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The Painful Truth Chp.1 I pulled her close and gave her a quick peck on the cheek. She smiled and walked out the door. I closed it behind her. I walked into the sitting room where Bill was flung on the couch with his ear phones on, scribbling furiously on a notepad. He glanced up at me and gave me a sarcastic smirk. I whipped off his earphones. Bill, what the hell is up with you? Its like you have been sulking ever since Poppy came over. I growled. Oh. Was she here? I hadnt even noticed. he said sourly. Dont give me that bullshit! You always do that! What the fuck kind of problem do you have with Poppy, or any of the girlfriends I have had? Bills eyes narrowed. You are such an asshole he said. He pulled his earphones from my hands and pushed passed me. He went to his room and slammed the door. I fell into the couch and sighed. My hand brushed off som
Freiheit 89 Chp.2- The Key Bill woke up and stretched his arms out. Shit, he thought, That hurts. He shrugged off his jacket and examined his bandage. It was lightly speckled with blood that had seeped through during the night. Fuck! That cant be good. he thought. He carefully peeled the bandage off to reveal the words Freiheit 89 in elaborate lettering. The skin around the words was red and swollen but Bill was more concerned about the blood that was trickling down his arm. He jumped out of bed and ran to the bathroom. He ran his arm under cold water to clear away the blood so he could inspect it further. He knew that it shouldnt be bleeding as much as it was. This was his third tattoo and neither of his others had bled at all. He grabbed a bandage and placed it on his tattoo and pressed on it lightly. He sucked air thr
The Painful Truth Chp.15Holy Fuck! Gustav gasped. Bill! Do you know what they are saying about you on the news? I ran into the room and flopped onto the couch while Bill strolled in behind me. Oh what now? he asked weakly. There was always some new rumour about Bill popping up so a picture of him on the news over some shocking headline wasnt very shocking anymore. Theyre saying youre gay! Gustav insisted. Bill sat wearily down on the couch and let out a sigh. He slowly clapped his hands together mocking Gustav. Well done Gustav, that's not the oldest rumour out there. Bill said sarcastically. But they say they have proof! Gustav insisted. Proof? Like that time they said I personally went on the internet and announced it myself. Bill said. You shouldnt take what you hear on the news seriously. But they have pictures! Gustav cried. What! Bill gasped. He had finally take
The Painful Truth Chp.3 Bill sat at the kitchen table playing with his coffee mug. I sat opposite staring at him. Bill kept his sleeves pulled down and balled over his fists. Every so often I would glance at his covered arms, and even though they were concealed beneath the material of Bills top, the scars which were embedded into his skin were so prominent in my eyes. Bill shifted in his seat and averted his eyes from my gaze. I felt a weight lift off my shoulders when Bill had broken down and finally acknowledged me as his brother and not as his enemy, however, every time I saw those scars in my minds eye a new wave of sadness and failure washed through me. What kind of silent torture was Bill going through that I was completely oblivious to. Bill.... I said i
The Painful Truth Chp.5 Bill stop fidgeting! I cried as I pinned him to the bed. It was my last resort. I had asked him about everything a hundred and one times, each time being ignored or having the subject changed. But not this time, this time he was going to tell me or I was going to torture it out of him. Bill if you keep thrashing around like that Im going to end up hurting you! I said keeping a firm grasp on his shoulders. Tom, leave me go! Its not funny anymore! Bill yelled as he continued to wriggle out of my hands. I climbed onto him and completely halted him movement. Truthfully if he had continued to move I would have had to get off him as his hips were rubbing off my crotch. Bill, for the last time, we are going to talk and you are going to tell me everything! I said calmly. Bill fought with me for a few minutes but eventually gave up and relaxed his
The Painful Truth Chp.2 I think talking to Bill has made him worse. He keeps himself locked in his room for hours on end. I tried talking to him. He wont listen. Im getting really worried. I crept into his room. He was in the shower so I had enough time to quickly search through his things. Nothing. I looked everywhere. There was no hint of anything that was different. I gave up and headed for the door. I went to turn the handle. Bill! Oh.....em.....sorry, I.....was....em, just looking for you I muttered carelessly. Bill glowered at me, his piercing brown eyes staring at me, almost looking right through me. What the fuck were you doing in my room? he snarled. I laughed nervously. He might not be as strong as me, but seeing him stand over me made my blood run cold. He was looking at me with pure and utter hatr
The Painful Truth Chp.6 Bill you are really looking a lot better! Gustav noticed as he watched Bill shovel food into his mouth. Mhnn, gmhnh knm Tom. Bill mumbled with his mouth full. Georg and Gustav looked to me seeing that Tom was the only word that Bill had said that they had understood. It was not all thanks to me, Bill. I said. Just bmnh modngh! Bill garbled. Im not being modest. And would you please stop talking with your mouth full! I said. When dinner was over and we had gotten back to the house Georg and Gustav decided that a night of playing the play station and eating junk food was sorely needed. What are we playin? I asked as we gathered around the TV. Resident Evil, Call of Duty, Halo or Resistance. Gustav said handing me each game. Not Resident Evil! Please anything but that one! Bil
The Painful Truth Chp.4 I woke up and asking Bill about the note was instantly the first thing on my mind. However that soon dissolved away when I realised that I had my arms wrapped around Bills waist and he was pulled so close to me that I was afraid breathing might disturb him. His hair tickled my face and I could feel my breath hot against the back of his neck. Thank God he wasnt awake; it would have been an awkward situation. I slowly began to pull my arms away and make some distance between us. As I separated from him he whimpered and turned over. His breath was now warm on my face. Still sleeping he reached out and pulled me close again, undoing my efforts at keeping us separate. His grip was tight. I chuckled quietly. Youd think I was your teddy bear. I whispered to him as I ran my fingers through the mop of his hair. Heh heh....You know what Bill... I said qu
The Painful Truth Chp.8I bashed my fist against the door several times.Jesus Bill! Come on! How long does it take you to get ready? I yelled as I hammered on the door. Patience! Bill called back. Christ! The guys are gonna be here any minute! I insisted. The door opened slowly and Bill stood looking at me innocently. B-but Tommy, I-I wanna look perfect....for you. he said cutely. I knew he was doing this to keep me calm, and it worked. He slowly shuffled out of the bathroom and draped his arms around my neck. You deserve perfection. he whispered as he lightly swept his lips across mine. My knees went weak and I fumbled forward. At that point Bill knew he had me. So just five more minutes! Please! he said quickly, beaming with success and skipping back into the bathroom. I sighed in defeat. He knew how to work me so well. I would just have to toughen up, but hes just so damn adorable.
