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Friday, July 01, 2005
Cornmeal Maple Walnut Twists
Cornmeal Maple Walnut Twists (Adapted from One Smart Cookie)
1/2 cup walnut pieces, toasted and cooled
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup yellow cornmeal
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 large egg white
3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
1/4 teaspoon maple flavoring
About 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
Preheat oven to 350
Place the cool walnuts into a food processor with 3 tablespoons of sugar. Pulse until the walnuts are finely ground. Add the rest of the sugar, flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt. Pulse until blended. Add softened butter and pulse just until it resembles coarse meal.
In a small bowl, combine the egg white, maple syrup and maple flavoring.
Place the combined butter/flour into a large bowl and then add the egg mixture. Stir with a wooden spoon just until combined.
Divide dough into 24 1 to 1 1/2" balls and then roll into 5" long ropes. Shape each rope into an S shape, or any shape you like, and place 1" apart onto a baking sheet coated with nonstick spray.
Bake for 12-14 minutes, until the bottoms are golden brown. Take out and let sit 1-2 minutes so the cookies are firm enough to remove from the sheet. Dip the cookies into confectioners' sugar to coat and then place on a wire rack to cool.
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Immigrant rights activists say they plan a march on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Phoenix aimed at stopping deportations for the day.
Carlos Garcia of Puente Arizona says they are hoping to attract several hundred people for the Monday event.
It is set to begin at 11 a.m. at Margaret T. Hance Park. The group will then gather outside the ICE office at 2035 N. Central Avenue.
Garcia says the goal is to stop deportations for at least the day on Monday, but he acknowledged protesters may be removed from the site and arrested.
Most immigration proceedings are on hold during the federal government shutdown. However, the government continues to deport people.
ICE officials in Phoenix were not available for comment as the communications staff is furloughed during shutdown.

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Drill Bits, Paint Thinner, Eyeliner
Susan ChandlerOnly days after he was named president of apparel at Sears, Roebuck & Co. in February, 1993, Robert L. Mettler was having coffee at New York's posh Helmsley Park Lane Hotel with Pierre Rogers, president of cosmetics maker Lancome USA. Rogers, a Montreal native, was speaking quickly in his heavy French accent and drawing numbers on a paper napkin. His proposal: that Sears create its own private-label line of cosmetics through a joint venture headed by Rogers, who would resign his lucrative Lancome post. Mettler, who was already planning to discuss the cosmetics business with his new boss, Arthur C. Martinez, then CEO of the Merchandise Group, was intrigued. He didn't commit himself, but put the napkin in his pocket.
Thus was born one of the more unusual retailing partnerships of the 1990s. Sears linked up with outsiders decades ago to build some of its biggest brands, such as Kenmore, but has never before offered up equity in a Sears brand. The joint venture, signed in April last year, was considered so secret that Sears executives referred to Rogers only by the code name Vincent, a reference to the shaggy creature in the now canceled TV show, Beauty and the Beast. After a frantic 17 months of creating, manufacturing, and packaging more than 600 products, Sears unveiled its Circle of Beauty line of makeup, skin-care products, and fragrances in mid-September.
The key question: Will American women, who spend $16 billion a year on cosmetics and fragrance, buy personal products from a company best known for Weatherbeater paint, Craftsman tools, and DieHard batteries? "It's a bit of a stretch," says retail consultant Alan Millstein. There's another obstacle: The cosmetics and fragrance business relies heavily on image advertising, and Sears won't be advertising nationally at first because the cosmetics will be sold in only 150 of its 800 stores.
SURROGATE SHOPPERS. Sears, the nation's No.2 retailer, has a lot riding on the outcome. Cosmetics are the next critical step in its $40 million-a-year "Softer Side of Sears" marketing campaign, launched in the fall of 1993 to woo middle-income women. Martinez ordered up the campaign soon after joining Sears in 1992, when he discovered that its best customers for its big-selling Craftsman tools and Kenmore appliances weren't men. They were women, aged 25 to 50, who do almost all the family shopping, from buying men's underwear to picking out a new washer.
The bad news: When it came to their own needs, women went elsewhere. Sears didn't carry much brand-name apparel and hadn't built any big in-house brands as it had with tools and paint. The campaign has helped, though those soft lines still represent only about a third of sales because hardware and tool sales have been growing, too. Sears' retailing profits increased 18%, to $890 million, in 1994. Sales in stores open a year or more jumped 8.3% and are up an additional 4.1% so far this year. But Martinez thinks he can do better.
Sears has spent tens of millions of dollars funding the 50-50 joint venture with Rogers and two associates. It's betting that a market exists somewhere between drugstore blister packs of blush and eye shadow and the high-priced department-store counter. Catherine Wills, Maybelline Inc.'s executive vice-president for marketing, says she's keeping an eye on Circle of Beauty. But she believes the convenience of buying makeup at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. or Walgreen Co. will keep customers loyal.
Sears says its focus-group research found that many chain-store shoppers are intimidated by department stores, where the goods are kept behind glass. But they still want help choosing the right product and color--something most drugstores and discounters don't offer. Sears lets shoppers test Circle of Beauty products themselves while salespeople wait to answer questions. Once they make a choice, shoppers help themselves to the merchandise and carry it to the cash register. "When people can play with products, there's a greater tendency to buy one," says Allan Mottus, publisher of the Informationist, a cosmetics-industry newsletter.
EN ESPANOL. Circle of Beauty's creators took bits of inspiration from current hits. There are botanical ingredients like the Body Shop International's. Skin-care products and makeup are fragrance-free and tested by dermatologists like Clinique's. No animal testing, of course. The packaging, which doesn't mention Sears, is an elegant dark green, not unlike Chanel Inc.'s simple trademark black. But Circle of Beauty costs a lot less. A lipstick runs $8.50, compared with $20 for Chanel. And Sears, with a growing number of black and Hispanic customers, offers twice as many shades of lipstick and foundation as most rivals. Brochures are in Spanish and English.
Advertising won't be expansive at first. Circle of Beauty will hit 100 new stores annually, but it will be years before it's sold widely enough to justify national ads. Sears thinks it can afford to move slowly. "We know building a brand is a long-term proposition," says Martinez, who was named Sears chairman in August. "This is not a quick three-month commitment and pull the plug."
If Sears manages to turn Circle of Beauty into a strong contender, the potential is huge. As apparel sales sag, cosmetics and fragrances have come to represent about 10% of department-store sales, up from 6% a decade ago. They carry 40% gross margins, and Sears' profits on Circle of Beauty should be even higher since it's private label.
Sears has done everything it can to make the new line a success. It spent heavily on consumer research, testing everything from names to products to packaging. Beaute, the French word for beauty, for example, was discarded as a possible name because women couldn't pronounce it. Circle of Beauty is certainly easier to say. The question is, will it ever roll as trippingly off the tongue as Kenmore and Craftsman?


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very easy achievement game
if you're an achievement hunter, you should play this game.
just rent it if you can or buy it, play it quickly and change it for the game you really want to buy. it will only take a few hours to get the full 1000. :p |
WTF!!!!! Very,Very easy game 2h =1000G :eek:
i had lots of fun gettin' the 1000! more than i ever had in tmnt...
Yes, an easy 1000gs, but more importantly, it is actually fun!
yea i agree really easy game. Achievements can be done really fast.
This game is so much fun and very easy to get 1000gs. It's how 'kids' games should be made without having to collect everything for gs.
What a blast i had playing this game. |
It's a simply game with simply achievements I got all the achievements about 6 hours.
Sweet, got this as a rental today. Gonna get me 1000g's tonight....Blooop!
This is available at the Redbox down the street, I'm gonna grab it once I finish Brutal Legend.
Update: Picked it up today, I can't believe how easy it was, I thought I was going to have to give this game a half a day or something. Nope, 2hrs 45min. I wasn't even going for speed. I did read every boss strategy before I got to it. I only died on one boss, got all my B.I.N.K.E.Y. done in the first 3 levels and the rest are story related. Easy Cheevies! |
WOW, I actually got all 1k in less than 2 hours lmao!
It was actually quite fun too!
Love film have sent me this so will play this 2moro morning for the easy 1000/1000
Just watched the movie from redbox last night and thought that it was great. Looks like i'll have to rent the game too!
this was very simple and fast for the full 1000,
so yes, any one should try it |
Im renting this from redbox today and I am really excited to play it and get the Achievements. I am 975 points away from 145,000 GS, so this will get me there!
how much is redbox for renting games?
finished it last night in 2.5 hours.. super quick 1K
did this and truth or lies in one afternoon.. boom
Man that is what blew me away the most about this game...it was FUN!!! Don't get me wrong it was fast I got it in less than 3 hours and that was with my 18 month old son crawling all over me. A lot of kid games could learn from this game. Make the dang game fun and simple run, gun and double jump is a fun break from Brink, Dragon Age 2 and Fallout NV.
