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Olympus reportedly pulled auditor in secret after dispute
updated 03:55 pm EDT, Fri November 4, 2011
Revealed by former CEO in confidential letter
In 2009, Olympus announced that it had replaced its auditor, KPMG with another global acccounting firm, Ernst & Young. Reuters now reports that the camera and imaging equipment manufacturer failed to tell investors that the reason behind the firing was a disagreement over how to handle a questionable $687 million consulting fee for a $1.3 billion acquisition deal. Olympus recently fired its first non-Japanese CEO, Michael Woodward. in mid-October, allegedly in retaliation for his blowing the whistle on the inordinately large advisory fee.
Woodford, a 31-year veteran of Olympus, was ousted just two weeks after he assumed the role as president, and began questioning details of Olympus' $2.2 billion acquisition of the UK medical device firm Gyrus in 2008. It was Woodford who gave Reuters a confidential letter detailing Olympus' disagreement with KPMG and the accounting firm's subsequent removal.
On October 25, Olympus' now former chairman and president, Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, branded Woodwards' claims as "aberrent" and part of a power-grabbing scheme. The next day, however, Kikukawa suddenly resigned. Since the alleged scandal was revealed and subsequent investigations by officials in several countries began, Olympus shares have lost 55 percent of their market value.

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Hard to argue with this:
"Nothing has been a more reliable indicator for an upcoming recession as the price of Oil. Every major bear market, every major economic decline has been preceded by a large spike in oil prices. The 73-74 recession, recession of beginning 80′s and the recession of 2000. Oil prices jumped 80% between 1999 and 2000. Oil prices have been the most important indicator of major economic disasters. Whenever Oil prices rise about 80% from year ago levels, a fair chance does exist that a recession/bear market will follow."
Please use the comments to demonstrate your own ignorance, unfamiliarity with empirical data and lack of respect for scientific knowledge. Be sure to create straw men and argue against things I have neither said nor implied. If you could repeat previously discredited memes or steer the conversation into irrelevant, off topic discussions, it would be appreciated. Lastly, kindly forgo all civility in your discourse . . . you are, after all, anonymous.
36 Responses to "Quote of the Day: Oil & Recessions"
Unfortunately…he is only looking at the effect (high price) and not the cause (debased dollar).
Suddenly Homer's scam of stealing used cooking grease doesn't look so dumb. It's probably cheaper to recycle now.
I wonder whether Homer has an a.r.m. with Countrywide?
Yesterday's headline:
Fed to Consumers: Drop Dead
Today's headline:
Markets to Fed: Drop Dead
Unfortunately…he is only looking at the effect (high price) and not the cause (debased dollar).>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Although there is alot of debasing of the USD going on because of Greenspan and Bernanke,
If by miracle, Bernanke were to contract the money supply by increasing interest rates,
and kill off economic activity, it does not
mean that all of a sudden, cheap oil will start gushing out of Depleted wells like the good ole days of the beverly hillbillies.
There is no direct correlation between US money supply and the production of oil.
As of November 5th, this will all be Obama's fault.
This is a very weak argument. I see the role of oil in the 1970s recession. It was so sudden and artificial. But 2000? C'mon, it was a workout of speculative excesses in financial markets. And today? Consider this…Oil prices went up more than 80% from 2004 to 2006. According to this guy's argument, that should have been enough to trigger a recession. But does anyone here think that oil at 2006 prices would be putting us into our current recession? The problem (like in 2000) is not energy prices, but speculative excesses in other asset markets — this time in real estate and consumer debt.
Or McCain's fault.
wiley E. Coyote has just crossed the cliff. Don't know when he will look down to begin the quick fall. But when he looks down,he will see Chinese and indian markets at the lows and Global economy struggling which will prompt the gravity to take control over the situation.
Gravity always wins! All the Time!
Bloomberg headline saying 'worst June since the Depression'. mamacita
Eric & Chris have it right. To a significant extent, oil price is reflective of credit/money bubbles. This time globally. In terms of gold, oil hasn't appreciated that much.
What is the relationship of oil and recessions prior to the 1970′s? Stephen Leeb has zero credibility.
How does something move from "Nothing has been a more reliable indicator" to only "a fair chance" in the same paragraph? And since when are recessions "major economic disasters"? Stephen Leeb has zero credibility.
☺☺"The problem (like in 2000) is not energy prices, but speculative excesses in other asset markets — this time in real estate and consumer debt."–Posted by: Eric | Jun 26, 2008 5:16:30 PM
I'm with you Eric. This guy is in search of a scapegoat.
Blame the oil companies, blame OPEC, blame the "speculators." Blame anybody, but just don't blame the people who caused the problem.
If the market heads down too fast it will get an emergency rate cut. Ben hates bears. He also cares less about the dollar.
However the price of oil is his enemy and with the price oil going up as the dollar goes down he has nowhere to go.
Notice to all America. Visit Wall Mart. Buy a bicycle and maybe a nice broad rimmed hat as well.
Don't look in the shop windows as you ride along.
By the way I pumped up the tires on my bike the other day. I'm reading up about organic farming too.
@ Eric, DownSouth :
IMHO you understand the argument for more than it really says.
The quoted statement read 'indicator', which doesn't at all mean causality (OIL=>RECESSION), might just invoke correlations (OIL< =>RECESSION) and generally stands even rather for effects (OIL<=RECESSION). This is quite an impressive, but very WEAK statement. This is why, as mentioned Barry, "Hard to argue with this" …or is it?
michange, yes, I see the distinction of correlation and causality. but even then, I would take issue with the statement. whatever else you say about Ken Fisher, he has run a fairly thorough regression between stocks and oil prices and found no statistically significant correlation. he has devoted a couple of his Forbes columns to the subject.
Fed Explores Steps to Channel
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Fed is trying to time the market bottom again. A short-covering rally tomorrow is for sure. Enjoy the ride!
Two points:
1) If you recall, I posted on 1/2/08 on this blog, that 2008 would be the worst year in the history of the S&P. I will re-iterate that today.
2) The blame for the oil situation lies with whoever, and I'm too lazy to research it, decided that an SUV was a truck, and thus exempt from CAFE standards. That one move alone could put us back into the stone ages. The Fed's easy money has monetized the problem.
Gary Savage has been talking about this for months.
Chief Tomahawk,
"Suddenly Homer's scam of stealing used cooking grease doesn't look so dumb. It's probably cheaper to recycle now."
It WAS. Everything has spiked in price now:
Cooking Grease Suddenly Lures Thieves
Cartoon dad Homer Simpson once came up with a brilliant plan for making a quick buck. A surprising result of the oil crisis is an increase in theft from restaurants. His scheme? Stealing smelly, dirty, used kitchen grease and re-selling it for profit. Now, with average gas prices topping $4 a gallon, it seems life is imitating cartoon.
That's because frying oil can be used to make bio-diesel, an alternative fuel that can power cars and other vehicles that driven by a diesel motor. Only two years ago, discarded grease was sold for roughly 75 cents a gallon on the commodities market. Since then, the price has more than tripled to $2.60 a gallon.
With the gooey stuff now being something akin to liquid gold, restaurants in states from California to Florida are reporting a rise in used-grease thefts.
