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My father recently had a stroke and is in Nursing Rehab. My mother, a breast cancer survivor, had to be hospitalized recently because of a high fever and low WBC count. She is undergoing tests, but all signs point to cancer again. Both are headed toward some type of Long Term Care. They have been unable to pay their property taxes for over a year, and recently decided to stop paying their mortgage (because they can't afford to any more). Before they became ill, the plan was to pay down some debts, save up for a security deposit for an apartment, allow the bank to foreclose on their house, and move somewhere more affordable. Now, however, we are trying to figure out how to coordinate the loss of their home, with their ability to qualify for Medicaid. They have zero equity in the home, it is in a state of beyond disrepair, and there is a lien on the home for the unpaid property taxes. When I spoke to their county Medicaid office (in the state of NJ), they said the home would have to be up for sale if the foreclosure was still pending, in order for them to determine if it is an asset. We don't want to go through the trouble of trying to sell the home, since we are almost positive there is no equity. If we call the bank and say we're just going to sign over the house to them, will this have a negative effect on their Medicaid eligibility? Any experience anyone has with Medicaid and home sale/foreclosure would be helpful. Thanks! |
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- Posted by new-beginning (My Page) on Wed, Jan 8, 14 at 17:29
Why not just put a FOR SALE sign on the house? Can you get a document from the county showing the value of the house, the amount of back taxes; a document from the bank showing the amount of arrears on the mortgage? At that point you can show how much they would get from a sale IF THE HOUSE WERE IN GOOD CONDITION |
Please please please consult with an elder care attorney who specializes in Medicaid. It will be worth it. You can just google New Jersey elder care attorney and find someone close by. |
I agree with Sushipup.... Get a lawyer! |
I agree with Sushipup & Westelle. The issues are too complex to gather advice from friends, relatives, forums, or even Medicaid telephone representatives. Don't try to figure this out on your own either. You need to engage the services of an elder care attorney who specializes in Medicaid issues. The money spent will be worth it. If you've got a council on aging in your county, they often offer free to very low cost legal assistance. You might consider looking into that. |
I "fourth" on getting a lawyer. There are times when free advice is worth exactly that: nothing. Get an expert, and don't waste time on the Web. Opinions from strangers are not a substitute for specific expertise. |
I agree with all the above. But, I can tell you that in my state, any home owned, even if in arrears on taxes and mortgage, MUST be put up for sale before one can qualify for Medicaid. They will not look at and compare market value with what is owed on it (In my mom's case, it was worth less than she owed). They will consider it an asset. Medicaid does not care about what other expenses you have when evaluating your eligibility. The only exception would be if one spouse is still living in the home. In your case, if both are trying to qualify, you just need to contact a real estate agent and list it, as is! |
Raee - Actually, under Federal law "a person's home is an EXCLUDED resource in determining medicaid eligibility." Federal law trumps state laws when it comes to things like Medicaid...so the above statement is true in every state. HOWEVER, different states use different criteria to determine whether a person's house is their "HOME" (i.e., permanent residence) and your state may have more stringent requirements than others. In theory, if a person subjectively INTENDS to return to their home, then it remains their home - and therefore excluded from a Medicare eligibility determination regardless of how long the person is in the hospital or a nursing home AND regardless of whether the person has any real likelihood of ever really being able to return home. As long as the person says "I intend to return home someday" that should be sufficient to keep Medicaid from claiming that the house must be sold and the equity used to pay medical expenses. I'm linking to the best explanation I have been able to find online regarding how Medicaid looks at a house owned by a medicaid applicant. It is from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services so should be reasonably accurate. Hope this is helpful. BTW - the eleven states that are 209(b) states mentioned in the linked article are Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Virginia. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Medicaid's treatment of applicant's home...
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Most states have attorneys who work for the elderly free of charge. Find one. In my state they are called Pro Seniors. They are a United Appeal Agency. They were a god-send to my family. |
The reason you need a lawyer is that Medicaid is a state-regulated program, not a federal one. Medicaid is financed 50% by state funds and 50% by federal. So state-to-state, rules differ on eligibility and details. That's why I agreed with the others that whenever it comes to Medicaid, ALWAYS talk to a local lawyer who specializes in this area. State laws are always changing depending on their budget issues, so there is no "one size fits all" answer to these kinds of questions. What worked for someone five years ago in your home state may no longer be applicable now. The web is good for many things...but not everything. It's best to know the difference. |
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I am pleased to say that I have found the plant I wanted for 8 years............. Philodendron "Orange Prince" Update: One again, just a link, here is a photo. Cant get photobucket to work properly |
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Teen, Not sure that it's rare (maybe difficult for you to find where you are), but it is pretty! Planto |
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Very difficult to find :-) |
- Posted by plantomaniac08 8 (My Page) on Mon, Jun 17, 13 at 16:49
Teen, That's sad, I have found quite a few of them here lately. :\ At least you finally found one! If I'm not mistaken, in order to keep it producing new leaves in that orange color, they require adequate lighting. Too low, and it will produce green leaves instead of orange ones. Planto |
- Posted by greentoe357 z7b Brooklyn NY (My Page) on Tue, Jun 18, 13 at 13:54
Mine has produced a couple of new leaves for me since I bought it last month. I do not have strong light in my apartment. West facing window with never any direct sun, all diffused, although relatively bright. |
- Posted by teengardener1888 NY Albany 5a (My Page) on Tue, Jun 18, 13 at 14:48
A couple of leaves, I thought it was a slow grower. I wonder how tall it grows |
- Posted by greentoe357 z7b Brooklyn NY (My Page) on Tue, Jun 18, 13 at 14:56
Well, this is the second one coming out in about a month I've had it, a couple of weeks after the first. The previous leaf is right behind it on the photo. They come out this really beautiful coral color pretty much like in the picture. But in my case (quite possibly because of the lighting conditions) the leaf maintained that color for a relatively short time after that, a few days maybe - then it started gradually greening. It's still pretty, but not even close to the color of this young shoot you see here. They grow to two feet tall at most, I read. |
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Hi Teen...Your P. Prince of Orange, is so colorful and compact. Before you know it, it will need staking. Glad you found the Philodendron of your dreams after an 8-yrs hunt. They're not sold here either. I ordered mine on Ebay. I Googled height..the tallest is 4'. Actually, 4' is a decent size..some viney Philos grow too tall..they're a pain staking. They tend to tip over. While Googling, one nursery, (don't know if we can name nurseries anymore,) has P. Prince of Orange for 35.00! Many moons ago I ordered from this nursery, but prices were reasonable. What's the plant next to your Philo? Green, your Philo looks big...is it? |
- Posted by greentoe357 z7b Brooklyn NY (My Page) on Thu, Jun 20, 13 at 8:57
>> Green, your Philo looks big...is it? No, it's just perspective. I took the pic up close, with the sink and faucet there farther in the back. The largest leaf is 8 inches ex. the length of the stalk. The young shoot is just under 9 inches long from the ground to the tip. |
- Posted by teengardener1888 NY Albany 5a (My Page) on Thu, Jun 20, 13 at 9:49
Thank you, Iove this plant. I now want Philodendron Pink Princess |
- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Thu, Jun 20, 13 at 9:58
Morning, Green, an 8" leaf if fairly large...don't ya think? Teen...you're welcome. |
- Posted by tropicbreezent (My Page) on Thu, Jun 20, 13 at 17:45
You've reminded me I've got one that I planted in an out of the way spot and forgot about. Hope it does well on neglect. I'll have to check it out today, perhaps move it a little centre stage. |
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The New Pinterest Social Network: Socially Extraordinaire!
