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7-year old Daniel Barden was called the "spark of the family." His family describes Daniel as thoughtful and affectionate.
6-year old Charlotte Bacon was a little girl with a big personality. She was extraordinarily gifted her family says, and loved going to school to learn.
6-year old Caroline Previdi loved to draw and dance. Family members called her "Silly Caroline" because of the way she tried to make people laugh.
27-year old Victoria Soto was loved by her students. Her mother says Vicki loved her students more than life, "She talked about them all the time with such fondness and caring... I have no doubt in my mind she did everything she could to protect every single one of them."
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It seems the veil is very thin these days between this world and the next, including the evil reality that exists. It could very well be the turning point for the battle between good and evil in a major way. Prayer is more powerful than we realize and even more so now, I think.
The victims are fine, I'm sure, where they are now. Their parents are not and need prayers, prayers and more prayers to sustain them. America needs changes and no excuses. I see that happening. I don't think it will fail. The people in our country are phenomenal and outweigh the bad immensely. Whatever we are going through is surely not over so we need fortitude and faith always. God bless.
My heart aches for all the families who lost a child. My heart aches for all the pain everyone is going through. Victoria Soto will continue to love and be with those children in heaven. God will make sure she is his right hand with the children. God bless them all and the town of Newtown. Be strong and love each other to help with each day.
My name is Ronna and I live in Saskatoon. Saskatchewan, Canada.Tonight while grocery shopping a young girl approached me offering a Candy Cane. My smile of her gratitude turned to tears when I read the note attached "Please accept this kind gesture as a remembrance of the victims of the Sandy Hook School Shooting". Below this was the name
Daniel Barden age 7. As I continued shopping I would see this little girl hand out candy canes to shoppers and assumed each candy cane represented a child and teacher lost at Sandy Hook. When I returned home I hung the candy cane on my tree with the note and Daniel's name on it to remind me of him and al the victims of last Friday's. tragedy. I will continue to hang this Candy Cane Yearly in the memory of Daniel and all those lost last Friday and want Daniel's family and the families of Newtown to know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. May God Bless.
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LHRT is an awesome organization for students to join because it's fun, vibrant, and a great way to explore libraries of the past and see how they intersect with issues faced by libraries today. Best of all, there are so many ways for students to get involved that include running for office, publishing in the newsletter, or connecting with us via social media.
A lot of you already know that I have a slight obsession with library history. That's why, when I joined ALA, the first sub-group I looked at joining was LHRT (Library History Round Table.) I love LHRT because it's a nice mix of researchers, faculty, students, and practicing librarians. LHRT hosts a few ALA sessions each year (see the bottom of this post for a list), along with a library history conference every few years. The people who are in elected positions are incredibly welcoming, as are all the members I've met. LHRT is an awesome organization for students to join because it's fun, vibrant, and a great way to explore libraries of the past and see how they intersect with issues faced by libraries today. Best of all, there are so many ways for students to get involved that include running for office, publishing in the newsletter, or connecting with us via social media. LHRT folks are very approachable, so if you can think of another way you want to be involved, don't be afraid to ask!
LHRT has an executive committee that oversees the group. We meet twice yearly and have our own listserv used to share meeting minutes and such (in addition to the one for all members.) Executive committee meetings are open to LHRT members, and the Midwinter meeting is held via Skype so more folks can attend. I highly recommend these meetings because it gives you a sense of how a ALA roundtable meeting is run, and while they have some formal activities that happen during the meeting (reading and approving old minutes, etc.) the atmosphere is laid back and the committee is interested in hearing from members about the group and its activities. The committee is made up of a handful of folks including Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary-Treasurer, Member-at-Large, and ALA Staff Liaison. When you look at the list of names, you'll notice there are multiple people in each position. That's because the past office holder stays on after their replacement is elected. This helps with training for the position, but also provides support and assistance for new electees. There are also a number of committees that oversee publications prizes, nominating, membership and outreach, etc.
So, how can students get involved? First of all, tacking LHRT membership onto your ALA student membership only adds about $5, and gets you on the LHRT listserv (where folks post all sorts of relevant goodies, including new blog posts, funding opportunities, and upcoming talks and conferences.) You'll also get the LHRT newsletter, which is always filled with great stories and reviews. Members are encouraged to submit their own work for the newsletter, so it gives you the opportunity to put your ideas out there or review a library history-related book (and add that to your resume, if you're so inclined.) Students are also eligible to run for elected positions (I've been told that Member-at-Large is a great place to start for those new to ALA elected office.) You can also see about getting involved in different committees in LHRT: there are 4 award committees and 6 other committees. Committees are a great way to get involved if you have a particular interest you're hoping to pursue; for example, I'm on the Membership & Outreach Committee, which allows me to work with social media to connect to current and potential LHRT members.
Other big news on the LHRT front is our new Facebook page and new Twitter account, both of which are managed by yours truly. Following both of those accounts will keep you up on what's happening in the world of library history, even if you aren't an ALA member. ALA is also transitioning to Drupal, which means LHRT's homepage will be getting a new look (and hopefully will be a little more exciting to look at.) FYI, I'm the new LHRT webmaster, so if there's something that you think would really help add interest to the site or would provide some useful information, don't hesitate to let me know!
Also, make sure to go to the LHRT-hosted sessions if you attend ALA this year. FYI for future years, LHRT puts out calls for papers for research sessions, and it's a great opportunity for you to get a speaking engagement under your belt (at a national conference, no less) and share your work with a passionate group of professionals. I've spoken at the LHRT session at ALA last year, and loved how engaged the audience were and how many questions I was asked that both allowed me to expand on my talk and pointed me toward different directions in which I could take my work. I had a similar positive experience speaking at the Library History Seminar XII last September. LHRT talks (and conferences) are great because you not only learn about different aspects of library history, but you get to draw connections between library history and libraries today, both in terms of how past actions have informed current policies/practice and in terms of why we look at history as a relevant and vital part of our field. All in all, I've had a stellar experience with this group, and I look forward to working with them more as time goes on!
LHRT events at ALA Annual:
LHRT Committee Meeting. Sunday, June 26 8:00 AM-10:00 AM at the Hilton Riverside, Pelican rm.
LHRT Invited Speakers Panel. Sunday, June 26 1:30-3:30 at Marriott at Convention Center, New Levee rm.
LHRT Research Forum. Sunday, June 26 4:00-5:30 at the Doubletree, Rosedown A.
LHRT Ed Holley Lecture. Monday, June 27 10:30-12:00 at the Convention Center, rm 333.
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Conn. town in mourning inundated with gifts, money
NEWTOWN, Conn. — Newtown's children were showered with gifts Saturday — tens of thousands of teddy bears, Barbie dolls, soccer balls and board games — and those are only some of the tokens of support from around the world for the town in mourning.
Just a little over a week ago, 20 children and six school employees were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Twenty-year-old Adam Lanza killed his mother, attacked the school, then killed himself. Police don't know what set off the massacre.
Days before Christmas, funerals were still being held Saturday, the last of those whose schedules were made public, according to the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association. A service was held in Utah for 6-year-old Emilie Parker. Others were held in Connecticut for Josephine Gay, 7, and Ana Marquez-Greene, 6.
All of Newtown's children were invited to Edmond Town Hall, where they could choose a toy. Bobbi Veach, who was fielding donations at the building, reflected on the outpouring of gifts from toy stores, organizations and individuals around the world.
"It's their way of grieving," Veach said. "They say, 'I feel so bad, I just want to do something to reach out.' That's why we accommodate everybody we can."
