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Still a bit bummed about yesterday's race, but hardly the end of the world. It's just a race after all. But with only the MDI Marathon left for my race season, it does have me reflecting on what has been a bizarre race season.. full of awesome successes but equally awesome disasters. Chalk yesterday up in the latter category, and hopefully MDI will be in the former.
But with that one race left, all focus is on doing well at MDI. I do have some goals in my head but am hesitant to mention them to anyone yet until I get in a few more speed workouts and see how they feel. It's just been hard to gauge where I'm at lately. Yesterday would have been a great indicator, but that went out the window.
So, today's run(s): Got in two miles while waiting for the cross country team to arrive after their warm-up. Slow and creaky at first, but felt the legs loosening up quickly.
Two hours later I got in three more miles barefoot on the soccer fields. Could tell that the two miles earlier really helped loosened things up, and the barefoot running only helped. This one felt pretty great.
Scheduling a run tomorrow is going to be tricky due to it being a long and jam-packed day. Will try to get something in but may have to take a rest day, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. I'm hesitant to get up early morning for a run since I'll be at the school until 8pm tomorrow, so we'll see.
Ran 1.9 miles @ 8:49/mile pace.
Paved roads.
Very hilly.
Mid 60s, overcast.
Brooks Mach 13, shorts, short sleeved shirt, cap.
Ran 3.2 miles @ 8:09/mile pace
Grassy fields.
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I spoke too soon on Friday about how quiet our lives had been. I've learned my lesson and will never ever jinx the stillness again. Now we have major drama. Yesterday morning Noah fell down the steps and broke his collar bone. That poor kid has the highest pain tolerance in a little kid that I have ever seen, so I knew when he was still crying 45 minutes after the fall, that something was terribly wrong. He said that his shoulder was hurting really badly so we took him to the immediate care center. He somehow managed to give the doctor a high five with the sore arm. Our doctor, who was soooo nice, said that it was probably just a really deep bruise and he would be sore for a few days, but that the injury didn't seem to be too bad. He said he wanted to do an x-ray, just in case. We went off to radiology and when the doc reviewed the x-ray, he came back in our room. He said, "You're never going to believe this, but he broke his collarbone. That must be one tough kid you got there, that he's actually trying to still use that arm!"
So, here we are with a broken collar bone. Noah's in quite a bit of pain. He's also restricted from pretty much any movement which puts pressure on his right arm. This also includes no jumping or bouncing. Seriously. We can't even pick him up under his arms. We have to do this weird little scoop up from the legs pick up. And the worst is, no bear hugging :-( We were lucky that it is considered a clean break, but a fall or getting bumped in that area could make those bones become displaced and harder to heal. So we are doing our best to help him stay still. For six weeks. Yes, that's right- six freaking weeks! The codeine is doing a pretty good job of that for us. So is the pain. But I am afraid once some of the pain subsides and we take him down to Motrin, we may have a fidgety monster on our hands! We have yet to decide if he's going to take a hiatus from school. We're afraid a class full of rough and tumble two year olds may just be tempting the disaster gods.
So if you are the praying type, please say a prayer for our little guy. He could really use it. I'll keep you posted on his recovery.
On a much happier note, though, we got meet Stori and Jamey Sullivan and their cutie pies, Livia and Parker! The Sullivan's are also in the process of adopting from the DRC. They are bringing home two precious little boys, Ian and Chad in just about 6 weeks. The Sullivan's live just about 2 hours away from us. We met through the blogging community, but never met face to face. It is so amazing to me how connected I feel to the other "Congo Mommies" out there, even though none of us have ever met. Stori and I are both stay at home moms, and Kamron and Jamey are both financial advisers. They have a boy and a girl. We have a boy and a girl. They are bringing home 2 boys. We are bringing home...well, we don't know what we're bringing home yet. But we have so much in common and really enjoyed their company.
We all went to Kamron's benefit concert for the Sudan in Louisville. It was a gorgeous day for an outdoor fundraiser. Sadie had a great time playing with their kids and she's already asking when they can come to play at our house! Noah, well... Noah sat on my lap the entire time in a narcotics induced fog, but he was a big time trooper! We're planning on all getting together again once their boys come home. How awesome will it be when our child comes home, to have another family whose been through the exact same thing living relatively close to us!?!? I see this as the first of many great nights for our families!
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Enter the world of Journey, the third game from acclaimed developers thatgamecompany and presented by SCEA Santa Monica Studio.
Journey is an interactive parable, an anonymous online adventure to experience a person's life passage and their intersections with other's.
You wake alone and surrounded by miles of burning, sprawling desert, and soon discover the looming mountaintop which is your goal.
Faced with rolling sand dunes, age-old ruins, caves and howling winds, your passage will not be an easy one. The goal is to get to the mountaintop, but the experience is discovering who you are, what this place is, and what is your purpose.
Travel and explore this ancient, mysterious world alone, or with a stranger you meet along the way. Soar above ruins and glide across sands as you discover the secrets of a forgotten civilization.
Featuring stunning visuals, haunting music, and unique online gameplay, Journey delivers an experience like no other.
Awards & Recognition
- Nomination
- Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media - GRAMMYs
- Best Animated Video Game - Annie Awards
- 2012
- Game of the Year - Joystiq
- Game of the Year, PSN Game of the Year - GameSpot
- Game of the Year, Overall Music, PS3 Game, PSN Game, PS3 Graphics, PS3 Sound People's Choice - IGN
- Game of the Year - Entertainment Weekly
- Game of the Year - Kill Screen
- Game of the Year, Best PSN Game, Reader's Choice Best Game - PlayStation Life Style
- Game of the Year - Russia Igromania
- Best PS3 Game, Best Independent Game, Best Original Score - 10th Video Game Awards
- Best Downloadable Game, Best Adventure Game - GameTrailers
- Best Director, Best Art Direction, Best Sound Design - Telegraph Video Game Awards
- Best Platforming Game, Best Visual, Best Soundtrack - Destructoid
- Most Original Game, Best Art Direction - X-Play Awards
- Best Art Direction - Inside Gaming Awards
- PlayStation Store Special Prize, User Choice Prize - PlayStation Awards
- GameCity Prize - GameCity Prize
- Online Innovation Award - Game Developers Choice Online Awards
- Open Track Award - Korea Games Conference Awards
- Game Designers Awards - Japan Game Awards
- Best Visual Arts - Japan CEDEC Awards
- Best Downloadable Game - GameTrailers
- Best Downloadable Game - GameSpy
- Best Downloadable Game - Machinima.com
- Best Downloadable Game - 1Up.com
- Best Downloadable Game - VGChartz
- Living Artwork - Examiner
- Most Valuable Game - PlayStation Magazine
- Best Adventure Game - GameSpot
- Best Downloadable Title - Game Informer
- Top 10 Best Looking Games - 1Up.com
In the press
- Popular Science - 2012
Best of What's New Software 2012 - Popular Science
- San Francisco Chronicle - 2012
One of the Most Anticipated Video Games of 2012 - San Francisco Chronicle
- T3 Magazine - 2012
Best of 2012: Hottest Launches to Look Out For - T3 Magazine
- Wired - 2011
"Introducing a dynamic new online play capability and gorgeous graphics and art, Journey sent many of our VGChartz E3 crew back to look at it again and again on the show floor... In addition, the music is beautiful and haunting. I played it with headphones on in Sony's media area, and despite being surrounded by hundreds of people I was able to get completely lost in the game. In fact, when our time was up I had almost forgotten where I was. Few games I have ever played have excelled so much at making such a powerful expression through presentation in such a short time." - VGChartz
- thesixaxis - 2011
"In those fleeting few moments, the sense of a bewildering unknown sprawling out from your feet, Journey changes from a game we've often thought about to one that we won't ever forget about." - thesixaxis
- Wired - 2010
"Sony saved its best for last this year at the Electronic Entertainment Expo." - Wired
"...the kind of game players will treasure for years to come." - EGM[i]
- The Escapist - 2010
"The game is absolutely gorgeous, and will likely be added to the pantheon of titles used in the "games as art" argument. - The Escapist
Development Team
- President - Kellee Santiago
- Game Director - Jenova Chen
- Lead Designer - Nicholas Clark
- Lead Engineer - John Edwards
- Engineer - Martin Middleton
- Executive Producer - Robin Hunicke
- Art Director & Lead Artist - Matt Nava
- Technical Designer - Bryan Singh
- Environment Artist - Aaron Jessie
- Feel Engineer - John Nesky
- Designer - Chris Bell
- Character Artist & Animator - Ke Jiang
- Engineer - Rick Nelson
- Tools Engineer - Michael Peddicord
- Animator - Seiji Tanaka
- Modeller - Dallas Robinson
- Music Composer - Austin Wintory
- Sound Designer - Steve Johnson
- Community Manager - Aaron Grommesh
Frequently Asked Questions
- Will Journey be available on other platforms? "Journey" is our third project in a 3-game deal with PlayStation, so unfortunately you won't be seeing it on any other platforms in the foreseeable future. When we were poor kids out of college, Sony offered to fund three games from us, which was a dream come true. There's no way we could have made "flOw" or "Flower" or "Journey". The catch is - they are all exclusive to the PS3.