I guess you have heard the news. The new Pinterest social network site is now open. Here is a short review about what Pinterest is all about and how it works.
Just a couple of months ago I was invited by my colleague to sign up for an account in the social media site Pinterest. I thought this particular site has a rather interesting name, what with the ruse that the combination of the words "pin" and "interest" seems to conjure. Although intrigued, I didn't really find Pinterest to be of interest. Still I just went ahead and signed up for an account not fully understanding what benefits I could get from it. Little did I know that there was actually more to Pinterest than meets the eye.
For those of you who don't know what Pinterest is exactly, it is an online pin board that lets users compile and then share interesting web pictures and images. Imagine your office or room as a cork board or maybe even a posting board that is available online. You can opt to have different pin boards which feature different topics or area of interest. This way, you won't have trouble saving or documenting web images because you can just easily save them in your Pinterest account.
One of the best things about the new Pinterest social network is that you can actually share these pictures and images to people who are just as interested in them as you are. This provides a way for you to connect with them so that exchange of ideas and images would be really simple and effective. Say for example that your passion is cooking.
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Plaques composed of amyloid‐beta (Aβ) peptides represent a pathological hallmark in the brain of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Aβ oligomers are considered cytotoxic and several therapeutic approaches focus on reducing Aβ load in the brain of Alzheimer's patients. The efficacy of most anti‐Aβ agents is significantly limited because they do not cross the blood‐brain‐barrier. Innovative technologies capable of enhancing the permeability of the blood‐brain barrier, thereby allowing entry of therapeutic agents into the brain, show great promise in circumventing this problem. The application of low‐intensity focused ultrasound in the presence of an ultrasound contrast agent causes localized and transient permeability of the blood‐brain barrier. We demonstrate the value of this technology for the delivery of anti‐Aβ antibodies to the brain of TgCRND8 mice, a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease exhibiting Aβ plaques. BAM‐10, an anti‐Aβ antibody, was injected into the tail vein simultaneously with exposure to MRI‐guided, low‐intensity focused ultrasound (FUS) to one hemisphere of TgCNRD8 mice. Four hours after treatment, antibodies were detected at significant amounts only in the brain of mice receiving FUS in addition to BAM‐10. This data provides a proof‐of‐concept that FUS allows anti‐Aβ therapeutics to efficiently enter the brain and target Aβ plaques. Four days following a single treatment with BAM‐10 and MRI‐guided FUS, a significant decrease in the number of Aβ plaques on the side of the treated hemisphere was observed in TgCRND8 mice. In conclusion low‐intensity, focused ultrasound is effective in delivering Aβ antibodies to the brain. This technology has the potential to enhance current anti‐Aβ treatments by allowing increased exposure of amyloid plaques to treatment agents.
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0Oct 10, '10 by gypsywillowHi! I've applied at Clark College in Vancouver for the October 1st deadline. I was just wondering if anyone else did?
0Oct 24, '10 by future_anesthetistyes, i also applied for the October 1st deadline! I am excited to get a letter soon telling me I can take that HESI test. . .hopefully
0Mar 7, '11 by future_anesthetistI got accepted and I had 47 points, I start in April, 2011. But look at this website for the statistics: http://www.clark.edu/academics/progr...lect_stats.php. Good Luck!!
0Mar 8, '11 by gypsywillowHi! I got accepted too! I had 49 points, and I start in April! I'm glad we didn't have to take the HESI. That was a nice surprise! So, @future anesthetist, are you wanting to be a CRNA? I've thought about that a lot myself! =) @cbishop77, good luck with your classes!
0Mar 8, '11 by future_anesthetistgypsywillow: Yes! studying for that HESI test was stressful! I wonder if I know you, I'm sure I saw you at Orientation for Spring quarter! But yes, I decided to be a CRNA in high school and have just been pursuing that ever since. I MAAAAY apply to med school after getting a bachelors in nursing, I haven't 150% made up my mind yet. I'm pretty set on CRNA though, I've heard nothing but great things about the profession. It requires a minimum of 1 year of critical care nursing experience and it may take awhile to get a job in critical care. It'll be a long journey but hopefully well worth it!!!
0Mar 8, '11 by gypsywillowThat's cool! I'm kind of thinking the same things! LOL! A long time ago, I wanted to go to medical school. Got a bachelor's in psychology/biology, and got married and had kids. Where I'm at in life right now makes it unrealisitic for me to pursue med school. But, I do want to go on and finish this nursing degree with a bachelor's. And i've heard lots of great things about ohsu's crna program. I think that would be awesome. But i still have this thing in the back of my head that can't let go of medical school. And i think, maybe once the kids are older and i've worked as a nurse/np/crna for a while, maybe then i can go for it!?
