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Dubin-Johnson syndrome
Dubin-Johnson syndrome is a disorder passed down through families (inherited) in which a person has mild jaundice throughout life.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Dubin-Johnson syndrome is a very rare genetic disorder. In order to inherit the condition, a child must get a copy of the defective gene from both parents.
The syndrome interferes with the body's ability to move a chemical called bilirubin from the liver. Bilirubin is produced when the liver breaks down worn-out red blood cells. It normally moves through the bile produced by the liver and into the bile ducts, past the gallbladder, and into the digestive system.
When bilirubin is not properly processed, it builds up in the bloodstream and causes the skin and the whites of the eyes to turn yellow (jaundiced). Severely high levels of bilirubin can damage the brain and other organs.
People with Dubin-Johnson syndrome have lifelong mild jaundice that may be made worse by:
- Alcohol
- Birth control pills
- Environmental factors that affect the liver
- Infection
- Pregnancy
Mild jaundice, which may not appear until puberty or adulthood, is the only symptom of Dubin-Johnson syndrome.
Signs and tests
The following tests can help diagnose this syndrome:
- Liver biopsy
- Liver enzyme levels (blood test)
- Serum bilirubin
- Urinary coproporphyrin levels
No specific treatment is required.
Expectations (prognosis)
The outlook is very positive. Dubin-Johnson syndrome generally does not shorten a person's lifespan.
Complications are unusual, but may include the following:
- Reduced liver function
- Severe jaundice
Calling your health care provider
Call your health care provider if any of the following occurs:
- Jaundice is severe
- Jaundice gets worse over time
- You also haveabdominal pain or other symptoms (which may be a sign that another disorder is causing the jaundice)
Genetic counseling may be helpful for people who wish to have children and have a family history of Dubin-Johnson syndrome.
Berk PD, Korenblat KM. Approach to the patient with jaundice or abnormal liver test results. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 150.
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This week, DC's ongoing BATMAN title hits a major and rare milestone: 700 issues.
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Neither offense was able to get much going in this game, although
Numbers don't always tell the story, but what does is when you see your team play with the effort and determination that this Cowboys squad played with today. In a divisional game, on the road, with backup players at many positions, this team found a way to get it done, whereas at different times in the first half of this season, they failed badly.
Offensively, the tape will probably show a few problems in some protections, but nothing that can't be corrected. What the offense appeared to have corrected from last season was penalties along the offensive line, but as well as
For Tony Romo, it was as quiet a 300-yard passing day as he's had in his career. Romo did manage to lead the team to victory, but he wasn't as sharp as we have seen him the last two weeks. There were some throws that were off, and he threw two interceptions. Still, when he needed to make a throw or two against a soft Eagles secondary, he found Bryant,
The coaches went with a rotational system at running back, and I feel like it paid off. It took a great deal of the pressure off
If you would have told me that Eagles running back LeSean McCoy would average three yards a carry and four yards a reception in this game, I would have called you nuts. Monte Kiffin's defense was outstanding. They pressured the quarterback and attacked the ball, but maybe the thing they did best was tackle. Philadelphia's offense is about the big play, and preventing those plays is your only chance to win. Today, the Cowboys prevented the big play. They never allowed McCoy, quarterback Nick Foles or wide receiver DeSean Jackson to get rolling.
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All summer long we heard how Kiffin would struggle against these read-option attacks, but what we have learned the last two weeks is that there is a big difference between the personnel of the Cowboys and what he had at USC. Two games and two divisional wins, I would say there is not much of a struggle there.


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British zombie fans, rejoice! Apparently, George A. Romero's upcoming "Survival of the Dead" will infect Region 2 DVD players on March 15th, 2010. Stateside fanatics, I'm afraid, may have a while to wait.
If, for some strange reason, Oren Peli's "Paranormal Activity" left you wanting more, be sure to check out the new digital comic book available exclusively on iTunes. Remember: That's boredom you're experiencing, not demonic possession.
Those jonesing for another installment of the new "Friday the 13th" franchise aren't going to be happy, as the sequel to Marcus Nispel's dodgy remake has been moved to an undetermined date. Given the film's lukewarm reception, I'm honestly not surprised.
Wells Fargo, in their infinite wisdom, forecloses on an animal shelter and prevents its owners from tending to the creatures. Your anger is completely justified.
Norwegian stargazers were shocked and a little horrified to find a series of incredibly mysterious blue lights hovering overhead. Blame the Russians, I say.
As much as your smelly redneck neighbors may annoy you, at least they're not using their free time to feed and nourish the local vulture population. I'm creeped out just thinking about it.
1993 - At a ceremony performed inside a London temple, Adolf Hitler is baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
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Rushing to capitalize off of the already phenomenal box office sales, the "Paranormal Activity" DVD and Blu-ray have been announced for December 29th. Details on the extras are slim aside from both the theatrical edit of the film and an unrated version with alternate ending.
Gamestudio Undead Labs has announced a zombie MMO. So far, only a console version has been announced.
New murmurings come to light about the proposed "Crow" franchise reboot. There is little available on new reboots except to remind you that this isn't going to be a direct remake of the first film. Look for new makeup and a possible known actor in the title role as well.
