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An Arkansas megachurch pastor was elected Tuesday to lead the country's Southern Baptists as the conservative denomination tries to turn around declining membership, church attendance and baptisms and faces increasing conflict with mainstream culture, especially over its conviction that gay sex is immoral.
Later on Tuesday, the nation's largest Protestant denomination is scheduled to consider a resolution opposing the idea that gender identity can be different from a person's biological sex. And a motion made from the floor by one Southern Baptist Convention delegate asks the group to discipline a Southern California church that has stopped preaching against homosexuality.
In nominating the Rev. Ronnie Floyd for president, the powerful head of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the Rev. Albert Mohler, told the crowd of 5,000 meeting in Baltimore, "The nation is embracing a horrifying moral rebellion that is transforming our culture before our very eyes."
He warned of "direct challenges to our religious freedoms and churches" and said Floyd is the person who can "convey our message in the midst of the most trying times."
Floyd received 52 percent of votes from delegates to the SBC annual meeting. Floyd beat out the Rev. Dennis Kim, the Korean-American pastor of a bilingual Maryland church, who received 41 percent of votes.
For 27 years Floyd has been the pastor at Cross Church in northwest Arkansas, where about 8,500 people worship each week at its several locations.
Floyd succeeds the Rev. Fred Luter Jr., who became the 15.7-million-member denomination's first African-American president in 2012.
Kim's supporters had hoped to make history again by electing the Nashville-based SBC's first Asian president and sending a signal that the denomination associated with white Southern culture is becoming ethnically and geographically diverse. But supporters of both candidates downplayed the significance of race and agreed the next president should be someone who could help revitalize the denomination.
Delegates will consider resolutions later Tuesday. One declares that gender identity is determined by biological sex and not by self-perception. The resolution states that the SBC opposes hormone therapy, gender reassignment surgery and other efforts to "alter one's bodily identity."
According to the resolution, "God's design was the creation of two distinct and complementary sexes, male and female."
The resolution expresses opposition to government efforts to "validate transgender identity as morally praiseworthy."
The resolution also condemns the bullying and abuse of transgender people and expresses love and compassion for "those whose sexual self-understanding is shaped by a distressing conflict between their biological sex and their gender identity."
Other resolutions that will be considered include a denunciation of government sponsorship of casinos and lotteries as exploiting "poor, vulnerable, and disadvantaged citizens by promoting participation in highly addictive behaviors which often result in financial disadvantage or ruin."
There is also a resolution that denounces predatory payday lending and urges churches and individuals to "provide viable solutions for meeting short-term financial needs within their local communities."
An Arkansas megachurch pastor is the new president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
The Rev. Ronnie Floyd received 52 percent of votes Tuesday from delegates to the annual meeting of the nation's largest Protestant denomination. Floyd beat out the Rev. Dennis Kim, the Korean-American pastor of a bilingual Maryland church, who received 41 percent of the vote.
Floyd has been the pastor at Cross Church in northwest Arkansas for 27 years. About 8,500 people worship each week at one of the church's several locations.
He was nominated by the powerful head of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the Rev. Albert Mohler.
Mohler told the crowd of 5,000 meeting in Baltimore that Floyd is person who can lead the Nashville-based denomination at a time of "horrifying moral rebellion" in the nation.
SOURCE: JULIET LINDERMAN and TRAVIS LOLLER
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Jennifer Kushlis loves Teddy Roosevelt. In fact, her love for the Washington Nationals' racing president runs so deep that her boyfriend of six years, Matt Hendrickson, decided he would have to literally win her affections from Teddy before asking for her hand in marriage.
"I absolutely love the Presidents' Race," Kushlis said. "It's the highlight of my summer, several times over."
But Matt was up for the challenge. After nine months of planning, it all came together Sunday at Nationals Park.
Kushlis, 27, an Account Director at a local PR firm, arrived at their Kalorama home to find a note announcing that a Town Car would be arriving shortly to pick her up.
The driver whisked her directly to Nationals Park, where a Nats employee met her and led her onto an empty field with a table set behind home plate.
That was the cue for the HD scoreboard to light up with a video in which Hendrickson explained his dilemma, and challenged Teddy to a race for her affections.
"I realize that you have strong feelings for another man," he explained. "Teddy and I both know that it would be impossible to ask you to choose between us, so we've talked and decided that the only way to settle this once and for all is with a race."
With that, Teddy appeared from the centerfield gate, followed closely by Hendrickson.
"[The video] was absolutely hilarious," said Kushlis, "and the only thing that kept me from sobbing through the whole event."
Teddy put up a good fight, but Matt won the day, and when Jennie met him at the finish line, he got down on one knee and proposed.
The families of both DC natives had been hiding on the Nationals Park concourse, and when Kushlis accepted, the celebration began.
"It was, by far, the best day of my life," said Kushlis. "Matt's incredible. The proposal was truly the best ever."
Hendrickson, who works for Washingtonian Magazine, began scheming up the proposal during last year's baseball season. "As my jealousy over Jennie's love for Teddy grew, the idea to race him for her heart emerged," he said. "Having survived an earthquake and a hurricane the week of my big plan, I felt like it was meant to be."
Hendrickson has nothing but praise for the Nationals and Director of Ballpark enterprises Maggie Gessner, who coordinated everything.
And what of the jilted Teddy? "He's a great sport," said Hendrickson. "Teddy was first class."
No wedding date has been set, but as the planning begins, says Kushlis, "I wouldn't put it past Matt to involve Teddy somehow."
Meanwhile, she hasn't lost her love for the hero of San Juan Hill, saying his huge smile is what separates him from the other presidents. "George and Tom are hard to tell apart at times, and Abe looks so stern. Teddy's the one in the bunch you'd want to have a beer with."
Now that she's engaged, that's the best Teddy can hope for.
Matt's video is above. We'll have the full video of Sunday's events in a few days.
UPDATE: The full video, including Jennie's amazing reactions, is now up here
Photos courtesy of Michelle Kushlis except where noted.


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For Celtics fans, last week was a lousy week. On Tuesday night, the NBA conducted its draft lottery, and the Celtics wound up with the worst possible outcome: the 5th pick in next month's draft. (To watch the lottery and some conventional commentary about it, click on the video below.) So, no Greg Oden and no Kevin Durant for the same franchise that was robbed of Tim Duncan 10 years ago by the very same lottery system (which we discussed at length last month).
