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The leaked Sinclair Knight Merz report on Auckland's city centre transport options reiterates the dire predictions made in two previous reports - that relying on existing roads as the transport solution for Auckland's burgeoning population is a one way street to gridlock.
Eighteen months ago, council transport planners predicted that without the rail tunnel, Auckland by 2041 would need a four-lane busway running out of the city.
"This would take the entire width of the roadway and effectively stop all general traffic from using those roads."
The independent engineers from SKM have repeated the warning, highlighting Symonds St as the likely four lane exclusive bus highway. They also suggest a trench - is it just me, but the historic Symonds St Cemetery comes to mind - as a possible option.
The report highlights the fact that many downtown streets have already reached capacity as far as buses are concerned. So what hope for the CBD in 30 years when Auckland is home to another million residents and still tunnel-less?
Fanshawe, Customs, Wellesley and Albert Sts are already carrying up to 100 buses an hour during rush hours - Symonds St has 125 an hour - and by 2021, Fanshawe and Wellesley streets will have 150 and Symonds St, 200 hour. In London, the council had to restrict buses numbers in Oxford St in 2010 when the frequency reached 160 as hour. At that stage, average speeds had dropped to 4.3km/h and it was taking 22 minutes to travel the 2.4km distance.
This is the nightmare scenario looming if the nervous Nellies in the government continue to think small and hope more buses is all Auckland needs. What the SKM report also highlights is the shortcomings of relying on the economic modelling alchemy of benefit cost ratios. According to the government formula followed by SKM, the proposed rail tunnel will return only 78c in economic benefit for every dollar spent building it. Even extending the life of the benefits to 60 years - twice the time accepted by government rules - takes predicted benefit to just $1.05.
In the Government's eyes this is an inadequate return - unless, that is, it's a proposed new highway running through National-held electorates.
Any sane bystander would say something must be wrong with a formula that suggests it is better for Aucklanders and the nation to stand aside and watch the Auckland central business district slowly die from congestive heart failure, rather than plan for a bypass operation.
The Auckland Council's chief economist, Geoff Cooper, raised this issue in these pages this month.
One suspects he must have seen an earlier copy of the SKM report before he penned his piece.
Mr Cooper said: "New Zealand policy makers have settled on some of the most short-sighted appraisal methods of the developed world".
He said that if we applied the British framework to the city rail link, the project benefits would be around six times higher and "the resulting benefit-to-cost ratio would likely stoke a great deal of public confidence".
"The hurdle for long-lasting infrastructure in New Zealand is far too high, which erodes public confidence [and] means that short-lived, piecemeal projects are usually given priority," he said.
He highlights that the reason the second harbour crossing and the rail tunnel are assessed as having such poor economic returns is that the government "guidelines for appraisal miss many of the economic benefits".
He says really big projects such as the existing harbour bridge "can fundamentally change the drivers of economic growth by creating changes in land use, enticing population inflows and generally increasing the amount of economic activity ... yet none of these benefits are considered in the economic appraisal of modern transport projects".
As for the exclusion of any economic benefit beyond 30 years, he points to Auckland's 50-year-old bridge and century-old water and rail networks and says it was lucky our forbears didn't use modern day cost benefit guidelines to decide on these projects.
How many reports will the Government demand, before the penny drops?

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LEICESTER, Mass. (courtesy Becker sports information) --- Junior guard Derek Retos (No. Attleboro, Mass./No. Attleboro) scored 20 of his 23 points in the second half while shooting 7-of-11 from downtown to lead Brandeis University to a 77-62 win over host Becker College in non-conference men's basketball action on Saturday at the Leicester Gym. The Judges of Brandeis are now 5-1 on the season while the Hawks of Becker fall to 2-4.
All seven of Retos's field goals for the game came from behind the arc, with six of those coming after the break. A year ago, he torched the Hawks for a career-high 28 points on eight trifectas. Junior center Youri Dascy (Fall River, Mass./St. Andrews School, R.I.) contributed 12 points, four rebounds and a block, making all five of his shots. Junior guard Gabriel Moton (St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg) added 12 points with eight rebounds and five assists. Junior forward Alex Stoyle (Goffstown, N.H./Tilton School) also pulled down eight boards, while freshman forward Kevin Trotman (Bristol, Conn./Taft School) had a career-best eight points off the bench.
Becker was led by junior guard Tyler Roberson (Irvington, N.J.) with a game-high 26 points, hitting five-of-six from behind the arc, and racking up five steals. Junior guard Mike Russell (East Hampton, N.Y.) finished with 20 points, making seven of his ten shots, tallying six assists and three steals. But the remainder of the team could account for only 16 points. Free-throwing shooting didn't help Becker, as they made only six-of-13 shots from the line while Brandeis shot 79.3 percent on 29 attempts.
The action was fast-paced early on, with the Judges jumping out to a six point lead after two free throws by junior guard Ben Bartoldus (Hillsborough, N.H./Proctor Acad.) at 11-5. The Hawks responded with a 12-4 run to take the lead, capped off by a layup from Roberson. Becker used superb three-point shooting in the first half to offset Brandeis' size advangtage, burying five of their first eight shots from beyond the arc, with Roberson accounting for three of those buckets. The Judges pounded the ball inside, getting in front again behind the play of Dascy who lead his team with ten points in the first half. The Hawks tied it up at 27-27 with 2:56 left in the first half when sophomore guard Lee Brockett (Waterbury, Conn.) found freshman forward Rashaun Liggon (Elizabeth, N.J.) for an alley-oop dunk, thrilling the Becker faithful. But Brandeis closed out the half outscoring Becker 5-1 to take a 32-28 lead into halftime. The Judges dominated on the boards in the opening period, 24-14, while the Hawks had eight steals against only one for the visitors.
The second half opened much the same way, with Brandeis playing strong inside and Becker staying in the game with another three by Roberson. Back to back layups by Russell gave the Hawks the lead for the first time in the period, but the Judges quickly answered with a three by Trotman. Retos hit 3-pointers on three straight Brandeis possessions, and the visitors started to pull away. The long-range shooting bonanza sparked a 16-6 run by the Judges, giving them a 53-43 lead with 10:32 remaining on the clock, their largest lead of the game up to that point. Brandeis wouldn't let up, leading by as much as 16 after a dunk by Trotman with 4:45 left in the game.
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Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Sep 23, 2012 / 11:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI is calling upon Christians to follow the example of Jesus Christ in becoming "last of all and servants of all."
"A key point in which God and man are different is pride," said the Pope during his Angelus address to pilgrims at Castel Gandolfo Sept. 23.
