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Conditions InDepth: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that affects tissue throughout the body. It causes inflammation and pain in the affected tissue that can lead to symptoms like fatigue, arthritis, skin rashes and fever. Over time, the inflammation can cause tissue and organ damage, leading to serious health complications. The sooner SLE is detected and treated, the better it can be managed.
SLE symptoms occur in cycles of remission with no symptoms and flare ups where symptoms are more severe. The exact symptoms and degree of severity can vary significantly between people. Some may have mild symptoms over a short period of time while others may have more severe forms that last many years.
There are several types of lupus based on areas of the body that are affected. SLE is the most common type of lupus that affects tissue throughout the body. Other types of lupus include:
- Discoid lupus erythematosus—affects the skin with chronic rashes, especially on the face and scalp
- Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus—nonscarring rashes on the skin after sun exposure
- Drug-induced lupus—caused by medications, such as those to treat high blood pressure, thyroid disorders, or infections
- Neonatal lupus—rare, but may be caused by immune system factors in the mother's blood
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Antibodies are created by the immune system to help identify and attack foreign items like bacteria and viruses. With autoimmune disorders, these antibodies identify and attack healthy tissue. These antibodies are called autoantibodies. The body responds to the autoantibody attack with inflammation. Long term, this inflammation causes the growth of blood vessels in the area. The autoantibodies can then pass into the bloodstream through these new vessels and travel to other organs in the body causing damage to organs like kidneys, lungs, or heart.
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The exact cause of autoimmune disorders like SLE is not known, but is believed to be a combination of:
- Genetics—faulty genes may redirect immune system to attack specific healthy tissue
- Environmental factors—may trigger gene defect and/or cause change in immune system
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MOSCOW: Western brands are rushing to enter the increasingly lucrative Russian market, as the nation's middle class undergoes explosive growth.
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This just in: Baltimore's reservoir system is full to the brim!
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Liberty: Crest elevation: 420 feet above mean sea level. Current elevation: 420.31 feet. Capacity - 36.8 billion gallons. Available: 36.8 billion gallons
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Total system: Capacity: 75.85 billion gallons. Available: 75.85 billion gallons.
The airport has recorded 6.21 inches of rain so far in October, almost double the long-term average of 3.16 inches. It's tied for the 13th-wettest October since record-keeping began in 1871. And it's the fifth-wettest October for Baltimore since the station of record moved to Friendship Airport (now BWI-Marshall) in 1950.
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The World Cup divides according to unpredictable team performances at the start that distill the best, advancing to the knockout stage of the tournament. What starts out as nervous team play quickly reveals team character. Argentina may still find 100 ways to lose, but so far the team that wouldn't start Lionel Messi four years ago has found the discipline to keep him the focus of the offense, and he, the ability to be a brilliant playmaker slightly behind other talented stars eager to score. You cannot teach that level of talent. It is there. It must be teased out, and if Maradonna succeeds it will be one of the quirkiest triumphs in football history. In contrast, the British star Wayne Rooney looks lost as a five year old in the Underground. 0-0, with Algeria. Ouch. It was painful to watch, as all England's flaws were naked. The division between the teams is marked by those who are extraordinarily well prepared, as teams-- both Koreas and Japan have played quite well, and the US too-- and those whose stars are reconstituted all-stars from first division teams in Europe. Maybe it is just the case that British football cannot produce first-rate talent. Surely the coaching must come into play. But why can't England can't come up with a coach to coax the talent out? The pressure on England can't be greater than in Brazil, obsessed with the beautiful game. The Brazilian stars seem to weave together seamlessly, the lesser known lights shining alongside the superstars; not only playing with sublime skills but tactically, too, to match and exceed the Europeans. It is all a mystery how this level of play happens, and one of the great reasons the World Cup is the best sporting event on the planet.
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Can babies be allergic to cereal?
When my grandson eats flaked cereal in his formula thru a bottle he will have really bad gas for days and just scream like he is in pain. We have given him some and then stopped after one feeding and he will return to his happy self in about 2 days. Can he be allergic to gluten or cereal in general?
