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Digits: Apple to Pay up to $280 Credit for Used iPhones
To get a credit, customers have to show that their trade-in iPhone works by powering it on. Customers also have to be in wireless carrier contracts when they leave the store, Apple employees said…
All Things D: So Much for BlackBerry's "Clear Shot" at Being No. 3 in the Smartphone Market
Apple's iOS and Google's Android remain the dominant mobile operating systems, and it's Microsoft's Windows Phone OS, not BlackBerry 10, that's looking most like a third-place hopeful.
The Verge: There will never be another Nokia smartphone
The Nokia brand name, one of the most storied marks in mobile, will never grace another smartphone. Under the terms of Microsoft's $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia's devices and services division, the "Asha" and "Lumia" trademarks will transfer to Redmond, but the "Nokia" mark will remain property of the Finnish company…
Mercury News: Google names new Android version Kit Kat in deal with Hershey
The Mountain View tech giant, which is known for nicknaming its Android mobile operating systems for smartphones and tablets after desserts, has for the first time chosen a brand-name candy for its 4.4 version that's expected to launch this fall: Kit Kat.
The Verge: Apple iPhone 5S and 5C: all the news and rumors
Apple's next iPhone is approaching fast. A new phone is all but certain to be revealed at Apple's September 10th event, and there have been hints that a big surprise may be in store: since as far back as January, rumblings have pointed to Apple releasing two iPhones this year, instead of just one.
The Verge: HTC goes cyan with Vivid Blue One and One mini
Instead of introducing a whole new One handset, it's refreshing its One and One mini with a new color option dubbed Vivid Blue. Whether you choose to interpret it as cyan or turquoise, the new hue fleshes out HTC's flagship palette and puts it in line with Nokia, which has been pushing greater color variation with its Lumia line.
The Verge: 8GB Nexus 4 sells out on Google Play, and it isn't coming back
After Google gave its Nexus 4 a $100 price cut last week, the 8GB version of the phone is now sold out on the Play store. It appears that the price reduction was more of a clearance sale…
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For some folks, jumping from a simple flip phone to a smartphone can be overwhelming. Not only do they have to figure out the icons, apps and settings, and learn to type on glass, but their service-plan costs often shoot up…Now there's a new $140 Android smartphone that aims to ease the transition.
The Verge: Sony's Xperia Z1 aims to be the biggest and best Android cameraphone yet
Sony's new Xperia Z1, a 5-inch waterproof Android smartphone with an eyebrow-raising 20.7-megapixel camera. Outside of Nokia's entirely unreasonable 41-megapixel sensor in the Lumia 1020, this is as much pixel power as you're likely to find in a flagship smartphone device.
Mashable: Samsung Unveils Galaxy Note 3 Smartphone
Samsung unveiled the third generation of its big-screen Note smartphone line, the Galaxy Note 3, at events in New York City's Times Square and Berlin on Wednesday.
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All Things D: In Facebook's Proposed Privacy Policy Updates, Your Face Pics Really Do Matter
The company will now use your main profile photo — the one you've specified to represent you on your page — as a key indicator to recognizing your face on Facebook…
Digits: Facebook Tests "Trending" Section in News Feed
Two months after rolling out hashtags — key words in posts that are marked by "#" – Facebook is experimenting with new ways to make them useful…
All Things D: Digg Launches an Android App
Digg, the Betaworks-owned social content portal, has come to Android. The app is simple, and not unlike the website; users can browse through the list of top linked stories posted to the home page, curated by Digg's small team…
All Things D: Foursquare Says It's Ready to Impress You Now
A new feature will allow Foursquare users to automatically get tips, from their phone, about a place they're in, without having to boot up the app itself…
Mashable: Dash Is Like FuelBand for Your Car
Dash is a new app that aims to turn your car, already a rolling data platform, into a safer, more cost efficient, and socially connected way to get around…
Mashable: 11 Twitter Apps You'll Use Every Day
Twitter apps help to correct some of those flaws, giving you more control over the Twitter ecosystem. From scheduling tweets to viewing which one of those jerks unfollowed you, these apps will turn you into a tweeting machine.
Tablets and Computers
All Things D: Temporary Surface Pro Price Cut Now Permanent Surface Pro Price Cut
Microsoft's Surface Pro has a new low price: $799. [Last] Thursday, the company made permanent the $100-off promotion it had been offering on the tablet for the better part of August.
All Things D: Initial Wave of Tablet Demand Looks to Be Slowing
Birthed with the launch of the iPad in 2010, the tablet market isn't yet four years old, but already it's nearing the early stages of maturity in some markets…
All Things D: LG Dives Back Into Tablet Market With Eight-Inch G Pad
As for this G Pad tablet, LG is making much out of the fact that it is the first of the eight-inch tablets to sport a full 1080p HD display (though others are expected to have similar products relatively soon).
The Verge: Amazon officially announces new Kindle Paperwhite, shipping on September 30
Amazon has officially announced the new Kindle Paperwhite…It looks like it has the same physical form factor as last year's Kindle Paperwhite, but has a higher contrast E Ink display, a faster processor for improved page turning and book opening, and a redesigned built-in light. The touchscreen has also been improved, which should make for an improved page-turning experience.
The Verge: Lenovo's new ThinkPads have smaller bodies, bigger trackpads, and limitless battery life
All of Lenovo's new ThinkPads include the company's new Power Bridge technology, which uses both an internal and a removable battery to let you swap batteries without having to shut your computer down. These batteries are one-size-fits-all, too, so they're interchangeable between all the new ThinkPad notebooks. Between Power Bridge and Lenovo's adoption of Haswell chips, battery life probably won't be an issue for ThinkPad users anymore.
Mashable: World's Thinnest Keyboard Is a Half Millimeter Thick (Video)
An English research firm unveiled on Monday a keyboard that is less than a half millimeter thick — making it the thinnest in the world.
Mashable: Samsung Reveals Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition
The Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition is just 7.9 millimeters thick. Samsung hails it as "the ultimate productivity device." As with other Galaxy Note devices, we expect that the Note 10.1 2014 Edition will make extensive use of the S-Pen.
