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Lady GaGa has designer Ken Borochov create a 24-carat gold wheelchair
GaGa is recuperating from hip surgery and wanted a chair fit for a queenRead more on Lady GaGa Listen to Lady GaGa on Spotify
Lady GaGa's an extravagant, eccentric — some might even say excessive — popstar, but her new mode of transport has managed to surpass even the egg vessel. GaGa's commissioned a New York designer to create a golden wheelchair.
GaGa had surgery last month to repair a labral tear and is now recuperating under strict rest orders. Since she needs a way of getting around, the eccentric popstar has decided that only a bejewelled, sparkly and leather-lined chair will do.
The designer in question is Ken Borochov, who has named this particular monstrosity The Chariot and plated it in 24-carat gold. It even comes with a removable leather canopy, a special leg-rest and Wisconsin-made spoke rim wheels. If GaGa's feeling sleepy during the day, she can recline the seat back and power-nap.
"I certainly wasn't expecting that phone call," Ken Borochov revealed to the New York Post. "I have never done a wheelchair but am always up for a challenge and was thrilled to create what I affectionately dubbed the Chariot, a chair fit only for a queen."
Photo credit: Ken Borochov


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Article Summary: "Interferons are produced in large quantities using recombinant DNA technology and they are used as drugs to treat various types of diseases. Many of these recombinant interferons are given subcuteniously or intramascularly to treat diseases..."
Interferon is protein or glycoprotein which are secreted by the eukaryotic cells in response to viral infection, some types of cancer, and also to some of other biological inducers. Therefore interferons can also be used in detecting particular condition or disease such as viral infection, hepatic disease, various cancers and many other conditions in human. Interferon belongs to cytokine family with 145-166 amino acid length.
Interferon are produced by macrophages, lymphocytes of cells which are infected by virus, then these protein molecules diffuse to adjacent cells and they produce some kind of protein which inhibits viral replication in adjacent cells. Thus stops the spreading of disease throughout the body. There are three types of interferon alpha, beta and gamma.
Different Interferon Drugs:
Interferons are produced in large quantities using recombinant DNA technology and they are used as drugs to treat various types of diseases. Many of these recombinant interferons are given subcuteniously or intramascularly to treat diseases.
Recombinant form of Alpha Interferon:
1. Alpha-2a drug name is known as Roferon
2. Alpha-2b drug name known as Intron A
3. Alpha-n1 drug name is known as Wellferon
4. Alpha-n3 drug name is known as Alferon N
5. Alpha-con 1 drug name is known as Infergen
Recombinant form of Beta Interferon:
1. Beta-1a drug name is known as Avonex
2. Beta-1b drug name is known as Betaseron
Recombinant form of Gamma Interferon:
1. Gamma-1b drug name is known as Acimmune
Alpha Interferon -2a or Roferon:
Alpha Interferon -2a or Roferon is 165 amino acid long and is produced in large quantity using recombinant DNA technology. It is a non-glycosylated protein. This non-glycosylated form of interferon showed many drawbacks such as short half life, short terminal elimination of half life, showed large volume of distribution, and also large renal clearance.
All these setbacks are solved by pegylating alpha-2a interferon that is named as Pegasys.
Pegylated Interferon-2a or Pegasys:
Pegasys or pegylated interferon-2a is produced in large quantity using recombinant DNA technology and used as therapeutic agent. First developed by scientists Davis, Abduchovski and colleagues during 1970s. To improve the pharmacokinetics of this interferon pegylation is done using PEG or poly ethylene glycol. Addition of PEG improved the pharmacokinetics of interferon by improving its half life. Decreased clearance of interferon thus improved the biological activity of pegylated interferon-2a or Pegasys.
Interferon Beta-2a or Avonex:
Interferon beta-2a is produced using recombinant DNA technology in mammalian cells. These mammalian cells are integrated with human beta interferon gene. Clinical trial of this drug showed that it slowed the multiple sclerosis progression in patients and also showed additional activity such as it slowed down and prevented the development of multiple sclerosis related to the brain. Treating patient with multiple sclerosis with Avonex or Interferon beta-2a increased the concentration of interleukin 10 in the cerebrospinal fluid. This treatment also showed some milder side effects such as muscle pain, chills and fever like symptoms.
Interferons have different biological activities.Research and development in the feild of interferon is required to fully inderstand the exact mechanism of action of these in the body of a human. Interferons can be used to treat many types of diseases and also can be used for early detection of diseases. These interferons can be combined with other immunomodulators to increase or to optimise their biological activity.
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Women's Suffrage
Women on Different Continents fighting for a common cause.
Both Eva Gore Booth and Edna Purtell and others like them fought for women's rights but in different ways and on different shores.
Eva Gore Booth, an Anglo-Irish woman from County Sligo Ireland, had always been sensitive to the plight of others, as was her more famous sister, Constance Gore Booth or the Rebel Countess as she became known during Ireland's rebellious past. Both women grew up educated, well cared for, and worldly. While Constance would live most of her adult life in Ireland, Eva moved to Manchester, England to live with her lifelong companion, Esther Roper. Both women worked toward women's suffrage, a journey they spent their lifetime traveling through. They wrote letters, created posters and banners, and gave speeches. Had anyone listened though? Anyone that could give women the vote which would help them change their circumstances.
The fight for women's suffrage was not a new war nor an unusual battle at this time in history yet the way Eva and Esther fought was different from many who spoke out in England and even in America. Eva and Esther were pacifists while the rest of the world moved toward more controversial and often risky means of protest.
The media labeled them, Suffragettes.
These women believed the only way to win women the vote was to force the general public, specifically men, to stand up and take notice of their demands. The only way to do that .. was to shock them.


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Male group MBLAQ's Mir revealed, "Big Bang's Seung Ri was the Jun-Nam Jang-Sung 'Hong Kil Dong Festival"s top star."
Mir appeared in the SBS "Strong Heart" episode airing on the 11:05PM of the 27th, and exposed the impressive past between himself and Big Bang's Seung Ri before their debut, giving big laughs to [the audience].
On this day, Mir made everyone curious by saying, "I am so honored to see a star today that I really wanted to meet." This star was Big Bang's Seung Ri. Mir continued, "During middle school, I knew Seung Ri before his debut," and added, "Seung Ri was the biggest star in my hometown, Jang Sung, Southern Jun Ra's 'Hong Kil Dong Festival.'" This surprised Seung Ri, who was also in the show that day.
Mir testified, in full detail, about Seung Ri's much-talked-about popularity and unique fame, regardless of the student status before his debut.
Also on this day, Seung Ri continues Mir's statement, and Seung Ri's view of his popularity and the behind story of 'Hong Kil Dong Festival' is also revealed.
Meanwhile this day along with Big Bang's Seung Ri and MBLAQ's Mir, Big Bang's Tae Yang, Yoon Shi Yoon, Song Eun Yi, T-Ara's Ji Yeon, Kan Mi Yeon, Hwang Bo, Ha Joo Hee, Kim Jin, Nam Bo Ra, and more made an appearance and showed off their storytelling.
Source: My Daily
Translated by euna @ AbsoluteMBLAQ
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Hey guys,
I need some help with some images. I've bought 4 images (icons) from fotolia.com but they are jpg with white background. How do I remove the white background from the image to make it transparent, they also have some shadows so it makes it even more difficult.
Here is an example: http://d.gethopper.com/9kEuzwzWbWKTf4PWsQ0s7LGgNJT6/services.jpg
Try using the "Quick Selection Tool"
I just tried it and it does a good job.
There's always by hand. Nothing beats it. If you search for "cut out", "isolate", "remove background" in Google you But find varying techniques – There are different ways of approaching this.
