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Through the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Program, Verc Enterprises gives back to the community. VERC Enterprises, a convenience store and Mobil/Gulf gasoline operator with 24 locations throughout eastern Massachusetts and New Hampshire, recently presented North Pembroke Elementary School with a check for $500, a grant made possible through the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Program. Funded by the
Home Service Oil Opens Two Express Marts
At 6,500 square feet, the new Hillsboro location is considered one of the largest c-stores in Jefferson County. Home Service Oil Co., which operates Express Mart convenience stores in and around Jefferson County, Mo., just south of St. Louis, has recently opened two newly-built Express Marts that are enormous in size. Their new Hillsboro location
Cenex Launches Tanks of Thanks
First of its kind, community-driven initiative celebrates customers' good deeds and generates engagement from retailers. Cenex—the CHS energy brand—has launched a new a program that recognizes and rewards people for the everyday acts of kindness that make our communities a better place to live. As part of a new marketing campaign launched last December, Tanks
Rutter's 2011 Charitable Giving Tops $320,000
"We believe these donations have made a lasting impact on the organizations that receive them and those who've benefitted from them," says Rutter's CEO. Rutter's Farm Stores made charitable donations to several community organizations, which totaled more than $320,000 in 2011. "In economies as tough as this one, charities need the financial support of the
Irving Oil Awards $60,000 to Six Community Organizations
Each organization earns up to $15,000 to support education, the environment, and local communities through Irving's Community Fuel Grant Program. Irving Oil has just awarded $60,000 to support six local community organizations throughout Atlantic Canada and New England through its Community Fuel Grant Program. Each organization applied and requested for a grant worth up to
Valero Raises Over $1.9 Million For Children's Miracle Network
Funds raised during four-week campaign will benefit 32 children's hospitals. Valero Corner Store employees and their customers once again showed their dedication to their communities by raising a total of $1,933,847 for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals during its four-week fundraising campaign Sept. 6 – Oct. 3. The campaign took place in all 991 Corner Store
Big Apple Gas Giveaway Celebrates Revamped Stations
Gift card giveaway encourages customers to visit redesigned stations. Maine-based CITGO fuel distributor C.N. Brown Co. is giving away more than $1,000 a day in CITGO Gift Cards valid for fuel and convenience store purchases at 43 Big Apple and other participating locations across Maine and New Hampshire. The contest celebrates C.N. Brown's 20-year partnership with CITGO
Supervalu Commits $1 Million To Sponsor Youth Sports Teams
Sponsorship helps provide opportunities for more than 20,000 kids to participate in soccer and baseball. Supervalu Inc. has committed $1 million to sponsor 1,542 youth sports teams in markets where its ACME, ALBERTSONS, Cub Foods, FARM FRESH, JEWEL-OSCO and SHAWS/STAR Market stores operate. The sponsorships underscore the company's commitment to its local neighborhoods. The sponsorships,
It's Showtime!
By John Matthews, founder and president of Gray Cat Enterprises Inc. It is time to create a stir. Some excitement. Some passion. Go ahead, pound your chest a bit. It is time to make yourself known. It's Showtime! All too often, store operators – after their grand opening—sit back and wait for the phone to
Local Store Marketing: Coupon Books
By John Matthews, founder and president of Gray Cat Enterprises Inc. Growing up in Michigan, I was a part of a very prestigious high school baseball team– the Plymouth Canton Chiefs. Year in and year out, our team was highly ranked and continually vied for the state championship. Playing on this team was a sign
Jewel-Osco Teams With Food Banks For Hunger Action Month
Give a Little, Feed a Lot Campaign to benefit local food banks. JEWEL-OSCO, a Midwest food and pharmacy retailer, is partnering with multiple food banks in Illinois and Indiana on a proactive food drive to support Hunger Action Month in September. The campaign, called "Give a Little, Feed a Lot," which is going on now
Thorntons Partners With Dare to Care Food Bank
"This is just another way where are our team members can contribute and give back their time and talents to the local community," says Thorntons CEO. Louisville, Ky.-based Thorntons has partnered with Dare to Care Food Bank to help prepare foods for distribution for the Kentuckiana area. Thorntons team members volunteered their time, and sorted
Wawa to Present Community Service Award
Now in its sixth year, the Annual Environmental Community Service Award is set to once again be presented by Wawa, NBC 10, and the environmental law firm Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLP (MGKF). The goal of the Environmental Community Service award is to raise awareness of environmental concerns and to recognize middle and high
Thorntons Donates $1 Million To Speed Art Museum
Thorntons Inc. has donated $1 million to The Speed Art Museum's Changing Speed Capital Campaign. The Capital Campaign will fund the expansion and renovation of the Museum's site in Louisville, Ky. The expansion is intended to serve the community through new programming and increased space for educational initiatives, public events and additional gallery space to
VERC Enterprises Aims and Delivers
VERC ENTERPRISES AT A GLANCE VERC Enterprises was launched 35 years ago by Paul Vercollone and his father Eugene in 1975 with a single gas station/car wash in Marshfield, Mass. Leo Vercollone, the company's current president and CEO, joined the team after he graduated from Boston College in 1977. Paul continues to oversee the
Jewel-Osco Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
JEWEL-OSCO, a Midwest food and drug retailer, is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with its third annual VIP reception to honor the culture and significant achievements of the Hispanic community. The signature event, "Sabor de la Herencia Hispana," is set for Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010, at the National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W. 19th Street,
Pencil Pushers
7-Eleven Inc. wants to make sure Chicago schoolchildren have the "write" stuff when they head back to class this fall. As part of its Hispanic marketing and community outreach program, the convenience retailer is donating a package of No. 2 pencils for every package local customers purchase as a donation to Chicago-area students. Suggested retail
CITGO Participates In Earth Hour 2010
On Saturday, CITGO Petroleum Corporation joined more than 70 local businesses, government agencies, universities, colleges, hotels, and museums, as well as hundreds of residents and small businesses, in observing Earth Hour 2010. Organized by the World Wildlife Fund, Earth Hour took place on March 27 from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Participants from 400 cities
Speedway SuperAmerica Raises Over $777,000 for Riley Hospital
Riley Hospital for Children has named the Riley Hospital Burn Unit in the Simon Family Tower in honor of Speedway SuperAmerica LLC (SSA). The company raised $777,524 for Riley Hospital in 2009, extending their fundraising total for Riley Hospital to $3.2 million since 2003. The Riley Hospital Burn Unit is Indiana's only pediatric burn center.
Wilson Farms Helps Fight Leukemia And Lymphoma
Wilson Farms Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Corporate Recruitment Event will kick off on Thursday, March 18 with a check presentation. Paul and Karen Nanula, chairpersons of the western and central New York Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Light The Night Walk, will present a check from Wilson Farms for funds collected through several
Wawa Title Sponsor of Welcome America! Festival
Wawa Inc. has signed on to be the title sponsor for Welcome America!, a multi-day festival that celebrates America's birthday. The partnership will help continue a tradition of nearly two decades of excellence and build on the success of last year's festival. Mayor Michael Nutter and Wawa officials made the announcement about the sponsorship at
Love's Opens Store in Tulare, Calif.
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores has opened a new travel stop in Tulare, Calif., The new site is located at 2700 S. Blackstone Street, or (Paige/Blackstone) State Route 99, exit 85. A grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 2 p.m., this Thursday, Jan. 28, in partnership with the Tulare Chamber


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offers the following 204-938-5555: individual counselling through A&O. Call 204-956-6440. support-group meetings, 204-940-2114; diabetes education, four-week session, 204-938-5555; Diabetes support group Feb., 2-3 p.m.; Widow(er) to Widow(er) six-week support group, 204-956-6440; dementia support...
International Cat Show; A Tail of Two Kitties
Daily at 9:30 AM - From Saturday, July 5, 2014 - Sunday, July 6, 2014
The Manitoba Cat Club and Prairie Feline Fanciers are proud to present their 2014 Championship and Household pet Show. There will be purebred cats of many breeds at the show as well as a large number of cats with no pedigree. Some of the non pedigreed cats are the real pros of the show circuit as
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For the Love of Animals: Waterolours by Garth Palanuk
Daily at 11:00 AM - From Saturday, July 5, 2014 - Wednesday, July 30, 2014
"For the Love of Animals" is a random collection of animals painted in watercolour. The animals are depicted in their natural surroundings. You'll love the animals and the show. http://www.waynearthurgallery.com/ The gallery will be closed July 11th and 12th.
