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theoldgitspeaks December 21, 2013 12:09 PM Its good news if it happens he should'nt have been out of F1 in the first place. Good fun to watch and he really seemed to enjoy his racing just hope he gets the drive. Reply Report abuse 42 agree 3 disagree
Webbertron December 21, 2013 4:52 PM I would really love to see him back in F1, maybe not in a Caterham but at least he would be back. He deserves a good seat, I don't know why Sauber hasn't taken him back. Reply Report abuse 17 agree 3 disagree
CaterhamFan1 December 21, 2013 5:40 PM Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes yes..... Reply Report abuse 10 agree 2 disagree
JJ9871011 December 21, 2013 7:53 PM I'm praying that KK will be able to whip some magic in that car next season. I would hate for him to have his career to end at the back of F1. IMHO, it would have been great to see him in that Lotus seat. He brings $ from his fund raiser he had, and I bet Lotus would actually be able to use that $ to dev the car, rather than paying for all the front wings PM will probably destroy this coming season. Reply Report abuse 8 agree 0 disagree
andrew2k December 21, 2013 10:00 PM sofar I've been having a good week....this piece of news just made it even better. Reply Report abuse 6 agree 3 disagree
andrew2k December 21, 2013 10:00 PM sofar I've been having a good week....this piece of news just made it even better. Reply Report abuse 3 agree 0 disagree
jakari December 21, 2013 10:51 PM If they matched him with kovo they would have a very strong drivers lineup Reply Report abuse 9 agree 3 disagree
FVA47 December 22, 2013 12:33 PM F1 needs another character like him back in the fold! Reply Report abuse 9 agree 0 disagree
Tomco December 22, 2013 9:25 PM Great news ? Not really. He should be in a half decent car at least. Force India, Toro Rosso or even McLaren. Wasted talent. Reply Report abuse 7 agree 0 disagree
mrfill December 23, 2013 1:27 AM "would be able to bring financial backing"There's the nub. Nice big sack full and he'll be there.F1 becoming like ebay now.... Reply Report abuse 3 agree 0 disagree


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That's what I began asking myself today after receiving some more bad news. Over the past week, week and a half it seems bad thing are happening. In nursing we always knew that bad things happened in 3's. People always died in 3's. It always happened that way. We didn't expect anything else to happen. Well, in regular life it is the same way, not with people dying but with bad things happening.
Last week one of my kitties died, that was the first thing. Then my mom fell and broke two ribs and by the end of the week ended up in the hospital...again, and is now it looking at long term nursing care, that's number two. To top the week off we got the news today that my DH's disability case was denied again, that's number three.
After reading the mail today both of us were truly disgusted and discouraged. My heart fell to the floor and I just felt like giving up on everything. Why bother??? It seems the more I wanted something the farther away it went from me. Of course my solution was to gorge myself on the Chinese buffet for lunch. Fried wontons, chicken fingers, low mein noodles, an eggroll, green beans, potatoes and chicken & shrimp with veggies. I had a container full of food and woofed it down in a matter of minutes. It tasted so good and did make me feel better....for a little while. Oh yeah, throw some potato chips in there for good measure.
After all that DH and I went to bed to sleep off our Chinese carb high!!! After waking up I felt strangely better. My mind was a little clearer. DH was playing on the computer. I went to him and told him that the three bad things have happened so now we are in for something good to happen. I really believe that. Something better is coming along and it will be worth the wait and trials that we've been experiencing.
So, even though I wanted to give up, throw the towel in, I've come to far to let one piece of mail knock me down. There is a rainbow after the storm, a little ray of sunshine that comes out from the clouds, the "spark" still shines. That's what is happening outside my window right now. We've been having rain for days now and this evening the sun has poked it's head out between the clouds and it is shining, showing me that there is always a brighter side right around the corner.
Give up? NO!!! My next meal is a new start. I can pick myself up and keep on going. There's always a speed bump where you least expect it.
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Yep you got some real big stress going on with dealing with SS we had to wait 2 years on ours. We all have to give our selves a break now and then I don't feel so guilty anymore if I am craving some Chinese buffet like you said get right back on the next day no big deal. So sorry about your kitty pets are family members its so hard
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I am with you. Feel like giving up but know that is only the easy way out. Food is my comfort and I am catching myself turning to it right now with the pain in my back. Then at night I kick myself for being so weak. Hopefully after Wednesday I can get myself back on track and quit the pity party. Keep telling myself that there are worse problems for people out there and I should Thank God for what health I have. We can do this and know there are better days ahead. Chin up!!
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Got my disability on the third time but had to go to Court to get it. Praying for your Mom.
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When my husband passed away after only 7 1/2 weeks of marriage the Lord spoke to my heart not to let the disappointments of life shipwreck my faith. He showed me in the scriptures where He had used the greatest disappointments to catapult people into the greatest times of their lives. Job lost everything; his children, his possessions; everything but His wife and God restored unto him twice as much as he had before. God is a restorer of what the devil steals from us! Just think about how disappointed the disciples were when Jesus was crucified. They felt that their world had come to an end. Peter had recognized Him as the Christ, the Son of the living God. He was the one that they had placed their trust in and now He was dead. But then came the morning! Suddenly Jesus was alive again! Had He not died no one would have had the opportunity to be freed from sin and live forever with Him in heaven!
Don't expect bad things to happen you. Yes, we all have disappointments in life, but God always provides and gives back more than what is taken from us. I was devastated when my husband died and thought my world had come to an end and God brought a very godly man into my life to be my life mate. What the devil meant for harm God turned for good! He will do the same for you if you will have faith in Him and believe for the good life that He has promised you.
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Sorry for all you are going through. I feel like that too sometimes, but great job turrning around!
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Well, you're human and sometimes we get so piled on we don't know what to do. So you let a fourth bad thing happen but hey 4 is the Native American number of completeness and I am half Native American, so I believe its true. Its over now. I hope and pray your mom recovers soon. Sometimes you have to get a lawyer that specializes in disability claims to get it to go thru. My DH did and it can be really frustrating to go thru. the next time you eat you can choose to eat mindfully again if you wish. You are very strong to have gone thru all this with only one step back. Now its time for the two steps forward
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Thank God mail is only delivered 6 days of the week.
