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I Would Like... - I would like someone to hug me and tell me they are so glad I am a part of their life...I want to be something other than an option..I would like to share my thoughts, fears, dreams and passion with someone that really cared what they were...I'd like to feel the...
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Oct 14, 2012
Second thoughts... My husband and I argue into the wee hours of the morning every night. Every night he says he's leaving and every night I beg him to stay. I cannot imagine spending any more years with this man. I feel like his prisoner, so why don't I let him go?
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Dec 1
Unhappy - I have been married
28 years my husband won't touch me I can't trust him he has cheeted before an now hides things from.me he is on every date site there is and **** site. He don't kiss.me.won't have sex.with.me.I.love him.a lot.I.just wish our marriage could.be better...
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Nov 17
What I'm Doing To Cope -
My husband wants to leave me and I am torn apart. I've had a lot of trouble sleeping in the bed we used to share. So I started a blog about it all. I don't want to burden my friends and family with it, so I am trying to promote it in an anonymous...
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Jan 11, 2012
This Has Expired... - Months ago. I have decided that this isn't worth one more round; one more inning; one more
play by play of the repeated rounds of continual disappointment. I've mourned the loss of my connection with him that I really never fully had. So, many times I've...
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Nov 16
I Guess It Is Over - I can't say I am heart broken about it. It has been a long time coming. Last week was the final straw for me. He never takes my side, always under minding me, always undoing everything I do. He says he takes care of me, when in fact, all he wants to do is...
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Nov 13
Newbie In A Unhappy Marriage - Ok, I'll keep this short. Last night I went to bed in tears after another fight with my husband. He's meanest at night, because that's when he's usually drunk. So, I grabbed my phone and googled "unhappily married", and found this web site. I'm so...
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Aug 11, 2012
Help Me See What I Cannot - This story begins 15 years ago when I was 19. I met my husband through a mutual friend. We talked and enjoyed one another's company. He was funny, intelligent, nice, all the things that make you say yes to a second date. We dated a few times, each of...
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Feb 16, 2008
If I Have Asked Too Much.... - I wish he would kiss me good bye in the morning before going to work & quick peck on my cheek / forehead or simply say " hi" when he is home instead of just go and say nothing when he is home or keep quiet with no greeting when I'm home from work.
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Dec 2
Staying For The Kids - I am in a mostly unhappy marriage. My wife suffers from depression and that has made my marriage pretty unhappy. You can read my other story about that aspect of my relationship if you're curious. What I'd like to address her is why I stay...my children...
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Mar 12
My Husband Lies About Everything....i Want Out Of The Marriage..help! - I met my husband 6 years ago and have been married for one year. My husband lies about everything. When we first met he told me that he was suppose to get married but he ex fiance left him at the...
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May 22, 2010
Affectionless - I have it all - almost. I am married, he does love me, we share much and have tons in common. I love him and I like being with him. But there is no affection and I've spoken to him about this for the last time just today.
I don't understand it at all. Doesn't...
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Nov 16
5mo, 1wk, 5days - I just keep telling myself I can hang on just a little longer. But can I?? I don't want to flip their worlds upside down while they are in school.
So, I 'll keep my plastic smile on for them. They are my world and it will hurt for a little while, but so much...
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Nov 24
No Support From My Husband/Roommate - My husband and I have been married for 10 yrs...11 come Jan (been together for 12 yrs ...13 come May). We have an age gap of 11 yrs. We got together when I was 21. We have 3 boys together (while he has two older daughters and I have a son who...
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Nov 17
I Regret My Husband - I hate being in this relationship more and more everyday, every time I convince myself to stay he gives me two more reasons to leave. I hate the person he makes me become, I am bitter, mean, depressed, angry and discouraged from/about love. I know I am not...
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Sep 17
I Want Out, But.... - Two years ago my husband betrayed me. The hurt was so deep, my love for him changed and continues to change. I love him for what he is but I don't want to be married to him anymore. I don't believe he loves me as much as he loved the other woman.
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Nov 13
I feel badly that I've fallen out of love with my husband. It's primarily based upon lack of respect. He constantly has apologized over and over again for YEARS because I must work harder to be with him than without him! He's lazy compared to me and has yet to get his career...
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Dec 3
I Get No Affection From My Husband. - I have been married for about a year and a half, been together four years. When my husband and I were dating, he was affectionate. Once we started living together after about six or seven months, he became less and less...
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Jun 14, 2009
He Is Looking For Ways To Improve Our Marriage - Here's a no brainer on how to improve your marriage: don't leave and not say anything. It is respectful to let your spouse know you are leaving and where you are going. But no! You feel free to go where you want, when you want as...
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Dec 1
How Did I Get Here? - I am 46 years old. I've been married to my wife for 9+ years. We have been together for 11+ years. We have one beautiful 4 year old daughter, that is the apple of my eye. I have a good job, we make an upper middle class living, and we have a nice home. We...
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Nov 29
I Really Need Some Help! My Marriage Is Breaking Down - Please someone, read and answer give some advice or something!!! I really need someone to talk to or to give some advice!
I lied to my husband about a sexual relationship I had before we were married and now he is...
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Nov 13
Forgotten - I absolutely hate my life! There are only three little people that keep me here. I live a life of pain and regret. It started when I was 13yrs. Old. My parents had recently seperated. I had to live with my mentally ill mother. I was alone a lot or stuck with my...