The United Way of Western Connecticut said the official fund for donations had $2.8 million in it on Saturday. Others sent envelopes stuffed with cash to pay for coffee at the general store, and a shipment of cupcakes arrived from a gourmet bakery in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The Postal Service reported a six-fold increase in mail in the town and set up a unique post office box to handle it. The parcels come decorated with rainbows and hearts drawn by schoolchildren.
Some letters arrived in packs of 26 identical envelopes — one for each family of the children and staff killed or addressed to the "First Responders" or just "The People of Newtown." One card arrived from Georgia addressed to "The families of 6 amazing women and 20 beloved angels." Many contained checks.
"This is just the proof of the love that's in this country," Postmaster Cathy Zieff said.
Peter Leone said he was busy making deli sandwiches and working the register at his Newtown General Store when he got a phone call from Alaska. It was a woman who wanted to give him her credit card number.
"She said, 'I'm paying for the next $500 of food that goes out your door,'" Leone said. "About a half hour later another gentleman called, I think from the West Coast, and he did the same thing for $2,000."
At the town hall building, the basement resembled a toy store, with piles of stuffed penguins, dolls, games, and other fun gifts. All the toys were inspected and examined by bomb-sniffing dogs before being sorted and put on card tables. The children could choose whatever they wanted.
Jugglers entertained the children, a dunk tank was set up outside and the crowd of several hundred parents and children sang an enthusiastic rendition of "Happy Birthday" to one child. A man dressed as Santa Claus was in attendance, and high school students were offering arts and crafts such as face painting and caricatures.
Newtown resident Amy Mangold, director of the local Parks and Recreation department, attended with her 12-year-old daughter, Cory. She acknowledged that most people here could afford to buy their own gifts but said "this means people really care about what's happening here. They know we need comfort and want to heal."
She pointed to two people across the room. "Look at that hug, that embrace. This is bringing people together. Some people haven't been getting out since this happened. It's about people being together. I see people coming together and healing."
Many people have placed flowers, candles and stuffed animals at makeshift memorials that have popped up all over town. Others are stopping by the Edmond Town Hall to drop off food, toys or cash. About 60,000 teddy bears were donated, said Ann Benoure, a social services caseworker who was working at the town hall.
"There's so much stuff coming in," Mahoney said. "To be honest, it's a bit overwhelming; you just want to close the doors and turn the phone off."
Mahoney said the town of some 27,000 with a median household income of more than $111,000 plans to donate whatever is left over to shelters or other charities.
Sean Gillespie of Colchester, who attended Sandy Hook Elementary, and Lauren Minor, who works at U.S. Foodservice in Norwich, came from Calvary Chapel in Uncasville with a car filled with food donated by U.S. Foodservice. But they were sent elsewhere because the refrigerators in Newtown were overflowing with donations.
"We'll find someplace," Gillespie said. "It won't go to waste."
In addition to the town's official fund, other private funds have been set up. Former Sandy Hook student Ryan Kraft, who once baby-sat Lanza, set up a fund with other alumni that has collected almost $150,000. It is earmarked for the Sandy Hook PTA.
Rabbi Shaul Praver of Congregation Adath Israel is raising money for a memorial to the victims. He said one man wrote a check for $52,000 for the project.
Several colleges, including the University of Connecticut, have set up scholarship funds to pay for the educations of students at Sandy Hook and the relatives of the victims.
Town officials have not decided yet what to do with all the money. A board of Newtown community leaders is being established to determine how it is most needed and will be best utilized, said Isabel Almeida with the local United Way, which has waived all its administrative fees related to the fund.
She said some have wondered about building a new school for Sandy Hook students if the town decides to tear the school down, but that decision has not been made.
And while the town is grateful for all the support, Almeida said, it has no more room for those gifts. Instead, she encouraged people to donate to others in memory of the Sandy Hook victims.
"Send those teddy bears to a school in your community or an organization that serves low-income children, who are in need this holiday season, and do it in memory of our children," she said.


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When it comes to videogame voice acting, there may be busier actors out there, but there's no one who's worked on as many hits as Nolan North has this year. Case in point, according to the actor one gaming site even broke down this year's games as "Games with Nolan North" and "Games without Nolan North." The man best known as Nathan Drake in Naughty Dog's Uncharted franchise somehow found time in between working on Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Batman: Arkham City, Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Star Wars: The Old Republic and Uncharted: Golden Abyss to write a book.
But despite the variety of roles North has voiced, the character of Nathan Drake is near and dear to him. Before he found his way to notoriety as a voice actor, North was a journalist. Using his writing background, he penned actually Uncharted: Drake's Journal – Inside the Making of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception.
The new book (which is available at www.gamespheres.com) is more than just a new gig for the actor. In addition to writing the book and helping with the video and photography, North is also publishing the book and its digital version (now available on iTunes.com) himself.
In this exclusive interview, the actor talks about his new venture, gives his thoughts on where he'd like the Uncharted franchise to go and his feeling son the upcoming movie currently being written by Neil Burger, and why he's impressed with Naughty Dog's recently announced game, The Last of Us.
How did this new book come to be?
I was constantly being asked by journalists how we made these games. Being this guy who got this stature in this part of the business, I felt kind of ignorant. I knew a little bit, and then I decided I really wanted to watch how Naughty Dog worked, so I started spending more time there. One day I was sitting on the couch in my house and I thought, Somebody should just interview those guys, or write a book about it. Then I thought, Why don't I write a book about it?
Why did you start with Uncharted 3?
I actually wanted to do this with Uncharted 2, but the timing didn't work. I decided to focus on Naughty Dog because unlike other games I work on, the Uncharted games require months of work with rehearsal and mo-capping and all the other elements. I regularly spend time at their offices talking about the story. I helped cast the project. It's very close to me. And this book gives people an inside look at what goes on during that process.
What's something interesting you learned while working on this project?
One of the things that got me hooked was when I was investigating Uncharted 2 and the stuff that went on with that, I learned about one guy who worked so hard, that at one point he stood up, passed out, hit his head on the desk, and knocked himself out. He woke up with the co-president looking over him saying, "Are you okay? Should we call a doctor?" He said, "No, I'll be all right." He went and got a cup of coffee and went back to work, because he had to get this level done. It was his baby. They treat each of their tasks like that's their responsibility, and that's their thing. He went and knocked himself out. These guys work so hard. I have so much respect for these guys, because they really bust their asses.
What are the challenges with each new game when it comes to evolving the character of Nathan Drake?
I'd love to give you all kinds of actor's speak, but Nathan Drake is as close to who I am as anything I've ever played. When this whole role first came about and I was cast, Amy Hennig [creative director for Naughty Dog, and head writer of the Uncharted series] and I sat down and she said, "He's you. Just make him you, except he gets into these situations." That's where I'm allowed to infuse my personality, sense of humor, and what have you. Nathan evolves as Nolan evolves. I just take the story, and the pieces of the story like now he's with Elana, and we go from there. I have to respect that if we go in for a fourth game.
You've got three hit games now. Where would you like to see Nathan go next?
We actually just talked about this the other day. I was talking with Emily Rose, who plays Elena. We did a lot of press for Uncharted 3. One of the big things took us to Jordan. I got to ride horses and see the city of Petra on horseback and it was amazing, but it was out in the middle of the desert. We did a few days out there on this press junket for photo ops riding camels, even though there's no camel in that territory. I guess somebody thought it was a good idea.
Sony also had camels to promote Uncharted 3 at Gamescom in Germany.
And they're not even in the game. But we were laughing about the trip and said, "We've got to think about where we go next time." I said, "I don't know. Maybe skiing in the Swiss Alps? That would be nice. I could do a press junket." Now we're getting a little selfish with where would we like to go in Uncharted 4? How about Drake's adventure on Lake Como in Italy? That would be pretty. Just because it's like, "Where would I like to go visit?"
