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Jenny McCarthy, with help from Oprah Winfrey, lies about vaccines
Jenny McCarthy was once the MTV drunk college dating game hostess and former "journalist" on The View. I remember when she joined The View – there was widespread condemnation of her hiring from scientists, journalists, and yours truly because of her loud and annoying antivaccine rhetoric. Clearly, no one of any note supported her being hired on the View, except for websites like the Age of Pushing Nonsense To Harm Children. Continue reading "Jenny McCarthy, with help from Oprah Winfrey, lies about vaccines"
Jenny McCarthy asks Twitter for help, Twitter replies "vaccinate"
Last week, former Playboy Playmate, recently appointed co-host of the ABC-TV (USA) show, the View, and anti-science/antivaccination rabble rouser Jenny McCarthy, decided to head to Twitter to get relationship advice. Not sure what she expected, and maybe she's much more clever than we think by making this a trending topic, but it started rather quietly:
What is the most important personality trait you look for in a mate? Reply using #JennyAsks
— Jenny McCarthy (@JennyMcCarthy) March 13, 2014
A hurricane of replies flew across Twitter (much of the evening I was retweeting the best ones, or just laughing). As one Tweeter remarked, "this is why the internet was invented." Yup. Maybe Jenny didn't know what she was doing?
If you haven't ventured over to the hijacked #jennyasks (Jenny McCarthy) hashtag, I suggest you do it. This is why the internet was invented
— Matt Brown (@MattBrownM2) March 17, 2014
Here are my favorites, and ones I haven't seen on other articles.
@JennyMcCarthy Someone I can hold hands with while getting our flu shots #JennyAsks
— Andrea (@_CoveredInRain) March 15, 2014
My ideal mate is someone who isn't a complete menace to public health. #antivax #ecigarettes #JennyAsks
— molly green (@MissyInDC) March 18, 2014
Someone who, when coughing, I can be pretty certain does not have Whooping Cough (Pertussis)…because he was vaccinated. #JennyAsks
— Ranit Mishori MD MHS (@ranitmd) March 18, 2014
#JennyAsks Someone who doesn't actively harm society by using their celebrity status to spread false information about important medicine
— Kevin Major (@kevinmajor1) March 18, 2014
#JennyAsks Someone who understands that "peer reviewed" research doesn't include your anti-vac mommy group and google searches.
— Tony O'Snark (@Anti_twatwaffle) March 18, 2014
#JennyAsks, perfect mate?Someone who doesn't endanger vulnerable populations with perfectly preventable plagues.
— nicole (@twin336) March 18, 2014
Hysterical. A nerdy reference:
Ideal Mate is a Movie Lover: Contagion, Andromeda Strain, Outbreak, 12 Monkeys, 28 Days Later, Last Man on Earth, Quarantine #JennyAsks
— Douglas Morse (@DougMorse) March 18, 2014
I like my mate immune to measles. Who can resist a girl who isn't spewing contaminated fluids? #JennyAsks
— Evil Librarian (@evil_librarian) March 18, 2014
Some who knows plural of anecdote ain't data. MT @JennyMcCarthy: Most important personality trait you look for in mate? Reply w/ #JennyAsks
— Seth Mnookin (@sethmnookin) March 15, 2014
I like my men like I like my dogs… up to date on all their shots! #jennyasks
— Rebecca Knapp (@therebeccaknapp) March 15, 2014
One who doesn't take med advice from a washed up PB bunny who singlehandedly has potentially harmed more kids than autism #JennyAsks
— Kelly Hicks (@kellydean77) March 16, 2014
Hey @JennyMcCarthy, how is #JennyAsks going? Me, I like a mate who likes horror films. Just not the ones where everyone dies of measles.
— Sir Brian (@Brian_Ofthelost) March 18, 2014
Someone who knows that measles and smallpox never got their fair chance to wipe out humanity, and wants to help them out. #JennyAsks
— Larry (@senatorlarry) March 18, 2014
#JennyAsks Jenny refuses to vaccinate her child, moved to NY for crappy talk show now there's a major measles outbreak in NY. Coincidence?
— Nicola Suntine (@NicolaSuntine) March 18, 2014
There were so many more I could have used, but laughing that hard for so long can wear a person out. I did a rough estimate of pro-vaccine to anti-vaccine Tweets for #JennyAsks, and it was around 100-200:1. So, you can conclude that either most Twitter users who follow hashtags are pro-science/pro-vaccine, or anti-vaxxers have limited access to computers and Twitter, since they're living off the grid avoiding the evil Jews trying to vaccinate them. Oh yeah, that's a thing amongst the antivaccination crowd.
A few months ago, I got into a discussion with writer and brand new mother Tara Haelle, claiming that social media wasn't very useful in changing the society's views on topics. I was skeptical that massive "protests" on Twitter or Facebook would move the body politic on any issues. Apparently, I was wrong. Because Jenny's hashtag was completely and utterly hijacked by the pro-science/pro-vaccine world.
By the way, I added my own tweet to #JennyAsks a few days ago:
My perfect mate wouldn't have a website dedicated to the children who died because of her lies. #jennyasks http://t.co/sWPN2A5CLK
— SkepticalRaptor (@skepticalraptor) March 15, 2014
Visit the Science-based Vaccine Search Engine.
One lunatic is dangerous to children–The Jenny McCarthy Story
Unless you're a skeptic living under a rock on Mars (which would be pretty amazing), you'd know that the Playboy Playmate Jenny McCarthy was chosen by ABC TV (in the USA) to be a co-host on the daytime talk show, The View. Let's just say that this has not been met positively by much of the skeptical, pro-science blogging and journalism community. In fact, from what I've read, hardly anyone but the vaccine denier lunatic fringe is happy about her choice a co-host.
But this isn't just complaining about an actress getting a job on a TV show. On my personal list of things I care about, I care very little about who is or isn't the host on The View, a show that I have honestly never watched. And given that Jenny is going to be on it, I have even less interest in watching it.
The real reason why so many of us were upset had nothing to do with her being a bad actress, but because her beliefs about vaccines are plainly untrue and unsupported by the vast wealth of science. And now she might have a platform to hawk her misguided conviction that vaccines are dangerous. Because Americans are so easily seduced by a celebrity endorsement (about 25% of Americans trust celebrities), her comments carry more weight than real physicians and scientific researchers. Continue reading "One lunatic is dangerous to children–The Jenny McCarthy Story"
The vote on Jenny McCarthy–a resounding NO
"McCarthy's view on vaccines stirs 'View' controversy" USA TODAY (July 16, 2013)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/15/jenny-mccarthy-view-vaccines/2518171/
"Actress to Fill One Vacancy in the Cast of 'The View'" The New York Times (July 15, 2013)
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/16/business/media/jenny-mccarthy-to-join-the-view-on-abc.html?_r=0
"Viruses Don't Care About Your View: Why ABC Shouldn't Have Hired Jenny McCarthy" TIME (July 15, 2013)
http://entertainment.time.com/2013/07/15/viruses-dont-care-about-your-view-why-abc-shouldnt-have-hired-jenny-mccarthy/#ixzz2ZDRFH2Vd
"Jenny McCarthy: The Danger of Medical Celebrity" Forbes (July 15, 2013)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkroll/2013/07/16/jenny-mccarthy-the-danger-of-medical-celebrity/
"Jenny McCarthy on 'View': A new forum for discredited autism theories" Los Angeles Times (July 15, 2013)
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-jenny-mccarthy–view-autism-20130715,0,6008429.story
"Jenny McCarthy on The View — not The Medically Correct View, Just The View" Washington Post (July 15, 2013)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2013/07/15/jenny-mccarthy-on-the-view-not-the-medically-correct-view-just-the-view/
"What Jenny McCarthy Should Do Before Her View Debut" Forbes (July 16, 2013)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywillingham/2013/07/16/what-jenny-mccarthy-should-do-before-her-view-debut/
"Jenny McCarthy joins 'The View'" USA TODAY (July 15, 2013)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2013/07/15/abc-the-view-jenny-mccarthy-barbara-walters/2517659/
"Bill Nye: Jenny McCarthy's Errant Views On Childhood Vaccines May Be Discredited On 'The View'" Huffington Post (July 15, 2013)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/15/bill-nye-jenny-mccarthy-childhood-vaccines-autism-the-view_n_3600666.html?ir=Science
OPINION: "She plays one on TV" New York Daily News (July 16, 2013)
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/plays-tv-article-1.1399408#ixzz2ZDXAXKsq
"Science Community Is Furious Over Jenny McCarthy's New Job On 'The View'" Business Insider (July 15, 2013)
http://www.businessinsider.com/anti-vaxxer-jenny-mccarthy-on-the-view-2013-7#ixzz2ZDVSUM3N
"The View Hires Notorious Anti-Vaxxer Jenny McCarthy" Slate's Bad Astronomy (July 15, 2013)
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/07/15/the_view_daytime_talk_show_hires_antivaxxer_jenny_mccarthy.html
"ABC's hiring of Jenny McCarthy: a decision that could cost lives" Boston.com (July 15, 2013)
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/mdmama/2013/07/abcs_hiring_of_jenny_mccarthy_a_decision_that_could_cost_lives.html
OPINION: "ABC shouldn't give McCarthy platform: Column" USA TODAY (July 15, 2013)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/07/15/jenny-mccarthy-view-column/2519101/
"Jenny McCarthy joins 'The View' as co-host" TODAY (July 15, 2013)
http://www.today.com/entertainment/jenny-mccarthy-joins-view-co-host-6C10637031
"Anti-Vaccine Evangelist Jenny McCarthy Is the New Elisabeth Hasselbeck" New York Magazine (July 15, 2013)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/07/jenny-mccarthy-joins-the-view-elisabeth-hasselbeck.html
"Jenny McCarthy's 'View' Announcement Stirs Up Snark on Twitter" The Hollywood Reporter (July 15, 2013)
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jenny-mccarthys-view-announcement-stirs-585510
"ABC's Jenny McCarthy Vs. ABC's Actual Doctor on Vaccines" New Republic (July 15, 2013)
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/113867/abcs-jenny-mccarthy-vs-abcs-actual-doctor-vaccines#
"Jenny McCarthy to Join 'The View'" The Daily Beast (July 15, 2013)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2013/07/15/jenny-mccarthy-to-join-the-view.html
"Anti-Vaccine Activist Jenny McCarthy to Join 'The View'" Politix (July 16, 2013)
http://politix.topix.com/homepage/7036-anti-vaccine-campaigner-jenny-mccarthy-to-join-the-view
"Jenny McCarthy To Bring Her Anti-Vaccine Activism To 'The View' As New Co-Host" Think Progress (July 15, 2013)
http://thinkprogress.org/alyssa/2013/07/15/2302631/jenny-mccarthy-to-bring-her-anti-vaccine-activism-to-the-view-as-new-co-host/
"Jenny McCarthy: An antivaccine 'View' is hired" Respectful Insolence (July 16, 2013)
http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2013/07/16/jenny-mccarthy-an-antivaccine-view-is-hired/
"Should Jenny McCarthy's Vaccine Opinions Keep Her Off The View?" Pop Blend (July 15, 2013)
http://www.cinemablend.com/pop/Should-Jenny-McCarthy-Vaccine-Opinions-Keep-Her-Off-View-57524.html
(A special thanks to fellow blogger, Karen Ernst, for creating and editing this list.)
Posted on 2013/07/15
Jenny McCarthy gets to showcase her ignorance on television
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Despite general opposition to it in the social media world, Jenny McCarthy, former Playboy Playmate of the Year, has just officially joined The View, an American daytime talk show on the ABC television network (owned by Disney). So other than being a former Playboy model, what is she notable for? Well, unless you're just totally uninterested in the vaccine controversy, you know her as someone who heavily promotes the anti-vaccination movement.
Let's look closely at Jenny's background. Her extensive medical and science education includes…not much. In fact, she's used as an authority figure among vaccine deniers, despite having no formal education in the sciences, medicine, immunology, virology, psychiatry, psychology…I'm sure you get the point.
In 2005, she announced that her child was diagnosed with autism, and she remains convinced that vaccines caused her son's autism, although that view is unsupported by any scientific or medical evidence, which has lead to some significant skepticism and doubt that her son even has autism. Her public appearances and statements have increased the public perception of this link, and may have led to decreased immunization rates and increased incidence of some vaccine preventable diseases. Jenny has stated that chelation therapy helped her son recover from autism. Essentially, she claims that mercury in vaccines causes autism, which has been rejected by scientific and clinical studies. In fact, there is no evidence whatsoever that vaccines cause autism (this blog post thoroughly discusses all of the evidence), unless you buy into the fraudulent link between autism and vaccines promoted by Mr. Andy Wakefield's paper that alleged a connection between MMR and autism and has been retracted by the Lancet medical journal. Continue reading "Jenny McCarthy gets to showcase her ignorance on television"


