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The abandonment complex and how to cope with it
I saw taillights last night, in a dream about my old life. Everybody leaves and I would expect as much from you. Gaslight Anthem
According to abandonment.net, abandonment is about loss of love itself, that crucial loss of connectedness. It often involves breakup, betrayal, aloneness.
Outofthefog.net describes it as: an irrational belief that one is imminent danger of being personally rejected, discarded or replaced.
People struggling with abandonment issues include those going through the ending of a relationship as well as searching adoptees, recently widowed, and those suffering the wounds from earlier disconnections.
Many people, men and women, have abandonment issues that may manifest during childhood but surface later in life when the person is on his or her own in the world. Their core belief is that no one likes them and those that love them will leave.
Abandonment issues may particularly flare up if you're going through a break up, separation or divorce and are entirely alone, either physically or emotionally. This week, Happiness Weekly looks at abandonment and really helps you to understand what it is and how to cope.
What is abandonment like for the person suffering?
Abandonment is a cumulative wound containing all of the losses and disconnections stemming all the way back to childhood. Abandonment.net says that for sufferers abandonment is:
- A feeling
- A feeling of isolation within a relationship
- An intense feeling of devastation when a relationship ends
- An aloneness-not-by-choice
- An experience from childhood
- A baby left on the doorstep
- A woman left by her husband of twenty years for another woman
- A man being left by his finance for someone 'more successful'
- A child left by his mother
- A friend feeling deserted by a friend
- A father leaving his marriage, moving out of the house, away from his children
- A child whose pet dies
- A little girl grieving over the death of her mother
- A little boy wanting his mommy to come pick him up from nursery school
- A child about to be 'replaced' by the birth of another sibling
- A child needing his parents but they are emotionally unavailable
- A boy realizing he is gay and anticipating the reaction of his parents and friends
- A teenage boy with his heart twanging, but afraid to approach his love
- A teenage girl feeling her heart is actually broken
- A woman who has raised a family now grown, feeling empty, as if she has been deserted, as if the purpose of her life has abandoned her
- A child stricken with a serious illness or injury watching his friends play while he must remain confined to braces, wheel chair, or bed
- A woman who has lost her job and with it her professional identity, financial security, and status. Now she is left feeling worthless, not knowing how to occupy her time – – feeling abandoned by her life's mission
- A man who has been 'put out to pasture' by his company, as if obsolete
- People grieving the death of a loved one report feelings of abandonment
- The dying fear being abandoned by their loved ones as much or more as they fear pain and death
- Suicide is an excruciating form of abandonment
- Abandonment is all of this and more. Its wound is at the heart of the variety of human experiences, and is found in the uniqueness of each person's life.
What does it look like?
Abandonment is ugly and generally pushes people away. For example:
- A spouse assumes their partner is having an affair without any objective evidence.
- A mother does not allow her teenage child to form romantic or peer relationships.
- A boyfriend calls or texts repeatedly – 15 or more times in a single day.
- A girlfriend shows up at an office function to which she has not been invited.
- A divorcee stalks his ex-wife after the dissolution of the relationship.
Some examples of statements from people who have a fear of abandonment include:
- "You've never loved me."
- "I know you are having an affair"
- "You prefer them to me."
- "You never want to spend time with me."
- "I know you want to leave me"
Symptoms of abandonment include:
– Clinging. One of the prominent symptom observed in people suffering fear of abandonment is reaching out or clinging to the person whom the sufferer is in relationship with. Since these people live with a fear of being left alone they tend to hold on to the person, which at times drive them away from the one they love.
– Reaching out. The person will generally reach for someone they have a relationship with, which may form unhealthy relationships. It may also lead the person to realise their worst fear by driving the person they're clinging to away.
– Panic/dreading. Generally it's over small indiscretions, but their reactions are severe. They call often if the person they're clinging to is late, fails to pick up the phone, doesn't call right back or refuses to meet with them for any reason.
– Emotional blackmail. Strongly linked to panic, the person may threaten self harm to their loved ones, which is a sign of desperation.
– Complacent disposition. Seemingly ok, they may take on the most disgusting household chore or sexual activity even when they don't want it.
– Leaving relationships. In an attempt to keep from being rejected, the person may bounce from relationship to relationship, so they are the ones doing rejecting. Even if it's going well, they may leave thinking it's only a matter of time.
– Continual need for reassurance. The person may look for constant reassurance of affection or love. If they don't do this, then they may be doing it more subtly but in a more destructive way to the relationship, for example they will continually test the person they are with to ensure they still love them.
– Weakened sense of self worth. They feel happier and more confident when someone else is there to prop them up and protect them. Which is why they may try to surround themselves with someone – ANYONE – when they are feeling desperate.
How abandonment will destroy your relationship?
These tips are from Johanna Lyman.
1. You keep looking for flaws in someone who is potentially a good partner for you. You concentrate on their faults.
2. People think you're shy or reserved. You don't trust people which makes you hard to get to know. You're afraid to let people in because you don't want to get hurt, so you end up lonely instead.
3. You fall in love hard and fast, and over and over again. You don't know who to be as an individual so you're always in a relationship to hide from getting to know yourself. You can't do enough for your partner and are a giver. You can't understand why your partner doesn't appreciate you.
4. You love the chase. You're really attracted to someone when you're trying to catch them, but once you're in the relationship you get bored. You withdraw emotionally, and your partner starts to think they've done something wrong.
5. You are a perfectionist. You believe if you get it right, you won't get rejected. Whether "it" is a work project, the way your home looks, how you dress or what your body looks like, perfectionism is a thief. It steals your happiness under the guise of preventing rejection.
How the relationship cycle works when you have a fear of abandonment
About Phobias published this piece about how the relationship cycle works when you have a fear of abandonment.
People with a fear of abandonment often follow one of a few basic patterns. This is how a typical relationship may evolve:
1. Getting to Know Each Other – At this point, you feel relatively safe. You are not yet emotionally invested in the other person, so you continue to live your life while enjoying time with your chosen person.
2. The Honeymoon Phase – This is when you make the choice to commit. You are willing to overlook possible red or yellow flags, because you just get along so well. You start spending a great deal of time with the other person, you always enjoy yourself, and you start to feel secure.
3. The Real Relationship – The honeymoon phase cannot last forever. No matter how well two people get along, real life always intervenes. Although this is a very normal and positive step in a relationship, it can be terrifying for those with a fear of abandonment, who may see it as a sign that the other person is pulling away. If you have this fear, you are probably battling with yourself and trying very hard not to express your worries for fear of appearing clingy.
4. The Slight – People are human. They have foibles and moods and things on their minds. Regardless of how much they care for someone else, they cannot and should not be expected to always have that person at the forefront of their minds. Especially once the honeymoon period is over, it is inevitable that a seeming slight will occur. This often takes the form of an unanswered text message or unreturned phone call, or a request for a few days of alone time.
What Happens Next
For those with a fear of abandonment, this is a turning point. If you have this fear, you are probably completely convinced that the slight is a sign that your partner no longer loves you. What happens next is almost entirely determined by the fear of abandonment, its severity and the sufferer's preferred coping style. Some people handle this by becoming clingy and demanding, insisting that their partner prove his love by jumping through hoops outlined by the fearful partner. Others run away, rejecting their partners before they are rejected. Still others feel that the slight is their fault, and attempt to transform themselves into the perfect partner in a quest to keep the other person from leaving.
