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There isn't much to be done for the battered home. Donna finds a rusty three-iron and props it against the door, which is reclining to about 60 degrees off the floor. The bottom of the golf club slides on the carpet. It won't hold anything.
"This is terrible," Donna says.
"Of course it's terrible," Jim replies. He fumbles at the back of the porch, near a folded-up wheelchair. "Ah, rope!" he calls. He lashes the door handle to part of the wall. The front is still a loss, but at least the porch will no longer be a metal windsock.
He drives away in his truck, and she returns home, where the wind has sheered the front three feet of ceiling off of her porch. Inside, past the tidy living room decorated in cream and yellow, she has arranged pans in the hallway to catch leaks. Rain has invaded a hole in her roof. Brown spots fill the panels overhead. The water impregnated the ceiling until it retched insulation and debris into her bathroom and middle bedroom. Detritus still hangs like Spanish moss, dripping into her shower.
Her son is a roofer, so she won't have to pay for more than materials. "That's the only reason I'm not standing in a puddle of tears," she says as she stands outside her home, fondling an unlit cigarette as light seeps out of the sky and the wind picks up again.
At 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Tommy Bender is walking backward along Military Trail in Riviera Beach with his thumb out. A car stops for the 27-year-old, curly-headed butcher and his taller, crew-cut friend Jonathan Payne, and they clamber into a southbound car and profess amazement that anyone would stop. They have been walking about two miles and have maybe ten more to go, through the destruction in northeast Palm Beach County.
"We got stuck in a flood going to make sure his brother was OK," Bender says. "The car stalled out."
"He was fine -- my stepbrother was fine," Payne says. "My house in Lake Worth was fine. Watch out for this -- it'll screw your car up." Payne points to a minor pond that has sprung up on the roadway.
"I've been through two of these already," Payne continues, discussing the storm. "Last time, we were playing football through the hurricane. It wasn't too bad. See, look at the street signs. The lights are missing."
All the stoplights are out. Gas station canopies lie crumpled and useless under steel girders. Trees bend into roadways.
"Port-a-potty," Bender says, motioning to a blue plastic heap in the median.
"See these railroad signs?" Payne asks as the car approaches train tracks. "In Lake Worth, these are all down, wrapped around things. See these billboards? All the billboards are down."
"The water park's probably destroyed here," Bender says as they near Rapids Water Park in West Palm.
"Naw, dude. They're pretty well-built when you have 400-pound kids going down the slides," Payne says.
It's the billboards that took it hardest, wilting into parking lots and adult cabarets. At the few open convenience marts, lines stretch out the door. Somewhere in West Palm Beach, Bender and Payne notice streams of people leaving a storm shelter.
"Everyone's edgy right now, if you think about it," Payne says of the shelter dwellers.
"No one can take a shower, no one can turn a light on..." Bender says.
"I'm showered," Payne said. "Just walk down the street -- you'll be showered."
The car passes a Dolphins billboard hanging in tatters over two fat people at a pay phone -- a fair forecast of the team's upcoming season. "Zach Thomas is gone, right?" Payne asks. "Or, no, he's still under contract. And Ricky Williams left because he wanted to smoke pot, right? The man said, straight up, I'm quitting the team because I don't want to be lying about it. That's tight."
Some subjects transcend even major disasters.
The enormous, downed ficus trees at Sandpiper Cove apartments in Boynton Beach are practically a tourist site by 5 p.m. One in particular stands apart, though. A former behemoth, maybe 60 feet high and 100 feet across its canopy, lies prone across a yard. Men climb to pose for snapshots on the overturned root structure, which holds soil like a drape and reaches as high as the apartments' second story. Plastic sprinkler lines and veiny roots cling to the monster. You could hide an elephant in the silhouette of the base.
Margaret Bailey saw the thing fall early Saturday, before Frances smashed it. Bailey had watched from her tiny first-floor patio as days and hours of high wind bum-rushed the tree. "The ground was, like, breathing for about an hour and a half," she says through the screen on her patio. "The ground was actually pulling up. It would start low, and it would go back up again. Every little breath would take it up further. Then it would go back down."
She was filming the breathing ground until she heard deep crackling. She turned and ran inside, fearing that the roots might come up through her patio. They didn't, but they did shift an air conditioner and its concrete foundation right beside her.


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Detecting and Treating Symptoms of Hip Dysplasia
From Babies on Up – How to Keep the Hip Joint Healthy
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Hip dysplasia, a condition in which the two parts of the hip joint are poorly connected, is a common cause of severe osteoarthritis – especially among females. It often occurs at birth, but can develop later in life too, sometimes without warning. Read on to learn the causes and symptoms of hip dysplasia and learn the best treatments...
The thigh bone's connected to the hip bone – that's what the song says.
But sometimes that connection doesn't work so well, resulting in a hip joint that's dislocated, partially dislocated or loose.
These conditions, known as
hip dysplasia
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They account for as many as 10% of hip replacements in the U.S., says Charles T. Price, M.D., director of the International Hip Dysplasia Institute at the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando, Fla.
Doctors screen every baby for symptoms of hip dysplasia.
When it's caught early, it can be treated with braces, casts and sometimes surgery.
But some forms of the condition can develop later in life.
They may cause little or no pain for years, but – if untreated – eventually lead to osteoarthritis, deterioration of the joint, and the eventual need for total hip replacement surgery.
Whether you're concerned about your own hip health or your child's, here are answers to the most important questions about this often silent condition.
What exactly is hip dysplasia?
It's a catch-all term that describes a variety of malformations of the hip joint.
Picture a cup-shaped socket (called acetabula), which holds the ball-shaped top (femoral head) of the thigh bone (femur).
When the tight fit between these two pieces is lost, the top of the femur is able to move within or outside the hip.
It can be loosened within the joint, able to move to easily in and out of the joint (subluxated) or totally out of the joint (dislocated).
"Hip dysplasia describes any abnormal relationship between the ball and the socket," says Michael J. Goldberg, M.D., director of the Skeletal Health Program at Seattle Children's Hospital.
When do symptoms of hip dysplasia occur?
About 10 out of every 1,000 babies are born with loose hips, says Dr. Goldberg.
