text: HomeTagsComings & GoingsSay It Ain't So: Brandon Barash EXITS General Hospital! Jamey Giddens March 6, 2013 Comings & Goings, General Hospital 64 Comments It was the tweet read around the Internet. Well, for soap lovers it was! Insanely popular General Hospital hunk Brandon Barash (Johnny) announced today he is leaving the sudser. I held off on blogging the story, because I sincerely hoped Barash was joking. Apparently he wasn't. Here's what he tweeted: If y'all don't hear from me for awhile, it's because I will be in sackcloth, in a dark, dark room listenting to this. 64 Responses Dyllan March 6, 2013 Are we sure this isn't a joke? The "NBA" part sounds sarcastic. Log in to Reply marieperoy March 6, 2013 Of course the NBA part is sarcastic. It is a joke mocking the fact he got fired. Why would the rest be a joke? And why are you surprised? I mean his character had been written in a corner a while back already. I am surprised he has lasted that long after it was revealed that he killed both Anthony and Starr's family. BB is talented but this is pretty expected. Log in to Reply Dyllan March 6, 2013 If he is being sarcastic in part of the tweet, why are we to assume the entire tweet was not part of the joke? Frankly, I can't interpret from the tweet whether he has been let go or not. Log in to Reply marieperoy March 6, 2013 Yeah, he was let go. Not sure what is ambiguous here. We are not to assume the rest was a joke because – besides the faulty logic that if part is a joke then everything is – what would the joke would be? "I got fired"? ha ha ha ? Log in to Reply iowaninmn March 6, 2013 This is not the first place I read about BB's exit. So, yes, the reports seem to be accurate. I have come to like Johnny. And I think BB is a great actor. However, Johnny is the last remaining member of a crime family that, for me, marks a dark, dark period for General Hospital. It makes sense that he is no longer part of the canvas. That's just how I feel about it. I wish Brandon the best. Log in to Reply scrumptious March 6, 2013 Brandon Barash has left the building! His exit was confirmed by On-Air On-Soaps through Barash's management: http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/confirmed-brandon-barash-leaving-general-hospital/2013/03/05/ It's rumored that he was supposed to leave a few months ago, but it was delayed for some reason. Anyway, he's done. Kristen Storms also confirmed he left GH. Now there's new rumors that JFP might snap him up for Y&R! Log in to Reply Dyllan March 6, 2013 Maybe he could be a recast for Kevin (YR)…so not feelin' Greg Rikkart. Log in to Reply golinogal March 6, 2013 This is really a shame. He's a beloved and popular character/actor and has really meshed into the GH canvas flawlessly… with-out any actual ties. I'm not clear as to if he was fired or if he quit though. If he was fired, I will be incredibly disappointed with the direction of the show… I can't stand the character of Star, she doesn't belong in Port Charles, its not a good fit, and it feels forced…. and thats fine, I can't like everything the show does. But it does seem that Johnny's character has been sacrificed for her story-line. And that makes me really annoyed as a fan. A character this popular should not be fired for any reason, especially not to prop bad story-lines… its really reminding me of when Becky Herbst got fired and it's making me pretty turned off to the show. I was really hoping Johnny would be redeemed and have relationship with someone his own age… Maxie, Liz, Sam, even Sabrina (or god forbid Kristina)… ALL SINGLE. If they keep getting rid of all the men on this show and hiring more women (as they seem to be doing), it's gonna have to turn into a entirely different kinda show, if you know what I'm sayn' Log in to Reply GHFan777 March 6, 2013 (((((Raven))))) I am sending you a cyber hug. I know I am bummed by this news, BUT I figure you are REALLY SAD as one of our top Johnny fans. The way things are going on the show, pretty soon the canvas will be all newbies. If it wasn't for the NB coming up, and all the vets returns, I would be tuning out. I really don't like the current air hogs (Konnie/Kate, Sabrina/Britt). I wish BB the best. He really is a good actor, I am sure he will find work. This really is a loss for GH. The show is severely lacking in hunky men, with this latest departure. Log in to Reply katehhoward March 6, 2013 "NEWBIES"??????? We have been getting the older soap faves back on our screen. There is very little new people coming on canvas. The show is heading in the right direction. They need to get rid of Cate/Connie. If they had brought back Megan Ward as Kate Howard I think the show would be brighter for Sonny's character. With Vanessa returning I do not want t see a nutty Kelly Sullivan going up against a young hot Brenda! Megan ward was a fashionista as Kate Howard a woman in power and control of her company. When the old regime replaced her it was bound to go south. No one likes Kelly's interpretation of Cate. She can not pull off the fashion maven scenes. Log in to Reply ANGELWENDY15 March 6, 2013 Why does it seem like a lot of actors are leaving the show lately? Are they unhappy with the new producer and writer? Both Jason, Lulu, and Johnny all had main story lines when Guza/Phelps were in charge, and more dramatic stories. I've been wondering about Tony Geary, if he'll be staying since he hasn't had any Emmy type scenes in over a year. I will miss Brandon B. He's a good actor but they wrote the character into a corner. Log in to Reply TV Gord March 6, 2013 This is a shame. So much for his prison romance with Christina (she's even more pointless now). I don't really think he's been written into a corner he can't escape, but I guess they're just done with the character. The silver lining is that the show continues to move away from the mob connections, although his character had already done that. On a show that has characters such as Sonny and Todd, who have gotten away with murder, there's no reason they couldn't have found a way to keep him around. Oh well, he's a talented guy. He'll turn up somewhere… Log in to Reply elvara March 6, 2013 I really liked BB. Loved Johnny with Maxie. He had so much potential. Log in to Reply Yoryla March 6, 2013 Oh no. Well, the rumours have been circling for a good while, so I guess this doesn't come as much of a surprise. I am sad to see him good, not only because of his extremely good looks, but also because I find him a capable actor, and I liked Johnny (although I do find the Zacchara family as a whole an unnecessary remainder of the Guza era…ugh) And then again, there wouldn't have been many things that could have been done with Johnny anymore. They whitewashed that horrible creature Konnie by rewriting that it was Johnny who shot out the tires and not her, which was a ridicule. And if they had one yet another rewrite to get Johnny out of jail, it wouldn't have been good either, because it would have undermined the credibility yet again. Good luck to BB. But what is this about an NBA career…? Lmao? Log in to Reply JasamForever March 6, 2013 This is totally gh's loss. Brandon is a very talented actor and I wish him all the best. I don't know what is going on at gh but they are losing the better actors. I hate that oltl people were sacrificed for some of these actors. Sorry but as soon as fv and rc came on board with their pets, Johnny' s storyline and character went downhill fast. I hope Brandon does go to y&r. Log in to Reply pjc722 March 6, 2013 A good actor. There were so many opportunities wasted with this guy to be the GOOD mobster and finally show Carly love and still have the adrenaline rush that chick loves! JAX was a good guy. A great guy for her but the DNA of Carly loves drama and the DNA of JAX loves just rescuing people from that drama and then fighting with them for putting him in that position. That's why I alway thought Johnny was the best character for Carly. Plus, the relationship and chemistry there was perfect and sweet! He could have still gone up with Sonny but without guns and shoot outs. Honestly, this actor had chemistry with everyone he was paired with… EVEN TODD! But, alas, once CARTOONY came on, he had eyes for only ONE JOHN and that didn't end with an NY, either! Here's hoping he is scooped up quick! No Y&R, though. That show does not need to be a repository of all of ABC's cast offs! Send him over to B&B to pair him with Hope or be an old love of Steffy's. Or even just be the younger man in Brooke's life or flirt with Katie (or both) and that could send Bill into a rage!!! Bill is better when menacing. Or just have him be JOHNNY the mobster who escapes prison, drives to LA and when looking over his shoulder one day at what he thinks are cops trailing him, he runs over Liam and Taylor who were shopping for baby gifts together! Have the car careen out of control and then run over Oliver and maybe, just maybe come to a halt on the foot of Rick… just for fun. Ah, to dream a dream of a time that NEVER CAME. lol Log in to Reply edenpark March 6, 2013 I am so freaking pissed off… How can Cartini let Barash go???? They threw Johnny under the bus by making him cole and Hope killer (which was sooooo dumb for anybody who had watched that night's events on GH because how could Johnny shoot tires like this when he was completely drunk???) but as many of us said it at the time, I guess CarTini needed to make Johnny the