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How old is your grandson? The American Academy of Pediatrics does not recommend introducing foods until 6 months. Before that all baby needs is breastmilk or formula. Baby's digestive system is too immature to digest solid food which may be causing GI issues. If baby is exclusively formula fed and on rice cereal, it can cause constipation.posted 09/10/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
Of course they can. But what he has just sounds like gas. My daughter had too so we switched to oatmeal (single grain) and she hasn't had any issues since. oeatmeal is better than rice cereal anyway as it has more nutrients whereas the rice is just a fillerposted 09/10/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
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Firebelly Pirinah with other fish?
Like other breed of Piranahs, or needle fish, oscars etc....Would it be ok?
Speaking for personal experience.... No.
My friend and I set up a 400 gallon system in his basement. We added 6 Red Belly Pirahna, along with a number of other large fish, such as Oscars, Tinfoil Barbs, Jack Dempsey, etc.
The other fish did not survive longer than a week or two. They were literally ripped to pieces. Just shredded. And watch your fingers, because these Pirahna are downright mean fish and WILL BITE, similar to a marine Triggerfish.
If you were going to give this a shot, I would suggest adding large armored catfish, and perhaps adult size Leporinus, which are native to Pirahna waters. But I can't support the idea.
Oh yes, be careful in transport. This is not a species you want to pick up with your hand, as I also learned the fun way!! LOL
ok thanks, I thought needle fish might be ok becuase they have theeth
one more question how big a tank are these guys going in
Most fish have teeth...that's no so much the question. I'd say the needlefish (Ctenolucius hujeta) is not a suitable tankmate because they get 28" long. It's not a suitable fish for anything but a monster sized tank.
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expect, is such confusion of words and ideas, and consequent corruption of truth, so common and so clearly discernible, as in those cases where it is attempted to embody some abstruse ethical principle so plainly and exclusively in the every-day language of the people at large, as to render it "familiar in their mouths as household words." Such attempts are many (may we not say most) of those popular maxims which are termed proverbs. They are often "thorns in the side" of the moral philosopher; perverting, sometimes by design, but far more frequently by misapprehension, the primary and fundamental truths which form the very root and basis of his system; calling good evil, and evil good; putting bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter; so that many, as he feels, will by means of these come to the perusal of his works with distorted sight and perverted minds, whose errors, on the one hand, it is his duty to correct, while, on the other, he must be on his guard against too abruptly opening their eyes, lest some prejudice should be aroused, some favourite weakness rudely exposed, and so they should at once close their ears in anger to all the rest of his instructions.
And yet let it not be supposed that we intend hereby to utter a sweeping invective against all proverbs, and to declaim universally against their use. The example of the divinely inspired and "wisest of men," who embodies the greater part of his teaching in these homely maxims, itself furnishes a strong precedent in favour of their employment. But there is no argument in their support which can have such weight with the true Christian as the frequency with which our blessed Lord Himself makes use of them in those discourses, the words of which are "the spirit and the life;" both availing Himself of those already in vogue among the Jews, and applying them to the new truths of the Gospel, and also, as it seems, often inventing them Himself, as a means of bringing His doctrines more forcibly home to the hearts of his hearers b.
b In St. John xvi. 29, the word is used, in our translation, in the opposite sense, to denote a dark saying; but here the Greek should rather be translated 'parable/ as in the margin,—18* vvv irnffiiam AnAcTs, xal wapufuav
The generality of proverbs do indeed express, at least in their design, sound moral teaching, and answer to the description of them given by Camden, as "concise, witty, and wise speeches, grounded upon long experience, and containing for the most part some useful caveat;" or to the still more terse and striking definition of a proverb, as "the wit of one man, and the wisdom of many." But may it not in some sense be said of proverbs, as it has been said of words, that they are "the counters of wise men, but the money of fools." Nothing, indeed, can be more useful and salutary than these maxims usually are in their design, enforcing, as they do, the great truths of morality in terms which strike home at once to the hearts of all, even of those of the meanest capacities; or conveying some precept in a way less direct, though eventually perhaps still more touching and effective, through the medium of some homely metaphor, which is readily and universally intelligible. Yet how often, in the hands of the unwary, does a misapprehension of their meaning result in the firm implanting of a wrong principle, and so in the production of a permanent effect upon the character and life: and how many men do we meet with, who make these, and these alone, their stock-in-hand (as we may term it) of morality; on whose lips some proverb is ever ready, conveying at best but a partial truth, sometimes so utterly misapplied as to declare a complete falsehood, which may thus, by wilful perversion, act as a salve to the guilty conscience, and be a cloke not only for (negligences/ but even for the commission of actual sins.