A Queens man suffering from split personality disorder slit the throats of his wife and 14 year old son. When approached by police, he tries to blame everything on his alter ego.
Taking the term 'social networking' to new extremes, a Ventura County man is arrested for paying male teens to spit on him, defecate on him, slap him in the face and shout obsceneties at him. All of the involved teens were from a local high school, and found through Myspace.
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It was rumored some months past that J J Abrams would be taking on the adaptation of Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series. As of today, Abrams has officially announced that he is dropping the project.
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If you haven't seen the movie, watching the original ending clip probably won't ruin it for you... but it's most likely best not to watch that either unless you have seen the film already.
Now, it was said that Steven Spielberg, upon seeing "Paranormal Activity," thought that the ending needed a bit more umph, and while, the current "Paranormal Activity" ending leaves us on an abrupt "oh no she didn't" moment, I found it satisfying after such a slow build.
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- Derek Smith
- Eugene, OR
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Do zoos help biodiversity conservation?
Zoos are becoming more aware of the role they can play in preventing species extinction. The California Condor, the black-footed ferret, and the Przewalski's horse have all been saved from extinction because of zoos. Zoos also aid conservation by inspiring people to learn more about the diversity of life. However for every species saved in a zoo, hundreds if not more will perish outside of zoos. Is the role of the zoo to showcase and educate the public about the organisms they keep in captivity or should they also focus on conservation outside zoo boundaries?
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Jun 8 2012: Why not do both? It seems to me that most zoos today do try and do their fare share of conservation and captive breeding, but what I want to see is zoos that are doing breeding programs that are solely based on releasing those animals back into the wild. This however is a tricky process, contact with humans and the babying of animals we see in zoos often makes it so animals can never been introduced to their natural habitat. For instance, how could you go about releasing a small pride of lions back into the wild when they have never had to actually hunt for food? I guess the logical answer to that is you would have to let them act as they would in the wild and give them something to hunt. It's like in Jurassic Park when they said "T-Rex doesn't want to be fed. T-Rex wants to hunt." So I think because of this intensive less human friendly approach zoos have little incentive to carry out such programs, which is a real shame.
Jun 8 2012: It's hard to strike a median of the two. Do we foster a safe environment for people to learn about the natural environment of the animals or do we simulate their natural habitat in an attempt to reintroduce them? Drawing off your example of the pride of lions, I think rallying up the large mammals that lions eat and simulating a wildlife habitat may be very difficult, if not impossible. Although it sounds nice, I wonder whether we can really have both. There is always the possibility of breeding these animals and reintroducing them as infants to a mother so they can be raised. Two problems with this is that 1) the mother doesn't take to the new offspring and they die or, 2) as Ellen mentioned above, captive breeding doesn't always support genetic diversity among a given sample of specimens. Without genetic diversity, the chances of the sample's survival is slim. The remedy to this, however, could be that we introduce them to a group that we know is genetically different from the sample. Then, in perhaps just a generation or two, a healthy population may establish.
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- Andres Aullet
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Should we teach our kids about how advertisement (public relationships, marketing) works?
Let's face it, advertisement works.
But let's also admit it, it is not as simple as a creative ad shown during the superbowl or a picture on a magazine that we find funny and incidentally reminds us of some particular brand of chips, or insurance company.
As far as i know (admittedly a much more thorough research can be done), advertisement works because it exploits a few flaws in the way our subconscious work:
- we remember things best when emotion is evoked while we learn them (fear, anger, excitement). And this is due to the chemical changes that these emotions induce in our brain.
- we decide mostly with emotions, and not with reason. This seems counter intuitive to most people
- we live with the ever present contradiction of trying to be unique and trying to be like others. We like to be singled out if we are wearing nice clothing, but we hate being singled out if our pants happen to rip.
- being rejected by our peers, or not being part of the in-group we admire, actually hurts, pretty much in the same way (neurologically) as a punch in the stomach hurts
- anything repeated frequently makes a stronger memory, easier to recall, and a memory that is easier to recall is trusted more (and feels more familiar) regardless of it's veracity
- novel experiences are considered riskier than familiar experiences, regardless of their real inherent risk
So all these factors are merged with a product and tweaked to make that product appealing and familiar to us, without us fully understanding why it feels appealing and familiar.
Now, recently the target of the advertising industry are increasingly younger kids. And I would venture to say that if many adults don't fully understand why advertisement works, then even less kids would be expected to know
Should we include in a kids education: at schools, in church sermons, at dinner table conversations, an explanation of what advertisement is and why it works? What would be an argument against teaching this?
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Nov 2 2012: I haven't had a tv subscription at my house for about 10 years now.
No commercials, no state controlled news, no bullshit programs and no MTV.
If want something I don't need an commercial to tell me so. I'am more then capable of deciding that for myself.
If I want to read/watch the news I have access to the internet.
I have 0 interest in the latest cooking shows, decorate my house or dancing with the stars bullshit.
And when/if I get kids I refuse to expose them to such things.
