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The horrific tragedy that unfolded in Newtown this past weekend hast left me numb. Unable to process anything. Normally, I'm a mom who wears her heart on her sleeve, crying at the drop of a hat. But for some reason I have yet to have a good, hard cry.
I am a zombie. I am lost. I feel helpless and useless and numb.
My sister-in-law and brother-in-law and their 3 children all live in Newtown. My husband and I reached out to them offering them our home if they needed to just get away, but Penny respectfully declined saying she wanted to feel the loss, to grieve with her community, to go through the process together. I love her even more for that.
I told my children who are 8 and 10 of the shooting. I have limited media exposure not letting them see news coverage. I did let them see our president's message to the country. I have tried to reassure my boys that with such tragedies comes improved safety and awareness, but I am having a hard time really believing that myself.
The world has changed yet again just like the date "which will live in infamy', like 9-11, like the Aurora shooting. I hope and pray that these babies spirits and memories live on and that with their passing comes improved safety for those of us left to pick of the pieces. Better understanding of mental health. Better safety measures at schools. Restricted access to weapons. Whatever it takes, let's do it and make this world one that the next generation of children growing up doesn't have to fear simply going to school.
Finally, I am grateful and in awe of the outpouring of love, kindness and support I see from our fellow man. The strangers who hug and cry together. The mom who hugs another mom's kids she doesn't even know. It's these little acts that will make the biggest difference. I think President Obama said it best when he spoke so beautifully and from the heart in Newtown:
"So our hearts are broken today — for the parents and grandparents, sisters and brothers of these little children, and for the families of the adults who were lost. Our hearts are broken for the parents of the survivors as well, for as blessed as they are to have their children home tonight, they know that their children's innocence has been torn away from them too early, and there are no words that will ease their pain.
Because while nothing can fill the space of a lost child or loved one, all of us can extend a hand to those in need — to remind them that we are there for them, that we are praying for them, that the love they felt for those they lost endures not just in their memories but also in ours.
May God bless the memory of the victims and, in the words of Scripture, heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds."
The only thing I would add to our president's words is, "Amen".
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Bositeng Hu, or Lake Bositeng, located in the Bayangol Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture (Bazhou, for short) of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang), has so many names that it is almost absurd to list them all, but since the lake lies within a Mongol enclave of a Uyghur region, it seems reasonable to provide the lake's Mongolian and Uyghur names, which are Bositen nao'er and Baghrash kol, respectively (note: bositen means "to be on one's feet" in Mongolian, and note also that the "g" ending in the lake's name here is a Sinicization).
The Mongolian name is a reference to three low-lying islands standing in the lake. In ancient times, the lake was called West Sea, and during the Tang (CE 618-907) Dynasty, the lake was called Fish Sea. The lake got its current Chinese name, Bositeng, during the Qing (CE 1644-1911) Dynasty. Lake Bositeng is located on the southeastern edge of the Yanqi Basin, within the boundaries of Bohu County ("Bohu" itself being a contraction of the lake's Chinese name), the largest river-fed/ river-drained freshwater lake in China (there are any number of larger lakes in China, but Lake Bositeng essentially amounts to a large, relatively shallow, triangular-shaped wetland area through which a river flows). It covers an area of roughly 1000 square kilometers.
There are a dozen or so small lake areas of varying sizes in the southwestern section of Lake Bositeng, with a few larger lake areas interspersed among these smaller lake areas (note that almost the entire lake, being a marshy wetland, is dotted with low "islands", some of which are above water and some of which are beneath the surface, and it is this feature that creates the "lake areas" within the lake). The southeastern section of the lake is considerably deeper, with its deepest lake area measuring 16 meters in depth, in contrast to the shallowest lake areas in the southwestern section, whose depth varies from 0.8 to 2 meters.
The vast expanse of the deep-water area of the lake, i.e., the southeastern section of the lake, is characterized by early-morning mists, and when the wind kicks up as the day progresses, the water surface is transformed into concentric semi-circles of ripples. The view of this dark-blue, lush part of the lake, mingled with the lighter blue of the skies above, but surrounded by parched-brown sand (the Taklamakan Desert begins at the city of Korla, about 20 kilometers southwest of Lake Bositeng), has prompted comparisons to an oasis, while some liken it to a "Hawaii of the desert", given that Hawaii is similarly surrounded by a vast expanse, albeit, an ocean of water rather than an ocean of sand. While it is true that this is one very hot place on earth (Turpan, which lies about 200 kilometers northeast of Lake Bositeng, is considered the hottest place in China, if not on earth - some have likened its heat to Hell), it is also starkly beautiful, with Badlands-like rock stratification (the Badlands being a geographical area, now a US National Park, in the state of South Dakota characterized by massive, eroded and exposed rock stratifications).
The shallower part of the lake, with its many green reeds and fragrant lotus fronds, its many wading birds and its lush patches of land, or islets, is praised as "the Land of Peach Blossoms", a Chinese reference to a fabled land of peace and tranquility, far from the hustle and bustle - and conflicts - of the real world. There are several underground hot springs round about the eastern part of the lake, with a diameter varying from 10-30 meters, and some of which are in the form of a geyser. In spite of this, the lake supports two major fish populations: a catfish species and a special carp species (aka pipefish) called the "cracked-abdomen" fish in everyday parlance, or the Schizothoracinae Mountain carp, in zoological terminology, though these are to be found in the deeper part of the lake. The lake is a transitory home to countless migratory birds, many rare. It is also the permanent home to the Mongolian gazelle as well as to wild deer.
All in all, the area around Lake Bositeng offers a unique natural environment, with much to offer nature lovers in general, and bird watchers in particular. The greater area around the lake includes extensive grasslands and a mountainous nature preserve that is home to many wild animals - especially of the hooved variety. Loulan Ancient City is not far away, and then there is always Lake Bositeng's own Golden Sand Beach, where you can sunbathe in fine, clean sand, swim, rent a boat, or partake in various other water activities.
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You can catch a bus to Lake Bositeng from the prefecture post office at the city of Korla. There are 6 return trips daily.
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From 10:00AM to 2:00PM, and again from 3:00PM to 7:30PM, daily.
More Tips: 1) Minimum recommended time for a visit: an entire day.
2) Be sure to visit both the shallower part of the lake as well as its deeper part. At the deeper part of the lake, you will see many seagulls and herons constantly flying over its broad surface, and though you may not see them, there are plenty of fish below the surface, some of them very tasty. This you can test yourself by dining in one of the lakeside restaurants. The shallower, western part of the lake is a bird's - and bird watcher's - paradise. There are especially many wading birds - bring your binoculars, and a camera with a telephoto lens!
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The city of Aspen wants a better method for figuring out the traffic and transportation impacts of new development, and is considering paying a Denver firm $100,000 to come up with a local evaluation model.
Too often, according to the city, how many car trips a proposed new development would generate and how those impacts should be offset is debated in subjective negotiations in the land-use approval process.
That could change if the city hires Fehr & Peers for a two-phase process that would begin with studying local traffic patterns, and establishing a formula for how many car trips different kinds of development generate in Aspen.
Aspen City Council discussed the proposed contract at Monday's meeting, and will hear a presentation from Fehr & Peers representatives next Monday before presumably deciding whether to go forward with the project.