"We, who are little, desire to appear great, to be first; while God, who is truly great, is not afraid to humble himself, and make himself last."
The Pope drew his reflections from today's Gospel according to St. Mark in which Jesus announces his impending death and resurrection. His disciples, however, "did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to ask him."
In response to discussions among the twelve apostles as to who was greatest Jesus informs his closest followers that "if anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."
"It is clear," observed the Pope, "that between Jesus and the disciples there is a deep interior distance; they are, so to speak, on two different wavelengths."
This once again reminds us "that God's logic is always 'other' with respect to our own," he said.Reminding pilgrims of the words of the Prophet Isaiah, the Pope said that God's thoughts are not our thoughts and God's ways are not our ways.
And so, "following the Lord requires of each person a profound conversion, a change in his or her way of thinking and living, it requires us to open our hearts to be enlightened and to be inwardly transformed."
The model for this form of living, concluded the Pope, is the Virgin Mary who is "perfectly 'in tune' with God" and can therefore teach Christians "to follow Jesus faithfully on the path of love and humility."
Pope Benedict then led the pilgrims in praying the midday Marian prayer, the Angelus, before addressing various groups in their native language. He concluded by imparting his apostolic blessing and wishing all present at "una buona domenica," a "good Sunday."


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One person didn't quite make it into Ellen's record-breaking epic Oscars selfie — Liza Minnelli, who was simply too short to be seen above the heads of all those Hollywood giants.
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The Princess and the Pea
ok so sorry for not posting earlier...its been a while! Ive been so busy illustrating a Little golden Book for Wreck it Ralph but now Im done and back to painting....and will have more Spain travels in the next two months! so excited!
here is a piece for the Fairy tale show in culver city info coming soon :)


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It occurs to me that I'm only posting on my blog once a month or so, which is probably my subconscious' way of dealing with the fact that I haven't had a period in over a year because some jerk stole my uterus a year and two days ago. He made up for it by leaving a shiny new bionic vagina for me, which really hadn't done me all that much good until the other day when it showed up on Klout.
Klout is a completely useless tool that measures your 'social media influence' and gives you a 'Klout score' that you can use to get high-paying jobs in biotechnology or something. And Klout has decided that my vagina is influential with moms. I keep trying to explain to Klout that the only mom I could ever even hope to influence with my vagina is a dad, but they don't care.
I'm also only posting once a month because I've had the summer of travel-hell which should have peaked with China, but actually peaked with Boston because I am a geo-centric asshole who's attention span can't sustain more than 300-400 years of history.
We went to Boston to go fishing exhibit at a trade show, but had just enough spare time to go scorpion bowling with a friend and have dinner with some others. I didn't get to see one friend from Boston while I was there, but I ended up seeing her a few days later in Denver, for the one reason you never want to catch up with old friends.
My best friend's mother was quite possibly the single best person on earth, and for right now, that's all I have to say about that.
Colorado welcomed me home the best way it knows how, with the Denver Foot. The Denver Foot is the 3" of snow we get every October, but that the national news networks will tell you is O!M!G!12!"! In fairness, it weighs the same as a foot of snow, and probably increases ski tourism considerably, but won't delay your flight out of Denver - no matter how hard you pray for it to.
And now I'm back in Texas, and since my full time client decided my job was so important they needed to hire someone to do it in-house, I'm going to try to blog here a bit more while I look for a new job (maybe in Boston or Denver) (because, damn, I think I need winter) (and chowder) (and huevos rancheros with proper green chili) (and fishing in fall)
I've still got my Babble Voices gig (you can read it here) (or subscribe here) and am inconsistenly consistent on Momversation. Which, if you're into silly little YouTube videos of kids getting the shit scared out of them, you're welcome.


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August 03, 2010
The right steps can help mothers succeed at breastfeeding
August is Missouri Breastfeeding Month
Health experts see an increase in breastfeeding when new mothers follow the right steps.
Helping women take those steps is a priority at Hannibal Regional Hospital, the first hospital in Missouri to be designated "baby-friendly" by a program working to increase breastfeeding rates nationwide.
"Prior to adopting the baby-friendly practices about a year ago, we had about 62 percent of mothers starting to breastfeed," said Dr. Sandra Ahlum, an obstetrician at Hannibal Regional Hospital. "Now that number has increased to about 77 percent."
Even women who don't plan to breastfeed, Ahlum said, often change their minds once the first step toward breastfeeding is taken – when the baby is put "skin-to-skin" with the mother immediately after birth.
Mothers who have given birth at Hannibal Regional Hospital say they appreciated the hospital's support of breastfeeding.
"There is nothing like having your own baby and nursing," said Erica Barnes, whose son, Truitt, was born June 28. "It's such a special bond just between the two of us. It's the best thing we can possibly do for Truitt."
Hannibal Regional is the only Missouri hospital certified as baby-friendly by the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative. The designation recognizes a hospital for adopting recommended steps to help women successfully breastfeed.
The steps to successful breastfeeding are the focus of this year's Missouri Breastfeeding Month, observed annually in August, and World Breastfeeding Week, Aug. 1-7.
"Breast milk contains most of the nutrients a baby needs for the first six months," said Margaret Donnelly, director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. "Ideally, babies should continue to be breastfed – even while solid food is being introduced – until they are at least a year old."
Nursing mothers can take several steps to establish consistent feeding and ensure a good milk supply:
- Breastfeed within the first hour. Ask for the baby to be put skin-to-skin right after birth.
- Room in with your baby. Keep the baby in your room all day and night so you can get to know your baby's early signs of hunger.
- Breastfeed on demand. When a newborn roots, makes sucking sounds, puts fist to mouth, or is starting to wake, this is a signal to feed your baby.
- No bottles or pacifiers. Bottles and pacifiers often interfere with breastfeeding and cause babies not to nurse frequently enough.
- Breastfeed exclusively. Providing only breast milk protects your milk supply and gives you and your newborn time to learn how to breastfeed.
"Right after she was born she laid with me skin-to-skin and nursed for about two hours," said Lissa Biggs, who delivered her daughter, Lucy, at Hannibal Regional Hospital on July 12. "It made a big difference having her in the room, knowing that I am reading the signs that she is hungry, rather than waiting for a nurse to tell me."
Babies benefit from breastfeeding in a number of ways, Donnelly said. Breastfed babies:
- Have fewer health problems such as diarrhea, ear infections, respiratory infections and urinary tract infections
- Have fewer problems with allergies and asthma
- Are less likely to become obese as they grow older
Mothers benefit as well. Breastfeeding boosts a woman's immune system, reduces bleeding after childbirth and helps a mother return sooner to her pre-pregnancy weight. Mothers who breastfeed also are at lower risk of developing breast, uterine and ovarian cancer.