Among the many proverbs open to such misapplication, there is perhaps none more commonly thus abused than the one before usc. In its primary intention, it contains a most sound and wholesome truth: it enforces the preservation of that order and harmony which emanate from the great Author of our being Himself; it seeks but to maintain those natural ties of kindred and acquaintance, which He designed to be the result of the grouping of mankind into families and neighbourhoods, and to draw more firmly around us those bands of love and friendship, the principle of which He Himself hath implanted in our breasts. In the different acceptations of which it is capable, according as we narrow or extend the sphere of our 'at home/ it may be said to teach the duty of proper self-love and respect, and the sanctity of the family ties; or even, to take a wider range, the virtue of patriotism, and the sympathetic bond of Christian brotherhood. But while declaring that our charity must begin at home, it is far from implying that it must end there; while enforcing the existence of prior claims upon our love and affection, it is far from running counter to the great duty of universal benevolence, or denying that these sympathies should be so expanded as to embrace in a weaker form and inferior degree the whole human race. And yet this proverb is frequently perverted into a cloke for the most utter selfishness, a plea for ingratitude and hardness of heart, an excuse for the violation of His great command, who hath required that as He hath loved us, so we should also love one another. But the proverb before us is peculiarly liable to such abuse, from the double meaning of that term which it proposes, in some sense, to explain, the twofold nature of the virtue expressed thereby; or rather perhaps we should say, the two distinct virtues to which the term charity is applied, (distinct partly in operation, though identical in origin,) of both of which it may be understood to declare the proper sphere, wherein they ought to be primarily and mainly practised. The word charity, which is our translation of the Greek aya-nrj, and the Latin caritas, primarily and more properly denotes, like these, not almsgiving alone, but that spirit of universal good-will or benevolence which is itself the source and fount of such liberality, and of which almsgiving is one great proofd. Charity is, properly speaking, not a collection of good deeds, but a state and disposition of the heart. It is the principle which calls these good deeds into action; the source and fount from which they flow; the tree which, itself rooted firmly in the ground of faith, and •watered there by the dews of heaven, brings forth necessarily the fruits of love. But since it is by such deeds of kindness especially that charity outwardly manifests itself, the name of the tree has been commonly appropriated to the fruits; the term which properly denotes the affection itself has been narrowed so as to be confined to these results thereof6. It is with reference to this narrower use of the term 'charity,' that the proverb is most frequently abused, so as to furnish an excuse for the grudging heart and niggard hand of those who, having this world's goods, and seeing their brother have need, by shutting up their bowels of compassion from him, shew plainly that the love of God dwelleth not in them.
c "Be just before you are generous" is a kindred proverb, equally salutary in its design, equally liable to abuse.
d Thus the virtue of liberality is regarded by St. John as the one great mode of the operation and proof of the existence of brotherly love. "Hereby perceive we the love of God, because He laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoso hath this world's goods, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth." 1 St. John iii. 16—18. Yet are they distinct virtues in their exercise, insomuch that, as
Before proceeding to discuss further the question, in what sense and how far it is true that "Charity begins at home," it may be well to analyze the proverb before us, and collate all the possible interpretations of which it seems capable.
The word 'charity' denotes, as we have seen, either love,
St. Paul implies, a man may give all his goods to the poor, and yet be devoid of true charity. Liberality may exist without true charity; but charity, itself the offspring of faith, is sure to bring forth, as its natural fruit, liberality. Cf. St. James ii. 15, 16.
