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iMessage is great way to send and receive text and multimedia images with any iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad running iOS 5 or higher, as well as any Mac running OS X Mountain Lion. Along with receiving iMessages at your phone number on the iPhone, you can receive iMessages at your Apple ID email address on iOS and OS X as well. But what if you've got more than one email address and you want to be able to use all of them with iMessage? Follow along and we'll show you how!
Before you can start using an email address for iMessage, however, you'll need to make sure it's not an existing Apple ID. If your email addresses are @icloud.com, @me.com, or @mac.com your email address is automatically an Apple ID. If you have an iTunes account, the email address associated with that, and with FaceTime, are also automatically Apple IDs.
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Right. I said that in the very beginning of the article.
I'm not sure what the benefit is of this. Yes, you can add more than one email address, but there is only one Caller Id (FROM address) that can be used at a time. So, if you have a personal address and a work address, you cannot easily switch back and forth between sending from personal vs sending from business, without having to go into the Messages settings menu and changing this each time. Am I missing something? Is there an easier way to switch or choose who it's "FROM" when sending at the point of creating the actual message? If I have to go four menu's deep (Settings -> Messages -> Receive At -> Caller ID) each time I want to switch, then it becomes more of a chore than benefit. Plus, then I have to remember what was the last one I sent from each time I want to send at a later time, so I don't accidentally send a message from my personal address to a business contact.
Can you expand a little more on what your thought was when you mentioned the personal vs work example? Maybe I'm just misunderstanding.
There are times when I actually don't "want" to use iMessage with my iMore or other work e-mails. Perhaps I am on vacation and don't want those e-mails receiving iMessages. I can delete them and add them back later.
You can also choose the start new thread as the point of contact you don't mind people having. Your personal friends will have your other e-mails. Your colleagues or acquaintances will not have them.
Hi Ally,
Thanks for the response. You are correct that your friends will have one address, and work contacts will have another. But the issue isn't what address they have, but it's when I try to send messages TO THEM, it can only come from whatever ID is chosen as the Caller ID at that moment. So, if I start a message with a work contact using a firstname.lastname@example.com work address, but then want to send a message to my friend using a firstname.lastname@example.com personal address, I need to switch the caller ID to email@example.com before sending to that friend, otherwise, they might not recognize the work address. Then, if I want to switch back to the work conversation, I have to switch the Caller ID back to the email@example.com work address. Otherwise, if I don't, the message will come to the work contact, but show as a different address messaging them, as it will come from a different address (firstname.lastname@example.com). That's really my point. Using different email addresses to message work contacts vs personal contacts doesn't seem to be a viable option until Apple allows you to select the FROM address when composing a message, like you can do in in Apple Mail app.
That isn't how it works. I just tested this. Whatever e-mail they send the message to is what it will respond from. The caller ID is for new messages. Not existing ones. I get that it's a pain when starting a new thread but for existing ones, it uses whatever ID they sent it to when responding.
Does anyone know if it is possible to use iMessage and Facetime on a iPhone with no cell service, WiFi only? This would be my kids phone. He not old enough for service, but is old enough to stay home by himself. No Jailbreak. In testing it just says "Activating". Think Apple uses the phone number to create the accounts. I just want to login with his iTunes account and use the email address instead of a phone number, just like an iPad or iPod Touch.
Thanks, it really helped me.
Hey, so I'm a little late on this, but I hope to get answered. I was wondering, if I had already sent a friend an iMessage with my personal email, and then I send a co-worker an iMessage with my work email, will my friend see the work email? And will my co-worker see my personal email? And will any of them be able to see my Apple ID? Thanks in advance.
That's all very well and good, but how do you REMOVE email addresses from the OS X app? I have one appearing as an option that hasn't been active for years and I've yet to discover any way to remove it.
I have the same problem. I was trying to add an additional address in Messages on Mac OS X but I typed it wrong. Now Apple is sending this wrong address a confirmation email. How do I remove it? I tried accessing the list of addresses from my iDevice and it doesn't show the mistyped address.
To top it off, every time I try again to add the correct address (the one I tried to add originally), Messages crashes.
I found where the errant address was hiding. Look in Preferences in FaceTime. You'll find it there. Delete it and then put in the correct one.


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Francis Essic has been so involved in sports from an early age that not even his own wedding could pull him away.
A former two-sport athlete at Appalachian State, Essic was in the midst of a minor league baseball season at Mount Airy when he married his wife at home plate between games of a doubleheader.
It wasn't that Essic didn't try to have a traditional wedding. His team had two days off for the all-star break and Essic asked manager Chubby Dean for a third one.
"He said, 'Why?'" Essic recalled. "I said, 'I want to get married.' He said, 'Get married? Why won't you get married at home plate?' I said, 'Her mother is never going to agree to that.' But she did."
The visiting team formed a tunnel for the bride with their bats. The home team did likewise for the groom and best man.
"We had about 2,500 people at our wedding, and a lot of them brought guests," said Essic, still laughing from the memory 66 years later.
It's one of many memories Essic, 87, can fondly recall from a diverse athletic career that included stints as a college basketball and baseball player, minor league baseball player, high school coach, college coach, professional team business manager and sporting goods store owner/operator.
In Gastonia since 1971 as owner and operator of Essic Sports Shop, Essic also played an instrumental role in bringing professional baseball back to Gastonia in 1977. After being involved in so many aspects of athletics, Essic has received his fifth hall of fame nod as he's earned a spot in this year's Gaston County Sports Hall of Fame induction class.
People who know Essic well talk more about his character than his athletic accomplishments, but that's not to slight his achievements on the field and court.
Among his coaching highlights was a 1A state championship with the Welcome High School basketball team in 1952 behind star player Jimmy Jordan, who Essic called the "best I ever coached." Essic's North Davidson High School basketball team finished third in the state three years later behind four eventual college players, including eventual Duke standout Carroll Youngkin, who the Greensboro Daily Record named the state's most outstanding player. Later at Wingate, his teams won two conference championships in a three-year span.
It was an activity outside of sports, though, that Essic found most rewarding. In 1967, he was selected president of Civitan International, a volunteer service organization whose mission is to build good citizenship.
"It's one of the things I'm proudest of," Essic said. "And I probably made a greater contribution to mankind doing that than many things that I've done."
Civitan International serves individual and community needs but especially focuses on helping people with developmental disabilities. Essic first became involved with the organization when he joined the Welcome Civitan Club in 1954.
People in Gaston County best know Essic for his sporting goods store, first located across from Tony's Ice Cream near downtown Gastonia before moving a mile east down Franklin Boulevard.
Ernie Ensley worked at Essic Sport Shop and soon realized the number of ways Essic contributed to the community in a quiet manner.
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Essic's business philosophy became apparent to Ensley: hire good people, train them and then get out of their way and let them do their jobs.
When Essic helped bring pro baseball back to Gastonia in 1977, he asked Ensley to serve as public address announcer even though Ensley had no experience doing such a thing. Ensley may never forget the advice Essic gave him.
