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Monkey Mcdermott
Joined: 09 Jul 2006
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Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 6:56 pm
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Well then.........I see.
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Location: Land of the Grumpuses
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 7:08 pm
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So glad I live in a country where people think it's okay to kill black people. Gives a sense of pride. Dignity. Bone chilling death of the soul.
::lesser crisis mode::
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Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 7:45 pm
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the job made a proposal to bring me back on with mo' money. tried hard selling me on the phone.
tried to frame it like i was letting everyone down and being a bad person for not wanting to work there. started badgering me, talking over me, talking to me as a silly little person making a big mistake but i could be big and come back and all would be forgiven, don't you know how much we put into you here? very few things ever really get to me and I'm typically described as being very unflappable and inured from taking things hard. but this? i had shit-all to deal with this emotionally.
i think in a day or two i'll be okay. right now though my head is completely full of fuck
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Usagi Miyamoto
Joined: 09 Jul 2006
Posts: 2262
Location: Gone for good
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 10:49 pm
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I once quit a job where they made a product that had many perfectly legitimate uses, but that was often used for some very scummy activities. I admit, I didn't leave over that, though. The main thing was that it was a poisonous place to work. The head of the company was basically a T-Rex in a human suit. I once had the displeasure of attending a product review meeting scheduled for two hours with him and much of the senior staff, that turned into a four-hour meeting where he held forth with a continuous blisteringly foul-mouthed tirade against nearly everyone in the room, while chain smoking throughout. Yes, it was a no-smoking workplace. I quit when I had another job lined up and so I was only a month or so without a paycheck. They offered me a 20% raise to stay, but I wasn't having it, and I don't regret leaving in the slightest.
If you're good at closing over the phone, you should have no trouble finding a lucrative and wholly above-board B2B inside sales job, without having to sell derivative-based annuities to widows and orphans for S. Legree & Company. I dunno if that's what you want to do for a living, but it's definitely in demand.
The reward for a good life was a good life.
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DeD CHiKn
Joined: 03 Aug 2006
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Location: Baltimore, Maryla*gunshot*
Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 6:20 am
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My mom is putting down her cat today. What they thought was an over active thyroid was really leukemia once the results came back.
He's gone down hill really quickly. Hes nothing but skin and bones. He had a good 15 years though, never went wanting for anything.
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Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 11:20 am
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That's rough. Was the cat important to you, or is it the effect on your mom that you're worried about?
"Worse comes to worst, my people come first, but my tribe lives on every country on earth. Ill do anything to protect them from hurt, the human race is what I serve." -
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Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 12:16 pm
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Well apparently one of my coworker friends was found collapsed outside and they had to call 911.
She was apparently well enough to text someone what happened a bit ago but because this is work of course that is literally the only thing I know.
Oh my god I hope she's okay.
Samsally the Gray
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Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 2:02 pm
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Some Chinese bastard tried to get into my GMail account.
Luckily Google was smart enough to realize that Canada is a little far away from China and blocked the login and flagged it as suspicious. Now I have to go change all my passwords for various web accounts.
Damn commies.
The Thirties dreamed white marble and slipstream chrome, immortal crystal and burnished bronze, but the rockets on the covers of the Gernsback pulps had fallen on London in the dead of night, screaming. - William Gibson,
The Gernsback Continuum
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DeD CHiKn
Joined: 03 Aug 2006
Posts: 10229
Location: Baltimore, Maryla*gunshot*
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 2:41 am
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Dogen wrote:
That's rough. Was the cat important to you, or is it the effect on your mom that you're worried about?
More my mom. She's depressed enough as it is and this was her favorite cat.
She seems to be OK for now though. Her other two cats are keeping her company.
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Location: under the bed
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 12:32 pm
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hope your mom is ok, DeD - i know how hard it is to lose a pet.
and sam - yay for leaving those bastards! if you can sell, you should certainly be able to sell yourself, so i figure you will be able to find something pretty soon. while it may not be as lucrative, there is something to be said for preserving your body and soul.
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Location: Land of the Grumpuses
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 5:14 pm
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Had a conversation with another baby boomer about generation differences. She said that Gen Y'ers are communists (with all the sharing and reliance on others.) and that Gen X'ers are the generation that moved back in with their parents. She also said she doesn't get how Gen Y'ers and X'ers can be so willing to help random strangers - like that's just such an alien way of living!
(These were said as off-hand jokes, but based on other conversations with her she very much believes this stuff.)
She then went on to say that Gen Z is just amaaaaaaaazing with how much they care about everyone and the environment and junk. They're so awesome, they are totally skipping the 'generation me' thing that Gen Xers and Yers are plagued with.
I get that there is this big divide, and there are different mindsets. But why the hell do the insults and stereotypes have to continue existing?
On a semi-related note, I could do without cliche jokes regarding adults and their parents that people really love to bandy around, since my relationship with my parents went down in a huge flamey firey pyre - and I haven't talked to or depended on them for many years now.
Like, "Man, my mom is sick. I mean, you're so lucky, you don't have to worry about yours." Yeah. That is totes true. It is clearly better to not suffer the physical loss of a parent who loved you, and instead to live with the result of being raised by abusive people who didn't know what the fuck they were doing and set my emotional/mental/financial development back about ten years. Let us all have a good laugh and pass around the cliches.
And now I'm off to live up my decadent lifestyle, drinking $2.00 wine in a holey pair of pants. And sandwiches. With meat, because, yes, I am
::lesser crisis mode::
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Location: The Marine Corps
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 5:47 pm
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What metric are you and your friend using for these generations? Because my understanding is that Gen-X is people born in the 70's and early 80's, and Gen-Y (Millennials) encompasses people born from the mid 80's to 2000. Which would make all of the members of Gen Z 13 or under.
I guess this is a long way of asking who gives a shit what a bunch of 13 year old's think?
"Whatever afflicts thee, their asses I shall kick"
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Vox Raucus
Joined: 31 Oct 2007
Posts: 1274
Location: At the Hundredth Meridian
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 6:59 pm
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I'll add to the job related horrors.
A permanent posting for the Supervisor position at work finally opened up (my Supervisor has been filling in for my Manager, who was filling in for our Director, for like the past year). I had acted in the Supervisor role for 8 months last year, until I went off on parental leave. When I was filling in as Supervisor, all the staff were thrilled to have me, I didn't screw up at all, and got a ton of shit done. Other Supervisors were telling me that they hoped I would get the position, because I was so good to work with. I applied for the permanent posting, had a great interview (I thought), my skillset matches what they said they were looking for in the interview, my references were all stellar.
