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Chapter 3: Past presents and present problems
The gift shop was the only part of St. John's that had remotely changed with the times. Although as Merle stared at display window at the arrangement of candles, lotion, flowers, and teddy bears wearing sweaters, he could vividly remember a stuffed elephant sitting on the second shelf decades ago…
The shopkeeper, a middle aged woman whose nametag read Candice, didn't pay much attention to him as Merle tip toed into the gift shop. He walked over to the front of the store where the elephant in the window caused him to take this detour.
The stuffie was really soft, the eyes were two little black beads, and the ears were floppy like the rest of it. For some reason Merle knew that Daryl would absolutely love it.
Merle didn't have enough money to buy it. What he did have was a backpack and a few shop lifting successes under his belt.
Doing his absolute best to act casual, he set the elephant down on the lower shelf, where it wouldn't be obvious when he grabbed back up, and wandered down the aisle of greeting cards cursing his small size for not letting him see above them. So instead he had to peek around the end. Candice the shopkeeper was over by the window, straightening up a few gift boxes. Fortunately she didn't notice that the elephant had moved.
A more promising customer, i.e. not a kid with ratty backpack, came in and started browsing. He feigned nonchalance by smelling a candle that reminded him of the perfume that Crystal wore that made her smell like a cupcake. But his attention never deviated from the prize. Merle felt the urge to tackle them or chuck the candle at them when they picked up the elephant. That was for Daryl.
Maybe they would read the brain waves directed at them because they put it down and picked a little duck instead.
While they were paying, Merle swiftly stashed the elephant in his backpack and exited the store. It was hard to not run to the elevator. Merle hit the up button and stepped inside. When the doors glided shut and he felt the elevator lift up, Merle began to feel excited to give the stolen stuffie to his broken baby brother.
The doors opened to the third floor where high-pitched screaming carried down the corridor. Merle didn't have to get any closer to his destination to know that it was his baby brother that was the one making that racket.
He chanced a look into his brother's room. He couldn't see what was going on due to the two nurses in front of the bed. They were probably taking blood and Daryl was being his usually bawl baby self.
Merle waited until the nurses walked past him before he walked in.
A haggard Ma was sitting beside Daryl's bedside. Out of habit, she stroked the back of his head. It wasn't the same with the helmet holding together his head, (or so was Merle's guess for its purpose.)
"Look whose here, baby," she said.
His face was still red from the upset. The bruise on the left side of his face had darkened to a very deep purple. Daryl's teary eyes seemed to accuse Merle for not being there while he was being tortured. Merle should've been there yesterday afternoon to keep him from falling out of the window in the first place then Daryl wouldn't be here at all.
Merle knelt down beside the bed, took the elephant out of the backpack and hid it behind his back. Apparently forgetting the fact that he was upset, Daryl looked curiously around him. Merle sat down on the bed. Daryl tried to pull his arm from behind his back.
"What? I don't got nothin'" Merle held out his other hand.
"Oh, this? You don't want this?" Merle plopped the elephant in front of him.
The reaction was as Merle knew it would be.
Is that for me? Daryl said silently looking from his brother to the elephant. Then quickly strained his little arms to reach for it, opening and closing his hands in the universal sign for gimme.
Merle puppeted the elephant to crawl up to him on the bed. When the stuffie was up on Daryl's lap, he folded the ears over the eyes like the elephant was hiding. Daryl giggled and pried one of the ears back.
"Hi," Daryl said for the first time. Ever.
"Awe, what did you say?" Ma reacted as any mother would even though she let her toddler slip out a second storey window. "Did you say hi to the elephant?"
Daryl looked at Ma, confused as to why she was getting so excited. Merle would've been more impressed if it was a bigger word. His brother had already tackled ham and cow. The kid had more important things to say
"Hi," she repeated. "Hi."
"Moo," Daryl pointed at the elephant.
Merle and Ma shared a laugh at the tot's ignorance. Daryl grabbed the elephant and studied it with his hands; pulling on the trunk, poking at the beady eyes, then he kissed it's head. It was safe to say it was a hit.
"I really need a smoke," Ma collected her purse.
At least she had waited until I came by to leave Daryl. Merle thought bitterly.
Merle leaned back on the tilted upright bed. Daryl sat back with him. "Ouch," Daryl pointed at his head.
"Yer damn straight," Merle agreed with him.
There had never been any event in his life that had conflicted Merle so much. He loved his mother but he wanted to be mad at her forever. How could she let this happen to his baby brother?
It almost horrible to admit but Merle hadn't realized how much he cared about Daryl until yesterday afternoon.
He wasn't impressed with the whole baby brother concept when this one was brought home. All he did was cry because he was hungry then he'd poop then cry about that.
Sometimes he would make funny faces and he had a funny laugh too. One afternoon, Daryl was laying on the floor, his only pastime in infancy, and his laugh made Merle laugh which made Daryl laugh and they just sat there giggling until Dad told them shut the hell up.
Now that Daryl was mobile, he had become a pest. Whenever Merle came home Daryl would scamper to the door, and would do his best to follow him wherever he went and he had this little train on string that would squeak that he brought along behind so much Merle heard its squeaking in the middle of the night. God forbid Merle shut a door for a little alone time, Daryl would sit outside and make enough noise to wake the dead until Merle let him in. Daryl's whole shtick was I'm your little brother and I'm going to make you love me.
And he did. Merle had fun being a big brother. He had taught Daryl how to roll a ball, and how to bang on a pot to make a bunch of noise, that the slide at the park wasn't scary if you went down backwards on your belly.
"Hi," Daryl said above a whisper. Probably wanted to say something else but he was limited.
Merle didn't respond. Daryl stared at him with big blues eyes troubled by his mood. Then for no fathomable reason Daryl leaned further and kissed him on the cheek, leaving behind a smudge of wet spittle.
"Don't," Merle wiped it off.
Daryl did it again with more spit.
"Daryl. No." Merle warned.
"Ouch," Daryl poked his cheek this time.
Pouting Daryl hit his shoulder with a chubby little fist.
"Ouch," Daryl sort of smacked his own cheek in frustration.
Merle clued in. Daryl wanted Merle to kiss him back because that's what Mom did. Looks like he was going to have to teach him how to be a Dixon.
"Good lord," Merle rolled his eyes.
But now wasn't the time for that so Merle gave Daryl a light peck on the cheek.
Merle made a mental note to return later when the store was open and made his round about way back to the O.R. On his way he stopped in front of a nondescript door with a dead security camera across from it.
God bless this hick town.