I used to work as a medical assistant in Dallas, and one of the doctors i worked for was actually on the admitting committee for Southwestern Medical School there in Dallas. She told me all kinds of stories, but one that stuck with me was when she told me they had just accepted a 63 year-old man into the program! And she said, "So don't worry about it! You're never too old!"
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0Mar 8, '11 by future_anesthetist63 years old! wow, that's awesome
I've also heard good things about OHSU. I'm planning on applying to OHSU, Gonzaga, Kaiser Permanente (in California), and all of the Anesthesia programs in New York. I'm kind of hoping I wouldn't have to move all the way to New York, but I definitely want to apply to as many schools as I can because I don't want to wait too long to get into a local program (8 students a year at Gonzaga!!)
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0Mar 9, '11 by future_anesthetistYour welcome! Yes, from what I've noticed at orientation, etc. the instructors seem to really care about students' success, which is great! But I haven't actually started the program yet, I start on April 4th. I'll update then ok?


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Once the crucial goal of suffrage had been achieved, the feminist movement virtually collapsed in both Europe and the United States. Lacking an ideology beyond the achievement of the vote, feminism fractured into a dozen splinter groups: the Women's Joint Congressional Committee, a lobbying group, fought for legislation to promote education and maternal and infant health care; the League of Women Voters organized voter registration and education drives; and the Women's Trade Union League launched a campaign for protective labour legislation for women.
Each of these groups offered some civic contribution, but none was specifically feminist in nature. Filling the vacuum, the National Woman's Party, led by Paul, proposed a new initiative meant to remove discrimination from American laws and move women closer to equality through an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) that would ban any government-sanctioned discrimination based on sex. Infighting began because many feminists were not looking for strict equality; they were fighting for laws that would directly benefit women. Paul, however, argued that protective legislation—such as laws mandating maximum eight-hour shifts for female factory workers—actually closed the door of opportunity on women by imposing costly rules on employers, who would then be inclined to hire fewer women.
Questions abounded. Could women be freed from discrimination without damaging the welfare and protective apparatus so many needed? What was the goal of the feminist movement—to create full equality, or to respond to the needs of women? And if the price of equality was the absence of protection, how many women really wanted equality? The debate was not limited to the United States. Some proponents of women's rights, such as Aletta Jacobs of the Netherlands or Beatrice Webb of England, agreed with Paul's demand for equality and opposed protective legislation for women. Women members of trade unions, however, defended the need for laws that would help them.
This philosophical dispute was confined to relatively rarefied circles. Throughout the United States, as across Europe, Americans believed that women had achieved their liberation. Women were voting, although in small numbers and almost exactly like their male counterparts. Even Suzanne LaFollette, a radical feminist, concluded in 1926 that women's struggle "is very largely won." Before any flaws in that pronouncement could be probed, the nation—and the world—plunged into the Great Depression. Next, World War II largely obliterated feminist activism on any continent. The war did open employment opportunities for women—from working in factories ("Rosie the Riveter" became an American icon) to playing professional baseball—but these doors of opportunity were largely closed after the war, when women routinely lost their jobs to men discharged from military service. This turn of events angered many women, but few were willing to mount any organized protest.
In the United States the difficulties of the preceding 15 years were followed by a new culture of domesticity. Women began marrying younger and having more children than they had in the 1920s. Such television programs as Father Knows Best and Ozzie and Harriet reflected what many observers called an idyllic suburban life. By 1960 the percentage of employed female professionals was down compared with figures for 1930.
The second wave of feminism
The women's movement of the 1960s and '70s, the so-called "second wave" of feminism, represented a seemingly abrupt break with the tranquil suburban life pictured in American popular culture. Yet the roots of the new rebellion were buried in the frustrations of college-educated mothers whose discontent impelled their daughters in a new direction. If first-wave feminists were inspired by the abolition movement, their great-granddaughters were swept into feminism by the civil rights movement, the attendant discussion of principles such as equality and justice, and the revolutionary ferment caused by protests against the Vietnam War.
Women's concerns were on Pres. John F. Kennedy's agenda even before this public discussion began. In 1961 he created the President's Commission on the Status of Women and appointed Eleanor Roosevelt to lead it. Its report, issued in 1963, firmly supported the nuclear family and preparing women for motherhood. But it also documented a national pattern of employment discrimination, unequal pay, legal inequality, and meagre support services for working women that needed to be corrected through legislative guarantees of equal pay for equal work, equal job opportunities, and expanded child-care services. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 offered the first guarantee, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was amended to bar employers from discriminating on the basis of sex.
Some deemed these measures insufficient in a country where classified advertisements still segregated job openings by sex, where state laws restricted women's access to contraception, and where incidences of rape and domestic violence remained undisclosed. In the late 1960s, then, the notion of a women's rights movement took root at the same time as the civil rights movement, and women of all ages and circumstances were swept up in debates about gender, discrimination, and the nature of equality.


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"I have quite a few originals to work on, and I'm looking forward to putting out another CD," he says. "Hopefully, it will all work out, and things will come out for the best."
Wynter has discovered some common ground with American fans. Many of the artists whom he considers to be influences -- Tosh, Bunny Wailer and, of course, Marley - are familiar to fans of reggae in the United States; the iconic Marley remains one of the most popular artists in music, even among those who wouldn't know Jah from Jar-Jar.
"Bob kind of liberated most of us musically and some of us financially. People watched him as a role model and emulated him. He also came from the country originally. He was a very strong part of the foundation of reggae music and the reggae culture."
As Preacherman, Wynter has elevated local awareness of reggae culture, too. His lyrics echo a bit of the Christian Scriptures and reflect his life philosophy: "Jam down fever, jam down fever, Jamaican fever/I got nowhere to rest my head, I cannot find nowhere to live/I can't break my daily bread, that is why my eyes turn red/Life 'round here's heavy like lead...I have my family I got to feed, that's why I planting this a seed/Yes my family they are in need, while some people are set in their greed."
Trouble is a theme that defines a lot of Wynter's music, and he's seen his share as an artist. He's bounced from group to group, juggled band politics and wrestled with egos, jealousy and bickering. He says he sometimes confronts a kind of reverse racial discrimination: Over the years, he has at times been chided for associating with white artists. Yet despite some infighting and contentious relationships, a relative sense of solidarity seems to pervade the Colorado reggae culture, which is struggling to gain firm footing on the local music scene.
