steve Braser, Rick Kramer, Janice Tripp and Chuck Stowe in a 5-2 vote for video gambling. Aldermen Gary Waight and Alan Bauer voted against; Pete Paulsen was absent.
Stowe followed up Taylor's comments by saying the government's role in this situation is to regulate, just as it does with alcohol and drugs. Limits such as where the terminals can be located and age restrictions will help keep some control over the gambling, he said.
Tripp echoed the sentiments of Taylor and Stowe.
"Every time there is a new law that takes away freedom of choice … it's not right," she said. "I do not want to tell people how to spend their money."
The affirmative vote did not come without one last push from residents who did not want to see video gambling in the city. Five of the seven people who addressed the City Council before the vote spoke against gambling and potential dangers.
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Only bars and clubs would be allowed to have up to five video gaming terminals and Sycamore Mayor Ken Mundy pointed out only five of Sycamore's 10 bars expressed interest along with the Moose Lodge, Elk's Lodge and veterans' post.
Mundy also said the council could always prohibit gambling again in the future, but it should come down to personal responsibility.
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City Manager Brian Gregory said it is still unclear when machines could be activated as the state is dealing with a backlog. If the city sees expected participation and the state stays true to its revenue sharing formula, Sycamore could net $99,000 annually, according to city estimates.


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When the person with dementia reaches the final stages, they may no longer be able to recognize or communicate with you, which can be very painful. You are aware that the relationship between you is almost over, yet you can't mourn the person fully because she/he is still alive. Recognizing your feelings and understanding the concept of ambiguous loss can help.
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Additional resources
- Ambiguous loss and grief: A resource for individuals and families
- Our Grieving page includes tips for coping with grief and additional information on grieving in the final stages of dementia
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An Open Letter from Alan Cordle.
This just arrived in the Scarriet inbox, and I'm still confused. Initially, Jeffrey Levine drew up the most ethical guidelines of them all, yet he still slipped up terribly, and hurt a lot of people. I also don't get the "non-profit" angle. So the Tupelo Press gets 1,000 manuscripts at $25.00 each, that's $25,000 for each contest, right? So how can this be called "non-profit," even when you subtract $3,000.00 for the prize?
And did Tupelo Press actually manage to match that $30,000.00 matching grant this year? I know some people offered to contribute to the fund if Jeffrey Levine would just clear up some doubts about his ethics, but I don't think he did. Also, why do you only get $3,000.00 now for winning a Tupelo prize, whereas it used to be worth $10,000.00? Yes, things are getting more expensive as Tupelo says, but nothing like that much more. It makes you wonder how they managed to pay that astonishing sum when they were first just getting started?
And what happened to Jeffrey Levine's sister-in-law, Margaret Donovan, I think her name was, the advertising executive who used to be Tupelo's Managing Editor? Why is she no longer an officer at the Press?
It shouldn't be forgotten that it was, of course, Foetry.com that pressured contests into specifying in their Guidelines that no "former students" of the judge are eligible. It's hard to believe, but there was even a time when Foetry.com was derided for insisting upon just this, and now it's routinely part of all poetry-contest guidelines. "The Jorie Graham Rule," it's called, for obvious reasons.
Tupelo Press Guidelines
I'm still confused about the Tupelo Press Guidelines. This is what they say. "Readers" reduce the 1,000 submissions to 175, but as to who those "readers" are we are told nothing by Tupelo. The "readers" also put comments on the manuscripts they like, and then "the editors" take the roughly 175 manuscripts and reduce the pile to 25 which are "ranked" for the Final Judge along with the supporting arguments from the "readers" and "anonymous" editors, so it's hard to know who is who when it comes to responsibility for following the guidelines.
It could even be argued that the Final Judge makes no judgment at all, theoretically speaking. For if the 25 manuscripts presented to the Final Judge are "ranked," no. 1, no. 2, no. 3, etc., "editors" have essentially picked "the winner," haven't they, and the Final Judge, who is in the employ of Tupelo as well, presumably, is under no obligation to do anything more than automatically choose No. 1 as the winner of the contest.
What bothers me is that there are no clauses in the Guidelines that address the relationship between the poets who submit their manuscripts and the "readers" and "editors" who are so crucial in choosing the winner.
Still, in perfect keeping with the published Tupelo Guidelines, couldn't a personal friend, even a spouse of a "reader" or an "editor," submit their manuscript to the Dorset Prize competition and "win"? The Final Judge, who does not personally know the wife, let's say, of a Tupelo editor, and who receives the manuscript anonymously, sees that the manuscript is ranked No. 1 out of the whole slush pile sifted by the "editors" before him. So what's wrong with that?
