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As a SaaS Product Manager I use my unique skill set to define & implement a product strategy.
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Tina pulled her money out of her 401(k) during the recession because she freaked out about the market crash. How did Dave know that the market would recover?
QUESTION: Tina on Facebook pulled her money out of her 401(k) during the recession because she freaked out about the market crash. How did Dave know that the market would recover? Dave says he based his predictions on past market performance.
ANSWER: I wasn't 100% sure, but I didn't think that the world was coming to an end, and I bet on the future that over a long period of time, investing in good companies in America doing well is a reasonably good bet. I don't believe the world's coming to an end. I'm not buying bottled water. I'm not buying generators. I'm not buying gold. I don't think the dollar's going to go into hyperinflation. I don't think the world's coming to an end. It's what I know.
I'm getting old, and I've seen a whole lot of people predict the end of the world, and they ended before the world did. Everybody seems to think the world's coming to an end all the time, and this has got to stop. That's what I knew. I do know if you were not invested in good growth stock mutual funds last year, you missed out on a 10–12% rate of return. The Dow Jones Industrial average returned 11% in one year. You didn't hear that on the news, because it's not bad news. As soon as there's good news in an area, they quit reporting that area and start reporting on something else.
The point is that you can't depend on the news to set your investing tone. That's why you freaked out—because you were watching the news. I don't think you ought to invest in a 401(k) or Roth IRA or good growth stock mutual funds unless you're going to have a strong enough backbone to ride the rollercoaster down and up. That's what rollercoasters do. Sometimes, it's a really steep, quick drop, and it's very scary. Sometimes, it's a gentle drop and it's kind of just fun. But no one gets hurt on a rollercoaster except those who jump off. Now you've lost a bunch of money because of your freak-out. You need to learn enough from your freak-out and grow enough scar tissue around your freak-out so that the next time it happens, you don't freak out. If you're willing to stay in the market through the ups and the downs, it's the only way you should be investing in the market. You shouldn't invest in the market just because you think it's always going to go up. That's a bad plan.


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Hiiiisssss, gurgle-gurgle, ping, ping, ping, bubble-bubble-bubble....
I sighed at myself and lifted my old tea kettle. It wasn't a fancy kettle, but it beat boiling water in a pot and risking the dangerous into the one-cup-funnel pour which I frequently used for hot-chocolate.
The kettle used to be a creamy, gray-buttery porcelain. Now it just looked like a really well-loved tea pot. It had a nice brown-blackened belly from sitting directly on the fire, it's smooth surface shiny and comforting. The bamboo handle was warm from it's copper hook attachments to the clay body, and it felt sturdy and solid as I went towards the cup; none of this sloshing around from having a handle on the side business.
I poured the not-quite-boiling water over my loose-leaf green tea leaves, or 'yerba-mate.' The smell of hippy... I love hippies... I kinda' am one... earthy, fragrant steam wafted up to my nostrils.... mmmmmmm... smoky, roasted, warm and with delicate leaf, flower and amber notes. This tea would accompany me nicely on my walk this morning.
Okay: Scarf? Check. Hoodie? Check. Awesome fuzzy-hooded gray coat with thumbholes? Check. Hot beverage? Check.
CRUNCH! Squeak-snap-CRUNCH-crunch-crunch!
So. Cold.
I muttered to myself about my ridiculous idea of taking a shower this morning instead of the way I usually do: at night, as my damp hair whipped out of the two hoods and into my face; effectively blocking my view as I tried to make my way carefully down the sidewalk... which was covered completely with ice...
Marching briskly to the end of the sidewalk, glancing left and right, I prepared to cross.
SNAAAAP. CRACK! ShhhhhhhhhHHHHHH!
"MARTHA STEWART LIIIIIIIIVING!!!" I shouted. The road had just attempted to kill me.
[Yes, that is often the way I curse; I used to teach dance to small children (actually ages 3 through 18) and swearing is not really welcomed by parents. I also say: Sugar Plum FAIRies, SUBaru, FUSter-CLUCK, Mother-Trucker, Sweet BARnaby and anything else mundane that jumps into my head, such as book titles, the names of famous people, horse breeds, and many other random nouns that can be used as adjectives.]
When a body hits ice, it's not like hitting dirt, or even concrete. It feels harder, colder and more unyielding. Concrete at least has a surface texture; you don't notice the impassive strength underneath. Ice just freezes you, and helps to remind you you're alive, by pressing your bones against your softer parts and meeting them forcefully through the tissue, like a hard, cold, too-tight pinch. Ice bruises, and burns, and as if that weren't enough, it further humiliates it's victims by sliding them farther along it's surface after they've fallen down.
However, this morning, my 'Martha,' exclamation saved me. I just slid forward and waved like an idiot, dancing the way most people who aren't penguins do when they're about to fall, and awkwardly recovered my balance.
Well, that was it. I'd had it. Sometimes the universe is telling you something. If you wake up and you feel like staying home, do it. Everyone needs time off. Never mind that I hadn't walked in the morning since Thursday, if I ventured outside in the A.M. and took a few steps, that is by definition a WALK outside in the MORNING. So there.
I carefully turned around, puffing slightly at this point; my frozen hair sticking to my cheeks, and gently goose-stepped back over the distance I'd just traveled without moving at all, and back on to the comparative safety of the sidewalk. Even the little squares of concrete weren't really safe, after all. Everything was knobby, crunchy and SLIPPERY as all get-out. I paused, and took a deep sip of my tea. The warm fragrant liquid slid down into my belly, instantly warming me and comforting me. It was at that moment that I thought to myself,
"This counts. I walked. A short walk, but still, a walk nonetheless. I can now go inside and drink my tea without danger of falling and spilling it all over myself."
Through the gate. Crossed the yard. Tediously tiptoed up the steps to the front porch. Unlocked the door and,
WHOOOOOOOOOOSHHHH, warm air hit me full force as it escaped from the house. Our thermostat is set at 68 degrees. That tells you how COLD it was this morning. Tossing the door shut behind me, I sank onto the sofa, closed my eyes, and breathed in the aroma of my tea again.
I love tea. I love coffee too. I love just about anything hot and drinkable that goes in a cup. My cold beverages, however, cannot simply be cold. They must contain ice. Iced-water has ice in it. It's not just water that you happened to have sitting in the icebox (and by icebox I mean, refridgerator. Icebox is more fun to say, and I grew up with it, so :-P).
I don't understand this phenomenon of people wanting "chilled water," when it tastes so much better with real ice-cubes in it. However, this practice of mine may stem from the fact, that in Oklahoma, where it gets over 100 degrees in the summer, things simply "chilled," don't stay that way very long.
