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Definitions for Realisticˌri əˈlɪs tɪk
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word Realistic
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
re•al•is•ticˌri əˈlɪs tɪk(adj.)
concerned with or based on what is real or practical:
a realistic estimate.
characterized by or given to the representation in literature or art of things as they really are:
a realistic novel.
resembling or simulating real life:
a realistic decoy.
pertaining to philosophic realists or realism.
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Princeton's WordNet
aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are
"a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans"
naturalistic, realistic(adj)
representing what is real; not abstract or ideal
"realistic portraiture"; "a realistic novel"; "in naturalistic colors"; "the school of naturalistic writers"
of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of realism
"a realistic system of thought"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
realistic(adjective)ˌri əˈlɪs tɪk
≠ unrealistic
We have to be realistic. This will take a long time.
realisticˌri əˈlɪs tɪk
≠ unrealistic
a realistic chance of achieving our goals; The prices they charge are not realistic.
realisticˌri əˈlɪs tɪk
≠ unrealistic
a film that gives a realistic picture of war; Realistically, we can only hope for about 50 people to come.; The illustrations realistically represent what is happening.
expressed or represented as being accurate.
A realistic appraisal of the situation.
Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were.
A realistic novel about the Victorian poor.
Webster Dictionary
of or pertaining to the realists; in the manner of the realists; characterized by realism rather than by imagination
Realistic is the debut album by an American indie pop band Ivy.
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Rank popularity for the word 'Realistic' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4318
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Realistic' in Adjectives Frequency: #641
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Translations for Realistic
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showing things as they really are
a realistic painting.
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An area educator has stepped into the national education arena.
Tim Gott, former principal at Morningside Elementary School and director of the Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science, has been elected president of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology.
Gott, who began the role last week, has been a member of the consortium's board for four years. The group assisted in creating the Gatton Academy at Western Kentucky University.
Math education at Helmwood Heights Elementary School was highlighted with recognition of the teaching techniques of one of its educators.
Mary Bell, a third-grade teacher at Helmwood, received a Mathematics Education Service and Achievement award from the Kentucky Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Bell was one three teachers in the state to receive the award.
She was nominated by Jane Hunt, who worked at Helmwood last year as a math coach. Hunt worked with each teacher on new math standards implemented in the state.
Swimmers in Elizabethtown Independent Schools could be in a newly renovated facility by next year.
The Elizabethtown Independent Schools board unanimously approved final drawings and updated construction documents for the renovation of the pool at T.K. Stone Middle School at the board's regular Monday meeting.
The district hopes to have the new pool facility completed by the beginning of the next swim season in the fall, said Nate Huggins, associate superintendent for student and support services.
When Joe Harmon needed to launch a new website for his business, he knew just where to go to have it designed — a classroom at North Hardin High School.
E'town Electronics, soon to be 911 Express Tech, has partnered with students at North Hardin by asking them to create a website for the business, which is in the middle of rebranding. Students in a website management class are competing to create the business's new site.
The summer is long to a 3-year-old, especially when leaving the confines of a scheduled day at preschool to the endless stretches of time at home.
But a camp that could serve infants, 5-year-olds and everyone in between seemed difficult to pull off, Tracie Dupin recalled thinking when she heard of the new Get Ready! Camp. And that was before she saw the camp was not in classrooms, but in the cafeteria at Central Hardin High School.
"Then I was really puzzled at how all of this was going to work," she said.
Before holiday shopping gets in full swing, Hardin County Schools is using the local mall for a holiday of its own.
HCS will recognize American Education Week by hosting a celebration of its schools and students from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Towne Mall in Elizabethtown.
Several schools will have displays for viewing and students from various schools will perform.
The district has hosted the event for decades, Community Relations Director John Wright said.
The principal of John Hardin High School is supplementing his leadership experience with a program that includes an out-of-district internship.
Alvin Garrison has been selected to participate in the Minority Superintendent Internship Program, which trains educators from ethnic minorities who might be candidates for future superintendent positions.
A playground five years in the making will be celebrated Saturday.
Heartland Elementary School students, staff and parents will host a dedication ceremony for its new playground from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday. The playground was a Parent-Teacher Organization project, and the students participated in various fundraisers, said Sue Botts, a spokeswoman for the school.
There will be a ribbon cutting followed by the students having an opportunity to play on the new equipment and enjoy cotton candy and popcorn, Botts said.
The rapid uptick in student numbers at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College has come to an end after enrollment peaked in 2010.
Fall enrollment at ECTC came in at 7,616 students, according to unofficial numbers, which is a slight decrease from the enrollment figures of recent years. College officials believe a recovering economy is playing a part in moving students out of the classroom and into the workforce.
West Point Independent School released the breakdown of its EXPLORE scores Wednesday.
Taken by eighth-graders, the EXPLORE test is a precursor to the ACT college entrance exam and covers the same four subject areas — English, math, reading and science. The scores are used as part of the new Unbridled Learning assessment model to award schools and districts a college and career readiness score.
