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I write about the science they're selling you.
It's happened again at Fox. After taking down a story last year that was packed with misinformation about genetically modified foods–headlined "What you need to know"–Fox has now offered up another similarly underevidenced article, this time headlined "Can autism be prevented?"
Short answer: No, not usually.
In spite of that, the article goes longer and turns to one 'Rober' (sic) Melillo, who practices something called "chiropractic neurology." The unbylined article says about autism:
The statistic rates used to be one in 150 – so how did we get these new numbers? Dr. Rober Melillo, co-founder of the Brain Balance Achievement Centers, spoke with Dr. Manny Alvarez, senior managing health editor for FoxNews.com, about the science behind autism, as well the facts and myths surrounding the condition.
Melillo, in fact, does neither. Instead, he exhibits a rather basic grasp of genetics, blames the autism "epidemic" completely on environmental factors, and then, the article says, blames genetic "predisposition" and environmental factors together. If you're confused and need some clarity, well guess what? Melillo's got a book to sell you. The article says:
Fortunately, Melillo identified numerous preventative measures parents can take to better ensure their child will not be born with autism. All of these measures are included in his book, Autism: The Scientific Truth About Preventing, Diagnosing, and Treating Autism Spectrum Disorder — and What Parents Can Do Now.
Natch. Most of the "measures" remain hidden in the pages of this book–which you can purchase!–but the one the article cites? Prenatal vitamins. Raise your hand if you took prenatal horsepills before, during, and after pregnancy and still had a child with autism. Melillo seems to be referencing this paper but misinterpreting the odds ratio data. The authors note the limitations of their study here in the full text of the article, which included that it relied on maternal recall of vitamin intake around pregnancy, several years after the pregnancy. They also did not collect information on diet. So, sure, take your prenatal vitamin, but don't do it because you think it'll prevent autism.
Melillo then helpfully offers that autism is "essentially an imbalance in the brain." That's likely useful for him to say because, as you might have noted above, he's the co-founder of the Brain Balance Centers, offering a proprietary program and franchises scattered around the country. Their operating basis is this "imbalance in the brain." I once wrote a critique of what I found on the Brain Balance Centers website (warning: critique's a snarkorama), which brought not only a whole lot of very similar comments in favor of the centers but also a series of emails from various center administrators. It was … interesting. In spite of my comments on and exploration of the irrelevant references the Brain Balance Center cites here, these unhelpful citations still remain on their page called "The Truth."
After offering in the FoxNews article the further cutting-edge observation that research into the mechanisms of autism is "going towards understanding what is really happening," Melillo suggests that most allergies and food sensitivities and immune problems "really start in the brain." That's such a huge, general statement that I'll just generally respond, No, they generally don't. Blame your bones or the thymus or T cells or B cells, but don't blame the brain.
Obviously, Melillo has every right to peddle his book in high-value venues and to set up centers that trumpet 'cures' for autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and Tourette's. What baffles me is why the "senior managing health editor" at FoxNews thought that it was OK to let Melillo do this bit of unscientific PR-related marketing on his watch, particularly given the abundance of genuine autism experts who could have been asked instead.
Hehe. You're showing a lot of patience.
Note: It looks a little weird when you don't call out her comments but then respond to them and call them out; with default viewing options on tight screens it looks like you are arguing with yourself. Of course, then you'd have a rational opponent who'd answer back with something, but you see what I mean.
So we're to believe that autism can't be prevented? It's just a genetic disorder kids are born with?
The scary truth is that autism is an epidemic. It strikes one in every 88 children and one in every 54 boys, and there's nothing a mainstream doctor can tell a new mom so that her baby that was born healthy and is developing normally doesn't also end up on the autism spectrum by age two.
The autism rate is based on studies of eight year olds, not eighty year olds. No one has ever found a comparable rate among adults, especially adults with classic autism, whose symptoms are undeniable.
Too many parents describe regression following vaccination. More and more parents are too afraid to vaccinate according to the ever-expanding childhood schedule.
Anne Dachel, Media editor: Age of Autism
I have three children who were all vaccinated with all there shots. My youngest daughter who has AUTISM from the beginning wasn't developing normally she never hit any of the so called milestones you hit as an infant or even a toddler. We have given her as many different therapies and diet changes as recommended to us from the so called no it alls that this causes it or no its that. In your theory that shots cause it or its the environment would mean all three of my kids should have some version of AUTISM if that was the case.
There is increasing evidence that if parents want to PREVENT AUTISM, they need to carefully research the risks in the one-size-fits-all vaccination schedule.
Parents may be interested in some recent autism news. The U.S. Court of Claims has compensated the parents of two more children because of vaccine injuries that included autism.
