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PIKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A new 1,444-bed state prison is starting to take shape in East Tennessee.
The $208 million Bledsoe County Correctional Complex is being constructed on 2,200 acres of the Cumberland Plateau. Recently, rows of gray housing units were being configured from stacked, precast cells built on the prison grounds.
Warden Jim Morrow says he expects the facility to get its first inmates in January 2013.
He told The Chattanooga Times Free Press that it will house mostly medium-security prisoners and have some of the latest prison design features, including a pair of tunnels that are the only entrance and exit.
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chefleclef125 weeks agoSiamese Twins : Bad Matches
So when I had done the old "Drainlords" design someone had suggested a tanooki.
Although it didn't make that design, thought it would be better implemented in this one.
(Tannoki sneaking buy the preoccupied pirhana plant.)
anyhow stay tuned for updated version getting closer to finishing
And the Leaves will change! the halftones atm stayed in this cut version but are fugly imo. Will put some plant vein structure and shadowing in at a later date.
cycodaddy124 weeks agoNice job...Needs a bolder stroke on the plant stalks I think...
will get that in the next version cheers!
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chefleclef121 weeks agoJust submitted this changes from prior were :made the black transparent so black shirt will fill the clear spots and then nixxed the text and centred it also renamed it "Jack Squared"
chefleclef120 weeks agoNewest submission and now up on RB
Terra Nova was a great show and this is a fitting shirt to that end.
chefleclef119 weeks agoHi Folks Latest Design Is up and submitted thoughts ?
rusti_knight119 weeks agoThis last one amuses me, but I think Jabba needs some sort of facial feature, be it eyes or mouth (both are not necessary, I don't think) because he looks like a questionable pile of something at the moment...
chefleclef118 weeks agoI had tried with the eyes earlier on but it took away from what I wanted with the design.
I might try a later version with some texturing of the skin maybe a chin shadow or extend some arms out stay tuned.
always love the feedback
thanks. rusti knight
chefleclef118 weeks ago
chefleclef said: I had tried with the eyes earlier on but it took away from what I wanted with the design.Lol to the Jabba looking like a turd.
I might try a later version with some texturing of the skin maybe a chin shadow or extend some arms out stay tuned.
always love the feedback
thanks. rusti knight
rusti_knight118 weeks agoWell, I was trying not to be so forthright, but yes, he does!
I've been wanting to do a Lighthouse Design for awhile finally had some time to start one!
chefleclef115 weeks agoNewest design submitted enjoy:) Minus green as it mimics the colour of shirt it is a 5 colour design.
chefleclef115 weeks agoThis is the first of a series of 10 shirt designs on soups my next one will be rabbit, carrot stay tuned
chefleclef102 weeks agoBeen away from the computer for much of the summer, had a whole array of projects 40-60% done finally sat down and cranked this one out the past few days just submitted it it rubns on 5 colours been learning how to play with levels for textures so quite stoked to be able to implement some new techniques
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chefleclef102 weeks agoany thoughts on this?
chefleclef83 weeks agoSome newer designs submitted recently, and up on some of my shops. Top being the Planes and Jane's bottom the Unisex version. As a guy won't want to walk around with Jane on his shirt unless there is a special someone in his life.
chefleclef83 weeks ago"Coffeine The Caffeine that comes from Coffee"
chefleclef47 weeks agoNewest design Mashed Potatoes
When a Hero has been through every bastion and echelon of his adventure, and made all the monsters in his kingdom suffer and atone for their sinister evil. what does he or she do with all those trinkets or relics? most get hung up becoming heirlooms, or put away in some archive or a cave to hide from the wrong hands. many a time the hero ends up in a bar telling stories over a pint of yester-years accomplishments and nullified plights. With nothing to show for except the girl and a few battle scars. Well this time a little moxy and creativity got the best of our hero and he has managed to incorporate this into a force wielding manifest of power rivaled by few.
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If only. It took just a couple of years for me to hear one school child tell another, in a derisive tone, that a classmate who was unable to understand the subjects they were learning was "special needs." New label – same old perception.
It goes on and on, unfortunately. Does anybody really think that calling someone a senior citizen makes everybody think they aren't old? What do you think when you hear the phrase, "a woman's right to choose"? I can tell you what you don't think. You don't think of her right to choose to carry a handgun, or to choose to send her child to a charter school. You think of one thing – abortion – because that is what it means.
Those on the left refer to "patriotic millionaires" when what they mean is simply wealthy people who support higher taxes. The obvious implication is that those who dissent on this issue are not patriotic. Remember when those on the left called dissent, "the highest form of patriotism"? Meanwhile, those on the right want us to think that every wealthy person is a "job creator."
It would be refreshing if those who keep trying to cloak what they mean with a misleading label would work to change those alleged "misconceptions" by changing their own behavior.
If lobbying really is an honorable profession, then make sure everybody knows it by being completely transparent and honorable about your activities.
If lobbyists are simply trying to "educate" members of Congress about the consequences of pending legislation, and there is no money – indirect or otherwise – involved, then their slimy reputation will eventually improve.
Changing their name won't do it.
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The latest Public Policy Institute of California statewide poll is a zinger--
Although California has substantial debt and a large, ongoing budget gap, 64 percent of likely voters support Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal to issue $43.3 billion more in bonds to increase funding for education facilities, prisons, water storage, and other infrastructure projects. Besides that, when told that California has approved approximately $93 billion in bonds over the past decade, 59 percent of likely voters say that amount is about right or "too little."...What might explain this spending complacency from voters who consistently tell surveys that government wastes their tax dollars? It could be what they don't know: 52 percent of voters admit that they know very little (43%) or nothing (9%) about how bonds are paid for in California. A mere 6 percent say they know a lot. "We don't know how deep the lack of understanding runs," says PPIC president and CEO Mark Baldassare. "Many voters may be thinking about bonds as free money, and not as debt that has to be repaid with interest."
Voters are equally uninformed about another critical issue they may be voting on next year – the term limits of state legislators. And they are apparently even more conflicted. When asked to name the maximum number of years a legislator can hold office in California, only 1 percent of likely voters and all adults could give the correct answer – 14 years....Moreover, a majority of those who think current term limits provide the right amount of time also say they would vote yes on the initiative that changes those limits (56%).
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Cumberland Medical Center is proud to offer digital mammography services at the Regional Breast Center on Cleveland St. and CMC's Fairfield Glade location on Stonehenge Dr. The state-of-the-art technology, certified by the Food and Drug Administration, offers the ability to increase image quality, pinpoint specific areas for further evaluation and search for abnormal areas of density, mass or thickening. In fact, studies indicate digital mammography is more accurate and offers significant benefits over older technology to women under the age of 50 and those with dense breast tissue.
