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Should I accept power of attorney for my parents?
My parents are in their early 70s and have minor health issues, but are generally doing well and definitely of sound mind. They have lately been planning for the future: consulting an elder care attorney, signing up for long term health care, etc. They have asked me to be their health care proxy and executor (along with another of my siblings), which I'm willing to do since I feel confident that I understand their wishes. However, they also asked me to take on durable power of attorney which I feel less comfortable with. [more inside]
Coping without having parents?
Coping without parents in your adult life? [more inside]
All aboard the therapy bus
How do I help my girlfriend get the help she needs? [more inside]
Looking for info on the impact of having children on happiness
Does having children impact men and women's happiness differently? [more inside]
Buying Life Insurance and Funeral Insurance for Parents?
Is there a way I can purchase life insurance and/or funeral insurance for my parents, and if so, which would be the best way to do it? [more inside]
affectionate videos for a toddler
I'd like to show my toddler videos/tv shows/movies/books that include genuine affection - parents, families, friends all giving hugs or smiles or other close, positive interactions. Any good ideas? [more inside]
What can my parents do in NYC this Saturday?
My parents will be in NYC this Saturday and Sunday, to celebrate their anniversary. They already have a hotel room in Midtown East. What's a fun activity/show they can attend that isn't too expensive? [more inside]
Talking to My Narcissist Parents After a Psych Hospitalization
I've posted here plenty seeking help related to mental health issues (bipolar depression, PTSD, irritability) and also with help talking to my parents. Now those two have merged and I'm trying to figure out how to talk to them while I am also readjusting to the outside world after spending 8 days in an inpatient psych ward. That readjustment is so very hard, and I don't want them pushing my buttons so I have to go back. I'm hoping someone here can help me strategize. Here's what's going on, with apologies for the length. [more inside]
Perfect storm of familial dysfunctionality--need solutions for sanity
Family dynamics are slowly driving me up the wall, but I can't bear to let things wind destructively. How can I cope without being caught in the storm? [more inside]
My dad uses meth and I don't know what to do.
I just found out my dad does meth and I don't know how to approach him and/or his fiancé. [more inside]
Do I put myself on hold to honor my parents wishes?
I have a great guy and we see a life together, I have the perfect opportunity to move closer to him and growing my career at the same time- however the parents are not cool with it all. Details below. [more inside]
Family Drama Filter: Help me distance myself from a parent
I've come to realize over the years that while I love my father, I am so different from him, and do not share his and his wife's (he is remarried) lifestyle and values and really wish I could come to accept it and completely distance myself from them. Please help me do this. [more inside]
Help with belligerent but not elderly Parent
My father is 58 years old and recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. He also may have issues with his colon but that hasn't been confirmed. He has become very aggresive, angry and hostile towards me and my family since the diagnosis. He has a history of acting like this in times of high stress but now he is been extra hurtful. As a result I have stopped talking to him. I feel bad about not being there for him in this difficult time but feel I still deserve respect and that he should be responsible for his words. How do I deal with this? [more inside]
Sarasota downtown or "nice walks" lodging with kitchen-type facilities?
Sarasota Where-To-Stay: We want to stay in Sarasota, Florida, USA, Dec. 27-30 to visit with my dude's parents. Can anybody recommend a nice place to stay with kitchenette-type facilities (i.e., at least refrigerator/microwave - or maybe a friendly BNB) with _somewhere_ nice to walk, i.e., not located on a high-traffic road with nothing nearby but uninteresting industrial stuff, nail salons, or chain stores? I'm working with a travel agent, and have looked around a bit myself, so this is a long shot. [more inside]
Should I avoid supporting my aging father?
My father is aging, with heart problems and developing dementia. I am generally a conscientious person, but I'm staring down the necessity of supporting him like the barrel of a gun. Special snowflake details inside. [more inside]
Imposter syndrome on a massive scale
I'll be turning 25 in two months' time. For a variety of reasons, some of which can be teased out with a thorough reading of my ask history ( chief among them the fall-out of a cerebral palsy diagnosis, namely a llifelong sense of otherness and a lack of familiarity with what it means to be the author of one's own life), I feel like there's a huge discrepancy between that number and the ccoping skills, initative, emotional balance and vision for the future that I have to show for it ( a lack thereof, in my case). How do I adult when I feel so stunted? Vaguely Freudian wall of snowflakes inside. [more inside]
Tracking Parental Mobile
Is keeping a copy of a Parent's iTunes password ok - so we can track them via iDevice without their knowledge in an emergency. Fill bit icky about it - but special snowflake details inside [more inside]
Hereditary plate of beans: coping strats for overthinking family.
My overthinking things was making me unhappy... so I cut way back on it, and now I'm enjoying life more. Yay! But now I'm way less tolerant of the same behavior in family and loved ones; trying to ignore it leads to awkward, anxiety-producing silences. Boo. Insert your advice here. [more inside]
Helping my mum cope with my father's death
My father passed away two days ago of a sudden heart attack. I'm in my late twenties and wondering how to go about supporting my mother through this nightmare. [more inside]
I strongly advise you to stop giving me advice!
Please help me come up with some polite but firm ways of asking my father to stop giving me nearly constant unsolicited advice. I see him so rarely as we live in different countries, and I don't want the rest of his visit to be ruined. [more inside]
Plan to move to across the country for love. How do I tell my parents?
Since having a manic episode about a year and a half ago, my parents started treating me like I was a minor again (I'm almost 30 now). How do I most respectfully tell them that I'm am going to move without turning it into "I'M NOT ASKING FOR PERMISSION, DAMMIT: I'M MOVING AND YOU CAN'T STOP ME"? Thanks, mefites. [more inside]
My mother is financially irresponsible, is there anything I can do?
My mother is likely to have a lot of upcoming expenses; she is nearing retirement age, she has significant health problems, and she needs to sell a house that needs a lot of expensive repairs. But she is spending amazing amounts of money on things she doesn't need, and I am really worried about her future. I am living paycheck-to-paycheck and won't be able to help her at all. Can I or should I say anything? [more inside]
Parental drama - and we're supposedly adults.
My (divorced) father is having a family party in a few weeks to celebrate his retirement. Due to recent actions he has taken against my mother, my younger brother will not attend, and is in fact not speaking to our father right now. Several people at the party are liable to bring this all up. How do I diffuse this drama so it doesn't blow up? [more inside]
Can/Should We Get Past This?
We moved in together, but things are going poorly. Not sure where to go from here. [more inside]
Screen vs physical books: parents modeling reading
Looking for writing (books, articles, blog posts, etc) about parents reading on screens instead of in physical books, and how that might impact kids' impressions of reading [more inside]
Help me prevent parental visit from turning into an apocalyptic event
Emotionally abusive parents are coming to visit. Difficulty level: boyfriend introduction. How do I deal with the fallout? [more inside]
Spending quality time with my parents
My parents, while still active (in their 50s), are getting older and some days I feel acutely aware that time is finite. How can I best spend time with my parents and show them that I care about them and that I am grateful for all they have done for me? This can include gifts they might appreciate, but I'm mostly asking about things I can do to maximize the quality of the time and the relationship I have with my parents. [more inside]
Setting parental boundaries
My father and I have a complicated history that colors our present relationship. Help me figure out how to set compassionate boundaries. [more inside]
How to talk to my parents about my special needs brother
I (24yo F) live independently here in DC and have a good life. I have a great full-time job that pays pretty well for someone my age, go to grad school part time, and have a happy social life. I have an excellent relationship with my parents, but I need to talk to them about how my special needs sibling (21yo M) affects my life in the present and the future. I get along very well with my parents, but I'm not sure how to broach this topic in a way that is productive and respectful. [more inside]
How to beat new-parent isolation
I'm a few months out from having my first kid. I'll be staying home to care for the child for at least the first year, and the thing that scares me the most is how many parents who did the same thing report feelings of isolation and loneliness. How can I minimize this in my life? [more inside]
Examples of adults complaining about the younger generation?
