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I used to have someone on ignore and sometimes couldn't help myself either. Thankfully it's not be an issue for a while.
Bridget you are TOTALLY doing the right thing. You need to stand up for yourself and find your inner b*tch. Really it's not like you haven't given her a chance. You paid and gave her plenty of time to send you the items and respond back to you.
Jenny, I really can't believe that you made it this long before someone pulled that!
And yeah for all the pottying! I have only dealt with that in babysitting (though I have a great story of a 2 yr old girl needing to poo and I asked my sister to stick her on the toilet...she had been a few weeks/months of going...and my sister started screaming for me because there was poo down her legs, all over the side of the toilet...it was NOT pretty and after that she said she would rather do the kitchen clean up than help a kid use the bathroom....oh and this was a family friend's kids I was watching so they all knew I was in charge but my sister was my helper).
I also did potty train my girl Cosmo...she was really pretty easy to potty train to use the litter box. The biggest problem was getting her to realize that she needed both ends in the box to pee....just the front paws didn't quite cut it. Dh even found the perfect cardboard box so that her litter tray had sides up on three sides...that really helped. Took less than two weeks for a puppy. Once that was totally down, we trained her to also go outside when that was an option.
Course Cosmo is now 6.5 years old and still expects and gets a milkbone every time she goes. So she literally waits for me to tell her to go and say the words I'm watching...so she gets her treat. And she will pee, get a treat, than within minutes will poo so she gets another treat (this only works in the litter box).
So maybe it's not so much that I've got Cosmo trained...it's really that Cosmo has ME trained! LOL
It's a bit nerve wracking too.
We have like 10 people going with us and ALL of my coworkers are going to be watching it live, online at work, on the big screen plasma tv in the conference room. My mom is going to be watching it in California too. I know I have no control over it but I just keep thinking that with my luck and all these people watching, baby will probably be uncooperative and we won't get any shots! LOL
Janeen, that is awesome you are so surrounded with love and support! Goodness. I was so lonely in Hawaii during my pregnancy. I felt like it was just me and my belly.
I confess that Savana was throwing a fit yesterday when one of the parents came to pick up their child. She was upset that she didn't want to have bagels and cream cheese for snack. She had just woken up from her nap and was being a grouch. The girls mom kept saying "Awww" like she felt so bad for Savana and then actually said to me, "Are you really not going to make her something else?" I was like, "Um. No, I'm not going to make her something else. She actually likes bagels and cream cheese." The mom said, "Oh, poor baby."
I was extremely annoyed by that but didn't want to get all defensive so I zipped it. I mean, I never make anything that I know for a fact a child doesn't like. In fact, I put a ton of effort into planning me menus based on what kids like and this particular woman's daughter is the pickiest of the bunch and is only here three days a week so I make special care to serve things I know she likes on those days.
I have to admit that it's really been bugging me that she acted like I'm some kind of an ogre when it couldn't be further from the way that I am with kids.
And for the record, Savana had an entire bagel with cream cheese after the mom left.
OMG I just got the best news ever!!!!!!!!!! Like I said, I was dreaming about this ultrasound all night long. Well, my sister is letting me borrow the money for the nursery furniture set I want and then we are paying her back. We could afford it in April but I want to get it sooner and she gets fat tax refunds. Last night one of my dreams was that we went to the ultrasound and she asked me if I would like to go shopping after the appointment because she got her money. I just talked to her and she asked if I wanted to go shopping today. YAYYYY!!!!!!!!!!! She got her money!!!! This is the crib I am getting, along with the dresser and changing table that go with it:
This is going to be the most awesome pregnancy day yet!!!!!!!
Furnace computer brains are not as expensive as I thought they were. When I heard it was the brain, I 4-figure amounts running through my brain (as in OVER $1000).
Cost us $35 the first night for the trip to come diagnose, and then last night was $219 for the part and $125 for the labor - and he was there almost 2 hours checking things out, installing part and cleaning some furnace guts. He said the warranty on furnace brains usually isn't more than 5 years, so I'm counting my blessings it lasted 7 years. He says it also needs an "overheating sensor", which will be about $30. We're going to pick it up today and install it ourselves tonight.
These are good guys who I trust to not cheat us. Now to get an electrician and a plumber in my pocket and we're set for home repairs!
I'm watching a very interesting TED lecture about the moral roots of liberals and conservatives. If anyone's interested: http://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_ha...oral_mind.html
How do you guys feel about having rules and taking turns in an "open gym" setting? We just went to one today and I'd say the kids were age 1 to 5--mostly 3-4 year olds though I'd say. Josh saw a kid bouncing on a trampoline with a lady who works there and he hopped on up and started jumping with them. She grabbed him and put him down on the floor. Come to find out you have to take turns (it's one of those long trampolines, not a little round one or anything. I was 1) miffed that she picked Josh up and 2) a little turned off by having to take turns on something that had plenty of space. Also about 2/3 of the gym room was off limits because it was set up for an older kids gym class. I like our other place better--it's further away but the whole room can be used and there is no structure. I want him to learn about taking turns, but I expect that in a class setting, not an open gym. Am I wrong?
Janeen that is so cool about the shopping.
I would think that an open gym was more lenient, but if there are a lot of kids, there have to be some rules/turns/etc.
I guess that's true, but the other gym we go to has just about as many kids attending and they can all jump along the trampoline. It was up to the parents to make sure the kids were being fair. The other one has a smaller group I guess. There were about 12 kids at this new one and people were saying it was relatively quiet.
At least Cosmo has to do something in the correct spot before she gets a treat. LOL


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A court in Rome has approved the step-child adoption of a girl by the female partner of her biological mother
For the first time in Italian history, a court has granted permission for the adoption of a child living with a gay couple. The child is the biological daughter of one of the women, and her partner has been allowed to legally become her co-parent through adoption.
The couple have been living together in Rome since 2003, and the decision was taken by the city's Juvenile Court. It's believed that the child was conceived through IVF treatment abroad – where the couple also underwent a marriage ceremony.
132 same-sex couples were legally married Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in what is believed to be the world's largest mass same-sex wedding
132 same-sex couples were married by Rio de Janeiro's Superior Court of Justice on Sunday in what is thought to be the world's largest mass same-sex wedding.
The ceremony was held in the auditorium of the School of Magistrates of Rio de Janeiro.
Each of the 132 couples were able to invite up to ten family members and friends, which made the auditorium very overcrowded with supporters.
