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Fox News host Bob Beckel thinks campus rape is something that rarely happens. Or, at least, that is what he SAID on Fox News yesterday. During a round table discussion about a Colorado bill that would allow women to carry concealed weapons to prevent sexual assault at colleges, The Five co-host Beckel said: "When was the last time you heard about a rape on campus?"
Um, seriously? Naturally his co-hosts jumped on him and pointed out that, DUH, sexual assault is rampant on college campuses. One huge problem: college assault is rarely reported. According to NYU statistics, fewer than 5 percent of such cases are reported to law enforcement. But, in fact, the DOJ said that about a quarter of ALL college age women will be victims of some kind of sexual assault.
One QUARTER of women. That is insane. See below:
Those stats are crazy. And wrong. And as a woman who is currently halfway between my college experience and my daughter's, it needs to end. I knew so many women who were sexually assaulted during college and were simply too afraid to report it. And the reason is very similar to what Beckel said. "What? Are you going to shoot your date?"
Now, I am not usually a Fox News fan, but the response from the other anchor was priceless. In a nutshell it was: Yes. You shoot him if he's a rapist.
Regardless of whether or not we arm women to stop rape, which I happen to think is an insane idea, nothing will get done if our lawmakers don't realize there is a problem -- a HUGE one. And with people like Beckel, that is going to be hard.
How can anyone not know there is an issue with campus rape? As a woman, it's disturbing to me that a man could miss this. Maybe it's just him, but I spent four years taking drinks with me to the bathroom, never getting "too" drunk, and being awfully careful about who I spent time alone with, and that was 13 years ago.
It doesn't seem like much has improved in the decade since I left college. So what are we going to do about it? Guns aren't the answer. But I know what might be: Taking is seriously. KNOWING about it. Educating boys as well as girls. That seems to be the missing link here.
We should all be thanking Beckel for pointing it out. Because this is not just a "woman's issue." And if a man can miss the whole problem, it proves we aren't talking enough to men.
Can you believe Beckel said this?
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Not to state the obvious here, but just because someone is "college-age" doesn't mean the rape happened on a college campus. She could be college age anywhere.
Kinda puts that statistic in perspective a bit. Annoying, huh?
When I was in college (I graduated in 2003) for a small fee, I think like $40, you could purchase an alarm from campus police. It was tiny and looked like a key chain, when you were in danger you could push a buttom or pull a string and a silent alarm would be sounded. I had to use it once and Campus Police were there in minutes. I think it is a small price to pay to insure your safety. I always carried it with me and kept it on my night stand when I was in my room. More campuses should offer such devices/services to their students.
FYI, Bob Beckel is a democrat. Yes he is on Fox News but contrary to what some people wrongly assume, they aren't just a conservative network. There are several commentators that are either independent or liberal. As far as guns, you better believe if someone tries to rape me I'll shoot them if I have to. I'd try other things first (preventative measures like the writer stated, nonlethal weapons such as tear gas spray, running away, etc.). You never know if rape, which is bad enough, will escalate to murder. However, I think what he was saying that the far majority of rape on college campuses is date rape. It probably would be more difficult to shoot someone you actually liked enough to go on a date with. I'm also not sure about the statistics. There's probably a fair percentage of "regretful sex" being called rape. I just don't buy the 25% statistic. How else would you explain such a higher percentage on college campuses compared to rape stats not happening there?
tbruce-I would bet the combination of alcohol, machisomo, and first time away from home without much supervision could account for that big difference in rape stats on versus off campus. Opportunity makes a big difference.
Not sure Democrats are having such a hard time talking about this issue. Beckel's comment about rapewas pure idiocy. However his point about drunk armed frat boys was a valid one. And the idea that woman are going to go on all dates armed is a little disconcerting. The majority of rapes are by people who are known and trusted so no, probably not going to "shoot their date".
The 25% statistic has NOTHING TO DO WITH CAMPUS RAPES.
The 25% statistic is in regards to "women of college age".
The two are not synonymous.
If most of these rapes aren't reported where do they get the statistics? While it's very likely a valid supposition, It's not a statistic if they don't actually have statistics!
There's a lot of risky/reckless one night stand behavior in college. Kids assume that a fellow college kid is smart enough and cares enough about their future enough to a) recognize rape as rape and b) recognize rape as a crime. The vicitms are not responsible in any way for the rape but they do need to be responsible for taking necessary precautions.
Caera-you're right, to an extent. I can't be sure of exactly which study this article is referencing, however a national study of college women found that approximately 1 in 4 will experience some form of sexual assualt during their academic career. Researchers have to be careful about the way they word their conclusions-the subjects were women in college, and the large majority were assaulted by other college students at a college related event. Most sexual assault does NOT occur on campus, but rather at a school related event-a party at a house, a "school" bar, etc. This, however, does not negate the correlation between the university setting and sexual assault. The two may not be synonymous, but they are closely correlated.
Melanie-social researchers often guarentee anonymity-"I'm not collecting your name or any other identifying information, and all information collected will be aggregated and put into reports or findings-no one will know that you participated in this study unless you tell them"-is usually how the spiel goes. People may not report an assault or rape to authorities because they fear identification, but you'd be surprised how forthcoming people can be when they are talking to a researcher or filling out a questionaire and are assured that no one will be able to trace it back to them.


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Chapter 370 Reviews
The Stupid Boy and the Outsider Chapter 37 (Epilogue)
Here's a link to the song I imagined being played at the end. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID0RQosTqRQ You don't really need to listen to it, plus it's really bad quality, but if you still want to just play it when it says a slow song started or something like that.
I don't own the song, "I Wouldn't Say I Love You," nor am I associated with Ilona Irvine and the Jonas Brothers.
Chapter 37 Epilogue
Buzz, buzz, buzz.
My phone was vibrating on my desk which only made the buzzing louder and more obnoxious. I found the buzzing more annoying than the actual alarm.
There were multiple reasons why my phone was buzzing all the way on the other side of the room; there were also reasons why I was dreading today.
My phone was still going when a little girl with curly light brown hair came running into my room and jumped on my bed.
"Wedding day! Wedding day!" She was screaming.
I just hugged her to me and pretended to go back to sleep.
"Jackie, are you awake?" I heard mom ask.
"Shh sissy sleeping," Yup that little girl was my four year old sister, Mari.
She couldn't pronounce Jackie just yet and called me sissy instead. And no, my parents didn't adopt. That weekend trip mom and dad went on five Halloween's ago got mom miraculously pregnant.
"Sissy isn't sleeping Mari, she's pretending. Now come on Jackie get up. Aren't you excited to se Joe again?" Mom asked. I just groaned.
Joe and I have been on and off throughout these past five years. Mostly off, just like we were right now.
So whose wedding are we going to you ask. Well, it's less like a wedding and more like vow renewals between my parents. It's been 25 years to date since my parents' first winter wonderland wedding.
"Who Joe?" Mari asked.
"An old friend. You were still a baby when you met him and his family so you don't remember," Mom explained.
My phone stopped buzzing then.
"That means it's time to get up," mom said giving me a pat on the back.
"Fine, fine," I said as I flipped the sheets away shooing mom and Mari out of my room.
It's been months since I last saw Joe and the rest of the Jonas family.
Two weeks after Mari's... um... conception the boys and Pastor... I mean Paul, were already out on the road for that school tour. It wasn't too long after that, that Denise and Frankie joined them. Denise and Frankie leaving was when Joe and I called it off the first time. It was just too hard.
A week later I got a call from Joe telling me that Nick was in the hospital and was diagnosed with diabetes.
"You're the only person I thought I could talk to," he'd said when he called.
We spend an hour on the phone as he recounted everything that happened.
"Sissy!" Mari called when I stepped out of my room holding my dress in the bag thing mom kept it in. "I nike bread," Buy nike she meant like and by bread she meant a sandwich, peanut butter and jelly to be exact.
"Jackie could you please get her a sandwich and make sure she doesn't get messy. I'm almost getting my things together and then we're off to the church," mom requested.
She was always anal about things. I mean... we lived in the same house next to the parsonage. If she forgot something I could just walk home, get it, and be back at the church within five minutes.
Dad was already there making sure everything was going smoothly.
When we got to the church I swear I looked like some paranoid druggie the way I kept looking around the room. I really didn't want to see Joe just yet. I was actually dreading it. Inever knew what dating rumors were true until I saw him again. But they hurt all the same; truth or rumor.