Screening mammography is performed on women who have no signs or symptoms of breast cancer. The American Cancer Society recommends women age 40 and older have a screening mammogram every year. Those with a close relative, such as mother or sister, who has been diagnosed with breast cancer prior to menopause should begin screenings ten years prior to the age their relative was diagnosed, but not earlier than 25 years old. A screening mammogram takes about 45 minutes, including registration, and the result is usually available to the patient's physician within one to two days. It usually consists of two views of each breast and, when possible, comparison mammograms are used to provide the most accurate reading.
Diagnostic mammography is performed under the direct supervision of the interpreting radiologist and is done when a screening mammogram identifies a lump or abnormal result needing further study. Other testing, such as ultrasound or biopsy, may also be necessary to diagnose an abnormality. Ultrasounds can determine if a lump is solid or fluid filled.
All digital mammograms are read by board-certified radiologists. CMC provides full-field digital mammography and computer-aided diagnostics, and the program is accredited by the American College of Radiology.
CMC's nurse navigator, a patient navigation certified registered nurse, will be involved with all patients needing diagnostic testing and assists with coordination of services throughout the various levels of care potentially needed.
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Hampton Inn414 Bowie Street
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San Antonio River Walk (Paseo Del Rio)110 Broadway
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The Johnstown Regional Technical Park in Kernville has a new name and a new focus.
While the complex never materialized into the economic power plant once envisioned, its future as Conemaugh Medical Park appears to be extremely bright.
"Creating an excellent patient experience is at the core of these changes,"
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And as pointed out by one of the original technical park planners, the park did clean up a former brownfield site while leading to several other projects in the once-run-down Kernville neighborhood.
Five years ago, Johnstown Regional Technology Park had area leaders
bubbling with excitement and optimism. The state-of-the-art medical and technology complex, they promised, would provide the economic shot in the arm the city of Johnstown so desperately needed.
Unfortunately, our economy, along with that of our nation, soured. New businesses didn't come knocking. A spin-off effect in the downtown never happened. And certainly a second building that was being planned was never built.
"I am disappointed," Johnstown businessman and former hospital board chairman Robert Gleason said. "I thought it would attract new business, but I think the hospital – the way they reacted and decided to use the space – is a good thing for the people who live in Cambria County."
We agree. With our region's aging baby boomer population, our health care industry should continue to flourish.
What Conemaugh Medical Park now offers, in essence, is one-stop shopping for patients.
As detailed last week by our Randy Griffith, much of the 90,000-square-foot facility is now occupied by offices and clinics of the Conemaugh Physicians Group and Memorial Medical Center.
Five primary care doctors are joining the Conemaugh cardiology program to fill a majority of the sprawling three-story building.
"Having primary care physicians come together at this convenient location allows us to enhance our services as well as potential efficiencies, said Dr. Samuel Massoud. "Patients will remain with their physician of choice but now there will be a network of physicians working together. I think our patients will be very pleased."
Another plus is that the facility sits along Franklin Street between Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center's 8th Ward and downtown facilities, with each only minutes away.
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text: Recent news Auckland Museum confirms grants Tuesday, 1 July 2014 Auckland War Memorial Museum is delighted to have provided scholarships to six University of Auckland students under the Nancy Bamford Research Grants. Antartica comes to Auckland in an immersive new exhibition Tuesday, 10 June 2014 Step inside the historic huts of Antarctic explorers Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Sir Ernest Shackleton to relive a time of extraordinary polar exploration in a new exhibition based around the work of New Zealand photographer Jane Ussher. Solar lights Auckland Museum Wednesday, 4 June 2014 Auckland War Memorial Museum has added to its collections with the largest 'exhibition' of micro-inverter solar panels in the country. The 189 solar panels housed on the Museum roof, are now generating enough power each day to light the exterior of the building by night thanks to a partnership with Meridian Energy. New research shows dollar value of arts and culture Friday, 30 May 2014 For the first time in New Zealand, research has been used to determine the value of arts and culture and finds that the impacts of these activities go far beyond the sector itself. Collaborative project takes artists on cultural exploration of Kiribati islands Thursday, 29 May 2014 Explore the islands of Kiribati like never before in, 'Tungaru: the Kiribati project', a new exhibition at Auckland Museum and Māngere Arts Centre this July. Auckland Museum calls for nominations for its 2014 Museum Honours Thursday, 22 May 2014 We're calling for nominations for the Auckland Museum 2014 Honours. These awards recognise contribution to, or achievement in scholarship, research, or community service relevant to the Auckland Museum, or other New Zealand museums. Make your nomination before Monday 30 June 2014. See more news


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On Saturday, WHS grad Rodney Kelley will be inducted into the Weatherford High School Athletic Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place in the Jerry Durant Auditorium at WHS, beginning at 9 a.m. with a brunch and ceremony to follow. The public is invited to attend the free-admission event.
Kelley was an offensive lineman for the Kangaroos from 1958 through 1961. He was a three-year letterman and was a unanimous selection for the All-District team and All-State Honorable Mention in 1959 and 1960.
Kelley also played basketball and was on the Roos' track & field squad. He graduated with Honors in 1961.
After graduation from WHS, Rodney went to the University of Texas in Austin on a scholarship and was a letterman on the UT National Championship team of 1963. He played under the legendary Darrell Royal, and his former high school coach, WHS Hall of Famer Russell Coffee. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Longhorns championship team.
Kelley's university degrees include a BA in Microbiology from UT-Austin, MS in Metallurgical Engineering from UT-El Paso with Honors and post-graduate studies in Business from the University of Houston.
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Team LeNz Is an Xbox MW3 clan, with currently 36 members registered on our ELITE clan. Our goal is to have 99 members registered on our ELITE clan, which is the maximum amount of people you can have in a clan! Our clan is currently level 20 on ELITE. We do not do clan operations, we level up our clan by doing clan challenges. Don't worry, we get 300-500 clan xp every day from daily and weekly clan challenges. We sign up for every clan challenge, you can check the clan challenges we are currently doing at our clan page on ELITE.
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Poor, poor ocean. How we abuse thee.
New research suggests that we are changing the pH of seawater — a measurement of how acid or alkaline it is — at an alarming rate. While history indicates that there have been many episodes of acidification over the history of the Earth, some scientists say that the current changes in the oceans' pH level is cause for great concern. Please read this recent New York Times
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The Kansas City Star reports that the gift from the Burns & McDonnell Foundation is to be announced Friday. The donation is the largest investment in Science City since it opened in 1999.
