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Because yes, it really DOES happen: A thank you to SlutWalks
I want to tell you something very personal about me. Not because I want to. I really don't want to. But I'm going to do it anyway.
It's one of those things where even though it's incredibly uncomfortable for me, I feel like sharing despite my discomfort might be able to make a positive difference. And since this has to do with something where I believe others have been making a positive difference in a way I, myself, have not also been able to, it seems the least I can do. I've been largely silent around the Slutwalks. There are a few reasons for that, but the biggest one of all is that what inspired them simply struck me much, much to close to home. So, my silence has not been about nonsupport of the walks. In more ways than one, it's been about my stepping out of the way of them in part based on my own limitations.
If you're triggered by candid stories about sexual or other forms of assault, this may be triggering for you. I know it still is for me, very much so. Telling this story in this kind of detail remains incredibly difficult for me, despite many years of healing, help with therapy, help and healing found through helping others and a lot of support. It's not a story I tell often, because even just typing it out or saying it all out loud makes my hands shake and my heart race and turns me into a bit of a mess for a bit of time after I do.
I keep hearing or reading people say things like that no one really gets told the way they were dressed makes them at fault for their assault, despite about a million evidences to the contrary, and knowing far more than one person personally who has had that experience.
Conversely (and oddly enough, sometimes from the same people who say that first thing), I keep reading people stating, despite so much great activism around this lately, that how someone dresses IS what "got them raped." Or that they were raped because of their sexual history, their economic class, where they live, how they talk, how they do or don't respond to men, how they identify or present their gender -- anything BUT the fact that they were in some kind of proximity to someone who chose to rape them, which is exactly how, and only how, someone winds up being a victim of rape.
A few months ago, I had an apparently politically progressive blogger who would not stop talking to me on Twitter about the "rape outfit" of an 11-year-old girl whose rape case I had linked to. He, without my asking him anything about it personally, expressed he felt she would not have been assaulted had she been dressed differently. He called whatever it was she was wearing a "rape outfit." Hearing about the fact that I had my own "rape outfit" at 12, or that, when my great-grandmother was raped and murdered in her home at the age of 76, her "rape outfit" was a housecoat, or that the "rape outfit" of young boys sexually abused by priests was often their super-salacious Sunday best; equally not hearing my firm requests to please not keep tweeting me with misogyny which I found deeply upsetting and hurtful seemed to only make him more excited to keep saying what he was. Even reminding him I was a survivor myself didn't slow him down. Only blocking him worked. I'm quite certain he left the conversation with exactly the same beliefs as when he started it.
These things we read and hear don't just come from one group of people: some men say them, but so do some women. Social conservatives say them a lot, but progressives say them, too. People who assault people, of course, will often voice things like this or other things to do all they can to avoid responsibility. But even people who have been victimized themselves will sometimes say things like this. Sometimes -- and, I'd say, probably most of the time -- that's about internalizing the messages they got. Sometimes it's about feeling a need to have another victim be at fault for their assault so that they can feel less like they, themselves, were at fault for their assaults, even though no victim is at fault for being victimized. More unfortunately, than I can express, rape culture is one of the most globalized kinds of culture there is.
I keep reading and hearing and seeing people who, so far as I can tell, and intentionally choosing to misrepresent or deny the core issue of what the SlutWalks are about: activism working expressly to try and counter deeply harmful and endangering attitudes expressed about rape and rape victims like those of Constable Michael Sanguinetti, who, in January of this year, speaking on crime prevention at a York University safety forum said, "You know, I think we're beating around the bush here. I've been told I'm not supposed to say this - however, women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimised." (This is why the word "slut" is so prominently featured in this activism, because it is this comment which directly inspired the first walk.)
I wish I had never heard a police officer say anything like that at all. I also wish that if I was going to hear that, it had been the first time I had.
In seeing so much nonsupport for the walks and people who have participated in them, I started to worry that being silent might be interpreted as being nonsupportive, which is the last message I'd want to send. I'm going to talk a little bit about the walks in this blog post and another in another few days, but I want to start by telling you what I'm about to tell you, if for no other reason than to do what I can do in support, because there are things I can't do yet, things which others can and have.
When I was 12 years old, I was sexually abused for the second time in my life. The first had been a year before, when I was 11. Then, I was molested by an elderly man who cut our hair in the neighborhood. I didn't tell anyone. I wasn't even totally sure what had happened to me, nor what to call it. It was 1981, I was 11, and all I knew was whatever it was felt horrible, scared me intensely, and was not okay. But I also got the message that telling anyone about it wasn't okay, and seemed to feel some message that because it happened to me, it must have meant there was something not okay about me, too. The home environment I was living in enabled these kinds of messages constantly and was itself abusive in other ways, so I did not feel safe at that point saying much of anything, let alone disclosing something like this.
A year later, I was alone cleaning up the art room of the day camp where I was a junior counselor at he end of the day. Because the building was still open, someone was likely at the front desk, but that was very far away, and otherwise, the place was a ghost town. The only reason I was there so late is that I'd often stretch out those days as long as I could in order to avoid having to go home.
I'm going to tell you what I was wearing now. What I was wearing wouldn't matter and wouldn't have mattered, to anyone, in a much better world then I lived in then and we still live in now. But it did matter to someone at the time, in a way that messed me up just as much as my assault itself did. In our cultural context right now, or perhaps in someone else's view, it would seem clear that what I was wearing had nothing at all to do with my being assaulted. In fact, now, in our cultural context about what is and isn't "slutty" dress, what I was wearing may be seen as indisputable proof that I did NOT ask for rape or deserve rape, even though nothing anyone wears or doesn't wear proves or disproves that in actuality, which is clear when people are rubbing more than two hateful brain cells together in their thinking process.
It was summer in Chicago then. It's hot in summer in Chicago. I was working at a camp, and I also had to bike back and forth, so I needed to be work-appropriate, even at 12, but also able to move around easily and not pass out from the heat. If it had been totally up to me, I'd probably have been wearing less than I was so I was more comfortable on the ride home.
But as it was, I had on gymshoes. I had a fairly loose white t-shirt on with the sleeves carefully rolled up, my typical uniform of the time (because big t-shirts are more cool if you roll up the sleeves, everyone knew that). I had on red chino-eqsque shorts that ended just above my knee. I was an early bloomer physically, so whatever I was wearing, there wasn't then, as there isn't now, any hiding that I'm a person with an hourglass shape and curves. Would that there had been: after what happened the year before and having been teased at home about my development, I often tried to hide parts of my body as I could. I probably had on some lip gloss. I had chin-length feathered hair that year, gone blonde from being out in the sun.
A group of much-older teenage boys, probably in their late teens, came into the art room started talking to me, and asked what I was doing there. I told them, then they asked how I got back and forth from the camp to home. I remember that as I said I rode my bike, I'd wished that I could take it back. I could feel a lack of safety in the air right then. I wished I had said someone picked me up. They asked if I wanted a ride. I said no, thank you. They asked a few more times, making a bit of a game of it, but a very pushy game. I said no a few more times then said I had to go get something and ran out.
I went and hid in a bathroom stall down the hall for what felt like hours but which was probably only minutes. I didn't go to the front desk and try to ask for help. There are a lot of reasons for that, but the biggest was probably that I had already learned in my life that being in danger was normal and that not being helped in being safe was what I could most typically expect from people. I had also learned already that sometimes telling when I was in danger only got me hurt more.
When I came out of the stall, I went to the bike rack to get my bike, planning to speed away as fast as I could and unlocked it in a hurry. But those boys drove up behind me in the van they had, physically attacked me and dragged me away from my bike and into their car. (Typical perhaps of a tween mind, I remember having a hard time later figuring out if I should be more upset I got hurt -- assault or rape were not words I had at the time -- or more upset that in the midst of all of this, my bike had been stolen because it was left unlocked.)
I have very hazy memories of what happened next, memories I have never fully either formed or recovered, that only show up in mushy, jagged pieces in night terrors I have had about this over the years. I will honestly say I am glad I have only hazy recall of what happened in that van, and that while parts of my body have always made clear they remember, much of my brain never has. A day later, a big, nasty bump welled up on my head, so I've always figured I got knocked out, and the rest of my lack of memory can be attributed to shock.