My cousin N and I used to argue about this ice-cube preference, especially when our family was headed to the movies. N thinks that ice is the way consumers get cheated by restaurants, theatres and food-service places, because the more ice they put in, the less drink you get. He likes to watch carefully while the concession-attendant in the movies is filling the cup with ice, and holler, "THAT'S ENOUGH," so that he gets his full allotment of sugared, fizzy water. He's probably right about the whole ice costs less than the soda they charge us for thing, but I still think drinks taste better when they're really, really cold and slightly diluted.
Each to their own, whatever floats your boat, and I don't give a hoot if you want ice or not; I'm ordering it. This brings me to how people like to eat other things. For example, I cannot eat commercial ketchup, being allergic to corn and therefore high fructose corn syrup, so I like the organic stuff. Annie's is my favorite. I like to mix it with hot sauce, and vegan aioli (garlic, sunflower oil and lemon juice) so it has a sort of creamy Heinz 57 steak sauce taste. This mixture is what I enjoy on my french fries (which I don't often have, but find quite delicious).
My partner, J, finds this disturbing. He doesn't like the way I constantly 'doctor,' my condiments. I don't like that when he's at work he cooks his eggs in the microwave (he has to if he doesn't have enough time to eat breakfast before he leaves) because it smells funny and he comes home smelling faintly of eggs-in-the-microwave. Besides that, microwaves bother me in general. If pregnant ladies aren't supposed to be around them, what makes my uterus safe around it? So we don't have one in the house. Nor do we have reusable plastic containers. Besides, microwaves are a P.I.T.A. to clean, and they always smell of whatever was last cooked in them.
All my nalgene bottles from college are now spare change collectors. I'm serious, they no longer serve as my water carrying receptacles. I hate the way plastic tastes and I don't think it's meant to be reused as many times as most people do. We use mason jars. I also reuse our bhakti chai jugs and glass containers that have proper screw-on lids. All of this may seem impractical, but dammit, I detest plastic; the way it smells, stretches, leaches, deteriorates... and it makes food and liquids taste extremely strangely.
Ok, enough about containers. Back to the way people like things. Everyone likes things the way they like them: plain and simple, or flavored and complex. J hates pickles and olives. I love them. I don't like the smell of raw meat or eggs, it doesn't bother him in the slightest. However, we both love each other and get along and that's what life's about. Part of being with someone means accepting that disagreement happens all the time, over everything. It's the fact that you love someone ANYWAY that matters.
J will never understand why I hate immediately cleaning out the cast iron pan we have designated to cook eggs in (it smells too strongly, I have to wait until it's dry.... and harder to clean) and I will never understand why he forgets to clean out the coffee grinder after he's put the fresh coffee from its well, into the filter.
Life. Goes. On.
Plus, having learned each other's little quirky idiosyncrasies we now have things to sweetly tease each other about (ONLY good-natured teasing of course) and we make allowances and compromises for each other all the time. I actually love compromises; it keeps me from becoming too set in my ways.
He keeps me on my toes, and if I wasn't on my toes a bit, I'd have shitty balance, and who wants that?


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Who we are
Metro moves you around Melbourne
As the city's metropolitan rail service, Metro operates 226 six carriage trains across 998 kilometres of track, transporting 450,000 customers each day. We aim to encourage the Melbourne community's vibrant and ever evolving lifestyles, by providing a seamless transport solution to keep individuals connected.
With 15 lines, 222 stations and services seven days a week, Metro can take you wherever you're headed across the city, whenever you want to go.
Customer Charter
The Customer Charter outlines Metro's commitments to passengers and the standards we are held accountable by the Department Of Economics, Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources (DEDJTR) and Public Transport Victoria (PTV). It contains all you will need to know on how to plan your journey, through to the ways you can get in touch with us.
Click here to download a PDF of the Customer Charter.
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Our Shareholders
Metro, or Metro Trains Melbourne, is a consortium of rail and construction businesses, all of which have unrivalled credentials. The Metro team draws on the strengths and experience of three leading rail industry organisations: Hong Kong's MTR Corporation, Australia's John Holland Group and UGL Rail, a division of United Group Limited.
These shareholders have a long and successful history of working together, bringing their expertise to both local and international rail industry projects. These include the operation of entire rail systems; the successful delivery of long term service supply agreements covering rolling stock supply, maintenance and refurbishment; rail infrastructure maintenance and renewals and the delivery of major capital works programs.
Metro is strongly committed to providing the Melbourne community, and its visitors, with a comfortable, safe and reliable train network as part of an interconnected public transport service, striving to rival the world's best.
MTR Corporation
MTR Corporation aspires to be a leading multinational company with a vision to connect and grow communities with caring service.
The Corporation was established in 1975 with a mission to construct and operate an urban metro system for Hong Kong. In June 2000 it was re-established as the MTR Corporation Limited and in October 2000 was listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. On 2 December 2007 the operations of the Government-owned rail operator, the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, were merged into the MTR, heralding a new era in Hong Kong railway development.
The merged rail network comprises nine commuter railway lines, a Light Rail network and a high-speed Airport Express link. With an average weekday patronage of nearly 5.4 million passengers in Hong Kong, MTR is regarded as one of the world's leading railway operators for safety, reliability, customer service and cost efficiency.
The Corporation is involved in a wide range of business activities in Hong Kong in addition to its railway operations. These include the development of residential and commercial property projects, property management, shopping malls leasing and management, advertising media and telecommunication services in trains and stations.
Today, from its starting base in Hong Kong, the Corporation has expanded into the Mainland of China and taken on a range of railway-related projects and operations internationally. In the Mainland of China, the Corporation has been involved in the construction of and now operates Beijing Metro Line 4 and Line 14, Shenzhen Metro Line 4 (Longhua Line) and Hangzhou Metro Line 1. The Corporation also operates and manages London Overground in the United Kingdom, Melbourne Metro in Australia, Stockholm Metro and intercity service between Stockholm and Gothenburg in Sweden. The Corporation was awarded the Crossrail Train Operating Concession in the United Kingdom in July 2014, and in September 2014 the Northwest Rapid Transit Consortium, of which the Corporation is a shareholder, was awarded the Operations, Trains and Systems public-private partnership contract for the North West Rail Link project in Sydney.
The Corporation also offers worldwide railway consultancy and contracting services. Clients served include metro companies, government authorities and rail system suppliers in the Mainland of China, India, Australia, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
MTR is a 60% shareholder of Metro. For more information about MTR Corporation, please click here.