Because they have already faced a series of unfortunate events, and because the Boston sports community tends to put great faith in "faith," many Celtics fans assumed that it was their turn for some good fortune. In light of those high expectations, the ping pong balls delivered news that has been received with disbelief and despondency. Take comments by Jeff Clark, who runs the most widely-read blog devoted to an NBA Team, Celtics Blog:
Waking up this morning, I don't feel any better. I feel a little sick in my stomach. I'm sure Celtics fans all across the world feel the same.
The funny thing is that yesterday I was so very excited. It was like I was 10 again and it was Christmas morning. I was giddy. It hadn't even occurred to me that this could really go this wrong. I mean, logically, sure, I knew we could miss out on 1 or 2. But that's not what my heart said. My heart believed. I was completely sold. We weren't just going to get a top 2 pick, we were going to get Oden at number 1. It was going to happen.
The first hint was the Bucks at 6. "That doesn't seem right." My head said. "Shut up, you're overthinking this" my heart said. Then he pulled out the Celtics logo and my heart stopped. Dumbstruck I couldn't even react. Out of nowhere, my dreams were shot, Christmas was cancelled, and my team was doomed to another 10 years of failure.
I thought about it a lot last night and this morning and I've had time to ponder the implications. You'd think that after that I would have a better perspective. Sorry. I don't. I'm still depressed.
Maybe Danny can still turn things around, but even good GMs need a lot of luck. Aside from drafting, Danny hasn't proven that he's good. Doc is still the coach, and I can't say that I'm very excited about that.
We have a pick in a "deep" draft. Well who cares how deep it is? If Oden/Durant are perfect 10's, and there are a bunch of 5's in the draft, that means we still end up with a 5. So maybe we'll have a decent 2nd round pick. Yippee.
I don't know what I want the team to do now. I haven't figured it out. Part of me wants to fire Danny, trade Pierce, and start over. Part of me wants to package the pick, Gerald, Theo, and whatever else to get a player to put next to Paul. All of me wants to sit on the couch and go into a coma until the games start. It's going to be a long, long offseason.
In response to Clark's comments, ESPN's Henry Abbott, a diehard fan of the Portland Trailblazers–the team that defied long odds and won the lottery–reminded Celtics fans that all is not lost:
- It's a lottery. The nature of all lotteries is to be randomly cruel to some and randomly generous to others. The system might look awful on any given night, but it evens out, in theory, over time.
- Us Blazer fans know what it feels like to fall in the draft. We were tied for the worst record in the league last year and ended up picking fourth. But it turned out we got two of the best three or four players in the draft.
- Things happen in strange ways. It would not be at all surprising to me if neither Durant nor Oden proves to be the rookie of the year. The Florida players, for instance, are older and far more experienced. Not to mention, of these top players, you know some will be injured at some point. Maybe your luck comes in another way.
We at The Situationist suspect that Henry Abbott is onto something that will indeed help to bring Celtic fans out of the doldrums — as much as it brings Blazer fans back to earth. There are many interior situational features that lead us to adjust far more quickly than we anticipate and to countenance outcomes that might seem unfair or unjust. Situationist contributor John Jost has written about the sytem-justifying effects of "sour grapes" and "sweet lemons" rationalizations, for instance. Oden and Durant will probably disappoint anyway. Who says Greg Oden "is about to own the game?" For all we know, the fifth draft pick may turn out to be the best of all in this deep draft–a draft that will include highly touted and immediately ready-for-the-NBA prospects like Jeff Green of Georgetown University and Al Horford of the University of Florida.
Furthermore, even if Oden and Durant live up the hype, we'll be fine. As Situationist contributor Tim Wilson and Situationist friend Dan Gilbert have shown, most of us tend to exaggerate (in intensity and duration) just how happy or sad different positive and negative outcomes will leave us.
That literature has been summarized (by still other Situationist contributors) as follows:
The best evidence about our ability to predict (or even remember) our emotional states reveals that we are often poor judges of our own well-being. The problem is not so much that we do not know what will bring us pleasure or pain. People typically are correct to assume that a new car will elicit some happiness and that a bad accident will generate unhappiness. The problem is that, owing to our ineffective forecasting, we vastly overestimate the intensity and duration of our emotional reactions to such happenings.
Winning the lottery, landing a good teaching job, and falling in love all may bring us some joy. Losing a bet, a job, or a lover will certainly bring sadness. But none of these events will affect us as much as we tend to imagine. Because of this impact bias, "common events typically influence people's subjective well-being for little more than a few months, and even uncommon events — such as losing a child in a car accident, getting cancer, becoming paralyzed, or being sent to a concentration camp — seem to have less impact on long-term happiness than one might naively expect."
In one study, for example, associate professors were asked to estimate what their overall happiness would be if they made tenure, or were denied it. The study found that, in the short term, those who received tenure were less happy than they expected, and those who were denied tenure were happier than they predicted. Another study asked student respondents who were involved in committed, long-term relationships to estimate what their happiness levels would be if they suffered a break-up. Their happiness estimates were far lower than the actual reported happiness levels of other students who had recently suffered a break-up.
Our pattern of poorly forecasting our affective states has been demonstrated in a number of studies of political events. One version of the study asked Republicans and Democrats how happy or unhappy they thought they would be the week following the 1996 presidential election if Bill Clinton were reelected. A week after the election, Democrats who had predicted that they would be substantially happier if Clinton won in fact reported overall happiness levels that were no different than before the election. Republicans were only slightly less happy overall than they were before the election, although they had predicted that they would be substantially less happy. Even in ordinary circumstances that we experience repeatedly — such as consumer or employment decisions — we continue to make the same affective forecasting errors again and again. There is apparently too much working in favor of the maintenance of our dispositionism for it to be compromised by evidence of it failing us.
The basic lesson of affective forecasting research is clear. Despite our overly optimistic and overly pessimistic predictions, the truth about ourselves is, as Daniel Gilbert and his co-authors put it: "Most people are reasonably happy most of the time, and most events do little to change that for long."
So cheer up Celtics fans — you're going to soon enough anyway. How 'bout those Sox!


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SHS gymnasts win
The Sturgis gymnastics team opened their season with 135.125-128.775 win over Saline Tuesday night.
"We're very pleased, it was a great way to start out, it was a good team effort," coach Stacey Keim said. "It was nice to start before (Christmas) break, we get a chance to see where we are at and what we need to work on over the two weeks."
Leading the Lady Trojans was Alea Penner with a all around score of 35.1. She scored 9.15 on the vault, 7.8 on the bars, 8.75 on the beam and 9.4 on the floor.