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That same humility has impacted the lives of others, many of whom Essic still keeps in touch with today.
Youngkin helped Essic's North Davidson team place third in the state in 1955 before moving on to an all-ACC basketball career at Duke. Youngkin said you'll never find anybody, whether a former player or an opponent, who will say a bad word about Essic.
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"Yeah, they'd get in your face and yeah they'd get mad at you … but they didn't have to cuss at me or cuss other players or berate them," Youngkin said. "If you look at their record, they all were successful coaches."
Dr. Thomas Koontz, a retired surgeon, played baseball and basketball under Essic at North Davidson High School and went on to a collegiate basketball career at Wingate College, again under Essic. Koontz recalls great strategy by Essic but said his coach was better at the psychology of the game.
"He had the ability, and very few people do, to bring out the best in young people," Koontz said. "He was always a very positive man. He encouraged teenagers to fulfill their potential — or he did for me. He was so positive. He wanted you to aspire to greater things and he wanted you to work toward greater things."
Essic wasn't a screamer on the court and didn't jump up and down, Koontz said. He didn't get caught up in wins and losses but rather took more of an interest in people, Koontz said. Essic often asked Koontz about his academic progression, and Koontz could sense this interest was genuine.
"As long as this country has men like coach Essic as mentors and role models for young men, the future of our country is bright," Koontz said. "He's a natural-born leader. He is truly inspirational. I know he changed my life and I know he's done the same for many young men."
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Born: May 29, 1925
Education: Farmington High School 1942; Appalachian State 1948 (bachelor's degree) and 1950 (master's degree)
Accomplishments: Essic was the owner and operator of Essic Sport Shop in Gastonia from 1971 to 2002. A former basketball and baseball standout for Farmington High in Davie County, Essic played both sports at Appalachian State. After a three-year stint in the Army Air Force, which included tours of duty in North Africa, Italy, France and Germany, Essic embarked on a professional baseball career in the minor leagues before becoming a state champion high school basketball coach at Welcome. He also coached basketball at North Davidson High School, where his 1955 team finished third in the state. Later, Essic coached basketball at Wingate Junior College, where two of his three teams won conference championships in 1959 and 1960. He then became the head basketball coach at Pfeiffer in 1960-61 and later served as a business manager for the ABA's Carolina Cougars from 1969-1971. Essic is given credit for helping bring pro baseball back to Gastonia in 1977 with a St. Louis Cardinals farm team. Outside of sports, he served as president of Civitan International from 1967-1968 and has served as chairman of multiple Civitan committees. In 1967, the Raleigh News and Observer selected him Tar Heel of the Week.


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Solid win. I know it's just a preseason game but good to get a win over the defending champs and the most talented team in the league
a little fuel for Vasquez haters (as if thats needed), but 5 more turnovers and he has a triple double....
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Im saying this, and im going to keep on saying it until proven otherwise. Bring back CP3 and draft Nerlens or a SF with our number one. We will be a complete team. I love Darius Miller, Austin Rivers, Jason Smith, Grevis, and Thomas as a potential 2nd unit. But a team with Lopez/Davis/Anderson/Gordon/CP3 is a very long team that can play D, and CP3 can facilitate the O that we need. Not only would we be okay money wise, but we would have a complete team.
So I guess if Gerryv says it then it must be true right? He is never wrong. Have you ever thought that we aren't scoring bc a guy who averages 20+ a game isn't playing???
I'm not too worried about scoring. If Goedon plays, we're gonna score some points. Anderson can shoot lights out. Gordon is gonna kill it. Davis is Davis, and the rest of the team is serviceable. It's gonna be a fun season.
Those three alone could average a combined 60 ppg.
Fun game to watch. Very back and forth and a hard fought win. Loved it.
Vasquez's game got a lot better when Rivers and Roberts started controlling the ball late in the 1st half. Up to that he was playing very poorly.
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The photos, taken on March 31, 1963 on a trip to Camp David, show 2-year-old John Jr., wearing a red jacket, white pants and bright red shoes and pretending to fly the helicopter.
According to the JFK Library, which owns the images, the pictures were taken by White House photographer Robert Knudsen, who held the position from 1946 to 1974 and photographed the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon administrations.
Kennedy famously went on to become a pilot, dying in 1999 when his plane went down over the Atlantic Ocean, also carrying his wife and her sister.
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Democrats were quick to pounce on a state tax reform plan advanced by Gov. Pat McCrory and GOP leaders in the General Assembly — probably too quick.
Of course, it's too early to tell if the Republican proposal for a widespread tax cut will deliver all that its backers say it will. But one thing is relatively certain on that score: What the state has been doing for more than a decade isn't working very well; so it might be time to look at another approach.
One immediate outcome came via the nonprofit Tax Foundation. The Associated Press reported that the reforms, if approved, would raise North Carolina's standing in its state business climate index from No. 44 all the way to 17.
Critics were quick to point out that the individual tax cuts would only help the wealthiest North Carolinians while the poor and middle class would suffer as a result. The overhaul will also lead to $524 million less in revenue for the state into 2015, which won't be offset by a series of sales tax increases and the elimination of special weekends when sales taxes aren't charged for certain items.
The package would reduce individual income-tax brackets from three to one while raising the standard deduction and capping deductions on mortgage interest and property taxes. The current income tax rates of 6, 7 and 7.75 percent based on income would be reduced to a flat rate of 5.8 percent in 2014 and 5.75 percent in 2015.
The corporate income tax rate of 6.9 percent will fall to 6 percent in 2014 and 5 percent in 2015. If tax revenues grow at a certain pace, it could go lower thereafter.
Among the highlights would be a repeal of the long-dreaded estate tax. In addition, the state gas tax, one of the highest in the nation, would be capped at 37.5 cents per gallon through June 30, 2015.
There are several areas of concern. One item to watch is a cap on sales-tax refunds for nonprofit hospitals, universities and other charities. How that might impact health and higher education costs or even services to the needy won't be known for some time.
Another will be filling gaps in state services caused by the projected shortage in revenue. GOP leaders say the plan doesn't grow state spending, but holds the line on it. Already critics are bemoaning what will happen to education and services to the elderly and mentally ill. The questions are legitimate and deserve answers.
The expansion of the sales tax and the caps on some household deductions will be difficult to navigate — and risky to some parts of the economy that might have difficulty absorbing the shock.
Overall, the GOP wanted tax rates more competitive with North Carolina's neighbors. It's a reasonable goal. The current top individual and corporate rates here are the highest in the Southeast.
Small wonder that new businesses are hesitant to take root here; let's see if they still are.


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Gears of War 3 is the long awaited final installment of a trilogy that has always given gamers a different kind of shooter. While you will find yourself moving around constantly in the Halo series and strategically holding back in Rainbow Six, Gears of War 3 offers balance. Gone are the days of hiding behind cover for a minute or two while you figure the situation out or wait for the Locusts to move in on your position, thus leaving their cover. That was always my main concern with the previous two Gears of War titles, you could always just wait it out. However, these issues has been addressed and addressed well in Gears of War 3.
