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Lexington County, SC (WLTX) -- Deputies have charged a 50-year-old Lexington man again after they say he exchanged tobacco to a 15-year-old so he could spank the clothed teen.
On Tuesday, deputies announced that Terrence Everett Bryant of Turkey Creek Court in Lexington was charged with three counts of committing a lewd act upon a child under the age of 16. Previous Coverage: Deputies: Man Gave Boys Tobacco In Exchange for Spankings
Bryant now faces an additional count, after they say a 15-year-old male was spanked on or about May 28.
According to investigators, Bryant spanked the boy, who was wearing clothes, "with the intent of gratifying his sexual desires."
Deputies say the victims told them that it was a well-known fact among teenage boys that Bryant would give tobacco products in exchange for spanking the boys.
According to deputies, Bryant has victimized three 15-year-old males and a 12-year-old male. Investigators say Bryant spanked the boys in the parking lot of the Pitt Stop in Lexington, where Bryant worked as a cashier. Bryant was fired when he was arrested, and deputies say store managers and employees were not aware of Bryant's accused crimes.
Investigators say Bryant kept cigarettes and smokeless tobacco that he had previously purchased in a glove compartment of his 2002 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck, which was often parked outside the convenience store. Inside the truck, deputies say Bryant would victimize the children, and then give them the tobacco products.
The father of the 12-year-old found his son with tobacco products, and after he found out that his son had traded a spanking for the products, he reported the crime to the Lexington County sheriff's deputies.
Bryant faces a total maximum penalty of 60 years in prison if he is convicted of all four counts. He is detained on a total bail of $105,000.
If you have information that could help investigators find more victims, you are urged to call CrimeStoppers of the Midlands at 1-888-CRIME-SC or text a tip to "CRIMES" beginning with the term "TIPSC."


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The Colorado Department of Transportation has announced that Nevada Avenue in Trinidad will be closed temporarily today between College Street and Pine Street. Nevada Avenue will be closed to through traffic, but all businesses will be open as usual. The closure will be in effect from 8am until about 5pm today and detours will be in place to direct traffic around the work site. The detour will allow Lawrence Construction Company to install deck panels on the overhead bridge girders for the new alignment of I-25. CDOT thanks you for your patience during the construction.
Trinidad Fire Chief Leroy Perea said Tuesday that arson has been ruled out in connection with the fire that destroyed the second floor of the Franch Block Building last Saturday. An electrical short is believed to be the cause although the Colorado Bureau of Investigation still needs to issue a final report. The fire broke out about 1pm Saturday in one of the six apartments on the second floor of the building, also known as the Lone Star Building, in the 200 block of West Main Street in Trinidad. The building, which was built in 1887, also contained a vacant restaurant, a pawnshop and other small businesses on the first floor. Fire officials said the second floor was completely destroyed in the blaze and there was water and smoke damage to the businesses on the ground level.
HB1167, a measure that was introduced by Representative Wes McKinley, of Walsh, would have protected oil and gas wells in Colorado from being shut down after they complied with new regulations approved by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, however, the bill was killed by a house committee on Tuesday. The measure died on a nearly partisan 7-6 vote, with McKinley being the only democrat joining the house agriculture committee�€™s five republicans in voting for the measure. The bill was designed to prevent wells from being declared out of compliance with new wildlife regulations if habitat or wildlife migration conditions changed after a well is in operation.
Alamosa District Attorney David Mahonee told SLV County Commissioners this week that there is no way he can work within the budget that was submitted to commissioners by former District Attorney Peter Comar for the 2009 fiscal year. Commissioners had complained about not receiving requested information from Comar with some counties going as far as withholding monthly payments to the office until they felt their money was being well spent and Comar�€™s office could prove it. After looking at the budget, both Mahonee and commissioners were unsure where some of the numbers were coming from and a compromise was made in December. At the final budget hearing for 2009, the DA�€™s office requested $770,563. Commissioners agreed to $662,283. Mahonee is now requesting an even $800,000, which he was warned would not happen back in December when the topic was first brought up in regards to staffing requests. No further funding beyond the original $400,000 will be approved until a new budget is submitted to county commissioners.
The Colorado State Patrol arrested Oscar Jaime Rascon, 53, of Fort Garland, on Tuesday night in connection with a January hit-and-run accident that sent two children to the hospital. Rascon was booked on suspicion of failing to remain at the scene of an accident involving serious injury, four counts of careless driving causing injury, and unsafe tires. Investigators suspect that Rascon was driving a 1994 Toyota Tacoma pickup eastbound on U.S. 160, five miles west of Blanca on the night of January 4th, when the truck crossed over into the opposite lane and collided with a 1992 Saturn driven by Cassandra Wilson of Monte Vista. Wilson, a passenger and Wilson�€™s two daughters were in the car at the time. The children were taken to the hospital with head injuries. Rascon is being held in the Costilla County Jail on a $10,000 bond.
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The movie is also directed by Aleksei Fedorchenko and Jan Kwiecinksi and defies easy definition. Themes of identity and enlightenment come together (apparently with Kilmer shouting at people in a roller rink) to try to grope at higher planes of existence.
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The Big Eight
While most corporations still follow the laws of their home nations, several of the largest multinationals have transcended these restrictions. The "AAA" megacorps, as they are commonly known, enjoy the benefits of extraterritoriality in many nations. Like foreign embassies, the properties of the Big Eight fall under their own jurisdiction rather than the laws of the lands surrounding them.
Each of the Big Eight is a massive, globe-spanning empire of commercial power. The megacorps have all the influence of major nation-states. Most can even field small armies.
Ares Macrotechnology
The "American" megacorp is headed up by Damien Knight, a corporate raider who seemed to appear out of nowhere to buy out 22% of the company's stock through a massive sequence of small transactions in the famous "Nanosecond Buyout" of 2033. Built out of a conglomeration of huge American entities including GM and NASA (yes, really), Ares concentrates on military, security and aerospace technologies. Knight Errant, a private security and police services company under the Ares umbrella, has its training academy in Renton.
Though this megacorp commands an appealing public image and worldwide popular appeal, it doesn't take much research to realize that not all is as warm and friendly as it appears. AZT does not disclose its major shareholders nor is its stock publicly traded. Aztechnology is specifically barred from doing business in several nations. It's also difficult for many observers to know where the nation-state of Aztlan ends and the megacorp of Aztechnology begins. AZT's wide and varied holdings lean heaviest toward consumer goods, heavy industry and agriculture, but AZT also leads the Big Eight in magical services. The Aztechnology Pyramid, built in the style of ancient Aztec monuments, is a landmark of downtown Seattle.
Fuchi Industrial Electronics
Though based out of Tokyo, Fuchi is a megacorp split into thirds—and the narrowest margin of dominance is held by Boston's Richard Villiers. Infighting amongst Fuchi's factions is grist for many a tabloid (and many a shadowrun), but the company keeps chugging along. As the name implies, Fuchi is a leading developer of computer software, hardware and electronics.
A leading name in heavy industry, computer hardware, entertainment and chemical products. Mitsuhama is also the world's second-largest provider of magical goods and services after AZT. Persistent rumors of ties to the Yakuza simply will not die despite both the company's constant denials and the simple realities of economic interest. Five tall, dark skyscrapers in downtown Seattle mark Mitsuhama's North American headquarters.
Renraku Computer Systems
A neck-and-neck competitor with Fuchi in all the fields of computer services. Though the company has many various interests, Renraku is more specialized than most. Its famed Red Samurai are perhaps the most recognized elite corporate security force in the world. The Renraku Arcology, a massive pyramid-shaped structure, covers a large chunk of downtown real estate, dominating the city skyline.
Shiawase Corporation
The oldest of the megacorps, and the company most responsible for the rights and privileges the Big Eight enjoy today. Shiawase is also perhaps the most evenly diversified megacorp, with fingers in every pie. Its profile is highest in public infrastructure services and projects. Shiawase Atomics provides power for much of the East Coast as well as for Seattle. Twin towers of glass in Tacoma house the company's Pacific Northwest HQ.
