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I think it's fair to say that I've been experiencing an eight year-long crisis of faith.
Maybe faith isn't the right word. It's been a crisis of church. I feel a homeless, and I don't know where to go.
Like basically every Christian I know, one of my favorite writers on Christianity and faith is C.S. Lewis. There is a moment in the fifth The Chronicles of Narnia book The Silver Chair where some of the kids and a Marshwiggle named Puddleglum get trapped under ground, and the Emerald queen is trying to convince them that there is no Narnia, that Aslan is a dream, and that only the darkness of the cave is real.
Puddleglum finally says:
Suppose we have only dreamed, or made up, all of those things—trees and grass and sun and moon and stars and Aslan himself. Suppose we have. Then all I can say is that, in that case, the made-up things seem a good deal more important than the real ones… We're just babies making up a game, if you're right. But four babies playing a game can make a play-world which licks your real world hollow. That's why I'm going to stand by the playworld. I'm on Aslan's side even if there isn't any Aslan to lead it. I'm going to live as like a Narnian as I can even if there isn't any Narnia… and that's a small loss if the world's as dull as you say.
Puddleglums statement sums up why, for me, faith isn't the problem, but church can be hard to come by.
When I think about my faith and my life, I want my faith to be relevant and useful, even if Christianity isn't "real." When I look back on my life, I want to know that I treated people with love and kindness, that I remembered "the least of these," that I practiced forgiveness – because heaven or no heaven, Jesus or no Jesus, Noah's ark or no Noah's ark – I have faith that this way of living will make my life richer, happier and more valuable for me.
Does that still count as faith?
I feel out-of-place in church, and it's been so long since I've attended regularly that the mere thought of hunting down service times, getting dressed, and showing up sends my anxiety into a tailspin. What if they find out I believe in global warming? What if they preach a political platform from the pulpit? What if they don't let gay people be members? What if I go once and it's not a good fit, but I see someone I know and they're offended that I don't like their church?
The few times I've had the courage to step into a sanctuary over the last few years, I have felt like a stranger in my own land. I don't like being the new kid. I don't like introducing myself to people. I don't like not knowing where the bathroom is. And, Culture Wars aside, I'm frustrated when I hear sermons that are answering questions I don't have about my Christian life. I don't need to know who's not getting in to heaven. I don't need to feel superior to non-Christians. I don't need the Bible to be infallible to be full of many truths. I don't need anyone to tell me that I shouldn't have to wrestle with my faith because Jesus has already done that for me. And I really don't want to wonder if someone is telling my daughters that they are somehow less worthy than men because Eve ate the apple first.
But I still find myself longing for Christian community.
So, when I saw the title of Rachel Held Evan's book, Searching for Sunday, I thought: "Yes – that."
I can relate to Evans' desire to intellectualize church – to protect myself from judgement by being judgmental, to evaluate the merits of a church's doctrine. And I can also relate to Evans' description of the Evangelical church as "an ex-boyfriend who's Facebook page you can't stop checking"
I find myself speaking up for God and the church when I see nay-sayers (most recently, I engaged with a stranger on Facebook about whether or not God was causing hurricanes…). But, on Sunday mornings, I expect a lot from my church. I see a lot of church's "reaching out" to people my age by having rock concert quality music from their Worship Team, changing their names (examples: The Meet Up, Roots, Cool place that's not Church but is actually Church), modernizing their logos, having services at some other time, building a coffee shop (okay…I love the coffee shops).
And I believe that God loves our joyful noise (whatever music you play), and that it's good to update your logo every 500 years or so, but I'm not trying to decide between church and rock concerts (maybe I'm the only one?). I don't want to go to church and have to pretend I'm doing great all the time or that I don't have any problems because I have Jesus.
I love this sentiment:
"At its best, the church functions much like a recovery group, a safe place where a bunch of struggling, imperfect people come together to speak difficult truths to one another."
I would like to go to a place like that…I think. But…how do you walk in the door the first time? How do you figure out from a church's website if it's more recovery group or "place where we pretend we don't have problem because we have Jesus?" And…would that mean accepting that other people need something different from their faith than I do?
I want my daughters to know God…but I want them to know God as a loving friend who's there with you in hard times, who will help you clean up your yard after a hurricane, bring you dinner when you're overwhelmed, listen to you when your totally confused and don't know why, and call you out for your bad behavior. I want the voice of God in their head to be a voice of love – not one of judgement, righteous fury, and perfectionism.
But…by being so picky about how other people experience God, and I not being a judgmental perfectionist myself? Reading Searching for Sunday, I felt a sense of comfort. Here is a friend who knows what I'm going through. At least I'm not alone.
And isn't that we are all ultimately afraid of? And isn't that what church and community offer us? The ultimate truth that we are not alone. That we are all struggling and wrestling with the challenges of life together.
I am still searching.
The 3:30 Project is a collaborative blog by three life-long friends: Maggie, Mary Margaret and Jillian. Maggie and Mary Margaret often read books in tandem; we call it our two-person book club. For September, we bring you (in two parts) our thoughts on Rachel Held Evans's book Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving and Finding the Church.
Check out Mary Margaret's thoughts on Searching for Sunday here.


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There are many different types of chemical reactions, here I will tell you about 5 of them.
1. Synthesis Reaction: In a synthesis reaction, two substances (polyatomic atom, atom) are combined to form one compound. This can be an element and an element to creat a binary compound, a metal oxide and water to create metal hydroxide (or a base), and a nonmetal oxide and water to creat an acid.
Here is an example of a Synthesis Reaction:
As you can see, the Hydrogen and Oxygen are two elements on the left side of the arrow, or the reactants, and the water molecule is on the right side, which is the product of a synthesis reaction.
2. Decomposition Reaction: this is a reaction where one compound froms two or more substances. Examples of a decomposition reaction include: A binary compound breaking into an element and another element; a metal hydroxide breaking into metal oxide and water; an acid breaking into a nonmetal oxide and water; a substance and carbonate which breaks into that substance oxide and carbon dioxide; and lastly, a substance and chlorate that breaks into that substnace chloride and oxygen.
Here is an example of a Decomposition Reaction:In this example, the water molecule breaks into the hydrogen molecules and the oxygen molecules-what it is composed of.
3. Single Replacement Reaction: this is when you have one element and one compound in the reaction, and the product of the reaction would be the one element replacesone of the elements in the compound. If the single element in the reaction is a metal, than it would replace the metal in the compound. If the single element is a nonmetal, than it will replace the nonmetal in the compound.
Here is an example of a Single Replacement Reaction: Here you can see that Magnesium replaces Hydrogen in water to make magnesium hydroxide and Hydrogen gas. The one element, replaces the other that is in the compound.
4. Double Displacement (or Double Replacement) Reaction: In this reaction, you start out with two compounds on the reaction side, and you end with two compounds on the product side. The replacing occurs with cations, or the positive ions. The cation from one compound replace the cation from the other and than you have your product. If an acid reacts with a base (neutralization), one of the products is always water.
Here is an example of a Double Displacement reaction: As you can see, there are two compounds on the reactant side of the equation. The cations switch, making the product two different compounds as the product.
5. Combustion Reaction: This is when the reactant side has a compound plus oxygen. It's commonly referred to as burning, and the end product is carbon dioxide and water. It is an exothermic reaction; this means that another product is heat.
Here is an example of a Combustion Reaction: Here, methanol is burned, or reacts with Oxygen gas, and the product of this reaction is Carbon Dioxide and Water (or Dihydrogen Monoxide).


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About half of the world's population is exposed to smoke from heating or cooking with solid fuels. To study the role of indoor air pollution from solid fuel use in lung cancer risk, particularly among never-smoking women, DCEG investigators conducted a series of investigations in Xuanwei County, China, where lung cancer rates among never-smoking women are among the highest in the world. A retrospective cohort study found that improving home ventilation by installing stoves with chimneys was associated with large decreased risks of lung cancer, COPD, and pneumonia. A new case-control study of never-smoking female lung cancer that includes an extensive exposure assessment component is being conducted to identify the components of coal combustion products that drive lung cancer risk in this population and the genetic variants that modify effects.
To expand the study of the environmental and genetic etiology of lung cancer among never-smoking women, investigators formed the Female Lung Cancer Consortium in Asia and conducted the first large-scale genome-wide association study (GWAS) of lung cancer among never-smoking females anywhere in the world. This study recently identified novel loci that have not been linked to lung cancer among smokers in either Asia or the West, and found evidence for gene-environment interactions with environmental tobacco smoke exposure.