People are always guessing how much traffic a new hotel or monster home would create, said Mayor Mick Ireland, and established national formulas based on a cross-section of large urban areas don't reflect the circumstances of Aspen.
"The models are based on normal people and we don't have many of those here," Ireland said at the meeting.
The typical model estimates that a new home will generate seven car trips per day, Ireland said.
"But in Aspen, it would be seven FedEx trips per day and, you know, food and dinner and summonses and all the things you get delivered here," Ireland quipped.
After establishing Aspen's formula, the second phase of the Fehr & Peers study would create a matrix that scores the efficacy of various traffic offsets, like car-share programs, bike racks or distributing bus passes.
"[The study] is an important step in making sure the development review process is predictable," Aspen long-range planner Jessica Garrow said. "It's a really haphazard process right now and that doesn't work for anyone."
The idea of creating a clearer process for studying and mitigating traffic impacts came out of the Aspen Area Community Plan, which council adopted early this year.
Councilman Derek Johnson said he is generally supportive of the concept, but he questioned what the city would actually be getting for $100,000. He also said he was skeptical that creating a new evaluation process would serve to reduce traffic in town, which is the ultimate goal.
Johnson called for holding off on voting on the contract in lieu of bringing Fehr & Peers up to Aspen for next week's sit-down. The rest of council agreed with his suggestion.
Councilman Adam Frisch also expressed skepticism, saying that he thought traffic counts reveal more about the overall health of the economy as opposed to providing the city with information on how well its "transportation demand management programs" (as they are known to city planners) are working.
Frisch wondered whether the $100,000 effort was simply an attempt to give the city legal backing to enforce more regulations on the business and development community.
Responding to Frisch's comments, Councilman Steve Skadron said he felt his fellow elected official was engaging in government bashing.
"I appreciate your critical eye," Skadron said. "[But] there's an air of negativity to it. Your comments make me feel guilty to a certain degree about actions that this council and this community have taken prior to your involvement here."
Skadron defended city regulations — often criticized by developers — on traffic control, affordable housing and other areas. Town doesn't seem to be suffering because of them, he said.
"While it's a burden and I'm sensitive to that, it doesn't appear to be strangling our local economy," Skadron said. "There's a tremendous demand to be in this town, in my opinion, because of the actions we've taken and not in spite of them."
Frisch conceded that overall, city growth management, housing and traffic policies have made town more desirable. But he said council needs to be sensitive to the message it is putting out to the community.
"I have a frustration that we spend a lot of time focusing on the negative externalities of a new movie theater or a new restaurant in town," Frisch said. "... Every time I hear the word mitigation ... I miss the point about, hey, thank you for opening up a store here and being able to employ some people."
Skadron apologized for putting Frisch on the spot and thanked him for the open dialogue.
In regards to the study serving as a basis for a legal defense of traffic offsetting measures that could become a required part of the development review process, Garrow said that one of the reasons Fehr & Peers was chosen was because similar work it has done in other towns — mostly in California — has held up under court challenges.
Said City Attorney Jim True, "The more objective data you have, the better off those mitigation programs are."
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With honesty and grace, award-winning author Francisco Jiménez shares his most poignant Christmas memory in this beautifully illustrated picture book. As Christmas approaches, Panchito can't wait to see what present he gets.
The Desert Is My Mother / El Desierto Es Mi Madreby Mora, Pat
This beautifully written and illustrated book will inspire children with its artistry, imagination, and spirit. A young girl embarks on a poetic journey through the desert, discovering the many gifts that nature offers. In English and Spanish.
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Tomás is a son of migrant workers. Every summer he and his family follow the crops north from Texas to Iowa, spending long, arduous days in the fields. At night they gather around to hear Grandfather's wonderful stories.
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Seven robbers executed by firing squad in Saudi Arabia
Seven men convicted of armed robbery were executed in public by a Saudi firing squad yesterday despite last-minute appeals by human rights groups that their lives be spared.
The men were convicted of "forming a gang that carried out several armed robberies and thefts with the help of other people", the Interior Ministry said.
They were executed "as a punishment to them and to deter others" from carrying out similar crimes, said the official SPA news outlet, adding that their fellow robbers had been sentenced to various jail terms and lashes.
Witnesses said the executions were carried out in a square in Abha, capital of the southwestern province of Asir. The witnesses added that the men were not beheaded, as is customary in the kingdom.


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Barack Obama calls them a "humanitarian crisis." Nancy Pelosi calls them an "opportunity."An angry crowd in El Centro, California says we should "Send them back." Rick Perry agrees and further ratchets up the rhetoric by calling on President Barack Obama to come see the "humanitarian crisis" firsthand if he's really all that concerned about the young illegal immigrants.
According to an AP report, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, whom many see as a potential Republican presidential candidate for 2016, had this to say about Barack Obama's concern for crowds of illegal immigrant children – most of them from Central America – who are crossing the border into Texas in droves with little or no attempt to stem the tide by the executive branch of the federal government charged with upholding and enforcing legitimate U.S. laws on immigration (and all other legitimate U.S. laws, for that matter):
"If he (Barack Obama) doesn't come to the border, I think it's a real reflection of his lack of concern of what's really going on there."
A Politico report further quotes Gov. Perry:
"If the President of the United States is really serious about securing that border, we can show him how to do that. But I haven't even had a phone call from this president."
Governor Perry's suggestion comes at a time when the president is in the state holding fundraisers. The call for the president to come see the humanitarian crisis for himself is echoed by Republican Congressman Bob Goodlatte of Virginia, who suggested that the humanitarian crisis is a crisis of Barack Obama's own making.
For their part, President Barack Obama's White house has accused Gov. Rick Perry and Republicans of playing politics with the masses of young illegal immigrants.
For his part, Gov. Perry has made it clear that he believes the state of Texas should not be shouldering the burden of dealing with the influx of unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S. border unchecked. In addition to pointing out that the U.S.-Mexico border is less secure than it has ever been in modern times, Gov. Perry believes that a strong message should be sent to those who are trying to cross into the United States illegally.
USA Today quotes Rick Perry saying:
"Allowing them to remain here will only encourage the next group of individuals to undertake this dangerous and life-threatening journey here… The power of boots on the ground cannot be overstated. The message needs to be not, 'If you come into the United States, you'll be deported,' but, 'You won't enter the United States.'"
The AP report quotes White House spokesperson Josh Earnest saying:
"The reason that some people are suggesting the president should go to border when he's in Texas is because they'd rather play politics than actually trying to address some of these challenges."
Earnest also suggested that President Obama is aware of the swell of underage illegal immigrants who have flooded into Texas, but that the humanitarian crisis wasn't part of the president's reason for coming to Texas.
Gov. Rick Perry, however, claims that the problem, from his perspective as governor of a state that has to actually deal with the illegal immigrants, is the administration's approach to what it refers to as a humanitarian crisis:
"The real issue, from my perspective, is this message that has come out of this administration for too many years that, 'Come on up and cross the border and you can become a United States citizen. That has been, by their actions and probably by their rhetoric, a message that has been sent out."
What do you think? Whose responsibility are the estimated 60,000 illegal aliens – many of them minors – who have crossed the border into Texas since October? Should Barack Obama come see the humanitarian crisis for himself, or is Rick Perry just playing politics with illegal immigrants?
