text: News Volvo Concept You Volvo Seeks Feedback to Shape Future Flagship Alex Nishimoto writerSeptember 14, 2011 Alex Nishimoto writerSeptember 14, 2011 Volvo Seeks Feedback to Shape Future Flagship Share this article in: Facebook Twitter Google Plus Email Free Price Quote From a Local Dealer View Special Offers No Obligation, Fast & Simple Free New Car Quote Change Car Select Make Acura Alfa Romeo Aston Martin Audi Bentley BMW Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Ferrari FIAT Ford Genesis GMC Honda Hyundai Infiniti Jaguar Jeep Karma Kia Lamborghini Land Rover Lexus Lincoln Lotus Maserati Mazda McLaren Mercedes-Benz MINI Mitsubishi Nissan Porsche Ram Rolls-Royce smart Subaru Tesla Toyota Volkswagen Volvo Select Model 850 940 960 C30 C70 S40 S60 S60 Cross Country S70 S80 S90 V40 V50 V60 V60 Cross Country V70 V90 XC40 XC60 XC70 XC90 XC90 Plug-in GO 1. Vehicle Option Trim Exterior Color No Preference Black Blue Brown Gold Green Orange Red Silver White Yellow Interior Color No Preference Beige Black Blue Gray Green Other Red White Buying Time Frame Within 48 hours Within a week Within two weeks Within a month More than a month Payment Method Undecided Loan Lease Cash Trade In? Yes No 2. Contact Info First Name Last Name Address City State -- AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY Zip Code Phone Email 3. Dealer Selection Receive your free dealer pricing information by completing your contact information! Volvo has unveiled its Concept You sedan at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. A sort of follow-up to the Concept Universe exhibited by Volvo in Shanghai earlier this year, both recent concepts foreshadow the design of the company's upcoming flagship sedan. The decision to build two concepts revolves around Volvo's desire to receive feedback from the public, and resulted in a new marketing strategy and slogan, "Designed Around You" – likely the origin of the new concept's name.Like the Concept Universe, the Concept You features a coupe-like design, while also incorporating many lines from classic Volvo models in its styling, according to the Swedish automaker. This is most apparent in the front end, where, like the Concept Universe, the car slightly resembles a '70s-era 100-series Volvo sedan. The shape of the hood, could be a nod to the classic PV 444. Polished 21-inch aluminum wheels wrapped in 275/30-size Pirelli tires featuring a twisted spoke design finish off the concept's look. Behind those wheels are ventilated disc brakes from Volvo racing specialists Polestar.Through global surveys conducted by Volvo, the company learned what the public liked and didn't like about the Concept Universe, and considered those opinions when designing the Concept You. The biggest change was the inclusion of a more sloping roofline, which Volvo says appeals to both its European and Chinese customers.Inside, Volvo chose to focus on intuitive operation of the car's many touch screens, which replace the buttons and other controls found in more conventional cars. The concept's control center can be broken down into four main parts, including the Driver Information Monitor, a head-up display projected on the windshield, a central touch screen, and a rear touch screen located between the rear seats. Sensors that detect eye movement turn the central touch screen on when the driver looks at it, while another sensor brings up the infotainment controls when it detects a hand moving toward it. The driver can send readout of any display to any other screen in the cabin.A new Alpine-developed sound system appears on the Concept You, and features a unique "FreshAir" subwoofer that takes air from outside the cabin. Leather and other materials are used to upholster the concept's interior, including designer suit fabric from Swedish fashion house Oscar Jacobson. The carpet utilizes hand-tufted wool from Swedish brand Kasthall, and like the rest of the interior, fades from dark to light starting in the front of the cabin and moving back. The cabin also receives a healthy dose of genuine wood, cut from pieces of walnut.Though no details on potential powertrains for the concept were given, another announcement made by Volvo at the show may shed some light on that subject. The Concept You previews some interesting ideas coming out of Volvo, and is likely a taste of things to come in terms of styling from the brand. Now if they can only work on that name. Share this article in: Facebook Twitter Google Plus Email Volvo Concept You /10 Advertisement to Skip 1 | 10 2 | 10 3 | 10 4 | 10 5 | 10 6 | 10 7 | 10 8 | 10 9 | 10 10 | 10


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If you recall, earlier we mentioned the upcoming MOTOROKR E8 clamshell.
Well, now we know that it will be available sometime in Q1 2008. The main point of attraction here is the so called Omega Wheel, which appears to be a wacky round navigation pad.
Just to name some of the MOTOROKR E8 specs, the new ROKR will include a 2Mpix camera, a 262K QVGA display, 2GB of on-board memory, and a microSD card slot for memory expansion.
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Skip to comments.I hate green eggs but I love Ken Ham ! (Rebutting critics of the new Creation Museum)
Posted on 07/12/2007 7:11:29 PM PDT by SirLinksalot
By John Lofton
I do not like green eggs.
But, I love Ken Ham, I do.
I do not like green eggs here or there.
But, I love Ken Ham anywhere!
I do not like green eggs in a box, with a fox,
In a house, with a mouse.
Green eggs make me sick just to see 'em.
But, I love Ken Ham and his (His) museum!
I love Ken Ham president of the Answers In Genesis ministry because he's a Christian with a brain and he has the guts to defend the faith. I also love him because he drives the God-haters nuts or I should say he drives them even nuttier.
There I was one evening (May 26) watching my tape of that day's "Good Morning America" program, which ran a piece about Brother Ken's new $27 million (no debt!; all paid for!) Creation Museum in Petersburg, Ky. In her intro to this piece, the co-anchor lady noted that the Creation Museum "depicts a story that's a, well, a far cry from what many of us learned in science class."
True, absolutely true if you went to government-run schools like I did in my hometown, Orlando, Fla. In these schools, what we were taught about science (and most everything else) was (may I say it?) crap, lies, because such "education" was not God/Christ/Bible-centered which is interesting because theology was once called "the queen of the sciences." But, that's another story.
n this "GMA" report, I see "mainstream scientist" Dr. Eugenie Scott of the National Center for Science Education saying about the supposedly gullible kids who will visit the Creation Museum: "They'll show up in classrooms and say, you know, 'Gee, Mrs. Brown, I went to this very spiffy museum last summer and they say that everything you're teaching me is, is a lie.'"
Then, right after this (I cheered!), I see Ken Ham saying, regarding Scott's statement: "And I say, 'Great. Amen.' That's, that's what this place is all about. It's meant to challenge people." Indeed. It's meant to, among other things, expose the lies of the evolutionists.
In a report on National Public Radio May 28, when host Steve Inskeep asks Ham if he's saying all pro-evolution scientists are trying to disprove God, Ham replies: "No what I am saying is that all scientists have presuppositions that they start with to determine how they interpret evidence."
A superb response because presuppositions are important things to understand since they are the light in which all "facts" are viewed and interpreted. My theological mentor, RJ Rushdoony, never tired of reminding us that there is no such thing as neutrality, no such thing as brute factuality, no such thing as starting with a blank slate when approaching a subject.
In a segment on CNN May 28, a reporter notes the contrast between the Creation Museum and a "natural history museum." Note, please, the presupposition here, the reference to "a natural history museum." Get it? History is "natural" not supernatural. And in a "natural history" museum you will always see the natural/no-God/evolutionary view stated as fact.
