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- Day 38 -
"I'll get it!"
I jump up, dropping the book I had been shelving into the soft lap of the small armchair which is sitting awkwardly in the middle of the floor, and bound down the short entryway to the door. Sam looks up from the "bubble level" he has been battling with, what is probably a precautionary word tangling on his tongue. Our new apartment is spacious and white walled with windows everywhere, and it has a real, proper door unlike the garage we've been living in; a door which has just been knocked on. More because I want to seize the opportunity to actually test it out than because I'm concerned about who is on the other side; I make a point of putting an eye up to the peep-hole before reaching for the doorknob. Through what seems like a narrow glass tunnel, looking distorted and rounded because of it, I can see Lora Bradley with her arms full of what looks like a . . . what's the word . . . large basket.
"It's Lora," I call back to Sam, and he emerges at the end of the entryway as I open the door.
"Hi there!"
I start talking before I've really gotten the door open, but she doesn't seem to mind. She's an older woman, but not so ancient looking as Flynn was and considerably peppier, with blonde hair and playful blue eyes with little creases in their corners. She's practical, but feisty, and you can tell it by the smile which is always flirting with the corners of her mouth, even under her most serious expressions.
"Hello Quorra," she says, "how's the move going?"
Sam strides up behind me.
"Slowly," he grumbles. She throws him an indulging look.
"That's generally how moving goes, last I checked."
I try not to laugh, but I do, and it comes out as a silly, snorting, barking kind of sound which I try to mask as a cough. Lora smiles at me, and Sam rolls his eyes. I elbow him gently in his side, and he shakes his head at me before looking up at Lora again.
"What's in the basket?" he asks.
"Housewarming present," she says, "and you'd better take it from me before I drop it. Three bottles of wine and a new DVD player are heavier than you'd think."
"Well there goes the surprise," he says, chuckling as he takes it from her. She shrugs.
"What makes you think we need three bottles of wine?"
"Alan thought you should have a red, I told him you're young and are going to want champagne. After arguing about it in the liquor store for ten minutes we just gave up and bought one of each plus a Chianti for when we visit," she grins impishly. Alcohol intimidates me, personally, so I'm more daunted than amused by the idea of three very expensive bottles of it, but Sam looks more or less un-phased.
"I guess we'll need to throw a housewarming party, then," he says, and Lora nods at him approvingly. Bored with the exchange, I interrupt before either of them can say anything else about social obligations and distilled grapes.
"Lora, do you want to see what we've done with the place so far? I have a picture I could use some advice on hanging."
I'm not lying. Sam found me a giant panorama of a sunflower field, and I can't decide if I want it over my bed in my room, or if it would be better over the mantel. Though he hasn't said so, I think Sam would prefer it stay in the bedroom . . .
Lora's expression crumples a little, albeit good-humoredly, as she answers me.
"Thanks, but not today hon. I've got a pile of papers on my desk at home that I need to get through if I want to get to sleep before eleven tonight," she sighs, rolling her eyes up to the ceiling, "but Alan and I are breaking for dinner at six, and you're welcome to join if all of that . . . IKEA assembly starts to get to you. Call me cheap, but I was thinking Olive Garden."
Sam and I eagerly agree, and Lora departs, leaving us with an armful of alcohol and housewarming gifts that we have no idea what to do with, seeing as our every possession –including our disassembled shelving— is scattered either on the floor, in a pile, or in a box somewhere. We settle for unceremoniously dropping the whole basket onto our newly constructed coffee table.
I return to my book, cradling it in my hands for a moment before shelving it, appreciating the smooth texture and vibrant green color of the hardback cover. Books are one of the few constants between my old home and my new one, and they help to push away the sense of displacement that sometimes creeps over me. I love them whether I've finished reading them or not.
Just as I lift my arms to place the book on the shelf, though, I am overcome by a sudden, disarming wave of nausea, and a burning beneath the silvery emblem –which Sam says now looks like a tattoo— on my arm. I swallow hard, glancing up at Sam to see if he's noticed me flinching. He hasn't, just as he didn't yesterday, or on Monday.
This is the third time it's happened this week.
Tattoo is technically the wrong word for what's left of my circuits, really. Sam started calling them that, and it's how I explain them to people like Lora and Alan, who want to know why there are tiny ringlets over my collar and a long diagonal band of white running from one of them, across my torso and all the way down my right leg. Not every circuit made it from the grid to this world, but my most distinctive markings did, and they raise some questions. Sam calls them my "connect the dots" tattoos whenever someone asks about it, and I've always laughed with him. I have a perfectly symmetrical set of former lightlines on my back, too, like a chalk outline from a crime scene TV-show (which I find disturbing and Sam thinks are fascinating) around where my disc used to be. And of course there's my arm. Of all the weird markings on my new body, that's the one that I get asked about the most. Everyone wants to know what it means. I usually tell people it's a symbol I invented when I was a child and tattooed to myself when I was a teen, which is weird for me, because I've never really been either. Programs mature so much faster than humans . . . and we're born ready, in adult bodies. The way the users change over time still amazes me.
Of course, most of living here amazes me. All things considered, I haven't been here that long . . . Which is why I've decided not to say anything to Sam yet about my arm. For all I know, this might be normal for me, and has just taken this long to surface. I don't know. And if there is something wrong I don't know what he could do that wouldn't involve re-uploading the grid, zapping me back into it, and repairing me there. Seeing as I have no desire whatsoever to go back there after what they did to my people and how many innocents died just for us to get out last time, and since I'm not even sure it would be possible to re-upload it anyway, that doesn't seem practical. Whatever it is, I'll figure it out on my own. Sam has enough to worry about . . . starting with that bubble level.
He's trying to hold it to the wall while sticking something called a "command strip" to the back of a picture frame with his other hand, propping the frame awkwardly on his knee while he restless with it. I step over a pile of boxes and loose tools to take it from him.
"Honestly Sam," I laugh at him, and he just shrugs at me. I shake my head and take one of the command strip things, too, struggling to read the instructions on the back. I know how to read, of course, but I process things differently now than I used to, and it's more difficult this way. Sam says I'm an incredibly fast learner and a quick reader, but I feel so impossibly slow most of the time . . . apparently crunching a series of two numbers over and over again goes a little more quickly than reading something word by word or letter by letter. Or at least, that's how I understand it. Binary made more sense when it was just how my thoughts moved in my head than it does out here; though Sam did his best to explain it. He's tried to explain a lot to me.
Some days it's easier to take in than others. Computers are at once fascinating, and nauseating. A working system is wonderful, like the one on Sam's laptop. I can feel how satisfied the programs are when I touch it . . . but then there's whatever is happening in some of the Encom computers. I don't know what bothers me about them, exactly, but using them makes me feel like I'm no better than Clu himself. Maybe it's the "cloud" they're hooked up to, too many users programs in the same space feels weird to me after a system as homogeneous in its origins as the grid. Maybe it's something else. Whatever it is, I hate being near it, and I refuse, refuse to actively engage in it by using one of their computers.
Sam looks at me expectantly, snapping me back to reality. My thoughts tend to meander sometimes. I shake my head once as if that will somehow force them to settle, and finish pushing the strip onto the back of the frame.
"You know, we should probably get lunch soon," I say as I take another strip from him and stick it onto the frame. Sam looks startled.
"It's 11:00am."
"Is that significant?"
"We ate an hour and a half ago."
"Well an hour is a long time, isn't it?"
"Not really."