BillxTom 1-shot pt 2Tom melted a little. He hadnt imagined his brothers lips to be so warm
and soft. Before he knew it, Bill had broken into his mouth, dominating their kiss. Tom whimpered softly as the other sucked his tongue into his mouth. Bill wrapped his arms around his brother, pulling him onto his lap, breaking for air. Tom opened his eyes, panting slightly, his gaze full of lust that matched Bills.
Im not gonna be able to control myself. Bill whispered, kissing his neck.Who said you have to? Tom replied, moaning softly.I do have to, Tom. Otherwise, everyone will know about our love for each other. Bill replied, rolling his hips up into his ass. Tom groaned, Billie
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Bill x Tom - Why not pt1Bill woke up in the middle of the night from the same dream he'd been having for a weekHaving been unable to sleep, Tom felt the bed jerk and looked down over the edge from the top bunk. You okay, Billy? he asked, concerned. His twin had been having a rough time sleeping over the past week and Tom was growing more worried."...yea...I'm okay."You sure? He didnt wait for a reply before asking, Dreaming again?Bill nodded, "...yea...I wish it'd stop..."Maybe if you talked about it
told someone? Tom didnt know what the dream was about, but it must be a bad one to wake his brother up with such frequency."No! I can't!" bill turned red and went to the window.Tom watched him, not speaking for many minutes. Not even to me? You know I wont say anything. Is this about that girl you met in Paris? The girl had spent a lot of time
When Family Gets Too Close[Warning: This story is kinda twincest/slash-alike, though it's pretty innocent.Don't read it if you don't like it. I'd rate it 14+]Unbelievable, that it was possible for me to see him through other eyes. To look at him like he wasnt my brother, the one Id always been with. That one night he was the most intriguing creature Ive ever known. And more than that.Overjoyed Bill had displayed his new purchases on one of the hotel beds. It had always been his dream to go shopping in New York, and finally his dream came true. I smiled when seeing all the useless stuff that hed been dragging with him all day. And youre sure youre gonna use it all, Billy? He looked up flabbergasted, to nick excessive. Of course, why should I buy it, than? I shrugged my shoulders and put some new shirts from a plastic bag in my travelling bag. It was late, I was tired from walking and it was almost dark outside. Dark, so far as that was possible in Ne
Forever Sacred: 2{Bill}"Hi, you must be new here. I'm Karina."A young girl, probably around thirteen years old, extended her hand and I shook it. I realized quickly that she had been speaking English, and I understood it perfectly. I didn't have to think about it like I used to, when I was alive. I didn't have to translate it into German, it was as if my subconcious was doing it for me.I shook her hand, introducing myself as Bill. More and more people came to greet me, introducing themselves in different languages. I understood every one of them perfectly."You probably have a lot of questions," Karina smiled with her teeth, which had braces on them. They made her smile seem cheerier."Here, let me show you around, and I'll explain things to you."I followed her as she skipped merrily through the city, answering all my unasked questions."I'm older than you," she said first. "I'm thirteen and you're nineteen, but I've been dead a long time. You just died yesterday, but it takes a few hours to get yo
BillxTom: Love Is Not Dead 6I knew what Tom liked. Tom liked pleasant surprises, and Tom liked sex. I was planning on giving Tom what he liked.We were at another hotel, and once again our rooms were connected. This made my plan easy to accomplish.I admired my reflection in the full-body mirror in my bathroom. I was pleasantly surprised myself to find that I had a mirror like that, so that I could exactly how perfect I looked from head to toe. And I looked pretty damn perfect.My outfit wasn't exactly comfortable, but every time I had second thoughts I would reassure myself with the thought of Tom's reaction. I knew he would like it. And even if he didn't, his face would be priceless.I twirled around, examining myself in every direction. Nothing was out of place, everything was just right. I even did my makeup as best as I could, and styled my hair like Tom would like it. I figured I'd look more enticing if it were flat and feminine, so I straightened it to perfection. I grinned at my reflection; I was t
Forever Sacred: Prologue{Bill}This wasn't my bunk.I tried to remember where I was supposed to be waking up. This definitely wasn't my bunk, it was much too soft, and even with my eyes closed I knew it was too bright. The curtain would be closed.Had we stopped at a hotel? I couldn't remember, but I was pretty sure we hadn't. Even so, this was still too comfortable to be a hotel bed. This was too comfortable to be my bed at home. This was much, much too comfortable.I rolled over and realized I had a lot of space. I kept rolling over, testing the bed, but it wasn't a bed. It was too wide. The only other option was the floor, and if this was too comfortable to be a bed, it sure as fuck wasn't a floor.I finally had the common sense to open my eyes, and the vision before me was breathtaking. I held my breath, blinking in confusion when I realized nothing happened. I held my breath for ten more seconds, then thirty, then a minute, then five minutes. I wasn't suffocating at all. I took a deep breath, and
BillxTom: Love Is Not Dead 9"Bill?"Tom opened the door of the bus and I looked up from the magazine I was reading. It was an article on fashion tips, and although I didn't really need them--call me conceited--it was fun to look at. I didn't care that the article was in CosmoGirl; I felt so much like a girl lately I sometimes forgot what I was. Tom reminded me often. If he spoke to me in just the right tone of voice he would get me hard as a rock."Yes?" I answered, chewing the head off of a gummi worm. I hoped Tom wouldn't ask me to share. I could never refuse him, and I didn't want to give up such a heavenly food.He slipped his hoodie off, dropping it on the floor and walking over to the couch where I was sitting. I set the magazine off to the side, welcoming him with open arms as he stradled my lap.He reached into my bag of gummi worms, and I almost frowned until he put one end in my mouth and the other in his own, taking the worm into his mouth until his lips met mine. We kissed for a moment until I sucked
BillxTom Love Is Not Dead: 1It wasn't my fault he was so damn cute.Sometimes, I would even tell him that. I would skip up to him, give him a big hug, and tell him how cute his little brown eyes and pointy nose were. He would just sort of scrunch up his face and tell me that I was being stupid, because we had the same exact face.We really didn't look the same though. When I smiled, I let my eyes widen as much as possible and my eyebrows went up. I showed all my teeth. I wanted everyone to see exactly how happy I was when I smiled.When he smiled, his eyes stayed small and he would blush. He didn't really like to show his emotions as much as I did.His smile also looked more playful because of his lip ring. I don't know why, but whenever he smirked at me, my stomach did flips when I saw the way his lip ring turned up. It gave him an adorable, teasing expression.My eyebrow piercing didn't do much to my expressions, but it made me stand out in a way. I didn't need metal on my face to stand out though--my hair took
Freiheit 89 Chp.1- Content Bill pulled the peak of his cap down to cover his face, as he stepped out onto the busy street. He turned back and gestured a final thank you through the shop window and walked down the street. He kept his head down and buried his hands into the pockets of his jacket. I hope nobody notices me he thought quickly glancing around for any suspicious activity. Being rushed by fans was not something that he would be able to handle in his current state. He felt somewhat light headed, but extremely happy. His phone buzzed in his pocket. Hello? he answered. It was Tom. Yeah........Sorry............I know.........Im coming back now.........Bye He hung up. Tom was worried about him. He had left rather abruptly and didnt tell Tom where he was going. I hope he won&
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When technologists at Intel Corp.'s process development center in Hillsboro, Ore., began developing a 90-nanometer process four years ago, several engineers discovered that strain on the silicon channel resulted in much larger performance gains than could be readily explained.