Mom was getting dressed as I helped to keep Mari preoccupied when Berna and Ilana came into our room.
Ilana and I were now going to small college nearby as we both take part in their BSW program. She and I have been hanging out a lot since she moved out here. She lives in an apartment here in town with Ryan. They've been together for two years now. I guess he has athing for adopted orphans.
When Ryan graduated his parents helped him get an apartment here. For about two years he'd been sharing it with Brandon, but when Brandon decided to join the army Ryan was left needing a roommate.
Luckily for him Ilana was looking for a place to live for her first semester at college. He needed someone to help with the rent and take care of the place while he was in college at Washington State and Ilana needed a place, plus Ryan could be gone most of the time while still playing half the rent. It was a win-win situation and I gladly united the two.
If you must know, Kristine was sent to an all girl Christian school while Francis was sent to an all girl boarding school. I haven't heard much about them since.
"Hey girls," mom greeted Ilana and Berna. "How are things?"
"Same old, same old," Ilana replied.
"How's the University of Pennsylvania?" I asked Berna. She just transferred there this past fall.
"It's supposed to be one of the best medical schools in the US so... I'm not gonna complain."
"And JD?" Mom, Ilana, and I asked together.
Just like Joe and I, JD and Berna have been on and off through the years. She gets jealous and annoys JD because of her jealousy, but I can tell he really does like her... a lot.
"We got back together last night," Berna said. "We've decided that we would only date when we're not at school since that seems to be the usual pattern.
I wish Joe and I had a pattern, but no. Sometimes we get back together when we see each other. Sometimes we spend the week we have together as just friends. Sometimes we break up before he leaves. Sometimes we break up while he's on the road. Sometimes we call each other and say how much we miss each other without actually being in a relationship with each other or even getting back together. We are very confusing.
"And what about you?" Berna asked.
"Yes what happened to that Todd boy you were seeing?" Mom asked after she finished with her makeup.
"That's been over for awhile," I answered.
"He was so... bland," Ilana said. "I mean you need someone to compliment you. Don't hate me for saying this, but you two together was like hanging out with disgruntled librarians or something. You need someone more exciting in your life."
"I wonder who that would be," Berna said out loud, sarcastically tapping her chin.
I rolled my eyes and stepped behind the changing screen to get into the dress I would be wearing in the ceremony. I was mom's maid of honor I guess. Is that what they're called at avow renewal? And Uncle Walter was dad's best man. Mari was the flower girl, while our cousin Benny was the ring barer.
"Mari, will you please hold still while I put your shoes on?" I heard mom say as I slipped the dress on.
I stepped out from behind the screen and mom started oozing with motherly love. She started complimenting the way the dress looked on me. It was a simple tea-length, v-neck, light blue(which looked practically white to me) and dark brown trim along the neck and waist. I must admit it is pretty.
That was when Cindy came in. She and Jerby weren't together anymore. They eventually grew apart during our junior year. Now Cindy was an available advertising and marketing communication major at FIT in New York.
"You shouldn't leave this door open. The groom might pass by. Wedding or vow renewal it's still bad luck," she said.
"We didn't leave the door open," mom said as Berna, Ilana, and I took turns giving Cindy hugs.
"Well it was open when I came in," Cindy said.
Just then we heard a giggle and small footsteps walking away from us. It was Mari.
"I'll get her," I volunteered since Cindy still needed to do mom's hair and Mari didn't really know Berna very well. She's not good with strangers.
"I'll help you," Ilana volunteered.
When we walked out into the hallway Mari was nowhere in site.
"I think I heard the giggle come from that direction," I said pointing to the right.
"Okay, but I'll go to the left just in case," Ilana suggested before we split up.
After five minutes, looking in/knocking on 10 doors, and yelling "Mari," for the 100th time I came to across roads. I could either go straight or turn left.
"Aaaahhh!" I heard Mari scream from straight ahead.
"Mari?" I yelled running now.
"Strange, stranger, stranger!" I heard her scream.
I turned a corner. "Mari?" She saw me and came running. I made sure she was okay. She didn't seem hurt or dirty, just a little scared by this stranger.
"So that's little Mari huh?" I heard a familiar voice say.
I looked up and there he was. Joe was wearing black slacks and dress shoes, white long sleeve button up shirt, and a silver skinny tie. His hair wasn't as long as it was the last time I saw him. I had an urge to run my fingers through them like I always do, but I refrained.
"Y-yeah, this is... Mari," I stuttered a little while Mari clung to me and buried her face in my dress.
"Well, I'm sorry Mari," Joe apologized. "I wasn't gonna hurt you."
Mari just clung to me tighter.
"I should get her back to mom. It was nice seeing you again," I said.
"Yeah, great... and you look amazing," he said back with a gorgeous smile on his face that almost made me melt into a little Jackie puddle on the floor where I stood.
"You too," I said awkwardly before waving and walking away with Mari.
When did the Stupid Boy turn into Mr. Suave?
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Jackie walked away with Mari, her little sister. I remember the day Mari was born. It was one of the times Jackie and I were actually together. I was sitting in the waiting room late at night with Jackie half asleep in my arms and our friends and family sitting around the room. We were only there for a few hours after Mari was born before we had to leave again.
"Joe, where have you been?" Dad asked.
"Just looking around. I miss this place."
Dad just nodded and led me to greet Mr. M... I mean Arthur. Since Jackie and I turned 18 our parents insisted we call them by their first name. I was still getting used to it.
Throughout the ceremony up to the reception I couldn't keep my eyes off of Jackie. She looked beautiful in that dress. Then again, she always looks beautiful.
"Here you go man," JD said handing me a soda.
"Thanks," I said.
"Man, Jackie looks really good in that dress," Jerby commented.
JD was studying to be aphysical therapist at some college in Arizona and Jerby was still her in Jersey as an engineering major. The three of us are still really close, even though we don't hang out as much.
Kevin and Brandon are still close too, but since Brandon joined the army we don't hear from him as much as we used to.
I don't really know what happened to Rosa and Jessie. Brandon and Jessie lasted only two weeks. Kevin and Rosa broke up a little after the school tour when we got back to Jersey.
"Hey you okay?" JD asked as he and Jerby nudged me at the same time. "Jerb's not gonna hit on her or anything, he was just making an observation. Don't go and beat him up or something."
I let out a chuckle thinking back about five years to when JD and I got into a fight. "No," I said. "I wasn't thinking about getting in a fight. I was just wondering if Jackie has anew boyfriend."
"So go ask her," Jerby suggested.
I stood there for a second before Jerby pushed me forward. I turned to glare at them, but they were too busy laughing at me. I took a deep breath and walked over to Jackie who was just finished greeting some people at the entrance of the ballroom.
"Hey," I said getting her attention.
"Hey, umm... enjoying the reception?" She asked.
"Yeah it's great. So how's... life?" Small talk can be so awkward.
"Hm, well I'm a 20 year old college student that works at the housing office at the university, but only during the semester and I still with my parents. Couldn't get any better," she finished with a light laugh.
"Well if it makes you feel any better Kevin and I still live with our parents."
She nodded, but it slowly turned into a head shake. "Actually it doesn't, but thanks for trying."
There was an awkward silence between us as Jackie greeted a few more people that came through the doors.
"It must suck that you're stuck here at the door greeting people," I commented. "Especially for your date." That was smooth right?
"Well I won't be here the whole time, just for another 15 minutes... and I don't have a date so..." she trailed off and shrugged.
"Oh," was all I said. "I don't have a date either. Maybe we could... keep each other company?"
"That would be fun."
When Jackie finished at the door we sat down at an empty table and spent most of the party talking and catching up. It's been almost a year since I last saw her during this past Valentine's Day, but we were with other people then.
"Your hair is getting pretty long," Jackie said flicking some hair out of my face. Things seemed more normal now after an hour of just talking.
"Well your hair is different," I said taking some in my hand and feeling now soft it was. "It looks good by the way."
"Thanks, I cut it a few months ago. Ilana got me to get layers instead of the usual straight cut."
Just then I heard someone clear their throat. I looked up to see Erin.
"Hey mom," Jackie said pulling away. I didn't realize how close we were leaning towards each other.
"Sorry to interrupt, but could I borrow her for a minute?" Erin asked me.
