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The first great American man of letters, Washington Irving became an international celebrity almost overnight upon publication of The Sketch Book in 1820, which included the short stories The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and Rip Van Winkle." These two tales remain his crowning achievement, but in addition to being a writer of short stories, Irving was also an acclaimed essayist, travel writer, biographer, and historian.
This volume showcases Irving's best work across a variety of genres, including whimsical newspaper articles about New York society, the theater, and contemporary fashions; charming travel pieces that evocatively weave together history and legend; humorous stories and satirical essays from The Sketch-Book and its sequel Bracebridge Hall, and excerpts from A History of New York, considered the first great American book of comic literature. The author's success enabled him to earn a living by writing alone, unheard of for an American at that time.
Irving's energetic, often tongue-in-cheek prose style, together with his ability to blend roguish satire, pathos, and picturesque description, had a profound influence upon the popular culture of his day. His writings have become a cornerstone in the foundation of the American literary tradition.
Peter Norberg received his Ph.D. from Rice University in 1998. Since 1997 he has been Assistant Professor of English at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. A specialist on the writers associated with the transcendentalist movement, he has written and lectured extensively on Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, and the critical reaction to transcendentalism in the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe.


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This appealing dessert, with its pretty pistachio filling, almond crust and chocolate drizzle, is creamy smooth. I created it one Christmas Eve and my family raved about it. I've never seen cheesecake disappear so quickly! -Karen Ankerson, Manistee, Michigan
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Prep: 15 min. Bake: 65 min. + cooling
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup ground almonds
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Lil Wayne — "Right Above It" (feat. Drake) (produced by Kane Beatz)
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Looks like September is heating up: Gucci's The Appeal, Jeezy's TM103, Waka's Flockaveli tape, and Tune's 10-song EP (is EP even correct? Ross just dropped an 11-song LP) on his 28th(!) birthday (Sept. 27). "Right Above It," the EP's first single, is all regal strings and the-king-is-coming horns while maintaining a cheap Casio undertone (not a bad thing). Drake drops his Westwood bars (many commenters are upset that they've heard them before and I'm not sure why; it's obvious Drake isn't a prolific enough writer to throw away lines), but they feel lukewarm compared to Wayne's.
These Kane Beatz beatz are uncomplicated but effective, with a constant .99 cent snare and a catchy stuttering synth. Wayne finds a pocket similar to "Steady Mobbin'" (another Kane Beatz production), where he can clearly enunciate his punchlines (choice: "All of my riders do not give a fuck / X games"; "You niggas cannot see me but never overlook me"; "Limping off tour because I made more off my second leg" — think of that imagery) and Auto-croon his hook in a seamless transition. Another thing I love: Wayne could have looped the final hook but sings it in a higher, more forceful pitch (similar to the final chorus on "Single"). It's a detail that makes a repetitive beat seem OK because he's announcing its climax with his greatest asset, that still incredible voice. It also explains why he wears a light sprinkling of Auto-Tune better than his contemporaries — mutations aside, he knows he must carry the track on his own.
This isn't a game-changer but that's not the purpose. It's a first taste of an EP, which is being released to merely remind fans that the guy is getting out of jail in six weeks (as if they didn't have the date circled already). If "Right Above It" were Tha Carter IV's first single, eyebrows would be raised, skepticism would permeate. But it's not, so instead we bop our heads and eagerly wait.


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Is religion still relevant?
Since many scientists opposed the church by teaching views which contradicts the former and supported theories of the church, is religion still relevant in the aspects of morality, science, and all other fields of life?
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Feb 6 2013: Religion is totally irrelevant if continues to wreak havoc in the world by impersonating political manifestos and economic ideals, which as we are slowly coming to realise, are devoid of any sense of morality.
If religion's connection with the earth and all life is at a genuinely spiritual level, yet still has the capacity to embrace scientific advances - then yes, it would be extremely relevant because the capacity for both matches the morphology of a balanced human mind. Such balance should be the start point of any sense of morality.
Elizabeth Gu 30+Feb 5 2013: Let's just put aside some personal belief on one's own religion.
'Cause at least for this kind of conversation, it just makes things meaninglessly controversial anyway.
Whether we're religious or not, religion is still relevant.
Not that we all have faith in it, but religion has played a great role in our history, culture, morality and ultimately our society.
eg --> Explaining something--such as philosophical theories--without mentioning religion is almost impossible, if you ask me. Even if it's possible, it would still be "deficient".
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Edwin AmadorFeb 10 2013: Religion is relevant to those who have belief in their faith. I honestly believe religion is a case by case basis. Everyone expresses their spiritual belief differently. When you ask if religion is relevant, it is a question you must ask everyone individually. And quite honestly I belive that we can't have a world without religion. "Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind" - Albert Einstein
Feb 9 2013: Hello Aries,
Religion is relevant to those who believe it is relevant. Some people use religion as a valuable life guide, while some use it to manipulate and control. It is relevant to all of these people, who use it in one way or another.
I believe most religions began with a valuable idea....the golden rule....do unto others.....love your neighbor....etc.
However, extremists, religious enthusiasts, and fundamentalists seem to have forgotten the very basic foundation of their own religions.
If we are going to try to bring peace to our global community, people need to stop threatening, abusing, and violating the rights of others under the guise of religion. With the idea of creating peace in our world, religion, as it has evolved for some leaders AND followers, is not of value.
Feb 6 2013: Your question doesn't make any sense as written, but I will guess at what you mean and offer a response that may not be the one you were looking for.
If religion is relevant for you, then it's relevant for you. I also don't think that religion will be around much longer unless it adapts to what we are learning in science, and redefines the god-concept and your relationship to it.
Feb 6 2013: It really depends who you're asking. Secularists, liberals, atheists, agnostics just to name a few would say no. There are 2 talks that address your conversation perfectly, maybe you've already seen them.
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Target and 2 others to buy on a dip
With the market at a crossroads, here are 3 solid companies to keep your eye on. Buy their stocks when the price is right.
The market is at a tipping point after ending May on a down note; I've been expecting a pullback or something worse, and this could be it.
So, how to play it?
Now's not a time for panic, but for strategy. Whatever you or I think of the long-term market, a lot of good companies are out there doing things worth investing in. They're stocks to buy at the right price for the long term -- and if things pull back, attractive prices are on the way.
Over the last few weeks, I've recommended that folks start harvesting profits. That gives you have cash to redeploy when conditions are right. So consider adding these three stocks to your watch list until you find the right time to pounce on them.
If you think the market is set to rebound sooner rather than later, consider nibbling on these names right now.
The cheap chic retailer with some 1,800 stores in the United States has been consistent favorite among investors and consumers, thanks to its focus on bringing some glamor to the desolation that is most big-box retailers. Target's (TGT) premium private-label brands give consumers affordable, accessible luxury names such as Michael Graves Design, Nick & Nora and Fieldcrest.
Shares had been consolidating over the past three months after exceeding their 2007 high as the retailer digested its recent fresh food initiative and its push into urban areas with its City Target concept. (There's a location in Seattle, and it's awesome.) It has also expanded its Target REDcard program.