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Put chopped vegetable and green chilly in a vessel. Add turmeric powder, salt, chilly powder, jaggery and around 2 cups of water and cook.
Pour this ground mixture to the vessel containing cooked vegetable. (Add salt, water if required) Bring it to boil and mix well.
Put butter, red chilly pieces, mustard seeds in a pan and heat. Once it starts spluttering, add it to Majjige Huli. Mix well before serving. It goes well with Rice/Dosas.
Wash the pumpkin flowers and keep them aside.
Cut them into medium sized pieces as shown in the picture below.
Put rice flour, semolina, corn flour, turmeric powder, asafoetida powder, chilly powder, salt in a plate and mix well.
Roll the pumpkin flowers over the masala and keep it aside.
Put 2-3 tsp oil in a Tava and spread it over the Tava evenly. Heat the Tava, place the coated flowers and apply little oil over the pieces as shown in the picture below.
Turn both the sides frequently, apply little oil and cook them for about 8-10 mins in medium/low flame.
Serve hot. It goes well along with rice and any kind of mild Thove/Dal or Rasam.
Remove the outer skin of beetroot and chop it into medium sized pieces as shown in the picture below. Chop the onion, tomato and carrot into medium sized pieces as shown in the picture below.
Once the pressure goes off, adjust the ingredients and bring it to boil. Add chopped coriander leaves and switch off the flame.
Put mustard seeds, broken red chillies, ghee in a pan and heat. Once it starts spluttering, add curry leaves, asafoetida powder, keep it for few seconds and then add it to Rasam. Mix well before serving. It goes well with Rice.
Wash yellow lentils, bengal gram seeds and put them in a pressure cooker. Add pinch of turmeric powder, salt, tomatoes, required amount of water and cook them well. Once the pressure goes off, mash them properly as shown in the picture below.
Chop onion into small pieces as shown in the picture below. Cut green chillies into two halves. Remove the outer cover of garlic pods and chop them into small pieces. Peel the bottle gourd, remove the seeds if its ripen and cut them into medium sized pieces as shown in the picture below.
Put mustard seeds, cumin seeds, broken red chillies and oil in a thick bottomed vessel/pan. Once it starts spluttering, add garlic and fry them for about 1-2 mins. Add curry leaves, green chillies, asafoetida powder, chopped onion and pinch of turmeric powder. Fry them for about 3-4 mins in medium flame, until onion becomes light golden in colour.
Add chopped bottle gourd, hunasekayi tokku, salt and mix them well.
Add required amount of water and cook them well by covering a lid for about 15-20 mins. Add cooked lentils and bring them to boil. Add salt, water if required. Keep the tove in medium/low flame for about 3-4 mins.
Add chopped coriander leaves, butter, mix them well and switch off the flame.
Mix well before serving. It goes well with Rice/Chapathis.