But I didn't get the position. Instead it went to a fucking imbecile, who is a complete buffoon and is basically incompetent. The Supervisor job involves knowing all the rules for contracting, as all contracts have to go through him in order to be approved. If this guy comes across a situation, instead of looking the rules up, he just fucking invents a solution?!. He's terrible in meetings, droning on and on about useless shit and wasting everyone's time. He blames any mistakes he makes on other staff, and takes all of the credit for any accomplishments in our office. I thought I had been pretty up front with my manager about the issues I was having with this guy, but my manager just seems to have ignored them. I was told in the interview that they were looking for someone who is "more collaborative than directive, innovative, flexible, and who can problem solve complex situations with multiple stakeholders". This guy is completely directive, not creative at all, absolutely rigid, and couldn't problem solve his way out of a paper bag.
Since I went back to work on Monday, my job has gone from being challenging but tremendously rewarding to a living hell. I've asked for a meeting with the manager, but he's been blowing me off all week.
Fucking fuck.
The cat's indifferent or he's just furious, it seems that he's never neither
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Martian Kyo
Joined: 12 Jul 2006
Posts: 1542
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 9:56 pm
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Sorry Vox, it sounds awful. Being passed up always feels like a kick in a groin.
Especially if you have to go back to work everyday.
It's like when a girl you liked picks another guy, and then after that you have to hang out with them pretending you're all friends and cool. While having that secret desire their relationship fails, which make you feel guilty cause you like the girl. But I digress...
There's very little comfort I can offer, just don't do rash things. However do calmly explore other options, changing your job perhaps, if that's not an option...take up a hobby or a personal project to take your mind off of the fact you didn't get the promotion.
Sorry again.
Hydrogen fuel and Grumpy Cat coffee
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Posts: 21331
Location: under the bed
Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 12:47 pm
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geez, vox - who is the new supervisor related to? because it sounds like he didn't get the position for any of the usual reasons (like, competence). and i deeply sympathize - it's bad enough to not get the promotion without seeing it go to someone you can't even respect in the position.
i hope you can get a meeting with your manager soon - at least perhaps he can give you some feedback on why you weren't selected (probably not a good idea to demand to know why the other guy was, but perhaps that will come out.) like martian says, try to stay calm - maybe the new guy will implode quickly and you will get another chance.
but i gotta disagree with him on one thing - if you can't get an improvement within say, 6 months, find another job. life is too short to spend it going to work in hell every day.
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Gregory Corso (March 26, 1930 - January 17, 2001) was an American poet, the fourth member of the canon of Beat Generation writers (with Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Burroughs).
Incarcerated in Dannemora for burglary in 1947, Gregory Corso dove into literature, and began writing poetry. He returned to New York City after his release in 1950 and met Allen Ginsberg in a bar in Greenwich Village (the Pony Stable). Ginsberg then introduced Corso and his poetry to other members of the beat literary scene.
Gregory Corso's first volume of poetry was privately published in 1955 (with the assistance of associates at Harvard, where he had been auditing classes): The Vestal Lady on Brattle and other poems. This was the year before the publication of Allen Ginsberg's first collection of poetry, and two years before Kerouac's On the Road. In 1958, Corso had an expanded collection of poems published as number 8 in the City Lights Pocket Poets series: Gasoline/Vestal Lady on Brattle.
Later publications by Corso include:
His most notable poems are Bomb (formatted as typewriter-art in the shape of a mushroom cloud) and Marriage a humorous meditation on the institution.
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Hello, my name is Tom Galey.
And my name is Thom Duva.
We are here to talk with you today about two very important topics: prostate cancer and testicular cancer. Cancer is a disease where there is uncontrolled growth and abnormal cells which if not controlled can result in death. As deaf men employed at Deaf Community Services of San Diego, we know that it is especially hard for deaf and hard of hearing men to get the health information they need. Several friends of ours have joined us today to bring you more information about these cancers so that you can help yourself and the people you love. Prostate cancer happens in the prostate which is a gland located below your bladder. It is the most common cancer in American men, and it usually occurs in men over age 50. Testicular cancer happens in the cells of the testicles. It is the most common cancer occurring in men ages 15-34.
We decided to talk about these two cancers together so that both younger and older men can inform each other about these diseases. Gathering information about potential benefits and risks of screening and treatment for prostate and testicular cancers lets you make informed decisions about what to do for your health. After understanding your options and discussing your situation with your doctor, you can decide whether or not to have regular screening exams for these cancers.
Once we finish our meal, we will join you for a question and answer session about these two cancers. Tom will talk to you first about prostate cancer, and then I will talk with you about testicular cancer.
We've introduced ourselves, but we don't know all of your names.
Hello my name is Gener.
Hi, I'm Tom.
Hello, I'm Marie. And my name is Francise. I'm John.
Hello, I'm Bill. My name is Patty.
Hi, I'm Jared. I'm Cathy. I'm Dino. And I'm Matt.
Let's start by explaining what cancer really is. Your body contains trillions of cells. Cells are like building blocks for your body. Cells with similar functions form groups within our bodies. Every day, old cells are dying, and new ones are replacing them. Your body makes new cells when one cell makes identical copies of itself. Sometimes a cell makes a mistake when it copies itself and produces a damaged cell.
These damaged cells can divide very rapidly and create a lump of damaged cells. This is called a tumor. There are two different types of tumors. One is called benign and the other is called malignant. The first type, a benign tumor, is not cancer nor is it dangerous but most of the time they will need to be removed. The second type, the malignant tumor, is dangerous, can spread throughout the body and grow uncontrollably. This is cancer. Now I'd like to share a medical term with you: metastasis. This is when one cell from that group of damaged cancer cells we mentioned earlier breaks off and travels through the body. This is what causes cancer to become life threatening. Malignant tumors are life threatening because the damaged cells grow uncontrollably and squeeze out the good cells. Then, the body cannot function.
Now, let's talk about prostate cancer. Here are the four topics that we will discuss about prostate cancer:
So, what is prostate cancer?
Number 1:
Description of prostate cancer. Your prostate gland is the size of a walnut and is located below your bladder. It surrounds your urethra which is a tube that carries urine and semen out of your body through your penis. Prostate cancer happens when a damaged cell in your prostate gland multiplies to make a malignant tumor. We don't know exactly what causes the damage to happen. The function of your prostate gland is to create and release some of the fluid found in semen.
When you get older, it is common for your prostate gland to become slightly bigger. This is called Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH). As the gland grows larger, it can push on the urethra tube and cause problems with the flow of urine.
But remember, but this enlargement is not cancer.
How do I know if I am at risk for prostate cancer?
Number 2:
Risk of prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in American men, not including skin cancer. Men who are over the age of 50 are at risk for this disease, although other factors besides age can increase your risk. African-American men are more than twice as likely to develop prostate cancer as other racial groups.
