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The situation is involving an email account that is giving 550 relay not permitted (in reply to RCPT TO command) errors to recipients. Here is my test though: I sent an email via my yahoo account to this zimbra account, which is being forwarded to another domain address. Now, I sent my message from yahoo to the firstname.lastname@example.com, and i see the message arrived in the zimbra mail box, but about 2 hours later, I received:
Now. I see the message sitting in the user's inbox for her zimbra account. the message is being saved in that inbox and forwarded to another email address. So I am suspecting something maybe in the forwarding might be the trouble. She has not received the message from my yahoo account, via the forwarding. Is there somewhere in Zimbra I can check this pathway and configuration? My other thought is, something is not communicating with her new domain very well from zimbra, but we can send her messages straight to the new address, and it works fine. I'm very perplexed and I am still new with administering Zimbra. So I am trying to figure out why the message goes through but still gets a bounce back with relay not permitted. This could be our mailcleaner device filtering the message to her forward.domain.uk address, but keeping the message from my yahoo in the zimbra mail account?This is the mail system at host zimbra.example.net.
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Sheriff's Department Arrest Akron Man for Assault
(LeMars) -- The Plymouth County Sheriff's Office arrested an Akron man for assaulting a victim with a baseball bat. On Wednesday, the Plymouth County Communications Center received a 911 call regarding a subject was out of control and was walking around with a baseball bat. Four minutes later, a second 911 call was received by the same caller advising that her son had assaulted her husband and that an ambulance was needed. When officers arrived, it was learned that Jeremy Martinac had indeed assaulted the victim with the baseball bat and that medical attention was needed for the victim. Arrested was Jeremy Martinac, age 33, of Akron, Iowa. Martinac was placed into custody at the Plymouth County Jail and he is being held on a charge of willful injury, a Class C Felony. Martinac is being held on a $10,000 cash only bond. The Plymouth County Sheriff's Office was assisted by the Akron Police Department and the Iowa Highway Patrol. The investigation is continuing.
(Kingsley) -- Plymouth County Sheriff's office along with the Iowa Highway Patrol are investigating an auto accident that occured at about 7:30 Monday morning. A vehicle crashed and rolled over near the intersection of C-70 and Nature Avenue. The names are not yet known, but apparently the car had an adult driver and three children. The Kingsley Fire and Rescue along with the Kingsley Ambulance responded to the scene. There were some injuries reported, but it is not known yet as to the extent of those injuries, however at least one victim was transported to Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City.
(Rock Rapids) -- The Lyon County Sheriff's Office reports 64-year-old Dennis Gardner, a life-long resident of Beloit, was working at a farm site when he lost control of the tractor he was driving and it rolled over. Gardner was pronounced dead at the scene, from injuries he received in the accident. Beloit is a little more than a mile south of Canton, South Dakota, and just across the Big Sioux River in Lyon County, Iowa.
(Hawarden) -- With Christmas just around the corner, now is the time to consider what type of tree you want to be featured as the center piece for your holiday celebration. Do you want to go with an artifical tree or a real tree. The members of the Iowa Christmas Tree Association encourages you to take the time and select a real Christmas Tree. Susan Muth of the T&S Christmas Tree Farm located in the northwest corner of Plymouth County says more younger people are selecting a real Christmas tree and they are using the opportunity to create memories.
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Muth says many times families enjoy visiting a Christmas tree farm, not only to select a Christmas tree, but for the added extras.
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Similar to most Christmas tree farms, the Muths also feature a gift shop complete with holiday ornaments and other decorations. In addition to selling Christmas trees, Muth says their Christmas tree farm sells several types and sizes of holiday wreaths. Muth says some of the benefits of selecting a real Christmas tree from a local tree farm is the tree is fresh cut and will remain fresh, and it will retain its needles for a longer period of time. Tomorrow, we will continue our discussion about Christmas Tree Farms as we hear also the comments of Marie Bork of the Country Pines Christmas Tree Farm of Marcus.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A new report is showing Iowa's prison population is expected to top 11,000 by fiscal year 2021.
The forecast by Paul Stageberg of the Department of Human Right's division of criminal and juvenile justice planning also says Iowa's prison population should set a record of more than 9,200 by 2013 and increase each year thereafter.
Stageberg says revoked probations and court commitments will increase and changes to sentencing and sex offender laws will keep inmates in prison longer.
Iowa's corrections department director, John Baldwin, says Iowa's prison capacity will reach 7,666 beds once projects in Mitchellville and Fort Madison are completed by 2014. The new
projections push the state's prison population to nearly 148 percent of capacity in 10 years.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Gov. Terry Branstad says he's convened a working group to review the state's sex abuse laws in the wake of reports an elderly abuser was committed to a nursing home and
offended again.
The governor says one option might be to notify residents and their families when a sex abuser is committed to a nursing home. He says officials with the Department of Human Services are reviewing
sex abuse laws to determine the next step.
Branstad says he's not sure if the Legislature needs to be asked to tighten the law, or if he has the authority to make needed changes.
Branstad, who spoke Tuesday at his weekly news conference, says the working group will study the issue further, and he and will seek changes to the laws if needed.
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Prep roundup: GE boys drub Fayetteville
Rondale Watson scored 20 points to lead host Greenbrier East past Fayetteville 83-34 in both teams' boys basketball season opener Tuesday night.
Owen Browning added 13 points and Bryce Woodliff chipped in 11 points and eight assists for the Spartans. Obi Romeo had eight points, 10 rebounds and four blocks for East. Aaron Krise had nine points for Fayetteville.