I want those quick 1000G so bad but unfortunately, my rent store doesn't have it so I'll have to pay for this game.
one of the easiest 1000 games ever.. not hard at all and no collectibles... finnished in a few hours
I do believe this is the easiest game since Avatar. Took less than four hours. :woop:
Guess I'll have to swing by the Redbox on my way home tomorrow since it got such glowing recommendations here. :)
This game is very short, its borderline Xbox Live Arcade, PSN store release quality game....
but easy 1000/platinum |
I agree, was very fast to get the full 1000, although this game is pure crap. Good thing it's over!
this is such an easy game, didnt even have it a day and i completed it, defiantly a game to get if you just want an extra 1000G =D
Pretty fun and easy game. Took 2 hours to get 1000.
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A few years ago, I found myself–against my better judgment–sitting in Enrichment Night being enriched on the subject of gardening. At the activity's conclusion we all gathered around a long cultural-hall table covered with newspaper and began to sponge-paint terra cotta pots two shades of blue. This is the sort of activity at which I do not excel, and–not coincidentally–do not enjoy. However, I was then in the throes of one of my periodic give-church-programs-a-chance spasms. ("If just pray hard enough, God will transform me from a clutzy smart-mouth into a lilting sylph who enjoys HFPE! OK, so it wasn't very realistic. Show me the human being who hasn't had similar delusions.)
So I dutifully dabbed away at my pot and tried to achieve the two-toned spongey look then current. My pot looked pretty bad, which I didn't hesitate to point out to the women around me (since I had neither any intention of taking the thing home nor any investment whatsoever in an image of myself as a pot-painter). But I had inadvertently evoked the monster that is feminine self-deprecation; they started falling all over themselves to announce, each louder than the last, that her pot looked MUCH WORSE than mine, that she was TERRIBLE at pot-painting, that she could NEVER, EVER paint or craft or do anything as well as hypothetical magical craft Sister X. I wanted to say, hey, wait a minute, this isn't just ritual self-denigration–my pot really is bad! It's OK! I don't care! If just one person had turned to me and admitted it: "Eve, that is, quite simply, the sorriest excuse for a pot it has ever been my unfortunate privilege to behold" I would have laughed my head off in a fit of relief.
Later, however, I had a brief, lovely vision. I saw myself leaping onto the table, knocking pots and paints and sponges helter-skelter and holding my unlovely mottled pot high in the air. I saw myself proclaiming, "Sisters, this is the best DAMN pot you will ever see in all your born days. I am CRAFTMASTER! WORSHIP ME!"
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Graphic Designer
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Permanent retirement from raws-hunting
Age: 31
That's perfectly normal - Maximum7 picked World Embryo from the very beginning, before even volume 1 was put for sale. Before they got torpedoed by the cease & desist call, they were using the monthly chapters released in the Young King Ours magazines instead of volume tank raws, which is what the new team is doing right now.
The translator remains the same for both groups, though.
2008-02-15, 18:05 | Link #29 | |
I can has drinks?
Join Date: Mar 2006
In any case, a publisher in Singapore is doing it in English as well, and I found a local store that would be willing to special order it. I'd like to know how well done it is (can any Singaporeans give me a heads up?) . |
2008-02-15, 18:50 | Link #31 | |
I can has drinks?
Join Date: Mar 2006
EDIT: Though I can't help but be a little suspicious... Can anyone dig up the announcement/press release? EDIT: Good news: It looks like another group has picked up WE, but this time from where M7 left off. Last edited by fict_ticious; 2008-03-13 at 13:34. |
2008-04-03, 02:35 | Link #33 |
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Join Date: Oct 2004
You know, just maybe it's stupid nonsence like this "LOL TOKYOPOP SAYS NO + BLUEBALLS" stuff that kinda, you know, gives certain people who don't buy the manga when it does get licenced some creadance.
Don't licence what you do not intend to and/or can't release |
2008-04-03, 07:21 | Link #34 | |
I can has drinks?
Join Date: Mar 2006
@nero777ban: I don't think you should be asking that kind of stuff around here. |
2008-07-28, 14:05 | Link #39 |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Monterrey, México
Age: 36
It's been a while since the last time I was at this thread.
The news I want to announce is that yesterday Dark Horse Comics made public their official acquisition of the license of the World Embryo manga at Comic Con. Source. Anime News Network |
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WAG No. 229: Amii Grove
The Page Three girl who rediscovered love in a graveyard
Few romances in the world of football are more curious than that of Amii Grove and Jermaine Pennant. In 2007, the Liverpool winger and the Page Three girl were living together in pre-fab mansion bliss, until she spotted him steamrollering another lovely lady on their CCTV cameras. The topless model with two inexplicable consecutive vowels in her name duly caused £200k of damage and sold her "Kop Rat" story to the tabloids.
Two weeks ago, however, the Brummie beauty tragically lost her brother, and was comforted at his grave by her former cheating partner (even though he may or may not have been engrossed in the best reason to watch Hollyoaks, Jennfier Metcalfe). Spotting an opportune moment of emotional weakness Realising his true feelings, Pennant proposed on the spot, and she accepted.
It's like a fairy tale, except with more nudity, infidelity and shameless story selling.
Despite giving the impression that she loathes covering her chest in public, Amii was crowned Miss Bikini World in 2004.
Spoiler bonus: Here's Amii and a host of other models at a house party you wish you were invited to…
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January hiring numbers fall short of expectations
WASHINGTON — Hiring was surprisingly weak in January for a second straight month, likely renewing concern that the U.S. economy might be slowing after a strong finish last year.
Employers added 113,000 jobs, the government said Friday, far fewer than the average monthly gain of 194,000 last year. Job gains have averaged just 154,000 the past three months, down from 201,000 in the preceding three.
The sluggish job growth may reflect what investors and economists have begun to fear: That…


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Tainted Pastries Cause Outbreak In Rhode Island
Tainted Pastries Cause Outbreak in Rhode Island, suggests some newspaper reports. The investigation to unravel the mystery of food borne illness is underway because it is believed that a batch of people got ill after eating cream–filled baked goods.
The Rhode Island Department of Health confirmed the news that tainted pastries caused outbreak. The officials from Rhode Island Department of Health confirmed that health tests were conducted on all suspected eaters and it was found that about 9 of the 19 eaters tested affirmative for salmonella nd another 13 of them were detained in hospital. The health department officials believe that all suspected sufferers have eaten zeppole from De Fusco's bakeries.
Before telling you more about outbreak in Rhode Island let us check what is zeppole and why is it eaten. Well, for all those newbies Zeppole is an American-Italian sugared pastry topped with powdered sugar and custard, jelly,etc. Normally this pastry is enjoyed by American – Italians on St. Josephs Day which fall on March 19th.
Responding to outbreak in Rhode Island the health department recalled back all the baked goods sold by the DeFusco's during the festival time. The further investigations revealed that the tainted pastries which cause outbreak were prepared from pastry cream and éclairs which were stored in unhygienic conditions at the production facility in Johnston RI. As, as part of a calculated move the DeFusco owner has agreed to shut down the business until further notice is put up.
The health officials confirmed that the Zeppole from DeFusco's production facility is distributed to other production facilities and departmenta l store. Some of the other bakeries like Crugnale Bakery in Providence, East Providence, and Cranston and Cumber land also sold the De Fresco's zeppoles from March 16-20. The health officials further confirmed that tainted pastries which caused outbreak were also sold at Calvitto's in Narragansett and Sal's Bakery in Providence.
The health officials issued notice saying that consumers who have purchased pastries from any of these locations should discard uneaten product. Also, the consumers who have eaten the tainted pastries should immediately register for treatment with their healthcare provider.
The tainted pastries that caused outbreak in Rhode Island were laced with salmonella bacteria. The effect of this bacteria starts showing up from one – three days after eating the food. Normally the symptoms last from vomiting , cramps, diarrhea, etc. The small children are vulnerable to higher risk of the nature. higher risk of the nature. The young, children and the old stand the risk of developing serious risks of the salmonella. So, if you have already started showing symptoms for the salmonella then its high time that you should rush to get yourselves treated.
Here is an interesting zeppole trivia: This pastry is commonly served as the street food across Rome, Naples and Sicily.
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Tremonts Customer Service Program
Hotel staff "Got it... and Get It"
A long-standing Baltimore company is planning a rally in honor of its associates (Tremont staff) who "Got it... and Get it," a program designed to emphasize and promote strong customer service despite a gloomy economy.
Baltimore's Tremonts, the parent company of The Tremont Plaza Hotel, Tremont Grand, Tug's Bar & Grille, Grand Cafe, and Plaza Deli in Baltimore, is gearing up to support a pep rally and Ride the Ducks tour on Friday, August 7 for associates who "Get It." Associates will depart St. Paul Place at 10:30 am on the Duck amphibious vehicle and return to the Tremont Grand on Charles Street.
According to Baltimore's Tremonts, the best way to keep its guests and customers happy is by providing exceptional service through its associates. The "I Got It... I Get It" program was created from the company's philosophies of service points to motivate and empower staff to show qualities and skills necessary to provide excellent service. Those who exemplify that they "Got It," meaning outstanding service skills, will be invited to join the program.
