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I'm new to this forum, I've joined because I need some advice. I'm quite familiar with step-families, becoming a step-daughter when my dad got re-married almost 20 years ago, and a step-mother for about 10years. DH has a daughter from a previous marriage, and we have 2 daughters together. Beginning times were rough in both situations, more so, when I became the step-parent. I was young, had no children of my own, and didn't really understand the dynamics in a parent-child relationship from the 'parent' side. We have adapted quite well however, at least as far as I'm concerned.
What I need advice on is teenage attitude *insert groan here*. My step-mom warned me the teenage years would be tough (she met me when I was 12), but I'm finding I'm not sure how to deal with it. My SD is 14. The custody arrangement is quite casual. DH and BM have a friendly relationship which made this transition easier on all of us. So SD comes for the weekend basically whenever she wants (which has been fine until now). DH and I both work shift work which includes weekends.
SD was here this past weekend, and I ended up in tears after taking her home last night. I'm at my wits end. I'm tired of the attitude. A few years ago, SD and I ended up in a blowout during which I told her is she wanted to talk to her parents the way she did, it was between them, but she was NOT going to talk to me like that. Things were better until recently. It's nothing specific, just the little snide remarks. She had a friend here this weekend, which threw her show-off-ness into overdrive, DH was working. One night I was telling them a funny story about something she said to me when we had first met and she piped up and said 'that's because I hated you', in her teenage tone. I'm not sure if I'm being overly sensitive or if the fact that I found this disrespectful is legit. I get it. Don't think I don't. I was a step-child too. I didn't like my step-mom at first, who really does, but I would never look her in the eye and say 'I hated you'. However, I couldn't get into it with her, because in the heat of the moment, calling her on it infront of her friend is disrespectful. This is just one example. There have been several remarks like that against me over the last little while, and she's pushing me to a point where it's getting hard to like her. It seems they are always remarks that would be made towards someone that you didn't like. Unless I'm completely oblivious, I don't think she dislikes me.
I told DH last night I do not want her here anymore on weekends while he is working. This is going to really mess things up as sometimes he works as many as 5 weekends in a row before he has some off. It doesn't seem fair, but I don't know what else to do. DH asked me what I wanted to do. Here's where I need the advice. I know we need to talk about this. I know she needs to know that her disrespect is hurting our relationship, and me. But I'm not sure how to get it across. not sure what to say. DH suggested I write her a letter, but I find sometimes things are lost in translation, and she needs to opportunity to respond to what I say, or to ask for clarification, she's only 14. He also suggested he talk to her alone. While this sounds like a better option, I'm afraid he won't be able to articulate what the actual problem is...the problem isn't that she didn't like me when she was little, the problem wouldn't even be if she disliked me right now, she is entitled to her own feelings...the problem is that there are ways to deal with it without being disrespectful and hurtful. The other problem is she's severely stubborn. If she sees things one way, there is no getting her to see things from another side. We argued for 5 minutes this weekend because I asked her to make sure she cleans up after herself, she said she always does, I told her she needs to make sure she cleans her glasses up after she's finished with them, she insisted she does, insisted I was wrong, she always cleans up after herself, I got home after dropping her off, and found 5 dirty glasses scattered throughout the house from her and her friend. This whole situation is so frustrating.
I would appreciate any advice. I don't know what to do. This is my forever family and I need to make it work, but it's not going to work if we don't all feel valued.
I can't presume to give you too much parenting advice, but just in terms of person-to-person interaction, I have found that letting something like that go unremarked on gives the power to the commenter.
You can drain the comment of its power by discussing the issue openly and gently. Eg, (said gently), "How do you think it makes me feel to hear you say that?"
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If she lived with you and your DH full time, would you consider it okay to say that she can't be home when her dad isn't? That's not an okay thing to say, it's her home too. It doesn't matter that she presumably has somewhere else to be. It's probably a better plan for you to decide that you're going to get groceries, go to the gym, go out for lunch with a friend, etc. on weekends she's around. You can take breaks from her when you need them.
The example you gave of telling a story about when she was younger... could it be that she was embarrassed by that? My son is just 10 and I've already managed to put my foot in my mouth. They're trying to look all grown up and cool for their friend, cute stories of when they were little are in direct conflict with that! Of course, it's extra hard to stop myself at that moment, because seeing him act so big automatically makes the memories flood in... but no, it's time to just be The Snack Lady. Food at least, is appreciated.
Maybe reiterate some really clear house rules like cleaning up, no back talk and let her know that the consequences. If she gets mouthy when she has a friend over, maybe it's time for the friend to go home. I know calling DS to the other room for a quiet word gets him on the ball to reign in his friends when they get a little wild because he doesn't want me stepping in! Your situation is different, but the strategy might work anyway?
~Teresa, raising DS (Jan. 02) and DD1 (Jun. 04) and DD2 (Dec. 11) with DH.
