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Choosing the best HDTV antenna
Plus tips on how to install it
Steve Kindig has been an electronics enthusiast for over 30 years. He has written extensively about home and car A/V gear for Crutchfield since 1985. Steve is also a volunteer DJ at community radio station WTJU, where he is a regular host of the American folk show "Atlantic Weekly," as well as the world music program "Radio Tropicale."
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In a Nutshell
If you live within a few miles of the TV transmitters serving your area, a small indoor antenna may do the job for you. If not you'll need an outdoor antenna.
To learn what type of antenna to buy for your location, visit the TV Fool antenna selector. Enter your address, and you'll see a list of local stations and notes about which type of antenna to use for good reception.
Full Story
TV antennas may seem like relics from the last century, but plenty of viewers are using an HD antenna to eliminate or reduce their monthly cable/satellite TV bill, and enjoy a better picture from their HDTVs.
In this article, we'll discuss the advantages of over-the-air (OTA) reception and explain how to find digital TV signals in your local TV market and in nearby cities. We'll introduce the different types of TV antennas and tell you which ones perform best under various reception conditions. And we'll offer tips on how to install larger attic- and roof-mount antennas.
Over-the-air HDTV signals look better than cable or satellite
The switch to digital TV broadcasting has eliminated the most annoying picture distortions — snow and ghosting — that made analog off-air reception so hit-or-miss. With digital TV signals (both standard-definition and high-definition), you'll either see a crisp, ghost-free picture or no picture at all. Because local and syndicated programming may not be in high-definition, it's typical for local stations to broadcast their digital signals in standard-definition during the day, then switch to full widescreen HDTV during primetime.
Even if you've never used an off-air antenna before, there are several good reasons to consider adding one to your other TV signal sources:
- Local digital TV broadcasts are everywhere: Although the widest selection of digital TV broadcasts are found in big cities, over 99% of U.S. TV households have access to at least one local digital station; 89% can get five or more stations. You can learn which stations in your area are providing digital broadcasts by visiting the TV Fool website listed below.
- Over-the-air digital reception provides the best picture quality: Cable and satellite providers offer tons of channels, but to do this they use data compression or other techniques that compromise picture quality, resulting in a "soft" image, distracting video artifacts (distortion), or both. Off-air antenna reception is the best way to enjoy HDTV programs at the full resolution the TV networks intended.
- Over-the-air signals are free: Aside from the costs to purchase and install an HD antenna, receiving over-the-air HDTV is free.
- Access to all your local channels: Cable and satellite TV providers may not carry all the local channels in your area, or may not offer them in high definition. Also, contract disagreements between local cable operators and local broadcasters can mean that major networks may not be available via cable TV in your area.
- Access to out-of-town channels: With the right equipment and reception conditions, some viewers may even be able to receive out-of-town channels, some of which may carry sports programs that are locally blacked out.
If you bought your HDTV anytime during the past 8 years or so, it should have a built-in tuner for receiving digital over-the-air broadcasts. If you have an older "HDTV-ready" TV that only receives analog signals, you'll need to connect it to a separate HDTV tuner.
True HD tuners are hard to find these days; you may run across inexpensive digital TV converter boxes, but those can only provide standard-definition video, not crystal-clear high def. And if you're currently subscribed to an HDTV package from satellite providers DIRECTV® or DISH®, your HD satellite receiver probably includes an over-the-air HD tuner.
Finding over-the-air TV signals
TV signal transmission is considered to be "line of sight." Getting reliable DTV reception beyond the curvature of the earth (approximately 70 miles) is difficult. And if mountains or tall buildings lie between the transmitter tower(s) and your home, they can cause reception problems. So, the first step is to locate the transmitters for your local stations.
The quick, easy way to get information that's specific to your address is to visit the TV Fool antenna selector website. Once you enter your address, you'll see a list of local stations. Each station has a color-coded indicator showing which type of antenna is recommended for best reception. (We'll cover the different antenna types in the next section.)
Now that you know the direction and distance of the local TV stations you can receive, let's see which type of antenna will work best for you.
TV antenna basics
There is no one magic antenna or antenna type that will deliver excellent TV reception in every location. The main factors determining reception are the distance and direction from the TV station transmitters to your home. Other factors include the transmitter's power and the height of its tower, the terrain between the tower and your antenna, and the size and location of any large buildings in the path of the transmission.
If you live within a few miles of the transmitter, and the signal path is relatively unobstructed, you may be able to get adequate reception using a small set-top indoor antenna. But as you move farther away, getting usable signal strength becomes trickier. This is where careful antenna selection and installation become essential.
The information below will help you zero in on the type(s) of antenna that should work best for you. Keep in mind that even in the same neighborhood reception conditions often vary from house to house. For that reason, it's best to purchase your antenna from a dealer who offers no-hassle returns with a money-back guarantee.
VHF and UHF
Like analog signals, digital TV signals can be broadcast over two different frequency ranges: VHF (Very High Frequency) and UHF (Ultra High Frequency). The VHF channel range is 2-13 — "low-band" VHF is channels 2-6; "high-band VHF is channels 7-13. The UHF channel range is 14-51. There are nearly 1,800 full-power TV stations across the country, including 1300+ UHF, around 450 high-band VHF, and fewer than 50 low-band VHF.
If some of the local stations you want to receive are below 14, you may need a VHF/UHF antenna — especially to receive channels 2-6. A station's channel number is usually obvious, but occasionally it can be confusing because the FCC requires digital stations to embed a "reference" to their analog channel so viewers won't have to memorize a whole new set of channel numbers. So, your TV might identify a digital station as being in the VHF range when it's actually in the UHF range. For example, Richmond, Virginia's CBS station is known as "Channel 6," but its true digital channel is 25.
What is the difference between UHF and VHF antennas? Mainly size. Antenna elements are based on the size of the waves they're designed to receive, and VHF frequencies are lower so the waves are longer, requiring a larger antenna surface to receive them. It's possible to build a much more elaborate UHF antenna with more elements for stronger reception while keeping the antenna size physically manageable.
Uni-directional vs. multi-directional TV antennas
Antennas described as "uni-directional" or sometimes just "directional" are designed to receive signals from one direction. "Multi-directional" or "omni-directional" antennas are able to receive signals from all directions.
The illustration on the left shows the typical narrow, focused reception pattern of a uni-directional antenna; the pattern on the right shows the broader pattern of a multi-directional antenna. Images from hdtvprimer.com
Directional antennas are able to pull in signals from greater distances, and because they "see" in only one direction they are resistant to noise and "multipath distortion" (a problem created when an antenna receives reflections of the desired signal). Because multi-directional antennas "see" in many directions they are more likely to pick up noise, interference, and multipath distortion.
If you used the tools on the previous page to locate your desired stations, you should have an accurate picture of their direction in relation to your home. If all of those stations are transmitting from an area covering a range of 20° or less, you can probably receive them using a uni-directional antenna. If the transmitters are positioned more than 20° apart, try a multi-directional antenna. As an alternative to a multi-directional antenna, you might consider combining a uni-directional antenna with a rotor, which lets you remotely rotate the antenna to pick up stations in multiple directions.
Indoor vs. outdoor antennas
Two basic antenna types. On the left is an indoor antenna with compact receiving elements less than 12 inches long. On the right is a large outdoor roof-mount model measuring 8 feet.
Indoor antennas are generally small, designed to be placed on or near your TV. Outdoor antennas tend to be significantly larger and are intended for roof- or attic-mounting. In general, the larger an antenna's surface area is, the stronger the signal it will provide. The relative strength of the signal an antenna can deliver to a tuner is referred to as "gain" and is measured in decibels (dB). The higher the dB rating, the greater the gain. [Shop for long-range antennas]
Nearly all outdoor antennas perform better than even the best indoor antennas. Along with their size disadvantage, indoor antennas have a height disadvantage, and are adversely affected by the walls of a house and even by movement of people in the room. Other sources of household interference include fluorescent lights, computers and cordless phones.