On the other hand you can also find some handy tools here which were great if the backgrounds are not too complicated. Search the "add-ons" category for "isolate" or "removal" and you will find several tools.
I have purchased a couple of them, I don't want to link in the forum to favour one or the other author. Both work great, but doing it by hand always gives a better results.
Depends on how much time you have
Thanks. The problem is that I wanted to keep the shadows.
I've bought one add-on and it worked very well. Thanks!
Good to hear that
Background remover add-on will smoothly do the job for you.
Here you go
Thanks @mudi! Yeah the add-on did the job


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February 2008
Saudi Water and Power Forum is firmly established as the annual meeting point for the industry, addressing the key strategic and technical issues facing the water and power sectors. SWPF features the international exhibition, which offers companies the opportunity to showcase their product, services and expertise to the most influential decision makers, buyers and users assembled under one roof. SWPF welcomed over 450 delegates, 18 sponsors, 75 exhibitors, 1000 visitors to the exhibition and more than 50 speakers from 14 countries.Firmly established as the mustattend event for the Saudi water & power industry the Forum provided a crucial opportunity for business development, networking and debate. The event was held on Nov.14, 2008 at Jeddah Hilton Hotel under the patronage of Governor of the Makkah Region joined by H.E. Abdullah Al-Hussayen, Minister of Water & Electricity to open this prestigious Forum, which incorporates an international exhibition and strategic conference. Siemens was one of the participants in SWPF and primarily the sponsor for this event. As Mr. Adel Masaad (Director of Sales for Fossil Power Generation) was awarded for being the gold sponsor in SWPF. Furthermore, Siemens proved its unique range of products and services for energy generation, distribution and consumption is both economical and ecological. As a final point, our goal is to make the supply of energy sustainable. To achieve this, we are increasing the efficiency of conventional power plants, expanding the use of renewable energy and developing energy-efficient solutions for buildings, lighting, traffic and industry.
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Advent Candles Red
A handy 4-piece package for your Advent wreath!
Advent is the time of year when we get ready for Christmas. Every sunday we light one more candle on our Advent wreath and enjoy the pre-Christmas time with our friends and family. Here's our lovely pack of four red Advent Candles.
The red straight candles are approx. 11 cm long and approx. 2 cm in diameter. They came in packs of four pieces. If you want to pep up your Advent decoration with more Christmas illuminations, we recommend our RGB Colour Changing LED Snowman, the Deer Decoration LED or the LED Fir Tree 4 PCS Set.
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New Books
mid May
Kevin J. Anderson
Kage Baker
Lyn Benedict
Eric Brown
Tobias S. Buckell
Jack Campbell
S.J. Day
Thomas A. Day
Jocelynn Drake
Ian C. Esslemont
C.C. Finlay
Emily Gee
Laura Anne Gilman
Lee & Miller
Martin Millar
Sarah Monette
Devon Monk
Rebecca Ore
Brian Ruckley
Andrzej Sapkowski
early May
Stephen Baxter
S.C. Butler
Mark Chadbourn
C.J. Cherryh
David Drake
C.E. Murphy
Robert V.S. Redick
Lane Robins
Alison Sinclair
Maria V. Snyder
J.R.R. Tolkien
2009 Directories
1. Novels
2. Other New Books
Barnes, Steven :
Shadow Valley
Historical fantasy novel, sequel to Great Sky Woman (2006), about prehistoric tribes in the aftermath of an explosion of 'Father Mountain' (Mt. Kilimanjaro).
Carey, Jacqueline :
Santa Olivia
Near-future SF novel -- in contrast to Carey's epic fantasy novels -- about Loup Garron, daughter of a genetically-modified "Wolf-Man", who joins a vigilante group in a Texas town near the Mexico border, where she portrays local patron saint Santa Olivia.
Foster, Alan Dean :
Flinx Transcendent
SF novel, final volume of the long-running series about empath Philip Lynx and his mini-dragon companion Pip that began with The Tar Aiym Krang in 1972.
Francis, Diana Pharaoh :
The Turning Tide
Fantasy novel, third book in the "Crosspointe" series following The Cipher (2007) and The Black Ship, set in a port city.
Gilman, Greer :
Cloud & Ashes: Three Winter's Tales
Linked collection of three tales set in the realm of Cloud, setting of the author's first novel Moonwise (1991), including two previously published stories: "Jack Daw's Paw" (2000), a Nebula nominee, and "A Crowd of Bone" (2003), a World Fantasy Award winner.
Hartwell, David G., & Kathryn Cramer, eds. :
Year's Best SF 14
Anthology of 21 SF stories first published in 2008, with an introduction by the editors, and introductions to each story. Authors include Carolyn Ives Gilman, Neil Gaiman, Ted Chiang, Cory Doctorow, Ted Kosmatka, Daryl Gregory, Rudy Rucker, and Sue Burke.
Hoffman, Nina Kiriki :
Fall of Light
Fantasy novel about a special effects make-up artist who realizes one of her actors is under the influence of a supernatural being.
Kasai, Kirsten Imani :
Ice Song
Science fiction novel, the author's first novel, about Sorykah Minuit, a genetically-modified Trader who can switch genders, on a polar expedition to find her abducted twin children.
Miéville, China :
The City & the City
Fantasy novel about a murder investigation in the European city of Beszel, which coexists with another city called Ul Qoma.
Peters, S. M. :
Ghost Ocean
Urban fantasy novel, the author's second novel after steampunk fantasy Whitechapel Gods (2008), concerning mythical beings imprisoned in the town of St. Ives.
Pierce, Tamora :
Young-adult fantasy novel, second in the Beka Cooper series following Terrior (2006), about a young woman law enforcer.
Rabe, Jean, & Martin H. Greenberg, eds. :
Terribly Twisted Tales
Anthology of 18 original stories that give twists on traditional fairy tales.
Riddell, Paul T. :
Greasing the Pan: The "Best" of Paul T. Riddell
Nonfiction collection of over a hundred articles, essays, and reviews about science fiction, most first published in various magazines and websites from the 1980s to the early 2000s. Riddell provides 2009 postscripts to many of them.
Riddell, Paul T. :
The Savage Pen of Onan
Nonfiction collection of columns from Riddell's 1998-2002 Internet column "Hell's Half-Acre Herald", and volume 2 of Riddell's collected works with the title listed above.
Shearin, Lisa :
The Trouble with Demons
Fantasy detective novel, third in the Raine Benares series about a sorceress who finds missing people and things, following Magic Lost, Trouble Found and Armed & Magical.
Smith-Ready, Jeri :
Bad to the Bone
Humorous urban fantasy novel, sequel to Wicked Game (2008), about vampire DJs who run a Maryland radio station.
New SF/F/H books:
late May 2009
posted 3 June 2009
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I could not see the street or much of the estate. We were enclosed by dirt-coloured blocks, from windows out of which leaned vested men and women with morning hair and mugs of drink, eating breakfast and watching us. This open ground between the buildings had once been sculpted. It pitched like a golf course—a child's mimicking of geography. Maybe they had been going to wood it and put in a pond. There was a copse but the saplings were dead.
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He is met at a crossroads on a windy night, the moon in tatters and the mist unclothing stars, the way from Ask to Owlerdale: a man in black, whiteheaded, with a three-string fiddle in his pack. Or in a corner of an ale house, querulous among the cups, untallied; somehow never there for the reckoning, though you, or Hodge, or any traveller has drunk the night with him. A marish man: he speaks with a reedy lowloand wauling, through his beak, as they say. He calls Cloud crowland.