bad guy in order to break Johnny and Carly up and push Carly in Todd's arms…. I am also very disappointed because I hoped that at least during the four weeks of RH, ME and KA back at OLTL we could see more of Johnny… Apparently that will not be the case and I understand better why we had to watch Johnny offering his shares of the HS to Starr when he had so much history with Lulu on that boat …. I have to swallow stupid Britt and Sabrina, vampires stories and I can't get more Johnny? Johnny is a piano player (we have NEVER seen this side of him ONCE since Cartini took up) and he is a very good mechanic and he owned a club? They could have easily taken him out of the mob. A supposed excellent lawyer like Diane should have gotten him exonerated easily (in a world where Sonny and Todd never pay) considering that he was totally drunk and it was an accident and many people could testify how Anthony had tortured Johnny mentally for years and had tried to kill him. As TVGord said it perfectly well, Johnny could have been written out of his corner…. After losing JMB, GH is now losing BB? Except that JMB chose to go but not Brandon apparently…what a mess… But good luck Brandon. If you go to Y&R I hope you will be able to prove to CarTini how stupid they have been to let you go… And I may start watching what's happening in Genoa City again… Log in to Reply Ravennite613 March 6, 2013 Excuse me if I do not post for a while as I do not know the proper time that a good mourn is needed. I am completely numb, so numb that I haven't gotten to anger yet – I don't think it's sunk in yet. I do believe when it hits me there will be a chance that a restraining order will need to be taken out protecting Cartini from me, especially since NY is not that big of a city My only solace is that Kirsten and Brandon are a couple in real life and they love twitter and instagram PS – Thank you GHFan777 – I might be needing more and a few tissues :(( Log in to Reply harlee490 March 6, 2013 Oh gosh I saw on twitter when he tweeted and freaked!! Might not be a GH viewer but we know the GHers are loyal and this was going to hit the fan… Rumors are swirling already about him & Y&R…at first personally NO!…but after thinking on it and if JFP would want to be daring and create buzz on Twitter…hire him to play~~"Phillip Chancellor III as Jill's gay son and rightful heir to Chancellor Industries :love: Working with Jeanne & Jess would be delightful to watch. Phillip comes home to help run Chancellor Industries Log in to Reply ANGELWENDY15 March 6, 2013 Revennite613- I feel your pain. Brandon B is a great actor and was perfect in the role of Johnny. Besides being incredibly handsome, he just brought SO much to the role. I don't understand why he was let go, how stupid!! I am starting to have a lot of doubts about Cartini lately, because I don't like what I have been seeing on the show the past few weeks. I am starting to see why may-be Steve Burton left? GH better get its act in gear. I am sure Brandon B will find more acting roles, he's too good! The only Port Chuck band member now on GH is Bradford Anderson. He must be worried! Log in to Reply nysam March 6, 2013 @Katehhoward….Your comment about a nutty Kate going up against a hot young Brenda is a bit odd. You do know Vanessa Marcil is 10 years older than Kelly Sullivan??? Brenda hasn't been "young" for awhile now and her botox screams that. As for Brandon Barash's exit, I'm mad. He was one of the cutest and talented young males on the show. Curses to Cartooni for wasting his talents and not writing story for him this past year and what they did write they wrote him into a corner. A corner if his name was "Todd Manning" they would have gotten him out of. With him and Julie Marie Berman gone I wouldn't be surprised if Jason Thompson jumps ship as well. These OLTL transplants along with newbies like Britt, Sabrina, Kristina, Trey, Connie/Kate are taking too much time from more interesting characters. They might be bringing vets back, but it is only temporary. They don't have long term deals. For every 1 episode we see Laura or Lucy in we get 3 episodes with newbies that we don't care about. Log in to Reply gslam March 6, 2013 *we interrupt the RC Bash-fest for this announcement* Sad news, indeed. I wish him the best. I wouldn't doubt it if he popped up at Y&R. *the RC Bash-fest may resume now* Log in to Reply Jamey Giddens March 6, 2013 FYI: Brandon opted not to renew his contract. He reportedly wants to spread his wings. There is no bad blood between him and the GH brass. Log in to Reply gslam March 6, 2013 [quote=Jamey Giddens]FYI: Brandon opted not to renew his contract. He reportedly wants to spread his wings. There is no bad blood between him and the GH brass.[/quote] Once again, Jamey Giddens has to step-in to make sure errrybody knows the real deal. Thank you, Jamey. Log in to Reply doctormo77 March 6, 2013 I do not believe there is a Port Chuck conspiracy afoot. I think simple economics are to blame. So many vets are returning for the 50th anniversary and money is needed to pay these people. I know Genie Frances, Ingo, and Vanessa Marcil love GH but they do work for free. Granted, I was hoping for Johnny to get a reform story ala Todd on OLTL during the 1990s. The setup is already in place. Kristina is working at Pentonville when a prison riot breaks out; Johnny saves Kristina and some other people. In return he would get some sort of commuted sentence. Log in to Reply Ravennite613 March 6, 2013 [quote=gslam][quote=Jamey Giddens]FYI: Brandon opted not to renew his contract. He reportedly wants to spread his wings. There is no bad blood between him and the GH brass.[/quote] Once again, Jamey Giddens has to step-in to make sure errrybody knows the real deal. Thank you, Jamey.[/quote] I get that but who wouldn't want to leave when you are basically being shown the door. I mean a BUS was literally used to run over Johnny's character. So if this was truly his decision then I will support him but that doesn't make me any less pissed off at Cartini for allowing this wonderful actor to choose to walk out the door Log in to Reply gslam March 6, 2013 [quote=gslam][quote=Jamey Giddens]FYI: Brandon opted not to renew his contract. He reportedly wants to spread his wings. There is no bad blood between him and the GH brass.[/quote] Once again, Jamey Giddens has to step-in to make sure errrybody knows the real deal. Thank you, Jamey.[/quote] [quote=Ravennite613]I get that but who wouldn't want to leave when you are basically being shown the door. I mean a BUS was literally used to run over Johnny's character. So if this was truly his decision then I will support him but that doesn't make me any less pissed off at Cartini for allowing this wonderful actor to choose to walk out the door[/quote] "Allowing this wonderful actor to choose to walk out the door?" Really? What would you suggest they should have done? You can't make someone do something they don't want to do. No one knows what happened between BB and TPTB. I understand you're upset. But please stop making this out to be anything more than an actor choosing to leave on his own terms. Log in to Reply Cornfed March 6, 2013 I'm not sure what my overall point is here lol, but i should add that EVEN when i wasn't actively watching GH, i was running to my coworker daily asking her what Johnny was up to, b/c Brandon Barash just has that spark, that something special. I'm sorry, but i just can't help but resent all the screen time taken to usher these OLTL exits. WE WILL SURVIVE a few months w/out RH, ME, or KA, trust me ppl. Log in to Reply Cornfed March 6, 2013 @TVGord, i don't mean to single you out, but THIS is what i'm talking about with the show in general. Of course we saw the writing on the wall of Tarly being propped up as the new IT couple (gag me), but they COULD have found a way to keep Johnny on the show. Instead, we get — yet AGAIN — Kate and Olivia (two more useless characters than Johnny, one could argue) rehashing Trey's death. Jason was discussed for a mere WEEK, but we've been talking about this Trey kid for a friggin MONTH. This show is a hot mess right now, sorry to say. I liked CarTooni on OLTL until they sacrificed TSJ for RH, and after that i was out the door. Robin Mattson was the only pure gold on another episode of pure sh!t yesterday. Filler, filler, and more filler. The downward spiral continues…. Log in to Reply Katiebug9624 March 6, 2013 Ehhh look at the character of Todd. Both RH and TSJ have played him through some awful storylines for heavens sake TSJ's Todd nearly beat Cole to death and was given the death penalty. RH Todd raped a woman and still managed to become a leading man. Log in to Reply Ravennite613 March 6, 2013 [quote=gslam]"Allowing this wonderful actor to choose to walk out the door?" Really? What would you suggest they should have done? You can't make someone do something they don't want to do. No one knows what happened between BB and TPTB. I understand you're upset. But please stop making this out to be anything more than an actor choosing to leave on his own terms.