Reference: Lan Q, Hsiung CA, Matsuo K, et al. Genome-wide association analysis identifies new lung cancer susceptibility loci in never-smoking women in Asia. Nat Genet 2012; Epub Nov 11, 2012.
For more information, contact Qing Lan.
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Her room was just like her, he thought looking at the ceiling. The walls were painted in a soft cream color and several pictures were hanging, pictures he knew she had personally taken, like those of New Caledonia. The furniture was light brown, the little lamp on her bedside table was radiating a soft golden light and although some of her clothes were scattered around on the chairs, the room was tidy and neat.
Her bed wasn't large enough for both of them, but she was in his arms and the feeling was just perfect.
She was resting her head against his shoulder, her hand tracing invisible signs on his shirt, while Yi Jeong was just holding her against him, lightly stroking her arms, up and down.
The regular sound of the rain outside was almost a lullaby but he silently enjoyed the thunders because Ga Eul would shiver every time, looking at him for comfort.
"Are you disappointed?" He asked, slightly bending his head to look at her.
She shook her head, and raised her gaze. Even in the semi darkness her eyes were shining like stars and Yi Jeong wondered how had he managed to resist for so long before capitulate.
"Maybe it's better this way. Things were going too fast, weren't they?"
The look on his face perfectly expressed how he was feeling and she chuckled, while her fingers slowly ascended from his chest to his neck, light as a feather. He closed his eyes, enjoying the feeling and a strange sound escaped his throat, making Ga Eul look at him with amusement.
"Sunbae, are you purring?"
"I'm not!" He protested, outraged. "I'm not a cat!"
"You sure seemed one just before."
He snorted, but couldn't resist kissing her forehead, making her settle on his shoulder again. "Let me preserve some dignity, woman."
Ga Eul chuckled again and she resumed her teasing on his chest. "You just have to pray that Woo Bin sunbae never finds out that you…"
She felt the blood rushing to her cheeks and it was Yi Jeong turn to chuckle. "You can't even say that. Where did all your boldness go, my little country bumpkin?"
"Hey, it's the first time I ever did something like this! I'm entitled to some awkwardness."
He kissed her again, holding her tighter in his arms. He never felt so in peace in his entire life.
"I really hope it was the first time. And it's not that I forgot to bring them… they are in the car."
"Oh? I thought most guys kept them in their wallets."
"I never did. I may be a Casanova, but I have manners. And besides you never have to keep them near your body. The heat damages them."
"Thank you." She raised her hand, miming a stop. Her cheeks were on flame. "But I don't need such information."
He just chuckled again.
"Sunbae, what do we do now?" She asked after some minutes. She didn't want to but hiding was useless, especially now.
"I thought we were past the "sunbae" stage." He was looking at the ceiling again, and although his hands were still stroking her, Ga Eul could feel he was tense now.
"I suppose it's just a habit… you've always been Yi Jeong sunbae for me. Should I call you oppa then?" She teased him and she was rewarded with a small smile, while he returned his gaze on her.
"My name is all right thank you. But I guess you will always be Ga Eul yang for me too… it's just the way I think of you."
His hand went to her chin, raising her face towards his own, as Yi Jeong bent down to kiss her. Just a light touch at first, it quickly deepened into a searing kiss that lead him to roll on the bed, just above her. Her question had awakened his fears again and he needed to feel her, to make sure this wasn't just a dream.
She was still clothed because after discovering they could not do anything, she had worn her night gown, too shy to stay in just her underwear and he had had no choice but to put one of her father's singlet on.
Not that it did really matter, he found himself thinking. He was happy just holding her, she could have worn a wetsuit for all he cared.
Or maybe not, he considered, feeling her skin under his fingers again. No, definitely not.
She moaned when he lowered to kiss her neck again and gasped as his hands hungrily grasped the end of her night gown to pull it up.
"Sunbae…" she tried but closed her eyes as his lips reached her collarbone. "Sunbae please…"
"You know, it's not raining so heavily now." He huskily said "I could go to the car and…"
"You're still locked in, remember?" She couldn't help moaning again, as his hand brushed her thigh, but she knew she had to stop him. They had to talk, right? She couldn't give in now…
"You just have to tell me where the key is. I'll do the rest."
With much regret, she cupped his face, forcing him to look at her. The firm glance in her eyes told him he had not a chance in winning that particular battle and he sighed, leaning his forehead to hers.
"You're a cruel woman, Ga Eul yang."
He rolled off her and settled the pillow against the wall to stay seated, pulling her in his embrace again.
"Is it really true?" She asked, uncertain. "What you told me in the kitchen. Your feelings."
He sighed, holding her tighter and he rested his head against hers.
"You must be a witch, you know? I don't know what kind of spell you put on me, but I can't seem to be able to break it, no matter how hard I try."
She didn't say anything, knowing he needed some time to collect his ideas and after a while Yi Jeong started again.
"I wanted to hurt you. I really did. You were like a white angel to me, pure and innocent and I couldn't stand it. I felt dirty when you were with me, and so angry I wanted to break everything in sight. I think I hated you with all my heart, because you were forcing me to face my failures. And when you showed up at my door asking me for a date, I thought that was the perfect chance to break you."
Ga Eul stiffened in his arms, but as one of his hands started a light caress on her hair she slowly relaxed. That was the past she thought. Now it was the present and he was with her.
"I wanted to rip your wings off. I wanted to see you surrender to me, to admit I was a lost cause and forget about me. And at the same time I wanted to humiliate you, to possess every single part of you, to keep you with me, trapped at my side forever. I wanted to completely break you and mark you as mine. What a paradox."
"Do you still want that?" She asked in a whisper.
"I don't know." His answer was hesitant, but his arms stiffened around her, like he was trying to prevent her from moving away. "This feelings… I don't know how to face them. I never felt like this. Like I told you, I can't stay with you, but I can't stay without you either. Sometimes I think I want you because I know I can't have you. I know you are forever out of my reach, forever denied to one of my kind. Your heart, your smile, your soul, your future, are all forbidden to me."
"That's strange, because I used to think you were the one out of my league." Ga Eul slightly shook her head, feeling her heart breaking piece by piece. She knew where this was leading and she didn't want all to end like that. "But look where we are now. And you didn't force me this time. I'm the one who locked you in, I'm the one who kissed you. I'm not out of your reach, I never was."
"And what will happen when my fiancee will come into the picture?" The blunt question that was in both of their minds since the beginning finally came out.
"I don't know." She answered, her voice slightly shaking. "But I'm not ready to just give up without a fight, not now that I know you feel for me as I feel for you."
"This is our difference, I guess. This is why I can't afford to fall for you. If I do, I'll be doomed for the rest of my life."
He found the strength to look down at her, and saw her eyes gleaming with tears. A lump came to his throat but he knew he had to continue.
"I made a promise to myself when my brother left: never grow attached to anybody again. I know it won't last. It can't last, not in my world."
She disentangled from his embrace and sat in front of him, wiping the tears away. "You can't run all your life, sunbae. I won't allow you to become what your father is now."
She had that steel look in her eyes again, but it just made him feel more frustrated.
"Do you think I want to? Do you think I could ever wish for such a life? I despise him for what he's become!"
"Then just don't. Allow me to help you. Allow me by your side, to fight together day by day."
"The end will come sooner than you expect. And we will both be destroyed in the process." He averted his gaze, fighting the tears away.
"You can't know that, nobody can. And I won't lose you on the base of what could happen in the future, when we have a present to live."
A thick moment of silence followed her words, while the rain was still pouring outside. Please trust me, she was chanting in her mind, please believe in us, don't give in now.
"I guess you're a strong believer of that saying that goes like: it's better to love and lose, then to have never loved." He finally sighed, slipping again in the bed. "I should just find that key and go away now. This will prove to be a big mistake, Ga Eul yang."
She suppressed a huge sigh of relief and stopped to look at him, tracing his every feature with her eyes.
Then Ga Eul slipped back in the bed beside him, forcing his head on her shoulder and embracing him tightly. She couldn't believe in her own boldness, but she knew being shy as she always had been wouldn't work with Yi Jeong. She had to be strong for him and she intended to.
"That key is well hidden and I won't return it to you." She told him, her voice sweet and tender. "I won't return you either, So Yi Jeong. You lost the chance to say you don't love me back then, and I offer no second chances."