This is such a correct observation. The importance of it cannot be over estimated. This means that the Yanks are toast. With all the suburbs and exurbs and shit totally dependent on cheap oil.
The problem is that you dumbasses have a military power that cost more than all other countries combined and you are not afraid to use it. Iraq is a good example. The Iraq situation is of course a result of this dire situation. Forget the rhetoric and the BS that's for the sheeple.
Larry Kudlow is about to have a heart attack.
And he's actually chastising the Fed for not having tough money policies. Can someone put up a link to him stating eight months ago on how great it was that the Fed cut rates?
And Larry Kudlow just used the term "inflation tax".
Somewhere, Ron Paul is smiling.
The drive to relax CAFE standards for both passenger cars and for SUVs was led by the usual gang of suspects. The domestic manufacturers, rightwing pro-corporation/anti-regulation organizations like the Heritage Foundation and the Competitive Enterprise Institute, and Michigan Democrats such as John Dingell have tenaciously fought meaningful mileage requirements for the past two decades.
The ironic thing is that groups like Heritage and CEI continually yammer that government should not get involved in forcing the automakers to make certain kinds of cars; the almighty genius of the free market would determine what the best cars for consumers were. Fast forward 20 years and here we are: domestic manufacturers caught with their pants down (again) with parking lots full of unsold gas-guzzlers, forced to scramble for their very existence now that the free market is working its wonderful magic again.
To quote Homer, "D'oh!"
I don't buy the argument that the oil price simply reflects the falling $ and ever more voracious world demand. Did another China appear in the last 6 months? Did the $ lose half its value? What if this is simply "safe haven" investing by funds that has created another bubble? If you look back in history there have been many oil price spikes and they all end the same way…
Eric says the 70s oil price spike was sudden and 'artificial'. But what could be more artificial than a huge jump in the price of oil because of something unstable in Nigeria (shock, horror!!) or because Libya is jawboning about how they are talking about reducing production (and this just after an increase in US crude inventories) ?
The exaggerated buying of oil futures in response to recent supply threats and rumours, and the modest selling in response to actual declining demand NEWS is surely characteristic of the very late stages of a bubble, no? Of course this could go on for some time – but not for ever. The law of supply and demand can reassert itself surprisingly quickly as asset classes start to roll over. Nikkei, NASDAQ, US housing, oil at the end of the past price spikes…
But how can oil prices come down? (hint: astronomical prices cause a fall in economic activity and demand, which will cause a drop in the price of oil, which would decrease imports, which would strengthen the $, which would cause a drop in the price of oil….) this is called negative feedback. It's simply the opposite of what we have seen since August 2007. When do we flip the switch? I am not sure, but probably sooner than a lot of fund managers are counting on. The only new danger would be another Fed rate cut, which seems to be off the table.
the Fed caused the comm. bubble
"But what could be more artificial than a huge jump in the price of oil because of something unstable in Nigeria (shock, horror!!)"
That happens every Tuesday almost, so it can't really be called artificial.
"The exaggerated buying of oil futures in response to recent supply threats and rumours"
Can you agree on this point, if a person buys an oil future, that means that someone is buying an oil shorting future? You can't buy long unless someone is buying short.
Interesting that the one example I can think of of oil soaring with a recession happening would be last year.
Oil went up quite a ways before the housing debacle actually triggered the recession.
GREAT find VJ!
Too bad we're not bears. If we were, we could hibernate and awake next spring as that is by when the Fed says inflation will "have moderated".
Until then I'm afraid The Simpson's writers will have a whole bevy of headlines to satirize….
the idea that futures markets are neutral has a following and, on the micro surface, seems very plausible no matter that, as a a form of 'for every buyer there is a seller', it is only tautology.
Two clips from Frank Veneroso's 2007 WB presentation begin to give some idea:
Let us go back to the…thesis of Greenspan, Rubin, and Summers; in derivatives, for every long there is a counterparty short, and therefore behavior in the derivative market is price neutral. To be sure ex post there is always a leveraged short to match every leveraged long. But the process is not price neutral. Ex ante the rabid demands of investors and speculators overwhelm the commodity markets and push up the forward price. And it is only that price signal that brings forward the commodity derivatives supply that ex post completes the identity of longs and shorts, supply and demand.
The Pollyannas about derivative leverage always emphasize symmetry in the derivative markets: for every long there must be a short, the leverage of the longs must be matched by the leverage of the shorts. But in the commodity markets there is not symmetry of behavior.
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The oil price spikes of the 1970s had their bases in politics; they exacerbated but did not cause recessions which had more to do with an avg rate of profit (not earnings) that had begun falling earlier. Aside from that, the first helped mark a definitive shift from a price regime dominated by the major integrated oilcos to one of OPEC administered prices (this latter ended during the mid 1980s, allowing a new form of market related pricing to become dominant).
And now a view from a different perspective.
Stephen Schork, president of The Schork Group, consults for major oil firms, OPEC member countries, and hedge funds:
"This market has been moving in a linear function, but in the last two months a parabola has been drawn into this price path and prices have gone virtually straight up.
There is no doubt what we are seeing now is long-term bullish prognostications; 2, 5, 10 years down the road are being compressed into the prompt market. This has created a panic. People are moving in this market.
And it's — hey, this is nothing unlike what we saw in the dot-com market in the late 1990s. When this bubble bursts — and it will burst — we're going to go right back to where we started from, below fair market value, below $95, back towards $70, when this all began last August."
If only.
Federal Reserve to be investigated by the IMF:
I wonder what they will find?
"Federal Reserve to be investigated by the IMF:
I wonder what they will find?"
A huge vortex of grade AAA bullshit.
and it will burst — we're going to go right back to where we started from, below fair market value, below $95, back towards $70
The only question that needs to be answered is what is the market-clearing price for current production levels.
1 barrel of oil can be cracked into 20 gallons of gas. $7 gas will certainly cause significant demand destruction, so I agree were are in something of an overshoot at $140. $5 gas though seems to me to be equilibrium for consumers here in the states.
"What is the relationship of oil and recessions prior to the 1970′s?"
Looking at the oilprice1947 chart, it appears that oil price didn't hardly move at all from 1947 to 1973.
You can draw your own conclusions, but intuitively, it seems obvious that when gasoline prices go up noticeably, people cut back their spending untill they "adjust"
I'm going to go out on a limb and say we would have had the recession earlier, but with home prices skyrocketing, credit card skyrocketing, and cheap money, the consumer wasn't feeling as squeezed. Now he is.
The relative lack of volatility which you see prior to 1973 has to do with the structure of the international oil industry, i.e. its dominance by the so-called 'seven sisters' who practiced a type of oligopoly pricing which developed out of the 1928 Achnacarry and Red Line Agreements. Here in the U.S., the Railroad Commission of Texas, with its regulatory control of pipelines and production, played a part from 1917-19 into the 1970s.
The ending of the above was to large part brought about by industry's failure to sufficiently compensate the oil reserve nations. Tensions between major integrate oilcos and national govts helped give rise to OPEC which, in consequence of U.S. and others support for Israel in the 1973 Yom Kippur war, enacted an embargo against certain nations. This was the first oil 'shock'; the second, in 1979, was related to temporary loss of Iranian production due to the Iranian Revolution.