Dannette Schroeder scored 33.925. She recorded 8.65 on the vault, 8.05 on the bars, 8.675 on the beam and 8.55 on the floor.
Sheyenne Melchi scored 33.625. She scored 8.55 on the vault, 8.05 on the bars, 8.375 on the beam and 8.65 on the floor.
Alexis Janes scored 31.275. She scored 8.35 on the vault, 6.65 on the 7.625 in the beam and 8.65 on the floor.
Cassidy Penner scored 27.5 on the all around. She scored 7.2 on the vault, 6.25 on the bars, 6.3 on the beam and 7.77 on floor.
Cierra Conklin scored 8.0 on the vault, 6.95 on the bars and 7.75 on the floor.
Megan Kirsch scored 7.55 on the bars and 7.925 on the beam.
Anna Rueppel scored 7.0 on the vault and Taylor Clark had a 6.95 on the floor exercise.


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DeM Banter: LET THE GAMES BEGIN! Even if Iran is bluffing, I am sure there is someone out there willing to assist in their effort…and I ponder if they are looking for a stealth deliver system for some of their new toys? Just a thought…oh and note: they are "exporting its domestically manufactured drones to several countries, including Syria and Venezuela." What could possibly go wrong?
December 12, 2012
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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran is now capable of manufacturing its own copies of an advanced CIA spy drone captured last year, a senior Iranian lawmaker said Wednesday.
Avaz Heidarpour, a member of the parliament's national security committee, said experts have reverse-engineered the RQ-170 Sentinel drone, and Iran now is capable of launching a production line for the unmanned aircraft.
"Iranian experts examined and analyzed the RQ-170 drone. Its parts were brought down so that all files and boards of the drone were copied and used to improve Iran's unmanned aircraft," he told the parliament's website, icana.ir, on Wednesday.
Heidarpour said production of RQ-170 drone cost the U.S. around $20 billion, but the expensive technology is now in Iran's possession through reverse engineering.
The Sentinel went down in December. Iran claimed it took control of it and landed it, but U.S. officials said the drone malfunctioned and had to land. They eventually confirmed the plane was monitoring Iran's military and nuclear facilities. Washington asked for it back, but Iran refused, and instead released photos of Iranian officials studying the aircraft.
Iranian officials said the data recovered from the drone showed it did not carry out any missions on Iran's nuclear facilities.
Iranian officials frequently announce technological and military breakthroughs, most of which are impossible to confirm independently.
Iranian Deputy Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mohammad Mahdinejad said last week that Iran is now exporting its domestically manufactured drones to several countries, including Syria and Venezuela.
Mahdinejad said Iran is now a global leader in drone technology and that its export of drones to other countries demonstrated of Iran's advanced capability in designing and operating unmanned aircrafts.
Heidarpour's comment came two days after Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it decoded all data from the drone that went down near Iran's eastern border with Afghanistan.
Tehran had previously said it recovered information from the top-secret stealth aircraft, but Guard's announcement suggested that technicians may have broken encryptions.
Last week, the Guard claimed it captured another U.S. drone after it entered Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf, showing an image of what it said was a Boeing-designed ScanEagle drone on state TV.
The ScanEagle is a small, relatively simple drone. The U.S. has said none of its drones were missing, but one or more might have fallen into the sea over the past months.
The Islamic Republic has been trumpeting its possession of the drones in an attempt to embarrass Washington over its alleged surveillance of Iran's disputed nuclear program.
Guard commanders said Iran had previously acquired a ScanEagle drone and produced a copy of it, but they have not provided evidence to back up their claim.
Last month, Tehran claimed that a U.S. drone violated its airspace. The Pentagon said an unmanned Predator aircraft came under fire at least twice while flying over international waters, but it was not hit.


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Jodie Foster reveals she's gay, suggests she's retiring
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Jodie Foster came out without really coming out, and suggested she was retiring from acting without exactly saying so, in a long, breathless and rambling speech at Sunday night's Golden Globe Awards.
Foster took the stage as this year's winner of the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award, which had been announced previously. But her acceptance speech was anything but predictable as the veteran actress seized control of what is every year a noisy, boozy ballroom; the crowd of A-listers quickly quieted down as it became apparent that she had something serious and important to say.
The 50-year-old Oscar-winner for "The Silence of the Lambs" and "The Accused," who's been protective of her private life and reluctant to discuss her sexual orientation, was coy at first, suggesting she had a big announcement that would make her publicist nervous (the broadcast audio dropped out at this point, but for no apparent reason; nothing was said off-color). Then she stated: "I'm just going to put it out there, loud and proud ... I am, uh, single," pausing for dramatic effect before that last word. "I hope you're not disappointed that there won't be a big coming-out speech tonight. I already did my coming-out about a thousand years ago back in the Stone Age."
Foster joked that celebrities are now expected to reveal they're gay "with a press conference, a fragrance and a prime-time reality show. And you guys might be surprised, but I am not Honey Boo Boo Child. No. I'm sorry. That's just not me. It never was and it never will be. But please don't cry, because my reality show would be so boring."
She added defiantly: "If you had been a public figure from the time that you were a toddler, if you'd had to fight for a life that felt real and honest and normal against all odds, then maybe you, too, might value privacy above all else."
Foster thanked Cydney Bernard, a production manager whom she identified as "my heroic co-parent, my ex-partner in love but righteous soul sister in life," her former partner of 20 years -- a relationship she never hid and from which she has two sons.
She also made it sound as if she planned to retire from acting once and for all, something she'd toyed with previously.
"This feels like the end of one era and the beginning of something else. Scary and exciting, and now what?" Foster said. "I may never be up on this stage again, on any stage, for that matter."
But backstage afterward, she clarified for reporters: "I could never stop acting. You'd have to drag me behind a team of horses. I'd like to be directing tomorrow. I'm more into it than I have ever been."
As for why she chose this place and time to discuss her private life, Foster explained backstage: "The speech kind of speaks for itself. ... It's a big moment. I wanted to say what's most in my heart."
Her revelation, vague as it was, nonetheless set Twitter on fire with reactions. Some called her words moving and brave while others suggested that she should have done more to be a role model for lesbians.
Ricky Martin, who came out himself in 2010, tweeted: "Jody Foster On your terms. Its your time! Not before nor after. Its when it feels right."
And Amy Poehler, who co-hosted the Golden Globes with longtime friend and fellow comedian Tina Fey, cracked as she was signing off for the night: "We're going home with Jodie Foster!"