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Nov 21
How He Ruined Christmas - So our first Christmas in our first house. I took time off work and went all out decorating, putting up a wonderful tree, lots of lights inside and out. I spent endless hours making our home perfect for Christmas. I spent hours shopping for gifts for...
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Dec 28, 2011
Wife Doesn't Even Care About My Birthday... - Well I've been married almost 2 years now and things have just been getting steadily worse in our marriage, sex, is almost nonexistent. I treat her amazing, have a great career, and am always there for her when she needs me. Lately...
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Nov 22
How To Stay Married - 1. Never stop courting. Never stop dating. NEVER EVER take that woman for granted. When you asked her to marry you, you promised to be that man that would OWN HER HEART and to fiercely protect it. This is the most important and sacred treasure you will ever...
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Nov 10
I Just Want to Feel Loved and Wanted - This story starts about 15 years ago. I was 21 and had my whole life ahead of me. I was in my second year of college and had every intention of graduating. I felt that one day I would achieve my goals and dreams. I thought that...
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Nov 7, 2007
I Used To Be In A Crappy Marriage - In every marriage that goes sour there is usually two people to blame...its usually never entirely one persons fault...and there is usually good in both people too.
In my marriage I feel like we were just never meant for eachother to begin...
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Nov 1, 2010
Marriage Is Nothing More Than Legalized Slavery. - Needless to say, Im pretty unhappy. I have been married for only 5 year and they have been a wretched. I have three children ages 10, 4, and 2. My husband is exceptionally controlling, very demanding, and has an...
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Jun 24, 2010
I Feel Nothing - Married 15yrs, the last 9, he was working an off shift getting very little sleep. This brought out his true personality, which is impatient, angry, sometimes emotionally and verbally abusive...not only to me but our young daughter...I just feel alone. I don't...
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Aug 7, 2012
There Is No Intimacy, In Any Form, In My Marriage - My husband and I have become no more than roommates. While he seems perfectly content this has made me incredibly unhappy and sad to the point I am considering leaving. I don't want to live like this any longer. For many years...
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Sep 17, 2011
So Unhappy I Wish I Were Dead - I have been married for 25 years. They have all been pretty terrible. Each year I think it can't get any worse but it does. I am so totally ignored in my house that when I speak, everyone talks right over me like I'm not there. The thing that is...
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Mar 24, 2008
Help Me Stay In My Marriage - I don't want to get a divorce, we have a good life. He is a wonderful father and provider. Most people looking in would think it is the perfect family. We have been married for 10 years and have two young kids. It has been going downhill for the...
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Nov 17
I Dream Of Running Away :( - I have been married 7 years and it feels like 5 of them have been too long !
My partner has such a nasty temper , the smallest of things set him off ranting and raving about how **** his life is ... well maybe he should try living my life ??
I don...
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Sep 22
Should I Ask Get A Divorce? - I am contemplating leaving my husband. He is overseas working at the moment & I think that the distance really opened my eyes. We have a whole list of problems. He has hit me before.. actually he hits me every time we have a big argument. I have...
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Nov 24
Did I Marry The Right Person? - This is to help those who have some challenges in their marriages. Someone once wrote. Every relationship has a cycle. In the beginning, you fell in love with your spouse. you anticipated their call, wanted their touch, and like their...
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Aug 16
I Did It To Myself - i have been married for four years i jumped in the relationship with my husband 3 week after i broke up with my fiance of 3 years all i can say i was bored and took my husband as a rebound but rebounds are rebounds for a reason my husband made it so hard but...
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Nov 13
Tired Of Living A Lie - I met my husband 10 years ago after a bad break up. I wasn't looking to meet anyone my friends had brought me out to get me outta my funk.
A few weeks later he had moved in with me. And after a year together I tried breaking up with him, he cried and...
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Sep 22
Help Me See What I Cannot - This story begins 15 years ago when I was 19. I met my husband through a mutual friend. We talked and enjoyed one another's company. He was funny, intelligent, nice, all the things that make you say yes to a second date. We dated a few times, each of...
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Feb 16, 2008
I'm Afraid To Have My Second Child - Last night I began having severe upper chest pains, (Which wouldn't have been too much of a bother if I wasn't 7 months pregnant) they were painful enough to leave me gasping for air. They began about 30 minutes before my husband came home...
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Nov 19
I wish he would hug me tight when I am low...instead of just abandoning me...
its just 8 months since we got married..believe me I have felt marriage is a big trap in this world....
Always we end up fighting..he ignores me because of his ego...
He punches his fist towards wall...
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4 days ago
I came downstairs to find that my husband has been using YouTube searching "how to improve your marriage"...
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Dec 1
Help!!!!!!!!!! - i would really want my husband to fall back in love me without cheating on me. i have been with him for 8 years now and i love him so much...i have tryed all kinds of sex stuff yes i have gained weight since i had my 3 kids...but is that a problem? i had c...
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May 26, 2012
"Rough Patch"? - In the past couple of months, since my marriage reached its breaking point, I have received a lot of advice and/or wisdom regarding long-term relationships. A lot of this comes in this form, or some variation thereof:
"All marriages go through rough...
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Mar 23, 2011
A Tribute To Shel Silversteins " The Missing Piece Meets The Big O" - To all my relationship challenged friends. I read this years ago and ran across this animation. While we cannot change our significant others we can change ourselves. In doing so we will find what we are...