If you have a family member with prostate cancer, you are at increased risk for developing this cancer. Also, a diet high in fat and low in fiber may also increase your risk of getting prostate cancer. Each year, 189,000 men get prostate cancer. In other words, 1 out of every 6 men in this country will get prostate cancer sometime in his lifetime and 1 out of every 32 men in the United States will die from prostate cancer.
If your prostate cancer is found early, you will have more treatment options from which to choose.
What is early detection?
Number 3:
Detection of prostate cancer. Early detection means that you find the tumor before it has spread to other sites in your body. Late detection means that you find the tumor after it has already spread to other parts of the body. What are the methods of early detection of prostate cancer?
There are no early warning symptoms for prostate cancer. However, your doctor has two screening exams that can find prostate cancer in its early stages. One is a Digital Rectal Examination, which we will call DRE, and the other is a blood test that measures Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) levels.
Your prostate gland sits right in front of your rectum, so the doctor can feel it easily. During the DRE, the physician places a gloved finger into your rectum and feels for any hard lumps on the back and side of your prostate gland.
The rectal exam does not detect all tumors. Therefore, you should also have a blood test. The screening test measures Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) levels in the blood. If the PSA level is high you may have prostate cancer or some other serious health issue. Lower levels mean you do not necessarily have prostate cancer. Prostate cells normally release small amounts of this material into your blood. When cancer develops, you have more cells producing PSA, and this causes your PSA level to increase. Other conditions will create the same elevation of PSA levels. The blood test alone does not detect all tumors either. Having both the rectal exam and the blood test gives you the best information.
Should I get screened for prostate cancer?
You and your doctor need to decide whether or not you should receive an annual screening exam for prostate cancer. This decision will be based on your risks for getting prostate cancer, your general health, and your feelings about the benefits and risks of prostate cancer treatments.
If I decide to get screened for prostate cancer, when should I begin? Men who are age 50 or over should be screened for prostate cancer. If you are an African-American man or have a family member with prostate cancer, you should start getting screened between ages 40-45.
If you decide to screen for prostate cancer, you should get a Rectal Examination and a PSA blood test once every year. It is important to remember that it is your personal choice whether to undergo screening for prostate cancer. You and your doctor can determine what is best for you.
What are the symptoms of prostate cancer?
Early prostate cancer produces no symptoms.
However, with screening tests, doctors have a better chance of finding prostate cancer when it is in the early stages. Symptoms of prostate cancer may occur in the later stages of the disease after the tumor has become very large or has spread to other parts of the body. With late stage prostate cancer, you may experience pain when urinating, difficulty beginning to urinate, blood in your urine, a constant feeling that you need to urinate, or a desire to urinate more often, especially in the middle of the night. Late stage prostate cancer can also cause bone pain, especially in your back.
There is also a common enlargement of the prostate gland that happens with age.
This is called Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia or BPH. It can produce the same symptoms as late stage prostate cancer. This enlargement has nothing to do with cancer, but you should still see your doctor to help manage this condition. What if my screening tests suggest that there may be a tumor in my prostate? Probably the doctor will want to take a very small sample of your prostate to examine under a microscope. This is called a biopsy. How is the doctor going to do this? He will give a shot to numb the area around your rectum to make the procedure less painful. Then a second long, thin wire will be used to extract a sample from the prostate to be examined. If the examination shows cancer, the doctor may suggest other tests to see if the cancer has spread to other parts of your body.
If I have prostate cancer, what happens to me next?
Number 4:
The possible treatments are watchful waiting, surgical removal of the prostate, radiation therapy, cryosurgery, hormone therapy, and chemotherapy. The earlier you find the tumor, the more options for treatment that you have. You should be aware that there are no clear rules about the best way to treat prostate cancer. You and your doctor need to choose your treatment based on your personal needs. You should consider the size of your tumor, your PSA level, how abnormal the cells are, the speed of your tumor's growth, your age, your general health, and your feelings about the treatment side effects.
Some prostate cancers grow slowly and some grow very quickly. Currently, it is impossible for doctors to tell how fast the tumor is growing just by examining the cells. Research is underway that will someday help doctors to know which cancers will grow rapidly and need treatment and which cancers will grow slowly and can be watched. Since treatment decisions are not simple, it is a good idea to get a second or even a third doctor's opinion. Let's talk a bit about your choices.
IX. Watchful Waiting
In certain cases, you and your doctor might decide not to make an immediate treatment decision. The doctor will observe and monitor your cancer over months or years. This choice may be suggested for older men or men with serious health problems. Watchful waiting is most commonly offered as an option when the cancer is found early, when it appears to be slow growing, and when it is producing no symptoms.
The risk of watchful waiting is the possibility that the cancer can spread and become difficult to cure. The benefit of watchful waiting is that you do not have to go through the inconvenience, expense, and side-effects of treatment.
In some cases, the doctor will suggest removing your prostate.
This procedure surgically removes the prostate from your body. However, if they remove your prostate, you will experience short-term and possibly permanent negative side effects. First, for several weeks or months you may have trouble holding your urine. This is called incontinence. For some men this problem will not go away. Second, you may lose your ability to have an erection. Often, important connections to your penis need to be cut during the removal of your prostate, especially if your tumor surrounds those connections. There are new surgical techniques that can avoid cutting those connections to the penis. Depending on the size and location of the tumor, this may or may not be an option. The loss of erection is temporary for some men and permanent for others. Be sure to choose a surgeon who specializes in prostate cancer surgery.
Radiation therapy, another treatment option, uses very strong X-rays to kill the cancer cells. It can be used as a treatment alone or in combination with other treatments.
There are two ways to deliver radiation treatment. First, X-ray beams can be aimed directly at the prostate cancer cells from an external machine.
Second, you can have tiny radiation seeds the size of grains of rice injected into your prostate which will release constant, low amounts of radiation to kill your cancer cells. The radiation will still kill some healthy cells in that area of your body. This may cause temporary or permanent side effects like diarrhea, a burning feeling in your bladder, difficulty holding your urine, frequent urination, or inability to have an erection. The loss of ability to have an erection will develop gradually over one or more years after the radiation, if you experience this side effect. Except for problems with erections, most of the side effects usually last only about 2 weeks after you stop radiation.
Testosterone is a hormone found mostly in men and often encourages the cancer cells in your prostate to grow.
Hormone therapy uses drugs to block the hormone testosterone in your body.
The side effects of hormone therapy may include tiredness, upset stomach, growth of breasts, decreased sexual desire, loss of ability to have an erection, and hot flashes. Softening of the bone or osteoporosis can happen with long-term use of hormone therapy.
Hormone therapy alone does not cure prostate cancer. It is combined with other treatments, like radiation.