Mummoth, are you a step-mom? Because the question about if she lived here full time, doesn't sound like something someone in the same position as myself, being disrespected by a child you love, but have no authority over would say. This was actually suggested to me by BM. She called in the middle of one of the arguments. She knows the attitude, she knows the drill. Her initial suggestion was to 'tell her to smarten the eff up'. She then suggested if the visits aren't enjoyable, she can stay home. Her exact words. We've discussed it. My issue was not with how to deal with visitation, my issue is how to bring it across to her in a way she can be receptive to. It's not a forever thing either. It's a until you can treat others with respect thing. Because it's like I said I can't deal with it...in the heat of the moment, she's going to respond differently to my reaction than she will to either of her bio parents reactions, not matter if we react the exact same or not.
I'm a bio-mom, my husband is step-dad to two of our kids, and they live with us full-time, so yes my situation is different from yours, maybe easier. My ex abandoned the kids, there's not another home for the kids to go to if DH decides he doesn't want to take care of them so they have to work out their differences... but in the long run, I think that's made their bond stronger. I have the expectation that they are respectful to DH, when they say something hurtful or are ungrateful, they get called on it and have to apologize to him. It gets spelled out to them exactly how much he does to make their lives good (and it's a lot) but they're kids, it'd pretty much developmentally appropriate for them to be brats sometimes.
If you truly have no authority over her, that's something you and your DH need to fix. You have the right to be treated with respect. You should have some say in what the house rules are, it's your home, after all! You should have the right to enforce whatever rules your DH and you have agreed to, and he should back you up on that. I might leave it up to her whether she comes over or not, but she needs to know that if you're the parent who's home, you're in charge. If she gives you more backtalk than she gives her dad, there can be a consequence for backtalk, too. But making her unwelcome isn't going to make your relationship with her better.
~Teresa, raising DS (Jan. 02) and DD1 (Jun. 04) and DD2 (Dec. 11) with DH.
Hi Just Me. I read your post and I understand how you feel. I also think that your SD needs to know how you feel. Her snide comment probably has more to do with her being a teenager than the fact that she is your SD... she's 14, she's showing off in front of a friend (because we all know how melodramatic teenage girls can be), and she's as self-absorbed as any other teenager out there.
My advice would be to talk to her alone (so that she doesn't feel ganged up on by you and your DH) and explain to her that her comment really hurt your feelings, made you cry, etc. She may not realize that her comment affected you so much, or she may have been too embarrassed/uncomfortable to come back later and apologize. If you feel totally uncomfortable talking to her alone, you could do one day that you and DH are both home, and he could wait in another room just in case he needed to come in and mediate.
Most importantly, remember that she's 14. That doesn't give her an excuse to go around saying mean things to anyone she feels like insulting, but we all know it happens. I would also explain to her that her behavior is making you consider the option of not allowing her to come over as much when DH isn't home (because she doesn't listen to you). Good luck, stay calm, and be confident that you are being the best SM you can be!
I totally agree with Mambera. There's a big difference between you responding to her rudeness, by behaving just as badly (e.g., "So, you hated me back then? Well, at the time I thought you were fat and bratty.") and saying something like Mambera suggested, which is a natural reaction to the way she chose to behave. It would embarrass her - but only because her chosen behavior was embarrassing.
As far as the picking up after herself...You didn't know that teens always know more than you do? In fact, they know everything. You didn't know everything, when you were 14? I'm pretty sure I did!
So if she's stubborn, it's useless to discuss such a subject with her, when it's not an immediate issue. In fact, by doing so, you lose face with her. She will not back down and admit she's wrong and you have nothing to point to - that she's left laying around - to prove you're right. Much better to wait until her friends leave and she heads off to her room (i.e., give her every opportunity to pick up after herself without being told), then smile and say, "I know you 'always' pick up 'everything' you use, but your dad and I don't consider dirty glasses 'picked up' until they're in the dishwasher."
> If she says, "I was GOING to pick them up!", just say, "Oh, great! I love it when you clean up after yourself. Thanks." and let her. Winning the argument isn't the important thing. Having her take her own dishes to the sink is.
> If she ignores you, be assertive and tell her she needs to take care of it before she goes to her room or does anything else.
> If she still ignores you, then it's time to involve your DH. But if it gets to that point, there needs to be some balance - some natural consequence. You're not her parent, but you are one of the adults in the home. Surely, there are things you do for her - that she likes - even though you're not her parent. (Taking her shopping?) You can't be expected to do those things, as long as your DH's intervention is required, to get her to cooperate with even simple, reasonable requests from you.
But keep things in perspective. Leaving out dirty glasses is minor. My God, with 3 teenage sons and a toddler, I often look around my house and feel like everyone leaves things where they drop and concludes, "It's OK. Jeannine will pick it up for me!" But of course, it's not any sort of intentional disrespect, at all. Once your SD and her friend were done with their glasses, they thought about something else and forgot about the glasses. It's that simple. Repeatedly making her go back and pick up after herself, when she forgets (instead of sighing and doing it for her) will - OVER TIME - improve her habits. One conversation will not.