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What if you could capture the energy of earlier search successes and share it with later ones? If an expert in a field has found results that relate to what you're seeking and posted them, why would you want to repeat the work?
I often find that the information you get from a search engine is like answers from a gardener with clean fingernails — theoretically correct, but without common sense. Perhaps it's time to "Wiki-fy" search with a little humanity….. read more


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Paper Meter Receipts Better for the Environment
Paper Meter Receipts Better for the Environment
Dunedin, 17 April 2014 – After more than two years of research and trials, motorists can now get biodegradable receipts from most Dunedin pay and display meters.
The Dunedin City Council is the only local authority in Australasia to use 100% paper receipts for its pay and display machines.
Cr Jinty MacTavish says the initiative has two major benefits – plastic-coated receipts will no longer litter beaches and pollute the marine environment, and because they are now made entirely of paper, they can be recycled in residents' yellow kerbside bins.
Cr MacTavish, who chairs the DCC's Community and Environment Committee, says three years ago residents involved in coastal clean-ups raised concerns through the Annual Plan process about the number of plastic-coated receipts they were finding on beaches, especially around the Otago Harbour. These receipts, because of their plastic content, were not biodegradable.
In response, the DCC trialled a paperless parking system and investigated receipts made of a non-paper product, but neither alternative worked satisfactorily.
Citifleet/Citipark Team Leader Brent Bachop says in October last year staff decided to trial receipts made of 100% paper. Advice from meter manufacturers had indicated the paper needed a plastic coating to work properly in the machines, but the trial showed the paper-only receipts did work.
Following the successful trial, the 100% paper receipts are being phased in across the DCC's approximately 400 pay and display meters as the rolls of the plastic-coated paper receipts in the machines run out.
"They are now being used in 90% of meters around the city," Mr Bachop says.
There are no extra costs to using the 100% paper receipts, which are sourced from the same Auckland supplier.
Cr MacTavish says, "This great result shows how rewarding it can be – and how simple it can be! – to continually refine our practices in line with our vision of becoming a zero waste city."


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What I always do is, refresh my dashboard to see if I got an another sale
Tallest comment in the forum – needs a sharp top, well separated paragraphs and solid base:
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I want to see a similar post from an Elite Author
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I want to see a similar post from an Elite Author
I wanna see the Peerapong's one
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^ Uploaded karma (oneday) = Downloaded karma (multiple dates)
Sometimes karma hits peak resonance on single day!
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^ dammit, I need to read those texts before uploading images! .. karma day!


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By Julie Schmit and Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY
Federal agents from the FBI and Food and Drug Administration searched two spinach-packing companies in California on Wednesday in connection with the outbreak of E. coli in fresh spinach.
The San Francisco U.S. Attorney's Office said warrants were served on Natural Selection Foods and Growers Express. Agents are investigating whether companies took appropriate safety measures, said U.S. Attorney Kevin Ryan in a statement. He also said there is no indication the spinach was intentionally contaminated.
FBI spokesman Joe Schadler said authorities are investigating possible felony violations of federal environmental laws.
STORY:?All bacteria may not come out in the wash
The FDA said Friday that all spinach implicated in the nationwide outbreak traced back to Natural Selection Foods of San Juan Bautista. Calls to that company were not returned Wednesday. In a statement, its CEO, Charles Sweat, defended his plant's cleanliness. Natural Selection is now testing incoming product.
Growers Express, a grower and packer in Salinas, had no immediate comment. Until Wednesday, it had not been named in the investigation.
Also on Friday, the FDA said fresh spinach was as safe to eat as it was before the outbreak — except for products that had already been recalled and should no longer be in circulation.
Ryan said the investigation has not revealed any evidence of a new or continuing threat. But the news of the FBI involvement — and search for criminal action — comes just as grocers start to restock shelves with fresh spinach.
Despite the FDA's clearance, consumers may have to hunt for spinach. Some grocers, including Wal-Mart and Costco Wholesale, have yet to make plans to reintroduce fresh spinach. Other grocers have started but supplies may be limited. And major spinach processors say it'll take weeks or months to fully ramp up production.
"We'll be back into spinach, I just cannot tell you when," says Jeff Lyons, senior vice president for fresh foods for Costco. Given the outstanding question of how the outbreak started, Lyons says consumers are still too wary.
Kroger, with 2,500 stores, expects to have packaged and bulk product in most stores by Saturday. Food Lion, with 1,200 stores, is aiming for early next week, if supplies are available, spokesman Jeff Lowrance says.
Publix, with 883 stores, could not give a time frame. It intended to get spinach from Canada, but the growing season was ending and product wasn't available, spokeswoman Maria Brous says.
Other Salinas Valley processors resumed production in recent days. Fresh Express, the leading packaged salad processor, hopes to be at full production within weeks, President Tanios Viviani says. It resumed processing on Monday. Viviani says it'll take time for customers to reassure themselves that their suppliers are good and for consumers to understand the safety of the product, despite the outbreak.
River Ranch Fresh Foods resumed shipping spinach on Tuesday. It cannot say when it'll be at 100%.
"We're starting very, very slowly," company spokesman Barry Eisenberg says. Eisenberg says the company's primary customers, supermarkets, "are just not sure what the consumer response will be."
Whole Foods, a leading retailer of natural and organic foods, might provide cause for optimism. It resumed sales of fresh bunched spinach late last week in some stores. Weekend sales were almost at normal levels, spokeswoman Kate Lowery says.
Contributing: The Associated Press


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To first read part 1 of my Tummy Tuck journey, please click here.
So Thursday night my family went to the shopping mall, and I tagged along because I know there is a GNC there. By Friday morning I have to admit, that I was exhausted, and the mall had been far too much walking for me. But that's not the point. The point is I got my hands on some bromelain, and took my first pill on Thursday night. My last seroma aspiration was on Wednesday, where she removed 50cc. My pattern has been to begin filling up again, right away. Because I don't have much fat on my stomach, it was very obvious when I get the fluid ripples, versus just general swelling so monitoring the seroma has been easy. By Thursday night I estimate that I was packing about 25cc under the skin. When I went to be aspirated yesterday morning, she got out 35 cc. I came home and took my second dose of bromelain, and then watched throughout the day. Each time I went to the bathroom, I gave myself a poke. No wave. Hours later, still no wave. Before bed - waveless. This morning - a little puff, but certainly not enough to get some motion or to move it around. OMG. Did the bromelain work or was it a total coincidence? I didn't change anything else - doing the same amount of work, same compression garment, same food and drink. Maybe it was just 'time". Or maybe the bromelain is a silver bullet. No matter - I'm going to keep taking this stuff for the next month and recommend anyone with a seroma do the same! What a miracle if it is gone just like that! Perhaps I WILL be able to begin walking on my three week anniversary!
New stuff? Anything else new? Well...my stomach skin has been flaking and peeling all over the place, so I have begun putting Palmer's Cocoa Butter on it. There are a few places that my incision is not totally healed up because he made little knots in the stitches that stick out of my skin, so I am reluctant to start some oil therapy or massage until the scar is looking sealed. I did cut those little stitch tails back yesterday and am hoping that helps.I am really swollen.
PO 8 weeks...Chugging along (new pics!) - Rochester, NY
To first read part 1 of my Tummy Tuck journey,...
