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MONDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) -- One of the keys to a successful marriage may lurk not in the stars but in your genes. A new study links variation in a single gene to the ability to tolerate the good times and bad times of married life.
The research isn't conclusive. It's possible that the gene plays no role at all in marriage or that scientists don't fully understand the connection they think they see. Since marriage is one of the most complex of human relationships, it's likely that a host of factors beyond genetics affects its success, experts said.
Still, the findings may "take the mystery of our social world and clarify a little piece of it," said study co-author Robert Levenson, a psychology professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
The research is rooted in the fact that emotions affect marriage in obvious and subtle ways, Levenson said.
"Relations tend to be quite successful, and people are happy, when there are a lot of positive emotions like affection. When there's a lot of negative emotion like disgust and contempt, it can be particularly poisonous for relationships," he said. But, he added, "everybody also knows married couples who bicker all the time, but their marriages seem to work just fine. Other couples have one argument and they're in divorce court."
So why can some couples tolerate swings in emotion better than others? The researchers targeted a gene that affects serotonin, a brain chemical that's considered crucial to mood and well-being. Their goal: to figure out if it's connected to the inner workings of a marriage.
For the study, published online Oct. 7 in the journal Emotion, the researchers examined DNA samples from 125 long-term spouses in the San Francisco area who were tracked over 20 years for research into marital satisfaction. The participants, mostly white, were all middle-aged or older at that time.
At issue is a genetic variant called 5-HTTLPR. Everyone receives a copy of this variant from each parent. About 20 percent of those in the study had two short 5-HTTLPR "alleles" (types), one of three possible configurations. Those people were more likely than those with one or two long alleles to be affected by the emotional level of a marriage --- unhappier when there was a lot of negative emotion, such as fighting, and happier when there was a lot of positive emotion, Levenson said.
The effects of this genetic trait are "like amplifiers, like the knob on your hi-fi where you turn up the music," Levenson said. "If the music is really bad, it will be more unpleasant. And if it's really good, it'll be more pleasant. They turn up your sensitivity to the emotional quality of the music in your relationship."
The researchers also found that these genetic influences strengthened with age.
Paul Zak, chairman of the Center for Neuroeconomics Studies at Claremont Graduate University in California, praised the research but cautioned that many other genes are likely to contribute to marital satisfaction, including those that affect emotional bonding, aggression and promiscuity. He also said the overall effect of the genetic variation on marriage seems to be small.
In other words, knowing your fiance's 5-HTTLPR genotype probably won't help your predict the success of your impending marriage.
And Zak said people can find ways to counteract their genetic propensities regarding emotion by taking psychiatric drugs or adjusting the way they deal with spouses. "If your spouse is more emotional, anxious, or very sensitive to negative emotions, the other spouse can turn this around by being positive more of the time," he said.
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SOURCES: Robert Levenson, Ph.D., professor, psychology, University of California, Berkeley; Paul Zak, Ph.D., chairman and professor, economics, and founding director, Center for Neuroeconomics Studies, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, Calif.; Oct. 7, 2013, Emotion
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It was a bit like being caught in a mostly benign avalanche. You are totally daunted, of course, when you think of previous writers who received the prize. And daunted when you think of the ones who didn't receive it. Just confining yourself to Ireland you have Yeats, Shaw and Beckett in the first group and James Joyce in the second. So you soon realize you'd better not think too much about it at all. Nothing can prepare you for it. Zeus thunders and the world blinks twice and you get to your feet again and try to keep going.
So this site apparently hit 500 followers while daddy was on a long vacation from this attention-destroyer of a webspace. Thanks for following, people old and new! (I'm convinced many of you found me through my Twitter account.)
I promise to update this joint soon. At the very least I'll post some things queued up in my massive Likes inventory. I've been visiting Tumblr sporadically, actually, though I haven't been too motivated to share… the Web began to seem less important to me, minding my greater development as a human being. Hint, hint.
If anyone's curious about what I've been doing, a short response is:
living in Bloomington, IN during summer for the first time, which is endlessly magical; going through whatever kind of enlightenment process (I don't mean this as some kind of punchline; cultivating the chakras, especially the crown, is no small feat!); becoming a far kinder and wiser person, a community-builder, a local citizen, and a way better poet; and ultimately evolving into the strong Black man I've always needed to be.
And all that's been great! I'm very complete and happy these days :)
I'll post about some new projects of mine in the coming weeks. Since my third year of college began today, I'm going to not dangle around in these places unnecessarily. But technology's only gotten easier for me to use (hail the magic of self-discipline!), so I won't be completely absent, either.
I hope this deathless text finds you readers healthy and well. More to come.
Shalom, y'all.
At least my writing's improved!
Sitting around hating myself for how obnoxious and insensitive I can be.
Christ. I'm too self-conscious some days. Like I'm made of worry. Sophia tells me not to fret about all the things for which I criticize myself but I feel like that ignores the issues in my personality. I'm glad to be aware of what flaws I have and to generally know, immediately, that I've done something moronic, but how many people I care for will I offend still? I'm always asking myself if I've missed any examples.
Before I was 10 I'd vowed to kill my stepfather one day. Always a murderous urge in his presence. This is quite true. I'm no longer interested in that sort of violence but it's crippling to feel that I'm anything like what he was (he's changed) (I find myself advising his self-transformation?) - insensitive, self-centered, loud, a nuisance in general. Obnoxious and overwhelming. Neglectful and he would just take, take, take, take, take, take, take, take, and take, and take, and take. Some wonderful people support me but it's hard to tell how much tolerance of my shit is behind it. Am I selfish? Still vain? I like to think not, but it's hard to know. Must be one or the other. Both?
Hell if I know how many apologies I owe. Yes, it's fine to be a dickhead every once in awhile but when you've got a head like mine every breath you take gets attacked with thought - at least in times I'm reminded of how coarse I can be. Tonight my fissured brain won't stop harassing itself.
