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The wine world is already so masculine, making special efforts to underscore its machismo seems akin to gluing chest hair to Rambo.
Nevertheless, "manly" wines are the industry's latest fling, in large part due to young men being part of the fastest growing wine consumption demographic today: millennials. The challenge, however, is getting them to permanently swap beer for Bordeaux.
A new nationwide survey of 1,510 people finds four in 10 men believe there's a lingering stereotype about wine being a woman's drink. Of Canadians age 18 to 24, fully three-quarters consider wine more socially acceptable for older men to drink than guys their own age.
Winemakers are aiming to counter such perceptions, in part, by debuting labels so hyper-masculine as to deserve cameos in a Michael Bay movie.
B.C.'s Dirty Laundry sells a red blend called Bordello whose label features images of the Kama Sutra variety (bottles come with a magnifying glass for those who desire a closer look). Ontario's Stratus Vineyards is widely known for its Wildass Riesling. Canadian golfer Mike Weir has his own wine, as does hockey great Wayne Gretzky.
And California's Treasury Wine Estates operates a brand dubbed Sledgehammer, advertised as pairing best with women, video games, football and bar closings.
"The wine industry certainly hasn't ignored men; they just haven't really reached out to this new generation of men by making wine fun and uncomplicated," says Tom Smallhorn, Treasury's vice-president of innovations.
"Everything about (Sledgehammer) is over the top, and tries to be fairly manly. … We describe it as a punch in the mouth."
The brand's promotional materials even include advice on how to enjoy wine like a real man: grip the glass stem with a fist, never sip and only drink blush "alone or in a dimly lit setting."
But it's more than just clever marketing at work.
Edmonton's Gurvinder Bhatia, contributing editor at Tidings magazine, says increased travel to Europe, and greater exposure to wine through outdoor food and arts festivals, are helping millennial males move much faster into the category than previous generations.
"Younger people are buying wine very differently from how their parents did," says Bhatia, noting that the latter demographic was likelier to cellar while the former is likelier to drink immediately — and isn't hung up on pretence.
"When this generation is at the same age their parents are, they'll be far more evolved — not stuck in that mentality of having to drink only Bordeaux, Burgundy, Napa Cab and Barolo."
Nielsen reports that men aged 21 to 33 are already drinking more wine than their Gen X predecessors did at the same age: 20 per cent of their alcoholic "share of throat" is wine, compared to 13 per cent for Gen X'ers in 1999.
Among the brands tapping that market are Frontier Red, a bottle whose label looks like it was lifted from an episode of Davy Crockett; Rhone Gang's Hold-Up, an unpretentious blend featuring moustache imagery worthy of Snidely Whiplash; and Big House Winery's The Slammer Syrah, which uses a prison illustration to achieve a certain don't-drop-the-soap charm.
Though media-savvy men may consider themselves immune to such tactics (just 28 per cent claimed interest in male-marketed wines), consumer research suggests they're more vulnerable than they think.
Reporting in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, investigators found males consistently gravitate toward menu items they perceive as masculine — think steaks and things described as "hearty" — in an unconscious attempt to conform to gender norms.
Wines with names such as Little Black Dress, Cupcake and Mommy's Time Out don't exactly meet that criterion.


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NEW: A large part of the British Antarctic Territory is named for Queen Elizabeth II
She attends her first Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street
As head of state, the queen has to remain strictly neutral
The visit is part of her diamond jubilee celebrations
British ministers had a special guest in their midst during their Cabinet meeting Tuesday: Queen Elizabeth II.
It was a historic occasion because it is thought to mark the first time a monarch has attended such a session since Queen Victoria more than a century ago.
Read more: Diamond jubilee complete coverage
The monarch, wearing blue, was greeted at the door of 10 Downing Street by Prime Minister David Cameron.
The queen has not attended a Cabinet meeting before now because her involvement in Britain's political life is generally formal or ceremonial.
Her role is clear: "As Head of State The Queen has to remain strictly neutral with respect to political matters, unable to vote or stand for election," according to the British Monarchy's website.
Her presence as an observer Tuesday coincides with the end of the yearlong celebration marking her 60 years on the throne. During that time, the United Kingdom has had 12 prime ministers.
The session lasted 90 minutes, during which ministers presented her with a gift they personally paid for to mark her diamond jubilee.
The queen also visited the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Tuesday, where she was paid a rather unusual tribute: the naming after her of 169,000 square miles of the Antarctic.
Foreign Secretary William Hague said the southern part of the British Antarctic Territory had been designated "Queen Elizabeth Land" in honor of her 60-year reign.
The previously unnamed territory is nearly twice the size of the United Kingdom and about a third of the whole land mass of the British Antarctic Territory, Hague said.
The queen's visit to the Foreign Office, only her second in the past six decades, is the final official engagement of her busy jubilee year.


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Not heard of Morning Parade yet? You soon will. This hotly tipped Essex band took some time out during their headline UK tour to chat to Maria Loupa as they ventured to the Toon for the very first time.
Frontman Steve Sparrow was friendly, approachable and modest when asked about the band's work – at first glance, he didn't give the same impression as his passionate on-stage persona.
So… why "Morning Parade"?
A lot of reasons! We wanted something to symbolize a fresh start – we all came from different bands and this was kind of a clean slate for everyone, and "morning" has this fresh meaning that we were going for. It also stands for all the early mornings we have to get up and travel to go to work, like we were joining the labour queue or something.
Would you say that you are a rock band?
Well, we are definitely a rock band but we don't play classic rock. We use elements of electronic, dance and cinematic music. We experiment with different sounds and rhythms, anything from Daft Punk to Radiohead. We base our songs on lyrics and melody, but we also use layering techniques to achieve the result we want.
How long have you been together?
About four years. I've known Phil since I was 11; he was the one who taught me how to play the guitar and I turned out to be better, so he switched to playing the bass!
With Chad we were together in college, Ben and Andrew came later. We decided to get together and started jamming on Saturdays and stuff. Our music at the time was rubbish, our songs were 20 minutes long!
What inspires you?
Our inspirations are always changing.. We are inspired by what we see around us, you are always introduced to a different eye. I think our music is quite reflecting, our first single is a proof of that.
In what way is the new single, 'Us and Ourselves' reflecting?
We all try to get somewhere in life; no matter what we are doing, we are in a single journey, all in this together. It's about looking to yourself and the world around us, like a universal kind of thing. Unfortunately some people don't get our message, but that's a risk you have to take; if you don't get your feet in the challenge, you might as well say nothing.
How was the experience of performing in all these high profile support slots?
I don't know how it came to be, we've been offered gigs from The Wombats, and it kind of spiraled from there. We've played with The Kooks, The Wombats, 30 Seconds to Mars. It was a great experience because we had the chance to play for a huge crowd. With 30 seconds to Mars in Switzerland there was 20,000 people , and with The Kooks about 10,000 a night in the UK.
We' ve been touring a lot this year in the UK and mainland Europe ; Holland, Germany, Belgium, Russia.
What are your future plans?
Our main focus is on the album coming out on the first week of March and we're really excited about it. These days, the way the world – and television – works, bands are not necessarily in the singles market; the album is what counts.
Having our own headline tour is amazing, and we're looking forward to hitting the rest of the UK venues on our list. After the album is released, there's going to be a lot of touring in the UK and the US next year.
I can't do one, but can you give us your best Geordie accent?
I can't even do it, and I'm from the South East!