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Caddy Lake Girl Guide Camp
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A summer residential camp for ALL girls (ages 5 - 17) located in picturesque Whiteshell Provincial Park. Owned and operated by Girl Guides of Canada. Come and experience rich and rewarding activities in an outdoor living environment. Have fun singing goofy camp songs at our evening
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Seine River Seniors
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offers: bridge, Mondays 9:30-11:30 a.m. Indoor walking, Winakwa C.C., Mondays 10-11 a.m. Creative writing April 17 and alternating Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon. Catered Easter luncheon & guest speaker, April 12, noon, register by April 6; social brunch April 15, 9:30 a.m., Promenade Bistro, C130
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Jam hosted by Big Dave McLean
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Canadian Hemophilia Society, Manitoba Chapter Charity Golf Tournament
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The Canadian Hemophilia Society is pleased to invite you to our Golf Tournament on September 9, 2014 at Bridges Golf Course. Cost of $150 includes a light lunch and buffet dinner. Information: http://www.hemophiliamb.ca/events/golf-tournament/ or 204-775-8625
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The Second Annual Secrets From The Vault
Daily at 9:00 AM - From Friday, July 4, 2014 - Saturday, August 30, 2014
Gurevich Fine Art proudly presents the second annual Secrets from the Vault, an exhibit of work from Gurevich Fine Art's private collection. Many of the works showcased in Secrets from the Vault have been acquired over the last few years and are on view at Gurevich Fine Art for the first time. The
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Facebook Posts by George Toles illustrated by Cliff Eyland
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Cliff Eyland is painter, writer, professor, and curator. George Toles is Distinguished Professor of Literature and Film, and Chair of Film Studies at the University of Manitoba. The exhibition, Facebook Posts by George Toles, Illustrated by Cliff Eyland transforms the production and distribution of
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Access River East
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offers the following (call 204-938-5000): individual co-unselling through A&O, 204-956-6440. Support groups: 204-940-2114, diabetes, first Tuesday 10-11 a.m.; caregivers, last Thursday, noon, 1590 Henderson Hwy., register; visually impaired, second Friday, 1:30-2:30 p.m., 1590 Henderson Hwy.;
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All The Kings Men
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Patio Perfect
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An exhibit of pottery for outdoor living by gallery members.
Venue: Stoneware Gallery
Neighbourhood: Winnipeg
Assiniboine Park Pavilion Gallery Museum presents Through the Eye of the Figure Art Exhibition
Daily - From Thursday, May 1, 2014 - Sunday, September 28, 2014
In his Figurescapes, Ivan Eyre began opening up "table-top" still lives by cutting an opening to view the landscape beyond. He then used the silhouette of the figure as a window, exploring the landscape through the "eye" of the figure.
Venue: Ivan Eyre Gallery, 55 Pavilion Crescent
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Assiniboine Park Pavilion Gallery Museum presents Totems - Life in British Columbia Art Exhibition
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Phillips' first visit to the west coast was in 1927 and eventually moved there in 1960. He went on many visits to villages such as Karlukwees, Village Island, and Mamallilicoola. It is there he produced "Ten Canadian Colour Prints".
Venue: John P. Crabb Gallery, 55 Pavilion Crescent
Neighbourhood: Winnipeg
Hermetic Code Tour (Wednesday's)
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Have you ever wondered why the Manitoba Legislative Building has sphinxes on the roof? Have you wanted to learn the true identity of the Golden Boy and hidden meanings behind the building's mystical design? Join Frank Albo, for an unforgettable evening of magic, mystery and architectural
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Back to School for PreK
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Note: Organisational building block "TSP" has been removed from architecture and replaced by infrastructure blocks "Service Handler" and "Service Integrator", because NGTP should provide a task-based (role-based) view and not an organisational view on the telematics architecture. To learn more about the changes, click here.
With the second generation of the telematics architecture NGTP, BMW is introducing a technology-neutral interface architecture which enables faster and more flexible implementation of new services in cars.
The open source architecture developed by BMW in collaboration with the telematics service providers Connexis and WirelessCar features a new protocol, facilitating inter-company cooperation between vehicle manufacturers and the providers of telematics services.
NGTP (Next Generation Telematics Patterns) serves as the common standard. New services developed on this basis can be utilised for BMW automobiles without additional effort, so BMW ConnectedDrive customers will gain early access to current innovations in the areas of comfort, safety and infotainment.
Vehicle manufacturers, telematics service providers and customers benefit equally from the uniform architecture. BMW will be able to increase its range of telematics-based BMW ConnectedDrive services even more quickly and flexibly.
The company will be able to tap into the solutions of various providers and apply these in its own models.
Conversely, all telematics service providers have the opportunity to develop services which are suitable for use as part of BMW ConnectedDrive.
This reciprocal flexibility derives from the fact that the telematics supply chain is systematically broken down into its individual components.
NGTP contains a so-called dispatcher which ensures there is a uniform interface between vehicle and telematics service provider.
This means that in future BMW ConnectedDrive customers will have an even wider selection of mobility services to choose from. BMW ConnectedDrive telematics-based services are currently available in ten countries and are used by some 600,000 vehicles.
NGTP technology will now enable these customers to make use of additional ConnectedDrive services. Subsequent implementation of innovative services can be undertaken without having to make technical changes to the vehicle
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Tonight! Dennis McNally speaks about Jerry Garcia and The Dead
Submitted by Jerry Day on Tue, 08/06/2013 - 16:26
Dennis McNally, as a trained historian and biographer, will talk about Jerry Garcia's upbringing and his distinctively San Francisco set of values that help shaped his own life and the Dead.
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Buzz Gift Guide: The Bibliophile
Today's holiday gift guide is for all the bookworms in your life. The ideal recipient for these gifts loves good writing — and has a great sense of humor.
Always raiding your friends' impressively stocked bookshelves? Get them this Personal Library Kit, complete with date stamper and "for reference only" stickers, and maybe they'll exempt you from any overdue fines.
Author Anna Quindlen's ode to books, How Reading Changed My Life, clocks in at just 96 pages — but it's packed full of tributes to favorite characters and quirky reading lists.
Many of my bibliophile friends are passionate Jane Austen fans, and swooned over the 2005 movie version of Pride and Prejudice just as much as I did. Rather than giving your buddies double copies of all the Austen novels they already own, why not add to their movie collections with one of Austen's most endearing works?
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News archive for March 2010
Tuesday 30 March 2010
Two new titles in award-winning series
We are pleased to announce the publication of two new titles in the double-award winning Delta Teacher Development Series; Being Creative by Chaz Pugliese and Culture in our Classrooms by Gill Johnson and Mario Rinvolucri.Read more »
Thursday 4 March 2010
Delta wins 2010 ELTons UK Award for Innovation
Teaching Unplugged, by Luke Meddings and Scott Thornbury, was unveiled as one of this year's British Council ELTons winners at a ceremony in London on 3rd March.Read more »
Thursday 4 March 2010
Chaz Pugliese on the Delta Development Blog
Chaz Pugliese is taking the helm of the Delta Development Blog for March. Chaz is author of Being Creative, one of two new titles in the award-winning Delta Teacher Development Series. Watch his video introduction to the ideas behind the book and discuss being creative with him in the Delta Development Blog.Read more »
Thursday 4 March 2010
Teaching Unplugged
Teaching Unplugged was awarded the British Council 2010 ELTons UK Award for Innovation. Teaching Unplugged is the first book to deal comprehensively with the approach in English Language Teaching known as Dogme ELT.Read more »


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Breathtaking Horizon Gallery: Your Last Day To Get The Horizon At A Special Price2013-01-18 1 9 Share Tweet
Today's your last chance to grab the wonderful Horizon cameras at a special price! To celebrate, we have a special treat for you: A gallery of breathtaking landscapes taken with these premiere panoramic cameras!
