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I am always hearing the debate between dog people and cat people about which pet is the superior species.
Now I'm hearing about a study showing which pet OWNER is better! Well, technically, the study only touches on who is SMARTER, but, we all know smarter is always better:
Carroll University researchers surveyed 600 college students and found:
Cat lovers = MORE intelligent, more open-minded, sensitive, and non-conformist than dog lovers
Dog lovers = more outgoing, more inclined to follow rules.
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"The findings echo a 2010 survey that found dog people to be 15% more extroverted and cat people to be 11% more open (indicating they are less likely to have conventional beliefs)"
So, which are you???
I have a dog, Coraline, who acts just like a cat! What does that make me? :)

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Just changed tranny fluid
Was very easy. Took it to a shop near by with a lift. I've known the guys for a very long time and they'll let me help out on my own repairs, which I like to do. Its great because they have done pretty much everything under the sun and its nice having that experience around.
Have to say, the job was easier than expected. I was uneasy about the amount of fluid that was to be put back in prior to the job, knowing that the fluid is supposed to overflow, and something about that just seems inexact to me. After we drained the fluid, we marked on the bucket with a sharpie how much came out. We cleaned the bucket up and filled it with new fluid, just over the line and it gave us a pretty good indication how much to add. You have to be quick with pulling the tube and putting the filling bolt back in but we didn't lose too much. Started up with no problems and it runs great. It does seem to shift better, even if slightly. I haven't been experiencing any rough transmission stuff but still, it seems to be a tad better.
I'll add that the fluid that came out was black as hell. I am at 102k on the odometer. It feels pretty good to have done the job. I'm knockin on wood here but let me say, I feel very lucky with this car. Its been the most reliable problem free car I've ever had. I've put 39k on it and haven't had any issues beyond normal maintenance. Blue tooth module was bad when I bought the car but other than that, she has been a real joy. Of course, I don't rag her out like I might have fifteen years ago.
For those about to do the job, take note of the mechatronic sleeve before you take it out. It was fussy getting it back in far enough. Could shaved a few minutes off if I had done the job before. We needed to push it in just a tiny bit more than we thought. Never force it but with a bit of lube on the o-rings it went it with just a teeny bit of help from a cheater.
Good luck if you do it. If you need a great shop in Brooklyn to do the job, the guys at Wyckoff Halsey Auto repair know how now. I'd recommend them without hesitation. I ordered my parts from CTSC and bought the whole kit. Lastly, the tranny only held five quarts, I bought seven just in case. If someone wants to buy my other two, let me know.
Hey Josh, what year is your car? What kind of fluid did you buy? Did it take exactly 5 quarts? Did it take exactly as much as you took out? I've heard others take out a lot more than would go back in.. did you have to put in a few qts and then fire engine to put in the rest?
I have an '06. I put in ZF lifetime, which is what comes with the kit they sell at CTSC. One of my mechanic buddies commented upon feeling it between his fingers that the viscosity felt different than typical tranny fluid.
In my case it took exactly five quarts, though a little leaked out when putting the refill screw back in. It is damn near exactly what we got out of it. Pretty genius to mark the bucket on the outside with the volume removed, to have a fill line for the new fluid once the bucket is cleaned out. In my case, I drove over to them first thing in the morning. Long enough that the oil temp indicator on the tach went away, but not much longer than that. I did not need to drive car and add more fluid. After our first fill we capped it and that is all. Seems to be happy and driving very nicely. The refill took an hour and fifteen. . . some of that was us jacking with the mechatronic sleeve. Doing it again, would be faster for sure. Thats the way that goes. . . . . I could probably do an entire plug job in thirty to forty minutes now.
(Secret for the rear plugs is using small socket extensions and adding them on as you move the socket closer to the plug. I couldn't get any torque with the flexi-shaft socket extension. Also, using a socket extender as a bar to pull the coil packs instead of your finger. Huge time and finger saver!)
Thanks and yes I agree on the plugs, thats exactly what I did.
Good post. Bought the ZF oil pan / filter / fluid. Changing fluid tomorrow. I have a 04 745Li coming pretty close to 100k miles. Think she's at 97k now. As long as you take care of this car, they actually are pretty dependable.
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2011 X3 xDrive35i
Well guys I have my Redline D4, I bought 11 qts. If Josh used 5 I figured I would buy an extra one, and 10 should give me to drains.. I bought a pump to pump it in, and I am going to buy a bottle with measurements on it to see what comes out. I have read all the different techniques on here but basically at 5pm I am bringing it to my buddies mercedes shop where we will put it on the rack, drop the drain plug and then refill (Pan replaced by PO 6mnths ago). To refill I just pump back in with hand pump into fill plug and start and go through the gears and pump in more? Seems there are different directions wherever you look. Thanks!
Replace sealing ring.
Top up transmission fluid until it emerges from filling orifice.
Start engine.
Replenish transmission fluid until it emerges from filling orifice.
Screw in filler plug (1).
Tightening torque: 24 11 7AZ See: Specifications\Mechanical\Transmission Housing, Transmission Oil Sump.
Press brake pedal to floor and shift through gears 1 to 6 several times at idle speed. Then shift to "P" position (Park).
Then check fluid level.
Checking fluid level:
Connect BMW Diagnosis and Information System (DIS) or BMW MoDiC to vehicle.
Call up Service functions (drive).
Carry out fluid level check in accordance with instructions.
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Thanks, but does this cover the 03 745i? Can I check fluid from the computer on my car? Also, when I start car do I put plug on first and remove again, or just leave off and screw in as per above? I watched a video online and the guy was going from P to N D and R, but he didn't do the 1-6. Is he correct or these directions? Do I bother with N and R? Should I just do all? Do I need to check fluid again after going through the gears? Thanks! Keep in mind I am not dropping pan it was done a while back. Just using drain plug and fill plug. I will make sure fill plug loosens before proceeding with anything.
Connect BMW Diagnosis and Information System (DIS) or BMW MoDiC to vehicle.
Call up Service functions (drive).
Carry out fluid level check in accordance with instructions.
If you don't have access to these tools...just make sure once you go through the operations like stated above...once you open the filler neck on the pan that a stream of fluid tries to come out...that's when you know you have enough in there. If no fluid comes out, add more fluid.
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Fluid Level Checking Procedure for all Transmissions without a Dipstick:
The transmission temperature must be between 30°C and 50°C before checking can begin. Use the DIS or the MODIC to determine the transmission temperature.
The vehicle must be level and without load. With the engine running, switch on the air conditioning. This will increase the idle speed and ensure that all oil passages in the transmission are filled with oil.
Step on the brake firmly, apply parking brake fully and move the selector lever through each gear position, pausing briefly in each gear.
With the engine running and the selector lever in Park position, remove the filler plug located on the transmission (see picture for location). If a small stream of oil runs out, the fluid level is correct.
If no oil runs out when the filler plug is removed, the fluid level is too low. Add oil until it starts to overflow.
With the engine running, reinstall the oil filler plug and tighten to proper torque. (Refer to section below for proper tightening torque)
Fluid Level Checking Procedure for all Transmissions with a Dipstick
(As of 02/91 the THM R1 transmissions are not equipped with a dipstick):
The transmission temperature must be between 30°C and 50°C before checking can begin. Use the DIS or the MODIC to determine the transmission temperature.
The vehicle must be level and without load. With the engine running, switch on the air conditioning. This will increase the idle speed and ensure that all oil passages in the transmission are filled with oil.
Step on the brake firmly, apply parking brake fully and move the selector lever through each gear position, pausing briefly in each gear.
Pull out dipstick and wipe clean with a lint free cloth
Reinsert dipstick completely. Pull out dipstick and place bottom tip on a level surface, measure level from bottom tip as shown.
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Thanks! But I dont have the software avail for this is between 30-50c normal running temp? Can I hit the casing with my temp gun somewhere to check? Thanks going to start in 55 min!
Okay so we changed the fluid tonight.. is there a way to tell if the pan is new by the stickers on it? It looks brand new, but who can tell? The drain plug was not tightening, it would strip like if you overtighten a soda cap and it jumps.. it's not leaking, but I am hoping I can just buy a new plug. Anyway, we got a little under 4 qts in it without dropping the pan. That is just drain plug.. I was going to do it twice but after the plug going back on I decided to wait until tomorrow and see if I can get a new drain plug. The pan has either been replaced or surely taken off before because there is a little silicone on the back pass. side corner bolt, but the fluid looked cooked. Not sure if you guys remember me talking about a noise I hear when the car is in gear at a stop, it's like a whirling noise from the TC. Well after about 2 miles it started getting much quieter.. We will see how it goes tomorrow after the next swap..
The drain plug is not a super torqueable piece. Its plastic on plastic, so if it needs mentioning, don't over-torque. As for all the procedures about checking the level. I can see nothing wrong with making measure of how much comes out and putting a just a bit more back in (to account for some being stuck in the filter in the pan. I'll add that after we drained the pan, the next step is to remove the pan, at which time one sees more free oil in the pan, that does not drain through the plug. If you really want to do a great job swapping oil, the pan should come down, and of course a new pan should be installed. To answer one question posted above: My new pan did not have the yellow sticker on it.
I am not sure how these things behave when "a little" low on oil, but CMC, your only getting four quarts out seems low to me. The oil left in the pan when we dropped it didn't look like it amounted to a quart. Have you been having issues with your transmission? Might it have been a little low?? Please report back as I am curious how your situation turns out. . .
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Josh, I am not talking about getting out, I am saying I only got 4qts to go back in.
Well to save myself a full re-read here, I'll just say, if you put back in what you got out AND your car was running well before hand, I think there should be no strangeness post surgery. I only brought up the 4 quarts because it sounded as if you were unsure whether your car had someone futzing with your transmission prior to your working on it. It was in that case, that I wondered if someone didn't get enough fluid back in and was causing a noise you had a hard time putting your finger on.