If this is your forever family, you can't send your SD away whenever she's inconvenient, just like we can't do that with our bio kids. You ban your stepkids from being in your home without their bio parent, if they're dangerous. If you do it for any lesser reason, then you are communicating that your DH's house is not really a home for his daughter. It's your home and she's only welcome there when you're pleased with her, or when you don't have to interact with her because her dad's home.
I DO sympathize with your feelings, but you have to learn how to handle the teenager whose life you chose to marry into; not narrow the scope of when you have to be around her.
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Mummoth, are you a step-mom? Because the question about if she lived here full time, doesn't sound like something someone in the same position as myself, being disrespected by a child you love, but have no authority over would say. This was actually suggested to me by BM. She called in the middle of one of the arguments. She knows the attitude, she knows the drill. Her initial suggestion was to 'tell her to smarten the eff up'. She then suggested if the visits aren't enjoyable, she can stay home. Her exact words. We've discussed it. My issue was not with how to deal with visitation, my issue is how to bring it across to her in a way she can be receptive to. It's not a forever thing either. It's a until you can treat others with respect thing. Because it's like I said I can't deal with it...in the heat of the moment, she's going to respond differently to my reaction than she will to either of her bio parents reactions, not matter if we react the exact same or not.
I can almost guarantee that your SD's mother does not think of you and your DH's home as SD's home. Mom thinks only her home is a home to SD and your house (Dad's house) is a place SD only visits - a place it's not necessary for her to go ("if the visits aren't enjoyable").
As a good parent, this is not how your DH should think. As his wife, it's not how you should think. I'm not saying Mom has bad motives or is trying to sabotage anything. I'm just saying her advice is not something you should follow.
One woman in a house full of men: my soul mate: or... twin sons:(HS seniors) ... step-son: (a sophomore) ... our little man: (a first grader) ... and there is another female in the house, after all: our.
I agree with what Jeanine has so eloquently said. I also think that if you just tell her she can't come any more you are preventing her from being able to learn different behavior. She needs to be in the situation she is struggling with and get whatever support it is she needs to behave differently.
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Sight fishing can be tough
Dean Rojas spent a couple of hours Thursday trying to coax a bedding 7-pounder and a 6-pounder into biting, but finally gave up on them. The fish would have boosted the Arizona angler's haul by a few pounds and at least boosted him into the top 50. He's currently in 59th place with 20 pounds, 4 ounces.
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All-time great Rick Clunn complained of flu-like symptoms to tournament officials early Thursday afternoon and left Lake Guntersville State Park after weighing in a limit of bass totaling 25 pounds, 14 ounces.
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Sunday, the Milwaukee Brewers addressed its glaring need for outfield depth and another crazy person by trading prospect Cutter Dykstra and cash to the Washington Nationals in exchange for "troubled" speedster Nyjer Morgan. And while this move has many of my fellow Brewers backers saying things like, "Why?" and "Nyjer? Haha, that kind of sounds like [redacted]!", I personally love this move.
Let's just get to the part where I tell you why.
Morgan isn't afraid to fight for what he believes in, even if there are obvious flaws in what he believes. Who doesn't like baseball fights? If you said "I don't" to this, the remainder of this post isn't going to get any more enjoyable for you.
Improving Milwaukee's Ice Hockey Pedigree.
I'm a huge proponent for Milwaukee getting an NHL team. Few people know this (or care enough to know), but the Bradley Center was originally built with the intent to make Milwaukee an enticing destination for a professional hockey team. Decades later, the arena still stands… well, leans. It's still good enough for Bon Jovi concerts and Kansas City Milwaukee Bucks games, yet the NHL has repeatedly passed up this northern oasis in favor of storied hockey towns like Phoenix, Tampa Bay, Nashville and (dry heaves) Columbus. Anyway, Nyjer Morgan was a tremendous hockey player growing up. Having been one of 80 people in attendance for a Milwaukee Admirals (AHL team) game, there being a professional-caliber hockey player in town can only help in reaching my goal of netting a pro hockey team (Those are two ice hockey terms. See? I'm ready for this shit) or just improving the experience of watching the shitty minor league team we already have by being an honorary celebrity player… or getting in a fight with the mascot or something. Maybe both… I haven't thought this one all the way through yet.
Allegedly Pooped in a Gatorade Bottle. Let's Face it… Probably Pooped in a Gatorade Bottle.
