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Low Phenylalanine Diet for Mothers With Phenylketonuria (PKU)
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|Behavioral: Restricted phenylalanine diet
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Effects of Maternal Phenylketonuria (PKU) on Pregnancy Outcome
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|Study Start Date:
|May 1984
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|April 2000
PKU is an autosomal recessive trait caused by the absence of phenylalanine hydroxylase. Phenylalanine hydroxylase is an enzyme involved in the metabolism of phenylalanine (Phe). When phenylalanine hydroxylase is absent or defective, Phe levels rise and toxic Phe metabolites accumulate, causing central nervous system injury. PKU is a treatable disease. Affected individuals must adhere to a diet low in Phe during childhood. Women with PKU should also adhere to a low Phe diet before and during pregnancy to avoid fetal damage. The offspring of women with untreated maternal hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA) usually exhibit mental retardation, microcephaly, growth retardation, and other congenital anomalies. This study will examine the effect of a restricted Phe diet on reproductive outcome in women with maternal HPA.
Participants in this study will be women with HPA whose blood Phe values are persistently greater than 4 mg/dl. Those women with blood Phe values consistently greater than 8 mg/dl will be placed on a Phe restricted diet to maintain plasma Phe concentrations between 2 and 8 mg/dl. This level of control is practical and achievable. Due to a gradient of increasing Phe level from mother to fetus, levels in the latter would vary from 3.5 to 12 mg/dl; these levels are usually associated with normal outcomes. Women will be monitored throughout their pregnancy on obstetric, biochemical, and nutritional parameters. Women on the Phe restricted diet will be given enough Phe-limited protein, calories, vitamins, and minerals to maintain adequate nutritional status. Folate supplementation will be provided. If indicated clinically, tyrosine (Tyr) and supplemental trace metals will be prescribed.
A matching control sample of women and their offspring will be developed in collaboration with associated coordinating and collaborating centers. The offspring of both groups of mothers will be followed as long as the project permits. Those offspring born to mothers admitted to the project during the first 2 to 3 years of the study will be assessed on their intellectual ability and physical health, as well as academic achievement in school. Those admitted during the last 3 to 4 years of the study will be assessed on their intellectual ability and physical health, recognizing that limited data will be available for these offspring.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria
- Live in community setting
- Become pregnant or give birth during the term of the investigation
- Identified early in pregnancy
- Dietary therapy instituted prior to conception whenever possible
- Diagnosis of PKU based on results of Phe challenge, or clear diagnostic evidence in medical record
- Blood Phe > 4 mg/dl
- Intellectually able to understand and comply with the requirements of the Phe restricted diet, understand an informed consent, and adequately communicate with clinic personnel
Inclusion Criteria for Controls
- Heterozygous sisters to HPA women
- Matched control from maternity facility; pregnancy and offspring from a non-PKU female and a PKU male
Exclusion Criteria
- Women with evidence of pterin defect
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00065299
|United States, California
|University of Southern California School of Medicine
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027
|United States, Illinois
|University of Illinois at Chicago
|Chicago, Illinois, United States
|United States, Texas
|University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
|Galveston, Texas, United States
|Principal Investigator:
|Richard Koch, M.D.
|University of Southern California
|Principal Investigator:
|Reuben Matalon, M.D.
|University of Illinois at Chicago
|Principal Investigator:
|Bobbye M. Rouse, M.D.
|University of Texas at Galveston
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00065299 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|July 21, 2003
|Last Updated:
|June 23, 2005
Keywords provided by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD):
Maternal PKU
Pregnancy outcome
Phenylalanine restricted diet
Tyrosine supplementation
Maternal hyperphenylalanemia during pregnancy
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn
Brain Diseases, Metabolic
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Metabolic Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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barcsimalsi wrote:binocular wrote:Hm. So you think that those worldly people are just worried about avid Buddhists?
That's what my experience tells me. Unless it involves politics or fanatics from other faith, i don't see much complexity in such stereotype.
Come to think of it, perhaps worldly people simply think that affection and any kind of business interest would be wasted on an avid Buddhist, so they shun those Buddhists, or indirectly or directly threaten to shun them.

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Sizing Help On The Phoenix 5.0 Jackets
Sizing is normal on the Phoenix Jackets. You should be Ok using the sizing chart. The tall sizes are about 1/2 an inch longer in the arms and torso. So if you usually buy a tall in jackets or clothes, you should do the same here.


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If you are married, you can file your annulment in California as long as you live in California. There is no required length of time for residency like there is for a divorce. And you can file in the county where you live (again, there is no 3-month residency requirement like with a divorce). For an annulment of a domestic partnership, you do not have to live in California to file in California.
Fill Out Your Court Forms
To start an annulment case, you have to fill out the same forms as with a divorce or legal separation. Just make sure you check the boxes that apply to annulments (nullity).
It is very important that you check the correct box for the basis of your request to get an annulment. Proving the reason why you think your marriage or domestic partner is not valid can be very difficult, and you should be clear on the requirements for proving whatever reason you are basing your case on. Talk to a lawyer to make sure you qualify for an annulment.
Also, keep in mind that if you ask for an annulment only but the court does not find there is a valid reason for an annulment, you will have to file a brand-new case asking for a divorce. One way to avoid this is to check the annulment (nullity) box AND also check the dissolution (divorce) box and write "in the alternative" near the divorce box. That way, if the court finds that you did not prove a valid reason for an annulment, you can still move forward with a divorce under the same case.
The information on this website is very basic and does not deal with the specific situation in your case. Every case is different and that is especially true for annulments because the details and circumstances related to the reasons why you entered into the marriage or domestic partnership are key to asking a court to annul your marriage or domestic partnership.
If you want specific legal advice about how to fill out your forms, talk to a lawyer. Click for help finding a lawyer.
If you have children under the age of 18 with your spouse or domestic partner, also fill out:
File Your Forms With the Court Clerk
Turn in your forms (the originals AND copies) to the court clerk. If there are no obvious errors, the clerk will take the original of each form and return the copies to you, stamped "Filed."
You will have to pay a filing fee. Find out how much your fee will be. Keep in mind you are filing your first papers, a petition (often called a "first appearance"). If you cannot afford the fee, you can ask for a fee waiver. Get more information on fee waivers.
If you want the judge to make temporary orders for child or spousal support, bill payment, protection from domestic violence, or other issues, you must fill out and file other forms. Talk to your family law facilitator or self-help center to ask for help with temporary orders.
Serve Your First Set of Court Forms
The law says your spouse or domestic partner must be told that you have started the legal process for an annulment. To do this, you must "serve" your spouse or domestic partner with copies of all your court papers. The judge CANNOT make any orders or judgments in your annulment case until your spouse or domestic partner has been properly "served."
Who can serve?
To "serve" your papers, you will have to find someone 18 or older (NOT you) to deliver a copy of your papers to your spouse or domestic partner. The "server" (the person delivering your papers to your spouse/domestic partner) can be a:
If you hire a process server, try to give him or her a photo of your spouse or domestic partner and a list of times and places when it will be easy to find that person. Look for a process server close to where your spouse or domestic partner lives or works. Fees are often based on how far the server has to travel. So this will save you money.
Service is very important so you must do it correctly. Find more information about "service."
What needs to be served?
Your "server" will need to serve your spouse or domestic partner with:
How the papers must be served
The papers can be served in 1 of 2 ways:
Note: If your spouse or domestic partner lives outside of California, you may be able to serve him or her with the Petition and Summons by certified mail, with return receipt requested.
File your proof of service
Once you serve your spouse or domestic partner with copies of your papers, you must show the court that you completed this step. To do this, your "server" has to fill out a proof of service form telling the judge when and how he or she served the papers on your spouse/domestic partner.
Your server must:
You must then file your Proof of Service (and Notice and Acknowledgement of Receipt, if there is one) with the court clerk. Make a copy of these forms so that, after the clerk files and keeps the original, you will have a copy for yourself.
IMPORTANT! Contact a lawyer if:
In some local courts the family law facilitator or self-help center can help you with these problems. Click for help finding a lawyer.
Ask for a Court Hearing and Next Steps
In order to ask for an annulment of your marriage or domestic partnership, you will have to set up a court hearing and appear in front of a judge. You will have to explain to the judge why you believe an annulment is appropriate. The other party will have the right to come to this court hearing and oppose your request.
Ask a lawyer how you should set up this court hearing and how to prepare for it.
A lawyer can also help you figure out how to deal with other issues in your case, like support, property division, and custody and visitation of your children if you have any.
Click for help finding a lawyer.