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They touched the sigue coast at dusk, just as the ice was cracking. Standing on the slippery top deck as the massive ice- drilling submarine churned toward shore, Sorykah Minuit inhaled, taking the cold ocean air deep into her lungs. It felt so good to be outside after weeks below sea, working cheek by jowl with sixty filthy, sweat- stained miners and their collective, tactile reek. The air sang down her throat and pierced her lungs, but she welcomed the discomfort. It helped to clear her head of melancholy and milk- fog. For a moment it seemed that the cold would solidify around her and crack apart her carefully wrought shell, releasing her from the prison of her secrecy–but it did not.
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The things I believe in can be counted on one hand-even if that hand were two-fifths occupied with, say, smoking a cigarette, or making a bunny for a shadow puppet show, or forming "devil horns" at a heavy metal concert. The things I believe in boil down to three major categories:
1. Rock 'n' roll
2. Vampires
3. A damn good pair of shoes
This page lists selected newly published science fiction, fantasy, and horror books seen by Locus Online. (Locus Online does not have access to materials sent to Locus Magazine).
Review copies received will be listed (though reprints and reissues are on other pages), but not galleys or advance reading copies. Selections, some based only on bookstore sightings, are at the discretion of Locus Online.
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EMACS front end for Mathematica
[Any information on front end development out there
in Mathematica land would be interesting. -s christensen]
I understand that someone has written an EMACS front end for
Mathematica (sort of a poor man's Notebook system without
fonts or graphics). Is this the case, and if so, how can I
get a copy of it?
- Robert Campbell -
campbell at math.berkeley.edu
Math Dept, UCBerkeley


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Smartphones are good for lots of things, but drafting and editing documents has never been an easy task, regardless of what phone you use.
It will never be easy, but for when the situation calls for it, Quickoffice gives you the ability to view and edit Microsoft Office documents from your phone.
What it does
Quickoffice will let you open, edit, and save Microsoft Word and Excel documents. It does not appear that Powerpoint files are supported at this time.
Quickoffice is not a full version of MS Word or Excel, so not every feature is available. It appears that a large majority, however, are supported. Realistically, most people would not have much interest in doing anything more than minor formatting changes from their smartphone.
Quickoffice also works with a variety of cloud-storage options—Dropbox, MobileMe, Google Docs, and Box.net. That makes it easy to open and save edited files while on the go.
When would you use it?
Making excessive revisions on a document from a smartphone does not sound like fun to me. On the other hand, there are circumstances where making quick or minor revisions would make life easier.
If you travel frequently and want to make a change while in transit, this app could come in quite handy. During a meeting with opposing counsel—you can make minor changes to documents without needing a computer.
In my mind, the best use of this app is for when you do not expect it. There are multiple apps on my phone that I do not use regularly, but they have bailed me out of tight spots.
Quickoffice is capable of being much more than a safety blanket. At a minimum, however, it is worth adding to your phone for those unexpected moments.


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The Venus & Adonis Dedication
The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 23.0516 Thursday, 13 December 2012
Date: December 12, 2012 4:11:28 PM EST
Subject: Re: SHAKSPER: Ven. Dedication
Date: December 12, 2012 5:45:43 PM EST
Subject: Re: SHAKSPER: Ven. Dedication
Date: December 12, 2012 4:11:28 PM EST
Subject: Re: SHAKSPER: Ven. Dedication
On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 , Ian Stere wrote:
>We now know that these assessments are, in all probability,
>badly incomplete or plain wrong. Evidence, in the form of the
>Dedication, points to a highly intimate relationship between
>poet and an aristocratic, effeminate young Narcissus.
I would suggest that a more appropriate way to set that statement might be "I believe that these assessments are, possibly, incomplete or wrong. To me, there is evidence in the Dedication that suggests . . . ."
I would also suggest that many other readers, equally scholarly, might find no evidence of a "highly intimate relationship" but merely a client/patron relationship.
I fear that Mr. Steere, like others who occasionally raise their heads on this forum, has found a hobby horse, and is insisting on riding it in complete disregard of the weakness of the evidence on which he's built his floor.
I suspect this is another case of "Sonnet 20 is clearly homo-erotic, so obviously Shakespeare must have been involved in homosexual relationship(s)."
I would appreciate suggested sources of scientific/scholarly discussions of sexuality in the Elizabethan era; my (admittedly non-scholarly) understanding is that "sexuality" as we worry ourselves about it today was not significant until perhaps the mid-19th century.
Mari Bonomi
Date: December 12, 2012 5:45:43 PM EST
Subject: Re: SHAKSPER: Ven. Dedication
Has Dr. Steere read Anthony Burgess' novel Nothing Like the Sun? As I remember, it's all there . . . Schoenbaum thought it was silly. (Well, what he said was: "Burgess comes before us as novelist, not scholar, and he is entitled to the biographical irresponsibilities of art."—Shakespeare's Lives, p. 562).
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After a grueling weekend coaching my 4th grade daughter through her first big science project, I wondered what it was like for other parents. Many, I know, find the experience as grueling, and its ratio of effort to learning as maddening, as I do. But there are plenty out there who don't mind these projects at all. Somehow, even though the projects demand a level of organization and executive functioning that many 4th graders simply haven't yet attained, the pro-project parents seem to have kids who not only enjoy doing them, but are able to do them painlessly on their own.
Our kids started composing their own pieces (sort of pop neo-romantic classical, I suppose) when they were nine, without any suggestion at all from anyone that they do so (I guess they encouraged each other)....My kids play recitals; in a few weeks they will be part of a "Baroque Festival" run by the local university, as will some of their friends: I expect they will have fun.
And, that is the point, I expect they will have fun... Of course, they practice, of course they struggle over the correct fingering. But, it does not make them miserable, they are not "pushed."I'm well aware that most kids will not teach themselves special relativity when they are twelve-years-old, as I did. I view that fact with sadness, but, after all, it is rather besides the point. Very few people need to know special relativity.
...based on my own experience as a child and on my kids' experience: I think kids innately want to learn, but that that desire is squeezed out of them by our society (parents, schools, and pop culture).
While it may be true that *most* kids innately want to learn *something*, one should not take it on faith, or on anecdotal evidence drawn from ones own personal experiences, that *all* kids innately want to learn *all* that they need to in order to function independently in society.Here's part of the extremely long reply I got in response:
Take, for instance, the many kids on the autistic spectrum who have no innate interest in interacting with other people and in learning basic social interaction skills, or even, in many cases, of learning the fundamentals of spoken and written language. Indeed, it's because of this deficiency in innate interest that many of the most effective therapies for autism involve high degrees of structure, teacher/therapist control, and extrinsic reinforcers.
I suspect that AS children are not the only ones who lack innate interest in learning certain sorts of skills that most of us would deem essential for independent living. Among the diversity of personalities that constitute humanity, I imagine that there are some who have (through no fault of pop culture in particular or society in general) no innate interest in learning how to read, in how to write intelligibly, and/or in how to keep track of their finances.
Especially if one is lucky enough to have smart, good-natured, broadly inquisitive children, it's important not to generalize from one's own parenting experiences and assume that, if only others would just follow in our footsteps, their children would turn out just as well as ours do.
Of course, I meant the vast majority of kids, those with normal intelligence, not suffering from debilitating mental disabilities. etc.
...My reply:
Well… of course, there are other forms of mental disabilities than autism.
For a someone who prides himself on his ability not to take things on faith, you have a remarkable amount of faith in the idea that the only children who don't have an innate desire to learn *everything* their parents might deem important are mentally disabled.His reply:
Unless this is your definition of what a "debilitating mental disability" is? But then I'm not sure"vast" is the right word for your "majority". Also, I think it's important to draw a distinction between abilities and interests.
Can you guess what one of the things is that most demoralizes the many parents of eccentric children, narrowly-focused children I know who feel they must push their children quite hard in certain areas? The judgments of parents of kids who *are* innately interested in pursuing these things on their own and who assume that every child must share these innate interests. The fact that these judgments often stem from ignorance does not erase their sting.