I am trying to find examples (essays, articles, etc.) of previous generations complaining about the work ethic of the younger generation. It doesn't matter how far back it i
Immigrant parents won't drop the subject of their former country, help
It's been 32 year since they immigrated to this country, but pretty much the one and only thing my family ever talks about is the home country, and it drives me crazy. I can't change them, but I could probably handle it better. Details and the plea for help within. [more inside]
Help my aging parents slow down
Any advice on how to convince my active, aging parents to slow down a bit and find that right balance between being active and overactive? [more inside]
Keeping a kid entertained during grown-up dinners?
In the next few weeks, I will need to attend a series of late-running formal dinners... with a five-year-old in tow. Please recommend your most magical, engrossing, dinner-table-friendly activity books, games, small toys, etc. for the early school-aged set, so we can keep her quietly in her seat and out of everyone's hair. [more inside]
Tell me again why teenagers shouldn't be having sex.
My 15-yr old daughter recently told me she has been having sex with her boyfriend of 10 months (also 15 y.o.) [more inside]
Kids flying from the US to the UK with an adult who isn't their parent
What precautions, if any, need to be taken in this situation? [more inside]
Family causes anxiety and I can't visit them.
My family causes me a lot of anxiety, to the point that staying away from them is a key part of keeping my sanity. They don't understand why I don't visit and won't discuss with me. How do I deal with the residual guilt? [more inside]
My parents suck.
My parents are incredibly rude narcissists. This time they've turned their focus on my sister. What can I do to support her through this? [more inside]
My parents are slobs and it's making me sick.
I live about five hours away from my parents and visit them frequently. However, their house is so dusty and in such disrepair that the visits are exacting a toll. I have dust allergies that go berserk in their house, and my dust-free sleeping solution (air mattress) is starting to hurt my back. Whenever I try to raise these problems with them, I get a million reasons why nothing can be fixed, and often a giant guilt trip to boot. Not visiting: not an option. Inside: details to make Wilson Bentley proud. [more inside]
Web developer salaries: help me distinguish hyperbole from reality
I'm considering a career change into web development and I'm hoping AskMe can help me sort through the abundance of relevant information and get a sense of what reasonable expectations might be. To put it succinctly, I'd like to make about $75-80k a year so that I can support my parents while still being able to save money for my own future. Is it probable for a self-taught developer to earn a salary in this range? [more inside]
Uploading photos to Facebook for the computer unsavvy
My dad is a HUGE fan of Facebook. However he's not hugely competent with computers. He's now asking how he can upload photos from his most recent holidays for his friends to see. There are over a thousand photos in the album. How can we streamline this? [more inside]
Great lenguage irrelevat activities?
My wife is finally going to meet my family. Problem, they don't speak English, She doesn't speak Russian. What are good non speech dependent fun activities we can all do? [more inside]
How to stop needing my parents' approval?
I am trying to become more emotionally independent from my parents. I had a very traumatic experience with them many years ago, and I don't know how to resolve the lingering insecurity. Due to the nature of the trauma, I've had a lot of trouble using therapy to resolve this issue. What can I do to stop craving their approval? [more inside]
What's normal, in an abnormal situation? NICU edition.
Help me better understand our NICU experience last year. Our baby was overall healthy (just early), and he's doing great. But as my second pregnancy progresses, I've been thinking about some residual anxiety and discomfort I have that comes up when I think about my son's time in the NICU and how we felt we were treated. Since our odds of ending up there with #2 are increased, just by the fact of #1 being early, I'd like to be prepared just in case. So I'm interested in perspectives/experiences from anyone who's spent some time in a NICU, as a parent, volunteer, employee, whatever. [more inside]
Last minute parent gift question - liquor edition
Last minute help needed for a birthday and mother's day gift for my mom and dad - fancy alcohol advice needed. [more inside]
How much did I contribute to my mom staying in her abusive marriage?
My dad is verbally abusive. My mother told me many times as a child that she want to divorce him but is staying for the kids. She said that when I grew up, she would leave my dad and come live with me forever. When I became an adult, I decided I don't want my mom living with me for the rest of my life. She is still with my dad, being verbally abused. Did I cause her to stay in her abusive marriage because I changed my mind? [more inside]
So the guy fills his foot with diesel fuel and...
When I was very young, I once heard my late father tell a friend a joke that was in the first person. Being an impressionable kid, I took it as a true story, to the point of retelling it at a family gathering only to have my father swoop in and scoop me up before I could finish the (presumably at least a little off-color) punchline. I remember his horror at seeing my repeat the joke, but I'm fuzzy on the setup and I have no recollection at all of the punchline. All I remember is that it involved a construction worker who steps on a nail that goes right through his foot and a cagey older worker who advises him to "fill the hole with diesel fuel." Does anyone know this joke?
Healing and forgiving after traumatic childhood?
There are possible [triggers] inside. I'd like advice and resources on healing and reconnecting after past familial abuse, when I want to bond with my family and keep them in my life. [more inside]
Lovely bed and breakfast in the lower Hudson Valley?
I'd like to treat my parents to a night/weekend at a bed and breakfast, somewhere within an hour of the New Paltz/Kingston area of upstate NY. Any suggestions? [more inside]
Folks = parents?
Where you live, or where you grew up, do people commonly refer to their parents as "my folks"? Would that phrasing sound odd to you, or stand out in any way, if, say, a coworker used it? [more inside]


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From the time we were young many of us have fantasized about leading our team to a big victory when the odds are against us and hope is all but lost. Whether it's a three-point buzzer beater, a homerun in the bottom of the 9th, or the game winning touchdown as time expires, these vivid images have been relived over and over on empty fields and basketball courts as solo conductors orchestrate the perfect symphony play after play. The reality of the situation is that the opportunity to live out such a childhood fantasy is only bestowed upon a select few. In 1987, Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway was in his fourth year in the NFL. His Broncos had made the AFC Championship game and would face the Cleveland Browns. Little did Elway realize going into that game that it would be his opportunity to live out his childhood fantasy. It would be the day of the drive. Many NFL quarterbacks have led their teams down the field at the end of a game for the winning score. Joe Montana and Tom Brady both did it in Super Bowls and where the stakes were higher their efforts fail in comparison to what Elway did against [...]
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I'm probably not as knowledgeable as the many experts here
But from my understanding organic foods run the risk of being contaminated by gmo crops and therefore might not actually be 100% organic. Basically, the problem is that GMO crops spew pollen into the air, as all crops do. This pollen cross-breeds with organic feed, which pollutes and corrupts the organic farms. Farmers attempting to save the seed to grow next year after this has happened run the risk of being sued for using seed that has patented gmo traces in it. It goes without saying what a mess and problem this issue is.