The next thing I remember was finding myself back on the curb near the bike rack, scruffed up, shirt ripped feeling incredibly sore and strangely soggy in places. I went back inside to the bathroom and was bleeding from my rectum. I think I managed to wash my face, but that was all I could manage. I was incredibly confused, disoriented and still scared to death, not knowing if anywhere was safe,if those boys had left, nothing. I went to the pay phone and called my mother, who also called the police before she came over. All I was able to voice was that I was very scared and hurt and needed someone to come to get me now.
I went back outside and sat on the curb in front of the park where a lot of people were, hoping I'd be safe there and that my mother would find me. She arrived about the same time the police did, who I didn't know had been called. I know I was completely incoherent, and I don't believe I was able to express anything anyone could understand. I suspect what I said was something to the effect of, "Guys. Said no, no ride. Hid. Came after me. Grabbed. Van. Scared. Hid in bathroom. Woke up on curb. Are they gone? What? Are they gone?" I know, though, however incomprehensible my words, it could not have been missed that I was in shock, nor that I had clearly been attacked in some way. Over the years, I've looked for rationale and reason of why I got so poorly served, but I always give up, knowing all too well how very, very many victims of sexual assault have had the same experience, and that it isn't something with rhyme or reason part how poorly sexual assault is treated in most of the world.
While my memories of my attack are very hazy, my memories of what came next have never been. I've often wished they, too, were hazy.
The police and my mother talked for a while before anyone even talked to me or asked how I was at all. I sat shivering on that curb, holding my knees, watching a crowd form around us, people at the park starting to pay more attention, feeling more and more freaked out. My mother came over and asked if I was just scared, if the van was still there. I looked around. It wasn't. I said no, I thought it was gone, I hoped it was gone, please let it be gone. For whatever reason, she said more than once "So, nothing happened? You just got scared?" and I remember not being sure how to answer that because it felt confusing, and like there was some kind of cue about a right answer hidden in there. Then two of the police stepped over, and talked with my mother again, instead of me, and I heard one of them say, half-looking at me, half-away, that I really shouldn't be wearing shorts that short because if I did, I could expect to have trouble with boys.
I also know and remember that with those words, I suddenly got a little more clear, the clarity you get from having just felt unsafe, thinking you might be safe, and then all the more acutely recognizing you are not, and determined to say absolutely nothing to them or my mother about anything. I agreed that okay, sure, yeah, I just got scared, I was fine, please just get me home, fine. You'll just make a note about the van, and I should call you if I see it again fine (and yeah, right). How on earth could I have felt safe saying to any of them in that space that I was bleeding from my rectum and I didn't know why, something already incredibly vulnerable for me to share in the first place? How on earth could I say that I think what just happened to me was like what had happened the year before that I'd told no one about? So, I didn't say anything. Not to anyone, not until a handful of years later when ever so slowly, I started telling people, scared to death every time I did.
That I didn't say anything at the time and for a long time shouldn't be surprising. It's about all the same kind of things that keep most survivors from reporting or disclosing.
Here's the part where I think it's very, very important that anyone reading anything like this knows three vital things.
These are not opinions. These are facts. I can't stop you from denying they are truths and facts, but you have to know that if you do, you do so from a place of bias or ignorance because we have all the evidence in the world that they are true. We have not just the story of someone like myself but mountain of stories from survivors like myself and survivors different than me, from sound studies and research and loads of "rape prevention" tips that made so many people feel like they were safer who learned the hard way that those tips didn't do a damn thing to protect them. All they did was control them, make them feel more scared of living, more distracted by all the things they felt they needed to think about to be safe and then and they just wound up getting hurt anyway.
The only factual part of disputes to what I am about to say is that it is absolutely a fact that we still have a long, long way to go when it comes to the way most of our world and many of the people in it treat rape and those of us who have been assaulted and abused.
1) I was not assaulted because of how I was dressed. Those long red shorts and sneakers were not why I was assaulted. But. The person who was wearing a short skirt and heels when she was assaulted wasn't assaulted because of how she was dressed, either. Even if I had been wearing something else entirely -- like the housecoat my great-grandmother was, a burqua, a nun's habit, overalls, skinny jeans or business attire; even if I was not a woman with a vulva, but a woman with a penis dressing in clothing I felt was representative of my gender as a woman, but some of the world disagreed with me, and felt I was cross-dressing, how I was dressed would not have been why I was assaulted, nor would my assault have been prevented had I just dressed differently. That's not because there is one way to dress that "gets you raped" and one way to dress that doesn't. That's because the thing that "gets someone raped" isn't a thing, it's a person who chooses to rape you and what you do and don't wear is something we know does not matter and have loads of hard data that has made that clear fro a long time now. People have been raped wearing everything in the world people can wear, and the vast majority of the time people are raped, they aren't wearing what those who blame them consider "provocative" clothing in the first place.
The idea or statement that how a victim was dressed had anything to do with their being raped does not reflect the realities of rape and rape perpetration, only the realities of victim blaming and rape culture.
2) My rape was a "real" rape. It was not a "real" rape just because my attackers were strangers to me, because there was physical violence involved, because I was so young and had not yet chosen to have any kind of sex yet outside of furtive kisses and some clueless dry-humping with a girl friend at 10, because I struggled and probably yelled no, because I was a girl, because I managed to be assaulted in ways that now, at this point in time, most people recognize as "real rape." It was a real rape because people really did something sexual to me without my consent and against my will because they wanted to do it and either didn't care I didn't, or wanted to do it because I didn't want to. That is why my rape is a "real" rape, and is also why someone who is raped by their husband at home after church has experienced a "real" rape; why someone who is out at a party in clubbing gear, drinking cocktails, who says yes to something sexual, but no to something else but whose no is ignored has experienced a "real" rape; why someone who is worn down by verbal coercion and finally gives in to sex they do not want has experienced a "real" rape; why a man who is sexually assaulted, whatever the gender of his perpetrator, has also experienced "real" rape.
Rapes are real in all the ways rape can happen, not just in the ways that some people are most comfortable acknowledging, or the ways which do not challenge people to have to consider that rape culture is not only real, but more pervasive, widespread and more a part of anyone's life, ongoing relationships, and perhaps even personal behavior than anyone would ever like to have to acknowledge.
3) All I have said here has a whole lot to do with Slutwalks and the aim of slutwalks. All I have said here has a whole lot to do with who gets impacted by the kinds of statements and attitudes the walks aim to call out and challenge, how deeply we can be impacted and how those statements and attitudes not only do not help people protect themselves from being victimized, but how they hurt victims and can even put people in greater danger.
All I have said here is exactly about telling women that if they dress a certain way, like sluts (or hos, or harlots or loose women, or whatever word du jour of similar sentiment fits your era, culture or community) they deserve to be raped or are asking to be assaulted. All I have said here is not some kind of strange exception where the woman involved was treated that way but wasn't dressed "like a slut," because all I have said here is a textbook example of the fact that the idea of what "asking for it" is is completely arbitrary except for the part where so incredibly often, the mere fact of having been raped means, to someone, if not a lot of someone's, that a victim must have been asking for it.
I want to finish today by saying one more thing I think is critically important, and another big part of why I'm sharing what I have with you here, despite it all being so difficult for me to say so visibly.
I didn't attend any of the Slutwalks. I probably won't. I'm nearest to Seattle, and had some personal issues with some of ours here that were part of what kept me from it, issues I really think are personal and individual enough not to be relevant or important to anyone but me, especially with the bigger picture in mind. I also have some more political issues, but that's something I'll talk about more in my second post about this.
What I want to mention now is the one big thing that kept me from attending any of the walks, and that is a lack of courage and resiliency. I need to acknowledge that I have lacked a level of courage and resiliency around this which some other people who have attended these walks have had, and which I cannot possibly express my great admiration and respect for. When I see photos of them, read their words, think about them -- survivors like me, who probably have similar or even the same wounds, but went all the same, some even wearing what they wore when assaulted, I am overcome with awe and humility and gratitude.