He slipped the first plastic card, a reloadable Tim Horton's card, from his wallet and slipped it in to the door jar and jimmied it until the door thingamajiggy was pushed back. He looked up and down the hall. The coast was clear and he slipped inside the pitch dark hole he had opened up. Merle groped the wall by the door, found the switch and flicked it on.
He was standing in a small space lined tightly with shelves and on those shelves, bottles upon bottles of pills.
Jack pot.
Merle loaded up as much Oxy as he could first into Daryl's hunting jacket. He found some Seroquel, Winston could make some Q-balls, those were always hot sellers, Xanax, and some methamphetamine.
"Score," Merle murmured.
That should be enough. For now. He might have to make another stop but that wasn't concerning. Actually this had been the most fun he had since he came back to East Jesus Nowhere.
He shut off the light and walked out as carefully as he entered. Careful not to shake the jacket too much so it would sound like a maraca, Merle walked out to the truck and threw it in the back seat where he found a pack of cigarettes and helped himself (that'd be his alibi for why he ran the coat to the truck if anyone should look into the disappearance of the drugs and committing that crime gave him such a thrill he almost had to smoke calm down) before going back to the O.R. Daryl would probably be done soon.
A blonde woman, whose jeans were riding just low enough to give away with a hint of a g-string, was having the same problem with the obstinate coffee machine he had.
Low guarded prescription drugs and fine tail, Merle would have to come to St. John's in the middle of the night more often.
"Here, lemme show ya how it's done," Merle offered.
"I can do it," the woman snapped.
Merle stood by and whistled a little tune, making a show of stretching out his one-dollar bill.
G-String stepped aside and let him ahead of her. Merle fed his perfectly un-creased bill and it only spat out the coffee.
"The problem is your moneys not any good here," Merle put another bill in and handed her the coffee that came out.
They took a sip simultaneously.
"Yer here with someone, aren't ya?" Merle asked. "You're all wound up, worryin' about them."
"Yes. My younger sister, Amy, we were doing some hiking and she wanted to climb up this stupid ledge and she fell and smacked the back of her head. It wasn't bad but they want to keep her overnight just in case," the woman explained.
"She'll be fine."
"Since you seem very intuitive, I'll take your word for it."
"I know my stuff. I roam around here most nights in a white bathrobe, standing in doors way of the elderly, tell 'em it'll be peaceful."
"That's awful," she said but laughed.
"What about you? If you don't mind me asking."
"My baby brother's having his appendix taken out. I had to tell 'im I was taking him for a frostie at Wendy's to get him here. He's in his early thirties."
"Here's to younger siblings," she raised her Styrofoam cup.
They tapped them together without a clink.
"Merle," a recognizable woman's voice behind him.
It was Dr. Kaycee.
"I'll leave you to it," his conversational partner left before he could even ask for her name, never mind her number.
"So Daryl is out of surgery. He's waking up in the recovery room, I'll take you back. It went great but his appendix had burst –"
Went great but his appendix burst.
"Whoa, let me rephrase that. It didn't burst like explode, more like split open at the seams," Dr. Kaycee opened up her metal chart, "but it was really localized, there was a good deal of pus built up along the break, so there is a very low chance of an infection breaking out in his abdominal cavity."
"Is that what the surgeon said?"
"Yes, that is what Dr. Gellar said. Right here in his notes," She knocked on the clipboard. "If you want I could page him and see if he could come down and talk to you if you want. Dr. Scottman wanted me to get some practice talking to family members is all."
"Nah, no need. You did pretty good."
"Really. I thought I was coming off as crass and then I was blowing it out of proportioned – not downplaying right now, appendicitis is a serious medical condition. Any who um…" Dr. Kaycee pulled her bangs out of her face
"Daryl?" Merle helped her out.
Merle followed Dr. Kaycee down another hallway.
"When do you get outta these halls?" he asked.
"I'm pretty much a hamster in a tube here. I think I'm working my way somewhere but really I'm stuck in a cage."
He didn't take that as rejection. Given how frazzled she seemed now, it was poor timing to try and be subtle.
They arrived at another square room. Daryl was lying on his back, working hard at keeping his eyes open. He actually resembled a sloth now with his half lidded eyes and the dopey smile when he realized Merle was
A weight that he wasn't fully aware of was taken off Merle's shoulders. His brother was going to be a – ok.
Merle pet Daryl's shaggy head.
"Ouch," grumbled Daryl.
"Oh ball up, baby brother," Merle laughed.
Author's Note. Sorry this took a while but what've learned about my writing habits is it's like speaking in Entish (Lord Of The Rings). It takes me a while to write anything and I never write anything that doesn't take a long time to write.
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Nearly a year ago, I drove Spike to Cleveland in the hope that the doctors there could improve his life. Instead, they gave it back to him. They gave it back to me – and to all of the other people Spike will ever know.
Last week, we returned to Cleveland to thank the doctors and nurses.
In June, I was surprised by a call from the Cleveland Clinic Pediatric Epilepsy Center. They wanted to know if we would attend the biannual pediatric epilepsy surgery reunion. Every other year, they invite back all of their patients and families to attend a few seminar sessions and meet each other. Of course I jumped at the opportunity. What better way to thank everyone then to show them what had happened to the sick little boy we brought to Cleveland last year.
As mentioned in a previous post, the clinic also wanted to know if they could film Spike for a documentary piece on epilepsy surgery. The local news story previously posted here was an outgrowth of that request.
Part 1: http://triangle.news14.com/content/top_stories/662282/brain-surgery-saves-cary-boy-s-life
Part 2: http://triangle.news14.com/content/top_stories/662310/cary-5-year-old-heads-to-kindergarten-after-brain-surgery
At a pre-dinner reception, we met one of the neurologists who had taken a special interest in Spike. He was overjoyed to see Spike doing so well and running around playing with all of the other kids. He asked if I would bring Spike up front and say a few words after dinner to all of the families. Fortunately, I am a very good public speaker and standing up in front of a crowd and speaking on any topic is just about the most comfortable thing in the world for me. Usually.
When I got up and started to tell Spike's story, I immediately choked up. I stopped, looked out at everyone and started again.
"I'm not going to tell any of you something new. Every one of you has lived through the hell of that first seizure. You've held your child and wondered why? Why?"
I then went on to describe Spike's epilepsy progression, the failed drugs, the countless tests and then the amazing respite offered by the ketogenic diet. When I started to describe the reemergence of his seizures, I choked up again and rushed through the surgical work up and the agony of watching them wheel Spike into the operating.
"You all know how that feels. You know the fear and the hope. Most of you know the joy, tempered with never ending worry when the surgery proves successful. You know where that joys comes from – the hands of these doctors."