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There are so many reasons why abortion needs to be legal: women's freedom for one, that should be the end of the discussion, but here we are.
Since we have to have this discussion, I have one more reason: rape.
We can't make abortion illegal because women get raped. And, it can't be "abortion is illegal with the exception of rape." Let me explain why. But, before that, we have to all agree that incest is not "sex with a minor," incest is rape. Children do not have the option to consent.
"Friendly reminder that if you only support abortion in instances of rape or incest, you're enforcing the idea that in order for a woman to have a right to her body, someone has to violate it first." ~ @ravenbellefleur
When I was a pre-teen, like many young girls, I was a babysitter.
Back then, we didn't have the awareness of pedophiles and predators that we (thankfully) have now. So, when I was asked to babysit late into the night and sleep there, as they would be coming home in the wee hours of the morning, it felt okay.
When these parents arrived back home, the wife was tired and went to bed. He wanted to watch a movie. I was curled up with my pillow and blanket at one end of the couch. He asked me if I would like a drink, I said yes, he opened a can of 7-Up and poured it into a glass.
The next thing I remember is opening my eyes, it was hard to focus. I couldn't remember where I was or what was happening. On the T.V. a horror film was playing and a man was screaming. It's funny, or rather it's not, how much I relate to this man on the T.V. how disoriented and scared he was—I dream of him often.
Then I smelled it, sex.
No one talks about that, that sex has a smell. That three decades later, a smell can still bring me back to being a child, laying on that couch not knowing what was happening. These little details are the ones that stick with you.
I didn't even understand what was happening. After, I rolled over and fell on the floor and stumbled into the bathroom where I threw up.
I didn't know what to do, no cellphones in those days to rescue me. He was knocking on the door, everyone would wake up, I didn't know what to do.
I left the bathroom and curled up in a ball in the corner of the living room. He came over and tried to start touching me and I said I was sick and kept moving away. He then went to bed and had sex with his wife. I could hear them. I cried.
The next day, I told a boy my age what had happened. He said, "Oh you're damaged now."
I vowed to never tell anyone else again.
I had to see that man all the time.
I worried that people would think that it was my fault. So I told no one.
But then, I was having pain and went to the hospital. The doctor looked at me and asked if someone hurt me. I cried again, the police came, I told them my story, they drove me home, I told my father. The police went and questioned the guy, then came back and told us he had an alibi for that night and that my parents should watch me because "I was a troubled girl looking for attention by trying to wreck a man's life."
See the thing is, I couldn't give them a date. I don't know the date. I tried to block it from my memory. So, how could he have an alibi if there was no date.
I didn't know the date, but I did have to see him all the time, I had to protect myself, so I had to forget it happened.
But, three decades later, I can tell you how it smelled, I know the scene of the movie, the sound of the 7-Up being poured into the glass, the suffocation of his body, the taste of the puke, and the look in my eyes when I looked in the mirror.
I cry while I write this because I can feel every second of it.
Sometimes when I'm with my husband, he will touch me in a certain way, and suddenly I'm that terrified and scared child again with tears flowing down my face.
Rape is traumatizing.
It stays with you forever.
It affects every single relationship you will ever have (including the one with yourself).
After it happened, I hated being in my skin and I thought about killing myself. Living with this back then was, well, there aren't really words—at 40, there still aren't.
I can't help to think that if I had become pregnant and had to carry that baby, I'm not sure what the damage to my mental health would have been. I'm not sure I would have survived it.
I have had two children now, each of my pregnancies was traumatic for me. I lived in hospitals and was incredibly sick, and labor was what my idea of hell is.
If I would have been forced to carry my rapist's child, there would be no words for that kind of torture and cruelty.
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"There's not a single thing in this world a male could experience that would even come close to the indignity of being legally forced to carry your rapist's baby to term." ~ @hearherstories
Rape can not be the exception to an abortion law. People have to have full body autonomy over their reproductive systems.
I was not believed. Nothing happened to him. I was "the troubled girl." Today, in many places around the world, I would have had to carry that child.
The system would have failed me twice—as it has failed millions of women.
Proving you were raped is not an easy task and if after exams, testimonies, court dates, and more violations to our bodies and lives, it would be too late to have an abortion.
The only way for women to not be traumatized—more than rape already traumatizes— is to have abortions remain fully legal. There is no other way.
Abortion has to be a resource for all who can conceive. That includes, but isn't limited to raped women, period, end of argument.
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NEW DELHI: There are certain companies that are always on top of the list of "dream jobs". Quite a few of them are in the technology sector and Apple does hold a certain appeal for job seekers of all kinds. The Cupertino-based tech giant is now giving an insight into what's it like to work for the company. Apple has revamped its "About Apple" page – mainly the Jobs section — on the company website. "Join a worldwide company that reflects the whole wide world," or "Come work where sentences start with 'what if…" are some of the messages the company is sending out to prospective job seekers.
The page describes in detail how and what kind of work different teams at Apple do. Be it the software, marketing or retail, Apple is giving a glimpse into almost every department of the brand. The webpage now also has a better search option to help people look for the job they are interested in.
Clearly, Apple is inviting job seekers and telling them that that there's nothing like working for the company.
Speaking of invites, Apple recently sent out media invites for an event it is holding on October 30 in New York. While there's no official confirmation about what the company will launch, the invite reads, "There's more in the making." Rumour mills have gone in overdrive speculating about what Apple may launch. It is rumoured that we can expect to see newer versions of the iPad, MacBook devices and perhaps the Mac Mini.