Amplified vs. non-amplified antennas
One way to help antennas overcome size or height disadvantages, or otherwise enhance signal gain, is through the use of electronic amplification. The amplifier can be built in as it is in many indoor antennas, or it can be a separate device that installs in-line between the antenna and TV. An amplifier that installs on an outdoor antenna or mast is often called a preamplifier or "preamp." Most experts recommend only using an amplifier if you need to. The potential drawbacks of amplifiers are that they amplify noise along with the signal, and they can be overdriven by strong signals, which can make reception worse.
Other good antenna info resources
If you know of any neighbors who are using an HD antenna, find out what type/model it is and how well it performs. You could also try calling local TV stations with your antenna questions. It's definitely in their interest to help their viewers improve reception.
The AVS Forum's local HDTV message boards are also an excellent source for info on digital TV reception; they're loaded with great suggestions and solutions to particular reception problems in locations ranging from big cities to small towns and rural communities.
Whether you're considering installing an antenna yourself or having one professionally installed, the next section offers basic tips on roof- and attic-mounting, and cabling.
My attic antenna rocks!
Several years ago I was determined to see the major network channels in high definition. I had a new HDTV, and I wanted to feed it the best possible signal (this was before Blu-ray arrived).
At the time the cable provider in the Charlottesville didn't offer HD service, and DIRECTV and DISH only provided network feeds to folks with waivers, which were becoming harder and harder to get. So, the answer had to be getting over-the-air HD broadcasts somehow.
Richmond is a much larger city than Charlottesville, with many more TV stations broadcasting in digital. I knew of two other Crutchfield employees who'd had success using an attic-mount antenna to receive Richmond stations, so I decided to give it a try. I used the web tools listed on page 1 of this article to locate the stations and learned that my house is over 60 miles from the transmitters. I ordered the same gear my coworkers used. (Those specific models are gone but have been replaced by the Channel Master 4228HD "deep fringe" UHF antenna and 7777 preamplifier.)
I'd had some rewiring done in my home the previous year, and the electrician had run lines of RG-6 cable from the wiring center in my basement to several rooms, as well as a line up into the attic. That simplified my installation a lot. I used a pocket compass to aim the antenna (most long-range antennas are very directional so if your aim is off just a little it can really hurt your reception). My roof actually has two layers of asphalt shingles, so I wasn't at all sure I'd be able to pull in signals from so far away.
First, I tried just the antenna alone, and while I could receive most of the Richmond stations, I wasn't getting CBS, and Fox was breaking up occasionally. Adding the preamp did the trick. Before installing the antenna/preamp combo, I was getting only spotty HD reception of Charlottesville's NBC station using a small indoor antenna. After, my reception of CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, and PBS out of Richmond was rock-steady and clear as a bell — from 63 miles away!Steve Kindig
Antenna cabling: always use 75-ohm coax cable
Whether you want to install an antenna on your roof, on a pole, or in your attic, using the right kind of cable is crucial. The two types of wire commonly used to connect an antenna to a TV are 300-ohm twin-lead and 75-ohm coax. Twin-lead is a flat wire, while coax cable looks like the round cable installed in homes for cable TV service. In recent years, virtually all TVs have gone to the coax-style connection.
Coax cable is superior to twin-lead in every way and should be used if possible. Even if your home has an existing run of twin-lead cable, consider replacing it with coax. Twin-lead is not shielded and the entire length of wire can act like an antenna, which may cause reception problems. Coax cable is shielded, which prevents signals from leaking into or out of your system. Coax cable is also unaffected by your home's electrical wiring or by contact with metal objects. And coax has a much longer lifespan than twin-lead.
Antenna cabling tips:
- For the best performance and reliability, use high-quality UL-rated dual- or quad-shield RG-6 cable
- Cable should run as directly as possible from the antenna to the tuner; try to minimize the number of splices
- Avoid sharp bends in the cable as they can impair performance
- If the antenna is installed outdoors (including on the roof) run the cable into the house through an attic or basement if possible; never run the cable through a window or door
- Outdoor antennas should be grounded for lightning protection. Place a grounding block where the antenna cable enters the house and run a wire from the grounding block to your home's ground rod. This is not only an important safety consideration but also a potential code requirement
- Outdoor connections should be protected from exposure to the elements by applying silicone grease to the connection and covering it with a weather boot
Tips on installing an outdoor antenna
Large outdoor antennas can be installed on a roof or a free-standing pole, and many can be installed in an attic. For the best results, your antenna should have the clearest possible "view" of the transmitter tower. That is achieved with a roof- or pole-mount installation (attic-mount installation is covered below).
People living in neighborhoods with homeowners' associations may wonder if association covenants can restrict antenna use. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 prohibits restrictions that impair the installation or use of antennas to receive video programming. It covers digital satellite dishes, TV antennas, and wireless cable antennas.
Most TV antennas designed for roof- and/or attic-mounting include a mounting mast. Here are some general tips for roof-mount antenna applications:
- Locate and avoid power lines and other wires in the work area
- Do not climb on a wet or icy roof
- Do not attempt high installations on windy days
- Do not climb onto a roof when there is no one else around
- Do not install an antenna under large, overhanging tree branches if it can be avoided
- If possible, avoid chimney-mounting an antenna as smoke and gases from the chimney can impair the antenna's performance and shorten its life
When you're aiming the antenna, use a compass to ensure your antenna is accurately and precisely oriented toward the signal source. At this stage, it's best to have a helper who can check picture quality and relay the information to you. (Most, but not all HDTVs and HDTV tuners include an onscreen signal strength meter.) Be sure to check the picture on all channels you want to receive before securing the antenna in place.
If you plan to use an antenna in addition to a digital satellite TV system, you have a couple of options. One fairly easy solution is to attach a "clip-on" antenna to your satellite dish. Such antennas have built-in "diplexers" that combine the satellite and antenna signals onto a single cable, which can eliminate the need to run new cable. You'll need to install a diplexer at each satellite receiver to provide separate connections to the "Satellite In" and "Antenna In" jacks. A clip-on antenna usually performs better than an indoor antenna, but not as good as a larger outdoor antenna.
Attic installation
Compared to roof-mounting, installing an antenna in your home's attic has several appealing advantages: installation is much easier, the antenna is hidden from view, and the antenna and connections are not directly exposed to harsh weather.
A Channel Master long-range antenna mounted in an attic. This antenna is about 40" square. The small box sprouting cables near the bottom of the mast is part of Channel Master's 7777 preamplifier.
The main disadvantage of attic-mounting is poorer reception. As an example, a single layer of asphalt shingles over a standard plywood roof creates a 30%-50% reduction in signal strength. Attic-mounting can be an effective option in areas where strong signals are present. To maintain adequate signal strength, an amplifier or preamp is often used.
Other potential obstacles to attic-mounting include a metal roof, aluminum siding, metal gutters, or foil-backed insulation in your walls or under the roof. Any of these conditions can result in signal interference or blockage. If that happens, try installing the antenna in a different location. For the best reliability and performance, mount the antenna to a mast and don't let the antenna touch the attic floor.
Matt from MechanicsvilleMDPosted on 4/23/2015
I am confused. I'm seeing "amplified" over-the-air antennas on Amazon. Does this mean I have to run electricity to the antenna on the roof? Please advise. I'm less than 40 miles from Washington DC, I don't THINK I need an amplified antenna, do I?
Peter G from Charlotte NCPosted on 4/30/2015
To Matt from M'ville The power for the amplifier can be carried up the same coax cable that the signal is coming down form the antenna on. The amplifier shoudl be placed as close to the antenna as possible to amplify the signal before cable losses. A power inserter can be located at a convenient location in the house where the coax comes out (near the TV or at a splitter). At 40 miles from DC, you will likley need a good attic or rooftop antenna and may find amplifying the signal is helpful. Be aware that the amplifier is really only strengthening the signal for long cable runs and splitters. The signal itself will be a function of the antenna and its location.
