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Monday, June 15, 2009
Interrupting Your Regularly Scheduled Programming...
Like many people though, I've been riveted by what's happening in Iran. Andrew Sullivan has been a great clearinghouse for information, the Boston Globe has some incredible photos, and #iranelection on Twitter is chaotic but has been full of realtime news, circulation of proxy server addresses for use by Iranians, successful schemes to jam official state websites, and eyewitness reports from the ground.
And the videos speak for themselves:
89 comments:
- Dan said...
This surely beats reruns of the Hills! Ha!
- June 15, 2009 at 2:53 PM
Hope you feel better...
"Take a hot towel and wrap it around your head..."
- June 15, 2009 at 3:02 PM
- Ink said...
I hadn't heard about Iran. Thanks for the heads up.
- June 15, 2009 at 3:06 PM
- Chuck H. said...
Don't know if the election was actually rigged but it looks like, with the help of the web and all it's adjuncts, the voice of the reformers will be heard. Who knows, Iran may be saved yet. Hope so.
- June 15, 2009 at 3:08 PM
- allegory19 said...
I think it's fascinating how the Internet and other media outlets have affected/contributed to stories such as Iran.
I hope you're right Chuck and the voice of the reformers will be heard.
Nathan - All work and no play can make the germs come your way. Take it easy and feel better soon!
- June 15, 2009 at 3:39 PM
- Other Lisa said...
Nathan, rest up, and feel better!
Amazing photos from Iran via the Boston Globe.
- June 15, 2009 at 3:45 PM
Boston.com, not the Boston Globe. The "Big Picture" webpage is always worth visiting, the photos collected there are amazing.
- June 15, 2009 at 4:02 PM
- Nathan Bransford said...
Isn't boston.com the Boston Globe's website?
- June 15, 2009 at 4:03 PM
- Mira said...
Ah, Nathan, sorry to hear you're not feeling well. Take good care of yourself.
I've always found the best thing for sickness is sleep. Pulling the covers up, closing your eyes and getting some deep rest. Snoring recommended.
Feel better!
- June 15, 2009 at 4:04 PM
- Yat-Yee said...
Rest up. Hope you feel better soon, and thanks for thinking of your readers even when you're not feeling well.
- June 15, 2009 at 4:24 PM
- Other Lisa said...
Oops. I see that the Boston.com AKA the Boston Globe photos were already linked by our host. Oops. Apologies for the redundanc...
Well, the photos are fantastic, definitely.
Word verification: "biali." Hey, I'm hungry!
- June 15, 2009 at 4:28 PM
- nkrell said...
The world is a fascinating place, is it not?
Nathan, hope you feel better soon.
- June 15, 2009 at 4:34 PM
- Karen said...
Feel better soon!
And yes, this Iran thing is really fascinating.
- June 15, 2009 at 4:35 PM
- Steven Till said...
Did you catch Ahmadinejad's interview on Larry King? What did you think?
- June 15, 2009 at 5:13 PM
- PurpleClover said...
Aww Nathan, I hope you feel better and I hope it isn't the flu (if it is you have 48hrs from onset of symptoms before it is too late for Tamiflu so don't hesitate to get to a Dr!).
Sorry that is the student nurse coming out. :D
Whatever it is, I hope you feel better!
- June 15, 2009 at 5:27 PM
- Meg Spencer said...
I've been following this all weekend as well - it's amazing watching the twitter feeds. I can't help thinking about how past rebellions/protest movements could be suppressed by shutting down the newspapers and phone lines, but it's now impossible to completely isolate a population.
Like others, I've been very disappointed on how badly the 24-hour news networks dropped the ball on this one. What's the point of calling yourself 24-hour news if you miss a story like this?
- June 15, 2009 at 5:31 PM
So sorry you are ill and best wishes for recovery, partly selfish so you can get back to your own blogging self.
If you need another filler idea, here is something I have been thinking about; researching for fiction. Necessary? How much? Where to go? When to stop? I have opinions on these things and would love to hear others.
- June 15, 2009 at 5:31 PM
- Meg Spencer said...
Also, this is an amazing photo. I feel a short story coming on.
- June 15, 2009 at 5:32 PM
- Dawn VanderMeer said...
Hi, Nathan!
I met you last month in Washington, and you inspired me to start my blog sooner rather than later. Thank you!
I'm sorry you're sick, and I hope you feel well soon!
- June 15, 2009 at 5:36 PM
The power of the media. But it is also open to abuse. Remember "that photo" of the crowds cheering as a statue of Saddam Hussein was pulled down by American troops after he was removed from Iraq? If you speak to people who were actually there, there were some people, some troops and some carefully placed cameras. Not saying this is not all genuine, just, there are more than two sides to most stories.
- June 15, 2009 at 5:45 PM
- Billi Jean said...
Wore my green today! Sounds like you're a little blue. Hope you feel better soon -- try lemon and honey. Only time I ever combine the two!
billi jean
- June 15, 2009 at 6:04 PM
- wickerman said...
Unfortunately it is all for naught. The president of Iran has about as much power as Miss America here. Their pres answers to the religious rulers and is therefore but a mouthpiece. I feel for the people in Iran, but they were not on the verge of any real change anyway.
- June 15, 2009 at 6:43 PM
- Dawn Maria said...
The mom in me hopes you feel better soon.
- June 15, 2009 at 6:43 PM
- allegory19 said...
ooh instead of talking about politics, we could have a nice healthy discussion on media ethics - now doesn't that sound like fun?
For example - Can misleading the public ever be justified? i.e the Saddam Hussein photo that anon@2:45 mentioned. Did the photo accomplish what it was supposed to? Was it wrong to mislead the American people?
I'm sure there are countless other examples. There's a couple great photos on the web, I'll see if I can find them... oh, only if anyone cares. =)
- June 15, 2009 at 7:02 PM
- Elaine 'still writing' Smith said...
Hey Nathan
I was about to post comiserations on your ill health - and mention grandmother's remedy involving healthy stuff liberally topped off with whiskey - when I discovered that being divebombed by a moth can also clear a sinus headache speedily!
Given the choice I'd have gone with the former rather than the latter - hope you're feeling better soon.
- June 15, 2009 at 7:17 PM
- Dara said...
Don't know if it was rigged, I wouldn't be surprised. Their fanatical religious leaders would probably do anything to keep Ahmadinejad in power.
Anyway, get well soon!
- June 15, 2009 at 7:53 PM
- M. K. Clarke said...
Speedy recovery, Nathan!
This thing in Iran, last heard, the government there shut down YT and FB access, but they didn't get Twitter, and this created the brewings of the under 30 revolotion. I hope those kids get to know what democracy truly is.
Other websites to visit: World Net Daily and Fox News.
- June 15, 2009 at 8:46 PM
It's interesting to see some of the women move their headscarves off and onto their faces.
I'm actually glad to see this here. It very much relates to free speech and **A LOT** of what we take for granted.
The magnitude of these protests is too large to ignore. Esp.since they relate to at least an middling effort at representative democracy.
Americans should take note and start voting, at the very least.
I just clicked on & looked at the Boston.com pix: they look so real, this could be down the street.
The riot police, I couldn't help noticing, all look like Storm Troopers.
For those of you who feign disinterest in this post (or chose to ignore it), I feel sorry for you. Several photos are graphic in a way that's chlling: protestors, shot in the head, killed fighting for democracy.
No wonder people tend to view Americans as navel gazing morons.
- June 15, 2009 at 8:52 PM
"Hundreds of thousands of people marched in silence through Tehran to protest Iran's disputed presidential election in a show of defiance that appeared to be the largest anti-government demonstration in Iran since the 1979 revolution."