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InnSpire has implemented a customized cloud-based Wi-Fi network infrastructure, along with its IPTV guestroom solution at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, Calif. Leveraging the Zyxel Nebula Cloud Network Management system, InnSpire completed a complete overhaul of the property's previous ineffective and outdated wired guest internet to provide the latest guestroom entertainment and Wi-Fi platforms for the property, including interactive TVs with streaming and casting capabilities.
The Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino sought to upgrade its existing network infrastructure in response to guest complaints about poor Wi-Fi connectivity and stability, which negatively impacted the guest experience, as well as the property's online review scores. Leveraging the Zyxel Nebula Cloud Network Management System, InnSpire was selected to deliver a completely cloud managed, network topology with over 1,000 network devices and a robust HSIA gateway with a centralized PMS interface.
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The Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino consists of 255 rooms, ranging from 450 to 1,450 square feet of space. As a result of the successful network upgrade, the property is now considering "smart" guestroom upgrades, such as controllable drapes and lights to further enhance the guest experience.
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Pluto In Capricorn: How Does It Feel To Live In A Decaying Society?
Posted on July 9, 2011 by ElsaJune 14, 2021
I am exposed to disturbing things / signs / trends on a daily basis. I am wondering how long I can maintain what I consider a normal standard when the people around me compromise their integrity and act in ways that are immoral but (perhaps?) necessary for their survival.
We know a man cheats at every turn… so that he can feed his family. It's a way of life. Cheating, stealing, cutting corners, taking advantage, screwing the system, manipulation, lies, etc. So what do I tell my son about this? Do I tell him to do the right thing unless certain conditions are met? What are the conditions? At what point can he disregard moral law and join the (swelling) masses of people who live by no law and justify everything they do?
I am asking these questions because I have to answer them. I don't want my son to cheat, steal, cut corners, take advantage, screw the system, manipulate and lie. I also don't want to tell him a person is not responsible for their own behavior because of some entity like a political party or "bankers" or "big business", because that's not real. If you put your hand in the pot and steal, it is YOUR hand. However, I'm not keen on condemning others, especially when I don't know their exact circumstances and this all makes me feel intensely uncomfortable.
I also feel sad. I come from a terrifically hard place and I never thought I'd have to go back there. I wouldn't feel so bad if I wasn't a mother. But I am a mother.
How do you feel about the world around you at this point in time?
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Tam on July 9, 2011 at 6:43 am said:
I have always known people acting the way you describe. It's out in our faces now.
Not being a mother, I can't relate really. Maybe if you could convey to your son that once you get comfortable with one small illegal thing, it's much easier to move on to bigger worse things.
Caroline on July 9, 2011 at 6:54 am said:
Disappointed.
A-Rae on July 9, 2011 at 6:57 am said:
I am a mother and I feel very uneasy about the future of this society. The fall of Rome comes to mind… you know? I often think about things like how to raise happy kids in the middle of this cultural cesspool, what one can do to contribute to a solution, and what to do to prepare for an uncertain future. :/
Elsa on July 9, 2011 at 7:01 am said:
A-Rae – I'm with ya. 🙂
Rachael on July 9, 2011 at 7:20 am said:
My taxi ride to the train station in Hospet India was a young man about 26 years. We conversed and he shared he had a wife and two small children. His auto rickshaw was a rickety mess. When we arrived I offered him a tip of 20 rupees and he refused. I insisted so he took it and off he went returning with bananas and chai tea he'd purchased from a road vendor for my trip.
An incredibly gracious gesture.
Now I imagine that he'd be criticized by many for not looking out for his family.
Josi on July 9, 2011 at 7:40 am said:
I'm trying really hard to maintain faith in our young people that they will be able to handle it. As for the scenario you describe, there are just as many backward ways that work as forward ways. The backward ones are being illustrated a lot right now. But, I think if we give them BOTH examples then I believe the right one will be chosen. Like, what if you told him how this guy COULD feed his family without being underhanded. You know this guy won't maintain getting away with this stuff forever. So, just as your child has seen the "bad act" also point out the guy's downfall when it happens. Yeah, you can do the underhanded way, but look what happens.
You talk about morals. They have to be taught and unfortunately, I think this practice has fallen off the priority list for some.
Pluto Libra and Pluto Scorpio can vascillate from the good extreme to the bad pretty easily and there are some who will go the bad route because it is often the first option they think of and the path of least resistance. But, if shown alternatives, they can be swayed. You know, I havent looked at Pluto in Sag tho. I'll have to think about that one. And bless our little Pluto Caps..sheesh.
Stacey on July 9, 2011 at 7:54 am said:
I too have been thinking about past societies recently. My boss recently went to China and came back and said how China was definitely the emerging society. We then briefly talked about how the US was in decline like the past societites of Greece, Rome and Egypt.
I've often wondered what it was like while they were declining because, obviously, those places and people still exist.
Oshun on July 9, 2011 at 8:00 am said:
I agree with Tam. I have known people to behave this way prior to current events. I would always amputate because I was scared I would be next to be taken advantage of.
I guess that the current climate had made the ranks swell and/or made those who do this already bolder.
I am not a mom so I wouldn't know what you would tell a child. I am scared of having children for that very reason.
Like what will the world look like in the future?
I think letting them realize that you can't justify your actions based on what someone else does also helps. Just because x did something wrong it doesn't mean when y does something wrong that it is an ok reaction.
le_soleil on July 9, 2011 at 8:20 am said:
I am disappointed in the present state of affairs, and stunned at the depth and magnitude of it. I think that it challenges us as individuals, more than ever, to do the right thing.
I'm proud to say that my kids are very observant, and have the personal integrity thing down. I've even taught them not to judge others that appear to be doing wrong, but to keep the focus on themselves; unless it affects them directly. If anything, my kids are fearful about the challenges they face as adults; because they question whether they'll be able to make a decent living or continue to live in relative freedom. They are very attuned to the government and big business bearing down on the common person, despite the fact that no one watches the 'news' or goes about the house kvetching about "the Man". They feel it, and they're intimidated by it. All they've had for support for the past six years is a struggling single mother, as their father is deceased. There's been little I can do to insulate them against the harsh realities of life in America, but they're well aware that the onus is on each of them to make the best of it; while 'keeping it real'.
No question, kids today are going to have a tough way to go. Pray hard.
CLD on July 9, 2011 at 8:52 am said:
Hey Elsa, I really feel for you on this one. No kids here but often feel deeply for parents in today's world.
It's a hard road to walk being one of few with integrity and honesty. But really, it's worth it. I've been walking it for over 40 years and rarely – extremely rarely – met anyone with principles the same as mine. But i'd rather be that way than the other.
Fall of Rome…feel that too with the whole world actually. No idea where we'll be in 40-60 years but it's not looking great. It will be those who don't follow the masses who are happiest in life I think. Hard for sure but worth it I think.
jannevellamo on July 9, 2011 at 9:02 am said:
All the lowly people who cut corners, do not cost the society nearly as much as the thieves at the top. From their perspective, society only exists to support their personal needs, which are as infinite as their Egos. From their perspective, human value is measured in money and nothing else. The full scope of their corruption is something we easily miss, as they live in a parallel reality of their own, out of view for most of us. We feel the effects of their decisions, their mistakes and their rampant greed, but the chain of cause and effect is usually too long, tangled and full of missing links for us to follow back to the culprits. The people we know and see every day, however, are easier to spot and blame, as we can clearly observe the cause and the effect in action.
This situation is nothing compared with the one to come. Pluto has barely begun disrupting the system. What might this mean in practice? Japan is a good example of things to come, I would say. They buried their trash in the basement and got a rat infestation. They stored nuclear waste on top of active reactors and now they're eating and breathing that waste. To a lesser degree, so are we. The true rats, of course, were the ones in charge of the show, not the ones in the basement, not the ones in the kitchen cabinets, not even the ones in the bedroom that built a nest inside the mattress.