But on Tuesday, shares surged higher as analysts look ahead to fiscal 2015 projected earnings growth of nearly 25% next year to $5.45 per share. For their part, executives are looking for traffic to increase as the year progresses and are guiding growth of 2% to 3% in same-store sales for the current quarter.
By 2017, they expect earnings at or above $8 a share per year. If so, this week's breakout is just the start of a new leg in a long uptrend.
The catalyst for such aggressive optimism is the retailer's push north into Canada as it launches its international expansion. The first stores north of the border are already open, with 124 planned by year's end.
Wells Fargo analysts are also noticing a more aggressive online presence for the retailer, which took back its e-store operations from Amazon.com (AMZN) a few years ago. Target plans to significantly increase its information technology-related capital spending this year to support the effort, with a specific focus on the mobile space, where sales are growing at a triple-digit rate for the retailer.
If shares can maintain this push above $72 a share, I'll be looking for an entry point.
Pengrowth Energy
Pengrowth Energy (PGH), an independent Canadian energy development company with a $2.7 billion market cap, is in the midst of what is probably the prettiest technical breakout I've ever seen. After basing since last November as volatility was squeezed out of the stock as it tracked the price of natural gas, Pengrowth is surging higher on strong volume, pushing above its upper Bollinger Band as its 20-day moving average crosses over its 50-day average.
In its most recent quarter, sales increased 11% to $264 million on a 19% increase in oil equivalent production, which moved to 90,000 barrels per day.
The hook for the story behind this stock is the Lindbergh thermal project, which will use steam to squeeze oil from Canadian tar sands between Alberta and Saskatchewan. The project is currently moving out of the pilot phase and into the first phase of commercial production, which is expected to take the run rate from 1,600 barrels per day to 12,500 barrels per day by early 2015, as pump volumes respond well to relatively modest steam injection pressures (compared with other tar sands projects). Translation: The tar sands in this property are juicy with crude, relatively speaking.
By the end of 2018, following two more expansions to this property in Canada's frigid north, production is expected to swell to 50,000 barrels per day.
The advantage of Lindbergh's low pressure production is that it will deliver stable cash flows, low maintenance costs and the kind of capital efficiencies needed to support the stock's 9.2% dividend yield. And it will be producing the heavy type of crude oil that refineries in the U.S. Gulf Coast are set up to process, giving Canadian thermal oil the opportunity to displace Venezuelan and Mexican oil imports.
I like this idea so much that I've already added PGH to my Edge Letter Sample Portfolio.
This ubiquitous maker of computer peripherals, keyboards and mice has been hit by the shift away from desktop computers toward mobile devices and tablets. Logitech (LOGI) shares suffered as revenues dwindled and earnings turned negative. The company lost $1.44 a share in fiscal 2013.
But Logitech could be on the cusp of a turnaround, as shares have spent the past eight months basing near $7. Credit Suisse analysts recently upgraded the stock to neutral from underperform ahead of a number of new product launches (PC gaming, keyboard covers and audio) and based on their view that management's guidance for current year earnings is cautious. Management is looking for $2 billion in revenue.
Anthony Mirhaydari
The company's new CEO, Bracken Darrell, is aggressively moving to cut costs, boost the profitability of its PC business and increase its presence in mobility computing. Logitech also recently launched a version of its popular ultrathin keyboard cover for the iPad mini.
A move above $7.25 would take shares above the declining channel I've annotated in the chart above (representing support and resistance zones) and would be a massive buy signal as buyers take the reins.
For more aggressive players
Beyond these three picks, I'm also recommending that aggressive traders use a mixed portfolio featuring shorts against weak tech stocks like Facebook (FB) and BlackBerry maker Reasearch In Motion (BBRY), as well as emerging market stocks via the ProShares UltraShort FTSE China 25 (FXP) exchange-traded fund. I've recently closed profitable shorts against mortgage real estate investment trusts such as NorthStar Realty Finance (NRF) and Annaly Capital Management (NLY).
I've also mixed in a few long positions in precious metals as gold and silver come back to life, via plays like AuRico Gold (AUQ) and Silver Wheaton (SLW).
But keep in mind that these are swing trade plays for traders. Particularly before you short, make sure you know the risks.
Over the last few weeks, I've recommended that folks start harvesting profits. That gives you have cash to redeploy when conditions are right. So consider adding these three stocks to your watch list until you find the right time to pounce on them.
At the time of publication, Anthony Mirhaydari did not own or control shares of any equity mentioned in this column in his personal portfolio. He has recommended PGH, FXP, AUQ, and SLW long to his clients. He has also recommended FB and BBRY short.
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If you have a bunch of money to invest, invest in fundamentally good stocks at reasonable P/E's NOW that fit the Graham-type model stocks. Mary Buffett's book "Buffettology," is the most clear, user-friendly, lite-math book for learning what to look for.
If you will be budgeting a little bit of money each month you want to invest outside of retirement accounts, I suggest you sign up for a no-purchase-fee DRIP with an automatic monthly purchase program like Abbott Labs, Abbvie, or Exxon at computershare.com or Cracker Barrel Old Country Store or Duke Realty at amstock.com or General Mills at shareowneronline.com. That way you don't have to wait to get a large amount to invest to minimize the effect of trading commissions and you get the benefits of dollar cost averaging.
The article is misleading in bragging about expected eps growth of 25% next year since it comes AFTER an expected decrease in earnings this year compared to last. Consequently the eps growth rate over 2 years is less than half of what this writer is feeding you at 11.5%. That's still not bad. I don't know why writers like Mirhaydari have to sensationalize things when they don't need it. It's grown eps at an annual 10.4% rate for the past 5 years and is projected to grow 11% annually the next five years. With a 2.5% dividend, a P/E of 16.4 is very reasonable.
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Do something real about hunger at the 8th Annual Empty Bowls Houston. For a mere $25, you get a simple lunch and your choice of bowls created by local artisans, with proceeds benefiting the Houston Food Bank. More than 1,200 handcrafted bowls were donated last year, and this year the turnout is expected to be even bigger. While most people tend to think of wooden or ceramic bowls, artists create vessels from all sorts of surprising materials, including metal, cloth, glass and found objects. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, 4848 Main. For information, call 713-660-9488 or visit www.emptybowls.net.
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Chinese Medicine And Acupuncture In Minneapolis, Minnesota
Below you will find practitioners of acupuncture in Minneapolis, Minnesota (the United States). If you are looking for acupuncturists elsewhere within Minnesota, please start here.
Please click on the practice details link of each practitioner to read detailed information about their practice. You will also be able to view any articles they have written, upcoming news and events, and other details to give you a good sense about them and their work.
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Have you ever cheated?
MSN Her is on a mission to discover just how common cheating is and why people do it in the first place.
The headlines have been awash recently with reports of a celebrity being cheated on, or doing the cheating themselves. And I'm sure we all know someone personally who's been in one - or both - of these situations, too. Daisy Buchanan argues that cheating is normal these days and so people should stop worrying about it - but, what do you think? Have you ever cheated? Do you think you could ever cheat? And what do you think drives us to cheat?
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[Friday Reflection]Will Their Death Be in Vain?