Saeder-Krupp Corporation
The single largest corporation in the world has an appropriately larger-than-life leader: the great western dragon Lofwyr. Founded on the merging of Germany's Saeder Munitions, Krupp Manufacturing and BMW, S-K is most known for its power in heavy industry, military technologies and chemical engineering. Lofwyr doesn't give interviews or appear in public, but it's said that S-K is the most micro-managed of all the Big Eight.
Yamatetsu Corporation
The newest and smallest of the Big Eight, Yamatetsu is a leader in biotechnology and medical services. This megacorp concentrates heavily on the inclusion of metahuman races, both in its practices and in the services and goods that it provides.
Other Major Players
Though not up to the level of the Big Eight, several large corporations have a major impact on daily life in the Sixth World:
A major player in medical services, and the premier HMO and provider of paramedic services in Seattle. DocWagon paramedics aren't just professional lifesavers—they're armed, though ostensibly for their own protection. Subscribers to DocWagon's gold and platinum services can expect an armed team of commandos to accompany the ambulance if the situation calls for it.
Lone Star Security Services
Private police corporations began with the birth of this major company in Texas. Most of the cities of the UCAS and CAS as well as others around the world have contracts with Lone Star to provide municipal police service.
Telestrian Industries
A semi-nationalized corporate entity of the elven nation of Tir Tairngire, Telestrian is almost as diverse as any one of the Big Eight, though certainly not as large. Given massive urban and environmental changes to the former city of Portland, the Council of Princes and Telestrian's CEO recently signed an agreement making Seattle the primary shipping point for Tir Tairngire. As a result, Telestrian's operations in Seattle have begun a significant expansion. Telestrian is a significant player in consumer goods, magical services and agriculture, along with a deep connection to the Tir's military forces.
Still more big players in the Seattle Metroplex include Federated-Boeing, Pacific Rim Communications, United Oil, MegaMedia Productions and venerable computer giant Microdeck.


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How did the remote control get so awful and confusing?
Though adoption was slow, new designs for the ultrasonic remote emerged in the 1960s and '70s. The Danish design firm Bang & Olufsen introduced a sleeker, steel-topped control box, and then haptic cues to make the remote easier to operate in the dark. Buttons that turned the volume or brightness down were concave, and those for turning them up were convex. Still, by 1979 just 17 percent of American households had a remote.
With the growth of cable television in the 1980s, the device became ubiquitous. Now the remote control didn't just mute commercials, it cycled through long menus of programming. Remotes began to look more like switchboards, with dozens of buttons for all the available channels. The arrival of VCRs created the need for still more buttons—play, fast-forward, rewind—and gave remote control yet another purpose in the home. Academics took note of a newly-empowered television viewer, whose ability to channel-surf "must be seen as a crack in a tightly controlled political economic system." Infrared technology replaced ultrasonic, and remotes were everywhere. At the end of the decade, more than two-thirds of all households had one.
As remote control spread, the device became a cultural icon—and its design turned more elaborate and whimsical. A company called Quasar released a line of multicolored Fashion Accent sets with matching remotes that looked like minitelevisions. (You could slide a photograph over the tiny replica screen.) American Standard, the toilet manufacturer, released a super-luxury, remote-controlled bathtub for $25,000 called the "Sensorium." It came with a waterproof device that helped you control the taps, make phone calls, operate the stereo, and flip channels on your TV.
For the mainstream consumer, the acquisition of each new piece of equipment—for playing videocassettes, laser discs, CDs—was marked by a corresponding hand-held device. Eventually these became so numerous as to be self-defeating. The lazy-bones viewer (who had by now been reconfigured as a "couch potato") wasted effort rummaging around for the right piece of plastic. For the first time, we faced the problem of having too much control and too many remotes.
Twenty years later, that problem has not yet been solved—which explains the 92 buttons on my nightstand. Indeed, the design of the remote control seems to have stalled out in the 1980s, an era of skinny rectangles and gridded keypads. Today's devices have more rounded edges, like electronic éclairs, and circular keys for selecting from on-screen menus. But their major functions and foibles haven't much changed.
Still, the struggle to assimilate all those buttons has spawned a new sort of handheld device, one that may soon make the classic remote extinct. Back in 1985, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak noticed the problem of remote-control overload and left the company for a startup, with the goal of creating a universal remote that could be programmed to control his stereo, his TV, his VCR, everything.* "I wanted one remote," he says in his autobiography. "Just one. And I wanted that one main button to be able to do multiple things. I wanted to push it and have it go zip, zip, zip, zip, zip and have all the infrared signals come out of one remote control that turned everything on to the status I wanted."
Wozniak's high-powered, 20-button remote, released in 1987 with a thick user's manual and its own programming language, was far too complicated for the mainstream consumer. His idea split the remote-control market into its two long-standing constituencies—the hackers and the loungers. Now the former had a device that was just for them, a remote that could be loaded up with macros and reprogrammed. (Its descendants live on today.)
Meanwhile, Steve Jobs pushed Apple in the opposite direction, stripping away buttons and options, eventually creating a smooth, hand-held screen—the perfect hardware for lounging. While his former partner worked to tame a wilderness of devices and protocols, Jobs set up his famous walled garden. He put movies and music together in iTunes, and then—with the iPhone and iPad—he put iTunes right there in your lap. In the new Apple universe, nothing is ever remote, which makes the remote control obsolete.
What now? It can't be long before the computers in our pockets take over for the buttons on our nightstands. "In a sense we have to think about the phone as almost a universal remote control for your life," said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in 2007. Cellphones and tablets can stream video, and with the right apps installed they can serve as controls for your TV and stereo, too. The touch-screen interface comes with its own set of problems, of course—you can't find the inputs with your fingers, or feel your way around. But maybe that's the future of remote control: We started out with too many buttons and we'll end up with too few.
Clarification, Aug. 20, 2012: The original has been corrected to give more explicit credit to historian Max Dawson for the fact that radio remote controls began as DIY projects, and the idea that Zenith had a stake in the backlash against broadcast television.
Correction, June 28, 2012: This article originally misspelled the last name of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. (Return to the corrected sentence.)


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Antique Farming
John Deere GP Tractor
The John Deere General Purpose Tractor
The John Deere Model GP was built in five distinct versions through the course of its production:
Ģ The standard-front GP, or John Deere Standard, built from March 1928 to February 1935
Ģ The John Deere two-wheel tricycle-front GP, or GP-Tricycle, of which twenty-three units were built between August 1928 and April 1929
Ģ The John Deere GP Wide-Tread, or GPWT, built from November 1929 to November 1933
Ģ The John Deere GP Wide-Tread Series P, a GPWT with narrowed rear tread width designed to suit potato rows, built between January and August 1930
Ģ The John Deere General Purpose Orchard tractor, or John Deere GPO from April 1931 to April 1935 GP
John Deere "A" General Purpose Tractor
General Purpose
Built for all-around farm work with the pulling capacity of 6 horses, daily work output of 8 or 10 horses. Complete line of integral and pulled equipment available. Four forward speeds. Adjustable wheel tread.
A 1938 John Deere Brochure
boosts. Every advanced feature for quick, easy, and low-cost handling of general farm work will be found in the John Deere Model "A", the John Deere General Purpose Tractor that fills the power needs on average-size farms.
It is the ideal farm tractor for planting and cultivating your row crops. It is ready to prepare seed beds, handle your haying operations, operate your harvesting equipment, cut ensilage, grind feed to handle any farm job within its power range.