Representing the city with knowledge and service is a key element of the program. Associates who "Get It" are being trained to become Certified Tourism Ambassadors (CTA) of Baltimore. The Baltimore Tourism Ambassador Program was launched by the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association (BACVA) to improve visitors' experience through education and service training of hospitality staff across several industries. "There is a citywide effort about learning what the city has to sell," said Tom Noonan, President and CEO of BACVA. "There is a certain level of service that is expected when visitors see the CTA pin."
Michael Haynie, managing director of Baltimore's Tremonts added, "The more knowledge our staff has of the city, the better our customer service." So far 25 associates have already become ambassadors of Baltimore.
The Tremont program has become quite a success internally. "We have associates asking all the time, 'What can I do to become part of the program?,'" said Theresa Gossage Fowler, director of human resources. Associates who have been awarded the honor wear a pin for recognition. The pin is pink with black lettering stating "I Got It... I Get It." The pink signifies the program's support for breast cancer awareness, a cause regularly supported by Baltimore's Tremonts.
The Tremont Plaza Hotel is recognized as a Baltimore landmark serving the community for over 25 years. The Tremont Grand, which is connected to the Plaza hotel, is a restored and renovated historic venue, which offers versatile meeting and event space. For more information on Baltimore's Tremonts, visit www.tremonts.com.


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I'm working on a project for school - I have a file that my program needs to read each line and it needs to indent the each line that is after a blank space and write the results into another file.
I have no prob getting the program to read each line, determine if a line is blank and print to a new file. My issue is that I can't figure out how to tell the program to indent the line AFTER the blank line.
This is a school project, so please DON'T post a complete program or even a bunch of code :) I really just want some direction, advice, hints, tips, etc...


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June 24
Quotes of the day from previous years:
- 2004
- Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail. In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost. The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas. ~ Alfred Whitney Griswold
- selected by Kalki
- 2005
- Conservative, n. A statesman enamored of existing evils, as opposed to a Liberal, who wants to replace them with new ones. ~ Ambrose Bierce (born 24 June 1842)
- proposed by JeffQ
- 2006
- There is nothing better or more necessary than love. ~ John of the Cross (born 24 June 1542)
- proposed by Kalki
- 2007
- Absurdity, n. A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion. ~ Ambrose Bierce
- proposed by JeffQ
- 2008
- All I do is done in love; all I suffer, I suffer in the sweetness of love. ~ John of the Cross (born this day)
- proposed by Kalki
- 2009
- Guilt, n. The condition of one who is known to have committed an indiscretion, as distinguished from the state of him who has covered his tracks. ~ Ambrose Bierce, born that day.
- proposed by MosheZadka
- 2010
- Acquaintance, n. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. ~ Ambrose Bierce
- proposed by Jeff Q
- 2011
- A thousand graces diffusing
He passed through the groves in haste,
And merely regarding them
As He passed
Clothed them with His beauty.
~ John of the Cross ~- proposed by Kalki
- 2012
The very pure spirit does not bother about the regard of others or human respect, but communes inwardly with God, alone and in solitude as to all forms, and with delightful tranquility, for the knowledge of God is received in divine silence. |
~ John of the Cross ~ |
- proposed by Kalki
- 2013
I have said that God is pleased with nothing but love; but before I explain this, it will be as well to set forth the grounds on which the assertion rests. All our works, and all our labours, how grand soever they may be, are nothing in the sight of God, for we can give Him nothing, neither can we by them fulfil His desire, which is the growth of our soul. As to Himself He desires nothing of this, for He has need of nothing, and so, if He is pleased with anything it is with the growth of the soul; and as there is no way in which the soul can grow but in becoming in a manner equal to Him, for this reason only is He pleased with our love. |
~ John of the Cross ~ |
- proposed by Kalki
- 2014
The soul may always say, whether occupied with temporal or spiritual things, "My sole occupation is love." Happy life! happy state! and happy the soul which has attained to it! |
~ John of the Cross ~ |
- proposed by Kalki
- 2015
Any law that takes hold of a man's daily life cannot prevail in a community, unless the vast majority of the community are actively in favor of it. The laws that are the most operative are the laws which protect life. |
~ Henry Ward Beecher ~ |
- proposed by Kalki
- 2016
Humor is … nearer right than any emotion we have. Humor is the atmosphere in which grace most flourishes. |
~ Henry Ward Beecher ~ |
- proposed by Kalki
- 2017
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Circus, n. A place where horses, ponies and elephants are permitted to see men, women and children acting the fool. ~ Ambrose Bierce, born that day.
- 3 Jeff Q (talk) 00:23, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 19:03, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 22:40, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 04:28, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
- 1 //Gbern3 (talk) 02:10, 21 June 2013 (UTC) Clever but what about Cirque du Soleil; they don't use animals.
The little white dove
Has returned to the ark with the bough;
And now the turtle-dove
Its desired mate
On the green banks has found.
~ John of the Cross
- 3 Kalki 09:33, 21 June 2009 (UTC) with a strong lean toward 4.
- 1 Zarbon 02:38, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
- 1 //Gbern3 (talk) 02:10, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
Let us rejoice, O my Beloved!
Let us go forth to see ourselves in Thy beauty,
To the mountain and the hill,
Where the pure water flows:
Let us enter into the heart of the thicket.
~ John of the Cross
- 3 Kalki 09:33, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 02:38, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
- 1 //Gbern3 (talk) 02:10, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
My Beloved is the mountains,
The solitary wooded valleys,
The strange islands,
The roaring torrents,
The whisper of the amorous gales;
The tranquil night
At the approaches of the dawn,
The silent music,
The murmuring solitude,
The supper which revives, and enkindles love.
~ John of the Cross
- 3 Kalki 09:33, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 02:38, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
- 1 //Gbern3 (talk) 02:10, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
The cynic is one who never sees a good quality in a man and never fails to see a bad one. He is the human owl, vigilant in darkness and blind to light, mousing for vermin, and never seeing noble game. The cynic puts all human actions into two classes — openly bad and secretly bad. |
~ Henry Ward Beecher ~ |
When, O crowned Jesus; when, O loving Saviour; when, O patient and just Judge — when wilt Thou come forth from Thy hiding, and change tears to smiles, and groans to joys? When shall that choral song burst forth, sweeping through the air, and circling about Thy throne, which shall proclaim the redemption of the world to the Lord God? |
~ Henry Ward Beecher ~ |


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Job description: Self-employed Writer
I am allowed to choose my own working hours, and since I have no employees at home, to dress how I like when I am working 'at the office'. (This annoys lots of people, and seems to make them jealous.) Working in pyjamas, or in bed to keep warm (as I often do) is somehow seen as not proper work. Interestingly, my new accountant says that the bedroom is a valid working area for a writer. Bless her. The fact that I often work far longer hours than a person in a regular office seems not to count. But anyone self-employed who works at home can choose their own hours. A writer is no different from, say, a graphic designer or a computer game programmmer in that respect. Or, indeed, an architect, a potter, a sculptor, an artist, a researcher, a freelance anything - and a list of other 'work at homers' as long as your arm. Would you question whether those jobs were 'real'? No. Didn't think so.
Aims of job: Producing a saleable product
The problem lies with the fact that the product is not, in the beginning, physical, although in the end, with the help of agent and publisher it will become so. My primary products are ideas and creativity, which eventually result in a book. In the 'real world', almost every product we buy in the shops starts with a creative idea - sometimes big, sometimes small. Without James Dyson's creative and inventive mind, we would have no bagless vacuum cleaner. Without some nameless genius's creative input, we would have no Cadbury's Fruit and Nut Chocolate. You see where I'm going with this? Everything, yes everything, starts with an idea. Some work, some don't. That's why every writer will have a drawer (or, nowadays, computer folder) full of manuscripts that will never see the light of day.
Let's put those under the 'real world' department called Research and Development. Some books take years of R & D, especially if there is history or a specialised subject involved. R & D is an investment of time and energy which may not pay off every time, but which still has to be done in the interests of accuracy and veracity. A writer will hope for a contract before they commit to this, but it doesn't always happen nowadays. Not everything I have written in the past has sold to a publisher - for many reasons, some of them out of my control, but mostly because that particular book just wasn't good enough. Writer's products may sometimes fail at the first hurdle, just like any other company's. But most of what I write nowadays has a good chance of selling, since I work very closely first with my agent (who I employ for good reasons such as contacts, market experience etc, as well as being a professional 'eye') and then with my publisher to make my product - the book - as saleable as it can be. Every 'real world' company does the same in their own sphere, as well as product testing. An author must do that too - perhaps working with a class of children to see whether a new piece of work 'hits the spot', and adapting and changing as necessary. But books are only really product tested when they hit the shelves, so every one is a risk.