She kissed his forehead and lightly brushed his hair, while he reluctantly encircled her with his arm, relaxing in her embrace.
"Chu Ga Eul, you really are a witch." He murmured, closing his eyes.
"Just trust me then. Trust my powers." She replied, tightening her grasp on him.
And as Yi Jeong was drifting into sleep, he thought that he had never felt more safe and at peace than now, in that small bed and in the arms of his country bumpkin.
A small tear escaped his eyes and he knew he had lost that ferocious war. Now that he was with her, he didn't want to let her go. He couldn't.
His worst fears had finally become reality… he had fallen in love again.


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It's been a long process bringing Baz Luhrmann's version of "The Great Gatsby" to the big screen, but actual progress seems to be underway. TheWrap got the scoop that Leonardo DiCaprio and his best friend Tobey Maguire were in Manhattan last weekend to workshop the adaptation with Luhrmann.
DiCaprio has long been rumored to play the titular Jay Gatsby, but this is the first we've heard of Maguire being considered for the role of narrator Nick Carraway. In addition, TheWrap has also learned that "The Town" star Rebecca Hall read for the main female role of Daisy Buchanan.
Of course, reading for a role does not necessarily mean an actor is signed up for it. At least it seems certain that Luhrmann has decided to move forward with "Gatsby" instead of his mysterious musical project. When MTV spoke with the director last month, he was not willing to confirm that DiCaprio was his Gatsby, but it seems like that is the most likely element of the casting rumors thus far.
For those of you who missed the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel during high school, "The Great Gatsby" is told from the perspective of Nick Caraway, a newcomer to Long Island's affluent North Shore who befriends self-made but shady millionaire Jay Gatsby and soon discovers that Gatsby intends to win back the now-married love of his life, Daisy Buchanan. Illicit affairs, love triangles and tragedy ensue.
How perfect would it be for DiCaprio and Maguire to do a film together again, now that they're at the heights of their respective careers? The two are best buddies off screen, and have worked together in smaller projects in 1993 and 2001. Their friendship and chemistry off-screen could translate well into an on-screen bromance. Also, with her star rising thanks to a great performance in "The Town," Hall seems like she would similarly be a strong choice for Daisy.
What do you think of these casting rumors? Do you think these actors would be suited for the suggested roles?


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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Aug. 16, 2013) - Duran Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE:DRV)(LMA:DRV) ("Duran" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed the first tranche of its previously announced $500,000 non-brokered private placement financing (the "Offering"). The Offering consists of up to 16,666,666 units (each, a "Unit") at $0.03 per Unit for total gross proceeds of up to $500,000, subject to approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV"). Each Unit will consist of one common share of the Company ("Common Share") and one half of one common share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one additional common share at an exercise price of $0.06 for a period of one year from the closing of the Offering and thereafter at an exercise price of $0.10 until the date that is two years from the closing of the Offering. The Offering is being conducted in accordance with TSXV Bulletin dated August 17, 2012 regarding Private Placements - Temporary Relief from Certain Pricing Requirements as amended on April 12, 2013 (the "Relief Provisions"). Proceeds of the Offering will be spent in accordance with the Relief Provisions and are expected to be used towards payment of outstanding payables, including exploration expenditures and general and administrative expenses. The Offering has been approved by Duran's board of directors, excluding those directors that have a direct interest in the Offering.
The Offering includes a provision for a finder's fee payable at a rate of up to 5% of the gross proceeds raised in the Offering from purchasers directly introduced to the Company by the finders ("Purchasers") and finders share purchase warrants (the "Finders Warrants") at a rate of up to 5% of the number of Units sold to Purchasers directly introduced to the Company by such finders. Each Finders Warrant is exercisable to acquire one common share at an exercise price of $0.06 for a period of one year from the closing of the Offering and thereafter at an exercise price of $0.10 until the date that is two years from the closing of the Offering.
Under the first tranche the Company issued 4,000,000 Units for gross proceeds of $120,000. The Company paid finder's fees of $6,000 cash and issued 200,000 Finders Warrants. All securities issued in the Offering and to the finders will be subject to a restricted period of four months and one day as required under applicable securities laws. The Company expects to complete one or more additional closings with respect to the Offering by no later than September 12, 2013.
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The Photo Archive at the Ghetto Fighters' House (GFH) holds tens of thousands of photographs from three main periods:1) The rise of the Nazis, the Second World War, and the Holocaust 2) The decades preceding WWII3) Holocaust survivors and the history of the Jewish people in the years directly following the Holocaust The photographs from the first period deal with the history of the Jewish people at that time, but also photos of that period among other peoples and lands, the war, various kinds of propaganda, etc.From the photographs in the second category we can learn about the daily life of Jews and non-Jews, primarily in Europe, from the beginning of the 20th century. The majority of the photos under this heading were taken in the period between the two World Wars. Photographs belonging to the third period are from various countries, with emphasis on Jewish life. A large portion of these photos are of aid and rescue operations by and for Jews: redeeming children; the organization "Ha-Bricha" for getting Holocaust survivors out of postwar Europe to Mandate Palestine; the Displaced Persons' camps in several countries; the British detention camps on Cyprus for unauthorized immigrants to Mandate Palestine, and more.The Photo Archive also holds hundreds of photograph albums that allow the researcher access to collections of data by topic. The majority of the photographs, as well as many of the albums, have been computerized, and the public can search the online archive of the GFH website and view material free of charge.
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Tracy Morgan Not Emotionally Ready to Watch 'SNL' Tribute
Morgan's 30 Rock co-stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin did a short piece sending him their support.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Actor-comedian Tracy Morgan still hasn't watched the tribute performed for him on last month's Saturday Night Live 40th anniversary show after he was badly injured in a car accident.
An attorney for Morgan tells The Associated Press on Friday that the former SNL star isn't emotionally ready yet to watch the segment.
Morgan's 30 Rock co-stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin did a short piece sending him their support.
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Attorney Benedict Morelli says Morgan was "incredibly moved" by the gesture but hasn't watched the segment.
A limo van carrying Morgan and several friends last June was rear-ended by a Wal-Mart truck on the New Jersey Turnpike. Fellow comedian James McNair was killed. Morgan suffered a traumatic brain injury, broken ribs and a broken leg.


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hysterectomy and PCOS
So I have a question. I was diagnosed with PCOS 5 or so years ago. I've used fertility for my daughter and I'm now insulin resistant. My question is...If I have a hysterectomy will all the PCOS issues go away?
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Location: TN
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Unfortunately not! This is how I even found this forum to begin with was checking for that same info. If you have heavy cycles and all that sort of thing of course it will make those issues go away, but NOT the underlying issues of PCOS. Since it is a metabolic issue you will still have all of those things that accompany that. I thought the same thing until finding this site and finally seeing an endo.
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Davelle is absolutely right! PCOS is really a metabolic issue that happens to have gyno symptoms. Getting rid of your "lady parts" will only get rid of symptoms directly related to them (ie: heavy periods, etc.), and can, in fact, cause other symptoms like throwing you into menopause! We do have HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy), but new studies have come out showing that it's not exactly as safe as we once thought. In fact, they had to cut the studies short because the results were so bad, it was unethical to keep up the study!!!
In the end, too, you still have the Insulin Resistance, which is directly related to increased cholesterol and blood pressure levels, and can develop into Type II Diabetes if it's not treated. If, on the other hand, you DO treat the IR, it's likely that many of your PCOS symptoms may start to fade and your body should start re-balancing itself.
Be sure to read the FAQ's sticky under the General Discussion Board. There's a TON of information there about PCOS, and what you can do about it!