Union Station Chairman Mike Haverty said the gift will significantly improve Science City and be a catalyst for continuing enhancements.
Union Station has struggled for years, but ended 2010 with an operational surplus for the first time.
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Today's Talking Points leads off with asking whether some of the national pundits are right in saying that Tennessee "won" National Signing Day.
Join Will, Hooper, and I for RTT's post-National Signing Day podcast tonight at 9:00 EST. How'd we do? Where'd we miss? Where'd we hit home runs? How much can we cram in to 30 minutes? Tune in....
Tennessee's having a post-National Signing Day press conference at 5:00 EST. If you're one of the cool kids, you can watch online in one tab here and comment on the thing below in the another tab....
With Tennessee's 2010 recruiting class nearly set, we give our early thoughts on the class Derek Dooley put together in under three weeks.
The day's best links from around the SB Nation college network.
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DENVER – Country music singer and Chris Young has canceled several concerts after being hospitalized with a leg infection in Denver.
A statement from Sony Music Nashville said the symptoms set in while he was en route to Montana for a show Wednesday night. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital, and will remain in the hospital until at least Thursday.
The origin of the infection was not immediately known, but he was listed in stable condition Wednesday.
The Murfreesboro native was forced to cancel all shows through Saturday, August 17.
"I'm so sorry to disappoint the fans but I didn't even know I was sick," said Chris. "One minute I was fine then suddenly I'm being rushed to the hospital," he continued. "I look forward to being up and around and back on the road."
He was expected to resume touring in Redding, California, on August 21.
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Mets Game 162: Loss to Marlins
Marlins 4 Mets 2
Too little, too late.
Oliver Perez pitched well, but was no Johan Santana. Carlos Beltran was clutch, but was no Ryan Howard. David Wright, Carlos Delgado, Ryan Church, and Jose Reyes combined for two hits in 16 at-bats. Those two and the two by Beltran represented the complete output of the Mets offense for the day.
As a result, the Florida Marlins eliminated the New York Mets from playoff competition in the last game of the season for the second straight year.
To add insult to injury, the most crushing loss of 2008 was a prelude to the "celebration" of Shea Stadium's closing. What a weird way to say goodbye.
Endy Chavez made a spectacular snare of a line drive in the seventh to save a run — possibly the second-best catch of his career. Endy is destined to make great catches in losing ballgames.
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Well Schmidt, that's a lot of conversation … thanks for sharing. We'll be covering ALL of the topics you bring up in the coming weeks and months. Heck, we don't have much else to do between now and February.
As for Manuel, Jon Heyman is reporting that the Mets have already decided to bring him back. So no worries, everyone will be rewarded for missing the postseason and collapsing for the second straight season.
I'm with you on all points, David. Mainly the one about rooting for guys who play over their head, rather than those who don't fulfill expectations. Which is kind of why I have trouble with these high-payroll Mets.
Don't be a stranger this offseason, David …. we'll have plenty of conversations flowing here.


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The Lipple family of Ashville made it a regular practice to attend Mass, a habit passed on to their children and a practice John Lipple took with him when he entered the Navy more than seven decades ago.
It was Dec. 7, 1941, when Lipple, a petty officer first class, opted out of a weekend pass and stayed onboard the South Pacific-based USS Arizona to attend Mass.
At 7:58 a.m., the first wave of Japanese planes attacked battleship row at Pearl Harbor, giving Lipple the distinction of being the first Cambria County resident to die in World War II.
Lipple, who was one of 1,177 sailors who died when the Arizona was hit, is the subject of a documentary premiering tonight at the John Lipple VFW post in Ashville.
The 20-minute film, produced by Wix Pix Productions of Johnstown, looks beyond the ultimate sacrifice by Lipple and honors the World War II veterans who are aging and becoming more rare, said Robert Eyer, project chairman.
"It is about John in a big sense, but I think it is a greater picture of the patriotism in and around the Ashville area," Eyer said. "We also note the lives of other World War II veterans who died in the war."
Seventy-one years ago today, the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by the Imperial Japanese Navy was termed by President Franklin Roosevelt as "A day that will live in infamy," and pulled the United States into the worldwide conflict.
At the time, Lipple and his two brothers were all in the Navy. John and Paul Lipple were on ships in the harbor, while a third brother, Joe, was on a submarine tender still in Bremerton, Wash., about to set out for Pearl Harbor.
The story, as recounted in the documentary, was that John Lipple stayed onboard the Arizona that sunny Dec. 7 morning to attend Mass when, at 7:58 a.m., the first wave of Japanese planes attacked.
The Arizona was hit by just two bombs that morning, but the explosions were so great that Paul Lipple, who was aboard the USS Reed, saw the explosion, but only days later learned the fate of his brother.
Paul Lipple, in a letter two days after the attack to his mother, Caroline, in Ashville, asked if she had heard from John. But it took until Dec. 20 for the first telegram from the War Department telling her John was missing.
A second telegram arrived in Ashville in January 1942 informing her John had given his life for his country and that he was interred on the Arizona.
Joe Lipple arrived in Pearl Harbor around Christmas 1941, when he learned the fate of his brother through a survivor of the Arizona.
Joe and Paul Lipple served in the Pacific during the war and saw what is termed extensive action.
Paul Lipple, who lived in Baltimore, died in 1977.
He died at the age of 54 after many years of suffering from a number of health issues believed to be related to his military service, said nephew Daniel Lipple of rural Ashville, a son of Joe Lipple.
The elder Lipple's telephone was not working Thursday and he could not be reached for comment, his son said.
Daniel Lipple provided photographs and letters for use in the documentary and recalled the stories he grew up with, especially regarding his uncles.
"I grew up across from the VFW," Daniel Lipple said. "My dad said they lost two scuba divers trying to get to the guys on the Arizona and decided to give up."
One of the two bombs hitting the Arizona landed near stored ammunition and set off a huge explosion, Daniel Lipple said.
Lifelong Ashville resident Laverne Passanita, 79, said she was a girl during World War II, but remembers the Lipple family and the role the men played for their country.
"They were just a wonderful family. They lived right in Ashville, but their home has since been torn down," she said. "They were a good family all around. They were a very religious family."
The patriotic heritage of the Ashville area, a sentiment largely due to the Lipple boys, is the reason, Passanita said, that on Memorial Day she took her 5- year-old great grandson to the John Lipple VFW.
"I wanted him to see the flags. I wanted him to hear about the generations of before," she said.