The Verge: Video shows alleged new iPad with smaller frame, same screen size (Video)
We've heard rumors that the new iPad will be styled like the iPad mini for a while, but a new video of what are claimed to be 5th-generation iPad parts has given us the clearest look yet at the new tablet…
Mashable: Sony Vaio Flip Is a No-Compromise Hybrid Laptop
When closed, the Sony Vaio Flip has a visible seam along the cover. Still, the machine unfolds normally, resulting in a normal-looking laptop. But when you flip the small sliding switch beneath the monitor and push the screen back, the display flips around. In that mode, the laptop is in display mode, and you can push the screen all the way down to become a tablet.
Mashable: Sony Vaio Tap 11 Hits Microsoft Surface Where It Hurts
Do you like the Microsoft Surface Pro but wish it were thinner, lighter or included a kickstand with more than one angle? The Sony Vaio Tap 11 is that machine — taking the idea of the Windows tablet and refining it in some key ways.
Wired: Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11S
The Yoga 13 was simply too big to enjoy as a tablet. The new IdeaPad Yoga 11S solves this issue by shaving 1.7 inches from the screen diameter and 3.08 pounds from the total package. The result is the best Windows 8 hybrid currently available.
All Things D: VHX Raises $3 Million More for Its Sell-It-Yourself Video Service
YouTube makes it easy to upload your videos and distribute them all over the world. But what if you want to sell those videos? That's where VHX would like to step in…
All Things D: CBS, Time Warner Reach Deal to End Blackout
A month long blackout of the CBS network on Time Warner Cable Inc. ended Monday, resolving one of the longest disputes between a pay-TV operator and a network in recent years.
The Verge: This bracelet could replace your passwords, your car keys, and even your fingerprints (Video)
The Nymi centers on a person's electrocardiogram, a measure not of your heart rate but of the electrical activity generated by your heart. A person's ECG is dependent on the size, position, and physiology of their heart, and it's completely unique to every person…
The Verge: Kodak officially exits bankruptcy, emerges as a commercial printing company
As expected, former camera-making company Kodak has climbed out of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy it entered in January of 2012. Having spun off or shut down its various consumer divisions, including digital camera and printing segments, Kodak will focus instead on commercial printing for packaging and other large-scale projects.
The Verge: Amazon launches Home Automation section for Nest thermostats, smart locks, and more
The company launched the Home Automation section, dedicated to products that manage lights, heating, or other basic domestic functions either automatically or through the web.
The Verge: Leaked Sony ad for QX10 and QX100 lens cameras turns your life into quirky indie movie (Video)
An official video ad for the QX10 and X100 has now surfaced on the web, offering the best glimpse yet at how Sony envisions consumers using these unique products. In the clip, we see that linking the QX10 and QX100 with a smartphone will be a simple, one-touch process…
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A wall mount as beautiful as your precious gadgets?
made it happen.
The Verge: Samsung's Galaxy Gear is a smartwatch like no other (Video)
The Galaxy Gear, Samsung's latest foray into the smartwatch category, is now official and it's quite unlike anything you've seen before. Yes, it's a smartphone accessory that can pick up notifications, control music playback, and keep time with a rich variety of watch faces, but Samsung takes it a few steps further by integrating a 1.9-megapixel camera, a speaker, and two microphones — allowing you to shoot short 720p movies and even conduct phone calls with the Galaxy Gear.
The Verge: Sony's first curved LED TV ships in October for $3,999.99
As part of its big IFA 2013 event, Sony announced a number of new TVs, including this 65-inch LED monster. The real draw here is that it's a curved LED TV, much like the curved OLED sets that Samsung and LG introduced back at CES earlier this year.
The Verge: Sony's SmartWatch 2 is better than the first one, but still far too expensive (Video)
Sony bills the SmartWatch 2 as a second screen for your smartphone and that's very much what it is. You can do one-touch pairing with compatible devices over NFC, a neat addition that underscores Sony's commitment to the contactless standard, and you can do fun things like activating your phone's camera shutter remotely with the SmartWatch 2.
Mashable: Qualcomm Unveils Limited-Edition Smart Watch
Smart watches have become a hot topic of discussion over the past year and one more company is now jumping in to the conversation: Qualcomm. The company officially announced its smart watch, Toq, at its developer conference…
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February 12, 2010All original, February tickets will be honored in May.Refunds can be requested until April 1, 2010 via the Paramount Box Office (434 979 1333).Apologies to anyone that will be unable to attend the new date.Thanks for the understanding and support.
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Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that during a federal court session in Missoula on June 3, 2009, before U.S. District Judge Donald W. Molloy, RIAN ERIK BRIT, a 32-year-old resident of Kalispell, pled guilty to possession of a firearm by a user of a controlled substance. Sentencing is set for October 15, 2009. He is currently released on special conditions.
In an Offer of Proof filed by the United States, the government stated it would have proved at trial the following:
On April 14, 2008, BRITT reported that his vehicle had been stolen by a friend (A.W.). The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office responded and located the vehicle which was being driven by A.W. The vehicle was impounded and a search warrant obtained based on information provided by A.W. The officers found 8.5 pounds of marijuana and 1 pound of hashish in the trunk, as well as a pistol in the backseat.
When interviewed while at the Sheriff's Office regarding the return of his vehicle, BRITT admitted to possession of both the pistol and the drugs. He also admitted to being a frequent user of marijuana.
The gun that BRITT possessed was a .40 caliber Smith & Wesson pistol, model 4053.
BRITT faces possible penalties of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and 3 years supervised release.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Tara J. Elliott prosecuted the case for the United States.
The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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| Snobby upper-crust NYC suburb doesn't want to look "low class" like a trailer park so they make it illegal to hang your clothes outside. Oh Noes, g-strings flying in the wind
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| Bathia_Mapes
Looks like they're only banning people from hanging out laundry in their front yards, and in this case I side with the suburb.
Doesn't say that can't use their back yard to hang up laundry, so I don't know what the huge fuss is about. Hanging laundry up in the front yard is tacky and I say this as someone who is neither wealthy, nor do I live in a posh neighborhood.
| Rincewind53
Meh, it's Great Neck, they're all assholes anyway.
| AlwaysRightBoy
Bathia_Mapes: front yard is tacky
Meh. Front yard, back yard. Who cares, it's about the OUTRAGE!
/agrees that the front yard is tacky, and you should be able to do what you want in your backyard. (To a degree)
// Oh wows, the temperature is just right in the hot tub.... runs out naked
///not really
| MaudlinMutantMollusk
♫ And it seems to me,
You lived your life
Like a g-string in the wind
Never knowing what to cling into
When the dollar bills came in... ♫
| Bathia_Mapes
MaudlinMutantMollusk: ♫ And it seems to me,
Never change.
| Snarfangel
I was hanging my clothes outside to dry before it was cool.