On Fox News, Ham debates college professor Lawrence Krauss who pretends to be an objective, just-the-facts-kind-of-guy. He accuses Ham of being unscientific because "the way science works is we kind of ask questions about the universe, and nature gives us the answers. We don't know the answers in advance. That's a key part of science."
Whoa! Wait just a minute! Rewind that tape! In the first few sentences out of his mouth, Krauss contradicts himself and reveals his presupposition, which is that he believes ("in advance") that the answers to the questions of "science" are in "nature" an assertion that, by implication, excludes anywhere else.
If Krauss really believes, according to "science," no answers are known "in advance," why start out looking in "nature"? Why not say something like: "Well, science has no advance answers, so Mr. Ham might be right on some things; the Bible might be right." Answer: Because he has a presupposition; he is not neutral. Where you start looking for something is in advance of looking there where you believe that something might be. Your starting point is your presupposition. Nobody (I'm excluding all the insane and all regular viewers of the Oprah Winfrey TV show) starts interpreting "facts" from nowhere.
In conclusion, the moderator of this discussion, former Republican Rep. John Kasich, who has said he reads the Bible but, obviously, doesn't believe it or understand it, says: "We're out of time, guys. I think reasonable guys like you can get together and agree there's a certain mystery in life, a certain mystery in life. No one has the answer. But I think the museum is a very interesting thing, Mr. Ham, and I bet you're going to get a lot of visitors. Thank you both for being with us."
Wrong, Mr. Kasich. God has the answers (and the questions), and many of the more important answers and questions He has given us in Genesis, sir. Oh, ye of little faith.
John Lofton is editor of TheAmericanView.com and a "recovering Republican" who says: "I know the fittest have not survived when I watch Congress on CSPAN."
thanks for posting this. Ping me on similar posts. (I think you can guess which RJR I'm a fan of!)
Yep, those who cannot stand to see evolution challenged are the very ones brought out as "neutral" scientists.
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Just finished teaching a two session SS class, Biblical Worldview vs. Secular Humanism. This week will be a launch from Romans 1:18-20 leading us to an observational study of Genesis 1 and 2 with a Biblical Worldview as it's presupposition.
This article will fit in nicely. Thanks once again for posting this.
Secular Humanism's view of knowledge - Naturalistic Materialism = Nature is all that there is and matter is all that matters. Studied in a closed environment.
Biblical Worldview of knowledge - General and Special Revelation = General pertaining to the study of creation through the sciences, Special in regards to the Word of God's revelation of knowledge. General revelation is subordinate to Special revelation.
"I know the fittest have not survived when I watch Congress on CSPAN."
What a GREAT tagline!
The religious underpinnings of Darwin's ToE exposed yet again. Great job Lofton!
It's pure apologetics.
And your point is...?
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A former Long Island doctor has been sentenced to prison for health care fraud and income-tax evasion.
A federal judge Wednesday also ordered 68-year-old Frank Lobacz to make restitution of $727,000 to health-insurance companies. He has to pay the Internal Revenue Service $2.8 million. He'll also undergo mental treatment.
The former Bay Shore doctor insists he was wrongfully convicted and says he's "suffered enough."
The defense says he has a heart condition and lost his medical license. His wife divorced him and moved with their two young daughters to Florida.
Lobacz has already been jailed for 32 months. Newsday says that, at most, he'd have to serve another 33 months under the sentence.
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TuneIn Radio is the most-used streaming music app for mobile phones, according to a recent report from Onavo. TuneIn Radio came in ahead of Spotify, Pandora Radio and all the other streaming music sites on the iPhone, Android and BlackBerry platforms. So what does it do in the modern age of streaming music sites and apps that let users do whatever they want with their music experience? TuneIn Radio does just what its name suggests -- it lets people tune in to FM and AM radio stations.
Unbelievable, right? I guess people like what they like, and they've had decades to get used to FM radio, and would naturally want to have that as part of their online music experience as well. So why don't we hear more about it more often? It's a highly used app on Blackberry, iPad / iPhone and Android platform that rarely is mentioned in the media, as AllThingsD points out. We all have our favorites and flavors of the month (remember Turntable FM from this Summer?) that get millions of write ups, while users use what they want to use.
"In fact, TuneIn told AllThingsD last week, in October it had 30 million active users listening to 58,000 different stations from all over the world, with 200 new streams, podcasts or on-demand channels added every day," says the article on AllThingsD.
GigaOm brokedown the TuneIn Radio data and found some big numbers, namely: 6.6 % of iPhone users were active, before Pandora at 5.8% and Spotify at 3.6%. Anyone else on iPhone was less than 1%. On the Android platform, the Google Music Beta ruled at 7.6%, Amazon MP3 at 5.4%, then TuneIn Radio at 4.9% before Spotify and Pandora Radio.
TuneIn Radio features over 50,000 stations that cover music, news and sports. Chances are, if you listen to a radio station, you can find it on TuneIn Radio. In addition to mobile music platforms like iPhone, iPad and Android, they're also on online TV apps like Boxxee and Windows Media Center (among others) and home audio systems like Squeezebox.
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ALAN Shearer says Newcastle United have got it WRONG about the cups – as he feels the club should be targeting Wembley glory.
The board this week reiterated it's policy of prioritising the Premier League at a Fans Forum meeting this week.
United officials pointed to "independent research" which showed that clubs from outside the top six which target the cups endanger their top-flight status.
The comments further angered an already disillusioned and disenchanted fanbase.
Newcastle, a club with a proud cup-winning history, has never made the fifth round of a domestic competition under Ashley, though it did reach the quarter-finals of the Europa League last season.
Shearer – twice a losing FA Cup finalist at the old Wembley with United in the late 1990s – can't understand why the club does not place a greater emphasis on ending a 43-year trophy drought given that the Premier League title is beyond the self-financing club.
The club's all-time leading goalscorer has seen the likes of Sunderland, Hull City, Wigan Athletic and Sheffield United play at Wembley this season.
And Shearer would love Newcastle – who went out of the FA Cup at the third-round stage – to make a first visit to the rebuilt national stadium, which hosts Gateshead in the Conference play-off final on Sunday.
"Sunderland have been there and Gateshead are going there," Shearer told the Gazette.
"Hull are going there in the FA Cup. Wigan went in the FA Cup last season and won it.
"It's great to get there – though it's horrible to get beaten – but at least it gives fans a bit of hope and something to cling on to.
"We haven't had that for a few years now in cup competitions.
"It's been a disappointing season for more than one reason, as Newcastle also went out of the cup competitions.
"When you look at the semi-finals of the FA Cup there was Sheffield United, Wigan and Hull.
"You look at the final of the League Cup there was Sunderland."
United's third-round FA Cup exit at the hands of Cardiff City led to an angry reaction from supporters, as leading scorer Loic Remy had been left out of the starting XI by manager Alan Pardew.
"Newcastle got beat at home by Cardiff, which was a great draw, because they played a weakened team," said Shearer, who feels significant investment is needed in this summer's transfer window.
"So it's disappointing from that point of view as well. All-round, it's been poor, but what can people do?
"You can only look forward to next season, and you'll only look forward to next season if reinforcements come in during the summer."
Match of the Day pundit Shearer, part of the BBC's World Cup team, was speaking at an event at Hedworth Hall, South Shields, organised by Wraith Promotions and Precision Sports.