*As published inhttp://thecourieronline.co.uk/2011/12/interview-morning-parade/


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US and Japan holding military exercises: People of Okinawa are being marginalized
Joachim de Villiers, Hiroshi Saito and Lee Jay Walker
Modern Tokyo Times
The United States and Japan are currently holding military exercises which will last until November 16. Yet the biennial military exercise called Keen Sword appears to show a lack of sensitivity towards the people of Okinawa. This applies to the existing tensions between Okinawa and mainland Japan which continues to brush aside the demands of local people.
Currently the United States military is being forced to keep its head down in Okinawa after recent rape allegations and because of a brutal attack against a teenager. Of course, the issue of American bases throughout Okinawa runs much deeper. This doesn't only apply to the actions of the United States but also towards the government of Japan. Yet with such recent heightened tensions over the deployment of MV-22 Osprey and the behavior of American troops, then once more it appears that the people of Okinawa are not viewed highly to political leaders based in Tokyo.
In Okinawa, many local people believe that the central government in Japan treats this area like a second-class region. This is based on the reality that a sizeable amount of the armed forces of America are stationed in Okinawa compared to mainland Japan. Historical realities also mean that the indigenous people of Okinawa seem to be a pawn which is openly manipulated by Tokyo and Washington. Therefore, if Okinawa is truly part of Japan, then why are the wishes of local people ignored so much?
The people of Okinawa on the whole are not demanding the expulsion of all American bases but they do want mainland Japan to share the burden. America is not insensitive to the demands of Okinawa but clearly the central government of Japan seems distant. After all, over 70% of all American forces are based in Okinawa despite repeated demands for sharing the responsibility with mainland Japan.
In the New York Times editorial (November 2, 2012) it is stated that "Many Okinawans believe, with justification, that their views are irrelevant to the Japanese government and the United States, whose geopolitical priorities trump local concerns about jet crashes, noise, environmental destruction and crime. That has not stopped protesters from tirelessly raising objections, most strongly in 1995, when three servicemen gang-raped a schoolgirl, and in September, when tens of thousands demonstrated against the deployment of the Osprey."
Further down in the same editorial it states about America that political leaders"…should move swiftly to lighten its presence on Okinawa, by shifting troops to Guam, Hawaii and elsewhere in Japan. Okinawans will feel safer and less aggrieved only when they believe that Japan and the United States are taking their objections seriously."
The sad truth is that political leaders in Tokyo appear to view the area to be second-class because historically Okinawa (Ryukyu Kingdom) never belonged to Japan. Therefore, the government of Japan is still viewing Okinawa in a subservient manner. This policy is not only backfiring against political leaders in Tokyo but it is also impacting on America and the military forces based throughout Japan. Given this reality, then Washington should make the first move because little seems to change the hearts of political leaders in Tokyo.
Currently, relations between China and Japan have hit rock bottom because of the territorial dispute. Yet for people in Okinawa it is the lack of transparency within successive governments based in Tokyo which is the real issue.
Therefore, the current joint military exercises by America and Japan in the waters of Okinawa is also a symbol of major powers ignoring the wishes of local people. China may hog the headlines because of the current tense situation with Japan over territory. Yet in Okinawa it appears that their voices count for nothing because countless demonstrations and protests have not altered the major imbalance of American forces being based in Okinawa.
In the Asahi Shimbun (article written by Satoshi Okumura, Norio Yatsu and Tsukasa Kimura) it was stated that"Huge protests erupted in Okinawa Prefecture and other parts of Japan over the deployment of the Osprey to Okinawa Prefecture. Residents and local leaders cited the spotty safety record of the aircraft, and they repeated that the island prefecture continues to shoulder the overwhelming burden of hosting U.S. military bases under the Japan-U.S. security alliance."
The government of Japan just like China uses nationalist rhetoric over the ongoing territorial dispute between both nations. Ironically, however, many people in Okinawa are also disillusioned with political leaders in mainland Japan because of the second-class nature of the treatment of people from Okinawa. It is time for political elites in distant Tokyo to wake-up to the demands of local people in Okinawa. Also, Washington must do more to defuse the situation.


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Christopher Francis Ocean (born Christopher Breaux October 28, 1987), is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. Ocean started his career as aghostwriter for artists such as Damienn Jones, John Legend, Justin Bieber, andBrandy.
In 2010, he became a member of alternative hip hop collective OFWGKTA also known as Odd Future, and his debut mixtape, Nostalgia, Ultra, was released to critical acclaim in 2011. The singles "Novacane" and "Swim Good" both achieved chart success. In 2012, Ocean finished second place in the BBC'sSound of 2012 poll. His debut studio album, Channel Orange, was released in July 2012 to critical acclaim and was promoted with three charting singles: "Thinkin Bout You", "Pyramids", and "Sweet Life".
Ocean became one of the first mainstream African-American music artists to announce that he had once fallen in love with someone of the same sex. Ocean's music has been characterized by music writers as idiosyncratic in style.
Early life
Ocean was born Christopher "Lonney" Breaux on October 28, 1987, in Long Beach, California to parents Calvin Edward Cooksey and Katonya Breaux When he was around five years old, he and his family moved to New Orleans, Louisiana.
He grew up around its local jazz scene and listened to his mother's CDs on her car stereo, including albums by Celine Dion, Anita Baker, and The Phantom of the Opera soundtrack. As a teenager, he did neighborhood chores and saved up money to rent studio time. As he recalled, "Oh man I had numerous hustles [...] Washing cars was one of them, and mowing lawns and walking dogs."[3] In Louisiana, Ocean attended John Ehret High School and later enrolled in theUniversity of New Orleans and moved into its dormitory in 2005. Shortly after enrolling in the university, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and he transferred to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
2005–11: Career beginnings
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit Ocean's hometown of New Orleans and his recording facility was destroyed by floodwater and looting. To continue recording music, he moved to Los Angeles and intended to stay for just six weeks but decided to stay longer and develop his music career after establishing contact with people in the music industry. He recorded some demos at a friend's studio and shopped them around Los Angeles. After getting a songwriting deal, he started working with other record producers and wrote songs for artists such as Justin Bieber, John Legend, Brandy, and Beyoncé. Ocean later said of his work at the time, "There was a point where I was composing for other people, and it might have been comfy to continue to do that and enjoy that income stream and the anonymity. But that's not why I moved away from school and away from family."He has also worked with artists such as Nas and Pharrell Williams. Ocean joined Los Angeles-based hip hop collective Odd Future, whom he had met in 2009. His friendship with Odd Future member Tyler, The Creator reinvigorated Ocean's songwriting. In late 2009, he met Tricky Stewart, who helped him sign a contract with Def Jam Recordings as a solo artist.
On February 18, 2011, Ocean released his first mixtape, Nostalgia, Ultra, to critical acclaim. The mixtape focuses on interpersonal relationships, personal reflection and social commentary. NPR's Andrew Noz said Ocean's songwriting is "smart and subtle...setting him apart from the pack." Rolling Stone magazine's Jonah Weiner wrote that Ocean was a "gifted avant-R&B smoothie". In April 2011, Ocean stated that his relationship with Def Jam strengthened since the release of the mixtape. The mixtape made Ocean widely known and led to his collaborations with rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West. Ocean first appeared in Tyler, The Creator's music video for the single "She", from Tyler's second studio album Goblin (2011). His first performance was in collaboration with Odd Future at the 2011 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, where he later joined them for their first tour across the east coast of the United States. On May 19, 2011 Ocean's record label Def Jam announced its plans to re-release Nostalgia, Ultra as an EP. The single 'Novacane' was released to iTunes in May 2011, and the EP originally was set to be released the next month, but was delayed.