- June 15, 2009 at 8:55 PM
- Erika Robuck said...
Hope you are feeling better!
- June 15, 2009 at 9:42 PM
- Laura Martone said...
I was already (thankfully) aware of what's happening in Iran, but I still appreciate the links. The photos were especially powerful, and I agree with Anon 5:52 - Americans should be more aware of what's happening elsewhere... and be more appreciative of the freedom of speech we are allowed (and encouraged) to embrace.
So, thanks, Nathan, for educating us - even when you're feeling poopy. (Yes, I said "poopy.") Hope you get better soon - and not just 'cause I miss your sense of humor. I mean, we can't laugh ALL the time. :-)
- June 15, 2009 at 10:04 PM
- Kristin Laughtin said...
I've been following this all weekend. It's been kind of an emotional roller coaster, even though I don't have any connection to the area.
Feel better!
- June 15, 2009 at 10:21 PM
- Kristi said...
Wow Nathan - that makes two of us - I actually drug myself out of bed to read your blog and I'm going right back under the covers. Feel better!
- June 15, 2009 at 10:38 PM
- George said...
If you were going to cheat an election you should be a little bit brighter about it. Give yourself 52% instead.
- June 15, 2009 at 10:38 PM
I love the "Young actor" saying, " We want kindness. "
I thought the saddest words in "The Kite Flyer" were near the end when after his visit back to Afghanistan the main character says, "There is no kindness there anymore."
Kindness is one thing extremist governments quickly dispense with. I pray the Iranian people do get it back.
I'm afraid Iran's president has a lot more power than our Miss America; power to speak as Iran's representative to the whole world and so help or hinder relations between his county and others is not to be sneezed at.
Sorry about that last, if it's a cold you have, Nathan!
- June 15, 2009 at 10:45 PM
- Writer from Hell said...
Chuck 12:08, Dara 4:53pm, I agree - I haven't seen any evidence either that the election was actually rigged.
Anon 5:52pm "..protesters killed fighting for democracy.." How did you conclude that?
In my understanding, Iran is a largely poor nation (40% below poverty line) and Ahmadinejad has campaigned along anti rich and fundamentalist lines - that is an election winning strategy in most poor nations. And it is well know he is liked by the poor in Iran.
Yet Iran has a substantial middle class that was educated abroad and is very progressive and that is the tweeting population. But they are a minority in the country.
So if elections are not rigged and Ahmadinejad is the voice of the poor and Islamist majority, then the protest is against democracy.
anon 2:45pm I agree with you 100%. Media does not present both sides of the story.
Having said that, I am also with the reformers - Ahmadinejad is wrong for Iran and the world is my view too. But because we don't like him, we can not use any excuse to nullify the voice of majority in Iran when we champion democracy as the solution to countries like that.
- June 15, 2009 at 10:50 PM
- corine said...
I've been on a high all day, with each new video more exhilarating than the one before.
- June 15, 2009 at 10:51 PM
- Writer from Hell said...
Moussavi's support base is more in Tehran than rural Iran (you can see very few of the beard and traditional dress donning mullas in the pics). The nation is split between the educated urban progressive minority and the poor rural Islamist majority. And this is happening in more than one nation - the ongoing conflict in Thailand is along the same lines - choice of the rural majority vastly differs from the educated reformers (called as elites by some). No solution in sight there either.
Excellent thought provoking post once again, Mr. Bransford.
- June 15, 2009 at 11:18 PM
- Writer from Hell said...
I guess this is the 'other side of the story' (or at least one of the other sides).
- June 15, 2009 at 11:23 PM
- Newbee said...
So sorry you're not "up to snuff" today. Theraflu to the rescue!
- June 15, 2009 at 11:30 PM
- Nathan Bransford said...
There is a lot of evidence of foul play. Not to get into it too much, but they called the election four hours into counting the vote and the nonpartial commission monitoring it called it a fraud. This is very different from Thailand.
- June 15, 2009 at 11:33 PM
- Marjorie said...
I am sending get well wishes, Nathan.
I saw the Larry King interview. I think we live in a scary world.
- June 16, 2009 at 12:45 AM
@writer from hell, I'm Anon 5:52 & 5:55
one fundamental problem w/the incumbent's credibility - regional specifics aside - on the world stage are his widely disseminated statements that SIX MILLION JEWS WERE NOT MURDERED. It was all ... a hallucination. A whatever! A blond moment!
Although I'm not Jewish, I am gay and have made a point of educating myself about various ways marginal cultures & people are euthanized. I cannot help but relate the Holocaust with how Americans passively stood by and allowed Reagan's total disinterest in addressing what would become the devastation of the AIDS holocaust.
Likewise, I cannot help but relate Anne Frank's Diary with the books and journalism penned by Paul Monette and Randy Shilts, people who wrote in the face of certain death, against the extingenices of a ticking clock so there would be a written record of that time, those people, that truth.
I cannot help but remember sitting in at last year's LAMBDA (the books awards for LGBT literature) and watching photographs projected onto the white screen, face after after face after face of writers whose work was silenced in no small part due to early and irrefutable political inertia.
Two weeks ago, I was in a Starbucks, when a (quite elderly) man struggled to sit and share the table with me. I couldn't help but notice the concentration camp numbers indeliably tattooed inside his left forearm. I could not help but remember living through the 80's and 90's and seeing one young man after another wither and die.
So, when I saw those images of people protesting, I could not help but feel solidarity with the Iranian people who are fighting for something which totally eclipses blandly written RAND Corp. white papers numbly detailing regional conflict. Sadly, I cannot help but read your comments and think not of Frank, Shilts, and Monette, and all the others who, apparently, died for no reason.
That's where I stand. Where do you?
- June 16, 2009 at 12:46 AM
- Bane of Anubis said...
Anon, relating the Holocaust to passivity w.r.t. AIDS is overly specious... it's like comparing the black death to visiting Mexico and getting the swine flu.
Then again, this is an opinion of someone who chooses not to vote... thankfully I live in a country where I am granted the privilege to do so (I am a passionately disinterested navel gazer, I guess)
Also, democracy is not about electing who you think's appropriate, it's about electing someone who the majority thinks is appropriate, even if the guy is a megalomaniacal dbag.
And as far as elections being rigged - welcome to the 3rd world; we're just a little more interested in Iran b/c they can cause us a few more problems than the other corrupt 3rd world countries.
- June 16, 2009 at 1:16 AM
Excellent video, I can't wait to see more. It's sad to hear the protests have started turning violent but it does seem there is reason to question the outcome. Was anyone skeptical that it took them less than 24 hours to count millions of votes? It would be great to see true democracy in Iran, but I worry that the path to it is littered with corpses of young idealists.
It's fascinating what some people will turn their backs to, if it threatens their political perspective. They want to believe that a powerful nation must inherently be the "bad guy" and in turn they lend philosophical support to terrorists and religious extremists because they believe they are sympathizing with the plight of impoverished peoples. The west and Israel aren't always the bad guys. Iran and Pakistan aren't necessarily the good guys. There's a lot of gray matter, and most of us in the U.S. simply don't have enough information on which to base a sound opinion.
And that doesn't mean the election was flawed. At the moment we have very little information and no proof of anything. A few years back was saw Palestine finally embrace democracy, and proceed to vote a terrorist group into power. As far as any of us can tell, that was democracy in action. Does anyone besides me even remember?
(Except for the inevitable person who will correct me and say that, despite the fact that Hamas shoots rockets into family neighborhoods and bombs city busses and markets, they are somehow not terrorists?)