John Holland
John Holland operates Australia's largest privately owned rail maintenance and construction plant and equipment fleet. With expertise in design, construction and maintenance of track and installation and maintenance of both overhead traction and signalling systems, John Holland has successfully delivered projects around Australia, as well as carrying out major works on Melbourne's existing rail network.
John Holland currently employs over 5,000 people on more than 150 projects.
John Holland is a 20% shareholder of Metro. For more information about John Holland, please click here.
UGL Rail
UGL Rail is a leading supplier to the rail sector, providing complete rail solutions that include asset management and maintenance of rail networks, infrastructure and rolling stock design, engineering, manufacture and refurbishment. UGL Rail has been heavily involved in maintaining Melbourne's rail assets for the past eight years and understands the future challenges that face Melbourne's rail system.
UGL Rail operates in more than 37 locations and employs more than 3,100 people. United Group Limited is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and has annual revenues in excess of $4.7 billion.
UGL Rail is a 20% shareholder of Metro. For more information about UGL Rail, please click here.


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In our day-to-day work with people who stutter here at the American Institute for Stuttering, we often introduce our clients to various aspects of mindfulness (and often, meditation). We describe mindfulness as a calm awareness of what is happening now, internally and externally, without judgment. The application of mindfulness in stuttering therapy has broad implications, but can range from a simple focus of noticing more about a difficult situation, to a daily practice of greater mindfulness. A person might, for example, apply mindfulness throughout the day in order to become more aware of where they carry tension and/or pay attention to how their automatic thoughts fire.
Based on the experiences reported by our clients, and our own personal experiences exploring mindfulness, we know that it is a skill that requires practice. Sometimes it just seems too difficult to get out of the emotional haze of the stuttering moment. For many of our clients, this struggle with mindfulness leads them to try meditation. Specific to the social experience of stuttering, meditation can be useful in "flexing the mindfulness muscle" in preparation for difficult stuttering moments.
If you're hoping to become more mindful, and considering meditation, here are a few basic considerations:
- If you've got a perfect image of what meditation "should" look like in your mind, try to set that aside. Your assumptions of what meditation is may or may not be achievable, so try to approach it with an open mind.
- You might not feel very good at it at first, and that's okay.
- If you fall asleep, that's okay (for some people, that might even be the goal). If you're not trying to fall asleep, try meditating at a different time of day, or in a different setting.
- Your meditation might look very different than another person's. We all meditate for different reasons. Some even meditate while walking!
- It's normal, and quite common to start with guided meditations. Some people exclusively meditate this way. There are a variety of resources for guided meditation that we regularly recommend to our clients. In fact, that's what led to this post.
Below is a list of resources for guided meditation that we often recommend to our clients. They are not specifically designed for people who stutter, but are a very helpful way to start practicing mindfulness.
Jon Kabat-Zinn: Body Scan
For many of our clients, this is a good starting point for trying out meditation for the first time, especially when they are looking for something free. In this guided meditation by Jon Kabat-Zinn, you are first asked to lie down and then you are guided through a detailed, 30-minute, body scan. Caution, he encourages you to try to stay awake. If you do this one before bedtime, that might be hard to accomplish.
Jonathan Foust
We love his Energy Awareness Meditations album but he's also got a website with a free 20-minute guided meditation, and several podcasts.
Guided Meditation Apps
Calm: Meditation to Relax, Focus & Sleep Better (iTunes Google Play)
Calm has a bit of free content and large library of meditations with a paid monthly membership. We like the ability to select the background sound/imagery (e.g., babbling brook, fireplace, rainforest, beach sunset, etc.). It also offers a good introduction to daily meditation with a 7-day program.
Buddhify – Modern Mindfulness for Busy Lives (iTunes Google Play)
This app currently costs $5. It is designed to provide targeted guided meditations for various life activities. It asks you what you are doing, and offers a handful of shorter (~2 min) and longer meditations (7-10 min) for each.
The Mindfulness App: Meditation for Everyone (iTunes Google Play)
A good, easy to navigate meditation app offering both free and paid "premium" content. It's useful for advanced meditation, but great for beginners as well.
Sitting Still (iTunes Google Play)
This app is targeted specifically for teens. It is made by the folks who make the Mindfulness App. Similarly, It offers a mix of free and paid guided meditations.
Headspace (iTunes Google Play)
Headspace offers both free content and an optional monthly membership. We love the buddy system option, if you're interested in trying this out with a friend. This app has a very current, modern look. It might be a bit cartoonish for some, but we like it. The also have an article on their site discussing meditation and stuttering.
Omvana – Meditation for Everyone (iTunes Google Play)
This app offers a lot of customization (background, length) for each meditation and a variety of meditation experts, in case you want to experiment listening to different voices.
Insight Timer – Meditation App (iTunes Google Play)
The most noticeable feature of this app is the sheer amount of free content, and we love how the app brings a sense of community to the experience.
Other Resources for Further Learning
Looking for more information on mindfulness and meditation and the application to stuttering? Check out Dr. Ellen-Marie Silverman's book, Mindfulness & Stuttering, or an ISAD Article she wrote. StutterTalk has published a few episodes on this topic as well – one with Dr. Michael Boyle and another with Dr. Paul Brocklehurst.
Like a meditation resource that isn't listed here? Share it in the comments below!
May 2018 Update – Fitness Goat published an awesome blog post titled, Meditation 101: Practices, Postures, and Pretty Much Everything In Between. It's a great resource on types of meditation, postures, and more. If you're looking to dive further into meditation practices, you'll appreciate this article.
The American Institute for Stuttering is a leading non-profit organization whose primary mission is to provide universally affordable, state-of-the-art speech therapy to people of all ages who stutter, guidance to their families, and much-needed clinical training to speech professionals wishing to gain expertise in stuttering. Offices are located in New York, NY and Atlanta, GA, and services are also available Online. Our mission extends to advancing public and scholarly understanding of this often misunderstood disorder.


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know I have not had my mind turned towards the compass, and you have both been setting up web communications which I have so far not negotiated, I have been marking in the book tho.. it goes in surges , But you are finding some space to unravel . Must be strange sense of time marking days…also isolation ..I am not sure when this turns to loneness…I sometimes think it is like fasting.. Of the mind..I think it takes days to move away from the jangle of everyday and lose that and be deepening. I was worried the Instructions would interfere with simplicity of being self. The wind sounds like its pushing you around the surface of the earth , I have been trying to imagine the sounds of it whistling. It seems like you have gone to the moon.