While same-sex couples have now been given equal state child benefits, many are hoping recent coalition talks will pave way for same-sex marriage and adoption
Despite still being banned from adoption, same-sex couples in Germany were given equal state child benefits yesterday (23 October).
A lesbian couple in a civil union, with two children each, were victorious in a legal case at the Federal Fiscal Court in Munich.
The AFP reports the plaintiff, not identified by the court, argued she and her civil partner were entitled to the higher rate of €215 ($296) per month given to families of four children.
Charles Radcliffe, chief of the Global Issues Section at UN Human Rights Office tells GSN about the challenges and hopes of the LGBT Free and Equal education campaign
It's official. The United Nations (UN) has fully boarded the LGBT human rights train.
National Council of Justice rules government offices that issue marriage licenses have no standing to reject gay couples
Gay couples across Brazil can begin applying for marriage licenses with or without a marriage equality law passed by the country's congress, according to a ruling Tuesday (14 May) by Brazil's top judicial panel.
The National Council of Justice said government offices in Brazil do not have the legal standing to deny the licenses to same-sex couples.
Paraíba and Santa Catarina have become the 13th and 14th states to legalize equal marriage, meaning 60% of Brazilians can get married without going through the two-step process
Santa Catarina and Paraíba have become the 13th and 14th states to approve the right to marry to same-sex couples.
As Freedom to Marry notes, this means nearly three in five Brazilians have the right to marry their loved one.
A high court judge in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has passed a ruling authorizing gay marriag in the Brazilian state
The General Magistrate of Justice of Rio de Janeiro state, Judge Valmir de Oliveira Silva, published a legal ruling authorizing gay marriage in the state
Rio de Janeiro has become today (April 19) the 11th state of Brazil to institute marriage equality.
The other states being: São Paulo, Paraná, Mato Grosso do Sul, Espírito Santo, Bahia, Alagoas, Sergipe, Piauí, Ceará and the Federal District of Brazilia.
Grupo Gay da Bahia, a gay rights group in Brazil, releases startling figures for homophobic killings that took place in the Latin American country last year
Once again, activists claim Brazil has the world's highest occurrence of homophobic murders.
Brazilian LGBT rights group Grupo Gay da Bahia has released a breakdown of gay-related murders for 2012, claiming that Brazil accounts for 44% of homophobic executions worldwide.
Grupo Gay da Bahia documented 338 killings of gays, lesbians and transsexuals in Brazil that took place in 2012. Two of these killings include two Brazilian transsexuals in Italy.
Caribe Afirmativo, a group that champions gay rights in Colombia's Caribbean region, documented 25 homophobic deaths in the region last year
A Caribbean-based gay watchdog group has reported 25 violent deaths of LGBT people in 2012, up from 21 reported in 2011.
Caribe Afirmativo, based in the Caribbean region of northern Colombia, reports that between 1 January and 31 December 2012 over two LGBT people died every month from violent or discriminatory causes.
According to Colombian newspaper El Universal, the group identified 21 homicides, two suicides and two deaths from surgical procedures that involved gay, bisexual or transgender individuals from the region.
The Court of São Paulo ruled that state notaries are now required to register same-sex marriages without first getting court approval
São Paulo state notaries are now obliged to recognize same-sex marriages.
According to Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo, this court ruling permits gay couples to obtain a marriage certificate without needing prior approval from a court.
This week's court order also means that same-sex couples already registered in a civil union do not need court approval to convert their status into marriage.
Almost 100 gay and lesbian couples had their unions legalized in symbolic ceremony
Almost 100 gay and lesbian couples took part in a mass 'wedding' in Rio, Brazil, yesterday (9 December).
The 92 same-sex couples joined the ceremony which legalized their unions just short of marriage status, reported AFP.
However, the service at the Rio courthouse was mainly symbolic and participants will have to take their vows again in front of a judge today (10 December).
Tens of thousands pour on to Copacabana beach for carnvival themed LGBT pride
An estimated one million people hit Rio de Janeiro's iconic Copacabana beach yesterday (18 November) for the Brazilian city's annual gay pride celebrations.
Fifteen floats blaring music lined Avenida Atlantica, while many revellers came dressed in colorful carnival costumes.
As well holding a carnival-like party, organizers Grupo Arco-Iris (Rainbow Group) hoped this year's event would also send a powerful political message.
'The main thing is to fight for the criminalization of homophobia,' pride marcher Ester Silveir told France 24.
Fifteen activists from Curitiba, state capital of Paraná, Brazil report they have been receiving constant death threats
Fiften activists from Curitiba, Brazil have revealed today that they have been receiving constant death threats since the last week of September.
All the threats are of a homophobic nature and characteristic of hate crimes expressing a high degree of cruelty.
They have been being received by telephone at home and at work, by mobile phone, e-mail and social media since the last week of September.
The phone calls are being made from public telephones.
Gay Star News speaks to Esteban Paulón, president of the Argentine LGBT Federation (FALGBT), about how the LGBT rights group is bringing marriage equality, gay parents' rights and transgender rights to your home country
Is same-sex marriage not yet legal in your country?
Consider coming to Argentina, where since May 2012, gay couples from abroad can legally wed in four provinces including the capital city of Buenos Aires.
All you need is a copy of your passport and the address of your hotel.
Be forewarned, because your marriage will likely not be recognized when you go back home.
The attorney general of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil annulled an anti-discrimination law protecting LGBT people. Campaigners demand a new law to be introduced as soon as possible
The attorney general of the state of Rio de Janeiro annulled a law that protected LGBT from discrimination.
The attorney general cancelled on Tuesday (2 October) anti-discrimination law that has been in-force for over 12 years, stating that it was introduced in an unconstitutional manner.
The law was introduced in 2000 by the then legislator and state deputy, Carlos Minc, who now serves as the Rio de Janeiro state minister of the environment. It was voted and passed by the state's assembly.
LGBT association Equality Italia launches a campaign to get more gays and lesbians to 'adopt' a child living in poverty abroad
The LGBT Italian association Equality Italia has launched a campaign to encourage single gays or lesbians, or same-sex couples to 'adopt' a child living in poverty abroad.
The campaign is called 'Io ce l'ho grande il cuore' or 'My heart is very big' and it's thought to be the first of its type to target LGBT people.
Many Italians use 'long distance adoption' to support a child living in poverty in another country - though the 'adoption' does not, of course, make them the legal parents or guardians of the child.