After about six months of work, the team figured out that depositing silicon germanium at the source and drain regions could improve PMOS performance by at least 30 percent. "It took us six months to figure out how to do it," said a member of the team. "It took another three and a half years, working seven days a week, to get it to yield."
When Intel first announced that it had used some form of strained silicon, the company was deliberately vague, saying that it got a major boost from a 5 percent cost adder. Only much later-at the International Electron Devices Meeting, in December 2003-did it provide details about its "uniaxial" approach.
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Last April, I posted about hurting my knee. I finally made it to the Dr. to find out what I had done, last week. He said I had strained my MCL and gave me a cortisone shot right in the knee (ouch!). Well my knee finally feels great and I'm so ready to get to running and stepping again. My dh said that I probably should wait until I'm completely healed. How am I supposed to know when my knee is completely healed since it feels just fine ever since the shot? I had planned on starting with a light run in the morning, but now I'm worried I could cause more damage to my knee.
I would appreciate any advice. Thanks :)
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Hi Alli,
First off, cortisone shots hide pain, it's not healed by any means, the reason it feels find is you got a 3 month long pain killer in it. Check with your doctor before even think about doing exercise. Most of the time with cortisone shots, you won't feel you over stressed the injured area, until your flat on your face. As you more then likily won't even feel the pain, even if you snap a tendon in that area right now. So you will have 0 warning about over doing it, with that knee. Most doctors will give you the shot send you home, with no exercise and then the next visit re-eveluate and then decide to send you to physical therapy or give you another shot. Very few ever allow you to exercise with a cortisone shot unless you have a physcial therapist or personal trainer and they are willing to work with you and monitor you and make sure you don't over do it. And in 3 to 5 months you'll know if it's healed or not, that pain will come back if it's not, and for the first few days, it feels a whole lot worse, but then you get use to it again.
When I got a cortisone shot in my foot (between my toes no less) the podiatrist said I could work out the next day. However, your condition sounds much more complicated than mine, which was some kind of neuralgia. I have felt any pain since and it has been more than three months. Check with your doc.
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Thanks for the responses. I put a call into the Dr's office this morning. I'm still waiting for them to call me back.
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MSU Roundup: Tennis to Host Regional Matches
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 11:22 PM EDT
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 12:25 AM EDT
Mustang Men Earn #1 Seed in South Central Regional
After almost two weeks of waiting, the Midwestern State Mustangs found out when their next match will take place.
The 18th ranked Mustangs (17-6) were awarded the top seed in the South Central Region by the NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Committee on Tuesday night.
The Mustangs will host South Central Regional 1 on Saturday and Sunday at the MSU Tennis Center.
Saturday's match features fourth seeded St. Edward's (Texas) (14-7), the champion of the Heartland Conference against fifth seeded Colorado Mesa (13-9), the runnerup of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference at 2 p.m.
MSU plays the winner of that match on Sunday at 2 p.m.
The Mustangs defeated both St. Ed's and Colorado Mesa this season. MSU dropped SEU 7-1 to open the season on Feb. 14 in Austin, and beat CMU 8-1 on March 27 at the MSU Tennis Center.
Midwestern State is making its second consecutive and 12th overall appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Mustangs won their regional last season and advanced to the national quarterfinals.
South Central Regional 2 features second seeded Cameron hosting third seeded Western New Mexico, the RMAC Champion.
The winners of both regionals advance to the national round of 16 at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, Fla., a suburb of Orlando.
Mustang Women Will Host Regional, Too!
The Lone Star Conference Champion Midwestern State Mustangs were named the top seed from the South Central Region when the NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Committee announced their tournament selections on Tuesday night.
The 18th ranked Mustangs (22-3) will host Colorado Mesa (17-8), the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Champion in the South Central Region 1 match on Saturday at the MSU Tennis Center. First serve is 9 a.m.
Midwestern defeated CMU 9-0 on March 27 at the MSU Tennis Center.
The Mustangs are making their second straight appearance and third in the last four years in the NCAA Tournament. MSU won its regional last season and advanced to the Sweet 16.
The other South Central Region match has second seed St. Mary's (Texas) hosting Cameron.
The winners of both regional matches advance to the national round of 16 at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, Fla., a suburb of Orlando.
MSU Softball Sweeps LSC Weekly Honors
Midwestern State's Katy Vandewater and Katlyn Holmes garnered Lone Star Conference Player of the Week honors Tuesday when league officials announced weekly award winners.
Vandewater, who earned top hitting honors, erupted to hit .889 (8-of-9) with three doubles and three homers while driving in 12 runs to lead the Mustangs to a sweep of Tarleton State last weekend at Mustangs Park.
The junior transfer from Weatherford College was 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and a three-run homer as MSU rallied from a 5-1 deficit to run-rule the TexAnns 13-5 in the opener on Friday.