Anne Dachel, Media editor: Age of Autism
Allow me Emily. The two children you refer to were awarded damages for a "Table Injury" (encephalitis/encephalpoathy), according to the Vaccine Court documents.
No matter how you and your pals at AoA try to "spin" those decisions, they were NOT awarded damages for autism.
Do try to stay on topic Ms. Dachel and do try to update your huge repository of Spam
The Daily Mail, a major paper in Britain covered the story: "American parents awarded £600,000 in compensation after their son developed autism as a result of MMR vaccine." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2262534/American-parents-awarded-600-000-compensation-son-developed-autism-result-MMR-vaccine.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
No major news outlet in the U.S. has reported the news.
Anne Dachel, Media editor: Age of Autism
If anyone is interested in INDEPENDENT RESEARCH on vaccines and their side effects they have only to look at the website for the new film, "The Greater Good," (See trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulmEGbwQsOU.) which explores the question of vaccine safety from both sides.
There are over 200 studies that raise serious concerns about vaccine side effects. http://www.greatergoodmovie.org/learn-more/research/
Anne Dachel, Media editor: Age of Autism


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By Cam Huffman
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The Woodrow Wilson seniors were honored before Friday night's game against Parkersburg. Then they put on a show for the home fans.
Behind the play of their senior stars, the Flying Eagles (5-3) scored 22 third-quarter points to turn a defensive battle into an offensive showcase in a 30-22 win over Parkersburg (4-4) at Van Meter Stadium.
Senior Ramon Edwards finished the game with 172 yards and a touchdown on just 10 carries, also catching a pass for seven yards. Senior quarterback Andrew Johnson ran for 52 yards and threw for 96 more, finding the end zone twice, and senior Cole Williams ran for 65 yards and the final Flying Eagle touchdown.
"I'm really proud of them," said Beckley head coach John H. Lilly, whose team was coming off of back-to-back losses to Cabell Midland and Huntington, two of the top teams in the state. "We played one of the toughest stretches you could play for a high school football team. For them to show their character and come out and do that made me very, very proud."
Woodrow was clinging to a 22-14 lead late in the third quarter when the game turned on one big play. Driving into Woodrow Wilson territory, Parkersburg quarterback Aaron Roberts hit Adam Lindamood on a screen pass at the Woodrow 45-yard line. Trying to break free for a few extra yards, Lindamood made his only mistake of the night, putting the ball on the grass.
Woodrow Wilson defensive end Michael Bailey — a senior, of course — scooped up the loose pigskin and was off to the races.
He wasn't tackled until he reached the Big Reds' 15-yard line, and Williams scored from 15 yards out two plays later to give the Flying Eagles their biggest lead of the game, 30-14, with just 52 seconds left in the third quarter.
Parkersburg made things interesting, driving 85 yards in eight plays, seven of them Lindamood runs, to pull within one score. Lindamood, who finished the game with 167 yards rushing on 30 carries, finished it off with a 28-yard run off tackle, and Roberts found Daniel Fox on the 2-point conversion to make the score 30-22 with more than 9 minutes left to play.
"I'm just glad there's no more Lindamoods left," said Lilly, who also went up against Adam's brother, Matt, who played fullback for WVU before leaving the team this spring. "I've been here 13 years, and every year I have to play a Lindamood. They've always done really good against us. Our goal this week was to not let him dominate the game."
After holding Woodrow Wilson on the ensuing drive, Parkersburg got the ball back with a chance to tie, starting on its own 7-yard line with 5:14 left. But after reaching the 39, the drive ended when Roberts' play-action pass was thrown into the dirt.
Parkersburg did have one final prayer, getting possession of the ball with 24.3 seconds left in the game, but on fourth down, Roberts' Hail Mary fell into the hands of Beckley's Johnson, and the game appropriately ended with the ball in the senior's hands.
The game didn't have to be so close. Woodrow failed to capitalize on chances to really take control, and avoid the late nerves, in the opening half.
After driving 64 yards on just four plays on the opening drive — a 62-yard Ramon Edwards run the big play and a Johnson 9-yard scamper finishing it off — the Beckley offense couldn't get out of its own way.
A critical mistake cost the Fyling Eagles on each of its next three drives.
The first came after Woodrow drove to the Parkersburg 18-yard line on its second possession, only to go backward when a shotgun snap sailed over Johnson's head. Beckley ended up on the Parkersburg 29 and turned the ball over on downs when it failed to convert a fourth-down try.
Woodrow's next drive went as far as the Big Reds' 34-yard line, but on a first down play, Johnson threw a screen pass backward. The ball rolled harmlessly out of bounds on the Parkersburg sideline, but the 6-yard loss put the Flying Eagles behind the chains and they were eventually forced to punt.