A trans woman became the latest victim in a spate of trans murders in state of state of São Paulo, Brazil
A 20 year-old trans woman was murdered in the early hours of Sunday (16 September) in the city of Votuporanga, state of São Paulo, Brazil.
The body was found near a dumpster in a rural region of the city. The victim's genitals and one ear were found to have been cut off.
The Brazilian military police, who are investigating the case, suspect that the trans woman, who was a sex worker, was possibly taken to the remote location and murdered by a client.
The police still has no clues as to the identity of the murderer.
A Brazilian gay father will become the first to receive the same parental leave as a woman after a Brazilian court found that it was discriminatory that a same-sex couple should receive less combined parental leave than a heterosexual couple
A gay Brazilian man has become the first man to be given equal parental leave to a mother after he and his civil union partner adopted a baby.
Normally Brazilian fathers are only given five days off work after becoming parents, while mothers receive four months off, but a Brazilian court found that it was discriminatory for a gay couple to receive less combined parental leave than a heterosexual couple.
As a result Lucimar da Silva will become the first Brazilian man to receive the same parental leave as a woman.
Five years ago, the media in Vietnam regular reported on the social evil of homosexuality, now the government are looking into legalizing same-sex marriage, Gay Star News talk to the man who made it happen
Earlier this month the news that Vietnam might become the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage made headlines around the world. The news appeared to come out of nowhere, as no-one expected the socially conservative one-party state to be so progressive.
In an interview with Gay Star News Le Quang Binh, the director of the first LGBT rights organization in Vietnam, reveals the five year story behind this month's headlines.
The city of Teresina in Brazil has issued a formal warning to a bar which banned a lesbian couple
The city of Teresina, Brazil has issued a formal warning this week to a bar that banned a lesbian couple from attending its Valentine's Day party.
The warning, given on 18 June, was issued by a municipal commission that investigated a complaint by the lesbian couple that the bar violated the city's anti-discrimination law.
Movilh has launched a campaign encouraging family members to share responsibility and act against homophobia and transphobia
Chile's leading sexual minority organization has launched a new anti-discrimination campaign.
The Homosexual Integration and Liberation Movement (Movilh) is encouraging families to support their LGBT relatives and friends with a campaign themed: 'When families advance, society stops discriminating.'
A report shows the chances of a gay man being murdered in Brazil are 800% more likely to occur than in the US
Sex-rights groups in Peru and Brazil announced the number of homosexual killings in 2011.
Brazil's Grupo Gay da Bahia (GGB) documented 266 murders of gays, lesbians and transvestites in Brazil last year, six more than in 2010.
According to Professoe Luiz Mott, an anthropologist at the Federal University of Bahia and founder of the GGB: 'The underreporting of these crimes is striking, indicating that the number represents just the tip of an iceberg of cruelty and blood.
GSN explores who's bucking trends and making waves to elevate the profile of LGBT communities in Mexico, the Carribean, Central and South America
It's not Facebook's fault. Don't blame the drag queens.
But Latin America is becoming gayer.
Gay, bi and trans communities in Latin America have always existed, albeit quietly. With gay rights issues gaining prominence around the world, LGBT communities in Latin America are making themselves known to their neighbors, politicians and the world.
'It's not that there are more gays and lesbians living in Latin America,' wrote Javier Corrales, political science professor at Amherst College and editor of the book The Politics of Sexuality in Latin America.
Politicians in Brazil have made a small step to recognizing same-sex partnerships but the courts are still far ahead of them
Brazil's politicians have made a small step to catching up with their judges and legalizing same-sex marriage.
A proposal to allow same-sex civil unions has been before Brazil's Congress for 16 years.
But yesterday (24 May) the human rights committee in Brazil's Senate approved a change in the law to say a civil union is between two people, without saying they have to be opposite genders.
However even that stops short of full gay marriage. And the bill still has to pass through other senate committees before it can get to a full vote and become law.
British-based LGBT media calls on readers to take part in same-sex marriage consultation
Britain's leading gay media have appealed for their readers to take part in the government's consultation on same-sex marriage before it's too late.
It is just a month to go before the consultation on how to introduce same-sex marriage equality ends.
Most people in Britain support the change but the so far it seems the biggest response has come from religious opponents to equality.
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I am having a bad day when it comes to breastfeeding and need some support, I knew you ladies were the best for that. Sean had his one month appointment today and he weighs 8lbs 6oz, but 3wks ago he weighed 8lb 1oz. I am deflated a bit, there is so much pressure on me about EBF, mostly put on myself by me. :/ I am worried he isn't gaining enough weight. He seems hungry a lot and honestly it hurts when someone says he looks hungry, makes me feel like I am not enough for him. It just hurts, like maybe I am failing at this and almost like I am being selfish for wanting to EBF if it's starting to hold him back. I feed him on demand and he eats every 2-3hrs during the day and 3-4hrs at night. He has grown an inch taller and his head is an inch bigger and his belly looks great. The doctor didn't seem concerned at all and just loves Sean and spends extra time just talking and holding him. He said if there were other signs of maybe him being malnourished then he would be worried but he said he was a beautiful boy. He did say that if my calorie intake is so low then the milk quality is low and he think Sean will be petite because I am petite too. I have been sick, my digestive system has been really bad for 3wks and there were a few days I couldn't eat at all, Doc says I need to get healthy and figure out what is wrong so I can eat more again. He said I should be eating about 2300-2500 calories a day... I have been lucky to eat 1000, many days I eat 300 calories and that is Gatorade. I am feeling better but it is probably not going to show to Sean for a few more days.
I just feel so much pressure as his only food source and I am so worried that if I fail, it's harming my son. I walked out of the office almost in tears, even though the doctor swears up and down that Sean is a perfectly healthy little boy, I was just so hoping he was going to be better than that. I feel terrible and pray I am not under nourishing my beautiful son!!


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Tim Bayley hands PUMA Mile Champion Belt to Derek Scott
April 16, 2010 - Last year's PUMA Mile Champion, Tim Bayley (white t-shirt), hands over the Champion Belt to this year's winner, Derek Scott. Scott won the PUMA Mile in 4:00.51. The event took place on Friday night during the Mt. Sac Relays in CA.


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On the beachfront; 15km from Side; 12km from Manavagat
Surrounded by lush spacious gardens, the Club Hotel Turan Prince World enjoys an enviable beachfront position. The property is a great choice for families, with its selection of facilities and amenities. It has a choice of mouth-watering dining options, a fun-filled hotel-run kids' club, and the aquapark with waterslides for adults and children to enjoy.
