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The Bold and the Beautiful Poll: Bridget's New Career.
Bridget's secret talent.
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There is absolutely no problem with voter fraud, say the Democrats … repeatedly
However, as with most such utterances by that crew, they're simply wrong:
The North Carolina State Board of Elections has found thousands of instances of voter fraud in the state, thanks to a 28-state crosscheck of voter rolls. Initial findings suggest widespread election fraud.
765 voters with an exact match of first and last name, DOB and last four digits of SSN were registered in N.C. and another state and voted in N.C. and the other state in the 2012 general election.
35,750 voters with the same first and last name and DOB were registered in N.C. and another state and voted in both states in the 2012 general election.
155,692 voters with the same first and last name, DOB and last four digits of SSN were registered in N.C. and another state – and the latest date of registration or voter activity did not take place within N.C.
The second point is key, as double voting is election fraud under state and federal statutes. Punishment for double voting in federal elections can include jail time.
No one said the fraudulent voters were smart (seriously, same DOB, SSAN and name if you're going to commit fraud? Brilliant!), but what they did was certainly election fraud. And this is one state.
The findings, while large, leave open the question of just how widespread double voting might be since 22 states did not participate in the Interstate Crosscheck.
But remember – voter fraud is just not a problem. The integrity of our voting system, per the Dems, is air tight. And no, the dead don't vote:
In addition to the above, the crosscheck found that more than 13,000 deceased voters remain on North Carolina's rolls, and that 81 of them showed voter activity in their records after death.
Well, not many of them.
Nanny state: The lunch inspector
Stories like this infuriate me. They again point to the depth to which government has come to intrude in our lives. And yes, while this is an anecdote, it points to the wider problem of increasing intrusion and the loss of our freedoms. Tyranny by a thousand paper cuts.
The incident took place in a North Carolina pre-school of all places. There, a "lunch inspector" rejected the home packed lunch a 4 year old and required the child eat a school provided lunch instead, claiming the home packed lunch didn't meet USDA requirements.
The child in question then ate all of 3 chicken nuggets for lunch as provided by the school and threw the rest away.
Now, the fact that the "lunch inspector" was wrong isn't the story. The lunch provided by the mother was more than acceptable by the USDA standard which requires 1 serving of meat, 1 serving of grain and one serving of fruit or vegetable. The mother had packed a turkey sandwich, a banana, potato chips and apple juice. The "lunch inspector" mistakenly believe that the lack of a vegetable disqualified the lunch.
The story, as far as I'm concerned is that the "lunch inspector" exists at all.
This is the problem:
The state regulation reads:
"Sites must provide breakfast and/or snacks and lunch meeting USDA requirements during the regular school day. The partial/full cost of meals may be charged when families do not qualify for free/reduced price meals.
"When children bring their own food for meals and snacks to the center, if the food does not meet the specified nutritional requirements, the center must provide additional food necessary to meet those requirements."
Really? If ever there was a place the state has no business, its poking its long nose in my child's lunch box. None of the Nanny's freaking business.
Who knows better what their child will eat, the state or the family? Ever try to feed a 4 year old? Forget the fact that the lunch packed was better than the meal the child was served and ate at school, or that the home provided lunch met and exceeded the USDA guidelines. The fact that someone poked their state approved nose where it had on business is the problem.
Oh, and here's reality of these sorts of misguided programs.
The bottom line: back off, government! The responsibility for children belong to parents whether you like it or not. You can't both demand they take responsibility and then usurp that responsibility at will when the state decides it "knows better" for whatever arbitrary and god-awful reason.
This anecdote highlights a mostly silent and progressive usurpation of parental rights and authority. It is happening everywhere, because, you see, the "experts" always know best.
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I sometimes wonder about our future
Sometimes it's something which seems minor or trivial that sets this 'wondering' of mine in motion. I'll read an article or short blurb which just makes me shake my head. For instance, from North Carolina:
Students in Johnston County schools looking to relieve chapped lips better have all their paperwork in order.
The News & Observer of Raleigh reports that the district has begun requiring a note from parents before it will allow students to bring Chapstick and other lip balms to school.
Schools spokeswoman Terri Sessoms says the policy was set by the county health department. Sessoms says parents were worried that children would share lip balm and spread germs.
It sometimes is a wonder to me that we've managed to make it this far in our civilization without the "benevolent hand of government" to guide even the tiniest things in our lives. Here we have a "county health department" deciding unilaterally to set policy without discussion or input from anyone. I assume, given the way this is written, that the schools are required by law to do what the county health department says to do.
But certainly they understand, given the policy covers the entire school district, that lipstick is just as likely to be shared (perhaps more likely) among girls? Any conspicuous outbreaks of illness or disease experienced to base this policy upon? Or is this just an normal, everyday, precautionary intrusion upon individual liberty?
And if the kids get a note from their parents, doesn't that mean that the fears the policy is meant to address are now obviously circumvented by allowing the balm into the school and allowing it to be potentially shared? So why have the policy?
Yeah, I know, it seem not to be a big thing in the overall scheme of problems we face. And yes, you have to pick your battles and the hills you're willing to die upon. But that doesn't make the minor governmental bureaucratic intrusions any more palatable than the more major ones.
It is the little intrusions, piled one upon the other, that make government more and more a part of our lives. We spend more and more time complying with government demands and mandates every day – in areas where frankly, government has no business. And we, for the most part, meekly accept them.
In reality, this seemingly minor intrusion isn't terribly different than the recent unilateral decisions made by the TSA to begin full body scanning and enhanced pat-downs. No discussion, a unilateral decision, and your job is to comply. The assumption made is the government has the right to make such decisions because their intensions are good and the public's concerns are of, well, little concern.
And apparently, so is their liberty.
Is A Man's Home Still His Castle?
Originally posted at the Washington Examiner on August 28, 2010. Some edits have been made to the original article.
It's an enduring doctrine in America that one's home is off limits to prying eyes and ears, and can be defended to the death if necessary. It's not strictly true, of course, and certain states have eroded the doctrine to a gossamer wisp of the core idea. Yet, we tend to operate on an almost instinctual presumption that, when we are on our own property, we are kings and queens of the castle.
Felicia Gibson clearly adhered to this principle, and it's landed her in serious legal trouble (via Glenn Reynolds):
The resisting-arrest conviction last week of Felicia Gibson has left a lot of people wondering. Can a person be charged with resisting arrest while observing a traffic stop from his or her own front porch?
Salisbury Police Officer Mark Hunter thought so, and last week District Court Judge Beth Dixon agreed. Because Gibson did not at first comply when the officer told her and others to go inside, the judge found Gibson guilty of resisting, delaying or obstructing an officer.
Gibson was not the only bystander watching the action on the street. She was the only one holding up a cell-phone video camera. But court testimony never indicated that Hunter told her to stop the camera; he just told her to go inside.
Taking video of police stops is becoming more common with the ubiquity of cell-phone cameras and the like, and so is the backlash from law enforcement as has been amply covered by people like Glenn Reynolds (the famous Instapundit) and Radley Balko (from Reason Magazine). From the account given, it appears this why Ms. Gibson was arrested. What makes her case unique, however, is that she was on her own front porch when the encounter took place, and that she was taken into custody on a charge of "resisting arrest."
Salisbury Police Chief Rorie Collins explained the North Carolina statute, under which Gibson was charged, as this:
"This crime is considered a Class 2 misdemeanor and involves:
"Any person who shall willfully and unlawfully resist, delay, or obstruct a public officer in discharging or attempting to discharge a duty of his office.
"Obviously, this charge is rather broad and can encompass many different types of actions that are designed to, or serves to hinder a law enforcement officer as he/she performs their duties.
"This charge is most commonly used in situations where a person who is being arrested refuses to cooperate and either passively or aggressively resists an arrest or tries to run away.
"Another very common situation in which this charge is used involves instances when an officer is conducting an investigation and the individuals with whom he/she is dealing provide a false identity when required to identify themselves.
"As you can imagine, there are also many other circumstances in which this charge would be appropriate."
Chief Collins wouldn't comment on the specifics of Gibson's case, but did allow that, in general one does have the right to observe a police stop from one's own property. He also seemed to suggest that a charge of resisting arrest may still be appropriate in a situation where bystanders refuse to obey police commands to exit the area for their own safety.
"However, just as with many other scenarios, it is important to remember that every situation is based upon its own merits/circumstances. There are some circumstances in which the police who have stopped the vehicle in front of your house may determine that it is in the interest of safety (the officer's, yours or the individual stopped) to require that folks move. As with other circumstances, it is best advised that an individual merely obey by the officer's commands."