As to your second question I too would like to know if there are any ways to tell, test or confirm whether food is GMO or not, without government mandated labeling. Is this possible to do one's self? I suppose the best way would be to talk to the store manager yourself, ask about their suppliers, research and call them, visit their farms, ask their farmers, etc. or if available consult with a company that does all of that for you and lists and identifies what stores and products carry GMO and what ones dont.
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Lost manuscript on sundials
Bernardino Baldi (1553-1617), a celebrated Italian polymath, is known to have written a treatise on sun dials and timekeeping. However, this treatise was never published and, since 1783, it has been considered lost. Now we are happy to announce that … Continue reading
Mars: Earliest detailed sketches
The Collections have recently acquired a rare 1666 first edition of three separately issued broadsides (foglie volante) in which Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625-1712, also known as Jean-Dominique Cassini) reported his observations of Mars, including the first detailed sketches of its … Continue reading
Online Galleries
The Online Galleries of the University of Oklahoma Libraries offer 80,000 high resolution images of plates, engravings, portraits, title pages and maps from the holdings of the History of Science Collections. Images are captured at a quality that is easier … Continue reading
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Physics Centennial #5: Einstein in Yiddish
This is the 5th post in a series celebrating the centennial of the Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy. One unlikely work of Einstein is a Yiddish translation of Einstein's general theory of relativity, published in 1921. This … Continue reading


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The U.S. net international investment position was -$6,915.3 billion (preliminary) at the end of 2014 as the value of U.S. liabilities exceeded the value of U.S. assets. At the end of 2013, the net position was -$5,383.0 billion.
For more, see the full report.
The U.S. net international investment position was -$6,915.3 billion (preliminary) at the end of the fourth quarter of 2014 as the value of U.S. liabilities exceeded the value of U.S. assets. At the end of the third quarter, the net position was -$6,129.4 billion (revised).
For more, see the full report.
Personal income rose 0.4 percent in February, the same increase as in January. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, rose 0.3 percent in February after rising 0.6 percent in January.
Current-dollar disposable personal income (DPI), after-tax income, rose 0.4 percent in February after rising 0.5 percent in January.
Real DPI, income adjusted for taxes and inflation, increased 0.2 percent in February after increasing 0.9 percent in January.
Real consumer spending (PCE), spending adjusted for price changes, decreased 0.1 percent in February after increasing 0.2 percent in January. Spending on durable goods decreased 1.1 percent in February after increasing 0.7 percent in January.
PCE prices increased 0.2 percent in February after decreasing 0.4 percent in January. Excluding food and energy, PCE prices increased 0.1 percent in February, the same increase as in January.
Personal saving rate
Personal saving as a percent of DPI was 5.8 percent in February and 5.5 percent in January.
For more, see the full report.
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to the "third" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The growth rate was the same in the "second" estimate released in February. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 5.0 percent.
Fourth-quarter GDP highlights
Consumer spending more than accounted for the increase in GDP, rising 4.4 percent, compared with 3.2 percent in the third quarter. Consumer spending on both goods and services increased in the fourth quarter.
Other contributors to growth:
Offsetting the contributions to growth:
Fourth-quarter revisions
While the third estimate of real GDP growth was the same as the second estimate, several components were revised. Exports of services were revised up, mainly in travel. Consumer spending was also revised up, notably in health care. Inventory investment was revised down.
For more information, see the technical note.
Fourth-quarter corporate profits
Profits fell 1.4 percent at a quarterly rate, after rising 3.1 percent in the third quarter.
Profits of nonfinancial corporations rose 1.4 percent, profits of financial corporations fell 2.7 percent, and profits from the rest of the world fell 8.8 percent.
Annual corporate profits
During 2014, corporate profits fell 0.8 percent, after rising 4.2 percent during 2013.
Profits of nonfinancial corporations rose 2.8 percent, profits of financial corporations fell 8.4 percent, and profits from the rest of the world fell 2.2 percent.
For more, see the full report.
Average state personal income growth accelerated to 3.9 percent in 2014 from 2.0 percent in 2013. Growth of state personal income – the sum of net earnings by place of residence, property income, and personal current transfer receipts – ranged from 0.5 percent Nebraska to 5.7 percent in Alaska and Oregon, with 45 states growing faster in 2014 than in 2013. Inflation, as measured by the national price index for personal consumption expenditures, was 1.3 percent in 2014 and 1.2 percent in 2013.
2014 State Personal Income Growth and Ranks
For more, see the full report.
State personal income grew 1.0 percent on average in the fourth quarter of 2014, the same average growth rate as in the third quarter. The acceleration in personal income growth in Florida, Texas, and 30 other states was offset by a slowdown in 15 states, including California and New York. Growth rates ranged from 0.6 percent in Louisiana to 1.5 percent in Texas. The national price index for personal consumption expenditures fell 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter after rising 0.3 percent in the third quarter.
Fourth Quarter 2014 State Personal Income Growth and Ranks
For more, see the full report.
Written by: John H. Thompson, Director, U.S. Census Bureau and Mark Doms, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, U.S. Department of Commerce
The 2015 Census Test in the Savannah, Ga. area starts today! If you live in one of the 20 counties in Georgia and South Carolina that are participating in the test, we encourage you to visit www.census.gov/2015 to complete the census test form online.
This morning, we were at Savannah Technical College to kick off the 2015 Census Test. Lisa Blumerman, Associate Director for Decennial Census Programs, and Savannah Mayor Edna Jackson joined us for a news conference and meetings with community influencers. We explained how the Census Bureau is using the test to encourage residents to respond to the census online. Because of its population density, demographic diversity and the mixed rates of Internet access, the Savannah area is a great place for us to test digital outreach methods for different population groups.
The Census Bureau is relying on residents, local governments, faith-based and community organizations, schools, media, businesses and others to help this effort succeed. This afternoon, Under Secretary Doms visited America's Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia to help prepare emergency meal boxes for area residents who are at risk of hunger. Volunteers helped us insert flyers into the boxes with information about the 2015 Census Test and instructions for completing it online. Later, in a visit to the Port of Savannah, Under Secretary Doms talked about how the Census Bureau is the official source for the nation's export and import statistics, and is responsible for issuing regulations governing the reporting of all export shipments from the United States.
Director Thompson stopped by a school in Jasper County, S.C. to talk to students and administrators about how an accurate census count can help their community receive funding for education – as well as roads, hospitals, job training centers and a host of other services. The director also spoke to residents of Sun City Hilton Head, a retirement community in Bluffton, S.C., about how responding to the census test online is secure and easy for everyone.
The strategies we're testing in Georgia and South Carolina encourage residents to complete the questionnaire quickly and securely over the Internet with a computer, tablet or smartphone. The 2015 Census Test in the Savannah area will pave the way for a reengineered and more cost-effective 2020 Census. Research leading up to 2020 could result in saving up to $5 billion from the projected cost of conducting the head count using methods from previous censuses.
For photos of our trip, follow the Census Bureau on Instagram.
Written by: John H. Thompson
The U.S. Census Bureau provides the definitive decennial count of America's people and places, and a key part of that task is counting people in the right places – the cities, towns and counties where they live and work – to safeguard Americans receiving their fair share of funds. For this reason, Census Bureau geographers are hard at work to ensure that the record of our nation's places is up to date.