As compensation I'll buy or download all the good old shows for kids their age that do have educational value and adhere my moral values.
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I was heading out to buy groceries and run errands for the family this weekend, and I told Michael the kids needed to pick up their rooms before I got back.
To which he then yelled to the children, "Your mom says you have to clean up before she gets back." When they protested, he continues to say "Your mom says it needs to be done."
So I started wondering why he phrased it that way. Is it just easier to blame it on the other parent to get things done? Does it mean you don't agree with what they asking?
I definitely say Daddy says to do X,Y or Z because I think they are more scared of him.
I asked Michael later why he said it that way and he said he there was no reason. He didn't think about it all. It just came out.
Does your spouse ever say: Do XYZ because your Mom/Dad says so?
November 13th, 2012
1:19 am
I don't think so . . . but then, if he did, I wasn't around to hear it. :-) I don't think we ever played good cop/bad cop in that sense. The kids definitely knew that somethings were more important to me than to their dad, and vice versa — i.e., I was the one that normally instigated room clean-ups and was the family's event coordinator, he was the one that they went to for money issues. I get called when their cars make funny sounds, or they don't feel good. :-) They knew I was a sucker for going to a movie or the mall or bookstore; their dad would happily take them to almost any sporting event they wanted to go to. :-)
Basically, I always felt like I had quite enough authority on my own that I didn't have to invoke a "higher authority."
November 13th, 2012
5:37 am
I say it to my Gf's kids but I say it like "help your mom out by xxxxxxx, so she doesn't have to do it".
But sure, if the mom runs the house, why wouldn't the say it? And if the kids are more afraid of dad raising his voice (which may be the case with TWG), then why wouldn't she use it to her advantage?
November 13th, 2012
5:53 am
My Dad was good at a different version. I recall they were having a party. I was allowed to attend. Dad would be ready/dressed before anyone nd mom was always last to get ready for social stuff. So I heard her say she was going up to change & ask him to vaccum a room. She goes to shower and dad starts calling me. I came in dressed but hair/ face yet to do. He said your mom needs the vac run go do it. She came back as I was putting back vac and said Mike, FCM needs to get ready, that is why I asked you. He shrugged and said well it is done. He still does that she asks him and if someone else is there he has them do it. lol
November 13th, 2012
6:38 am
It depends. We will invoke "Mom/Dad said _______" if that is in fact the case AND it is something that parent has specific knowledge about/control over/interest in. When it is something as "generic" as cleaning one's room, we wouldn't invoke "Mom/Dad said…" We both know that the kids need to clean their rooms.
IMO, I don't pass the blame on to my husband by invoking, "Dad said _____" just because I can. We both share parenting, including its unpleasant tasks.
November 13th, 2012
6:52 am
Imagine living with that size 12 Mother Jane Goose and hearing her boss the old man around: "Do this, do that…"
There are too many women who order their husbands around like the queen bee. If you take care of your husband right and don't be a nag that would not happen.
November 13th, 2012
6:54 am
Ditto…DB: Basically, I always felt like I had quite enough authority on my own that I didn't have to invoke a "higher authority." I do not recall every saying, " Wait until your Dad gets home!"
My husband is much more laid back and would have never been considered the mean/strict parent. His parents were both alcoholics and things were pretty random. Luckily, he followed my lead in parenting. A few years ago he told me, " At the time, I did not see why you had so many rules with the kids but I just followed along. Now, I realize that it was for the best. Especially when I see other kids out there who have no rules." I had parents who were super strict but when my two came along, I had psychology classes under my belt and five years of teaching. I observed the children who were "good kids" and looked to see what their parents did. Something I still encourage new parents to do.
Mine went to their Dad often, when I was traveling, and still do. He sometimes called me but typically just took care of things. Lots of things he knows about that I know ZIP.
November 13th, 2012
7:02 am
Re: nagging
I have often wondered why women get a bad wrap on this. I think I have figured it out. I have been known to nag:
Trash day tomorrow…as it is every week
Please pick you socks up from in front of the couch
Please mow the lawn this weekend
Your tags from your shirts ( dry clean) are all over the bathroom floor
Put a coaster under your drink on the coffee table, so their won't be a ring
Why is the trash in the kitchen sink when the can is right under the sink?
No one ever needs to nag me on:
the laundry needs to be done
we need toilet paper, milk, kleenex
the floor needs to be mopped or vacuumed
there is nose art all over the front window from the dog
the dishes are over flowing the sink
there is nothing to eat for dinner
THAT I BECAUSE I AM A ADULT AND I HANDLE THESE THINGS WITHOUT A REMINDER…HAHA No one needs to nag me. I think that those who are nagged would eliminate the problem if they would just do the things that they are being nagged about, before nagging.
November 13th, 2012
7:57 am
In my experience, my husband never wanted to be the bad guy, so it was always "mom says". It made me very angry.
This reminds me of an earlier column about a household having a "fun parent" and a responsible parent. Just more of the same. Fun parent doesn't want to be the "mean" parent and make the children do something they don't want to do.
November 13th, 2012
8:32 am
Ha, this is funny because my definition of what is considered, "clean" and what her definition of what is considered, "clean" are two completely different things.