In the original Gears of War (which, believe it or not, was released five years ago next week) there were no consequences for, and let's not beat around the bush, camping and waiting for the advantage. You can't do that here. Epic Games came up with a new respawn system for the Locusts and essentially the longer you sit back, the more resistance you're gonna come up against when you finally decide to move. I didn't encounter any point in the game where I had to spend more than 20-30 seconds behind cover and if you choose to hide for a longer period of time then I'd suggest using it to dig your own grave.
The graphics are almost flawless, both in terms of gameplay and cinematics. From facial expressions to the impact of bullets on your opposition, you will rarely be left disappointed. Blood, as you would expect from any game in the franchise, flies everywhere at every opportunity – including the familiar 'splat' on the 3rd person camera. It's like "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", but with guns, huge bugs, massive explosions and much better special effects than the movie. I Approve.
Obviously it just wouldn't be Gears of War without Marcus Fenix and "the Cole Train", so they return with their quirky and hilarious dialog. Delta Squad also has a couple of new additions, including Samantha Bryne, who is the first female Gear that can be controlled during gameplay.
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The campaign mode in Gears of War 3 is by no means just 'filler', like in some other shooters, to supplement the online multiplayer modes. It comes with a gripping and emotional storyline that leaves you constantly begging relatives, partners and friends for '5 more minutes', and not just because you're having fun, but also because you want to see what happens to the lead characters. There are many surprises within the campaign and the character development is amazingly detailed. The 'acting' throughout the game and its cut-scenes couldn't have been better, which really gives the game an edge over its competitors and helps to draw you into the story as it unfolds.
Personally, my favorite part of the two previous Gears of War titles has been the co-op mode and this time round has been no different. I grabbed my buddy and we took it by storm in 2 player split-screen, regardless of the fact we could have done it with up to 3 additional players over Xbox Live and in full-screen. The sense of teamwork and accomplishment is much greater when you're sitting next to your partner in murderous activities. We spent a solid 6-8 hours playing through the campaign before we had to call it a day, mainly because of the previously mentioned partners who were no longer willing to accept our pleas for "5 more minutes". It was 2am, after-all.
If you don't have someone that can play through the campaign with you at hand, the Xbox Live 5 player co-op is a great experience, especially when you are partnered with people who will use their mic. You do have people dropping out which can be a little frustrating at times, but it's definitely not a deal breaker.
In terms of Xbox Live gameplay, that's just the tip of the iceberg. All the staples are there that we have come to love over time. Team Deathmatch is a new multiplayer mode that replaces the old 'Warzone', with the only real difference being that there is now a limit on the amount of deaths per team – which varies depending on the preset rules. Each team has 5 players and must kill the opposition as many times as possible, the fewer times you die the better. Simple but addictive stuff!
Capture the Territory is another awesome mode, but nothing we haven't seen before. Blast your way into an area, stay put for a few seconds to take control of it and then defend it – or move onto the next one, depending on your tactics. I had a lot of fun in this mode as it requires a lot of co-operation with your team mates and can lead to some thrilling games where the 'most skilled killers' don't necessarily always win. This mode is all about team work and aimlessly chasing kills can expose your team to losing bases, so objective orientated players will hold the advantage here.
Gears of War 3 does bring something different to the table though in 'Capture the Leader'. If you played the previous Gears of War games then you will probably recognize the concept straight away. What Epic have done is simply merge two of the most popular multiplayer modes from the past titles (Guardian and Submission) into one and delivered an exceptional experience. Y our objective is to break into the opposition's base and capture their leader (who is AI controlled) by any means necessary. You will then hold them prisoner for as long as possible while your enemies come after you. The leader will try to break free occasionally and inflict damage on the hostage taker to aid any would-be saviors. The team who holds the opposing leader for the longest period of time within the preset time frame wins.
Horde mode has also been carried over from previous versions, but now offers the ability to fortify your defensive position between waves of AI controlled Locusts with money earned for your kills. This makes the mode a lot more strategic and adds another dimension to the gameplay as you all scurry around trying to build things in the relevant positions before the next wave marches through the door! Epic Games did however turn this mode on its head with Beast mode, which puts you on the opposite side and challenges you to break through fortifications and kill the squad defending, all within 12 waves. There is a map pack for this mode available online but it isn't a necessity as you can still play those maps with anyone in your party, you just can't host the game.
Epic Games also made things a little easier for new gamers to the Gears franchise. If you want to start playing online but don't fancy coming up against the big boys straight away, you can be entered into a match-making pool with only new players. How effective this will be remains to be seen as the more advanced players may get into it and ruin the party. But the concept is a great one and the quality of the execution can only be judged over time. If you are new though, this should certainly be your first stop as you enter the online arena.
Overall this is an exceptionally well-polished game, with stunning visuals and engaging gameplay. The various difficulty settings allow pretty much anyone to pick up a controller and jump into the action, while the most skilled veterans are also catered for. The campaign alone is enough to keep you busy for a weekend of solid gaming and when you're done with that I highly recommend trying out the various online multiplayer modes as they can (if you're into that sort of thing) add an almost endless supply of entertainment. The only part of Gears of War 3 that I was disappointed with was the end, because it finally hit me that this was the last time I would be popping a Gears of War DVD into my Xbox 360 and playing through new content. It's a shame that the series has ended, but ultimately it has done itself great justice and brought down the curtain in a stunning manner.


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First Known Use: before 12th century
verb \ˈhav, (h)əv, v; in "have to" meaning "must" usually ˈhaf\
had \ˈhad, (h)əd, d\ hav·ing \ˈha-viŋ\ has \ˈhaz, (h)əz, z, s; in "has to" meaning "must" usually ˈhas\
Definition of HAVE
transitive verb
a : to hold or maintain as a possession, privilege, or entitlement <they have a new car> <I have my rights>b : to hold in one's use, service, regard, or at one's disposal <the group will have enough tickets for everyone> <we don't have time to stay>c : to hold, include, or contain as a part or whole <the car has power brakes> <April has 30 days>
: to feel obligation in regard to —usually used with an infinitive with to <we have things to do> <have a deadline to meet>
: to stand in a certain relationship to <has three fine children> <we will have the wind at our backs>
a : to experience especially by submitting to, undergoing, or suffering <I have a cold>b : to make the effort to perform (an action) or engage in (an activity) <have a look at that cut>c : to entertain in the mind <have an opinion>
a : to cause or command to do something —used with the infinitive without to <have the children stay>b : to cause to be in a certain place or state <has people around at all times>
: allow <we'll have no more of that>
: to be competent in <has only a little French>
: bear 2a <have a baby>
: to partake of <have dinner> <have a piece>
verbal auxiliary
—used with the past participle to form the present perfect, past perfect, or future perfect <has gone home> <had already eaten> <will have finished dinner by then>
: to be compelled, obliged, or required —used with an infinitive with to or to alone <we had to go> <do what you have to> <it has to be said>
— had better or had best
: would be wise to
— have at
— have coming
: to deserve or merit what one gets, benefits by, or suffers <he had that coming>
— have done with
: to bring to an end : have no further concern with <let us have done with name-calling>
— have had it
: to have had or have done all one is going to be allowed to
: to have experienced, endured, or suffered all one can
— have it in for
: to intend to do harm to
— have it out
: to settle a matter of contention by discussion or a fight
— have none of
: to refuse to have anything to do with
— have one's eye on
a : to look atb : to watch constantly and attentively
: to have as an objective
— have to do with
: to deal with <the story has to do with real people — Alice M. Jordan>
: to have a specified relationship with or effect on <the size of the brain has nothing to do with intelligence — Ruth Benedict>
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Examples of HAVE
- Do they have a new car?