Beckley's final possession of the opening half — after the visitors played keep-away for most of the half, controlling the ball for a little more than 13 of the 24 minutes — began with just 1:34 to play before the break when Brent Osborne intercepted a Roberts pass.
The Flying Eagles, overcoming a key sack when Johnson bobbled the snap, caught a break when Johnson converted a 4th-and-11 by using his legs to run all the way to the Parkersburg 6-yard line. The scoreboard clock showed .4 seconds before the break, giving Beckley one final shot at some points.
Johnson found Donte Nabors open in the middle of the end zone, but his throw skipped across the grass and Woodrow was again turned away.
Parkersburg's lone score of the opening half came early in the second quarter on a drive that spanned eight plays and 90 yards.
Chandler Hamilton did the bulk of the work, carrying the ball five times for 41 yards on the drive, and Lindamood finished it off with a 2-yard touchdown run.
The only thing that separated the two teams at the break was the point-after-touchdown. While Parkersburg settled for one, an extra point off the foot of Codey Roney, Woodrow was able to pick up the 2-point conversion when Osborne lined up in the shotgun at quarterback, took the snap and followed his blocks across the goal line.
Beckley took an 8-7 advantage into the break.
"I thought we played really flat in the first half," said Lilly. "We had to have a little attitude adjustment at halftime. We're not a big enough team to play without emotion."
Responding to Lilly's challenge, Woodrow scored on the first play it touched the ball in the second half. After Parkersburg missed a 32-yard field goal to take the lead, Edwards took the momentum and ran with it, breaking through the Big Reds' line and then sprinting past the secondary 79 yards for a touchdown.
"I just tried to do what I could to help my team," said Edwards. "It's my first time beating Parkersburg, so it feels pretty good."
The 2-point try failed, and Parkersburg tied the game on the next possession, thanks in part to some good field position on a drive that started on the Woodrow 38-yard line after a short kickoff and a personal foul.
Woodrow quickly answered, though, going up 22-14 on a 10-yard Johnson option keep and a pass to Jacob Meadows, another senior, for the 2-point conversion.
Woodrow, which will likely climb up the WVSSAC Class AAA ratings after coming in at No. 14 this week, will be at Riverside next week. Parkersburg will have an off week before hosting South Charleston on Oct. 26.
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Woodrow Wilson 30, Parkersburg 22
First Quarter
WW: Andrew Johnson 9 run (Brent Osborne run) 9:58
Second Quarter
P: Adam Lindamood 2 run (Codey Roney kick) 9:09
Third Quarter
WW: Ramon Edwards 79 run (Osborne run fails) 8:47
P: Lindamood 1 run (Roney kick) 5:32
WW: Johnson 4 run (Johnson to Jacob Meadows) 3:28
WW: Cole Williams 15 run (Osborne run) 0:52
Fourth Quarter
P: Lindamood 28 run (Roberts pass to Daniel Fox) 9:34
Rushing — P: Aaron Roberts 7-29, Adam Lindamood 31-167, Daniel Fox 1-10, Chandler Hamilton 5-41, Kwante Johnson 1-1. WW: Ramon Edwards 10-172, Andrew Johnson 18-52, Cole Williams 5-65, Brent Osborne 3-12.
Passing — P: Roberts 10-21-2-114-0. WW: Andrew Johnson 7-17-0-96-0, Brent Osborne 1-1-0-(-2)-0.
Receiving — P: Fox 2-15, Dylan Thomas 2-6, Kwante Johnson 3-78, Corey Burdette 1-4, Lindamood 1-2, Andrew Nichols 1-9. WW: Cole Williams 2-21, Donte Nabors 3-60, Andrew Johnson 1-(-2), Jacob Meadows 1-8, Ramon Edwards 1-7.
Takeaways — WW: Brent Osborne (INT), Michael Bailey (FR), Andrew Johnson (INT).

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It started somewhere down the first-base line. As with most chants, it was quiet at first, but picked up steam quickly.
"Cue-to, Cue-to."
Leave it to a town that hasn't had postseason baseball in two decades to pull a hockey tactic.
Much like Penguins fans getting into the head of an opposing goalie, the fans at PNC Park had an enormous impact on the Pirates' 6-2 victory in the National League wild-card playoff game on Tuesday night, rattling Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto off the mound.
Ever wonder what it's like to have a crowd of 40,487 mockingly chanting your name in sing-song fashion? It certainly didn't look pleasant for Cueto.
He dropped the ball – literally – before he could throw his next pitch. If he looked flustered then, he was positively rattled after he released that next pitch, as Russell Martin deposited it into the left-field stands.