For many of these infants, the problem will resolve within several months. But about 1 in 1,000 babies will either be born with hip dysplasia or develop it in the first years of life.
"In a newborn, the socket isn't in a cup shape yet," Dr. Goldberg says. "It's actually more of a flat plate. It begins to round up and turn into the shape of a bowl, then a cup, and eventually it wraps around the ball-shaped top of the femur. This process continues until we stop growing."
It can also show up later in life, in the teen years or even adulthood.
As bones keep forming, sometimes the cup-shaped cavity doesn't grow deep enough to hold the femoral head.
"The forms of hip dysplasia that involve the growth of the socket are often quite subtle," says Arabella I. Leet, M.D., associate professor in the Division of Pediatric Orthopedics at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
Although the hip may not sit well in the socket, she says, it's not likely to move in and out noticeably either.
As a result, it can be years before an adult discovers any symptoms of hip dysplasia.
"It's sometimes diagnosed incidentally, when a woman has pain playing sports or when it shows up on an X-ray," Dr. Leet says. "Sometimes we don't know until the woman develops arthritis."
What are the risk factors?
There's a strong genetic link, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Children whose parents had healthy hips have a 6% risk.
But when one parent has had hip dysplasia, the risk increases to 12%. And for children who have both a parent and a sibling with the condition, the risk increases to 36%.
It's also more common in girls than boys, due to a hormone called relaxin that's released by women during the birth process.
Relaxin loosens the mother's hips to make childbirth easier, but it also affects the babies – especially girls – causing hip instability that can lead to dysplasia, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
Either hip (or both hips) can be affected, but dysplasia is three times as common on the left side – possibly due to the positioning of most babies in the womb, the AAP says.
It's also more common in breech babies (those delivered feet- or buttocks-first), because their position limits movement of the legs and hips during fetal development.
What are symptoms of hip dysplasia in adults?
If you have ongoing hip pain, are walking with a limp, or hear a clicking or popping noise in your hip, it's a good idea to get an X-ray, says Dr. Leet.
Other conditions can also cause these symptoms – including uneven hip height or leg length.
So try to find a doctor who specializes in hip treatment, is aware of subtle joint abnormalities and has a lot of experience reading the X-rays.
"Hip dysplasia causes a deep ache on the front surface of the hip joint," Dr. Price says. "If you're having pain in the groin or the front of the hip that persists or gets worse, you should have it checked out."
Or, Dr. Price says, "pain in the
of the hip is more likely to be caused by trochanteric bursitis" (inflammation of the bursa, a fluid-filled sac in the hip).
If I do have symptoms of hip dysplasia, what's the treatment?
If you're under 50, your doctor will probably recommend you have hip-preservation surgery.
Known as an osteotomy, it reshapes the hip socket so that it covers the ball of the joint.
For young adults, the most common surgery is periacetabular osteotomy.
It reshapes and deepens the socket, which is then held in place with screws (which are sometimes removed later).
"This is a well-studied procedure with good outcomes," Dr. Price says. "Once you're fully recovered, you can return to activities, including sports."
It also stops the deterioration of the joint, so you're less likely to need total hip replacement surgery later in life.
The downside is the recovery period: six weeks on crutches and up to three months before you can start intensive rehabilitation, Dr. Price says.
"If you truly have dysplasia, it's best to have the surgery early," Dr. Price says. "Because it's a mechanical disorder, postponing it can cause more damage. The quicker it's diagnosed and treated surgically, the better the long-term outcome."
Sometimes the cartilage is already so damaged this surgery isn't an option. If that's the case – or if you're over 50 – your doctor may suggest total hip replacement surgery, known as
. The damaged cartilage and bone are removed and replaced with artificial parts.
Expect to spend 3-5 days in the hospital; full recovery can take anywhere from 3-6 months
What about other treatments – such as exercise and physical therapy – to relieve symptoms of hip dysplasia?
There are ways to relieve pain – but "they won't prevent the need for surgery," Dr. Price says.
The strain on the joint will continue, and it will eventually deteriorate further.
In the meantime, any of these techniques may relieve your arthritis pain, suggests Dr. Leet.
Consider using a cane (on the side opposite the sore hip) to support your body weight.
Try nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen or naproxen.
Get physical therapy to increase flexibility and strengthen the muscles that support the hip.
Sign up for a water exercise class. This is a great way to work out without putting any strain on your joints.
Lose weight. Every 10 pounds you lose takes about 25 pounds of pressure off your hip.
Since it has a genetic link, should I be especially watchful for symptoms of hip dysplasia in my child?
All babies are examined for hip dysplasia at their regular pediatric visits for at least the first year of life.
Babies who have risk factors, such as a family history or a breech birth, are tested with an ultrasound.
What can I expect during the exam?
"The baby lies on his or her back, and we hold the knee in our hands with our fingers along the side of the leg," says Harold Lehmann, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore. "We look at the leg and hip to see how far the knee can spread, and we try to see if the femur comes out of, or snaps into, the socket."
The doctor also looks for "clunks" and "clicks" that indicate movement in the joint, and will check to see if the legs appear symmetrical.
In cases that develop later, the first sign will sometimes be a limp or waddle as the child begins to walk.
You can look for some of these signs at home, says Dr. Leet.
"Sometimes if you're diapering your child, you may hear or feel a popping," she says. "If you feel something moving in the leg, talk to your pediatrician about it."
If the doctor suspects an abnormality, he'll order an ultrasound. For children older than six months, he or she may recommend an X-ray.
If your baby does have symptoms of hip dysplasia, you'll be referred to an orthopedic surgeon, preferably one with a specialty in pediatrics.
What's the treatment for hip dysplasia in babies?
That depends on when it's caught, says Dr. Leet.
If it's found in the first months of life, your baby will wear a Pavlik harness, which holds the hip in its proper position.
In 1-2 months her ligaments should tighten around the hip joint and eventually support it in place.
What if the harness doesn't help?
The next step is for the orthopedist to maneuver the hip back into position and then hold it in place with a spica cast for 6-12 weeks.
This cast "encompasses the leg, with a cut-out for diapering, and goes up to the chest," Dr. Leet explains. "The babies don't seem to be uncomfortable in it."
The doctor will generally use an X-ray with dye to see what he's doing as he manually moves the leg back into the socket.