"Sure," I answered.
Erin thanked me and I watched as she walked away with Jackie. They walked to the entrance where a photographer took family pictures.
To anyone passing by Jackie stood out like a soar thumb. Arthur, Erin, and Mari all had the light brown hair, while Jackie's was practically black with some dark brown high lights. They'd burn while she'd tan, she didn't even look like them, but I knew she belonged. She wasn't just a random outsider that came to live with them one day. They might not look alike, but they acted the same. Jackie acted like her dad when she was angry and acted like her mom when she was nervous or disappointed.
When they were done taking pictures one of Jackie's annoying aunts swooped in to pester her about something. She looked uncomfortable so I decided to help her out.
"You're too thin, that's why you don't have a boyfriend," I heard the crazy aunt say as I got closer.
"Excuse me," I interrupted."Sorry I just wanted to ask this beautiful young lady for a dance."
Luckily the next song that was starting to play was a slow one.
Jackie's aunt pinched my cheek and messed with my hair a little bit.
"I guess you'll do," she said before turning to Jackie. "Keep him interested, not many people are attracted to skin and bones."
As we walked to the dance floor I said, "You're not that skinny."
"Um... thanks?"
"You know what I mean," I said taking her right hand in my left while my right hand went to her back and she put her left hand on my shoulder. "You're not anorexic skinny, you're... normal."
"Thanks," she said with alight laugh. There was a pause before she pointed up and said, "My mom's song."
I was confused for a little bit. "Your real mom? Who's singing it?"
"I am," she said looking away awkwardly. "I called your dad a few weeks ago to hook me up with some studio time to record this as an anniversary present for my parents."
"Oh... well it sounds great, you sound great."
She smiled. I could see her blush a little.
I took this time to really listen to the words. It kinda reminded me of us. I remember the first time Itold her I love her. I meant every word. She said it back without a second thought and I think she meant it too. I just dated those other girls to keep my mind off Jackie when we were broken up. But she was always there for me when I needed her, even if it was just a simple phone call. She's never let me down once.
I placed her right hand around my neck and placed my hand on her back, bringing her closer to me.
"I still love you," I said looking into her eyes. "I never stopped."
I felt her rub the back of my neck. "I know... me too. I wouldn't say I love you if I really didn't love you,"she quoted the song.
I sighed in relief. "Now what?" I asked hugging her closer to me and leaning down to rest my forehead against hers.
"Whatever you want to happen," she whispered.
"Come on tour with us."
She moved away a little. "Joseph..."
"We go on another tour in January, come with us," I was practically begging.
"You know I can't, I still have school."
This was always our problem. I know we wanted to just give up everything to be with each other, but we had responsibilities.
"Why can't things be easier?" I asked myself out loud.
Jackie led me out of the hall. "Maybe," she said sitting down on a bench in the hallway. "Maybe we could just try harder."
"But it would be so much easier being in the same state... in the same city," I said slowly pacing in front of her.
Jackie stopped me in my tracks and engulfed me in a hug. "You don't want to leave the band and I want to get school out of the way."
"Even when you're on break and I'm not on the read we're still in different states." That was the bad part of moving to California then to Texas.
Jackie nuzzled against my neck. "Then come and visit me," she said.
What was she doing to me? Was she doing this on purpose? Darn this purity ring.
"Or you could come and visit me."
She pulled away and looked me in the eyes. "I'd love that," she said.
I leaned in to kiss her. It felt like the first time as did the second, third, and every time we kissed after that. I hope that I'll get to experience this for the rest of our lives. I just know she's the one I'm meant to grow old with. I was wrong in telling her she was an outsider, that she didn't belong so many years ago. She did belong... here... with me by her side.


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The repetitive cycler Friday night was a tremendous one for Aaron Hill of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Not only did he double in the first inning for his 1000th MLB hit, but he went on to hit for the cycle for the second time this season. This tremendous feat makes Hill only the second player to accomplish this in the same season since 1900. Only Babe Herman of the Brooklyn Dodgers hit for the cycle twice in 1931. Hill accomplished the feat with a double in the first inning, single in the third, home run in the fourth, and a triple in the sixth. The first three hits came of Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Randy Wolf, and Livan Hernandez was the victim of the triple. Hill's first cycle of the season came on June 18 against the Seattle Mariners. Arizona defeated the Brewers 9-3.
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Things can't be all that good for your team when they feel like they might have to leave home to get back on track. Every team, even the true contenders, go through bad spells. If you don't believe it, just read NBA.com and every other site that pays any attention to NBA basketball. Why watch soap operas when you can just keep up with what's going on with the Lakers? It's just another reality show. But with the Hawks, it just feels different. How do you lose a home game to a team with a worse record by 34 points, then follow it up with another loss at home by losing a 22 point lead?
Denial is an ugly thing
Josh Smith talks about a chance to bond. Honestly? How much more bonding can you do before you realize that some parts simply don't fit the way you need them to? This team doesn't need to bond. They don't need to gel. They don't need to find an identity. They don't need a shock either, or any other cliche. What they need is an operation. A transplant. Something that wasn't there before, but is needed. The problem is, you have to first accept that you're missing something, or that whatever you had has gone bad. Then, you have to act on this knowledge. Does management know that something is flat out wrong? Is the front office willing to accept that idea? Most fans are tired of hearing "we're keeping an ear out and an eye open for any deals that may come along."
You know what? That sounds like you're doing something else, but you'll try and take notice if an opportunity to improve the team happens to come along. Gee, there must be a lot of people in need of suing, or something…..
What's the worst that could happen?
Maybe management should have asked that question once it was decided that Mike Woodson wouldn't be the coach of the team anymore, and the "search" for a "new" one was on. Maybe management did ask that question when deciding to promote Larry Drew, instead of trying for someone from outside the organization. Maybe I have the question wrong. Maybe it should have been "what's the best that can happen?"
Of course, asking such questions would insinuate that Larry Drew is part of the problem, rather than part of the solution, right? Well, that depends on your perspective. Drew brought forth the idea of the motion offense, yet the team continues to have inexplicable collapses in the second half of games. Drew preached accountability on defense, yet the Hawks succumb to penetration from the perimeter on a regular basis. Drew said this, Drew said that. Now he is doing things that seem in direct contrast with what he said before the season began, and making phantom tinkerings with the lineup. Yeah, the Hawks could have and maybe should have hired a guy from the outside to coac this team. But how much difference would it have made? Maybe no more than changing a dirty oil filter on a car that really needs a few engine parts replaced.
A pointed issue
There is a good deal of unrest about the point guard situation for Atlanta. Sports writers will typically bring up the 2005 draft when broaching the subject, but the past is indeed the past. The Hawks can't get better defense out of Mike Bibby or Jamal Crawford, and they are easy targets when either is not shooting well. The obvious solution to some is 2nd year point guard Jeff Teague. But what has Teague done that makes him a solution to an ongoing problem? Perhaps that question need not be asked, and we find ourselves back with another one – "what's the worst that could happen?" Maybe Drew sees this sooner rather than later, and decides to play the guy. Why? Because by now, the point is not longer about whether or not Jeff Teague is the solution for the Hawks, in the areas where Bibby and Crawford fail. The point is that the Hawks need to know what they have in Teague, and whether or not he can be developed into something they can use. If not, then he's trade bait. In addition, the Hawks must get to where they are no longer relying on a super-sub shooting guard to be their savior when their top scorer is off his game, or when their starting point guard can't get it done. I mean seriously, relying on a streaky scorer who can't defend, to save you when your back is against the wall? Who's idea was that?
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Two games east, five games west. This could get really ugly for the Hawks, or we could be left shaking our heads and wondering how a team this good can be this bad at time, as they roll to a winning total on their road trip.
Well, it all starts in Detroit. Talk about bad memories, when the Hawks last played there (December 14th) they lost by 23 points. Of course, Joe Johnson was out with injury, but that wasn't all. Atlanta got ripped by Detroit's bench, beaten like a drum on the glass, and had an epic fourth quarter collapse. Fact is, the Hawks only played one winning quarter out of that whole game. Now, with Joe back in the fold, can they get revenge and start this trip off right?
