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ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) is the largest of the vertically integrated oil majors, as well as the second largest publicly-traded corporation in the world by market cap and revenue. In 2010 the company's total earnings were $30.5 billion (excluding special items), up 57% from 2009.[1]
ExxonMobil leads a pack of six global "supermajor" petroleum companies which explore for, produce, refine, and market oil and gas. Of these six (including BP (BP), ChevronTexaco (CVX), Total (TOT), ConocoPhillips (COP), and Royal Dutch Shell), ExxonMobil has consistently produced the highest revenue, income, and returns on capital employed (16.3% in 2009).[2] To diversify its revenues the company continues to expand in natural gas production through acquisitions, primarily in shale deposits, in oil sands and a wide ranging geographical presence.
Despite these strengths, ExxonMobil remains at the mercy of market maker OPEC, an organization of petroleum-producing nations that controls global oil prices by holding about 40% of the world's crude oil supply.[3] Additionally, environmental concerns over natural gas and oil production and outside factors that come with such a geographic presence create pressure on the company. And while oil & gas hold a monopoly over the world's supply of energy, alternative energies such as biofuels pose a long-term threat to the industry.
For the full year of 2010 ExxonMobil reported $30.5 billion in earnings (excluding special items), a dramatic increase of 57% from full year 2009 results. The strong year was driven by higher crude oil and natural gas realizations, stronger refining margins and record performance in its chemical division. Additionally, the company reported $32.2 billion in capital and exploration expenditures and distributed over $19 billion to shareholders through dividends and share buyback programs.[1] By the end of the year the company's proved reserves base was 24.8 billion oil-equivalent barrels, of which 2.8 billion came from its acqauisition of XTO Energy (XTO).[4]
Upstream (75.1% of 2010 earnings): ExxonMobil's upstream segment is involved in the exploration & production (E&P) of oil and natural gas, and earned $24.1 billion in 2010.[1]
Downstream (11.1% of 2010 earnings): ExxonMobil's downstream segment is involved in the refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and earned $3.6 billion in 2010.[1]
Chemicals (15.3% of 2010 earnings): ExxonMobil's chemicals segment uses oil to manufacture and market commodity petrochemicals, like plastics, and earned $4.9 billion in 2010.[1]
In an effort to explore new opportunities ExxonMobil has begun to place more and more investments in natural gas. In 2009 the company completed a $30 billion project to develop the world's largest natural gas field, deemed the North Field. The field is located in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar. It is expected to boost the company's gas production 12% to 9.9 billion cubic feet per day, making ExxonMobil the world's largest natural gas producer. It will also boost total oil and gas output to an equivalent of 4.3 million barrels a day. The North Field is expected to contain 900 trillion feet of natural gas.[5]
To further expand its portfolio in natural gas, in September of 2009 ExxonMobil agreed to a joint venture with Royal Dutch Shell and Chevron to construct a liquefied natural gas facility on Barrow Island off the coast of Australia. Chevron will own 50% of the facility while Shell and Exxon will each have 25%. The facility will almost double Australia's liquefied natural gas output with an annual capacity of 15 million tonnes per year.[6]
Shell has already signed a 20 year deal with PetroChina to buy two million tonnes per year of LNG directly from the facility.[6] While Chevron already has interest in the facility from suppliers in Japan and Korea. It has already agreed to supply 3 million tons per year of LNG to Osaka Gas, Tokyo Gas and GS Caltex from Korea. Additionally Chevron has finalized a 15 year deal with Kora Gas to provide 1.5 million tons per year.[7]
With the deposits of natural gas ExxonMobil expects to keep consumer demand steady through plentiful supply and low prices. It will also leverage the ability to restrict supply to increase prices or rely on the additional revenue from propane and butane deposits if needed.[5]
In 2010 Exxon acquired XTO Energy through an all-stock transaction valuing XTO at $41 billion. It was the largest U.S. petroleum takeover since 2006 and highlighted Exxon's continual move into shale based oil and natural gas. XTO has a strong hold in shale plays in America, including the Marcellus, the Haynesville and the Bakken basins.[8] XTO Energy's unconventional resource base consisted of 45 trillion cubic feet of gas.[9]
XTO was among the companies that have driven a surge in U.S. fuel output by exploiting so-called shale plays, where rock formations are fractured with water and sand to make gas flow.[8] This may begin a wave of acquisition as major producers look to exploit resources from shale formations. Other players such as Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Ultra Petroleum and Chesapeake Energy Corp. are among companies that have demonstrated the ability to exploit shale and may be prime candidates for acquisition. [10]
The acquisition complimented Exxon's presence in other shale areas such as the Piceance Basin in Colorado. The company has been producing natural gas from the basin for more than 50 years, the Piceance Basin has an estimated 1.525 trillion barrels of in-place oil shale resources.[11]
On April 20, 2010, an explosion and fire aboard Transocean's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig off the coast of Louisiana ruptured an oil well, causing the worst oil spill in U.S. history. The rig was operated by BP (BP). In light of this, the U.S. government conducted an environmental and economic analysis of the offshore drilling industry in the Gulf of Mexico. President Barack Obama ordered a six-month moratorium on drilling in waters 500 feet and deeper while a government commission investigated the disaster.[12] The six-month moratorium on exploratory offshore drilling closed 33 deep water drilling platforms and the Louisiana Economic Development department estimated that 3,000 to 6,000 jobs could be lost in the first three weeks and over 10,000 within the six months.[12]
Then in October 2010, the Obama administration lifted its moratorium on deepwater oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.[13] Although the costs to oil drillers were less than many predicted, oil drillers have the potential of facing higher levels of regulation concerning deepwater drilling in the Gulf.[14]
In an effort to respond to criticism from members of Congress and to reassure the public after the Deepwater Horizon rig disaster, some of the oil majors came together to prepare for deepwater oil spills.[15] In July 2010 Exxon Mobil (XOM), Chevron Corporation (CVX), CONOCOPHILLIPS (COP) and Royal Dutch Shell (RDS'A) agreed to pool $1 billion to establish a new company, which would be tasked to respond to offshore oil spills at up to 10,000 feet underwater. Apache Deepwater LLC, a subsidiary of Apache (APA), subsequently joined on March 16, 2011.[16] The company would deploy equipment that could arrive within days and be operational in weeks of a spill.[15]
The company would be a nonprofit organization called the Marine Well Containment Company and would operate the response system that would be used for any spills.[15] The response system would use underwater equipment designed to seal busted wells and have the ability to separate oil from gas and bring it to the surface where the gas would be burned off and oil would be stored in containers. The equipment should be useful in depths up to 10,000 feet.[15] Currently, the system has capacity to contain up to 60,000 barrels per day of fluid in up to 8,000 feet of water, with plans to expand to 100,000 barrels per day in up to 10,000 feet by 2012.[16]
The establishment of the company was an effort for the oil majors to demonstrate that plans are in place to minimize any potential damage of deepwater drilling. All four companies rely significantly on offshore drilling, while Shell and Chevron have significant operations in the Gulf of Mexico. All companies will participate, however ExxonMobil will lead the effort.[15] IT is an example of how it will be more expensive to drill in the Gulf of Mexico with such elaborate containment plans.
While Exxon continues to grow its presence in shale, the U.S. congress is currently examining the possibility of banning "fracing". The method is widely used to collect natural gas, especially from the Marcellus Shale which is estimated to contain 500 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. The method has come under fire, because it is thought that the chemicals and fluids used to fracture the shale contaminate nearby water supplies. This contamination has led congress to investigate a ban on the method [17].
This is a key method through which natural gas companies are collecting gas and oil from shale reserves. The impact of regulations against the method was highlighted by the fact that Exxon-Mobil's takeover of XTO, would have been terminated if congress were to prohibit or make "fracing" commercially unviable[18].