Proper product planning and scheduling are also important parts of the writer's job. Deadlines must be met. If several books are contracted for, a reasonably accurate and achievable schedule must be in place. Clashes must be avoided if at all possible, and this means working closely with agent and publisher. Two books coming out with two different publishers at one time of year is not a good plan, just as a 'real world' company would avoid bringing out a new and exciting brand of chocolate at exactly the same time as a competitor. In corporate terms, it's not good to compete against yourself, as it dilutes the sales message.
Marketing/publicising the product
Most 'real world' companies have a marketing/publicity department. I am the same. Except that with my 'company', all the departments are bundled up into one person. Me. So, in this case, the book product and the author product become one entity. One cannot be marketed/publicised without the other. This means that I work hard at the 'author platform', which consists of website, author Facebook page, author Twitter page and blog (see links to all these below). Learning how to wrangle all these things correctly takes a lot of time and energy away from the creation of the main product (the book), and a balance must be struck so that the primary focus is not lost. I must also look at my budget for implementing these things. Other marketing/publicity tools are: school visits, library visits, bookshop visits, festival visits, radio/tv/blog interviews, vlogs, videos - and I also do some journalism and reviewing which keeps my name current. For some of these I will work with my publisher (the distributor of the product), and their publicist will be key in getting me into places I would otherwise not be able to access. For this I must find a new skillset - I must speak in public (hard for someone who works solo for most of the time), and I must find the ability to promote myself and my books without in any way appearing to do so in a 'hard sell' manner, (because that will put buyers off). Because I write for children, I also have to get past the 'gatekeepers' ie booksellers, librarians, parents, reviewers. Any 'real world' company will involve some or all of these elements when launching a new product - the difference is that they will be able to employ the 'hard sell' tactic, they probably won't worry about gatekeepers, and they are likely to have a large, dedicated budget and team. Every book a writer publishes must be seen as a 'new product'. The author can be seen as 'the brand', and a brand can be built up to have a loyal core of buyers, with new buyers being tempted in on a case by case basis.
Contributing to the National Economy
If I earn enough annually, I pay taxes. That's a big if. Children's authors generally, as has been said here and elsewhere, do not earn a lot from books, despite the JK Rowling misconception that some people have of us, and have to 'top up' their income with school visits etc. (Strangely enough, the JK Rowling idea goes hand in hand with the 'real world' perception that all children's book authors do is write about fluffy bunnies in a dilettante sort of way. Which is partly why I'm writing this piece. But I digress.) I pay my website designer and Computer Guy (when I can afford to). I buy office supplies, books to keep up with my industry, for research, for reviewing on the blog (that's a lot of books, thus contributing to other authors' incomes - and yes, I visit the library too). There are other things, too boring to enumerate here. It may not be much, but even a little is better than nothing.
Does that sound like a proper job to you? It certainly feels like it to me. But I've absolutely hated breaking it down into the sort of corporate terms the 'real world' will understand. I will always be businesslike, efficient and professional when I have to (which is often) - but the major part of the time I spend working is mine to dream, create and write books which will give children and young people pleasure and speak to them in many intangible ways. I shouldn't have to describe what I do in commercialspeak to make it 'real' to the outside world. Writing is a proper job. Full stop.


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A 'migrant worker's guide' to the city of St. Petersburg has provoked an outcry from rights activists in Russia and internet users in Tajikistan who claim it depicts labor migrants in an 'offensive way'.
Meaning well?
The authorities in Russia's St. Petersburg apparently meant well when they produced a reference guide for the city's migrant workers in August. Available in Russian, Kyrgyz, Tajik, and Uzbek, 'The Migrant Worker's Guide' (pdf) has been distributed among laborers from Central Asia to help them make their way in the city. The guide contains legal advice on registration with the authorities, recommendations related to personal hygiene, and precautions against sexually transmitted diseases. It also gives advice on cultural aspects of life in Russia.
Thousands of copies of the guide had already been distributed before the leaflet was spotted by Russian rights activists in mid-October. They condemned the guide for featuring cartoon-style illustrations depicting migrant workers as tools such as brooms, paint brushes, trowels, and paint rollers. In contrast, the local residents are depicted in the guide as human beings. Alexander Shishlov, human rights ombudsman for St. Petersburg, criticized the cartoons as "not conducive to tolerance".
Confronted with criticism, St. Petersburg's authorities denied having anything to do with the guide, suggesting that it had been designed by a non-governmental organization and approved by migration officials in Central Asian states. They also promised to stop the distribution of the leaflet.
Outrage in Tajikistan
Despite the reassurances, the guide has provoked outcry in Tajikistan, the country which sends over a million of its citizens annually to Russia for work. Journalist Khiromon Baqozoda was the first person in the country who reacted against the offensive images. On the Radio Ozodi's blog, Baqozoda shared (tj) the details of his telephone conversation with an official in charge of St. Petersburg's international affairs as well as with the author of 'The Migrant Worker's Guide'. According to the journalist, she managed to convince them that the cartoons were offensive and unacceptable.
Numerous comments (tj, ru) underneath the blog show that most visitors on the website also found the representation of migrant workers as tools deeply insulting.
Another Tajik journalist, Salim Aioubzod, on his personal blog also criticized (tj) the controversial guide:
Шумо, агар ба ман гапи хубе омӯзондан мехоҳед, чаро худро дар шакли одами зиндаву маро дар сурати асбобу анҷом қаламдод мекунед? Оё нахустин сабақи чунин тасвирҳо ин нест, ки ман бояд кӣ будани худро фаромӯш накунам ва ҷойи худро дар ҷамъияти инсонҳо ба хубӣ бидонаму аз ёд набарорам?
If you would like to teach me something good, why do you portray yourself as a living person and me as a tool? Isn't the primary thing that such [guides] purport to teach that I should not forget [who I am] and that I should remember my place in the community of human beings?
Blogger Isfandiyor Zarafshoni speculated [ru] about the motives behind depicting migrant workers as physical objects rather than human beings:
Эти картинки обезличили, унизили и обесчеловечили наших сограждан. Нас представили в виде орудиев труда – без души, без тела, без культуры. Это понятно, потому что орудиев труда легче обидеть, использовать и эксплуатировать, не испытывая при этом никаких укоров совести.
These images have defaced, humiliated, and dehumanized our fellow citizens. We have been represented as tools, without souls, without bodies, and without culture. This is understandable because it is easier to offend, use, and exploit tools, without feeling a remorse.
Other voices
On the largest Tajikistani Facebook group 'Platforma,' many people appeared not at all offended by the images used in the Russian guide. Solomon Burikhan, for example, suggested [ru] that the tools that supposedly represent foreign workers might have nothing to do with citizens of Tajikistan:
а что там подчеркнули что таджики и есть шпательки и мастерки[?],если нет то не обрщайте внимания,среди мигрантов есть и китайцы и вьетнамцы и весь кавказ,надо что бы и эти диаспоры возмутились…
Have they indicated that those trowels and paint rollers are Tajiks? If not, don't pay attention. Migrant workers [in Russia] also include the Chinese, Vietnamese, and people from all over the Caucasus. These diasporas should feel angry…
Another Facebook user, Rizich Akbari, who now lives in Russia, contended [ru] that it was the publicity and controversy that made the images appear offensive:
Честно говоря, я бы не обратил внимание, если бы этому не предали такой огласки. А относятся к нам, к каждому индивидуально, я например абсолютно не чувствую на себе ничего негативного, а другие может и чувствуют.
Honestly, I wouldn't have even paid attention [to these images] if there wasn't all this publicity. [In Russia], they treat us all differently, on an individual-to-individual basis. For instance, I do not feel any negative attitude towards me, but some others may feel it.
The controversy surrounding the depiction of migrant workers in the Russian-produced guide has led the authorities in Tajikistan to react publicly. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said [ru] the production of such documents should always be coordinated with the authorities in Tajikistan. The Migration Service urged the authorities in St. Petersburg to destroy all copies of the guide deemed "offensive to the national feelings of the Tajik citizens".
New national symbols?
Karomat Sharipov, head of the Moscow-based Tajik Labor Migrants movement, said [ru] the governments of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan (the three countries in whose languages the guide was published) should seek to ban the distribution of 'The Migrant Worker's Guide' in court:
Если они этого не сделают, значит, их устраивает, как наших людей позиционируют в России, и тогда они сами будут причастны к этой позорной истории. Пусть тогда заменят гербы на наших паспортах и нарисуют там новые символы наших наций – веник, валик, кисточку и шпатель.
If they don't do it, it would mean that they are alright with the way our people are represented in Russia. In this case, they would be complicit in this shameful [occurrence]. They should then also replace coats of arms in our passports with the new symbols of our nations – brooms, paint brushes, trowels, and paint rollers.
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ASAP Rocky has come to be known for his provocative videos, and the clip for "Purple Kisses" does not stray far from this theme. Instead of playing JFK this time, we find Rocky in a haze.
The somnabulent video matches the song quite well: drugs are smoked (like a cigarette), women kiss each other, and Rocky watches over the whole affair like a glassy-eyed sultan. "Purple Kisses" will also make an appearance on his new mixtape, Lord$ Never Worry, which comes out August 28 (featuring the entire ASAP Mob crew). Watch the video below.