Cueto had already given up a home run to Marlon Byrd and got a 390-foot out on a ball that Pedro Alvarez had crushed. With each hard-hit ball, the crowd got louder and louder.
Welcome back to the postseason, Pittsburgh.
All those who wondered if it could ever be a baseball town again after so many years of small crowds and horrible teams had their answer. And a loud one.
"Unbelievable!" Byrd said when asked about the crowd support. "Chanting Cueto's name. From pitch 1 to the last pitch of the game they were in it. They were loud! Loved it."
There were boats in the Allegheny River and people hanging out on the Clemente Bridge outside of the stadium – and a Jolly Roger hanging off of it. It was an atmosphere that rivaled any postseason game featuring the Steelers or Penguins.
Pirates fans, who have waited 21 years since their last playoff game, made up for lost time on Tuesday night.
Aside from a few fans reaching over the railing, they were outstanding, from beginning to end. Nearly an hour before the first pitch, a "Let's go Bucs!" chant reverberated around the stadium.
They completely threw Cueto, who was 8-2 with a 1.90 ERA in 13 career starts at PNC Park, off his game.
They stood and applauded every time Francisco Liriano got two strikes on a Reds batter and screamed their approval at every Pirates hit. The crowd, which was a record for the
11-year-old stadium, sang along to Journey's "Don't Stop Believin' " long after the music had stopped before Clint Barmes' fifth-inning at-bat.
They chanted the name of virtually every reliever that Reds manager Dusty Baker trotted out to the mound – and there were many, and they serenaded Liriano with a chant of his own when it was clear his night was done.
"There's no doubt there was a 10th man tonight," said second baseman Neil Walker, who grew up in Pittsburgh and watched the Pirates struggle for years. "Home-field advantage, you just saw how important it was. The fans were in it from pitch 1 to the last out."
What an incredible night for Pittsburgh. But, thanks to the team's performance, they'll get to do it again in the National League Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Pirates fans might just be able to get used to this.
Eric Knopsnyder is the editor of The Tribune-Democrat. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/eric_knopsnyder.


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There's a gingerbread house inside the front window of Someone's in the Kitchen in the heart of downtown Libertyville, but it's not just any gingerbread house.
It was created—from scratch, by the way—by store owner Susan Edmondson and was modeled to look like the Cook House. What makes the display even more interesting is that Edmondson's edible masterpiece sits inside a much larger gingerbread house that was designed and built by the Loeb Design Group.
"It turned out better than I think either of us could have imagined," said Edmondson.
The holiday display at Someone's in the Kitchen took first place in the retail category for MainStreet Libertyville's annual window decorating contest. Allure Designs in Beauty, located across the street, took first place in the service category.
"It was awesome," Edmondson said of her store winning first place. The winners were announced at Libertyville's tree lighting ceremony Nov. 23. "It really was exciting."
Edmondson teamed up with Loeb Design Group for the contest. The Loeb Design Group does kitchen remodeling and interior design work. Laurie Loeb, the company's owner, said Edmondson was planning to display gingerbread houses throughout the store.
"I said, 'Why not do a big one in the window?'" said Loeb.
Loeb said she wanted to keep with the theme of Someone's in the Kitchen. It was no different, she said, than working with clients for her business.
"Each person lives in their home differently," said Loeb. "I design around the client and their needs."
She worked with one of her contractors, Mark Policht, who built the frame of the large gingerbread house, which includes cardboard and ribbon-wrapped PVC pipe.
Meanwhile, Loeb said she wanted to come up with cheap ways to make faux candy for the large gingerbread house. Individually-wrapped pieces of candy are made of cellophane-wrapped bubble wrap. There are also gum drops fashioned out of cellophane-covered plastic foam cups, along with halved plastic foam balls covered with glitter.
She spent about 24 hours over three days assembling her masterpiece, which also includes a Christmas tree decorated with cellophane and candy canes.
"It was not an easy task," Loeb said. "But we had really good time doing it."
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For her part, Edmondson's gingerbread house "started life on pieces of paper."
"This was the first time I'd done a gingerbread house without a purchased template," she said. "Because I wanted it to look like Cook House, I had start from scratch."
She baked the gingerbread in her store's kitchen to avoid having to transport her creation. She used royal icing to hold the gingerbread together.
"It's a lot of fun to do," said Edmondson. "I find it relaxing."
Gingerbread House Display Earns First Place in Window Decorating Contest
The gingerbread house display at Someone's in the Kitchen in downtown Libertyville took first place in the retail category, while Allure Designs in Beauty won first place in the service category.
