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Apple's rumored iWatch is of questionable value.
Bet you didn't know Apple Inc.'s iWatch is for sale for only $98 on eBay. In fact, I bet eBay didn't know, either, even though there is a product listing complete with picture on the online marketplace. It even comes up in Google shopping search results. (EBay says the product listing does not violate its terms because it does not mention a brand name, it just says iWatch. An eBay spokeswoman would not comment on the authenticity of the item in the product listing.)
That iWatch is a PhotoShop mock-up that has been circulating the web (see image). Apple is rumored to be creating an iWatch to be debuted sometime in the next year. Last month the New York Times reported on Apple's plans to craft a watch that would run the iOS mobile operating system and through Bluetooth wireless networking links work in tandem with iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad devices. Apple did not respond to a request for comment.
Samsung joined the fun when Lee Young Hee, executive vice president of the No. 2 smartphone maker's mobile business, told Bloomberg News, "We've been preparing the watch product for so long. We are working very hard to get ready for it. We are preparing products for the future, and the watch is definitely one of them."
Deal aggregator BuyVia today released results from its Apple Rumors Survey. The survey reveals that the five most coveted Apple iWatch features are—in order of preference—e-mail/text message capabilities, incoming calls, GPS/maps integration, Wi-Fi and weather. 26% of respondents say they are interested in purchasing the watch, 38% are not interested in purchasing, and 36% are unsure if they would purchase such a device.
I have to admit, the concept of a smart-watch is very cool. But what would an iWatch or Samsung watch do that an iPhone or Galaxy S4 couldn't do? I imagine that an iWatch would jam into a somewhat clunky form factor the best of the iPhone, and through a Bluetooth link to your iPhone enable a full calendar and other smartphone features.
But my question is, Why buy an iWatch when you already have an iPhone? Because of the tiny form factor of the iWatch you are extremely limited in what you can input and how you can gesture through content. I can see sci-fi geeks and gadget freaks buying the iWatch, but will other consumers dish out what would surely be a hefty price for another device that does smaller versions of the same things done by an iPhone?
Apple and Samsung will need some very convincing marketing to sell these smart-watches. But who knows, maybe an iWatch is a stepping stone in the evolution of mobile technology. The same could be said for the Google Glass eyewear that boasts smartphone-like functionality. Will wearable smart-devices replace smartphones? I don't think so. You need a screen at least the size of your typical smartphone screen today to browse the web and enter data on an onscreen keyboard.
So what role will an iWatch or Samsung watch play in mobile computing? We'll have to wait and see what features and functions the manufacturers include on their watches and whether consumers embrace the new technology. I'm skeptical.
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You will find numerous styles and several dimensions of nail art brushes that you should choose from. Make certain that you simply clean them completely before use, whichever one you choose. It's also wise to clean them soon after they've been used - good care will effectively extend brush's life time.
Brushes can be found as standard, mine formed and tilted to be able to do intricate designs around the nails. For creating designs which are effective from the distance, use the tilted nail art brush. It is best to invest a bit more and get a top quality brush in order to save you requiring to constantly replace an inexpensive one. Double-on the sides products would be best.
Buying a well known shape from a web-based store, is a option. Creating your designs as near as you possibly can towards the cuticle, necessitates the right brush. Understanding the width and the size of the comb is essential too, so make certain this really is mentioned online.
Using the correct kind of nail art brush, you are able to really create some fantastic artistic designs. You may make designs like odd shapes, hearts, flowers, leaves, even small creatures. You might add other adornments, like gems, etc. For this kind of art, you may need a small brush close to two millimetre across. When you're thinking about purchasing your nail art brush, always consider the kind of art you're attempting to create.
This really is what you ought to create artistic nails:
Search for a brush that's fine, to ensure that your artwork could be more intricate. You need to make certain that the brush is ok to make use of with water (acrylic) offers. This kind of fresh paint is essential for designs in your nails. These offers will typically be accessible in 15 to thirty millilitre tubes, for simple application.
You ought to have your supplies before you decide to learn to effectively make use of your nail art brush. You ought to have some acrylic offers available or regular polish however is not suggested. Acrylic fresh paint continues better for designs and it is simpler to fresh paint on. It's okay to utilize a nail polish to create a base for the art, try not to apply it the look itself. Buy adornments if you are planning to make use of other products like glitter.
Getting some acrylic offers enables you to definitely create types of many colours. Another factor you ought to have is really a obvious top coat which will behave as a sealer. It is advisable to make use of a obvious topcoat after other films have dried completely. However nowadays you'll be able to purchase a variety of top coat items, including some with glitter, so test out as much as you want.
You might not become an overnight professional applying this information, however, you will definitely possess the fundamental concepts understood. Perfection includes practice, some time and determination. After you have become accustomed to the nail art, you'll master the development of making wonderful designs.
Obtaining the right search for your nails could be a daunting task if you're uncertain of how to start. Many allow the nail art professional with whom they've selected to put their hands in care. While this is often a guaranteed method to stay from getting something which looks tacky, it is also costly, lifeless and largely not fitting for your personality or fashion sense. Many people know precisely what they need, as well as for individuals people, a far more do-it-yourself kind of attitude is needed. So before you decide to blindly consume a nail artist, whom you haven't met, you may decide to keep your following factors in your mind for your forthcoming fresh paint job:
Your style
The colours that you want to put on play a crucial role in whether you'll ultimately be pleased with your nail art. Nail polish choices could be highly easy to customize, but prior to going by having an ornate design and check out it yourself, you must have a powerful hang on the kinds of clothing you put on and also the colors which are most frequently symbolized. Choose something which mixes well together with your wardrobe and become proud to display it in public while you move from year to year.
Your cost range
Getting nails done appropriately can be quite costly based on where you decide to go. But what many don't realize is the fact that it is also costly by yourself if you're misguided and untested at painting nail art. You may decide to begin with training videos on sites like YouTube, or possibly a nail art niche source on the internet. After that, you are able to control costs by learning the correct technique in addition to getting advice on which the best design and color choices are for the fashion sense particularly.
What you can do
Many people with this do-it-yourself fashion sense is one component lacking getting an ideal nail art in a good cost. Which component is a chance to bring the particulars to existence. It is advisable to have lots of nail polish remover around to accompany your look choices. When you are all set to go, do not lose your awesome in early stages. Sometimes ability is all about practice. Couple of are born using the raw talent to fresh paint nails making them look great around the very first time around. So remember that practicing to achieve perfection and also to never lose sight of the goals.
While you work to obtain the right nail art pattern and nail polish, keep your factors above in your mind and just to experience a task when you're comfortable doing this.
The easy pleasures in existence make this type of large difference. Today, one of these brilliant pleasures for ladies is within using decorate nail art to boost the feel of claws. For many women, the easy French manicure is no more enough plus they want something which makes claws fantastic. Nail specialists today must incorporate this niche to their variety of talents if they will be effective.
