Where you working now?

11/18/2013 1:44:55 PM

damnit I hate being at the bottom of the page

starting at primesport as an event planner....basically planning sports travel for folks an being on site to make sure everything goes well

11/18/2013 1:46:48 PM

PRTM REPRESENT!!!!

11/18/2013 1:50:41 PM

Is it 8:40pm yet??? Game day!

11/18/2013 1:53:14 PM

Yeah girl!!! Finally using that degree hahha

11/18/2013 2:55:30 PM

ok just sent off my thank you from my job interview today so keep your fingers crossed!

I think they like me! Hopefully they dont like anyone else too

[Edited on November 18, 2013 at 2:59 PM. Reason : now for the drive back up to PA ]

11/18/2013 2:57:29 PM

http://www.advocate.com/society/people/2013/11/18/young-gay-scientist-honored-vatican

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"Young Gay Scientist Honored by Vatican Jack Andraka, the gay 16-year-old science prodigy who developed an early-detection test for pancreatic cancer, was honored by the Vatican over the weekend."

Quote :

"“It’s really amazing to be recognized by the Vatican, especially as a gay scientist,” he said. “I mean this would be unheard of just a few years ago. To be part of this bridge of progress is really amazing. It just shows how much the world has grown to accept people that are gay and are LGBT. "

Since when has the church been so accepting of those people? (scientists)

11/18/2013 5:07:49 PM

Do you only think about gay things? j/k

That is pretty cool. I saw him on the Colbert Report.

11/18/2013 5:19:30 PM

Ugh. I hope my doctor is willing to do an Xray or something tomorrow to find out the size and location of the kidney stone that's giving me trouble. I'm getting kinda tired of Percocet and want this to be done with.

11/18/2013 9:31:00 PM

My head hurts. I think it's bedtime. Time to prepare for another stressful day tomorrow.

11/18/2013 9:37:55 PM

2 more work days this week

11/18/2013 9:39:55 PM

First squadron wives meet and greet ...

Yep, I'm the only one without kids. It begins.

11/18/2013 10:28:34 PM

yep. i'm the only unmarried dude in my squadron. I think I was 1 of 3 in my fleet squadron.

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"Since when has the church been so accepting of those people? (scientists)"

haha

[Edited on November 18, 2013 at 10:54 PM. Reason : ]

11/18/2013 10:54:00 PM

Aaron says there are some others who don't have them. I hope that's true. Some of them looked my age and just had #4.

11/18/2013 11:16:21 PM

Yep, sounds about right

11/18/2013 11:18:10 PM

My friends in Milton didn't have kids. It seemed like there were a bunch of people who didn't. Now I feel like I need to get knocked up to fit in.

11/18/2013 11:20:45 PM

11/18/2013 11:29:14 PM

^^ yeah flight school is a rage-fest for overgrown college kids with airplanes.

The fleet is different. Gone are the days of swaggering, playboy, maverick aviators. Today's breed is weak sauce.

11/18/2013 11:42:29 PM

Just following the trend of society in general.

11/19/2013 8:25:24 AM

what American accent do you have?

http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_american_accent_do_you_have

88% midland since I come from PA and all

11/19/2013 9:07:41 AM

95% midland and I was bornand raised in NC.

11/19/2013 9:46:09 AM

Midland

Also...I hate being stuck at work knowing my copy of AC:IV has finished downloading. /geek

11/19/2013 12:12:06 PM

Quote :

"Logan? Why on earth is this name popular nowadays? While it's not as bad as "Attyson" or "Jaydien," I somehow have trouble believing that all these parents were fans of the 70s sci-fi film. But if that indeed is the case, well, carry on then."

wat

11/19/2013 12:45:23 PM

this is probably the best audio book I've listened to in awhile

11/19/2013 1:01:47 PM

Quote :

"Your accent is the lowest common denominator of American speech. Unless you're a SoCal surfer, no one thinks you have an accent. And really, you may not even be from the West at all, you could easily be from Florida or one of those big Southern cities like Dallas or Atlanta."

interesting. i thought surely i'd have picked up somewhat of a southern accent. i think sometimes i say things outloud that i don't necessarily say in my head the same way

11/19/2013 1:13:31 PM

anyone talking to me would say I would have a slight southern accent, so this shit is off

the voice in my head is midland though

11/19/2013 1:14:42 PM

88% Midland

Born in California in 1984. Lived in North Carolina since 1988

11/19/2013 1:18:09 PM

I'm considering writing a blues song

titled: "Cookout Burps"

11/19/2013 1:30:06 PM

I got picked as a backpiece canvas and I'm getting my athena tattoo on the cheeeeeeeeap. so excited

11/19/2013 1:34:03 PM

Why is it that whenever a merchant needs me to confirm my credit card number, I can't remember it, but then I go find my wallet and get it, and I don't even have to look at the card to enter the whole thing? Osmosis?

11/19/2013 2:43:25 PM

85% inland north

Born in Savannah, GA...raised in eastern NC.

11/19/2013 3:26:34 PM

Quote :

"I got picked as a backpiece canvas and I'm getting my athena tattoo on the cheeeeeeeeap. so excited"

OoooOOo from where? is it for a tattoo convention? tell me more


I want to see the pictures!!!