Vandewater stayed hot in the second game lining a bases loaded, bases clearing double to the left-field gap and added an RBI-single to center field to go 2-for-3 with 4 RBIs in a 12-0 whitewashing.
She capped the series with her first multiple homer game of the season sending a three-run shot over the left-field fence in the fourth inning and a solo blast down the left-field line in the sixth to finish the game 3-for-3 with five RBIs.
Vandewater upped her season average to .363 with 13 homers and a team leading 50 RBIs.
Holmes earned top pitching honors after weaving the fifth perfect game in MSU program history while helping the Mustangs to a 12-0 win in five innings over TSU Friday night.
The freshman from Gunter induced nine groundouts and five fly outs with one strikeout to become just the third MSU pitcher to deliver a perfecto.
Holmes followed the effort with another solid performance limiting the TexAnns to one run on seven hits with four strikeouts in a complete game win on Saturday.
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Wrist injuries from trauma or work and sports activities may be serious enough to require partial wrist fusion. This procedure is used to reduce wrist pain while preserving wrist movement. Such a combination is especially vital to professional athletes who have a limited number of years to earn a high income.
A partial fusion uses bone graft from one of the bones in the forearm to join three small wrist bones together: the scaphoid, the trapezium, and the trapezoid. These three bones form a triangle on the thumb side of the wrist. The fusion holds these bones in place when pressure or load is put on the wrist. Without the fusion, the scaphoid is free to slip out from beneath the nearby capitate bone.
Problems can occur with this treatment method. One concern is that the fusion causes forces to pass to the nearby wrist bones, producing arthritis in the joints formed by these bones.
Hand surgeons in Connecticut tracked 800 cases of partial fusions over a 27-year period. Each patient was tested for motion, grip and pinch strength, pain, and return to work. The rate of arthritis and other complications was also measured.
The authors report a good result (no wrist pain and 70 percent or more motion) in up to 90 percent of patients. An equal number of patients was able to return to their previous jobs. Less than two percent of all patients developed arthritis. These results were better than reported from previous studies.
The authors conclude that they had better than usual results for several reasons. The doctors prepared the bony surfaces before grafting, and they used pins to hold the graft together during healing. Patients were immobilized for six weeks after surgery. According to the doctors in this study, good surgical technique reduces complications with this type of wrist surgery.
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Calla, iPad drawing using Adobe Ideas, 2013. We left on Thursday for Omaha, and this was her expression while we packed. We're home now, and Calla is once again curled up on the couch, worry-free.
River Dog always steals my pillow. She seems to think it's a funny trick.
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Lucy and Sophie! I can only hope that when I have a kid of my own, River and Calla will be half has loving and tolerant to my child as Lucy is to Sophie.
River and Calla doing what they do best: sniffing and squirrel-hunting.
This is Richard, a Weimaraner. I'm playing around with Adobe Ideas. A pretty spiffy app, if you ask me.
Dog in Riverside Park, charcoal on charcoal paper. I drew this in high school, probably circa 1999, of a dog I met on a walk with my Springer Spaniel, Chelsea.
This was one of my earliest dog doodles: a painting of my childhood dog, Chelsea, sitting on a balcony. It was inspired by a Matisse painting and Chelsea's love of porch-sitting. It was hanging in my mother's office for years, but currently doesn't have a home now that she's retired. Acrylic on canvas board, painted circa 1999.
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Calla, as seen through the side door window. This is what we come home to every night. What can I say, she's a little exuberant.
Peanut and Massey, 2012. Ink, watercolor and water-soluble crayons on watercolor paper, finished with tons and tons of fixative to make it super shiny. A friend asked me to paint her sister's dogs as a Christmas present, and this is what I came up with. I have to say, I struggled with this one A LOT. I like the dogs themselves, but I changed the background color four times (no easy task) before finally accepting army green as the fate this drawing was destined to meet. I hope my friend's sister likes it.
Calla, ink on watercolor paper. This was another airplane doodle, done on the way to my honeymoon in Hawaii.
It's been a tough week for this country—the Christmas spirit can be harder to summon during times like these. "Merry" doesn't seem right, but we try. We can hug our family a little tighter, add a little extra brandy to the egg nog and be thankful for the love and life that we have. May you and yours stay safe and warm this holiday season.
Happy Howlidays, take two! Created this one with SketchBook Pro—I wanted to have an output file high-res enough for printing. Maybe this year I'll actually send Christmas cards… right after I finish up those thank-you notes from the wedding. =)
Calla surveying the beach, ink and watercolor, 2012. I posted a few work-in-progress Instagram photos of this during my mini-honeymoon, but never shared the final scanned-in piece. Watching the beach from her perch on the porch was Calla's favorite activity that week. I'm not sure if it was the view or the smells or the sound of the ocean that intrigued her most, but she was mesmerized. Makes me wish we had a porch at home.


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Overwhelming Sadness: Teen Depression
Here are the warning signs.
More details are emerging about the boy who committed suicide yesterday at The Dalton School in NYC. Some students said Theodore (Teddy) Graubard had been noticeably depressed recently.
"He has been very depressed. People were talking about him having a breakdown last week," said one student, who asked not to be identified.
According to the World Health Organization:
• Depression is the second most common childhood mental health problem.
• One in 33 kids is depressed.
• The number of kids diagnosed with the disorder could double by the year 2020.
Scary, huh?
Even scarier is that less than a quarter of the 12 million kids in the United States who suffer from mental disorders receive treatment, which makes them more prone to lower grades, drug and alcohol abuse and criminal behavior. Kids with untreated depression are also 12 times more likely to commit suicide.
Many parents don't seek help because they fear their kids will be stamped with the "mentally ill" label, while other parents dismiss their child's behavior as a phase.
How can you tell the difference between a kid who's moody and one with a mental disorder?
We called Dr. Miriam Kaufman, the mother of two teenagers and the author of Overcoming Teen Depression, for guidance.
Dr. Kaufman says the signs of teen depression can be particularly confusing for parents, because depressed teens can display opposite symptoms. For instance, both increased and decreased appetite are signs of depression, as are not sleeping enough and sleeping too much. "Some depressed teens display signs of psychomotor retardation, and appear as if they're moving through molasses, while other kids seem jumpy and agitated," Dr. Kaufman continues. "Some depressed teens cry all the time, while many never cry at all."