What are your thoughts about Uncharted going to the big screen with Hollywood?
I have mixed feelings on that. As this has progressed and things have gone on, I have a lot of people asking me, "Who do you want to play you?" It's like, "Please, don't ask me that." I want me to play me. Nathan Drake is near and dear to my heart. They used to say it was an overseas issue for hiring bigger name actors, but I've gotten so much exposure overseas. So many gamers know who I am now in Europe, New Zealand, and Australia, that they're like, "Let's put the gaming guy in." I do on-camera; I've done it for years. It's the same thing. That being said, it's not all about me. If they make a film, I hope they just stay true to who the characters are, and I hope they make it their own. I actually had one person say, "Why are they doing a movie? It's already a movie." It really opened my eyes, and I went, "Wow, I hadn't thought of that."
What are your thoughts on Naughty Dog's new game, The Last of Us?
I think it looks amazing. It's so cool that Naughty Dog has this fun, pulp-action adventure with Uncharted. And now they're going to put their take on something that's a little darker. One thing I thought that was really cool about it was the fact that here's something that's the end of humanity, possibly. The people are fighting for survival, clearly, and they run outside and it's beautiful. If you look at the artwork, it's beautiful. The green and the nature are taking back the city clearly, if you watch that trailer. I thought that was a brilliant move. The fact that in the face of all this horror, nature's going to reclaim what it owns.
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15 Top Attractions in Cincinnati
High points for the bluff city
Cincinnati sits in a curve of the Ohio River, the metro area spilling south into Kentucky. Though paddleboats and barges are no longer the city's lifeline, the river remains a focal point. Downtown, you'll find the Bengals' and Reds' new stadiums, as well as the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, a powerful reminder that for escaping slaves, the river marked the entry to freedom.But many of Cincinnati's other big attractions, such as the art museum, zoo and Union Terminal, are scattered around the city (population: 333,350). That means you'll spend some time in your car, but don't worry. Cincinnati offers pretty urban neighborhoods. Once you've oriented yourself, put away the map and wander a bit.Cincinnati USA Regional Tourism Network
The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
One of the country's prettiest zoos boasts 85 acres of flower-fringed exhibits. More than 500 animals live here, but it's the gorgeous landscaping -- especially during spring tulip season -- that makes the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden a pleasure for adults as well as children. (800) 944-4776; cincinnatizoo.org
Cincinnati Art Museum
The Cincinnati Art Museum has a wing dedicated to the Queen City's rich artistic heritage, with more than 400 works including furniture, painting, sculpture, ceramics and pottery, most by artists born or trained in Cincinnati. Free. (877) 472-4226; cincinnatiartmuseum.org
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Even from the outside, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is stirring. Its wavy architecture mirrors the Ohio River, which slaves crossed to enter the North. One of the most powerful of the center's state-of-the-art exhibits is a slave pen moved here from a Kentucky farm. (877) 648-4838; freedomcenter.org
Sports stadiums
The Great American Ball Park (left) is home of the Cincinnati Reds, baseball's first professional franchise. The riverfront stadium pays homage to old-time baseball shrines with the Reds Hall of Fame Museum that features player appearances and interactive exhibits. (513) 765-7000; cincinnati.reds.mlb.comThe NFL Bengals, meanwhile, play at the sleek Paul Brown Stadium; tours are available April through July. (513) 455-4800; bengals.com
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Sports fans, history buffs, garden-lovers and foodies all flock to the Queen City to explore destinations such as the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Union Terminal, the Freedom Center, Eden Park, and the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum.
Cincinnati Observatory
Peer through telescopes and take a historical tour of the Cincinnati Observatory on the hills of Mount Lookout. Check the calendar for special events throughout the year; stargaze on most Thursdays and Fridays. (513) 321-5186; cincinnatiobservatory.org
Cincinnati Museum Center
The striking 1933 Union Terminal houses history, science and children's museums. Costumed interpreters help visitors make a connection with the past at the Cincinnati History Museum; kids can explore areas such as the Energy Zone, Little Sprouts Farm and Kid's Town at Duke Energy Children's Museum; and you can step back 19,000 years into the Ice Age of the Ohio Valley at the Museum of Natural History and Science. (513) 287-7000; cincymuseum.org
Contemporary Arts Center
This acclaimed Contemporary Arts Center downtown explores the art world's leading edge with temporary exhibits and an interactive UnMuseum for kids, which introduces the young audience to contemporary art. (513) 345-8400; contemporaryartscenter.org
Kings Island
Just north of Cincinnati on Interstate-71, this gigantic amusement park claims a landmark Eiffel Tower replica. Fun recent additions to Kings Island include Diamondback, a 230-foot-tall, 80-mph coaster with 10 vertical drops; and Planet Snoopy, with Peanuts-theme rides. (513) 754-5700; visitkingsisland.com
Purple People Bridge
Walk across this pedestrian bridge to Newport, Kentucky, where a splashy indoor-outdoor entertainment complex called Newport on the Levee includes the top-notch Newport Aquarium. (866) 538-3359; purplepeoplebridge.com
Taft Museum of Art
A renovated 1820s mansion holds some 700 works from a once-private collection. The Taft Museum of Art's home is a National Historic Landmark. Take one of several self-guided family tours, pick up an audio guide, or join a docent-led group tour. (513) 241-0343; taftmuseum.orgTaft Museum of Art
Findlay Market
In this bustling public market built in the mid-19th century, browsers find crafts and fresh produce from April to November. About two dozen indoor merchants sell year-round. Findlay Market is in Over-the-Rhine, a historic downtown neighborhood. (513) 665-4839; findlaymarket.org
Hyde Park Square
The upscale shopping and dining center on the 1896 Hyde Park Square (7 miles northeast of downtown) includes large homes, unique shops and creative restaurants offering French pastries, crab cakes and create-your-own pizzas. hydeparksquare.org
Entertrainment Junction
Trainiacs will flip for the 25,000 square feet of indoor, highly detailed model train displays at Entertrainment Junction. Kids can head for an interactive children's area to climb play structures, run trains or ride a miniature train. In West Chester, about 30 minutes north of downtown Cincinnati. (877) 898-4656; entertrainmentjunction.com
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Supreme Court cases put spotlight on gay parenting
NEW YORK (AP) -- The White House told the Supreme Court it favored same-sex marriage. So did dozens of big corporations, a host of political and legal heavyweights -- and 9-year-old Austin Covey.
NEW YORK (AP) - The White House told the Supreme Court it favored same-sex marriage. So did dozens of big corporations, a host of political and legal heavyweights - and 9-year-old Austin Covey.
"My dads take the best care of me and my brother," Austin said in one of the many legal briefs submitted to court. "My family is no different than any other family."
In fact, his California family is different from most. Austin's fathers, Joseph and Kevin Covey, are legally married. Yet because it's a same-sex union, the federal government doesn't recognize it under provisions of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, now under review by the Supreme Court.
But is such a marriage also different in ways that disadvantage children?
Justice Antonin Scalia suggested as much in oral arguments last month, when the Supreme Court considered DOMA and California's same-sex marriage statute.
"If you redefine marriage to include same-sex couples," Scalia said, "you must permit adoption by same-sex couples. There's considerable disagreement among sociologists as to what the consequences of raising a child in a single-sex family, whether that is harmful to the child or not."
Actually, though there are some dissenters who say that research is not definitive - and some states block gay couples form jointly adopting children - there's a broad consensus among major medical, psychological and child-welfare organizations that children raised by gay and lesbian parents fare just as well as those raised by straight parents.
Scalia's comments angered many gay-rights activists, including attorney Camilla Taylor of Lambda Legal, who called them "dishonest and disingenuous" for disregarding the consensus among child-welfare professionals.
