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When immigrants live in your land with you, you must not cheat them. Any immigrant who lives with you must be treated as if they were one of your citizens. You must love them as yourself, because you were immigrants in the land of Egypt; I am the Sovereign your God. –Leviticus 19:33-34 (CEB)
SOS: Save Our Children
The world is facing a humanitarian crisis along the border between the United States of America and Mexico. Over 50,000 young people have arrived in the U.S. seeking freedom from violence and oppression and opportunities for meaningful work and basic education. They are innocent children—our sons and daughters, cousins, sisters and brothers, nieces and nephews, God's children. They are crying out in need. The world must respond with favor, compassion, and resources. Indifference would be the most awful thing in the world.
Being compassionate requires us to examine the reasons families have in sending their vulnerable children to cross the border. A wave of violence has swept the central parts of Latin America, violence unseen in recent history. Children and their families are making the rational choice to seek shelter and refuge outside of their home countries and in the United States because the treachery of the journey and the uncertain fate awaiting them there pales in comparison to the known threats on their lives at home. They seek nothing more than a better life. As people of faith, we cannot idly sit by and let their struggles and their hopes be in vain.
Metropolitan Community Churches and the Global Justice Institute call on elected and appointed officials at all levels of government and society to provide safe harbor for these children. Housing them in anything less than stable homes is inhumane. Robbing them of educational opportunities, suitable food, fresh clothing, and connection with loved ones in the U.S. is unjust. We must not treat them like criminals. They are our children. They are the world's children. As such, they are gifts to be cherished. We invite faith leaders of every tradition to join us in this call for justice.
We call on governments from around the world to address the violence in Latin America that is driving migration. We call on the U.S. government to open our immigration system so that civil society can care for these children. The crisis highlights the need for comprehensive immigration reform and we call on the Congress to take that measure back up. Through the lens of compassion, let us see this crisis. Through the lens of faith, may be stand up and respond.
This statement prepared by Kareem Murphy on behalf of The Moderator's Public Policy Team,
Metropolitan Community Churches, The Rev. Pat Bumgardner, Chair.
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Dear LMR Graduates,
I was so proud, at General Conference 25 in Chicago, Illinois, USA, this year, to see so many of you participating and leading in MCC! In the last three years or so, many of you have stepped up your leadership in your local church and in the denomination — as Network leaders, leaders of MCC committees, working with our key programs, teaching, training, and serving in so many ways.
Many from the Young Adult LMR are included in that impressive list — and I saw them, very visible at Conference, recruiting for the upcoming YA LMR, 1-4 November 2013. Several of them mentioned to me that the Young Adult hospitality suite was crowded and a powerful place of connection and support for MCC'ers from all over the world.
I want us to be able to continue our "tradition" of being able to offer free room, board, and tuition to Young Adults seeking to deepen their commitment to a leadership path in MCC. Thus far, we have been able to offer a full or partial scholarship to everyone who needed it so that they only had to provide their own transportation to the retreat.
There are 18 Young Adults who will be ready to answer the call to "Be MCC!"
Can you help me help them afford to be there?
Your donations have always made the difference, every time.
Our goal is $7,260 USD.
Meanwhile, you continue to be our best recruiters, so take the time to think about who would benefit from attending a Leadership Mentoring Retreat. Encourage people to take advantage of this program. The details are already set for next year's LMR. It will also be held at DaySpring Conference Center in Florida (USA), 20-23 January 2014.
Finally, pray for us as we plan ahead and consider how to make LMR more accessible and available to more people in the coming years as our global movement continues to attract the very best in leadership.
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|International STAND UP to Bullying Day is a special semi-annual event in which participants sign and wear a pink "pledge shirt" to take a visible, public stance against bullying. The event takes place in schools, workplaces, and organizations in 25 countries across the globe on the third Friday of November to coincide with Anti-bullying week, and then again on the last Friday of February.
International Bullying Prevention Association
The mission of the International Bullying Prevention Association is to support and enhance quality research based bullying prevention principles and best practices in order to achieve a safe school climate, healthy work environment, good citizenship and civic responsibility.
It has taken more than three decades of academic study of bullying behaviors, public revelations and attention to the true consequences for those who bully and those who are bullied and world-wide media coverage of incidents of unspeakable cruelty, suicide, and homicide, to bring educators, students, law enforcement, health care workers, and parents together in a global effort to do something about it. Bullying hurts and for those involved, the hurt can last a lifetime. As a world, we are learning that bullying behavior can be the root of serious violent situations in our schools. Many countries have adopted policies and procedures for Safe Schools.
Project Anti-Bully
Project Anti-Bully is a non-profit 501(c)(3) run by students for students that raises awareness of the prevalence of bullying in schools globally through community-based research. Project Anti-Bully has headquarters in the United States of America and affiliates in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Colombia, El Salvador, England, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Scotland, Sweden, Taiwan, The Philippines, and Uruguay.
Project Standup
Why Pink?
Pink might seem like an odd color when trying to get people to take a stand against bullying. The color is completely based on a stand that was taken in the fall at Central Kings High School, in Cambridge, Nova Scotia. A freshmen student was making his first appearance in a new high school. The boy showed up in the morning wearing a pink polo shirt. Some school bullies verbally abused him for his choice of color. They used some vulgar words, and made him feel very upset. Two senior students heard about the bullying taking place, and decided to take a stand against it. http://www.standupday.com/08/
Bullying UK
Anti-Bullying Week 2013 is calling on children and young people to take the lead on creating a future without bullying – using new technologies. http://www.bullying.co.uk/
Anti-bullying Alliance
Together we can stop bullying and create safe environments in which children and young people can live, grow, play and learn. http://www.anti-
Anti-Bullying Campaign (ABC) South Africa
The aim of the ABC is to oppose the culture and practice of bullying within the CRC/Children's Movement – and to lay the basis for a culture of tolerance and peace, and a commitment to using peaceful methods to resolve conflict.