[/quote] Yes Really!?!? Did I stutter. Maybe if Cartini had chose to write the character of Johnny like all his fans had come to see him as then maybe he would not have wanted to leave. I am one of Cartini's biggest supporters on this site so on this incident I WILL make this out to be more because it has appeared that from day one Cartini had no use for Johnny. Log in to Reply Cornfed March 6, 2013 Wonderful postS edenpark & pjc222!! LOVE.LOVE.LOVE! Thank you Ravennite613, another great post. My apologies to TVGord as i'm just as numb and frustrated as ravennite or anyone else is. I've seen a disturbing trend here and some REALLY BAD decision-making behind the scenes. It's true, we did see that Johnny was headed to a bad place writing wise, but IF you can find ways to keep Kelly Sullivan on board, the same could be said for Johnny. Everyone here has sung the character's praises better than me! Log in to Reply gslam March 6, 2013 [quote=Ravennite613]Yes Really!?!? Did I stutter. Maybe if Cartini had chose to write the character of Johnny like all his fans had come to see him as then maybe he would not have wanted to leave. I am one of Cartini's biggest supporters on this site so on this incident I WILL make this out to be more because it has appeared that from day one Cartini had no use for Johnny.[/quote] Bless your heart, Ravennite613. I wasn't aware that you were such a Cartini fan. In that case, feel free to blame them for an actor choosing to leave on his own. Log in to Reply Ravennite613 March 6, 2013 [quote=gslam][quote=Ravennite613]Yes Really!?!? Did I stutter. Maybe if Cartini had chose to write the character of Johnny like all his fans had come to see him as then maybe he would not have wanted to leave. I am one of Cartini's biggest supporters on this site so on this incident I WILL make this out to be more because it has appeared that from day one Cartini had no use for Johnny.[/quote] Bless your heart, Ravennite613. I wasn't aware that you were such a Cartini fan. In that case, feel free to blame them for an actor choosing to leave on his own.[/quote] this should ring a bell for you **sigh** Log in to Reply nysam March 6, 2013 In my professional career when I haven't been challenged I have decided to leave past jobs as well. Cartooni obviously didn't appreciate Brandon and his character that is why they wrote him into a corner and broke up his relationship with Carly. Brandon isn't a stupid guy. He saw the writing on the wall. Why would he want to be paired with Lindsay Morgan who can't act? That isn't going to help his storyline and certainly not his career. Cartooni could have played Johnny with Carly, Lulu or even Liz. When it comes to characters under 30, Johnny was certainly more interesting than Michael, Dante and Spinelli. They wasted a talented guy and character the audience enjoyed seeing grow over the years. Gslam, if I didn't know better I would think you were Re-Ron C. You apologize and defend every step this team takes. Log in to Reply gslam March 6, 2013 [quote=Ravennite613]this should ring a bell for you **sigh**[/quote] Exactly! I'm happy to see you're reading my posts. Log in to Reply Cornfed March 6, 2013 Post #35 — DOH! Great post nysam :beer: Log in to Reply gslam March 6, 2013 [quote=nysam]Gslam, if I didn't know better I would think you were Re-Ron C. You apologize and defend every step this team takes.[/quote] I have no problem being referred to as "Re-Ron C." That is a HUGE compliment. I'm with Jamey on all of this – "What do y'all want?" Log in to Reply gslam March 6, 2013 Sorry…double post. Log in to Reply gslam March 6, 2013 …and I'm not quite sure for whom/what I "apologize," but that's cool. If that's what you think of me, that's your business. Again, no one REALLY knows why BB left. All the reasons you give are nothing more than your own speculations, and you have every right to speculate. Just call them what they are. Log in to Reply Jeff March 6, 2013 Although I will personally miss seeing him shirtless, I think the character had run its course. They can only have so many murderers running around GH at one time. They can always bring him back sometimes. Now, send Kristina along with him, and sending Spinelli and Sabrina packing would be great ideas too. Log in to Reply keanna March 6, 2013 I like Brandon and I wish all the best. I think his character ran its course, it's just showing that GH is moving less mob-centric and a I like that. Maybe he will come back at some point, but people chill. Log in to Reply Cornfed March 6, 2013 All of these recent developments just reek to high heaven. And altho this isn't the appropriate thread to say so, let's just see if Marcy Rylan can play a character who isn't a spoiled, entitled brat. I haven't cared for anything she's done in 2 two previous roles, i watched the last year or 2 of GL and i've also seen her annoying run as Abby. I'll try to withhold judgment til she's settled in as Lulu. Log in to Reply liason4real March 6, 2013 Good luck, BB. Log in to Reply J Bernard Jones March 6, 2013 oops, double post Log in to Reply J Bernard Jones March 6, 2013 I made an error somewhere I said Barash is pursuing his "MBA" as opposed to his "NBA career" joke! LOL (Damn you, Dyslexia!) But I made no error in wishing him all the best on leaving the show on good terms and spreading his wings. Log in to Reply TV Gord March 6, 2013 IOWAHAWKEYE, you have no reason to apologize to me. I didn't feel singled out and you are making good points on your side of the argument. (I'll store the apology away for a time when you don't feel the need to apologize, but I do!) I can understand BB deciding to leave because he doesn't like the way Ron is writing for him, but I still believe they were planning a storyline for him. It's obvious to me that they were planning on having him bond with Christina during his time in prison. I could see it having some explosive possibilities, especially when Sonny and Alexis found out. Unfortunately, that won't be happening now (unless they decide to recast). Log in to Reply kgbmc March 6, 2013 Cartini's thoughts: "Don't use them and perhaps you will LOSE them". Log in to Reply J Bernard Jones March 6, 2013 TV Gord wrote I still believe they were planning a storyline for him. It's obvious to me that they were planning on having him bond with Christina during his time in prison. I could see it having some explosive possibilities, especially when Sonny and Alexis found out. I agree; it looked pretty clear that was the direction things were headed (Johnny & Christina connect; prison riot or somesuch break out; Johnny rescues her; they fall for each other; Sonny & Alexis lose their minds)….but… Mr. Barash decided to exit and more power to him. I've said this before, but as much as I have been a big fan of Barash from the start and like the character as a wild card (which I think benefits every show to have at least one), Johnny ultimately was one of the most expendable characters on the canvas and has been for a long, long time. Even Johnny's family ties via the Zacharra clan were tenuous at best as they dropped one by one (and there were only two!). Even making him a Solieto and tying him to Tracy wasn't exactly the strongest of bonds, either. I think the brass liked him a great deal and wanted more for him, but it was not meant to be…at least at this time (unless he gets killed off). To paraphrase Carol Burnett, "I'm so glad we had this time together, just to learn your sis is really your mom! Seems we just got started when you killed your grandpappy, but the time has come to say so long!" Log in to Reply nysam March 6, 2013 @gslam….so my comments are speculation? Yours aren't? Log in to Reply gslam March 6, 2013 [quote=nysam]@gslam….so my comments are speculation? Yours aren't?[/quote] Yes, your comments are speculation. Show me where BB or anyone at GH has come out and said "BB quit because he didn't like what RC was writing for his character." Until there's proof, your comments are speculation. And, no, my comments aren't speculation. All I said was BB left on his own terms. And this is backed up by Jamey Giddens' post. I can see there are some of us who are just going to have to agree to disagree. I like GH, some don't. It's fine. You can talk smack about RC as much as you want. And I'm allowed to argue when I disagree. If it makes you feel any better, I really dislike Starr with Michael. I find them intensely boring. There – I said something negative. Happy now? Log in to Reply acespencer March 6, 2013 I know everyone, myself included form time to time, likes to complain and voice dislike but seriously I read the same posts over and over again about how horrible this or that is and wonder why some invest any time in watching any soap and blogging about it if it is so bad and bothers them so much. Perhaps getting a new hobby would be wise. I personally have come to terms that while I dislike some parts about this character or that character I have come to realize that in daytime stories are like the weather they change. Characters are like weather they change. Writers are good and bad all at the same time. Cartini did some amazing stuff on OLTL like reuniting Nora-Bo, Clint-Vicki and Todd-Blair all before it went off the air but had some real doozers like making Vickers a Buchanan, The Morasco Fiasco, and the Wes-Tes-Bes-Jess Mess oh and that horrible baby storyline that went on for months too long. They are dong a much better job on GH and while it could offer a better flow it is far more watchable than what we dealt with two years ago. Does no one forget the wedding no one wanted to see that went on for a month. Like talk about no flow and movement of story. Guza the luza gave us a crap wedding that made no sense. While Guza was wonderful with the fire story, the