Psalm 71:14 "But I will hope continually and will praise You yet more and more."
Hang in there, Cat!
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Way to go! What a great attitude. I'm sorry things haven't been going your way lately. I hope your mom is doing better.
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I am glad to hear you are a little more optimistic. **SIGH** You're right though . . . in life things do happen in 3's.
I am SOOOOO sure I am preaching to the choir on this one, but do you have an atty. to help w/your DH's disability?? That's what my little sis had to resort to in order to get her disability (she has lymphoma and renal failure.) She got it on round #3.
Anyhow, sending hugs and hope tomorrow is a better day! So sorry for all you've been through.
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Good for you! You may not have picked the best way to deal, but you are over it and are not going to let it get you down. Just pick yourself up, have a no carb dinner and remember the sun will come out tomorrow. Hope your mom recovers quickly and very sorry about your kitty.
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A Stanford student project found that erasing some criminal convictions from the public record makes it easier for those with a criminal history to find employment - increasing tax revenues and decreasing public assistance payments.
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New research from Stanford University students argues that the benefits of expungement - having a judge wipe a criminal conviction from the public records - outweigh the costs.
Under California law, offenders can apply for expungement for most convictions, after completing probation or a local jail sentence. (A stay in state prison remains on the public record.)
The stigma of a criminal record is often enough to discourage an employer from hiring someone, the study noted. Removing that stigma through expungement and making it easier for those offenders to work and pay taxes is good for the community as a whole, the students say.
"Expunging eligible records increases tax revenue and reduces public assistance payments," said Mary Sprague, a senior lecturer in public policy at Stanford.
She supervised five students in a Stanford Public Policy Program practicum who worked with a client, the San Jose State University Record Clearance Project, on their research. Sprague's students analyzed the costs and benefits of expunging records; reviewed policy reports, academic journals and books; and conducted interviews with experts from the Santa Clara County Public Defender Office, the Stanford Law School, the Santa Clara County Re-Entry Resource Center and the Santa Clara County Probation Department.
Their report suggests that California do more to promote awareness of expungement to those who meet the criteria.
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The report recommends that the government take actions to increase the number of eligible records cleared. Many people do not pursue expungement due to lack of awareness or resources, the report pointed out.
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A View of Antarctic Ice-Sheet Evolution from Sea-Level and Deep-Sea Isotope Changes During the Late Cretaceous-Cenozoic
dc.creator | Miller, K. G. | |
dc.creator | Wright, J. D. | |
dc.creator | Katz, M. E. | |
dc.creator | Browning, J. V. | |
dc.creator | Cramer, B. S. | |
dc.creator | Wade, Bridget S. | |
dc.creator | Mizintseva, S. F. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-01-20T15:48:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-01-20T15:48:32Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Miller, K.G., Wright, J.D., Katz, M.E., Browning, J.V., Cramer, B.S., Wade, B.S., Misintseva, S.F. 2008. A view of Antarctic ice-sheet evolution from sea-level and deep-sea isotope changes during the Late Cretaceous-Cenozoic. In: Cooper, A.K., Barrett, P.J., Stagg, H., Storey, B., Stump, E., Wise, W. and the 10th ISAES editorial team (Eds.). Antarctica: A keystone in a changing world. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences. National Academy of Sciences Press, Washington, D.C, pp. 55-70. doi:10.3133/of2007-1047.kp06 | en_US |
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dc.description.abstract | The imperfect direct record of Antarctic glaciation has led to the delayed recognition of the initiation of a continent-sized ice sheet. Early studies interpreted initiation in the middle Miocene (ca 15 Ma). Most current studies place the first ice sheet in the earliest Oligocene (33.55 Ma), but there is physical evidence for glaciation in the Eocene. Though there are inherent limitations in sea-level and deep-sea isotope records, both place constraints on the size and extent of Late Cretaceous to Cenozoic Antarctic ice sheets. Sea-level records argue that small- to medium-size (typically 10-12 × 106 km3) ephemeral ice sheets occurred during the greenhouse world of the Late Cretaceous to middle Eocene. Deep-sea δ18O records show increases associated with many of these greenhouse sea-level falls, consistent with their attribution to ice-sheet growth. Global cooling began in the middle Eocene and culminated with the major earliest Oligocene (33.55 Ma) growth of a large (25 × 106 km3) Antarctic ice sheet that caused a 55-70 m eustatic fall and a 1‰ δ18O increase. This large ice sheet became a driver of climate change, not just a response to it, causing increased latitudinal thermal gradients and a spinning up of the oceans that, in turn, caused a dramatic reorganization of ocean circulation and chemistry. | en_US |
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dc.title | A View of Antarctic Ice-Sheet Evolution from Sea-Level and Deep-Sea Isotope Changes During the Late Cretaceous-Cenozoic | en_US |
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We invite you to tour Ford Field for a behind-the-scenes glimpse at Detroit's crown jewel and the home of the Detroit Lions, Super Bowl XL, and the 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four. Ford Field represents Detroit's history and its future in a single venue.
We welcome you to experience this innovation in architecture, as Ford Field integrates the Detroit Lions stadium into the historical old Hudson's warehouse built in the 1920's.
Also, get a peek at a Ford Field suite, an NFL locker room, walk down the tunnel to the field and stand on the turf for a player's view of the stadium.
Each 25-person tour will start from Gate A or Gate G and will last approximately one hour.
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Seniors: | $5.00 |
Children under 5: | Free |
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Join our public walk-up tours at 11:00am and 1:00pm on the following days:
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Tour tickets may be purchased by cash, MasterCard or Visa at the Ford Field Gate G ticket windows located on St. Antoine Street. All tours begin inside Ford Field at Gate G.
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Groups of 25 or more can schedule tours Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00am - 5:00pm. Weekend and evening tours are available for groups of 75 or more.
Group tours of 25 or more may be scheduled by calling 313.262.2396.
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Following your group tour, learn to pass, catch & kick like the pros on the field! For an extra $5.00 per participant, you and your group will be football stars during your 30-minute mini-clinic! Don't forget your camera!
Mini-Clinics must be booked one month in advance and may not be available on some dates.