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Jul 13
Another long night of fighting. Up till 4am, Happy Thanksgiving! After 16 years of marriage I have been told I have only done three things for you ever. Really? I gave you 16 years of my life, all of them spent feeling like a huge disappointment. No, I wasn't a ho like you...
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Nov 28
Wife Trouble ( The Bad Choice I Made) - Dear All ( Hello again, it's been a long time)
Well today i have decided to confront an issue i've been facing for quite some time now, and i know that i am not alone! ( As many Asians among others face the similar issue).
Well my wife...
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Nov 25
How To Stay Married………. - copied from another person..
I thought I should copy this to my own post for keeps sake..
How To Stay Married 1. Never stop courting. Never stop dating. NEVER EVER take that woman for granted. When you asked her to marry you, you promised to be...
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Nov 11
When Do You Walk Away??? - I am so glad I found this site. I have to say that I don't wish this upon anyone but so glad I am not the only one in this boat. Fifteen years and I am literally sleeping on the couch tonight. And not just tonight. I am much like the rest of you. No...
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Oct 27
Did I Do That? - For many years I have been on autopilot in my marriage. I have felt that I have never measured up to my husband's standards. He has asked me to change my appearance, how I act, how I dress. Most of the time I do not go along with his requests. Some of them...
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Nov 20
Widow Weekend - Another widow weekend begins... this is when I find myself the most happy, the most content, wishful that someday this is how it could be... but know that it won't be anytime soon. So, if it's only for 5 days, I'll take it!
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Nov 8
Trust - I found some messages in Facebook between my husband and orher woman and we had a big fight and he said he does not do
It anymore but I am
Having a hard time trusting him agaim
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Nov 16
After 20 years, he's just a roommate. I've told him but it doesn't change......
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3 days ago
My Husband Loves His Friends More Than Me - I am confused, very confused about my situation, I have been married for almost a year..and a few months ago, my husband started to have very close relationship with his friends.
He is very committed with his friends. and Spends very...
1 Response
Nov 16
Control And The Sexless Marriage - (Not sure WHY EP chose to put this story in "I am dating after a sexless marriage" originally! It was always intended for ILIASM!
(Inspired by Mettamomma's story Another Nice Post Marriage Morning)
I have come to the conclusion that marital...
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Nov 15
Sexless Marriage - I am 39 and have been married for 15 years. My husband has been sick for the last 2 1/2. Our relationship has changed so much during this time period that I am not even sure I still love him. We had a pretty good marriage before his illness, in fact, I never...
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Nov 30
I'M Unhappy - I'm so unhappy it's not funny I just want this night mare to be over please
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Nov 16
Gay Marriage - I am fully in support of gay and lesbian couples right to get married and to be equal to straight couples. Being in love with someone of the same gender should not be a reason to be denied a right that the majority has on offer. It seems totally unjustifiable in...
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Nov 24
Sexless Marriage And It's Entirely My Fault - We married 11 years ago but it's only been about the last 3-4 years that's been almost completely sexless. Why? Because I have zero desire. At first I thought it was my libido. I'm 41, lots of mommy hormones took over for awhile...
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Nov 19
Hump Day At The Marriage Counsellor's - H booked an appointment for Nov 20 with the marriage counsellor. He chose this organization from the list of six suggestions I made back in Feb. It is a non-profit christian based counselling centre.
I agreed to go, partly because I knew...
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Nov 21
I Live In A Loveless Marriage - I have been living in a loveless marriage for more than 9 years. Over that period I have cried buckets of tears and tried all I can just to survive. Although I have accepted the fact that my husband never really love me and our marriage is a...
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Thu, January 10, 2013
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm
Brick & Mortar Music Hall
San Francisco, CA
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Blending heavy percussion, soulful vocal harmonies, and thoughtful arrangements Bells has arrived at a sound that is uniquely theirs. Although they are a new group and still working on their first recordings, they are quickly drawing an audience with diverse musical tastes. Birthed from the imaginations of singer-percussionist Sandra Lawson-Ndu, and bassist-singer Doug Stuart. The songs are brought to life with the help of Derek Barber on guitar and vocals, and Geneva Harrison on drums, percussion, and vibes.
Emily Ritz (DRMS and Honeycomb) and Kacey Johansing (Honeycomb) form this foxy experimental-folk duo from Oakland.
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1710 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA, 94103
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Type of Document Thesis Author Fujioka, Yuka URN etd-08262005-160405 Title The Role of Music in Lyric Analysis: The Effect of Music on Participants' Emotional Changes, Perceived Disclosure Levels and Group Impression Degree Master of Music Department Music, College of Advisory Committee
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Date of Defense 2005-08-24 Availability unrestricted Abstract The purpose of the study was to examine the role of music in lyric analysis with live music, recorded music and no-music conditions. In this study, group differences were examined with four categories: emotional changes, perceived disclosure levels, participants' perception of the group, and the selection of lines and lyric discussion topics which most affected the participants. Ninety participants were recruited from a university in Florida. Each of 90 participants participated in one of 3 conditions: live music condition (n = 30), recorded music condition (n = 30) and no music condition (n = 30). Research sessions were randomly assigned and were conducted with 3 participants at a time. A pre- and posttest design was used to measure the emotional changes, and posttest only design was used to measure the perceived disclosure levels and the group impression. The lyric sheets were analyzed for the selection of lyric lines and the discussion topics. A One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) revealed significant differences in the post feeling of sadness in the live music condition, and in the participants' perceived disclosure levels in the recorded music condition. There were no other significant differences by types of music. Files
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No, it's not real. lol That is a photoshopped image from a meme that went around after a flood in Toronto, Canada's Union Station. More pics can be found here: www.blogto.com/city/2012/06/a_roundup_of_union_station_flood_funnies/
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Sharks Lurking in Kuwait Scientific Center?