To be frank, I don't know how much really should go in the damn thing or not, only that as it worked out for me, I had a car that was warm, not hot, got five quarts out and five quarts in and everything seems hunky dory. This is far from scientific, and the science-side of my brain is not being too nice to me for not have definitive answers, but the car several days later seems quite happy.
I was actually having the problem in the morning with the RPM's going up and down a couple hundred RPM's and that is now completely gone. I didn't measure how much came out, I would have liked to but the shop who's lift I used didn't have anything to measure with so we just drained. The car was warm and would only take 4 qts after starting it and going through the gears, etc. I have since bought a new drain plug which ended up having a new trans pan attatched to it (Ordered the plug, they sent the whole pan) so even though the pan looks new I am goinng to replace the pan and redo the fluid. I have 7 qts left, so I'll let you know how it goes, but just with the 4 new qts of Redline D4 I have noticed a considerable difference. Shifting is much nicer, no more RPM problems and searching in the morning and the car doesn't seem to always want to upshift and keep the RPM's at 1200RPM and bogging like it did before. It will hold the gears a little longer now, which seems normal to me.
I was going to change mine out for the hell of it but my parts manager told me to not do it that i could cause problems and that its lifetime and should never be opened. what gives wuth what he said?
Just keep in mind these are the same people that insisted you should change the oil every 15K miles
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Well I drained the trans again tonight, another 4 qts.. I had a brand new pan and sleeve and adapter, even though the pan on there is clearly new and aftermarket, but I figured what the hell.. Anyway, I bought four extra bolts even though I was seeing people online reusing.. we got one out and the rest just wanted to strip the torx.. one bolt actually broke our Mac tools torx bit.. my buddy who is a MB mechanic (We were doing it at the MB shop) was even saying, this is the stupidest design he's ever seen.. he said these are going to have to probably be broken out of there and we decided to just leave it be. I didn't have enough bolts.. anyway I need to replace my two front arms so I am just going to return the pan and parts and put towards my arms which are waiting to be picked up.. going to do them on thursday.. We got another 4 qts out, it was much cleaner looking tonight.. if someone replaced fluid 6mo ago like said (Obviously new pan) then this would be the either 3rd or 4th drain and fill, so I may consider doing another one a couple weeks down the road, but even one made a world of difference after about 20 miles.. can't wait to see how much better it gets now..
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Greetings All
New member long time reader
I've been a long time reader and finally got around to registering. I would like to thank all whom post on the forum. This forum is like the news to me. I read it almost every day to see the latest issues. So far I have changed my rear brakes, plugs and transmission fluid from forum posts. I changed my trans fluid today using the ZF package.
All was going well until Murphy showed up. I think he follows me to the hobby shop sometimes when I work on my car. So I'm taking my trans bolts out you know just loosening them to make sure none are stripped before removing the fluid, Well one seems a little rough and I couldn't loosen it with fingers using extension and torx bit. I had to put the ratchet back on it to try and get it off. I crapped my pants when the bolt broke. Had a machine shop guy come over and try to get it out. He couldn't get it. So I had to put some RTV on the gasket along the line where the bolt #7 would be. I ran a bead of RTV from bolt 5 to 13. It seemed the bolt was either cross threaded or corroded in the hole. I had new bolts to put in and put anti seize on all of them. Hmmm. Recommend doing this if you plan on doing the multiple drain and fill. Personally I would use the ZF versus the multi vehicle fluid. It looks the same as what came out. The ZF is amber and not red. I must tell you my old fluid looked just like dirty engine oil. There was no problem with shifting or anything just performing preventive maint. I have 87K on it. Took it for a drive and it shifts good and there are no leaks. I was going to do the multi drain until it gets back to almost new looking fluid. Now I don't know about that...lol You know what my trans uses 21 bolts and I only purchased 20. Being a bolt broke I only needed 20. Is this why Murphy showed up.
I used two buckets using the idea of jkess114 putting the same amount in as I took out. However when putting the same amount in as I took out it was pouring out and was not a slow stream as I have read in the forum. The engine was still running. Also using a five gallon bucket and the transfer pump whatever comes back out during refill which was not much will go down the transfer pump tubing back into the bucket as long as the hose is still in where you put the fluid in. As stated you must pump fast with the engine running. The fluid and exhaust will get hot quick. Once I got finished putting fluid back in I had my drain plug in hand, removed the hose and put the plug back quickly. Again the fluid will get hot and the exhaust pipe will to. Being Murphy was around I did not change the sleeve as recommended.
Really want to thank all for your posts. I saved a grip so far. The dealer said the rear brake job was $850. So I've saved almost 3K thanks to you guys
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- When was AudioNotch launched? Is it incorporated?
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My husband insists I'm wrong – that the difference has nothing to do with how it's cooked. He thinks stuffing is made with regular bread, while dressing is made with cornbread. Will you please tell me who is right?
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We are not a religious household. DH is an athiest and I'm a lapsed Christian who is probably more an agnostic these days.
Our kids have had no exposure to religion, but I have no objection to them learning about it.
We had an advent calendar this year which was a nativity scene, and I started trying to explain the story behind it to DS before getting hopelessly lost in how to explain the "Son of God" idea to a child who didn't know what "God" means.
I ended up just explaining that the baby was going to be a very good man who would help people, and kind of glossed over the God part of it.
But it's left me wondering how on earth you explain the concept of God to someone who has no exposure to it?
I don't want to teach my child that God is either real or false - I just want to be able to explain the concept.
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We welcome your interest to Rough Rock Community School. We want you to take this opportunity to consider our school for future employment. We are a K-12 community school on the Navajo Reservation.
To help us determine your qualification we require a variety of documentation as the first step to applying for employment at Rough Rock Community School. The application contains instructions which must be completed in detail, and the following items must be included in order to be considered for any position:
• Letter of Interest
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• Three reference letters from previous employers prepared in the last six months
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If you are not yet certified in our state, please send a copy of your state's certification and contact the Arizona Department of Education's Certification Unit at 602-542-4367, or visit their website at www.ade.az.gov/certification.
Your application will remain in our active file with the Human Resources Office for a period of 6 months. If you wish it to remain active beyond that time, you must notify us in writing.
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We truly appreciate the time you have taken to view our website and we hope to bring you on board with Rough Rock Community School. We look forward to speaking with you real soon.
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Walk + Tummy Tuck Q&A
Why Does Someone Have to Walk Bent over After a Full Tummy Tuck?
Does It Happen to Everyone? READ MORE
How Soon Post-Op TT Should One be Able to Drive or Walk up Stairs?
How soon can you drive a car, or walk up the stairs after a full tummy tuck ? READ MORE
Walking 2 Weeks Post Op After Tummy Tuck?
Before surgery I was brisk walking 2 miles. I am feeling good 2 weeks post op. Only taking Advil maybe once a day for mainly mild discomfort. Is it ok... READ MORE
Climbing Stairs After Tummy Tuck
Post tummy tuck, is it possible to go on stairs following this procedure. How soon? READ MORE
Six Weeks After Tummy Tuck, Still Can't Stand Upright
Is been 6 weeks after i had a tummy tuck, I notice that during the morning I stand up normally, but my boddy tends to lean by the afternoon. how long... READ MORE
How Much Walking 1-7 Days After TT, Breast Aug, Lipo?
I am 2 days post-op and have been trying to walk as much as I can. My mom motors me in circles around the upstairs after I've used the restroom... READ MORE
If You Are Suppose to Walk As Much As Possible After Tummy Tuck Surgery. What About During the Night.
If you are suppose to walk as much as possible after surgery. What about during the night. Should you get up every hour or two and walk. If so, how... READ MORE
Im on my 4th Week Post Tummy Tuck and Lipo. is It Normal to Still Walk a Little Hunched?
My right hip feels tight , and hard for me to stand straight, will massaging it help? the incision looks closed, but can it still open or stretch if i... READ MORE
When Will Stiffness Ease After Tummy Tuck?
I had a tummy tuck on 8th April 2010 (just over 3 weeks ago). I am still not able to walk/stand completely straight and am very stiff, my abdominal... READ MORE
Walking 8 Days After a Tummy Tuck Too Soon?
Yesterday I walked a little over a mile at around 3 mph. I figured that was light enough. Well, later that night my drainage turned from a peach color... READ MORE
Still Not Walking Upright 4 Weeks After Tummy Tuck
I am 4-weeks post tummy tuck. I also had corrective surgery from a botched gall bladder surgery a few years ago. I am still not walking fully upright.... READ MORE
6 Weeks PO, Fever After Walking, Too Much Too Soon?? (Photo)
6 weeks po. 3 days I walked about 6 miles each day. I didn't feel sore. I came home, took a nap and woke up feeling like I was ran over by a Mack... READ MORE
Walking After Tummy Tuck?
Im 2 weeks out from full tummy tuck just had drains removed and dr told me i should not be doing alot of walking still?? is this normal,i can... READ MORE
Recovery from TT/BA/BL for a Student?
I'm a student in my mid-20s who lost a lot of weight, but am healthy, muscular, and fit. I'm planning on getting a TT (without muscle... READ MORE
When Should You Try to Walk Up Straight After a Tummy Tuck?
It has been 8 days after my surgery and I still can't walk straight. Is this normal? should I try walking straight already? READ MORE
Tummy Tuck with a Sprained Ankle, Do I Need to Postpone Surgery?
I have a full tummy tuck scheduled for the day after tomorrow and I was trying to mow the lawn and I fell and sprained my ankle. Will the doctor still... READ MORE
9 Days Post TT/BA, Leg Swollen, Taking 2-3 Day Trip With Lots of Walking, Am I Going to Be Okay?
9 days post op Tummy Tuck/Augment (800 cc). It is hot here, left leg looked swollen-doc told me he didnt think it was a clot-but sent to the ER to be... READ MORE
Had a Tummy Tuck and Now I Am Walking with my Butt Tucked In. Will This Resolve Itself?
I had a tummy tuck 2 weeks ago. I am walking straight but my butt is tucked in when I walk from the tightness. My butt is gone. I am scared that this... READ MORE