Patience. Breathe… breathe…
It's so hard to respect others when you barely respect yourself, you know? Brimming light they say I am, and I like to think so, only I'm made of neurosis sometimes and can't think beyond all my embarrassments - how overwhelming my presence can be. "Let me appropriate your person somehow." "Your attention, please!" No warning. Things I've said that create a distance. I hate bad distance. Distance and vanity, and ignorance are all curses I've been knifing in the dark for years on end.
And holy hell, how I can drive someone away with my ignorance! One wounded smile to you tomorrow in apology, woman - I don't have the wherewithal to apologize yet - maybe soon, but I'm liable to forget. Or get to you horribly late.
And you, who I admire, let us ignore that likely bogus self-projection I floundered in performing for you. I know I'm far too eager; yes, yes, yes. You don't have to tell me, and you don't. It's in the corner of your eyes I think. I'm just nervous. Maybe you're reacting to my bad habit of staring? Why don't you say anything?
But as I well know I'm too hard on myself. I expect entirely too much too soon. 19 years? Grow up quicker. You're a crass little child, not a man. What are you doing with your time? There's not enough time. You're a shit-head now, in this moment. Why?
But perhaps Sophia's right. As usual. I hope she is at least, and I think she is. At least she loves me. She's more forgiveness and patience and heart than anything. She's also been gone all weekend and I've missed her healing. I tell her all that's happened to me and what I'm trying to do and how hard and she tells me I'm so brave, and I guess that's true; my brain's not on my side sometimes and that's a dark situation to be in.
Man I'm just glad
winter's done with.
— And I wonder what this'll look like tomorrow, some time when I'm joyful again.
By the way,
I have a poetry page

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Shelton may be a small town, BUT... No one really ever leaves it unless they have someone to help them, you get so depressed you don't even care that you're depressed..... I stabbed myself yesterday, got 6 stitches, I got OUT at... 12:00
I was walking for an hour.... It didn't bleed much. >_>
No, I'm not thinking I'm satan if you were thinking that I was thinking that, Amen. Oh, and my dads friend killed himself in his moms house, then... Mom got pregnant, and the sad man wanted to name me after this other man who was sad... O_o
Yeah..... I don't get it, the man who killed himself, he tried to bring him back in a memory that would never be... <_<
... Sad.
Everyone is sad, it appears to open eyes.
New orleans one of the unhappiest city?
After the terrible hurricane things were not the same as they were before and still are not, but i would not put on the list one of the most exotic city in the US.
Just think about jazz, great people, good food!
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Tip-cat (also called cat, cat and dog, one-a-cat or piggy) is a pastime which consists of tapping a short billet of wood (usually no more than 3–6 inches) with a larger stick (similar to a baseball bat or broom handle); the shorter piece is tapered or sharpened on both ends so that it can be "tipped up" into the air when struck by the larger, at which point the player attempts to swing or hit it a distance with the larger stick while it is still in the air (similar to swinging at a pitch in baseball or cricket, etc.).
There are many varieties of the game, but in the most common, the batter, having placed the billet, or "cat", in a small circle on the ground, tips it into the air and hits it to a distance. His opponent then offers him a certain number of points, based upon his estimate of the number of hops or jumps necessary to cover the distance. If the batter thinks the distance underestimated he is at liberty to decline the offer and measure the distance in jumps, and score the number made.
In Walsall in the 1950s, an alternative version required a set of stumps and bails, similar to those used in cricket; unlike cricket, these stumps were leant against a convenient wall, as the game was played in the street. The aim was to tip up the cat and then strike it towards the stumps with the object of dislodging the bails. Opposing fielders were allowed to catch the cat in flight.
The game is very similar to Gilli-danda which is still popular among rural youth in southern Europe and the Indian subcontinent.
A similar game is also played in South Korea, known as "jachigi" (자치기). It is played by young children.
In Galicia there is a tip-cat league called Liga Nacional de Billarda.
In Lancashire a version called piggy is played in which the billet or "piggy" is only tapered on one side like the snout of a pig.
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- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.


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I have a tagged port in 2 VLANs running to a netgear FS726T Smart Switch. Problem is things dont seem to be working at the Netgear end. I can participate in VLAN 1 but when I try VLAN 2 I cant contact anything. Anyone else got a similar setup?
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I have a tagged port in 2 VLANs running to a netgear FS726T Smart Switch. Problem is things dont seem to be working at the Netgear end. I can participate in VLAN 1 but when I try VLAN 2 I cant contact anything. Anyone else got a similar setup?
Have you checked the encapsulation i.e. 801.1q. Its needs to be the same on both and also the native vlan should be the same as well if its a trunk link (sorry cisco terminology).
So you are saying that you have a VLAN 2 on HP switch and also a VLAN 2 on the netgear SW. The uplink that connects these two switches must have the same tagging mechanism (802.1q - IEEE) and the same vlan.
To test connect a pc to a VLAN 2 port on the HP SW and then connect another PC to VLAN2 port on the netgear switch and see if you can ping.
I have made progress as it seems some ports were labeled wrong in the cabinet :oops: but now I have a new problem. Basically most of the switches apart from 1 or 2 are connected to the core switch via fiber and they are all HP. In this case there is a copper link running from one of these HPs to this Netgear switch. I have tested the VLANs on the a computer connected directly to the HP switch and as expected I cannot contact anything in VLAN 2 which is what I want.
Now when I try this from a computer connected to the netgear switch not only is the netgear switch seemingly routing between the vlans it is also routing between a 192.x.x.x range to a 10.x.x.x range 8O . How this is possible ? I am now very confused :?
if you remeber chris carr hill high had the same problem with a copper link between 2 3coms. They ended up having to run another copper cable to create the VLAN. In theory what you are doing should work tho!!