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Tours will not be conducted on large event days and major holidays. Tours are subject to cancellation and routes may vary according to availability.
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It will not activate from my Steam game
correct version/numlock on....nothing happens...last versions all worked fine until Game updated with newer versions.
Any help?
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Turns out that I have a Steam issue (found that when I went back to another game in Steam the trainer no longer worked as well)....
Long story short....ended up having to toss my Steam and reinstall it...now the games I have reinstalled seem to be working again with the trainers so far I think its something with having Steam installed (US version) and not being in the US - had recently linked by account with email or some sort...all I know is from that point on is when the issue occured (the next day when I attempted to play steam games with any cheats).
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Winter Weather Advisory South Of Indianapolis Sunday
ByThe winter that seems to never want to end is upping the ante tomorrow. We've discussed the possibility of snow all week long… and it appears there will be a swath of wet, heavy snow between Indianapolis and Louisville. A Winter Weather Advisory will begin at 5am Sunday for Bloomington, Columbus, Nashville, Greensburg, Seymour and Bedford. The advisory runs until 7pm tomorrow evening.
It's a close call for the city of Indianapolis, but as of now I envision the greatest accumulation south of the metro. 1-3″ is likely south of I-70 to the Ohio River…with localized 4″ amounts possible.
I expect an inch or less for the I-70 corridor, and essentially nothing traveling north of Indianapolis. Subject to change and I recommend to stay with us for forecast updates heading into Sunday morning.
I'm working on the long-range forecast. Right now it can be summed up in one word: COLD! A 7day forecast you have to see to believe… though you might not want to see it if you're wanting warmth.
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I'm getting sick and tired of winter any sign of us hitting 60 soon
This is very depressing! I am so ready for sunshine and just 60 degree weather would seam wonderful.


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hey! just got back from a great time at disneyland with my mom and aunt yesterday and wanted to share my pics hope you enjoy
before flying there, i saw this airplane, and i wasnt even flying alaska airlines!
when i first got to the park
the castle!
big thunder sign
first time since they updated it........
i didnt get pics of the ride because i was video taping, but i did get pics with captain jack sparrow himself.......
pretty purple flowers.......
i had never seen this before......
and it was my first time to the blue bayou......
i only went there for dessert, and it was outstanding!!!
there were alot of workers on one of the days.....
matterhorn while waiting in line for a churro.....
castle night shot
and teacups at night
we went on peter pan the next morning, which had at the most a 5 minute wait!
dca hollywood.....
screamin & sunwheel
.......we saw it 2 nights in a row lol i love them!
space mountain.....went on it 4 times
we got early admission on the last day
...and NO ONE was in line to see goofy
i had to get a pic of the firehouse after seeing "the first 50 years"
the last time i went on space, there were 2 guys sitting in my car that were pretty funny.....
i had to get one more pic before i left....
and take a pic of the hidden mickey on the paper cups!!
the trip was alot of fun. it was pretty hot though, i mean for being california and all (im from arizona so i know what hot is, its about 115 where i live). the lines werent that long if you knew when to go on them. i dont think i waited more than 30 minutes for any ride. i went on.....
pirates 4 times
space 4 times
matterhorn 4 times
screamin 3 times
soarin 2
big thunder 3
haunted 2
splash 2
and everything else was once or twice
it was my first trip with my video camera so i enjoyed getting to videotape everything. this trip also included going to san francisco and with those two places combined, i managed to get 5 and a 1/2 hours of footage......lol. there is so much to say about the trip that i cant even think of what else to type! it was a blast though!


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Demon: Lilith
Appealing to both magicians and feminists past and present, Lilith, or Lilitu ("wind-spirit" in Assyrian-Babylonian mythology) was a ravenous sexual entrepreneur. In legend, Lilith was the first wife of Adam. She was either created as Adam's Siamese twin (joined together at the back), or was made from filth. Either way, Lilith demanded equality with Adam.
Presumably, Lilith and Adam led a happy enough life until they got horny. When it came time for Lilith and Adam to share carnal knowledge, Adam was upset that Lilith wouldn't assume the missionary position. She wanted, according to some accounts, to lay side-by-side. In other accounts, she wanted to be on top. In either case, Adam was upset and refused Lilith's wants. When he tried to force himself upon her, she uttered the magical name of God, rose into the air, and flew away to find more amenable sexual partners.
Her sex life soon changed dramatically. She had riotous erotic adventures with fallen angels, and together they spawned a huge family of demons called the lilim, creatures virtually identical to the succubi of Christian demonology.
In Muslim lore, however, Lilith indulged in her sexual wants with Satan, and together they spawned the djinn or genies.
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Wren Beryl Bateman poses with an inflatable life raft and safety equipment at HMCS Shearwater, near Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Flying operations over water required safety measures in case of crashes or forced landings. Aircraft carried inflatable life rafts and packs of emergency equipment for their crews. Rafts and equipment could also be dropped to people in the water as part of rescue efforts. Among the equipment is a pair of sectional paddles (centre right), packages holding food and water, and dye markers that coloured the ocean to help attract searchers' attention.
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- There were peas, and beans, and rows of young turnips, and carrots, and parsnips, all bordered by long straight rows of wheat.
- Tobias grinned again, exposing two rows of straight white teeth.
- Family photos cover one of the walls, straight rows of memories that seem to blend into one another.
- Devon, Joannah, and Layla found a seat in the row before the last of the full theatre.
- Within a week of the wedding, he was back at the theater, ensconced in his customary aisle seat in the third row.
- Not one to miss the opportunity, he grabbed honours by occupying a seat in the first row.
- Ever since the blast rocked four houses in the middle of a terraced row in Cecilia Street, Great Lever, two years ago, piles of rubble have remained to mark the spot.
- Yesterday was the last day of the holidays for children in homes along the busy row on the Collie Road, minutes from Clonmel town.
- Amazingly, the garden has grown to be more than 60 ft-long and has crept around the side of the terraced row.
- I had lines and lines of code defining table cells and rows.
- The first two rows of Table 1 present descriptive information on this first set of indexes for the population.
- The entries in the rows of Tables III and IV include all reported instruments that were used by multiple schools.
- Instead of starting with 38 stitches for the cuffs, I cast on 46 and increased 2 stitches every 6 rows.