More information about breastfeeding can be found at www.dhss.mo.gov/breastfeeding or by calling
Note: Audio associated with this news release is available at: http://www.dhss.mo.gov/NewsAndPublicNotices/audio/8-2-10/breastfed.html
Images of Erica Barnes with son Truitt and of Lissa Biggs with daughter Lucy can be found at: http://www.dhss.mo.gov/NewsAndPublicNotices/photos/8-2-10/breastfed.html
Video-taped interview clips and B roll is available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3QR9j948Hc


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Right-Click for Common QuickBooks 2014 Tasks
To perform a common QuickBooks 2014 task related to a window, right-click to display a shortcut menu. In a register, select and right-click a specific transaction; in a list, right-click an item; in a form, display a transaction and right-click a blank area of the form.
QuickBooks displays a shortcut menu of common commands for the particular transaction, item, or window. For example, it often displays commands for memorizing or voiding the transaction or for creating a QuickReport on the transaction. The commands differ based on the type of transaction you select.


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Researchers excited about possible stem cell reversal
The executive order banning the use of government funds to study new embryonic stem cell lines has been in place since 2001. President Bush signed the order because of his concerns that human embryos were being destroyed.
The federal restrictions have not been popular with most scientists. So the prospect of a reversal is welcome news.
"It's a change in attitude. It's obviously doing something that's pro-science instead of trying to inhibit science. And I think that's as advantageous as anything," says Dan Kaufman, associate director of the Stem Cell Institute at the University of Minnesota.
Scientists have learned to live with the rules they've been given, Kaufman says. But if the federal ban is lifted, medical advances could happen much faster, he says.
"That's a thrilling prospect to patients suffering from debilitating conditions that could be helped by stem cell discoveries."
Stem cells can be used to grow many kinds of tissue in the body. Embryonic stem cells in particular have shown the most adaptability or the most promise. For example, if you had a damaged heart, one way doctors might treat you in the future is by injecting embryonic stem cells that could repair the damage. These types of cells could even be used to treat paralysis.
"It could mean the difference between someone who has sensation and not. It could be the difference between recovering bladder function," according to John Tschida, Vice President of Public Affairs and Research at Courage Center, a Minneapolis-based rehabilitation facility that serves many clients with paralysis.
Tschida is careful not to suggest that stem cell discoveries will one day cure paralysis. It's too early to know that, he says. But it seems probable to him that the research could lead to treatments that vastly improve the quality of patient's lives. The same could be true for Type 1 diabetics, says Dr. Michael Gonzalez-Campoy, a diabetic specialists with a practice in Eagan.
"For those individuals the ability to make insulin is huge. And if we were able to restore their insulin producing ability, that would change lives forever."
Only about five percent of people who have diabetes are Type 1. That still represents thousands of people who could benefit from more robust embryonic stem cell research, Gonzalez-Campoy says. Still no one is assuming a reversal of the federal funding ban will fix everything.
Dan Kaufman with the University of Minnesota says having more stem cell lines to work with would be great, but it won't mean much if lawmakers don't increase overall funding for biomedical research.
"You could have all the cell lines in the world approved to work on, but if there are no funds to do it and there's sort of an attitude that this is not something that we should be doing then it's pretty inhibiting."
During the presidential campaign President-elect Obama suggested he would double the budget for the National Institutes of Health which funds scientific research. But that was before the nation's economic meltdown.


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Breast cancer was always in the back of Kathy Petrozelli's mind. Her mother was treated for both breast and ovarian cancer. Knowing that family history raises a woman's risk of these cancers, Kathy had a mammogram every year since she turned 29.
Kathy also had another risk factor in her favor for cancer - her weight. In 2003, Kathy's gynecologist posed the question, "What are you going to do with your 10-year-old daughter when you are not here any longer because of your weight?" That day Kathy signed up for Weight Watchers. After a couple years of hard work, she became a success story. In 2005, Kathy reached her goal by losing 120 pounds. That is when she started working for Weight Watchers, which she finds very rewarding (and has maintained her weight).
"Life was good. I was finally healthy and starting to live my life," shared Kathy, who likes to go camping, kayaking, attend her daughter's softball games, teach Catholic education and co-lead a girl scout troop, among other things. Then came the news she feared. A routine mammogram disclosed a small tumor in her left breast.
"I knew that the screening was super important and that's why I did it so faithfully."
"When I was first diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma, which is breast cancer, I was shocked, even though I screened for it every year," said Kathy. "I knew that the screening was super important and that's why I did it so faithfully. When the radiologist told me what he saw, he also told me that it was found very early. Still, my life stopped and became all about breast cancer."
Kathy turned to the cancer experts at Hunterdon Medical Center, a Fox Chase Cancer Center Partner hospital, located in nearby Flemington, New Jersey. Genetic testing revealed that Kathy was a carrier of BRCA2, a genetic mutation that increased her risk of breast cancer and recurrence.
"Emotionally, I was not ready to hear the word �mastectomy' and said absolutely not!" admitted Kathy. "I opted for a lumpectomy, knowing that I had high risk of recurrence." In the fall of 2008, Kathy had a lumpectomy at Hunterdon. Not long after, she decided to have a full hysterectomy as well, to rule out her risk of ovarian cancer.
At the same time, Kathy decided to go on to have a simple bilateral mastectomy. "I knew my chances were high - about 85 percent - of the breast cancer coming back," she said. Kathy sought opinions from doctors, family and friends regarding her decision. Everyone encouraged her to have the mastectomy, but Kathy was not totally convinced.
Playing with fate
What finally changed Kathy's mind was when a doctor told her "if you don't have a mastectomy, you are playing with fate." Kathy believes the emotional aspect of a cancer diagnosis is something normal that most women go through because they are so scared.
The next day, Kathy, a legal secretary, found a copy of a local paper on her chair that was left by her boss. In it was an article about Jane Tervooren, a woman being treated for breast cancer at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. When she read Jane's story, Kathy decided to see the same surgeons mentioned in the article - Elin Sigurdson, M.D., breast surgeon and Sameer Patel, M.D., a plastic and reconstructive surgeon.
"Both Dr. Sigurdson and Dr. Patel were very professional and did a great job," Kathy added. "I am very happy now. Both doctors went above and beyond by offering me their emotional support too." Kathy does not believe anyone would know that she underwent mastectomy and reconstruction without her telling them.