Today's post is a deviation from my usual Friday inspiration post. This is as a result of events that have shaken everyone in the nation even to its foundation.
It's been 5 days since the tragic plane crash that killed 153 passengers on board and several people on ground. My heart has been heavy to the point where I had nightmares as if I was a passenger reliving the whole event. Momentarily during my day's activities I see flashes of the Ayenes' a family of 4 kids, father, mother and mother in law and I just can't take it. I can't wrap my head round how this lovely family would actually come home from their base abroad just to die in a plane crash. How is it possible that the airline company say the plane was in a perfect state and yet the nation mourns for over 153 people burnt to dead?
So why did Ehime Aikhomu die? Or Tosin Anibaba, or the mother that was pulled out from the rubbles in a protective position trying her best to protect her baby. Alas she was in no position to save hers either. Why did they die? What is the justification?
Couldn't this crash have been prevented? My heart is filled with so many questions than answers. The anguish is simply indescribable
Will their death bring about a change in the regulation and running of the aviation industry? Will their death make our leaders have a human heart? Who will take responsibility for the death of the children who had their lives ahead of them? What do you tell the wife/husband who have suddenly become a widow (widower) or the kids who have now become the wards of the state because the plane crashed on their home and their parents got killed in the process? Will it be business as usual where standards and safety is compromised for the few thousands that will crease the palms of some heartless authorities?
We do not need tears from the minister or the president, we want solutions. The blood of the children could not have been wasted for us to go back to business as usual. This is the tipping point. 153 souls and more can not die for nothing.
Sanitizing the Nigerian aviation industry shouldn't be an up hill task. We need planes that are between 0 to 5years old. Radar that works, employees that are willing to work even with a smile on their faces. Workers that will not exploit the airline carriers or the passengers. Bribery and corruption shouldn't be our way of life. We need a government that will not only console and cry. We need action, a turn around in every area of our lives as a nation.
My heart goes out to everyone who has lost a loved one and I pray that God console and comfort every one of us. This must be the tipping point in our nation. Let them not die in vain.
In Peace and Love,
Pamela Evbota
[Press Release] The Laziest Book In Africa
Today's post is a Press Release from my friend Okechukwu Ofili. I have read a portion of his new book and i look forward to getting a copy for myself. Trust Okechukwu Ofili to deliver a world class message in a simple form.
2 years ago, author, speaker and blogger Okechukwu Ofili shared his stupidity with the world in the hilariously successful "How Stupidity Saved My Life." Everything seemed to be going well for the engineer turned blogger turned speaker, but all that changed when he visited the doctor's office for a routine check-up and was diagnosed with a life threatening disease. He later found out that his diagnosis was a result of over working himself at his job. After seeing so many people burnt out from work, he decided to pen his second book to show that contrary to popular belief, Laziness can actually save your life! The result is the witty HOW LAZINESS SAVED MY LIFE: A collection of radical business ideas for tired, overworked and frustrated people looking for an easier way to get stuff done!
How Laziness Saved My Life is a hilarious attack at the way corporations and businesses push themselves and their employees to the brink of stress. With chapters such as "Three Things I Learned From Getting Kicked In The Head" and "Why We Need Fewer Meetings and Managers" Ofili is able to poke fun at the work institution as we know it but at the same time offers up simple solutions for Managers and Entrepreneurs for getting the most out of themselves and their employees without killing anyone in the process. If you have ever been stressed at work or felt like strangling your Manager then you need to get this book. But don't take my word for it, after all I am just the author writing in third person…see what others are saying about it:
Grabs you from the first page and never lets you go…until you are done or NEPA takes light. –Okechukwu Ofili
The book is so intelligently written and wickedly funny, it is as if I wrote it myself. –Okechukwu Ofili
HOW LAZINESS SAVED MY LIFE is a must read for Managers and Business Leaders! Get a copy for your boss and one for your bosses cat…it's that good! –Okechukwu Ofili
The book is currently available on Amazon at http://amzn.to/getlazy and at major Nigeria bookstores including Silverbird Lagos, Silverbird Abuja, Silverbird Port-Harcourt, The Hub Media Lagos, Laterna Lagos and Terraculture Lagos. You can reach the author at:
twitter: http://twitter.com/ofilispeaks
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BONUS STUFF: To celebrate the release of his second book. Ofili will be giving away a Blackberry 9930, an Amazon Kindle Fire and other awesome prices (no kidding). All you have to do is take a simple picture. See the poster below for more information:
Wishing You Extreme Success,
Have a question for Ofili? Leave a comment below. Ofili strives to answer every question he is asked.
5 Benefits of Being an Author
>• A published book makes you an author and an authority in your field. People are eager to listen to what you have to say. From here you can charge for your services if it was free before now or you can increase your fees if you were already charging. A book helps you to reach a wider audience than you would have in person. Your book represents you in shops and everywhere it is found.
• A published book lands you speaking gigs. There are various platforms you can speak like schools, corporations, non profits, government agencies. Expert speakers are sort after every time. Speakers are nicely compensated and with time you will gradually establish your self as a sort after speaker. All these can be possible if you have a published book to your name.
• Workshops/Seminars – People are always in need of experts to offer training workshop and seminars from one day to five days.
• Consulting – A book opens the author to a world of consultation. Depending on the topic of your book, you can become a consultant for big corporations.
• A book is an effective marketing tool for your core business. With your published book, people would like to do business with you more.
So now you know some of the benefits of writing a book and becoming a published author what are you waiting for?
Join me June 23 for a one day Writers Bootcamp where we will take you from how to choose a topic to Launching your book. To learn more about the bootcamp please visit: http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/374330045951707/ on facebook events for more details
To Your Success,
Pamela Evbota
Four Elements of Business Success
To run a successful business there are certain elements that must be in place at all times to enable you achieve your set out objectives. I would like to discuss four of these elements here and hope that you consider them in your daily business activities so you can achieve your desired success.
1. Always be willing to develop your skills – The knowledge of yesterday is not good enough for today's business success. Recognise where you are with you business skills and upgrade when ever possible. You need know what is trending in your field and be ready to offer your clients the services they require.
2. Build a team –Learn to delegate or outsource areas of your business that is not your core competence. The power of one cannot be compared with a partnership. Trying to do everything as a small business owner will wear you out quickly. Write down things those activities you can handle without struggle. For me I cannot handle anything that has to do with my site setup, cpanel issues no matter how hard I learn and try .I know not to do anything in that area so I out source. It is a lot cheaper to outsource/ delegate than mess things up.
3. Networking, Networking – Always be willing to network with other business owners. To expand your
business and grow, you must network, meet people andshare ideas. When you network with other business owners you are exposed to more business ideas and opportunities especially when done strategically.
4. Clarity – Focus on what your business goals are and continuously work to achieve your goal. Most times people start their businesses with a particular idea or business focus but along the way they get distracted by some shiny objects. It is therefore important that you have a certain degree of clarity around your business so you can focus and accomplish your desired success.
I would love to hear from you do share your comments below
To Your Success,
Pamela Evbota
Writers Boot Camp
Today i would like to share with you an event i am organising with a friend. Since writing and publishing my own book, people tend to ask me lot of questions about writing, marketing and publishing. In this course we shall be sharing extensive information from our experiences on writing . Endeavour to attend if this course resonates with you.