Since 2003, under a voluntary agreement with EPA, companies have not used diesel fuel as a carrier fluid during fracing, however companies have been found to possibly be in violation of this agreement. During 2005-07 Halliburton reported using more than 870,000 gal of seven diesel-based fluids, while BJ Services Company stated it used 2,500 gal of diesel-based fluids in several frac jobs. The two companies also indicated that they used chemicals such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene, which could pose environmental risks in their fracing fluids. These companies and others have come under close scrutiny over possible violations of the 2003 agreement and how they are currently disposing of chemicals used during extractions. On February 18, 2010 the Energy and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Edward J. Markey sent letters to eight oil field service companies requesting information about chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing fluids.[19]
Working in shale increasingly involves working with the U.S. government. Over 70% of American oil shale is on federal land, primarily in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires that exploration and production on federal lands be thoroughly analyzed for environmental impacts and is tightly regulated by federal or state organizations. In October 2009 the Department of the Interior stated it would offer additional opportunities for energy companies to conduct oil shale research, development and demonstration (RD&D) projects on public lands.[20] This signals that the government understands the value of shale deposits, but also that they must be handled carefully. The results of continued research on shale projects and the success of current methods to safely extract hydrocarbons will have a dramatic effect on Exxon's investments in these areas.
ExxonMobil's E&P revenues depend on how much oil it produces, and for how much it can sell it. At the same time, ExxonMobil's refining and chemicals improve their bottom-line when the price of their greatest input, oil, goes down. As a whole, ExxonMobil benefits when oil prices increase, as it makes more from E&P than it does from refining and chemicals, and a drop off in oil prices is often caused by a slowdown in economic growth, which causes demand destruction for all of its products. Factors affecting demand include:
Factors effecting supply include:
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Demand for oil, as well as demand for energy in general, is closely tied to the global economic cycle. In periods of economic growth, new factories consume energy, shipping companies transport more goods and consumers take more trips. Burgeoning underdeveloped economies like China are expected to make the Asia Pacific natural gas market grow faster than any other regional gas market in the world. China's demand for oil is lower than other countries' at 2 barrels per person per year (bpy)—America's is 25 bpy and Japan's 16 bpy.[21]
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The long-term trend is clear – energy consumption is going to increase. However, these projections were made in June of 2008; a slight downward revision is likely in the next release in May of 2009.
Demand for oil, as well as demand for energy in general, is closely tied to the global economic cycle. During periods of economic contraction such as recessions, demand for oil and other types of energy tends to fall, leading to reductions in price. Demand destruction - primarily in the United States - is likely responsible for most of the drop in oil prices that occurred during the third quarter of 2008.[23]
In 2008 world oil consumption of liquid fuels was 85.75 million barrels per day (bbl/d),[24] 3% less than forecasts made by the International Energy Agency at the end of 07.[25] World oil consumption was forecasted in April of 2009 by the EIA to fall 1.35 million bbl/d in 2009.[26]
Much of this demand destruction is likely rooted in the 2007 Credit Crunch, the 2008 Financial Crisis, and the resulting recession; when unemployment rises, people stop spending and start saving. When people stop spending, companies stop producing. When companies stop producing, demand for energy falls. When demand for energy falls, the price of oil falls. Hence, it is likely that oil prices will remain lower than before until the world economy recovers from its recession.
The global oil supply is dependent on the ability of oil companies to produce and the willingness of oil-exporting countries to export. Historically, periods of oil price spikes have been caused by oil-exporting countries placing embargoes on certain countries. In 1973, for example, the world's largest oil cartel, OPEC, placed an embargo on oil exports to the Netherlands and the United States, in response to the countries' support of Israel in the Yom Kippur War; the price of oil acquired by refiners increased by approximately 100%, and the U.S. experienced widespread shortages.[27] In 2007, however, despite a 57% increase in prices, the amount of oil exported by the world's top exporters fell 2.5%. Demand for oil in the world's six largest exporters (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Kuwait, Iraq and Qatar) increased by more than 300,000 barrels, while their exports fell by over half a million barrels.[28] In this case, growing demand in each company acted as a natural embargo, forcing them to meet their own needs before exporting to the rest of the world.
The Financial Crisis of 2008 laid waste to oil prices, by causing a recession so deep even expectations of large supply cuts couldn't force prices up. In December 2008, OPEC announced a production cut of 2.2 million barrels - it's largest ever - and oil futures actually fell, as traders ignored decreasing supply and focused on decreasing demand.[29]
Peak oil refers to the "peak" on the graph of global oil production. Oil must first be discovered, then produced, and will eventually be depleted. Oil production has already peaked in the USA and more than 50 other oil producing countries.[30] Once the halfway point "peak" has been passed, production begins to fall and oil prices will rise. This is not good for Exxon. Although oil prices will rise, production costs will also rise, as traditional oil producing basins dry and reliance on expensive deepwater reserves increases. Production will also likely fall for Exxon, just like with any other oil company. Worse, as demand further outstrips supply and oil prices skyrocket, alternative energies will become increasingly competitive.
ExxonMobil's bottom line depends on how much it costs to produce the oil that it eventually refines and/or sells. About 30% of its oil came from expensive, nonconventional reserves in 2008. As its traditional oil-basins mature, that percent is expected by the company to rise to 40% by 2013.[31]
Nonconventional reserves include arctic and deepwater reserves, heavy oil, tight gas, and liquefied natural gas.[31] Even in the low price environment of 2008 and 2009, producing from nonconventional reserves makes sense for ExxonMobil, as does increasing its CapEx. For new projects it can take up to 10 years for actual production to begin, meaning that the future price of oil determines profitability, not the current price. Also, ExxonMobil is locked into many long-term contracts with rig operators, under which terms it costs almost as much to idle as it does to produce. [32] However, if ExxonMobil spends billions on setting up new production and oil prices do not rise as expected, the company's margins will shrink.
One-third to half of the world's petroleum reserves may rest in the form of oil sands.[33] ExxonMobil's leases in the Kearl oil sands, located in Alberta, Canada, have proven reserves of 1,137 million barrels,[34] and represents a significant portion of the company's total oil reserves[35], but will, with the development of better extraction and refining technology, double or triple into reserves of two to four billion barrels.[36] The leases are part of a joint venture with Imperial Oil Limited. Imperial holds 71% of the interest and ExxonMobil Canad Properties holds the other 29%. Notably, ExxonMobil Corporation holds a 70% interest in Imperial Oil and 100 percent of ExxonMobil Properties. In addition to a strong position in the Kearl oil sands, the majority ownership enables Exxon to leverage the fact that Imperial has 140 years worth of proven oil and natural gas preserves without additional drilling.[37]
However, oil from sand deposits is very thick, and must be highly processed before it can flow and be distributed for use. These nonconventional reserves cost, on average, $35/barrel to pump and convert into synthetic fuel, as compared to $3 a barrel in Saudi Arabia and release three times as much CO2 as during conventional production.[38][39] That means that the implementation of a carbon tax or carbon trading scheme would make oil sands production even more expensive. More troubling for the company, the cost of new production can exceed $75 a barrel, as production in easy to reach places has already been set up. At the same time, ExxonMobil has taken a long-term perspective on its CapEx. It expects oil prices to be higher in 2012, by which time production from its expanded program will begin. [36]
While ExxonMobil is less at risk than some of its US competitors from restrictive legislation because ExxonMobil is not focused only in the US, this global presence brings problems from foreign politics and exchange rate risk as well. About 60% of the world's supply of oil comes from geopolitically unstable countries including Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.[40] High oil prices in 2007 and 2008 gave these oil exporting countries greater power to demand contract changes and tax raises, and greater incentives to nationalization private oil holdings, like Venezuela did of Exxon's holdings in 2007.[41] In 2009, with oil prices back to historical levels, many countries are providing more favorable contracts in hopes of attracting much needed development money.[42]
Fossil fuels, though highly cost-efficient forms of energy, are heavy polluters when burned. Increasing environmental concern over environmental degradation and global climate change is fueling a consumer-driven push away from dirty forms of energy toward cleaner forms like wind energy and solar power. These concerns are also causing political movements, which are leading to increased regulation in the fossil fuels market. Government regulations like emissions caps, renewable energy subsidies, and carbon trading schemes all facilitate transitions away from dirty, nonrenewable fuels.