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Peace Corps is Stomping out Malaria in Africa
Peace Corps volunteers are making a difference for people in host communities by working across Africa to prevent malaria, educate and support people who are afflicted or at risk. From teaching families about the importance of sleeping under insecticide-treated bed nets, to educating expectant mothers about preventive treatments for healthy birth, Peace Corps Volunteers work with local community members, NGOs and the President's Malaria Initiative to combat this treatable and preventable disease.
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Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - Alex Chiasson and Jamie Benn both scored in the
shootout, lifting the Dallas Stars to a 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers.
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As an executive recruiter for 17 years, Amy Rueda has tried most every form of technology to find the best talent.
Starting in the profession when paper résumés and face-to-face interviews were the norm, Rueda, director of strategic talent management for UCLA Development, adopted videoconferencing when it became popular in the 1990s. She soon discovered that although videoconferencing cut travel expenses and was more convenient, it was pricey since it required specialized equipment and location.
It took her nearly a decade to find the technology that offered the right balance of convenience and cost. After being appointed to her position at UCLA in 2007, Rueda knew she had to implement video interviews as a key part of the university's recruiting strategy. But finding the right fit took time, as well.
She spent a year researching her options and testing products before finally selecting GreenJobInterview, based in Costa Mesa, California, in 2008. The company's product promised to be secure, affordable and required no special equipment beyond a webcam, a feature that is built into many new computers. Since incorporating online interviews, Rueda says she has cut spending from about $10,000 per search to roughly $500.
"The technology of interviewing candidates has come a long, long way, and video interviewing is one of the most useful tools recruiters have at their disposal," Rueda said.
With the economy still struggling and companies having to do more with less money, this type of savings—time, money and resources—is considered substantial. According to a soon-to-be published report by Mollie Lombardi, research director of consulting firm Aberdeen Group, video interviews are gaining popularity.
In a survey of 506 companies, cost was a motivator for companies to adopt the technology, with 67 percent citing the reduction of travel expenses as a draw for them. Forty-seven percent use video interviewing to shorten the time it takes to make a hire, and 22 percent say that they would use video interviewing to help them reach candidates from other geographic regions.
While the technology is cheaper and more efficient, it's a method that some love and others contend is rife with legal land mines. Video interviewing technology may be useful and financially beneficial, but employment lawyer John Chun with the Summit Law Group in Seattle advises clients to proceed with caution when using it.
"Video résumés are not necessarily riskier than face-to-face interviews, but a talking head on a video does offer more information about a candidate than even a photograph might," he said. "A video can give the viewer clues to the candidate's class, race, nationality and can also potentially reveal any disability the candidate might have."
Chun suggests adopting a screening process that requires the use of a paper or electronic résumé as the first tier of consideration before video is introduced. Whether it is on the beginning or end of the hiring process, he said companies need to create a set of objective qualities, like education, experience, writing samples, references and test results so that if candidates are rejected, there is a reason.
He also recalls a time when attaching photographs to a résumé was discouraged because of the potential for discrimination.
"As people get more comfortable presenting themselves on video, virtual interviews are going to become the norm," he says. "I don't think it can be stopped. It matters more now how companies are going to deal with it and what steps they can take to protect themselves."
While Chun sees the potential for problems, to the best of his knowledge, no lawsuits have been filed that involve discrimination related to video interviewing.
Colleen Aylward, an executive recruiter and creator of the video interviewing tool Interview Studio, was an early adopter of the technology. As founder of the executive recruiting firm Devon James Associates Inc., based in Bellevue, Washington, Aylward felt the pushback, too.
"Hiring managers, like it or not, are human, and people worried that they might make judgment calls on a candidate based on what the person looked like," she said. "The other side of the argument is that the only reason you bring a candidate in for an interview in the first place is to see how they speak, how they carry themselves and whether they will be a match for your company's culture. We argue that rather than have a candidate travel for a face-to-face interview, these same observations can be made through a short video clip."
Video interviewing vendors began popping up in the mid-2000s in response to the cost of videoconferencing and the headache of travel. Before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, recruiters would normally fly into a city and interview local candidates in airport lounges. That became impossible when airport security laws stopped allowing nonticketed parties past security.
Greg Rokos, who co-founded GreenJobInterview in 2007, was among those who saw the post-Sept. 11 recruiting issues as a business opportunity. An executive recruiter for 20 years, Rokos—like Rueda—had experienced the inefficiencies of job interviews.
"In my practice, I was amazed by the waste surrounding first-round interviews," he said.
In addition to the cost of flights, hotels and meals for candidates who often were not a good fit for the company, Rokos was bothered by the environmental impact of the practice. Videoconferencing, he said, was problematic for different reasons.
"While it was more convenient than flying, there were drawbacks—namely that the candidate had to travel to a videoconferencing center, which sometimes took hours depending on where they lived," Rokos said.
In addition to the expense—up to $500 an hour—the technology didn't allow for multiple connection points, so executives from various branches couldn't sit in on a single interview. And, since most videoconferencing centers were merely hosting the interview and were not the actual provider of the video transmission, technical support was lacking.
"I saw a dramatic need for improvement in video technology specific to job interviews," Rokos said.
While GreenJobInterview provides real-time virtual interviews, companies like Active Interview, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, allow organizations to utilize video interviewing in other ways. Asynchronous interviews—interviews that are recorded by the candidate, then viewed later by the recruiter or HR representative—allow companies to sidestep the problem of scheduling multiple preliminary interviews by allowing the candidate to record their responses to a series of preset questions.
Companies can create custom questionnaires, and those questions are presented to the candidate on their computer screen. The candidate then presses the record button to tape a response.
Sandeep Ghael, co-founder of Active Interview, says there are benefits to using this tool in the recruiting process.