I turned to the doctors with tears streaming down my cheeks and just said, "Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for giving me my Spike back."
Not everyone is as lucky. There were kids there who had residual impairment. There were kids there who had many other complicating conditions. There were kids there for whom the surgery did nothing at all. Even the amazing doctors could not help everyone but they did take the most difficult cases and they helped most of them – and no one more so than Spike. He does not have residual impairments. He does not have complicating conditions. He does not have seizures. I hope the doctors know what that means to all of us.
I think the doctors put on the reunion every other year to remind themselves why they do what they do. Dr. William Bingaman and Dr. Jorge Gonzalez-Martinez are the pediatric epilepsy neurosurgeons at the Cleveland Clinic. In my mind, they have just about the most difficult jobs in the world yet they are always patient, thoughtful, calm and caring.
Both of the surgeons were off helping other patients the night of the dinner but we saw Dr. Gonzalez first thing on Saturday morning. I've been waiting nine months to thank him, knowing just what I would say. Of course, when I actually saw him, I couldn't say a thing. My gratitude simply overwhelms me but I think he understands. He gave Spike a big hug and then posed for a picture while I found my voice. He then asked how Spike was doing and I flooded him with details and questions. The truth is, Spike is doing great but I'll never stop worrying or coming up with strange questions. I imagine Dr. Gonzalez will continue to answer all of them.
The first night of the get together, the session after dinner that I attended was simply parents talking about their experiences with focal resections (removal of part of one side of the brain). The other, concurrent session was for parents whose kids had hemispherectomies (removal of one complete side of the brain). In my group, we sat in a circle and told our stories. As I listened to the stories, I was horrified by what these kids and their families had gone through. Some of them were far worse than what Spike had endured. Of course, everyone had already heard Spike's basic story at dinner (great dinnertime conversation, eh?) but I filled in a few details and then listened to the others.
After one particularly difficult story was told, I leaned towards the mother and asked, "How did YOU survive? How could you possibly deal with all of that? Where did you find the strength?"
She turned to me, crying, and said, "I was going to ask you the same thing! Poor Spike! No one should ever have to endure that. How could he live?"
Everyone then started saying the same thing. We all thought everyone else's kids had been through worse ordeals than our own. THAT is how bad intractable epilepsy can be. It just rips your heart out, thinking of what these kids endure – and makes the success stories that much more amazing.
Unfortunately, even the successful outcomes are not perfect. We heard of many cases where the kids were seizure free for months or years, even a decade or longer – and then the seizures returned. Nonetheless, the improvement in quality of life for most of the kids – and their families – is stunning. The doctors truly do give life back to all of us. Even when it is not a perfect outcome, in the vast majority of cases, it is a very good outcome, measured in terms of improvement. Even so, the stories of relapses years down the road remind us that the monster may very well lie in wait. As I have often thought, you can never say your child's seizures are gone. The best you can say is he has not had a seizure in so many days or months or decades.
Spike celebrated nine months of seizure freedom the day before the reunion. I am looking forward to the first full year without seizures, then the first full decade. I worry but I look forward nonetheless.
One particularly compelling story came from a very well spoken young man who had surgery 14 years ago. He's been seizure free since then and is now set to start graduate school. He looked and sounded like the All American Boy and he knew it, but not in a bad way. He just had self confidence and presence. He was there not as a speaker but simply as another patient. He came with his older brother who filled in parts of the story. The most important part was not the end state or all of the markers of success. He came to tell us about the other stuff. Doing poorly in school, having problems concentrating, drug side effects, constant worries about relapse. He told us that he had been through all of that. He told us that he had not been a very good student after his surgery and that he knew at the time that he just wasn't as capable as the other kids. He then told us the most important thing of all.
"I am successful today because MY PARENTS NEVER GAVE UP! They found me help, the pushed me to realize my potential rather than just get along. They gave me all the help they could and then told me I had to work harder than everyone else because of my epilepsy and my surgery and they were right. I did have to work harder but it WORKED. You guys have a tough job ahead but DON'T GIVE UP. Don't assume your kids can't do as well as all the other kids. They can but it will take a lot more work. Don't you think it's worth it?"
Listening to him, I recalled what one of the neurologists had told me right after the surgery. He said that Spike would probably be much better without the malformed portion of his brain and he would likely regain function. Nonetheless, taking a big piece of brain out is traumatic. Synaptic connections are broken, whole areas that are designed to cover certain functions are simply gone. He told me that in a kid Spike's age, a lot of this function could be reestablished but how well that happened was up to us. We needed to push Spike to learn and to do things that might seem frustrating or difficult. The very process of learning and figuring out difficult mental and physical issues actually causes the brain to rewire itself. The missing tissue will never regenerate but the quality of function, assuming no complications, is a direct result of how much Spike works at things. We have seen this recently as he practices his writing and coloring and counting. Of course every kid amazes their parents with their mental and physical growth but we can see Spike getting better every day as a direct result of his effort rather than simply growing up. This is very gratifying but also a warning to never give up because, if we do, his growth will slow and he may never catch up.
Many other topics were covered throughout the two days from drug effects to emotional challenges to effects on siblings. The parents came from every walk of life with every educational background you can imagine. What amazed me was how everyone knew everything possible about the science and medicine concerning epilepsy. These parents dug into the issues with obvious passion. I also noticed that, unlike every day at the office, no one's attention wandered for a minute. Everyone listened intently to everything being said.
The doctors paid attention too. In one session, a neurologist made the suggestion that someone bring his kid to the emergency room in certain circumstances. No one said anything but the doctor looked around the quiet room and asked, "Did I say something wrong?"
A gruff farmer cleared his throat and said, "I think I can speak for all of us. We don't go to the ER for epilepsy." Everyone nodded.
"But why? The ER doctors know what they are doing," the doctor responded.
"ERs are great for bullets and broken bones," I said. "Not so good for diseases."
Everyone agreed with that and then educated the neurologists and surgeons on the challenges, ignorance and sometimes danger that ERs can present to certain epileptics.
One mother summed it up well when she said, "The ER docs might be great at handling 98% of seizure cases presented to them but, as you well know, our kids are in the 2% the ER docs don't understand. No one, and I mean NO ONE, knows our kids as well as we do. You'd best not give my child an anti-seizure drug without my explicit approval because I know what might save him and what will most certainly kill him."
These parents may not be doctors or scientists but they do know a lot about intractable epilepsy and the unintended side effects of certain treatments because they have seen the effects first hand. They all agreed that they would come straight up to the epilepsy ward rather than go into the ER.