He may be able to do a "closed reduction," with no incision.
Sometimes, however, the hip needs to be tightened surgically. This is called an "open reduction," and requires anesthesia and an overnight hospital stay.
After treatment, the doctor will follow your child until he or she stops growing – about age 13 for girls and 16 for boys.
Is there anything I can do to minimize the risk of my baby developing symptoms of hip dysplasia after birth?
The best way is to let your baby's legs stay in their natural position, Dr. Price says.
"Infant hips have a lot of cartilage, so they're very pliable," he says. "Their natural position is frog-like, and it's healthier for the hips if they stay in that position for a while."
Try to avoid tightly swaddling your baby with her legs in full extension, he says.
A research review of swaddling practices concluded that's a risk factor for hip dysplasia, according to a 2008 article in the journal
In Japan, a nationwide campaign to reduce the tight swaddling of hips and knees led to a five-fold reduction in the incidence of hip dysplasia.
"Swaddling is good, but there's just as much benefit in swaddling the arms and trunk while leaving room for the legs to move," Dr. Price says.
You can find a video of safe swaddling methods at the International Hip Dysplasia Institute's
Or try the
Halo Sleep Sack Swaddle
, which wraps your baby's arms while leaving the legs free to move.
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ONE of the farmers behind the Nocton Dairies project has revealed that 'enormous changes' have been made to the plans in response to local and national concerns.
The company, which withdrew plans for an 8,100-cow unit in Lincolnshire earlier in April, is expected to resubmit a much-changed application imminently.
Nocton director Peter Willes has urged critics of the project to hold fire until they have seen the revised plans.
"We originally withdrew the application to address various environmental aspects," Mr Willes, a Devon farmer, said.
"What we didn't realise was that it would take quite so long to finalise all the details – but that's testament to how hard the Environment Agency, the council's environmental health department and other consultees have worked on examining our work, and everyone should gain confidence from their attention to detail.
"We stress that we've taken on board people's concerns – particularly those of local residents, some of whom have taken up invitations to visit our farms and discuss the issues in detail.
"As a result this plan has changed enormously from the original."
In a thinly veiled attack on pressure groups opposed to the project, Mr Willes added:
"When it's resubmitted in the near future, we hope everyone will take a detailed look at it and weigh it up on its own merits rather take the word of single issue pressure groups, who seem to be basing their arguments on the old application and fairly radical assumptions."
He said the revised application would include a focus on welfare outcomes, reduced carbon footprint and improved sustainability.
"This is why it's important that arguments for or against the dairy aren't based on fiction, but are founded on the facts and objective, not selective, science," he said.
The company has already revealed some changes to the original plans, including the provision of loafing areas to give cattle outside access for parts of the year, deploying the anaerobic digester from the start and measures to reduce the risk of local water pollution.
Concerns about the project were raised a number of times during Defra questions in the Commons on Thursday (November 4).
Labour MP Nic Dakin challenged Farming Minister Jim Paice to 'urgently review' the welfare code for UK dairy cows to ensure new dairies, like Nocton, 'do not compromise cow welfare'. This was in light of research indicating that genetic selection to produce high yields was 'the major factor causing poor welfare in dairy cows'.
Tory MP Zac Goldsmith asked Mr Paice if he shared the concern of small farmers that 'plans to build a mega-dairy in Nocton will fatally undermine the viability of a great number of small and family farms'.
Mr Paice said Defra 'puts welfare at the top of our agenda' and would be 'guided by science', including the results of a three-year study in Scotland on intensive dairy farming, and work at Harper Adams University College on the same issue.
He pointed out that the Farm Animal Welfare Council had advised Defra 'clearly that welfare is a function more of management than of scale'.
He said it was 'good news that somebody thinks that the dairy industry is worth investing in, given that so many dairy farmers have given up over the past few years'. "I genuinely believe that there is huge scope for reclaiming much of our domestic market, which has been lost to imported dairy products. If through expansion and greater efficiencies we can do that, there will be room in the industry for both large and small producers," he said.
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I believe these concessions are only being made because of the immense pressure brought to bear from the many specialist consultees, supported by public objections and campaigns in the local and national media.
If the UK is to embark on adoption of intensive-type dairying similar to that in the USA, it is only right and proper that these planning applications are considered extremely carefully.
Hopefully there will now be a much improved communication and consultation phase to go with these plans, before they are finally put before the Planning Committee of North Kesteven District Council.
This is a very positive result arising from the proactive campaign against the original plans, which appeared so flawed at the time, lacking the necessary detailed evidence to answer the many open questions.Interesting that Mr Willes uses the Farmers Guardian to talk about "Enormous changes." Why is it then that Nocton Dairies has not contacted or consulted local people earlier about the proposed enormous changes? I bet that Nocton Dairies new tactic will be to resubmit revised plans just in time for Christmas in the hope that objectors will have other issues on their minds.
The UK does not need USA style factory farms and certainly does not need advice from the American agricultural fraternity whom we are lead to believe are advising Nocton Dairies. Gordi et-al!
Start dialogue with the locals now Mr Willes and Mr Howard and take your arguments to the country. Let us know about the potential use of public money and associated grants. Let us know about the changes that have been made. Let us know who is actually backing this venture. Let us know how sure you are that your business model will work for the good of the average UK dairy farmer. Let us know that you can guarantee that there will no environmental impact. Let us know that in the future you will not adopt retrospective planning like those applied at your existing dairies. I could go on but I am sure that you get my drift!
David ReayI fear that Zac Goldsmith is correct.
The advent of the superdairy will 'fatally undermine the viabilty of a great many small and family farms'.
Its bad enough having the supermarkets ripping us off but now our farming leaders seem hell-bent in their support of a farming system that will do irreparable damage to our dairy farms.
Its time for dairy farmers to stand up and protect our livelihoods and our future from this threat.If Mr Willis is that positive about his new application, why has he refused to participate in a very civilised debate organised by a local radio?
Ditto, geoff, ditto (definately) David, ditto anonymous and ditto villager.