Perhaps on a public street the Chief might have a point, in that a colorable argument could be made that the police are charged with protecting the safety of the public highways and byways, even where the only danger is self-imposed.
But to arrest someone who is unmistakably on their own property, and doing nothing remotely illegal, is an abuse of power pure and simple. Even if it were true that Gibson was endangering herself by witnessing the traffic stop from the confines of her front porch, how could that possibly be construed as "resisting arrest" or "obstructing the police" without eviscerating everything that the concept of private property (not to mention plain old individual rights) stands for? Taking such a risk is not illegal. Doing it while occupying one's homestead should be recognized as unassailably within one's rights.
Since it appears that neither the police nor the district attorney's office can be shamed into refraining from such power abuses, perhaps it will take a fat lawsuit for violations of Gibson's (et al.) constitutional rights to get their attention.
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It's about quantity, not quality...if you want some high res pictures of Chris Rock? For whatever reason? Go Google them and fap away...otherwise stfu and enjoy the intended purpose of the thing...which is the joke.
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OK, I'll give you one chance to fix what you just said, before I rip into it n make you look like the fool you are.
#508 to #503 - adamks
Reply 0 123456789123345869(09/23/2012) [-]
"But the joke isnt really a quanity, is it now?" Okay I missed a single comma. And just to inform you, "quanity" is how many there is, quality is how good it is. So yes my sentence made perfect sense, with a single comma missing, you were just dumb.
#509 to #508 - Boozehound [OP]
Reply 0 123456789123345869(09/23/2012) [-]
OK, for one, you spelled "quantity" wrong, and quantity, my friend, means the magnitude of the thing in question, the quality of the resolution doesn't interfere with the quantity of the joke in question. People seemed to like it so it's quantity spoke for itself...and I'm the dumb one? Jog on.
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Reply 0 123456789123345869(09/23/2012) [-]
I never said there was tons of jokes, did i? no! The magnitude of the joke that is in the content, the funny part, as a whole, so stop being a picky ****** man.
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Cultural wall possibilities unveiled tomorrow
The Columbus Dispatch - June 20, 2012 12:05 PM
People will get their first glimpse tomorrow of something that will become a fixture to their morning commute for decades to come.
The two artists named as finalists to design a 240-foot wall on a new Long Street bridge over I-71 will present their ideas Thursday at 6 p.m. at the King Arts Complex, 867 Mount Vernon Ave.
Kojo Kamau and Larry Winston Collins were chosen in May to offer more detailed designs for what's dubbed as a cultural wall. It will pay homage to the history and culture of Columbus' Near East Side, the longtime heart of the city's black community.
Kamau is a photographer whose work has showcased the Near East Side. Collins' work includes a series of linoleum block prints depicting notable black artists.
In addition to their own ideas, the two artists will present a collaborative effort for the wall, which will be the focus of a landscaped plaza on the new bridge. The bridge will be wide enough to support Short North-style development if someone is interested.
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Last Thursday I held a presentation about SOLID principles at the .NET User Group Bern. It was a real pleasure for me to go to Switzerland and speak to a very interested audience. My talk was actually made of two parts: An introduction to SOLID principles A deep dive into Dependency Injection and IoC containers In the IoC part I mainly showed samples using my favorite IoC, Ninject. But I also did one sample using Unity and one with Funq, the new super-fast IoC container developed by Daniel...
While I was organizing the NHDay, this summer I got in contact with Kay Herzam, one of the founder of the Bern .NET User Group: we started talking and we decided to do something together: the collaboration started with Kay announcing the NHDay to his fellow user group members, and this turned out pretty well, since 5 people from Switzerland registered and came to the NHDay after Kay announced it. We decided to go on with the collaboration: so on December 9th, 2010 I will be speaking in Bern, at the 5th annual user group meeting, about SOLID principles....
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I just want to think that, at least Jeff, is just playing the devil's advocate, and giving a voice to the silent crowd that thinks that "getting things done" and "ship the product/project" is more important than crafting a good piece of software that can be maintained for...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) today launched a new web video correcting Rep. Allen West's misleading new ad on his environmental record. Despite West's claims in his ad, he has voted to give Big Oil billions in wasteful taxpayer-funded subsidies, to prevent the EPA from setting water pollution standards and even to allow drilling in the Florida Everglades.
"The only thing more appalling than Allen West's extreme anti-environmental voting record is his attempt to pretend it doesn't exist," said Navin Nayak, LCV Senior Vice President for Campaigns.
Although West claims in his ad that he wants to cut "wasteful spending," he actually voted for some of the most wasteful – taxpayer-funded subsidies for Big Oil, which rank among the most profitable companies on the face of the planet. In fact, from 2005 to 2010, the five biggest oil companies raked in over $500 billion in profits while laying off over 11,000 workers in the U.S.
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Roger Ebert on the Aurora shootings.
We've Seen This Movie Before | via NY Times
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Lisa Belkin, from the NY Times Motherload blog on the Internet "scaffolding" that @military_mom was reaching out to for support:
For so many of us, sometimes without realizing it, that scaffolding is shored up by people we have never seen, but with whom we communicate regularly. I'd wager this is particularly true in the world of Mommy blogs, which were created by women precisely because they felt isolated in a new role.
Looked at through that lens, Ross' tweets are not an example of the misuse of the internet, but rather of its potential and power. It's the critics, not Ross, that show the technology's dark side.
Spot on.
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Attention Retailers: Amazon Prime members are located in Aisle 5
The growing popularity of Amazon's membership program, Amazon Prime, has sent shockwaves among rival retailers since debuting a few years ago. For $79 a year, Prime members receive unlimited 2-day free shipping on eligible Amazon purchases (with no minimum order size), as well as access to Amazon's video-on-demand service, Amazon Instant. The rate of adoption of Amazon Prime, coupled with the growing reach of Amazon.com, has caused rivals to scramble…
T-Mobile Raises the Competition with iPhone 5
Now that T-Mobile has the iPhone, we believe that in the months to come, 191,000 competitive customers from AT&T, Sprint & Verizon will be more inclined to consider the carrier while visiting T-Mobile.com. Here's why: On Friday, April 12th T-Mobile became the last of the Big-Four carriers to offer the iPhone 5. But given that T-Mobile is late to the iPhone game, are consumers actually more likely to consider T-Mobile?
Boston Is Our Home
With yesterday's tragedy hitting too close to home, we at Compete send our thoughts and prayers to all the victims and their families and friends.
Marathon Monday: Nike Leads the Pack
Looking at the foot traffic to top brand sites; Nike, Reebok and New Balance, there is really no competition. Nike.com is the clear front runner. With each brand seeing higher shopping session shares on different retailers, how can brands optimize the purchase funnel on these retail sites?
March Data Is LIVE at Compete
With March data live, we compiled the list of ten fastest growing sites last month. In March, financial services sites fell out of the fastest growing list in favor of some seasonal television trends.
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Here's a round-up of the most popular digital marketing stories we shared online this week, including Bing updates and a Penguin case study.
Competitive Intelligence For PR Part 1: Evaluating Target Publications
In the world of public relations, when it comes to measuring the success of brand recognition, unique visitors are often the bottom line. Clients and agencies alike strive to ensure that their brands and products will reach substantial audiences. However they also face the challenge of cracking large publications and websites in order to achieve audience engagement. Rather than placing such significant focus only on quantitative measures, defining a qualitative…
Fresh Tracks: Tire Website Success Stories
Given the importance in tire websites on influencing a tire shopper's path to purchase, Compete looked at best in class site performance measured by Locate a Dealer tool engagement and calculated potential ROI. In this analysis, Compete leveraged its survey capabilities, site analytics and patented ability to track, normalize, and count unique visitors (UVs), which avoids double-counting consumers who perform the same activity more than once in a period.
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This week, Compete compiled the list of ten fastest growing dating sites during the month of February. With Valentine's Day smack dab in the middle of the month, I expected the category to increased traffic. It appears that the love-holiday kept people away; the category had 12.5% less Unique Visitors than in January. Plenty of people were still looking for love: nearly 44 million U.S. adults browsed dating sites in February.
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Season 3 of Game of Thrones kicked off on this past Sunday, March 31st, on HBO, after much anticipation from fans. HBO reported 4.4 million viewers tuned in for the premiere, and another one million pirated the episode within 24 hours–not surprising considering it was the most illegally downloaded television show in 2012. How much attention is the new season getting online?