Take care, and HTH!!! (((HUGS)))
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i have a question about PCOS and hysterectomy too. i have had PCOS since i was a teenager (before they really knew anything about it) my symptoms were mostly excess body hair and random periods. of course i kept those regulated with BC. when i got married, i went off the BC to get pregnant. we have been trying for 4 years now. we did some fertility drugs and such, but the drugs made me crazy and the $ was an issue. i have in the last couple of years lost some weight and my periods were regular (at least regular for me, every 40 days). in feb i didnt have one. well, i started cramping in march and thought, oh, im about to start. well, i didnt. the cramping started to be every day and i never started. this went on for a couple of months and i called my OBGYN, she gave me Provera, normally i start before i finish all the pills, but i never did.
i went in for my regular yearly in August. still cramping every day and they are progressively getting worse and feel bloated constantly. she says its just because i havent had a period, dont worry about it. she totally blew me off. afew days later a nurse called and said my pap came back abnormal, but not to worry, they would see me in Feb instead of August to make sure its ok. i was like, umm.. what about all of these other symptoms i have going on as well. they just said, its ok. its not related.
in september i finally get so freaking sick that i went to a reproductive endo and he is checking everything out. he did a pelvic ultrasound and said there was a spot on my ovary but that just goes along with PCOS (which during all of my fertility issues there was never one there). and he did a ton of bloodwork, he said that it came back with my testosterone levels more than double what they should be and that my DHEAs were normal. my blood sugar was good, its always good. hasnt been an issue. everytime i go in and he says ill see you in 2 weeks or 3 weeks, i just cry because i am so miserable and this has litteraly taken over my life. and 3 more weeks is a lifetime.
anyway this last time after looking at my bloodwork and knowing a little bit more about what is going on he is suggesting to be pretty radical and get rid of everything (im not quite sure what that meant- but im assuming he means pretty much all of my insides- lol) he said that i was an extreme case and thinks it might be best.
at this point we have given up on having kids on our own and want to do whatever it takes to get me feeling better and back to having a life.
i have cramps everyday all day long, i cant stand or walk for more than 5 minutes without needing to grab onto some thing to help me walk, im exhausted all the time, bloated beyond belief and my bellly feels like its swollen. none of my clothes fit from 2 months ago (just my belly area) im soo tired of being in pain.
is there anybody else out there that can relate and what do you think about a hysterectomy?
my mom went through a lot of the same and had one when she was about my age, she also had ovarian and uterine cancer as well as breast cancer. but she said that she felt like a new person after her hysterectomy.
please, commments or suggestions!
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Beach Bum, I'm so sorry to hear what you're going through. I can totally relate to the frustration. I had a period for 45+ days and gained 25 lbs. My fatigue kept me from living my life, just like your cramping did. Spent a lot of time in drs offices to be told there's nothing wrong with me. Finally cortisol showed up as being high, so went to endo. It's so frustrating, spending all this time in drs offices. I feel for you. I hope you find answers soon.
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Beach Bum - I am so sorry that you're going through all of this!!!
PCOS does not usually cause this much pain! It is really a metabolic issue that happens to have some gyno symptoms, so while removing your "parts" would get rid of the symptoms directly related to those "parts" (which sounds like it would provide some relief), it wouldn't "cure" you, and you would still have issues to deal with, as well as dealing with instant menopause. You would still likely have very high levels of testosterone, too, as it's not just the ovaries that make it, but the adrenal glands, too.
Before making a decision like this, I would highly recommend going to an endocrinologist and getting a thorough assessment from him. There are also other conditions that can mimic PCOS, too. It's important to figure out what's really going on, so you can get treatment that will actually WORK! If it's not your ovaries or uterus that's causing the problem, then taking them out won't actually solve anything. Also, sometimes there's a (relatively) simple treatment that will work really well, without resorting to surgery.
There are other possible causes of your cramping - IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) and Celiac's Disease are much more common with Insulin Resistance (main cause/trigger of PCOS) and diabetes, therefore PCOS. Also, did they pinpoint the source of the pain? Did they do a laparoscopy for endometriosis (which can also be a bit more common for us Cysters, and can be very painful)? Do you have any large cysts (different from the mini-cysts common with PCOS, which usually aren't painful)? Did you take anything (Provera) to kick-start a period? (Sometimes you do need a second round.) Did they measure your uterine lining?
Honestly, if any doctor suggested a hysterectomy, I would automatically get a second opinion! It would really be a shame if you had everything taken out, still had problems, and found out that you would have felt so much better just by avoiding wheat and gluten!
Hang in there, hon! (((HUGS)))
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I do have been thinking seriously of having a hysterectomy. I definitely have something wrong with my ovaries. My stuff's junk basically. I'm 30. This shouldn't be happening. I'm taking small comfort in the fact that I was able to conceive 4 1/2 years ago, but I don't want my daughter an only child. Unless I'm stupid enough to get married a second time to someone that already has kids, she won't have brothers and sisters and that's devestating too. I was diagnosed on November 24. I've been eating my pain away with sweets and of course, the holidays don't make it any easier. I don't care if I get fatter. I'm feeling really depressed and have no energy. I'm on a birth control pill so my period will be more regular though I don't care if I ever have one again. I've always thought they were a royal pain in the ass.
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Many of you are curious if they managed to actually "Geekify" me.
The jury is still out...
I am going to be given a last and final quiz during our Live-Thank-A-Thon: TUESDAY, NOV 20th: 6:00pm-11:59pm
To prepare for it, I'll be watching some of my personal highlights of the Geekification: Battlestar Galactica and Dr. Who.
But, I can't imagine doing it alone! I will be live-tweeting from the @themakingofcmd account while I muscle through it. Join me, will ya?
2pm: Friday, Nov 16: Battlestar Galactica miniseries Part 1
2pm: Sunday, Nov 18: Battlestar Galactica miniseries Part 2
2pm: Monday, Nov 19: Dr. Who: Vincent, Gridlock


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Famous African-American artists who contributed to the cultural perspectives through their artwork include Jacob Lawrence, Kara Walker, Laura Wheeler and Jean-Michel Basquiat. They are among the most influential artists who addressed social issues through their work.
Walker is famous for her use of silhouettes made of paper that addressed issues of gender, race and black history. Basquiat is famous for his graffiti work that spoke for the Latino and African-American art world. Wheeler is famous for her portraits of people from the Civil Rights Movement and NAACP. Lawrence is popular for his Migration Series and was the first African-American to join Edith Halpert's Downtown Gallery.


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On first impressions, there's no question that Revolt TV is a channel programmed by music lovers. Just watching a half-hour of videos is enough to get exposed to a surprisingly wide range of artists and genres.
The policy is an ace up the sleeve for Sean "Diddy" Combs' network, which launched in a blaze of publicity on Monday (it airs on Ch. 105 on Time Warner Cable and via revolt.tv).
Whether it's A-listers like Kanye West or up-and-comers like the hotly tipped British street urchin King Krule, Revolt TV doesn't seem to discriminate and places them side-by-side. Even for a supposedly well-informed critic like myself (yeah, right), there's much to learn. For instance, I had no idea that video for "Diane Young" by Vampire Weekend featured one of the band passionately making out with a coffee maker. And we all thought twerking was perverted.
There are also magazine-style shows already dotted into the schedule such as "In Harms Way" which feature small profiles and interviews with newer acts. But without the established clout of MTV, it will be a little while before Revolt manages to secure access to the biggest names.
What is also key to Revolt's strategy is Diddy's presence. He's not merely the silent investor in the channel; he's the familiar face that's very much front-and-center. Throughout the day, he frequently and enthusiastically peddles the pitch to his audience of millenials. "We are here to empower them," he shouts in one promo, but the question is, do millennials go to TV for empowerment?
One of the reasons that MTV has moved away from simply music programming — and other music-based networks like FUSE perform so poorly in the ratings — is because anyone under the age of 25 is hotwired into the Internet. Why watch a TV channel all day to get info on the artists you like (as the pre-Web generation did) when you find everything you want online?
So while the content is good, the broader lifestyle change is something Revolt TV seems to ignore — and that could leave it adrift very quickly.


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Migrating to Canada is a dream come true for most of the immigrants looking for top class working condition, urban culture and educational priorities. Canada has garnered the reputation for most opted country for immigration for its impeccable working opportunities for every individual from all walks of life. However, the problem comes with the eligibility to enter into immigration programs that is not easy to crack.
One such program is called Express Entry that was introduced in January 2015 through which individuals can directly apply immigration if they are in compliance with eligibility criteria set up for Federal Skilled Worker Canada. These criteria are enumerated below for your perusal:
Work Experience: The migrant can gain up to 15 points for this criteria depending on the work experience, of last 10 years, shown in the papers. However, to qualify under Canada Federal Skilled Worker he or she should gain minimum of 9 points. For eligibility following is required-
- One year of minimum full time experience, or part time amounting to equal hours which is 1560 hours as calculated 30 hours per week.
- Should comprise of proper paid work. No volunteer or unpaid internship will be entertained.
- Should have experience in same field and job
- Last 10 years of work experience will be counted.