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Please join us for a Grains of Discovery Hangout series on Google Plus as we explore the nutritional powerhouse Quinoa. Learn how to use it, how to pronounce it, why you want this grain in your arsenal and get some great recipes from our esteemed panelists Jean Layton (Gluten Free Doctor), Lisa Cook (One Cook Two Kitchens), Chung-Ah Rhee (Damn Delicious), Melissa Bailey (Hungry Food Love) and Alyssa Rimmer (Queen of Quinoa). Ask questions and enter to win a Grains of Discovery prize package.
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It's my pleasure to announce our latest Featured Spirit: St. George Spirits' California Agricole Rum. Established in 1982, St. George Spirits, located just across the Bay from us in Alameda, CA, was founded on the principles of Old World eau de vie distillation. Be it vodka, absinthe, liqueur, or brandy, every release from St. George is expertly created in small batches in copper pot stills, with no artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives. The distillery incorporates organic, locally-grown fruit, vegetables, herbs, and grains into their products whenever possible, and every ingredient is used in its entirety to maximize the aromas and flavors of the spirit.
Their California Agricole Rum is made from fresh sugarcane grown in the Imperial Valley of Southern California. This unique-tasting rum features earthy notes of grass, ginger, and caramelized banana, and is great with Coke and lime! Or try it in the recipe below for the Castle Harbor Special, developed by expert barkeep Jonny Raglin of Comstock Saloon, located in San Francisco's historic North Beach neighborhood.
Castle Harbor Special
by Jonny Raglin of Comstock Saloon
1-1/2 oz St. George California Agricole Rum
3/4 oz lime juice
1/2 oz Small Hands Pineapple Gum
1/4 oz Small Hands Grenadine
Lime wedge
Shake the first 4 ingredients for 20 seconds, and double-strain over ice. Garnish with lime.
Mexicali Libre
2 oz St. George California Agricole Rum
Mexican Coke
Pour California Agricole Rum into a tall glass filled with crushed ice, top with Mexican Coke and a squeeze of lime.


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Boy, the shorts are fearless here and the longs scared of their own shadows. The president and the Speaker said many right things. I am as cynical as anyone. I understand that the Speaker may not be in control of his own party. I recognize that the president has the upper hand after his big reelection.
But I do think that the Speaker did say that the Republicans would allow some revenue increases. And the president made the point that someone has to stick up for the 98%, and help them via taxes.
Hmmm, 98%. Tough thing to run against if you are a Republican.
There's common ground. That matters.
Still, I think the market doesn't know what to think and is tired of being fooled. Plus, the shorts feel that they can do whatever they want and not get hurt.
Sometimes you have to step back and ask if they are closer than you thought or further than you thought.
I thought they were closer, which means that the upside may not be chimerical.
The shorts are being too glib and the longs too skittish.


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Merton "Mert" Kendall Iliff, 84 of Zimmerman MN went to see His Jesus, January 28, 2013.
Mert was born to Donald and Edith (Gramhill) Iliff on November 26, 1928. He was the youngest of three children, graduating from Elk River High School.
Mert served in the US Army and states he had a bit of a wild side but his life changed drastically when he asked Jesus to be his Savior.
In 1959 he married Inga Eckles and in 1960 Mert and Inga moved to Zimmerman MN to the" little white house" on the corner where they lived for 53 years.
They had three children, Brenda, Tammy and Tony. Mert worked for Hoffman Engineering in Anoka and enjoyed his hobby farm. He raised beef cattle and enjoyed many years of selling his black dirt and was fondly known as "dirty Mert."
Mert and Inga spent over 20 years of retirement together enjoying the church and community they so loved. Mert particularly enjoyed his time in the jails, volunteering at the thrift store, visiting others and just loving people. He and Inga were active in their church, the Zimmerman Evangelical Free Church. He enjoyed many years of riding in the State Fair as an officer on horse with his brother Darrell.
Mert was best known for his Jesus pictures, his crosses, cowboy hats, visiting others with his constant partner Inga, and his welcoming and loving spirit. He will be remembered for his years of providing candy for all the kids at church, his open arms welcoming people, and his hugs, which he called "Jesus love medicine".
Mert was preceded in death by his parents and brother Darrell. He is lovingly survived by his wife and partner for 53 years, Inga and his sister Marguerite Welin (Princeton, MN). He is also survived by his three children, Brenda (Alan) Iliff-Lawver (Naples, Florida), Tammy Iliff (St. Cloud, MN) and Tony Iliff (Forest Lake, MN) and other loved people who call him their second father. Mert and Inga have several grandchildren and great grandchildren, some through blood and many through love.
Memorials preferred to Zimmerman Evangelical Free Church.
Funeral Service will be 11 AM, Thursday January 31, 2013 at Zimmerman Evangelical Free Church, Zimmerman. Visitation was 4-7 PM Wednesday January 30th, 2013 at Dare's Funeral Home, Elk River (763-441-1212) and one hour prior to service Thursday at church. Interment Livonia Cemetery.