There's a gingerbread house inside the front window of Someone's in the Kitchen in the heart of downtown Libertyville, but it's not just any gingerbread house.
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During the 1920s the Miramar was the city's most popular hotel, with apartments built for long-term guests, Greta Garbo being among the first to move in. Over the years, the Miramar became a destination for many celebrities and political figures, more bungalows were added and ownership changed several times.
Today, accomodations are available in the standard guest rooms, suites and bungalows. Guests have access to a wide range of luxury amenities, including babysitting, concierge, housekeeping, laundry service, gift shops, fitness center and a pool. Fig Restaurant is located in the hotel, as is Exhale Spa, which offers an array of spa services. Business services are available, as well as facilities for events and meetings of up to 900 people.
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Fig Santa Monica is located at the beautiful and historic Fairmont Miramar Hotel and Bungalows at Ocean Avenue and…More Wilshire. Named for the landmark 123-year-old Moreton Bay Fig tree in front of the hotel, the restaurant's menu uses local, organic and sustainable ingredients. Chef Ray Garcia visits the Santa Monica Farmer's Market looking for ingredients, while Fig's official "forager," Kerry Clasby, travels to farms all over California, looking for the best ingredients. All meats and seafood are purchased from trusted sources that practice natural and sustainable farming.
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The laid-back restaurant has a wine bar and a cheese bar, with specialty cheeses categorized by cow, ewe, goat, blue-veined and stinky. Cheese flights are available.
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Shortly after long-time Monrovia City Councilman Joe Garcia announced he was not running for re-election, I received a number of inquiries from the community as to whether I was running and who else might be.
One of the key questions for all who considered running, and I know of at least three people who considered filing and did not, was the competition and the incumbents.
Shortly after the first of the year, I was told by a mutual acquaintance that Clarence Shaw was also not going to seek re-election and was relocating to Seattle where he was mobilized with the Army Reserve. Surprised by this, I called him in Washington to establish the truth.
On January 5, at 8:16a.m., I received a very brief (less than two-minute call) from Mr. Shaw in which he advised that he absolutely was returning home, would be back in the last week of the filing period, and unquestionably was running again. "Don't let anybody tell you different" he added, before promising to meet me for coffee when he returned.
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Adrian Jones, who coached Southern Durham High to the 2013 3AA state football championship, has resigned to become the running backs coach at N.C. Central.
Darius Robinson, Southern Durham's athletics director, has been named its football coach.
"Our principal, Kenneth Barnes, wanted to maintain our continuity," Robinson said. "He asked me if I would be willing to be head coach. I told him I'd do anything I could to help our program."
Robinson will keep his AD position and hopes to retain the rest of the coaching staff and build on this season's success.
Jones said in an email Thursday that he could not comment on his move.
Robinson is a Hope Mills South View High graduate and played football at N.C. Central. He was an assistant coach at N.C. Central and at Durham Hillside High. He came to Southern Durham in 2006 and has been an assistant coach under Jones.
Southern Durham defeated Boiling Springs Crest 38-31 to win the N.C. High School Athletic Association title last month. The Spartans finished 14-2, winning their final 13 games.
Jones was named the Spartans' coach in 2007. His teams won four conference championships and had a 64-29 record.
The Spartans are expected to contend for the state title next season. Junior quarterback Kendall Hinton passed for 4,159 yards and 40 touchdowns. He also rushed for 1,242 yards.
"Coach Jones did a tremendous job for us," Robinson said. "He built a tremendous foundation. We've had talent in the past, but he was able to assemble a coaching staff that had the same view that he had of high school athletics."
Southern Durham opened the 2013 season with a 29-24 loss to Durham Hillside and lost to powerhouse Scotland County 53-31 in the third game. The Spartans won the rest of their games.
"Coach Jones wanted to play the best teams we could," Robinson said. "He has said many times that the Scotland game helped us by showing us how much we had to improve."
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Holly Springs was 6-6 in 2013, losing to Garner in the first round of the state playoffs 63-21. The Hawks finished third in the Southwest Wake 4A.
"Coach Orbin did a great job for us," said Andy Wheeler, the Holly Springs athletics director. "We were fortunate to have him lead our football program for two years. He did a tremendous job for us on and off the field.
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Sometimes a club wants to remove a player from its MLB Reserve List (40-man roster), but it has to be done immediately because the player's roster slot is needed. Or sometimes a club wants to remove a player only from its MLB Active List (25-man roster), but Optional Assignment Waivers must be secured before the player can be optioned to the minors. In those cases, a club can place a player on the Designated List.
