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This was taken this past Sunday as I continue my exploration of the quiet unknown areas of Hsinchu. It's a common understanding in Taiwan that if there is a green space worth spending time in it will be overcrowded on the day you want to visit. This is certainly true in some places in Hsinchu where you can't hardly move for the people and where they pipe in Muzak so the masses may not feel strange for the quiet. But it's not true for the more obscure places that most locals would not want to visit. This was one such place - a Buddhist temple out past the Lakeshore Hotel. The only people there were a few monks and a quiet family who came to pay tribute. Perfectly quiet.
This was one of many rejects for that day (most should be). The lighting was odd (a result of pollution filtered light), I forgot to focus, allot of noise, and strange subject matter all lead to what I think is a shot that elicits an otherworldly feeling. I'm likely giving to much credit to what is simply a bad shot.
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I'd like to say that it reminds me of a bad sci-fi movie set from the 60's, but I don't know if that would be good or not. For what it's worth, I think it's a good thing.
The photo is kind of a tease. It's mostly ground, and the ground has no detail due to the lack of focus. It ends up making me want the camera to look up and focus, so that I can see what's going on.
It's a good example of an experiment, and definitely worth posting, which I'm glad you did.
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In San Francisco, wearing a jacket emblazoned with his sponsors' logos, Spurlock sat down with AlterNet to talk about the origin and making of this film – and how he ended up using the system to subvert the system.
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People say, "Well, everyone knows product placement is out there," but after you watch The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, you will never watch film and television the same way again. It will change the way you watch entertainment. It will change what you see in entertainment. All the marketing you'll see on your computer when you turn it on, when you go into a bathroom and all the pictures on the walls in front of the stalls will suddenly have even more impact. You'll go, "Wow, I'm being advertised to here and here." You will become so hyper-aware after you see this movie it will really alter your perception.
EW: Was that your goal when you made it?
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The government has said that "fracking" for shale gas can resume in the UK, despite the process triggering two earth tremors near Blackpool last year.
Here's a guide to fracking and why it is so controversial.
What is fracking?
Hydraulic fracturing, to use its full name, is a way of obtaining methane gas from shale rock.
The gas is found in layers of relatively weak sedimentary rock, usually several kilometres underground.
To obtain the gas, a well is drilled into the ground and pumped full of water, sand and chemicals under high pressure.
This causes the rock to crack, or fracture, releasing the gas for extraction.
Why is fracking important?
It is considered a relatively cheap way of obtaining an important energy supply.
According to a report by the International Energy Agency in 2011, the global use of natural gas is expected to account for more than a quarter of the world's energy demand by 2035.
Fracking can release this gas quickly and, it is argued, more efficiently than other methods of releasing natural gas.
In 2010, the BBC reported BP's former BP's former chief executive Tony Hayward as describing shale gas as a "game changer" in energy supply.
Why is fracking controversial?
The pumping of chemicals into the ground can risk contaminating ground water, which can lead to pollution of an area's water supply and damage the environment. Opponents of fracking also argue it can cause risks to air quality and surface contamination from spills.
In addition, the process can lead to disturbances within the Earth's crust, such as tremors and earthquakes.
What happened in Blackpool?
Test fracking was being carried out by the Cuadrilla company near Blackpool in 2011, but was halted when two earthquakes were felt at the surface - one of magnitude 2.3 in April, and one of magnitude 1.5 in May.
What have experts said about these earthquakes?
A report was commissioned by the government earlier this year on the future of fracking in the UK. One of its authors, Professor Peter Styles from Keele University, said: "[Cuadrilla's experts] said there was a very low probability of other earthquakes during future treatments of other wells".
He continued: "We agree that [last year's] events are attributable to the existence of an adjacent geological fault that had not been identified. There might be other comparable faults, (and) we believe it's not possible to categorically reject the possibility of further quakes."
Another of the report's authors, Brian Baptie of the British Geological Survey, said there is only a "very small" risk of damage from earthquakes caused by fracking.
"Even in a low seismic country like the UK, we get roughly 16 earthquakes [like these ones caused by fracking] in the UK each year... We think the maximum magnitude that might occur could be around magnitude three. That's based on the analogy with coal mining, and there's a long history of coal mining earthquakes over previous decades and the largest of those had a magnitude of three."
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What has the government announced about the future of fracking?
It has said that Cuadrilla can resume fracking in Lancashire. But operations will restart under stricter controls to monitor and prevent seismic activity.
The report commissioned by the government earlier this year recommended that four precautions be adopted when fracking resumes:
- all injections of fracking fluid must include a preliminary injection, followed by monitoring
- the growth of fractures in the shale should be monitored
- operations should monitor seismic events in real time
- operators should observe a "traffic light" regime, with quakes of magnitude 0.5 or above triggering a "red light" and an immediate halt, followed by remedial action.
Cuadrilla has said it hopes to resume operations as soon as possible.
How has the government justified its decision?
Ed Davey, secretary of state for energy and climate change, said: "Shale gas represents a promising new potential energy resource for the UK. It could contribute significantly to our energy security, reducing our reliance on imported gas, as we move to a low carbon economy. My decision is based on the evidence. It comes after detailed study of the latest scientific research available and advice from leading experts in the field."
