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We now have a society who look for personal fulfillment beyond measures. A concern for: ~ The self only ~ Domination ~ Competition, ~ Separation with a superiority complex. ~ Oriented by wealth, possessions, fear, and the status quo.
This above that you quoted is the opposite of who I am.
I was not only taught at any early age to be the opposite, but it is who I am.
My Bf, funny enough is this way and so is his son. We are opposites learning from one another and believe me, we clash A LOT.
I feel as though I am molding them to be less of all the above and they are teaching me to be more of the above. I want to please everyone, make everyone happy and seem to sometimes go over board with my dream land of how things should be. I am a Pisces and believe me, every word they say about Pisces is ME... to the "T".
A balance of competitiveness, selfishness, ego and wealth is where its at, but people today are either one extreme or another. Giving of ones self is hard, but we must do it.
Our experiences seem to mold and shape us. I have seen a whole lot of death in my 40 yrs and my Bf has not. He doesn't understand my way of thinking. He doesn't put himself in my shoes. Im working though... to pass on the lamp/light.
Understanding and cooperation along with a balance of self and materialism can go along way.
Again, I think Manly Hall says it well. He is a great teacher!!
"Those who attain Integrity must pass on the lamp."
"The truth will not fail upon the Earth."
Giving of ones self is hard, but we must do it.
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Therefore, to maintain integrity, it's probably best to underpromise and overdeliver! LOL Baby steps..
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Mmmmmmmmm, to a point. I've stopped helping the selfish around me. They are only too happy to make me their servant. Besides they really don't need my help, just take advantage of my good nature. Pearls before swine... I live in America. I live in a white middle class retired hell. They are all rich, have everything they need and still aren't happy. They want to take what little you have and justly so (in their minds), out of spite. Its hard to draw that line...
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For me, integrity is when I look in the mirror and truly respect the man I see. It is not whether others think that my actions and words are consistent. They have no clue. It is not about doing right. Not one thing about integrity is about adhering to some external or moral code.
It is a character of symmetry, a state achieved wherein the outside man and the inside man are one in the same. And they both like each other enough, that they stay loyal to that symmetry despite being offered millions of dollars, sex or power, to violate that bond to self.
My Physics adviser used to say that if you can fall asleep each night before you can count to 10 - then you have integrity. I have never made it past 7 in my life.
What a prime case of narcissism, complete with a reference to a mirror.
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What a prime case of narcissism, complete with a reference to a mirror.
Yeah those who do not possess it, tend to get angry, hang around sloshed out of their minds late at night, bitter and using their formerly strong intellect to do harm, and do things a normal person would never do. So sorry for you.
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It is not about doing right. Not one thing about integrity is about adhering to some external or moral code.
Originally posted by MamaJ
There is it seems a moral code of ethics to adhere to when displaying integrity.
Do what you say you are going to do or not do. Your words have to mean something.
What is integrity? The dictionary says it is : firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility : an unimpaired condition : soundness: the quality or state of being complete or undivided : completeness www.merriam-webster.com...
Too funny... You start a thread asking "is integrity lost?" and "where to find it", only to reveal on the next page that of course you yourself and your family are the bastion of integrity. So the undercurrent was to feel good by having validation. Here, eat it.


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WHEN Gerda Kamberova started house-hunting on Long Island, she considered price, location and size, like everyone else. But topping her wish list, she said, was an additional item: a dog-friendly town.
"We felt it was really important that our dog have a place to exercise and play," said Dr. Kamberova, the chairwoman of the computer science department at Hofstra University, who shares her home in Merrick with her husband, George Kamberov, and Bella, an 85-pound German shepherd.
"Dogs weren't allowed anywhere near the grass in Atlantic Beach, where we lived," she said. "We were just a block from the beach, but Bella wasn't allowed there, either. So I never saw the ocean. I'd just see people sneaking like criminals to take their dogs onto the sand. Why should I have to do that?"
In Merrick the couple found a small neighborhood park, where they could walk Bella on a leash, and lush patches of grass along the sidewalk. People said hello to them as they strolled with their dog. After that, it was easy to find a house there.
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"Eisenhower Park in East Meadow is so huge," she said. "Why isn't there room there for a few dogs?"
The answer, said Eileen Barish, the author of a series of books about traveling with pets, is that Long Island is unfriendly to dogs.
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Families looking for a place to stretch the pooch's legs sometimes congregate in empty lots or quiet stretches of industrial-park lawn where no one is likely to complain. Two examples in the Port Washington area are the old Thomson Industries property on Channel Drive and the strip of land next to the Town of North Hempstead animal shelter, according to Jennifer Wilson-Pines, deputy mayor of Manorhaven and a dog owner herself.
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Roger Tucker, who has offered obedience training to Long Island dogs -- and their owners -- for 35 years, said the key to making communities more pet-friendly is ensuring that the dogs behave properly.
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Where to allow dogs to run, play and do their business is also a concern for municipal leaders. For example, the Great Neck Park District bans dogs from all its parks, but Robert Lincoln, one of the district's three commissioners, said that dog owners recently asked the district to turn one lesser-used outdoor recreational area, Ravine Park on East Shore Road, into a dog park.
But homeowners whose lots border the park complained strenuously about potential noise and odor, and the proposal was dropped without a formal vote.
"I love dogs, and I really think we need a place for them in our town," said Mr. Lincoln, who has a Dalmatian.
Creating a spot for tail-wagging fun is complicated. "Kings Point Park, for example, which has a great wooded area, also has a clause in its lease that prohibits building a dog park there," Mr. Lincoln said.
He said that special water fountains and playground equipment are available for dogs and that urban dog parks like the one at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan offer exercise and camaraderie for both dogs and their owners. "People here think a dog park a great idea as long as it's not near them," he said.
Naomi Garfinkel, who operates a pet service that walks up to 80 Long Island dogs a day, said New York City is much more dog-friendly than the Island is. "It's O.K. to take them into Central Park or to eat in outdoor restaurants," she said. "Even the Museum of Natural History has a dog run. Why doesn't Long Island do more for dogs and their families?"
Most dog owners, like Dr. Kamberova, eventually find one of the small number of regional dog runs, like those at Nickerson Beach in Nassau Beach Park (where she takes Bella daily), Christopher Morley Park in Roslyn Heights, Cedar Creek Park in Seaford or Wantagh Park.
Others take their dogs out on the sand legally at places like East Hampton Beach, Shelter Island Beach or Montauk Point State Park in the off-season, or risk $100 fines at beaches that don't welcome them.
"Dogs are social creatures, and they need other dogs to play with, to befriend," said Mr. Tucker, the obedience trainer. "They have to exercise somewhere. We're the ones who have to adapt."Continue reading the main story


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It was Holly Colvin's shock announcement that she would take an indefinite break from women's cricket to pursue other career options that inspired this post. As I was reading it, one name kept reverberating in the recesses of my not so distant memory. That name was Shikha Pandey. Or as she goes nowadays, Flying Officer Shikha Pandey.
|Shikha Pandey in action in a domestic match
This is not an attempt at creating India's own Holly Colvin story, although the competitive nature of the game in our country and the secondary role traditionally assigned to women in our society will ensure that we have plenty of those. Shikha's story has its own stand-alone qualities. "Dream on, little dreamer", is what her whats app status said some time back. But what does one do when ones heart and mind is big enough for not one compelling, all-consuming dream, but two?