- June 16, 2009 at 1:33 AM
- Other Lisa said...
Today's terrorists often become tomorrow's statesmen, and the actions of nations can be just as heinous as the actions of terrorists.
I'll leave it at that.
Word verification: "unsult." Does that, like, nullify an insult?
- June 16, 2009 at 2:07 AM
- Mira said...
It's profound to watch a people struggle for freedom.
This always brings up the feeling of equity in life for me. I feel deeply relieved that I'm not in Iran right now; that I am going to my comfortable bed in a moment, and worrying about things like work and writing and money and love.
But, what is it like like to be in Iran right now. To be fighting for something so...meaningful. If I were there, would I feel inspired? Terrified? Proud to be a part of things? Praying it would all end? Both?
I heard a speech once given by a man from South America. He lived his entire life in terrible poverty and oppression. He said that those of us who live in luckier circumstances are very, very important. We have the time and resources to make changes on a different level than those who are just fighting to survive.
So, since I seem to be waxing philisophical: am I fighting my own battles? I'm not in Iran, but I have my own battles to fight. Am I stepping up?
Okay, time for bed. Ah, lovely, healing, refreshing, restful sleep. (just in case someone who is sick is still up reading the news. Um, noone in particular. Just a random comment.)
- June 16, 2009 at 2:26 AM
- Writer from Hell said...
Anon, Are you may be arguing against yourself?
No one in their right mind can support Ahmadinejad. That said, as Bane of Anubis pointed out, if democracy elects a megalomaniac, then what?
Yes Hamas was elected by Palestinian people and for that matter Hitler too was a democratically elected leader (was also Times man of the year in 1938 or 39, I don't remember which). By the same token I'm not amazed Ahmadinejad is elected in Iran. (I don't know anyone who thinks Pakistan or Iran are the good guys - even their own conscientious citizens might not).
Why is media projecting reformers protest as a sign (in itself) of rigged elections. There is no evidence of that. And the elections were not even marred by violence as happens in most ballot snatching cases in the 3rd world countries (thx Bane of Anubis for clubbing this lot).
So the question is whether democracy, which means the voice of majority, in nations like Iran and Pakistan, can salvage them or bring out goons to leadership positions. But no one likes answering that question (not media at least). So they highlight the urbanite Iranians protests as a proof that elections were rigged and pretend the man really isn't liked or elected by the people.
If he really does not have the majority support, he would be thrown out - there is a riotous lot out there in the 3rd world. That is what I believe.
- June 16, 2009 at 4:36 AM
- Writer from Hell said...
another source on what all happened (without a view either way though)
- June 16, 2009 at 5:14 AM
- Writer from Hell said...
Most balanced view I have come across thus far from BBC:
Ok no more vandalising this thread. Over and out!
- June 16, 2009 at 5:35 AM
- Wanda B. Ontheshelves said...
Re: "for that matter Hitler too was a democratically elected leader"
Just to clarify:
Also see http://en.wikipedia.org/
"In the presidential election held on March 13, 1932, there were four candidates: the incumbent, Field Marshall Paul von Hindenburg, Hitler, and two minor candidates, Ernst Thaelmann and Theodore Duesterberg. The results were:
Hindenburg 49.6 percent
Hitler 30.1 percent
Thaelmann 13.2 percent
Duesterberg 6.8 percent
At the risk of belaboring the obvious, almost 70 percent of the German people voted against Hitler, causing his supporter Joseph Goebbels, who would later become Hitler's minister of propaganda, to lament in his journal, "We're beaten; terrible outlook. Party circles badly depressed and dejected."
Since Hindenberg had not received a majority of the vote, however, a runoff election had to be held among the top three vote-getters. On April 19, 1932, the runoff results were:
Hindenburg 53.0 percent
Hitler 36.8 percent
Thaelmann 10.2 percent"
- June 16, 2009 at 12:17 PM
- Wanda B. Ontheshelves said...
Re: "A blond moment!"
Not cute.
Re: "Anon, relating the Holocaust to passivity w.r.t. AIDS is overly specious... it's like comparing the black death to visiting Mexico and getting the swine flu."
I don't think comparing AIDS to swine flu is accurate either...I dislike "Holocaust" being used to describe various historical events (some ongoing, like AIDS) because I think it shuts off the critical part of your brain...you end up glossing over the specific history of antisemitism in Europe, or homophobia in US, or the "New World" slave trade - would there have been a Holocaust if not for WWI? And would there have been WWI if not for really old ideas about masculinity and violence, or violence and political power? And how does that relate to antisemitism? Or homophobia? Or women's participation politically? Or rates of violence of black men against other black men, under the Reagan administration? And how does that relate to economic policies spanning decades, if not centuries?
I feel with the word "Holocaust," it's like there's a competition going on between different forms of oppression, different historical events - rather than asking, how are these related? It seems if you understand problems in a more comprehensive way, you'll come up with more comprehensive (and effective) solutions (i.e., economic policies, legislation, etc).
Oh well. "Writing is thinking." And sometimes up on a soapbox.
- June 16, 2009 at 12:49 PM
- Wanda B. Ontheshelves said...
Re: Iran election - I can't help thinking of Tiananmen Square, and how things turned out there - I wonder, does this mean "most favored nation" trading status is on the way for Iran?
(Yes, I'm still pissed off about Tiananmen Square)
- June 16, 2009 at 12:57 PM
- Mira said...
Wanda, what you just say about understanding the larger picture, rather than debating which was worse - that was wonderful!
I haven't heard it said so well. And I plan to borrow that argument when the issue comes up.
- June 16, 2009 at 2:03 PM
- Bane of Anubis said...
Wanda, I agree, the magnitude isn't exactly the same - the analogy was intended more to show proportionality and display intent (i.e., Holocaust victims had negligible free will, whereas many AIDs victims do/did) - slavery is more analogous (though on a much slower drip-line, though probably no less painful).
And I will go to my grave believing that there is no such thing as a comprehensive solution - cultures, religions, people, are too disparate... First world/western arrogance makes too many believe that problems can be legislated away... Frequently, evolution is achieved through war, sad as they may seem to people from countries who have already have made the transformation.
- June 16, 2009 at 2:28 PM
- Mira said...
Bane, I do think there is a solution; and it's one that I am working toward myself, all the time.
Coming at it from the inside out, rather than outside in.
As long as people are so emotionally messed up, they will handle power poorly. This is true whatever polictical system is created or imposed.
So, my goal is to contribute, in whatever small way, to the character development of the human race.
And...that's where good writing comes in.
- June 16, 2009 at 3:18 PM
- Bane of Anubis said...
Mira, as I once told my brother, do what you can for others; if you can help even one person, you've done more than most. Altruism isn't only laudable, it's what we should all strive toward.
I'm all for a global solution, but people far smarter than me throughout history haven't come close. Do what you can for others, but don't expect the world to change.
- June 16, 2009 at 3:33 PM
- Mira said...
Well, I think it's important to paint with a larger brush. Not years, decades, but centuries.
For example, the world is changing. Look at Iran. It's awful, heart breaking and terrifying, but, it's also amazing and inspiring, and truly profound; the fight for freedom against oppression.
I may be in the minority in this opinion, but I think the human race is improving over time.
It will take much much longer than one lifetime. But I believe: contribute in whatever way you can, with the hand that you are dealt, in the ways that you can uniquely contribute.
That's my belief anyway.
- June 16, 2009 at 4:15 PM
Nathan must still be under the weather. Feel better, Nathan!