"The candidate can do the video at their leisure, and the company can view their responses when it is convenient," he said. "It makes the process more collaborative because an entire team can view the same video and score them, rate them and share them with each other."
While some contend that video interviewing could open the door to a lawsuit, UCLA's Rueda says it's an unnecessary worry.
"I think people who argue that this tool can be used to discriminate are the biggest hypocrites to walk the earth. It is an argument that doesn't hold water," Rueda says. "If you are an organization that is inclined to discriminate, you are going to do it whether it is in a video interview or in person. If you are not an organization that is inclined to discriminate, you are going to be looking for attributes that are key to the placement.
"We are in a time where we all have to strive to be our best while being very careful with our resources and how we use them. Video interviewing is an amazing money-saving and time-saving tool."


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Split and Recombine Mixer Benchmark
Application ID: 14031
This example models a split and recombine mixer channel in which a tracer fluid is introduced and mixed by multi-lamination. Diffusion is removed from the model using an extremely low diffusion coefficient so that any numerical diffusion can be studied in the lamination interfaces.
The results compare well with Glatzel et al (Ref 1.) in both the lamination patterns and total pressure drop across the mixer.
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Identify the shape and size of the Milky Way and where our solar system is located in the Milky Way.
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To really see stars it is necessary to get away from light pollution and air pollution. Learn how Yosemite National Park protects its night skies.
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The evolution of textured nail polish has naturally guided us through a town area of stick on transfers, a village of furry add-ons to a city of…Beads!
As soon as I saw a picture of micro beads on nails, I loved it! At first, when I saw the word 'caviar'…I thought – "are you kiddin' me?!" Do we not use living creatures and their…parts, enough. Then I did some research and realised, okay – it's just small beads people, it's just small beads. Phew!
I prefer simplifying the look of textured, statement nails by applying the effect to a special finger nail, like 'texting bling' fingers trend.
Great as they're simple and fast! You can spice up an outfit, or add a bit of an edge!
Textured nails have had a lot of limelight of late, we had matte nails. They were one of the first kinds of polish with a completely different texture from the normal polish.
Then there was crackle, or 'shatter'. Crackle first emerged in basic colors like black, gold, and silver, but now there are lots of variations and tones, including neons. I myself am not a huge fan of shatter/crackle nails, I prefer a cleaner look. But I like the way other people wear it sometimes.
Magnetic polishes are another choice buy as they offer just that…Choice! You can customise your own nails via different designs with a magnet. The majority of magnetic polishes are available in dark chrome colours due to the silver magnetic particles in the polish.
Caviar nails as we now know, do NOT consist of dipping your wet finger nails in fish eggs. This is a vegan page people!
These manicures are too cute. Ciate has been the leading pioneer of the manicure by selling kits that have everything you need via Sephora (and thankfully – ebay!). Though it was first spotted on the runways at Cushnie et Ochs' fall '11 show. However, you do not need to purchase the whole pricey kit from Ciate as I did. You can find micro beads in craft stores, on ebay, and on etsy!
You can go one step further and commit to 'bling ring' finger 'text' jewelry too, Kawaii style!
Not long after the Caviar polishes came out, Ciate came out with velvet. I need to get me one of these sets, stat!
In France, OPI Black Spotted emerged! Being a part of the OPI's Amazing Spiderman Collection, this polish was and still is the only one of its kind and exclusively available in European countries. A little like shatter/crackle but with more control it seems. Red and black would look great for Halloween. As you a white base with a blood-red spotted effect!
The latest addition to the texture family is rubber! Created by Illamasqua. They came out with the Theater of the Nameless collection which had rubber finishes last year. Then last month they came out with Limited Edition Rubber Brights, a neon collection with a rubber finish.
I am really in holographics too! Teaming this with a 'Galaxy-scenescape' dress would look beautiful. ASOS and Etsy have quite a few right now.
Caviar nails – step-by-step
Grab the following:
• Base coat (I just use the same as the chosen 'opaque' one below.
• Opaque nail polish (no shimmer) – a nice candy pink works well for this, but go ahead and choose your own shade
• Micro beads (available at most craft stores, you don't to shell out on Ciate or other brand names). Go ahead and experiment with sizes too. Although I've heard that the smaller they are, the longer they'll last on your nail.
• Top coat – JUST to seal around the END of your nail, not over the whole thing. It'll look slimy.
First, apply one layer of base coat on completely bare nails (you can use fake nails, and you can use a colour polish…I did!) and let it dry.
Apply a generous second coat of colour to one hand/nail – I'd do it nail by nail – and let the polish get tacky for 10 seconds. Then, over a sheet of paper, a cup, or a plastic tray (in the Ciate set you'll get the tray with it), pour the micro beads over your nail, ensuring you coat the entire surface of your nail bed like glitter over glue.
When the nail is entirely covered, use the pad of your finger to press and secure the caviar beads. Repeat on each nail. Go ahead and sprinkle some more beads if they are any gaps.
I don't like the nail to look too wide, and when you sprinkle beads on it, it can do sometimes. I use a cuticle pusher or a cocktail stick to push the beads away from the very edges of each side of the nail. It creates a cleaner line.
Pour the excess beads back into the jar to save for later…And don't accidentally knock the pots over with your fingers – trying to be careful when you're actually being more clumsy…Like me. And then apply a tiny drop of top coat along your nail tip to seal the caviar. The look should last two or three days before the beads start to fall.
And…Yep! Just as I expected…Good enough to eat!
At sometimes you do…Accidentally, dosh darn lil' beadlings!