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Written by The Benighted on 26.05.2012 at 20:42
Erik Rutan is heading up production? Well it'll certainly sound heavy.
Written by theFIST on 26.05.2012 at 22:16Another rutan album?????
Written by Winterthrone on 28.05.2012 at 23:36
Actually the last album Blood Magick Necromance was produced by Peter Tatgren, not Andy Classen.
Written by Winterthrone on 31.05.2012 at 01:32
For my part, I didn't like Walpurgis Rites a lot (Just 2 songs caught my interest) but BMN still is in my playlist. In my opinion it was a nice return to the sopund that made them famous: Dark, Brutal yet deep and melodic at the same time...Plus, Peter Tatgren made them sound deeper and a tad more polished than Classen, which I liked a lot.


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Monroe Journal
RIDGELAND – Amory had relied on solid defense the entire slow pitch softball season.
One of their strengths turned into a weakness on Saturday as Newton County capitalized on eight Lady Panther miscues in a 12-8, 8-0 sweep to win the Class 4A championship.
"We didn't play Lady Panther defense in either game," Amory coach Chris Pace said. "We got down in the first game and were pressing. These three seniors (Bailey Oswalt, Bailey Boyd and Josie Booth) had a lot riding on them, and they were trying to carry the load."
Amory (29-7) put up four in the first inning of the first game, which included a two-run double from Booth.
Oswalt's two-run homer to left center gave the Lady Panthers a 6-5 lead after two, but Newton County capitalized on three errors to score five and take the lead for good in the fifth.
Oswalt and Erin Griffith each went 3 for 4 while Alex Stevens had a pair of RBI singles in the first game.
In Game 2, Oswalt led off and appeared to score on a fly ball from Aynslee Willis, but the run was called back for leaving third too early. Newton County took control after that with three-run third and fifth innings.
"Taking away that run killed it for us," Oswalt said.
Willis had a leadoff double in the fourth and was stranded, but finished with a pair of hits along with Boyd.
It was the Lady Panthers' first appearance in the state finals since winning it all in 1999.
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If California Chrome is going to continue his quest for the Triple Crown at Saturday's Preakness Stakes, he is going to have to alter recent history.
During Wednesday's post position draw, which has a tendency of making or breaking a horse's chances, the Kentucky Derby winner was slotted in the No. 3 stall of the 10-horse field. Here's a look, courtesy of HRTV, where every horse will line up for the 139th running of the second jewel of the Triple Crown:
Here's the field for the 139th Preakness Stakes: pic.twitter.com/LTddyfhW0Z— HRTV (@HRTVinsider) May 14, 2014
As SportingCharts pointed out, it has been nearly two decades since a horse has won at Pimlico from California Chrome's position:
#Preakness2014 post position draw goes in the next few hours. Since 1995, there hasn't been a Preakness winner from positions 1 through 3.— SportingCharts (@sportingcharts) May 14, 2014
That's hardly a worry for Art Sherman's horse, though. California Chrome is still clearly the cream of the crop in this field, and even after being put on the inside of speedsters like Pablo Del Monte and Social Inclusion, the three-year-old colt remains a heavy favorite in the official morning-line odds, via BloodHorse.com's Claire Novak:
#preakness post positions and odds. pic.twitter.com/Qk6XJ09CEZ— Claire Novak (@BH_CNovak) May 14, 2014
Unsurprisingly, his odds to become the first horse to win the Triple Crown since Affirmed in 1978 aren't much lower, checking in at a solid 9-4, according to OddsChecker.com.
While the No. 3 post has been unlucky as of late, you can find lots of success from that same spot if you go back a bit further in history. A total of 11 horses have won from that particular post, including a certain dominant thoroughbred you might have heard of—Secretariat.
California Chrome's team certainly wasn't disappointed in the draw, as Maryland Jockey Club's Mike Gathagan noted:
California Chrome draws post position 3 to cheers of @ShermanRacing @PimlicoRC @ABRLive— Mike Gathagan (@MDjockeyclub) May 14, 2014
Moreover, Sherman, via Daily Racing Form's Jay Privman, has liked how his horse has looked in training this week:
He looked around a little bit. He's inquisitive. He was pulling more the second time around, which is his style. It's the way he gallops every day.
I thought it was a good gallop.
At Churchill, the red-hot horse started at post No. 5, fired to the front of the pack and stayed ahead for most of the slow-paced race before barreling to a massive margin after the final turn. Still, the slow finishing time didn't convince everyone of his greatness.
Coming out of post No. 3, how will California Chrome fare at the Preakness?
Coming from the inside in what figures to be a much faster race at Pimlico, though, California Chrome has an opportunity to showcase his versatility, immense talent and rare speed.
If he does that, don't expect anyone to doubt his ability to make history at Belmont.


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March 13, 2002-- Home Textiles Today,
Brooklyn, NY — Based on positive feedback from various winter markets and the success of its newly formed Canadian division, Hellenic Rug Imports Inc. has decided to go forward with its plans of opening Hellenic Rug Imports India.
Steve Mazarakis, president of Hellenic Rug Imports, has joined forces again with Hellenic Rug Imports Canada co-owner and manager Ankush Gupta to open and operate the India subsidiary, Mazarakis told Home Textiles Today.
Established as a separate but related company to Hellenic Rug Imports, the Indian operation has been designated to produce and warehouse all goods manufactured either for contract vendors or for the company's own inventory, which are being made entirely for the North American markets. Hellenic Rugs India will be managed by Anirudh Gupta, who has been appointed controller to the Indian operation and will be based in New Delhi, the India headquarters and one of the five sites the company has opened throughout the country.
Different product will be produced and warehoused at the following four sites:
Panipat: Contemporary and transitional rugs constructed of hand-tufted and hand-woven wool, shag leather, shag cotton, wool textured shag, jute cotton bound and artificial fur, as well as cotton and chenille throws;
Agra: A new product line for Hellenic, consisting of 15 programmed hand-knotted antique washed wool rugs, which also represents a new price point for the company — $999 for a 6' x 9';
Varnassi: Hand-knotted rugs featuring Persian antique designs directly adapted from books of antique rugs, as well a new product line representing a new construction for Hellenic — high-quality hand-knotted wool rugs in 15 designs and assorted sizes, set at $699 for a 5'6" x 8';
Bhadohi: Hand-tufted traditional Persian-designed rugs that are herbal washed and made of 100 percent wool and are available 40 designs, set to retail between $199 and $299 for a 5' x 8'. These rugs are part of Hellenic's existing Wonders of the World collection.
In addition, Hellenic Rug Imports Inc. recently announced it's expanding its reach in retail to include carpet and furniture specialty stores, Mazarakis said, with the company's new Rack Programs.
Hellenic's rack programs comprise 10-, 20- and 30-arm freestanding racks that can display various rug programs.
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Mark's Law Passes Senate; Helps Protects First Responders
Named for a north country Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) who was shot to death in Cape Vincent five years ago, a bill passed by the state Senate Tuesday would increase the penalties for killing a first responder.
Mark's Law passed the Senate 59 to 0. The bill would make killing an emergency responder such as a firefighter or EMT first degree murder.
The law is named for Mark Davis, an EMT who was shot to death while responding to a call in Cape Vincent in 2009.
Christopher Burke of Cape Vincent was sentenced to 16 years in state prison for the crime.
Davis' family was in the Senate chambers Tuesday. The family says the vote is a step in the right direction.
"He would be very honored," said Davis' sister, Maricia Astafan.
"It's a good way to remember him and a way to protect other people and to know this will not be tolerated if this happens again," she said.
Astafan is following in her brother's footsteps by studying to be a paramedic.
She says the law will protect her colleagues in the line of duty.
The one thing you can deal with because it's out there that it's not tolerated to do something to you - you know, EMTs, firefighters and first responders - that they're not going to get away with it," Astafan said.
This bill still needs to pass the state Assembly and be signed by the governor before it becomes law.
Davis' family hopes it won't stop there. They would like to see other states adopt similar laws.
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Very Valentine's appropriate indeed. All the best.
It's not your traditional Valentine's Day imagery, yet these captures from our recent visit to Buddha Park – just outside of Vientiane, Laos – seemed so Cupid Day'esque.