ABC committees have been established in most of the communities and schools where the CRC/Children's Movement operates. The formation of the ABC has given rise to the establishment of a Girl Child Organisation as part of the children's movement. http://www.childrensmovement.
Anti Bully & Abuse Foundation
The ABA Foundation will stand as a national body where people can turn to and feel safe, a structure where children and parent experience a tangible, physical system protecting our children, and working towards a safe school environment. http://abafoundation.
Bullying Canada
Rob Frenette, 20 and Katie Neu, 18 the Founders of BullyingCanada.ca, a Youth-Created Anti-Bullying Website are very pleased to announce the official launch of a national toll-free line for youth, parents, and the general public up to date information related to bullying.
As some areas of the country return to normalcy, schools start the year tackling bullying problems
A program to reduce bullying within Chile's schools has shown positive results since its introduction in 2005. The Paz Educa Program aims to produce and promote observation-based research in order to prevent school violence in Chile.
In the US – October – Bully Prevention Month
This month, groups across the country committed to stop bullying will release new resources, campaigns, and efforts aimed at bringing awareness to this important issue facing our youth.Bullying Prevention Month is not new. In fact, it has been around for several years. What started as an awareness week initiated byPACER's National Bullying Prevention Center in October 2006, the event has evolved into a month's worth of events and activities to raise awareness and provide the latest resources to those who need it. National partners in 2006 included the National Education Association, National PTA, American Federation for Teachers, and National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education. PACER recognized that students, parents, and people throughout the country needed to become more aware of the serious consequences of bullying. The point of National Bullying Prevention Month was to transform a society that accepts bullying into a society that recognizes that bullying must – and can – be addressed through education and support. Read more at StopBullying.govPacerJoin the movement!The End of Bullying Begins with Me: that's the message during PACER's National Bullying Prevention Month in October. It's a time when communities can unite nationwide to raise awareness of bullying prevention through events, activities, outreach, and education. Resources from PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center make it easy to take action. PACER created the campaign in 2006 with a one-week event which has now evolved into a month-long effort that encourages everyone to take an active role in the bullying prevention movement. Get your toolkit and more. Print the Digital Petition Flyers and display them at your school or organization. Elementary Petition Flyer Middle / High School Petition Flyer
How It Got Started
National Bullying Prevention Month was started in 2006 by the PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center to raise awareness about this important issue and what people can do about it. Communities, schools and individuals are encouraged to participate in understanding this problem and getting involved in outreach efforts and educating people. Businesses and organizations like Facebook, Yahoo!Kids and CNN have gotten involved to get the word out. PACER was inspired to create the month as a way of showing people that bullying isn't just a "rite of passage" for every kid, for some it can lead to terrible emotional, psychological and physical pain that no one should endure.
Unity Day
"Make it Orange and Make it End," is the Unity Day slogan. This year Unity Day is on October 10th, people are encouraged to wear the color orange on this day to show their solidarity with the bullying prevention cause, even Ellen DeGeneres got involved last year by wearing an orange anti-bullying shirt on her show! You can also hand out "unity" ribbons and buttons at your school or write "unity" on your binders to create awareness.
What Can I Do?
If you want to get involved with National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month you should let your parents, school and classmates know. There are lots of activities available via the Bullying Prevention Center, as well as group activities and discussions that you could easily organize in your class and among friends. Here are a few ideas for supporting the cause:
Read more: Bullying Prevention Awareness Month http://www.kidzworld.com/article/27443-bullying-prevention-awareness-month#ixzz2cdlhVjXu National Child Traumatic Stress Network In support of Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) is providing resources for families, teens, educators, clinicians, mental health professionals, and law enforcement personnel on how to recognize, deal with, and prevent bullying. Read more.
US Resources
Featured NCTSN Resources
Teaching Tolerance When nearly one in five students is bullied each year, it's no wonder the topic is on educators' minds. Teachers want to make their classrooms safe, supportive learning environments. Administrators want positive school climates. Both are looking for tools to reach these goals. To meet their needs, Teaching Tolerance offers an abundance of professional development tools, classroom activities, magazine articles and blogs dedicated to the topic. When you have an immediate question, though, finding what you're looking for among such extensive resources can be daunting.
NEA's Bully Free: It Starts With Me
The NEA Bullying Prevention Kit
Designed by educators for educators, this kit reflects the best available research on bullying prevention. To access different subject areas, click on the colored tabs. Download here
For Principals and Teachers
Enough is enough! Stand4Change and help put an end to bullying.
October is National Bullying Prevention Month in the US, the NYTimes has updated their full list of resources on bullying and cyberbullying for the occasion.
Use the links below to find resources on bullying and cyberbullying:
STOP The Drama… END The Hate… STOMP Out Bullying
A National Anti-Bullying And Cyber Bullying Organization For Kids And Teens
STOMP Out BullyingTM Student Participation Toolkit
Act Against Bullying And Cyberbullying Now
Exodus International leader Alan Chambers apologized recently for the harm done to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people by the so-called "ex-gay" movement. In that moment, the face that came to mind for me was the bruised, burned and emaciated face of 15-year-old Raymond Buys.
In 2011, Raymond was sent to a South African boot camp where boys — especially effeminate boys, or boys who were thought to be gay — were supposed to become men. The camp directors are now on trial for torturing Raymond to death. I am haunted by photos of his emaciated body in the hospital bed where he looks like a victim of a Nazi death camp.
Alan Chambers can apologize for suicides, deaths, lost years and damage to families, but his apology is only as good as real actions to counter the lies spread throughout the world by Exodus and other groups that underpin so much anti-LGBT persecution. Religious people who promoted ex-gay programs must bring the same fervor to saving our lives as they have brought to trying to separate our souls from our God-given sexual orientations and gender identities.
Around the world, effeminate boys and masculine girls continue to be tortured, raped and sometimes murdered with the tacit support of so-called "ex-gay" movements. For decades, they have promoted the lie that LGBT people could be heterosexual if we really wanted to and prayed hard enough.
Even in a country with constitutional protections like South Africa, Raymond's mother was not immune to homophobia. Raymond's mother thought her son could man up with a little help from a boot camp.