Rooms (2-4 people) have a double bed, sofa bed and extra child bed, air conditioning, satellite TV, hairdryer, safety deposit box, full bathroom and balcony.
Select rooms (with superior furnishings) have a double bed and a single bed, air conditioning, satellite TV, hairdryer, full bathroom and balcony.
Club rooms (with shower room only) located in the hotel grounds are available, as are rooms for sole use (in the club section).
Also available are family duplex rooms (either in the main hotel or club room section) have a twin bedroom downstairs and a twin or double bedroom upstairs, plus an additional child bed. Facilities as per standard rooms.
Select duplex family rooms with a twin bedroom and bathroom downstairs and a double bedroom and bathroom upstairs are available. Guests staying in Select rooms have access to a shared pool area and bar/restaurant.
Junior suites have a double bedroom and living area, with sofa bed and extra child bed.
Also available are Select 2-bedroom suites have a living area and bathroom downstairs and a double bedroom, twin bedroom and bathroom upstairs (plus extra child bed if required).
6 October 2014, Manchester, 7 nights, All Inclusive
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News from WTOP
News from the AP
Mike Causey
Shows & Panels
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- The 2014 Big Picture on Cyber Security
- AFCEA Answers
- Ask the CIO
- Building the Hybrid Cloud
- CDWG/NetApp
- Connected Government: How to Build and Procure Network Services for the Future
- Continuing Diagnostics and Mitigation: Discussion of Progress and Next Steps
- Federal Executive Forum
- Federal Tech Talk
- The Future of Government Data Centers
- The Future of IT: How CIOs Can Enable the Service-Oriented Enterprise
- Government Perspectives on Mobility and the Cloud
- The Intersection: Where Technology Meets Transformation
- Maximizing ROI Through Data Center Consolidation
- Mitigating Insider Threats in Virtual & Cloud Environments
- Modern Mission Critical Series
- Moving to the Cloud. What's the best approach for me
- Navigating Tough Choices in Government Cloud Computing
- The New Generation of Database
- Reimagining the Next Generation of Government
- Satellite Communications: Acquiring SATCOM in Tight Times
- Targeting Advanced Threats: Proven Methods from Detection through Remediation
- Transformative Technology: Desktop Virtualization in Government
- The Truth About IT Opex and Software Defined Networking
- Value of Health IT
- Air Traffic Management Transformation Report
- Cloud First Report
- General Dynamics IT Enterprise Center
- Gov Cloud Minute
- Government in Technology Series
- Homeland Security Cybersecurity Market Report
- National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
- Technology Insights
- The Cyber Security Report
- The Next Generation Cyber Security Experts
Shows & Panels
DISA seeks unity from services in enterprise IT
Tuesday - 1/31/2012, 6:01pm EST
DISA has been making the case that the enterprise IT the agency provides are cost-effective and more secure. Continuing to develop and provide secure enterprise IT is the No. 1 focus for the agency, DISA officials said a recent conference.
Tony Montemarano, the director of strategic planning and information at DISA, is one of the agency leaders heading the effort to get the network running as it should.
He joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss how DISA will do it. Montemarano explained what it will take to get the Pentagon's various IT decision makers to work better together and to actually adopt DISA's solutions.
"If I had one wish, I would have the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and DISA unite-not physically-but in their approaches to IT," he said at a recent industry conference. "I wish we could have one IT infrastructure instead of five or seven."
DISA pushes efficiency, security virtues of DoD private cloud
DISA using cloud to further cyber defenses


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Fighting Game Confessions
I havent got any questions about this mind you but im just gonna post what I think is on everyones Mind.
- What is This?
- What can I do to submit my confession?
- What sort of things should I put in the confession?
- Why? Why should I confess this sort of Stuff?
- Will Smash Bros Work?
- How about Powerstone?
- Well,let me ask about this then…
- What about Indie Fighting Games?
- What about fighting games that dont exist but should?
- Baconsniggles.
1: What is this?
Its your usual confession blog. People submit their confessions,and then they are put with an image that matches it as Close as possible.
2: What can I do to submit my confession?
Click my Ask box. Write it there. Sign it Anonymously if you don't want your username to be signed.
3: What sort of things should I put in my confession?
Confess your feelings about a character. Bitch about a knockoff game or a regular game. Say what you hate about it. Say what you love about it. If its chosen,you'll know if your a follower. So follow me if you aren't.
4: Why? Why should I confess this sort of stuff?
So I can update the blog?
5: Will Smash Brothers work?
Yes,plus its Derivities(Melee/Brawl,Dream Mix TV World Fighters,Jump Super/Ult Stars,etc)
6: What about powerstone?
See above but replace Melee/Brawl with Power Stone, Jump Super/Ult Stars with One Piece Grand Battle/Adventure and Dream Mix TV World Fighters with Shrek Superslam.
7: Well let me ask about this then… "Whats okay with a confession with a crossover game?"
YES: "I wish Mother 3 wasnt so spoiled/Ruined in Brawl" "Lucas should have had more Screentime in Brawl" "I wish there was more Earthbound stages in brawl"
NO: "Lucas's story in Mother 3 was so sad. :C" "Zelda Ocarina of time is best zelda game" "Wario Ware is stupid."
MAYBE: "Wario Ware (the stage) Is stupid"
so, talking about their original game with no relation or mention to a fighting game is bad. If the subject is on a fighting game thats good, and some things can be seen either way. Please be specific.
8: What about Indie fighting games?
Sure. Weather its a big project like Skullgirls or something small like a 1 Man Mugen team or Dream VS Dream, you can post about it here.
9: What about fighting games that don't exist?
Sure,why not. If you wanna say like "I wish there was a precure tournament fighter" or "Gee wilickers, there should be a Devil May Cry fighting game" is good.
10: Baconsniggles.
Delicious,I guess.
also you thought there would be no confession today? too bad confession time.


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Aberdeen has sponsored Cowes Week since 2011, and is signed up as title sponsor until the end of 2015. As main sponsor our support is practical and looks forward to help grow what is already one of the UK's biggest and most successful sailing regattas. One of Aberdeen's objectives is to make the event as accessible to competitors and visitors as possible, and has worked with Cowes Week Ltd to bring down entry fees and to improve the event experience for spectators.
The eight-day event has a rich heritage having run since 1826 and attracts a wide range of competitors from true amateurs to Olympic and World champions.