Cambria County Commissioner Douglas Lengenfelder, featured speaker at the premiere, is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and a retired pilot who spent time in special operations in the South Pacific.
Lengenfelder said he will speak of the sacrifice of the Lipple boys and hundreds of thousands of other men and women who died defending the freedom of others.
"It was what projected us into World War II – when the Japanese awoke The Sleeping Giant," he said.
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Dave Grohl delivered his keynote speech on Thursday at SXSW, urging musicians to find "your voice" and recounting how he made his own rock dreams a reality, practicing in his room "until there was literally sweat dripping down the Rush posters on my wall." Below is the full text of his speech, which was livestreamed on NPR.
Thank you SXSW very much for allowing me the incredible opportunity of being this year's keynote speaker. Having been raised by a former DC political speechwriter and a former public speaking teacher, it is practically written in my DNA zipper that I should feel the insatiable need to stand in front of a room of total strangers and BULLSHIT them. As a child, MY father's lectures were legendary. And Frequent. Great works of literature, that stay with me to this day and, if anything . . . taught me how to give loooong lectures myself. Not long ago I was lucky enough to sit down at dinner with another one of my favorite public speakers . . . the one, the only Mr. Bruce Springsteen. Bruce, as you would imagine, is a warm, funny, brilliant man, and a wonderful dinner guest! I congratulated him on last year's amazing keynote, quoting his insight and humor. And then I told him that this year's keynote speaker was . . . me. He stared at me for a moment, slowly cracked that famous smile that we all know and love, that smile that could light up an entire stadium, and then . . . he started laughing. AT ME. As if to say "GOOD FUCKING LUCK, BUDDY . . . " But . . . truth be told . . . that's not the first time anyone's ever said that to me, so it is without a doubt my musical life's greatest honor to be asked to share with you what I know about music.
So. What do I know . . .
The Musician comes first.
My mother tells me that I was born to applause. The morning of January 14th, 1969, there was a class of young doctors in a small delivery room in Warren, Ohio, there to witness their first live birth. As I was born, the room burst into applause. My first moments in this world . . . hanging upside down, covered in blood, screaming as I'm being spanked by a complete stranger. Perhaps the most appropriate preparation for becoming a working musician.
Now . . . before we go any further, I have to thank someone. I have to thank Edgar Winter. For allowing K-Tel records to include his legendary instrumental "Frankenstein" on their 1975 Blockbuster compilation. It was this record that my sister and I bought at the drugstore down the street and brought home to play on the public-school turntable my mother would borrow from school on the weekends. It was this record that changed my life. A veritable "who's who" of 1975 radio hits. But, it wasn't KC and the Sunshine Band's "That's the way, uh huh uh huh I like it" song that made me want to pick up the dusty old guitar in the corner. Nope . . . and it wasn't Dave Loggins' "Please Come to Boston" or Silver Convention's "Fly Robin Fly" that made me want to jump in a van with my friends and leave the world behind for music. No. It was (sings "Frankenstein"). A riff. I gave it all up for a riff.
Interestingly enough, though, that song is completely instrumental. There's no vocal. It's drums, guitars, keyboards, percussion, each getting a solo in the song . . . no vocals. But what I heard in all of those solos . . . were voices. The voices of each musician. Their personalities. Their technique. Their feel. The sound of people playing music with other people. It made me want to play music with other people, too.
So, it wasn't long until I had my first guitar, an old Sears Silvertone with the amp built into the case. It smelled like an old attic full of mothballs and burning wire, and sounded like that "goats yelling like humans" YouTube clip that's going around right now (look it up, it's fucking hilarious), but it instantly became my obsession. It was this guitar, and a Beatles songbook that ultimately set my life in . . . ahem . . one direction. Never one for taking lessons or direction, I was left to my own devices and devoted every waking hour to playing music. It became my religion. The record store my church. The rock stars my saints, and their songs my hymns.
Springfield, Virginia, wasn't necessarily known for breeding rock stars. A "career" in music never seemed possible to me. It just seemed too good to be true. Surely the faces on my Kiss posters weren't getting PAID to do this! Gene Simmons? Imagine! But that never mattered to me. Because I had finally found MY VOICE. And that was all I needed to survive from now on. The reward of playing a song from beginning to end without making a mistake . . . well, that could feed me for weeks. The discovery of a new chord, or a new scale could make me forget about that kid at school who wanted to kick my fuckin' ass, or that cute chick with the lip gloss and soft sweater I had a crush on who wouldn't give me the time of day. I liked my new voice. Because, no matter how bad it sounded . . . it was mine. There was nobody there to tell me what was right or what was wrong, so . . . there was no right or wrong.
As much as I wanted to be in a band, I was there, alone in my bedroom, day in day out with my records and my guitar, playing with myself for hours. I would set up pillows in the formation of a drumset on my bed and play along to records until there was literally sweat dripping down the Rush posters on my walls. Eventually I figured out how to be a one-man band. I took my crappy old handheld tape recorder, hit record and laid down a guitar track. I would then take that cassette, place it in the home stereo, take another cassette, place THAT into the handheld recorder, hit play on the stereo, record on the handheld, and play drums along to the sound of my guitar. Voila! Multi-tracking! At 12 years old! To my chagrin, though, what I got was not "Sgt. Peppers" . . . rather a collection of songs about my dog, my bike, and my dad. Nevertheless, I had done this all myself. Therefore making the reward even sweeter.
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A former Carlmont High School administrator, Dr. Robert Samuel Hunter III of Menlo Park, passed away after a long illness on July 14 at the age of 79, according to an obituary in in The Almanac.
Dr. Hunter attended Central Elementary School in San Carlos and Serra High School in San Mateo. Prior to receiving three degrees from Stanford University, he served with honor and distinction in the United States Navy (1951-1954).
In addition to his Stanford degrees, Dr. Hunter earned a Doctorate in Organization and Leadership from The University of San Francisco (1982).
Following his service in the Navy, Dr. Hunter became a social studies teacher and chair of the social studies department at Carlmont High School (1959-75). He then served as the school's director of student activities (1977-1986) and a vice principal (1986-1999).
Dr. Hunter may be best known as the originator of the Friends of Millard Fillmore Trivia Hunt in 1962. The hunt, which was designed to improve students' research and problem-solving skills, is still a highlight of the school year for Carlmont students.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Marlene (Mori), three children and nine grandchildren.