The doctor makes a small incision in your groin and uses an ultrasound picture to guide a probe to the prostate tumor. The probe will freeze and kill the cancer cells. This is a new treatment that offers an alternative to surgery and radiation for some men. Cryosurgery can cause inability to have an erection or loss of bladder control. Cryosurgery can only be used when the tumor is detected early, before it has spread to other parts of the body. Since the procedure is new, the long-term effects of the cryosurgery are still unknown.
If your cancer has spread outside your prostate to other places like your bones, your doctor may suggest chemotherapy after hormone therapy has been used and no longer works.
Chemotherapy uses drugs in the form of pills or injections that kill any cells in your body that are dividing quickly. Cancer cells divide rapidly. However, so do some other healthy cells, like those in your mouth, your stomach, your intestines, your bones, and your hair. Therefore, the drugs can also kill healthy cells in those places.
Chemotherapy can cause mouth sores, tiredness, weakness, hair loss, diarrhea, and an upset stomach. Most cases of prostate cancer do not respond to chemotherapy, but this is under investigation.
Now it's time to discuss testicular cancer and I'll turn the floor over to Thom for that portion of the presentation.
Thank you, Tom. As Tom mentioned, I'll be discussing testicular cancer. I am only 28 years old, so does that mean that I don't have to worry about cancer? Cancer can happen to anyone at any age. Prostate cancer usually happens to men over age 50.
Testicular cancer is one cancer that usually occurs in younger men. Here are the four topics that we will discuss about testicular cancer: 1) description, 2) risk, 3) self exam, 4) treatment.
Number 1: Description of Testicular Cancer.
Testicular cancer happens just like prostate cancer. A cell in your testicle makes a mistake when it copies itself. The damaged cell makes more damaged cells and forms a malignant cancer tumor. Your two testicles are groups of cells that make sperm and some hormones. They rest inside the sac of skin called the scrotum that lies beneath your penis.
How do I know if I am at risk for testicular cancer?
Number 2:
Risk for Testicular Cancer.
Testicular cancer is most common in young men ages 15-40. If you have a testicle that did not descend naturally into the scrotum or if you have testicular cancer in another family member, you are at increased risk for this type of cancer. Also, Caucasian men are at higher risk for testicular cancer than other racial groups.
What are the symptoms of Testicular Cancer?
Detection of Testicular Cancer. Symptoms of testicular cancer might include tender breasts, a lump on the testicle, lower back pain, a dull ache in the groin or abdomen, swelling of the testicles, or a sense of heaviness in the scrotum or lower abdomen. Although, many men experience no symptoms of testicular cancer.
Do men die from testicular cancer?
Your chance of surviving testicular cancer is very good.
About 7,400 men in the United States get this cancer each year. Research estimates that the cure rate of testicular cancer is more than 90% for both early and late stage cancers. Let me give you two examples. We have one group of 100 men with early detection and another group of 100 men with late detection. Looking at each group five years later, 95 of the men with early detection are still alive. Of the group of men with late detection, 75 are still alive. Because it is easy for men to find testicular cancer early, 60% of men who get testicular cancer find it in its early stages.
It is your decision whether or not you think you should perform testicular self-exam.
You and your doctor should discuss your risks for testicular cancer and decide whether self-screening would help you. If you choose to do the testicular self-exam, you should perform it once every month while you are between the ages of 15 and 40 years old.
You should do the exam after a warm shower or bath so that the scrotum is relaxed. First, look in the mirror for any swelling. Next, examine each testicle in the following way. Place your thumb in front of the testicle and your middle and index fingers on the back. Roll the testicle around to feel for lumps. Have your doctor show you how to perform a testicular self-exam. You will feel the tube structure at the back of the testicle. This is normal and does not get cancerous lumps. Cancer lumps usually appear on the sides and in front of the testicles. Sometimes and infection or bruise can feel like a tumor, but you should still contact your doctor if you find anything has changed.
What happens if I find a lump in my testicle?
If you find a lump, you should go to your doctor. The doctor will feel the lump and decide whether it is a problem. He or she may give you some medicine and see whether the lump disappears. Usually, the doctor will take an ultrasound image of your testicle. If the ultrasound shows a tumor, the doctor will remove your testicle.
The doctor may also order some blood tests to check for substances which suggest cancer is present. More than 95% of testicular tumors are malignant, so the testicle is always removed. Unlike prostate cancer, it is not advised to take a biopsy of the testicular tumor because this can spread the cancer into other areas. Instead, the doctor will make a cut in your groin and remove the entire testicle. Only the testicle with the cancer tumor is removed. The surgery lasts about 45 minutes and you usually stay in the hospital overnight. If your doctor suspects that the tumor has spread, he or she will order some images to check other parts of your body.
What are my treatment options for testicular cancer?
Treatment for prostate cancer.
Your treatment depends on your particular cancer tumor. When cancer is found in a testicle, the testicle is always removed. When the cancer is just in the testicles, radiation sometimes follows the surgery. If your cancer has already spread, chemotherapy may also be necessary. Most men are still able to have erections and stay sexually active after treatment. In addition, since you still have another testicle with sperm, it is still possible for you to have children. Talk to your doctor before your surgery if you want to have children.
I have heard friends talk about clinical trials.
What are they?
Clinical trials are experiments and research done to provide more treatments options. You should keep an open mind to these trials. These studies find new ways to treat cancer and other diseases.
Clinical trials also find ways to prevent cancer and reduce its symptoms. You should ask your doctor about any clinical trials that could benefit you. The National Cancer Institute has lots of information about clinical trials. They will help you to make an informed treatment decision. The best idea is to stay open to the possibility of clinical trials because they can offer new solutions for you and for other people with similar problems.
Well, we hope that this video has answered some of your questions and concerns about these two types of cancer.
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A number of internationally renown presidential scholars will discuss a wide range of topics, including: Presidential Power; War Powers; Executive Appointments; Law; Judicial Relations; Media and the overall Bush Legacy. The keynote address will feature Loyola Chair of Leadership, Dr. Michael A. Genovese, professor of political science and director of the Institute for Leadership Studies at Loyola University. His address, "Sisyphus and Leviathan Meet Goldilocks and the Three Presidencies," will contrast the constraints of the "routine" nature of much of what the president does with the expansion of presidential power during times of crisis.
Registration is required for all conference activities, except for the keynote address, which is free and open to the public. The $195 registration fee includes entry into all plenary sessions, panels and meals. The first 50 Hawaiʻi residents to register by the July 15 deadline pay a special Kamaʻaina rate of $50.
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Poetry&Words is part of what makes Glastonbury Festival different – a vibrant festival of contemporary performing arts, rather than just another music festival. The stage was set up more than fifteen years ago by the late, great Pat V T West. It was handed over to Bristol-based poet, Helen Gregory in 2008, who has seized the challenge of taking Poetry&Words to the next evolutionary phase in the heart of the Theatre and Circus area of the Festival.