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Dig these three alternate covers for some Silver Age THOR issues! For these overseas covers, we now get three beautifully painted scenes, as opposed to Jack Kirby's equally gorgeous front masterpieces, as the USA versions sported! These pieces were painted by the great and prolific Lopez Espi! Want to stare at more foreign Marvel masterworks? Just click here! A Marvelite just can't lose! Click to enlarge!
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Foreign Marvel Covers Return! Painted THOR 1968 Cover Art! Magnificent Marvel Moves In!
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Healthfirst's online portal was attacked by cyber criminals. The health insurance company is notifying approximately 5,300 individuals that their PHI may have been compromised. No Social Security information was disclosed in the data breach.
Healthfirst was first informed that it was a victim of fraud by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and from there prosecuted the perpetrator and continued a joint investigation with the DOJ. After the investigation, the two organizations discovered that the culprit who also gained access to Healthfirst records, and that a PHI data breach had occurred.
Affected information includes patient names, dates of birth, addresses, health insurance plan information, description of missing services, physician numbers, Healthfirst member ID numbers, patient ID numbers, Medicare and Medicaid ID numbers, claim numbers, and diagnosis codes.
Healthfirst also notified the proper government channels such as the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Healthfirst is also taking preventative measures to keep this from happening in the future which includes revising its security policies and its online portal securities.
According to the statement:
"Healthfirst sincerely regrets that this incident occurred," the company said in its statement. "Healthfirst takes the privacy and security of its members' health information very seriously. Healthfirst values the trust its members have placed in it as their health plan and it is Healthfirst's priority to reassure its members that it is taking steps to ensure its members' information is protected."
Alertsec strengthens security
Alertsec has created a web based encryption service that radically simplifies deployment and management of PC encryption by using industry leading Check Point Full Disk Encryption (former Pointsec) software.
Organizations, especially corporate giants, have to have an information security policy in place that proves they have taken the necessary steps and measures to safeguard the information they gathered. If these policies are not adhered to, the regulators may prosecute.
Alertsec Xpress is used by organizations that have recognized the need to protect their information. Customers range from single-user sole traders and consultants to multinational companies with a large number of offices around the globe. Over 4 million users worldwide use Alertsec Xpress's Check Point Full Disk Encryption.


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Guide to Matagorda County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
|Matagorda County, Texas
Location in the state of Texas
Location of Texas in the U.S.
|17 March, 1836
|County Seat
|Bay City
|Matagorda County Courthouse
1700 7th Street
Bay City, TX 77414
The county was named for the canebrakes that once grew along the coast (Matagorda is a Spanish word meaning "thick bush"). The County is located in the southeast area of the state.[1]
Matagorda County Courthouse
1700 7th Street
Bay City, TX 77414
Phone: 979.244.7680
County Clerk has birth records from 1903,
marriage records from 1838, death records
from 1917, land records from 1827, probate
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1700 Seventh St. 202
Bay City 77414
Phone: 979-244-7680
Fax: 979-244-7688
District Clerk
1700 Seven St. Room 307
Bay City 77414
Phone: 979-244-7621
Matagorda County Courthouse - today
County Clerk
1700 7th Street, Room 202
Bay City, TX 77414-5094
(979) 244-7680
District Clerk
1700 7th Street, Room 307
Bay City, TX 77414
(979) 244-7621
General compliance by the 1930s.
Part of Stephen F. Austin's Colony.
1836--Matagorda County was created 17 March 1836 from an Old Mexican Municipality.
See an interactive map of Matagorda County border changes.
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
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|Unincorporated communities
|Census-designated places
|Ghost towns
Brazoria • Calhoun • Jackson • Wharton
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|Tombstone Transcriptions Online
|Tombstone Transcriptions in Print
|List of Cemeteries in the county
|Family History Library
|Tombstone Project
|BillionGraves (name)
|Cemeteries of TX
|GenWeb Archives
|Texas Cemeteries
|TX Gravestones
|Names in Stone
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Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their places of residence.
Record types: Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, marriage, adoption, and birth and death records.
See the Wiki page Texas Probate Records for information about how to use probate records.
Online Probate Records
Texas tax records complement land records and can be used in place of censuses or to supplement the years between censuses. Because only persons who owned taxable property were listed, many residents were not included in tax lists. There may also be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties. For more information, see the wiki page Texas Taxation.
1846-1910 Texas County Tax Rolls lists FHL films with county tax lists. The lists vary by county and year. Most records are between the years of 1846 - 1910.
Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents.
Certified birth and death certificates or birth and death verifications can be ordered online or by mail at the Texas Vital Records State Department of Health. Copies can also be obtained from the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred and are often less expensive. You can also order them online through a third party company.
Marriages records can be obtained from the county the marriage occurred. Only marriage verifications can be obtained from the Texas Vital Records State Department of Health.
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Online Marriage Indexes and Records
Online Death Indexes and Records
Matagorda County Genealogical Society
1100 Seventh Street
Bay City, TX 77414-4915
Website- publishes "Oak Leaves" genealogical data about Matagorda County twice a year (Feb. and Aug.)
Matagorda County Historical Records
PO Box 275
Blessing, TX 77419-0275
Bay City Public Library
1100 7th St.
Bay City, TX 77414
Palacios Library
326 Main St.
Palacios, TX 77465
Matagorda County Museum
2100 Avenue F.
Bay City, TX 77414
City By the Sea Museum
401 Commerce Street
Palacios, TX 77465
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Car wrecks generally involve three cases: property damage to your vehicle, Personal Injury Protection (PIP) benefits as part of Kansas No Fault laws, and bodily injury claims that allow you to get a settlement to recover for your medical bills, past and future, wage loss, past and future, other economic losses, and noneconomic losses including past and future pain and suffering, mental anguish, disability, disfigurement, inconvenience, loss of time, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of consortium or loss of spousal services.
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Call it "Bridgegate" or "Bridgeghazi" or whatever you want, but New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is fully immersed in a messy scandal.
In case you missed it, emails have surfaced that link Christie's senior staff to a successful effort to clog up traffic around the George Washington Bridge to punish Fort Lee mayor Mark Sokolich for not endorsing Christie in his recent reelection.
Christie maintains that he had nothing to do with the traffic jam, and the blame has been shifted to Bridget Anne Kelly, his now former deputy chief of staff. Still, the leaked emails beg the question of what Christie may have actually known.
Today, the governor held a press conference. He apologized for the incident and said he is "sick over this" and "embarrassed." Nevertheless, he emphatically denies any personal knowledge or involvement.