- Where can I find the OST for Journey? Journey™ (Original Soundtrack from the Video Game) is available on PSN Store & iTunes.
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Well: If you wander over to Sleeper's ISO thread, I posted what I did this morning.
My frustration level was high, and I decided to put it to bed one last time.
I left the kmem uncommented, and didn't touch anything with it's values, they were working for me with the 4.0
The values that sleeper puts in are:
kmem 800bf958 00001021
And I did the printf "\x24\x02\x00\x01" | dd conv=notrunc of=tivoapp.unscrambled bs=1 seek=8275016 and then did a mv of the tivoapp.unscrambled to tivoapp
chmod 755 and restart
Things are now recording, and I can play them / extract unscrambled. WHEW.
Again, i'll have to change to koolaid for my hacking beverage of choice instead of 2 buck chuck!!
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An elderly man crashed his car into a backyard pool in Southern California Saturday morning when his flip-flops apparently became entangled in the car's pedals.
Officers responded around 11:45 a.m. to a report in Altadena of a car crashing into a pool in the 2700 block of Scripps Place, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
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The next time someone tries to tell you there's no cultural war on women, point them toward the attack ads that opponents ran against Bonnie Brennan last year when she was vying for a seat on the New Windsor Town Board.
The next time someone tries to tell you there's no cultural war on women, point them toward the attack ads that opponents ran against Bonnie Brennan last year when she was vying for a seat on the New Windsor Town Board.
Brennan's political opponents used the fact that she had been abused to try to score political points. In the most scurrilous fashion, they created a topsy-turvy narrative in which they implied that the target of abuse was a criminal.
The ad, which ran in The Sentinel, and mailers featured a "mug shot" of Brennan — a photo taken at a time when she was a victim of domestic violence — and it was run with text that implied Brennan had a criminal record. The ad text labeled the picture as "O.C.S.O. file photo." A political mailer bearing the return address of the NWRC — the New Windsor Republican Committee — said Brennan "seems always to be on the wrong side of the law" and claimed she'd been "the subject of 46 separate police incident reports" since 2008. On the back, the mailer bore the legend, "Candidates should be running on their record "� not have a record."
Brennan's lawyer, Michael Sussman, has now filed a defamation and libel suit on her behalf, seeking compensatory and punitive damages against the New Windsor Republican Committee, committee Chairman Carmen DuBaldi, her opponent in the 2012 Town Board race, Jack D'Angelo, in connection with the ad and mailer; and against Orange County Sheriff Carl DuBois because his office released the photo of Brennan in response to a Freedom of Information Law request, when the case should have been sealed.
Brennan was initially charged in one incident in 2009, based on a cross-complaint from her husband; the case was later dismissed. The file should have been sealed.
DuBois has said he believes his office lawfully complied with a FOIL request for public records.
D'Angelo has said he had no knowledge of the ad or mailer before the fact. My colleague was unable to reach DuBaldi for comment on Monday, and he hasn't commented on the ad and mailers in the past.
But last year, the Mid Hudson Times pulled the old trick of filing a Freedom of Information Law request to get the FOIL filed with the sheriff. Lo and behold, the paper reported, DuBaldi was the person who had requested copies of photos related to Brennan's arrest.
Bearing all of that in mind, I ask you: What were these people thinking? What mindset would lead one to think that it's a super-awesome tactic to misuse documentation of someone's victimization to create a false and misleading smear campaign?
Someone who would treat a photo of a battered woman as political ammunition is someone who doesn't think domestic violence is a serious issue.
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Obstetric Lie #88- The Birth Experience Doesn't Matter
How do you feel about your birth? How did your birth make you feel?
Every woman can answer this question.
We all want different things from a birth experience. Some desperately want a VBAC. Some yearn for empowerment or healing. Others, having suffered losses, simply desire a healthy baby to hold in their arms. Some want it all- a beautiful birth and a healthy baby. Some even believe that both can, even SHOULD be possible.
A woman's desire for a good birth or disappointment in a bad birth experience is something that often draws ire, resentment, even anger. The feelings surrounding an unhappy birth experience when a baby is healthy are often dismissed. Not just care providers but by everybody. Even mom herself feels ashamed to admit that she is not pleased with the experience.
So does it matter? Does it matter what the birth is like, how the mother experiences this day? Does it matter what happens on a day that she will experience only a few times in her life cycle?
I submit that it does- and that Mother Nature or natural selection or your Deity designed birth this way for a very specific reason. Birth is designed to be a euphoric experience for the mother. Giving life is meant to make a woman want to birth again.
Let's step back for a moment and think about this from a higher perspective.
You are a creator of some kind. (I don't know what you believe in, but I will assume that you either believe in some kind of supreme design by a higher power or some kind of natural selection spurring each species towards survival or -some combination of all of the above.) You have created a species and you would like it to survive most of time.
Your species must often survive the birth process, at least enough to leave more genetic code to be passed on to the next generation. The woman who carries the child must be warned to find safety before the coming of her child. The growing pregnancy and finally labor is this "warning".
Your species, having found safety and comfort gives birth. She must survive the birth process fairly frequently. After the work of labor she must be tired enough and contained enough to
A) rest
B) care for the new child and
C) be tired or occupied enough to keep some distance from others who may contaminate it.
So the birth process must both be difficult enough to ensure some rest period and survival and care for the newborn, but easy enough that it rarely kills. Soreness, minor blood loss, tiredness, and the need to constantly sustain the newborn with her body can ensure this delicate balance.
But- (pay attention, this is the important part) the birth experience must do more than just cause the mother to survive and care for the child- she must want to do it AGAIN and AGAIN. Why? Everybody knows that your species almost always just creates one single child. And everybody knows that the more children you create the more likely it is that your genetic code will carry on for generations.
SO- your mother must find joy in her birth. She must enjoy it enough to love instantly a child that has, by some interpretation, put her through some of this pain or discomfort meant as a warning that he is coming. She must be thrilled enough that she even forgets the amount of work involved in birthing the child and the discomforts of carrying him.
In your infinite wisdom you design something incredible- a euphoric rush of brain chemicals that peak just at the time of birth. They are unique in that they can both:
~cloud memory (endorphins)
~ induce love (oxytocin) and
~cause fierce attachment (prolactin, which also conveniently lowers sex drive when levels are high enough).
These brain chemicals must do all this at a time that is physically taxing.
In addition your mother must be so involved in the caring of this child and in her need for recovery, that she takes some time, probably a few years, to devote solely to this single child. This will help ensure the survival of her offspring.
If we look at birth as it can be, we see birth as it should be. Birth, is meant to be both euphoric and taxing. Birth is meant to bond a mother to her child. It is designed in such a way that it is physically difficult enough that she shouldn't do it twice in one year, but wonderful enough that she will do it again and again. And mother will do it with some degree of pleasure.