Nail art has turned into a true talent. When the thought of decorative nail work first grew to become popular, a few of the designs somewhat simple in character. Which has transformed significantly through the years, as clients required more for his or her money the nail specialists were more than pleased to oblige. If this grew to become well-liked by recording artists and stars, the general public demand for this really shot over the top.
To ensure that the artwork to be relevant to the nail, their nails must first be-formed and groomed. What this means is the individual obtaining the artwork should avoid trimming lower claws by gnawing in it! Seriously, though, it's very essential that the specialist come with an even surface to utilize or they're not going to have the ability to produce a thing of beauty in your finger.
Specialists have specifically designed brushes to fresh paint their art to the nail. The guidelines from the brushes are extremely thin, permitting these to produce the intricate detail. Some artists will really make use of the tip of the toothpick to produce their designs, but this really is generally regarded as like a beginner's method. No matter the technique used, relaxation easy understanding that mistakes could be fixed if they're caught quick enough with a few acetone along with a cotton wool ball.
Additionally to various designs, specialists will frequently boost their designs with such things as glitter. It has become extremely popular for the reason that it adds a highlight for an already incredible design. It's also a terrific way to add multiple colors towards the nail art without the chance of running colors into one another. Generally, the expense for adding this enhancement are minimal, therefore it might be something to understand more about for your function.
Nail art originates a significant ways since its origins and present day artists can put nearly anything on the nail that the customer wants. Beauty schools have added advanced instruction in this region to make sure that the most recent wave of graduates is much more gifted than ever before. When you wish something truly special for the nails, request your specialist about decorative nail art.
Nail designs are really very popular nowadays and every lady wish to carry one particular design to make sure that she will also appear ultra trendy! With that said, not every you've got time to visit the nail art shops or beauty shops and obtain the art carried out in your nails. You do not need to be worried about that - you may also make these kinds of designs at your house . - its simple! You don't have to understand painting and utilize of brush strokes to create nail art designs. You will find all options which aren't whatsoever untidy. You just need to have them and apply them. Below are some options to get began with getting nail designs in your own home.
1. Use Nail Art Graphics Peel off stickers
Decal peel off stickers, as the title suggests, stay with your nails for making them lovely. Simply get some good attractive graphics peel off stickers from the beauty retail store and do as instructed given there directly on the packet that consists of these kinds of peel off stickers. Normally, you have to provide a base coat, place a decal in your nail and gradually press lower in your dried nail polish. Lastly, you need to use top coat to secure the form.
2. Use Nail Art Pens
These kinds of pens are most likely probably the most simplest methods for making nail designs. They have got the truth of brush applicator but easy to operate. You have to placed on base coat and dry it entirely. After which it apply the art design through the aid of the pen exactly like you are painting on the paper approximately. Let it dry after which secure it using top coat.
3. Use Nail Art Canes
Polymer clay is effectively utilized by a lot of nail items makers to create canes with beautiful designs. They are generally hand crafted with beautiful styles. Even though they are of small dimensions, their designs are totally visible. You will have to have a sharp cutter and cut slices from all of these canes. A number of them have to be heated up before slicing. Simply add most of these design slices inside your nail gel or acrylic. .
4. Use Nail Art Kits
Furthermore you are able to acquire tools for example brush applicator, nail polishes of numerous colors, gems, sequins, rhinestones and so forth. to embellish your design. These materials are often contained in nail design kits too therefore it's not necessary to search on their behalf individually. Then you are capable of making interesting designs with one of these kits.
Clean, lengthy nails, that is what the majority of the women want. But you will find some instances they cannot accomplish this. Not every people can grow lengthy and powerful nails. You will find some who've brittle nails, and getting this type of nail could be frustrating. Regardless of how you increased them, they simply break and nick off easily. Although you will find some gifted with durable nails, the issue is they aren't careful by using it. Like for instance, doing rough jobs whilst not putting on mitts has got the inclination of smashing the nails.
For individuals people who wish to have lengthy beautiful nails immediately, you can test putting on three dimensional acrylic nails. This condition from the art technology consists of man-made materials by which acrylic are incorporated, a moldable material which may be shape right into a preferred shape, size, and length. With this particular, you could have stunning gorgeous nails.
One best factor about three dimensional acrylic nail art is the fact that you don't have to increase your nails. They may be embedded instantly inside your nails along the way of treating. Not just that, it safeguards your natural nails from breakage. These come in several choices. three dimensional Fruits and flowers are simply a good example of designs that may be you should get some nails. Semi-gemstones and small gems may also be put on your nails. Swarovski deposits are hot retailers as it pertains with adding accessories their nails. Individuals gemstones can deposits can spice-up the feel of your nails. Not just that, they add emphasis to ensure that lots of people will notice it beauty.
Since acrylic may its sturdiness from it, many nail salons are utilizing them. The majority of the clients demand to possess this type of synthetic nails.
If you're attempting to make one it's possible but can be somewhat hard specifically for beginners. The only method to perfect this method would be to continue practicing and taking advantage of a large imagination when designing one. You will find lots of lessons readily available for individuals who would like to learn three dimensional acrylic nail art. Like for example, lifestyle channels on televisions, some beauty books, and online. You will find also workshops and training being carried out by many people nail salons and schools. The objective of three dimensional acrylic nail art would be to give smiles to individuals who put on them. Have one today and find out the astonishing results.


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What Are Your Most Vivid Food & Travel Memories?
We are nearing the end of Escapes Month, and we are curious what your food escapes have looked like over the years. When you travel, or look to faraway places for inspiration, what do you find? Do you have recipes, favorite foods, or techniques that you have learned while traveling? What are your favorite memories from cooking and eating while traveling?
Some of mine are the cooking class I took with Rosa Jackson in Nice; from it I took away some helpful tips on casseroles (parboiled rice is the answer to watery gratins!) and a newfound love for chickpea fritters and crispy pancake. I also remember buying and tasting amazing olive oil on that trip.
Other travel and food memories include the unlikely familiarity of this Kenyan snack (fried dough is one of the great food universals), and visits to the markets in San Francisco, Vancouver, and Seattle.
What about you? What have you learned on your travels? Have you had memorable experiences with food that have inspired and informed your cooking?
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Djemaa el Fna, Merrakech. The spectacle, the food.
New Orleans for all the love they put into everything they do, especially their food.
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Cold, drizzly day in Maine. Hot, milky tea, steaming popovers, and delicate maple syrup at Jordon Pond restaurant looking over the wet lawn.
I traveled cross country with my family when I was 11 and of all the many places we visited the only meal I remember was the cheese sandwiches we made when we were running low on food between grocery trips. Soft wheat bread, Miracle Whip, and slightly sweaty orange cheese slices. Somehow this was supremely satisfying to me!