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SKILL LEVEL: Easy (Level 2)
SIZE: One Size
Finished circumference: About 19 in. (48.5 cm) around, hat will stretch to fit a range of sizes.
Crochet this show-stopping striped hat made with only one ball of Unique®. Click here to see in other colorways.
9 1/2 hdc = about 4 in. (10 cm). When you match the gauge in a pattern, your project will be the size
specified in the pattern and the materials specified in the pattern will be
sufficient. The needle or hook size called for in the pattern is based on what
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If it takes you fewer stitches and rows to make your swatch, try using a smaller
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9 1/2 hdc = about 4 in. (10 cm).
Hdc2tog (hdc 2 sts together) Yarn over, insert hook into st and draw up a loop. Yarn over, insert hook into next st and draw up a loop. Yarn over and draw through all 5 loops on hook – 1 st decreased.
Hat Band is worked back and forth in rows, then last row is joined to first row to form a ring. The first rnd of Hat Body is worked across one long side of band.
HAT Band Ch 8. Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across - 7 sc. Row 2: Ch 1, turn, working in back loops only, sc in each st across. Rep Row 2 until piece measures about 19 in. (48.5 cm) from beg. Hold first and last row together, with sts matching. Joining Row: Ch 1, turn, working through both thicknesses, slip st in each st across to join. Do not fasten off. Body Rnd 1: Ch 1, working in the ends of rows across one long side of band, work 48 sc evenly spaced around; join with sl st in first st - 48 sts. Rnds 2-9: Ch 2, (counts as first hdc in this rnd and in all following rnds), hdc in each st around; join with sl st to beg ch. Shape Crown (Top of Hat) Rnd 10: Ch 2, hdc in next st, hdc2tog, *hdc in next 2 sts, hdc2tog; rep from * to end of rnd; join with sl st in beg ch - 36 sts at the end of this rnd. Rnd 11: Ch 2, hdc2tog, *hdc in next st, hdc2tog; rep from * to end of rnd; join with sl st in beg ch - 24 sts. Rnd 12: Ch 2, yarn over, insert hook into next st, yarn over, draw up a loop, yarn over, draw through all 3 loops on hook (1 st decreased), hdc2tog around; join with sl st in beg ch - 12 sts. Fasten off, leaving a long yarn tail.Thread yarn tail through sts of last rnd and pull to gather. Knot securely.
FINISHING Weave in ends.
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Chosen of the Storm is a self-targeted buff that triggers automatically.
Additional Information:
- Chosen of the Storm's cooldown starts as soon as it activates.
- If Chosen of the Storm comes off cooldown while Volibear is under 30% health, it will not trigger unless Volibear takes damage.
- If Volibear is killed directly from anywhere higher than 30% health, Chosen of the Storm will not activate and it will not go on cooldown.
Ability Details
Rolling Thunder is a self-buff that grants his next attack an on-hit effect that pulls the target behind Volibear.
- Bonus speed range: 1800
- Does not apply spell effects.
Additional Information:
- Rolling Thunder resets the basic attack timer and will apply the bonus damage on towers.
- Rolling Thunder can knock an enemy through very thin walls.
- Rolling Thunder will retain its movement speed buff for the full 4 second duration even if the fling is activated prior to the end of the buff.
Ability Details
Frenzy's passive is a stacking buff.
Frenzy's active is a single-target ability.
- Applies spell effects as a single target ability.
- Spell vamp is fully applied.
- slow for 1.5 seconds. will apply a 40%
- Spell shields will block the ability.
Ability Details
Majestic Roar is a point-blank area of effect that slows nearby enemies. Minions, monsters, and pets are instead feared for the duration.
- Applies spell effects as an area of effect ability.
- Spell vamp is reduced to one-third effectiveness.
- slow for 1 second. will apply a 40%
- Spell shields will block the ability.
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- Majestic Roar will fear clones such as Mordekaiser's Children of the Grave or Shaco's Hallucinate.
Ability Details
Thunder Claws is a self-targeted buff that grants an on-hit effect.
- Applies spell effects as an area of effect ability.
- Spell vamp is reduced to one-third effectiveness.
- slow for 1 second. will apply a 40%
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Just added some pictures I took at the dealer, will report when it's at my place next week, will be a long wait!
I would not recommend a daily 20 mile freeway commute for any bike in this class. Use the ability when you need to, but avoid the super slab as much as possible. It would be the difference between a 25,000 mile and a 50,000 mile engine.
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Exponential data growth and slowly growing revenues are carriers dilemmas today. To meet such a challenge, it is the time for Telcos to focus on disruptive innovation. While the early stage of Telco innovations focused around their core technologies and business around voice and data, the next decade looks very different. In this talk I will discuss how open innovation, staying small, and following customers home can drive a quite revolution.
Speaker: Pablo Rodríguez, Telefónica I+D, Scientific Internet Director
Biopic: Pablo Rodríguez is Director of Research and Director of Telefonica Digital Barcelona R&D Lab. He is also an adjunct faculty professor at the department of computer science at Columbia University, New York. He has developed his career in the United States as a software architect and entrepreneur in three Silicon Valley start-ups (Inktomi, which provided the search engine of MSN, Yahoo and AOL; Netli and Tahoe Networks). He also worked at Microsoft Research in Cambridge and Bell-Labs in the USA. As a result of his work, Pablo has more than fifty scientific publications and patents.
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Jacksonville, FL (Sports Network) - With payback on its mind, Indianapolis
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cruise throughout most of the second half. Indianapolis is 5-1 since head
coach Chuck Pagano left the team to go through treatment for leukemia.
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passing games did come to an end, but he used his legs effectively in the red
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winning streak since the end of the 2010 season. Vick Ballard and Donald
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The mystery behind Rafael Nadal's new, but missing, Nike gear during his first round match has been solved!
