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She was 20 weeks into her pregnancy when Kristian Wilson heard the words every mother-to-be dreads."The doctor told me, 'I think something is wrong,'" she said. "Those words are scary in general. But they're really scary when they're talking about your baby."Her daughter, Jordyn, was diagnosed with a heart defect in utero — tricuspid atresia. In layman's terms, Jordyn's heart had three chambers instead of four. That appointment with her doctor was more than a year ago. Jordyn spent weeks in a neonatal intensive care unit at Wolfson Children's Hospital in Jacksonville, and she's already had two heart surgeries to reroute the flow of blood to her heart. She has one more to go but suffers no ill effects from her condition.And Wilson, a 2006 UNF alumna who went to school on a Delores Pass Kesler Scholarship, said her daughter has become a huge inspiration to her. She's even considering going for a doctorate at UNF. Considering what Jordyn has been through, a doctoral thesis seems easy by comparison. "She definitely drives me — she's a fighter," Wilson said. "If you look at her, based on the way she acts, you wouldn't think there's anything wrong with her. She's like any normal, healthy baby. But she's been a hospital patient since before she had a name and fighting for her life since she arrived in the world. She's inspiring, and she inspires me to do the best I can in life."Learning begins at UNF
Before Jordyn was born, Wilson was juggling a massive life decision. She was trying to decide what college would be the right fit for her, a first-generation student who grew up on Jacksonville's Northside. She was strongly considering the University of Florida, but then she received a letter from UNF telling her about the Delores Pass Kesler Scholarship. Established by a generous donation from Delores Pass Kesler and Deborah Pass Durham in 1997, the Kesler Scholarship is for incoming freshmen graduating primarily from Raines High School and other regional counties who demonstrate financial need. The gift Wilson received was essentially a full ride, and it rocketed UNF to first place on her list of universities, above UF and other state schools. It was an amazing opportunity, she said, because it allowed her to focus solely on her studies — not on the next tuition bill. The scholarship stipulates that students must live on campus, a fact she was fine with, even if it meant moving from her family home in town. She wanted to receive the full UNF experience — a robust residential and student life within a steadily growing campus community.Multiple studies have shown on-campus living ensures that students forge relationships with a diverse group of peers and build a strong academic foundation for success. It's why the University implemented a campus living and dining requirement for first-time-in-college students this summer. Wilson loved her time on campus, and she said living on campus helped motivate her to do her best on campus."You have friends and other students all around you who are going through the same stuff — tests, studying and the same stress," she said. "It's a good support system, and it made me do better in my classes."Wilson graduated on time with a bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in social welfare. She said her academic experiences at UNF helped guide her life goal — to work in the mental health field. She recently took a state board test and received her license as a mental health counselor. She now works at River Point Behavioral Health in Jacksonville and has dreams of one day opening up her own practice and working exclusively with teenage girls and helping build a group home for foster children.For now, she's taking some time to mull over her next big life decision ¬— when she wants to pursue her doctoral degree.Jordyn also has a life-changing event coming up soon. Her doctors are trying to decide on the best time for her to undergo her third, and final, surgery.Her mother, however, isn't worried."She's just a fighter," Wilson said. "She's the total opposite of what they say about most babies with heart conditions. She's not fussy. She doesn't cry a lot. She's got a mind of her own, and by being her mother, I think she's made me a better person. She's taught me as much as I've taught her."


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Nokia: Nine Upgrades, Price Targets Rise on Leaner Structure Post-MSFT Deal
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Shares of Nokia (NOK) are up $1.13, or 29, at $5.04, after the company this morning saidMicrosoft (MSFT) will purchase Nokia's handset business, the "Devices & Services" business, for $7.2 billion, and license Nokia's intellectual property, and that Nokia CEO Stephen Elop , who took over in 2011, will step down, returning to Microsoft.
The stock is down from the highs of the pre-market session, when it was up some 41%. Microsoft stock is down $2.07, or 6.2%, at $31.33, having deepened its declines as the session has progressed.
(In case you missed it, Reuters's David Gaffenhad an interesting item this afternoon about how heavy options trading on Friday is raising eyebrows about whether some people trading the stock knew what the broader market did not.)
The remaining Nokia will consist of the "NSN" telecom equipment division, a mapping technologies division known as "Here," and a division focusing on development of "advanced technology," including a trove of patents. The company will have $7.8 billion in net cash following the deal.
CNBC's Carl Quintanillo just remarked a short while ago that Nokia stock is having its largest volume day ever, with 371,400 shares or more trading hands today.
There are nine ratings upgrades so far on Nokia, from what I can see, from MKM Partners, Cowen & Co., Northland Securities, R. W. Baird, Deutsche Bank, Oppenheimer & Co., BMO Capital Markets, Credit Suisse, and Bernstein, mostly driven by the the leaner corporate structure resulting from offloading the money-losing phone unit.
R.W. Baird's William Power, raising his rating on the stock to Neutral from Sell, writes that the sale can boost substantially Nokia's profit:
Going forward, infrastructure will effectively be NOK's primary business. Although the company has done a good job of improving infrastructure margins, that industry remains extremely competitive, with Ericsson and Huawei holding meaningful size advantage […] Accretive to EPS. Removing the devices business should be significantly accretive to EPS. NOK noted that its pro forma consolidated 1H'13 operating margin would have been 12.1% vs. a reported 4.2%.
Credit Suisse's Kulbinder Garcha raised his rating on the stock to Neutral from Underperform, and raised his price target on Nokia's ordinary shares to €4.80 from €2.25 to reflect his new sum-of-the-parts analysis:
New company structure to focus on infrastructure, maps and licensing; Nokia has noted that if we were to assume this transaction to have closed, its pro-forma numbers for new entity for 1H13 would have been sales of Eu6.3bn and clean OM of 12.1% (as opposed to Eu11.5bn of sales with 4.2% OM it delivered in 1H13 for the full company); If we were to put NSN on 0.5x EV/sales on our 2013 sales estimate of Eu11.8bn (OM of 9%), we believe NSN could be worth Eu5.9bn or Eu1.60 per share. For HERE, we estimate this to deliver sales of Eu950mn in 2013 with 2% OM; so assuming 0.5x EV/sales, it gives us Eu475mn of valuation for HERE, which implies Eu0.13 per share. Taking into consideration incoming cash from MSFT and outgoing cash to Siemens for NSN, Nokia has noted that it would have ended Q213 with net cash of Eu7.8bn (Eu2.10 per share); As part of the deal, Nokia will grant MSFT a 10-year non-exclusive license to its patents, with an option to extend it to perpetuity. We believe that currently Nokia generates ~Eu500mn of revenues pa from patents. Assuming nearly 100% margin for this, taxing at 26% and putting 10x multiple, we believe Advanced Technologies could be worth Eu3.7bn or Eu1.00 per share, bringing the total SOTP valuation to Eu4.80.
Bernstein Research's Pierre Ferragu raised his rating to Market Perform from Underperform, with a $4.68 price target, up from $1.95 previously. Ferragu writes that he was wrong to assume no one would buy Nokia's handset business, writing "Our Short thesis on Nokia has always been grounded on the assumption that nobody would dare to buy out a business of that size (56,000 employees) and in such a difficult position."
"We recognize today we underestimated this upside risk."
Ferragu thought Microsoft had been getting the best of Nokia without the costs:
Our analysis was that Microsoft had already secured all the support it could hope for from Nokia: The exclusive nature of the partnership assured in our view that Nokia had incentives fully aligned on Microsoft interest and Nokia's good cash position was putting the company still years away from liquidity issues. This situation was granting Microsoft the best use of Nokia's assets at the least expense. Microsoft's board and management team don't seem to share our perspective and have decided to go for this acquisition.
Nokia just made its operating structure a lot more appealing, writes Ferragu:
Instead of being stuck with a device and services business that would have burnt material amounts of additional cash in restructuring and barely returned to breakeven with the support of IPR revenues, Nokia offloads the problematic child to Microsoft (we estimate the P&L of the offloaded operation as follows: €15bn in revenues, 20% gross margins and 8% operating loss) and keeps a cost base that propels group operating margin on a 2012 pro forma basis to 8.5% Nokia is left with an interesting string of assets: A highly profitable patent portfolio: the licensing deal with Microsoft implies that Nokia will be able to continue to monetize its portfolio with the rest of the industry. The HERE operation, in which we have little faith but that will benefit from protected revenues from Microsoft and is therefore likely immune from bad surprises; Nokia's new crown's jewel: Nokia Siemens, a #2 player in the stabilizing wireless equipment market; An astonishing €7.8bn net cash on its balance sheet; We estimate the deal puts Nokia's equity value between €3 and €4.8 per share: We estimate that the new Nokia is in a position to generate 29 cents of earnings in 2015. We see 10x this number as an absolute floor value for the stock, especially given the €2.15 of cash per share sitting on the balance sheet. On a sum-of-the-part basis, sticking to our valuation framework, we see €4.3 of value per share in this deal: €9bn for NSN's equity with €2bn in net cash on its balance sheet, ~€0.9bn for Here, €2.2bn for the patent portfolio and Nokia's excess cash of €5.8bn make €17.8bn, or €4.8 per share.
Oppenheimer & Co.'s Ittai Kidron raised his rating to "Perform" from Underperform, writing that with the "drag" of the handset business gone, "the remaining Nokia businesses (NSN/mapping/IP) would immediately establish a much more stable and sustainable company with strong cash flow generation."
Kidron focuses on the cash:
Post-sale Nokia would immediately move from a company with
huge cash concerns to a large cash stockpile (potentially €7-8B net cash). It would also have good cash flow generation with the added benefit of licensing payments from Microsoft for Nokia's IP. Strategic plan. Nokia's board is yet to complete its strategic evaluation of the remaining business and name a permanent CEO, suggesting further moves could be made. Investors will likely push the board to return cash to shareholders, but we'd expect the board to deflect answering until it finishes its evaluation.
BMO Capital's Tim Long raised his rating on Nokia to Market Perform from Underperform, and riased his price target to $5 from $3, writing that "Nokia got way more for the device business than we would have expected."
"NOK will basically move from what we viewed as a liquidity concern given the steadily negative cash flows from handsets to a capital return story based on wireless infrastructure, patents and HERE (formerly Navteq)," writes Long.
Long models $5.89 billion in value for NSN, $819 million for Navteq/HERE, and $1.8 billion for the intellectual property assets.
In addition to the ratings changes, there is a bunch of speculation today that Nokia may acquire other equipment makers to fill out NSN.
Ruckus Wireless (RKUS), the WiFi equipment vendor that has been a partner to Nokia, is up 38 cents, or almost 3%, at $13.97, has been one possible takeout name mentioned today, according to Briefing.com.
Nomura Equity Research's Stuart Jeffrey, who has a Neutral rating on Nokia shares, wrote in a note a short while ago that Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) could be another target:
We are most intrigued by the EUR 1.5bn credit facility Microsoft has offered Nokia. Nokia had EUR 4bn of net cash before the closing of the NSN deal with Siemens. Post the Siemens transaction we estimate that the cash position is around EUR 2.2bn. This seems like sufficient operational cash for Nokia to manage its business for the next two to three quarters to us. Microsoft's credit facility may, in our view, be used to accelerate strategic investments in the networks or mapping units. We have previously written that Nokia's Networks unit may need to acquire an asset in North America given the company's weak scale in both China and the US. We note that Alcatel-Lucent has classified its wireless unit as business being run for cash maximization. With EUR 4bn of annual revenue, a 0.5x sales multiple could see Nokia have to pay EUR 2bn for this asset – one that would catapult it to a strong number 2 in the US and boost its position in China.