The tapas bar crawl in San Sebastian, Spain. San Sebastian is known for their tapas and the bars were overflowing with tasty snacks, local wine (txacoli) and cider, and folks out for a relaxed evening on the town with friends.
A tapas "progressive dinner" is now in the works with some friends. :-)
Alike to yours, my fondest memory from food is from my cooking class in Florence, Italy. One of the best experiences. In the beautiful hills of Tuscany we spent our day learning to make pasta and drinking chianti wine. our meal was wonderful, course after course served in a beautiful tuscan home from a lady who spoke only italian. whatever she said it was wonderful going through our ears.
by far my mothers favorite day from our 27 day journey. for me it was definitely one of the best days.
here's my blog post about that day.
Cioppino at Tadich Grill in San Francisco :]
Raw herring top with minced onion at a farmer's market in Amsterdam... I think about it everyday! Sooooooo good. So sad that there isn't any fresh herring in the States.
Also jamon in Madrid. Pair it with a 2 Euro beer, HEAVEN!
Sorrento, Italy on my honeymoon at a small dive restaurant. My husband ordered some crazy every seafood imaginable pasta and shocked me cause he's so simple in his food choices and I got a prawn risotto with strips of Sorrento lemon peel in it. It was SO simple but was easily the best thing I ever put in my mouth. Absolutely perfect meal.
I am very picky about how my food is prepared. If I prepare it, I am much more relaxed. I don't like other people choosing how much sauce, or condiments go on my food. I like to add everything myself. ((Hamburger with everything on the side, I'll assemble it myself)) Its totally weird, and uncalled for. BUT, my boyfriend and I went on our first vacation together, and chose Chicago. First stop, Cubs game, naturally I had to get a hot dog. For some reason, I was able to relax and eat a Chicago Style hot dog, EXACTLY the way it was prepared and given to me. No substitutions, no on the side. --- and it was perfect.
I also remember fishing with my grandfather. He had the most unsea worthy vessel I have ever seen, good thing we were on a small lake. He packed the following in the cooler: Fritos, off brand diet soda, Mrs. Baird Bread sandwiches with real mayo, bologna, and bread and butter pickles.
They were DELICIOUS after a boring day on the lake.
I think making yogurt soup with some local students while in Turkey. Tons of fun, and unique and tasty, too.
when I was doing my junior year abroad in england, I found a great deal on a trip to malta during one of our term breaks. it was the off season and I didn't really realize until I got there just how amazing of a hotel it was and what a great deal it was (I was focused on getting someplace warm and far away from my housemates).
the hotel was amazing and dinner was included. the food was incredible--fresh and delicious. it was pretty much italian food, but with a fresher twist to it. I am a vegetarian and after the first night the cook and the hotel manager took me on as their personal challenge--they were so worried that I looked tired and too thin. it was their job to fatten me up and make me happy. that involved a lot of homemade pastas and gnocchi, fresh breads, cheese, and tons of the freshest avocados I have ever had. I also kept having a problem making it to breakfast in the morning so they would save a tray aside--pastries, muesli, and rolls and cheese to make sandwiches.
it was everything I needed--I was tired and stressed and needed someone, or in this case two little surrogate maltese grandfathers, to feed me.
Just got back from a trip to Croatia and Greece. All the food in Croatia was amazing - fresh and CHEAP - but the best food was in Greece. We had a cooking class at Selene (http://www.selene.gr/) and getting to learn about the island produce was fabulous. Good times!
A month of cooking classes in Kerala, Southern India. I just posted recipe and my memories here:
A month of cooking classes in Kerala, Southern India. I just posted recipe and my memories here:
Shopping for groceries at Waitrose on Marylebone High Street while studying in London and feeling impossibly posh. Also eating probably mediocre Italian food near Leicester Square, and seeing my first cockroach after an excellent Japanese dinner at my friend's favorite restaurant in the city. I told my friend, and she assured me that they're in basically every restaurant.
Also no coffee will ever be better than the coffee I drank in Paris the first time I traveled abroad.
I have 2:
1. Sitting in who-knows-what restaurant in Amsterdam, with a wall of glass on level with the canals, all decorated crazy with orchids and golden gods and our shoes waiting outside eating the most delicious thai beef salad. We were crying with each bite because it was so spicy, but the flavor was so amazing my husband and I couldn't stop eating it. It made me learn to cook thai, altho I've never been able to recreate that exact spice combo.
2. A train station on the border of Spain and France, on the coast. A simple pair of sandwiches on baguettes and a bottle of wine. To keep a seat (for our 6 hour layover) we had to have a bill over a certain amount, so we ordered the most expensive bottle of wine on the menu, at 25USD a bottle (omg, the exchange rate used to be so awesome). I was expecting something along the lines of Gallo because I figured the prices were inflated, so imagine my surprise when we were served a 25 year old bottle of... (here is where I kick myself for not keeping the label)... that might have been the best red wine I have had before, or since. We'd been in Europe for 6 weeks at that point, so good bread, sandwiches and good wine were no strangers, but damn if that wasn't the absolute best 40USD I have ever spent in my entire life.
One of my strongest food memories is the very first meal I ever ate in France. I was 13, it was Paris, and it was a simple tomato, mozzerella and basil salad. To this day, my favorite meal. 17 years later and it's still one of my most vivid food memories.
@Gvinton: one of my best college girlfriends was married in Acadia last October and had her wedding lunch at Jordon Pond. It was cold, and it started pouring rain when we sat down for lunch, and those pop-overs totally warmed everyone, including the visitors from San Diego!
1. First ever falafel sandwich came from a tiny shop filled with young Egyptian boys in an alley in Cairo. Not speaking Arabic, I'm sure we were ripped off. But it was amazing and now, no falafel sandwich compares.
2. The bolognese sauce on pasta we were served during dinner at a B&B (complete with horseback riding lessons) in the Tuscan countryside. I have never tasted a sauce so rich and wonderful.
Tibetan yogurt outside temple, freezing cold.
We spent our honeymoon in Zanzibar during Ramadan. For Eid, there was a giant maze of food vendors in a park. We ate every kind of meat and fish on skewers, Zanzibar pizzas, and other little bites. So good. The best part was seeing the local families all dressed up.
An amazing lunch at Napoleon House in New Orleans with my then-boyfriend, now-fiance. It was the first time I went on vacation with his huge family and by the end of the weekend I was feeling a little overwhelmed. We left town a few hours after everyone else, which gave us time to sit in that beautiful old building, next to an open window and order half of the menu with a few Dixies. So delicious and so New Orleans.