From your partner's point of view, your sudden personality shift seems to come from out of left field. If the partner does not suffer from a fear of abandonment, he probably does not have the slightest idea why his previously confident, laid-back partner is suddenly acting clingy and demanding, smothering him with attention, or pulling away altogether.
Similar to phobias, it is impossible to talk or reason someone out of a fear of abandonment. No matter how many times your partner tries to reassure you, it will simply not be enough. Eventually, your behaviour patterns and inconsolability could drive your partner away, ironically leading to the conclusion that you fear most.
How to deal with abandonment issues
Overcoming these symptoms can be the first step to becoming a self-satisfied, content person for anyone suffering from this condition.
A person going through abandonment issues can do the following:
- Relaxing the mind by practicing yoga can help greatly. Yoga will keeps the mind calm and free from an sort of negativity.
- Understanding the power of the mind and its capabilities improves self-awareness.
- It is a good idea to stop getting attached to people. Detachment does not mean not caring about them, but it means maintaining a distance and not relying on anyone else.
- A busy life helps in forgetting the past and takes away the attention from unnecessary things.
- Engaging in a sport or giving more time to work, going out with friends, etc., can divert the mind.
- Aiming high, setting goals, and doing things that would add to the feel-good factor, works really well.
If nothing seems to help the situation, talking things out with a friend or spouse or seeing a psychologist, would definitely help. Take it day by day.
Why it's important to fix your abandonment complex
Abandonment can lead to other disorders including anger, depression, anxiety, co-dependence and fear of intimacy. Unfortunately there's no way to fast track getting past these issues, especially if they're significant – hang in there and find yourself a psychologist. Tackling this one will be well worth it in the end!
All about toxic relationships and how to let go
Don't be upset if people prefer another to you, it's difficult to convince a monkey that strawberries are sweeter than bananas. Anonymous
Are you in a relationship that is making you feel bad about yourself? Are you doubting yourself or finding you're having paranoid thoughts about your actions and their impact? Do you find yourself acting out in ways that you never have before? Are you constantly distressed and not sure if you're relationship is coming or going? Are you isolated from your loved ones or has your self-esteem plummeted due to continuing this relationship? I bet you can't recognise yourself anymore too… DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT!
We have all encountered toxic people in our life, but for those of us unlucky enough to experience a toxic relationship, you will understand how these feelings and symptoms mentioned above crept subtly into your relationship and started affecting it, and how painful it is to let the person go – particularly because you will generally love them and care for them that little bit extra because they have needed you and dragged you down at the same time.
Sometimes we need to love someone from a distance and unfortunately this means the process of detoxing yourself from them. If your partner is putting you down, crushing your spirit or you have found out that they are cheating on you, this blog is for you. This week, Happiness Weekly looks at how you can release yourself from a toxic relationship and get on with a happier life – even if it means being alone.
What is a toxic relationship?
According to Canadian Living, a toxic relationship is one that makes you feel consistently bad about yourself. You may find yourself fending off subtle jabs or downright insults, dealing with unreliability or perhaps even deceit. A toxic relationship leaves you feeling anxious, unrewarded and unaccepted.
Still unsure? Check out this blog by Love Panky about the different types of toxic people and toxic-style relationships. In some cases, some of these can overlap, some people may check every box. As Natalie Avdeeva points out, the types of people who are toxic are:
– Controlling
– Jealous
– Bitchy
– Negative-thinking
– They put you down
– They cheat on you
– They lie to you (don't put up with lies!)
– They're abusive
– They blame you
– They are extremely insecure
– They're demanding
– They're over-the-top perfectionists
– They're narcissistic
– They're competitive
– They're manipulative.
Here's a checklist of symptoms of a toxic relationship:
– It feels as though no matter what you do or how hard you try, you can't do anything right
– Are they constantly putting you down?
– Everything is about them and never about you, when you make it about you – they quickly manipulate it back to be about them again
– You find yourself unable to enjoy the good times
– Are you so emotionally dependant on each other that you can't do anything alone?
– You're uncomfortable being yourself (which is why you lose track of who you are!)
– They refuse to allow you to grow or change
– Is there a constant drama and it always feels so far out of your control?
– They start controlling you until you feel completely lost and confused.
If you answered 'yes' to two or more of these – these are your red flags … GET OUT NOW! GO!
Can you fix a toxic relationship?
Maybe … but at the time it is toxic, definitely not. You need to muster up all your courage and find a place to escape far away from the person. The following steps will hopefully lead you to a path where you're feeling back on track rapidly. It is better to cut this person completely free from your life, and not consider any point of return, than to consider any kind of future with them. Whatever happens, do not encourage the bad behaviour. You deserve better!
What do I do if I suspect I'm in a toxic relationship but I'm not entirely sure?
Keep a diary – then no matter what they say, you can refer back and see what the reality was for yourself. By keeping a diary you will have a heap of evidence to validate your actions and words and it will help you to rebuild yourself quicker.
Throughout a toxic relationship, you'll notice your self-esteem will plunge while the level of self-doubt rises so high that you feel like you're drowning in it. Every time you're left, you will hate yourself, blame yourself and become overwhelmed by guilt. By keeping a diary of how the person is making you feel, their actions and words, you can look back and go: "Hold up – no, the reality was this! Here's what you said and did, here's what I said and did."
What if I stay?
The hard truth is: generally these relationships lead to the toxic person cheating on you. Talk about adding insult to injury! So after all the pain you've suffered as they've crushed your spirit, you also have the pain that you never truly had them to begin with. This is why it's important that you acknowledge you're in a toxic relationship and leave EARLY – to save yourself any further pain. Look out for the alarm bells and signs of a toxic relationship they come in all forms mentioned above.
So how do you move on?
1. Be honest with yourself
Allow yourself to be entirely disgusted with this person for treating you the way they have. Cry – trust me, you will cry A LOT! Don't blame yourself – you've been through enough pain now and you're probably feeling quite exhausted. Tell yourself that you're leaving for your own wellbeing – in order to truly love yourself, realise that self-preservation means severing these ties.
2. Prepare to become super-human
You won't eat, you won't sleep, you may take time off work to deal with things, you'll cry yourself into a world of dehydration. There's nothing you can do about any of this except ride it out until it's over with.
3. If you have decided to end the relationship, be clear about it
Stop contacting them COMPLETELY. Cut them off. Do not enable them to contact you again. Block them out of your life completely. Do whatever you have to do. I know I shouldn't encourage you to fight fire with fire, but sometimes, particularly when we're hurting, if you do it respectfully it can bring us a sense of power. So, if you can't be blunt to them about it or you're having trouble ending it, then turn it around and push it until you have manipulated them into saying it. If they're toxic and intentionally hurting you, trust me, it won't take long until they make the threat – and then go with it, stick with it and don't look back. Hit that accelerator and go go go!
4. DO NOT worry about their feelings
Toxic people don't have feelings! Well … they do, but as far as you're concerned from now, they don't! Consider them narcissists, which means they don't have feelings, but they will pretend they do, if that helps. Think about how long they've overlooked your feelings. So, trust me – just tell yourself they don't! Why? Because it's when we consider their feelings that we continue our self-doubt and we start to go back. If you find yourself with any level of concern for someone who is hurting you, stop yourself right there and tell yourself that you deserve better than your current circumstances. Trust the universe to lead you to a better reality – it may mean sitting with the pain for some time, but it will be worth it. Anything is better than going back and suffering at the hands of the toxic relationship again. In fact, I read a quote recently that said: "Sometimes giving a person a second chance is like giving them an extra bullet for their gun because they missed you the first time" … what about once you have given them a hundred chances? Trust me, if you haven't made this mistake yourself, it makes you feel as though you handed them a machine gun and it's not worth it!