Thanks to DtL reader eesha for tipping me off to this Wall St. Journal article which discusses the disappearance of his duds yesterday.
Here's the explanation straight from the Matador's mouth:
I am excited about evolving my on-court apparel with Nike to a polo and shorter-length short. For the U.S. Open, however, we collectively decided I would continue wearing the apparel I've been competing in all year. It's a decision we made based on the limited time I've had to practice in the new apparel between the Olympics and the U.S. Open.The article also mentions Rafa is "ready to bid farewell to the adolescent muscle T-shirts and Capri-style pants that had garnered nearly as much renown as his lightning strokes and adopt a more traditional tennis look."
Okay die-hards. You still have your tried-and-true Rafa for one more major. Enjoy it while it lasts...
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This course provides the student with an introduction to relevant concepts in the selection of form of business enterprise. General principles of agency are covered, as well as those of partnership and limited liability companies. The bulk of the course deals with principles of corporate law, specifically, the formation of the corporation; the concept of limited liability; the rights and duties of the corporate actors (shareholders, directors and officers); shareholder oppression; remedies available to aggrieved parties. Much of the curriculum focuses on issues related to closely held corporations. To a lesser extent, the student will be familiarized with some of the more complex problems facing publicly owned companies, such as capital formation, securities regulation, takeovers, and corporate control problems. Extensive treatment of these latter issues, however, is left for the more advanced courses in corporate law.
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Much lies ahead in 2013
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Every year brings the expected and the unexpected. In 2012, we knew there was going to be an extra day, a presidential election and at least some debate over whether or not the world was going to end (it didn't).
We didn't expect a hurricane to tear through Long Island, leaving behind devastation unfamiliar to the region. We didn't expect to see so many innocent lives taken in a series of horrifying shootings. We didn't expect our resiliency to be tested to much in 2012.
What 2013 will bring is anyone's guess, but hopefully "tragedy" won't be a word that defines the year.
Locally, there is a lot to look forward to. We will continue to be here, covering the Valley Stream community and the people who make it great. There are a lot of events already circled on the calendar, and many more that will be added as the weeks and months progress.
There are some milestone anniversaries to celebrate. Peninsula Counseling Center, the Valley Stream-based mental health and substance abuse treatment facility, will be 100 years old. Franklin Hospital, located in North Valley Stream, turns 50. Stay tuned to the Herald this year to learn more about the history of these two institutions and the anniversary celebrations that will take place.
Last year marked a lot of changes for local school districts, tested for the first time with the new tax cap law and required to implement national curriculum standards. We know school officials will be busy for the next few months, preparing budget plans fair to both students and taxpayers. We'll be watching to see how they meet these challenges.
In 2012, we elected a president. This year, we will be electing a county executive. 2013 may not have the hype of the quadrennial presidential election, but we will still be electing people who can have a major impact on our lives. You know the old saying, "All politics is local?" Well, this year all politics will be local with only town and county races on the ballot in November.
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There's a buzz in our valley and it's all about the bees. What the ecological farmers in my local town of Soller want to know is why the honey bees are abandoning their hives and why across Spain the bee population is declining. No one it seems really knows.
There are many theories as to the demise of the busy little honey bee which pollinates the orange, lemon and almond trees in our valley and provides us with lavender flower and rosemary honey. And it isn't just the Majorcan farmers who are fretting. Across Europe and North America the honey bee population has been dwindling proving a conundrum for scientists. In fact the label, Colony Collapse Disorder, was created in recent years to describe the problem and remains in current use because the bees are still AWOL.
Some blame climate change, loss of habitat, a tiny mite called varroa destructor, pesticides, altered crops, viruses and even mobile phone aerials but who holds the real answer? In Spain there are 2.3 million hives and according to Mariano Higes of the apiculture centre in Guadalajara in eastern Madrid, 50 per cent of those are likely to be infected by an Asian parasite known as nosema ceranae. Having studied thousands of samples, he is firmly of the belief that the Asian parasite is to blame and that a simple and effective cure for as little as €1 per hive, can be used. Other scientists remain sceptical that this is the exclusive cause.
Given that 30 per cent of our food is generated from crops that are pollinated by bees, their disappearance is of great concern, threatening crop production and the preservation of our planet's biodiversity.
In order to attempt to understand the causes of Colony Collapse Disorder, the EU is increasing its funding from €26 million to €32 million on pan European apiary research projects over the next three years.
Until then, scientists must rely on Shakespeare for a philosophical response to the matter: To be or not to bee, that is the question.


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I'm interested in these S cams. I have a 2008 AVL and have had up to 75, but was afraid to push it any farther. Are there any other modifications to the engine, carb, or electrical to use S cams? I have the stock CV carb. My bike is pretty much stock mechanically, except that I have removed the stock air box and oil bath air cleaner. Although more power would be nice, I am concerned about ruining the great gas mileage this bike gets. I'm setting this bike up for long distance traveling.
Paul, when you worked on this Electra did you notice any big end issues? The AVLs big ends fail here like anything, I guess a sleeve should sort this for us but no idea if anyone can get this kind of job done.Regards,Zieu
I was thinking of trying the TM32 in the near future.
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NEW YORK (AP) — AMC is going "Bad" again this summer.
The network will be repeating "Breaking Bad" on Sunday nights. Every episode will be shown during AMC's "Breaking Bad Binge."