In June 2011, Ocean revealed that he would work on the upcoming Kanye West and Jay-Z collaborative album, Watch the Throne. Ocean co-wrote and featured on two tracks: "No Church in the Wild" and "Made in America". On July 28, 2011, a song titled "Thinkin Bout You" leaked on the internet. It was later revealed the song was a reference track, written by Ocean, for Roc Nationartist Bridget Kelly's debut studio album. Kelly renamed the song 'Thinking About Forever'. In September 2011, a music video directed byHigh5Collective for Ocean's version was released, yet the song still appeared on Kelly's debut EP Every Girl. In August 2011, Frank Ocean made his first appearance on the cover of the publication The FADER, in its 75th issue.
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Saturday morning io9 readers know that I love foisting some 1980s bleep-bloop music on you to kick off the weekend.
Today will be no different, as we will be listening to Claudio Mingardi's 1984 single "Star," a synthesizer-happy cover of the Thin White Duke's ditty about friendly aliens who wish to fellate our brains or something.
As usual, the vocalist can only somewhat sing in English and — for that matter — sing whatsoever. If you're hankering for further Bowiecentric oddities, here are the instrumental and an italoized cover of "Heroes" that will melt your reality into porridge.


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PUBLISHERS UPDATE – 5.31.13 – Ive just been informed, and sadly confirmed, that the features below are indeed NOT available to all accounts. Although it seemed to be no problem to drop the applications across the whole platform, for some reason LinkedIn is only allowing some accounts to upload files. It has nothing to do with premium status, but I can upload and some of my clients cannot – yet?
Visual content can be added to your summary, work experience and education sections on the site, and can come from your computer's hard drive or from the web.
On the flip side of the equation, people who are browsing profiles on the site can now like or comment on media uploaded to others' profiles. A sharing option — for sharing content you find interesting with others — is also in the works.
New media-rich profiles are available now for LinkedIn members in English-speaking countries.
To add media to your own profile on LinkedIn click the "Edit" button on your profile page and follow the prompts in the summary, education and experience sections.
What sorts of content will you be adding to your LinkedIn Profile?
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Girls are complex beings. No one will quite ever understand what makes females all so different. Because of these differences, each girl should be treated like an individual, especially at her birthday party. There are a few great ways to make sure this special gal feels like the main event on her big day.
When planning a party for a young girl, most people automatically jump to pink and purple, ribbons and curls, and fairy princesses. The problem with that girly stereotype is that not all females are the same. Girls, unlike boys, have a much wider range of likes and interests, even from a young age.
While boys mainly focus on cars, sports, and destroying things, girls can find entertainment in anything from monster trucks to frilly dresses and nail polish. That is why it is important to make sure and ask the little lady what she likes, wants, and imagines for her day. Once this has been determined, it is easier to create a celebration that truly caters to her.
Girls are very particular. Whether it is their hair, shoes, nails, or toys, if something is not how she wants it, a girl will let the whole world know. To help avoid any major meltdowns, let the birthday girl help plan and put together her party.
Ask her to write out the invitations, tape up decorations, or frost the cake. It might even be a good idea to let her play "hostess" at the party for a little while. Allow her to be in charge of some of the games and activities; that way, she feels important and noticed, because sometimes the best birthday parties are the ones that are more personal.
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2. To enable the proper functioning of the Website: Heartbit will require to process certain technical data and user preferences to enable the functionalities of the Website, as well as to provide you with the best possible user experience. Legal grounds for the processing of such data is provided by Heartbit's obligation to perform services as well as its legitimate interest under Article (1) lit. b.) and f.) of the GDPR;
3. To facilitate pre-orders and perform orders of the Device: Currently, you have the chance to register yourself for a pre-order list for the Device, which may only be purchased later through the Website;
a. Notification to inform you of Device availability: In order to provide you with notifications on the availability of the Device, We will process your pre-order data as long as the pre-order period lasts. Once the pre-order period ends, we will notify you of this event and you will be offered the chance to be the first to place your order for the Device. legal grounds for the pre-order pursuant to Article 6 (1) lit. b.) of the GDPR;
b. Marketing research based on the pre-order information: In case you provide your separate consent upon pre-ordering the Device, we will process your data mentioned in Clause 1. e.) for the special purposes of conducting market research and to provide information through newsletters on Heartbit Services. Legal grounds for the pre-order marketing content is provided by your consent pursuant to Article 6 (1) lit. a.) of the GDPR;
c. To facilitate orders and manage payment data: Once you place your order for a Device at any time, we will need to process your payment, delivery and any other required personal data to fulfilment of our contractual and other obligations e.g. throughout payment, following payment to comply with statutory accounting and tax obligations. Legal grounds to process these data are the requirement to perform orders and to comply with legal obligations pursuant to Article 6 (1) lit. b.) and c.) of the GDPR;
4. To provide you with the latest news and updates on Heartbit Services: In case you provide your separate consent for us to send you updates and notifications on the latest news on Heartbit Services, we will process your email address for the purpose of sending newsletters. Legal grounds for processing your email address is provided by your consent pursuant to Article 6 (1) lit. a.) of the GDPR;
5. To comply with our statutory legal and regulatory obligations: where necessary to comply with a legal obligation, a court order, or to exercise and defend legal claims; In certain situations, we may be required to disclose personal data in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements. In these cases, where processing of your personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which Heartbit is subject, our legal grounds to process your personal is derived from Article 6 (1) lit. c.). Here we note, that we will only share personal data with companies, outside organizations or individuals if we have well established grounds to access, use, preserve or disclose personal data to the extent it is reasonably necessary to meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request, detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues or protect against harm to the rights, property or safety of our users or the public as required or permitted by law.
6. To protect your vital interests, or those of others, such as in the case of emergencies: We will also process your data in case it is required to prevent, to detect and to investigate crime and serious violations and obligations. In these cases, the legal grounds In these cases our legal grounds to process your personal data in addition to your consent is further derived from Article 6 (1) lit. d.) of the GDPR;
7. Defence of legal claims and litigation: In these cases our legal grounds to process your personal data is derived from Article 6 (1) lit. f.) of the GDPR whereby processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by Heartbit or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.
8. To fulfil our legitimate interest: We will process your data where necessary for the purposes of Heartbit's legitimate interests, such as our interests in protecting our members, our partners' interests and our commercial interests in ensuring the sustainability of the Heartbit Services. Legal grounds to process your personal data in such cases is derived from Article 6 (1) lit. f.) of the GDPR.
When you choose to share personal data with others
Heartbit makes it possible to share personal data you wish to make public with other Heartbit members and the public on other social platforms as mentioned in the beginning of this Privacy policy. Personal data shared on these platforms will be visible by other users based on the settings you have chosen in your privacy settings on the respective social platform. Please always make sure to chose the privacy options you prefer when sharing content on other social platforms.
With service providers of Heartbit
Heartbit may share your personal data with service providers and other recipients, to support and improve its features and services and also to perform pre-orders or process payments. Service providers in these cases will only receive access to personal data which is absolutely necessary to perform these tasks and provide features on the behalf of Heartbit. These recipients must adhere to the requirements set out in this Privacy Policy are always strictly required to protect and secure your personal data provided to them.
When it is required from us by law or court order
We may retain and forward personal data with particular types of third parties, which include in particular law enforcement agencies (police, state secret service, international crime fighting organisations), public or governmental agencies, or private litigants, also from outside your country of residence, if we are obliged to disclose personal data based on the word of the law or reasonably necessary to comply with the law or when is required to respond to court orders, warrants, or other legal or regulatory processes. Personal data may also be processed if Hearbit determines that disclosure is reasonably necessary to prevent the death or serious bodily injury of any person, to address issues of national security or other issues of public importance.