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By Scot Lehigh
The Boston Globe
It's not often that anyone in my household declares: The one thing I absolutely, positively have to do this weekend is watch "Fox News Sunday."
By Scot Lehigh
The Boston Globe
It's not often that anyone in my household declares: The one thing I absolutely, positively have to do this weekend is watch "Fox News Sunday."
But this past weekend was one of those times. Why? Because Mitt Romney was finally emerging from his post-campaign cocoon to sit down with Chris Wallace.
As someone who liked the progressive Romney who ran for the U.S. Senate in 1994 and the moderate Romney who campaigned for governor in 2002, only to be nonplussed when he began systematically jettisoning principles and positions preparatory to running nationally, I was genuinely curious.
With his days as a candidate over, would Romney be candid about why his campaign had failed? Having run in an election cycle when mainstream Republicanism was under assault by tea party ideologues, would he offer some lessons in electoral realism for the party he briefly led?
In two words, no and no.
The interview was notable not for Romney's candid critique of his own failed effort or for his observations about the tug of war inside today's GOP, but rather for its lack of either.
When Wallace asked him whether the long, bitter primary campaign had forced him further to the right and thus hurt his general election chances, Romney replied: "The idea that somehow the primary made me become more conservative than I was just isn't accurate."
Now, when Mitt makes statements that seem utterly preposterous, he usually has a secret linguistic trap door that lets him escape the realm of conventionally understood truth without actually taking refuge in out-and-out falsity.
Here, it's likely this: Romney executed most of his major flip-flops in preparation for his 2008 campaign, which meant he didn't have many moderate stands to abandon by the time 2012 rolled around.
But wait, a close observer might ask, what about the individual health insurance mandate, the idea at the core of both Romneycare and Obamacare?
Once, Mitt had held up Romneycare as a conservative model for health care policy. When Obama adopted the idea, however, it became radioactive for Republicans. So Romney responded like a political contortionist, standing by Romneycare on the state level, while vowing that it was crucial to repeal Obamacare nationally.
All of which made it (unintentionally) ironic when Romney offered his thoughts about why Obama had beaten him. "Obamacare was very attractive, particularly to those without health insurance." And: "The Obamacare attractiveness . . . was something we underestimated, particularly among lower incomes."
Oh, those perplexing lower-income types! Who could have imagined that, like the rest of us, they actually prefer to receive medical care when they need it?
No, the real problem with the long primary contest, Romney averred, is that you sometimes get asked questions that "end up hurting you in the general." He cited this example: the GOP debate in which the candidates all raised their hands to say they'd reject a budget deal even if it offered $10 in spending cuts for each dollar in new revenue.
Here, logic interjected itself in the form of Wallace's next question: Why didn't Romney say he'd take the deal?
"Because if you've said that you're not going to raise taxes, then they'd say, 'Romney's changed his position. He said he wouldn't raise taxes. Now he's saying he will,' " Romney explained.
Now let's see, when did Romney declare he wouldn't ever raise taxes? Not when he was running for governor. Back then, moderate Mitt said he wouldn't make such a pledge because it might prevent him from taking a realistic approach to the state's fiscal problems. So when did he . . . Oh, that's right. He signed Grover Norquist's "no new taxes" pledge when he was scooting rightward to run for president the first time around.
Given his general lack of candor, it was no surprise that Romney blamed Obama for the entirety of the dysfunction in Washington, an assessment as unconvincing as the rest of his answers.
Now, as a former Romney fan, I still like to think that he could play a constructive role in our national discussion. But maybe not.
After all, to win elder statesman status, an ex-candidate has to rise above the truth-trimming demands of partisan politics and speak honestly and openly about the issues of his time.


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Past generations of the Honda Accord may have become lost in the competitive shuffle, but the 2013 model faces off well with the likes of the Toyota Camry and Hyundai Sonata. The 2013 Accord comes out as the ninth generation of a nameplate in existence since 1976.
More than just an update, the 2013 Accord represents a very necessary leap ahead for Honda, a company previously locked in a technology pit stop while other automakers raced ahead.
I could not help but think of the 2013 Honda Accord EX as another boring midsize sedan when I saw its name written on our schedule. My preconceptions began to fall apart when I saw it gleaming in the sun during our photo shoot.
The roofline gracefully stretches to the back of the car in that recently popular fastback style. The sides look unadorned, but bear subtle contours; the greenhouse, meaning the windows around the cabin, lets in a lot of light. There is a liquidity to the styling that falls short of the extreme sculpting of the Sonata.
Standing outside the car, the clatter of direct injection from under the hood was obvious. Our example was powered by a direct-injection 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine, a new mill proudly displaying an Earth Dreams plaque, Honda's name for its recently launched driveline efficiency initiative.
That engine churns out 185 horsepower and 181 pound-feet of torque, not very impressive-sounding numbers by themselves, but somehow more than they seem when driving the car. The engine accompanies a new continuously variable transmission from Honda, which adds to the good overall driving performance of the Accord.
Having previously driven the V-6 version of this new Accord, I would opt for the four-cylinder, especially considering the EPA fuel economy of 27 mpg city and 36 mpg highway.
Navigation not included
As noisy as the direct-injection engine is from outside the car, the clatter fades to nothing in the cabin. An active noise-canceling system, which proved effective in many driving instances, seems largely responsible for these sounds of silence. Other standard niceties of the EX-trim Accord include a smart key and an 8-inch LCD in the dashboard, which Honda calls an Intelligent Multi-Information Display (i-MID).
However, the LCD only shows audio, trip, and phone information, not navigation data. Honda only makes navigation available in the EX-L and Touring trims, not the EX or LX. The navigation system stores its maps on a hard drive, and looks much better than past systems from Honda.
With the navigation system, Honda adds a secondary touch screen, which makes the interface a little confusing. Without it, I could control the phone and stereo functions on the 8-inch LCD through the use of a dial and buttons, but Honda still manages to make this interface bizarre.
To see my phone's contact list, I pushed the Phone button on the dashboard. All fine and good, but when I wanted to select some music, pushing the Aux button merely toggled through Bluetooth streaming, iPod, USB, and Pandora, without changing the screen content. To see the music screens, I had to push a button labeled Disp.
Furthering these odd interface choices, a button on the steering wheel makes the center LCD toggle through audio, trip, and clock screens, but does not include the phone screen. I figured out which button does what in a couple of days, but the interface could be more intuitive.
The extensive audio sources available in the Accord made me very happy. After pairing my iPhone with the car's Bluetooth hands-free phone system, I was able to stream music to the stereo. And the Accord's screen showed full track information, along with Pause and Play controls.
Unlike in other Honda models, where the USB port is a pigtail hanging loose in the console, Honda actually mounted the USB port in the new Accord, right at the front of the console. This position is about as convenient as it gets.
That port handles iOS devices and USB drives. With the former, the audio interface in the car shows music categorized by album, artist, genre, and track. The system is not quite as smart with USB drives, merely showing folders and files, instead of parsing the music based on ID3 tags from the files.
Pandora worked very well in the Accord. Whether I had my iPhone connected via cable or just Bluetooth, choosing Pandora as an audio source caused the app to launch and begin playback. I know Android phones already offer this seamless functionality, but it was nice to see the iPhone work as well. The Accord's Pandora interface gave me everything I could want, from my personal station list to thumbs-up and thumbs-down buttons for the currently playing track.
This Accord lacked satellite radio, another feature only available at trim levels above the EX. Likewise, the new HondaLink smartphone-based connected car system comes in in the EX-L trim and above. The HondaLink system integrates Aha's Internet-based podcasts, news, music, and location services.
The six-speaker audio system in the Accord EX comes off as pretty average, and there is no upgrade available. Listening to the Beastie Boys' "Ill Communication," the system showed off some good stereo separation and good treble response. However, the bass and vocals sounded muddy. Turning the volume up to the three-quarter mark led to distortion.