Shikha, like Holly, had a strong educational background. While Holly studied natural sciences, Shikha is an engineer. That itself makes her a rare breed in the Indian women's cricket fraternity, and I dare say Indian sports in general. Few have successfully balanced the dual commitments of sports and academics, particularly in India's university culture which is unashamedly in favour of the latter (Anjum Chopra and Anil Kumble are a couple of cricketers who come to mind). But the parallels between Shikha and Holly stop there. While Holly represented England at the record breaking age of 15, and was the cornerstone of their spin bowling department for eight years, Shikha, now aged 24, is yet to represent her country. But that could soon change.
I digress. Shikha's story lies not in her numerous and commendable accomplishments in the classroom or even on the field, but in the ambitious and limitless scale of her dreams. This young girl, who dreams of wearing the India cap someday, first dreamed that she could fly. Before she wanted to bowl her inswingers for India, she wanted to be a pilot.
Shikha was always fascinated by the thought of the Air Force. The idea of flying fails to inspire no one, and for her, serving ones country was the icing on the cake. The fact that her father teaches Hindi in a Kendriya Vidyalaya (Central School) in Goa, which by and large caters to children of servicemen, on a naval campus no less, could have a lot to do with her patriotic bend of mind. So the little dreamer in her started dreaming, and mapping her life out towards that dream. Engineering was her choice of route, and she was well on her way to getting there, when the audacious happened. She dreamt again. In a cricket mad country like India, thanks to the endless conversations that her father would have with her about the then Indian team, Shikha Pandey dreamt of serving her country by playing cricket.
Shikha only started playing cricket under the BCCI umbrella in the second year of her four year degree. Before that her cricketing encounters had been confined to matches with the boys in the noisy, congested gullies outside her home and on the idyllic, sandy beaches of Goa. When eventually introduced to the Goa Cricket Association, she took to the leather ball game like a fish to water. She quickly established herself as a big contributor in the otherwise small world of Goa Women's Cricket, and a love for the game had been imprinted on her soul (for further proof, see her blog). Her exploits with ball and bat saw her regularly included in South Zone sides and she soon made her first appearance in the Challenger Trophy.
Things were looking up, and Shikha realised that she had a credible and time bound opportunity to represent the country. Credible, because her potential as a future India prospect had been established, and time bound, because she knew she couldn't play cricket forever. So, after completing her degree, she took the difficult decision of putting her dreams of flying on hold for a year, and threw in her lot with cricket.
It looked to be the best call of her life. After a good domestic season with Goa, she was rewarded with an inclusion in the top 20 players shortlisted for a home series against the visiting West Indes women. She also played against them, representing India 'A'. She was just one step away from wearing that coveted India cap.
In the long off season that followed, she spent her days studying for her Air Force entrance exams, and her nights dreaming of what the future may hold in store. A tour to England was scheduled in the coming months, and her engineering bred logic told her that they would need an extra pace bowler, especially one who could swing the ball. So she waited, and she hoped. So all-consuming was her ambition, that she considered putting all other plans, including her Air force exams, on immediate hold if she was needed in England.
But the uncertainty of sports is supreme. She did not find herself on the plane to England, and the year she had given herself had not yielded the kind of returns that she had hoped for. Fate had told her that her time had not yet come, and perhaps she had deluded herself by dreaming these two compelling yet conflicting dreams. So, she did a Colvin, and hit her books with a determined mind and a heavy heart, knowing that a demanding Air Force career meant she may never be able to play cricket again.
She did crack the entrance exams, and although she could not pursue her ambition of becoming a pilot, was drafted into the demanding and technical role of air traffic controller. This was a conscious decision, for after completing a yearlong training programme designed to reinvent cadets into officers, she could have chosen a comfortable administrative role on the ground. This would even have given her some breathing space to play cricket again. But she wasn't the types to take the easy way out. She wanted to be in the thick of things, even if that meant a posting in a busy fighter base in north India; farther from home, with more workload, night shifts, and an almost foreign climate (for someone used to the sun and sand of Goa). But she chose the road less traveled, her choice synonymous with her favourite Frost poem. And so it was, that with her family watching, she was re-christened; and in a way reborn, as Flying Officer Shikha Pandey.
And she wasn't finished yet.
And she wasn't finished yet.
There are bookworms, and there are cricket worms, the latter being the more stubborn of the species. Shikha never gave up on her dream of playing for India, and her kit bag was a queer and conspicuous companion whenever she traveled. Queer, for you rarely see them around Air Force bases, and conspicuous because, well anyone who has seen a cricket kit bag knows what I'm talking about. With the cooperation of the Services Sports Control Board, and guidance from senior officers and other Services sportspeople, she managed enough leaves to play the domestic season. In her first season back after joining the Air Force, her time away from the game was painfully visible. Her second, however, showcased a player posing difficult questions to the selectors.
In the first game of the season in the new Elite-Plate format, Shikha scalped five wickets against a hapless Haryana. And in the T20 leg, she shone with both bat and ball to help Goa qualify for the Plate group knock outs. All season long, her performances had impressed both the selectors and her superiors, and when the former picked her in the probables for the World T20 in Bangladesh, she was felicitated by the Chief of Air Staff on Republic Day, the only lady officer to receive that honour.
The end of the recent domestic season meant back to work for Shikha; a return to the fast paced and exciting world of night flying and sorties. But she could not get her mind off the upcoming World T20. She yearned to know what cards fate would deal her this time, seeking clarity and perhaps closure. When the call did come, she was thankfully off duty, and didn't have to return to her post. She had been included in the Indian women's cricket team for a bilateral series against Bangladesh, followed by the World T20 there (Team List here courtesy of Sportskeeda). Her fellow officers shared in her joy as they saw her off, and her parents beamed as she met them in Goa, where she would prepare to help try and reverse India's fortunes in women's cricket.
This post represents a hope that girls all over the world will learn that like Shikha, and also dual international Ellyse Perry, we needn't bury one dream to chase another. We needn't neglect academics to play sports. And we need not be afraid; the real world is a scary place, but its big enough for all our dreams.
P.S. : At the time of publishing this post, Shikha has played all three T20 matches against Bangladesh and is now looking ahead to the World T20.
With her debut, she became the first Goa Cricket Association cricketer, male or female, to represent the country. It also makes her the first Services employee to play for India, although she has not represented the Services in domestic cricket as they do not field a women's team. Here's hoping her selection will change that.


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Certainly prefer the later. Who produced this track? Somebody let me know. Is one dude doing all these? Like did the same cat that did this do Pitbull's Hotel Room and Sean Paul's Feel It? Or are there just a ton of cats hitting this gold mine now? Somebody school me on the state of hip hop.


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Just the day to day of two kids from Chicago as they take on their next greatest adventure.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Job & Life Update
Work has continued to be a huge stressor in my life, but since finding out about the baby I've been able to say, "Screw it" and blow off a lot of that stress. I had sent out a ton of resumes and not gotten much feedback. Because Illinois is almost as broke as the state of California, no one has any money to do much of anything, so no one is hiring, or they're cutting salaried positions down to hourly. If I was single or recently married I could do hourly, but these days we need my insurance. No insurance = big problem.
Telling The Boss that I was pregnant went over better than I expected. I was given an extension to sign my contract, and in that time frame I was hoping that either Graham would land a job that would allow me to go down to part-time or quit, or that I'd find another job. No dice, friends.