If we look at birth this way- a way that recognizes the necessity for our species to continue- we see that OBVIOUSLY the birth experience MATTERS. In fact it matters so deeply because it is imperative to the survival of our species. It ensures reproduction. It ensures a desire to care for the newborn. It ensures love. Birth ensures that children will be desired again.
So when I hear people say that the birth experience doesn't matter at all, I wonder what they believe about human kind in general. This idea, of a meaningless beginning of life, makes no sense in the grand scheme of things. It is neither scientific nor romantic. It is simply ridiculous. Obviously birth matters. It must cause not just the survival of the child but a desire for future children. It must bring a joy in our babies immediately, and satisfaction that clouds over the difficulties. It must be euphoric. Birth must matter.
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The Wide Bay Crocs, sponsored for the 10th year by Australia Zoo, were the winners of the 2010 Queensland Police Rugby League State Championships.
Taking out the title against the Brisbane Bulldogs, this is the team's first championship win since 1998 and they have proudly donated $2,000 towards Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors.
This week, Sunshine Coast players got up close to some of the Zoo's baby alligators, as they showed off their trophy and presented Australia Zoo Wildlife Warrior's with a cheque to support its conservation projects.
Detective Sergeant and President of the Wide Bay Crocs Tom Dawson said the win was a long time coming and were thankful for the Zoo's ongoing support.
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Just FYI, Shapelings, we're probably looking at a slow week or four. Kate's got edits and such, I've got school starting again, and of course the biggest thing is that FJ is getting married this weekend! Woohoo! So while we're all flying all over the country and arranging centerpieces and painting our nails and making vows of eternal love and all that, we probably won't have much time for blogging. And even after we're back, there's written exams and writing gigs and elections to cover and all that stuff, so we not might be quite as prolific as usual for a while. Don't worry, we're not going anywhere — just slowing our pace a bit.
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I sure am a slow-moving cuck.
Seriously, even more than the wedding, actually working at work has been the worst thing for blogging. 58 days till life resumes!
ah, maybe that means the readers will take over the blog.
I don't even use my personal LJ, but I could start reposting my e-mails to you guys looking for shoe advice and whatnot.
For those who are interested, I'm wearing this dress (in red) to the wedding.
Kate: I've been drooling over that dress in that color for a while now. It would be perfect for all my holiday party needs.
*is jealous*
Tricia, I totally justified buying it because I can rewear for holiday parties and Valentine's Day, at least.
Living400lbs, just a heads-up that the CCF isn't always a reliable source. They've put some good stuff out there, but they're not interested in promoting accurate info about obesity so much as promoting the restaurant industry. Sometimes, their agenda overlaps with important truths, sometimes not.
Congratulations FJ!!!!! And good luck to everybody with being so busy.
"Who's for a Restaurant industry vs Diet industry cage match!?" :)
Me! Heh.
And sorry if you already knew that about the CCF. I feel the need to point that out when they come up, because a lot of people don't realize who they are.
Shapelings, you can help me with my new recipe blog! http://deliciousateverysize.wordpress.com/
I love recipe blogs because I like to read about people's experiences with the recipes and get suggestions for side dishes and that kind of thing, but I just got so sick of reading all the "here's how to reduce the fat and sugar and salt, or else be sure to run five miles after you eat it!" stuff that comes up. So I started my own. But I think I will not be able to post more than an entry or two a week, so I'd love to have other contributors. If you are interested, or have any feedback about the blog in general (did I say something totally stupid/offensive? are you even interested in a blog like this?) plleeaasse let me know!
Congratulations Fillyjonk!
Is this becoming an open thread? Because I'm kind of bummed that my awesome therapist today said something somewhat positive about dieting (not in reference to me or any alleged need I have to diet, but in reference to someone else who he said has lost weight recently and so would probably appreciate bread rather than cookies as a thank-you gift)… in the same day that my one close friend in the area bemoaned sedentary kids with their video games and soda.
(To her credit, she did say that it's privileged kids she's seen with these habits, and not – as the MSM would have us believe – the mythical lower-class kids with their Funyuns and their violent video games and their clueless parents who think that mayonnaise is a vegetable and don't keep reading material around the house.)
Plus it's rainy and dreary and I'm on the academic job market and I have PMS (with its attendant face full of acne and crying spells and being bloated to the point that the joints in my hands and feet actually hurt so I can't exercise to boost my mood and meanwhile my sleep is disrupted and my spouse and I are fighting and we don't have enough money and SWEET PICKLE RELISH ON TOAST POINTS I hate my life and I can't string together thoughts coherently today.
Say, if I were to make a paper doll in a wedding dress, print out FJ's face from the banner, paste it on, and parade it around while humming the wedding march — what do you think, cute or creepy? It would just be to be silly and boost my mood, I swear!! Fillyjonk, do you object to your likeness being used thus?
Happy wedding to Fillyjonk, happy school to Sweet Machine, happy editing to Kate.
And good thoughts to A Sarah. That's a lot of streeeeessss there.
I wouldn't freak out about the therapist thing, because the therapist might have some specific information about the particular person being discussed and why he or she isn't wanting cookies right now.
Haven't commented in ages. Life is kicking my butt, between medical, job, kids, etc… BUT, needed to for many reasons.
The first of which is CONGRATULATIONS FJ! The second is dress envy for Kate's dress.
A Sarah. It will get better, and I like your silliness.
happy wedding weekend, FJ!
Sweet Machine, working at work is a total bummer.
A Sarah- see note to Sweet Machine. I really did know there could be more work than grad school. But at least now I get paid, i guess.
A Sarah- I should have said good luck, instead of bitching about my job, which I love. i was trying to be funny, again, which never works :)
JupiterPluvius, you're right of course… and really, I mean, suppose this third party IS only dieting for weight loss and for that reason might rather have a thank-you gift of bread rather than cookies. What, I have to be so particular about my precious principles that I make an extra-special point of giving him cookies as a thank-you gift, because if I give him bread I might be reinforcing dieting? There's nothing friggin' wrong with bread. I make lovely bread. It's not a diet food, for heaven's sakes. It's a real food; it's not like it was suggested I make him Craptastic Oat Cake "Cookies" Sweetened With Diet Yogurt and Pepsi One. And anyway, it's a way for me to say thank-you, so shouldn't it be on the gift recipient's terms and not my own?
I think the real issue, honestly, is that this therapist is a Beautiful Person who looks like he walked out of central casting, and although he's spoken approvingly of SP and Gina Kolata, I still imagine that he's judging me because he's so clearly in the same attractiveness strata (er, stratum?) as people who have judged/tormented me in the past. It makes it difficult to trust him. This hasn't been so much of an issue in the past, because the things I'd previously been struggling to accept about myself were things like, "Wow, I'm really intense, to a degree that sometimes means I get rejected," or "Wow, there's a range of smartness where it acts as a social asset, and then there's a range of smartness where you're just an overly-thoughtful weirdo who can't RELAX WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU, and I'm definitely the latter." But he seemed also intense and smart, so I felt like, okay, he probably gets where I'm coming from.
But as I've come to accept all those other things as just me, I've been astonished at how my "failure" ever to be thin and pretty has been the last holdout, the last thing I can't seem to accept about myself. For every step I take into FA there's an internal backlash where I end up saying, "Yeah, but the impossibility of dieting healthfully to thinness doesn't let you off the hook, it just means that you FAIL at this really important thing that is in fact an accurate measure of your worth."
Anyway, that has REALLY escalated into an internal battle recently — with me railing against dieting and wearing my "Start a Revolution/Stop Hating Your Body!" shirt one minute, and (no lie) looking into local tummy tuck possibilities the next minute — and I'd like his help with this, but I just honestly fear that at the end of the day he's a very-conventionally-attractive person who judges me for not being the same. I fear this based on almost no evidence, I should add. But that's why the diet remark pushed my crazy button today. Oh, well, that and the PMS.
I'm sorry A Sarah! Things will get better because you're super smart and clever.