The Boundary and Annexation Survey, which is currently underway, fulfills the Census Bureau's responsibility for recording all legal boundaries in the U.S. – things like city limits, townships and Congressional districts. Through this survey, governments can report their incorporations, annexations and official name changes.
Why is it important for local governments to participate in the Boundary and Annexation Survey? For one thing, the Census Bureau's boundary records help place population information from the decennial census, the American Community Survey and the annual Population Estimates Program in the correct local area. Because the American Community Survey population information is tied to funding for schools, roads, hospitals and many other services, it's in local governments' best interests to make sure records are correct.
The Census Bureau is responsible for the nation's legal boundaries and population data – they are publicly available and used by many other federal agencies, researchers and the public. Consequently, providing updates to our data ensures it is accurate, and those updates ripple out in numerous important ways.
We are soliciting responses to the Boundary and Annexation Survey through May 31. To help make things as easy as possible, we've created a YouTube channel with training videos. Even if your local area hasn't had any boundary changes in the last year, it's still critical that you review your boundaries for accuracy and respond to the Boundary and Annexation Survey with that information (just check "No changes" on the form) so that we will know you have verified the accuracy of the information.
If you're a local, county or tribal official or staff person with questions about the Boundary and Annexation Survey or how to respond, please contact us at 1-800-972-5651 or email@example.com. Materials for the 2015 survey and FAQs are also available online at www.census.gov/geo/partnerships/bas.html.
The U.S. current-account deficit—a net measure of transactions between the United States and the rest of the world in goods, services, primary income (investment income and compensation), and secondary income (current transfers)—increased to $113.5 billion (preliminary) in the fourth quarter of 2014 from $98.9 billion (revised) in the third quarter of 2014. As a percentage of U.S. GDP, the deficit increased to 2.6 percent from 2.2 percent. The previously published current-account deficit for the third quarter was $100.3 billion.
Net U.S. borrowing from financial-account transactions was $10.8 billion in the fourth quarter, down from $22.0 billion in the third.
For more, see the full report.
Real spending on travel and tourism accelerated in the fourth quarter of 2014, increasing at an annual rate of 4.5 percent after increasing 3.4 percent (revised) in the third quarter. By comparison, real gross domestic product (GDP) decelerated, increasing 2.2 percent (second estimate) in the fourth quarter after increasing 5.0 percent. For the year, real spending on travel and tourism increased 2.5 percent in 2014 after increasing 3.6 percent in 2013. By comparison, real GDP increased 2.4 percent in 2014 after increasing 2.2 percent in 2013.
The leading contributors to the acceleration in the fourth quarter were "passenger air transportation" and "recreation and entertainment." "Passenger air transportation" turned up, increasing 1.7 percent in the fourth quarter after decreasing 4.5 percent in the third quarter. "Recreation and entertainment" also turned up, increasing 6.2 percent after decreasing 0.9 percent. Partially offsetting these upturns, "traveler accommodations" turned down, decreasing 1.5 percent in the fourth quarter after increasing 8.3 percent.
Written by: John H. Thompson
Over the past few years, the Census Bureau has devoted substantial resources to researching new methods and technologies to reengineer the 2020 Census . The smart use of technology will keep the headcount quick, easy and secure, while leading to substantial taxpayer savings – our goal is to save up to $5 billion in operating costs in 2020.
FY 2016 is a critical year for the continued investment in testing the cost-saving innovations that we expect will save $5 billion during the 2020 Census while maintaining the quality of the data. We are also developing a new data collection and processing system that will support new technologies and programs across the Census Bureau for years to come. We need to get the new systems built in time to conduct the 2018 Operational Readiness Test, a comprehensive examination to determine if all components are operating correctly and in conjunction in a real world environment. By investing now, we will be able to build the complex, integrated systems to support modernized operations in 2020.
Thanks to a new set of BEA data, you can now find out how the economic recovery that began in the summer of 2009 is affecting America's industries each quarter.
Last spring, BEA for the first time began producing on a regular basis quarterly statistics that provide information on the amount of economic activity generated by individual industries, making it easy to spot when and how fast these industries began to recover.
Before these new data were made available last April, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on industries' economic performance only on an annual basis. The quarterly statistics serve as a barometer for potential turning points in the U.S. economy and give businesses and policymakers more timely detail on how different industries are contributing to the U.S. economy's recovery.
BEA's quarterly industry breakdown of economic activity shows that manufacturers of durable goods – like cars and washing machines – entered into a recovery in the third quarter of 2009 – the same quarter the overall economy did. In addition, durable goods manufacturers surpassed their pre-recession high in terms of economic output in the fourth quarter of 2011. On the other hand, the construction industry has yet to get back to its pre-recession peak.
The timing of recoveries for other industries differs. The information sector, which includes broadcasting and telecommunications, climbed back to its previous peak in the third quarter of 2010. Mining (which includes oil and gas extraction) surpassed its previous peak in the third quarter of 2012.
BEA's most recent quarterly industry report, shows that the finance and insurance industries grew 21.2 percent in the third quarter of 2014, after increasing 6 percent in the second quarter. Mining rose 25.6 percent, after rising 11.5 percent. And, real estate and rental and leasing increased 4.4 percent, after growing 0.9 percent.
These quarterly industry-by-industry statistics are just one way that BEA is innovating to better measure the 21st Century economy. Last year, BEA also introduced real (inflation-adjusted) estimates of personal income for states and metropolitan areas. This year, BEA will begin regular production of quarterly statistics on how state economies are faring as well as new annual statistics on how much consumers spend – and what they buy — in each state. Providing businesses and individuals with new data tools like these is a priority of the Commerce Department's "Open for Business Agenda."
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in January 2015 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $45.6 billion in December (revised) to $41.8 billion in January, as imports decreased more than exports. The previously published December deficit was $46.6 billion. The goods deficit decreased $3.4 billion from December to $61.6 billion in January. The services surplus increased $0.5 billion from December to $19.9 billion in January.
Exports of goods and services decreased $5.6 billion, or 2.9 percent, in January to $189.4 billion. Exports of goods decreased $5.5 billion and exports of services decreased $0.1 billion.
Imports of goods and services decreased $9.4 billion, or 3.9 percent, in January to $231.2 billion. Imports of goods decreased $8.9 billion and imports of services decreased $0.5 billion.
Goods by geographic area (seasonally adjusted, Census basis)
For more, see the full report.
Personal income rose 0.3 percent in January, the same increase as in December. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, rose 0.6 percent in January after rising 0.1 percent in December.
Current-dollar disposable personal income (DPI), after-tax income, rose 0.4 percent in January after rising 0.3 percent in December.
Real DPI, income adjusted for taxes and inflation, increased 0.9 percent in January after increasing 0.5 percent in December.
Real consumer spending (PCE), spending adjusted for price changes, increased 0.3 percent in January after decreasing 0.1 percent in December. Spending on durable goods increased 0.2 percent in January after decreasing 1.0 percent in December.
PCE prices decreased 0.5 percent in January after decreasing 0.2 percent in December. Excluding food and energy, PCE prices increased 0.1 percent in January after increasing less than 0.1 percent in December.
Personal saving rate
Personal saving as a percent of DPI was 5.5 percent in January and 5.0 percent in December.
For more, see the full report.