I'm sure I make a face at him, pursing my lip or lifting an eyebrow or a little of both, but I try not to. That I'm hungry all the time isn't his fault, after all. I'm trying to learn to eat only three meals so long as the sun is up, and keep it to five in a 24 hour period, but doing a pretty mediocre job of it. I'm constantly, constantly snacking on things. It had been getting better, up until about a week ago, but now I've reverted and it's as bad as when I first got here, as if I can't get enough energy for some reason. I had two bagels a bowl of cereal and half a pint of orange juice this morning, plus some of those soy-meat sausages that Sam bought for me, and I'm still starving. What I could really use is some pancakes . . .
Actually, that's a great idea.
"Well," I tell him, "when it is lunch time, we should make pancakes again. With fruit. Please."
He throws a despairing look at the kitchen, which is currently home to a haphazardly stacked, absolutely chaotic collection of boxed cookware. Sam rarely cooks but he knows I want to learn, and he purchased far more pots, pans, spoons, ladles, and meat-pounding-mallet-thingies than I could ever possibly need simply because he had no idea what I would need. There must be four skillets over there . . . and Use—Lor—goodness knows how many spatulas.
"Right," I sigh, turning towards him again, "I'll go through that next!"
I shove the picture frame back into his hands and run to the bookshelf, putting them away as quickly as I can (without being rough with them) so that I can move on to our hilariously over-furnished new kitchen... and the pancakes. Sam chuckles over my enthusiasm, and I almost have to laugh at myself, too. All of these human needs, and this whole new world, and I'm excited about a circle of roasted batter no bigger around than an identity disc. (But they're kind of cute, as far as foods go, really. Especially the tiny ones that Sam likes to make, a little bigger than a cookie so he can just eat them plain with his hands.)
It doesn't seem wrong to be excited though. It's silly, but a good silly, because the fact of the matter is that this is my life now. Press conferences and packing and having to eat for my energy and showering without wasting time playing with the hot and cold water knobs and reading without using numbers as letters and— well, everything. And to think, I've barely even begun here. There are so many tiny details the books could never really have shown me, which Flynn never prepared me for, and they're so absolutely, wonderfully absorbing because they're all still new to me. I felt old in the grid. Trapped. Frozen. Here is . . . freeing.
The magic is in the details, and it helps me to block out the nagging sensation that there is something important that I'm ignoring, that –by leaving the grid to hang in that tiny little device around Sam Flynn's neck— when it comes to abandoning the place that gave birth to me, I am no better than his father.
Author's note: Many thanks to ScribeOfRED and Tumblr's Maccasmiz for beta-ing this chapter!


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|January 31, 2000, 07:27 PM
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Join Date: December 14, 1998
Location: Shoshoni, WY USA
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Last fall I had some very enjoyable and successful hunts with my bow and arrow. I posted a couple of pictures here and I received some nice compliments and congratulatory remarks. A nice break from the flames I got in the "my Kimber is busted" thread. I also posted a picture of the neighbor's kid with my Brook Trout mount.
I got the deer back from the taxidermist and it looks nice. He is working on the antelope now and the cape is fantastic. My taxidermist tells me the cape is in the top two or three he has ever seen. It most certainly is the nicest antelope cape I have seen and I have harvested 30 mature buck antelope in Wyoming and seen countless others. I have shot a dozen larger antelope with a rifle, but an animal like this with a bow is truly a first class trophy.
Today I got the paperwork back from Safari Club International. The pronghorn and mule deer both went Gold Medal. The antelope is number 29 in the record book and the mule deer is number 14. It gets better. Even though the paperwork isn't processed on the fish, it looks like it will be a line class World Record. By the way, the antelope and deer were both taken less than 60 minutes from where I live and the fish was caught only three hours from here. Now you know why I stay in this desolate place. Don't even think of moving here. You would hate it.
Anyhow, just thought I would share my exuberance. It is kind of nice to see all of the countless hours of practice pay off in the field. Good luck to all of you and I hope your experiences are as memorable for you as mine have been for me.
|January 31, 2000, 08:04 PM
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Join Date: January 7, 2000
Location: Mechanicsville, VA USA
Posts: 302
Congrats on what sounds like a great year hunting. I've already filled out my application for this year, so hope luck is on my side. I've hunted WY several times, though it is getting harder to draw the good areas. My brother is a teacher in Rawlins and he took a huge buck north of Rawlins (Unit 61) from a windmill a few years back. Scored mid 80's if I recall correctly.
Have never had much luck with decoying/stalking, and ususally end up back in the blind. I'm just the opposite of Chuck Adams, who can't sit still long enough!
Good luck in the future and may your arrows fly true.
|January 31, 2000, 10:05 PM
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Sounds Great! Keep on keepin' on!
, Art
|February 1, 2000, 01:37 PM
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Location: Denver
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Wyoming can be a challenging place to hunt.. strange and rapid weather changes, high winds, rain, hail, snow, gropple,for, freezing sleet, high heat.. have seen them ALL hunting antelope in Wyoming.
Congrats on the trophies.
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GRAHAM KAVANAGH last night revealed how watching Cardiff City's young guns earn their stripes with Wales has reignited his own international ambitions with the Republic of Ireland.
"I've been so chuffed for Rob Earnshaw, Danny Gabbidon and Rhys Weston and the way they've helped Wales this past six months," Kavanagh told Wales on Sunday.
"But I'm still only 28 myself - and I have to admit it's made me wish I still had an international career ahead of me."
The Bluebirds midfielder has three caps but has not played for his country since the 1-0 defeat against Northern Ireland back in March 1999.
But after watching Earnshaw, Gabbidon and Weston play their part in the Welsh resurgence under Mark Hughes, Kavanagh desperately wants to increase to his own caps tally.
He has made his mark at Ninian Park and hopes to impress further when the high-flying Bluebirds tangle with Chesterfield in this afternoon's must-win encounter.
Kavanagh fears, though, that he has become the forgotten man in the eyes of those who count in the Dublin corridors of power since moving to Cardiff.
He wants a British manager to take the vacant Irish job - and preferably someone who knows Lennie Lawrence well.
"I don't begrudge the youngsters their Wales experience for a moment, but I do look at them and think `I'd like some of that myself'," said Kavanagh.
"It was brought home to me even more this week when I was watching Ireland play Greece on television.
"Like Wales, we had a few players who'd pulled out and I couldn't help but look at the ones brought in and believe I should be given a chance.
"I think there's also a case for Willie Boland as well.
"I don't know whether it's because we are perceived to be playing at an unfashionable club, or that we are in Division Two, or what.
"But at the moment, they don't even seem to be aware of our situation.
"I have had three caps, scored a goal in one of the games and then I was involved in a couple of squads and really loved the whole experience. Then nothing.
"But there's a new manager to come in and the best thing as far as I am concerned would be if he was British and knew Lennie.
"That way at least he could pick up the phone to the gaffer and ask, `Is he playing well, is he scoring goals?', if that is the case.
"It just seems that we never get anyone watching us here at Cardiff, and that can get very frustrating."
There was some optimistic talk that Kavanagh might just get in to the World Cup squad through the back door when he spearheaded City's charge to the play-offs last season.
At the time he dismissed his chances and in the event, as he expected, he never made it.
But today he admits he WAS secretly hoping to get a squad call-up, even if it didn't mean a seat on the plane for Japan.
Then he had to sit back and watch the Roy Keane saga explode.
"At the time I'd scored 16 goals for Cardiff and I thought I might get a call to a squad session," said Kavanagh.