Outstanding in Design
The first thing you notice when you look at the Model "A" is its narrow radiator and fuel tank. This original John Deere design provides a perfect view of the work on both sides of the tractor.The tractor seat is spring-mounted and can be adjusted to the weight of the operator. It places you in acommanding position well up above the dust. When you take the wheel, you are amazed at the new ease of steeringŚyour automobile steers no easier. You find all the other features you want in your tractor the adjustable rear wheels, the convenient foot brakes that individually control
the rear wheels for short turns, the new, hydraulic power lift with cushioned drop, the hand-controlled clutch, the wide, roomy operator's platform, the four forward speeds, the straight line of draft in plowing, and the new radiator shutter that you can adjust without leaving the tractor.
Outstanding in Performance
The Model "A" is designed to handle a six-horse load on drawbar jobs. Its daily work output is equal to 8 or 10 horses. With its modern 2- and 4-row equipment, it puts into the hands of one man the working capacity of three to six men using less modern equipment. It will operate a 22- to 24-inch thresher. The tractor seat is spring-mounted and can be adjusted to the weight of the operator.
John Deere Model "B" General Purpose Tractor
The John Deere Model "B" General Purpose is proving the ideal power unit for operators of relatively small, general farms where the power requirements are not great enough to employ a tractor of larger size. It is adaptable to do all manner of work that a small tractor would be called upon to do, including all kinds of planting and cultivating in row crops, even to truck gardening. Another group of larger farm operators, already using large tractors, are adding John Deere Model "B" Tractors to do some of the lighter, miscellaneous operations that are not so well adapted to a larger tractor. These farms can utilize the two tractors to advantage because there is plenty of work for both.
John Deere B
All the Modern Features
The John Deere B is about two-thirds the size of the John Deere A in power and weight, but has all of the advanced John Deere General-Purpose features .. . adjustable rear wheel tread . . . four forward speeds .. . narrow, compact design . . . light weight. It is a revelation in its bed-rock economy of operation . . . its amazing ease of handling.It is a general purpose tractor in every sense of the word, with all that the name "John Deere" on tractors means . . . simplicity . . . quality construction . . . dependability . . . easy access to all parts. It is easy to keep in good running order.Like the Model "A", the Model "B" is equipped with power shaft for operating power take-off machines and can be equipped with hydraulic power lift for raising and lowering integral working equipment.
John Deere Power Lift
A power lift has been furnishd as extra equipment for John Deere General Purpose Tractors since 1928, but the hydraulic power lift now furnished is a real advance in design because it is both quick and positive and provides a cushioned drop. There are fewer working parts, making possible, longer, more dependable service from the power lift with a minimum of adjustment and replacement of parts. The parts are enclosed in a dust-proof case where they operate in a constant bath of oil. The John Deere power lift is controlled by a conveniently located foot lever. All that is necessary is to touch the control with the heel of the foot to raise or lower the working equipment. This power lift can be operated with either foot (see illustration) so that proper foot is free to apply brake for short turn to right or left. An important feature of the John Deere power lift is the adjustment, which permits the operator to get the desired speed of drop for both light and heavy working equipment. When cultivating, for instance the control can be set to drop the cultivator quickly; when heavier integral equipment is being used, such as listers, planters, and bedders, the control can be set to lower the equipment more gently and obtain the positive cushioning effect for which this lifter is noted. In addition to the work it saves, the John Deere power lift increases daily capacity at least 10 per cent over the ordinary hand lift. It can be operated either while the tractor is moving or standing still.
John Deere Power Lift
Other John Deere General Purpose Tractors
John Deere "AN" General Purpose For use in narrow-row crops. The single front wheel easily passes between the rows, even where space is as narrow as 16 inches. Same as Model "A" in power, speeds, and adaptability to all farm work.
John Deere "BN" General Purpose For use in closely spaced rows. Note single front wheel. 0 therwise same as Model "B" General Purpose, shown above. Complete line of integral and pulled equipment available.
John Deere "AW" General Purpose For use in bedded crops where it is desired to straddle the beds and not split the center. Owners find that this tractor will stay "on top" better where the soil is extremely soft or mucky Both front and rear treads adjustable. Same power, speed, adaptability as Model "A".
John Deere "BW" General Purpose Like the Model "AW" this tractor meets the particular needs of the grower of bedded crops or crops planted in extremely soft or mucky soils. Has same power, speeds, and adaptability as Model "B" Tractor and takes same equipment.
John Deere "AO" Orchard Specially designed for orchardists. Built low and completely streamlined to get close to trees. Independent braking of each wheel for short turning. Four speeds forward. Handles the load ordinarily pulled by six horses.
John Deere "BO" Orchard A smaller orchard model that handles the load ordinarily pulled by a four-horse team. Shown with citrus fenders which are extra crequipment. Stands only 52 inches at highest point.
John Deere D
The John Deere Model D was produced from March 1, 1923 to July 3, 1953, the longest production
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John Deere Fordson and International
In 1927 Henry Ford quits the tractor business. The price war he waged put dozens of others out too, leaving only the strongest and most innovative tractor companies to survive. Ford's Fordson had failings that became more apparent as the others improved. This killed Ford's mass-production machine. Both John Deere and International Harvester learned from the battle with Ford. Each streamlined its production and improved its product. In 1929 International Harvester was the number one Farm Tractor producer and John Deere was number two.
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The John Deere GP followed the basic design of the John Deere D . Introduced as a row-crop tractor the above pictured model was not nearly as popular as the tricycle configuration
JOHN DEERE A and B
In 1938 The John Deere A and it's little brother the John Deere B were the first two styled tractors coming from
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John Deere 420
The true beginnings of Deere's industrial line is represented by the 420 Crawler-Loader, although it was still painted in agricultural colors. The first full, thirty-two-page brochure, A-1044, was issued in December 1956 by Dubuque, and covered the 320, 420, and 820 Industrial models and their matching equipment. The Utility 420 wheel models and the 420 Crawler-Loader are typical examples.
John Deere 3020 Series
Introduced in 1963, The John Deere 3020 shown in orchard trim was available in row-crop (four versions of front-wheel equipment), standard, orchard, and Hi-Crop form. The standard transmission was the successful Synchro-Range with eight forward and three reverse speeds. The new Power-Shift transmission meant that you could move from any of its eight forward or four reverse speeds without use of the clutch. An inching pedal was provided for attachment of implements.
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John Deere 110
1963 saw the introduction of the company's first lawn and garden tractor, the 7-hp 110, initiated what was to become the Commercial and Consumer Equipment Division. The Kohler K161S engine of the 110 was changed in 1964 to 8 hp, and a hydraulic lift version.
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The above Fantastic Four Human Torch Playset would make a perfect addition to Mainway Novelties' product line. And even though it'd almost certainly result in life-threatening injuries, I'd rather give my kid that play set above than see him wearing the below costume monstrosity. Seriously... who would do this to their child?
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Life is not Fair
by Corey Wells
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Believe it or not…life is not fair. Occasionally the bad guy wins, people do play favorites, some good people die young, some people will let you down and not everyone is honest. While we can accept this, it shouldn't stop us from dreaming big, working hard and doing what is right.
Sometimes it's who you know and not what you know that matters. It won't matter that you are the better qualified or the obvious choice. Some will always select people who they personally like better than you. Others who you rely on will let you down. The is especially hard to accept if you are someone who always keeps their word and does what is right. If you're like that, you automatically think others should too. We could have all saved ourselves a lot of emotional stress if we'd have known all this before we venture out into the real world.
If we'd have learned the way the world worked a young age, we'd have never invested so much in the opinions others have about us. We'd have realized that it's simply not advantageous to always try to please others. However, it's still important to keep in mind that life is worth living. The secret is to always keep an optimistic outlook. You simply have to learn how to deal with the negative while seeking out the positive. Once you've learned this lesson, you will have the ability to still go out and enjoy a full and rewarding existence no matter how unfair life treats you.
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life is not fair–GOD is! — witch have you put your trust in?
* what type of way you choose
we need a source to run our life
so life is depand on you ,,what type of way choose
Life Sucks!