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What's more, Chlopak pointed out two other takeaways to consider from the exhaustively long press conference that could hurt him in the long run.
"There's no answer to the question of why this happened," Chlopak said. "Christie today said he wasn't even sure if he could pick the mayor of Fort Lee out of a lineup and he wasn't on any sort of list that he knew of. So why is it that some of the people closest to the governor chose to engage in such an act of retribution for somebody who seemed like a nobody? And that question will continue to be asked and there's no answer for it."
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SCBWI's Roving Reporter, Lynda Calder reports on the Q&A session after Jill Corcoran's Key Note speech....
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What is the World Publishing? Key note address: Jill Corcoran, US Literary Agent
Jill Corcoran is a USA Literary agent, author and poet with Herman Agency New York representing Picture Books, Chapter Book, Middle Grade and Young Adult authors. The Herman Agency also represents illustrators. She has an English degree from Stanford University and an MBA in Finance and Marketing from The University of Chicago and also has her own marketing company working on projects for Leo Burnett Advertising, Mattel, LA Gear. www.HermanAgencyInc.com
Susanne Gervay, Conference and Festival Convenor introduced Jill Corcoran to the historic NS Writers Centre – www.nswwc.org.au.
The Centre was full to overflowing with authors, illustrators and publishers as Jill shed light of the dynamic USA and world market for her relevant and entertaining talk.
See Jill's blog for insights into publishing.
How is Sci-fi faring these days?
Kind of comes out of dystopia. They are looking for it, if it is different. If you have the right one, it could be fantastic. Urban fantasy is good.
How hard to publish a book in USA set in Australia?
There is a book set in France that has done well in the USA. Some editors are looking for books set elsewhere so they can learn about other places.
What about the UK?
Brazil and Germany are booming. Not so much Greece.
Tough year in the UK with many staff changes. New publishers and people are looking to buy so things are looking settled, now. Domestic authors are preferred but Middle Grade projects sought after. YA looking for original. Books that are too American being turned down. UK publishers want to see Australian books 1 year before Australian publishers so they can get it here in according to the 14 day law. Australian and NZ sales tend to outstrip UK sales. USA and Australia have more in common than Australia and the UK.
USA Agents accept Australian submissions?
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Australian Illustrators?
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Australian Writers sending work to USA - contact with Australian publishers?
The world is smaller now, so Jill can contact anyone. But first she will go to USA publishers and the copyright issues in Australia have highlighted she needs to have contacts here simultaneously. Jill works though Rights Managers. It's not an issue that Australian's can tour in the USA but most aren't getting paid tours.
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Let me start by saying–this not a comprehensive look at all aspects of the X100S's characteristics of RAW and jpeg. In fact, it's a very specific look at a very narrow slice of variables. A look that interests me… and hopefully some others that shoot in low light and may be "brave" (or stupid?) enough to shoot jpeg as an option. Since the upper limit of ISO choice with the X100S, when shooting in RAW is 6400, I've been asking myself– what would the comparison look like if you took a RAW shot at ISO 6400 and knew you would need to push it two full stops in post (because you were limited by speed and aperture) and compared it to the same shot if you just took it as a jpeg and put the ISO up to 25,600 and let the camera do the pushing for you? I have an answer as to what it looks like. You can make the judgement as to what would work best for you.
Both shots were at 1/250 sec and f/5.6. In Lightroom CR 4.4, I left the jpeg as is (all default settings in camera, aside from me setting it to NR minus 1–a personal preference). For the RAW file, I pushed the exposure up exactly 2 full stops. Then I tried my best to match the jpeg and did some minor adjusting to WB, Tint, Contrast, Blacks, Vibrance, and then went through all the Sharpening and Noise Reduction settings to get it as close as I could. It was not easy and it was a bit time consuming. Someone else may be able to get a closer look, but that's the best I could do to strike a happy balance between all things.
I will provide my opinion and feel free to form your own. I'd be happy to know your thoughts in the comments below! In general, I think they are quite close. It's quite a testament to Fuji's in-camera processing! You know, it's also quite a testament to Fuji's new X Trans II sensor as well– pushing 6400 two full stops is not child's play! Sure, you can see differences between the two, but considering the amount of time I spent on the RAW file, I'd rather spend time on something else and just have that jpeg file there all ready to go (or close to it). Now, I know there are times when either you want to head in a little different direction with a file in post, and so the RAW file would afford you more latitude to do so. Or, if you don't have the luxury to take the shot multiple times and it's important you get it right (uh… give or take a couple of stops) the first time, then RAW is your friend. But, if it's not a critical situation or you can chimp and re-shoot, then going with the jpeg may just suit you.
To tell you the truth, I like both images better, depending on the view. I actually like the jpeg slightly better at full view. I like the RAW image better with the detail in the center of the frame (focus point on the "240" on the headphones). And I like the jpeg better with the detail in the text off to the side a little. It's interesting how the headphone text seems sharper in the RAW file, but sharper on the paper in the jpeg file.
RAW 6400 + Pushed Two Stops
Jpeg (SOOC) ISO 25,000
100% crops- RAW (top) + Jpeg (bottom)
100% crops- RAW (top) + Jpeg (bottom)
What are your thoughts? Leave a comment and let us know! Also, be sure to check back on the blog in a few days to see the results of me shooting an entire wedding with just the X100S! My wedding photography can be seen here- Brian Kraft Wedding Photography. Also, I continue to update the X100S Pros and Cons page, so check that as well!
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I like your (tortuous) RAW conversion best, at least in pixel peeping.
I find the noise structure in the jpg to have a bit more blotchy structure. From my D200 days, this structure was usually not visible in "normal" sized prints but became more contentious in larger size and was a bit more difficult to deal with at this starting structure.
The jpg also seems to have reduced micro and global contrast.
Are you planning on using the new ACR pre-release. It's supposed to handle the XTrans sensor a bit better.
Best Regards,
March 7, 2013 at 8:05 pm
Thanks, Roger. I believe the new ACR pre-release is the same engine under the hood in Lightroom RC 4.4. I don't know too much about it, but that's my (limited) understanding.
March 7, 2013 at 8:32 pm
Top crop is better from Raw
Bottom crop is better from JPEG.
Maybe the focus was slightly different.
March 7, 2013 at 8:14 pm
Also, even in first crop the detail on the darker leather headphone band is better in JPEG, even if the "55 ohms" bit did not turn out as well.
My old X100 has spoiled me so that I only am shooting JPEG anymore!
March 7, 2013 at 8:20 pm
I go with Brian on this. The JPEG shadow area seems to hold better. And I also agree with Roger with regards to contrast but can be easily overcome with a slight S curve if it really bugs you.