My husband is in his first post-grad school academic job. He's realized that being a professor is not how he wants to utilize his degree after this contract is up. He's in social psychology, and he loves the subject, but the 18 years olds are driving him up the walls. His class has 600+ students, and he gets about 35 e-mails per day asking "Should I study the lecture notes or the book?" and he says "Both. I didn't ask you to buy the book because I profit from the sales." and they say, "No….I mean, if I were to only study one, should I study the notes or the book?" *headdesk*
Also, I'm getting a pixie cut tomorrow, inspired by the short hair cuts post from awhile back (it took me awhile to build myself up for it). I kept fantasizing about shaving my head, so I figured it was time.
Because I've been so well-trained by the patriarchy, I asked my husband, "Would you mind if I got a really short haircut?", and he looked at me as if I had 2 heads and said, "It's your hair. Why are you asking me if you can get a haircut? Just don't go to Best Cuts."
A Sarah, I think the real issue here is that now I totally want Funyons.
OMG, Funyons.
Instead, I will have Thai food.
And you are totally allowed to have days like this – just let it ride and don't book an appointment for that tummy tuck just yet, you know? Treat yourself well.
Carleigh – I do the same thing when I make a major change to my appearance and my husband looks at me with a slightly desperate look in his eye and tells me he really doesn't care as long as I am happy and will I please stop talking about my hair being a browner brown than I wanted it to be? *laugh*
SM- Sorry, I am apparently failing at reading comprehension.
*is nice to A Sarah*
You guys are so nice. Now I'm totally embarrassed for having word-vomited and said too much. (omg, not even to mention the possibility that my shrink might surf his way over here. Unlikely, I realize.) I hate PMS so much.
But I LOVE other academic types here. Carleigh, I once got an email from a student asking me if the following was an acceptable thesis statement for his paper. "By attending closely to the historical context of and literary devices in [name of work we were studying], we can get a better idea of the meaning of the text." True, true, and yet… no.
A Sarah: "Craptastic Oat Cake "Cookies" Sweetened With Diet Yogurt and Pepsi One."
Oh, those sound so perfectly VILE! That's the kind of going away gift I'd give to someone with a card that said "….and don't let the door slam you on the way out!"
(Now I want oatmeal scotchies. Ah, the power of suggestion.)
As for "word vomiting", sometimes you just need to let it out. Just naming your troubles takes away part of their power to torment you.
*Congratulations on the upcoming nuptials, FJ
*Good luck with the school restart, SM
*Edit on, Kate
*I'm really into using asterisks at the moment
Kate, FJ tells me that you will appreciate my dress because it is also red and kind of similar to yours. We'll be the red dress brigade! OMG I am so excited.
((((A Sarah))))
*** I love asterisks too. :)
Yay for FJ and marriage goodness! Have a wonderful weekend!
SM: Um, yay for school? I just started back too and am tryng to finish my BA English and cannot decide whether to go for 3 years and say YAY I'M DONE or go back for yet another year and get my honours. >_< Frag.
Kate: Um…you rock?
A Sarah, that might be a LITTLE weird. ;) Instead, why not bake those cookies for yourself instead? Or, you know, for yourself too. You deserve gentle treatment, even from yourself.
And while I wouldn't say this to everyone, I find even your word-vomiting to be interesting and emotionally affecting, I guess because you're really smart and a good writer. So you definitely don't need to apologize. Especially if it helps.
Also, I actually mostly don't mind working at work, because I have a great job It just seriously interferes with blogging.
As for "word vomiting", sometimes you just need to let it out. Just naming your troubles takes away part of their power to torment you.
Does it?
OK, then — I just weighed myself for the first time since January (I know, bad idea) and it turns out that I've gained 30 lbs in 2 years. Considering that my weight was entirely stable for ten years prior to that, I still can't decide if I should ask my ob-gyn about it (since the only change in that time period was The Pill). Also, I need to convince myself that unless there's a health problem, IT'S OKAY to weigh this much (which isn't that much, but still — I gained a quarter of my body weight in two years). /whining
Also, *internet hugs for A Sarah*
*internet hugs right back at Stephanie*
It is definitely okay to weigh that much! But I understand why you might be concerned about your health due to the gain… and also it's really disorienting to be like, "Wait, wait… but this isn't what I look like. Whose body is this? I'm confused."
FJ, you party pooper. :) Just kidding. Well, I'll at least hum the wedding march for you this weekend, while eating a cookie.
Heh. Now I feel like the skinny girl calling herself fat, which I pretty much am. No, overall I'm not displeased with the size I am. I still look great in these pants. It's just that seeing the number was a pretty big slap of reality, and I'm mad that it's affecting me this much. I've been reading SP since, like, a long time ago. I should be over this!
I should go make cookies. (I got a cookie-dough baller at my shower!)
Also, big honkin' congrats! and AWESOME! and HAVE A GREAT TIME! to FJ!
(since the only change in that time period was The Pill)
Well, and you got two years older. People tend to forget that part. How old are you? Sometimes it's as simple as your body changing as you age, which is perfectly normal.
A Sarah, we should go out for coffee! Man, do we need a Shapely Coffee Shop. One that sells frothy hot drinks with whipped cream on top and muffins and fruit to go with. Located, of course, everywhere in the world simultaneously.
(I finally went back and left my email on your blog again, I think!)
In case I forget to say it elsewhere, congratulations, FJ! I wish you and your young man a long, happy, healthy life together.
You guys are so nice. Now I'm totally embarrassed for having word-vomited and said too much.
Don't be embarrassed, A Sarah. I have done the same kind of over-thinking with other people's comments–especially my shrink's!–and I thought it was interesting to see someone else put it out there like that.
FJ, I'll be twenty-six on Friday. I'll take perhaps part of it as age-related (actually hitting full size, although I should have done that years ago), and part of it as the yo-yo from a moderately punishing diet, and part of it as Pill-related, and it all makes sense, but . . . again. I'll get over it; it's just surprising.
And I sort of feel better for having complained about it to people who aren't going to tell me, "Well, just eat less and exercise more!"
Sucks the way that real life thing gets in the way, huh?
Best of luck to all of you with school, edits, and changes of marital status.
I'm so utterly petrified about grad school.
Most of what I am hearing from people are gloom and doom warnings about how very hard it is to get into grad school and how millions of times harder it is than undergrad and how the U I graduated from has really lax standards and I'm going to get eaten elsewhere and bla bla bla. It's fairly disheartening.
I'm having a pretty tough time now, trying to write my statements of purpose. I've been told it's best to be as specific as all-fired possible, so I'm attempting to pick a thesis which is hard because I'd hoped for a broader area of study, also, I've been told it's best to look up what the profs have written and pick who you want to work with, which seems like sound advice until you get on the schools' websites and try to track these people the heck down, not to mention find out what they're doing.
The whole thing is feeling pretty daunting, and I'm running out of time… I know I can do it… but today I'm feeling as if I've been handed a series of impossible mountains to climb.
Which is the longhand way to say, no worries, I feel ya about school. Sugar for Sugar has been mostly fluff and nonsense lately too.
SugarLeigh, I don't know what you study, but in some disciplines it's good to look up profs who do things that interest you – and then contact them. Then your statement can be a bit more specific because you can throw around some thesis ideas, plus you have an advocate.
But this varies a lot between disciplines, so I can't be sure this is the right advice for you!
I'm totally going for an MA in Folklore. :)
Folklore, to me, is like the heartbeat of a society. It's the collective consciousness of a culture. There's much to be learned about the inner heart of a people in the stories they tell each other.
My especial passion is the folklore of ghosts and monsters. The symbols we create to express our fear, build our bravery, represent our repressed desires, or stand for what is in us that is lonesome and misunderstood. How we scoff at the dark and defy the shadow of Death, a force we are ultimately powerless against.
If that helps. If not, please enjoy my blathering! ;)
Sugar, you can do it. It IS hard. Sometimes you won't get enough sleep. Sometimes you will. want. to. kill. people in your cohort. (You can't get away from them, especially in the first year). But I swear to Maude, if I can do it, you can do it.