Life is not fair and it does hurt but like you say…you must learn to make peace and move on…
So glad I read this. Made me feel better after a rough day.
life is just fair bcos all of us were given that. it's not fair in the sense that we do not have the same difficulties and storms of life. still, each one of us will have to experience them all and face them. if we will not, we got ourselves to blame. But nothing is ever too late.
Awesome advice Corey! and you know it's just soo darn true….
Right now, am wondering if life is even worth it…sooo freakin unfair :/ :'(
life is really not fair….:(
Life's not Fair! It sucks!!
I've been telling my kids this since they were tiny! Excellent advice! Thanks!
Honest to god, if life was fair, we'd all be living happy lives, and I agree with your positivity in doing such, but the quote "Life is not fair, get used to it" has been used to keep people down for like a thousand years. Its oftly getting freaking annoying how much phycologists beat the around the bush to fully say it.
life is really not fair!!!!!!!!
Loved this, very well said.


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The Daily Agenda for Sunday, February 10
Jim Burroway
February 10th, 2013
Events This Weekend: Cologne Street Carnival, Cologne, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, LA; Germany; Sydney Mardis Gras, Sydney, NSW; Sitges Carnival, Sitges, Spain; GayWhistler Winter Pride, Whistler, BC.
A New Homosexual Trait?: 1920. That's the question that Dr. Walter Courtenay Rivers sought to explore in the February, 1920 issue of Medical Review of Reviews:
A sexuological brochure published in 1913 brought me some correspondence both home and foreign. Among the writers of these letters was an English public school 'coach,' whom later I met. I then found that altho he had written he was glad my book had appeared, he was an invert himself; not only that, but a member of a homosexual coterie; and besides, one who physically indulged his abnormality. Upon which I felt that his acquaintance and correspondence were too potentially compromising for my as yet extremely slight scientific name. I asked him to send his 'case' to Dr HAVELOCK ELLIS (to whom I wrote about him also), and declined further communication with regret, for of course clinical experience is the only road to discovery. However, one clue I did get. He kept a large cat of which he seemed very fond, and he remarked that many of his friends had the same taste in pets.
The "brochure" that Rivers mentioned was a booklet published in 1913, titled Walt Whitman's Anomaly, which explores exactly what its title implied: that Walt Whitman was a sexual invert or, in the still-newfangled terminology of the medical literature, a homosexual. Rivers was undoubtedly surprised by his "coach's" interest in the book, as its sale was "restricted to members of the legal and medical professions. This was quite common at a time when anything which might be remotely construed as non-condemning of the "abominable vice" was routinely banned as obscene. Havelock Ellis's early works were not immune from such official attentions (see Feb 2). And so Rivers's nervousness over merely maintaining a correspondence with an invert was neither out of the ordinary nor out of line.
And yet, Rivers's articles and writings were among a growing body of literature which was just beginning to try to figure out who these homosexuals were that they kept encountering. Given how little was really known about gay people, coupled with reluctance of the overwhelming majority of gay people to make themselves known, every tiny clue took in a huge significance. Including cats.
Since [Magnus] HIRSCHFELD'S (see May 14) exhaustive work does not mention such a trait, the matter seemed worth inquiry, and it is attacked here in the following way: First I have taken HIRSCFIELD'S list of eminent men who were of inverted disposition, and looked for record of their affection' for cats as pets; secondly I have taken eminent persons who are stated to have been cat lovers, and looked for evidence of inversion in them.
Rivers encountered several difficulties in the first approach; Hirschfeld's list went back into antiquity; Hirschfeld didn't see pet ownership as an important detail to record, some names on Hirshfeld's list weren't prominent enough for such details to survive. But Rivers did find four worth mentioning: the 18th-century art historian and Member of Parliament Horace Walpole, the English poet Edward Fitzgerald, the French poet Charles Baudelaire, and the English essayist Walter Pater, for whom Rivers provided the following evidence of homosexuality:
The evidence of PATER'S inverted disposition might first be briefly given. He never smoked and never married; he was entirely averse to outdoor games altho not physically weak; he wore always a green tie; his works show passim a special sensibility to young male beauty.
But about their cats:
Four out of thirty-one is a proportion of one in eight. Is one out of every eight men, or, for the matter of that, one out of every eight distinguished men, devoted to cats? I imagine most people would say no. Some men, and particularly distinguished men, have notoriously a horror of them. These four, by the way, were all writers, and HAVELOCK ELLIS states that inversion is particularly frequent amongst authors. They were also pretty exclusively homosexual; there is no evidence of a bisexual disposition
Rivers then compiled his list of known cat-lovers in history "taking only those who have been dead some time" — undoubtedly to avoid impugning the reputation of a living person and opening himself up to charges of libel. Rivers then lists them:
Pope GREGORY the GREAT, HOKUSAI, TASSO, A. DE MUSSET, PAUL DE KOCK, PETRARCH, COWPER, WORDSWORTH, LISTON the SURGEON, RICHELIEU, CIIATEAUBRIAND, T. GAUTIER, DR. JOHNSON, SIR WALTER SCOTT, DUMAS the ELDER, SHELLEY, JEREMY BENTHAM.
Of how many of these may inversion be deemed a likely characteristic?
The quest now is much more difficult. To begin with, of none can we expect the trait looked for to be recorded outright. It will be a matter of inferring its presence from other, and commonly associated, characteristics, such as friendship enthusiasm, feminine tastes, aversion to women, physical stigmata of degeneration, and so forth; while even these may easily escape biographical mention. Again, bisexuality, physical attraction to men and women both, may mask inversion. Perhaps for these reasons, none of these cat lovers figure in HIRSCHFELD'S list of eminent inverts already spoken of.
You will notice Rivers's referring to "physical stigmata of degeneration," a reference to degeneracy theory that I've mentioned elsewhere in these historical notes (see, for example, Sept 3, Jan 25, Feb 7). It was a medical axiom in those days that homosexuality, along with many other physical and mental ailments, were the result of evolution gone wrong. Before the industrial era, natural selection meant that the fittest survived. But modern society was now allowing all sorts of lesser-fit people to survive and breed, resulting in a kind of reversal of evolution — they called it "de-generation" — in which mankind was de-evolving or "degenerating" to a more primitive, less advanced state. The theory further held that degeneracy was not only imprinted on the brain, but the "physical stigmata" or signs of the degeneracy could also be found on the body as well, whether it was a physical abnormality, or the shape of the head, the cut of the brow, the width of the nose — you can see racially where this went, can't you?
At any rate, River's struck two from his list immediately as not being gay, and concluded that only three were definitely gay. Three of seventeen now brings the ratio to somewhere closer to one in five. Clearly, he thought, he was onto something. But why cats?
And there is something else relevant to cats which is also relevant to our subject, and that is the close association in the human mind of cats with femininity. One always associates cats with the woman's world, and of course male inverts are very often of feminine tastes. The former proposition seems the truer and profounder the more one tests it…
A good many readers, perhaps, will agree that fondness for cats does, on the whole, seem entitled to a place among male homosexual characteristics. If it be, then the reason is that it is a woman's taste. My subject aforesaid, the public school coach, had his cat beside him when pouring out tea; which he did, if not, like COMPTON MACKENZIE'S inverted author WILMOT dispensing similar hospitality. See Sinister Street Vol 1. 'with a myriad mincing gestures,' still with quite unmasculine competence, gusto and deliberation; he sucked sweets, smoked only cigarettes. Indeed the tale of male homosexual traits has probably not yet been given anywhere with anything like completeness. For the heart of the inverted man seems always reaching out after something womanish in order to adopt it; or else recoiling from something that reminds him he is bodily a man. Of that unfortunate being it might almost be said:
Femina est: nihil feminitatis a se alienum putat.
I think we can conduct a survey that is as scientific as anything Rivers accomplished. I'm generally a cat person myself — I like their independence — but we have two lovable dogs in the Burroway household: Twister, a bossy Beagle mix, and Buster, a purebred feral dog who looks exactly like the wild dogs seen on the nearby Indian reservation. What about you?