When we need to protect our business interest
Heartbit is determined to detect and combat any breaches of our Terms and Conditions or to prevent any fraud or any means of abuse committed against Heartbit Services, any of its members or any third-party. Heartbit will protect its operations, property and other legal rights provided under law which may lead to us disclosing data to the legal counsel, consultant or other third parties we may choose to engage regarding these matters. However, we are determined that when seeking advice of these third parties, we will always make sure, that arrangements for the co-operation with these third parties provide adequate protection to personal data shared in the process.
What does Hearbit do to protect personal data
We take several measures to protect and safeguard the personal data we process. These solutions and features are located and active on the Website and in the Heartbit Services to ensure that data processed and controlled by Heartbit is constantly protected against outside attacks and are only accessible to members and authorized parties. Heartbit understands that technology is rapidly evolving, that is why Heartbit deploys state of the art technology, that conforms with current standards to safeguard personal data processed by us.
To help ensure that the measures we take are more effective in preventing unauthorized access to your private personal data, you should be aware of the security features available to you through your browser. Our Website applies HTTPS protocol for its operation in order to protect the privacy of our users. Most browsers have the ability to notify you if you change between secure and insecure communications, receive invalid services identification personal data for the Services you are communicating with, or send personal data over an unsecured connection. Heartbit recommends that you enable these browser functions to help ensure that your communications are secure when visiting the Website or using Heartbit Services.
Although Heartbit endlessly strives to protect your personal data by deploying state of the art technology, absolute security can not be guaranteed. Despite our best efforts Heartbit cannot fully ensure or warrant the security of personal data processed by Heartbit. Transmitting personal data is done at your own risk.
Privacy Setting
Heartbit offers several features and settings to help you manage your privacy and how you share your activities. Privacy controls are located in various parts and features of the Application and control different aspects of data processing done by Heartbit. The following privacy setting are available in the Application:
Updating mandatory Account data
You may correct, amend or update mandatory personal data in your Account at any time by adjusting them in your Account settings, under the "Mandatory Data" section. If you need further assistance correcting inaccurate personal data, please contact Heartbit. Heartbit will generally respond to your request within 30 business days. Deleting personal data and your account
Once you have decided to delete your account, all your personal data, including your Account, activities and corresponding Health Data cannot be reinstated and will be lost permanently.
Content you have shared with others, such as photos, or that others have copied may remain visible after you have deleted your Account or deleted specific personal data from your own Account. Heartbit also provides you the option to remove individual running details or Health Data available for each individual exercise session in the Member Zone without deleting your Account or other running details or personal data.
Management of Health Data
During your workout sessions, the Device and the Application will collect and generate various types of Health Data. Until you choose to synchronize, running details and ECG data will remain on your device. Running details and ECG data will only transfer to Heartbit if you synchronize. You will be able to how to synchronize and manage transfer of your Health Data in the Application.
In accordance with applicable regulations, you have the following rights as a data subject:
• You have the right to access your personal data: you can obtain information relating to the processing of your personal data, and request a copy of such personal data;
• You have the right to rectify your personal data: where you consider that your personal data are inaccurate or incomplete, you can request that such personal data to be modified according to your request;
• You have the right to erase your personal data: you can request the deletion of your personal data to the extent permitted by applicable law;
• You have the right to restrict the use of your personal data: you can request the restriction of the processing of your personal data;
• You have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data: where you have given your consent for the processing of your personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time;
• You have the right to data portability: where legally applicable, you have the right to have the personal data you have provided to us be returned to you or, where technically feasible, transferred to a third party;
• Furthermore, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time to the extent we process your personal data for the purposes of our legitimate interests and/or of direct marketing.
If you wish to exercise the rights listed above, please contact us on the address shown in Clause 7 below or if you are a member, please use the features available in the Application.
Right to Access and Porting
You can access much of your personal data by logging into your Account and request data in a readable format by clicking on the "DOWNLOAD DATA" button under privacy settings any time. If you require additional access or if you do not have an Account or the Application, please contact us on the address shown in Clause 7 below.
Right to Rectify, Restrict, Limit, Delete
You can also rectify, restrict, limit or delete much of your personal data by logging into your Account, such as to edit your Account details, delete photos you have posted, remove individual activities from the Member Zone without deleting your Account, or completely delete your Account. If you are unable to do this, please contact us at Heartbit. Heartbit will generally respond to your request within 30 business days.
Right to Object
Where we process your personal data based on our legitimate interests explained above, you can object to this processing in certain circumstances. In such cases, we will cease processing your personal data unless we have compelling legitimate legal grounds to continue processing or where it is needed for legal reasons.
Right to Revoke Consent
Where you have previously provided your consent, such as to permit us to process Health Data or other health-related data about you, you have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time. For example, you can withdraw your consent by updating your settings or delete your Account. In certain cases, we may continue to process your personal data after you have withdrawn consent if we have a legal basis to do so or if your withdrawal of consent was limited to certain processing activities.
Retention of Personal data
We retain personal data as long as it is necessary to provide the Heartbit Services. Personal data associated with your Account will generally be kept until it is no longer necessary to provide the Heartbit Services or until your Account is deleted. However, in certain cases we may retain personal data for a longer period to comply with our statutory obligation prescribed by law. This personal data is also processed in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Notwithstanding the above, personal data processed based on your consent or Health Data processed based on your prior explicit consent will be deleted upon your request. We will not continue processing such data once you have exercised your right for deletion of such personal data.
You can delete only some items of personal data (e.g., profile personal data) and you can remove individual activities from view on the Heartbit Services without deleting your account. Following your deletion of your account, it may take up to 30 business days to fully delete your personal data and system logs from our systems.
Use of anonymized data
As mentioned, Heartbit only uses and analyses anonymized Health Data, namely Health Data which does not relate to an identified or identifiable natural person or to personal data rendered anonymous in such a manner that the data subject is not or no longer identifiable. Heartbit does not process any Health Data relating to an Account after it was deleted or the consent to the processing for that Health Data was revoked. Anonymized data means, that such data no longer carries any connection to the data subject from whom it originated. Accordingly, Heartbit only use anonymized data while pursuing its goal of further developing its services and carrying out business development and other scientific research.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Heartbit reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time, therefore we invite you to review its contents from time to time. Updates to this Privacy Policy will be posted on the Heartbit Services in a timely manner and, if we make material changes, we will provide a prominent notice. If you object to this Privacy Policy or any of the changes to this Privacy Policy, you should stop using the Heartbit Services and delete your Account.
In a world of constant regulatory and technological changes, we may need to regularly update this Privacy Policy.
We invite you to review the latest version of this Privacy Policy online and we will inform you of any material changes through the Application or the Website.
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That's it. 'Competition Blue' is the name of this fantastic color on the 2014 SRT Viper. After holding a nationwide contest last month, that was the best name Chrysler got. Really.
It's a decent name, I'll give it that. But it's far from creative. It sounds a lot like Competition Orange from Ford. Actually, couldn't any color be Competition something? Competition Beige, anyone?
Chicago resident Patryk Skarzynski was the first to nominate Competition Blue in the contest that received more than 11,000 entries, according to the Chrysler people. Competition Blue was one of three finalists, picked by judges, that went up for an online vote. Now, I can see why Viral Blue didn't win, because it sounds like an airborne illness. Overtaking Blue, on the other hand, is fantastic. I don't know how overtaking can be blue, but it sounds cool.