• Such confusion or error in words may arise in two ways: either when a word has its original meaning extended, so as to be predicable in a wider sphere, and used in a loose and vague sense; or when it is made more specific and comprehensive, and employed in a narrower application than was its original design. Charity, used to denote almsgiving, is an instance of the latter.
The Greek 4\eiri/i.oavvri furnishes an exactly parallel case, our word 'alms,' derived from it, retaining this secondary meaning. "The word for pity (e \eripoavvr]) came to signify the evidence of pity which is given by bounty to the poor. It had this signification among the Jews. So St. Matt. vi. 1, — 'Take heed that ye do not your alms before men to be seen of them*.' The word alms is contracted from faenifj.oavi'ri, as is the case with the corresponding words in other European languages, (Italian, Elimosina, Limosina; — Spanish, Limosua; — Old Fr., Almosne, Aumosne; — Anglo-Saxon, .Xlmesn, Climes)." — Whewell's Elements of Morality, vol. i. p. 305, § 497.
affection, benevolence; or almsgiving, liberality. The phrase 'at home' also is capable of different explanations, and may be regarded as referring to, according as we extend or limit its sphere of predication, either ourselves, our family and household, our relatives, or all who possess any marked and distinguishing bond of union with us. While the verb 'begins' must be taken as equal to 'has its first origin/ 'its primary and proper sphere.'
Combining, then, these various interpretations of its component words, the principal and most palpable interpretations which the proverb itself may bear seem to be these:—
1. Love or affection has its origin in ourselves.
2. Love is rightly bestowed first upon ourselves.
3. Benevolence proceeds from, or is coincident in principle with, self-lovef.
4. Love is primarily and chiefly bestowed (or is to be bestowed) on those most nearly connected with us, or on those who have some bond of union with us.
5. We are bound first of all to assist by the practice of almsgiving, or other good deeds, our own kindred, neighbours, or those otherwise connected with us.
The first of these, a sense in which the proverb is never perhaps actually employed, is of course in some measure true. It traces the stream of benevolence and love back to its fount in the human heart, but carries not its principle further to the source from which that fount is itself supplied; marks not that heaven-sent rain and dew without which the fount would soon be dried up, and the stream cease to flow. For the Gospel teaches us that love to God is the principle and origin of that love to man whereby we shew our gratitude to Him, and that this love to God itself is but the faint reflection of that wondrous mercy which He, in the scheme of redemption, displayed to us. Thus is it true, in a peculiar sense, that " peace on earth and good-will towards men" are blessings showered from heaven upon the
'This possible meaning is too forced to demand any special notice, but the question how far benevolence is identical in origin and connected in operation with self-love, will incidentally enter into many parts of our discussion.


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We haven't heard much from Fanfarlo after their hypeworthy 2009 debut Reservoir (maybe we weren't looking) — but now all of a sudden it's 2012 and they've got a sophomore album and new, very weird friends. Here's Yeasayer's bizarre remix of "Shiny Things", the lead single from the upcoming Rooms Filled With Light. Czech it:
If you haven't seen the video yet, you might just assume that Yeasayer have really jazzed up "Shiny Things". I mean, Fanfarlo is like the bastard spawn of Arcade Fire and Beirut? Nah, that was the old Fanfarlo (and hey, we'd never complain) — they've apparently reinvented themselves on LP two. So kudos to them and kudos to Yeasayer for, alas, jazzing it up. This "Shiny Things" remix is unstoppable.
Rooms Filled With Light is out Feb 28th via Canvasback.


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COLLEGE STATION - Texas A&M outfielder Nick Banks is competing for a roster spot on the nation's premier summer collegiate team as the rising sophomore has been welcomed to take part in the USA Baseball Collegiate National training camp.
Camp began on June 19 with the squad playing games against collegiate summer league teams between June 21-30 as part of the Red, White and Blue Tour. The USA Baseball Collegiate National Team's final 24-man roster will be set June 29, followed by a summer schedule that will include international friendship series against Chinese Taipei and Japan as well as a trip to Cuba and the Honkbal Haarlem Baseball Week in the Netherlands.
Banks joins rising junior AJ Minter who accepted an invitation to the training camp earlier in the month.