[Source: W.C. Rivers. "A new male homosexual trait?" Medical Review of Reviews 26, no. 2 (February 1920): 55-60. Available online via Google Books here.]
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WASILLA -- Somebody had to score a goal eventually, and South's Brendan Jester found himself in the right place at the right time Friday, flipping in a game-winner against West in a 1-0 semifinal victory at the Class 4A state hockey tournament.
The game remained tied at the Menard Ice Arena nearly five minutes into the third period, but Jester's goal was enough to send 2011 state champion South into Saturday's title game against defending champion Dimond.
South's Tyler Onstott set up the winner when he fired a shot from point-blank range. It appeared West's freshman goalie Joe Chekan made a great save, but the puck fell to the ice and sat still in front of the net, where Jester pushed it across the goal line with 10:07 left to play.
"I thought I had it underneath my elbow and I guess it dropped and they found it," Chekan said. "I couldn't see it. I was waiting for the ref to blow (the whistle)."
South, the tournament's top seed from the Cook Inlet Conference, went 17-0 in league play, including the three wins it took to claim a CIC championship last week. When the game was scoreless after two periods, Jester said, there was no panic in the locker room.
"We knew we had confidence in ourselves and would be able to get it done," he said. "It was a good team effort and I don't think anyone really doubted themselves throughout the game,"
West has had a flare for the dramatic in post-season play, getting a double-overtime victory in the first round of last week's CIC championships to earn a state-tournament berth and another double-overtime victory Thursday to advance to the semifinals.
"We had a very emotional two-overtime game last night," West coach Nathan Shasby said. "I could tell a couple times, especially in the third, the shifts started getting shorter and the kids started getting a little more fatigued."
West will play for third-place against Service on Saturday, and, though they were disappointed to see their championship bid end, Chekan said the Eagles are looking forward to another game.
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South and Dimond have played each other twice this season, with South prevailing each time. An early season meeting ended with a dramatic 4-3 South win in which the Wolverines scored two goals late in the third period. South won 3-1 in a late-season match.
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Finding The Holiday Spirit With Teenagers
When my children were small, that time between Thanksgiving and Christmas felt interminable to me. Schedules were disrupted; stores were busy; the kids were both expectant and overstimulated to the point of wild tantrums. And there was always this pressure—internal, to be sure—to "make the most of this time" and "give them a special holiday they'll always remember" on top of everything else.
It's not that we didn't have happy holidays, back then. Of course we did, lots of times. We started several traditions with the kids, like that the elves bring them new pajamas every Christmas Eve while we're out at church. Year after year of needing to run back into the house at the last moment because I "forgot something" and they didn't catch on, my favorite part of whole season being them tearing upstairs as soon as we got home to "see what the elves brought this year." More often than not, by the time I reached them, laughing, they were both stripped down in the hallway, giggling while working to get into their matching jammies and twirl around to show us how they were "all ready for Santa."
Things change, of course. For my kids, their parents divorced, they later gained a stepdad, and of course no matter the makeup of your family, children grow up. For a couple of years, I was able to quell my oldest's doubt with a simple "if you don't believe, you don't receive." The year I finally admitted that Santa wasn't real, I thought her heart would break. She told me through her gulping sobs that she'd been sure she was wrong, or at the very least I should've lied to her. I'd thought she was ready; maybe she wasn't. And anyway, I'd always felt uncomfortable lying to them, even on something that harmless. My son hung on for much, much longer, but by now, any mention of Santa in our house is punctuated with air quotes by the teens. They're too grown-up, too cool, to believe in magic anymore.
I grew up Jewish, which means I came to celebrating Christmas later in life. I was drawn in at first by sheer wattage of it all—the pomp, the decorations. As much as I loved lighting a menorah for eight nights, it can't really hold a candle (see what I did there…?) to a full month of decorated trees and garlands and twinkly lights. And my favorite Christmas accoutrement, by far, are the candle lamps. As I spent more time in my new faith, various explanations were offered to me for this ritual: Lighting a candle in the darkness, signifying that weary strangers are welcome here, and so on. I've heard sermon after sermon about how Joseph and Mary must've been tired and scared and what it had to have meant to them to be welcomed someplace safe and sheltered. I've heard how we celebrate the birth of Jesus, but more than that, we celebrate hope and possibility. That's what I think about, when I'm placing my lamps in the windows. "Let there be light" is about so much more than illumination.
Last year, everything felt fractured. I would've happily skipped Christmas altogether. Our family had been through medical scares and hospitalizations and many, many tears and dark days. My daughter had packed up and moved away to hopefully find herself at her father's house, but progress was hard to see and hope was a precious commodity for all of us. Another Christmas tradition for us is that Santa (or "Santa," if you rather) brings each family member an ornament that signifies the past year in some way. The year we took an extended family cruise, Santa delivered tiny little towel animals to hang on the tree, like the ones we'd found in our cabin each night on the ship. (I had a lot of hand cramps that year, plus I think I may have invented a few new swear words.) The year my son dove into Minecraft and my daughter began marching band, he got a small, pixellated block of earth (like in the game) and she received a marching Minnie Mouse to commemorate the band trip to Disneyworld. Last year, with life feeling unsettled and dangerous, our ornaments were cast resin shapes containing shards of what used to be a very pretty drinking glass (delivered broken with a new set we'd purchased). I don't remember if I offered the kids any sort of explanation beyond, "Sometimes new beauty comes from what's been broken," but in my mind, it was more of a hope than a belief, at the time.
This year, I find myself uncharacteristically at a loss for the "right" ornaments. How could I possibly distill the past year into one pivotal symbol? As I moved around the house, this past weekend, setting up the candle lamps, weaving cords and plugging them in and sitting in their warm yellow glow, I wondered not about the Joseph and Mary of the traditional Christmas sermons, but who they were when Jesus was an adolescent. Were they always calm and self-assured? Was Jesus truly such a miracle that there was never a slammed door, an irrational outburst, a series of poor choices that left his parents fretting and whispering in the dark long after they should've been asleep? Did Mary ever lose her temper? Did she have any idea what lay ahead, I mean really, when she held her newborn in her arms? Do any of us?
I'm not complaining. This year is such a vast improvement over last year, believe me, I have no complaints. But I have an inkling, now, of the innocence we've lost, the hard roads ahead, and just how little we can fix for our children once their boo-boos require things more complicated than band-aids.
Still, I set up the lamps. As the sun sets each night they flicker to life, one by one. It helps ground me amidst the hustle and bustle of this season, somehow.
And when my daughter caught me looking at Christmas pajamas online this weekend, and subsequently grousing over the trouble with finding appropriate choices that will fit and match and not cost a ton now that they wear adult sizes, I admitted, "Well maybe you guys are too old for this now, anyway."
Her eyes widened and she immediately protested. "Mom. Mom. The elves have to bring us pajamas. Matching ones. They have to. It's Christmas." She was dead serious. And when your teenager tells you that a small part of her still believes in magic, then you damn well find a way to provide the matching pajamas.
So, yeah; let there be light, indeed. Amen.
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Alison C Dec 03 at 5:48 pm Reply
I am 40 now and I still buy myself a new pair of pyjamas every year for Christmas eve to be ready for "Santa". They will never be too old for that tradition
I hope your kids never get too old for a little bit of magic. I need to start some new traditions this year, because even though last year was technically my first Christmas without my husband I barely remember it. I'm thinking I might start by buying myself some Christmas pajamas — so thank you (and Alison C) for the idea!
bryan Dec 03 at 8:51 pm Reply
The one tradition that I swiped with cackles of glee from my ex is the pajamas tradition. Doesn't hurt that I love pajamas as well. They are the key to a Merry Christmas.
Cheryl S. Dec 04 at 12:17 pm Reply
My 8 y/o is right on the cusp of not believing in Santa. She keeps asking questions but I can tell she doesn't want the true answers. It's a weird place to be in.