Deep double slump recession here in the U.S. and most other developed nations brought a multi-year decline in demand just as a number of non-OPEC producers had been ramping up. Global oversupply helped create tensions among OPEC members that, while not ending the cartel, effectively ended its ability to administer price.
OPEC price administration shifted to formula pricing and futures markets; what has been called 'market related' pricing since price is not formed directly through the physical trade but indirectly within financial markets that, imo, have ceased to properly function.


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I have just received word that my local ABC affiliate WRIC did NOT renew "Deal or No Deal" for a second season, and no other Richmond, VA affiliate will pick the show up. That means that I will be relegated to doing that show on Tuesday nights only when the Tuesday MyNetworkTV game show block begins with "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" in about a month from now. Additionally, "Family Feud" will not air in Richmond for the second season in a row. No word yet on "Millionaire", but I doubt that will air in Richmond again.
Speaking of "5th Grader", when it starts out on CMT, there will be a Country Music Stars week.
Various sources contributed to this report.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
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Perennial herb, from rhizome or bulb, or rhizomes ending in weakly developed bulbs, scapose or not. Leaf: alternate, whorled, or mostly basal and spirally arranged, deciduous after 1 year or not. Inflorescence: raceme, panicle, or flowers 1. Flower: perianth parts 6, in 2 petal-like whorls or of sepals and petals, free or fused below, ± spreading; stamens 6, from perianth, anthers attached at base or near middle; ovary superior or partly inferior, chambers 3, styles 3, persistent. Fruit: capsule, loculicidal or septicidal.
10 genera, 130 species: northern hemisphere. W North America Zigadenus moved to Toxicoscordion. —Scientific Editors: Dale W. McNeal, Thomas J. Rosatti.
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3. Perianth parts pale green-yellow to ± purple, without glands; ovary partly inferior (at base) ..... STENANTHIUM
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1' Leaves lanceolate to widely ovate
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5. Leaves petioled (subsessile), leathery; petals white (pink), generally purple-spotted ..... PSEUDOTRILLIUM
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Has anyone had an ALIF fusion of the L/4 L5/S1 discs? I have my surgery scheduled for the first week of October and am curious how long recovery takes. I know it is very subjective, but if anyone has any recent surgeries like this I would be interested, thanks.
hi and welcome to spine health. very nice to meet you.
first sorry you have to have surgery..
if you read the recovery thread for aug/sept plus other recovery threads you will see not one recovery is the same.
there is a few of us that had surgery in the same week.
mine just being the 17th. another person the 16th. they are doing better then me.
so its going to depend on the person. the surgery itself.
there is no certain time line.
i myself have felt pretty crappy. im straight forward with that. but i also have a ton of other health issues so that has to be put in the equation. im unable to walk everyday like they tell you to, till we figure out the issue with my legs. we do not think it has anything to do with my back. but cardo problems.
so the best way to heal you will find is take your meds on time. walk when you can. promotes healing. eat a healthy diet.
great idea also is to use fibersure/myrlax something like that to keep your system clear and going from all the pain meds.
you do get binded and it makes the pain a bit worse.
are they using your own bone for fusion???? for me right now that is the most painful part.
the incision is not to bad as they used glue and steri strips. so i did not have the added pain of stitches or staples.
so to come to a close there is no exact answer. some it takes a few months some even longer.
fusing starts anywhere between a few weeks to months. up to a year.
we are all unique indivduals when it comes to this. reading some of the postings will help you just to see how different we all are with recovery.
sorry for so long. i just want to let you know everything that went on with me.
good luck with your surgery. go in with positive thoughts and follow your drs instructions. and after discharge always call them with any new pain that arises. even if it seems silly. as we have one good day then a few bad days..
terri >:D< >:D<
Hi, I had an ALIF L5-S1 procedure back in April.. To say it was a walk in the park would be an understatement, but for me it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be or read about.
I also I went for the bone graft option from the iliac crest, and again I read the horror stories regarding pain/etc from the hip after the op, I can happily say that I've haven't experienced any pain/issue from the hip,I've either been extremely lucky or had an outstanding surgeon ?.
I went home after 5 days from the hospital, I was back to work after 3 weeks (I work in IT). The only real issues I had was my stomach.. Wow it was really painful, I'm sure you don't want me to go into to much detail.. diarrhoea/etc last week, I had my first xray (I live in the UK), and the good news is fusion is taking place !!. Now I'm not excatlly pain free, Im sure its going to take time, But even now, I've noticed the difference
wow you did awesome. your dr must of did wonders for that graft. as i mentioned that is the worst of my pain.. ouchie.
=D> =D> =D> on the start of fusion!!!! your right this surgery messes with your belly.... thats why its so important to keep fiber in your body or a laxative a few times a week. while your on meds.
i also meant to mention last year i was in 4 days 3 nights.
last week was only 2 nights surgery was at 12 noon on wednesday and i was home friday..
depends on how you do in the hosptial. the worst for alot of people is getting out of bed the first time. especially if you do not know what to expect. but it feels so much better after they have you walk the hall. that is why walking is so important for healing..
ok enough rambling can you tell im in the boredom state right now =))
The pain for me since the operation has been bearable, As soon as I got home from the hospital, I stopped taken the medication that they gave me to take home (I was feeling really bad/sleeping whilst taken them). Up to a couple of weeks ago, I was suffering from stiffness in the morning's when I wake up.. Its not to bad now.. Time is a great healer, Hopefully I will be pain free within the year
awesome you dealt with no meds. so wish i could, but totally impossible right now.. yes i fall asleep to with them. but i find the more i rest the better for myself anyway.
hey i was dancing last year at 6 months it felt wonderful!! you will get to that point..
good luck...
Welcome to SH
My op is on the 6th Oct and similar to yours. Unlike Terri and dark fiber, I am having stem cell/bone marrow fusion rather than a bone graft. I think it has a proper name but i'm not sure what it is. Anyway, it seemingly fuses faster and there will be no extra pain from the graft site.
Well thats what they tell me - and I'll be sure to let you all know if it's true x
I had 2 levels L5/S1 and L4/L5 in March. My surgery took just over 2 hours. My post op pain was more in my back than from my incision which they said was normal from opening the disc space up to place the grafts. My pain was well controlled in the hospital, I did have some nausea the first night but once I was switched to the Percocet and off IV pain meds I was much better.
I spent 3 nights in the hospital. My biggest issue was from the moving of my bowels during surgery. It took awhile for this to get resolved. I had pretty severe constipation. I would recommend having stool softners on hand for when you get home or any other laxitive type product.
The first 2 weeks I was really tired, took multiple naps a day! I started driving at 6 weeks. Wore my brace for 6 weeks and then only when driving for the 1st 3 months. Had a bone stimulator for 3 months. My fatigue lasted 4 months but could have been because I was trying to keep up with my kids and live like I had not had major surgery! I am totally back to myself energy wise and have been for over 2 months.
All of my leg pain is gone. I have a little lower back soreness but nothing that is really bad. I am totally fused. They say it can take a year to harden but the grafts have grown and I am totally stable.
I would do it again! Good luck and feel free to PM me if you have any other questions.