I know: I have talked about being a survivor very publicly before. In many ways, I am very strong around this, especially since my most harrowing assaults are hardly fresh: they happened a long time ago, and I've had a lot of time to heal. But in some ways, I am not strong around this. In some ways, I am still broken in places that haven't yet become strong or whole. In some ways, I am not brave around this in ways that others have been or can be -- or heck, know they aren't but are so amazing, they do it anyway.
I thought about attending a walk wearing something as similar as I could find to what I was wearing that day when I was 12. And I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I just couldn't open myself up to even one person, saying or writing in a place I could hear anything at all about the way I was dressed and my assault, whether the statement would be that I deserved to be raped because of what I was wearing, or that I didn't, but some other woman did. I am just not that strong, mostly because hearing what I did, when I did, how I did wounded me just that deeply, that almost 30 years later, I can't even put on a damn pair of shorts to wear in public without a meltdown, even though I am comfortable naked or wearing anything else there is I'd want to wear.
I need to say this twice: there are women who attended Slutwalks who DID wear exactly what they were wearing when they were assaulted; who did wear what someone told them made their rape their fault, despite it undoubtedly being scary and painful, because they recognized how powerful it could be for them and for others.
I had to stop for a few minutes after I typed that again, because the bravery and integrity of that action literally makes me breathless. There are survivors who did what I could not do, cannot do, because they know how important it is, to them, to people like me, to everyone. There are those who did what I could not do, who I firmly believe have done something that might seem small, but which is, I think, major. Something that will make it less and less likely a 12-year-old girl, wearing whatever it is she is wearing, who already has been done the grave injustice of rape, will never, ever hear anyone say that their clothing -- that ANYTHING -- made being raped their fault.
Any of us can have whatever options or ideas or feelings about this activism that we like. We can disagree about some of it, or the way a given person has or hasn't executed it, but I just don't know how it's possible not to recognize the potential power of what so many people have been part of with these walks, nor to ignore how much participating must have required of some of the speakers and other attendees.
So, if there is anyone out there who organized or attended a walk who interpreted my silence as nonsupport, I hope you know now that it wasn't. If there is anyone out there who feels worn down or unappreciated by the critiques or the resistance, know there is someone right here whose s/hero you are, in a way that someone who usually has no shortage of words has a hard time even articulating the depth of. If there is anyone out there who was brave in a way I couldn't be, and who got torn down for it or spoken to in exactly the ways that I feared I would, I can't tell you how sorry I am that after all the courage you probably had to muster up, anyone around you couldn't manage to have just a fraction of the integrity and care and inner strength you do.
But know, too, there is someone sitting right here who believes that while you should not have ever had to take yet one more hit around this, I believe that in taking the risk you did, you've done something that not only will help make it less likely others have to, but you've humbled someone who sometimes arrogantly thought she was as brave around this as someone could be by raising the bar.
(P.S. I ask that you please tread gently in the comments on this, if you're going to leave one, and in whatever you might say if you're going to blog about my story at all. Like I said, this is something where I feel incredibly vulnerable. I think it's safe to say it's something where anyone would, so I'd hope anyone addressing any candid story from any survivor would be sensitive, cautious and thoughtful. I hate to even have to ask something like that at all, because, you know, we shouldn't have to. But like all too many survivors, especially those who tell their stories and speak up, and as someone who has been burned before when being visible and vocal about her rapes, I know that we do have to ask, and that even then, sometimes even just asking winds up resulting in harassment. I sincerely hope that doesn't happen this time around, but feel the need to make that ask. Thank you.)
Thank you, too.
I was one of the women who wore what I wore when I was raped (and held up a sign saying so). I revealed my rape story to the audience of SlutWalk Brisbane - raped by a woman at a swinger's party. Talk about slutty.
I received such an outpouring of love and care and understanding from the audience. SlutWalk was one of the very few places that validated my experiences - that accepted that what happened to me was indeed rape, that no matter how slutty it was and how slutty I still am I never asked for or deserved to be harmed in any way, that the fault lay with the perp and not me.
I did get some nasty comments on photos of the event from people who weren't there, but I was quickly supported by others who spoke up for me. I got to reach out to other people with similar circumstances. I travelled to San Francisco (where I'm now at for the summer), where consent and safety in BDSM circles have become hot topics, and there are opportunities to make experiences like mine a warning rather than an example.
Thank you for appreciating and noticing us. Thank you for your love and support. Thank you. thank you thank you thank you.
Thank you for sharing your
Thank you for sharing your Truth. Love and light to you.
all I can really say is thank
all I can really say is thank you for sharing a part of you that is very private and hard to talk about. I think you are very brave and I send you lots of love.
Heather, Thank you for your
Thank you for your bravery in sharing your story! I know I'm not alone in saying that you have made a hugely positive impact in my life, without ever having met you. You helped me to understand that my own assaults were not my fault for any of these reasons (and any reason at all), as I had the similar displeasure of being told. It is very inspiring to me that you were able to utilize your own experiences, combined with your talents of relating to (young) people to do so much good in the world. While you can't keep people from getting hurt, it is rare, yet invaluable that young people have a resource like the one you provide which can point them in the right direction towards healing. I cannot thank you enough for what you've done to help me and so many others. You are one of the things right with the world, and I really look up to you.
Lots of love,
You are so very brave
I have been following your work here online for sometime, and I have always admired how knowledgeable, and amazing and on it in helping others you have been. It takes incredible courage, especially when you are rather a public figure at this point, to open up like this. It is one of the most vulnerable things you can do.
And I know it has and will keep helping others who have experienced the same shaming, and will nudge the conversation that much further along.
Thank you for being so very brave - you seem to have been for a long time, and it just shows that much more. - Lilithe
I'm so glad you get the purpose of SlutWalk!
Dear Heather,
Thank you so much for taking the risk to be vulnerable on the world wild internet - a virtual space that can be as beautiful or savage as nature.
If more women wore at SW what they wore when they were raped, we'd see more sweatsuits, housecoats, and jeans.
I spoke about my rapes at the St Louis SW. The tears that poured down my face took me by surprise. I thought I had healed and moved past the pain, but I guess it is always there. The loving energy surrounding me gave me strength to pull my talk off.
Afterward, several people came up to me and shared their stories. All had been raped multiple times, starting as children. All had tears in their eyes. All were so strong and brave.
Thank you for adding your voice.
Love to you,
Kendra Holliday
Thank you for your post
Thank you for your post Heather: I have learned something I didn't know. I am a feminist and am part of the blogosphere but didn't realise that some (all?) of the women who took part in the SlutWalks were women who were wearing what they wore when then were assaulted. Why didn't I know that? Did I not read enough about it? Was it not reported? I don't know. But I want to apologise for not knowing this and viewing the SlutWalks as missing the point of the real harms done to women every day, when it seems that it was actually a visible representation of the many women who have been harmed. How very brave. And also, despite your worry that you could not bring yourself to wear the same clothes as you wore when you were attacked, you are very brave in sharing your experience with us: I too would have a hard time wearing the clothes that I was attacked in at 12 by my stepfather. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing your story!
Thank you so much for your story, facts, and explanations. Two women I am very close to are rape survivors - I have cried for them for years, and share their fear. Yet I also heard how their clothes & actions contributed to their rapes - as if they could've avoided it if they dressed or behaved differently. Like your story - nothing could be further from the truth. It saddens me that even to this day I know a man (& since there's one, that means there are more) who believe this - despite the facts, despite the stories, that don't even see what's WRONG with the statement by the mayor of Toronto. I don't know how to convince this man - he is intelligent and kind - but he is wrong. If I present facts, he'll still argue. And even though I'm just the friend of these 2 survivors, it still pains me too much to hear his agreement. I think your story will help clarify the important facts, and thank you for having the strength & courage to share it.
thank you
Hi Heather. Your post made me cry. Thank you so much for being brave enough to tell people your story.
Thank you so much for sharing
Thank you so much for sharing this. You are incredibly brave and you are my s/hero for doing so and had to let you know. I am so sick of being told these things, like what I and others experience is not real rape because it doesn't fit some defined stereotype. (For me I was told - by police - that there's no reason I wouldn't sleep with an ex again so it wasn't rape. Eww!) I applaud every act of bravery and courage where survivors get our voices heard to make people realize that our stories exist and not to believe the stereotypes.