5. Don't try to replace the person
They say the fastest way over someone is to find someone new. This is not the case when you're recovering from a toxic relationship. When you're recovering from a toxic relationship, unfortunately you are exceptionally vulnerable, more than if you're just recovering from a standard relationship break up. The chances that you will entice another toxic person into your life are extremely high. Don't go with it. Take comfort in knowing that if this person has left you for someone else, the chances that they are truly happy or will be happy long-term are exceptionally slim. And you would have left them anyway because the relationship was toxic … so don't worry!
6. Struggling? Read about it
Spend some time reading about other people's experiences and advice about leaving a toxic relationship – it will strengthen you. I found the Between Dreams blog written by the gorgeous Allie, and I have to say: it's absolutely FANTASTIC! If you're leaving a toxic relationship, you will certainly identify with the things she says, here's an excerpt from it:
"You want the real, uncensored truth? Because for me, letting go of people is hard. I fight for the people I care about, I want the best for them, and I want to be that person who stuck it out for the long hard battle. Because how can you just give up on the years you've known each other? The time invested into that very relationship? The idea of giving up just doesn't enter my mind.
Then one day, you wake up. You see how unhappy you are. You now see the trance of negativity that's been placed around you. You begin to wonder which way to turn…
You can write out your feelings, you can list out the pros and cons, justify whatever it is in your mind, give them one more chance, but all it takes it one thought to change everything. For me, it was this:
"Fuck this. I want a life filled with happiness, love, and compassion. And you know what? I deserve it. It's mine for the taking, so why am I holding myself back?"
Hopefully, even after reading this small passage by Allie – you are starting to feel less alone, more empowered and find comfort in the idea of moving forward.
7. Accept that your time was wasted and the relationship wasn't real
Realise, no matter what they said, the relationship was not real. If it was, you would have known all the circumstances (including if they cheated, when and who it was with) and been able to have made an informed decision. If it was real and you had recognised that it was toxic for you… well there's no way any rational person would be in it in the first place. So the person can say what they like, but the entire relationship was fake.
8. Use visualisation techniques
Visualise yourself collecting all the beautiful things you said to this person, all the good times, all the money you spent, the time you invested … and rip it off them! It's like snatching back everything they have taken from you. Now that you've got all these emotions and beautiful words you said to them back and they're clear of the toxic person, put it straight back on yourself. You deserve all the good you put into the relationship – they do not. So using visualisation you're collecting all the good stuff back from the relationship (everything that's yours and nothing they ever deserved), packing up all your hard efforts, boxing every sweet word and good deed you did, and then dumping it right back on yourself. Guess what they have now? Nothing! Empowering, huh?
9. Communicate with them using only visualisation techniques
Use visualisation to scream at the person: "You're delusional! Everything was FAKE! I could never love you because I never knew you!" It may sound crazy but it's quite cathartic! Everything you want to do to them or say to them do it in your mind. Play it all out and be done with it. It beats any consequences from actually becoming self-destructive.
10. Detox yourself as much as possible
Be strong! This is where hitting SHIFT DELETE (hard erasing on your computer, beyond any point of return) on your keyboard is your best friend. Go to any photo, any letter, any memory of that person. Select. SHIFT DELETE. Delete their phone number. Delete their email. Lose their address. Rip up every hard-copy photo. Bag up everything you want to return to them and be done with it. Go on a massive, deleting, destructive mission. By the end of it you will feel as though the relationship is just … ERASED! Don't get me wrong: you won't feel good, you won't feel satisfied, you won't get your smile back for a very, very long time … but it's less painful stuff to look at and remember.
11. Lean on people around you for support
Make a pact with someone you really trust and love, that you will not be in touch with this person again. This means, while you're vulnerable, you'll be able to rely on the strength of others.
12. Quit asking yourself why and trying to figure out what was real
You've been stripped of your dignity, you're hurting to capacity and now you're finding yourself torturing yourself with a million questions: WHY WHY WHY! These questions are better left unanswered – and sometimes they don't even come with answers – so instead of asking, accept the situation for what it is.
Don't try to work out what was real because I can tell you now: it was all fake! If you had known the circumstances – would you really have been with that person in the way you were? Don't give the toxic person the satisfaction of thinking it would be real had you have known the real scenario. Deep down they know it wasn't real as well, otherwise they would have come clean about any deceit at the start.
If you are going to ask questions, ask them of yourself as a way of moving forward – this will empower you. Kris Carr wrote a really good blog about "How to identify and release toxic relationships". Some of the questions you should be asking yourself to realise you were in a toxic relationship and start accepting the situation, come from her blog:
– Is the pain too great to stay the same?
– Do I constantly picture an alternate reality?
– Is it impossible to make boundaries?
– Is getting an apology (when it's truly deserved) like pulling teeth?
– Does the relationship take more energy than it gives?
– Is blaming and complaining (coming from the toxic person) becoming really boring?
– Am I completely fatigued when I'm with that person and energetic when they're gone?
– Am I afraid of what people will think of me if this relationship fails?
– Does the person make you feel as though you'll be lost without them?
– Do I miss the old me?
I've walked away – now what?
Unfortunately there is no way to fast-track your way through dealing with the pain. There's no potion to take it all away. Take every positive distraction possible. See a good life coach, psychotherapist or psychologist (preferably who specialises in relationships and domestic violence) if you need to. Chat to people – you'll be surprised about how much support you receive. You need to sit with this incredible feeling of loneliness – it's hurtful if they've left for someone else because your thoughts tell you they're cosy, warm and feeling loved, while you're left out in the cold – but don't forget the truth: long-term, this relationship will not last either – and if it does, it'll never be the same. There will always be discomfort, pain and mistrust. Consider your situation the lucky escape – well done, you've dodged a bullet!
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Why working for a charity will improve your life
No one has ever become poor by giving. Anne Frank
Many people are interested in working for a charity or not for profit organisation that has a good cause – however there's not a lot of work available in these workplaces as many people stay in their role. Why? Because not only is helping other people satisfying, and particularly if you're passionate about the cause you are supporting, but there are great benefits!
Today, Monday, 12 August is International Youth Day recognising the positive contribution youth make and this year the theme celebrates Youth Migration: Moving Development Forward. "While migration can often offer valuable opportunities and contribute to the development of communities and society at large, it can also pose risks and lead to unacceptable situations, including discrimination and exploitation," the United Nations says.
Many organisations have been set up to help youths in that may be in this situation or with complications as a result of migrating (such as mental health problems: anxiety and depression) including the Commonwealth Students Association (empowers and encourages students to have a coordinated voice in decision making in the Commonwealth Education Sector), St Vincent de Paul (helps people in need and combats social injustice across Australia), Headspace (Australia's National Youth Mental Health foundation – they help young people who are going through a tough time) and BeatBullying (all about young people helping and supporting each other online). Meanwhile, World Vision's 40-Hour Famine begins this Friday, 16 August and is also one of Australia's biggest community awareness and youth fundraising events.
This week Happiness Weekly looks at how working for a charity or Not For Profit organisation with a great cause improves your outlook on life.
1. Like volunteering – it's all about the purpose
There is nothing more rewarding than helping others and giving back to the community. The best thing about working for a charity is you have all the benefits of volunteering (aside from the flexibility of working whatever hours you like) and you get paid while you do it. There's no doubt it can be hard work at times, but it's always rewarding – add passion for the cause and you could well find yourself in your dream job!