An increasingly popular response to global warming is carbon trading. Markets have been implement in the EU and through the Kyoto Protocol, and may soon find a home in the U.S. How much do they cost Exxon? The average barrel of oil that passes through U.S. refineries produces about 100kg of CO2 emissions.[45] The cost of permits for polluting one ton of CO2 in Europe has ranged from €30/tonne to €0.03/tonne. [46]That translates into only $.004/barrel to $4/barrel. In a properly functioning carbon trading market (or tax equivalent) it's estimated that the cost/tonne should hover around $20-$40 dollars, which is $2/barrel - $4/barrel.[47] Only a portion of that cost was and will be borne by Exxon, although the resulting higher price of oil does reduce demand (which translates into lower revenues). Taking the hypothetical case that Obama is able to push through Congress to create a carbon trading market in the U.S., Exxon's largest market, the company would lose a couple billion dollars a year.[48]
The quantity of economically recoverable oil underneath the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is estimated to be at around 10 billion barrels.[49] Concerns over the area's wildlife has prevented competitor Shell from drilling in its ANWR blocks. Gaining control of even one-tenth of the area's oil would boost Exxon's oil reserves by 14%.[49][35]
Exxon has traditionally focused on rising costs in the form of carbon trading or taxation, rather than in demand being stolen by renewable energy. However, in the middle of 2009 the company announced renewed investments in biofuels.
Prior investments included:
In July of 2009 Exxon announced a $600 million investment in producing biofuels from algae. The investment involves a partnership with a biotechnology company, Synthetic Genomics. $300 million will be used for in-house studies, while the additional $300 million will be allocated to Synthetic Genomics based off meeting research and development milestones.[51]
Large scale commercial plants to produce algae-based biofuels are reported to be at least 5 to 10 years away, but have the potential to yield more than 2,000 gallons of fuel per acre of production each year. In comparison: palm trees produce 650 gallons, sugar cane 450 gallons and corn yields just 250 gallons per acre a year.[51]
Natural disasters can significantly disrupt Exxon's oil production operations. For instance, hurricane activity can damage and destroy refineries, oil rigs, pipelines, and other equipment. In 2005, production declined 15% and Exxon lost 33 MBOED (million barrels oil equivalent per day) of production due to the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Gulf Coast oil production operations owned by the company.[52] In 2008, production declines and repair expenses attributed to the damage caused by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike lowered fourth quarter earnings by $570 million.[53]
Exxon Mobil is the biggest of the supermajors, the six largest public energy companies in the world - Royal Dutch Shell, Chevron, BP, Total S.A., and ConocoPhillips. Exxon's efficiency is attributable to several advantages over its competitors:
But unlike some of its foreign competitors, the American ExxonMobil is constrained by economic sanctions that ban it from doing business with some of the world's largest oil states, including Iran, estimated to have the second largest reserves of conventional crude oil in the world.
Another growing concern for public energy companies worldwide is the increasing competition coming from national oil companies like Saudi Aramco and NIOC of Iran.[54]
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The Wicklow Mountains run from the outskirts of Dublin city south westwards for about 60km to the bottom of County Wicklow.
Wicklow Mountains National Park covers much of upland County Wicklow, and contains an area of nearly 20,000 hectares. The National Park provides protection for landscapes and wildlife.
Back in the 6th century, hermit monk Saint Kevin first sought solace and contemplation in the idyllic surroundings of Glendalough. His followers established a monastery here, which would become one of the most important monastic sites in Europe.
This walk uses a selection of forest tracks in Derrybawn Woods in Glendalough, County Wicklow.
Established in 1927, St. Kevins Bus Service, which is a privately owned 100% Irish, family run business operating daily services from Dublin to Glendalough, which is situated on the east coast of Ireland.
If you want to get out of the city why not take a tour through the garden of Ireland.
Glendalough Hotel is located in a picturesque valley in County Wicklow close to St. Kevin's round tower and monastic site. The hotel offers a relaxing escape complete with friendly service and three-star standard accommodation.
Family owned Lynhams of Laragh Hotel, is situated in the heart of Wicklow National Park, just a few minutes from the beautiful 6th century Monastic city of Glendalough.
Glendalough Hostel is a very popular all en-suite hostel on the famous Wicklow Way walk. Glendalough Hostel is in one of Ireland's most beautiful visitors' destinations, it is set in a wooded valley right beside Wicklow National Park.
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However, I changed it to only do the search on the current viewable area of the file. At most that's searching 1000 character or so, nothing too much.So, I do the search on more or less every modification (on_sel_modified), and I need to do it when you scroll. There is no on_scroll event, so every 50 ms it checks if the scroll position has changed, and if so does the search.
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After CNet's story broke, the SF Weekly contacted Sergio Calderón to talk over what the heck happened that day. He details how six officials, four men and two women, claiming to be of the San Francisco Police Department showed up on his doorstep, claiming they traced the GPS signal of the lost iPhone 5 prototype to his house. The six officials asked if Calderón had been at the bar where the prototype was lost, and indeed, Calderón had been there.
The officials then asked if everyone in Calderón's house was staying in the US legally, and that the family could get into trouble. Even though Calderón and his entire family are legal citizens of the United States, he got nervous and allowed the six officials to search his house, car, and his computer. They found nothing.
They then offered Calderón $300 if he returned the phone. "They made it seem like they were on the phone with the owner of the phone, and they said, 'The person's not pressing charges, they just want it back, and they'll give you $300,'" he told SF Weekly.
As the officials left, one of them, 'Tony', gave him a phone number he could call if he had further information about the phone. SF Weekly decided to call this number, and it was answered by Anthony Colon, who confirmed he was an employee of Apple. His LinkedIn site, which has since been taken down (SF Weekly has screenshots of the profile), confirms that Colon is 'senior investigator' at Apple. He is a former San Jose Police sergeant.
The problem with all this is that the San Francisco Police Department has nothing on record about the search, or even about any case in general. This raises the question if Apple employees falsely impersonated police officers, while also threatening an innocent family. Both of these are serious crimes, said SFPD spokesman Lt. Troy Dangerfield.
"This is something that's going to need to be investigated now. If this guy is saying that the people said they were SFPD, that's a big deal," he said, "There's something amiss here. If we searched someone's house, there would be a police report."
This could turn out to be real bad for Apple. If Apple employees indeed falsely impersonated police officers and threatened an innocent family, these employees could be in serious trouble - let alone the damage it would do to Apple's image. Of course, there's always the possibility of something being wrong in the bureaucratic chain of the SFPD, but even if there was no paper trail, at least someone would know about it.
I honestly do not think this is some sort of official policy at Apple, but policy or no, there could apparently be a climate within the company where something like this is possible. This case suddenly turned into something very interesting.


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Hired by the UAS Egan Library in 1999, Elise Tomlinson has worked in school, public, special, and academic libraries for the past 25 years. With a BFA from University of Alaska Anchorage and an MLIS from University of Hawaii Manoa, Tomlinson became the new Regional Library Director for UAS in 2012. Outside of librarianship, Tomlinson is a painter and a photographer who exhibits regularly in Juneau. She also loves to spend time with her family skiing, sailing, and playing musical instruments. Come by and say hello the next time you're in the library!