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to the "second" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The growth rate was 0.4 percentage point less than the "advance" estimate released in January. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 5.0 percent.
Fourth-quarter GDP highlights
The increase in GDP in the fourth quarter was more than accounted for by consumer spending, which rose 4.2 percent, compared with 3.2 percent in the third quarter. Spending on both goods and services increased in the fourth quarter.
Other contributors
Offsetting these contributions to growth, imports increased, and federal government spending on national defense decreased.
Fourth-quarter revisions
The revision to the change in real GDP mainly reflected a downward revision to nonfarm inventory investment and an upward revision to imports. These contributions were partly offset by upward revisions to business investment and to state and local spending. For more information, see the technical note.
Annual GDP highlights
For the year 2014, real GDP rose 2.4 percent after rising 2.2 percent in 2013.
Offsetting these contributions, imports increased, and federal government spending decreased.
Prices of goods and services purchased by U.S. residents increased 1.4 percent in 2014 after increasing 1.3 percent in 2013.
Recently, a growing number of articles in the media have noted U.S. corporations announcing that they intend to move their headquarters overseas. This practice is known as a corporate inversion, which occurs when a U.S. corporation that is currently the ultimate owner of its worldwide operations takes steps to become a wholly owned subsidiary of a foreign corporation.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has published a BEA Briefing in the Survey of Current Business that discusses how corporate inversions can affect major aggregates in the international and national economic accounts, including an estimate of the size of the impact of inversions on related BEA statistics.
Below are some highlights from the Briefing. For the full analysis and to view the impact of inversions on activities of multinational enterprises (AMNE) statistics see the BEA Briefing.
International Statistics
National Statistics
Gross domestic income, which is income resulting from the current production of goods and services in the domestic economy, would not be affected by inversions.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis is producing new economic statistics over the course of this year that offer businesses and households additional tools to make informed decisions and illustrate BEA's innovative approach to better measure the dynamic U.S. economy.
• Arts and Culture Statistics: These new annual statistics, released on Jan. 12, show the impact of arts and culture on the U.S. economy. The new data provides detailed information on spending on arts and culture as well as employment in those industries.
• Health Care Statistics: BEA released data on Jan. 22 that — for the first time — provides information about the changes in prices to treat different diseases — illustrating trends in prices from 2000 through 2010. BEA also released new statistics on spending to treat different medical conditions for those same years. Data for 2011 and 2012 will be released in the spring.
• State Economic Activity: BEA on Sept. 2 will start releasing on a regular basis new quarterly statistics detailing economic activity in each state. The data offers a more up-to-date picture of how the states economies are faring and provides a more detailed view of economic activity across the entire United States.
• Consumer Spending by State: BEA will begin producing these new annual statistics on a regular basis starting Dec. 1. The data shows how much consumers spend in each state and provides details on the kinds of goods and services they buy.
• New International Investment Statistics: These statistics, which BEA plans to release later this year, provides information on "greenfield" investment – investment that occurs when a foreign firm establishes a new U.S. business or expands an existing one by building a new plant or facility.
While each of these new statistics target different pieces of the U.S. economy, they all demonstrate BEA's innovative approach to economic measurement. The first four examples leverage existing sets of source data in new ways to provide additional insight into the workings of the U.S. economy. The last item represents a new data collection effort that will pave the way for a new set of statistics on foreign investment.
Other innovations at BEA will allow more regional economic statistics to be released.
The new data provides businesses with more tools to make decisions about hiring and investment and can aid individuals looking to relocate for a job or to find a new job.
These new estimates are just a few of the ways that BEA is innovating to better measure the 21st Century economy. Providing businesses and individuals with new data tools like these is a priority of the Commerce Department's "Open for Business Agenda."
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in December 2014 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $39.8 billion in November (revised) to $46.6 billion in December, as exports decreased and imports increased. The previously published November deficit was $39.0 billion. The goods deficit increased $6.9 billion from November to $66.0 billion in December. The services surplus increased $0.1 billion from November to $19.5 billion in December.
Exports of goods and services decreased $1.5 billion in December to $194.9 billion, reflecting a decrease in exports of goods. Exports of services increased.
Imports of goods and services increased $5.3 billion in December to $241.4 billion, mostly reflecting an increase in imports of goods. Imports of services also increased.
Goods by geographic area (seasonally adjusted, Census basis)
The U.S. international trade deficit increased in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $476.4 billion in 2013 to $505.0 billion in 2014, as imports increased more than exports. As a percentage of U.S. gross domestic product, the goods and services deficit was 2.9 percent in 2014, up from 2.8 percent in 2013. The goods deficit increased from $701.7 billion in 2013 to $736.8 billion in 2014, and the services surplus increased from $225.3 billion in 2013 to $231.8 billion in 2014.
Exports of goods and services increases $65.2 billion, or 2.9 percent, in 2014 to $2,345.4 billion. Exports of goods increased $42.3 billion and exports of services increased $22.9 billion.
Imports of goods and services increased $93.9 billion, or 3.4 percent, in 2014 to $2,850.5 billion. Imports of goods increased $77.5 billion and imports of services increased $16.4 billion.
Goods by geographic area (Census basis)
Written by: John H. Thompson
At the U.S. Census Bureau, we're researching ways to use technology to transform the way we do business. Not only will this transformation keep our censuses and surveys quick, easy, and secure, it will reverse the decades-long trend of increasingly more expensive operations.
Over the past four years, we've researched cost-saving innovations. We've come up with an exciting blueprint of what is possible in a census when we entirely rethink our operations and leverage technology. The President's FY 2016 budget, released yesterday, funds the design of these systems and the testing of those together with new operations.
While 2020 might seem like a long way off, it is coming quickly: we must design operations, test systems and bring them together to "lock down" the final plan by 2018 to be ready by 2020. Our proposals for transforming the census through technological innovation include:
• Reengineering address canvassing: Prior to every Census, we compile a list of every housing unit in America. Developing a high-quality address list is crucial to the success of the census. By using address updates from the U.S. Postal Service and local governments – combined with imagery and private sector sources – we can drastically cut the cost of editing this list.
• Maximizing self-response: Our experience with the American Community Survey and the 2012 Economic Census demonstrate the promise of the Internet for maximizing self-responses to surveys. By allowing respondents to easily answer the questionnaire online, we can save millions on the costs of mailing out, getting back, scanning and hand-keying the information from paper forms into our system. At the same time, we need to authenticate online responses to ensure that they are genuine and not duplicative.
• Using administrative records: Another way that we can make our operations more efficient is by using records from other federal agencies to improve our counts of people and places.
• Reengineering field operations: In 2010, much of the on-the-ground work by Census Bureau field representatives was done on paper. By adopting technology to automate work, we can make field operations more efficient and reduce our paperwork burden.
As you can imagine, designing systems of this scale takes time, and we only have one chance to "get it right." That's why we began planning for 2020 even before the 2010 Census, and why these next few years of testing, development and implementation are so important. We need to design, develop, and build our data collection and processing systems; test them individually for function; and then test them together to ensure that they function in a real-world setting.
Of course, the Census Bureau's work includes much more than the decennial census, and our proposals for innovation reflect that. In other areas of our agency, we're focusing on:
• Census Enterprise Data Collection and Processing: With millions of people responding to our many surveys and censuses each year, the Census Bureau does an enormous amount of data collection and processing. In the past, we created unique data collection and processing systems for every survey. Now, we'll integrate and standardize those systems across the organization. This will save money and time, and help us to manage our operations in the most efficient way possible.