Thank you so much for sharing
Thank you so much for sharing this with all of us. I tried hard not to cry but related to your story in so many ways. xoxo
Thank you so much for your
Thank you so much for your words and your courage. I haven't found mine yet but this gives me hope.
We are all so greatful to you
We are grateful to you for sharing your closest most vulnerable story,
We are grateful to you for being a mirror and showing us that we are not the only ones,
We are grateful to you for speaking up for all of us when sometimes we have no voice,
We are grateful to you for being brave, like we all wish we could be,
We are grateful to you for standing up when the world tells us to sit and keep quiet,
We are grateful to you for reminding us it is not our fault.
It never was.
I hope I can be as brave as you,
So that my daughter can see what bravery is,
In the hope that she never has to be brave like this.
Thank you
For Heather,
Dear Heather,
I decided to start out with "dear" because I feel that I know you, or at least a piece of your personal life, that you bravely shared with us. Thank you for coming forward and sharing your story with the world. While you feel like you may have let SlutWalks down by not attending or seeming non-supportive, from one SlutWalk organizer to a survivor, I want to let you know that writing this and publishing it took more courage than I can imagine.
If you are ever ready to go to a SW, there will be more, and this movement is not ending tomorrow. It is going strong and there will be organizers annually, so, we will still be here if you ever decide to come.
"I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver."- Maya Angelou (http://dancinginthedarkness.com/index.php)
Thank you for your story and for breaking the silence.
Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
This is the definition of courage-to write the words that you barely even allow yourself to whisper when you're alone. Your story made my hands shake, my breath catch. What saddens me, though, is how long it takes to break that silence for so many women, myself included. For 16 years I never said a word. Then I started a blog about my awful high school poetry and last year the the story came pouring out because it absolutely had to. The reason for hiding it? Vital This #2. I assumed people wouldn't call it a "real" rape because he was my friend, because that night I had been drinking and smoking pot (which I later found out was laced), and because I had made out with him before.
I wish someone had told me those things back then. It would have changed everything. After I published my story most people said nothing to me even though I know they had read it. It's still taboo, I guess. Makes people uncomfortable. But those who did showed me such compassion that I realized for all these years I had judged myself more harshly than they ever would have.
This I not to say that I am completely comfortable in my own skin. It is still pink and raw from the exposure. But it is a start and there is a peace in that start that I wish for all survivors. I wanted to attend Slutwalk San Diego but in the end I chickened out. Had I walked I would have worn what I wore that night: baggy jeans and a plaid flannel shirt-it was the 90's and I was a grunge chick and I wasn't asking for anything.
Thank you again for showing such courage.
This was breath-taking and
This was breath-taking and brave. Thank you for sharing.
Heather Corinna and validation
Thank you for being so candid and brave. I was in a situation at age twelve during school, involving a teacher. I thought I asked for it. I now, know, in my later years that I indeed did not cause this unasked for abuse.
I'm sending you
my thanks and admiration from across the globe. I hope you can feel them.
The world really needs people like you!
I'm also a gang rape survivor. I've done volunteer work and I often speak openly about my assault, but sometimes I choose not to. I've given a survivor speech for trainees at a rape crisis center several times, but I never wanted to (and never did) speak at a Take Back the Night rally. You don't have to do everything. Do what you feel is best for you, and this can change with time. There are lots of ways to speak out, to educate. Also, I didn't pursue legal recourse. I didn't care. I didn't have the energy. I just wanted counseling. I admire those who do seek justice, but I don't regret that I never did.
There are many survivors with many different strengths. You are brave, you can be both brave and take care of yourself. You should be incredibly proud to have written such an inspirational piece.


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multiple ports?
<youpi> think of select()
<afleck> I haven't really gotten into it yet, I was just reading the Mach
Kernel Guide and I didn't understand the difference between having a port
set and multiple ports, since you can't choose which port receives in a
port set.
<youpi> with multiple ports, you'd have to have as many threads to block in
<youpi> or poll in turn

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Torano…the name has been synonymous with premium cigars for just about a century. Charlie Torano, the man at the helm of this steamboat of delicious handmade goodness, is a fourth generation in the tobacco industry who has inherited a passion for the leaf, and lucky for us, he retains the knowledge and wisdom of his fore-fathers. At hand today, the culmination of years of tireless study in the fields, and hours of meticulous blending strategies. Enter, Torano Noventa.
The Noventa was carefully crafted to celebrate the Torano family's 90 years of tobacco growing and cigar-making. A Nicaraguan puro, the Noventa is expertly blended using a vintage mixture of premium, 5-year-old Nicaraguan long-leaf tobaccos from four growing regions, wrapped in a thick and oily Habano Nicaraguan leaf. Aged further after rolling, the Noventa achieves a rich and robust experience that's smooth and perfectly balanced. A luxurious medium-bodied super-premium from the Torano family.Torano Noventa received an outstanding, '90' rating. Here's what the experts had to say: "An ideal draw offers a creamy balance of woody, sweet notes and a peppery finish."
After giving these the eyeball for a few years, I finally bought a box of the Robusto. I was instantly hooked. Then I let them sit in the humidor for a few weeks, and it was a whole new experience all over again. I immediately ordered a box of Latin (torpedoes) and have found a go-to smoke for almost any occasion. I don't know how they retail for $345.00 and sell for $89.00, but I don't question it. Amazing burn, easy draw, and flavors that don't overwhelm, but linger. Construction is excellent, packaging is amazing, and the price... oh the price. You will not be disappointed with these amazing Nicaraguan puros.
I ordered a box of these a few weeks ago and have just about convinced myself I need to order another already. These are very smooth and make a great smoke while cruising home after work. Normally I hate rush hour traffic but with one of these billowing beauties in my mouth I almost forget about the other guys acting a fool on the road. The cigars are great looking, have a nice smooth and easy draw, rich flavor and not too strong. I would say on the milder side of things.
....The taste and quality of the Torano Noventa easily exceed cigars of 2-3x the cost (even here). I'm picky about giving across the board top scores to anything, but these certainly earn all five stars!
My 1st review as a newbie to the cigar world. (1 year) I received a Torano Noventa Robusto in the CI Sizzler #10, Frickin Fantastic!! Great burn and ash right to the nub! No relights or poker to keep the smoke rolling, taste was smooth to the end, not bitter, this cigar will be in my humidor in the future, in torpedo.
Great stick at a good value. The 90 has become my go to smoke.
These are among my favorite smokes, my "special occasion" cigar as they're probably not going to be around much longer and I'd like to have some after they're no longer available. I love Torano's cigars and these are worthy of the name.
Wow. It's like PS of Columbus OH was reading my mind. Bought a bundle on special a few months ago and still have about 5 or 6 sticks left that I just can't get excited about firing up. Bring back the maduro version. They were much better.
The Torano Noventa is without a doubt one of the best tasting, most favorable cigars I have ever purchased. I will continue to purchase them as long as they are available.
Absolutely love this cigar. Great flavor; I just can't find any flaws with it. Please do not run out of this cigar as I enjoy having it in my humidor. On second thought, don't buy this cigar so I can have them all.
The Noventa (to my subjective palate) is on the lighter side of medium. Starting off with flavors of burnt toast and nice bold tobacco flavor, mellows in 8-10 puffs to a quite earthy-tasting smoke with faint hints of mild coffe-esque notes. Overall a nice cigar. I bought a box based on previous customer reviews and was not disappointed. Not the best smoke I've had to date, nonetheless a good solid smoke that holds up to Torano's reputation. Worth a 5 pack at least.
Love them. As a newbie to "real cigars" I find these perfect. It doesn't take to long to smoke one and they last just the right amount of time. Flavor is great. Thanks to my brother-in-law for turning me on to these fine cigars and Cigars International.
No complaints about this proud product of Nicaragua and hoping for many more decades of cigarmaking expertise. I buy the Noventa in my favorite robusto size.
This torpedo stands up to the Carlos Torano name and quality. It has become a staple in my main humidor.