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The poem's references to a woman's handwork, seemed an appropriate basis for an exhibit in tribute to Forchheimer, a fiber artist who started the weaving department at the Bezalel Institute, Jerusalem's prestigious art school.; The second wife of Leo Forchheimer, a wealthy businessman and investor, Julia continued her weaving after her marriage and remained modest and unaffected by her wealth, much of which she donated to charitable causes, including Yeshiva University Museum. Herskowitz, a rabbi's wife, had held a dim view of the "Woman of Valor," or "Ai- shet Hayil," poem because it was always recited at women's funerals. In her opinion, this use trivialized the poem, and she wanted to give it a new ambiance. "Can it be rejuvenated?" she wondered as she set about organizing the exhibit. "We didn't want to limit the show to a tight circle of socially accepted artists and media," says Herskowitz. "We spread our net far and wide and drew in people I didn't necessarily know. 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Jane Logemann, a specialist in letters, illustrated the third verse with a full page of gimme/ in purple ink against a lavender oil background on canvas., Malka Cohavi of Jerusalem created a pair of silver candle holders on a tray to portray the verse, "The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he shall lack no fortune." Marion Grebow, a tile artist, made a ceramic challah set —- mixing bowl, serving platter, and covered dish — with a challah design for "She looks well to the ways of her household, and partakes not of the bread of laziness." Waver Sharon Norry illustrated "She makes a cloak and sells it, and delivers a belt to the peddlar" with a hand- woven wedding kittel of silk, wool, and metallic thread and a silk canvas belt embroidered in silk and metallic threads. Herskowitz, who curated the show herself— "I usually call in guest curators," she says — is excited about the results. The exhibit remains at Yeshiva University Museum through July, then goes on the road. So far, it is scheduled for Hebrew Union College Gallery in Cinncinnati; the Plotkin Museum in Phoenix; the Mizel Museum in Denver, and the Janice Charrick Epstein Gallery in West Bloomfield, Mich. Other citiesare yet to be confirmed. This awesome display of talent, in praise of women by women, summarily dismisses all the bad jokes about Jewish mothers and their daughters. It's a new spin on an old dirge — upbeat all the way — and an honor to our mothers. Judith Broder Sellner, a freelance writer living in New York, writes frequently about Judaic arts and artists. Foundation seeking information about immigrants sponsored by I.W. Bernheim By Shlela Wallace LOUISVILLE, Ky. (JTA) —A search has been launched for the families of Eastern European Jews who were brought to this country during the 1930s by philanthropist I. W. Bernheim. In Louisville, the name Bernheim conjures up visions of formal gardens, open fields and natural forest lands that make up Bernheim Forest, which is located about 20 miles south of the city. Bernheim Forest and the foundation that sustains it are the legacy of Isaac Wolfe Bernheim, a self-made Jewish man who made a fortune in the whiskey business and who led some 300 to 350 Eastern European Jews in the late 1930s to freedom by sponsoring them in this country. Bernheim's legacy is part of Denver history as well, because Bernheim also lived there, and it is believed that the immigrants he sponsored settled in both cities. Much of Bernheim's life and exploits have already been documented. But according to Charles McClure III, the executive director of the I.W. Bernheim Foundation, no one knows who was sponsored by Bernheim or where they or their descendants are today. And that is a gap in the family history - which McClure would like to fill in before he retires in January 1995. 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i've met ALOT of weeaboo's in my life time, because alot of theem thought i was japanese only to be dissapointed when i tell them im not -.-', but i do wonder where does the word origionate from?
Apparently it first originated from the infamous 4Chan. Basically they filtered the word "wapanese" with "weeaboo". As such usage of "weeaboo" is double that of "japanophile" and "wapanese" combined. On a side-note, anyone read the original thread I had on the PlayStation.com forums (Link in opening post)? Did anyone agree with what those people said (Note I'm the OP in the thread)? I certainly didn't and felt they were trolling considering they're in my "hate club". Especially the guy with the apple avatar, or as I sometimes call him "Mr. One Piece" since he's fairly fanatical about that series.
I read two and a half pages of that and left, and "Mr. One Piece"? He's an a-hole. And 99% of those people WERE trolling, (I would bet "Mr. One Piece" is a weeaboo himself.) Why can't people understand that all you were doing was starting a small, clarification discussion and NOT a debate about who is what when no one online knows each other anyway. (Unless you are talking to a real life friend.)
And I agree with you on the whole thing, the only difference would be that I use two different versions of the word Otaku when refering to certain people. But, I know the difference, (because I only started using the word weeaboo recently, thanks to my friend who scares me.)
If you managed to read through the whole thread, you'd find out he apparently imports a few figures and video games from Japan. And by his friend's definition a weeaboo has to desire or do these things.
1. Speak Japanese
2. Import everything from Japan
3. Watches anime
He and his friend seriously believe I watch anime because it's anime, read manga because it's manga, and I shun American media when I don't. Yet "Mr. One Piece" has wanted to do 1 to play Japanese RPG's, does 2, and does 3 (Subbed only pretty much as he despises dubs). Glad the thread is going in a better direction here than on the PlayStation.com forums.
It really is going better. And, honestly, I feel that it is a matter of how one percieves the word, as, it seems open to many interpretations. (For example I think of two defintions of 'Otaku', one being the defention it received as being a part of American slang, and the other being the original meaning.)
Also, there is more to a Weeaboo then just that (I know, I know one), many, many people can watch anime, read manga, respect the culture and learn the language just because they enjoy it. Personally, I can be picky about anime, and it has to interest me to watch it, I don't watch it just because "it's Japanese" To me, Weeaboos are the type who just abuse the culture and like things just because they're from Japan. Nothing wrong with a few imports either (As long as you're not extreme about it), I too want some items, but only because I think they're interesting or they're from series I like. Many people do the same in other fandoms. (Just as I also like Disney Princess (Particularly, Ariel) and have two or three of those items around.) (I also admit to playing two Japanese games, but only because an aquaintance lent them to me for one night, and they were fun.)
As for the media thing, I admit to sometimes shunning some American Media (I'm talking crazy marketing, dumb commercials and their habit of blowing things way out of proportion etc.)-but it goes for international Media as well. Also, because I'm against what child marketing has become, and it makes me look at the media differently. Plus any and all media is just out of hand sometimes, but that's beside the point.
*Side Note* I don't understand the whole subbed vs. dubbed thing, there are some good subbed anime and some good dubs, just as their are bad subs and dubs. (Depending on the company and voice acting quality.) I mean, I can watch my all-time favorite anime in Japanese, English and Italian, because I enjoy all three of those versions. (And love Italian voice acting.)
All of that aside, I found this to be a good topic for discussion and to see how other people percieve these two defenitions.
"I love all history because it's storytelling."-Natalie Dormer
Reading this I became all sad to learn, I am a huge weeaboo! Well mostly. I still have a few american shows I watch like glee and saturday night live but I sadly have fallen into a world where I many times wish I was japanese and accidently say stuff in Japanese. I mean i don't CURSE my heritage, I just wish to be Japanese. I mean I don't use japanese words in front of my friends...at least not much. I seriously considered myself to just be an otaku. Well I don't collect manga I just read it. I have friends and I do go out and im not a boyfriends-less not hot person here. I'm just someone who overly enjoys anime alright?
I need to stop saying bro, bro.
Since I started to get into anime and manga, I've began to become familiar with Japan's music and food.
But I really don't know anything about Japan other than those things I'm interested in, and I really couldn't care less if I was Japanese or not. With me, it's just interest. I wouldn't consider myself a weeaboo or an full-fledged otaku (yet). But, anime is the only thing I really care about and put my heart into in life.
Japan has got a lot of interesting things goin' on, but I certainly don't resent my non-japanese blood.
Weeaboo's, or however it is spelled, need to... well, I don't know what they need to do - but they need to do something.
Weeaboo is to Japan, as Wigger is to Contemporary Hip-Hop Culture?
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@LostButterflyUtau, yeah I don't watch anime just because it's Japanese either. If the story doesn't interest me, I won't want to watch it. "Mr. One Piece" however thinks I watch random anime because it's anime. The same applies to manga. The only stuff I'd really import are the Japanese versions of series I like and some Japan versions of video games that I like or are exclusive to Japan.
@animefreak354, you I would consider to be an otaku at the border between otakudom and weeaboodom. Though everyone pretty much grows out of that phase usually of being a little weeabooish.
Too much anime...
I didn't know people actually compared the two terms.
Although their definitions are similar, they're not the same thing. At least I think so.
I'm getting confused here since people keep saying
weeaboos is this... otaku is that... and otaku are weeaboos... blah.. blah.. blah...blah...
can anyone tell me what's the accurate term here?
I decided to contribute to this topic a little about what is a "weeaboo" and "Otaku" is....
just in case your too lazy for research
Weeaboo: It's seems that the word weeaboo was a replacement word for wapanese (a slang term for a Westernener obsessed with japanese culture)
Japanophilia is an interest in, or love of, Japan and all things Japanese. (Its opposite is Japanophobia.) One who has such an interest or love is a Japanophile.
In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Carl Peter Thunberg and Philipp Franz von Siebold, who stayed in the Dutch outpost of Dejima, helped introduce Japanese flora, artworks, and other objects to Europe. Some consider them to be among the earliest Japanophiles.[2][3] (This was before the Meiji Restoration in 1868, when Japan became more open to foreign trade.)