Among the groups supporting same-sex marriage are the American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, the American College of Nursing, the Child Welfare League of America and the National Association of Social Workers.
Just a few days before the oral arguments, the American Academy of Pediatrics endorsed that stance, asserting in a report that a stable relationship between parents - regardless of sexual orientation - contributes to a child's health and well-being.
"There should be equal opportunity for every couple to access the economic stability and federal supports provided to married couples to raise children," said Dr. Benjamin Siegel, co-author of the report.
A much smaller breakaway group, the American College of Pediatricians, has issued several recent statements opposing the legalization of same-sex marriage and insisting that unanswered questions remain as to how children raised by gay parents will fare over time.
"We're saying, 'Move with caution,'" said Dr. Den Trumbull of Montgomery, Ala., the president of the college. "When it comes to adoption, married heterosexual couples should be first in line."
The American Academy of Pediatrics, the nation's most influential pediatrician's group, claims 60,000 members. Trumbull said his group's membership is in the hundreds.
Some opponents of same-sex marriage welcomed a study published last year in an academic journal, Social Science Research, by Mark Regnerus, a sociology professor at the University of Texas. Citing data gathered from more than 15,000 Americans aged 18-39, Regnerus concluded that young adults with a parent who had a same-sex relationship at some point were more likely than those raised by stable heterosexual couples to experience various problems, including unemployment, ill health, and illegal drug use.
The study, funded by conservative groups opposed to gay marriage, was widely criticized as a misleading "apples to oranges" comparison which didn't examine how children fared who had been raised by stable same-sex couples.
Regnerus has acknowledged this shortcoming, saying his survey pool contained very few such couples. In an article for Slate magazine, Regnerus wrote that he has no expertise about children currently being raised by gay parents, but he stood by his contention that a household with a married mom and dad is "the safest place for a kid."
Such assertions exasperate many gay parents, including William Sherr and Estevan Garcia of New York City. They have provided foster care for dozens of children over a dozen years, and are now raising three adopted children ages 12, 10 and 6.
"I look at my kids and how they're doing in their lives, and where they would be if we weren't their parents," Sherr said. "It really upsets me when I look at all the kids in foster care and how much better off they'd be if they were in loving, lifelong homes."
Sherr, who's now a stay-at-home dad, and Garcia, a pediatrician, met 13 years ago in Texas. They moved to Seattle so they could jointly adopt their youngest son, got married in Canada in 2002, then moved to New York in 2004.
New York is one of nine states, along with the District of Columbia, where same-sex marriage is legal.
Without federal recognition of such marriages, gay couples in other states face a legal patchwork when it comes to adoption. Some states make it easy for such couples to adopt jointly, while others - including Utah, Mississippi and Louisiana - prohibit it even though single gays are allowed to adopt.
Edith Morris, a family-law attorney in New Orleans, said Louisiana allows adoptions only by single adults and married couples - which excludes gay couples since the state bars them from marrying.
"If they want to adopt as a couple, they have to move somewhere else, and that can involve a lot of hardship since some states have residency requirements for adoption," Morris said.
In many states, there's no statewide legal precedent for adoption by gay couples, and the situation may vary from county to county.
Nonetheless, adoption by gays is surging. According to the UCLA School of Law's Williams Institute, there were nearly 30,000 adopted children being raised by same-sex couples in 2009, a threefold increase from the start of the decade.
In Brea, Calif., 9-year-old twins Austin and Dakota Covey have been living with their fathers since they were 4, although the adoptions weren't finalized until 2011. The dads were able to marry in 2008 during a 142-day window when gay marriage was legal in California before voters banned it with the ballot measure known as Proposition 8.
"From my kids' perspective, they really keep it simple," said Joseph Covey. "Love is love."
The Supreme Court, in addition to considering the Defense of Marriage Act, will be ruling in a separate case on whether Prop 8 should be struck down - a step that would likely allow gay marriage in California to resume. Justice Anthony Kennedy, in discussing the California case, suggested that the welfare of children will weigh heavily in his deliberations.
Children in these families "want their parents to have full recognition and full status," he said. "The voice of those children is important in this case, don't you think?"
Camilla Taylor of Lambda Legal said children, as well as gay and lesbian adults, are the victims of laws such as Prop 8.
"Marriage bans send a message not only to parents but also to their children that they should be ashamed of who their families are," Taylor said. "We're not talking about abstractions and theories. We're talking about real human beings, who shouldn't be told there's something wrong with their family."
Opponents of gay marriage also evoke the welfare of children: "If marriage is redefined by the Court, it will mean that mothers don't really matter to children, and neither do fathers," said Cathy Ruse, a legal policy specialist with the conservative Family Research Council, at a recent political event in Washington.
"All people are capable of loving children, but all the love in the world can't turn a mother into a father or a father into a mother," she said.
Sarah Gogin disagrees.
Roughly 18,000 gay California couples did marry in 2008. Among them were Kevin Gogin and Dan McPherson, two Catholics from San Francisco who'd already been partners for 25 years.
Attending their wedding was Sarah; they had adopted her as an infant. She joined Austin Covey and other children of gay parents in providing input to the Supreme Court last month in a brief prepared by the Family Equality Council and allied groups which advocate for gay families.
Gogin, who's now 24 and on the administrative staff at a hospital, noted in the friend-of-the-court brief that she had attended Catholic schools from kindergarten through graduate school at the University of San Francisco. She provided a colorful account of her years at St. Ignatius College Preparatory.
"My high school experience was like many other hormonal teen girls' high school experiences," Gogin wrote. "It sucked. Acne, hormones, boys, college, SATs, musicals, proms, sporting tournaments. You name it; I went through it - with my dads' support every step of the way."
In an interview, Gogin summarized the gist of her message to the Supreme Court.
"We do have our ups and downs - we're not a perfect family," she said. "What I want them to know is that I did all the same things any other child has done. I've been able to grow up to become a successful, independent individual, and isn't that what we all want our children to be?"
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The title Mountains Beyond Mountains comes from a Haitian proverb and is a metaphor for life's challenges. Once you have scaled one mountain, you reach a place where you can see that there are always more mountains farther away: you will never stop climbing, never be finished. In the case of Paul Farmer, whose visionary spirit is the subject of this book, his mountain is the struggle to provide medical help to all desperately poor people. In fact, the man Tracy Kidder writes about in this nonfiction account is something of a secular saint, for Paul Farmer really only comes alive when he is tending to the illnesses of people the rest of the world has forgotten.
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During the years chronicled in the book, Farmer crosses the globe many times, from his origins in the American South to his medical training at Harvard University, but he focuses his attention on some of the world's most struggling people: the prison population in Russia, the slum dwellers of Lima, Peru, and, most especially, the rural poor of Haiti, who have a particularly intense grasp on his heart.
Mountains Beyond Mountains tells Farmer's story but less for its own sake than as a way to understand what led this man to dedicate his entire life to solving health crises that everyone else seems willing to let stand. The book is informative, but Kidder also writes it as a kind of challenge, a challenge that can be summed up in three lines: Helping the suffering poor is possible. Paul Farmer is doing it. Why aren't you?
As readers follow Farmer's treatment of developing ideas and practices of public health, his gentle interactions with rural Haitians, his development of a private charity, and his attempts to change international medical policies, that challenge will always be echoing through their minds.


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Bryant's late FG lifts Falcons over Seattle
ATLANTA - Matt Bryant kicked a 49-yard field goal with 8 seconds left and the Atlanta Falcons bounced back after blowing a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter, defeating Russell Wilson and the gutty Seattle Seahawks 30-28 in an NFC divisional playoff game Sunday.