The photo below depicts sharks swimming in what looks like a shopping mall. Allegedly the shark tank collapsed at the Kuwait Scientific Center, liberating these apex predators, who are lurking at the bottom of the escalators, no doubt to the strains of cello music...
Check out the fantastic shark photo below, but bear in mind that it's fake. See, we're yet to find independent verification that the Kuwait Scientific Center suffered any kind of shark-tank malfunction, let alone a full-on collapse. Normally, this sort of thing makes the news, or at least gets photographed by more than one person.
Not only is the Kuwait shark photo fake, it's also sort of old. Toronto residents have seen this pic before: it was one of the remixes of a Union Station flood photo from May 2012.
So pack your Bat Shark Repellent, and a few grains of salt.
(Just to satisfy your desire to see real-life shark footage, we're including video of the fully-operational Kuwait Scientific Center's shark tank.)
No, it's not real. lol That is a photoshopped image from a meme that went around after a flood in Toronto, Canada's Union Station. More pics can be found here: www.blogto.com/city/2012/06/a_roundup_of_union_station_flood_funnies/
Any idea where this image came from? If not Toronto or Kuwait, then is it a scene from a movie? A very creative tank? Photoshopped? A broken tank somewhere else? It's such a cool photo, would love to know how it was made. My guess is a scene from a movie.
To Me Honestly I still find doubts about how a shark that big can possibly be under the water.If You look closely to the exit doors you would notice the water level is Not high enough for 2 sharks of those sizes to swim in there. and if this is what some people assume to have happened in a mall then how can that much water make a pool to the whole place in there? and How does it show the exit door has low water level while the other side looks as if its high? total false pic To me
Fake becauseA) they are great white sharks, and they are not in captivity (apart from young ones that were in monterey bay aquarium a few years ago) andB) www.hoax-slayer.com/images/shark-kayak.jpg the shark on the left of the kuwaot center photo is the same as the same in this photo. Only scaled down, and the one with the canoe is real btw
it is a photoshop hoax...the picture is actually a flooded mall in Toronto, Canada and a guy photoshopped sharks into the pic as a gag after the story broke that a shark tank at the science center in kuwait had sprung a leak (which, by the way, was a very minor leak) here is the news story on it...the guy is actually getting job offers for his photoshop skills now lol www.grindtv.com/surf/blog/33883/fear+not+there+are+no+sharks+swimming+in+your+mall/
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Posted: September 10th, 2013 | Author: chris | Filed under: UncategorizedTo kick off the 2013-2014 season CU Men's Ultimate will be traveling to Manhattan, Kansas the weekend of October 5/6. Colorado will be divided into two teams, Colorado-X and Colorado-Y. All players interested in joining CU Men's Ultimate are welcome. This will act as the end of the tryout process and A and B teams will be formed shortly after. For schedules and results please follow this link to score reporter. We will be renting vans and leaving Boulder to drive to Kansas on Friday, October 4. All players interested in participating in this tournament will need to fill out and get their club excuse forms into their professors ASAP. See y'all in the Little Apple!


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Pretty rose-colored rosettes cover this party cake. Easy to make, simply ice cake in buttercream and pipe a pattern of rosettes on the sides. Serve at bridal showers, girl's birthday party, or as a special dessert for friends.
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Hypbot.com, a music, technology and music business blog founded by Bruce Houghton who is the Founder and President of booking agency Skyline Music. Contributor Clyde Smith.wrote an insightful review of Dancing With Digital Natives. He focused on Peggy Anne Salz' (founder of Mobile Groove) chapter "Inspired Interaction: Youth Marketing on Mobile."
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As Salz notes, mobile technologies heighten the tendency of digital natives to "create, comment, and connect around content at the very moment of inspiration." And given the tendency to stay connected via mobile devices throughout one's day, researchers have "observed an emergent social norm around frequent text messages to signal unavailability from a shared digital space, such as a forum or chat room," i.e., being connected is the "default" state of being.
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The weather caused several accidents in the Dayton area, including a four-vehicle pile-up along Interstate 75.
"The roads are wet. The lanes change. There have been several accidents at this location," said Capt. Jeff Lykins, with the Dayton Fire Department.
Dan Hoelscher was the last car in the multi-car pile-up near the Main Street exit along northbound I-75. Authorities said it started when another driver lost control of the Jeep he was driving on wet pavement.
"I was just going with traffic and all of a sudden I just saw a car flash across the lanes sideways and of course everybody starts braking," Hoelscher said.
Fire crews said the driver swerved into the path of a tractor-trailer in the next lane.
"The semi-truck, in trying to avoid that accident, went to the left and pushed another car into the cement barrier," Lykins said.
Rescue crews had to free the people inside the car. No one was hurt in the crash.
Authorities urged drivers to slow down and be careful, especially with more wintry weather expected on Monday.
"We've got the weather near freezing now. Definitely slow down," Lykins said.
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I really wish those outfits were acceptable at my school! Everyone pretty much ostracizes you if you don't wear workout clothes.