I could see myself saying, 'kids your mom wants you to clean your room!" because while most people would consider their rooms to already be clean for the most part, she does not. So, then, it really is her that wants it to be clean to her standards. The kids understand that mom is a little extreme. We just accept it and move on.
November 13th, 2012
9:00 am
Parents should keep a united front in front of the children. In my house, when I told the kids to do something, he reinforced it. He didn't say "because Mom said so", he would say, "because you were told to do something." Didn't matter who told them, they were given instructions and had to follow through, or there were serious reprecussions.
Like I told my youngest, We are the boss, you are the employee. If you don't like our rules, there's the door.
November 13th, 2012
9:44 am
Kids, can't live with em, can't shoot em.
November 13th, 2012
9:49 am
When it comes to the normal chores – cleanup, prep for bed, setting the table – it is not ascribed to any particular parent. It is a commandment and must be done, period.
However, there are certain things that are dad/mom specific. For instance, when I cook, kids are not allowed in the kitchen. Stragglers will be put to work or in timeout (or even spanked depending on the number of times they've been told to git). My wife will often lay out the clothes for my oldest even if I'm getting him ready. If he protests, I will say "this is what mommy laid out for you to wear, so get in it."
November 13th, 2012
10:26 am
@misawa – why aren't the kids allowed in the kitchen while you are cooking? How old are they?
November 13th, 2012
10:35 am
…if YOU said those exact words to him, then he is by all means entitled to say "mom says" because you really did say it – but, if he is the one who initiated the thought regarding the chore and starts out that "mom wants" then by all means you have a complaint.
And, I am like MJG, I am an adult and do not need a "higher authority" other than "because I am the parent", and no one needs to remind me of the those "needs" she listed, either…
November 13th, 2012
10:49 am
Nope, don't use the Poppy said or Nanny said..They know they have certain things to do and they need to do it..The girl of course (in our house) does much better at this than the boy..
I think I could repost all of MJG 7:02 am post and that says it all..
@misawa..My two aren't allowed in the kitchen while I'm cooking if it's just to play (boy)..They are allowed to be in there if they want to help and learn to cook..They are 10 and they both enjoy cooking some..Of course the worst on this is the husband, he will walk into the kitchen and just stand there..Umm, what do you need, nothing..Ok, get out of my way.. :)
November 13th, 2012
10:50 am
My husband does that and I HATE it!! All it does is set up a good guy/bad guy scenario and I'm always the bad guy. It comes out in the form of they want to ride in daddy's car to whatever event, and when we go out to eat, they fight over who gets to sit next to daddy. They want to be where ever daddy is because daddy doesn't make them do any chores. It's always "Mommy said to do this" and "Mommy said to do that". I HATE it!!
November 13th, 2012
10:56 am
The only time we typically do it is when we are reinforcing what the other parent said NOT taking over the authority but rather showing a united front. If my husband told our son to go do something and I see that he's not doing it, I will usually say something like, "go do what your dad told you to do." Not because I'm trying to put the 'blame' on my husband but b/c I'm reinforcing that he can't get away with anything just b/c dad isn't standing there looking over his shoulder.
November 13th, 2012
11:07 am
@MotherJaneGoose – LOL!! so true!!
In our house there isn't any "because Mom/Dad said".
I tend to only ask for something to be done twice. The first time is a general "this is what you need to get done" and I give them leeway on when and how (within my timeframe of need). The second time, I say "this is what needs to be done and it needs to be done now" because, by this time, if they didn't remember to do the task on their own, it will be forgotten again.
I guess sometimes you have to be either a nag or a dictator, sigh.
November 13th, 2012
11:14 am
No Nagging necessary. I use the 1, 2, 3 approach.
I will ASK the first time (please go clean up your room). I will TELL you the second time ( I asked you to do this 10 minutes ago, now go do it). 3rd time, you get punished.
November 13th, 2012
11:39 am
To me, it seems that Michael was literally doing just as you told him to do. So, now the wife can't complain. But since you are thinking too hard about this, then I would say next time "clean up your rooms before I get back."
At our house, the kids seem to think that means throwing stuff in the closet or hiding stuff under the bed. That's not "cleaning" to me, but it would be to my husband.
November 13th, 2012
11:40 am
I agree that with those who don't like it. It's like the spouse won't put on his/her big boy/girl pants and be the other grownup. Learned helplessness with taking charge and it drives me nuts.
And it's different from when you catch them not listening to something the other parent said. Then you get to say "Hey, Dad said to do that so go do it!" (or Mom said….).
November 13th, 2012
12:24 pm
When you are a single parent it doesn't matter
November 13th, 2012
12:45 pm
We didn't do that playing them off thing, perhaps because they did not dare ask, "Why do we have to do this?" There were no child-to-adult whys when a demand was given.
November 13th, 2012
12:51 pm
It seems to me that scenarios like this lead to dad saying, with a shrug of his shoulders, "You know, that crazy mom. We gotta do what she tells us to." which makes you out to be the nutcase.