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Wagakki Band – Japanese Traditional Music Meets Modern Rock
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I have just finished reading a new book co-authored by Thomas C. Reed and Danny B Stillman called The Nuclear Express, published by Zenith Press. The authors are clearly, extremely knowledgeable on the subject and have put together what is in my view one of the most comprehensive essays on the subject of nuclear proliferation that has ever been published.
Thomas C. Reed is a former nuclear weapons designer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, political manager for Ronald Reagan's gubernatorial contests, Secretary of the Air force under presidents Ford and Carter, Special Assistant to President Reagan for National Security Policy, and a successful businessman.
Danny B. Stillman is a Los Alamos physicist with decades of experience in nuclear design, diagnostics, and testing. For thirteen years Stillman directed the Los Alamos Technical Intelligence Division; at the end of that tour he was awarded the Intelligence Community Seal Medallion.
It is hard to take issue with the accuracy of this book in which any reader who has even the slightest interest in the subject will find packed with fascinating facts and dates that shed a bright light on our dangerous road to nuclear hell. Stillman and Reed crisscross the globe connecting the dots, turning what could easily be a horribly boring subject for policy nerds into a suspenseful, entertaining, and most importantly, enlightening read. The first thing the reader is struck by is that, clearly, the United States would never have become the first nuclear power in the world had it not been for a small group of Jewish scientist who escaped Hitler, moved to the US and were eager to strike back at the Nazi's by helping the allied war effort.
But where I do take issue with Stillman and Reed is not on their impeccable facts, but on their rather weak conclusions, especially on the matter of Iran. With the possible exceptions of North Korea or a Taliban takeover of Pakistan, Iran represents the single greatest threat of nuclear proliferation this world has ever confronted. What are Stillman and Reed's answers to that threat? That we should "stay in touch" with Iran, seek "UN Sanctions" and should they acquire a nuclear arsenal... to contain the crazy mullah's like it's 1985... and they are the Soviets. Wow! In this case the authors are showing their age. Perhaps the radical Islamic concept of martyrdom and 72 virgins hasn't sunk in with them yet.
For two experts that's quite a passive, Jimmy Carter-like state-of-mind. Clearly, an Iranian nuclear arsenal will spark the kind of regional arms race this world has never seen. Every single Sunni Arab state will rush to acquire nuclear programs and most have the ability to pay for it in cash. Certainly Russia and France will rush to fill such contracts without batting an eye. An Iranian bomb will very likely end up in the hands of their Shiite terror-proxies like Hezbollah, and an Iranian ballistic missile delivery system will threaten the European continent in a way that would make the Soviet threat seem like child's-play. Not because it will be as large (it won't), but because it will be far less predictable, or susceptible to old-school rational discussions about mutually assured destruction and all the rest. As the old saying goes, just one nuclear explosion can ruin your entire day.
Any person who is really concerned about nuclear proliferation would shutter at the very thought that Iran might acquire the bomb yet Reed and Stillman seem remarkably casual about it. That is one scenario that I would think any expert might find a way to overcome their personal inclinations towards appeasement and weakness.
Having said all of that, The Nuclear Express is a great read and will be a real eye-opener for those naively going about their day without the slightest thought of the real-world dangers of nuclear proliferation.
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Book Review: The Nuclear Express
I have just finished reading a new book co-authored by Thomas C. Reed and Danny B Stillman called The Nuclear Express, published by Zenith Press. The authors are clearly, extremely knowledgeable on the subject and have put together what is in my view one of the most comprehensive essays on the subject of nuclear proliferation that has ever been published.
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- AnonymousSun Apr 26, 04:43:00 PM 2009
Sounds like a good read.ReplyDelete
- Thomas C. ReedMon Apr 27, 04:31:00 PM 2009
Nice review, and I agree: "Weak conclusions on Iran" We are intelligence gurus, telling the readers how we got here. What to do next is left to the younger generation. Don't try to bomb Iranian facilities, Mr. President, but DO SOMETHING. - Tom Reed, co-AuthorReplyDelete
I am honored to get a comment from co-Author Thomas Reed. In response I would only say that the more we talk about NOT bombing the Iranian Nuclear facilities, the more likely that in the end we will have no other alternative. The only real "DO SOMETHNG" alternative that I can think of is some kind of internal regime change in Iran. But the clock is ticking and time is running out. Sometimes one is left with nothing but bad choices. In any event, congrats to Reed and Stillman for a fantastic book.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMon Apr 27, 05:41:00 PM 2009
thought provoking stuff. Scary! If it's not swine flu it's insane people with nuclear bombs. Perhaps our better days are behind us.ReplyDelete
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Seems like the VW Jetta TDI will be a great hit in the US judging on first day's performance. Can we now call it the Prius-killer?
well it has been 24 hours since our first TDI demo car arrived. so far here are some stats:
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Midnight Walks
In an attempt to combat the winter lull, we have been taking walks including midnight peregrinations.
Like a good kid, I do better when I have access to my toys during certain activities.
During these latest walks, my toys have included my smart phone so I can make a few fun images along the way, and my fitbit fitness tracker which is my very latest toy. I love my toys.
I must admit that I can give credit to my toys for helping me stay motivated to exercise… even in winter.
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Lovely images Stefan! I should do the same with the exercising! 😉
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Yeah yeah yeah, I can hear the energy baggers whining already. Well back off, you oil addict freaks. I'm not writing about drill baby drill. We'll fight that battle some other time (like maybe when you're fighting over the last drop).
No, my topic today is about drilling students.
Years ago, I shared an article with my colleagues discussing the value of having students memorize mathematical basics (like the times table, common square roots, conversion between percentages and fractions) so that the students would have more "brain processing power" dedicated to working more complex concepts. I was quickly "scolded" by an administrator who simply said "Drill drill drill! Kill kill kill!"
This is a buzz-phrase one learns while getting a professional lobotomy. It means, "If you force a student to memorize material, it kills their motivation to acquire knowledge through discovery and contextual relevance."
Scott Buchanan and Stringfellow Barr did not cause the revolution in college education they desired when, 75 years ago, they brought what is called "The New Program" to St. John's College in Annapolis, Md.
Overall, though, they did well. Their efforts saved the nearly bankrupt Annapolis St. John's, led to a second St. John's – the one in Santa Fe, now nearly 50 years old – and their "New Program" is the gold standard for those favoring reading books, sometimes difficult books. The full disclosure is that I attended the Santa Fe St. John's the first three semesters it was open, did far too little of the work and decamped for the University of New Mexico.
While the Santa Fe St. John's status as a significant New Mexico business is beside the point here, it should be mentioned. The numbers are about 175 employees, 450 students, an operating budget of around $30 million, plus being a draw for visitors from around the country, especially during summer.
Saying what St. John's really does isn't easy.
World Rabies Day is Friday.It is a day to raise awareness about the impact of human and animal rabies. More than 55,000 people die from rabies worldwide every year, a rate of one person every 10 minutes. This is an astonishing number, especially because rabies in humans in 100 per cent preventable. Most of these cases are transmitted to humans by dogs.
World Rabies Day events have been held in 150 countries, and have vaccinated 7.7 million dogs to date. World Rabies Day was created in 2006 by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control. The Alliance consisted of researchers and professionals involved with human and animal healthcare, including Dr. Leon Russell, professor in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM).