"I thought that, in turn, might give me some sort of chance to impress.
"But it never happened and I was disappointed.
"The World Cup came and then that situation with Roy Keane and I just couldn't believe the whole scenario.
"The way things ended up was almost farcical.
"I don't want to comment in detail about Roy Keane because it just gets blown out of proportion.
"He had his reasons and that was the end of it. I respect him, he is quality, it's just the timing of the whole thing was strange."
Not that Kavanagh thinks he is owed anything. He knows that any resurgence for himself with the Republic starts with his form in the blue shirt of his club.
And in terms of that, he is relieved to have come through a sticky patch earlier this season, when his form was poor - and he even took stick from his own fans.
"Last season I didn't get any stick and I was surprised by how quickly things changed," he said.
"There was even speculation that I wanted to leave but that has never been the case.
"I love the club and I'm excited about the plans to move it forward.
"When I got stick I just sat back and thought, `Okay, I'll prove to everybody that I am a good player'.
"I told myself to work even harder and do what I normally do on the pitch.
"But it did affect me. When a game is going on, there are comments you miss and certain ones you hear.
"You tend to put yourself under even more pressure and I would go home and talk to my missus about it.
"But I've seen plenty of players take stick and handle it well. Nobody intentionally goes out to play badly, but I think I'm back to my old self.
"Anyway, I only went through it for two games so I wouldn't want to make a massive deal out of it. On the whole the Cardiff fans have been magnificent this season.
"These days they tend to remain patient if we don't score, even for 80 minutes. Last season it was more like 15 or 20."
Chesterfield arrive at Ninian Park today and Kavanagh admits the pressure for three points is huge in the quest for promotion.
"We're expected to win and we must, because of the closeness between the top four sides," said Kavanagh.
"That's the way it's been going the past two or three months. We have had to keep winning just to maintain our position.
"The real crunch is going to come when we face teams like QPR, Bristol City, Wigan and Oldham.
"They are the games that are going to tell the story.
"But it goes without saying we have to keep winning."


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Love Tilda, she's so cool.
I have been in love with her ever since seeing Orlando in 1992. This makes me want to cut my hair off and crack open the bleach bottle, put on an evening dress and jump into the ocean.


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NEC presents the latest new video mobile phone - the NEC e228. Smaller and lighter than its predecessor, the 313, the NEC e228's features an ultra-stylish new design in three different colours and is characterized by enhanced photography capabilities and improved battery time.
The double camera feature - one on the front and one at the back - offer fantastic functionality for taking video snaps and photography.
Like all 3 video-mobiles by NEC, the e228 is constantly connected to the Internet and can synchronize completely with Outlook Calendar and other PC applications, which makes it suitable for personal as well as professional use. It also enables use of a memory card should there be a need for more memory. The large screen and 65,000-colour resolution provides exceptionally high quality for video viewing and Java games. The e228 is also equipped with an MP3-player for personal audio enjoyment and convenience.
"NEC is pleased to introduce new 3G video mobile phone." Said Susumu Otani, Associate Senior Vice President of NEC Corporate. "The launch of the new 228, NEC's 7th terminal for 3, is the latest step in bringing opportunities and benefits of 3G to wider-range of users in the world. As a long-standing strategic partner, NEC will fully support and contribute to Hutchison's 3G operations with our portfolio of handsets and infrastructure systems."
NEC e228 also has the following functions and technical data: 40 tones polyphonic ring signals 19 MB dynamic memory with support up to 128 Mb Sony Memory stick Duo Downloading capacity of 384 kbps Video calls, MMS Java games Support for video streaming Media player (video and sound) Speaker phone Battery time *: 132 h Standby, 136 min voice, 106 min video. NEC e228 specifications: Weight: 125 g Size: 129 x 53 x 21,5 mm Volume: 120 cc Colours: Silver, white, and blue


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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Bancorp said its fourth-quarter profit jumped 64 percent as it wrote off fewer bad loans. The bank said new lending of $65.6 billion was at its highest level since before the financial panic that began in late 2008.
The bank said its net income available to its shareholders rose to $951 million, or 49 cents per share, for the quarter, up from $580 million, or 30 cents per share, a year ago.
Revenue rose 7.9 percent to $4.72 billion from $4.38 billion a year earlier.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet, who were expecting 45 cents per share on revenue of $4.54 billion, but typically exclude one-time items from their estimates.
The bank said its results were boosted by 3 cents per share by special items including a gain on trading away the asset management business FAF Advisors Inc. in exchange for a stake in Nuveen Investments. Excluding special items, its adjusted earnings would have only been a penny a share above analysts' estimates.
Nonetheless, U.S. Bancorp shares fell 78 cents, or 2.9 percent, to $26.53 in morning trading.
The company wrote off $937 million in bad loans during the quarter, down from $1.11 billion a year earlier, and down from $995 million during the third quarter. U.S. Bancorp said it expects the trend of writing off fewer bad loans to continue during the first quarter.
As of Dec. 31, the bank had $3.35 billion in loans where the borrower was missing payments, down from $3.9 billion at the end of 2009. That figure doesn't include loans the bank has acquired under loss-sharing agreements with the federal government.
The bank ended the year with $5.53 billion set aside for bad loans, up from $5.26 billion at the end of 2009. During the fourth quarter it set aside $912 million for bad loans, down from $1.39 billion during the fourth quarter of 2009.
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Women's Words is the first collection of writings devoted exclusively to exploring the theoretical, methodological, and practical problems that arise when women utilize oral history as a tool of feminist scholarship. In thirteen multi-disciplin ary esays, the book takes stock of the implicit presuppositions , contradictions, and prospects of oral history at the hands of feminist scholars.
These 13 essays will be of most immediate interest to academics and others who collect and work with oral histories. However, those who are willing to give pk the pieces alternative readings (for example, considering the interview as a text and the interviewer as reader of that text) may find pk them intriguing as expressions of current feminist research and interpretive methodologies. Gwendolyn Etter-Lewis maintains that the speech patterns of an interviewee provide information about her life and pk opinions, and that accepting white female experience as a norm ``establishes an elitism within the heart of much feminist research.'' Sondra Hale records her confusion as she discovers that her own politically correct stance as an interviewer in the Sudan doesn't guarantee that her subjects won't try to manipulate her for their own ends. And in an effective piece on the ethics of researching Third World women, Patai suggests that despite feminists' ``sisterly posture of mutual learning,'' their research can reproduce the inequalities it seeks to expose. Gluck is the author of From Parlor to Prison ; Patai wrote The Orwell Mystique: A Study in Male Ideology. (June)


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This section contains answers to Frequently Asked Questions or questions and answers most of which are not directly within the scope of either the 1993 (Chandler) allegations part or the 2005 (Arvizo) allegations part, but are generally related to these allegations.
- I read the FBI has evidence that Michael Jackson had paid off dozens of young boys to silence them after he had sexually abused them. Is that true?
No, it is not true. It was a British tabloid's claim in 2013 and it is demonstrably false. Details in this article.
Another variation of this rumour has re-surfaced after Stacy Brown (a journalist who harbors a long standing hostility towards Michael Jackson and even his children) made claims in a tabloid about Jackson supposedly paying $200 million to 20 victims during his lifetime. This allegation then spread through the media like wild fire in early April of 2015 – and even the non-tabloid mainstream media uncritically republished it as if it was a fact. However, no matter how many times a lie is repeated it still remains a lie. For details see our article entitled The Persistent but Untrue Media Myth of Michael Jackson Paying Off Dozens of Families.