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Four people have been killed in a suicide attack in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, officials say. At least 15 other people were hurt when two suicide attackers struck in Spin Boldak, the district governor of the area told the BBC. The attackers shot dead a guard at a meeting of tribal elders before detonating suicide vests. Spin Boldak, close to the border with Pakistan, has seen numerous militant attacks in the past. It is seen as a major smuggling route for weapons and an infiltration point for militants passing over the two nations' border. The roof of the building in Spin Boldak was reported to have collapsed. It is unclear how many people were inside at the time and there are fears the death toll could rise. |
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Rigoberta Menchú Tum
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Rigoberta Menchú Tum was awarded the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her work for social justice and the ethno-cultural reconciliation of peoples in her native Guatemala. At 33, she became the youngest person and the first indigenous person ever to receive the prize. Menchú went on to serve as the official spokesperson for the United Nations International Decade of Indigenous Peoples from 1994 to 2003, and established the Rigoberta Menchú Tum Foundation, which promotes the rights of indigenous people around the world. she is author of I, Rigoberta Menchu and Rigoberta: La Nieta de los Mayas. www.rigobertamenchu.org
When you touch the power, you are different. You are very, very different.
I didn't buy votes – that was a victory.
I am not a product.
Sometimes women do not support each other.
The most important thing is to show women that they have a very important mission in this world. Victory is every day.
I would get up in the morning and I would say, "How am I going to bother them today?"
Women are bought, votes are bought, children are sold and bought.
Corruption is everywhere on every level, from the highest level, to the highest level.
We still have a conscience and we have to rescue it. I will never be corrupted.
I am very happy to be here. I am strong.
In every country the poor people don't have power.
The world today has a very poor quality of life when women accept many things that we shouldn't.
The only way we can help women is by educating them.
We never take revenge because we are one in union with nature.
When one feels angry one should just go and take a walk and talk off your shoes, sit by the river and listen it. And then the anger will go away.
Energy renews when one has spiritual health.
When we have suffered too much we need to find a way of healing.
It's a very good thing to have in your house a sacred space where you can accumulate your energy.
My mother always said to me if you are fine within yourself you can help other people.
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Absence seizure: a generalized seizure involving a brief interruption of consciousness. The person briefly stares blankly and the eyelids may flutter. This is also called petit mal.
Acquired epileptic aphasia: Regression of language after normal language development; this condition is associated with seizures and behavioral problems.
Acupuncture: A Chinese tradition where fine needles are used to stimulate specific areas along certain meridians that balance the energy flow in that area.
Ambulatory EEG: A portable type of EEG that allows the electrical activity of the brain to be recorded over a period of several hours or several days. Electrodes are attached to the scalp and a recorder is worn on a belt around the waist. This eliminates the need to be in the hospital and the person can continue his or her daily activities.
Anoxia: A lack of oxygen.
Antibiotics: Drugs that fight infections.
Anticonvulsant: An antiepileptic drug used to treat seizures.
Antiepileptics: Medications used to prevent the spread of seizures in patients with epilepsy.
Arteriovenous malformation: A tangle of blood vessels in the brain that can bleed and commonly cause seizures.
Ataxia: Difficulty walking or balancing.
Atonic seizures: Generalized seizures causing sudden loss of muscle tone resulting in falls to the ground. Recovery is rapid, but the patient is at a risk of serious injuries to the head or other body parts.
Auras: Warnings before a seizure that the patients can recall. This is a sensation—sometimes a strange smell or taste or a twitching in one limb—that may act as a warning that a seizure is going to happen. Auras are actually simple partial seizures and may sometimes occur in isolation, without progressing to a complex partial or tonic-clonic seizure.
Automatism: Automatic or altered behavior—typically occurring during a complex seizure—lip smacking, rearranging objects, chewing or swallowing movements, fumbling with clothing, and undressing.
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Basilar migraine: A migraine associated with complicated symptoms such as slurred speech, loss of balance, or brief loss of consciousness.
Benign sleep myoclonus: A distinctive disorder of sleep in infancy characterized by rhythmic myoclonic jerks (sudden muscle contractions) that occur when the child is asleep and stop when the child is awakened. Sleep myoclonus usually disappears after a few weeks and can be confused with epilepsy.
Brain tumors: Abnormal growth or production of brain cells, neurons or supporting cells (glia).
Brand name: The name given to a drug by the company that manufactures it.
Catamenial epilepsy: Seizures that only occur before or during menstruation or at the time of ovulation.Seizures that only occur before or during menstruation or at the time of ovulation.
Catamenial migraine: Increase in the frequency of migraine attacks in relation to different phases of menstruation.
Central nervous system: The portion of the vertabrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
Cerebellar atrophy: Shrinkage of the lower part of the brain called the cerebellum, which is important for the coordination of movement and balance.
Cerebral angiogram: An x-ray of the arteries and veins in the brain. For the test, a contrast dye is passed into the blood vessels through a catheter.
Childhood absence epilepsy: Age-related benign generalized epilepsy with very brief clusters of absence seizures, these seizures are also referred to a petit mal seizures.
Childhood epilepsy with occipital paroxysms: Benign epilepsy with visual auras and EEG reveals excitation in the occipital lobes. Often confused with migraines.
Clonic seizures: Epileptic seizures characterized by jerking movements that involve muscles on both sides of the body.
Complementary and alternative medicines: This is a group of diverse medical and healthcare systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine.
Complex febrile seizure: Seizures occurring in relation to high fever, usually prolonged and may show asymmetric involvement of the body or focal features clinically. These tend to recur more often.
Compliance: Taking medication as prescribed (i.e. the correct dose at the correct time).
Computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan: A brain scan showing anatomy of the brain using x-rays.
Convulsive syncope: A brief loss of consciousness (syncope) associated with mild convulsions and stiffening.
Cortex: The outer layer of an organ or other body structure.
Cortical dysplasia: A malformed disorganization of the cerebral cortex.
Cryptogenic epilepsy: Epilepsy where the cause of the condition cannot be determined.
Cyanotic: Spells that are associated with fear, trauma, and emotional stress. A child stops breathing and turns blue and may have a brief loss of consciousness.
Deep brain stimulation: A treatment where a probe or electrode is implanted and used to stimulate a clearly defined, abnormally discharging brain region to block the abnormal activity.
Depression: Chronic feelings of sadness, despair, and helplessness.
Diabetes mellitus: Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin.
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI): Measures the movement of water in the brain and detects areas where the normal flow of water is disrupted. A disrupted flow of water indicates where there could be an underlying abnormality.
Disconnection: Surgical resection of neuronal pathways that connect two areas of the brain.
Doose syndrome: A rare disorder with frequent and sudden drop attacks, violent myoclonic jerks, or abrupt loss of muscular tone (i.e. astatic seizures).
Drop attacks: A sudden loss of muscle tone resulting in falls and physical injuries. The seizures are breif, generalized and are associated with both atonic or tonic seizures.
Electrical epileptiform discharges: An abnormal excitation in the brain referred to as "epilepsy brain waves."
Electroencephalogram (EEG): Graphic representation of brain waves revealing the functional status of the brain.
Encephalitis: Inflammation of the brain tissue.
Epilepsia partialis continua: Continuous seizure activity originating from one side of the brain. Patients may be completely aware of their surroundings. This condition is commonly seen in patients with brain tumors.
Epilepsy: A neurological condition where a person has a tendency to have repeated seizures, more than two that are unprovoked.
Epileptiform discharges: Abnormal waves in an EEG in patients with epilepsy that indicate signs of excitation in the brain.
Epileptogenic: Having the ability to induce epilepsy.
Epileptologist: A neurologist who specializes in epilepsy
Febrile convulsions: Convulsions seen with high fever.
Febrile seizures: Seizures in association with high fever.
Focal seizure: An older term for a partial seizure. A seizure coming from one discrete focus or part of the brain.
Focus: An identified area of the brain from which partial seizures arise.
Frontal lobe: The part of the brain that is involved in movement and some aspects of thought, judgment initiation, and abstract thinking.
Gamma knife: A relatively new form of surgery that uses gamma radiation to destroy the part of the brain that the surgeon has identified as being the cause of epilepsy.
Generalized epilepsy: Epilepsy characterized by different seizure types, such as tonic-clonic, tonic, absence or myoclonic seizure. These are typically not preceded by any aura and show widespread involvement of the brain on the EEG during the seizure.
Generalized seizures: Abnormal electrical activity occurring simultaneously from both sides of the brain.
Glutamate: An excitatory neurotransmitter.
Grand mal: A sudden attack or convulsion characterized by generalized muscle spasms and loss of consciousness.
Grid: An array of multiple electrodes that is inserted after opening skull bone. It can cover a wider area of brain compared to strips.
Hemispherectomy: Disconnects one cerebral hemisphere from the rest of the brain. It is performed only for intractable epilepsy where one side of the brain is functioning poorly.