Speaking of Morgan and hockey, this Deadspin tip from months ago details a gut-busting ordeal involving a youth hockey camp attendee named Nyjer (of which there are maybe two), poop and a Gatorade bottle. Here's a snippet:
"I forgot what prompted this, but after a few nights of prank wars, we came back to an empty bottle of gatorade sitting in the middle of our card table. Filled with two HUGE logs. It turns out, morgan nyjer had shat in this bottle and put it in our cabin. Needless to say, we all got in huge trouble for this (in the typical, indiscriminate meting of justice only summer camp can provide), and wound up having to do wind sprints at like 1:00 am once the counselors discovered what all the commotion was about."
Maybe that's where his speed comes from — wind sprints earned via bottle-shitting.
Hilarious Name.
I mean, seriously, what kind of name is "Morgan" anyway?
Cutter Dykstra Blows.
On the subject of weird names, holy shit is Cutter Dykstra a stupid fucking name. And you know how oftentimes players with dumb monikers like "Chipper", "Shooter" or "Catfish" actually have regular human names on their birth certificate? To the best of my knowledge, Dykstra's name is really Cutter. I'd expect nothing less from Lenny Dykstra, the man 50 percent responsible for naming this wretch. Frankly, I'm surprised Cutter wasn't smothered in the crib for insurance money to invest in a failed business venture.
Anyway, the shittiness of Cutter as name is only surpassed by the shittiness of Cutter as a minor league baseball player. When I lived in Appleton, I saw him play with the low-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and his "play" made me embarrassed to have spent $7 on a low-level minor league bleacher ticket and get drunk on dollar beers (obtained entirely with spare change) on a weeknight. Thanks for making me self-examine, Dykstra. In three seasons, he'd never advanced beyond low-A. Plus, he's Lenny Dykstra's son… which is already a strike against anyone on Earth ever liking you for any reason.
1/2 and 1/2 = 1.
Carlos Gomez is a light-hitting, injury-prone player with a lot of speed but some fielding issues. Nyjer Morgan is a light-hitting, suspension-prone player with a lot of speed but he probably shit in a Gatorade bottle. Together these half baked CF options result in one fast, hurt, reckless and poopy player. Would-be Gomez backup Brandon Boggs couldn't complete that circle of craziness.
And quite honestly, Morgan is a very nice platoon option to have. Unless the cash considerations sent to Washington in the deal exceeded $50, Milwaukee fleeced the Nats on this one.
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Before Morgan was traded, he didn't hesitate to publicly announce that he expected Washington to try and trade him. Between that kind of brash honesty, Zack Greinke not being able to recognize basic social cues and saying whatever the fuck comes to his mind, and Prince Fielder trying to fight someone (usually a teammate) every few months, this is shaping up to be the most interesting season in Milwaukee Brewers history.
Welcome aboard, Nyjer. I love you.
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Specter of death seems to haunt Lamar Odom
Aug 3, 2011, 4:00 PM EDT
You think Lamar Odom lives a charmed life. Professional basketball player, complete with championship rings. Reality television star. His own line of clothing.
But Lamar Odom knows tragedy. All too well. He had to bury his mom at age 12. His grandmother raised him from there but she passed in 2004. In 2006 his own son Jayden died of SIDS.
Last month Odom was back in his New York for a Nike photo shoot and to attend the funeral of a 24-year-old cousin. Odom had hired a service to drive him around. Going through Queens the car Odom was in collided with a motorcycle, which lost control and hit a 15-year-old pedestrian, Awsaf Alvi Islam. It was bad, Odom said he looked into the youth's eyes after the accident and knew. Islam died the next day from head trauma suffered in the accident.
All this has hit Odom hard, he told Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times.
"Death always seems to be around me," Odom said in a low tone. "I've been burying people for a long time. When I had to bury my child, I probably didn't start grieving until a year and a half later.
"I think the effects of seeing [my cousin] die and then watching this kid die, it beat me down. I consider myself a little weak. I thought I was breaking down mentally. I'm doing a lot of reflecting."
Go read the whole piece, it's powerful. Read about how Odom has searched his soul and leaned on his wife, Khloe Kardashian. How he has had to take on responsibilities he was not ready for, like making the funeral arrangements for his cousin. It all has not been easy for Odom, not by a long shot.
"I was leaning over the casket and I was talking to my cousin. I was telling him that I wish the first words from Khloe to him was 'Hi and not bye.' It's tough when someone gets murdered.
"Then it's what it has done to me emotionally and physically. It's someone that you love. I've had to tell myself that I will get through this. And I will. I have to."
- mziolkow - Aug 3, 2011 at 5:39 PM
All this AND he has to be married to Khloe Kardashian? Tough Bucket….
- seattlesuperchronic - Aug 3, 2011 at 9:36 PM
That is harsh. I couldn't imagine having to deal with what he has. Life sucks, even for the rich and successful. I wish I hadn't read this article, now I'm bummed.
- fouldwimmerlaik - Aug 4, 2011 at 2:09 PM
He has dreams of Khloe rolling over on him and killing him.
- 00maltliquor - Aug 4, 2011 at 4:47 PM
How crazy is that, your driving to a funeral and the car your in kills a pedestrian?! I mean, what are the odds?!