The Falcons (14-3) appeared ready to allow the biggest fourth-quarter comeback in NFL playoff history when Marshawn Lynch scored on a 2-yard run with 31 seconds left.
But Matt Ryan completed two long passes after the kickoff, setting up Bryant's winning kick and sending the Falcons to the NFC championship game for only the third time in franchise history. They will host the San Francisco 49ers next Sunday.
Wilson passed for two touchdowns and ran for another, but it wasn't enough for the Seahawks (12-6).
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Eagles get their man, hire Oregon's Chip Kelly
PHILADELPHIA (AP) ? The Philadelphia Eagles have hired Chip Kelly after he originally chose to stay at Oregon.
The 49-year-old Kelly becomes the 21st coach in team history and replaces Andy Reid, who was fired on Dec. 31 after a 4-12 season.
Kelly, who was 46-7 in four years at Oregon, interviewed with the Eagles, Cleveland Browns and Buffalo Bills after leading the fast-flying Ducks to a victory over Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl. But he opted to remain at Oregon before changing his mind.
The Eagles are known to have interviewed 11 candidates, including two meetings with Seahawks defensive coordinator Gus Bradley. Philadelphia has won just 12 games the two seasons, after winning the NFC East in 2010.
"Chip Kelly will be an outstanding head coach for the Eagles," owner Jeffrey Lurie said in a statement. "He has a brilliant football mind. He motivates his team with his actions as well as his words. He will be a great leader for us and will bring a fresh energetic approach to our team."
Kelly was thought to be Philadelphia's first choice in a long, exhaustive process that took many twists. The enigmatic Kelly reportedly was close to signing with the Browns after a long interview on Jan. 4. He met with the Eagles for nine hours the next day and the roller coaster ended when he decided to remain at Eugene, Ore.
At the time, it was the second straight year Kelly had entertained overtures from NFL teams only to reject them. He turned down Tampa Bay's job deep into negotiations last season.
The Eagles interviewed two other high-profile college coaches ? Penn State's Bill O'Brien and Notre Dame's Brian Kelly. Both of them elected to stay with their schools and Philadelphia issued a statement saying it would continue its search as planned.
"There is no question we spent a considerable amount of time and effort looking at who we thought were the best collegiate candidates for our head coaching job. We did so knowing that there was a remote chance that these coaches would leave their current posts," the team stated on Saturday. "We understood that going into the process, but we wanted to leave no stone unturned while trying to find the best coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. We have no regrets about the effort we made in that direction and we will continue to proceed as planned in our search."
Bradley was thought to be the leading contender, though former Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt and former Ravens coach Brian Billick were in the mix.
That all changed when Kelly had a change of heart.
Known as an offensive innovator, the visor-wearing Kelly built Oregon into a national powerhouse. The Ducks went to four straight BCS bowl games ? including a bid for the national championship against Auburn two seasons ago ? and have won three Pac-12 championships.
Kelly originally went to Oregon in 2007 as offensive coordinator under Mike Bellotti. Before that, he was offensive coordinator at New Hampshire, where he started devising the innovative hurry-up offense the Ducks are known for now.
Oregon finished last season 12-1. The team was ranked No. 1 and appeared headed for another shot at the national championship until a 17-14 overtime loss to Stanford on Nov. 17.
It's unknown whether the possibility of NCAA sanctions based on Oregon's use of recruiting services factored into Kelly's reversal. Kelly indicated in Arizona that he isn't running from anything.
"We've cooperated fully with them," he said. "If they want to talk to us again, we'll continue to cooperate fully. I feel confident in the situation."
Following the bowl, Kelly said he wanted to get the interview process over "quickly." Turns out, it was anything but.
"It's more a fact-finding mission, finding out if it fits or doesn't fit," Kelly said after the Ducks defeated the Wildcats, 35-17. "I've been in one interview in my life for the National Football League, and that was a year ago. I don't really have any preconceived notions about it. I think that's what this deal is all about for me. It's not going to affect us in terms of we're not on the road (recruiting). I'll get an opportunity if people do call, see where they are.
"I want to get it wrapped up quickly and figure out where I'm going to be."
Kelly, who never said if he was leaning one way or another following the bowl, doesn't have any pro coaching experience, but aspects of his up-tempo offense are already being used by some NFL teams, including New England and Washington.
"I said I'll always listen, and that's what I'll do," he said at the time. "I know that people want to talk to me because of our players. The success of our football program has always been about our guys. It's an honor for someone to say they'd want to talk to me about maybe moving on to go coach in the National Football League. But it's because of what those guys do. I'll listen, and we'll see."
Oregon's players gave Kelly a Gatorade bath as the final seconds ticked off the clock vs. Kansas State, and afterward a few of the Ducks seemed resigned to their coach moving on.
"We'll have to see," quarterback Marcus Mariota said. "Whatever he decides to do, we're all behind him. He's an unbelievable coach. He's not only a football coach, but he's someone that you can look to and learn a lot of life lessons from. Whatever happens, happens. But we're all behind him.
"We'll see where it takes us."


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A-Rod denies PED use report; MLB investigates
Alex Rodriguez denied a newspaper report that accused him of buying human growth hormone and other performance-enhancing substances from a Miami-area clinic.
The Miami New Times, an alternative weekly, reported Tuesday that it obtained records detailing purchases by Rodriguez, Melky Cabrera, Gio Gonzalez, Bartolo Colon, Nelson Cruz and Yasmani Grandal from a clinic called Biogenesis, run by Anthony Bosch. The paper also posted copies of what it said were Bosch's handwritten records, obtained through a former Biogenesis employee.
Rodriguez admitted four years ago that he used PEDs from 2001-03. Cabrera, Colon and Grandal were suspended for 50 games each last year by MLB following tests for elevated testosterone.
"We are always extremely disappointed to learn of potential links between players and the use of performance-enhancing substances," MLB said in a statement. "Only law enforcement officials have the capacity to reach those outside the game who are involved in the distribution of illegal performance-enhancing drugs. ... We are in the midst of an active investigation and are gathering and reviewing information."
A baseball official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to make public statements, said Monday that MLB did not have any documentation regarding the allegations. If MLB does obtain evidence, the players could be subject to discipline. First offenses result in a 50-game suspension and second infractions in 100-game penalties. A third violation results in a lifetime ban.
Rodriguez is sidelined for at least the first half of the season after hip surgery Jan. 16. A 50-game suspension would cost him $7.65 million of his $28 million salary.
"The news report about a purported relationship between Alex Rodriguez and Anthony Bosch are not true," Rodriguez said in a statement issued by a publicist. "He was not Mr. Bosch's patient, he was never treated by him and he was never advised by him. The purported documents referenced in the story — at least as they relate to Alex Rodriguez — are not legitimate."
Jay Reisinger, a lawyer who has presented Rodriguez in recent years, said the three-time AL MVP had retained Roy Black, an attorney from Rodriguez's hometown of Miami. Black's clients have included Rush Limbaugh and William Kennedy Smith.
Rodriguez spent years denying he used PEDs before Sports Illustrated reported in February 2009 that he tested positive for two steroids in MLB's anonymous survey while with the Texas Rangers in 2003. Two days later, he admitted in an ESPN interview that he used PEDs over a three-year period. He has denied using PEDs after 2003.
If the new allegations were true, the Yankees would face high hurdles to get out of the final five years of Rodriguez's contract, which call for him to receive $114 million. Because management and the players' union have a joint drug agreement, an arbitrator could determine that any action taken by the team amounted to multiple punishments for the same offense.
The Yankees said "this matter is now in the hands of the commissioner's office" and said they will not comment further until MLB's investigation ends.
Gonzalez posted on his Twitter feed: "I've never used performance enhancing drugs of any kind and I never will, I've never met or spoken with tony Bosch or used any substance provided by him. anything said to the contrary is a lie."