- June 16, 2009 at 6:05 PM
Andrew Sullivan's blog has a great point--these people taking to the streets, who we ought find brave and inspiring, are the same people that will be bombed if/when the neocons get their way. Iranian people are highly cultured, the women are educated, the manners and welcoming of strangers in Iran are second to none. People toss around rhetoric of good and bad, evil axis etc, but these are people, people. Remember these images. Remember these people.
- June 16, 2009 at 6:33 PM
Hope you are feeling much better.
Take Care.
- June 16, 2009 at 8:21 PM
It's like someone I work with said today: Iranian elections have the unique distinction of being unfree, unfair, and unpredictable.
- June 16, 2009 at 8:59 PM
- Christine said...
I met CNNFail today. Or, one of them. For those not in the know, this was one of the twitter "hashtags" that was coordinating information about the Iran situation, and helping get the news out of country. When CNN and Fox, etc. saw CNNFail and FOXFail being tweeted around, they basically were shamed about covering the news story.
And while the president of Iran may be a not-very-powerful position, the real point is that this may lead to an overthrow of the real power in Iran--the Ayatollah-led government.
Hope you feel better soon, Nathan.
- June 16, 2009 at 9:46 PM
- Writer from Hell said...
Yesterday Washington Post, Dallas News and some others have carried articles (links below - sorry can't hyperlink - here on proxy too)
Ken Ballen and Patrick Doherty conducted polls in Iran (MR methodology given in the Washington Post article - a must read for all I believe) May 11- May 20 interviewing 1000 candidates across 30 areas in Iran. The results showed Ahmadinejad leading 2 is to 1 and the article further says that the actual election results are in line with their study, if at all Ahmadinejad's margin of victory is lesser since the polls. The study's estd margin of error was 3.1%
Ken Ballen is president of Terror Free Tomorrow: The Center for Public Opinion, a nonprofit institute that researches attitudes toward extremism. Patrick Doherty is deputy director of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation.
The article further gives links to the details of the study.
I think it is important to separate facts from opinions.
BBC link that I provided also gives a run down on Mousavi - the PM during the Islamic revolution after 1979. He brought in all the repressive laws and shut down universities ad has been in semi retirement for almost 20 years. Ahmadinejad is a loved leader in Iran especially in the rural and poor Iran has been reported inBBC and Al Jazeera.
In fact the most matured response thus far has been from Prez Obama who said yesterday that he is disturbed by the violence and urges Iranian govt to act on it but Iran must be free to chose its leader.
- June 16, 2009 at 10:16 PM
- Writer from Hell said...
Nathan 8:33pm. Yes you are right. There are things that could suggest foul play and also have been highlighted in the BBC article.
So that side of the story holds too.
Only there are also enough pointers to the contrary and I though those too must be highlighted in equal measure.
- June 16, 2009 at 10:23 PM
- Writer from Hell said...
Wanda B ontheshelves 9:17 am. I would not give a differet link - yours is good enough. If you summarise your own article :
Hitler lost prez election Mar 1932
Thus Hindenburg became President.
But July 1932 parliamentary elections produced a major victory for Hitler's National Socialist Party.
Jan 1933 Pres Hindenburg appointed Hitler as Chancellor (as is constitutional - leader of the largest party..)
Later on civil liberties were suspended by both Hitler and Hindenburg.
This is a distraction - so anyone interested in the full story can go to that link (or wiki)
- June 16, 2009 at 10:47 PM
- Writer from Hell said...
@Bane of Anubis 11:28 am. That is a wonderful perspective - I wish more people had. The world is too disparate and a comprehensive solution may not be possible. To add to that, what works for one may not work for another.
@ Mira, I agree with what you said that we can only make contribution in the way that we can. (writing may not be such a small way - pen is mightier ...etc. etc)
- June 16, 2009 at 11:43 PM
- wendy said...
Mira, it was great to read your last post, to see what you're aiming to do in your writing. I haven't read any newly published fiction for a while as much fiction seemed to heading down the dirty realism track. It really grossed me out. I use to read a lot 20-40 years ago when there was a greater proportion of uplifting reads. But then came a time when I couldn't find anything I liked. Admittedly, I moved out to the country where there are no book shops to be had, and I rarely visit libraries, so I'm not really in touch so much these days with what's out there. However, over the last 20 years this has been my impression.
I think many people want to read the uplifting, the empowering, the beautiful. This is what I strive to write. Not so sure how successful I am with these aims, however. I would love to read your work at some point, Mira.
- June 16, 2009 at 11:49 PM
Get well soon, Nathan! We miss you.
- June 17, 2009 at 12:11 AM
- wendy said...
Sorry to seee you're still under the weather, Nathan. Get well and return to us soon. We miss your informative and witty posts.
- June 17, 2009 at 12:48 AM
- Wanda B. Ontheshelves said...
Re: "comprehensive solution"
I had written comprehensive solutions (plural), not solution (singlar):
"It seems if you understand problems in a more comprehensive way, you'll come up with more comprehensive (and effective) solutions (i.e., economic policies, legislation, etc)."
The plural makes a difference.
- June 17, 2009 at 1:38 AM
- Wanda B. Ontheshelves said...
Since we're all writers...let's respect the power of the plural.
- June 17, 2009 at 1:38 AM
- Writer from Hell said...
@Nathan 8:33pm.. Forgot to mention this. About the Thailand example, I guess you are right. As I think about it, it is the wrong choice of an example. There is a similar urban rural divide and worse violence but the comparison ends there. Iran issues are different and more complex and they affect the entire world much more. Thanks for pointing out!
- June 17, 2009 at 1:54 AM
- wendy said...
Btw, to explain my reference to the term 'dirty realism': this was a lit sub genre referred to often in writing courses and in the media here in Australia when the genre was becoming trendy a while ago. Not sure if it's a term used elsewhere or even currently over here. It refers to projects that focus on the gritty and mundaine frustrations of human existence.
- June 17, 2009 at 4:17 AM
pity Americans weren't so militant when their own elections were rigged by a religious fanatic.
- June 17, 2009 at 5:53 AM
- Sharon aka Sapphire said...
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- June 17, 2009 at 8:51 AM
- Mira said...
Wendy, thanks, what a nice thing to say! I'm looking forward to reading your inspirational writing, too!
Although I think you misunderstood what I meant; or rather, you and I are making different points. I agree with your point, too: about the need for uplifting literature.
What I was saying though, was that writing can be a powerful way to contribute to social change. However, I'd include all types of writing in that. "Dirty realism" can wake people up. That's good.
I think we've all been given an opportunity to make a unique contribution, whether it's writing or something else.
- June 17, 2009 at 11:31 AM
- Wanda B. Ontheshelves said...
Re: "Holocaust victims had negligible free will, whereas many AIDs victims do/did)"
This sounds similar to the reasoning back in the 80s, that pediatric victims of AIDS didn't "choose" to get AIDS, but gay men did (by their sexual behavior), so therefore gay men weren't really victims of AIDS like babies or children. Gay men therefore "brought it on themselves," which slides into "God is punishing gay men for being gay."
So no, I don't think "free will" is the pivotal issue. The issue is you have two distinct historical events (the Holocaust, the AIDS epidemic), one of which is still ongoing - globally - AIDS.
And then on a related note - regarding comparison of writers Paul Monette and Randy Shilts with Anne Frank - I don't like it because it transforms Anne Frank into something other than an ordinary human being caught in monstrous circumstances - like she's some kind of Mount Everest of human tragedy that victims of other tragedies "aspire" to - and while we're at it - I completely hate the European witch persecutions being referred to as "the women's holocaust." Frickin' HATE IT.
- June 17, 2009 at 11:48 AM
- PurpleClover said...