I hope and pray that she keeps some magic, even after Santa is revealed.
JMH Dec 04 at 12:23 pm Reply
My kids are 12 and almost 10. One still believes in Santa, one doesn't..(but she still wants to) This post really got to me. Thanks for putting into words exactly what I am feeling this year. Beautifully written..well done
Cheryl Dec 04 at 12:41 pm Reply
Santa always brings us a new toothbrush in our Christmas stockings. EVERY YEAR except the year he forgot. We were all so freaked out that we made Santa go to the Walgreens on Christmas to buy a dozen tooth brushes. The youngest of us was 40 at the time.
Andrea Dec 04 at 1:39 pm Reply
Oh, hell. You made me cry. And my kids are only 10 & 8. WAH!
I heard the boys discussing whether or not they believe in Santa this past weekend. When one answered, "well, maybe sometimes…" the other one exclaimed, "YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE! Otherwise you don't get any presents!" So I guess our materialism helps keep the magic alive, at least for one of them…
carrie on Dec 04 at 6:48 pm Reply
May I humbly suggest a sunflower ornament? A few years ago one of my students died the day before our graduation ceremony. I had taught his older brothers and him for several years and he was an amazing kid. I mean the kind of kid who would go on and do phenomenal things. He wanted to be a doctor and I know he would have been brilliant at it and I have no doubt he would have saved lives. So at 7 am the day of graduation I was at the grocery store trying to find flowers to place on his chair at the 8 am ceremony. There weren't tons of options, but when I saw a bundle of sunflowers I knew that was it. They are youthful and happy and made me think of what a light he was in the world. At church we are currently teaching our kids to be lights in the world, to go out and do good things. And now when I see sunflowers I think of my student and what a light he was in his short life. It inspires me to try to live my life a little better so I can turn the darkness of his absence into light in the people around me.I hope that makes sense. But to me a sunflower would represent the light and the new beginning you are experiencing in your life.
Kemi Dec 09 at 2:25 pm Reply
This is beautiful. I, too, have teens (and tweens and babies) and there is still a little bit of Christmas magic left for them. I hope there always will be.
Merry Christmas, Mir!
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Authorities say sun refracted off the dog's shiny water bowl and ignited a fire at Terry and Shay Weisbrich's home on Wednesday afternoon.
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The Press Democrat of Santa Rosa reported that a Fire Department engineer helped discover the dog bowl's role in the fire.
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Less than a week after actor Bradley Cooper shared some images of himself wearing a motion-capture suit during a pre-production test for director Alex Proyas' (I, Robot) new movie, Paradise Lost, Deadline reports that Legendary Pictures has "halted plans to begin production" in January, as originally scheduled. According to Deadline's sources, the production will be delayed until "late spring or early summer" to give the producers time to "rework a budget that had passed the $120 million mark by 10% or 15%." Whether the increasingly-in-demand Cooper will still be available after the delay remains to be seen.
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Washington, DC – On the very day the Administration expressed "no opinion" about whether the Senate should pass a budget, Congressman Bobby Schilling (IL-17) joined with the majority of his colleagues on both sides of the aisle in supporting bipartisan efforts to reform the budgeting process.
"Neither side of the aisle is blameless for the fiscal crisis we are in, and both are responsible for guiding us out of it," Schilling said. "The current budgeting process is neither transparent nor accurate, and – if you take a look at the 1,015 days since the Senate last passed a budget – hardly mandatory.
"The fact of the matter is that we are in a spending-driven crisis with a national debt of more than $15 trillion. We will be unable to get ourselves out of it unless we seriously develop a credible plan to get our fiscal house in order, grow our economy, and get Americans back to work. The House has passed more than 25 bipartisan jobs bills that are currently stalled in the Senate and I am pleased to support these two budget reform bills, continuing to fundamentally change how Washington does business and end its spending addiction once and for all."
Schilling this week voted in favor of H.R. 3521, the Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act, put forth by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen (D-MD). This bill would give the president authority to identify reductions in spending provisions within an appropriations bill, which would only take effect if legislation was passed by an up-or-down vote in both chambers of Congress. Each dollar of savings from the rescission would be devoted to deficit reduction. Schilling yesterday supported H.R. 3581, the Budget and Accounting Transparency Act, which would increase transparency and accuracy in budgeting for federal credit programs, the housing-related government sponsored enterprises, and the publication of budget-justification materials. More information on these bills can be found on the House Budget Committee's website.
In addition to introducing the Govern Before Going Home resolution in 2011, Schilling has cosponsored the H.R. 3643, the No Budget, No Pay Act, which would prohibit Members of Congress from getting paid should they miss deadlines for annual budget and appropriations bills, and ensures that missed pay could not be recouped retroactively.
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QVC Celebrates Style On The Red Carpet
WEST CHESTER, Pa., Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Live from the prestigious Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, QVC will once again bring together designers, stylists and tastemakers for its " Red Carpet STYLE – Live from L.A." broadcast on Friday, February 22 at 9 PM (ET) . For the fourth consecutive year, the glamorous event will showcase new fashion and accessory designs, along with beauty products specially created for QVC, while providing viewers with an exclusive look behind the magic of the red carpet. Style icons Nicole Richie and Lisa Rinna, appearing in what will be their second QVC red carpet show, will introduce new apparel pieces from their coveted collections. Newcomers to the broadcast event include the award-winning Jennifer Hudson and celebrity stylist Jen Rade, who is scheduled to make her QVC debut with the launch of Edge by Jen Rade. Fashion authority Joan Rivers will introduce new embellished accessories while fashion influencers Lori Goldstein and Heidi Klum are also scheduled to present stylish apparel and jewelry designs. QVC's " Red Carpet STYLE – Live from L.A." broadcast will be complete with various beauty products from some of the biggest brands in the industry including stila cosmetics, Drybar and Julep."We are heading back to L.A. this awards season for another unforgettable celebration," said Claire Watts, CEO, QVC U.S. "In addition to showcasing new products, this year's broadcast will highlight red carpet moments through unique content from industry insiders. We are sharing the evening with our global QVC partners, and hope to present an unparalleled experience that promises to engage our viewers and inspire customers with style and beauty offerings from our experts." Throughout the evening, intimate interviews with celebrity and designer guests will be conducted by fashion authority and lifestyle expert Jill Martin, who will serve as the red carpet correspondent. Shoppers will also learn styling secrets directly from ELLE magazine's dynamic duo Joe Zee and Lori Goldstein as well as sought-after stylist Cristina Ehrlich through videos produced exclusively for the broadcast. Additional segments will spotlight QVC celebrities sharing their personal experiences during awards seasons, both past and present. Television personality Jeannie Mai will be on hand to share memorable moments during the event through various social platforms including Instagram. Mai, along with select social influencers, will utilize the network to showcase in-the-moment snapshots of the exclusive affair tagged with hashtag #QVCRedCarpet, creating QVC's very own "Insta-Glam" experience. For additional information on "Red Carpet STYLE – Live from L.A." visit http://www.qvc.com/redcarpetstyle. Products featured during the broadcast will be available, while supplies last, through QVC at 800.345.1515 or www.qvc.com. ABOUT QVC QVC, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Interactive Corporation (NASDAQ: LINTA), is the world's leading video and ecommerce retailer. QVC is committed to providing its customers with thousands of the most innovative and contemporary beauty, fashion, jewelry and home products. Its programming is distributed to approximately 250 million homes worldwide through operations in the U.S., Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy and a joint venture in China. West Chester, Pa.-based QVC has shipped more than a billion packages in its 26-year history and the company's website, QVC.com, is ranked among the top general merchant Internet sites. QVC, Q, and the Q Ribbon Logo are registered service marks of ER Marks, Inc. SOURCE QVC, Inc.
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Top Ten Myths About Scholarships
Mark Kantrowitz
October 02, 2011
My Child Will Win a Free Ride with Scholarships
Myth: It is very easy to win enough scholarships to cover all college costs.