I chose to sign my contract after a lengthy discussion with Graham (in which I cried a lot) and a lot of praying. I really, really don't want to return to work there. I'd rather eat tar, I think. But, we really don't have any choice. We need my salary, especially with Junior on the way.
But, the hope/goal is for me to put in one more year at this school and then hopefully go down to part-time, because ideally I'll be starting grad school part-to-full time in the fall. We've put it off for me long enough, and in order for me to move forward professionally I NEED to get my Master's. Do be able to do what I want to do requires an advanced degree, and *ideally* with that degree I'd get a pay increase. If I worked for the city, definitely. If I worked in a school, likely but not guaranteed. If I stayed at my current job.....::pause for laughter because no one gets a pay increase::
On one hand, I'll get maternity leave thrown in there so that should make my working year much shorter. But, on the other hand, I'll be enormous for a chunk of that working year. Throw in some hormones, someone sitting on my bladder, and work-related stress, and WOOOO BOY! I'll probably start seeing maternity leave as a vacation and not a rest & recovery period.
I signed my contract yesterday and worked out a tentative leave schedule with my boss. If all goes according to plan I'll work up until the end. I'd really love to take some time off before Junior gets here, but with my luck and genetics playing a role in this little production it means baby will most likely be late. I'd rather have time off WITH baby than time home without.
And bonus! Christmas/winter break doesn't count as part of my leave, so I get an extra 2 weeks tacked on! And February is a short month, so if I took all my days I wouldn't be back at work until beginning of March. Squee!
After recent developments, I'm starting to believe that I'm being phased out at work. It's annoying, but I'm okay with it. If I'm not essential to the school and the work at hand, then why keep me on? And if I'm so bad at my job that they need to transition me out, why am I continuously offered a contract each spring? Makes no sense to me whatsoever.
(Aside: Signs Your Job Isn't Worth It: They start to phase out your position and you don't care.)
I'd love to go more in-depth about work, but unfortunately it's not "professional" and I'm hoping to finish this year with as much dignity left as possible, so I don't want to give anyone more ammo than necessary. And, separating ourselves now will be a lot easier--unless I somehow end up back there in a few years (but not likely unless there are some administrative changes). Working in a private school can get ugly when you start making choices about your own kids and their schooling.
So, that's that. NOT the outcome I was hoping for, but it's got a silver lining that comes in the form of maternity leave. And really, knowing deep down that this is the beginning of the end makes it that much easier.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Book Reviews: Names My Sisters Call Me, by Megan Crane
I picked up Megan Crane's Names My Sisters Call Me on a whim a few weeks ago. It was on sale (cheap!) and I figured I could stand to read something light and less filling--kind of like a Diet Coke.
The basic premise of the novel is this: Courtney Cassel finds herself engaged to be married to her longtime boyfriend. As her mother eagerly plans her engagement party, Courtney finds herself wanting to bring her family back together. Courtney is the youngest of three daughters and hasn't seen her older sister, Raine, since oldest sister Norah's wedding six years ago.
The characters are pretty mapable. Courtney, the youngest, is driven by her career as a cellist with a symphony in Philadelphia. Norah, the oldest, is Type-A to a T and can't fathom that Courtney wants to reconnect with Raine for any other reason than to hurt her. Raine is the middle child and is a self-described artist. She's a typical wild child who ran away to California after ruining Norah's wedding.
As Courtney reconnects with Raine and tries to bring her family together, she starts to question every decision she's ever made in the last 6 years. She runs from committing to a wedding date and cringes at mentions of wedding dresses--almost annoyingly so. And naturally, there's Courtney's ex-boyfriend to contend with: a longtime family friend she finds living with Raine in California.
In the end, everything wraps up neatly. There was only one sub-plot that truly surprised me, and I felt that's because Crane spent much of the book with Courtney lamenting marriage and commitment while trying to decide which sister annoys her the least, all the while ignoring her mother.
I found myself annoyed with Courtney. For such a driven, career-focused 20-something, she certainly is a whiner. Maybe I let my own life experiences and assumptions interfere in my reading, but I couldn't imagine why a woman so overjoyed at being engaged would suddenly run from setting a wedding date and talking about her past with her fiance. For the love of Peter, Paul, and Mary! You're choosing to marry this man--get with the program! I was practically a child bride (23) and there was nothing I wouldn't talk to Graham about. When I met old friends, when someone I knew way back when chose the news of my engagement to flirt with me, when I stopped for Starbucks...nada. I really can't imagine why Crane chose to make Courtney so fickle about her fiance.
Norah and Raine are pretty stereotypical characters, and as different as they are they're also very similar. Both can't think about anyone other than themselves, and both choose to manipulate Courtney and blame other members of the family for it. By the time the book comes to it's climax, I said, "IT'S ABOUT DAMN TIME, COURTNEY! GAH!!!" because I was so fed up with the character manipulation from the older sisters and the wishy-washy protagonist who just couldn't sit the eff down and talk herself straight.
BUT...of all the readers of this blog, and of all the people who might still pick up this book regardless of my review, only two of them are probably going to agree with me. If you don't have a degree in literature, you're probably not going to be as snobbish about "chick lit" as I am. If you spent your college years building bridges or robots or doing just about anything other than reading the masters of English lit, consider yourself lucky because books haven't been spoiled for you yet!
This book is fun. It's silly, it's an easy beach or plane read, and it's not written for nerds like me. As much as I criticized, I enjoyed it. I liked being able to check out and not focus on theme and metaphors. My summer reading list is full of books that will ask me to do that, but this was just for fun.
Bottom line: Don't expect a life changer, and you'll enjoy this book. It's chick lit at it's finest.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Book Reviews: Belly Laughs, by Jenny McCarthy
Everyone told me to read this book. I don't think there's a pregnant woman or mom in my circle who didn't say, "You should read this book! It's sooooo funny!" So I figured, "Jenny's from Chicago. Hell, we lived in the same neighborhood and attended the same church! Surely her sense of humor will be one I can relate to and we'll have a few chuckles at my expense."
Sadly, that was not the case. Jenny prides herself on being crass and upfront and no-holds-barred, but I wasn't impressed. She made a name for herself by being all those things, and she takes it upon herself to say, "Hey! I'm pregnant! Let me get in your face and tell you what's really going on down there!" It comes off like she's a pregnant high school or college student telling all her friends about pregnancy at Starbucks.
This book is just a bunch of stories from Jenny, and they all start out basically the same way, "This one time, I got pregnant, and ca-RAZY things happened to me!" I'm not impressed, Jenny. She tries to be funny, but I didn't laugh. Not once. And it's pretty easy to make me laugh!
If you want a book that has anything important or vital to the health and well-being of your gestating child, this isn't it. But, if you're the rare woman who is all alone in a sea of non-breeders, a book like this could be your only clue to the "extra" stuff that happens to your body. But if you're like me, just ask your friends and family to be extra honest about things and save yourself $8.99 and 2 hours.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
An update--and a big one!
I doubt anyone besides our family and friends reads this thing, but *just* in case there's a random follower...surprise! I'm preggers! ::gasp::
Yeah, that's pretty much what I did, too. Let me explain. (Ahem, dads and moms and anyone else who this might get too uncomfortable for, stop reading now. I'll do my best to censor myself, but if you know me IRL, I don't censor well, if ever. Sorry...?)