Nathan- I hope you are feeling better today. Take it easy and no more 30 days of working non-stop.
- June 17, 2009 at 12:15 PM
- Mira said...
Me too, I hope you feel better very soon, Nathan. So sorry you're not feeling well.
- June 17, 2009 at 12:20 PM
- Bane of Anubis said...
Wanda, I didn't say they weren't victims; I'm saying they had some choice in the matter. It may seem callous (though it's not intended to be), but it is true (and I think most would agree that people who contract diseases through transfusions are greater victims than those who contract them via other, less ironic accidental means).
RE: Comprehensive solution(s): To me, comprehensive implies only one solution, which, again, I don't believe in - if you try and make the solution more multifaceted or plural, my faith goes to 0... Even the idea of a bureaucracy of solutions gives me the willies.
On a slightly glib note, I do have a singular comprehensive solution: Isolationism - the ignorance is bliss approach; but, ultimately, I don't think that would work b/c we've got to keep our foot on the pulse of everyone else (angels and cockroaches alike) to ensure our safety.
- June 17, 2009 at 12:46 PM
- Bane of Anubis said...
Nathan, thought I'd put my question here b/c today's post is piling in fast:
If an agency's guidelines dictate that you don't submit to multiple agents in the group (not at once, but overall - i.e., if one rejects, all reject), is it okay to send project X to one agent and project Y to a different one (b/c project Y would better suit the second agent), or is that bad form?
Anyway, I hope that made sense. Thanks.
- June 17, 2009 at 1:50 PM
- Nathan Bransford said...
I think that's ok, but I wouldn't do it simultaneously.
- June 17, 2009 at 2:50 PM
- Bane of Anubis said...
- June 17, 2009 at 3:31 PM
Nathan, can you recommend contemporary Iranian authors? I imagine there are works translated and also written in English.
There are so many Iranian Americans it's strange so little is known about them.
Thank you.
- June 18, 2009 at 4:39 AM
Anon 1:39 why not start with "Reading Lolita in Tehran"?? It's by an Iranian American.
- June 18, 2009 at 7:53 AM
- June 18, 2009 at 5:03 PM
- Julie Marie said...
I hope you're feeling better soon. The news from Iran is riveting. We're watching history unfold.
- June 21, 2009 at 5:49 PM
- Sheryl Tuttle said...
It tells me the video cannot be viewed in my country due to copyright laws. I am in USA - why can't I see this?
Hope you are feeling better.
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iDevices are known to have problems when iframe is used like this, so I disable it on all mobile devices (tablets too) (disable as in I redirect directly to product page without iframe), as posted here: http://themeforest.net/forums/thread/switcheroo-open-source-item-switcher/111182?page=3#message_content_907622 You can easily disable this (switcher is fully responsive so no problem on that part) by removing the snippet from js, but if you do, I would suggest thorough testing.
I just discovered your switcher (very awesome) and tried to access your demo from my iPad. Instead of the frame being removed, it starts to load with the frame, the content starts to show – and them I'm kicked out of Safari altogether.
I also tried another site running your switcher, same exact problem. Starts to load, I see the frame, and bam – kicked out of Safari completely.
I'm running IOS 7.0.4, so maybe it's something in this newest update??
I'd love to switch to this from another implementation, but this kicking out completely instead of removing the frame is a deal breaker for me.
This is a wonderful item switcher, thank you. I have a question:
I have implemented with the addition of the preview images. Now I'm trying to figure out how to set a fixed height and scroll through a number of items.
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Cold air in cabinets
Can someone please help me? Three years ago we bought a completely gutted, remodeled house. We have extreme cold air coming out of the upper cabinets. I just don't know how the cold is getting in there. They are all enclosed. Thanking you in advance.
I think the cabinets might have to come down off the wall. My guess is that the cabinets are on an exterior wall that is not insulated. In fact, you may need to remove everything installed up against this wall to insulate it if it is indeed an exterior wall. You will also lose a few inches in doing so.
Now if it is an interior wall, then the cold air is probally dropping down from the attic or interior roof area.
If you can get into the attic, check for holes that may be inline with the cabinets below and put some batt insulation in them. Be careful in attics. I seen some that have no flooring. One misstep and you will fall through the ceiling and get hurt.
However, you say this house was completly gutted and I find it hard to believe that the exterior walls were not insulated.
A little more investigation on your part is needed here.
As Jordan said, more investigation is needed on your part.
First of all, what does "extreme cold air coming out of the upper cabinets" mean?
This situation is quite normal! Doesn't matter how much insulation is between the warm side and the cold side! All insulation does is slow down heat loss! The more insulation, the slower the loss, however it will be lost sooner or later!
As heat is lost it must be replaced from another source, such as a furnace!
A heat source must be provided to the cabinet or closet to replace the heat loss through the wall.
Something as mundane as vent holes or a burning incandescent light bulb can be used, or an electric heater or even a heating duct!
As long as the lost heat is replaced, there's no problem!
FG , I had a similar scenario. I live East of Detroit My galley kitchen cabinets had a bulkhead above them and no vapour or air barrier at that level attaching to a 10 ft long garage wall and 9 foot wide exterior wall. The draft entered the house and transferred across the floor joists above and then down the wall behind other oposing cabinets. In addition the insulation had gaps in it.
I have clear ceiling panels over lighting so I pulled the panesl and opened the bulkhreads to seal better and insulate and replace the fan vent with one which has a weighted damper... (Also had a range hood vent leaking cold in that same zone) Any of this sound familiar?
It got to the point where I was warming my cofee cups in hot water before pouring my 6 a.m. coffee.
Not quite 100% yet but its -20 today and I'm drinking hot coffee.
Just because it was completely gutted & redone does not mean it was done correctly. Our outside wall cabinets & closets are always very cold compared to the rest of the house
Heat does not flow much into these spaces - so they cool off & stay cool
cold air in cabinets
Thank you for the reply. I will have to hire someone to check out the attic. I know exactly what you mean by having to warm up your coffee cup. I have done the same thing with plates and platters. Funny thing is if the cold air is getting in from the attic, wouldn't you think I would have cold bottom cabinets too?
My microwave sits above the stove so there is no cold air from there.
Is your microwave a built in with venting and do you have bulkheads?
The cold air in my ceiling was travelling down the wall inside the bulkheads because the drywall did not go all the way to the ceiling behind the cabinets leaving abaouit a 6" gap below the top of the wall plates.
In addition the microwave venting hood was not closing allowing air to travel back inside and chill the same space.
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Lupe Fiasco And The Fat White Bitch Who Threw A Tomato At A Salt Lake Show
Lupa Fiasco is going ham on twitter about this woman who threw a tomato on stage. He cancel his show the show after she threw the tomato.
The girl who did it has no respect! The show was cancelled because the fans on the balcony wouldn't leave so that Lupe could finish the show!
1. Should he had kept doing the show after this form of disrespect? 2. Is he wrong for calling her a fat white bitch?
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Yelena Mizulina is a concerned member of the State Duma who intends to protect the rights of fellow members against those who would trample on their right to be a bigot. It definitely states in the Russian Constitution that members of the Duma have the right to send to jail any who challenge their intelligence or patriotism. She is upset at Nikolai Alexeyev, a gay activist who claims the right to make critical remarks about those in the Duma. For some reason, he believes "free speech" entitles one to degrade the moral stance of a member of Parliament. Alexei blames her for the law which bans the right of gays to send "propaganda" to minors about the virtues of being gay or lesbian. He sent a petition to the White House noting this woman was responsible for this law which endangers the rights of gays and lesbians.