- 00maltliquor - Aug 4, 2011 at 4:47 PM
How crazy is that, your driving to a funeral and the car your in kills a pedestrian?! I mean, what are the odds?!
- psousa1 - Aug 5, 2011 at 9:34 AM
I believe it was actually the motorcycle, which hit the limo, hit the pedestrian. Apparently the motorcyclist initiated the tragic accident.
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Christians and others cannot ignore parts of God's Word by choosing what feels right. Because Gods Word may not be popular is why many do not choose to believe. We cannot sincerely proclaim the truth of God's love while ignoring what He hates, and God hates sin. The sin that binds one to hell. God's love pours out the remedy for sin that holds mankind in bondage. It is found that in God's unmerited grace is the gift of salvation.
Paul wrote in connection to the Gospel:"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown ,it to them…so that they are without excuse, because although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God… but became futile in their thoughts, and the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor among themselves, who exchanged the truth of God for a lie.
In America today we are experiencing an epidemic drought. It is not just the basic misunderstanding of the Word of God; it is the absence of God's complete Word. If we do not exhibit godly courage to stand strong in the faith, we cannot overcome Satan's seducing spirit that grips the world.
Why do most continue to let this happen and not scream out for truth? With all the demise and faults of sin that are occurring everyday why is it accepted? Fault equal to disgrace accepted in media, movies, music and even the next door neighbor. When and what does it take for people to wake up and realize the truth? You tell me.


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Acosta, 31, was designated for assignment by the Mets earlier this season.In 22 innings pitched, he has a 11.86 ERA. However, he has pitched very well in Triple-A Buffalo this season. In 26 innings there, he has a 2.25 ERA and walked only 1.3 batters per nine innings.
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LeAnn Rimes shared an adorable photo of herself and hubby Eddie Cibrian on Twitter Sunday, Feb. 2.
The crooner, who was wearing a Valimare bikini, is shown snuggling up to the handsome actor during a romantic Hawaiian sunset on the beach.
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Father Abdul Diallo and mother Nene Balde talk about their newborn baby girl at Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville Wednesday. The baby who's name has not yet been publicly announced weighs 8 pounds, 12 ounces, 20 inches long and is Gwinnett Medical Center's first born baby of the new year, having been born at 1:54 a.m., January 1, 2014. The Diallo family resides in Suwanee and also have a daughter Fatima Diallo, 5, and son Boubacor Diallo, 9.
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Celebrating New Year's Eve at a cousin's house, Nene Balde joked that the hot pepper could send her into labor.
Five minutes later, she told her husband Abdul Diallo to head to the hospital.
A few hours later, as the ball dropped on television, a doctor checked the mother and began to prepare for a Cesearian to welcome the first baby born in Gwinnett in 2014.
"At midnight, I said 'Happy New Year,' but at the time we were thinking about the operating room," Diallo said of the holiday at Gwinnett Medical Center.
At 1:54 a.m., the couple had their own little noisemaker with which to celebrate the new year.
"God blessed us with a daughter, and we are excited," the happy father said.
At 8 pounds, 12 ounces, the baby girl is actually smaller at birth than her big brother Boubacor, 9, and big sister Fatima, 5, were. But she was the only one to come as a middle-of-the-night surprise, as she was due to come during a scheduled C-section Friday and share a birthday with her sister.
For the Suwanee family, New Year's Day was spent consulting with local family members to determine the name, although a tradition in their West African culture means it will not be announced for a week.
On the other side of the Atlantic, the baby's grandparents will soon prepare for a naming ceremony to celebrate the arrival.
"It involves uniting the two families," Diallo said of the ceremony, which includes the sacrifice of a goat or a lamb, in their native Republic of Guinea. "We want to give (the grandparents) that respect. Any big event in our life, we want to get them involved."
Diallo said the baby's name will be placed on hospital paperwork, but no one else will know until after the ceremony.
"For now, we'll call her Princess Diallo," he said with a laugh.
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I understand xmas markets seem to be fairly low key in Amsterdam, but we would still like to kill 2 birds. we are planning 5th Dec for a visit, so would we catch them or is that too early. thank you
The 5th is Sinterklaus which is a big family day in NL where presents are given to children
Honestly there are not that many Christmas markets in Amsterdam and if there is then they will likely be at the weekend, sometimes at the Westerpark. Sometimes there are stalls on the Leidseplein or Rembrantplein or Dam Sq. but I really think you might be disappointed if you are looking for German style markets here.