"I try not to see color when I look at people," he says. "People are people, and they're cool or they aren't. When I consider a musician, I just want to know that they're into the music and that I can get along with them okay. Music is not about color. We're divided among ourselves, but the Rasta man supposed to unite. It's a shame there's jealousy and bitterness in the industry. Everyone is a star in the band."
At a recent "Reggae on Broadway" show at Herman's Hideaway, sponsored by Denver's newly created Reggae Movement organization, reggae artists and fans bumped fists in greeting and shared the positive vibrations emanating from the stage. Wynter shared the light with a white DJ named Thomas Behler, aka Blood Presha, laid down bongo rhythms and sang a few tunes with the Lion SoulJahs.
When he asked the Herman's audience how it was feeling, he got the only answer he was looking for: Arms raised, the group of reggae converts, old and new, shouted "Irie!"


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Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness. Maya Angelou Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything. If music be the food of love, play on. Music in the soul can be heard by the universe. After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music. Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue. It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness of pain: of strength and freedom. The beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. The cruel beauty of nature and everlasting beauty of monotony. Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. |
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I think there could not be a better a better start of the day and week. Thanks for quotes. |
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Will WoW ever have a 'DPS to heal' model?
Having choices to get mana back is good. Standing around to regen mana is bad.
However, we still ultimately need a way that healers who are playing badly, trying to keep alive an undergeared / underskilled tank, or just tackling content that they're not yet ready for, can run out of mana to the extent that the encounter is over.
Personally, I hope that 'it might work for new classes' statement means we'll finally get something like a Warhammer Warrior Priest. I'm still jazzed from seeing Diablo III's version of the Monk and I'd be thrilled if they created a cloth wearing, staff wielding, spirit and intellect utilizing melee healer. I'm sad that they've ruled it out for any current classes (man, it would rock for paladins in my opinion and would single handedly make me like that class) but I'm very hopeful we'll be monking it up in an expansion or two.
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I have received a new price list (mid-Feb, 2004) for bulbs from Simply Indigenous, a South African nursery. They accept credit cards and have some interesting offerings. Their minimum retail order for export is $100.00 (US dollars). They offer a number of bulbs and aloes, and seem like the grow other things as well. Bulb List
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Hi, I have to agree that the best way for me to order would be as part of a group, to share the costs of those items. The "extras" can be expensive. Also, shipping for bulbs is more expensive than for seeds, so I might just try seeds. I got the impression that seeds will be offered in the future, but that there are not too many right now. Cordially, |
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Perhaps one of the best kept secrets on the mainland in the Whitsunday region is Hydeaway Bay. It's not hard to understand why locals have kept this place to themselves for many years. Even now, Hydeaway Bay is a tiny village situated at the end of Dingo Beach Road, accessible only from Gregory-Cannon Valley Road, which branches off the main thoroughfare Shute Harbour Road. There is no access through to Bowen from Hydeaway Bay.
... moreAlthough Hydeaway Bay residents have built right up to the beachfront, there are still five public access ways to the beach. Boat access to the bay is very limited, but a public boat ramp at Dingo Beach is available. Nonetheless, locals say that anglers could catch a whole gamut of fish from anywhere along the beach, in a boat on the bay or by the rocks at the ends of the beach. However, wily locals say that the best thing to catch in Hydeaway Bay is peace and quiet or fresh air.
The word is that the only break to peace and quiet is the times dugong, dolphins, whales or turtles break the surface by your boat.
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From Airlie Beach, head west along Shute Harbour Road, in the direction of Proserpine. Approximately 10 kilometres after Cannonvale, turn right into Gregory-Cannon Valley Road, following the signs towards Bowen, initially. Turn right, continuing along Gregory-Cannon Valley Road, do not turn left onto Strathdickie Road. Approximately two kilometres before the Bruce Highway, turn right into Dingo Beach Road, following the signs towards Dingo Beach and Hydeaway Bay. Approximately 30 kilometres along Dingo Beach Road, keep an eye out for and turn left turn onto Hydeaway Bay Road - you should not continue straight ahead to Dingo Beach, as there is no through access from Dingo Beach to Hydeaway Bay. Approximately two kilometres along you will enter the settlement of Hydeaway Bay and the road becomes Gloucester Avenue. To make your way right to Cape Gloucester, continue to the apparent cul-de-sac at the end of Gloucester Avenue and drive down the dirt track. The dirt road goes for approximately five kilometres and ends at the two beach resorts at the Cape.
From Proserpine, drive north along the Bruce Highway for approximately 10 kilometres, and turn right into Gregory-Cannon Valley Road, following the signs towards Airlie Beach, Shute Harbour. Take the first left, approximately two kilometres along, turning into Dingo Beach Road. Follow directions from Dingo Beach Road as above.


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I saw this earlier today while browsing through one of the earliest recovered C compilers. We're talking prestruct, prepreprocessor madness. And, apparently, built by the man himself.
Modern compilers won't compile it, however. I hope that someone, someday will make that happen. As for me though, I can't stop wating.
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Well dave, actually yes. I have read every Artcile on the wiki remotely close to SASL, even the ones using mysql for authentication/databasing etc... Ive read the ENTIRE postfix handbook, just for giggles, and Ive gone over any thread on the forum remotely related to this issue in the past 12 months... So... With that said, what would be the approprate mailing list to debug this problem DAVE? ----- Original Message ----- From: "David vasil" <vasil@...> To: <email@example.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 9:40 AM Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Fwd: Re: [gentoo-security] postfix and SASL > Joe Strusz wrote: >> I ran the saslpasswd2 -c <username> command to no avail... im still >> receiving the blasted password prompt. >> >> I know that sasl uses sasldb2 by default, but i swear i changed that to >> pam. > > I really hate to say it, but have you consulted any of the fine > documentation that comes with Postfix, Cyrus-SASL, or even the > gentoo-wiki.com HOWTOs? With all of the documentation available on the > web, I'm not certain the gentoo-security mailing list is the proper place > to be debugging your postfix/sasl problems. > > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Email_System_for_the_Home_Network#Adding_SMTP-AUTH_To_Postfix > > -dave > -- > email@example.com mailing list > -- email@example.com mailing list
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It's hard to pass up an opportunity when you're put at an ultimatum to either stay in the city, or drive an hour away for only a few hours before work. This is what I've faced not too long ago when sitting in my boyfriend's living room on a hot Milwaukee summer day, alongside the events that were soon to follow. -
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Debbie Conner received first in the women's division while Gerry Perez took second in the men's division at the H-F Racquet & Fitness Club Double Challenge/Iron Championship. | Supplied photo
Updated: April 11, 2013 6:08AM
The H-F Racquet & Fitness Club announced the winners of its fourth Indoor Triathlon and its first Double Challenge/Iron Championship that took place last month.