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Maybe you've always know you've wanted to be a research professor in wildlife ecology. Perhaps you've just taken a course on fungi and stumbled into a whole new world of career possibilities. Either way, getting past the first step– your undergraduate degree– and onto the academic path isn't easy.
Academic culture isn't always intuitive. Many undergraduates aren't getting the mentoring they need to successfully pursue their career goals (and this is true at every career stage, really), once you've discovered what those might be. If you're an undergraduate with some sense that you might need higher education to pursue your dream job– or at least decide what that is– the idea of graduate school can be intimidating. As I work through my second round of graduate applicants, I've found that many students are poorly prepared for the process of finding a mentor and and reaching out with that first, inquiry email. It's unfortunate, because that is the very first step in the process; you could be shutting yourself down without even having a real chance at your dreams.
Are you not sure where to start? Are you applying to schools without ever having contacted a mentor? Do you know the difference between a resume and a CV? Are you bombarding list-servs with emails about your passion for the natural world and what a hard worker you are (pro-tip: don't do this)? This guide is for you.
Get field and lab experience while you're still in college. Before you even think about applying to graduate school, you should be looking for opportunities to work in labs. It's okay if you're not interested in Drosophila research (as an example); working in a Drosophila lab will teach you a lot about the process of science itself, and give you a huge edge when you apply. You'll also get a sense of what you like and dislike, and where your strengths and weaknesses are. Check your university for positions, and keep an eye on society listings for job postings for summer research assistants. The ESA Student Section has a nice collection of resources here.
Cultivate relationships with potential letter writers. As part of your graduate school application, you'll need letters of recommendation from around three references. These should ideally be from researchers you have worked with, an advisor, and/or faculty you have taken multiple courses with. Do not ask a professor who taught the 300-student lecture you took three years ago for a letter– you'll want these to be people who can really comment on your work ethic, ability to work independently and with others, your sense of drive and creative thinking skills, or other attributs. Ideally, letters can help bolster applications with holes, e.g, "Tom had a rough start academically but really came into his own when he discovered ecology, and I'm confident that he's found his groove and will be a great asset to any lab." Note: you will not generally ever see the contents of these letters, so make sure they're from people who know you and are in a position to write good things about you.
Read papers. The best advice I got from my undergraduate advisor when it came to preparing for graduate school was to read, read, read, and read some more. I knew I wanted to do paleoecology, but didn't have a good sense of what was out there, so I dove into the literature and came up with a dream list of researchers who were doing interesting work.
Organize your CV. A Curriculum Vitae, or CV, is like an academic version of the resume, but it is not a resume. I repeat: A CV is not a resume. CV's may be more than a page long, and should include everything about you that's relevant– your educational background, work experience, publications, presentations, awards and honors, etc. I strongly recommend reading several CVs before you build your own, especially from researchers from different stages. As an undergraduate, you may not have a lot for most of the sections you see on examples, but you can also add other elements (e.g., relevant coursework) that you'd later take off as you progress. Don't put anything on your CV that you started before college– no high school grades– and avoid part-time jobs that aren't directly related to the work you want to do (wilderness first responder is ok, bakery cashier is not). I strongly recommend starting a CV as early as possible in your career, and adding honors, research experiences, and other achievements as they happen (trust me, you'll forget). If you're unclear about the difference between a CV and a resume, start here.
Write a concise, tailored, informative, and mature inquiry email. You've got a dream list of prospective advisors, or perhaps have come across an advertisement for a funding opportunity you're really interested in. If you don't, go back to the literature, talk to your undergraduate advisor, and figure out who you'd like to work with. In the sciences, at least, you are very unlikely to be accepted to a graduate program if you don't have a faculty advisor willing to work with you.
When you're ready to contact people, take some time to craft a brief, informative email that is individually tailored. For example*:
Dear Dr. Rosalind Darwin,
I recently read your paper, Snails are way cooler than slugs, and am very interested in your work on the importance of shells in determining awesomeness in invertebrates. I am a senior a the University of Science, where I am working with Dr. Advisor on a senior thesis about how beetles are also very cool, using tools our lab has developed linking wing shininess to coolness. I'll be graduating this fall with a BS in Biology, and I was wondering if you have any graduate opportunities available in your lab? Until recently, my background was in plants, and I was wondering if you've considered testing whether the plant the snail is on affects how awesome it is? In graduate school, I'd like to apply my research to conservation, particularly in relation to climate change and other threats. My goal is to be a research professor working at the interface of conservation biology and landscape coolness, with a strong policy relevance.
I have attached a copy of my CV for your consideration, and would be very interested in discussing possibilities with your lab.
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Note how this letter uses the appropriate salutation (not "hey prof," or "Hi Mrs. Darwin" or "Yo," or "Hi Chaz."). Seriously: I have not responded to emails that addressed me as "Mrs." — or worse, "Mr." Gill" (It's Dr. Gill, Professor Gill, or, at the very least, Jacquelyn Gill. Spell the name correctly. By tailoring the inquiry, as I've done in my example, you show that you're not on a fishing expedition by directly connecting your interests with the researcher's, and shows that you've done your homework. The example also gives Dr. Darwin a better sense of what your interests and goals are.
Don't lie, but don't be your own worst enemy. Tell the truth about your research interests and goals, even if you're not completely sure what those are. Obviously, doing some hard thinking about what those goals actually might be is an important part of this process. Some advisors won't be interested in working with you unless your goals are to obtain a PhD and work at a major research university, and so don't be afraid to aim high and sound confident. Having said that, don't say you absolutely want to get a PhD to study exactly what your prospective advisor studies, and to work at a top research university if it's not true. If you want to use graduate school as the opportunity to decide whether academia is for you, that's okay; just be up front about that, without sounding wishy-washy. Don't use the inquiry letter as a therapy session; minimize personal details, and emphasize the positive. Don't trash talk your previous advisors or institutions. Don't copy text from your prospective advisor's website and past after the words "I would really like to research_____." Don't lie about whether you're applying to other programs (remember that even if you end up not studying with a particular person, they may end up reviewing your grant applications or papers). Don't sound too tailored, in other words, and be honest, straightforward, enthusiastic, but not pandering. Keep your language professional, but don't be afraid to sound enthusiastic– but keep your feet on the ground (no poetry or hyperbole). If this all sounds like a tough balance to strike, that's because it is– but remember that if you're disingenuous or trying to hard, it will show. It's always a good idea to show other people (including your undergraduate advisor!) a draft of your email before you send it!