11/19/2013 3:45:11 PM

eating raw bread dough on an empty stomach has curious consequences. hurry up and rise, olive and savory yeast goo!

11/19/2013 4:40:40 PM

that reminds me, I am so in love with the Cuisinart Bread Maker (model # Cbk-100) and it's only $75 on amazon!

11/19/2013 4:52:26 PM

i've been really into pop music lately. my 16 year old self would be so disappointed

11/19/2013 6:25:51 PM

One more day of work this week.

11/19/2013 10:07:04 PM

Long article that I tried to narrow down, not thread-worthy on it's own, but it raises some interesting points.

http://www.wral.com/top-state-museum-scientist-leaving-nature-research-center/13124590/

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"Top state museum scientist leaving Nature Research Center RALEIGH, N.C. — The top scientist at the Nature Research Center in Raleigh is leaving her post three years after taking the helm of the science museum's new $56-million wing. The move comes four months after the museum's new director effectively demoted her. Meg Lowman, a biologist and ecologist widely known as"Canopy Meg" for her research in forest treetops, is resigning as director of academic partnerships and global initiatives at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences to take a job at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. Lowman will serve as the institution's chief of science and sustainability starting Jan. 6."

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"During her tenure, she oversaw the April 2012 opening of the 80,000-square-foot interactive expansion, a 24-hour event that attracted more than 70,000 visitors. Her work put the museum on the international scientific scene in just a short time, according to museum donor and community volunteer Carol Bilbro."

I wonder if this talent loss will be isolated or a part of something broader, especially with educators at universities and public schools who are feeling squeezed?

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""As the founding director, I would say she created an outstanding legacy for the state," Bilbro said. "It will be a long time before we can recover from the impact of her loss.""

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"On July 1, Lowman was effectively demoted from her original position as director of the center, where she oversaw nine scientists and other staffers who conducted research in labs designed to showcase science to the public. Her altered role, created by Koster, contained no management duties."

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"Over the summer, Lowman became one of hundreds of state workers declared "at-will" by Gov. Pat McCrory. Her new "exempt" designation removed protections against arbitrary firing and stipulated that loyalty to the governor is "reasonably necessary" for the job. The new exemptions caused concerns in the museum's leadership over possible impacts to the museum's accreditation. Responding to these concerns, one accrediting agency told Koster that exempt designations would only create problems in certain situations – one of which was high turnover."

Quote :

"Lowman's departure also comes amid controversy over the museum's decision not to screen a documentary about sea-level rise, originally reported by the Independent Weekly. The nonprofit Coastal Federation approached the museum to present "Shored Up" during one of the NRC's weekly Science Cafe events in January. According to a written statement, Koster said showing the film wouldn't be the best way to present "an issue as significant and complex as sea level science.""

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"The science of the film, Johnson said, was not the committee's primary concern. "The concern was about whether this was the best and most complete way to discuss the topic," Johnson said."

That part seems questionable to me. It's not that we disagree with the science, it's just that we disagree with film an a medium only for this specific instance.

[Edited on November 19, 2013 at 10:56 PM. Reason : .]

11/19/2013 10:55:19 PM

Macklemore was awesome

11/19/2013 11:25:02 PM

I have no idea why I thought yesterday would be different

11/20/2013 9:13:10 AM

Holy cow is feels really strange when my baby kicks my diaphragm.

11/20/2013 9:28:02 AM

if you're pregnant, why are you wearing a diaphragm?

11/20/2013 9:36:01 AM

She *may* be referring to the other diaphragm.

11/20/2013 9:42:32 AM

I'm pretty sure I am.

11/20/2013 9:50:18 AM

I'm pretty sure she is

11/20/2013 10:14:42 AM

do people use diaphragms anymore? or the sponge? (except for Elaine Benes)

11/20/2013 10:40:28 AM

http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2013/08/civil-rights-pioneer-bayard-rustin-and.html#disqus_thread

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"Civil Rights Pioneer Bayard Rustin And Astronaut Sally Ride To Be Posthumously Awarded Presidential Medal Of Freedom Civil rights pioneer (and gay man) Bayard Rustin, who organized the 1963 March On Washington, and astronaut Sally Ride, who (at her request) was outed after her death of cancer last year, will be among the recipients of this year's Presidential Medal Of Freedom awards, the highest honor given to any civilian."

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"This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Executive Order signed by President John F. Kennedy establishing the Presidential Medal of Freedom, as well as the first ceremony bestowing the honor on an inaugural class of 31 recipients."

This year's 16 award winners are receiving their awards now.

11/20/2013 11:17:40 AM

Including Gloria Steinem

11/20/2013 11:21:13 AM

^^^yeah. i'm no expert, but some girls use it to avoid side effects of the pill.

11/20/2013 11:49:25 AM

I thought they stopped selling the sponge, but I guess not.

11/20/2013 11:52:58 AM

yeah, it's still out there (although i remember that seinfield episode too. "sponge-worthy")

11/20/2013 11:57:17 AM