Great cigars in a beautiful box!
LOVE,LOVE,LOVE these cigars. For those who have not try this cigar your missing out and for those who have tried them and didn't like that's okay it just means more for me.
Ok smoke but wrapper kind of papery. Not a great bargain.
This was included in CI's First-class premium cigar sampler, advertised in Time magazine. Part of an eight stick deal, available for $10. Folks, watch for this ad, as it expires August 15, 2014. Very smooth, even smoke with a pleasant aroma and not at all overpowering flavor. Definitely a Medium strength.
Wow, a very nice presentation and even better smoke! I gave a box of these beauties as a wedding gift to the groom, he absolutely loved them and really enjoyed handing them out. I know cigars, having smoked some of the worlds finest. This is a well made, very tasty cigar with a medium body and interesting to the very end. Next box is for me! CI as always, great service and price!
I can't wait to try this Toraño Noventa Robusto. Robusto is the only vitola that I use to smoke, its dimensions are just perfect. I had a mazo of Toraño Hogs Head and I was amazed by the quality construction and how evenly they smoke. I am sure that this Noventa will do the same.....
I purchased the Santiago. I find it to be inconsistent from stick to stick. When it's good, it's just alright. When it's bad, it's terrible....I've decided to leave it alone in the humidor and come back to it in a few months. So far the best part of the Torano is the awesome box.
A perfect medium bodied cigar for weekend mornings and coffee. I have read the reviews about construction issues, but mine has a firm white Ash, even burn, and a great draw will be buying a box for the weekend morning smokes.
These are very tasty cigars, especially considering the discounted price. It starts out in a warm cedary whirlwind then smooths out into cedar mixed with leather and slight hints of dark chocolate. Great construction and good value.
Gotta say this is a great cigar to start your evening with. good medium flavor that doesn't ruin your palate for other cigars. Great purchase!
Great medium bodied cigar. You really can't beat it for the price. I will buy again.
The best Torano I've smoked and I've just about smoked them all. A Smooth, Rich and rewarding smoke.
Bought a box of the Latins(Torpedo) a year ago. They were in my humidor for two months.... Would not stay lit and had a terribly hard draw. Dry boxed these cigars for nearly ten months and they have finally morphed into a pretty decent smoke. I can now smoke them without having to re-light every couple minutes and have what I consider a very good taste. Just not really worth the wait.
A friend of mine turned me on to a couple of the smokes. Well constructed and a pleasure to smoke. Even burn providing a medium body of flavor. You simply can't get a better stick at this price point. Treat yourself while a few are still available. Thanks Keith!
Had the robusto and it was wonderful. Then bought the torpedo and....not so much. Very poor burn and very off flavor. Not good.
Great smoke nice medium strength cigar gave a couple to one of my buddies and he wanted the rest of the box, he tried to buy some but they were on back order. Can't wait to get another box especially at the CI price.
Excellent smoke!!!
I thought this looked like a really good deal so I picked up a box. I've smoked about a third of the box, and given away a few. My self, and everyone I've given them to say the same thing. It's not a bad stick, just not a great one either. The flavor is a little to 'boring' for me personally. I've got twelve or so left from the box and keep wanting to smoke them to make more room, but I always end up going to something else. Maybe I'll just give away few more to keep dwindling down the supply.
I purchased some of these a few months back....multiple re-lights required. They are like sucking ice cubes through a straw...
I have had other town Toranos before and though they were very good cigars. I seen the italia on a daily deal so I jumped on it. They have been sitting in my humi for about a month. I smoked one the other day and had nothing but problems. It would not stay lit nor when it was lit burn very good and produced little to no smoke. Not very pleased with this line of Toranos. Next ones I get will be the 50 years.
this is one of the best cigars i have smoked so far. This as a real nice flavor with a medium body strength.So when the torpedo popped up on joe cigar daily deal I jumped on it. (BIG.E)
Got 10 of these on a "Joe Cigar" deal. First I love the flavor. Great tobacco and earth involved. On the Medium to Full side of the strength. I've smoked 3 now and each one has had construction issues. Uneven burn, tight draw. The 3rd one had a major stem still in the bunch which I was able to pull out and it smoked wonderful after that. Hopefully the next 7 will be better. I love the flavor, construction is weak.
This is the first box I ever bought, and boy did I pick a good one! Great deal, and a great smoke! In my opinion this cigar stands up to some of the greatest I've ever smoked. Will definitely buy another box in the future.
Carlos Torano is my brand of choice. The 50 year and the Noventa are the best two lines they produce. Search as long as you want, you will not find a better smoke for a better price than the Noventa from CI. I will keep my humidor stocked with them until the day they are no longer available.
Great cigar, received one in a sampler pack. I do not really buy boxes but after trying this cigar I purchased a box at a great price from CI.
Thanks to the great Summer Vacation Mega Sampler from CI, a Torano Noventa was included in the pack. I'm not going to pretend to know what all of the flavors taste like, but I will say that my 350 count humidor is full of top shelf cigars. Because of this, it allows me to see how this cigar stands up against a San Cristobol, La Auroa 107, & a few Cubans. Without a doubt, this is a cigar with a flavor that could be enjoyed by mild to full body smokers. Having smoked the Torano Vault, I suppose I shouldn't be surprised at the great taste of this one. Not trying to tell you what to do, only suggesting what I think you will like. Purchase the Summer Special Mega Sampler, which is made up of top shelf cigars. Not only will you enjoy the Carlos Torano Noventa, there are many others that don't have to take back seat to any cigar.
Got to sample a Torano Noventa Santiago (5x50) in a Sampler pack. Real nice Cigar, enjoyed it. If you haven't tried one yet, you won't be sorry.
Half way through a box of robustos and I can't say enough about how good these babies are, and factoring in the price at CI, you just won't get a better cigar. Typical Torano quality, construction, taste, etc. I really hope the Torano family keeps these in production.
A flat out bargain.........split a box with a buddy and have smoked 4 or 5 of then already. For the price, this one can't be beat.
I got a robusto in a sampler and was really pleased. Haven't smoked many Torano's until now, but that will change. Excellent construction, burn and draw. I love the flavor profile of Nicaraguan tobacco and am rarely dissapointed. This was no exception. A cigar worthy of the celebration for which it was made. Here's to many more successful years, gentlemen.
Have to agree with LF in Tampa. Killer box, but average gar. Flavors not bad - wood, hay and a tiny bit of sweetness. They have a light pack, a spongy feel and you may get 45 min out of them.
Picked these up cheap so I couldn't pass. It's a good every day morning or just bumming around the house smoke. Nothing more IMHO. But the price and value make it worth a go.
I decided to try a box of Carlos Torano Noventa when they had a Black Friday deal. I picked up a box of torpedos. First off, the box is gorgeous. One of the most beautiful cigar boxes I've received to date. The cigars are presented quite nicely. This is the kind of box you'd show off on your office desk or at home. The cigars themselves smoke like a dream. Even burn and probably one of the easiest draws I've ever experienced. I consider it medium in flavor & strength and quite smooth. You'll also get thick smoke out of this one. Construction has been flawless so far. The only thing that disappoints me about this cigar is that it eventually has to finish and I'm left craving another.
I picked up a box of robustos, 25 in a box. Great smoke for less than $2.50 per stick. Great for everyday smoke or sharing with friends or neighbors where you want a good smoke but don't want to break out the good ones, you know what I mean :-)
A masterful cigar from start to finish. The Noventa is as much of a mystery as it is captivating to behold right down to the very end.
These cigars are a great deal at the price I paid. There are better CT's made but none can touch the value of these Noventa's.
The La Esperanza (toro) caught my eye on a Joe's Daily Deal, and I'm glad they did. They're a beauty to behold and smoke as good as they look. Great construction, firm white ash, and a medium-bodied smoke that's not complex but very satisfying to the palate. I was into the second inch before the draw opened up to where I like it, but it was worth getting there. Make sure you don't miss out on these limited-edition beauties. With the great CI deals on this smoke, you can't go wrong.