What other reaction has there been?
Tony Grayling, head of climate change and communities at the Environment Agency, which regulates fracking in the UK, said: "We are satisfied that existing regulations are sufficient to protect people and the environment in the current exploratory phase. We have also established a shale gas unit to act as a single point of contact for industry to ensure there is an effective, streamlined approach for the regulations that fall within our responsibility."
Leila Dean of Greenpeace criticised the decision, saying: "George Osborne's dream of building Dallas in Lancashire is dangerous fantasy. He is not JR Ewing and this is not the US. Energy analysts agree the UK cannot replicate the American experience of fracking, and that shale gas will do little or nothing to lower bills. Pinning the UK's energy hopes on an unsubstantiated, polluting fuel is a massive gamble and consumers and the climate will end up paying the price."


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The default rate on federal student loans is higher than it's been in years. For former students, default is no picnic.
Former students are defaulting on federal student loans at higher rates -- the highest in more than a decade, according to news reports. What consequences do these debtors face?
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Default on a student loan and face dire consequences, beyond a bad credit record -- which can tarnish hopes of getting a car, an apartment or even a job: Uncle Sam can claim your tax refunds and wages.
A new U.S. government report says the overall federal student loan default rate was 7% in the 2008-09 fiscal year, compared with 6.7% the prior year and 5.2% the year before that. It's also worth noting that the highest rate and largest increase were among former students of for-profit schools, 11.6% compared with 11% the year before. The New York Times said, "In the 2008-9 award year, students at for-profit schools represented 26% of borrowers -- but 43% of defaulters."
NPR added, "Put another way, students at for-profits are twice as likely to default as students at nonprofits." (For-profit schools are quite deservedly getting more government and public scrutiny. For another take, our pal "vh" at Funny about Money shared personal anecdotes about the quality of education, some of which are shocking.)
All told, the default numbers are just the tip of the iceberg. The Times also reports:
The default rates represent a snapshot in time, examining only borrowers whose first loan repayments came due from Oct. 1, 2007, to Sept. 30, 2008, and who defaulted before Sept. 30, 2009. Those who defaulted later were not included in the data; over time, default rates increase substantially.
How much? The Chronicle of Higher Education sheds some light on that (note that the figures below quantify numbers of loans -- rather than students -- in default):
According to unpublished data obtained by The Chronicle, one in every five government loans that entered repayment in 1995 has gone into default. The default rate is higher for loans made to students from two-year colleges, and higher still, reaching 40%, for those who attended for-profit institutions.
There are all kinds of reasons why students don't repay their loans, including a terrible job market, inadequate preparation for jobs, and a rising cost of education that has far exceeded the inflation rate.
As you already guessed, taxpayers are on the hook when former students default on government loans. So Uncle Sam -- and collection agencies -- will come after you to get the money back.
What can happen when you default on a federal student loan? (Note: The rules are different for private loans.)
- "If you default on your student loan, the maturity date of each promissory note is accelerated making payment in full immediately due, and you are no longer eligible for any type of deferment or forbearance," a U.S. Department of Education website says.
- Your federal and state tax refunds can be seized, and your take-home pay can be garnished by up to 15%.
- You won't be eligible for VA or FHA mortgage loans, let alone additional student loans.
- Part of your Social Security can be seized in your old age. You can't outlive this debt (and bankruptcy usually can't make it go away). However, unlike many private student loans, it will expire upon your death. Disability may also get you off the hook.
- You could be sued.
- A wretched credit score -- the default can be on your credit report for up to seven years -- carries all kinds of costs, including higher interest rates if you can get loans, and higher insurance premiums.
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- Rehabilitation -- making nine on-time payments of an agreed-upon amount.
Overall, the process can become complicated, not just because there are so many types of loans. Or so it seems from seven stories of people who defaulted, as told last year on FastWeb.
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Homemaker: I want a home that is clean, tidy, and organized. I need to implement more systems of organization to help my life run smoother. Getting rid of stuff is an important step. I have slowly started purging things in the last year when we moved. I have a long way to go. My garage is filled with many things that need to be sold at a garage sale or donated. I want to live simply and not let clutter swallow me up. I want my home to be a place to welcome friends and family. My hope is to be a good hostess that doesn't stress out when people come over. I also want to be a good cook and make healthy, yummy meals daily for my family.
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Money: I want to be frugal and make wise choices when spending money. I want to be better about clipping coupons and saving money on groceries. We've worked on our budget and I want to do my part as a stay at home mom, by being a smart shopper.
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Friendships: Since leaving my job teaching, I have lost touch with having daily interaction with adults and making friendships. Many of my good friends I taught with have moved away. Being home with kids all day can be isolating. I have been known to be a hermit, unless I make myself get out. I need to make more of an effort and put myself out there. MOPs (Mothers of preschoolers ages 1-5) has been a great place where I am making friendships with other moms in my area. I am desperate for real relationships with ladies that are struggling and rejoicing in the same things I am. I want to make play dates and share ups and downs with other moms.
