Lsl Hwl sz, "NW Mdrts s nn-prft rgnztn nvtng wrd-wnnng spcltv fctn wrtrs t Sttl t tch n-dy wrtrs wrkshp, rd t th nvrsty Bk Str, nd spk t schls nd lbrrs. Wrkshps tk plc t Rchrd Hg Hs. Mrch 12 - Chrstphr Brzk, thr f 'Th Lv W Shr Wtht Knwng,' whch ws shrtlstd fr th Tptr wrd lst yr, rds t nvrsty Bk Str n 3/12 nd tchs wrkshp n 3/14. Wrkshp spc s stll pn f y rgstr by 3/10/2010."

Wrd clms tht ths s th tnth nnvrsry f th dtcm bm, nd n hnr f tht spcs vrhtd bbbl, thy'v pt tgthr lng, Wb 0.96b lyt dpctng th mst hbrstcly hbrstc prdctns nd hyp f tht gldn g.

mvd t Sn Frncsc n 1999, nd rmmbr th fvrsh bsrdty f t ll -- nd hw hrd t ws nt t fl lk ll ths ppl mst knw smthng f thy wr prng ll ths mny nd nrgy nt ll th dd nd mprbbl ds ( rcrrng thm rmmbr ws ppl xplnng hw thy wr gng t bld shppng mlls fr th wb, whch, gss, s bsclly wht mzn's Z-shps r).

10 Yrs ftr: Lk Bck t th Dtcm Bm nd Bst

Cstt mks dcrtv dcls fr yr rthpdc csts -- ncldng ths ns, dpctng th brkn bns wthn.

(v JWZ)

Rj Pnkkr sz, "W'r scrnng flm clld 't Hm By Myslf... Wth Y' (drctd by Krs Bth, strrng Krstn Bth - n rltn) t Th Ryl n Trnt ths wk. Th nq thng bt th flm s hw w rsd th fnncng t sht. Qt ltrlly, w cmpgnd fr ppl t cntrbt thr ls pckt chng. Th strtgy tk ff, prtly thrgh n ctv Fcbk nd Twttr prsnc nd ls frqnt vd blgs dtlng th cntrbtns. By th tm w sht th flm, w hd rsd $42,000 (dmttdly, n prsn's pckt chng s ccsnlly nthr's smll frtn - bt t dd rlly bgn wth 15 cnts, 43 cnts, dllr 12, tc.) n mght b ld t ssm tht wth lmtd bdgt, thr'd b mtchng lmttn n prdctn qlty. Bt th flm lks grgs (Tlflm Cnd cm n brd t th vry nd t hlp fnd pr fnsh), nd rvws nd cmmnts hv bn grt. W wr rvwd by ll th mjr pprs n Trnt: Th Sn, NW, Th Str, Th Pst, tc. Th flm plys t Th Ryl fr th rst f th wk, nd thn gts ts TV dbt rght wy n TMN nd Mv Cntrl, pls DVD rls n prl 6th."

Pckt Chng Flm (Thnks, Rj!)

(Dsclsr: Rj's mthr, Bv, tght m t rd)

Pl sz, "W hv bn pttng ths tgthr fr wk r s nd thght y mght lk t. Lks lk m gng bck t schl t b systms ngnr, hh."

lk tht thy'v clr-cdd fr "lw-strss," "bnft t scty" nd "stsfctn." Hwvr, n ths thr cnts, 'm nsrprsd t s tht "scnc fctn wrtr" ddn't mk th ct. Whn ws 17, th schl gdnc cnsllr gt n sm sftwr tht wld hlp y fgr t wht crr t st yr sghts n. cmpltd ts qstnnr nd ht rtrn, nd n nstnt ltr ws dvsd t bcm "grtrc ntrtnst" (tht s, smn wh prprs mls n n ld flks' hm). vn tdy, smtms fl lk mssd my cllng. ("Scnc fctn wrtr" wsn't n tht lst thr).

Bst Jbs n mrc (Thnks, Pl!)