Hemispheres: Two parts of the brain (right and left). Hydrocephalus: An enlargement of the head caused by an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (liquid that serves as an extra cushion to protect the brain and spine from damage) in the ventricles of the brain. As a result, a person with hydrocephalus may suffer mild to moderate mental retardation.
Hyperventilation: Rapid, deep breathing; this technique may provoke epileptiform waves or seizures (especially absences seizures) during an EEG recording.
Hypothalamus: A region in the brain that controls all the glands and the autonomic nervous system.
Hypothyroidism: Insufficient production of thyroid hormone levels in the body.
Hypoxia: The prolonged lack of oxygen to the brain.
Hypsarrhythmia: A distinctive EEG pattern associated with infantile spasms.
Ictal: The period during a seizure.
Idiopathic epilepsy: Epilepsy where the cause of the condition is not know but genetic factors are believed to be involved.
Infantile spasms: Clusters of rapid jerks followed by stiffening or jackknife movements.
Intracarotid sodium amobarbital procedure: Also called WADA test, used to localize speech and memory function prior to surgical treatment of temporal lobe seizures.
Intracranial EEG recording: EEG recording from intracranial electrodes (electrode grid/strips placed directly on the cortical surface or implanted depth electrode).
Intractable seizures: Seizures that do not respond to treatment.
Ischemia: The prolonged lack of blood supply to the brain.
Juvenile absence epilepsy: Primarily absence seizures with onset near puberty, myoclonic and grand mal seizures are also seen.
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: A syndrome with onset during teenage years and is characterized by absence, tonic-clonic, and myoclonic seizures.
Ketogenic diet: A high-fat diet that is sometimes used to treat severe epilepsy in children.
Lafora disease: A form of progressive myoclonus epilepsy with psychomotor retardation, seizures (primarily myoclonic or grand mal), and EEG shows occipital spikes. Diagnosis is made with skin biopsy and/or genetic testing.
Landau Kleffner syndrome: A rare childhood syndrome where the child has seizures and regression of language.
Lennox-Gestaut syndrome: A severe form of epilepsy that usually begins in early childhood and is characterized by frequent seizures of multiple types, mental impairment, and a particular brain wave pattern (a slow spike-and-wave pattern). The seizures are notoriously hard to treat and may lead to falls and injuries.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): A brain scan using magnetic field showing details of the structure of the brain in a three-dimensional way.
Magnetic source imaging (MSI): Superimposition of MEG data on a magnetic resonance image (MRI).
Magnetoencephalography (MEG): Noninvasive functional brain mapping that localizes electrical activity of the brain by measuring the associated magnetic fields emanating from the brain.
Medically refractory seizures: Seizures that are not controlled by medical therapy treatment alone as monotherapy or in combination.
Meningitis: Inflammation of the coverings of the brain (meninges).
Mesial temporal sclerosis: Subtle scar seen in the temporal lobes in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy due to neuronal loss.
Monotherapy: The use of one drug only in the treatment of any medical illness.
Multiple subpial transections: This procedure is a kind of epilepsy surgery where small cuts are made into the brain's cerebral cortex. This helps to reduce or eliminate seizures arising from important functional areas of the brain where removal of tissue in not possible.
Myoclonic seizures: Generalized seizures with brief jerks of a part of the whole body.
Neurological conditions: Medical conditions involving the nervous system.
Neurology: The medical science that deals with the nervous system and disorders affecting it.
Neuropsychiatrists: Physicians who specialize in neurological conditions that are producing psychiatric symptoms.
Neuropsychologists: Physicians who specialize in the relationship between the brain and how individuals think and behave.
Neuroradiologists: Specialists who use imaging devices and substances to study the brain.
Neurosurgery: Surgery that is carried out for the treatment of conditions of the nervous system.
Neurosurgeons: Surgeons who carry out surgery for the treatment of conditions of the nervous system.
Neurotransmitters: these are small molecular-weight compounds that convey messages across a synapse.
Nonepileptic seizures (NES): Seizures that are not caused by epilepsy.
Occipital lobe: The part of the brain that is involved in visual perception.
Ohtahara's syndrome: A neurological disorder that affects newborns, usually within the first 3 months of life (most often within the first 10 days) in the form of epileptic seizures. Infants have primarily tonic seizures, but my also experience partial seizures, and occasionally, myoclonic seizures. Ohtahara syndrome is most commonly caused by metabolic disorders or structural damage in the brain, although the cause or causes for many cases cannot be determined. The EEG shows typical changes called "Burst suppression" pattern.
Pallid syncope: Often precipitated by trauma, the child becomes limp and extremely pale with very brief loss of consciousness.
Panic attack: A sudden onset of panic with no apparent cause.
Paresthesias: A sensation of prickling, tingling, or creeping on the skin.
Parietal lobe: The part of the brain that is involved in perceiving sensations.
Paraxysmal: A sudden outburst or eruption.
Partial epilepsy: Epilepsy originating from a part of the cortex.
Partial seizures: Seizures where the abnormal electrical activity begins in one part of the brain.
Petit mal: See absence seizures.
Photic stimulation: Stimulation of the brain by flashing light or alternating patterns of light and dark.
Photosensitive epilepsy: A form of epilepsy where seizures are triggered by flickering or flashing light at particular frequencies.
Photosensitivity: When seizures are triggered by lights flashing or flickering at particular frequencies and, sometimes, by certain geometric shapes or patterns.
Positron emission tomography (PET): A 3-dimensional brain scan that gives information about the function and the structure of the brain. It is a nuclear medicine test in which tissue function can be imaged. Damaged tissues have reduced metabolic activity; therefore, gamma radiation from these areas is reduced or absent.
Posttraumatic epilepsy: Seizures resulting from head trauma.
Progressive myoclonic epilepsy: A neurological condition characterized by myoclonic and grand mal seizures, as well as, developmental delays. It can occur during infancy.
Psychosis: A mental disorder in which delusions and hallucinations are combined.
Reflex epilepsies: Epilepsies that are triggered by specific stimuli.
Seizure: An abnormal clinical behavior as a result of excessive excitation of brain cells.
Seizure focus: Where the seizure is originating; also called the "seizure foci."
Seizure threshold: A person's resistance to seizures that can be inherited. Patients with a low seizure threshold have a higher propensity for seizures.
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs): Medications used to treat depression, anxiety or other psychiatric conditions. They slow down the ability of nerve cells to absorb serotonin.
Simple partial seizure: A partial seizure where the person remains fully conscious but experiences unusual sensations such as strange tastes or smells, feelings of fear or déjà vu, or involuntary twitching of limbs.
Spinal bifida: A congenital defect in the spinal column. There is an absence of vertebral arches and coverings or the whole spinal cord may be protruding.
Status epilepticus: Seizures continuing for prolonged time, usually more than 30 minutes, without returning to baseline.
Symptomatic epilepsy: Epilepsy where the cause of the condition is known.
Syncopal episodes: Brief loss of consciousness due to decreased blood supply to the brain.
Syndrome: A combination of signs and/or symptoms occurring together indicating a particular disorder.
Temporal lobe epilepsy: Epilepsy where the seizures originate in the temporal lobe of the brain. The seizures are usually complex partial seizures.
Temporal lobe: the part of the brain that is involved in speech, language, memory, and the perception of smell and taste.
Temporal lobectomy: A procedure to remove part of the brain that is involved in speech, language, memory, and perception of smell and taste.
Todd's paresis: Paralysis of temporary duration that occurs after a seizure.
Tomography: The technique of using rotating x-rays to capture an image at a particular depth in the body, bringing those structures into sharp focus while blurring structures at other depths.
Tonic seizures: Generalized seizures where a person's body becomes stiff and he or she may fall backward. The seizure usually lasts less than one minute and recovery is rapid.
Tonic-clonic seizure: This is a generalized seizure, also called convulsion or grand mal.
Toxicity: Adverse side effects of a drug on a patient.
Tuberous sclerosis: A neurological condition associated with seizures, mental retardation, and skin lesions. Multiple organs such as skin, heart, brain, kidneys, and eyes can be involved.
Tubers: Abnormal disorganized large neuron cells in the cortex. Also seen in tuberous sclerosi.
Vagal nerve stimulator: A small generator implanted in a person's chest. The generator stimulates the vagus nerve that may prevent the abnormal brain activity that gives rise to a seizure.
Vasovagal attacks: A temporary vascular reaction associated with rapid fall in heart rate and blood pressure.
Ventricles: Hollow cavities in the brain filled with cerebrospinal fluid.
Video EEG: A test involving simultaneous EEG and video recording.
West syndrome: A syndrome characterized by infantile spasms, mental retardation, and a specific EEG pattern (hypsarrhythmia).


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Girl Crush: Jennifer and Jessica
Jennifer Garner and Jessica Biel bonded while filming Valentine's Day and have been friends ever since. On a rare girls' night out, the stars dish about the difficulties of (usually) being the only woman on set, the pros and cons of having a famous significant other, and whether or not either of them really "has it all."See pictures from the photo shoot, plus get star style and shop the shoot!