As stated in The Almanac obituary, a memorial service will be held Saturday, August 11, 10:30 a.m., St. Denis Church, 2250 Avy Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to:
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2) Friends of Millard Fillmore (FOMF) Carlmont Academic Foundation Carlmont High School 1400 Alameda De Las Pulgas Belmont, CA 94002
3) Father Peter Pabst, President Sacred Heart Nativity School & Our Lady of Grace Nativity School 310 Edwards Avenue San Jose, CA 95110
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Saying no to notifications
I've turned off almost all notifications on my iPhone. No email sound or vibration, no Twitter popups, nothing from Facebook -- even if it worked, nothing from Ping -- if anyone used it, no Game Center trumpets, no nothing. Almost. I do leave on SMS and Phone (because I need working telephony), and Calendar and Alarm still get to alert me (because I need to stay employed). That's it.
But it used to be the opposite.
When MobileMe and ActiveSync first came to iOS 2 (then iPhone OS 2.0) I put those suckers on full blast. They could beep and buzz every few seconds as far as I was concerned. When Apple finally launched Push Notifications and Boxcar created one of the first Twitter alert systems, I couldn't wait to see all the mentions and DMs pop up. Likewise with Beejive when they added Push. Eventually I had a full complement of task managers, social networks, IM clients, reminders, texts, mail, and I can't even remember what else going off seemingly all the time. (Yes, that included in my pocket when I was trying to have conversations, and it did produce all manner of strange looks, especially from people far more sane than I.)
Since iOS still lacks mode settings (i.e. home vs. work, day vs. night) and it was far too cumbersome to manually turn off notifications at night, I'd suffer through them in my sleep as well. I'd just flip the ringer switch to silent and leave my iPhone rattling on my side table all night. (Yeah, I was single at the time -- thanks!) I wondered if it reduced my sleep efficiency but hey, it was cool tech.
Then something started to happen. I started to ignore them. Turns out being notified all the time is the same as being notified never. If everything is important, nothing is. Then it changed again and rather than notification it became distraction. Focus is often key to execution and having something whizz and whine at random yet frequent intervals throughout the day started shredding my focus and harming my ability to execute. (Especially push spam -- nothing like reaching for the phone and seeing a bunch of junk emails and bogus @mentions to really drive home the value of notifications.)
It reminded me of that episode of the X-Files where all the devils are congregating to swap stories about how they were driving humans to insanity and, after several of them had gone, the last one admitted he didn't do much of anything -- humans were all too willing to drive themselves crazy. The devil's example was the snooze button on the alarm clock -- a device fiendishly designed to destroy our only naturally peaceful state... and then repeat that destruction over and over again in 5-10 minute intervals. Our own implementations of technology were enough to make anyone jump out a window.
Eventually a few friends told me to cut out the annoying racket and I did. I turned it all off. Well, almost all of it as I described above. Now my iPhone sits peacefully and quietly 95% of the time. (And if Apple provided some sort of night time mode, where meeting invitations from Europe wouldn't fire up at 4am it would be 98% of the time.)
I check email whenever I want to check email anyway. I check Twitter whenever I want to check Twitter. I check Facebook whenever... I really, really have to. I don't need people to challenge me to games I'm not playing or alert me to music I'm not listening to. I'm fine.
Anyone else just said no to notifications? Anyone thinking about it? Let me know. I'm interested how you're using push and how, if at all, it keeps you informed or just keeps you interrupted.
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Depends on what mood I'm in.
your crazyyy!!
I just turn on airplane mode at night & it stops everything making an alert. No one calls at night so the phone dosn't matter.
I only have phone ring, sms, AIM and calender notifications. I don't need a sound when I get a Facebook message and a sound when I get an email about that Facebook message.
I completely agree. I have minimal notifications on. Just like you, I came to the point I was just ignoring all of them anyway.
Funny, I was notified about this post. Boxcar, on during day, off at night. Twitter, fb, emails. Keep em coming
When you get a proper notification system this won't be an issue. You can address important updates when needed and leave the other crap for when you feel like it. Ive had iOS, webos, wp7 and now android and by far the best notification system was webos.
LockInfo and Popup Blocker saved the day for me. No sound alerts except for the most important like IM and Boxcar. With popup blocker, one can set the phone to wake up on new notification and and with LockInfo all the alerts are presented in a list.
One reason why the notification on iOs SUCKS.
Just SMS for me, and that's annoying enough.
I just have all of my homescreen badges turned off, because seeing little red circle numbers all over the place on my otherwise neat and trim homescreen bothers me. Echofon and Facebook are allowed to pop up and alert me to something, but I usually just lock the screen and keep in mind to check whatever that was when I get around to feeling like it. :)
I came from a BlackBerry, and the iPhone's notification system still works better for me than RIM's OS did.
I use text and phone. And for night time I turn my iPhone off. I know it probably sounds crazy but I power it down every night. The amazing thing is that it turns right back on in the morning.
Yeah, same here. I turn it off each night because there is no reason to have it on when I am sleeping. I also don't use notifications either because I don't need to be bothered. I'll check my phone for updates when I want.
Or you could do like my mother: only turn your cell phone on when you want to make a call and don't setup your voice mailbox. That really cuts down on the interruptions. It's amazing how many older people do that.
I use SMS, Facebook, Twitter, CNN, and Breaking News. Those matter to me.
I'm wondering how much longer your battery lasts now?
All I have is email, SMS and phone alerts, everything else I check, like you said, when I want to. It helps in so many different ways and doesnt make your life all about your phone... Oh and it improved my battery life!
I'm still in that "if it pushes, bring it on" mindset... but I do find myself rolling my eyes and saying "Ugh!" at most of them. I guess I should re-visit my situation as well. My SMS and Twitter is all I really care about anyway.
Amen. I have text, e-mail and ringer on - that's it. You ever stand in a line near one of these tools whose phone is beeping, blurting, boinking every 10 seconds? And it's in their pocket, so they're not even checking it?! What's the friggin point?
Well written. I say no just as you do, save for a couple of financial and news apps. I appreciate half of the popups and ignore the rest quite comfortaly but it's also only max 6-8 a day and it would be better if it was down to 1 or so of really momentous news.
What about sbschedules for profiles? Control about everything you need on/off with with easy accessible toggles as well as by time. Add lockinfo, notified, and bitesms and I rarely have to leave the lockscreen. If I had to love with badges and popups I'd probably turn off all my notifications too.
Some time ago I would think you are completely crazy. Today when I was reading your post I realized that you are completely right. There are nothing so important which we should receive an alert on any time neither during the night.
I'll urn off my notifications right now. Thanks for open my eyes !
I came to this realization a while ago. While the notification system isn't as great as Androids, the iPhone . We just have to go into push notifications and turn stuff off!!! I generally allow badges. I turn off alerts for everything, and turn off sounds for most everything except what I think is important. Then I simply make sure all the apps that I should get an alert on are on the main page of my phone.