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Buck Denver Asks... What's in the Bible? Vol. 8: Words to Make Us WisePhil Vischer
Host Buck Denver and his friends make understanding the Bible easy as they take your family through the stories in What's in the Bible? Volume 8: Words to Make Us Wise (Psalms, Proverbs & the Writings).Words to Make Us Wise will take your family through the books of Jo... Read More
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Words to Make Us Wise will take your family through the books of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon. You'll hear the story of Job and his faithfulness and learn all about the wisdom David and Solomon share in the Psalms and Proverbs. A quick trip through Ecclesiastes will teach you to trust God in the midst of everyday trials, and then Sunday School Lady will explain the "mushy" book - Song of Solomon - and how it demonstrates God's love for us.
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Figured I'd jump in and start the new month....
Hope everyone is enjoying the weather! With the heat wave this past weekend, we bought DD an inflatable baby pool and some water toys...she loved it! Splashing around and playing while watching Daddy do yard work :)
We're approaching her first birthday in a couple weeks so I'm finalizing all the party prep. Can't believe it's almost been a year already.
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The Iron Lady:
Ok, I'll admit it - I'm British. And old enough to remember (well, the last few years of her reign anyway) Thatcher being in power. This both qualifies and disqualifies me from writing what might be considered a universal review, since I already 'know what's going to happen', and am likely to have a political bias for or against her...I'll try though!
I went in expecting to be presented with a 2 and a half hour account of Thatcher's political career, along with a presentation of her controversial decisions (breaking the unions, the Falkland War etc), and to a certain extent I got that. However, the creators have been very clever in framing the story in terms of the dementia that the present-day Lady Thatcher supposedly suffers from. This allows them to overcome the criticism (from some of Thatcher's own advisors, even) that the film has a Conservative agenda, and/or is concerned with protecting her legacy. Whether this is a successful tactic or not is up for debate, but it seems clear that the decision to approach the movie in this way was a direct result of the difficulty with which we treat real-life political leaders in film (well, the ones that weren't evil anyway).
As for the acting, Streep does a fantastic job, well deserving of her Oscar, and really humanizes the Iron Lady - something never really thought possible before, either by her fans or her detractors. This has led to some criticism in the UK, but you can't argue against Streep's acting talents.
I'd love to hear what some non-UK people thought about it, especially those who may be hearing about Thatcher for the first time!
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This Saturday night the men's and women's basketball teams will take on Dakota State University at 5:30pm and 7:30pm. Black Hills State will be honoring the American Cancer Society in having a Coaches vs. Cancer night. All coaches will be wearing tennis shoes in honor of those lost to cancer. There will also be a hat passed around the crowd during the women's game and again during the men's game. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society.
Saturday will also be Parent/Senior night as well where both programs will recognize all parents involved plus send the seniors out with a special night. The women will recognize their parents and seniors at the 10:00 minute mark during warm-ups of their game. The men will do the same during their warm-ups. All players and coaches would like to thank all parents and fans for their continued support!
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Jury selection stops; tobacco trial delayed until September
Published: Monday, March 11, 2013 at 10:56 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, March 11, 2013 at 10:56 a.m.
Hundreds of potential jurors went to the Marion County Judicial Center on Monday for jury selection for a wrongful death case against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Philip Morris USA, Inc. and other tobacco companies.
But jury selection stopped abruptly and the trial wound up being delayed. 5th Judicial Circuit Court Administrator Kristina Valdez said a key expert witness had to undergo an emergency medical procedure and would not be available to testify over a two-day period.
Now the case won't come back onto the trial docket until September.
The lawsuit stems from the death of Margaret R. McEniry, who succumbed to pancreatic cancer in 1995.
The lawsuit alleges that McEniry contracted the cancer and died as a result of her prolonged addiction to cigarettes advertised and sold by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and the other tobacco companies.
McEniry's three surviving children — Kathryn E. Haldeman, Karen M. Diggs and Thomas E. McEniry III — have brought the action pursuant to the Florida Wrongful Death Act and a 2006 Florida Supreme Court decision.
In a 30-page response, Philip Morris USA, Inc. on behalf of R.J. Reynolds, contended there was not enough information in the lawsuit to respond to the claims.
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Thursday, March 30, 2006
Depression: Ten Ways to Fight It Off, Part 1
"Saying NO to Suicide"
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Some people have asked me how I manage depression without medication. Please keep in mind that medication is not the answer for everybody. Some people either can't afford medications or are hypersensitive to them, which is the case with me. I can't take any medication without worrying about side effects. So today let's get down and dirty. This will be a little lengthy, but I'll list ten steps I might take on any particular day to shake off the black beastie. My challenge today is to make you smile about depression. I may have just conceded defeat with that last sentence, but I'll make the attempt anyway. Since anybody can make up a list and put it on the web, let's make this real. I'll take an actual bout of depression and chart how I dealt with it.
It is 5:30pm and I hear the lilting voice of my wife as she comes home. Instead of happiness I have an instantaneous sense of panic. I had forgotten to pay the power bill, something she had asked me to do. In fact, I hadn't remembered it at all until I heard her voice. Instead, I had been struggling all day to resuscitate my poor PDA which my four year old had taken out of commission.That was enough to get me depressed. I don't call my PDA "my brain" for kicks. It is vital to my daily productivity. However, with my wife's arrival I compounded my frustration and funk with a healthy dose of failure.
My wife nimbly phoned the payment in and saved the day but I was feeling a hundred pounds of stupid on my head. That's when I began to realize I had slipped into depression. It is one thing to feel disappointment with oneself, and another to be let down by events around you, but it's quite another to want to crawl into a hole and disappear. Here's where we begin:
1) It is easier to stave off depression before it happens than after it lays over you like a heavy wool blanket.