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Sky Zone will open its first Queensland indoor trampoline park by mid-year, featuring laser tag, dodgeball courts and a foam pit.
Partnering with bowling brand Strike Bowling, Sky Zone has signed a 3257-square-metre lease at a retail complex at 544 Kessels Road in MacGregor, Brisbane. "The trampoline park will feature a 50 trampoline walled open jump court, dodgeball courts, Sky Slam basketball, performance trampolines and a five-lane Foam Zone," Sky Zone chief executive Michael Schreiber said.
The park will also have indoor laser tag and a cafe. The deal was brokered by Nick Willis of CBRE.
Sky Zone's eight-year tenancy comes with a five-year option at an annual rent of approximately $460,000 per year.
"The [Brisbane] location is ideal as it's close to Westfield Garden City and has great exposure to Kessels Road," Mr Willis said. "The busy retail centre also has the option for further expansion with an additional 3000 square metres of large format retail space available."
Sky Zone in Sydney is under development and the company is negotiating leases on two Melbourne locations.
The Australian Financial Review


text: Heidi, I took a course like this at the New School Univeristy in the Village NYC about three years ago. At that time we used "The Language of New Media" a great book about New Media By Lev Manovich. Here is the link to his website, I think he has a newer version of the book available. http://www.manovich.net/ Hands down th is the most comprehensive and culture based analysis of the digital media. -D On Tuesday, May 23, 2006, at 12:48PM, Heidi Campbell <hcampbe1 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >Hi. > > I am preparing a grad course in the fall entitled New Media, Culture & Networked Society. It will focus on social & cultural issues raised by communication and life in an information-based society. The dominant themes to be dealt with include: community, identity, authority/power relations and religion/ideology. I have been trying to find a core text book for such a course but have been having difficulty. > > I have considered--David Bell (2001) Introduction to Cybercultures, New York: Routledgeas an introductory text but it seems a bit dated now. I would welcome any recommendations from the list, or must-read journal articles for the topics I have listed above. > > Thanks. > > Heidi Campbell > Dept. of Communication > Texas A&M University > > >--------------------------------- > All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine >_______________________________________________ >The air-l at listserv.aoir.org mailing list >is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org >Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > >Join the Association of Internet Researchers: >http://www.aoir.org/ > >