Also...this is probably pretty IF sensitive. I have so many friends dealing with infertility, so if it's a bad day--stop reading.
My last period was in late February. When I skipped my March period, I didn't think much of it. Why? Because.....
1.) I'm a dumbass.
2.) I was a dedicated BCP taker, same time everyday. 99%, right?
3.) My body and I, particularly my ovaries, have a wonky history.
4.) I'd taken two packs back-to-back in January and February, and like clockwork my body will skip it's next period. Why? I dunno. So when I skipped my March period, I figured my body was doing it's thang.
In short, it wasn't uncommon for me to get periods late (i.e. in the middle of a pill cycle, especially when I was on Yaz) or even skip them entirely. My body likes to do its own thing. In pre-pre-conception appointments with my OB/GYN, we'd discussed my concerns. And, like most OBs, she tried to soothe my concerns by saying that if we were trying for a year and trying resulted in nothing but negative pregnancy tests and ulcers caused from T-TTC stress, we'd look into fertility treatments, etc. She knows my history and knows it well, and because I had been on just about every BCP known to man since 2006, roughly, she also warned me that those damn helpful little pills could have me loaded with hormones that could probably make it difficult for us to concieve. BUT...like Graham says, "Let's try not to worry about it or cross that bridge till we come to it."
So, we weren't worrying. Besides, we were roughly a year from (probably, had everything gone our way) "trying" anyway. That would put us in, "Let's have a baby in 2012" territory, and again, only if everything went our way. That doesn't always happen. I had convinced myself that I would be 30 or close to it by the time we had a baby.
We were living and loving life. We were actively planning trips to Florida and Ireland, and I was dreaming of trips to Aruba or Jamaica for one last hurrah (or 13 last hurrahs) before we "settled down."
Let's fast-forward to Late April/early May, 2010.
The last weekend of April, I got ridiculously drunk/fun at a wedding. I don't know what got to me, but I just. kept. drinking. I don't even think I drank that hard in college! Something kept compelling me to down, "just one more" of some weird and mysterious eckto-cooler that a Polish bartender named Kasia had whipped up for me. Let's say this:
Bad things happen when you have this particular exchange with a very Polish bartender from God-Knows-Where Poland.
Me: "Aaaaaaah! OHMIGOSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHH! You're so preeeeeeeeeeeeetty! Whatsyername? Kasia? Kash--ee--yah! Will you make me your favorite drink?"
Kasia: ::bottles from behind and under the bar, some with dust on them, come flying out of nowhere and Kasia shakes that little martini canister better than James Bond on date night::
Me: "Ooooooooooooooh.......it's so preeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetty!!!! Just like yooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!! UUuuuuuuuuhhhhmmmm....whatdoyoucallit?"
Kasia: "Um, I don't know."
Me: ::gulp gulp glug glug:: "Wait, what? Did you say something? Mmmm....deelicious! Thanks Kasia! You so preeeeetty!' ::chug chug chug::
Me: ::slams glass down:: "I'd like 36 more of those, please."
Okay, so that last part didn't go *exactly* like that, but I DID go back to Kasia a number of times for that green mystery drink. Boy, was it good.
The wedding was Saturday night. On Sunday we were getting ready to go to my parents' for dinner and Scrabble. I was sitting in the living room checking my email. I stood up, and BAM! Running to the toilet. Odd, but I laughed it off as not being able to drink like I used to.
Another weird thing that happened to me that day and all week: I was burping. Not belching, but just little burps, almost like hiccups. I couldn't shake it, either. I took everything...tums, pepto bismol, etc. I even drank a little more soda that week thinking I'd drink enough, burp, and go on with my life.
I ignored the initial puke-and-burp incident thinking it was just a side-effect from drinking myself stoopid at the wedding. Graham laughed at me for being a lush. Then I puked on Tuesday. And again on Wednesday. And again on Friday.
First weekend of May. I had finally convinced one of my best friends, Jess, to come visit me. (I'd link to Jess's blog, but it's uber-protected because she doesn't trust people. It's one of the many things I love about her.) (I'll also have to do a Jess post sometime.) It's evening, and I still haven't seen AF. At this point, I'm not worried. I think I have no reason to be worried. I wasn't in denial, I just didn't even see pregnancy as a possibility. My friend LOG and my husband convinced me to drive my grumpy self to Walgreens to get a pregnancy test. The whole way to the Wal I was all mumbles and grumbles. "This is a waste of money and a waste of time. PAH!"
The plan had been to test ASAP, but I got home and 2 seconds later Jess pulled up! Can't very well say, "Hold on! I'd love to catch up, but first I need to prove I'm not pregnant!" Besides, I wasn't pregnant, so no need to run and test, right? Right.
We talked for a few hours, and right before I went to bed I tested and waited the 2 or 3 minutes or whatever. 2 lines. "Huh, that's weird," I said to myself. To make things even more interesting, those lines weren't, "Is that a line? I dunno...maybe if I hold it up to the light and squint..." Nope. Dem lines was dark, yo. I even went back and looked at the directions again, thinking I did something wrong. (Because I can pee wrong, ya know?) Then it hits me: I tested at night! HA! No wonder I was getting a false positive! I showed it to Graham and I maintained that I had done something wrong, and not to worry--I had two more tests in that box. I'd test negative tomorrow morning and be done with it.
Morning comes, and I go to the bathroom. I was so proud of myself, too. See, when you have a lot of pregnant friends, you tend to pick up on things like, "Pee in the morning because it has a higher concentration of hcg and you'll get an accurate test result."
I test.
I look down.
I see another set of lines.
My jaw drops.
I say to myself, "Holy $#!%!!!"
I check the instructions again, just to be sure.
I go back to Graham and deliver the news.
We have a long, long conversation.
I text my cousin Katie (a mom 2.5 times over) and ask her what I should do first if "hypothetically" I was pregnant.
Long story made even longer....it was a discussion-filled weekend.
I told my friend Jess first, not only because she was here (that made it easier) but also because I had to tell SOMEONE. I had to say it out loud--I had to make it real. It just felt so weird! I never thought I'd ever be able to say those words out loud. I was very tentative to say something, even then. I thought for sure that the moment I said it out loud that I'd miscarry and this whole adventure would end then and there. Even worse, I wasn't sure how I felt about that. Would I be relieved? Disappointed? Those pregnancy test commercials are hokey, but damn if they aren't right on with the rush of emotions you feel all at once. I think the only one they neglect to share is, "GAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!! WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
I already had a doctor's appointment scheduled for that Tuesday, and right away we scheduled an appointment with my OB. May was filled with appointments with my doctor, and even fuller with blood draws and genetic testing.
The funniest part of all those appointments? Getting my little "check out" paper and reading, "Diagnosis: Pregnancy." (C'mon...that's at least chuckle worthy, right? Reminds me of Diagnosis: Murder!)
Right away we started me on prenatal vitamins and I got off my multi-vitamin and iron pills. We came up with excuses and had to avoid all mention of the words baby, kids, pregnancy, and children. Awwwwwwwkward. Probably not so that everyone else noticed, but we sure as hell did!
We launched right away into teaching ourselves everything we had missed in the early weeks and the planning period we were supposed to have had. When I finally had an ultrasound, I was 8 weeks pregnant. GASP. That's a lot of fetal development missed and effed up thanks to my coffe, Mountain Dew, and binge-drinking-at-weddings habit.