- Dawn was stitching the last row when Tobit barged in, followed by Will.
- To quilt the sashing and borders, set the machine for a serpentine stitch and stitch parallel rows down the strips.
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a hard (or tough) row to hoe
- A difficult task.Example sentences
- I'm beginning to get the feeling that if we had control freak parents we have a tough row to hoe when relating to others and particularly our own children.
- With a kid, there are always so many little GI Joe army boots and stray Lego pieces and art projects lying around, it's a tough row to hoe to keep things tidy.
- When my older brother went off to college and had to manage without her cooking, it was a tough row to hoe for him.
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in a row
- Forming a line: four chairs were set in a rowMore example sentences
- More than 20 panels are hung in a row around the gallery like segments of a long comic strip.
- The only people living in a row of abandoned houses marked for redevelopment have told of their living nightmare.
- Set them up in a row with about a body width between.
- informal 2.1 In succession: we get six days off in a rowMore example sentences
- Murphy has contested the last six tournaments in a row and has no intention of stopping now.
- If they work six days in a row, they are also legally entitled to a weekly rest period of 45 hours.
- The team won the game on Tuesday, which made that their seventh straight win in a row.
Old English rāw, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rij and German Reihe.
The sense 'an orderly line' is recorded from Old English. Row meaning 'to propel with oars' is also Old English, but is a different word that goes back to a root shared also by Latin remus 'oar'. The kind of row that results from a heated argument is a different word again, with a different pronunciation. It turned up in English from an unknown source in the middle of the 18th century, when it was considered to be slang or 'low' speech.
Words that rhyme with row
allow, avow, Bilbao, Bissau, bough, bow, bow-wow, brow, cacao, chow, ciao, cow, dhow, Dow, endow, Foochow, Frau, Hangzhou, Hough, how, Howe, kowtow, Lao, Liao, Macao, Macau, miaow, Mindanao, mow, now, ow, Palau, plough (US plow), pow, prow, scow, Slough, sough, sow, Tao, thou, vow, wow, Yangshao • aglow, ago, alow, although, apropos, art nouveau, Bamako, Bardot, beau, Beaujolais Nouveau, below, bestow, blow, bo, Boileau, bons mots, Bordeaux, Bow, bravo, bro, cachepot, cheerio, Coe, crow, Defoe, de trop, doe, doh, dos-à-dos, do-si-do, dough, dzo, Flo, floe, flow, foe, foreknow, foreshow, forgo, Foucault, froe, glow, go, good-oh, go-slow, grow, gung-ho, Heathrow, heave-ho, heigh-ho, hello, ho, hoe, ho-ho, jo, Joe, kayo, know, lo, low, maillot, malapropos, Marceau, mho, Miró, mo, Mohs, Monroe, mot, mow, Munro, no, Noh, no-show, oh, oho, outgo, outgrow, owe, Perrault, pho, po, Poe, pro, quid pro quo, reshow, righto, roe, Rouault, Rowe, sew, shew, show, sloe, slow, snow, so, soh, sow, status quo, stow, Stowe, strow, tally-ho, though, throw, tic-tac-toe, to-and-fro, toe, touch-and-go, tow, trow, undergo, undersow, voe, whacko, whoa, wo, woe, Xuzhou, yo, yo-ho-ho, Zhengzhou, ZhouDefinition of row in:
- A girl rows a raft made from banana-tree shoots in the flooded Samata, 35 km east of Guwahati, on Thursday.
- The Turkish galleys were rowed by slaves: some of the Christian ships were rowed by volunteers.
- The ferryman dies and Siddhartha is left to row the ferry himself.
- They got into the boat and started rowing away from the beach.
- They dropped down row boats and began to row ashore.
- He lashes his fishing line inside his little boat and begins to row to shore.
- Back then, muscly oarsmen would row paying passengers across Southampton Water, a journey well capable of taking an hour or more.
- He was a fit man, apart from fairly well controlled hypertension, who had been rowing competitively until his 70th birthday, and he rarely visited his general practitioner.
- He will be rowing with Matthew Pinsent in the coxless pairs.
- He was also involved in rowing for many years and had few equals in that sport especially when he rowed in the Bluebird in the late sixties and early seventies.
- The two friends had gone for a light row and were turning the double scull boat opposite the boat slip at the Rowing Club when Kieran became suddenly ill.
- In the women's senior coxed fours, the girls from the school gave a good account of themselves with a well-drilled row to beat Whitby Friendship Rowing Club easily.
- I got up at 6 and went for a row.
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row back
- Reverse an earlier decision or previously held opinion; backtrack: he rowed back on his comments the following day if the government attempts to row back from its commitments, disaster will resultMore example sentences
- Yesterday he seemed to be rowing back from his previous night's attacks on capitalist greed.
- There can be no rowing back on that commitment.
- The company has now completed the U-turn in its strategy which has seen it rowing back from its grand plans to become a multinational multi-utility.
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noun - Example sentences
- In addition, the lack of varsity status limits the team in the purchase of new boats and other needed equipment, and also curtails their ability to recruit high-school rowers.
- While many of the experienced rowers have already competed in a 18-mile race in Duluth, Saturday's regatta will be the first for the team's novices.
- The Appalachian Trail runs right through the middle of town, and on the west end, the wide and lazy Connecticut River is perfect for kayakers, rowers, and swimmers.
Old English rōwan, of Germanic origin; related to rudder; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin remus 'oar', Greek eretmon 'oar'.
The sense 'an orderly line' is recorded from Old English. Row meaning 'to propel with oars' is also Old English, but is a different word that goes back to a root shared also by Latin remus 'oar'. The kind of row that results from a heated argument is a different word again, with a different pronunciation. It turned up in English from an unknown source in the middle of the 18th century, when it was considered to be slang or 'low' speech.
Definition of row in:
- Neighbours said the couple occasionally had noisy rows and sometimes appeared aloof, but they were otherwise unremarkable.
- One neighbour, a teenager who did not want to be named, told how she had heard a noisy row.
- Late-night rows throughout the festivities threatened to engulf innocent bystanders and shocked tourists.
- There have been and continue to be serious tensions and bitter rows - but all concerned have dealt with these in a very adult and professional way.