Glad to see Willes is up to his old tricks again.... and what a support NKDC have been to him!!! Amazing - what support have we had from NKDC or is this Willes stirring again.. By the way when are Nocton Dairies and NKDC going to tell the local residents about these 'enormous' changes? Do they include a reduction in the number of cows being milked? If not, then we are back to the same old, same old. This is a PR stunt because....hello guys...from the beginning the major problem with this proposal apart from environmental, animal welfare, water consumption etc has been...TRUST. How do we trust someone who says one thing to one person, another to someone else and now has proposed enormous changes only really because ...let's face it...they had to. Totally rubbish about caring for the opinions of local residents - you have never given a jot about our feelings or concerns - this is purely about paying lip service to advice to get these plans pushed through. I repeat again - this is about TRUST. Can we trust these changes will be adhered to? Can we ever trust that surreptitious amendments to planning will not happen on the quiet? Can we trust the arrogance of these three money making 'farmers? No - it's too late the damage has been done and Mr Willes and co, you only have yourselves to blame. Honesty , openness and transparent dialogue with the local comminutities from the start would have probably meant a smoother path but no you wanted these plans to go through in an underhand and secretive way. You are now stuck with acres of land you don't know what to do with!! Whoever was it who advised you in the beginning ? I have asked this question before and haven't received an answer. I am assuming they were sacked.
Whatever changes occur it is now too late - the damage has been done. I don't trust you and your partners-in-grime, I don't want this farm and I do not believe it is the way forward for the dairy industry, especially our local dairy farmers. So go back to Devon and expand your farm there. Oh yes what about that? Why is that not happening? .....and therein lies a whole new series of questions!!!Excellent PR work - but the devil as always will be in the detail ... changes were forced upon the developers because local landowners voted with their feet and the environment agency objected. I'm guessing we're looking at a halving of the numbers with a programme of restrospective planning applications to follow - judging by Willes record in Devon.
I await the revised application with baited breath - in fact, I've been waiting for nearly 8 months now!
It is very sad that we are in this situation - that anyone who objects to Nocton Dairy's plans is called a "bully", that locals are accused of misleading propoganda, and that divisions are being caused in local villages. The reality is that local people have spent considerable amounts of time and energy putting together a very well researched case against this proposal. That they have the backing of the world's largest animal welfare charities, environmental groups and many MPS speaks volumes.
There has been no consultation with the people this plan most affects, and any information we have received has been, at best, 'sketchy'.
There have been various box-ticking exercises such as the so-called Liaison Group (which lasted for 2 meetings!) and some half-hearted attempts at public meetings - all in an attempt to satisfy the requirements of the planners.
I was one of the locals who visited Mr Barnes' operation in Lancashire. What I saw there broke my heart, and I am saddened that this could be the future of British dairy farming. I am outraged that the public have been sold the image of "cows in a field" & are then blamed for not being aware of modern farming practices. It is not our fault.
However, it is heartening to see that many people are now waking up to what is really going into their supermarket trolley - and perhaps we consumers can make a difference.
The British public have decided that they do not want their milk produced in this way - so perhaps Nocton Dairies ought to listen.Willies & Co really must think we have all come up the Witham on a banana boat, changes eh? Start with a reduced number of cows and just keep sliding in the odd thousand or two when you are up and running, no one will notice, credit us with a bit more 'common' than that! I have an idea for a 'change', go back to Devon and let the land be used for arable again!
I am sure the local residents have done a great job to ensure the environmental requirements will be met in this next proposal. However I (and a number of other dairy farmers) have met with a lot of negative comments from the public about the way we keep our cows. I milk 130 cows and keep them indoors as much as I can,( as my grazing is limited). In the summer I let them have the choice and most of the days they stay in to eat the TMR (balanced feed which meets their requirements) . I am in the process of applying to put up a new shed and milk 200. I am struggling to make ends meet financially with 130 and the extra cows will pay for some help so my family can see me now and again. My facilities are old and the cubicles too small for the modern day cow. Already I am receiving negative comments from locals and planning officials as I propose to keep them indoors. I do not blame you for doing your best to protect your local environment, but at the same time you have dragged down our industry and are damaging mine and others chances of keeping it alive.
I do feel sorry for Martin, however how does he think he is going to survive if he has to compete with this type of mega dairy? The price of milk is very likely to be driven down further.
On the cow subject, I come from a farming background, and weather permitting I have never witness cows wanting to remain indoors when the weather was clement.
We have not damaged your industry, the Nocton Dairies farmers have done this by insisting on putting 8100 cows yards away from dwellings, by running the risk of polluting our water and damaging the health of villagers. We as villagers have also to survive this onslaught, and as you justly stress out protect our environment.
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The public will get its first chance to enjoy the new Culbertson Auditorium renovations at the Sterling College theatre department's performance of "The Glass Menagerie." The play, directed by Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts Matthew Winning, opens Thursday, Feb. 27, and runs through March 1. The box office will open on show nights at 7 p.m., doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Senior Jackie Wilkerson stars as Medea in Sterling College's spring play, "Medea," which opens Thursday, Feb. 28, at 8 p.m. and runs through Saturday, March 2, in Culbertson Auditorium.
The renowned 5th century Greek tragedy "Medea" is transformed into a futuristic production for this year's Sterling College spring play. Under the direction of Assistant Professor of Theatre Matthew Winning, the show will open Thursday, Feb. 28, at 8 p.m. in Culbertson Auditorium and will run through Saturday, March 2.
Under direction from Assistant Professor Matthew Winning, this year's Homecoming musical, "Godspell," will open Thursday, Oct. 18, at 8 p.m. in Culbertson Auditorium. The family-friendly show will run through Saturday, Oct. 20.
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Anxiety 101: SootheTube
By Kiala Kazebee on September 12, 2011
Like many of my fellow nerds, I have anxiety problems, and while I'm able to manage them throughout the day with a rigid schedule of Portal 2, hot baths, exercise (ugh), and historical romance novels, when I lie down to sleep at night the panic can be overwhelming and insomnia inducing. And that is when I turn to the internet… to YouTube, to be precise. Watching videos of ladies doing their hair or showing me their collection of Nars blushes is well – mind-numbing, and that is what I need in order to stop myself from spiraling into crazy time land. Soon, however, watching beauty tutorials isn't enough, like when you watch too much of one kind of porn and you need to up the stakes, amirite? What? Nothing.