She was devastated by his death and learned through testimony that Raymond had been chained to his bed for extended periods and left in his own soil. Tortures included being forced to eat his own feces, and camp leaders put a pillowcase over his head and used an electric cattle prod on his fragile body. When he arrived at the hospital, he had multiple burns, his bones were broken, and he was starved and dehydrated. Medical attention came too late.
Too many mothers and fathers send their children to military boot camps or through so-called "ex-gay" or "reparative therapy" programs where debunked psychology is enmeshed with religious bigotry to produce persecution and unwarranted shame.
Alan Chambers' apology is historic, but apologies from others who left these pseudoscientific programs have not been able to stop the purveyors of "ex-gay" lies. Exodus International is shutting its doors, but Exodus Global Alliance is still perpetrating spiritual violence against LGBT people around the world. Spokespeople like Alan Chambers must step up and condemn these programs as well.
What led up to this moment?
Chambers is not the first "ex-gay" program survivor to come out and apologize. Michael Bussee, founder of Exodus, recanted years ago and now spends his life working for equality.John Paulk, a one-time Focus on the Family star who was once featured on the cover ofNewsweek as "ex-gay," said he is gay and expressed regret for the harm his work had done.
Some are outed. Paulk only apologized after being photographed in a gay bar. Matt Moorewas caught on a hookup site called Grindr. Moore is still saying that he was using Grindr to just see who was "in the neighborhood." After being caught, Moore sold his computer, locked his phone, ended his blog and said more "seasoned believers" than he should be in the public eye.
When secrets, lies and obsessions combine with dogma and vulnerable people, it is always a disaster.
For example, Aubrey Levin (dubbed "Dr. Shock") was arrested in Canada after a career of torturing gay men with electric shock aversion "therapies" in South Africa. He moved to Canada, where he continued to prey on vulnerable men. Finally, he was stopped when one of his court-mandated patients secretly recorded a session where Levin sexually abused him.
In another public debacle, a Florida newspaper photographed George Alan Rekers, a board member of NARTH (North American Reparative Therapy), vacationing with a "rent boy." He tried to say the man was there to carry his luggage for him.
In New Jersey, Chaim Levin and three other men recently filed suit against leaders of JONAH, a Jewish "reparative therapy" network. Levin's description of being told to strip naked as part of his therapy is shocking.
Tragically, much of the efforts to convert lesbian and gay people are deeply rooted in misguided religious beliefs. Originally, groups like Exodus and NARTH tried to position themselves as traditional counseling and psychotherapy, but no research has held up under scrutiny, and key players like Joseph Nicolosi and Richard A. Cohen lost all credibility as a result of ethics violations.
There is no viable scientific support for "ex-gay" programs. In 2007, the American Psychological Association assigned a Task Force on Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation. The task force reviewed more than 80 studies, which were overwhelmingly flawed, and none could prove that sexual orientation could be changed.
In 2012, the researcher highly cited by conservatives, Dr. Robert Spitzer, apologized for his own research in which he interviewed people in the so-called "ex-gay" movement and asked them if they had changed their sexual orientation. Of course, a few claimed to have changed, but there was never proof.
With the veil of scientific legitimacy in shreds, the only remaining smoke screen has been religion.
In a 2009 study on "ex-gay" programs, researchers from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force concluded:
Young people are now being used as ammunition in the evangelical Christian and political right-wing's war against equality for LGBT Americans. Ex-gay organizations, in particular, have taken what used to be an intensely personal process (coming out to one's self, friends and family) and have created dedicated programs and conferences that link the personal lives of young people to battles over same-sex marriage and the election of conservative political leaders.
When Christians from almost 200 countries gathered in South Africa for the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization, the "ex-gay" movement was there. This time, it was the Exodus Global Alliance. This 2010 conference was the largest evangelical gathering in recent history. Exodus presenters claimed there are no more than a few thousand gay people in each African country, and that these are all products of the West. They intone that being gay is not a greater sin but say no other sin has a movement for acceptance. A speaker parroted the completely discredited myths about rejection, sexual abuse and distant fathers as "causes" for being gay.
In a world that allows Raymond Buys to be tortured to death because he was a soft and delicate boy, the travesties continue.
Even though nine countries in Europe, several in Latin America, and South Africa have marriage equality, more than 70 countries throughout the world have laws making same-gender love illegal, and in seven countries, being gay is punishable by execution.
What is critical to understand is that conservatives who claim they are acting out of Christian love are exporting these same defamed and debunked conversion "treatments" all around the world as a "gentler and softer" alternative to prison and execution. These same people are perfectly willing to label gay people as evil and sinful and then are surprised when punitive laws are enforced and people in the street begin to take the law into their own hands and attack and kill people they believe are gay.
Just last week, USA Today reported that an evangelical pastor appointed to head Brazil's Human Rights Commission led the committee to approve a bill to make it legal for psychologists to treat homosexuality as a disorder or pathology. Where is the voice of Alan Chambers on this scandal?
Whether it is in the United States, South Africa, China, Africa, Latin America or Eastern Europe, homophobia is still at work, and too many evangelicals are still trying to position "ex-gay" ministries as the compassionate approach.
They are not!
Whether it is the death penalty, prison, shock treatment, laws that silence, or conversion therapy, all of it kills. Whether it kills the spirit, promotes suicide or results in the death penalty, carnage lies in its wake.
Raymond Buys, rest in peace. I will not forget you. I will not forget your broken body. I will stand shoulder to shoulder with all those who defend our young people who are LGBT or gender-nonconforming. Your journey ended, but your story continues.
Published at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-dr-nancy-wilson/exodus-ex-gays-and-an-effeminate-boy_b_3483580.html
The Boy Scout motto is "Be Prepared." This week, gay Boy Scouts are prepared for equality. At the same time, they are prepared for discrimination. They know that even if the policy changes to allow gay Boy Scouts, there will still be those who discriminate. There will be those who are frightened by change and by the full range of human expression of love and family.
read the full article on the washington post website http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-faith/wp/2013/05/22/prepared-for-change-there-have-always-been-gay-boy-scouts
As more and more children and youth and their families come through the doors of MCC, having a program designed just for them is essential.If there is no program you will soon lose those families to churches who realize that this is an important under served population in our community.