My advice:
– Find something creative in which you can escape from work. If you can paint, play an instrument, knit, bake/cook, sing, dance, learn a new language, etc, make sure that you take a break every day and do that thing for awhile. I started painting in grad school because it was something I could put down and come back to whenever I had time.
– Have someone close that you can vent your problems to on a regular basis…I mean SERIOUS venting, yelling, crying, ranting. (My mom was very good about this, but I know not everyone's parents are as there for them as my mom is for me.) You will need it every once in awhile.
-For me,also seeing a counselor/psychologist/psychiatrist helped a lot. If you let depression/anxiety control you (if you have those things, I'm not assuming you do, but a lot of smart women seem to), it will be harder. And if you are suffering from any kind of illness, mental or physical, it is a good idea to tell your adviser (if you're comfortable, which you probably [hopefully] will be because you have to have a close relationship with him/her).
-Always remember, that you are the most important thing. Not the paper, not the class, not the deadline. Usually, if you ask nicely, and you have a good track record, the prof will let you turn in something late or let you stay home for a mental health day. They know how much pressure you're under.
Sorry that was so long! I hope that helps!
Have fun wedding-ing and working and going to school and editing, y'all! (I'm in SC this week and thus am allowed to say y'all.)
SugarLeigh, your MA sounds fascinating. Seriously, that's an awesome field of study.
Just popping in to wish:
Confidence, faith and a plus 10 broadsword of editing clarity to TR and Kate;
Patience and inspiration to SM;
'Net flowers @&— to A Sarah;
And wishing a wedding with only minor stresses, a lot of humour, a great party, and lots of love for FJ.
As Fillyjonk's mother, I'm emerging from lurking just long enough to say how thrilled we all are about this wedding — not only because it will be a chance to see SM and Kate and have a wonderful party, but also because FJ is about to marry an amazing young man. And thanks to all you Shapelings for the good wishes to FJ (who's pretty amazing herself). May all my wedding-related anxiety dreams fail to come true!
Me just now, looking at lefthand sidebar: "Oh funny, someone else puts two Ms on the end of "mom" like my mom always does!"
May all my wedding-related anxiety dreams fail to come true!
All I care about is that it rains before or after but not during.
Hey, A Sarah:
I'm a counselor, so I'd like to offer you something from that perspective. Most therapists and counselors would love nothing more than for clients to tell us exactly what they want to work on and what they want out of counseling. We also love total honesty, even about uncomfortable things. So maybe you could let your guy know that you want to deal with these appearance issues, but you aren't totally comfortable with it yet, and go from there. I'd bet folding money he'd be only too happy to help. I think that for everyone, posting here, both the writing thinks out and seeking social support is a great coping skill!
And I feel you on the PMS, it's my week too. ^_^
SugarLeigh I just wanna say that I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THE THOUGHT OF YOU BEING IN GRAD SCHOOL because it's just possible — not likely, because our disciplines don't overlap much, but possible — that we might bump into each other at a conference someday. Whee! (I also get this excited about all the other academics here, as I mentioned. HEY! Wait a sec, we should just have a Shapely Prose academic conference. With really silly faux-academic joke paper titles about baby doughnuts. Complete with a lot of ridiculous Derrida-imitating gratuitous parentheses. Ooh! Fun project for this afternoon.)
Kate J, you're probably right. Honestly, every time I've taken any sort of risk in counseling it's only paid off a billionfold. (With this particular therapist, that is. Not so with a couple others, but I mean, that's why I stuck with this guy, because we work together so well.) Today though I'm mostly like, "Uhhh, why was I so focused on that yesterday anyway? Why does PMS bring out my inner sixth-grader passing notes in social studies and making interpersonal drama where there really isn't any?" (What's worse, it's not like I *also* then get to come home and listen to my New Kids on the Block CD and watch Growing Pains, right? I mean, it's only the BAD parts of sixth grade. Which, okay, describes most of sixth grade, but still, wah! Not fair.)
/piss and moan
Oh, hey, wanted to say also: I was a Shapely Prose evangelist today! There's another mom at my kid's preschool pickup time that I have a total straight girl crush on (hello, you, if you found your way here!) because she's so beautiful and confident and dresses fantastically and also seems really nice but kind of unapologetically quirky… like, I mean, she doesn't give off the "I'm a hypervigilant upper-middle-class mom who can't imagine talking about anything other than Correct Philosophies of Childrearing!" KWIM?
Anyway, I was coveting her wrap today and asked her where she got it, and she said, "It's a curvy lady store called Torrid," whereupon I was all, "OMG I TOTALLY LOVE TORRID OMG OMG!" Anyway, I told her I'd found it through Shapely Prose and gave her the URL and a two-second summary and she was all, "Oh I'm all about all of that!" Yay!
Are you here, Super-Cool Pre-School Pickup Time Mom?
Speaking of Torrid…and Halloween (which no one actually mentioned)…my boyfriend and I are trying to plan our costumes, we're attemping to do the couple thing for our costumes, but I've never really shopped for plus-sized costumes before (the plus sized part would just be for me). Any ideas? I'd really love some suggestions!
Right now I'm thinking, like, pirates, or gangsters. Any one else dressing up?
Simply Mac, I simply ADORE Halloween, especially costumes! How much exciting, scary fun there is to be had running around as someone else!
Couples costumes are fun, but require a cooperative partner. If one of you is more all about dress-up or silliness or scariness than the other, that makes it harder. I'll try to vary my ideas, but here are some good ol' standbys (and a few of my own weirdo thoughts):
A mad scientist and a creation/experiment
Night and Day
Good Cop and Bad Cop
Jekyll and Hyde
Cat and Mouse
Rocketship and Star/Moon
And if you get really strapped for ideas or you can't find anything suitable, then get one of you a plain, entirely tan outfit and the other the same outfit in purple or red, and go as Peanut Butter and Jelly.
Pirates are popular, and some people don't like wearing something that might be common. But there's a reason for their popularity– they rock! I'm always one of those people that says "who cares what everyone else is wearing, if you like it, do it, and if everyone at the party is wearing a kitten suit– hey hey, Kitten Party!"
Gangsters are always fun! I'd suggest flappers but I think your boyfriend might feel uncomfortable in one of those short fringey dresses… hippies are great too, because frankly I kinda dig that groovy style anyway.
I'll be dressing up as a goddess-figure person thingie in this "vaguely Ancient Greek robe type thingie" I got at a costume store last year. It's comfortable and convenient and it looks pretty cool. I just don't have time for my usual level of fuss for Halloween this year. Depending on where I am next year, maybe I can make a big deal of it then.
With really silly faux-academic joke paper titles about baby doughnuts.
My title:
"Uranium-series isotopic compositions of baby doughnuts in Eastern Pennsylvania: A regional study"
Thanks, Sugarleigh! I think we're going to go to a costume shop this weekend just to check stuff out, see what looks good, what doesn't. He's really intent on being something where he can wear a mask, so we've talked about little red riding hood and the big bad wolf.
Maybe being with some like him who loves halloween so much will make me love it, too…
Simply Mac, I think Halloween is fun fun fun, so I hope he's able to infect you with the spirit! Even if it turns out not to be your thing, I hope you can at least have a laugh or two before it's over. ;)
As to the Shapely Symposium of Academic Wonderment, I offer my wholehearted support, and propose to give a PowerPoint presentation on the cultural significance of underground kitten-huffing and similar mind-altering substance usage by the rich and famous, which will of course include the controversial idea that many celebrities huff kittens to keep their weight down for those grueling media standards.
(kitten huffing is a crazy joke you can learn more about here: http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Kitten_Huffing )
Yeah, I have a weird sense of humor. ^_^
Kate has time to call into Oprah via Skype to ask Mr. Ramsey a question!
At least, I'm pretty darn sure that was Kate. I hardly ever watch Oprah, except this time, and I was like, "Whoa, I know who that is!"