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Jury to weigh in on Adrian Thomas infanticide retrial
Pediatric specialist says bacteria likely killer; jury set to open deliberations
The jury in the Adrian Thomas murder retrial will begin deliberations Wednesday after West Coast child abuse expert Dr. Patrick Barnes was questioned via Skype for most of Tuesday.
The defense has rested its case.
Despite an energetic cross-examination on the merits of his findings, the pediatric neuroradiologist from Stanford Medical Center in Palo Alto, Calif., insisted medical records he reviewed show 4-month-old Matthew Thomas died of an aggressive bacterial infection and not at the hands of his father.
Barnes told jurors under questioning by defense attorney Stephen Coffey that medical scans he saw showed swelling and blood on the child's brain, some of which he said was old and could have occurred as early as the baby's birth.
"He was both a preemie and a twin, which presents risk factors for bleeding of the brain," Barnes said. "There were no injuries to the scalp and no skull fractures."
Barnes admitted that some of the scarring on the baby's brain could have been from trauma, but that there was no way of telling whether it was intentional or accidental.
A severe infection and meningitis caused the death, Barnes told the jurors, and trauma would be further down on the list of possibilities, he said.
"We have to include possible trauma on the list in such cases because it is mandatory," said Barnes, whose image appeared on a large screen television in the courtroom. "But the elephant in the room in this case we cannot ignore was infection."
Barnes did admit that emergency room personnel only gave the child CT scans of his brain, which he relied on in part for his diagnosis. The more revealing MRI scans were apparently not approved.
"I would have ordered an MRI," Barnes said. "We'd have a much better picture of what was going on had they done an MRI scan."
Prosecutors claim Adrian Thomas, frustrated with his son's crying, caused the injuries by throwing the crying infant down on a bed. He faces a count of second-degree murder.
Rensselaer County Medical Examiner Dr. Michael Sikirica testified the baby had subdural hematomas, most often caused in infants by head injury. Such injuries can be caused by rapidly changing velocities of an infant's head, making the brain move back and forth inside the skull. Small, bridging veins stretch and tear, leading to bleeding and swelling. The condition is referred to as "shaken baby syndrome," a controversial topic in courts for years.
Chicago specialist Dr. Jan Leestma testified Friday and insisted that Matthew had sepsis and was in septic shock from a bacterial infection that caused his death on Sept. 23, 2008.
Under cross-examination, though, the noted neuropathologist, who has testified for the defense in several cases across the country, admitted the child could have had trauma to the brain.
Leestma attained some notoriety after he testified at a highly publicized case of Louise Woodward in 1997. The English au pair was convicted at age 19 of involuntary manslaughter in the death of 8-month-old Matthew Eappen while he was in her care in his home in Newton, Mass.
Barnes testified in the same manner via video link before Ceresia in the 2011 Joseph McElheny murder trial. The Hoosick Falls man was acquitted of killing his 4-month-old daughter, Ina Jane McElheny.
Thomas was convicted in 2009 of second-degree murder after jurors decided he threw his son on a bed on three separate days.
A midlevel appellate court upheld Thomas' conviction, but the state Court of Appeals ordered a new trial. The justices cited heavy-handed tactics used by investigators, who interrogated Thomas for almost nine hours before the man demonstrated for them how he threw the child down.
Jurors did not see the police video of the interrogation, which was shown at the first trial, and they will not hear any evidence or testimony from the detectives who talked to Thomas.
On Wednesday morning, jurors will hear closing arguments and will later be instructed on the law.


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skeletonboy wrote:you should update the first post with the most recent image and update the title with the version number
Is it a must to update the image on the first page? Much of the comments would lose sense if i do that !?
To both skeletonboy and fumandomuerte:
Thanks for the continent bonuses suggestions - i agree with the logic behind it and have already changed them accordingly:
Skopje +3
Bitola +5 (if you take Kavadarci you reduce your bordering terits. From 4 to 3)
Veles +3
Tetovo +2
Ohrid +3
Kumanovo +2
Stip +4
Berovo +2
Strumica +4
lets now wait for others to comment on that...
Also i have added a thin border around the river so its completely clear that it also represents a border (+impassable) and i have removed the black squares and increased the continent names font but now the map looks kind of worse than it was before, will be posting a image of that these days after more discussion on the bonuses.


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A ferocious storm pounds the Louisiana bayou. As his boat, the Miss Carmine, tosses about in stormy seas, Captain Waylon Buras leaves the helm to keep his deckhand Chookie from falling overboard.
UP NEXTRagin Cajuns: Point of No Return
UP NEXTRagin Cajuns: Everything on the Line
UP NEXTRagin Cajuns: Meet Blimp
UP NEXTRagin Cajuns: Mud Struck
UP NEXTRagin Cajuns: Bursting with Life
UP NEXTRagin Cajuns: Kip's Big Decision
UP NEXTRagin Cajuns: White Gold
UP NEXTRagin Cajuns: Cooper Family Stabbing
UP NEXTRagin Cajuns: Blimp's Shrimp Dance
UP NEXTDeadliest Catch: Captains Roundtable
UP NEXTHillbilly Handfishin: Putting the Cuffs on a Catfish
UP NEXTDeadliest Catch: Not Ready for Primetime
UP NEXTDeadliest Catch: Difficult Ditch
Deadliest Catch: Pranking The Bandit
Before the Wizard even casts off, greenhorn Danny Maki shows up on deck in a zombie-like state that will get him kicked off the boat.
Hillbilly Handfishin': Mom Gets a Handful
Two moms from Baltimore go out with the boys and catch a seven pound catfish.
Hillbilly Handfishin: Vegas Showgirl Gets Hands Dirty
A Las Vegas showgirl overcomes her fear of the water to finally catch a fish with her bare hands.
Hillbilly Handfishin: Winning Respect
After getting bitten and almost giving up, Neil comes up with one of the most impressive catches of the season.
Hillbilly Handfishin: Hot Chick Catches Big Fish
If anyone can make catching fish with one's bare hands look good, it's Rouge. This self-described "Fashionista" hauls in giant, slimy catfish with the best of them.
Ragin Cajuns: Everything on the Line
Six captains risk it all in the waters off the Louisiana coast to strike it rich with loads of shrimp.
Deadliest Catch: Kiss From the Bering Sea
It's tough being a deckhard on a crab boat. Sometimes it seems that Mother Nature is really out to get you.
Ragin Cajuns: Bursting with Life
Captain Acy Cooper of the Marla Kay boat navigates the treacherous waters of the Bastian Bay in search of his loads of shrimp.
Ragin Cajuns: Mud Struck
Captain Blimp is on a real streak of luck in the Bastian Bay until his boat catches a large clump of mud.
Ragin Cajuns: Blimp's Shrimp Dance
Blimp drops his nets in the "Main Pass" to see if this former honey hole is still sweet with shrimp since the 2010 oil spill. After waiting anxiously to pull up a net of shrimp, Blimp comes up with promising results and celebrates by doing a shrimp dance.
Ragin Cajuns: Point of No Return
Ragin Cajuns: Meet Blimp
Meet the captain of the Mo De Girls shrimping boat, Timothy "Blimp" Cheramie. This Venice, Louisiana captain finds himself stuck in the harbor as his crew attempts to repair their boat ahead of the shrimping season.
Deadliest Catch: Difficult Ditch
The crew of the Ramblin' Rose faces dropping pots in the ditch while a storm stirs up the bitter waters of the Bering Sea.
Deadliest Catch: Captains Roundtable
The captains prepare for a tough season.
Deadliest Catch: Crab War
The crab hauls are low and nothing seems to be helping.
Deadliest Catch: Not Ready for Primetime
The Deadliest Catch captains must leave their families to head out for a new season of crabbing on the Bering Sea.
Physician Ed: Diabetic Macular Edema
On the last night before sailing, the Jake Harris and his new Northwestern crewmates declare war on the Time Bandit.
Hillbilly Handfishin: Rockstar Catfish
These rockers land the best catch of the day with a forty pound catfish.
Hillbilly Handfishin: The Catfish God
Vinny struggles with a very powerful, 50-pound flathead, and wins. His fellow noodlers are impressed with his godlike handfishin' abilities.
Hillbilly Handfishin: Monster Catfish Wrestling
You've rarely seen a man so light on his feet as Chris when he gets the call he's been waiting for: a chance to wrestle an extremely large catfish.
Hillbilly Handfishin: A Very Rockin' Catfish
"Rockers" Shane and Sean are stoked when they catch the largest catfish of the day so far: a 40-pounder.