2009 sees a line up which is bigger, better and even more bloomin' marvellous than ever before, with a top international line up, headlined by John Hegley and Porky the Poet (AKA Phill Jupitus). Other stars of the stage include: U.S. National Poetry Slam Individual Grand Champion (2003) and Individual World Poetry Slam Champion (2006), Mike McGee; Montreal English Critics' Circle Award winner, Catherine Kidd; internationally renowned Botswana-based wordsmith, Andreattah Chuma; professional punk poet, Attila the Stockbroker; award-winning novelist; spoken-word artist, Joolz Denby; and 'million pound poet', Murray Lachlan Young. This will all be compered by multi-slam winning poet, Kat Francois, and high energy bard Gary Death who has been described by North East News as being 'somewhere between Henry Rollins and John Cleese'.
As if that wasn't enough, the long-running Sunday afternoon slam (one of the first ever slams to run in the country) will be hosted by Dreadlockalien and Andy Craven Griffiths in the form of Dreadlockalien Middleman productions. (Both are highly talented poets in their own right and will also be performing elsewhere on the bill.) The slam is a chance for up and coming poets to strut their stuff, entertain the crowd and win a spot on next year's Poetry&Words bill. For the less competitive, there's the Saturday afternoon open mic, hosted by dynamic diva Sophia Blackwell.
Whether slamming, open mic-ing, or watching on site or from afar, this is one that's definitely not to be missed!
Poetry&Words 2009: Schedule
11.00 – 18.00 every day, with your hosts Kat Francois and Gary Death
11.00 Helen Gregory
11.10 A Poem in Between People
11.35 Hollie McNish
12.00 Cat Kidd
12.25 Derrick Brown
12.50 Rosy Carrick
13.15 Nathan Filer
13.40 Anita Govan
14.05 Andy Craven-Griffiths
14.35 The Poetry Chicks
15.00 Dreadlockalien
15.30 Rosemary Harris
16.00 Joolz
16.45 Mike McGee
17.10 Porky the Poet (AKA Phill Jupitus)
11.00 The Poetry Chicks
11.30 Nathan Filer
11.50 Open mic (hosted by Sophia Blackwell)
12.50 Mike McGee
13.15 Jude Simpson
13.40 Cat Kidd
14.05 Mark Mace Smith (2008 Slam Winner)
14.30 Rosy Carrick
15.15 A Poem in Between People
15.40 Attila the Stockbroker
16.25 Andreattah Chuma
16.50 Murray Lachlan Young
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11.00 Jude Simpson
11.35 Murray Lachlan Young
12.00 Steve Tasane
12.30 Andreattah Chuma
12.55 Adam Horovitz (Website poet in residence)
13.25 Anita Govan
13.50 Pete Hunter
14.20 John Hegley
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15.30 Derrick Brown
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Wildfire Risk Up Across the Nation
The National Fire Protection Association issued a nation-wide warning late last week about an amplified risk of wildfires. The NFPA said after some of the hottest and driest weather on record, this year's wildfires are larger than in past years, and homeowners in communities throughout the nation are urged to take action to reduce the risk of home and property loss.
September is National Preparedness Month, and Lorraine Carli of the NFPA public affairs office said many neighborhoods across the country have seen the devastating effects of wildfires firsthand, and prevention is not a difficult task.
"Contrary to common perception, a wildfire does not have to burn everything in its path," she said in a news release. "In fact, clearing property of debris and maintaining landscaping are important, yet simple, first steps for homeowners."
Valley City Fire Chief Gary Retterath said the region of Barnes, Steele, Cass, Griggs and Trail Counties is currently in a high risk category.
"It's not as bad as it could be, but it's still a risk out there, obviously," he said.
Retterath said out on the prairie, there is plenty of fuel to spread a wildfire, including cropland and tree lines, wildlife habitat, grasslands and pastures.
Rural fire departments in the county have responded to dozens of fires so far this year, many from runaway controlled burns.
"That's how a lot of these things happen," Retterath said. "Most of these fires that were happening were really caused by carelessness. You've just got to be around it, whether your burning garbage or whatever, you just have to be very careful and watch it."
Wildfires are generally more of a rural concern, but depending on how the towns were developed they can swallow smaller communities as seen over the summer in Colorado, Tennessee and Oregon.
Retterath said keeping grass mowed and clearing out deadfall among wooded areas will help deter the spread of fire.
The NFPA also suggests: Cleaning leaves and other debris off of houses to prevent embers from igniting the building; keeping lawns hydrated and maintained; remove flamable materials from withing 3 to 5 feet of building foundations and limit vegetation surrounding a building's perimeter.
Retarrath urged landowners to use caution when performing a controlled burn.
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Scenes from Banned Plays is free event
Will Act for Change will present 1st Amendment Theatre: Scenes from Banned Plays on at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 3, in the Adams State University Main Stage Theatre.
The performance is free to the public with no tickets needed. It is for mature audiences only. The show will feature controversial subject matter, adult language and situations. Doors will open at 7 p.m.
Will Act for Change is a student acting company dedicated to using theatre to create social change. It was created as part of the Theatre and Social Change course taught by Dr. John Taylor, professor of Theatre, at Adams State.
As a recipient of the 2009 Presidential Teacher Award, Taylor was given the opportunity to teach a class of his choice and chose to create this course. Theatre and Social Change is now part of the theatre program's curriculum. About the class, Taylor said, "I wanted to give my students an opportunity to practice theatre in a different way and to understand that to entertain people means more than making them laugh. As artists, I wanted to challenge them to ask the question, 'How will I change my part of the world?'"
Will Act for Change's mission statement reads: "We are a social protest theatre company whose mission is to provoke change by challenging the status quo. Through the power of performance, we seek to encourage our audience to join with us as we promote social justice for all."
In the class, students have been studying and practicing different forms of performance that address injustice and oppression in society including guerrilla theatre techniques. Earlier in the semester, Will Act for Change performed the play "8" as part of a national project about marriage equality.
As part of 1st Amendment Theatre, ASU students will present short guerrilla theatre "plays" dealing with a variety of topics including gun violence, sexual assault on college campuses, a humorous take on international politics, and a piece protesting Colorado's de-funding of higher education which has led to increased tuitions and massive student loan debt. They will also perform scenes from plays that have been banned or censored.
Taylor said, "It will be an evening with a lot of laughs as well as thought provoking works. As we celebrate the 1st Amendment's guarantee of free speech, we are also exploring ways of achieving a more just society. It's not about righting all wrongs, but it is about trying to be a better society."


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The Canadian dollar traded at almost a three-year low amid speculation Federal Reserve officials may signal the central bank will slow its monetary stimulus program as soon as next week.