...in a tent in the Serengeti--bread baked in an oven made of a metal footlocker; absolutely the best soups ever, every evening under an absolutely perfect starlit sky, with strange sounds in the night...


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In 1885, at the end of the Third Anglo-Burmese War, British troops occupied Mandalay.
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Plus, simple ways Moms can make him quit whining.
In a perfect world, no one would have between-the-sheets complaints. After all, when you were newlyweds, the sex was hot. And frequent. And you were certain that was never going to change. Ha. Enter kids and mortgages and work and stress into that equation, and suddenly without warning there are complaints galore. Many go unspoken. But what isn't he telling you? Momlogic grilled guys to get their top unspoken bedroom complaints.
1. Dad Complaint: She won't tell me what she wants in bed.
Mom Solution: Okay, we know it's embarrassing ... but he's not a mind reader. He wants you to speak up. If you're too mortified, tell him you had a sex dream about him where he was doing X, Y, and Z to you...and how it really turned you on. He'll get the hint.
2. Dad Complaint: She needs to shave!
Mom Solution: Since having children, many Moms basically throw out the razor and never look back. If you've made a conscious decision NOT to shave, he'll just need to deal with it. But if you're one of those women like us who keeps meaning to shave but then realizes it's been a few (okay, more than a few) weeks, it might be time to step it up. We're not proposing that you shave twice a day or anything...but, if your legs and nether regions are beginning to look like the Brazillian rain forest, it might be time to book an appointment for a wax. (You'll feel so sexy when it's done--promise.)
3. Dad Complaint: She won't talk dirty.
Mom Solution: Again, this can be super embarrassing for most. Many Moms we talked to said trash talk makes them feel plain stupid. Tip: Start by whispering. Things you would never say out loud sound so much less scary in a whisper. If you still can't muster up the courage, pretend to be someone else (like a French maid, maybe, or a lap dancer). Still no dice? Have someone else do it for you. Check out another secret weapon here.
4. Dad Complaint: She doesn't wear lingerie anymore.
Mom Solution: Haven't broken out the lingerie since your honeymoon? Us either. And there's probably no way in Hell we'll be sporting the fishnet thigh-highs anytime soon. But we did invest in some comfy but cute pajama sets that are lacy enough to turn him on without being uncomfortable or impractical enough to turn us off. And, while we were at it, we ditched the granny panties, too. (TMI?)
5. Dad Complaint: She only likes one position.
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10. Dad Complaint: She's always worried about the kids hearing us.
Mom Solution: To lessen the chances of surprise interruptions, wait until the kids are sound asleep before getting it on. Turn on the TV or some music to muffle the noise. You might even consider getting a lock on your bedroom door for added privacy.
Coming soon: Top 10 Mom Sex Complains, and Dad Solutions...
Love these tips!
I gotta say it annoys the crap out of me that dad can come up with ten complaints. With all we do, he should be grateful he gets it at all. What about the things he can do to help us want it more often.
When we are doing the best we can in life the idea that now we aren't sexy enough or exciting enough is just to much!
(Except for number 2 moms, there is no excuse for number 2.)
I think for many of us men, we simply do not understand the lack of sexual interest by our wives. How is it that the men continue to have drive and the women seem to lose interest. There are many mothers and wives over 40 that still have "it". I think often it is partly us men failing to help out. But also a lot of it is purely women wanting to now have the life of the "mother" instead of the lover!
My husband and I used to have sex 2 or 3 times a day when we were dating, now we're lucky if it's 2 or 3 times a month. It's not that i wouldnt love to have my old sex drive, it's just not there anymore. i know some of it is weight gain after the kids, and he's tired from work, but it takes alot of effort to even get in the mood anymore.
i love him dearly, and i still think he's sexy, i just wish i was in the mood more often.
A feminine hygene spray, or a perfume might help get things along. Women get lazy and let their feminine hygene go the way of the Boston Fish Market.
we haven't had sex without watching porn for quite a while,and he thinks that him being naked should just turn me on- I need some romance,some gentle touching, but my suggestions make him
defensive and he just shuts down and pouts for days- now That Is a turn off,
he won't go to counseling and I think he's cheating-or trying to—-how do turn this around-or do I ???
I think the breakdown in sex between couples is because most couples once they get comfortable with the status quo and the children they forget about the husband. So does the man. Plus the man and his work and his children forgets about his wife. They need to remember what brought them together in the first place. The dates! The quiet nights on a blanket looking at the stars. Just anything they did while they were dating to keep the spark. Life is tough, but couples need to remember what brough them together in the first place. The important things. Chinease food, watching DVD's. Suprise lunches at work and the occasional flowers being sent with note that only she will know what it means! Of course it goes both ways. Everything needs to be mutual. When was the last time you actually listened to what your wife had to say. I mean really listen without interrupting. We all have a a look of work to make it work. When was the last you held your spouse's hand?
Some men just want sex. No foreplay, just wham, bam, thank you mam.
Married over 50 years and have never felt like my husband loved me, just needed lots of sex. Can't remember the last time he made me feel totally loved.
Just too old to care anymore.
My wife and I joke about sex often—I play with her in a joking manner and she with me. But we never actually have sex anymore. She grabs onto me and I grab onto her. It's all in fun. But, I am thinking of cheating. WHY!! It's one of those things I, as the husband, have very little control over: She has become "obese". Pleasingly plump is OK, but obese is something all together different. I love her dearly, but she doesn't turn me on anymore—but we still have some fun "pretending as though we're going to destroy the bed!" And I say I have little control over her weight because as soon as I even hint at the weight thing, she becomes offended. I tell her I love her—I do a lot for her to let her know I'm thinking of her, I hug her and kiss her. But I just can't seem to compete with the food—I think she is addicted to food. So, I suppose I will look for sex someplace else.
For me at 70 there is no sex, just longing. It doesn't go away, guys. How many of you can still do it? My husband can't.
He's always lookin at what he can't have. I attract men without even trying. I take care of myself. He is fat and NO thanks, I don't like being crushed in bed. He puts my back out. He likes to have sex wtih fat chicks online. Good enough for him. Meanwhile I am having the time of my life checking out my options!
Sick of it all!
In a marriage, if you want to be happy, you have to make sure your partner is happy, too. If things are tough for her (or him) in some outside sphere, you have to provide extra support. You have to support each other, to talk about whatever is important to the other person, to be able to admit mistakes, and to know what makes the other person feel loved, and do it.
there are lots of women who for whatever there reasons loose desire for sex or just don't care anymore. we men don't give up sex very easy and will find it wherever we can. women need to understand that sometime they drive us to cheat by taken away what we most desire.
with all that needs to be done to maintain a house, work full time, laundry, food shopping errands and continuing on towards a graduate degree there is NO time nor desire for sex - personally from a female point of view it is over-rated -
For Terence and all those that agree on your statement:
"I think for many of us men, we simply do not understand the lack of sexual interest by our wives"
Women are so over worked in this era that it is a wonder that men get any sex. Women are expected to work full time, thru pregnancies and toddler hood and beyond. They are responsible not only for the running of the house but now have to compete in the working world. Men do not have this burden. I have yet to see a household were the man does more then the woman.