When a player is placed on the Designated List (and is "Designated for Assignment"), the "Designated Player" is removed from his club's MLB Reserve List (40-man roster), and then the club has up to ten days to either trade, release, non-tender, or outright the player to the minors. A club can also return a Designated Player to the 40-man roster and either option the player to the minors or reinstate the player to the 25-man roster, as long as the Designated Player is not replaced on the 40-man roster by another player while the player is on the Designated List. (A club might have to DFA a player to buy time while it attempts to secure Optional Assignment Waivers).
A player on Optional Assignment to the minors must be "Recalled - Not to Report" before he can be Designated for Assignment.
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Searchers in need of medical information will begin seeing detailed information on medications as part of Google's Knowledge Graph product.
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Here's a screenshot from Google's announcement, using the drug Naproxen as an example.
Google has created a number of health-related search features over the years, including a health OneBox that's been around since August 2009. It shows up on a variety of medical-related searches, from conditions to symptoms to, yes, medications.
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It's pretty cool that Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is such a great athlete that he advanced through the first stage of qualifying for the U.S. Open golf championship, to be held in June at Pebble Beach. Romo shot 69 and made it through a playoff (four guys vied for three spots) to get to the sectional round. There will be 13 sectional qualifiers around the country in the next couple of weeks, where typically 80 or 90 players vie for three or four spots in the big event. Romo was one of the best football players, basketball players and golfers in the state of Wisconsin when he was in high school. ... Elsewhere, Jerry Rice shot 82-90 at a Nationwide Tour event last week and said he was quitting his bid to be a pro golfer. (He also was DQ'd becuase his caddy used a range-finder to get a distance.)
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Heather: [QB] kamille: it seems to me that the first step you need to take here, so you can start doing all of these things for yourself and start to break this pattern is to get out of all of this with this guy. What do you think you need in order to stay AWAY from those situations with him -- or him, period -- and get away from this? For instance, a friend or family member to remind you of what you really want, a clear statement to him that you two need to be done and an agreement he'll stay away, some counseling or coaching....? [/QB][/QUOTE]
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I engaged in unprotected anal sex last night. I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking for right now...help, advice, a shoulder to lean on...I just feel confused about my behaviour. And I don't know how to stop putting myself in unfavourable situations like these. I need to somehow figure out what I want, learn how to make decisions and be true to that.
Sometimes when I find myself in a situation like this, I wonder where my ability to say no went. How do I so easily cast my eyes down and "take it"? Another situation I vividly remember is the morning after my boyfriend at the time had broken up with me. Without words, no words were spoken at all, he went through the motions of fingering me, put on a condom, and turned me around to penetrate me (vaginally). I felt pretty sick after that.
I need some help. I think these problems stem from various areas in my life. And I need to change. I need to be brave, I need to be courageous and decisive. How?
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Hey, kamille. I'm sorry to hear you agreed to something (assumed it was something you agreed to) you didn't feel good about, and that you're feeling crummy now.
I guess I'd start first by asking if, when you step into any kind of sexual relationship or interaction, you feel very able to assert yourself right at the gate.
If you don't, then the first step is to make sure you simply don't put yourself in those situations until you at least have that assertiveness to draw on. Because without it, it's very easy to have a hard time setting limits and boundaries, asking for what you want, and feeling like you can.
It also sounds like it's possible the situation you're describing with your ex may have been a sexual assault. Had you two had any agreements about sex without verbal consent before then?
I ask about that because if and when we have been abused or assaulted, setting sexual limits and really making our own choices can sure be a whole lot tougher.
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I have always feared that it may have been sexual assault...but the people who I've discussed it with have always been dismissive.
I'm not sure if I agreed to it or not (oh boy, the indecisiveness coming out again). I did, and I didn't. I didn't really want to, but I helped guide his penis inside.
I do feel very much like I have been abused/assaulted/taken advantage of in the past and I think that it contributes to my inability to be assertive...
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Well, here's how this works with me: the person who gets to decide if something was abuse or assault or not is the person who decides they were abused or assaulted.
This isn't a court of law, after all -- in other words, you're not naming names, filing charges: what you say here has no impact on whoever did or may have abused or assaulted you -- and this is about you. And really, you're going to be the expert on knowing what happened and how you felt about it. Not anyone else.
But, let's go ahead and talk about this with the understanding that you might well have had abuse/assault history. And also with what you've said here, which seems to be that you don't feel able to be assertive.
How might you feel about setting hard limits with yourself on not entering into any sexual or potentially sexual situations until you have had some time to sort through that and improve with it so that you KNOW, walking in, that you most likely will be able to assert yourself, and feel confident in your ability to do that?