Fifty-five people ages 15 to 63 participated in the event from Feb. 22 to 23. Eight took part in the double challenge.
The events included a 10-minute swim, followed by a 20-minute bike ride and a 15-minute walk/run. Those in the double challenge did the circuit twice.
Top finishers in the indoor triathlon were Mark Higgins, of Tinley Park, for the men; and Kelly Higgins, of Tinley Park, for the women. Finishing in second place were Roger Nelson, of Flossmoor, and Debbie Conner, of Pennsylvania; and coming in third were Eric Zehnder, of Homewood; and Linda Vivona, of Chicago.
Top finishers for the double challenge were Nelson and Conner. Second and third places went to Gerry Perez, of Pennsylvania, and Dirk French, of Homewood.
This year's competitors also broke some club records.
Mark Higgins and Joe Andersen, of Valparaiso, Ind., each set new records in swimming at 850 yards.
Kelly Higgins set a club biking record at 7.71 miles.
Meanwhile, in running, Jackson Waters, of New Lenox, set a record at 2.72 miles, and Conner set a record at 2.28 miles, according to a news release.
The club is part of the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District.
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Fresh herbs and local greens, aged parmesan, and handmade pasta. Chefs in Tuscany Flame's kitchen staff draws these items together when crafting dishes from scratch for a menu of Italian cuisine. Forks twirl in plates of pasta doused in housemade sauces with cognac and dill or white wine and lemon. For the steaks, chefs cut aged beef from the Midwest by hand, and an open flame sears chops and chicken and burns secret agents' bad poetry. Diners enjoy the handcrafted fare in the burgundy-carpeted dining room or outside at umbrella-shaded tables.
The Fieldhouse Pub beckons to visitors with the inviting smell of American-steakhouse fare mixing with that of Italian, French, and German cuisine. Head Chef Hans Jurgen Stender loads the tables with saucy veal schnitzels, spinach- and ricotta-cheese-stuffed capon, sauce-laden pastas, and juicy blackened steaks. Like 2001: A Beer Odyssey, his pub menu explores beer's longtime on-and-off relationship with burgers, overstuffed wraps, and shareable finger food.
Hanging plants hold court alongside a sun-friendly, greenhouse-style glass wall in the dining area. Upstairs, grainy timber accents define a bar that features a jukebox and stools clad in billiard-table-green leather. DIRECTV sports packages keep guests entertained with the glory of games, and occasional karaoke and all-ages stand-up routines keep them in stitches over the antics of professional comedians or amazed and terrified at human Auto-Tune impersonations.
To understand what makes Nicole's Ten Restaurant special, the numbers give a good starting point: * More than 100: how many beers (many of which are local) kept on bottle and draft. * 30 plus: how many wines poured by the glass. * 2013: the year its lobster mac and cheese won "Best Mac and Cheese in New Jersey" in the New Jersey Food & Wine Festival.
Stats aside, all one really needs to understand the restaurant's appeal is to enter its space, where soft music plays and candlelight flickers off of flowing drapes. In many ways, Nicole's Ten Restaurant resembles an art gallery, just one where you're allowed to eat everything on display.
That shouldn't come as a surprise, since executive chef Chris Masey boasts a background in art and photography. Working alongside owner and restaurant namesake Nicole Dabal, Chris has dreamed up a menu of artfully presented dishes such as hakka style crab cakes with Asian and Indian flavors?a top-three finalist of the 2012 NJ King Crab Competition. The Drunken 10n Burger, which has a patty made of black wagyu beef and wild boar, was voted one of the top 10 burgers at the 2012 New Jersey Food & Wine Festival. When culling flavors from all over the world, the team only gives themselves one restriction: use organic, all-natural, and sustainable ingredients, when possible.
Customers at Caldwell Seafood Market & Cafe can take home morsels of fresh raw seafood handpicked daily from the Fulton Fish Market or sit down to sample the cafe's menu of chef-prepared gourmet fare. At the market, adopt a fresh pound of plump pink shrimp, a heavy slab of Norwegian salmon, or a gaggle of glistening sea scallops to take home and cook for an evening feast. Prices for raw seafood vary daily depending on each variety's market value and the number of engagement rings it swallowed before being caught. Then sidle up to the cafe to sample prepared fare such as grilled rainbow trout sprinkled in Cajun seasoning ($17.95) or the combo platter, on which a 4-ounce fillet bundled in breading beds down with three large fried shrimp, three jumbo sea scallops, and a teddy bear named Eddie ($19.95).
It would be easy to pass an entire afternoon in Frank Anthony's lush garden courtyard, reclining on comfortable patio chairs and slowly polishing off a bottle of BYOB wine. Servers stroll through the forest of linen umbrellas, expertly balancing trays of Italian dishes while refilling glasses of San Pellegrino. Inside the elegant dining hall, intimate tabletops host guests, whose faces are illuminated by the glow of soft hanging lights. In the kitchen, chefs fold fresh meats, seafood, and seasonal vegetables into traditional Italian dishes, tossing crispy calamari in garlic, baking crusty Italian rolls, and crushing plum tomatoes using only their minds. Meanwhile, pizzas rise in the oven, speckled with toppings of wild mushrooms, savory sausage, and spicy peppers.


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Final Thoughts
What can we say about the new Radeon X1950GT? The X1950GT 512MB Super from Palit isn't really all that "Super" at all, to be dead honest with you.