- By the weekend, however, as unheard cases were adjourned in the District Court, there was the beginning of a nervousness that the row could become serious.
- Any plans to fast-track incineration projects are likely to cause a serious row in the cabinet.
- Then, from the other end of house, she said she heard 'an awful row, shouting and raised voices, a real commotion'.
- I would describe the sound as a horrible row, but as I'm in the band I would like to think it is hard punk!
- The girl had been drinking wine and a cocktail that night and she was escorted from the bar by staff after rowing with a former boyfriend and pushing a waitress.
- Heather, at the wedding with her boyfriend, has rowed with her cousin Lorna, who turns her nose up at everything about Kilronan.
- You do have your differences in a band, there is no denying that, but we would never row or argue about things.
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make (or kick up) a row
- Make a noise or commotion.Example sentences
- Later we were most of us very drunk and we went together to the Haymarket Theatre where we kicked up a row.
- The motor made such a row that it became incredibly embarrassing.
- 1.1Make a vigorous protest.Example sentences
- An encore of a singer being refused, the audience made a row, refused to hear the singers still on the programme, and just went away.
- Well, I made such a row that the hotel manager did find me a quiet, air conditioned, back-of-the-hotel, fourth floor room for the last two nights of the conference.
Mid 18th century: of unknown origin.
The sense 'an orderly line' is recorded from Old English. Row meaning 'to propel with oars' is also Old English, but is a different word that goes back to a root shared also by Latin remus 'oar'. The kind of row that results from a heated argument is a different word again, with a different pronunciation. It turned up in English from an unknown source in the middle of the 18th century, when it was considered to be slang or 'low' speech.
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NWSCC is a member of the Far West Ski Association, "The Voice of the Western Skier." NWSCC club members enjoy FWSA Ski Weeks in both North America and Europe, with other international trips on the calendar. Contact the NWSCC president for more information.
Mt. Hood Meadows
Mt. Hood Meadows has added its first new lift since 2005. Stadium (known as "Yellow"), one of Meadows' original lifts, has been replaced with a new generation Poma high speed detachable quad. The new lift is a significant upgrade - increasing maximum uphill capacity from 1,200 people per hour to 2,000 per hour. The new lift will be more stable in high winds and will run at maximum capacity more often.
The bottom terminal is much closer to the lodge. The top terminal is now on the ridge near the top of Heather lift, which significantly improves access to the North side areas, including Heather Canyon, Shooting Star, and Hood River Meadows. The lift also may join Mt. Hood Express for night operations so evening riders will have two high speed quads, maximizing their night riding experience. The lift will also provide improved service to racers on the Stadium courses.
According to Mt. Hood Meadows CEO Matthew Drake, "A significant element of this project is the restoration of the wetland complex at the base of Blue chair over to the bottom of Mt. Hood Express and continuing to the base of Stadium. This project will restore approximately 1.5 acres of wetland within our area."
For more details, see the Mt. Hood Meadows web site, located here.
Stevens Pass
After six years of design, process, and public involvement, the Stevens Pass Bike Park is a reality. In partnership with Gravity Logic, construction has been pushing seven days a week, ushering in a new era of year-round operation at Stevens Pass. Stevens Pass Resort will reopen its bike park this spring as soon the melting snow allows, and will operate as long as the fall weather allows. A big "thank you" goes out to all the Drop In Alliance members who made the bike park a reality!"
For more details, see the Stevens Pass web site, located here.
Mt. Ashland
The Mt. Ashland Association is pleased with the decision of the U.S. Forest Service allowing the ski area to proceed with planned improvements. The Forest Service exhaustively studied the few issues upon which the Federal Court of Appeals ruling required further evaluation and concluded there would be no adverse impact upon the Ashland Watershed. Mt. Ashland will proceed with improvements pursuant to the requirements of the Forest Service. The planned improvements will include the following:
For more details, see the Mount Ashland web site, located here.
White Pass Expansion
The following was unveiled to the public in time for the start of the 2010-2011 ski season:
Stevens Pass Receives Approval
for Lift-Served Bike Trails
Stevens Pass asked the Forest Service for permission to build lift-served downhill mountain bike trails. This request has recently been approved.
"The Forest Service has approved Phase 1 of the 2007 Master
Development Plan for Stevens Pass Ski Area. The project includes the construction and operation
of lift served downhill mountain bike trails and associated skill development parks.
A replacement water treatment system is also approved.
"The cover letter and the Decision Notice including the Finding of No Significant Impact
and a response to public comments is posted online
These documents describe in detail the decision and rationale including various required
mitigation measures."
See also the discussion on the Stevens Pass web site, located here.
Ski Areas Involved
The following ski areas are participants in the Northwest Snowsports Advocates project:
There are always many sides to any environmental issue, something well understood by NWSCC. Our P.I.E. program is a comprehensive approach to snow sport education and safety awareness. The "E" in P.I.E. stands for Ecological.
We encourage everyone not only to think ecologically, but to act towards their environment ecologically as well. How that is defined in practice is key. NWSA and the ski areas understand the challenges in bringing us our treasured winter ski recreation, while at the same time making sure our equally treasured environment is protected. The hard work of NWSA and our partners is key to maintaining the beautiful recreational areas we sometimes take for granted.
We encourage all NWSCC members to support development of recreational lands in as ecological a manner as possible. Not an easy task, but one we all must promote.


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EPS develops water-cooled diesel aviation engine
Company develops cleaner, water-cooled diesel engine for aviation
A small New Richmond company is hoping to have a big impact in the world of aviation.
Engineered Propulsion System Inc., or EPS, is developing an engine that will be the first lightweight, high-performance, water-cooled, diesel engine for general aviation. Chief technology officer, Steven Weinzierl, says aircraft engine technology really hasn't changed much since the 1950s, and EPS wants to change that.
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CORPUS CHRISTI - A continuing drought could accelerate plans to build the second phase of a water pipeline to secure the city's water rights in the Lower Colorado River.
A better answer is expected in the spring whether the watershed received enough rain to sustain the water supply. If not, the City Council will have an option to accelerate the plans.