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FAMILY, WORK, NATURE, FUN: Movements, of course, don't happen in vacuums; sometimes related ideas can develop at the same time with similar end goals. The first movement we're thinking about? The push in recent years to have kids unhand their game-playing devices and go out into nature (perhaps you've seen the billboards and PSAs). The second movement? The popularity of farm vacations, a trend that started in earnest back in The Netherlands around a decade ago. Feather Down Farm Days, while one of a few stay-on-a-farm companies, has grown by leaps and bounds during its decade of sending people onto working farms to feed animals, help with chores, and bed down in "shabby chic" tent cabins at night. It became popular outside of The Netherlands, in Europe, and then moved to New York and Illinois. But, up to now, there has not been a California Feather Down farm. That's set to change in April when the first Feather Down opens at Chaffin Family Orchards near Oroville, north of Sacramento.
EGG COLLECTING AND BEYOND: Families who sign on -- and there's definitely a big welcome mat for kids at a Feather Down farm -- will engage in several tasks during their stay. Egg collecting, animal feeding, and lending a hand (and a hoe) out in the vegetable garden are three of the activities that might fill up a morning. Further, outings to see wildflowers or some quality hanging-about time (think reading, board games, and staring at clouds) are definite possibilities. Oh, and the sleeping situation? As mentioned, the tent cabins are described as "shabby chic." Distressed furnishings and old-school utensils lend a 1900-esque flavor to the stay. Rates vary by time of year and number of nights.
CHARMING MONIKER: The name of Feather Down in The Netherlands is pretty quaint: Het Betere BoerenBed or The Better Farmer's Bed.


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Hickam FCU – Pearlridge | Oahu Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Clinics for Tax Year 2015
January 14, 2016 @ 10:00 am - April 7, 2016 @ 3:00 pm
The IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program offers free tax help generally to people who earn $54,000 and less (for Tax Year 2015). Community volunteers donate their time to help tax clinic participants prepare and file their taxes at no cost. Only certified VITA Tax Preparer volunteers may assist taxpayers in preparing and e-filing their taxes.
Hickam FCU – Pearlridge
98-1005 Moanalua Rd, Suite 245
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10:00am – 3:00pm
Call (808) 423-1391
Start: 01/14 – End 04/07
You must bring:
Current PICTURE Identification
Original Social Security cards for yourself, spouse, AND anyone being claimed as a dependent;
Copy of last year's tax returns if at all possible
All W-2 Forms showing wages Unemployment Compensation Statements (1099 G);
SSA-1099 Form if you were paid Social Security benefits;
All other 1099 Forms showing other income such as interest earned, dividends, independent contractor earnings, and pensions.
1099-MISC (independent contractors)
1099-R (pension)
1099-C (cancellation of debt – but ONLY if the cancellation results from a personal credit debt or the foreclosure of a primary residence)
Everyone must show proof of health insurance coverage for all of 2015 or establish that they are exempt.
Taxpayers who claim a dependent are responsible for that dependent's coverage.
Other information required:
If you are itemizing deductions, YOUR DEDUCTIONS MUST BE ORGANIZED AND ADDED BY CATEGORIES – Medical/Dental Expenses, Taxes paid, Interest paid, etc. – See a sample of Schedule A
Child or Dependent Care Provider Information (name, address, and employer ID number or social security number of provider).
Landlord name, address, and General Excise Tax number if you are claiming the Low Income Renters Credit.
Student Loans, Scholarship and Tuition fees – including any 1098-T Forms issued to you by the college or university PLUS a print out of your educational account which students can access through their college account.
Printout must cover both Spring and Fall semesters
Alimony paid or received.
All forms indicating other Federal tax payments such as estimated tax payments
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MetalNoir necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 24 diseños de 3 diseñadores freelance.
All I need is my logo, watermark and menu tabs done in flash - they are currently PNG files but I have them in Vector format as well.
No tag line required
Desired Color Scheme:
Black, Smoke Gray, whites
Desired Style:
rockstar, dark, sexy, neo gothic
Accepted File Formats:
Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png); Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
Please Visit http://www.metalnoir.com to get a good idea of the site.
Here are the specifics of the flash animation needed :
1) Logo needs to write itself in or fade in one letter at a time and at the end the letter T will come last and cut through the N as shown in the logo.
2) The Menu tabs must fade in one at a time or come up with a nice way for the tabs to come in.
3) The watermark ( as seen on the "service" page on the website ) must sprout up like a plant growing - or along those lines. - I need a longer sprouting version for the main page as well.


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Boulder weather lab says 'March Madness' sizzled from the Rockies to New England
The Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder says Colorado's record-setting March was no isolated affair.
Sure, Denver recorded its driest March on record and second-warmest, the National Weather Service said today, but locations from here to New England experienced "Meteorological March Madness," as well, the lab explains in exquisite detail.
As the The Weather Channel put it last Wednesday, "Many cities from the Midwest to the Northeast are on pace to see one of their warmest Marches on record. The following is a look at six of these cities, some of which are a slam dunk to see their warmest March and others that are a close call."
The NOAA lab in Boulder said March across the country seemed more like June than Colorado's snowiest month.
"The numbers are stunning," the agency states on its website.
Denver closed out the month with nine straight days above 70 degrees, and two above 80, including three daily record highs. Chicago logged nine consecutive record high temperatures, including eight days above 80, the Earth System Research lab states.
The lab's lively, interesting website "attempts to make some scientific sense of this apparent madness." it promises
It's worth the clicks.


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Anti-Gay Event Offers Free Chick-fil-A
Cornerstone Baptist Temple in Dayton, Ohio took an ad out in their local paper offering $25 Chick-fil-A gift cards to married straight couples that attended an event honoring what the church called "Biblical marriage."
In a statement to The Huffington Post, Chick-fil-A said the event was not sponsored by Chick-fil-A or any of its Dayton restaurants. The gift cards were purchased by a local restaurant and donated to the church for their Sunday event.
The ad, which was first posted to Reddit, has sparked a conversation that seems to be aimed more at the guest speaker, Tom Raper, than the anti-gay theme of the event. The post range from poking fun at Raper's last name, to pointing out the fact he apparently runs an organization to help promote his religious beliefs in Richmond, Indiana.
"He's a devout fundy, and has formed the Tom Raper Foundation to spread his beliefs," says Reddit user gwok2. "When you actually get to the Richmond, Indiana area most of the billboards along I-70 are either for the world's largest camper/RV dealer (Tom Raper) or his religious foundation."
Raper sold his RV business in 2002, but the company still bears his name.


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'They Will Give In' Turkey Pressures Germany on EU Accession
The Turkish press certainly wasn't going to let this one go by. The comment made by European Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger, a German, made almost all of the front pages of the country's newspapers. "I would like to bet that one day in the next decade a German chancellor and his or her counterpart in Paris will have to crawl to Ankara on their knees to beg the Turks, 'Friends, come to us'," he reportedly said during a speech at the Brussels office of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung on Monday.
Such a gesture of humility appeals to the Turks, who feel they have been kept at arm's length for years when it comes to joining the European Union. But while Oettinger is being praised for his prediction in Turkey, his comments, reported by the German tabloid Bild, have dismayed his fellow Europeans.
Turkish EU Affairs Minister Egemin Bagis said that he is not sure whether the Europeans will one day "come grovelling or sink to their knees" to ask Turkey to join the EU, the Turkish media reported on Thursday. "But if there's one thing I know for sure," he added, "it's that they will certainly give in."
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is less likely to be impressed with the statements of Oettinger, a member of her conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Relations with Ankara have been strained ahead of a planned two-day visit to Turkey starting Sunday, and his words won't make things easier for her to justify foot-draggin when it comes to strengthening Turkey ties to the EU.
The Turks will probably confront Merkel with Oettinger's statement to increase pressure on Germany. Bagis said Thursday that he hoped it would have an effect on the EU's policy. Negotiations for the country's accession to the 27-member bloc have been stalled for more than two years. Since beginning efforts toward joining in 2005, Turkey has fulfilled just one of the 34 chapters of the acquis communautaire required for entry, which focused on science and research.