As a freshman Banks earned Freshman All-America recognition as well as being named to the All-SEC Second Team and SEC All-Freshman squad. Banks led the Aggies with a .327 batting average, logging 10 doubles, two triples, two home runs, 26 RBI and seven stolen bases in 57 games, including 55 starts. He ranked fourth in the SEC in batting in league games with a .360 average in 30 contests.
Aggie head coach Rob Childress is serving as an assistant coach for the team. The squad will be skippered by Arkansas head coach Dave Van Horn with assistance from Pepperdine's Steve Rodriguez and New Mexico's Ray Birmingham.
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If acquiring Marvel Entertainment is not enough for the powerhouse known as Disney, Bungie founder and Halo co-creator Alex Seropian is now on the Mouse's payroll.
He will overseeing Disney's growing video game division, and as part of the buyout, Wideload Studio is now part of the Magic Kingdom.
According to CNBC sources, he will be reporting to Graham Hopper, the vice-president and general manager of Disney Interactive Studios, and be responsible for the creative development with Disney's in-house properties.
While some of Disney's games have a ready audience, they have yet to have a break out title to attract the notice of other gamers.
Seropian believes Disney can cross barriers between the casual and hard-core gamer. Don't expect him to be working on the next Mickey Mouse title though. With his creative direction and coaching, he will be showing Disney developers how to improve their current line of products and make games differently.
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The three aliens completely in a class of their own.
Only practice I know but the omens are good for the race (assuming no ill effects from the Lorenzo crash).


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I'm thinking of changing daycares and don't know if I'm being irrational. Let me preface this with the fact that I'm a hormonal pregnant woman right now.
My DS started the Toddler 2 room this month. In the last two rooms he was in at this center I would get a nice positive review of his day whenever I picked him up. But now all i get after a painful full day apart from him are negative reviews. Today's review read like this:
"Jonah has a rough day. He was doing a lot of running inside. We talked about using walking feet inside. While outside he sat twice (I believe this means he had two time-outs) He has a habit of throwing sand. We have spoken many times to him and will continue to work on it. Other than that he had an okay day. He is still very hands on."
Now, I'll be the first to admit that my son is no saint. He's what I call 'normal' for a two year old. ANd all of the things written above are bevaiors we have seen and work on, but 80% of the time he is well behaved, listens, is funny, happy and energetic.
The part that hurts me about this and all of his other reports these past couple of weeks is that they harp on the negative and give little to no attention to the positive. From these reports it seems like they don't even like him! Like he's this horrible pain in the butt kid they can't wait to get rid of at the end of the day.
It kills me to be working but, like all of you, I have no choice. And so all I look forward to when I pick him up is hearing about the good things that he did and that he was a delight (as he typically is with us and our family and friends). But they don't ever tell me that. And it's waht I believe I"m paying them enough to hear!
AM I being irrational? Does anyone else receive reports like this? Sigh. I'm sick of coming home in tears. Any support or advice would be greatly appreciated.


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Hi everyone!! I decided to change the name of my etsy store. It's going to be called Klose Knit Boutique now. I like that name much more. And in 7 years when my husband finally retires from the military, we plan on opening up a knit/yarn/spin store with that name so I might as well go ahead and fix it while I can.
I purchased a lovely new photography kit so I can take professional looking photos. So my current photos that are in the boutique rigtht now will be changed very soon!
I really appreciate all the loving support and encouragement I've received from this wonderful community. Thank you all so much!!
Here's the new store header!! I got to play in photoshop and illustrator today!! I love the way it turned out!!
I'll be working on my typepad blog soon. I still have to get those darn buttons photographed!! Well I might wait till my goodies come in first.
Here's also a few more things I got done this weekend:
I just got done spinning this. It's BFL and a little fuzzier than I wanted but I still really like it. This one is self striping.
Autumn Boquet
And here are my dye projects.
Candy Corn/ Merino and silk- fingering:
Baby Boy: Merino wool- Bulky
And this one is called Sebastian after a friend of mine who happens to be in the navy:
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Bren, it's looking very nice! I like the new name, but I liked the old one too :o)
You are one very creative lady!