It's easy to let yourself get overwhelmed with alerts by just hitting okay to that dialog, and I'm sure Apple doesn't like that (here's to hoping it's dealt with in OS 5) but the tools are available to anyone to control these alerts better.
I use Badges for everything except text and phone. And nothing at all for iPhone
Everything is off on mine except SMS and Calendar (which I barely use anyways). I don't even have the ringer on. I absolutely hate notifications and pop up messages.
I agree completely. I only like to be notified about the essentials- which are exactly what you outlined. Otherwise, they're interruptions, not notifications- I don't need more of those.
Also, I see in the picture that Chad bought a Social Distortion song- nice! He's got good taste!
On a similar note, how about turning that volume down too and give the rest of us a break? All the silly noises phones make are bad enough without being set to full volume. Show some consideration for other people.
From my first iPhone, i used only phone and text notifications. Number badges are enough on email and Facebook for me. Dont even dare to get distracted by Twitter. We are in the age of information overload, trying to manage all of this and stay productive.
PS at night i sometimes turn off vibrate mode from SBSettings too, if i want to keep iphone close but SLEEP though :)
I have many notifications turned on, but they don't go off all the time. In fact, they rarely go off. I'm not as popular as you, Rene.
Join the club. Notifications are overrated.
There definitely needs to be a balance. Having too many notifications, no matter how good the UI design is, typically means you ignore most of them. Same thing with email, texts, voicemail, etc. We as humans are bandwidth limited with how much input we can take, and of course, different people have different capability/limits.
If Apple improves notifications, I hope they are able to develop a system smart enough to notify you of the important things. Everything else is noise. The "smart" part is kind of impossible though.
I am very selective with my push notifications and only have awesome note and a couple of other apps but not all the options only dm's or facebook messages and i use boxcar for a sleep time that turns them all off during certain times.
I've never Ok'd an app's notification. I've de-activated my Facebook account.
I have my phone on silent generally, but really like push email, text and the odd phone call even! I'm only a light user compared to most tho.
I never had time for badges and shizzle.
Couldn't agree more!
I did this way back in the days of the 3G, for one, those notifications are completely unmanageable when multiple come in at the same time, and for another, it's a massive battery drain. It affects sleep, personal conversations, phone calls, concentration, to have these on all the time. When I got my iPhone 4 I tried using them, got tired of the constant barrage of junk in less than 24 hours. I had problems sleeping through the buzzing, etc. now i check email when i have the time, etc, just like you.
Just need my text alerts.
I need my alerts. But I must admit that the ESPN one is about to be disabled. So annoying.
i dont have any app notifications on at all. come to think of it i dont have facebook either nor do i want it. talk about the biggest waste of time and farce in the world. really do i need to post pictures of what i do for whoever to see and if your my friend you know what ive been doing anyway and there is a reason you didnt talk to the person who is now trying to talk to you in 10 years. anyway without turning notifications off completely can you turn off sms and or phone notifications? i dont think you can.
I only leave the badges on. It doesn't buzz or whirr or pop-up then. It only puts the numbers up when I have new things, and I can check them at my leisure.
ive been searching you cant stop sms email or phone notifications. you can kill the sound but thats it.
Good post - I agree, virtually all of my notifications are off as well. Good riddance.
Just switched from Blackberry to iPhone and as a corporate user, notifications are missed greatly on the iOS platform. Apple should address and provide options to users if they want to strengthen their position in enterprise.
If you don't want to use them, turn them off. But give users the choice instead of just omitting them entirely.
Why do I need to know if someone posts on FB or twitter real time? I'll see it when I go on, at my convenience! Sure, calendar, text and email, but that's it - the rest can go jump! I have a life! We all do, so go out and live them..... Phones are meant to improve our lives, not rule them.....
Most of the time, I don't log on to Twitter or Facebook if I don't get a notification. That's why I like it - if no one has commented my posts or posted something on my wall, I don't have to waste my time checking it.
That was Millennium, not X-Files. It's called "Somehow, Satan Got Behind Me". It's my favorite episode.
I had push on for only a week before I turned them off once more. I made up all these great U2 ring tones and never use them. My phone is on permanent silent mode. It only buzzes for phone calls and text messages. Everything else I check when I feel like it.
Currently, I've enabled notifications from Facebook, Twitter, tv.nu (a tv guide app) and CNN and disabled everything else. FreeAppADay, Fox News and CBSNews used to drive me crazy until I turned them off ("Breaking News: Obama sneezed"). I'm also trying out some jailbreak notification implementaions, mainly LockInfo, Notified, OpenNotifier and Mobile Notifier; haven't decided which one I want to stick with yet.
I forgot iTV Shows and 2Do. I love those two.
My iPhone rings when someone is calling. If the mute switch is activated it doesn't. Nothing more, nothing less, and no vibrating.
yup. other'n texts and phone calls, most of the other notifications drive me nuts. i am disciplined enough to turn off vibrate when silent at night and turn it back on the next morning. i HATE when my phone goes berzerk in the middle of the night to wake me when it shouldn't be.
Wow, great article. Rene addressed a real concern, and after reading all the replies, there are alot of useful viewpoints that have helped me take a hard look at all this online connectivity we seem to be slaves to. Facebook really is so stupid. There are maybe five of the 100 or so friends on there I actually know and talk to--and they already know what's up in my life. I had to pose the question--what do I want to know about? Email? Yes, but push isn't necessary--I can think of maybe a handful of times I needed an e-mail...and when that happened, I was hitting refresh...so I've always used IMAP for my Gmail, and checked every 15 min. Phone calls? Yep. SMS/MMS? Yep. Breaking hot news? Yeah, I'm a news junkie. I think I'll turn off the ESPN thing for my teams--I mean, I'm not a sports freak. And yeah, when I'm on a call with someone and I get that double-ring in my ear, it can stop me mid-sentence, until I get rid of it. I'm going to turn alot of junk off. I like the other commenter's viewpoint on badges--they're certainly less intrusive, but they cause stress--as in, OH NO, I have 2000 unread feeds in Reeder! I feel like it's a task I have to complete to keep it all manageable. No I don't. As much as I love reading TiPb, I always do it at my leisure, not as a "must read now" homework assignment. Twitter is not critical either. Good stuff.
I have to agree! With the day and age that we're in, we already have enough things grasping for our attention, to have a mobile device virtually demanding it, well, that's just enough...
All notifications off, except email and text messages. But, I really, really wish I could turn off popup notifications for text. Most annoying (yes, I have preview off)...