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I am sure there are many other areas that need tweaking in my life, but these are the major ones that come to mind right now. I hope you will check out these resources if they pertain to you. If you have any other great books or websites to help in these areas, please leave a comment to share your helpful tip.
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How Staying at Home Changed My Relationship with My Kids
Tracy McCardle: Ladies, before you all get out the knives and arrows, read on. I must comment on the needless, upsetting infighting that occurred the last time I wrote about being a SAHM. Newsflash: Some pieces are meant to be HUMOROUS. That means I try to make people laugh ... at me, or at themselves.
The piece I wrote (about what I "do" all day as a SAHM) generated so much meanspirited debate I was stunned. I personally feel that if you can't see the humor in your life and laugh at yourself -- especially at the ups and downs of parenting -- you're in big trouble. We moms need to stop judging each other. Please! Staying at home with small children all day is hard -- that's a fact. If you don't think it's hard, well ... my hat is off to you. Seriously. I respect and honor that. Working all day and coming home to care for the house and children is also very hard. I respect that immensely, too. I've done both. You know what's the hardest thing of all? Feeling like you can't be honest and reach out to other moms for support for fear that they will either hatefully judge the choices you've made or resent you because you haven't had to make the hard choices they did. (Take your pick.)
We need to be supportive of each other. Everyone's situation is different. No one wins when we are all competing. Do what's best for you and your family, and respect that others will do the same for theirs. I am thankful to be able to spend time with my kids, so at the risk of igniting a whole new war, I'd like to share what I've learned about my kids by staying at home.
I know them better now. I had no idea that I could know them better, but I do. And they know me better, too. I understand what my 2-year-old is saying when no one else can. I know exactly when my 3-year-old has to go to the bathroom, and how he prefers certain orange cheeses. I know seconds before my 2-year-old is going to bite, and I know when my request for a kiss will be denied and when it will not. I know what days are going to be long naps and what days are going to be endless screaming fits. I know every shirt the 3-year-old doesn't like (but I still don't know why). I know when to sneak in fruit or nuts for a snack and when not to push the grapes another minute. I know whether the kids are good playing together for another six minutes or thirty seconds. I have a sixth sense about the moment an argument is going to escalate into a kick or hit. I know they will eat broccoli if I am patient. I know it is possible to have them in bed by 8 if I am firm and really patient. I know the 2-year-old is fiercely independent but loving, and aggressive toward spiders and bugs of all kinds. I know that six minutes alone with the cat can result in disaster. I know my 3-year-old likes P.D. Eastman books the best, and that he has a closet thing for princesses even though he is a boy. I know both my kids love the Roxy Music song "Love Is the Drug."
We have our secret language of words and looks and meaningful silences, like any intense, long-term relationship. And even though they are only 2 and 3, my kids can recognize and interpret my moods as well -- if not better -- than many adults. We get mad at each other, but we laugh at each other, too. We forgive each other -- all day long.
I know there are working moms out there who knew all these things about their kids without having been laid off. I'm just saying that I guess I was in such a hurry before, I didn't notice everything, and now I'm glad I got the chance to. Because as everyone keeps telling me, soon they'll be 15 and 16, not 2 and 3, and none of this stuff will be here anymore.
I am a stay at home mom (kind of) I work a few 4-8 pm shifts a week, but for the most part I am home. I thought your previous post about what you do in a day as a stay at home was HILARIOUS and mostly true. I also totally agree with this post, there is too much competition and judgment among mothers, moms feel the pressure to put there kids in all the activities to stay at par with the others, everyone wants to put their 2 cents in. Support is great, judgment, not so much. Like you said, do what works best for your family. So I don't have my kid on a strict napping schedule, so what, yes I fed my kid ramen noodles for lunch today, so what, yesterday he had salad and salmon for lunch. Lets do our best to support each other so we can all do our best for our families.
Time goes fast, so hang on tight to those little ones. Before you know it they will be grown.
Staying home was my choice too, though today my three are much older than yours, 17, 14 and 10 to be exact. it's disappointing to see that things haven't changed much in terms of support for stay at home moms since I made the choice.
You are so right. We all need to support each other. No one wins when we tear each other down and disrespect each others choices. After all, we're all only trying to do our best.
I always felt (and my husband supported the idea) that these three children were my (our) first responsibility and that meant I needed to be here. it's worked out for us, but it's no "day at the beach" and it called for a career sacrifice that's getting harder to swallow as the years go by.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences!
"I understand what my 2-year-old is saying when no one else can. I know exactly when my 3-year-old has to go to the bathroom, and how he prefers certain orange cheeses. I know seconds before my 2-year-old is going to bite, and I know when my request for a kiss will be denied and when it will not"
How did you not know that before? I know that and MUCH more about my babies and I work full time. Once again, SAHMS have to always find a way of putting down moms who don't stay home. Staying home doesn't make you know your children better, being a good mom does.
Great article.
No put down to anyone who goes to work and earns money. Kids need parents to do that. But I'm a SAHM and I know more about my kids than their dad does. Always have, even though he's always been very involved in taking care of them in the evening and on weekends (probably because I ran to another room whenever I could when they were little). That doesn't make him a bad parent who doesn't notice his kids. He's just not spending as much time with them as I do.