NICE Bren! All - here's the linky to her shoppe.
Pretty photos!! What branch of the mil is your hubby?
I ❤❤❤ the name and logo! Perfectly sensible to change the name if you plan on a shop. How wonderful that you and your DH will be working together. I love working with mine.
And that candied corn is so sweet, I think I could OD on it.
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- CITIGROUP INC reported flat earnings per share in the most recent quarter. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. But, we feel it is poised for EPS growth in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, CITIGROUP INC increased its bottom line by earning $4.25 versus $2.46 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($4.71 versus $4.25).
- Regardless of the drop in revenue, the company managed to outperform against the industry average of 12.8%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly dropped by 3.4%. The declining revenue appears to have seeped down to the company's bottom line, decreasing earnings per share.
- The return on equity has improved slightly when compared to the same quarter one year prior. This can be construed as a modest strength in the organization. When compared to other companies in the Commercial Banks industry and the overall market, CITIGROUP INC's return on equity is below that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
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This Saturday, May 19 is BabyCenter's 2nd Annual BabyCenter Big Day Out! Visit our Facebook page to take the pledge to get outside and play with your kids.
Like most new moms, I worry about my baby's future. But it's not college rejection letters that haunt me. No, what I worry about most is that she won't get enough time and space to play.
Outdoor play should be a no-brainer, but few kids these days are getting enough of it. Why? Here are five forces and trends that are squeezing play out of our kids' lives:
1. More testing and academic pressures: Schools across the country are slashing recess and piling on homework, despite the fact that there's very little proven correlation between homework and achievement in elementary school, and despite multiple studies proving that physical activity helps kids learn more effectively. In New York, a mom actually sued her child's preschool because the kids there played too much, ruining her tot's chances of getting into an Ivy League college.
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4. More screen time: Parents used to only have to worry about limiting TV time. Now, between computers, TV, video games, smart phones, there are lots more screens that can tempt kids inside. In fact, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, kids between the ages of 8 and 18 spend an average of 7.5 hours a day in front of screens. Yikes!
5. Uninspiring or nonexistent public spaces: To be blunt, most modern playgrounds suck. They are boring, sterile spaces (see: Liability concerns) that do little to challenge children physically or stimulate their imaginations. And that's for the kids who are lucky enough to live within walking distance of a playground. Four in five kids don't.
So why do I care if my daughter gets to play? Simply put, play will make her happier, healthier, and smarter. Not enough play may contribute to childhood obesity; ADHD; behavioral problems; and stunted social, cognitive, and creative development. Not a pretty picture, is it?
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Richmond, VA, March 07, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Deb Orth of Keller Williams Realty, has closed yet another Bank of America short sale in Richmond, Virginia. The short sale process is rarely easy but Deb pursued and persevered until she got the job done. Deb's strong negotiating and problem solving skills made all the difference resulting in the Sellers walking away with an agreement that no deficiency would be pursued by Bank of America, and also with a relocation incentive.
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While the U.S. was preparing to mark the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks last week, many missed the release of a striking poll conducted by the International Council on Security and Development on Afghanistan. According to the poll, only 8 percent of the Afghan men surveyed in the Kandahar and Helmand provinces - major areas of conflict between the U.S. and Taliban - said they knew of "this event which the foreigners call 9/11" after being read a three-paragraph description of the attacks.
One Afghan teacher, for example, knew that some kind of explosion had occurred but had never seen the image of the Twin Towers burning. "I think the Americans did it themselves, so they could invade Afghanistan," he told the researchers. Even Abdul Hakim Mujahid, now the deputy chairman of the Afghan government's High Peace Council responsible for negotiating an end to the war, does not believe al-Qaeda carried out "the unfortunate incident," as he put it.
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Al-Qaeda may be closer to defeat than ever before, but it's important to remember, one decade later, that the U.S. has not yet won the war. That over 90 percent of Afghan men in the country's rural war zones have never heard of the 9/11 atrocities is a tremendously important fact that should not be overlooked. The U.S. will never win the war if it can't win the hearts of the people. A large part of remembering those murdered on that terrible day is making sure it never happens again. In order to do so, Washington will have to focus more heavily on education initiatives than it already does to combat the Taliban's destructive narrative.