"I will never forget what the doctors at Fox Chase did for me and for my family. There is no doubt in my mind that they saved my life. My family has just resumed our pre-cancerous life and have so much to live for." She is also grateful to her many friends, who made sure there was a meal on the table each night and who provided her with the love and support she desperately needed.
Kathy mentioned how impressed she was with everyone at Fox Chase, who proved to be some of the most compassionate, caring people she's met. "They took me by the hand and walked me through what had to be done. They also did a fine job at controlling the pain," said Kathy. "When I was finally ready to see an oncologist, it was great to meet Crystal Denlinger, M.D, and her fellow, Dr. Faller, both of whom were very familiar with my case.".
"Having the mastectomy and reconstruction was the hardest decision I've made in my life," admitted Kathy. "I did it for my husband and my daughter, who I love very much. I want to be around to enjoy the next chapter in my life. Now I can be confident that I will."


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One look at Nicole Sherzinger's luscious locks in the commercial for Herbal Essences' new Honey I'm Strong line had us rushing out to the nearest drugstore to snag a jar of the rinse-off treatment.
While we're not being mistaken for the diva just yet, we are LOVING how soft it's left our strands—without weighing them down or making them look greasy. The jar says using once a week will do, but we've been slathering it on after every shampoo with the same happy results. Oh, and it smells yummy too.
Honey, our hair's been looking hot!


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Abuse is maltreatment. It can be physical, such as hurting the body,
or it may be emotional, sexual, or even financial. Injury from abuse may occur
to children or vulnerable adults or among spouses.
Suspect physical abuse when:
You may feel uneasy if your health professional brings up the issue
of abuse. Health care providers have a professional duty and legal obligation
to evaluate the possibility of abuse. It is important to consider this
possibility, especially if there were no witnesses to an injury.
If you suspect abuse, seek help. You can call the local child or
adult protective agency, police, or clergy or a health professional such as a
doctor, nurse, or counselor.
If you think your child has been abused, there are resources available to help.
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Normally, my "Chronicles of Disability" consists of annual reports on the changes in my health over the previous 12 months. I forgot to post a report for the year 2014, but perhaps it's just as well because there were very few changes – – just more weakness in general. So now we come to this major milestone. It has been 20 years since I was diagnosed with inclusion body myositis (IBM). This rare muscle wasting disease is described as "slowly progressing". That may be true one month to the next or even one year to the next. But when the person I was in 1996 is compared to who I am today, the contrast is jaw-dropping.
Twenty years ago I didn't think there was much wrong with me. Yes I was slowing down in my running, and my golf shots seemed to be getting shorter, and I did fall once in a while, so what? I was 55 years old, just normal aging? I could still hike mountain trails, jog (slowly), show up for work every morning, work around the house, go to parties with my wife, take long driving vacations. Life was very good.
Now, I very nearly meet the criteria of a quadriplegic. I can't move either of my legs or my left arm. I can only raise my right arm a few inches above my waist. I cannot stand, walk, or transfer without the aid of an overhead lift system and a caregiver. This will probably be the last year that I am able to continue feeding myself, unless the new drug (BYM338) gets released and actually works. My fingers don't bend and my speech is getting quite weak. This is making my writing avocation more challenging and I may need to give it up within a year or so. Unrelated to my disease, but definitely affecting my life, my wife died of her own rare muscle illness in 2012.
At the time of my initial diagnosis, we were living in a two-story four-bedroom home overlooking the mountains of southern California and a little slice of the Pacific Ocean. Today I am living in 250 square feet in an assisted living facility. The room is comfortable, the view isn't bad (mostly of an ancient olive grove), the caregivers are friendly and helpful, and the food is very good. My days are spent doing what writing I can, either for Huntington Manor or for my Life Disabled blog, but that work is getting more difficult every day. So instead I am catching up on a lot of movies and television and doing a little reading. I also like to take my wheelchair out on long jaunts through the countryside and down to the local business district of Poway. Huntington Manor is launching a major renovation of the facility and I have been promised one of the beautiful new rooms that will overlook the garden and the hills beyond. That is enough to keep me motivated to stick around until the project is finished in 2017.
When I first started this blog, and when I wrote "Rolling Back: Through a Life Disabled" I suggested that the newly diagnosed read about my experiences to be properly prepared for what lies ahead. Now with a new treatment on the horizon, it is quite likely they may never have to experience this severe of a decline.
I have reposted many of the pictures and captions from the past 20 years. I think they tell an interesting story about the effects IBM has had on one person's life. As you'll see, I have remained generally happy and hopeful throughout that time, but I must admit that my general mood has been declining. Recently, I saw a neurologist who lowered my expectations for the new drug by pointing out that it would not be of any use for the muscles that were already dead and that, in my case, most of the muscles are completely destroyed. The most I can hope for is maintaining the minimal capabilities I have now.
By the way, one of the special pleasures I get these days is when someone purchases my book. It's available on Amazon — just click on the link on this page — seven dollars for paperback and three dollars for the Kindle edition, or free if you are using Kindle Unlimited.


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Inventory of county records, Jackson County Courthouse, Edna, Texas
Description: Inventory of records of Jackson County housed in the Jackson County Courthouse in Edna, Texas. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the Commissioners Court, County Judge, County Clerk, County Court, County Attorney, District Clerk, Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector, Treasurer, and Auditor. Also provides a list of Jackson County records and an index.
Date: 1980
Creator: Riney, James E.; Fortin, Maurice G. & Saxon, Gerald D.
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Running out of time!! lol.. I need boy names!! Help..
Hello Everyone! Well the C section is on Friday morning! (So nervous and so excited!) We can`t decide on a boys name and I am getting desperate! I have seen the wonderful...