Im amazed more than anything that this £100 switch is routing between IP ranges !
I doubt the £100 is doing layer 3 routing but then again you never know.
As you trying to extend your vlans TO the Netgear switch? What is the uplink to the Netgear switch, is this doing the tagging.
I hate managed switches that likes to do things for you automatically i.e. smart ports etc. I like to just telnet and manually set them up so at least i know what i configured and what has changed.
To be honest VLAN interopertability between vendors had become quite good in the last few years so it should work.
The connection from the HP is a Gigabit copper port to a gigiabit copper port on the Netgear. There are two modes of VLAN on the netgear, port VLANs and 802.1q. I ahve set it to 802.1q.
The HP is tagged for VLAN 1 & 2 on the link. Port 25 of the Netgear is setup the same with all the other ports untagged on VLAN 1 except for port 5 which is an untagged port in VLAN 2.
Problem fixed it wasnt the Netgear in the end. I was using pinging to test the VLANS but because of our network topology and my assumption that our RBC router did not let any traffic between the two networks I got these results.
I am now reliably informed although ICMP will pass on the router to the admin network no other services will.
What was happening was I pinged from VLAN 1 and it was going to the default gateway and passing over to the amin network then coming back up my VLANed link to the server I was pinging very annoying.
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Also scoring in double figures for fourth-seeded Stanford (19-14) was Aaron Bright with 11 points as he knocked down 3-of-6 shots behind the 3-point line for the home team.
The fifth-seeded Lumberjacks (27-5) were paced by Taylor Smith who tallied a game-high 18 points and pulled down seven rebounds, while Antonio Bostic pitched in with 15 points and six boards. Hal Bateman accounted for 12 points and seven assists, while Desmond Haymon added 10 points.
The Lumberjacks opened the contest on a 6-1 run, but after leading by a 20-14 margin with nine minutes remaining in the first half the visitors fell behind as Stanford put together a 12-0 scoring run of its own. However, SFA was able to move out to a 32-31 edge at the break thanks to a late 3-pointer by Bateman from the top of the key in the waning moments of the period.
Of the 10 field goals made by Stanford in the first half, six were from beyond the arc.
A close game throughout the second half, Stanford pulled ahead by a 58-52 score with just under four minutes remaining. SFA refused to back down though, as it stopped the hosts on their final possession and then ran the ball down the floor trailing by one (58-57), but a shot by Haymon near the free-throw line came up short at the buzzer, ensuring that Stanford will continue on the road to defend its 2012 NIT title.
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Spring Clean Your Pantry to Help Stamp Out Hunger
Written on May 9, 2012 at 12:23 pm , by Karla Walsh
The words "spring cleaning" conjure up images of scrubbing floors, washing windows and maybe tidying up the garden so it's ready for a new batch of plants. But while you're accomplishing all of these things, why not tidy up your kitchen too? As an extra dose of motivation, if you do so this week, you can help a good cause at the same time (and who doesn't love to multitask?)!
Just like FITNESS, Stamp Out Hunger, the nation's largest one-day food drive, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. In 2011, Americans cleaned out their pantries or shopped for nonperishable goods to donate 70.2 million pounds of food to Feeding America through the program. We talk quite a bit about obesity here, but it's important to remember that more than 1 in 5 kids in the U.S. may go hungry today.
Helping out is easy: Simply leave a bag of non-perishable foods (soup and other canned items, pasta, juice, cereal, etc.) next to your mailbox before the USPS carrier arrives on Saturday. Your donation will then be dropped off at a local Feeding America or other food bank to help those in need in your community.
Find out more on the Stamp Out Hunger Facebook page.
More from FITNESS: Learn how to spring clean your life—physically, emotionally and financially.
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7 Reasons You Eat When You're Not Hungry
Written on September 22, 2011 at 9:02 am , by SparkPeople
We've all done it, and sometimes we don't even realize when it's happening: We have all eaten something when we weren't actually hungry. And while that's OK from time to time, too much eating without thinking can really hurt your weight-loss goals (and possibly your health).
Take a look at these 10 situations that encourage you to eat when you're not hungry…and how to solve them!
1. To Cope
Happy? You might eat a treat to celebrate. Sad? You might eat to soothe yourself. It may help to track your eating habits in a journal, noting your emotional state when you headed for that snack. Writing it down may help you make a connection you hadn't seen before, like the fact that you eat when you're lonely or angry.
2. Out of Boredom
For many people, eating seems like a good solution when there's nothing better to do–whether you graze at home on the weekends or entertain yourself with lavish dinners out. If you know boredom is a trigger for your eating, have a list of strategies in place to keep yourself busy: Catch up with an old friend, write an old-fashioned snail-mail letter, write in your blog, read, or workout! Eating won't seem as appealing if you have a fun alternative to keep yourself occupied!
3. Because Other People Are Eating
It's easy to indulge when others around you are eating, too. Research shows that our habits mimic our companions' actions in situations like these. You don't have to swear off happy hour with friends to watch your weight though. When your dining companions devour a second basket of bread or chips, or order dessert, don't automatically follow suit. Check in with your hunger level to see if you really need it to be satisfied with the fun conversation.
4. Because Food is There
Whether it's party food or an office candy jar, when food is in plain sight, it can be too easy to grab. If you're unable to nix the trigger food altogether, move the treats out of sight—you'll be less likely to grab a handful. So if you buy a bag of Oreos, put them on a high shelf in a cabinet—not on the counter. Instead of a clear candy jar, try an opaque one or move it to another location. When you're already full and food is out at a party, stand with your back to the table or in another room.
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Help End Hunger (While Losing Weight!)