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Details on Google Buzz, Google Announcement
Google Introduces Google Buzz to the World
During a press conference held today in Mountain View, CA, Google announced its latest innovation: Google Buzz. Google Buzz allows you to share and communicate inside Gmail like a social network. Taking on other social networks like Facebook and Twitter, Google Buzz and your Google Profile can bring you content from people you email and chat with most, as well as from people worldwide. Google Buzz has a few key features:
- Auto-following: Buzz automatically follows the people you email and chat with the most.
- Rich, fast sharing experience: Media, videos, photos, and links to websites are brought to you quickly. Kinda looks like Google Reader. A custom photo viewer shows you pics in a large window, and you can easily switch back and forth between your viewer and social stream. Sending links allows you to grab headlines and photos before sending. Also, keyboard shortcuts in Gmail also work in Buzz.
- Public and private sharing: Publish your thoughts to the world (sharing via your Google Profile and indexed in Google Search) or share just between family, friends, and custom groups.
- Inbox integration: Bringing social updates to your inbox — any "shared item" can become a conversation. Comments appear on your items in real time. Also integrates @ replies for items.
- Good stuff: Buzz sends you recommended items and learns over time what you like (by "liking" or "unliking" items) so you can get great content from people you don't know. Google ranks posts based on what's most interesting to you but also by your location.
To find out more about Google Buzz, and some other announcements and enhancements, just
- You can add content to Google Buzz on your iPhone or Android with a new web app that allows you to add geo-tagged posts and post via voice to Place pages. Point your mobile browser to buzz.google.com or click the Buzz link in Gmail.
- New Google Maps: Layers allow you to post to Buzz while in Google Maps and easily geo-tag your posts with your most visited places.
- Security features: You can block followers and share privately, using security controls to your advantage.
- Connectivity: Google Buzz can connect to Flickr, Picasa, Twitter, and Blogger so your posts and photos can be easily integrated to Buzz.
Google Buzz will be rolling out over the next few days, so be sure to keep checking your Gmail for the new feature!


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I was perusing 8points9seconds today and came across an interesting tidbit I thought I would share. Part of Tim Donahue's "By the Numbers" segment.
Just thought I'd put this out there, given some of Well's recent assertions that Vogel may be preparing to move George Hill into the starting lineup at the Point Guard spot. Sample size isn't great, but I think the idea that "Hill can't possibly be any worse than Collison at running the offense" may be more inaccurate than some realize.-30.7 per 100
From a Net +/- perspective, the George Hill/Paul George combination has been the worst backcourt the Pacers have put on the floor this season. Theyve played 97 minutes, and while thats not enough to draw final conclusions, it is enough to be at least mildly concerned.
And while it would be convenient to move further up the lineup, and blame this on the 61 minutes played with Dahntay Jones, that doesnt clear things up. Its true that theyve been worse with Dahntay (-32.2/100), but theyve been pretty terrible with Danny, too posting a -27.8/100 in that 36 minutes, scoring only 69 points per 100.


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Columbia Weekend Play
"Hello, I am looking to play weekend tennis. I have returned to Columbia after being away several years. I am no means looking for competitve play but just some exercise. I have played very little in the last few years and my racquet is still looking for some use. I am not rated. I am 51 years old and in decent shape. Thanks!See More


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Distracted Driving
A Report Presented by Vlingo Corporation
September 2010
The third annual Vlingo Texting While Driving in America report aimed to uncover Americans' attitudes and activities surrounding the use of mobile messaging, and determine any changes in consumer behavior over the past 12 months. Conducted in the first quarter of 2010, the survey examined consumer text messaging habits, including: how and when consumers use text messaging, what is preventing more consumer usage, and attitudes and behaviors related to texting while driving (TWD). Responses were generated from 4,800 people living in the continental United States. The survey was commissioned by Vlingo Corporation and fielded by independent panel research firm Toluna. The survey bears a statistical accuracy of +/-1.41% at the 95% confidence level.
Executive Summary
The Department of Transportation recently conducted a Distracted Driving Summit. At the summit, it was noted that there are three types of distraction - visual, manual and cognitive. TWD is considered the "perfect storm" as it involves all three types of distraction, making it the most dangerous form.
The Vlingo Texting While Driving in America Report reveals that despite the increase in national awareness of distracted driving over the last 12 months, reading and typing text messages while driving has remained the same. In 2009, only seven states and the District of Columbia banned TWD, while as of September 2010, 30 states, the District of Columbia and Guam ban text messaging for all drivers. An additional 8 states prohibit text messaging by novice drivers. Despite more states instituting bans and increased awareness of the dangers of TWD, more than one third of mobile phone users still admit to texting behind the wheel.
Despite states instituting laws banning texting while driving, consumers continue to do so, while more people support safety measures such as voice recognition and hands-free solutions
Last year 26% of all mobile phone users reported sending texts while driving. Although more states now have TWD laws, 35% of mobile phone users admit to texting behind the wheel in 2010. TWD occurs in all age groups. Over 50% of those ages 16 to 19 admit to TWD, down from almost 60% in 2009 but of those 20 to 29, 62% admit to driving behind the wheel which is up from 49% in 2009. The percentages get smaller for older respondents.
There is general agreement (83%) that texting while driving should be illegal
- 44% of those surveyed have been passengers in a vehicle where the driver was reading or typing a text message and 76% of those passengers felt unsafe.
- 91% of drivers feel that they are more likely to get into an accident while reading or typing a text message. 81% are trying to limit the frequency with which they read or type text messages while driving
- 90% think reading or typing a text message is just as unsafe as not wearing a seatbelt
- There is growing awareness of the dangers of TWD over the past year. In 2009 36% of respondents did not know if they lived in a state that had a ban on TWD while in 2010 that number dropped to 25%
With an eye toward safety, 67% would feel safer if they had the ability to speak text messages into their phone without taking their eyes off the road
- As of September, 30 states, the District of Columbia and Guam ban text messaging for all drivers. But even with bans in place, drivers are still texting while driving.
- Among the 3 states with the worst record of TWD, Idaho, (45% of respondents admitting to TWD), Kentucky (44%), and Missouri (43%) only Kentucky has a full ban on TWD.
- The state with the best record, New Mexico (22%), currently has no TWD law. However, the two states with the next-best records, Alabama (22 %) and Maine (22%) both have partial laws prohibiting TWD.
Texting in general:
- Overall, 66% of mobile phone owners use their phones to text
- In 2009, teens and twenty-somethings were by far the largest users of texting, coming in at 85%. In 2010, this continued to be true with teens at 97% and 20-somethings at 93%, but usage also increased for older age groups. Among those in their 30s, usage jumped from 75% to 79%, those in their 40s increased from 64% to 70%, and for those in their 50s it jumped from 46% to 55%.
- The volume of text messages has gone up as well across all age groups, although the 13 to 19 age group remains the most active, with 34% sending more than 1000 texts per month on average. Overall, 43% of respondents of all ages send more than 100 texts per month.
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Playing a sexy ax-man in 'The Wiz' has been rewarding for Sydney Harcourt
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When Sydney James Harcourt signed to play the Tin Man in Dallas Theater Center's new production of The Wiz, he didn't know he'd have such a tough act to follow… or that that act would be one of his best friends.
Wade McCollum, who played the MC in DTC's Cabaret, is one of Harcourt's closest friends. McCollum's legions of gay fans swooned over his ripped, muscular frame — a legacy Harcourt became all-too-aware of very quickly.
"I can't hear enough about Wade's abs," he says with a sigh. "Everyone has a story about how ripped he was — abs, abs, abs. Well, the part I'm doing right after this is Rocky in The Rocky Horror Show at the Old Globe in San Diego, where I'm wearing nothing but a gold Speedo." And the specter of McCollum's physique is enough to give him an inferiority complex.
Not that that's likely to happen. True, he's been in training with a low-fat regimen to get his body in peak shape for Rocky. But just playing the Tin Man eight shows at week at the DTC has worked wonders.
"I've probably dropped two waist sizes since I started," he says. And there are still two more weeks to go.
He's not complaining. Wearing the costume has been spectacular for helping him develop the character. He's so constricted, he knows what it must be like to have rusted in the woods.
This isn't the first time Harcourt has had to contend with a complicated costume — he spent 18 months on Broadway, playing Simba in The Lion King eight times a week. The headdress for that costume occasionally made him bleed. But getting decked out as the Tin Man has been a commitment of an entirely different level.
The process begins with Harcourt donning a neck-to-toe Under Armour bodysuit to wick perspiration away from his skin. Then he applies the shiny foil makeup to his face, taught to him by a professional makeup artist. ("It's changed — I've figured out my own way to make it look more reflective," he says.) That can take half an hour. Next comes sliding into the silver Lycra bodysuit, onto which are stitched most of the components of the Tin Man's costumes. They are not detachable. And the sweating begins immediately.
"Originally, they were gonna be separate and we could wash the Lycra suit," he says. "But they are all attached. That suit has not been washed since we started. It started to smell like a pickle. Now they just spray it with Febreze and let it dry in the sun. I used to be self-conscious, but I am no longer the smelliest costume. There are worse." He refuses to name names.
Next, the arm pieces are then strapped down in a ritual Harcourt describes as "like putting on a snow suit: You have suspenders and a hood and the tap shoes and spats. The last thing is the shell, which is like armor. I cannot get into that without help. And I cannot get out of the costume at all without someone's help — trust me, I've tried."
All of which means that once Harcourt is strapped in he cannot — ummm … relieve himself. At all.
"The bathroom breaks are carefully timed," he says. Once you're in, you're in for the show. It's only 90 minutes, but altogether I'm probably in it three hours." On days when he performs two shows with a three-hour break in between, he gets out of the costume entirely — including the makeup.
"Yeah, it looks weird walking around without the costume," he says. "It kinda looks like blackface."
The first time Harcourt actually performed at rehearsal in the costume nearly killed him. After the R&B jive of "Slide Some Oil to Me," he bent over, panting and exhausted. He them transitioned immediately into the ballad "To Be Able to Feel." That caught him off-guard when he showed up to rehearsal — the song had been moved by director Kevin Moriarty to much earlier in the show than it was originally.
But the one-two punch of Harcourt's solos has made the Tin Man — and arm pieces are then strapped down in a ritual Harcourt — the darling of audiences and critics. And he didn't see it coming.
"I play him as completely sexual, and some of my jokes didn't seem to be working," like when he calls Lion a "pussy… cat." But when he started in front of an audience, the reaction was intense.
"I think people are responding just to how much I love doing it," Harcourt says.
For good reason: In his 13-year professional career, this is the first time Harcourt has created a role, rather than understudying someone else's creation. And he likes it — as well as the reception he's received on his first stint in Texas.
It's enough to warm the heart of this Tin Man.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition July 29, 2011.