• Administrative records clearinghouse: Part of the mission of the federal statistical system (which includes the Census Bureau) is to "provide quality, unbiased data to support reasoned, disciplined decisions." This clearinghouse will include administrative data from federal and federally-sponsored programs, making them easier to use. Researchers, program administrators and policy makers can access and evaluate the program records easily and use them to provide new insights and evidence for sound decision-making.
• Geographic support: The Geographic Support Systems Initiative enable us to make ongoing updates to our address lists and maps, and supports our efforts to reengineer the address canvassing operation for the 2020 Census by continually updating the Census Bureau's address list throughout the decade. It increases the amount of addresses provided by state and local partners that we can add to our address list, and prepares us to use updates from commercial data and other sources. Crucially, the initiative provides updates for rural addresses, addresses in Puerto Rico, and group quarters.
• American Community Survey: The American Community Survey releases over 11 billion estimates each year, and is used to distribute more than $400 billion of federal dollars each year. We will research how we can reduce respondents' burden, while keeping data quality high.
• Economic Census and Census of Governments: We need to streamline our processes in order to support 100% electronic responses to these censuses to increase their cost-effectiveness. We will also introduce new data products for maximum data quality and usefulness.
The 2020 Census will be unlike any other in census history. The next few years are critical to this effort. I encourage anyone who is interested in this process to follow along as we research, test and plan. You can watch our meetings online and participate through a civic dialogue. The census – which is an enumeration of the entire nation – will only succeed with the participation of the nation.
For an overview of the Census Bureau's FY 2016 budget, you can view this infographic.
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The sun had not yet set, but pretty blue lights sparkled throughout the forest of Vangron. Marea knew they weren't mocking her. They were too innocent for that. Her red-rimmed eyes stared back at her in the reflection of the cottage window. Marea's home sat near the center of a field of grass, which was bordered on three sides by the forest. She had found the cottage, after running as hard and as far as anyone could from a curse that inevitably seemed to follow her. Here, she believed she would be safe. Here, she believed she could live out her life in peace. Here, she had born a son.
Rays of light shone through the glass window. Had anyone been passing by, they would have seen a woman who, although not old, was neither terribly young. That was what Marea ran from. That was what Marea thought she had escaped. She had led a pleasant life for many years, with a husband and many friends to enjoy them with. Life had been full and sweet then, but what sweetness had remained after her husband died soon turned to bitterness. One by one her friends took ill and died or had a fatal accident. Those she had only known slightly followed not long after. And although no one blamed Marea for what happened, she knew that only the blind and deaf could not have made the connection. She had killed those people. Not in the sense of murder, for she was one of the kindest people you could have known. Yet fate twisted itself around her in a way that disturbed the life of others. And they suffered because of it.
A cough brought Marea out of her introspection. She turned to inspect the young, pale boy laying on a small bed. Her son. Reaching out, she grasped a weak hand gently and pressed her other hand to the boy's forehead. Eyes closed in sleep, the mouth still twitched in a smile at the touch. Marea smiled as well. This was her son. Her vibrant, lively boy. She had not known she was pregnant initially. She had learned that not long after finding the cottage. Her son, Ethan, was dying. Running had not prevented her from hurting anyone else, it had simply brought the pain closer to home.Yet another casualty of her cursed presence and there was nothing Marea could do. Pleasant memories of when he had been little were of no comfort; they only impacted the inevitable loss of a young life, one that should have lived for decades more. Yet memories were soon all she would have.
"How are you mother?" Ethan's voice was raspy and dry, barely more than a whisper.
"I am fine, son." Marea's voice did not waver. She did not have the heart to tell her son the
"No you're not," replied Ethan in a more animated voice than before. Still gripping Ethan's hand carefully, Marea grabbed a liquid mixture and made Ethan drink from it. His eyes closed as he drank the soothing liquid and he sighed in relief when Marea pulled the glass away. She hoped that he would not continue to press for answers he could not understand.
"Do not worry mother, I will be fine. You will see." Ethan's eyes were still closed. Marea made soft shushing noises but her son continued. "I only need rest mother, I've been sick before. You will see." He had been sick before, but never like this. Marea knew deep down that there was nothing she could do for Ethan. This was her curse and there was nothing she could do to stop it. All she could do was enjoy the last moments with her son.
Ethan's face contorted in pain, tears streaming down his face at the intensity. He screamed silently, reaching out with both hands for his only comfort. Marea held her boy as her tears clouded her vision. If this was all to life, to be born in order that Death may find its victim in whatever walk of life it chose, then Marea abhorred it. She had been blessed with life in order to watch her loved ones die under a curse.
If anyone had been walking by the window that night, they would have seen a woman, her face painted with pain, screaming silently at Death itself with all the fear and anger of a mother's loss. They would have seen the hand of a boy eternally lost to an irresistible curse being clutched by a woman whose pain was equally unbearable and everlasting. They themselves would question Death and ask why it had the authority to take the ones we love away.
The sun had not yet set, but pretty blue lights sparkled throughout the forest of Vangron. Marea knew they weren't mocking her. They were too innocent for that. Her red-rimmed eyes stared back at her in the reflection of the cottage window. Marea's home sat near the center of a field of grass, which was bordered on three sides by the forest. She had found the cottage, after running as hard and as far as anyone could from a curse that inevitably seemed to follow her. Here, she believed she would be safe. Here, she believed she could live out her life in peace. Here, she had born a son.
4 comments by Arcones on Oct 2nd, 2014
Alright peeps, I've received a lot of feedback from you guys concerning the ModDB Adventure (name to be changed eventually) and I've received some characters as well! This is great and I'm looking forward to those of you who have also decided to participate! While you're still mulling over your character (or just procrastinating) I decided to create a form which would easily allow you create your character by asking some key questions. Click this link to create your character!
The reason I decided to do that was I wanted an easy way for you to be the creator of your character and to have an easy way for myself to see all of the characters created. This'll make it a lot easier for me when writing to look back and see what a specific likes/dislikes or strengths or hair color a particular character has. I mentioned this in the form, but you don't have to answer every question if you don't want to/have a good answer for it. You can leave things up to my discretion to add to your character.
Now something that hasn't really come up at all is the world name. I've had a few options from Salsa (Modover was one considering a lot of mods end up being over before being finished), but I would like a more fantasy oriented world name. I'm open to suggestions so put those thinking caps on! As of right now I think I have 3-4 character responses, two of which are full characters. If you're stuck on a character to create, but want to just populate the world with filler people/races/cities/nations, send me a PM and we can talk about what you have in mind! Having a full world will make for some interesting stories!
Alright, last thing. I'm planning on using this for NaNoWriMo this November which, if you don't know, I've done the last 3 years. It's National November Writing Month, the goal of which is to write 50k words within that month to "win". Now the difference this year is I'm going to be writing before November begins and not ending at the end of November. So it'll be part of that event but that'll mainly be to keep me on track to writing. More than likely, that month will be spent writing one or two story arc's with a few of the characters you guys have given me. That means the soonest there will be a combined storyline is November. Before then however, I plan on writing a few back story's for the characters provided. So the goal is to start with back story's in October and move onto story arc's in November using the cast of characters you have created.