The smaller rats, of course, are not exactly fun to deal with, either. I'm presently dealing with them myself and I can tell you it feels like being the only guy left to hold the fort. Society is not helping me at all, but impeding. In fact, the bad guys seem to be actually assisted by Society on more levels than one. The rats seem to have access to official secrets, such as the locations of people in safehouses. Their crimes are also investigated either very sluggishly or not at all, which would indicate they have some serious connections. Before we joined the EU and opened the borders, stuff like this only happened in far away places, like Sicily and America, but now we have become truly international, in the worst sense of the word.
Mimi on June 14, 2021 at 7:39 am said:
Entirely intelligent and so true, every word.
Keep getting the vaccines in UK, my most unfavourite radio, TV, newspaper message.
There is now extreme evil everywhere in UK, we are now not wanted, robots will be in charge of all work very soon, algorithms. Nazism did not die. Censoring of free speech, 20 years old running their puerile businesses on You Tube, etc. How terrible is that in 2021?
More evil that I could ever imagine walking abroad, amongst us.
barb on July 9, 2011 at 9:18 am said:
You get what you focus on, so focusing on different role models makes a big difference. There are lots of people with integrity in this world….even more when you start actually looking for them. I had this discussion with a client just yesterday. If you're in the store and the cashier mistakenly gives you $10 extra in change, would you give it back? I know I would, and he said he would as well. I can tell if its right by the feeling in my gut. If it feels funny or wrong, then it is. Teach him to lead with integrity and honesty….because that's all there is.
Kashmiri on July 9, 2011 at 9:25 am said:
I have Pluto in my 10th Square Capricorn Moon in my 1st. I feel that with my chart I'm well equipped to deal with what comes.
I have felt my entire life that it best I prepare for an independent life and fortify myself to cope with adversity. And for the most part I have.
As for how to feel about living in a decaying society; I feel strong and hopeful that I'm capable of coping, come what may. I feel very good about my relationships and the people I am aligned with, and that definitely helps.
Yesterday my therapist told me that it appeared I process emotionally as events occur, his words were "You're on the beach in Normandy, mourning your loss and the loss of your comrades as you're running towards the Germans."
I laughed. Because it's true. It's amazing to finally have someone in my life who understands my thought process in the face of tragedy.
Jilly on July 9, 2011 at 9:33 am said:
This is going to sound bad (& maybe it is) but I recently learned that there is a 10-year 30% mortality rate for one of the ailments I have (I'm at about year 3). And with the way society is going, that isn't too disturbing to me. :/
learningtoground on July 9, 2011 at 9:55 am said:
Pluto in the 5th (1 libra) here. I have a 29 moon sextile Pluto. My scorp youngest sun immediately came to mind in your question. For me it's example deep example. My pluto also opposes my merc. All of my kids seem to really look at what I say but my two youngest (Taurus and scorp) feel … They seem to search how I "feel" in a situation or about a situation or person or persons actions. The old adage do as I saw not as I do would never work with these two. What I do, what I think and how I feel deep down sets the example of right and wrong for them. Their father and I are polor opposites so in the end they will chose an example to follow all I can do is hope they see the value if the example I have set. I can't make them turn out to see things my way if I forced them, guilted them or unduly punished them how they act may not truly reflect who they are inside. I just hope they chose the high road and see the value of what I have lived.
Siddiya on July 9, 2011 at 9:56 am said:
It's not the world f**ked up it's the people who live in the world who can be f**ked up.
Conoco on July 9, 2011 at 10:52 am said:
I'm scared that the recession will become a depression once Uranus squares Pluto or once Saturn in Scorpio and Pluto in Capricorn are in mutual reception.
How the heck are we going to get out of this one?
How do I feel about the world around me at this point?
I'm scared.
CLD on July 9, 2011 at 11:34 am said:
Jilly, similar situation here. Feel the same as you.
Conoco, i've been worried about the same. But also decided, whatever happens, worrying won't help. think we can only protect ourselves as well as possible but know that we're headed in a rough direction. I do have some hope there will be tiny miracles. Civilization has survived a long time. But how it will end up is beyond me. I'm trying to stay positive and just do the best I can in my corner of the world and life.
ruth on July 9, 2011 at 12:04 pm said:
I'm disillusioned, glad I never had kids no matter how much I wanted them. I've had really bad people brought into my group of friends, and I've suffered from it. My illusions of humanity have been tested, but I still hold onto the fact/hope? that there is still good to be found, there are still people out there who live quiet lives of integrity and kindness. Yes, our civilization is on a decline, but that is the way of civilizations.
paulo on July 9, 2011 at 12:05 pm said:
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Josi on July 9, 2011 at 12:18 pm said:
@ jannevellamo
Our systems (capricorn) need pluto right now. There is so much outdated crap in there..more baggage than even I have! And that's bad.
You talk about the thieves at the top and the thieves at the bottome. Thieves are thieves in my book. But I can tell you from experience in true wanna-be-a-scorp form that change is best from the bottom up rather than trying from the top down. Well, it's quicker that way too. Knock out that foundation (your core workers and contributors) and the top can either fall or adjust.
Satori on July 9, 2011 at 1:12 pm said:
I feel the doom looming… I'm also trying to give my kids a joyful experience in the last bit of time where they can still have the Beaver Cleaver life on some level. I address morality, big time, but my primary focus is on filling up their joy tanks. they'll need them in the future.
and by Beaver Cleaver life, I don't mean things, I mean experiences, playing in the neighborhood till dark, running through the sprinklers, playing cards with the extended family, eating watermelon on the lawn with cousins…
I'm trying to teach them the Life is Beautiful lesson that I never got. Elsa has talked about basic nature of being able to be pleased, whether you feel life is inherantly joyful or not and the overall effect that has on how one views life. THAT is what I'm trying to affect with my kids. Give them an ability to cultivate joy.
Learningtoground on July 9, 2011 at 1:43 pm said:
""and by Beaver Cleaver life, I don't mean things""
Absolutely Satori! Joy in the little things no matter the chaos that surrounds. If someday in a dark moment they catch a glimpse of say a butterfly and are transported back to a moment where they felt safe, loved, valued and happy I will have done my job
hydrosnap on July 9, 2011 at 2:16 pm said:
I think when my son is old enough, I'm going to try to explain to him that character is shown by what you do when no one is looking. It's not about what other people are doing or about what other people will think of you. It's not about looking good or looking cool or getting something over on someone else. It's about staying true to yourself, your inner compass, what you you think is right. If you do that, no matter what, you will be able to stand tall and feel proud of yourself. If you have to answer to someone, you can do it with confidence.
Unfortunately, my husband lives by a very different moral/ethical code, where he basically feels line he's always being taken advantage of, so he takes advantage of situations to his benefit whenever he can. I'll have my work cut out for me trying to counteract that with our son, but I'll do my best.
jannevellamo on July 9, 2011 at 2:36 pm said:
@Josi. You're quite right, of course. We do need a good cleanup, a good demolition of unsound structures and when only the truly good things are left standing, a time of rebuilding and creating new, sustainable structures. There will be a time when rats have no place to live anymore. The thing we should watch out for, however, is becoming the new rats to replace the old ones. The opportunity for that will arise inevitably, once things calm down a little.
Kimberly on July 9, 2011 at 2:59 pm said:
As hard to believe as this may seem, the world's problems are no more (or less) than in times past. Please assure your son that this is not the only lifetime there is. When I see other people's behaviors, I know that I will have to answer for mine someday – as will they. Keep him on the straight and narrow, and tell him to keep looking for the good in this world. He'll surely find it.
Meredith on July 9, 2011 at 3:36 pm said:
You son will look to you as a role model, but it's important to discuss various scenarios with him. When he's old enough to understand nuance, that's when you talk about the relative merits of some situations as opposed to others.
For instance, when my son was about five, he took a candy bar from the grocery store. I discovered what he'd done and took him back to the store to apologize to the manager and pay for the candy bar. That was a fairly cut and dried circumstance.