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[BRAZIL 2014] Cameroon is bound for the World Cup after the Indomitable Lions ended their strike that forced a 12-hour delay in their departure from Yaounde to Rio de Janeiro.
The players balked at the 50 million CFA francs ($104,000) the Cameroonian federation, Fecafoot, was offering to pay each player for each stage of the Lions' participation at
the World Cup. The players, who refused to leave the Hotel Mont Febe in Yaounde until the issue was resolved, will receive an additional 5.8 million CFA francs ($12,100), and Fecafoot will receive a
three-month loan from FIFA to pay the players. It needed the intervention of the Cameroonian government to get the players to reach an agreement.
The players had boycotted a practice
before the Cameroon match against Germany on June 1 in Moenchengladbach. Player strikes are nothing new with the Lions or other African teams. Cameroon players refused to leave their hotel at Roissy
Airport outside Paris for a week before flying to South Korea for the 2002 World Cup. Nigeria almost missed the start of the 2013 Confederations Cup in Brazil because of a player strike.
PRE-WORLD CUP, Schedule:
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Based on various scientifically recognized brand value models, the EUREB Institute has annually evaluated around 1,200 brands from the Commercial and Residential European sector since 2009.
By combining qualitative and quantitative methods, the "EUREB brand value model" is designed to provide clear, unambiguous results that can be used to provide early warning recommendations for strategic action.
The highest ranked companies within EUREB Brand-Ranking, are categorized into different sub-sectors, and will be annually awarded the REAL ESTATE BRAND AWARD.
The results of the studies have been published in REAL ESTATE BRAND BOOK since 2014. For the first time this industry monitor uses scientifically valid indicators to represent the brand positioning of the relevant companies within the European real estate industry. Furthermore, this provides insights and understanding to aid the management of corporate development, and communication strategies.


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Air Stop / Hammer Stop
Whatever the technical term for it, those are the two I have learned for the vertical pipe that comes off a water line at an elbow to stop the water from "hammering" into the pipe when the flow is stopped. Anyhow, right now they come up behind the knee wall in my second floor, about 18" high. Of course, the only place I can put a door to access that area behind the wall is right where they are. Can I cut the vertical pipe off, run the main line over another 16", and then go vertical with it? Or will this lose effectiveness?
I don't think it will interfere with the effectiveness. What the hammer eliminator is doing is holding air to provide a "cushion" to prevent hammering.
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AA Apologizes for "Unexpected Stop" (a.k.a. Emergency Landing)
What's the best way to apologize to customers when instead of flying them to Chicago, they must brace for impact and pray to survive an emergency landing? Well, if you're American Airlines, you "take the opportunity to apologize" for "disrupting [their] travel plans" and provide an e-voucher for $250. Below, we have the letter sent to passengers on board the March 11th flight that was supposed to be a simple flight from LaGuardia to Chicago, but – thanks to an engine malfunction – ended with an emergency landing at Kennedy Airport with fire trucks and ambulances at the ready. No one was hurt, though many were "inconvenienced."
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I know you must have been disappointed when flight 309 made an unexpected stop at JFK when you traveled to Chicago with us on March 11. As soon as our manager at LaGuardia let us know what happened, we wanted to take the opportunity to apologize to you for disrupting your travel plans.
Based on the information I received, after taking off from LaGuardia, the aircraft encountered difficulties with its turbine. As a result, turbine blade fragments were ejected from the back exhaust of the engine. Once that occurred, our captain diverted to JFK to our specialists could take a look at the situation. Your patience must have really worn thin when it was ultimately discovered that the repairs were more complicated than originally thought and it then became necessary to cancel your flight. I am truly sorry for the resulting inconvenience.
In appreciation for your patience during that situation, I've made arrangements for an eVoucher (see details below) for you to use toward the purchase of a ticket to travel with us. I hope this gesture of goodwill helps restore your confidence in us.
Upon review of the circumstances, we are reminded that our responsibility to provide our customers with quality service is a major priority, one that we can't afford to overlook. Please be assured that we'll do our best to provide a smooth trip the next time you fly with us. We will look forward to the opportunity.
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My suggestion is to look at another Browning Hi-Power for the wife. You keep one and she gets the other. I assume you have a carry permit for one, and in CA I believe some counties use the serial number for the individual gun rather than the model and caliber.
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This week, here at Magical Musings we're going to try something a little different. We've asked four very popular, very different, very fabulous authors the same question and have posted their answers below. Hope you enjoy their responses as much as we enjoyed asking.
Cynthia Eden is the author of the very popular paranormal "Midnight" series. She is also branching out into suspense with the release of her first romantic suspense "Deadly Fear" which is scheduled for release in July, 2010.
The second Night Watch book, "I'll Be Slaying You" is scheduled for release at the end of June of this year.
"What has brought you the greatest joy since you were published, and what has caused you the greatest angst?"
My greatest joy has come from my interactions with readers. Whenever I get an email from someone who has enjoyed my work, I'm thrilled. I love that someone enjoyed my stories enough to take the time out of a busy day to email me. Those fan letters can totally make my week. So, far and away—my greatest joy comes from the positive responses I receive from readers. Knowing that people *like* my stories—that's wonderful.
Now, for the greatest angst….oh, my angst comes from doubt. Some people think that once you finally sell a book, you're set. You're not set. Every time I sit down to write a book, I worry will this be good enough? I wonder if the other books were flukes or if I've lost the ability to tell a story. Doubt is my companion, and doubt didn't vanish with a publishing contract.
But I do my best to shove doubt into a dark corner of my mind. If I ever let doubt get to me, well, I won't be able to write. And I love writing. So doubt can whisper to me, but I keep right on writing.
Marilyn Brant is the award-winning women's fiction author of ACCORDING TO JANE (October 2009), FRIDAY MORNINGS AT NINE (October 2010) and THE GRAND EUROPEAN (coming: October 2011), all from Kensington Books.
What has brought you the greatest joy since you were published, and what has caused you the greatest angst?
The greatest joy is, for me, actually a cluster of several things: I love being able to create something that I think has meaning. I love hearing from readers who've told me a story I wrote resonated with them or made them laugh. And I love getting to demonstrate for my son the reality of working toward and achieving a personal dream. I've heard too many people in my life say, "I've always wanted to do (fill in the blank), but I couldn't because…" My son doesn't remember a time when I wasn't writing, but he's watched me make (very slow!) progress over the years. He's seen the hours I put in at the computer and experienced all of the stages of the publication process with me. It was incredibly exciting to get to share the journey from aspiring to published writer with him and know that he was really getting the full picture–both the joy of it AND all of the hard work.
The greatest angst is the difficulty in maintaining a healthy balance between all of the different expectations put on a writer within the industry and the life the writer is supposed to live outside of it. In the writing world, I'm juggling the promotion of one novel, the copy edits of another, the drafting of a third, the design/updating of my blog and website, newsletters, speaking engagements, writing loops/Facebook/Twitter and reader emails. In my home life, I'm still supposed to magically make dinner, shop for necessities, clean on occasion (ha!), keep up with my son's school/extracurricular/social life, stay in touch with friends, help care for aging family members, handle all the bills and taxes and exercise once in a while… I never feel as though I'm managing everything smoothly or getting the balance just right.
Award-winning Karin Tabke is the author of a sizzling Hot Cops series and hot medievals, the Blood Sword Legacy series. Her dark, erotic Blood Moon paranormal trilogy, best described as "Sons of Anarchy meets Rise of Lycans," will be released in 2011. All her books are deliciously edgy tales of danger and passion.
What has brought you the greatest joy since you were published, and what has caused you the greatest angst?