To help your congregation, MCC offers this listing of resources by age groups including descriptions, websites, and in many cases an MCC contact person who has used the program. Individuals listed as "Resource Person" are MCC program leaders within a local church and have agreed to have their name and email address included. Please use these individuals to help navigate any questions about specific programs.
If you or your church has had excellent experience with resources please email Rev. Arlene Ackerman .
The following alphabetical list of resources is for use by local churches offering children's Sunday school and/or Vacation Bible School (VBS).
Center For Progressive Christianity Ages 6 – 10: "A Joyful Path" is available for purchase. The curriculum is free from dogma and creed and does not make reference to the atonement/sacrifice issue that is in classical Christianity. It treats Jesus as a teacher of a way to live a fulfilling and spiritual life. It respects and celebrates the many wisdom teachings that exist and focuses on a joyful path and finding God within all. http://progressivechristianity.org/childrens-curriculum/
Cokesbury – ages 3 – 13, many options available for purchase from http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/curriculum.aspx?lvl=Children
Live BIG curriculum – theologically love based, multi-ethnic/racial, multi-media. Some adapting needed. Resource person – Joel Palomares, Youth Ministries Program Coordinator at Resurrection MCC, Houston, TX ().
"Grow, Proclaim, Serve "curriculum, http://www.growproclaimserve.com/. This program was created and released by the United Methodist Church. The program is age appropriate and easy to implement with a volunteer staff. It also features work books and fun packs for the children and resource material that follows the week to week curriculum.
Cokesbury – ages 6 months to 3 years
SundaySchool Group – ages 3 – 13, many options available for purchase. Sundayschool.group.com
The Group uses different programs for different ages groups. Theologically evangelical, love based, multi-racial, and multimedia. Some adapting needed.
United Church of Christ – ages 3 – 18 Gather 'Round, just a few options available free of charge. https://secure3.convio.net/ucc/site/Ecommerce/64022948?FOLDER=1190&store_id=1401
BluefishTV – ages 13 – 21 & adult – There are many any options available for purchase and some free downloads. Good selection of programs, multimedia, reasonably priced, bible based material. Some adapting needed. http://www.bluefishtv.com/Home
MCC Teen Ministry – "You! A Faith That Fits" Ages 13 – 17, minimal cost, designed specifically for MCC youth. Much of the religious education material that is available for teens is so inappropriate for use in MCC and can not be easily adapted because it is very denominational in nature or because it addresses questions of faith and sexuality in ways that are hurtful. This program is designed to serve as part of a spiritual rite of passage. The curriculum attempts to address some of the basic questions of adolescent faith development in an atmosphere of loving acceptance of them and their families. It is designed for small, mixed-age groups and is very flexible offering numerous options for each of the twelve sessions. Resource person –). To order, call 281-940-1558 or
"Tree of Life" – developed by MCC Omaha – a teen and preteen led worship resources. Contact MCC Omaha
Youth Resources
The following are resources not necessarily limited to a Sunday school or youth group program.
Kid Spirit – ages 11 – 15, is a new coed quarterly magazine for with great articles. It is also a unique forum for kids who are curious about the meaning of life and age-old questions that affect us all. They want to help the young people of the world show their colors and share each others' belief systems, cultures, art, traditions, ideas and values. Their goal is to share many perspectives and encourage each other to think about what is important in our lives and in our world. (Learn More)


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The Silver Market: An 'Operation,' Not a Liquidation
severely depressed , where inventories had already suffered long-term inventory decimation , and where demand remains robust -- suddenly plunging lower for absolutely no reason. Defenders of market-manipulation will suggest this was a "sympathetic reaction" to the gold market; except it wasn't. Unlike the gold market, there has been no paper-liquidation in the silver market. In fact, while holdings of paper-gold have been plummeting, holdings of paper-silver have been steadily rising. You can't have a "sympathetic reaction" occurring between markets with opposite dynamics.So with holdings of paper-silver rising, with demand for physical silver remaining solid and with there being no "sympathetic reaction" with the gold market, we have the silver market plunging lower for absolutely no reason. I believe that's manipulation. However, the bullion-banks who I believe operate this silver-manipulation scheme are nothing if not obvious. For those readers still skeptical of the notion of market-manipulation - despite all of the financial corruption all around us, the banksters have (as usual) "left their fingerprints" at the scene of the crime. At Kitco Metals, inquiring minds can see a series of charts like the one below, corresponding with each of the different time periods in the silver "leasing" market: Much like the recent margin-hike by the CME group telegraphed a deliberate intention to push bullion prices lower, negative lease rates are a virtual signed-confession. Not only does paying traders to borrow silver (and short it onto the market) lead to the market being temporarily/briefly flooded with silver, but the negative lease-rates themselves have become like a "clarion call" to these predators that another bankster operation is under way in the silver market. What must be at least quickly noted is the strange aberration in the chart above: The very brief and seemingly inexplicable "spike" where lease rates momentarily inched back into positive territory. One can only engage in conjecture here. However, given that the spike occurred at precisely the same time that precious metals markets began their "crash," there is a theory consistent with all these facts. Despite the bullion-banks trying to pay traders to short silver for them (with their negative lease-rates), there were so many "shorts" lining-up at that time that massive demand drove rates back into positive territory in spite of the banksters' intentions.Returning to the present, we have a silver market -- which was already
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text: 1-bit Symphony: a performance in a CD case Culture 08 June 10 by Duncan Geere Tristan Perich Artist and programmer Tristan Perich has composed an electronic symphony, in five movements, which resides on a single microchip. It's called 1-bit Symphony, and is housed in a CD jewel case, but it's not a recording -- instead, the artist reckons it's a performance.On the side of the case is a headphone jack. Plugging a pair of earbuds into that, and turning it on, allows the microchip to begin generating on and off electrical pulses, synthesised by raw assembly code. That code passes to the headphone jack and into your ears, and is powered by a single watch battery."With 1-bit Symphony, I wanted to revisit the idea that an album of music could be more than just a recording. More than just an audio CD," said Perich. "And that when you listen to an album, that you could be experiencing first-hand the production of the audio itself."The piece shares a form-factor with 1-Bit Music, a piece from 2004, which has a similar aesthetic and principle. This time around, however, Perich coded a music longer piece of music onto the chip, and simplified the components. This time around, from left to right, they are battery, on-off switch, microchip, skip button, amplifier and headphone jack."I wanted to respond to the symphonic form and think about how simple audio waveforms -- squarewaves, 1-bit tones -- doesn't necessarily mean that the music itself must be simplistic. That it could be possible to create a long-form rich composition with 1-bit audio," he said.The piece is up for pre-order right now, costing around £20 and is available from Bang on a Can. It'll be released on Cantaloupe on 24 August, 2010, but pre-orders will ship two weeks before that. There's also an "Artist Edition", which comes in a limited run of just 50, accompanied with a silkscreen print of the source code and schematic. No pricing for that yet. Minimalism, electronics, chiptunes and beauty in one package -- that ticks all my boxes. How about you? Edited by Nate Lanxon Latest on wired.co.uk


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Water can enter the engine oil if you have a rambunctious 8 year old boy who wants to help his dad out by filling the engine with oil, except at 8 years old, water will work fine. The next thing you know he is filling the gas tank with the garden hose. Ask my dad!!