"She's not that tall, but you can tell she's strong," says Jessica Biel, talking about her 55-pound pit bull mix — but she could just as well be talking about herself. Biel and I are discussing our love for our dogs (she sleeps with hers as I do with mine) as we wait for her new best friend, Jennifer Garner, to join us for dinner at Madeo, a legendary Italian restaurant in Beverly Hills where Al Pacino is said to keep a standing reservation. The hostess has seated us in a booth in the farthest corner from the door in an attempt to offer some privacy, but Biel's beauty can't go unnoticed. Fresh from a taping of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, Biel has her hair perfectly styled, her makeup perfectly applied. There are sequins sparkling on the T-shirt under her open cardigan sweater. And just moments ago, the whole restaurant watched as she gracefully strode toward this back booth.
Underneath the glitter and gloss, Biel is the real thing. At 27, she has been able to figure out how to take life seriously without taking herself so. I become aware of this when we continue our bonding over the climb she has planned up Mount Kilimanjaro. (I climbed the same mountain a few years back.) One of a group of environmental activists and artistic types who have named their trek Summit on the Summit, Biel is climbing the mountain to call attention to the world's clean-water problem. More children, she informs me, die from polluted drinking water than from AIDS and malaria combined — one child every 15 seconds.
A murmur sweeps through the room, a sound not unlike the low roll of wind along the high heathered regions of Mount Kilimanjaro, as a slightly harried Jennifer Garner rushes through the restaurant and slips into our booth.
"Sorry I'm late, but I got lost and—" Garner stops herself upon seeing the gussied-up Biel. "You look gorgeous!" she exclaims. "And look at me. I didn't even change my clothes to come here," she says in the exhausted-but-happily-so tone of a mother with two young children. Garner, 37, is dressed in a black cotton turtleneck and black jeans. She wears no makeup at all, and her hair is pulled back in a ponytail. She possesses an incongruous combination of sexual charisma and girl-next-door normalcy. There is no artifice about her — it is the essence of her appeal. She is Sandra Dee—nuded.
The two stars became fast friends on the set of the film Valentine's Day, a kind of American version of Love Actually with a roster of stars that includes Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Patrick Dempsey, Bradley Cooper, Ashton Kutcher, Jamie Foxx, Jessica Alba, and Shirley MacLaine. Biel plays a single sports publicist who hates the holiday; Garner's character has an affair with an obstetrician played by Dempsey and discovers late in the movie that he's not what he appears to be.
"We don't work with a lot of women on our films," says Garner, explaining why she and Biel connected during the shoot. "And I haven't worked much at all lately, to tell you the truth. The two weeks I worked on this movie were the only two weeks I've worked in about a year-and-a-half because of being pregnant and now having a 1-year-old. But when I do work, it's always one woman and a bunch of men in my casts — maybe my character has a friend in the script, but not always. It's odd. So on this film, it was great to have someone like Jessica around, even though most of our scenes as best friends were over the phone."
"And do you find this true, Jennifer?" Biel asks. "I know I do: You never really bond with all the guys in your cast like they do with each other." Biel is nevertheless excited to tell Garner about her work "shooting N4 machine guns and 9-millimeter Berettas" on the A-Team movie she's making with Cooper, Liam Neeson, and Patrick Wilson.
The waiter approaches our table. "I'd like some wine," says Garner. "I never go out much anymore, so I'm going to have a glass of wine. This is living it up to me now." The women each order an appetizer, a main course, and an order of pasta Bolognese to be shared by the three of us.
"Oh, I heard the sweetest story about Violet the other day," says Biel, mentioning Garner's 4-year-old daughter (older sister of 1-year-old Seraphina). "One of Violet's classmates came up to her and said, 'I heard Jennifer Garner lives in your house.' And Violet said, 'No, she doesn't.' The other kid kept insisting, so Violet came home and asked you, 'Mom, who is Jennifer Garner and why are people saying she lives with us?'"
PHOTO GALLERY: See pics from Jen and Jessica's photo shoot here.
Garner downs almost half her glass of wine at hearing the story. "Wow. That's true," she says, then pauses, considering whether to give more credence to it. "She just knows me as Mom, so I did have to explain to her for the first time about the difference." She takes another sip. "I'm just holding down the fort while Ben works right now," she says, mentioning her famous husband, Ben Affleck, who has 10 more days of filming The Town, a movie he wrote, is directing, and stars in. "I'm so impressed by his discipline. He gets up and works out every day at 4 a.m. before heading off to work. Every day. I used to do that sometimes for Alias," Garner says of the television show that made her a star (and won her a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series as well as a SAG Award and four Emmy nominations). "But not every day. And I'd do it for 30 minutes, maybe 45. He does it for an hour-and-a-half. He comes home and collapses, and then rewrites scenes for the next day, then crashes and does it all over again. He's worn out. Jon Hamm is in it, too. It's kind of a heist movie, and Hamm plays the FBI guy."
"Mmmm ... Don Draper," says Biel, invoking the name of Hamm's character on Mad Men. "I'm fascinated by Don Draper. But I hate him."
"Like every other woman, do you want to sleep with him?" I ask.
"No!" she says emphatically. "No, I don't. Not at all."
Garner giggles and orders another glass of wine.
"Both of you have very famous men whom you really do sleep with," I venture. They are reluctant to talk about their famous significant others (Biel has been dating Justin Timberlake since 2007, and Garner married Affleck in 2005), but I have to ask. "Does that double your own fame? Does it become part of your girl talk?"
"Well, we don't need them to be famous ourselves," says Garner. "It's not like I go to Jessica, 'Oh, how's your famous boyfriend?'"
"But come on," I prod. "You have to be aware you have really cool partners."
"Yeah, from time to time we talk about swapping," Garner deadpans.
It's Biel's turn to giggle now, but then she turns serious. "It does help to have a partner who understands what fame is about and can share that with you. It's a hurdle you don't have to get over."
And how do the women cope with fame? "I think I have it all in perspective," says Garner. "If you're healthy and happy and you have a roof over your head, then that's what's important."
Read the rest of the interview in our March 2010 issue, on newsstands February 9th.


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Thread: Ray Rice has been quiet
02-11-2013, 11:44 PM #49Regular 1st Stringer
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I respectfully disagree. Denver's D was 3rd in the NFL against the rush in terms of yards/game, 2nd in terms of yards/carry. New England was 9th in yards/game and 6th in yards/carry. SF was 4th in yards/game and tied for 3rd in yards/rush. Ray went up against some of the best rushing defenses in the league during the post-season. THAT'S why his stats suffered.
However, I think we will see his numbers improve next year. Assuming Flacco and Caldwell have continued success in the passing game, I think Rice will find defenses softer against the run. With the struggles the Ravens' passing game had this past regular season, I think a lot of DCs approach to stopping the Ravens was to stop Ray Rice first. After Flacco's playoff run, I think they're gonna fear the passing game a bit more now.
02-12-2013, 09:40 AM #50Veteran Russell Street Raven
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I agree with this to an extent and it does explain some of Rice's struggles, but Pierce ran significantly better against the same tough fronts, which would not have been true if the opposing defenses were the full explanation.
Reviewing the tape, Ray Rice looked very uncomfortable and tentative. He missed the hole more often than not and struggled to follow Leach's lead blocks. He looked like a completely different player in the playoffs most noticeably in his ball handling. He was carrying the ball out away from his body all the time, usually he holds the ball high and tight to his body (correctly). I think he was forcing it, not having success, and then forcing it and overthinking it even harder out of frustration. He still does not look comfortable in the zone-blocking scheme. He is a much better fit for a power/man blocking scheme.
Rice is not a dominant back who is going to run through 8 and 9 man fronts at will. He never has been and never will be. When teams sell out to take him away they will probably succeed at least to some extent, but that means other guys should be having a ton of success, and that didn't happen enough under Cam Cameron. I think under Caldwell we will be better at taking advantage of teams selling out to take Rice away which will make them more reluctant to do so.
I would also prefer to see Ray Rice stick to around 20-25 combined touches a game and no more (15-20 carries and 5 catches or so, with Pierce chipping in another 10-15 carries or so.) He had 30 rushes, no catches, vs. Denver and I think that wore him down, although obviously that was a factor of Pierce getting hurt.
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I think we blew the call on 2nd down from the 1 early in the 4th quarter when we went to Rice for the second play in a row. I think the team probably wanted to have Rice score a TD in the Super Bowl and help him recover from the fumble, but running him right into the pile wasn't the best call for him or for the team's chances to win the game. Pounding it in would be a better task for Pierce or even Leach, and probably better still would've been a pass to Pitta or Boldin from there.
02-12-2013, 11:33 AM #52On The Practice Squad
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I think that this pales in comparison to the FACT that the OP made a cuss out of ascii art.
Re: Ray Rice has been quiet
That's not what Bellicheat said in NE Championship Game. I swear, some people.