- You can have it until I get back.
- She has a red bike, and I have a blue one.
- She got another part-time job and now she has two jobs.
- I'm looking for the newspaper. Do you have it?
- He had the newspaper right in his hand.
- I used to have a necklace like that, but I lost it.
- She used to share a room with her sister, but now she has her own room.
- Have they got a new car?
- We've got things to do.
Origin of HAVE
Middle English, from Old English habban; akin to Old High German habēn to have, and perhaps to hevan to lift — more at heave
noun \ˈhav\
Definition of HAVE
: one that is well-endowed especially in material wealth
Examples of HAVE
- <a society that discriminates between the haves and the have-nots>
First Known Use of HAVE
Related to HAVE
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- Croesus, deep pocket, fat cat, capitalist, money, moneybags, plutocrat, silk stocking
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Let's Talk About NFP
By Rebecca Teti
(Join each day's Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; Wed: NFP; Thu: Marriage; Fri: Education; Sat/Sun: Changing Roles)
This weekly thread is a place where you can share your struggles, triumphs, links, resources, concerns, and questions about all things related to Natural Family Planning.
Please join the conversation!
I feel we may be ready to start trying for #3. But the truth is, I'm worried about our country and inflation (which lots of people suggest will go through the roof at some point), etc. I hate to have fears about big, unknown things which (most of all!) I can't do anything to change. And I hate to have those fears dictating whether I feel comfortable having another child. But there you go. I am worried. Would you let these kind of concerns enter your decision about readiness for a baby? And if not, I would love to know why! I so *want* to feel ready. :)
We're looking at trying for #4 and I was feeling the same way. But I was given the grace ('cause it sure wasn't from my usual fearful self!) to feel, just for a minute, how short the suffering of this life is compared to getting to love my kids for all eternity. That took a lot of my fears away. Not that there aren't circumstances where the country's situation would make it imprudent to try to have kids (think China), but we aren't there yet. So "stuff the ballot boxes", so to speak, while we can. :-)
It's so easy to let all kinds of fears overwhelm us and make us hesitate in bringing another baby into the world! While there are certainly valid financial reasons for postponing another baby, the fiscal cliff is a whole big bunch of unknowns; there's no certain intended effect on your family. Kids don't care about double-digit inflation. As long as you can provide love and the basic necessities (a lot of which you probably have taken care of from the other two), baby will be just fine. I like the long view Anna takes - after all what's several months or even years of economic hardship (which would probably still leave us with more than the rest of the world has ever had) compared to an immortal soul?
Can anyone give me advice regarding using the Marquette method while breastfeeding? I am folllowing the breastfeeding protocol as outlined on the Marquette website which requires testing every other day indefinitely until my cycle returns. I have had 7 straight days of high readings and am wondering if anyone else had this happen without actually beginning a cycle? I really think this patch of high fertility is a false alarm...I would just like to hear anyone else who may have experienced this??
Danielle - I had a string of Hs that did lead to Peak, but I think it's possible to have the Hs without Peak occurring. Take a look at the sample chart they have on their webpage for the breastfeeding protocol. http://nfp.marquette.edu/detail_cs_breastfeedingmonitor.php Even if you think this is a false alarm, I encourage you to treat it as if it is not. I found mucus to be wildly unreliable during the breastfeeding phases for all of my kids, and you never know!
Danielle: I had 15 days of high readings, no peak and no menses. Now I am on day 27 of low readings . . . go figure! Guess it can be normal!
I too have been having issues with consecutive high readings. My baby is 6 months old, not eating solids, and nursing 3-4 times during night yet. This is my 6th baby and I have never had a period before 12 months pp. We have been trained in Creighton as well and I havent had any mucus observations(although havent been 100% with observations either). I will have 10-15 days of high readings then a period of lows and then the highs start again. This has been going on for couple months - VERY frustrating.
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Enjoy stunning beauty, seafood on Chuckanut Drive
Photos by Jennifer Buchanan / The Herald
Oyster Creek bubbles under Chuckanut Drive as the road meanders through the woods.
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The Chuckanut Drive bridge over Colony Creek curves gracefully where the road enters the forest.
Freshly caught crabs look for an escape at the Taylor Shellfish Farm.
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Floats marking oyster beds bob in the water at Taylor Shellfish Farm.
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Edison is the hometown of Edward R. Murrow, hence the mural in his honor.
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Blueberry plants change color with the fall weather just off Chuckanut Drive in Bow.
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Beer samplers at Boundary Bay Brewery toast the end of a good drive.
Chuckanut Drive always has some kind of amazing scenery going on. This time of year, it's a kaleidoscope of fall colors.
The two-lane road curves 21 miles along the coastline between the Skagit Valley and Bellingham. It was the state's first scenic highway, carved out of the woods and sandstone cliffs in 1893 for logging purposes.
Now, its purpose is a joyride, away from the rumble of I-5.
Sit back and enjoy the show.
The drive is an ogler's jackpot, with panoramic views of forest, mountains and islands.
Moss covered trees lean sideways toward the road. Bridges rise over bubbling creeks with waterfalls and jumping salmon. Light sparkles through a canopy of lacy leaves.
You'll want to touch, not just look through a car window. There are bike trails, hiking paths, scenic lookouts and beaches.
Bring your Discover Pass for a detour through Larrabee State Park, a 2,683-acre camping park with 8,100 feet of saltwater shoreline on Samish Bay.
The only problem with Chuckanut Drive is that it's not long enough.
Depending on traffic, cyclists and wildlife, it can be accomplished in under an hour, even with a stop or two to shoot the pristine beauty with your cellphone.
One way to prolong the experience is to stop at one of those roadside oyster restaurants with windows showing diners perched at white-linen tables. The packed parking lots make you long to be part of the fun.
The rustic stone-cottage exterior of The Oyster Bar belied the sophistication and prices inside.
The tall windows have an IMAX-like view of the bay and shellfish beds below, hence an old slogan: "The oysters that we serve today slept last night in Samish Bay."
A glance at the menu with entrees that start at $25, and I was ready to bolt, but there was no way my husband was leaving. He was already fantasizing about a chorus of oysters dancing from the bay to his plate.