To first read part 1 of my Tummy Tuck journey, please click here.
Hi realselfers! I am back in business! This is...
- My seroma is still going strong. Apparently it is a common complication of hernia surgery. For now I am letting it be to see if it ill reabsorb.
- Today I exercised for the first time in 3 weeks! I walked 2 miles on my dreadmill verrrrry slowly. I felt great...no pain. I am a bit tired now, though.
- My scars are fading fast. I am very pleased with my appearance
- I have been getting the pulls,tugs, zings, lightning bolts...all those exciting inside feelings that mean "healing".
- I got some action last night. No problems, except my hips and butt tired quickly due to all the inactivity the last few weeks :)
- seriously post ops, every day is better and better. Life goes back to normal and your body will function again. Still have a loooong way to go!
Well, it's TMI time girls! I recall that after I...
Getting back on the treadmill today. Hips and butt are a little sore, which is too funny for words. And I did swell up quite a bit after my workout. I don't really care though, swelling is temporary... my insanity from not moving is much more problematic.
I think I have decided to call my PS on Monday and see what he wants to do about my waterbelly. I just hate the idea that my healing will be prolonged because there is this pocket of fluid preventing the muscles from reattaching to the skin. It's because of that stupid mesh they used to repair the hernia. Dangit!
Happy healing post ops!
So, something I have forgot to mention is that...
I pointed it out to my general surgeon and he said "Probably just a little junk got scraped up when they put in your breathing tube. Little infection, no big deal. But if hasn't gone away in 4 weeks, you should address it with your GP." Buuuuuut, I am thinking, if it is an infection, the week of antibiotic should have fixed that, right? So after loads of researching I have convinced myself that I coincidentally discovered I have lymphoma right after my tummy tuck. I know, intellectually, that this is entirely unreasonable. But intellect isn't always my strong suit. So that's why I am asking you ladies if any of you discovered enlarged lymph nodes PO. Well? Somebody help me here.
This is day 3 of exercising. So far, I am pretty swollen, but moving okay. Went a bit faster today - decided on 3 miles outside (not much snow on the ground this week), finished in about 50 minutes. Normally it would take about 43 minutes, but I'll take it. It seems as though my seroma has grown a little in the last couple of days. Getting tired of it. Starting to feel fat from eating a bit more than I need and sitting around. In the beginning, my body was working so hard to heal, I could eat my normal amount of calories, but based on the way I've put on weight this week, that time has passed and it's time to dial it back pretty significantly.
I have been having some fashion shows with my old clothes - bathing suits and summer things, running clothes etc. Very happy with how things look!
It is a very special talent to gain 8 pounds in a...
1) have a major surgery that interrupts your lymphatic drainage system
2) have a few restaurant meals that are loaded with salt
3) sit on your butt all the time for 3 1/2 weeks except when you..
4) exercise
5) have a large hollow space in the layers of your abdomen where you can store virtually unlimited supplies of fluid
I am a monster right now girls. I was astounded to find on Saturday evening that I looked like a regular woman for the first time in my life - I had round curvy thighs...and a full butt! My usually angular face was soft and full, my fingers and toes weren't bony and aged looking, like usual. Who the hell is this girl? I feel like I souffle, puffed well over my physical limits and about to pop. I am so so uncomfortable. I am back in 3 layers of compression instead of one and debating the merits of exercising or sitting. For me, walking has always had a diuretic effect on my tissues, but things are different now. Part of me just thinks that this is all normal. I remember seeing a picture of metalmama, all the definition drained from her muscular thighs, and I know that she wasn't doing any cardio.
For now I am going to eat raw and vegan for a couple days, keep drinking lots of water and probably do some light exercise to see if I can shed some of this fluid!
Well, I am a total genius. My general surgeon said...
On to better news. I lost 2 lbs of water between yesterday and today, even though I exercised. Actually, exercise is going well and I have increased something each day - distance or intensity. I am okay, as long as I rest right afterward for a couple of hours I can continue the rest of my day as normal. (If i don't, it hits me like a freight train. Must. Rest.) Yesterday I even sweat, as I walked slowly with the mill at a high incline. And I did a 60 second plank, 15 girlie pushups, a sun salutation (minus the upward dog) and crow pose. I felt it in my hernia repair, but my surgeon has already cleared me for any activity I feel comfortable with, so I wasn't worried. Not going crazy, but I needed to feel my muscles work, if only for a few moments.
My incision is jamming. It looks really good, fading nicely, and all those little suture knots that were above the skin have retreated inside, except for one, so they can begin to heal over as well. My slight quilting on the side is starting to lie down as well. I did make an appointment to get aspirated tomorrow and talk to the PS about the conflicting advice. My general says that he never aspirates and to leave it alone and it will go away eventually. He hates the idea of a drain or syringe anywhere near my new piece of mesh, and feels that aspirating it only makes it fill back up again. But then you read from the doctors on realself that it is a terrible idea to let a seroma heal on it's own, you must get it removed or you will get a bursa or mess up your results. I want to do what's best for my body, but with this conflicting info, I don't know what that is.
One last point of interest - my husband seems to be scared or disturbed by my body. He doesn't want to look, won't touch my waist or hips etc. This is awkward for me. I am hoping once it's all healed he will be less wary and be happy with the results, but the fact is, it is going to be a long time before my scar is white and flat, or before he gets used to the new landscape. He very much liked my body before, though looking at my before pictures one might assume he was sick in the head...or blind. But he did. Like many other post-ops have experienced with a reluctant husband, I figured he'd come around once he saw how awesome the result is. But he's not. Maybe it's just a lot to get used to. Can you imagine if your formerly rotund husband showed up in bed one day with a six pack...overnight? I am trying to be understanding.
Here is my official 4 weeks update, regarding my...
- I am exercising most every day. Yesterday I walked 4 miles on the treadmill, 2 of them at the highest incline. I did a few sets of girl pushups and 3 (60 second) planks. I find that if I go faster or longer than I have previously, I swell, but it's gone by morning. Personally, I think the swelling when you do cardio is going to happen whether you wait to workout at 12 weeks or you do it as soon as you are cleared. Once your body starts pushing that highly oxygenated blood around real fast, you are bound to get fluid accumulation. Your body will learn to deal with it when you force it to. Which leads to my next point...
- It has been 11 days since my seroma was last aspirated. I wear compression round the clock, did my one bout with the scorching heating pad and I finally am seeing improvement. My PS said at my last visit, that the seroma may just keep returning and returning and perhaps we should give my body time to deal with it. it *seems* to be dealing with it, as I canceled my aspiration appointment yesterday, and this morning the fluid looks quite a bit lower. Am I finally going to beat this thing?! Squeee!
- The further out from surgery I get, the more I am scrutinizing my results and my body in general. This is a slippery slope gals, and one I am not wanting to ride down. My results are not all they "could have been" had I had an extended TT, a wrap around body lift, or a fleur de lis. I knew that going into this. My doctor never mentioned it to me, but I'd looked at enough reviews and photos to know I had a great deal of vertical laxity as well as horizontal. So, now I am having to live with that, since I will not have surgery again. I am also super aware of the excess fat on my back and butt like never before. I do hate that I am standing in the mirror more and more and picking myself apart, when I should be celebrating. But it was probably inevitable. This is where I use those mantras about loving and accepting myself for what I am, and...