I am so blessed to have had people to lean on in those first few weeks. I think I could have collapsed emotionally if it weren't for my cousin and some kickass betches I call my friends. Not only their advice, but their trials and pregnancy stories helped give me some guidance while I was scratching my head and saying, "No freaking way...."
We--mostly me--were nervous to tell our families until I passed some safety milestones. In a way, it's all mental and in my head, but I was so worried that I'd get attached to this idea, say it out loud, and then it would all be over. Telling Graham's family was easy--they have a family website/message board that makes it easy to share news. We told them after I had a doctor's appointment and brief ultrasound and saw the heartbeat again. After that, I ordered little cards to send my family because we don't have a website like that. Once they all knew, we made it "official" by announcing it on Facebook, thereby making it law. (Because we all know that it's not true until you read it on Facebook.)
Telling my boss took a huge load off at work, too. The stress level there has been through the roof, and getting pregnant has made things significantly less stressful. Unfortunately that means more stress on other people, but selfishly--well, some of them have been the cause of a lot of my stress, so I don't feel bad giving it right back to them inadvertently.
And now...well, that basically brings us up to date. As of today I'm 16 weeks, 3 days pregnant. I'm officially in the second trimester--4th month, even! I'm still throwing up pretty often, though I've gone from "everyday" to "every other day" or "every 3 days". I'm still tired, but I don't mind that. I love to sleep, so being exhausted as hell and sleeping at 9 p.m. each night is kind of a bonus!
(Sidenote, my boss thinks I'm having a girl because I look "drawn" all the time. I know I'm pregnant have my hormones are going hogwild here, but you can tell me I look like hell. I'm a big girl, and I own mirrors. I know I look like I've hit middle age 20 years too early!)
We haven't been very good at taking photos each week, but I think we're going to get better starting now. Looking at these 3 photos kinda makes me say, "Moooooo...." but I'm also really astounded at the growth I'm seeing. When I look down or look in the mirror I don't see much of a difference (though my waistband says otherwise). When I look at the photos, I'm pretty impressed.
Below is 11 weeks, taken before Mary's graduation:
Here's 14 weeks, 6 days at the Patton-Davis wedding a few weeks ago (and here I thought this dress made me look un-pregnant. Bwahahahahahaha!):
Looking drawn (heeheeheeheehee) at 15 weeks, 6 days:
So yeah. I'm the incredible expanding woman. Lookout, Batman! I grow people!


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Susan Bradley, senior project manager on the Communications Server team, here. Below, at the Ask-the-Experts event at PDC 2009, Adarsh (software design engineer on the UCMA team) holds up Programming for Unified Communications with Office Communications Server 2007 R2, which published by Microsoft Press in 2009. PDC attendees received a free copy.
Below, an attendee reviews the UCMA poster given out at PDC 2009, which illustrates all the classes and interfaces to the Unified Communications Managed API (UCMA). UCMA is a powerful server-side API to build custom applications that leverage the Office Communications Server platform.
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TOKIES DELICIOUS BROWNIES........ I got them from my dear friend and creator of TOKIES
Deb. to try and share and play with the recipes. I am doing just that. The first item was the MAPLE JACKS........ I gave a box to my daughter AND shared the finished product with a friend of the families last weekend in the form of Chocolate Chip, Blueberry and Honey Pecan. YUMMMMMM
This week I made my own dessert and sharing with you the results for XANDERS BROWNIES...... they are the BOMB and can be found in Whole Food Grocery store of you can order online.
Here are the results........
OK the first step is get a box of XANDERS BELGIUM CHOCOLATE BROWNIE MIX (whole foods has it) I followed the directions but decided to make "in between" the directions for brownies and cake by adding just a bit (about 1/8 of a cup of milk , I actually used evaporated because that is what I had handy) and then added a Cup of Chopped Nuts. I am going to say you can use your FAVORITE NUT here I actually used a combination of them that I had in the freezer :) This is of course optional. I also lined my pan with wax paper and cut to size to save me on clean up later. I don't like using cooking sprays and avoid when I can.
Cook as directed otherwise. ^^^
I made a "frosting" or creamy layer by using the Kitchen Aid and miding together 1 stick of real butter (creamed) with about 3 tblespoons of Almond Butter....... I added this mixture to the powdered sugar (1 lb) a bit at a time into the mixer. once that was mixed together I added the condensed milk (entire can) to the mixer and then ............ added Ameretta D'Sorono to this (I did not measure and would assume that any amount or Almond Extract would do the same....... to give this an ALMOND CREAM taste. AFter all of the lumps were gone I decided to add a bit more butter to mine..... to make it creamier (about 2 TBL) and then blended again. I added 3/4 cup of sweetened shredded coconut to the finished product and mixed in.
These were all items I had "on hand" and did not buy "extra" at the store. I encourage you to make your own flavors! :)
I layered the mixture on the COOLED brownies I made above. I spread evenly (almost) and then used a mexican caramel (dolce) that I had in the fridge to decorate the top.
Serve a WARM piece with ice cream (we tried the new LACTOSE FREE BRYERS AND IT WAS DELISH!) for a delicious start and then when entirely cooled (refridgerate to hasten this process) cut into squares and put on a plate in the fridge there will be no need to cover them because the top will not stay on and everytime you open the door it will be mandatory to have just "one" . So forget to cover it and put in the dishwasher in about 24 hours. AFTER LICKING THE PLATE :)


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This morning, students assembled outside the New Orleans Charter Science and Math High School (Sci High), welcoming Dr. Oz with poster-board signs and performances by the McDonogh #35 choir and the Sci High karate club.
"To be honest, I'm not sure why he's here," said Kevin P., a junior at Sci High. "But he could be here to talk about health and living a better lifestyle."
"I think he's here to promote better health and to talk about our school lunches," said Christian Smith, a junior.
"Last year, the lunches were not as appetizing," Kevin P. added.
The students' guesses were right on the money: Dr. Mehmet Oz, HealthCorps founder, heart surgeon and Emmy-winning host of The Dr. Oz Show, had arrived because McDonogh College Preparatory High School #35 and Sci High were selected as sites for the HealthCorps program, which aims to stem the obesity crisis by educating students about their health, doing community outreach and instituting peer-mentoring programs. HealthCorps has partnered with Covington-based Evamor Natural Alkaline Water.
"In 2002, Dr. Oz gave me a plan called HealthCorps, and I said, 'What an amazing idea,' never thinking he'd start it on his own," said HealthCorps president Michelle Bouchard in an address to the students. "It's sweeping the nation, and now we're here in New Orleans."
Before speaking to the students, Dr. Oz took a tour of the school and checked out the cafeteria, touting the virtues of healthy school meals ("It keeps the kids concentrating and helps them perform better," he said) and sampling spicy, oven-baked chicken, peas and rice. "How do you make this? It's really good," he asked, mentioning that he wanted to feature the chicken on his show. "It'll be the most popular chicken around the nation."
He then spoke to the students about the purpose of HealthCorps: "Start changing what's going on by changing what's going on inside your bodies. That's what HealthCorps is about. It's not about losing weight - fundamentally, we want to give you control and mental resilience: make you tough enough up here so you can do what you want in life. People don't change what they do based on what they know - they change what they do based on how they feel deep inside. We created HealthCorps because there's no way to get people to feel differently, I don't think, as well as if you had someone your age ... give you that message."