Realistically speaking over 90 percent of the time a head gasket has gone bad or in the case of an engine that uses aluminum heads, the anti freeze, especially the wrong type will corrode the aluminum too. Make sure you use the proper anti-freeze/coolant in your engine.
For all practical purposes, older engines are generally the victims, and that is because old gaskets wear out and fail. It is not always that simple, but lets stick with that. So if you have an old engine and it starts to leak water into the engine oil, it is possible the engine is tired and needs replacing.
Although there are plenty of low mileage cars that overheat for whatever reason and cause the heads to crack or warp from way to much heat. In cases like that, the engine may well be worth the repair cost.
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I'm attaching a patch that modifies 0.4.0 to add a new 'primitive' compiler option to the Java code generator that will produce a style of code that reduces library dependencies for generated struct and service interfaces. This will make the generated code easier to use in some contexts and more compatible with generated code from prior Thrift releases.
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- Removes dependencies on: BitSet, ByteBuffer, and the third-party org.slf4j.Logger*
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- 'binary' fields from the IDL are changed from ByteBuffer back to byte[]
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- Added TBaseHelper.toString(byte[],StringBuilder)
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3) In some contexts, 'binary' data fields may require fewer lines of code to juggle and serialize slightly faster.
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Can someone fix this? I want to use Hadoop and evernote api together and its impossible without doing weird classloader tricks with the incompatible thrift libraries or separating one of the libraries out to another server and using remote calls to execute commands.
as mentioned by Bryan, please rebase the patch and we will commit it!
Yes, size matters
My patch was more specifically intended to reduce the runtime library
dependencies introduced to the Java generated code from versions 0.3+
These made it hard or impossible to use the Java code in older JRE
platforms like Android, Blackberry, JME, etc., and increased the
footprint of any binaries that used this code.
Since that time, we've decided to just use a forked pre-0.4 compiler for
all of our Java code generation since the design direction in more
recent releases are diverging too significantly from what we need.
We're still using the main trunk release for non-Java platforms in our
distributed API package (http://www.evernote.com/about/developer/api/)
... we just generate them separately with different compiler binaries in
our build process.
So I don't think
THRIFT-1469 addresses the same issue, but I'd also be
fine if the maintainers just wanted to close THRIFT-872 if no one else
is using Java in a non-heavy-server configuration.
THRIFT-1469 close this issue?
Dave - I'm looking at committing this patch, but it doesn't apply cleanly anymore. Any chance you'd be interested in updating it for trunk?
Yes, if you look at the standard implementation of java.util.BitSet and consider the extra object overhead in the runtime for BitSet+long[] vs. boolean[] , you'll need a lot of fields in your struct before BitSet uses less memory than a boolean[]. I.e. if I have a struct with 12 fields, the total memory used by the JVM for boolean[12] will be less than the corresponding BitSet with its reference to a long[1].
Inline, named int fields would use less memory than either, however.
boolean[] for isset management is bit of a waste, memory-wise. This is probably complicating the implementation considerably, but maybe just expanded integer fields could be used to hold bits - something name like isset1, isset2, etc, with generator smart enough to access proper isset fields for given bit lookup? This would equal to somehow simplified BitSet implementation inlined in the java class.
In fact, it could be beneficial even for the non-primitive part of the code...
Evernote uses both independently. The JavaME generator and runtime library is used on phones from Blackberry, Sony-Ericsson, and some phones in Japan. The Java code is used server-side in J2SE, in a browser via Google Web Toolkit (GWT) compilation into JS, and on Android phones.
So we'll continue to use both, but if a lower dependency footprint doesn't seem useful to others, we can just stick with our home-brewed 0.4.0++ forked generator and libraries without trying to stay in sync.
I'm not talking about combining them. I'm asking, does the JavaME generator make the changes in this ticket unnecessary?
No, I don't think that a full J2SE/J2EE implementation can be cleanly merged with a JavaME implementation, since JavaSE is basically an ancient subset that then moved away from the original roots with its IO libraries, etc. There are no generics, no iterators, no 'enum', the only collections are Vector and Hashtable, etc.
I thought about trying to put the JavaME generation into the core Java generator as conditional options (like I originally did with the JavaBean stuff), but the conditional logic everywhere would have made the generator very messy.
Pushing this for now. Dave - please see my question about whether this overlaps with the JavaME generator. If so, let's just close this one. Otherwise, we can get it committed next release.
Oops, yeah.