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Turkey Day, Thanksgiving, is only a couple days away. How much turkey will you eat before falling asleep on the couch? Before you eat your first bite, soak in these facts about turkeys and be the life of your Turkey Day dinner. Did you know Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be our national bird?


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Joe sez: I asked my friend Alex Sokoloff for a guest blog about why she decided to self-publish her latest novel, Blood Moon, which is currently free on Kindle. My thoughts follow hers.
Here's Alex:
Alex: I'm Alexandra Sokoloff, former screenwriter, former traditionally-published midlist author, new e publishing convert.
Last summer I made the leap – I decided not to go for a traditional deal for my new thriller, Huntress Moon. I put it out as an e book instead.
Much as Ann Voss Peterson wrote about here, and Rob Gregory Browne and Brett Battles wrote about here, I made more money in the first month of release, just on Amazon, than I'd ever made for a traditional advance.
The book has just been nominated for a Thriller Award in the ITW's brand new Best E Book Original Novel category.
Joe asked me to blog for him about my e publishing experience, and my background and perspective is a little different from some of the other indie authors who have weighed in here, because I've also represented writers as a union activist, on the Board of Directors of the WGAw, the screenwriters union.
I hate to say it, but writers have a problem. We hate business. We have a further, worse problem. We have a collective suicidal fantasy that we don't have to understand business because we're creative.
I've made my living solely from my writing since I was twenty-five years old. Making writing pay is not optional for me. That means, much as I hate it, paying attention to business is not optional, either.
I did eleven years as a professional screenwriter before I snapped and wrote my first novel. People thought I was insane to start writing books when I was making a good living as a screenwriter. That's everyone's dream anyway, right? Add pension and health benefits and you'd have to be crazy to leave that for something that everyone says will never pay the bills. But the thing is, I had gotten really active in the WGA, the screenwriters' union, which meant the business side of the business was in my face constantly, unignorable. I saw the film business model changing before my eyes, studios squeezing writers for more and more script drafts for less and less money, and as bad as I am at math, I could see that in a few years I wouldn't be able to sustain a living simply because of the work time added without compensation. Add to this the fact that I'm a woman. In a good year women get a whopping 20% of the writing jobs in Hollywood. I HAD to do something else.
So I wrote a book, and I sold it to a Big Six publisher, and then sold the next, and the advances were not enough to live on, but the foreign sales and some film options made it doable. Barely. In the meantime, though, I was learning the book business. And it wasn't looking good.
I was lucky, because early on Joe lectured me on bookstore co-op. And e books, too, back before ANYONE was talking about e books, but it was his rant on co-op that really got me thinking. I didn't particularly want to hear it, but you can't unhear something like that. Co-op means that in publishing, the odds are stacked against everyone but the bestsellers. The publishers pay bookstores for placement to improve on the success of their biggest cash cows, at the expense of all the rest of us. The chances of breaking out of that hierarchy are astronomical. I was working my ass off at promotion, getting nominated for major mystery, thriller and horror awards, but I was quickly learning none of that meant anything to my publisher. By my fourth book I was done with being crippled by someone else's mediocre expectations. And by then, there was an option. A scary option, but a real option.
I was slower than I wanted to be to self-publish because of just life - several devastating personal losses in the space of a year. It stopped my writing cold. It also took over a year to get my small backlist back - thank God I'm one of the ones who did. But during this really horrible time (the recession on top of everything else…) I finally started writing Huntress Moon, and I was studying e publishing. What authors did and didn't do. What Amazon and Barnes & Noble did or didn't do. I read Joe's blog. I read the Kindleboards. I watched friends like Joe, and Blake Crouch, Barry Eisler, CJ Lyons, Scott Nicholson, Ann Voss Peterson, Elle Lothlorien, Brett Battles, Rob Gregory Browne, JD Rhoades, LJ Sellers, Diane Chamberlain and Sarah Shaber. I read the financial numbers they were so generous about sharing. And I'd like to say something about that, right now. I constantly see and hear people criticize and disparage self-published authors for sharing sales numbers. It's bragging, it's undignified, it's not what REAL writers do.
Bullshit. That is a massive lie deliberately perpetuated by corporations to keep writers happily slaving in the dark. Happens just the same in Hollywood. Don't ever let the writers talk to each other, because then they'll figure it out.
Writers talking openly about numbers should be the norm, not a radical political act.
But thank God I know a lot of radicals. Precisely because writers like Joe and the above shared their sales numbers, I knew e publishing for a living was not only doable, but a potentially far more lucrative option for me than traditional publishing. So I studied, and I wrote, and I put up a non-fiction e workbook based on my Screenwriting Tricks for Authors blog, which taught me all the technical things I needed to know. By the time Huntress Moon was done, I was already hearing things like "It's too late." "That e-publishing ship has sailed." But that wasn't what I was seeing, from people who were doing it right. I took all I'd learned and put out the book as an e book original in July of last year. And prayed.
In the first three months Huntress Moon was out, I made enough money on that ONE book, just on Amazon, just in e-format, to live comfortably for a year. I got flooded with e mail from new readers who had never heard of me but who loved the book and were now buying all my others. My Facebook subscribers jumped from 500 to 20,000 and kept growing - over 78,000 at this writing.
That chunk of money and the steady income stream that followed has given me plenty of stress-free time to write the sequel and start the third book in the series. In the meantime, the royalties keep coming every month. I know exactly what I'm making. I know when I have to adjust, when I have to do a promo. I know by when I have to make another lump sum to carry me through the next fiscal year. The clarity, compared to publisher royalty statements, is breathtaking.
And it's not just financial. As I said, this month Huntress Moon was nominated for a Thriller Award. I am privileged to have the book recognized along with books by a star list of some of my favorite traditionally published authors. ITW may be the first, but what do you want to bet that by two years from now every major genre award will have added a self-published category?
And yet I know far too many traditionally published authors, friends, who started out in publishing at the exact same time I did or sooner, who are struggling and sinking, and - even when traditional advances are being cut in half, and the big publishers are consolidating right and left - these writers will not grab for this obvious lifeline. To them, I'd like to say here:
Did I do the right thing, self-publishing? I'll paraphrase Ann Voss Peterson. I only wish I had done it sooner.
I'm releasing the sequel to Huntress Moon this week: today through Thursday Blood Moon is free for Kindle.
You can also get Huntress Moon for just 99 cents, this week only.
I hope you'll give them a try!
Joe sez: First of all, everyone needs to pick up Huntress Moon for 99 cents, and Blood Moon for free. Do it now, I'll be here when you get back.
Got them? Good. You'll enjoy them. Alex is a great writer, and you can tell she worked in Hollywood because her books are, well, cinematic. She knows an incredible amount about plotting, characterization, and structure, and reading a Sokoloff book is not only entertaining, but a great way to learn how to improve your craft. In fact, you should also pick up her ebook Screenwriting Tricks For Authors. You'll learn a lot, and it's a steal at $2.99.
I was smiling reading Alex's blog post, not only because I'm thrilled for her success, but because it took me back to my early days as a writer and blogger.
Believe it or not, no writers spoke publicly about how much money they were making before I started doing so. And no writers ever talked about coop (which was publishing's dirty little secret) before I did.
I shared these things with writers for the very reason Alex states: writers talking to other writers should be the norm, not the exception.
Before writers began associating me with the self-publishing revolution, I was known as an innovator when it came to self-promotion. I learned how the publishing business worked, reverse-engineered it to find its strengths and weaknesses, and then figured out what writers could do to maximize their sales.
The sad fact was, compared to the power publishers had, writers had very little control over how well their books sold. I did my best to maximize the amount of control I had by:
1. Learning as much as I could. This was done by asking questions, talking to peers and publishing people, and speaking openly on this blog. By being frank, I encouraged frank discussions in my comments, and learned a lot from a lot of people (including those who stayed anonymous because they feared repercussions from their publishers).
2. Experimenting and refining my methods.
3. Working harder than any writer to self-promote, before or since.
By doing this, I was able to eek out a living, keep my books in print, and develop a loyal fanbase. But I still had many novels that I couldn't sell, and my novels that were legacy published never caught fire and became bestsellers.
I didn't have enough control to do better. I was at the mercy of an archaic, inefficient, uncaring industry that refused to try and improve.
Consider these factors of publishing, and rate how important they are to you as a writer:
- Cover art
- Price
- Sales and free promotions
- Title
- Speed to publication
- Distribution
- Marketing and promotion
When I worked with legacy publishers, I had zero control over cover art. They chose it, with minimal input from me (that they ignored). Price was set by them. Sales promotions (if ever) were set by them. They made me change my titles. They took 12 to 18 months to publish after I finished the book. They controlled distribution (where the books were available) and coop (how it was displayed). And while I did marketing and promo on my own, I didn't have the deep pockets or reach that my publishers had.
Enter ebooks. Suddenly I had complete control over the above. And now I'm making $100,000 a month.
Coincidence? I don't think so.
Taking control over your career is scary. It means taking risks. Failing often. Having no one but yourself to blame. Learning new skills. Branching out beyond your comfort zone.
And there are no guarantees. Alex is smart and talented, but she took a huge risk by self-publishing. A guaranteed advance--even a small one--is hard to pass up in exchange for a spin at the wheel of fortune. Luck plays a large role in success, and not many writers get lucky.
But Alex has always been one to seek control. Her activism in the WGA on behalf of screenwriters was her way of fighting for more control.
With self-publishing, she doesn't have to butt heads with studios, or with publishers. She can do things her way. In this case, launching a brand new title for free, which is something so gutsy I have yet to try it myself. Do you think any publisher would launch a book as a freebie?
I hope it works for Alex. I suspect it will. And I respect the courage it took to try it, and all the courage it took to get to the point where she's able to try it.
For the first time ever, the artist has control. Now the question is: what are you going to do with that control?