ReplyDeleteI love all three outfits! I like to dress up to class everyday. It is VERY RARE that you will ever see me in workout clothes in class (read, finals week). But some kids at my school wear Pjs and I have no idea why! I just can't imagine!! Even if you're running late, throwing on jeans and a shirt is better than pjs!
keepinupwithkaitlyn.blogspot.comAs a former college student now three years removed, I see both sides of this spectrum. I often threw on the norts/sorority-tee combo because it was so hot and humid (as you know), and trekking across UF's large campus sometimes felt like a mini workout. I could not deal with the thought of putting together a nice outfit to only sweat in it, and sit in class that way. Plus, we had soo many tees which I have now recycled or donated. Who knows what the girls wear today, though. Also, on a college clothing budget, I put my funds towards going-out clothes, trips, events, etc.
Now, in the real world, I look back and can't believe I wore that all.the.time. I only wear gym shorts when working out, and haven't worn a sorority-tee in ages. That comes with having a real budget and income, most likely.One of my high school teacher's brothers (who is also one of my prof.'s son's) was a writer for Law and Order for quite a while and I'm pretty sure he wrote that episode :)
ReplyDelete"Comfort doesn't necessarily mean you have to look sloppy." SO TRUE! It seems so obvious, but is something that people seem to overlook, like it is a choice between being cute or being comfortable. The clothes you wear should be a reflection of who you are or want to be and since THAT is something you should be comfortable with, so should your clothes. Coincidentally, the library outfit is also my favourite (even though they are all gorgeous). I really love these posts!


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When Prince George voters head to the polls next November, they'll be picking candidates who are working under a new set of rules.
The province is moving forward with adjustments to local government election rules, which will be consolidated in a proposed new act for campaign finance.
"These changes are about enhancing transparency and accountability," said Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Coralee Oakes.
The the new rules come on the heels of recommendations made by a joint provincial and Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) task force set up in 2009 to investigate the issue.
The task force submitted a report in May 2010 with 31 suggestions that included establishing expense limits, regulating third-party advertisers, establishing a separate legislation for local election campaign finance rules and shortening the time for filing campaign finance disclosure statement.
The new guidelines will apply to municipalities, regional districts, parks board, the Islands Trust and boards of education. Details on the changes will be released early in September in a white paper, a document indicating the government's direction before the introduction of legislation.
Some of the highlights include sponsorship information to be required on all election advertising, all campaign finance disclosure statement to be filed 90 days after the election rather than 120 days, and banning anonymous contributions.
The proposed legislation will also enable Elections B.C. to play a key role in compliance and enforcement of campaign finance rules. Currently, local governments are "responsible for every aspect of their local election, from administration of the election, to oversight of the rule," said the 2010 task force report.
After the release of the white paper, it will be open for public comment until Oct. 23.
The new act is expected to come before the assembly next spring to implement the task force recommendations, with the exception of expense limits.
Further consultation on the expense limit piece will begin in November to inform further legislative changes in time for the 2017 elections.
"UBCM is pleased to see that the province is moving forward on elections legislation," said UBCM president Mary Sjostrom. "The phased approach they are adopting will help ensure the changes will work for the full range of communities in B.C."
According to the task force's report, the last comprehensive review of local elections legislation took place in 1993, which spawned the initial campaign finance disclosure rules.


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Role of a school is to develop raw child to perfect. But present system implication in poor and developing countries is that perfect (high marks) child is given opportunity to get enrolled to good schools or collages and if the child is less than the expectations is asked to seek T.C (I call removal certificate). Purpose of schools is irrelevant if childs taste is not developed or child is not made to fit the world. It is schools, which are responsible for childs growth. I give a small example though it has no connection with this, that cubs learn in playing. Lions or lionesses help them to learn in playful way and when the cubs grow become best hunters to survive. Students feel study as evil and dont enjoy, they feel parents and schools have forced on them that results to mental depression and feel tortured when schools and parents expect their children to secure highest of highest mark. Seeking highest marks has become prestigious symbol for parents and schools. Many students escape schools due to hardship especially this happen to rural students. It is seen that school students carry books of more weight than the student itself. A student up to 5th standard needs to learn IQ development, Discipline, Language, current basic General knowledge, basic arithmetic. To my opinion loading heavy weight of school bags is not necessary. From 6th to 9th standard it is a time for the schools to develop the taste according to childs interest. High school is study in selected field through social/ practical involvement. But on the other hand what is seen is that students from 8th to 12th standard are more involved in books to copy to brain and paste in the answer sheets, if weaker in memory take extra classes (tuition) to copy to brain in better way. It is with most of collage graduation study, students have no time to find or explore the objective of study only seeking better methods to copy them to brain. As a result of education societies inefficient policies students are duped and purpose of education fails when after ranking highest in schools and collages, childs expectation to have better opportunities in real life is failed, as what studied is different from new apparent life. This is where children feel deprived and one of the causes of unemployment among literates. · Education should be attractive that students enjoy study rather than feeling as curse to them. · If a child has sport instinct forcing medicine study will be purposeless. · Primary school students should be encouraged to come forward with the taste. · Higher education should also mean to educate. · Presently, teachers job is limited to narrate or write on the black board to students what is written in the books. Teachers job is getting involved with the students and helps them to come with new ideas. Discuss negative and positive part to analyze so student grasps the right one. · Education is a system that makes child to fit for future needs. While educating future should be kept in mind.