Not to mention what pregnancy does to your body.
Plus the expectations that society puts on women is over the top and men buy into it, especially concerning looks.
So now that he is not getting the 2-3 times a day sex (sorry guys but this is rare)or whatever the expectation is he "fails to understand why"
For all you guys who can't understand why just for one week do everything your wife does and I mean everything. I guarantee that you will get some sex but will probably be to exhausted to really want it and may even decline.
And it will be a real eye opener as to why when women have a job, children and a house to run that something has to give and that is usually sex. If you can put your needs aside (hard for men since society teaches men to be selfish) and focus on the family and house like the woman does then as time goes on and the children grow and you help with the care of the house and most importantly make sure she is sexually satisfied,the sex will improve.
I say this from experience - married 25 years.
i love sex even at 65 but he can't keep an erection and when he does he's so small i can't feel a thing so i just ignore having sex anymore because it's too frustrating.
do you remember when you were dating and you listened to each other.Remember when he brought you flowers and you looked so sexy.(because you were sexy)Remember when you focused on him and he on you.
He needs to make you feel special and you to make him feel special again.
And when it comes to sex,make it interesting.
I'm 67 years old still having sex and each day is a new day
i'm 34 years old, and have been with my husband for 17 of them. we were like rabbits in the beginning like typical relationships…and i have to say, after two kids, i take care of myself, and try to look nice day to day. we still have sex on average of 5 days a week…some times a couple times a day..when the kids are at the grandparents :) it's still as wonderful as it ever with even though it's dwindled down a bit. we're all tired with the crap our daily lives dish out, but it'll make you sleep better at night. i'm disabled from a car accident 5 years ago…and yet, being pleased and pleasing my husband is a treat i can't see ever wanting to end. i'm not in the mood 24/7 either, but he makes sure to take care of me before himself. sounds like there's a lot of man bashing out there…i know my husband puts in 10-12 hrs a day at work, then about 4 hrs remodeling in the basement, helps with dinner, does ALL the laudry, get's kids ready for bed, does most of the grocery shopping and chops and supplies 5 different familys with wood all winter long. he does it because he loves me, and he knows if he does it, i'll feel good enough to keep him happy later :)
good luck to the rest of ya…ha ha!
I would rather invest in a new car than to waste any time with a man. If 3 out 5 men are cheaters, I don't stand a chance.
For Emerald and all those who agree with her…
It is sad that you say women are so "over worked", "it is a wonder men get sex at all." When you were dating your husbands and looking forward to a life of love together forever I'm sure you couldn't even imagine a time when you wouldn't want to make love to him. I'm sure he felt the same way too. I put the blame on the wives when it comes to bad marriages and bad sex lives in most cases…this only applies to husbands if they are reasonable human beings (women like to make men sound like monsters if they are unhappy or not totally satisfied with the crumbs we throw them, those ungrateful creatures…like all our emotions are rational-please!)
Women need to step up to the plate and realize just how much power we have in the home, if we could just be more loving to our husbands needs and desires. If you treat your husband like your hero he will step up to the plate and be your hero & he will treat you like his princess!
Remember this too…we (women) do not owe "society" a thing and the only pressures we think "society" is putting on us is our own insecurities. What should matter most in this world is our husbands and our children. We don't owe anything else to anyone else. Remember, we chose our husbands. We have free will here. Our children didn't ask to be born. Again…no one forced you to have sex with your husband and create life together. That was something you wanted, you chose to get pregnant. You choose to have "things" over a happy home. More women need to stay home and raise their babies, toddlers, & preschoolers. Women need to manage their time more wisely and re-evaluate their priorities. I guarantee you most reasonable men would love to come home after working (out slaying dragons…our hero!) for you (his princess) and his smiling happy kids, to a clean but maybe not so tidy house, and a warm meal. I bet you would be relaxed and not so stressed because you and your husband know that as soon as the kids go to bed, the two of you will soon go to bed together to make love and have fun. So he helps with baths while you do the dishes or he entertains them while you are getting pj's together (I bet he'll even read the bedtime stories so you can have a nice relaxing bubble bath).
Emerald…you were describing my story once upon a time. I was angry at my husband all the time because I was always stressed out trying to play too many roles for too many people until one day I realized that I was made to play only one role…the starring role as wife and mother. Until all the "feministas" out there realize that running a household is enough I guess there are going to be a lot of angry women and a lot of lonely men. Don't forget they have feelings that get hurt just like you. Look into the eyes of your sons and promise them that you will show them & be the kind of women you would be proud of them for marrying. Promise your daughters you will show them how to treat others by treating your spouse well and show your daughters that that can be satisfying and rewarding in it's self.


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Deepwater Horizon Testimony Is Making Shareholders Wary of Next Week's Earnings
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Transocean (NYSE: RIG) will be coming out with their earnings report next week. Unfortunately for the company, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, which also happens to be the petroleum industry's largest "accidental" marine oil spill in history, is in the forefront again.
A new trial has recently begun (Feb. 26, 2013) in New Orleans. Supervisors from Transocean and BP (NYSE: BP) are being blamed for improperly interpreting pressure test results from the Macondo well; this resulted in the deaths of 11 oil rig workers and an unfathomably large oil spill, with expected repercussions on the Gulf of Mexico ecology for years to come. The accusation against these managers is that there would have been no oil blowout if the pressure test results were interpreted correctly.
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier will be listening closely and deciding on who is responsible for the damages and how much the responsible parties will have to pay. While Transocean and BP are considered the primary responsible parties, there are other organizations that may also be held accountable. Halliburton (NYSE: HAL), who recently lifted their dividend by 39%, is the organization responsible for the well's cement work. Hence, they will also be placed under the microscope in this trial.
Consequently, BP, Halliburton and Transocean stock prices have decreased. Is this reason to panic? If you think like a Fool, you will study this information, take your time to process it, and not panic.
Aside from the trial, what should we be thinking about for next week's Transocean earnings report? If we take the 5 and 3 approach, where we look at 5 positive and 3 negative developments, we may obtain a broader view about the company.
3 Negatives:
We will count the news about the trial as a negative point.
Another negative is that one of their offshore oil rigs, the GSF Explorer, is currently idle.
The third negative is that Transocean's board cut out dividends in 2012 until further notice, and there are no indications of this decision changing in 2013.
As for the positives:
Transocean, Inc. remains the second largest offshore oil drilling contractor in the world, second only to Nabors Industries (NYSE: NBR).