It works a lot better that way.
| MaudlinMutantMollusk
Bathia_Mapes: Heh!
/Illegitimus non Carborundum
| AbbeySomeone
I delight in hanging my laundry out to dry. I love the feel and smell of the sheets and towels when they are crisp from the line.
Who decided this was trashy?
I hate the area I live in but at least I have a clothesline.
Also, mine is in the backyard as if that matters.
| L.D. Ablo
In the summers, I hang up my clothes inside to dry. Usually faster than using the dryer.
| TommyymmoT
I never do laundry, ever but I do enjoy hanging my underwear in the front yard.
The neighbors all think I have a hobby staining furniture.
| MaudlinMutantMollusk
TommyymmoT: I never do laundry, ever but I do enjoy hanging my underwear in the front yard.
Earl... is that you?
| Warchild
Long Island people problems.
| DaCricket
Warchild: Long Island people problems.
Maybe they should trade with the other side of the island yeah...
| robohobo
Hanging clothes in either the front or backyards has been against code or whatever where I live for years. There are still some who do it, but yeah, who the fark wants to see someone underpants hanging on some trashy clothesline?
| Jedekai
What if it's bras?
"All we are is bust in the wiiiiiind....."
(all we are is bust in the wind)
| hbk72777
It's 2012, buy a god damned dryer.
/how the fark people wear clothes without using fabric softener is beyond me. Barbaric!
| Gyrfalcon
If you hang your clothes outside to dry, make sure you check for spiders before you bring them inside to fold them.
Just saying.
| Fibro
Everyone making over $30k/year?
| robohobo
hbk72777: It's 2012, buy a god damned dryer.
There's liquid fabric softener for the washer, but it doesn't work nearly as well as good ole Bounce. May as well get a washtub and washboard like in The Stand.
/stu was a chump
| Bathia_Mapes
hbk72777: It's 2012, buy a god damned dryer.
Some of us are allergic. Fabric softener might make clothing more comfortable to wear, but having an allergy to the stuff can cause reactions from contact dermatitis to the more serious reaction, hives.
| OhioUGrad
I have to admit that house in the first picture looks kind of cool..
Anyway, did they also ban fatties and ugos? You know a lot of those rich people are downright unsightly, and those older hags who get plastic surgery just don't look right.
| kendejo42
Going Green...Solar Power...sounds trashy to me
I agree with Yuma...in Tucson clothes dry faster on the clothesline
| p4p3rm4t3
| robohobo
p4p3rm4t3: [img547.imageshack.us image 276x512]
Only for the lower-rich. Those of us with more money hire white people. It's more satisfying. Remember, you don't have real money until your slaves are white slaves.
/just have the one
//not all that rich
| KrispyKritter
no don't do that, don't you dare
laundry breezy in the air
but it's okay, do what you do, cheat with your secretary lunchtime screw
and have those thoughts, those dirty thinks, about your teenage teeny-winks
and Mom meets guys on the net, just the thought of it makes her soaking wet
don't you air dry your duds
front lawn suburb classy us
Dad sneaks out late at night he thinks chicks with dicks are dynamite
he likes his own son too and likes to dreams of things he'd do
if he could hang his sheets
off a front line pole for all to see
| Yuugian
An example of Air on a G-string
//now sleepy
| serial_crusher
Can you believe my HOA prevented me from having easy access to all those spare parts in the toyota camry on cinder blocks in my front yard? As if that wasn't bad enough, they made me shut down my meth lab and sent animal control to take away my cats!
| Alphax
Huh? I thought ever urban and suburban area had a law like that already.
| Sass-O-Rev
When I was a kid, close to 60 years ago, all the moms hung their laundry on their backyard clothes lines, and that was just what everyone did. When did this become a sign of being trashy? How many people get close enough to your backyard to spend quality time inspecting your under-duds and whatever else is drying there? Sheesh.
/love my clothesline
/get out of my back yard.
| BigBooper
Snarfangel: I was hanging my clothes outside to dry before it was cool.
I know. I live in Wisconsin, and let me tell you, once the highs stay below zero, your underwear will not dry outside no matter how long you leave them on the clothes line.
Trust me, I've tried it!
/we may not get a stretch like that this year..... or ever again
//it got into the 60's last week. In December. In Wisconsin.
| HillshirefarmsGOMEAT
I lived in a high-rise in a New York suburb and they had to send out notices telling people not to hang sheets up at the windows as curtains. Seriously. And the rent in the building started at $1,000 for studios. So not poor people...
| BumpInTheNight
Huge difference between airing your laundry in the backyard vs front yard, these people made a rule about the front yard. Thanks trollmitter for today's HOA thread though.
| thisiszombocom
robohobo: p4p3rm4t3: [img547.imageshack.us image 276x512]
Yup. Nothing like gettin a little snatch on the side from your eastern European au pair
/ Fun and easy
| lewismarktwo
I wonder if I could build a dirt berm house in one of these snooty neighborhoods as long as I put up a realistic facade around the front 3/4. Probably not, because you know, different.
| robohobo
thisiszombocom: robohobo: p4p3rm4t3: [img547.imageshack.us image 276x512]
Ours is Chezch, so yeah. But not an au pair, fark having kids. We do take good care of her.
| robohobo
robohobo: thisiszombocom: robohobo: p4p3rm4t3: [img547.imageshack.us image 276x512]
czech...i've had some to drink..
| orbister
robohobo: Hanging clothes in either the front or backyards has been against code or whatever where I live for years. There are still some who do it, but yeah, who the fark wants to see someone underpants hanging on some trashy clothesline?
The horror, the horror.
| Fark_Guy_Rob
1.) Hang your clothes outside, in your front yard, and spell out words. I'd go with 'Freedom'
2.) Laugh as your constitutionally protected free speech gets you a ticket
3.) Hire kick-ass lawyer
4.) Sue the f*** out of city. Win. Lots of money
Don't want my laundry hanging in my front yard? Knock on my door, introduce yourself, tell me what your problem is. If I like you or you have a compelling argument, I might just follow your request. If I don't, we might still be able to work something out. Buy me a new dryer and I won't need to hang my clothes outside. Or pay some small percentage of my electricity bill, to compensate me for the cost.