DonPosted on 5/1/2015
"Coax cable is superior to twin-lead in every way and should be used if possible." I'm no expert, just a guy who has used both, and I would bet that in the experience of most OTA enthusiasts (of the ones that are attentive to detail only) would show that the above statement just isn't true. This is especially true of using a small "outdoor" antenna indoors (I am not speaking of the typical "indoor antenna"). "Twin-lead is not shielded and the entire length of wire can act like an antenna, which may cause reception problems."...or it picks up more stations than coax because coax is so shielded that suffocates the entire purpose which is to pick up signals. "Coax cable is shielded, which prevents signals from leaking into or out of your system. Coax cable is also unaffected by your home's electrical wiring or by contact with metal objects. And coax has a much longer lifespan than twin-lead." Coax was designed for carrying steady signals from the line source, it is not made for Over-The-Air.
bill from goodysvillePosted on 5/16/2015
Matt ....the amplifier goes in the line going to your tv ...so no you don't need electric to your roof......if you get one of those antennas that turn with a motor they use the coax cable to feed the motor with electric
Peter Batista from Oakton VAPosted on 5/22/2015
For someone that has been tracking your work since the days when you would spec car dimensions for sound equipment in your magazine, this is excellent and continues to show the quality of your work. Thanks!
wayne davies from houston, tx 77090Posted on 7/15/2015
on either n indoor or outdoor antenna can you watch one program and record a different program?
Richard Mcintee from Greenwood, MsPosted on 8/22/2015
So informative, to the point
Sandy from Painesville ohioPosted on 9/26/2015
Can we use the cable already installed from a Direct tv dish?
Hamradio from DenverPosted on 10/8/2015
There is no such thing as a HD antenna. Your rabbit ear antenna work just fine, you just need a converter, and all new tv's have them now.
Ed Dougherty from PhiladelphiaPosted on 3/18/2016
I want to 2nd Mr Batista's comment, Jeff, that is outstanding research, reporting and insight. Particularly liked the earlier reference to OTA fans (Don). Indeed, there's lots of us, and in great measure because, yes, the picture really is better, indeed, the best out there. Line up a good antennae setup with a potent 4K TV and you're really cooking with gas, an excellent viewing (and audio!) experience. Love the work that you did here, Jeff, by far the most definitive I've seen, with excellent translation skills down to the general population. Well done.
Earl Adamy from GoodyearPosted on 5/22/2016
I am surprised that Crutchfield is still recommending the Channel Master DRV+. When introduced, it was a little bit ahead of its competitors but has now fallen miserably behind; especially for households with more than one TV. The Tablo 2 or 4 tuner units with a 2TB WD Elements Drive can service an entire home using Roku which also brings access to another 1800+- channels of free and subscription programming ... all from one remote. My second choice would be the Tivo Romaio + Tivo Mini. CM DVR+ would be a distant third.
Bill from Santa FePosted on 6/1/2016
Has anyone here using outdoor antennas experienced any lightning-strike incidents? Has anyone here taken precautions with regard to lightning?
Charles (KY2V) from Jackson,KYPosted on 9/17/2016
See DX Engineering online for great grounding equipment and information on grounding. DX Engineering mainly supplies Amateur (Ham) radio operators but anyone can buy their grounding equipment and most of their other ham radio equipment. An Amateur radio license is required to purchase linear amplifiers from DX Engineering due to Citizens Band (CB) operators purchasing the linear amplifiers and illegally using them on the 11 meter CB band.
Tricia from BradentonPosted on 9/27/2016
I want to cut our cable and go with an attic antenna. We currently are wired through the house with co-ax cable with the splitter being mounted inside the attic entrance. Can I use the current cable co-ax to connect the individual tv's to the antenna or does it require another form of wiring?
Leonard Crawley from GoodyearPosted on 9/28/2016
how many tvs can the "OTA" roof mounted antenna supply a signal to in a house?
Steven Hansen from West HempsteadPosted on 10/3/2016
I have connected my DIY VHF/UHF outdoor antenna using the existing cable wiring to three TVs. I just disconnected the main cable wire at the splitter and connected the antenna wire. I have good reception to all, but the more connections from a splitter weakens the signal and also the TV tuners can make a difference. For example, my oldest TV has trouble with one channel that the others don't, and the newest TV receives two more channels that the others don't, all from the same antenna. I'm not using an amplifier, which might have an effect. I wouldn't add any more TVs to what I have now without an amplifier.
Paul from Lafayette,IN.47909Posted on 11/28/2016
do you have an antenna good for 150 miles?
Karl Denninger from NicevillePosted on 1/29/2017
You need to know the antenna height. Assuming the transmitting antenna is 200' off the ground and you can get your antenna 100' high off the ground you can JUST ABOUT get there to..... 30 miles. If the antenna at the transmitter is 300' up? Then you can make it a few more miles -- like three or four. 150 miles? Not going to happen at VHF and above frequencies. Sorry.
David from Los AngelesPosted on 2/12/2017
The house I'm in still has one of those old roof mount antennas from the "olden days"... if I ran a coax from that to a outa tuner would that suffice?
Lyle Allen from DurhamPosted on 3/9/2017
What is the date associated with the article?
mort from overdalePosted on 4/11/2017
In a real world 300 ohm line has less line loss so if it were to be installed correctly it could do a better job over RG6. Also almost every antenna has been designed to be connected to 300 ohm and will require a device someplace to match unbalanced to balanced 75 ohm.
John from SchenectadyPosted on 5/20/2017
The 300 ohm twin lead is balanced; 75 ohm coax, where one conductor is grounded, is unbalanced.


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2013 - FRESHMAN Made eight appearances as a freshman, including three starts, going 1-1 with a 8.56 ERA over 13.2 innings of work.
Made his collegiate debut in Las Vegas, starting the second game of a doubleheader against UNLV on Feb. 16.
Pitched three innings, allowing two runs on six hits and four walks while striking out one.
Also earned a start against ETSU on Feb. 26, picking up his first collegiate win after throwing 3.1 innings in which he yielded two runs on three hits.
Fired a scoreless frame of relief in a 16-0 win over Alcorn State on March 8.
Kept Florida off the board in an inning of work in Gainesville on April 26.
Made his third start of the year against Arkansas State on May 8, yielding a pair of runs on two hits and three walks in 1.2 innings.
HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from Redondo Union High School where he was coached by Jeff Baumback.
Named a 2012 Rawlings California Regional Honorable Mention selection.
Was 8-3 with a 1.66 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 76 innings on the mound as a senior.
Also hit .402 with four home runs, 16 RBIs and 19 runs scored in his final prep season.
Named the Bay League's Most Outstanding Player and earned all-league, all-area and second team All-CIF honors.
Claimed team MVP and most outstanding pitcher honors at for the Sea Hawks in 2012.
Also tabbed as the 2012 Senior Athlete of the Year at Redondo Union High School.
Played shortstop and third base for the Sea Hawks as well.
Listed as a High Follow in the Perfect Game national rankings.
PERSONAL Full name is Matthew Reed Esparza
Born August 22, 1994
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Posted by Richard Fichera on November 1, 2012
Earlier this week, in conjunction with ARM Holdings plc's announcement of the upcoming Cortex A53 and A57, full 64-bit CPU implementations based on the ARM V8 specification, AMD also announced that it would be designing and selling SOC (System On a Chip) products based on this technology in 2014, roughly coinciding with availability of 64-bit parts from ARM and other partners.
This is a major event in the ARM ecosystem. AMD, while much smaller than Intel, is still a multi-billion-dollar enterprise, and for the second largest vendor of x86 chips to also throw its hat into the ARM ecosystem and potentially compete with its own mainstream server and desktop CPU business is an aggressive move on the part of AMD management that carries some risk and much potential advantage.
Reduced to its essentials, what AMD announced (and in some cases hinted at):


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The Hill's "Whip Count" on ObamaCare – GOP Picking Up Votes
posted at 10:16 pm on March 15, 2010 by Dafydd ab Hugh
In our last installment on Saturday, we were able to report the following:
The Hill newspaper is published daily in the nation's capital while Congress is in session, which is unfortunately true right now. They've been publishing a daily (or so) whip-count; that is, the Democratic and Republican leaders tell the Hill how many votes they think they have, and the paper makes the final judgment (presumably after talking to some of the waverers).