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29 April, 2015on3:29 PM
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3 October, 2015on7:39 PM
I typed I hate my life with multiple sclerosis into Google and started to read your page as it popped up. I guess no one is alone. I realize that. But, your there and I'm here. Living this life that gets thrown into my face as "your SO lucky!" & "YOU have it so easy!" It's not like I want MS. That's just plain stupid. I can't go on living with this disease, it's tearing my whole world apart. Yes I hate MS. I hate living with it and people saying (I hope you get better soon!) Like if that's going to happen. I can't make my common-law spouse…"happy." He's going through a horn•y stage in his life and although we have been together for 20 years, since I've been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, I have had NO interest. If that's ALL he wants then he needs to move along. I need someone who loves me and wants to be around me…ME. Just me. Your spouse should never be in charge of taking care of you and get paid for it. They throw it in your face and even go as far as to making threats. Like, "I'm going to leave, just dissappear." Maybe I should leave. I've wanted to for a long time. The only reason I haven't is because of my children. And because I am the one bringing in the income. I receive SSI and a 900.00 month payment for someone to help take care of me, which happens to be my spouse. He doesn't have to do it. I can hire someone else. He's tired of dealing with it and it shows.
3 November, 2014on4:42 AM
Every now and again I just have to say I hate this disease and leave it there for a while. I hate the sway when I walk, all the meds, the being tired all the time. How when they find out I have MS they run for a medical book and pick out the worst case scenario and say that is what will happen. Hey it may not also. Had started seeing a guy and we were hitting it off when a family member showed him the worst case and he stopped talking to me for a while to take it all in. Thought I was going to lose this nice gentleman that arrived in my life. I can happily say we are still seeing each other but I see he is very guarded about the lrelationship. And all I want is normal. I guess that normals ship had sailed. I feel like I have to settle for that type of relationship, thank you MS! Nothing will ever be the same. But each day I wake up is a new journey and I live it the best I can. Best of luck to us all.
29 August, 2014on5:41 PM
Thank you so much for this! I needed this so badly today!
20 September, 2013on10:46 PM
I hate MS too! I am a survivor going on 33 years. I am now 54. Still walking but with a cane out in public. I take care of my elderly Mother and still do many things with my grandkids. They have never known me not having MS. They are just now understanding my illness. I hate I cant do a lot of things with them. I love I am loved by all. That is what keeps me alive and going.
18 September, 2013on10:19 PM
I hate that I keep wanting to read this, and then smiling when I see the others are feeling the same way. Indeed misery loves company.
18 September, 2013on6:45 PM
I just discovered your blog via this entry being featured in the MS Newsletter. Hope you don't mind, but I've "Shared" it on the FB account I share with my husband.
You, and all the other posters who commented here have expressed what I feel most of time far better than I ever could.
Thank you for the article and for having this blog. I am officially a new fan! 🙂
19 August, 2013on9:07 PM
I hate it when someone tells me how "lucky" I am that I don't "have" to get up and go to work every day!! I want to scream, "you twit, I don't GET to go to work because of my *^#% MS!!!"
I hate that I had to give up a job that I absolutely loved.
I hate that because I don't get to work anymore that I can't do/have things that people who have to work have because my SS check doesn't stretch far enough.
I hate feeling sorry for myself for not having the things that others have or can do because I can no longer work.
I hate having to always give my grandchildren home made gifts because I can't afford to buy things I know they would love.
I hate that the only person I have to talk to about my MS is my 13 year old grandson because he is the only one interested.
I hate that I talk so much to my 13 year old grandson about my MS. I don't want to be a burden on him or frighten/worry him.
I hate that my granddaughter thinks I'm lazy because my house doesn't meet other her expectations.
I hate that she can't understand that just doing dishes wears me out to the point of needing to sit down for an hour.
I hate that I have to use Medicaid. And I really hate when I give my card to people who look at me differently from the way they did only a moment before.
I hate that my personal hygiene isn't always what I think it should be and that I feel I need to distance myself from people until I get the energy to take a bath and wash my hair.
I hate that I am sitting here writing so many "I hate(s)". I hate sounding like a whining shrew.
I am happy and thankful for what I do have, what I can still do, and for my 13 year old grandson.
I am happy that I have found some places online where I can share my anger and fears/hopes and dreams with others who understand. I can stop telling my grandson so much.
I am happy to have been given the chance to come here and read what others are going through and to wish them all the very best.
Thank you!
20 August, 2013on1:51 PM
19 August, 2013on2:41 PM
There are so many things to hate but so many things to learn from. I hate that I'm a young guy (40 this year) yet feel like I'm 140. I hate the feeling of having no control. I hated having to give myself injections. I love taking a pill now. I hate to make excuses of why I can't do things, admitting MS is not easy to do. I hate when people tell me I can't do something, even when they are right. I love that I have met amazing people along the way that I can call my friends. I love how there are so many good people that want to help and be involved. I am thankful for this posting to hear from others with MS. It can be lonely. This is a bigger disease than is given "credit". I hate that there's no cure. From a special lady I knew who said, "I have MS but MS doesn't have me."
8 August, 2013on8:35 PM
I hate that I was correct in my earlier post
11 September, 2013on7:06 PM
Until yoU said hashimoto I was not sure if this was me that was typing or someone else. I also am Cindy, with chronic progressive MS. I believe in Christ in all that I do yet I become depressed irritable and angry tired of putting up with others and yes there's no reason, I am blessed, especially on thisOctober 911 I am reminded how much I have to be grateful for.
8 August, 2013on9:57 AM
i hate not being able to walk unaided
8 August, 2013on6:23 AM
I hate that I feel mad at least once a day.
7 August, 2013on7:54 PM
I hate MS, but
19 August, 2013on7:11 PM
I liked that you posted this 🙂
7 August, 2013on12:04 PM
Now that this site has gotten me started,
7 August, 2013on12:00 PM
I hate when some people do not understand what we have to go thru to get thru the day!
6 August, 2013on10:21 PM
Dr. Rosa treated me and my cervical spine was put in the correct alignment, non invasively. The result was that I got my eyesight back, feeling in my abdomen and fingers returned within a couple of weeks. It has been 1 1/2 years and I am still getting some things back…in February I could form a whistle for the first time since 1988. Recently, I noticed I could feel when I had to urinate …. I had lost the sensation about 15 years ago. Now, I still have MS. Since Dr. Rosa aligned mycervical spine, the rest of my spine has been fighting it. I now have a presentation of scoliosis in my lumbar region and it makes it more difficult to walk. I am working to find a physical therapist who can untether my lumbar spine. I am optimistic that I will be doing much better when that is accomplished.
6 August, 2013on9:54 PM
I hate being wiped out for 24+ hours after mowing my yard.
6 August, 2013on9:48 PM
I hate the fatigue stopping me from doing the simple things with my family
6 August, 2013on7:41 PM
Thanks very much Nicole for this post as I do think we each think we are alone with this MS demon we battle. If I start to list each item I hate about MS well the Google sever might crash! Just top 5 hightlights would be that 1) I am unable to be the same person I wasbef,even though I can look back and see it startedin the '90s. 2) Fatigue! What I'd give to know from 1 task to the next what I could truly manage!
6 August, 2013on11:47 AM
I hate feeling alone
6 August, 2013on2:11 PM
i hate pain,i hate neddles, i hate medicene, i hate to feel tired, fatigue and i hate people when look at me and said you look great i hate feeling alone , hate not to be able to doanything on saturday, i hate ms.
6 August, 2013on10:56 AM
My heart aches for each and every one of us living with this horrid disease. :(. So many plans for the future wiped away… Maybe y'all can tell me how to rid myself of this one hateful memory?! As my husband and I were splitting up two years ago, he spitefully said he was so sick and tired of seeing me in bed! This has haunted me since our divorce! I hate knowing he's snow skiing with his new girlfriend. I hate knowing he's taking her on trips and vacations! I hate that I can't cook, garden, read, cross stitch, do family research, attend college sporting events, band events, concerts… I hate that I even still exist!!
6 August, 2013on12:19 PM
Please love yourself….my heart hurts reading your post….you exist for a purpose….search for that purpose….I send to you energy of love and desire to have peace…..
6 August, 2013on1:00 PM
Oh honey. Our bodies are just vessels for our souls. Your mind is still intact. Through it and with it you have so much to give. And there are many out there who will and do appreciate it.
I too have MS (27 years now) and go through those same thoughts from time to time. I use a cane, a KAFO, a scooter, a power chair, a wheelchair. I don't like it one bit, but am glad I have them when I need them. I hate many, many things about having MS. Then I look at the beauty that surrounds me and am thankful I'm here to witness it. I bird. A bug. A flower. The clouds. The sky. The stars. Hearing people laugh. I can still laugh. You can still laugh. Laugh!