As the sun dipped into the sea, we drank in the spectacular views with ice water rather than a glass of something from the award-winning wine list the waiter boasted about.
I have to admit: the pricey oyster place ($70 before tip) was a fun thing to do. Even though I'm a buffet kind of girl, it could be a fall tradition for my family, maybe next time with some Cabernet Sauvignon.
Yeah, even at $9.50 a glass.
Another option is keep on trucking.
If you're heading north, cap off the drive at the variety of cafes in Fairhaven or at Boundary Bay Brewery in downtown Bellingham.
In addition to lots of brew options, Boundary Bay has a menu that includes reuben, tofu and pesto salmon. And oysters.
Heading south? Take a short jag to Edison.
The historic colony named for inventor Thomas Edison was once headquarters of a national Utopian socialist project. It has eateries, shops and cool stuff to see.
You'll want to grab a cellphone shot of the mural that is a homage to famous former resident Edward R. Murrow.
Painted on the side of The Lucky Dumpster art shop, it has a caricature of the journalist as a lanky teen and the quote: "Anyone who isn't confused really doesn't understand the situation."
If you're still hungry for something, you can always stop at the "Espresso & Hot Dogs" stand in Bow.
Oysters on Chuckanut
- The Oyster Bar, 2578 Chuckanut Drive, Bow. For more information, call 360-766-6185 or go to www.theoysterbar.net.
- Chuckanut Manor Seafood & Grill, 3056 Chuckanut Drive, Bow. For more information, call 360-766-6191 or go to www.chuckanutmanor.com.
- Oyster Creek Inn, 2190 Chuckanut Drive, Bow. For more information, call 360-766-6179 or go to www.oystercreekinn.net.
- Taylor Shellfish Samish Farm Store, 2182 Chuckanut Drive, Bow. For more information, call 360-766- 6002 or go to www.taylorsamish.com.
- Boundary Bay Brewery, 107 Railroad Ave., Bellingham. For more information, call 360-647-5593 or go to www.bbaybrewery.com.
- The Lucky Dumpster, 14011 Mactaggart Ave., Edison. For more information, call 360-766-4049 or go to luckydumpster.blogspot.com.
Take exit 231 from I-5 at Burlington and head west. Chuckanut Drive, officially called Highway 11, runs between Bow and Fairhaven.
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Tokoname, located about 40 minutes south of Nagoya, is a small city in Japan on the western side of the Chita peninsula, overlooking Ise Bay. It is one of the so-called Six Old Kilns of Japan - the other five are Seto, Echizen, Shigaraki, Tamba, and Bizen - which have been major centers of ceramics production since the Kamakura period. Visitors to Tokoname can admire these beautiful works of art through ceramic galleries, museums, and other attractions located throughout the city, and can also experience making ceramics in several of the small studios.
Tokoname Ware
Tokoname ware has a rich history that dates back about 900 years. It is most famous for its small, burnished red, side-handled teapots. The Tokoname clay has high iron content and when fired changes into a red-orange color. Prior to firing, one technique which is often used in making Tokoname is the mixing of several different colors of clay.
Kyusu Teapot
The design asthetic of the side handled teapots are based on the premise of ease of use. Their hollow handles are easy to grasp as they do not become too hot. The inside of these teapots usually includes very fine mesh strainers that prevent the tea leaves from pouring into the teacups. But more importantly, they are the ideal teapots for brewing high quality tea as they have large round shapes that allow enough room for the full leaves.
Smooth clay texture with gloss finish. The belly of the teapot is wide and a large surface area that helps the full leaves to infuse well. The outside has caligraphy and also brush etching showing pine trees. Inside finish is gloss red clay and includes a stainless mesh screen at the base of the spout, preventing any leaves from pouring into the cup.
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Avoid using any soap or abrasive materials. Gently clean with warm water and let air dry.
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A consistent supply of water is vital to a healthy and productive garden. Our innovative Aquacorner with built-in internal plumbing makes watering a raised bed easy. Simply attach your garden hose to the brass fitting at the bottom and use the spigot at the top to control water flow to your own soaker hose, drip system or sprinkler. Use the Aquacorner to retrofit an existing bed made with our Raised Bed Corners, or use it when building a new bed. Just slide your own standard milled treated or untreated lumber into the corners and secure with the screws provided. Choice of four heights: 6", 8", 10" and 12".
- Powder-coated aluminum with plastic cap, brass fittings and attached spigot
- Raised Bed Corners are made of powder-coated aluminum with plastic cap
- Four heights: 6", 8", 10" and 12", designed to fit standard milled lumber
- Philips screws included
- Lumber not included
- Gardener's Supply Exclusive
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The Aqua corners are well made and very substantial. Made it simple to put a 4'x8'x12" bed together in minutes. the garden is neater in appearance now that there is simply a leader hose to the bed. I can't dedicate a faucet to the bed and found it difficult to unscrew the hose (being so close to the ground) each time I watered, so I added a good brass quick connect to snap the hose in and out.
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We wanted to add more square footage to our raised beds. Constructing your own bed from scratch isn't difficult, but with plans and more cuts of wood, way more time consuming than I needed in a weekend. These corners make it dead easy, and all screws are included. You just need straight lengths of decent wood. Came together in about 1.5 hrs (built an extra long bed using the inline connectors in conjunction) including ground prep. Hose bib is of decent quality, and I always get comments on it.
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Raised bed planting. It is the best I have ever used.
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Bought this for my son and his new bride. She wanted to grow a few veggies and herbs. Works great! Put landscaping fabric underneath to keep out rocks and weeds. You can use any dimension wood you want and if you put it together with screws you can move it or replace the wood when it rots. Only con is wish it came in taller dimensions for deeper rooted vegetables.
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These beautifully made, well enginneered machined corners make building a raised bed almost trivial.
Almost! Don't go buy your lumber until you have these corners in hand. Buy the straightest, truest boards you can find. Put everything together before your boards start to site dry. Any slight bowing, crooking, cupping, or twisting will create problems.
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I have a sloping yard with just a few inches of topsoil/lawn over bedrock, so no ready-to-purchase raised bed was possible. I used 2 sizes of these corners to build two side-by-side 3x8' raised cedar beds on my hillside - one size for the 4 lower corners, and the smaller size (and spigot aquacorner) for the uphill side. To prevent downhill movement, I drilled stainless rods into the bedrock which protrude up into hidden drill holes in the side boards of the bed. Using the Snip-n-Drip system, I connected soaker hose from the first bed to solid hose running down the inside of one corner, along a groove in the soil, and up through the corner of the second bed. For neater corners where the hose changes beds, I ordered black PVC elbows from an irrigation store and drilled the corner end caps to fit.
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Love this I am able to keep hose conected to the raised beds. very easy to water.
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- Convenient Hose Hook
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I'm very pleased with my raised bed aquacorners. The beds were easy to assemble. The hose connection makes watering simple. I highly recommend this product.