You actually have to feel sorry for the ATI partners as there is no doubt that ATI are applying pressure for them sell these new cards and move out the remainder supply of RV570 chips. No doubt AMD and ATI would be making it clear that R600 is just around the corner and if they want good supply of the new chip, they should help in over supply areas. It's a rough game, this industry.
With a price difference of only $30 AUD (or roughly $24 USD) between it and the 256MB version of the Radeon X1950PRO, we would hugely recommend that you save the extra few dollars and if you were that tight for money, we would recommend that you make the move to the highly overclockable GeForce 7900GS 256MB which can be had for basically the same price as the 512MB version of Radeon X1950GT and it will end up providing better performance.
Palit have done the best they can with the new graphics card, slapped on an attractive and quiet cooling solution, packaged a game with the card and released it at a competitive price point but the bottom line is none of this is really going to help. It is clearly a last resort for ATI to get rid of these RV570 cores before a flurry of new ones come out in the shape of the R600.
Giving the graphics card a score we would have to give it 7 out of 10. It's not the worst card on the market and Palit as usual have done a good job with it. But if we had to give the actual Radeon X1950GT from AMD and ATI a score, it would be closer to 4 out of 10 because it's nothing but an unnecessary stop gap solution to help get rid of excess chip supply and not a very good solution. Spend just a few extra bucks and you'll end up getting a much better deal.
Just bring the R600 out already!
- Pros
Similar pricing to the 7900GS 256MB
256MB and 512MB variants
Full version game
Pointless release
Spends a little extra and get something that is much better!
Rating - 7 out of 10


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So it is has been a while since I have been to this forum, over a year and a half. I now have two bio-children and may be pregnant now.
The real trouble started when I found out I was pregnant two summers ago, that is when SD mother started to really be controlling. For two years I was able to pick up SD by myself on Thursday afternoons, and bring her home when DS was napping on Sunday afternoons. But recently, with in the last year or so, a bug crawled up her ass and now it is NOT okay for me to do this. Instead, we have to load two other children (DS4 and DD1) into the hot van (no AC) on 90 degree days and drive 45 minutes north to pick up the entitled pretty pretty princess, and 45 minutes back home. Then her mother calls here 3 times a day and drill SD6 over what I have been doing and what I said, then the usual... what did you eat, who did you talk to, where are you going, where did you go, what time did you get up, what time will you be home on Sunday?... SD6 said that her mom calls her all the time when her mother is at work, especially when she just gets into the door from school and when she is just sitting down to eat. Se offered this to me when her mom called when we were eating - no coaxing - she offered me the information and I listened. I told DBF this and I feel she is looking for relief from being smothered from her mother all the time. He basically told me not to worry about her and we will let SD6 make the decision weather or not to talk to her mother (not so nicely though.) Personally I think SD feels like she will be letting down her mother if she don't talk to her.... Kind of like the weekend SD6 cried the whole time she was here, we had no idea why, she even stopped calling my mother Grandma, and my sister Auntie, and she would hardly even look at me. A couple of days later DBF was talking to SD6's mother and she told him about the talk the she and SD had of how the mother/daughter relationship is sacred and needs to be kept between them, and how it is not okay to call my mom grandma.... I am so frustrated and have a really hard time having a relationship with SD6. I truly, from the bottom of my heart, love this child and want the best for her, but get resistance from her father and mother. Honestly, I feel like giving up. And when he tells me to back the @#$% off, I feel hurt and don't want the pain anymore. And to think DBF wants me to drive up there and get her on Thursday and watch her Friday and Saturday when he is at work...... really I feel like not doing it....please help me! |
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- Posted by JensNatPat (My Page) on Wed, Jun 15, 11 at 9:43
Is there an agreement in writing that only your DBF is allowed to pick her up? Her saying you are not allowed is like him saying she's not allowed to have a certain babysitter. If it's his time and he chooses you to pick her up then that his his decision. She really can't deny that unless she can prove you're a harm to the child. Maybe she resents that fact that you are handling the "parenting" or visitation responsibilities and she wants him to own up to his own instead of having you do it? Seems to me like he's putting his parenting responsiblities off on you. Perhaps that is what BM is upset about. SD6 is there to spend time with her Dad. Not you. "nstead, we have to load two other children (DS4 and DD1) into the hot van (no AC) on 90 degree days and drive 45 minutes north to pick up the entitled pretty pretty princess, and 45 minutes back home." Why can't he pick her up alone? There's no reason to load everyone in the car. As far as the phone calls just limit them to once a day. Have SD6 call her before bed time. If she doesn't like it she can take you to court but a judge isn't going to say you have to answer every call. We don't expect my SD11 to call my Mom Grandma. It's not her Grandma. She calls her Nancy. And she calls my brother by name as well. Not uncle. It's not her uncle. If she one day called them by Grandma or Uncle on her own that would be fine, but we would never "tell" her what she needed to call one of MY (not her) family members. From the Mom's side it could be very hurtful to hear her daughter call someone else by thoes names. She should have swallowed her hurt and not said anything for the sake of her daughter but.....she didn't. |
Big (((hugs))) honey, you have a lot on your plate! When will you know if you are pregnant for sure? You might be feeling just a tad bit emotional and overwhelmed right now. First of all, this is what I would do... No longer will you be picking up sd from BM if you can't leave your children at home. BF needs to go get his child so that your children can nap or stay in the cool, whatever. Dont give up yet! Sd is right in the middle and she doesn't know what direction to go in... Comfort her, let her know how much you love her and although I wouldn't allow her to be disrespectful or hurtful, just understand it's because she is trying to be 'loyal' to mom and mom is putting pressure on her and sd is about to explode. One day she will if it doesn't stop. I also think SD should be able to call anyone anythin she wants. I went through this too but the opposite direction. BD and SM do not want dd calling my dh's parents grandma/grandpa but she is required to call SMs parents grandma/grandpa and SM MOM... MrsProffitt has kind of the same situation -- same age SD so maybe she will chime in and tell you how she deals with the situation. Good luck!! Big hugs and Hang in there |
- Posted by mom2_1sm2_1 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 15, 11 at 10:51