This Boot Camp is for you if you;
➤Have a Message to share with the world
➤Have always wanted to write a book and become a published
➤Have started writing a book but aren't sure how to finish it,
Market or even publish your book?
➤Have you said to yourself 'I want to be an author and never got
around to doing it?
Have you started writing your book and got stuck?
Everyone has a book in them don't hold yourself back
Join Bridget Elesin Author of 'Fathers You Must Take the Lead' and Pamela Evbota, Author of 'How to Raise Kids without Losing it' 'Discovery Journal; Purpose and Passionl'
As we hold Writers Boot Camp a one day BootCamp on Writing a Book from start to publishing. And how to start marketing your book even before you are done writing
Our guest features Maya Filipa, Author of 'Tell No One' a fictional Novel and Okechuwku Ofili Author of 'How Stupidity saved my Life'
Date – June 23, 2012
Time 9am – 5pm
Venue – Best Western Hotel on Allen Avenue, Ikeja
Registration – Early Bird – N10, 000
Late registration – N15, 000 starts from June 9th
You wouldn't want to miss this Boot Camp as we shall give you detailed information about writing and publishing like you've never heard it before.
Lots of books from our guest features will be up for grabs
Pre-Registration is required as classroom spaces are limited
Send a mail to email@example.com
To Your Writing Success,
Pamela Evbota
[Friday Thoughts] Time Management
On Friday thoughts i share with you Time Management as written by Jim Rohn one of America's finest teacher on personal Development
>>Something will master and something will serve. Either you run the day or the day runs you; either you run the business or the business runs you.
>>Learn how to separate the majors and the minors. A lot of people don't do well simply because they major in minor things.
>>Don't mistake movement for achievement. It's easy to get faked out by being busy. The question is: Busy doing what?
>>Days are expensive. When you spend a day you have one less day to spend. So make sure you spend each one wisely.
>>Sometimes you need to stay in touch but be out of reach.
>>Time is our most valuable asset, yet we tend to waste it, kill it, and spend it rather than invest it.
>>We can no more afford to spend major time on minor things than we can to spend minor time on major things.
>>Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.
>>Never begin the day until it is finished on paper.
>>Learn how to say no. Don't let your mouth overload your back.
>>Time is the best-kept secret of the rich.
To Your Success,
Pamela Evbota
Quotes by Jim Rohn, America's Foremost Business Philosopher, reprinted with permission from Jim Rohn International ©2011.
As a world-renowned author and success expert, Jim Rohn touched millions of lives during his 46-year career as a motivational speaker and messenger of positive life change.
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How to Develop Your Business Idea
Over the years I come in contact with women who say they want to start a new business or have a side business from their full time jobs. The major problem is always what to do. Some people are lost to what business to start up.
Aside from the fact that your passion could serve as an indicator for what business to start up. I would like to write on starting a business based on just an idea that you might have.
Everything we do in life, every wins or success begins with just an idea. It might just be a thought but if we spend time expanding it, and allowing it to grow in meaning and understanding it just might become something of tremendous success both for you and your family.
So I ask you what idea do you have right now? Write it down don't blow it away because you never know what / were it might lead to. It is important to always have a note book with you so you can jot down thoughts/ ideas as they come to you.
Do you have just an idea right now but don't know what to do and how to develop it? Let's work together and write your answers to these questions
1. What is the idea that you have? Write it down just as you have it in your head
2. Is it a product or service idea?
3. Who will it serve?
4. What do you need to bring this idea to life?
5. Will there be enough demand for your product or service idea to bring about a profit for you?
6. How would you promote your idea?
The whole process of developing your business idea might not be as simple as it is here. But the main idea is to spend time writing down your thoughts. Writing things down helps us to see things differently from what we think up in our head. The process of writing down your idea helps you to see possibilities and how you can work on the process of breaking them down to actionable items.
The answers you give to these questions will help to move you in the direction that will establish you in your business.
Be careful what you do with an idea it just might be what you have always wanted.
If you need help birthing your idea or developing it, do leave a comment below.
To Your Success,
Pamela Evbota
The Journey called Life
Life is a journey and so like every journey, we must plan for it. Nobody goes on a journey without making plans for transportation, feeding, accommodation and clothing and above all, the reason for the journey is well thought out so the traveller can make the most out of his journey and come back successful.
Funny how we make plans for everything that we do except for the main event – Our lives. Most people say they take life one day at a time and what ever happens they just embrace it. This is a wrong approach to life. A life well planned will be lived on purpose and intention. And a life lived on purpose and intention is a successful life.
If you have been following me on facebook and twitter you will know that this weekend I will be hosting a conference on self discovery. It is my conviction that until one discovers his/her purposes life will always be a struggle. Brain Tracy says 'before you climb a ladder be sure to find out if it is leaning on the right wall'.
Discovery Conference is for anyone who wants to know what wall their life's ladder is leaning on. It is for anyone who is eager to start a business but is at a cross road as to what business to go into.
Until your purpose is clear and the path before you is understood life will remain a merry go round filled with excitement but no direction.
I want to invite you my readers if you live in Lagos, join me March 31, for a wonderful time of self discovery.
Venue: Sweet Sensation Multipurpose Hall, Opebi
Time :10am
I look forward to welcoming you.
To Your Success,
Pamela Evbota


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When his young sister Olivia is injured in a sham elopement, Baron Damien Sinclair vows revenge against the young man responsible: Aubrey Trent, Viscount Rotherford.
Damiens revenge is devastating, for Aubrey loses everything in a card game, leaving his family penniless. Its left to his widowed sister, Vanessa Whyndam, to find a way out of this disaster. Her first meeting with Damien doesnt bode well for the family.
Known to the ton as hard Sin, Damien is wealthy, tall, dark and every inch the arrogant rake. But Vanessa perseveres and in return for overlooking Aubreys debt she offers to act as companion to the bedridden Olivia. Damien offers a different proposal: that she become his mistress.
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|Locked in time
by Duncan, Lois, 1934-
I thought this book was a great, suspenseful story. It showed the meaning of family and acceptance. Everytime I put it down, I just wanted to pick it up again! posted Jul 6, 2005 at 1:49PM
|Artemis Fowl
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This story was really good. It was suspenseful and (true, really make-believe), but it was described so well, I really felt like I was in the book. posted Jul 6, 2005 at 1:53PM
|Little Wolf's book of badness
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This is a really funny book. It is all letters from Little Wolf to his parents. It tells about all his adventures on his way to Uncle Big Bad's school. This book is the first in a series so if you like it I incourage you to read the series. posted May 9, 2006 at 11:08AM
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|Judy Moody, M.D.: the doctor is in!