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Major population is illiterate and some have completed 5th standard. Governments attention towards promoting and generating employment is not enough. There is no training of arts & craft to utilize the asset.
Tribes are socially rich economically poor. Most tribes live in below poverty line. Read their culture as why they need forests. Do not forget to click pictures in this site to view traditional tribal dance.
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Many generations woman is treated as property. Women were never treated as self-individual in any civilization. Their independence was discouraged in almost all the civilizations and religions. Without women there would have no civilization, no religion, no societies and no men. Woman is earth, gives birth and nourish till the boy becomes man.


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In their Treatment Guidelines for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (1), the American Academy of Pediatrics clearly states that a care plan for children with this condition should include behavioral treatment along with any prescribed medication. For some children with mild to moderate symptoms behavioral treatment may prove sufficient to improve or alleviate symptoms. Also, some research studies indicate that the use of behavioral treatment along with medication may reduce the dose of medication necessary for effective treatment.
Data from a major national study conducted by NIMH known as the Mutlimodal Treatment Study of ADHD (MTA) shows that 33% of children with ADHD were "normalized" [exhibited test scores within the normal range for ADHD and ODD (oppositional defiant disorder)] as a result of receiving behavioral treatment only without any medication while 68% were normalized as a result of medication combined with psychological treatment as compared to only 56% of those treated with medication only. Thus, roughly one third of children diagnosed with ADHD may achieve normal behavior from a comprehensive program consisting of treatment strategies similar to those used in Total Focus. Also, there is about a 20% increase in the number of children normalized by combining medication with psychological treatment. Finally, after 2 years 97% of those in the psychological treatment only group remained normalized as compared to only 66% for the medication only group.
According to a study conducted at State University of New York at Buffalo, "combining behavior modification therapy with medication is the most effective way to improve the behavior of many ADHD children. In fact, when the two are combined, the study showed, the amount of medication required to achieve the same results as use of medication alone can be reduced by two-thirds".
Unfortunately, behavioral treatment is often only minimally addressed or left out entirely. This is often due to time constraints for the physician as well as the parents and the child. A 1998 study of the treatment of ADHD among special education students found that almost 75% received their care from a primary care physician and 68% of those receiving care from a PCP had no contact with a mental health professional. (5) The study also noted that care from PCPs "was characterized by fewer sessions, less time with the patient, and less use of multimodal therapies." In 2005 a study concerned with adherence to diagnostic and treatment guidelines stated, "many primary care physicians report poor access to mental health services, limited insurance coverage, and other potential system barriers to the delivery of ADHD care". (22)
Making appropriate educational materials easily available may prove to be difficult for a busy practice. Referral to a mental health professional may be hindered by the cost of the care or the time and commitment involved and also the ability to connect the patient and family with a qualified mental health professional who specializes in the treatment of ADHD. Therefore, a program like Total Focus can provide an efficient means to make this valuable help easily, readily and economically available to those who can benefit from it.
One major finding of the MTA Study conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health (2) was that the children of parents who developed a disciplined yet positive approach to parenting were able to maintain treatment gains during the 14 month period of the study. One of the primary goals of the parent education module of Total Focus is to enable parents to adopt a parenting style that will work not only for the ADHD child but also for the entire family.
When parents implement the major components of the program, they end up developing a family culture that is healthy and supportive to the entire family and therefore likely to endure for many years if not become a permanent fixture in their daily lives.
During the course of coaching their child through the various modules such as problem solving and relaxation training both the parent and the child develop valuable coping skills. This along with implementing "The Special 20" technique also builds the type of positive bond between parent and child that has been found through research to result in the development of a teenager and young adult who is capable of successfully navigating the dangerous shoals encountered at school and in the community.
Some of the psychological interventions such as problem solving training and social skills training included in Total Focus have not always been recommended as part of a treatment plan for a child with ADHD due to research based on the use of these techniques in a group setting. However, newer research indicates that when these techniques are implemented through a parent/child collaborative approach to learning they can be very effective.
Descriptions of the various techniques discussed below were provided by National Institute of Mental Health and include all of the recommended psychological interventions provided in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 2006 (rev) NIH Publication No. 3572 (3) Evidence from scientific research studies indicating the usefulness for each component in Total Focus is provided below along with a description of how each component provides the recommended treatment.
PARENT SKILLS TRAINING, offered by therapists or in special classes, gives parents tools and techniques for managing their child's behavior. One such technique is the use of token or point systems for immediately rewarding good behavior or work. Another is the use of "time-out" or isolation to a chair or bedroom when the child becomes too unruly or out of control. During time-outs, the child is removed from the agitating situation and sits alone quietly for a short time to calm down. Parents may also be taught to give the child "quality time" each day, in which they share a pleasurable or relaxing activity. During this time together, the parent looks for opportunities to notice and point out what the child does well, and praise his or her strengths and abilities.This system of rewards and penalties can be an effective way to modify a child's behavior. The parents (or teacher) identify a few desirable behaviors that they want to encourage in the child—such as asking for a toy instead of grabbing it, or completing a simple task. The child is told exactly what is expected in order to earn the reward. The child receives the reward when he performs the desired behavior and a mild penalty when he doesn't. A reward can be small, perhaps a token that can be exchanged for special privileges, but it should be something the child wants and is eager to earn. The penalty might be removal of a token or a brief time-out. Make an effort to find your child being good. The goal, over time, is to help children learn to control their own behavior and to choose the more desired behavior. The technique works well with all children, although children with ADHD may need more frequent rewards.