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It is becoming increasingly important for small and medium-sized businesses to offer web-based customer support, a study has suggested.
Research conducted by web hosting provider Fasthosts Internet indicates that three-fifths of UK consumers expect to receive round-the-clock support over the internet.
The firms said consumers want to be able to contact organisations 24/7 via email and social networking websites.
Some 37 per cent of those surveyed said they expect even the smallest companies to reply to online enquiries outside of regular office/shop hours.
And for 40 per cent, the availability of SMB support on social media channels is a critical factor for being competitive with larger organisations.
When questioned, 56 per cent of respondents offered the view that SMBs need to reply to online enquiries more quickly.
Some 65 per cent believe that in order for small firms to succeed, they need to be more flexible in terms of delivering customer support.
Claire Lewis, marketing director at Fasthosts Internet, noted that having an online presence is no longer just about having a professional looking website.
She claimed that engagement and inspiring customer confidence should be the aim for businesses of all sizes.
"Business owners must interact with their audience, and demonstrate their relevance and value to the consumer," Ms Lewis stated.
"Decision makers and consumers have turned to social media as a valuable and sociable research tool, and even the smallest businesses can benefit from leveraging this trend."
Last month, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) warned that one in four UK SMBs is at risk of being uncompetitive through not having their own website.
And according to the lobby group, just a third of SMBs are using their website to generate sales - meaning many are missing out on significant opportunities.
Mike Cherry, national policy chairman at the FSB, said more SMBs must take advantage of the opportunities that technology presents.
By doing so, they can be competitive, expand their horizons and have a positive impact on the communities they rely on for business, he claimed.
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Data only gigabags are here
This morning I am pleased to announce the launch of our data only gigabags.
If you are a regular community member or pop by the blog frequently, you would have hopefully seen Vincent discussing all things data in the forum and I posted a blog on data only 'gigabag' prices a few weeks back.
For a bit of fun and to maybe help you think about what gigabag you should buy, we have compiled a list of what you could do with your data. These are approx volumes.
- With 500MB you can download 100 songs, which means you can download NME's Top 100 Songs of the Decade. Interestingly Beyonce - Crazy in Love, is Number One.
- With 1gb, you can listen to 16 hours of radio, that's a lot of Radio 1's Zane Lowe.
- 3gb will enable you to send 3 million basic/text e-mails. Which is a lot.
So that's it. Welcome the gigbags into the giffgaff product family and enjoy.
Have a great Thursday.
Thanks, I believe Cameron is aware as we have been discussing it on his thread
ma1kie, do you already have a goodybag on your account. If so, then that is why, because a goodybag and a gigabag cannot co-exist during the same month.
Hi timahy, we are looking at having one account with multiple products but it will take a long time to deliver due to the complexity. We didn't want to delay the launch of the data only products for this as they also have taken a while to get live and there was demand by many of our members. Thanks.
I think some confusion is setting in here.
Once a gigabag allowance is used up during its month, then you have a 50MB buffer, then it reverts to 2p per MB while the gigabag is still in its months validity.
Once the month is up, then the account has no bag on it, therefore if any credit is present then that would be used at the 20p/day up to 20MB then 20p for each additional MB rate.
All previous terms and conditions relating to the use of payg credit in devices other than phones have now been removed from the T&Cs , therefore standard payg use in such devices is now permitted.
darrenpainter: "All previous terms and conditions relating to the use of payg credit in devices other than phones have now been removed from the T&Cs , therefore standard payg use in such devices is now permitted."
It still has (now in 5.13):
5.13. In addition to our standard terms and conditions, all usage must be for your private, personal and non-commercial purposes. You may not use your SIM Card: a) In, or connected to, any other device including modems, dongles or any other way to connect to a PC (unless you are on a gigabag plan)
I know it doesn't specifically mention tablets, but I can't remember whether it did before.
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As announced on December 14, 2011, the Company's previous LibiGel Phase III efficacy trials indicated that LibiGel increased satisfying sexual events and sexual desire and decreased distress. However, the placebo response in the two previous efficacy trials was greater than expected; therefore, LibiGel's results were not shown to be statistically different from placebo. BioSante is committed to ensuring that the design of the new Phase III efficacy trials addresses the higher than expected placebo response observed in the prior trials.
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About LibiGelLibiGel is a testosterone gel in Phase III clinical development for the treatment of women who suffer from female sexual dysfunction (FSD), specifically hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD). Two Phase III efficacy trials of LibiGel have been completed and a cardiovascular (CV) events and breast cancer study that has completed enrollment of 3,656 subjects is ongoing. The two completed efficacy trials were double-blind, placebo-controlled trials that enrolled over 500 surgically menopausal women each for six-months of therapy. In the two completed Phase III efficacy trials, LibiGel performed as predicted based on previous experience with testosterone products for FSD, including an increase in satisfying sexual activity and sexual desire and a decrease in distress. However, the placebo response in the two efficacy trials was greater than expected; and therefore, LibiGel's results were not shown to be statistically different from placebo. The completed efficacy trials were conducted according to an FDA special protocol assessment (SPA) agreement. LibiGel is absorbed quickly through the skin after applying a once-daily pea-sized topical application on the upper arm that delivers testosterone to the bloodstream evenly over time.