Th cty f Dtrt s prpsng t gv vr qrtr f ts lnd t b trnd nt "sm-rrl" flds nd frms, wth th srvvng nghbrhds stndng n "pckts n xpnss f grn." Th prpsl s pltclly chrgd (srvng dth-sntnc n whl nghbrhd s bnd t b cntrvrsl) bt th d f "dwnszng" Dtrt sms t hv wd ccptnc.

nd ys, ths ntr thng ws prdctd by Dvd Byrn n 1988 n th sng "(Nthng Bt) Flwrs" n th fnl Tlkng Hds lbm Nkd.

prtng n scl nvr bfr ttmptd n ths cntry, th cty wld dmlsh hss n sm f th mst dslt sctns f Dtrt nd mv rsdnts nt strngr nghbrhds. Rghly qrtr f th 139-sqr-ml cty cld g frm rbn t sm-rrl.

Nr dwntwn, frt trs nd vgtbl frms wld rplc nghbrhds tht r n r lndscp f mpty bldngs nd vcnt lts. Sbrbn cmmtrs hdng nt th cty cntr mght pss thrgh wht lks lk th cntrysd t gt thr. Srvvng nghbrhds n th brthplc f th t ndstry wld bcm pckts n xpnss f grn.

Dtrt lks t dwnszng t sv cty (Thnks, Rgl!)

(mg: Grdn grws, Crtv Cmmns ttrbtn-Shrlk mg frm Pytn Chng's phtstrm)

Mny mgs hr, ll frm hs 2010 cllctn nd rlsd tdy. Th cnc fshn dsgnr's wrk ncrprtd fntsy nd ftrst thms fmlr t Bng Bng rdrs. H dd rlr ths yr.

Wdnsdy Mrch 10 s Tbtn ndpndnc Dynd ths yr wll ls mrk Hs Hlnss th Dl Lm's 75th brthdy. n hnr f bth, Shprd Fry cllbrtd wth phtgrphr Dn Frbr n ths lmtd-dtn, sgnd nd nmbrd 18"x14" prnt, whch gs n sl t ths lnk Wdnsdy, Mrch 10, t nn strn/9m Pcfc. Nt prcds dvdd btwn Tbt Hs nd L Frnds f Tbt. (thnks, Chrstl / Tbt Cnnctn Rd)

f y'r n pchl hstrcl fgr y r n sm sns gng t b ll thngs t ll ppl, nd t stnds t rsn tht sm f ths ppl wll b pntrs, nd f ths, sm qtnt wll b bd pntrs. Whch s wht mks bdpntngsfbrckbm.cm nt jst ht bt cltrlly nvtbl. t's ltr-mnmlst, s nln gllrs g -- jst bd pntng f bm pr pg, wth nt lttl drp shdw ddd t gv th mgs n xtr sht f hlrs slf-mprtnc. Sm f thm ctlly rn't bd (t lst nt t my ntrnd y -- dn't knw lt bt bd pntng, bt knw t whn s t); sm r thr gfy (lk ths n f bm lkng lk Mr. Rrk frm "Fntsy slnd") r dstrbng (lk ths n f bm lkng lk Th Rck). Sm f thm r ctlly srt f mvng. Tkn ndvdlly thy'r sy t dsmss. Bt clck thrgh th st fr whl nd smthng nxpctd hppns: Yr mg f bm bgns t lft nd sprt frm th mr nd chttr f th 24-hr nws cycl, nd y bgn t s hm gn s (prhps) y nc dd -- th rpstry f whl lt f dffrnt, nd dffrnt-lkng, hps.

dlghtfl nvntn frm Mrtn Skgly:

"Hw bt bthrm scl tht tks pctr f y, frm th wrst nd lst flttrng ngl, nd plds t strght t th wb thrgh Twttr nd twtpc? Ys, knw, t's hrrbl d! Whch mns t smply HS t b md. S dd, r t lst wrkng prttyp!"

Pctrtwtng bthrm scl (Thnks, Lr!)