Reality: Very few students win a completely free ride each year.
Students and parents often overestimate their eligibility for merit-based scholarships and underestimate their eligibility for need-based aid. It is important to apply for both forms of financial aid. This includes filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to apply for financial aid from the federal and state governments and most colleges, and searching for scholarships on free scholarship matching services like Fastweb.
Achieving top ranking in your school may be an impressive accomplishment, but there are more than 85,000 high school valedictorians and salutatorians each year. Even among talented students there's a lot of competition for scholarships.
Of students enrolled full-time at a 4-year college, only 0.3% get enough grants (including private scholarships) to cover the full cost of attendance, 1.0% get enough grants to cover 90% or more of the cost of attendance, 3.4% get enough grants to cover 75% or more of the cost of attendance, and 14.3% get enough grants to cover 50% or more of the cost of attendance. Of students winning scholarships, more than two-thirds (69.1%) receive less than $2,500 per year.
So while it is possible to win a completely free ride, only a small number of students are able to do so each year.
Scholarships are part of the plan for paying for college, but not the entire plan. Most students will have to rely on student loans, student employment and need-based grants, as well as scholarships, to pay for college.
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For the extraction of aroma precursors in white wines
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Polygalacturonase, associated to the secondary cellulasic and hemicellulasic activities, induces the partial lysis of the cellular walls and accelerates the passage of the aromatic components in the must.
Endozym ICS 10 Arôme, thanks to its complementary activity, decreases the viscosity of the treated must, facilitates must and wine clarification processes, enables to bring a noticeable qualitative advantage.
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Endozym ICS 10 Arôme is particularly indicated for the varietal aromatic characterization of white wines, where it enables the different varieties to completely express the typical characteristics, increasing the complex level of the whole sensorial analytical outline.


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I recently started working for a medium sized city with a gigantic, overgrown, and bloated website. Now I know all of you reading this are asking yourself "How bad can it be?" At last count earlier in the month we had over 14,000 pages only including HTML, CFX, and ASP pages on the internet and almost 10,000 HTML pages on the intranet. The previous web master had no idea how to organize, and truly manage a website, so he went about helping all of the departments train a web developer, and then pretty much gave them run of the ship. Needless to say, I'm the big ugly Heavey that's been hired to get things inline.
To first address this problem and help control this in the future we are moving to Microsoft CMS and implementing Urchin so that we can track page visitors and such. Because of the sheer size, we expect our implementation to take 18 months after having all of the templates created and the front and main pages redesigned.
The next tool that I see that we will need to move this project along is a link checker. It's most important job will be to find orphan files, so that we can dust off all the junk before we try cleaning up the rest. It should also be able to follow relative and static links, and different domain names (a whole other mess) seeing them as the same web. I also need it to create a text based report so that I can then use it to create an archiving script. As with any person who works for government, I want it to be free and do most of the work itself, so that I can find other ways of spending tax dollars. (That's a joke by the way.)
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Article Date: 11/1/2004
low vision
Helping Patients Cope with
Vision Loss
Low vision therapy remains our best bet in managing many of our visually challenged patients.
BY ELMER H. EGER, O.D., F.A.A.O., Trumansburg, N.Y.
In today's world, many ocular conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma and high myopia can be treated successfully and quickly thanks to medical and surgical advances. But for conditions such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy and retinitis
pigmentosa, which affect millions of people, there is no such miracle cure.
It is in this area that low vision therapy becomes so valuable. It may not be the most convenient solution, but currently it is the most effective solution at our disposal. That's why knowledgeable counseling is so essential in persuading our patients to consider this option more readily.
Look no further
Low vision therapy is a highly developed, universally recognized system of applying magnification, contrast sensitivity and training (optically or electronically, and even pharmaceutically) to restore reading ability and to return partially sighted victims to the workplace -- in essence, to achieve some degree of rehabilitation. Low vision therapy is a holding therapy -- sustaining skills and function until we find a better alternative.
Expect denial
Here's a sample conversation that's probably familiar to you:
Doctor: "Mr. Smith, I have just finished examining you, and I have some bad news: You have new hemorrhages in the back of your eyes denoting wet macular degeneration. Every place that is bleeding blocks your vision and I recommend laser treatments."
Mr. Smith: "Fine, doctor. Will this give me back my sight?"
Doctor: "No, it will stop the bleeding and may keep you from getting worse. But it won't restore your sight. (You should be aware that every place the laser strikes destroys some retinal tissue and leaves a blind spot. In other words, if we laser in 20 places we create 20 blind spots. That's why we only laser those bad blood vessels but never the macula [center of sight])."
Mr. Smith: "But doctor, surely my sight will get better."
Doctor: "Probably not."
Mr. Smith: "Can you suggest another specialist who can help with this macular degeneration?"
Doctor: "Mr. Smith, listen carefully. At this time there is no recognized cure for macular or other retinal degeneration. They're working on it. Now, Miss Jones will schedule you for laser therapy."
So Mr. Smith heads home in a state of shock and utter confusion. He doesn't even remember the doctor saying, "No more driving for you." No wonder! By definition shock is defined as "a. something that jars the mind or emotions as if with a violent, unexpected blow; b. the disturbance of function, equilibrium, or mental faculties caused by such a blow; violent agitation."
Eventually, Mr. Smith has a happy but misguided thought: "This doctor must be mistaken; I know my vision's worse, but maybe he missed the diagnosis." (This is a reasonable thought because no one explained the condition to him in lay language and even if they did, he's in a state of shock -- he can't remember.)
And so off he goes on a merry-go-round of eye doctors, hoping for a more acceptable diagnosis and prognosis or miracle cure. But everywhere he goes he gets approximately the same story. Oh, one doctor suggests vitamins -- not as a cure, but to retard further damage. Perhaps another suggests low vision therapy, which he explains as "The optometrist can fit you with special lenses or give you a magnifier so you can read."
"Will I be able to drive?"
"Not usually."
Mr. Smith mulls this over, concluding, "I don't need a damn magnifier -- somewhere there must be a cure for this. Hell, they can replace a knee, a hip or even a heart. Surely someone can transplant an eye or a retina or whatever."
We know that this isn't an isolated instance; it happens hundreds, perhaps thousands of times every day in offices throughout the civilized, quick-fix world.
Running out of rope
Next, with the help of his grandson, our patient gets on the Internet and learns that there is such a condition as macular degeneration and there are vague references to a retina transplant in Sweden or the Netherlands. But further investigation shows that the transplants haven't worked either in humans or in mice. However, he, his family and even his doctor keep looking for a miracle therapy, not realizing that they've bypassed low vision therapy, a system of treatment that has restored reading ability, the ability to recognize faces and the ability to go on with occupations for hundreds of thousands of persons. In exceptional instances, low vision therapy has allowed some patients even to drive again.
A problem that's here to stay
Recent recognition by the National Eye Institute
(NEI) and other agencies attest to the importance of low vision therapy in dramatically reducing the suffering and staggering costs of today's irreversible eye diseases. The NEI estimates that the cost to society in decreased productivity and the onset of other diseases with resultant clinical depression (and its physical and emotional consequences) is $68 billion annually. This burden to the U.S. economy is expected to increase dramatically, primarily because of an aging population and the growing prevalence of diseases such as diabetes that result in vision loss.
It's just human nature
In further assessing the importance of low vision therapy in the scheme of irreversible vision loss, we can't overlook people's predilection for "miracle cures." With news of advances such as lens implants and cornea transplants, the public and even their doctors have come to expect, and are waiting for, the "quick fix."
This patient mentality reinforces the necessity for incisive and compassionate counseling. It's essential that we're knowledgeable about the ever-growing number of trials and therapies. We must know as much as possible about their potential so we can best advise those desperately in need of guidance.