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Right-Wing Media Drum Beat: Obama Engages In "Class Warfare"
Limbaugh: "Fairness" Is "A Code Word For Class Warfare." Reacting to President Obama's State of the Union address, Rush Limbaugh criticized Obama for discussing "fairness" during the State of the Union address, saying: "That's a code word for class warfare." [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 1/26/2012]
Click here for more examples of right-wing media accusing Obama of "class warfare" in his State of the Union address
Fox Blasted Obama's Speech On Inequality By Accusing Him Of "Class Warfare." Fox News figures responded to Obama's December 6, 2011, speech on inequality in American by accusing him of engaging in class warfare. [Media Matters, 12/6/11]
But It's Media Conservatives Who Regularly Attack Lower-Income Americans And Those In Need
Fox & Friends Called For Tax Hike On The Poor. During the January 25 edition of Fox & Friends, co-hosts Gretchen Carlson, Brian Kilmeade, and Steve Doocy advocated for raising income taxes on the poor:
CARLSON: I think, so when the president says "fair share" there's a couple points here, and earlier last hour I said maybe there should be a disclaimer underneath, which is the reason that we're putting up this graphic for you. Because if in fact you're paying tax on ordinary income, and you're in the highest tax bracket, then you're paying 30-some percent. But then if you take that money that you've already paid taxes on, and you go and invest and you make a profit, a long-term profit, more than a year of investment, then you pay another 15% on top of that. And by the way, with the "fair share" argument, 47% of Americans don't pay federal income tax.KILMEADE: That didn't get into the State of the Union.CARLSON: But that didn't get into it, but that is also part of the fair share. So if we are going to be fair to everyone, should those people then starting paying at least something?DOOCY: Kick in a buck, kick in something!KILMEADE: And in many cases some are getting refunds on money they haven't earned, They go beyond the money they earned for the year come April, so that's where a lot of that tax money's going. [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 1/25/12]
Fox Business Pitted The "Takers" Of "Government Handouts" Against The "Makers." After a National Bureau of Economic Research study concluded that social safety net programs, including Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, were highly effective at keeping people out of poverty, Fox Business launched a week-long series pitting the "takers" of "government handouts" against the "makers" in the economy. [Media Matters,5/24/11]
Fox Business Scolded Poor People For Not Being Ashamed Of Their Poverty. During the May 19 edition of Fox Business' Varney & Co., host Stuart Varney attacked anti-poverty programs as evidence that the U.S. now has an "entitlement mentality." Fox commentator Charles Payne then scolded people in poverty for not being "embarrassed" about needing public assistance:
PAYNE: Krystal [Ball], there's no doubt that these are good programs. I think the real narrative here, though, is that people aren't embarrassed by it. People aren't ashamed by it. In other words, the there was a time when people were embarrassed to be on food stamps; there was a time when people were embarrassed to be on unemployment for six months, let alone demanding to be on it for more than two years.I think that's what Stu is trying to say, is that, when the president says Wall Street is at fault, so, you are entitled to get anything that you want from the government, because it's not really your fault. No longer is the man being told to look in the mirror and cast down a judgment on himself; it's someone else's fault. So food stamps, unemployment, all of this stuff, is something that they probably earned in some indirect way. [Fox Business, Varney & Co., 5/19/11, via Media Matters]
Fox's Stuart Varney On Low-Income Americans: "Many Of Them Have Things -- What They Lack Is The Richness Of Spirit." During the August 25 edition of Fox Business' Varney & Co. at Night, host Stuart Varney hyped a Heritage Foundation study showing that many Americans in poverty own appliances, saying: "The image we have of poor people as starving and living in squalor really is not accurate. Many of them have things -- what they lack is the richness of spirit. That's my opinion." [Fox Business, Varney & Co. at Night, 8/25/11, via Media Matters]
Right-Wing Media Routinely Attack Low-Income Americans As "Lazy" Or "Having Poor Work Habits." In a July 2010 post at The American Spectator, conservative pundit and frequent Fox News guest Ben Stein wrote: "The people who have been laid off and cannot find work are generally people with poor work habits and poor personalities." A month later, Stein repeated his attack, writing:
[A]s I noted before, in my small circle of friends, anyone who has good work skills and a decent personality can get a job. I am not talking about the national scene. Just my little world. The chronic complainers and the malcontents and the unrealistic are the ones who cannot find work they want. The people who really want to work can get work. It might not be great work, but it's work. [The American Spectator, 7/19/10, 8/27/10, via Media Matters]
Fox Nation And Wash. Times On Occupy Wall Street And Its Demands: "Don't Feed The Lazy."A November 18, 2011, op-ed in The Washington Times, titled, "Don't feed the lazy," which was hyped by Fox Nation, claimed that "Occupy Wall Street's demands undermine real compassion." The op-ed stated:
It is interesting to note that according to the Bible, one of the criteria for receiving aid was a willingness to work. Entitlement was not an option. The Apostle Paul wrote, "For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat."Paul is not being cruel or heartless in this passage. He is expressing a truth that those who are able but unwilling to work should be disqualified from receiving charitable help, thereby allowing their natural need for food to drive their effort to work. This is a profound and often overlooked financial principle.[...]Attitudes toward poverty, debt and entitlement make reaching common ground with those in the Occupy Wall Street movement difficult. Compared to many around the world, they live in relative comfort, with access to food, shelter and liberty. But rather than embracing equal opportunity, they seem to clamor for equal outcomes.[...]
Moreover, Warren Buffett Has Admitted That It's "The Rich Class That's Making War"
Warren Buffett On CNN: "There Has Been Class Warfare For The Last 20 Years, And My Class Has Won." From CNN Correspondent Alison Kosik's September 30, 2011, interview with investor Warren Buffett:
KOSIK: Mr. Buffett, let's talk taxes for a moment. You know, you have been very outspoken about millionaires, about the uber-rich paying their fair share of taxes. But since, you know, since the portion of their taxes really isn't going to make a huge dent in the deficit, are you happy seeing your suggestion, this new Buffet rule, becoming more of a basis of a political battle that really -- that really has turned into class warfare?BUFFETT: Well, no, actually, there has been class warfare going on for the last 20 years, and my class has won. We are the ones that got our tax rates reduced dramatically. [CNN,9/30/11]
Buffett: "There Has Been Class Warfare Waged, And My Class Has Won." In a November 2011 interview with Business Wire CEO Cathy Baron Tamraz, Buffett again said, "Through the tax code, there has been class warfare waged, and my class has won," adding, "It's been a rout." Huffington Postreported:
The billionaire investor, cited as the third-richest person in the world by Forbes, said in an interview with the CEO of BusinessWire -- a unit of Buffett's own conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway that publishes press releases -- that while there have been improvements in some areas of the economy, many others haven't fared so well.Winners, Buffett says, include corporations, who have seen good equity returns, as well as the wealthiest American citizens. The losers? The housing market and average American worker."Through the tax code, there has been class warfare waged, and my class has won," Buffett told Business Wire CEO Cathy Baron Tamraz at a luncheon in honor of the company's 50th anniversary. "It's been a rout." [Huffington Post, 11/15/11]
Gates: "People Like Myself" Aren't "Paying As Much As They Should." In a January 25 interview with the BBC, Bill Gates said, "Right now, I don't feel like people like myself are paying as much as they should":
GATES: Well the United States has a huge budget deficit, so taxes are going to have to go up. And I certainly agree that they should go up more on the rich than everyone else. That's just justice.BBC HOST: Is that a message you think that works with other people as wealthy as yourself, or is it just a small circle of friends -- yourself, Warren Buffet, a few others.GATES: Well, I hope we can solve that deficit problem with a sense of shared sacrifice -- where everybody would feel like they're doing their part. And right now, I don't feel like people like myself are paying as much as we should. [Think Progress, 1/25/12]
And Most Americans Support Policies That Would Increase Taxes On Millionaires
Study: Millionaires Support Raising Taxes On The Rich. The Wall Street Journal reported on a Spectrem Group survey which found that 68 percent of millionaires support raising taxes on those who earn $1 million or more per year:
Warren Buffett isn't the only rich guy who wants to higher taxes on the rich.A new survey from Spectrem Group found that 68% of millionaires (those with investments of $1 million or more) support raising taxes on those with $1 million or more in income. Fully 61% of those with net worths of $5 million or more support the tax on million-plus earners. [The Wall Street Journal, 10/27/11]
CBS/NY Times Poll: Most Americans Say Investment Income Should Be Taxed At Same Rate As Earned Income. A CBS/New York Times poll found that a majority of Americans support taxing capital gains and dividends at the same rate as work income. From the article headlined: "Most Americans agree with 'Buffett rule' Concept":
The government taxes income earned through investments at a lower tax rate income earned from working, but half of Americans think that should change, according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll.[...][Fifty-two] percent of Americans say that capital gains and dividends should be taxed at the same rate as income earned from work because the current policy increases the federal deficit and is unfair to people who don't have money to invest, according to the poll. Thirty-six percent approve of the current policy of taxing capital gains at a lower rate because it encourages investment and helps the economy.