I made my first Bld Rnnr pstl whn ws 18, whl lvng n Hll's Ktchn, NYC. strd t th VHS vrsn n ps nd md sktchs. Pt t tgthr frm tys nd mdl kt prts. t's lvly nd trrbl:

(Yrs ltr th ntrnt wld tch m tht th sx dllr plstc gn bght n Cnl strt n NYC nd cnnblzd fr th grp ws crtd by dsn Gcttl, lgndry ty gn dsgnr)

md crzy ccrt scrtch-blt whn ws 30, frm rsn nd bnd. hd grt pctr rfrnc bt shtty sz rfrnc, t ws 20% t smll. Fck!

vn hd t chrm pltd t n pnt nd wthrd t:

n 2006, th scrn-sd rgnl srfcd ftr 25 sm-dd yrs nd sld t ctn lst yr fr $256,000.00. Sppsdly t Pl lln [Tht myth hs bn bstd -- Mrk]:

Ths s th fnl trtn:

t's 95% fnshd. My hnd-blt bby. bt 30-40 hrs f lbr sprd t vr (t lst) 6 yrs. n rgnl Styr-Mnnlchr .222 trgt rfl rcvr nd mgzn nd Chrtr rms Blldg .44, bth dmlld nd gnsmthd by m (wrkng wth hrdnd stl -- FN!) wth cstm mchnd lmnm nd stl prts (brrl, grp, btt) nd md s cls s pssbl, n vry rspct, t th rgnl. Pnstkng.

Tht s ll hv t sy n th sbjct (prbbly nt). cn't vn dscrb hw gd t fls t hld t n my hnd.

[Clck thmbnls blw fr nlrgmnts]

Sex.com will be sld t ctn nxt wk. Crrnt wnr scm LLC rprtdly pd $14 mlln fr t fw yrs g, bt hs snc dfltd n lns. ccrdng t CNN, "Th ctn s st fr Mrch 18 n Nw Yrk, nd bddrs r rqrd t ppr wth crtfd chck fr $1 mlln t prtcpt."

Th Srvvl Sd Bnk s dvrtsng n Glnn Bck's tlvsn shw. Thy ffr "srvvl sds" fr grwng yr wn "crss grdn" md "mrgng ttltrnsm."

s Md Mttrs pnts t, th brnd dntty mshs wll wth th hst's pclyptc vsns f th ftr. "Mr vlbl thn slvr r gld n rl mltdwn," th wbst rds.

Thy my qt WrldNtDly s nws src, fn, bt rlly lk th snd f th hrlm vrts thy ffr: Jcb's Cttl Bn, Yllw Dnt Crn, nd nn-hybrd vrts f tmt nd lfy grns. 'd t tht!

"Y'll hv cnfdnc knwng tht y nd yr fmly wll b bl t t f th nsdrs trggr sm hg mltdwn," rds th prmtnl cpy. Prhps (nd wh r ths "nsdrs?"), bt 'm nt cnvncd $149 s sch grt dl fr cpl dzn pckts f sds nd lttl plnt fd, vn f t's ngh fr " fll cr Crss Grdn." Bt hy, whn th jckbtd bm-thgs dstry ll th grcry strs wth thr blck hlcptrs, t ds lk lk w my b gng xtrm vgn lcvr fr whl.

Mk sr t lstn t th d tstmnls frm hppy cstmrs. (v Brtnd)

Researchers say the mgntd-8.8 rthqk tht ht Chl ws s strng, t mvd th cty f Cncpcn 10 ft (r mr!) t th wst. Th Chln cptl, Sntg, ws bmpd bt 11 nchs t th wst-sthwst. (v krstlstt)

An upsetting stat tucked away in a NYT pc tdy: Dctrs n mrcn hsptls wsh thr hnds nly 30-40% f th tm, ccrdng t ntnl stmts. (v cnsmrsnn)

mg (lrg sz): n f mny vntg ds frm ld sss f Wrd Mgzn t wrdrrd.cm, st crtd by Ths Søndrgrd. Ths n fr n T&T "strp-n tlphn" pprd n 1995. B sr t s yr fncy nw 28.8 mdm whn y cll p tht wbst n th ntrnt.