Russell explained that the goal of World Rabies Day is to reduce the amount of rabies cases throughout the world by ensuring adequate animal vaccination and control, educating people who may be at risk, and increasing access to appropriate medical care for those bitten by rabies infected animals. For more information about getting animals vaccinated on World Rabies Day in your area, please contact your local veterinarian.
SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez's popularity among New Mexico voters recently shot up from 60 percent to 69 percent in a recent Albuquerque Journal poll. That puts her in third place nationally according to the latest figures I find.
Such high popularity is quite unusual for a governor in a state dominated by the opposite party. It also is unusual for a member of the freshman class of new Republican governors around the nation elected in 2010.
Most of those governors have had a terrible time overcoming their initial efforts to change the direction of state government. Gov. Martinez, instead picked her battles and didn't try to take big chunks from schools or Medicaid, which are more popular with voters.
Martinez's sudden nine-point jump in popularity likely was caused by the timing of the poll which came just after Martinezís Republican National Convention speech. The speech didn't have much of an effect on the nationwide television audience but it did in New Mexico.
Since the three network channels cut away for commercials and analysis of Condoleezza Rice's speech, many missed out on Martinez. But New Mexicans apparently did some channel switching to find Martinez on PBS, C-Span or a 24-hour news channels.
The phone call is from a pollster – another one.
This year I decided that if they sound even halfway legitimate, I'm going to take the time and answer their questions. I want my opinion to count. In past years I have been more wary, suspecting that no matter how they masquerade, their mission is more nefarious than what they say.
(I don't respond to calls that promise that in return for answering a few questions I will qualify for a free two-day cruise.)
The season's first polling call took about 15 minutes, and the questions were fascinating. Minutes later, I remembered I'm a newspaper columnist and kicked myself for not taking notes. This time, I was sitting at my computer when the pollster called.
The pollster asks what I think are the most important issues facing New Mexico. I say, economic development and education. Later I wished I had said something more original, like general ineptitude, New Mexico's 49th rank in almost everything, or perhaps the issue that logically should stop growth in its tracks, water. But realistically, politicians can't make it rain.
Today's poll is about my district's candidates for state Senate. I didn't tell the pollster I am acquainted with both candidates, but she didn't ask.
As a kid, I remember my parents discussing whether they could vote for a Roman Catholic, John F. Kennedy. It was a hot topic at the time. They liked Kennedy and did vote for him. After that the issue of a candidate's religion seemed to wane, at our dinner table and nationally.
In this campaign, some have had to think about whether they could vote for a Mormon, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. It appeared to be a lesser issue, compared to the front-page issues.
Then a friend forwarded the photograph of a crusader demanding that a large number of groups "repent and believe in Jesus." Here's a portion of the list: "homos, druggies, gangsters, feminists, Mormons, Buddhists, Catholics, wife beaters, New Agers, Democrats, environmentalists, racists, government recipients, Jehovah's Witnesses, perverts, loud mouth women, liberals and sports nuts."
My, my. So, in some circles it's still a hot topic.
Rob Nikolewski, of Capitol Report New Mexico, recently pilloried a couple of national magazines for religious bigotry in their coverage of Romney, and rightly so. To my knowledge, we haven't seen anything similar in New Mexico. We're pretty tolerant here, but part of the story is our history.
There is a well-known saying in the southwest: "Agua es vida," or "water is life." This isn't just a reference to our limited supplies, but also to the cultural, spiritual and economic significance of water to our way of life.
As the owner of a rafting company in Northern New Mexico, water is indeed my life. I take tourists and residents whitewater rafting, camping and fishing while exposing them to the culture, natural beauty and majesty that makes Northern Mexico so special. That's why I support efforts underway to protect the Rio Grande Gorge as part of a potential Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area. But it is also why I was pleased to hear President Obama had designated a new national monument in Colorado recently.
Chimney Rock west of Pagosa Springs isn't a vital water resource. Instead, its ancient pueblos are held sacred by Native Americans. I'm hoping that if the President is willing to act to recognize and protect the important cultural significance of Chimney Rock, he'll also act to protect the Rio Grande del Norte, which is sacred to us.
Here in Northern New Mexico, families have irrigated from acequias for hundreds of years. We grow chiles, corn and apples.
We rely on water from the Rio Grande to feed our families, but also to feed our souls.
If you're like most people, your plans for retirement include spending more time with your family, traveling, or catching up on hobbies and activities that have been put on hold during your working years. And, like most people, you've probably put money aside to fund your retirement. But what if your retirement suddenly includes an unexpected long-term care need?
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in their 2011 Medicare & You booklet, about 70 percent of people over age 65 will require long-term care services at some point. And, with advances in medical technology and healthier lifestyles, people are living longer than ever before.
The government has made it clear; it cannot afford to fund the nation's long-term care costs. In fact, Congress tightened the financial requirements to qualify for Medicaid, the federally and state-funded program for those who live at or below the poverty level. And, recently rolled out a nationwide long-term care awareness program called "Own Your Future" which encourages people to better understand and plan for long-term care.
All of this can certainly present a significant challenge, but there is something you can do. Plan now.
On Aug. 31, the National Debt hit the $16 trillion mark. I've often remarked that if people really understood numbers, they would never allow the government to amass such a debt. But hey, it's just a number, right?
Yeah, 16 trillion is a number. It happens to be a big number. Big. Really big. Really really big.
But I really really don't have enough space in this column to insert enough reallys to make my point. Let's just say it really really is really really darn big.
The problem with big numbers is that our brains simply aren't wired to comprehend them. Really.
For example, in the night sky you'll see lots of stars (in New Mexico that is — don't try this in New Jersey). There's something like 8,000 stars visible to the naked eye.
But there are 200 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy alone. That number dwarfs the 8,000 we see at night.
And 16 trillion? Well, you would need 90 Milky Way galaxies to have 16 trillion stars.
No, this doesn't do it. Our brains can't easily visualize galaxies. How about something smaller, like an eyelash? Sixteen trillion eyelashes would weigh about 3,500 tons!
Janice Arnold-Jones and Michelle Lujan Grisham, candidates for Congress from New Mexico's 1st District, shared a stage recently to debate the issues. Before taking their places at separate podiums, they hugged each other.
Both have a record of working on a bipartisan basis.
Republican Arnold-Jones worked across the aisle for eight years as a state legislator. She developed a reputation for mastering the details of issues and insisting on open practices. At this forum, she said that before she votes on a bill, she will read it – a practice unfortunately not done by all members of Congress.
She talks about the advantages of seeing issues from multiple perspectives and building relationships as a way to work on the issues.
In response to a recent query from me about signing pledges related to taxes or other topics, Arnold-Jones wrote, "I do not sign any pledges because my only obligation is to the people of the First Congressional District … I will not submit the people of New Mexico to extreme views that have left government in a stalemate."
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Wimbledon risked the wrath of its seven-times champion Roger Federer and two-times winner and world No1 Rafael Nadal on Saturday night by making a scheduling decision that could affect their chances of adding to their grand slam tally. Having made an early decision because of rain to postpone third-round matches involving Stan Wawrinka and John Isner, organisers decided late on Saturday night to hold back the bottom half of the draw to be fair to all players.