Good for all you SAHMs. Aren't you all just special!
It's not "staying home" that makes you a good mom, it's listening. It seems pretty sad that you CHOOSE NOT TO LISTEN to your children before.
To the two anonymous-es (not Anonymous #2)…seriously? Did you even /read/ the article? Or is your self esteem so low that you still feel the need to judge?
And another thing…I agree with her. Knowing every word your toddler says or knowing the EXACT moment he's gonna bite ya, are things that can ONLY be known by spending all day, every day with your child. If you don't, it doesn't mean you don't love your child, or love your child less. It just means you think about something other than poop patterns during the day (and oh, how I envy you!)
"Knowing every word your toddler says or knowing the EXACT moment he's gonna bite ya, are things that can ONLY be known by spending all day, every day with your child"
A more ingnorant and untrue statement could not have been written than the above.
I EASILY translate EVERY word my toddlers say, know exactly when I will bit or kissed, know all their favorite songs and books, know all their cries. EVERYTHING. And I work. Full Time.
It sad that so many SAHMs have to try to make an excuse - if you are truly confident in your choice to not work you needn't make up false perks. Moms know their babies/toddlers/children when they choose to take time to listen to them and get to know them - NOT because they choose not to work. SAHM moms are no more engaged with their children than WOHMs
DEAD ON ANONYMOUS (except anonymous #2)
SAHMs - get a life and job and stop attacking Moms who care enough about their children to KNOW them AND work for them!!
Good Lord. I guess some people will never be happy or satisfied about anything. Does putting down someone make you feel better about yourself?
Newsflash: You will never know every little thing about your kid. No mom is perfect, no kid is perfect, no family is perfect.
Accept everyone has flaws.
No wonder mommies can't have other mommy friends. It's always such a competition to see who can parent better.
It's sad, really, how one's self esteem only rises when they feel they're better then another mom.
All of you judging, self-righteous moms make me sick. Focus on your own kids and don't worry about how other moms might parent.
Laugh. Don't be so quick to take offense at an article meant to entertain, or put down the author of said article just to make yourself feel better about your own parenting skills.
That's real talk.
Before anyone attacks me, I'd like to add I'm a SAHM and proud of it. I also don't measure my self-worth in just being a mommy and wife. I'm still a woman.
Anna, not every SAHM is lazy and doesn't want to work. Some of us are fortunate enough not to have to work and are blessed to stay at home and raise their children.
I know some mommies have to work, but I also think if most of those mommies would cut back on their extravagant lifestyles, they might be able to enjoy life a little more. What's the point of having a huge house if you're never able to enjoy it?
I know that some mommies have to work just to make ends meet.
SAHM's are busy raising the next generation to be polite, civil children. I just hope the children of helicopter parents learn to find their own way.
Oops, I meant to say polite, civil citizens lol
Holy Cat, if I hear ONE more ignorant person say/write this falsehood:
"but I also think if most of those mommies would cut back on their extravagant lifestyles"
Um, NO, the majority of working moms don't have any luxuries, none of the not having to work/vactions/time off/breaks/out to dinners/out to lunches/play dates/luxuries that SAHMs automatically entitle themselves too. All the working moms I know work because we have bills to pay - not extravagances. Once again it's SAHMs attacking those who work. If you want to stay home, just stay home, but don't act like it's hard or rocket science or makes you less extravagant or a better mom. My sisters are both still SAHMs and they will be the first to tell you it's simply because they don't like to work. And I hear that - ALOT.
I was lucky enough to be able to stay home for a couple years, so I know of which I speak. And btw - staying home didn't make me know my children ANY better -another falsehood.
Oh, stay at home moms are busy raising polite little future citizens, yet the quote in the article said the mother knew just before her child was about to bite. I am a working mother, however, there was no way on earth, biting would have been tolerated in my house!!! Just not an option. I have to work, someone has to pay the bills. We do not live in a big house, we live in a doublewide (it is paid off though). I drive an 8 year old vehicle (it is paid of though). I do not believe in borrowing money if it can be prevented, that is what has caused all the problems in our society. We live meager, but we pay our own bills. Our spare money is used to help others, for example, my child's school had a bookfair today, I was asked by the teacher to take vacation time and help, so I did. The kids that did not have money to buy books, I paid for a book for each of them. (I hate the thought of a sad child without a book if they want one, reading and the love of books is essential to early development.)
A Mommy with the right attitude is what a child needs, working, stay at home, whatever, that is what it all about. The well behaved, smartest kid in school of this working mother, is going to outshine every other child he encounters, because he already does. Why, because he has been given the building blocks he needs for the future, and all it took was a little quality time and attention from his mother. You can spend all day long in the presence of a child, but if you are giving him/her the wrong kind of atttention, it doesn't matter anyway. Quality one-on-one attention, when you are both happy and glad to be together is what makes a difference.