For winning, Skarzynski gets a trip to the 2014 24 Hours at Daytona and to chat with the Viper designers, who will undoubtedly ask him where he got the inspiration for the name. I'd like to know as well.
So, who had a better name for this color?
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Re: Twilight Saga Q&A #4
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:01 pm
Quil imprinted on Claire when she was two. Can anyone imagine Claire's mother letting her baby get anywhere near a wolf? Quil had to be in human form when he imprinted on her.babynessie_18 wrote:Esme echo wrote:1. The werewolves [shape shifters] don't have to be in their wolf form to imprint. I don't think any of the guys who imprinted were in their wolf form when they saw the object of their imprinting for the first time after the werewolf gene kicked in? Were they?babynessie_18 wrote:*How could Jacob imprint on Renesmee when the moment he saw her he was in human form?
*Why didn't SM thought of sharing Emmett's human story the way she did on Rosalie and Jasper?
^Does Charlie know that Bella and the Cullens are vampire?
2. SM did share some of Emmett's story. You can find it on her website: http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/pdf/twi_o ... emmett.pdf
3. No, Charlie doesn't know . . . thank goodness. If he did, he'd become an automatic Volturi target--which was why Bella was so mad at Jacob when she thought he'd revealed that secret.
Hey, Thanks for answering my questions.. Well, I saw a FAQ on SM's website "Did Jacob imprinted on Bella?" There's an answer there that says 'No, because when Jacob was in wolf form and stared at Bella in the forest the one were Laurent almost killed her.. Jacob was trying to imprint on her.. That's why I thought Jacob needed to be in wolf form to imprint..


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Yes! FINALLY! Ive been waiteing for these for like...forever.
7 WTC renderings will be shown for the first time to the general public on Wednesday Novermber 20.
Yes! FINALLY! Ive been waiteing for these for like...forever.
what is the source that gave this information?
If this is true, which I hope it is...let's hope they're better than the last!
i am sorry to say but the New York Post is not the most reliable paper in the world, if it was for the Times, that i would trust
The NY Post is a reactionary rag that would be better located somewhere in the South. That does not mean it's an unreliable real estate source though.
(Edited by Christian Wieland at 8:47 am on Mar. 8, 2003)
If this is public, I'd like to go see the unveiling and the public's reaction. Until then, I'll keep wishing that the post wouldn't leave so much ink on my hands when I thumb through it....
Who cares about the Post ?
Will the new building be an awful box or a nice one, that's the question.
I would trust more that this is true if I'd heard it on NPR or read it in the Times.
In anycase even if the renderings aren't out by Nov. 20 they'll eventually be out.
They can take as long as they want, as far as I'm concerned as long as the new plans are magnificent!
i guess it depends on what you call a "nice box" and an "ugly box" *You have to be optimistic with them, they can be ugly, but sometimes you gotta bear with it.
A nice box is not overwhelming and has a pretty skin. The exact opposite of 55 Water Street.
I get this source from a NYPOST editior who was invited to the showing. It will be shown at 11am so it will probably be in the Thursday Paper.
Yeah, the New York Post is usually somewhere along the lines of the National Enquirer and MTV News in terms of (real) news coverage, though it's still one of the best rags about construction in the city.
I can't wait to see these renderings, though I'm still not expecting anything grand...
(Edited by Daniel8ty8 at 8:12 pm on Nov. 17, 2002)
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November 19, 2002, 4:46 PM EST
Marking an important step in the rebuilding of ground zero, developer Larry Silverstein was set to release plans on Wednesday for a new 7 World Trade Center, just north of where the twin towers stood.
The 52-story lower Manhattan office tower will incorporate "cutting-edge safety and environmental features," Silverstein's spokesman, Howard Rubenstein, said Tuesday.
The original 7 World Trade collapsed on Sept. 11, 2001, at 5:25 p.m. _ more than eight hours after the twin towers were attacked. The building, which housed a Con Edison power company substation, the mayor's Office of Emergency Management and other offices, had been evacuated, and no one died when it fell.
Silverstein was to release plans for the new building at a news conference Wednesday at the site of the future office tower.
The developer, who owned 7 World Trade and leased the twin 110-story towers from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, at first hoped to start rebuilding 7 World Trade as early as last summer but yielded to community pressure to step back and redesign the building.
The new building will be narrower than its 47-story predecessor so that Greenwich Street, formerly cut off by 7 World Trade Center, can be restored.
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It took about two weeks for 12-year-old hockey player Ash Kolstad to recover from his first concussion after taking a hit and smashing his head on the ice.
Five years after his second concussion, though, the daily pounding headaches haven't gone away.
"I try to deal with it as best I can, I don't let it ruin my life," said Kolstad, who is now 17.
"But there are some days I can't deal with it, where I just lay on the couch with the blinds closed and just try and let it settle a little bit."
Kolstad, who had played hockey for eight years before the devastating second concussion, hasn't been able to get back on the ice — or play any contact sports — ever since.
Today, he coaches hockey instead. And he tells young players to keep their heads up, never hit anyone from behind and always be aware of "who is coming at you."
For athletes who sustain serious concussions, new Calgary research is examining how combining treatment of the neck and inner ear can lead to a faster recovery.
According to the Calgary study, published in the May 22 edition of the British Journal of Sport Medicine, treating both the cervical spine and vestibular systems in athletes means the patient is four times more likely to get back to sport within eight weeks.
Kathryn Schneider, a physiotherapist and researcher with the University of Calgary's Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, examined a group of 31 patients between the ages of 12 and 30.
Each participant had persistent symptoms following a sports-related concussion.
The patients took part in either the standard protocol of care and rest, followed by graded exertion, or in the combination of cervical spine and vestibular therapy.
The findings showed patients in the experimental treatment group were much more likely to get back to sports after eight weeks, Schneider said.
Most individuals recover from a concussion within seven to 10 days, but for those who suffer prolonged symptoms, the new treatment could help, said Schneider.
"The study did show some promising results, which are quite exciting," Schneider said.
Further study is now needed to look at several other factors, including which patients might respond best to the treatment and the timing and frequency of the therapy.
The issue of concussion in sports, including at the professional level, has become high profile in recent years.
This week, the NCAA settled a class-action head-injury lawsuit by creating a fund to diagnose current and former U.S. college athletes to see if they suffered brain trauma playing contact sports.
A similar lawsuit against the NFL has been given preliminary approval.
For Kolstad, his first concussion came when he was 12 and took an open ice hit during tryouts.
The second blow happened during the first five minutes of his first game that season.
"I was going along the boards and I got elbowed in the neck," said Kolstad.
"I was hit from behind, so I hit the top of my head on the boards, then also on the ice."
The hit sent him to an urgent-care centre, where the young hockey player was diagnosed with his second concussion.
The injury kept him out of school for at least four months. Even after he returned, he struggled with concentration, dizziness, headaches and nausea.
Therapy has helped deal with many of the symptoms, though the headaches and problems concentrating haven't gone away.
"My head pounds every second of every day for the last five years," said Kolstad.
He said he's hopeful to see new research coming on treating concussions, though he adds that there's still much to learn about effective therapy.
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How does Sheryl Sandberg herself—the Lean In author, Facebook COO and new feminist standard bearer—respond when a good friend texts her with a working mom's emergency? Cosmopolitan editor-in-chief Joanna Coles provided some insight when she interviewed Sandberg today at Advertising Week's Times Center Stage in New York.