On the other hand, I knew a woman who escaped from the bombing of Sarajevo in 1995 and traveled across Europe as a refugee. She called me and said, "You wouldn't believe what I've had to done to live." I had a pretty good idea. Under ordinary circumstances she wouldn't have stolen from anyone. But it was her life and her baby's life at stake. In some jurisdictions, if caught, she might have been punished with jail time, but I couldn't fault her.
Conoco on July 9, 2011 at 3:50 pm said:
CLD, 2012-2015 sound like eventful years astrologically.
And yes, I will try not to worry because like you said, it does us nothing good!
blue_rose on July 9, 2011 at 4:28 pm said:
Do those of you who have Pluto in the 10th feel that Pluto in Cap is familiar to you, like you've dealt with these themes your entire life?
Also I'm wondering if Pluto in Cap will destroy the career ladder or simply redefine the collective idea of what a career is.
flip on July 9, 2011 at 4:29 pm said:
I am an optimist. I think that things must break down completely before some people will try to rebuild. Instead of cheating, lying, and scamming to get ahead, maybe people should ask why they are struggling to survive. when others are becoming super super wealthy. Why did out govt bail out banks and their millionaire CEOs and let the rest of us go on unemployment.
astree on July 9, 2011 at 6:11 pm said:
yes,i have pluto in 10th house. it conj my sun.
i always thought the society is dark side.
but now iam an optimist and agree with flip.
Elsa on July 9, 2011 at 6:15 pm said:
To flip and astree, I don't understand your optimism and I would like to.
The way I understand things, when someone breaks down completely it stays that way for a period of time. If you're talking about a society it can take 100's of years to recover.
Is this what you are optimistic about? That there is a natural cycle and people will come from the ashes at some point in the future??
Bruce on July 9, 2011 at 6:27 pm said:
I know for me I'm only optimistic that we'll get through it.
I sure hope it doesn't break down completely, agreed I can hunt, trap, and fish, I know what roots and berries to eat, and I live in the country areas not the city areas so under a total breakdown of society I may survive, I don't think it would be a good idea.
Major changes, yes, will need something anyways.
Wish the people we have to choose from to represent us were at all in touch with reality, some try harder than others, but it's a choice of who will do the least harm.
yes,elsa.maybe i am male,i think everything will trun be good.it needs more times is anxiety of mine.
@blue_rose. I have Pluto in the 10th as part of a bunch of grand crosses. It's also part of a bunch of grand trines, involving Uranus, Jupiter and Sol. I have no job, any attempts at creating a career have been futile, I've only had dead end jobs, all my Capricornian structures have crumbled, I see no point in trying to create more structures that would only be destroyed before being completed and I have little belief in the ability of our society to maintain itself for much longer. Is this good or bad? No, it just is. What must be must be.
deney on July 9, 2011 at 8:43 pm said:
Jilly,
You're saying you've likely got a 70% chance of survival than?
Elsa: regarding the state of things. Well, there have always been street crooks. But not the massive disparity of income that is happening now. We are climbing right up the the disparity equal to what it was before the French Revolution. And the propoganda is pretty awful too. Both sides, but being a falming liberal, I don't like what Glen Back and the former Royal manager–Rush Limbaugh, yep him–has to sday.
PS sorry for the typos.
We don't mind, deney. 🙂 People here are used to mine so no problem!
Pan_tiques on July 9, 2011 at 8:54 pm said:
I live in a very small rural town. Everybody knows everybody at least a little bit. A lying, cheating person could not survive here. If you try to short-change someone for their full cord of firewood, word travels, and no one will buy from you again. Only the honest workers get hired. Only the courteous businesses are patronized. It is a great incentive to treat others decently.
Isernia on July 9, 2011 at 8:55 pm said:
Society as a whole has always disappointed me, even at five years old. I was aware of being a mature Soul in a child's body.
I have felt for about 10 years now that society will be forced to revert back to Victorian times, for lack of a better analogy. I am prepared to have my children live with me for a long time, maybe forever, due to economic circumstances. The only way people will be able to survive is to have several generations contributing to one household.
It is important for everyone to pump as much positive energy into the Universe as they can to help smooth out all the negativity running rampant out there. I tend to think some neighborhoods will be destroyed, while others will blossom – and not necessarily per economics, but per the positive energy, or lack of, the residents emit.
I teach my children to do the right thing regardless of what everyone else is doing. I am, by nature, a moral person and feel sick if I veer from my principles. Every little bit of good helps everyone. We are all connected and every single kindness we extend to family, friends, animals, Mother Nature, strangers – it helps all of us.
There can be more of us "good" ones than "bad" ones and we can shift the energy so that it all works out without having to have complete devastation.
I envy you, Pan_tiques. I hope to live like that again at some point. 🙂
Conoco on July 9, 2011 at 10:10 pm said:
Elsa, I am VERY curious as to what you think the whole world (especially the USA) will go through the next 50 years or so economically and socially!
If you feel that it's best that you keep your opinion to yourself I'll understand, but I am extremely curious as to what you think as an astrologer and as a person.
Elsa on July 10, 2011 at 4:51 am said:
I don't know what is going to happen, Conoco. People have free will and Uranus is involved. But I do know if you drop a coconut from the top of a building, it will hit the ground and struggle with people who think this is negotiable.
Cris on July 10, 2011 at 1:00 am said:
Hi Elsa and Co.
I just feel tired of mothering others and wondering who's going to take care of me now that I feel so tired.
But deep inside, I know that this is just a phase I am going through before my solar birthday in two weeks.
God bless all!
Have a happy birthday, Cris. 🙂
Conoco on July 10, 2011 at 8:47 am said:
Thanks Elsa.
Blessed Place on July 10, 2011 at 9:28 am said:
"Society as a whole has always disappointed me, even at five years old. I was aware of being a mature Soul in a child's body"
Me too – I was disillusioned almost from birth! You can see it in my face, in early photos, and I remember the feeling well – probably a result of being denied a mother's love. I was very clear from an early age that I didn't want children, for complex reasons of which my disillusion was a big part
Due my handicap I've often found it impossible to get work, sometimes for long periods, and therefore I've cut corners to survive with little hesitation (or guilt). I'm careful how I do that, however: as Dylan said in the song "To live outside the law you must be honest"
But I get very disturbed by some people's manipulation of the system; not so much the obvious rippers-off and rogues, but people I know and like.
I have a very old friend (of 45 years) who bought a big house very cheaply many years ago in the city where we were at university, which is now worth about a million quid. He lets out two flats in it, for an income – he's done all the work on the house himself. He nevertheless has managed to 'claim benefits', inc housing benefit, for many years (presumably the house is in a company name?). I really hate that – its not as if he couldn't have got a job, and in any case he's sitting on huge capital. He's one of those leftie rebels, always preaching about capitalism's evils and how we must all go green, and he's a vegetarian. He's generous though. It's all very mixed up…
I love him for old times's sake – but have no respect for his values. What example is he setting his son, whom he loves deeply and is clearly trying to raise with a moral sense?
Kashmiri on July 10, 2011 at 10:57 am said:
I have Pluto in 10th, in aspect to Cap Moon. I also have Pluto sextile Saturn in my 8th (and the Moon rules my 8th).
I feel yes, I have dealt with these themes my entire life. In many ways because of this, I feel personally quite empowered at the moment, but that could be because in recent years Pluto crossed my ASC and entered my 1st.
The difference between a natal aspect and a Collective transit is that the chart holder (me!) is going to feel it deeply as it relates to his/her/my experience as a human being on this planet, day in, day out. Not just during times of transit.
A similar thing happened with this summer's Grand Cross, it mimicked my natal chart and fell on natal aspects.
The more I study astrology (I also see an excellent and effective old man of a psychologist) I see I am well equipped for this Collective transit that mimics my chart.
I feel my instincts are well-honed, to the degree that I can leave paranoia behind. I don't have to be paranoid, because my personal understanding of what I need to leave behind is a well defined process at this point.
I admit to being stubborn. Months before my former partner left, he pushed very insistently for a move. I refused to leave the apartment. I dug in my Taurus heels and refused to budge. He left. I am still here. It was the best thing I could have done; I actually have an affordable apartment (even on my very modest salary/student budget) in one of the most expensive cities in north America.