In the count published today, here's how we stand:
- All 178 Republicans will vote Nay.
- 34 of the Democrats are firm, leaning, or likely Nays; this includes eight Democrats who voted Yea the last time around in November.
- 147 Democrats are firm, leaning, or likely Yeas.
- The remaining 72 Democrats are "undecided."
That puts the current count at 147 Yea, 212 Nay, with 72 toss-ups. Note that a majority is currently 216, since there are only 431 members of the House right now.
In today's whip-count, we see some movement — and astonishingly, considering all the proclamations of Obamic victory, it's in the right direction!
- All 178 Republicans will vote Nay.
- 37 of the Democrats are firm, leaning, or likely Nays, three more than last time.
- 146 Democrats are firm, leaning, or likely Yeas (one fewer than Saturday).
- The remaining 70 Democrats are "undecided" (two fewer).
That's 146 Yeas, 215 Nays, with 70 ditherers, and majority is still 216.
In other words, ObamaCare is just one vote shy of defeat in the House… with 70 votes still up for grabs. We must win over one more Democrat — before they win over 70: If Democrats lose even one more congressman, the bill dies.
I still have full faith and confidence in the American people; we have proven ourselves to be steadfast in our rejection of a radical rewrite of all health-insurance rules. The danger is not the American people but rather the Democratic majority, which might still trample the people down with hobnail boots.
But more and more, it appears that simple self-interest will kill this wretched act; simply put, most United States Representatives like their jobs and want to keep them.
But even if the worst happens, even if the Dems suddenly reverse the momentum and end up eking out a marginal victory, I still believe that we can repeal ObamaCare — despite the fact that (as I am reliably informed) no major new government social bureaucracy has ever been "uncreated." Think of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
Why am I so positive? First, because the reliable claim is not particularly reliable; for one example, Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) was an FDR-era welfare entitlement created, as Aid to Dependent Children, as part of the Social Security Act of 1935. Yet it was repealed in 1996, to be replaced with a radically different and far more temporary welfare program titled Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
Even the New Republic has recently hailed the repeal of AFDC and enactment of TANF instead [hat tip Wikipedia, of all sites]; TNR editorial of September 4, 2006, p. 7; the piece appears not to be available online:
A broad consensus now holds that welfare reform was certainly not a disaster–and that it may, in fact, have worked much as its designers had hoped.
But the second reason I am convinced that ObamaCare can be repealed is that it differs significantly from all other social-welfare, social-control bureaucracies enacted by Congress — including AFDC. Unlike all the others, ObamaCare is not supported by voters; it is vehemently opposed by large margins.
If President Barack H. Obama's scheme is finally enacted, it will be over the earsplitting objections of the American people. By contrast, programs such as Social Security and Medicare were wildly popular when they were enacted — and most retain strong majority support even today.
We have never before enacted such wholesale change in the balance between government and governed — when the bill itself was so intensely unpopular; I daresay it's the most unheard-of thing I ever heard of. For that reason, I simply do not believe it will be passed; but even if it is, I do not believe it will survive long in the 112th Congress.
So hip hip, chin chin, and keep your welly up. Courage, Camille. This too shall pass away!
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Tina Green of Albany, Oregon dishes up this refreshing salad as a main course on hot days or to serve with grilled meat. "It only takes a few minutes to prepare while the grill is warming," she notes. "I first tried it at a restaurant and adopted it to our taste."
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- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
- 1-1/2 cups torn Bibb or Boston lettuce
- 1/2 cup cubed cheddar cheese
- 1 medium pear, thinly sliced
- 1 slice sweet onion, separated into rings
- 2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
- 3 tablespoons poppy seed salad dressing
- In a small heavy skillet, melt sugar over low heat. Add walnuts and stir to coat. Remove from the heat.
- Divide lettuce between two serving plates; top with the cheddar cheese, pear and onion. Sprinkle with blue cheese and sugared walnuts. Drizzle with dressing. Yield: 2 servings.
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Philippines English version closed beta test starts April 25, 2014. It will not be IP blocked.
There are tons of sites giving out CBT keys right now and will also tell you how to grab the client ahead of time. I don't think there's a place to enter the keys yet though but there's still plenty on the few sites I've seen them on.


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help I 've lost my way!!!!
I want to sell some work through the gallery route but find it hard to edit my work for display, previously when i've exhibited stuff ( no big shakes opens and group exhibitions ) I've gone with my heart and shown what i think is the strongest work but I havent sold anything for over a year! anyone got any methods they use or beliefs to pick work that will sell - I know this is a very open subject but I just want to really get people talking about their work + got any tips for getting into stock photography?
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I've also been thinking about trying to place some of my work with an agency.
Alamy (http://www.alamy.com/) look quite interesting. Anyone got any obervations on them, or anyone else?
Alamy (http://www.alamy.com/) look quite interesting. Anyone got any obervations on them, or anyone else?
Posted 20 August 2004 - 10:46 AM
I have about 200 images with Alamy - no sales so far though
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|TravelPod Flood Relief
Dec 30, 2004
As you have all heard by now, a terrible earth quake and an ensuing Tsunami have devastated much of the coast from East Africa to Indonesia. It's estimated that the death toll may be as high at 100,000.
TravelPod will be collecting funds to send to our contacts in Sri Lanka who helped with our flood relief fund raising effort last year.
If you would like to help, please send your donations to TravelPod. We will be sending funds to Galle, one of the most heavily affected cities.
Of course we can't help but to think of our members and up to now we beleive that no one has been badly injured or worse.
We've compiled a list of a few travelogues from members currently in the area:
Safe travels.
|TravelPod in the Washington Post (Dec 12, 2004)
Dec 24, 2004
| TravelPod was spotted in a recent edition of the Washinton Post.
Here is a sample of the article:
"On TravelPod.com (www.travelpod.com), visitors can trace bloggers' journeys on clickable maps that take you right to the entries about that particular destination. Now here's a valuable warning to travelers who've been wearing the same pair of socks for 83 days:
Milan is like the Beverly Hills of Italy. Very rich and very fashionable. This is no good when you are a backpacker and your nicest pants are a pair of jeans and your nicest shirt has a Nutella stain on it and smells like B.O."
Thanks go to Andrew Lance Beath for taking the time to send in this news snippet.
|Maps now wrap around the Pacific Ocean!
Dec 16, 2004
You've asked for it, now it's here. When you place a map pin, you are now prompted to answer the following question:
"Did you travel over the Pacific Ocean to arrive at this location?"
If you answer "Yes" TravelPod will wrap your map line around the Pacific rather than showing your travels over the Atlantic.
|Hide lines on busy maps
Dec 1, 2004
Although the connecting lines on our travelogue maps are great for showing where you've been, sometimes zoomed views of highly travelled areas show a jumble of lines.
Based on feedback sent in by our members we've added a new feature which now allows your guests to hide the lines on the map which appears in your entry.
This is done by clicking the "Hide lines" link under the map.
|TravelPod review at Lovemark.com
Nov 19, 2004
Check out what some of our users had to say about TravelPod on the LoveMark.com web review site and post your own review!
LoveMark.com review of Travelpod
|New "Silent Update" feature
Nov 18, 2004
You can now update your travelogues without alerting your users of the change with the "Recently Updated" indicator.
This is great for fixing little typos and the like.
This enhancement was brought to you thanks to feedback sent to us by tina.
When you update an entry or a photo, it is flagged to your guests in your Table of Contents with the label "Recently Updated!". This informs your users of recent changes which they may be interested in reading.
Although this is informative for your guests, sometimes you may want to make minor updates to your entries ( like fixing a typo ) that you rather not alert your guests of.
The "Silent Update" check box, allows you to do just that. When you submit changes to an entry with the Silent Update check box selected, TravelPod will not show the "Recently Updated" label when guests view your travel blog.
|New Quick-save option
Nov 16, 2004
Don't waste time paying for Internet while you update your travelogues!