- The good news is - I can lose the fat off my back...it is not stubborn, it's just there because I let it be there. (Now is not the time however, I need to let my body heal before I restrict it's food supply) This is the truly great news that I am reveling in. Before, it didn't matter what I weighed (all the way down to 123 muscular lbs..at 5' 7") or where I am now - closer to 140... no matter WHAT I did, I could never look good. In fact, the smaller I was, the more pathetic my belly looked. Now I actually have the potential to have the body I always dreamed to have. That is a fucking miracle. (pardon my french, but it deserves a swear!)
- My scar is healing well. I do feel my belly skin waking up a bit, itching or tingling, pings and sharp stabbies. I am alternating between Scar Zone cream and jojoba oil every day. And I am fully upright now. I cannot arch my back but a little, another couple weeks and maybe I can do an upward dog!
Happy 4 weeks to my 27th sisters, glad we are all doing so well! And happy healing to the rest of you!
*Also, I just need to qualify, if you have not...
*also, anyone know how long it takes for quilting...
Hi girlies! There are a few things that I didn't...
Godspeed to all of you!
Heading to the OB for my annual exam tomorrow....
I am terrified I am suddenly pregnant. This is totally irrational. I have been using the same reliable BC for years, but I feel the need now to double or triple up on my methods just to make sure I don't tear myself in half by getting pregnant (not to mention, having more of those pesky babies around the house. SOOOOOO over having babies. My kids are at an awesome age now!) Hmm, maybe if my husband gets snipped and I get sterilized too, I'd feel better.
Seroma is still present but very gradually shrinking as my body figures out what to do with it. Maybe it'll be gone by the end of the week? Too much to ask?
Thursday is my birthday, and my 5 wk PO anniversary so I am going to celebrate by running. So for the rest of the days this week I will be increasing my walking speed and intensity to get ready. I did a little P90X ab ripper X with my husband yesterday. Felt it in my hernia repair, but everywhere else was fine. (Remember, no MR for me...so results aren't typical) Still have that lump in my lymph gland. Starting to get a little curious/ worrisome. If it hasn't shrunk by the time I have my 6 week PO, I will go see my GP about it.
I was waiting for the axe to fall with my observant 7 year old who has often commented on my "squashy belly". ( ie. why does it look like that? why is it so smushy?) I've let her see me changing (undies on, don't want to scare her with the scar) a few times now, and she hasn't said anything until yesterday, when she said, "mama, you have a cute little belly button", with no mention about how that cute belly button arrived there, virtually overnight. Perhaps I have taught her well, and she is too polite to inquire further.
Lots of ladies just out or about to go in for surgery - good luck to you all!
It is freakishly warm today in wester NY, so I am...
Happy Birthday to me! I can safely say that the...
I am an ultra marathon runner, and always run my age on my birthday. Last year that meant a 32 mile run on a sweet little trail in Florida while the family was on vacation. There were armadillos crossing my path, and alligators splashing in the swamp. It was a lot for me to make this decision for TT when I knew I would have to give this day up. But, it was worth it. So today, I will run 33....only I will use a decimal. Hoping to make it 3.3 miles on the treadmill.
So, here are the belly updates:
-I finally Finally FINALLY beat the seroma that I developed at PO day 8. After a few serial aspirations, I decided to wear compression and leave it alone. For about 10 days I saw no change and was getting frustrated, but then ever so slightly it started to go down. I stopped wearing compression because I thought it wasn't helping, and within 3 days it cleared completely. Hooray!
- My shape is constantly changing, but now without the seroma, the girl parts are looking normal, and not all puffed up or flopping into my lap when I sit.
- My belly button is awesome
- I think I have some new stretch marks, but you know what - if I didn't have poor skin elasticity, I wouldn't be in this mess in the first place, so I expected it.
- I am doing light weights and calisthenics, have walked up to 6 miles, done some stairs, picked up my kids etc. I am standing straight and can arch slightly. Still no bridges or upward dogs. May be a few weeks for those...
- My scar is healing beautifully. I use both Scarzone and Jojoba oil, depending on my mood that day. Most of my scar is flat with my skin now, except for a few little puckers at either corner, they made need revision down the road. I love the shape of my scar as well, when it is faded, it will fall right in line with my muscular curve and be almost invisible. I highly recommend it if you can find a doctor who uses this type.
- Swelling - I have a bit of swelling as the day progresses, or after a workout, but it's not too bad. The first week I worked out was horrible, but I suspect that it would be that way no matter when I started exercising. I have just accepted that this is part of the process, and I am not going to sit around with my feet up just so I don't swell.
- Physically I still have days when I am tired and need to take it easy.
Finally, the last update I want to share is regarding that swollen lymphnode on my neck. I went to the GP yesterday and he wants it biopsied. Odds are really really good that it is related to the surgery and absolutely nothing. We shall see.
Happy healing post op gals!
The day before surgery, I took what would be my...
On that run, a song by Twin Atlantic came on, called "Free". It has nothing to do with anything else, but this one line of the refrain, "I set my body on fire so I could be free!" I wept as I ran my favorite route by the lake, knowing that's what I was doing - lighting the match to burn down my own house. It was the only way I'd ever be free.
As I ran on my 5 week PO date last week for the first time, I listened to that song again and knew it was true. I was free. Finally. Finally.
The night before surgery, I sat down and wrote something like I never have before. A letter to my belly - here is the last couple paragraphs:
"When I had had enough and was ready to starve you away...exercise you away, just make you go away, I never anticipated what you would leave behind. A trail of ruin, a constant reminder that I was not okay, that I would never be totally okay, that I would forever in certain ways be 'disordered'. Over those few years I lost your volume and padding and all the rest of me - more than 100 pounds. More than a small woman. Yet what I was left with, was the shame of you - a misshapen body, that I would still have to hide. Never could I look nice in a swimming suit. Never could I wear a snug shirt. Or jersey. Or silk. Or sit down. Or dance. Or I could...but they'd find me out for still being a fat girl. You hung off me then, like you didn't belong to me. I returned from winter runs to find you white and dead while the rest of me was pink with cold, the blood supply retreating from your extraneous redundant flesh. I have tucked you in and compressed you and camouflaged. I have cried over you, turned my head from the mirror in shame, lept away from touch like I had been burned. I have looked down at you as you spread like wet dough while I made love on my back, and the pain made me take my mind away from that place - away from touch and affection and hungry eyes. I have stood in the mirror and coached myself - telling myself I was beautiful, that I was good enough, that I didn't need to be pretty to deserve love...that I should be proud and wear you like a badge of honor. But it never took. And so I spent much more time in the mirror pinching you, pulling you this way and that, manipulating you to see how you would appear if you would just disappear. Until I finally got up the courage to find out.
And I went to the doctor and told him - cut it off. Get rid of it. You aren't a part of me. I have been carrying you around, cadaverous sack of skin, but you belong to a girl who lived a long time ago, a girl who took pleasure in slowly killing herself. And so I ran the risk of being judged and ridiculed, to be called vain, to be accused of wasting our money. And I said to those - go to hell. What you think isn't important, this is only for me. Me, standing in the mirror, saying to you, "I know I am good enough. I know I don't need to be beautiful to deserve love. But you belong to someone I killed 12 years ago. She has been haunting me ever since. And tomorrow - her ghost will be exorcised."