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Serial Killer: The Dissing of the Oxford Comma
"There are people who embrace the Oxford comma, and people who don't, and I'll just say this: never get between these people when drink has been taken."- Lynn Truss, author of Eats, Shoots & Leaves
In June, it was discovered that Oxford University had revised its style guide and pulled the plug on the use of the Oxford comma (otherwise known as the serial comma).
They issued the following guidelines:
As a general rule, do not use the serial/Oxford comma: so write 'a, b and c' not 'a, b, and c'. But when a comma would assist in the meaning of the sentence or helps to resolve ambiguity, it can be used—especially where one of the items in the list is already joined by 'and':
They had a choice between croissants, bacon and eggs, and muesli.
There are some cases where the comma is clearly obligatory:
The bishops of Canterbury, Oxford, Bath and Wells, and Salisbury
Now, to be clear, The Oxford Style Manual, which is governed by the autonomous Oxford University Press and for which the Oxford comma is named, has done no such thing. (Phew.)
What we said
At Brain Traffic (a.k.a. wordnerd central), Oxford University's decision to drop the serial comma was cause for immediate debate. We had a very civil, yet heated, discussion about our reactions. Here are some choice quotes. (NOTE: You may or may not be able to see my personal biases come through here.)
The yays (i.e., the people who are right)
Melissa Rach: To me, the serial comma is a courtesy. Is it required? No. Is it a nice thing to do for your users? Absolutely. Incidentally, in journalism school, I learned that early newspapers removed the serial comma (and the second space between sentences) to conserve column space. So, it wasn't about best practices, it was about money and discourteous typesetters. Maybe I will write to Miss Manners for support.
Angie Halama:When I was a copyeditor, the in-house style where I worked did not call for using the Oxford, or serial, comma. But, as the Oxford Style Guide entry on the comma points out, there are still times the serial comma is needed to "assist in the meaning of a sentence" or "help resolve ambiguity." And these situations can be ambiguous in themselves. I worked with smart writers, so this wasn't usually a big deal. But for many people, the intricacies of punctuation rules are confusing, frustrating, and ridiculous. That's why copyeditors exist, but even they have to wade through these complexities. So why not simplify just one thing and make the serial comma the rule? Then everyone can save their energy for more important things, like knowing when to hyphenate a compound modifier. Which I know you've been really concerned about. As you should be.
Tenessa Gemelke:My vote? CLARITY.
The serial comma rarely introduces confusion, but it often saves the day with its clear enumeration. For example, consider the following list of options:
Your sandwich choices are turkey, beef, ham, and Cheez Whiz.
The serial comma is essential here. Although wise people know Cheez Whiz tastes best as a singular sandwich ingredient, crazy people might try to eat it with ham. In most uses, the serial comma makes it clear that the final and penultimate items in a list are distinct from each other.
Of course, there are rare instances in which the serial comma causes trouble:
I dedicate this book to my father, Burt Reynolds, and America.
Is this book dedicated to three entities, or am I the secret love child of Burt Reynolds? In either case, it would be clearer to revise:
I dedicate this book to my father, Burt Reynolds and America.
I dedicate this book to my father (Burt Reynolds) and America.
I'm okay with ditching the serial comma when it's problematic. But nine times out of ten, adding it makes for clearer reading. And that's why I love it very, very much.
Kristina Halvorson: I like the serial comma the way I like my punctuation outside of the quotation marks (which, by the way, makes me a sympathizer to the Brits and a traitorous American). They delineate; they contextualize. Generally speaking, I prefer extra-strength clarity: the serial comma singles out each item or phrase in your list so there's no confusion about what is grouped with (or attached to) what. Is it more cluttered? Yeah, sure. But it's worth the added clarity and meaning. And you know who agrees with me about commas? SHAKESPEARE, THAT'S WHO.
P.S. Next they're probably going to try to get rid of using ALL CAPS FOR EMPHASIS. WHAT?
Christine Anameier: Damn them!
I like the serial comma because I feel it reduces ambiguity. Emily dislikes it because she feels it adds unneeded complexity. I don't really care what other people do as long as I can continue to use it. That's essentially my approach to all the style controversies at BT: live and let live.
Long live the serial comma.
Meghan CaseyWell, I have an online dating profile up on the internets. In it, I write, "I use the serial comma. Get used to it." So, yeah, you get the picture.
The nays (i.e., the people who are wrong)
Emily Folstad: Finally! Serial comma = unnecessary typographic clutter. Good riddance! Does this mean that Brain Traffic proofreaders will finally stop filling up my documents with that little sucker?
Julie Vollenweider: I'm an informal and impatient gal. If I could write everything in shorthand or abbreviations, I would. Punctuation included. I'm in full support of Oxford University editing the serial comma right on out of the rules. Just wish the Oxford Style Manual would follow suit.
In conclusion
Clearly, the yays have it. According to me. (And, anyway, the Brain Traffic style guide says to use the serial comma. So there.)
But, don't be glum, naysayers. At least there is an (overplayed) theme song for people who don't give a **** about the Oxford comma. Take it away, Vampire Weekend …


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Hamilton reader wins Scoop Super Summer Kiwi Music Prize
Bren George (front)
Hamilton reader wins Scoop Super Summer Kiwi Music Prize
As a dedicated follower of New Zealand music, Bren George of Hamilton was overjoyed to scoop up our Summer Kiwi Music prize of tickets to the Music At Matua festival on 8 February.
Her total prize for winning our first Scoop competition for the year also included a double pass to the festival, a package of Music CD's and music merchandise.
Entering the draw for the Scoop competition was part and parcel of Bren's philosophy for life of "giving everything a go" and "living life to the full" - from festival going to white river rafting on the Tongariro with Rafting New Zealand.
Speaking with Scoop, Bren gave Ginny Blackmore and Grammy-winning Lorde as her personal NZ music faves.
Bren also had some praise for Scoop: "It's the one site that pops up all the time when I'm looking for something on the internet or just catching up with news and events from all different sources". Thanks Bren!
Scoop begins its next competition - in association with the Beyond D Digital Marketing Group - soon.