By Big Ray, Hawks Fan Nest Blog
February 16th, 2011
9:28 am
To fully comprehend Teague's minute of play against the Pistons, you have to go back to the 76ers game. A blowout loss and he had the last 14 minutes of the game to play. He was facing bench players from a team that is not on the Hawks level and he looked very, very ordinary. In no way shape or form did he distinguish himself in a situation where he should have been keenly focused on distinguishing himself to coahes and teammates. That earned him yet another DNP-CD against the Bobcats followed by a humiliating effort to finish the Pistons game. He's like a running back who complains about not getting enough touches and then runs into his own blocker & fumbles the ball when given a chance to play.
Feed him some Similac and hope that he eventually matures into someone capable of playing a grown man's game.
February 16th, 2011
10:03 am
In the 4th quarter of the Sixers game, part of the reason for Teague blending in is because Jordan dominated the ball and the quarter (good and bad).
In the fourth, Jordan had 4 rebounds, 4 shot attempts (he made one), 2 turnovers, 2 assists and comitted 3 fouls. And whenever Jordan got the rebound, he kept the ball and pushed it. And when another Hawks player got the rebound, they passed it to Jordan.
Teague ended up with 2 shot attempts (he made one), and 2 FT attempts in the quarter. So its hard to dominate when you dont have the ball.
My complaint with Teague for that game is being passive and not demanding the ball. But my eye test suggests LD has no confidence in him to run the point successfully even when Jordan is in the game.
When Jordan is in the game, he plays PG while Teague stands off the by the corner (which is the same thing that happens when Jamal is in the game). Or Teague will push the ball up, and then hand it off to Jordan, and then get out of the way.
So more than anything, his aggressiveness and hunger is not there. And without that, he hasn't shown enough of anything else.
February 16th, 2011
10:11 am
I think Jeff just needs to concentrate on staying in front of his man. If he plays good defense he will get playing time. He turns the ball over when he's trying to make something out of nothing. If he stays with his man and keeps working hard without fouling he should be fine. He's probably one of those guys who can't filter out what everyone is saying to him. (be aggressive, speed the game up, get steals, attack the rim, etc…) He doesn't appear to be a natural PG or floor leader, but he can learn those things well enough. He needs to just work on one thing at a time, which is playing good defense.
February 16th, 2011
10:45 am
OB, I wasn't looking for teague to "dominate" just act like you want a slot in the rotation… which he doesn't do consistently. Sometimes you have to raise your hand in class in order to get some help or attention from the teacher… I'm not convinced that Teague has enough desire or humility to raise his hand. If he can't maintain his "ranking" with a rookie guard how the heck is he supposed to run the offense with Joe, Josh and Al in the game?
February 16th, 2011
1:05 pm
Listen, if Teague lets a rookie take his ball, he doesn't have what it takes. Don't know where finds that dog…maybe at the Westminster Kennel Club. They had a show in Madison Square Garden last night. Maybe that will rub off on him. Until he gets pissed off and shows some passion, LD ain't going to play him. Hell, I sure wouldn't.
Grow up and man up or GTF out of my gym.
February 16th, 2011
1:11 pm
ASTRO JOE-You made an issue of who Teague played against in the Philly gm, but you failed to factor in who he played with. You also said he looked very, very ordinary in the 14mins he played, but you made no mention of Bibby's less than ordinary performance during that gm? In fact, couldn't you have said this embarrassing loss was the result of the sorry performances of our starters in general?
Exactly what is motivating this obsession of singling out specific situations and making excuses to try and show that Teague shouldn't be given more mins or be allowed to replace Bibby? What's wrong with reducing the MPG, or outright replacing, a PG who's so doggone limited, inconsistent, and past his prime he's been unable to average double figure scoring over the last 2 seasons and has managed to score in double figures only 3times in the last 20+gms?
February 16th, 2011
1:45 pm
KWOODEN-Bibby is the veteran player, not Teague. With little support, and with limited mins and opportunities, Teague is expect to come off the bench, without fail, and instanteously change the tempo, become aggressive and penetrate, but make no mistakes, score, and play flawless DEF, which are expectations that's not required of Bibby. I mean come on, some of you whine, b!tch and come up with all sorts of lame excuses in support of LDrew's continued punishment of Teague, by giving him his version of the WOODY TREATMENT.
By the same token, Bibby get's a total pass, even though he hasn't done any of the things that's expected of Teague in almost 2yrs. In fact, he gets rewarded by LDrew(30MPG), and receives unlimited support and receives unlimited excuses for his OFF/DEF limitations, inconsistency, and low production, from his ardent admirers. WHERE'S THE LOGIC?
February 16th, 2011
1:46 pm
Strickland, sorry but I live in the real world. In the real world, someone who has 8+ years of proven experience performing at a high level has far less to prove than someone still wet behind their ears. If you think that a proven sales exec at Xerox is the same as a new college hire at Xerox, then you are sadly mistaken. If you think that a rookie QB in the NFL that texts pictures of himself to female NFL employees will receive the same consequence as a 3X MVP, then you are smoking something. And if you think that Bibby has as much to prove as Teague, well you may want to go purchase a clue from the real world store in downtown Atlanta. Bibby is earning the playing time, Teague (maybe) wants it… so who needs to run faster the guy ahead or the guy behind?
February 16th, 2011
1:56 pm
Gearon is scheduled to join John Kincade later this afternoon to discuss the Thrashers situation. Kincade is the most vocal Thrashers fan in the local media, so it will be interesting to see how he handles the interview. This sounds more like some fan "CYA" as opposed to looking to spread the word amongst local investors. Hard to believe that they couldn't communicate urgency within the narrow world of potential invetors.
February 16th, 2011
2:40 pm
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February 16th, 2011
3:18 pm
The NFL was retarded to grant Atlanta a NHL franchise in the first place, ASG was retarded to buy the team, and any investor would be retarded to pour money into. Every effort to put a NHL franchise in the southeast has resulted in franchises that hemorrhage money. I'm still laughing at the NHL's "if you build it, they will come" strategy in putting teams in Atlanta, Nashville, Tampa Bay, Miami, Raleigh, and Phoenix. All of them have been miserable financial failures. It was the single worst leaguewide marketing decision in the history of pro sports because it has placed the long-term financial viability of the entire league at risk.
February 16th, 2011
4:21 pm
nire, good point. But I still feel for the fans who are likely looking at the beginning of the end for their local hockey team. It was very poorly run, with a GM more heavily criticized than even BK keeping his job indefinitely… until he was actually promoted. One playoff appearance in the life of the team (and swept away in that series). They finally appear to have a solid foundation and management team in place and the ASG place a For Sale sign in the yard. I'm not doubting the challenge of making money on hockey, but the ASG did a piss-poor job of managing those things they did control.
February 16th, 2011
5:03 pm
Ken, you can put me on the record for saying Teague should start. (Tonight if possible!) But from what I've seen the only way he's going to get any time, is by playing good defense. Period!
February 16th, 2011
6:16 pm
I'm a Teague fan, and I think Bibby's minutes need to be reduced.
But the issue with teague is he does not make enough positive plays to justify his mistakes. If he made 2 bad plays, and then made 2 good plays, LD might leave him out there more often.
But LD feels like he doesnt know what to expect from Teague, and he doesnt want to take the chance to find out. I dont agree with his strategy at times…but I understand it.
February 16th, 2011
6:51 pm
ASTRO JOE-What Bibby did in the past only proves how good he WAS IN THE PAST. What he's done over the last 2 seasons proves he needs to either be replaced as a starter, have his mins reduced, or both, because he sure as hell hasn't come anywhere close to replicating any of those past accomplishments over the last 2 seasons.
Based on your extremely flawed and biased way of thinking, we might as well bring Magic Johnson out of retirement to resolve our PG issues. After all, in his award winning career didn't he prove to be one of the very best PG's ever, which means we can COMPLETELY IGNORE the fact he's now old, slow, unathletic, can no longer penetrate and break down DEF's, lead fast breaks, rebound or play DEF.
You claim to live in the real world, yet you somehow see some kind of logic in comparing the requirements of a corporate exec to that of a NBA PG. I agree that Bibby doesn't have much to prove, because if he did he'd fall flat on his face, which isn't far from what he's been doing for almost 2yrs.
And to answer your last question about who needs to run faster, the guy ahead or the guy behind.
1-If the guy behind wants to catchup and pass the one ahead, he's the one that needs to run faster.
