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A short and scenic 90 minutes from Chiang Mai, Chiang Dao has developed into an excellent alternative base for those who are in the north but do not have the time or inclination to head to the further-flung destinations around the area. While the Chiang Dao Cave is the most popular attraction in the area, there are many reasons to pay a visit: outstanding guesthouses, some exceptional food, ample opportunity for trekking, and one of the most diverse ethnic hilltribe populations of any district in Thailand.
The main town of Chiang Dao is a pretty unexciting little stopover, boasting only a few restaurants and places to stay. The locals are early to bed, with most establishments closing at or before 20:00. As such, they are also very early to rise, and the town's morning market gets going around 03:00, well before the sun rises above the eastern hills. ... Read our complete Chiang Dao travel guide


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Sculpey® III Christmas Card
Material List
- Sculpey® III Oven-bake Clay – Deep Red Pearl, Gold and Moss
- Clay Dedicated Pasta Machine
- Clay Extruder
- Sculpey® Style & Detail Tools, Set of 3
- premo! Sculpey® 6-piece Glitter Set, Metallic
- premo! Sculpey® Metal Cutters, Mini – Basic Shape
- Texture Stamp
- Craft Blade
- Cardstock
- Scrapbook Paper – Gold, Green and Red
- Beads – Gold
- Cord – Gold
- Glue – White
Project Instructions
Do not use unbaked clay on unprotected furniture or finished surfaces. Start with clean hands and work surface area. Good work surfaces include wax paper, metal baking sheet, or disposable foil. Knead clay until soft and smooth. For best results, clean your hands in between colors. Shape clay, pressing pieces together firmly. Bake on oven-proof glass or metal surface at 275°F (130°C) for 15 minutes per ¼" (6mm) thickness. For best baking results, use an oven thermometer. DO NOT USE MICROWAVE OVEN. DO NOT EXCEED THE ABOVE TEMPERATURE OR RECOMMENDED BAKING TIME. Wash hands after use. Baking should be completed by an adult.
Begin by preheating oven to 275°F (130°C). Test temperature with oven thermometer for perfectly cured clay. For best results, condition all clay by running it through the clay dedicated pasta machine several passes on the widest setting. Fold the clay in half after each pass and insert the fold side into the rollers first.
Red Ornament
Step 1 Print out the templates on a sheet of cardstock paper and carefully cut out the templates. Cut out at least two of each template.
Step 2 Roll ½ bar of Deep Red Pearl through the clay dedicated pasta machine on the widest setting until the clay is smooth and pliable. Place the sheet of clay on your work surface and place your round pointed template on top. Use the craft blade to carefully cut out around the template.
Step 3 Roll a small amount of Gold clay on the widest setting of the pasta machine and cut out three disks using the Round Mini Cutter. Set these aside. Roll the remaining Gold clay left over from the cutter into two thin snakes. Lay the snakes onto the ornament, curving them to imitate the curve of a real ornament. Make sure to leave room in between the snakes to place the three disks. Trim the edges of the snakes to the edge of the ornament.
Step 4 Before placing the disks onto the ornament, add gold glitter to the top of all three. Place them carefully onto the ornament, in between the snakes.
Step 5 Add a small amount of glitter to the top and bottom tip of the ornament
NOTE: to prevent getting unwanted glitter onto your ornament, the three circles can be baked separately from the ornament and glued into place after the ornament is baked.
Step 6 Set the completed ornament on the baking sheet.
Step 7 Bake ornament according to the time and temperature on the clay package directions.
Green Ornament
Step 1 Roll out ½ package of Moss clay on the widest setting on the pasta machine.
Step 2 Lightly mist the stamp with water and press firmly into the sheet of clay. Remove the stamp.
Step 3 Cut out the round ornament template. Place it on the sheet of textured clay, making sure the top where the "hanger" would be is NOT on textured portion of the clay. Carefully cut out the round ornament with the craft blade.
Step 4 Add lines to mimic a metal hanger using the rubber chisel before adding gold glitter on top of it.
Step 5 Rub green glitter over the stamped portion of the clay.
Step 6 Place the completed ornament on the baking sheet with the red ornament.
Step 7 Bake ornament according to the time and temperature on the clay package directions.
Gold Ornament
Step 1 Cut out the teardrop ornament templates. To get the cut out for the reflection on the ornament, use a pencil to draw where you want the reflection to be. Use a craft knife to cut that portion out of your template.
Step 2 Roll ½ package of Gold clay out on the widest setting of the pasta machine. Place the template with the reflection cut out onto the clay. Cut out the ornament with the craft knife. Don't remove the template from the clay.
Step 3 Sprinkle silver glitter over the cut out area of the template. Gently rub to adhere and remove the template. Add some silver glitter to the top "hanger" area.
Step 4 Place the completed ornament on the baking sheet with the others.
Step 5 Bake ornament according to the time and temperature on the clay package directions.
Make the Card
Step 1 Cut the two-sided scrapbook paper to 5"x10". Fold this paper in half. Sandwich the front flap of the gold card with patterned paper so the front top and front inside will be patterned. Glue this paper in place.
Step 2 Now cut the green piece of scrapbooking paper smaller than the dimension of the front the card. Adhere this to the front of the card.
Step 3 Cut three 8" lengths of the gold cord and fold in half. Thread the beads onto the cords.
Step 4 Place the ornaments on the front of the card to get the spacing correct.
Step 5 Place the gold cord on the card above each ornament. Where the end of the cord falls determines where you will cut the card (at the fold) to adhere the cord to the inside of the card.
Step 6 Once the spacing is where you like it, use the craft knife to slice the top fold of the card in the three spots. Thread the cord through each slice and adhere with spare pieces of tape or glue (make sure the glue dries completely before closing the card).
Step 7 On the front of the card, glue the ornament down with the cord behind the top of each ornament so it looks as if the ornament is hanging.