Snt Mnc ssh rstrnt Th Hmp s rprtd t hv bn cght sllng llgl whl mt t ts cstmrs. Wh wnt ftr thm wth hddn cmrs? Th gys bhnd th dlphn slghtr dcmntry Th Cv.

mg bv: Rc 'Brry, rght ftr Th Cv wn n scr, drng th cdmy wrds. BB pl hrch Blckhnd mld n th mg nd sys, " lv t whn wnnrs hjck th brdcst, nd fr txtng cmpgn!"

Hs spch, ftr th jmp.

Rc 'Brry:

Wnnng th scr s n mzng hnr, nd t ds hv rl mpct n Jpn. Bt s fw ppl hv sn ths flm, nd lt's b hnst, wth th xcptn f th bggst strs, mst ppl dn't lstn t th spchs. wntd ppl wtchng t knw tht thy cn tk ctn t hlp nd ths trrbl slghtr. Ppl wh txt n wll mmdtly gt r pttn t th Jpns mbssdr t th S, Jpn's Prm Mnstr, Prsdnt bm, nd Vc Prsdnt Bdn. Thy cn sgn rght thr frm thr phn. W'll ls snd thm vds thy cn shr nd pdts n th cmpgn.

(v L tr v T.Bs)

Lwrnc Dwns f Th Nw Yrk Tms sys: " ws jst n Ht rprtng n thngs thr nd fnd mzng mkrs: bys wh mk kts. vn n rfg cmps, whr thr’s nly tnst scrps f stff: plstc, stcks, thrd."

Th kts r btfl: sm hv lyrs f blck nd clr plstc frmng dmnds nd strs. Sm hv dcrtv dgs, th plstc rzr-slcd nt pñt frng. Bt thy wrk, ctchng th brz nd jck-rbbtng nt th smky r. Smll kts r ntrsly hrd t fly, bt ths r prfctly ngnrd. by mt n cmp dwn th blck frm th rns f th Cthlc cthdrl n Prt--Prnc pntd t th sky. Blnkng nt th sn, tk frvr t fnd hs kt: drtng blck dt fr bv th shttrd stpls.

Th Kt Mkrs f Ht

Lindsay Lohan would like you to know that she is not a milkaholic. To that end, she is reported to be sng *trd fr $100 mlln vr bby tht pprs n n f ts TV ds. (v @tkymng)

Rchrd Mtzgr wrts: "t ws th blg pst hrd 'rnd th wrld. Whn Chrls Jhnsn wrt "Why Prtd Wys Wth Th Rght" n th spc f fw mnts nd pstd t n hs pplr Lttl Grn Ftblls blg, h hd n d th frstrm t wld st ff. Nsty dnnctns, dth thrts nd Nw Yrk Tms mgzn ftr rtcl ltr, Chrls Jhnsn jnd m fr lvly dscssn bt wht hppnd t hm, th Drwn-htng, knw-nthng Crtnsts nd th frnzd nsnty (nd rcsm) f th nt-bm rght." Wtch th ntrvw t Dngrs Mnds.

Rb B nd wr dscssng th nhrnt ddnss f ths fx strs, TVs, nd cmptrs sd n frntr str dsplys. Ct t gd hlf-hr f brwsng th st f Prps By DM (ntrntnl Dmmy Mchns?). Nt nly ds Prps by DM ffr th ltst n fk cmpnnt strs, lptps, nd fltscrns, bt thy ls sll hg plstc wshr nd dryr sts, smltd Pd wth spkr dck, nd fk wndws wth mntn vws. ls vlbl r ccssrs fr th prps, sch s DVD nd VHS bxs fr nrl mvs (By Stry! Y drn!), wd slctn f mgs fr th vrs scrns, ncldng sprts scns, PC dsktps, nd fk Ttrs fr th fk vd gm systm ($20!). nfrtntly, th cmpny sys tht "mjr ctstrph" t thr mnfctrng fclty hs frcd thm t pt bsnss n hld fr th nxt fw mnths. lctrnc gr prps

Zhng Rfng, 101, f Hnn prvnc n Chn, pprs t hv hrn grwng n th lft sd f hr frhd. nthr s rprtdly sprtng n th rght sd, ccrdng t th Dly Ml. knw, knw, th Dly Ml... bt lk t tht hrn. Jst lk t t. Frm th Dly Ml:

lthgh, t s nknwn wht th prtrsn s n Mrs Zhng's hd, t rsmbls ctns hrn.