2-If the guy behind starts running faster and catching up, then the guy ahead needs to run faster if he whats to maintain his lead and prevent the one behind from over taking him.
You see, it's all about perspective, the situation, and what you're looking to accomplish.
February 16th, 2011
7:10 pm
KWOODEN-I owe you an apology, because I obviously misunderstood what you were saying.
OBRIEN-I'm fully aware of youR stance on the Teague/Bibby issue. What I don't understand is LDrew's logic towards Bibby and Teague, nor the logic of those defending and making excuses for Bibby and against Teague. Am I suppose to see some kind of logic in someone saying they can't take a chance on giving Teague a chance of show what he can do, thus giving themselves an opportunity to find out what Teague can do, because they don't yet know what he can do?
Yet, they have no trouble whatsoever relying on an over the hill PG who's managed to prove for almost 2yrs that he sure as hell can't do any of the things they claim they're not sure Teague can do, as well as none of the things they know Teague can do. WHERE'S THE DAMNED LOGIC?
February 16th, 2011
7:38 pm
I wouldn't mind Session…
"The Hawks are looking for guard help, and sources say they may be interested in the Cavs' Ramon Sessions. The feeling among rival execs is that the Hawks may be willing to spend up to or perhaps even a bit beyond the luxury-tax threshold if there's a deal that would significantly improve their chances in a playoff series with Boston, Orlando or Miami. CBSSports.com"
February 16th, 2011
7:53 pm
Asusual, Hawks come out shooting jumpshots. The Knicks are giving them the angles to drive the ball to the rim but the Hawks rather settle for the jumpers..
February 16th, 2011
7:55 pm
Whatever happened to LD's comment about Josh establishing himself inside first? That has not happened this game. he already has 3 jumpers (all misses).
Josh is playing well on defense, but he needs to realize his jumper isnt falling, so he should go inside. Plus he is playing PF, so he should spend less time on the perimeter…
February 16th, 2011
7:56 pm
Big Ray, Melvin,
I doubt if this rumor came from the Hawks. 1) Rick Sund is not the type of GM to put his business out there and 2) Hawks have no intention of adding another PG or adding salary next year (imo).
However, if they were serious about adding another PG, then trading Mo ($2.5 mil) and Teague ($1.5 mil) for Sessions ($3.9 mil) still keeps them under the luxury tax for this season.
Next season, Sessions makes $4.25 mil, so they would have to figure out a way to work him in. But after next year, his contract is a team option. And if they have Sessions next year, they can consider trading Bibby and his $6.2 mil salary for next season.
February 16th, 2011
8:00 pm
That looked like a bad call on Al.
Meanwhile, Marvin knocks down the open 3. And thats what we need from him. Its not about ppg, its about making the open shot, especially when its a shot to stop the other team's run…
February 16th, 2011
8:00 pm
Oh my, The Rich (Lakers) gets Richer…
"While exact numbers aren't generally disclosed, the Lakers were bringing in $30 million a year from Fox Sports and an additional amount from KCAL. That number would jump to $150 million a year, perhaps a $100 million boost in annual revenue.
Worried about the team's current $110 million player budget (including luxury tax)? That'd be covered without a single fan buying a ticket."
February 16th, 2011
8:03 pm
I'm still here Big Ray. And Hinrich is my first pick as well…
February 16th, 2011
8:05 pm
I'm glad the Hawks were motivated by Amare's comments. Otherwise, I dont know what the score would have been (althoug we are down by 7).
February 16th, 2011
8:05 pm
Although the Hawks may be tight lip about trade talks doesnt mean the other party has to be…
February 16th, 2011
8:08 pm
Mo Evans looks goo, with 5 points already. Time to trade him while his value is at its highest
And we didnt even get to 20 points, and we had no FTs. Down 7.
February 16th, 2011
8:08 pm
What do you know, the Hawks fail to score 20pts in a qtr again….
February 16th, 2011
8:16 pm
What is ZaZa doing out there lol. Man, he sucks.
February 16th, 2011
8:17 pm
Are you sure you wouldnt take Toney Douglas as a backup PG? I think his defense is better than Bibby and Teague combined…
February 16th, 2011
8:17 pm
Tonite's game need to be ZaZa last in a Hawks uniform….
February 16th, 2011
8:18 pm
Big Ray,
Exactly. Who is the coach, and who is the player?
And in 8 minutes, 30 seconds of PT, Jamal is -17.
February 16th, 2011
8:20 pm
So we come out of a timeout, and the play was to get JJ an open 3 pointer?
Is that really the shot we want?
February 16th, 2011
8:23 pm
Bibby is smoking from 3pt line.
February 16th, 2011
8:24 pm
Mo/ZaZa for Session/Ryan Hollins…
February 16th, 2011
8:25 pm
I'm glad Bibby is making his shots.
The Knicks will let the Hawks back into the game. Hawks just need to stay patient on offense, and turn up the defense…
I would do that trade in a minute. I would even throw in Teague
February 16th, 2011
8:31 pm
Hawks are down 7, and Nique said thats right where the Hawks want to be?
Wouldnt the Hawks want to be ahead Nique?
February 16th, 2011
8:35 pm
Cavs already have 3 PGs (Mo,Gibson,Harris), I doubt if they want another in return.
February 16th, 2011
8:42 pm
Zaza needs to go back to those "acne-producing" vitamins. Maybe he should give Mayo a call after the game.
February 16th, 2011
8:43 pm
How do we get Douglas? If he were a free agent, I could see the sense, but he's not, and I'm not willing to give up more than Mo for him. And the Knicks don't make that deal.
Didn't catch the first quarter, but the bench did it's thing in the second quarter. *sigh*
Zaza used to be one of the 2-3 best backups in the league. He's still just 27, but now he can't make an open layup many nights. What the hell happened?
February 16th, 2011
8:45 pm
If Zaza is 27 then I am really Warren Buffet.
February 16th, 2011
8:59 pm
I dont think we can trade for him either. but you made a comment a few days ago that you weren;t really a fan of his (or that he hasnt played well for the Knicks).
The Knicks will let the Hawks back into it. Can we take advantage?
One missed 3 by Marvin, One made 3 by the Knicks. A 6 point swing.


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Country-Fried Steak With Creamy Salsa Gravy
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- 1 cup milk
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- 1 to 1 1/2 pounds cubed sirloin steaks
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 (10-ounce) cans diced tomatoes and green chiles, 1 can drained and 1 can undrained
- 2/3 cup whipping cream
- Whisk together milk and egg in a medium bowl. Stir together flour and chili seasoning packet in a shallow bowl. Dip steaks in egg mixture; dredge in flour mixture, shaking off any excess.
- Fry steaks in hot oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet 4 to 6 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on a wire rack in a jelly-roll pan. Keep steaks warm in a 225° oven.
- Stir in drained and undrained tomatoes and green chiles, and cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring to loosen particles from bottom of skillet. Whisk in cream. Bring to a boil, whisking constantly; reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes. Serve with steaks.
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Vote Opens In Fed Cup Heart Awards
Published October 08, 2011 07:34
LONDON, United Kingdom - Vera Zvonareva, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Petra Kvitova, and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova have been shortlisted for the last Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Heart Award of 2011. All four players competed in the World Group semifinals in April and helped their nation reach the upcoming final, with Russia to host Czech Republic - through to the final for the first time since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia two decades ago - at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow on November 5-6.
"All four players have played a key role in getting Russia and Czech Republic through to the final, which is shaping up to be one of the closest for years," said Francesco Ricci Bitti, president of the ITF. "Their passion and commitment embodies the spirit of the competition, and I would like to congratulate all of them for being nominated for this award."
Zvonareva, playing her first Fed Cup tie for three years, won both her singles matches in straight sets against defending champions Italy. Kuznetsova also helped secure four-times champion Russia's first finals berth since 2008 with a three set victory over Roberta Vinci; in the first round, she paired with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to win the decisive doubles rubber over France - just the fourth time in the team competition's history that a nation had successfully overcome a 0-2 deficit after day one.
For her part, Kvitova has been the driving force behind Czech Republic's march to the final, going 2-0 in her singles matches against Slovakia in the first round, and then beating Kirsten Flipkens and Yanina Wickmayer to set up a 3-2 away victory against Belgium in the semis. Zahlavova Strycova was a key player in that tie too, bouncing back from the loss of her two singles rubbers to win the decisive doubles with Iveta Benesova.