6 August, 2013on2:18 PM
Good post.
18 September, 2013on10:01 PM
I guess we each need to still be around for the other person that also feels there's nothing good left to feel, or successfully accomplish. Our pain gives us the courage to take it one step further. Listening to another person say how they made it through this moment reminds me there is a reason to still be here. It Is'nt all about me. Thank you for The reminder:-).
6 August, 2013on10:49 AM
I hate not knowing how I will feel when I wake up
6 August, 2013on10:27 AM
I, too hate MS,and hate everything that u all hate. Since I've been dealing with MS for 25 years all I can say is that it has gotten better for me cuz I made it better…remember always think positive that is the key…GOOD LUCK:-)
6 August, 2013on10:21 AM
I hate that I was diagnosed when I was twelve.
6 August, 2013on9:48 AM
I hate not swimming in the ocean.
6 August, 2013on9:46 AM
I hate not swimming in the ocean.
6 August, 2013on9:18 AM
I hate not being able to make it through one of my son's soccer games
6 August, 2013on11:12 AM
I hate the way this disease has stripped me of my dignity, self-respect and love for life
I hate the loss of independence
I hate that I can no longer do the everyday things that most people take for granted
I hate that I will never again walk on a beach, swim in the ocean, ride
I hate that I will never again be normal
I hate the fact that I once used to be alive and the life and soul of any party and now I am not even a shadow of my former self, more like the walking dead
I hate that this disease has turned me into a human abomination
I hate the way this disease has made me choose isolation over humiliation
I hate that I am alone and must remain alone because of this disease and the fact that it does not allow me to share my life with anybody
I hate that I must rely on others to do what I used to do for myself
I hate how this diseases has taken away my femininity and joy for being a woman
I hate how this disease has stripped me of my ability to walk and participate in life
I hate this disease has left me a spectator, feeling like I have been sentenced to a life in prison without any chance of parole
I hate how this disease breaks up relationships and leaves us alone
I hate the fact that my life has become an existence, and that every day is a struggle
I hate that I worry before doing something for fear of the struggle involved
I hate having to accept certain behaviour by others because I need them
And most of all? I hate the way this disease has left me hating myself
6 August, 2013on9:16 AM
I hate MS too!
6 August, 2013on9:50 AM
I feel the same! Keep laughing.
6 August, 2013on9:07 AM
I hate that I can agree with everything everyone has said!
6 August, 2013on8:55 AM
THank you for venting and reminding me it's OK to hate this stupid MS…
23 June, 2013on5:18 AM
I hate not being able to drive.
I hate having to ask people for help.
3 July, 2013on10:01 PM
I hatte prednisone too… so much… HATE it..!!! It caused me to have brain surggery a few months ago and I won't takke it again. Prayyign that this dam diseass doesn't make me have to take it aagain. And I hate beign broke too… hate not being able to take my kids to dinner for a treat.
18 June, 2013on1:50 PM
I know this is late but I just discovered this blog so I decided to contribute–
I hate that I'm not even 21 yet and I feel like I'm 80
6 August, 2013on9:32 AM
Hey Jessica i competely understand 2 ,living with ms is so hard no-one wil understandl unless they get it themselfs,god i hate this disease
Bell X <3
13 June, 2013on8:44 PM
I hate the sadness on my parents face when they see me stubble
23 March, 2013on3:14 PM
I loathe hating but do and hate that
24 March, 2013on6:24 PM
Cindy, That was powerful. I too have a mother who wasn't thrilled to have me. It is a strange place to be in and effects everything.
I am glad you still have good times. Stay strong.
7 January, 2013on9:18 PM
I hate that I can't sit in my favorite chair.
I hate that I can't wear fun shoes or boots anymore.
I hate that I can barely type this.
I hate loaner wheelchairs when my chair is being repaired.
I hate that I can't visit family & friends because I can't get into their homes.
I hate that I get so fatigued I can't open ziploc-type bags.
I hate that my baclofen pump isn't working… again.
I hate that I can only "work" in my garden for about 15 minutes.
I hate that I am jealous of my friends with significant others and/or children.
I hate that I recently got my finances under control but am becoming less and less independent.
I hate that I have to dedicate half a day to shower.
I hate SPMS!
I hate that there are things to hate.
Thanks for letting me vent, Nicole! Stay strong!
7 January, 2013on6:21 PM
I hate that even my family thinks ms is no big deal b c it's not cancer…I hate that they tried to suggest I was an addict c bc I have to take narcotic pain medicine…I hate that they don't realize when I have to cancel plans it's not b c im lazy….I hate being so tired all the time…I hate that I can't do things I used to do like workout I can't even walk upstairs w out almost passing out …I hate when people say we r feeling sorry for ourselves bc so many people have it so much worse….I know that but ms is progressive and unpredictable one day I woke up paralyzed in my legs and a bladder that just shut down I hate that no one believes me….I hate canes wheelchairs walkers especially when I'm only in my 30's….I hate how showering putting on make up getting dressed takes every ounce of energy I have…I hate when people tell me I look fine I can't possibly b sick or I need to get out for walks more or eat more…I hate that people judge what they don't understand!
10 December, 2012on1:36 AM
I hate that this disgusting ruthless disease continues to take another piece of my mother just as soon as she adjusts to one loss, I hate watching her fear and humiliation when carried out of of house because we don't have a ramp and she musters her strength and her smile to come here and visit with her grandchildren , I hate when I visit and sort thru mail on a we'd and go back the following we'd she was too tired or depressed to make a few calls to follow up. I hate that my mother who wi
23 June, 2013on5:10 AM
I hate that you have to hate all that as well. My Mother and I both have MS and I hate that my son and my father have to see it. I do love the fact that you have a wonderful mother and she has a loving daughter!
5 July, 2012on12:03 AM
I hate that I have experienced pain so intense in my eyes, and limbs that it made having kidney stones and a hysterectomy seem like they only needed a little band-aid to cure that discomfort.
I hate that it was probably the participation in clinical trials a decade before to "cure" my psoriasis that has been blamed as the biggest contributing factor to me developing multiple sclerosis.
I hate that I no longer have the capabilities to continue my career, have been labelled as disabled by the government, and due to the fact that my latest symptom is cognitive (loss of concentration and usage of memory – there is no hope to retrain me by the government)
I hate that since my memory left me, I can't remember anything for the past 18 months of my life unless it is written down in a journal, a picture was taken AND I HAD ENOUGH OF AN EMOTIONAL CONNECTION TO THE EVENT TO NOW REMEMBER IT WITH ONE OF THOSE existing documented reminders.
I hate that having decided to use my artisitic side, and fine motor skills I was going to take the hobby of making jewelry into a little business to feel like I once again had purpose and worth in the world.
I hate that my previous co-workers seem to have forgot me, and do not return calls. I hate that my friends and family walk on either extreme line – that I look to healthy to be sick, or since you are sick why are you out doing things.
I hate that one day I can wake up and feel like the normal old me, and then am exhausted and crawling back into bed after only having a shower and brushing my teeth.
I hate how much drugs cost, I hate that I am getting more depressed, I hate how long it takes to get to see a specialist and that they see only one non-working part of me, not a whole person.
I hate living out in the middle of nowhere in a beautiful home that I have no support from my husband and his successful career, and have to make a plan on taking my pills to manage a schedule if I want to drive 45 minutes to grocery shop, swim in a pool, or visit my favorite bead store.
I hate and having a hard time adjust to not having a pay-check that allows more than making monthly payments on a vehicle.
I hate that I see more fault with what I have in life that I do the good.
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20 April, 2012on8:53 PM
Wow!! Looks like a lot of us have a lot of "Hate" for this disease. Well, include me in!
I hate that I am not SPMS!
20 April, 2012on8:56 PM
I hate that I have to proof read everything!
First hate should be: I hate that I am "now" SPMS
Once again…..AAGGHHHH !!
25 April, 2012on11:00 AM
You are my kind of gal. I hate everything that comes with MS. I tell myself everyday You MS, will live with me I won't live with you, but I still continue to hate it. I miss who I was and now I am having to learn who I am all over again. When I read your post I thought to myself now there is a gal who truly gets it. People have no idea, because they say, you look so good, I hate that phrase, and when I say I am tired, they say I know what you mean, NO THEY DON'T, and that makes me angry. Keep up the good work here, I truly enjoy your site and I will be commenting as you relate more information. God Bless.