Oz mentioned Louisiana is the fifth heaviest state in the country, with an obesity rate of almost 50 percent. He encouraged students to get involved with their parents' grocery shopping. "When you go home, I want you to audit your fridge. Ask the right questions: 'Why do you have this stuff in here? Where's the fiber in this?'" he said. "When you go to the local store, ask, 'Hey, where is the 100 percent whole grain? ... If you stock it, we'll buy it.' Now you're activists. ... That is the fundamental call for action for HealthCorps. With your help, we can make this a long-lasting, sustainable wave. We'll be able to brag about the fact that Louisiana is no longer top five in obesity. "


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When you live in Europe it is almost tragic if you confess that you have never been to Amsterdam before. And now that I am living closer to that mystical city than ever before, there were no excuses left not to go when I finally had the opportunity.
It was only 24 hours, but short and intense. We visited the flower market, saw the exhibition of Body Worlds, ate at a really good restaurant, visited the public library and crossed a million bridges. My favorite pictures in the end though where form the flower market because the rest just felt super touristy. ;)


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The pistol is made of very good quality ABS, the German company UMAREX. Airgun is powered with CO2 capsule 2g, which is placed in the pistol grip It stands for about 65-75 shots. Under the barrel there is a rail assembly which can be mounted laser or flashlight. Magazine capicty is 19 bb 4.5 mm .
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CME-Nymex: Good Deal?
An $11 Billion Tie-Up Of Commodities Markets Raises Hopes, Concerns
The commodities boom is intensifying the merger mania racing through the world's financial exchanges. But the $11 billion talks by CME Group Inc. to acquire Nymex Holdings Inc. may fuel worries that consolidation is leaving the survivors with too much power.
A purchase of the 135-year-old New York Mercantile Exchange's owner by CME, parent of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, would create the largest exchange in the world, with a stock-market value of about $45 billion. And acquiring Nymex's crude-oil futures, one of the largest...


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Bringing Joker Back & A Telethon for Wakanda
Every week Hannibal Tabu (two-time Eisner-winning journalist/blogger/novelist/poet/jackass on Twitter/head honcho of Komplicated.com) goes to a comic book store called Comics Ink in Culver City, CA (Overland and Braddock — hey Steve, Jason, Vince and Quislet) and grabs a whole lotta comics. These periodicals are quickly sorted (how) into two piles — the "buy" pile (a small pile most weeks, comprised of planned purchases) and the "read" pile (often huge, often including comics that are really crappy but have some value to stay abreast of). Thursday afternoons you'll be able to get his thoughts (and they're just the opinions of one guy, so calm down, and here's some common definitions used in the column) about all of that … which goes something like this …
Dominique Leveau, Voodoo Child #7
(Vertigo/DC Comics)
The final installment of this literally magical series really does feel rushed, by comparison, to previous issues. The former languid, humid pacing has been replaced by a rush to conclusions, a flurry of action and some visual storytelling that made mastermind Denys Cowan seem like he needed to get a lot done in a small amount of space. The lyrical twists of language remain, the almost syrupy atmosphere from the pen of Selwyn Seyfu Hinds is intact, but the plot shows the problem of being cut off before the story is complete. Still interesting, but a tragic showing compared to what could have been.
Batman #13
(DC Comics)
Jump from the Read Pile.
Ho. Lee. Crap. Finally, the Joker has returned to Gotham City, and wow, is he in rare form. Exhibiting the kind of criminal mastery that he's rarely shown since "Gotham Central," the Clown Prince of Crime is a veritable force of homicidal nature, slicing his way through Gotham's finest with a focus that's worth seeing. There are a few wonderful spoilers that could be revealed, but it's more horrifying to let this issue unfold on its own. The Joker himself ratchets up the suspense with quotes like this, screwing with Commissioner Gordon: "… yes, you do hide things. Like that last pack of smokes! The one you hide in your apartment … in that final hiding spot where Barbara won't look … where no one will. Under your bed,in the wire netting. Sometimes I lie under there at night and listen to you sleep. The sad things you say …how I want to just reach my arms up and …" With his maddening cackle, he's brought true fear back to Gotham, and it's good … it's good …
On the Joker alone, wow. Really, wow.
Honorable Mentions: Stuff worth noting, even if it's not good enough to buy
"Archer And Armstrong" #3 was extraordinarily close to coming home with sparkling dialogue, fantastic fight scenes and a philosophical thesis that serves as an underpinning for the plot. The ending sucked a lot of the momentum from this globe-trotting adventure, but this series surely has something special going on.
"Fantastic Four" #611 is a great example of the hubris of Victor Von Doom. With his regular pomposity, he struggled with not just a world to himself but an entire universe, one where the Infinity Gems work together. "It was on the seventh day that Doom realized a mistake had been made. He had made a universe in his own image." However, despite the fact that this complicates Reed's relationship with his "brother" T'challa (who's still at war with Latveria), but the fizzling, anticlimactic ending and ponderous pacing stopped this one from being a winner.
Standing apart from the continuity-based stuff going on in some other "Executive Assistant" titles, "Executive Assistant Assassins" #4 introduces a new, swarthy femme fatale who serves a modern pirate captain in privateering through tropical waters. On the good side, the book is visually lush (Lori "Cross" Hanson takes a lot of credit there, but the coloring helps as well), has a good ability to create a new female protagonist and even has some good action. However, the pirate captain and his amorous first mate are bullet lists instead of characters (and brief ones at that), the actual situation needs to be fleshed out better and — again — why would a woman so lethal and so powerful sublimate her wishes and desires to anyone, much less someone she doesn't respect? Worth watching, though.
In "G.I. Joe" #18, there's a war going on all around the world … and America's premiere counter terrorists are on the sidelines. Cobra's machinations have cut the strings on the Joes' budget, but they didn't count on the Arashikage ninja clan declaring war on the new regime, led by the re-ninja-fied Snake Eyes. The Joes are none too happy with their most dangerous operative going rogue, so they put a target on his head, too. Ignoring all that, Snake Eyes kills lots of people. Good action, fun, but not really popping in the plot or character arenas where it needed that "oomph."
There's nothing like a Megatron monologue, and "Transformers Regeneration One" #84 delivers in that regard. A different generation of Wreckers (a popular concept in multiple continuities) delivers solid strategic action but the plot meanders and stalls in spots, which keeps this car in the garage.
"Transformers Robots In Disguise" #10 was a big disappointment as Optimus P … er, Orion Pax, running from his legacy and his job, stumbles into a centuries old time travel michegas in a plot so schizophrenic that it could qualify for haloperidol. The shady coloring and indistinct art didn't help, and if this is all the once and likely future Prime has to offer, perhaps he is ready to roll into retirement.
There was some pretty good teaming up in "Invincible Iron Man" #526 as Tony and a team of super villains take on the Mandarin and a whole lot more super villains and giant robots and what have you. Then two whole teams of Asian super heroes showed up (there's extremely sketchy documentation available about either one) and essentially were just fodder. A huge fight with no stakes, either visual nor personal, and the pivotal moments felt short. Ambitious, but fell short of what it needed to be.
Speaking of time travel, "Morning Glories" #22 gets downright biblical as it dovetailed into Judaeo-Christian myth, introducing an Old Testament location and pulling off a fun linguistic gag. More coherent than some previous issues, as "what's happening" finally starts to show through a little, but it will likely do considerably better collected than as a single.