Be a step ahead of them
Hopefully now you see why it's vital that primary care optometrists both provide counsel to their patients about exotic cures and emphasize the value of low vision therapy -- not just for its current benefits, but for the benefits of maintaining the vitality of ocular and neurologic skills so that when the miracle cure does arrive, those functions won't have deteriorated to the point that negates treatment. "Use it or lose it" was never more relevant.
For the low vision specialist, a firm understanding of a patient's mindset is the key to success for both patient and doctor. If you can also motivate, energize and counsel patients, then the results can prove rewarding for your patients and for your practice.
Therapies Waiting in the Pipeline
a sample of some therapies under research that may some day serve as an
alternative to low vision therapy. Just let your patients know that these
break-throughs are not around the corner. These therapies may be years
away from becoming available.
endothelium growth factor. Pegaptanib sodium injection (Macugen,
Eyetech Pharmaceuticals) is a pharmaceutical approach to deterring the
neovascularization in wet macular degeneration and in other maculopathies.
A practitioner introduces it into the eye via intravitreal injection.
Early studies show stabilization and even improvement in a large number of
eyes. However, the treatment remains investigational and isn't recommended
for clinical use at this time.
These have long been known for their inhibition of inflammatory response.
However, corticosteroids, including triamcinolone acetonide and anecortave
acetate, have now been shown to be valuable anti-angiogenic agents.
translocation. The surgical attempt to relocate the macula away
from the area of subfoveal neovascularization. Several techniques are
under study, but this remains an invasive, experimental procedure and to
date hasn't received acceptance as an effective treatment modality.
pigment epithelium (RPE) transplantation. Attempts throughout the
world to substitute healthy RPE cells for damaged RPE cells are the
nearest thing to the much-dreamed-of retina transplant. Scientists have
used both mature RPE and fetal cells. While the surgical techniques appear
feasible, problems with this treatment modality are many. Only rarely have
good levels of vision been attained following RPE transplantation and
clinical acceptance hasn't been achieved.
therapies. In light of the Age-Related Eye Disease Study report,
we finally have an authoritative voice validating vitamin and supplement
therapy as a deterrent to deterioration in certain stages of wet macular
Facing the Facts
The following facts point to the need for low vision therapy. They come from the National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research's Web site
► Retinitis pigmentosa is the most common cause of inherited blindness and affects 100,000 Americans.
► Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness for Americans under 60, accounting for 12% of new cases of blindness each year (24,000 people). Diabetics are 25 times more at risk for blindness than is the general population.
► Age-related macular degeneration is the most common cause of severe visual impairment in older Americans. Approximately 1.7 million have decreased vision and 100,000 are blind from the disease.
(Author's note: According to estimates in other demographic studies, this figure is a gross under-estimation. The figures range from about two million to 30 million, depending on the definition of impairment.)
► Experts estimate that more than one million Americans are legally blind.
► More than 12 million Americans suffer from some form of irreversible visual impairment.
Optometric Management, Issue: November 2004


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Second child conceived through rape.
I feel hurt. I'm pregnant again. I stopped taking birth control when my daughter's father and I broke up, he didn't take it so good. He became abusive, hit me several times and raped me. I'm one week late. I'm terrified of taking the test, but I already know. I'm not sure what scares me the most, the fact that I'll have my second child right in the middle of a bunch of AP classes, the fact that I'll get judged by everyone for getting pregnant again at 17, or the beatings that my parents will give me to force me into miscarriage like they did with my first child. I don't know what to do. He's taking counseling, he works, baught me a car, and is fixing up our home. He swore that he'll fix up his past mistakes, and that he's a diffrent guy now. I'll turn 18 in 5 months, I'll be six months pregnant and showing by then, I don't know how I'll be able to hide this. I told him I was late, but lied to him yesterday and told him that I started my period. He looked very heartbroken and teared up
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You sound like you are in a stressful and terrible environment for both yourself and your daughter. You need to seek help and reach out to a center for abused moms. There is no need to tell anyone about your pregnancy if it will result in you getting abused! I would never trust anyone who raped and hit me. Once an abuser, always an abuser. You need to get far away from your boyfriend and parents and into a healthy support group. Your little one inside you needs all the love and care he can get before he meets his mommy.posted 06/14/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
I really feel for you girl. Please get away from this terrible environment. Please seek the help of a crisis center as mentioned above. You should not be dealing with this stress, ecspecially when you are pregnant. You do not deserve what you are going through. Praying for you, and hope that you can get out. Don't be afraid to call the cops. He raped you, and your family beats you. There are laws being broken, and no one deserves that. They can get you help.posted 06/14/2012 by jacobsmom45
Hello, Are there any programs in your area for pregnant young women, and raped/abused women? Is there anyone you can talk to? Like a counselor at school or a real friend? A counselor may be able to refer you to resources in your area. Your family sound abusive, I wouldn't go to them. You are facing things I couldn't imagine. Any people who can provide real support would be very helpful. Adoption might be a good option. I hope things work out for you, I'm sorry you had to go through so much.posted 06/19/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
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Universal mentoring
From OLPC
|The most fundamental job of schools is to teach good citizenship, which includes the habit of helping others.
—Why Schools Should Exclusively Use Free Software, Richard Stallman
One could see universal mentoring as a logical next goal after Universal Primary Education.
The rationale is that parents do not have any common qualification,[parenting driver's license] consequently parents cannot be expected to fill the role of pedagogues with any reliability.
Mentors can form an intentional social network with the goal to provide that reliability by supporting and educating parents where necessary (and where not necessary, because you can't easily convince all parents who may benefit from help that they are different from the parents who probably don't; that could be part of the criteria for being in the first group). One could also speculate that every adolescent may potentially benefit from mentoring, no matter how parents are qualified. For an adolescent in the role of a mentor mentoring can also be seen as a contribution to citizenship education.
As a further effect mentors who become parents later on have some prior training in pedagogy.
The suggested view is, to stress the point, that upbringing generally includes the risk of easily overlooked abuse of basic rights that occurs as a side effect of childhood and adolescence and that parents can not in general be assumed to be qualified or capable to prevent abuse of basic rights they may fail to recognize as such (e.g. lack of natural mentors). Mentors could therefore be invited to see themselves as defenders or asserters of basic rights, especially concerning the free development of personality.[1] The christian concept of love for enemies (which is frequently of little relevance due to lack of enemies) may become meaningful in a weaker interpretation and in a social context where segregation is reversed, a prominent example of which is mentoring. Consequently love for enemies in the context of mentoring would mean that a mentor should understand that even if the protégé is a nuisance a mentor can under no circumstances legitimate abuse of basic rights, which also means the mentor has acknowledged an important moral priority that could be seen as relevant for citizenship education.
Robot mentor for the OLPC
A Racter mentor for the OLPC could be programmed to pick up clues about interests and topics and reply to these interests and topics (much like Amazon or Google advertisements, only entirely different), bringing the protégé to discuss more difficult topics, but adjusting to the understanding and grade of the protégé. As an end result the mentor could provide links to further reading on Wikipedia. Racter is not a very convincing mentor but it can keep a child interested for a limited time and may provide better mentoring concerning academic topics than some of the mentors you might otherwise get in the middle of an underdeveloped country.
A robot mentor could also offer multiple-choice dialogues sometimes and/or follow prearranged dialogues following the socratic method. Teenagers may sometimes be unable to notice the difference between prearranged dialogues and "racter smalltalk" or may be interested to test out the program and to look for signs of entering or leaving a prearranged dialogue.
More convenient translations could be facilitated with an abstract language from which sentences could be translated into a selection of languages, possibly a regional language, a national language and an international language at the same time, which would also allow the child to acquire language skills while chatting with his robot mentor.
A robot mentor could also offer career counseling based on economic trends, business ideas and regional statistics (down to the level of single villages with the help of sufficient user input from these villages).
- See also: Mentoring#Ideas, E-mentoring
- ↑ Free development of personality (German Wikipedia)
See also
External links
- http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/recordDetail?accno=ED502220 (Cross-Age Peer Mentoring. Research in Action. Issue 7)