Received on 11/6/10 an smoking one as I write. These are super good an I can't find any flaws. I'm taking my time smoking so I can enjoy it a lot longer. Usually I and others have negative things too say but not here. These are a must buy and smoke once an awhile type of cigar. So far it's been over a hour an half and still puffing away. If you don't like them that's fine by me because I love these.
The Torano Noventa is a cigar very much enjoyed. Pleasant pre-light aroma, nicely made and with an excellent draw. For the first half-inch the ash was loose and flakey, but became firmer very quickly. At a full retail price of nearly $13, I won't be buying any, but the CI price is quite attractive. I enjoyed this cigar very early in the morning with coffee and though it is, to me, a medium+ cigar, it was in no way too strong for that time of day. This one is certainly worth a try.
This is my first review on CI. I have been smoking cigars for 15 years and smoke 5 or 6 a week. I like to vary my cigars so I usually don't have a favorite. For comparison purposes my usual rotation includes Alex Bradley Maxx, Fonseca Series F, Hoyo De Mont. Exclaibur, and Gurkha (all kinds). I bought this cigar (Carlos Torano Noventa 90) as a Joes daily deal. It was fantastic! I have smoked other Toranos - Casa and Exodus and enjoyed them, but for the price this is a better cigar. It was medium strength, but in no way "boring" It had excellent flavor for such a medium to mild cigar. It burned very evenly and had a nice draw. I gave one to a golfing partner and he called me later to say he had just ordered a box because he enjoyed it so much. Overall a great cigar. Not as strong as many of my usual, but very flavorful and much more "complex" than many medium strength smokes. If you see them as a Joes special again, make sure you buy plenty, as that is my only regret. I only bought 1 box at that price!


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Company: Augsburg UniversityRole: 35th Anniversary Celebration Speaker
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Facing Forward: A Message from Augsburg University's President
Paul Pribbenow, the 10th president of Augsburg University, a private liberal arts university associated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and located in Minneapolis, is recognized as one of the country's most engaging commentators and teachers on ethics, philanthropy, and American public life.
Since joining Augsburg in 2006, Pribbenow has enhanced the University's role as an active community partner in its urban setting. By identifying and embracing initiatives that mutually benefit Augsburg and its neighbors, the University has achieved national recognition for its excellence in service learning and experiential education. Pribbenow also has become a leader among the 26 colleges and universities of the ELCA, helping to articulate the gifts shaping and supporting Lutheran higher education in the 21st century.
Pribbenow has led Augsburg University in the development of new mission and strategic vision statements that anchor the institution's priorities and initiatives, shaping the University's strategic plan, Augsburg 2019. He has advanced the University's top priority—a state-of-the-art education center housing academic programs in science, business, and religion, among others—and has played key roles in cultivating donor relationships and in attaining the largest philanthropic gift in Augsburg University history.
Before coming to Augsburg, Pribbenow served as president of Rockford College in Rockford, Illinois. He also has served as research fellow for the Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts at Wabash College (Indiana); dean for College Advancement and secretary of the Board of Trustees at Wabash College; vice president of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago; and associate dean of the Divinity School of the University of Chicago.
Pribbenow holds a BA (1978) from Luther College (Iowa), and an MA (1979) and PhD (1993) in social ethics from the University of Chicago. He received the Distinguished Service Award at Luther College in 2008.
Pribbenow serves on the Executive Committee for the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU), on the National Campus Compact Board of Directors, and on the Oslo Center US Foundation Board of Directors. Locally, he is chair of the Central Corridor Anchor Partnership and serves on the Executive Committee of the Minnesota Private College Council.
Pribbenow received the William Burke Award for Presidential Leadership in Experiential Education from the National Society for Experiential Education (NSSE) in 2012. He was named a McCormick Presidential Civic Leader Fellow for 2003-04 and for 2005-06. And, under Pribbenow's leadership, Augsburg University became the first higher education institution in Minnesota to earn the prestigious Presidential Award for Community Service, the highest honor possible for service work.
Pribbenow is the author of numerous articles on philanthropy, ethics, and not-for-profit management. He publishes a bimonthly email newsletter titled, "Notes for the Reflective Practitioner."
Pribbenow lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Abigail Crampton Pribbenow, and their two children, Thomas and Maya.
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The first phase of park development will be complete by late spring 2015. It includes a picnic area with four tables (one of which is wheelchair accessible), two grills, and horseshoes pits; Wi-Fi is available for free. There is also a portable restroom available.
The landscaping has been completely revamped to replace excess lawn with native plant communities to reduce long-term maintenance costs, provide a source of seeds in the heart of the Township, and serve as a demonstration for residents.
Prior to establishing the park, the Town had owned the 7 acres of land surrounding the Hall which had been little used. Funding for the purchase of all amenities and improvements came from a combination of grants from the Rum River Community Foundation and private donors of cash and materials. Labor was provided by volunteers. The Town covers basic maintenance such as lawn mowing and repairs; total public spending on the grounds has decreased as a result of this project.
The Page Township Board of Supervisors is the ultimate authority for the park area. They are advised by a volunteer Park Advisory Committee that proposes projects and recommends spending priorities.
The picnic area may be reserved for an additional fee by groups who are renting the Hall; there is no guarantee of availability if it not reserved. In order to preserve public access, it may not be rented two Saturdays in a row.
As of now, there are no specific plans for future development of the 7 acres of land owned by the Township. The Parkland Strategy adopted by the Board of Supervisors proposes the eventual addition of a playground, shelter for the picnic area, and playing courts (volleyball or basketball).
Additional input from residents and visitors is welcome! Grant funding and donations will be sought to pay for all such improvements.


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Drama Title: The Oath
Chinese Name: 行医
Genre: Family
Episodes: 20
Broadcast Place: Singapore
Broadcast Network: MediaCorp Channel 8
Broadcast Period: 25 October 2011
Air Time: Monday – Friday 21:00 – 22:00
Language: Chinese
Duration: 46 mins
Preceded By: Love Thy Neighbour
Followed By: A Song to Remember
Plot Summary
The Oath tells the story of 2 medical practitioners and their vastly different approaches to treating patients. The protagonists, a Chinese physician and a Western doctor, cannot be more different though their paths are destined to cross. Their keen competition begins when both get involved in a complex medical case.
Coming from Glory General Hospital, Yang Minfei is a dedicated and passionate surgeon who embraces non-traditional ways of thinking. Her precise and professional judgement on issues earned her respect in the medical field.
When she was five, she witnessed how her mother's illness was wrongly diagnosed by Chinese medical practitioners and how it delayed the much-needed treatment of her mother's illness, resulting in her eventual death. She detested the practice of Chinese medicine ever since. However, fate has it that she would meet Chinese medical practitioner, Dr Wu Guoen.
In terms of character, Guoen and Minfei are complete opposites. On the surface, Guoen is seemingly unorganized and adopts a happy-go-lucky attitude. However, deep down, he is meticulous, insightful and has a heart of compassion. Given his excellent academic record during his years in medical school, many believed that he would have become an outstanding doctor upon graduation. However, in his final year in medical school, a car accident changed his life for good.
He was on the way to his final medical paper when he witnessed the victim being trapped in an overturned vehicle. With the serious state of traffic congestion, it was apparent that the ambulance was not going to arrive on time. Guoen was aware that the casualty was suffering from internal bleeding and may even die without immediate medical attention. Without any hesitation, Guoen broke his pen into two and pierced a part of it into the victim's chest to perform phlebotomy; all so to secure sufficient time to send the victim back to the hospital for further treatment.
His heroic act attracted much criticism. As an undergraduate, he had no right to perform life-saving procedures on the victim. During an internal hearing, he insisted that his priority was to save the victim and saw no wrong in that. Due to public pressure, the medical school had no choice but to temporarily withdraw Guoen from school for a year. He could not come to consensus to the bureaucratic ways of the school and wanted to give up his study of Western medicine, only to meet with the disapproval of his parents and his girlfriend, Ye Zhiyi.
Zhiyi, who is a student of law school, has a calm composure and carries with her a strong sense of self-esteem. She has been dating Guoen for many years and they had a steady relationship — until Guoen decided to give up his studies in Western medicine. Guoen had ideas to further his studies in traditional Chinese medicine in China but Zhiyi was unable to accept his plans to leave, even threatening to break up should he go. After serious consideration, Guoen ultimately went ahead with his plans. Zhiyi was heartbroken that their relationship had to end this way.