As a business, we consider ourselves a fast paced and dynamic investment management firm. We value teamwork as key to our success and we seek the best investments for our clients by following a process which is collaborative and yet challenging. We also like to participate in sponsorships where we can make a difference to an event, not as bystanders but by getting actively involved.
The story of the historical Cowes Sailing Regatta, one of the UK's longest running and most successful sporting events and a key highlight of the British summer.


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Out and About: Caution! BUSY Weekend Ahead
Posted on October 30th, 2008 by Kris Keprios
Categories: Arts, Attractions, Dining, Nature, Shopping, Sports
There will be no shortage of things to do around Central Florida this weekend, that is for sure. With Halloween falling on a Friday this year, that certainly adds some events to the calendar, but there is a lot more going on than just Halloween events (we will list those events in a separate post […]


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Stephen from the Sony Mobile Team stops by SGNL to debut our newest Android smartphones- The Xperia™ Z1S and Xperia™ Z1 Compact. The XperiaZ1S phone has a 5'' Full HD TRILUMINOS™ display and if you're accident prone, don't worry; it's water resistant. If you're into mobile photography, you're in luck; the Xperia Z1S has a […]Read More
Last week, we took apart the Sony QX100 lens-style camera to geek out on the stacked components. In case you were wondering if the badass engineer who disassembled it could put it back together, the answer's right here. Watch him make it happen.Read More
Today the new Sony® QX10 and QX100 Lens-Style cameras hit doorsteps and store shelves. To celebrate, we couldn't help but open up a QX100 Smartphone Attachable Lens-style Camera to see how all the parts of a RX100 II camera inside this lens form factor. During the taping, we completely geeked out on the stackable components. […]Read More
We asked the our Sony fans which NFC (Near Field Communications) gadget you wanted to see in action with the new Xperia™ Z. The winner? Sony BRAVIA® TV! Watch the video and see how NFC connects Sony devices with just a tap!Read More
Three weeks ago, I ditched my Stone Age Blackberry and got a Sony® Xperia ion – my very first Android™ smartphone ever. Yes, really! Since then, I've finally been introduced to the hipster, digitally filtered photography world that is Instagram®. My life, surely, will never be the same. Alright, so that's a little dramatic but […]Read More
Today the new Xperia™ Tablet starts hitting doorsteps and store shelves. And how do we mark this momentous occasion? Well… Sony engineer Takuya Inaba ripped apart the gear and explained what's inside. Okay, more like gently opened. Either way, if you love geeking out on parts, then this is the article for you. First before […]Read More
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Welcome to OC SDET! We look forward to hanging out with you at our 1st Meetup on 11/14.
Thanks for joining the group Israel! I hope you can make it to the Drinks&Demo event next month!
Hey Israel! I was thinking you might like my networking group Tech in Motion:OC - we host free events monthly and have another coming up May 1st! Feel free to check us out and join us at www.meetup.com/techinmotionOC
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Welcome Israel, we'll be having more Orange County meetups in the coming weeks/months.
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Robert and Jan Hensley
Jan and Robert Hensley of Bowling Green recently made a gift to create the Robert B. and Jan Hensley Scholarship.
Robert ('56, '58) and Jan ('72) have made numerous contributions to Western, including a 1998 gift to establish the Mary E. Hensley Lecture Series in memory of his mother.
Mr. Hensley, an attorney in Horse Cave,Ky., says he has always felt strongly about the education he received at Western. "It played an important part in my personal development and prepared me well," he said."I have fond memories from my days as a student."
"There was always such a spirit of camaraderie and fellowship. Jan and I hope our support fosters that type of atmosphere for many years to come. We want Western to still be that truly unique place."
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Be buried alive!
Help Norbert, the coffin tester, to reach the surface! Fight off vicious rats, scary zombies and ferocious scarabees.. Underground 'monster parts' can be collected that will enhance Norbert's powers. This all results in the killer mini-game Terror Tsantsa!
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Don't miss this Free chance… you are going to 'dig' this game and see how you can survive this underground turmoil!
Muffin's Coffins' Storyline
Have you ever wondered how it would be to be buried alive? Tight spaces, total darkness and little oxygen… This is your chance!
This is the story of Norbert, a guy who always seems to draw the short end of the straw. He got bullied on school and took karate lessons to overcome his fears. In short live has never smiled at him.
To get a job at last, he applies for a job as a professional Coffin Tester. Guess what! The business is run by two of his former bullies: Mortimer Muffin and Octavius. He is hired immediately.
For proper testing, the quality of the tests of the coffins are done deep under ground. When testing Norbert's life is threatened by vicious rats, terrible zombies and creepy scarabees.
But there is more! A prophecy that will give persons unlimited amount of powers.
This could allow Norbert to end his miserable life once and for all. By collecting all underground 'monster parts' the powers will come to him.
In Norbert's pursuit of happiness the biggest threat is Mortimer Muffin. he has heard about the prophecy as well and has planned to steal the parts to obtain the powers himself.
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Jonelle Ellis hasn't done much public speaking. She's never been involved in politics. But for the last six months or so, she's helped create a bill and convinced legislators in Santa Fe to carry it.
Eight years ago this month, Bill Richardson launched what will go down as the most exhilarating roller-coaster ride of an administration in this pokey state's century-long history.
Mayor Richard Berry says homelessness is one of the most difficult challenges he's come across during his time in City Hall. "There are issues you look at as a mayor and you can say, OK. Here's a problem. Here's a linear solution." But homelessness, with its many dimensions and causes, is another story.
Dateline: Malaysia—A husband in Kuala Lumpur abandoned his wife of many years after a temple priest convinced him she was a demon. The woman, who gave her name as Loh, was quoted in The Star newspaper as saying, "The medium told my husband I had been casting spells on him for the past 15 years and that I was a demon trying to kill him." Loh said her husband, a factory manager, "refused to eat or drink at home because he thought I poisoned the food." The husband is seeking a divorce and refuses to meet with his two teenage sons for fear that his wife will use them to kill him. According to The Star, Malaysians often seek personal and professional advice from faith healers, temple mediums and witch doctors. Increasing complaints about sexual and financial abuse, however, have prompted Malaysia's government to consider a bill that would require mystics to register with the Ministry of Health. Loh told reporters that the priest who advised her husband was in debt and likely taking advantage of her husband, who withdrew all of their children's savings before deserting the family.


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Drayton Harbor threatened, DOH says
By Tara Nelson
Drayton Harbor is one of 17 shellfish areas considered threatened as a result of continuing development and fecal coliform contamination according to a new report by the Washington State Department of Health (DOH).