Lafcadio Hearn, an Irish-Greek author who made his home in Japan in the 19th century, was described to be "a confirmed Japanophile" by Charles E. Tuttle Company in their foreword to most of his books.
In the first decade of the 20th century, British writers were lauding Japan. In 1904, for example, Beatrice Webb wrote that Japan was a "rising star of human self-control and enlightenment", praising the "innovating collectivism" of the Japanese, and the "uncanny" purposefulness and open-mindedness of its "enlightened professional elite". H. G. Wells similarly named the élite of his A Modern Utopia "samurai". In part this was a result of British industrial decline, with Japan and Germany rising at the same time. Germany was seen as a threat close to hand, but Japan was seen as an ally. The British sought efficiency as the solution, and after the publication of Alfred Stead's 1906 book Great Japan: A Study of National Efficiency, pundits in Britain looked to Japan for lessons. This interest ended with World War I.
The United States went through a similar period of Japanophilia starting in the 1980s, anticipated in the 1960s by the writing of Peter Drucker, who pointed to the "consensual decision-making" in Japanese corporations and celebrated Japanese corporate management techniques (even claiming credit for giving this system to the Japanese via his books and seminars). During that period, American students took Japanese language classes with the hope of doing business with Japan. This was also a decade in which numerous shows from Japan, such as Voltron, were being dubbed and shown on American television; this phenomenon accelerated in the 1990s with shows like Power Rangers, Sailor Moon and Pokémon.[/green}
seems weeaboos has a lot of history
On to the Otaku bit
Otaku:is a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime, manga, or video games
Otaku is derived from a Japanese term for another's house or family (お宅, otaku) which is also used as an honorific second-person pronoun. The modern slang form, which is distinguished from the older usage by being written only in hiragana (おたく) or katakana (オタク or, less frequently, ヲタク), or rarely in rōmaji, appeared in the 1980s. In the anime Macross, first aired in 1982, the term was used by Lynn Minmay as an honorific term.[1][2] It appears to have been coined by the humorist and essayist Akio Nakamori in his 1983 series An Investigation of "Otaku" (『おたく』の研究, "Otaku" no Kenkyū?), printed in the lolicon magazine Manga Burikko. Animators like Haruhiko Mikimoto and Shōji Kawamori used the term among themselves as an honorific second-person pronoun since the late 1970s.[2]
Another source for the term comes from the works of science fiction author Motoko Arai. In his book Wrong about Japan, Peter Carey interviews the novelist, artist and Gundam chronicler Yuka Minakawa. She reveals that Arai used the word in her novels as a second-person pronoun, and the readers adopted the term for themselves.
n modern Japanese slang, the term otaku refers to a fan of any particular theme, topic, or hobby. Common uses are anime otaku (a fan of anime), cosplay otaku and manga otaku (a fan of Japanese graphic novels), pasokon otaku (personal computer geeks), gēmu otaku (playing video games), and wota (pronounced 'ota', previously referred to as "idol otaku") that are extreme fans of idols, heavily promoted singing girls. There are also tetsudō otaku or denshamania (railfans) or gunji otaku (military geeks).
While these are the most common uses, the word can be applied to anything (music otaku, martial arts otaku, cooking otaku, etc.).
The loan-words maniakku or mania (from the English "maniac" and "mania") are sometimes used in relation to specialist hobbies and interests. They can indicate someone with otaku leanings. (For example, Gundam Mania would describe a person who is very interested in the anime series Gundam). They can also describe the focus of such interests (a maniakku gēmu would be a particularly underground or eccentric game appealing primarily to otaku). The nuance of maniakku in Japanese is softer and less likely to cause offense than otaku.
Some of Japan's otaku use the term to describe themselves and their friends semi-humorously, accepting their position as fans, and some even use the term proudly, attempting to reclaim it from its negative connotations. In general colloquial usage however, most Japanese would consider it undesirable to be described in a serious fashion as "otaku"; many even consider it to be an offensive term.
An interesting modern look into the otaku culture has surfaced with an allegedly true story surfacing on the largest internet bulletin board 2channel: "Densha Otoko" or "Train Man", a love story about a geek and a beautiful woman who meet on a train. The story has enjoyed a compilation in novel form, several comic book adaptations, a movie released in June 2005, a theme song Love Parade for this movie by a popular Japanese band named Orange Range and a television series that aired on Fuji TV from June to September 2005. The drama has become another hot topic in Japan, and the novel, film and television series give a closer look into the otaku culture. In Japan its popularity and positive portrayal of the main character has helped to reduce negative stereotypes about otaku, and increase the acceptability of some otaku hobbies.
A subset of otaku are the Akiba-kei, men who spend a lot of time in Akihabara in Tokyo and who are mainly obsessive about anime, idols and games. Sometimes the term is used to describe something pertaining to the subculture that surrounds anime, idols and games in Japan. This subculture places an emphasis on certain services (see fanservice) and has its own system for judgment of anime, dating simulations and/or role-playing games and some manga (often dōjinshi) based upon the level of fanservice in the work. Another popular criterion — how ideal the female protagonist of the show is — is often characterized by a level of stylized cuteness and child-like behavior (see moe). In addition, this subculture places great emphasis on knowledge of individual key animators and directors and of minute details within works. The international subculture is influenced by the Japanese one, but differs in many areas often based upon region. (See also: Superflat, Hiroki Azuma.)
On the matter, in recent years "idol otaku" are naming themselves simply as Wota (ヲタ) as a way to differentiate from traditional otaku. The word was derived by dropping the last mora, leaving ota (オタ) and then replacing o (オ) with the identically sounding character wo (ヲ), leaving the pronunciation unchanged.
When otaku are studied, female otaku are largely ignored.Reki-jo are female otaku interested in Japanese history
Source from wikipedia
P.S. Why the word "japanese" word need correcting? :S
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Weeabos need help i dont think i could be like dat otakus r raw
Otakus and Weaboos are nerds and losers. Weaboos are totally shameless outcasts.
It's awfully considerate of you to think of me here.
Ugh, "real" otakus make me sick.
Edit: Oh wait never mind I was thinking of Neet
I suppose some weabos are close minded hence the resentment towards them. It's normal for people to have hobbies if it makes them elated as long as it doesn't cause anybody significant harm. Whatever type a person maybe, they will always have some form of annoyance directed to them be it "otaku", "cool", "normal", etc.
""Weeaboo" is an insult because of this. "
So who would admit that they are a weeaboo? >_>
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Otaku is a fan of anime.
Weeaboo is a stupid term trolls made up to insult people.
eclair-lumiere wrote:
Otaku is a fan of anime.
Weeaboo is a stupid term trolls made up to insult people.
:O But... but... weeaboo is a real thing! They really exist!
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haikinka wrote:
eclair-lumiere wrote:
Otaku is a fan of anime.
Weeaboo is a stupid term trolls made up to insult people.
:O But... but... weeaboo is a real thing! They really exist!
In your opinion. But weeaboo is just a word trolls made up. Because they like insulting people.


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15 U.S. Code § 687a - Revocation and suspension of licenses; cease and desist orders
Where a licensee or any other person has not complied with any provision of this chapter, or of any regulation issued pursuant thereto by the Administration, or is engaging or is about to engage in any acts or practices which constitute or will constitute a violation of such chapter or regulation, the Administration may order such licensee or other person to cease and desist from such action or failure to act. The Administration may further order such licensee or other person to take such action or to refrain from such action as the Administration deems necessary to insure compliance with this chapter and the regulations. The Administration may also suspend the license of a licensee, against whom an order has been issued, until such licensee complies with such order.
Before revoking or suspending a license pursuant to subsection (a), or issuing a cease and desist order pursuant to subsection (b), the Administration shall serve upon the licensee and any other person involved an order to show cause why an order revoking or suspending the license or a cease and desist order should not be issued. Any such order to show cause shall contain a statement of the matters of fact and law asserted by the Administration and the legal authority and jurisdiction under which a hearing is to be held, and shall set forth that a hearing will be held before the Administration at a time and place stated in the order. If after hearing, or a waiver thereof, the Administration determines on the record that an order revoking or suspending the license or a cease and desist order should issue, it shall promptly issue such order, which shall include a statement of the findings of the Administration and the grounds and reasons therefor and specify the effective date of the order, and shall cause the order to be served on the licensee and any other person involved.