Written on September 19, 2011 at 9:35 am , by Karla Walsh
On your mark, get set, tweet! Today marks Weight Watchers Lose-A-Palooza event—a one day social media fundraiser to help raise awareness about and money for the weight loss company's Lose For Good campaign. "Lose-A-Palooza is a one-day social media event, and Weight Watchers will donate one dollar, up to $75,000, to the participating causes for every mention of Lose for Good on Facebook, Twitter or blogs," says Cheryl Callan, chief marketing officer for Weight Watchers.
The fourth annual Lose For Good program was kicked off by Jennifer Hudson (who was one of our "Best Celebrity Slim Downs" of 2010!) last week and is going through October 15. While Weight Watchers members lose weight, they host food drives that anyone can donate to, which benefit local food pantries. Members also make donations to the campaign, which benefits Share Our Strength (to end childhood hunger) and Action Against Hunger (fighting malnutrition worldwide). And the company donates money to these charities for each pound their members lose.
"Lose For Good taps into the spirit of the 20,000 staff members we have who have all successfully lost weight on Weight Watchers. We love helping others and this program is all about helping others while helping to improve yourself," Callan says.
Whether you have weight to lose yourself or not, you can make a difference today! Here's how:
- Comment on this blog post using the phrase "Lose For Good"
- Tweet or retweet a message with the hashtag #LoseForGood
- Become a new follower of @weightwatchers, @sharestrength or @acfusa on Twitter
- "Like" any of the following Facebook pages: Weight Watchers, Share Our Strength or Action Against Hunger
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The law is designed to ensure that bobhouses and their contents don't fall through the ice and become a hazard to boaters or get left behind on shore, explained Sgt. Dave Eskeland of the agency's law enforcement division.
Failure to remove a bobhouse by the deadline can result in a fine and a one-year loss of the owner's fishing license. In cases where conservation officers cannot identify the bobhouse owner, Fish and Game has the authority to seize any bobhouse and its contents not removed by the deadline, Eskeland said.
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Des Plaines, IL (February 9, 2009) — One of the services the 98-year-old American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) offers its members is the Nexsteps (www.nexsteps.org) job board web site where members can review and apply for posted occupational safety, health and environmental jobs and where employers can review resumes and post positions.
The site operates 24/7. Currently there are close to 50 job openings posted with more than 3300 active employers participating and close to 2800 active resumes available for review.
Jobs posted are located countrywide including cities such as San Francisco, St. Paul, Fresno, Denver, Memphis, New Haven, Gaithersburg, Norfolk, Lincoln, Fairfax, Brooklyn, The Woodlands, Fort Rucker, Omaha, Sana Rosa, Raleigh, Orland Park, Tuscaloosa and more. Salaries for the posted jobs range from $36,000 to $177,000 annually. There are openings for all levels of experience. Currently, the manufacturing, insurance, risk management, construction, environmental, management and engineering industries have the highest number of job listings on the Nexsteps site.
"Many safety and health professionals have found positions utilizing not only this career site, but by networking at ASSE chapter and regional events along with ASSE symposiums," ASSE President Warren K. Brown, CSP, ARM, CSHM, said today. "Not only this, but through Nexsteps we offer a portal for employers to some of the most experienced safety, health and environmental professionals around. It is, and has been, a great service for all and a free one for our members. A service we believe can help during these tough economic times."
To get started job seekers and employers should go to http://nexsteps.org/createaccount.asp . For employers it costs $275 to post a position for one month, $300 for two months and $325 for three months or until the position is filled. Entry-level positions (requiring one year or less experience), internships and University positions can be posted free of charge. Once posted the position appears immediately.
To assist members further, ASSE will again have the Nexsteps Career Center at Safety 2009 – the ASSE Professional Development Conference (PDC), in San Antonio, TX, to be held in late June. The on-site career center will be available to assist SH&E job seekers, students, members and employers alike. During the PDC, employers can post their career opportunities for free on the web site at www.nexsteps.org and job seekers can review and apply for job openings on site. The career center will be open throughout the conference.
For additional help ASSE members, corporate supporters and more donate to the ASSE Foundation which provides resources for scholarship, applied research, academic accreditation, and related academic initiatives in order to advance the safety, health, and environmental profession. This includes awarding scholarships, internships and fellowships to students, ASSE members and faculty pursuing safety and health studies in accredited college and university degree programs. For more information go to www.asse.org/foundation/#.
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6 Gym Health Hazards
Risk: Sprains and Strains
Trying to lift too much weight, using poor technique, overdoing your workouts, and stretching incorrectly can lead to sprains and strains.
Avoiding the Risk
If you are questioning whether you can safely complete a movement, drill, or exercise, it's probably best to back off in order to ensure you don't push too hard and injure yourself, McMillan says.
She advises if something doesn't feel right, stop what you're doing immediately. Then ask for ice, elevate and rest the injured body part, and apply compression to minimize swelling. Tell a gym staff person exactly what happened and document everything, McMillan says.
"Even if you're feeling OK, it's always best to call a family member to come and get you," McMillan says. "Sometimes the adrenaline kicks in and you don't realize how injured you really are. During this time, you could do even more damage."
Risk: Infections
Germs and bacteria are found everywhere, including gyms. The last thing you want when you're trying to be healthy is to get sick because of your health club.
Fungi, bacteria, and viruses are common in wet areas such as showers and swimming pool decks, Pire says. Sweat left to dry on equipment is also a breeding ground for bacteria.
Bacteria can also thrive on used towels on locker room floors, weights, sweaty cardio machines, and benches that members sit on between workouts, says Matt Carlen, director of LifeBridge Health and Fitness in Baltimore.
Avoiding the Risk
If your gym has a swimming pool or hot tub, ask the staff how often they are cleaned and how often the chemical balance is checked, suggests Henry Williford, EdD, FACSM, professor of physical education and exercise science at Auburn University and a spokesman for the American College of Sports Medicine.
Pire recommends wearing "shower shoes" or flip-flops to help minimize your chances of getting athlete's foot, toenail fungus, and viral or bacterial infections.