- "Hush money" myth #3: Did Michael Jackson pay "hush-money" to a family in Brazil in 2003?
No. This is a "hush-money" claim that was made with the attempt of blackmailing Jackson into a settlement during a legal dispute over money with one of his former associates. The associate made this claim to threaten Jackson with bad publicity and to try to make him settle the case. Jackson, however, refused to settle the case and evidence presented in court showed that there was nothing from a factual point of view to corroborate this claim. Extensive investigation of bank accounts, ledgers and other documentation showed no traces of such a payment ever to have even happened and the associate who made the claim changed his story several times. Details.
- Is it true that Jordan Chandler publicly confessed after Michael Jackson's death that Jackson did not molest him?
No, it is not true. The rumor that after the singer's death Jordan Chandler publicly confessed that he was not molested by Jackson was an Internet hoax. Privately, allegedly, he confessed to some people that his allegations against Jackson were not true, but it was never confirmed by him publicly and he has never spoken about the case publicly.
- Why did Jackson settle with his first accuser out of court if he was innocent?
The Settlement that Jackson signed with his first accuser in January 1994 is interpreted by some people as a sign of guilt in itself. However, it is a more complicated issue than that. You can read about the Settlement and its reasons in detail in this article.
Jackson also signed a Settlement with Jason Francia in 1994. Again, this in itself does not mean that Francia's allegations were true, as indeed Jason Francia was not found credible when he testified at Jackson's 2005 criminal trial. You can read about his allegations, how they emerged and his 2005 testimony in this article.
- Has there ever been any child pornography found in Michael Jackson's possession?
No. The possession of child pornography is illegal and a crime in itself. Despite extensive searches on his homes both in the 1993 and the 2005 case, nothing illegal has ever been found in Jackson's possession and he was never charged with the possession of anything illegal.
A full survey of the books, magazines, DVDs and Internet material found in Jackson's home
- I read that Michael Jackson's semen found on magazines with nude children. Is that true?
No. That is just another Internet folklore that is easily debunked when you know the details of the trial.
- What about Jackson's sharing his bedroom with unrelated children?
This issue has often been misrepresented by the media. The picture they paint of Jackson is of a predator who lured children into his bedroom while keeping away their parents. In reality, Jackson's two-story bedroom was a gathering place for families and friends, and the parents and families of the children were allowed to stay there, as well as the children.
- Did Jackson only befriend young boys?
No. A large portion of the media and the prosecution tried to portray Jackson as someone who was obsessed with young boys. In reality, Jackson almost always befriended families and not just any children, and the young people around him were of both genders.
- Grooming or a generous heart?
This section is dedicated to articles, stories and comments about Michael Jackson's interactions with various children, adults and families. While this at first glance has nothing to do with the allegations against him, we felt the need to include these stories, because Jackson's accusers, the prosecution and the media have often turned innocent gestures and the general generosity of the star into a "grooming of young boys" story with the intent of sexually abusing them. As you will see Jackson was very giving and generous with everyone – children, adults, girls and boys alike – and what the prosecution attempted to portray as the "grooming of young boys" was not limited to his treatment of young boys at all, but he behaved like that with everyone he considered a friend or even complete strangers.


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We were looking forward to a luxurious vacation at Cambridge Beaches but unfortunately our expectations were not met. The resort is quite outdated and the décor would need some serious fresh up. However, the worst part is the service – or rather, the lack of it. Some of the staff members were lovely, but quite a few of them had a serious attitude problem. The receptionists didn't seem to enjoy their work too much and the concierge service completely lacked an ability to take initiative and had no clue what was going on on the island. Most of the time we were left on our own, maybe accompanied with a comment of "umm, I don't think so…" without them even bothering to check online/ making a few phone calls. Fortunately, the front desk manager turned out to be friendly and knowledgeable and helped us to make our wished arrangements.
We tried to order in-room dining but, still after several attempts, the room service didn't pick up the phone and we had to go somewhere else. The worst part, however, was when (on the days when we managed to order food into our room) no one came to pick up our used plates and leftover food, not even after we informed the waiter and called the room service. This happened on three different days and it's definitely not very nice to wake up and see dirty dishes with ants walking all around! Despite the lack of service, we must acknowledge that the food was tasty and we were especially pleased with the plentiful breakfast.
Cambridge Beaches is most likely best suitable for (elderly people) who require no service and just like to stay at the resort, relax at the spa, get some sun and hang out at the pool. For travelers looking forward to more action and sightseeing it may not be ideal since the resort is located in a very remote area and it takes a long time to get to Hamilton and to see the sights of Bermuda. There are no dining places close by, so unless you want to dine in the hotel permises, be prepared to pay around $100 taxi fees to get to a nice restaurant in the city. Furthermore, make sure you pre order the driver, otherwise it may be time consuming to wait for a taxi.
Next time we'll stay somewhere else.
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- The award-winning AAA Four Diamond Cambridge Beaches Resort & Spa, Bermuda's premier cottage resort, provides the ideal sanctuary for adults seeking an intimate and relaxing escape from the demands of contemporary life. Guests indulge in a serene and romantic getaway while experiencing the Island's rich history and distinctive culture. Cambridge Beaches invites guests to discover breathtaking panoramas of the Atlantic Ocean. Relax, renew, reconnect or simply do nothing at all, and do it well. Whether you seek activity or tranquility, the resort beckons with a wealth of amenities, from the indulgent Ocean Spa and four private beaches to an onsite marina, kayaks, croquet and putting greens, tennis courts and indoor and outdoor swimming pools. Not to mention the seemingly endless private coves, providing the perfect setting for an intimate escape.Cambridge Beaches offers guests all the sophistication of an internationally acclaimed resort in an authentic Bermudian environment. Accommodations are provided in elegantly appointed traditional pink Bermuda-style cottages and customary afternoon tea is served in the historic main house. And all of this may be enjoyed without the demands or distractions of traveling with children, as Cambridge Beaches is the island's only resort that caters exclusively to adults.The resort's casually sophisticated environment encourages a sense of total relaxation, romance and renewal. Idyllically set on a 30-acre peninsula on Bermuda's western coast, the property boasts 4 private beaches, a nature reserve, private gardens and spectacular water views from every vantage point of the property. Additionally, guests enjoy unique treatments and wellness options at the seductive Ocean Spa, and a range of culinary delights in three restaurants, including the celebrated Tamarisk Room, rated by Food & Wine Magazine as one of the Bermuda's best restaurants.Cambridge Beaches Resort & Spa is legendary Bermuda at its very best. ... more less
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Discussion in 'OT Driven' started by daign, Sep 8, 2009.
Fuck. So many levels of want - 550hp E36 Widebody LS6 6 Speed
$89,000 and they can't even mount the # on the door properly?
thats alot a loot bro
I support this thread
wow nice
makes me miss having an E36...
Mad respect but do not want
ls3 or ls6?
LS6 I believe. 383 motor.
hey bro
text said ls6, but the title said ls3. I guess the TS doesn't know what he wants
@ first pic
Awesome but I'm surprised with all the cash thrown at that car that they used MEGASQUIRT to tune it...
Why not TECIII, AEM EMS, Ls1edit, hptuners, or something to the same effect?
Would buy after taking off wing with bat
to teh IL you go
i didn't notice who the TS was until after I posted that
seriously that was what jumped out at me the most
lol at expecting to get 90% of his money back
badass car though.