Thanks for your input - it has been an issue from the beginning where I felt as though BF was more interested in pleasing BM than me - LOTS of tension. He wont even stand up for me when BM is disrespectful to me. BF does not have a drivers license, so he relies on others to transport SD6. SD6 was calling my mom grandma on her own as well as my sister Auntie - I remember my sister looking at me like "OK is that OK?" the first time she called her auntie. SD6 started getting my mom's attention by saying, "hey, hey." I recommended limiting her phone calls to once a day and BF was not for it because he thinks it would get turned around on him. BM is rotten at turning around things on him like that - I think because he has NEVER stood up to her. And when she has a bad day she calls him and puts him in a bad mood.... I hate it. We have been together for 3.5 years and it has always been this way - just it has been getting progressively worse. She even goes as far as finding an excuse to pick up SD early if she knows we are doing something with my family. I do agree that he should have to find another way to get SD if BM has limitations on me - I don't feel it is necessary to bring the whole family when I pick up SD, when she is left in my care for hours while her dad is at work. I just don't get it.... I think it is more about BM having control on us than anything. |
I read a bit of your older postings as I needed to refresh my memory. Yes, Mom, you certainly have your hands full and very little help from the fathers of both your son and your SD. I'm not sure exactly why all these fathers think it's perfectly ok to either dump the parenting on you and/or have you do all their running/jumping yet tell you how and what you will do it as. I find the attitudes of both of these men towards your son appalling. I the little guy is doing well these days. As to this current posting...please don't take your hopelessness and anger out on the little girl as you called her the 'entitled pretty pretty princeness. It's not the child's fault she has a controlling, smothering, manipulative mother. She does not at 6 realize what is happening and how abiding by what Mom says/does affects everyone else. Poor babe is just following orders (demands) of her birthmother. Think of it as she is being programed, rather like a robot, to do what and how her mother is directing her to do. She is as much a 'victim' in this all you and your own children. Too young to really know what's what yet. Not to dismiss Dad's time with his daughter, it's time Dad figures out how to pick up and drop off his own child. It's just not working for you anymore. Maybe Mom and your BF can work out a better plan...agreements can sometimes be reached and if all else fails, modifications to arrangements can be persued. Normally I'd say taking your two little ones to get the SD is not the courts problem, but the 'rules' seemed to have changed on you part way through the process. Where you could do it on one day suddenly BM has decided 'no, not gonna happen anymore'. So it's time to have BF and Mom figure out what is going to work. It's not your problem that the parents changed the agenda...it's theirs. What is up with the 'back the %ell up' attitude coming from BF? Not to be mean or deliberately negative, but he sounds like he can be a jerk. Picking up his child is not your problem. Feeding his child to her personal likes and dislikes is not your problem. I don't like the sounds of what I hear here 'do do do and do it my fricking way'. It's the way your posting are coming across to me, I'm sorry if I'm 'reading' them wrong but it is the impression I get from them. It sounds like you now have a number of children (both yours, his and ours) that you seem to be responsible for while everyone else goes about their merry ways. You certainly have to make up your own mind and what you are willing to continue doing and putting up with, but you're posting sound so unhappy to me. Maybe it is time to rethink what you want in your future. Maybe it's time to seriously sit down with BF and tell him how you feel and that this set up is just not working anymore. No child needs to call/talk to their mother 3 times a day over the course of a few days. Quick good mornings and goodnights would be one thing...but three calls to drill the child is an intrusion into your home and your homelife, a pure means of controlling the opposite household. But it seems Dad is fine with it. Well, of course he is because he is not the one there putting up with it nor handling the outfall it can cause. I really have no advice for you other than talk and than standback and think real hard about your life, your feelings for this man and your future. You do need a hug this morning, that I can offer as Myfam has. Come back and talk to us, I think you need some support and understanding. |
- Posted by mom2_1sm2_1 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 15, 11 at 23:57
justme2- ds4 is doing much better these days, we have went almost 2 years w/o him being hospitalized! He went through an intensive feeding program where he leared how to eat. He still can only eat pureed foods and thickened milk, but he is still eating. I was in the process of haveing DS's BD overnight visits taken away since I had solid proof that he was loosing weight while a BD's, but when it came down to it, the doctor was not willing to stand up for me in court to acknowledge this. Things are not so bad now that it was required for BD to attend half of the 8 weeks of intensive treatment, but sometimes he still comes home constipated and wheezing. I did a lot of work on my relationsip with DS with the help of a professional since I was not able to bond with DS when he was born, now he is the light of my eye and I have more than just a medical nurse type of relationship with him. As for the current delima, I am not sure what I am going to do, but it is clear to me that BF will do anything to make SD6's BM happy, and will do little to make me happy. I did some thinking on the way home from class tonight and I think it is time for me to stand up for myself, as hard as it may be. I know that I will get some resistence and I know BF will be really upset, but at the same time, so am I ALL the time. My SF is going to be out of town this weekend and I want to go out to eat with him for father's day on Thursday evening, so if BM wont let me get SD6 w/o BF thursday afternoon then I guess she can just wait until Friday when BF gets out of work. I just fell like I need to do this or I will keep getting pushed around and I have had about as much as I can take. To be honest - this will be my second night sleeping on the couch, and I am prepared to sleep there tomorrow and the next night too. |
- Posted by silversword (My Page) on Thu, Jun 16, 11 at 12:48
The couch is sometimes more comfortable than the bed ;) |
- Posted by mom2_1sm2_1 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 16, 11 at 18:08
Yeah, and I don't have to listen to his snoring...hehehe |
- Posted by mom2_1sm2_1 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 24, 11 at 11:49
So last weekend went well, better than most, but I sort of put my foot down. I called BM since BF would not and gave her two options of when I could pick up SD6, she ended up letting me pick her up w/out BF, which was nice. I was able to visit w/ my step father for father's day. I also ignored the phone when BM called, especially when SD6 was outside having fun. Since then, however, I have been feeling lonely and unhappy in my relationship w/BF. I told him that I feel like he does not take my feelings into consideration (I have asked him over and over again to get a parenting time schedule through the courts. It has been 3 years and still not done,) and that he does not tell me I am beautiful, that I feel like what I do is never enough, that when I ask for help he thinks I do not appreciate the things he does for me, and that I am beginning to wonder if the grass is greener on the other side. I feel like I have done so much for the sake of our family, and it seems like I am the only one trying. I am exhausted with this and feel like walking away. He has even begun to drink heavier (still only 2-3 drinks per night, but more often per week.) |