2. It makes you more self-aware
If you're working for a cause you're not familiar with, it will be like becoming a doctor. You'll learn the symptoms of the problem, hear about the debilitating consequences and complications associated with the cause and you'll do everything in your power to avoid the problem you're working to solve for everyone else! On a brighter note, you will be the first to know if you have even the slightest symptoms of developing the problem. While it can make some people paranoid, others just grow with self-awareness.
3. You'll learn A LOT as you grow and develop
Not only will you grow and develop in your role as you will in any organisation (we hope!), but you will also learn a lot about: the cause, the complications, advocacy and government, the people you are helping, volunteering, education techniques, various payroll benefits… the list goes on. You name it, there is a lot to learn when you enter the world of working for a charity organisation and it's not just about role development and climbing the corporate ladder. Day one – prepare for information overload!
4. It's family-friendly and flexible
The general consensus looking at people who work for charity organisations is that they are family-friendly and flexible. It's almost like working for a family business … but with more people! Everyone generally leaves on-time and there are usually part-time and flexi-time (or time in lieu) options to ensure employees maintain a healthy work/life balance. So if you're chasing balance and want to work somewhere that appreciates you're human not robot, working for a charity may be the best option for you! A work/life balance means more time for you and the things and people you love.
5. People appreciate you
Not just the people at work, but the people you are helping and the volunteers who can see the work you do will always appreciate you. Each day there's generally someone in your building who will say or do something lovely that will inspire you and keep you motivated to continue working to the cause. Work becomes a great place to make friends! Why? It's stereotypical, but the people who work in these kinds of organisations are generally very supportive, nurturing and caring.
6. You'll be inspired
Sometimes it's the people who haven't got things, have less of things, or are missing something who are happier and have a more positive outlook than other people. Speaking to some of the volunteers and even employees with the illness at the charity I have been working for has been extremely inspiring, and I must say it has motivated me to work to my full potential every day.
Want to know more about what it's like working for a charity? Read this fantastic interview by TotalJobs.com, with Fundraising Development Manager Eve Robinson from the Epilespy Society.
How to get to sleep quickly
I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know? Ernest Hemingway
Anyone who knows me, knows that I have this amazing ability to fall asleep within seconds every night. Seconds! It's almost like I'm hypnotised … someone can go "Go to sleep" – and that'll be it, I'll be asleep. How do I do it? Through my journey of becoming more self-aware, I discovered that stress has the opposite effect – I can go from sleeping really easily, to not sleeping at all. Anxiety has been known to keep me up all night. And, unfortunately, I'm one of these people who can't function very well off less than eight hours of sleep a night – especially during winter! Did you see my post about the benefits of receiving sleep? You can read that here.
These are my tips for how to fall asleep quickly:
Step one – know your blocks … and avoid them!
If something is keeping you up at night or wakes you in the middle of the night, it's important to know what it is that is disturbing you. Ask yourself some questions: Is it your body clock that naturally keeps you awake? If so, how can you work with that? Is it stress? Is it noisy neighbours? Perhaps it's that you woke late in the day and your body doesn't need that much rest? Have you stopped being as active as you usually are? Take a look at your lifestyle and any changes that may have caused you not to be able to sleep easily at night, and don't be afraid to head to the pharmacist and collect a set of ear plugs and eye mask if that will help!
Step two – watch what you eat
Don't eat so much in the evening that you're completely bloated. Don't go to bed on a full stomach – it won't be comfortable or easy to sleep and it's also harder for the food to break down. Avoid stimulants in the evening at all costs. No coke, don't drink too much alcohol or eat too many sugary foods. Avoid carbs where you can – fish and vegetables, steak and salad … a protein and some leafy vegetables or salads is the best way to go!
Step three –get as comfortable as you can
I find that if I go to sleep with my partner, then I'll sleep all night – perhaps I subconsciously think of him as my protector. But if I'm sleeping on my own, I will wake during the night, generally to a noise. The trick to sleeping all night is to get as comfortable as you can with your surroundings. I try to use a pillow to act as his body-double when he is not around, to trick myself into noticing it less. I have noticed in the morning the pillow often ends up on the ground … fortunately my partner does not! I also notice that when I'm sleeping alone that I wake more easily to noise and disturbances and I find it hard to get back to sleep after that. In this scenario I try to do some meditation – and I keep a second lock on the door to ensure that there are no unexpected visitors during the night. If I'm really concerned, I'll get up to check the door is locked before returning back to bed – once I know the door is locked, I can rest more easily.
Step four – don't watch the clock
I notice that a lot of the time when people wake during the night they immediately check the clock, and their mind instantly does the maths "Oh – two hours to go… what if I can't get to sleep in that two hours? But it's only four in the morning… I'm going to get bored…" and so their mind wonders and worries and it will keep you up. Checking the clock just gives you another reason for your mind to wander onto something that will only disturb you. The light from looking at your clock will also wake you more than you would otherwise feel if you don't look at the clock. Learn to trust your alarm clock. Set your alarm and tell yourself you won't look at your clock, or your phone, unless you are disabling the alarm in the morning.
Step five – keep a worry pad
When stress has me awake in the night, I do my best work! I keep a worry pad next to my bed, I will come up with an action plan and write it all down. Once I'm satisfied that everything is on paper and I won't forget it the next day, I generally find I'm able to return to sleep more easily. Worst case scenario, I will start working but get a much earlier night the following evening.
Step six – make the room as dark as possible
Make the room as dark as possible, and as soon as you shut your eyes, tell yourself that you won't open them until morning. Once I've set my mind that it's bed time, I just won't let myself wake up. Lights out is lights out. The darker the room is, the easier it is to sleep. Use an eye mask if you need to.
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HP Pavilion p6720f
- Category: Desktop Computers
HP's Pavilion p6720f is a speedy desktop PC with an AMD quad-core processor, 6GB of memory and a massive 1TB hard drive. There's also a decent amount of ports, but it lacks USB 3.0 or eSATA, which is slightly disappointing. However, it's a good, solid computer that won't break the bank.
The design of the HP Pavilion p6720f has a glossy black front plastic panel with a slim 7-inch black metal chassis. The blue LED-backlit power button is located on the top of the unit as opposed to the front.
HP gives you a generic mouse and keyboard and both are wired USB, which means you'll be sacrificing two of the available USB 2.0 ports. The keyboard is very basic, but does include some multimedia buttons and volume controls. The mouse is comfortable to use and is of the two-button and scroll-wheel type.
On the inside of the chassis, it's decent on expansion room, including an open optical drive slot on the front. Other than that, there are two additional 3.5-inch drive bays, one PCI slot, three PCIe slots and one extra RAM slot. This means you can install a discrete PCI video card if you choose. We were disappointed at the rather low-rated power supply that is included as it is only rated at 250 Watts when it should be at least 300-500 Watts.
The front of the HP Pavilion p6720f has a 15-in-1 memory card reader, two USB 2.0 ports and headphone/microphone ports. The backside has four USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet, DVI out, VGA out, SPDIF audio out and support for 7.1 surround sound. There's no USB 3.0, eSATA or HDMI ports, but the lack of the first two are the most disappointing.