Hot car, but not what I'd build with 90,000 dollars. I could go faster for half that.
They're CCWs, asshat.


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Greece says oil tanker bombed at Libyan port, two dead
Two crew members were killed when unidentified military aircraft bombed a Liberian-flagged oil tanker anchored at the Libyan port of Derna, the Greek coastguard said on Monday.
The ARAEVO, owned by Athens-based Aegean Shipping Management, was carrying 12,600 tons of crude oil and had 26 crew members on board. Two other crew members were injured, the coast guard said. It did not provide further details.NA
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Pope issues new appeal for peace after Jerusalem bombing
Visibly moved, he said: "The tragic news arriving in these hours from Baghdad and Jerusalem can do nothing but generate profound sadness in our hearts and unanimous condemnation." "While we confide to the divine mercy the people that lost their lives and implore comfort for those crying", the Pope continued, "let us pray to the God of peace to bring wisdom to people's hearts and for leader to find a way to break this spiral of hatred and violence". Last night the Pope sent a telegram of condolences to the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, calling on "all those involved in perpetrating acts of violence" to "abandon the path of hatred". In today's catechises, the Pontiff said that throughout the Christian community, "the Word of God can resound throughout the world and become norm and guiding light of all populations". " "The Lord acts in his Word not only in the creation but also in history", with the "mute language of nature." ...."He expresses himself in an explicit manner through the Bible in his personal communication with the prophets and fully in the person of His Son." Source: MISNA


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It's hard to decide which is more infuriating, $4 gasoline or $4 milk, but whichever you personally find most appalling, one thing is for certain, someday a time will come where we look back with nostalgia for the good old days of $4 milk or gas.
That is to say, we can count on prices always advancing. Even when they do retreat a bit, like gas has done recently, you know it won't be for long, as it's already starting back up.
I suppose that's just part of the rhythm of modern life, but we don't have to like it, and we don't have to let ourselves be billowed by every inflationary breeze that comes wafting our way. Like most anything else, there are ways to get by cheaper and better when you buy groceries.
Here are forty-nine ways to get more food and spend less cash:
1. First, Track Your Expenses You can't save money if you don't know how much you're spending to begin with. Keep a list of everything you buy. Once you've got an idea of what you spend each month or each week, then you can make a budget and begin to set goals.
2. Grow Your Own Obviously this is the way to achieve the most savings. Make a garden this year. Next year make a bigger garden. If you own a freezer and know how to can and preserve you can do more financial damage to your local grocer than with any other method. Not only that, but you can't buy healthier food, and you'll enjoy your meals even more when you produce them yourself.
3. Cook Without question, you can cook your own food more cheaply than you can hire someone to cook it for you. This is not to say that you shouldn't ever go to another restaurant, or order another pizza, when you want to celebrate, or just to take a break, but if you're out to save money, you need to be the one who prepares your meals.
4. Keep a Running Grocery List When you run out of anything, add it to the list. The more well-stocked your larder, the better you'll eat, and the less you'll spend. Always take your list of the things you need when you shop, and only buy what's on the list. If it's not on the list, then you obviously don't need it.
5. Use Discount Grocery Stores We're talking about the types that buy surplus lots in grocery auctions, not just the ones that have "discount" in their names. We save a small fortune every year by shopping at a local discount grocery, Not only do we save a lot of cash, but our diet is much more varied than it used to be because the discount stores wind up with lots of unusual items that may not sell so well in middle America. For example, we frequently have lots of fancy foreign cheeses, Brie, Camembert, Gouda, you name it. These apparently don't appeal to the typical Ozarkian, or maybe the typical American, palate, but we love them, and we get them for less than the price of Velveeta.
6. Buy in Bulk As with most everything else, the more you buy, the cheaper it you get it. Olia recently brought home a 40-pound carton of green bananas from the discount grocery for which she paid $6.50 total. That's 16.25 cents per pound versus 60 to 90 cents per pound in regular stores. Of course you don't save much if your fruit rots in the fridge, but I prefer my bananas slightly green, Olia likes them slightly brown, and when we'd both had what we liked, she made many loaves of tasty banana bread.
7. Cook for a Week, or Month If you'll cook up large batches of your favorite foods and put them away in the fridge, freezer or pantry in single-meal portions, you'll not only save money because of buying in bulk, but you'll also earn yourself quite a bit of free time. Try making a stock-pot full of soup or stew and freezing what you don't eat. You'll have a quick, tasty meal that the biggest clutz in the family can prepare for himself.
8. Recycle Old Meals A/K/A leftovers. Don't just keep them, make a meal from them. Monday's Casserole and Tuesday's Roast can become Wednesday's stew with a little stock and some seasonings. Likewise a large piece of meat can be stretched a lot further, as well as be more tasty and healthy if you use it in several different dishes with many bite-sized morsels. We rarely eat large pieces of meat alone, but often have meat mixed in a bowl of rice or buckwheat, or on a large salad.
9. Don't Throw Away Food Save your bacon grease, make stock from your chicken carcass, save hambones to add to bean soups. If you don't have time to do these things after dinner, put them in a bag in the freezer. Save everything you can think of a use for, and don't forget the livestock/pets and the compost pile.
10. Avoid Impulse Purchases These are the bane of all would-be frugal shoppers, so just don't do it. If you truly need an item, then it should appear on your list next week.
11. Keep a Running Grocery List When you run out of anything, add it to the list. The more well-stocked your larder is, the better you'll eat, and the less you'll spend. Always take your list of the things you need when you shop, and only buy what's on the list. If it's not on the list, then you obviously don't need it.
12. Make Fewer Shopping Trips The more often you go shopping, the more you are likely to spend. About half of all grocery shoppers go to the store three or four times a week. This is probably less true of homesteaders who spend less time in town, but the principle still applies. Try to make your shopping trip no more than once per week. If that works, try for every two weeks, even every month. This tends to focus you more on buying larger quantities more carefully.
13. Investigate;Ask Questions What's the price difference between the bag of dried beans that sells for $.89 and the can of beans that sells for $.99? Just a dime? No. The bag yields 7 cups of cooked beans, $.13 per cup. The can yields 1-1/2 cups of cooked beans, $.66 per cup. The canned beans—as inexpensive as they are—are five times more expensive than dried beans.
14. Take a Calculator Many stores have already calculated the unit prices of the items you buy, but many don't offer this. Also, if you're being genuinely thoughtful about your purchases, you'll probably want a little help in the brain department while you're moving through the aisles.
15. Food Only Please Paper goods, cleaning supplies and cosmetics are probably going to be less expensive at big-box stores like Target or Wal-Mart. This also helps you to track your grocery costs separately from other living expenses.
16. Avoid Processed Food You'll be wealthier and healthier if you buy basic commodities that only have one item in their list of ingredients—things like potatoes, beans, apples. Not only will you avoid lots of chemicals and preservatives, but you'll save a ton of money. Just remember, if it has a trademark or a brand name, you're paying more and probably undermining your health in the bargain.
17. Cut Up Your Own Food Consumer Reports found that two pounds of carrots cost $1.29, compared with $7.16 for the same amount of precut carrot sticks. Also avoid "vegetable medley" packages.
18. Don't Buy Water Everyone knows that bottled water is expensive, but fewer people know that it may be inferior, or at least no better than your tap water at home. If you have your own well, the odds are very good that you have cleaner, better water than the brands from Coca-Cola and Pepsico. If you have city water, yours may be, probably is, just as good. You may want to invest in a reusable water-filtering pitcher.