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Safet Susic saw Bosnia-Herzegovina beaten by Argentina in Rio de Janeiro but remains upbeat regarding their chances of securing World Cup progress.
Making their bow on football's biggest stage, Bosnia slipped to a narrow 2-1 defeat at the Maracana on Sunday.
A moment of magic from Lionel Messi ultimately proved to be the difference on the night, with the Barcelona forward netting Argentina's decisive second.
That strike arrived midway through the second half, after Bosnia had made the worst possible start by putting through their own net inside the opening three minutes.
Vedad Ibisevic stepped off the bench to grab them a lifeline six minutes from time, but Argentina held on to take control of Group F.
Susic, though, claims to have seen enough from a positive Bosnian showing to suggest that there is more to come from them and that qualification for the last 16 remains a distinct possibility.
He said: "We are realistic people and our goal was to put as much resistance as possible to one of the favourites to win the title, and this is what we have done.
"I am satisfied with what I saw, especially after we had this misfortune to concede an own goal in the first couple of minutes.
"It is a huge satisfaction to take part for the first time in the World Cup and play against a great team and one of the best players in the world - and not only of today but of all time.
"We have still two games to play and I told my players this was not the key match, that we could afford to lose but not by a large margin and this is what we achieved.
"If Argentina wins all their matches, we may only need four points to qualify - everything hangs on the match between Nigeria and Iran."


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This highly active lambda phosphatase was produced in Stratagene's Affinity protein expression and purification system. The lambda phosphatase gene was cloned into the pCALn vector as a fusion to an affinity tag, the calmodulinbinding peptide (CBP).5 The tag simplifies purification of the enzyme and allows the enzyme to be removed after dephosphorylation of the target protein. As the target protein may be a kinase, removal of the phosphatase is not only convenient but also essential for the subsequent determination of kinase activity.
The lambda phosphatase activity was specifically removed by treatment with Stratagene's Calmodulin (CaM) Affinity Resin. The efficiency of removing lambda phosphatase activity by binding to CaM resin was demonstrated by mixing Stratagene's autophosphorylated Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Kinase Domain (EGFRKD) with Lambda Phosphatase and a 10% slurry of CaM resin in binding buffer (50 mM TrisHCl, pH 7.5; 150 mM NaCl; 10 mM beta-mercaptoethanol; 1 mM magnesium acetate; 1 mM imidazole, 2 mM CaCl2). Binding was carried out on ice for 10 minutes. The CaM resin was collected by lowspeed centrifugation (1600 rpm, 2 minutes, 4C). This binding procedure was repeated twice, and the supernatant was assayed for phosphatase activity by reaction with the chromogenic substrate, p-nitrophenyl phosphate (pNPP). After three consecutive resin treatments, the supernatant contained no detectable phosphatase activity as measured by dephosphorylation of the EGFRKD.
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I have a pretty good idea what a number of you will be thinking as you read this post:
How's that gun "control" working out for you, Chicago?
From John Byrne, David Heinzmann, and Bob Secter on the Chicago Tribune website late last night:
Following the most violent January in more than a decade and the high-profile slaying of a 15-year-old high school band majorette, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his police chief moved closer than ever Thursday to reintroducing the very police strategy they dumped when they took over in 2011.
Emanuel said he would move 200 officers off desk duty to bolster the size of roving teams aimed at suppressing outbreaks of murderous violence that have been on the rise in the city for more than a year.
"The most violent January in more than a decade."
According to the Crime in Chicago blog yesterday, 44 people were murdered and 160 were shot in the city last month.
Now, back on New Year's Eve, I noted that at the end of a year in which Chicago surpassed 500 murders (534 according to CIC), the number of beat cops was less than before Rahm Emanuel became mayor.
So, why not just hire more police officers then?
Byrne, Heinzmann, and Secter (sounds like a law firm) added:
The head of the police union said retirements and a lack of new hiring amid tight budget years has reduced the size of the force well below what is needed to keep the streets safe.
"No matter how City Hall slices the numbers or spins this issue, the fact remains we have less officers on the street now than when the mayor was elected," said Mike Shields, head of the Fraternal Order of Police.
At the news conference announcing his new plans, Emanuel said "you don't ask the taxpayers to pay for additional cops until you make sure you're using every cop on the payroll today effectively."
Personally, I think City Hall is well-aware of the significant, fast-approaching fiscal challenges that are in store for Chicago, so basically "what you see is what you get" could be the case for Chicago Police Department manpower. As things stand, taxes will be going up- significantly- but one has to wonder how much of it will be earmarked for the following, which I blogged about back on August 1:
The "Windy City" has a $25 billion pension crisis that will require property taxes to be doubled by 2015 (from an anticipated $476 million this year to $1.2 billion in 2015) if no changes are made to both retirement benefits and City of Chicago employee contributions.