Hands down my greatest joy since publishing was being chosen as the 2008 RWA Pro Mentor of the year. (Well deserved! adds Edie)
The greatest angst was realizing I only have control of the story and that everything else is out of my control.
New York Times Bestseller, Lesley Kagen, is the author of Whistling In The Dark (NAL 07), Land of A Hundred Wonders (Penquin 2008), and Tomorrow River will be a Dutton release on April 29th 2010.
What has brought you the greatest joy since you were published, and what has caused you the greatest angst?
There have been so many joys! My road to publication was extremely difficult. Over 130 literary agents rejected me and scads of publishers, so when I finally managed to achieve my dream it was so much sweeter! And readers, they're fantastic. I receive loads of emails and their support and encouragement is all that keeps me going on the days that I feel like I'm the worst writer in the universe. Book clubs, too, have been such a blessing. They welcome me into their homes and ply me with goodies. I've made so many new friends.
What's caused me the most angst is keeping all the balls in the air. There's my civilian life—I'm married, have two kids that still need me with my first grandchild on the way. I have animals I adore and need to take care of, and you know, all the usual stuff women are responsible for. And then there's my writing life–the actual storymaking and deadlines and events and book clubs. It's a full busy life. I work hard to make sure that everybody and everything is getting the attention they need, but somedays I drop a couple of the balls.


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Awesome stories!
for a second, i though that guy with the red shirt was richard stallman ..smile.. he look like him, doesnt he? ..my mind went to close to 200 different directions wondering what he could possibly be doing at microsoft ..then ..4 seconds later, i realised it wasnt him ...
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How long has Larry been at Microsoft anyway?
I believe since 1984, so 23 years
Way too little facial hair for him to be Stallman.
Those stories were neat. I love the idea of Bill in the car going "Faster, faster!"
Yeah, the car story was great.
Well I dont have much to share about Bill Gates. I had read two articles in a book, which I am sharing below :-
a) Bill Gates was spotted as an excellent programmer in his school days and he had started developing software for the classroom sitting arrangement. The software he developed had been designed in such a way, that the girls whom Bill Gates liked sat next to him !!!!!!!!!!
Don't you see Windows + IE6 or something of that in the above design.
b) Bill Gates gave the last finishing touches to MS-DOS in a flight. He was flying to meet IBM officials to give a demonstration of MS-DOS .
P.S. I read the above stuff in a book I borrowed from USIS.
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With a happy smile I greeted you each day
With my warmth I cuddled with you
Each day we gazed into each other's eyes with so much love
Although I could not tell you how much I loved you back
Though sick with no cure you cared for me
You prayed for me with much hope
You fed me each day to satisfy my hunger
You gave me medicine to keep me going
Though at times I was weak you were always there
Though I tried not to show my pain it was too much to keep inside
I was not well inside and I didn't know, but you knew how I felt
You tried your best to keep me alive for the short time I had
I wish for that split moment I could tell you
If I could speak I would've said I love you Master thank you for no more pain
I will be waiting for you when it's your time and we'll be together again
To kiss you, To love you unconditionally, To smell you, To be happy again.
I know you miss me as I miss you My Master.
My name is Lucky and this is my story up until now.
I was born August 3rd 2002 and bought by a wonderful and loving family that gave me and treated me as a queen. Every day walks, treats and of course food. Yearly checkups with no problems noted. I love my family so much and i know they love me and i don't want to die.
This year while getting groomed my groomer noticed i had a seizure and he called my doggie parents. My parents were shocked and thought i was under stress from grooming, but then i had another seizure a month later and my parents took me to the vet. The vet wanted to put me on anti-seizure medication but my dad refused, he wanted to have more tests done.
He asked the vet to perform a blood test which revealed a very Low Glucose level. When my master got home he researched why a dog would have low glucose level and have seizures. He found out information that stated this may be a cause of Hypoglycemia. So we went back to the vet a week later and asked to perform specific K-9 specific Panc Lipase index and 4 whole body radiographs. The only abnormality noticed was once again the low glucose.
After another seizure occurred i was taken to the vet again and had blood work for glucose again and also the Insulin/Glucose ratio blood work. The glucose taken in the office revealed again low glucose, when the results of the Insulin/Glucose ratio came in it showed very high levels of insulin 399.5, ratio=3995 & extremely low glucose=20). The vet was alarmed and I asked him to repeat the insulin/glucose ratio again after a week. It was performed again and insulin/glucose ratio came back even higher which was not good.
At this point my parents were told based on these results that I had an Insulinoma and I only had about 1 yr to live. My master asked what other test can confirm this diagnosis and 2 weeks later I had an Ultrasound performed by a specialist which comfirmed a 1.0 splenic nodule and multiple, hypoechoic pancreatic masses varying in size of 1-2cm in diameter. My parents are devastated I am only 6yrs old, they thought i would be around for at least 15yrs. I don't know why this happened to me I was fine about a year ago or so I thought.
Now I am on Prednisone, Proglycem and Herbal treatments to try to slow down the progression of this bad disease. Some days i am good, some I may have a seizure or vomit. My parents are so loving they do everything possible for me. I love my dog parents and I don't want to die. I hear my parents saying that they can't put me to sleep because it would hurt too much, that it's probably better if God takes me on his own. I sometimes hear my master praying for me then comes and hugs and kisses me.
I thought with a name as Lucky that i would be lucky forever, but I guess this is not the case. What I recommend to other pet owners is to never skip a yearly physical especially blood work. Insulinoma (aka pancreatic cancer) does not show signs until it is too late.
So I don't know how long I have with my masters but I love them. I am Lucky because I was raised by loving dog parents. When I die I'll be waiting for my parents in heaven when it's there time to come see me where their will be no more pain or suffering and only happiness and love.
I'll let everyone know when I am no longer here and I have crossed to doggie heaven. I love everyone and my name is Lucky.
I have crossed that rainbow bridge in the sky I'll miss everyone for it was my time as my name was Lucky.
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After 33 Years, a Change at Jabberwocky
By C.K. WOLFSON
The cabins are a topple of blankets and mattresses, the last of the
tents is being taken down, and remnant odds and ends have been packed in
boxes and lined up along the ramp railings. It is the middle of the
afternoon and the loudest sound is the leaves rustling overhead. Like an
empty ballroom, it is after the season at Camp Jabberwocky, and the
echoes of shouts and laughter still hover among the tree branches and
empty rooms.
Looking Glass: Jabberwocky Is Heading South with New Camp
By PAUL REMY Special to the Vineyard Gazette
Jowharah Johnson enjoys dancing and having fun. Her parents
frequently take her out. But the 19-year-old African American teenager,
who has Cerebral Palsy, does not have friends to hang out with.
Camp Jabberwocky Director Steps Down
Gillian Lamb Butchman Has Resigned to Pursue Ever-Widening Mission
of Building Similar Camps
By RACHEL KOVAC
After 35 years, Gillian Lamb Butchman quietly stepped down from her
role as director at Camp Jabberwocky on Saturday. The daughter of
Jabberwocky founder Helen (Hellcat) Lamb, Mrs. Butchman's
resignation leaves the venerable cerebral palsy camp with no Lamb in an
active director role for the first time in its 52-year history.
The red bus is back, and so are the participants of Camp
Jabberwocky, the longtime summer camp on Martha's Vineyard for
youths and adults with cerebral palsy.
I have been attending Camp Jabberwocky for 47 years. Participating in the Fourth of July parade is one of my favorite activities while at camp. It gives me and my fellow campers the opportunity to celebrate Independence Day as well as our independence. In our outrageous costumes with our fun-loving counselors, we also express our appreciation to our Martha's Vineyard friends.