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"Parents should be on the lookout for a real constellation of these symptoms -- a lot of things going on at once -- that's lasted for a while," Dr. Kaufman advises (at least a few weeks).
If you notice your teenager slams doors and seems very upset around you, but then hear him laughing and being his usual self with his friends on the phone, he's probably okay, Dr. Kaufman says. "What you're looking for is overall behavorial changes at home, at school, and with friends, across the board," she adds.
If you suspect your teen is depressed, Dr. Kaufman says it's important to see your child's pediatrician or primary care physician. "A lot of other things could be causing the symptoms -- such as hyperthyroidism and substance abuse -- so you don't want to take him straight to a psychiatrist without looking at the whole picture and ruling those things out first," she concludes. If your child is suffering from depression, your primary care doctor will likely refer him to a psychologist, family counselor, or psychiatrist to provide the help he needs.
Our hearts go out to all those affected by the Dalton School tragedy. We hope that this will serve as a wake-up call to other mothers whose kids are battling depression. Cases like these are a terrifying reminder that depression kills.
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Following from Part One, published last week, which introduced the geology, biology and anthropology of New Guinea, Part Two of this article focuses on the biological survey carried out at three sites within the Hindenburg Wall region of southwest Papua New Guinea. Organised by the Wildlife Conservation Society and funded by the Papua New Guinea Sustainable Development Programme, this research was carried out by a team of local and international biologists from Global Wildlife Conservation earlier this year. Part Two of the article focuses on the plants and animals that were encountered, as well as the research team and the future conservation status of the region.Read More >
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An introduction to the geological, biological and anthropological variety of New Guinea, the region's geographical association with its neighbours in the South Pacific, and why the area is inhabited by unique flora and fauna and distinct human societies. Next week, Part Two will continue by focussing on a pioneering biological survey carried out in southwest Papua New Guinea, and will feature some of the fascinating species that were encountered and how this survey can help conservationists protect the area in the future.Read More >
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The poisonous "cocoa frog," brilliantly colored fishes, and tiny aquatic beetles are among more than 60 species recently discovered by a team of scientists exploring the remote rainforests of Southeastern Suriname in South America. The recently documented wildlife are likely new to the science community.Read More >
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Review - Dear Esther (Steam, 2011)
If you can get past the non-interactivity, this is a beautiful, worthwhile experience
Dear Esther, the former Source mod that was given a face lift and retail release in 2011, has seen its share of controversy and discussion. Specifically, it has been at the forefront of every conversation that contains the phrase "but is it a game?" Let me say up front that I will not be addressing this question. Because to me, "what should I call it?" is far less interesting than "what did I get out of it?"
And what I got was unique and valuable. An engaging narrative, absolutely stunning visuals and music, and impressive atmosphere all come together to make Dear Esther a worthwhile experience. It has its problems - some of the writing is too opaque and florid, and the lack of interactivity is occasionally frustrating. But what it does, it does very well, and there's simply nothing else like it out there.
I think a good way to start talking about Dear Esther is to describe my first few minutes with it, since the game tells us a lot about itself in that time. When it starts, you immediately hear a somber piano piece and the voice of an englishman, apparently reading or dictating a letter to someone named Esther. As the narrator speaks of the gulls being absent from the island and about someone named Donnelly, you get your first glimpse of the Hebridean island environment where the game takes place. Your first view is of the rocky shoreline, the black water and the clouds that make the place feel more isolated than it already is.
The sound design in this game is absolutely fantastic. The music is pretty and sad and supports the tone well. But it is only present at certain times. I've heard some complain about this, but I thought it worked really well. Listening to the wind or the lapping waves at other times increased the already high level of immersion, and when the music came in to emphasize something, I really felt the importance of it. The voiceovers also sound good, but something in the acting side of it is a little off for me. For some of the fairly intense things the narrator is talking about, his voice seems a little too calm and passive. Then again, there is significant mystery as to what he is actually talking about, so maybe that was intentional.
Once the brief voiceover is finished, you gain control. Your natural inclination is to look away from the shore and at the island, where you see a dilapidated stone building attached to a lighthouse. It's clear that's where you are supposed to go, so naturally I turned back around and walked straight into the ocean. I won't spoil what happened there, because what the game does when you nearly die is creative and frightening, and worth experiencing fresh. Getting out of the water, I again went against the game's direction and instead of using the boat ramp to get up, I decided to clamber up the rocks (which is what I would do in real life). Only I couldn't. The rocks weren't large (an average adult could step right over them), but I couldn't get past them because there was no jump button.
This, to me, is where the game shows its most significant flaw. I have no problem with games that downplay interactive elements to focus more on story or atmosphere. But Dear Esther's seemingly hardline commitment to non-interactivity hurts it in several places. A button for a short little jump (not a huge leap, but the kind of little hop that a middle aged man with ailments might manage) should not have added significant development time, and would have greatly added to the immersion they clearly value so much. And it would not negatively impact the experience in any way. In fact, it would be useful in very few places - a handful of knee-high fences or boulders. But not being able to clear those small obstacles really took me out of the world that was otherwise so engrossing.
Once I finally got back where I started I made it up to the building. It was dark and littered with all sorts of debris and junk. Papers, clothes, books, cookware, etc. It looked as though many people had lived and worked in that space, but perhaps not for a long time. Here is where the game shows one of its more significant accomplishments - the ability to deliver a sense of real exploration and discovery is what is actually a very linear game. I love exploration as a game mechanic, and there is nothing more thrilling to me in games than stumbling upon something left by someone else long ago, and wondering what it is, who they were, and why, why, why. This is a huge part of why Shadow of the Colossus grabbed me the way it did.
I've since watched Youtube playthroughs of people going through that first building, and was shocked at how quickly they surveyed it and moved on. I spent a lot of time in there, because there was a lot to see. A flashlight comes on automatically in the dark, and you have the ability to zoom in to see things better. There is so much to explore in that first building, small though it may be. Papers, photos, the titles of books. I wanted to figure them all out, to try to get a sense of who it was that occupied this space. Was it me, the first-person protagonist? Are these my books, or those of a long-dead crew from decades ago? Developers thechineseroom crafted such a believable world, and imbued it with such rich atmosphere, that they were able to turn a small three-room stone building into a place with as much fodder for exploration as all of Hyrule or any other game world.