Wash your hands frequently, wipe down the equipment before and after you work out, and sit on a towel when in the sauna or on benches, McMillan says.
All gyms should have an automatic sanitizer dispenser, Carlen says. "Make sure you use it as much as you can," he says. (It also doesn't hurt to bring your own hand sanitizer with you.) During cold and flu season, if you're sick with a cold or flu, stay home until you've been free of fever for at least a day so you don't spread your germs.
Once you know the risks of working out and how to avoid them, you can get back to doing what you came to the gym for in the first place -- staying healthy.
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My kid and another of our pets: best friends.Today was the day when all the benefits of living with pets -- learning empathy, staving off allergies, having a playmate -- were set aside. When the alarm went off this morning and I began readying the 6-year-old for school, my husband walked down the stairs. And there she lay: our oldest cat, our first pet, cold and stiff. Sometime during the night, our elderly kitty had died.
And now I'm left to pick up the pieces of my daughter's broken heart. Truth be told, it's topped the list of my biggest fears ever since we brought our daughter home to grow up in a house with pets.
Simple math told me that this would happen. All our pets are older than our daughter, and I knew one day we would have to say goodbye to them (to be honest, I always thought our dog would go first).
And I dreaded it in a way that's very different from the fear I have over people dying. Because our pets are our constant companions. Almost every day of her life, my daughter has woken up to the dog and cat. Almost every evening, she's bid them goodbye. At 6, they are more real to her in many ways than her great-grandmother, whose death when my daughter was 2 was more confusing to her than it was sad.
Some people are reading this and already rolling their eyes. Those people, the non-pet people, don't get it. Because as one of my friends so astutely said on Facebook this morning, families aren't just made of humans.
And there it is: the benefit to raising our kids with pets that we'd rather not have to face, but is good for them after all. When your pet dies, it's hard and sad, but it's a teachable moment for your kids. Because not all of their relatives are going to die when they're 2 years old and utterly confused by it; they need to learn about death sometime.
While she sat, crying her eyes out in my arms this morning, I told my daughter that Madeline was old, that cats aren't expected to live as long as people, and that because she'd died in her sleep, she wasn't in pain. I told her that this happens in life, but what's important is that she loved Madeline, and Madeline loved her.
That's what we want to teach our kids, right? That love and kindness matter more than anything else in this world? More than riches? And that our time on this planet is measured not in length but in what we offered to those we loved?
With little warning that Madeline was going to die this soon (she was aging and had a change in temperament recently, but it was for the better), I probably fumbled it a bit this morning. But I didn't lie. I didn't sugarcoat. And I didn't belittle her feelings (I've promised her a full "funeral" tonight, and she'll be making flowers because picking fresh ones in January in upstate NY is not an option).
It wasn't a lesson I wanted to impart. But today, on her first day back to school after a long winter break, my daughter is learning more about the facts of life than she is reading, writing, and arithmetic. She learned before breakfast that we can't hold onto the ones we love forever.
It seems even in death, Madeline is helping my daughter grow up. And that's helping me handle my grief.
How you will talk to your kids about saying goodbye to their pets when the time comes?
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my condolences on your loss. we have 2 cats. my husbands cat who will be 9 soon and ds's cat who is just 8 months old. i dread the day my husband's cat passes away. we have had him since he was 6 weeks old. he was our first baby and my husbands constant companion. the same goes to my sons cat. from the first night we brought him home he made it known that ds is his human and his best friend. he sleeps with him, he plays with him, he sits next to him when he is playing video games or watching tv. he plays with ds, he even tries to push the hot wheels when ds plays with them.
it was heartbreaking for me as an adult when my mother called me to tell me our childhood cat Pepsi died. i miss him everyday. he was the best cat ever!!
my husband always jokes that when his cat dies he will have him stuffed so he can always be around (ew). i sure hope hes not serious!!!
It's true, pets are members of the family. I'm sure we'll have to face that talk someday. I'm not looking forward to it, but I think the best you can do is be honest, be gentle, and validate the child's sadness.
Heck, this morning we met the sweetest Golden Retriever and I got a little choked up because she reminded me of my family's dog who passed away when I was ten!
I feel so sorry for you. I'm big on pets and will probably have to be sedated when my dog dies. I'm not ever looking forward to having to help my kids threw it. Hopefully my husband will be more help.
Linzemae: Bring them to your vet. They can dispose of them or have them incinerated should you wish to keep the ashes.
So sorry for your loss. It IS difficult to lose them, but they enrich your lives so much.
It's good to teach children early on about cherishing each moment they have with the pet, and being grateful for the pet's love and presence in their lives. It's important to focus on the fact that the animal had a long and happy life, and that sheltering it and caring for it was the right thing to do. And it's essential to teach them that they are free to grieve; they shouldn't feel ashamed or let any idiots tell them "it was only a cat/dog". I believe that encouraging them to speak of their feelings, crying when they need to, and then doing things to memorialize the pet (preserve the ashes in something nice with a picture; plant a tree in their memory; have the child draw a portrait, etc) can help them through.
Even as an adult, it's so difficult to go through. If children can learn early on to cope with the emotional baggage, the rational side of things (the cycle of life and all that) will come later. To each his own, but what matters most is being supportive of each other. My husband and I felt so alone in our grief after we lost our little one because most people do not seem to assign the same emotional value to their pets as we do.
I'm so sorry for your loss! Because my son has grown up surrounded by animals, and some aer livestock (intended for feed, not pets) and some are pets, and some are pets (horses) who come to us temporarily for training but leave again, my son has always been facing the great circle of life, and freindship and loss. We have lost a few dogs, a couple barn cats (who are outside family) and chickens who we had before my son was born. Our biggest loss that was the most difficult for him to handle was a horse we were fostering for a rescue, he was a very aged (mid 30's) gaited gelding, and so very very sweet. He was a therapy horse, and safe enough my son rode him alone, and learned his barrels on him. Continued.....