The morning after fellow campers and I arrived at Camp Jabberwocky, we went with our fun-loving counselors to music class in the camp's studio. We sang Rocket Man by Elton John. I must admit our singing was very rusty, but as the month progresses it will vastly improve.
Rocket Man will be one of the songs for this year's play — Jabberwocky Presents The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe — which will be written and directed by my counselor for the summer, Michael Leon.
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Using the feminist critique of mediation to explore "the good, the bad and the ugly" implications for women of the introduction of mandatory family dispute resolution in Australia
Field, Rachael M. (2006) Using the feminist critique of mediation to explore "the good, the bad and the ugly" implications for women of the introduction of mandatory family dispute resolution in Australia. Australian Journal of Family Law, 20(5), pp. 45-78.
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In this article, aspects of the feminist critique are used to analyse issues arising for women as a result of the introduction in Australia in 2006 of, what is in effect, mandatory family dispute resolution in children's disputes. The article argues that whilst family dispute resolution can be a positive process for women, it can also be an environment in which women face significant disadvantages. These potential disadvantages mean that mandating family dispute resolution, as a process of first resort in children's disputes, will potentially create great post-separation injustice for women, and consequently for many children (an important consideration given the heavy emphasis on the best-interests of the children that dominates rhetoric about the Bill).
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Talking With Your Doctor About Chemotherapy Pain and Side Effects
What is chemotherapy?
Chemotherapy is a type of treatment for cancer that uses medications. Cancer is an abnormal growth of cells. Normally, old or damaged cells in the body will stop dividing and die. Healthy young cells replace these cells. Cancer occurs when old or damaged cells divide and multiply uncontrollably. Cancer cells rapidly reproduce even when your body signals them to stop.
Chemotherapy works by slowing or stopping these rapidly growing cells. The goal of chemotherapy can be to cure cancer, control cancer, or relieve the symptoms of cancer.
Chemotherapy, sometimes called chemo, is only one method to treat cancer. You may have other treatment options. Consider getting a second opinion about all of your treatment choices before having chemotherapy.
Types of chemotherapy
The types of chemotherapy include:
Regional chemotherapy affects a specific area of your body instead of your whole body. Regional chemotherapy targets a tumor or tumors contained in one area. It can also help decrease side effects of a large tumor, such as a tumor that presses on another body part causing pain.
Systemic chemotherapy affects your entire body or system. It targets cancer cells that may have spread throughout different areas of your body.
Other procedures that may be performed
Doctors sometimes prescribe chemotherapy by itself to treat certain cancers. Your doctor may also prescribe one or more other treatments including:
Biological therapy (immunotherapy) boosts or stimulates your body's immune system to help fight cancer.
Hormonal therapy blocks the effects of hormones that stimulate growth of certain cancers. In doing this, hormonal therapy deprives cancer cells of what they need to grow. Examples of cancers treated by hormonal therapy include certain breast cancers and prostate cancers.
Laser therapy removes tumors and treats cancer symptoms with a laser.
Photodynamic therapy combines special drugs with specific wavelengths of light. The drug, called a photosensitizer, is injected into your tumor and exposed to the light. The light produces a reaction that kills cancer cells when it hits the drug.
Radiation therapy uses x-ray beams or other forms of radiation to kill cancer cells. It targets tumors and localized cancer cells. Newer technologies allow doctors to precisely target tumors and minimize damage to nearby healthy cells.
Surgery removes cancerous tumors and precancerous tissues.
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- Different types of chemotherapy drugs. American Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/treatmenttypes/chemotherapy/chemotherapypri....
- How Is Chemotherapy Given? Breastcancer.org. http://www.breastcancer.org/treatment/chemotherapy/process/how.jsp.
- How is Chemo therapy Given? The Scott Hamilton CARES Initiative. http://chemocare.com/chemotherapy/what-is-chemotherapy/how-chemotherapy-is-given.aspx.
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- Questions and Answers About Chemotherapy. National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/coping/chemotherapy-and-you/page2.
- Side Effects and Ways to Manage Them. National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/coping/chemotherapy-and-you/page7.
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8 songs which contain surprising parenting advice
Sometimes, all you can do is turn up the music and hope for some inspiration ...
They say songs sound different when you're in love. If that's true, then becoming a parent sees your favourite tunes take on a whole new meaning. Just as your all-nighters change tone (you spend them covered in someone else's vomit, as opposed to your own) and your idea of a sleep-in drastically modifies, certain songs may begin to resonate on a whole new level. We've selected eight songs that offer extremely pertinent parenting advice.
1. We've gotta get out of this place by The Animals
Ever had a child who REALLY wanted those lollies throw a complete tantrum inside Woolworths? What about realising your baby's nappy has had a blowout while you're crammed in a waiting room full of irate people at the motor registry? There are certain times when, as a parent, you real gotta get out of this place.
2. Zombie by The Cranberries
Sleep deprivation does awful things to a person. It might even make you enjoy The Cranberries (I jest, I jest, everyone knows Dolores O'Riordan is a goddess). The hit '90s track Zombie is a fairly apt description of the way early parenthood feels, civil war references and all.
3. Que sera, sera by Doris Day
"Que sera, sera – whatever will be, will be". This may be the most valuable phrase you ever hear as a parent – so sing until you believe it. Running late for your doctor's appointment because Miss Three wants to wear an alligator tail and a tutu? Que sera, sera. Changing your shirt for the third time in a day because you've leaned up against a melted crayon that was sitting on top of the radiator? Que sera, sera. It's a beautiful phrase. Lion King fans can substitute Hakuna Matata if they wish.
4. I would do anything for love by Meatloaf
All parents have that one thing that they can't abide, no matter how much they love their kids. And that's OK. One friend of mine cannot handle vomit. Blood, snot, dirty nappies – none of it fazes her, but as soon as the kids start heaving she's heaving too – heaving her husband in the general direction of the sick child in question. Another friend is one of the most attentive fathers you could ever hope to meet, but if there's a spider in the house, his kids have buckley's of getting Dad to come to the rescue. Instead he'll hand them a jar and cower behind the couch.
5. Wrecking ball by Miley Cyrus
Like Miley Cyrus, children are often semi-clothed, experimental and like to lick things they probably shouldn't. And, like a Miley Cyrus song, they come in like a wrecking ball, making light work of anything breakable, ruinable or valuable in a 100 metre radius.
6. My way by Frank Sinatra
Breastfeeding or bottle feeding, co-sleeping or controlled crying, home school or boarding school – whatever the decision you're trying to make as a parent, you can bet there's going to be a vocal opposition telling you exactly why doing it that particular way will be catastrophic for your child's development and most likely bring about an apocalypse of unholy proportions. Listen if you like, or don't, but at the end of the day do what you instinctively feel is the right choice, then crank this tune on your iPod and know that you're doing a fantastic job of loving your child.
7. Hold on by Wilson Phillips
When Wilson Phillips sang "If you hold on for one more day, can you hold on for one more day? Things'll go your way, hold on for one more day" they could well have been singing to the sleep-deprived couple crammed into bed with a toddler taking up more room than seems physically possible and baby monitor blaring the hungry demands of a newborn at all hours of the night. Because if you just hold on for one more day, tomorrow might be the day that your newborn sleeps through the night, your toddler decides to remain in her bed until morning and you dream blissfully through an entire eight hours of sleep. Maybe.
8. Best thing that ever happened to me by Gladys Knight and the Pips
Because really, at the end of the day, they are the best thing that ever happened to you.
Which song lyrics do you think offer the best advice for parents?
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