Remember that $2.98 billion the city received when the Chicago Skyway and parking meters were privatized under former Mayor Richard M. Daley? Only $623 million remains.
The analysis comes on the heels of year-end audit findings that show Chicago is in the midst of a debt crisis, adding $465 million of debt in 2011 to a total long-term debt that's sitting at just over $27 billion.
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Chicagoans- be prepared to bust out those wallets very shortly.
To wrap things up, one sentence in that Tribune piece really stood out for me. Byrne, Heinzmann, and Secter wrote:
But the events of this week show that tragedy can strike anywhere, and calibrating how and where to stretch those resources is difficult in a city with a deeply entrenched culture of violence.
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"Culture of violence?"
Sounds like Second City Cop wasn't too far off the mark with that "Culture of Death" comment the other day.
Watch your six, Chicago.
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Byrne, John, Heinzmann, David and Secter, Bob. "Street violence spurs shift in police strategy." Chicago Tribune. 31 Jan. 2013. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-emanuel-mccarthy-officers-reassigned-20130201,0,7276684,full.story). 1 Feb. 2013.
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Monday, September 1, 2014
Back To School Ramblings
I start my second year of Vet Tech school tomorrow, and I have so many mixed emotions. I'm excited, nervous, grateful, and ready to learn. But I'm not ready to let go of this summer. This has been the first summer in several years where I wasn't in treatment or in what I'll call a "bad place." We've seen several country concerts, danced our butts off, discovered new music, traveled back to the place we first met to celebrate our five year anniversary, took long walks/hikes, visited my family in Florida; I've worked in an amazing animal hospital and have spent a lot of time with my grooming friends at Petco. I'm grateful for all of those gifts.
I had a few wonderful months in full recovery, and while I've slipped back a bit, I'm gaining traction and getting back on the right path. If it weren't for my husband, dogs, family, and friends, I'd be ruminating over my recent struggles. Instead, I'm finding new ways to cope with stress and sadness, and am hopeful that school will reignite my desire to be stronger, more flexible, more social.
I had never anticipated I'd be going back to school at my age. I know, I know-I'm still young, but I'm a hell of a lot older than my classmates, and in a completely different place in life. But this is my dream, and I'm lucky enough to pursue it.
But there's always the looming thought in the back of my mind: Am I good enough? Smart enough? Am I doing enough to make my life better? Am I trying hard enough to maintain recovery? These are all lofty questions, but through this blog, long talks, and journaling, I've planned out some positive steps to take in the next few months.
I've gone back and forth about deleting this blog because I'm not always sure I can talk about veganism, recovery and eating disorders and feeling down without setting myself up for judgement, but I'm trying to erase those thoughts and be true to myself.
The reality is that this is a life-long battle, but I'm a fighter. I find hope and joy in spending time with my husband, my dogs, being outdoors, listening to music, and remembering how far I've come.
So why is today such a bad day?
It's my last day of summer, and I'm petrified that school will be overwhelming and that I'll struggle through classes, that I'll have no free time, that I'll put even more of a financial burden on my family. But instead of sitting around and crying about it (although I did a fair share of that), we took a walk in a park nearby and thought up fun things to do this year. I am going to make an active effort to reengage with the animal rights groups I belong to, and intend on making/keeping more social connections-something that has always been hard for me.
I dream of the day where I have a salary and a steady job, even if I earn next to nothing and have to work overnights or weekends. It's what I've wanted for so long, and I believe I deserve it.
On another note, I've learned a lot of things about myself this summer, too, and need to keep reminding myself of that:
1. As much as I like to call myself an introvert, I truly do enjoy being around people. Ok, some people..just being honest.
2. I need to stand behind my convictions, no matter how controversial they are. Admittedly, it's hard to hold some beliefs so strongly (being childfree, for example, which is difficult for many people to accept at my age) when they are far beyond the status quo.
3. I can find ways to 'urge surf' when I feel tempted to engage in behaviors. I started reading again, will take short walks, listen to country music (those of you who introduced me to this world, I can't thank you enough), watching awesome shows (Walking Dead, I love you), and writing.
4. I can take risks and survive. I can eat banana pancakes with loads of maple syrup and not pass out from anxiety. I can drink a beer and not calculate how many calories I'll need to burn afterwards.
5. I can take on a job that I have little to no experience for, soak up the knowledge of my coworkers, and grow my knowledge (thanks to you, MSPCA, I am not afraid of seeing the blood and guts of surgery).
5. There is happiness in every day. It might just be my cup of coffee in the morning or snuggling with Sigmund in my lap, but even if that's all I can find, it's something.
6. I can exercise without becoming compulsive. That's a HUGE leap. I find myself setting goals to become stronger, not thinner, and I love the muscles I'm starting to see-they indicate strength I never had before, and I need to be able to be strong for school and work.
7. Life isn't all doom and gloom. I have spent so many months/years/days drowning in anxiety and depression, but that doesn't make me less of a person. I'm a fighter, and when those bad days come, I can proactively turn them around. Or cry and scream into a pillow, because that works pretty well, too.