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Sennheiser IE 8 In-Ear Headphones
" I've been using Sennheiser IE8 for 2 years and its still awesome. sadly I lost it about 2 months ago. The first time I use it, it sounded ordinary but after several days of burning in I finally found the true sound that is so amazing. The sound is detailed, clean instrument separation, strong bass, and an awesome soundstage, and no microphonic... but after using it for a year I have to..." --QR2
Sennheiser IE80
"Anyone aspiring to be an audiophile would have heard the name of these IEMs, they are one of the very best around and only a few are in the same league as this one. The IE80 was released a few years ago, following the IE8 which was for a long time, the best that Sennheiser had to offer in this regard. Lets cut the introduction short. This review is not an Audiophile perspective. Its just my..." --jnxr
Sennheiser CX 870 ear canal phones
" Upgraded from my CX-215's WHICH ARE ALSO AMAZING! But these kill it in audio replication. I use these at work with my Sanza Fuze (Rockboxed and playing flac's) and it makes the day's fly by, My only complaint was at first finding the proper seal took a little work, also seemed to have a slight burn in period (which wasnt to bad) but when i first purchased the headphones I was..." --darkshyed
Sennheiser IE800
" Hello guys, I have been reading about the IE800 for some time now. I heard people saying it is a mini HD800. That intrigued me, as I love the HD800. I usually hate IEMs for their congested and bassy sound. I also hate sticking something inside my ears, but was curious about Sennheisers' new addition. It seems I am a lucky man, as last week soundnews.ro..." --dan.gheorghe
Sennheiser IE 7 Earphones
"These are normally over $400 on Amazon, where I got them for $100 "opened, but unused" with high expectations corresponding to the $400 price. They had all the tips, but with two mounted on the 'phones and four in the case; no grill cleaner. The problem I found, but which bothers me a lot, is that the highest notes on one of my favorite recordings, Philip Glass's Mishima soundtrack (which is..." --akgK340owner
Sennheiser CX300-B Earbuds (Black)
" I'm genuinely shocked that folks are unimpressed with these buds. They've served me very well for a looooong time. Yes, they handle bass veery well, but I never found that was at the expense of treble, not at the start (are now, since 4 years of earwax... yeh, you knowaddamean). Could be better isolating? Sure, but I regularly hear nothing of the outside world when I have them plugged, unless..." --aragond
Telefunken TH-140 Review
" Full disclosure: I received these for free from Topdogheadphones after my review won a DUNU Tai-Chi review contest. I was offered a prize valued at £35 and I chose the Telefunken TH-140 and was asked if I could review them as well and I accepted. Introduction Telefunken isn't a name I've often heard in the headphone business. In fact, before receiving these, I hadn't heard it at..." --TheGame21x
Sennheiser CX 880 i Audiophile Quality In-Ear Headphone (Black)
" I bought these a few weeks ago, and like the other reviewer mentioned, they don't do anything too special. They are fairly detailed for an IEM at this level, and provide globs of bass. The inline iphone remote is especially nice. There is quite of bit of microphonics. I will be keeping these as IEMs to use at the gym. " --Bloodstriker
Sennheiser CX 270 Noise-Reduction Headphones (Black)
" Awesome quality for $100US. Not the top end of audio - but pretty darn good for the price. You can't find much better at this price range " --Syan25
Sennheiser CX 175
"Build, look and comfort: These iems look very nice, has unique design. The earpieces seem built sturdily, the cable seems durable. These are so comfortable that you mayn't feel they're on your ears after wearing them for some times. I would appreciate flat cable like mh1c or xb series from Sony. Sound: before burning in, there's a very noticeable hiss in the sound,..." --thesurvivor90


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Statistics out of all 69 people named Lucinda Chambers
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Meaning of Last Name
Chambers is a common surname of English origin. It usually denoted either a servant who worked in his master's private chambers, or a camararius, a person in charge of an exchequer room. At the time of the British census of 1881 [http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk/surnames/CHAMBERS/1881census], the relative frequency of the surname Chambers was highest in Nottinghamshire (4.4 times the British average), followed by Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire, Lincolnshire, Bedfordshire, Rutland, Suffolk, Derbyshire, Haddingtonshire and Kent. Related surnames include Chalmers and Chamberlain. * Aidan Chambers, (born 1934), English children's author * Bill Chambers, (born 1930), NCAA men's college basketball record holder for 51 rebounds in a single game * Carlton Chambers (born 1975), Canadian sprint athlete * Chris Chambers (born 1978), American football player for the San Diego Chargers * Colin Chambers, New Zealand swimmer * Dennis Chambers (born 1959), American drummer * Dennis Chambers (1788–1867), American politician * Diane Chambers, fictional character on the U.S. television series Cheers * Dorothea Chambers (1878–1960), British-American female tennis player * Dwain Chambers (born 1978), British Sprinter * Edmund Kerchever Chambers (1866–1954), English literary critic and Shakespearean scholar * Emma Chambers (born 1964), English actress * Ephraim Chambers (c.1680–1740), English writer and encyclopedist * Ernie Chambers (born 1937), Nebraska State Senator * Ezekiel F. Chambers (1788–1867), American jurist & politician * Faune A. Chambers (born 1976), American actress * George Chambers (1803–1840), English maritime painter * George Chambers (1928–1997), former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago * Guy Chambers (born 1963), English songwriter * Jack Chambers(1931–1978), Canadian artist and filmmaker * Jack Chambers (born 1938), Canadian linguist * John Chambers (born 1949), rose to the post of Chairman & CEO of Cisco Systems after overcoming childhood dyslexia * Jonathan L. Chambers, Bowling Green State University faculty and author * Kasey Chambers (born 1976), Australian country singer * Kim Chambers (born 1974), American pornographic actor * Jason Chambers (born 1980), American actor and a mixed martial arts fighter * Justin Chambers (born 1970), American model and actor * Marilyn Chambers (1952-2009), American pornographic actress * Munro Chambers, Canadian actor * Oswald Chambers (1874–1917), early twentieth century Scottish Protestant minister and teacher. * Paul Chambers (1935–1969), jazz bassist of the 1950s and 1960s * Robert Chambers (1802–1871), Scottish author and publisher * Robert Chambers (killer) (born 1966), American murderer, nicknamed the "Preppy Killer" * Robert W. Chambers (1865–1933), American artist and writer * Sandra Chambers, Italian singer * Thomas Chambers, English administrator and factor of the British East India Company * Tom Chambers (born 1977), English actor, best known for his role as Sam Strachan in Holby City * Tom Chambers (born 1959), American former NBA professional basketball player * Tom Chambers, Associate Justice of the Washington State Supreme Court * Wally Chambers (born 1951), American professional football player * Walter B. Chambers (1866-1945), New York City architect * Whittaker Chambers (1901–1961), American writer and editor best known for his testimony against Alger Hiss * William Chambers (architect) (1723–1796), 18th century Scottish architect * William Chambers (publisher) (1800–1883), Scottish publisher * W. Paris Chambers (1854-1913), American cornetist and bandmaster * Vladimir Chambers Matchoulski (1989-...), Real Madrid activist in Belarus
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Pumpkin Face Sticker Pumpkin by Recollections™
Use this sticker to create a quick jack-o-lantern.
Craft Time: Under 30 mins
Uses Recycled Items: No
Get exclusive offers about this product and more!
Material List
- Recollections™ Glitter Foam Stickers
- Craft Pumpkin - Orange
Project Instructions
Peel stickers from sheet.
Apply to Craft Pumpkin in Jack-o-Lantern pattern on pumpkin.
Press firmly to secure.


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Apr 2014 Newsletter
We try and send out a newsletter each month that contains news of interest to digital photographers, Photoshop and Elements users and Digital Audio Visual enthusiasts. We add tips and tricks and tell you about new tutorial disks and downloads + A Free Video.
Photoshop CC Getting Started Layers & Raw
The route to quality images and consistency - Plenty of free videos here for you to evaluate before you buy.


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Yarn Bombed Wood Stool
Material List
- Loops & Threads® Kaleidoscope Yarn – Mardi Gras or Color(s) and Style(s) of Choice
- Crochet Hook or Knitting Needles
- Wood Letter
- Yarn Needle
- Scissors
Project Instructions
Crochet or knit a square, using yarn and stitch of choice, approximately 1"-2" larger than stool.
Turn stool upside down on square and fold in corners. Whip stitch around the edges.
Gather end and finish with a running stitch.
Crochet or knit a rectangle, decreasing near the end for gathered effect. Wrap around legs and whip stitch to form fit. Connect to base with a whip stitch.
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Video Corner
VIDEO: Convicted mobster hopes for a hit in the kitchen
Angelo Lutz is trying to make a hit in the restaurant world with a new Mafia-themed Italian eatery in New Jersey. Lutz, known as Fat Ange, served nearly seven years in federal prison for racketeering.
- Video Corner
Train, entertain your pets with these 3 smartphone apps
While they may not have thumbs to use the phone, pets can benefit from smartphone apps designed specifically for them.
VIDEO: Cement truck crashes into minivan
A professor at Texas A&M University was fortunate to escape serious injury recently when a cement truck ran a red light at a College Station intersection and crashed head-on into his minivan. A dash camera that Dr. Guan Zhu had installed about a year ago captured the entire incident.
VIDEO: CBS taps Colbert as Letterman's Late Show successor
Bloomberg's Jon Erlichman reports that CBS has announced Stephen Colbert as its choice to replace the retiring David Letterman as host of "The Late Show" on Bloomberg Television's "Lunch Money."
VIDEO: Aaron's historic homer
On the 40th anniversary of Hank Aaron's record-breaking 715th career home run, take a look at the historic moment as it happened.
VIDEO: Nebraska prom mishap goes viral
A group of 22 high school students from Pierce, Neb., all decked out in prom finery, took an unplanned dip in a four-foot-deep pond when the bridge they were posing on for pictures gave way. Photos from the incident have gone viral on social media.
3 apps to make your flight easier
Whether you fly once a week for work or once a year for a vacation, you can bet that all areas of your trip are being monitored by smart phones. While it isn't hard to find an app with your flight info, some apps make the process of flying a lot simpler.
VIDEO: Amazing dance moves at NCAA title game
Eye-catching action wasn't confined to the court at AT&T Stadium Monday night during the NCAA Championship game between UConn and Kentucky. This pair -- apparently a father and son -- delighted the crowd during a timeout with some synchronized dance moves.
VIDEO: White House may ban selfies
The White House wasn't too pleased after Red Sox player David Ortiz snapped a selfie with President Obama that was later used promotionally by Samsung.