Fleet Update
The value of Transocean's extensions and new contracts for the past month is approximately $530 million. This includes a 3 year contract for North Sea work for $380,000 daily using their Sedco 712 and one year of Nigeria offshore work for $311,000 daily for their Sedneth 701.
New World Record
Transocean's ultra-deepwater drillship, the Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1, recently set a new world record. This record was set off of India's east coast, when the Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1 drilled down into 10,385 feet (3,165 meters) of water, the deepest water depth for an offshore drilling rig to date.
New High-Specification Jackups
Transocean recently celebrated the naming of two newly built High-Specification Jackups: the Transocean Siam Driller and Transocean Andaman. According to their website, this marks another milestone for their long term relationship with Chevron (NYSE: CVX) in the Gulf of Thailand. Not only that, but these rigs, as well as a third that is still being built, the Transocean Ao Thai, already have long-term contracts with Chevron.
Trends/Cyclical Patterns
Transocean's actual and expected returns chart for the past two years has been very interesting, as every other earnings report is completely the opposite, possibly indicating a cyclical pattern. In September of 2011, expected earnings were higher than actual earnings. In December of 2011, it was the reverse (actual was higher than expected). This pattern has been consistent through the end of 2012, which ended with expected returns exceeding actual returns. This is an interesting pattern, and if you had no other information, you might expect actual earnings to exceed expected earnings next week. That being said, I am just reporting the observation of a pattern here, nothing more.
Foolish Bottom Line
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ATLANTA (AP) - Right-hander Cory Gearrin is joining the list of Braves pitchers having Tommy John surgery.
Gearrin confirmed Tuesday he will have the ligament-replacement surgery for his right elbow after he was injured late in spring training. Gearrin, a reliever who has 77 career appearances, says he has not yet scheduled the surgery or selected the doctor.
The Braves previously lost starting pitchers Kris Medlen and Brandon Beachy to season-ending elbow injuries this spring. Each already has had his Tommy John surgery.
Gearrin was expected to serve in a setup role. He was 2-1 with a 3.77 ERA and one save in 37 games in 2013 in his first full season in Atlanta.
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Hey Gabblers, TV Guide Canada just released an interview with Shonda Rhimes, where she talks about Off the Map, new guest star Rachael Taylor and what's up for Meredith. Read the interview below the jump:Read More
With Off The Map airing for the first time this evening, its expected that we will be hearing and seeing a lot about it! Now its the turn of Zach Gilford to go Off the Map and tell us all a little about Shonda and Jenna's new venture. Thanks to Matt Mitovich over at TV Line, we can get a little more insight on what to expect.
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Filming in Hawaii is a plus. And yes, being on a series exec-produced by Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes comes with undeniable cachet. But for Zach Gilford, a big draw of going Off The Map in ABC's new drama series was the chance to bid adieu to Mr. Really Nice Guy.
"A lot of people responded to what they saw me do on Friday Night Lights [as QB Matt Saracen], " he acknowledges, "so I was excited about this show because while he's not exactly the bad boy, I get to be a little less of the good guy at times."
Created by Grey's EP Jenna Bans, Off The Map presents Gilford as Tommy Fuller, a wannabe McSteamy (read: plastic surgery specialist) who is one of three new doctors selected to help staff a clinic in the South American jungle. Martin Henderson and Jason George (Grey's) play Tommy's fellow fellas, while Caroline Dhavernas (Wonderfalls), Mamie Gummer (The Good Wife), Valerie Cruz and Rachelle Lefevre (Twilight) flesh out the female ranks.
With Off The Map set to launch its 13-episode freshman run this Wednesday at 10/9c, TVLine spoke with Gilford about why he welcomed this chance to go (slightly) bad, and how it feels to see the clock run out on FNL.
TVLINE | How has Hawaii been treating you?
I can't complain. I just went for a run along the ocean and it was very pretty.
TVLINE | Was it somewhat by design that you wound up playing a cocksure guy, on Off The Map?
Yeah, it was a chance to do something else. And the cool thing about TV is that over the course of a season you get to develop a character. A few episodes in, you get to hit your stride, like, "Oh, this is what this guy does, this is how he acts." You find a lot more stuff to make it seem real.
TVLINE | At first blush, Tommy seems to be there more for the surf than the surgery. What will we be learning about him along the way?
You get to see that he actually is a doctor and not just a goofy frat boy. In the first couple episodes, most of my stuff is with kids or [involves] some sort of language barrier, but eventually I start getting to work with my peers. That's when I get to figure out the balance of goofy and serious. It's not like he's always a superserious doctor and everything is life-and-death, but at times he's like, "All right, now we have to be for real."
TVLINE | What was he thinking, being in plastics and taking a job in this third world-ish environment?
He had stuff going on with his family — they were ashamed of him in a way for choosing to do boob jobs all the time — and eventually he got to a point where he had to leave [the States]. I think part of him realized he had wasted some of his potential, but thus far he's been able to disguise that. That keeps the show grounded in reality amid the action-adventure, big anaconda and zipline stories….
TVLINE | If anything sets Off The Map apart from other medical dramas, it's the exotic setting and MacGyver-like medicine. For example, in the pilot a drained coconut serves as an IV. Is that something we'll see a lot of?
It's not every episode where there's some huge catastrophe — it could be a fly bite that causes a crazy swelling, or I get to do stuff with this local medicine man, and we touch on other cultures. But about the coconut water: I've been drinking that for a couple years and when we did that [scene] I looked at the can and it does say, "Coconut water has actually been used as an IV in the tropics, when standard solutions are not available." [Laughs]
Hey Gabblers! TV Guide and ABC are conducting a poll to see who will be tuning in tonight for the premiere of Off the Map. See the information below:
Be sure and check out the new show from the creators of Grey's Anatomy! Let TVGuide.com know that you're watching "Off the Map" this Wednesday Jan 12th!
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I've checked in and let them know I'll be watching. Will you? Or is Grey's and/Private Practice enough for you?
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With his new show premiering tonight, Jason George is all over the place in the media these days. Below are two interviews where he talks about his new character on Off the Map, as well as his time spent on Grey's.
An interview from TV Guide:
The relationship between Grey's Anatomy's Dr. Miranda Bailey and Dr. Ben Warren may not have worked out, but there's a good reason: actor Jason George is moving on to play another doctor, this time on ABC's Off the Map (also produced by Grey's Shonda Rimes), premiering January 12.
"I would love to [return to Grey's], but I can easily see where the network and Shonda may have problems with that," George told TV Guide Magazine at the ABC TCA party on January 10. "With this show launching as big as it's launching right now, it's easiest to just have my face associated with this character."