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This spring, as you start cleaning out your homes, please think of your local animal shelter to donate items they can use.
Shelters are always in need of food, towels, blankets and toys, among other things, because of the tremendous number of animals that pass through their doors each day. I often stop by yard sales in my neighborhood to pick up stuff I can bring to the shelter, and the staff is always grateful.
One nifty trick is to clip newspaper coupons for sale items on cat and dog treats and food. Using these, I get products really cheap or even free (especially during store sales). The shelter distributes the food and treats to pet parents who might be facing hard times and cannot afford to feed their animals. It is a great way to keep animals in homes with loving parents and out of shelters.
Here's a list of some common items animal shelters are always in need of. Used items are perfectly fine, unless otherwise indicated.
* Blankets, towels, heating pads and animal beds
* Grooming items (brushes and combs)
* Tennis balls and hard rubber dog toys such as kongs
* NylaBones (new)
* Canned dog food, dog treats
* Esbilac for puppies
* Litter boxes (new only) and liners
* Cardboard scratching post
* Cat grass/nip
* Clay cat litter; Care Fresh Litter; Nonclumping
* Plastic or rubber cat toys (nothing furry)
Now for this week's paws:
As some of you already know, I highlight regularly one dog and one cat up for adoption at the Washington Humane Society in my hometown of Washington DC. My hope is to raise awareness about the wonderful pets available at animal shelters. You can also check Petfinder for other wonderful animals up for adoption in your area.
This week's dog is Dougie, a handsome 5 month old Lab mix who was surrendered by his owners because they were moving to a home that doesn't allow dogs. The shelter says Dougie is a very playful, goofy pup who loves to give licks! He adores squeaky toys, gets along well with other dogs and responds well to handling and touch. Dougie is so smart, he is a member of a training program run by the humane society called SIT!
Our featured kitty for the week is Cannoli (what is it about cats with food names?). Cannoli is a gorgeous 2 year old black and white beauty who is a fan of face rubs and nose kisses. The shelter says that once she warms up to you, she can be a real purr machine!
How gorgeous are those two?
Finally, here's today's recipe for quick and easy chocolate-cheesecake bars that will have you licking your fingers.
I know the word "cheese" sounds weird on a vegan blog, but we are talking vegan cream cheese here which tastes very much like regular cream cheese, and is great in baked goods like cheesecakes.
The bars are very much like brownies, but cakier and moister, and I used pine nuts to give them a buttery punch.
I also experimented here a little bit, and I am pleased to say it worked beautifully: I used silken tofu as a binder instead of the cornflour that I normally would use in such a recipe to substitute for eggs. I'd be lying if I didn't say I was a tad nervous, but once the bars were baked and ready, no one would ever have guessed that part of their decadent richness came from this healthful ingredient. And that, to me, constitutes a winner!
Paws Off The Plate! Chocolate Cheesecake Bars with Pine Nuts
- 1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 ounces of vegan cream cheese (I used Tofutti brand from Whole Foods)
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 2/3 cup soft silken tofu
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp non-hydrogenated vegetable shortening
- 2 tbsp canola oil
- 1/2 cup pine nuts , toasted slightly
- 2 tbsp chopped bitter chocolate (Ghirardelli's has a great vegan version)
- A pinch of salt
- In a bowl, beat together the shortening, oil and sugar until fluffy with a hand-mixer or in a stand-mixer set to a low setting.
- Add the cream cheese and beat in until smooth and well-blended.
- Add the tofu in three batches, beating in well after each addition.
- Add the two extracts and cocoa powder and mix well.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Now add the flour to the cream-cheese-cocoa mixture, stirring it in gently.
- Add the pine nuts and the bitter chocolate. (The bitter chocolate is optional, but gives the brownies a nice chocolatey boost without being cloyingly sweet).
- Scrape the batter into a 9-inch square, greased baking pan, and smooth down the top with a spatula.
- Bake in a 350-degree preheated oven about 25 minutes until the top feels firm.
- Remove and cool on a rack at least 15-20 minutes before cutting in.
- Enjoy!


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NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz left Nouachott Friday, saying he was going back to France for "planned medical tests," less than a week after returning to Mauritania from Paris.
Aziz was evacuated to France on Oct. 14 after being accidentally shot by one of his own soldiers in a "friendly fire" incident that remains murky.
He initially downplayed the injury saying it was minor and invited reporters to interview him in his hospital bed. With each passing week, speculation on his health mounted. After five weeks away, Aziz finally returned last Saturday. He was only in the country for six days before announcing late Thursday on state TV that he was going back to see his French doctor for "planned tests" and will be away for another 10 days.