The city is in the early stages of permitting and plans to begin acquiring about 200 land parcels in 11 counties to build Phase 2 of the Mary Rhodes Pipeline. That process is expected to take a year, and construction would follow.
Council members received a presentation Tuesday about the project timeline.
Construction would cost $137 million and take about two years. The pipeline would allow the city to increase its supply of raw water, drawing additional water from the Lower Colorado River near Bay City and piping it to an intake station near Lake Texana. The water would then flow down the Mary Rhodes Pipeline to Corpus Christi.
At the current water consumption rate, Corpus Christi would run out of water in about two and a half years if the watershed received no rain.
Texas is in its second consecutive year of drought. Last year, the worst one-year drought on record diminished the city's water supply, and mandatory restrictions could be in place within the next three weeks with no more rain.
Weather forecasts are predicting a wet winter and spring. By spring, the city should know how its water supply will fare for the long haul and whether it needs to move quickly, Corpus Christi Water Director Gus Gonzalez said. That could determine the project timeline for building the new pipeline.
"We're in a situation where we may need it in two years or may not need it for another 15 years," Councilman David Loeb said.
The council is expected to reassess the project timeline early next year.
Some council members said they were upset the price of the total project, including, design, engineering, construction and legal fees for acquisition, has soared from an initial estimate of $75 million in 2009 to $173 million. Mayor Joe Adame questioned whether the previous council would have agreed to move forward with the project so soon had it known the full price.
"That just blows my mind," Adame said. "I'm not saying the cost isn't there, but I'm just saying that we were really mislead by engineering or whoever. I'm not sure the council would have made the decision then to say we want a shovel-ready project in two years. I am really disappointed."
To pay for the project, the price of raw water could increase by 36 percent to nearly $1.20 per 1,000 gallons of water. The raw water charge is one of two categories on a water bill; the other is for treating water.
In August, the average resident's water bill increased by about 5 percent. Residential users who consume about 7,000 gallons of water a month saw bills increase by $1.72 to $36.26.
The city has set aside about $2.5 million to cover the cost of land acquisition. City officials will negotiate with land owners to buy property to build the pipeline, but the city can claim eminent domain, Gonzalez said. A flurry of activity to build oil and gas pipelines in South Texas could drive up the price some land owners want the city to pay, he added.
The city bought the Lower Colorado water rights in 1997. It has rights to 35,000 acre-feet annually, which some fear could be lost if the city doesn't tap into it sooner rather than later. The city's system currently uses about 175,000 acre-feet, or about 57 billion gallons.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clw7SAJs_6w haha. cute. I hope i don't do that though. lol I'd be so embarrassed afterward.
Poor groom. At least he took it well. I'll bet she was thinking of "Mawwiage is what bwings us together today."
I can't help but thinking there is some crazy/kinky inside story that we know nothing about that's making her crack up like that.
I shared this on my FB page and a friend of mine wrote that she actually went to college with these two I love this video, seriously
I tend to laugh when I am really scared and or hurt so perhaps she laughs when she is really nervous. It kind of sucks because sometimes I am hurt and no one takes me seriously because I am laughing.
Me too. In fact, she fainted THREE times, like, dropping unconscious to the floor fainting. They finally got her a chair so she could sit there while they did the vows. It was quite a spectacle. I always wondered if that marriage could ever be contested since she was clearly in no physical shape to be agreeing to enter into any contractual relationship.
My husband cracked up during ours. I forget why; I think the pastor was saying the line about me taking him as my husband and the pastor being male, well, Mr Lanie was like, "Ha ha!" Or something. Everyone was laughing, so it was okay!
During my friends' ceremony, the mothers were performing a candle lighting ceremony to fully welcome the new couple into their families. The now mother-in-law set the bride's hair on fire during that ceremony. Shrieking during a wedding ceremony - that was a first. Luckily they get along well.
That's me - I giggled throughout my wedding vows. "Brides on fire" is one of my favourite segments of America's Funniest Home Videos!
I always liked this wedding on YT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0DmtmmFEVo --------------------- Jezebel! Flauntin' your flesh in temptation's raiment! You will burn. Oh, you will burn!
With the amount of hairspray a lot of brides use, that could end up being REALLY bad! Glad she lived to tell the tale!
I giggled through our whole ceremony until my veil caught fire lighting the eternal love candle. I think I laughed harder and made the comment that the life insurance policy wasn't in effect yet or the medical insurance!
I've already warned my boyfriend that I will likely giggle through our ceremony should we get married. I tend to laugh at inappropriate times.
There's a jewellry store having a closing out sale in the mall.. do I hint to my boyfriend that this might be a good time to look at engagement rings? I'm kidding.. kind of
Robert Fulghum often talks about bloopers at wedding he officiates, and uncontrollable laughter is often a theme. One in particular was a very stressful wedding to plan, with battling families, and the bride pretty much lost it in helpless giggles during the vows. Seeing that she was in distress, he said that wasn't it glorious that these two would start their married life in joy and laughter, and pronounced them married on the spot. The bride and groom fell into each other's arms laughing, and everyone cheered them as they ran back down the aisle (still laughing). Now THAT's a cool celebration.
Well, I came damn close to bursting out laughing at my cousin's wedding where I was a Bridesmaid close to 20 years ago... It was during the start and our Minister was giving out the customary spiel about waiting until after to take pictures and on and on, then the Ceremony started. Well, while all of that was going on, a little one started to bawl and that quickly turned into a full out three alarm wail, so her Mom took her out of the Church pronto. Well...Rural church, middle of August and so hot all of the windows were open for the slightest bit of breeze, but in turn, made it possible for us to still hear this kid out in the Parking Lot at full volume. That's when our Minister reads the first piece of Scripture my cousin and husband had chosen... They say in the various videos by guests, for the next five minutes after that, all you can watch are my shoulders shaking and then heaving as I'm battling not to burst out laughing in the middle of the Ceremony.


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Are these the original ones or the newer design? (Newer design has an almost square shaped button and old one has rectangular like the ones from your picture).