Importantly, you should not take this as advice! The vast majority of first time seizures can and should be handled by the first available physician. If your child has a seizure and does not immediately recover, call 911 and get him to the nearest emergency room. The EMTs have effective anti-seizure medications that could save your child's life (although in very, very few cases are such medications ever needed as kids almost always come out of a first seizure just fine) and the standard treatment provided by ER doctors is appropriate and effective. If your kid has a first seizure, more likely than not, he does NOT have epilepsy. There are dozens of reasons for a first seizure. However, none of those percentages applied to the parents in the room at the conference because their kids represented the worst of the worst when it comes to intractable (meaning it does not respond to medication) epilepsy.
I also attended a session on psychological issues connected to epilepsy. Depression, suicidal thoughts and other cheery conditions are much more prevalent amongst epileptics, even those whose seizures have been successfully treated by surgery, than the general population. You just can't let yourself get distracted – you have to always watch for the monster lurking in the background.
So where were the kids while all this heavy conversation went on? You can imagine the concern this group of parents would have about leaving the kids alone or in a large group with a couple of adults. The event organizers obviously realized this and took care of the kids (and, importantly, the parents) by assigning a volunteer to no more than two kids. The volunteers stuck close to their kids throughout the day and the kids had a grand time. From what I could see, the kids were entertained by jugglers, animal trainers, singers and who knows what else. During a break in the adult sessions, we all went to see the kids. The kids didn't want to see us! They were having far too much fun.
One of the funnier moments occurred during the psych session, which was held just the other side of a decidedly un-soundproof wall from the kid area. They were playing loud, pounding disco music and then stopping it suddenly and I guess the kids would freeze.
As the sound amped up, we all looked at each other and I said what was on everyone's mind. "If they have a disco strobe light going in there, we're going to have 45 kids having a group seizure!"
Everyone laughed at that…but then looked at the wall, somewhat concerned. Fortunately, no seizures were reported as a result of K.C. and the Sunshine Band – although I admit I came close to having one myself.
As the seminar wrapped up, I thought again of just how important the work is that these doctors, scientists, nurses and all of the other medical professionals do and, by contrast, how unimportant my daily work seems. I want to give back somehow and make a difference in other people's lives. Spike's mother suggested that I could help other parents by writing a book about epilepsy from a parent's perspective. I immediately agreed and have already started work – in fact, the book is practically writing itself. I have learned enough about the science to get it down on paper and I know plenty of medical professionals who will proofread it and correct my errors.
Of particular interest to parents, I also know what the doctors admit THEY don't know and I think I can explain that in terms that people will understand so that they can ask the right questions and have a head start on interpreting the sometimes ambiguous answers.
When Spike was first hospitalized at Duke, a friend and colleague with a very sick daughter came by to explain what she knew about seizures. She gave us knowledge, advice and comfort at a very uncomfortable and confusing time. I hope that I can return that favor by passing on our hard earned knowledge to others.
When I first returned to work after Spike's brief, initial hospitalization back in the days when four seizures in one day seemed like a lot, I gathered my wonderfully supportive staff together and told them the following.
"I've read about epilepsy and I know the numbers. By my count, there's likely two or three of you who have a child that has epilepsy. If you can, please talk to me about it. I'm scared and confused and I could use your help. I know that when your child started having seizures you undoubtedly thought 'no good can come from this.' Well, you're wrong. Good CAN come from your struggle. You can tell me about it and help me help Spike."
Several people did come forward and tell me their stories. They gave me strength and knowledge at a critical time and helped beat back some of the fear.
Now it is my turn to make something good out of this experience.


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Most Helpful Guy
Maybe a little thick or curvy, but not fat really22|00|0
Thanks for MHO :)
Most Helpful Girl
You look great! Definitely not fat! Don't worry about it 😊11|00|0
Maybe a little thick or curvy, but not fat really
Thanks for MHO :)
You look great! Definitely not fat! Don't worry about it 😊
Have an opinion?
You aren't fat, that's for sure, and you look thick to me.
The quality of the pic isn't the best, and I don't know how much that shirt is lying, but from what I see, you're thick to me.
Hard to tell. You look soft (an uncommon trait for 'thick' women) and massive up top (overly large breasts and upper arms) but, your waist is smaller than your top and then you flare back out at the hips. Your drastic curves, coupled with the size of your arms, lead me to believe that contouring (i. e; waistband or pants) may very well be a factor. If that's the case, you're likely overweight or fat. Usually, women classified as 'thick' are distinctly muscular with a layer of visceral fat on top of the muscle. If there's no countouring involved then, yes you're likely thick but watch out because you will need to monitor your weight closely.
A little thick yes.
Um no. Not at all. very beautiful body :)
curves but some chub in there too.
Somewhat thick I think. Definitely not fat.
Thick! Nothing to worry about haha
is bandwagoner a size? :P... jk
Haha actually I was born and raised a Bronco.
don't worry. i don't care. it was just way too easy. i actually like them because of peyton manning (go vols) and my cousin played for them for a bit... also a vol
Fat nope, thats thick/curvy
you look thick/chubby to me but pleasantly curvy still.
Can't tell from this angle but there's definitely some chub there lol
You've got a fantastic body - definitely not fat. I don't know what thick means in this context. In the UK it means stupid and I'm sure you're not stupid.
Thick and curvy
too me you are fine
Thick, with powerful curves to drive a man crazy :O
Not really a good angle but I don't think so
Damn girl... You are thick
I wished oculus rift and htc vive was ready. I would really like to see it 3D.. hard to tell on a blurry 2D picture. And sorry again: The first thing I thougth seeing your picture was: Damn, I missed the super bowl... Did I?
You're definitely thick.
I would say you have curves in all the right places, you are fine :)
Thick is my op
A bit thick but I like you like this!
Th-at... curvy and nice!
Full figured beauty
your consider extremely nicely shape (thick) your sexy anyways would wanna tap that.
Thick and proportionate as far as I can tell.
Your boobs are huge!
id say thick and curvy!
ooo thick af! u look great!
You could possibly be both. ... OR need a clearer picture.
Just from this single photo alone, you can fit both descriptions.
I don't think you're fat at all 😊🌸 I think thick or curvy would be the right word, yeah 😀 You definitely got some yummy curves 👌🏽
Definitely thick, being fat your belly/waist would bloat out more. I think you're fine. :)
I'd consider you human. Congratulations.
Don't be silly. Humans aren't real. They're a myth
@ClariceOwen23 ShhhH!
you're just curvy
You look great! :)
Thick. Solid hour glass, but small stomach.
I think you got a very good looking body love all your curves in the right places very sexy and yummy lol
I'd say thick.