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Early life
- "Ravenclaw house has an illustrious history. Most of the greatest wizarding inventors and innovators were in our house, including Perpetua Fancourt, the inventor of the lunascope […]."
- —Robert Hilliard.[src]
In her youth, she attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from around 1911 to 1918, where she was sorted into Ravenclaw.[1]
- "It's a lunascope, old boy — no more messing around with moon charts, see?"
- —A diner at the Leaky Cauldron in 1993.[src]
After her graduation from Hogwarts School, Ms. Fancourt studied further into Astronomy, becoming an accomplished and celebrated Astronomer. Perhaps in an attempt to further the study of her area of expertise, she invented an optical device to counter the difficulty of working with moon charts, which she named lunascope.[2] Ms. Fancourt must have created it at a fairly young age, as by 1926 they were available to own.
Death and post-mortem
Ms. Fancourt died in 1991, aged around 91. In her honour, her achievement, the invention of the lunascope, was recorded on a Chocolate Frog Card.[2]
On 1 September, 1991, Prefect Robert Hilliard welcomed the Ravenclaw first years to Ravenclaw Tower with a short speech in which he mentioned inventor Perpetua Fancourt as one of the many notable Hogwarts students who had been sorted, like them, into Ravenclaw.[1]
The name "Perpetua" is derived from Latin perpetuus meaning "continuous".
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Appears on a Famous Wizard Card)
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pottermore introduction for Ravenclaws (transcription available here)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College men's basketball team (15-8, 9-6 PBC) picked up its sixth-straight victory, beating Columbus State University (11-13, 7-8 PBC) in GC's annual Homecoming game Saturday night at the Centennial Center.
Bobcat big man Reece Wiedeman (Suwanee, Ga.) the defending Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Player of the Week, was impactful this evening putting in 23 points to go with 10 rebounds and two blocks. The performance marks the third double-double of the season for Wiedeman, and his third game with 20-plus points.
Junior Ryan Aquino (Roswell, Ga.) had 10 points with five assists, while sophomore guard Nate Hamilton (Snellville, Ga.) added 12 points and three steals off the pine.
Both teams shot poorly in the defensive battle, as the Bobcats shot 38 percent (26-68), edging the Cougars' 36 percent (23-64).
The Bobcat big men controlled the paint 30-20, also taking advantage of turnovers to the tune of a 27-14 advantage in points-off-takeaways.
Steve Peterson's 12-point, 13-rebound double-double paced Columbus State, aided by 11 points each from Darius McKnight and Jarmarquis Steverson.
The win makes GC 9-6, good for a tie at second in the PBC West Division. The top two finishers get to host PBC Tournament opening-round games March 1.
The Bobcats play road games for the remainder of the regular season, heading to the University of Montevallo (15-9, 8-7 PBC) Wednesday, Feb. 23 for an 8:30 p.m. eastern start. The Falcons most recently lost 57-52 tonight at Clayton State University.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, back-to-back winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Interlochen Arts Academy is recognized as one of the finest pre-professional schools for young musicians around the world. Music students benefit from personal attention, classes in music theory, numerous performance opportunities with large and small ensembles and an exceptional peer group. A combination of private lessons, studio classes and ensemble experience prepares students for a future study in music.
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- Prepare the materials listed here: audition requirements
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- Submit your audition in the Academy admissions community, schedule a live on-campus audition by calling 800.681.5912, or register to attend a regional audition, offered in several cities throughout the U.S.
Though not required, a campus visit is recommended. You can tour the campus, visit classes, and possibly take in a performance. You can meet and talk with students who are living the Academy experience.
Our enrollment officers are here to help you in any way they can. If you wish to talk with someone about Academy programs, the application process, a campus visit, auditions, or other topics, they will be happy to work with you. Simply call 800.681.5912 or 231.276.7472 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The music faculty consists of more than 30 accomplished musician-instructors who are dedicated to teaching in their area of expertise. Equally skilled as performers and educators, they challenge students to develop their musical skills in solo, chamber and large ensemble performance. The faculty also includes dedicated music theory, composition, and singer-songwriter teachers. The faculty have years of experience and knowledge that help them serve as role models and career advisors during a student-musician's most formative years. Read music faculty biographies.
Percussion, wind and orchestral string musicians participate in either the Academy Orchestra or Academy Band. Students may also audition for other ensembles including: jazz band, jazz combos, brass ensemble, percussion ensemble or chamber groups. Chamber and large ensemble experiences provide a wide range of challenging professional repertoire.
Voice students participate in the Academy Choir and may also audition for the Interlochen Opera Workshop and Chamber Singers. Academic coursework in French or Spanish can provide additional benefits to vocalists, and a diction coach is available at various times during the year.
Piano, organ, harp and guitar students have a full range of experiences for them, including individual lessons and studio classes that focus on individual skill and musicianship development, literature, pedagogy and history, with participation in chamber ensembles and performance in large ensembles as needed. Organ majors also may get valuable experience working in local churches.
College Matriculation
An Academy education provides excellent preparation for continued studies at top universities and conservatories. Academy students regularly enroll in top music programs including:
- Berklee College of Music
- Cleveland Institute of Music
- Colburn School
- Curtis Institute of Music
- Eastman School of Music
- University of Illinois
- Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
- The Juilliard School
- Manhattan School of Music
- Mannes College, The New School for Music
- Miami University
- University of Michigan School of Music
- New England Conservatory of Music
- Northwestern University School of Music
- Oberlin Conservatory
- Peabody Conservatory
- San Francisco Conservatory
- University of Southern California Thorton School of Music
- Oklahoma City University
Notable Alumni
Thousands of alumni have gone on to become successful professional musicians, working in all genres from classical to jazz to pop music. Academy alumni can be found in major orchestras around the world. A small sampling of high-performing Academy alumni includes:
- Keith Buncke '11 - principal bassoon with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Caleb Hudson '06 - trumpet with the Canadian Brass
- Liz Koch '04 - principal oboe with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
- Matt Duvall - percussionist for Eighth Blackbird
- Carol Jantsch '02 - principal tuba with Philadelphia Orchestra
- Anthony McGill '96 - principal clarinet, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (performed at the Presidential Inauguration in January 2009 alongside Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman.)
- Lance Horne '96 - Emmy Award-winning composer
- Jessica Zhou '95 - principal harp with Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Jewel '92 - singer-songwriter
- Aaron Dworkin '88 - founder of Sphinx Organization and MacArthur Genius grant recipient
- Joel McNeely '77 - film composer
- Peter Erskine '71 - jazz drummer and recording artist
- Bob Mintzer, '69 - composer, recording artist and founder of The Yellowjackets
- Chris Brubeck, '68 - composer and performer
- John Whitener '99 - tuba with Royal Scottish National Symphony
Recent Awards and Honors
- Two National Merit Finalists
- Six finalists in the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts YoungArts competition
- Daniel Blumhard (cello), Ariela Bohrod (piano) and Dylan Naroff (violin) won the silver medal in the junior division of the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition
- Ariela Bohrod (piano) won first prize in the Bolz Young Artist Competition in Madison, Wisconsin
- Keith Bunke (bassoon), Tim Daniels (oboe), and May Ye were finalists in the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition
- Alex Walden - winner of the Eastern Trombone Workshop Solo Competition
- Robert Yaman - ASCAP Young Composer's Award
- Maureen Young - YoungArts Finalist
Recent Guest Artists
Interlochen regularly welcomes guest artists to campus, many of whom are alumni. Last year, the music department welcomed more than 80 artists. Guests include performers and faculty from top music schools and conservatories including Indiana University, Peabody, Eastman School of Music, Oberlin, New England Conservatory, University of Southern California, the University of Michigan, along with many others who are solo performing artists, members of major orchestras or professional chamber ensembles.
- The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
- Michael Burritt, percussion, Eastman School of Music
- Yun-Soo Cho, piano, Yewon School, Seoul Korea
- Peter Erskine, jazz drummer
- Norman Fischer, cello professor, Rice University and Tanglewood; founder, Concord String Quartet
- Jorja Fleezanis, violin professor and Henry A. Upper Chair, Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University
- William Kanengiser, classical guitar
- Ida Kavafian, faculty, Curtis Institute of Music
- Rohan Krishnamurthy, percussion, Eastman School of Music
- Julie Landsman, horn, The Juilliard School of Music
- John Marcellus, trombone, Eastman School of Music
- Shulamit Ran, composer, University of Chicago
- Tom Robertello, flute, Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University
- Josh Roman, cello soloist
- David Shifrin, clarinet, Yale School of Music
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Breaking News
If Robin Thicke's begging ever works, and he actually gets back together with Paula Patton -- they'll be living somewhere new -- their Bel Air home is officially on the market.
TMZ has confirmed the 3,158 square foot home was listed Monday with an asking price of $2,985,000.
It was originally purchased by Robin's dad, Alan Thicke back in 1990 for a paltry $910,000 -- though we're told Robin's name is now on the deed.
We're told neither Paula or Robin has officially moved out of the 2-story crib -- with awesome views over Sunset Blvd -- though we know they haven't slept under the same roof since separating in February.
The pad includes a recording studio where Robin may have worked on songs like "Blurred Lines," "Lost Without You," and "Get Her Back" -- which he obviously hasn't.
The question: If you're a newlywed couple looking for a house -- would you dare?