I used to be just like Rene, notifications for everything, pop ups and all that but I also turned off everything except SMS, Reminders and calls :)
Personally I never understood how anyone could have twitter or Facebook messages/updates pushed to them. It would drive me insane because I'd be getting an update every few minutes. With that said I do keep my im and news alerts on.
Well, everyone's not as popular as you ;)
I turned off sound & vibration on mail
I keep a small list of friends on twitter and fb, I block all games, causes or other types of invites via fb, so notifications don't bother me mutch
I switch on silent mode (no vibrations) in the office and keep the iPhone in my visual range (under my monitor), so I see when somebody calls me, receive SMS or other notifications
I switch to Fly mode over the night
The only problem: I forget sometimes to switch back from silent mode when I leave the office
I am happy with it, I need no "profiles" (day, night, office, disco, meeting etc. etc. etc.)
Only notifications I have on is google voice, tv guide, and fetch email
I would guess I have about 1/3 of the notifications on for my Android which is on me at all times. My iPod touch has all notifications on since it's mainly used for games and I like to know when it's my turn, and I only pay attention to it when I want to.
Cool read, Rene. I'm totally with you. It becomes overloaded and overwhelming. I should follow your lead into the world w/o notification. I bet it would be almost zen like. ;)
I've said no to notifications since it's inception.
I use both Android and iPhone (unbiased). I have all notifications turned off on iPhone except my exchange email.
I just put my phone into airplane mode at night. Saves battery and no calls or alerts waking me up. Not that I have that many; only SMS, email, calendar, 2Do and Twitter. FB notifications are sent by email from the web app instead.
Some programs like Echofon have a time window you can set. For example. You'll only get alerts from 10am to 10PM if you choose. Before they added that I would go crazy. Otherwise I just either turn my phone off or leave it face down in silent mode.
I really hope iOS5 brings better notification system. It's been the only thing they've never changed. I always suggested they use the top status bar to double in function. It can be 2x it's size and won't change the size of the apps on the spring board.
Maybe the larger screen will involve a new solution to notifications
I didn't even think of this until I read this. I have turned all of mine off except my real important ones. I'm going to see how it works out. It is irritating to get notified all the time and I just never thought about it. Thanks for the advice.
I used to be the same way had every bell on my phones...but for some time now I have all notifications off and only ringer on...I now have people on my spare time not taking up my who,e day...
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I use visuals to tell stories, jokes and truths.
Before you're sprawled on your deathbed, there are some things you really have to say. They're not complicated. They're not poetry.
They're just short sentences with big meaning.
I hope they get you talking.
"I wonder."
Give yourself time to think so the time you spend doing things will be better spent.
"Today was good."
If you can say it once, you can say it again. And again. And again.
"I believe in this."
A god, a plan, a company, a person, an idea—you have to put your faith in something.
"I'm not finished."
Only you get to decide when your life's work is done.
"Thank you for making this possible."
Because nobody does anything alone. We're driven and supported and thwarted by others at every turn.
"That's enough."
Food. Drink. Episodes of Law & Order. Pairs of shoes. Overtime. Articulating your own limits is powerful.
"I can do better."
As soon as you say it, you're that much closer to making it true.
#1 According to Image Werks, LLC, "Forgive me, I forgive you." Or, should it be, "Father, I repent." You know, just in case of major "Tragedy."
Ms. Hagy, if it can be said at my funeral that I have said (and meant) all 40, I will know I have had a complete life! Outstanding!
This was a great way to start my day.
Thanks Jessica!!
These are great – simple, elegant, and perfect food for thought in creating your own Simple Rules. http://bit.ly/NheO6i Little things do make a big difference. Thanks!
I got to 28 and concluded : Dribble.
I said 'No" to the lousy book advances two publishers offered. It was one of the best financial decisions of my life. See "How My Book Became A (Self-Published) Best Seller."
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No more "before you die" lists….it's really morbid and depressing. Is this the best that Forbes has to offer?
I thought it interesting that "I wonder" was a number 40 rather than closer to number one. After all, "I wonder" gives birth to imagination, innovation, and invention. I was hoping to see some comments on which one people found the most powerful in their own lives. For some, it might be "Let's go," but for myself – my most momentous events have always been preceded by "That's enough." 'Enough' sitting around and hearing how everyone else travels the world; and ten years later, 'enough' traveling and missing home. 'Enough' standing by and not speaking out; and conversely, saying 'enough' to fighting battles that I wasn't going to win. 'Enough' sitting around and not doing what I love. For me, "That's enough" covers all of those other phrases like "Get out," "I did my best," "This is wrong," "I can do better," and "I don't care;" simply because before you can make great change, you have to realize that what you are doing isn't working. For those with an optimistic, outgoing and passionate nature, there is no greater power than knowing when to say "That's enough."
Jess, that was great , thank you .
Interesting article. I have said everything on this list except number 19. Does that mean I might die if I stop liking mayo? Interesting graphs. Thanks.
Couldn't agree more.
"That's enough" is life changing for me.
I agree completely. Before I had a smart phone, my phone allowed me to enter something that I'd see each time I turned it on. I programmed it to ask: "How much is enough?" I find it to be one of life's most important questions, at least for me, and it pertains to all aspects of mine. Being able to say "This IS enough" can clarify so much and is so empowering.
I can do it!
As soon as you say it, you're that much closer to making it true.
So true..
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Number 37. I say this every time someone knocks on the bathroom door.
very good !
BINGO…..home prices too high resulting in high property tax!….remember, your property tax is proportionally to the price of purchase home…..and it is forever….not 1 or 2 years….
The banks are really the real obstacles to the economy recovering….
all this easing and lowering interest rate have little effect on the borrowers because the rates are lowered very slightly for the consumers but they take effective immediately at the lowest rate for the banks. The banks borrow more of the cheaper money and use it for other investments rather than getting loans to consumers because fear of loaning to the wrong people. Even if they loan, they loan at a much higher rate so they can profit greatly. The Banks got lots of money from the tax payers through the bailout but you and I never see money reflected in the SAVING INTEREST RATES IN OUR SAVING ACCOUNTS….you will be lucky to get interest rate higher than 2%.