Federer, the fourth seed, who on Saturday beat Santiago Giraldo to reach round four, and Nadal, the second seed, will now have to play back-to-back matches on Tuesday and Wednesday, a distinct disadvantage. The defending champion, Andy Murray, and the top seed, Novak Djokovic, will be the main beneficiaries, playing their fourth-round matches on Monday and, should they win, their quarter-finals, as scheduled, on Wednesday.
Wawrinka's and Isner's matches were cancelled at 5.12pm but the rain then cleared to allow all but one of the other third-round matches to be completed. Speaking before the decision was made, Federer said he was glad to get his match in but knew he could be affected. "We'll see what's going to happen," he said. "I might not play on Monday now. I don't know what the situation is. You can't choose, always. It is what it is and you have to adapt to it."
Nadal, who beat Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan to reach the last 16, admitted, before the decision was made, that Wimbledon was in a tricky situation because of the rain. "I don't know how Wimbledon's going to react after a day like today," he said. "The tradition is here nobody plays on Sunday. If I will be playing on Tuesday and the winner will be playing again on Wednesday, that's not good. That's not a positive thing. But it cannot be perfect."
The Australian Open champion, Wawrinka, the No5 seed, will be the worst affected of the top players. His third-round match with Denis Istomin will now be played on Monday, leaving him the prospect of winning five matches in seven days if he is to take the title. Isner and Feliciano López are in the same boat.
"I guess Stan's section and Isner's section, they have to play three straight days now," Federer said. "There could be 15 sets right there, long sets. You don't know what's going to happen. It's a bit of the unknown. I mean, these guys are all fit enough to handle it, but it can have an impact, no doubt."


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|Perl: the Markov chain saw
Re^3: Design flat files databaseby jpl (Monk)
|on Jul 15, 2011 at 16:43 UTC ( #914649=note: print w/replies, xml )
|Need Help??
Well, I did say a few thousand bytes of directory data, which isn't going to apply to 100,000 files, 1 million files or 100 million files. I was mostly trying to move the OP away from the directory-per-digit option. If the IDs are used to cross-reference messages (as they are for messages here in the monastery), then a database, rather than flat files, is even more compelling. I don't know how messages are stored in the monastery, but I strongly suspect it is via a database, not in flat files. You wouldn't want to run monastic searches against unindexed flat files, but that would be relatively easy to implement (efficiently) in most databases.You could search a few thousand bytes of directory data, even using linear search, in far less time than it would take you to access that data.Sorry, whilst I'm no expert on *nix filesystems, I think you are wrong.
I have recently been trying to nudge the OP in the direction of databases, and that's a nudge I see reflected in many of the responses.
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Mixing ambien with xanax
Common Questions and Answers about Mixing ambien with xanax
I take the soma in the evening to take the edge off the pain, but I am worried about mixing it
the oxy. I take the
rarely so I'm not too concerned about that. I take the
before bed to sleep, but I am afraid of mixing this with the oxy. I called my Dr. this morning but they didn't call me back today. Does anyone know about mixing these? I'm not talking about a large amout, one soma a night and one ambien a night, and it would be with the 1 oxy I took at about 6 p.m.
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the norco u can stop..the
if only after 2 nights u can stop...talk
ur physician and find an alternative that works..the seroquil mentioned above works for many with severe insomnia...ambien will not help bad insomnia only occasional sleepless nights....and u never know which drug will hit ur "button" and cause u to abuse it...for me it is narcotics..for some benzos and others ambien...
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It's addictive and when I stopped it suddenly I had a seizure a few days later so use
care. I think
you should be sleeping fine. There are some new sleep meds out there that may help you better.
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I went through withdrawals from Vicoden ES 4 weeks ago
the help of
. Now, I am still taking 2mgs at night and maybe one more, if things get bad during the day. What are the withdrawals like? After withdrawals from codiene, I dread anymore withdrawals. My therapist seems to think that I can stay on Xanax for ever, but I don't like taking pills anymore. I want off of everything. What should I expect when cutting down?
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And very often, taking things like ambien for a sleep problem is just a band-aid on a bigger problem, and when you stop taking the
, the problem will still be there. You need to speak
your doctor about getting to the root cause of your sleeping problems.
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Melatonin should be fine to take
, your body makes melatonin on its own to help you sleep but can only be produced during the dark phase (techy way to say it only gets produced when you're in the dark :) I've taken xanax a little over 3 years, I take a few melatonin pills every once in a while to sleep.
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Slow tapers are the way to go .Keep incontact
your doctor .you can always go slower if you need too...
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75mg 4x daily. I am now in counseling
someone I really have clicked
and we are tapering down my
. I absolutely hate this drug, and my body certainly tells me when a dose is due. I am tapering down 1/8th a mg at a time. This is going to be a LONG process. Months and months.I have tried many times in the past to get off xanax but couldnt get lower than 1.5 mg. Anyway the counselor put me on ativan (1mg) and said I can break it in half at first to see how I do.
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is a stronger, faster acting benzo. klonipin is a longer acting benzo and in my opinion not as strong. but then nothings working for me right now cept valium and even then i need large doses (like 40mgs at least) but my anxiety is from withdrawing from opiates and alcohol so i might not be the best person to answer this one. I do know that xanax is one of the strongest benzos...
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Can you take an=mbien while on suboxone? I also take
, not alot, to help ease the anxiety of w/d's. Im almost at day 3 and so far I feel good this time. I dont mean in the sense that i have no w/d symptoms, id defintiely do, but I feel like this time might actually be the one where i dont go back. Only time will tell I know but if this is as bad as it will get for me then i think ill be ok.
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nyquil, 2 OTC sleep aids, .5 mg
and whatever sleeping pill (
, lunesta, etc.) I had access to at the time. Yet all I really wanted to do was sleep. That's because I didn't want to face the day. One day I decided to sleep forever, and I started mixing xanax and alcohol, got wasted enough to do it, and pured about 50 xanax down the hatch and kept drinking.
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Is there anything OTC I can take that would help with the withdrawals? I have access to
and Klonopin to help
the anxiety and sleep issues, but what can I buy at the drug store, OTC, to help relieve the withdrawal symptoms? I tried to detox and was on day four without anything but couldn't take it anymore.
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Listen to what these smart people are telling you.
is not the same thing as
, but you have to be very careful, especially with young children in the home. It can really knock you for a loop. NOT a good idea. I think you should follow the advice the posters are giving you...the sleep WILL come back in time...and it's not like you aren't getting ANY. 2 hours isn't much, but it is something.
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Well first of all Im not sure that you should have been
. Both are fairly strong stuff and because of that even short term use can cause rebound insomnia. Also quitting opiates will cause insomnia. So unfortunatly you will just have to suck it up if you want to get off of all of it. You wont sleep well for awhile but it will get better. Either that or take your ambien at night and slowly decrease it.
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I was drinking 4-6 beers a night
up to 1-1.5mg
and an
just to sleep. I now realize the power of anxiety and how crippling it can be. Since stopping the alcohol I have been feeling a lot better, almost my old self. I have gotten back in the gym going 5 days a week running 2-3 miles a day and I have gotten more interested in my hobbies again. I still am taking 1 - 1.25mg of xanax at night and an Ambien XR.
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Store Xanax away from light and heat.
Side Effects
side effects are usually temporary, and fade
continued treatment. Higher dosage also increases the risk of side effects. Operating automobiles or heavy machinery is not recommended while taking Xanax. Be aware of how this medication affects you before attempting any potentially dangerous activities. Common Xanax side effects: drowsiness, fatigue, light-headedness, or speech problems.