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Yes, that would make a lot of sense. I need to be abstinent right now. It's been difficult to say, "no." It's been difficult to just stay away from it. For example, I recently developed an online friendship with someone. He coerced me into phone sex...which I enjoyed. But we have talked a lot about our sexual histories and decided to not cyber anymore because of our past. It wasn't healthy for us to partake in it.
I think another element that might come into play here is self-worth...I'm feeling a bit low.
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So, what I'm hearing is that one of the ways it's been difficult for you is because of other people being coercive. If so, that's not on you, that's on them. But we can certainly talk, if you like, about how to exempt yourself from those situations.
But it sounds like you think there might be some other reasons it's difficult for you to stay away from sexual situations right now: can you tell me about what you think those are?
(FYI, "abstinent" is a pretty loaded term for a lot of people, which isn't surprising, since it has a religious basis. So, personally, unless that term is something that feels empowering for you, I suggest we maybe come up with some other language for this. Like, for example, "I need to only be sexual with myself for now.")
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Even so...whether or not it was them, or me, or a combination of the both of us...what is in the past, is in the past. So I think that, for me, what I need to focus on is the present (healing) and looking toward the future (change), knowing that I can have the strength to say no. Or to release myself from situations like these, and find help and love to surround myself with.
I'm not sure why I'm finding it difficult. I think I'm looking for something in casual hook-ups that they can't provide. My friend and I were talking about this particular situation last night. She said, why do you feel like you need, or want to be intimate with this person? And the first thing that popped into my head was that I felt like I needed to be there for him, that he required me for some reason, that I could help him. Lost helping the lost.
I'm finding it very difficult to figure out what I want...in general, in life, what I want from myself and who I want to be. Silent reflection, or meditation upon anything hasn't been helping...I don't know where to start. I just feel like I've been on a really winding road for so long and it's making me feel sick and I'm not getting to my desired location.
I'm also feeling embarrassed and ashamed right now-- for my behaviour. After we had sex, he said something along the lines of, we can't continue doing this because you might have feelings for me. And I felt insulted, because it was an assumption, not a question, and it sounded like an accusation. Then I felt hurt and manipulated, because even though I don't have romantic feelings for him, I still placed trust in him, and I felt embarrassed and ashamed because I felt foolish for having been so reckless.
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I totally respect whatever you feel you need, and your own ability to assess that.
In your second paragraph, I hear you framing sex as "helping" someone. And the idea that when people are motivated to engage in sex, it's about feeling lost and needing you, as a guide, to help them find...themselves? Their sexuality? Satisfaction? What do you think?
I don't think you have anything to be ashamed of here. You haven't done anyone any harm, you haven't done anything with any kind of malice or anything like this. You've just been making some choices, it sounds like, that aren't serving you well. And you know, none of us -- of if anyone, a rare, rare few -- walk into any part of our life, especially a part as complex as our sexualities, magically knowing how to make the choices that serve us best. It's a process, something we all have to figure out, and a process that takes time for everyone. And we're all going to stumble along the way to one degree or another.
If you're generally feeling without direction or aim or purpose in all the other parts of your life, it can be awfully hard to feel grounded enough in yourself and what you want in general to "do" your sexuality well, too.
I have a thought: if some of your sexual choices and motivations have been about needing to feel needed, and you also are feeling without direction in your life, I wonder if maybe finding some volunteering where you are EARNESTLY helping people, in ways that don't ask you to out yourself on the chopping block, in ways that aren't sexual, in ways where someone really does need you -- with things that are actual needs, not wants -- might bridge some of this for you, or at least start to? Something like that might fill this desire to be needed in a much healthier way, and in a way you could actually feel very good about.
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Hey, Kamille, I just wanted to let you know, since we got started digging into some deep stuff, that I will be AWOL from tonight through Thursday.
You can certainly pick this up with a volunteer if you like, and they'd be more than able to talk about this stuff with you, but I didn't want you to feel like I blew you off.
I'll give a holler when I'm back so you know when I am if you want to keep talking.
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Hi Heather...hope you're back.
I'm not entirely sure about the whole helping bit. When I sat down to consider it for a second, "to help the person" was the first thing that popped into my head when my friend asked me why I want to be intimate with him.
Perhaps, though, more accurately, I'm needy looking to feel needed. I'm not sure. It makes me feel kind of sick. I really want to see myself in a positive light, to see the good in me, and to notice all the potential I have. Right now I feel totally and utterly lost...
And you're right...I haven't hurt anyone, but by the same token, I feel like the decisions and choices I've made that aren't serving me well...maybe are hurting me. I like this line, "And you know, none of us -- of if anyone, a rare, rare few -- walk into any part of our life, especially a part as complex as our sexualities, magically knowing how to make the choices that serve us best. It's a process, something we all have to figure out, and a process that takes time for everyone. And we're all going to stumble along the way to one degree or another."