Ths s fnnl-shpd grwth nd lthgh mst r nly fw mllmtrs n lngth, sm cn xtnd nmbr f nchs frm th skn.

Ctns hrns r md p f cmpctd krtn, whch s th sm prtn w hv n r hr nd nls, nd frms hrns, wl nd fthrs n nmls.

Thy slly dvlp n fr-sknnd ldrly dlts wh hv hstry f sgnfcnt sn xpsr bt t s xtrmly nsl t s t frm prtrsns f ths sz.

Th grwths r mst cmmn n ldrly ppl, gd btwn 60 nd th md-70s. Thy cn smtms b cncrs bt mr thn hlf f css r bngn.

"Th gt wmn: Chns grndmthr, 101, grws mystry hrn n frhd"

tsy sllr ThWrn slls mssngr bgs md t f Sth frcn cmnt scks (whch, mgn, r drbl by dfntn). Vry nc, ld schl rt. hd t gv p mssngr bgs t spr my bck (th lpsdd brdn ws kllng m), bt stll hv sft spt fr thm, nd lv vcrsly thrgh thrs n ths scr.

PPC Cmnt Lptp Bg - PC (v Wrd)

Not only are torture techniques like waterboarding, sleep deprivation, and forced stress positions evil, they don't work very well for interrogation. Jacques Vallee talked about that on BB last year in his provocative essay, "Wtrbrdng's crs crllrs." Ths wk's Nw Scntst ls cnsdrs th ffccy f trtr nd "crl, nhmn r dgrdng trtmnt" (CDT). n th hls f b Ghrb nd Gntnm By, bm stblshd th Hgh-Vl Dtn ntrrgtn Grp t stdy nd prctc "scntfclly prvn" tchnqs t ntrrgt wtht trtr r CDT, whch r llgl.

Th d tht crcv ntrrgtn wrks rsts n n ntstd nd lrgly nspprtd frmwrk, sys Shn 'Mr, drctr f th nsttt f Nrscnc t Trnty Cllg Dbln, rlnd. n th fc f t, th crcv mdl fr ntrrgtn sms lk cmmn sns: thr s nfrmtn tht th ntrrgtr wnts t knw nd th sbjct hlds bt dsn't wnt t gv p. Th ntrrgtr ppls sm prssr t brk dwn th dfncs pt p by th sbjct, wh thn splls th dsrd nfrmtn. "Y s ths mdl rptdly n mvs nd TV srs sch s 24," sys 'Mr.

Whthr t rlly wrks lk tht s qstnbl, hwvr. "vrythng w knw shws tht th blty t ccrtly rtrv nfrmtn s svrly mprd ndr cndtns f xtrm strss," 'Mr sys. Stds n sldrs, fr nstnc, hv shwn tht mnpltng slp, fd nd tmprtr prdcs svr ffcts n mmry, vn whn ppl r wllng t gv p nfrmtn.

n rcnt ppr, 'Mr tlnd th prblm (Trnds n Cgntv Scncs, vl 13, p 497). Bth trtr nd CDT fld th brn wth strss hrmns sch s crtsl nd th ctchlmns, wth ptntlly prfnd ffcts. Thr rgns r spclly ffctd: th hppcmps, whch s mprtnt n rtrvng lng-trm mmrs; th mygdl, whch frms prt f th fr ntwrk; nd th frntl lbs. Dstrbncs f ths rgns r lkly t kck n drng crcv ntrrgtn, prtclrly f sch qstnng cntns fr wks r mnths.

n ddtn, prlngd strss cld ls ld t th crtn f fls mmrs bsd n nfrmtn nd sppsd fcts prsntd by th ntrrgtr. Ths phnmnn, knwn s cnfbltn n psychtrc jrgn, s ls fnd n ppl wth frntl lb dsrdrs. "Ths ppl r nt cnscsly mkng stff p r tryng t l," sys 'Mr. "Bt thy hv dffclty dscrmntng btwn gnn mmrs nd ths tht dn't br ny rltnshp t vnts thy hv xprncd. Thgh th ccrrnc f cnfbltn n trtr vctms s mr spcltv, t's mrkd pssblty."