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If this person is already tolerant to the opiods then there is less of this side effect happening.
opiods and the sleeping pill is a dangerous combination, especially in high amounts.
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worked for me in 10mg. Not sure if the mg. go higher or if you can take more. I would ask your Dr. before taking more. I took it just before going to sleep as opposed to taking then brushing my teeth then watching the tube etc. It gave me at least 6 hrs. of good downtime.
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5/500 strength) a day, with a daily shot of Dilaudid 4mg, and 1 mg xanax at night
either an
or Lunesta. I am awakened every morning
terrible anxiety, shaking, and arm and leg zinging. Tried to a couple of days ago to taper and didn't notice a change, either better or worse. Symptoms so bad this am, I took the Diludid, 2 Norco, and a percocet, and still having the same symptoms. I am so afraid, can you really get through these symptoms on your own cold turkey?
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Before I stopped taking everything recently from Oxycodone 30mg 5x a day, Xanax went from 2mg twice a day to 1mg twice a day also Dr changed me from
to i believe its called Restoril because of all the issues going on
and finally Celexa 40mg once a day at bed that the Dr thought I needed but I believe my depression results from everything following my friggen accident! After 2-3 days I was so sick and my wife could see it I didn't hesitate going to the ER.
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well my breathing got better and i went home...... took my
and went to sleep,, got up
same feeling almost as bad called my dr. went there and they gave me a shot of benedryl in my hip and sent me home with a prescription of ativan... been trying to rest for hours left dr at 10 picked up ativan at 12 ish and its 3:53 p.m right now.. still nauseated and bad headache and little anxious feeling....
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sometimes mixing a little
hits more receptors and works well. trazadone helps many too. if you arent on tx. you may ask your dr. about rozerem a new sleep aid that is non hypnotic. it works on the melatonin receptors but is not melatonin i had to go to a sleep clinic after tx. as i never got back on the sleep track correctly. and treatment made me wired to boot.
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To the POINT I scared to take all this Meication together ( Even When My Own Doctor Wrote it Out ) ... I was also taking
at night , along
Phenergan ... I did drop both of those medication's due to the fact im scared if I keep taking all these Medication's Im going to DIE ... I Keep seeing that CNS RESP deal ... It scares me , I do not want to OverDose on any Medication's or Anything Else ...
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some use
or a benzo but they can be abused as well and are a bit more habitforming that
...u have to use something safe for u which could be different for u than for me...i think u said u tried valerian root and melatonin....VR works for me when i have used it..melatonin makes me feel droggy in the am..gaba works good for me....phenergan works for me as well..it is an antihistamine in reality used for nausea..helps my sinuses and makes me slepp if i take just 1/2 of one I am fine..
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She had apparently had a couple of glasses of wine, then unable to sleep, took a
, possibly two. Then later, still unable to sleep, she took
, followed later by another one. None of these alone would normally be lethal, but the combination, mixed with the alcohol, proved to be the cause of an accidental overdose. She was taken to the ER the following morning unresponsive. This was not a suicide. Summer was not suicidal.
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You don't add Klonopin; you replace the
Klonopin. Since it's a longer-acting benzo it is a little easier to taper from than Xanax. If you cut your dose by 1/2 in a single week you're tapering way too quickly, I'd think. Why aren't you consulting with your physician about this? You can definitely make it through this, but you have to do it right and have some patience.
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Beyond, what you're doing is incredibly dangerous. If you're
and vodka, you may not wake up at all. Please try to find another way. You've been struggling for so long and it's obvious how much you want to quit but I don't understand why you're refusing to listen to the advice you've been given for some time now. I'm begging you - please PLEASE seek some professional help. Your way hasn't been working. Are you seeing a Dr. for the subs?
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Hi there & Welcome! :) First I want to congratulate you on reaching out & on understanding that you have a problem -- an addiction. You're certainly not alone & you're in the right place. Mixing oxys, Xanax & ambien is a recipe for disaster. You say that 'for some reason I only snort them'.
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well it's been a few days
. trying to taper off the vicodin. right now last 2 days only took one and thought I would do that for one more day then go to 1/2 for a few days and then try every other day. I have cut back on the alcohol as well. like I said reading these posts makes it very scary to think about going cold turkey.
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Thanks for sharing that
us. What a tragedy, I feel so bad for her family and friends.
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Chicago White Sox: Can You Get with the Slogan and "Appreciate the Game?"February 9, 2012
Kenny Williams put the Chicago White Sox through a significant rebuilding process to pare down the payroll. That left the White Sox with unimpressive prospects to compete for the playoffs. Williams also left White Sox vice president of marketing Brooks Boyer with little to go with for a slogan.
Boyer rolled out the White Sox slogan for the 2012 season last week. The slogan is titled "Appreciate the Game." This isn't a rattling at the White Sox fan base to believe in the team's prospects for playoffs, nor is Boyer guiltripping White Sox fans for feeling pessimistic.
Actually, Boyer seems to be lowering expectations himself with this slogan. He explained the slogan to the Chicago Tribune by saying:
The thought of the slogan is not the White Sox telling the fan to appreciate the game, but it's more of a Robin Ventura philosophy of how he approaches the game...play hard and smart and appreciate the opportunity to play for the Chicago White Sox. We as fans should appreciate the opportunity to spend time with friends and family. ... Winning is the most important thing, but hopefully people will say when they leave the ballpark, "Wow, that was a fun time."
That's nice. Boyer went with a simple living-style message. He talked about the gratitude Ventura felt for the opportunity to play in the majors. Also, he talked about the joy of spending time with friends and family at the ballpark, even if the White Sox lose.
Baseball is a fun game, and it can be easily appreciated if embraced for the simple joy it provides for fans.
That's much different from "Win or Die Trying."
Doesn't That Sound Like A Chicago Cubs Slogan?
Chicago fans are used to having fire and passion preached to them. They want to hear about fire and passion. Passivity isn't embraced. Ozzie Guillen was a fiery manager during his eight years as White Sox manager. He swore, yelled and threw people under the bus.
Ventura is a much different manager from Guillen. Ventura is quieter and doesn't shift his attitude significantly from day to day. He doesn't take the Gandhian approach to the game that Jerry Manuel did, but he takes a calm approach nevertheless.
Boyer plays off this presented Ventura philosophy about appreciation for the game to try to pacify White Sox fans about the season. With little optimism to be had this season, Boyer hedges the expectations in the slogan and simply asks people to come to the game and enjoy themselves.
Boyer doesn't talk much about winning in the statement. He doesn't talk directly about the playoffs. While he says that winning is the most important thing, he hedges that phrase by mentioning that people leave talking about how fun the game was.
That's a classic Cubs mentality. Traditionally, Cubs fans are made to believe that winning is secondary to having fun at the ballpark. Cubs fans had long bought into this, believing that having fun at Wrigley Field is more important than watching the Cubs win. Cubs fans have often offset talk of the Cubs' losing record by talking about their sterling attendance record.
However, Cubs fan culture is changing rapidly. They're starting to demand winning teams, feeling ambivalent towards the lax attitude Mike Quade brought to the clubhouse. Theo Epstein is bringing a winning attitude, talking about how the Cubs will become a winning franchise.