I am healed well and back to normal for the most part. I have posted lots of before and after pictures, and will continue to update with more photos as my body changes. I can barely recall my life before. Tummy tuck doesn't make you instantly slim and perfect, but it can give you self esteem and self acceptance that many of us have found impossible to find another way. And now I have the rest of my life ahead of me - to love this body I have been given.
Godspeed TT sisters.
Well...8 weeks have gone by since I had my surgery...
I hadn't planned on taking photos this morning, but I wanted to show you what it looks like after a week of bad eating and no exercise while on vacation. Still working my way up to my old distances. So far I have only pushed to 8.5 miles but I think I am ready for more now. Making lots of plans for the summer....so excited to use this new body!
Happy recovery and waiting for surgery girls!
Dr. Langstein is a world renowned micro vascular surgeon who specializes in breast reconstruction after mastectomy. He has appeared as a specialist on the PBS series "Second Opinion" and is a true artist. I am very excited to be working with him!


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When Deng Xiaoping ordered his troops into battle against the Vietnamese in 1979, his message was simple: "Children who don't listen have to be spanked." Today, another of China's neighbours is playing the international truant – but the messages emerging from Beijing are distinctly murkier.
In response to North Korea's attack on Yeonpyeong Island, US President Barack Obama has dispatched an aircraft carrier to carry out exercises with the South Korean navy in the Yellow Sea: a sign that he, at least, is willing to act on Deng's advice.
An identical set of exercises were to be held less than six months ago, only to be shifted to the Sea of Japan in the wake of furious protests from China about their proximity. So China's reaction to this latest announcement will do much to settle the debate between the panda-huggers and dragon-slayers about the extent to which it is prepared to play by international diplomatic rules.
To understand the reasons for Beijing's support of Pyongyang, no great imagination is needed.
For a start, North Korea ties down US forces that might otherwise be available to protect Taiwan, which China claims as its own. Experts hoped that this had changed after North Korea's first nuclear weapons test in 2006, when Beijing signed up to United Nations sanctions. But trade between China and North Korea reached $2.79 billion in 2008, up 41.3 per cent in a year.
Last year, North Korea's second round of nuclear tests earned China's "firm opposition", as part of a message advising the people's republic "strongly" to return to negotiations and appealing to all to "exercise calmness and restraint". The Yeonpyeong crisis, however, has been met with silence.
For China, this might seem like a local problem. Yet Korea is just one of several regional crises that have the potential to tear apart the trade links on which Chinese prosperity has been built. In recent months, most of its Asian neighbours have seen relations deteriorate: China has sparred with Japan over the Senkaku islands, Vietnam in the South China Sea and India over disputed territory in the Himalayas.
Perhaps the best-known flashpoint is off China's coast. Five states – Brunei, China, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam – all claim some or all of the territory known as the Spratly Islands (labelled in old British Admiralty maps, appropriately enough, as "dangerous ground"). In March, China sent out patrol boats, claiming that its fishing fleet was being harassed by the Vietnamese coast guard. Vietnam responded by sending its President to the islands, accompanied by two destroyers.
Hanoi is buying state-of-the-art military hardware, while China has staged live-fire exercises, signalling its willingness to back up its claims with force.
Japan's relations with Beijing, meanwhile, have been fraught since September, when a Chinese fishing boat rammed a coastguard ship off the Senkaku Islands, another disputed area. Japan detained the boat's captain, but was forced to release him after a furious reaction from Beijing. Previously, China had deployed 10 warships to the south of Okinawa, and heightened its submarine activity near Japan.
Finally, China faces problems with India over Arunachal Pradesh, a mountainous region in its north-east, which Beijing claims to be a part of Tibet. There have also been disputes over Ladakh, part of the Tibetan plateau inside Indian-administered Kashmir. India says that its recent decision to deploy two additional divisions was necessitated by a Chinese program to build roads, railways and airports, which dramatically improved the logistical capabilities of the People's Liberation Army in the region.
It is possible, as optimists argue, that China's actions are just a sign of what the scholar Ian Storey calls an "adolescent foreign policy": muscle-flexing intended to signal the country's arrival as a great power. But more than a few observers are sceptical.
Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, has gone further still, arguing that China's investments in "modern expeditionary, maritime and air capabilities seem oddly out of step with their stated goal of territorial defence".
Without many people noticing, a gargantuan strategic competition is under way. China is building bases in Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Burma to protect the sea lanes through which it imports oil from the Middle East. It also accelerated the Dong Feng-21D ballistic missile program, an ambitious project designed to knock out US aircraft carriers. The US, for its part, is pumping billions of dollars into expanding bases at Diego Garcia and Guam.
In 1979, Deng warned the Soviet Union that he was prepared to risk full-scale war if the Russians intervened in support of Vietnam. Fearful of provoking a nuclear conflict, and distracted by its ill-fated engagement in Afghanistan, the superpower backed off. Whether the same will happen over North Korea, no one knows.
But even if the issue is resolved, the tensions will remain. For years, the rise of Asia has been a story of double-digit growth and massive new markets. This past week's events have exposed the dark side of the region's new prosperity, and growing power.
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The first census showed that America had almost 4 million souls of whom only about 35,000 were Catholics, that is a little less than one percent.
If the French Alliance and the wide diversity of faiths had both helped take the anti-RC edge off the new republic, a third factor, the patriotism of the leading Catholic families in Maryland not only helped during the Revolution but made Maryland the natural focal point of the young Church.
Fr. John Carroll, the cousin of Charles Carroll of Carrollton -- the only Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence -- had been named superior of the American missions in 1784. In this capacity he wrote to the Holy See requesting a new bishop and, as well, that in this first instance -- and cognizant of American sensibilities -- that the first bishop be nominated by a free vote of the clergy. The Holy See gave its assent and, gathering in a chapel at White Marsh in Maryland, the priests of America selected John Carroll to be their first bishop.
The chapel can still be seen –- most of the room is now part of the sacristy -- at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Bowie. The Holy See confirmed the selection and Carroll traveled to England where he was ordained bishop of Baltimore in 1790. His diocese included the entire United States at the time.
Carroll was a natural leader and he embarked upon several projects that survive to this day. He founded Georgetown University. He built the Cathedral of the Assumption in Baltimore, recently restored and extraordinary in its small 'r' republican architectural sensibilities. He recruited the Sulpicians, who were fleeing the Revolution in France, to come and open a seminary in Baltimore and St. Mary's is still flourishing. He established good relations with the federal government, which relations would largely characterize the relationship of Church and State through most of the subsequent history of the Church in America.
He also set limits on the degree to which American mores affected the early Church, for example beating back trusteeism which first reared its head in Philadelphia when a group of German Catholics -- unhappy with their English-speaking pastors -- set up their own parish and recruited a German pastor without Carroll's approval. Carroll fought trusteeism throughout his tenure.
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Mohra of Devi
This monumental mask (mohra) of Devi is a super example of the brass mohra tradition in the hills of Himachal Pradesh in northern India. Depictions of Devi and god Shiva in the form of brass or silver mohras are peculiar to the Himalayan regions where until early in this century, wooden masks of deified chieftains were widely worshiped. Groups of mohras are usually secured to chariots and taken out in procession during festivals. However, the extraordinary workmanship of this heavy and unusually large Devi mohra suggests that it was enshrined for worship within an important Himachal temple.