"I wouldn't say that the performance hit for many users would justify reducing TProtocol from 42 abstract methods to 41 abstract methods. If we really want to reduce the redundancy of the two methods, I'd have have a default implementation of the ByteBuffer version that uses the byte[] instead of vice versa."
I wouldn't say that's worth reducing that class from
Was there an end to this sentence?
Does this change overlap with the proposed JavaME generator?
Rebuilt patch from the trunk after svn update.
Let's say that there are some narrow cases where it's only slightly less efficient than my proposal, and other cases (if you happen to use the wrong transport) where it can be much worse. (E.g. we accept binary fields up to 50MB, so copying that an extra time if we're using TBinaryTransport isn't desirable.) I.e. I wouldn't say that's worth reducing that class from
I don't have a preference on the compareTo implementation ... we don't happen to use this.
The generated code only had a single line of logging, which didn't seem to add much value at all (i.e. not enough to justify a runtime dependency on the slf4j library). The standard Java Logging framework would make a lot more sense than tightly coupling Thrift to slf4j, so if we really want to keep that single error logging line in the service generation, I'd push for making it use standard Java logging instead. System.err would be uglier. Either way, we'll have to go back to post-processing that line out of the generated code for client-style contexts where it doesn't make sense (e.g. use from GWT).
That would result in a fair amount of extra data copying.
I think that actually might not be true. If you're using a direct buffer access transport (Framed or MemoryInput, for instance), then the copy into the byte[] in readBinary() would actually be the first copy. Further, if the direct access path isn't taken, then the ByteBuffer you get back will necessarily be the exact size you want, so you should be able to just return readBinary().array().
Your patch has the
THRIFT-877 changes in it still. Do an svn up.
How about we avoid the if in the equals/compareto areas by just having TBaseHelper called always? We can add a compareTo(ByteBuffer, ByteBuffer) that lets us call the same method regardless.
I don't think that we should completely get rid of the logging of errors if we're in primitive style; how about we just write to System.err instead?
Replacement patch. Fixes the embarrassing \t tab chars, and fixes the 'compare' operation for binary fields with the primitive style:
- unequal = "!this." + name + ".equals(that." + name + ")";
+ if (primitive_style_) { + unequal = "TBaseHelper.compareTo(this." + name + ", that." + + name + ") != 0"; + }
else{ + unequal = "!this." + name + ".equals(that." + name + ")"; + }
That would result in a fair amount of extra data copying. For example, the TBinaryProtocol.readBinary() method currently does this:
public ByteBuffer readBinary() throws TException {
int size = readI32();
if (trans_.getBytesRemainingInBuffer() >= size)
byte[] buf = new byte[size];
trans_.readAll(buf, 0, size);
return ByteBuffer.wrap(buf);
So if you really just want to get a byte[] array out of the TProtocol object, you'd be creating the appropriate byte array once within readBinary(), then wrapping that up in a new ByteBuffer instance only to immediately create a duplicate byte[] and copying the data out. I'd be more inclined to go the other way, and have the default (non-abstract) readBinary() implementation invoke the byte[] version, since it can use the results without duplication. I'd originally considered doing so, but didn't want to step on toes, so left them separate.
Sorry about the tabs ... my emacs modes have gotten screwed up in the months since the last time I touched C/C++ (i.e. the last time I did some stuff with Thrift). I can submit a replacement patch whenever other issues are consolidated.
What about making TProtocol's readBinary method non-abstract like this:
public final byte[] readBytes() { ByteBuffer buf = readBinary(); byte[] bytes = new byte[buf.capacity()]; buf.get(buf); return buf; }
I'm not crazy about having two separate implementations of readBinary in TBinary protocol. I'd like to find a way for them to share code if that's feasible.
You've introduced some tabs into t_java_generator.
Everything compiles fine and doesn't break any tests, so I'm inclined to believe things are all good. However, it's worth noting that essentially none of the changes you've made are covered by the existing tests.


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In a world supposedly governed by ruthless survival of the fittest, why do we see acts of goodness in both animals and humans? This problem plagued Charles Darwin in the 1850s as he developed his theory of evolution through natural selection. Indeed, Darwin worried that the goodness he observed in nature could be the Achilles heel of his theory. Ever since then, scientists and other thinkers have engaged in a fierce debate about the origins of goodness that has dragged politics, philosophy, and religion into what remains a major question for evolutionary biology.
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Ok, so as some of you know, I have had quite a few threads on here. My latest was trying to keep track of my 2 20gallon tanks. Then it turned into 2 20gallon tanks and a 10 gallon tank for a breeding pair of L144 plecos and fry. And shrimp..... Anyway, after taking a hiatus from the internet for the most part, I am back. I still have the 20 high, but the 20 long got completely redone, and the 10 gallon breeding tank was replaced by a 20 long....... Oh yeah, and I just got a mini-rack too. Any way, no pics of the 20 high today, it needs a water change, and I want to redo the substrate, and just revamp the tank a bit. So I will update that later. Here is the mini-rack though. A $50 5 tier wire shelf from Target with a load capacity of 350 lbs. per shelf. 6' tall x 36" wide and 18" deep. Not bad. Holds two 20 gallon longs perfectly.
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This shelf worked out great. I have room for another tank on the bottom if it was not sandwiched between the wall and my wife's desk. Some storage on top too. On top of that, I got ambitious, and gave each shelf it's own power strip. Worked out well.
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Nice rack man!!!!
You got a good deal, those racks were pricey when they first came out.
The tanks look great and I see lots of scrimps but I can't say I approve of those funny looking red snails but I know you like them (tree hugger)!!!
Tons of shrimp. In both tanks. And tons berried and saddled too. I also just sold a mess of them too. Lol. As for the snails, I have gotten rid of hundreds already. They are trying to take over or something. I may have to get some assassin snails to keep them in check. *facepalm* And to think, all those snails from two about a year ago.
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Do you want to sell a mating pair of the LFABNP, if they are old enough to sex??? I need a couple of cleaners in my 150 there's BBA everywhere???
I do need to get the long finned ones too. I think I already see another tank in the works.