I would have LOVED it if, after the divorce, my former husband had said, "No, I can't let you (ride a 4 wheeler, practice with the gun, stay in bed all day, watch scary movies, eat junk food till you throw up, you fill in the blank) because your mom will kill me if I do. However, he did not; just left the mess for me to clean up, figuratively speaking, when they came home from his house.
November 13th, 2012
1:00 pm
I'm guessing tomorrow's topic may be another version of why men cheat?
November 13th, 2012
1:08 pm
We've been over this before. You want to tell us what needs to be done, then reject our efforts when it's not done exactly how YOU would have done it. That's a recipe for conflict and ambivalence. Eventually, anyone stops listening when you complain a certain number of times. If you want us to do things, then let us do them and leave it alone.
In other words, if you want us to do more of the domestic issues we're talking about here, then comepltely give up the control of those issues. It seems some of you want us pulling our fair share (heard that alot recetnly) but you still want the glory, recognition, authority, encouragement and sympathy of doing it all yourself.
November 13th, 2012
1:52 pm
There are a few things my husband HAS to do. Allow me not to work, pay for a nanny, keep me in luxury and occassionally one other thing. ;)
Its that other thing he gripes aout the most.
November 13th, 2012
2:15 pm
Jeff I am willing to abdicate many of the chores around here…he/she/they can do them how they see fit. If the kitchen/dishes/bathroom are clean enough that nobody gets sick then do it however you think is right short of having the dog lick it all clean.
As to the laundry, just don't turn it all gray or pink and we are fine.
Now see, you do have to have some common ground before you abdicate. :)
(Then again I bet he/she/they would have rules on things they normally do too….like don't kill lawn when you water. rake the leaves into the drain…there has to be something).
November 13th, 2012
2:19 pm
@Mayhem – safety issue more than anything else. If I'm walking back and forth between counter, sink, and oven I don't want to have to dodge kids – or more specifically, their toys. I'm not really a multi-tasker either, so kitchen work requires concentration for me. It's that Y chromosome of mine. :)
November 13th, 2012
2:34 pm
Kids are 4 yrs and 21 mos. And the younger one wants to play right under foot.
November 13th, 2012
3:02 pm
@ Jeff…if the toilet paper and/or paper towels got put on AT ALL, I would not complain …no matter what direction it is facing. My Mom was the queen of picky pants. I am not. I do not care if there are lines in the carpet after vaccuming. If it is has been vacuumed …hoorah! Any attempt at housework here is appreciated.
Here is something I HAVE learned…when my husband does the dishes, the trash under the sink gets noticed. This is because he has to put things in it from dinner and then complains that it fills up so quickly ( there are two of us who live here…haha). When I cook and do the dishes, the trash is not noticed. I have to remind him to take it out. I do not complain that the hamper fills up so quickly with dirty clothes. I just put them in the washer/ dryer. I am out for an entire week and do my laundry while I am gone, at the hotel. Then, I get to do the laundry in the hamper when I get home…HINT…it is not mine. Rarely does anyone else do laundry around here. One of us is amazed that two spouses could live in the same house and they each do their own laundry…it is not me. I am thankful that he has ALWAYS had a good job over the past almost 30 years. Not every husband has. I guess asking for someone else to do the laundry or vacuum might be too much. I did not expect it when we first got married and thus it has carried through.
I was gone for an entire week and my daughter came home. She cleaned the house for me and told me how bad it was. She laughed when she told me that "Dad said he had kept everything picked up." I will say this…my own Mother would FLIP if she were alive to walk in and see this house sometimes. I cannot keep it clean and be 1000 miles away …at the same time.
November 13th, 2012
3:05 pm
@MotherJaneGoose, you summed it up beautifully.
November 13th, 2012
4:00 pm
I do the laundry, dishes, take out the trash, and several others, but i do them my way. If the GF cooks, does that bathroom, whatever, I never say a peep about what she does or how she does it.
If you think you can undo years and decades of "training" your spouse has received in not doing anything, you'll be disappointed everytime after only a week.
November 13th, 2012
4:03 pm
I'm curious, though. If you get mad and/or "punish" your spouse/kids in other ways besides yelling, it doesn't really sound like that's working either. If the issue has been going on for a long time, why do you expect it to change overnight, and only by being more harsh yourself towards them. Why no change in YOUR behavior?
November 13th, 2012
4:33 pm
Jeff…you are correct. I grew up in a house where my Mom never worked and she did everything in the house. Dad brought home the paycheck. I have always worked. I did not know it would be o.k. for my husband to cook dinner sometimes, dust or even mop the floor. No one told me and I did not see this at home. I spent years being bitter and finally decided that I cannot do it all. I would much rather do my job, which I enjoy, than keep a spotless house. Thus, the choice has been made. My husband's mother did not keep a clean house, so he that was not something he learned. He does not care if things are just so. That is my guilt trip. I have stopped being angry. I just let things go.
November 13th, 2012
5:26 pm
MJG: How come you seem to pick up so many stalkers, like "Katherine the Great" at 6:52? Is it the same person using different screen names? Personally I LIKE to read your posts and you come across to me as a wonderful person whom I'm sure people are proud to be friends with. So if you ever get discouraged by the idiots, just remember that there are more of us that "like" you then there are of them, the asshats.