Thank you very much, it was beginning to look like that. I also see no reference to a hop on hop off city tour, and most of the sites are within the canal area, where most people will probably walk.. we have some walking difficulties now. We were combining the city visit with the xmas market idea, but I am now thinking it may be better to put it off till next summer, when we may have the weather to meander at a slower pace. Thank you again
There is a http://www.citysightseeingamsterdam.nl/ HOHO bus but I never recommend it as it can't really go near the canal belt. Maybe the HOHO canal boat would suit you
Quite appropriate to discuss the "HOHO" on a Christmas thread.. too bad its not called the "HOHOHO" which seems to be how Santa says it... :)
ha ha ha LOL Lenny!! ;-)
Ha ha good one Lenny! But then the driver would never get to go home if everyone kept hopping ON again.
I'm doubtful whether the HOHO boat would be convenient for someone with walking difficulties. In some cases it stops right at a sight (Anne Frank House) but in some cases it stops quite far (Tropenmuseum, Dappermarkt) and you need to walk quite a bit to the sight you might want to visit.
I think trams and buses would come in handier: they go more frequently, you can choose one that stops close to where you want to go, and it's lots cheaper. Or occasionally splurge on a taxi after a long day.
A canal boat tour is fun but I'd suggest a one hour standard tour with explanations, or an evening cruise. Without HOHO or HOHOHO.
Thank you very much, your help has been invaluable. We shall forget about the xmas market bit and go next summer when we will probably see Amsterdam in a better setting. We are not completely immobile, just getting on a bit and they gave me the knee from hell, and had to do it again. The second is a big improvement from the first, but we are not quite as nimble on the feet as we used to be. once again thank you for your help
Tahe a highspeed train to Düsseldorf, they have great Christmas markets.
Probably best to come in summer in that case.
Whenever I have sports injuries on a knee or anckle, walking is difficult but cycling is still very doable. Perhaps it is an option for you to get around like the locals do: by bike. It's much less tiring, although traffic can be overwhelming for a newby to Amsterdam... but you can always just take it slowly.
Or use trams and buses and the occasional taxi.
As for walking, our streets can be quite uneven in places, especially in the old center. Sturdy shoes won't be an unneccesary luxury. There are plenty of nice cafes all over the city to take well-earned breaks. :-)
So are you going to see Christmas markets in Germany?
Haven't decided about the xmas markets yet, thanks for the advice


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What is the polar opposite of the Medal of Honor? We need to know, because Richard Armitage has earned it.
Greater self-love hath no man than to sacrifice a friend's life for his own. Our grateful nation awards the Medal of Honor to those few whose valor in combat is above and beyond the call of duty. But what is the polar opposite of the Medal? It is essential we decide, because Richard Armitage -- former Deputy Secretary of State -- has earned it for his uncommon treachery, beneath and beyond the call of knavery.
Begin with the fact that Armitage -- and his boss, Colin Powell -- were always outsiders. Powell, by his own discomfort with Bush's inner circle, was not part of it. But both were high-ranking members of the administration and owed it political loyalty.
For reasons I have theorized before, the CIA sent anti-war activist Joe Wilson to Niger to "investigate" the attempts by Saddam's regime to buy uranium "yellowcake" there. On July 6, 2003, an op-ed by Wilson appeared in the New York Times about his Niger mission and his conclusion that Iraq hadn't sought uranium from Niger. Robert Novak's July 14, 2003 column disclosed that Mrs. Wilson -- Valerie Plame -- was a CIA employee whom Novak described imprecisely as a CIA "operative." What followed was the most damaging contrived news story since George Bush took office.
Wilson bellowed -- and the media and the Democratic leadership chimed in -- demanding a criminal investigation into the leak of Plame's name. Wilson accused Karl Rove of trying to smear him, and said Rove should be "frog-marched" out of the White House in handcuffs. The 527 Media -- the New York Times, Washington Post, CBS, NBC and ABC -- all covered the story not as even liberally biased publications, but as political activists making campaign commercials for the Dems.
Schumer and Co. solemnly condemned the smear campaign against Wilson, the White House's horrific crime of leaking the name of a covert agent, and the hunt was on for the leaker. The ever-responsive George Tenet asked the Justice Department to open a criminal investigation and, after overcoming objections, it did. Patrick Fitzgerald was appointed to investigate the leak on December 30, 2003. I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was indicted for perjury on October 28, 2005.
(For the record, the Libby indictment says Plame's employment was "classified." Not covert; classified. Between the two is the gap between a "NOC" -- a "not official cover," covert agent -- and any desk jockey at Langley.)
Long before the indictment, Wilson's story had fallen apart. His lies about the Niger "investigation" were revealed by the 9-11 Commission, British intelligence and many others who found that Saddam had pursued a uranium deal in Niger. But as more and more of Wilson's claims were disproved, serial liar Wilson and his media pals didn't slow down.