I missed this step this time around. I let myself become stressed over the PDA, but depression isn't always something that can be avoided. Sometimes, our mind just decides to move in that direction and take us along for the ride. Still, it is important to recognize your warning signs so you can reverse direction when you can. If depression is merely a chemical imbalance then theoretically one should be able to change that balance back to something more healthy. Meds attempt to do this, but attitude can help us do this as well. Barring some of your own, I suppose you could always drink a can of Moxie instead.
2) You need to know when you are depressed.
I know. I know. Advice like this sounds lame on the surface.
"People Need Air to Breathe! Details at 11."
Step two is simple advice, but crucial to stopping depression dead in its tracks. In my experience many people who suffer from depression often don't fully realize they are Depressed. They are too busy feeling miserable and overwhelmed to futz about with labels and self-diagnosis. Once I recognize that I am Depressed, however, I help myself realize that these feelings are alien and chemically induced. They are not Me. Realizing that, I can summon the strength to give them an eviction notice.
3) Ask yourself, "Do I have a reason to be depressed?"
If the answer is "No", then it's time to take back your life. Being sad for no reason is no fun and should be avoided like summer camps with Al Qaida. If the answer is "Yes", then you need to determine if what you are feeling is appropriate to the situation. If you've lost a loved one, for instance, there is a good reason to feel sad. If you are overwhelmed because you missed your favorite TV program, the depression might be taking things slightly out of proportion.
4) Develop the desire to not be depressed.
So you have a seven sheet long list of reasons why you are depressed and you think they're all really good ones. You may not realize it, but your perspective is a bit skewed.
If you suffer from depression you know how hard it is to shake it off. Heck, it can be hard enough breathing, nevermind summoning strength to get perky. But you need to set your mind to not let depression get the best of you. The process is called mind over mood by some, learned optimism by others. I was able to develop this skill on my own, mostly because I was an ornery cuss tired of being depressed all the time, but some people enjoy the help of a Cognitive Behavior Therapist or Psychologist to help them develop it.
These first four steps help you change from being a victim to being in control. I spent the better part of a decade learning how to do it on my own, but there are many resources available now for people with depression. There is no reason to go it alone. In the next column I'll cover the remainder of this list with six ways to distract yourself from being depressed. In the meantime, work on your self-analysis. It's a lot less expensive than visiting a psychiatrist and asking him or her how you are feeling that day.
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- mig bardsley said...
Doug, I just thought I'd say I always read your blog and I think you give stunningly good advice.
Not an ADHD sufferer myself, but the strategies you use to cope with it are valid for everyday life even if you only have depression/ anxiety/or some other one problem to deal with.
Great stuff.
- March 30, 2006 12:22 PM
- Angry Warrior said...
I absolutely agree with your ways of beating depression. I don't like the pills either ( tried a small dose once from my doctor and I hated them so much I threw them away )*they made my jaw clench and I couldn't stop yawning...lmao*.
My blog on here is very dark...but it's my place where I can unload some of my dark past memories and get it out of my system. I do however, use the same tactics day-to-day in fighting the big black beastie. ;-) Self-prognosis is one of the best ways to deal because you essentially 'take your life back' ( as you said ) and by claiming responsibility over how you 'think'... you then pave a better road to how you 'make' yourself feel.
Amen broddah. ;-)
- March 30, 2006 12:33 PM
have you ever felt suicidal?
- March 30, 2006 5:11 PM
- Andrea said...
Great post. I have clinical depression and have recently developed a project to formally keep myself focusing on reasons not to be depressed, which is online at Jangly Ganglia.
I have been doing this project for about 5 weeks, and it has helped me immensely. I am also accepting members if anyone else thinks it would help them to participate.
- March 30, 2006 6:38 PM
- Douglas Cootey said...
Mig ~ That's what I hope. I realize a lot of my columns are AD/HD specific, but I hope that the coping strategies I discuss can be applied to other issues. I'm really glad you feel the same. Thanks for being a regular reader.
Angry Warrior ~ I've spent some time using darkness to cover me as I healed. I used it as a shield to protect me as well. As you follow your own path through that darkness try to surround yourself with friends (since family is an issue for you) that love you and lift your spirits. You'll be happier for it. I'd say you've got a good attitude but I've read your blog. ;) I know you have a lot of pain to deal with. But because you are determined I believe you'll overcome it all. Thanks for commenting. Good luck.
Anonymous ~ Yes, I have felt suicidal. I am all too acquainted with that depth of despair and depression. I decided in the end that I didn't really want to kill myself, though I had some interesting experiments. (And besides, I couldn't figure out a way to kill myself that wasn't messy. Sad, but true. I chose life because I didn't want to leave any messes behind for loved ones to clean up). What I wanted was oblivion. I wanted to have never existed. I wanted to cease to be. My belief in an afterlife, however, crimped my suicidal style. ;) Thank Heaven for that. It's been 14 years since I was in that dark place and I climbed out tooth and nail. So when I say I've conquered depression, I'm not just blowing smoke. My depression hasn't gone away, but I don't let it control me anymore. Even today.
Andrea ~ Thanks for letting us know about that project. I can't participate because I have one, two, three, no four, maybe five blogs already. (six?) Plus I help my daughter produce a podcast. At any rate, I vent plenty here. I'm glad you've found a productive outlet for yourself. (And with luck, you aren't just spamming the forums here and we'll hear back from you on how the project's going.)
- March 30, 2006 9:38 PM
- Angry Warrior said...
You're too sweet. I did have a dark life and nothing like this ever happens anymore...it only happened when I was defenceless against the only person in the world whom I trusted - my mother.