Given the choice, I personally would like to be a SAHM. I know it is not at all easier than working your 8 hours a day off in the office, in fact, staying at home can drive moms more insane than we already are. But I agree with Tracy, in time our children will no longer be that - children. And I don't want to look back at my life with regret, sadly looking at my now adult child thinking "who is this beautiful stranger standing next to me?" Given the choice, I will definitely want to be a SAHM.
Sadly, my circumstances, a divorced mother of 3, aged 14, 10 and 9, leaves me with no choice but to toil away 8 hours a day in someone else's office. Raising children alone and facing parenting challenges everyday is no piece of cake, whether you're a career person or a SAHM. Thank God for sites like these and online communities that reassure you "no, you're not going crazy, someone, somewhere, elsewhere is going through the same things you're encountering as a parent". When I got divorced, I joined superparenting.com because i was thrilled to read articles and blogs about "real" and relevant issues on parenting. Today, I'm grateful to have found this site, momlogic. Motherhood and parenting is real. Thank God for sites like these where people who take motherhood and parenting seriously can keep coming back.
I'm currently working on a forum to house all industry professionals under one roof and to provide an area where we can grow together.
My mom was a SAHM, and hated it. She couldn't wait for my dad or someone to watch us so she could go out and do whatever she wanted. And, as kids, my brothers and I could sense that. I give SAHMs a lot of credit for what they are sacrificing for their children, and some will never get it. Ever. I'm pregnant with my first, and going through that debate now. I don't know if I'm going to make the "right" choice, but I hope my child doesn't have to go through those frustrations that I encountered.
This warfare is hilarious, especially considering the way the article opened.
My, didn't it go quiet in here. I can almost hear the echoes.
I've worked at home, worked outside of the home and stayed at home mom, all as a single mom. I can say this: Quality time is much more important than quantity time for your family. Once you hit that balance so you can focus enough on your children to be able to learn all these things about them no matter your outside circumstances, your children will prosper.
I've known SAHMs who don't pay any attention to their children and WOHMs who rush home just to finish that science project with Junior. I've also known exhausted WOHMs who can't leave work at work enough to notice Junior is missing another tooth and SAHMs who make cookies with their children at least once a week.
The key is balance and QUALITY time. Once we 'get it' we'll stop judging everyone else.


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"I will NOT let the FEAR of cancer STRIKE me out"
She has an Illness acct. at any Suntrust Bank."PRAY 4 TAY"
On July 31st Tay Tay was in Illinois for ASA softball Nationals and the night of her last game she went to dinner and after dinner she began throwing up.We thought she may have had food poisoning yet continued to throw up. So she arrived back in Nashville Sunday at 3:40 am and when i got her home she continued to throw up well into Sunday.At that point I noticed she was running a 100.6 temp. I got her up Monday morning and while getting ready I heard her throwing up more And knew I had to get her to her dr. quick She had nothing in her body to throw up the way she was.
On the way JD her dad called me and said he just got off the phone with his friend Jason and he mentioned it could be her appendix. His friends son was having the same symptons. so have the Dr. check her.
We arrive at the Dr. office and he was checking her appendix and no pain there but as he examined her higher the pain was more up in her right rib cage. This caused him concern and they did a blood test.Well it came back and her white cells were high!
He sent us to MDI for 2 scans to be done on her appendix. While Becky (I like to refer to her as Tay's ANGEL IN SCRUBS) putting the meds in her arm she mentioned that Tay seemed a little dehydrated and I explained her symptons.She asked me to come to the room with her while the exam was going on.She asked if TayTay had been using the bathroom much and I explained some... at that point she asked if she could do a scan on her kidneys and I said yes.
She asked us to wait outside and we would here something shortly an hr later they bring me the disc and tell us our Dr. was waiting on us. When he came in he told me it is not her appendix and then I seenthe look on his face change and tell me he was so sorry but Tay Tay has a form of CANCER and we need to go home now and pack and they were waiting on us at Vanderbilt. I new I needed to be brave and strong for her I asked is it a treatable cancer and he said yes but.l can handle that and what ever we were about to face!
We arrived at Vanderbilt and met with her now onocologist and he told us she has a tumor on her right kidney the size of a 'SOFTBALL" and the kidney needs to go.Tay Tay NEVER once showed FEAR and remained very STRONG! They explained to her that she would go into surgery the next day.
Aug. 4th was surgery day and they asked her what are your 3 things you want?
1st tumor to be out.
2nd not feel any pain
3rd to still be able to play her sports again
Surgery began at 12:05pm and was expected to last only 3 hrs.. we then get a call 2hrs into it that the tumor had attached itself to the liver.
And all we could do was PRAY. ''SHE NEEDED THE POWER OF PRAYERS"!!!
Finally around 5pm the surgeon came in to talk to us.
He said we knew she had a tumor the size of a softball but she actually had a tumor the size of 2 softballs and it was now spreading into her capsules and organs. He said he has never seen nor has it been heard of in a child he said it was not Welms...it was Renal Cell Carcinoma...and is found only in 50 yr old adults. He said she has only had it about 4 to 6 months and it was spreading quickly and now we need her margins to come back negative. If not other treatment will be needed.
He said she did amazing in surgery !!!!