Overall I wouldn't use 25600 ISO if I can help it.
March 7, 2013 at 9:00 pm
Have you tried Iridium Developer for RAW conversion? http://blog.thomasfitzgeraldphotography.com/blog/2013/11/iridient-developer-lightroom-fuji-x-trans-files
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Sorry meant Iridient Developer
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Bird flu has claimed the life of a 4-year-old girl from Banteay Meanchey province, health officials confirmed Friday.
China has four hydrodams in operation on the Mekong and has plans for four more. Cambodia and Laos plan to build 12 more more dams.
Since the late 1980s, Mekong countries, especially China, have been looking at hydrodams as key energy sources to power economic growth.
Experts say as little as 30 percent of the country's forest cover remains, while logging continues to be a problem.
Organizers look to collect 1,000 signatures before sending the petition to US President Barack Obama.
Tun Channareth said at least 156 other countries have signed the international treaty to ban landmines.
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She's been featured in a documentary of inspiring girls around the world and has even met with US First Lady Michelle Obama.
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I don't know why I put myself through this. I knew walking in that this drama was going to be filled with heart-ache and cancer, but I watched it anyways. If I feel like shit it's my own fault. Well on to the review.
Kang Hye Soo (UEE) is a single mother, who after her husband passed away is forced to raise her daughter by herself. After an aggressive brain tumour is found, Hye Soo struggles to find a way to pay off her late husband's debt as to not leave her daughter, Cha Eung Sung (Shin Rin Ah), in trouble. She enters a short term contract with Han Ji Hoon (Lee Seo Jin) who is looking for a liver donor for his mother. For a sum of money she marries him and offers to give his mother part of her liver. But as fate would have it, life isn't that simple.
So I'll start off with, no one dies in the drama. It is suggested that Hye Soo doesn't live long after the ending. This drama also if a very rough watch. Nothing ever goes right for the couple until the very end. So don't expect this to be a light-hearted show, in my opinion. It's a good show overall and the actors were on point. However, I feel like Kim Yong Geon might be a victim of typecasting. He is excellent in his role, but he feels very much the same character as in Cinderella that came after this series. I will nee to look up his previous roles to see the other characters that he's played in the past.
Overall, if you can get over the death by cancer and horrid family, this is a show worth watching. It's a great watch, but for the next little while I'm going to try and not watch shows that people have cancer in them.


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Robert the Englishman (fl.1326) (DNB00)
ROBERT the Englishman (fl. 1326), also called Robertus Perescrutator, was a native of Yorkshire. He was a doctor of divinity and a Dominican friar, and is said to have been called 'Perscrutator' from his zealous study of medicine. He wrote: 1. 'De Impressionibus Æris,' inc. 'De æris impressionibus anno Christi 1325 in civitate Eboraci Angliæ' (Cambr. Univ. Libr. MS. Ii. i. 1, ff. 13–24). 2. 'De Magia Cæremoniali.' 3. 'Correctorium Alchymiæ.' 4. 'De Mysteriis Secretorum.' 5. 'De Moralibus Elementorum.' 6. 'Roberti Anglici viri astrologici præstantissimi de Astrolabio Canones' [Perugia, 1480?], 4to. But this may belong to the other Robertus Anglicus noticed below. In Digby MS. 208 in the Bodleian Library, a manuscript of the late fifteenth century, there is 'Tabula Capitulorum Etymologiarum Isidori,' by Robertus Anglicus, S.T.P., ordinis S. Dominici.' According to Pits (App. p. 901), there were some scriptural commentaries by Robert, an English friar, in the Dominican Library at Bologna.
Robertus Perscrutator of York can hardly be identical with the Robertus Anglicus (fl. 1272) who wrote: 'Commentarius in tractatum Johannis de Sacrobosco [Holywood] de Sphæra.' There is a copy in Digby MS. 48, ff. 48–88, where the 'Commentarius' is said to have been written for students at Montpelier, and to be compiled by Master Robert the Englishman, who completed it in 1272. He is also credited with 'Alkindus de Judiciis ex Arabico Latinus factus per Robertum Anglicum anno Domini 1272,' which was probably by Robert de Retines [see Robert the Englishman, fl. 1143], the date being probably a mistake for 1172, from which it has been altered to 1272 in one manuscript. There are copies in Ashmolean MSS. 179, iv., 209 f. 211, 369 f. 85, 433 vi.[Tanner's Bibl. Brit.-Hib. p. 636; Quétif and Echard's Script. Ord. Præd. i. 625–6; Brit. Mus. Cat.; Catalogues of Digby and Ashmolean MSS.]


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The local NBC affiliate KULR 8 visited my chemistry class to share the challenges of National Board Certification.
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The Billings Gazette stopped by my room to visit about National Board Certification!
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Tuesday, September 15, 2015
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My article for the special 2015 Teacher of the Year edition of The Source
"Teach. With. Fire!"
My article for the special 2015 Teacher of the Year edition of The Source
"Teach. With. Fire!"
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Monday, August 10, 2015
Video from the National Teacher of the Year celebration at the White House! Thank you to President Obama for planning such an incredible celebration on my Birthday!!
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Friday, January 23, 2015
The Nomination
The Nomination
Being honored with the 2015 Montana Teacher of the Year Award is something that I have yet to wrap my mind around and my gratitude is beyond words. So, how is it that I sit down at my laptop and attempt to do what I am unable to do - put this whole "thing" into words. Seems strange doesn't it?
In May of 2014 I received a letter in the mail stating that I had been nominated for the Montana Teacher of the Year Award. Immediately I was flabbergasted that somebody felt strongly enough about my teaching that they would nominate me for the award. But, I soon found out that the application I would have to fill out was going to consume most of my life thereafter. Don't get me wrong, it wouldn't have had to consume my life but I allowed it to do so. I felt so honored to be nominated that I devoted any 'free' moment to thinking, planning and writing my application.
I was awarded a research grant by the Murdock Trust to explore the ecological changes in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem at treeline. During my research season I lived out of a trailer in the mountains above Red Lodge, MT. Each night, when I would return back to camp, sore, frustrated, and overwhelmed, I would start the generator and open my laptop - letting the hours hum by as I typed, deleted and retyped every statement of my application.
The (first) Call
On September 9, 2014 I got a call from Donna Gravely at the Montana Professional Teaching Foundation telling me that I had been selected as one of three finalists for the 2015 Montana Teacher of the year. At some point in this call, time stopped.