As the White Sox drift into rebuilding mode, Boyer seems to be drifting the White Sox into an old Cubs mentality as far as the slogan is concerned. Appreciation of the opportunity to spend the afternoon or evening at the ballpark is emphasized. Also, the final point is having fun at the game, not winning.
Fortunately, Ventura's work ethic lies in the midst of this. Ventura works hard to be the best he can be at anything he does. While he's inexperienced in coaching, he'll work hard to make the White Sox good and make the most of his players' talent. Boyer talks about this in the statement and presents it as part of Ventura's appreciation of the game.
Hard work, for which baseball has not advanced metric, is difficult to see, but hopefully White Sox fans can see that in players this season.
Conclusion: Boyer Makes What He Can with What Little Williams Gave Him
Williams didn't put together an impressive roster. With a need to cut payroll, Williams didn't make any big acquisitions for the White Sox. He didn't re-sign anyone, even longtime ace Mark Buehrle. Further, he traded Carlos Quentin, Jason Frasor and Sergio Santos. Gavin Floyd still might be traded.
Boyer can't rehash the old "The Kids Can Play" slogan from 2000 since the White Sox aren't one of the youngest teams in the league.
Boyer had to do what he could to attract fans to the stadium of a team that doesn't have a large fan base. Knowing the roster wasn't terrific, Boyer couldn't pump fans up with false hopes. Instead, he went with a slogan that is as calm as the White Sox manager and placid as the game itself.


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I believe I've made it clear how I feel about relationship advice. Mostly, I find it utterly unhelpful. I think that relationships are so complicated and personal, that advice is not one person fits all. I especially hate gimmicky, quick-fix relationship advice that's like "The Magic Thing That Will Get You Married In 364 Days!" WORST! The only brand of dating advice I can stomach is the kind that's empowering. And when I stumble upon it, I share it with you.
Last week, I had coffee with a good friend. We both started dating new guys we met online on the exact same day. (Weird, right?) That was a few months ago, and both relationships are still on and popping. During our coffee session, one of the things we talked about was how we both were having persistent, irrational anxiety about our relationships suddenly ending. Our shades of anxiety were a bit different. Mine has been taking the form of a recurring fear of being dumped out-of-the-blue.
The script in my head goes like this:
He didn't text me back. That must mean he's going to dump me. He said he wants to tell me about something. Is he going to dump me? He told me he needs to push back our meeting time for tonight. He must be thinking about dumping me.
OK. Now, you know my shameful self-script. I know it's ridiculous. It's not based in reality. It has nothing to do with my guy or his behavior. He didn't text me back because he was sleeping. He wanted to tell me about something that happened at work. He pushed back our meeting time because he wanted to clean his apartment before I came over.
My fears are based on things that have happened to me in the past. Specifically, the several times I got dumped out-of-the-blue, twice by people I was in unabashedly in love with. My way of dealing with the past hurt was to be hyper-vigilant in all future relationships. I'm constantly afraid I'm missing a sign or a cue like I might have in the past.
I've diagnosed myself with Post Traumatic Dating Disorder. Not to make light in any way of the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and it's severe and often debilitating symptoms, but years of relationship disappointments can create their own emotionally traumatic side-effects. This particular brand of insanity, I blame on my PTDD.
Pursuant to our conversation, my friend sent me a relationship advice column, unearthed from the deep recesses of the internet, entitled Dr. Rob's Simple Advice To Ladies So You Don't Get Dumped.
When asked for some advice to help women in their relationships Dr. Rob Dobrenski, Ph.D. says:
"A few years ago a large portion of my clientele was women, aged 21-35 or so. Most of them had what seemed to be potentially great relationships with their boyfriends. However, all the women had a common feature: a need … for constant reassurance of the relationship's stability … The women would come to me seeking ways to lower their anxiety levels, feel less jealous about ex-girlfriends, develop ways to not freak out that their partner didn't say 'I love you' often enough. I will tell you exactly what I told each of them …There are no magic words, no breathing or muscle relaxation techniques, no amount of drugs (recreational or medicinal) that can take away all of the angst and distress if you insist on making a small number of erroneous and perhaps not entirely conscious assumptions."
So what are these erroneous assumptions that are preventing women from enjoying our potentially great relationships? According to Dr. Rob the main one is that there is such a thing as a "guarantee" in relationships or life in general.
NAIL ON HEAD. It's fucking scary to think about losing someone you've really started to like. Instead of coming to terms with this, I've been putting all my energy into micro-monitoring every single word exchanged between me and the boy instead of dealing with the real issue: the terrifying truth that there are no guarantees in life. I've been wasting my time. I need to stop.
But there is hope for me. Dr. Rob goes on to say:
"The good news is that once you've eliminated the aforementioned assumptions from your mind set, all the 'symptoms' will go away. No more worry … finally some fucking inner peace. Why? Because you'll know that while it's painful to lose someone important to you, loss is a part of life and that you can be okay with that fact. You can and will move forward, as hard as it may be."
Dr. Rob, I don't know you, but can I hug you?
Hey Ami, YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE FUTURE OF THIS RELATIONSHIP, NOW GET OVER YOUR DAMN SELF AND GET ON WITH IT!
Thanks, Dr. Rob! I'm working on it.
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#1 posted 03-18-2012 01:13 PM
Nice and unusual project.
helluvawreck aka Charles
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#2 posted 03-18-2012 01:27 PM
A very tinely posting! That is a very nice project, another item added to my favorites for a future project. We have a number of weddings coming up in the next 12 months and this would make a great little gift. I'm sure your friends will cherish the one you made for them.
-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario
#3 posted 03-18-2012 02:03 PM
Exceptional! Your friends should be elated. One of a kind is what makes it great. Although I could easily see you get asked to make a LOT more!
-- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it.
#4 posted 03-18-2012 06:20 PM
Wow, nice work and very unique!
-- - Martin
#5 posted 03-18-2012 06:35 PM
Great work!
-- Dreaming patterns
#6 posted 03-18-2012 06:59 PM
My wife and I had a double handled silver goblet for our wedding toast that we treasure to this day, I am sure your friends who will start their life together by drinking from this cup will treasure it as well. it is beautiful.
-- Don Riney, Arlington TX, --- Using a lathe involves breaking years and years of training and sticking a sharp piece of metal into rotating machinery.
#7 posted 03-18-2012 10:46 PM
excellent turning. I'm sure this takes some patience and skill/s
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#8 posted 03-19-2012 02:41 AM
That looks awesome, nice job.
-- Martin ....always count the number of fingers you have before, and after using the saw.
#9 posted 03-26-2012 01:49 AM
very nice you inspired me to put my lathe togeather that i bought over 2 years agow and turn 1 for my daugthers wedding in june… haven t turned any thing since high school.
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As Prince William and Kate prepared Monday to welcome their son, University of North Texas students joined with crowds outside the St. Mary's Hospital in London to experience baby fever.
A group of students on a study abroad trip, which focuses on British media and international advertising, spent Monday afternoon outside the hospital documenting the scene and speaking to international media outlets.
"I really enjoyed it because since we are learning about all of the British media in class, to first hand see it and experience all these things we've been talking about," said Parnia Tahamzadeh, a junior advertising and journalism student on the trip.
The group of 18 students arrived in London on July 7, led by professors Tracy Everbach and Peter Noble. Everbach is teaching the media portion of the study abroad and said she had worked the royal baby into the lesson plans on the media and how an international event would be covered.