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World War I Begins
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sofia von Hochenberg by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip was the event that ignited World War I on this day in 1914. This marks the 100th anniversary of the "Great War". Manhattan Public Library has many resources to help you learn about this time in history–check our catalog to find out more!
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Governor-General: Patrick Allen (2009)
Prime Minister: Portia Simpson-Miller (2012)
Land area: 4,181 sq mi (10,829 sq km); total area: 4,244 sq mi (10,991 sq km)
Population (2014 est.): 2,930,050 (growth rate: 0.69%); birth rate: 18.41/1000; infant mortality rate: 13.69/1000; life expectancy: 73.48
Capital and largest city (2011 est.): Kingston, 571,000
Monetary unit: Jamaican dollar
Jamaica is an island in the West Indies, 90 mi (145 km) south of Cuba and 100 mi (161 km) west of Haiti. It is a little smaller than Connecticut. The island is made up of coastal lowlands, a limestone plateau, and the Blue Mountains, a group of volcanic hills, in the east.
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Jamaica was inhabited by Arawak Indians when Columbus explored it in 1494 and named it St. Iago. It remained under Spanish rule until 1655, when it became a British possession. Buccaneers operated from Port Royal, also the capital, until it fell into the sea in an earthquake in 1692. Disease decimated the Arawaks, so black slaves were imported to work on the sugar plantations. During the 17th and 18th centuries the British were consistently harassed by the Maroons, armed bands of freed slaves roaming the countryside. Abolition of the slave trade (1807), emancipation of the slaves (1833), and a drop in sugar prices eventually led to a depression that resulted in an uprising in 1865. The following year Jamaica became a Crown colony, and conditions improved considerably. Introduction of bananas reduced dependence on sugar.
On May 5, 1953, Jamaica gained internal autonomy, and, in 1958, superheaded the organization of the West Indies Federation. A nationalist labor leader, Sir Alexander Bustamente, later campaigned to withdraw from the federation. After a referendum, Jamaica became independent on Aug. 6, 1962. Michael Manley, of the socialist People's National Party, became prime minister in 1972.
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[WOMEN'S COLLEGE CUP] North Carolina is one game away from repeating as national champion for the first time in nine years after beating Notre Dame, 1-0, on Casey Nogueira's late goal in the semifinals of the Women's College Cup before 8,026 fans in College Station, Texas.
The Tar Heels bombarded
Notre Dame junior goalkeeper Nikki Weiss, finishing with a 26-8 edge in shots, but the game was not a repeat of their earlier meeting this season won by UNC,
Nogueira now has seven goals in eight NCAA Tournament games, one more than she scored during the regular season.
Carolina advanced to the final for the 23rd time in 28
For Notre Dame, the loss snapped a 19-game unbeaten streak.
"It's been one of the most rewarding years I've had at Notre Dame, and that's including the national championship of
2004," said Irish coach Randy Waldrum. "This team really has come so far. If you'd have asked anyone who saw us play Carolina in the first two weeks of the year, no one would have guessed we'd
be back here. It's taken a lot of hard work. This staff has done a great job of keeping the team focused and believing they could get back. A lot of the credit goes to the players for believing that
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Life expectancy in the United States is on the rise - but not for everyone. Although many older Americans are healthier and more prosperous than any previous generation, rates of gains are inconsistent between the genders and across education levels and racial and ethnic groups.
Graduate student researchers at the Population Research Center are working toward understanding these health disparities that continue to persist and grow in the United States, and to help extend our most precious resource: human life.
To help them succeed, Mark Hayward, Robert Hummer, and Debra Umberson, professors in the Department of Sociology and Population Research Center, created research lab meetings, scientific forums allow graduate students to present their research and brainstorm ideas with their colleagues. Every two weeks the students and professors come together to vet new ideas, critique research projects, and discuss papers in progress.
Since the lab meetings were created in 2005, Hayward says he has seen many of the participating students publish papers in top sociology, demography and health science journals, win prestigious fellowships, and go on to academic positions at top tier research universities.
"These lab meetings are a tremendous vehicle for professional socialization and mentoring," says Hayward, director of the PRC. "The end result has been a stream of outstanding scientific publications, usually led by the students with faculty support, outstanding placements in postdoctoral programs and universities and - perhaps most of all - a very fun learning environment."
Go to the full story on the COLA webpage to read stories that profile a few students and recent alumni who have benefited from the research lab meetings and are on their way to advancing the field of population health.
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Barack Obama's presidential campaign manager responded to an ominous new commercial from Hillary Clinton that seems to question whether the young Illinois senator can protect the country
"Sen. Clinton has already had her red phone moment ... in 2002. It was on the Iraq war, and she and John McCain and George Bush" displayed the same judgement, Plouffe told reporters on a conference call Friday. Clinton was joined by a majority of Senate Democrats, including former presidential candidate John Edwards, and every Republican in voting for the 2002 resolution that authorized the invasion of Iraq.
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Fergie Ferg Joins Koda Kumi
Fergie performed "London Bridge" during last night's The Late Show With David Letterman at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City. Somebody send in the video! Meanwhile, check out the video below of Fergie posing for a photoshoot for Japanese fashion magazine, SCawaii. Fergie was joined Japanese pop singer Koda Kumi and does a little interview with her. More pictures in the gallery!
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Utah Jazz center Al Jefferson was named Western Conference Player of the Week, the NBA announced Monday, after leading the Jazz to a 4-0 record and getting them back into the No. 8 seed in the playoff race.
Jefferson became the seventh Jazz player to win the award multiple times. He was also named Western Conference Player of the Week on April 12, 2012. In almost nine years in the NBA, Jefferson has been named a Player of the Week five times, including twice with the Minnesota Timberwolves and once with Boston.
J.R. Smith of the New York Knicks won the award in the East.
Jefferson averaged 19.8 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.2 steal in wins over the Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers and Brooklyn Nets. Through 74 games, Jefferson averages 17.4 points and 9.1 rebounds per game.
The Jazz play Monday against the Trail Blazers as they look to extend their lead over the Los Angeles Lakers. Both the Lakers and Dallas Mavericks are off until Tuesday, when they play each other in Los Angeles.
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Creflo Dollar is the founder of World Changers Church International which boasts of an 8,500 seater amphitheater called the "World Dome" costing about $18 million obtained in 1995, absolutely without any financing from any bank.
Here are some other facts about the pastor who is named about the dollar bill (yes, that's his real name).
by Marie Seva
Creflo Dollar began preaching within the confines of a school cafeteria to only 8 people. Today, the World Changers Church International (WCCI) has about 30,000 constituents. Dollar himself has a net worth of about $27 million.
Below are ten other facts about the televangelist:
1.) Dollar or Creflo A. Dollar Jr. is son to Creflo A. Dollar Sr. who was a law enforcement officer. The pastor is married to Taffi Dollar. After being wed in 1985, they were blessed with two daughters and three sons.
2.) Dollar originally had his heart on becoming a football player. But after getting injured in his first year in college, he diverted to preaching about the Bible, where he gained recognition. This laid the foundation for the birth of the "World Changers Bible Study" which is now known as "World Changers Church International."