The Administration may require by subpena the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of all books, papers, and documents relating to the hearing from any place in the United States. Witnesses summoned before the Administration shall be paid by the party at whose instance they were called the same fees and mileage that are paid witnesses in the courts of the United States. In case of disobedience to a subpena, the Administration, or any party to a proceeding before the Administration, may invoke the aid of any court of the United States in requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and documents.
An order issued by the Administration under this section shall be final and conclusive unless within thirty days after the service thereof the licensee, or other person against whom an order is issued, appeals to the United States court of appeals for the circuit in which such licensee has its principal place of business by filing with the clerk of such court a petition praying that the Administration's order be set aside or modified in the manner stated in the petition. After the expiration of such thirty days, a petition may be filed only by leave of court on a showing of reasonable grounds for failure to file the petition theretofore. The clerk of the court shall immediately cause a copy of the petition to be delivered to the Administration, and the Administration shall thereupon certify and file in the court a transcript of the record upon which the order complained of was entered. If before such record is filed the Administration amends or sets aside its order, in whole or in part, the petitioner may amend the petition within such time as the court may determine, on notice to the Administration. The filing of a petition for review shall not of itself stay or suspend the operation of the order of the Administration, but the court of appeals in its discretion may restrain or suspend, in whole or in part, the operation of the order pending the final hearing and determination of the petition. The court may affirm, modify, or set aside the order of the Administration. If the court determines that the just and proper disposition of the case requires the taking of additional evidence, the court shall order the Administration to reopen the hearing for the taking of such evidence, in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as the court may deem proper. The Administration may modify its findings as to the facts, or make new findings, by reason of the additional evidence so taken, and it shall file its modified or new findings and the amendments, if any, of its order, with the record of such additional evidence. No objection to an order of the Administration shall be considered by the court unless such objection was urged before the Administration or, if it was not so urged, unless there were reasonable grounds for failure to do so. The judgment and decree of the court affirming, modifying, or setting aside any such order of the Administration shall be subject only to review by the Supreme Court of the United States upon certification or certiorari as provided in section 1254 of title 28.
If any licensee or other person against which or against whom an order is issued under this section fails to obey the order, the Administration may apply to the United States court of appeals, within the circuit where the licensee has its principal place of business, for the enforcement of the order, and shall file a transcript of the record upon which the order complained of was entered. Upon the filing of the application the court shall cause notice thereof to be served on the licensee or other person. The evidence to be considered, the procedure to be followed, and the jurisdiction of the court shall be the same as is provided in subsection (e) for applications to set aside or modify orders.
For definition of "this chapter", referred to in subsecs. (a)(3), (4) and (b), see References in Text note set out under section 661 of this title.
1984—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 98–620, § 402(15)(A), struck out provision that the proceedings in such cases in the court of appeals had to be made a preferred cause and had to be expedited in every way.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 98–620, § 402(15)(B), struck out provision that the proceedings in such cases had to be made a preferred cause and expedited in every way.
1966—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–779, § 4(b), inserted reference to revocation in introductory text preceding par. (1), and, in pars. (1) and (2), deleted restriction which limited the grounds for suspension or revocation for false or misleading statements to the situation in which such statements were made for the purpose of obtaining a license.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89–779, § 4(c), expanded the Administration's authority to issue cease and desist orders by authorizing their issuance against individuals who have not complied with provisions of this chapter and against both licensees and individuals who have violated or are about to violate this chapter or regulations issued pursuant thereto.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 89–779, § 4(d), inserted references to persons involved other than the licensee and to the revocation of licenses so as to conform the subsec. to the expansion of the Administration's authority to revoke licenses and to issue cease and desist orders to persons other than licensees under subsecs. (a) and (b).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 89–779, § 4(e), authorized the appeal from an order issued by the Administration under this section by other persons, besides the licensee, against whom an order is issued.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 89–779, § 4(f), provided that individuals as well as licensees are to be affected by subsec. (f).
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–620 not applicable to cases pending on Nov. 8, 1984, see section 403 of Pub. L. 98–620, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1657 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
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Jurors on Tuesday convicted Perry Lee Oakley Jr. of murder in a drunken-driving crash in Gardena last year that killed a 6-year-old boy and his uncle.
Oakley, 35, sat with his head down and his shoulders slumped as the verdicts were read in Torrance Superior Court. He was found guilty of seven felonies, meaning he likely will spend the rest of his life in prison.
Oakley's friends and family members watched in the courtroom alongside relatives of the victims who were killed when Oakley's Acura slammed into a Toyota Camry at 11:30 p.m. on April 9, 2011.
The room was silent other than the court clerk's reading of the verdicts, which included two counts of murder, two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, two counts of causing great bodily injury, and fleeing the scene of a crime.
Deputy District Attorney Shannon Cooley, who co-prosecuted the case, said she considered the verdict appropriate given the facts, but not a "win."
"No verdict can commensurate with the loss of the families," said Cooley, the daughter of District Attorney Steve Cooley. "We trusted that the jury would apply the facts to the law in a way that would render justice."
Judge Mark Arnold ordered Oakley to return to court on Dec. 20 for sentencing and for a hearing on a prior arson charge. Oakley faces a minimum of 35 years to life for each murder conviction alone.
Oakley killed Sylvester Payne Jr., 6, and his uncle Samuel Dickens, 62, when he ran a stop sign and hit the car in which they were back-seat passengers. The driver, Ralph Payne, sustained major injuries and another passenger, Dennis Vann, survived with several broken bones.
Jurors decided that Oakley's actions – speeding, running a stop sign and driving drunk when he had previously attended classes on the dangers of drunken driving – warranted a murder conviction over the lesser manslaughter charges.
Ralph Payne attended the trial but said he hated the process and was not happy to see Oakley convicted.
"It's in God's hands," he said. "It was a freak accident. It could have been anybody. I hate that this whole incident happened."
Of Oakley's conviction, he said: "I don't hope that on nobody."
Oakley's family members declined to comment after the verdict was read.
Oakley was driving on 141st Street in Gardena when he ran the stop sign at nearly 40 mph and hit the Camry at the intersection with Normandie Avenue. Shortly after the crash, Oakley left the scene as rescue officials rushed to free the victims trapped inside the Camry. Forty minutes later, Oakley limped over to an officer a block away and said he had been kidnapped and robbed of his jewelry and cellphone. Officers smelled alcohol on his breath and took several blood-alcohol tests that returned with levels 50 percent above the legal limit for driving of 0.08.
Sylvester was rushed to County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, where he had a light pulse but could not breath on his own and had massive brain damage, witnesses testified. He was pronounced brain dead after several rounds of tests.
Dickens died at the scene. His wife, Patricia Dickens, said she felt justice had been served after the verdicts were read.
"I lost my husband of 35 years," she said. "I've been heartbroken ever since the accident. It's lonely. It's been a heck of a situation to deal with and I don't wish it on anyone."
Johnay Payne, Sylvester's aunt who raised him, had trouble finding words to describe her feelings about the case.
"I feel a burden lifted," she said. "I went through this whole trial dealing with the accident, I'm not in denial. I'm living it."
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1: Everyday basics
A lot of day-to-day multiple management is trial and error—and we made our fair share of mistakes before figuring out what worked for us. Check out a few of the logistical solutions that made our lives easier:
* When our babies had enough neck control, we simultaneously bottle-fed them while they were propped up on pillows side by side to save time. You can also plop them in their car seat buckets and do the same thing.
* We used propping tools to help hold bottles in place (yeah, we know it's "wrong"). Cathleen bought a great hands-free baby-bottle holder—the Milk Maid ($15)—that she heard of through the mommy grapevine. We recommend buying one for each baby.
* We kept plastic bottles from taking over our kitchens by immediately hand-washing them. At the end of the day, we'd refill them and load up the fridge for the next day. No can do? Don't feel guilty about running the dishwasher day and night.
* Once we started the twins on solid foods, we placed two high chairs right next to each other and sat on a chair in front of the babies to spoon-feed them their mush. (Watch out for the cross-tray grab once Cheerios are introduced!) You can also use infant feeding seats, a space-and money-saving alternative to high chairs.