So I began watching massage videos. NOT IN A SEX WAY. GEEZ. Videos of cranial massages, Swedish massages, all kinds of above board massages. And even though I felt kind of weird and a little creepy, it worked. Boom! Asleep. But when I had watched all the massage videos ever on YouTube and was seriously considering an Ambien/Xanax/whiskey cocktail, in desperation, I fell down the rabbit hole of the "related videos" little side bar area of YouTube. I watched some weird, yelling Russian massages, some Japanese hair massages, and even one thing called a sacroiliac massage which I don't want to talk about. And then I hit bottom (PUN) with a "whispering video" like the one in the video above.
A "whispering video" is where a person with a little scary dead baby voice talks about whatever, anything, and makes mouth noises into the microphone and, in general, is so gross and disturbing I can't imagine why anyone would voluntarily want to listen to it. But people do. They fucking love it. There's a whole market for it and, let's face it, these people are fetishists. They find it soothing in the same way I find watching a gentle, quiet back massage soothing. It's weird. IT IS WEIRD. I thought I was weird, but that shit? That shit is weird.
And that's when I found out about SootheTube. It's a real THING, you guys. People go to there and watch videos in order to relax, or get straight, or not kill their partners or whatever, and everyone is a little self-deprecating, like, "yeah, I know this is weird, but you like it too, so we're all weird". And there are the aforementioned whispering videos (ACK KILL IT WITH FIRE), but also massage videos and some other relaxation videos and even a few hair tutorials sprinkled about for good measure.
So that is what I learned about the Internet yesterday. Now, please go about judging my crazy on a scale of Sheen-Salinger because I would expect nothing less of you.
I'm not going to judge at all, just say thanks, I'd never thought of turning to youtube for help!
I can't judge, I take melatonin and watch nature documentaries on Netflix.
I find the images in the video much more disturbing than the whispering.
I listen to those whisper videos….I have always fallen asleep when someone whispers around me. It's comes from when I would get to go see my Grandma on my Dad's side. She would whisper to me and scratch my head and then, little four year old me would fall asleep. So….I kinda like it.
Wow. Whisper videos might be the most hiliarous thing I've ever seen on youtube. I have a talent showcase this month and just 4 min to do amongst a group of 17 other comics. This has inspired me to whisper my entire set, with a really loud, aubible sound in the middle.
Anyways, my wife works in pediatricsuses recommends melatonin to parents with kids who have trouble sleeping. Be carefull, sometimes nightmares are a side effect. Have fun with that anxiety!
I use Celexa once a day. That curbs the anxiety attacks for the day.
I turn on netflix for background noise. Half the time I wind up actually watching the documentaries, though.
I love soothe tube. I agree the whisper videos are kinda creepy, but the needlework videos put me out like a light! Oh, and the Chinese tea-making lady. She's awesome.
I just… want to understand…… WTF is it with the video?! Seriously. All together it's like one weird confusing mind-fuck that not even Chris Angel could get off to…. I'm gonna go cry now.
Actually, I found the voice really soothing and relaxing, it was the pictures that turned me off.
"So I began watching massage videos. NOT IN A SEX WAY. GEEZ. Videos of cranial massages, Swedish massages, all kinds of above board massages. And even though I felt kind of weird and a little creepy, it worked"
OMG I DO THIS TOO. all the time! Soooo relaxing. Cranial massages especially…and i feel so creepy when someone finds out/my boyfriend notices. So happy that i am not alone.
I'm going to have to rate you at full-on jam-in-the-ears insane only because you go so far out of your way here to make the whisper videos seem creepier than watching videos of ONE STRANGER RUBBING ANOTHER PARTIALLY-NUDE STRANGER'S BODY.
You want to relax by watching videos that depict no threatening humans?
There feature pure geometry. Go here:
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I just discovered Soothetube and love it! I stumbled across the site after seeking out full painting episodes from the late, Bob Ross. I also found the whisper videos creepy. Kind of like the 1920s trend to own and play an album of constant laughing.
haha i watch the hair and massage videos too! i always feel like such a creeper since the rest of the comments are all, "ur so hawt" or whatever. but it really is relaxing!
I didn't find that too weird (I didn't pay attention to the video though), I may try falling asleep to it. Normally I start watching an episode of Bob Ross and fall asleep, nothing like happy trees to put you to bed.
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Hi, whisper videos certainly wouldn't relax me. More like bore me to death. Have you tried what I call simple image relaxation videos where you watch lovely natural scenery whilst listening to peaceful music. I describe this type of relation video on the blog: Image Relaxation Videos
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have you looked into food allergies/Gluten allergies? I TOO battle the Anxiety whore…took some ibuprophen recently, some reason it made my anxiety subside.little research later…… iboprophen is an anti inflammatory.. food allergies can inflame your insides and shit.. (not your actual shit). so unbeknownst to you, something you ate, even a day ago, can be screwing with you and youd never know it.. it comes out as anxiety. For me im learning its Gluten. I actually battled anxiety well, then one day it came back for round 2, years and years later, really bad. Learned it happened whenever I drank beer. Everyone said the same thing. ALCOHOL AND ANXIETY DONT MIX.. well i switched to cider and wine.. NO ILL EFFECTS!! except the calming nature. Gluten in the beer was the culprit… why am i rambling?. go see if you have a deep rooted food allergy. might help.. thats all fine sir
It's been about a year since I first found out about soothetube from this post, and I still use it to lower anxiety and fall asleep several nights a week. While it doesn't seem to have a lasting anxiety-health effect — it's temporary of course — it is a great temporary boon. Boon? Yeah. Anyway, J, that's interesting about the food/gluten allergy possibility. Might have to make a trip to the doctor and run some tests or some such. Anyway, thanks again to Nerdist for introducing me to Soothetube, although I wish Chris would stop making Todd play the jingles
I do this. Sometimes if I stay over at my bf's place and I can't sleep, I grab his huge headphones and strap em' on. Then I use a "hypnosis" app to put myself to sleep. He thinks it's so weird. It is.
I love the weird stuff you can stumble on. This is seriously creepy and may give me nightmares. Anyway represent VF bookclub!
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- Temujin said...
"Aren't you so miserable and sad and alone and filled with regret?"
As if having kids would actually prevent that when you're 85. You'll feel even worse when you have kids and they never visit you....