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What is Monetary Policy?
Monetary Policy is a tool used by the central banks all around the world to manage money supply in the economy in order to achieve a desirable growth. The Central Bank controls the money supply by increasing or decreasing the cost of money, the rate of interest.
This is because after 1971, the Gold standard has been removed worldwide and now the modern money is not backed by any gold. Modern money is not the derivative of gold anymore but it is the derivative of debt these days. Therefore modern money is stretchable or contractible according to the need of businesses and the economy. It is like Elastic money.
Different Types of Monetary System
Monetary policy can either be expansionary or contractionary in nature. Under an expansionary policy, policy makers increase the money supply in the system by lowering interest rates. This is done mainly for two ( 2 ) purposes.
– to boost the economic growth
– to reduce the level of unemployment in the economy
In Contractionary policy the cost of money is made costly by increasing the rate of interest, which in turn helps to reduce the money supply in the system and combat inflation.
Thus, we can stretch and contract the modern money according to the demand or the economy. Previously, to print new money, the governments HAD to reserve the same amount of gold before printing it. But in the modern world (After 1971), money is not backed by anything. We can contract and stretch the money supply according to the needs of businesses and economy.
And thus, the Asset holders always win in the game of money. That's because if you own any Assets then you MUST have money flowing into your bank accounts whether you work, sleep, or travel the world. If you want to beat the modern money game then create Assets in your life. An Asset can be anything such as Web properties, books, movies, music, businesses, stocks, bonds, gold, real estate, mutual funds or anything else of that nature.
Do's and Don'ts of Investing in Art
Art is an Asset class. People buy art not only for hobby purposes but they basically invest in art. An art is the Investment vehicle. Owning an art is just like owning any other asset such as Stocks, Bonds, Gold, Real Estate, Mutual Funds, Businesses and any other asset.
However investing in art is not as simple as walking into a gallery and picking out the piece that you thought would look best in your living room. It's the job of an expert. Only collectors and real art experts can pick up the classical art from large collections of art pieces.
Dos and Don'ts of Investing in Art
– Choose historically significant pieces of art
– Take time to do research into the exhibition and literary history of piece that has caught your attention
– Do not go for Cheapest bet or by hearsay
– Remain invested for at least five years, to benefit from appreciation
– Begin by investing only 5-10% of your portfolio in art
Just like investing in stocks, real estate, mutual funds, and businesses, you do the proper research and ONLY after proper research should you invest. You have to conduct proper research; otherwise you will miss on great investment opportunities.
Remember: Art only makes sense as an Investment if it has a credible amount of historical significance. Without this, no art work should be contemplated.
The second factor you have to see is the Market. Most of the investors invest in paintings because there is a huge and liquid market for this. Thus, you will find a ready buyer for your art.
According to experts, you can give 5-10% allocation of your portfolio towards the art. You can buy art either from art galleries or from Auction Houses.


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Here's a question. I choose to ask my fellow followers of Christ for some experience-based advice on this one. Not a big issue, to be sure, but one I was mulling over today.
A little background first. I am 24, going to school part time and working full time, am a lifelong Christian, was homeschooled, am a member at an Orthodox Presbyterian Church, and believe in practicing "courtship" (similar to Joshua Harris's I Kissed Dating Goodbye and others). I hope that explains enough.
Therefore, I'm not one of those guys who looks to get laid, or who goes on random dates. Not my thing. I'm not looking for random physical relationships that will fail, rather believe that romantic relationships should be basically an experiment intended to lead to marriage.
Most women I know through some sort of channel (friend, coworker, classmate, fellow parishioner, a friend of a friend, you get the idea) where there is already some common ground. If she's a brand new acquaintance, and I think she might share some similar beliefs or views, then I have a chance to get to know her. Per what I said above it pretty much goes without saying that I won't be asking every attractive girl out on a date-fling.
A problem has arisen in recent months, however. Tell me if I'm just being dumb about it.
Take today, for instance. I'm a biology major, and spent a portion of the afternoon at my local arboretum. I made a purchase (birthday present for a friend) at the gift shop and the cashier was a drop-dead gorgeous girl. She was dressed modestly (I don't have Amish requirements, but it's a biblical plus if her breasts aren't hanging out for all to see), at least not negatively disposed to plants therefore botany therefore science (one might reasonably assume anyway) which is a must to me. There was a line behind me. Problem!
I discussed a similar problem last summer on the normal forums, ran into an ecology major at a science lecture and missed an opportunity (she disappeared), but that one is easier because I have time and common ground.
What to do when you have about 30 seconds? It is not my intent to be a "shallow" guy, but it's never a bad thing when the girl is beautiful and you find yourself attracted.
I am not worried, and know that if God wills it, he will drop someone right in front of my nose, but at the same time, when such events are occuring I find myself wondering (well, what if God wants you to find out more right now?). You never know, right?
So is there a solution to this problem, a biblical one, without resorting to a ridiculous, suggestive pickup line? The humor of the whole situation is not lost on me, and maybe I am not good at this off-the-cuff stuff (perform much better when the woman in question becomes an acquaintance), and I can't very well go up and say, "Hi, I just want to buy this please. Since you're so gorgeous, I just have to ask, are you a Christian? No, ok...thanks bye! Yes? Ok, I have more questions please, sorry to hold up your line...."
What's a man to do? Thoughts, brethren? Anyone have experience with this? I will admit that I have been a bit surprised to find in recent months (going on a year now) that I'm getting the urge to settle down and it's only making my subconcious "prowl" more, so these events are likely to increase. Therefore any experience from married Christian men is of great help to me. And even if you're still single, experience-based advice is great period!
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Go back and buy something else. Then ask her if she'd like to have lunch sometime. If she's available, she'll let you know. If she's dating someone, she'll gently turn you down. Don't take that as a rejection of YOU. Conduct yourself as a gentleman, at all times.
If you're into courting, and not dating, then ask her at the first opportunity if you can meet her parents. If she says yes, find out a little about her mother, and bring her a small gift. Address her parents as "Mr" and "Mrs" _____.
I've been married to the same woman for 34 years, because I saw her, and fell in love, and pursued her.
then ask her at the first opportunity if you can meet her parents.
I'm not into this whole courting culture, but if one approached any reasonably sane woman with this proposition, that would be a huge red flag.
I completely agree. There are billions of people in the world and we are supposed to pick one and say "when can I meet your parents; oh by the way my name is Paul?" That just screams psychopath / stalker. After 30 minutes of talking both people might realize this relationship is not going to go anywhere so there is no reason to even mention parents.
The early meet-the-parents is one of my chief beefs with Harris' ideas on a practical level. For his plan to work out, it requires the boy and the girl to be familiar with his concepts and like them - and for at least her parents to be, too. I have good evangelical parents, but no way would they have wanted to be involved in my romantic life in the way Harris suggests. While I know lots of people who have read the books and married other people who have read the books, I don't know anyone who had the parental support (and church support) to follow them precisely.
Nor did Harris himself. His wife's father wasn't a Christian and lived 2,000 miles away when he started courting/dating her. Harris talked to him a couple times on the phone.
I'd invite the women to a group event they might enjoy, then to coffee afterwards if they show up. "Are you interested in plants outside of work? My university is having a public lecture on modified leaves. Let me write down my email address so I can give you the details if you're interested." Obviously, that takes some quick thinking in terms of thinking about a connection, remembering an upcoming event, and coming up with this line. I expect it'd get easier with practice. Also, it's easier if you are always asking yourself, "What events am I going to soon that I could invite others to? What events do I attend regularly that I could invite others to?"Neither I nor Josh Harris consider meeting for coffee a date. At coffee, you can subtly figure out religion stuff. "What do you do on weekends?" usually works.My husband got around all this by giving me his business card (It's still up on our refrigerator) and saying, "I'd be happy to continue this conversation. Here's my card," but that conversation was more than 30 seconds.
This is the whole problem with "courting" (as I understand it from your post) or "not going on random dates."
You can't pre-screen your date candidates. That's because the date is the screening process. It's not a negative thing, necessarily, to be going on a lot of dates or dates with random people that one meets. Just because people go on a date together doesn't make them promiscuous or anything like that.
I recommend having a conversation like a normal human being with the prospective woman. If you click, go for asking for her number or something. You can't hit a home run unless you swing. And you might as well know up front that you're going to strike out many times.
Anyway, I will admit a limited knowledge of "courting". But it just seems like an throw-back concept that helps its subscribers, particularly the men, feel like knights-in-shining-armor for their damsels in distress. The guy who wrote the book on it is probably a genius for finding such an easy way to sell books by pushing a concept that already exists and giving it a fancy new (old) name.
And if damsels really are in distress...? [He doesn't put it that way, but it is a premise of at least the first book. Male headship, etc.]
Hey, Spencer...I've got a word picture for you. Imagine you want to take a trip to a town in a distant state, but you decide not to drive. No airports are close by, so you're left with two options: go by Amtrack (the passenger train) or take Grayhound (the bus). Both forms of transportation will get you there, and both have their drawbacks and perks. You decide on Grayhound, thining you'll see more of the country, get to take more stops, and have a safer trip, particularly since you've heard numerous stories about the Amtrack train going off its rails on this trip, and you want to avoid the risks.
Now, let's say your bus driver gets caught in traffic, gets delayed by road construction, or gets behind some slow moving vehicles. Would you suggest that your bus driver hop on a train-track somewhere? Of course not. Buses don't travel on train tracks--you can't just mix the two systems. Well, Spencer, you're on a journey. You want to wind up with a spouse---and you've chosen a way to get there. And unfortunately, you just can't mix the two "routes".
Your values are telling you to follow the courtship route. That means developing a friendship and getting to know the individual, probably through a friend or family member, and making values and "internals" a priority, looking at personality and compatibility prior to looking at outward appearance. Yet, when you meet someone "gorgeous"---someone you don't even know, by the way, you want to work that into your chosen system. But the route you're taking doesn't lend itself to what you want to do. I suggest you stay true to your values.