VIDEO: X-Ray released of tree trimmer with chainsaw embedded in neck
Not only did the tree trimmer who got a chainsaw caught in his neck survive, he climbed down the tree by himself after the accident.
VIDEO: Pepperoni, extra cheese and...pot?
A Vancouver pizzeria has added a unique item to its menu: Customers with a prescription can order pizza infused with marijuana.
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Scams have been around for a very long time, and they keep changing, creating the need for individuals to be careful about spending and investing money. One common scam is the advance fee scam. Scammers contact victims about obtaining a credit card or much-needed loan, but ask for a pre-payment fee, or advanced fee, in order to obtain the credit card or loan. Once that fee is paid, the scammer disappears, and the victim not only doesn't receive a credit card or loan check, but is also out the money paid to 'set up' the account.
What catches victims off guard is that the websites, documents and emails that accompany these phony offers appear to be legitimate. They might even look like they're from the official lending institutions. And similar advance fee scams have run with the angle that the victim won something like a lottery or inheritance gift, and has to pay taxes or processing fees before the money can be delivered.
Here are some tips from Western Union to avoid becoming the victim of a scam:
* Never send a money transfer to pay fees up front to obtain a credit card or loan. Walk away from the deal if you're asked to transfer money to cover things like insurance, processing or paperwork.
* Never send a money transfer to an individual you have not met in person.
* Research the companies who've contacted you about setting up a credit card or a loan. Use the Better Business Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission, your state Attorney General's office or your local police department to find out if there have been complaints made about the company.
* Look for poor grammar including missing words and spelling mistakes on documents. Also review the email address - is it from a generic account anyone can access, or does it appear to be a specific business address?
* Never use or forward money from a deposited check until the check officially clears, which may take weeks. By law, banks must make available to you funds from the check you've deposited, even though it could take a couple of weeks to discover a check is fraudulent. If you've spent or forwarded that money and the check bounces, the bank will hold you responsible for the total amount of the check.
* If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Victims are lured by scams that make big promises of money, or by fraudulent loans and credit offerings that don't care how bad the victim's credit score is.
If you are the victim of a scam, contact your local police department to report it. And if you sent a Western Union Money Transfer and think you may be a victim of fraud, contact the Western Union Fraud Hotline Number at 800-448-1492.


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American Girl Movie and Tea
Wednesday, December 5 @ 3 pm
It's an early release day! We're showing an American Girl Movie on our big screen and having Tea! Invite your friends, bring your dolls and join us! Call us at 827-6960 for the movie title. Refreshments are provided by the Friends of the Bartram Trail Branch Library.


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The biggest change in application development in a generation is here. Everything going on today in enterprise development must focus on delivering applications via mobile devices. But how should app dev organizations make sure they are thinking a step ahead and still deliver applications "mobile first"? How can they handle the costs and trade-offs of developing for iPads and other tablets while preparing for completely new devices to access their entire application portfolio? What smart architectural concepts should organizations be using right now to deliver amazing and effective business applications on iPads and other tablets?
Join our guest, Forrester Research analyst Jeffrey Hammond, and Framehawk CEO and co-founder Peter Badger for a webcast discussing the drastic wave of changes underway because of enterprise mobility, and what you can do today to navigate through them successfully.
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Little Feet Snowmen Painting
Let kids work with canvas and paint to create a winter wonderland painting.
Age Range: 3-5
Craft Time: 30-60 minutes
Messy Rating:
1 2 3 4
Uses Recycled Items: No
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Material List
- Artist's Loft™ Canvas
- Craft Smart® Acrylic Paint – White, Island Blue, Mediterranean Blue, Dark Orange, Black and Red
- Pouncer
- Paintbrush
- Pencil
Project Instructions
Paint background of canvas white and blue using pouncer. Let dry.
Have adult paint bottoms of your feet. Step on the canvas, making a white footprint. Let dry.
Use white paint and a paintbrush to paint snow on canvas.
Use black paint to paint a hat, eyes and buttons, using a pencil eraser and dots for the mouth.
Add a red scarf. Let dry.


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Located within walking distance from Osaka station, and on a major commuting route between Osaka and the Hanshin area, Rapha is pleased to announce the Cycle Club Osaka.
Being the second largest and arguably the most attractive city in Japan, Osaka is coloured with personalities, great food, and a love of celebration.
Rapha Cycle Club Osaka will be hosting events, exhibitions and, in partnership with the J-Sports channel, plenty of live road racing.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Studio Jazz Ensemble
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm - Recital Hall (RH)
General admission: $10
Seniors: $7
Students: $5
Contact the Associated Students Ticket Office at (818) 677-2488 for details.
Location and Parking
Cypress Recital Hall. Located on Nordhoff St., between Lindley and Etiwanda avenues. Park in Lot B1 and B3.
Note: Permit parking on campus is enforced 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Parking permits are $6.00 per day and can be purchased at Information Booths located at Lindley/Nordhoff, Prairie/Darby, Zelzah/Lot G4 or at self-serve dispensers in all student lots.


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Mother's Day Mom Rules Picture Frame
A fun frame just for Mom! Fill it with your favorite photo of her or for a special surprise get a picture taken together.
Designed by Kate Gribbon.
Material List
- Wood Words – Mom Rules
- Unfinished Wood Frame, Rectangle with Heart
- Craft Glue
- Paintbrushes – Narrow and Wide Tips
- Martha Stewart Crafts™ Glitter – Lemon Drop
- Martha Stewart Crafts™ Craft Paint, Satin – Chamomile, Goji Berry and Surf
Project Instructions
Paint one coat of Surf paint to cover frame surface. Let dry.
With a narrow brush, paint edges of frame with Goji Berry. Let dry.
Paint Chamomile polka dots randomly over frame surface. Let dry.
Add flower petal details around a few of the Chamomile polka dots. Let dry.
Dab craft glue over Chamomile dots and sprinkle Lemon Drop glitter over glue to coat. Let dry, then tap off excess.
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International Standards and Conformity Assessment for all electrical, electronic and related technologies
CLC/TC 111X Scope
To deal with environmental aspects for electrical and electronic products and systems.To promote activities in CENELEC relevant to reducing detrimental impacts of electrotechnical activities/products/systems on the natural environment (In this context "reducing" means a process of continual environment improvement aimed towards an optimum balance with social, economic, safety and performance requirements).To enhance CENELEC's environmental links with the European legal framework, particularly in the context of standardization aspects of EU environmental regulations and directives. To improve energy and resource efficiency of electrotechnical products and systems as important aspects in order to reduce impacts on the environment (for example climate changes and resource depletion)To prepare the necessary standards framework and in co-operation with other CENELEC Technical Bodies co-ordinate the development of, or when necessary produce, the needed standardization deliverables. Product TCs remain autonomous in dealing with environmental aspects relevant to the products included in their scope.To assist product committees in the elaboration of environmental requirements of product standards in order to foster common technical approaches and solutions for similar problems and thus promote consistency in CENELEC standards.To cooperate with recognized standardization bodies and other relevant organizations for matters of common environmental interest.To communicate with and to give advice to CENELEC BT and Technical Committees on questions related to work on environmental issues. EMC and EMF aspects are excluded, but relevant developments will be noted.
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Your organization generates HUGE amounts of data and you want to use it to gain a competitive advantage, but you're just not sure how to get out of the gate on your first big data project. What is the right business problem to tackle first? Do you have the right skills? What project will deliver the most immediate ROI? What are the key technology considerations? How can you start employing one type of big data analytics capability and add others down the road?
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let me re-phrase that
any canadians here?
There are a pair of Parasound JC1 monoblocks for sale over at the Audiocircles for $3500
JAS Audio Bravo 2.3 SE Single ended Class A Tube Integrated Amplifier Svetlana 6C33-B triodes @ 18 wpc-Eastern Electric MiniMax DAC W-LME49990 op amps w Siemens 12AU7 -Black Cat Morpheus cables -Silverline Audio Sonata III
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Keep seeing RT2000's show up on CL in Dallas. What's the deal? $400 seems like an awesome deal for these things.
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Vet Advice: Relief for Your Dog's Itchy Skin
Addressing the second most common problem on the vet hit parade
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Submitted by BRIAN SMITH | August 21 2012 | Permalink
Have you heard of or used the brand GALPHARM (10mg) Hayfever & Allergy Relief tablets on their dog for treating a skin allergy. My vet recommended PIRITON but our Chemist was sold out and gave me GALPHARM brand as an alternative. I need to know if this is a safe antihestamine to give him.