Although parts of the harbor remain open to shellfish harvesting, state health officials have closed areas along the east, south and west, as well as the "mouth" of the harbor.
Department spokesperson Bob Ulrich said the classification system is part of the DOH's "Early Warning System" that gathers random water quality samples and is intended to give residents a "heads-up" on whether more intensive corrective action is needed.
Ulrich said much of the problem is caused by increased development around the harbor along with poor drainage patterns from California and Dakota Creeks, the waters from which tend to carry bovine and human microbes downstream.
"It's a fairly enclosed bay and there's not a lot of flushing with ocean water," he said. "As a result, if bacteria enters the bay, it doesn't necessarily escape."
The full report is available at www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/sf/growreports.htm.


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Combine potatoes, onion and ham in lightly greased stone ware.
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US President Barack Obama hopes to demonstrate rising US clout in Asia on his first foreign trip since his re-election, with a tour of three countries including a stop in Myanmar.
Mr Obama will head to longtime US ally Thailand tomorrow, and meet Asia's top leaders at a summit in Cambodia in the coming days.
He launched a so-called pivot to Asia in his first term in office.
It included greater military cooperation with Australia, Thailand and Vietnam and a plan to shift the bulk of the US navy to the Pacific by 2020.
Tom Donilon, the national security adviser, said that Mr Obama's trip shows that the US is not only rebalancing itself towards Asia but also within Asia.
The White House said that it hopes Mr Obama's landmark visit to Myanmar would offer a tremendous boost to reforms underway but insisted he is clear-eyed about the country's challenges.
Mr Obama is expected to press Myanmar's leaders to improve the treatment of the Rohingya.
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Reading books is good up to a point.
I could, for example, read a book about body building, go to the gym and workout with weights which are too heavy for me. The result? Physical pain from delayed onset muscle soreness or worse a pulled muscle!!
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In the stock market however your losses must double back up in order to reach break even.
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Entering its second decade, Seraphic Fire is widely regarded as one of the most important vocal ensembles in the United States. Led by Founder and Artistic Director Patrick Dupré Quigley, Seraphic Fire brings the best ensemble singers from around the country to perform repertoire ranging from Gregorian chant to newly commissioned works. In 2012, the ensemble's recordings Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem and A Seraphic Fire Christmas were nominated for two 2012 GRAMMY® awards. Seraphic Fire was the only choir in North or South America to be nominated, and the only classical ensemble in the world to be nominated for two separate projects.
In addition to a critically-acclaimed chamber choir, the organization has established Firebird Chamber Orchestra, which collaborates with Seraphic Fire on choral-orchestral masterworks as well as independent concerts of orchestral repertoire. The orchestra, like the chorus, is made up of top-tier performers from around the country.
Seraphic Fire's artistic accomplishments have translated to chart-topping album sales. In the summer of 2010, Seraphic Fire's recording of Monteverdi's Vespers of the Blessed Virgin (1610) reached the number one position on the iTunes classical music charts. The ensemble's GRAMMY®-nominated recording of Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem debuted at #7 on Billboard Magazine's Classical charts, and Seraphic Fire's newest Christmas album, of which NPR's Morning Edition proclaims "the singing is just fabulous; this group has a really excellent blend," broke into the top ten on the iTunes Classical charts on day of its release.
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Fall break is right around the corner...what about sending the kids to the Nature Rangers Camp at Burritt?! October 6-10, it's Survivor Burritt and it is based on the Newberry Honor book, The Sign of the Beaver, based on a true story which shares the struggle of a young boy left alone to take care of his family's new frontier cabin while his father journeys to return with the rest of the family. Learn about self-reliance and friendship, and survival tips. Click the graphic for details and registration.


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I went to karate on Saturday morning, and we did jumping jacks. That is the only explanation I have for why my calves are crying every time I take a step. I think my whole sore body is probably the reason I was a little frustrated during my riding lesson today (which was a perfectly lovely lesson, I just couldn't seem to make my body mind my mind). (There's probably a life lesson, there.)
I've been in so much pain that I had to do something. I dipped into my savings and bought a foam roller. I've heard how they can relieve knots like a deep tissue massage. UNDERSTATEMENT. First of all, let me tell you how painful it is while you're rolling. I was literally screaming. Not figuratively literally screaming – seriously, way-too-loud, my-neighbors-have-new-ideas-about-what-goes-on-here screaming. But – once you've rolled out a bit, you feel lighter. And you can move again.
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September 30, 2014: Here's a puzzle from Marilyn
Vos Savant in the thi week's edition of Parade magazine,
Assume you pick a pancake at random, and it is OK on the side
you can see. What are the odds that it
September 28, 2014: We're back from a two week visit to four of the six countries which make up the former country of Yugoslavia: Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Beautiful country with reasonable prices, an interesting but complicated history, and more tourist crowds (and rain) than one would expect in September. We're glad we went, but also glad to be home.
created Brute Force Version 3.2 today to
let it successfully solve this Sept. 26 puzzle from our Mensa Day-by-day
September 6, 2014:
A "Cut List" shows woodworkers how to cut a set of parts from a set of available
stock. This program creates a diagram showing the stock pieces and how the
required parts may be cut from them. The original program was posted
in 2003 and has been the most downloaded program on DFF for many years. It is a
bit complex so I have avoided making changes, but recently added support for
Unicode characters in project files names at a user's request. He says it
is working for him, so here is CutList Version
4.0 with the Unicode feature and a new feature which will display multiple
solutions, not just the one that the program thinks is the "best".
Program changes required the use of a much newer version of Delphi than my old
favorite, which may
have introduced undetected errors. As always, please use the feedback link
to report problems.
Here's a simple Beginner's level program I wrote this week in
response to a user's email asking how to remove lines shorter than 199
characters and truncate lines longer than 199 in a text file. The
barebones program
CopyTruncateStrings uses about 15 lines of code to accomplish this and a few
more lines to display the counts. Lots of room for adding features, but
hopefully it does the job for him. The link above is to our "Beginner's"
webpage; scroll to the bottom to find and download the program if you are
August 15, 2014: Sometimes the "never give up" attitude is more curse than blessing. The current puzzle is an example. This recent Mensa calendar puzzle is the 2nd example of this puzzle type and prompted me to create Square Word Grids, Version 2.0. allowing puzzles to be manually entered. (The original puzzle was hard coded to produce the default puzzle.) Version 2 of the program also adds the ability to save and restore puzzles.