"Aren't you afraid of being alone?" is not a question that an introvert would ask. Must be one of those insecure extravert things. - January 9, 2014 at 8:02 AM
- IloveLEGO said...
Hi! I have been enjoying reading your blog. Like this cartoon, I never liked baby dolls when I was a kid. Good to know that I'm not alone. :)
I'm in my 30s, and me and my husband are childfree by choice. I never like/want kids, and this blog gives me more reasons not to have kids. Although I was told that "I am going to CHANGE my mind", I am pretty sure that I will NOT regret my decision to be childfree. People just need to mind their own business. - January 20, 2014 at 10:16 PM
- Temujin said...
To IloveLEGO:
When someone says "you'll change your mind," ask them to bet on it. Ask them if they're willing to wager $500 that you'll change your mind. They won't be so confident if they have money riding on it. If they are confident enough to bet on it, then it's easy money for you. - January 23, 2014 at 1:49 PM
- Bonne Vivante said...
I have always known I didn't want children. When I was four years old, I was forced to play house in my pre-school. That involved me, a female, being forced to play housewife with a baby doll. The boys got to play that they went to work--which meant they got to go outside and enjoy the swings and the monkey bars. I left the play kitchen and went outside to play. The staff dragged me back into the girls' area and gave me back the baby doll. I then put the baby doll in the play kitchen's freezer and went back to play outside. The pre-school wound up calling my mother! Fast forward to present day. I am 44 and have been married twenty years. My husband and I are both childfree by choice. If only the gender norming and harassment by people with children would stop. Sigh.
- March 13, 2014 at 11:30 AM


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Seeding cover crops after corn silage makes sense for a number of reasons, says Sjoerd Duiker, Pennsylvania State University Extension soil scientist.
Crops like rye, oats, ryegrasses and clovers help reduce erosion, take up soil nutrients and improve soil structure by breaking up compaction. Their roots and plant residue increase organic matter, and they suppress weeds, especially winter annuals. Finally, cover crops can be used to feed livestock in winter grazings, or fall or spring harvests.
Duiker recommends drilling or seeding as soon after silage harvest as possible. "We have learned that timing is everything when it comes to cover crops. A lag of two weeks can make a huge difference in cover crop growth in our Pennsylvania climate." He has studied, since 2010, several different cover crops, drilled after corn silage on Pennsylvania dairy farms.
Cereal rye. "This is really our true and tried crop that is virtually fireproof. It can be established in all of Pennsylvania after corn silage harvest, even into late October, and still successfully survive the winter," Duiker says. The crop can produce very good silage in spring if harvested at the right time. Feed quality will decline if it's harvested after soft dough stage. It should be seeded at about 2 bu/acre.
In his trials, the variety Aroostock was very winterhardy and produced a lot of biomass. Huron was a variety that yielded less biomass but had a wider window for a high-quality spring harvest.
Rye and oat mix. It's too late this season, because the mix should be seeded at 1.5 bu/acre rye and 2.5 bu/acre oats immediately after harvesting August silage. It produces a high amount of biomass in fall and spring.
"In the southern parts of our state, a lower rate of rye might be combined with a higher rate of oats for high quality and tonnage forage production in the fall. The rye guarantees living cover in the spring."
Annual ryegrass and crimson clover. Seeded at 10 lbs/acre ryegrass to 15 lbs/acre clover, this mix offers high-quality forage in spring.
"Because it includes a legume, it does not need high rates of manure application to flourish. The legume supplies N (nitrogen) to the ryegrass," he says. Select winterhardy varieties and plant as early after silage harvest as possible. If grown taller than 8" before December, mow the cover crop to 3-4" tall to guarantee winter survival.
Triticale and crimson clover. Triticale, a wheat and cereal rye hybrid, should be seeded at 84 lbs/acre; crimsom clover at 15 lbs/acre. The clover doesn't grow as fast as rye in fall. But it can produce high tonnage in spring and a wider harvesting window than cereal rye for high-quality forage. "When mixed with crimson clover, it even makes a higher protein mix," Duiker notes.
Mixes with forage radish. Consider several possibilities, like radish-vetch-rye, seeded at 3, 10 and 84 lbs/acre, respectively; crimson clover and radish, at 15 and 3 lbs/acre; or radish-ryegrass at 3 and 10 lbs/acre.
"In our trials, the September plantings were typically too late to see much radish growth after corn silage, so the earlier it can be established the better. We noted the radish flourished in high-fertility situations with manure."
Duiker says the cover crop becomes "less attractive" in the state's northern areas or where corn silage is harvested late. "Whatever you do, don't plant radish alone or your soil will be completely bare in the spring. The radish plant dies around the year's end and the residue decomposes extremely fast."
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This research is being done to look at the safety and value of a vaccine for a cancer found in the blood and skin known as Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) and Sezary Syndrome.
In the laboratory, researches found that special white blood cells, called dendritic cells (DCs), are able to stimulate the immune system (groups of cells that protect the body from germs and diseases) in a way that helps your body fight cancer. Autologous (from your own body) DCs will be prepared (mixed together) in the laboratory with your cancer cell (Sezary cells) to allow your DCs to pick up parts of your Sezary cells to make the vaccine for you.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma Sezary Syndrome |
Biological: Autologous Dendritic Cell Vaccine |
Phase 2 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Non-Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Phase II Evaluation of Immunization Against Tumor Cells in Subjects With Sezary Syndrome Using Autologous Mature Dendritic Cells |
- Clinical response (clearance of skin lesions, clinical and radiographic improvement in lymphadenopathy)
- Biological response
- Survival
- Activities of daily living
- Quality of Life
Estimated Enrollment: | 17 |
Study Start Date: | September 2004 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2008 |
Although the etiology of CTCL is not completely understood, immunologic factors appear to play an important role.
Dendritic Cell (DC)-tumor cell vaccines have several features that suggest applications for the immunotherapy of human tumors. Importantly, DC-tumor cell immunization has the potential to simultaneously stimulate CD4+ and CD8+ T cell-mediated immunity against multiple tumor antigens.