Guoen set off for China and met a skillful practitioner of Chinese medicine. He put his mind to the pursuit of knowledge in the area of Chinese medicine and a new chapter in his life thus began.
Six years later, Guoen came back to help out in his father's Chinese medical clinic. With his newly acquired knowledge, he solves numerous difficult medical cases, aiding his father in reviving his Chinese medical clinic. Even so, he keeps a low profile, only wanting to do his best for his patients but not hankering after fame or money.
Guoen's father, Zhixiong, is covetous of little gains. He does not possess fine medical skills, but is always seen blowing his own trumpet. He never lets go of opportunities to increase his profits. Guoen's mother, Qingmei, being an executive member in her clan association, is a warm-hearted lady who is always eager to help others. Despite the change in Zhiyi and Guoen's relationship, Qingmei still keeps in contact with her. She is fond of her and treats her like her own.
Zhiyi and Guoen met again six years later. Zhiyi is now a renowned and accomplished lawyer. She is still relentlessly in love with Guoen, but she chose to remain as friends, her self-esteem stopping her from revealing her true feelings. She has been hoping that Guoen will want a reunion, but the appearance of Minfei is making her increasingly insecure. Her sixth sense tells her that Guoen has special feelings for Minfei.
Guoen and Minfei are rising stars in the Chinese and Western medical field respectively. They were supposedly two parallel lines that would never have met, but a series of events resulted in the crossing of their life paths…
A newly-married couple were at their wedding dinner when the husband suddenly collapsed and died from a heart attack. His wife, Yunwen, could not accept the fact and went into depression. Her parents brought her to hospital and Minfei was the doctor in charge. With the help of medication, Yunwen changed for the better but relapsed when she was discharged.
Yunwen's parents were so worried they went to several temples to pray for her health and some friends recommended them to find Guoen. After doing a thorough check of her illness, Guoen gave her some prescriptions. Minfei found out and advised the parents to cease seeking Chinese medical treatment. She was suspicious of Guoen and got into an argument. Their first impression of each other was not a good one.
After two days of Chinese medicine, Yunwen did not change for the better, making her parents worried again. Minfei continues to insist that Guoen is a quack doctor who is only capable of complicating matters. Guoen requests for a one-to-one meeting with Yunwen, leaving Minfei and Yunwen's parents bewildered outside the room. All of a sudden, a shout of "Impossible!" rang out, after which Yunwen fainted and fell.
Yuwen's parents gave Guoen a telling off, in which Guoen calmly explained that he was only trying to save her. Minfei found his explanation absurd.
Surprisingly, Yunwen's condition improved miraculously after she regained consciousness. She was no longer contemplating suicide nor drowning herself in her sorrows. She recovered fully after a month of treatment.
Minfei later found out that Guoen actually exposed Yunwen to her husband's extramarital affair, and that the third party is even carrying his child. He explained that her husband committed suicide as he was unable to handle the stress that he was dealing with.
Minfei was suspicious of the credibility of the story and questioned Guoen about it. He admitted that it was a lie and explained that he lied to unravel Yunwen's unhealthy emotions. His aim was only to save her — should she be unable to let go of her feelings, undesirable consequences will fall into place. He hopes her husband would not blame him for tarnishing his reputation. Although Minfei cannot concur with his methods, she cannot help but start to admire Guoen's perseverance and intelligence when trying to save people.
Minfei and Guoen met again when he went back to the hospital to visit his mentor, Professor Zheng. Professor Zheng is keen on setting up a Chinese medical research department within the hospital, combining the benefits of both Chinese and Western medicine to produce higher quality treatment for the patients.
Minfei could not understand why Professor Zheng held Guoen with high regards until a senior anesthetist explained Guoen's past. Guoen and Prof Zheng's son, Dewei, were the top two students in school. They were good friends and competitors. They were destined to become top doctors together until Guoen got into trouble and left. Without Guoen, Dewei graduated with top honours and became the hospital's number one surgeon. Minfei was surprised to know of their past.
Dewei's good looks and top skills made him a celebrity doctor. Many from the upper ranks of society specially requested for him to carry out their operation. He has an inexplicable sense of jealousy towards Guoen's gift in medicine, and with his mother full of praise for Guoen, he saw him as a strong competitor that he cannot lose to. Dewei has many suitors, but he only has eyes for Minfei. He never thought that Guoen would also become his rival-in-love.
Guoen and Minfei started to go out together but good times did not last. He found out that Zhiyi was too stressed up about work and relationships and started developing symptoms of depression. He feels bad for neglecting her and wanted to cure her of her illness. Zhiyi became too over-dependent on Guoen and started to affect the relationship between Guoen and Minfei.
Guoen could not decide between them and Minfei was the one who voluntary stepped out, saying Zhiyi needed him more.
Minfei has been in low spirits for some time and her father is getting concerned, but her negative feelings towards him ignited a quarrel between them. She left for Pulau Ubin to take a break from her usual life. Her father, Liming, suffered a stroke while alone at home. When Minfei heard the news, she rushed to the hospital only to hear that his condition was very serious.
Minfei felt terrible for not being there for her father. Guoen remained concerned about her and unwittingly found out a secret about her mother that could have serious implications on Minfei's future.
At that time, Minfei's mother was diagnosed with a disease that affected her immune system. This disease had a long incubation period, and can lead to paralysis, organ failure, death and the most intimidating factor was that it could be inherited. Minfei was only five years old then and her parents were not willing to burden her with such depressing knowledge. They chose to hide the truth from Minfei. Even when her father, Liming, was misunderstood by his own daughter, he took it in silently, just so that Minfei could carry on with her happy and carefree life.
When Minfei learnt about the truth, she finally understood her father's difficulties. She broke down in front of her father to ask for his forgiveness. Liming did not blame Minfei and only hoped that she could be happy. The misunderstanding between them was cleared at last.
Minfei understands the possibilities of contracting the disease herself and that she might not be able to live past age 35. Guoen wants to stay by her side till the end but Minfei just wants them to remain as friends.
Jesseca Liu (刘子绚) as Yang Min Fei (杨敏妃)
Christopher Lee (李铭顺) as Wu Guo En (吴国恩)
Ann Kok (郭舒贤) as Ye Zhi Yi (叶芝仪)
Ix Shen (沈倾掞) as Guan De Wei (关德伟)
Zhang Zhen Huan (张振寰) as Guo Jian Zhong (郭建中)
Kate Pang (庞蕾馨) as Huang En Yun (黄思云)
Richard Low (刘谦益) as Yang Li Ming (杨立明)
Chen Shu Cheng (陈澍城) as Wu Zhi Xiong (吴志雄)
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Production Credits
Executive Producer: Molby Low (刘健财)
Story Planner: Ho Hee Ann (何启安)
Episode Synopsis
- The Oath is produced by Wawa Production studio, and it's the first drama from the studio that is been broadcast on prime time 9pm slot on Channel 8.
Viewership Ratings
- Episode 1 & 2 (Average): 895,000
- Episode 1 to 16 (Average): 910,000
- Episode 20: 1,074,000 (source)
- Overall Average: 915,000
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I have nothing to say about this game. I didn't watch it. I didn't listen to it. It was the first preseason game and so even if I had, I probably still would have very few conclusions to draw. An NBA season is long. An NBA preseason is nothing more than glorified practice sessions where coaches do things they don't do in real games and don't do things they will do in real games.
What I find most valuable about preseason games, aside from just getting myself back into the swing of the NBA, is watching individual players and looking at their skill set, changes from anything I'd seen in the past, and get a general sense of who they are on the court. But even that is just one small data point in what will be a large volume of information.
You read Alex's recap of the Suns loss to the Kings. Here's a quick recap of what others wrote about the game. Needless to say, there's not a lot out there which is indicative how unimportant this game was.
Valley of the Suns had some interesting thoughts on Kendall Marshall. Since I didn't see the game, I can't comment on the specifics, but I get the feeling we're going to see a lot of mixed reviews on the rookie this year.