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Q I have not seen any summary of traffic fatalities for last year. Can you uncover the number of motorist, bicyclist and pedestrian deaths in our area? Has that number increased or decreased?
Duane Peirick
San Jose
A Traffic deaths fell in the Bay Area from 158 in 2011 to 133 last year. But data nationwide and statewide shows an increase.
The U.S. data projects a 7.1 percent jump in the first nine months of 2012 compared to the first nine months of 2011, when deaths reached a 60-year low.
While this is troubling, last year's deaths were still expected to be about 25 percent lower than the recent high of 45,520 in 2005. Safety officials attribute the rise last year partly to a warm winter in the first quarter of 2012, which led to more driving.
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Q Two issues have been bugging me for a couple of years. The center median of Interstate 280 from Brotherhood Way in San Francisco to Page Mill Road in Palo Alto is a mess. Tons of garbage, tires, plastic bags, you name it. I bet lots of garbage is going into the drains to the bay. Can you get Caltrans to clean this mess? It's a shame on such a scenic drive.
The second issue is the Page Mill-280 northbound onramp, which is filled with several large potholes getting worse every year. Can someone take a look at this?
Michael Yallech
San Francisco
A Good news on both accounts. Caltrans sweepers will be out this week to clean up 280 in San Mateo County, and pothole repairs are also planned this week at the Page Mill ramp. A paving job is slated for this summer.
Q I've been observing a lot of people being pulled over in the morning at the Highway 101 offramp to Shoreline Boulevard. What citation are they receiving?
Roz Dina
Mountain View
A This is a favorite spot for Mountain View police to patrol. Officers are enforcing the turn-only lanes from the northbound 101 ramp to Shoreline. The two right-hand lanes must turn right and the two left-hand lanes must turn left.
But during the morning commute, many drivers use this offramp to go straight across Shoreline and get back on 101, bypassing a half-mile backup.
Police enforce this by standing on the onramp on the other side of the intersection. By the time violators see them, there is no going back. Police work this intersection several times a week and once issued 76 tickets in a two-hour period.
Said Greg-the-Traffic-Cop: "There are no warnings given here and everyone we stop gets a ticket" — which can cost around $275 a pop.
Q I am confused about another shortcut that I see people taking from south Shoreline to south 85 or south 101, where one often has to wait in another long line of cars in the exit lane to the freeway. If you don't want to wait in line it seems OK to stay one lane to the left, go to the light and make a right turn, avoiding the long line. Is this a legal move?
Roz Dina
A Sure is, says Officer Greg: "There is a dedicated onramp entrance lane as you travel south over 101, but there is nothing to restrict right turns at the light from the No. 2 lane beyond where the dedicated entrance lane terminates. Of course, these turns must be made legally by stopping first on a red and yielding to pedestrians in the crosswalk."
Of course.
Q I was driving on northbound El Camino Real in Menlo Park last month and noticed that there were temporary lane markers and new pavement. In the past, part of that stretch had only two traffic lanes, with the curb lane reserved for parking and right-turn pockets. With the new pavement and lack of striping, it isn't clear how to handle the curb lane. Most drivers stay out of it, but I saw a couple cars trying to drive in it, only to dive back into the middle lane when they got to a parked car.
I drove that same stretch the other day, and there was still no striping. When is Caltrans going to stripe that section of road?
Mike Kupfer
San Carlos
A This week or next, or as soon as nighttime temperatures stay above 45 or 50 degrees. Below that, it is too cold to put the thermal plastic down, as it won't stick to the pavement.
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Boy, oh Boyd! OSU lefty shuts down Hoosiers, 1-0
OMAHA, Neb. - Matt Boyd scattered four hits and struck out 11 in a complete-game gem, silencing Indiana and making a fourth-inning sacrifice fly stand up for Oregon State, as the Beavers staved off elimination with a 1-0 victory over the Hoosiers at TD Ameritrade Park at the College World Series on Wednesday.
OSU, which improved to 16-5 in elimination games under Pat Casey and 4-0 this season, will match up again with Mississippi State on Friday at noon PT. The Bulldogs defeated the Beavers, 5-4, in the opening game in Omaha last Saturday.
Boyd was his usual stellar self on the big stage Wednesday. The senior left-hander guided Oregon State to the first 1-0 shutout at the College World Series since 1985, threw the Beavers' 12th shutout of the season to tie them with Rice for the national lead, and ended Indiana's season by holding the Hoosiers without a run for the first time this season.
The Beavers got on the board in the fourth with solid contact on three consecutive pitches. Kavin Keyes led off the inning by lacing a single to center field, his second hit of the game. Ryan Barnes squared around to bunt, but pulled the bat back and doubled down the left field line on the next offering, advancing Keyes to third. Jake Rodriguez completed the series; inside-outing a sacrifice fly to right that scored Keyes to put Oregon State on top, 1-0.
Boyd would make that manufactured run stand. He didn't face any trouble until the fifth inning, when Indiana got its first hit and also moved its only runner into scoring position. Michael Basil broke up Boyd's no-no with a bloop single to right field. Dustin DeMuth attempted to sacrifice Basil over, but his bunt died down the third base line, allowing him to reach safely.
Facing his first bit of difficulty, Boyd settled down and induced a flyout off the bat of Casey Smith and retired Chad Clark on a weak popup to third base to end the frame. In his first four innings of work, the Beaver lefty tallied seven strikeouts and only allowed three balls to be put in play. Both of his walks didn't amount to much, as Boyd picked off his second and third runners of the season - Chris Sujka in the first and Justin Cureton in the third.
Indiana's Cureton walked to lead off the sixth, but Boyd got Sujka to pop up for the first out and then worked the NCAA's third most prolific home run hitter to a 1-1 count before forcing Kyle Schwarber into an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play.
Boyd worked a clean seventh, allowed a harmless Casey Smith single in the eighth and surrendered a two-out Sam Travis single in the ninth before Nick Ramos grounded out to Keyes at third base to end the game.
This result was the 18th 1-0 shutout and the 103rd overall in College World Series history. The last came in 1985 when Howard Hilton, Tim Deitz and Fred Farwell combined to do the same for Arkansas against South Carolina on May 31, 1985.
The 11 strikeouts for Boyd were a College World Series record for Oregon State and were just one shy of his career-high of 12 from May 3 of this season, when he fanned 12 California Golden Bears. Boyd also tossed a complete-game in a 1-0 win for the Beavers against Utah on April 12.
Boyd's effort out-shined Big Ten Pitcher of the Year Aaron Slegers, who also threw all nine innings for Indiana. The last time the College World Series had two pitchers throw complete games in the same contest was on June 17, 2006 between Clemson (Stephen Faris) and North Carolina (Robert Woodard).