The currency weakened against most of its major peers as data showed the pace of Canadian new-home construction slowed in November. St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said in a speech the odds of slowing the central bank's $85 billion of monthly bond-buying have risen, and Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher said tapering the purchases needs to begin soon and done on a "well-defined calendar."
"The Fed calls for tapering sooner are strengthening the dollar across the board," said Chris Gaffney, co-chief investment officer at EverBank Wealth Management, by phone from St. Louis. "It's wait and see, as with most of the markets, but with a bias toward selling."
The loonie, as the Canadian dollar is known for the image of the aquatic bird on the C$1 coin, was little changed at C$1.0643 per U.S. dollar at 2:40 p.m. in Toronto after falling as much as 0.3%. It touched C$1.0708 on Dec. 6, the weakest since May 2010. One loonie buys 93.95 U.S. cents.
Futures on crude oil, Canada's largest export, fell 0.3% to $97.41 a barrel in New York after six days of gains. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index of U.S. stocks rose 0.2%.
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Canada's benchmark 10-year government bond gained, with yields falling one basis point, or 0.01 percentage point, to 2.67%. The 1.5% security maturing in June 2023 added 12 cents to C$90.25.
The cost to insure against declines in the loonie versus its U.S. counterpart fell to the lowest in three weeks, with the three-month 25-delta risk-reversal rate dropping to 1.10%. Risk reversals measure the premium on options contracts to sell Canadian dollars versus buying U.S. contracts that do the opposite.
The share of economists predicting the Fed will reduce bond buying in December doubled after a government report showed U.S. employers added 203,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate reached a five-year low of 7%..
The Federal Open Market Committee will probably begin reducing monthly bond purchases at a Dec. 17-18 meeting, according to 34% of economists surveyed Dec. 6 by Bloomberg, an increase from 17% in a Nov. 8 survey. In November, 53% predicted a tapering in March, compared with 40% in yesterday's poll of 35 economists.
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Officials with the 10 most northeastern counties on Monday shifted talks of secession to talks of how to increase their representation in the state Legislature, a change they said would address the rural disenfranchisement they cited as reason to secede from Colorado in the first place.
At a meeting in Akron among county commissioners from Weld, Phillips, Yuma, Kit Carson, Morgan, Logan, Sedgwick, Washington, Lincoln and Cheyenne counties, most commissioners said they and their constituents were turned off by the number of obstacles involved in creating a 51st state, especially the issues of state highway funds and water rights.
Instead, Phillips County administrator Randy Schafer said, the counties could work to change representation in the Colorado General Assembly so that rural counties have more say.
Weld commissioners supported the idea, but said they would still like to move forward with a ballot measure in November asking residents if they would like to secede.
Most other commissioners said they prefer the Phillips County plan, which would base state House or Senate representation on area instead of population, a move that can be done through a bill in the state Legislature or, if that doesn't work, through a citizen initiative.
It would be similar to Congress, in which the House of Representatives is based on population but the Senate has two senators from every state regardless of their population.
Currently, both Colorado's House and Senate are based on population, which gives heavy sway to the needs and values of those who live along the Front Range, Schafer said.
Several state bills regarding oil and gas development and gun control and a rural energy bill that officials said would be too costly for rural areas were the most recent issues that drove Weld County commissioners to propose secession.
While commissioners are moving forward with the representation proposal -- Weld County Commissioner Sean Conway is scheduling a meeting with Colorado Counties Inc., a statewide association of Colorado counties that lobbies the Colorado Legislature -- a major roadblock remains in a 1964 Supreme Court case, which ruled that all districts in any state legislature must be equal in population.
Conway said he believes there is a possibility the court could overturn its decision, citing a justice's dissent in the Reynolds v. Sims case that supports the idea of one body in the Legislature being based on population and one on area size.
But Weld County Commission chairman Bill Garcia said changing representation in the Colorado Legislature would require going through the very process of which rural Colorado counties have become wary. Garcia said he doesn't have faith that the Supreme Court would rule in their favor, and he still supports the 51st state idea, although he would like to hear the public's opinion in a series of meetings during the next few weeks.
Some commissioners from Cheyenne County and Washington County voiced similar sentiments, saying their constituents are in support of secession and that they don't want to wait until the 2014 legislative session to see if Colorado lawmakers would support the representation change.
Others, including Morgan County Commissioner Laura Teague, said their residents shy away from the secession idea once they hear about the costs and effort that comes with establishing entirely new statewide systems such as courts and law enforcement.
"Our budget can't handle those kinds of things," Teague said.
She and Conway said the Phillips County plan could also include rural western Colorado counties, which would add to the voices pressuring state lawmakers to change representation.
Yuma County Commissioner Dean Wingfield added that creating a North Colorado could simply create a small-scale version of the rural-urban tensions they had in the first place.
"About 75 percent of the population lives in Weld County," he said of the proposed new state. "And they aren't too far from being liberal themselves ... To be honest, I don't think this thing would pass in Weld County."
Wingfield echoed a comment that came from a number of commissioners regarding the 51st state: "Outside of this room, I haven't had anyone in Yuma who thought secession was a great idea," he said.
Still, a handful of residents who attended the meeting, including Yuma County resident Elizabeth Lenz, said they would like to see the secession proposal on the ballot.
"It's about time the voice of rural America was heard," Lenz said after the meeting. She had just run off copies needed to start a resident petition to get the 51st state proposal on the ballot. It was part of an agreement Yuma County commissioners worked out that said if Yuma residents could collect enough signatures, then they would support the idea.
One man who left the meeting early spoke against the secession proposal, saying he didn't want to be part of a state that allows hydraulic fracturing. He asked if there would be a way to buy his property out of the process, but no one directly answered his question.
Many thanked Weld commissioners for bringing what they feel is rural disenfranchisement to light, and some said they would like to pursue the Phillips County and the 51st state proposals at the same time.
"It probably won't pass, but I like the Phillips County idea," Lenz said. ___


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Fatina Plus
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New York, New Yo...
The Fatina basic shift dress works great for any size and shape of body. For the Mandarin Collar variation went for an elegant office or day look using a crepe wool.
We think Alden looks stunning, nothing more to add!
The Scoop Neck Variation is also in a crepe wool. The bright pink works great for warm fall days, but also looks great combined with black leggings for cooler evenings.