France Urges New Chapter
But some movement has recently been seen elsewhere. France -- which, along with Germany, hindered the Turkish accession process under former President Nicolas Sarkozy -- signaled two weeks ago that it could lift the blockade. In a gesture of goodwill, the new government under Socialist President François Hollande is ready to open another chapter of the process. Turkish EU Affairs Minister Bagis traveled to Paris on Thursday to meet with Bernard Cazeneuve, his French counterpart, to discuss the next steps.
The attempt at reconciliation came after Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned during a visit to Prague in early February -- just as he had in the fall of 2012 in Berlin -- that his patience was wearing thin with the EU. "After 50 years at the gates of the EU, the European community should now finally decide," he said. As an alternative, the prime minister suggested that his country might also join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which includes developing Asian nations, in addition to Russia and China. "The economic powers of the world are shifting from west to east, and Turkey is one of these growth economies," Erdogan said.
This scenario may have motivated Oettinger's remark, and it is one that Merkel will grapple with when she heads to Ankara for political talks on Monday after visiting German troops stationed along Turkey's border with Syria. That doesn't mean that Turkish officials expect an about-face from the chancellor, particularly because it's an election year. "But we hope that France coordinated with the Germans," says a source within the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Delicate Questions
In Ankara's view, the litmus test for Berlin's attitude toward the country is the question of how EU visas for Turkish citizens are handled. "It is shameful the way Turkey, as an accession candidate, is treated by the EU on the visa question," Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu recently complained. "It's incomprehensible for our people."
For years, Turkey has called for visa restrictions to be eased for its citizens traveling to countries within the EU's Schengen Zone. During her visits to Turkey, Merkel has also repeatedly been told that even Turkish businesspeople who want to invest in Germany have trouble getting a visa. But little has been done to change this.
Now, Ankara has received a proposal from the European Commission urging Turkey to sign an accord requiring it to take back illegal immigrants that cross its borders into Greece. In exchange, talks about getting rid of the EU visa requirement for Turks would be resumed.
The Turkish government has delayed signing because it wants a guarantee that a gradual lifting of the visa requirement is actually planned. After German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich categorically rejected lifting the visa requirement for Germany during a visit to Turkey 10 days ago, the Turks are anxiously awaiting anything Merkel might have to say on the matter.
There is yet another issue that will be on officials' minds in Ankara, where they will have certainly registered that the debate over dual citizenship has once again flared up in Germany, which is home to a large Turkish diaspora of some 3 million. In an open letter to both Erdogan and Merkel, the Turkish Community in Germany (TGD) called for current barriers to dual citizenship to be lifted. It's a request that is likely to be well-received by the Turkish prime minister.


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Rockwell Collins on Wednesday said it began flight testing for its latest configuration of Pro Line Fusion avionics suite, featuring touch-screen primary flight displays. The tests are taking place on the company's Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200GT.
"Seeing this aircraft lift off the runway and realizing the positive impact that our touch-screen technology will have on aviation is a proud moment," said Greg Irmen, vice president and general manager, Business and Regional Systems for Rockwell Collins. "First flight for this latest configuration of Pro Line Fusion is a significant step in our development process. We're on track for bringing this innovation to market as planned."
Rockwell Collins' Pro Line Fusion with touch-screen and cursor-controlled flight displays will debut as a retrofit option from Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) for Pro Line 21-equipped King Air aircraft. Certification is expected by the end of 2013 with entry into service in early 2014.
Flight tests are being performed out of Rockwell Collins' Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Flight Operations.


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Laura Robson has been rewarded for a brilliant 2012 season by being named the WTA Tour's Newcomer of the Year.
The 18-year-old, who pipped fellow British player Heather Watson to the award, defeated former grand slam champions Kim Clijsters and Li Na to reach the fourth round of the US Open in September.
She then became the first British woman to make the singles final at a WTA Tour event in 22 years, in Guangzhou, while she also won an Olympic silver medal in mixed doubles alongside Andy Murray.
Robson began the year ranked 131 and will finish it at 53, four places below 20-year-old Watson, who won a WTA Tour title in Osaka last month.
"It's a huge honour to have won the 2012 WTA Newcomer of the Year award," said Robson, who is the first British player to win one of the awards since Virginia Wade was named player of the year in 1977.
"I looked at the list of past winners and it's certainly a very impressive line-up that includes many of my idols growing up. I hope that I can go on to achieve close to what many of the past winners have achieved in their careers."
Former winners of the award include Clijsters, Maria Sharapova, Venus and Serena Williams, Martina Hingis and Jennifer Capriati.


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Commission Rescinds Prior Guidance, Issues Charge Processing Instructions
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today reaffirmed that the Supreme Court's decision in Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, 122 S. Ct. 1275 (2002), does not affect the government's ability to root out discrimination against undocumented workers. Federal law makes it illegal to discriminate against any worker in the United States, regardless of immigration status. In response to Hoffman, the EEOC recently directed its field offices that claims for all forms of relief, other than reinstatement and back pay for periods after discharge or failure to hire, should be processed in accord with existing standards, without regard to an individual's immigration status.
"The Commission appreciates concerns raised by stakeholders in recent weeks about the effect of Hoffman on our enforcement efforts," said EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominguez. "Protecting immigrant workers from illegal discrimination has been, and will continue to be, a priority for the EEOC. This Agency will vigorously pursue claims of discrimination against all workers covered by our laws."
Chair Dominguez also stressed that the Agency will continue to work proactively with community groups to prevent discrimination against immigrant workers.
At the same time, the Commission also voted unanimously to rescind its 1999 Guidance on "Remedies Available to Undocumented Workers Under Federal Employment Discrimination Laws" an action necessitated by the Hoffman decision. The Supreme Court in Hoffman held that federal immigration policy precludes an award of backpay to an undocumented worker under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The Commission's 1999 Guidance had relied extensively on pre- Hoffman NLRA case law to permit post-termination backpay awards under the laws enforced by the Agency.
The rescission notice states that the EEOC will seek appropriate relief consistent with the Supreme Court's ruling in Hoffman, but will not, on its own initiative, inquire into a worker's immigration status or consider an individual's immigration status when examining the underlying merits of a charge.
Commissioner Leslie E. Silverman noted: "By this action, the Commission recognizes that the Hoffman decision required our Agency to step back and re-examine our policy on remedies for undocumented workers. While Hoffman affects the availability of some forms of relief to undocumented workers, make no mistake, it is still illegal for employers to discriminate against undocumented workers."
Vice Chair Paul M. Igasaki said: "The Commission's commitment three years ago to protect the rights of all workers, regardless of immigration status, is not altered by this action. While the Supreme Court's decision in Hoffman may affect a person's eligibility to receive some forms of relief once a violation is established, immigration status remains irrelevant to the EEOC when examining the underlying merits of the charge."
The full text of the rescission, as well as other information about the EEOC, is available on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov.
In addition to enforcing Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin; the EEOC enforces the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits employment discrimination against people with disabilities in the private sector and state and local governments; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; the Equal Pay Act; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973's prohibitions against disability discrimination in the federal government; and sections of the Civil Rights Act of 1991.


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Barry Bonds fans are pushing for a "Barry Bronze," an eight-foot statue in honor of the controversial former slugger.
Supporters launched a Kickstarter campaign Thursday and need $60,000 for the project. Organizers said they have a sculptor lined up ready to create the proposed bronze statue. As of Thursday night, they have raised just about $5,400.
No word yet on where this possible statue would be placed.
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Among the rewards offered to those who pledge: for $125, a chance to "vote on the pose we choose for Barry Bronze - Fingers to the sky? Home run swing? You make the call! (Plus t-shirt, sticker & pin)"
The organizer said he came up with the idea after the former San Francisco Giants left fielder was not inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame.