The internal specifications of the HP Pavilion p6720f include an AMD Phenom II 840T quad-core CPU (2.9GHz), 6GB of DDR3 RAM and a huge 1TB 7200RPM hard drive. There is also a SuperMulti DVD burner with LightScribe, ATI Radeon HD 4200 integrated graphics and integrated 802.11b/g/n wireless connectivity. You also get Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) edition pre-installed.
Because this unit has an ATI Radeon integrated graphics, playing any 3D games is definitely out of the question. However, if you choose to utilize that open PCI graphics slot, you can change that. The quad-core CPU and 6GB of RAM work extremely well together for everything else, including some video encoding and heavy Adobe Photoshop use. Productivity tasks and multitasking works extremely well with the p6720f. While it might not be the fastest machine out there, for the money, it's definitely a great value.
HP, like with every other computer it sells, installs a lot of bloatware and trialware, which just litters the desktop and the programs menu. Plan on spending some quality time on the Programs module of the Control Panel to remove all of the trials and advertisements that come pre-installed.


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It's been a few years since my last round of predictions (for 2009), but I'm counting on being 100% accurate. My prediction for 2012 is a ton of predictions for 2012. That's all I got.
For a refreshing approach to this old shlock, see Dave Cormier's List of Black Swans for 2012.
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Bikini Atoll Pikinni Atoll | |||
— Atoll — | |||
Bikini Atoll. The crater formed by the Castle Bravo nuclear test can be seen on the northwest cape of the atoll. | |||
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Map of the Marshall Islands showing Bikini | |||
Map of Bikini Atoll | |||
Coordinates: 11°35′N 165°23′E / 11.583°N 165.383°ECoordinates: 11°35′N 165°23′E / 11.583°N 165.383°E | |||
Country | Republic of the Marshall Islands | ||
Area | |||
• Land | 2.3 sq mi (6 km2) | ||
Population | |||
• Total | Uninhabited | ||
Official name: Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site | |||
Type: | Cultural | ||
Criteria: | iv, vi | ||
Designated: | 2010 (34th session) | ||
Reference #: | 1339 | ||
State Party: | Marshall Islands | ||
Region: | Asia-Pacific |
Bikini Atoll Pikinni Atoll | |||
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Bikini Atoll. The crater formed by the Castle Bravo nuclear test can be seen on the northwest cape of the atoll. | |||
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Map of the Marshall Islands showing Bikini | |||
Map of Bikini Atoll | |||
Coordinates: 11°35′N 165°23′E / 11.583°N 165.383°ECoordinates: 11°35′N 165°23′E / 11.583°N 165.383°E | |||
Country | Republic of the Marshall Islands | ||
Area | |||
• Land | 2.3 sq mi (6 km2) | ||
Population | |||
• Total | Uninhabited | ||
Official name: Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site | |||
Type: | Cultural | ||
Criteria: | iv, vi | ||
Designated: | 2010 (34th session) | ||
Reference #: | 1339 | ||
State Party: | Marshall Islands | ||
Region: | Asia-Pacific |
Bikini Atoll (pronounced /ˈbɪ.kɨˌni/ or /bɨˈki.ni/; Marshallese: Pikinni, broadly /pʲɨkɨnʲnʲɨɦʲ/ or narrowly [pi͡ɯɡɯ͡innij], meaning coconut place)[1] is an atoll, listed as a World Heritage Site, in the Micronesian Islands of the Pacific Ocean, part of Republic of the Marshall Islands.
It consists of 23 islands surrounding a deep 229.4-square-mile (594.1 km2) central lagoon at the northern end of the Ralik Chain (approximately 87 kilometres (54 mi) northwest of Ailinginae Atoll and 850 kilometres (530 mi) northwest of Majuro), now universally significant to the world[2] as follows:
Bikini Atoll has conserved direct tangible evidence ... conveying the power of ... nuclear tests, i.e. the sunken ships sent to the bottom of the lagoon by the tests in 1946 and the gigantic Bravo crater ... Through its history, the atoll symbolises the dawn of the nuclear age, despite its paradoxical image of peace and of earthly paradise.
Within Bikini Atoll, Bikini Island is the northeastern most and largest islet, measuring 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) long. About twelve kilometres to the northwest is the islet of Aomen. As part of the Pacific Proving Grounds it was the site of more than 20 nuclear weapons tests between 1946 and 1958.
The first Westerner to see the atoll, in the mid-1820s, was the Russian captain and explorer Otto von Kotzebue, who named the atoll Eschscholtz Atoll after the Russian scientist Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz. The atoll, however, has always been called Bikini by the native Marshall Islanders, from Marshallese "Pik" meaning "surface" and "Ni" meaning "coconut". The name was popularized in the United States not only by nuclear bomb tests, but because the bikini swimsuit was named after the island in 1946. The two-piece swimsuit was introduced within days of the first nuclear test on the atoll, when the name of the island was in the news.[3]
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Humans have inhabited the atoll for at least 2,000 years.[4]
After the explosion of the Maine in Havana's Harbor sent by the U.S.A. to "protect" American commercial interests in Cuba, and the Spanish–American War in 1898, Spain lost many of its remaining colonies. Cuba became independent while the United States took possession of Puerto Rico and Spain's Pacific colonies of the Philippines and Guam. This left Spain with the remainder of the Spanish East Indies in the Pacific, about 6000 islands that were tiny, sparsely populated, and not very productive, and that were both ungovernable after the loss of the administrative center of Manila, and undefendable after the entire loss of two Spanish fleets in 1898 a year still known in Spain as the "Year of the national disaster" or "the loss of the 400 years Empire". The Spanish government therefore decided to sell them to an new colonial power: Germany.
The treaty was signed on February 12, 1899 by Spanish Prime Minister Francisco Silvela and transferred the Caroline Islands, the Mariana Islands, Palau and other possessions to Germany. The islands were then placed under control of German New Guinea.
During World War I, many of these German possessions were conquered by Japan, an ally of the British Empire at the moment, and would remain under the control of the Japanese Empire as the South Pacific Mandate under the League of Nations until after World War II when the United States took control.
Along with the rest of the Marshalls, Bikini was captured by the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1914 during World War I and mandated to the Empire of Japan by the League of Nations in 1920. The Japanese administered the island under the South Pacific Mandate, but mostly left local affairs in hands of traditional local leaders until the start of World War II.
Following the end of World War II, Bikini came under the control of the United States as part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands until the independence of the Marshall Islands in 1986.
Between 1946 and 1958, twenty-three nuclear devices were detonated at Bikini Atoll, beginning with the Operation Crossroads series in July 1946. Preceding the nuclear tests, the indigenous population was relocated to Rongerik Atoll, though during the Castle Bravo detonation in particular some members of the population were exposed to nuclear fallout (see Project 4.1 for a discussion of the health effects). For examination of the fallout, several sounding rockets of the types Loki and Asp were launched at 11°35′N 165°20′E / 11.583°N 165.333°E.
The March 1, 1954 detonation, codenamed Castle Bravo, was the first test of a practical hydrogen bomb. The largest nuclear explosion ever set off by the United States, it was much more powerful than predicted, and created widespread radioactive contamination.[5][6][7]
Among those contaminated were the 23 crew members of the Japanese fishing boat, the Daigo Fukuryū Maru.[6] The ensuing scandal in Japan was enormous, and ended up inspiring the 1954 film Godzilla, in which the 1954 U.S. nuclear test awakens and mutates the monster, who then attacks Japan before finally being vanquished by Japanese ingenuity.