- Posted by parent_of_one (My Page) on Fri, Jun 24, 11 at 12:09
I think you have your hands full with your children, I hate to advice this but maybe you are right an walking away is a smart thing to do. Life is too short to be unhappy. But wait a minute is DD this BF's child? How is he with her? Is he a good father? |
Yikes - have we gone a little too far with the acronyms maybe? Okay most people know "BF" is boyfriend...but is it "biological father" here? Then I suppose BM is "biological mom"...but jeez SD6, BS4, DBF, DS4, DD1, DS, SF....I feel like I'm in chemistry class or something....need a glass of H2O... |
I know something that should help, if your BF can stick with it. BF needs to take the time to go to court and get a very, very detailed parenting plan - not just a schedule, but every detail he can think of that has caused an issue before (and then some): who can pick SD up, where pick ups are, who is driving, do holidays override vacation time override regular weekends, how many times per day/week/month and at what times can parents call? Everything. The courts prefer when parents can work with each other, but they also understand that sometimes that does not happen, and that one or both parents will try to control the other's parenting time. So, now BF has this order in hand - and he has nothing to talk to BM about. Neither do you. Anything important that relates to SD, BM or BF can email. There is nothing for BM to argue about, or try to control anymore - it is all spelled out. BF may not be standing up to BM because he is afraid. If she's controlling and manipulative it can be very difficult because BF may have been "trained" that his life will be made a living hell if he disagrees with her. Right now he's got two options; keep caving in to BM, nothing will change on that front and he will spend the next 12 years, at least, like a puppet dancing to her strings. Or get an order and stick to it. BM won't be happy - but she can't do anything about it either. If she doesn't follow the order take her to court for contempt. |
- Posted by parent_of_one (My Page) on Fri, Jun 24, 11 at 14:43
I don't think the issue is BM or lack of parenting plan if you read her last post. |
Mom, have you ever tried a bit of counseling for yourself? You have so much going on and I think a professional may help you sort it all out in your mind. It really might help you see your options and if this is really what you want. And you might be pregnant again? You really have lots on your plate, the kids, the bio-mom, the kid's fathers and the personal issues in your relationship. Do you have parents or a good friend near by that you could perhaps stay a couple days with so you think clearly without other things clouding your thoughts? You could just tell him it's a mini break/vacation...you need a bit of time to yourself. You're overwhelmed and you might find a bit of space helpful in sorting out your feeling and/or discovering what your options really are. You've tried honestly talking with BF and he just is not understanding the depth of your feelings and concerns...or it is what it is and this is the best this relationship is ever going to be. Lots of thinks for you to think about. At some point you may decide you need to think about yourself and what's best for your child/children, only you can make those types of decisions. There's nothing wrong in reaching out and admitting you need someone to help you sort it all out or even to help you if you decide leaving is what you need to do. You sound so very depressed and pretty at your limit now...maybe call your social services in your area and see if there is referrals they can point you towards. |
Big hugggs!! I too hope your BF can get a parenting plan soon and will do something to move it faster. Your lives, your family time will be much more relaxing if he does. I also think counseling for you would be beneficial. Especially since you may be pregnant. Remember during pregnancy your hormones are going crazy directions and you may be overly emotional about sensitive subjects. Or even not so sensitive subjects ... Counseling is a wonderful resource for me. A lot of people think I am wack for even talking about therapy. 'only crazy people go to therapy'. Absolutely not true. I'm more sane than anyone I know because I did what I needed to do. I sought help. I fixed my inner issues that weren't brought on by me. I learned to forgive, which is a very powerful tool. And to relax. To thank my blessings big or small. To see a different perspective. It helped me so much and it's a great release. It's confidential and I don't have to worry about being judged if I show a weakness. Check it out. At least it may help to clear up anything inside your head that you can't deal with with anyone else. Good luck! Don't give up, take care of you and those babies. If your BF is interested try couples therapy. Maybe hearing from someone else what a disservice he is doing to you as his partner, that might make him realize what he needs to do. Giving up on his daughter should not be an option for him though. |
- Posted by mom2_1sm2_1 (My Page) on Tue, Jun 28, 11 at 8:43
Since I have talked to BF about my feeling he has been making an effort to make things right. He called and asked BM if we could keep SD6 for the 4th and she agreed, she is even going to pick her up the following day after she gets out of work. BF has started to help me more around the house, or at the least keeps me company while I do the dishes - it is nice to actually carry on casual conversations with him. I hope all this is genuine and will continue this way. I have taken part in counseling in the past and still do today I told BF that I think it would be beneficial to get into couples counseling- actually if not that was a deal breaker for our relationship. I didn't tell him this was a deal breaker until after he agreed to it. I have not yet set something up, but I do have a session scheduled with my counselor for both of us and hopefully she can help direct us to where the best fit would be. I also failed to mention last week that I am not pregnant - my period was just a week late - which is not too normal. Now is not a good time for a baby anyway. Thank you to everyone for your kind words - it is awesome to have a place like this for support when times are tough, and to lend support when they are not so tough. |
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Basic crunches - If you feel that you are straining your neck, use one hand behind your head to hold it in place. Or you can make a fist under your chin so your neck is not coming forward.
Planks - Either on your hands, positioned directly under your shoulders, or on your elbows. Keep your back flat.
Rope pull - lay on your back and reach up as if you were pulling yourself up with a rope. Shoulders should be off the matt every time you reach.
Leg Lifts - legs are straight out, lift up about half way. Put your hands under your lower back for extra support.
Side Planks - Again, this can be on your hand or elbow. One foot on top of the other.
Bicycle crunches - Legs move in an out as you reach to meet the opposite elbow and knee.
Leg pumps - lay on your back with feet straight in the air. Hands under lower back for support. Raise bottom off the ground, reaching feet toward the ceiling.
Superman - Lay flat on your stomach. Arms can be out straight above your head or directly at your side. Arch your back and lift chest off the ground as you also lift your legs.
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