Material Notes
Crepe wool, Charmeuse
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Alden Davis
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Apr 18, 2012, 05.49 PMby mcginnholdAbsolutely stunning on you ! Finally, great simple classic design for
Plus ladies
Apr 16, 2012, 10.22 AMby chula123
First of all, love both dresses and they look fabulous on the model ! But I'd have to agree with the previous comments and say that she doesn't look like a plus size model to me, although I probably wouldn't have bothered to comment on that, had there not been sooooo many remarks which I would like to comment on for once. Why all the negativity? Surley this website is a bonus to all of us? Free download patterns, more sophisticated patterns for sale at very reasonable prices, not to mention all the inspiration you can get by merely looking at all the wonderful projects people publish !! As to the comments about not knowing if this dress will look any good on you, because it has been presented on a non plus size model, I can only say that since I've started with this hobby, I have become much more aware of my size and actual body shape, and know much better what suits me and what doesn't. And as to the comments about the name of the dress……….well, what can I say ? It's a name for crying out loud !!! Why would anybody even think the name had anything to do with the size?? I for one am very happy to have this website at my disposal, be able to look at all the wonderful ideas and creations, which have inspired me on more than one occasion, so thank you very much Burdastyle !!!
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Apr 16, 2012, 03.36 PMby Fiedlerin
Jun 23, 2010, 04.27 AMby kittyf
I think this model MUST be "plus" sized, she has normal looking calves. LOL regular models look like they walk on sticks.
Dec 17, 2009, 11.22 AMby sweetcooke
Lovely pattern, I made it yesterday, with a few adjustments: darts in the back and a little embellishment. WIll post pics tomorrow!
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Dec 19, 2009, 01.15 AMby sweetcooke
Pics posted on the projects page. I am size 16 .
Sep 14, 2009, 07.44 PMby bellamabella
i hate to say it but, if you r going to have a plsu size dress, please use a plus size ( sz 18 or over) model. because i see this model and in no way does it say "plus size " to me
im a size 18 with a 42ddd chest and a 40 waist, and many times i see a plus size pattern and when i look at it, i know for sure im going to have to make many pattern alterations. i would just like to see a model that is more on the "plus" side.
not that i cant alter a dress to fit my needs, because trust me i can and have, but visually it would be refreshing to see a bigger model.
Sep 14, 2009, 05.37 PMby ed2122
I loved the first plus version in aqua, but wasn't sure about how that neckline would look on me. But now I really love this new version, because I know the style would work for me! Nice work. I love the colors of the wool. I may just have to buy this one…
Sep 9, 2009, 06.27 PMby kemp
Love the aqua/green!
Sep 9, 2009, 06.22 PMby kristen
Sep 9, 2009, 01.31 PMby hannnc
Has anyone here ever seen America's next top model? Women modelling for the 'regular size' are always smaller than they expect the regular size to be. It's the same for Plus size, they are curvier women but on the smaller end of the Plus range.
I can't believe how many people on here whinge… it's sad. Maybe cause it's a bunch of women here and we tend to do this.. but seriously, anything on the internet of value often has a price charge. I am amazed by the amount of quality free products Burda Style puts out, when no other site would give out such things. And the site is regularly monitored and free help for all users. There is a pattern a week! Surely that impresses some of you. I'm grateful for everything Burda gives, and i love seeing the same pattern in a different style (a reason why i love this site!). Use what you can as inspiration, or be inspired to make it better than what you see.
Sep 9, 2009, 03.31 AMby sandrasews
Gorgeous dresses in gorgeous colours. I think it's wonderful that BurdaStyle produces these professional patterns (both basic and more advanced), then every week shows off what can be done with interesting fabric combinations and pattern variations so we can have a concept of how they look in 3D on a real person. Having been involved with shoots, I can only imagine how much work goes into pulling together a shoot like this for every outfit from pattern conception to sewing it up to getting hair, make-up, photography, lighting, post-production etc etc. And on top of this, we get the wonderful resource of being able to browse what everyone else does with the patterns for inspiration!! I really look forward to the BurdaStyle creations every week. Thanks!
Sep 8, 2009, 07.22 PMby jan4jesus
Hi, I can certainly understand some of the comments here, but, I'm thankful that Burda does put out such stylish pattens for plus sizes. I do have one question that perhaps someone could help with and that is: for those of us w/ not-too-great looking upper arms, does anyone have any suggestions about how to put a sleeve on this pattern? Think it's worth a try, but, I don't do sleeveless. Thanks! Jan
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Sep 9, 2009, 02.23 AMby violet47
A aolution I have for not having bare arms is to make a gauze type open jacket that is very feminine and cool.
Sep 9, 2009, 01.34 PMby hannnc
do you have any other patterns with sleeves?
i often just grab sleeves from another pattern to add it onto the one i want :)
Or you could always wear layers!
Sep 8, 2009, 07.20 PMby wzrdreams
This pink plus version is stunning, and Alden is gorgeous as usual! Bravo! Is there any chance that you might share where you found these lovely crepe wools?
I would consider purchasing this pattern but I am still very confused about the sizing. I know that's a hot button issue, but I'd like to know what size was used for Alden's versions. I'm trully tempted to purchase this plus version for the ample bust darts, but I know from experience that anything over a 44 is just too big for me. Seeing Alden wearing this plus verison makes me doubt what I know about Burdastyle patterns and my own measurements.
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Sep 8, 2009, 09.04 PMby benedikta
Hi Wzrdreams,
We found them at B & J, they have tons of them in all different beautiful colors.
In terms of size, Alden is a mixed size so we have to do adjustments. In your case, why don't you get the regular size, it has all sizes from a 34 through a 46, then you are definitely covered!
Sep 8, 2009, 05.33 PMby spiderlily
The whole point of sewing your own clothing is to customize it to suit your needs. None of the patterns that Burdastyle creates will suit every single person out there. That is impossible! Use your imaginations and if you know so well what is wrong with the pattern for you body type, then in the true fashion of home sewing, fix it to fit yourself! These patterns are bases to be adapted………
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Sep 14, 2009, 07.43 PMby bellamabella
you have a point, but when its targeted to a plus size drown and the model chosen is not plus size, it makes a difference. also, the dart issue..I BIG deal for plus size girls
Sep 8, 2009, 05.07 PMby lala86
well, I like it but I really can't see why is this the new pattern of the week… I mean, Fatina Plus pattern, or its variations are not new..
Sep 3, 2009, 07.53 PMby rhiface
Deary me, we never seem to be happy do we? It always perplexes me when members complain that they can't tell what a pattern will look like when they sew it because the model is a different size, as has been mentioned on so many other patterns we're all different, sewing is surely about using our imaginations!
Personally I love to see the patterns looking their most glamourous on some fancy model (alden included) – and surely if Burda Style were to start splashing out on professional models that would push thier prices up…and I thought we were all dead against that!
Alden, as ever you show the garment off wonderfully, and burda style you do a great job providing us with on trend pieces every week…keep it up!
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Sep 8, 2009, 04.33 PMby benedikta
Thanks Rhiface!
Thanks for appreciating the results of hard work! We appreciate your positive attitude.