Joanna recalled sitting at the recent New York Fashion Week, wedged between two competing editors at the Reed Krakoff show ("If anyone wants to know the current way that Condé Nast editors lose weight, it's drinking coffee from a spoon and pretending it's soup," she quipped), when her cell phone began blaring ("a bit, if you're English, like farting in front of the Queen").
"It was the school nurse, saying, 'Joanna, you need to come and pick up your son immediately. He has lice,'" she recounted. "In a moment of great panic, I text Sheryl Sandberg. And she immediately texts back, 'OMG, hilarious!'"
And the crowd goes wild—but one could argue that speaking so frankly, and so publicly, about such career conundrums was made more acceptable by Lean In, Sandberg's self-declared manifesto that has sold a million copies since April and spawned 9,000 Lean In circles, (groups of women discussing gender and the workplace), across America.
"I think Lean In is a conversation that needed to happen. I think it's a start, not a conclusion," Sandberg reasserted today. "Women have made no progress in the wage gap in this country since 2002. We can either believe that women are far less competent than men or we can believe that gender is playing a role in our getting ahead."
Spoiler: She's going with the second.
Sandberg didn't flinch when Joanna asked about the fervent criticism that Lean In has elicited since its publication, joking, "I don't know what criticism you mean?"
"These are very personal issues," she acknowledged. "I put a stake in the ground and said our current proportion of leadership roles is not enough. I said we don't encourage girls to lead. We call little girls 'bossy.' Next time you're about to call a little girl 'bossy,' step back and say, 'That little girl has executive leadership skills.'"
Sandberg, who edited an extensive Cosmo Careers insert in our April issue, presides over a new edition of career advice in Cosmo's November issue, relaying mistakes from the upper echelons of women leaders. Among her biggest: Botching data for a presentation at the World Bank as Larry Summers' assistant. "The government called and complained," she remembered.
But the mistake Sandberg is much more worried about making? "Not taking enough risk. The biggest mistake I made was waiting too long to speak out as a woman. I think i was afraid. The mistakes I want to see us not make are ones of holding ourselves back because of fear."
Now this girl has executive leadership skills.
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USC researchers identify 'regulatory' genetic sequences that may predict risk for prostate cancer
(16 August 2009: VIDYYA MEDICAL NEWS SERVICE) -- Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) have identified a novel genetic mechanism that may govern an individual's risk of developing prostate cancer.
The findings, published today in the Public Library of Science (PLoS) Genetics journal, found mechanisms involved in cancer-associated sites in areas where no genes are present (gene 'deserts') at a chromosomal region called 8q24. The new findings show that some of these sites have embedded regulatory sequences that act as enhancers of gene expression, modulated by genetic variation, or single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs).
The two-year study, conducted by researchers from USC, Harvard University and the Weizmann Institute of Tel Aviv, Israel, found novel functions of SNPs in areas where no genes were present. They found how the SNPs are able to modulate genetic expression even while they were near no genes. SNPs denote a modest increase in risk for certain diseases; in this particular chromosomal area, the SNPs appear to be influencing gene expression for prostate (and other) cancer 'at a genetic distance'.
"The real contribution of this discovery is that we get a feel for a previously unappreciated mechanism that may be a predisposition to this disease," said Gerhard (Gerry) Coetzee, Ph.D., professor of urology and preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine and principal investigator on the study. "We have unearthed a new way to understand the risk for prostate cancer."
The study was prompted by discrepancies in prostate cancer risk among ethnic groups. Currently, risk factors for prostate cancer are governed by age, and a disproportionate increased risk chiefly among African-American men, with Caucasian men following and Asian men last. This gene 'desert' featuring versions of particular SNPs are found more often in African-American men and may explain their increased risk for the disease.
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LOS ANGELES - A student pleaded guilty Tuesday to hacking online accounts of Miss Teen USA and other women and threatening to publish nude photos of them, the FBI said.
Jared James Abrahams surrendered in September to FBI agents probing so-called "sextortion" cases, in which he made demands in return for agreeing not to release the pictures, and took a plea deal last month.
In court Tuesday, Abrahams pleaded guilty to four counts - three of extortion, and one of computer hacking - according to court documents released by the FBI in Los Angeles.
One of the victims was current Miss Teen USA Cassidy Wolf, who for four years attended the same school as Abrahams in Temecula, about 90 miles southeast of Los Angeles. Both now 19, they left the school in 2012.
Abrahams could be jailed for up to 33 months, and fined up to $1 million for unauthorized access to computers and extortion, officials say. He is due to be sentenced on March 17, said Los Angeles FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller.
A plea agreement filed last month detailed how, starting last year and continuing until June, the computer science student hacked into computers, email and social media accounts.
The pictures, sometimes nude in nature, were taken from webcams, said the plea deal, adding that Abrahams "extorted at least 12 young women in their late teens or early 20s in this manner."
The investigation involved multiple victims in California, as well as Canada, Moldova and Russia. The most high profile was Wolf, who won the Miss Teen USA pageant in August.
Wolf called investigators in March after receiving threatening emails containing nude photos of herself.
The sender said he would distribute the pictures "all over the Internet" unless she either sent him a personal video of herself, joined him on Skype for a five-minute video chat during which she would have to do whatever he said, or sent him "good quality pics" of herself.
"Either you do one of the things listed or I upload these pics on all your accounts for everybody to see, and your dream of being a model will be transformed into a pornstar," he wrote, according to an affidavit.


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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
What did you just call me?
I looked under "H" for Hot Lips.
I can't say for certain when I began calling her that, but I remember it had something to do with wanting her to feel fun and sassy after her divorce from my grandfather.
The nickname has stuck so powerfully in my mind that I forget most people don't refer to their grandmothers as Hot Lips. I can't imagine addressing a piece of mail to her that didn't include that label (nor can I imagine her mailman's disappointment if I ever did).
I've had a lot of nicknames in my life. For much of my childhood, my father called me Buzzard Snot, or simply "Buzz."
I pretended to be annoyed, but secretly loved it. It said a lot about the dynamic of our relationship and my father's unique sense of humor.
In my adult years, I've been Tawnanananana, TF, Tawnita, and my personal favorite, TnA. Each of those makes me think fond thoughts about the person who dubbed me that, and I've been known to sign email messages with the appropriate (or inappropriate) moniker.
In my third contracted romantic comedy, my main character is named Riesling. Her family owns a vineyard, and the name comes from a variety of grape that produces wines ranging from extremely sweet to bitingly dry.
A bit like the character.
The only person who calls her by her full name is her ex-husband, and he does it to tease and annoy her. To most people, she's Reese, Reesey, Peanut Butter Cup, or Hot Tits.
You can blame her grandma for that last one.
Each of those nicknames says something about the person who calls her that and the relationship they have with Reese. It was a fun dynamic to explore, and one of those subtle ways to "show" characterization instead of "telling."
Do you have a nickname you're willing to share? Do you tend to use nicknames in your writing? If so, do they serve a purpose in characterization, or are they just for fun? Please share!
And let me know which name you'd like me to use if we ever meet up at a book signing. I'll be practicing the "Buzzard Snot" signature, just in case.
30 comments :
- Anne Gallagher said...
In the strangest coincidence I've had two different men in two different states (east coast west coast) call me Kitty. As in Miss Kitty. And being the woman you are, I'm sure you can come up with several reasons why and I would tell you, that you would be right.
- May 17, 2011 at 3:41 AM
- linda said...
I always thought nicknames were fun but I can't think of any that stuck with me. When I was in elementary school, a couple of the neighborhood boys called me Linda Kabinda Yorba Linda. They thought it very clever.
- May 17, 2011 at 4:27 AM
- Sarah W said...