Irregardless good deal, but I like the older design better. With this new one if you let go of the button while still drinking then move the thermos from your face, you are likely to spray a few drips of coffee the way the lid is designed. Last edited by reality99; 10-13-2012 at 02:57 PM.. |
Great price on these. Hands down the best insulated travel mugs on the market. We have tried them all - I had the overflowing cabinet to prove it. Since we bought these I won't use anything else. If anything, it keeps the coffee so hot that I can't drink it as fast as I would like at first. Haven't used it for cold drinks yet, but I don't doubt that it's up to the task.
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I bought these Contigo bottles at Costco last year
http://www.amazon.com/CONTIGO-INS...d_sim_k_3 Don't know how the compare, but the ones I bought keep the water and ice cold for quite a while. The only draw back is they don't hold a lot of water if you add a lot of ice. Last edited by mdyoung; 10-13-2012 at 07:50 PM.. |
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Have bought Contigo since the first version at Costco, with the white ring pull tabs on top. We like those much better than these, but unfortunately, didn't know they would change designs, so didn't stock up. Be aware that the button will get stuck over time. I returned one set after about 6 months, and am on the second set, which are holding on, but the buttons are getting sticky again. I drink a coffee, then it's hot water for the rest of the day.
Also, it's quite difficult to clean these. The push button apparatus has nooks and crannies that are hard to really clean. Best way is to fill with hot water, and shake the heck out of it. You'll be surprised at how many dark bits are floating in the rinse water. Definitely great insulating properties, but I sorely wish that they'd bring the old design back. Much better to bump the nose against the seal of the old one than get splashed by hot coffee when the button is released on the new one. |
Nice design, but really hard to clean, I like this one [amazon.com],
i have 3 of these mugs, mainly because they are cheaper than my thermos mug. They are good compared to really cheapo mugs you get at the store. Keeps my coffee hot for about 1-2 hours, after that its luke warm. Does not hold a candle to my thermos sipp mug though. It can keep my drink hot for 4-6 hours. For $15.99 for 2 mugs, this is a great deal. There are better ones out there though.
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I do not have the paid version of x-split so I have to make Arma in window mode, but the window is VERY small, and basically unplayable, is there a way to make the window any bigger? Or a way to allow x-split to stream in fullscreen? Thanks.
you can go full screen, get the game going, alt-tab out and in xsplit choose screen region...select your whole screen, it should work.
The free version of XSplit cannot capture fullscreen games. You should be able to add drag the borders of the window to make it larger. If that doesn't work, you can manually specify the window size in your arma2oa.cfg. Operation Arrowhead: The arma2oa.cfg file is located in %userprofile%\Documents\ArmA 2 Expansion\arma2oa.cfg winW=1440; interface resolution width in window winH=900; interface resolution height in window
huh, well, I'll be, I didn't know you couldn't do the with the free version. I bought the license months and months ago, so yeah.


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~ELIZABETH SWADOS~ THE DARK AGES She stared at the light for hours as if the orange and yellow reflection had an electric potion that could clear up the film surrounding her vision the way Vicks breathes through the sinuses. But no answer came. "I must've asked this question over a million times," she said to herself. "And the answer never comes." "You're doomed," said the voice from the gray window to her right. "Aren't you tired of fighting it?" said the fishermen in their yellow slickers drowning smothered by white capped waves. "Will anyone ever pull me from the bottom of this cliff?" she asked. "I would," said the echoes of an exhausted Greek fool. "But you'd only just tumble down again." © by Elizabeth Swados
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As you may have suspected, once past the framing scenes, this venerable series is mostly about ladies getting licked and guys being sucked off. Too bad they don't give Fallon (one of my favorite actresses) a decent script for her intros. Be that as it may, one of the best scenes is between Sabrina Dawn and Mike Horner, but it ends in straight sex rather than oral gratification. Then there's one scene with two guys sandwiching a woman that ends with her jerking both of them off. There's even a shot of Marc Wallice using a condom. Look for a lot of uncredited performances, including Kristarrah Knight, all in scenes involving some amount of oral (or between-the-tits) eruption. As compilation tapes go, this is a pretty good one.


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Bringing Up Baby: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Infant Care in TVLand
Hello, fellow Bitch readers! I'm a freelance journalist, editor, writer, and blogger, and I warmly welcome you to the first post of my guest blog series, Bringing Up Baby, which will explore pregnancy, childbirth, and infant care as represented on television (and, occasionally, in film and the mainstream media). My goal is to introduce babies as an important topic for feminists who are wary of representations of women and gender in the media.
Too often, pregnancy and early motherhood are the abandoned, unloved stepchildren of feminist media criticism. When it comes to motherhood, we're more typically concerned about Woman as Inevitable Caregiver. We're concerned about Childless Woman as Emotionless Career Woman. We're concerned about the assumption that a woman without a child equals a woman who secretly wants a child. We're concerned about representations of parenthood for LBGTQ characters.
These are important concerns, and their centrality to feminist criticism is also important. It was, after all, the equating of womanhood with motherhood and domesticity that feminists originally fought against. But today, motherhood needs feminist voices. Single motherhood (not any indicator of race) is the number one predictor of poverty in the U.S., and the U.S. is the only Western country that does not mandate parental leave for working parents. We're also facing an ignored crisis in maternal healthcare. Rates of death and illness resulting from childbirth have been climbing since the late '80s, and the U.S. ranks #33 out of 43 developed countries in maternal death rates.
But fear not! Come along with me for a jaunt in TVLand, where the news tells us that maternal mortality is only a problem in Africa, and sitcoms and dramas remind us that single mothers don't exist—unless their progeny are attractive teenagers. With the notable exception of NBC's new Up All Night (yes, I've watched it, and no, I didn't like it), current in-depth portrayals of early parenthood on TV are portrayals of early fatherhood. Exhibit A: Modern Family with little Lily and her two dads, Cameron and Mitchell; Exhibit B: Dexter and little Harrison (his mommy was murdered by a serial killer); Exhibit C: Young single dad Jimmy and baby Hope (her mommy was a serial killer and subsequently executed) in Raising Hope.