hostage crisis, and the train wreck much of his tenure was to kill the show and turn it into the Sopranos oh I mean the Corinthos. During the writers strike there was some good story going on there but sadly it was short lived and it took months for them to give us Olivia and it was ridiculous when they did. Another stupid woman tied to Sonny. I for one applaud Cartini for shoving MB to the back. I am sure they only kept him for his fans. Give the show some time to develop and don't be so down on changes. Everything changes when a new regime comes in and this is still a baby of a show under their watch. OLTL took a few years under Frank and then under Ron to find its zen. We dealt with a lot of crap along the way but over all there was balance. GH will never be what it was for many of us in the late 90's and that is sad. While I like what Frank has done I pray to the Gods of soaps that Wendie will one day return but sadly that is most likely not going to happen. GH is far better than it was in years. The darkness has gone. I just hope they can truly find a balance that OLTL had and I say give it time. It will get there again. I just pray the return of Brenda does not have a single thing to do with Sonny. I would much rather see a Brenda-Jax-Carly-Todd quad or a Brenda-Jax-AJ-Liz quad or a Brenda-Jax-Carly-Aj-Todd-Liz hexagon! Log in to Reply Cornfed March 6, 2013 THANK YOU TVGord for being so humble, gracious, and witty– much appreciated. I really prefer to be wrong as far as what i'm seeing and predicting for this show. Maybe today will be a distant memory when we read that Marcil signs a long term contract, i would enjoy that. They could give her a loose taping schedule and maybe that would work for her??? Log in to Reply nysam March 6, 2013 @gslam….Deary, I've been working over 30 years. It doesn't benefit someone to trash an ex-employer. It doesn't help getting the next job. Brandon obviously was being professional and parted ways with GH. He has aleays presented himself as a class act. I don't expect Brandon to say that he left because he wasn't happy with his storyline and the 180 shift that this regime did to his character and how they basically assasinated "Johnny" to boost Todd & Carly. When you live a bit longer you will learn that people don't quit jobs that make them happy. Log in to Reply Cornfed March 6, 2013 To acespencer, thanks for your great post. I can only speak for myself, but when y/r headed down a bad road with Lynn Marie Latham yesrs ago and every character was in once place at the same time, they recast Colleen b/c they thought Adrienne Leon was fat, Nikki was running for Senator, Phyllis was in a stupid prison story and they ruined Druscilla, i walked away from that show and never looked back. Then tuned back in when MAB took over and the gaslighting Ashley story was just taking off. Then it got so campy and dark that i was one of the first of my friends to turn it off AGAIN, and still haven't turned it back on. Same goes for OLTL…once RH took precedence over TSJ and left Florencia w/out a partner, i turned that one off and never saw it again including the finale Now when it comes to GH, honestly i can say what made me catch up thru Nov/Dec/Jan eps was the news that Genie was returning. Having JMB and Genie on was going to be a personal thrill. Now that ain't happening. So if GH gets to be a daily drudgery, i promise i won't torure ya'll every day blogging about it! and to nysam you get this! :beer: Log in to Reply nysam March 6, 2013 @acespencer…."The darkness is gone"?!?!??!? In the past year Cole (a teen age boy) was killed. Hope (a 3 year old) was killed. Trey (a young man was killed). Rafe (a 15 year old) sees his mother violently stabbed. Heather dangles an infant from a roof. Jason (a legacy character) is shot dead and dumped in the river. On top of it all the past 2 months were about vampires and blood. Please let me know what lightbulbs you use in your home, because my place is pretty dark when GH is on. The mob has been replaced by mental illness (Heather, Faison, Connie/Kate, Ferncliff, Steven/Caleb). Dark is dark regardless if it is at the hands of Sonny. Log in to Reply gslam March 6, 2013 [quote=nysam]@gslam….Deary, I've been working over 30 years. It doesn't benefit someone to trash an ex-employer. It doesn't help getting the next job. Brandon obviously was being professional and parted ways with GH. He has aleays presented himself as a class act. I don't expect Brandon to say that he left because he wasn't happy with his storyline and the 180 shift that this regime did to his character and how they basically assasinated "Johnny" to boost Todd & Carly. When you live a bit longer you will learn that people don't quit jobs that make them happy.[/quote] You've been working "over 30 years?" Congratulations! Good for you! I've been working for 15 years. We like to work…that's something we have in common. Patronizing tone aside, you are correct that it is not to BB's benefit to "trash an ex-employer." But, again, I ask you, how do you know he quit because he was upset at the way his character was written? The truth is you don't. You have ASSUMED that's why he quit. The truth is YOU don't like the way his character was written, and so you have decided that since you didn't like it, BB must not have liked it, and therefore he chose not to renew his contract because of it. For all I know, you could be right! Maybe he dislikes FV and RC with as much passion as you and others do. But, you see, I don't know that. And neither do you. Maybe he REALLY, TRULY wanted to do something different. Since all he has chosen to say on the subject is this: Brandon Barash @BrandonBarash To clarify: A) Yes, I'm actually leaving. B) Don't be mad at GH, it was my call. Mad respect for @valentinifrank &co 3) Lakers cut me.WTF?! …I have no choice but to believe him. That's the respectful thing to do. Log in to Reply gslam March 6, 2013 @nysam, et. al. – If there's one thing we have in common, it's that we love our soaps. That's a good thing. Log in to Reply acespencer March 6, 2013 I will clarify those are dark moments not a dark show. The show has humor and touching moments not just doom and gloom like it did before. Yes the dialog was meaty but sadly it was dreadful to watch day in and day and made me tune out and into OLTL for a much brighter and lighter show. Having amazing dialog is great but not having balance on a show is what will kill it. I wish Cartini would take a page from Dallas and give us the rich history that show offers, good storys, great dialog and passion! Sadly daytime is stuck in funks and won't write great contemporary stories. Umm where is Felix's love interest in Lucas? In regards to watching for this person or that person we all have our favorites but if you are that unahppy JMB is gone and that Lulu cannot be played by another actress take a look at the pluthera of actresses who have shined in the recast role. Ala Kassie Depaiva, Robin Strasser as Dorian, Erika Sleziak as Vickie, Kristen Storms as Maxie, Natalia Livingston as Emily, Lesly Charleson as Monica, Jen as Maxie, Bree Wiliamson as Jessica, Laura Wright as Carly and Tamara Braun as Carly, just to name a few. I know, I know there have been many blunders too! Let us never speak of Jennifer Brandsford as Carly, Kelly as Kate and whoever it is that plays Kristina. All suck! Log in to Reply Dariclone March 6, 2013 Aww man! I was hoping for a Johnny/Lulu redux! Log in to Reply timepass March 7, 2013 I am glad, I never liked him. Log in to Reply timepass March 7, 2013 I am glad, I never liked him. Log in to Reply jujube1013 March 7, 2013 how was Johnny Z. written into a corner, we still have luke running around free after he ran over Jake and never looked back, then went around saying it was liberating,and no his getting Aiden to gh DOES NOT make up for Jake.luke is also a rapist and stole Jake's inheritance from Alan. todd is a rapist and from what i read here has done other horrible things.sonny is a mobster and shot his son point blank in the chest.sam watched Jake get kidnapped then terrorized Liz/Cake and went after lucky for revenge.alexis is a murderer.carly is just a horrible person and needs to be backburnered. so johnny is irredeemable? really? so now we have Matt in jail for self-defense. steve in jail for letting a bad guy die so a kid can have his organs. johnny in jail for drunkenly shooting out stahhhh's tires and killing his craZy gf who was running around killing and kidnapping people. and luke is still running around free w/o ever even being brought in for questioning. and sam being hypocritical runnin g around yelling at todd for doing what she did to jake, but tea is sane. along w/kannie who bludgeoned ewen,caused the death of trey,ran over ellie,who should so sue her. how about they flip the script and make actual "good" people the heroes, like the drs.,nurses,cops,and yummy businessmen. i will miss BB and his talent and hopefully see him in something that uses his talents and lets him shower and change. 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has anyone noticed their prenatal vit making their m/s worse? I have had such bad m/s and I have been at a loss...it might be co-incidence, but today i actually felt a little better...then I remembered I did not take my vit, within an hour I was dry heaving again....I take the one a day with added DHA? My Ob recommended it?
anyone else have this issue?