17 April, 2012on7:46 PM
I hate the fact that i did steroids to help my ms and in return Im told im a diabetic,have high chorlrestrol,because i did the stroid treaments for MS.i was never told this could happen.hate doctors
11 April, 2012on2:01 PM
Just found your blog…already a fan! Can't say as I have any thing new to add, although one thing comes to the forefront.
I hate it when I dream about my 'preMS' life and my body is whole and healthy and all is restored. These halcyon glimpses are like pouring acid on wounds that stand little chance of healing. I gave up my dream career five years ago…isn't it about time for my subconscious mind to stop tormenting me with what could have been!
7 April, 2012on6:34 AM
I hate that I have to plan everything I do so I don't run out of spoons
I love that you gave us all the chance to vent!
24 March, 2012on7:50 PM
I've been at this a LONG time but no one has ever allowed me to HATE it. Thanks so much. It feels real for just this once. Then I can go back to making everybody else feel OK about it.
24 March, 2012on9:43 AM
I hate that we never get any days off being challenged by this disease.
Thank you, Nicole, for this blog and giving us all the opportunity to speak " the same language" to each other.
23 March, 2012on5:50 PM
Ahhhhh, the darkness only way to get out of it is to shine some light on it, let it out where people understand what the heck your going through. I have become obsessed with making eye contact with others that are limping, i want to run up to them and say omg do u have ms? Please say you have ms, please hug me and tell me you understand and i am not all alone! Heres a hug for you sweet nicole, thank you for shining a light in the dark. Thank you for letting it out i needed to scream this we too! Luv, peace, and light! Xoxo Olivia
24 March, 2012on3:26 PM
You are not alone. I too wonder why someone is in a wheelchair? I can still walk with a cane but I feel I can relate.
I sit in the handicapped section when I go to concerts. I do ask what the other peoples problem are and a lot of the time it is MS. There is a common bond as we understand the difficulties of life with a handicap.
The only good thing about MS. is the parking!
22 March, 2012on10:22 PM
I'm scared because I've just been diagnosed with MS.
23 March, 2012on6:07 PM
Welcome to the club nobody wants to join. I am sorry you are so scared and I wish I could tell you can overcome it, but I am scared and I have had symptoms since 94 diagnosed in 05. I don't think it is possible not to be scared, you learn to control it and live with it.
24 March, 2012on7:56 AM
you are not alone have faith that you will adjust and enjoy EVERYTHING that you are still able to do..Don't let fear and worry lead your day…I know its not easy but I speak from walking the same path you are on….
21 March, 2012on9:33 PM
I understand how you could feel that way and I hope it helps to vent. I hate having to see my beautiful daughter sitting in the wheelchair (stroller) when she should be out with her husband or friends.
22 March, 2012on4:17 PM
Just discovered your blog and I'm grateful for your efforts. While I can't disagree with any point in your "vent" since I've experienced the thought of them all. Getting such thoughts and feelings out sure lessen their load for me. When I was first being diagnosed in early 2006,one highlight of my week was to be well enough to make it to church! One Sunday, still before I began treatment, I was grumpy 🙂 to say the least because I was almost too sick to make it and my tremors were so bad that I could hardly stand it but made it to one of the last available seats. However, there were 3 remaining chairs available just in front of ours and just as I finished complaining a young mother & father came to sit with there teenage son who had a severe case of Parkinsons, and they were all smiling. Well not only did this make me cry, it taught me that there is always somebody in worse shape than me. Lesson 2 came about 6 months later when I met Paul Vavoichech (sp?) for lunch. Paul was born without arms or legs and travels in a stroller. He's probably in his mid 30's and was on of the most inspirational people I've ever met. His story is out now in book form and is titled "Life without limits". From that point I decided that compelling was not going to be part of my disease or it would help it rule my life. While I have lived every day with similar issues everyone with MS share, I'm careful to discuss the negative aspects of my disease with those close to me or others with MS because I have to get it off my chest as well. So thank you for providing a platform to communicate with birds of a feather and I look forward to catching up on all your previous postings in hopes of learning something to help me better manage my life and disease. Have hope and be encouraged, we are part of a chosen group that may one day help the world be rid of a terrible disease!
22 March, 2012on4:41 PM
Thank you, tc.
21 March, 2012on9:07 PM
I love this post!! Good for you for using that 1%..it's cathartic..
21 March, 2012on5:50 PM
You are HUMAN you do what you need to do………
21 March, 2012on2:18 PM
I hope venting helped you. I get mad then I think of my sister who passed away in 2008. Her diabetes took both legs and one eye and blinded her other eye. She had severe pain in her legs which were gone (phantom pain) and no feeling in her hands whatsoever. I think of the years she suffered and I tell myself I am fortunate. Medicine given me made me worse and more symptoms. I wish there was a cure for all. I pray someday it will happen.
21 March, 2012on8:26 AM
I hate needing to think about how to lift my legs to walk across anything but truly flat floors- and even my house has transition strips in doorways.
21 March, 2012on7:38 AM
Wow, something must be in the air. Heck I posted about not being able to think on another board, and people thought I might be suicidal, so I'll refrain from posting it here.
I hate my increased difficulty putting together coherent thoughts when I am stressed.
21 March, 2012on6:44 AM
I hate that my last post was submitted before I was finished! 😉 I wanted to add that while I hate that I no longer walk the way I used to, can't do all the things I used to, can't even wear the kinds of clothes I used to, I was thinking the other day that where I am now, I'm. thankful that I can still do some things, even if I do them REALLY SLOW. I"m thankful for that, and I believe we're closer than ever to a cure. That's the hope I hang onto that keeps me going.
21 March, 2012on6:35 AM
I also loved this post. I hate many of the tbings you and others said. What I hate the most are the strange looks I get from people when they see me coming with my weird walk. People at work who know me give me a secretly sympathetic look, trying to be friendly without being obviously curious about my condition. People who don't know often just stare and wonder what the hell is wrong with me.
21 March, 2012on6:12 AM
i hate every single blasted thing about it…. and i hate knowing there's not a ding dang thing we can do about it… and i hate that research is waning and we are going to be left with very few trying to figure out what the hell is going on here….
21 March, 2012on5:46 AM
I hate the loss of my independence!!
21 March, 2012on5:39 AM
after reading everyones posts,makes me think. so im not the only one who feels like this, the need to vent (,always do it to people i love) and people who do not have ms can not fully understand the way we feel .family friends cope in there own way with dealing with it , people with ms cope much much more differently ,some people dont understand how hard life is,the simple things like ,walking without aid ,working ,wearing high heels, dealing with so many headaches,tiredness ect…….. i can go on and on . i cant do the things i used to do and it pisses me off…..rightly and it pisses me off that im still waiting to talk to a ms doctor and all the fears of the unknowen
21 March, 2012on2:57 AM
OK that's enough hate… Nicole, I LOVE how you always reply to every person who comments on your blog. You are a truly wonderful person!
21 March, 2012on2:42 AM
I hate that my memory and speech is trashed because of MS!
20 March, 2012on7:36 PM
I hate everything about MS! Prior posters have covered all my hates! Thank you for your blog it's one of the very few things about MS I don't hate! 🙂
20 March, 2012on7:25 PM
I hate that i am not me anymore I am the chick with MS that sucks
20 March, 2012on8:18 PM
I too miss me. It sucks when you were vital and now MS. I had plans!
20 March, 2012on5:53 PM
Well said. I was ranting this morning, but while your post reminds me of the many things that suck about MS, I am also reminded just how little I personally have to complain about.
On the other hand–sometimes we all have to vent (I did earlier) then we can get back to remembering the good things in life.
20 March, 2012on5:43 PM
I've made this post the focus of my poem tomorrow. It will have a link to this amazing post.
20 March, 2012on3:59 PM
Iy hate that my husband has to do every single thing that I should be doing. I hate that he has to clean the house, fix dinner, make our bed, do the laundry, by the groceries all on top of his full time job.
20 March, 2012on1:35 PM
I love this piece. I can see by the number of responses here that you touched a lot of people, myself included. I feel the same sometimes. I cried like a baby when I realized I had to quit working because of the disease. It seems as if no one but another MSer understands where you're coming from. I also hate the phrase, "but you look so good." It's all invisible handicaps for me. No cane for my brain which follows it's own direction more times than not.