3.) Dollar has authored several books. Among them are "Understanding God's Purpose for the Anointing," "Claim Your Victory Today," and "8 Steps to Create the Life You Want."
4.) Taffi Dollar does Creflo's introduction during services. Part of her elocution describes him to be the one who speaks "face to face with God, like Moses." She also includes an admonition saying "every tongue that rises up against" (Dollar) "will be struck down."
5.) In June 2012, a call was received by 911 from the teen daughter of Dollar, who complained that her father had punched and choked her. He was arrested and charged with family brutality and juvenile cruelty. He was released after a $5,000 bail was settled. Charges were also dropped after payment was made for some $1,000 in court fees. He was also required to complete a three-month anger management program.
6.) Dollar's statements about his salary seem to be conflicting. In an interview by the New York Times in January 2006, Dollar said his salary, which he did not reveal, was determined by a compensation board located within the WCCI Georgia chapter. In November of the same year, only ten months later, in an interview with Art Franklin (WAGA TV), Dollar stated that he was no longer receiving a salary from WCCI.
7.) U.S. Senator Charles Grassley's 2007 investigative report on evangelists lists Dollar as among those who live luxurious lives, having mansions in New York, two Rolls Royces and a private jet. In addition to being in the Donor Alert list, Creflo Dollar was also given an "F" by the Ministry Watch for his spiritual leadership due to his failure to manifest transparency or to disclose financial records.
8.) Dollar did not earn a degree in theology. He instead received mentorship from friend and spiritual director, Kenneth Copeland, for whom Dollar is alleged to have requested church members to collaboratively raise funds to reach some $2M for the Copelands' celebration of their 40 years in service. Rich Vermillion, former partner for Copeland, said that letters and DVDs were distributed to solicit funds for Kenneth and Gloria Copeland.
9.) According to the Report of the Senate Finance Committee, Minority Staff Review of WCCI, the property at 4695 Hamden Forest, Atlanta, GA was purchased by the Dollars in 1996 but transferred to WCCI in 1998 with a quitclaim which meant all loan balances would be paid by WCCI and in the same year the loan with NationsBank was paid. In 2000, the property was transferred back to the Dollars (No information was available to verify if any amount was paid by the Dollars for the transfer.). In 2003 and 2004, Dollar obtained two loans amounting to about $1M and $600,000 accordingly using the property as collateral. In 2006, Dollar said he was selling the property for $3M. In 2008 America's Network Realty Group reported it was being sold at a price of $1,990,000 and in 2011, it is listed at a selling price of $1,395,000 in www.realtor.com.
10.) A jet called the Sabreliner 60, as noted from the Report of the Senate Finance Committee, Minority Staff Review of WCCI, was said to have been purchased by the church (WCCI) for Dollar's church work. However, the records of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), indicate that the jet is owned by World Heir Inc., a private, profit earning organization owned by Creflo Dollar and his wife, Taffi Dollar. Further, FAA records also show that quite a number of flights using the jet were to various vacation locations. Among them are: Las Vegas, Nevada, Miami, Florida, and Honolulu, Hawaii.


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Milwaukee's best bar in Riverwest, 2012: Foundation
"Bar Month" at OnMilwaukee.com is back for another round! The whole month of February, we're serving up intoxicatingly fun articles on bars and clubs -- including guides, the latest trends, rapid bar reviews and more. Grab a designated driver and dive in!
The votes are in and the winners have been selected for OnMilwaukee's Best: Bars & Clubs, 2012. Find readers' results in 50 categories, including an editors' pick, in this series of articles that run daily in the Bars and Clubs section of OnMilwaukee.com.
For the first time ever, OnMilwaukee.com picked Foundation as the best Riverwest bar. Originally, Foundation was a skater-themed bar with an extremely popular "Tiki Tuesday" night, and in 2004, the decor changed to reflect more of the tiki vibe.
Tiki drinks are available any night of the week, including the famous mai-tai along with the Bora Bora headhunter, blue Hawaiian, Cuba viva, curse of Ku, el diablo, dark and stormy, Floridita daiquiri, lemon grass shack and more.
Foundation goes beyond drinks served in a ceramic Easter Island head, offering a good selection of beer or stiff and affordable cocktails. The OnMilwaukee.com editors agree, when it's time to drink in Riverwest, Foundation's the place to go.
OnMilwaukee.com editors' pick: Foundation
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It is hoped visitors will learn more about the history and importance of whisky to the area.
The Glenlivet Distillery and The Crown Estate have taken the step back in time to launch the three historic walks in the Glenlivet Estate.
They range in length from a family walk to longer hikes which explore the secret smuggling paths.
Each trail is sign-posted and an accompanying leaflet is available from the visitors centre at the distillery to bring its history to life.
Alan Winchester, malt distilleries manager with Chivas Brothers, said: "We are delighted to launch the Glenlivet Smugglers' Trails and we are keen to encourage visitors to try out the walks to get a taste of The Glenlivet's smuggling history and enjoy the fantastic scenery.
"These newly created trails enable visitors to Glenlivet to experience how whisky was transported by the illicit distillers of old."
'Truly memorable'
Andrew Wells, countryside and forestry manager for the Crown Estate said: "The Glenlivet Estate has a fascinating history, much of which is associated with its past connection to illicit whisky distilling.
"This history, combined with a picturesque landscape of wide open spaces and rolling hills, make it a truly memorable place to visit."
Moray MSP Richard Lochhead added: "Moray has a wide variety of attractions for visitors and the Glenlivet Smugglers' Trails will add another impressive string to the bow.
"Whisky plays an important role in the heritage of Moray and I welcome the work done by the Glenlivet Distillery and the Crown Estate to open these historic routes to the public."
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Shoppes on Maine poised for growth as Mercedes readies for opening
While downtown and the northwest quadrant of the city have been seeing a lot of action in recent months, one shouldn't forget southwest Rochester.
The sprawling Shoppes on Maine commercial development on Rochester's South Broadway may not be exploding with growth, but it seems to be bubbling along.
It was car dealership Rochester Toyota that first put what was an empty field on the map in 2006. And now another dealership, Mercedes-Benz of Rochester, is gearing up to hit the gas again for the area that I once labeled as "Rochester 2.0." Yeah, I know… Sometimes I'm a little over dramatic. Heh.
Anyway, look for the lights to go on inside the shiny glass walls, and the doors of the dealership to open in late March.
That should bring in more traffic to that area and, in turn, attract the interest of more businesses.
Look for Cherry Berry frozen yogurt to sweeten the deal as a new franchise should start serving in the strip center in front of Lowe's. It will be next to Portrait Innovations, which is a photo studio that is going strong since opening in 2008. I recently messed up and misreported that it wasn't open. It is very open and seems pretty busy, too. I'm sorry about that.
Miracle Ear is also very active in the Minnesota Lakes Dental building. It recently moved out of the Sears store in Apache Mall to join the Shoppes on Maine mix.
Of course, there have been some places, such as the more than 30,000-square-foot Best Buy store and the nearby Mattress Firm store, that have emptied recently.
However, one of my sharp-eyed spies let me know last week that the "For Lease" sign has been taken off of the ex-Best Buy, and lights were on inside.
Does that mean a deal is starting to surge to plug in a new business there? I'm not sure, but I'll keep an eye on it.