"We knew going into this that the baby would probably be born, so we were able to build it into the class, so it's pretty cool that they can go experience it," she said.
The students were unable to live tweet or blog from the hospital because they could not access Internet service.
So Everbach later posted photos to the class blog, and the students said they would be updating their social media feeds and blogs with their experiences.
Everbach said the students were not able to stay for the actual announcement of the birth due to a scheduled class field trip Monday evening, but the students saw billboards and marquees with the announcements after the birth, said E.J. Stancil, a junior journalism and strategic communications major.
"I truly feel honored to be a part of this moment in history and to feel connected with the English community in such an intimate way," Stencil said Monday night in an e-mail. "Not many Americans, let alone people, have the privilege to be a part of a moment like this."
Outside the hospital Monday, some of the students took photos and tried to interview people there, but the questions were then flipped back at them. Tahamzadeh said after she asked a German woman about waiting out the birth, the woman then interviewed her and Stancil for her news broadcast.
Other students were also interviewed as they walked along rows of international news trucks — including BBC News, CNN, Fox News, German and Spanish channels — and observed how the live shots and interviews were conducted.
"I thought it was really interesting — at the end of every interview, every reporter would ask if they thought it was a boy or a girl," said Mollie Jamison, a senior journalism student.
Several of the reporters asked if the students came to London just for the birth, and some were even looking specifically for Americans, Jamison added. They also asked why the students went to the hospital, which Stancil said was to see media working on a large event and experience history.
"Just being able to say that we were there at the birth of the prince or princess, or king or queen, is something most people won't be able to say," Stancil said.
David Halloran, a graduate student on the trip who studies photojournalism, said that in addition to several news trucks, he was interested in the photojournalists who were waiting to get a shot of royalty leaving the hospital.
"It was interesting to see it from a photographer's eye — how they had their gear and everything set so that as soon as something happened they were able to get a photo of the action," Halloran said.
The students have started uploading the information and images online, and said the experience has been exciting for them and their loved ones, and some plan to visit Buckingham Palace on Tuesday to see the physical birth announcement.
"I think it's been really cool for my family and a lot of friends back home," Jamison said. "My mom is really ecstatic because she's followed English history in general, so me being here meant a lot to her."
The student blogs are available at http://maybornlondon.wordpress.com.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
JENNA DUNCAN can be reached at 940-566-6889 and via Twitter at @JennaFDuncan.


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Fairfield public schools' spring vacation in 2015 -- set two weeks earlier than usual by the Board of Education in December -- isn't set in stone.
Jennifer Maxon-Kennelly, the school board member who made the motion to move spring vacation ahead by two weeks next year, has requested that the approved 2014-15 student calendar be added to the board's March 11 meeting agenda. The school board meets that day at 7:30 p.m. in the Education Center, 501 Kings Highway East.
"My reason for bringing up the calendar again is that, even though `calendar' was on the December agenda, so our discussing and voting was known, the public had no way of knowing my intention of suggesting the change that I did and thus had no means of offering their feedback and thoughts," Maxon-Kennelly said in an email Wednesday. "That has weighed on me quite a bit since our vote."
Philip Dwyer, the school board chairman, said the 2014-15 calendar would be back on the board's agenda March 11.
"I applaud Mrs. Maxon-Kennelly's desire to ensure both the public and the board members have an opportunity to further discuss this question," he said in an email Thursday.
Maxon-Kennelly's motion Dec. 10 to have spring vacation in 2015 from March 30 through April 6 -- instead of April 13 through 17 -- was approved on a 5-4 vote, with Dwyer, school board Vice Chairman Paul Fattibene and board members John Convertito and Marc Patten voting in opposition.
The change also required a conference day to be rescheduled from April 1 to April 8. Those were the only two approved changes from the 2014-15 calendar that Superintendent of Schools David G. Title recommended.
Patten had said the earlier spring vacation in 2015 would conflict with the Jewish observance of Passover, a holiday with restrictions on diet and activities that aren't compatible with how many families spend vacations, and cited that as his reason for voting against it.
But Maxon-Kennelly said Wednesday that it wasn't unusual for spring vacation and Passover to coincide. This year, spring vacation is from April 14-18, and Passover is from the evening of April 14 to the evening of April 22.
Dwyer said Thursday that he remains opposed to the earlier spring vacation in 2015.
"My original position remains unchanged. The superintendent's recommended calendar conformed to our prior calendars and to the CES (Cooperative Educational Services) recommended calendar," he said in the email. "It will also be the standard, per a new state law, for a uniform calendar in the 2015-16 year. Changing a calendar for one year and then reverting back to the CES calendar the next year seemed disruptive to me."
Title said Dec. 10 that about 100 Fairfield students spend half a day in programs run by the regional CES and if spring vacations on the Fairfield school district's calendar and CES calendar don't align, those students wouldn't get a spring vacation.Read Full Article
Maxon-Kennelly had proposed moving spring vacation ahead by two weeks in 2015 to better accommodate student athletes and upperclassmen who plan to visit colleges. She had said an earlier spring vacation would also give students more time to prepare for Advanced Placement exams and that she had heard from parents who want an earlier spring vacation.
Only two members in the audience at the board's Dec. 10 meeting spoke about the 2014-15 student calendar and neither offered an opinion about the date of spring vacation.


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If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals meet at Busch Stadium.
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Samardzija's opponent in this one will be Adam Wainwright. The Cardinals righthander has a 2.18 ERA to go along with a 10-3 record this season.
Chicago lost its last outing, a 5-2 result against the Cardinals on June 17. Bettors who backed the Cardinals at -210 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
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Former student members of Tadcaster Grammar School Concert Band are being invited to attend a special farewell evening to celebrate the retirement of the Headteacher Geoff Mitchell.
Mr Mitchell will retire from Tadcaster Grammar School after 16 years and Samantha Buckley, Head of Visual and Performing Arts, thought it would be a fitting tribute to invite all past members of the Concert Band to perform in the final two numbers of the evening.
The summer concert will take place on Tuesday July 1 at 7pm and there will be a rehearsal on the day at 10am for former band members to attend.
"We need to fit everything together and those interested would need to attend the extra rehearsal, but it would be fantastic if as many of them as possible could take part," said Miss Buckley.
"I do need to know in advance who will be attending and what instrument they will play and copies of the music will be available in advance for those who haven't dusted off their instruments since leaving the school!" she added.
"I know that Mr Mitchell will be overjoyed to see ex-students taking part in this special farewell evening and they should contact me on firstname.lastname@example.com for further information.
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Sherburn High Headteacher was recently announced to take over from Mr Mitchell, from September.
Deputy head Maria Williams was last week unveiled as the new headteacher of Sherburn and will take over the reins after the summer break.
Tadcaster Grammar's Big Band will this Saturday perform in the Riley-Smith Hall in aid of the Chairman of Selby Distric Council's chosen charities.
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Hi there,
I have a one month old 32'' 9000-series Ambilight (32PFL9705H/12) however I have noticed 1 strange thing when browsing the internet or Youtube. I have the latest firmware.
In order to type text needed to search for clips for site like Youtube, I press the status button on the remote control to call-up the full-blown QWERTY keyboard. (this the button below the ok-button, below the navigate down-button).
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