You have a beautiful figure.
What do you mean? I'm not skinny and I'm not fit so...
You are just you. It gets tricky trying to label people. You look good.
Haha aw. Thank you.😊
No prob :)
Thick but in a good way.
You are considered thick.
Thick, not fat at all
"how u fit all that, in them jeans?" lol you're thick
thick you're not fat are u kidding me ur curvy and beautiful
Curvy! Which is a good thing to me ;)
Your body is perfect. Holy cow


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Choosing the right mortgage can be daunting. Your lender or your financial adviser will advise you how much you can afford to pay towards a mortgage each month. Questions to ask yourself before applying for a mortgage include how many years you'll need the mortgage for, and how you will want to pay back your mortgage.
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What is a mortgage?
A mortgage is a loan made to you by a lender so you can purchase a property. You'll pay interest on the mortgage and your lender will use your home as security for the loan. This means that your lender may repossess your home if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.
Sounds simple - but once you start looking into it, a mortgage is a bit more complicated than it might seem. Plus, in today's changeable economic climate, the range of mortgages is continually being updated and extended.
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Considerations when choosing a mortgage product
When you begin searching for a mortgage, you should ask yourself some key questions:
Understanding interest rates
You will often see two rates quoted by lenders - the 'applied' rate and the 'annual percentage rate (APR)'. For example:
"The applied rate for the term of the mortgage 5.19%. The overall cost for comparison is 6.2% APR."
The applied rate is the rate of interest which the lender uses to calculate the amount you actually owe them. It will not be the same as the APR as it does not include all charges.
You should use the APR to compare the true overall cost of your loan. For example, if you find two mortgages with the same applied rate and the same mortgage term but with different APRs, then you know the one with the higher APR has higher charges. The lower the APR, the better, so be sure you do your research.
Repaying your mortgage
With a mortgage, you have to repay the loan (the amount you borrow) and the interest charged by the lender. You'll pay interest on the loan outstanding until the mortgage is fully repaid. The usual and easiest way of making your payments is by Direct Debit, and most lenders will let you choose a mortgage payment date that suits you.
You'll need to think about the number of years you want to repay your mortgage over - generally a mortgage term can be anywhere from 1 to 40 years. If you choose a longer term, your monthly payments will be lower, but you'll pay more interest overall. On the other hand, if you pay over a shorter period, your monthly costs will be higher, but you'll pay less interest in total.
When considering how long you want your mortgage to run, you should bear in mind how your income may change in the future. You should also consider how you're planning to repay your mortgage. Many lenders will only consider lending to people whose mortgage term ends before they reach a certain age such as 75. Some specialist mortgage lenders will lend to people who are past retirement age, but they will generally require significant deposits.
Note: If you are taking out a joint mortgage with someone else, you should also consider taking out a life insurance policy that will pay off the outstanding mortgage amount if one of the mortgage payers dies.
Early repayment charges
Some mortgage loans carry what's known as an early repayment charge (ERC). This is a charge you many have to pay your lender if you break off a mortgage deal (e.g. by paying it off early or moving to a different lender).
If you're an existing homeowner and would like to switch your mortgage to another lender entirely, you'll need to remortgage. When you do, you may be able to borrow more at the same time as switching your mortgage. But be careful since early repayment charges can apply on some deals.
Remember, interest rates can go up, as well as down, so be sure you are in a financially stable position to handle these fluctuations.
At its most basic level, a mortgage has two parts - the loan (the money you borrow) and the interest (the charge made by the lender until the loan is paid back).
The most important points are how you pay back the loan you borrow and how you pay the interest on it. You can either pay interest plus a little loan each month (a repayment mortgage) or just pay interest each month and pay all the loan off at the end of the mortgage term (an interest-only mortgage). A repayment mortgage is widely considered to be the easiest to understand and the least risky type of mortgage.
When choosing the best type of mortgage for you, you should also think about how much deposit you have, how much you'll need to borrow overall and whether you're prepared to take out a mortgage with a product fee or not.
Repayment mortgages
With a repayment mortgage, your monthly payments pay off the interest due each month plus a little of the loan you owe. With this type of mortgage, you have the benefit of seeing your mortgage amount get smaller over time. Plus, when the mortgage comes to an end, you'll have paid off everything you owe in full and have nothing left to pay (which wouldn't be the case if you'd opted for an interest-only mortgage).
Of course, you should remember that in the first few years of paying a repayment mortgage, you'll be mainly paying off interest. So if you want to repay the mortgage early or move house, you'll find the amount you owe won't have gone down by very much.
Interest-only mortgages
The name of this type of mortgage says it all. With an interest-only mortgage, your monthly payments only pay the interest on the amount you've borrowed, you won't actually be reducing the loan itself. This means that at the end of the mortgage term you'll still owe the full amount of the loan.
With an interest-only mortgage you'll need to make sure you have put plans in place to pay off everything you owe at the end of your term, for example an investment or savings plan. You'll also need to take the cost of doing this into account when comparing the costs of interest-only and repayment mortgages.
An interest-only mortgage is a higher risk than a repayment mortgage. In most cases, there is no guarantee that you will be in a position to fully repay the loan amount you owe at the end of the term. That's why you need to keep an eye on your investment or savings plan throughout the life of the mortgage to make sure it's growing accordingly. It is your responsibility to make sure you have a plan in place that helps you repay the balance. You need to make sure you'll have enough money at the end of your mortgage term to repay your loan, because if you don't you could lose your home.
When you apply for a mortgage, you'll be able to choose from several different types of deals. Most lenders offer a range of options on their mortgages, including:
Fixed-rate mortgages
Your interest rate will stay the same each month, whatever happens to interest rates generally, until a set date. Many lenders offer fixed rates for two, three or five years, sometimes longer. The benefit of a fixed-rate mortgage is that it helps you to budget more easily, because your interest rate will stay the same for the length of the deal. Early repayment charges will almost always apply if you switch away from the mortgage before the fixed rate period ends.
Tracker mortgages
With this type of mortgage, the interest rate tracks a rate that is outside the control of the lender, such as the Bank of England bank rate (also known as the base rate). Every time that rate goes up or down, so does the interest rate on your mortgage.
Naturally, you will be better off whenever the interest rates drop and your monthly payments will be less. But, you should make sure your budget will allow you to make higher monthly payments if interest rates were to go back up. Early repayment charges will sometimes apply if you switch away from the mortgage before the tracker deal period ends.
The amount you can borrow will be based on your annual income and personal circumstances - and on the property you're buying. Ultimately, that mortgage amount will come down to what the mortgage lender thinks is a sensible amount to lend to you and what you think you can afford.