8. There is more to life than school, work, (endless) errands and doctors' appointments. It's nice to find ways to up my happiness quotient that are *FREE* and available on a daily basis. That may mean journaling, reading, hanging with the dogs, or trying out a new recipe.
9. Love. It is all around me.
10. Money can't buy happiness. Not that we have much to go around now, but recalling the times that I did have a steady and well-paying job, I was miserable. This is what I want to do with my life, and I'd do anything to make it a possibility.
I'm grateful for the chance to make my dream of working with animals a reality. I might not be a people person, but introduce me to a four-legged furry, and I'm a goner. I can't wait to see the animals at school and care for them. I can't wait to learn new things about veterinary technology. And I can't wait to gain back the ground I lost so I can focus on the more important things in life.
If you made it to the end of this, congrats. And if you feel like commenting, please do so below. I read every suggestion and comment, and I like to know that someone out there is listening. Next time, I'll post something upbeat..maybe rainbows and unicorns?
Saturday, July 5, 2014
I Quit
I finally did it. I smoked (hopefully) my last cigarette on Sunday night. It was a good one, and I savored every second of it (not going to lie). But it was time to quit. I have lost track of how much money, time, energy, and livelihood I've spent on cigarettes, and while I'm hoping this is my first and last quit, I am being patient with myself.
When I started smoking last year, I was in a very different place emotionally, physically, and...geographically. While I was at ERC, we were allowed outside four times a day. Big deal for a treatment center. Most of the time, I would go downstairs with the non-smoking crew, chat about what groups/outings we might have that day and stare longingly at the Starbucks across the street..or pace around, which always got me in trouble.
One day, I decided to go upstairs with the smokers. They got to stand on top of the roof deck (read: parking lot) and look up at the sky over the mountains. It was a beautiful view. I asked someone for a cigarette (camel crush, menthol), and got my first of many head-rushes. I instantly liked it. It provided some stress relief, bonding, and time to stare at the stars. I had someone buy me my first pack the next day.
When I moved out of inpatient into the partial program, I could smoke ANY TIME I WANTED. And I did. I used cigarettes to prepare me for meals or tough outings (and there were plenty of those). I used cigarettes to connect with other people, although I connected with many people who didn't smoke at all. Surprisingly, I never used them to squelch my appetite, despite popular conceptions about smoking and eating disorders.
So here I am over a year later. I've been in one more treatment center that allowed smoking, and honestly, some of my best memories are of sitting on the porch late at night with my friends, comforting each other, laughing at nothing, and dreaming about diet coke and coffee.
But now I'm 28 (almost 29). I am in an incredibly challenging Vet Tech program, work as a grooming assistant, am a surgery extern at a major animal hospital, and volunteer for a dog rescue group. I am emotionally and physically healthier than I've been in...14 years, if not more. I will celebrate my 5 year wedding anniversary this August, just adopted a guinea pig (and she'll be getting a sister soon!), and have two growing, adorable, energetic dogs to care for. I simply don't have the money (that's potentially the biggest motivator right now), lung capacity, and need for cigarettes anymore.
So I quit. It's incredibly, incredibly hard- and I am going cold-no patches, gum, etc. I just keep reminding myself of why I'm doing this. I have a picture of my dad and me on my phone's Quitter app as inspiration. If he quit after 40 years of smoking, I can do this. I'm on day 5 now (actually, day 5, 12 hours, 44 minutes) and have already saved $45.63 and 12 hours of my life.
If you're quitting, too, I wish you loads of determination, strength, and patience. Luck doesn't play a part of it. It's our choice, and as FREAKING hard as it is, we can do this.
Peace and healthy lungs,
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Eat Like a Bird
Ok, so maybe not literally..but birds do eat lots of yummy things (fruits, nuts, seeds) that fit well into a vegan/plant-based diet. One food that find its way into bird feeders and bird seed mixes is millet. Millet, a small, nutrient-packed grain, can be topped with veggies, herbs, and sauces; can be stuffed into peppers or eggplant; can be used as a pilaf. It has a slightly nutty taste, and if cooked long enough, can be mashed like potatoes. It is high in copper, phosphorous, magnesium..all good things that promote good health (you can check out the link above-I didn't feel like boring you even more than I am).
We eat a lot of different grains at home, but we tend to stick to a few favorites: quinoa (so stereotypical, but delicious), brown rice, barley, bulgur and whole wheat couscous. Every so often we'll cook up polenta, roast potatoes and yams, or boil some pasta. We do have some of the less well-known grains, legumes and seeds -and have tried a few once or twice-but they stay in the back of the pantry.
So as part of my goals for recovery, I've decided to try one new, scary, or 'treat' food a week. Millet didn't seem scary, but it was new, and it got me out of my comfort zone a little. I know that might sound pathetic to people who don't have a complicated relationship with food, but even a 'healthy' thing can be scary. I'll give you one example: I love bananas. I get major, major cravings for bananas and cheerios at breakfast, but I'll usually stick to what I'm used to. But the good news is, I'm getting to the point now where I am actually listening to my body...so maybe I'll pick up those cheerios tomorrow.