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Cream Soups, Sauces, Entrees, Salads, Hot Breads, Pies
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BREVARD COUNTY, FL - A woman who was in the back of a police car ate a bag full of evidence that contained marijuana.
According to ABC affiliate WPLG in Miami, Tavish Smith was arrested by Florida Highway Patrol after the woman crashed her truck, drove in the wrong direction and then crashed again. Officials suspected she was driving under the influence, and they found marijuana in her vehicle.
One June 13, the giggly woman was handcuffed and placed in the back of the patrol car, but Smith managed to wiggle out of the handcuffs. That's when she reached for the bag of pot, and it was all recorded on the trooper's car video.
"My car's smelling like the stuff you had in your seat," the trooper said in the video footage. "I hope that's not why this marijuana bag was open over there."
The woman, still laughing, admits to the officer that she managed to get out of the handcuffs.
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Is this a place for people to find each other to have sex?
ADULT MATCH DOCTOR...(AMD) I thought it was for people over the age of 18..Not just looking for a peice of ass..I never came here looking to get laid.
I get a ton of e-mail's asking why I am here if I am not looking for sex..Can't a person be on a website just for the hell of it
No I don't want to watch some guy jerk off on his webcam..
No I don't want a picture of some guys cock...I really don't give a fuck...
I just want to be me...I want to read blogs, keep in touch with friends that I met on this website..
If this is just a place to find someone to have sex with I don't belong here...
What people do on this website is their business..No one else's...
Why not let me be ME.
This is my rant for tonight...
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May 6 @ 11:50PM
I honestly don't know what the creator's originally intended it to be, or even what it is now...sorry...all I know is...people get griped at for coming here for friends, and the ones who come here for sex get griped at too.....so I just don't hang out here much anymore...I started reading books again.
May 6 @ 11:51PM
You go ahead and be you.. I feel the same way.. Yes some are here looking for sex and wanting to cam.. But that is not all of them..
As for me I am married and am here for friends also.. To read blogs and post some if I feel up to it...
I recieved an E-mail tonight from some guy aking if I don't want to cam I am not here for a guy that what am I here for.. Trust me he got a real eye opener to why I am here....
May 6 @ 11:56PM
I got that alot too aly....now I just ignore them, I don't even bother to answer them anymore. It just comes with the territory.
I enjoy reading some of the blogs and writing them. I have lots of friends here and that means a lot to me on long lonely nights.
If I would happen to meet someone....be it for a relationship or just for fun, then great!! If not....I still enjoy my time here. The trick for me was to simply just quit looking and enjoy what is here.
May 7 @ 12:01AM
I can see where you're coming from. I didn't really have any expectations of this site and so it leaves me in a position to accept it for what it is. I enjoy it as it is just like everywhere else I go. I'd be bummed if I hadn't made any friends but then again, I'd be bummed anywhere if I didn't make a few friends! I tend to think that there is a time and place for everything and if I'm not getting some right now then it must not be time so there's no use pushing.
May 7 @ 12:35AM
One of my real complaints here has been the inability of many to accept those here for who and what they are. The best is too be yourself and allow others to go their own way. It is difficult at times and we have a side to us ( all of us have a little of this), that wants to react to obvious stupidity and unfair behavior here, but it is better to ignore it and block it out of our world and move on with those of us whom you find comfortable. Key in all this is to be yourself. Always. Just my little two cents worth.
May 7 @ 12:54AM
Glad you explained that before I went out and bought me a cam Aly.
May 7 @ 1:00AM
aly, i admit i came to this site to get laid. hoping to anyway, but that just ain't happening. it took me a while to get into the forums and read them, much less post, and now i'm in the blogs, reading and occasionally posting, hoping i get noticed a little more. and let people see a little more of who i am. some think i'm a decent guy, some lately may not think so, but i am me,and them that don't like me, too bad. i'm not changing for anything.
so be you,ignore the dipshits and have fun.