When creating entries with "Quick-save" you now have the option of skipping the map pin update for faster updates.
TravelPod defaults to the capital city of the country you selected when chosing this option.
|TravelPod in the Sydney Morning Herald (Nov 4, 2004)
Nov 9, 2004
| For the second time, we've been spotted in the Sydney Morning Herald!
Here is a sample of the article:
"TRAVELPOD is one of the best sites around for travellers. Set up by an itchy-footed Canadian called "Lucky" it offers free web space to log your adventures and favourite travel photos. …"
TravelPod in the Sydney Morning Herald
Thanks go to Mal Colledge for taking the time to scan and send in this news snippet.
|Fresh map enhancements!
Nov 5, 2004
Entry-level maps now show all of
your travels, not just your
current location!
(Give us your feedback on this enhacement)
Thanks to your feedback we've changed the zoomed-in maps which are shown inline with your entry. They now not only show your current location, but a also your other travels relative to your current location.
When you select your map pin placement, you'll also see your other pins on the map. This will make it easier to see where to place your pins relative to your others.
Thanks go to kimberish and baldtel_on_tour for requesting this enhancement.
|New photo upload tool!
Nov 5, 2004
Our new progress bar gives you accurate
information on your upload progress!
(Give us your feedback on this enhancement!)
We have received many requests for a new upload tool which provides accurate feedback of your upload status over the past months.
Thanks to a recent request from plasticrover we've realized just how much this was needed and moved this enhancement to the front burner. We are happy to say that we've now added a new advanced tool which gives you accurate feedback on the progress of your uploads!
No more waiting around in Internet cafes, wondering when your upload will be finished!
|New tools for placing map pins!
Oct 30, 2004
( Give us your feedback on this new feature!)
Thanks to your feedback, we've been packing in tons of tweaks and enhancements to the map system.
Today, we've released yet another enhancement which let's you copy map pins between entries. This allows you to place new map pins to the exact location of an existing map pin.
This can be very useful if you have visited the same place multiple times in the one trip and want the map to show this accurately.
This enhancement was brought to you thanks to feedback sent to us by kimberish and jonr17.
When you add a map pin, a popup is shown with a map where you can select the exact location of your entry. This provides a quick and easy way to place a new map pin.
This flexibility can also make it very difficult to place a map pin at exactly the same place twice. For example, if you start a trip in Paris and end it in the same city, you probably want the two pins to be exactly at the same spot.
To make it possible to do this, when you place a map pin for a trip which has other entries from the same country as the entry you are working on, TravelPod will present you with a list containing these entries. By selecting one of these other entries, you can quickly copy the exact same pin to your new entry.
This "copy a pin" feature also enables you to quickly place pins by simply selecting the placement from the list rather than placing it onto the map yourself.
Note: The list is only shown if you have other entries within the trip you are working on with already placed map pins from the same country. If you do not, the list is not shown.
|Country-level maps are here!
Oct 29, 2004
The TravelPod mapping system currently has world, continent and region level maps. Now, it's time to start the country level ones!
We expect this to be a big chunk of work ( there are a whole lot of countries out there! ) but are happy to say that we've upgraded TravelPod to support the new maps and have begun with New Zealand.
Have a look at one of our entries to see the new detailed map in action!
Expect more maps to trickle in over the next 12 months until we finally finish them all off.
If there is a specific country you would like to see sooner than later, let us know and we'll put it at the top of the queue!
|More cool maps!
Oct 29, 2004
The old, generic maps which used to be shown inline with your entry text has been replaced with a dynamic map which shows the exact location of your entry with a nice little glowing red dot!
|Mapping system is 100% live! Update your map pins today!
Oct 22, 2004
With the new "Set Map Pin Button" you can set the precise location of your entry!
We are proud to announce that the TravelPod mapping system is now fully online!
Give us your feedback on this new feature!
This final upgrade to the mapping system gives TravelPod members the ability to set the precise location of their entry on travel maps. This is easily done by simply clicking on localized maps which sets your map pins for your entries.
|What is a map pin?
When you create an entry, a map pin is automatically placed on your travel maps to indicate your location.
These pins are used by TravelPod to plot your trip on the travel map shown with your travel blog and also on the map which is shown with your profile to show a summary of all of your travels.
By default, TravelPod will place a pin on the capital city of the country you select when you create the entry. If you prefer, you can change this at any time.
By making the location of the pin more precise, TravelPod can better illustrate your travels to your guests. We highly recommend updating your maps to the exact city of your travels.
If you prefer, we've also left the option for members to default the entry location to the capital city of the country which your entry is from. So, if you're slightly geographically challenged, don't worry, simply keep your entries set to the capitals and your maps will still be generated for you!
So, it's finally time for you to do some work :), all of your entries need to be updated. We suggest that you update your entries to specific map locations. This will give your travelogue guests a much more precise view of your travels.
In true TravelPod-style, we've done our best to make this easy for you. The next time you login, you'll be shown a menu which let's you easily update your existing entries.
|The October Newsletter is out!
Oct 20, 2004
Check out the October 2004 Newletter
|TravelPod in National Geographic Traveler ( October 2004 )
Oct 1, 2004
|TravelPod named "Best for inspiring wanderlust" by the Wall Street Journal!
Oct 1, 2004
|TravelPod gets a speed boost after a successful upgrade!
Sep 19, 2004
As we mentioned in our past newsletters, we have been working at increasing the bandwidth of TravelPod's connection to the Internet for a few months. After a lot of hard work, we have successfully upgraded our link to give you a much more reliable connection and DOUBLE the original speed!
What does this mean to you? It means faster and more reliable uploads and faster access to your travelogues!
|TravelPod makes it easier to find updated entries!
Sep 17, 2004
TravelPod makes it easier to know which travelogue entries have been recently updated by highlighting travelogue entries updated within the last 5 days.
When you update an entry, TravelPod will now add:
This is added next to the entry on the travelogue's table of contents ( bottom of the print entry page ).
Thanks go to Garrie Powers for requesting this feature!
|New advanced photo optimization feature
Sep 16, 2004
It is now possible to disable the automatic TravelPod photo optimization when uploading photos to your travelogues. This can be done by selecting the "Do not optimize photo" when uploading the photo.
This allows you to optimize the photos yourself if you would rather. Thanks to Tom Wilkinson for writing in and requesting this new feature.
|Can I disable the automatic photo optimization?
|WARNING: This is an advanced feature! Choosing to disable the automatic optimization is not recommended and will result in larger file sizes which means that you will be not be able to upload as many photos. Only enable this option if you are very familiar with photo compression and are sure that you do not want TravelPod to compress photos for you.
TravelPod automatically optimizes the JPG photos you upload in several ways:
– removing useless information attached to your photos which digital cameras add ( like exposure and camera type )
JPG photos store a lot of information and can be compressed at various levels ( 0-100% ). As a best practice, photos compressed at levels above 95% are considered to be wasteful in the file size they consume. As an example, an photo compressed at 90% compared to the same photo compressed at 100% will have minimal difference in quality but a huge difference in file size.
Although photos compressed at 92% retain a very high quality, if for some reason you prefer to compress the photos yourself before uploading them and not have TravelPod compress them for you can disable this feature by selecting the "Do not optimize photo" option when uploading the photo.
When this option is selected, TravelPod will not optimize the photo, leaving the original compression ratio intact. This may result in photos consuming more space than they need to and taking a longer time to view. Make sure you are knowledgeable in this area before disabling optimization.
|More new dynamic maps on TravelPod!!!
Sep 3, 2004
( Give us your feedback on this new feature! )
Woa! We didn't expect to roll out these maps so quickly but it took us a lot less time to put them together than expected.
TravelPod is proud to announce the release of the dynamic travelogue maps on your travelogues today! That's right, what you've asked for is finally here… a dynamic map, on your travelogue which visually shows your travels.
This is only the first release of the maps, expect more accurate map points and localized ( continent, region and country level ) views soon.
|TravelPod spotted in another newspaper!