Hi 5kids -
Is your stenosis gone since your surgery? Can you walk and stand without pain now?
I had the ALIF surgery 7 weeks ago. L5-S1. I am doing fairly well except for some unexpected pain that comes mostly while I'm standing that sometimes brings me to my knees. Also am having a terrible time sleeping especially when I turn. I have the foam pillow to sleep with between my knees but doesn't help much. Is this normal at 7 weeks post-op. Anyone else had any problems like this after their surgery? Any information would be greatly appreciated. I don't see my doctor again for 2 weeks.
I am 7 weeks almost 8 out from L5S1 ALIF and I am in worse shape than before. My right leg/foot/buttocks is constantly on fire and feels like it's waking up from having gone to sleep. It gives me shooting pain fits at anytime of the day and a lot at night too.
Dr says it's S1 nerve pain related due to inflammation. Put me on 150mg 2x day of Lyrica and also on Arthrotec 2x day. It hasnt done anything except put 8 lbs on my xss!
I keep hope for a better day tomorrow or the next day or the next day or.......


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ASUS vows to fix Transformer Prime freezes
updated 09:00 am EST, Fri January 27, 2012
ASUS Transformer Prime plagued by locking too
ASUS technical marketing overseer Gary Key has responded to complaints from Transformer Prime owners for another flaw. Responding to some reports on XDA-Developers' forums that the tablet freezes randomly after loading up the Android 4.0 update, Key anticipated a fix in early February. He hadn't pinpointed the cause, which didn't appeared to be tied to running any specific app or using the Prime for certain periods.
The freezing compounds what's increasingly a troubled history for the quad-core tablet. It still suffers from GPS issues after a fix and 4.0 upgrade problems for some owners. A problem is likewise being tracked with signal degradation problems using Bluetooth 3.0's Wi-Fi transport feature to stream content.
While fixes are likely to come, the bugs have dampened ASUS' chances at mounting significant competition to Apple. Some early Transformer Prime adopters are concerned that the TF700T, along with upgrading the display, really amounts to a hardware fix with truly working GPS and better wireless reception. [via The Verge]


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Fort Collins electronica artist Pretty Lights will be competing for some hardware at the 56th annual Grammy Awards.
Pretty Lights, also known as Derek Vincent Smith, was nominated for Best Dance/Electronica Album for the 2013 release A Color Map of the Sun. The album was a departure from Smiths earlier work sampling other songs.
This time, I was going to create my own original sources, Smith said on his website prettylightsmusic.com.
Awards will be handed out at a ceremony Jan. 26 in Los Angeles.
Other nominations in the category include Random Access Memories, Daft Punk; Settle, Disclosure; 18 Months, Calvin Harris; Atmosphere, Kaskade; A Color Map of the Sun, Pretty Lights.
See more nominations at grammy.com.


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Department Requirements
Information for Biology Majors:
Requirements for the Minor in Biology. The minor consists of five courses in the department exclusive of independent study and courses below the 1100 level. Minors are required to complete Biology 1102 or 1109, and two courses to be taken from two of three core groups.
Requirements for the Major in Biology. The major consists of eight courses in the department exclusive of independent study and courses below the 1100 level. Majors are required to complete Biology 1102 or 1109, and three of the twelve core courses. Core courses are divided into three groups. One course must be taken from each group. Majors are also required to complete four elective courses, at least two of which have to be above 2500.
Group 1
Bio 2112: Genetics and Molecular Biology
Bio 2135: Neurobiology
Bio 2175: Developmental Biology
Bio 2118: Microbiology
Bio 2124: Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Group 2
Bio 2210: Plant Ecophysiology
Bio 2135: Neurobiology
Bio 2214: Comparative Physiology
Bio 2175: Developmental Biology
Group 3
Bio 2315: Behavioral Ecology and Population Biology
Bio 2316: Evolution
Bio 2319: Biology of Marine Organisms
Bio 2325: Biodiversity and Conservation Science
Bio 2330 Marine Molecular Ecology and Evolution
Majors must also complete, Mathematics 1700 (or above) or Math 1600 and one of the following: Math 1300, Psych 2520. Additional requirements are Physics 1130 (or any physics course that has a prerequisite of Physics 1130), Chemistry 1102 or Chemistry 1109, and Chemistry 2250. Students are advised to complete Biology 1102 or 1109 and the mathematics, physics, and chemistry courses by the end of the sophomore year.
Students planning postgraduate education in science or the health professions should note that graduate and professional schools are likely to have additional admissions requirements in mathematics, physics, and chemistry.
Advanced placement credits may not be used to fulfill any of the course requirements for the major.
Students should check in with Pam Bryer (Hatch 206B) at either the end of their junior year or the beginning of their senior year as to their progress towards the major requirements.
Biology Majors are encouraged to attend the department seminars offered throughout the fall and spring semesters.
*Students may not count Credit/D/Fail courses toward the Biology major or minor.
Planning for Off-Campus Study
1. The Biology Department encourages students to take advantage of intellectual and cultural experiences not normally available at Bowdoin. For example, larger institutions often offer advanced seminars and a wider variety of courses in Biology. Students also have an opportunity to meet undergraduates, graduate students and faculty with different perspectives and backgrounds. However, for someone who intends to complete a major in Biology, the decision to study away demands careful planning in advance.
2. None of the specific courses required for a major in Biology have to be taken at Bowdoin, although the requirements of the major must be satisfied by courses listed in the college catalogue or by equivalent courses at other institutions.
3. Students who do not continue their core curriculum in Biology while away sometimes have problems completing their major on their return. Students planning to study away should begin consulting with their advisor and at least one member of the Biology faculty as early as possible, preferably during their sophomore year.
4. Careful planning is particularly important for students considering honors thesis research during the senior year. Such students should consult with prospective thesis advisors before studying away.
5. Students studying away should be aware of the need to complete prerequisites before taking upper level courses, and note that some courses in the Biology Department are offered only in alternate years.
6. Three-credit courses of appropriate level and content are generally accepted towards the Biology major/minor as equivalent to single courses at Bowdoin (the actual Bowdoin credit equivalent is determined by the Registrar's office). Final decisions about awarding credit toward the major for courses taken at other institutions will be made following a careful review of the course content and the student's performance in the course.
Students should obtain sufficient documentation about the proposed courses well in advance of studying away, and seek provisional approval of the planned program of study from Pam Bryer (Hatch 206B), the Biology Department Off Campus Study Advisor.
7. A Biology Department Off Campus Study Provisional Approval Form needs to be submitted to be kept on file in the Biology Department. Courses that are too narrow in focus or taken strictly in the lab or field are unlikely to be acceptable substitutes for Bowdoin core courses, although they may earn credit to satisfy the requirement for additional courses at the 100 or 250+ level.
8. Upon return to Bowdoin, students should see Pam Bryer to confirm final approval for courses taken while off campus.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Can core courses count as electives? Yes, any core course taken in addition to the 3 cores required for the major may count as a 100+ elective.
2. Can Independent Study/honors count as an elective? No, independent study/honors
courses do not count toward the 8 courses needed for the Biology major. They do of
course count for Bowdoin credit.