May 7 @ 1:06AM
You belong here just as much as anyone does. I was so happy when the site gave more choices to put as what you're looking for. I too aren't really looking for someone. When I first came here it was as a joke, just to check it out and maybe for a few laughs. What I found were some exceptional people like you, and a few others.
I like to read the blogs and occassionally comment on them. I like to participate in the forums. I've met a lot of nice people here, and have made many friends.
In the past I was just looking for sex, in anticiaption of possibly finding more than that. I have met a few men here just for that purpose, then decided I wanted more than that, and found that too. At this point i'm not really looking for anything, I guess if it finds me that would be great, if not that's fine too. I will still have the friends I have made.
Don't let anyone tell you why you should or shouldn't be here. I likes you just for you and would hate to see you leave.
May 7 @ 1:06AM
It's a bit of a turf war, the "Get Laid" people vs. the "Social" people. The social people pretty much rule the blogs and chat, while the "Get Laid" people hold a bit more ground in a lot of the local threads- although it's mostly a sausage fest. I am one of the few from the "Get Laid" camp who hang out on the blogs, trying to represent our side fairly.
May 7 @ 2:27AM
Even I gripe a lot about a lot of gripey things.
However, the "What is AMD?" question.
It is like anything else, including life:
What YOU make of it.
And according to Murphy and His Laws, that is NEVER what OTHERS want.
May 7 @ 7:40AM
Thank You!!!
My words exactly...I shouldn't have to explain to anyone why I choose to be here and neither should you!!
May 7 @ 8:08AM
you can't be just me on here..
I'm me,I like being me,
how about you be you instead
we gonna have to be careful hangin out though,if we're seen in public ppl are gonna think we're married
and think of the mail we're gonna get then!
May 7 @ 8:43AM
we gonna have to be careful hangin out though,if we're seen in public ppl are gonna think we're married
Don't tell your wife
If we were seen together I would wonder about that as I am not anywhere near you..
Glad you explained that before I went out and bought me a cam Aly
You mean that isn't you wanting to cam with me
May 7 @ 11:00AM
Well alybai42, the way i see it there are both types here. Ones that r looking for the sex thing, and ones that want to chat with friends they meet. I thought we were all adults here! If the ones that want sex meet the ones that will return the favor and leave the chit-chat folks alone. And the chit-chat folks leave the sex seekers alone. I believe there is enough room for everyone. And those that can't do that leave & find a sex site that you like & the chit-chat folks leave and chat on Yahoo IM, or MSN messenger, or AOL!
May 7 @ 12:00PM
Um, if you look at the "Adult Matchdoctor" logo, at the top right of each screen,
you get a pretty good hint of what the site was originally intended for...(at least that
was MY impression...
I suppose that lots of people come here for many different reasons, but the "Adult"
should suggest the possibility of "adult" activity...!
May 7 @ 12:06PM
It is what its called, Adult Match Doctor, its adult personal site and alot of people lose sight of what that means! I am on a few other sites as well, and anytime its called an adult dating site or adult personals site, some people think the adult part signifys sex only and it doesn't! An adult dating site or adult personal site is where adults come to meet other adults looking for friendship, casual dating, serious relationships, or just sex, without having to weed out the teenagers!
You create a profile and put what your looking for and seek out others on the site who are looking for the same thing! Whatever your looking for, if your an adult, u have a right to be here!
Those of you just looking to get laid, u can stay here, behave yourself and show respect to everyone or there are sites strickly for that like fuckbuddy.com, onlinebootycall.com, or sexsearch.com! If u can't get along with everyone here and want a site with no one looking for relationships, then move on to one of these!
So aly, don't leave us and don't even respond to those jerks! So just be you and don't ever let anyone stop u from being u! If they keep emailing u, send them one email thats says nothing but BITE ME! then block and delete! lmao
Hugs, Hottie
May 7 @ 12:27PM
You can be only who and what you are and what you are looking for . I`m usually alittle more polite to people ,but i tell them not interested .... if they keep emailing or get rude ... block them or report them . Take care, Aly ..... p.s. there is a free coffee waiting for you ...
May 7 @ 1:56PM
imma be me and i don't care who likes it............
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