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I really enjoyed this book. It throws suspition on diferent people and keepd you guessing. [Series: Nancy Drew #39] posted Jun 17, 2005
|SOS Titanic
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I'll give you a little "backround" to start with. The main character,Barry, was sailing on the Titanic because his parents wanted him to come live with them. He was living with his Grandparents for the last couple years. His I guess you could say enemies were on the ship to except they were steerage.(Barry was in 1st class) Barry's friend ,Watley, was born in a caul and can see the Disaster. Barry develops a crush on one of his "enemies" on the voyage. Will they all live? Or will they all die on the doomed RMS Titanic? posted Feb 23, 2005
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|In my enemy's house
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|Anastasia, the last Grand Duchess
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How about Security Guard? A couple days ago my lvl 80 rogue was leveling mining in wetlands and came across three level 6 priests (all appropriately bubbled) who looked to be on their way to Menethil.
"Oh lord," I thought, "this is a recipe for mayhem!"
So I decided to follow them and try to troubleshoot the various crocolisks and raptors that were going to smell fresh, tender clothie meat from 5 miles away. I saved their butts about 20 times I guess. Then, like the Lone Ranger, I tipped my hat and rode away once they were safe inside the Menethil walls.
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Vernon and Karen Bigalk live modestly in their Largo mobile home. At just over 1,000 square feet, their electric bills are typically low, especially when they're not up north for the summers and leave the thermostat at 86 degrees.
"The electric service in [March] was $66," Karen Bigalk said. "[In June] it was $63."
So you can imagine their shock when a bill arrived in October for a whopping $1,209.33.
"We thought something happened that's not normal," Bigalk said.
But what caused the usage to shoot up to 3,286 kilowatts during a time when the couple wasn't even home?
The next month's bill, for a time when they were actually home and using power, dropped to $38 - far below normal. The December bill was a usual amount: $119.
Progress Energy's customer service, the couple said, offered no explanation.
"We told them we wanted something checked on this, and we wanted to come down and talk to somebody, and they said there is no office for the public to come to, which really doesn't make sense," Bigalk said. "If you are a public utility, there should be a way to go talk to somebody that's in charge."
So the Bigalks called 8-On-Your-Side. We wanted to know why Progress' explanation didn't make sense.
Company spokeswoman Susan Grant said Progress sent someone to manually read the meter after the couple complained, and the reading appeared to be correct.
Grant says nothing indicates a problem on Progress Energy's end, and the situation needs further investigation.
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Hi Artur. I downloaded the updated extensions but still facing the same problem. I don't have this problem with other projects so I don't think it is only related to the extensions.
This is a 30 floor tower with a central file and 5 locals and about 8 worksets. Do you think that this could be the cause of the problem.
I can't tell without having a chance to check. Could you try to isolate the column where this happens and save it in a 'new' Revit file. If you still have the same situation attach this file.
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However, what's weird is that if I delete sheet from the project browser and then use the extensions, it works.
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The Vampire genre mixed with My Chemical Romance to make a horror story sprinkled with a bit of a possible romance
He lived in a remote part of Italy with his younger brother Mikey and their grandmother, Helena. He pondered on the whereabouts of Mikey for barely a second but shifted his concern to the back of his mind where it couldn't interfere with his seemingly tough exterior. For a brief moment he even forgot about the corpse slumping over his shoulder. He wrinkled his nose in disgust at the steadily growing rancid stench radiating from the body. Another odour drifted towards him and he flared his nostrils as the familiar smell of burning flesh as it drifted through the cool night air.
Probably burning his victim. It was the most efficient way of destroying your prey's body. Gerard quickened his pace hoping to have a quick laugh about their catches of the evening. He hated to admit it but he was incredibly protective of Mikey. To say vampires were solitary creatures, the two brothers shared a strong bond. He reached the discarded fire and slouched a little as any trace of Mikey was long gone. Shrugging his shoulders and brushing away his disappointment he hurled the body onto the dying fire. His eyes fell upon an old gas can and he swiped it up in one swift movement and tossed it in the fire, giving it a new lease on life. Without a single twinge of remorse he sauntered away.
The blood still processing in his stomach started to churn as his body sensed that the sun was close to rising and resting in the sky as one giant nuisance. Vampires could stand light to a certain extent but it still caused them minor discomfort. However, on days with strong light rays, if they went out they would slowly start to burn and shrivel and they could only be replenished by fresh blood. It would have been an inconvenience if Gerard didn't favour the night. The way the moon hung on a blanket of sapphire dotted with millions of diamonds. The way the night air seemed to chill his body. The sensation of running through the town with full knowledge that everyone who valued their life was asleep. These thoughts made him calm as he trekked back to the old mansion positioned on top of a hill somewhere in the distance where the villagers couldn't get in their way and vice versa. However, he couldn't sway the feeling that someone, or something, was watching him.
The small Italian town knew of their exisistance. Yes, they feared them but they also respected them. Well, they didn't fear dear old Helena, they came to her for advice and fortunes. It was Gerard and Mikey who they feared. They didn't seem to be able to bring themselves to trust the two brothers. It was probably from their dark appearances that seemed to repel the villagers. Gerard scoffed. He liked having his privacy and if that meant people feared him, then so be it. He would never as such lay a finger on any of them though, it would break his poor grandmother's heart, metaphorically that is. She had a heart but it was frozen in her cave of a chest, like every other vampire. No blood ran through their veins, hence their ice like skin and pale bodies from low pigmentation and lack of pressure.
They looked like ghosts in snow.
The Way family wasn't the only Vampire coven, well it was in this part of Italy. It was like an unwritten truce between them. Stay off each others marked territories.. or else.
People often wonder how one is transformed into such an odd creature of the night. It's actually simple. Pierce the victim's veins and replace some of their blood with a toxic venom located in the fangs. The transfer puts the prey in excruciating pain and torment. On the other side of the neck, the vampire will literally be giving a fragment of their life away so the process is quite rare and only used in cases of selfishness, greed or lust. The process can only take place on a night when a new moon is born and takes a full cycle for it be completed. The DNA is rearranged and the muscles grow stronger at a rapid pace. Slowly, the vital organs start to shut down and an animal-like instinct starts to overpower the victim's brain and make them less conscious of feelings. Feelings and emotions are gradually restored over the many years to come, bringing back a sense of moral and dignity but first the victim must endure a few months or personal hell and torture. Once the venom is injected the human will experience intoxicating pain and most likely collapse in a state of shock, losing control over the muscles temporarily. When the change is completed the newly turned vampire will be feral and therefore highly dangerous.


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Can I just say that this e-card is just insanely un-funny? You want (accidental) PMS humor? See if you can find those old commercials for Sarafem–you know, Prozac for ladies on the rag.
I remember one TV ad where a woman with PMDD was brushing her hair in front of her vanity. Friendly hubby comes in the room, saying "Honey…?" She throws the brush on the vanity and snarls, "What do YOU want?!" Of course post-Prozac, she's a doting wife. Just saying.
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… or a ROBOT. When the metal ones come for you, and they will.
I suggest this one instead.
Yeah, I'm laughing my pad off over here. The only people who are surprised that a period might make someone grumpy are those who've never had one. And even I will be a bundle of sunshine again once the cramps stop. *owie*
I'm so tired of that kind of humor.
I do realize that for some women, PMS is a really big deal, but I think that society has a horrible tendency to explain away women's anger by assigning it to her reproductive organs.