In addition, parents may learn to structure situations in ways that will?allow their child to succeed. This may include allowing only one or two?playmates at a time, so that their child doesn't get over-stimulated. Or?if their child has trouble completing tasks, they may learn to help the?child divide a large task into small steps, then praise the child as?each step is completed. Regardless of the specific technique parents may?use to modify their child's behavior, some general principles appear to?be useful for most children with ADHD. These include providing more?frequent and immediate feedback (including rewards and punishment),?setting up more structure in advance of potential problem situations,?and providing greater supervision and encouragement to children with?ADHD in relatively unrewarding or tedious situations.
Parents may also learn to use stress management methods, such as?meditation, relaxation techniques, and exercise, to increase their own?tolerance for frustration so that they can respond more calmly to their ?child's behavior.
PSYCHOTHERAPYworks to help people with ADHD to like and accept themselves despite their disorder. It does not address the symptoms or underlying causes of the disorder. In psychotherapy, patients talk with the therapist about upsetting thoughts and feelings, explore self-defeating patterns of behavior, and learn alternative ways to handle their emotions. As they talk, the therapist tries to help them understand how they can change or better cope with their disorder.
BEHAVIORAL THERAPY helps people develop more effective ways to work on immediate issues. Rather than helping the
child understand his or her feelings and actions, it helps directly in changing their thinking and coping and thus may lead to changes in behavior. The support might be practical assistance, like help in organizing tasks or schoolwork or dealing with emotionally charged events. Or the support might be in self-monitoring one's own behavior and giving self-praise or rewards for acting in a desired way such as controlling anger or thinking before acting.
SOCIAL SKILLS TRAININGcan also help children learn new behaviors. In social skills training, the therapist discusses and models appropriate behaviors important in developing and maintaining social relationships, like waiting for a turn, sharing toys, asking for help, or responding to teasing, then gives children a chance to practice. For example, a child might learn to "read" other people's facial expression and tone of voice in order to respond appropriately. Social skills training helps the child to develop better ways to play and work with other children.
RELAXATION TRAININGTeaching children with attention deficit disorder how to relax can be effective in reducing hyperactivity and disruptive behavior while increasing attention span and task completion. The purpose of biofeedback is to enhance an individual's awareness of physical reactions to physical, emotional, or psychological stress, and their ability to influence their own physiological responses. The overall purpose is to develop self-regulation skills that play a role in improving health and well-being.
COGNITIVE REHABILITATION EXERCISES (Brain Training)Can Improve Attention & Concentration as Well as Other Intellectual and Self-Control Functions. Victims of strokes or head injury may have significant impairments in attention and concentration. Cognitive Rehabilitation exercises are often used to help these people to improve their ability to concentrate and pay attention. This approach has been applied to children with attention deficit disorder with some success. The repeated use of simple attentional training exercises can help children to train their brains to concentrate and pay attention for longer periods of time. (16)
Recognizing the need for a methodology to increase access to evidence-based psychological treatment for children, Child Development Institute has produced a multi-media program known as Total Focus that involves the parents and children working together as a team to help the child achieve success at school and enjoy life at home and in the community.
The program is based on 20 years of clinical experience of Child Psychologist, Dr Bob Myers and is produced by a leading publisher of parenting programs. Dr Bob also shares additional insights from his own experience successfully raising a son with ADHD which parents find both comforting and encouraging.
Total Focus is cost effective (less than a three month supply of medication or one visit to a mental health specialist). It is an evidenced-based program using methods supported in the medical and scientific literature. Total Focus is based on behavioral treatment strategies recommended by the National Institute of Mental Health. Complete, easy to follow instructions are provided along with numerous questionnaires, charts and handouts for implementing behavior change programs and monitoring progress. Even telephone coaching by mental health professionals trained by the author of the program is available when desired.
The program can be used instead of medication for children with mild to moderate symptoms or as adjunctive therapy for those taking stimulant medication. The program not only provides parent education and behavior modification but provides psychological interventions that (1) teach coping skills, (2) improve motivation and self-esteem and (3) may address mild to moderate manifestations of possible comorbidity including anxiety, depression and ODD.
Please see a review of Total Focus by ADHD researcher and clinical expert, Stephen Hinshaw, PhD.