But beyond that, you can go to hell.
| robohobo
Fark_Guy_Rob: 1.) Hang your clothes outside, in your front yard, and spell out words. I'd go with 'Freedom'
Lol. Get a real job, you worthless hippie.
| december
robohobo: who the fark wants to see someone underpants hanging on some trashy clothesline
as opposed to a classy high-brow clothesline?
| Oblio13
If being tacky is illegal, I probably deserve the death penalty.
| BumpInTheNight
robohobo: thisiszombocom: robohobo: p4p3rm4t3: [img547.imageshack.us image 276x512]
I prefer to draw from North American stock, watching their snowflake-ish attitude break down over the course of a winter in the remote chalet is very satisfying. You just have to pay them a dollar more per hour then they'd make elsewhere and the boon to their social status among their peers prevents them from leaving. Their social standing! Hah!
| rainbowbutter
every apt. complex i've lived in had a rule against drying clothes out on a line on porches & balconies, and i'm talking about barely-middle-class Ohio.
| CountryClubRepublican
| Coming on a Bicycle
Land of the free, home of the brave.
| ReapTheChaos
Bathia_Mapes: hbk72777: It's 2012, buy a god damned dryer.
This. If I use fabric softener I walk around all day itching/scratching, I even have to double rinse my clothes just to get any soap residue out of them.
| Toots de la Footsjelly
In Rhode Island they are arguing about letting you keep chickens. Chickens! I'd rather hear laundry flapping in the wind than some yard cock screaming WAKE THE F*** UP!" at 4 am! + they want to limit bird feeders because we gots a rat problem here folks! So hang your stanky underoos where ever you want! I'm flipping you the bird! And a rat!
| octopied
ReapTheChaos: Bathia_Mapes: hbk72777: It's 2012, buy a god damned dryer.
I can't use fabric softener either. I did, however, get dryer balls which will soften laundry without fun chemicals. Don't much use them though.
| zinny
Hanging in the front yard is kind of tacky. Just hang 'em out back.
/loves me some line dried sheets.
| Bio-nic
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miki-ness wrote on 10 May 2012 - 12:51 PM:
Hi Everyone !
I just had incisional double eyelid surgery last week, and today I finally got the stitches out!
I decided to go with Dr. Lawrence Tong (He's located in Toronto, Canada)
I had surgery last Thursday, and my experience was pretty good. It was painless and quick.
They brought me to the surgery room and gave me the anesthesia through the IV, so I don't remember too much of it. When I woke up, they gave me a mirror and let me see the results (mind you this was still in the surgery room), They asked me to open and close my eyes to check that the eyelids were even. Then, they brought me to another room where I waited for a hour or so just resting.
Then, I was allowed to go home. They gave me antibiotics that I was to take for five days, and also some pain killers just in case.
On my way home I felt slight pain on my eyelids, and had to take a painkiller. The rest of the day I slept, and afterwards I didn't feel any pain for the remainder of the week.
*quoted image*
I didn't experience any bruising for the week, however had the surgical tapes on for the whole week. My eyes looked the same for the whole week. When, the tapes were removed it was a bit painful, because it was pulling on the stitches. Otherwise, the removal of the stitches wasn't that painful, just felt like pitching.
I'm happy with the end results, Dr. Tong said that the crease will drop a bit in the next 2-3 weeks.
If you have any questions just pm or something, I'm a bit new to this forum so I'm not sure how to check when someone replies to your message >.<
Thanks, and sorry for rambling
Liliya wrote on 12 May 2012 - 10:08 PM:
Hi Berryhot, I totally just joined this forum because of your post. xD Can you or anyone, really, give me thoughts about whether I should do the surgery or not?
I was planning on getting my eyelids done in the next month. Eric Choe was the doctor I picked out because I heard so many good reviews, but now I have second thoughts. I'm not sure if he has experience with my type of eyes--I already have double eye lids, but they're hooded.
I'd post a picture, but I have no idea how. They look close to this:
I'd like my eyes to be rounder. I want a tapered crease with no epi. My eyes are fine now--they are symmetrical and already have small double eyelids. With that in mind, should I still take my chances with Dr. Choe?
darkpassion wrote on 12 May 2012 - 09:39 PM:
Well, I'm not quite sure about it but have been trying to read up more about scar removal creams. May I know what kind of scarring you have? Mine are hypertrophic scars so currently, I'm applying vitamin e and waiting for my kelo-cote scar gel to arrive from the states. Apparently most girls recommended it to me saying that silicon helps with it. As to the procedures itself, I've asked a friend who's keen on scar removal too and she mentioned that they'll actually be removing skin and making an incision.
http://www.plasticsu...urgery?#content so far this seems most informative for different kinds of scar revisions but I'm not too sure which method will be applied for my eyes.
c4sanders wrote on 13 May 2012 - 08:22 AM:
I'm not sure if you should or not -- I am getting surgery done with him on the 22nd of may, I can let you know how it goes! I'm nervous about the recent bad reviews too. There are some girls I've been talking to though that are going through with surgery in the upcoming months. Prayers that I don't have to get a revision -- that would be a pain in the A!
c4sanders wrote on 13 May 2012 - 08:22 AM:
I'm not sure if you should or not -- I am getting surgery done with him on the 22nd of may, I can let you know how it goes! I'm nervous about the recent bad reviews too. There are some girls I've been talking to though that are going through with surgery in the upcoming months. Prayers that I don't have to get a revision -- that would be a pain in the A!
lulunotlemon* wrote on 07 April 2012 - 12:13 AM:
MEEEEE! I'm probably going to be in Korea the beginning of July and staying for a weekish~
jojoann wrote on 11 May 2012 - 12:34 AM:
your results look goood! mine is still swollen did you ice a lot?
wendy_11 wrote on 13 May 2012 - 04:53 PM:
Hi! your eyes healed pretty fast. Did you ask for a parallel eyelid or tapered eyelid?
miki-ness wrote on 15 May 2012 - 05:45 AM:
thanks !
for the first three days i iced it every two hours >.<
ohh post your results
He just gave me a parallel I think, I just asked for medium height...
wendy_11 wrote on 15 May 2012 - 07:00 PM:
What did you used to ice your eyes?.. Did dr. tong give you something to ice? Whats IV sedation?
xminteee wrote on 21 May 2012 - 12:20 AM:
Hey guys, I just decided to go ahead and do a double eyelid surgery in Korea this summer while back in China for the summer ^^.