Jeff: You can try all you want, but there is no equivalence to a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship and a marriage.
November 13th, 2012
6:10 pm
@ fred…well thanks partner…haha! I do have just a few friends both here and across the US. My own two tell me that I have more friends under 6 than anyone they know. I worked with 3 schools in NM and they have already asked me to come back out. I am excited. It was fun to meet new children and teachers too! No one likes everyone, that's for sure. I do not know why some people get their kicks out of making rude comments to and about me. PSSST…some days I am not too wonderful…we all have a few days like those each year :).


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The Smartphone & Tablets Wars – Will Intel Prevail?
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The battle between Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and ARM Holdings (NASDAQ: ARMH) is likely to keep heating up in the years to follow. For now, Intel is late in the game of microprocessors for smartphones and tablets. With over 6.1 billion chips sold in 2010, ARM Holdings controls 95% of the smartphone market. This means Intel is currently shut out from one of the fastest growing segments in the semiconductors industry. There are reports that Intel is working on smartphone processors, which could make the company a contender in this industry. The question is could Intel become a serious competitor to ARM on its home turf?
There is no need to expand on the high share Intel has in the processors markets of desktops and laptops. In 2011, Intel's market share reached 80.1%, while Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) carried the rest. Compared to 2010, Intel's market share in 2011 declined by 0.6 percent points. The monopoly that Intel has in these markets helps the company reach high profits by asking high prices for its products. But not all is well for Intel.
Operational profits in the second quarter of 2012 reached $3.8 billion, which is lower by nearly 2.5% from the parallel quarter in 2011. The economic slowdown in Europe and the U.S isn't helping the industry.
The high correlation between Intel's stock and the S&P 500 (during 2012 the linear correlation between their daily percent changes reached 0.73; the correlation with NASDAQ is slightly lower) means that the growth (or lack of it in recent years) in the U.S economy is one of the main driving forces of Intel's stock price movement. During 2012 (UPD), Intel's stock rose by nearly 5% and the S&P 500 by 6.2%. The chart below shows the developments of the company's stock and the S&P 500 during recent years (since 2008), in which both indexes are normalized to 100 as of January 2008.
As seen above, Intel started to outperform the S&P 500 only during the past several months. Despite the recent outperformance, its fundamental data might suggest the major threat the company is facing: The shift from laptops to tablets – a change from a market controlled by Intel to a market currently run by ARM.
In regards to the tablet market, Intel tried to respond with Ultrabooks that for now don't seem to be picking up in sales, although this data only reflects the first wave of Ultrabooks. The current phase, based on newly manufactured IvyBridge processors, might be more successful, especially when Windows 8 hits the market and it introduces touch screen technology into the newly created Ultrabooks segment. Nevertheless, even if Ultrabooks become an adequate response to the tablet threat, it won't solve Intel's absence from the fast growing smartphones segment. Therefore I think the only option Intel will have to return to strong growth is to become a serious player in smartphones.
Up until recently, Intel wasn't too serious about entering this market, but their direction seems to have shifted. Not long ago, Intel Introduced Zolo, the company's first "Medfiled" smartphones, and, since then, Intel already stated to investors that there are plans to introduce "Medfield" Z2580, the company's first dual-core smartphone processor later this year. This could be one giant leap the company will make towards becoming a serious competitor to ARM in the microprocessors industry.
But will Intel prevail in the smartphone market as it did in the PC market? When it comes to technology, one of the main factors for success besides being first is the amount of money you are capable of investing in R&D. A good example of that is Microsoft, which managed to overtake Netscape with Internet Explorer (just to be pushed out by Google Chrome) and Sony's Play-Station with Xbox.
These factors aren't a guarantee for success but are still very important. One must remember that Intel is a much bigger company than ARM, with a market cap of $127 billion compared to ARM's $9.77 billion. Intel can afford to make mistakes; it can even afford to fail once, twice, or three times. ARM, on the other hand, can't afford to fail at all.
Intel also has connections with the major companies that purchase its products, such as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). For years, Apple bought processors from Intel for its computers, and if the company will switch sides, ARM could lose a large portion of its revenue base.
ARM's advantages in pricing and power efficiency could dissipate as Intel introduces next generation chips.
Intel continues to lose market share in the processors markets, it suffers from the economic slowdown in the leading economies, and it is losing costumers that trade laptops for tablets. Despite all these short term negative factors, Intel is still much bigger and has a lot more resources to allocate towards producing microprocessors than ARM has. Intel also has the connections to enter this market; therefore, it could be just a matter of time before the company starts taking market share from ARM. This process could lead to a price war, and if that happens, the company left standing is the one with the deeper pockets.
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Make Some Allowances
I need some help around here, and we already have a live-in. (That would be me, in case you're not following.)