Back to..THE MILLET.
I did some perusing of the kick-ass Veganomicon (Isa Chandra, you are a goddess). She had a great recipe for basic millet, which I followed to a tee. But I didn't see any other millet recipes that I liked, so I picked some fresh spring veggies to sauté with a little bit of olive oil. I added thawed, frozen baby lima beans for protein, and after cooking for about 7 minutes, served the sautéed veggies and beans over the millet. I topped each dish with fresh lemon juice. And we always have bread and soymilk with dinner-VERY refined.
It turned out to be one of my favorite meals of this spring. The millet was perfectly salted, nutty, and a little less seed-like than quinoa. It fluffed up nicely, and was a great bed for the sautéed snow peas and baby limas.
Here is the recipe:
Basic Millet (From Veganomicon)
Serves 4
1 Cup millet
2 Cups water
1 Tsp. salt
1. Preheat a heavy skillet (preferably cast iron) over medium. Put in the millet and toast for about 8-10 minutes, stirring frequently.
2. Once the millet is golden brown and smells toasty, transfer it to a pot, add the water and salt, cover, and bring to a boil.
3. Once the water boils, turn down the heat to low and simmer for about 20-25 minutes or until the millet is soft.
Sautéed Snow Peas with Baby Limas and Lemon Juice
1 Lb. snow peas, de-stemmed
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 1/2 Cups thawed frozen baby lima beans (can also use edamame)
1 lemon
1. Preheat pan on high for 5 minutes. Add oil to coat.
2. Add snow peas and baby lima beans to pan. Turn heat to medium. Stir frequently to incorporate and so the veggies cook evenly, about 7 minutes.
3. Fluff millet with a fork, and divide among 4 plates. Serve sautéed veggies and beans on top of millet. Drizzle with lemon juice, and if desired, add 1/4 tsp. sea salt.
Enjoy! (And I promise, it DEFINITELY doesn't taste like bird seed...although the bird seed blends with the peanuts and sunflower seeds don't look so bad...)
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Photos From The Past
Usually I enjoy looking at pictures from the past. Photos from my wedding, when I was a child, first photos with our pups...but I found a few this week that almost made me cry. We had visited a farm animal sanctuary, and there are photos of me with all of the animals. You can see the joy in my face as I fed a baby cow, cuddled with goats and chased chickens, but my eyes look slightly vacant. I look incredibly gaunt, all bones and little flesh, clothes barely fitting my child-like body. I look seriously ill. It amazes me now that no one said anything, that I didn't get more concerned stares. Most of all, I'm shocked that I couldn't see the reality in the mirror.
I chose not to include the pictures here because they might be triggering and could also be seen as glorifying a starved body. But they're out there.
They were another reminded of how far gone I was in my eating disorder.
I also found pictures of me with my family during a dinner out. It was the middle of the summer, and everyone looks glowing, tan, and healthy. I look pale, bony, and drawn. I can't erase those pictures, and I don't know if I want to-they are a reminder of how far I've come and where I never want to be again.
When I look in the mirror now, I see a little bit of a pot belly, the result of weight gain that has yet to distribute itself to other areas of my body. My favorite pair of jeans no longer fits, and I have countless shirts that are too tight or too revealing. The first time I put the jeans on, I had a minor freak out. Of course, I chose to wear them on a day that was already going to be stressful (we had a party to go to, and I'm still not exactly comfortable in large social situations). But once I figured out they weren't going to button, I put on the jeans that I'd bought when I was in treatment, and they fit perfectly (for anyone reading that's spent time at ERC, I bought them on one of our many Target sprees).
At each doctor's visit, my weight creeps up a little more, proving that sticking to my meal plan has worked. But I'm not just sticking to my meal plan. I'm eating 'outside the box' now, baking more cookies, trying new (scary) recipes, and eating LOTS of peanut butter....things my body is craving.
I have yet to ask my team when 'enough is enough', and I'm not embarrassed to say that I'm afraid of the answer. I feel like I've gained enough, but I don't know if that's the truth.
It's been over a year since my discharge from ERC and this August, it will be a year since I left CEDC. Each time I was in treatment, my weight gain freaked me out so much that I immediately went back to exercising daily. That hasn't happened this time around. I'm learning to appreciate the softness of my body, my ability to lift heavy dogs at work, the curves I've started to gain back (please come back sooner!!). I look less like a sick child and more like a 28 year-old woman.
I don't yet have the strength to throw out my sick clothes, though. It's as a if a part of me believes I'll need them again. But I know soon enough, I'll be making the trip to Goodwill. Hopefully when I'm there, I can pick up some funky things that fit my new and changing body.
So take a good look at yourself in the mirror, and instead of pointing out the flaws, try and thank your body for all it can do and for where it can take you.