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Read on to find out how the company's inventiveness led to a new ink product that's as appealing to the nose as it is to the eyes.
By Lori Leaman
"Taking screen printing beyond the obvious." That is the mission of JEP Productions, LLC, a Dallas, TX-based garment-printing business that, in a few short years, has risen from very humble beginnings to become a successful operation known for thinking out of the box. The company's accomplishments include not only high-quality garment graphics, but also the introduction of a new scented-ink product designed to open the doors to a world of opportunities.
Humble beginnings
JEP was founded by Josh Hewitt, Ernie Dinsdale, and Patrick Watson--screen printer, CPA, and entrepreneur, respectively. Hewitt got his toes wet in the industry as a teenager when he worked as a screen printer for T-Shirt Promotions (TSP), Richardson, TX. He worked for TSP for the next five years, then, through a friendship with Watson's son, he was introduced to Patrick Watson. The pair immediately hit it off and within six months, they decided to combine Hewitt's printing experience and Watson's business savvy to launch their own screen-printing company. To ensure a strong financial foundation, they brought on Dinsdale as partner and formed JEP Productions.
The trio opened JEP with literally nothing but its name and one account that Hewitt brought to the table. The first challenge they faced was to find screen-printing equipment and a facility to house it in. That's where Hewitt's connections in the industry paid off well. Hewitt learned of a Denver, CO-based screen-printing operation that was closing its doors and selling all of its equipment and supplies. He visited the company and decided to purchase the machinery and related materials, which included an eight-color automatic M&R Challenger press, MaxiCure electric dryer, 75 Newman roller frames, squeegees, flash-cure units, an exposure system, inks, and other production supplies. The entire collection was loaded into a truck and delivered to Watson's driveway, where the truck remained parked until the group located a 4800- sq-ft facility to call JEP's home.
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The slain Libyan strongman, Muammar Gaddafi, sought to recruit armed militants to carry out terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia, according to leaked files published Wednesday by the London-based Asharq al-Awsat newspaper.
Fighters, including al-Qaeda mercenaries, were actively sought out in countries including Somalia, Yemen and Iraq, by the then-Libyan leader.
One of the documents published by the paper appeared to divide the armed gangs into three main groups. Separate groups were to infiltrate the kingdom from the northeast, the northwest and the south respectively. According to the document attacks were to be carried out against the capital Riyadh and the cities of Jeddah Najran, Jazan and Aseer.
The 'southern group,' according to the file, consisted of 6,000 "prepared" armed men, there were alleged plans to boost the number to 13,000 with the help of local Yemeni tribes.
The file said Yemeni tribesmen had expressed readiness to cooperate with Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to execute Gaddafi's plan of attack in Saudi Arabia.
One file singled out an unidentified Libyan party which would transport armed gunmen from Somalia to Yemen and help them cross into the kingdom.
Gaddafi's main challenge was the sheer cost of the operation. According to the documents, one group demanded $6 million from Gaddafi, another $18 million. The Iraqi group of militants allegedly demanded $7 million. A mercenary group that consisted of Yemeni tribesmen and Qaeda members reportedly demanded $7 million.
The price of training Somali militants was estimated at $10 million and the expected cost of arming every 1,000 militants was at least $7.5 million.
The aim was to supply militant groups with various weapons including RPGs, hand guns, wireless explosives and communication devices, according to the released documents.
Libyan intelligence agents were said to be in charge of surveillance activities inside Saudi Arabia. Their mandate was to identify targets and collect information on the Saudi security forces.
There was a certain disregard for the kingdom, evident in documents found in Gaddafi's office.
"We do not want subversive acts that do not lead to a result and only awaken the currently dopey enemy," read one intelligence file found in his Tripoli office.
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The Rest Week
After riding the bike 11 hours two weeks ago, I took most of last week off and only went slightly crazy. I generally take Monday's off from riding, but every month I take a week easy to recover and regroup. The time I normally ride are instead spent cleaning, maintaining and upgrading the bike as well as doing active recovery for myself (walking the dog and cleaning the house, too). Of course this didn't go to plan and I spent most of the week fighting a cold, and then did a 70 mile ride on Sunday. Oh well.
Three weeks of riding almost everyday, at least an hour a day, takes a toll physically and mentally, so it's important to take this time to unwind and remember why you love riding, instead of incessantly training for some goal. I actually got things done around the house last week, as well as those that always take a back burner to cycling, like getting my hair cut and going to the bank.
The rest week for me is also a good time to get back on track with stretching and hydration, since sometimes you forget to recover properly from every ride. Instead of inhaling breakfast and then running out the door to catch a group ride, I make sure to down a glass of water as soon as I wake up. At night instead of getting bikes ready for the next day, I take 20 minutes to get some good stretching in, and take it easy.
Taking it easy is the goal of a rest week, and it's not hard to do here in Penang. Something about island living, right Darryl?
So how do you guys take a step back from regular training to recover, or is this something you need to start doing? I want to hear from you!


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Registration is OPEN again, for those who didn't get a chance to sign up before!
Since the Zine Fair is now at a different location on CMU Campus (the University Center Gymnasium) we have lots more room for vendors. About 15 to 20 more tables than before!
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We may be nearing the end of an era in Buffalo, as both coach Chan Gailey and QB Ryan Fitzpatrick could be gone this offseason.
Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill has gone four games without an interception.
Said Patriots S Patrick Chung of the Jaguars' offense picking apart New England's secondary early in the game, "They just started faster than us. We just had to get our composure back and just play ball."
Said Jets coach Rex Ryan of the Chargers sacking QB Greg McElroy 11 times, "It was great on their part, but ridiculous on our part."
Ravens RBs Ray Rice and Bernard Pierce combined to rush for 230 yards against the Giants.
Said Bengals LB Rey Maualuga of beating the Steelers, "It was definitely what we needed. This game just boosted our confidence level up. We know that we can hang with the best."
Browns WR Josh Cribbs wasn't happy with some of the things fans were saying on Twitter after Sunday's loss to the Broncos.
When asked about his final interception, Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger said, "There is nothing to talk about. You saw it, I threw it to them."
The Texans need to do something on Sunday that they've never done in franchise history: Beat the Colts in Indianapolis.
Colts coach Bruce Arians' comment about clinching a playoff berth was short and to the point: "Mission accomplished. That's all I can say."
Said Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey of falling short against the Patriots, "I am very disappointed for our team. I am very, very, very, very, very proud of this football team."
Multiple players on the Titans used the word "embarrassing" to describe their 55-7 loss to the Packers.
Said Broncos WR Demaryius Thomas of a 22-yard touchdown catch from Peyton Manning, "Peyton put the ball right on the spot. He always does."
One writer whose family has had Chiefs season tickets for 45 years says the franchise has never been lower than this.
After the Panthers knocked Raiders QB Carson Palmer out of the game, Raiders DE Tommy Kelly wanted to go after Panthers QB Cam Newton: "You take our guy out, we're going to go and try to take your guy out."
The Chargers' defensive linemen were telling each other, "Meet me at the ball" as they prepared to pressure Jets QB Greg McElroy.
The Cowboys missed injured LBs Sean Lee and Bruce Carter in the loss to the Saints.
Giants coach Tom Coughlin doesn't have an answer for why his team played so badly in Sunday's loss to the Ravens.
Eagles RB LeSean McCoy continues to strongly support coach Andy Reid, who likely coached his last home game in Philadelphia on Sunday.
Redskins K Kai Forbath is now the NFL record holder for most consecutive field goals made to start a career.
The Bears will benefit from the Packers beating the Vikings on Sunday, which led Bears coach Lovie Smith to joke, "I've always been a big Packers fan."
Said Lions coach Jim Schwartz, "I've been an NFL fan my whole life, dating back to watching Johnny Unitas and Raymond Berry as a kid, and I've coached in this league for 19 years. I've seen a lot of Hall of Famers, but I've never seen a better player than Calvin Johnson. He just broke a record set by Jerry Rice, who is arguably the best player in this history of this league."
The Packers will have to wait and see about the status of WR Randall Cobb's ankle injury.
Vikings RB Adrian Peterson didn't do much against the Texans' defense, but Minnesota beat Houston anyway.
The Falcons say they'll play to win in Week 17, even though they've already clinched home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.
Said Panthers QB Cam Newton of beating the Raiders, "We understand what kind of game it was. It wasn't pretty. There are going to be games like this. Obviously, we want to have high-scoring, high-powered games to give the fans. But a win is a win in this book and I'll take it anyway I can get it."
Said Saints TE Jimmy Graham of beating the Cowboys, "This is a special team. To go out here and have nothing on the line and to play for each other, that's what we talked about — being a New Orleans Saint and playing for each other like a brotherhood. We've taken that to heart this whole season. We put everything we had out there for each other."
Buccaneers QB Josh Freeman has a growing legion of detractors in Tampa.
Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald had his first 100-yard game since Week Three on Sunday.
Rams TE Lance Kendricks is getting some credit for a big season.
Jim Harbaugh suffered his worst loss as coach of the 49ers on his 49th birthday.
Said Seahawks coach Pete Carroll of beating the 49ers, "We didn't play any different than we've been playing. That's absolutely what we're trying to do. We're trying to play the same week after week after week."


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The Buccaneers say they're selling tickets at a faster rate than before, but they're still not envisioning sellouts.
According to Ira Kaufman of the Tampa Tribune, the Bucs are again taking the league up on an offer to set the blackout limit at 85 percent of non-premium tickets. Last year, the Bucs, Dolphins and Raiders took advantage of that rule, but it didn't work that often for the Bucs, who have been blacked out 19 times in the last three seasons.
"We're one of the few teams that took full advantage of the league's lower manifest last year and we're doing it again," Bucs chief operating officer Brian Ford said. "That shows our commitment to the community that we will do everything we can within our power."
The Bucs held ticket prices steady for the fifth straight year, and they actually cut the prices of 35 percent of their seats.
They won't start selling individual game tickets until Wednesday, but Ford said sales are 60 percent above the same point last year.
"Our [season ticket] renewal rate is equal to the glory years, back in the day, so it's not like we're digging out of a hole," Ford said. "It helps we've got the best home schedule. Two prime-time games, one on a Monday night against Miami when Warren Sapp goes into our Ring of Honor, and a Thursday night game against a division rival [Carolina]. . . .
"Our No. 1 goal is tied to selling out that New Orleans game because that's where it starts. That's why we put it on sale early. We know we're in the entertainment business. People have a choice. It's not a necessity. So we want to make our game-day experience compelling."
For whatever reason, Bucs fans haven't been compelled to attend in recent years, even when the team was playing well.