20 March, 2012on1:34 PM
I hate dealing with the numbness, tingling, and pain that occupies every crevice and second of my existence. I hate that I can't play with my boys any more. I hate that I get up & get dressed just to feel like going back to bed. I hate having to ask for help every second of every day. I hate being so young, 35, & feeling sooo old! I hate that I have to travel through such beautiful mountain scenery & know that there is very little hope for me to ever have the chance to explore them. I hate feeling like my dreams, goals, and hopes have all been stripped away from me just when I was reaching out to grab them. Most of all, I hate feeling so much hate & anger that causes this dark, black growth that began to grow inside me when I acquired this parasite we call MS.
20 March, 2012on1:19 PM
I hate that I'm a burden to others. So I'm finding ways to use my skills and make a career for myself despite my illness. Some days I'm scared that I won't be able to do it. Still, I'm taking every step I can on every front to make me a stronger me so that I can face tomorrow in a better way.
I hate that it's a downward slide into an early grave. But ya know what? I'm bigger than that. That's just one small, tragic fact of my life. But every great character has flaws. Otherwise, they're just two-dimensional. It's our battles that make us mighty. And I can make this look awesome.
I hate that some days I'm just an inconsolable mess. Yeah, I just have to bite the bullet that sometimes I SUCK. But that's human, right? Sometimes the only way out is through, and we pray for forgiveness on the other side. And we can laugh at ourselves. Laughter always helps.
20 March, 2012on12:34 PM
20 March, 2012on12:20 PM
I hate how white I am because I cant stand the heat so I tell friends "no" when they invite me to the beach. (Yes, this is suppose to be funny! I am as white as a ghost! Laugh!!)
I hate being depressed. Sometimes for no reason at all and I cant explain it or why.
I hate that I get frustrated over everything. Sometimes for no reason at all.
I hate that I dont know anyone personally going thru what I am to talk to. Its so hard to explain to family and friends what I am going thru, I dont want to bother them, them be sad, or them feel sorry for me.
I hate how people say sorry and I dont believe them because how can they be sorry when they dont have a clue whats going on with me?
I hate being so tired I dont feel like doing anything but I feel worse when I dont.
I hate how people tell me that I need to "rest". I dont want to "rest", all I can do is "rest" and I am still tired and I still cant feel my hands or I still cant walk.
I hate how I cant sleep at night even tho I am beyond tired for words.
I hate that I worry about waking up the next day worried about if I am going to wake up and being able to walk or feel my hands.
I hate how I forget things that happened just 5 mins ago but feel dumb asking again.
I hate using my walker because I am 21 yrs old and I feel like I shouldnt "have" to use one till I am "old".
I hate how steriords make me feel and what they do to me. How emotional I am all the time, how I gain weight like crazy, and how I am just in a "bluh" mood.
I never REALLY knew what the word HATE meant till they said I have MS.
I am not good with expressing myself on how I feel thru spoken words but thru written word is a little easier for me. These are my deepest secrets that I have never known how to express and I am happy I can finally share them with people.
20 March, 2012on11:49 AM
It's awful that SO many loving, caring,talented and formerly hard-working people are struck down in their primes and once-happy folks are shunned by so many "friends, neighbors and supposedly loving family. We are not contagious and need those people to accept us as we are; we did not ask for this nor expect it! HATE is a terrible word and wasn't used in my vocabulary much…before…..but I hate this blasted MS and what it h as taken from me! We all had plans of things to come, I'm sure….and I had worked so long and hard for others to have not only what they needed, but wanted, often; now I'm discussed "over", left out and made as an excuse if someone needs one to get out of something. I am me! Hello, still in here, but trapped in a body that simply won't allow or cooperate with what I'd truly love to be doing!!!
20 March, 2012on1:22 PM
I hate all the pain.
20 March, 2012on11:28 AM
20 March, 2012on11:18 AM
I also hate MS, being disabled, not being able to drive, lack of energy, not going into work etc. but…
20 March, 2012on10:46 AM
I hate not being ok all the time.
I hate that I live with numbness as if it is normal.
I hate that the numbness has become normal.
I hate living with the threat of going to an ER to face horrible drs.
I hate that Ive read places where diets can heal and yet I dont change my diet.
You know what I hate the most?
I hate being hateful.
That's a piece of a poem I wrote 5 years ago, but I still feel like that sometimes. I would add three lines now though:
I hate that my bladder function seems to be slowly leaving me, Im not even 35 as yet…
I hate that I don't really have any friends anymore
I hate being lonely
I hate feeling like I don't have dreams and goals anymore
Thanks Nicole, It's so nice to have a place that we can vent about things every now and then.
If I can say something to DeeRob – I don't know you, but I knew my mother who also had a chronic illness – your girls will never see you as anything but their strong can do anything mom. You'll always be their strong can do anything mother.
20 March, 2012on12:29 PM
Aaah thanks max. I hope they de
20 March, 2012on10:35 AM
I hate that I can not hike in the woods anymore or dance
20 March, 2012on10:21 AM
I hear you, Nicole. I don't usually use the word hate … it is such a strong word, and seems the most un-retractable word. But I understand your total frustration that has to be released now and then, and the internet blog is the perfect place to let it out with people who do get it.
I just saw the lawyer's add a moment ago saying that 'if you've been refused social security assistance, call me…' and I'm angry that teachers can't call him (in some states) because we have our own pension plan and so aren't allowed to contribute to social security. I worked for nine years before teaching, and contributed to SS then, but could not apply because for the last thirty years I've taught, in a state with a self-funded (we pay it all) pension plan. He (the lawyer on tv) makes it sound like all we have to do.
My partial pension is 'enough' and we are fortunate in that. It takes thirty two years to reach the top benefit, but I'm close enough. There is no disability boost for teachers who are disabled after ten years of work …. a ten year pension is 'enough.' I am lucky i made it to thirty.
But I'm tired of that man leading everyone to believe that we can all get SSDI benefits.
20 March, 2012on10:07 AM
I hate every single stinking thing about this disease!
20 March, 2012on1:54 PM
I second that! I really hate what it is doing to my family!
20 March, 2012on9:52 AM
I hate being in pain all the time. I hate not being able to be intimate with my husband. I hate that I can't remember things. I hate that I can't walk up stairs or long distances. I hate hating this disease!
Thank you for this. I feel a little better knowing I'm not the only one who hates what MS is doing to me.
20 March, 2012on9:47 AM
Nicole, I celebrate your honesty. Though I can still "walk" (and I use that term loosely) with a cane, groom and bathe myself, drive, etc., I hate that I can't work my garden anymore, can't take a brisk walk around town and peek into store windows, can't take a walk around the block with my husband and my dogs. Can't clean my own house. Can't concentrate deeply enough to finish writing my second book.
We each have our tragedies, we've lost something important. The thing we have in common, I think, is that we've been robbed of having the satisfaction of doing a thing ourselves, the joy of planning and physically completing a thing.
Please don't feel guilty about resenting your losses and writing about them. It's an occasional but necessary part of coping, yes?
21 March, 2012on7:16 AM
Kim, I'm in the same situation as you. Still walking with a cane and various devices (AFO, HFAD, foot orthotics, knee braces). Still driving, though not sure for how much longer. Still working with the help of paratransit service, and telecommuting when I have the multitude of doctors appts, or just too tired or the weather's too bad, etc. I hate that the black holes of memory caused me not to finish my doctoral dissertation. I hate that I needed a wheelchair to attend my son's wedding in Negril last year. So…I really wanted to say I understand everyones' plights in this MS fight, and I particularly understand your situation because it so closely mirrors mine. Fight on.
24 March, 2012on1:11 PM
Bummer that you couldn't finish that dissertation; after all those years of education and then not being able to finish the last hurdle, you must have spent quite a bit of emotional energy dealing with that one.
Here's a little irony to make you laugh: The second book I'm unable to finish is a memoir about having MS, lol. Actually, that isn't at all ironic!
Enjoy your summer.
20 March, 2012on9:47 AM
I hate that I'm dog tired all the time.
I am glad I found your blog. You have practical, real-life views and comments on living with MS. As a newly-inducted member of "The Club", I find this informative and supportive. Yes, even the "I hate" post.
20 March, 2012on9:47 AM
Nicole, I have MS. I'm 47, have 3 grown children and a husband. I also have a very large family. No one really understands. No one has dealt with MS before in all of my family. My mom had an attack of RA 20 years ago and every time I mention a symptom she refers back to hers. I hate the comments like: I drank something with caffeine the other day and it gave me the shakes…..I bet that's what causes you to shake. Or: if you weren't so stressed out you would probably get well. Or: you can't tell me anything…. I know what that feels like. I also hate that MS has caused me not to be able to do the work I did for years, ran our family restaurant. I hate that I can't remember things. I hate that the heat gets to me fast. I hate that these things bother me and I think you have to be a better person than that and not let it get to you. I keep trying to wrap my mind around my new normal and I've been trying to do that since Aug. 9, 2010. Also, you did an awesome job venting! "I hate" as odd as this may seem, was a work of art!!!