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The Pixie-4 is best operated through XIAs host
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In the Viewer, users can set all parameters relevant to the data acquisition,
store them in settings files, and run the modules. Results can be displayed
from data files to provide instant feedback on the state of the experiment. The Pixie Viewer is based on IGOR PRO, distributed
by WaveMetrics. IGOR PRO is a program package for data display, analysis,
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to the data acquisition software that XIA supplies. Pixie-4 Data Acquisition Systems A basic data acquisition system can consist of a 6-slot PXI crate, one Pixie module, a single board host computer, a preamplifier power supply and a high voltage module. The host computer is used to download software and settings to the Pixie module, start and stop runs, read out the data and write it to disk. This is a very compact standalone solution, for example for clover detectors. Instead of a single board computer residing in the PXI crate, a regular desktop or laptop computer can act as a remote crate controller using a set of adapter cards with a high speed copper or fiber optic data link. Data readout speeds are somewhat lower (80 MByte/s) for remote controllers. For bigger detector arrays, a larger PXI crate (up to 18 slots) can be used. One or more slots can be occupied by commercial, user-programmable DSP processor modules to process data for event reconstruction. High speed I/O modules can be added, either on the DSP modules or in a separate slot, for fast data readout from the Pixie front end electronics to external data processing computers. The preamplifier power supply developed by XIA also includes an external trigger option. This allows the distribution of clocks and triggers between the PXI backplane and external electronics. Besides the system clock, distributed signals can include an external veto, run start synchronization, event triggers and timing signals. |
Inputs | Analog | Four preamplifier
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Digital | (TTL) Each module
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of the following functions: All clock, trigger and synchronization signals are bussed along the PXI backplane. A second MMCX connector can be used as output directly from the DSP in custom applications. |
Data I/O | Interface | Compact PCI standard, 33 MHz, 32-bit |
Data Transfer Rate | Memory readout to host: 109 MB/sec |
Digital Controls | Gain | Coarse gain from
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Threshold | Adjustable to 50% of the ADC input range | |
Filtering | Peaking times 0.1 - 100 microseconds. Adjustable flat top to eliminate ballistic deficit effects. | |
Pileup | Fast channel filter
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regime. Minimum pulse-pair resolution of 53ns unless limited by signal risetime. |
Data collection | MCA limits and number of bins, waveform lengths | |
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MCA | 1024 to 32,768 channels
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List Mode | Time stamp, energy, optional waveforms for each event stored in 128k (32-bit) word buffer. | |
Timing | Events are time stamped with 75MHz clock in list mode. | |
Statistics | All values required for pileup correction are available: livetime, realtime, input events, output events. | |
Diagnostics | ADC trace, baseline distribution, baseline history, FFT noise spectrum |
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Churchill case likely to linger
Denver Post
The University of Colorado could fire professor Ward Churchill for plagiarism and fabrication as soon as next month, but the academic misconduct case is likely to linger in the courts for years, legal experts predicted Wednesday. The ethnic-studies professor most likely will take CU to federal court if administrators fire or suspend him without pay as recommended by a committee that examined his writings, his attorney, David Lane, said. Churchill's lawsuit would accuse the university of retaliating against the tenured professor because of his essay saying some World Trade Center terrorism victims were not innocent and comparing them to a Nazi bureaucrat, Lane said. "They now have their excuse that took them a year and a half to put together to fire him," he said. "When they fire Ward Churchill, which they will, it will be deemed retaliation." But some legal analysts questioned whether Churchill has a case, now that a committee of scholars has found him guilty of stealing others' work and fabricating historical facts. The origin of the investigation into Churchill's work smacked of punishment for free speech, but the committee's condemning report released Tuesday might deflate Churchill's case, said attorney Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. "If their evidence holds up that a professor did plagiarize, of course they can fire somebody for that," he said. But Lukianoff said he didn't doubt the matter would end up in court anyway. "I don't think this controversy is going to be over for a long time," he said. "This issue has been such a lightning rod about the nature of academic freedom and free speech and who is teaching on our campuses." Tom Gonzalez, a Tampa, Fla., attorney who represented the University of South Florida in the firing of professor Sami Al-Arian, said Churchill would have a "very, very tough row to hoe in terms of litigation." Al-Arian was fired after being accused of associating with terrorists and pleaded guilty to conspiracy. "You can't be fired for saying things that are unpopular," Gonzalez said. "But that all goes out the window if in fact he's guilty of plagiarism." Attorneys also dismissed Churchill's claims that CU has violated his privacy by issuing press releases about the investigation, a personnel matter. "Mr. Churchill may have indeed waived his own right to privacy because of the circumstances he generated," said Sheldon Steinbach, general counsel at the American Council on Education in Washington, D.C. At this point, Steinbach added, the origin of the investigation is immaterial. "The underlying facts are what they are," he said. "How it's brought to the university's attention is practically irrelevant."
CU spokesman Barrie Hartman said Churchill brought the publicity on himself. "I would venture to say that Ward Churchill has made all this stuff very public himself, not the university," he said. CU attorneys would not comment about whether they are concerned about a potential lawsuit. Administrators who will decide Churchill's fate - arts and sciences dean Todd Gleeson, provost Susan Avery and chancellor Phil DiStefano - also would not comment. Hartman said university officials wanted to "let the process play out. We're not going to respond to any of those kind of comments." If administrators decide to fire Churchill, he would get a hearing before a panel of faculty from the privilege and tenure committee. University lawyers and Churchill's lawyer would argue before the panel, which would decide within two weeks or so whether the university should dismiss him. Churchill would have no more recourse for appeal within the university after the panel's decision, Hartman said. Several attorneys said no law would prevent CU from suspending Churchill without pay for several years. Lynn Feiger, a Denver lawyer who specializes in employment law, likened it to attorneys who are disbarred for years. Churchill's attorney said he has no doubt CU will fire him. "The writing is on the wall," Lane said, adding that he was "disappointed at how harsh the report was." The committee, which Lane said was stacked with people Churchill objected to, simply "rubber-stamped" administrators' plans to get rid of the professor, he said. Lane compared Churchill to Galileo, who was tried for heresy in the 1600s for saying the Earth orbited the sun. "The committee has determined what the historical truth is," he said. "Churchill has his versions of the truth." Staff writer Arthur Kane contributed to this report. Staff writer Jennifer Brown can be reached at 303-820-1593 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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