Submitted by Cynthia | July 12 2013 | Permalink
Hi Brian I saw your question about medicine for hayfever and allergy relief.. Are you still struggling with this issue? If so, I can reply to you here or faster via email if you still need help, at answers@immuneiq(com) - Cynthia
Submitted by dafna | July 13 2013 | Permalink
just adopted a 2 year old boxer-terrier mix....was recently spayed but has horrible itchy stomach and inside her legs too....what over the counter medication is safe to give her...she is about 45 pounds....we live on Long Island, lots of humidty
Submitted by Deb | July 27 2013 | Permalink
....sounds like this might be a yeast infection. I had a Lab with identical symptoms...bathed her regularly with a anti-dandruff shampoo containing selenium..I think the brand name was Selsun Blue.
Submitted by julia | January 24 2014 | Permalink
my dog seems to have the same rash going on around his belly button and inside his back legs did you find something that helps please let me know!
Submitted by Keith | October 2 2012 | Permalink
I have used the smallest dose possible of any generic antihistimine for my dog when he has flare ups. He has all sorts of allergies to nuts, soy etc, so i monitor his diet accordingly. The generic ones from the pharmacy are fine, and cheap!
Submitted by Genny | October 18 2012 | Permalink
What about Skin + Coat chews by Pet Naturals? Have you tried those? They have a lot of the ingredients this blog talks about. And PN also has some cool probiotic and enzyme chews to add into the regimen so you can do everything possible to make your dog comfy and healthy like the blog says. The chews are really popular around where I live! Definitely worth giving a shot!
Submitted by A.Heese | December 27 2012 | Permalink
I have been giving my pitbull Diesel benedryl 2x a day for the past fours years. It does help some..it's worse if he gows off it. It is also the safest for long term use. I have to keep my coned so he does lick/bite himself to death. He itches and bites so badly that he chews his own paddings off his paws. I have tryed seeing an allergin specialists and they say he's allergic to over 78 different bugs, plants and danders. Even their own homemade remedy did not work for him and he was on it a year. Tryed fish oil pill, and he threw it up. He tends to better when it's humid out, so I am going to try getting a humidifier. Hydrocortisone cream works great! Only catch is keeping him from licking it. So he wares the cone. Rinse affected area with warm water and apply. Hope this helps and if anyone else has anymore ideas...
Submitted by Anonymous | April 24 2013 | Permalink
about 3 yrs ago our then 12 yr old part Australian Shepherd had a terrible yeast infection in ears and smelly flaking skin. The vet only gave drops, benedryl for itch so I began to research...the dry foods are killing our pets..mosly wheat and by products so I started to buy chicken, beef and canned fish. I usually cook the chicken but the meat is raw, I add some rice, veggies (carrots, beans or peas, sweet potatoes and I add dry food but its all natural. I also make treats with applesauce, sweet potatoes oats and some whole wheat and All dogs love this..Please, look at what your feeding your pets because that is what is causing most of the problems!
Submitted by Jessica Lua | May 20 2013 | Permalink
This might help you I just started using " I and love and you" my skins itchy. That is the name of it I bought it at petco it a bit pricey but it worked quick on my English bull dog. He was rubbing his face on everything and chewing his paws. And after one day it has stopped .
Submitted by lisa | July 16 2013 | Permalink
what is it called my dog is doing the same thing she rubs her face and chews her paws also...
Submitted by Linda | September 30 2013 | Permalink
My dog suddenly went into an itching frenzy! Chewing his feet rubbing his face on the carpet! Going crazy! I was in tears! I read that a great home remedy was 1/2 water and 1/2 apple cider vinegar. I sprayed him down. He is sound asleep for the first time tonight!
Submitted by Amy | October 13 2013 | Permalink
I just wanted to let you know that I had a dog on steroid treatment for allergies, in the end the steroids caused her to have cushings disease and kidney failure. We had to put her down. Talk to your vet about extended use of steroid treatments.
Submitted by JSinFLA | November 14 2013 | Permalink
Do you rinse it off or does the dog smell like vinegar? My dog has suddenly started itching like crazy and I am desperate for a solution!
Submitted by Tom Henson | January 7 2014 | Permalink
I want to thank you for this remedy of apple cider & vinegar, my sharpei has been scratching and gnawing her hind area & tail until it bleeds, I didn't want to buy any chemicals and have become so desperate to ease her suffering, so I happened to see your post, and I am SO grateful, finally a remedy that helps AND it was something that I had plenty of, so THANK YOU!!!
Submitted by Pat | August 17 2013 | Permalink
I have a cat who lost nearly all his fur. after allergy testing he was allergic to 72 irritants, pollen carpets etc etc. The vet put him on a steroid injection once aa month, and it worked 100% all his fur grew back and he stopped itching.
Submitted by T Laye | December 11 2013 | Permalink
Hi Pat, I saw your message about your cat, and was wondering if he/she put on weight with the steroid treatment once a month. I have a jack rusell cross cairn terrier, he started to loose his fur round his back when he was two years old,it was only in the months of November to January,but he put on weight so the vet stopped the steroids,but now he has a problem of sitting on his bottom and turning round, and round,and rolling on his back to stop the itching,he is on antibiotics now, along with steroid tablets, I read in one comment that some one had a dog on steroids but it caused cushings and kidney failure, did your vet tell you any thing about this, thank you for taking the time to read this, it is I am just curios as why my dog does not respond to any treatment, Tricia.
Submitted by Jenna | December 16 2013 | Permalink
I have a jack Russell that used to be on steroids and since they are not good to stay on long term the vet switched him to Atopica. This education has been a life saver, he now has all his hair back, is less itchy and is on a much safer long term medication for him allergies. He also eats grain free foods. We discovered his allergies at 2 years old and tried everything from daily allergy shots to daily steroids. He's been on Atopica for about 6 years now and is doing great. The winters are harder on him so I increase his dosage to daily but in the summer can get away with a pill every other day.
Submitted by Gary | November 12 2013 | Permalink
Hello. My 13 year corgi. Was about to iche a hole on her stomach. I read about this on the net. Red apple cider and a washcloth. I put both in a ziplock bag. I sqeezed the washcloth as i pulled it out of the ziplock and dabbed it all over her stomach. That and 2 benadril. Worked fast and she was happy If the dog has sores delute it with water. Good luck. Let me know. !!!!!!!
Submitted by L. Newman | November 19 2013 | Permalink
Wow, your Diesel sounds just like our Tango. I know it's been over a year since you posted your comment, but your story sounds so much like ours. Tango, out four year old Australian cattle dog mix has suffered with allergies for about three years now. We do Benadryl, but it doesn't make too much of a difference. Steroids (like Temaril and Prednisone) helped tremendously, but they aren't safe in the long term (and the excessive peeing was very difficult to live with - several times in the middle of the night, poor guy, we're talking full on sprints to the back door and trickling pee along the way). We saw an allergist for a year who did testing and out us on a Tango-specific allergy shot routine. We gave him shots weekly for a year - no difference at all (and over $100 a month!). Poor Tango basically lives in a cone - like your Diesel, Tango licks, bites, and chews his paws so bad that he harms himself. He rips fur and skin from his paws (mostly the pads and nail beds) and tail so bad that we have to cone him constantly. We've tried holistic remedies, like reiki and acupuncture, fish oil, diluted apple cider vinegar (the natural stuff from the health food store) but nothing helps. He has dry, flaky skin that is somehow also greasy and smells faintly like yeast. We bathe him weekly with room temp water and have tried all different special shampoos. Tango eats Wellness brand dry ocean fish formula food (all natural, no grains). We do behavioral training too because we think part of it has become Tango's obsession. I am so hoping that in the year since you posted about Diesel that you have found something, anything that has offered you pup (and your family!) some relief.