3. How do I know if a course I plan to take somewhere other than Bowdoin, whether
abroad or in the US, summer or academic year, can count as credit toward my
Biology major/minor? You need to make an appointment with Pam Bryer before you
take the course to determine what, if any, credit may be given. You will need to bring as
much information to the meeting as possible, including a course description, syllabus,
and textbook information (if available).
4. I want to take the physics (or math, or chemistry) required for the Biology major
during the summer. How do I get that approved by the Biology department? You
need to get approval from the Physics (or Math or Chemistry) Department before you
take that course. That department will need to see a course description, syllabus, etc. to
determine if the course you plan to take is equivalent to its Bowdoin counterpart. If that
Department approves the transfer of credit then the Biology Department will approve the
course for the Biology major.
5. I took a course that can be counted toward the Biology major Credit/D/Fail before I
decided I wanted to major in Biology. May I count that course toward my major?
No, all courses required for the major, including the chemistry, math and physics required
courses must have a letter grade.
6. I received a D in orgo and am not doing so well in one of my Biology courses. If I
receive a D in that Biology course will I be able to still count it toward one of my 8
courses for the major? No, only one D is allowed in all courses required for the major.
That includes the physics, chemistry, and math requirements. In addition, that one D
must be offset by an A or B grade in another course required for the major.
7. I think I have most of my requirements done for my Biology major/minor. How can
I be sure I'm on track? You should always check in with your advisor, but you also
may check with Pam Bryer. She goes over the transcripts of all Biology majors and
minors several times during the year to check on student progress. At the beginning of
your senior year you will receive a letter from her listing the courses you will need to
complete during your senior year in order to complete the major/minor.
Student Research
Research projects are arranged with the approval and advice of a sponsoring faculty member, and are usually closely related to that person's on-going research. Students seriously considering research should contact members of the faculty with whom they might want to do a project to discuss research options, time commitments, etc., in order to reach a mutually agreed-upon project of the student's design. The academic year is not the only time a student may pursue research within the biology department.
Many students work on research projects during the summer at facilities such as the Coastal Studies Center or the Bowdoin Scientific Station at Kent Island. Often students work on with faculty members who have received grants. Juniors often start their research project in the summer before their senior year and continue that research throughout the academic year, culminating in an honors project.
Seniors have also been able to continue their research through the summer after graduating. To aid students in their research, a number of options are available. Periodically, fellowships from different granting agencies and foundations are made available for the purpose of supporting undergraduate research, and faculty often have stipends on their research grants specifically for student support.
The following are the minimum requirements for honors in biology:
1. Candidates for honors must have a grade-point average equivalent to a "B" in all Biology courses (other than independent study) and in all other courses submitted for the major (including mathematics, chemistry and physics courses) through their senior year. Under special circumstances the department will consider granting exceptions to this requirement. Exceptions to this requirement will be considered by the entire faculty of the department after oral petition on behalf of the student by the faculty mentor.
2. Candidates must demonstrate a serious commitment to participate in departmental programs and are required to attend the majority of Biology Department seminars. Candidates are also required to participate in the Senior Honors Seminar series.
3. During their senior year candidates must complete two semesters of Independent Study (at the 4000-level) devoted to research on a single topic.
4. Candidates submit a preliminary research paper to their research advisor in November and a revised version to primary and secondary reviewers in early December.
5. Each honors student presents a short, public talk describing his or her project in the Fall semester during Reading Period.
In January, students will be invited into the honors program by the Biology faculty based on the review of their work and academic standing.
6. Candidates submit a thesis to their research advisor in early-mid April and a revised version to primary and secondary reviewers in late April-early May.
7. Final Honors Presentations will take place at the end of the Spring semester during Reading Period.
8. Favorable departmental consideration of the Honors thesis and oral presentation are necessary for honors distinction. Requirements for the preparation of the thesis are established by the Faculty and may be obtained from the Librarian.
To learn more about independent study and honors research in Biology, you can talk with faculty in the Biology Department or consult the Requirements for Honors webpage: http://www.bowdoin.edu/biology/requirements/honors-requirements.shtml


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Losing weight, alleviating depression, escaping anxiety, eliminating procrastination, taking charge of your life, finding happiness, finding and keeping love, developing self-esteem, working through grief, getting past a divorce, tapping in to your potential.
These are all big-ticket life items that could easily require months, if not years, of professional guidance to achieve. More convenient and affordable – and certainly more popular – are self-help books. Their ultimate message is clear: If despair is the lock, hope is the key.
The thousands of these titles on the market and the millions of copies of them sold each year are testimony to our collective desire to improve ourselves – or at least read about it. And with New Year's resolutions still echoing in our ears, it seems there's a plan devised by somebody, somewhere, for fixing almost anything that's broken in us.
Do they work?
"Many (self-help books) can be beneficial, " said Mark Kamena, president of the California Psychological Association. "They are a way for people to receive mental health services without actually going to a therapist."
As a genre, self-help books sell in such huge numbers that the New York Times includes them in its Sunday Book Review best-seller lists under "Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous."
Self-help titles glut the market, but sales figures are hard to come by because publishers won't share the data. Still, informed guesstimates value the self-help book arena at more than $1 billion a year.
That's part of the overall $13 billion self-help industry, which includes seminars, retreats, CDs, infomercials, counseling by "life coaches," "holistic" centers (such as Deepak Chopra's Center for Wellbeing in Carlsbad) and companies like the business-oriented Dale Carnegie Training franchises.
Self-help has even crossed over into the realm of fiction, at least in the case of the recently released big-buzz novel "Love Is a Canoe" by Ben Schrank. In it, the fictitious author of a classic self-help book titled "Marriage Is a Canoe" questions his own advice when he must put it into practice for himself.
"Self-help is a very reliable moneymaking category and a huge market," said Ron Shoop, Random House's district sales manager for Northern California. "Not everybody reads fiction, but everyone is concerned with overcoming their problems and limitations."
Authors of self-help books include licensed medical professionals and clergy who espouse 21st century versions of spirituality, as well as self-actualization masterminds and inspired gurus promising to raise our consciousness to other planes. But essentially anyone with advice to give can get into the act.
One recent self-help title that went to the top of the charts is "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking" by former Wall Street lawyer Susan Cain ("I always wanted to be a psychologist," she said).
"Quiet" explores the dynamics between introversion and extroversion. It was a runaway best-seller that made "best books of 2012" lists around the country. Cain's presentation on the TED Talks video site has been viewed more than 3.5 million times.
"My book has real takeaways that people can use," Cain said. "It's a gigantic permission slip that entitles introverted people to be who they are for the first time in their lives. Every day I get emails from them telling me the book has changed their (approaches to) their jobs, leisure time and social (interactions)."
As one of the nonfiction reviews editors for Publishers Weekly magazine, Samuel Slaton looks at hundreds of self-help titles each month. He said the economic downturn has been a boon for self-help.
"There are a lot of books geared toward how to overcome daily anxiety," he said. "The recession has created a market for them. A lot of them offer a combination of inspirational anecdotes and practical things people can do."
Slaton mentioned one upcoming title with that template, "The End of Worry" by self-help veterans Will van der Hart, an Anglican vicar, and psychiatrist Rob Waller.
"They're coming at the problem of worry and anxiety from two perspective," Slaton said, "so there's something there for religious types and skeptics alike."