To help your lender make a decision about how much you can borrow, you will need to provide information about the following:
Your income
You might need to show payslips and/or bank statements to confirm your income and to help make a decision on what size mortgage is sensible for you to take on.
Your outgoings
Even though two people may have exactly the same income, their outgoings can be very different. So, as well as taking your income into consideration, it's also important to tell your lender about your other financial commitments, and to discuss what effect possible changes in your personal circumstances and future interest rate rises could have on your finances. This is to help guard against your mortgage becoming unmanageable.
Again, you may be asked to show bank statements and other items showing your outgoings since a mortgage will not be agreed if there is any indication that you cannot afford the payments.
When considering how much to borrow or how you would like to repay your mortgage, please remember that changes to your personal circumstances can alter your financial circumstances as well.
Records of previous loans or credit
Before you apply for your mortgage, your lender will ask for your permission to search the information held about you and your financial situation.
You should be aware that other banks and financial services companies might have passed personal details about your financial history on to credit reference agencies. This includes records of previous loans, credit and store cards. Virtually all businesses use the information held by these agencies, as well as public information, such as whether you're on the electoral role, to help them decide whether to lend you money.
If the lender is part of a larger financial services company, then details of any accounts you hold with that company may also be used to help with the lending decision.
The value of the property
When you apply for a mortgage the amount of money you want to borrow is compared with the value of the property, and often referred to as the 'loan to value ratio'. It is used as a percentage. For example, if you want to borrow £150,000 and the property is worth £200,000, the loan to value is 75% (£150,000 divided by £200,000). This means that you will need to raise a 25% deposit (£50,000) in order to buy the property.
The loan to value (LTV) is one of the key factors a lender will consider before agreeing a mortgage. The lower the percentage, the more favourable your interest rate might be. To do this and achieve a better rate, you'll need to reduce the amount you want to borrow by increasing the amount of money you put into buying your home (i.e. your deposit).
The lender will often complete a survey to determine the value of the property. Or, they may use existing market data to make their decision. Often, you can ask to have an independent valuation done if you disagree with the lender's value of the property you're trying to buy. Either way, you will generally have to pay a fee for the valuation.
You should also note that some lenders have different lending limits for new build properties. Therefore the maximum loan to value percentage on a newly built home may be lower. In other words, if you're considering a new build home, you may have to come up with a bigger deposit.
Closing the deal on your mortgage
If you have applied for a mortgage to buy a property or are switching your mortgage from another lender (remortgaging), here's what to expect:
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It all started on April 8, 2014 after the yearly visit to my obgyn, a trans-vaginal ultrasound, and 3 different sets of x-rays, the doctor finally discovered that the IUD Mirena had been expelled from my body and was possibly the cause of my menstrual cycle haven been returning since November 2013 every month. Now the obgyn has prescribed me a prenatal vitamin to take daily. The only thing to do now is to get practicing on making sure the next monthly cycle doesn't arrive in a few weeks. The technician that performed the ultrasound stated that my uterine lining was in prime time for ovulation and conception. Yeah me! Can't wait to see if God will bless me with another child, and the gift of knowing around my birthday!
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thank you everyone! I was so scared that it was up inside my body doing damage and that I needed to have surgery to have it removed..... the BIG thing that dumbfounds me is that we have been having sexual intercourse unprotected since I began menstruating and even before that since I had the IUD changed out in August 2012 the doctor just assumed that was what caused my periods to begin again after such a long time. Idk, anymore but I do know that I want another child and this relieves all of my worries about that now ! From what I understand the IUD does NOT normally expell itself but has been none to do just that, and apparently did in my case!
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Currently, the show showcases on Varsha and Akshara's (Hina Khan) children's marriages. Varsha wants her daughter Ananya to get married soon, while Akshara wants her son Naksh (Rohan Mehra) to forgive Tara, and get married to her.
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Naksh With His Family
According to the latest spoiler, Naksh along with family members, get to know about Tara's match and they go the field directly. They will be seen cheering Tara.
Naksh breaks up with Tara as he gets to know his mother Akshara lost her eyesight because of her brother Sangram. He was angry that even though Tara knew about this, she had not revealed to him (as Akshara had asked her not to tell to Naksh, which Naksh isn't aware of).
Akshara makes Naksh realise how much he loves Tara, by doing a drama with Tara and her family. Akshara and Naitik decide to take Naksh to meet a girl, while Naksh runs to Tara.
Also, Tara's family asks him to leave the place, as she was getting married to a boy that her family chose for her.
Naksh will be surprised to see Akshara and Naitik at Tara's place and Dadaji introducing them from boy's side! Naksh realises his mistake. Akshara asks him not to get angry unnecessarily, and to deal with the situation with patience.
On the other hand, Varsha sends an old picture of Ananya to the groom's family, in which she looked slim! Although the groom's family gets upset with this, they accept the proposal, and ask them to get ready for the marriage.
Also, Akshara's daughter, Naira will be troubled by a boy. She decides to tell it to the family, but when she gets to know about Ananya and Naksh's marriage proposals, she refrains from saying it to Akshara. (Click on the slides to know the spoiler)


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NBC News correspondent Tamron Hall is the anchor of MSNBC's NewsNation, as well as a co-host of TODAY's 9 a.m. hour, which means she's on the move all morning long. Here, she shares her morning routine.
GOOD MORNING! Yes, I am yelling, because I am up and I want you awake too!
Well, not really — I wake up far more mellow than you might think.
First things first, I hit the alarm. This one doubles as a digital frame but the light is supposed to ease you into life.
Next up, prayer and meditation. Yes, this book has been eaten by the dog. I've carried it around all over the world for 20-plus years:
For me, starting the day off this way gives me perspective and balance.
I then hit the Internet, reading any news that developed overnight. I've moved on from print papers — everything is digital for me. I have dozens of subscriptions, domestic and international.
Hey, wait wait! Oscar, don't go on the floor! Let's get the leashes and away we go — accident avoided. I know that even before I brush my teeth, these two — Oscar and May — have to go. Small dog, small bladder.
I head out in my favorite shoes — mornings are not right without them. My friends are plotting to destroy them!
Breakfast, breakfast, what do I eat...Now, on Saturday and Sunday it's pancakes, bacon, biscuits, French toast, mimosas, sausage, croissants — ok, let me stop. But during the work week, it's steel cut oatmeal or a green smoothie. My favorite is made with soy yogurt, celery, spinach, and pineapple.
Now, off to work! I walk in the dressing room I inherited from Hoda and there to greet me are notes and info on the show.