It's important to note that many of the children I've written about do broaden their interests later on in life, but that if one waits for the innate interest to show up on its own, the resulting delay in mastery may frustrate not just the parent, but the child him or herself. For example, not every 5, 6, 7, or even 10-year old boy wants to learn how to read, even if he or she is not mentally disabled, and even if he recognizes the importance of reading later on and wishes he had started earlier.
First, I think there is not just faith but very strong (not admittedly, conclusive) evidence that most kids are naturally willing to learn a great deal, but that our society has distorted that natural inclination.
I alluded to some of that evidence above: There is little trouble in our society in getting kids to want to learn how to drive. Historically, aside from the modern West and mandarinate China, teaching kids what they need to know to function in their society does not seem to have provoked enormous resistance or rebellion on the part of the kids. Everyone knows that toddlers tend to be curious about just about everything (including a lot of things they should not be curious about for safety reasons), but that this curiosity tends to get squeezed out of American kids before adolescence.
And, in my own personal experience, watching kids I know – family, friends, etc. – as they develop, the process by which the schools squeeze out the children's natural curiosity has been fairly obvious: some of the kids have even been rather explicit in telling me that this is the case.
As a scientist, I look for simple hypotheses which fit all the facts I can uncover. This hypothesis seems to best fit all the facts I know of.
My second point relates to your mentioning kids' not having an "innate desire to learn *everything* their parents might deem important." You're right, of course, but my sympathies do not lie with the parents on that! Sure, most kids would not voluntarily read The Scarlet Letter. Why should they?...
Perhaps, most people should not learn history, literature, etc. in their teens. Perhaps, most people can't.. Perhaps, you grok "Macbeth" or The Scarlet Letter better when you have some life experiences than as a callow teen. Or, perhaps, both are not really ever worth reading at all.
What kids really need is the three Rs. Americans once knew how to teach the three Rs rapidly, in four years or less, as my great-grandmother's generation proved, and there was much less of a "youth culture," "adolescent rebellion," etc. back then than there is now.
If you're suggesting that most American kids really would like to avoid acquiring the basic knowledge of the "three Rs" that my great-grandmother already had acquired when she dropped out after fourth grade circa 1893, well… how on earth could we have produced children who do not want to know that? It is not normal for children to so hate their society that they do not want to acquire the very basic knowledge required to live in that society, and, indeed, American kids are (notoriously!) eager to learn how to drive, how to use credit cards, etc.
I'm not, of course, talking about MacBeth and the Scarlet Letter. Nor am I talking about learning how to drive. I'm talking about basic skills for functioning independently in society of the sort that may require of kids a tremendous amount of discipline to master, and time (yes, four years of time): yes, the three Rs. What is your evidence that kids in general--not just your great grandmother-- used to master these things without forced to by adults? What about all those rebellious farm boys we read about in the Laura Ingalls Wilder books--or are you referring to an even earlier golden age of education? That most people have a love of learning that has been squeezed out of them by school (a point with which I agree) does not imply that only mentally disabled children resist learning the three Rs.
It would seem that you haven't met many children whose love of learning is channeled into narrow, esoteric interests; I've met tons. Families share genes; friends share personality traits; family and friends do not represent the gamut of personality types. People don't realize this, think they've seen everything, and then make toxic judgments about other parents.
Glen, on a different thread, puts it beautifully:
"There is a value conflict between the little people my kids are today and the adults they will one day become. The little people fight for what they value today, but who represents the adults they will become?But our anarchist home schooler continues to insist that:
"That has to be me. I'm like an agent representing the interests of faraway clients with whom I can't communicate. I have to do my best to figure out what they would want me to do and act on their behalf while still protecting the interests of the kids in front of me. I can't let either side take too much advantage of the other.
"Many years from now I'll meet those adult "clients" face to face and have to justify my actions. There will be some second guessing. They'll have the benefit of hindsight and won't fully understand how things were. But, overall, will they be pleased at how I took care of their interests?
"That's a question I try to keep in mind when deciding how hard to push."
And many other parents as well, especially, I imagine, those of us with kids whose "natural willingness to learn" is focused on a narrow range of esoteric topics.
Unlike the evil schools, we don't try to squeeze out these interests, but we do push, often harder than other parents do--and however much they might frown on us.
Teaching reading is stunningly easy: all you need is a couple books and an adult who can read.Addressing someone else, he also notes, in reference to Rousseau vs. the Enlightenment philosophers whom he says support his views, that "distinctions matter," and, in reference to a purported division of humankind into neocons or Rousseauists, that "the human race is a wee bit broader than that."
...in sane societies, it is not that big of a deal to get kids to learn the basic things they need to function in society
Teaching a kid to read is really, really, really easy. I strongly suspect that anyone who thinks otherwise has never successfully taught a kid of normal intelligence how to read. It's easier than changing diapers.
"Distinctions matter."
But not, apparently, when it comes to mental disabilities vs. narrow interests, being highly curious vs. being broadly curious; and objects of natural curiosity vs. skills pertaining to artificial systems like written language.In response, our faith-free scientist professes to believe that he's already addressed these points:
"The human race is a wee bit broader than that."
But not, apparently, when it comes to learning how to read.
Already settled issues, Katharine: asked and answered, as the lawyers say.


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Look of the Day: Black and White and Green All Over.
And then all of a sudden it is August 11th.
I have been away for a little while mostly because I was on a surprise birthday road trip with my boyfriend (who planned AND manged to keep it a secret) to Red Rocks Amphitheater in Denver, Colorado…and then I had to recover from my road trip, I will be posting more on that later on…hopefully the day after my birthday which is tomorrow…..wooohoooo
In the meantime I'm here to share a little photo shoot I did with my handmade skirt after a work meeting the other day. The office I "work out of" is at the LA River Center and Gardens so it's a pretty lush green place in the middle of a very urban landscape. If this skirt seems familiar to you then you get an A+ for paying attention because it is made from the same fabric as this handmade shirt, what can I say…I like a bold black and white polka dot.
I became best friends with this plant.
The necklace I wear almost 24/7.
These shoes have become a fast favorite (after I broke them in and bandaged my wounds) they are comfortable flats that immediately class up an outfit.
Organized Neatly: 5 Pairs of Wildly Impractical Shoes
I am going to start this post off with admitting a fact about myself…it's not super scandalous or outrageous but it has forced my hand into buying some crazy things.
— I love impractical shoes —
Whew, it feels good to say out loud…or in text rather. I love impractical shoes not because I go out a lot and I need to dress to impress, I merely love the shape and the idea of them, honestly I almost never go out (and I'm not ashamed of that) but even if I did go out I would have to be invited to an awards show or be Lady Gaga to make these shoes make sense. Admittedly, I have worn all of these shoes at least once (and maybe twice) so the money was well worth it and it proved that I did in fact need them, obviously.
I am writing this post not to shame myself, or promise that I'm going to put an end to this impractical love (because let's be honest…I NEED more crazy shoes…..ammiright???) I am writing this post to give these poor beautiful shoes, which have been relegated to the "display" section of my closet, a chance to see the light of day and to receive the love that they deserve.
These guys *might* be the most practical mostly because they are easy to walk in and they are simple enough to be acceptable….but measuring in with a six inch heel "practical" may not be the best descriptor.
I actually find these to be my most practical because I've worn them the most, they are easy to walk and they look pretty cool, I like the little rhino horn. I wore them in this outfit post.
I love these shoes and when I wore them in this post I had a blogger actually offer to buy them from me (I politely declined), the reason I deem them impractical is the wooden sole, I HATE the sound of wood soles clacking…I am not a little Dutch girl wearing wooden shoes…..I'm a person testing the ankle breaking gods.