Colon was not issuing a statement, agent Adam Katz said through spokeswoman Lisa Cohen. Sam and Seth Levinson, the agents for Cabrera and Cruz, did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment.
Cruz and Gonzalez had not previously been linked to performance-enhancing drugs. Cruz's team, the Texas Rangers, said it notified MLB last week after being contacted by the New Times.
The New Times report said it obtained notes by Bosch listing the players' names and the substances they received. Several unidentified employees and clients confirmed to the publication that the clinic distributed the substances, the paper said. The employees said that Bosch bragged of supplying drugs to professional athletes but they never saw the sports stars in the office.
Rodriguez appears 16 times in the documents it received, the paper said, either as "Alex Rodriguez," "Alex Rod" or the nickname "Cacique," a pre-Columbian Caribbean chief. The paper said the records list that Rodriguez paid for HGH; testosterone cream; IGF-1, a substance banned by baseball that stimulates insulin production; and GHRP, which releases growth hormones.
Rodriguez's cousin, Yuri Sucart, also is listed as having purchased HGH. Sucart was banned from the Yankees clubhouse, charter flights, bus and other team-related activities by MLB in 2009 after Rodriguez said Sucart obtained and injected PEDs for him.
Also listed among the records, according to the New Times, are tennis player Wayne Odesnik, Cuban boxer Yuriorkis Gamboa and Jimmy Goins, the strength and conditioning coach of the University of Miami baseball team.
Mia Ro, a spokeswoman for the federal Drug Enforcement Administration in Miami, said she could not confirm or deny the existence of an investigation in Bosch or the clinic.


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Calling for Submissions for the January 2014 Carnival of Natural Parenting: The More Things Stay the Same
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Theme: The More Things Stay the Same: Life changes, it's true; but it often continues on a steady path. This month, write about continuity. What does it mean to you: stability? Monotony? Is it a broken resolution, or a conscious effort? Whether it is something in the past or a goal for 2014, share what "staying the same" means to you and your family.
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I wanna write something here. I really do. I have a real craving to sit down and blog. But nothing is coming to me. Nothing. I'm also having trouble reading, focusing on words and keeping them in memory long enough to properly process what I've read. And that's upsetting, because I deeply value what I've found here: the solace and camaraderie of this community are pretty fucking epic. I can only hope that this shithouse feeling will pass.
In the meantime, I'm gonna update you on mental health mumbo jumbo. (Dudes, I'm totally gonna belittle it and use words like "crazy." Trust me when I say I know how deeply important it is to monitor and treat mental health issues. But I tend toward self-deprecation. Hell everything-deprecation. So yeah.) (I'm also in a kind of grrrr mood. Should I have led with that? I should have led with that.) (Wait, I kinda did with the title, huh?) (I mean, that whole "sad-sack" thing was kind of a dead giveaway.) (Please disregard these parentheticals.) (Someone come here and make me stop it.)
I grow weary of talking about depressing shit (I mean, depression is pretty fucking depressing, don't ya think?) (And who wants to talk about that shit all the time? I sure as fuck don't.). But right now, it's what I've got: a big fat steaming pile of depressing shit. So I'm gonna update you and maybe (hopefully) get some of this worked outta my system. Where to begin, though? I guess there's only one place to begin.
She's the One They Call Dr. Feelgood
I followed through on the psychiatry appointment on December 21. And then she made me see her again on December 28. And now I have to see her again this Saturday, January 9.
The first appointment went a little something like this:
I show up fifteen minutes early, because that's how I do.
Dr. Feelgood shows up forty-five minutes later (a half hour late to her own fucking practice hours).
Meanwhile, I suffer and ponder murder and pyromania, my rage significantly exacerbated by the concert-volume country music pumping through the speakers. "It has to be that loud sugar. How else's people gon' not hear each other's sessions? This here's a small office," explained Rodeo Rhonda, chain-smoking, Wrangler-clad secretary extraordinaire. (It was clear whose turn it was to select the radio station that afternoon.)
I shared the waiting room with a fellow crazy person, who made me wonder what the fuck I was doing there. That crazy motherfucker changed seats at least once every five minutes, all the while yammering on ninety to nothin' about how this bitch better not dare take him off his drugs. "I will turn that bitch's desk over! I will throw a fit until she agrees that I know more about panic disorder than she does! She won't take away my disability!" (This was his first session (with Dr. Feelgood), too, by the way. I don't know much about panic disorder, but I'm pretty sure the dude was at least verging on panic – except he was super smiley and laughy. He was also pretty fucking nosy – he kept sticking his head to the wall and shushing me while he eavesdropped on Rodeo Rhonda and her conversations with the other patients trickling in. Also. He diagnosed me as Bipolar 1, since I was nervous and couldn't stop bouncing my leg and fidgeting. He declared me manic and told me what drugs to ask for. (Don't worry. I didn't lend that any credence.))
After two other patients had been called into see Dr. Feelgood before either of us, Panicky Pete had a moment of clarity. "Hey! What time was your appointment for?!" "Mine was supposed to be 4:00," I returned. He started laughing and (literally) smacked himself in the forehead. "Lemme guess, yours was for 4:00 as well?" Yep. Turns out, not only were both of us scheduled for 4:00, but so were the two people who ended up being seen ahead of us. They were established patients – and they get seen first, no matter who shows up first or what your appointment time was. Nice, right?
She was pretty quick with them, and then spent a good half hour with a drug rep. I was pretty fucking wound up by this point. And none too keen on the woman in whose hands I was about to place my mental health. (I will add here, about Panicky Pete, that I'm thankful for him. I would not have waited an hour and a half had he not kept me occupied and chatted-up. My anxiety was fierce enough to propel me right out the front door, that is until he started talking to me.)
After a solid hour and a half wait, it was my turn.
I didn't get to say a lot – well, that's not exactly true. Uhm. I didn't get to do much free-talking. She had her forms and checklists, and she asked lots of questions. In my replies to her, I was essentially able to share everything I'd hoped to be able to share with a counselor (except the self-harm – I just reread that post, and that's the one thing I see that didn't get mention).
I had to fight her a lot harder than the counselor, to keep from being hospitalized. But I prevailed. And she finished a forty-five minute session with diagnoses. And drugs. I'm not sure how I feel about any of it.
The Diagnoses: Bipolar II, Major Depressive Disorder, Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
The Drugs: Lamictal, Lexapro, Lithium, Vistaril and Clonidine. Oh and over-the-counter Vitamin D3 5000 IU.
Yeah. That's a fuckton of drugs, yo. A fuckton. And, as I said, I'm not sure how I feel about any of it. But to keep my ass from being admitted to a psych ward, I had to agree to take the drugs.
I took the drugs.
The second appointment went a little something like this:
Dr. Feelgood asked whether I was feeling better. I informed her that I was not. And that I was actually even more tired than before, and still depressed and crying and magnetized to my bed.
Dr. Feelgood says, "hmmmm."
I informed her as well that I was having major sleep disturbances, same as I had when I was on Cymbalta. I wake up all throughout the night, sometimes hourly, sometimes with difficulty falling back asleep.
Dr. Feelgood says, "hmmmm" and ups the Clonidine and writes new prescriptions for two more weeks of the drugs.
No mentions are made of hospitalization this time, and she says she can wait two weeks to see me this time, instead of one. But y'all, I can't fucking afford to keep this up. Not only the cost of Dr. Feelgood's appointments, but also the fucking lab work that she says I'll have to regularly submit to for monitoring Lithium levels.
The third appointment is this Saturday. In the meantime, I still feel like shit. In some ways, I feel a lot fucking worse.