- Full Time Work Experience will be counted as 30 hours per week for 12 months, that amounts to 1,560 hours.
- Part Time Work Experience will be counted as 15 hours per week for 24 months or 30 hours per week for 12 months for more than one job that all amounts to 1,560 hours.
- It is imperative to showcase the specific responsibilities as asked in the job description in the NOC (National Occupational Classification).
Language Eligibility: Immigrants applying for Federal Skilled Workers Canada can garner up to 28 points for their language ability of 24 is for First Official Language and rest four for Second Official Language. Following benchmarks should be met to qualify:
- Minimum 7 points for CBL (Canadian Language Benchmark).
- Language Test to qualify in terms of basic English or French in Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening skills as approved by CIC (Citizenship and Immigration Canada).
- The requirement stated by the Federal Skilled Worker Canada should be met in English or French as specified to qualify.
- The test results for last two years will only be accepted.
Education Requirements: Immigrants can collect up to 25 points on the basis of their education qualification. To qualify you need following:
- Canadian Secondary High School certificate or post-secondary diploma, certificate or degree.
- Alternatively, in place of above option immigrant will need a foreign credential fully completed and an ECA report from CIC approved agency that approves and vouches that the education qualification of the applicant is on par or above the standard of Canadian Secondary certificate, diploma or degree to qualify for Canada Federal Skilled Workers.
The above three requirements have to be met compulsorily at minimum level to proceed to next step. The next process is to qualify through next three categories of Federal Skilled Worker Canada which are enumerated below:
- Age Eligibility: There is no maximum limit to age. As per the age of the immigrant at the time of applying they can be accorded with 12 points maximum.
- Employment Already Arrange: Many applicants have already applied for the job and can acquire up to 10 points if their employment meet the set criteria required.
- Adapting: Moving to new country required hardcore adapting abilities from the immigrants. On the basis of this abilities migrants can garner maximum of 10 points.
Immigration process contains much more information and details that an applicant should be aware of. There are other ways to enter Canada other than the Express entry and Federal Skilled Workers option. For this you can contact the case experts of Immigration Xperts that house impeccable immigration consultants that have miles of experience in resolving all queries and issues that will safely and smoothly migrate you to Canada without any hassle.


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In the second rounds of the Mini World Cup contests the TUMS directors team along with Children's of the Children's Medical Center and Pioneers Soccer Players of Iran National Football team and Volunteer Iranian Artists played in the central yard of CMC center for Children's team to win the final match with a 5-1 score.
In The opening match Iranian artists consisting members of the famous " Fitile Children's Show" and Iranian live-action show " Amo Mehraban" could not do more than a 3-5 facing the incited CMC members . The CMC team later went for an eight point clear in the second match against Iranian Pioneer Football players such as '' Ahmad Reza Abed Zade" and the renowned Goal Keeper '' Nima Nakisa''. The CMC team turned winner with their outstanding 7-2 result against world top one percent Scientists "USERN'' team . Dr. Raofi, Professor Hans Ochs from Germany, Professor Ganten, David Haslam and Professor Elenora Gambinieri as team doctor composed the USERN team. In the final match TUMS directors coached by Dr. Bahadori and their Captain Dr. Zafarghandi wasted the glorious chance to win, for CMC squad to take home the Mini Cup for second.
Iranian Minister of Health, some of the world's top 1% scientists and TUMS staff as well as CMC hospital staff and sick children and their family were spectators of the tournament.


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It's hard to believe that we've already been in business for 11 years.
What started out with selling t-shirts out of the trunk of my car has grown into a larger operation year after year. We've hired more employees, expanded our warehouse 5 different times, and had our job descriptions change seemingly every few months. There's no doubt that with growth has come plenty of change. Mostly it's been for the better. Occasionally, despite good intentions, not so much. It is a constant game of trial and error, hard work, and a love for what we do.
There is one thing that despite plenty of changes behind the scenes, has never wavered. Our love of the region that we get to call home grows stronger the more that we get outside and explore. So many different communities of local riders in a wide variety of different action sports have welcomed us in and embraced our brand and employees. Their passion for what they do and where they ride continues to inspire us daily. Our goal is to be a brand that resonates with riders throughout the Northwest as a celebration of the places we're blessed to be able to ride so close to home, and the people and friends that we get to ride with.
Throughout the last 6 months or so, we've had the privilege of working with Sean Kilgus, a longtime friend, a Northwest local, and an extraordinary filmmaker. We also had the chance to spend some time with a handful of our talented group of team riders. Our goal was to create a short film project that we hoped would essentially showcase why it is we do what we do. It was a chance to put everything else aside and travel with friends, make new ones, explore the Northwest, and get outside to play. We titled this project 'Here'. It's not the typical showcase of professional athletes getting paid millions to travel the globe and ride. It's a tribute to the everyday Northwest Riders: working-class athletes that live local and ride local.
I can't explain how much this project put into perspective for us what is worth prioritizing and what counts the most. It's the high fives, laughter, and celebratory beers after you ride. The bonfires on the beach after a long day in the water. The anticipation that gnaws at you when you're back at work and waiting for the weekend so you can get out of town and make it happen all over again. This project made us pause and re-discover that our core principles are truly based around the people we work with and work for, while always enjoying what we do together. Nothing else really matters that much. Small but important changes have been made behind the scenes of our business that will help us get back to basics, and we are more stoked than ever to be able to do what we do.
Oftentimes it's the things you're most excited about that are the most difficult to put into words. Our hope is that this project gives you the same awestruck feeling that we get when we look around at the abundant beauty that we're surrounded by and the people that we get to take it all in with.
Enjoy this quick preview of the short film "HERE." -
...we will be presenting clips, giving out prizes, and dropping the short film in the days ahead. Check back to the website and visit our Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts to enter to win and to be a part of "HERE."
With Thanksgiving now just a short time away, we are launching our first ever "Get One / Give One" giveaway event. What does that mean? Well, I'm glad you asked.
Over the next 22 days, we will be giving away prizes and products to a lucky winner every three days. The giveaways will get bigger and better each time as we near Thanksgiving on November 27. But wait, there's more! We will also give a matching prize pack to a friend or family member (or foe?) -- of your choosing. That's two giveaways every three days. So how is this going to work, and how do you get in on the action?
We will be posting the prizes you can win on our social media accounts (links below for those). First, you have to sign up below on the email form so we can notify you if you are one of the lucky winners. Then, you can enter three more times per prize by sharing our Facebook post, Re-gramming our Instagram, or Re-tweeting our Twitter post. You can do that for each new prize. Finally, we will select a winner and contact them to get their shipping info and the info for who they would like to match their prize to. For those of you that like bullet points and numbered lists (like myself) ... here is a recap for how to win:
-- You don't have to share/repost from all three if you don't want, but that gives you the most chances to win. --
Here is the schedule for giveaway dates and prizes:
*Note: a "giveaway day" ends at 4:00 pm and the next "giveaway day" starts on the same day immediately after.
...and so we begin, sign up below and join the ride!
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Part 2: Up North
After a 24 hour straight shot from Seattle to the Mexican border, followed by standing in line to get our travel visas, Mexican car insurance, and to swap out currency, all any of us wanted to do was get some tacos, a Corona or two, and start surfing as soon as humanly possible
No matter how prepared I think I am for a trip like this, I always get a little bit on edge once I cross the border and start driving thru the northern-most 100 miles or so of the Baja peninsula. That stretch of road is where the vast majority of Baja's population lives and includes the perma-sketchy city of Tijuana and it's far more pleasant, but crowded neighbor to the south, Ensenada. It's probably just the realization that you are now officially on someone else's turf, and the instant bombardment of a different language and culture, as well as sounds, smells, and most noticeably, road conditions and driving laws.
Our first stop should have been about 3 hours south, but because of road construction that rerouted Baja's equivalent of Interstate 5 onto some exceptionally bumpy dirt roads, turning 18 wheelers and tiny commuter cars alike into future contenders for the Baja 1000, it ended up taking us about 5 hours. Due partly to my paranoia, which was based on the fact that I had been robbed on a prior trip (which, to be fair, I was almost asking for by spreading all of gear around our campsite like a yard sale once we reached the 'isolation' of a campsite only a few miles from a town of migrant farmers living in homes built with pallets), we set up camp in a gringo settlement that put a dilapidated fence and a mountain range between us and the population of the border towns to the north.