My first conference call is with my NewsNation team at MSNBC — that's at 6:30.
I start makeup here — you can see the yellow powder under my eyes. It's my secret to minimizing the dark circles I was born with. Yes, I was the 5-year-old who looked like she had a hangover! These days, my dark circles are handled by Bobbi Brown Golden Orange 3.
I do my own makeup and hair. The rule: It has to be done in 30 minutes or less. The reason: I find more things to "fix" the longer I take. So if I give myself a time limit, I hope not to overdo it. Spider lashes are no good. My hair is naturally curly, so I do flat iron it daily to smooth the edges, but on the weekends I go heat-free. I use a little paste on the weekdays for lift.
Now, to the closet. Before becoming an official family member of TODAY, I would pick out an entire week's worth of clothes on Sunday night — shoes, dresses, earrings and oh, even my undergarments! It was a rule I'd followed since my morning TV days in Chicago: Rain or shine, I wouldn't break the order selected.
Now I have broken my own rule and this face is a Virgo in pain. I love "law and order" — this closet freaks me out! I have vowed this week to get back to my pick-in-advance rule. I plan on doing it each Friday after work.
Next up, I meet with the "Take" team at 7:35 a.m. and again at 8:40-ish. Then it's showtime!!
Now, another meeting with NewsNation around 9:20 a.m. when Natalie reads the news. And then I'm out the door at 10 a.m., heading to MSNBC.
Now you know I go from these to these! #lovelife #smile
Related: Willie Geist shares his morning routine
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Skip to comments.President Obamas New Role in the Fight Against Black Homophobia (Thinking 'gays' are wrong = hate!)
Posted on 05/14/2012 9:25:50 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
There are many reasons to be glad that President Obama has finally decided to stop dissimulating and openly advocate gay marriage. Not least among them is that he is no longer giving tacit approval to one of a prejudice in the African-American community that becomes more awkward and regrettable by the year.
Homophobia, to be sure, is a sadly universal phenomenon. But it is one with especially deep roots among blacks. Polling numbers bear this out. In a recent Pew poll, 65 percent of American blacks reported thinking of homosexuality as wrong, while only 48 percent of whites did; in other words, most blacks harbored this prejudice, while fewer than half of whites did. Also, black voters played a disproportionate role in getting the anti-gay-marriage Proposition 8 passed in California in 2008.
The central role of Christianity in black America has much to do with this. It explains why views like these are not uncommon even among black people whom you might least expect.
I recall the head of an organization dedicated to helping ex-welfare mothers and other poor people asking me to sit on her board. On the basis of indications I had received about her organizationand because I knew it was closely affiliated with a churchI stated that I would be glad to do so only on the condition that the group did not have an anti-gay policy. The woman openly told me that they indeed did; indeed, she referenced the teachings of the Bible, which she considered unarguably sacrosanct, in explaining why. This from someone with reserves of empathy deep enough to commit her life to helping others in need.
The Bible is a highly fragile basis of reasoning here. As Pastor Susan Schneider in Wisconsin has recently noted, the Bible has passages that prohibit men from cutting their hair, and that forbid anyone from wearing mixed fiber clothing, or planting two different kinds of seed in their fields, or eating shellfish. The Bible also commands slaves to obey their masters, parents to stone unruly children, and upholds as heroes of the faith men with multiple wives and concubines. This is a slam-dunk textual argument: Its clear that black religious communitieslike so many othersharbor a simple revulsion at the notion of homosexuality.
But by referencing the Bibles views on slavery, Schneiders exegesis also highlights the particularly tragic irony that saturates black homophobia. Throughout its history, black America has pleaded and fought with the rest of the country to convince them to overcome the primal tendencies of bigotry. This makes black homophobia especially problematic. Thats not pretty to state, but its true and it needs to be fixed.
Unfortunately, President Obamas reticence on marriage equality gave tacit backing to this backwardness. It was awkward enough that he was a member of a church with a racially impolitic pastor like Jeremiah Wright. Yet that was at least understandable: The anti-whitey routines were hardly all or even most of what Wright preached every Sunday, and Obama needed to attend a popular and culturally rooted black church to have bona fides in the black Chicago community. In other words, Obamas choice of church was easily understood as a commitment to a community, not a statement of deeply-held belief.
But the quiet succor Obama gave to black homophobes with his evolving line on gay marriage was always just as ugly as it was unnecessaryplus, for someone of his demographic and biography, it was more than a little fake. (Did the Harvard Law Review Editor hugging Derrick Bell in that 1991 video really think two men shouldnt be allowed to get married?)
Of course, President Obama is above all a political leader of the entire nation, not just the black community. But with black America straggling behind in the history of gay liberation, Obama is now serving as a useful cultural model. If he can convince the African-American community that it can maintain our communitys religion while abandoning bigotries that religion can thrive without, we will truly be moving forward.
Ask George Zimmerman and a man beaten half to death in Alabama about that.
Wonder if any of this is true?
Hey Vet the one good silver lining in all this gay marriage carpola is exposing those as either being sheep or goats. No riding the mushy middle on this one.
John McWhorter....is he the author of "The Ten Things You Can Never Say In America"?
As far as Sodomite "Marriage"; if sodomites can "marry" legally, I think I can start referring to myself legally as a venerated, brilliant brain surgeon.
Sodomites can't reproduce and I can't do brain surgery; but, don't deny me my right to say that I can do brain surgery.
There IS NO PREJUDICE IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY.
That's been the standard meme for 20+ years. They don't have the "power" to be prejudiced in any way that would impact some group.
Wanda Sykes was right. If Obama wins, black people are gonna have to get a new excuse, can't blame The Man when you ARE The Man.
We have a freedom of religion in this country. Just so long as you don't actually practice any of that fictional superstition. < /sarc >
His own bigotry against Christians is NOT prejudice, y'see.
"the central role of Christianity ....needs to be fixed."
well, there they go again. Christianity doesn't need to be fixed, thanks all the same. And to equate slavery with homosexuality is quite a stretch in anyone's imagination. Homosexuals, as citizens of the USA, have the same exact civil rights as anyone else. What they want, is special-ness. Special privileges in the workplace, from lenders, landlords and from social services (the govt) for how they act in bed. Sorry, no can do.
Nope. That'd be Larry Elder
It is my personal and political opinion that Obama is an alien, bi-sexual, on the down-low, Communist, Marxist, affirmitive-action agitiator.
Add mooselimb, prick to your list and I agree 100%.
Gotta get the welfare-state plantation-dwellers onto the gay plantation.