I purchased the AquaCorners for use with the Forever Raised Bed system, but they do not fit and I will be returning them. The corners are a great idea, but they are sized to be used with a wider board than the Forever system. There is no way to securely attach them without leaving a wide gap on the outer edge which is a tripping hazzard. Perhaps the description mentions this, but I did not see it before making the purchase.
- Easy bed sizing
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- Custom rectangular beds
These brackets were by far the easiest part of constructing my custom-sized raised beds.
I assembled two 3'x16' (12" deep) bed frames in about an hour.
Only thing I added were a few steel construction stakes inside the brackets to keep them from shifting as I assembled and then filled with soil.
The sillcocks make it simple to setup soaker hoses in each bed.
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Facebook officials sent an invitation Tuesday to members of the media, asking the press to come to the social media giant's Menlo Park, California headquarters on Jan. 15 to "see what we're building."
Tech journalists were quick to start speculating about what the pow wow at Mark Zuckerberg's HQ could mean, noting that Facebook officials don't frequently hold big events at the headquarters. Speculation also immediately started around whether this could be an announcement that Facebook is preparing to launch a mobile device of its own — the ever-elusive Facebook Phone.
In the past, Facebook media events such as this have resulted in reveals of details about the Facebook Open Graph and how businesses could utilize it to optimize their advertising spend, as well as the debut in 2011 of Facebook video chat.
Speculation about the Facebook phone was further fueled by rumors that started flying Tuesday that Apple — a company not in attendance at the major Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, this week — is planning to release a low-cost iPhone device.
It's tough to guess what Facebook's announcement could be. If I were to place odds on a Facebook phone of some type being announced next week, I would call it 20:1 odds — that is, I don't think it's very likely. While having its own mobile device could have many advantages for Facebook, those advantages would likely only be realized if the phone were both executed perfectly and it were widely adopted by the market. The mobile phone market is simply saturated with many different options and I imagine it would be difficult for a Facebook phone to break through and make noise on its own.
What might be more likely, in the mobile phone arena, and I'll set 10:1 odds on it happening, is a partnership between Facebook and some existing mobile phone manufacturer, to release a phone with enhanced Facebook capabilities. But even this idea is a stretch, as I don't see a Facebook-themed Android OS in the cards ever, and Facebook alterations to iOS are even more unlikely.
What do you think are the best possibilities for Facebook's announcement on Jan. 15? Better yet, what is something that Facebook could announce that would wow you as a Facebook user?


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Gordon Hempton is an acoustic ecologist. His journey to this uncommon calling is profiled in the podcast "On Being with Krista Tippett." If the podcast medium ever had an ideal subject, Hempton and his philosophy of sound might be it. Natural soundscapes like the the hollow hum of wind through driftwood punctuate this fascinating look at something we so rarely think about—the auditory connection to a sense of place. Though he travels the world collecting and recording sound, it is his dedication to silence that provokes the most thought. Silence, to Hempton, is neither empty nor frightening. "Even when we just let it exist," he says, "it feeds our soul."
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It was during a rare trip to a fast food restaurant that I, an 11-year-old, asked my mother if she ever tried to send telepathic comfort to people who seemed sad. I was referring to the beleaguered-looking cashier, and it was occurring to me for the first time that it might be abnormal to be shaken up by the real or imagined plight of this employee, who was performing what looked to me like thankless servitude. What was revealing itself was what I have started calling "hyperactive empathy." Though it began adorably in childhood as a penchant for expressing sympathy to the pained, injured or unhappy around me, it grew into something somewhat debilitating. Empathy is a powerful thing. It takes imagination, compassion, intuition. It is one of the most important tools we use in navigating complex human interactions and too much, or too little, can break a person.
Invisibilia, a new podcast from NPR pros Lulu Miller and Alix Spiegel, is a series that looks at the unseen forces acting on the world around us. A recent episode chronicled the struggle of a woman using the pseudonym "Amanda," who physically feels everything experienced by those around her. If you eat in front of Amanda, she feels the (apparently unpleasant) sensation of having food shoved in her mouth. When you stub your toe, she feels the same stabbing pain. This phenomenon is actually called Mirror Touch Synesthesia and like the synesthesia that causes some people to see numbers as colors, it is a type of cross-wiring in the brain. When someone like Amanda sees a hug or a slap, her brain activates the same touch centers it would if she herself were hugged or slapped. Pain and sensation are the result of neurological signals, so these mirror sensations are not necessarily less "real" than experienced ones.
The symptoms are not all physical, though this aspect of Mirror Touch is perhaps the most shocking to an outsider. Amanda also reacts to the emotional pain and discomfort of those around her, so she acts as a self-described "chameleon," disappearing into the lives of the confident or calming. This coping mechanism not only wreaks havoc on her personal relationships as she moves from identity to identity, it also leaves her without much of an identity of her own. This phenomenon is actually documented, as people with conditions like Amanda's have less gray matter in the areas that distinguish self from other. Amanda and her family speak of both the obvious and the nuanced aspects of being a family full of feel-ers. Mirror Touch Synesthesia runs in families, creating a fascinating and heartbreaking dynamic of people trying to love each other at just enough distance to still be individuals, to still be functioning.
At one point, Spiegel asks, "How do you live when just a trip to the grocery store involves getting intimately entangled with everyone you see?" This question reminds me of my own discomfort in grocery stores, with their disorienting over-saturation of suffering stimuli. Sometimes the weight of the collective emotional baggage of a warehouse-sized microcosm just isn't worth a box of pancake mix.
Amanda's story is both cautionary and educational. There is much to be learned from anomalous empathy like Mirror Touch, the forces that instruct us when to distinguish self from other and how to find a healthy balance of these forces. Personally, I hope someday to see an old man run after a bus he will surely miss and go about my day.
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Forget the recommended 7 to 8 hours of regular sleep. History has shown that inspiration and energy don't come from the undisturbed hours we try to sandwich between bedtimes and alarms, but from their disruption.
Like animals and insects, humans originally slept in increments, with a few hours interrupting the "first sleep" and "second sleep," wrote A. Roger Ekirch, historian and author of At Day's Close: Night in Times Past. That time was filled with praying, thinking, writing, sex, and discussion—activities our ancestors were too tired to do right before their initial sleep, but in "night-waking" would feel recharged and inspired, eventually drifting back into a second sleep after having a moment of peaceful stimulation.
Ekirch wrote that it's likely people were deep in dreams right before waking up from the first sleep, "thereby affording fresh visions to absorb before returning to unconsciousness … their concentration complete." Thomas Jefferson, for example, would read books on moral philosophy before bed so that he could "ruminate" on the subject between sleeps.
Those hours contain a sense of tranquility and natural rhythm that dispel distractions and inspire an optimal state of mind. "In the dead of night, drowsy brains can conjure up new ideas from the debris of dreams and apply them to our creative pursuits," wrote Aeon magazine.