As for the overall effectiveness of self-help books, Slaton noted, "Maybe just by honoring the impulse to be 'better,' people see a positive effect."
But that's not the whole story, according to Micki McGee, a cultural critic and Fordham University sociology professor who wrote the 2007 book "Self Help, Inc."
"We look to self-help books for answers, but the literature only serves as a kind of balm," she said. "They remain an incredibly successful marketplace product because they claim they're going to solve the problems of your life, but your life is lived in a context where the problems are going to be ever-changing and constant. They work enough to make you read the next one, but if they really worked, people would fix themselves and the market would disappear. That's not happening."
Some self-help books do provide inspiration and hope, she allowed, and "a chance of making people at least feel better – even if the actual lived conditions of their lives are not substantially improved. But when people are hopeful, they don't resort to desperate measures."
Online journalist and social critic Steve Salerno lays out a much darker view of the self-help book industry in 2006's "Sham: How the Self-Help Movement Made America Helpless."
"We're addicted to these books because we all think we have the power to be something different Tuesday morning from what we went to bed as Monday night," he said.
"The self-help movement has become a self-perpetuating business model that is so enormously profitable it attracts get-rich-quick types who want a piece of the pie," he added.
Too many self-help book authors lack credentials, he contends, "doing the equivalent of practicing psychology without a license, selling regimens that have never been tested or proven, with no reliable way of tracking who benefits other than the authors."
Sandra Dolby, who read 300 self-help titles in order to write 2008's "Self-Help Books: Why Americans Keep Reading Them," has a slightly softer view.
"I like the pattern that most (self-help books) follow, which is to tell a story and then say, 'Here's what this story suggests you should do,' " said Dolby, a retired professor of folklore at Indiana University. "Reading them is like going to a trusted friend to ask for advice, and listening to them tell you what they think you should do and why it would be a good thing. Most people like the idea of self-education and discovery, which is encouraging."
While self-help literature as a whole certainly has skeptics, perhaps it's best to evaluate effectiveness on a book-by-book basis.
One case in point involves Dan and Alice of Sacramento, middle-class parents in their late 20s, married for six years (because of the personal nature of their story, they asked that their real names not be used). They credit the book "Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires; the Respect He Desperately Needs" by Emerson Eggerichs, and the accompanying five-CD counseling program, for saving their marriage. The book is biblically based, "but there's scientific information to back it up," Dan said.
"(About two years ago) I had moved out of the house and our relationship was dissolving," said Dan. "There was distrust, disrespectful behavior and no communication."
Meanwhile, a family member had given the book to Alice, which she read and passed on to her husband.
"I reluctantly looked at it, but didn't have an open mind," Dan said. "About halfway through it, I started to see the truths that were involved, but I still wasn't sold on it. I went to Alice and expressed (my doubts) and what I was willing to do. (After that) it was a two-month process of us (working together) and really hammering out some issues."
What was the eye-opener?
"The material explained how a relationship should look," Dan said. "We were inside so much dysfunction that getting this material was like shining a light into our relationship and saying, 'You went wrong in so many ways – this is how you do it right.' It took adjustment, but it turned everything around. We've remained solid since."
So it worked?
"Hands down," said Dan.


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Our March cover model makes 56 years old look incredible! Find out what she decided at 40 that has made her look this good, why she thinks being a woman is sexier than being a girl, and which athletes she models her workouts after to maintain her lean, toned figure.
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NewPage along the Wisconsin River in Wisconsin Rapids. The company's acquisition by Verso looks less certain.
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NewPage Holdings' merger with Verso Paper Holding LLC is looking more complicated and "less likely" as its financial ratings continue to erode, according to Moody's Investors Service.
Moody's downgraded both Verso's corporate family rating and its probability of default rating Friday, making it less certain that the Memphis-based paper company will merge with NewPage, which is based in Miamisburg, Ohio, and operates mills in Wisconsin Rapids, Biron and Stevens Point. The two decreases in ratings come amid a host of other downgrades from Moody's, all of which are under review with ...


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April 14, 2007
The Eastern Washington University track and field team split squads this weekend as some competed at the Sam Adams Classic at Whitworth College in Spokane, Wash. and the rest of the team traveled to the Brutus Hamilton Invitational in Berkeley, Calif.
Eagle sophomore Cody Irby (Otis Orchards, Wash.) placed first in the javelin at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational with a throw of 192-10. His mark is good enough to qualify him for the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championships (May 11-12) in Pocatello, Idaho.
Freshman Steven Praast (Ravensdale, Wash.) also qualified for the BSC Championships in the high jump. His jump of 6-4 3/4 placed him second at the Sam Adams Invitational.
Also in Berkeley, senior David Paul (Yelm, Wash.) placed first in the shot put (52-2 3/4), second in the hammer (205-11) and third in the discus (170-10). Paul was named the Big Sky Conference field athlete of the week for the second straight week last week, after breaking his own school record in the hammer throw (216-11) at the 36th Annual Pelluer Invitational.
Steve Keith (Sr., Vancouver, Wash.) placed first in both the 100 (11.10) and the 200 (22.72) at the Sam Adams Invitational.
Up next the squad will compete Saturday (April 21) at the Oregon Invitational in Eugene, Ore.


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Re: Test for SQL Injection
- From: "Michael Condon" <admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 11:22:52 -0600
I imagine that HP Scrawlr is a bit pricey.
I do have two layers of server side protection from SQL Injection as well.
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I have used HP's scrawlr.
To prevent attacks, validate input in your forms (server-side, not just with
javascript) and make sure any querystring parameters are filtered or
validated with server-side code before they are passed to the database.
Dave Crandell
Vice President, Information Systems
On Hold Media Group
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What are some open source utilities I can use to test a web page for SQL
Injection vulnerability (MySQL), and what coding practices can be
implemented to prevent the exploit?
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The 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer compact sedan may not be the most cutting-edge car in its class, but it does offer a number of attractive features that deserve the attention of anyone shopping for a Honda Civic, Ford Focus or Subaru Impreza. From its aggressive nose to its rally-inspired, turbocharged engine options, the Mitsubishi Lancer offers one of the most varied model ranges in the business. The affordable and efficient ES trim stands up well to models like the Nissan Sentra, while the turbocharged Ralliart can give the Volkswagen GTI and Ford Focus a run for their money. And Subaru's performance-bred WRX doesn't fear many other cars except when an all-wheel-drive (AWD) Lancer Evolution pops up in its rearview mirror.


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Fascinated by simplicity and nature elements designer Tokujin Yoshioka is known for several creations and installations. An allround artist from Japan.
If I had to pick a favorite it had to be the Sensing Nature Snow installation by Tokujin Yoshioka. It is the one I find most interesting. It is so simple and has a simplicity in his intention, but it hits you, as you recognize the snowflakes as they float calm through the air which gives life and emotion to the installation. A great piece which I wish I had seen this in person.
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CLEVELAND (AP) - A poll worker in Ohio accused of biting a voter's nose during an Election Day argument has been charged with assault.
Police say 53-year-old James N. Williams of Cleveland was charged Thursday with the misdemeanor and jailed to await a court hearing Saturday.