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Apple iPhone 5S: 7 new features of the seventh generation iPhone
0. phoneArena posted on 10 Sep 2013, 07:02
It's that time of the year - the new iPhone is coming in less than a month on September 10th, and rumors and leaks are pouring on us from all sides…
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. iampayne (Posts: 322; Member since: 12 Aug 2013)
I would go on a limb and say there is a 1% chance Apple adds NFC. Also think they will stick with 3 storage options. Dropping the 16GB in favor of adding a 128GB option and move all prices down. So the 32GB will start at $199 on contract.
21. msa1988 (Posts: 418; Member since: 30 Mar 2010)
I find it extremely hard to believe they'll double the storage and keep the price the same. I know they did that from the 8GB 4 to the 16GB 4S, but 16GB to 32GB is a huge jump. if they do keep this scale, I'd expect them to MAYBE drop the price by $50 if they do increase the storage ($249 for the 32GB, etc.). Not a game changing phone by any means, but still seems pretty neat.
49. Airforce (Posts: 69; Member since: 24 Jul 2012)
well am imperessed with the new upgrades....Nd the Gold colour is quite catchy..WHICH INTURN MAKES AN IPHONE 5S USER A potential..TARGET for people who enjoy stealing phones..especially in SLUM AREAS
52. CreeDiddy (Posts: 957; Member since: 04 Nov 2011)
I believe you are correct regarding NFC. Since Airdrop does not require NFC, they will most likely preserve for iPhone 6 next year.
Storages will still be 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, and now 128GB. The only difference is the subsized 2-year contract will most likely be $499 with an MSRP of $949.
56. KillgoreTrout (Posts: 53; Member since: 04 Sep 2013)
My next phone has to have NFC. I like all current and near future phones and have no problem choosing any of them, but it has to have NFC. The scanner is a big plus for Apple if it works most of the time(Apple doesn't put gimmicks into their devices so I assume it will). I just really want NFC this time around.
79. StanleyG88 (Posts: 239; Member since: 15 Mar 2012)
All iPhone5 owners will need to realize that within a couple days after they setup their "fingerprint scan" unlock, the NSA will now have their fingerprint on file.
This sounds like another scam by the NSA to further collect bioinfo on all US citizens.
2. LetsBeHonest (Posts: 1524; Member since: 04 Jun 2013)
I see 2 new features (nfc , finger print scanner)
3 new improvements (128GB option,A7cpu,12mp/8mp camera)
and 2 features that i wont call it a feature (gold color,price)
but i am hoping to see more improvements like siri,and iOS 7 itself is a big improvement,etc
20. drnggaj33 (Posts: 127; Member since: 29 Feb 2012)
so ppl are gonna pay 400$ for a 128gb iph....all the features are not great its simple upgrades ...plus ios7 just copied andriod anyway
65. LiquidGalaxy (Posts: 332; Member since: 03 Jul 2013)
Copied Android? Strange then that an iOS7 app was number 2 in the Google Play charts for quite some time after it was announced...
3. McJobs (Posts: 107; Member since: 08 Jul 2012)
no 4.5"-5" screen = no buy
9. darkkjedii (Posts: 24906; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
59. AnTuTu (Posts: 1580; Member since: 14 Oct 2012)
Same old crap in another year and thanks for adding S for specifying it which means Same.
4. Mxyzptlk (unregistered)
Apple shut up and take my money.
8. darkkjedii (Posts: 24906; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
No Mxy they're shutting up, and taking MY money lol.
46. bbblader (Posts: 590; Member since: 24 Oct 2011)
They've taken your brains too.
58. AnTuTu (Posts: 1580; Member since: 14 Oct 2012)
+1 for realizing :)
67. RoyalPayne (banned) (Posts: 458; Member since: 07 Aug 2013)
Mine too :DDD
85. bucky (Posts: 3133; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
Count me in as well. My 5 is absolutely amazing but I'm game for an upgrade.
I'm surprised with the amount of selfies that nobody has mentioned the front camera being an upgrade as well. A nice 5 megapixel would be great
57. TechBizJP08 (Posts: 495; Member since: 25 Mar 2013)
Thief will take your money. Then you'll shut up. Right?
72. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
Next thing we here more itself will steal more golden iphones
82. darkkjedii (Posts: 24906; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
For crying out loud, will you please learn how to construct a sentence? "Next thing we here more itself will steal more golden iPhones" what the hell is that?
64. willard12 (unregistered)
I hope they hurry and take your money too. Apple will use that money to pay Samsung for the A7 chip, memory, and some of the screens. Samsung will then use that money to create an S5 thats light years more advanced than the 5s.
66. LiquidGalaxy (Posts: 332; Member since: 03 Jul 2013)
But still have the same crappy unoptimized Android OS with its awful Google Play Store, and layers of touchWiz crap that nobody uses taking up half the storage space. You're welcome..
68. RoyalPayne (banned) (Posts: 458; Member since: 07 Aug 2013)
ahahahaha so true!
70. ama3654 (Posts: 295; Member since: 27 Nov 2012)
Yeah that's why its outselling the iPhone with huge margins, your claims is baseless...Touchwiz is grand years ahead of iOS in terms of functionality and even simplicity believe it or not.
86. RoyalPayne (banned) (Posts: 458; Member since: 07 Aug 2013)
Outselling the iPhone??? Only in your wet dreams! Even last years model is kicking SGS4's ass! Buy copied n cheap ass samsung products and enjoy the crappiness while we enjoy quality!
88. RebelwithoutaClue (Posts: 3575; Member since: 05 Apr 2013)
Actually Samsung is selling more phones worldwide than Apple is. Even looking at just the highend market (S and Note series), Samsung outsells Iphone worldwide.
Which is quite the achievement, since there are a lot of android competitors but no iOS ones.
91. RoyalPayne (banned) (Posts: 458; Member since: 07 Aug 2013)
Achievement is having 6 phones vs the world n still kicking ass. Achievement is dethroning Nokia with it's first phone ever. Copying everything and bombarding the market with useless variants in numbers of thousands of the same phone is no achievement bro!
100. RebelwithoutaClue (Posts: 3575; Member since: 05 Apr 2013)
That is no achievement, how many competitors have an iOS phone? None
Kicking Nokia of the throne is quite the achievement indeed. Like apple doesnt copy a lot of stuff lol.
And variants in the thousands? You do like to exaggerate quite a lot, don\'t you. They don\'t even need all those variants, just the top 6 of Galaxy/Note models kicks all the other brand ;)
93. xtian1103 (Posts: 363; Member since: 11 Feb 2012)
shut up and take the money i can collect selling my galaxy s3!


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