Only consulted at one plastic surgery clinic, Teuim PS, since I had already done lots of research and they seemed to give really natural results (and I wanted a natural result)
The consultants were really nice and polite, not pushy at all to offer other procedures! My consultant was ultra sweet
Dr. Kwon seemed like a really serious man, but opened up a bit later on (plus, his image kind of changed when he started singing to the background music in the surgery room LOL). Oh and his english isn't that well, but we got by fine.
Consultation was pretty fast, I basically told him I wanted a really natural looking double eyelid, showed him some pictures on my iPod, then he showed me what he suggested. We agreed somewhat in the middle.
I got the incisional method done, along with an epi and ptosis correction in both eyes. Booked the surgery the next day.
Day of Surgery:
Went in, one of the consultants brought me to the recovery room to change and then to the bathroom to wash my face.
IV shot didn't hurt at ALL (or maybe it's because I'm used to getting shots) but the lights were super bright...
Dr. Kwon said something along the lines of 'go to sleep', and I was just about to say how I wasn't sleepy at all before the IV drip kicked in and I pretty much passed out in the same second.
It was a really weird dream...I was flying around in this orange background (or pulled along, couldn't tell) and...I heard voices but couldn't really talk. Anyway, by the time I woke up I thought it was done, but the nurse said only 5 minutes had passed (fml).
Procedure went fine, only slight pain when he started sewing up my eyes. Gave me another shot, which didn't hurt at all.
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P.S. Those who stay at Highland hotel, DO NOT USE THEIR SOAP!!!! I have the worst rash (all over my body) I've ever gotten in my whole life, and it still hasn't gone down!! Itches so bad that I haven't slept for 2 days straight
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Kapchun wrote on 21 May 2012 - 05:19 AM:
:w00t:Yr eyelids look great, and the swell gone very fast. I'm awaiting your 10 days picture. Because i gonna back to work after 10 days surgery, finger crossed it doesn't swell or scaring on the lids. May i noe hw much for the total method surgery u taken? Is thre any scar when your eye look down? Aprreciate you sharing this, cos Teium is in my listing.
Happy Healing.
xminteee wrote on 22 May 2012 - 06:32 AM:
Here you are, day 10 pictures!
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Swelling has gone down pretty fast for me, haha (lucky). Btw I don't have any eye makeup on in those pictures. (No makeup until after 2 weeks )
Umm, I'm not quite sure how much I paid for the eyelid surgery only, as I got botox to the masseter muscles and a filler as well. But they quoted me 4,800,000 won and I paid 4,300,000 after discussing the price ^^. By the way, I paid in cash!
As for the scar above the eyelid, yes there is but it's not very noticeable unless you stick your face right infront of mine and just happen to be looking at my eyes.
There is some tightness around my inner corners, but that's expected as the scar has begun to form but will definitely get better with time~
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As we round out the final stretch series, I thought it fitting to end with the three gathering professions; mining, herbalism and skinning. While these are fairly self-explanatory in terms of maximizing one's skill, there are tips for the most profitable avenues available.
For miners, I've compiled a list of where mining deposits are to be found, what else they drop, and what level you'll need to have in order to mine the ore up and smelt it.
I've broken down each of the Outland herbs for herbalists, including the buffs they might award, which provinces have which herbs, and where the herbs tend to grow. Many herbs also drop motes and other herbs, as well.
Skinners will be interested in the list of the types of leather, hides, and scales, where best to farm them, and how profitable such a venture might be.
Along with a brief discussion of the benefits of gathering daily quests, you should leave with all the information you need to plot a quick and profitable route to skill 375.
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text: Whitmarsh: I hope that Hamilton thinks that he's made an awful mistake 10 November, 2012 Lewis Hamilton with Martin Whitmarsh during happier times Nov.10 (Reuters) Lewis Hamilton may have had some regrets already about his decision to join Mercedes next season. So says his McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh, who also added that Sergio Perez probably did not know what is about to hit him as Hamilton's replacement. "I think he has on occasions, yes," said Whitmarsh when asked by formula1.com whether 2008 world champion Hamilton, who is replacing retiring seven-time champion Michael Schumacher at Mercedes, might have regretted his decision. "Probably, when you make a decision you have to tell yourself that the decision is made so you have to look forward. You say okay, that it is in the past so you don't spend too much time thinking about why." Mercedes have won one race, in China this year, since they took over the title-winning Brawn GP team at the end of 2009. McLaren have won five grands prix this season alone and are the second most successful team in terms of wins in the history of the sport. Whitmarsh said it would be an emotional farewell with Hamilton after the last race of the season in Brazil later this month and added that there had been some such moments already since the driver decided to leave. "I hope he thinks today that he's made an awful mistake and I hope he thinks that next year. He's made that decision and he has to live with that decision," said the principal. Perez is joining from Sauber, where he has had three podium finished this season but has also failed to score a point in the four races since his move to McLaren was announced. He will be joining 2009 world champion Jenson Button at McLaren and Whitmarsh expected the 22-year-old to learn everything he could from the older Briton. "When Sergio gets to Australia [for the first race] in 2013 he will arrive with the kind of pressure that he can't imagine right now," said the team boss. "At the first race, if he is not on the first two rows and fighting for a win the pressure will start to ramp. He doesn't know that yet." Whitmarsh said Perez could expect to spend a lot less time in Mexico and a lot more in the simulator, working with engineers and on improving his fitness. "He will turn up considerably fitter and stronger than he is today," he said of next season. The team boss repeated his view, expressed at the weekend in Abu Dhabi, that while he expected Perez to get the job done he could not be sure of how good he might be. "You come to McLaren and you've got the scrutiny and the pressure," he said. "And you either do well and survive, or [you] will struggle. You asked me if we are 100 percent sure that he's the right man for us – I can't be. "He has not always been consistent and maybe he has been a bit wild sometimes, but he has sparkled. The really good guys, they always find an opportunity to be there and do it," added Whitmarsh. "Natural talent got him to where he is now and now we really will turn him into a professional racing driver, properly prepared." Subbed by AJN. Tweet Related NewsAlonso return to McLaren met with mixed reactionsAlonso rules out Le Mans foray in 2015McLaren: Kevin has definitely 100 per cent of our supportBoullier: In Alonso we gained the best driver in the worldDennis set to be McLaren majority