BFP #1: July 12, 2010 Natural M/C: July 26, 2010
BFP #2: January 30 ,2011 Born: September 29, 2011
BFP #3: January 5, 2013 Born: August 25, 2013
LCass:Taking it right before bed should help. If not, discuss with your doctor about other options. Are you throwing it up or does it just make you feel sick? If you can't keep the vitamin down, definitely talk to your doctor about other options because it's important.
I keep it down, but I am incredibly nauseated, for a lack of a bteer description it feels like right before you throw up...the whole time...and then I start dry heaving...but at least in stays in....I am going to try this, thanks ladies!
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I can't take vitamins with iron in them. Even when I was just taking a normal multi-vitamin, I had to use Flintstones gummies because they have no iron. Otherwise, I feel sick and I have horrible stomach cramps.
I am currently using CVS brand gummies, no iron (they are in fruit shapes!), and a non-fish DHA supplement (I burp a lot these days and the smell and taste of fish make me nauseous so I can't take those, either).
Good luck!
SLBxtreme:My prenatals haven't made me sick, but have you tried taking it right after eating a meal? I think some ladies take theirs at night instead of in the morning and have better luck that way too. If not you could always try a different prenatal.
Me too...try it at night

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Uterine fibroids (benign tumours) can cause varied symptoms such as heavy bleeding, pain and reduced likelihood of pregnancy. Surgery (hysterectomy or myomectomy) has traditionally been the main treatment option but it carries a risk of complications. Uterine artery embolization (UAE) is a newer treatment option which blocks the blood supply to the womb and thus shrinks the fibroids and reduces their effects. This review of trials found that women who had UAE and women who had surgery were equally likely to be satisfied with their treatment and had similar improvement in their quality of life. However, the UAE group had a significantly shorter hospital stay and a more rapid return to daily activities. With regards to safety, while there were no differences in major complication rates, the percentage of women with minor complications was higher after UAE. Moreover within five years of UAE there was a five times increased risk of needing a surgical intervention. Therefore, it appears that while UAE is a safe option with an earlier initial recovery, it does carry a higher risk of minor complications and need for further surgery later. There is very low level evidence to suggest that fertility outcomes (live birth and pregnancy) may be better after myomectomy than after UAE, but more research is needed in this area.
Uterine artery embolization for symptomatic uterine fibroids
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This record should be cited as:
Gupta JK, Sinha A, Lumsden M, Hickey M. Uterine artery embolization for symptomatic uterine fibroids. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 5. Art. No.: CD005073. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005073.pub3
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PRI Receives Grant From Ford Foundation To Increase Understanding Of How Immigrants In America Experience Key Social Justice Issues
MINNEAPOLIS, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Public Radio International (PRI) has received a grant of $500,000 over two years from the Ford Foundation in support of Global Nation, a major content initiative designed to inform and engage the public on pressing social justice issues as experienced by foreign-born Americans and their children. PRI will work with ethnic media, local public radio stations, and independent producers across the country to identify the social justice stories affecting immigrant communities, and to give the voices of immigrants on these issues national prominence. PRI's The World®, the daily global news program co-produced by PRI, WGBH Radio, and the BBC World Service, will serve as the national broadcast platform for this coverage.
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Launched in 2012, Global Nation is designed to bring to light the compelling human stories behind the headlines through fact-based original journalism. Seed funding from the Rita Allen Foundation enabled PRI to launch the initiative. The grant from the Ford Foundation will enable PRI to bring the initiative to scale and extend its reach and impact through two interconnected elements:
- enterprise reporting that reveals the facts of immigrant experience and immigrant impact, and the intersection with key social justice issues, through narrative journalism grounded in data and context; and
- the creation and support of an online community of people and civic organizations that care about immigration and immigrant experience, to inform and extend this coverage and engage a more diverse audience.
The funding from the Ford Foundation will enable PRI to add new editorial, technology, and digital resources and capacity to carry out these activities. Over the next two years, the initiative will result in over 180 contextual, nuanced stories about immigrants, immigration, and social justice, for broadcast and online.
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A class-action lawsuit alleging racial profiling is aimed at ending Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's much-publicized immigration sweeps.
SPECIAL REPORT: 'Reasonable Doubt' examines Sheriff Joe Arpaio's human smuggling unit and its hidden costs
SLIDESHOW: Immigration sweep in Mesa
Sheriff brings sweep back to Mesa
MCSO arrested 40 in sweep, 26 suspected illegals
Four American citizens, a valid U.S. visa holder and a Latino activist group, filed the lawsuit against Arpaio, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and the county Wednesday morning. They allege that the Latino community is being unlawfully stopped and mistreated because of the color of their skin.
The lawsuit was originally filed in U.S. District Court in December and Wednesday's filing is an amended complaint, adding more plaintiffs and updating the allegations.
"I feel very comfortable on how we operate," Arpaio said. "We'll see them in court and in the meantime I'll continue my job - nothing's stopping me."
Critics say the sheriff is dividing the community over a charged issue and has created a culture of fear among Latinos.
The experiences of the five individuals outlined in the lawsuit, they say, shows a clear pattern of discrimination.
Manuel de Jesus Ortega Melendres was in the country on a valid U.S. visa when the vehicle he was in was stopped by MCSO officers in September 2007. While a Caucasian man was driving the car, ostensibly stopped for speeding, it was Ortega who asked to show his identification. The Caucasian man was not cited. Ortega showed his U.S. visa, and a Mexican voter card and a valid U.S. federal permit.
Regardless, the lawsuit alleges, the officers asked Ortega to step out of the vehicle, treated him roughly, handcuffed him and injured him in the process.
They then took him to their Cave Creek office, where he was detained for hours, without telling him why he was being detained and without providing a Spanish-speaker to communicate with him.
Manuel Nieto, Jr., a U.S. citizen, alleges that he was questioned because an MCSO officer heard him listening to Spanish music during the sweeps in Cave Creek. In another case, a couple visiting Lake Bartlett were specifically asked for identification because of their skin color, unlike two other vehicles in front of them, which also were stopped, but were let go without any paperwork check, the lawsuit says.
While none of the individuals were available for comment, Nieto said in a prepared statement: "It's not a crime to be Latino or listen to a Spanish-language radio station but you wouldn't know that by the way Sheriff Joe and his posse treat people."
Alessandra Soler-Meetze, executive director of American Civil Liberties Union, Arizona, said these people were a victim of their skin color.
MCSO has about 160 deputies and detention officers trained under a federal program called 287(g) that allows his officers to check a person's immigration status. But ACLU officials say the sheriff's authority to check that is limited to those who are booked in jail for a criminal activity, not during a routine traffic stop.
"They're abusing the scope of their agreement with ICE and it's about time the feds knew this," Soler-Meetze said.
Robin Goldfaden, a senior staff attorney at ACLU's San Francisco office of the Immigrants' Rights Project, believes the plaintiff's stories are proof enough of the civil rights' violations and would stand up in court.
"These are serious allegations and it's a widespread, documented problem," Goldfaden said.