These shoes demonstrate my desire to be Lady Gaga, her heel-less shoes were all I could think about for a hot minute (it made studying in my last year of college very difficult). Yes, these are Jeffrey Campbell knockoffs but there was no way I was paying such high prices for such highly impractical shoes.
In case you are wondering, you do not teeter backwards when you wear these…they are quite stable.
These guys right here are the pièce de résistance of my impractical shoe collection. These are REAL Jeffrey Campbell Damsel Gold Spike Shoes…I found them at a consignment store in almost new condition (in which they remain because they are absolutely insane) and I paid a fraction of a fraction of the price….I was seriously having heart palpitations when I was waiting in line to buy them. The heel on these guys is almost 7 inches tall and if that isn't enough impracticality for you the spikes are actually SUPER sharp AND they weigh about 4 pounds each. I have worn these once…to dinner on my birthday…and I had to sit the whole time. I love them but my ankles are deathly afraid of them.
If you have made it this far I thank you for reading my crazy love letter to my crazy shoes, I feel they have received the credit they deserve and now I will put them back into my closet, look upon them every time I reach for flats and wish that I had the fashion life of Lady Gaga.
Look of the Day: Hand-sewn Shirt.
I was feeling down on myself so I sewed a new shirt.
My neighbors probably think I'm a crazy person jumping around in heels in the back yard.
I am VERY proud of my brand new shirt.
Look of the Day: Work Appropriate Sparkle.
I'm trying my best to add more color to wardrobe habits because, as you can see from my last outfit post, it has fallen into the land of monochrome, I don't mind the black and white but this leaves most of my closet untouched. Now when I think about adding "color" my brain automatically screams ADD SPARKLES!, (is sparkle not a color??) unfortunately for me I have to be a productive working adult so my sparkle outfits can't be as crazy as they were in College so I have to find creative ways to wear on of my favorite colors (yep sparkle is totally a color).
Look of the Day: Monochrome
These days my closet is pretty black and white, I'm not sure why but I like it. #sorrynotsorry
Top: Thrifted
Skirt: H&M Sale
Tights: Forever 21
Necklace: Urban Outfitters Sale
Earrings: Gift from my Dad
Hair: Gift from my Mom
Shoes: GoJane…probably on sale


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Tim asks:
Hi, I am 30 years old and lately my poop has been comming out a little flat.
Last month my poop was round and I was going on a regular basis. What's the
Dear Tim,
Thanks for asking this question!
I have received a few questions about flat poo of late. Wonder if something is going on....Conspiracy, or coincidence....Lets talk about poo, shall we?
Just like people, poop comes in many different shapes, sizes, and colors. Any similarity between people and stools should end there, however.
The interior of the colon is round, so the shape of poop is usual round, too. A change in stool shape or caliber can be the result of a mass that is affecting the lumen of the bowel. Though many different stool appearances are considered normal, any change from your "usual" bowel habits should be considered abnormal.
Get yourself checked out. This will likely involve a colonoscopy, which is a really fun procedure that involves a 4 foot long "snake" being inserted up your ass, drugs, and a day off work. (Not unlike the ol' college days, eh Tim?)
In all likelihood every thing is ok, but it never hurts (ok, it hurts sometimes) to get a clean bill of health for the old bunghole.
Good luck!
Please be advised that I am only a Poonurse. I am NOT a medical doctor. Any advice I give should be taken moderate skepticism. Please consult a REAL medical doctor if you feel you have a serious medical condition.
-- Poonurse
Poonurse is an RN with 25 years experience in labor and delivery. Her qualifications include seeing a lot of poop, and owning a computer. Also, she works in Michigan, which she calls the asshole of the universe, so that's another bit of credibility.
Got a question for her?
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Eat chilies and feel the burn!!
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I find that cucumber is an amazing binder! try it, stools will be staggeringly compact and will win awards at shows! just work on your technique for delivery! phooot!
there's a groove in my stool and it's been there for several months. ironically it appearaed at a time when my BM's began becoming more "normal" in appearance due to a healthier diet. any insight or advice would be appreciated.
started having pencil thin stools. Colonoscopy showed melanosis coli, severe from laxative over use. Pending biopsy, no polyps seen, MD has not yet explained if there is no blockage why do I have such thin stools, Says I have an almost atonic bowel at this point, would this cause the thin stools? Any one know
OK here's the deal. I am normally rather constipated many round hard toilet clogging turds are my norm. BUT, all the sudden things relaxed I am thinking more normal until yesterday when the ribbon poo started. Well really it's BIG ribbon! Flat poo! The good thing is all comes out quickly and flushes nicely but now I alarmed about the risks. Really though I am not too worried. I believe we are just a little over a year away from Judgement Day and that is no joke at all. May 21, 2011 in fact and the information leading to that is both abundant and ONLY from the Bible! So my main hope is that I am ready to meet Christ (as in salvation) Secondary is any fear of flat poo being colon cancer and even then my worry is about pain not death. If I am saved I go at once to be with Christ forever more (at least in my soul existance till He returns and gives His elect brand new eternal bodies!) If I die unsaved that is so sad for me to think about but at least it will be an end to all pain and worry..no more existence period. I just don't know if I ought to bother with the gastroenterologist sp? aka poo doc.
I initially came to this site with a concern about the "flat poop" of my 12 yr old son with autism. I am leaving the site today, only for a brief time" because I am "shitting myself" laughing. I know the questions on here are in many cases, serious in nature, but I must applaud the creative writing talents of many of the contributors herein. I have not had such a good laugh in ages. I will return....after I go poop. Carry on poopers!
joeybears ca-ca.......Laughter is indeed the best medicine, those who laugh with great frequency live longer lives so it stands to reason that those who laugh until they shit their pants enjoy the longest lives of all.
Eat chilies and feel the burn!!
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I've had chrons for many years and cant make it to the bathroom. not for three motnhs I have to dog it out and is vry painful. not flat but round. the dr. give me something to take by mouth twive a day and its not helping. very painful. the stuff is called lactulose. please any help out there...thanks
Those with flat poop: Yes, see your doctor; but the flatness may simply be due to the poop being too soft to maintain its round shape as it emerbes. The anus is not a round hole on the outside, but a slit that opens. A normal firm turd will open it right up to a round shape, but a fairly soft mass of poop may open it up only partway, leaving a slit-like, flatter opening; hence, flat poop. Still, get it checked out.
Flat Poop - I noticed that lately my poop has gone back to round from flat (what a delight) after I cut out for a while all probiotics and bacteria related/friendly foods such as kimchi, cheese, green tea, yogurt... There's also less gas in my tummy. I try to eat a lot of organic vegetables now, and do my own cooking.
Poop makes me giggle. Flat poop makes me laugh hysterically until I poop my pants. Flatly.
About 15 years ago I went to Jamaica. Got the poops. When I came home I got back into my minimal exercise routine which included sit-ups (I suck at exercise). I heard a "pop". For a good few years I had flat poop like bacon strips. I went to the doc thinking I picked up a parasite from Jamaica. Had the colonoscopy. Ouch! Felt like the victim of a prison gang rape. A year or so later it cleared up.
Every now and then (like the last couple weeks) when I start trying to get in shape, which includes sit-ups, it appears that sit-ups must flatten my intestines or something, cuz the flat poop always comes back. So, I suppose I have to have a fat gut if I don't want weak flat poops. Lame!!!!
Uh, just one more question sir. Is your boyfriends dick shaped like a letter opener?