Submitted by Mary Bean | December 31 2013 | Permalink
Have you tried feeding grass fed meat and organic fruits and vegetables? You have to do some research to include everything your dog needs. Our dog appears to have food and environmental allergies and we'll start shots next month for an extreme dust mite allergy. I hope it works better than the shot regimen you tried with your dog. I sympathize with you as it's incredibly painful to watch your dog suffering like this. I've been bathing our dog with Dermagic shampoo and it seems to help relieve some of the itching. The Dermagic lotion and salve is very good for spot applications to feet and raw areas. However, it makes everything in your house smell like sulphur. We put up with it to see our dog happier. When Lexi was chewing her feet raw I would do iodine soaks. I would put enough water in a pan in the sink (she's a Yorkie) to cover her feet then squirt in enough iodine (povidone iodine 10%) into the water to make it look like ice tea. I'd set her in, making sure her feet were covered then massage the iodine water into her feet for a few minutes. I didn't rinse her feet after, just towel dried. It will stain the fur and you have to be careful not to get it hear the dog's eyes or mouth. I did it three times a day when Lexi's feet were bad. It helped immensely! You can do some online research on the iodine. I also purchased a bottle of Vetericyn spray gel which seems to give some relief when the itching gets bad. Our Lexi does a lot of face scratching and that is the tough one for us. What to apply to her face so close to her mouth and eyes? Non alcohol witch hazel seems to help some. These are all just suggestions. Ask your vet if any of these ideas could help your dog.
Submitted by Sonja Walker | January 28 2014 | Permalink
Thanks. Your comment sounded close to mine. I have a 12 yr old Dandie Dinmont and he is biting, scratching himself to death. I give him a bath once a week with oatmeal but at night it's the worst. It seems like he has OCD bc when he's itchy he's a bit of a drama queen. I was told giving him Zyrtec is ok. Should I switch to Bendryl? What about oils for his food? He's 30 Lbs with soft type of hair. So if I add anything to his fur it looks really greasy. We currently live in Dallas Tx but are moving to wine country area in California. I'm hoping that helps with both of us.
Submitted by Melissa | August 22 2013 | Permalink
Yes, after seeing vets in several states due to frequent moves, a vet in Texas finally recommended Benadryl twice a day for our golden who licked his paws incessantly. It worked like a dream and is an inexpensive remedy.
Submitted by erwin | February 3 2014 | Permalink
Yes it is ok to give a dog benedryl. 1/2 tablet up to 10 pounds. 1 tablet up to 25 lbs and 2 tablets over 25 pounds. this can be given twice a day
Submitted by Darren White | February 6 2014 | Permalink
Careful, our vet recommended benedryl to help our lab's itching, and I followed the treatment for a couple years. However eventually the anti histamine did little and the higher doses made her lethargic. The itching became serious and I really wanted to avoid the vets next step of steroids, which I heard would cause more weight gain and less energy. I finally visited a vet specializing in nutrition and discovered the benedryl had been masking the underlining problem that was progressively getting worse. Under our vets guidance I started feeding a supplement I've seen commented on here a few times called VitaHound, their formulation matched our vets list of ingredients for both her food and probiotic supplement. After a couple months her itching disappeared and her energy returned. Its heart breaking to see your dog suffer and I encourage people don't give up on your dog's health, I thought I would never see our dog act like the puppy our family fell in love with. I really appreciate the comments on Bark they help me discover a remedy for our dog.
Submitted by Anonymous | November 3 2012 | Permalink
Yes but you should contact your vet to find out the right dose
Submitted by Anonymous | December 18 2012 | Permalink
I have a maltese mix and my vet said 1 a day didn't work
Submitted by Virginia | December 26 2012 | Permalink
General rule of thumb for benedryl in dogs is 5mg of diphenhydramine (the active ingredient in benedryl) per 5lbs of body weight. I give my Cavalier King Charles Spaniels one capsule, twice a day (normal capsules are 25mg) & I use the walmart "Equate" version, which is about $4 for 60 count. I actually found "Tinactin", the athlete-foot antifungal powder, works wonderfully as a topical anti-itch when applied to the spot where they've chewed raw-and it dries the sore out nicely. NEVER give Ibuprofen or Acetemenophin to dogs as it can lead to liver failure & don't use Neosporin unless you have an elizabethan collar to keep 'em from licking it!
Submitted by Irish | May 22 2013 | Permalink
acetaminaphen is what is toxic .........aspirin and ibuprofen (either one) is ok at the correct dose for your dog. when my dog was neutered, the vet gave him a prescription for ibuprofen. Obviously the dosage is way smaller than for humans, though. Lots of people use baby aspirin (just one or part of one)for their dog.
Submitted by Nicole | May 30 2013 | Permalink
I used regular gold bond on my dogs hot spots. He's a chihuahua wiener dog mix, low to the ground and allergic to everything that touches his skin. Poor little buddy. Vet is no help. He's been on steroids and antibiotics and it just flares up every year. Last time a took him the vet suggested a onsie on him! Just not an option for my baby. Also bathe him using dish soap first then a special shampoo from the vet. Hope this helps someone! Anyone else with ideas for at home itch relief please reply!
Submitted by Paul Wharf | August 15 2013 | Permalink
What type of shampoo is best for irchy dogs? No dandruff but always itches. Any help would be appreciated.
Submitted by Sophia | August 18 2013 | Permalink
OMG. Gold bond is fantastic! My poor 5 pound yorkie is in misery with hot spots and now an all over body rash. My remedies have not worked and we have an appt tomorrow with the vet. I saw your post about Gold Bond. It's fantastic! I dusted her everywhere, gave her a smooth body rub and she has not scratched for over an hour! I feel better, she feels better. Thanks for the advice, you gave US so much needed relief!,,,,,
Submitted by olivia | September 11 2013 | Permalink
we just got a Jack Russell terrier and he keep scratching his tummy , do you use the Gold Bond lotion or powder ??? And did this worked on your dog ?
Submitted by Laurie | January 21 2013 | Permalink
My vet ALWAYS gives benedryl before she gives my dogs their annual vacination. It's the pink pills us humans use. She does a calculation based on their weights...not sure if it would be the same as humans, yet I'd go light. I'm going to ask her for sure this year!
Submitted by shudson | March 11 2013 | Permalink
I have am 8lb cockapoo, my vet had me give her a half of tablet of Childrens Benedryl.
Submitted by Don | December 9 2012 | Permalink
Two dogs.Male Golden developed itch , for six weeks before seeing vet,on his stomach, elbows & groin area, on prednisone for final week of month regime, no relief. Vet found no fleas, says allergy. Now our lab exhibiting an itch for past couple days in same area of her body. Both 8 yrs old.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
I'm Apparently My Father's Daughter
I even said it myself, here: "Whenever I think about hanging on to an old hurt, hanging on to bitterness, hanging on to anger, I think of my dad. I think of what it cost him to hold onto his anger, of what he exchanged in order to have the privilege of holding those injustices close to his heart. And I let it go. It's easy to let things go, when you really know what it costs."
Shut up, self.
(Sometimes I read the things I wrote back before our finances collapsed and I really have to struggle with the urge not to travel back in time and slap myself silly.)
Because of course I've turned myself into a gigantic liar.
I'm finding it harder and harder to let things go.
The last couple of years have been full of traumas – losing a business, losing our house, losing cars, losing our financial stability, losing our neighborhood – and other more personal traumas that I can't write about here.
I need to get over it.
I thought I WAS over some of it.
But it turns out that I'm holding on to some of it really tightly. I know this because every time something new happens, I go back to the bones of the same old disasters and gnaw on them until my teeth hurt.
Bad idea generally, because then when life has it's inevitable ups and downs, instead of being able to view them as part of the normal flow of life - as just temporary setbacks - I view them as ONE MORE THING. One more crappy thing that happened. As though my life were a see-saw with everything bad that's ever happened to me piled up on one side, and absolutely NOTHING piled up on the other – as though all of the good things (like my wonderful kids, the great job I have, and, oh, I don't know, BEING ALIVE RIGHT NOW) have no weight at all.
Glass not only half-full, but leaking, chipped on the side, and coated with dishwasher residue.
I lack perspective, is what I'm saying.
Last night we were invited over for a barbecue with the family that lives next door. This family has been a God-send since we've moved here. They have wonderful kids the same age as Josh, Jake and Emma. The mom is smart and friendly and relaxed and MY AGE (a rarity in this neighborhood full of much older families with much older kids) and lately we've ended up outside talking and laughing with each other while our kids run around together.
This family has been a real bright spot for me in a sort of dark and depressing time.