But not a lot of people can get a loan due to their bad credits (remember most of them walk out of a home or do short selling so their credits just flushed to the toilet) and companies laying off people and outsourcing jobs oversea…..Folks, everything is interrelated but the BANKS is the driving force in the middle of all this…..and it started with the BIGGEST BANK IN AMERICA…THE FEDERAL RESERVE….
what the FED should have done (and I know this is not very popular) is to FORCE the other BANKS to lend to the consumer at the RATE it gives the bank. This will directly give those who CAN BORROW do so at the lowest rate possible to save money. And, to create jobs, the government has to take action against companies that outsource jobs and put forth rules that force companies to create an equivalent # of jobs here in AMERICA for the # of jobs they outsource oversea.
the companies can take a tax break per job they create in AMERICA.
this will force companies to rethink about tax heaven outside the U.S. and think more about incentives of creating jobs in America.
As far as this printing of money, we might as well print the money to give to the government for a few years so it can stop taking personal income tax from individuals making less than 250K per year for a couple of years.
I think if you and I don't have to pay income tax (and possibly property tax) for a couple of years we would be a lot better off and would have lots of saving and money to spend after that.
It is rare to encounter an article that can be immediately appreciated yet must be revisited regularly to be optimally absorbed. Gorgeously simple. Brilliantly illustrated. A truly enjoyable read. Lovely effort Jessica. Sharing.
"Shouldn't have shat my pants" lol
Wow What an article.at the end there are needing of the implementations of words Profit Sense Innovations.
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Also, both my parents are RNs and looked at my ears last night with an otoscope and also agreed that my right ear is more infected looking. They also looked again this morning and said it looks like they're getting better so should my tinnitus go away forever soon?
Its really stressful to me having it and I saw how some people said their tinnitus didn't go away after an infection. I'm pretty scared of having this forever.
I also keep having a weird feeling of pressure in my right ear. and for some reason the tinnitus sometimes disappears and comes back louder in either or both ear(s). My ears also keep popping much more than i think is usual whenever I swallow. not as often now though.
I also do not use azithromycin for middle ear infections. Medical providers are like cooks...we all cook differently.
Ask your doctor for something to help you relax and not mind the tinnitus as much. Diazepam and other anti-anxiety drugs in tis classn are often used.
Let me know how your ENT visit goes....
I have no idea if draining the middle ear fluid will cure your tinnitus, or if the fluid is actually the underlying cause. This will be up to the ENT to determine, if he can. Sometimes, a cause is never found. The clenching of the jaw may be due to a TMJ disorder -- another possible source for tinnitus -- but again, that will need to be determined.
I'm also still experiencing pain in my ears. Sometimes it's just pang of pain for a few seconds and other times it's a radiating pain that doesnt go away for a while. It sometimes happens in only one ear and other times it happens in both ears at the same time. The ENT said my ears look healthy now though.
Do you have any idea why I keep experiencing this pain and will my tinnitus ever go away? Is it normal for it to persist for a while after infection and fluid is gone? Im also going to see my psychiatrist soon for medication (I already have depression and anxiety which was improving, but tinnitus has now worsened. I've been off meds for a while and havent seen my old psychiatrist in a long time).
Since tinnitus may not be able to be cured, most treatments do involve ways of coping with this aberrant noise. Please mention this to your psychiatrist, since many anti-anxiety and anti-depressant meds can have positive effects on the vestibular area (one possible source). You may get help for your depression/anxiety as well as improve your tinnitus. That would be great. It is not the noise that is the issue, but rather our REACTIOIN to the noise, so if your psychiatrist can help you with coping methods, this would be wonderful.
Did the tinnitus ever went away?
Did the tinnitus ever go away?
Man, that sucks...Have faith, it still can go away. I hope it's not as loud though. Good luck.
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Don't Toss It! 5 New Tips for Your 401(k) Statement
New rules mean investors will get more meaningful information on 401(k) fees.
It might look like junk mail, but the envelopes heading for 70 million 401(k) owners' mailboxes in the weeks ahead are anything but.
Enclosed are figures the financial services industry might rather have kept to itself. Under new rules from the U.S. Department of Labor, which regulates retirement funds, 401(k) plans must disclose details about fees and expenses. Look at the reports closely, for they could be highly informative.
[See What You Should Know About the New 401(k) Fee Disclosures.]
"Most people think they know what they are paying but they don't," says Ed Slott, a retirement adviser who heads Ed Slott and Co., a retirement planning firm. "Nobody is really clear—even the experts are confused, and most laymen have no idea. Every fund does it differently."
With $3 trillion in 401(k) funds, it's clear that the stakes are high, but a federal study found that 90 percent of plan sponsors did not know how much they paid in fees for their employees' funds.
Starting with the next batch of reports on fund performance, all 401(k) participants will get precise figures on what charges are deducted from service providers, and how those costs affect participants' investment income.
The government has mandated simplicity and clear comparisons, but it helps to know what to look for. Here are five questions the new statements can help answer:
1. What is the true cost in "actual" dollars for fees charged to my 401(k)? This the most important change. Instead of fine print that details fee arrangements in percentages, there is a single number stating what you pay for all of your fees. That includes all administrative costs, including, legal, accounting, and recordkeeping services.
[See Can Index Funds Fix Your 401(k) Fee Problem?]
2. How are my investments doing compared to fund benchmarks? This is critical because it attempts to put all funds on a level playing field. The plans must give "comparative" reports that show returns net of fees for one-year, five-year, and 10-year periods. That prevents fund marketers from highlighting their winning streaks and ignoring bad periods.
3. Who manages the plan and how do you contact them? The glossy envelopes from 401(k) managers often give sketchy details about who is responsible for the plans. The new rules mandate a website with "clear language" and a glossary of terms and details about who to contact with questions.
4. When does this go into effect? Fund services are already loading up data using the new reporting categories, and have been required to do so since July 1. Funds that use a calendar-year reporting plan must report by August 31. Those that issue quarterly reports could have until November 14.
5. What else can I find out? Besides all the relevant information about investment performance and fees, you will be entitled to see additional options that might be available if you want to find other investments for your retirement fund. Some will have a so-called "brokerage window" arrangements that let you invest your tax-free accounts with a firm other than the sponsor's service provider.
[How to Tell If the Market is Worth the Price.]
New rules will cost the 401(k) industry an estimated $425 million this year to comply, according to the Labor Department. But it says that for plan participants, the benefit of the new rule will be worth $14.9 billion over the next decade.
It matters now more than in the past, since all kinds of retirement investments are offering paltry returns. With bond yields at all-time lows and stocks struggling to show gains over the past decade, fees are meaningful. If you own funds that match the 3-percent yield of a 30-year U.S. Treasury bond, a 1-percent fee will eat up one-third of your 401(k) income.
Fee disclosure might not reduce that bite. It costs money to administer the accounts. But the reports will clarify the amount paid so fund trustees can shop for the best values in a competitive market.