Now we know, as Paul Harvey might say, the rest of the story. Neither Karl Rove nor Scooter Libby was Novak's source in July 2003. Richard Armitage was. And, at least as of October 1, 2003, Colin Powell knew that. Almost three months later, when Patrick Fitzgerald was appointed on December 30, 2003, he knew there was no crime to investigate. No covert operator's name had been divulged. It is an entirely separate scandal -- one probably including real criminal conduct -- that the Fitzgerald investigation was even begun despite knowledge that no crime had been committed. Libby's crime, if there was one, was manufactured by Fitzgerald in the grand jury room. And all the while Fitzgerald knew what neither the White House nor the public did: that Armitage was the source.
Armitage is doing an elaborate CYA dance for the 527 Media. He's saying that he didn't know that he was Novak's source until the day he told Colin Powell he was. He's also saying that he mentioned Plame casually to Novak. To his credit, Novak is making clear now what his pledge of confidentiality to Armitage made him conceal earlier. In his September 14, 2006 column, Novak wrote that Armitage specifically called him in for an interview he'd been trying to get for two and a half years. Novak wrote:
[Armitage] had told me unequivocally that Mrs. Wilson worked in the CIA's Counterproliferation Division and that she had suggested her husband's mission. As for his current implication that he never expected this to be published, he noted that the story of Mrs. Wilson's role fit the style of the old Evans-Novak column -- implying to me that it continued reporting Washington inside information.
It was an act of supreme disloyalty for Armitage to keep the fact that he was Novak's source from the president -- and thus the public -- for three years. The same goes for Powell. There was no reason whatever -- other than the desire to do political damage to the administration -- for Armitage and Powell to remain silent while the 527 Media and the Dems fired a three-year long barrage of political fire at the President, the Vice President, Karl Rove and Scooter Libby. We expect the Dems and the political-activist media to do this. But we don't expect the craven, cowardly conduct of Armitage and Powell.
What they did enabled Fitzgerald to continue his pursuit of Rove and the rest of the White House without the restraint imposed by public knowledge of the single most important fact. There was no White House conspiracy to "out" Paper Pusher Plame to punish Ol' Joe. The non-leak came from Armitage, not the White House.
Thanks to Armitage, Scooter Libby has lost his job and is now immersed in a criminal case that must have already cost him millions in legal fees and will certainly cost him millions more. Fitzgerald is waiting until 2007 to try Libby.
Thanks to Armitage, the White House has been hobbled by this phony scandal for three years. Its credibility -- in Congress and in relations with other governments -- was damaged significantly by the charge of lawbreaking. The Democrats have linked the phony Plame scandal to every other allegation of abuse of intelligence they make to discredit the handling of the war. How many times have we heard Schumer, Rockefeller, Durbin and the rest say we can't trust this administration, using Wilson-Plame as proof? The revelation of Armitage's responsibility creates another situation like Reagan's Labor Secretary, Ray Donovan, faced when exonerated of corruption charges. Where does the Bush administration go to get its reputation back?
Armitage's leak was not innocent, idle chatter. And worse, much worse, was his cravenness in not telling the truth to the president he supposedly served. Armitage told Powell on October 1, 2003. If he felt his loyalty to Powell required him to call his boss on that date, he had a greater loyalty to tell the president before the sun set that day. The facts that neither he nor Powell told the president, that both allowed the Democrats and the media to damage the Bush administration for almost three years afterward and let Scooter Libby's life to be ruined, disqualifies both Armitage and Powell from ever holding public office again. Let them retire in the ignominy they deserve.
What medal shall we give the man who leaked and remained silent? Hester Prynne wore the scarlet letter. For the leaker who hid while the political lynch mob hoisted his president and Scooter Libby, there has to be a special reward. There's only one name for it: the Armitage Award.
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Earlier this week, in yet another of their, uh, inspired programming decisions (see: "$#*! My Dad Says," "NCIS Los Angeles"), CBS revealed plans to develop "Smells Like Teen Spirit," a comedy about "an 18-year-old budding entrepreneur who forgoes Harvard … to launch a multibillion-dollar Internet company from his garage with the assistance of his sister, best friend and his 1990s indie-rock parents."
And while there's plenty about the show that's sure to make any music fan curl up and cry ("1990s indie-rock parents"?!?), today (October 24), we're gonna focus on its title, which co-opts Nirvana's signature, generation-defining smash in an act that ranks somewhere between Bobby Flay jumping on the cutting board in Kitchen Stadium and Rick James' treatment of your couch.
To be fair, the Hollywood Reporter (who broke news of the show) cautions that "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is a "working title" — one that, given the amount of guff CBS has already gotten about it, we're sure they'll change — but we're still trying to understand how anyone at the network thought this would be a good idea in the first place. Especially since there are plenty of other other grunge songs they could have chosen to develop instead. Because if the networks really are hell-bent on mining the '90s Grunge era, why stop now?
Temple of the Dog's "Hunger Strike": Quite possibly the least-funny sitcom of all time, about a group of political protestors — and best friends — slowly starving to death in an NYC apartment none of them could afford in real life. Sample dialogue: "I'm Hungry." "Me too."