This was never part of the plan. I was never supposed to be a great teacher who might be recognized with the most prestigious teaching award one can earn in Montana.
I teach because I love it. I work hard because thats what I was taught to do. I create because I can't help it. Never have I done any of these things for an award; I do them because I don't know any other way.
But, to get this call, telling me I would be interviewed for Montana Teacher of Year literally took my breath away.
The Interview
I traveled to Helena, MT and was plopped down in a soft leather chair in a conference room with 8 strangers watching my every move. The interview started…time froze while my mind raced...
...I was eventually plucked from my soft leather chair, sent to the door and told I would get a call in a day…
...I started breathing again 30 miles down the road on my way back to Billings.
The (second) Call
...to be continued…
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As you can see on my staff bio, my commute to the MedPage Today home office here in Little Falls, N.J., is a whopping 7 1/2 minute drive. This is no coincidence -- after a few stints with lengthy commutes in the past (including one from Park Slope, Brooklyn, all the way up to White Plains, N.Y., which on rainy Thursdays stretched to the other side of two hours -- yes, Thursdays, I don't get it either), I made a promise to myself to find a job close to home.
The congestion, accidents causing more traffic, gas prices, and highways tolls were all taking their toll on me. After 10+ years of honking, yelling, hair pulling, and even the occasional middle finger (moi? never!), my blood was beginning to boil on a daily basis. Stress rarely gets to me, but for whatever reason, in the car I can turn into a different person. I was like a supervillain, maybe my alter ego is Doctor Drive or Alternative Cruel, and when I slide behind the wheel no one must delay my goal of getting home at a decent hour. NO ONE I SAY!
Um, so like I said, four years ago I was lucky enough to land on my feet just minutes from home, and I hung up my cape and mask, knowing my blood would boil no more. I never had to worry about my blood pressure again ...
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In the beginning
If I believed everything I read in the first-person accounts, anorexia and bulimia are polar opposites, akin to siblings who are nothing alike. 'Ana,' as she is referred to on pro-eating disorder websites, is the good kid, bringing home perfect grades and always speaking with manners; 'Mia,' or bulimia, is rude, messy and libel to come home drunk three hours after curfew. Anorexia is to good girls as bulimia is to brooding bad girls, or so I surmised from such books as The Best Little Girl in the World and Girl, Interrupted.
It seemed that there was often a specific method and path that each person would follow to ultimately become sick. And sick meant different things for the two different camps.
Anorexics were typically sensitive, virtuous perfectionists who started their massive weight loss with the single step of a diet or increase in exercise that quickly grew its own reins. It's always a girl (or a boy) trying to be their best—the best athlete, student, daughter/son—and then, oops! they're anorexic.
Bulimics had deep closets filled to the brim with bony secrets. I don't think I've read a single account of bulimia that didn't imply sexual abuse or rape. It's also been widely published that bulimia co-exists with other addictive tendencies like cutting, drug and alcohol abuse, smoking and wait for this… promiscuity.
But even at a young age, this didn't make sense to me. Why would someone who has been sexually abused engage in more risky, frequent or anonymous sex? And why isn't anorexia tied in so closely with these other addictions and doing the nasty? It almost seemed like maybe there was something to the unofficial dichotomy of these two eating disorders.
That's how rumors get started, kids.
And then, light was shed
Now, stereotypically, an anorexic might not engage in promiscuous sex because s/he feels that the site of her body is so disgusting, a sexual partner will turn her/him away. Since a lot of the condition has roots in self-control and people-pleasing, driving someone away while confirming their own unattractiveness is the last thing an anorexic might want; stereotypically, a bulimic might act promiscuously because it's a natural part of her/his binge cycle, and as such, a way to find comfort and acceptance by another person—at least until after s/he is overfull and left desperately guilty.
Different methods and labels, same results and motivation. One eats and purges, the other starves and exercises, but both seek unconditional love and control over even their base needs, like nutrition and sexual fulfillment. But why does sex come into this, really? You have to look at it on a cellular level, too.
Under the microscope
In addition to a myriad of other complications including permanent kidney and heart damage, female anorexics and bulimics can cause themselves irreversible hormonal damage, often hinted at by missed periods (amenorrhea). Continuous amenorrhea leads to infertility. But one of the first signs of anorexia's role on lady-parts is often drying up of vaginal secretions, leading directly to painful, uncomfortable sex. Personally, I'd avoid something that was painful and uncomfortable, too. And FYI, in men, anorexia can lead to impotence.
So, that's why anorexics always seem so virginal: they've chemically programmed their bodies to avoid sex. Okay, so what about bulimics, then—the rumored promiscuity can't be all smokescreen, can it? Maybe not.
Some female bulimics have been found to have a naturally occurring hormone imbalance, resulting in elevated levels of testosterone, and lower levels of estrogen than their peers [source]. Not only is testosterone responsible for regulating hunger, but also sex drive. So to carefully tiptoe on a limb here, it's reasonable to assume elevated male hormones are at least a little responsible for the need to speed-eat and heightened libido. Combined with environmental factors - such as the often reported sexual abuse bulimics have been victim of—it's pretty much the perfect recipe for bulimia's binging and sexual activity.
But if you add a little sumpin'-sumpin' into the mix, anorexics aren't so clean-cut. Cocaine is a drug sometimes used for appetite suppression, in addition to the high and sense of control that anorexics (and bulimics) can achieve while under its influence [source]. Cocaine can also mask anorexia's typical frigidness as it can produce sexual arousal and even compulsive sexuality as a side effect. So yes, a coked-out anorexic can be hot-to-trot. Alcohol is also often abused by bulimics, and most of us know that drinking can lead to a person in your bed that might not have otherwise been. Cue the bow-chicka-bow-bow soundtrack.
Blame it on the media, why don't you?
It's simple: Models are sexy and thin, therefore all women should be; actors are unwrinkled, cellulite-free and rippling with toned muscles, so everyone should be in optimal, ageless shape. Anyone who promotes or creates this imagery is the real creator of eating disorders. The fashion business is single-handedly responsible for most society's assumption that twig-thin women are hot, causing women the width of two twigs or more to throw up their every meal.
Wrong. The wonderful thing about human society is freedom of choice. And we sure do exercise it in other mediums. Blaming an entire industry for any problem is a cop-out, especially in this case, when we can just put down the damned magazines. Or choose to acknowledge women (and men) of every shape and size to be equally attractive.
Curvy is romantically sexy to some; reed-thin and tall is delectable to others. Po-tay-to, po-tah-to, you know?