There are a lot of babies in TVLand these days, and the popularity of single fatherhood is not new; let's not forget Full House (how could we?). Early fatherhood of non-infants is popular as well, from Two and a Half Men (shudder) to Fox's new animated series, Allen Gregory. So . . . where are the moms? Considering the fact that 80% of single-parent households are headed by mothers, the popularity of shows about single fathers seems strange. And while it's important that homosexual dads are getting screen time, I can't help but notice that these fathers seem to replicate, sans uterus, all the assumptions and prejudices of white, heteronormative American parenting. Again, I must ask . . . where are the moms? (Well, on Grey's Anatomy. I'll get to that later). According to the U.S. Census, one-third of lesbian households have children, as compared to only one-fifth of gay male households. But these lesbian households are hard to find in the media.
My blog posts will address the absence of single mothers except under sensationalistic circumstances (pregnant teens; Manhattantites in heels; polygamists: reality TV, my head spins!), and I'll also address such persistent mysteries as: Why do female characters on crime or sci-fi dramas rarely become pregnant (unless by demon or alien spawn)? Why do middle-aged female characters so often think they're menopausal, only to discover they're actually pregnant (most recently on Parenthood)? Why does nobody in TVLand ever have an abortion (Grey's Anatomy, I know) even though there's a pregnancy at some point during most every teen drama? Why are childbirth scenes so formulaic? And what was up with that grotesque homicidal midwife witch lady on Game of Thrones?
I hope you'll join me as I examine what pregnant women and new mothers are like on television, and speculate on how these representations might be hurting women in the real world. I should mention here that I have actual physical difficulty watching reality TV (symptoms: nausea, vertigo, lingering headache), so my knowledge in that area is sparse, and I welcome my readers to offer examples and counter-examples. Thanks for reading!
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I hadn't though of Reba! Thanks for bringing that to my attention. I didn't really watch the show, but I remember there was a teenaged daughter who had her baby and (I think?) married the father. It seemed like a really in-depth portrayal of motherhood.
Katherine Don
Thank you for starting this
Thank you for starting this blog series! Its a subject that really doesn't get enough attention in Feminist circles. I can't wait to read the first installment!
Excellent topic!! This is
Excellent topic!! This is something I've been interested in for a while. I'm looking forward to reading more. Great writing too!
Bring it on!
Thank you in advance for writing this series! I look forward to reading more. Having a child has revealed to me all kinds of discrepancies between pregnancy/motherhood/child-rearing and the media. There is much to say on this topic. I don't have a television, although that does not keep me from seeing the mass of illusions presented by our media-culture on these topics. Let's question those assumptions! Shake up our perceptions! Call out the falsehoods that pervade our everyday ideas about what it means to have a child.
Looking forward to your
Looking forward to your posts. One thing I'd like to see you add to your analysis is the pop cultural obsession with celebrity pregnancy.
I'm really excited to read
I'm really excited to read this series! This is one of the things that I focus on in grad school, along with maternal healthcare (what a hotmess). I think you've hit the nail on the head that this is virtually ignored in feminist media analysis and I'm super pumped!
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Thanks Cheryl! I'm glad to hear you're focusing on maternal healthcare, which really is a hotmess (I have some other words for it too that I won't write here). There aren't many researchers in this area so I'm looking forward to your feedback. What kind of grad program are you in?
Katherine Don
I wracked my very middle aged
I wracked my very middle aged brain to find examples of television moms in past generations - All I could come up with was "Bachelor Father", "Make Room For Daddy", "Bachelor Father", "The Courtship Of Eddie's Father" and "Family Affair" :(( (I hope I am not the only one who remembers these) Our living rooms have been filled with single dads for decades.
One TV single mom from the
One TV single mom from the not so distant(?) past is Murphy Brown. From wikipedia:
In the show's 1991–1992 season, Murphy became pregnant. When her baby's father expressed his unwillingness to give up his own lifestyle to be a parent, Murphy chose to have the child and raise it alone. At the point where she was about to give birth, she had stated that "several people do not want me to have the baby. Pat Robertson; Phyllis Schlafly; half of Utah!" Right after giving birth to her son, Avery, Murphy sang the song "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin. This storyline made the show a subject of political controversy during the 1992 American presidential campaign. On May 19, 1992, then Vice President Dan Quayle spoke at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. During his speech, he criticized the Murphy Brown character for "ignoring the importance of fathers by birthing a child alone".
Wow. That's really
Wow. That's really interesting. Unbelievable (the Dan Quayle quote). Thanks for the tip!
Katherine Don
I can't wait to read this!
I can't wait to read this! Just one question, will you be adressing miscarriage, still borns, infertility, post partum depression, babies with special needs, breast feeding, and unpleasant problems that might arise during pregnancy? I feel that these are rarely portrayed well in the media and are a bit of taboo subjects.
I was planning to write about
I was planning to write about most of these topics --- you've given me something to think about Re: babies with special needs. Stay tuned :)
Katherine Don
Gilmor Girls
Though i have only seen a couple of episodes, and the show itself wasn't my cup of tea (and is this even the right spelling?), wasn't the mother in Gilmor Girls an adult who had raised her daughter as a single (teenage) mother? I ask because if that's right it must be one of very few examples, given that we rarely see more than the beginning of teenage motherhood...
Mom/Teenage Daughter
Absolutely, that's a great example. There are a lot of single moms in TV history who have attractive teenage daughters when the series begins. That's one of the two main TV mom tropes, in my opinion, the other being pregnant teens. I hope to compare these tropes in an upcoming post!
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I cant wait to read your next post, I'm very interested to see how this topic does.
Baby story
Yeah! I am eagerly anticipating your blog. I would love to see some deconstruction of baby story et al. Not only is normal birth completely distorted but dr. So and so swoops in to "deliver" said baby. The combination of birthing woman strapped to a bed and deferring to her dr. Packs a real punch and undermines our collective confidence in normal birth with minimal interventions.
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I am very late to the party but I am so, so excited to read this blog series (Im not sure if that is the proper term, but I like it).
Thanks so much for talking about it. I know that motherhood and feminism are not generally seen together and as a Feminist ready to become a mother I am so happy to see this post. Its absolutely a breath of fresh air.
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Kenya Moore Quotes
[to Kenya Moore] You best hope nothing happens to me, because you might not have a job. I'm your storyline. I sustain your career . . . I built you, so stop playing games.
Apollo Nida
[to Kenya Moore] "You a sneaky, trifling slut."
Phaedra Parks
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