He's accused of head-butting and trying to bite off the nose of a voter who helped a campaign volunteer in an argument over signs posted near a Cleveland polling place Tuesday. Greg Flanagan needed hospital treatment.
Flanagan told the poll worker not to act like an ass but says that language didn't merit an attack. Williams was an Election Day rover, checking for voting problems.
Court records don't show an attorney for Williams, and he cannot accept calls in jail.
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I am wondering if using the keyword "as" in the following code is a safe way (i.e. won't blow up) of casting in C#:
public void abc(ref Object dataSource)
DataTable table = dataSource as DataTable;
If there is a safer way of casting, please let me know.. I am fairly new to C# and don't know the ins and outs yet!
Thanks! :D


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For Consultation Referral Information, please click here
Radioactive Iodine Therapy for Feline Hyperthyroidism
What is involved in the initial screening process?
The initial screening process includes: thorough physical exam, complete blood count and serum chemistry, total T4 value, and urinalysis. A urine protein:creatinine ratio is performed when overt proteinuria is identified. A microalbuminuria test is performed if urine protein is negative. A free T4 may be run to confirm the diagnosis of hyperthyroidism if the total T4 is only marginally elevated or is within the high end of the normal range. The remainder of the screening process includes: survey thoracic radiographs, indirect blood pressure (usually via Doppler manometry) and a baseline electrocardiogram. Further cardiac evaluation (echocardiography) is not performed, unless there is suspicion or evidence of cardiac disease determined during this initial screening process.
Can cats be on methimazole before referral?
Cats may be treated with methimazole before referral. It is required that cats be off methimazole a minimum of 7 days prior to referral. Cats that are on Hills y/d food should be transitioned back to their regular diet prior to making an appointment for 131I evaluation. Cats should be off of y/d food for 4-6 weeks prior to 131I.
What is the next step after the initial screening?
Two diagnostic nuclear imaging studies are the next step in the process. Thyroid scintigraphy is performed to assess for ectopic thyroid tissue, confirm the diagnosis of hyperthyroidism, and to evaluate the pattern of the uptake of the nuclear isotope within the thyroid tissue which may be consistent with benign adenomatous thyroid tissue. The second nuclear study is performed to determine the renal glomerular filtration rate (GFR). GFR results are used to determine the functional status of the kidneys, and identify cats with subclinical renal disease. Ideally, the GFR should be above 2.25 mL/min/kg. If the GFR is below this number, medical therapy for hyperthyroidism may be recommended, although 131I treatment may still be an option in specific patients.
When is the 131I given?
Once the screening process is complete and the decision to pursue 131I treatment has been made, 131I is administered usually the day after the diagnostic scans. 131I is given as a one time, subcutaneous injection.
What is the scheduling for this?
Both diagnostic nuclear scans (thyroid scintigraphy and GFR) are currently performed on Wednesdays. The cats are required to spend 24 hours following the diagnostic nuclear scans in radiation isolation, even if they are not going to receive 131I the following day. Initial referral appointments should be scheduled on Mondays or Tuesdays. Cats may stay in the hospital until the diagnostic nuclear scans are performed, or they may go home between initial screening and initiation of scintigraphy. If cats are temporarily discharged, they must return to the hospital before 8 AM on the Wednesday of their diagnostic nuclear scans. Patients that fail to return after an order has been placed with the nuclear pharmacy will still be charged the radiopharmaceutical fee since the radionuclide cannot be returned.
How long are the cats in the hospital after 131I?
The average stay is 4-5 days post-injection. This means that most cats will be discharged from the hospital the following Monday or Tuesday after 131I treatment. Clients may not visit the pet prior to discharge. Toys or blankets left with the cat in radiation isolation cannot be returned.
What should the client expect at the time of discharge?
Feline 131I patients should be transported home in a cat carrier and handled with latex gloves. A waste receptacle will be provided at the time of discharge along with a post-131I patient care instruction sheet.
What restrictions are there once the cat has gone home?
The client must sign and retain the provided instruction sheet for home care of the 131I cats at the time of discharge. Restrictions include handling of the cat and waste products with latex gloves, minimizing contact with the pet and special waste storage procedures.
What is the overall cost for 131I therapy?
The estimated costs for complete 131I work up and therapy range from $2,200 to $2,700 dollars.
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I hadn't meant to hurt him. The timing was all wrong, the day just wasn't a good day. That prick guest just didn't seem to be able to take no for an answer. I, Lewis Green had made a mistake.
It had started in the Kitchen. As I was making my daily ramen noodles. The water was just beginning to boil. My hands were struggling to open the package, and as I ripped it open the dry noodles sprang out, and covered the linoleum floor. If that wasn't bad enough, while I bent down to scoop them all up, I banged my head on the handle of the pot of boiling water. That of course had to then spill all over the cracked, peeling countertop, and then onto the floor where my bare feet were welcomed with scathing hot liquid. Then it happened.
At first, I thought it was my parents. This month was April, the month I always looked forward to in distain. My birthday was coming up, the joyous occasion when I had to see them. I suppressed a loud shout as I shook my feet around, dragging myself to the carpet in the living room. I shouted to the door that I was coming, composing myself.
The hallway that I refused to adorn with photos seemed extra long today. Staggering towards the yellowing door, I took a deep breath. How bad can it be? With one last sigh, I reached out and turned the loosely fitting doorknob. I should have known it wasn't them, I never got a phone call or a text. The person in the doorway was not any more welcome, but it was a small relief. With the florescent lights, the guy standing there could not have looked more terrifying. His sallow cheeks were amplified in the white light. It must have been from all the doors he'd gotten slammed into his face, because after a short look at him, I realized he was a Jehovah's Witness.
"Hello, how are you today?" He asked. I didn't really want to answer him, just slam the door and finish cleaning up the kitchen, but trying not to be rude, I forced a smile and told him I was fine. He said his name was Kevin, and he went ahead and energetically filled me in on how the world has numerous horrible events today, and how some people think that God may not exist or care about the human race. Then, he stuffed a bible in my face and told me to read a scripture on God stepping in to help us.
By now, I knew I should have ignored him. I gave him a smile and said that I had to check the food on the oven, but of course he said he could wait.
"You, know what? I just remembered that I have to get up really early tomorrow, can you come visit me some other time?" I lied. The guy looked at his watch and protested that it was only five at night, and that he was sure I could handle a few minutes of reflection on the bible, and I silently cursed myself for not coming up for a better excuse. Having given up on being polite, I told him to go.
The guy must have not done very well in social skills, because he told me that God wouldn't save me, and that I would fail judgement.
"Hey, this is my apartment, go away" I interjected sternly, furrowing my brow. I felt an outburst coming on, so I took a deep breath and told him, "Look, you seem like a nice guy, but I'm not in the mood." He looked at me, tilting his head. He seemed distressed, which surprised me, because doing what he does, I assumed he was used to this response.
"God won't be in the mood to spare you when he saves those who deserve it," The way he said that came off as snarky and rude to me. My hands started to shake, and I started to sweat. I had been this way since a kid, always having outbursts when things went downhill. This was one of those times. I stepped over my threshold, and grabbed his shirt collar. I could feel his neck, it was cold and dry like paper.