Hector Yturralde, president of Somos America, the community coalition which also joined the lawsuit, said many Latinos have complained of being targeted by the sheriff's officers, despite being in the country legally.
"Joe Arpaio needs to stop these so-called crime sweeps and stop using them as an attempt to do grandstanding of far-right extremists and becoming their crusader," Yturralde said.
Critics allege that to check immigration status, there must be probable cause to stop a person, which doesn't happen in many cases.
"He's doing the opposite," Yturralde said. "His posse stops people to check if they're citizens and if they question why they were stopped in the first place, they make up excuses like the way they swerved the car to make a turn or some such nonsense."
Arpaio said the agency works closely with ICE and that the federal authorities monitor everything.
Instead, Arpaio said he also finds himself being called a Nazi and other racial epithets. "I might be contacting them (ACLU) myself someday," he said.
In a five-part investigative series published last week, the Tribune also found that MCSO's illegal immigration sweeps violate the federal regulations intended to prevent racial profiling. Those regulations require the sheriff to have "reliable, empirical data" such as 911 calls or specific crime reports that serious crime is taking place before it can use its federal authority during large-scale operations.
But, as the Tribune documented, MCSO conducts large-scale operations without any evidence of specific criminal activity. Reports sent to ICE by deputies show that the sweeps are basically done at the request of business owners who don't like day laborers near their businesses.
ICE officials say the deputies have followed every condition in the agencies contract. However, they won't discuss ICE policy about when the federal authority can be used to make traffic stops.


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As everyone knows, the weekend have become Spam-a-Rama and there doesn't seem to be a cure for it, except ignoring it and sometimes, having to go to the manage comment section so the browser will get locked up for twenty minutes between clicking DELETE COMMENT.
I would like to change that button DELETE FUCKING COMMENT which is what I utter at the computer screen each time I click on it till I get a response.
We can skip the DELETE COMMENT? prompt too. Yeah, no shit, I wish to delete the comment hence the fucking reason, I clicked the god damn button. Hello? Is this thing on? Was this designed by Microsoft?
"Do you really want to quit?" Nope, just testing you! Teeheehee!
By the way, I'm still not sure what the 'For+sale' insta-tag is for. Do people really sell stuff on here besides the typical spammer and if they do, besides me, who now has 100s of 1000s of sales of Tink Products to add to his name(not really, but lets pretend!!), do they make sales by adding that tag?
You do?
You should write a book, "HOW I SOLD MYSELF ON OPEN.SALON! BY IMA PROSA TUTE"
It'd become an instant classic.
Like 'Shaving Ryan's Privates' or 'Blowing Mr. Daisy'.
You know, the real classy classic.
Speaking of real classy, the other day I and the wife were eating out and as we left, I turned and noticed Boy Emo with his girlfriend Ms. Super Preppy sitting at a nearby table making "We'll be forever, even after we graduated from high school!" eyes at each other. Boy Emo drives a rice burner like in 'Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift', all deck out like the cars in the movies with the super slic graphic decals.
I'm telling you, there were like 4 different movies just within walking distants of my table.
I had the script already moving in my head.
"I cut myself so I can feel the pain, I shall beat you bad Asian guy!" Boy Emo says, revving his engine. Super fast paced techno-asian girl band music begins to play.
"You will not defeat me!! Haha!! I am super bad Asian guy while you are Boy Emo sent here from the states by your mom who could no longer handle you!! Haha!!"
Oops, sorry, wrong movie.
Anyways, I hope you are all having a grand Super Good Spam Sunday. I know I am, I got booze!
Good night and have a better tomorrow.
It's early Tink. I got to get medicated for today.
maybe one day this shit will cease here. I can only hope...
Mission, yeah, I'm thinking about going outside soonly and doing yard work, maybe put up some Christmas lights(heck, suppose to be in the upper 60s!! Why not, I say!!! :D) and not even touch the computer!! Woooo!! :)
And yes, THE SPAMMERS NEED TO GO!! :D
Yeah Tink. It is supposed to be warm here too. I am going to go for a long walk looking for nothing but fun.
I need a life. I really dooooooooooo.....
**wanders off while having dirty thoughts about techno-asian girl bands**
Amy, yeah, you're right!! Boohoohoo! I'm such an asshole!! WAAA!! :D
(I have no earthly reason why - but rated anyway)
Hw much am I offered for 4 inches of fresh snow....?
Varrrrrooooom indeed.
o/e, it's okay, I'll live with the shame of them leaving!! :D I get them on certain posts, others, even the ones that make the top rated, don't get a peep!!!! ~L~ No, haven't figured out the secret!! :D
Trudge, will do, will do, HAPPY WILL DO!! :D And no way, I hate that delete comment!! :D (I might, if it doesn't take 4ever!!! :D)
lschmoopie, ~nodding~ I try to post every day too, sometimes, I protest and don't, only cause I fell asleep!! :D
sky, cause youse likes me!! :D And no snow here, it's like 60 degrees outside. But by Wed. we suppose to be down in the 30s for the highs!! PFFFFT!! :D
Catherine, pfffft, she knows, who do you think kept him up all night?
That's right, the TV!! And then the computer!! WOOOO!! ;D
Boaner, yes indeedy, free beer for you, free booze for me!! It's a good day to be alive!! WOOOOO!! :D
Linda, ~huge hugs~ Hope you're starting to feel better!!!!!!
scanner, da, ve vill be very rich!!! Enuff to buyz ze vodka and turnips!! WOOOO!! :D
L, long story short, I fart, match for FOOOOOOOF!! And my ass was on fire!! :D
Mauricio, :D True classics!! ;D
~wanders off to read loooooong comment string~
I don't know what the fuss is about the Spammers...through one of their posts I was able to buy a beautiful rhinestone Speedo.
Shouldn't Spam be OS's problem.
If they can put a man (or woman) on the moon, they should be able to prevent Spammers.
happy Sunday!
Cyril, when you go down through the tags, there's a for+sale, maybe for grog? :D ARRRRRRRRRR!! :D
trig, yeah, I'm sorry my friend, I was with some lady friends, and we were, you know, playing Monolopy!!! And it was very late by the time I got Boardwalk!! Oooolaaaaalaaaaa!! :D
Bernadine, yeah, I write when I write too, and pfffft the spammers!! Woooo!! We're losing but it's okay, we've been losing for awhile!! ~nodding~ :D
Steve, it should be an OS Problem, but well, sometimes we the People or kitty or puppy or etc. etc. need to stand up and hiss or growl or throw our panties on the stage and say, "Hello, is it me you're looking for!!" :D
I would write spam and make a bundle, so take this as a threat: never stop blogging or there will be mega spam.
It's all a conspiracy, anyway, or it would be easier to get rid of the spam! I'll bet that the hackers and trojan writers aren't bothered by the spam here!
And some for fancy dress
But when they're held for pleasure
They're the balls that I like best
My balls are always bouncing
To the left and to the right
It's my belief that my big balls
Should be held every night
xenon, MUST KEEP WRITING!! MUST KEEP WRITING!! Also, if I stopped, nana would be released upon the world and well, that'd be bad!!! :D
nana, ~tears~ You are not only a scholar, but a poet as well!! ~more tears~
Damnit Cyril, get back here, there's more grog to drink and uh, poems to write!! Hello? Shoot!!
nana, oh my yes they do!! Long ones, short ones, fluffy ones, not so fluffy ones!!! Etc. ETc. and all that jazz!! I like jazz!! *nodding* What were we talking about? Oh yeah, Apples are good too in pies!!!
Veronica, that might work for the mortals of the realm, but for me, no think before I write!! ~nodding~ :D
heron, ~nodding~ I want Tom Cruise in that movie to go with my Johnny Depp!! :D
Cranky, I have to add figure skating to that list. The wife and I watched the Russian Championship and I always cheer and give extra points to the skaters when they fall on their bums, it's like the reason to watch it. That and it's like free porn without being online!! :D
MC, already got my robot insurance, and zombie insurance too! I'm set!! :D And yes, nana has the biggest balls of us all!! ~nodding~
Proud, ~nodding~ That's what my entire family says!!!! Welcome to the family!! :D


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Port St. Lucie police use novel idea to nab seatbelt scofflaws
Updated On: Mar 04 2014 04:43:00 PM EST
It's Click It Or Ticket week statewide, and Port St. Lucie police officers are hitting the streets with a plan to enforce compliance.