Fiber, Fiber, Fiber guys! Not enough can be said. Anyone ever tried Fiber One bars? Wow. Lots of fiber, no one could doubt that! They keep you regular but the #1 complaint I hear about them as I read online...? Farting. They make you fart like crazy. I gotta say, they taste amazing. But watch out. Don't have more than one. :)
For the last year I've been having really hard stools. I couldn't help it one day and I pushed and spread out my anus surroundings with my fingers. Now i dig out my poop with my fingers almost every BM. I'm worried, and I hate it, it's so embarrassing. I'm scared my body will get used to it and will rely on me having to take it out, also I always bleed, but I think its because I always scratch my insides with my finger nails. I don't know what to do. Is it just all in my head?
I have been taking bowel cleansers for at least 2 years,just to have a B.M.in the morning.When it comes out it is either flat or round and very thin bigger then a pencil though.I am getting very concerned about this,it is also very light in color.should I be concerned about this?
Help . . .: Drink water--lots of it--and eat foods high in fiber, especially whole grain bread and cereal and green veggies like spinach and broccoli.
AC: In my innocence I thought a cleanse was a one-time solution for a temporary problem, and you are not supposed to rely on it for regular bowel movements. Check with your doctor, and be prepared for advice including drinking lots of water, getting good exercise, and eating fiber, whole grains & veggies. They're good for you and help you, too.
About taking colon cleanse on a regular basis: It will turn the insides of your colon black. (Go Google "Balck Colon".) I had been taking one cleanse pill every morning for about 2 years so that I could go at least once a day. When I had a colonoscopy to see if there was something wrong, the doctor said that my colon was black, and assumed that I was a bolemic using laxatives to stay thin! I got no answers as to the condition of my colon other than that it was black, and no discussion as to why it might be or what else might be wrong. (There's more to that story, but I sued the doctor, and he was fired, but now I get to go back and start all over to see why my poo is flat.)
P.S. I have trained my body to go every morning with out the cleanse pills! I just need to get up in time to allow myself about an hour to wake up my colon and go! I also drink a whole bottle of water, and sometimes a cup of coffee. If I don't give myself time, I lose my window and have to wait until the next morning. What a weird body, huh?
Okay, put on your "big boy and girl" hats and stick with me here:
Chronic laxative use induces melanosis coli and possibly increases colorectal cancer risk. Colorectal adenomas are more frequently found in patients with melanosis coli.The anthranoid laxatives pass through the bowel unabsorbed till they reach the large intestine, where they are changed into their active forms. These anthranoid laxatives exert their laxative effect by damaging epithelial cells, which leads directly and indirectly to changes in absorption, secretion and motility. The resulting activation causes injury to the cells in the lining of the intestine and leads to apoptosis (a form of cell death). The apoptotic cells appear as darkly pigmented bodies that are taken up by macrophages. When sufficient cells have been damaged, the distinctive pigmentation of the bowel wall develops.
For those with blood and persistent diarrhea (more than say 7 days), with a discusting smell (maybe even a weird plastic or metalic smell) and possibly even a little green, please go get a test done for a bug called C-Dif (clostridium difficile). This can mimic symptoms of Ulcerative Colitis. The doctor might balk, but demand the test. It is expensive, so insurance discourages doctors from asking for it. If this is ruled out, then have them go ahead and check for UC. UC instances have increased in the last several years among younger people, and they have found a link to the use of Isotretinoin (Brand names: Accutane, Amnesteem, Claravis, Sotret). Please don't wait until you face anemia or a blood transfusion. Go to the doctor now. The treatment for C-Dif is antibiotics - but a warning on this - be sure that you have the typical "three clear tests" before your doctor says you are absolutely free of the bug, or it can come back with a vengance and you could be mis-diagnosed with having Ulcerative Colitis. Ironically, C-Dif can be caused by taking too much of other kinds of anti-biotics. If you have been prescribed several bouts of antibiotics, whether the same or different, and have these symptoms, this may also be a sign that you could have C-Dif and not UC.
Go get checked! It's so worth it! Don't wait. It won't go away by itself.
well, i was on hydrocodone for a few months and then had to quit my job because of back pain, the pain meds and inactivity combined gave me a bad case of constipation. stool softeners and one enema later my bowel movements have not been the same. that was 2 weeks ago. the constipation and then diahrrea really messed up my internal hemrhoids.
now my poop is pencil thin sometimes and flat others, and sometimes it is round like normal , but it is lacking the girth that i am used to.
i have to strain to get out soft poop and my internal hemmroids are raging. i dont know if its a fecal impaction or my swollen hemmoroids that are causing the shape but if it persists i will get to the doctor. i am 27 years old and have recently changed to a diet that is higher in fiber and water sinc ei neve want to feel this way again and hopefully it gets resolved soon.
wow! i typed "skimpy flat stools "in my search engine and found this amazing place....with all you other flat poopers and more ! one thing i noticed we all have in common , besides our anal issues ,is a wicked sense of humour ! any one else noticed that ? i have laughed my way down to this comment box.....so thanx all of you ! as for the skimpy flat poop , i have experienced it for approx. 4 years now...(i'm 52 /female)....i had the colonoscopy about 2.5 years ago , and all was apparently well....Dr. said not to worry re: flat shape....but now they're also coming in shorter sections...3 -4 inches long.......maybe 5 -6 pieces per "visit"....and i never feel completely "relieved"....if you know what i mean....i feel as if i would be able to slim down if i could get emptied....i eat healthily...etc. no junk...so...what is going on, i wonder....and why so many of us out there have this same condition ????i have taken psyillium and bentonite ( which absorbs toxins in the intestines and bowels.) these things are good , and do help, but the thing comes back as soon as one stops it. but for any one who'd like to try the above, you just mix about 3-4 tablespoons of liquid bentonite clay ( found @ healthfood stores) in a glass of water and add 2-3 tablespoons of psyillium husks (healthfood store ), stir well and down -the- hatch. follow with another glass or two of water , since psyillium can cause constipation only if not enough water accompanies it. good luck to all of you ! i know what you're going through. thanx for praying for us....(above writer ?) i have done so too....but still suffer flatness.but will not give up. the person who feels suicidal ( above writer?) don't give up.... stay hopeful... we haven't met , i know....but you are valuable , no matter what .
one last thing , the person who mentioned something about bananas being connected to this may be on to something....i got hooked on eating frozen bananas just before this all went wrong , anally for me , and i was replacing the frozen bananas in place of cigarettes , which i was quitting. so for awhile there i was eating a frozen banana everytime i wanted to have a smoke....up to close to 15 bananas a day ! i know that sounds nuts....but it helped me to quit. before that i had no bowel problems....but now i don't "do" bananas....and everything is still weird "down there".
maybe i've just swapped lung cancer for bowel cancer ....?
never thought I would talk about my poop problems to total strangers, but hey maybe it will work. It all started several weeks ago. I am on a medication that causes severe constipation and I really just got used to going once a week and it bein big and rock hard. Then I got severe stomach pain aroung my belly button and it started bleeding!! Went to er and was told it was probably an abcess in there and then said ct scan showed I was wayyyy backed up. Since then I have been taking colace, prune juice, miralax, and was going some. Then 2 days ago the pain got severe on my side(which had been hurting some for 2 weeks), I had another ct scan and it showed my intestine was swollen really bad in one spot(where the pain is) now I'm going to the bathroom a lot but it is flat long poop and the pain in my side is worse not better??? Anyone have any suggestions and I am seeing a doctor for this, but he said more miralax then mag. hydroxide if that doesn't work. I'm scared and in agony, please help!!!!!!!!!!
my poop is like small bouncy ball round.. whats with that?