Well, Bin Ramke selected winners at Georgia who were known only to Jorie Graham, and in at least one well-documented case who hadn't even entered the contest. And, of course, there was that other well-documented case of someone else's otherwise unrelated almost husband who still managed to win and is now also a professor at Harvard.
Yes, I do worry that a published, well-known poet who submits to a Tupelo contest, and is known to a "reader" and/or "editor" at Tupelo, will have the same advantage. The "anonymous" character of the judging is suspicious, isn't it, since the Tupelo editor winnowing the manuscripts down to a "ranked" 25 can "know" the poet who is submitting, and Tupelo can have an overriding wish to declare "a known poet" the winner? Isn't that exactly what was also done year after year by Graham and Ramke at Georgia? Indeed, there's nothing in the Guidelines that says the Tupelo editors can't directly let the Final Judge know which manuscripts they (the Tupelo "editors") "admire." It doesn't take a corporate lawyer to set that one up!
Colrain Manuscript Conferences & Crazyhorse/ Tupelo Press Graduate Program: Matters Arising
I'm also concerned about the students who have paid such a lot for the intimate editing services offered in both the Colrain Manuscript Conference retreats and the Crazyhorse/Tupelo Press Graduate Programs — they even advertise what a large number of their graduates get published. Hasn't the work of these poets been discussed in fine detail by some of the same people who will winnow down the field in other contests? Does it say anywhere that these "students" are ineligible for the contests, because it ought to, shouldn't it?
The only interdiction is they can't be a personal friend or student of the Final Judge. But the Tupelo or other editors can easily make sure that all 25 or so manuscripts the Final Judge reviews are submissions by 1.) their friends, 2.) well-known poets they are keen on recognizing, and 3.) their own Colrain/Crazyhorse students. So it becomes a fait accompli, doesn't it? The 999 other contestants who have paid their $25.00 fee, or more, and including you and I, won't have a clue that the game has potentially been rigged as described above—even while observing the rules set out in the guidelines.
And don't forget that Joan Houlihan, the director of the Colrain Manuscript Conferences, was published by her colleague in the business, Jeffrey Levine, just as she was defending Jeffrey Levine and Bin Ramke in Poets & Writers — and of course trashing Foetry.com as "losers." (A lot of us are still waiting for her to address that horrendous indiscretion, and until she does, it's likely to go on haunting her.)
Also Robin Beth Schaer, the On-Line Editor at The Academy of American Poetry, was shortlisted for a Tupelo prize just weeks before Christopher Woodman was banned for mentioning Joan Houlihan's P&W Letter about Jeffrey Levine in a comment on the Poets.org Forum. (Robin Beth Schaer appears to be no longer in the job, whether because there was an actual or perceived conflict of interest will probably never be known. The Site Administrator also resigned during the scandal — she was quietly reinstated after all the threads involved were deleted and there was no one and nowhere left on Poets.org to discuss the matter.)
And of course, Carol Ann Davis, the editor of Crazyhorse, was published by Jeffrey Levine just as Carol Ann Davis announced a new course, The Crazyhorse/Tupelo Press Publishing Institute graduate program at the College of Charleston — taught by Jeffrey Levine. The program also selects the Tupelo Press First Book Prize, and awards yet another $3000.00, and of course, gets you the cred that will really get you the job — which explains why you bite the bullet of the bill!
Ouch, that last one is particularly gratuitous. We addressed it in some detail on Foetry.com, but apparently students still continue to sign up for it, which is disturbing.
Do Jeffrey Levine and Joan Houlihan Care For Poetry?
Of course Jeffrey Levine and Joan Houlihan care for poetry, and both believe they are working hard on behalf of the art—I don't deny that. But obtaining money from, or for, poetry is simply not an act in which the end can ever justify the means. Faith must finally reside in the public's reception of that poetry, whether one is a poet or an investor. If you are producing a product no one wants, put it out there with private money. If you have to defraud part of the public to put that product out there, you shouldn't be putting it out there at all.
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As I said in the other thread:
Sorry, we can't do that. The course providers are trying to assess what you can do.
English Teacher
I need someone to proofread my essays before sending my application to Cetla.
Since, I am alone in a small japanese town, I don't know anyone here who can help me.
Essay 1) PERSONAL STATEMENT ( 192/ 200 words)
I believe that I can undertake the tasks of the course requirements and that I am well suited for a teaching career because of my life experience, my previous work as an ESL teacher, my own experience learning English as a second language when I was younger, and my ability to relate to the students difficulties.