"Bynd trtr: th ftr f ntrrgtn"

Wrnng: Ths my shck y f y lv dgs nd cts. n ths vd rprt, CNN's mly Chng gs t dg nd ct mt mrkt n Gnghzh, Chn. Thr, dgs nd cts r kpt n cgs nd sld t rstrnts nd strt vndrs tht spclz n thngs lk ct stw nd frzn dg lg. Th Chns gvrnmnt hs tkn th frst stps n bnnng th cnsmptn f dg nd ct mt, bt ths rprt sys t my tk dcd fr ctl chngs t b mplmntd.

Krn 'Lry crts hnd-ct cty mps frm ppr. Sh jst fnshd Prs, nd t s shwn bv. Mr hr, nd hr Flckr strm s hr.

Ssnnh Brsln wrts, "pprntly, thr's n ntr phnmnn f yng wmn vdtpng thmslvs tlkng t th ntrnt s thy shw ff th ltst cch f gds thy scrd t th mll. D nt ndrstmt th hl vlggrs. Thy r fscntng." Mr n ths by Ssnnh t Tr/Slnt, nd n sch spcmn s bv. Wht-s-vr.

Pht © Kdr vn Lhzn / NR: Nlvs Clrg sts n th rbbl tht ws hs fmly's hm n Prt--Prnc. Nlvs, 55-yr ld cnstrctn wrkr, blt th hs wth hs wn hnds 25 yrs g. Th Clrg fmly s n f mny strgglng t srvv n pst-mrgncy Ht wth lttl ssstnc.

Ths mg s prt f lrgr sldshw n srvvrs f th Ht qk, nd th wrk f Dctrs Wtht Brdrs/Médcns Sns Frntèrs n Ht. MSF: Fcbk, Twttr-S, Twttr-K. (thnks, Jl Whtkr)

Six women from Essex County, New Jersey were hospitalized after getting black market butt enhancement procedures in which they were injected with the kind of non-medical grade silicone you can buy at the hardware store. I've read about similar practices in drag queen communities as well. I'd imagine that DIY cosmetic surgery, like medical tourism, will become more "mainstream." It's not clear yet if the six new cases are related. From NJ.com:

Dffrnt frm mdcl-grd slcn, th sbstnc sd n th btchd prcdrs ws blvd t b dltd vrsn f nnmdcl-grd slcn.

"Th sm stff y s t pt clk rnd th bthtb," sd Stvn M. Mrcs, xctv nd mdcl drctr f th Nw Jrsy Psn nfrmtn nd dctn Systm, wh lrnd bt th bzrr prcdrs thrgh cmmtt h sts n tht mntrs tbrks n th mtrpltn r.

"Wht trgdy," sd Grgry Brh, chf f plstc srgry t Rbrt Wd Jhnsn nvrsty Hsptl n Nw Brnswck. sng vr-th-cntr slcn cn cs bscsss tht h sd rsmbl " bg zt"...

plstc srgn dng bttcks gmnttn wld mk n ncsn t dvlp pckt ndrnth th mscl nd shp th bttcks wth nrt mdcl-grd slcn, Brh sd. H ntd t s rltvly ncmmn prcdr n mst prctcs nd tht h hs dn nly tw n hs 24-yr crr. By th tm h tlls ptnts f th ptntl rsks — frm nsths, scrrng nd slcn shftng whn ptnts st dwn — thy ftn chng thr mnds.

"Blck-mrkt csmtc srgrs hsptlz sx N.J. wmn"