20 March, 2012on9:41 AM
Thanks Nicolle,
20 March, 2012on9:40 AM
I hate that I have to hate too! And I miss my high heels 🙁 Vent away Nicole!
20 March, 2012on9:12 AM
I hate that I'm not there to give you a hug and tell you how awesome you are! *sending love and good thoughts from the A*
20 March, 2012on8:54 AM
I hate the mess I make on the floor when cooking – but I am happy
20 March, 2012on8:51 AM
I hate that my friend is suffering!
20 March, 2012on1:43 AM
I hate that I have to apologize for recognizing just how awful living with this illness can be.
20 March, 2012on1:03 AM
Hi Nicole, I've been reading your postings for some time…just observing and not responding until now. I do not have MS, but I have a friend with MS who has been confined to a wheelchair at a young age like you, I am feeling so much empathy for you, and since you and I are NOLA neighbors, I would love to take you on an outing some day (give your hubby a break)…..maybe when you're feeling frustrated and alone? I am a single parent of a 20 year old daughter who is away at college. I am a nurse, living in Lakeview, working at home (medical record audits) so I have flexible during daytime hours. I'm just reaching out…..my email is firstname.lastname@example.com…..take care! Who love to hear from you…..Linda Chaplain
20 March, 2012on12:46 AM
I hate how MS consumes your life…it becomes the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning and the last thing you think of before you go to sleep….there is just no escaping it 🙁
19 March, 2012on11:40 PM
I know, I know, I know! I hate that I can't stand the heat long enough to allow my 4 year old son to play outside. I hate that all his outdoor activities are done without me. I hate the isolation. My in-laws seem to be scared I might be contagious or they think my emotions, heart and brain are gone, along with the use of my legs. I'm through venting. I'm sure I could go on forever, but I'll stop. This is just the tip of the iceberg. I don't go here often, but sometimes it feels good to vent.
19 March, 2012on11:38 PM
20 March, 2012on11:22 AM
I now have PPMS too, so you are NOT alone, though my increasing isolation causes me to think that too. When I gave up my career, my friends went with it. If my phone rings at all, its usually a bill collector! I love that fb allows me to keep in somewhat loose contact with my childhood friends, but hate that I have to say no so very often to gatherings. Friend me on fb, so you will have someone new to talk to!
20 March, 2012on4:28 PM
I really feel for you. I too am so isolated. I would like to friend you on facebook but am not sure how to. My name is Lisa Stein Hammermeister. I will friend you immediately Renee.
19 March, 2012on11:37 PM
20 March, 2012on1:37 PM
That is the worst one of all! The look of concern with a touch of fear in my children's eyes at knowing that mom isn't Superwoman anymore! :'(
19 March, 2012on11:19 PM
Amen sister!! Sometimes we ALL have to vent! I hate that there is no cure and that pharmacutical companies make millions/billions off of people.


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Productivity Cuts Cow numbers, Total Methane
More productive dairy herds
– requiring fewer cows to produce more milk
– have resulted in less overall methane emissions into the atmosphere, according to a new South Dakota State University study.
South Dakota State University Extension dairy specialist Alvaro Garcia, along with James Linn, head of the University of Minnesota department of animal science, looked at the role cattle and dairy cows play in methane emission. Garcia and Linn presented their findings at the 2008 American Dairy Science Association meeting in Indianapolis.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, agriculture is responsible for roughly 30% of total U.S. methane emissions. A majority comes from gastro-intestinal fermentation and manure management.
Garcia and Linn compared today's dairy herds to those of 1924, the first year USDA dairy statistics were compiled. Modern dairy cows weigh more than those of 1924 as a result of genetic selection and a reduced number of mixed breeds, and therefore generate more methane per animal. However, in 2007, there were 9.15 million cows producing an average of 20,231 lbs. of milk per cow annually. In 1924, there were 21.42 million cows with a yearly per-cow average of 4,162 lbs. of milk.
"There were also drastic differences in the production systems. In 1924, more than half of U.S. dairies grazed their cows nearly six months of the year with diets that consisted almost exclusively of supplemental forages," Garcia said. "The majority of today's dairy operations confine their animals and feed a diet of roughly 50% grain and 50% forage."
Dairy cow methane production is associated with total feed intake – the more a cow eats, the more gas she will produce. Average cow feed intake is determined by their production and their genetic drive to produce more milk stimulates them to eat more feed.
In 1924, the average daily production was 11.4 lbs. of milk, with a feed intake of 21.3 lbs. of dry feed. Cows produced just under 0.5 lb. of methane daily. In comparison, 2007 dairy cows produced on average five times more milk – 55.4 lbs. per day – and consumed on average 41.6 lbs. of dry feed. The dairy cow of 2007 produced almost 0.75 lb. of methane per day. Although the results show modern cows produce more methane daily, in 1924 there were 12.3 million more dairy cows in the United States.
"This large number of cows resulted in 40% more total methane emissions when compared to 2007," said Garcia. "If we look at the ratio, three times more methane was produced per pound of milk in 1924 compared to 2007."
This research also showed that production efficiency started to change drastically during the mid-1950s, with fewer cows needed to produce more milk. These changes resulted in less total methane production in spite of the increased gas production on a per-cow basis.
Garcia said there are opportunities to reduce methane emissions from dairy cows.
"Feeding grains and their byproducts will continue to be a important practices to reduce methane emissions," he said. "Regrettably, high grain prices might challenge our ability to economically feed cows for reduced methane emissions. We must stress the importance of high quality forages to increase the efficiency of feed utilization and thus reduce the emission of methane."
Similarly, the use of production enhancers such as ionophores and growth hormone result in improvements in efficiency.
All these measures should be accompanied by an adequate ration balance according to the nutrient requirements of the different physiological states of the cow, Garcia concluded.


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Well when I started doing it by parts the first thing I got was:
Which I really had no idea where to go with. When I used the Wolfram integrator it had:
Where it said Ci(x) was "CosineIntegral" which was typically found as:
So I don't really know. I haven't learned such a thing as that yet.


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Preskorn, Sheldon H. MD*; Nichols, Alice I. PhD†; Paul, Jeffrey PhD†; Patroneva, Albena L. MD‡; Helzner, Eileen C. MD†; Guico-Pabia, Christine J. MD, MBA, MPH†
Background: The cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) enzyme is responsible for metabolizing approximately 25% of pharmaceutical agents. Individuals with impaired CYP2D6 metabolism and those concomitantly receiving agents that inhibit CYP2D6 can have variations in concentrations of such medications and their metabolites.
Methods: Five studies assessing the interaction between desvenlafaxine and CYP2D6 are reviewed. Study 1 compared desvenlafaxine area under the plasma concentration-versus-time curve (AUC) in CYP2D6 extensive metabolizers (EMs) and poor metabolizers (PMs) after administration of 100 mg of desvenlafaxine or 75 mg of venlafaxine extended release (ER). Studies 2 to 5 assessed the effect of concomitant administration of desvenlafaxine 100 mg (studies 2, 4, and 5) or 400 mg (study 3), paroxetine (20 mg, study 4), and duloxetine (30 mg twice daily; study 5) on the CYP2D6 probe desipramine.
Results: In study 1, there was no significant difference in mean desvenlafaxine AUC between the CYP2D6 EMs and PMs (−11%; P=0.641) who were administered desvenlafaxine. However, PMs receiving venlafaxine ER had significantly higher venlafaxine and lower desvenlafaxine AUCs compared with EMs (+350% and −74%, respectively; P<0.001 for each). In studies 2, 4, and 5, the mean increases in desipramine AUC with concomitant administration of desvenlafaxine 100 mg ranged from 17% to 36%; the increase with concomitant administration of desvenlafaxine 400 mg (study 3) was 90%. Paroxetine and duloxetine produced increases in mean desipramine AUC of 419% and 122%, respectively, which were significantly greater than the increases seen with desvenlafaxine 100 mg (P<0.001 for each comparison).
Conclusions: Based on the findings presented here, desvenlafaxine is expected to have a low risk for variability in efficacy and safety/tolerability resulting from CYP2D6 polymorphisms or drug-drug interactions when coadministered with CYP2D6 substrates or inhibitors.
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