SF didn't give him the chance either, stacked box or no stacked box. They just needed
Willis and Bowman, two of the best tacklers in NFL and that D was ranked 4th vs the
run to begin with. They got the best of Rice but that opened up Boldin's heroics on the
outside. You see, Willis and Bowman are LBs focusing on Rice.
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02-13-2013, 09:26 AM #55Veteran Russell Street Raven
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The whole excuse that teams key on Rice is bologna. Teams key on the run because the Ravens run out of a two back set where one guy is only really good for blocking. They can cover Boldin on the outside with a corner. They bracket T. Smith with a safety which leaves 7 or 8 guys in the box. Pierce had more success and I am guessing if you watched tape and charted his runs that majority of them were out of a single back formation. Ray Rice is not great runner. He is a great all around running back. Teams absolutely accounted for him in the passing game which opened things up for Boldin and Pitta in the passing game. Rice does not have the best vision running the ball. He is not a guy that is going to get 3-4 yards against defenses set up to stop the run. He will get a lot of 1 to 2 yard pick ups and break a long one. Guys like AP and Foster will get 3-4 yards just about every carry.
Rice has always been overrated as a runner. He was the only game in town the last few years and got a ton of carries and that allowed him to get to 1200 yards. His value has been as dual threat. I think Rice's stats will go down next year. I think he will be more productive but will get less touches than he has in the past. Pierce will be able to carry a bigger load that will offset. The offense is going to be built around Joe and I am expecting less two back sets and more easy passes on early downs to get the passing game going. It won't be run run throw deep ball to T smith anymore.
Re: Ray Rice has been quiet
Pierce's vision and ability to find holes is outstanding. I hope we see more formations where Rice and Pierce are on the field at the same time.
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I think Rice was too emotional going into the playoff games because of Lewis' retirement. Rice was thinking way too hard not to mess it up for Lewis . Everyone knew a loss would be the end of Lewis' career and I think that got to Rice more than others being how close he is with Lewis. Rice will be fine next season. Also, the game plan changed more this past season to fit into Flacco's hands than the previous years where the main goal was to get Rice the ball. Rice carried the offense until Flacco was ready(which many believe was sooner than this past season). With Flacco getting more control, Rice lost the carrying weight.
Re: Ray Rice has been quiet
With all the momentum SF had at that point they were going to score fumble or no fumble.
Speaking of emotional, niners were the ones that were emotional. There were even reports here that K sounded
nervous in interviews. Then they spot us 28 points thru tons of mistakes and penalties.
They came back but choked so bad in the first half they couldn't pass us and then Ravens padded the score in the
4th qtr. Ravens even had 2 extra points to throw away on the safety. Then K finally choked under pressure on
the goal line stand.
Tom Matte fumbled at the top of the 2d half in SB 3 that led to a score. Shit happens.
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For those of you will Sirius/XM, RR is on NFL Radio right now.


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August 2, 2007
Supposedly vital statistics
Weight: 38-41 kilograms
Height: 5 feet no inches
Work experience: 9 years, 2 months
Weaned at: 8 months
Having coffee for: 10 years
Having sex for: 9 years
Waist: 22 inches
Money in bank: 30,something
Bank balance: Zero if the above is entirely withdrawn
Debt: 57,000
Will probably be arrested if: I don't pay 45k to previous company
Amount previous company owes me: 60,something
Chances of getting that: Zero
Number of friends on orkut = 200 plus
Number of friends on Facebook: growing everyday
Friends I share in common with Ex = 30 at the least
Number of friends who ABSOLUTELY love me, faults, warts and all: 3, and one is my cousin
Number of friends I can call when lonely, and they'd come/talk till I feel ok: 1, the other is in London
Number of people who really dislike me: still counting
Number of schools I have changed: 12
Number of 'best' friends I've had in those schools: 4
Number of best friends who back-stabbed: 2, both women
The men I dated, very seriously: 5
Ages at which I dated them: 15, 17, 20, 23, 25.
The times I really know my heart broke: 3 and now it cannot happen anymore
Number of cigarettes smoke on a bad day: 20 plus, I realized this yesterday that I had started smoking a lot again…
Number of meals I have on a good day: 2
Number of meals I have on a bad day: zero
Number of men who really loved me: 1… and to think the first thing I ever made him do was bully him into throwing potato wafers at people passing us, he was 13, me 14…
14 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Well , what can one say , really ? You're honest.....both with others and yourself . Is denial really bad , though ? Or perhaps good ? As Tyler Durden's alter ego in Fight Club says : " This is your life , and its ending one minute at a time . "
- taurius1 said...
I dunno why, but I like this post of yours a lot.
And wasting potato wafers? tsk tsk. There's better things to pelt strangers with. - 11:00 AM
- Clit Chatting aka Eve* said...
thankyou Taurius.
@ Anonymous = I like the other one, "Cigarettes kill you slowly, am not in a hurry either." - 11:01 AM
- AnnoyMouse said...
Been reading you for a while.Couldnt stop responding now.
20 cigs?? and you still have 1 left to call upon? Maybe a 21 would take away that one too.
I'm sorry, i do admire your writing a lot.Started with the blogs in ibnlive.And certain comments on the previous post was unwanted,whoever that was.But this post...well...maybe certain changes in onself would make the good numbers a bit higher other than persisting that one should love you as it is.Would you if our new President calls upon for friendship?Takecare of your health.Your words will fill up your bank balance oneday(no not a psychic),just a gut feeling.Cigarattes kills slowly,it also kills the people near you.And when your bank balance piles up you would end up spending it all to regain smoked off health.
hmm... takecare missy.And continue on that other blog...the loona stuff.And yes this post is one of a kind...enjoyed reading it.
Okay!Back to silent reading.ta.... - 11:26 AM
- In exile said...
(wo)maaan !! you got guts. Keep going, saw some unwanted comments on the last post, hope you have taken it with a pinch of salt & with your chin up & write more often........ seeking sustenance !!!
- Anonymous said...
Number of friends who ABSOLUTELY love me, faults, warts and all: 3, and one is my cousin
hello. i thought i was one too. :) keep going :) - 11:57 AM
- Clit Chatting aka Eve* said...
oi! Anonymous who loves me... WHO?! Please tell. Four always sounds better than three... strangely, all three who love me are geminis.
who are you: hint, hint. please.
Annoymouse = love the name. and thankyou for 'stepping out'.
InExile = you surprise me. still. :) - 12:14 PM
- Anonymous said...
You know , I'm sure you've guessed this by now.....the Taurius1 chap is in love with ya !!!
- Clit Chatting aka Eve* said...
Taurius1 is my midnight pal who stops his work to drop in a line here and there. Who sends me links that i am looking for even when i have not asked for them AND has, till date, NEVER said a word out of place. I enjoy talking to him when the time permits. And whoever you are, Dear Anonymous, thankyou for pointing that I might have a 'friend' in Taurius 1. love is a heavy word. - 1:26 PM
- deepti said...
I loved this one the most for obvious reasons..:-)
- whitelight said...
12 schools!? one for each year?
- Anonymous said...
Can there ever be such a thing as " friendship " between a pretty , intellectual gal and a guy who cant get any ?? You should know that the fearless , indomitable spirit that your writing renders , is very VERY arousing to a lot of guys . An unconquerable , " impenetrable " woman is always very attractive , Heh Heh !!! So Tauris1 seeing himself as only a friend , la dee da ! He's more desperately welling with " feelings " than a lovesick tomcat , Heh Heh ! And I mean it as a compliment , I'm a friend !
- anonymous (the jogi type) said...
arre. yaar.
sorry for not being the mysterious dark stranger. 's just me. jogi who should be in the List of 3 (now 4) i'm a capri-saggi cusp by the way. so i guess i am just as split down the middle as a gemini.
anyway. now that my cover is blown. might as well use my real name.
of course, i just may have to kill everyone who knows my real name now. ;) - 7:06 PM
- bullzrulz said...
I dont think u r doin a bad job in earning frenz writing all this ... i dont sympathize wid u .. u dont need to be sympathised with!!
U are earning frends mate and i mean it .. - 4:35 PM


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Height: | 6-3 |
Weight: | 240 |
Year: | Fr. |
Hometown: | Portland, OR |
High School: | Lincoln/Choate Rosemary Hall (CT) |
Position: | DL |
2009: Played on JV team.
At Lincoln (Portland, Ore.) High School and Choate Rosemary Hall: Three varsity letters and team captain senior year... Had most interceptions in the state and led team in tackles in 2007... 2007 first-team all-conference... Played on three state quarterfinalist teams and one state runner-up... His 2005 defense was No. 1 in the state... Played DE, SS, FB and TE... Threw shot, javelin and discus for track & field team... Also played basketball and baseball... National Honor Society... Ruth Arbuckle Award... International Baccalaureate Diploma... Oregon Scholar-Athlete Award... Captain and LB for 2008 season at Choate.
Personal: Charles McConnell Holmes is the son of Oliver Wendell Holmes III and Jennifer Lea Frentress... Eagle Scout... Grew up on ranch in Northeastern Oregon and raised and showed animals... Moved to Portland for high school.


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