Sep 1, 2004
It looks like we just can't keep TravelPod out of the press this summer! There has been another TravelPod sighting in a London Newspaper last week.
|New maps on TravelPod!
Aug 30, 2004
| ( Give us your feedback on this new feature! )
As you know, we are rolling out our mapping system in small phases to make sure that you have access to the new features as quickly as possible ( ie: not waiting until it's done in all of it's glory before releasing it ).
We are happy to say that phase 2a is ready and live!
In this phase, a new world map which shows hyper-links to your travels is shown on your profile page, just like the map on the right!
One thing to keep in mind is that TravelPod will put a little circle on the capital of each country you have an entry for ( not the actual city you visited! ). Don't be worried if the map seems slightly off ( ie: an entry to Vancouver would show a dot on Ottawa, the capital of Canada ). This is temporary and we'll be rolling out the next phase that will let you pin point your entry location to a specific city. This will let you make the map more accurate.
The next phases will also bring some awesome maps which will show your travels on localized maps!
|TravelPod in Art Frommer's Budget Travel Magazine
Aug 5, 2004
It's been a busy week for TravelPod! Not only were we spotted in "The Economist" Magazine, but also in "Art Frommer's Budget Travel" Magazine!
|TravelPod in The Economist Magazine
Aug 5, 2004
TravelPod was recently spotted in The Economist Magazine "Innovation Watch" section.
|Better handling of failed uploads at TravelPod
Aug 2, 2004
Dodgy Internet connections and crusty old computers at Internet Cafes sometimes cause image uploads to your travelogues to fail. Although we can't do anything about that, we've added a new feature to TravelPod which maintains your upload settings ( Title and story ) should such an event occur.
Thanks to your feedback, when image uploads fail, you'll now be able to restart your uploads without loosing all of the text you had just entered.
Thanks to Khaled Shivji and Tom Wilkenson for sending in their feedback which contributed to this new feature.
|Better image compression at TravelPod
Jul 21, 2004
TravelPod now compresses images better by removing extra-unused information from the images you upload to your travelogues ( like your camera type, model, exposure, etc… )!
This means that you'll now be able to store more images on your travelogues than ever before!
|SpamSafe messaging at TravelPod
Jul 19, 2004
We've implemented a new web form ( here is a sample ) which replaces the previously shown link to member email addresses on their travelogues ( This is only shown when enabled from the "Trip Options" menu. )
This makes your email address safe from crafty spammers who harvest the Internet looking for email addresses!
|TravelPod takes a member out for pints!
Jun 19, 2004
|MrJoey meets
Having run TravelPod for over 7 years, we've always been keen to meet with members when they're passing through Ottawa.
Last year, Justin Breen ( modernoddyseus ), a long time member, and 3 of his friends crashed at TravelPod HQ ( My apartment 🙂 ) while hitch hiking across Canada. I've also had the pleasure of meeting up with Justin Cormack ( jrcormack ) in London, England as we criss-crossed each other's paths while traveling.
So when Joey Rayner ( mrjoey ) emailed to let us know he would be in Ottawa as part of his 20 month trip, I jumped on the opportunity to show one of our long time members some hospitality and gladly met up for pints.
Check out mrjoey's travelogue for more on his travels.
Are you going to be passing through Ottawa, Canada on your trip? Email us at email@example.com and, we'll be glad to show you some Canadian hospitality as well!
|Easier Image Editing
May 18, 2004
Ever upload an image to the wrong entry by accident? No need to delete and re-upload the image, just move it.
Thanks to a member's suggestion ( Joanna ), it's now possible to move images between entries.
|New TravelPod Mapping system ( phase 1 ) completed
May 15, 2004
We've been working on adding a mapping system to TravelPod for some time now and are getting close.
The final system won't be done for a few months yet but we've completed phase one which is to add country images to entries ( we've also added country flags to the entries as well )
Be on the lookout for dynamically updating maps ( which show your travels ) this summer. Cheers!
|TravelPod Upgraded!
May 4, 2004
As of 7:30pm May 4th 2004, we are proud to announce that the TravelPod upgrade, better known as TravelPod v2, has been completed!
Some of the new enhancements are:
– 1500%+ speed increase
– Enhanced security
– Enhanced backups
– Increased capacity
– New functionality which will make it easier to add your suggested features into the site.
We'll be finishing up the final stages of the upgrade which affect our other systems which help TravelPod run over the next weeks and will keep you up to date on the progress.
Thanks for all your donations which made TravelPod v2 possible!
|Improved Searching at TravelPod
Apr 11, 2004
To help our guests ferret out travelogue stories and photos they are looking for on TravelPod, we've changed our search engine to perform better and to return more accurate results.
|Import your Outlook Express contacts to TravelPod
Mar 21, 2004
It's now easier than ever to add your email addresses to your TravelPod address book!
TravelPod now supports a new feature which allows you to import your existing contact lists from Outlook Express into your TravelPod Address Book!
If you don't use Outlook Express or you prefer to type your addresses in yourself, we've also changed TravelPod to let you add 10 at a time instead of 3.
|Can I import my current address book into TravelPod?
| To keep your friends and family updated, TravelPod can send out notification messages when you update your travel blog. To do this, simply fill in your TravelPod Address Book and we will prompt you to send out notifications when you finish your entries.
To add addresses to your address book you can type them in manually ( 10 at a time ) or you can import them from your email system. TravelPod uses a great import wizard from Plaxo that is able to import addresses from most email systems, including Yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail, Outlook, and Outlook Express.
|WMV movies now supported at TravelPod
Mar 19, 2004
If your digital camera can record videos in WMV format, you're in luck. We have now added support for WMV Windows Movie files to TravelPod travelogues.
Special thanks to Tom Wilkinson for his feedback which led to this new feature
|TravelPod in USA Today newspaper article
Mar 18, 2004
TravelPod was mentioned in the March 19th, 2004 edition of USA Today!
TravelPod in USA Today
|Add bold and underlined text to your entries!
Feb 4, 2004
Bold and underline HTML tags are now supported in entries.
|Spell Check your photo stories
Feb 3, 2004
Stop worrying about your spelling!
TravelPod now has an added feature which allows you to spell check your image titles and stories before uploading them.
This feature is brought to you thanks to a great suggestion by sharadnsusan.
|New feature: TravelPod now let's you save your entries as drafts, you choose when your entries are ready to be published
Jan 31, 2004
Writing a full entry in one sitting can be a difficult task at times, this is why TravelPod let's you save entries as drafts before you publish them.
By setting your entries as drafts you can take your time and perfect your entries in multiple sittings without publishing half finished entries.
|What is a "Private Draft" entry?
| Entries that are set to "Private Draft" are not readable by visitors to your blog. Set an entry to "Private Draft" if:
– Your entry isn't finished yet ( once your entry is ready you can uncheck this option )
– Your entry if your eyes only. Sometimes, you need to write some things that aren't for your guests. This could be some private feelings, thoughts or opinions that you rather keep to yourself.
When you check the "Private Draft" option, instead of showing your entry when your guests select it from your travel blog, we'll show a message indicating that it's a "Private Draft".
This way you can make sure your entry is just perfect before making it viewable to your guests or, you can keep it like this is you rather not share that one entry.
Special thanks to jonboy and kimberish for the feedback which led to this new feature!


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I want to do something for this hive, but not to the point where I end up contaminating the wax. I am open to any suggestions as long as it is natural and good in the long run.
I went and saw Dee Lusby this spring she has 900 hives small cell no treatment for over 20 years.kirk-0
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Linda Smith, 66, of Forsyth died with her loving family by her side on Monday, May 19, 2014, at Rosebud Health Care Center in Forsyth.
She was born on March 4, 1948, in Miles City to Alvin and Shirley Morton Friesz. She had two loving sisters, Landa Smith and Lanita Smith.