Last night they told us they are putting their house up for sale and moving to California.
I think I literally made a noise like "oof".
It felt like ONE MORE THING.
I cried driving in to work this morning. Not just because they're leaving, but because of all of the one-more-things that are starting to feel so overwhelming.
I'm afraid that I'm losing my ability to get over things. I'm not sure how to fix that.
How do I get perspective?
(But if you tell me to start writing a gratitude journal I will punch you in the face.)
(Only because I already know I should do something like that, but the thought of actually doing it fills me with rage.)
(Probably because of THE DEVIL.)
PS: Every time someone asks us if we're renting or planning to buy the house we're living in, it feels like a test. If I answer that we're renting, it feels like we're dismissed from consideration for actual friendship. If I answer that we're planning to buy (in the year 2020, but they don't know that) then it feels like they immediately warm up. I cannot decide if this is my imagination or not. Anyone else experience this? I'm starting to get a complex.
PPS: In an effort to make more progress in paying off the gigantic pile of medical bills we have, I'm teaching piano two nights a week. I'm currently full on Thursdays, but I still have a few openings on Wednesdays. If you live in Bountiful and are interested in piano lessons for your kids, shoot me an email at susanmarchant at gmail dot com.
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I'm sorry there are so many things. If it makes you feel any better, you're still one of the funniest people I "know", and you are really great at writing hard things.ReplyDelete
And I'm in a situation kind of like yours with housing - I just say weird vague stuff like "We're not sure of all the particulars just yet but we're probably here for a while."
May you get more stuff on the good end of the seesaw soon.
p.s. I know what you mean, because it can feel like the bad stuff are such tent poles in my life; huge, traumatic events with lulls in between. I try to remember the blessings, to count all of the amazing chances and mercies we've been given, but sometimes it FEELS like we're just between tent poles.ReplyDelete
You know what? It's O.K. to acknowledge that there's been too much crap. And that you're not interested in taking any more.ReplyDelete
I often think that we Mormons, even waaaay out here in the far North East, are just too darn concerned about making sure that our Mormon colored glasses are reflecting the correct happy image back at the world. I know that this shiny gloss of the happy-all-the-time image risks making others feel invalidated when they have too much crap.
I'm very sorry your new friends are moving away. I hope the crap stops soon for you. I also know that it gets easier to let go and be not offended, not bitter, not gnawing on your hurt when the garbage stops coming fast and furious. Depression and anxiety overload are real things and I'd be pretty darn surprised if you weren't wrestling with these two demons a little bit right now. Hang in there. :)
I hope things turn around for you. I've been reading your blog for a while and I can relate to so much of what you're going through! We had our own financial meltdown last year had to sell our house and are now renting in an older, established, no-kids-the-age-of-my-kids neighborhood. And we get the same thing. People want to know if we're staying and I feel like they're deciding if it's worth the trouble to get to know us.ReplyDelete
In our case, I hope we can move back to be near our old neighborhood, but I don't tell them that.
Too bad you're in Bountiful. I am looking for someone to teach my daughters piano but that's a bit far.
Hang in there. My advice for feeling better is to go to the temple and read your scriptures every night. I know it sounds corny, but that is really the only thing that has kept me going sometimes. *hugs*
It's the curse of the renters. No one gives us the time of day because we're renting. It's NONE OF THEIR BUSINESS but yet, it's a reason not to bother with someone. We have NEVER owned a home and have been married 8 years. Yesterday my visiting teaching companion asked if we EVER planned to buy or just rent for our entire lives... uh?? What? Sheesh. NOYB! Anyway, I don't know about the perspective thing, other than to just turn to the scriptures. People in there had it bad too. Real bad. And in the end, they either died or it worked out, or you know, both. :) Also, finding humor in all things helps a bunch. If you can laugh, you can live. Right? Right.ReplyDelete
I don't have much opinion on how to put things in perspective for you, except to watch the news. But then you might just get more depressed...ReplyDelete
I will say, having lived in the basement of my in-laws for the past year, it took 7 months to make any friends because we told everyone that we were moving out in a year or so and it seemed like they did dismiss us. Part of that was me, too. It was hard to put myself out there, knowing I would just be moving away again. But it came down to me realizing that not having friends in my area made for a sad and boring life. Put yourself out there again. It's worth it!
Oh, you're in Bountiful? I'm in Layton, just a hop-skip-jump up the road. I'll be your friend. (No really, I will!)ReplyDelete
My perspective on why we have to let go and get over things...this will not be said eloquently, by the way, but you know I love you so whatever, LOL. Imagine you are a fruit tree. You have fruit on your limbs that is rotting. If you hang on to it, it will eventually rot your limbs and then your whole self. BUT if you drop the fruit it will be absorbed into the ground and nourish your roots and end up being something to help you grow. Terribly put, but totally true.ReplyDelete
It's not your imagination. So the correct answer is, "We're here for the long haul." If they press ("So you're buying?"), the answer is, "Eventually."ReplyDelete
And sorry about One More Thing.
I can punch One More Thing in the face for you if it helps. I know folks say violence is never but they're probably the ones who have never actually tried punching someone or something in the face. It really does make you feel better.
I get the One More Thing feeling, especially these days. Thanks for putting it so well.ReplyDelete
In other news, I think you should say that you're planning to buy your house (who cares when?) and also their house, and their friends' houses, and their friends' friends' houses. Everyone will want to cozy up to you then, Moneybags! :)
Honey - YOU CAN PLAY PIANO??? Oh, man - that's - that's - wow. I should be able to. But I never had the - grit. What an amazing thing to be able to do. In my college years - in those drama soaked musical theater years - I bought myself a piano, and I started actually playing it. Not scales. Not Hanon. Not children's versions of Rhapsode in Blue or whatever. But playing the inside stuff. The agony. The love. The excitement. The hope. The deep and recurring disappointments and frustrations.ReplyDelete
It wasn't good music. It didn't have to be. I pounded out my soul on that old upright. And the music did its job. I didn't just go lie down and die the way I meant to. I didn't punch anybody in the face. I played it all. or danced it all. Dance is good for that, too. But what if I'd been able to play the real stuff. The classical stuff with deep bass chords and driving runs of notes? And now - I remember half of a two part invention and one hymn. It wasn't what I chose, I guess. But I hurt with regret that I didn't.
I've learned a couple of things lately, reading brain function books and philosophical/pych books (not my style, but then what in these times is predictable?). And one of them is this: the memory of traumatic and highly emotional events is centered in the deep limbic system.
That system also happens to be the place where the emotional tone of the mind is regulated (see Daniel Amen's books - any of them). And the experiencing of external events as they happen is filtered through this part of the brain, which means that everything that happens to you takes on the color of that filter.
This is the way the computer in your head works. It has nothing to do with choices or morality or being good. It's just a mechanism. This area also modulates motivation, controls appetite and sleep cycles, allows human bonding.
There is opinion amongst psychologists that states: once a traumatic event is experienced, if down the road something in you life that is REMOTELY reminiscent of that event happens, the brain-jerk response is to flood you with all the feelings from the original event, all over again. Even if it's just a hint of a breath like.
This, too, is mechanism. So you can quit beating yourself up. You might check out Amen's books - his psych practice is based on measurable brain activity, not on analysis of human behavior. This is not to say that we don't have intelligence or choices, but that sometimes, because of the balance of our chem,some types of our choices have to be made against the current (and if you've ever tried walking up the Provo River in May, you'll have respect for that statement).
This isn't part of the character you build yourself into. It's part of the had you're dealt. But we all have to play our hands the best we can. So we have responsibility. We just have to understand what came with the brain, before we can figure out how to deal with it.
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As I see it, there are a couple of things you can do. You can educate yourself about this stuff, first off. Then you can start trying to retrain your deep lymbic system. I believe we can overwrite the traumatic memories - slowly and with effort - by going off automatic and taking hold of the shift. What we want to do is replace the terrible things with new, powerful memories. And sometimes, that can be done by simply stopping and SEEING - some people use a gratitude whatever for that. Me? I have to stop, step out, and pray hard so that I can start to understand the mercies in my life, the tremendous beauty I am so stupid and ungrateful about that I take them as "how things should be."