However integrating creation of puzzles with the original solving functions turned out be much harder than I anticipated. I fought with it all week and I'm still not happy with the result. The puzzles are not likely to be very popular and I'm ready to move on to other projects.
The "PuzzleFile.ini" file included with the downloads contains this
puzzle for loading and solving yourself or letting program find the
solution. To add to the disappointment, it turns out that there are no
solutions using words in the included medium size dictionary but two solutions
using the large dictionary! "C'est la vie", I guess.
July 29, 2014:
Expressions From Integers Version 2 adds an extended version of the original puzzle. This one has multiple completed input figures and a single target figure with one value missing. The strategy for this one is to find an single expression template which will evaluate to the number position containing the "?". The same value positions and operations applied in the same order for each figure must equal the value in the "?" position for that figure. The successful template when applied to the incomplete figure will provide the required value.
Another puzzle programming exercise from my favorite source: the
Mensa Puzzle-A-Day Calendar.
July 23, 2014: Feedback from the May posting of our Logic Solver program and an unsolved Geocaching problem led to Logic Version 5.4 posted today. Bug fixes include:
July 13, 2014:
StarsOnAGrid implements solving and allowing users to create, modify and solve puzzles of the type defined as follows::
Given a square N x N grid divided into N sections, place a star in each section with no two stars in the same column or row, and no two stars diagonally adjacent to each other.
The program allows grid sizes from 2x2 through 10x10, although no solutions
exist for sizes less than 5x5.
June 21, 2014: Self Describing Sentences, Version 2.2, posted today, adds a few extra examples of self-describing sentences or "Autograms" as Wikipedia calls them. I also added some run statistics and the ability to interrupt long running cases. Got to run. We're off to Kitty hawk and the beach today to spend a few days with daughter and family.
June14, 2014: Here's a Fill the Blanks Puzzle worth a few idle minutes of your time. The program makes it easy to validate that your choices are valid words and to explore alternatives. Another extract from the 2014 Mensa Puzzle-A-Day Calendar.
Many of the 10 given three-letter partial words have
more than one choice of final letter to form a common four-letter English word. Use all
of the supplied letters exactly once to fill the blanks and complete all these
May 28, 2014:
"Alphabet Long Division" is the 40th sample problem added to the our
Brute Force solver download since the
original posting in 2001. It is the perhaps the first problem to
extensively test the shorthand feature that treats character strings in
equations as multi-digit integers so we can define this problem with equations
like BRINK / RIB = RUN, RIB * R= OAR, etc. Click the
here if you have the
April program update and just want this new problem to play with.
May 24, 2014:
Time Trials Version 2 was posted today after scanning to see what robot
related programs I have posted. This is not a very good example but,
as usual, playing with it brought a few changes to mind. The "bug" needs
to be maneuvered around a "track" and through some gates in your best time.
Version 2 allows bug size to be adjusted (smaller bug makes it easier and faster
to complete the circuit). I can just break 20 seconds now
May 15, 2014:
We've been busy this month with spring chores (driveway reconditioning, garden preparation, waking up motorized stuff that slept all winter, etc.).
Tromino Puzzle Solver V1.0 is a medium size solver implemented on rainy days and evenings this month:
One or more copies of the 6 given shapes have been used to tile the grid and then the
outlines were removed. Can you fill them in again?
May 2, 2014: Another "geocacher" sent me a problem that my Logic Solver program is not solving so far. Several other Geocaching heavy-weights have apparently solved it however. The problem (in German) can be found at http://coord.info/GC3NRMZ. The current Logic Solver update to Version 5.3 has minor updates but the primary reason for the update to get more eyes to look at the problem to see of there are facts and rules in the description which I haven't picked up on or which the program fails to derive. A translation of the problem is included in the download files.
April 28, 2014: It has been a productive month for getting spring duties accomplished but not so productive programming-wise. I spent more hours than care to admit on two programs. Oscilloscope Version 4.2.4 was posted today with some cleanup of the diagnostics when an input device fails to open for display. I'll post our Logic problem solver tomorrow along with a problem which the program cannot solve and a request for help.
April 12, 2014: Here's another problem solvable by by our Brute
Force program which applies exhaustive search matching possible values with
variables in a set of equations.
Brute Force Version 3.1 adds the absolute value function, "abs", to
equation formats to enable solving the "Billiard Balls" problem. The
problem is to arrange 10 billiard balls into a triangle meeting a set of rules
about the balls numbered 1 through 10. One of the constraints is that the
balls in a particular row all have numbers more than 1 away from their
neighbors. This constraint for balls with numbers "a" and "b"
can be expressed with the equation "abs(a-b)>1". Sample problem
BilliardBalls.prb is included with the download and is solved in about one
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Coconuts, particularly young green coconuts and coconut water, are an excellent source of good saturated fats. Coconuts are as high as 70% fat with 90% of that being saturated fat. Coconut oil is the most saturated of all vegetable oils, which makes it very stable and slow to go rancid. The fat in coconut is almost all in the form of health promoting, immune boosting medium chained saturated fats.
Despite the bad reputation of saturated fat, whole coconut, coconut milk and cold pressed coconut oil are good for you. Coconut in these forms has not been shown to increase cholesterol levels or heart disease but rather to lower cholesterol and raise HDL in some populations. It is only when the fats in coconut are hydrogenated and turned into trans fats that they become harmful.
In many traditional diets coconuts have been used as a nourishing and strenthening food and as a medicine with special healing powers. Thailand, where coconut is abundant in the diet, has the lowest cancer rate of the fifty countries surveyed by the National Cancer Institute.
Coconut milk is close to human breast milk in its pH, and fat and nutrient content. Coconut milk is a good source of calcium, manganese, selenium, zinc and iron. Coconut water measures the same pH as human blood.
Coconut milk and coconut oil contains lauric acid (whose only other abundant source in nature is human breast milk). Lauric acid is considered antiviral, antibacterial and antiprotozoal and is converted by the body into monolaurin, which is believed to cause the disintegration of viruses, including HIV, measles, herpes simplex virus, cytomegalovirus influenza virus, and pneumonovirus. Monolaurin, from coconut milk has been shown to inactivate H.pylori. Furthermore, H.pylori has not been able to develop resistance to monolaurin and coconuts natural antimicrobials, as it has to many antibiotic drugs. Coconut milk has also been shown to eliminate many fungi, yeast and protozoa, including several species of ringworm and to be an effective agent used against bacteria and viruses.