The vaccine will be prepared from the subject's own blood, obtained during leukapheresis. From leukapheresed blood, monocyte-derived DCs and malignant lymphocytes will be isolated. The DCs will then be loaded with lymphocyte-derived tumor antigens. Formulations and release criteria must be met before vaccine can be administered.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologically confirmed diagnosis of Sezary syndrome
- Must be willing to discontinue concomitant medications for CTCL, including: *Oral steroids above 10 mg - 30 day washout, unless subject has Addison's Disease or adrenal insufficiency, *PUVA or UVB - 2 week washout, sunbathing, tanning beds, etc. and for the duration of the study, *Electron Beam - for the duration of the study, *Chemotherapeutic agents - 30 day washout, *Bexarotene capsules or other oral biologics - 3 week washout, *Topical nitrogen mustard - 2 week washout, *Extracorporeal photopheresis - 4 week washout and for the duration of the study.
- Must be at least 18 years of age and must be able to understand the written informed consent.
- Subjects must have no evidence of active infection. Subjects with active infections (whether or not they require antibiotic therapy) may be eligible for continuation of therapy after complete resolution of the infection. Subjects on antibiotic therapy must be off antibiotics for at least 7 days before beginning treatment.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects with autoimmune disease, HIV, and/or hepatitis
- Subjects who are pregnant or lactating
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00099593
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United States, Pennsylvania | |
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Department of Dermatology | Recruiting |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213 | |
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Principal Investigator: Larisa J Geskin, M.D. | |
Sub-Investigator: Louis D Falo, M.D. PhD | |
Sub-Investigator: Kristina Paley, M.D. | |
Sub-Investigator: Sue A McCann, MSN, RN | |
Sub-Investigator: Timothy Patton, O.D. | |
Sub-Investigator: Theresa L Whiteside, PhD | |
Sub-Investigator: Mitchel E Tublin, M.D. | |
Sub-Investigator: Laura Ferris, M.D. PhD | |
Sub-Investigator: Rodolfo Chirinos, M.D. | |
Sub-Investigator: Kenneth Foon, M.D. | |
Sub-Investigator: William Gooding, M.S. |
Principal Investigator: | Larisa J. Geskin, M.D. | University of Pittsburgh |
No publications provided
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00099593 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | FD-R-002545-01, FD-R-002545-01 |
Study First Received: | December 17, 2004 |
Last Updated: | September 27, 2007 |
Health Authority: | United States: Food and Drug Administration |
Keywords provided by FDA Office of Orphan Products Development:
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) Sezary Syndrome Mycosis Fungoides Vaccine |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous Sezary Syndrome Immune System Diseases Immunoproliferative Disorders Lymphatic Diseases Lymphoma |
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, T-Cell Lymphoproliferative Disorders Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type |
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So I've become sucked in to the Vampire Diaries books. This week I've finished the first four, now I'm on the fifth. I didn't like them at first, but they grew on me. I like series, it means more/bigger books and longer wordcounts! But it's hard to find good fantasy/science fiction series that I haven't already read.
(this is a story i wrote in like february but i wanted to post it)
the train rattled clumsily down the track. she stared at the window, but the torrential rain outside ran down the dingy glass in rivulets, obscuring any landscape there might have been. the train swayed slightly from side to side and the dim light on the ceiling swayed with it, casting sickening, moving shadows throughout. the train car smelled musty and damp, and most of the torn seats were stained dark—it was anyone's guess what color they'd originally been.
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Chris Balding, a cashier at Barclay's Bank, training for the Men's Health Survival of the Fittest 10k assault course race in London in November. PHOTO: ANTONY KELLY
Alex Hurrell, Reporter
Monday, October 15, 2012
By day he's Chris Balding, mild-mannered cashier at North Walsham's Barclay's Bank.
But after hours Chris, 29, turns into a fearless buccaneer - complete with bandana, eye patch and blow-up parrot - ready to test his mettle to the max and plunder the pockets of the populace in aid of a good cause.
Not content with raising an impressive £5,211 for Asthma UK in this year's London Marathon, Chris is now in training to help Norfolk charity Nelson's Journey.
He plans to take part in a Survival of the Fittest challenge in London next month where competitors are encouraged to wear fancy dress.
The Men's Health magazine event, starting and finishing at Battersea Power Station on November 17, will see contestants tackle a 10-kilometre course peppered with obstacles including stacked hay bales, burnt-out cars, an army assault course, dips, ducks and dives into ice, coal and sludge, with a monster wall to scale before crossing the finish line.
Action man Chris, of Kimberley Road, North Walsham, has begun building up his stamina by helping out with wood chopping and hay stacking at his parents' smallholding in Felmingham.
He had to drop out of training over the summer to let his foot heal after suffering a stress fracture during April's London Marathon.
Chris is supporting Nelson's Journey, which helps bereaved children, because it is this year's chosen charity for Barclay's Norfolk branches. The bank will match whatever he raises in sponsorship, up to £750.
He will be organising a cake event in the bank's North Walsham Market Place branch on October 26 in aid of the cause, with donations invited in return for homemade buns.
● To support Chris, call in at Barclay's Bank or donate via: www.justgiving.com/chrismagic
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I am so proud of this young man! He has done so much for charity this year and I am sure will continue to do more amazing work in the years to come! He is such a idol to me and all his family and friends! He is a real star both in his work and home life! I am honoured to be a part of his life!
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We invite you to learn about Queens from a fresh vantage point. The aim of NightSeeing is to generate excitement and a better understanding of the light and shadow that typifies all great cities at night.
Leni has toured hundreds of guests on international and local LightWalks in the past five years. This event marks innovative use of the core program which will expand and integrate development of creative city lighting, in this case for the Corona/Jackson Heights area.
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The 82nd Street Partnership commissioned Leni Schwendinger Light Projects LTD to create a lighting strategy for our two main commercial corridors, Roosevelt Avenue and 82nd Street. We see this lighting project as a vital step in the neighborhood's revitalization process, and we are excited to be partnering with such a talented and dedicated team. We see Leni's NightSeeing program as the core for the creative visioning of a brighter, revitalized neighborhood in the Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, and Corona communities in Queens.
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The Journal on page one looks at how strapped consumers are still finding unconventional ways to dig up money to make ends meet. Credit cards are still popular, of course, with borrowing near a record and up 8 percent from a year ago, but even the big home-as-ATM movement of this decade hasn't been totally upended by the housing bust.