[CBS News, 1/24/12]
National Journal Poll: Most Americans Supported Democratic Surtax Proposal. In its October 2011 poll, National Journal found that "a whopping 68 percent of adults support the Democratic surtax" on those earning more than $1 million annually:
Those surveyed were asked about a possible 5 percent surtax on those earning more than $1 million annually. The idea got considerable discussion earlier this fall when Congress considered President Obama's jobs package. Senate Republicans united against the bill and were joined by some Democrats, making it impossible for the measure to pass in a chamber where 60-vote majorities have become the norm because of filibustering. Still, a whopping 68 percent of adults support the Democratic surtax to pay for the cost of their jobs plan. [National Journal, 10/19/11]
SEIU Poll: Nearly Three Quarters Of Americans Support Tax Increases On Wealthy. In September, 2011, Talking Points Memo reported on a Daily Kos/SEIU poll which found that an overwhelming majority of respondents support the "Buffett Rule":
In the first public polling available on the so-called "Buffett Rule" specifically -- the proposal to raise taxes on millionaires advocated by billionaire investor Warren Buffett -- Daily Kos/SEIU's weekly "State of the Nation" survey asked the following: Do you support or oppose ensuring that people who make over a million dollars a year pay the same percentage of taxes or more on their total income as those who make less than a million dollars a year?The answer wasn't close. 73 percent supported the idea, versus 16 percent who did not, and 11 percent who were unsure. The poll was of 1,000 registered voters. [Talking Points Memo,9/27/11]


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The start of the NBA season is going about as well as it could for Greivis Vasquez. The Hornets point guard is averaging 10.5 points, five rebounds and 11.5 assists -- which is good for fourth-best in the league in this young NBA season.
And with Eric Gordon injured and Anthony Davis out with a concussion , Vasquez handled last-shot duties against the Utah Jazz.
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Des Moines, Iowa - (Final Team Scores | Final Brackets) With the score tied heading into the final bout, Grand View's (Iowa) Eric Thompson's first-period fall at 285 pounds scored the decisive points as Grand View won its second-straight title at the 2013 NAIA Wrestling National Championships on Saturday at the Jacobson Exhibition Center. The Vikings tallied 159 points to edge second-place Southern Oregon (153). Montana State-Northern came in third with 104.0 points, while Dickinson State (N.D.) took fourth-place with 84.5 points and Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) finished fifth with 78.5 points.
"I'm feeling good right now," said Grand View head coach Nick Mitchell. "It was really nerve wracking. This tournament was so back-and-forth. The crazy thing was, it didn't matter how much we won by, Southern Oregon still stuck around. We had eight guys in the semis and you'd think that would be enough to start pulling away and we never pulled away; they were right there. Coach Mike Ritchey, he had a great team."
"I was so impressed with our crowd tonight," said Mitchell. "Every win we had in the finals, you'd look up and see them going crazy. You get choked up looking up there because they are so supportive. It was awesome."
Deadlocked at 159 points with just the heavyweight championship match remaining, the see-saw battle between Grand View and Southern Oregon was to be decided by Thompson and Brandon Gebhardt of Baker (Kan.). A win by Thompson would give Grand View the outright team title, but a win by Gebhardt would result in the Vikings and Raiders sharing the trophy, something that had only occurred once in the event's 56-year history.
Thompson wasted no time with his offensive attack, taking the Wildcat down at the 2:23 mark in the first period. A quick escape by Gebhardt put the match at 2-1. Thompson whipped Gebhardt over to his back and pinned him with a minute left in the opening period to give Grand View its second-consecutive national title.
Thompson's victory is his second-straight title at 285 with both victories coming against Gebhardt. Thompson is the eighth champion in Grand View history and only the second heavyweight to win back-to-back titles in the 285-pound era.
In addition to Thompson, Gustavo Martinez (141), Chad Lowman (157) and Jimmie Schuessler (165) claimed national crowns, while Isaiah Tatum finished runner-up after dropping a 3-2 decision to Southern Oregon's two-time All-American Jimmy Eggemeyer at 149 pounds. In total, Grand View had eight individuals earn All-America honors.
Martinez, the first of five Vikings to battle for a title, pulled Grand View even with Southern Oregon at 145-145 with a 5-2 decision over Great Falls' (Mont.) Myles Mazurkiewicz at 141 pounds. Escapes early in the second and third periods by both wrestlers evened the bout at 1-1. With 24 seconds remaining, Martinez stuck and took Mazurkiewicz down for a 3-1 advantage. Mazurkiewicz was able to escape from Martinez's hold seconds later to make it 3-2. Martinez was not done though. He secured his first title with eight seconds remaining by taking Mazurkiewicz down again.
Three matches later, Schuessler had to rally late in the third period in order to get a 4-3 decision over Eric Lopez of Menlo (Calif.) for the 165-pound championship. After three minutes of scoreless action, Lopez started the second stanza from the down position and escaped to take a 1-0 advantage. He added to his lead with a takedown only to have Schuessler respond with an escape. Facing a 3-1 deficit to start the final two minutes, Schuessler escaped and took to the offensive. The winning takedown came with short time and Schuessler rode Lopez out the remaining 22 seconds en route to his first national crown.