19. Don't Buy Disguised Water, Either When we were kids, Kool-Aid only came in an envelope. You could add only the amount of sweetener you wanted, and your own water, and you spent a lot less money. So why buy it by the bottle? That's a good example, but there are lot of other ways you pay more just for water. Such as, cartons of fruit juice, canned broth or soup, canned, cooked beans, low-fat coconut milk, Jello cups, applesauce, popsicles, even chicken and pork injected with water and salt "flavoring".
20. Don't Buy Designer Salt Specialty spice mixes are usually 90% salt. You can just buy the basic herbs and spices, then make your own.
21. DON'T Use Coupons Ever see a coupon for bananas? Apples? Coupons may offer apparent savings, but they're usually for some sort of processed food that still winds up costing you more.
22. DO use Coupons Okay, nobody's perfect. Sometimes you or your family will want to buy things even if they aren't pure as the driven snow. If you're going to buy it anyway, having a coupon makes it cheaper. It's a no-brainer.
23. Get a Store Card These loyalty cards allow shoppers to get extra discounts on items without having to clip coupons. If a store you frequent, even infrequently, offers a card, you should get one.
24. Be Open to Store Brands Most times, but not always, store brands are of equal quality to brand name foods. Sometimes they're the very same thing. Not always though, so you need to try each one out, and see what you think.
25. Take it back Sometimes it happens. Something you've purchased is bad - soured, rotted, moldy, fizz-less, broken, or otherwise spoiled. Don't be afraid to take it back. Food is simply too expensive NOT to get what you paid for. Return bad items for credit or replacement. Most stores will gladly oblige.
26. Shop Several Stores You'll find that if you are familiar with several different groceries in your area, some will have consistently better bargains on certain items than others, and it's not just a matter of one store having better prices. We find that one local store always has the best prices on fresh meats, but never the best prices for fruit.
27. Buy Bagged Fruits and Vegetables Bags of onions, potatoes, apples and oranges are often less expensive than the same items offered loose in a bin, although the latter may be larger and arguably more attractive. That's if you can use them up before they spoil, that is.
28. Don't Buy Anything in Individual Wrapping This seems so obvious I almost hate to mention it. If you buy anything in individually-wrapped, portion-sized packaging, be it potato chips, cookies, nuts or whatever, you only need to compare what these cost with bulk purchases to see the severe error in your ways. If you need individual portions for the kids' lunch-boxes, buy reusable containers and fill them yourself.
29. Open Your Mind to a New Cookbook In the typical U.S. diet, a pound of meat serves four because meat is an American luxury, but in Latin or Oriental cooking, a pound of meat will serve eight or ten. Oriental cooking in particular uses meat as an accent, and I think you'll find, as we do, that you'll even feel better after a meal that makes heavy use of grains accented by small bits of meat as opposed to a plate covered by a slab of steak or roast. Again, besides saving money, you're saving your health.
30. Try to Produce Your Own Staples Do you eat lots of bread? If so, a bread machine will quickly pay for itself. Determine the items that your family uses the most, and see if you can't reduce your purchase to the basic ingredients. This is especially something to consider also if you use lots of ice cream, yogurt, or kefir. Also, don't forget snacks, which may make up a large part of your food budget. Popcorn can be produced cheaply in large quantities, and can be flavored with a number of low-cost items. If you've never tried it, I suggest a sprinkling of nutritional yeast, which gives a richness reminiscent of butter, but without the cost or calories.
31. Know a Good Deal When You See One Of course you probably can't remember the price of everything, but most people buy the same food items most of the time, so make it a point to notice and remember what you pay. That way you'll know when you see it somewhere else for a lower price. This may sound a bit tedious, but it's actually rather fun when you discover a new bargain.
32. Always Use the Produce Scale Don't try to guess how much a pound of mushrooms amounts to. Weigh everything before you put it in your cart.
33. Avoid Lavish Displays Cheese is almost always less expensive in the deli than from the tantalizing display of hors d'ourves set in mid-aisle. Don't be a sucker to marketing.
34. Buy Cold Cuts in the Deli Plastic-packaged cold cuts are usually more expensive, generally a lot more expensive, plus you have less packaging to send to the landfill with deli or meat-market purchases, especially if you buy whole units and slice them yourself at home.
36. Watch the cash register It is estimated that up to $2.5 billion per year is made in scanning errors. That's a lot of money left on the check-out counter. Supermarkets often put items on sale at prices that don't always get to the register. Also, checkers can easily make mistakes when making entries. Check your receipt carefully.
37. Leave the Kids at Home Even if you take them with you, you can easily find something your kids will enjoy more than following you around the grocery store trying to think of what new sugar-coated catastrophe to buy. It's not so much that a box of Puffy Sugar Bombs costs five bucks that irks, but that the little darlings develop the idea that Puffy Sugar Bombs are food. This is not good for their health, not good for their teeth and not good for your budget. Children are only human, so of course they want to choose a few of the things you buy when you go shopping, and they haven't yet developed the native resistance to advertising that you have. Drop them at a playground, or maybe the library. Frankly, you're probably better off leaving your spouse at home too. The more people that go shopping with you, the more you're likely to spend.
38. Patronize Farmer's Markets Not only will you save lots of money at farmer's markets, you'll get fresher food and benefit your local economy. Buying directly from the grower in-season is also a good way to get food items for storage that you may not be able to grow for yourself.
39. Pack a Lunch Going on at trip, or working outside the home? Try taking food with you instead of stoppingalong the way to go to a restaurant or convenience store. Again, you'll eat better for less.
40. Own a Freezer and/or Extra Fridge This is a large expense that you may not be able to afford right away, but well worth the money if you can. Finding a used freezer may be difficult, though, so you may have to buy new. Equally as handy, and probably less expensive than a freezer, is a second or third refrigerator. We've inherited two extra fridges from family members who were moving. Since virtually everyone owns a fridge at least once in there lives, there are plenty of used ones available. They really expand your ability to stock up.
41. Stock up after Thanksgiving November and December are the best months of the year to save on groceries. There are more coupons issued in these two months than at any other time during the year. The day after Thanksgiving, stores practically give turkeys away—if they have any left. This is when a freezer or extra fridge comes in handy. You'll find some great bargains both after Thanksgiving and after Christmas. A good time to stock up on bargains.
42. Shop at Larger Stores This may not always be good advice, but the bigger the store, the large the volume, so they can afford to offer better deals than smaller businesses. Beware though, because larger stores also have more sophisticated techniques for getting you to spend more.
43. Know Your Enemy Modern supermarkets, indeed all stores, are designed from top to bottom to make you want to spend. Nothing is left to chance. Popular items like milk tend to be at the back of the store, cheaper items are placed low and high on the shelves and the more profitable/expensive ones are at eye-level. Most stores advertise "loss leaders", extremely inexpensive staple goods to get you into the store where it's hoped you'll fill your cart with normally-priced items. Also expect tinted lights above meat and produce, automatic sprinklers and mouth-watering displays. Remember that the basic foodstuffs are usually located along the outside walls and more processed foods are on the inner aisles.
44. Volunteer I do volunteer work for a local food pantry. Many times at closing on Fridays we have large quantities of produce like strawberries or bananas that won't keep over the weekend. Rather than throw these items out I take them home and we make preserves, breads and other items that extend the shelf-life of the product.