Despite the day and a half it took us to reach our first spot, our timing could not have been better. We woke up on our first morning to the news that all four lanes of the highway north of Ensenada had slid 300 feet down the hillside and into the ocean (thankfully nobody was hurt) a scarce 12 hours after we had driven the same stretch of asphalt. This essentially thwarted all but the most dedicated surfer's plans to make a trip south, giving us an almost entirely empty break all to ourselves for the 3 days we stayed there.
We needed every advantage that the empty lineup gave us, as everyone in our crew needed a couple days to get into paddling shape, and the ability to paddle into every wave we wanted helped get us there quickly. This spot turned out to be the first of many right-handed pointbreaks that we surfed on the trip, but unique to this break was the rusted out skeleton of an old ship that had run aground decades before. It marked the spot where the outer point connected with an inner point, and during a few of our sets the swell was just perfect enough to catch a wave on the outer point and, just as it was starting to fizzle out, it would jack up right next to the stern of the shipwreck and shoot us into the inner point. All in all, we were lucky enough to get the occasional minute-and-a-half long rides that we'd end up riding into shore and making the 10 minute walk back to the camp to give our shoulders a chance to rest.
The waves were mushy, but constantly about shoulder high and at least 100 yards long (200-300 yards on the bigger sets), and we probably all spend 5 or 6 hours in the water each day high-fiving and hollering at each other as we caught wave after wave after wave.
That spot was a good transition into the trip for many different reasons. Not only were the waves really low-key and playful, but the shoreline was all cobblestone and reminded us a lot of home. The daytime high was probably only about 70 degrees, and the nighttime low surprised us all by hitting what we guessed was about 30 degrees while we slept. Even the daytime sky was overcast, but had a permanently pink hue on the horizon, reminding us that sunnier skies and warmer climates still beckoned to us from the south.
Surfing, campfires, and sleep were the only three things on the menu for several days as we slowly adjusted to the pace and rhythm of the land that we'd traveled so far and dreamt of for so long.
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It's been nearly 4 months since returning home. How can it have possibly been that long? I'm not known as a particularly deep thinker, not as someone who sits around and ponders the meaning of things. I just try to enjoy the moment, plan for the next one, and shut my mind off as best I can to relax and enjoy some occasional peace and quiet. But Baja deserves better than that. I've sat down to put my thoughts on paper at least a half dozen times since our trip, and just like my previous trips to the long and isolated peninsula south of the California border, there are so many subtle but profound moments along the way that it's nearly impossible to document or catalog them in a way that does any justice whatsoever; to the crew that made the journey, the rhythm and routine that developed as we made our way further south, the quiet thoughts that disappear with the ever-present campfire smoke and float upwards to the neon Milky Way glowing overhead, or the feeling of freedom that comes with pointing to a spot on a map and driving through hundreds of miles of dust, cactus, boulders, and desolate hillsides to get there.
On my prior two trips to Baja, I've always tried to take notes along the way to document where we stayed, what spots worked well on which swell directions, and any thoughts I could take the time to put on paper. But just like this trip, every time I'd try to sit down and put everything together into a travel journal, it was too insurmountable a task to make any readers feel even a fraction of what the trip meant to myself or any of the friends that had made the journey with me. However, this time we had our friend Rhys Logan along documenting as much as possible with both a still and video camera. My hope is that with a few words and lots of photos and video footage, I'll finally be able to make the trip come to life…or at least give it a faint pulse.
We will be sharing some of the best photos of the trip as well as a 7 episode video series documenting some of the highlights from our adventure. The video was made mostly for those of us that went on the trip so we can relive the memories years from now and laugh at the inside jokes, the mishaps, and the close calls we experienced. If the video gets a little long for your liking, feel free to fast-forward or go to Baja yourself and make your own damn video.
Part 1: Prep, Planning, and Packing
This journey really started a little more than a year ago, on New Years Eve 2012. After surfing and camping in snow, wind, and sleet on the Olympic Peninsula, it was decided that the following January we'd be bringing in the New Year over a campfire somewhere in the heart of the Baja peninsula.
The original crew started at 3, dropped down to 2, doubled to 4, and a few days before departure settled on 5 guys. Chris Hudspeth and Chad Douglas were in on the trip from the early stages. Since none of us wanted to sacrifice our own truck for the trip, we decided we'd go in on a van together. Two years ago I'd made this same trip with another group of my friends in an old van I'd picked up for $900. While that van did somehow miraculously make it home, we thought we'd set the bar a little higher, so we settled on a 2000 Ford e350 15 passenger van. Not only was it a turbo-diesel, it had a 4-inch lift, 33-inch tires, and a highly coveted 4x4 conversion on it. It was any road trip aficionado's dream come true; big enough to haul our 5-man crew, TONS of surf and camping gear, and enough food, water, and firewood to last us a month without needing to stop anywhere to resupply.
For weeks leading up to the trip, we'd get together at Chad's place after work or on the weekends to start building out the van to get it road ready. We started by adding a ladder and a hitch-mounted rack for firewood. Then we got a little carried away and built a deck on the roof rack, which got us a little more carried away to the point we made the hideous, yet functional, luggage box w/ pop-up navigator's chair on top. Add to that a 50-gallon water barrel to use for gravity fed showers and washing dishes, and we were pretty much set to go. Or at least we thought we were, until we realized at 1:00 AM on Christmas night, several hours before our scheduled departure, that all of the weight on the roof had caused the gutter-mounted rack mounts to sag and keep the front doors from opening and closing. Once we decided not to fill the water barrel with 800lbs of additional weight, we were on our way after a few dozen ear-splitting whacks of a sledgehammer to the roof later.
The rest of the crew was rounded out by our friend and photographer Rhys Logan, and Chad's older brother Rory, the indisputable champion of mean-mugging. I am 99% sure that a finer crew of gentlemen has never graced this planet.
Once we became accustomed to minute-long speed wobbles every time we changed lanes or pushed the needle past 60mph, another unfortunate result of our weight-laden roof, we drove 24 long hours straight to the border and were all pretty amped for what laid ahead.
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Super Athletes!
CCBC inducts 26 new members into Athletics Hall of Fame
CCBC offers 20 intercollegiate sports for men and women, with rich, winning traditions fueled by dedicated coaches, great facilities and stellar student-athletes. Annually the college honors some of its most outstanding athletes and coaches – current and past – by hosting an Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
In 2015, there were 26 new Athletics Hall of Fame inductees bringing the current membership to 127. A full list of new inductees follows.
The 2015 CCBC Athletics Hall of Fame Honorees:
Adam Beaver of Crofton, Md. (Catonsville campus)
Mickey Jaslow of Mountville, Pa. (Essex campus)
Jerry Vignola of Bel Air, Md. – also Basketball, Soccer, and Track and Field (Essex campus)
Sylvester Duke Banks of Baltimore, Md. (Dundalk campus)
Lynette Denise Copper (posthumously) of Easton, Md. (Dundalk campus)
Austin L. Foreman Jr. of Sykesville, Md. – also Track and Field and Soccer (Catonsville campus)
DJ Ward of Odenton, Md. (Catonsville campus)
Cross Country
Monica Beall Grigora of Havre de Grace, Md. – also Track and Field (Essex campus)
Kathy Smith Heckman of Woodbine, Md. (Catonsville campus)
Joseph Rahnis of Baltimore, Md. (Essex campus)
Fred Haas of Gulf Breeze, Fla. (Essex campus)
Dennis Kelehan of Baltimore, Md. (Catonsville campus)
Danielle Nickles of Nottingham, Md. –also Soccer (Catonsville campus)
Meritorious Service
Brian R. Farrell of Catonsville, Md., director of CCBC Athletics (all CCBC campuses)
Joseph "Pete" Hamilton Sr. (posthumously) of Baltimore, Md. (Essex campus)
Phil Mooney of Frederica, Del. (Catonsville campus)
Dr. John L. Murray of Hampstead, Md. (Catonsville campus)
Olukorede Afolabi Aiyegbusi of Ilford, Essex England (Essex campus)
Dennis Lynn of Fallston, Md. – also Basketball, and Baseball (Essex campus)
Douglas Pryor of Sparrows Point, Md. – also Baseball, and Bowling (Dundalk campus)
Teresa Amhrein Stitz of Perry Hall, Md. – also Basketball, and Softball (Dundalk campus)
Frank R. Cutko of Baltimore, Md. –also Baseball (Essex campus)
Lydia L. Brown Garten of Baltimore, Md. – also Volleyball (Essex campus)
Swimming and Diving
Kim Russell Morris of Millersville, Md. –also Lacrosse, and Field Hockey (Catonsville campus)
Track and Field
Dennis D. Duffy of Fresno, Calif. –also Cross Country, and Basketball (Catonsville campus)
Chrissy Mills Beaver of Crofton, Md. (Catonsville campus)


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Initial Tests Show Powder at Wall Street Journal Wasn't Hazardous
A suspicious white powder mailed to The Wall Street Journal's New York headquarters Wednesday that prompted a partial evacuation wasn't hazardous and was probably flour or a food-based substance, police officials said, citing preliminary tests.