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Gluten Free Ham & Cheddar Biscuits:
2 Cups Bisquick Gluten Free mix
1/3 cup of shortening and butter together {about half and half}
2/3 cup of milk
3 eggs
1/2 cup small chunks of ham {more if you like it chunky... yah, I said chunky ;-) }
1/2 cup finely chopped green onions {more or less if you like, just play with it to your taste}
1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
1 tsp salt
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Cut the shortening/ butter mixture into the baking mix, using a fork, until particles are the size of small peas. Stir in remaining ingredients until soft dough forms. Drop into a greased muffin tin, bake 14 to 18 minutes until browned to your liking... {I like mine crispy on top}. Makes 12 biscuits.
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In a non stick pan, brown 4 - 6 strips of bacon. Remove bacon from the pan and set aside on paper towels, leaving the bacon fat in the pan. Add 1/3 cup Gluten Free flour of your choice to the pan, stir, and cook for a few minutes on medium high heat to cook out the flour flavor. Do not burn your roux here folks! Whisk in 4 cups of milk. Bring to a boil, whisking continuously. Add 1 tsp {or more if needed} of salt, pepper to your liking, and a couple of crumbled pieces of the bacon. You will be tempted to add all of the crumbled bacon in. I don't recommend it, unless you just really like everything to taste like bacon. In that case, go for it friend! Reduce heat and simmer on low for several more minutes to get the flour-y taste out of it. My experience with GF flour is that it takes just a bit longer than regular to meld into gravies and sauces. Pour over your biscuits, and delight in the goodness you have created....
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There was a lot of deleted dialogue for this mission, including a part where when the police officer gets cut up by the hellicopter, an ear lands in ryders lap xDMoFoe 16:02, August 15, 2010 (UTC)
oh really show me your proof
An idea
So,basically i have an idea that the SWAT arriving was a set-up by Smoke.
It actually makes a lot of sense:All the set leaders would be there,so they could essentialy wipe out Grove in one swipe,and that was alredy in Smoke's plan,so he informed C.R.A.S.H. who in turn informed the SWAT,in an attempt to do in which they seemingly succeded in the next mission.
Smoke and Ryder returned to see how things were going,and,as seeing Sweet and Carl alive,they thought it would be a better idea to spare them until there is a next meeting like the one in the motel.
If i am wrong,please tell me your arguments.
Rider of the light (talk) 19:30, February 20, 2014 (UTC)
I know this is 2-3 years ago, but I guess Ryder and Smoke returned because they realised that Tenpenny needs CJ to do his dirty work so they came back to rescue him. DJThanos (talk) 19:38, April 10, 2017 (UTC)


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Here is a video produced by Unicef showing the breast crawl. Have you seen, experienced or heard of this before?
The breast crawl is a newborn baby's inbuilt ability to crawl towards the breast and latch on. This is how a newborn baby is designed; to find and drink his/her mother's breastmilk. Unicef write that this special state (where a baby has the ability to breast crawl) only lasts 30-45 minutes following birth.
All this means that it is essential that breastfeeding is initiated as soon as possible following birth. It also highlights the importance of skin-to-skin contact and the need to let mum and baby bond together immediately following birth (weighing the baby, cleaning the baby etc can wait).
What an incredible ability a baby is born with. My hope is that all new parents everywhere are aware of the breast crawl and are given the support and time by medical professionals to allow this to take place.
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How exactly do aura's feel? Can you have aura's and not have an actual seizure? I think I had some this weekend. I went off into like a "spacy" feeling. Like I was tingling and I couldn't make myself snap out of it for a few seconds. I have had a headache since I has these feelings. I have had E a long time, but I am new to all the terminology and so forth. Thanks.
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I have them a lot. Most of the time I am "spacey" and get the feeling of imminent doom. I will sit in my house terrified to go out-terrified to meet people, just terrified of everything. I am afraid to die and dwell on it constantly. Disco balls and the likes will bring them on "they make u feel weak and like u are out of your mind" but then again they can be pleasant and it seems like I have all the answers to life ( which I rationalize I don't). Sometimes I don't know what the hell I am doing and people have commented on this. I was told that I have frontal Lobe w/brain spikes. I had to look this up because the Drs. don't go into detail and if they do I can't remember what they said. I can't remember dates, people etc. I take antidepressants and Xanax because I can't deal with things. Stress is a major one-simple little things can put me in panic mode then headaches and auras. I smell smoke a lot and think the house is burning up. Anyways-people aura's are all different-maybe we are all in hell or heaven. I don't know becuz before this I was unsure if God existed-now I know something is messing with my mind showing me the way of bliss or oblivion. I have to seem to have the same dreams every night and I am always cold. We are all there for one another.
I know exactly what you mean!!!!
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Hi Hannah:
I was reading your post and I was wondering how you know you're having an aura. I have had nocturnal TCs for 38 years and I think I've just started experiencing them but they can be really freaky. Sometimes I'm in bed just before I drift off and all of a sudden I see floating red specks (sometimes other colours too) and they slowly drift toward me, sometimes blinking on and off really fast. I start feeling panicky because I know what could come next. Sometimes it does happen other times it doesn't. I've tried explaining this to my neurologist but he just doesn't get it. Do you think I should try getting up and walking around or just stay put?
The other type of aura? is I'm thinking about something strange and zone out for a couple of seconds. Most of the time this does not preclude a seizure but it still is a little disconcerting. I'll definitely try to do something different if I feel one of these types of auras coming on.
I have no idea what I should do. All tests have been inconclusive since I was 2 and every time I go to the neurologist he says there is nothing he can do for me. Can anyone give me some suggestions?
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its the same with me. i just recently found out that i have epilepsy and its really not fun. but i went through all my life not knowing that what was happening to me was seizures, because they werent grand mal. And now that i am on medication, im tired, and my eyes do this weird flicking back and forth.
The seizures that i have dont hurt neither does the eye flicking. But lately i have been having like intense headaches which i never used to get,and its just kind of scary.
Right now im also sick with some sort of flu like symptom thing. And i have a really bad cough and im really congested. i feel sick ALL the time and i afraid i might push out a seizure thats how bad and deep my auras are getting. I feel like im dreaming, and when i walk its all light like theres no weight on me. I admit it feels like being high. and i wasnt sure it was an aura. and my head was so (congested) it felt like nothing, i felt like i was going to falll down but i sort of felt ok with it.
I dont know. its strange. I'm strange.
Hello Leon,
I'm glad that you're seeing a neurologist next week. If you feel like sharing with us after your doc visit, please post your thoughts here. The feelings of fear and anxiety are the worst, coloring our lives so profoundly. I guess the silver lining is that our syndrome and associated symptoms can help us become more sensitive to the feelings of others.
Some days that isn't much consolation. Take care. :-)
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I found Flashbakx (see above) description of an aura to be very interesting. I have read that many people have an aura that feels like an emotional response that may be fear, sadness, joy, etc. Mine feel like a shift in consciousness accompanied by slight happiness. I would describe it as a positive feeling of increased awareness and enjoyment of the world around me. However, then comes the seizure with headache unpleasant dizziness etc., but hey it was fun while it lasted :)
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Hi there.
I had encephalitis early last year and as a result I now have epilepsy.
I've had a couple of seizures. My last full blown seizure was in March of last year
but I've had alotof auras since. In fact my last aura was yesterday morning.
My auras scare the life out of me. They just burst onto me like a really strong deja vu. I start to feel really dizzy and I get the weirdest thoughts of some ridiculous memory, that I can't understand why I should be remembering it. It could be a song, a talk with someone from years ago, or other things that I have no reason to remember. I can't talk properly while this happens and I have to try and talk myself out of it. I try to breath in through my nose and fight it as hard as I can.
I use this analogy... It's like a big black hole appears beside me and if I look into the black hole and try to see what's in there I'll fall in. If I fall in a seizure will kick in.
The after effect for me is tiredness and I just feel depressed and down because it's so hard not knowing when the next one will happen.
My son had Viral Encephalitis two years ago, and now has epilepsy. The auras you describe sound so much like what my son TRIES to describe to me (He's 11). I would really appreciate it if I could hear from you and hear more about your story. It's been a very hard time for us, as I'm sure it has for you.
Val Clark
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Before my surgery 8 years ago I would have that feeling to. A deja vu feeling and remembering hearing a past situation in my head, but you can't talk. It was the same everytime ,but I still can't explain it. I had surgery in 2000 I had astrocytoma in part of my brain that works speech and memory. My memory lasted. I sord of had to relearn speech.