45. Forage If you are a rural landowner like most homesteaders, then you have an unending supply of food for the taking. Even a few acres of woodlot will provide nuts, berries, mushrooms and even a few fruits and vegetables, like paw-paws, persimmons, ramps and wild garlic during the warm months.
46. Barter I purposely haven't mentioned raising your own milk, eggs and meat, because whether or not that proves to be money-saving option or not depends on your management skills and is the subject of another article altogether, but if you do keep livestock and poultry, the chances are good that at times you will have more milk, eggs and possibly even more meat than your family can use. When you do, these are the gold standard of barter.
47. Eat First, Then Shop Never, never, never go into a grocery store hungry or tired.
48. Avoid Items Sold at the Checkout Counter Stores feature single serving pies, cans of soda and other items at the checkout that are usually much more expensive. Relax, you'll be home soon enough.
49. Buy Frozen Fresh produce is appealing, but items such as broccoli, green peppers and strawberries are considerably cheaper when purchased from the frozen aisle. Most frozen items still carry the same health benefits. If you can't get it at a farmer's market, you're better off getting many items frozen.
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The news of Italia Independent's Lapo Elkann collaborating with Diesel's Renzo Rosso made my little Italian cup of espresso tremble in its saucer. October marks the release of their special limited edition 99% denim, 1% carbon fiber, Safado Independent Jeans. Aside from being manufactured using a traditional 75cm shuttle loom and having a beautiful intense indigo colour, they insulate the family jewels against lightening, electrostatic fields and electromagnetic emissions. Only 1,000 Diesel Safados have been produced and they're on sale as of this month exclusively through Italia Independent distribution channels for €295 ($US 411). Good luck snagging yourself a pair.


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Brussels II Revised - Care proceedings - Art 56, Brussels II Revised - Lithuanian mother brought child to live in UK - When court determined mother could no longer care for child Lithuanian authorities made an Art 56 request to return the child - Whether Art 56 placed an obligation on English court to comply with request
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The Lithuanian mother brought her 4-year-old daughter to England to live. The child had previously been in local authority care in Lithuania and the authorities there notified the English authorities of their concerns. As a result the local authority obtained an emergency protection order and the child had remained in foster care. Proceedings were transferred to the High Court due to the possibility of the Lithuanian authorities seeking a return of the child pursuant to Art 56 of BIIR. The Lithuanian court had already determined that no familial placement could be found for the child and, therefore, if she were to return she would be reliant on foster care. The local authority in England drew the same conclusion and when the case was remitted back to the county court for determination the judge included an order directing that the court should determine whether the child should be returned to the care of her mother and if not practical arrangements should be made for compliance with the Art 56 request. The mother appeal and the court was asked to adjudicate on the responsibilities under Art 56 of BIIR.
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(1) The sole purpose and effect of Art 56(1) and (2) of BIIR were to require a court which was considering placing a child in institutional or foster care in another Member State to consult any authority responsible for child placements in that Member State and not to decide on any such placement without that authority's consent. There was no entitlement of a Member State to call for the placement of a child within its jurisdiction (see para [5]).
(2) Article 56 placed a consultative obligation on the English court but it did not tie the hands of the court or exclude or reduce its obligation to arrive at its own judgment as to the child's best interests (see para [8]).
(3) The judge's order was in error to the extent that the second paragraph treated Art 56 as if the English court was obligated to return the child and comply with a possible request from the Lithuanian authorities for a return of the child (see paras [8], [9]).
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15th August 2009, Saturday – This morning we received a call from the health authority saying that my No.1 is confirmed to have Influenza A H1N1. Even though this is already late to know that she has H1N1, she has taken the Tamiflu since Wednesday (12th August 2009). Therefore, she needs to take 3 more doses of Tamiflu in order to complete her treatment i.e on Monday morning.
My No.1 had a fever on last Sunday. We gave her Paracetamol syrup to reduce her fever. My wife took her to the clinic the next day…and she was prescribed with Paracetamol syrup. She was getting better until the next day (Tuesday).
However, on that Tuesday, my No.2 was starting to have a fever and mild asthma. We gave him Paracetamol syrup to reduce his body temperature (as well the blue inhaler for his asthma).
On Wednesday, my No.1's body temperature rise again. My No.2's body temperature is in more favourable condition. We brought them to the flu clinic. They were give a Tamiflu medications. I think it is due to that they are the probable cases of H1n1. In addition, the doctor took their swab sample…And we have to wait until today for the result.
About the Tamiflu….According to the patient information leaflet for Oseltamivir that was given to us by the flu clinic, Tamiflu is an antiviral drug. It attacks the influenza virus and stops it from spreading inside your body. The Tamiflu is given because the patients are considered to be high risk group based on their medical conditions.
The patients are required to start taking Tamiflu immediately. They have to take one capsule of Tamiflu two times a day i.e one capsule in the morning and one more capsule in the afternoon. And…the patients must finish the Tamiflu capsules that have been given even though they feel better.
There are some adjustment in dosage for the children. In the case of my two children, the dosage is 45mg twice daily. Each capsule has 75mg. As there are no syrup forms of this medicine, you have to open the 75mg capsule and mix it with 7.5ml of water. This gives a solution of Tamiflu 10mg per ml. For the 45mg dosage, we give them 4.5ml of the solution twice per day.
It is very hard for us to give the medicine to my No.2 because he refuses to take any medicine…so we have to find some "necessary" ways to make him take it….My No.1 is okay. She is very cooperative, but the problems is she is very selective over the "menu"…Actually, both of them do.
The patients may take Tamiflu with food or without food. But the leftlef says the most common side effects with Tamiflu are nausea and vomiting. There are usually mild to moderate. They usually happen in the first two days of treatment. Taking Tamiflu with food may reduce the chance of these side effects i.e nausea and vomiting. So far, my No.1 and No.2 does not show this side effects.
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After my wife received a call about my No.1 's H1N1 confirmation this morning, she also received a call from the Department of Schools, Ministry of Education to gather information either to close her class or not. I think it is unnecessary to do so because my No.1 has not going to school since last Sunday…And my No.2 has not going to school since Tuesday. While he was going to school on Monday, he did not show any H1N1 symptoms yet. My only questions are where and when she has contracted with the H1N1 virus and if there are any of her friends are also get H1n1.
This afternoon we went to the flu clinic again for review. We were shown the laboratory result. It is confirmed that my No.1 has positive result while my No.2 has negative result. I have no idea why my No.2 only has the normal fever (with running nose and then cough) eventhough they watch TV together, play together, and sleep near to each other. I guess he has the flu vaccination meanwhile my No.1 does not have the vaccination…but the vaccination is NOT for Influenza H1N1.
Both of them are still on medical leave until 18th August i.e one week from last Wednesday. The doctor gives us the option either to stop or to continue Tamiflu medication for my No.2 as he has H1n1 negative. I decide to finish his dose…just for prevention. So, he must complete his medication until this coming Monday morning, just like his sister.
At present (at the time of writing), both of them are at "recovery mode"…they are just having cough and a little running nose.
There is no quarantine order to the others who live in my house. This is due to Brunei has moved to the Protect and Treat Phase from the Containment Phase. Both my children are "advised" not to go out in the "public"….no schools, no family gathering, and no shopping malls.
But if this was happen during the beginning of the outbreak in Brunei, all people in the house or in contact with them will be quarantined either at Tutong Hospital (Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah Hospital) or at home. The quarantine will be for a number of days depending what is your infection status. Please read my ex-colleague's story about her experience being in quarantine order. Please click here: Under Quarantine...