"How about you take your bible, turn around, and leave this building before I take it and shove it up your ass," I said.
It was too late, I was in my black and white thinking. It hadn't gotten this bad since high school graduation two years ago, when I found out Alicia Turner, my girlfriend of two years had been sleeping with my lab partner Alex. I had been in Chemistry with him when he told me that he'd been banging this 'really hot babe' I hadn't realized when he told me this he was referencing Alicia. At the ceremony, He came up and told me the truth, and I thought he was pulling my leg, but when Alicia concurred with his statement, telling me I had gotten 'old' I lost any sign of rationality. Before I knew it, my hands were around Alex's neck, cutting off his air supply. One of the attending parents saw us brawling and got a few men to pull us apart. That had been the worse I'd gotten.
Now two years later I was doing the very same thing, and realizing this, I released my grip on him and slammed the door. I could hear him gasping outside, fumbling around in front of my door for his bible. I heard him get up, and sprint down the hallway. Shortly after I heard the click of my neighbor's door opening. She must have heard the scuffle between Kevin and I. Standing there, with my head on the door trying to think about what I should do to quiet the whole situation up, I hear the beep of her smartphone. Still fuming, I opened my door to find her dialing a number in her phone. Three short beeps.
"Ma'am, you don't need to call anyone about this, everything is settled down," I tried to console her. Her eyes widened, and she ran into her apartment. What was the big deal, I barely touched....
I looked down at my hands, and I am surprised to see the dark red liquid under my fingernails, the scratches on my hands now a light pink. What did I do? I thought I just grabbed his shirt and... No. I did much more. I shut the door, walking into the kitchen. The water on the floor was now cold, the noodles the least of my concern. My head felt light, and I somehow seconds later found myself on the ground. The world became dark, heavy, and cold. I felt myself sinking into the floor, my sweatpants slowly soaking up the water on the ground. Rock bottom.
I stayed there for a while. The night went on, my soiled clothing clinging to my skin, my heart beat slowing exponentially. How long had I been there? By the time I was able to get up, the small window in the corner of the living room was flooded with light from the devilish streetlamp outside. They usually don't turn on until midnight, so I assumed it was early in the morning. My joints were sore from the position I had been in, and I had been graced with a nerve wrenching headache. I guess that's what I got for attacking a Jehovah's Witness. I pulled myself off the ground and made my way to the door. My feet carried me down the hallway to the elevator. Why hadn't the police been notified? Hadn't my neighbor called them? Without stressing it, I got annoyed with the elevator and took the stairs. The sounds of my feet hitting the concrete steps made my head spin in pain. I didn't stop going.
Pushing through the front door of my apartment building, I made my way into the middle of the street. It wasn't terribly cold, but I felt the need to shiver. I decided to sprint down the street. My lips released a yell, my arms flailing by my sides. So that was what it felt like to be crazy. I went on like that for a mile or so, until I was overcome with exhaustion. I slowly walked down the road, there was an occasional car, but other then that, I was alone. The side of the road was chalked full of trash, the light poles buzzing. The light from them always made me cringe, with their hellish orange shining in my eyes.
Up the road I saw a car coming towards me. I had the urge to jump in front of it, to end this night, and all other nights. As it was coming around the bend, I clenched my fists and took three fast breaths, hyperventilating. Lurching myself forward, I bit my lip and expected impact, but I only heard the screech of tires.
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Other People's Words #5
Posted on May 22nd, 2011
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Reading material for the week:
- Do you have a lot of projects going on? Read this article about working in themes, which I am planning to try out for the next six months.
- Leo Babauta writes about how to place yourself in the presence of greatness.
- I loved this article on how to find peace in a busy life. As someone who feels overwhelmed very easily, every time I start to emotionally hyperventilate I read this article again.
We've talked of being busy for so long that we've forgotten that being busy was never the goal. We are not on this earth to be busy. We are here to build relationships, experience life, go places, create things, help others, or whatever else you decide. Our reasons for being will all be different but I have a feeling that none of us feel we are here simply to be busy.
- And in contrast with all the sober and productive articles I've been reading, I stumbled on this one: Why I Hate My Giant Dong
There is no casual way to spread the word that you've got a plus-size penis. Any attempt to disseminate information regarding your Richard will — nay, must — be met with skepticism, pity, and annoyance. At best people will assume you're lying; at worst they'll believe you and think you're bragging. You look like a tool either way.
- I've been waiting for someone to write a post like this for years: Carrie Bradshaw math. I mean, come on. As much as I loved the show, anyone with two brain cells to rub together could see that one measly column could not possibly have supported her Manolo habit.
- Becky Hunter is working through Julia Cameron's Artist Way and this week she writes about recovering a sense of strength.
- Have you heard about Slutwalk? I'm all for sexual liberation and equality and I come from a country like Malaysia where the accepted public opinion is that women are victimized and raped because of the way they dress, a view which is both misogynistic and ironically also held by many women themselves. I acknowledge the need to neutralize derogatory terms such as slut and dyke and whore but I'm not so sure that these are names that we should be claiming per se. This article raises some interesting points about it:
I thought to myself, after hearing of SlutWalk, about how much language and empowerment is racialized. How would the Mexican-American mothers I know feel about their daughters calling themselves whores? Or the Black mothers of friends react to their daughters calling themselves sluts? Probably not well.
- Where were you yesterday when the world didn't end? Tick tock goes the doomsday clock.
- And while we're on the subject: A look at doomsdays throughout time.
- I honestly can't decide whether this would be incredibly fun or incredibly sad: A second chance at your high-school prom.
- This article on the 5 unexpected downsides of high intelligence kind of made me happy that I'm merely ordinarily intelligent.
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"Rifle Makeover"
I finally finished coating my rifle and stock this past week. I had the bolt fluted by Chad Dixon a few weeks ago also. Im happy with the results.
What caliber is the rifle.
"I have found if you go the extra mile it's Never crowded".>Life member of >the MM green signature club.
What stock is that? Looks kinda like a rem KS copy.
The rifle is a 270WSM built by Blagg rifles on a M70 WSM action with a #4 pacnor barrel.
Stock is a B&C Medalist that I sanded and shaped a bit.
Sharp looking piece of equipment. Looks sleek. How's it handle?
"Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway."
I've had the rifle for a while now and absolutely love it. It shoots lights out and I've been testing the 150gr nosler accubond longrange lately. Shot a 5" group at 700 yards a few months ago. Seems everything I load for it shoots well.
Typical groups at 100 yards. http://s149.photobucket.com/user/805hunter/media/2013-07-21_20-31-17_55_zpsef7501eb.jpg.html>
Looks pretty and shoots lights out, YOU got a keeper for sure.
Ca, Beautiful Man, Just Beautiful!
"It's all about knowing what your firearms practical limitations are and combining that with your own personal limitations!"
Really nice job! I like that you put performance features on a practical-use gun, awesome.
Thanks guys! I am pleased with the results and should get out to shoot some more test loads soon.
Its hard to know where to stop when you get into a rifle yours. I have 2 I have been working on for a few years now and the one thing I am seeing is how the rifle reflects my personality. Pretty awesome and when I grab either one I feel a great sense of satisfaction. Hope you do the same.