Officer Scott Johnson stood on the sidewalk with a large sign that reads, "Thank You." On the bottom of the sign, it says in smaller print: "For wearing your seatbelt."
ALSO: Driver, Victim ID'd following fatal crane strike
Said Johnson, "Putting in smaller letters, 'Thank you for wearing your seatbelt,' so they lean forward to read it."
And if he then spots the driver or passenger not wearing belts, he radios to officers down the street who pull the scofflaws over and issue the $116 ticket.
"It would be the same thing if I sat here on a motorcycle with a laser," Johnson said. "If they're breaking the law, they're breaking the law."
Added Port St. Lucie Police Lt. Leo Neimcyzk: "They slow down to look and they lean in to see the sign, which makes the shoulder more visible. And if anything, it helps us be 100 percent positive about the violation, and we're citing them correctly."
At least one motorist said he likes the campaign.
"He looked right in," said Bill Koch, who was stopped for not wearing his seatbelt and let off with a warning. "I knew right away. Yeah, it's a good thing. It saves lives. I tell all my kids, and here I am."
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Now, let's be honest: This is basically just a novelty, but an enjoyable one nonetheless. Last weekend at LA's monthly beat scene get-together, Low End Theory, Radiohead frontman and recent Burial and Four Tet collaborator Thom Yorke dropped an impromptu DJ set, and someone just happened to catch some excellent footage of the affair. See the contemporary music icon get wild behind the decks, as he drops tracks from the likes of Burial and Quasimoto. Try to watch this without breaking a smile. We dare you. (via Pitchfork)
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text: So, I was on another board yesterday and a woman was feeling worried that she hadn't felt the baby move yet and she's 19 weeks. Everyone told her it was pretty normal etc etc. A bunch of women piped in and said that they were told by their doctors that it's "impossible" to feel the baby before 20 weeks and that the doctor and nurses all roll their eyes at women who claim to feel the baby moving any earlier... It's just gas that they're feeling. HUH!? I think I would know the difference between gas and a baby. If a doctor told me that it's my imagination and I'm only feeling gas bubbles, I'd probably roll my eyes at HIM. I've always been under the impression that waiting to feel the baby at 20+ weeks was normal but considered a bit late. I always thought it was pretty normal to feel something around 15 weeks. I guess it doesn't matter much, but I thought I'd ask you ladies to find out when you felt movement, etc.


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Google News Archive will also offer access to the U.K.'s Guardian newspaper as well as Time Warner's (TWX) Time magazine. Articles from news retrieval services including Lexis Nexis and Factiva also will be available.
"Users can search for events, people, ideas and see how they have been described over time,'' Google says. "In addition to searching for the most relevant articles for their query, users can get an historical overview of the results by browsing an automatically created timeline.''
Like most Google services that the company hypes through the media, it probably won't have a meaningful impact on the company's bottom line. The company's stock didn't react to the news. Its shares fell $1.86 to $382.50 in premarket trading.
Nonetheless, Google News Archive may offer some hints about the company's strategic direction. The company's ambitions are clearly to be more than just a search engine. Earlier, there were indications that Google was trying to make itself into a portal like its rival Yahoo! (YHOO). The company even launched services like Google News and Google Finance that compete directly with some of Yahoo!'s most popular features. But now, the picture isn't so clear.
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|15 Jan 2014
Fan voltages problem
Am fixing a friends older Compaq some idea of the specs in the Speccy snip/s.
Problem is the CPU is running rather hot average 35C at idle and up to 60C on scans and net searches.
I have cleaned everything redone the compound with Arctic Silver and reseated all the plugs etc etc
Now the problem is the case and CPU fans are not running fast enough - the volts at the 24 pin are fine - jut on 5.06v each red. Now the volts at the fan headers both the CPU and back case fan are 4.6v and I know they can run faster because I have had them out and un on my test PSU.
So any idea on why the volts are dropping from the 24 pin to the headers??
CPU fan runs full blast on power up then slows to a steady - what I can only describe as what one would exect on idle.
Temps can be seen in the pics and the discrepsancy or so it seems with the volts whetaer tis is Specy or the machine I don't know.
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Maybe power supply problem. Many factory PC's have marginal power supplies and over time they can deteriorated and unable to handle the power load. One area to look at. If you have another power supply you can use in the PC, for testing, that would be one thing to try.
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Thanks Jack I didn't get a mail to let me know you had replied mate.
The PSU checked out fine although the watts are a bit on the pathetic side at 228.
Still since then I have installed the rear fan to a Molex connector and it is running as fast as it should and dragging a little more air albeit it hot through the case which is sadly lacking in a lot of inlet venting.
I also installed CPUID HWMonitor and the temps now are as in the pic the only thing is the two cores are quite different temps I expected some but 10C has got me wondering if the CPU is on the way out?
The machine is a tiny bit noisier but as long as the temps are down eh?
I think Speccy could do with bit of work on it to be honest as it is still showing 35C!
But thanks again for chipping in - appeciate it
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|15 Jan 2014
Power supplies, such as the one you have are marginally acceptable when new, but given some age it may have deteriorated somewhat. I would still try it with a known good power supply and see how it acts and how the fan connector voltages are on the motherboard.
Given there may be other component issues (aging) that may also be contributing to the overall picture.
Thanks for the rep, too
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|15 Jan 2014
Power supplies, such as the one you have are marginally acceptable when new, but given some age it may have deteriorated somewhat. I would still try it with a known good power supply and see how it acts and how the fan connector voltages are on the motherboard.
Given there may be other component issues (aging) that may also be contributing to the overall picture.
Thanks for the rep, too
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|16 Jan 2014
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Have you checked the BIOS and all fan control software that may be installed?
If all fans spin up to full rpm at POST that should indicate adequate voltage. If the fans slow down after POST then it's a BIOS setting or software setting.
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|16 Jan 2014
Yes I checked to see if there was any fan control in the BIOS but nothing that I could see and the fan surge on power up and then reverting back to an idle speed is something I don't understand . Perhaps there is fan control in the BIOS but where I don't know.
The CPU fan header is a three pin one with the fan having red, black, and blue leads which again is odd coding to me but at least the machine going reasonably well .
my fried has taken it back and if he brings it back at any time I shall have to test that header pin that the blue lead goes to to find out just what volts are there.
Anyhow I fixed extra fans in and it has brought the temps down to 30C on one core and 40C on the other which again i think is rather odd but at least it isn't hitting 50 - 66C now even in the very hot conditions we have right now.
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|16 Jan 2014
If you work on it again, there should be AMD Cool'nQuiet. That's the AMD fan control, you can disable it.
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OK, with Cool'n'Quiet enabled with a 3-pin connector, fan speed is controlled by varying the voltages. In fact voltage is used on all speed controlled fans with 3 connectors.
They are +V, -V, and RPM sensor.
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Police are seeking this suspect believed responsible for a sexual assault on a woman at 34th Street and Chicago Avenue South on Saturday, Dec. 8.
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Bus surveillance photographs of a man suspected of sexually assaulting a woman late one night over the weekend in Minneapolis were released to the public Wednesday by police.
The attack on the 33-year-old woman occurred shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday and was the third sexual assault by a stranger on a woman walking alone at night in Minneapolis in the past three weeks.
The latest attack was near 34th Street and Chicago Avenue S., close to where she had gotten off the Route 5B bus from downtown Minneapolis on her way home, police said.
The series of photos show a man appearing to board a bus. Police describe him as black, 30 to 40 years old, with a thin mustache and possibly a goatee. He was wearing a skull or knit cap with a light-colored design band around it and a dark-colored puffy jacket.
A friend of the woman said Tuesday that the man stalked the woman after she left a downtown bar, got on the same bus and then got off at the same Powderhorn Park stop as she did. Sheila Gustafson said her friend told of being dragged to a fenced-in area near a day-care facility and sexually assaulted.