* We were sticklers for safety when changing diapers. If one twin pooped, we put the other one in the crib with toys until the changing was done. (We kept the lights on so she knew it wasn't bedtime, and we took the toys back out of the crib for sleepytime.)
* We kept two well-stocked diaper-changing stations—one upstairs and one downstairs—filled with fresh clothes and burpies.
* We're still trying to master the art of bathing twins. When ours were infants, separate baths were more manageable. As they got sturdier, one giant pool party with seats in the tub worked. Once they outgrew the seats, they had the freedom to splash... and get us completely soaked.
* We faced up to the fact that two babies generate a huge amount of laundry. If we didn't wash it every day, the dirty piles of clothes, sheets, and burpies would haunt us. There were plenty of other things to let slide around the house—cleaning, cooking—but not this chore. We didn't bother with folding, though; we'd just rifle through the clean wash basket and pick out the stuff we needed.
Christina Boyle and Cathleen Stahl are cowriting a book about twins, to be published by Three Rivers Press in spring 2008, as well as a blog, TwinSetMoms.com.
2: Breastfeeding—What worked for us
Oodles of moms of multiples don't breastfeed at all, and that's nothing to feel guilty about. But since we had positive experiences nursing our older kids, we wanted to try breastfeeding our twins, too. Despite our best efforts, we had mixed results with our multiples. Here's what did work for us:
Supplementing with formula. Surprisingly, both of our ob's and pediatricians encouraged us to alternate nursing with bottle-feeding formula or to top off just-nursed babies with a formula bottle. They suggested that supplementing would be less physically taxing on us, plus we wouldn't be worrying that our babies weren't nourished.
Getting help. Our docs also said that if we wanted to avoid mommy meltdowns those first 12 weeks, we needed to have feeding assistants who could hand us pillows for propping nursed babies or hold babies for bottle feedings. That's where our friends and family came in handy.
Trying different holds. Sometimes we nursed our twins simultaneously, using the popular double-clutch (latch babies one at a time with the football hold, tucking their legs in close under your elbow, pointing toward your back) or cross-cradle positions (latch babies one at a time with a cradle hold, keeping their heads apart and their legs and feet crisscrossed). Other times, when no one was around to help with the latching and pillow propping, we nursed one twin at a time, usually while the other one was screaming. While nursing, we tried to comfort the crying twin by singing and rubbing his feet.
Becoming scheduling junkies. We thought we were type A before we had twins. Ha! We were both so overwhelmed by our double bundles, and dealing with their older siblings, that we had to create some sense of order in our topsy-turvy lives. Our twins' feeding and sleeping routines had to be superstrict in order for us to stay sane. This meant we sometimes had to leave the park before older siblings were ready or stay home when they were dying to go out, so that we could nurse according to schedule.
Making the pump our friend. Christina stopped nursing after a couple of weeks and bought a souped-up double pump that she used every four hours, even in the middle of the night, to keep the breast milk flowing. She mixed her milk with formula and fed it to the twins in bottles.
Being prepared. Before we fed the twins, we'd ask our bigger kids if they needed anything, so feedings wouldn't be interrupted by coloring-book requests. We also made sure we always had a safe place to rest the babies if we needed to put one down while we relatched or burped the other.
3: Finding other moms who get it
Trust us, you need to protect your sanity by having at least one pal who gets what it's like to have two or more babies at once. Here's how to find one:
* Join a mothers-of-multiples club. The National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs, Inc. is the best-known resource.
* Call nearby kiddie gyms and baby classes. Ask which activities are frequented by moms of multiples.
* Connect with patients of your pediatrician or ob. Post a playgroup sign-up in their waiting rooms.
4: Get-some-sleep secrets
* When our twins were congested, they napped upright (for better nasal drainage and breathing) in their car seats.
* We recognized their individual sleep styles. One twin preferred to be tightly swaddled in a Moses basket, while the other sprawled out in the bassinet.
* They stayed in the same room even when one was screaming. They had to get used to the noise. Neither of us lives in a mansion, you know.
* We ignored our prejudice against pacifiers and introduced them to our twins early on. Since then, the American Academy of Pediatrics announced that pacifiers have a protective effect against SIDS—yay!
* We used the vibrate function on their bouncy seats and portable cribs to lull them to sleep. (We bought batteries in bulk.)
* We stuck to their eat, play, and sleep routines. The schedule afforded the babies some stability—they knew what to expect and so did we. As a bonus, it was easier to have relief come in and follow the routine.
5: How to get the help you need
We weren't the kind of gals who took people up on favors—until we had twins. Now's the time to say yes to help. Professional childcare is expensive, and since we spent a small fortune on baby gear, we had to get creative about who could help us and how they could best contribute. Here's where we found our backup:
Our husbands. Our guys tried to stay out of our way because we were like crazy mother cyclones whirling through the house. It was easy to get pissed at them for not offering to help, until we realized that they were just looking for direction. We determined their strengths—running errands for us, assembling cribs and toys, answering phone calls and e-mails about the babies, bathing them and preparing simple meals—and delegated tasks to them.
Our parents. Our moms and dads couldn't have been more delighted about our twins, but they weren't excited to do our laundry or mop our floors. We soon realized that sitting and folding clothes could be relaxing (with the right show on the tube), so we let our moms do the things they wanted to do, like change diapers and hold and feed babies. Our dads sang Irish ditties and told bar jokes to calm the screaming infants.
Our siblings. Christina's sister, who was expecting her second child at the time, visited once a day for the first three months, glad to refresh her feeding, burping, and diapering skills. And Cathleen's brothers set up kiddie-pool water slides and played backyard baseball with her two older boys while she fed the babies and focused on postpartum recovery.
Our neighborhoods. Christina's neighborhood is famous for passing around a sign-up sheet to make any new mom on the block a family dinner. Each night for a whole month, a different neighbor prepared a meal for her brood! (If you haven't delivered yet, perhaps you could start this tradition for another new mom in the hood so that you can benefit when your turn comes.)
Our gift givers. If we were given a baby gift in person, we were bold enough to ask for a pass on writing the thank-you note. We'd always hear a big "of course!" in reply. Better still, if you're creating a wish list for a baby shower, ask that one of your gifts be a reprieve from penning thank-you cards.
6: Your postpartum recovery
Any multiple pregnancy means a greater load on your maternal system than when you're carrying one baby. Accordingly, your ability to bounce back from a vaginal, c-section, or combo delivery may take longer than you'd like. Here's a recovery road map from a veteran nurse practitioner, Carolyn McKay, who works in a high-risk obstetrical practice in Stamford, Connecticut:
Talk to your doctor about a birth plan. Consider: Half of all twin deliveries are c-section. C-section recovery means limitations on lifting your babies, driving, and climbing stairs. Prepare for the possibility that you may have a cesarian and line up immediate postbirth help. Someone needs to be around those first few weeks because you won't be yourself. Cathleen experienced the combo platter—Baby A was a vaginal delivery and Baby B was an emergency C-section. Thankfully, predelivery discussions laid the groundwork for such a possibility, so shock was not added to the list of things to recover from.
Manage your expectations. Ease your postpartum recovery process by cutting yourself some slack. Your uterus might take a while to shrink back to size, and your jeans might stay folded neatly in the closet for a while, but you will get there. Don't add the pressure of self-criticism to the mix.
Pay attention to lingering problems. The strain of carrying twins can have lasting effects on your body. If you are still chronically fatigued by your postpartum checkup, make sure you discuss the possibility of anemia with your doctor. If you're experiencing urinary incontinence six months after delivery, visit a specialist for evaluation.
Take heart. It's so difficult to give individual time to each infant. Truly, you are full of love for these little babes, but your body—and your psyche—are exhausted from the twin pregnancy and birth. This sense of doubting your ability as a mother, as well as hormonal fluctuations, can contribute to baby blues. If the rest of your body doesn't catch up to the enthusiasm in your heart and you have symptoms like insomnia, anxiety, confusion and chronic crying, get professional help.