Amazing horse, and really touched all of our lives. He got sick, had heart complications, left our home and was euthanized by the rescue. The hard part? We thought he needed a dental check up and would return, so my son (and I) fully expected him back in a few days. He never got to say goodbye, which he found very hard. But, we had some great pictures of him and Tony, which we made into a scrapbook, and after greiving for a few weeks, my son was riding another horse, and said "mommy, roany is so happy when I ride him, Just like Tony was. I'm glad Tony got to be happy and do fun stuff with me before he died. I loved him, and I know he loved us too. I bet he's happier in heaven, and maybe someday we can take roany up to him and we can all ride together, we we get old and die too!"
I thought that was a great deal of wisdom to come from such a young man :)
I started crying reading this. I'm so sorry for your loss :(
this defiantly made me cry. when i was 6/7 my cat died :( got hit by a car but my parents told me she ran away,so around 15 they told me the truth(becuz i didnt believe them and still asked yrs later about her), man i was mad, and felt seriously betrayed, back then i thought her "running away" ment she didnt like me. this is why once we have a pet my daughter will not be lied to when the most certain thing in life (death) happens
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I put a little away at a time
I cut corners until I can afford it
Save? Who has money to save?
I plan to put it on my credit card and love the benefits of the reward program


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Some North Carolinians with low incomes will pay no monthly insurance premiums next year under federally subsidized health plans to be offered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina.
The state's biggest insurer announced details Thursday of subsidized plans it will start selling Oct. 1 under the Affordable Care Act. Blue Cross plans to offer 26 subsidized insurance plans in every county in the state.
The release of the plans offers the first comprehensive look at how much health insurance will cost here under the new health care law. It shows that rates for young men will increase, while women and older people likely will see decreases.
Critics had warned that subsidizing insurance would drive up health care costs across the board, but rates in North Carolina and other states indicate that insurance will become affordable for some people for the first time, while others will face steep increases from what they're used to paying.
Rates in the state vary widely depending on age, income and county of residence.
"There are some people who will wind up getting a plan at no cost," Blue Cross Vice President Barbara Morales Burke said. "It is complicated, and it is going to affect everyone differently depending on their circumstances."
Blue Cross is one of just three insurers to offer subsidized plans in North Carolina under the Affordable Care Act, the national health care law enacted in 2010. Coventry Health Care of the Carolinas plans to issue its rates next week, and FirstCarolinaCare, which operates in just six counties, released its plan details last month.
Blue Cross issued its sample rates the same day that the Kaiser Family Foundation released a report comparing subsidized rates from 17 states and the District of Columbia, where subsidized rates have been made public.
The details show that North Carolina's subsidized rates will be in line with those of states that are promoting the health care law and operating their own health care exchanges, as well as some states that are not. North Carolina officials decided not to cooperate with the federal health care program, leaving federal contractors and volunteers to promote the law and run the health exchange for the state.
'Kind of interesting'
"These rates are coming in lower than expected, which is kind of interesting because we have less competition," said Adam Linker, health policy analyst with the N.C. Justice Center. "Given the dire predictions, you see rates that, with subsidies, are certainly within reach of most people."
Still, even with subsidies, the premiums could amount to several hundred dollars a month for people with moderate salaries. Such costs raise questions about how many people will be able to afford insurance even when factoring in the penalty for not signing up.
Next year the fine will be $95, or 1 percent of income, whichever is greater, and it will increase in future years.
The subsidized policies will be available to more than 1 million people in North Carolina who don't have insurance coverage through an employer, Medicaid or Medicare.
Blue Cross released a range of premiums for hypothetical 25-, 40- and 60-year-olds. The company did not supply the federal subsidy amounts, which are on a sliding scale based on household income, but they can be calculated online.
The calculations show that at an annual income of $28,725 – which is 250 percent of the federal poverty level – a 25-year-old in North Carolina could see a monthly premium as low as $149.82. At the same income level, a 40-year-old's lowest premium would be $138.05, and a 60-year-old's lowest premium would be $76.22.
Kaiser Family Foundation policy analyst Cynthia Cox, who worked on the national rate comparison, said insurers are competing for business under the Affordable Care Act.
"People will have options," she said. "Insurers see this as an attractive market, and are pricing their plans accordingly."
The Blue Cross sampling released Thursday doesn't show how much individuals of different ages would pay other than the three ages specified, or the cost of subsidized insurance rates for couples or families.
Details of specific Blue Cross plans won't be made public until Oct. 1, when open enrollment begins. At that time, individuals, couples and families will be able to calculate subsidies and compare various health plans.
Premiums and deductibles
The subsidized health plans will distribute annual costs among premiums, copays and deductibles in a variety of combinations. Generally, the lower the premium, the higher the other costs.
The Affordable Care Act limits annual out-of-pocket health care expenses to $6,350 per individual, not including the cost of premiums. Plans with higher premiums typically will have lower annual out-of-pocket expenses than the mandated federal limit.
The health law makes it illegal to deny coverage to someone with a pre-existing condition, to charge women more than men, and to charge older people more than three times the rates charged to younger people.
Federal subsidies
Federal subsidies will average more than $5,500 a year for families, depending on the number of people in the family and on household income.
The subsidies for premiums will be available on a sliding scale to individuals and families with annual incomes between 100 percent and 400 percent of the federal poverty level. To qualify for subsidies, annual wages must range between $11,490 and $45,960 a year for an individual, and between $23,550 and $94,200 a year for a family of four.
Additional subsidies for deductibles and copays will be available for individuals and families whose income is below 250 percent of the federal poverty level – $28,725 for an individual and $58,875 for a family of four.
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Teen star Demi Lovato checked herself into rehab for emotional issues. Dr. Sue explains why some teens cut themselves.