Sunday, May 11, 2014
What Mother's Day Means to Me
Mother's Day can be a lot of things to a lot of people. First and foremost, I see it as a celebration of my own mother. She has been there through thick and thin, guiding me and believing in me no matter how many times I stumble. She taught my sister and me to be kind, caring, inquisitive, and brave. My mom was the one who held onto hope when I was at my lowest points, and always stood by me regardless of how much I pushed her (and anyone who wanted to help me) away. I know she's reading this-because she's a great mom and reads everything I write (hi mom!!), and while she is not vegan or vegetarian (mom...), she listens to everything I have to say about animals and animal advocacy, and never neglects to tell me how proud of me she is.
So mom, happy Mother's Day, and thank you for all you do and have done.
That being said..
Mother's Day also reminds me that there are so many animals who have their children stolen from them so we can eat them, their secretions (yes, milk and cheese and eggs are all derived from animal secretions, as if that isn't gross enough to make you stop eating them), or strip them of their skin and wool. I may only be a mother to two furry creatures with four legs, but I this process is so horrific, and I can't understand how we can continue to support these actions.
Here are a few facts for you about the maternal instincts of animals and what happens to them (and their babies) so we can eat them or their secretions.
Cows: Cows are incredibly maternal animals, and when they give birth, it is love at first sight. Throughout their lives, they maintain a close social and parent/child bond, and when separated, experience extreme stress. Cows that are used for the dairy industry are forcibly impregnated to maintain milk production throughout the year. Upon giving birth, they immediately produce milk and nutrient-dense colostrum to nurture their young. On factory farms or dairies, their infant is rarely allowed to stay with the mother or drink her milk. If they have a female calf, that calf will be taken away and as soon as she is of age, is impregnated so she can produce milk as well. If it is a boy, he is either killed or sold into the veal industry. The cycle repeats itself until the mother can no longer produce milk and is sent to slaughter.
Chickens: Hens are also very maternal, and begin to nurture their young from the moment they lay their eggs. They cluck softly to their young (and their babies chirp back!) and will turn the eggs multiple times to keep them warm. When their chicks hatch, the mother hens will use their wings to protect their chicks from predators, and will refuse to leave their nests even in the case of extreme threat. On almost all farms that are dedicated to egg production, chickens are kept in cages the size of a sheet of paper. They cannot turn around, stretch their wings, or nest. Once their eggs hatch, they are taken away immediately and are inspected for gender. If they give birth to a male, it will be thrown away or chopped into pieces to be used as feed for cows or pigs, animals kept in zoos, or other captive animals. Female chicks will be placed in cages and used for egg production. They are killed after about a year when egg production declines. 'Broiler' chickens do not even reach sexual maturity: they are slaughtered after a few short months of torture.
Pigs: Wild pigs will travel miles to search for the perfect birthing spot and build a large nest in which to birth their young. Their piglets, once born, are kept close by and are nurtured by the mother sow for several months. Pigs are incredibly bright, and studies show that they are as bright (or brighter) than three-year-old children, dogs and cats. On factory farms, pigs are kept in gestation crates and like cows, are forcibly impregnated. Their cages are too small for the pigs to even turn around, and they can develop severe infections, injure themselves extensively by attempting to escape the cage or move around. Right before they give birth, they are moved to farrowing crates which, like gestation crates, barely allow for any movement. They only real difference between gestation and farrowing crates is that their is a small concrete space in the cage so that they have 'room' to give birth. The mother sow cannot see her young (as she cannot turn around), but can suckle them for about three weeks until they are taken away to be raised as meat.
I know this an incredibly long post, but it's important that we realize that the animals we turn into commodities are individual beings with natural instincts, maternal drives, and a desire to live and let their young thrive. If we took a good hard look at the results of meat and dairy consumption and the impact it has on every creature kept captive, I wonder if we'd still be as willing to enslave them and turn their children into feed, trash, or cogs in a machine.
That's all for now, but if you want to know more about these animals or others, here are some resources:
PETA: Animal Moms
Dairy Cows Fact Sheet
Fact Sheet: Laying Hens
Poultry Farming
The Pig Industry
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Osho continues:
"And life contains all. Tantra is neither for this nor for that – Tantra is for all. Tantra has no standpoint of its own really. All standpoints that are possible are contained in it. It is big. It can contradict itself because it contains all. It is not partial, it is the whole. Hence it is holy.
"All partial standpoints are bound to be profane; they cannot be holy if they don't contain the opposite. They may be logical and rational, but they cannot be alive. Wherever life exists, it exists through its opposite. It cannot exist alone, the opposite is a must.
"In Greek mythology, two gods are at polar opposites: Apollo and Dionysius. Apollo is the god of order, discipline, virtue, morality, culture, and Dionysius is the god of disorder, chaos, freedom, nature. Both are polar opposites. Almost all religions are more or less based on the Apollonian standpoint. They believe in reason, they believe in order, they believe in virtue, they believe in discipline, controlreally they believe in the ego.