I appreciate those words...yet at the same time I look at myself and wonder, you're suppose to be a responsible adult...but I just allowed it to happen/continue...I can be quite over-critical of myself.
And your suggestion about volunteering is a good one. I have actually already had a meeting with a volunteer coordinator, however, unfortunately, that was about a month ago. And I say unfortunately because I had to wait a month until the orientation date (which is in a couple of days), and a lot has happened during that time...a lot to think about and consume me, when I should be trying to get my mind off of it and focusing on trying to get better, to feel more passionate, more fulfilled.
By the way, I just graduated university in December. So this is a bit of a turning point in my life. I'm a writer/filmmaker who feels at a total loss right now...even though things seemed to be going so well...I just need to find some motivation and passion somewhere...
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Hey Kamille, Heather won't be back at the boards until tomorrow, but if you want, I'll be here for a few hours and am happy to talk. (Just don't want to intrude on the discussion you had going with Heather!)
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Sure, if you'd like to contribute, I would be happy to hear a second opinion. I feel really nauseous and have felt this way for a couple of days now. Anxious and nauseous...
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Okay. So, one thing that jumps out at me about your most recent post is the comment about how you're supposed to be a "responsible adult." It's something that's a lot easier said than done, really, and there isn't a certain time in life when a switch flips and suddenly you don't ever make mistakes or choices you aren't happy with ever again. Wanting what's best for yourself is great, but no one's perfect, so give yourself a bit of a break, eh? Recognizing that the choices you've made aren't serving you well is already a huge step in a really positive direction, and you seem to have a lot of self-awareness, too: neither one of those things are minor things, so give yourself some credit for being proactive and figuring out what you need to do to be good to yourself.
It's totally understandable that you're feeling at a loss right now, as well. Finishing university is a big change; for a lot of people it means losing the structure of a routine that's been in place for quite a long time. What are you doing now? Do you have any projects you can throw yourself into, whether it's for someone else or just for you? What else are you doing to take care of yourself in general, especially to deal with the anxiety you're having? (Happy to help you brainstorm some techniques if you're not sure where to start with that.)
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You're right. I do need to give myself a bit of a break. Nobody is perfect...the fear of being not perfect is difficult to overcome. I'm not really sure what the problem is. I feel like I've totally lost touch with myself.
I'm still continuing to put myself in positions where things get sexual with this person. He has no feelings for me. I don't really have feelings for him either, but my vision is clouded because I'm in a vulnerable position of feeling needy. If you know what I mean? That's what I feel it is, anyway. I don't actually have romantic feelings for him either...and yet I trust and allow myself to be caught up in situations that, like Heather said, don't benefit or suit me well anymore. I don't understand what I want from him...I don't actually want anything from *him* ...what is going ON! Why do I need validation so much?
I'm not doing any projects, I haven't been doing anything for myself (this person in question is visiting for only a couple more days before he returns home, so I've been showing him around the city etc.)...even though I've taken a few yoga classes and done some acupuncture, I'm not really doing anything for myself...
I want out of the cycle!
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kamille: it seems to me that the first step you need to take here, so you can start doing all of these things for yourself and start to break this pattern is to get out of all of this with this guy.
What do you think you need in order to stay AWAY from those situations with him -- or him, period -- and get away from this?
For instance, a friend or family member to remind you of what you really want, a clear statement to him that you two need to be done and an agreement he'll stay away, some counseling or coaching....?
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He's leaving tomorrow...
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So, are you saying that in terms of this particular person, this is taken care of for you because you won't be able to have any contact with him again?
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With him, I probably don't have to worry anymore. I will see him sometime in the future, but by then I really hope to have a handle on this toxic cycle I've gotten myself into.
I feel a sense of relief though, now that he's off. I feel like I can final take a couple of breaths, find an excuse to be by myself, and figure out what I need...but how do I do that? I don't know...
Also, just as a side note, I got my period on Saturday...slept with a tampon...and ever since then have felt incredibly irritated and itchy. My period blood is also quite dark, almost purple. And, although my period is usually anywhere from 35-37 days, this cycle it came at 28 days. I'm wondering if you have any suggestions on how to ease the irritation during my period...I think it might be a yeast infection, but I'm not sure.
[ 02-05-2013, 11:25 PM: Message edited by: kamille ]
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In terms of figuring out what you need, how about you take those breaths, first? In other words, why don't you start by just taking a little time now that he's gone to experience being on your own in a real way, outside a sexual relationship. feel whatever feelings you have, catch that breather.
Per vaginal irritation with your period, why don't you start by only using tampons during the day?
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