The players were shortlisted by the Heart Award judging panel, consisting of Ricci Bitti and a group of former players and members of the international media. A public vote, running October 7-28, is being held on FedCup.com and FedCup.com/es to decide the winner, who will receive a cheque for $10,000 to be donated to her chosen charity. The winner will be announced in Moscow ahead of the final weekend.
The Heart Award is a joint initiative between BNP Paribas and the ITF. It aims to recognise players who have represented their country with distinction, shown exceptional courage on court and demonstrated outstanding commitment to their team. A total of six Heart Awards are being presented in 2011. So far this year, recognition has gone to Germany's Andrea Petkovic, Serbia's Bojana Jovanovski, Peru's Bianca Botto, Ayumi Morita of Japan and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.
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— Agahan —
Lóngganísang Guagua—homemade pork sausage with a hint of dayap (lime).
Lechón pugón—pork belly cooked in an old brick oven for four hours.
Súman Bulagtâ—a cake of glutinous rice (malagkit), coconut milk and sugar wrapped in banana leaves.
Tsokoláte—chocolate drink with crushed peanuts for more kick.
— Tanghalian —
Súam mais with bonifacio leaves—soup with crushed corn.
Pakô salad—Pakô are young fern fronds eaten as a salad with salted duck eggs, tomatoes, and red onion rings. It's a crunchy salad drizzled with a sweet-sour vinaigrette.
Paksíng demonyo—sweet vegetable pickle to clear the palate.
Galantína—a stuffed, steamed chicken, usually served cold.
Tidtad—the Pampango dinuguan or blood stew.
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Tápang kalabáw—sliced carabao beef.
Bétúte—frog stuffed with minced meat.
Morkón—a beef roll with rich drippings.
Sinigáng na Sugpô—a stew of prawns with vegetables, the broth soured by tamarind, kamias, tomatoes, etc.
Léche flan—made of carabao milk and dayap (lime).
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Design Aesthetics
I think I realized why I like tumblr over typepad.
Tumblr is round.
Typepad is square.
I like rounded edges.
I can't help it, I just think it looks cool.
I think it symbolizes the old/new web.
The new web "web 2.0", though I despise that name, is really "fluffy" and rounded.
It symbolizes design and beauty.
The old "boxy" way of doing things always gives me horrific flashbacks of the 90's with its God-awful "design" and ways of doing things.
Call me unfair to judge a book by its cover, as it were, but this book has a pretty sweet cover.
Also, tumblr has a submissions and queue feature I've never seen anywhere else (+1 for feature innovation).
The submission feature allows other people to submit blog articles. Here is an example.
The queue feature is also nice (I happen to be using it right now). Essentially it allows you to send posts to a queue to be autoposted at a pre-defined interval.
This is a helpful feature because I can create 20 blog posts all in a row if I'm feeling creative.I can then setup tumblr to auto post them for me once every 5 hours or once every day. That way, there is some consistency to my publishing, regardless of the actual periodicity of my article writing.
This article is about online collaboration with people you have never "met" in "real life".
This online collaboration really took off with the advent of Web 2.0.
The whole point of web 2.0 was sharing. Share everything. IMHO sharing too much.
We have everything from google docs to google wave to zoho office to drop.io to acrobat and the list goes on…
These tools make it so our physical presence is not required.
I believe this paradigm shift of collaboration will usher in a new era of business.
No longer do you need an office to start a business. Offices are meant to contain people in the same building. People no longer need to be contained in the same building.
A lot of open source/free tools exist out there that allow you to create your business. For example things like amazon and ebay allow you to sell items without any upfront cost to you.
For web developers, there are many programming languages and frameworks and databases that are completely free. Absolutely ZERO startup cost.
Even server space is becoming ridiculously cheap. Rackspace charges mere CENTS per hour. So does Amazon. Heroku is FREE for basic apps.
I think as time goes on, the online business owner will only reap more and more benefit from these types of things.
I was envisioning a world where the majority of people were self employed and each person was sort of their own mini-corporation, free to partner with whatever company they wanted in order to further whatever they were working on.
Any time, any place.
But that's an article in itself, for another day
my experiences with openid
So lately I have been creating websites with my openid from chi.mp.
Unfortunately, this processes has had some hiccups along the way.
The idea of openid is awesome. However, I think that since its a fairly new technology the implementation of it by websites need to be reformed.
Take for instance typepad. They support openid registration, but unfortunately, you can not log in with any other method [I have submitted a help ticket requesting if I can sign in via another method] once the account has been created.
Well isn't that just dandy? Now I can't use typad.com with my iphone since both the application AND i.typepad.com require a normal username/password combo for authentication.
blogging from phone
I was recently amazed when my friend Mark told me that he writes his blog articles on his phone.
So of course, here I am trying to do the same.
With the advent of iPhone's copy and paste, came along another feature that is not as recognized but almost as helpful. That is, the select feature. With the feature, I can select a segment of a paragraph and either copy, or delete. The select portion is my favorite, because if I make a line or two of text that I later decide I don't want, I can just select it all and push delete.
The other cool thing about the iPhone is that the more you use the little virtual keyword, the more you get used to it, and the more accurate you type. I'm probably typing around 30 words per minute while writing this article. Although, I am making plenty of mistakes, even with the iPhone's built on spell corrector.
Another helpful thing about the phone is, that even though a lot of the words are extremely misspelled, there is still enough of a recognizable word for me to go back and edit later from my desktop.
I am also learning to appreciate the draft feature. It's helpful to just save instead of posting right away. I'm noticing the quality of my posts increase if I save first and then go back and edit later. I forgot to mention that I am using the tumblr iPhone app which is an awesome little free download. Be sure to get it if you use tumblr with any consistancy.
Multiple platforms
Guest post by Mark Essel:
Great variety of platforms, I use tweetie2 and email to post to here and posterous. I stick with my main blog for daily shares/ideas. shameless plug: http://www.victusspiritus.com
yet another post along the road to find a blog home
Ok well this is post number three on the third blog platform I've posted on so far in this experiment in finding the perfect blogging platform.
The first article was posted here and the second here.
I know that in the last blog I was ranting and raving about how great typepad is.
I am still of the same opinion. The only problem is that their theme selection is kinda slim. Their modules are awesome though. Right now I'm on a trial pro account, so I'll see how I like it over time.
Tumblr has a lot to offer though (especially for being a completely free offering)
Another downside to typepad is that they don't have disqus support, and their commenting system isn't threaded. Fortunately, they support openid, which is their saving grace.


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Hi! My name is amari. Im 18 and a 44H (which you...
Hi! My name is amari. Im 18 and a 44H (which you knew already!) I know I'm posting a little late into my procedure, but I guess It hasn't really hit me yet that it's happening. I've had bigger boobs since before I can remember. I never really thought they were as big as everyone told me until I looked in the mirror one day and say two watermelons hanging from my chest! I realized I need to have this surgery done, not for anyone else, but for my health and wellness. I had a consultation in early January, and they said it could take until the end of February to get approved. Luckily for me, they called back in about a week with the date of my surgery! I'm not at all nervous, which is weird because the only other surgery ive ever had is my wisdom teeth, which I was terrified for! I think I'm calmer than anything, and ready to see what I'll look like with smaller boobs! I told my surgeon (Michael Yoo) that I wanted to go down to a C or D (no doubles!) but we haven't really discussed the size I will be. Hopefully something not too eye catching and comfortable. Since my surgery is the day after tomorrow, I won't be posting much pre op things, but I'll be sure to post at least once or twice a day from hear on out!
feeling better...
Hi guys! I'm really sorry I haven't posted I've been having trouble finding my review since I'm new to the site :( but I'll tell you, it has not been an easy ride since the surgery. first, when I woke up, I found that I had to use the restroom BAD but couldn't no matter how hard I tried (weird right?) and when I managed to go a little, I had the worst pain you could imagine...which led me to believe that I was put on a catheter. When I asked my nurse and she confirmed I won't lie I was definitely upset because I was completely unaware that they were going to be doing this. I would've liked to know...oh well. The surgery was about 6 hours long, and that Wednesday night I had to stay overnight. The first night I was given morphine through an IV and had a lot of nausea and vomited once…… I also didn't eat anything until Thursday morning. Thursday was tough. One I came home, I tried laying down in my bed but found it was getting harder and harder to get out of bed so I've moved to the couch and it's much better. Since my reduction was so large, my doctor has had me keep my drain tubes in until Monday. The medicine I was given (Percocet) has helped a lot with pain, but it is making me very dizzy and tired ? I'll have to change to something a little less strong soon. I'll keep you all updated and if you have any questions please leave a comment and I'll answer them all. Thanks for supporting me so far I really appreciate it!!!