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What Happened to the Birds of Greatest Conservation Need?
"Where have all the birds gone?" The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation hears this question quite often. Biologists and information specialists try to explain the relationship between habitat and abundance of wildlife, but is always a complicated relationship. Put simply, if the habitat is not sufficient, there will not be any birds.
The grasslands and shrublands of western Oklahoma are among the most threatened vegetation types in North America. Over the last century these habitat types have declined in Oklahoma due to the spread of Eastern red cedar, urbanization and conversion to agriculture. The University of Oklahoma, in cooperation with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, is researching the effects of the changing landscape in western Oklahoma on state birds of greatest conservation need.
Dr. Bruce Hoagland, a professor of Geography at OU, and Shannon Hall, a Ph.D. student in Geography, have been examining the extent of vegetation change on Sandy Sanders, Cooper and Packsaddle Wildlife Management Areas. By comparing aerial photographs from 1942 to present-day aerial photography and vegetation surveys, they can measure how much these open grasslands and shrublands have been invaded by larger woody species of plants. The encroachment of woody plants, especially Eastern red cedar, is thought to result from livestock grazing patterns and fire suppression.
Being able to predict the effect of shrub encroachment or removal on key bird species will assist in habitat conservation efforts. By documenting the distribution and abundance of birds on the three WMAs and relating that information to current and historic distributions of open grasslands and shrublands, these valuable habitats will be managed more effectively.
This project is funded by the State Wildlife Grants Program. The State Wildlife Grants Program provides federal money to every state and territory for cost-effective conservation aimed at preventing wildlife from becoming endangered. This program is administered by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and continues the long history of cooperation between the federal government and the states for managing and conserving wildlife species. For more information, visit www.teaming.com.
Written by Ashley Foster. Ashley is the Aquatic Nuisance Species Biologist for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
Central Oklahoma's Birding Hotspot
Lexington Wildlife Management Area
The Lexington Wildlife Management Area is a wonderfully diverse 9,512 acres of post oak-blackjack forest with native grasses mixed in. This WMA is located off State Highway 77 near the town of Noble in Cleveland County.
Because of the location and diverse habitat, many different bird, amphibian and reptile species can be observed on the WMA. During the summer months, many species of neo-tropical birds can be observed. These include painted buntings, white-eyed vireos, Bell's vireo, blue-fray gnatcatchers and indigo buntings. The WMA is listed as an Oklahoma Birding Hotspot because of its diversity and accessibility.
There are numerous accessible trails located throughout the WMA's rolling hills. Check state regulations for availability as the WMA is closed to horses and non-hunting activities during various hunting seasons. Primitive camping is available.
Written by Brett Cooper. Brett is a zoology graduate student at Oklahoma State University. He is a frequent contributor to The Wild Side.
A new poster has been produced by the Oklahoma Biological Survey. The new poster features 29 of the 31 species of crayfish that call Oklahoma home. Third in a series of posters produced by the Oklahoma Biological Survey, it is available free of charge by stopping by the Survey office (111 E. Chesapeake St., Norman) or by visiting the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation at 1801 N. Lincoln Blvd. in Oklahoma City.
Keeping Water Fresh
As the hot, dry days of summer approach, water becomes more important for birds and other wildlife. When searching for water, birds seek water sources that are both clean and shallow. While many of the birds and mammals that live around us obtain much of the water that they need from the foods that they eat, extra water sources are always welcomed during the summer.
Birds use water for several purposes including drinking, bathing (to keep their feathers clean and in good condition) and cooling (birds pant to cool their bodies and drink water to replace the water vapor that is lost while panting).
A shallow water source is a key to success in meeting the needs of birds. Most songbirds seem to prefer water that is half an inch to two inches in depth so that they can step into the water to both drink and bathe. Water depths greater than four inches are too deep for most birds and will be avoided as bathing sites, though birds may drink from them. A birdbath is an ideal source of water. This can be elevated a few feet above the ground or placed on the ground where other animals besides birds can have access to it. Many materials can be used to make successful birdbaths including saucers made of cement, ceramic or plastic. Cement birdbaths are popular with both people and birds because they are sturdy, long-lasting, and relatively inexpensive and they have a rough surface that helps to provide traction that the birds need to maintain their footing while using the bath. Metal saucers also can be used, however smooth or slick metal surfaces don't provide much traction and some birds are less inclined to use these.
The other important aspect to providing water for birds is to keep it clean. We recommend that people empty, clean and refill their birdbaths three to five times per week depending upon the level of use that the bath receives. A scrubbing brush is a good investment to make along with your birdbath. Scrubbing the bath each time that the water is emptied and refilled will help to control algae; there are no safe chemicals that can be added to the water in a birdbath to control algae. In addition to controlling algae, regular scrubbing and cleaning of the birdbath will remove bird droppings and reduce the potential for diseases to spread. Frequent water changes also eliminate the potential for mosquitoes to reproduce in the birdbath. In addition to frequent cleaning, another technique to limit algae growth is to place the birdbath under the shade of a tree or large shrub. This has the added benefit of providing a close retreat for your birds in the event that a predator ventures near the bath.
Birds locate most birdbaths visually, but they also can be attracted to the sound of running or dripping water. To enhance the "visibility" of your birdbath, you can add a dripper or a mister to the edge of the bath. Drippers and misters are available from many bird stores and garden centers and are relatively inexpensive and easy to use. As its name implies, a dripper creates a steady stream of water drops that attracts birds by its noise. A mister is quiet, but birds are drawn to the mist it produces as an easy place to bathe.
Written by Mark Howery. Mark is a Wildlife Diversity Biologist for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
The WILDLIFE DIVERSITY PROGRAM monitors and manages the state's wildlife and fish species that are not hunted or fished.


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REcon 2012June 19, 2012
I've just recently returned from REcon 2012 and while I heard a couple people express that they had "heard" that some people were more disappointed with this year's conference compared to prior ones, I personally really enjoyed it and felt it was the best one yet. I saw and enjoyed more of the lectures this year than I have in the past and seemed to have better interactions with the other conference attendees, better conversations, and generally enjoyed myself more than years past. Perhaps it was because this year Montreal wasn't in the middle of a heat wave with no air conditioning in the hotel and the conference hotel didn't catch fire (:


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Boehner walks fine line on Ryan
ST. LOUIS — Speaker John Boehner just had a big wrench thrown into his massive summer fundraising tour: He now has to sell the nation on Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan.
But at the same time, Boehner has to work as furiously to boost House Republicans all over the country, especially in districts where the Ryan vision on entitlements isn't exactly the preferred party message.
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During a day-long swing through the St. Louis metropolitan area, Boehner said little about the budget-cutting bravado of the Ryan budget, and he didn't delve into specifics about Ryan's controversial plans to reshape Medicare and Medicaid.
Instead, Boehner called Ryan a "pretty bold choice" – the understatement of the century, if you ask some Republicans. And hailed Ryan as a "probably one of the real experts on pro-growth economic policies that we need."
"You know, Mitt Romney probably could've kept going down the path he was on, could've taken the safer choice," Boehner said during a Monday fundraiser in Fairview Heights, Ill. "But I think he wanted to show Republicans and independents all across the country, and frankly for that matter show President [Barack] Obama, that we are playing offense because there's nobody who knows more about the debt crisis we're about to face than Paul Ryan."
Boehner and Ryan have a long history that includes much mutual admiration, yet some tensions as well. As a college student in Ohio in the early 1990s, Ryan volunteered for Boehner's first House campaign. The pair enjoyed a rise to power in 2010 — Boehner as speaker, and Ryan who is seen by many as the conservative budget visionary.
There have also been clashes. The National Republican Congressional Committee, over which Boehner has much control, has been skeptical of the Ryan budget. In 2011, Boehner himself said Ryan's carefully crafted – but controversial – budget was "an idea that's certainly worthy of consideration," adding that he's "not wedded to one single idea." Boehner has supported Ryan's effort, and House Republicans have overwhelmingly passed the budget twice.
During a 47-event swing through the country, Boehner's St. Louis visit gives clues to how he will sell Ryan — and raise gobs of cash for the GOP — in 13 states before the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.
In the weeks leading up to Boehner's campaign swing, aides said Republicans were strongly positioned to snatch seats from Democrats in November. That was before Ryan was chosen. Now, Boehner is trying to use Ryan's selection as further evidence that the party is poised to make gains by snatching Democratic seats.


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Need I say more?
I'm wondering if it's possible to hibernate until mid-September. I was out and about yesterday afternoon in the heat as we tried to find another car for Jordan. My leg muscles protested. They were stiff and cramped, usually the sign of dehydration. I'm drinking water almost constantly in an effort to keep up.
The house air conditioner struggles too. It's the original unit installed when the house was built, so it's cranky and tries very hard to maintain a 25 degree difference between inside and outside.
With only one or two exceptions, it's been over 100F here for weeks. When I left for work yesterday morning, it was 88F - at 4AM.
I'm desperately looking forward to cooler weather.