But the Federal Bureau of Investigation plans to examine the mailings, which it suspects may be linked to a powder mailing sent to Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz on Wednesday that bore the same postmark, of Knoxville, Tenn., a person familiar with the probe said. Mr. Dershowitz received a greeting card that said THANKS in jagged yellow capital letters. A spokesman for Harvard Law School said early testing indicated the powder in the envelope was harmless.
Mr. Dershowitz said that law enforcement authorities asked him whether there was anything linking him to the Journal, and that he told them about an opinion piece he published in the paper on Jan. 2 that supported Israel's military actions in Gaza. "I think they were already aware of it," he added, though he said it was impossible to know whether he was targeted because of the piece.
The FBI has been investigating a string of powder mailings across the country in recent months, all hoaxes. Wednesday's mailings come more than seven years after a string of letters laced with deadly anthrax were sent to members of Congress and to news organizations. Contamination from those letters killed five people and sickened others.
The Journal on Wednesday received more than a dozen identical white envelopes containing the powder and addressed in handwritten capital letters, like those on the envelope sent to Mr. Dershowitz. Officials from the New York City police and fire departments and Department of Environmental Protection were called to the Journal's offices. FBI and U.S. Postal Service investigators were also part of the probe. Ventilation systems between floors were switched off to prevent any harmful substances from circulating.
Two of the four floors of the newspaper's offices were evacuated by midday, affecting at least 200 employees. Five employees who were exposed to the powder were evaluated by medical personnel and cleared to go home.
Three of the envelopes were opened. They were addressed to Leslie Hinton, chief executive of the Journal's publisher, Dow Jones & Co.; Robert Thomson, the Journal's managing editor and the editor-in-chief of Dow Jones; and Paul Gigot, editor of the Journal's editorial page. These envelopes, including one that contained two blank pages in addition to the powder, were opened by assistants. Dow Jones is owned by News Corp .
The two evacuated floors housed these and other executives, along with newsroom and editorial personnel. Contingency plans were made to get Thursday's paper out, with a core group of editors remaining in the building and other staffers sent home or to backup facilities. The Journal's online edition, WSJ.com, continued to operate normally from an unaffected floor.
Police officials won't be able to confirm the identity of the powder until final lab results are ready, in several days. But on-scene testing indicated that the substance was neither hazardous nor corrosive, officials said.
The Journal's offices are slated to open for work as usual on Thursday, according to a memo to employees from Greg Giangrande, the chief of human resources for Dow Jones. "We and the agencies involved are confident there is no risk," he said in the memo. The affected areas of the building were decontaminated as a precaution, he said.
Since the 2001 anthrax attacks, there have been numerous false alarms when packages containing nontoxic white powder were mailed to news organizations, government officials and U.S. embassies. In October, the New York newsroom of Reuters was evacuated for several hours after the Thomson Reuters unit received an envelope with white powder. Police last fall investigated a report of a white powder sent to the New York Times.
—Evan Perez contributed to this article.
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Pennsylvania is a huge state. Residents of Philadelphia live in Philadelphia county, which is .31% of the state of Pennsylvania. That leaves about 45,913 square feet of land left to explore.
A few weeks back, some friends and myself ventured west to pedal our mountain bikes around Rays Town Lake. On our way out of town, we found some rocks to climb up.
Shaffer Rock – The Hermitage
Our first stop, Shaffer Rock , lies just off the Appalachian Trail in the Michaux State Forest. Some many options here and tons of great photo opportunities. The shots below are a sequence of Len sending it.
James Buchanan's Birthplace State Park
If you didn't know, now you know: America's worst president has a state park commemorating his birthplace. Rumor has it the route we climbed was actually climbed by young Jimmy a long, long time ago. This is Joe sacking up before paying tribute to James Buchanan by slaying this rock face.


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Moving Waikato 2025
A strategy to grow participation in sport, recreation and physical activity in the Waikato region
One Vision: A healthy, vibrant, physically active and successful sporting region.
Moving Waikato 2025 is the first unified strategy for sport, recreation and physical activity for the Waikato region. It seeks to build on the positive momentum of existing partnerships and to increase the provision of opportunities for both participation and sporting success for the people of the region.
The strategy has been developed in collaboration and consultation with key partners regionally and nationally and follows on from evidence gathered to guide and inform strategic decisions.
Moving Waikato 2025 provides a vision for the unified leadership of sport, recreation and physical activity in the region and gives focus and clarity towards 2025. A strategy in which partnerships achieve results.
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Several months back I read about these neat little things from I think the wonderfully, talented Deanna Jump. I have searched and searched for the blog post so please don't hold me to that. Anyways, you might be thinking "what on earth is a finger beam?" Well let me tell you, they are the coolest things EVER!!!
A finger beam is a finger mounted led light (red, blue, green and pink!) that is PERFECT for guided reading! As the kids read, they follow along with their light! How fun is this?!? We used them for the first time last week. I ordered enough to give each kid one to take home and still have plenty to keep in the classroom. Here they are using them for the first time!
I definitely used these as incentives! If they weren't following directions their light got taken up. Let's just say they straightened up very quickly!
I read about these back before Thanksgiving and ordered some hoping to give them to my kids with their books at Christmas time. Well, I ordered them from China off eBay and they got here at the beginning of this month. The good news is that I got about 40 of them for about $8 with free shipping, the bad news is, if you order from China it is going to take them a little while to get to you. You can find them on Amazon here or on eBay here.
I can't wait to use these more! Has anyone else ever seen these or used them?
Don't forget about the 100th Day of School coming up! My 100th Day linky party is still going on. You have until Friday to link up. I've seen some great products and ideas so far! A big thanks to everyone who has participated so far!
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Hope everyone has a great week!
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With Christmas coming up it is the perfect time to give that special someone who loves music an unforgettable gift, or even give yourself that gift you have always wanted. The epiphone dr-100 is a great acoustic guitar for all music lovers and at a price entry point that will not break your wallet. A great entry level guitar the epiphone dr-100 makes the perfect gift this holiday season.
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I read this article in Der Spiegal about Celebrities and Millionaires concerned with the environment. What a load of P.R.. I just want to tear my hair out. Listen Up Gore, his Enviro Rock concert promoters and his smug cronies. I have a better solution for this egalitarian bourgeois movement …It's called Celebrity Porn for the Environment!
Angelina Jolie, the multi-adoptive mother and UN goodwill ambassador, showed up together with Brad Pitt, she stood there, and both talked about "the responsibility of artists" and the "obligation to give." They were all very convinced.
All proceeds will also go to save the starving anorexics in Beverly Hills
Check out this interesting question on Yedda
Who is your favorite porn star and why?
Topics: porn
Asked by Noah David Simon on August 29, 2007
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Check out this interesting answer on Yedda
Is porn only a bad thing?
Why rape someone if already getting off? Most people who rape are not committing a sexual act, but rather are involved in an act of power. You would have to be a minority type of rapist to actually enjoy the act of it... and you would have to be a repeat offender to get to that point. Chances are these repeat offenders are not watching a lot of porn because it would take a tremendous amount of effort to avoid the arms of the law. Pornography gives the voyeur a sense of power, therefor lessoning the reason for power based aggression. The Gloria Steinem analysis is far off! It is frightening that these opinions are being toyed with by the law. Case in point would be the Giuliani administration... who spent a lot of energy doing the bidding of his fascist X-wife and feminist Donna Hanover. New York erupted into a test case for police brutality and oppression as a result. While petty crimes decreased, infrastructural violence increased. It might also help to understand the nature of libidinal energy. A read of the "Accursed Share" by Georges Bataille might be of help in understanding the nature of excess sexual energy and it's need for waste.