3 days post op!
so i woke up today with no pain, surprisingly! But that's probably because i took a percocet at about 3 this morning so i wouldn't have to much when i woke up. I'm down to taking one Percocet because while they were helping immensely with pain, I was really out when I would take two of them and I had trouble remembering and staying awake. I think I'm healing pretty well; I just can't wait to get these darn drains out! They're so annoying lol. I haven't really posted pictures because I haven't gotten a good look at my breasts yet. I don't want to look at them and be terrified lol! but I'll try and get you guys a few pictures pre op and post op today :) but quick question for anyone that would know, I haven't had a BM sine Tuesday before my surgery and it is now Saturday, should I be worried? I'm starting to get a little nervous but I'm chalking it up to the anesthesia. Well since I just woke up I guess I'll go relax for a little bit, talk to you guys later today!
thinking i over did it
So today marks my third day glued to my couch. Idk if it's just me or what but I absolutely hate laying around and not doing anything all day so today I went an ran a few errands with my mom. When I got back home I immediately felt sore on my sides where the drains are and tired so I'm thinking I may have strained myself a little too much. I think I'll be spending the rest of the day back on the couch watching TV lol. I'll post later tonight to I absolutely love seeing new comments on my review it cheers me up knowing I have people supporting me :)
I hope you guys don't mind how much I've been posting I'm trying to make up for the days I missed lol. But I took off the surgical bra to clean it today and finally got a good look at my new breasts and I'm in love!!! They'll look absolutely amazing once I loose some belly fat but I can't tell you how nice it was to take off a bra and not have my breast sag as soon as I took it off everything stayed in place :) I've left it off for a little bit now and it's relaxing but I'm still a little scared that I'll move wrong and hurt myself lol they take some getting used to! Right now they don't even feel like they're actually mine lol, but I'm sure that'll go away. I'll probably post again tonight and update :)
Hey everyone, so I fell asleep after my shower at about 7...and while I was asleep I had on an older sports bra that was nice and loose fitting, even though my doctor said to only useMy surgical bra, this bra felt the same if even more comfortable than the other bra so I figured I could use it while I was waiting on the other one because not wearing a bra was getting very uncomfortable. When I woke up at about nine and tried to get up I had the WORST back and stomach pain and I have no idea why :( I have the surgical bra back on now so I'm praying it'll go away but it was the worst and I'll be sure not to do that again! Well I'm gonna try and get some sleep everyone have a good night love you all
Good morning...?
So in order to have as minimal pain as possible, I set my alarm on my phone to take my pain pills every six hours around the clock. This morning at about 3 I was supposed to take one but for some odd reason it didn't go off so I woke up at about 4 and took one (good thing I tend to randomly wake up at all hours of the night!) but when I woke up it felt like there was a knife where my drain was :( it was weird because the right drain, which I had slept on, felt fine but the left that had no pressure on it whatsoever hurt like no other! I can't tell you how excited I am for tomorrow to get these off. I feel so useless with them I want to get up and do things but I have to be careful that I don't mess them up ugh! I woke up about an hour ago and took my medicine and drained my tubes. The fluid have gone down immensely there's barely any in them anymore so I'm talking that as a good sign :) my mom is taking my brother and sister to skymax today so I thought I'd tag along, I'll post a little bit later hopefully I won't wear myself out too much :) hope everyone is having a good morning!
Itchy and tired
So just hot home from going to skymax with my brother and sister for a few hours (I was not participating). About a half hour after we got to the place I got that awful pain in my left side that I had before. I toughed it out but by the time we were home I was wincing at every bump and had trouble making it in the house. I took more medicine and I'm waiting for it to kick in now so I can relax and get some sleep, I'll post a little later tonight, thanks for the support xox
Nothing new
Nothing really new to report, still having this awful pain in my left drain site...but I put a small washcloth Between it and my bra and it's not hurting as much now. I do have a question though, when can I take away the tape on the underparts of my breasts and on the nipples? Do you think my doctor will take them off tomorrow? I hope so, I'm starting to get impatient I want to see my breasts completely finally! I don't know if it's the medication I'm on or what but I've been so emotional today....which I never am! Tomorrow I'm gonna try and go as long as I can without taking any pain meds. I really want the Percocet out of my system it just makes me feel drugged out of my brain even the 1 tablet I'm taking now is starting to get to me I'm sluggish and tired all the time and to be perfectly honest I feel high 100% of the time and it's not a very good feeling to me :( I'll be sure to make a post after my appointment and post more pictures tomorrow, hope everyone has a good night!
Feeling sad this morning
Well hopefully everyone had a better morning than I did, I woke up like I have been since I've been on the Percocet at about 4am to take my medicine. It took me forever to get comfortable and fall back asleep because of you guessed it, my freaking tubes. I woke up this morning in tremendous pain because of them. It got to the point where I started crying, not because of the pain, but because I was so sick of them being there! Then I started crying even harder for no reason!! A little but about me: I never ever cry, especially not in front of people. And on the rare occasion that I do, it's never because I'm sad it's always because I'm angry, so being this emotional is totally new for me and I'm not liking it at all!!!! But my doctors appointment is at 3 today so I'm currently counting down the minutes until I have to go!!!!! I'll make sure to post right after I get home hopefully with no tubes....oh and today is day one with no percocets!
No more drains!
Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't posted I'm so tired today I came home after my appointment and slept until just now! But anyways the appointment went good I got the tubes out thank god!! :) I asked how much he took off and you'll never believe...8 pounds!! I didn't even realize I was THAT big! He mentioned that I am still big and said something about another surgery but I think I can live with my size now, I'm super tired so I'm gonna try and go back to sleep idk why I'm so tired! Night everyone
Quick update
Juat a quick question for everyone who's had the surgery before, did you feel numbness in your overall breasts? Did it go away? I'm really hoping in time it'll go away, I just started noticing they're very numb at the bottom and they don't even feel like they're mine....I hope it goes away I don't like the feeling very much :( now that I've been looking at them more and more I'm really pleased. They're still big but they fit my body now. My doctor said the swelling could take up to a year to go away!! I hope not! I want to start working out ASAP to get a summer body but I know that's the worst idea right now, I'm just gonna start eating healthier until I can start hitting the gym. It's rough not being able to do a lot of things but I'm thankful that I was able to have this surgery and come out of it this well :) my doctor said that I couldn't buy any new bras for a few months still, but I could get sports bras so I think I'll go get sized and get a few, the surgical bra is actually starting to feel tight and uncomfortable!
Hi everyone!! Sorry I didn't post yesterday but I kinda slept all day! So I have good news....I think the numbness is finally starting to go away! But I'm starting to get more pain around the bottom of my breasts where the numbness was but I can deal with the pain I absolutely hated not having feeling in my breasts! I keep getting compliments that I look skinnier, which is SUCH a hige confidence booster :) oh and today is my one week mark! It's so weird that just last week I had massive boobs and now I'm this! Lol, oh and quick question, my doctor said to let my tape fall off, but I keep having little strong come off and it's getting annoyinh, any ways to sort of speed up the tape falling off? Please let me know! I'll post tomorrow I promise I'm just in such a good mood I can't keep my train of thought lol! Ill keep everyone posted lots of love!
No tape!
So I know I'll probably be scolded but I removed the tape today.....it came off really easy but I was a little nervous about what I was going to see but I really do love the way they look :) barely any pain today, just soreness in my under arms, nothing new other than the tape but I'm just taking it day by day, I have an appointment in about 3 weeks for a checkup and maybe by then I'll be able to get sized and get a few bras. Not that I'm complaining LOVE wearing a sports bra and still looking perky lol, but I'd like to find out my size and pick out some cute bras....oh well I'm probably getting ahead of myself, only time will tell!