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Charles County, MD – Each year more than 120 people, who are not wearing their seat belt at the time of their crash, die on Maryland's roadways. Even low speed crashes can produce serious injuries or fatalities to unbelted vehicle occupants which is why the Charles County Sheriff's Office is partnering with the MVA's Maryland Highway Safety Office (MHSO) for the statewide Click it or Ticket campaign, which runs to May 31. The goal is simple – to remind all drivers and passengers about the lifesaving benefits of wearing a seat belt every time you ride in a vehicle, day or night, and in every seat.
"Buckling a seat belt literally takes less than three seconds," said Sheriff Troy D. Berry. "As we approach Memorial Day weekend and the summer vacation season, we want to make sure people are doing the one thing that can save them in a crash, buckling up."
Maryland crash data shows that those who were reported as unbelted at the time of their crash were 67 percent more likely to sustain a moderate to fatal injury. In addition, seat belts also reduce the risk of moderate-to-critical injury by 50 percent. In 2014, more than 92 percent of drivers and front-seat passengers in Maryland were observed to be wearing their seatbelts, but crash data shows that an alarming percentage of people killed in crashes were unbelted.
"Using your seat belt is critically important and everyone must be buckled," stated MVA Administrator, Milt Chaffee. "Unbelted back seat passengers become deadly projectiles and cause devastating injuries to those in the front seat. Our mission to move Maryland Toward Zero Deaths relies heavily on getting everyone to buckle up every time they get in a vehicle."
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Sticking to her guns. Marie Osmond is a proud mother (and grandmother) of eight, but she remains firm in her plans not to leave her children an inheritance.
"Honestly, why would you enable your child to not try to be something? I don't know anybody who becomes anything if they're just handed money," Osmond, 63, exclusively told Us Weekly on Tuesday, January 10, while promoting her Nutrisystem partnership. "To me, the greatest gift you can give your child is a passion to search out who they are inside and to work. I mean, I've done so many things from designing dolls [and much more]. I love trying [and] I wanna try everything. I'm a finisher."
She continued: "That's one of my rules with my kids. If you start it, you finish it, you don't ever have to do it again, but you gotta finish. And, I just think all [an inheritance] does is breed laziness and entitlement. I worked hard and I'm gonna spend it all and have fun with my husband [Steve Craig, whom I remarried in 2011]."
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The Donnie and Marie alum made headlines in February 2020 when she revealed that she had no plans to leave her fortune to her children.
"I think you do a great disservice to your children to just hand them a fortune because you take away the one most important gift you can give your children, and that's the ability to work," Osmond said during an episode of The Talk at the time. "You see it a lot in rich families where the kids, they don't know what to do and so they get in trouble. Let them be proud of what they make. I'm going to give mine to my charity."
The "Paper Roses" songstress shares son Stephen, 39, with her husband, 65, as well as children Rachael, 31, Jessica, 35, Brandon, 26, Brianna, 24, Matthew, 23, and Abigail, 18, with ex-husband Brian Blosil. Osmond and Blosil's eldest son, Michael, died by suicide at the age of 18 in February 2010.
After the Grammy Award nominee revealed her inheritance plans, Stephen's friend even called him and said, "Man, it must suck to be you."
"I don't not help my children. I mean, [if] they need help [buying] a car or something, [I will pitch in,]" Osmond said on Tuesday. "I love them to learn. You don't love something if you don't earn it. And so, even when they get their first car, you pay for half of it, get a job and learn that self-worth that [it] gives you."
While the Dancing With the Stars alum — who plans to leave a bulk of her fortune "to help people" — has taught her kids to find success on their own, she does enjoy spoiling her eight grandchildren.
"I just feel like this is the best time of our lives as women. Now I'm a grandma and I get to just spoil my grandkids," she gushed to Us. "I don't have to raise them. Good luck. It's fun. … I feel like I have the best life."
The Utah native also cited her Nutrisystem partnership and weight loss journey as the reason she's been able to keep up with the little ones' energy.
"I'm a fun grandma because, you know, I just posted a picture of a quilt I made and one of the comments was, 'I can't even sit on the floor like that.' I'm like, 'Yes, you can. Don't give up. You are in there,'" she explained. "I had all those excuses. 'Oh, my bones are bigger. Oh, my body's different.' Your body's in there. You just have to love it again and take care of yourself. And it's really doable. It's, like, if I can motivate one person to find that health in their life, it's totally worth everything that I do with Nutrisystem. It's a game-changer."
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Le conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Brest métropole est un conservatoire à rayonnement régional, établissement d'enseignement artistique agréé et contrôlé par l'État (Direction générale de la Création artistique du ministère de la Culture et de la Communication), représenté par la direction régionale des Affaires culturelles (DRAC). Il propose trois spécialités : musique, danse et art dramatique. Il est situé à Brest (Finistère, France).