The next day her surgeon came and found me and said margins were negative and she may be the one to just beat this . All i could do was thank him and felt grateful for him.:)
She was then scheduled for a chest scan and bone scan and both came back negative.We were thrilled. Her nurses and Dr.s were amazed by her STRENGTH.
Her blood pressure did spike a few times but seems to be doing well.
Ironically she said to me the Monday we were leaving ."Mom we are leaving a week later the same day and time we were arriving the week prior." Mom we did it..we made it through" And holding the tears back i said YES WE DID..YOU ARE AMAZING.
I read a post she made and it said Taylor Filorimo is a CANCER SURVIVOR and she thanked everybody for their prayers it helped her so much and her family. And her mood was "STRONG and BRAVE" !! And all i could think of is this 13 yr old young lady gets what she has just been through!
She says she is healing 1 hr at a time!! And we are living in the moment of being cancer free...
We go see her surgeon Aug. 25th. at 9:35 am.
Then every 2 months she will need scans.
She has signed off for research to study her tumor and kidney because of the rareity of it.
She is such an inspiration and I can not ever thank all of you enough for the visits and SMILES you put on her face and 'THE POWER OF PRAYER" is amazing and she will continue to need them.
This has been very hard for Skylar, Tay's sister. She worries so much about her big sister and is trying to be strong for her.
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Muhammad Ali Samatar
|Muhammad Ali Samatar
محمد علي سمتر
|Prime Minister of Somalia
|In office
1 Feb 1987 – 3 Sep 1990
|Preceded by
|post abolished, 1970-87
|Succeeded by
|Muhammad Hawadle Madar
|Personal details
|Political party
|Supreme Revolutionary Council
|Alma mater
|Frunze Military Academy
Muhammad Ali Samatar (Somali: Maxamed Cali Samatar, Arabic: محمد علي سمتر) (born 1931) is a Somali politician and Lieutenant General. A senior member of the Supreme Revolutionary Council, he also served as the Prime Minister of Somalia from 1 February 1987 to 3 September 1990.[1]
Early years[edit]
Samatar was born in 1931 in Somalia. He belongs to the Tumal clan.[2]
For his post-secondary education, Samatar studied at the Frunze Military Academy in the former Soviet Union (Военная академия им. М. В. Фрунзе), an elite institution reserved for the most qualified officers of the Warsaw Pact armies and their allies.[3]
Somali Democratic Republic[edit]
A Lieutenant General in the Somali National Army (SNA), Samatar was a key figure in Somali politics throughout the 1970s and 1980s. During the Ogaden campaign of the late 1970s, he led all SNA units and their Western Somali Liberation Front (WSLF) affiliates.[3] He also served as national Defense Minister from 1980 to 1986.
Samatar was a member of President Siad Barre's ruling Supreme Revolutionary Council (SRC). In May 1986, Barre suffered serious injuries in a life-threatening automobile accident near Mogadishu, when the car that was transporting him smashed into the back of a bus during a heavy rainstorm.[4] He was treated in a hospital in Saudi Arabia for head injuries, broken ribs and shock over a period of a month.[5][6] Samatar, who was then serving as Vice President, subsequently served as de facto head of state for the next several months. Although Barre managed to recover enough to present himself as the sole presidential candidate for re-election over a term of seven years on December 23, 1986, his poor health and advanced age led to speculation about who would succeed him in power. Possible contenders included his son-in-law General Ahmed Suleiman Abdille, who was at the time the Minister of the Interior, in addition to Barre's Vice President Lt. Gen. Samatar.[4][5]
From February 1, 1987, to September 3, 1990, Samatar was the national Prime Minister, the first person to fill that post since Barre abolished the position upon seizing power in 1969.
Ogaden War[edit]
In the late 1970s, Samatar was the Chief Commanding Officer of the Somali National Army during the Ogaden Campaign.[3] He and his frontline deputies faced off against their mentor and former Frunze alumni Marshal Vasily Ivanovich Petrov, who was assigned by the USSR to advise the Ethiopian Army, in addition to 15,000 Cuban troops supporting Ethiopia,[7] led by General Arnaldo Ochoa.[8] The Ogaden Campaign was part of a broader effort to unite all of the Somali-inhabited territories in the Horn region into a Greater Somalia (Soomaaliweyn).[9] General Samatar was assisted in the offensive by several field commanders, most of whom were also Frunze graduates:[10]
- Col. Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed commanded SNA in Negellie Front, seizing control in late Sept 1977.
- Col. Abdullahi Ahmed Irro commanded SNA in the Godey Front, seizing the area on July 24, 1977.
- Col. Ali Hussein commanded SNA in Qabri Dahare Front, July 26, 1977.
- Col. Farah Handulle commanded SNA in the Warder Front, seizing control in late July 25 1977.
- General Yussuf Salhan commanded SNA in Jigjiga Front assisted by Col. A. Naji, capturing the area on August 30, 1977.
- General Mohamed Nur Galaal assisted by Col. Mohamud Sh. Abdullahi Geelqaad commanded Dirir-Dewa (SNA retreated from Dirir-Dewa).