Topics: pornography, morality, rape, violence, porn stars, good, porn, bad, porno
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By Desson Thomson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, November 19, 2004; Page WE33
YOU GOTTA LOVE SpongeBob. Coolest sponge in the sea, although this one has a suspiciously manufactured look. Not exactly the sessile, aquatic, porous being you'd find underwater. More like the yellow block you'd buy at Safeway -- except with a cheesy, grinning face. And tautly stretched underpants around his nether regions.
In "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie," he's a squeezable delight for a strange coalition of fans: young children, of course; parents who get a kick out of his asides (not to mention his weirder pals, like Patrick Star the starfish); and college-age kids who (this is a theory) get to vicariously relive the childishness they're supposed to be too cool to enjoy anymore.
SpongeBob (voice of Tom Kenny) is convinced he's getting the manager job at a brand-new fast-food venture, the Crusty Crab 2. But manager Eugene H. Krabs (Clancy Brown) gives the job to dour Squidward Tentacles (Rodger Bumpass). SpongeBob isn't mature enough, Krabs tells him.
Not mature enough? NOT MATURE ENOUGH?? Why, that's enough to make SpongeBob scream and wail like, well, a kid. But his chance to prove himself comes soon enough. King Neptune loses his royal crown, which the extremely small but evil Sheldon J. Plankton (Mr. Lawrence) has not only filched but fooled the fishtailed ruler into believing was taken by Larry the Lobster (Lawrence as well). SpongeBob and Patrick (Bill Fagerbakke) have to find the crown before Neptune aims his burning trident at Larry and turns him into lobster crisp.
Of course, the little comic flourishes are the high points of any SpongeBob adventure. Like the way SpongeBob has absolutely no reaction for about 10 seconds when Plankton baldly states he intends to create evil and mayhem. Or the way SpongeBob showers: swallows a bar of soap and lets it froth through his pores. Then there's the extreme flip-outs or glee attacks he and goofy Patrick enjoy. They either cry themselves literally into a puddle or hoot hysterically.
SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg, a marine biologist-turned-animator, throws humorous fish bones to the older crowd, too. In a mixture of cartoon and live action, our central pals take a ride on the hairy body of David Hasselhoff as a surfing dude ex machina. And adults will enjoy SpongeBob's reaction before and after the news about the managerial job. At first, he skips happily toward the Crab 2, repeating "I'm ready, promotion, I'm ready, promotion." But after hearing he's not getting the position, he slinks away chanting, "I'm ready, depression, I'm ready, depression."
Sponge fans, are you ready?
THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE (PG, 88 minutes) -- Contains cartoon butts, fart and burp humor, an extremely mild obscenity and underwear tug-downs -- all the good stuff. Area theaters.


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The footage is exciting, thrilling and it keeps us informed.
But it also begs a question: is stormchasing, or any other kind of weatherchasing for that matter, such a good idea?
It's one thing for those poor reporters to have to stand out in the wind and rain to tell us how windy and rainy it is, but for "regular joes" to be out in dangerous weather for the thrill of it or to promote themselves …
Probably NOT such a great idea.
The website that most comes to mind is twisterchasers.com, which was featured on Shep Smith's show Saturday on FOX News.
That guy is constantly putting himself in danger while Shep sends mixed signals to him and us.
"Whoa, you better get out of there," Shep says one moment, while in the next breath he adds. "Uh, hold it right there so we can use that shot."
Hmmm…try telling the hurricane itself to be so cooperative.
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"Gabriele Catalucci was born in Amelia in 1958 where he studied piano with Pina Ardizzone.
Some years later he graduated in Organ and Composition under Wijnand van de Pol and in Harpsichord after studying with Annaberta Conti e Maria Teresa Garatti at the Conservatorio "F.Morlacchi" of Perugia.
He studied conducting as well and took part at courses for organ with Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini at the Accademia per organo of Pistoia and for harpsichord with Kenneth Gilbert at the "Fondazione Cini" of Venezia.
He attended the Scuola di Paleografia e Filologia Musicale in Cremona (Pavia University). At the end of his studies he started giving concerts as organ, harpsichord and fortepiano soloist and as conductor in festivals and many theatres in Italy and abroad (Argentina, Austria, France, Germany, Norway, Spain, Switzerland).
He recorded several works for Bongiovanni, Eco, Frequenz and for RAI Radio3 and revised and published operas and instrumental and sacred-vocal music of XVII - XIX centuries.
He teaches Harmony and analysis and Historical Keyboards at the "G.Briccialdi" Music School in Terni and is conductor of the Corale Amerina, plays in duo with Wijnand van de Pol (two organs-two harpsichords) and Andrea Di Mario (natural trumpet) with whom founded the ensemble of natural trumpets, baroque ketteldrums and organ Les Trompettes des Plaisirs and is deputy organist at All Saints' Anglican Church in Rome. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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At long last, Steelcase Inc. (NYSE:SCS), finished its last exchange with – 1.89% misfortune, and shut at $18.69.
Steelcase Inc. outlines, fabricates, and circulates an incorporated arrangement of furniture settings, client focused advances, and inside building items. The organization works through Americas, EMEA, and Other Category sections.
Steelcase Inc., expressed second quarter income of $819.0 million and net pay of $37.2 million, or weakened profit per offer of $0.30. Not Taking Into Account rebuilding expenses, balanced profit were $0.35 per offer. In the first year, Steelcase expressed $786.7 million of income, weakened profit per offer of $0.24 and balanced profit of $0.27 per offer.
Natural income development over the first year was 7 percent subsequent to altering for about $29.6 million of unfavorable cash interpretation impacts and the effect of a little obtaining, net of divestitures. All fragments expressed natural income development, with 17 percent development in EMEA, 6 percent development in the Americas and 5 percent development in the Other classification. The solid development in EMEA in the present quarter looks at to a natural income decrease in the previous year, which included various task orders with expanded shipment dates and amplified lead times connected with assembling disturbances.
Current quarter working wage of $60.1 million thinks about to working salary of $52.8 million in the first year. Not Taking Into Account rebuilding expenses, second quarter balanced working wage of $71.4 million enhanced by $12.2 million differentiation to the previous year and was driven by quality in the Americas.
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Nintendogs Discussion
Can anyone tell me what they think the best dog is..?
i wish there was a great dane!!
i think the two best dogs are the cavalier and the toy poddle my toy poddle has done really great in all the competitions i thinks its because of the breed my other dogs recieved the same training but are not as much of a moneymaker as my poddle, the cavalier is just cute
i have sucky dogs..
i havta unlock the poodle.what color do u have?
they can die :O... coz when you go for a walk one day...your dog will find a present with a knife inside...when u return home u wil hav to stab ur dog.
This is a sign of ur dog bein ready to die.
Hope this helps
it said ur dogs CANT die!!!
i have sucky dogs..
i havta unlock the poodle.what color do u have?
i have a white poodle and i named her Dicey, i got it from a book
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One last time ?
I completed the matrix support for every region case (I could think of). So this may very well be the last screenshot of the path-based region saga.
The intersection result (in blue) is translated by 50,50 pixels.
Now it's time to tests, clean and document the new sources and test applications.
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Fringe: White Tulip Babydoll
It's a Sign
YOUNG OLIVIA: Hi. How'd you find me? YOUNG PETER: I guess tulips don't normally grow around here. YOUNG OLIVIA: But... how'd you know I'd come here? YOUNG PETER: Because it's the only drawing that looked happy. -"Subject 13"
Officially-licensed Fringe apparel!It's really hard not to give away spoilers for Fringe, especially since so many people came to it late in the game, but as long as you've seen through season two, you can read the following safely. "White Tulip" is one of our favorite episodes. We'll let Walter himself speak to the symbol's significance:
I'm going to tell you something that I have never told another soul. Until I took my son from the other side, I had never believed in God. But it occurred to me... that my actions had betrayed him and that everything that had happened to me since was God punishing me. So now I'm looking for a sign of forgiveness. I've asked God for a sign of forgiveness. A specific one, a white tulip.
- Walter Bishop, "White Tulip"
One of our favorite bits about Fringe is how the writers could turn something so small into something of continuing significance throughout the series without heavy-handed treatment. So we've gone simple with this one, too. The iconic white tulip from the envelope in black on a white, babydoll (fitted) shirt. Also, this has a custom Fringe necktag instead of the standard ThinkGeek one.