Southern Oregon's senior 125-pounder Mitchell Lofstedt closed out his illustrious career in typical fashion with a first-period stick (2:31) of Dickinson State's Bryden Lazaro. With the victory, Lofstedt became the 19th three-time NAIA champion and the first wrestler to win three titles at 125 pounds. The senior tied for the tournament-high with five falls, all of which came in the first period.
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Happy Holidays!!
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Here are mine!!!
awesome pics. i have to wait till i go home for xmas to go get my MOTU from my folks house as that is where i have them stored.
the scale of the 2002 castle seems pretty good still. he-man DOES look a bit wide for the door. then again i ALWAYS thought the door looked small for the 2002 figs as well
I want NA Skeletor and Rio Blast and I want them now!
Glad some of us don't have any phobias about keeping stuff MOC. Awesome pics, guys! Keep it up.
Nice pics He-Man54. I think He-Man looks good with the 200X Castle. Also, the figures look like they mix well with 200X.
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Great shots, there, He-Man54! The lines seems to look just fine in co-ed play! And Stevetor, your Holiday Ho-Down is awesome!
MOTUC Most Wanted: Skeleteen, Prince Keldor, Captain Randor, The Great Black Wizard, Lady Slither, Spirit, Tuvar, Baddra, Cursed Marzo, Tug-O-War, Scrollos, Songster, Mini-Comics Spirit of Castle Grayskull, and for the love of the Sorceress and Julie Winston, ODIPHUS!!!
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And good eye!!!! I turned them upside down on purpose. I found that when when the bands were on the "right way" they made it a little hard to fully articulate his arms. I slide them on upside-down and got a better range of motion.
I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick some @$$, and I'm all out of bubble gum.
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Come on folks, keep these pics coming - this by far my favorite thread right now, I love seeing these displays
Any pictures comparing the versions of Beast Man?
I love the fact that they mix so well with the 200X line, I can't wait for mine to arrive!
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These figures are so worth the $20! Thank you Mattel for providing an awesome MOTU figure line! You've hit a grand slam! I just hope we can get a full line of these figures!
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okay, time for me to concede another point.
while I think 200X Beastman's body sculpt is better, Classics Beastman's armor is better. Man does that look good.
now I regret not buying him.
yeah. But I'm not paying $30 for something I could've gotten for $24 if I had just ordered it with He-Man.


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(Buffalo, N.Y. – Sept. 27, 2012) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finished its evaluation of data from samples taken at the Hillcrest Industries site and surrounding community to measure for volatile organic compounds in the air. At EPA's request, the data was also evaluated by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, an agency that advises EPA on health issues. The data and a map of sampling locations are on EPA's web page at http://www.epa.gov/region02/superfund/removal/hillcrest/index.html
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"While the numbers we use in determining health risk are conservative, there is no doubt that benzene is bad for people and this data underscores the need to put this fire out as quickly as possible, which is what the EPA is now working to do," said EPA Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck. "We have consulted with health experts and we will be suppressing dust and smoke from the site to minimize the amount of pollution leaving the immediate site and we will be doing further air monitoring."
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Our Favorite On-Screen Women in STEMFebruary 28, 2012
What do Temperance "Bones" Brennan, Hermione Granger, and Abby Sciuto have in common? They're all inspiring female characters who are science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals in movies or on TV. They serve as role models for girls who may have never considered a profession in those fields or for grown women who are having trouble navigating the "boys' club" attitude that many STEM careers still maintain.
In 2011, the Entertainment Industries Council presented their inaugural Science, Engineering, and Technology (SET) Awards commending the entertainment industry for its encouragement of STEM. That inspired me to ask our staff here at AAUW to submit their favorite women characters who can inspire a girl's interest in STEM.
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The forensic scientist on NCIS does database searches and DNA analysis without falling into the drab, dorky stereotype we often see scientists take in the media. Her quirky personality and gothic fashion sense make the forensics side of crime-scene investigations seem a lot cooler.
On Bones, she worked as a forensic anthropologist at the fictional Jeffersonian Institute in Washington, D.C., before she began consulting with the FBI when they needed her to identify murder victims.
On the reality show MythBusters on Discovery Channel, little girls and grown women alike can love Byron for making STEM fun. Not only does she blow things up, but she can also explain how and why.
Harry Potter's closest female ally, Granger was a master in her potions class at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. If she hadn't been recruited for magical training, she may have been one of the best chemists that fictional Europe had ever seen.
In Avatar, she pulls samples from the trees of the alien planet Pandora and explains the biological neural network that connects the native people to their environment, all while running the Avatar program.
Jodie Foster plays this character in 1997's Contact. The sci-fi movie is largely based on Jill Tarter, who was the director of the most comprehensive search for extraterrestrial intelligence, Project Phoenix. Tarter credits her inspiration to help women in STEM to an AAUW meeting she attended in the 1970s.
Sandy Cheeks, SpongeBob SquarePants
Camille Saroyan, Bones
Angela Montenegro, Bones
Ellie Sattler, Jurassic Park
Penelope Garcia, Criminal Minds
Susan Test and Mary Test, Johnny Test
Maddie Fenton, Danny Phantom
Megan Hunt, Body of Proof
According to a recent study by the Girl Scout Research Institute, of the 81 percent of girls who report interest in STEM careers, only 13 percent say it is their first choice. Our 2010 research report Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics found that a girl's perception about a gender-appropriate job can affect her career choice in the long run.
Media can be a massive influence on a child's perceptions of the world. A Kaiser Family Foundation study found that in 2009, the average 8- to 18-year-old consumes about four and a half hours of TV each day, peaking with 11- to 14-year-olds, who watch more than five hours a day.
The Entertainment Industries Council was established to improve the messages entertainment sends to these viewers. Its Picture This: Engineering publication focuses on the impact entertainment has on our country's call for more STEM educators and workers. It also provides suggestions to entertainment creators on ways they can inspire viewers and improve the outlook on STEM.
Who else is a great STEM role model for girls and women? Tell us your favorites and learn about the SET Awards nominees at www.eiconline.org.
This post was written by AAUW Marketing and Communications Intern Marie Lindberg.
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I'm a year too late in replying to the comments but we forgot Special Agent Dana Scully in The X Files!! She's a doctor and highly intelligent and appealed to a lot of girls in my class when I was in high school when thinking about possibly going into STEM fields.