Don't treat graduate school inquiries as though you're applying for a position in a marketing firm. Career Services centers are often very poorly equipped to advise students when it comes to applying for academic positions (see the resume versus CV discussion above). For your inquiry letter, avoid what I call "business school language." Notice how in the example above, I didn't include anything like "I am a highly motivated student, committed to academic excellence." That's what I want to see in your letters of recommendation, not in your inquiry email. In other words, show, don't tell. Your first sell, to me, is your brain– I'm interested in whether you'd be a good fit for the lab, and demonstrate an ability to think originally and well. Your CV should tell me if you're a high achiever, whether you've done a lot of fieldwork in adverse conditions, and whether you've published. Saying "I have experience in conceiving, executing, and bringing to fruition an original research project" is pointless if your undergraduate thesis is listed on your CV, and just serves to make you come across as stiff or grasping.
Make sure you provide everything that is asked for, in the appropriate format. It may be that you end up responding to an advertisement instead of cold-emailing a professor. If that's the case, follow the instructions to the letter: provide a CV (not a resume, and not a resume disguised as a CV), a cover letter only if asked, and any other relevant information. Don't attach your transcripts, GRE scores, etc. unless explicitly asked for them. This sounds like a no-brainer, but a large proportion of the emails I receive don't follow directions.
Applying to graduate school is a stressful process, but you can save yourself a lot of time, effort, and headache if you do a little background work and make sure you send targeted, well-crafted emails to the professors you're interested in working with. They may not respond anyway (professors are notoriously busy and are often poor email communicators), but they'll much more likely to respond than if you take the shot-gun approach. You may get a polite response with an apology that the researcher lacks funding, in which case it's always a good idea to research graduate funding opportunities, both broadly (like the NSF GRFP) and at your institution of choice. Almost always nowadays, graduate school starts with the first email; it's the modern-day foot in the door. Your prospective advisor will not only guide you through the application process and advocate for you, they'll also be the one you spend the next two to eight years with, mentoring you in your development as to an academic adult. You're going to be a huge investment of their time, resources, and energy, and your letter really needs to show them that you have the independence, intellectual maturity, and professionalism to succeed as a student. Don't blow it!
Good luck!
*As John Anderson–my undergraduate advisor!– notes in comments, you should not actually use the terms "awesome" or "coolness" in your letter, as I did in my tongue-in-cheek example. In a real-life example, those should be replaced with appropriate scientific terms. I also have to credit John with a lot of the advice I'm sharing about writing a well-tailored letter. It got me into graduate school, after all.
Edited to add: Check out this great post over at Dynamic Ecology on applying to grad school.
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NOVATO, Calif., Dec. 7, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRN) today announced that Joshua Grass, Vice President of Corporate and Business Development of BioMarin, will present a company update at the Deutsche Bank 2010 BioFEST Conference in Boston on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. ET.
Interested parties may access a live audio webcast of the conference call via the investor section of the BioMarin website, www.BMRN.com. A replay of the call will be archived on the site for one week following the call.
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The American Medical Establishment
The medical establishment of the United States is very undemocratic – to put it mildly
Now, this is a guy coming from Taiwan in 1984
Under Chiang Kai-shek, we still had martial law at that time
So, you cannot speak your mind, otherwise you would find yourself in jail, or in a very "hot position"
So, in a way, I came to this country for higher education, is because I was quite vocal against "KMT" (Kuomintang), or Chiang Kai-shek
My parents and other relatives, they had managerial positions, and they all had to be members of the party
So they don't like me to speak too loud about anything against the party
So I said, "alright, I'll go to the United States anyway"
So, I come here
I went to University of Kentucky to get my PhD
And then, after writing the report on Burzynski, I suddenly find myself: Gee, it's a "kiss of death" to my professional career — because, look at JAMA
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An Unproven Cancer Therapy
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JAMA could print a comment criticizing Burzynski, and now I'm writing a report, a report saying that Antineoplaston has some merit to it, and you've got to look into it
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Oncologists criticize methods used in researching cancer treatment
Published Thursday, October 1, 1998
about Burzynski's Antineoplastons, and I have evidence and a report to say: "Antineoplaston worth a second look"
How would they view me – professionally ?
And so I know in my heart that that's the end of my professional career
NCI: The National Cancer Institute
NIH: The National Institutes of Health
The National Cancer Institute and the National Institutes of Health:
I found it's a place full of people with ego of titanic proportions
You know, they are all like working for their career, working for their fame and rich
Sometimes their hearts are not there for the patients
They are more interested in their own benefit, and in the end, that's what I realized
So, it was a disappointment
You know, they say, NIH is the mega medical center
But when you look back at the past 10, 20 years — very few Nobel Prize winner come out of NIH
And they got all the budget
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So even if you give me $1 million dollars to go back to NIH, I won't
I won't
I wouldn't do anything against my conscience
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One is "orthodox"
The other one is "alternative"
You've got this "orthodox culture," and then there's a culture living around it
And it's fascinating
Politically, it's like, well, you have the dominant party, and they rule the country, and there are fringe groups and opposition parties here and there, you know
And if the authorities are not too harsh on them, sometimes they got a niche — they are surviving (laughing)
You know, it's, in some ways to me, it's very interesting cultural phenomenon
And finding that in a democratic country like United States, and you
have this medical tyranny there
In tyrannies, or in authoritarian societies, a lot of the time, people would refrain from speaking the truth
The atmosphere is there to prevent you speaking your mind
Even if you see the truth
The scare tactic is enough to force a lot of people not to speak the truth within the medical field
If that fear is there, people will do things to avoid harm to their professional life, to their family life, to them personally
And it'll perpetuate the fear for ever and ever
So it's very difficult to delineate, say, "ahhh, it's because of the health industry," "it's because of pharmaceutical companies," the (?) of whatever
Utilizing the two-party medical system
What is your opinion, like if we wanna sort of get ourselves out of this mess ?
Well my opinion is this:
If I was President of a country I would split my health budget in research into two portions
One for the medical establishment
One for the alternative field
And I'd say, "in the end of the day," or "in the end of the year, come and show me the result"
If you get better results than the other, then I'll take the portion of budget out a little bit and put it into yours
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AP source: Tim Pernetti out as Rutgers athletic director
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — The Rutgers basketball scandal claimed two more university officials on Friday, including the athletic director and an interim senior vice president, who were involved in a decision to "rehabilitate" rather than fire the coach whose abusive behavior was captured on a video.