However, the frustration of non-interaction crops up here again. It makes more sense than the lack of a jumping mechanic, but you can't help but wish that you could manipulate the environment. You want to pick up a book, push the bookshelf aside, look under the mattress, and it's frustrating to not be able to do anything. In particular, having a flashlight come on automatically is a bit annoying, because I felt like I should be able to use that later, when it's nighttime or when I'm in dark caves. Most of the time, not having gameplay is perfectly fine, but on occasion the game itself reminds you of it, and those moments are weak points for the game.
When you finally leave that first building, you see your first branching path - one trail that leads along the coast and another that heads up the hill. There are several of these forks in the game, which helps to create that sense of exploration. Typically, there are subtle visual clues that let you know which is the "right" path and which will lead to a dead end or a switchback. The "wrong" paths are always worth taking, though, as they can lead to some spectacular views and sometimes an extra bit of narration and context. When these extra paths are out-and-backs, rather than loops, it can get pretty annoying, though. Because the walking speed of the protagonist is incredibly slow, and going back through the exact same place is not as enjoyable the second time around.
So, that's the first 10-15 minutes of Dear Esther, and now I'll move on the the game as a whole. The one thing I haven't said much about, and what is arguably the most important aspect of the game, is the story. It's difficult to talk about, both because it's easy to stumble into spoiler territory, and also because the story is purposefully vague and interpretive. There is a man on an island (which may or may not be you), who is ill and perhaps dying. He is relaying his experience on the island to someone. And that's maybe all we know for sure. There are tons of little touches throughout the island that will help you in your interpretation of the story. You can find photos in little candlelight shrines of a woman and a wrecked car. You can find autopsy reports scattered outside of a shipwreck. From the beginning, you see scrawls of chemical diagrams fingerpainted on rock walls. Later, you will also see mechanical diagrams and biblical quotes. It's never clear if you wrote/drew these things, or if you are seeing someone else's handiwork, but they are intriguing.
These things get more intense towards the climax of the game, as it appears the person who drew them becomes madder, and while the ending clears a few things up, we are most certainly left with more questions than answers. For me, this worked really well. The developers left everything open to interpretation, but gave you enough to work with so that you could form your own conclusions. I've seen a number of analyses of the story, and while some are perhaps more in-depth than my own, none seem any more "correct" and I appreciate the balance the developers struck here. Overall, I thought the story, and the way it was presented, was fascinating and engrossing, and not one I'll forget in a hurry.
I mentioned the visuals a little before, but they deserve a serious look. This is really one of the most beautiful game worlds I have ever walked around in. There are three distinct environments - outside during the day, the caves, and outside at night (pictured above in that order) - and all are gorgeous. Everything is so real and authentic, while still having an air of the unreal or dreaminess to it. The caves in particular are stunning and unlike anything I've seen in a game. For a game where the entire experience is walking around looking at stuff, they have to nail the visuals, and the developers definitely brought their A game. If you've ever thought that visuals alone couldn't carry a game, I recommend spending a little bit of time on this island.
I tend not to get into the "is it worth it/should you buy it" questions here, and I won't now. The game is short (around two hours), and you don't actually get to do anything. There are no enemies, no puzzles and no interactions with the world or anything in it. You just walk and look and think. For me, a game that shows me something beautiful, tells me an interesting story, makes me think, makes me feel, and gives me something I won't soon forget is a valuable and worthwhile experience. That may not be true for everyone. But I would recommend that people at least give Dear Esther a chance. Perhaps it won't do anything for you, but you'll be better off for trying something unique.


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A more detailed look at home ownership and renting in England and Wales from the 2011 Census is published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The key findings include: The number of people owning their own homes in England and Wales is almost double the number of people renting. More homes are bought with a mortgage than are owned outright. The majority of people live in a house with three bedrooms. Two thirds of homes are occupied by one or two people.
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There were 23.4 million homes in England and Wales on census day in March 2011.
Of these, 15 million (64 per cent) were owner occupied, that is either owned outright (7.2 million) or being bought with a mortgage (7.8 million) by the occupier.
8.3 million (36 per cent) were renting, either privately from a landlord (4.2 million) or social housing (4.1 million).
The majority (91 per cent) of owner occupied households lived in a whole house or bungalow; for those renting, 56 per cent lived in houses while the remaining 44 per cent lived in a mixture of other types of accommodation such as flats, maisonettes, caravans and other temporary structures.
The most common number of bedrooms in a home was three. However, there were twice as many owner occupied households with three or more bedrooms (74 per cent) when compared to rented households (37 per cent).
Overall, two person households were the most common household size across England and Wales. However, looking only at rented accommodation, one person households were more frequent at 38 per cent.
Among owner occupied households containing one person, 90 per cent lived in homes with two or more bedrooms, compared with 49 per cent of one person households in rented homes.
Almost half (49 per cent) of two person households in rented accommodation lived in homes with two bedrooms, compared to a quarter of owner occupied two person households.
Focusing on the household reference person (HRP)*, 76 per cent of those aged 65-74 owned their own homes - the highest across all age groups. The highest proportion of renting HRPs was among the age group 16-24, with 87 per cent in rented homes. (*an HRP is defined as the oldest full-time worker in most households or a person chosen from the household based on their age and economic activity).
The proportion of owner occupiers among those aged 25 to 34 has declined from 58 per cent in 2001 to 40 per cent in 2011.
Looking at the employment status of HRPs, owner occupiers were more likely to be in work than those renting, at 68 per cent and 57 per cent respectively.
Just 1 per cent of HRPs who were owner occupiers were unemployed, compared with 7 per cent of those renting.
31 per cent of owner occupier HRPs were economically inactive, that is, not looking or available for work, with most of these being retirees who own their own homes outright.
Of the 36 per cent of HRPs who were renting and economically inactive around a half were retired; the second most common reason for economic inactivity was being long term sick or disabled; and the third was looking after home or family.
For those HRPs who were buying the home they occupied through a mortgage, around 92 per cent of them were in employment, while for those socially renting just 41 per cent of HRPs were in employment.
One per cent of HRPs who owned homes through a mortgage were within the 16-24 age group, while over three quarters, (78 per cent) were between 35 and 64 years.