Psychiatrist Thomas Wehr of the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health found that at night, the brain experiences hormonal changes that enhance creativity, altering the state of mind. The hormone, prolactin, contributes to the hallucinations we have in our sleep but continues to produce during the "quiet wakefulness" between sleeps.
But by the early 20th century, sleeping changed dramatically. Cue Thomas Edison, whose invention of the light bulb revolutionized and regularized sleeping schedules, eliminating segmented sleeping: The longer a house had lighting, the later a household would go to bed. Electricity had elbowed out night-waking, along with its valuable qualities. "By turning night into day," wrote Ekirch, "modern technology has obstructed our oldest avenue to the human psyche, making us, to invoke the words of the 17th-century English playwright Thomas Middleton, 'disannulled of our first sleep, and cheated of our dreams and fantasies.'" Wehr agreed, suggesting that current routines have not only changed our sleeping patterns, but also "might provide a physiological explanation for the observation that modern humans seem to have lost touch with the wellspring of myths and fantasies."
Through a month-long experiment in the 1990s, Wehr discovered that segmented sleeping returns when we extinguish artificial light. His subjects had access to light 10 hours a day rather than the current, artificially extended 16. Wehr reported that in this cycle, "sleep episodes expanded and usually divided into two symmetrical bouts, several hours in duration, with a one- to three-hour interval between them."
While experiments and history prove that segmented sleeping is natural, it can be quite difficult to master in the schedule-obsessed, appointment-filled modern lifestyle. But as the Industrial Revolution put an end to the creative spells that once punctuated slumber, Aeon wrote, the Digital Revolution has potential to sympathize with the segmented sleeper:
"If we can make time to wake in the night and ruminate with our prolactin-sloshed brains, we may also reconnect to the creativity and fantasies our forebears enjoyed when, as Ekirch notes, they 'stirred from their first sleep to ponder a kaleidoscope of partially crystallized images, slightly blurred but otherwise vivid tableaus born of their dreams.'"
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Attention, twentysomethings: Now is the time to change yourself for the better, if ever. Because if you're older than 30, there's a good chance your personality will stay more or less the same for the remainder of your life, studies say. That might seem like terribly uninspiring news, but it does have its loopholes.
Brian Little, a University of Cambridge psychology lecturer and author of Me, Myself, and Us: The Science of Personality and the Art of Well-Being, told Melissa Dahl at Science of Us that by the age of 30, a personality is "half-plastered." The five prominent personality traits psychologists consider are openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism—traits that don't fluctuate according to moods, but are most likely core characteristics, with about 40 to 50 percent of our personality coming from genes. In fact, certain traits can show up within days of being born, although evolve quite rapidly throughout childhood.
Yes, there's a strong genetic component to our personality that's generally stable throughout our lives. That doesn't mean it's fixed, exactly, but that the rate of change greatly slows compared to childhood, adolescence, and your early twenties. It becomes more consistent. Dahl also quotes Paul T. Costa at the National Institutes of Health, who said, "What you see at 35, 40 is what you're going to see at 85, 90." Yikes.
Still, it's not a rigid timeline: "There's nothing magical about age 30," Costa said. Rather, it's about maturity, with the 30s being a developmental arc: It's likely college is over, most of the "firsts" are over, and life generally becomes a little more settled—so, too, does your personality.
But it's nothing a little faking can't fix. Little argues that we can still choose to act against our natures. Our basic personality traits may not change, but our behavior and how we choose to express ourselves can decidedly be at odds with our true selves if the situation calls for it. An example, he said, would be an introvert playing the part at a social event, or a disagreeable person just trying to be nice.
"Acting out of character," as it's known, comes more naturally the more it's practiced. Little warns, however, that too much of this can cause anxiety—heart starts pounding, muscles get tense—a typical stress reaction. Consider how an introvert might need some "alone time" to recharge after playing the part of a social butterfly for a while, he said.
From 30 to 90, milestones will occur, no doubt, and be the catalysts that could soften your heart, instill cynicism, or dramatically change your outlook on life: marriage, children, heartbreak, deaths, success, failure. Certain personality traits may eventually just be a part of who you are, but it's how you express them and the choices you make that unlock the genetic shackles.
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Darwin's term "survival of the fittest" typically connotes ruthlessness, greed, and self-interest in the name of competition. But that's actually quite far from what he meant: "Communities, which included the greatest number of sympathetic members, would flourish best," he wrote.
Studies today show that our minds are indeed wired for sympathy and empathy—qualities that activate other mammals' brains, suggesting it's an innate part of our neurological system. In this animated video, University of California, Berkeley's psychologist Dacher Keltner discusses the various aspects of kindness: its evolution, biology, and circumstantial influences. Because humans produce vulnerable offspring causing us to be cooperative caregivers, he said, our physiology has evolved accordingly.
Studies revealed that class structure does affect one's level of empathy, with a "compassion deficit" found in wealthier communities. And contrary to common sense, those with less money are also more likely to donate and give to charity, showing a greater strength of generosity and empathy within lower classes.
While 60 percent of what we do is motivated by self-interest and competition, there's a great "secondary delight" in acting for others, accounting for 40 percent of our actions: We still find personal fulfillment when sacrificing and risking exploitation through these selfless deeds. "It really requires that we have to redefine human self-interest," Keltner said. "The great ethical traditions have always been encouraging this, and now we're seeing the science, that, yeah, the brain really cares about other people."
Nearly half the time you're awake, it's likely spent daydreaming. Sometimes it's a pleasant trip down memory lane; other times, just a weird thought that feels like time wasted after snapping out of it. But most of the time, removing yourself from the present is just what you need—maybe for a jolt of ingenuity, an amnesiac remedy, or a Walter Mittyesque escape. The Huffington Post broke down five upsides to these wistful distractions:
1. They'll help connect subconscious dots. When asked to come up with multiple uses for a brick within two minutes, volunteers in a study were 41 percent more inspired when asked to daydream before focusing. In your own little world, you're subconsciously making connections and using information to form unexpected solutions. Try the study's drill by contemplating a problem and then spacing out for 12 minutes before refocusing.
2. They'll remind you of the bigger picture. When trivialities tend to occupy your mental energy (traffic jams, checkout lines, chores), one study found that daydreaming can prompt your deeper ambitions. The brain is divided into a default network (associated with creativity and self-reflection) and an executive network (for planning and problem-solving). Rarely do the two work simultaneously—unless you're daydreaming. The study found that the dual activity was at its strongest when an individual was so completely "zoned out" that they didn't even realize it. One theory is that when the present moment is out of the picture, the two networks can mix freely, and abstract ideas, what-if scenarios, memories, and insights can surface more naturally.
3. They can help partially erase bad memories. Psychologists recommend taking your mind to a totally different emotional experience when you're trying to forget about something for a while—say, an unfortunate run-in or hovering deadline. One study showed that when volunteers were asked to memorize a set of words, those who daydreamed right after learning them were far less likely to remember than those who stayed present. This effect is even stronger when your thoughts take you to a distant place, such as a vacation abroad, or a distant time (at least two weeks ago). While it won't rid your memory entirely, some unwanted details could escape you.