I never had a nickname that anyone would tell me to my face.
But names are important in my WIP. My male MC is called by his first name, his last name, or just Boss, depending on who is doing the calling. My female MC is trying to separate herself from the person she used to be by ditching her nickname. And they're trying to find the birth name of their mentor, in order to search for his family.
- May 17, 2011 at 4:42 AM
- Emilia_Quill said...
Ï'm usually called Emppu, which is actually a boys name.
During elementary school I was called Pamela Anderson, because I was the only one with boobs and I acted as her in a school play.
My boyfriend has several nicknames for me but my favorite is Pocket-size-Venus. I'm 158 cm which is almost 5'2.
In my secondary WIP the protagonists nickname is Brigand, he uses his nick because his real name is embarrissing and reveals his real identity. He's also called Fiona by bullies, because they can't tell him apart from girls.
In my main WIP I don't use that many nickames.
- May 17, 2011 at 5:38 AM
- Patty Blount said...
Just had a similar conversation with Trisha Leigh.
My full name is Patricia Ann. To most of my family, I'm Patty Ann. To my dad, I'm Trish. He's the only one who ever calls me Trish and when my husband heard that, he had a party with the Trish the Dish nickname. (rolls eyes)
Patricia is now a dying name but in high school, every class had at least four. In one class, we ran out of nicknames. Pat, Patty, Patsy, Trish, - all taken.
So, I became PAM because that's what my initials spelled before I got married.
At one job, I was called Sweet Thing. This evolved from our first caller ID phone system. One of my coworkers asked if I planned to say, "Hello, Big Guy" every time the boss called, so that's what I called HIM. He shot back with Sweet Thing.
The next job, I was called St. Patty. I was documenting a software feature designed to detect broken solder balls on the backs of silicon chips. When the boss asked how I was doing with his balls, I choked and left the room to go howl in private. He assumed I was a prude and canonized me.
Here at current job, I'm called Pat-tay. I don't know why.
- May 17, 2011 at 5:54 AM
- Matthew MacNish said...
I use (see: overuse) nicknames a lot in real life, but you're just now making me realize that I ought to do it more in my writing. I mean I do shorten names, you have to, for variety, but great characterization would naturally include some nicknames that have nothing to do with a character's real name.
Thanks Tawna! Oh, and when we eventually meet, I'll be calling you TnA, at least after a few glasses of Riesling.
- May 17, 2011 at 6:00 AM
- Summer Frey said...
My mom is the queen of nicknames. Every pet had its given name, plus at least 3 nicknames, and they answered to them all. We kids were no different. "Summer" isn't exactly easy to make a nickname out of, so it was never even tried. My maiden name was Bishop, so they called me B for a long time. Sometimes B would morph into Beebop, Bean, Beaners, Boogus. And my longest nickname was given by my older brother when I was little--"Weena." (But his was "Nigley," so we're even.)
- May 17, 2011 at 6:30 AM
- Meg said...
I cut my hair short and got dubbed Bobcat.
Other than that, no good nicknames stuck with me.
- May 17, 2011 at 6:51 AM
- abby mumford said...
my normal nickname is abby. i've also gotten abster. abs. abs-o-steel. abu. abee. but usually, just abby. which is funny because all three of my siblings had nicknames that were derivatives of our last name. probably because their first names are more common than mine and so to distinguish, they were called by our last name or a variation of it.
also, going along with your backhanded compliment theme from last week, i found out about a nickname some of the workers in a plant i visited bestowed upon me. it's supposed to imply they thought i was attractive, but really, it's incredibly offensive and demeaning and no, i'm not going to reveal it...
- May 17, 2011 at 7:18 AM
- Trisha Leigh said...
My grandfather, who I was extremely close to, had a couple of nicknames for me. "FishDuck" when I was younger because they lived in a lake house and I was always swimming. "Ishcabibble" later on. Oh, how I loved that man.
My father called me "Bud" and like with you and your dad, when I see things addressed to me that way, I still get a little misty-eyed. I love our relationship.
My MC *hates* nicknames, though her name lends itself to more than a few. It says a lot about her that she hates them, and when she does allow someone to use one, it says even more.
- May 17, 2011 at 7:33 AM
- Lynnanne said...
in my family, several of us have been honored with nicknames: my shy, backward young cousin finally got up enough nerve and ordered his own meal becoming "hotdog." my great-uncle wished my mother had been a boy, so during wwii, he would take her into the bars and dubbed her his little "butchie." me being a chunky little baby, my grandmother tossed me up into the air singing "mertle, mertle where's your girdle?" i became "mert." and the most classic of all is while this same grandmother was on a kitchen table, birthing her son, her husband and the doctor were out in the barnyard bargaining how the bill would be paid… my grandpa bartered a cow to the dr… thus naming his newborn son his little "cowboy." all family members use these names when addressing each of us, but it's seeped into the public realm but most don't have a clue as to how those names were given.
- May 17, 2011 at 7:39 AM
- Danica Avet said...
When I was younger, my brother couldn't say my real name, Stephanie. He'd call me Peppi instead. I hated it and my cousins still call me that 20 years later. In high school, I was called Stephanwolf, Stephaneffer, or Stephanopolis by my friends.
Then in college band, I was nicknamed Bambi, or Barbie 2 (because I was one of 2 female tuba players).
I use nicknames in nearly all of my books because that's how my family is. The one character I have I can say that lives up to her nickname is an Amazon who goes by the name Izzy. Her real name is Isola and she hates it.
- May 17, 2011 at 7:54 AM
- Gina said...
I've been G, GG, Geeg, GT (but only my high school bff and 11th grade history teacher can call me that), Gina Bean-a, Beansie (I was a gassy baby), Bitch, and a few other things that weren't very polite.
Dad and hubby both call me Kitten for the same reason... I'm a milk addict whose perfect day involves curling up in a window box and sleeping.
One of the football players I tutored in college had a tendency to call me Sweet Tits. And then I started calling him Sugar Dick so that stopped. :)
- May 17, 2011 at 8:55 AM
- Sharon Axline said...
In my family, when we speak of you - always in hushed and reverent tones - You are called Three Book Tawna.
I've had many nicknames in my time - some I can't post here. But most times I'm known as Ax.
- May 17, 2011 at 9:02 AM
- Jason said...
I had a nickname in high school - "Flem", a play off my last name. I hated it. At first it was a bit of a tease, then it just became what people called me. Thankfully since high school I haven't heard it, because for obvious reasons it can be less than ideal.
I can't think of any other real nicknames...though, with "Jason" there probably should have been. I think there were five of us in my sixth grade class, which is plain ridiculous for a class with 14 boys. Seriously parents?
All of my pets have had many, many nicknames, all linked to the original, but you'd have to backtrack through seven permutations of the original nickname to see the link.
As for my characters...I haven't even thought about nicknames, honestly. Might be something to play with in the revision...
- May 17, 2011 at 9:16 AM
- April said...
I have have so many nicknames I answer to just about anything. The most popular have been Four, Ape (which I hate) Apo, Anna, Snapril and April Gail (Gail is not my middle name.) I think they are fun.
As for my characters there are so many name changes going on it's crazy. Mostly they're used as terms of endearment or secrecy.
- May 17, 2011 at 9:47 AM
- Sierra said...
My name doesn't really lend itself to a nickname. I had a friend in high school who tried calling me "Si" for a day, but I nipped that in the bud. Every time she said hello, I felt like a fruit drink. ("Hi, Si!" anyone?)