On the jungle-set Off the Map George plays "hard-ass" Otis Cole, who will soon have a hard time defining his relationship with two female doctors. "Otis says early on, 'There ain't no HR department in the jungle,' and then you begin to realize as things go on that there's a reason there are HR departments," says George. "It gets complicated and that gets interesting."
George promises that Off the Map will not lack some action. "Most medical shows are medicine and steamy romance, but on our show, medicine and steamy romance share a little room with action and adventure," he says. "The fun part is, that all feeds back into the romance."
And though Dr. Cole may currently be his priority, that doesn't mean George wouldn't hop on a plane in a second if Bailey decides to take Ben back. "If they even bring up the idea of me coming back to Grey's, I'm there, because Chandra Wilson is just one hell of an actress. It's like, bring your A-game because otherwise she'll make you look bad."
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And one from freelance journalist Jim Halterman:
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While Shonda Rhimes is busy steering the ABC hits Grey's Anatomy and its spin-off Private Practice, she's now adding a third series to her arsenal. Off The Map, created by Greys/PP alum Jenna Bans, premieres tonight and follows a group of doctors in an unnamed South America city. Like the template that has proven successful for the other shows from Rhimes', Off The Map deals with the medical cases and the ups and downs of the various relationships along with a mixed blend of light-heartedness and doses of drama.
The producers and cast of Off The Map were present on Monday at the Television Critics Association winter session in Pasadena and I grabbed a few minutes with star Jason George (who plays Dr. Otis Cole) during a reception held after a day of ABC panels. The charismatic actor talked about how he relates to Otis and his fellow cast mates (which including Friday Night Lights' Zach Gilford, Mamie Gummer and Martin Henderson) as well as if he would have stayed with Grey's (where he guested last season as a lover to Chandra Wilson's Bailey) had Off The Map never come along.
Jim Halterman: Is it hard to form bonds since on the show you're supposed to have known each other a long time?
Jason George: It's not that hard. Generally, there's a certain personality it takes to say 'I'm going to go off and join the circus.' We got lucky in that Shonda, Betsy [Beers, Exec Producer] and Jenna did their homework and everybody is good people. We showed up and it's like I really enjoy these people. I could spend years hanging out with this crew. Also, we're on this island (the show is filmed in Hawaii) so all we know is each other. We're all we got! We landed, we're hanging out on camera, we're hanging out off camera and so it works out that the chemistry starts to grow off camera and then we start bringing it into the storylines and the relationships. One feeds off the other.
JH: Does it help that you're on location as opposed to being in Los Angeles where everyone has their own home and lives once they leave the set?
JG: Hands down! When we're in LA, you show up and everyone has a great time on set and then you see each other for major events. You really get to know your cast mates very quickly here. That has been the blessing of shooting in Hawaii. Also, that it's beautiful.
Hey Gabblers – Well we haven't even seen the complete first episode and already the reviews are coming out. Here's Matt Roush's review for the Pilot of this highly anticipated show. I'll have to watch the entire episode to see whether I agree or disagree with him. Read on to see what he has to say about the Shonda Rhimes newby.
You've heard the phrase "Physician, heal thyself." In Off the Map, the latest and most exotic medical romance to emerge from the Shonda Rhimes assembly line, you could add, "And sun yourself while you're at it."
The greatest asset of Map is its tropical setting: a South American rain forest that's actually filmed in Hawaii. (We'll forgive the subterfuge. The show looks gorgeous, and takes some of the sting out of a brutally cold East Coast winter.) By now, you've seen the promos of the young cast leaping off a cliff side into the sparkling waters below. What you haven't seen is the show itself, saddled with such annoyingly cloying writing that you may be tempted to tell the characters to take a leap and not come back.
Map has a very appealing cast — including Meryl Streep's daughter Mamie Gummer, Wonderfalls' Caroline Dhavernas and Friday Night Lights' beloved Zach Gilford (who coincidentally is back on FNL this week, for DirecTV subscribers) as fledgling doctors seeking redemption and purpose by working at a third-world clinic — but the show traps them in a jungle of trite exposition and whiny clichés.
The gauntlet is thrown early on by the clinic's resident McYowza, the renowned Dr. Ben Keeton (New Zealand find Martin Henderson), who initially seems more celebrated for going shirtless from time to time. He greets the new arrivals with a sermon about how if they use their brains and instincts, "you'll learn more here in a week than doctors learn in a year of residency." Take that, Seattle Grace!
He goes on to tell them, "You're standing in the middle of the greatest medical resource on Earth" — home-grown organic medicine! — and "this is where medicine was born." Do us a favor, doc. Take your shirt off and shut up.
To be fair, it took a few weeks for most of the Grey's Anatomy characters to grow on me, but Off the Map achieves what I would have thought impossible, in making even Zach Gilford charmless as the most aimless and callow of the baby docs. Everyone has a back-story for why they're toiling in the jungle, none of which is very fresh.
On the plus side, the cases tend to be extreme — one thrilling procedure is performed on a zip line above a yawning ravine — even if most of the patients are infected by Grand Metaphor Syndrome (shades of Grey's). And the conditions at the clinic and surrounding villages are unnervingly primitive, which adds to the drama and the stakes of many of these emergency triage cases. But it's the painfully earnest dialogue that could really make you ill.
Off the Map premieres Wednesday, 10/9c, on ABC.
xoxo McSunny
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Hey Gabblers – Interested to see what Shonda's New Show 'Off the Map' will be like? ABC & Zap2it have posted the first 11 minutes of the show to give us a preview. Can't load the video's but if you want to see it click on either of the links below that say Preview. Look interesting? Tell us what you think! Here's what Zap2it has to say.
ABC would really, really like you to watch the premiere of "Off the Map" on Wednesday (Jan. 12) — but if you don't have a full hour free, you can get a head start on the show right now.
The network has posted the first act of the show's pilot online, which you can see up above. The show follows three young doctors (Caroline Dhavernas, Zach Gilford and Mamie Gummer) who for various reasons find themselves working at a remote South American clinic run by Dr. Ben Keeton (Martin Henderson), who walked away from a chief of surgery job at UCLA to found the clinic. Jason George, Valerie Cruz and Rachelle Lefevre also star.
The first act deals with the new docs' arrival at the clinic, sets out some basic character traits — Gilford's Tommy Fuller is cocky, Dhavernas' Lily Brenner conscientious and Gummer's Mina Minard a know-it-all — and lays out the stakes and challenges of their new jobs.
"Grey's Anatomy" veteran Jenna Bans created the show and is executive producing it with "Grey's" creator Shonda Rhimes (among others). The Hawaii-filmed show premieres at 10 p.m. ET Wednesday on ABC.
xoxo McSunny
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Now you can cross the border at cheap prices and hours earlier than the Amtrak.
a new way to get around Cascadia
The "BoltBus" is a new company to compete with Amtrak service for tickets as cheap as 6$ if you buy tickets early online. The ride is just as fast as driving or taking rail, it looks like a clean, quick and safe coach between Seattle's International District Station and downtown Portland. There is wifi, legroom and a bathroom of course. It sounds like BoltBus is nothing like the Greyhound but something much nicer. That said, if Amtrak was faster and between 15$ and 20$, I would take the train in a heartbeat.