4. They're relatively manageable. One study suggests that if you want to spend your daydreams planning for the future, move your body forward; to spend them reminiscing, move backward. Whether it's physical (such as sitting in a moving bus) or an illusion (think old-school galactic screensavers), there's a subconscious correlation. One study found that when participants watched certain animations, there was a parallel between the direction of the graphics and whether they thought toward the future or of the past.
5. It's a youthful thing to do. College students spend roughly half their time daydreaming, compared to one-third for seniors, said a study. It showed that both age groups were rather comparable overall, but older people—whether due to weaker memory, more discipline, or fewer distractions—were still more mentally present.
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Your sense of humor, moral compass and attitude may seem like characteristics that eventually become a defining part of your personality—qualities and principles developed over the years that make you "you." But studies say these traits are actually malleable when switching languages.
Multilinguals tend to have multiple personalities depending on what language they're speaking, research shows. In one study from 2001-2003, more than a thousand bilinguals were asked if they "feel like a different person" when speaking a different language; two-thirds said yes.
In 1964, Susan Ervin—a sociolinguist at University of California, Berkeley—recruited 64 French adults who lived in the U.S. for an average of 12 years and who also spoke French and English fluently (40 of whom were married to an American). Ervin gave them the "Thematic Apperception Test" on two different occasions six weeks apart, where the subjects were shown a series of illustrations and were then asked to create a three-minute story describing each scene. One session was conducted only in English, the other in French. There was a consistency in themes, Ervin found, depending on what language the subjects were speaking: Those in English emphasized more female achievement, physical aggression, verbal aggression toward parents, and attempts to escape blame. But in French, there appeared more domination by elders, guilt, and verbal aggression toward peers.
She continued similar studies in 1968, where she analyzed Japanese women living in San Francisco, who, while bilingual, were largely isolated from other Japanese in America, mostly married to American men, and only spoke Japanese when visiting Japan or with bilingual friends. Ervin had a bilingual interviewer give various verbal tasks in both Japanese and English. In one exercise, the women were asked to complete sentences that were sometimes presented in English and other times in Japanese. When asked to finish the statement, "When my wishes conflict with my family …" in Japanese, the response was typically "… it is a time of great unhappiness." In English, however, the women generally completed the sentence with "… I do what I want."
Another study analyzed how levels of proficiency affect morality. Researchers utilized the model that divides moral judgment into two forces: intuitive processes, driven by the emotional aspects of a dilemma and favoring individual rights, and rational processes, which entail a conscious evaluation with utilitarian tendencies. The study showed that individuals tend to make utilitarian decisions when speaking in a foreign language. Participants from the U.S., Korea, France, Israel, and Spain were given the same scenario: A train is about to kill five people, and the only way to save them is by pushing one man in front of the train. Half were asked this question in their native tongue, the other half in a foreign language.
When using a foreign language, participants from all countries were 50 percent more likely to say they'd push the man (the utilitarian answer: sacrifice one to save five)—a pattern researchers correlated with a reduced emotional response. Participants feel an increased psychological distance when the scenario is presented in an alien language, trading emotional concerns for rationality. Researchers hypothesized that responses were highly dependent on levels of proficiency, as increased fluency helped people become more emotionally grounded in a foreign language.
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Donated tattoo conceals woman's mastectomy scars
Genna Martin / The Herald
Denise Gallardo poses for a photo with tattoo artist Addison Carver at All About the Ink tattoo studio in Marysville recently. Gallardo was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a full mastectomy three years ago that saved her life. Although she could not afford reconstructive surgery, All About The Ink owner Gene Fagerlie arranged for Carver to create a tattoo to cover the surgical scars, at no charge.
In fact, she feels the emotion only cautiously.
It's been a rough life.
Gallardo, 51, is the mother of eight children, ages 32 to 8. She moved to Marysville from Portland, Ore., in 2005 pregnant, with 1-year-old twins, following the end of an abusive relationship. Three years ago she learned she had breast cancer. Within two weeks, she had a double mastectomy. The surgery left deep scars.
Now her favorite flower -- a gardenia -- is tattooed across her chest.
"I've aged so much since I had the surgical biopsy that found my breast cancer," said Gallardo, who wears a size 2. "After the surgery, I looked like a young boy who'd been in an accident. The scars were deep. Now I feel like a girl again."
Because she had no support system, and with young children in the house, Gallardo decided against reconstructive surgery. It was out of the question, she said.
"I couldn't handle any more," Gallardo said. "I had kept to myself for so long, I had no one to care for my kids."
Financially, she couldn't afford the surgery anyway. Gallardo suffers from a curvature of the spine and lives on a disability check.
"I really felt bad about myself," she said.
One thing that helped, however, was that Gallardo got involved in volunteering in three classrooms at her children's elementary school in Marysville. She also serves as a PTA officer.
"It's been great therapy for me," Gallardo said. "I'm always trying to get people to volunteer in the schools. It makes such a big difference."
In March, Gallardo's cousin Maureen Snow talked about a photo circulating on Facebook. In the picture, a woman with a mastectomy shows off her new chest tattoo.
"I told Maureen that I would feel so much better about myself if I had something like that," Gallardo said. "But, again, tattoos are expensive and not something that I could consider getting for myself."
Earlier this month, Gene Fagerlie, owner of Geno's All About the Ink studio on State Street in north Marysville, phoned Gallardo.
"I told her that I had been contacted by her cousin and that we wanted her to come in and get a tattoo, free of charge," Fagerlie said. "I bought the studio in January and I want to be part of our community. I donate to services for kids. I make people feel welcome here. That we help other people is important to me."
Gallardo couldn't believe the offer.
"I kept saying, 'Are you sure?' I didn't want to take advantage of anybody," she said. "I am not used to good things happening to me."
Fagerlie's friend and business partner Addison Carver volunteered to give Gallardo her tattoo. Carver, 49, a longtime artist, had training in cosmetic tattoos. He and Gallardo met to decide on the theme for the artwork Carver would design.
"I couldn't even look at myself," Gallardo said. "So I wondered how this guy was going to deal with the scars. He was so sweet. I can still hear Addison saying, 'There's no such thing as an ugly canvas.' He was the first person to see me without a shirt since my surgery."
On April 8, Carver locked the door, shut the shop blinds and turned off the 'Open' sign. Gallardo was his only client for the day.
"He didn't give me a chance to get up and run," Gallardo said. "He just kept working."
It took almost six hours to do the job, which would have cost a paying customer about $400.
"Every now and then a person like Denise deserves a break," Carver said. "She has already been through so much in her life."
Gallardo said she is pleased with the results.
"The tattoo is bigger and prettier than I hoped for and it's hard to see the scars," she said. "I am so thankful to Geno and Addison. It is good to know that our world is filled with good people."
Gallardo said her mood is vastly improved.
"Happy is still a word that scares me," she said. "But I am getting there, especially now."
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