My ADSL modem just arrived at my place. Finally, my web-less days are over!!!

Trying to find a way to word this question... has anyone played off a SS no match letter for sex as some sort of mistake? Like if I told my employer up front that they shouldn't submit a sex with my stuff (because I read it's not required) to social security because the last time I was hired somewhere there was a no match letter for some reason and I'm still trying to get that fixed with them. Would something like that work? And I've never actually gotten a no match letter, I'm just anticipating it when I try to get a job soon.

Can anyone recommend a good attorney in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to help me out with my name change? I'd rather have legal assistance than try to do it myself, unless the fees are outrageous. I'm only wanting to change my first and middle names, if that makes any difference.

Its four days til Im supposed to move-in and I have lost my single dorm that I requested for this year. I payed my money to put me on a payment plan. I got a letter last night saying that since the payment was late they were cancelling my contract and giving my room to another student. I called this morning and spoke to someone who said I would either have to commute or get housing off-campus. I called again and spoke with another person and told them that I needed a single room because of my medical condition. Also that I had sent an email to the director of housing and he reasonably accomodated my request without any trouble. Now I think their looking for loopholes so I can't get my single back. The asked me if I had registered with the office of accessibility. I told him I was unsure and he said they would have the assistant director call me back later in the day.
Now Im on the site and looking at how to register. The problem is my diagnosis of GID doesnt impede my learning ability. It seems there only looking for real disabilities like being blind,ADHD, etc. I dont know what to do because I think there going to use the excuse that I didnt register with the office and not give me my room back. What should I do? Try to register with the office of accessibility?

Man, hcard microformats are annoying.

I can't really change the visible text here, which means I've no way to mark a phone number up as the subtype 'work'. In order to do that, the specification requires me to have the word "work" right there on the page alongside the number (in any capitalisation, not that that helps).

I'm not arsing about with display:none.

Why couldn't it understand class="tel" type="work" ?

Ah well, Operator still exports the name, job title and email to Outlook, so it's better than nothing. And the phone number is there in the .vcf it produces (marked as the default type, 'voice'), so maybe this particular case is more a case of Outlook being arsy.

Still think it's broken, though.

Wild dolphins teach each other to tail-walk ("darling, I learned it on that spa trip, it's the latest technique...")

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American 'Bigfoot' is gorilla suit. I can't pretend to be surprised (I mean, have you seen the photos? They're rubbish)... or pretend not to be just a little disappointed.

Of course, one fake Bigfoot doesn't disprove anything to do with English spectral hounds, which clearly exist, because they're too cool not to.

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The magpie is the 'only non-mammal' 'proven' to recognise its own reflection. All you parrot owners who give your birds mirrors: your birds are stupid and think it's another bird. Wow, science. *shakes head*

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Rare Bechstein's bat found by UK research team

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Metal elegy for British soldier who died in Iraq (no clips, sadly)

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Back pain eased by good posture. (Wow, science.) What this story's really saying that the Alexander technique, which teaches good postural habits, seems to work better than massage or throwing painkillers at it. (Again, wow.)

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Horse news!

Obese horse numbers increasing. Gratuitous baby palo ahoy!

Woman jailed for selling 'dangerous' pony to child

All in all, I'm reminded of Thelwell's ponies. (Fox lovers, check out his hunting images.)

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Martha, hand me mah lynchin' boots.

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Audio slideshow of Ripley's Believe It or Not! exhibition in London. Worth it for the duck at 1:21. Aren't those fun-house tunnel things fun? Darn, now I want to go.

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Teddy camera catches carer thief. Sheer greatness. Who'd want to be pwned by that? (pictured on linked page)

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The mystery of the humming noise! (No, it's not an overheating iPod nano.)

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 No I am not high. Nor am I drunk.

But maybe there was something in the POM no ones telling me about.

Would you be able to cornstartch the infamous packy, or would goldbond work?

Since shaving down there, I've become overly fascinated with goldbond. Don't ask.

I fucking love goldbond.

I'm just getting back into university after a year absence, and will be attending school as male for the first time. I'm pre-everything and still haven't legally changed my name or anything, thus my school records are all in my female name.

For those of you that have been in a similar situation, how did you come out to your profs? Should I just send a quick e-mail letting them know the situation, or do you think a face to face explanation is better. I want them to know it's very important to not use my birth name, thus to avoid embarrassing role call situations on the first day.

Hello,

I just moved out to the state of Washington and I am a state employee. And I am trying to figure out how to navigate both health insurance and finding doctors. If there are any folks out there who are state employees and/or know people who do, I would really appreciate conversing with you. I can be reached at trumpet166@gmail.com

Also, I'm wondering if there are any doctors that would diagnose me with gynecomastia, which would then hopefully get it covered.

Thank you in advance.

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For all the social retards out there. Because lord knows I'm definitely one. The sad bit is that in theory I know most of the points on this list, but still don't do them, because they're damn hard. I'm thinking of printing out the dot points and leaving them somewhere I can see them.

So, as it is my birthday today, I went to get my birth certificate amended (in Massachusetts), and it didn't go well at all. I thought I would post this to save other people some trouble, hopefully, and to ask whether I have any recourse after being treated very badly by the person I spoke to; I think she was way out of line and absolutely should not get to behave this way.

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Follow up on Accutane (isotretinoin pills) for acne while on T:

It's working fantastically and I'm having no side effects except dry lips. My acne is already almost entirely gone after one month of a 6-month course of treatment. (Including blackheads!!)

My liver is not even showing signs of strain on liver function tests: my liver tests are great. (I know that's a fear people have.)

So far my healing top-surgery scars seem unaffected, too, but it may be too soon to tell.