"Creator Owned Heroes" #5 had some nice new surprises, including a wonderful new lead feature called "Killswitch," featuring a lethal and principled scoundrel playing the role of assassin who gets some surprises in the field. The creepy western short story, half of a two parter, was solid for fans of either genre, but the creator focused material seemed to cover familiar ground. Almost enough content to justify the price tag, but not quite.
Jay Faerber is back with "Point Of Impact" #1, a straightforward, solid crime procedural that has solid art, good action and an engrossing plot, but starvation thin characters that don't provide an emotional anchor for the reader.
You won't read "Betty smash!" in "Red She-Hulk" #58, but apparently she has a major beef with the idea of super soldiers. Bomb proof, flying, gravity altering super soldiers, who get their powers from somewhere you won't like either. The artwork from Carlo Pagulayan, Wellington Alves and Val Stapes is top notch, from action to close ups, but the story? Passable, at best.
Starting to step away from blather and rehashing the movie "Real Genius," "Think Tank" #3 puts several layers of science on the classic Kansas City Shuffle model, rushing through nuances like "chemistry between characters" or "developing motivations." Plot points are supreme, which isn't bad, as this "TV good" issue would be an easy choice if you were flipping channels.
Keeping your enemies closer in "Bloodshot" #4, this would be a textbook case of "balls-to-the-wall" action which builds up a new supporting character but doesn't do as much to advance a storyline. Just a hair skimpy on story meat.
The "Meh" Pile Not good enough to praise, not bad enough to insult, not important enough to say much more than the title
"Star Wars Knight Errant Escape" #5, "Adventure Time Marceline And The Scream Queens" #4, "Batman And Robin" #13, "Fanboys Vs Zombies" #7, "Deathstroke" #13, "Damsels" #2, "Demon Knights" #13, "Dark Shadows" #8, "Suicide Squad" #13, "Dark Shadows/Vampirella" #3, "Team 7" #1, "Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files: Fool Moon" #8, "Captain America" #18, "Voltron Year One" #5, "Deadpool" #62, "Transfusion" #1, "Secret Avengers" #32, "Halloween Eve," "Secret Service" #4, "Hoax Hunters" #4, "Space Punisher" #4 ("Space Punisher wants VFW benefits!"), "MacGyver Fugitive Gauntlet" #1, "Wolverine And The X-Men" #18, "Anti" #2
No, just … no … These comics? Not so much …
"Green Lantern Corps" #13 introduced a brand new rank to the Corps (because, you know, why not?) while there's a chance a very important Lantern could come back from the dead, and … hm, what else? Oh, right. The Guardians completely lose their isht. Like, in a way that's on some "Federation in 'Star Trek: Insurrection'" level stuff. It's bad. Like "Palpatine reading along and nodding appreciatively" bad. Then you bring in the Third Army, who look like they got kicked out of a Roger Corman film for being too ridiculous looking, and you get a comic that's just plain bad.
In "Avengers" #31, it's noted that there's gonna be a telethon for Wakanda after Namor's Phoenix-powered act of war. Oh, did you hear that? That was the sound of thousands of tables being flipped over by fans of African descent. Anyhoo, Wonder Man shows up and is strangely emo, like he's Gollum trying not to let the ringlust take over, too. This talky, weird issue kicked its legs and desperately tread water, but it's just plain lame.
For years we've been building up the legend of Apollo — a Superman class extrahuman and singular-person weapon of mass destruction — and Midnighter, a virtual god of melee combat. In "Grifter" #13, they both get Worf Effected in such an embarrassing, tedious way that it strains credulity. The less said about this, the better.
Speaking of overwhelming embarrassments (while getting back to Marvel's wonderful track record in regards to Black people — going on thirty eight months free of Black writers!), "Avenging Spider-Man" #13 unleashed the Hypno-Hustler on an unsuspecting 616 universe, hyped up with tech from the Tinkerer and pulling Deadpool's strings. Okay, look … this guy was created in 1978, when all kinds of normal people took all kinds of drugs to write all kinds of Black characters without knowing any actual Black people. The idea that this guy is still carrying on like a seventies caricature … oy. A mark of shame on all of us that this was even published.
"Beyond Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan" #2 tries to play with the concept of Schroedinger's Cat in running parallel storylines, playing with American history and positing alternate ways things could have gone. Which is fine and dandy, except for the fact that Dr. Manhattan's own words from the original source material, every moment in time is essentially frozen and set, so this entire Elseworlds exercise is, in a word, stupid. No.
Speaking of "no," let's do these together. "AvX Consequences" #1 had so many wondrously awful elements, from Storm being a criminal in Wakanda to Captain America being dressed like he's in "Kickers, Inc." Cyclops does his best Anthony Hopkins impersonation, unrepentant and probably ready to be busted out or sent into a stupid crossover. Then when Wanda has the unmitigated gall to try to lay flowers at Chuck Xavier's grave when literally everything that happened is her fault … did we mention she stood alongside Captain America and totally smokescreened Hope (imagine, if you would, Osama bin Laden fondling Taylor Swift on national television while telling a seven year old his daddy's at the store, moments after seeing the couple shoot him in the head)? Did we mention Thor prefers lattes? If you see the last page of "Uncanny" you'll know, for a fact, that the Mouse House of Ideas may be empty, at least some days. Abysmal, awful, terrible comics here.
Just when you thought it was safe, "Phantom Stranger" #1 has an ending that could again cause table flippers, especially for the Judaeo-Christian set who believes in things working out. Anyhoo, Stranger also does some pretty messed up stuff, betraying trust, lying and generally being a jackhole. The narrative is the opposite of satisfying, the artwork is dull … there was no need for this to happen.
It was really ugly out there, but there were fewer awful books than okay ones …
The sheer weight of awfulness dragged this week into being a tie, despite the jump and some okay reads.
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Popular wisdom once said that real estate was a solid investment – until the bottom fell out in the financial crisis of 2008.
Yet plummeting property values and economic collapse are nothing new in American history, as Alasdair Roberts, Rappaport Professor of Law and Public Policy, reveals in his recent book America's First Great Depression, which describes the burst of an American real estate bubble and the resulting Panic of 1837.
The panic put the young American nation to the test.
Those following the Eurozone upheavals will find parallels in the scenario painted by Roberts, with foreign nations questioning whether America's leaders would make the highly unpopular spending and tax decisions required to emerge from the crisis.
"One of the big themes here is about America sorting out what the boundaries of liberty are," said Roberts in a Suffolk University Law School podcast recorded before the book's release. "Contemporary readers are going to be startled by the character ... and the depth of the crisis. This was a time when many people in Europe and in the United States as well wondered whether the country itself would survive."
Among the reviews of the book, media mentions and related articles by Roberts are:
•Wall Street Journal, "Early Lessons in Extravagance"
•History News Network,"Washington Weathered a Terrible Economy and Great Power Rivalry Before ... in 1842"
•The Wilson Quarterly, "Is It 1837 All Over Again?"
•Gulf News, "Pawns of the elite"
•Bloomberg, "Lessons for Europe From America's First Great Depression: Echoes"
•The Boston Globe, "A Precipitous situation, not without precedent"


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Pepe: Portugal not favourites against Sweden
Portugal defender Pepe believes there is nothing to choose between his country and Sweden as they prepare for their FIFA World Cup play-off.