At the time of writing (15th August 2009, Saturday night), the cummulative counts of confirmed H1n1 cases is 950 cases with 1 H1N1 related death. The counts are based on the information that are available at Ministry of Health (MOH) website. Please take note that you have to calculate yourself in order to know the cummulative numbers…or you have to wait their latest updates over the Radio Television Brunei (RTB) news or at the newspaper.
And… the figure does reflect the actual numbers of H1n1 cases. The actual numbers may be more (I think the actual numbers should be more than 1000 cases already). This is due to Brunei is now at Protect and Treat Phase. During this phase, not all people who has the symptoms are tested for H1N1. Please visit their website for further details: www.moh.gov.bn
Eventough you are not tested for H1N1 and not confirmed to have H1n1, please follow MOH's advices if you are having H1n1's symptoms.
p/s: My "armies" still win the war again the flu virus….I hope they do not lose any battle even though I have not "install any anti-virus" (special support team) to help them….Doing some physical activities, eat healthy, control stress and have enough sleep will help them.
16th August 2009, Sunday – About 6.00pm today, I went to a flu clinic in Ong Sum Ping to accompany my wife to see a doctor. She got headache, cough, and dizziness…but no fever. She is given 4 days medical leave until this coming Thursday.
From our visit to the flu clinic, I can further understand that only high risk groups ( or selected people) are tested for H1N1 during this Protect and Treat Phase. And, only high risk groups are given Tamiflu medication (may be due to its price and the normal people can get better without the Tamiflu).
There is no more quarantine order by the authority for those who are sick and their contacts. It is true there were quarantine order during its early outbreak in Brunei Darussalam i.e during the Containment Phase. But, for those who are sick, they have a social responsibility to follow the Ministry of Health's advice for this Protect and Treat Phase period. You may have H1N1 or you may not have H1N1… you have a probable case of H1N1…not confirmed unless tested.
However, those who are not sick can go to work eventhough there is someone who is sick (probable H1N1 or confirmed H1N1) in their home. You just monitor your health status…and need to see a doctor if you have H1N1 symptoms. Then, you may be prescribed with normal medicine and a medical leave.
Note: Brunei Darussalam has moved from Containment Phase to Protect and Treat Phase on 25th July 2009.
p/s: Should a teacher who is still healthy go to school or not, if he/she is (continously) in contact with the sick people (probable H1N1 or confirmed H1N1)?
Note: This article is written based on my experience and understanding of the situation as well as from the information that I have read. THIS IS NOT A MEDICAL ADVICE. If you have a medical situation, please see your medical professsionals for advice and treatment. Thank you.
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About MeGbemiga Sofowora is a cardiologist and assistant professor of clinical medicine at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
Dr. Sofowora earned his medical degree from Obafemi Awolowo University in Osun state, Nigeria, and his master of science degree in clinical pharmacology from Glasgow University in Glasgow, Scotland.
He completed his residency in internal medicine at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center in Reading, Penn., and a fellowship in cardiology at Hahnemann University Hospital and in clinical pharmacology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.
Dr. Sofowora has extensively presented and published research in journals, such as International Journal of Cardiology and Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. His clinical interests include echocardiography and research interests include genetic variability in vascular reactivity.
Board certified in internal medicine, Dr. Sofowora is a member of the American Society of Echocardiography and American College of Cardiology.
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The Innovation Initiative Ventures Forward
I often say the House of Representatives is a lot like a truck stop off an interstate highway. Members come from and represent all walks of life. The pace is often frantic with unique interactions at every turn. But most importantly, the collective pulse of our country is felt through the halls of the House. And it is clear the desire for a more innovative economy, workforce, and government stretches over every congressional district.
That is why we formed the Innovation Initiative.
Our government has fallen far behind the advances we experience in our everyday lives. Like any transformative effort, the type of reform we hope to achieve with the Innovation Initiative requires collective support. That is why we formed the iTeam — Members of Congress committed to bringing innovation to government, and harnessing innovation to grow our economy.
Yesterday was a positive day in this effort.
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Yesterday the House passed legislation to further each one of our goals.
Our government should adapt to changing times — rethinking what government does and how government operates. That is why the fact that the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) hadn't been updated since 1986 was particularly troubling.
ECPA originally afforded important privacy protections to consumers during the dawn of the Internet age. But technology has advanced rapidly, and ECPA quickly became outdated.
Representative Kevin Yoder's bill — the Email Privacy Act — would extend our rights against unnecessary search and seizure to old emails. By protecting Americans' digital privacy while also giving law enforcement the tools it needs to do its job, this commonsense policy update reflects the Gov 2.0 approach our initiative intends to replicate. I am pleased to say this bill passed unanimously.
In addition to privacy, we are committed to building a stronger economy. And doing so begins with creating a more vibrant environment for our nation's entrepreneurs and startups. Starting one's own business comes with inherent risk but can offer big rewards. But getting an idea off the ground often takes substantial capital. This is something I'm familiar with — I started my first small business right after high school.
Today, government barriers have made much needed seed capital harder and harder to come by — even if there are individuals ready to invest.
Several years ago, Congress passed, and the President signed, the JOBS Act. The goal was to help increase access to capital for startups. Unfortunately, some of the provisions in the bill were interpreted by the SEC against the spirit of entrepreneurship– thus keeping the barriers to capital in place.
To fix this, the House passed the Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act to remove burdensome roadblocks and give new companies an opportunity to identify and interact with potential investors — thus producing an environment for startups to thrive.
We must always strive to solve today's problems with new ideas in order to maintain our position as the global leader in the 21st century.
Yesterday showed how the Innovation Initiative is doing just that.
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This type of legislation is the necessary fuel to achieve our goals. But the Innovation Initiative is more than a list of bills. It is a way of thinking and doing.
In Congress — and government in general — a jumpstart into the 21st Century requires a dialogue with individuals and organizations that are already blazing the path. But our challenges are not small and they are not conventional. So Representative Patrick McHenry and I hosted a unique policy event dubbed, the FORUM.
In the Congressional Auditorium, we heard Representative Will Hurd talk about the power of interconnectivity of health records to save lives. Representative Susan Brooks addressed retraining a workforce for skills needed in today's dynamic economy.
American Enterprise Institute President Arthur Brooks encouraged all policy entrepreneurs to search for the why in our journey to reform. And Zac Bookman, a Silicon Valley innovator showcased the power of open and transparent government budget data.
Each of these brief presentations captured the audience's attention and imagination — including dozens of civic-minded high school students.
Following the Hill's version of TED Talks, Zac remained on stage and joined Susan Molinari, Google's Vice President for Public Policy; Donna Harris, CEO of DC incubator 1776; and Patrick and me in a panel discussion. Fittingly, this conversation was moderated by the President of the Conservative Reform Network's Neil Bradley.
Now that is a lot of names and affiliated organizations but the topic of conversation was simple: innovation and the impact it has on all of our lives. As a former small businessman, I understood Donna's comment that entrepreneurship reaches all corners of our economy and communities. But perhaps the most compelling exchange occurred when Patrick poignantly stated that his focus is on leveraging innovation to improve the everyday lives of families.
The substance of the FORUM matched the urgency of our public policy needs. This is what drove Patrick and I to establish the iTeam: the recognition that unleashing innovation requires more than a few smart people or ideas. It requires all of us — policymakers, entrepreneurs, thinkers, students, inventors — to work together. That was the mindset behind the FORUM. And that is what we will look to achieve moving forward.