But businesses are reporting greater demand for newer cash-raising techniques. Reverse mortgages are gaining new favor. Secured by a home's equity, this vehicle can provide consumers with a lump-sum payout, a line of credit, periodic payments or a combination thereof.Also flourishing: niche products that quickly unlock the value of a particular asset. Life settlements, once marketed mainly to the wealthy, have grown in popularity as companies target smaller policies, like Ms. Brunner's. A number of companies cater to people who've won personal-injury settlements—which are often paid over a period of years—by buying them out up front, typically for a sum much lower than the amount of the payments sold. Reserve Solutions Inc. of New York offers debit cards to help workers access funds from preapproved 401(k) loans.
Americans have so much debt that the only way to handle it is to go into more debt and pray for the best, or make bad financial decisions because they have to.
The so-called life-settlement industry ends up on average giving sellers about 20 percent of the face value of their life-insurance policy and people who've won lawsuits lose much of the money they would have gotten by getting paid upfront. Not only that but a financial regulator has warned that people who cash out assets may make themselves ineligible for some benefits like Medicaid.
Here's today's Dude, You Live in a $1.8 Million House And You're Griping About the Price of Eggs Quote of the Day, a sign of our screwed-up economy:
Daniel Petelin, 62, lives in a roughly $1.8 million house in Redwood City, Calif. His mortgage debt on the place, about $16,000, is minimal. But the freelance public-relations and event manager, who has an income of about $47,000, is still feeling pinched. "Eggs a few months ago were 79 cents a dozen. Now they're $1.79."
FT leaves us hanging on warehousing news
The FT reports on page one that international regulators are planning to make it more expensive for investment banks to "warehouse" bundled assets, like the mortgage-backed securities that have them in so much trouble.
In particular, supervisors believe that the rules will reduce incentives for banks to engage in so-called "warehousing" activities—the practice of keeping repackaged assets inside a bank for an indefinite period, before selling them to outside investors.One senior western policymaker said: "These changes are significant. They are definitely going to make some warehousing activities more expensive."
But the paper leaves out some pretty basic information—how exactly the regulators plan to make it more costly. We guess from reading between the lines that new rules would do so by increasing the capital required to back "low-risk" assets that they've held on their books, but we could be totally wrong.
Maybe they want to slap a tax on them for all we know. Help us out, FT.
Bad year for trial lawyers
Milberg (formerly known as Milberg Weiss) is close to settling with federal prosecutors over its alleged $11 million kickbacks to people who became lead plaintiffs in its class-action lawsuits against companies, the WSJ reports on page one.
The Journal notes its been a disgraceful year for trial lawyers, with Dickie Scruggs of Mississippi pleading guilty to criminal conspiracy for bribing a judge in a Katrina-related insurance lawsuit. He faces five years in prison.
Milberg's fall has been a blow to the U.S. plaintiff's bar. It is rare for any law firm to face criminal charges, especially one as powerful as Milberg. Led at one time by Melvyn Weiss and William Lerach, the firm pioneered the lucrative business of securities class-action lawsuits. After a dramatic drop in a company's share price, the law firm typically would file suit on behalf of shareholders claiming the company misled investors about its financial health. The firm has helped win huge settlements against accounting firms, tech companies and many high-profile corporations embroiled in scandal, including Enron Corp. and Tyco International Ltd.Corporate executives long have complained that the suits were designed primarily to enrich lawyers. The Milberg case has given a boost to that view, prompting some in Congress to call for tighter regulation of securities class-action suits.
No guaranteed income for these folks
USA Today takes a look on its Money front at what it says are the increasing number of workers who make "variable pay"—basically those based on commissions.


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Gamevil has just released a new teaser for their upcoming game HYBRID: Eternal Whisper, which is set to release in the US App Store this Fall. The product of the same team behind the amazing RPG Zenonia, HYBRID has a lot of promise. Gamevil's calling HYBRID a "a new breed of stylish action adventure," and it looks like it'll focused more on combat and special moves than on a storyline. There will be 150 levels, a complex storyline, and plenty of challenge. If Zenonia's success and level of polish is anything to go by, HYBIRD should delight the hardcore gaming crowd.
Gamevil doesn't have a huge App Store presence on this side of the ocean yet (their only games with English localizations are Zenonia and Baseball Superstars) but from what I understand, they've got a solid presence in Korea. Like their other two US releases, HYBRID will be a port from a popular Korean title.
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Hull City have continued to strengthen their squad ahead of the new season with the signing of midfielder Tom Ince.
The former Blackpool player, who spent the first four months of the year on loan at Crystal Palace, was apparently a target of Inter Milan.
Ince arrives at the KC Stadium as a free agent, and the England U21 international has signed a two-year deal with the Tigers.
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Rebecca Traister talks about "Big Girls Don't Cry: The Election that Changed Everything for American Women"
(Read article summary)Rebecca Traister found many of the gender conversations during the 2008 elections painful but necessary.
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Rebecca Traister covers women in politics for Salon.com. Her new book, "Big Girls Don't Cry: The Election That Changed Everything for American Women," takes us through the mixed pain and triumph of the women who made headlines in the 2008 presidential election. Recently I had a chance to talk to Traister about her book.
Q. I'm kind of embarrassed to admit that until I read your book I didn't even think about the fact that when Hillary Clinton won the New Hampshire primary she became the first woman in history to win a US presidential primary contest. Did Hillary's story kind of get buried in the 2008 election coverage?
Think about the fact that no one told you that – before me! How stunning is that?
The story of Hillary as a historymaker was without a question buried during 2008. But I should qualify that and say that in part it was buried by Hillary. And we can't leave that out of the equation. Most people now are critical of Mark Penn [Clinton's campaign adviser] and I am, too. But the advice that he was giving her, which was essentially to de-sex herself, was not out of line with historic experience and expectation about how you run female candidates. What those who have run have done historically is to present themselves as tough, avoid mentioning their own femininity or selling it at all costs and this is what we saw Hillary do. And part of that meant not making a big deal about the fact that she was the first woman candidate. [That strategy] gave a lot of us permission not think about the tremendous historical role that she was playing, and let me tell you, the media took advantage of that permission like nobody's business. There was no acknowledgment.
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