The Micronesian inhabitants, who numbered about 200 before the United States relocated them after World War II, ate fish, shellfish, bananas, and coconuts. A large majority of the Bikinians were moved to Kili Island as part of their temporary homestead, but remain there today and receive compensation from the United States government for their survival.[8]
In 1968, the United States declared Bikini habitable and started bringing a small group of Bikinians back to their homes in the early 1970s as a test. In 1978, however, the islanders were removed again when strontium-90 in their bodies reached dangerous levels after a French team of scientists did additional tests on the island.[9] It was not uncommon for women to experience faulty pregnancies, miscarriages, stillbirths, and damage to their offspring as a result of the nuclear testing on Bikini.[10][11] The United States provided $150 million as a settlement for damages caused by the nuclear testing program.[12]
Since the early 1980s, the leaders of the Bikinian community have insisted that, because of what happened in the 1970s with the aborted return to their atoll, they want the entire island of Bikini excavated and the soil removed to a depth of about 15 inches (38 cm). Scientists involved with the Bikinians have stressed that while the excavation method would rid the island of the Caesium-137, the removal of the topsoil would severely damage the environment, turning it into a virtual wasteland of windswept sand. The Council, however, feeling a responsibility toward their people, has repeatedly contended that scraping Bikini is the only way to guarantee safe living conditions on the island for future generations.[citation needed]
A 1998 International Atomic Energy Agency report found that Bikini is still not safe for habitation, because of dangerous levels of radiation.[10] Bikini Atoll was entered into the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites on 3 August 2010.[13]
The "Baker" explosion, part of Operation Crossroads, on 25 July 1946
Path of the nuclear fallout plume after the U.S. nuclear weapons test, Castle Bravo, on 1 March 1954
Prior to Operation Crossroads, the lagoon at Bikini was designated as a ship graveyard after World War II by the United States Navy. Today the Bikini Lagoon is still home to a large number of vessels from the United States and other countries. The dangers of the radioactivity and limited services in the area led to divers staying away from one of the most remarkable potential scuba diving sites in the Pacific for many years. The dive spot has become popular among divers since 1996.[14] However, oil prices severely curtailed diving operations to the point of being suspended from August 2008 through 2009, restricted to fully self-contained vessels by prior arrangement.[15] The lagoon contains a larger amount of sea life than usual due to the lack of fishing, including sharks, increasing the fascination with the spot as a diver's adventure spot.
Shipwrecks in the lagoon include:
The Cross Spikes Club was an improvised bar and hangout created by servicemen on Bikini Island between June and September 1946 during the preparation for Operation Crossroads. The "club" was little more than a small open air building that served alcohol to servicemen and provided outdoor entertainment, including a ping pong table.[17] The Cross Spikes Club has been described as "the only bright spot" in the Operation Crossroads experience. The club, like all military facilities on the island, was abandoned or dismantled following the completion of Operation Crossroads.
The special International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Bikini Advisory Group determined in 1997 that "It is safe to walk on all of the islands ... although the residual radioactivity on islands in Bikini Atoll is still higher than on other atolls in the Marshall Islands, it is not hazardous to health at the levels measured ... The main radiation risk would be from the food: eating locally grown produce, such as fruit, could add significant radioactivity to the body...Eating coconuts or breadfruit from Bikini Island occasionally would be no cause for concern. Eating many over a long period of time without having taken remedial measures, however, might result in radiation doses higher than internationally agreed safety levels." IAEA estimated that living in the atoll and consuming local food would result in an effective dose of about 15 mSv/year.[18]
The dose received from background radiation on the island was found to be between 2.4 mSv/year and 4.5 mSv/year (the lower rate is the same as natural background radiation), assuming that a diet of imported foods was available.[19] It was because of these food risks that the group eventually did not recommend fully resettling the island.
A 2002 survey found partial recovery of the corals inside The Bravo Crater.[20] Zoe Richards of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and James Cook University observed matrices of branching Porites coral up to 8 meters high.[21]
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[Photograph of the view of the shipyard docks from a ship, J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia, 1943-1945?]
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Type: | Black-and-white photographs | StillImage |
Title: | [Photograph of the view of the shipyard docks from a ship, J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia, 1943-1945?] River side view of shipyards |
Date: | 1943-1945 |
Description: | View of the docks at the shipyards of the J.A. Jones Construction Company in Brunswick, Georgia. Two Liberty ships are tethered to the docks where final preparations are made for their departure; two cranes sit directly on the docks. Original photograph scanned by the Brunswick-Glynn County Library. Described by the Digital Library of Georgia as a part of Georgia HomePLACE: an initiative of the Georgia Public Library Service and GALILEO. |
Subjects: | J.A. Jones Construction Company | Docks--Georgia--Brunswick | Shipbuilding industry--Employees | Shipbuilding industry--Georgia--Brunswick | Liberty ships--Georgia--Brunswick | Liberty ships--Design and construction | Shipbuilding--Georgia--Brunswick | Shipyards--Georgia--Brunswick | Ships--Launching | World War, 1939-1945--War work | Cranes, derricks, etc.--Georgia--Brunswick | Brunswick (Ga.) | Glynn County (Ga.) |
Contributors: | Brunswick-Glynn County Library (Ga.). Special Collections |
Online Publisher: | [Athens, Ga] : Digital Library of Georgia, 2005 |
Original Material: | Photograph held by the Special Collections, Brunswick-Glynn County Library, Three Rivers Regional Library System, J.A. Jones Construction Company collection, Photographs series, The people and the shipyard subseries, notebook 2, photograph 2-26. |
Rights and Usage: | Cite as: [title of photograph, series, subseries, notebook number, photograph number], J.A. Jones Construction Company collection, Special Collections, Brunswick-Glynn County Library, Three Rivers Regional Library System, as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia Contact repository re: reproduction and usage. |
Persistent Link to Item: | http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vsbg/id:jaj112 |
Related Institutions: | Digital Library of Georgia Brunswick-Glynn County Library. Special Collections |
Collection Information: | Ships for Victory: J.A. Jones Construction Company and Liberty Ships in Brunswick, Georgia |


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Some Anime Like Code Geass
While you cannot find any anime that is exactly similar to Code Geass to fill that awesome void you get after watching it, there are some really interesting anime that could also capture your heart. Below are some anime recommendations for the mecha genre with awesome plots and characters.
Death Note
Death Note is such a popular anime and it is still sought after today. The story revolves around a boy named Light Yagami. One day, he found a powerful note book that could kill anyone as long as you knew his name and face by writing on it. It was dropped by a Shinigami(Death God in Japanese) named Ryuk.Upon knowing what he could do with the note book, he decides to create a world based on his own version of justice. He starts using the note book his way, killing off criminals that he deemed was not appropriate for the world. Soon enough, unwanted criminals start dying off mysteriously with a "heart attack". Soon enough, a detective named "L" is assigned to find out the cause of the mysterious deaths. | |
Full Metal Panic!