Michele Ashamalla: This weekend, I made a chore chart. I have made many over the years, but I think this one will really work. I have tasks broken up into small manageable sections like make the bed, set table, and help out for five minutes. Each task is worth a nickel. No one gets paid for basic hygiene, although that might be a mistake. Lest you think I'm a bigger cheapskate than I am, there are 26 small tasks on the chart, which adds up to a potential $1.30 a day. There is also one larger task worth 25 cents, bumping the total daily potential to $1.55, or a whopping $10.85 a week.
Of course, if they choose to spend a day cleaning the garage with me (in the event that they had been replaced by alien pod children), I would compensate them accordingly. I expect them to actually earn between $1.50 and $5.00 a week. Because of interest and ability limitations, the younger children will be on the lower end, but that's how allowance usually works. If they complete a certain number of tasks or earn a certain amount, I will double their amount that week. I expect my children to put aside one-third of what they earn to save and one-third for a charity of their choosing.
And this is a big thing -- I am going to let them spend their money on whatever they want. I am hoping that if they blow their whole allowance on the claw machine at the mall one week, they will make a smarter choice the next. We'll see ... My chart is attached -- what do you think?
A former state deputy attorney general and current stay-at-home mom, Recession Mama Michele Ashamalla has three kids and ten years of experience stretching one salary to cover the necessities and more. She's all about saving money whenever you can, so you have it to spend on whatever you want!
Donating to charity is a great thing to do, but do u give 1/3 of ur salary to charity? That doesn't sound very fair to me.
I would if I could! One of the reasons I try to save money is so we have more to give. Most of our salaries go to taxes, insurance, mortgage payments and necessities for basic living. Since the children don't have to worry about any of that, we thought this would be fair. Also, we raise our children to believe that we have a responsibility to help those less fortunate than ourselves. Thank you for your input, though - maybe I'll give them a big raise so their take-home pay increases!


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The beautiful and exotic friend of She-Ra, Frosta is Queen of the Kingdom of Snows, high in the mountains of Etheria where she resided with her people, in Castle Chill. Frosta's people have had a long-term hatred of the Selkies, a neighboring race in the Kingdom Of Galacia. Frosta believed her nation was safe from the invading Hordesmen, until Modulok instigated a war between the Snow People and the selkies, with his invention the Weather Wheel.
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How To Add an Item To The GNOME Menu For All Users
I've shown previously how to add an item to Ubuntu's (or any Gnome desktop) menu, but that post only showed how to edit the menu for a single user. In this post I'll show how to add an item to the menu so it shows up for every user on the system. I'm going to add a special icon to launch a terminal window from the Applications->Accessories menu in Ubuntu. You can find more info at the GNOME Documentation Library.
Create a Desktop Launcher
Right click on the Desktop and select Create Launcher. Enter a name, I'll call mine Tux Term. Enter the command, in my case it's gnome-terminal.
Click OK. You'll now have an icon for Tux Term on your desktop.
Edit the Launcher File
You need to add a line to the launcher file that you just created. Double click on your new icon to launch a terminal for the next step.
gedit "Tux Term.desktop"
Add the following line to the end of the file and save it.
The Utility category will make the menu item show up in Applications->Accessories. For the full list of categories, see the GNOME Menu spec for Registered Categories.
Copy the Launcher File to the System Directory
Enter the following terminal command:
You should get something that looks like
Your output might be slightly different. This means that I can put a launcher file in any of the three directories listed. If your system doesn't list a directory, then put your file in /usr/share/applications/. In my case, /usr/local/share/applications/ seems like the best location. You need to be the root user to copy the file to the system directory. It's easiest to use the terminal.
sudo cp "Tux Term.desktop" /usr/local/share/applications
Edit the System Menu
Check to see that the $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS variable is set.
If you got output from that, then edit the menu file with:
If your echo command did not yield a result, then edit the /etc/xdg/menus/applications.menu file.
Find the following section of the file and add the lines in bold.
<Directory>Accessories.directory</Directory> <Include> <And> <Filename>Tux Term.desktop</Filename> </And> <And> <Category>Utility</Category>
Save the file and exit the text editor.
You're new Tux Term launcher will now show up in the Applications->Accessories menu. You can use the User Switcher to log in as a different user and verify that the menu item shows up there as well.
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Hi, Very good post!!!
But how can I do this for a launcher in gnome panel?
This has worked for me on Cent OS 6.2. I did not complete the last step as I realized the Menu Items had already been added.
Hi Linerd,
I've created a quick tutorial to do the same trick (in a perhaps easier way) here: http://www.breaknenter.org/2010/10/share-menus-between-users-in-ubuntu/
Instead of editing the .menu file directly, I simply use the xdg-desktop-menu install command to populate the menu with the .launcher file.
Great tip Linerd,
I have just added an icon for Dutch version of Mozilla-thunderbird in Ubuntu 9.10 for all users and it works like a charm!
Kind regards,
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Macy's plans to stay open for 48 hours straight
The retailer ups the ante in the holiday shopping wars. But will increased hours mean more sales or costs?
Macy's (M) announced Thursday that it will keep its 800 stores in 45 states open from 7 a.m. Dec. 21 to 7 a.m. Dec. 23. This is the latest salvo in the ever-escalating war retailers are waging to win the hearts, minds and hopefully the wallets of holiday shoppers.