I'm really looking forward to this guys, thanks for being a part of it with me!
20 comments by Arcones on Sep 26th, 2014
I've been inspired recently from various different sources to pull up an idea I had a really long time ago: write a story using people I knew as the basis for characters. Now usually that's taboo in writing, as most of the time fiction doesn't use real places or people as templates, but in this case, I decided to write around the ModDB members that I've known for a while now.
The reason I decided to do that was quite a few of us enjoy role playing and all of us enjoy video games. I figured I could meld the two to some degree, allowing us to create characters that we would want to play in a game and have them set forth into an unknown world where they can do whatever they want and be whatever they want. An open world book if you will. The world is completely new and can hold whatever we can think of. It is literally the most open sandbox you will ever find.
I however, would only be writing the stories, not creating the main characters. That's where you, the ModDB member come in. I need characters to write about: their history, experiences, adventures, etc. But I won't be creating those characters, you will. You can describe your character to the nth degree, from appearance customization to race/specie and your entire skillset. You can be as generous or as stingy with your backstory as you like. Have you always wanted to be a gravity defying dragon? Go for it. An epic swordsman who no one knows about it? Me too! A race that you've created on your own but never actually did anything with? Let me know! No matter how much information you provide me, I will write you into your own story and even into the other character's storylines.
What's unique about this is we become our own hero and protagonist (or villain and antagonist if that's your flavor!). If you've ever wanted to read a story about a character you've designed and had an intimate hand in shaping, this is pretty much it. If you're interested, send me a PM with any questions you have or your character info. Remember, you can send me whatever you want, super detailed if you want me to write a specific way or just a few things if you want me to be creative about it.
Things I'm still mulling over include the following:
A world name
A basic time period/dating system (e.g. 872 HY. HY standing for High Year)
Races (this doesn't matter too much except for world content, like non-writable characters)
Important places (names for cities and locations)
Possible evil characters (this might change depending on people's choice of protagonist/antagonist)
I'll update you guys if I think of anything else. Remember, let me know if you're interested and send me your character info! Sorry for the long post :P
0 comments by Arcones on Sep 9th, 2014
This Saturday I'm gonna be leaving for Europe for a little (I'll be in France initially) and I'll be staying in Germany for a bit. Now since I'm a geography stud (not really) I knew that there might be a few ModDBers nearby who might be wanting to get together! I don't know where everyone is located, but I figure we can find a place along my stops to meet up (maybe have a beer!). Also Headhunter is a scrub because he can't make it, so if anyone else can we're gonna have to show him what he missed :D
Lemme know if you're interested and I can detail my stops. I'm traveling with two friends but I think we'd have some time during our trip in Germany or France.
Anyone up for the first international ModDB get together? :D
0 comments by Arcones on Aug 14th, 2014
Hey guys, I've added another development update to our game page for Valencia: City of Colors, but while it's being authorized, I thought I'd also show it here!
True to the five other weapons he designed, our freelance artist Wesley keep to the fantasy inspired Victorian theme with a new weapon design: the pole-arm. Initially, this had not been one of our planned weapons, but upon doing some more research and designing, Michael and myself decided it would be a good idea to add a longer reaching weapon such as this.
As you can see, the results were not only vary in color but in shape and size! The wide variety will allow us to refine this set of weapons into some unique combinations. The Pole-Arm is likely to be a weapon wielded by Valencian troops partially for ceremonial purposes and partially for combat. Although we haven't decided yet, there will probably be a few different types for each purpose.We've also updated a few of the other weapons, redesigning some and combining others! Take a look at their new forms below!
Let us know what you think in the comments! Also, check out our updated site at Sky Mountain Studios! We've got some exciting new content coming your way over the next few weeks and we'd appreciate you tracking Valencia: City of Colors!
Timothy AKA Arcones
0 comments by Arcones on Jul 22nd, 2014
Hi guys! It's a great pleasure to introduce Valencia: City of Colors to you all as Sky Mountain Studios first game title! It is currently in development and we'd love to receive your feedback as we proceed with the game!
Currently we are in the conceptual stages of development, but we're closing in on producing a small demo to display the gameplay mechanics that you'll use once the game is fully released. It would be a great help if you could support us by tracking on ModDB!
Follow Valencia: City of Colors here!
Thanks for reading!
6 comments by Arcones on Jun 10th, 2014
I think it's safe to say at this point that I can't write blogs consistently, which is slightly odd considering how much I love to write in general. Oh well. I figured I'd give a general update for those of you who think I may have died recently, for lack of a better scenario. Well hi. Recently I've been fairly productive irl, which is why I haven't been super productive online, although I'm sure that's most of us whenever the school year winds down.
I've been working quite a bit, getting that hard-earned cash, but that'll primarily be going to school. Speaking of, I finally graduated from High School. Finally. Now onto at least three more years of school. And for those of you who did the mental math there, I already completed a year of college during my last year of HS. In addition to that, I'm still playing Ultimate Frisbee three to four times a week and really starting to hit a new level playing, which is kinda exciting for me. I'm usually one of the smaller and therefore athletically challenged players on the field due to the fact that I play with college students/adults in the prime of their life (or beginning to hit it). I'm just now getting there myself and it's paying off for sure.
A big thing for me though, is the conclusion of two years of National November Writing Month. For those of you who don't know, it's an international event wherein you attempt to write a novel of 50,000 words in one month. I've actually participated in this event for the last three years (we won't talk about the first year) and I've completed all three successfully, but I've never edited any of them. This year however, one of the rewards for finishing and reaching the 50k mark was two free bound books privately published by Amazon's publishing company Createspace and given to the author. I've never used their offer in the past, but this year seemed like a good time to try it out now that I have successive story lines (the past two years I've been writing a specific series).
So now I'm going through the tough (hah) editing process and actually just about close to getting them published and sent to me. I'm kinda psyched. I might actually publicly publish them later on the Kindle or something, if people I know actually want to read them. I've actually learned a decent amount about the publishing process through this offer, although it is different from normal publishing companies.
It's been a pretty eventful last year, as you can tell and I'm sure the next year will be too (well, I am going to Europe this fall, so I think so =P). Hope everyone here is doing good as well!
1 comment by Arcones on Jun 7th, 2013
Hello World! (Again)
So I've had some things on my mind lately that I've wanted to do and so here's a video along with some Minecraft Survival Games footage to go along with it. I actually kinda enjoyed talking to myself for 6 ish minutes.
Also one other thing: The video and audio ended 10 full seconds before it should have and so subsequently you don't see me win the SG.
So anyway, here you go!
4 comments by Arcones on Mar 11th, 2013
The cold gray dawn did nothing to the young and therefore irrepressible spirits of the brother and sister. Before breakfast, the siblings had scampered outside their house and plunged into the neighboring forest. They loved adventure and the forest provided the best kind. Holding hands they skipped merrily through the dense vegetation. Occasionally, they stopped to watch a squirrel climb a tree or a bird peck the ground for a worm. The siblings led a carefree life. Autumn, their favorite season, peeked from around the corner. They could see it in the leaves of the trees, and could feel it in the brisk wind that rustled through the vegetation. The boy and girl stopped for a rest, sitting side by side against a tree. Slowly, and nearly without notice, their eyelids closed. Unfortunately, they did not know the dangers of the forest, or if they did, they did not heed its warnings. So it was without caution that they slept, deeply, and unaware that they were being watched. With eyes full of malevolence, the creature crept forward slowly, stealthily. In its two wrinkled hands were rough, homespun potato sacks. It stepped on a twig with a snap. The boy gasped as his sight was plunged into darkness, but not before he caught a glimpse of long unkempt hair and a wrinkled face. A cry from his sister alerted him that she too was caught. Then a rough hand seized his neck and slowly, but steadily, he lost consciousness.