However, especially when it comes to lesson planning, I feel that I need a more formal training to become a better teacher. Furthermore, because I wish to take the Delta course in a few years, I believe it will greatly benefit me to have completed the Celta beforehand. Meanwhile, having a Celta certification will help me to pursue my career as an ESL Teacher in Japan, and give me access to better jobs all around Asia.
Finally, beside the fact that I love teaching, I believe that my greatest asset to be a successful ESL teacher is my enthusiasm to continue my own education and be an effective and committed English teacher.
MY STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES (92/100 words)
I believe my strengths to be my class management skill, my grammar knowledge, and my capacity to get on well with others. I am also hard working, and I manage my time efficiently.
On the other hand, I am aware of my lack of formal training when it comes to lesson planing, teaching phonology, and student evaluation. However, I am eager to receive advice from my peers and tutor, and keen to follow their recommendations.
Finally, I have a light French-Canadian accent that I try to change slightly to be more neutral and standard, so it shouldnt be a problem.
Essay 3) ACTIVITIES use in classroom (299 / 300words)
I believe ESL teachers use a variety of fun and interesting activities and games to promote all English skills and keep their lessons fresh. First, lets me briefly describe and review the benefits of games and game-like activities.
A) Games and Game-like Activities
Games are useful because they can be amusing, challenging, and motivating; hence, increase class participation. While playing a game, learners use the language instead of thinking about its correct form.
For example, a simple bingo game, where learners have to make their own bingo card from a list of words, or a Board Game like Word Up! is helpful to practice writing, spelling, listening, reading, and building new vocabulary.
Finally, games such as Hangman, Tic tac Toe, and Whats in the bag? give learners the opportunity to try the words or phrases they just learned. They can also be useful warm-ups to get learners in the mood to learn English before doing any of the following activities.
B) Activities
Worksheets listing questions or asking to do a specific task such as a gap feeling exercise, help learners to improve their sentence structure, grammar, and vocabulary, while scrambled word sheets, are also good to practice reading.
Repetition, where learners repeat after the teacher words, sentences, or patterns helps learners to remember the construction of the target language and its pronunciation.
Pair or group work, gives learners the chance to express their ideas and opinions or ask questions in English to each other, while activities like role-play, simulations, and interviews provide opportunities for the learners to use English to communicate with each other.
Finally, I believe ESL teachers use activity base on authentic material like, video, song, newspaper articles, artifact, and various objects to help learners to use the language in context and to focus more on content and meaning instead of the language itself.
Thanks for your help, I really appreciate!
You posted this only a few minutes ago. Please do not strat duplicate threads.
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Normal Mapping:
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u can get it here... normal maps plugin for gimp
its very simple to use, but the results can be very tricky...all depends on the image ur starting from. the best option is start from a greyscale bump map image . if u start from a color image, u will have a normal map, but it wont have much "realism". it will calculate the normals anyway, but what's suposed to be "in" can show up "out" and viceversa.
so in gimp do this:
-open image
-go the layer panel and u will be looking to your image in an autocreated layer.
-right click the image in the layer panel and "add layer mask"---"grayscale copy of layer"
-now u will see there's a copy of the layer (greyscale) attached to the image in layer panel
-click the layer again and then go to "filters-maps-normal maps"
-a window pops out and u will see a preview of the normal map and some parameters to change. play around, raise the scale a bit. filter depends on the starting image and so do the other options. u can have a 3d preview, so my advise is click the light button and drag mouse around. it will simulate the light influence in the normal texture. when ur happy click done.
-voilá, u have a normal map now, but probably it will look faded, that's because of the mask u created before, so click on top of the maks layer (in the layer window) and remove your mask.
-now u'll have the normal map texture rdy to be saved and used.
like i said before, this is the more inacurate way of extracting normal maps. the best way is always extracting from a high resolution model to a low resolution. but if the starting map is a bump map texture, the results are very good.
i hope to start seeing some works here with this techniques, and some discussions about it. arma is almost on our machines, rdy to be moded
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Faced with diminishing returns on his harvest, a poor young farmer in Myanmar pawns his cow for a moped and seeks alternative income as a taxi driver. Among his first fares is a woman who has returned home for her grandfather's funeral and is making a new start after escaping an arranged marriage in China. Together, they are lured into one of the few lucrative business opportunities available in the area: selling "ice poison" (crystal meth) around town.
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