shareholder againDennis: Painful decision to choose between Jenson and KevinButton: Being part of McLaren Honda project is not a one-year thingAlonso: I have unfinished business with McLarenButton: Fernando and I will work extremely well togetherAlonso: I will do everything in my power to deliver for McLaren Joe Kinnear Anything can happen in F1. Jenson and Rubens stayed (in Honda that was later to become Brawn) and what do you know… JB was champ and RB got a taste of the winning again. So maybe Mercedes would really get it together next season and gun for the title. Lewis wants a fresh challenge. That's it. Same reason why Schumi left Benetton and joined Ferrari.. despite the fact that Ferrari were nowhere and Benetton was the "in" team during that time. Moving to another team is obviously a big gamble but so is staying. Venezia He will regret it as schumi is now! Highstoned Lewis needs to move to another team to becom really great. So does finger boi. Maybe Whitmarsh should regret making such a mess of things since 2008… dilman Doesn't everyone make decisions in life that appear illogical to others occasionally? I have changed career a couple of times (not necessarily to financial advantage) and each time it has been a learning experience. I've no way of knowing if those decisions were the best ones, they are the ones I chose at the time and I live by the result. In F1 the issue of personalities must have a major influence on mind-sets. And this in an industry where serious injury (or worse) to self or others could be the result of one's day-to-day work. Hence my reluctance to criticize LH. Butterfly Reality is starting to sink in at Martin HQ. There is something I don't understand. They cared so much about Lewis that they were willing to back-stab Alonso. Fine, I can understand that, but then why didn't they do absolutely everything possible to keep Lewis? Why did a POS like Button manage to get a foothold in that team. These guys don't know what they want, that's what's going on at McLaren. They're a racing team. Scratch that, they make electronics. No, wait, they do cartoons. Oh, I forgot, they actually make medical equipment. Are they a racing team? What a joke. Speedo Who made the awful mistake? 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Pita Alifereti, left, with Paul Vaurasi outside the High Court in Suva yesterday
TWO men on trial for the multi-million dollar Agriculture Ministry scam were jailed yesterday, as the judge called for changes to the maximum penalty for official corruption.
Businessman Pita Alifereti was sentenced to four years after he was found guilty on three counts of official corruption.
Civil servant Pelia Kete Doviyaroi was jailed for three years.
High Court judge Justice Isikeli Mataitoga said the sentence reflected public interest demand and the sentences must address the need for deterrence.
"Those involved in this type of offending betray public trust and their acts erode public confidence in our government institutions," he said. "These are serious crimes, it is needful that potential offenders and the public at large understand that these crimes will be met with stiff penalties."
Alifereti's lawyer Semi Leweniqila requested a non-custodial sentence.
The court heard from character witnesses of the good deeds both men had done and the church work they were heavily involved in.
Hendry Rabuku, who represented Doviyaroi, said his client was remorseful.
Justice Mataitoga said the liable penalty of seven years imprisonment for official corruption under section 106 of the Penal Code Cap 17, in his view, was far too low.
"Urgent consideration should be given to increasing the liable sentence to 14 years imprisonment," he said, adding the case had shown the pervasive and extensive nature of corruption in the ministry in 2000 and 2001.
When jailing Alifereti, Justice Mataitoga started his tariff at five years.
He considered mitigating factors and Alifereti's full co-operation with the police and reduced the sentence by two years. But he said there was a deliberate and systematic scheme developed to carry out the criminal acts in this case and, in one instance, to try and cover double payments.
This, the judge said, resulted in the loss of public funds and there were no reparation.
He increased the sentence to four years.
On Doviyaroi, Justice Mataitoga started at five years and reduced it by two and a half years after considering his mitigation and young family. But he said Doviyaroi deliberately violated Government Stores regulations to ensure that quotation for goods to be supplied would go to Repina Wholesalers, which was owned by Alifereti.
* November 15, 2006 - Agriculture Ministry chief executive officer Peniasi Kunatuba is jailed for four years for abuse of office and breaching rules and procedures on the spending of public funds for personal use.
* May 29, 2007 - Five men including directors of Suncourt Hardware appear in court charged for their alleged involvement in the agriculture scam.
This case is still before the courts.
* September 26, 2007 - Agriculture Ministry principal accountant Suliasi Sorovakatini is jailed for two and a half years after pleading guilty to abuse of office.
* September 9, 2008 - Former Civil Servant Josefa Tapele is discharged of official corruption in the same offence.
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Demand for Full-Size Tablets Is Back, Based on Display Panel Shipments.
Apple Resumes Orders of 9.7" LCD Panels for iPad Media Tablets
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Panel Shipments Show Increasing Interest Towards Small Form-Factor Media Tablets.
Panel Display Shipments for 9.7" Tablets Plunge in January – Reports
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Apple iOS Set to Lose Dominant Position on Media Tablet Market This Year – Analysts.
Low-Cost Media Tablets to Help Further Boost Shipments of Slates to 191 Million This Year
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Amazon Slashes Prices on Kindle Fire HD 8.9" in the U.S., Starts Sales on Europe and Japan.
Amazon Substantially Cuts Kindle Fire HD 8.9" Price to Boost Shipments
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Patriot Reveals Wireless External Hard Disk Drive.
Patriot Launches 500GB, 1TB Wireless HDDs for Mobile Devices
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Acer Preps Aggressively Priced 8" and 10" Media Tablets This Year.
Acer to Use MediaTek Quad-Core System-on-Chips for Low-Cost Media Tablets
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Tablet PC Market Forecast to Surpass Notebooks in 2013 – Analysts.
Shipments of Tablets Could Climb to 240 Million This Year
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Researchers: Amazon's Kindle Can Be Profitable, But Only Under Certain Circumstances.
Amazon Needs $3 of Monthly Margin from Apps to Achieve 20% Profit from Kindle Fire
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Acer Introduces Iconia B1 Low-Cost Media Tablet.
Acer Set to Sell Iconia B1 Device for $100 - $150
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Every Fourth U.S. Resident Owns a Media Tablet – Report.
Popularity of E-Books Grows as Tablets Gain Market Share
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Major Tech Companies Team Up to Buy Digital Imaging Patents from Kodak.
Apple, Google, Microsoft, Others Acquire Kodak's Patents for $525 Million
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Amazon Set to Launch Smartphone in Mid-2013 - Report.
Amazon's Smartphone Reportedly Slips to Next Year
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Kingston Introduces Extreme-Capacity Wi-Fi Drive for Portable Devices.