I read somewhere that something like 80% of women who sought treatment for PMS did so at the insistence of their male partners.
i just heard somewhere recently that it's been proven that the hormone levels that women have when they're pms'ing is comparable to men's hormone leves all the time. i like that argument a lot, but i think i got it from a comment section of another site. has anyone else heard this? or at least where i can find reliable information regarding this?
I don't get PMS but thanks to Primary Dysmenorrhea I do get kinda bitchy during my period. It's less hormonal and more "I'm in a lot of pain, so I have no patience".
I've always been confused as to how guys take any bitchy woman as "must be on the rag" when every man I've ever known cannot get a stuffy nose without informing the world at large of his suffering and demand kid-glove treatment. Because, really, I'm not allowed to be a little unhappy while my uterus is contracting into a tiny ball and I'm tired all the time and nauseous but your sinuses hurt so I have to pet your head and speak softly to you? Please. It's called sudafed. Call me when your raging case of asshole clears up.
I totally agree with you, Jenny Dreadful.
I've never understood people's opinions of PMS. In my 4 years of college, I lived with a total of 23 women. I never experienced any of them getting into overt hissy fits over their periods.
I know I usually get a little more irritable and don't like to be touched when I'm pmsing but I guess compared to what other women experience I've got a pretty silent period. But this could be just because I'm on the pill.
ugh. so sick of period jokes.
This is almost as bad as that joke about why we don't have a female president — because every 28 days there'd be a war. Assertiveness in a woman is either chalked up to "bitchiness" or "PMSing" (don't you love how the latter is now a verb?) yet assertive, aggressive males get a pass. Well, I say f*ck that.
I struggled with assertiveness for a really long time. I used to feel like "Oh, I shouldn't make a fuss, I should just go with the flow," etc. But over the past few years I have been trying to break myself of that habit and give myself permission to raise hell when the situation calls for it. And if I get called a bitch (or worse), I take it as a compliment.
"I've always been confused as to how guys take any bitchy woman as "must be on the rag" when every man I've ever known cannot get a stuffy nose without informing the world at large of his suffering and demand kid-glove treatment. Because, really, I'm not allowed to be a little unhappy while my uterus is contracting into a tiny ball and I'm tired all the time and nauseous but your sinuses hurt so I have to pet your head and speak softly to you? Please. It's called sudafed. Call me when your raging case of asshole clears up."
Oh my God, Genny. Effing hilarious.
I like the little silhouette at the beginning of the ecard with the apron on. How cute–PMS mommy threw a tantrum while she was baking a pie and washing dishes.
mt – i heard that too recently; it was referred to (somewhat tongue-in-cheek) as "testosterone poisoning" (as an alternative to "PMS" or "PMDD".) I will try to find a source.
And I definitely agree that women's anger is undermined / explained away(and thus its expression discouraged / shamed / controlled) in this way along with a myriad of others, so it's no wonder that so many women are conflicted about anger and assertiveness.
What's fascinating to me is how often the "Oh, she's just PMSing" argument says that all women everywhere have the same reaction to PMS – and it's all hormonal. Obviously if a woman is upset about something it's because of her hormones, and not because there's actually something wrong.
PMS jokes have become so socially acceptable that I find it hard to defend myself when one gets me angry.
Case in point, today our coffee guy came in to bring us a new espresso grinder. Our old one was named "Rocky" (for some reason…I really don't know.) So this new one was donned "Rockette," because, as my co-worker assured, "It's a female, so it won't give us trouble all the time anymore."
To which, our snarky coffee rep said, "Yeah, only once a month."
And they both started laughing hysterically…all I could do was shoot them both a withering look and say, "Listen, men have hormonal fluxes too you know…" (assholes)
Oh if only I had dropped "testosterone poisoning" instead…fiddlesticks.
Jeanne when you said "I should just go with the flow" it kind of took on a dual meaning for me in regards to this post
I hate PMS myths too. I would LOVE to see a man deal with copious amounts of blood pouring out of his genitals. I can't wait until I can convince a doctor to rip my 25 year old uterus out. My constant fantasy.
Jenny Dreadful – I agree.
It still seems that all of womens' "mood problems" can be attributable in some way to her reproductive status – "she's depressed because she never had kids…she'd be happy if only she had a man…. she's just angry because she has her period" etc.
Another favorite *not* of mine is, of course "never trust anything that bleeds for a week and doesn't die."
It's not blood, it's lining.
As a teenager, I never had PMS, but then I became clinically depressed. I find that since then, my self-esteem crashes right before my period. So yes, my boyfriend has asked me if I'm about to get my period, but only because I only tend to cry about how I'm completely worthless and deserve to die around that time. (And it doesn't even happen EVERY month.)
So yeah, I get it, but I still don't appreciate it being applied as a blanket generalization on all women because men can't deal with them stepping out their meek gender role.
"it's not blood, it's lining."
Thanks, prairielily, I'm sure it was obvious I had no idea what the menstrual cycle was. Blood is released during menses and blood is how I generalize it, rather than saying lining, blood, and mucus. Because it looks like blood.
It's much better than women calling their vulvas vaginas when those two things look nothing like each other.
Please don't get upset… it was just a joke. It's what I respond with when I hear that awful "bleeds for a week and doesn't die" joke.
I wasn't trying to be snotty.
::flushes with embarrassment::
I'm sorry –
I MUST BE PMSing since I overreacted so much!
forgive me? (sincerely).
I just sent American Greetings a letter informing them that it was time to get out of the 1950s and that the card was unconscionable. I guess that's my new thing, writing letters to everyone that pisses me off, because yesterday I wrote a letter to Glamour (UK) magazine about the over-the-top-and-extremely-overt sexism that was in the most recent issue. I suggest you try it, it's very cathartic. (and by the way, the e-mail you can send letters to regarding this particular piece of crap is email@example.com )
BTW, did that remind anyone else of this?
"A cycle of plasma testosterone in the human male"
i think this might have been what ya'll were talking about in reference testosterone fluxes…
mt: if I recall correctly from my grade 12 biology class, women's levels of estrogen and progesterone are at their lowest right before the start of menstruation. And, since men don't exactly have high levels of either hormone to begin with … tada! Instant manliness. Or "bitchyness," as the menfolk like to call it when confronted by anything that doesn't smile while carrying in a beer and a sandwich.
Thanks, brainiac. I was trying to figure out how it worked in my head, but I was thinking of it in terms of a surge in testosterone.
JustAnotherJane, it's fine. I was just a little surprised that you took it that way, because don't think I generally act like other posters are stupid or don't know their Biology. Because really, put together, the posters on this blog know EVERYTHING. There's always someone with some expertise to share.
I got sick of PMS jokes around the time I heard my first one, from my similar-aged cousin around pubescence (mine came a bit earlier than his). It was in response to something I said that was only mildly complaining and totally throw-away. I could only give him a withering stare and walk away. I think that could have been what set me on a trajectory towards feminism and such.
I got him back a short time later, when he noticed two or three pubes sticking out of my bathing suit bottom (at around age 12) and started making fun of them. I said "yeah, I guess I got mine already, you got yours yet?" He went red in the face and hasn't said anything offensive to me since. Stupid maybe, but not offensive.
LOLOLOLOL!!! That was hilarious!! Gotta love terrorist humor!