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Nice job Cable! And good to see you back on!
wow nice tanks
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I just found 2 clutches of eggs in the top tank. On the way to having more L144 fry.
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Union/Cove had its bats quieted by Wallowa/Imbler's Wes Conrad in the opener. Conrad picked up a complete-game victory, striking out seven along the way.
After the Cats took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, a Kaleb Poor RBI single in the third inning tied the game for the Bobcats. Poor put Union/Cove ahead with an RBI single in the fifth.
But a four-run fifth inning for Wallowa/Imbler proved to be the Bobcats undoing. After Conrad drew a two-out walk, RBI singles by Casey Robertson and Reed Graves put the Cats in front, before a two-run single by Trace VanCleave capped the scoring.
Conrad was able to hold the Bobcats in the final two innings, assuring Wallowa/Imbler of at least one victory on the day.
"That outside corner treated me pretty well, I have to say," Conrad said.
Conrad admitted that he was starting to get fatigued late in the game.
"I could feel it. But I just sucked it up, pulled through and worked hard, I guess."
Poor led Union/Cove at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a pair of RBIs. Ty Coon took the loss, going five innings and striking out five. Dalton Opie struck out two in an inning of relief.
That led to the second-game marathon.
Union/Cove built up a 6-2 lead through five innings and looked to be in control. But Wallowa/Imbler struck for four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to tie it.
The Bobcats added three runs in the top of the seventh, only to see the Cats match it with three runs of their own to send the game to an extra frame.
An RBI double by Coon and a sacrifice fly by Brax Anderson in the top of the eighth inning gave Union/Cove a two-run cushion.
Wallowa/Imbler scored a run in the bottom of the eighth, but Cortin Nowak was able to close out the game on the mound for Union/Cove, assuring the split.
Poor finished 3-for-4 at the plate. He also pitched four innings and struck out seven while taking a no decision. Coon was 2-for-4, while Anderson, Opie and Cody VanderZanden each added two hits for Union/Cove.
Joe Griffin had a three-hit game for Wallowa/Imbler, while Conrad, Robertson and Graves all had two hits.
Union/Cove is now 8-7 overall and 6-1 in district, while Wallowa/Imbler is 9-6 overall and 4-4 in district. Grant Union leads with a 4-0 mark in district.
"We're one game out of first now and three games ahead of third place," Poor said. "We're still sitting in a good spot. We just have to fix some things."
Union/Cove has the week off before traveling to play Grant Union May 10. Wallowa/Imbler hosts Joseph/Enterprise Friday.


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Removing Corrosion from Gold Hardware?
I have a 1977 Ibanez Les Paul with original Gold hardware (Bridge, saddle, pickup covers, tuning pegs and tuners)
I would like to keep the guitar stock..but the goild hardware is horribly corroded...what should I use to clean up this corrosion and prevent it from happening again?
you have to re finish it. corrosion's permanent. its not something to just wipe away.
How bad is the corrosion?
Anywho corrosion adds a bit of character.
Gold shouldn't corrode. It gets dirty so you can use dish soap and a toothbrush.
Its the plating wearing off, you can't remove the wear because its the gold wearing off.
You can clean it with lighter fluid, but it won't be gold underneath, it will be a rough silver colour.
Keep in mind that this guitar is +30 years old....gold isnt very durable at all, and it does corrode.
The corrosion ranges from very mild (Tuners) to horrific (Bridge and saddle, and 1/2 of a pickup cover)(Its so bad on the saddle that you can see the steel under it..)....If you cant just get rid of the corrosion, do you know where I can get another Bridge/saddle set +3 new gold plated pickup covers?
Gold doesn't oxidize (ie corrode) but like others have said you've probably lost the plating.
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After reading this sentence, I literally cannot facepalm myself hard enough. Gold is a Non-corrosive metal.
Copper is a corrosive metal, when it oxides it becomes green.
Iron is a corrosive metal, when it oxides it turns red.
Gold does not corrode. Ever wonder why people still find gold coins at the bottom of the ocean? It's because Gold chemically cannot naturally corrode. In fact, Gold is so noncorrosive that laboratory produced Gold Oxide will spontaneously convert back to pure Gold!
EDIT: Now chances are, what TS has one his guitar is not gold, but some gold-looking material over some nickel-zinc alloy, and it's probably just rubbing off now.
Gold is an element that does not corrode. That's why it's used on CPU pins and connectors. Silver is the best conductor, copper is second best, and gold is third.
How bad is the "corrosion" which, I'm pretty sure, is actually just the plating wearing off of the steel parts underneath? Because wear like that usually looks pretty good in the whole "old guitar with natural playing wear" kind of thing. It shows an instrument has character especially on a 30+ year old instrument
Wear is natural on gold hardware. The plating will rub off exposing the chrome beneath. I hate it too man but you have to live with it. I've wanted to restore the pick up covers on my DL625. Now I just see it as character. And I kinda like the look. Makes it look like what it is. A well played guitar...
I had issues with the gold machines on my Taylor 714ce corroding. More like scaling but corrosion just the same.
I found the best thing that cleans them is the Metal Care towel from Blitz.
Works like a charms and now their shining like brand new.
blitzinc.com ... Go to the musical instrument care section.
They can also be found on EBay slightly cheaper.