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Rumour: Possible Mafia 3 casting call reveals Louisiana setting
A casting call posted with the Actors Access network has been spotted, and its owner is looking for three actors with Italian and/or southern accents. The characters are all described as
robot Mafiosos.
Franklin, Tony and Mickey are all focused on their criminal enterprises. Not much has been heard about Mafia 3 and this casting call is for an 'untitled game' in the works.
Warhorse's journey to funding, "a ton of pitfalls where we can screw up"
Creative Director Dan Vavra of Warhorse, formerly lead designer for 2K Games' Mafia series, has blogged a developer diary shedding light on the hardship of getting investors.
They had "no office, no company, no money and nothing to show" at the start but a pitch and some pictures. They were "no West and Zampella" and interest wouldn't come easy.
Grand Theft Auto franchise ships over 114m, GTA IV now at 22m
Take-Two head Strauss Zelnick revealed that overall the Grand Theft Auto franchise has shipped a huge 114 million copies to retailers during its lifetime.
Grand Theft Auto IV has cleared 22 million of that grand total. CEO Zelnick also gave away some other key title numbers, although L.A. Noire is missing.
Warhorse Games formed by 2K Czech and Bohemia veterans
Former Mafia and Operation Flashpoint developers have left 2K Czech and Bohemia Interactive respectively to form a new studio called Warhorse Games.
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Thanks for this informative post which is including good information and ideas
This is very informative. I especially like this teaching here:
* "You have heard . . ." (v. 21), "But I say to you . . ." (v. 22), followed by teaching on murder and resentment.
* "You have heard . . ." (v. 27), "But I say to you . . ." (v. 28), followed by teaching on adultery and lust.
* "It was said . . ." (v. 31), "But I say to you . . ." (v. 32), followed by teaching on divorce and fidelity.
* "You have heard . . ." (v. 33), "But I say to you . . ." (v. 34), followed by teaching on vows and integrity.
* "You have heard . . ." (v. 38), "But I say to you . . ." (v. 39), followed by teaching on justice and kindness.
* "You have heard . . ." (v. 43), "But I say to you . . ." (v. 44), followed by teaching on fair play and grace.
What is interesting to note is that Jesus is pointing out our thought life, especially in reference to murder and adultery. This is an area where the Pharisees were not interested in doing a clean sweep. Jesus truly brings home to mind that sin begins with our thought life, and even if not physically acted upon, it is no less sin.
I like your teaching.
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These are some great thoughts. Thanks for the clarifications!
I'd be interested in your thoughts on whether an addiction to child pornography qualifies as grounds for divorce? My daughter recently turned her husband in when she found he was using child pornography. It turns out he has been using it at least 6 years and started at least 3 years before he met her. She is very small and looks much younger than she is. I fear that he was attracted to her because he had wired his brain to be attracted to young girls in early puberty. She wants him to get treatment and hopes that in time their marriage can be restored. I don't know how she could ever have a future family with him and know that her children were safe. What do you think the Biblical response is in this situation?
Dear Mark,
Thank you very much for the blogs on this site. I have found them to be very helpful in sharpening my mind. I will encourage others who are searching for truth and practical ways in dealing with this subject to read your blogs. I look forward to read your findings regarding Laura her question.
May God bless you your mission of bringing truth.
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What I want to know, is if the husband is SO into pornography that he chooses this activity over relations with his wife; as in not performing the marital duty. And if he does, it is because he was watching pornography and wanted to use his wife to masturbate instead of his hand?
I have confronted him privately, and now in counseling….. What about that?
I am a believer married to an unbeliever. I became a Christian after our first child was born. My husband looks at pornography often, and tries to hide it from me. We are in the middle of counseling for a myriad of problems in our marriage, and I just found out that he has been indulging in pornography once again. He is even looking at teen girls, which is revolting to me! We have 2 teens in our household, and I have absolutely no attraction to him anymore. I'm contemplating divorce, but am thinking of sticking it out until our youngest one graduates high school (3 more years). What are your thoughts?
Our problems go beyond pornography, but this is something that is a deal breaker to me…I've gone without my needs being met for most of our marriage, but have not indulged in seeking out another man….I'm so sad…I made a terrible choice in life. I don't know what God wants me to do. :-(
I have been cultivating a deeper relationship with God by spending hours reading and studying The Word as a result my passions ans desires have changed to only want God's will in my life. I don't want to put my eye on anything not pleasing to God. My husband insist on watching pornagraphy while we make love even on Sunday after church. My spirit is screaming inside me that this defiles our marriage bed and it puts distance between me and my God. Once I refuse to stay in the bed and he told me going to church isn't helping me. How do I not have grounds for divorce? He is lusting after these younge girls with perfect bodies while in bed with me that is adultry.
Hi. My husband and I have been together for 9 years, and married for 2.5 years. When we first started dating, he cheated on me once. I forgave him, but it took a long time for me to be able to fully trust him. I waited until we were married before I gave myself to him sexually. Then, after we had been married for about a month, I got our cable bill, and after looking back at cable bills for the last 9 months, I realized he had spent over $1,000 in renting porn on TV, including him doing it the night before our wedding. I confronted him, and threatened divorce. He said he'd never do it again, but he has never fully stopped…he lessened the movies he bought on TV, but then I found out he was also using the internet to view them. Then he was using his phone, so both of those things have been taken away from him. He never fully came out with what he'd done. I had to ask and ask, and I'm still not sure to this day if he was completely truthful with me. Our sexual relationship has been lacking ever since we were first married because of this. I feel so betrayed, and hurt, and I have absolutely no trust in him. I have never been able to fully open up to him, and because of that, I find it very difficult to give myself to him sexually for fear that he only cares about the sex, and not about our relationship.
The last time he viewed porn was about 3 months ago. I'm not sure if he's watched porn since then because I have no way to monitor it. We started going to a Christian counselor about 2.5 months ago. I looked up the information, and got the appointment. We seem to be communicating a lot better, and he has began to open up to me. He has been through a lot in the past few years…his only sibling's death, and his parents divorce after that. He really closed himself off to everyone, including me, when these things happened, and he has began to open up a little since we began counseling.
But he never once took it upon himself to make these changes. I had to call and take the movie channels off of our cable, put a password on the computer, and get his phone from him. I had to hunt a counselor and make the appointment.
I am a Christian, and he is as well, but after he committed his life to God when he was a child, his family stopped going to church. Since then, he's never really been involved, except for when I asked him to go.