- Col. Ali Isamil and Col. Abdulrahman Aare' co-commanded SNA in Dhedeh-Bur seizing control in August 1977.
2012 lawsuit[edit]
Following the outbreak of the civil war in 1991 and the collapse of the Barre regime, Samatar moved to the United States in order to escape persecution as a member of the former government. According to Mario Sica, then Italian ambassador to Mogadishu, although the United Somali Congress (USC) professed that it was fighting against the Barre regime as a whole and not engaged in a clan-based struggle, public officials who belonged to the same clan as the USC's core constituents were not targeted. Instead, they were embraced as heroes and welcomed into the rebel group's senior leadership positions.[11]
In 2009, a civil lawsuit seeking financial damages from Samatar was filed in the U.S. by a small group of Somalis, some of whom are naturalized American citizens. The individuals alleged that they had suffered physical abuse in violation of international law at the hands of soldiers or other government officials under Samatar's command,[12] which they further claimed was due to their belonging to the Isaaq clan.[13] However, the plaintiffs did not claim that Samatar personally committed the atrocities or that he was directly involved.[12] Supporters of Samatar described the lawsuit as a politically motivated vendetta filed by associates of the Somali National Movement (SNM), a disbanded rebel militia linked with the secessionist Somaliland region in the northwestern part of Somalia.[14]
Samatar asserted that he was immune from responsibility under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. On June 1, 2010, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that, although Samatar's argument was "literally possible", the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act in question did not cover the issue of an official's claim to immunity. The lawsuit was consequently allowed to continue against Samatar. However, the justices added that Samatar might have recourse to other claims of immunity when the matter was to be brought again before a lower court.[15] In August 2012, a U.S. federal court ruled that Samatar should pay $21 million to the plaintiffs, with each to receive $1 million and $2 million in compensatory and punitive damages, respectively. However, Samatar was not required to pay the damages until bankruptcy proceedings concluded.[16]
In March 2013, Abdi Farah Shirdon, Prime Minister in Somalia's newly recognized Federal Government, issued a letter to the U.S. Department of State requesting that Washington grant Samatar immunity from prosecution. Samatar was previously denied immunity mainly because there was at the time no strong central authority within Somalia to claim it on his behalf. According to Samatar's attorney, Joseph Peter Drenan, the gesture was an attempt on the Somali government's part to promote reconciliation. He added that the lawsuit is now likely to be dismissed, as the U.S. authorities are expected to honor the Somali administration's request.[17]
See also[edit]
- Aden Abdullahi Nur
- Abdullahi Ahmed Irro
- Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
- Hussein Kulmiye Afrah
- Mohamed Farah Aidid
- Salaad Gabeyre Kediye
- ^ Somalia - Worldstatesmen.com
- ^ Lewis, I.M. (2008). Understanding Somalia and Somaliland: Culture, History, Society. Columbia University Press. pp. 7–8. ISBN 0231700849.
- ^ a b c Ahmed III, Abdul. "Brothers in Arms Part I". WardheerNews. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ a b World of Information (Firm), Africa review, (World of Information: 1987), p.213.
- ^ a b Arthur S. Banks, Thomas C. Muller, William Overstreet, Political Handbook of the World 2008, (CQ Press: 2008), p.1198.
- ^ National Academy of Sciences (U.S.). Committee on Human Rights, Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Health and Human Rights, Scientists and human rights in Somalia: report of a delegation, (National Academies: 1988), p.9.
- ^ Lockyer, Adam. "Opposing Foreign Intervention's Impact on the Course of Civil Wars: The Ethiopian-Ogaden Civil War, 1976-1980". Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ Payne, Richard J. (1988). Opportunities and Dangers of Soviet-Cuban Expansion: Toward a Pragmatic U.S. Policy. SUNY Press. p. 37. ISBN 0887067964.
- ^ Lewis, I.M.; The Royal African Society (October 1989). "The Ogaden and the Fragility of Somali Segmentary Nationalism". African Affairs 88 (353). Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ Ahmed III, Abdul. "Brothers in Arms Part II". WardheerNews. Retrieved 13 March.
- ^ Kapteijns, Lidwien (2012). Clan Cleansing in Somalia: The Ruinous Legacy of 1991. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 133. ISBN 0812244672.
- ^ a b US court to hear Somali ex-minister torture case
- ^ Barakat, Matthew (28 August 2012). "$21 Million Judgment Handed Down In Case Of Ex-Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Ali Samantar". Huffington Post. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ Geeleh, Ali (9 March 2010). "No to the vendetta against General Mohamed Ali Samater". Wardheernews. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ Court: Ex-Somali official can be sued http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/01/AR2010060103638.html
- ^ Singer, Drew (28 August 2012). "Ex-Somali PM must pay $21 million for alleged torture - US court". Reuters. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ "Somalia, newly recognized by US, seeks immunity for former minister Samantar in civil case". Associated Press. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- Ahmed III, Abdul. "Brothers in Arms Part I". WardheerNews. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- Enow, Saadiq. "Dagaalkii Ogaadeenya - Casgarkii XXX-aad". Retrieved 3 January 2013. (in Somali)
- Gebru, Tareke. "From Lash to Red Star". Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- Kapteijns, Lidwien (2012). Clan Cleansing in Somalia: The Ruinous Legacy of 1991. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 133. ISBN 0812244672.