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Parents take note: the incidence of underage alcohol use and binge drinking continues to rise and the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a new policy statement on this topic.
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When many think of Alabama they dont often think of nature, but Alabama is one of the most beautiful states in America. With miles and miles and rolling hills and natural green spaces it is a real hidden treasure. Experience the natural world at its best at one or more of Alabamas State Parks.
If youre a fan of national and state parks be sure to visit the Georgia State Parks as well.
Alabama has been able to hold onto many rural and natural areas making it a prime destination for those that feel at home in the world as it should be. Below are a few of the best state parks located in Alabama.
The Caverns, located about 20 miles outside of Birmingham, is a 380 acre state park that the whole family will enjoy. Rickwood Caverns has an Olympic sized swimming pool and a childrens pool, a playground, miniature golf, a train ride and tours of the cave where you can see ancient limestone formations. There are trails for hiking, primitive and RV campsites, picnic areas for large and small groups a concessions area and a gift shop.
370 Rickwood Park Rd., Warrior, AL 35180
Open year round, but hours may vary
Located outside of Guntersville, Bucks Pocket is rumored to be the place where defeated public official go to rejuvenate. The 20,000 acre park is part of the natural pocket of the Appalachian Mountain chain and offers plenty of opportunity for getting back to nature. You can go fishing, hiking, boating or enjoy RV camping as well as set up tent under the stars. The parks picnic area provides a canyon rim view into the pocket below. Also available are grills, shelters, laundry, concessions and a playground.
393 Co. Rd. 174, Grove Oak, AL 35975
Open year round, but hours may vary
While in the Birmingham area, be sure to visit the Oak Mountain State Park. Here you will find Peavine Falls and Gorge, along with two beautiful lakes and some of Alabamas most rugged mountains. The 9,940 acre parks lakes give opportunity for swimming, fishing, and boating (there is a ramp, a marina, and rentals available). You will find the many hiking, back packing, and horseback riding facilities to provide invigorating outdoor fun! You can picnic at the shelters which are complete with barbeque pits and fireplaces, play a round of golf, or have a tennis match. Other facilities are concession stands, rental cabins, tent and RV camping. There is a demonstration farm, a playground, and convention and meeting rooms.
200 Terrace Dr., Pelham, AL 35124
Open year round, but hours may vary
Located northeast of highway 227 on the Guntersville Reservoir, Lake Guntersville State Park is a 5,909 acre park with scenic ridges and peaceful meadows. You can pitch your tent in the primitive camping sites, stay at the resort on Taylor Mountain, or reserve a lakeside cottage or chalets. You can enjoy water sports like swimming at the beach, skiing, fishing and boating. For the nature lover, there are hiking and bicycling trails, nature programs and numerous picnic areas and a playground. If you love to practice your swing, then check out the 18 hole championship golf course or tennis courts. There are also concessions, convention rooms, and interpretive programs. Nearby area attractions include Bucks Pocket State Park, High Falls, Cathedral Caverns and the shopping outlets in Boaz.
7966 AL Hwy. 227 Guntersville, AL 35976
Open year round, but hours may vary
In the mountains of northeast Alabama is 5,000+ acre De Soto State Park. The park is home to Lookout Mountain, Little River Canyon and De Soto Falls and Lake. It is an area rich in Cherokee history and legends, has been a military operations base and ultimately a part of the Trail of Tears.
If you love spending time exploring nature, then you will find the variety of plant life (rhododendrons, wild azaleas, and mountain laurel), the beautiful songbirds and the 20 miles of hiking trails which cross the mountain top to be a great way to spend a day (or more). There is a nature center, a picnic area, and a playground. Other outdoor activities include a swimming pool, fishing, boating, tennis courts and camping and rental cabins. You may choose to stay at the De Soto State Park lodge which has a restaurant, and meeting rooms available for weddings, parties or business meetings.
13883 County Road 89, Fort Payne, AL 35967
Open year round, but hours may vary
In Clanton, Alabama (approximately 40 miles north of Montgomery) is Confederate Memorial Park. Here you will find two Confederate cemeteries with 313 graves where the Confederate Soldiers of Alabama were once located. There is a museum which showcases Alabama Civil War memorabilia, artifacts, records, documents, and photographs. You will also find picnic shelters and hiking trails.
Open year round except Christmas and New Years day.
Comprised of over 2,700 acres, the rolling foothills and rugged forest is home to Mount Cheaha (2,407 feet), Alabamas highest point. You can climb to the top of the observation tower and see for miles around, hike the Odum Scout Trail along the mountains ridge or you may chose to go swimming in Lake Cheaha. There is also a sand beach, a wading area, fishing and boating, as well as a bathhouse and swimming pool. You can bring along a picnic lunch or sit down at the parks restaurant. Want to spend more than a day? Then you can reserve a room, rent a cabin or pitch a tent, so you can enjoy a longer relaxing stay.
19644 HWY 281, Delta, AL 36258
Just 12 miles north of Dadeville on Highway 49 is the 2040 acre Horseshoe Bend National Military Park which commemorates the battle between the Creek Indian nation and the US government. Here you will find wooded hills with nature trails, a picnic area, and on the Tallapoosa River there is a boat ramp. You can go on a 3 mile road tour with 7 interstate makes throughout the battle area. There is a museum at the visitor center which shows the battle through slide presentations and an electric map exhibit.