He is a Christian, but is not taking the steps to grow in his relationship with God. He is a good person. I feel like I have forgiven him for what he's done, but at the same time, he's not making the affort to get better. Our relationship has become more of a friendship…I care for him deeply and want him to do better and give his heart and life fully to the Lord, but I don't see him wanting to do that. Through all of this that we have been through, I have lost my attraction to him. I care for him as a friend, but not as a life partner.
I have always been the person who didn't want to get married. Then we dated for so long, and I decided I would marry. I wanted so badly to not be the statistic, and my marriage fail. I'm finally past that idea of trying to live up to others expectations. However, I do not want others to think badly of him! As I said, I care for him so much, and believe he can improve. He is such a good person…he just can't get control of his habit, and lacks the emotional intellect that he needs to work on this and the other issues that he has. And he hasn't shown that he's hit rock bottom, or that he wants to grow closer to God and grow in his relationship with Him, although he's told me he feels so badly for what he's done and can't stop doing. I am just to the point of leaving. I have put forth all of the effort I can, and I'm tired. I don't see him meeting me in the middle. I work with addicts, and feel like I would be giving up on him by leaving, but I am to my wit's end. I now feel like my feelings for him are nothing more than friendship, and it would hurt him even more for me to stay and pretend like I am attracted to him.
I can relate so well to your story, and I know the pain you are feeling. I too, find it difficult to desire my own husband after his indulgence into pornography over the years. It saddens me deeply that the only reason my husband is getting help (or not able to watch pornography) is due to MY efforts, not his. I don't know what the answer is, but God does, and He will make His will known to you. I just wanted you to know that I grieve for you.
My sister's marriage is "on the rocks" due to her husband's pornography habit and the fact that he has treated her badly for years. My questions is: Why are women responsible for "getting their husbands to stop being immoral"? If the tables were turned and the woman was the one with the pornography habit, the divorce would be instantaneous and the religious leaders would agree that the divorce was just and scriptural. When your spirituality is at risk, it's time to go. When your children's safety is at risk, it is time to go. It is your spouse's own job to guard his heart and his spirituality. The woman has enough to do taking care of herself and the children. The man just needs to grow up.
I have been married for almost 20 years and my husband and I have a child with a disability. My husband has , in my opinion, an addiction to pornography. We have been separated and gotten back together over 4 times, he has left us for two other women in the past years and I am worn out. I gave my life to the Lord 3 years ago and i thought he had too but recently found out that he has been viewing pornography once again, the pornography is beastiality and I am seriously considering divorce. Please give me some direction.
[…] an easy question to answer. I address the issue from a theological standpoint in the article, "Is Pornography Scriptural Grounds for Divorce?"—concluding that divorce is not the biblically sound response. So, my short answer to her […]
There are lots of issues in my marriage, pornography being one of them. When I confront him about it, he just makes better attempts to hide it. He is deceptive in many areas, not just this one.
Since we're basing the argument that pornography isn't grounds for divorce because it's lust since there is no physical contact, what would you say about a man getting a lap dance at a strip club? The physical contact is there. There may not be the actual release, but a man is paying a naked or mostly naked woman to dance in his lap, so he can be sexually aroused.
I'm really just curious as to your answer about that. I'm not trying to trick you or trip up your thoughts at all. I appreciate that you're counseling spouses to take a hard stand against this behaviour. I do believe that women are often time counseled (as I have been) that if your husband is destroying your household, your role as a submissive wife is to go down with the ship and trust that God will protect you. Yes, we should trust God, but Abigail certainly didn't choose to go down with the ship. Sapphira did.
I do very well with the black and white issues. I struggle with the gray. Thanks for your help.
Please help me. My husband and I have been married for 28 years.2 years ago, I discovered him using pornography for gratification instead of me. I am 57, and my husband is 58. This started when we got digital cable, & he was looking at women 35 to 40 yrs younger than me. I cannot nor do I want to try to compete with them. My husband has stopped, but for me there's no going back. He broke our vows with a form of infidelity, & that's a marital deal breaker for me. He wants to work it out, but he has taken everything from me, especially my self-esteem. We had a happy marriage & 4 kids, until his temptation got the best of him. We are both Christians & that was one reason I loved him so much. It should be noted that when I caught him, our youngest son was sleeping in the same room. This makes me ill. I don't know how he could have no feelings for our once loving family. I'm trying my best to move forward, but the awful images, & horrifying thoughts running through my head are forever holding me back. I really don't think he'll ever do it again, and yet I have no faith or trust in him just the same. I am so conflicted, hurt, and depressed,that I see no way out, but to get out. Please help me.
There is one more thing that I am compelled to discuss, hopefully without being too graphic on the issue, because I think it is what is triggering much of my anger toward my husband. Since the pornography, he is rarely able to function with me. We had an enjoyable, intimate relationship until the porn intrusion, & it has rendered him impotent most of the time. I am in the medical field & have good friends in the medical field, who I am able to trust. We tried Viagra & another med to no avail, & being in the medical field, we know why they don't help. It is not a physical problem causing the impotence, it is mental. He has crosswired his brain so the visual is the norm, & reality is not erotic enough. My husband also has been pretty honest on this subject. He is able to obtain & sustain an erection with porn, but not with me. So, not only has he been adulterous in thought, which has nearly killed me. He has also taken the most intimate part of our lives away from us. Naturally I'm going to wonder if he is attracted to me anymore. I'm trying desperately to view this from a medical point of view, but of course my feelings of being a rejected woman are going to be there as well. After studying this extensively, even young men can experience Porn ED (erectile dysfunction caused by porn use). Young men however, regain function much quicker than older men. I have read some pretty sad stories from older men who completely lost their ability to function with their wives after using porn. Apparently the older you are, the more chance you have to not regain function. I was afraid to talk about this, but I didn't want to come across as just a bitter wife who can't ever forgive her husband. I was afraid I was painting that picture. So you see, there is so much you can lose when you allow porn to invade your life. Satan has it all wrapped up doesn't he.?If he can't ruin the sanctity of marriage in one way, he can always try another. In 2 yrs, we've only been able to be together twice. My husband knows that it's not a physical problem, it's mental, & it is very difficult to overcome this. Once intimacy has become a visual, instead of the reality of being with your wife, it is hard to put your brain back to normal. This is the most painful part of all; we can't have the intimacy of making love most of the time, & the hurt is deep.


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