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My general research area is data management, and much of my research concerns aspects of the management of temporal, spatial, and spatio-temporal data, including data modeling, database design, data models and query languages, efficient query and update processing, indexing, and systems architectures.
From 2010 to 2013, I was in charge of building up a group in database management and data-intensive systems in the Department of Computer Science, which is part of the Faculty of Science and Technology, one of Aarhus University's faculties. I am now employed part time and have a full-time position at Aalborg University (my up-to-date home page there).
During the late 1980s and the 1990s, I was at the computer science departments at University of Arizona and University of Maryland for a total of about five years. From September 2008 to August 2009, I was a Visiting Scientist at Google, Mountain View, working in the structured data research group headed by Alon Halevy. In August 2010, I moved to Aarhus University after having been at Aalborg University since 1990.
I am an ACM Fellow (for contributions to temporal and spatio-temporal data management), an IEEE Fellow (for contributions to temporal, spatio-temporal, and mobile data management), a member the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, and a member of the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences.
I am an Editor in Chief of the VLDB Journal.
I will speak at MDM 2013 and DBRank 2013.
I was fortunate to receive an award from the Villum Foundation.
Best paper and demo
We got two awards at MDM 2013.
IEEE ICDE, DASFAA PCs
I am PC co-chair for ICDE 2013 and DASFAA 2014.
Projects: Reduction, Geocrowd
Advisory Boards: iAD, SimpleFleet
Book/Synthesis Lecture
Multidimensional Databases and Data Warehousing


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By Jim Corbett, USA TODAY
Hines Ward became the fifth receiver to surpass 10,000 receiving yards with one team, but the achievement was dampened by his Pittsburgh Steelers' sobering 23-20 loss to the AFC North rival Cincinnati Bengals last Sunday.
"It means nothing to me now," Ward told reporters after his four catches for 82 yards put him at 10,022 career yards. "It's a great milestone, but starting the season off 1-2 — all the milestones and records, I can't even think about that right now."
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Earlier, Ward acknowledged 10,000 receiving yards as "a huge honor."
He became the 21st player to eclipse 10,000 yards and 800 receptions.
Compare his 818 receptions to Michael Irvin, who had 750 receptions for 11,904 yards. Irvin earned 2007 Hall of Fame enshrinement for helping the Dallas Cowboys win three Super Bowls during his 12-year career.
Ward has helped the Steelers win two titles during his 12-season career.
"People ask me about (the) Hall of Fame," Ward says. "Michael Irvin was the guy I looked up to, the most recent receiver who went into the Hall. He did it with a Hall of Fame quarterback in Troy Aikman. … Yes, he was prolific and won three Super Bowls. He's a great wideout, great competitor. Here I am, and I play in Pittsburgh, and I got him in catches and touchdowns (72 to 65). It's kind of amazing."
Since being selected out of Georgia in the third round of the 1998 draft, Ward has caught passes from Mike Tomczak, Kordell Stewart, Kent Graham, Tommy Maddox, Charlie Batch, Byron Leftwich and Ben Roethlisberger in Pittsburgh.
Then there was the 43-yard option touchdown pass that Ward corralled from fellow wideout Antwaan Randle El in Super Bowl XL, part of Ward's five-catch, 123-yard MVP performance in that game.
Irvin never won Super Bowl MVP honors during the Cowboys' run to three championships in the 1990s.
Considered one of the game's most complete receivers and perhaps the best blocker ever at his position, Ward joined Irvin, former Indianapolis Colts receiver Marvin Harrison, former Denver Broncos great Rod Smith and Seattle Seahawks legend Steve Largent as the lone 10,000-yard receivers with one team.
"It's amazing that all 10,000 of my yards came on a predominantly running team, having to deal with the AFC North elements," says Ward, who lost his right anterior cruciate ligament in a childhood bicycle accident.
"To get this milestone is definitely a huge honor because of all those things I had to go through."
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Taking pleasure in Your Day Spa Outing
You'll find several reasons why somebody could wish to book a while at a neighborhood working day spa and even make plans to get a journey to some spa like a getaway. Even so, the day spa allows you to simply get absent to get a few hrs to ensure that you will get involved in some incredible therapies and get the pampering which you are longing for.
Once you make strategies in a spa inside your location, you might locate that there's a varied listing of therapies and solutions which you can select from. Just a few on the solutions that you simply can reap the benefits of consist of facials, massages, manicures, pedicures, wraps, aromatherapy, hydrotherapy, hair styling, make up application and much more.
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Jake Owen Tweets Before & After Surgery
Jake Owen had surgery on his hand yesterday. It's not clear if the surgery was related to his recent go-kart accident? Jake's scheduled to play the Country Concert 2013 in Ft. Loramie, Ohio on July 11th and Boston's Fenway Park July 12-13. Despite the surgery, he says there's no way he'll miss the chance to play the shows! Here's what he had to say on twitter before and after his surgery!
Headed in for surgery... I was trying to avoid it, but since I play guitar for a living I need to get this done. 👍 pic.twitter.com/2QgTL1m6cq— Jake Owen (@jakeowen) July 9, 2013
Btw..There's no way I'd miss the chance to play @countryconcert or Fenway Park this weekend. I won't let y'all down.— Jake Owen (@jakeowen) July 9, 2013
Surgery went well yesterday. On the mend. Currently pain pill tweeting. Might have to sit on a stool 4 shows this wk but ill be there!!— Jake Owen (@jakeowen) July 10, 2013