Toadies' "Possum Kingdom": A family moves from the big city to a fiefdom governed entirely by possums. Hilarity ensues.
Alice in Chains' "Rooster": Multi-camera comedy about a quirky Southern family with a nutty Vietnam-vet uncle who still thinks we're at war. You won't believe what happens when a Korean family moves in down the block!
Soundgarden's "Rusty Cage": Entire show takes place inside an actual rusty cage.
Mudhoney's "Touch Me I'm Sick": Guy meets girl, girl has infectious disease. Can their love survive? A new look at modern romance from the creators of "How I Met Your Mother."
Hole's "Doll Parts": High-powered female exec loses her fortune, is forced to move in with her estranged daughter and her fiancé. Would sort of be a cross between "All in the Family" (with Courtney Love as Archie Bunker) and Love's actual life.
Melvins' "Night Goat": By day, he's a mild-mannered petting-zoo animal … by night, he's Night Goat, scourge of evildoers everywhere. Imagine the merchandising potential.
L7's "Pretend We're Dead": In order to be accepted at an elite prep school, four girls take advantage of a little-known "corpse clause," which gives them a free scholarship so long as they are actually dead. Will they be able to fool the headmaster? Tune in to see!
Stone Temple Pilots' "Plush": Is a carbon-copy of every other popular sitcom currently on television.
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This is just a quick PSA to remind everyone in Jets Universe that David Garrard is on the roster. I believe that that fact is starting to be forgotten. Yes he's getting "up there" in NFL age, and has had injuries. Still, he is the best option on the roster at quarterback at the moment, and he was on the verge of starting for Miami last season. Look at that arm, ladies and gents. Not to mention that he's had a pretty successful career. But hey, our stats piece got into the nitty gritty.
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For now, the invested parties need to find a commercial catalyst to help launch the project.
Nearly five years ago, Erie County commissioners began heavily pursuing the creation of a 1,200-acre job-ready site in an area next to the NASA Plum Brook Station in Perkins Township.
State workers pegged the site one of the best areas in Ohio for technological development.
"We believe that Erie County and Ohio have a wonderful opportunity to partner with NASA to leverage the existing activities to support a certified (job-ready site) complex serving the needs of NASA and related high-tech and aerospace customers," commissioners stated in a letter to NASA officials in 2008.
As a direct result of the letter, former Gov. Ted Strickland's administration awarded $5 million to the NASA Plum Brook Station for various upgrades, including bolstering the world's largest vacuum chamber, which simulates space-like conditions.
The funding also helped complete the world's largest vibratory and acoustical chambers, making Plum Brook the largest facility of its kind for one-stop testing of global spacecraft.
It's unknown today exactly how much money is needed to create the job-ready site.
In the past few years, officials have achieved little to satisfy this dream of cultivating good-paying jobs that would entice young people to find careers in Erie County and lure other professionals into the area.
Two weeks ago, the Register sought an update on the project from Jim Free, the imminent director at Cleveland's Glenn Research Center, which oversees operations and funding for Plum Brook.
Free and other NASA officials in the exclusive roundtable discussion could not provide an immediate update on the job-ready site.
In the days following, NASA spokeswoman Lori Rachul said the federal agency remains committed to developing the area into something viable and productive.
"NASA has worked with both Erie County and the state of Ohio to designate 1,200 acres of Plum Brook Station as a job-ready site," Rachul said. "No proposal has yet to reach the stage of formal negotiation with the interested parties. NASA remains ready and willing to work with its partners to foster appropriate development for the benefit of all."
NASA Plum Brook's major accomplishments in 2012
• October: Federal officials permitted administrators to shred Plum Brook's license to produce radioactive toxins. In 1999, administrators launched a $253 million mission aimed at disassembling a former on-site reactor facility operating from 1961 to 1973, along with performing an extensive environmental analysis.
• August: SpaceX, the world's fastest-growing launch service provider specializing in designing advanced rockets and spacecraft, agreed to conduct tests at Plum Brook in early 2013.
• May: The movie "The Avengers" debuts in screens across America. The movie's first scene featured Plum Brook's Space Power Facility, capable of simulating space-like conditions.¬†
• January: NASA administrators announced plans to move and upgrade the main entrance gate leading into Plum Brook. The estimated $10 million project begins sometime in 2013.¬†
• January: The European Space Agency proposed testing a sophisticated rocket engine at Plum Brook. Administrators are close to finalizing the arrangement.


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Nottingham Forest defender Luke Chambers has signed a new two-year contract to keep him at the club until the summer of 2012.
The 24-year-old, who had a year remaining on his existing deal, has made more than 130 appearances for the Reds since arriving at the City Ground from Northampton in January 2007.
He told the club`s official website: "I firmly believe the club is heading in the right direction and it is exciting to be a part of that."
He added: "I have been at Forest for three-and-a-half years now and feel very much at home at the City Ground and in Nottingham.
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