- Lewis, I.M.; The Royal African Society (October 1989). "The Ogaden and the Fragility of Somali Segmentary Nationalism". African Affairs 88 (353). Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- Urban, Mark. Soviet intervention and the Ogaden counter-offensive of 1978. doi:10.1080/03071848308523524. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
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|Preceded by
post abolished, 1970–87
|Prime Minister of Somalia
February 1, 1987–September 3, 1990
|Succeeded by
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What would your ideal government system look like?
What would your ideal government system look like? Is a two party system such a good idea?
Topics: 2012 US election government systems design
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Nov 13 2012: I think TED has created a perfect model for government.
What if it was the greatest minds of the world that got together and decided how things were going to run and where the money should go. They hear everyone's presentations and then voted which initiatives should move forward and which should be scrapped, how much money they got, etc.
These amazing meetings of the minds are happening now because of TED and other global information exchange programs. What if they had judicial power?
TED for world leadership! :)
Nov 16 2012: Not sure if I would be down for that...
I think those who are capable of governing should be the one's who do so but sometimes its not always the great minds who are best at doing that....I'm not justifying ignorance or anything but there is so much more to being a leader than being intelligent....you also have to add charisma, innovation, social skills, etc...This does not mean great individuals can't make a great contribution but I think we all know the dangers of that...
Sorry TED (your a great organization) but wouldn't want you dictating the experiences I can have as an individual.
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What are our true global economics?
I recently saw an estimate that human population is currently consuming 1.5 times the carrying capacity of the Earth.
This suggests that the resources we use - the plants and animals and energy required to keep us alive are generated by the planet ecology.
It suggests that the system, if left to itself, has a capital represented by sunshine, air, water, plants and animals.
It suggests that the carrying capacity for humans is like the "interest" on the global "capital"
The inference is that we are harvesting more than the interest and are well into the capital - harvesting at an exponential growth rate.
In other words, having eaten everything on the farm, we are now eating the farm. And there will be no more "interest" becasue there will be no more capital.
Like our global bank account is in free-fall.
One dimension of the assertion is that, by mass, the nitrogen in human beings is 1.5 the available nitrogen in the at-rest ecology.
Firstly, is this a valid assertion?
Are Earth resources truly finite as assumed?
Are the available resources measurable? If so - who has a good set of data we can use for modelling?
Secondly, if resources are finite and measured - and we are consuming capital exponentially - what are our options?
What lattitude do we have for increasing carrying capacity?
How far can carrying capacity be pushed?
Can we survive in a no-growth, or contracting economic model?
What are the options for population modification?
How long do we have?
These questions are not formulated to "troll" world views. I am asking questions that a lot of people should have rational answers for.
Please reply in the spirit of the questions. Data would be good, as well as well considered models that can be tested.
Also welcome are weblinks that have rational foundations - no ratbag theory please.
Closing Statement from Mitch SMith
I have digested available metrics and known models.
Like everyone else, I am finding that the non-linear factors render the numbers functionally useless. The modeling methods themselves seem to yield more information - but all models admit to not representing any comprehensive claim.
However, one thing is clear - the window of opportunity for business-as-usual closed sometime mid 1900's, the balance of carrying capacity against draw-down of fossil energy is well under way - capital is definitely being exponentially consumed and has a terminal point at around 2050 - at which point all life on planet earth will cease.
But this assumes business as usual based on what we think we know - as it turns out, we know very little.
So .. in this scenario - ignorance is bliss.
I the analogy of our common understanding, we are screwing the planet and the value it represents. So .. to stay within the things we understand - are we rape/murdering the panet - Or are we mating with it?
This distincion is the critical facto determining if a single human will occupy the universe past 2050.
2050 is a conservative estimate - I would recommend you start answering it now.
It might be too late for you, but you might have children.
If you value hope ..
Remember - hope is not required in the universe outside of your own skull.
What you do is important - to you.
I couldn't care less. _ I've made my choice.
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Nov 14 2012: It is well known that scientific research into such global capital, population etc can be creatively cherry-picked to verify economic models, beliefs and political dogma, depending on who it is funding that research.
If big funders are loath to pour money into climate change research for instance, then it won't even get to first base - let alone become the mainstream knowledge it should be.
I would say that it is virtually impossible therefore, to verify anything impartially that goes against the current global economic model. The lobbies that exist are too powerful and monied to be fairly opposed by anything that is in any way crippled by serious underfunding - yet whose research data is calling for environmentally balanced and sustainable agendas.
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The victim, Erick Amilicar Mendez-Orellana, was walking to his home in the 4900 block of Marlboro Pike in Capitol Heights at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday when the incident occurred. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to Prince George's County police.
Mendez-Orellana has ties to the 18th Street gang, police spokesman Lt. Bill Alexander said. Witnesses told police that they saw two people fleeing the scene of the shooting, but a description of the possible suspects was not available.