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The census provides the most accurate estimate possible for the population of England and Wales and has been carried out every 10 years since 1801, apart from 1941, by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and its predecessors. The information provided to ONS is used solely for the census, is anonymised and protected for 100 years. Census day was on 27 March 2011. All census statistics refer to that day.
The concept of a Household Reference Person (HRP) was introduced for the 2001 Census, replacing the traditional concept of a 'Head of Household', to allow the production of statistics for a whole household, based on the characteristics of one person. The HRP is chosen based on their age and economic activity, and is the oldest full-time worker in most households. Where nobody works full-time, other economic activity statuses are used, and a full priority order is included in the Census Glossary:
Variations in the age bands used in grouping HRPs between the 2001 and 2011 censuses have made the data incomparable, except for age groups 25 to 34, which are consistent in both years.
2011 and 2001 Census data are available on the Neighbourhood Statistics website: http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/, relevant table numbers are provided in the bulletin published 30 January 2013.
Government uses the census statistics to allocate funding for services such as education, transport and health. Policy makers in central and local government use the census to identify the needs of different communities and they are also used by commercial enterprises. It also provides the benchmark for future population estimates and for sample surveys.
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Eric Norlin is a conference master organizer. The original conference we helped Eric create – Defrag – is happening for the fourth time in ten days in Boulder (11/17-11/18). I know of several major announcements that are happening around the conference along with a long list of amazing people that are attending that I'll get to hang out with for two days.
In the run up to Defrag, something awesome happened last week as Eric continues to work on the two other conferences he runs – Glue and Blur. Alcatel-Lucent signed on to be the Community Underwriter and Partner Sponsor of Gluecon 2011.
Before I explain why that's exciting, let me describe Glue in Eric's words:
Glue is aimed aimed at developers, The topics are far technical and because Glue isn't defined as "a cloud computing" conference, it's not caught in the echo chamber of "defining" this, that and the other thing. Glue seeks to explore the connective "tissue" of the web and IT infrastructure. That connective tissue can be called a lot of things: service oriented architecture, web services, APIs, cloud computing, etc. But call it what you will, developers know that it's not the name that counts, it's the building of the application, and the underlying infrastructure that supports it.
His goal is simple: make Glue the gathering place for developers in the API/Cloud space. Alcatel-Lucent has agreed to underwrite 15 companies to have free demo space at Gluecon (i.e., the demo pod includes passes to the show, signage, internet — everything you need; just show up with a laptop).
The companies will be selected by merit by the following group of people.
- Eric Norlin
- Chris Shipley (Guidewire Group)
- Mathew Ingram (of MESH and GigaOm)
- John Musser (Programmable Web)
- Laura Merling (Alcatel-Lucent)
- Alex Williams (ReadWriteWeb)
- Jeff Lawson (Twilio)
- Jeff Hammond (Forrester)
- Ian Glazer (Gartner)
- Ben Kepes (Diversity.net)
- Vinod Kurpad (Best Buy)
- Seth Levine (Foundry Group)
The process will be simple: Eric will accept applications for the 15 spots, every person on the selection committee gets one vote, and the top 15 vote getters have a demo pod.
Eric is trying to change the game with this one. If you take away the company specific conferences (Google i/o, Twitter, F8), there really just aren't that many national-level gathering spots for developers in the cloud/API space. The key word here is "developers."
Eric's goal (with Alcatel-Lucent's sponsorship) is to make it easy for 15 new and exciting companies to show up and participate. If you are one of those companies, apply now for the Alcatel-Lucent Demo Pavilion at Glue.
In March I wrote about Standing Cloud's public launch of a free service to test drive open source applications. As reported today in TechCrunch, Standing Cloud has now launched it's Business Edition, a service that enables users to also host applications on any of four cloud providers. As with the free edition, they have made it remarkably easy to get started: you register (including providing payment information), select your cloud provider and application, and go. Currently, the easiest setup is with Rackspace, where Standing Cloud can automatically assign a billing account to you; this easy setup is coming soon for GoGrid and Amazon EC2.
In the Business Edition launch, the Standing Cloud service provides fast and simple installation, automated regular and manual backups and simple application monitoring. Importantly, the backups can be restored to any cloud service, not just the one where you started. You can also easily reboot the application if it seems troubled, upload text files (including templates or other customizations), and if you are so inclined, access the server command line through a terminal window that operates within your browser. Through September 30, the only fees Standing Cloud is charging is for the server time and bandwidth usage; after that it will cost an additional $19.95/month for their service – which by then will include a number of additional features.
There are now more than fifty open source applications available in Standing Cloud – so they've organized them in a searchable list format. There is also no technical limitation requiring that the applications be open source, so if you are looking to promote or enable users to host your commercial application, send me an email and I'll connect you with the right person at Standing Cloud.
We recently invested in a Seattle company called BigDoor Media. The founder/CEO Keith Smith wrote a wonderful love story about the deal which was picked up by the WSJ VC Dispatch in a post titled A Summer Romance Between Founder And Venture Capitalist. Yes, I've fallen in love (in a very non-sexual way) with Keith, his co-founder Jeff Malek, and BigDoor.
Over the past year I've become increasingly obsessed with the idea that the computers are going to take over. I've even begun to think that we are already working for them. So – why not have fun while we are at it? By using a light weight API approach, BigDoor enables any non-game publisher to quickly integrate game mechanics such as points, badges, levels, leaderboards, virtual currency, and virtual goods into their web and mobile applications. They've already rolled out integrations with Cheezburger Networks and BuddyTV and have a pile of additional publishers launching in the next 90 days.
BigDoor straddles our Glue and Distribution themes. While Glue may be familiar to you, Distribution is a new theme that we'll be talking about soon when we re-segment Glue into a couple of new themes to more clearly delineate what we've been investing in over the past two years.
I've already been spending plenty of time in Seattle due to Gist, Impinj, TechStars Seattle, and some other good friends that I have there. In fact, according to Daytum, I've spent 14 nights there in the past eighteen months. I expect I'll be spending plenty more there soon, including a few next week on my way to Alaska.
If you are a web publisher, take a look at what BigDoor can do for you. And, while you are at it, check out Lijit if you haven't already incorporated the slickest publisher search on the planet – now with an ad network and a fresh $6m – into your site.
I'm at the Glue Conference all day. So far, it's far exceeded my already high expectations. I'm now sitting in the API track and the first two presentations have been dynamite. Clay Loveless from Mashery just did a presentation titled "5 Things I Hate About Your API-TOS". He nailed it. Here are his top five (most important last), along with some commentary from me.