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JOE PUBLIC whipped Ma Pau 3-1 at the Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya as the Digicel Pro League Big Six competition began, with Round Three Match Day One action, on Sunday evening. Japanese midfielder Yu Hoshide finally netted his first goal for Joe Public, two months after joining the club, while Trent Noel and Kerry Baptiste also were on target for the League pace-setters. Baptiste continued his sizzling form as he recorded his 31st goal for the season, before Dwane James got a consolation strike for Ma Pau.
Joe Public were looking to atone for their loss, at Macoya, to Defence Force in the First Citizens Cup final, but they made only one change to their starting lineup, with Micah Lewis replacing fellow winger Gorean Highley. Ma Pau, on the other hand, welcomed back the trio of defenders Curtis Gonzales, Meikel Williams and Kevin Molino to the squad, after their trip with the national team to the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Egypt. Gonzales made the starting line-up while Williams and Molino were second-half substitutes. Ma Pau nearly opened the scoring in the 10th minute as Shandel Samuel found his strike partner Trevin Caesar but the teenager failed to divert the ball into the back of the net. In the 27th, Baptiste headed a right-sided centre from Hoshide wide of Jefferson George's right-post, in the Ma Pau goal.
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In calculus, sequences such as a1=1/1,a2=1/2,a3=1/3..... are discussed. However, most mathematicians and the majority of the mathematical laity prefer the notation an=1/n (n≥1) for the sequence above. Often, the limit of a sequence is discussed. A sequence a is said to converge to a limit L if a becomes arbitrarily close to L and stays there. For the case of 0.9999..., the sequence would be an=1-10-n,where n is the number of 9's after the decimal point. For infinitely continuing digits, as n→∞, an=1-10-∞, thus proving that 0.999999999... until infinity tends to 1.


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His wealth, he understood, was merely a trusteeship, something he'd been granted in order to share.
We have explored and surveyed the whole earth, and where we find weakness or inferiority, we establish a trusteeship.
My trusteeship, she answered him loftily, producing some documents from her hand-bag.
But on the other hand, suppose Elizabeth begged him to take the trusteeship and he did take it?
The obligation wasnt part of the trusteeship, she reminded him.
Well, in six months more the old lady's trusteeship of this young lady is to terminate—at least legally.
Six days later Mrs. Eddy met this action by declaring a trusteeship for the control of her estate.
Any old time the trusteeship debt your father didn't really owe gets too heavy, you can unload on me and wipe it out.
The trustees named were responsible men, gave bond for $500,000, and their trusteeship was to last during Mrs. Eddy's lifetime.
Money, however, he will make of his trusteeship, as you will see.


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The Canes fell behind early to the Tar Heels, and took a two-point deficit into halftime before putting UNC away in the second half.
Kenny Kadji was Miami's leading scorer, with 18 points. He also grabbed nine boards for the Hurricanes. Julian Gamble pitched in 14, while Shane Larkin and Durand Scott each scored 11.
James McAdoo, who also plays on the football team, scored 14 for the Tar Heels to pace them. The Tar Heels shot just 33-percent from the floor as a team in the second half.
Trey McKinnie Jones was Miami's fifth starter in the game.
The Hurricanes are now 11-3 on the season (2-0 in the ACC). They will return home on Sunday to host Maryland.


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Courtney Stodden Sometimes Calls Doug 'Dad,' He Says He's 'Raising' His Wife. Perfectly Healthy.
Dads do this.
Because the entire point of this whole child-bride charade was to land them a reality show, Courtney Stodden and Doug Hutchinson made their debut on VH1's Couples Therapy 2 this week where apparently they couldn't decide between just blatantly admitting they're putting on a show or sticking to their plan of making the marriage look like a giant case of daddy-daughter fucking. Via tooFab:
The teen bride, who was 17 when they filmed the show, and her 52-year-old husband Doug Hutchison were the first couple introduced on the premiere episode.
"I call him 'Dad' instead of 'Doug' sometimes," Stodden purred in her their package, with Doug creepily adding "See, this is the thing … I'm raising my wife!"
And while he may have a very young, scantily clad wife, Doug admits it's taken a toll on her relationships — both personal and professional.
"I got death threats … my agent dropped me, my manager said marrying Courtney was like taking a gun and shooting my career in the head," he says.
Meanwhile, in exchange for letting Old Man River and his Joy Book bride command the whole show, the rest of the cast gets to constantly call Doug a child molester until a "counselor" has to try and keep a straight face and say something about understanding other couple's lifestyles because reality television has reduced itself to condoning pedophilia now. A move that really shouldn't surprise anyone who knows what a Kendall or Kylie is which is why I'm almost 90% positive this whole thing is a Kris Jenner experiment to see if she can leak their sex tapes before their Sweet 16s. You can practically smell her arid vagina all over this. Or is that asbestos? Please be asbestos.
Courtney and Doug admit they're completely faking the whole thing:
And VH1 basically telling the other castmembers, "Child molesting equals ratings, so don't you dare fucking ruin this for me, I swear to God…"
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Dalton Webb has drawn stories in a variety of mediums, from comics to picture books. He grew up in Houston, Texas and now lives in Seattle, WA with his family and a herd of cats. He has drawn for games, publications, and for pure joy. Dalton is also active in the SCBWI serving as an assistant Illustrator Coordinator for the Western Washington region.
When not writing and drawing stories, he can be found in his garden or on the road riding scooters, and teaching his daughter how to make monster noises.


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What's your favourite type of foundation?
Beautiful with brains says: liquid. They usually have good coverage, give my face a natural finish and work really well for my combination skin.
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Beautiful with brains says: liquid. They usually have good coverage, give my face a natural finish and work really well for my combination skin.
Trisha says
Mineral, surprisingly. I was always so resistant of mineral makeup, but I like it.
beautifulwithbrains says
Trisha, I like mineral foundations too, as long as they're pure. They work really well and are usually available in a wide variety of shades.
Eyegraffiti says
right now i'm stuck for mac face and body, but i also like revlons photofinish. and then i've got a mineral foundation from madminerals that works real well too…
i guess i don't stick to just one foundation, i have a foundation wardrobe haha!/Azure
beautifulwithbrains says
Eyegraffiti, it can be hard to choose as every time of foundation has its pros and cons. But it's nice to have variety. 🙂
K / cosmeddicted says
Liquid, usually. Revlon Colorstay, the foundation you show in this post, comes with a pump in Japan. However, it's like $25. Everything has its pros and cons!
beautifulwithbrains says
K, I like that it comes with a pump, it's more hygienic. But shame about the price. Revlon is very expensive here too. In fact, for years I thought it wasn't a drugstore brand as its prices aren't those of drugstore makeup here lol.
xin says
definitely liquid foundation for me, my favorite is still Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation 😉
beautifulwithbrains says
Xin, liquid foundations are really nice, aren't they? I wish BB was available here, I've heard great things about her foundations. 🙂
Tavia says
Enter me for Liquid liquid and liquid. 🙂 They are easily applied, you can use your fingers or brushes or small sponges the choice is yours. I have combination skin also so I'm liquid all the way 🙂
beautifulwithbrains says
Tavia, I completely agree with you! Like you, I have combination skin and find that liquid foundations work really well for our skin type.
Viv says
Usually liquid – though my current fave for non-work days is Bobbi Brown EXTRA SPF 25 Tinted Moisturizing Balm – it really is gorgeous 🙂
beautifulwithbrains says
Viv, it sounds wonderful! I really wish we had BB here so I could try it too. 🙂
Annabella Freeman says
Stick foundation so definitely Bobbi Brown. For fuller coverage I go for a Clinique Liquid Foundation, not fussed which one though, they all work well on my face.
beautifulwithbrains says
Annabella, you're so lucky that they all work well on you as it's not really easy to find a good foundation. I have actually never tried a Clinique foundation. I'd love to but they don't seem to make shades light enough to match my skintone. Or if they do, they don't sell them here.