Il a été classé « Conservatoire à rayonnement régional » par arrêté ministériel du 22 septembre 2014.

Histoire

Directeurs successifs

 Paul Kuentz - 1976 à 1995
 Philippe Arrii-Blachette - 1995 à 2002
 Joël Doussard - 2003 à 2017
 Marc Schuster - depuis 2017

Le conservatoire aujourd'hui

Enseignement
Les disciplines enseignées sont les suivantes :
 Éveil artistique 4, 5 et 6 ans
 Danses à dominante classique, jazz et contemporaine, et en option Pilates et hip-hop
 Théâtre (15 à 27 ans)
 Jazz et musiques amplifiées (guitare électrique, guitare basse, batterie, percussions afro-brésiliennes, claviers, électroacoustique, ainsi que les instruments suivants avec une dominante jazz : piano, contrebasse, saxophone, trompette, trombone)
 Musiques traditionnelles (biniou, bombarde, flûte traversière irlandaise, harpe celtique, cornemuse écossaise, chants et danses, culture)
 Piano, guitare classique, harpe classique, accordéon chromatique, percussions
 Musique ancienne (orgue, clavecin, flûte à bec, traverso, viole de gambe)
 Cuivres (trompette, trombone, tuba, cor d'harmonie)
 Bois (clarinette, basson, hautbois, saxophone, flûte traversière)
 Cordes (violon, alto, violoncelle, contrebasse)
 Chant, technique vocale, chœurs d'enfants et chœurs d'adultes, direction de chœurs
 Formation, culture musicale, analyse et écriture, composition électroacoustique
 Direction d'orchestre

Notes et références

Brest
Enseignement à Brest
Enseignement de la danse en France
Infrastructure de musique en Bretagne


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Cornelis Kist (born 7 August 1952) is a Dutch former professional footballer and manager. He played as a striker, and most notably won the European Golden Shoe for the 1978–79 season.

Club career
Born in Steenwijk, Kist started his career at SC Heerenveen after coming over from youth club VV Steenwijk in 1970. Two other family members already played at this club: his cousin and namesake Cees Kist ("Big Kees") and the defender Teun Kist. Kees Kist would later mainly appear for AZ'67. He was the main goalscorer of AZ, who during six consecutive seasons from 1976–77 to 1981–82 finished in the top 4 in the league table of the Eredivisie.

Together with Austrian Kurt Welzl and the Volendam native Pier Tol, he led the AZ offense to a league title in the 1980–81 season; twelve points ahead of Ajax and also outperforming the Dutch giants on goal difference by +71 against +34. Their performances also led to KNVB Cup wins in 1978, 1981 and 1982, and the 1981 UEFA Cup Final. In addition to strikers Welzl and Tol, Kist also played at AZ'67 together with, among others, midfielders Peter Arntz and Jan Peters and centre backs Ronald Spelbos and John Metgod.

Kist was renowned for his hard shot. He won the European Golden Shoe of the 1978–79 season with 34 goals in the Eredivisie, making him the first Dutch footballer to win this award. He also won the Eredivisie Golden Boot twice. In the summer of 1982, Kist left AZ for French club Paris Saint-Germain, and was sent on loan to recently relegated FC Mulhouse for the 1983–84 season. He returned to his old club AZ in late summer 1984, before retiring as part of his first senior club, Heerenveen, under head coach Foppe de Haan. Kist scored a total of 212 goals in the Eredivisie, which puts him in fourth place on the all-time leaders list, behind Willy van der Kuijlen, Ruud Geels and Johan Cruijff.

After his career, he has worked as a reporter for De Telegraaf, and sells shoes.

The AZ home ground, AFAS Stadion, has a Kees Kist Lounge.

International career

He obtained 21 caps for the Netherlands national team, in which he scored four goals, in the years 1975–1980.

Managerial career
From 2000 through 2005 Kist managed HSV Hoek. He has also coached Steenwijker Boys and Tolbert.

Honours
AZ
Eredivisie: 1980–81
KNVB Cup: 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82

Paris Saint-Germain
 Coupe de France: 1982–83

Individual
Eredivisie Golden Boot: 1978–79, 1979–80
European Golden Shoe: 1978–79

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References

External links

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1952 births
Living people
People from Steenwijkerland
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Footballers from Overijssel
Association football forwards
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Bringing Google to the world just got simpler.
Since it launched nearly four years ago, Alphabet's Project Loon experiment has shifted from an unlikely moonshot to an idea that might actually work. As Alphabet's experimental X division chief and "Captain of Moonshots" Astro Teller wrote today, the project team has "now exceeded even their own expectations," in the attempts to build a network of self-navigating, internet-beaming balloons. "And in the process they've leapt much closer to a day when balloon-powered Internet could become a reality for people in rural and remote regions of the globe."
Back in September, the project's engineers showed how the system learned to ride air currents and stay in place over one area for months at a time. "The reason this is so exciting," Teller elaborated during a press conference at X's Mountain View headquarters, "is we can now run an experiment and try to give services in particular places of the world with 10 or 20 or 30 balloons, not with 200 or 300 or 400 balloons."
Teller says his team has improved the navigation and altitude control systems to allow for even more precise control, but the AI behind it can get even smarter. It will also need to be tested in other parts of the world to learn how to handle varying conditions, but the implications for the project are very promising. Fewer balloons means operating costs are drastically reduced and service could be deployed to a new region in weeks rather than months -- a huge advantage considering these are meant to deliver internet to remote regions of the world.
"We've actually made so much progress," Project Loon engineer Sal Candido said at today's press conference, "that we think our timeline for when we can provide useful internet service to people is much, much sooner."