April 5, 2013 - 11:44 am
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — The Rutgers basketball scandal claimed two more university officials on Friday, including the athletic director and an interim senior vice president, who were involved in a decision to "rehabilitate" rather than fire the coach whose abusive behavior was captured on a video.
University president Robert Barchi's job appeared to be safe after getting a public nod of support from the school's board of governors.
The day began with a letter of resignation sent to Barchi by AD Tim Pernetti, who said he hoped his tenure at Rutgers "will not be judged by this one incident."
When he first saw the video of coach Mike Rice pushing, shoving and throwing balls at players in November, Pernetti said he wanted to fire him on the spot. However, he said the consensus among school officials at the time was that it didn't warrant dismissal.
The video, shown Tuesday on ESPN, prompted outrage not only on the Rutgers campus but nationwide. It also includes obscenities and slurs, which the campus is especially sensitive because of the suicide by student Tyler Clementi, who jumped off a bridge days after his roommate used a webcam to see him kissing another man.
At a news conference Friday, Barchi said he first saw the video this week, but was aware it existed in late November. He said Pernetti gave him a summary of what was on it at the time.
"This was a failure of process. I regret that I did not ask to see this video when Tim first told me of its existence," Barchi said. "I want to apologize to the entire Rutgers community for the negative impact that this situation has had on Rutgers.
"I also apologize to the LGBT community and all of us who share their values for the homophobic slurs shown on that video. I personally know how hurtful that language can be."
Based on the information he received from Pernetti, Barchi said he "agreed with and supported his recommendation to suspend, rather than fire, coach Rice at that time. It was not until Tuesday evening of this week, when I watched the video, that I had the opportunity to witness personally for the first time what Tim had seen last fall.
"I was deeply disturbed by the behavior that the video revealed, which was much more abusive and pervasive than I had understood it to be. As Tim acknowledged on Wednesday, his decision to rehabilitate, rather than fire, coach Rice was wrong."
Pernetti was given the video by a former employee, Eric Murdock, and the decision was made in December to suspend Rice for three games, fine and dock him pay totaling $75,000 and order him to attend anger management classes.
The 42-year-old Pernetti is a Rutgers graduate who played tight end for the Scarlet Knights from 1989-93.
Also resigning Friday was John B. Wolf, Rutgers' interim senior vice president and general counsel, who is believed to have recommended against firing Rice in December. On Thursday, assistant coach Jimmy Martelli resigned.
Barchi's position appears to be safe.
"At the end of the day, he has to run this place, day in and day out," Ralph Izzo, chairman of the school's board of governors, said. "And I think he is the right person to run this place for many years to come.
"Dr. Barchi was brought on here eight months ago with two primary objectives: No. 1 was to build a strategic plan for this university for 10 years, going forward, to lead us to academic success and academic greatness; and No. 2, an enormous challenge of integrating a medical school with this university. Being on the job two months, hearing from a general counsel and the athletic director that there was a serious problem, I think he did the right thing by acquiescing to that advice at the time."
Gov. Chris Christie issued a statement Friday calling Pernetti's resignation "appropriate and necessary given the events of the past six months.
"I commend President Barchi for his decisive leadership in coming to an agreement with Mr. Pernetti to have the Athletic Department of Rutgers University come under new leadership," he said. "This entire incident was regrettable and while it has damaged the reputation of our state University, we need to move forward now on a number of fronts which provide great opportunities for Rutgers' future."
Pernetti said in his resignation letter to Barchi that he has "spent a great deal of time reflecting on the events which led to today. As you know, my first instincts when I saw the videotape of Coach Rice's behavior was to fire him immediately. However, Rutgers decided to follow a process involving university lawyers, human resources professionals, and outside counsel.
"Following review of the independent investigative report, the consensus was that university policy would not justify dismissal. I have admitted my role in, and regret for, that decision, and wish that I had the opportunity to go back and override it for the sake of everyone involved."
Pernetti's finest hour may have been when he helped in the school's move to the Big Ten Conference, which means millions in additional revenue by way of television contracts and more national exposure, especially in football. The move, which becomes official in 2014, should provide a big boost to the program in recruiting and season ticket sales. The Scarlet Knights will continue to play next season in the Big East.
Pernetti's first major move as athletic director came in May 2010, when he hired the volatile Rice away from Robert Morris, which he took to two NCAA tournament appearances.
"He convinced me he understood his reputation, but he also understood where the line was," Pernetti said, referring to Rice. "I made clear to him if he crossed the line he would be held accountable."
Pernetti viewed Rice as the man who could turn the perennially underachieving program around.
It didn't happen. Rice went 44-51 in three years and posted a 16-38 mark in the Big East after going 73-31 in three seasons at Robert Morris. The Scarlet Knights went 15-16 this season, including 5-13 in the league.


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A day after issuing a challenge to Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt got his wish — a one-on-one grudge match vs. Abe on Sunday at Nationals Park.
Well, almost.
As George Washington and Thomas Jefferson sat on the sidelines, Teddy and Abe bolted from the centerfield gate for their first-ever mano-a-mano presidents race.
The two exchanged leads, pushing and shoving each other the entire way, until Teddy slammed Abe into the right field wall, sending the Great Emancipator to his knees.
It appeared that Teddy would run away with his first victory, but George and Tom would have nothing of the kind, jumping in front of Teddy at the warning track and clotheslining the Rough Rider, allowing Abe to run by to take the tape for the first time this season.
In recent seasons, there has been little love lost between Lincoln and Roosevelt, and the two presidents wasted little time renewing their rivalry in the opening homestand. Teddy now has a week off to lick his wounds and plot his revenge.
Video courtesy of YouTube member lfahome


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While approximately 80 percent of all matter in the Universe is in the form of dark matter, a substantial fraction of ordinary matter is also "missing." The total amount of matter produced in the Big Bang is a known quantity from a variety of observations and calculations, but it doesn't seem to reside in the stars, gas, and dust that form galaxies. The most widely accepted models postulate that it either surrounds galaxies in a hot cloud, or was ejected into the intergalactic medium (IGM)—the regions of space between galaxies. Previous observations of distant galaxies have backed up the second assertion.
A new set of observations performed with the orbiting Chandra X-ray Observatory may have revealed the presence of a large cloud of hot gas surrounding the Milky Way. A. Gupta, S. Mathur, Y. Krongold, F. Nicastro, and M. Galeazzi measured absorption features from the region beyond the densest parts of our galaxy and found a signal consistent with ionized oxygen atoms with temperatures around a million degrees. Based on the thickness of the gas cloud, the researchers estimated its mass to be equivalent to 10 billion Suns—roughly the same amount as all the ordinary matter in the galaxy's disk.