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Pictures of Serena Williams in Bikini With Common and Russell Simmons
Serena Williams lounged on the beach in Miami with her possibly on-again boyfriend, Common, yesterday. The couple ended their two-year relationship earlier this Summer, and while Serena talked to Oprah about her depressing love life just last week, apparently things are looking up for the tennis star. She stripped down to her bikini for the fun beach day and relaxed with a cool drink, while Common kept on his shirt and sported his signature facial hair. Russell Simmons stopped by their spot in the sand to chat, and the group shared a laugh during the beautiful sunny day.


text: JOAN GAY CROFT, AGE 4, ENDANGERED MISSING 4/9/1947 FROM OK Vital statistics: Age at time of disappearance: 4 years old Distinguishing Characteristics: White female, blonde hair, blue eyes On April 9, 1947 a giant tornado ripped through the town of Woodward. It traveled on the ground for 221 miles at a speed of 46 miles per hour, smashing, without warning, everything in its path. It has been described as one of the 10 most destructive tornadoes of all time, killing 185 people and injuring 720. Joan Gay's mother was killed by the giant storm, and her father, H.O. Croft, was critically injured. He was transferred to an Oklahoma City hospital. Joan Gay, with a splinter through her leg, and her sister, were found to have less life-threatening injuries than others seeking care, and were ushered to the hospital basement to wait as more critical injuries were treated. Her sister, four years older, reported that two men dressed in khaki work clothes came into the basement and carried Joan Gay away. Apparently due to the turmoil of the night, no one paid any attention to the little girl's protests. For a time it was thought perhaps the child was taken elsewhere for medical treatment. But as days passed following the disaster and damage was assessed and residents accounted for, Joan Gay did not surface on hospital lists or with any family members. The incident received nationwide attention, but Joan Gay never was found. From the Doe Network Case File #2557DFOK SOURCE OF INFORMATION: ENID NEWS, THE DAILY OKLAHOMAN No other contact numbers or information. http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2557dfok.html


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What Is Kidney Disease?
Learn more about the types, symptoms, and risk factors
Other than chronic kidney disease or acute kidney injury, kidney disease may be characterized as end-stage renal disease or certain hereditary conditions.
There are many different types of hereditary kidney diseases, including congenital kidney and urinary tract malformations, congenital glomerulopathies, and tubular diseases.14
The three hereditary diseases with the highest incidence include:
- Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)
- Congenital nephrotic syndrome of the Finnish yype (CNF)
- Alport syndrome
End-stage Renal Disease
End‐stage kidney or renal disease (ESRD) is the final stage of chronic kidney disease in which the kidneys no longer function well enough to meet the needs of daily life. People with diabetes or hypertension have the highest risk of developing ESRD.
It is important to note that one kidney can fail without any impact on overall renal function. MROI or nuclear medicine studies help to analyze renal function of left and right kidney separately. If kidney function is below 10% of normal and the damage is irreversible, the condition is called end‐stage renal disease or kidney failure. When the kidneys fail, the body retains fluid and harmful waste builds up. Two treatments are available for patients with ESRD: dialysis or transplantation.3
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)
ADPKD is the most common hereditary kidney disease, with an incidence rate of about 1 in 1000. It is caused by mutations in the genes PKD1 and PKD2. A manifestation usually appears at the age of 30 to 50, and the clinical symptoms are hypertension, nephrolithiasis, and a progressive increase in the volume of both kidneys with appropriate accompaniments (e.g., impairment) due to massive cyst formation. Histologically, ADPKD is characterized by cysts in all areas in the nephron, which can vary in size and morphology. The most common extrarenal manifestations of the disease are cysts in the liver and pancreas.
The treatment of ADPKD is only symptomatic. Diseases that may negatively impair kidney function, like urinary tract infections, diabetes or arterial hypertension are usually treated or managed effectively. The larger the kidney volume, the worse the prognosis for renal function. In advanced stages, dialysis is indicated. A complete cure can be achieved only through kidney transplantation.8
Congenital nephrotic syndrome of the Finnish type (CNF)9
CNF is an autosomal recessive disease, genetically caused by mutation of the nephrin gene NPHS1. The highest incidence is in Finland (1:10,000). The disease is characterized prenatally with an increase in the amniotic fluid alpha‐fetoprotein; at birth by massive proteinuria; and by increasing renal insufficiency after 6 months.
Symptoms include general persistent edema, ascites, and infections, and nutritional disorders are common because of the enormous loss of protein.
CNF is difficult and proceeds until the onset of ESRD. Corticosteroids and immune‐suppressants are ineffective for treatment. Dialysis and transplantation are therapeutic options.
Alport syndrome10
Alport syndrome is an inherited disease resulting in a progressive deterioration of renal function and can affect the inner ear and eye, leading to hearing and vision loss.
Its incidence is 1 in 10,000, and it is caused by mutations in the genes COL4A3, COL4A4, and COL4A5, which encode protein chains of collagen type IV. This leads to a dysfunction of basal membranes, which is especially critical in the glomerulus, the inner ear, and the eyes.
The disease can be autosomal dominant (5%), autosomal recessive (15%), and is X‐linked in 80% of cases. Boys and men are more affected.
After birth, the urinalysis is abnormal because of proteinuria and hematuria. This is an expression of an incipient chronic glomerulonephritis. Treatment options are ACE inhibitors or AT1 receptor antagonists. This therapy delays the manifestation of terminal kidney failure, but it cannot be stopped. The progressive renal failure may require hemodialysis or transplantation.
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1. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ‐ National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health‐information/kidneydisease
2. https://www.usrds.org/2014/view/v1_05.aspx
3. Johns Hopkins Medicine: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/conditions/kidney_and_urinary_system_disorders/end_stage_renal_disease_esrd_85,P01474/
4. Chronic Kidney Disease: www.diseaseinfosearch.org/result/3996
5. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Centers of Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/pdf/kidney_factsheet.pdf
6. National Health Services UK: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/kidney‐disease/symptoms/
7. Recreated from: http://guidelines.diabetes.ca/App_Themes/CDACPG/images/Ch29_Tbl4_Stages_of_CKD.jpg
8. https://www.ukaachen.de/fileadmin/files/global/user_upload/Autosomal_dominante_polyzystische_Nierenerkrankung.pdf
9. https://www.orpha.net/data/patho/GB/uk‐CNF.pdf
10. https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/alport‐syndrome#synonyms
11. https://ercpa.eu/index.php/2017/03/09/discover‐our‐new‐infographic‐on‐ckd/
12. http://www.thelancet.com/campaigns/kidney/
13. National Kidney Foundation (U.S.) Republished with permission.: https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/about‐chronic‐kidney‐disease
14. https://www.klinikum.uni‐heidelberg.de/Nierenerkrankungen.119146.0.html
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Courtney Love Cleared in Landmark Twitter Defamation Case
Courtney Love has one less legal matter to worry about and she set a precedent in the process. Love was cleared of defamation charges Friday (Jan. 24) in Los Angeles, as a jury ruled that she did not defame San Diego attorney Rhonda Holmes in a tweet. The case marked the first-ever defamation lawsuit brought to trial over a Twitter message.
The case centered on one of Love's tweets that went public. Holmes alleged that the tweet insinuated that she had been "bought off." The lawyer had represented Love at one point, aiding the singer as she sought to defend Kurt Cobain's legacy against those who had been ripping her off.
Holmes filed the $8 million lawsuit after the tweet went public and during the course of the trial it was revealed that Love had meant to private message someone who was asking if she felt her lawyers had been "bought off," but accidentally made the response public. In the response, she directed the person to contact Holmes for a quote.
Speaking on the matter Wednesday (Jan. 22), Love stated, "Now I know how to [direct message] perfectly. Then I didn't know how to [direct message] perfectly."
According to the New York Daily News, Holmes claimed she was fired because she asked Love to stay clean and sober for their litigation and became "angry" and "retaliated" with the tweet when Holmes moved on to other clients. During the case, Love's legal team argued that Holmes had failed to follow up on information that would have been pertinent to the case and that the singer felt abandoned in her quest for justice.
Love did not make it back to court in time Friday when the verdict was read.