Quick question
I was wondering if it would be alright to go back to my room in the basement. I'm a very conscious sleeper and I really just have trouble sleeping anywhere that's not my bed or around my things (I know...weird right?) the slightest things will wake me up! But it's in the basement and it's about 11 steps. I moved upstairs for the time being so I could be closer to the kitchen and on the same level as my family in case I needed something, but now I'm a lot more independent and on no medication so I'm wondering if it would be smart to go back? I miss my room lol!
Okay ladies I need some help, my left breast is not healing correctly I think? It's always sore but only on the underside, in the picture I put with this. It's really red and inflamed and I'm not sure what to do any suggestions? Should I call my doctor?
Less pain
So today there's less pain on the underside of my breast. I got some Vaseline and cortisone and that has help a lot, there was no dampness under my breast as far as I know, I try to pat dry as much as I can. Thank you so much for all your answers I really appreciate it! Xoxo
Hi guys! Sorry I've been lagging on posts but I do have a few new updates. For one, one of my breasts (the larger one) has a HUGE bruise on it and I'm not sure if it's part of the healing process or just because of my clumsy self but I'm hoping it goes away soon! Also, I need advice on flakiness of skin? The skin on my breasts are like peeling and I want this to go away ASAP! Any suggestions? I'd really really appreciate them :) other than the bruise (which is crazy painful btw) I'm doing good! I haven't really had any major problems to report it's been pretty normal, I just can't wait to start to exercise summer is right around the corner and I wanna wear a two piece for the first time in my life lol!
Long time no see
Hi everyone :) I'm really sorry I haven't been posting but I'm doing really well! No pain anymore and the scars have faded IMMENSELY. I personally used Vaseline/Petroleum Jelly and it took about 5 days of putting it on morning and night for them to fade down to what they are now in the picture. Before you decide to go out and buy some expensive scar cream grab some Vaseline and put it on before bed. It's literally $1 most places and it works for just about everything got me!! Pimples, blackheads, scars, itches, I LOVE the stuff lol! But anyways, I think i lost one more long review and fall it quits for a while, I'll include everything I've learned felt and experienced so stay tuned!!
So far, Dr. Yoo has been great! Hes clearly explained everything to me and made all my appointments really easy and relaxed.
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I never got the price because mine was completely paid for by my insurance. Sorry!
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I think it's ok if you use some non-scented lotion on your boobs BUT you have to AVOID getting any on your incisions or else they will potentially weaken and tear. Hope you get to feeling better. When do you see your PS again?
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I see him on Monday!
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I wondered, that you wrote on day 8, that you have a check up in three weeks ??? Ususally yu should visit your ps a few times in the first two weeks to make sure everything is healing well. You should definitly go to see him with this ! If it is wet and oozing it is very important that it is kept clean, disinfected with fresh dressings on. And it is important to see if you are allergic to the sutures or why the whole area is looking like this!
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Well I went a few days after the surgery, and then he told me to come back on three weeks so I'm not sure, I'll call and ask tomorrow thanks!
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hi, it looks like it is just the skin, or does it go deeper than that? very important to keep everything dry, i spend twice a day with no bra on for 10 - 30 minutes letting the air get to them. does the red area feel hot and tender? Also you may have some fluid there trying to get out. why not email your PS if you think something is going wrong
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Not hot and tender, more just an irritating soreness. And it only seems to really start to bother me at night when I'm trying to sleep, do you think it could be because of them being damp? My PS never gave me his email it's not on any websites or anything! :(
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It is really important to keep everything dry, the skin round the incisions can get flakey and itchy. I recommend sitting with no bra on for half an hour each evening. Too early to use any oil or cream in the incisions, so just about keeping clean and dry. If you have fluid, it will find a way out, as long as it is clear or yellowish that is nothing to worry about.
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can't see any problem with 11 steps, 8 days post op. as far as bra fittings are concerned, recommended to wait until you are at least 4 months post op. does not mean you can't get a couple of non wired bras before that. i am in regular non wired bras since about 10 days post op and only wear my surgical bra in bed at night.
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Wow! I'm guessing with 8 pounds removed you had to be bigger than an H cup. I'm a GG but was wearing a dd a few months ago because I honestly just didn't know I was this big like you said. I'm close to akron. I live outside of wooster. I should be hearing from my ps soon on my surgery date. Your results look great. I can't wait to hear what size you are now.
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I think you're right too! I hadn't been sized in about a year and the bras I was wear were getting right and i was falling out of them lol! And congrats! It really is worth it and I hope yours goes well :)
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try to be patient with the tape. i really think it is the best idea to do exactly what your PS says. glad you are feeling the joy of smaller boobs. early days, imagine how great things will be after a month
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Whoa slow down girl, only 5 days post op. You need to be patient. You may be ok to do things and your final size around 4 months, so plan for that. However, everyone is different . I am 3 weeks post op and am managing to lose 1 lb a week by careful, healthy eating so if you did that you could be down 15 lbs by the time you start exercising.
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8 lbs is C R A Z Y!!! You look great..keep resting sweetie! You have come a long way,, but there's a lot left to go. Rest up beautiful and keep us posted!
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Hi Amari. Hope you are feeling better. I'm not sure if this helps at all but I have read quite a few reviews and day 5 keeps cropping up. We'll find a name for it.... maybe something like 'watch out for day 5 your emotions will be all over the place day' hang in there. Sleep deprivation has a lot to answer for! Best wishes. X
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Wow really? That's crazy
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I hope you are feeling better today..good luck at your Dr. appt!
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BTW I love that you surgeon is Mr Yoo, mine is Mr Yii
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i managed without any pain meds from 28hrs after surgery, so see how you get on. do what your PS says about the tape etc, make sure you have a list of questions ready for when you see him. you will be more comfortable when the drains come out. just rest a lot and any time your elbows move away from your sides ask yourself if you should really be doing that!
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Well the only pain I'm having at the moment is in the drains, so hopefully that'll go away when they come out, and I do! I wish they would've given me more info while I was at the hospital I didn't even think to ask how much they took off!
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It is easily done. I was so pleased with my surgeon at my post op that I just grinned insanely and told him he was a genius. Now i will have to email him about scar treatment as i don't see him again until 4th April.
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Hello. I had my reduction about two weeks ago. I am so surprised you are out and about already... I think it's great but you should really give yourself time to rest and heal. The more you rest the less meds you will have to take. I too was prescribed percocets but didn't have to take past day 3 or 4 since I forced myself to be still and heal. Every time I tried to be superwoman I paid the price of being In pain. So glad you are doing well. Do you know how much the doc removed? Check out my site if you have time :)
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I sure will! And I felt like I was being so lazy but you're right I'm paying the price for it I'm gonna get as much rest as I can from now on! I'll probably find out how much he took off at my appointment tomorrow and I'll make sure to let everyone know :) I think I'm getting addicted to the percocets so I'm gonna try and quit cold turkey I'm just so scared that the pain is gonna be too much (I'm a big baby when it comes to pain). And I'll definitely check out your site! Thanks for posting :)
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Cool. Now hopefully it's just a matter of time before these become more affordable.
fixed it, thanks.
$1600 is way too much. I'm still using the 1st gen macbook air with 80GB hard drive. I would like to upgrade to 64gb or 128gb SSD. Does anybody have a used SSD?
In 2005, at an apple store my dad invested $5,000 on a PowerPC g5 quad core tower. He also added the final cut studio suite for $1,300 to his business. Then comes big bad intel, then snow leopard, and then the software updates to support the new hardware/software changes. It didn't take long for my dad's investment to soon become outdated junk, not only was it not compatible with apple's new OS but programs like the one he bought were also not upgradable. Live and learn.
Cool , the main reason i bought a macbook pro was because the gb's were too low on a macbook air , least now when i upgrade in the future i know i can finally get a macbook air
The Air is not really meant to be a main media PC. My 256GB SSD is just fine for my needs. I stream all my media from my tower with 3.5TB of HD space.
Well I bought the 64GB 11" Mac Book Air for $949 and picked up the OWC 240GB SSD and slipped it in. Works wonderful! Now I wouldn't use this as my one and only computer, but it is nice to have at work and be able to put a considerable amount of iTunes on it for work. Fast shipment and easy install...just sayin.
That's a massive SSD. Can't wait until they come down in price! I would love to have one.
I wouldn't need the space anyway, my computer has a 250gb hd and in 3 years I've only used 50GB (includes two operating systems).