A variety of observations, including precision measurements of the cosmic microwave background left over from the Big Bang, have led to a fairly complete picture of the contents of the Universe. In particular, we know how much ordinary—or baryonic—matter there is. Since those atoms could not have disappeared, they must be present in the modern Universe as well, but they don't seem to be part of the disk or bulge that make up the luminous regions of galaxies. Figuring out what happened to them has become known as the "missing baryon problem."
Theoretical models predicted that these atoms may have been ejected from the central parts of galaxies into the circumgalactic medium (CGM), a region that's outside the luminous parts, but still within the galaxy's gravitational pull. Alternately, they could have been thrown into the IGM. In either case, the atoms would have relatively high temperature but low density, which makes them more difficult to find. Attempts to spot emission and absorption from atoms at temperatures around 100,000 degrees (105°C) failed to locate the missing baryons.
The present study focused on higher temperatures. At these temperatures (106 to 107°C), atoms such as oxygen or silicon can lose several electrons due to their high-energy collisions. This places the light they emit and absorb strongly into the X-ray portion of the spectrum. For this reason, the researchers used data from Chandra observations of quasars: extremely bright jets of light from supermassive black holes in distant galaxies. These objects are intense X-ray sources, so any hot, ionized gas between the quasar and Earth would create absorption features in the quasar's spectrum.
The researchers looked specifically at absorption by oxygen atoms missing six or seven electrons, known as O VII and O VIII. (The Roman numeral is always one greater than the number of missing electrons. Neutral oxygen, with all its electrons, is known as O I; if it loses a single electron, it is known as O II; and so on.) They found clear absorption features in 21 out of 29 quasars where the data were sufficiently clean.
A major part of the analysis involved showing the absorption was from atoms near the Milky Way, as opposed to more distant gas clouds. After all, these observations don't show the gas itself, but its spectral shadow, so the researchers had to reconstruct its approximate distance from Earth and the thickness of the gas cloud. Their results indicated the oxygen was quite close to the Milky Way and very spread out.
If the atoms were uniformly distributed around the galaxy, then they would make a sphere over 600 thousand light-years across, about six times the diameter of the Milky Way's disk. Since the atoms are almost certainly not in a uniform cloud, the actual size of the cloud can't be known, so the researchers weren't able to determine whether the oxygen was in the CGM or the IGM. Either way, it is consistent with theoretical predictions.
Using the density of the cloud (again based on absorption) and assuming its shape is approximately spherical, the researchers calculated its mass to be at least 12 billion times the mass of the Sun. That's comparable to the mass of all the gas and stars in the Milky Way's disk—and similar to the mass of the "missing" baryons.
To determine whether these oxygen atoms are truly part of the missing baryons, the full shape and size of the cloud will need to be determined. That would provide a better estimate of the mass. However, the existence of a hot cloud surrounding the Milky Way is a significant discovery, and could very well help resolve the case of the missing atoms—a long-standing problem in astrophysics.
Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2012. DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/756/1/L8 (About DOIs).


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Air Force: 92 implicated in nuke cheating scandal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Air Force officials described a persistent culture of "undue stress and fear" that led 92 out of 550 members of the military's nuclear missile corps to be involved in cheating on a monthly proficiency test on which they felt pressured to get perfect scores to get promoted.
Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said Thursday that at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana, roughly half of the 183 missile launch officers have been implicated in the cheating.
The cheating scandal is the latest in an array of troubles that now have the attention of senior defense officials, including Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. The Associated Press began reporting on the issue nine months ago, revealing serious security lapses, low morale, burnout and other issues in the nuclear force. The Air Force recently announced the cheating scandal that grew out of a drug investigation.
But James and Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson, who heads Global Strike Command, insisted that the failures haven't affected the safety of the military's nuclear mission.
James and Wilson suggested that so far it appears the cheating was confined to the Montana base.
"These tests have taken on, in their eyes, such high importance, that they feel that anything less than 100 could well put their entire career in jeopardy" even though they only need a score of 90 to pass, said James, who only recently took over as secretary. "They have come to believe that these tests are make-it-or-break-it."
The launch officers didn't cheat to pass the test, "they cheated because they felt driven to get 100 percent," she said.
Of the 92 officers implicated so far, as many as 40 were involved directly in the cheating, Wilson said. Others may have known about it but did not report it. Separately, James said that an investigation into drug possession by officers at several Air Force bases now involves 13 airmen, two more than initially announced.
All 92 officers have been decertified and suspended while the scandal is being investigated, meaning other launch officers and staff to fill in, performing 10 24-hour shifts per month, instead of the usual eight, Wilson said. Staff members from the 20th Air Force, which oversees all of the nuclear missile force, are also being tapped to do the shifts.
The Air Force has 450 intercontinental ballistic missiles, or ICBMs, on alert at all times. Each day, a total of 90 officers work in pairs inside 45 underground launch control centers, with each center monitoring and controlling a group of 10 ICBMs. They work 24-hour shifts in the missile field and then return to their base.
The latest scandal set off a top-level search for solutions, including a recent round of visits by James to all the nuclear bases, where she met privately with small groups of airmen to get their insights into the problems.
James and Wilson said that the problems underscore the need for new testing and training procedures, provide more incentives and rewards for those who perform well, and set up a system that looks at more than test scores when evaluating officers.
Officials have yet to discipline any commanders or officers beyond those who actually took the tests. But the ongoing reviews look at leadership and accountability within the force. That includes a culture of poor integrity that may encourage officers to share test answers as a way of looking out for each other.
"I do believe there are climate issues, and part of that will be assessing commanders -- how did this happen," said James.
Wilson said all missile launch officers have now been retested, and the average score was about 95 percent. He said 22 failed. Additional nuclear testing and crew evaluations are also being done.
Malmstrom Air Force Base is responsible for 150 Minuteman 3 nuclear missiles, or one-third of the entire Minuteman 3 force. The other two bases are F.E. Warren in Wyoming and Minot in North Dakota.
The tests in question are designed to ensure proficiency by launch officers in handling "emergency war orders," which involve the classified processing of orders received through their chain of command to launch a missile. These written tests are in addition to two other types of monthly testing on the missile system and on launch codes.