Since my surgery I've only had 4 gran mals since 2000. I went 6 years without one, But after my mom passed away I was so upset and stressed in brought a seizure on. I had one last year to at work and luckily there was only one child in my class and another teacher there. The seizures aren't the same I don't have the dejevu. I just start feeling weird and scared and then my vision starts fadeing out and I can't breath. I still bite my tongue.I hate biting my tongue. It takes a while to heal. Now I haven't a seizure in a year. I have had a couple weird feelings since then. I pray It doesn't continue. I'm scared.
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Before my surgery 8 years ago I would have that feeling to. A deja vu feeling and remembering hearing a past situation in my head, but you can't talk. It was the same everytime ,but I still can't explain it. I had surgery in 2000 I had astrocytoma in part of my brain that works speech and memory. My memory lasted. I sord of had to relearn speech.
Since my surgery I've only had 4 gran mals since 2000. I went 6 years without one, But after my mom passed away I was so upset and stressed in brought a seizure on. I had one last year to at work and luckily there was only one child in my class and another teacher there. The seizures aren't the same I don't have the dejevu. I just start feeling weird and scared and then my vision starts fadeing out and I can't breath. I still bite my tongue.I hate biting my tongue. It takes a while to heal. Now I haven't a seizure in a year. I have had a couple weird feelings since then. I pray It doesn't continue. I'm scared.
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BJR - having it is certanly strange. the first thing i do is put somthing in my mouth, sit down and hope i don't bite my tounge off. once i had one i fell over, wiped out a rocking chair, broke my glasses and put a scar under my eye it looks just like a tattoo. people sometimes look at me thinking i killed someone. what a bummer.
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Graham, this is brilliant, I am going to forward it to my neurologist and GP, because I have had so much trouble describing my auras to them. I was having them for 3 years before I had my first fit and nobody could diagnose them, the closest we got was post natal psychosis at first and I thought I was losing my mind and was so scared.
My auras scare me rigid, I go cold with fear and find myself looking at people next to me on a train or in a work meeting and think for a split second - "Who are you? Where the h*** am I?" and then think something lawful is going to happen - I know what you mean about the black hole. Also I can't believe that nobody notices what I am going through - if I look half as scared as I feel it should be obvious but apparently not. The ridiculous memory thing is so true, I hear sounds in my head like a section of dialogue from a TV programme, or have deja vu feelings - somebody putting an item of clothing back on a rack on a shop - trivial bizarre memories.
They also happen in my sleep when I am particularly bad and I wake up with a mouth full of saliva and feeling sick. Afterwards my stomach has filled with acid because of the fear and I have stomach ache and headache for hours afterwards. Sleep is the only way to recover.
I am on Epilim 500 for my fits (which are only in my sleep) and these auras don't occur when I am super diligent about taking them but if I am under great stress and forget a tablet or two they come flying in from nowhere.
Interesting to hear you had encephalitis that started your fits - my auras started at 37 soon after giving birth to my second child who was a challenging baby and I was under a lot of stress at home and at work - then my first fit happened out of the blue at 40 years old after a temperature and tummy bug.
I would love to understand more about why I develped this so late in life and also whether anybody feels like this.. It doesn't always follow that I end up having a fit.
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I had viral encephalitis when I was 4 years old. During my childhood, I would always have what I would describe as "weird dreams" that would be a deja vu like sensation. It included the weird tastes and smells. I could usually hear myself talking, saying this sentence over and over and while hearing that would produce a strong euphoric feeling, like all my pleasure receptors firing at once. I could never remember what it was I was saying but while having these, what I now know as auras, it always seemed to be the same thing I was saying before. I can relate to what was described in another post as that black hole you see and if you enter it your sucked in. When I feel the aura coming on, because I strangely enjoyed the sensation, I would try to focus on it and make sure i had one (similar to the black hole analogy). They ran all kinds of tests on me but never while they were occurring so not much progress was made. It wasn't until that I became an adult that the auras developed into seizures. Before I knew I was having them, I would wonder why I would wake up so exhausted when I had a good night sleep. I would also wonder why my muscles were all sore and later wondered why my tongue was sore and there was blood on my pillow. It didn't take long after that that my wife witnessed one and we took action. My neurologist prescribed me with Trileptal and that drug pretty much eliminated the seizures. Now I don't have insurance and cannot afford the medication. I have auras from time to time. And I have a few seizures a year. I have had pretty good luck with controlling on them on my own. Usually mine are triggered when my immune system is out of whack, lack of sleep, or taking of any drugs or alcohol. I have learned that I cannot take any cold medication with pseudoephedrine, several different pain medications, or even drinking alcohol can put my body off balance enough to trigger them. But, I still feel as though I should be back on the medication because I don't know for sure completely how they are triggered.
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I too have the 'who are you, where am I?' thing. Uhg, so annoying, especially when I'm with someone I know very well in a place I also know well. Just stupid.
All the best, Christine
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I've suffered from these things since I was 4 years old! I've been to doctors when I was that age, and a liittle later, but they put it off to night terorrs......
I'm now 44 years of age and still suffering from the same affliction (though only once or twice a month). I have never been diagnosed with eplilepsy, but I always knew that it to be true. I am scheduled to see a neurologist on Tuesday about an (unconnected I hope) condition with my feet, and I figured it would be a gret time to bring up my existing problem.
My Dad used to call it the "Diddies"! I guess it was his way of triviallizing his concern over what kept waking his son at all hours of the night. My symptoms were basically the same as the others above. Profuse sweating, chills, the same bloody tune or saying being repeated over and over, and above all, utter terror. I could not wish this experience on my worst enemy! I've been asked by family and friends so many times over the past 30 years to describe how it felt, but I could ony reply with, "I can't!". There were just too many feelings and imagined experiences to put into words..
Thank you for your Website!! Tonight is the first time that I've read described exactly how I feel during these episodes. Everything from the feeling (deep in the gut) of impending doom, to the instant need for flight....
Though I've read above, that Aura normally lasts only 20 or 30 seconds, my attacks always lasted for 5 or 10 minutes. Stripping down to my underwear and running around our house in the middle of winter was and is not abnormal...! After that period, I would usually be very tired and fall to sleep shortly, though to this day, I remember everything. I have never had a full Siezure that I know of (thank God).
I'm happy that when I see the Neurologist on Tuesday, I will be better able to describe the problems that I am experiencing with my feet, and finally bring up the 40 year old (possible) Epilepsy concern that I have.
Hi there. So my gf has had a couple seizures but a few aura feelings over the past few months. Have u had any other seizures or are they just the aura feeling? Thanks
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Hi Graham,
Thank you so much for describing your aura. The part with the ridiculus memory is exactly what happens to me with a little bit of recalling dreams that I have had in the past thown in the mix. With me, the memory slips away and I can hold it in consciousness to process it. Once the initial memory slips away, I feel an overwhelming since of dread and anxiety that last for about 10 to 20 seconds. I have never had a seizure but my sister has epilepsy and when I described my experince (much like yours) she said is sounded a lot like an aura. To complicate matters, I have OCD (an anxiety disorder) so I start having depersonalization experiences. I am trying to figure out if my experiences are truly auras or an episode of depersonalization. Anyway, thanks again for your description.
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I believe I have auras that lead to a seizure ... I may be wrong .. but here is what I experience: I will get thid sudden kinda pressure or shift in reality. I then hear this noise in my right ear that quickly settles in my left ear. there will be dizziness so I sit down. the sound gets louder and louder as if my head were going to expode. at first it would scare me so but I am used to it and know the rest of the story. anyway my left side of my head will get numb or tingley. I will place my head in my left hand and do some slight lip smacking. slowly the sound and pressure goes away. It lasts about 2 minutes or so. I will feel exhausted. my speech will be slurred and I will have trouble remembering words. then I'll need to sleeep for an hour or so. I also get that weird feeling of having dreamt that I was experience things and places at a moment. that scares me more than a seizure cause it is so weird. anyway thanks for reading
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HOW RIGHT YOU ARE !! I've heard literally hundreds of descriptions of what an aura feels like, but yours takes the prize, "A Sudden Shift in Reality!" Then too, when I wake up after one of those aura-induced dreams you describe, I just wish that some of those more delightful, "non-epileptic" things HAD occurred. But what still fascinates me is that if out shopping here in NYC, I just might spend money while having an aura, then not be able to recall why or where I did so! You're not alone, believe me.