Honestly, I don't think I have the power to rewrite on my own. But you have to be a little careful. I had a friend who had, in his youth, been addicted to sexual stuff. He'd trained himself earnestly over years out of it. But when he was married the second time, he could feel it beginning to take him again. So he prayed desperately for help - he didn't think he had the courage or the strength to fight the fight again and called for outside help . And immediately was literally hit by a truck. His kid was safe, but my friend was thrown onto the street on his head (no seatbelt) and he had pretty severe brain damage.
I know, this sounds like a stupid story - but the way he tells it, all those demons of his were shut off completely. Never troubled him again. And while his mind is different now, he's still himself. And he's happy. I want to be happy, too. But I don't think I'm willing to call on a truck for that. So I ask for help in trying by myself, thank you very much. Who knows if that truck of his was a random coincidence? Who knows anything?
Please understand that I do NOT believe that God goes around doing things to people (for their good). I don't. Maybe sometimes. But no. That's not the way I see things. But when you ask - meh. A different situation. Be careful what you ask for.
But I ask to see. To see the amazing high-wire act we are all doing every day, and how seldom we actually fall. And how, when we fall off the thing, sometimes we don't starve, we don't get paralyzed, we aren't ruined. We lose stuff, yeah. But we still can get up. And that is amazing. When you can still get up. Some people, of course, don't get that chance. But when we do, we need to see that, and count it - talents placed square in the palm of our hands.
Okay. This is longer than a blog entry. Quitting now. Did I write it right? I'm shaking my head. Probably not. But what the hey - maybe it doesn't matter what I write. Maybe it only matters what you read.
I was going to read what everyone else wrote as far as advice, but who am I kidding? I have "comment ADD".ReplyDelete
This is what popped into my mind when I was reading your post. It may or may not apply to you: Ask God to give you a forgiving heart.
Pray for it every morning and every night, even if it's just in passing before your head hits the pillow. It may take a (long) while, but eventually, you will gradually be able to forgive yourself for bashing your being for not living up to who you think you 'should' be. It will become easier to forgive all those people who should have been more gentle with you in the past. And you will be able to forgive God (gasp!) for all the crappy moments he has allowed to come your way as part of this mortality deal. (Don't worry- He is guaranteed to accept your apology whenever you're ready.)
Praying to gain a forgiving heart has (and is) working for me, anyway. OK, I'm done channeling my inner Oprah.
Good luck, and may the Force be with you.
It is not your imagination on the people treat you different when they think you're renting vs. buying. I'm a military wife. I know the drill really, really well. And here's the thing: The people who know (think) that you are leaving soon and still take the time to get to know you/ befriend you anyway are pretty much ALWAYS people worth calling "friend."ReplyDelete
I am where you are emotionally. It seems like this past year, we've really really REALLY been tested. Not in exactly the same ways you have, but tested nonetheless. And the way I see it, now is the time you show who you are. You have an opportunity to wallow in it and let it consume you, or say fuck it and be the person who you are in spite of it. I'm choosing the latter, even on days when I feel like giving up.ReplyDelete
Especially on those days.
I don't know if this is the equivalent of making a gratitude journal suggestion, but last night I watched an old Elder Holland devotional that was on byutv. While I was reading your post, I thought maybe you would really relate to some of the things he talks about. It's called "Remembering Lot's Wife," and talks about not looking back so much. Here's a link in case you want to shut yourself in the office for 30 minutes with a box of tissues, cry it out, and feel some hope.ReplyDelete
I'm just going to say it: Write a gratitude journal. In it, list all the people you would be grateful to punch in the face. It's SO cathartic and really puts things into perspective. Also, actually punching things helps. I enjoy punching dough, imaginary bad guys, pillows, and people (holding those punching-pad things. Or, you know, my husband... not holding those punching-pad things.)ReplyDelete
When people ask us if we're buying or renting, I tell them we're renting until we know whether or not we enjoy the neighborhood. Then it's almost like if we don't buy it's their fault and not because we have terrible credit. (Also, I've found that many of them will be moving in the next few years (military) and want to line up a buyer now. (Haha, if only they knew.))
I'm sorry your friends are moving. That sucks big toe. I will pray that someone EVEN BETTER buys their house. (It won't be me, though. Sorry.)
I always find it amazing when someone is writes what I can't find the words for. I have been sitting here for the last hour, fighting a panic attack and the feeling of hopelessness and despair. The last five months have been "one more thing". I can't take one more thing. I hate one more thing. Everytime one more thing happens I break down in tears as I sob to the hubs that I just can't do it anymore.ReplyDelete
And I really feel I can't.
I don't know how to "find the bright side anymore". I even had to give a talk on it a couple months ago. (because God is ironic like that) Things suck right now. That is all there is. I don't know how to choose to be happy and I don't know how to be ok.
I have nothing to offer to make it easier, but that you aren't alone. And I'm in therapy. I had a good therapist, but she left the practice. The new one isn't helping me. So now therapy doesn't even make me feel better.
Big hugs, Sue. Good luck.
Do you remember that episode of the Brady Bunch where the Brady's are going to move to a new house because the kids don't want to share a bathroom but then the kids decide they don't really want to move so they make the house seem haunted so that nobody will buy it?ReplyDelete
You could totally do that to your neighbor's house, then they would have to stay here!
Or go ahead and punch stuff, I liked that idea.
On an unrelated (and somewhat creepy stalkerish) note were you wearing a black shirt today, because I think I saw you.
If not, there is some skinny woman out walking around with your hair and face:)
Funny you would post this. I was crying earlier from similar (but individual) problems, and said to my husband, "Why does it NEVER END?" And he had no answer. But reading this made me feel not so alone. So, I have no words of encouragement, but your words have comforted me. And not because "misery loves company", but more like "you are not alone". Hope this makes sense. Anyway, thanks for your blog, your words, your open dialogue. Rare in our world (AND wards). I'm thinking of ya. Jamie in AZReplyDelete
Ouch. I'm so sorry. I think/write a lot about perspective for this exact reason:ReplyDelete
The biggest thing I can suggest is to go outside. You said you spent a lot of time outside with this friend and personally I feel the world is a better place when you're not indoors/in a car/not outdoors.
I think Melanie just said she's punched someone in the face before and enjoyed it. That *is* what she said, right?ReplyDelete
I self-medicated my raging PMS by staying up almost all night reading a book last night. It's called "Crocodile on the Sandbank" by Elizabeth Peters. It's set in the 1880s and features a loveable strident feminist English old maid of the ripe age of 32 years. It has a mystery and romance and Egyptian ruins. It was very PMS-worthy. I don't know if it would work for serious trauma as opposed to just PMS, but you could give it a try.
Also, it helps me to be grateful for my challenges when I focus on how they've made me far superior to people with less intense and colorful life experiences.
(Gee, I'm full of wretched ideas today, aren't I? Let me know if you want any more.) (Not that the book is wretched at all--but the staying up almost-all-night kind of was.)
I struggle with this same issue. I *try* putting it into perspective, like I'm lucky to have all that I do -- enough food and a place to live. I'm lucky to have health care available to me, even i it feels like it gets me no where sometimes. I am VERY lucky to have my family.ReplyDelete
But gratitude journals? I tried that a few months back and it did just irritate me more than it led me to feel more grateful.
So I'm still looking for the answer to this question myself. I hope things will take an upswing for you soon.
Let me know if you ever want to have lunch with a virtual stranger - I live in SLC & would be happy to be a listening ear at least.
I've been in that renting vs. buying boat more than once. We bought, then sold, then rented three different homes and now bought another home. It is real -- I know people dismissed us because we were renting. Tell them you're there for the long haul.ReplyDelete
One More Thing makes me mad too. Regularly. I have nothing to say that will make it better.
I still think you're awesome.
I think you are not alone.ReplyDelete
I also think that it doesn't matter what age you are, there are things you don't let go even though you know you should.
Not gonna give you advice like a gratitude journal....been there, done that, threw it in the fireplace.
Oh Sue, I sympathize with you. I am sorry there is a ONE MORE THING. I HATE it.ReplyDelete
Glad you are back! I mean really, heart beating, out of hospital, able to live your life again, back.
Oh, and your posts too :D
I have no good advice. I don't even have bad advice. When you figure it out PLEASE blog about it so I'll know what to do too!
Love you. Praying for you.