The extended hours don't stop there. Most Macy's stores will remain open until midnight on the 23rd for procrastinators who need to complete their shopping. Some stores will remain open until 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
Obviously, this is good news for shoppers. Whether it will bring holiday cheer to investors is another story. Experts contend that gimmicks, such as extending Black Friday, cause people to make purchases earlier than they would have otherwise and do not do much to spur additional sales. Competition among retailers seems especially intense this year. The National Retail Federation is expecting holiday spending to rise 4.2%, less than last year's 5.6%, but above average nonetheless.
Expectations for Macy's are already running high and the stock has gained more than 21% this year. Revenue in the current quarter is expected to rise 7.2% to $9.35 billion. Earnings per share is forecast to increase to $1.98. Hitting these figures may not be easy.
For one thing, keeping stores open for 48 hours straight isn't going to be cheap. The company has a workforce of about 117,000, many of whom are hourly employees. That means that they would presumably have to be paid overtime for working an overnight shift. Of course, there are other costs to consider, such as heat and electricity. There may be insurance issues to consider as well.
Macy's will also have to offer some pretty sweet deals to convince shoppers, who are increasingly accustomed to shopping online in their pajamas, to leave their warm and cozy homes on dark, cold winter nights. Maybe the company should provide free coffee and donuts to these hearty souls. Even then, it may not be worth the schlep for many people.
The company seems up to the task and is offering a "short list" of gifts under $100, $50 and $25 in the weeks heading up to Christmas. Bloomberg News noted after the company's latest earnings release that it "signaled it may use heavy discounts to draw holiday shoppers."
Even before the ink started to dry on Macy's press release, its competitors were probably already starting to plan how to match or perhaps surpass the chain's latest gimmick. When you add up all the extended hours, it looks like 2013 is shaping up to be the longest holiday shopping season in history.
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When will ALL of the middle class shoppers wake up to the fact that this is part of the New World Order movement to enslave workers so the people at the top reap mega benefits and profits at the expense of all of the little people?
Wake up little people. If you're a middle class person with a job, this indirectly hurts you. It means you are all willing to accept working all hours through the night. Speak with your wallet. Don't feed the monsters.
already underpaid and over-worked, are forced to retail all night long, and probably
for straight wages, too...no overtime.
Its finally come down to having to rename the season....
SHOPSGIVING & RETAILMASS. Thanks Uber corps.
Note to employees: NOW IS THE TIME TO FORM A UNION
and STRIKE...They cannot fire all of you, and many would get
raises and overtime compensation. JUST SAY NO TO SLAVERY!
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Retailers like Macy's should be particularly opposed to the sly legislative terrorism afoot here in Michigan. First, the union dues and membership become voluntary. Then, as the ranks dwindle the swindlers on top making 500 TIMES current union pay... then mandate a dollar an hour wage or the door. WHO do you go to when the union is gone? People who make a dollar an hour are unable to buy what they make much less shop at a Macy's. Wake up, America... you opposed a loser like Romney in the White House but it was only ONE of the many many conspiracies of a False Elitist Class attempting the take-over of America by a New World Order. We don't want or need a New World Order, we want a level playing field! These losers didn't start anything from scratch- including Snyder, former CEO of Gateway. He used a village to build a brand then fired 30,000 and sold the brand to an Asian business. They got SQUAT. He got a LOT. We want and need Republicans fleeing America for sanctuary someplace else. Know why? Because there is NO PLACE that wants a New World Order. Time for change... change out who gets rowed and who better pick up a oar and join the rest of us in recovery.
With every advance Republicans make to turn America into a New World Order, stores like Macy's are that much closer to going out of business.
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Salt Lake City police say a 27-year-old man from Somalia apparently just doesn't like them.
There's no crime in that. There is, however, in purportedly making more than 100 calls — over just two days — to the 911 emergency number to threaten officers' lives.
Mohamud M. Ismail was charged Tuesday in 3rd District Court with threat of terrorism and emergency reporting abuse weapon of mass destruction. If convicted, he could serve one to 15 years in prison for each count.
Salt Lake City police Detective Veronica Montoya said Ismail's threats were made to police officers in general, not specific individuals. Still, authorities concerned about the volume and nature of the calls decided enough was enough.
"We were able to get a warrant based on the number he was calling from, and officers went to his home and arrested him," Montoya said.
Ismail was tracked down via telephone records to an apartment in Salt Lake City near 700 South and 300 East and, after initially refusing to answer the door, was taken into custody on Friday.
According to a probable-cause statement, Ismail made a total of 106 calls to 911 between March 6 and 7. Police say he called himself the "second Osama bin Laden" and claimed to be manufacturing explosives.
Court records indicate Ismail has previously made verbal threats via 911 and at one point was ordered by the court to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. In May 2012, he was sentenced to a year's probation after a no-contest plea to a class A misdemeanor count of attempted threat of terrorism.
That charge stemmed from a February 2011 threat to a 911 dispatcher to "bomb and kill all Americans," 3rd District Court documents state.
This time, Ismail was booked into Salt Lake County jail.
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