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Late August - Chili grinding season starts at factory
Sept. 17 - Irwindale receives first complaint about smell from Huy Fong Foods facility from city councilman H. Manuel Ortiz's son, Manuel Ortiz Jr.
Sept. 25 - City hires Soil, Water, Air Protection Enterprise as a consultant
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Morales struggling to get over injuries
BOSTON -- It continues to be a struggle for Franklin Morales to get back on to the Red Sox's active roster.
The lefty swingman was slowed in Spring Training by a back injury. Once he finally was able to make an appearance for Class A Greenville to start his rehab assignment, Morales suffered a left pectoral strain that now has him in the middle of a five-day shutdown period.
If Morales can recover well enough, he will resume throwing on Tuesday, but it could be a while before he gets back into a game.
The Red Sox stopped the clock on his 30-day rehab assignment.
Morales had left shoulder woes for the latter part of 2012, ending his season early. Is it all related?
"Based on the location of the current injury, you would say no," said manager John Farrell. "But the fact is, it's still on his throwing side, so I can't say they're completely unrelated, but it was a shoulder issue at the end of last year, it's a pec muscle right now. Just looking at that, they aren't related. The fact is, it affects him when he throws, so we're in the situation we are."
Farrell is hoping to get Morales stretched out as a starter to give the team additional depth in the rotation.
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne. Jason Mastrodonato is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @jmastrodonato. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Gun-rights advocates rally across state
Published 11:14 pm, Saturday, February 23, 2013
KIRKLAND -- Gun advocates rallied across the state Saturday to protect their right to bear arms in the midst of a push for tougher gun laws.
In Kirkland, nearly 100 people gathered for a rally -- all to have their voices heard and protect gun owners.
The gun advocates are protesting President Obama's executive actions. Last month, he signed into law 23 executive actions intended to reduce gun violence.
The order came in the wake of the school shooting in Connecticut, where 20 children and six adults were killed.
"I think it's a fundamental right of every American to be able to defend themselves," said Peter Haigh, a gun-rights advocate who attended the Kirkland rally.
Haigh started carrying after someone broke into his home about two years ago. It happened while he and his wife were sleeping.
"It was terrible," he says. "It takes everything away from you, including your trust of mankind."
Across the street one gun-control supporter, Stuart Dahlquist, was armed with just a sign.
"I'm tired of guns, I'm tired of them being everywhere," he said. "I'm not against the idea of owning a gun. I'm against the idea of assault weapons -- of people owning a gun and not having them registered."
But the gun-rights advocates at the rally say they fear tighter restrictions would trickle down to law enforcement.
"We don't want to be like another nation and restrict our local law enforcement from having the firearms they need to protect us when we don't have a firearm or they respond to a scene," said Jacob Kukuk.
Despite their differences, both sides agree there needs to be discussion on gun laws.
"Nobody said this would be easy, but it's totally worth it, and it's going to take a long time to deal with everybody's opinions, and we've got to start somewhere," said Dahlquist.