The Pacific Northwest is truly leading the country (outside the Northeast) in frugal, carless living. Every year Cascadia becomes an easier place to get around without a car. Click on the links below for more information.
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Protesters hit streets for May Day rallies; violence flares in Oakland, Seattle
Huge protests, and it sounds like this is only the beginning. There were also Cascadia independence flags and anarchists out there. Arrests have been made.
May Day in Seattle: Damage in the "thousands and thousands"
UPDATE: 2:08 p.m. | Seattle police say they have made arrests, but they aren't giving up any numbers yet.
UPDATE: 2:05 p.m. | Seattle Times photographers on the scene have sent many photos from the streets.
UPDATE: 1:50 p.m. | More about damage: At the Washington Athletic Club building at 6th and Union, protesters smashed a large plate-glass window that was part of the HSBC branch.
Across the street at the 2 Union Square building, in vacant office space, there was a 6-inch hole in a window. A security guard pointed to a rock inside that had been thrown through it.
Half a block away, the owner of a silver Porche Cayenne would be greeted with a spray-painted green anarchy symbol on the hood when they returned.
UPDATE: 1:45 p.m. | Cops say damage to stores and vehicles downtown amounts to "thousands and thousands " ofdollars as vandals struck store windows, cars, just about everything in their path. Officers followed them to Westlake Park where many of the vandals were reportedly changing out of the black clothes they wore while smashing windows.
UPDATE: 1:20 p.m. | The group dressed in black appears to have dispersed for the most part by now, some folks saying they have mingled with the now 500 or so protesters gathered at Westlake Park. People there are listening to a rap concert.
UPDATE: 1:10 p.m. | Those bent on doing damage, who call themselves Black Blockers, broke out the front windows of Niketown and several windows of American Apparel next door. Graffiti was put on Fidelity Investments at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Pike Street. Police have blocked Pine Street and were moving along Sixth toward Westlake Park.
UPDATE: 1: p.m. | Protesters have broken windows in several places downtown and police were using tear gas and force to stop them. Police had chased the group dressed in black — the ones who vandalized the federal courthouse — down Sixth Avenue, then on Olive, then back up Fifth.
Meanwhile, many protesters returned to Westlake Park and are giving speeches and rallying.
UPDATE: 12:40 p.m. | Protesters are starting to do damage. They stopped briefly at the U.S. Court of Appeals, broke a window and set a small fire in front of the door. They also shot paintballs at the building. A large swarm of people dressed in black and carrying polls with flags on them were moving through the streets.
UPDATE: 12:20 p.m. | A group of about 50 demonstrators, several carrying small red and black flags, just before noon from Seattle Central Community College on their way to Westlake Park, to meet what they expect to be a larger crowd of May Day protesters.
An advertised "bike swarm" hardly materialized, as only 10 cyclists participated here.
The walkers passed through the college's main building twice, then headed north on Broadway, in the northbound road lane.
Liam Wright, a student leader of the march, led a chant: "When the people of the world are under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back!" Earlier, he called the event an "anti-capitalist" march.
While this and larger rallies throughout the world are meant to raise awareness of plutocracy, demonstrators have their own diverse causes.
Lisa Marcus, carrying a bucket of tulips and lilacs on her bicycle, handed out leaflets opposing oil extraction from the Alberta tar sands. A woman named Alex, in the bike escort group, said she simply enjoys being on a ride with other people — and opposes a new juvenile detention center on 12th Avenue.
Before the march, Wright said basic classes at the college are too crowded, and he perceives a shift toward making it merely of a "trade school" for job training. He said the college has a tradition of including progressive, even radical activism.
Michael Pham, vice president for administrative services, said the rally didn't disrupt any classes. The marchers were a mix of students and others.
At the last big Occupy rally in Seattle, some people in a breakaway group threw wood and metal at police, as officers and horses advanced toward a small crowd on Harbor Island. Traffic disruptions are expected this afternoon downtown, and Mayor Mike McGinn has warned of potential violence.
10:45 a.m. | Concerned that anarchists and possible violence may disrupt of May Day protests converging on downtown Seattle today, the Young Composer Workshop concert at Benaroya Hall has been canceled.
Traffic congestion also was an issue, according to the letter sent to participants of the event Monday.
According to the letter from Thomasina Adams, school programs manager with the Seattle Symphony:
All evening our Executive Director and senior managers have been discussing whether or not we should continue with the scheduled concert. In the end our executive team felt that the safety and well being of the students and families should be the number priority and so they made the decision to postpone the Young Composers Workshop concert.
Authorities say the protests and marches are likely to cause traffic disruptions and warn that there's a possibility peaceful demonstrations will be disrupted by people wanting to incite mayhem.


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Laboratory Tests
The first test your doctor will usually order to detect thyroid dysfunction is a TSH test. If your TSH level is abnormal, the doctor will usually order a total T4 or free T4 test to confirm the diagnosis. A total T3 or free T3 test may be ordered as well.
- TSH – to test for hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, screen newborns for hypothyroidism, and monitor thyroid replacement therapy
- T4 or free T4 – to test for hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism and to screen newborns for hypothyroidism
- T3 or free T3 – to test for hyperthyroidism
Additional tests that may be performed include:
- Thyroid antibodies - to help differentiate different types of thyroiditis and identify autoimmune thyroid conditions
- Calcitonin - to help detect the presence of excessive calcitonin production, which can occur with C-cell hyperplasia and medullary thyroid cancer
Screening for thyroid disease is controversial, and there is no consensus in the medical community as to who would benefit from screening and at what age to begin. In 2004, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force found insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening for thyroid disease in asymptomatic adults. The American Thyroid Association and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists released clinical practice guidelines in 2012 that recommend that screening for hypothyroidism should be considered in patients over the age of 60.
Non-Laboratory Tests
- Thyroid Scans – a test that uses radioactive iodine or technetium to look for thyroid gland abnormalities and to evaluate thyroid function in different areas of the thyroid
- Ultrasound – an imaging scan that allows doctors to determine whether a nodule is solid or fluid-filled and can help measure the size of the thyroid gland
- Biopsies – often a fine-needle biopsy, a procedure that involves inserting a needle into the thyroid and removing a small amount of tissue and/or fluid from a nodule or other area that the doctor wants to examine; an ultrasound is used to guide the needle into the correct position.
For more on imaging studies, see the web site Radiologyinfo.org.