Mrs. Smith is survived by her loving husband, Gary R. Smith; six children, Alladin J. (Nancy) Butler, Christine (Angelo) Correa, Bobbie (Zjon) May, Larry R. Smith, Lincoln J. Smith and Jeremy B. Smith; 15 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; her sister, Lanita; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and her sister, Landa,
Visitation will be Thursday, May 22, 2014, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. with family to receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Chapel of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home of Forsyth. Funeral Services will be Friday, May 23, 2014, at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home. A luncheon will follow the services at Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home before going on to Miles City for burial in the Eastern Montana Veterans Cemetery.
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New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the nearly 46 million adults with mental illness have a smoking rate 70 percent higher than those without mental illness, and consume about a third of the cigarettes in the country, though they make up one-fifth of the adult population.
People with psychiatric disorders are often "smoking heavier, their puffs are longer and they're smoking it down to the end of the cigarette," said William Riley, chief of the Science of Research and Technology Branch at the National Cancer Institute. With some diagnoses, like schizophrenia, rates are especially high.
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RIALTO - It's been a rough few weeks for Rialto Unified.
The second school board meeting of the New Year took place under something of a cloud Wednesday night: Eisenhower High school basketball coach Steve Johnson was shot earlier this week in a local park.
"We're facing some tragedies and my heart goes out to Steve Johnson and his family," said board member Edgar Montes.
Johnson was shot several times Monday night in the parking lot at Seccombe Lake Park in San Bernardino. The coach told police he was approached by a man who demanded his wallet.
"When I heard the news about Coach Johnson yesterday, I got sick to my stomach, I got weak to my knees," said board president Joseph Ayala.
Johnson remained hospitalized in fair condition in Loma Linda University Medical Center on Wednesday.
Superintendent Harold Cebrun visited him in the hospital earlier in the day, he said.
"He's in good spirits, joking around, but we did realize he's in incredible pain," Cebrun said.
He advised everyone interested in sending the coach cards or letters should mail them in care of Eisenhower High.
Wednesday night was also the first board meeting since audio of a third-grade teacher berating his students drew national attention.
"We've been taking a little bit of beating in the press, but we have total faith in our teachers and staff," Montes said. "We are very proud of our teachers and we are very proud of our employees. ... Nobody's perfect."
Timothy Braby, a veteran Henry Elementary teacher, was secretly recorded by the family of one of his students in August. On the recording, which later was shared with the media, Braby is heard calling students unintelligent and asking if students are giving him attitude when they fail to indent paragraphs correctly. Braby was placed on paid administrative leave on Thursday, pending the results of an investigation into his conduct.
"We don't want there to be a perception that we don't care," Montes said. "We care about every single child as much as we do our own child."
Braby isn't the only Rialto teacher out of paid administrative leave: More than a dozen people attended the meeting to speak on behalf of Rialto High band teacher Jack Poster, who has been out on administrative leave following an incident with a student earlier this year.
"Just to take him out like that, because of one incident, would be wrong," student Sean Nye said.
"I don't know all the details of what (Poster) was accused of, but ... I would trust him with my children," mother Melissa Wagenhoffer said. She said she had a petition with 624 signatures demanding Poster's return.
Montes said he has faith that Cebrun will handle the personnel matters appropriately.
"It's time to clean the house," community activist Raul Wilson told the board. "All the abuse and violations in this district are on your watch, Mr. Cebrun."
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The teachers do nothing about this
I know i don't wear feminine clothing (yet) or anything, but still. Most, if not all, people still see me as male. And I'm too self conscious too correct them.
good thing i know that a few people i came out to are okay with it though c:
though it sucks that it's the norm in both places, there's good people everywhere.
Oh god I love you girls so much. <3 Stay strong.
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You too :D
At you don't somehow manage to slur your typing like SOME PEOPLE!
Alright so my therapist thinks I'm not depressed enough to be transgender. It's not like hiding it for 8-9 years has made me pretty much stone cold to all emotions or anything. Also apparently I have to be super girly to be trans?
you need one here.
doesnt look very promising for me.
oh my god. tomorrow is the big day and i'm feeling way sicker than i usually do.
The point is that I would get hormones and apparently that's the only thing stopping me
I have an appointment on wednesday I need to figure something out
It's not like someone would lie to get hormones... The therapists should be on your side anyway, they can't decide for you what you feel like.
lots of people have to lie over in norway because of the way stuff works over there.
what a crock of shit. There's no right way to be a woman, a man, a transperson. Telling a client they aren't depressed enough is probably the last thing you should do as a therapist as well
Well this is the only place in Finland where I can realistically go to so I need to convince them somehow. I mean should I go out in female clothing in an obviously male body? I doubt the public reception would be very good.
well, there has to be something you can do.
Been opening up to a few friends about this lately, Told two irl friends and they took it fine and were really supportive about it, I ended up not talking about this to my mother but she knows it is related to me being transgender now.
me: I'm bad at making decisions, at the moment, it would feel as the only right choice.. but I am afraid that I will regret it later
friend: well that means that you aren't ready yet. You have to think about it properly. You have your whole life to decide
Is it true that it is never too late to start the sex change?
I'm really starting to dislike the negative attitudes in this thread. Stop the self-deprecation, it's not going to help anything. You can't rely on the hormones to get you where you want to be, YOU have to take yourself there. If you're tired of people using male pronouns around you, do something about it. Wear your clothes out in public, and stop being so afraid. If you want to be seen as female, you must present yourself as female. And that has to start at some point.
Girls come in all shapes and sizes and varieties, nobody is going to suspect anything unless you're wearing lingerie in public.
If you don't have all the things you need to present yourself as a girl, improvise. Don't have fake breasts? Get a bra and stuff it with old socks. Are your hips too narrow? Roll up some boxers and put them in the sides of your pants. There are tons of things you can do to make things better, and continuing to present yourself as male is not one of them.
What are the rules and regulations regarding transsexuality over in Scandinavia, anyway? I would have assumed they were pretty liberal about it, but I've heard that there's a lot of negativity towards trans-people over there.
For anyone who feels like this, watch this video, it helped me a lot cos I could relate to quite a bit of it :)
with what money?
Unless the laws have recently changed, which I doubt.
awlrighty, i'm going to head to bed. good luck in figuring out a way to talk to your therapist.
Pretty spot-on vid too
Being proactive really can be helpful
oh, i couldn't sleep by the way
I just wish I could have a normal life. I'm already having enough problems and going through a sex change now would mess up everything even more. My social relationships right now aren't too good and I can't afford to people to see me as weird and potentially lose more friends. (I just lost two of my most important people for things slightly related to this so I am seriously scared, and saying "they weren't your real friends doesn't help")
I'm also really scared about using medicine, it took me 4 years for doctors to persuade me to start taking antidepressants and I admit, I clearly should have started it before. I don't even take painkillers, I just can't I'm scared that I abuse them like I did before. Just seeing my tablets on my table scares me that if I flip out I might do anything and I can't stop myself. Going through a surgery is something I wish to never experience, I am so scared of it. Modifying my body is so scary, I don't want to ruin it, I just wish I could learn to live like the way I am. Maybe this is just a stage in my life, even though it has been going on for as long as I remember. Being an artificial girl just feels wrong. I don't want to crossdress because I just feel wrong doing it knowing that I am not a real girl. Fuck, I will never be able to give birth. It's just something that makes me so sad.
I appreciate the support and information I have received, but I will have to live with this and for now I decide to keep being my androgynous self. I find it hard to make decisions and I change my mind way too often and I am really scared about anything that might go wrong and if I change my mind later I will hate myself even more than I do now.
Feel free to PM me, I love talking to you people and I know how important it is for me to receive support while I give my support to you.
I just wanted to get this out of my system, sorry.
Please don't say anything negative about this post, I feel really vulnerable right now.
we're running out of hearts!
youre all fucking sick. pathetic excuses for men, you should all be castrated and then suffer when you realize you dont want to be a woman after all. stupid twats.