Wow! It is wonderful to find I am not alone. My stool is pencil thin when round, but this morning it was flat - like a tapeworm! It is usually long-long-long, like 12 inches or more. For the past two weeks I have been experiencing pain right in the middle of my pelvic area. Thought it was a UTI and went to Aftercare where blood and billiruben were detected in the urine. Ugh! Took antibiotics and by the 3rd day still pain - so took AZO to alleviate. No relief, so back to the Dr. Had an inter-vaginal ultrascope (strange)the next day (day 10) three days ago. No results yet. However, the intermittent pain is incredible. Sometimes more severe than others - right in the middle - like the bladder or ovaries. Why am I writing this? I am 57 postmenopause and scared! I have taken Smooth Move tea for constipaton and it really helps. Anyone with similar experiences? It was not UTI! My ovaries were tender during the scope, but it is sore all down there like something crawled up there and just squeezed the mess out of my innards. I am cognizant that they are in there at all times, and it hurts anytime they are jostled -- like when I walk. Ouch! Any ideas?
I usually find my poops are real skinny after a night of watching those "locked up" prison shows. I wonder why.
I'm 32 male and I've had flat poop and periodic blood in my stool/bowl for the last 3 years.....Not exactly sure how long the flat stool has been going on, possibly longer than the 3 years.... The blood started after I began to drink fairly often (hoping for an ulcer or hemroids??)......I don't have insurance.....Any suggestions?
Drink probiotics and/or eat yogurt to introduce healthy bacteria to the colon and bowel, eat fiber in the form of raw fruits and vegetables or ground flax seed, and drink at least 64 oz. of water a day -- not coffee, tea, soda -- water. Try that for a couple of weeks and see what happens. If you cut out processed (fast foods) at the same time, it will revolutionize your elimination process.
To the AC that posted 5.24.2011, Take Daphne's
suggestion and see a doctor. You will be amazed by the number of doctors that don't insist on insurance but will accept cash.
How long a minute is depends on what side of the bathroom door you're on!
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i love poopoo im so glad i found this site people seriously i sometimes have dastardly farts that send waves of paranoia through me but also sometimes i hgave perfectly round rabbit like shits and i dont have to wipe aferwards and if my husband says it stinks oh well! power to the puss! other times i have savage fluffy soft shits that just launch out my anus not when im eatingbut sometimes thanks you!
In Chinese medicine, poo balls is a sign of Qi stagnation. Long ribbons are a sign of liver deficiencies. I can't imagine what flat poo looks like... only when stepped in.
I have the curse of flat shit too. I had a bad back and the doctor put me on Oxycontin. Ever since I've had flat shit. I'm writing it off as constipation, at least I hope so.
I see this is a very old post, but came across your "flat poo" and had to pipe up.. my husband has issues with soy, when he has these attacks (he has usually had soy in a bread product from fast food). and his poo comes out "flat" we have cut soy out of our diet and he rarely has flair ups (until we go to McDonald's), Soy is in everything.
Tim did you switch from spaghetti to linguine.


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The Hottest Celebrity Skin Pics of the Week – 8.30.14
Just Kidding, as if any of us were surprised. But I gotta admit with a body like that, I wouldn't mind showing it off either!
As summer is coming to a close, the swimsuit season is coming to end…however, luckily for us, summer never really ends in California so we still have some time before the celebs start to pack it away.
That being said, the last official weekend of summer is upon us and all of our favorite stars are soaking up the sun as much as they possibly can before it's "Fall" again and only slightly unacceptable to be at the beach.
From Kim Kardashian and the Jenner Girls cooling off in the water, to Hugh Jackman chillin in an infinity pool in Singapore, to Gwyneth Paltrow stripping down for her own personal Ice Bucket Challenge, these stars are letting it all hang out.
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Sui Generis - Post-Funding Update #29
This update for Sui Generis is about the release of the combat demo with details on the mechanics, which is available to backers.
Before we move on to the purpose of this update we'd like to clear up some misunderstandings that seem to have resulted from our last update. Some people seem to have understood that we were abandoning our physics intensive combat in favour of something more conventional and even that the combat isn't much fun. Nothing could be further from the truth!
The physics based nature of the game has not changed, only improved. We'd become very used to the combat in its previous state but with the feedback we received from the alpha we started to think about things from a new perspective and this led to some big improvements. Nothing was sacrificed.
We received an overwhelmingly positive response from the combat alpha. Almost everyone is really enthusiastic about the combat and many have spent countless hours enjoying it even though it's just a series of one on one fights. This is something not many combat systems can provide. It is however hugely skill based, tactical and difficult, don't expect to be an instant hero who easily dispatches their opponents! Many people were initially frustrated but then came to love it once they understood its subtleties. It requires a little patience and practice, this is not a game where spamming keys leads to victory, every mistake you make will be brutally punished. The AI is clever and will use every tool at their disposal to beat you, you need to be clever too!
Information aboutSui Generis
SP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Fantasy
Genre: Action-RPG
Platform: PC
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- Common Room
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Hair Dryers
- Hot Showers
- Linen Included
- Luggage Storage
- Postal Service
- Reading Light
- Steam room
- Tea/Coffee Making Facilities
- Towels for hire
Check-in / Check-out
Earliest check-in: 15:00
Latest Check-out: 12:00
- Credit Cards Accepted
- No Curfew
- Taxes Included
Group booking?
Group of 15 or more traveling to Heidelberg?
Map and Directions
By Car: Take highway A5 from south (Freiburg/Basel) or north (Frankfurt), exit Heidelberg. Follow the signs to 'Altstadt/Schloss' (oldtown/castle), then follow the directions for parking deck 13. That's where you can park the car (16 €/24 hours). Or park in P11 for 2,50 € over night or 12,50 €/24 hours (7 minutes to walk). Free parking is tricky in Heidelberg. We let you know about the possibilities on request.
From the main station by bus: Take bus No 33 (exit North) towards 'Koepfel/Ziegelhausen'. This line takes you straight to Lotte in about 15 minutes (leaves every 20 minutes during the day) for 1,30 €. Your stop is 'Rathaus/Bergbahn' after a 15 minutes ride. It's only about 50 meters to 'Lotte' from there. Look left after you got off the bus. You´ll see a cobblestone path which leads up to the castle. There it´s the 2nd house on the left. You can't miss it. Note: We don´t have a big sign - don´t walk up too far.


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Summit 2013 was held on Thursday, January 24th at the George Washington University's Jack Morton Auditorium, 805 21st St. NW, Washington, D.C.
Our theme this year: Expand the Conversation.
Please Join Us!
The archived Summit webcast can be viewed:
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Our 2013 Summit Agenda was as follows:
8:00 a.m. - Registration and Welcome Coffee
8:45 a.m. - Opening Remarks
9:00 a.m. - Opening Keynote Presentation: Forces of Change in the Electoral Equation
John C. Fortier, Director of The Democracy Project, Bipartisan Policy Center [bio]
Election 2012 marks a turning point in the broadening awareness and use of absentee balloting and its multitude of implications. Dr. John C. Fortier will address the forces of change in the electoral equation for absentee and early voting, from available technology to efforts to suppress voting or enforce new requirements. He will provide post election reflection and assessment of the role of 2012 absentee balloting and its influence on the election outcomes. Dr. Fortier will outline his vision for how to effectively use absentee balloting to broaden access to the franchise, while maintaining the integrity of the election - a complex challenge that we all face.
Shout out to our Summit Sponsors - Thank You!
9:30 a.m. - Featured Session: 2012 Post Election Research Results
Dr. Claire Smith, Director of Research, Overseas and U.S. Vote Foundation [bio]
Highlights of the 2012 Post Election Overseas Voter Survey Research Report: Dr. Smith will premier new, as-yet-unpublished findings of the landmark OVF post election survey. This survey launch will interpret questions including: What impact did email ballot delivery have on ballot return rates? What are the real effects of the MOVE Act on UOCAVA voters?