Even with its heavy fat content, coconut oil appears to promote weight loss. Coconut oil has not been found to increase body fat and it actually decreases white fat stores, is related to the production of fewer fat cells, increases thermogenesis by 50% and increases the bodys metabolic rate.
Research suggests that the average adult would benefit from 24 grams of lauric acid daily, which can be obtained by eating 1/2 tablespoon of coconut oil, 10 ounces of pure coconut milk, or 7 ounces of raw coconut daily. Since allergies to coconut are caused by the protein, the oil is usually safe for those who are allergic but check first. Coconut contains oxalate which some people with a history of oxalate containing kidney stones may need to avoid.
You can use coconut in many forms:
You can easily incorporate coconut into your life by making curries, putting coconut milk into your protein drinks, using coconut oil to cook, and in place of butter.
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Sautee the protein and potatoes in a small amount of olive oil (if you are using the shrimp add the uncooked shrimp and potatoes together; if you are using cooked shrimp, cook the potatoes and veggies first).
When the protein and potatoes are almost cooked add in the vegetables. Sautee the veggies until just crisp.
Add in the cilantro and sautee.
Mix the curry into the coconut milk. Add enough chicken or beef broth to the curry coconut mixture so that the liquid covers the vegetables, protein and potato mixture. Heat. Serve in bowls.
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After being sidelined by "Harlem Shake" for over a month, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' smash "Thrift Shop" is back at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the process, it's made some chart history.
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"Thrift Shop" has sold five million copies to date, according to Yahoo! Chart Watch . Macklemore & Ryan Lewis aren't a one-hit wonder, either; their new single, "Can't Hold Me Down," has already reached the top 30.
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The good old sports helmet has been around a while, and the first recorded use of a dedicated fitness helmet was probably designed for football – although British officers did use their pith or sun helmets to play polo in the 19th century. Today helmets are often called "brain buckets" as they do product the gray matter and much more.
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MIPS stands for "multi-directional impact protection system," and the company touts its technology as mimicking one of the body's natural defenses against trauma. The brain is surrounded by a "low-friction cushion of cerebrospinal fluid," MIPS literature notes, adding that its technology imitates the brain's way of protecting itself by giving the helmet its own "low-friction layer" between the outer shell and the liner. This layer, which is a plastic insert, absorbs energy created in a fall and better protects the brain, MIPS claims. Read the rest of this entry »


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Growing up in Germany, I was raised to be unpatriotic. But in multicultural New York City, where everyone loves a parade, ethnic celebration can also carry undercurrents of hatred.
Two days after my husband and I moved to Sunnyside Gardens, Queens, in 2008, an old German man whom I will call Otto introduced himself. He was dressed in shorts, knee-highs, and sandals, his hair gray and thinning. "Hello," he said as I sat on my stoop drinking beer. "I live in the house with the flowers."
Everybody has flowers in their front yard in Sunnyside Gardens, but Otto's flower arrangements stand out: His garden's neat choreography rivals that of a North Korean mass performance. Trying to reach the ultimate perfection, Otto, in his mid-70s, is always sweeping, digging, raking, pruning, and polishing things. On hot summer nights he sits on his stoop listening to German folk music on an old cassette recorder, while his Puerto Rican wife, whom I'll call Maria, watches baseball games in the living room.
Otto never misses an opportunity to tell me how much he aches for Germany. Born and raised in the western state of Nordrhein-Westfalen during the Third Reich, Otto immigrated to the United States in the 1950s because his company relocated. He thought he'd eventually go back, but he met Maria and the couple married. In 1982, they bought a house in Queens.
Our block is perhaps the most diverse one in the world. I am a Protestant born and raised in Germany; my husband is Catholic, from Mexico. We met in 2004, in New York City, and married in 2006. Our neighbors are from Pakistan, India, Great Britain, Peru, Ecuador, Australia, China, Turkey, and Ireland. We are white, pink, beige, brown, and black. Our neighbors are Protestants, Jews, Catholics, atheists, agnostics, and Muslims. Most recently, an Orthodox rabbi with his wife and four children moved from Israel to a house on our block to take the pulpit at the Young Israel of Sunnyside congregation, which had been without a rabbi for several years. The synagogue celebrated his arrival with a little parade down our block. Neighbors of all shades and creeds sat on their stoops in the sun; some took pictures and waved at the float that carried the rabbi's neatly dressed children. In Sunnyside Gardens my husband and I felt at home for the first time in decades. It seemed like a safe and welcoming place.
Aside from our nationality, Otto and I have little in common. We both married Latinos, as he once noted, but in addition to an age gap of nearly four decades, we have different tastes in music, clothes, literature, and garden decor. Until recently, Otto left German tabloid magazines on my front porch for me to read, and not wanting to hurt his feelings, I never told him that they went right into the recycling bin. But despite our differences, when Otto asked me to check in on Maria while he traveled to Germany for a trip, I agreed. This may be his last trip home, he said.
Taking care of Maria was far more demanding than I had imagined. I was supposed to drop by once a day and make sure that Maria hadn't suddenly fallen ill or down the stairs.
"My head is spinning," she told me on the first morning. "It feels like I have one head on top of the other." I looked at Maria's head. I saw nothing wrong. I offered to take her to the doctor, but Maria waved off my offer. "I've felt like this for years," she said.
The next day Maria complained about back pain. "Damn Otto!" she said. "He screwed up my back." When I asked what happened, she said, "He had a heart attack and fell on top of me."
Each day Maria complained about something else. She hated hospitals because of the black nurses, and Jews because her sister was married to an allegedly lazy one. She hated the envelope I bought for the "Home Sweet Home" calendar she wanted to send to her sister (presumably the one who married the "lazy Jew"). Maria also hated the milk and the potatoes her Puerto Rican neighbor got her. She even hated Sunnyside. ("Too many trees," she said.) I was sure that Maria hated me too.
The last few days of Otto's absence, Maria played possum. I rang the bell but no one opened. Just to make sure everything was OK, I walked past her house at night to check whether the lights came on. They did.
When Otto returned from his vacation, he stopped by my house. "I'm sorry about my wife," he said. "I think she's faking it." There was no way of denying that something was wrong with Maria, so I didn't.
But what was wrong with Otto that he would be married to Maria? He didn't strike me as a hater. He, too, had mentioned his lazy Jewish brother-in-law, but added apologetically, "You know there are good Jews and bad Jews." At least he's trying to make a distinction, I thought. I decided to let it slide.
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