We've got nicknames for the pets over here, cutesy nicknames for each other, etc., but that's about it. I've always wanted a nickname, except for "Si," but after almost 29 years...I don't think it's going to happen.
- May 17, 2011 at 9:58 AM
- Steph Schmidt said...
The world is filled with unicorns and rainbows the day acquaintances realize I despise being called Steffie. And Stepharoonie. Actually include all the other bizarre nicknames my name lends itself to (Fanny being the worst).
But the nicknames from my parents are Scooter and Pumpkin. I was a devil as a toddler in my little roll around chair. There's a story from my parents involving my near death because I rammed a door block in my roll around chair and knocked it over. With Pumpkin I like to think it was from being born in October rather than a comment on my looks as a kid.
And with all this baggage of nicknames I'm surprised to realize only two of my characters have nicknames. Mostly due to the full names being just too long to type over and over.
- May 17, 2011 at 10:50 AM
- Christina Auret said...
I have a bit of an odd pet name situation to report on.
My parents gave us family names and decided that we will be called by them, or what would be the point?
A lot of people give their kids names like Petronella and the kid goes through life introducing themselves as Nell to everyone they meet. With us this was never the case.
So I always introduce myself as Christina and think of myself as such. My family calls me that about half the time, but as often as not I'm Tina to them.
The odd thing that happens is that a larger proportion of my sibling's friends ended up calling me Tina while a larger proportion of my friends call me Christina.
I do not have a problem with either name or with being called C or whatever, but I have always found this very funny.
- May 17, 2011 at 11:35 AM
- Susan Flett Swiderski said...
My mother used to call me Suze or Suzabelle, which made me sound like a cow. My hubby called me Hot Rod before we were married, and still does sometimes. Not that I'm a hot rod anymore, but calling me Model T just wouldn't sound as good.
- May 17, 2011 at 11:57 AM
- Brandi Guthrie said...
I never really had a nickname that stuck, though my mom occasionally calls me bubbles (because I have nothing but air bubbles between my ears, she says--I was a very space-y kid). My history teacher in high school like to give all the girls the middle name "Fay" (so I was Brandi Fay). I've adapted that to reflect my fantasy habit so now a lot of my usernames are some form of Brandi Fey.
- May 17, 2011 at 12:32 PM
- Stephanie said...
LOL!! I LOVE the nickname for your grandma!!! So so cool!! I bet she's a sassy lady!! :)
The only nickname I've ever had was when I was a kid...for some reason that I honestly have no idea what so ever, my dad called me gorilla face. Until one day when I was like 14 and blew up at him over it and he's not called me it since.
- May 17, 2011 at 12:34 PM
- Laina said...
I get Lainers sometimes from friends, and variations of my name. Then I have one friend who I started calling sugar cube (long story) so she started calling me pancakes (because of my twitter avatar).
As for characters, in one book, I have one named Avery who goes by Ave sometimes, one named Cameron who goes by Cam, one named Sebastian who goes by Spyder, one named Mackenzie who goes by Kenzie.
In the second, I have an Abby and that's about it XD
In the third, there's a character named Elenora who goes by Lennie because she hates Elenora. Another character calls her Len because no one else does and he thinks it's cute. He also calls her babydoll, princess, and pretty much every condscending, irritating endearment he can think of to, like you said, tease and annoy her.
- May 17, 2011 at 2:35 PM
- Judy,Judy,Judy. said...
In the modern gothic romance novel that I'm serializing on my blog I gave the 'kids at risk' nicknames. I thought long and hard (stop snickering Tawna) until I found nicknames that said what I wanted them, too.
They are at risk from a potential legal guardian who is encouraging them to be anorexic cause he wants to make them supermodels. One's middle name is Twiggy so her nickname is Twig. The other one's nickname is Slinky.
I like them.
- May 17, 2011 at 3:11 PM
- LTM said...
you're trying to make me cry! :D MAN, I miss my g'mom so much. We called her Bobie, but her name was Gloria Jean... She called me grub worm... !
I didn't care for that so much. But my family's big on the nicknames, too.
I do have a nickname for one of my characters in current MS. Christina's her name, but everyone calls her Teeny b/c she's so small. When she wants to be grown, a grip with cutting fingernails is the signal to say "Christina." :D
good tip, TnA! ;p
- May 17, 2011 at 4:42 PM
- Neurotic Workaholic said...
"Neurotic Workaholic" isn't my nickname in real life, though most people who know me would agree that it suits me well. I've thought about changing my real name, since I've never liked it very much; the only trouble is that it'd be too hard to decide what to change it to.
- May 17, 2011 at 4:49 PM
- Allie Sanders said...
Allie is a diminutive of my name that I adopted when I got annoyed with so many people calling my Alicia. My best friend calls me Al, which is fun since she's El. In high school I was nicknamed Fred after that "Fred's Riding Fred" song. I still don't know how that happened but thankfully it only lasted a year.
TnA is probably the best nickname ever. Tawnananana is a fun one.
- May 17, 2011 at 7:50 PM
- Claire Dawn said...
I love nicknames. Unfortunately I don't have many :( but I love to give them. Sea Biscuit, Spurkles, Spuffy, Canookie... lol
And I think having a personal nickname for someone says a lot about your dynamic too.
- May 18, 2011 at 6:48 AM
- Kari Lynn Dell said...
Cyclone. Since I was four. And still.
- May 18, 2011 at 5:46 PM
- Kim Mullican said...
I have the pleasure, courtesy of my father, to take claim to the names: Curtain climber, carpet lizard, Kimbo (Rambo's little sister) and Hollywood.
Oh yes, daddy - how I love thee! =D
Something tells me I'd love your dad very much!
- May 19, 2011 at 8:45 AM


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USA Today Editorial on Disability
February 13, 2012
USA Today recently printed an editorial written by Charles Martin, a Social Security Claimants' Attorney. It is reprinted below, with permission.
Social Security Disability Insurance remains a vital lifeline for citizens who once held full-time jobs but have become too ill or injured to work. It is a time-honored expression of our nation's commitment to help care for those who must stop working due to illness or injury.
While any large government program will have problems — and Social Security is no exception — we should work on fixing the problems and not join the current rush to condemn an entire system because of rare instances of abuse or mounting political pressures to cut federal spending.
As an attorney who has spent more than 34 years helping thousands of Social Security applicants, let me be clear that getting disability approval is harder than ever. Undocumented pain, alcoholism and drug abuse have been disqualified. Mental retardation and HIVstandards are tougher. Diabetes and obesity are no longer distinct disabilities. Illegal immigrants are now disqualified. Applicants must now present objective medical evidence of disability. This is no rubber-stamp process.
Moreover, it is a misrepresentation to claim that there is a surge in unemployed applicants looking to get on the public dole. Applications have increased due to social, medical and economic mega-trends (such as more insured women and aged workers).
Yes, today's Social Security Disability Insurance system is huge, complex, costly and certainly imperfect. But it deserves to be improved, not scorned. Claimants' representatives play an important role by discouraging frivolous applications and assisting those who can prove disability navigate a daunting and often confusing bureaucracy.
The road to restoring Social Security to full health is not to conduct a witch hunt for the rare but inevitable undeserving claimants or deficient judges, but through sensible measures such as giving more help to people with disabilities who want to work, giving employers incentives to hire them, and upgrading the gathering and delivery of medical treatment and information.
Tough times can bring out the best in people. Let's not let our frustration over a lousy economy cause us to turn on those who are most in need. Let's improve a system that reflects the true spirit of American compassion.
Charles Martin, a Decatur, Ga.-based attorney, is president of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives.
Filed in Social Security Law


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