I liked your reply to the subject of Aura's, especially the part about spending money!!!!
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Last month I had my first seizure, I have no memory of about a 12 hour period what people have told me is all I know of it As I did not return to conciousness for that long. So what they tell me is that I was watching t.v. and stood up went completely rigid and fell over.this lasted for about 7 minutes before my family called 911 I did not breath for over 5 minutes , they say that I relaxed and started breathing after the paramedics arrived.the first thing i remember is waking up in a hospital bed covered with wires an i.v. and an oxygen tube in my nose. the neurologist at the hospital said that I had a complex partial seizure. this is kind of a long way around to describe what I now know were auras . I started having these events where My head would have a pulsing sensation then I would start hearing sounds like they were like in a dream .The last ones before my big event began to be increasingly frightening and I would get into bed with a feeling that something bad was coming to the room these were lasting 5 to 10 minutes or more. Since then I have been diagnosed with sleep apnea and am also on lamictol. I have also had the deja-vu thing since I was probably about 13-14 years of age never thought much of it till now. i now have periods where I cannot finish a sentance correctly iknow the word I want to say but a different word comes out of my mouth along with a confused feeling. the ct scan came out normal but ahowed some kind of irritation as did the mri. or maybe it was the ct scan. EEg showed normal too. The thing that bothers me the most is not being able to drive, getting to work is a real pain!
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I read your and Im exactly the same. (almost) the" I use this analogy... It's like a big black hole appears beside me and if I look into the black hole and try to see what's in there I'll fall in. If I fall in a seizure will kick in." I get like a hole in my vision, and when I look at it, its like falling into it, and I'm there... Ill have full blow conversations with the people I'm imagining. Not sure oif tehy're memories, but ill be talking to them, and it'll be like I'm in 5 of these at once, and Im just in different situations. Like part of my mind, is talkin, the other is swimming, and the other is on the bus to uni... Its mad.
I hate explaining it to people, looking at you like you're a nutter...
If im honest, I love the feeling, its REALLY nice for me, but I dnt like it, cuz i KNOW a seizure will follow. Thats the the only downside. Besides that, its a great feeling. I always, lay down, and try to control my breathing to try and fend it off. Thats worked like once...
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Julia, you have described the same "auras" I experience. I hate them. Have a terrible feeling of not belonging for days after. I am very tired after I have a seizure but have 2 children under 10 (who are wonderful helpers when I have a seizure) & my husband works shift work, so going to bed is not always an option for me. I have had brain scans, brainwave tests etc., which came back as SLIGHTLY ABNORMAL. I have sufffered migraines since I was 5 & developed depression when I was about 34. I thought I was going mad when these seizures began back in 2001. I feel a little better knowing that I am not as mad as I thought & I am not alone. I do not like having these seizures but just have to live with them. Thankfully, I have wonderful children & a fabulous husband who reassure me that I will be O.K.
ive been having aura awhile now it affects me more in work then any other time it is such a weird feeling,and i go into the biggest day dream ever and when i come round i get a bad feeling of dread, and the deja vu is so weird and i also get a memory of something that i havent thought about in years.. its been so great reading all of the replys as i actually thought i was losing the plot
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I am 37 now, but began having auras at 10. I didn't actually begin having noctunal seizures until 11. Auras are very scary if you don't know what is happening. At 10, I used to either leave a room as a felt it coming on and hide until it was over or I couldn't move at all and others would talk to me, but I was unable to communicate. I used to call them "funny feelings" b/c I didn't know how to explain it at 10. But, it is a weird deja-vu feeling or out of body experience. It's almost as if you are in a separate world from everyone else until it stops. I also used to feel as though my body from my head down was tingling. My parents thought there was something psychologically wrong with me until I actually began having seizures. My auras happended up to 15-20 times daily without a seizure ever happening until 11. I have had auras over my lifetime since with medication adjustments and such. It's funny to say, but they do not scare me anymore b/c at least I know what it is and after you live with something so long it doesn't seem so bad; for me at least anyways. But, I understand that it can be very scary and wish everyone the best who fears them.
Your description of an aura comes closest to what I've been experiencing. I've had two normal EEG's and never a regular seizure, but these auras happen between 19 days and 2 months apart, last about 10 seconds. It will come on suddenly and leave me speechless, but focused on a weird memory or more recently, a test to complete, saying a word, speaking a name or answer to a question. The memory fades quickly and I'm sort of drained and spacey. I feel weird in my stomach afterwards.
I was diagnoses with mild sleep apnea and so I was hoping that with the cpap machine, my auras would be solved, but alas, they are still occurring. Tomorrow I'm seeing my primary doctor and hope to be referred to a neurologist or seizure specialist for that angle. I've heard they can be stress related, so am also thinking about getting into counseling, because I know I tend to repress a lot of stress and don't share the bad stuff of life verbally.
Originally I thought it was a left over from early marijuana use, because the cloud type feeling is similar to these auras. Thanks for listening and any insights.
Its Shopping time, Summer 2007, Staurday morning 11am, kuala lumpur-Malaysia. . . . . .
After a 45mins train ride, i drop off at Bank Negara station,
Half-way on an escalator, suddenly, i hv been taken over by d the best feeling ever, i know people around me are not sharing similar feeling but one thing is clear, am having a nice nd good feeling. But then i feel like someone at a distant was smiling at me and i was smilling back. i feel as if he is d one transmitting this estatic feelin. But wen i look ahead to concentrate and see if i can capture a memory of d face; there was none but only a BIG black circle.
As soon as i step off the escalator, almst Like a time bomb, i am seized by a heavy blow that knocks me down and without contesting i fall on my right side. . . .That was my third seizure episode. I am 24 nw and bin having episodes since 2005.
if i were a marijuana smoker, mayb i'll say 'i feel high'. But the issue is knowing dat after dis celebrated feeling comes the opposite, whc we expect of course, THE TONIC-CLONIC ATTACK. It comes with severe depression and worst headaches.
Weneva i try to explain this, people think am a psycho freak. So i keep it to myself.
Hello, I am new to this website. Last week I posted here a few times on a thread entitled, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. A good discussion ensued about auras and déjà vu and visions and voices. Today this heading caught my eye, "How exactly do auras feel?"
I have read this group thread from start to finish today, and there are many very interesting posts. I've written a book about my life-long experiences with TLE, Chopin in the Attic. It's now out in hardcover, and your library may have it. The book's website is:
Chopin's Cradle Song plays as you open the website… a song that is symbolic of all my early TLE trauma.
I'll be going on a book tour, and it's likely that I'll meet many people with TLE while touring, so as preparation I am studying all of you! I have lived with TLE for decades, yet I've never met another person with this malady.
Here on this thread, a post by "aura_f" -- fourth post from the top – overwhelmed me. His aura description comes so close to the one I often had. He wrote:
"Half-way on an escalator, suddenly I have been taken over by the best feeling ever, I know people around me are not sharing [a] similar feeling but one thing is clear, I am having a nice and good feeling. But then I feel like someone at a distance was smiling at me and I was smiling back. I feel as if he is done transmitting this ecstatic feeling. But when I look ahead to concentrate and see if I can capture a memory of [his] face; there was none but only a BIG black circle."
In my book, I speak of that "someone at a distance… smiling at me" as God-consciousness, since I don't know how else to characterize it. This is how I describe an aura I often had, so similar to that of "aura_f":
I journeyed out, farther and farther until Time was simply a lesser option, coming up to an aromatic Door, and I passed over the doorsill, finding myself in Eternity. I gazed at God-consciousness—Who had been expecting me.
"What is it?" I asked Him.
With the tenderness and mobility of a human glance, God-consciousness simply mouthed His words.
No air at all—I must have some, and I gasped.
Ever patient, God-consciousness mouthed words I must die in order to hear.
"Och!" I need air!
Who was shaking me?
I am very pleased to pen the above on a thread that is specifically about epileptic auras, since I doubt that anyone here will think I am a loon. As all of you know, words are inadequate when it comes to describing auras. One can only use language of the great Mystics and Seers in an effort to explain the feeling, in an effort to relate the essence of those few seconds. In "aura_f's" post, his remarkable words are describing a Presence, which he calls, "someone at a distance… smiling at me and I was smiling back. I feel as if he is done transmitting this ecstatic feeling."
Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote of his sublime raptures when in the grip of a seizure. He also created many characters who had epilepsy. Kirilov, in The Possessed, talks about knowing "eternal harmony" while in aura and said if the ecstatic feeling were to carry on for more than five seconds, his soul could not endure it and would perish.
Thank you for listening, as I know you hear with understanding. Giving my story to the general public will not be so easy.
Cradle Song
We are all trying to find the words to describe these experiences that are so beyond the norm. And even though often they are terrifying, they also are... special ... and really do demand and even inspire attempts at explanation or, at least, description. It is amazing to read others' descriptions especially when the auras are similar. It's like: "That's it! That's it!"
I look forward to checking out your website. Best of luck with your book and many Blessings to you.
Having an aura is like a out of body ex[erience--not feeling or knowing *(i guess). I have had auras before but I was under a lot of stress--now that I am less stressed out and on a extra med, I don't get auras as much. An aura is like a strange feeling and the feeling of not being "in the room" so to speak. I hope you are doing better! See you doctor if you continue to feel auras.
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I totaly understand,
E with aura is a lonely place to be
4 me its like i see something i shouldnt have. and i get punished 4 it.. like some kind of x-file. the deja-vu memories i have r not always mine and sometimes its a dream from years ago that was probly 4gotten an instant after waking. i remeber it and then 4get it in a flash. then ripples. a rock thrown in a calm pond. a splash, waves, swells moving outward. till they disapear again. always thinkin the next 1 will b the 1 that never ends. they happen everday. sometimes dozens. sometimes 1. had 1 two weeks ago that lasted 4 days. it wasnt like a long deja vu thing. just really uncomfortable, nervous and terrified it felt like something was in the room. that i couldnt see. someting wrong. scared without knowing why. i begged my girlfriend not to go to work. every 5 mins. there was an aura ten times worse than normal everyday ones. a feeling i cant explain. like the rules of science are thrown out and new rules. that, like a newborn baby, i do not understand. i thougt that was the time i have been dredding for 10 years. the 1 that would last 4ever ...it wasnt. ive been depressed ever since. about life. begining to now. its been rushing back. hitting me like a ton of bricks. its overwhelming. been cryin like a baby.i have grand mal seizures once or twice a month. but never b4 1 or after 1 not even close.
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Auras can be very scary. During one, it can seem that you've entered into a new plane of consciousness. Consensus reality is the one we usually occupy, however mystics and saints and visionaries knew and still know that there are other planes of consciousness. In aura, we can break into that "otherness." For the uninitiated, it can be frightening.
You have a writer's skill here, as you tried to capture the experience in words. That's hard to do, yet you succeeded. Please know that there is nothing to fear. You are closer to God now. Is there a doctor you trust who you can speak to now? You need to speak to someone who will hear with understanding.
I suggest you read Gopi Krishna... or at least Google him. Read more of these threads and post again so we know how you are doing.
All best wishes,
Cradle Song
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i wont go outside anymore. i listen 2 music. i've written some. i think 2 much. i feel like my house is a safety blanket but the walls have been closing in. this whole epilepsy thing. auras, afraid 4 no reason. crying everyday. they have left me with no choice but 2 put my back against the wall and turn all the lights on.'just like heaven' popped into my head a couple weeks ago. i put it on and now i cant listen 2 it, think of it or any other song about birth and death and all inbetween without crying. dont listen 2 daylight fairytale-the killers if your depressed about life. i hide my tears with sunglasses. if i could pour from me all of the pictures, the happiness, the saddnes, the life, and my reel of tape. i would say, "here world this is it. this is why i'm crying."
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you sound a lot like my daughter with your thoughts she is 14 and she says she hates her life and she also finds home a safe place but you have to not lock yourself up due to fear when she sometimes goes out i think i take it the worst...I was wondering how old you are?? I have been trying to find another young person for my daughter to talk too about how she feels and that she is NOT the only one that thinks she has it so bad with having seizures and her depression too...we can't change what we have but we can change how we look at it they say our subconcience is so powerful that if we train it it can heal us ...all the best Hello ee I will send my prayers to you
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its scary because they trigger the part of the brain that controls fear. nothing 2 do with initiation or god.
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its scary because they trigger the part of the brain that controls fear. nothing 2 do with initiation or god.
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Hello ee --
I am so sorry for the confusion. When I used the term "uninitiated," I did not mean it in the sense of being initiated into a cult, for example. I meant it in the sense of this definition of "uninitiated":
a. not having gained knowledge or experience of a particular subject.
Here's an example of how it can be used in a sentence: "What's the difference in these colors, the uninitiated may ask, between eggshell white and wedding gown white?"
I was saying that an epileptic who had not yet gained knowledge of the aura experience may well find the experience scary. And when I use the term god, I have not put an upper-case "g" there. By that I mean, a great big mystery of life.
I am hoping that you can find guidance with regard to your auras. Talking to those who have lived with auras might be an excellent approach for you to learn more about them. For years I had auras and thought I was losing my mind. After talking with others over the course of a few months, I learned not to be so frightened. i hope that happens to you. It is an awful feeling to live with the fear of auras.
Again, I am sorry for the confusion. I wish you all good things.
Cradle song
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i like to keep my private thoughts...
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its good 2 talk about it. but i dont like to.
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its ok. i understand.
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Hi again ee--
I have just re-read the post I wrote to you yesterday. I see that the upper-case "g" was used. I'm confused by that since I meant to use a lower-case "g", as in "god". That's an important distinction to me because I'm not really religious in the usual sense.
I just wanted to clarify that since I don't want to add to your current worries. It's a heartbreak to hear that you are so sad that you're crying a lot.
Cradle Song
I get the same symptoms i get: an aura with a sense of already being there in that moment of time..which can sometimes lead to seeing something before it happens, or finishing a persons sentence.
luckily Keppra,or its cheaper knockoffs, medication has put a stop to them as long I don't miss a dose.
For the most part i hate seizures..however 2x that i know of it seemed to alert me to a warning or a danger..once i almost walked into a shooting at a gas station, that i always went to buy a drink after school..however i had an aura that something bad was happening.. another time..i almost got ran over crossing a crosswalk not by 1 driver but 2 in a row....luckily i took a step back.... so not sure whether they are a Godsend or not.
i have noticed if i think about a seizure or try to study it too much..a partial seizure can occur.
Also for me it seems like temperature plays a big part or use to when i was younger..whether it was really hot, or really cold.. i'd be sweating even if it was cold, or would be freezing even if it was hot.
That is the grand irony of these types of auras, isn't it? I always refer to them as the 'agony and the ecstasy'. There are aspects to them that are favorable and even have a sense of something special and beyond this world. And there is the other dreaded side. Yours actually are a form of extrasensory perception. Mine also put me at a level of sensitivity that is to beyond the norm, and my slate of memories is just wide open from seemingly time immemorial. It's overwhelming. It's like something that you ask for, and you get it in spades - like "help me to see everything more clearly", "help me connect more intensively with the Universe" - and then an aura hits and you feel so miniscule and helpless before it all.
You and ee both have incredible descriptions of your auras. You marvel that nobody else is aware of what you are going through, floating through, spinning through. I agree on the temp thing as well. It was very warm the other day in my home, but I was absolutely freezing.
Trying to study the phenomenon can indeed suck you into the seizure vortex! The more I try to pay attention to them when the big ones start, the bigger risk I'm taking. I have to pull back before the precipice. So frustrating!
Hang in there, and thanks for your input. Blessings to you!
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I have been on this roller coaster ride since 2012 but I am optimistic that all will be well as long as I put 100% into it.
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Hang in there - I think of those who are suffering through far worse than what I am going through, to try and put things into perspective.
Blessings to you!
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May I ask which meds r u taking ?
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talk to your nuero and GP. Depression and epilepsy can go hand in hand. My nuero had to insist on my going on Celexa so that I didn't always feel tired and out of it. She said that the treatments could be relied on or as effective if I was dealing with depression. She was correct. The Celexa worked. I didn't feel tired all the time anymore. I actually felt like I was living again and not watching life revolve around me and not taking part actively.