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Was the thread "Do we have the right to feel pain/sadness/anger?" just deleted? Or is this just some kind of techincal difficulty I'm exeperiencing?
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Hey Scott,
Thank you for everything. Ive always been a fan of what youve done for us and I love MOTUC. I somehow never had the issues so many others did. Sure my Stinkor came with reversed...
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Hey Scott,
Thank you for everything. Ive always been a fan of what youve done for us and I love MOTUC. I somehow never had the issues so many others did. Sure my Stinkor came with reversed...
Did anyone else get extra hoods in the brown mailer box laying loose outside the carded Eldor. I had 2 extra hoods in there and I didnt see anyone else comment on this. One of the hoofs is the same...
Although I wasnt expecting it I would have rather had Veena and Evilseed instead of the reveals we had.
This is actually my most wanted figure. Theres something cool to me about having a non powered human along side of He-Man.
Hey Scott,
Thanks for all you do. I have never had a problem with QC (outside of a swapped part that hit like every Frosta) or DR. I love this line. I love that you knowingly take a beating from...
Yeah I would rather have seven 200X figures than the 2015 Eternia sub. Although I would still want Snake Armor He-Man and 200X Hsss. I did sub for Eternia.
Wow, thanks once again. When im enjoying my Lizardman and Snake Armor He-Man/200X Hsss Ill be thinking about you.
I bought a sub as I have every year, but my interest is now in 200X and He-Man Filmation. I am not a POP or NA fan and have no connection to the remaining MOTU vintage. Kinda beside the point but I...
I agree. How have I been collecting this line since the beginning and never had a problem with DR or QC. If I never came to this site I would think this line was hassle free to all. But in our PC...
That was awesome. I loved the Hordak shot.
Yeah, how dare you say early access. Time for me to go blog and demand an apology from Dingus. Yuck.
I have been with the line since the beginning. I loved the line as a kid however I got sooo into wrestling figures I lost all interest in MOTU. MOTU became jobbers for my AWA Remcos. Except for...
Either Melaktha or Cambro, Ill go Melaktha.
I was all on board for these when I first saw them years ago. Ive been with MOTUC since the beginning and have bought every figure and every sub. I really wanted the minis, my girlfriend was even...
Yeah I feel for you, but as you said, you had the option to sign up but were too stupid. Im not calling you stupid over that though, just using your phrase. It sucks, but its on you. The line is at...
Ive spent so much time saying I dont like POP I probably should. No actually I will. Thanks. I love Filmation He-Man and MYP. I should just check it out. I never watched it as a kid cause it was...
If its Mermista, thats fine but I wish the holiday item would have not been included in the sub for the 1st time. I have never seen a POP cartoon and after buying the Etheria sub for Light Hope I...
Yeah, I am not a POP fan at all and I have no connection to the remaining MOTU figures. I would rather be getting 2016 figures from Filmation He-Man and the new characters from the new mini comics. ...
Starting at 4:09 this morning Digital River within 10 minutes blew through all three of my renewal chances and by 4:30AM my sub was cancelled. Apparently my interest in this line has been dropping...
I had a minor issue with my card that I could have easily fixed. However they tried to renew the sub 3 times in under 10 minutes at 4AM this morning so now my sub is cancelled. Im not even sure I...
Not before a sub sell was finished which may be what you mean. But in like 2011 and 2012 Scott said we would not be getting Ram Man.
I have never watched a POP cartoon, it was a girl toy to my 8 year old self. I actually like the POP figures released so far, but they would have been enough extra women in my collection. However I...
Melaktha rules. I like an intelligent integral liability.
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Melaktha! I love a mission important yet powerless character out in the action.
I am not sure showing the Unnamed One will sell any more subs. Its a figure with lots of new tooling sculpted by the Horsemen. I wonder how much input the Horsemen had in this figure. Were they...
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FORT MEADE, Md. -- The director of the National Security Agency, Gen. Keith B. Alexander, said in an interview that to prevent terrorist attacks he saw no effective alternative to the NSA's bulk collection of telephone and other electronic metadata from Americans. But he acknowledged that his agency now faced an entirely new reality, and the possibility of congressional restrictions, after revelations about its operations at home and abroad.
Although he acknowledged that the NSA must change its dialogue with the public, Gen. Alexander was adamant that the agency adhered to the law.
"We followed the law, we follow our policies, we self-report, we identify problems, we fix them," he said. "And I think we do a great job, and we do, I think, more to protect people's civil liberties and privacy than they'll ever know."
While offering a detailed defense of his agency's work, Gen. Alexander said the broader lesson of the controversy over disclosures of secret NSA surveillance missions was that he and other top officials have to be more open in explaining the agency's role, especially as it expands its mission into cyberoffense and cyberdefense.
"Given where we are and all the issues that are on the table, I do feel it's important to have a public, transparent discussion on cyber so that the American people know what's going on," Gen. Alexander said. "And in order to have that, they need to understand the truth about what's going on."
Gen. Alexander, a career Army intelligence officer who also serves as head of the military's Cyber Command, has become the public face of the secret -- and, to many, unwarranted -- government collection of records about personal communications in the name of national security.
Interviewed at the agency's heavily guarded headquarters, Gen. Alexander acknowledged that his agency, steeped in decades of secrecy, had stumbled in responding to the revelations by Edward J. Snowden, the contractor who stole thousands of documents about the NSA's most secret programs.
But Gen. Alexander insisted that the chief problem was a public misunderstanding about what information the agency collects -- and what it does not -- not the programs themselves.
"We, and that includes the press, have not informed the American people in such a way that they can make a right decision here," he said.
"The way we've explained it to the American people has gotten them so riled up that nobody told them the facts of the program and the controls that go around it," he added. But he was firm in saying that the disclosures had allowed adversaries, whether foreign governments or terrorist organizations, to learn how to avoid detection by American intelligence and had caused "significant and irreversible damage" to national security.
Gen. Alexander said that he was extremely sensitive to the power of the software tools and electronic weapons being developed by the United States for surveillance and computer-network warfare, and that he set a very high bar for when the nation should use these powerful cybertools for offensive purposes.
"I see no reason to use offensive tools unless you're defending the country or in a state of war, or you want to achieve some really important thing for the good of the nation and others," he said.
Those comments were prompted by a document in the Snowden trove that said the United States conducted more than 200 offensive cyberattacks in 2011 alone. But U.S. officials say that in reality only a handful of attacks have been carried out. They say the erroneous estimate reflected an inaccurate grouping of other electronic missions.
But Gen. Alexander would not discuss any specific cases in which the United States had used those weapons, including the best-known example: its years-long attack on Iran's nuclear enrichment facility at Natanz. To critics of President Barack Obama's administration, that decision made it easier for China, Iran and other nations to justify their own use of cyberweapons.
Gen. Alexander, who became the NSA director in 2005, will retire early next year. The timing of his departure was set in March when his tour was extended for a third time, according to officials, who said it had nothing to do with the surveillance controversy spawned by the leaks.
The appointment of his successor is likely to be a focal point of congressional debate over whether the huge infrastructure that was built during his tenure will remain or begin to be restricted.
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., who leads the Senate Judiciary Committee, has already drafted legislation to eliminate the NSA's ability to systematically obtain Americans' calling records. And Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., co-author of the Patriot Act, is drafting a bill that would significantly cut back on domestic surveillance programs.
Gen. Alexander insisted that it would have been impossible to have made public, in advance of the revelations by Mr. Snowden, the fact that the agency collected what it calls the "business records" of all telephone calls, and many other electronic communications, made in the United States. The agency is under rules preventing it from investigating that so-called haystack of data unless it has a "reasonable, articulable" justification, involving communications with terrorists abroad, he added.
But he said the agency had not told its story well. As an example, he said, the agency itself killed a program in 2011 that collected the metadata of about 1 percent of all of the emails sent in the United States. "We terminated it," he said. "It was not operationally relevant to what we needed."
However, until it was killed, the NSA had repeatedly defended that program as vital in reports to Congress.nation
First Published October 12, 2013 8:00 PM


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