For simplicity, I'll call the company providing the API's the "platform company" and the companies using the API as the "ecosystem partners." Also – I'm not picking sides here as I'm an investor in both "platform companies" and "ecosystem partners". Rather, I'm just trying to summarize Clay's points, bring out a few ideas, and give you a sense of the kind of stuff we are talking about at Glue.
5. Do You Think My Code is Yours? While it may seem like a stretch that a platform company trying to create an ecosystem would try to assert this, the phrase "derivative rights" appears in a surprising number of platform company API's. And I've run into people that actually believe they own the code (or rights to the code) developed by their ecosystem partners. The only thing I can say to this one is "be careful and don't accept absurd assertions."
4. It's Just Tooooooo Loooooong. This one is related to the next one, but it's what happens when the lawyers take over. See #3.
3. It's Written in Legalese, But I Speak Geek. Thanks for the 14 page TOS – now what the fuck does it mean? Give me a one page summary in plain English and bullet points. Be "ecosystem friendly" – all the time. Don't bury the lead on page 11. Just tell me the rules so I can play by them.
2. Commercial Use OK Or Not? I'm seeing this become increasingly contentious between some platform companies and their ecosystem partners. Until the platform company is successful, this is a mellow and happy situation. Once the platform company becomes successful, often in part to the adoption of their API by their ecosystem partners, the platform company starts trying to split out commercial and non-commercial use, at least in certain areas. If you are an ecosystem partner and you think this evolution should be against the rules, just check page 10 of the TOS (per point #4) where it says "Company reserves the right to change any aspect of the TOS at any time in the future."
1. TOS != Product Roadmap Communication Platform. As an ecosystem partner, you should assume the platform company will change its roadmap over time to support its business goals. It can be painful when this happens in the context of a TOS change, although I think there are some cases where the platform company just has to say "ok – here's how we are going to do things going forward – deal with it." The solution to this one is clear and open bi-directional communication – as long as there is trust and no one is trying to hide the ball or do things that are clearly "over the line" in terms of the TOS, these situations are usually quickly resolvable with an appropriate commercial agreement.
Oh – and if you want to run Java on an Apple IIc, here's how you do it.
Early tomorrow morning, I'm heading out to San Francisco to spend two days at Google I/O 2010. I love technical conferences – the Google I/O 2010 agenda looks killer. I'm also on two panels – they've invited some VCs who code to participate in Technology, innovation, computer science, & more: VC panel moderated by
standup comedian Twitter COO Dick Costolo and Making Freemium work – converting free users to paying customers moderated by Microsoft evangelist Google Developer Advocate Don Dodge.
Then, next week I'm spending two days in Boulder (well – Broomfield, but close enough) at the second annual Glue Conference. The agenda is also killer, is built around the Foundry Group's Glue theme (e.g. it's super relevant to us), and has a superb list of sponsors who will be attending and participating. Did I say the agenda was killer? The amazing thing about Glue is that the speakers are part of the conference – part of the reason we have it in Boulder is to drive deep multi-day engagement amount all attendees (speakers, attendees, and sponsors). Eric Norlin, who created Glue (and Defrag, and Blur) is a master at creating these types of specialty conferences.
I know many of my friends will be at both and I'm looking forward to seeing a lot of folks that I have mostly an email relationship with. While you can't get into Google I/O anymore, Glue is still open for registration. And Eric has set up a discount code of "googleio" for 10% off the conference price. Finally, to all my local Boulder and Denver friends that have been thinking about coming, your cost is about a round trip plane flight to the bay area and a night at a hotel, except this time everyone is coming to you. So come out and play!


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Matthews Smears Tea Party (Again): Do They Want a Return to Days When "Blacks Were Slaves?"
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On the March 20 edition of Hardball, MSNBC's Chris Matthews once again smeared the Tea Party as a bunch of intolerant racist yahoos: "Is it like that old dreamy nostalgia you get in the old movies, Gone With the Wind? Is it that kind of America they want to bring back, or what? When there were no gays, where blacks were slaves, Mexicans were in Mexico. I mean, is this what they want?"


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The Portland Police Bureau, in cooperation with Crime Stoppers of Oregon, is asking for the public's help in solving two unsolved bias crimes.
The first occurred just after midnight on Nov. 1, 2010.
Someone attacked 49-year-old Timothy McCubbin near the pedestrian overpass at Southeast 16th Avenue and Brooklyn Street, police said.
The victim was severely beaten, suffered serious head and abdominal injuries and was left unconscious on the train tracks just below the overpass, investigators told FOX 12.
After an interview with the victim, detectives believe that the assault was likely due to the suspect's perception of the sexual orientation of the victim.
Police released a forensic sketch of the suspect, who is described as a white man in his early or late 20s.
He is approximately 6'1" tall with a muscular build, light complexion and a freckled face.
He had short blonde hair and a light beard.
The suspect was riding a bicycle and was with another man on a bicycle at the time of the crime, police said.
Police do not believe the first assault is related to a second attack that happened the night of May 22, 2011.
Several people attacked 23-year-old Brad Forkner and 25-year-old Christopher Rosevear as they walked from the Hawthorne Bridge on the trail to the Eastbank Esplanade.
The victims were walking and holding hands in Waterfront Park. As they walked, they heard several men behind them talking, laughing and pointing, but they were not sure it was directed at them, police said.
The victims crossed the Hawthorne Bridge onto the trail toward the Eastbank Esplanade.
As they walked onto the Esplanade, Forkner was pushed and punched by several men, police said.
He managed to get away and call 911 as the attackers continued to assault Rosevear, officers said.
The men were last seen running away southbound on the Eastbank Esplanade.
The suspects are described as white men in their 20s and all about 5'11" inches tall, with short, dark hair.
One was wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt, another was wearing a white or cream hooded sweatshirt and a third was wearing a brown hooded sweatshirt.
The victims believe that they were speaking in an Eastern European language.
Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information, reported to Crime Stoppers, that leads to an arrest in this case.
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Call Crime Stoppers at 503-823-HELP (4357), leave a tip online at www.crimestoppersoforegon.com , or text CRIMES (274637) and in the subject line put 823HELP, followed by your tip.
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