My problem right now is that for a year I have not had medical insurance and have had no meds. My doctor continued to refil my Celexa up until March. Now I have been off it for 5 months and I really need it again but can't affor to go in and see her to get a new prescription. I am also extremely lucky that I haven't had a bad time with my epilepsy. So glad I haven't had more than one GM seizure and that mine mostly happen at night when I'm asleep.
Don't know how much longer I can deal with epilepsy with no Med Ins. It's a frightening thought.


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IC in the Media
A sampling from media accounts that reference Ithaca College or quote members of the college community.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Dave Heichel, facilities setup and event coordinator
Heichel was interviewed by WENY after delivering supplies donated by the college community as part of a Twin Tiers relief effort to support areas hit hard by recent flooding. "I know how everybody feels in Ithaca, we really try to reach out to the community and do all we can for them," he said.
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Publication Date: September 16, 2011
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The Executive Committee of the Jewish Agency for Palestine made official representations to the High Commissioner against the resumed building operations near the Wailing Wall, the question which gave rise to the controversy between the Jews and the Moslems leading to the riots. The Committee contended that the renewed construction work might prejudice the Jewish right of access to the pavement before the Wall for the purpose of prayer.
It is understood that the government declined to prohibit the continuation by the Moslems of this construction work, declaring that the Moslems are building a wall over the gate leading from the Wailing Wall to the Mosque of Omar. This work is an integral part of the Mosque area to which the Jews have no right of access, the government contended.


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Thank you for your kind words, Zelda. I didn't mean for my post to be a end-all for reconsidering the copyright debate, but just trying to reshape the terms it was being debated on. If anybody wants to pass along my post, consider it Public Domain (Pro Bono Publico), as far as I (the original author) am concerned. (Pardon me, but in the US, I'm a little paranoid passing it along myself...)
As far as lobbying for price breaks go, <shrug>, lobbyists are continually extending the copyright length anyway, so i'm not certain what we'd lose in the new idea anyway. All I know is the only thing politicans love after election votes, is money to buy more votes with. We Texans like to have our corruption out in the open, so we can know which candidate to buy......
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West Texas VA Health Care System, Big Spring, Texasis currently recruiting for a Physician, Associate Chief of Staff for Education/Designated Education Officer (ACOS/DEO), Chief of StaffService.The ACOS/DEO must be a board certified physician in Internal Medicine and/or Family Practice andwill be responsible for all health professions training as a education leader inproviding oversight of all trainees, including graduate medical and dental trainees; management of all clinical training program affiliations; education activities for graduate training programs in medicineor dentistry. Duties would include Veteran patient care, including particularly as the attending or record/faculty member for patients seen by medical trainees.
Additional duties include Didactic Sessions; educational activities; research; literature searches; assigned independent study; attendance at committee meetings (e.g., quality improve or pharmacy committees; participation in root cause analysis teams; scholarly activities as part of an accredited training program; and approved educational details.
Work Schedule: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and may vary depending on the hiring facility.
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DESIGNATED DRUG-TESTING POSITION: Applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test result is received.
Physical Requirements:?, This position requires light to moderate lifting (15-45 lbs); light carrying (15 lbs and under); reaching above shoulder; walking; bending; stooping, and some lifting in the direct care of patients; ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; hearing (aid permitted); emotional stability; mental stability; working closely with others and working alone.
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Dwindling state revenue projections spark oil tax debate
Oil tax reform opponents say sharp decline in Alaska oil revenues provides more ammunition to repeal SB 21
ANCHORAGE – Just one week before Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell is scheduled to roll out his budget for the next fiscal year, state finances took a huge hit.
Revenue from oil and gas taxes has decreased sharply. Earlier this year, the state was expecting about $4 billion in revenue for the current fiscal year. But new budget estimates cut that number in half.
The Parnell administration said the $2 billion dollar shortfall is because of lower-than-expected oil prices and a decline in production — not SB 21, the oil tax reform bill that was signed into law this year.
Vic Fisher, one of the backers of a referendum to repeal the bill, questioned the administration's explanation.
"Well, that's pure nonsense," Fisher said. "The price of oil is down by $4. That would make it a minimal difference in the tax take. I think Alaskans should be very alarmed. They should look very closely at what is being projected, and they should vote to repeal SB 21 in the next election."
Voters will get to weigh in on Proposition 1, the referendum to repeal SB 21, in August's primary election.
The revenue projections for the current fiscal year are based on two different tax structures. The first half of the 2013-14 fiscal year is under Alaska's Clear and Equitable Share (ACES), a tax reform bill designed to capture more revenue when oil prices are high.
Oil in the second half of the current fiscal year will be taxed under SB 21, which Parnell has rebranded as MAPA, the "More Alaska Production Act." The legislation takes effect Jan. 1.
"The governor's projections are bringing us to a precipice, where within a very few years you will see the economy of Alaska hurting very, very bad," Fisher said. "They will have no one to blame but themselves."
The Alaska Oil and Gas Association, a trade industry organization representing oil and gas producers, paints a very different picture.
Kara Moriarty, AOGA's executive director, points to recent signs of increased production.
"There are new rigs coming on line in Kuparak and Prudhoe," Moriarty said. "The number of rigs in Prudhoe are going to go from five in 2012, up to nine. So we have more money in the private sector today in eight short months before the law even takes effect than we ever had under ACES."
Moriarty contends that the state is already better off, even before the new tax regime takes effect.
She worries that the referendum backers will use the revenue shortfall to further distort the picture and scare away potential investors a natural gas line.
Parnell said he stands by MAPA, and believes the law will actually help capture more oil revenue than ACES because its structure is more favorable to today's current low-oil-price environment.
Fisher doesn't buy that argument and believes the trend in declining oil revenues could deplete the state's $17 million in budget reserves.
"That can disappear in less than five years," Fisher said, who fears this could lead to drastic cuts and perhaps an income tax. "It's going to be a real hit to the economy, and it will reduce jobs in Alaska. It will reduce the quality of life in Alaska."
Moriarty doesn't see it that way. She believes increased oil production will grow more jobs and revitalize the state's economy.
Despite the differing visions of the future, the bottom line for now: $2 billion less in revenues, and very likely, some painful cuts ahead for state government.


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Does anyone know how I can fix this? I put a hot fry pan in my kitchen sink Instead of letting it cool off, I put it in there hot, and it burnt the porcelin sink in 2 spots about the size of a half dollar. It is a brand new sink and I am devastated. I did not think this would of happened. Any help would be appreciated.
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Take an alka seltzer tablet and dip it in a little water. Then gently rub it into the stain. You should see results in just a few minutes. You can also try baking sode, but that could dull the surface.
If the burn has eaten into the surface (run your fingertip over the edge to feel if there is a slight depression) you will need to have it refinished. You can coat it temporarily with white nail polish.
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text: Newcastle Investment Corp. (NYSE: NCT) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per common share for the third quarter of 2012, representing a 10% increase from the prior quarter's dividend of $0.20 per common share. The dividend is payable on October 31, 2012 to shareholders of record on October 1, 2012. The Board of Directors also declared dividends on the Company's Series B, Series C and Series D preferred stock for the period beginning August 1, 2012 and ending October 31, 2012. The dividends are payable on October 31, 2012 to shareholders of record on October 1, 2012. The Company will pay total dividends of $0.609375, $0.503125 and $0.523438 per share on the 9.75% Series B, 8.05% Series C and 8.375% Series D preferred stock, respectively. ABOUT NEWCASTLE Newcastle Investment Corp. focuses on investing in and actively managing opportunistic investments in real estate related assets. The Company primarily invests in two distinct areas: (1) Residential Servicing and Securities and (2) Commercial Real Estate Debt and Other Assets. The Company is organized and conducts its operations to qualify as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for federal income tax purposes. The Company is managed by an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC, a global investment management firm.