At the house, the parents of the young lad and lass were awake. They were not alarmed that both children were gone. The young siblings enjoyed their excursions into the forest, as it had become habitual. It was only as the sun approached its zenith that the parents began to be worried. They knew what was in the forest and had frequently told both children not to venture far. Mid-afternoon approached, and the parents stepped into the forest. They were intent on finding their children before it was too late. Though there was no actual trial, the parents knew where their children usually played. As mother and father searched each and every one of the children's hideouts, a seed of despair began to plant itself in their hearts. Would they find their children? Finally approaching the siblings' last haunt, they found signs of use. Disturbed grass, crushed leaves, and most importantly, signs that something, or someone had been dragged from the site. With dread filling them, the parents ran from the spot, tracking the foot marks and drag signs until they came upon a site that left them speechless with horror. In the midst of a forest clearing were white bones. The mother stumbled to her knees sobbing. The father felt empty and hollow inside. Tears welling in his eyes, he hugged his wife, and spoke softly, "I'm sorry Gretel. The witch has had her revenge on you. Let's tell Hansel."
The cold gray dawn did nothing to the young and therefore irrepressible spirits of the brother and sister. Before breakfast, the siblings had scampered outside their house and plunged into the neighboring forest. They loved adventure and the forest provided the best kind. Holding hands they skipped merrily through the dense vegetation. Occasionally, they stopped to watch a squirrel climb a tree or a bird peck the ground for a worm. The siblings led a carefree life. Autumn, their favorite season, peeked from around the corner. They could see it in the leaves of the trees, and could feel it in the brisk wind that rustled through the vegetation. The boy and girl stopped for a rest, sitting side by side against a tree. Slowly, and nearly without notice, their eyelids closed. Unfortunately, they did not know the dangers of the forest, or if they did, they did not heed its warnings. So it was without caution that they slept, deeply, and unaware that they were being watched. With eyes full of malevolence, the creature crept forward slowly, stealthily. In its two wrinkled hands were rough, homespun potato sacks. It stepped on a twig with a snap. The boy gasped as his sight was plunged into darkness, but not before he caught a glimpse of long unkempt hair and a wrinkled face. A cry from his sister alerted him that she too was caught. Then a rough hand seized his neck and slowly, but steadily, he lost consciousness.
15 comments by Arcones on Jan 2nd, 2013
Because I'm not really certain how else to show 'em, I'll just post them here :P
First off is this one: Twitter.com
Along with his NY special: Twitter.com
That one I particularly like because of the bell tower :D


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Jason Dormady is a native of Montana. A first generation college student, former farm worker, and former graphic designer, Dr. Dormady developed an appreciation for Latin America while living in the San Gabriel Valley and East Los Angeles in California where he learned Spanish and came to appreciate the similarities of rural people in urban settings. His academic interests include popular interpretations of revolution, issues surrounding religion, sacred space, community formation, and the problems of empires. He is currently working on a project that looks at religion and hygiene in post-revolutionary Mexico, an edited collection on Mormons in Mexico, as well as an examination of popular US perceptions of Mexican anti-clericalism. His archival work in Mexico is primarily carried out in Guadalajara, Edo. Mex, DF, and Morelos.
B.A./History – University of Montana, 1999
- High Honors / Phi Kappa Phi
Ph.D. / MA – University of California, Santa Barbara, 2007
- UC Regents Fellowship
- Doctoral Fields: Modern Mexico, Latin America, Borderlands, World History
Courses taught:
Mexico; Colonial and Modern Latin America; Religion in Latin America; Revolution in Latin America; Latin America Through Art, Film, and Music; Graduate topics in Religion and World History; Tropics and the Modern World; World Civilization Surveys.
Just South of Zion: Mormons in Mexico and Its Borderlands. Editor with Jared Tamez (UTEP) and contributor. Forthcoming, University of New Mexico Press, 2015.
"Mennonite Colonization in Mexico and the Pendulum of Modernization, 1920-2013" in Mennonite Quarterly Review, April, 2014.
"Disobedience, rebelliousness, … and discontent" Parishioner / Clerical Disputes in Tepalcingo, Morelos, 1937-1946. SCOLAS Journal, Spring, 2014.
Primitive Revolution: Restorationist Religion and the Idea of the Mexican Revolution, 1940-1968. University of New Mexico Press, 2011.
"Rights, Rule, and Religion: Old Colony Mennonites and Mexico's Transition to the Free Market, 1920-2000," in Religious Culture in Modern Mexico. Rowman and Littlefield, 2007.
"On Tour in the U.S. West with the World History Survey" The Middle Ground Journal, Number 10, Spring, 2015.
Book reviews published in:
Bulletin of Latin American Research
Canadian Journal of Latin American Studies
History: Reviews of New Books
The Americas
MIT Journal of Interdisciplinary Thought
The Journal of East Texas History
Film and Music reviews published with:
Clio's Eye: A Film and Audiovisual Magazine for the Historian.
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Latin American Studies Association, American History Association, Rocky Mountain Conference of Latin American Studies, World History Association, SFA Latin American Studies Conference, and the East Texas Historical Association.


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Chancellor Jacquie Johnson also moved a few boxes before taking time to talk with new families.
UMM's projected enrollment for the 2013 - 2014 school year is about 1,840 students.
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As part of the novel scheme to popularise the celestial wedding of Lord Venkateswara across the globe, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) conducted 'Srinivasa Kalyanam' at East London on Saturday, a festival that turned out to be a visual feast to behold for the devout.
Similar rituals were held in Nepal, USA and Canada. The wedding of Lord Malayappa (Venkateswara) with His two consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi was performed in a spiritual ambience, attended mostly by Non-Resident Indians and local denizens of East London.
Traditional rituals like 'Punyahavachanam', 'Yedurkolu', 'Mangalya Dharana', 'Thalambralu' and 'Mangala Harathi' were performed as per the Hindu tradition to the bejewelled idols. TTD's Deputy Executive Officer Baby Sarojini, Assistant Vigilance and Security Officer Viswanatham represented TTD at the ritual. The next event is at Belfast on May 18.


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Everyone was anticipating the Hype Williams-directed video for Kanye West's "All of the Lights" so when it finally dropped this weekend, we got to see what all the fuss was about: Kanye spitting on top of a cop car, Rihanna barely covered and of course, lots of lights, as the title promises.
But those lights and the opening credits caught the attention of, well, everyone who's seen Gaspar Noé's 2009 feature film Enter the Void. As you can see below, Ye's new clip is an unabashed homage to the brain-burning psychedelics of Noé's neon-flashing opening (designed by Tom Kan and Thorsten Fleisch), or a shameful rip-off.
Neither Noé, West or Williams has issued a statement about the similarities, but you can expect someone will address it at some point.
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