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One of the week's nicest surprises was the addition of video to Flickr – everyone with me now: woo hoo!
However, this great news certainly did not trump the excitement of completing our Master Cleanse – 12 days of a strict lemonade fast, a mighty mighty challenge. We came out on the other side very well – much lighter in body and more present in spirit. Completely 100% worth it – and not just because I can now fit into the beautiful black velvet dress I bought for Dr. Sketchy next week.
If you are interested in doing the Master Cleanse prepare yourself for the following:
- Detox is an unpleasant thing – When going through the first couple of days on your Cleanse you're going to feel blah. Some people experience detox symptoms more than others, but I was hit pretty hard with a migraine, fatigue and just all around yuckiness Day 1 and 2. Here's a great article on the physical effects of detoxing, just to get the point across.
Solution: Start on the weekend and be ready for a nice couple of days at home to relax. No social events, no weekend guests, just chill. And seriously, don't be a wuss and quit if you start feeling rotten as what you've put in your body is the cause of all this. Suck it up, be good to yourself for once and move onward. It's all temporary you big sissy.
- Drinking lemonade for 12 days is boring – I was rarely ever actually hungry while on the cleanse (the one time I was starving was when I hadn't had a glass of lemonade in a while), but the boredom really gets to you especially if you love to cook and love a variety of foods.
Solution: This may seem weird, but the fact that we still were cooking for the short person (19 months is obviously not an age to start Master Cleansing 🙂 ) and were in regular contact with food was a huge help. Washing, prepping, cooking and smelling really good food made me feel less deprived. Plus an empty refrigerator really depresses me.
- Let's talk about coatings – I've heard about getting your tongue and teeth coated during fasts when reading some things about Muslims fasting during Ramadan. Apparently in some cultures, having a tongue coated in white (yah, it's gross) means you're not cheating so it's like a badge of honor.
While I never exactly displayed this badge publicly, it was interesting to see my tongue go from white-white coating to nearly perfectly healthy pink by the end of my fast. I'm not sure, but I think this coating has something to do with your colon cleaning out. Gross but great, but then again I am a mommy now so very little can possibly disgust me that much.
Solution: Brush your teeth and your tongue regularly – but stick to a nice natural toothpaste if for some reason you're still using Colgate or whatever other foul chemically gross brand your grocery store has suckered you into. Have you ever read those ingredients? Shameful. I like Tom's of Maine natural whitening toothpaste and Ella uses one of their kids gel toothpastes too. In fact, she likes it so much she tries to eat it every night, but that's another story.
- Not everybody is going to 'get' what you're doing – If you're like me, there are few people that ever 'get' anything that I do so this wasn't really a problem. But it is something to think about. It takes some hardcore willpower to fast for almost 2 weeks and if your environment isn't supportive of your decision you have a whole new set of challenges.
Solution: If you can, fast with a buddy or (better yet) your significant other or roommate or family member. You'll need the support and it is incredibly nice to have someone to commiserate with. PLUS! it's nice being able to take turns making lemonade during a busy day or being able to split store runs for maple syrup, etc.
As with many other things, knowledge really is power. If your Uncle Job-Bob (you know, the relative who thinks that dinner without an 80% meat content really isn't a meal?) is getting freaky on you because he thinks you're turning into an anorexic tree hugger, know about the mechanics of what it is that you're doing.
Be able to explain why you are ingesting the specific lemonade ingredients, what they specifically do for your body and what your overall goal is for the fast. You probably won't convince him to join you, but hopefully he'll back off – even if it's because you had to mention your colon a few more times than he was comfortable with 🙂
I had a great experience with the Master Cleanse. It was probably one of the hardest things I've done in a long time as most of it really is a mental thing. My goal is to fast this way at least once a year, maybe twice a year if I get a better hang of it. Juggling personal and work events/meals is tricky — and sometimes just planning each day's lemonade rations gets a little challenging early in the morning. But this can all be overcome.
Honestly, I thought I would drop more weight than I did (I think I lost a total of 9 pounds, a number of which will come back quite soon as it was water weight) but I'm not bummed at all as that wasn't really the point. In fact, I am positive I would have lost more weight had I stuck with the nightly salt water flushes (worth a blog post in themselves, ugh), but I was weak on this point and stuck with my senna tea instead.
So as of today, we have transitioned back into eating 'real' foods again. I feel good and much more in control of my eating habits and future weight goals – this is a great place to be. Drop me a line if you're starting – I would love to hear about your adventures. 🙂
Also, mad props to Javier as he was very much an inspiration in getting me to do this crazy Cleanse to begin with. He just completed his second cleanse last week and has some amazing healing stories related to his fasting. It is phenomenal the waste that we put and keep in our bodies – sometimes you don't even realize all the bad you do yourself through crappy American food and lack of exercise until you get rid of it. Yay for Japi!


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The GWF site is at the Indiana University Research and Teaching Preserve's Griffy Woods Property.
This site is centered around a wide flat floodplain through which several branches of a stream flow. The floodplain is bounded by steep slopes on the east and west sides. This site is contains steep ridges with a fairly wide, flat floodplain in the valley.
A large portion of the floodplain area (dotted blue) is invaded by Japanese stiltgrass. Stiltgrass is believed to have invaded the site around 2005-2006. This site floods seasonallybut floodwaters recede rapidly. A 100-year flood occurred at this site in June 2008. The site was surveyed in August.


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Graeme White is poised for a recall to the Nottinghamshire team to face Durham in the LV= County Championship with Samit Patel in contention to face Ireland in Thursday's One Day International in Dublin.
Darren Pattinson could also push for a place having sat out the draw at Somerset with Nottinghamshire set to keep faith with Alex Hales and Karl Turner at the top of the order following their 51-run partnership at Taunton.
Notts have solidified their mid-table position and are unbeaten in five LV= County Championship matches.
Durham's championship ambitions remain on track with 13 points separating them from leaders Lancashire despite losing to rock-bottom Hampshire in their previous four-day outing.
Durham are hampered by international call-ups with Scott Borthwick, Graham Onions and Ben Stokes all joining Samit Patel in Dublin.
Nottinghamshire team to face Durham (from): Alex Hales, Karl Turner, Darren Bravo, Steven Mullaney, Riki Wessels, Chris Read, Paul Franks, Graeme White, Andre Adams, Luke Fletcher, Charlie Shreck, Darren Pattinson


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The occupation of Apollo House in Dublin was the largest direct action in Ireland in recent years, but it did not materialize out of nowhere.
On December 16, 2016 media reporters and cameramen jostled each outside the carpark of Apollo House, a nine-storey city center office building in Dublin that had been lying vacant for over a year. The journalists were there to report on a public intervention into the ongoing homelessness emergency in the city, in which a campaign group called Home Sweet Home, led by well-known celebrities and musicians Glen Hansard and Damien Dempsey, occupied the empty building and opened it as a hostel for the citys homeless.
In the face of a housing crisis that has been intensifying ever since the economic crash in 2008, visible rough sleeping on the citys streets, rising homelessness statistics, soaring rent, and the large-scale purchase of property and mortgage loan-books by predatory foreign vulture funds, this collection of activists occupied the building, which is controlled by NAMA, the government-owned asset management agency set up at the height of the crisis to swallow the toxic loans incurred by the nations property developers and speculators.
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