Sep 3, 2009, 07.53 PMby rhiface
Deary me, we never seem to be happy do we? It always perplexes me when members complain that they can't tell what a pattern will look like when they sew it because the model is a different size, as has been mentioned on so many other patterns we're all different, sewing is surely about using our imaginations!
Personally I love to see the patterns looking their most glamourous on some fancy model (alden included) – and surely if Burda Style were to start splashing out on professional models that would push thier prices up…and I thought we were all dead against that!
Alden, as ever you show the garment off wonderfully, and burda style you do a great job providing us with on trend pieces every week…keep it up!
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Dec 2, 2009, 01.48 AMby auntchelle
Here. Here. Well said.
Sep 2, 2009, 06.36 PMby tacomapat
I quite agree with a lot of the other posts that the name FATina is not flattering to all shapes and sizes, that it should have been shown on a plus size model to get a real sense of how it would look on a woman with ample proportions, and that the high neckline is not at all flattering for a lot of large women. A V-neck is a much better option for large women with large bustlines. The bust darts worry me – if they're in the wrong position, it's a total disaster. I always have a hard time with wool being used (allergy issues) and why a sleeveless dress in wool fabric? However, on a slender person, I believe this would be truly gorgeous.
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Sep 8, 2009, 04.31 PMby benedikta
Hi Tacomapat,
This is a basic dress for you to change to your needs.
If a V-Neck suits you best, you can easily change the neckline.
Bust Darts always have to be adjusted, since every person is different, therefore I suggest you baste the dress first, fit it and then sew it.
The dress can be made out of cotton or other lighter non-wool materials. (See Fatina smaller sizes)
We would love to see how your variation works out.
Sep 2, 2009, 01.08 PMby steph32
Why in the heck call it (FAT)ina? What a horrible name for a Plus size pattern. We should call it Twiggy or something at it is on a skinny model.
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Sep 8, 2009, 04.27 PMby benedikta
Hi Steph32.
Our dear friend Fatina is a designer from Jordan. She is a plus herself and I don't think that she ever though of her name as referring to her body size.
We think it is a wonderful name reminding us of a very talented woman, who hopefully does not read what you are making out of her name.
Sep 9, 2009, 03.02 PMby nora
Hi steph32, Fatina is an Arabic name and mean "captivating, charming, seductive", we think that is quite fitting for the dress and Alden:)
Sep 2, 2009, 10.03 AMby sewverytall
This dress would look so much better if the bust darts were adjusted and sewn properly. I agree that a plus-size pattern should be photo'd on a plus-sized model. It's simply the right thing to do.
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Sep 8, 2009, 04.24 PMby benedikta
Hi SewVeryTall,
Please show us your example, I would love to share with the users a better bust dart to help them achieve the best result possible,
Thanks so much,
Sep 9, 2009, 11.43 PMby sewverytall
Hi Benedikta,
I just now saw your reply, and I'd love to expand, although I can't post a photo.
On the aqua/green dress especially, the bust dart comes too far in towards the center front. It should have been adjusted out about an inch, so it doesn't end right on top of her bust. As for the sewing of the dart and the dimple left in the fabric at the point of the dart, I solve this problem by sewing toward the point of the dart, and the last 3/8 to 1/2 inch [at the dart point] is sewn as close as possible to the fold/edge of the fabric. This and a good pressing will fix it.
Sep 2, 2009, 09.55 AMby caroleleah
Really lovely basic shift in a fantastic color for the model. I echo a lot of other posters, though, about the model not being a "plus" size. Alden has never been large, and in this shoot she looks as if she's lost weight, so she's even further from a plus-sized woman. It's very difficult to visualize fitting on a larger body when your comparison is to a very "normal" sized woman. Beautiful dress, though, and Alden is gorgeous, as always.
Sep 2, 2009, 09.03 AMby tika1210
This is a pretty colour, but and this is a big but the neckline and small collar are really bad design features for a plus size women with a big bust because it can make her look like her boobs begin where her chin ends which is not pretty. A better design would be to have the neckline open and without the collar. Had this beenmodelled on a plus size woman with an ample bust the problem would have been more obvious added to which as the general rule goes big bust, big arms in which case a sleeveless dress is not always the best option. I sew because I am interested in style but it has to be flattering to my features and it simply isn't enough that the pattern is made in a plus size.
Sep 2, 2009, 08.28 AMby lybu
Simply beautiful dress. Alden looks really stunning. This colour suits her so well.
Sep 2, 2009, 05.32 AMby normatika
I like the simple, classic style and the fun photos but as it's labelled as a plus size pattern, I'd like to see it modelled by a true plus size person.
Sep 2, 2009, 05.27 AMby plfrei
also, how could this be modified for someone who is, say, a B cup instead of a C or bigger so we don't have a nice big fabric bulge in the front of the dress? just because we are plus sized doesn't mean we have large chests.
Sep 2, 2009, 05.23 AMby plfrei
it sure would be nice to see what this would look like on a real, live plus size person with bulges and even occasionally some rolls. i know if i made this and put it on i would be as far from the model's perspective of the dress as a taxi is from a rickshaw. please, put plus size clothes on plus size people!
Sep 2, 2009, 01.36 AMby deevans
Lovely dress, lovely model, and so NOT a plus size.
Sep 2, 2009, 12.15 AMby slamphere
And….being plus size means bigger than a 14 or 16. It would be nice to see maybe a size 22.
Sep 1, 2009, 10.25 PMby tula
This is the first pattern I've bought from the website – looking forward to making it! I've just finished making a couple of pinafore dresses, all set for winter at work. I put the zips in the front – a wee bit different. Multi-sized patterns are great – not many of us are completely in proportion. Thanks
Sep 1, 2009, 09.59 PMby lpatrick99
This is a lovely looking plus size dress, however because it is not on a plus size model it is very hard to tell how much ease I would have around the hip and thigh area where I am heavier. Please consider using a plus size model when you can so I can make a decision when I see the dress. Now I have to think about whether I want to buy it and then hope there is enough ease for me. If I had seen it on a plus size model you would probably had a sale today.
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Sep 9, 2009, 01.37 PMby hannnc
This IS the size of a plus size model. Regular sized models are waaay tinier than regular sized people, but that's how the fashion world works.
Alden makes a fantastic Plus Size model, but wouldn't be able to be a 'regular size' model – and nor would i, even though its the size i wear!
Sep 1, 2009, 09.56 PMby Hedda Nilsen
Lovely dress. Good to see something simple, classic and elegant in larger sizes. I just wish you'd choose a model that's actually plus size. Alden is a lovely model, but she's obviously not a 46. Why this choice of a normal size model? You've had similar reactions to more than one plus size pattern, as far as I can recall…
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