According to James and Wilson, the monthly tests all cover the same course material, but until now each base developed its own individual questions. As a result of the scandal, Wilson said the tests will now be developed by 20th Air Force.


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I've thought pretty hard about the "resolutions" I want to share on the blog for this year. I've had a hard time thinking of specific goals, and I'm not really into the "lose twenty pounds" type of resolutions. I've decided that instead of goals I wanted to focus on some themes that are both personal to me and yet very applicable to the homesteading way of life.
This year, you can expect to see posts (hopefully weekly, realistically a couple of times a month) having to do with one or two of the following themes.
Community – In 2012, I established a monthly potluck to help build community. I made some new friends and built connections. In 2013 I want to do this more. I want more connection, more real relationships. I have realized that no one can live this life alone. We need each other and I want more of it. I have a challenge in mind for this theme this year. I'm excited about it, though it's going to be a tough one.
Preparedness – Colorado had the worst wild-fire of all time in 2012. There were hurricanes on the East coast. For much of the country, there were record heat waves and drought. Across the country there were poor harvest and food prices are on the rise. I'm not a panicky or prepper or anything like that, but I have started thinking about the benefits of being prepared in a real emergency.
Thrift – Expect to see more DIY posts this year. From homemade to making-do to doing without, I plan to share more thrifty ideas this year.
Food Connections – This is the thing that sent me down the homesteading path all those years ago; being connected to our food. I have plans to share about sustainable food sources, processing your own meat (including wild game and hunting), and of course the garden. This year I am going to explore as many aspects of food connection as I can. I hope to close some of the gaps we've had in our own food sources as well.
Grace – This year I plan to go easier on myself. You guys know I love a crazy goal. But I also need a little more balance, and my kids certainly need a sane mommy. So I plan to cut myself a little slack this year. I've realized that this journey to being green and crunchy and self-sufficient is just that, a journey. I don't have to do it all at once. It's ok to take small steps and find what is feasible for our family. I'm not throwing the baby out with the grey water or anything, but I am going to focus more on things like simplicity, peace, and well, the categories mentioned above. 🙂
I'm really looking forward to 2013 and what it will bring. And I'm excited to share our homestead with you as always.


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Today's News: Our Take - Grey's Anatomy: Cristina and Owen to Tackle the Baby Question Once Again
Cristina and Owen have finally come to a comfortable place in their relationship on Grey's Anatomy - which naturally means it may be time for another shakeup.
Thecouple has certainly seen some rough times over the past few seasons, but following their divorce, Cristina (Sandra Oh) and Owen (Kevin McKidd) decided to keep things simple by not defining their relationship. Remarkably, that has seemed to work from them thus far. "I don't know if it's better for them, but they're in the midst of believing that," executive producer Shonda Rhimes tells TVGuide.com. "They're not talking about it and not defining it so they don't have to talk about all the reasons why it didn't work in the first place."
Grey's Anatomy: Do Cristina and Owen belong together?
One of the main reasons the relationship didn't work was that Cristina has always adamantly been against being a mother, something Owen thought he could get on board with. But his want for a family ultimately was the fracture that caused the demise of their relationship. "I am defiantly in support of a character's right to not want children," Rhimes says. "As much as I love kids, I feel like it's very intriguing to me to have a character who absolutely does not want children and is not interested in having them and isn't going to suddenly melt the minute a baby is placed in her arms. That's not Cristina. What that means for a guy like Owen, who was made to nurture, is going to be really interesting."
Of course, not addressing their problems could ultimately be the couple's downfall this time around. "Right now they're having a wonderful time and they're in love because they don't have to ask any of those questions," Rhimes says. "The divorce freed them from having to ask any of those questions, but those questions are going to come up again for them and we're going to watch them struggle to stay in love through those questions."
Mega Buzz: Who's breaking up on Grey's Anatomy?
But Rhimes promises that Grey's will not just be retreading on the same storyline that lead to Cristina and Owen's initial breakup. "They have to go about it in a different way," she says. "Hopefully they have a different perspective on things now. They have a perspective on time. They understand what their lives were like without one another. Obviously neither one of them is interested in that. I think they have a different way of looking at things now. They've been through a plane crash, so they have a different perspective on life. They have to be looking at this differently."
Do you hope Cristina and Owen can figure things out?
Grey's Anatomy airs Thursdays at 9/8c on ABC.
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Training During Pregnancy
I am a 20-year-old woman, six months pregnant and a passionate climber. I've been climbing for three years, and already have a 2-year-old daughter.
I am a 20-year-old woman, six months pregnant and a passionate climber. I've been climbing for three years, and already have a 2-year-old daughter. For my first pregnancy I wasn't so into climbing so I decided to take a break from the rock during those months. After the birth, I started climbing again and haven't stopped. I've dialed back the usual strenuous climbs (under normal circumstances, up to 5.12d) and I'm keeping it to 5.9 and 5.10 because I know there's some kind of risk if I try too hard. Should I keep climbing? Or is there another type of training for a psyched mom who wants to stay in shape but also take care of her baby?
—Natalia | Puerto Rico
Here are some general guidelines for exercising during pregnancy, which have been taken from the American Pregnancy Association website: If you have been following a regular exercise program prior to your pregnancy, you should be able to maintain it to some degree throughout your pregnancy. Exercise does not increase your risk for miscarriage, but it is important to listen to those natural signals that it is time to reduce the level. Never exercise to the point of exhaustion or breathlessness, a sign that your baby and your body cannot get the oxygen supply they need. Avoid exercising in very hot weather, take frequent breaks, and drink plenty of fluids. Go carefully when walking on rocky terrain or unstable ground—your joints are more flexible during pregnancy, with potential for ankle sprains and other injuries. During the second and third trimesters, avoid exercise that involves lying flat on your back, as this decreases blood flow to your womb. Include relaxation and stretching before and after your exercise program. Eat a healthy diet that includes plenty of fruits, vegetables and complex carbohydrates.
Here are some specifics for climbing. When bouldering, absolutely avoid jumping off and instead stick to traversing at a low level. Make sure you use crash pads and have attentive spotters when bouldering outside. For route climbing, leader falls are out but toproping can be sustained to the point when hanging in a harness becomes uncomfortable. A full body harness may provide a better option than a regular sit harness, as it will offer more, and more dispersed, support.
Clearly, this is a non-precise science and I am simply passing on tips from others who have climbed during pregnancy. Every pregnancy, and every body, is different. It is paramount that you listen to yours and do what feels right for you.


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