And it comes in generic so I'm paying WAY less for Accutane than I was for the topical gel + antibiotics that I was on before. However, I have to see the dermatologist and have labs done once a month while I'm on it, so it evens out cost-wise.

My experience with disclosing/ the lack of disclosure



Be well

Cris

Since it's Olympic season and all, please tell us your favourite national anthems of a country in which you weren't born.

I like the French one, but I really don't know many at all.

Also this because it's pretty and there seems to be a Sweden/Finland flame war in the comments. (OTP.) (If only I understood more than a couple of words.)

Pedigree dogs plagued by disease. This, to be fair, does depend somewhat on the breeder. For example, when my father got his dog it had to be a pedigree (of course *rolls eyes*) and the breeder had certificates to show that their dogs were free of hip dysplasia, which is a notorious problem with Labs and Goldens. Breeders aren't daft and pretty much know what they're doing, so if you get one who thinks it pays to be ethical you should be relatively ok.

Puppy farmers, on the other hand, should be suspended from the annoyingly loud industrial-style air conditioning pipes in this office and flogged with... hmm... those empty coat hangers and drying umbrellas over there. Yeah, ok, I'll think up something more creative when my brain's switched on.

Another clip.

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An ailing brain with imagination undimmed

You're Britain's second best-selling author, also called the most shoplifted, and the papers have never heard of you except when they want to stir up fake rows with JKR. Then you get a little brain disease, and suddenly...

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The secrets of the brain. Surgery. AWESOME. The brain is so beautiful.

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Brain's counting skill 'built-in'

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Police dog saves thief from river

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Antidepressants link to poor driving. Yet another reason I don't bother. (Others being that I wear contact lenses and am dyspraxic, and consider those to be two real dangers to the public should I ever get behind the wheel of a death machine.)

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Firefighters in dramatic double pet rescue!!!

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Yew cuttings used for chemotherapy drugs

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Woot, victory! Check out the ending quote from someone who sounds like a despicable person: The Supreme Court's desire to promote the homosexual lifestyle at the risk of infringing upon the First Amendment right to free exercise of religion is what the public needs to learn about

Advocates for Faith and 'Freedom' huh? How about the freedom to impose your blind, irrational superstitions on others instead of resigning when it becomes clear you won't (not can't) do the job you're paid to do? Is that a good use of your constitutional rights? Yeah!

Because OMG, a lesbian somewhere is having a child! This prevents me eating bits of Jesus on Sundays and forces me to convert to Druze!!!!!!! Dear Xolotl, these wankers make me so angry.

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Dramatic pictures of a woman artificially 'aged' to show what sunbeds do to you.

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Worldwide battle for water (yeah, no kidding)

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Monks' drinks business to develop

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I'd advocate corporal punishment for this creep, but what'd be the point? Make 'im wear a pink shalwar for a week...

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Islamic authorities in the Nigerian city of Bauchi have reportedly launched a crackdown on sex workers identified by the Red Cross in a census. But don't worry, they say they're only arresting them and inspecting them for HIV. Or something. Yep.

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Picnics without plastic. I'd still point out that disposable anything isn't ideal. Making paper (etc) plates still uses resources. Personally I have no objection to people buying solidly-made plastic dishes (or any other tough, hygienic and safe material, of course), bringing them home and reusing them.

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I only wish the penguin had been given a hereditary peerage.

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Huskies and Japanese lunchbreak

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Ohh, well done BBC, just heard of ReCAPTCHA there...

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Haredim in Jerusalem

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Legal battle over Watchmen film

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Best.

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I recently started and completed my therapy with Brooke Kroto in Richmond Heights OH. She got me in and out in a month, one session a week, and worked with me on a sliding fee to suit my cramped budget. She was also super nice and supportive and I recommend her. I still have to go physically pick up my letter. But anyway.

As I'm going to be relocating to NY soon she said she'd write me a more general letter but that she was also recommending that I go to Murphy in Cleveland. The problem with Cleveland is that because I'm out of county, they want $150/appointment just to get me in the door, and then all my lab fees on top of that, and they won't even schedule me for an appointment until I drive two hours up there for an income rating appointment to judge whether or not I'm eligible for their financial aid program. It seems like a huge ton of hassle and a loss of what's becoming increasingly precious time and money as the date for my move gets nearer.

Are there any endocrinologists in northeast Ohio other than Murphy that are recommended? I don't want to go to someone with no experience. I was already in to one clinic for my brand new shiny ovarian cysts and had the doctor treat me as if he was one step away from whipping out a Polaroid to prove to his friends that he met One Of Them. Genius MD asked helpful questions like "and how much longer are you going to be taking testosterone?" and I really don't want to deal with that kind of thing again, the great twit.

Though of course if there is no alternative to Murphy, maybe a couple stories from guys who've played the Cleveland MetroHealth game would be useful to me. Is there an easier way or should I just be prepared to spend $800 to get two appointments, bloodwork and a script? Can't I have the clinic run my levels and everything and then take the results to the expensive doctor?

p.s
Voice dropping slowly but surely. Hell yes, go me.

EDIT
After that first comment now I'm worried, so I'll also open the floor to suggestions for endos in Pittsburgh or thereabouts. Maybe as far as Erie. I did go through the Memories and I've emailed the Persad center in Pitts but I'm interested in opinions from multiple sources.

I'll be WWOOFing throughout France from September to December.  My itinerary is still open but as far as larger cities,  I should be near Lyon, Narbonne and halfway between Bordeaux and Toulouse (right outside Agen) at some parts of my journey.  I'll also be going to Aix-en-Provence  at some point for sure.  It would be cool to meet some French ftms or if anyone has any advice or perspectives on being an ftm in France, feel free to share.