The original twitter post asked for "fictional" characters, so I had been thinking in terms of books – Violet Baudelaire from A Series of Unfortunate Events came immediately to mind. I love Violet: she is an inventive and quick-thinking engineer.
I also really love the "Fireside Girls" that are frequently part of Disney Channel's Phineas and Ferb (which I just love in general). They frequently arrive on the scene just in time to provide some major feat of engineering to save the day.
As a mother of two you've helped me realize the value of the female roles in animation – I would have never dug deeper into viewing the impact of having strong female roles in cartoons vs standard film and tv shows. Thanks for the insight.
I totally relate! My daughter is a CPA who deals with the boys club almost every day. Thanks for the great blog!
My daughter, the second year mechanical engineering major, was inspired by the real life women of the Society of Women Engineers. They held an event at a local college and my hubby dragged both daughters off to it when they were middle school age. The other daughter became an English major (can't win them all) but our youngest decided to go forth in STEMs. She picked mechanical because she wanted to go where fewer women have gone before! So, that being said, I love this article! I just wanted to salute the real women in STEMs as well!
Love that you included Sandy Cheeks, a real kick-ass scientist with serious "kara-tay" chops!
I love this too! Made me smile.
Your Honor, I must object to this over-representation of forensic scientists.
I have to give a shout out to my "Battlestar Galactica" ladies. Starbuck is the best fighter pilot (male or female) in the post-nuclear-holocaust universe, and Cally is a spacecraft mechanic.
I was going to say those as well! Starbuck, Cally for sure…Dualla maybe…
Do we count cylons who look like us? 😉
I do love Hermione Granger… 🙂 Great post!
Great article. I have four girls and having them see these very smart women is a positive influence on them. They love Abby and Bones. Although it's very soap opera-ish, my teen girls are also inspired by the female docs on Grey's Anatomy. One of my girls now says she wants to be a doctor.
I realize this post is about women in STEM, but the current situation of women in media is not great either. There are vastly more men who are actors, directors, behind-the-stagers, broadcasters, etc.
So let's get out there on all fronts. Forward!
Haha 😀 Nice post !! Inspirational I must say 😛 Cheers
Good list – glad to see Kari on there! I also want to echo the people who've said Chloe from 24 and Astrid from Fringe should be on there. And Kaylee from Firefly and Sam Carter from Stargate!
I second Kaylee from Firefly, and I would add River Song from Doctor Who– the only other person (male or female) to match the Doctor's knowledge of the space-time continuum. Many times she knows more than him!
Thank god for those characters or else I would think I'm an idiot for studying engineering!! Well, not really since I like it. Nevertheless I always enjoy seeing more of the fictional female science loving characters out there.
So cleverly put! I see a change in the media trend already, inspiring young minds with creations of like-able female geeks 🙂
Agreed! I have another suggestion to make. "Kaylee Frye" from Firefly as played by Jewel Staite. The series may have only been short lived but Kaylee was a fantastic, down-to-earth character. She was the ship's Mechanic and stated in one episode that engines "Just talk to me" or something like that. I think this shows that you don't have to be book smart to be good at something like that.
I think the expectation that a woman in a technological field has to be smarter and meaner than her male counterparts put a lot of people off as it makes it sound like you would have to work harder to get to same point… which in a lot of cases is still true.
Really enjoy your blog today found on the freshly pressed of WordPress. Thanks for such a professional voice encouraging and showing women how easy it is to follow your dreams and create more with our sciences.
I'm kind of sad that Amy Farrah Fowler from The Big Bang Theory didn't make this. Not only is she played by Mayim Bialik (TV's Blossom), but Mayim Bialik has a PhD in a STEM field!
And Bernadette is a microbiologist and Leslie (though not on for a while) is an optical physicist.
Hey, great post. STEM subjects are soooo important. Part of my job is to entice students into science based courses at University level, and it's tuff: there's not many role models, it doesn't have much reality to their everyday lives, and bad experiences put a lot of kids off. Hopefully such role models can sexy this subject up – but most of them are just actors, arn't they? BTW, Robogals is an international initiative that promotes engineering into Highschools.
very nice and excellent for women…its the best,,,!
I think my favourite is Hermione Granger
A couple on the tech side would be real life Morgan Webb who is a video game reviewer for G4 and Lisbeth Salander, the heroine of the Millenium Trilogy. Both are smart, sexy and strong women working in a predominantely male field.
Great post–excellent subject matter. I write a blog on engineering education and certainly know that women in the technical (STEM) workplace are few and far between. I never really understood why until I heard a "grandmother" tell her granddaughter–"You will never catch a man dear if you act too smart." Reality is, she acts dumb and catches a dummie that can't or won't take care of her for the long haul. Women in STEM professions bring a great deal to the party–differing viewpoints, better and less conventional ways of doing a given task. As you know, a great number of ladies now occupy assembly jobs throught industry so, it is wonderful if those jobs are analyzed by ladies who understand the rigors of design and application.
Again, great post.
Leading women in engineering, science and technology have contributed so much to our culture and civilization. Thank you for this post!
Love this! I launched Females Excelling More in Math, Engineering, & Science (FEMMES) at Roanoke College about 2 years ago and love hearing about Women in STEM! Fun post!
I am glad seven of the characters, I love inspired others. Great job! Keep these kinds of posts coming!
Great Post. I would dedicate it to March 8th,Womens day 2012. Congrats for being freshly pressed.
Computer Science geek Chloe O'Brian from 24
Great post! I love Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler (Mayim Bialik) and Dr. Bernadette Maryann Rostenkowski (Melissa Rauch) on Big Bang Theory. Although all of the show's characters have issues with social skills (nerd stereotype), their intelligence and abilities are not called into question by the male characters.
Okay, if we're really going to do this…I must say that a few of my favs NOT on the list are:
***Astrid Farsnsworth from "Fringe"***
***Kate Winslet and Marion Cotillard's truly heroic characters in "Contagion"
…and, while not completely legal, a major shout out for the "T" part needs to be given to
***Rooney Mara for her tech-strong role in "Girl With the Dragon Tatoo"
I mean, what girl doesn't now want to grow up and be a computer hacker? Is it just me?
i am surprised that girls are still being effected by gender specific careers. I never thought about how those awesome women on TV could be inspirational. Thanks for pointing that out.
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Love it! Go @AAUW for making an accessible entry point to this important topic of STEM. You all are the BEST.
Some great choices here! Nicely done!
I love that you're highlighting the importance of women in STEM…and that a character from SpongeBob Square Pants is a runner up. AWESOME!
There's too many "Housewives" and Kardasians and fallen pop stars out there …loved this !
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