I have no suggestions. I lack perspective as well. It always seems like one more thing inspite of all the really great things already around. It sucks.ReplyDelete
I find I just have to repeat to myself over and over "I am blessed. I am blessed. I am blessed."
This morning I was driving and reflecting on how my life took a turn for the worse a few months ago and thought of you. Sorry. I thought of how funny you are and how good you are at still making people laugh even though you are probably feeling like you want to cry all the time. (I do cry all the time.) I think one reason I thought of you is because I was thinking of how hard it is for me to blog right now because I can't write about anything that is going on in my life -- or if there is something I can write about, I just don't feel like it. I thought of how you went a long time without blogging and how much I missed reading you. And I haven't checked back on you for a long time. I'm sorry the challenges haven't gone away for you yet. Before my life became as miserable as it has, I used to find it very easy to say "chin up" or even "buck up" but I get it now. My husband asked me the other day what I think God wants me to learn from this so I can learn it and get over it. I wanted to tell him maybe he's the one who is supposed to learn the lesson. "It's your turn to see what it's like to live with someone who is psychotic all the time, so hurry up and figure that out so I can stop being so psychotic all the time." You're right about the renting vs buying thing. Make it sound like you are there to stay. Buying is no guarantee of staying -- next door neighbor case in point. I have to say that I do get excited about people moving out of our neighborhood because I'm so curious to meet someone new. Any more, though, new people haven't been all that easy to get to know or to connect with. (Aren't I just a ray of sunshine?) So I hope you get a good replacement in that neighbor's house. Hang in there -- like I used to say: In the end, everything is ok. If it's not okay, it's not the end. I still believe that. It's just a little bit hard to remember sometimes.ReplyDelete
Your Pollyanna mom speaks: You have a large, lovely home to live in (and smaller payments). You have a good job that you enjoy. You have beautiful, talented, sweet children who love you, and none of them are teenagers yet. You have a handsome husband who is willing to fix his mother-in-law's sprinklers, which puts him in my good-guy book (even if it hasn't rained enough to need sprinklers yet). You are getting your finances in shape (gradually, but you're getting there). Most of your children presently have playmates (and who knows, maybe a family with ten children, all of whom want piano lessons, will move in next door). You are only 1/2 hour drive from your former neighborhood and friends (they are still there and still would love to see you, no doubt). You don't live in Missouri, Iceland, or Japan. You are beautiful, intelligent and talented; and you will soon be so skinny that you will disappear (but life's problems won't). You have siblings galore who all love you, as do I. Eventually you will hopefully be as old as I am now, and then you won't be able to remember half this stuff anyway, because the brain goes first. Just keep on keeping on, my dear, and be thankful that you've lived to see another day. There. I've written your gratitude journal for you, so you also won't have to hit anyone.ReplyDelete
Good novels have drama and conflict, so take good notes. Your life has the makings of a best seller! P.S. YOU ARE NOT YOUR FATHER!
And...a good response to those rude enough to ask whether you are renting or buying: In your sweetest, most innocent voice say "Why do you ask?" That will usually be enough to change the subject. Or you could say, "Oh, are you a real estate broker? I'm sorry, we're not looking for a second house right now."ReplyDelete
My perspective often goes missing, so I'm afraid I can't tell you how to get it or more of it. All I can say is that really sucks and I'm sorry. I know what it's like to feel the "one more things" just adding up like crazy and feeling like you'll just topple over. The only thing that's helped me recently (and this is weird, I know) is to just drink lots of water. The more water I drink, the more I have to do to the bathroom, the more private time I get with a good book. Weird, but otherwise the world is much too much in my face.ReplyDelete
Oh sheesh....reading this post has has taken me back to a time when I felt utterly hopeless and depressed. UGH!ReplyDelete
I have been reading your blog here and there for YEARS. You are a fantastic writer. I'm just sorry you are experiencing this. It's awful.
I wrote a little short piece on gaining perspective and would be honored if you read it and told me what you though. It may or may not be what you are looking for. :)
Check it out here
okay so I'm back. I've been thinking about you all day and wanted to send you a few more links.ReplyDelete
Hopefully these will really help.
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If what is said is true (and I truly believe it is) you had better gear up for some pretty amazing things to come.
Have faith in God and in yourself.
I very much appreciate this post. I think it's amazing that you're willing to write about it and let people comment on what you're going through. I think it's fantastic that you've got free group therapy happening here.ReplyDelete
Also - you have TERRIFIC commenters. I'm going to come back to this post just to read again all the snarky, compassionate, heartfelt, funny things people have said. Thank YOU for providing the forum! You're amazing, and I'm a fan! (I was going to say that I'm not the 'scary, stalker' kind of fan, but isn't that the quickest way to identify yourself as such? Nuts.)
I totally get it, Sue. You just have to ride it out and stop judging yourself. Fate seems to enjoy kicking us while we're down and sometimes grim survival is the only answer.ReplyDelete
It gets better (or so I've heard)...
I say blog about it, kind of like you just did. Who needs a Catholic priest when you've got a web full of commiserating sinners? And I think the gratitude journal idea got old in 1998, so you're good.ReplyDelete
Hmm...what do I do when I feel like one more thing is the straw that breaks the camel's back? I grab a girlfriend and go. Not for long...just to get me away from my thoughts. The swings at the local playground with a coke is a favorite. And I talk my way through my drive anywhere (real life is miles away from me, so I can do that) especially if I don't want to overthink things. Sometimes it's a prayer and I'm just talking through my problems.ReplyDelete
And my mantra right now? Sometimes I just have to be in survival mode and that's good enough. I can survive until I'm through it.
I keep thinking of a country song I heard awhile back {I'll censor it for you}
if you're going through Heck,
keep on going,
don't slow down,
if you're scared don't show it,
you might get out,
before the devil even knows you're name.
I'm sorry I missed this when it first came out. I can't seem to use a reader --not sure what that says about me.ReplyDelete
I'm going through a similar phase --where I just can't seem to let go of things and seem to have no perspective and it's freaking exhausting. Also, I find that I'm actively JEALOUS of other people, despite all of my own blessings. Do I have to add being a bad person to all of my other faults?
I'm really sorry, Sue. You deserve some good luck now, you really do.
So um...came back to your blog today after missing awhile. and I really completely sympathize.ReplyDelete
I'm just barely getting some perspective on the crappy that's been happening in my life the past 2 years. But only just barely. and it took a lot to get here. Including some "Excuse me, God? My life sucks now, and I'm not a big fan. If there could be a change, that would be awesome."
As well as conversations such as "You can't kill so and so."
"Why not?"
"Because they will not let you have your children if you are in jail for murder, and your sister doesn't want triplet 2 year olds, she thinks one is enough."
But it is getting better. There's still some crappy, but it's getting better, and I finally have some perspective. (Some).
So I'm thinking the same will be happening for you soon.
I think it's good to actually acknowledge to yourself what has happened and what is happening in your life. I know when I try to pretend things aren't happening it makes me crazy. Literally. Depression comes more easily. So "This bad thing is happening. It is bad. I feel bad about it. I'm going to get through this" helps.ReplyDelete
Then if you want to feel more gratitude, serve someone else who has it worse than you. It will also help you to feel the Holy Ghost and feel happier. The missionaries here always teach someone who could use a lot of blessings.
I'm sorry you're going through this--and everything you've had to go through in the past. It sounds terrible.ReplyDelete
I've been sad lately (about my petty, young-adult-don't-even-know-about-real-adult-hard-stuff). And today I was just like, okay, I'm going to take today as my sad day. And I'm going to be sad all day. Because I'm sad. I might even be sad tomorrow.
Better than a gratitude journal?
YES, I have been in wards where the first questions is whether or not you own or rent with all the same feelings you describe. Sorry you're in one of those. Also, this is so not my business and we don't even know each other but as an expert on these things through association, I think meds might be in order. They don't make the problems go away, it just makes things more manageable and less over-whelming. You have been through tons and tons and tons and it would be kind of a miracle if it didn't alter your body chemistry when it comes to the happiness hormones. Hang in there!ReplyDelete
It's not just you, I get that same reaction quite a bit. Followed by tons of unsolicted "It'll get better" 's and thing things of that nature.ReplyDelete
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- 2 Back pockets
- Size 9 inseam measures approx. 32"
- Vans tag on the bag
- Made in America
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