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I've been struggling with life and meshing socially lately. When I was younger I always felt important and approved of, but nowadays I'm more anxious, unconnected and Buddhist :p just messin, but seriously I think most of the problems I've developed have been due to misunderstanding of the teachings.
Regardless, I've been trying to just be myself but in social situations this always leads me down dark feelings, it's almost like I would feel much more real if I broke down emotionally in fromt of everyone. I also feel like watching the breathe during the day and other methods don't help me keep my cool.
However, looking at analyo's (spelling?) satipatthana chart for personality and characteristics, I believe I mostly fall into the category of "quick theorizer". I always am trying to mentally make sense of things, especially now that I am more jumbled up (or possibly just more aware of my downfalls)
I was at a wedding and things were going downhill. Just be yourself, face the fear, relax tension if you can... Didn't work, people started messing with me and as I became anxious and couldn't joke around the social scenarios began to tense up on me. Soon after trying to be mindful of my speech and others words and failing, I realized during a wedding speech that maybe its best for me to watch mental objects.... I observed and involved myself in a perception of some sort.... It was me recognizing the prideful and fancy feeling of being in the dimly lit beautiful wedding room and nice words were shared and the audienced listened attentively. The lights looked beautiful and I was calmer. This is the important part. My girlfriend said something to me, responding as if I was still in my anxious state. I barely looked at her but told her to be quieter because I wanted to listen to the toast... Here again I felt a thought... A mental formation of my own social importance as I paid attention to the classyness of the wedding speech. She picked up on this and we were soon enough in a much smoother conversation/interaction.
Later that nice I was able to face something that had been worrying me all day beforehand, dancing and not making an awkward depressed fool of myself! I was full of more thoughts and mental scenarios which I laid down over whatever true reality is. The music had its own awesome affects on my perception and confidence. And I danced with mental objects of feeling confident, cool, liked and desired. Everyone was easier to talk to, I had been the one missing out before I begun this observing.
I want to know whether watching these thoughts, perceptions and mental stories.. if you will call them, are suitable to observe through out daily life. As I watch for these mind events, I find them pop up much of the time. An experience could be for example seeing a large wall of rock on the side of the road, accompanied by some thought of being adventurous and cool, and a pleasant feeling that brings back childhood like innocence.
I know the goal isn't to go back in time, but this outlook on life makes me feel more creative and passionate about living and interacting with others, and I am starting to feel similar relaxed mental states like I did before I found Buddhism and most likely overdissected it, along with my life.


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Detection of Peripheral Blood Biomarkers in Intermediate Phase Spinal Cord Injury: Correlation With Neurological and Functional Outcomes, and Comparison to Other Central and Peripheral Neurological Conditions.
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This research looks for markers in the blood of people with spinal cord injury that may be a sign of injury severity, or serve as a clue to the degree of recovery. Investigators would also like to compare the marker profile of these patient with that of other neurological conditions such as stroke and Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Patients participating in this trial will be those accepted to neuro-rehabilitation in Sheba medical center, Israel. They will join the trial at their arrival to the ward, no less than 2 week after the beginning of their condition, but no later than 3 months.
Patients will be examined by the research staff three times:
- At arrival, the patients will be neurologically examined and their functional abilities will be assessed. Blood will be drawn and sent to the lab.
- At 6 months after the beginning of the neurological condition the same will be repeated: the patients will be neurologically examined and their functional abilities will be assessed, and blood will be drawn and sent to the lab.
- The final examination will take place 1 year after the beginning of the neurological condition. This time only the neurological and functional abilities will be assessed without blood tests.
The blood samples will be tested in the research lab. Then investigators shall compare the clinical findings with the laboratory findings, and see if any of the markers found reflect the injury severity or predict the recovery.
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Time Perspective: Prospective
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- No more than 3 months after injury or disease onset
- Condition severe enough to necessitate hospital/day care unit
- Signed the informed consent form
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- Psychiatric or cognitive situations that may interfere with the trial
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Keywords provided by Sheba Medical Center:
spinal cord injury
functional independence
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Wounds and Injuries
Spinal Cord Injuries
Spinal Cord Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Trauma, Nervous System
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New Orleans emcee Mia X is from the old school and has been making hip-hop for twenty plus years. She is probably best known by most rap fans for the period she was signed to and associated with Master P's No Limit label, but her rich rap history goes back long before that. However, searching under the artist's early rap years online will inevitably yield inaccurate results -- whether searching on the AOL.music, All Music Guide, Yahoo, VH1 websites, or on "her" Wikipedia bio which erroneously states: "Although born in New Orleans, Mia began her rapping career in Queens, New York as part of New York Incorporated, which disbanded after only four years. She then returned to New Orleans and met with Master P, an aspiring rapper and producer who signed her to his record label, No Limit."
"That's not correct and I am tired of people telling me that I used to live in New York and started my career there," Mia X said by phone recently, noting that she never lived in New York -- always in New Orleans. So how did this misinformation get out there in the first place? "I think it was someone at VH1 who first got it wrong in a story about me," Mia X said. It turns out it was John Bush -- a writer for All Music Guide -- who got it wrong, but then all the other websites listed above (Yahoo, AOL, VH1), plus many others, including whoever entered the artist's Wikipedia information, copied the erroneous bio. The original mistake came about apparently based on the fact that one of the members (Denny D) of New York Inc. was from New York, but he lived in New Orleans before returning to New York, according to Mia X. So, for the record, here is the updated, accurate bio on Mia X c/o the AMOEBLOG:


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There is the case where a monk — quite withdrawn from sensuality, withdrawn from unskillful qualities — enters and remains in the first jhana: rapture and pleasure born from withdrawal, accompanied by directed thought and evaluation. He permeates and pervades, suffuses and fills this very body with the rapture and pleasure born from withdrawal. There is nothing of his entire body unpervaded by rapture and pleasure born from withdrawal.
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"I thought: 'I recall once, when my father the Sakyan was working, and I was sitting in the cool shade of a rose-apple tree, then — quite secluded from sensuality, secluded from unskillful mental qualities — I entered & remained in the first jhana: rapture & pleasure born from seclusion, accompanied by directed thought & evaluation. Could that be the path to Awakening?' Then following on that memory came the realization: 'That is the path to Awakening.' I thought: 'So why am I afraid of that pleasure that has nothing to do with sensuality, nothing to do with unskillful mental qualities?' I thought: 'I am no longer afraid of that pleasure that has nothing to do with sensuality, nothing to do with unskillful mental qualities, ...
I've been working my way through Patrick Kearney's retreat talks that used to be here:
http://www.dharmasalon.net/Audio/Bodhi% ... _2011.html
but only the introductory talk currently remains.
In his discussion of the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .nymo.html Patrick points out (not surprisingly) that the second noble truth --- the cause of dukkha --- is craving.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .nymo.html
"The origin of suffering, as a noble truth, is this: It is the craving that produces renewal of being accompanied by enjoyment and lust, and enjoying this and that; in other words, craving for sensual desires, craving for being, craving for non-being.
But is there pleasure that doesn't involve craving? Above I quoted the answer that that Buddha gave to Saccaka's question:
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html
"But perhaps there has never arisen in Master Gotama the sort of pleasant feeling that, having arisen, would invade the mind and remain. Perhaps there has never arisen in Master Gotama the sort of painful feeling that, having arisen, would invade the mind and remain."
The Buddha replies that:
"rapture & pleasure born from seclusion"
had this property:
"But the pleasant feeling that arose in this way did not invade my mind or remain.
Now, of course, we see this discussed often with respect to jhana itself.
However, Patrick suggested that we look a bit closer in light of the second noble truth. The problem with most pleasures is that they come from craving, and when the craving is acted upon (by eating, smoking, or whatever...) the satisfaction is relatively brief, the craving returns, and the object needs to be grasped at again...
On the other hand, non-clinging pleasure, not just in jhana, but in other situations of calmly appreciating what is happening, on or off the cushion, just "is", it doesn't require effort to fulfil a desire.
Ajahn Brahm wrote:The mind recognizes this beautiful breath and delights in it. It experi-
ences a deepening of contentment. It is happy just to be watching this
beautiful breath, and it does not need to be forced.
(Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond, Page 19).
Ajahn Buddhadasa wrote:To put it most concisely, we breathe and experience piti with every breath. Breathing in and out, fully experience this feeling of contentment and simultaneously be aware of each in-breath and each out-breath. When this step is being practiced there is a very pleasant feeling of well being. This work is fun to do, it is a most enjoyable lesson. Please try your best in this step.
http://what-buddha-taught.net/Books3/Bh ... TURE%20TWO
U Pandita wrote:The third jhānic factor is pīti, rapture, a delighted interest in what is occurring. This factor may manifest physically as gooseflesh, as feelings of being dropped suddenly as if in an elevator, or as feelings of rising off the ground .The fourth jhānic factor, sukha, happiness or comfort, comes on the heels of the third. One feels very satisfied with the practice. Because both the third and the fourth jhānic factors come about as a result of seclusion from the hindrances, they are called vivekaja pīti sukha, meaning the rapture, joy and happiness born out of seclusion.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pesala/Pan ... hanas.html
Perhaps the "seclusion" or "withdrawal" term in the jhana description is over-emphasised. Even before jhanic absorption, many teachers (such as those quoted above) say that a key step is that one is quite satisified and content with just following the breath, or whatever object one is using, taking pleasure simply in what is just happening.
In fact, U Pandita's statement: " Because both the third and the fourth jhānic factors come about as a result of seclusion from the hindrances" suggests an absence, a disappearance, of clinging, etc, rather than a "withdrawal".
Though this is a very simple and commonly-expressed idea, I found this a very useful way of looking at both my meditation and "everyday life" experience.