Susan Dzieduszycka-Suinat, President and CEO, Overseas and U.S. Vote Foundation [bio]
Highlights of our first Post Election Domestic Absentee Voter Survey Research: Don't miss the release of U.S. Vote's first post election survey, answering post-election questions including: How did the voters fare? How do the issues of ballot delivery and return compare to those faced by overseas and military voters? Do domestic absentee voters share common issues with their overseas counterparts?
10:15 a.m. - Annual Summit Awards Presentation
10:20 a.m - Networking Break
10:45 a.m. - Session One Keynote: Absentee Balloting - A State Perspective
The Honorable Mark Ritchie, Minnesota Secretary of State [bio]
We look forward to the view of long-standing Minnesota Secretary of State, Mark Ritchie, who will provide a unique perspective of absentee balloting its evolution through 2012. Is the state side of the equation different? What challenges did states face with the onslaught of dramatically increased volumes of absentee balloting requests? Is there a threat to election integrity? What can one say about the volumes of undelivered and rejected ballots and how this may affect election outcomes? For an insightful view from a chief state election official, this keynote is a must for today's election aficionado.
11:10 a.m. - Session One Roundtable -
On the Front Lines of Absentee Balloting
Both local and state election officials will come together in this spirited roundtable to discuss the magnitude of what they faced in terms of absentee balloting challenges in this recent election. What happens when so many voters shift from one balloting method to another? Is the trend toward absentee balloting expected to continue? If so, what can we do to maximize absentee balloting returns and minimize its vulnerabilities.
Roundtable Host and Moderator:
Judith Murray, Research Program, Overseas and U.S. Vote Foundation
Roundtable Participants:
- Julie Flynn, Deputy Secretary of State, Maine
- Gary Smith, Program Evaluation Manager, Elections and Registrations, Fulton County, Georgia
- David Stafford, Supervisor of Elections, Escambia County, Florida
- Steve Trout, Oregon State Elections Director
- Maggie Toulouse Oliver, County Clerk, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
12:00 p.m. - Lunch
12:45 p.m. - Featured Opening Afternoon Keynote: Open Data and Election Innovation
Donna Roy, Executive Director, National Information Exchange Model
Executive Director, Information Sharing Environment Office, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security
The open data keynote will explore a vision of data as a liberator of democracy. We will welcome a renowned expert with a fresh vision for moving our voting and electoral processes forward. The need for ongoing innovation in electoral technology, new investment and real competition are issues of greatest importance to the development of better electoral solutions to meet our country's voting challenges.
1:10 p.m. - Session Two Roundtable: How Common Data Format will Change the Structure of the Voting Industry
The open data roundtable will bring together experts in this growing field. Hard questions about our voting and electoral processes can be transformed - will be answered. The possibilities of innovation in electoral technology will be examined and debated in detail.
Roundtable Host and Moderator:
David Webber, Information Architect, ORACLE, and NIEM Technical Architecture Committee (NIEM NTAC) Member
Roundtable Participants:
- Duncan A. Buell, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Carolina
- Gregory Miller, Co-Executive Director & Chief Development Officer, OSDV Foundation and TrustTheVote Project
- Tim Bixler, Federal Manager, Solutions Architecture, Amazon Web Services
- John Wack, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and IEEE 1622 Standard Committee
2:00 p.m. - Featured Keynote: The Battlefront Meets the Ballot
The Honorable Alison Lundergan Grimes, Kentucky Secretary of State [bio]
The military voting keynote brings forward a speaker who has seen first-hand the specific problems our military voters face in the UOCAVA voting process. This post election assessment of one state's successes and failures of 2012 military balloting, and future solutions that all states can consider will be of keen interest to this audience.
2:25 p.m. - Session Three Roundtable: MOVE and the Military
A hard look will be taken by this diverse roundtable of experts on the state of military voting in 2012 as the first year that Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act compliance was fully underway in all states since its 2009 introduction. Has MOVE introduced improvements that ultimately add up in terms of increased participation, ballots received and ballots counted? Have new, unforeseen challenges emerged, and what is to be done about those? How do we rate the cumulative effect of the MOVE Act on military voters? These and other key questions will be explored in this crucial roundtable.
Roundtable Host and Moderator:
Susan Dzieduszycka-Suinat, President and CEO, Overseas Vote Foundation and U.S. Vote Foundation
Roundtable Participants:
- Laura Dietz, NGO Voting Assistance, Camp Pendelton
- Dr. Donald S. Inbody, Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Texas State University
- Eric Eversole, President, Military Voter Protection Project
- David Beirne, Acting Deputy Director, Technology Programs, Federal Voting Assistance Program
- Paul Herrnson, Professor of Government and Politics, Director of the Center for American Politics, University of Maryland
3:15 p.m. - Networking Break
3:45 p.m. - Upgrading Voter Registration
John Lindback, Senior Officer, Election Initiatives, The Pew Charitable Trusts [bio]
How pioneering states are making voter registration more accurate, more cost-effective, and more efficient. Using tools such as online voter registration, automated motor voter, and a unique new data center called the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), several states are innovating to make their voter lists more complete and more up-to-date.
4:15 p.m. - Featured Keynote: The Effect of Policy on the Youth Vote
Peter Levine, Lincoln Filene Professor of Citizenship & Public Affairs, Director of CIRCLE: the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement; Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, Tufts University [bio]
How do governments support or frustrate young voters? Is there a link between voting laws, education policy, and actual youth civic engagement? This keynote will assess the influence of the youth vote in the 2012 election and take on the greater questions regarding how we can affect the trends.
4:45 p.m. - Special View: Graduating a Greater Voting Class
Matt Segal, Founder and CEO, OUR TIME [bio]
As the de facto representative of young Americans fighting for an equal civic playing field, there is no one better to discuss what motivates young US voters to register and actually show up at the polls to make their voice heard than Matthew Segal. He will offer valuable insight into the challenges of election 2012 for young voters and how to transform the future of youth voting.
5:15 p.m. - Session Four: Vignettes: "We Have to Fix That."
A line up of election leaders and outreach innovators will discuss ways to lessen lines at the polls and improve access to the ballot.
- Barbara Arnwine, President & Executive Director, The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- Carlos Alcazar, President & CEO, Hispanic Communications Network
- Larry Norden, Deputy Director, Democracy Program, Brennan Center for Justice
6:00 p.m. - Closing Remarks
6:15 - 8:00 p.m. Summit 2013 Reception
Please join us for our traditional post-event reception - generously hosted by The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Summit Sponsorships are key to the success of the event. OVF genuinely appreciates the support provided by our Summit Sponsors. To receive a sponsorship package or further sponsorship information, please contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
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The Best Midnight Munchies From The Best Thing I Ever Ateby Sarah De Heer in Events, February 26th, 2012
If fans are looking for a chance to enjoy a glass of wine (hint, how about Food Network's entwine) and meet some of their favorite Food Network and Cooking Channel stars, The Best Thing I Ever Ate at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival is for them. It's one of the few events where the stars don't have to cook. Instead, the chefs showcase a dish from one of their favorite restaurants in Miami or New York and a band keeps the crowd dancing until 2 am — that's right, this is a late-night party.
Chefs presenting their favorite dishes included Alex Guarnaschelli, Sunny Anderson, Anne Burrell, Melissa d'Arabian, Geoffrey Zakarian, Aarón Sanchez and Nadia G.
Since I was at this event so late at night, I had to ask, "What's the best midnight munchie you've ever had?" Some of the answers left me speechless (watch the video above for real-time reactions):
Alex Guarnaschelli: "It's a toss-up between a super-spicy fish taco, a hot dog with deep-fried bacon on it or a whole cake of any flavor — but it would have to be layered."