The people who choose to base their self-worth on imagery of who they should look like are, in my very damned opinionated opinion, covering up their fear that there's nothing internal worth appreciation. I can say that with clear conscience, given that I was one of those thin, sexy, perfect, walking skeletons that felt utterly empty inside for more reasons than my lack of nutrients.
Now, I put down the magazine and think to myself, squishy tummy and all, I'd take a funny-as-hell man with a spare tire far sooner I'd consider a perfectly-chiseled Grecian god with a door stop for a brain. And I wouldn't drop a pound from this body that I spent over 20 years abusing, because I saw what perfect gave me: damaged organs and fertility, emotional issues that have severely hampered my success in life at some points, and (back then) a complete misunderstanding as to what healthy sexuality was.


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You all know that I weigh in every Thursday. But each month, I have my measurements taken too so I know that I've lost over 40 inches around my body since I began working out and eating well in April. And each time I was measured, my trainer attempted to take my BMI, but because I am still over 250 pounds, it was impossible to read on their machines. Obviously, this means I could never measure so while I knew that my percentage of body fat well much higher than it should be, I wasn't sure how to track my improvement.
In January, my friend and workout buddy, Carol, was able to calculate my BMI from my starting weight and at my current weight. My starting weight was 393.6 pounds, and at 5'4″ my BMI was 67.62. And on January 28, my weight was 318 pounds making my BMI 54.58. And now, at 309 pounds, my BMI is 53.03. I don't know what you think about that, but I think it's pretty damn awesome. 😉
Feb 2010: 53.03
Normal BMI range for women: 18.5 – 24.9
I've already lost of 20% of my entire body weight which means I have significantly decreased my chance of heart problems, diabetes, etc. And I can't tell you how good I feel each time I look in the mirror knowing that I've turned my life around. Now I just have to be patient and continue moving forward to my healthy, overall goal. 🙂


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It's been about 6 weeks since Bennett started at his new special education preschool (to get caught up on this, re: this post). And every day at drop off, he sees the other children getting on and off the bus and has been begging me to ride... "Mama, I wanna ride the bus, too!" I told him he wasn't old enough to ride, but one day, he could. His teacher happened to be standing next to us and quickly corrected me, saying "Yes, actually he can ride the bus if he wants!" I sort of threw daggers at her with my eyes because WHAT!? I don't want my baby riding the bus!! She could see my nervousness and assured me it was perfectly safe, and that because he's in the IEP program, the bus driver would pick him up & drop him off right at our house, and he would only be riding with other preschoolers. And there would be a supervisor on the bus to help out every day.
Well even knowing all that, I declined. I just couldn't take that step yet. Well after a few more weeks of begging and pleading to ride the bus, I started thinking about it a little more. And it was only after my Husband basically told me to stop being so overprotective and let Bennett spread his wings a little more, that I decided I would give it a shot. I filled out the transportation request and next thing I know the little yellow school bus is pulling up at our house.
This morning, I prepped him and did my best to explain everything to him. He waited by the window, so excited. Then he got a more antsy, and eventually moved outside to wait.
And right on time, at 8:25am, the little yellow school bus pulled up. Bennett's eyes lit up as he ran over to it. We were greeted by a friendly bus driver and a children's aid. Quickly, though, the reality set in and Bennett started to tear up... "I don't wanna go on the bus" he said. I gave him a hug and assured him he would be okay and that the nice ladies would take good care of him and make sure he got to his teachers. He hesitated for another minute or so.. wiping away his tears and holding my hands. But the next thing he did, melted my heart. He took a deep breath, gave me a huge kiss, turned around and marched right onto the bus.
It may seem like such a small thing. But it was amazing to watch his roller coaster of emotions as he did something completely new and kind of scary. He had this huge build up and excitement to ride the school bus, I mean, we talk about in story books and on children's programs from the time they are babies, right? And then the reality of actually getting on that bus, without your Mom. That's a big deal for a Three (almost four) Year Old.
But I'm so proud of my little man. He impressed me with how quickly he was able to turn his fear into courage. And... I may or may not have cried a little when the bus drove away.
|I wasn't planning to take a picture of him sitting on the bus, but the driver actually suggested it. I could kiss her right now! ;)
When he got home at exactly 12:10pm, he came off the bus and the first thing he said to me was "Mommy, I rode the bus!!". I could literally hear how proud he was in his tiny little voice. So happy I have these photos to look back on. I guess I can check this off the list of the things I didn't think would happen so soon. Who is this big kid??


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In the News
Professor Awarded Fellowship in USA
Nottingham Trent University Professor Carole Perry will start a year-long fellowship to pursue work on the interaction between organisms and materials.
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Commencement: At the Mic
On 2012 Commencement, journalist and author Fareed Zakaria, Ph.D. '93, LL.D. '12, gave an upbeat assessment of world affairs. But Phi Beta Kappa orator Derek Bok and Radcliffe Medalist Margaret H. Marshall detailed serious concerns about American democracy. Medical and dental graduates heard a searing call to service. And there were lighter moments, too.
Camera Instead of Test Tubes
Novel Coating that Repels just about Anything Receives R&D 100 Award
A novel coating that repels almost every type of liquid and solid, from blood and crude oil to ice and bacteria, has received a 2012 R&D 100 Award from R&D Magazine. Called SLIPS, the coating was developed by the Radcliffe Institute's Joanna Aizenberg and was inspired by the slippery surface of the carnivorous pitcher plant.
The Strange Career of Juan Crow
The depth of my alienation from home hit me last January, when Alabama shut out Louisiana State for the college football championship. Even in the familiar afterglow of 'Bama's second title in three years, I had to ask myself, what right did my state have to brag, about anything?
Tony-Winning Twosome
The Broadway musical ONCE took eight Tony Awards at the American Theatre Wing's annual ceremony, held on June 10. John Tiffany, director of ONCE, received the Tony for Best Director of a Musical; he was a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute during 2010-2011.
A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus Basking in Tony Win
"Once," which won eight Tonys, was developed at the A.R.T. by director and Radcliffe Institute fellow John Tiffany before it headed to New York.
The Ink-smudged Diaries of Adrienne Rich
Harvard students commemorate Adrienne C. Rich '51, who was one of the twentieth century's most compelling and controversial poetic voices. You can find Rich's archives at Schlesinger library, in the same Yard where she attended class.
Harvard-incubated Shows "Porgy," "Once" Win Tony Awards
Two Broadway shows with origins at Harvard cleaned up at the Tony Awards on Sunday night. "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" and "Once" took home 10 awards in total, including the prizes for best musical revival and best musical, respectively.


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