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Inflammatory Mediators and microRNA Analysis in Premenstrual Asthma
|Tracking Information
|First Received Date ICMJE
|February 4, 2009
|Last Updated Date
|January 17, 2017
|Start Date ICMJE
|February 2009
|Estimated Primary Completion Date
|December 2019 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|To determine the patterns of serum microRNA in asthmatic women with premenstrual asthma and asthmatic women without premenstrual asthma at baseline and during the premenstrual period [ Time Frame: during the study ]
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00837395 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|To determine the level of exhaled nitric oxide and serum leukotrienes B4 (LTB4) and C4 (LTC4) in asthmatic women with premenstrual asthma and asthmatic women without premenstrual asthma at baseline and during the premenstrual period [ Time Frame: during the study ]
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|Inflammatory Mediators and microRNA Analysis in Premenstrual Asthma
|Official Title ICMJE
|Inflammatory Mediators and microRNA Analysis in Premenstrual Asthma
|Brief Summary
|A small number of women with asthma have an increase in asthma symptoms during the premenstrual or menstrual period. This study is being done to investigate the possible causes of this premenstrual increase in asthma symptoms and to help asthma care providers identify those patients who may suffer from this condition.
|Detailed Description
It is well established that women suffer more asthma symptoms and worse health-related quality of life than men with the same level of asthma severity. The etiology for these sex-related differences in unknown, but a subset of women has premenstrual asthma (PMA) with worsening of their asthma symptoms either prior to or during menstruation. Previous small trials have suggested that an increase in the host inflammatory response may correlate with PMA symptoms. We have evidence that small inhibitory ribonucleic acids, microRNAs, circulating in the peripheral blood of human patients may be expressed in different patterns in certain disease states when compared to healthy individuals.
We plan to compare the patterns of microRNA expression in a well characterized group of women with PMA to those without PMA to determine if alterations in these microRNA patterns play a role in increased asthma symptoms in the premenstrual period. In addition, we plan to compare the levels of inflammatory markers in these populations to better define the specific subset of women that may be at risk for premenstrual asthma. By better characterizing these women, we hope to identify clinically relevant predictors that may guide therapy for women who suffer from PMA.
Procedures to be used in this study include questionnaire administration, pulmonary function assessment, exhaled nitric oxide evaluation, urine sampling for pregnancy, and blood draws for microRNA and serum leukotriene evaluation. These techniques are utilized widely in clinical asthma research, and are associated with minimal risk.
|Study Type ICMJE
|Study Design ICMJE
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Target Follow-Up Duration
|Not Provided
|Retention: Samples With DNA
|Sampling Method
|Non-Probability Sample
|Study Population
|primary care clinic, community sample
|Condition ICMJE
|Intervention ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Study Groups/Cohorts
|premenstual asthma
women with asthma have an increase in asthma symptoms during the premenstrual or menstrual period
|Publications *
|Not Provided
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
|Recruitment Information
|Recruitment Status ICMJE
|Estimated Enrollment ICMJE
|Estimated Completion Date
|December 2020
|Estimated Primary Completion Date
|December 2019 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Eligibility Criteria ICMJE
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
|Contacts ICMJE
|Listed Location Countries ICMJE
|United States
|Removed Location Countries
|Administrative Information
|NCT Number ICMJE
|Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE
|Has Data Monitoring Committee
|U.S. FDA-regulated Product
|Not Provided
|IPD Sharing Statement
|Not Provided
|Responsible Party
|Jennifer McCallister MD, Ohio State University
|Study Sponsor ICMJE
|Ohio State University
|Collaborators ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Investigators ICMJE
|PRS Account
|Ohio State University
|Verification Date
|January 2017
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Working Memory Training in Children With Cerebral Palsy, a Pilot Study
This study has been completed.
Helse Stavanger HF
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Helse Stavanger HF
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: August 9, 2012
Last updated: October 7, 2014
Last verified: October 2014
|Tracking Information
|First Received Date ICMJE
|August 9, 2012
|Last Updated Date
|October 7, 2014
|Start Date ICMJE
|September 2012
|Primary Completion Date
|December 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Changes in training index [ Time Frame: Changes in training index is measured during 5 weeks of working memory training ]
The training index is based on the user's best results from selected exercises in the program. The Start Index is calculated with the results from days 2 and 3, and the Max Index is calculated with the results from the two best days during the training period. The Index Improvement is calculated by subtracting the Start Index from the Max Index.
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01663454 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Neuropsychological testing [ Time Frame: baseline and 2 months ]
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Neuropsychological test results [ Time Frame: Testing will be accomplished 2-3 weeks after training ]
|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|Working Memory Training in Children With Cerebral Palsy, a Pilot Study
|Official Title ICMJE
|Computer Based Working Memory Training in Children With Cerebral Palsy, a Pilot Study
|Brief Summary
|The purpose of this pilot study is to assist the preparation of a larger multi-center study. The main aim is to determine the feasibility of conducting computerized working memory training in a group of children with cerebral palsy.
|Detailed Description
|Not Provided
|Study Type ICMJE
|Study Phase
|Not Provided
|Study Design ICMJE
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Condition ICMJE
|Intervention ICMJE
|Behavioral: Cogmed Robomemo working memory training
The Cogmed Robomemo program is designed as a computer game in which an animated robot gives different tasks to be solved by the child. The tasks have various degrees of difficulty adapted continuously throughout the intervention period to the performance of the individual child. The program is standardized in that each child receives the same set of tasks during the training period. The child will perform the training sessions at home using their own computer for about 35-40 minutes each day.
|Study Arms
|Experimental: Cogmed Robomemo working memory training
Participants will complete 25 sessions (5 weeks) of Cogmed Robomemo (Pearson assessment) working memory training
Intervention: Behavioral: Cogmed Robomemo working memory training
|Publications *
|Not Provided
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
|Recruitment Information
|Recruitment Status ICMJE
|Enrollment ICMJE
|Completion Date
|December 2012
|Primary Completion Date
|December 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Eligibility Criteria ICMJE
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
|7 Years to 8 Years (Child)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
|Contacts ICMJE
|Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
|Listed Location Countries ICMJE
|Removed Location Countries
|Administrative Information
|NCT Number ICMJE
|Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE
|Has Data Monitoring Committee
|U.S. FDA-regulated Product
|Not Provided
|IPD Sharing Statement
|Not Provided
|Responsible Party
|Helse Stavanger HF
|Study Sponsor ICMJE
|Helse Stavanger HF
|Collaborators ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Investigators ICMJE
|PRS Account
|Helse Stavanger HF
|Verification Date
|October 2014
ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP


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NOTHING!!!!! They put two ole ladies on the 3rd floor, and the elevators were broken!!! The bathroom lite bulbs were broken and glass in the bath tub. Their were no lite bulbs in the bedroom. The bed cloths were stained and awful !! No small refrigerator or microwave. People fighting outside our room, NEVER AGAIN WILL I EVER STAY AT A MOTEL 6
Location was good Room was fairly clean Reasonable price Lot of noise from next door very late into the night Need to have security patrols to keep noise down
Nothing A bad section of town, cigarette burns everywhere in a non smoking room, couldn't get a good night's sleep since we were awakened by car alarms and sirens going off. Not a safe place.
Worst Motel 6 I've been in the whole nation. Very dirty and I know what to expect with a Motel 6
Nothing. Nothing worked. My room reeked of smoke. The light switch didn't control my lights. Bathroom sinked leaked, toilet didn't work. The whole room needed to be cleaned. It was gross and I didn't need very safe.
The only thing I liked is that they allowed my two big dogs. The Indian lady was very rude and overcharged me. She refused to give me a print out of the charges. The room was disgusting. I was willing to look past it; I tried to clean it myself just because of the fact that my dogs were allowed. Terrible water pressure. The elevator was more like a guillotine. The place was falling apart, literally falling. I got pulled over right in front of this motel for absolutely no reason. The police officer then told me that this motel is a VERY HIGH CRIME AREA. That was the last straw for me. I packed my bags and left, and I will NEVER be going back.
morning staff When we came into the hotel the front desk lady wasbeing solicited by a man trying to sell t-shirts and we were not acknowledged for 5 minutes. Staff member said our room number out loud with other people in the room. No ashtray in smoking room. Food on ceiling and walls. Black stuff stuck to the floor, carvings in the chair rail and nightstand, peeling paint in the bathroom, holes in the walls, NO SMOKE DETECTOR, staff told us that there was no tornado plan (There was a tornado on the ground nearby headed right for us), all vending and ice machines were broken on all floors except the lobby, and the elevator was broken. We took pictures of all of the nastiness.
Asked for an extra pillow. Told we would have to wait til the NEXT DAY when the cleaning staff came in. No coffee (or anything else ) in the morning. No phone book in the room.


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