7: Preemie pointers
We were both lucky enough to carry our twins full term (just past 38 weeks) and bring them home from the hospital a couple of days after they were born. But so many parents of twins end up spending some time in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Experts say that 60 percent of twins are born prematurely, and 90 percent of triplets are. Preemies are at higher risk for respiratory and intestinal problems. We talked to Elizabeth S. Klein, the vice president of the Tiny Miracles Foundation, Inc. (ttmf.org), a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families with premature babies.
* Insist that your twins spend time together in an incubator. Hold them together, if possible. Twin-to-twin contact helps them survive.
* Get two bonding Ookie Dolls ($16 each). Both Mom and Dad should sleep with them for a night so they can retain your scents. Leave them in the NICU for baby to learn how you smell vs. how their hospital caretakers do.
* Don't answer your phone. Use carepages.com to create a website to explain what's going on with your children, or do email blasts.
* Become a NICU expert. Educate yourself through preemie support groups and websites like preemie-L.org and MarchofDimes.com.
* Try not to compare your babies' progress. They will not develop at the same pace, and they will have their own medical issues.
* Divide and conquer. If you're at the hospital, your husband goes to work or cares for kids at home, and vice versa. This way the babies get more parental time.
* Ask the NICU nurses to stagger your babies' schedules so you can give each twin equal time doing as much as the nurses will allow you to do.
8: Twin truths
Guilt is a constant. You're pulled in two directions trying to meet the demands of your two babies. It's hard not to feel bad when you're tending to one before the other.
You learn to lower the bar. We let some things slide, like allowing the older kids to watch TV during breakfast while we dressed the twins. Or we gave the twins cookies at 6 a.m. so we could empty the dishwasher without them crawling into it.
You feel like you're on display. When we take our multiples out in public, we can end up feeling like a sideshow circus attraction. Sometimes the attention is lovely, but when we have 100 things to do between meals and naps and preschool pickups, we have no time to waste. Sorry! We will be more polite when our kids are in college.
Twins are a financial drain. Because we had to buy additional car seats, bigger cars, and other stuff for the babies, we had very little cash left to spend on ourselves.
Twins aren't always best friends... Seeing one twin bite or hit the other is common—and upsetting. It makes you think you'll always have to protect the less aggressive one. And then you get ticked at yourself for labeling them.
...but the bond between them is undeniable. It's remarkable to watch your babies communicate, sometimes in their own language; defend each other; and be the only ones to consistently laugh at each other's jokes. Even twins who look nothing alike or are different genders can foster a uniquely strong relationship that will last a lifetime.


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Economic Data
The Conference Board's index of U.S. leading indicators for January increased 0.2%, matching the median economist estimates. Another report from the National Association of Realtors showed sales of previously owned U.S. homes increased 0.4% in January, beating the median forecast for a 0.8% decrease.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index sank 1.5%, the most in two weeks. The volume of shares changing hands in companies listed on benchmark gauges in the U.K., Germany and France was at least 15% greater than the average of the last 30 days, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
A composite gauge of euro-area services and manufacturing output dropped to 47.3 from 48.6 in January, London-based Markit Economics said today,
Industries most reliant on economic growth for revenue led losses, with Akzo Nobel NV, the world's largest paintmaker, sinking 3% and BHP Billiton Ltd., the biggest mining company, sliding 4%.
Axa Slumps
Axa SA fell 3.1% after Europe's second-largest insurer reported profit that missed analysts' estimates. BAE Systems Plc rallied 4.1%, the most in five months, as the region's largest arms maker announced a 1 billion-pound ($1.5 billion) buyback program and posted profit topped projections.
The euro fell against 13 of its 16 major counterparts, losing 1.2% versus the yen. The Dollar Index, which measures the U.S. currency against six trading partners, gained as much as 0.5% to 81.508, the highest level since Sept. 5.
Spanish 10-year bonds trimmed declines after the government sold more debt than targeted at an auction. The yield was up one basis points at 5.20% after climbing as much as six basis points to 5.24%. Spain sold 4.23 billion euros ($5.58 billion) of bonds, more than its maximum target of 4 billion euros.
Nickel dropped 3.1% and copper fell 1.2% as 21 of 24 commodities in the S&P GSCI Index retreated. West Texas Intermediate oil fell 2.5% to $92.84 a barrel, the lowest settlement since Dec. 31.
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index sank 1.5% to the lowest since Dec. 27 on a closing basis. The Shanghai Composite Index retreated 3% and the CSI 300 tumbled 3.4%, the most since August 2011. China's government told local authorities to curb real estate speculation, according to a statement yesterday. Benchmark gauges in Russia, India, South Africa, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Thailand lost at least 1%.
Emerging-market stocks may enter a "significant correction" after they trailed developed-nation shares this year, JPMorgan & Chase Co. said in a report dated yesterday. The MSCI gauge for developed countries has advanced 4.3% this year.
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Journalism students' Skype election coverage project available online
A live election webcast created by a cross-university team of journalism students is now available to view online.
Using Skype and Livestream, students from University of Buckingham, Kingston University and University of Westminster collaborated on the project to run live outside broadcasts and live output as well as interviews and packages from the studio, remaining on air continuously from 10:00pm to 6:00am.
The output has been edited into a series of segments which can be watched at this link.
Twenty students also covered the counts at a range of constituencies in Winchester, Eastleigh (Chris Huhne's seat); Southampton (two constituencies); Isle of Wight; Devizes; Bethnal Green; Twickenham (Vince Cable's seat); Battersea; Whitney (David Cameron's seat); and Aylesbury.
The webcast attracted an audience of 1,500 users.
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Activity Badge
The Webelos Athlete Activity Badge is one of 20 different Activity Badges that can be earned in the Webelos Scout Program. The requirements are typically worked on during den meetings or den activities while the skills are practiced at home, with the help of the Webelos Scout's family. The requirements are either completed with the den or at home with the den leader's approval. Projects are brought to meetings to share with the den and for Webelos Den Leader or Activity Badge Counselor approval.
Do these:
- 1. With your parent, guardian, or Webelos den leader, complete the Perseverance Character Connection.
- a. Know: Review the requirements and decide which ones might be more difficult for you to do. Make a plan to complete one of the harder requirements.
- b. Commit: When doing the harder requirement, did you ever feel frustrated or angry? What did perseverance have to do with that? Name another type of task for which you will need to persevere.
- c. Practice: Practice perseverance by following your plan to do that requirement for the Athlete activity badge.
- 2. Explain what it means to be physically and mentally healthy.
- 3. Explain what you as a Webelos Scout can do to stay physically and mentally healthy.
- 4. Every time you work on requirement 5 below, start with at least 5 minutes of stretching warm-up activities.
- 5. Do as many as you can of the following and record your results. Show improvement in all of the activities after 30 days.
- a. Have another person hold your feet down while you do as many curl-ups as you can.
- b. Do as many pull-ups from a bar as you can.
- c. Do as many push-ups from the ground or floor as you can.
- d. Do a standing long jump as far as you can.
- e. Do a quarter-mile run or walk.
And do two of these:
- 6. Do a vertical jump and improve your reach in 30 days.
- 7. Do a 50 yard dash as fast as you can, and show a decrease in time over a 30 day period.
- 8. Ride a bike 1 mile as fast as you can, and show a decrease in time over a 30 day period.
- 9. Swim a quarter mile in a pool or lake as fast as you can, and show a decrease in time over a 30 day period.
- 10. While you are a Webelos Scout, earn the Cub Scout Sports Physical Fitness pin.
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Webelos Handbook, 2007 Edition (BSA Supply SKU #637685)
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Related awards
- Cub Scout Sports: Physical Fitness Belt Loop & Pin
- Physical Fitness Award
- Requirement 5 is similar to Tenderfoot Rank Requirements 10a & 10b
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External links
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These Activity Badges were replaced with Adventure Pins in 2015.
These Activity Badges were replaced with Adventure Pins in 2015.
Physical Skills group: Aquanaut | Athlete | Fitness | Sportsman
Mental Skills group: Artist | Scholar | Showman | Traveler
Community group: Citizen | Communicator | Family Member | Readyman
Technology group: Craftsman | Engineer | Handyman | Scientist
Outdoor group: Forester | Geologist | Naturalist | Outdoorsman