People who liked him in college and want to see him do well will focus on the positives in his game. Those who are skeptical will see the negatives. Marshall will almost certainly give both camps plenty of ammo.
New era of Suns basketball begins with loss in Sacramento
Arguably the most notable performance in Tuesday's loss came from the Suns' first-round draft pick, Kendall Marshall. Due to Dragic's foul problems and an injury that sidelined Sebastian Telfair, the No. 13 pick from June's draft played a team-high 28 minutes and showed several glimpses of what he's capable of doing in an up-tempo offensive scheme. Like most of his teammates, though, Marshall struggled to get comfortable in the half court — accruing three turnovers and just four points on 1-for-6 shooting — but his consistent aggression despite mistakes and a double-digit fourth quarter deficit was very encouraging.
Here's some thoughts from a Kings fan who was at the game:
Kings open preseason with 102-96 win over Suns - Sactown Royalty
T-Rob is relentless on defense. very much a get in your face and hands everywhere. Very quick sidesteps as well. (James) Johnson has great timing on his blocks. very defensively active as well. Tyreke did look a little lost to me on the court. Defensively has was active but didn't close out on jump shots by Beasely in the beginning.
And from NBA.com, here's the video recap of the game and the game book which you can download and use to break down stats by quarter (if you are so inclined).
Friday's home game against the Trail Blazers will be televised (and be at home) so I'm sure there will be more written about that.
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It was reviewing movies that made Roger Ebert as famous and wealthy as many of the stars who felt the sting or caress of his pen or were the recipients of his televised thumbs-up or thumbs-down judgments. But in his words and in his life he displayed the soul of a poet whose passions and interests extended far beyond the darkened theaters where he spent so much of his professional life.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning movie critic for the Chicago Sun-Times for more than 45 years and for more than three decades the co-host of one of the most powerful programs in television history (initially with the late Gene Siskel, the movie critic for the Chicago Tribune, and, following Siskel's death in 1999, with his Sun-Times colleague Richard Roeper), Ebert died Thursday, according to a family friend.
He was 70 years old.
Even still, he kept writing and remained as active as he could be. He was planning to host the 15th annual Roger Ebert's Film Festival later this month in his hometown of Champaign-Urbana.


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An aerial view shows a train entering a depot outside of Williston, North Dakota, March 12, 2013.
Safety debate eyes taming Bakken crude before it hits rails
But that is starting to change. A potentially more effective approach, which would remove the most volatile elements from the crude before it is being loaded onto rail cars, is now beginning to get attention, both from regulators considering safety enhancements and some lawmakers, industry executives say.
It is too soon to say if regulators, who say all options are on the table, will end up requiring Bakken crude to be stripped of flammable natural gas liquids (NGLs) before it moves by rail.
But degassing Bakken crude for rail would be costly.
Companies would need to spend potentially billions of dollars on small processing towers known as stabilizers that shave off NGLs from crude and build pipelines to carry the NGLs to a viable market.
Right now, little of that infrastructure exists in the Bakken, which produces about 950,000 barrels of crude per day for thirsty coastal refineries, with some 67 percent of that moving by rail.
"The issue of whether or not producers should be required to stabilize the product after it comes out of the wellhead and before it's loaded into a railcar is starting to come up in conversations at the Senate staff level," said a refining industry executive in Washington.
The flammability of crude and the quality of what goes into railcars is on the table for the industry and regulators working to improve safety, said Greg Garland, Chief Executive Officer of refiner Phillips 66, when asked if he could see infrastructure added in the Bakken to remove NGLs.
"I do think that is part of the equation that we ultimately need to address in terms of railcar safety," Garland said.
When asked if regulators were discussing stabilizer infrastructure as part of oil-by-rail safety discussions, a U.S. Department of Transportation spokeswoman said, "We are looking at all our options and everything is on the table."
The Bakken is 1,500 miles (2,400 km) north of the U.S. Gulf Coast, the biggest market for NGLs in the nation. That gives Bakken producers and logistics companies little to no economic incentive to invest heavily on stabilizers and pipelines when they can load all their crude into railcars.
There has been a spate of fiery crashes of trains carrying Bakken oil in North America. [ID:nL2N0LI1LD]
Last July a runaway Bakken train bound for a Canadian refinery crashed in the center of a small Quebec town and exploded, killing 47 people. Other crude train crashes or derailments in the United States have not killed anyone, but they ignited fires in or near towns, the most recent in Lynchburg, Virginia late last month. [ID:nL2N0NM252]
Natural gas liquids known as light ends – propane, butane, ethane, pentane – impart the flammability in crude, said Harry Giles, former manager of crude oil quality programs for the U.S. Department of Energy's Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Those are the components most likely to burn or explode when sparks fly in a crash or derailment.
Heavy crude, like viscous bitumen produced in Canada, is hard to ignite because it is virtually devoid of combustible light ends, he said. Canadian crude diluted with very light forms of oil is more flammable, and light-sweet crudes like those produced in North Dakota or Texas are even more so.
"In the Bakken, you've got two choices. You burn it, or you put it into the crude in the railcar," said Giles, who now heads a liquid petroleum transport company. "The higher the concentration of light ends, the greater the flammability."
In January the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Safety Administration (PHMSA) said Bakken crude may be more flammable than traditional heavy crude. At the same time, refiners and some shippers are phasing out older, less fortified railcars in favor of the latest design with thicker hulls and reinforced valves. Trade groups for railcar makers and railroads advocate for even stronger cars.
The alternative – measures to siphon NGLs from Bakken crude before it enters a railcar – would involve an infrastructure common in Texas but not seen so far in the Bakken region.
A stabilizer, a tall, cylindrical tower, uses heat to separate NGLs from crude. NGLs are then condensed and moved – by truck, rail or pipeline – to a fractionator for processing.
Crude stabilizers and NGL pipelines are ubiquitous in the Eagle Ford shale in Texas. Many stabilizers dot the oilfields, ranging in size from 500 barrels per day to as large as Plains All American's 80,000 bpd stabilizer at its Gardendale, Texas terminal. Plains is building a fractionator on the site and expanding the stabilizer to 120,000 bpd.
"We're fortunate that we have the infrastructure and the NGL lines. It makes sense to build stabilizers in the field where we produce," said Mike Spears, senior vice president of operations and engineering for San Antonio-based Howard Energy Partners, which is building a 10,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) stabilizer in Live Oak County.
Two reasons drive the Eagle Ford's wide use of stabilizers.
First, crude oil pipeline specifications require certain pressure limits that pretty much force companies to strip out NGLs, said Myron Goforth, president of Dew Point Control LLC, a suburban Houston company that leases stabilizers.
"It's a little like the wild west up in the Bakken, where everybody gets to do what they want to do," Goforth said. "In the Eagle Ford, you've got to play by the rules, which forces the oil companies to treat it differently."
And second, the Eagle Ford is close to the biggest market for NGLs in the U.S. along the Gulf Coast.
The nation's largest NGL processing center is in Mont Belvieu, Texas, a 30-minute drive east of Houston. A huge concentration of petrochemical plants that want NGLs to use in processing sits in southeast Texas and coastal Louisiana. The region is a growing NGL export hub as well.
Plus, the Gulf Coast market has little demand for Bakken NGLs as Texas oilfields offer more than enough.
"It's very easy to stabilize the crude – it just takes money," Goforth said. "The producer doesn't want to pay for it if he can ship it without doing it."
There is growing natural gas processing infrastructure in the Bakken to handle dry gas and reduce flaring. ONEOK Partners LP runs a $500 million, 600-mile (960-km) Bakken NGL pipeline that moves NGLs stripped from gas to Wyoming.
Growing concerns about moving volatile crude by rail could prompt regulators to force the issue for oil, said Daniel Hagan, project finance partner at the law firm White & Case, who has studied gas pipeline infrastructure issues in the Bakken.
"It could turn into, 'there's no economic incentive, however now it's a regulatory requirement'," Hagan said. "That's the reality. It's really hard to justify making investments that you're not required to do."
(Reporting by Kristen Hays; Editing by Terry Wade, Jonathan Leff and Frances Kerry)


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