Also, received a hate mail from that guy who just got banned, it was so ridiculous that it actually made me laugh. I was going to share it but maybe I shouldn't.
holidays are a long ways off and my birthday already passed months ago.
not to mention my neighbours are fucking assholes who drill stuff into the wall at night, have their dog bark insanely loud and call us assholes for whatever reason they can conjure up.
i'll find money though thats for sure!


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Sunday, October 9, 2016 - 09:18
Following a train derailment east of New Hyde Park, LIRR customers are encouraged to use the Babylon, Hempstead and Montauk Branches. Limited alternative service is available for the Port Jefferson, Ronkonkoma and Oyster Bay Branches. Details are available here.
Sunday, October 9, 2016 - 08:35
Sunday morning post-derailment service plan.
Saturday, October 8, 2016 - 22:00
LIRR train service is suspended in both directions on the Ronkonkoma, Port Jefferson and Oyster Bay Branches due to a train derailment near New Hyde Park.
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 - 13:24
"Open Road" tolling and colorful LED lights are among the changes you'll see in the coming years when traveling on MTA's Bridges and Tunnels. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a transformational plan to reimagine New York's crossings for the 21st century. The plan will institute state-of-the-art automatic tolling at all MTA bridges and tunnels – reducing traffic congestion and decreasing emissions to improve the overall travel experience for millions of residents and visitors in New York State. At the Governor's direction, the state will also deploy cutting-edge technology and security personnel to high-profile crossings in New York to enhance public safety and fortify anti-terror efforts.
Tuesday, October 4, 2016 - 15:34
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced the addition of Apple Pay and Masterpass digital wallet technology to MTA eTix, the mobile ticketing app that enables Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road customers to purchase their tickets anywhere, anytime. Starting tomorrow morning, customers of these services will be able to use both services to purchase one way, round trip, ten trip, weekly, CityTickets -- as well and monthly passes —through MTA eTix.
Tuesday, October 4, 2016 - 13:53
The 33rd annual Oyster Festival takes over the streets of Oyster Bay Village over the weekend of October 15 and 16 and MTA Long Island Rail Road is definitely the best way to get there.
Friday, September 30, 2016 - 15:33
Beginning 5:00 a.m. Monday, October 3, MTA New York City Transit will close the Sutter Av-Rutland Rd and Junius St stations as part of an ongoing $88 million capital project to rehabilitate seven elevated stations along the New Lots Av 3 line in Brooklyn's Brownsville and East New York neighborhoods
Friday, September 30, 2016 - 14:26
MTA Arts & Design has installed additions to two of its major art programs, Lightbox photography and Poetry in Motion®, to welcome customers back from summer holiday with new art on view in the MTA New York City Transit system.
Friday, September 30, 2016 - 09:40
The MTA's Weekender: The Way Around Weekend Work for November 19-20
Thursday, September 29, 2016 - 19:20
MTA Metro-North is Providing a Limited Shuttle Bus Service for Port Jervis and Pascack Valley Customers
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 16:05
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) today announced that it has received four design proposals from qualified engineering firms for the modernization of the LIRR's level in Penn Station as part of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's sweeping plans to transform Penn Station and the historic James A. Farley Post Office into a world-class transportation hub.
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 15:41
A redesign of the A,C, E and 1,2, 3 subway lines at Penn Station-34th Street is among the sweeping plans announced on Tuesday by Governor Cuomo. The plans mean a complete transformation of the historic James A. Farley Post Office into a world-class transportation hub. At the Association for a Better New York, the Governor announced the selection of a developer-builder team including three companies, Related Companies, Vornado Realty LP, and Skanska AB to redevelop the Farley Building, creating a new 255,000 square foot Train Hall to house passenger facilities for the Long Island Rail Road and Amtrak.
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 15:32
A new train hall with LIRR ticketing and waiting areas, a redesigned LIRR concourse at Penn, plus a redesign of the A,C, E and 1,2, 3 subway lines at Penn Station-34th Street are among the sweeping plans announced on Tuesday by Governor Cuomo. The plans mean a complete transformation of the historic James A. Farley Post Office into a world-class transportation hub. At the Association for a Better New York, the Governor announced the selection of a developer-builder team including three companies, Related Companies, Vornado Realty LP, and Skanska AB to redevelop the Farley Building, creating a new 255,000 square foot Train Hall to house passenger facilities for the Long Island Rail Road and Amtrak.
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 09:27
Good news for customers who want texts and alerts about service to be more specific to their needs. The MTA has upgraded and rebranded its Email & Text Alert subscription service, now called My MTA Alerts®, to allow customers to request service information at specific times of the day within 30-minute intervals.
Monday, September 26, 2016 - 11:42
MTA Metro-North Railroad today announced that routine schedule adjustments to certain Metro-North Railroad Harlem and New Haven Line trains will take effect on Sunday, October 2. As part of this schedule change, the railroad will increase service at the Melrose and Tremont stations as a demonstration project to gauge the effect on ridership. On the Hudson Line, a temporary construction-related service change will be in effect on Saturday, October 8, and Sunday, October 9.
Monday, September 26, 2016 - 10:53
A Metro-North conductor has put "If You See Something, Say Something" into action and is being awarded for his efforts. Three other Metro-North Railroad employees are also being recognized for great work by the MTA Board. "As varied as their achievements are, all four employees share the character and leadership abilities that help make Metro-North a great railroad," said Joseph Giulietti, President of Metro-North.
Friday, September 23, 2016 - 09:20
The MTA's Weekender: The Way Around Weekend Work for September 23 - September 26
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 14:39
Two of the Long Island Rail Road's central hubs are about to get makeovers. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Wedensday that work has begun on a $121 million initiative to rebuild, reimagine and modernize the Hicksville station, the busiest station on Long Island. In addition, the LIRR has awarded a $64.9 million contract to create a new platform and tracks at the Jamaica station, the LIRR's central hub and main transfer point. Renderings of the Hicksville project are available here and of the Jamaica project here. The capital investments will improve the two key stations on the LIRR's 40-mile spine between Jamaica and Ronkonkoma.
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 13:17
The New York Transit Museum's annual Bus Festival returns on Sunday, September 25! See and step aboard selections from the Museum's vintage fleet representing more than 80 years of New York City surface transit history. Located on Boerum Place between State Street and Atlantic Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn, the event is free and open to the public from 11am to 6pm alongside the festivities, food, and fun of the 42nd Annual Atlantic Antic.
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - 16:50
MTA Long Island Rail Road is co-sponsoring the 4th Annual Car Free Day Long Island on Thursday, September 22, the day supporters hope thousands of Long Islanders who usually drive will leave their car at home and take the LIRR to work, school, or to run errands.


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Since its 'discovery' as a tourist destination in the latter half of the 20th century, the Maldives has gone from strength to strength, and tourism now accounts for a large proportion of the country's economic output. The increasing availability of flights to the Maldives from most international departure points has also encouraged more visitors to experience this tropical paradise. Spread amongst the 1,000+ islands of the archipelago are pristine beaches, excellent diving spots and all-inclusive resorts. Book a flight to the Maldives with Qatar Airways to discover a world that is virtually picture-perfect.
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For the more adventurous traveller, it is now possible to discover another side of the Maldives and island hop independently. The island nation's capital, Malé, is one of the most popular destinations outside of the resorts, and is home to attractions such as the Sultan Park and National Museum and Republic Square.
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Gene Chizik is out at Auburn, among many other developments in the college football coaching world.
It wasn't a surprise, but it still creates quite the recruiting ripple now that it's official.
Conventional thought tells you that programs like Alabama, Georgia or other SEC schools will be impacted on the recruiting front -- but Syracuse? Clemson?
The answer is yes for each, and it all centers around the defensive end position. That means SU's top priority and the No. 1 prospect in the Empire State, Ebenezer Ogundeko.
Doug Marrone's 2013 class, which will be smaller than most, may very well be measured by how it fares with the top New York City prospect on the board. In the 2012, the staff closed the deal with Wayne Morgan, and most considered the class a success. This season, the perception may be linked to Ogundeko - and his already dramatic recruitment took another turn the moment Auburn announced its intentions to move on from Chizik.
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