The best thing about the whole PMS thing is that it's an illusion. There's no scientific evidence which shows that hormone levels cause these drastic changes in behavior. Women are just conditioned to behave this way during their periods.
oh yeah, PMS is an illusion, alright. just like fibromyalgia. women, hysterical creatures that they are will make up ANYTHING for attention. *rolls eyes*
what's SUPER funny about that is that my symptoms of PREmenstrual syndrome are that i get a big old zit on my face and a funny feeling in my uterine area alongside some feelings of self-doubt and nausea. before my period even starts! so i can definitely see what you mean about how i was conditioned to behave that way, behaving crampy and whatnot.
i recognize i am being snarky herein, and it is because i resent the implications and assumptions above ("Women are just conditioned to behave this way during their periods.") and take the generalization personally.
Doublefantasy, Stellaelizabeth, you both obviously have no idea what I'm talking about. Did you honestly believe I was insinuating that the cramps and bloating were a fabrication? HA!
First of all, those aren't behaviors. They are symptoms. Second, it is true that women are programmed to believe that they HAVE to behave in hysterical and unreasonably emotional ways during their periods. There are many cultures the world over where women do not exhibit the radical behaviors seen in, at least, American culture.
Seriously, Ivy? You seriously, truly believe all women (or all women of American extraction/women who live in the U.S.) believe that they must act in an "unreasonably emotional way", pre-period? I'm genuinely curious, because that sounds like a hell of an inflammatory thing to throw out there. Obviously I can only speak for myself, but I have never felt compelled to exaggerate the way I feel before I have my period. I usually keep to myself and take some painkillers, and I can get pretty quiet and introverted, but I'm not running around wailing and being "hysterical" and throwing tantrums. To assume that we all do this is insulting, quite frankly. Those who menstruate are women… not five-year-olds.
Having said that, I'd also like to address your use of the word "hysterical", since it's one that has been used for quite some time to describe women with medical conditions – as though women cannot be trusted to describe what is making them feel ill. It has also been used to dismiss women's medical problems as mere figments of the imagination.
I gather from other posts you have made that you are a man (with which I have no inherent issue, just to be clear). I would assume, then, that any medical issues you have addressed with your doctor/s have all been taken seriously, and you have never been made to feel like you are just complaining for the hell of it. I have experienced this kind of quiet hostility from medical professionals and for this reason I am reluctant to go to the doctor unless I can barely get out of bed, even though I know that the best cure for anything is preventative medicine. (Now that I live in the U.S., I won't get into how insurance issues affect my ability to see a doctor on a regular basis… but it is a factor.)
I say all of this not to be all, "Nyah nyah nyah, you're wrong"… but to hope that maybe you might consider the weight of the words you are throwing out there. Thanks.
Here, Sammy. This is a pretty interesting article and it really helps to shed some light on the subject.
The big issue is not the illness, it's the person's RESPONSE to that illness. Like you said, you don't behave hysterically or overly emotionally. You take a couple of pain killers and that's that. Many women, not all women, are conditioned to believe that they're supposed to be emotionally hysterical during their pre-menstruation phase. My professor's wife used to have horrible mood swings during her menstrual cycle. When she learned it's probably just learned behavior, those mood swings ceased. While dysmenorrhea affects 50% of women, the cramps and pain are not debilitating. Such severe pains occur in only 10% of women. When it comes to emotional fluctuations, there is little compelling evidence which supports drastic changes in behavior being caused by the menstrual cycle. Even if it were, such women should be locked up in mental institutions (i.e., they are incapable of controlling their behavior).
I'd say the vast majority of women use their menstrual cycles as an excuse to release pent up aggressions and fears. They see it as a valid excuse. If you're suffering from severe menstrual pains, Sammy, then try taking progesterone. The article above recommends using natural progesterone. Not that artificial crap. As for your doctor, perhaps the reason he's not taking you "seriously" is because you're not suffering from a clinically treatable condition. You might just need to adjust your diet, like the article recommends.
Men have periods. They're called wars. –Chuck D. in Bust Magazine Aug/Sept 2005
Now that's hysterical.
Let me see if I can try to sort through some of this mess.
There may be some value to what Ivy is saying. I don't think we can really say, on the one hand, that society wrongly assumes ALL women suffer from PMS, and that PMS is the source of all womanly woes, and on the other say that there's no social expectation that women have PMS. I know that I have certainly gotten that sense… I've never had horrendous PMS — nasty cramps sometimes, and attendant irritability because I'm in physical pain, but none of the bloating or weird cravings other women report. And when I was younger a small part of me always felt like I "should" feel those things, because that's what "all" women feel. I think it's valid to worry that society tries to tell us how we "ought" to feel on our periods, or how a period "ought" to be. It is how it is, and to the extent society treats PMS like some monolithic hormonal cocktail it does a disservice to women's unique and individual bodies. Similarly, this sort of attitude does us all a disservice by suggesting that EVERY time a woman is upset, it is due to a hormonal imbalance (rather than, say, frustration at the rampant social inequalities that confront us around every corner).
That said, Ivy, I think you are coming dangerously close to suggesting that women "blame" PMS/hormones where they shouldn't. Unless you're a doctor treating a specific patient you really have no grounds to say anything about any particular woman's health. PMS is VERY real, and it affects some women VERY profoundly, and these effects should not and cannot be dismissed as socio-psychological phantom symptoms. The bottom line is that the only person who knows what's going on with a woman's body is the woman, and SOMETIMES her doctor (if she has a decent doctor — but as comments here have shown, there are far too few of these).
I think the problem is that it's hard for us to tell, Ivy, if you're simply dismissing PMS, or if you're questioning the social mythology surrounding it. Obviously questioning the mythology is absolutely appropriate, and is a highly feminist exercise. Dismissing a proven medical condition, however, is counterproductive and inflammatory.
The first half of your post captures what I'm saying, Law Fairy.
As for "blaming", I never said that. They more likely use it as an excuse, though I use that word loosely here. Let me explain.
Everyone here knows that virtually ALL human behavior is learned. We have very few reflexes (i.e., reflex arches). The few we are born with quickly fade in the first months of life (the babinski reflex, the Darwinian reflex, etc.). That said, we do possess predisposing factors for certain types of behaviors from our genes. These genes ultimately control the production of peptides and hormones. However, hormones do not control behavior. They contribute to particular behavioral outcomes, but they are insufficient to explain particular behaviors. For example, for many years testosterone has been used to partially explain the tendency for men to be more violent. However, (let me get my textbook) this is insufficient as an explanation, especially when we look at the disparities between the sexes. By the end of puberty, females are producing and average of 25 ng of testosterone. Males, on average, are producing 460 ng. Even the most docile and friendly men are producing significantly more androgens than women. Does testosterone predispose men towards aggressive behavior? Quite possibly, but how it manifests is learned.
The same principle applies to PMS. Hormonal activity predisposes women to behave a certain way. However, this is not set in stone by their hormones. How women react to their pre-menstrual cycles, except for those extremes cases such as endometriosis, is by and large a learned behavior. One of the possible psychological explanations, mentioned in the article from my last post, is that women repress their angers and fears caused by the female gender role throughout the month. They are supposed to be loving, selflessly nurturing, etc.. Being aggressive is not allowed. However, their pre-menstrual cycles give them an excuse to behave in ways they otherwise would not.