This anime has mecha, romance and also military genre. The main protagonist is Sagara Sousuke, a young and talented military geek of an organization called Mithril. He gets sent to protect a whispered human called Kaname Chidori. Together with his comrades Melissa Mao and Kurz Weber, Sousuke goes undercover in Jindai High School. What is cool about this anime is that they incorporated comedic scenes in between serious mecha and military fighting scenes. Being a military geek, Sousuke is extremely inept in comprehending what being a normal high school student is like. He messes up the simplest of routines and situations, causing havoc in the school.Chidori is unsettled by the sudden appearance of Sousuke, but as the anime goes on, Chidori realizes that Sousuke is sent to protect her from someone and she appreciates it, but rarely shows it. The reason why Chidori is targeted because she has a special ability that could activate a powerful system... | |
Gundam 00
Guilty Crown
This anime has a plot rather similar to Code Geass and it has some cool fighting scenes. Before the start of the story, a biological hazard called "Apocalypse Virus" hits Japan. Being unable to contain the situation, Japan asked for help from the United Nations. An organization called GHQ was sent to aid Japan and succeeded in containing the virus. This came at the price of Japan's independence. 10 years later, a rising organization, Funeral Parlor decided to rebel against the GHQ to retake what was originally their own country, the old Japan.The main protagonist of the story is Shu Ouma. One day, he helped a girl named Inori Yuzuriha of a singing group called EGOIST. Lo and behold, he does not know that he had been helping a member of the Funeral Parlor from the GHQ. With the help of a powerful weapon that was created by the Apocalypse Virus, granting him the "Power of the Kings", and he was able to defeat the GHQ mechs that were trying to capture Inori... | |
Gurren Lagann
This anime has unique mecha designs. The story revolves around a boy named Simon. He lives underground together with other humans as Earth is ruled by the Spiral King. Since the underground villages are always threatened by earthquakes, diggers are required to dig the ground for a better place to live. Being a small digger, Simon is often despised by his villagers. Thankfully, he found a friend in Kamina, a delinquent with very eccentric behavior. Together, they decided that they want to dig up to Earth and see what it is like up there.One day, Simon dug up a mysterious robot known as gunmen. Coincidentally, a gunmen piloted by a beastman crashed from above. Together with Kamina and a newcomer and beautiful girl named Yoko, they managed to defeat the gunmen with the robot they named "Gurren Lagann". They broke through the surface and their journey begins... | |
Gundam Seed
This Gundam series takes place in Cosmic Era, a different universe from the previous Gundam franchises. There are two kinds of races in the anime. The first is the Naturals, people that live on Earth. The second is Coordinators, genetically enhanced humans that live in space colonies. The story starts in Heliopolis, a neutral space colony where a secret operation is conducted to build powerful mobile suits known as Gundams to aid the Naturals to declare war on the Coordinators.Kira Yamato, a Coordinator student living in Heliopolis, is thrown into the midst of a terrible war that is about to happen. The colony came under the attack of ZAFT forces, who are there to steal the mobile suits that the Naturals made. Forced to evacuate, he eventually ends up piloting one of the Gundams known as GAT-X105. Before that, he encountered his close childhood friend named Athrun that he was separated from when they were young. He was assigned to steal one of the Gundams... | |
These anime like Code Geass definitely gives CG some competition and perhaps you might also fall in love with some of these anime. I highly recommend Full Metal Panic! if you enjoy plenty of comedy and action-packed mecha fighting scenes. The others are also not too shabby as well.


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GRAMMYs Behind The Song: Pharrell Williams – 'Happy'
Watch Pharrell Williams talk about the creation of 'Happy,' and how the world's response has affirmed his faith in humanity.
GRAMMY Nominees 2015: The Full List
Today (Dec. 4) the Recording Academy is slowly revealing the full list of nominees for the 2015 GRAMMY Awards, airing Feb 8.
Sam Smith, Big Sean Added To A Very GRAMMY Christmas
The GRAMMYs and CBS are throwing quite a Christmas bash—and now Sam Smith and Big Sean will join the party.
GRAMMY Power Rankings 2013: The Fiercest Competitors
Who will walk away with GRAMMY gold at the 56th Annual awards? We rank the top 20 nominees.


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Rusted Root's Michael Glabicki on Jamming, Healing, and Virginia Key Grassroots Festival
Categories: Interviews, Music Festivals
This time, Glabicki and company's trip to South Florida will take them to the Virginia Key Grassroots Festival.
In 1945, Virginia Key Beach was established as a "colored-only" hangout. And until 1947, it was accessible only by boat. In those days, a black person had to carry a signed work document just set foot in Miami Beach. To swim there would mean violence and arrest. So Virginia Key was an island of tranquility in a sea of racism. By 1982, though, the beach fell into disrepair and was closed. But it was revitalized, restored, and reopened in 2008.
"That's deep. That's crazy. I can't believe that," Glabicki says, discussing the complicated history of Virginia Key. "I mean, I can believe it historically. But I'm excited that the festival can bring that healing energy to it."
The spiritually minded singer often speaks in those terms. He says things like "I've always been interested in meditation, but I feel like it's getting harder and harder to do that with all the radio waves and cell phones and just the overpopulation of the Earth."
At the same time, though, he recognizes that those same devices are how most music is heard in the digital age. "I enjoy music on my phone as much as everybody else," he admits. "I'm not downing it. I'm just saying it's a sort of reality you have to accept. That's the way it is right now, and I'm just going with the flow." < Previous>
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A lot of members have been experiencing an issue on the forum creating albums and uploading pictures to the gallery using certain web browsers. The following steps is an alternative way to upload pictures until the issue with the site has been addressed courtesy of Jeebowhite.
Walkthrough is here: [url="http://www.fordownersclub.com/gallery/media/5031"][color="#1f1f1f"]http://www.fordowner...lery/media/5031[/color][/url] - full pictures and descriptions.
[*]Click "The Club+" in the blue bar and then under "Club Features" click "Upload Media"
[*]Click on the "My Media" button in the top right corner (to the far right of the "Media Library"
[*]Click "Create" Under your avatar.
[*]Create a folder name, and then click the "Create Album" button closer to the bottom of the white panel.
[*]Once you have created the album, if it hasnt already loaded, click the new album name and then click "Upload" under your avatar.
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Oakland leads 2-0 (as of 4/30)
Game 1: Monday, April 29 | ||
LA Angels | 8 | Final in 19 |
Oakland | 10 | |
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Game 2: Tuesday, April 30 | ||
LA Angels | 6 | Final |
Oakland | 10 | |
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Game 3: Wednesday, May 1 | ||
LA Angels | 5 | Final |
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10:05 PM ET, April 30, 2013
O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
W: J. Parker (1-4)
L: G. Richards (1-2)
Yoenis Cespedes, Athletics send Angels to worst start in franchise history
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Yoenis Cespedes didn't get much sleep after playing in the longest major league game of the season, so the Oakland cleanup hitter found an energy drink to get him going.