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Fireclay Founder, Paul Burns, speaks at California Commonwealth Club
Paul Burns, Founder and President of Fireclay Tile, joined the 5 other California Cleantech Open winners on a panel discussion about the Cleantech Open at the Commonwealth Club. Paul spoke directly about BottleStone, but also shared what it was like as a business owner in the current economic environment focusing on the high growth green building sector. For more on the Cleantech Open please visit www.cleantechopen.com and for the Commonwealth Club please visit www.commonwealthclub.org


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READING Ś The unique artwork of four veryĀdiverse artists will be on display throughout the month of February during the Rock, Paper, Scissors art show at Gallery 49. The show will feature jewelry artists Kristie Tellier and Cathy Bumpus, along with paper artists Linda Shiffler and Gudren Wittgen Gilbert. There will be an opening reception from 6-8 p.m. today. Tellier began to dabble in the world of art in the 1970s, when she picked up the macrame bug. She said she didnÆt begin making jewelry until she acquired studio space at the gallery several years ago. Having the working space and gallery space, she got her beads back out and began creating jewelry. Since then she has been working with several different artforms. She creates her jewelry from metals, gemstones and beads. She incorporates chainmaille, a technique of connecting many links of metal together, into a lot of her work. ōMaking chainmaille pieces are my favorite,ö she said. Although working with copper and silver are quickly becoming favorites, too. ōIt is tough to pick one medium because I love them all,ö Tellier said. Tellier and her husband Daniel recently became certified diamond setters. She said that she is still in the learning stages of the technique. The couple attended a week-long course at the Mansfield, Ohio Jewelry School. She recently bought jewelry benches for both of them so they can work on their craft together. ōHe feels like he has to do something now,ö Tellier said. ōHe is a really creative person; he was a finish carpenter for 40 years.ö Bumpus makes her one-of-a-kind pieces out of repurposed items. Rhonda Peters, a member of the Gallery, said CathyÆs pieces are items that any jewelry lover would love to have. Shiffler and Gilbert are two accomplished paper artists who will also be part of the show. Shiffler creates artwork from several techniques. She uses exquisite handmade papers to create hand-bound journals in different shapes and sizes. She creates her own molds for paper pressing, a technique she uses to make wall art. Shiffler, a retired art teacher from the Camden-Frontier School Corp., said she began experimenting with handmade paper in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ōI was looking for a new project for my art students when I came across a handmade paper kit in a catalogue,ö she said. ōI ordered a simple one and found it very interesting.ö She has been working with handmade paper ever since, experimenting with a wide array of techniques. ōYou can make paper out of almost anything,ö Shiffler said. Today she makes a lot of custom smaller journals out of handmade paper for people to purchase. She tends to make the covers out of handmade marble paper or paste paper.
ĀShe says she really enjoys being a part of the gallery and the people she has met. Gilbert uses old-style German paper cutting known as Scherenschnitte. This form of artwork is cutting complete silhouettes from paper with one continuous cut using scissors. She is a well-known artist from the area.


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Florida's only multi-themed, outdoor sporting and live entertainment park of its kind could attract a million people to Charlotte County within the first year, according to Florida Tracks and Trails representatives, pumping millions of dollars into the local economy.
Twenty miles outside of downtown Punta Gorda, you're in the middle of no where. But along a dirt road not far from State Road 31 and Bermont Road, a $20 million project will result in what seems like almost a miniature city.
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Unlike Disney World, this park will serve a different purpose. Mile after mile of motocross trails, paintball parks and ziplines will be built. There will be a recreational lake, an amphitheater fitting 15,000 people, a general store and a fill-up station for racers.
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Amber and Gary From Teen Mom want to "work it out"
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Gary waddled into court asking for the protective order to be dropped last month and was followed by Amber last week. From the documents:
"Mr. Shirley is in no fear of Ms. Portwood. The events with which she has been charged are remote in time, and she presents no danger to Mr. Shirley. It is important to all three persons for the parents to have contact with one another to discuss topics concerning this child."
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Dr. Andrea Barthwell, co-founder and co-chairwoman of the Coalition to End Needless Deaths on Our Roadways, said that her group and the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma rank Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota among the nation's top 10 states for fatalities involving 16- to 20-year-old drivers.
Based on 2005 statistics, the percentage of traffic fatalities involving at least one young driver hovers around 19 percent in each of those Upper Midwest states, the groups' study shows. The national average is 16.5 percent.
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Other recent fatal accidents include the crash Sunday night in which James Castillon, 17, of Stillwater, died when the car he was driving went off the road into a patch of woods. Three passengers in the car were injured.
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"Less chaotic. It's a lot easier on us and we don't have to put up with the weather as much and that's the biggest advantage. And the biggest advantage of all is being in downtown Hannibal like we wanted and to be at a location that we're not going to have to tear down," said Haunted House Committee Co-Chairman Jake Hull.
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are enjoying a romantic break in Paris together after leaving their seven-month-old daughter with family in Los Angeles.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are enjoying a romantic break in Paris together.
The 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star jetted out of Los Angeles without their seven-month-old daughter, North West, on Friday night (17.01.14) to join the 'New Slaves' hitmaker in the French capital to attend the final men's Paris Fashion Week catwalk shows.
The brunette beauty, 33, took a brief detour via London to have lunch with fashion mogul Sir Philip Green at Mayfair restaurant George's on Saturday (18.01.14).
She left after just four hours to meet up with her fiancé in France, according to the MailOnline website.
Kanye, 36, was spotted arriving at Charles De Gaulle international airport alone on Thursday morning (16.01.14).
But Kim revealed during an interview with 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' that she planned to join him there while explaining she had a fashion disaster before the show when the dress she intended to wear didn't fit.
She said: ''I'm all packed to go to Paris.''
She also confessed Kanye, who is being investigated by police after allegedly pummelling an 18-year-old man with over 30 blows after he hurled homophobic and racial slurs at Kim in Beverly Hills on Monday (13.01.14), was already missing their daughter.
She said: ''He is honestly the most amazing day. He loves her so much. He just left to go out of town so I sent him a picture and video every day and he is like, 'She grew up so much.' And I'm like, 'Babe, it's been one day. You haven't seen her in a day, not a lot has changed.' ''
Kim's family are reportedly looking after North while the couple, who are looking for a venue for their upcoming summer wedding, spend some quality time together.
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