Drugged-Up Stephanie Feels Drugged-Up (Surprise Surfuckingprise.)
Bitchplaint #1 (I couldn't decide between bitching and complaining. Hence bitchplaint.) Anyway, Bitchplaint #1: Lithium. I didn't wanna take Lithium. I still don't wanna take Lithium. I don't think I need Lithium. I've never. EVER. Had full-blown mania. Seriously. NEVER. And I told her that. Now I realize that Lithium can be used to treat more than Bipolar I, but I still don't think I need it.
Bitchplaint #2: My hand is shaking. A lot. Like, I dropped a glass of water in the kitchenette at work yesterday, because my hand jerked.
Bitchplaint #3: I haven't had a full night of sleep since December 21. And I'm sick to death of waking up multiple times a night.
Bitchplaint #4: I'm fucking tired. And not just tired from lack of sleep, but lethargic. I could pass out at my desk. Right. Now. And in the rare moments when I feel well-rested (snort…that's funny), I just feel this general lethargy and malaise. Kinda goes hand in hand with giving even less of a fuck about anything now than before I was drugged.
Bitchplaint #5: I'm dazed and confused (sing it!), and sometimes dizzy. Y'all would not believe how long this is taking me to write.
Bitchplaint #6: I finafuckingly got the edema from arthritis under control. And guess the fuck what – I'm swelling like a motherfucker from something I'm taking. And who knows what, since she threw five drugs at me at once!
Bitchplaint #7: I know you're supposed to give these things time. But fucking fuck fuck! It's been like three weeks now. And I still feel like hot buttered shit. Worse, in a lot of ways. When do I get to start feeling better? Or, hell, at least back where I was!
Bitchplaint #8: This probably goes back in with #4. But fuck it, we're here now. I'm committed to #8. Hi #8. This one is that I've cracked maybe half a dozen real smiles or laughter since December 21. Some things have amused me, intellectually. Like, "Hey, this is hilarious. I love this kinda shit." "P.S. Why the fuck aren't you laughing? Laugh! LAUGH!" Nope. Not happening. And that is perhaps the most unbearable one of all.
Between now and Saturday morning, I'll come up with some eloquent way of expressing my concerns to Dr. Feelgood. Crossing my fingers she listens.
To top it all off, last Thursday (as in: seven days ago, AKA NYE) I was hit with one of the more severe migraines I've had in a while. I've had daily (not kidding) headaches since I was little. Sometimes they turn into migraines. My father said, "a head like that's supposed to hurt." My mother filled me with Tylenol and, when that stopped working, Excedrin Extra-Strength. Daily. Multiple times a day. Fast-forward to now, and I still live like that. Managing headaches. Trying my best not to take BC powders (which I graduated to a few years ago), because I know they're bad for me. Then ending up in tears at work, so I buckle and take one.
Well, last Thursday I was waylaid with the migraine from hell. And I spent the next four days in bed. The rest of Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday. I took nothing for my head in all that time. I just lay in the dark, crying and thinking decapitation would be an improvement. I had to call in to work on Monday, which I simply do not do. Since it hadn't abated at all, I went to my doctor. He had his nurse administer two shots (one of which nearly made me faint, for realsies), then prescribed some pills. I don't even really know what they are, just that they don't work. Which, I suppose, is all that matters.
So, here I am seven days later, with a headache from hell. It still hasn't gone away, though it has (somewhat) lessened in severity.
This shit is not improving my mood.
So Dr. Feelgood better not give me any lip on Saturday! Because I'll! I'll! Crumble.
Maybe tomorrow I'll tell y'all about the MRI. But only if you behave. Which remains to be seen.
This post brought to you by:
Lithium. Say it with me, boys and girls. Lithium! Hooray!
And thecheekyhousewife, who prompted me to dig into my draft and get this bitch done. Because it's been like a week since I posted! Y'all go check her out. Anyone with a tagline that reads, "Bend Over And Grab Your Ankles, 2016. You're About To Get Spanked." is a worthy read indeed!


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Over the past quarter century, the field of genealogy has developed its own vocabulary to describe the evolving standards. Unfortunately, some of these terms are used in other fields with slightly different meanings. Here, in no particular order, are the top five most misused words and phrases in modern genealogy.
1. "Research":
Especially to beginning genealogists, the term "research" is equivalent to "looking for records." The more experience one gains, the more one becomes aware of how little of the research process is actually involved in physically looking for records. Far more research is conducted after a document has been located. Research also includes
- learning more about the record itself–its creation, background, and purpose;
- identifying the information the record holds;
- determining how this information applies to our research problem;
- assessing the reliability of the information;
- correlating the information with that held in other records previously located;
- and deducing what clues in the record point to potential sources for more information.
In all, I would estimate that about 20% of all research is actually conducted in the physical search for records. The remaining 80% involves the forming of conclusions based on the information turned up in that physical search.
2. "Primary" and "Secondary":
You will often hear researchers in other fields refer to primary and secondary documents or records. In genealogy, we differentiate between original records and derivative records. These terms generally correspond with what other fields call primary (original) and secondary (derivative). Since many of us learned these terms in these other fields (or even in genealogy years ago, before the current definitions evolved), it is common to hear genealogists refer to "primary" and "secondary" records.
In current usage, reliable eyewitness testimony is considered primary, while information provided by someone who was not a witness or participant is considered secondary. Experienced genealogists, who always strive to review the original record rather than a derivative source, understand that any single record can contain information of different natures. A death certificate might provide both birth and death information, for example. In most cases, while the information about the death may be primary, the birth information is secondary. This is why we discuss primary and secondary information, as opposed to primary and secondary documents.
3. "Evidence":
The term "evidence" refers to how we apply information to our research problem. There are two kinds of evidence, as defined in modern genealogy: direct and indirect.
Direct evidence refers to information that directly answers our research question. For example, if our research question asks, "when was John born?," then a record containing the information, explicitly stated, that John was born on 4 July 1826, would be considered as containing direct evidence.
Indirect evidence refers to information that is relevant to our question but does not directly answer it. For example, using the same question about John's birth, we examine a series of annual tax lists. John does not appear on any tax list until 1847. We then review the tax laws of that time period, and discover that men were required to pay taxes beginning at the age of 21. The tax records do not explicitly state John's date of birth, but we can infer that he was at least 21 years of age at this time. This appearance on the tax lists therefore constitutes indirect evidence of his date of birth.
The term "evidence" is not synonymous with either the terms "information" or "proof," but this is how it is most often used by many genealogists. Information is held by records. Evidence is how we apply this information to our research problem. And proof is …
4. "Proof":
We often hear from other genealogists that a certain record proves a certain fact. This is a common misunderstanding of the concept of "proof." No record contains proof. Records contain information.
As genealogists, we identify, evaluate, and correlate the information in these records, through which process we discern each piece of information's individual value as evidence. Eventually, we hope to reach a soundly reasoned conclusion. "Proof" refers to the documented summary of the evidence that leads to our conclusion.
The Genealogical Proof Standard, itself an often-misunderstood concept, is the measure by which we judge our proof arguments. In its most common phrasing, the Standard contains five parts: conduct a reasonably exhaustive (or extensive) search for all relevant records, completely and accurately cite all sources used, correlate and evaluate all evidence, reconcile all contradictory evidence, and form a soundly reasoned, written conclusion. The extent to which each of these parts is demonstrated and documented in the written proof argument helps to determine the probable reliability of the conclusions.
Because it is most often phrased as five "parts," many researchers begin to think of the Genealogical Proof Standard as a five-step process: first we do a search, then cite, then correlate, etc. On the contrary, in the course of our research, these "steps" are rarely completed in order. While searching for relevant records, we must cite and evaluate each individual record as we find it. Certainly, one begins by searching for relevant records and ends with the written conclusion, but the rest of the Standard is an ongoing process. How we define relevant itself evolves with each new record located.