"But Tantra is basically different: it contains both. It contains the Dionysian standpoint also. It believes in nature, it believes in chaos, it believes in laughing and dancing and singing; it is not just serious, it is both. It is both serious and non-serious. Nietzsche writes in one of his letters, 'I can believe only in a dancing god.' He couldn't find any dancing god. Had he known something about Shiva then the story of his life would have been totally different. Shiva is the dancing god. Nietzsche knew only about the Christian god. That is the only standpoint – very serious. Sometimes the seriousness of the Christian god looks absurd, childish, because the opposite is denied completely. You cannot conceive of a Christian god dancing. Impossible! Dancing looks too earthly. And you cannot conceive of a Christian god laughing – or can you? It is impossible. The Christian god cannot laugh. Laughter will look too worldly. The Christian god is the very spirit of seriousness and Nietzsche couldn't believe in it.
"And I think that no one can believe in such a god because it is half, it is not the whole."
In this title, Osho talks on the following topics:
desire… movement… melting… lonely… look… oneness… concepts… rinzai… apollo
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FCC Creates Dimmer Picture for TV Stocks
Except for a myriad of exceptions, the FCC bars owners of newspapers from buying TV stations in the same market in an effort to prevent one company from gaining disproportionate influence over the local population. The media industry argues that such rules are antiquated, since the rise of the Internet and other media has provided a platform for so many competing voices.
Last week, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin -- a Republican -- said he wants to allow companies to own both one newspaper and a radio or TV station in the top 20 media markets, and he urged the FCC to quickly wrap up its public-comment process and vote on the new rules by Dec. 18.
Democrats and media activists cried foul, accusing Martin of offering an early Christmas present to "Big Media" aimed at pushing through the buyout of Tribune (TRB). But the industry is hardly celebrating the proposal either, because there are some pesky conditions attached to Martin's rule change.
For one, the proposal requires that there be at least eight other "media voices," including newspapers and major commercial TV stations, in a market for it to qualify for the rule change.Also, the TV station can't be one of the four largest channels in the market. Typically, that leaves out local affiliates of the four major broadcast networks, and those are the stations that offer value for media conglomerates seeking synergies for their newsgathering operations.
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Streaming TV Services Highlight Industry 'At a Crossroads'
With the legal battle over streaming television service Aereo potentially headed to the Supreme Court, another streaming service, Syncbak, has secured investment money from CBS and support from the National Association of Broadcasters. USA Today reports the new technology proves the industry is "at a crossroads."
Users download the Syncbak application, which uses a smartphone's or tablet's GPS to determine which available stations lie in the user's vicinity. The affiliates determine which programming can be accessed through the application. WOI in Des Moines, for example, has most of its newscasts available for live streaming.
WOI Vice President and General Manager Russ Hamilton said he frequently uses the app to check in on his station's programming. He said the application gets consistent usage, although actual numbers were not available. He said mobile television is likely here to stay. "I'm not smart enough to figure out the future of television, but it's definitely headed that way," he said. "People are on the go." Read more


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Hey it would be much appreciated if the server update times could not always be at 8 o clock in australia.. like its fair its not a game made here and all.. but its just soo annoying coming on to our peak time and we cannot play the game due to a ****in update..
I mean at least put in on a respectable time for all us aussies wanting to play this amazing game! thanks
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Sorry dude, wrong forums mate.
Where do i post it then?
General Discussions dood. We're all Wizard hat and coat wearing folks down here.
Speaking of Server Updates, any 'in-lore' description you guys can think up for maintenance in general?
Mine would be, basically, 'ensuring that the control orbs (like the one in the Season 1 trailer) are working properly, as well as making sure that connections to the Champions can be sustained through an entire match'.
I don't really have one for patches though.
Í have one for patches. The League have posed restrictions to champion power before, the most famous of which would be the sanctions against Jax forbidding him from using real weapons. This shows that the League is adjusting how much of their power the champions are allowed/able to bring with them when summoned onto the fields to ensure that victory on the fields is not based solely on who can pay the best mercenary champions the most money.
*The janitor has to clean up the control room sometimes
*Someone should clean up the blood smears from the bases as it becomes a slipping hazard after so many fights
*The champs need a break to visit family/run a bakery/product placement
*various runeterra non working holidays.
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FX Renews Archer for Seasons 6 and 7
Lana. Lana. LAAAAAAAANA! You'll be excited to hear that FX has just renewed Archer for two more thirteen-episode seasons, on top of the seven episodes still remaining in the show's fifth season. Finally, an animated show makes it more than thirty episodes past a Kenny Loggins guest appearance. Is there a non-sexual fan version of "sploosh" we can use in times like these? Just kidding. The regular version will do just fine.


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Riz wrote:I once saw a picture of a spider that had been squished into the white stuff as the oreo was being made. kind of put me off oreos.
this reminded me of a silly patternMathias wrote:Havoc751 wrote:I almost wanna say the "birthday" part of the board index, would be like the...cemetery. Most of the time, it just shows us the users that are no longer here.
The bot cemetery.
Mr. Sefrol wrote:-pic removed cuz 2spooky4me-
Whatis6times9 wrote:We'll create our own forum with hookers and blackjack.
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