It obviously did the trick -- much like the Cuban slugger has done for the Athletics since he arrived last season.Cespedes drove in four runs, Seth Smith knocked in three with a bases-loaded double and the A's beat the Los Angeles Angels 10-6 on Tuesday night."The reason I was so good was because when I got here, I drank (an energy drink)," said Cespedes, who doubled and tripled to pace Oakland's 10-hit outburst. "I was ready for the game."One night after outlasting the Angels 10-8 in a 19-inning classic that lasted 6 1/2 hours, the A's had a few problems defensively but looked just fine at the plate while beating Los Angeles for the fifth consecutive time this season.Cespedes led the way with two towering drives that hit the extended portion of the outfield wall at the Coliseum, but Oakland got plenty of production from the rest of its lineup as well.Smith, Derek Norris and Eric Sogard also had two hits apiece while Jarrod Parker (1-4) pitched into the seventh inning for Oakland, which has won 13 straight against AL West teams.Not bad considering most of the players from both clubs didn't get to bed until nearly 4 a.m."We pounded the coffee, tried to get that caffeine and get our legs underneath us," Norris said. "We had guys banged up so a couple of us at the bottom of the order had to step it up and create some havoc on the basepaths and set it up for the top of the order."Mike Trout drove in four runs and Mark Trumbo homered for the second straight game for the Angels. Los Angeles fell to 9-17, the worst start in franchise history.The Angels are 0-5 against Oakland for the first time since 1990."We have to find a way to get leads, hold leads and win ballgames even when you're not as deep as you need to be," Los Angeles manager Mike Scioscia said. "We have a lot of things on the pitching side that we're trying to work through and get a little more continuity from our starters and our bullpen."Playing in his third game since coming off the disabled list, Cespedes had an RBI double in the fourth, a two-run triple in the fifth and a sacrifice fly in the eighth.The A's are 3-0 since getting their cleanup hitter back. Before his return, Oakland had dropped eight of nine."His bat is huge," Parker said. "He's a complete player. Having him in the lineup, he makes everybody else comfortable around him."Unlike Monday's game, in which the teams combined to use 16 pitchers, neither manager had to go too deep into the bullpen despite shaky outings from both starters.Parker allowed four runs and walked three while the Angels' Garrett Richards (1-2) gave up seven runs in 5 2/3 innings.Both teams were also sluggish on defense early.Oakland committed two errors in the third, leading to the Angels' first run. J.B. Shuck reached on an infield single and went to second when third baseman Josh Donaldson threw wildly to first. Erick Aybar's groundout moved Shuck to third, and he scored when shortstop Adam Rosales made a throwing error on Trout's grounder.Los Angeles returned the favor in the fourth.Cespedes doubled in Smith, and went to third when Aybar's throw home bounced past catcher Hank Conger and went to the backstop. Aybar was activated from the disabled list before the game.Cespedes then scored on a wild pitch by Richards to put Oakland ahead 2-1.Trout put the Angels in front 3-2 with a two-run double in the fourth. Richards, a reliever at the start of the season, couldn't make it hold up.John Jaso hit an RBI double in the fifth to drive in Norris with the tying run. After Rosales walked, Cespedes tripled off the wall in left-center to give the A's a 5-3 lead.Oakland loaded the bases in the sixth to chase Richards. Nick Maronde's wild pitch allowed Norris to score from third, and Smith followed with his bases-clearing double to right that made it 9-3.Parker threw in the A's bullpen to stay warm during the top of the sixth but left after giving up a leadoff walk to Aybar in the seventh.Evan Scribner, Sean Doolittle and closer Grant Balfour pitched the final three innings for Oakland.Trout hit an RBI triple off Scribner and scored on Albert Pujols' groundout. Trumbo -- whose mammoth home run a night earlier still had Coliseum security guards buzzing 24 hours later -- followed with his fifth of the season, a solo shot that cut the gap to 9-6.Sogard singled leading off the eighth for Oakland and scored on Cespedes' sacrifice fly.Game notes
Maronde was optioned to Double-A Arkansas after the game. ... Trout has 14 RBIs over his past 13 games after driving in just two through the Angels' first 13 games. ... The Angels placed OF Peter Bourjos (left hamstring strain) on the 15-day disabled list and optioned LHP Michael Roth to Arkansas. The team also selected the contract of OF Scott Cousins from Triple-A Salt Lake. ... Scribner was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento before the game when Oakland optioned RHP Dan Straily to the minors. ... Angels INF Alberto Callaspo (right calf strain) could come off the DL as early as Thursday. ... Los Angeles RHP Jered Weaver (left elbow) is playing catch every day but there is no timetable for when he'll get back on a mound. ... A pair of lefties square off in the series finale. C.J. Wilson (2-0), who has a career ERA of 3.70 against the A's, pitches for the Angels while Tommy Milone (3-2) goes for Oakland.
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Regular Season Series
Oakland leads 11-8 (as of Tue 4/30) | ||
Tue 4/9 | OAK 9, @LAA 5 | Recap |
Wed 4/10 | OAK 11, @LAA 5 | Recap |
Thu 4/11 | OAK 8, @LAA 1 | Recap |
Mon 4/29 | @OAK 10, LAA 8 | Recap |
» Tue 4/30 | @OAK 10, LAA 6 | Box Score |
Wed 5/1 | LAA 5, @OAK 4 | Recap |
Fri 7/19 | @LAA 4, OAK 1 | Recap |
Sat 7/20 | @LAA 2, OAK 0 | Recap |
Sun 7/21 | OAK 6, @LAA 0 | Recap |
Thu 7/25 | LAA 8, @OAK 3 | Recap |
Fri 7/26 | @OAK 6, LAA 4 | Recap |
Sat 7/27 | @OAK 3, LAA 1 | Recap |
Sun 7/28 | @OAK 10, LAA 6 | Recap |
Mon 9/16 | LAA 12, @OAK 1 | Recap |
Tue 9/17 | @OAK 2, LAA 1 | Recap |
Wed 9/18 | LAA 5, @OAK 4 | Recap |
Mon 9/23 | OAK 10, @LAA 5 | Recap |
Tue 9/24 | @LAA 3, OAK 0 | Recap |
Wed 9/25 | @LAA 3, OAK 1 | Recap |
Complete Schedule: Angels | Athletics |
Scoring Summary
3rd | M Trout safe at first on throwing error by shortstop A Rosales, J Shuck scored. | 1 | 0 | |
4th | Y Cespedes doubled to deep right center, S Smith scored, Y Cespedes to third on throwing error by shortstop E Aybar. | 1 | 1 | |
4th | Y Cespedes scored on G Richards' wild pitch. | 1 | 2 | |
5th | M Trout doubled to left, J Shuck and E Aybar scored. | 3 | 2 | |
5th | J Jaso doubled to left, D Norris scored. | 3 | 3 | |
5th | Y Cespedes tripled to deep left center, J Jaso and A Rosales scored. | 3 | 5 | |
6th | D Norris scored, E Sogard to third, J Jaso to second on wild pitch by N Maronde. | 3 | 6 | |
6th | S Smith doubled to deep right, E Sogard, J Jaso and A Rosales scored. | 3 | 9 | |
7th | M Trout tripled to deep right center, E Aybar scored. | 4 | 9 | |
7th | A Pujols grounded out to second, M Trout scored. | 5 | 9 | |
7th | M Trumbo homered to left (428 feet). | 6 | 9 | |
8th | Y Cespedes hit sacrifice fly to right, E Sogard scored, J Jaso to third. | 6 | 10 | |
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Game Information
Stadium | O.co Coliseum, Oakland, CA |
Attendance | 14,764 (42.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
Game Time | 3:39 |
Weather | 71 degrees, partly cloudy |
Wind | 9 mph |
Umpires | Home Plate - Vic Carapazza, First Base - Gary Cederstrom, Second Base - Lance Barksdale, Third Base - Kerwin Danley |
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November 22nd
Water bottles that make a statement every time you refill them
To campaign for the right of everyone to have water around the globe, France Liberté has entered into partnership with the famous designer Philippe Stark. He has designed trendy bottles to be refilled with tap water called "Feuille d'eau", and sold at the price of 5 euros. While the money earned is used to finance the charity actions, each bottle is to become a sign of federation and each bottle holder a militant for the cause.
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Changing mentalities is good, but changing behaviours is better. Physical signs of a charities cause like wristbands and t-shirts have become commonplace but selling products that remind consumers of the cause every time they do a relevant behaviour could be more powerful. Tupperware to support fight against hunger for example?
Crowd-sourced good wishes
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