As we begin to form conclusions, we should honestly assess our research against the Genealogical Proof Standard to determine whether or not our conclusion is warranted by our research.
5. "Report":
This is a dangerously misused and misunderstood term for aspiring professional genealogists. Unfortunately, the misunderstanding stems most often from genealogical software programs, which are using the same term in a different context.
When one inputs one's information and conclusions in a genealogy database program, it is common (and recommended) practice to periodically print out this information. In all database software, the output of data into a readable format based on specific parameters is called a report. Genealogy software most often includes the ability to print this data out into a rudimentary compiled genealogy in either NGSQ or Register formats, or compiled pedigree in Sosa-Stradonitz format. These are called, by the database, "reports."
The research report provided by a professional genealogist–and even those reports one writes for one's personal research files–are generally not in the form of a compiled genealogy or pedigree. A compiled genealogy or pedigree may be part of the research report, but not necessarily. In my reports, genealogies or pedigrees are most often used as a system of organization or summary of conclusions rather than the body of the report itself.
A professional research report, in general terms, is a detailed, documented report of the research conducted. This would include discussions of all of the processes described above under "Research," as well as the formation of proof arguments and full conclusions. It also includes all negative searches conducted, that is, those indexes, databases, and record groups searched where no relevant results were located. All of these would be contained in the body of a report.
Professional genealogist's research reports also contain other sections: a reiteration of the stated goals (both long-term and short-term, if applicable), a summary of all information provided or known at the beginning of the research, a brief summary of the conclusions reached within the report usually located before the main body, and suggestions for further research.
In other words, a research report simply does not resemble the reports printed by database software. The two terms are not synonymous at all–and given the very different contexts of their usage, should not be misunderstood to be so.
These are the words and phrases I see and hear misused most often by other genealogists. What are some other terms that are commonly misused?
If you would like to cite this post: Michael Hait, "The 5 Most Misused Words and Phrases in Genealogy," Planting the Seeds: Genealogy as a Profession blog, posted 19 Aug 2011 (https://michaelhait.wordpress.com : accessed [access date]). [Please also feel free to include a hyperlink to the specific article if you are citing this post in an online forum.]


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Type 2 Diabetes
What is type 2 diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disorder resulting from the body's inability to make enough, or to properly use, insulin. It used to be called non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM).
Without adequate production or utilization of insulin, the body cannot move blood sugar into the cells. It is a chronic disease that has no known cure. It is the most common type of diabetes.
What is prediabetes?
Type 2 diabetes is commonly preceded by prediabetes. In prediabetes, blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be defined as diabetes. However, many people with prediabetes develop type 2 diabetes within 10 years, states the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Prediabetes also increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. With modest weight loss and moderate physical activity, people with prediabetes can delay or prevent the progression to type 2 diabetes.
Prediabetes affects 79 million people age 20 or older in the U.S., according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA).
What causes type 2 diabetes?
The exact cause of type 2 diabetes is unknown. However, there does appear to be a genetic factor which causes it to run in families. Although a person can inherit a tendency to develop type 2 diabetes, it usually takes another factor, such as obesity or physical inactivity, to bring on the disease.
Prevention or delay of onset of type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes may be prevented or delayed by following a program to eliminate or reduce risk factors, particularly losing weight and increasing exercise. Information gathered by the Diabetes Prevention Program, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the ADA, continues to study this possibility.
What are the symptoms of type 2 diabetes?
The following are the most common symptoms of type 2 diabetes. However, each individual may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
- Frequent bladder and skin infections that don't heal easily
- High levels of sugar in the blood when tested
- High levels of sugar in the urine when tested
- Unusual thirst
- Frequent urination
- Weight loss despite an increase in appetite
- Blurred vision
- Nausea and vomiting
- Extreme weakness and fatigue
- Irritability and mood changes
- Dry, itchy skin
- Tingling or loss of feeling in the hands or feet
Some people who have type 2 diabetes exhibit no symptoms. Symptoms may be mild and almost unnoticeable, or easy to confuse with signs of aging. Half of all Americans who have diabetes do not know it.
The symptoms of type 2 diabetes may resemble other conditions or medical problems. Always consult your doctor for a diagnosis.
What are the risk factors for type 2 diabetes?
Risk factors for type 2 diabetes include the following:
- Age. People age 45 or older are at higher risk for diabetes.
- Family history of diabetes
- Being overweight
- Not exercising regularly
- Race and ethnicity. Being a member of certain racial and ethnic groups increases the risk for type 2 diabetes. African-Americans, Hispanic Americans, and American Indians are more prone to develop type 2 diabetes than white Americans.
- Pregnancy
- History of gestational diabetes, or giving birth to a baby who weighed more than 9 pounds
- A low level HDL (high-density lipoprotein--the "good cholesterol")
- A high triglyceride level
What is the treatment for type 2 diabetes?
Specific treatment for type 2 diabetes will be determined by your doctor based on:
- Your age, overall health, and medical history
- Extent of the disease
- Your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
- Expectations for the course of the disease
- Your opinion or preference
The goal of treatment is to keep blood sugar levels as close to normal as possible.
Emphasis is on control of blood sugar (glucose) by monitoring the levels, regular physical activity, meal planning, and routine health care. Treatment of diabetes is an ongoing process of management and education that includes not only the person with diabetes, but also health care professionals and family members.
Often, type 2 diabetes can be controlled through losing weight, improved nutrition, and exercise alone. However, in some cases, these measures are not enough and either oral or injected medications and/or insulin must be used. Treatment often includes:
- Proper diet
- Weight control
- An appropriate exercise program
- Regular foot inspections
- Oral medications, other medications, and/or insulin replacement therapy, as directed by your doctor. There are various types of medications that may be used to treat type 2 diabetes when lifestyle changes such as diet, exercise, and weight loss are not enough. Oral medications of several different types are available, with each type working in a different manner to lower blood sugar. One medication may be combined with another one to improve blood sugar control. When oral medications are no longer effective, insulin may be required.
New medications for treating diabetes are in development.
- Regular monitoring of the hemoglobin A1c levels. The hemoglobin A1c test (also called HbA1c test) shows the average amount of sugar in the blood over the last three months. The result will indicate if the blood sugar level is under control. The frequency of HbA1c testing will be determined by your doctor. It is recommended that testing occur at least twice a year if the blood sugar level is in the target range and stable, and more frequently if the blood sugar level is unstable.
Untreated or inappropriately-treated diabetes can cause problems with the kidneys, legs, feet, eyes, heart, nerves, and blood flow, which could lead to kidney failure, gangrene, amputation, blindness, or stroke. For these reasons, it is important to follow a strict treatment plan.
Advances in diabetes research have led to improved methods of managing diabetes and treating its complications. However, scientists continue to explore the causes of diabetes and ways to prevent and treat the disorder. Other methods of administering insulin through inhalers and pills are currently being studied. Scientists are investigating gene involvement in type 1 and type 2 diabetes and some genetic markers for type 1 diabetes have been identified. Pancreas transplants are also being performed.


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In 1821, a Bavarian priest by the name of Sebastian Kneipp did the unthinkable by curing himself of tuberculosis. At that time, no medical interventions could treat the disease, and so those who developed the illness typically died from its ravaging effects on the respiratory system. By using natural remedies, Father Sebastien managed to achieve what no doctor could do, and from that time onward, the priest devoted his life to developing herbal treatments for many conditions. Before his death, Father Sebastien turned his research over to a pharmacist, giving him permission to develop a line of remedies that would bear his name.
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