Portugal were forced to settle for a play-off place once again when they finished second behind Russia in Group F.
Sweden, runners-up in Group C, were drawn to face Paulo Bento's side over two legs in what has been billed as duel between captains Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Portugal qualified for the 2010 World Cup via the play-offs and they also sealed a spot at last year's European Championship via the same route.
And Pepe expects Sweden to provide a stern test, with the Real Madrid man refusing to believe Portugal should be considered favourites.
He said: "We have to face this situation with as much transparency as possible so we can qualify for the World Cup.
"What we try to do in these two games and we have to be very smart to be able to achieve the qualification. This game against Sweden will be extremely difficult for us, we have to live up to in order to get a positive result.
"They are try to pass the pressure to Portugal but I think there is a 50 per cent chance for each side. Over two games, we have to be good to get the qualification."
Pepe also also hailed Ronaldo, his team-mate for club and country, as the best player on the planet and hopes the prolific forward is rewarded with the Ballon d'Or.
He said: "Ronaldo is, from my point of view, the best in the world. His numbers (goalscoring record) are unthinkable and therefore I think at this point there is no comparison.
"I hope that this year he is the winner."


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Tomatoes have been in the news lately. Florida's dubious harvest calls for us to buy summer's No. 1 favorite fruit closer to home. This is good news for locavores and farmers alike. And as tomato season comes into its own, the options for eating local grow, too.
Tomato sandwiches on (locally baked, real) whole wheat bread, fresh salsa, mozzarella-tomato-basil salad, linguine stirred into uncooked tomato marinade ... the list goes on. As little adornment as these beauties need, sometimes a heartier offering of them is in order.
Gazpacho's ingredients showcase farmers' market produce in this high season. It has become so commonplace that it appears on café menus everywhere and in many cookbooks with as many variations. It's even been deemed worthy by South Beach Diet experts, for the low glycemic index and high vitamin and fiber content. I first learned to love it as a summer school student living in the un-air-conditioned second floor apartment of an early-1900s farmhouse (heat rises) and looking for a way to use a giant basket of tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers that my landlady had given me from her garden. Cooking—adding to the heat in that tiny place—was not an option, but neither was not eating and still expecting to pass exams and write papers. A large batch of this cold tomato soup packed with chunks of fresh veggies was just the thing, and it keeps several days, so it can do meal duty over a work week. To round out protein content at mealtime, serve it with a side of hummus and pita, or farmstead cheese crostinis.
A hint about buying fresh tomatoes: It is easy to be seduced by uniform color and shape, but this may not always yield the highest flavor. Smell your possible purchase beforehand. Does the stem end retain the leafy, earth scent of its vine ripening? Do you detect a tomato tang? Better yet, if the vendor at the farm stand will let you, sample one. You want juice, flavor and silky—not mealy—texture. Sometimes ugly ones sign-posted as "sauce tomatoes" are the tastiest, as well as the cheapest. Yes, you might have to cut a few bad spots away, and you might have to use them in sauce or juice within a day or two, but it can be worth it. Local tomatoes are one of the easiest farmers' market harvests to stock your freezer with and a joy to defrost during a December ice storm. Their scent and color beats even best-quality store bought.
Doubles easily using a very large stockpot. Takes no time at all, especially with the help of a companion in transferring the strained juice into jars or containers.
Throw all of the ingredients except the salt into a stockpot. Simmer 35 minutes (45 if you double the recipe). You can let it cool for easier handling, but you don't have to. Whirl in small batches in food processor (steel blade). Strain through fine colander into a large bowl or pot. Stir in salt. Transfer to pint-sized (glass or plastic) containers, leaving a half-inch of head space; label and freeze if not using right away. Yields 2 quarts.
Note: Whole, peeled tomatoes can also be frozen for use in winter soups and stews.
While you measure out the liquids and seasonings into a glass or stoneware bowl, have your housemate or teenager chop the cukes, peppers, onions and garlic. If you don't have a helper, use a food processor to pulse each vegetable separately into coarse dice. Stir all ingredients together and marinate several hours or overnight. Yields 8 generous servings.
Note: If someone at your table doesn't like (or digest well) raw onions and garlic, sauté them in a little olive oil just until soft. Cool and add to soup.
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What: We #MakeHealth Fest 2015
When: Sunday, October 26, 2015 from 11 AM-6 PM
Where: Palmer Commons, University of Michigan
We are excited to announce the 2nd annual We #MakeHealth Fest at the University of Michigan, which is a collaborative event focused on participatory design, innovation, and the creation of a Maker Movement for health. We invite you to share your projects and creations as an exhibitor or a presenter, or to just come and be inspired by the community in the room and our keynote speakers Susannah Fox, Chief Technology Officer of the US Department of Health and Human Services, and Jose Gomez-Marquez and Anna Young of the Little Devices Lab and MakerNurse.
Since this is an open and collaborative event, there are multiple ways for you to join us to #makehealth! Last year's inaugural event brought together nearly 300 attendees, presenters and exhibitors with local and national media coverage, read more about #MakeHealth 2014. This year will also be a collaborative and free event for the community passionate about health, technology, and participatory design: truly a one-of-a-kind experience for the community to learn and connect! We'll be featuring speakers, hands-on learning opportunities, and health innovators exhibiting their talents and technologies.
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It's time for another challenge over at Whimsie Doodles. The theme for the month of December is...'Anything Goes with an Optional Twist'. The Twist this month is - "Snowman and/or Snowflakes".
The Divas are showcasing cards using the twist, be sure to jump over and take a look at their wonderful creations!
Here's my card featuring Snow Friends -
I recommend you check the "What's New" section over in the Whimsie Doodles store, you'll see a couple of cute new designs Melyssa has created. One of them is perfect for this challenge twist.
I hope you'll find the time to join us. Remember you have until January 13th to link up your creations. The rest of the guidelines can be found here.
Thanks so much for checking in!


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Madgex, the UK job board software solutions and B2B web publishing systems, today announces the completion of a major job board project for www.FMCGsalesjobs.net, the new recruitment website dedicated purely to the FMCG sales sector.
The new platform is a unique customisation of Madgex's award-winning Origin job board software, which integrates CV ranking capability and search engine marketing for the first time.
The simple, easy-to-use system streamlines the recruitment process by evaluating candidates' CVs, clearly grading the quality and calibre of applicants for recruiters using the website. Recruiters are able to view anonymous, ranked candidate profiles, and can purchase the contact details of applicants who they wish to speak to. The platform's unique CV ranking functionality allows FMCGsalesjobs to charge recruiters based on the quality of applicants' CVs.
FMCGsalesjobs awarded Madgex with the contract due to its flexible approach and ability to provide a one-stop solution. Madgex has designed the FMCG recruitment company's br /and identity and website, and will also host and manage the site in order to allow FMCGsalesjobs to focus on its core business.
Simon Conroy, CEO of Madgex, says: "The simplicity, quality and convenience of our Origin job board software allows the e-recruitment market to offer an exceptional customer experience. We're positive that the niche solution we have put together for FMCGsalesjobs will continue to successfully draw both clients and candidates alike."
Richard Eggleson, CEO of FMCGsalesjobs, says: "As a new company, it is vital that we enter this increasingly competitive marketplace with a strong proposition, and Madgex has allowed us to do just that. We have already had very positive up-take of our service, and secured major brands including Carlsberg and Nestle among our clients soon after launch."