As for PMS not being real, I never said this. This e-card does not address the physical symptoms of PMS. It talks about the stereotypical behaviors of PMSing women.
As for dismissing the mythology surrounding PMS being "a highly feminist exercise", I disagree. It has nothing to do with feminism. All that is needed is reason, logic, and a healthy respect for the truth. If you are trying to say that feminists exhibit these traits on this issue, then I understand what you are saying. I might be mistaken in thinking your implied message is only feminists would use these traits on this issue.
Ivy, I'm compelled to agree with you. I think we do attribute too much of our learned behaviors to biology, when it's truly only responsible for a minuscule subset of behaviors.
I say that it's a feminist exercise because I do think that feminism entails, inherently, skepticism of the status quo, particularly where women's bodies are concerned, and here it's an extension of that. I don't think "only" feminists would approach this problem this way — surely not all biological researchers are feminists — but I do think that on this particular issue, there are necessarily feminist implications, even if the project is not undertaken with feminist intent.
But, Ivy, note that I never, ever mean "feminist" as anything but a compliment
oh yeah, PMS is an illusion, alright. just like fibromyalgia. women, hysterical creatures that they are will make up ANYTHING for attention. *rolls eyes*
Thanks Double Fantasy, I have fibromyalgia and PMS pretty bad. Trying to get treated for fibromyalgia at Kaiser is damn near impossible. If I don't have symptoms (tender spots) the day I go in, I'm making the whole thing up. Probably just to get valium or vicodin or whatever they think I'm up to.
Also I used to think PMS was bullcrap as a dumb teen and younger woman obviously because I didn't suffer from it. (I'm not egocentric anymore I promise!) I don't know what happened but at 25 my body CHANGED big time. Now I have severe PMS and it is a huge problem for me and my DH. I have no patience for anyone or anything, I have severe abdominal pain, my weight can fluctuate more than 5 pounds, my bra size goes up over a full cup size. The worst is that I feel like I am the woman being sawed in half at a magic show. That brand Thermacare that makes those heat wraps should put me on their xmas card list I buy so many – in bulk at costco.
So if you don't have it, please don't think it's a farce. You may just not have it YET like in my case.
Does anyone here know any good treatments or alternatives to midol, pamprin, etc.? Those pills are a joke but I'm worried to go messing with prescription stuff to alleviate this.
"But, Ivy, note that I never, ever mean "feminist" as anything but a compliment "-Law Fairy
LOLOLOL!! Point taken, Law Fairy.
agtdonut, try naproxen (brand name is Aleve but it comes in generic form). It is a NSAID, the class of painkillers which also relieve swelling and inflammation to some extent.
Motrin contains ibuprofen which is also an NSAID, but in my experience and from what I have been told by a doctor or two, naproxen seems to work better for many women when it comes to cycle-related pains and symptoms. Nobody knows why, apparently. It also has a longer half-life so you don't have to take it as often as other painkillers.
Pamprin is a TOTAL joke because it contains acetaminophen which isn't an NSAID (only helps with pain, and kind of poorly at that). It is also way more risky for your liver than other painkillers. Plus it has a diuretic (which may be useful for bloating but not much else) and an antihistamine (no idea what that is supposed to relieve).
According to the official website, the "all-day" formulation of Pamprin contains naproxen in the same amount as Aleve, but I just go with Aleve to avoid confusion. It isn't the perfect drug, but for me it is far more effective than anything else I've tried.
Hope that helps!
I find it hard to believe that I've just been socially conditioned into having PMS, given the fact that I don't have it that often, and that when I do, it follows this usual course of events:
I feel like crap for a couple of days. My body feels uncomfortable, I feel easily irritated, and I'm grumpy for no reason whatsoever. This goes on for a few days with me not having any idea why I feel so lousy, and then I get my period, at which point I think "Oh, that explains it! OK."
Add to that the fact that it mostly happens when my period is a few days early or a few days late, and I fail to see how it could be all in my head.
I think the #1 reason why this isn't funny (besides that it's just stupid) is that there is nothing original about it. I mean, seriously… there's really no need for another period joke. They're so repetitive. It's always the same punchline. How many times can somebody laugh at the same joke?
The only people who make these jokes, and laugh at them, are people don't get periods.
Wow, so if PMS is really a learned condition, can I be unconditioned to have it? Please!!! Seriously, I am ready! I would have to say the people that take the point of view of pms being a learned behavior have obviously never experienced it. Let's see… Two weeks before my period starts, sometimes three because, yes, my pms can actually make me so stressed out and upset that I end up starting five days late and not being able to get out of bed and end up popping advil every hour due to the excruciating pain, and let's not even get started on the mood swings, water retention and food cravings/weight gain. Oh there is also depression, exhaustion, nausea and severe migraines. So, did you say this was all a learned behavior? Because seriously I am ready to become uneducated.
I had a child seven years ago and I have to say this pms progressively got worse after I had him and really hit the ground running when I turned twenty four (I am now twenty six). The doc says I may have pmdd and wrote me two scripts for it today, and I am not happy that I need to take it but I am going to try because I am that desparate!!
Wow, so if PMS is really a learned condition, can I be unconditioned to have it? Please!!! Seriously, I am ready! I would have to say the people that take the point of view of pms being a learned behavior have obviously never experienced it. Let's see… Two weeks before my period starts, sometimes three because, yes, my pms can actually make me so stressed out and upset that I end up starting five days late and not being able to get out of bed and end up popping advil every hour due to the excruciating pain, and let's not even get started on the mood swings, water retention and food cravings/weight gain. Oh there is also depression, exhaustion, nausea and severe migraines. So, did you say this was all a learned behavior? Because seriously I am ready to become uneducated.
I had a child seven years ago and I have to say this pms progressively got worse after I had him and really hit the ground running when I turned twenty four (I am now twenty six). The doc says I may have pmdd and wrote me two scripts for it today, and I am not happy that I need to take it but I am going to try because I am that desparate!!
Ivy said:
The best thing about the whole PMS thing is that it's an illusion. There's no scientific evidence which shows that hormone levels cause these drastic changes in behavior.
and then referred people to an article published in 1982 to 'shed light'on things, which says (my emphasis):
Women with severe symptoms, according to this theory, may secrete insufficient amounts of important brain chemicals, such as endorphins, the brain's own opiate. This may lead to a reduction in the hormones secreted by the pituitary gland, which in turn can interfere with a woman's mood, behavior, appetite, thirst, digestion and fluid retention – salient symptoms of premenstrual syndrome.
The emerging scientific consensus concerning the physiological causes of premenstrual syndrome, however, has yet to impress itself upon the public at large. Many physicians still consider the syndrome to be a nondisease, or an imaginary one, and they still tend to treat it either symptomatically – with diuretics and antidepressants – or not at all.
The article DOES NOT say that PMS is an illusion and DOES say that it is physiological. Way to back up your argument, Ivy.
And by the way, telling someone to change their diet or take hormones is obviously showing that there is something to treat, which also shows that an PMS is not illusionary as you called it.