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by Tyler Peck, sports information graduate assistant
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - The Georgia College & State University women's basketball team (10-5, 5-3 PBC) is clawing its way into the USA Today ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll.
The Bobcats received two votes in the latest poll released Tuesday (Jan. 20). This marks the first time this season that the squad has received votes. The 'Cats upset Clayton State University 78-53 Saturday (Jan. 18) previously ranked No. 17 and fell to the 24th slot.
Georgia College defeated Georgia Southwestern University last night (Jan. 21) 62-58.
The Bobcats play No. 19 USC Aiken Saturday (Jan. 28) at 2 p.m. in Milledgeville at the Centennial Center. With a victory, Georgia College will have two wins over top 25 teams in one week.
Visit www.GCSU.edu/Bobcats to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame. The GCSU Department of Athletics sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, GCSU prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement.


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Jason Moore, M.D.
I am a lifelong Ohioan and graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where I received my B.A. in zoology in 1995. I then attended Ohio State University College of Medicine to earn an M.D. degree and moved my family to Bristol to enter the Bristol Family Medicine Residency. As a second year resident I was selected to serve as Chief Resident and in my third year was chosen to receive the Bristol program's "Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Resident Teacher of the Year Award." I completed my residency in June 2002 and joined the faculty at Bristol in August, because "Bristol is 'a good place to live' and the family medicine center is a great place to work."
My wife and I are the parents of six beautiful children. In my free time, I enjoy playing with my children, hiking, fly-fishing, Bible study, and watching Ohio State football!


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Tuesday, October 6
Our Halloween Countdown
I drew a face with permanent marker. We then counted the days on the calendar to Halloween. Next, we counted the toothpicks and pushed the toothpicks into the pumpkin. (Because the pumpkin is very firm and requires hand strength, a younger child may need the adult to make the holes first.)
13 comments:
- Valerie @ Frugal Family Fun Blog said...
I love it! It counts down the days to Halloween, and it has a "punk rocker" appeal to it! Fun!
- October 06, 2009
- Nicole said...
I am so stealing this - what a fab idea! My son has been asking when Halloween is too.
- October 06, 2009
- Nicole {tired, need sleep} said...
Such a creative solution to the constant asking - fun too!!
- October 06, 2009
- Melissa said...
Love this!!!
- October 06, 2009
- boatbaby said...
Brilliant idea! I plan to borrow it for I get the same question each day.
- October 07, 2009
- Anne said...
I'm making this tomorrow!
- October 07, 2009
- Elise said...
What a great idea and fun countdown.
- October 07, 2009
- Koko's mama said...
Sorry to ask a question on the wrong post but I know that you don't like to hunt for the comment.
For the smelling bottles when you used cocoa, did you use cocoa powder or actually make cocoa and put the liquid inside the bottle?
Oh, and my oldest is also asking about Halloween all the time. I might have to make this spiky pumpkin!
- October 08, 2009
- Amy said...
For the smelling bottles, I used cocoa powder (the kind used for baking).
- October 08, 2009
- SmartPumpkin'sMom said...
Great idea! Looks cool too.
- October 08, 2009
- My Child's Diary said...
Hi Amy!
I left you this message on your Flicker. I am not sure if you saw it, so I hope this would be alright if I re-post it here:
I have just found the pictures of your Nature Table! Thank you so much for being thoughtful enough to upload them!
May I ask when did you start presenting the Nature Table?
My son is 25 months old. I've been hesitating for a while if we can start with this project. He is yet not verbal, so I hesitate if it might cause him a bit of confusion. Also, I am almost positive that he might want to touch and play with the items presented. So I was thinking that maybe we need to wait for a little while, and use a Nature Basket for now.
- October 08, 2009
- TheWhineyFairy said...
I nominated you for a blog award today! Just thought you might like to feel the blog-love! Come check it out!
- October 08, 2009
- Amy said...
Thank you for the award! I tried to comment on your blog but it just disappears. By the way- love your profile picture- so funny!
- October 09, 2009


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Coachella Valley Alumni Welcome Pat and Chris Whiteby Joe Emmick • March 7, 2011 Share:
Over 30 alumni and friends of the College joined President and Chris White at PGA West in La Quinta, CA, for the annual Coachella Valley Alumni Association Dinner. Jim Givens '50 and Benjamin Humphreys '10 were the senior and junior attendees--60 years of Wabash men! President White shared the good news of the Challenge of Excellence, recruiting for next fall's freshman class, the College's athletic success, and recent campus events. He also thanked the event's organizers David '56 and Betty Givens and Fred '69 and Debbie Wilson. He also gave a special thank you to Paul Woolls '75 and Betty O'Shaugnessy Woolls for providing the wine from their Napa Valley vineyard.
Photo: Jim Givens '50, President Pat White, and Benjamin Humphries '10


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wget is a well-known command line utility for downloading files from the internet/intranet.
I like to use the limit-rate, so that my coworkers still can surf. Until today, I never succeeded to download from otn, because wgetting software required me to log in and accept the export restriction
How to automate login is actually extremly easy :
1) open your mozilla browser, go to the page, login, accept the export, download the file, click properties, copy paste the "Saving From", Cancel
2) find out where is located your cookies.txt file
$ find $HOME -name "cookies.txt"
3) wget
$ wget –load-cookies /home/lsc/.mozilla/default/86iy2n5j.slt/cookies.txt –limit-rate 250k http://download-uk.oracle.com/otn/compaq/oracle10g/10202/10202_database_HP-Tru64.zip
100%[++++++++++++++++++++++++++++======>] 1,081,211,566 254.98K/s ETA 00:00
16:48:05 (249.99 KB/s) – `10202_database_HP-Tru64.zip.1′ saved [1,081,211,566/1,081,211,566]
It works!


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I cannot tell you where I was or what I was doing when the clock rolled over to 00:00 and changed the year from 1996 to 1997. I can tell you that at that time that I was under the employment of Uncle Sam.
A Little Loco...
Just the ramblings of a crazy Mom of two beautiful girls (and YaYa to many children that I adore) navigating through my snafu'd life. This blog is my way of 'clearing the cobwebs' and trying to maintain my sanity.
I have a chaotic life full of kids, rebuilding after our house burnt, coffee, my best girls, mornings in my breezeway, blogging, a full time job, screaming kids, laundry, remodeling, Asperger's/OCD Big'K, mowing, taking the trash out, Bipolar w/psychosis and RAD Lil'K, a crazy family, more kids thrown in the mix, bad plumbing, laughing until I pee my pants, electrical malfunctions, and everything else the Big G thinks He needs to throw at me on this ride we call life, all the while trying to survive being a single mother. Because let's face it...every day that I wake up, I am outnumbered!
I cannot tell you where I was or what I was doing when the clock rolled over to 00:00 and changed the year from 1996 to 1997. I can tell you that at that time that I was under the employment of Uncle Sam.
I am an adopted child. My birth mother...never met her...know very very little of her. What I do know is that I was adopted by a loving, patient woman who wanted children of her own so much that it ached. I can tell you I was adopted as an infant. Somewhere around the six week mark or so. I can also tell you that I was not a 'bonding' type child. I'm not quite sure I ever did. I was fussy, and had colic like the worst of 'em, even as an infant didn't want to be hugged or touched or loved on. I was a hard child. I don't know how she did it. But I know one thing...she never gave up. By two years I think I would have been disgusted with my own self...but she...never gave up. i wasn't mistreated. I wasn't unloved. Even though I didn't bond she did. And that's all that was needed. I believe even if neither of us would have bonded she still would have loved me. She chose me. She would have done it.
Did I ever bond with her? I don't think so. Not fully. I will never really know. She passed when I was 15. So I don't get to hear the stories of how I was or why she stayed and hung in there. I loved her. She was my mom. Luckily for her she adopted a baby boy three years later and he...he was loving. And bonding. Took the heat off of me. :-)
I have two children of my own. My flesh and blood. And bonding with my oldest was difficult. She was much like me as a child. No touching, no loving, no bonding. I was young and on my way to medical school. So in addition to not bonding I was resentful. (Don't worry it faded and we are all bonded and happy!!) Even as I entertained the idea of giving her up I didn't. And even at her two year mark, and three year mark...even after that long of not bonding...I wouldn't have given her up. Or away. She was mine. I chose her. It was my responsibility to be a mother.
Bonding?? Really? That can come eventually.
And I believe sometimes it may take a lifetime.
Loco YaYa's Snafu'd World
Just a mom of two kids. Big K and Lil K. Who make me loco on a daily basis. I have a ton of other kids that call me 'YaYa'. They are my 'stray cats' as my great aunt refers to them. Once you start feeding them they won't go away...and apparently i'm a great cook!
The things I say will not always make sense. I am funny. I am sarcastic. I am educated. (Sometimes I forget this and the ghettoredneckcoonass comes out. I cannot help it. Hushitup!) I am a smartass. I do not sleep a lot. I may be off color at times. I am also harmless. You may not get my style and that is not my fault. This blog is not meant to be anything other than my thoughts. What I say belongs to me and at the end of the day...it's just words. Get over yourself. If you are offended, go away. You have been warned...
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