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By: Gus Thomson, Journal Staff Writer
Responding to safety concerns in the wake of five recent deaths, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. announced plans today to string potentially life-saving grab cables across Auburn's Wise Canal next week. Three cables will be positioned at strategic points along the 3-mile canal, which snakes from Bell Road in North Auburn west to Mount Vernon Road. The bodies of five men have been recovered from that stretch of canal since January 2009. The causes of their deaths remain a mystery. And more measures to improve the chances of getting out for people who fall into the canal are also being considered by PG&E, including grab handles and footholds built into slippery concrete canal linings. A PG&E spokesman said the cables installed next week will lie in the water with floats attached. The thick wire cables will be placed in areas where it will be easier for someone being swept downstream to pull himself or herself out. The floats will keep the cable visible and on the surface of the water when depths in the current change. Brian Swanson, PG&E company spokesman, said PG&E continues to emphasize that people need to keep safety as an uppermost concern when they're near canals. While Auburn Police have said no signs of foul play have turned up in the investigation into the deaths of any of the five canal victims, causes have yet to be determined. And no witnesses have come forward in any of them. The last body to be recovered was 39-year-old homeless man Matthew Templeman on May 5. On Monday, well-known Meadow Vista ultramarathoner Gordy Ainsleigh told his own story to the Journal of falling into a canal east of Auburn May 25 and surviving through a combination of fitness, composure and rock-climbing skills. Returning to the site along a Meadow Vista Canal to show how he was tossed from his bicycle and managed to find a handhold to safety after about a minute in the icy water, Ainsleigh called on PG&E to install handholds and foot ledges to prevent more deaths. Swanson outlined today a series of steps that PG&E is instituting or seriously looking at to increase canal safety. The immediate action will be installation of the three cables, he said. Swanson said the San Francisco-based power corporation is reviewing its public safety plan for the canal system with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He said that could mean handholds and steps – measures PG&E doesn't now take on what are smooth canal linings kept that way to ensure the unhindered flow of water. Handholds and ladders could be built into the canal this fall, when water is cut off to allow maintenance work, Swanson said. The review also includes proposals to add more fencing and signage, Swanson said. Additionally, PG&E will be stepping up public awareness efforts similar to patrols it now has two times weekly on the canal, he said. Ainsleigh said he thought the cables will help save lives and that he'd like to work with PG&E to make handholds and footholds a reality. "I'm very glad they're going to adopt some practical solutions," Ainsleigh said. Ainsleigh said he believes a psychopath pushed the five men into the water and that new safety measures would allow a potential sixth victim to survive by getting out of the canal on the other side. Otherwise, a murderer would be able to continue to push the victim back into the water on one side, he said. The deaths should stop with the safety measures in place and a murderer aware of them, Ainsleigh said. "The thing is, if it's murder, all they have to do to stop it is to make it so people can get out of both sides of the ditch," he said. "And it looks as though they're moving toward doing it." Riding a mountain bike, Ainsleigh had fallen into the Meadow Vista canal after attempting to negotiate a small opening between the edge of the waterway and a tree. Swanson said PG&E would be working with the property owner the canal is on to cut it down. "I don't like cutting trees down but this may be one that needs to," Ainsleigh said. Swanson also addressed comments made by Ainsleigh and Meadow Vista resident Tyrone Gorre about possible increases in the height and slope due to maintenance or changes in canal walls in recent years. Both had expressed concerns that those increases would make it harder for people to get out of the canal. "The slope and height of the canal walls have not changed from their original configurations," Swanson said. Spray-on concrete is only applied to areas where canal deterioration has been found, he said. "This is a critically important safety measure to prevent canals from leaking or failing," Swanson said.


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Performers: Czako, Eva; Gerecz, Arpad; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Janzer, Georges; Lesueur, Max
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Gibson, Alexander, Sir
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Toblerone Shortbread 2000 (Canadian) Recipe
- 2cupssalted butter
- 1cup powderedicing sugar
- 1/8teaspoonbaking powder
- 3cupscake flour
- 1cupcornstarch
- 250gToblerone chocolate bars, chopped
- powdered sugar, for dusting
- Cream butter and icing sugar well together until light and fluffy.
- Sift flour and cornstarch and baking powder together and add into sugar mixture.
- Fold in the chopped chocolate toblerone candy bar.
- Blend all well.
- Roll into large cookie balls, about 2 inches.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 11 minutes.
- Remove, cool, dredge in powdered sugar if desired.
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Are blood clots normal after birth?
I had my son 2 days ago and am recovering well. no tears or stitches or pain for that matter but today i went to the bathroom and passed a blood clot that would cover the entire palm of my hand... is that normal?
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I believe the handbook I was given said to call your doctor if you pass a clot larger than a grapefruit. I'm sure the doctor will tell you it's normal even if you do call. If the bleeding is excessive, then you will want to call. Usually they want to know if you're soaking through more than 1 pad per hour. You may need a D&C if it doesn't slow down with time. Make sure you continue to take your prenatal vitamins or at least an iron supplement while you are still bleeding and until you finish breastfeeding.posted 04/25/2010 by trae01
Yes but be careful it they get much bigger call your doctor, I had a few early on and small but then all of a sudden they got huge I ended up having to have a D&C. I don't want to scare you but don't just put them off if they keep happening or get any bigger.posted 04/22/2010 by a BabyCenter Member
Yes. As you lay/sit down during the day (which is what you should be doing!) the blood pools in your vagina and naturally clots there. When you stand up or go potty it will plop out. This can be very scary but clots of any size are normal unless you are streaming blood behind them. If you are, immediately call your doctor/911 and start rubbing your tummy as firmly as you can. This should make your uterus firm up and slow/stop the bleeding.posted 04/08/2010 by Tobeamomma
While I was in the hospital with my son, a nurse had to go to the bathroom with me EVERY TIME I HAD TO GO!! She would massage my stomach while I was on the toilet -- so weird!!! Anyway, I would have a few small to medium sized clots come out, which she said was totally normal. The day I came home, I immediately had to go to the bathroom -- I felt like I was going to flood the floor. As soon as I sat down (which took forever, post-cesarean), 10-15 plum-sized clots fell out, one right after the other, followed by one the size of a typical sized lemon. Up until then, I was terribly uncomfortable. Losing those clots makes a world of difference! They are just "left-over" pieces that didn't come out with the baby!!posted 11/19/2011 by jessi_bug91
what i do is drink hot water... it really helps. I would feel some light cramps and drink hot water than after that i would walk around a little and i could feel that i was leaking and if i drink cold water i would have small clots.posted 02/21/2011 by cindyyang91
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Had dinner tonight with the operator of another local studio. Very high end Senior Portraits $3000+ average senior sale studio. These guys are big time.
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I've never heard of such a thing.
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