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This is so unnecessary, honestly. Like great for her, but even if she didn't have surgery she obviously had to go through a strenuous workout/diet regimen which is not realistic for most women with newborn babies. Why does there have to be so much coverage about women's bodies after they've given birth?
before this thread gets way out of the way i wasn't trying to offend or upset anyone by showing this. i just wondered if y'all thought it was real or a sham. i heard the k-clan got $250K for this cover and story.
I'm not saying some women don't lose it naturally. My mom was very thin and she said she didn't keep any extra weight after both pregnancies.
But that doesn't mean there isn't unfair pressure on women to look just like they did before pregnancy in a short amount of time.


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I'm speaking at Blissdom this weekend, so I thought it'd be fun today to publish a little interview I did this week with my friend (and editor of Simple Homeschool!) Jamie Martin. She's the voice of Steady Days, advocate of Love146, and all around cool cat. (You should see her dance moves! I have.)
Me: Mindset for Moms is all about changing our thinking, not changing our circumstances. Why is this so important for moms?
Jamie: I think Martha Washington put it best when she said, "I am still determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may be. For I have learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances."
The workload of most moms, especially those with young children at home, can be grueling at times, and we can't always change the actual circumstances we find ourselves in. It's a tragedy for us to wish away these precious, once-in-a-lifetime days, yet I know I'm not the only one who has wasted time with thoughts like, "If only my kids were older, if only I could sleep through the night, if only we had a better home or more money." When we fall into negative thought patterns like these, we run the risk of living life through "someday" lenses. We push our happiness and joy away.
But when we realize that much of our life experience depends on our perspective, we begin to learn that we can make our lives what we want them to be, we can want what we already have, we can live our dream life NOW, not putting our hopes on a shelf for another time. As I share in the book, this epiphany led me to learn more about mindset, which ended up transforming my own, and eventually made me so excited about this message that I felt I had to share it with others. The amazing part of all of this is that often when we work on changing our thinking, we find that our circumstances end up changing as well. I believe God loves to give us the worthwhile desires of our heart; we collaborate with Him when we keep our minds focused on gratitude instead of grumbling.
Me: So give me an example of when changing your own mindset changed your attitude.
Jamie: Positive thinking has seen me through many ups and downs of life: a move cross-country with two babies, the dream I had since a child to be a writer, the desire for a new home that would better suit our needs, and the roller coaster of emotions that arose from our attempt to add a fourth child to our family. I share all these stories and more in the book.
But the importance of a positive attitude is also present in less dramatic situations each and every day. Take today, for example. My husband is out of the country on a work trip for the second time this month, I'm handling the kids solo for several days, and I didn't get enough sleep last night. My current lesson in life is that happiness is in the right now…this moment.
So often we mistakenly outsource our joy to another place or time. But I've learned, "No, it's this life. This life I chose. This life God blessed me with. This moment right here—with silly kids, and toilets to scrub, and laundry to fold—this is the good stuff." That really resonates with me now, and even in the midst of the daily grind I see the wonders of what it means to live my soul purpose. That is the place of transformation. And that's also the message I hope readers of my book take with them.
Me: What was the book writing experience like? How long did it take you to write it; what was your daily routine, etc.?
Jamie: The inspired idea for this e-book came as I was in the bath at the end of a long day last summer. My husband Steve looked a bit bewildered as I grabbed my journal and started jotting down the thoughts that buzzed around my head. (Yes, I put clothes on first!)
It took about six months to write. I worked on it here, there, and everywhere: every Tuesday evening, in the early mornings, during the kids' rest times, and while they watched videos. I also put it away whenever I felt stressed about it, determined to practice the message in it. I trusted that it would be finished when it was finished, and that the timing would be perfect. It has been.
Jamie wants to give TEN Simple Mom readers a copy of Mindset for Moms! To enter, leave a comment telling me why you—or someone you love—could use this book. (If you're reading this via email, you must click over to the post to comment.)
This giveaway will end Saturday night, February 25. I'll announce the winner soon after!


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Ahmad Khan Rahami was taken into custody Monday after a shootout with police in New Jersey.
A young humpback whale was safely disentangled from fishing gear on Friday.
Drivers in the East were feeling the effects of the gas shortage as early as Friday, from long waits to high pump prices.
The Indian-American actor has publicly panned the Republican presidential nominee in the past.
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A suspicious device found near a New Jersey train station exploded early Monday as a bomb squad was attempting to disarm it with a robot.
Five people have been arrested Sunday night for the New York City explosion that injured 29 people.
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The Gilmerton Bridge is now open to traffic after weekend repairs were finished on Sunday evening.
The Norfolk Police Department took the soccer field to play non-stop soccer to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month on Sunday.
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A power outage in the Norview area of Norfolk caused a power outage the Norfolk International Airport.
Suffolk Police and Fire-Rescue responded to a crash that blocked all westbound lanes on Route 58 in the area of Holland Road and Lummis Road…
A small fire outside of a home Waters Roads Sunday afternoon spread to the house, displacing a family of four.
Hampton Police are investigating after someone shot two people in the 300 block of Webster Street Sunday afternoon.
Minutes after the sunset above East Clarendon High School, 10 year-old Bj Wilkes experienced the moment of lifetime.
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I don't know how... we keep our house clean, have wood floors, don't buy furniture off ebay, etc. But about 10 days ago I started getting bug bites. We'd been hanging out more outside at the time, so I figured it was mosquitos. But this morning I woke up with a bite I know I didn't have when I went to bed. And I've been reading a ton of stuff about how bed bugs are taking over America.
Anybody know anything about bedbugs?