I used to let the darkness swallow me...but I grew up and turned to the light side...I only reserve THIS blog for simply ' remembering '. I feel that if I have it front of me... I can see it and deal with it instead of being hit with it over and over again every time it surfaces again.
There will be more blogs just as dark - but they will serve a purpose. Thank you for commenting. I appreciate it. I will watch your blog. :-)
- March 30, 2006 11:34 PM
- Sandra said...
Good and important stuff.
- March 31, 2006 2:14 AM
- done said...
Hi Douglas:)
I'm so glad you had commented on my blog, because I've lost yours from my favorites, and I've missed reading your posts. This is just how I feel, but this was God sent that I was able to read this post. I've been through a lot with my daughter(with bipolar), and she's done a 180, and trying to improve her life(hasn't cut herself in 6weeks!), but with all the craziness, I think it's finally hit me like a brick. I've been feeling depression like her, and I'm trying to find all the positive I can, and to focus out of this depression. Very good advice, and I'm going to show this post to my daughter. Take care, Elisa:)
- March 31, 2006 11:13 AM
- Trish said...
Thanks for you comment on my blog.
You know, when I found out my daughter was dying, I was depressed and everyone around me wanted me to get on antidepressants to numb me. They could not tolerate seeing my reaction to it. They could not understand when I refused and said that this sadness deserves to be felt, for gods sake. My child is dying and you want me to be numb about it?
I think that sometimes antidepressants are prescribed to help the people around the patient, instead of the patient his/herself.
- March 31, 2006 12:04 PM
- Douglas Cootey said...
Angry Warrior ~ I look forward to reading more of your comments.
Sandra ~ Thank you.
Elisa ~ Let me know whether my column is helpful for your daughter or not. I don't have bipolar disorder so I worry if my advice for depression is relevant for bipolars. If it's not, I'd like to know how I can improve.
Nice seeing you around here again. Congratulations on your daughter's progress.
Trish, dear, I had no idea your daughter was dying. My comments about my beautiful four year old with mild CP must seem so frivolous compared to your hardship.
Don't be too hard on your friends and family. They mean well. Depression can affect the heart and immunity system. It suppresses health. So there is reason for their concern. At the same time, though, perhaps they simply aren't strong enough to handle the sadness like you are. Just be careful to keep positive minded. Depression caused by external events can become a habit of sorts. You need your health and strength for your daughter.
Thanks for commenting. Hope to see you around here again.
- March 31, 2006 12:32 PM
- Bekah said...
Thank you so much for stopping by.
I really enjoyed this post. I suffer from depression and I am currently on Lexapro. I also see a psychologist and she is going to be starting me on cognitive behavior therapy. We have also come to the conclusion that I have an anger problem. One of the ways I am dealing with that is to keep a journal of all the things I am grateful for and a journal of all the things that make me angry everyday. I am not sure how much it is helping, but it is making me stop and look at all the petty little things that I let anger me. My son is doing okay. They recently switched him from regular Ritalin to long acting Ritalin and it is not doing too good. His teacher has summoned me to a meeting on Monday to discuss his behavior. She feels he is reverting or regressing back to his pre~medication days. I will get an in depth explanation of the behaviors he is exhibiting and the times of day she sees them most and then report back to the pediatrician with the information. Hopefully we can get this under control with help of medication and parenting at home. I bought this book called something like Parents Survival Guide to ADHD. It seems the most of the things in there I have already tried. I need to come up with something unique to my child, something I haven't thought of. One day our efforts will pay off. I know this. I believe it.
I hope you are doing well. Sorry I haven't been around, busy as heck over here. Have a good day!!
- March 31, 2006 12:40 PM
- Sandra said...
Hi Douglas,
I wanted to mention that I showed your posting from January 2005 called "Chronic Motor Tic Disorder: Life's Little Lessons" to my 13 year old son recently when he was feeling really down about the teasing he has to put up with from his fellow middle schoolers as a result of his vocal/cough tic. He really enjoyed it and found it offered him some perspective. Anyway, it was good, because hearing from me just isn't the same. Thanks. (Comments were disabled on that post, so I put it here)
- March 31, 2006 8:34 PM
- Douglas Cootey said...
Bekah ~ Sounds like the journal keeping is working. You're doing the most important step: rereading it. Keeping a journal for historical reasons has a purpose, but if you reread your journal it is an active process that aids in self-awareness and, hopefull, growth and improvement.
I can't remember if my mother told me this or not, but I've found that the secret to helping AD/HD children, or children in general, is to discover what their key is. Once you know the key, you can unlock the door and get in to help them. Otherwise, you're stuck outside as a helpless observer. The trick is that the key changes over time, so kids keep parents on their toes. You sound like you are on your way to discovering this key for your boy. I wish you luck with that.
No need to apologize for not being around. We all are busy with our own lives. :) Thanks for commenting.
Sandra ~ I had to reread that column because I wrote it so long ago. I think that was the first column where I started to develop my voice. I was so proud of it. I'm tickled pink and purple all over that somebody found it helpful. That experience was a real eye opener for me.
I despise vocal ticking. I scare my family all the time. I can keep it in check if I get a good night's rest, but being a raving insomniac makes doing that difficult. I didn't used to vocal tic, but it's developed over time, especially in the past two years. I wrote about it here if you want to give your boy another laugh. I may have related this story before, but my seven year old gets very disappointed with me when I vocal tic these days. One day last year I shouted out "Monkey!!" randomly. Nobody was more puzzled and embarrassed than I was. I don't usually tic real words. My kids sure thought it was funny. Unfortunately, my seven year old wasn't there that day and feels deprived. She keeps hoping one day I'll revisit my heady days of simian vociferation and give her a treat.
- April 01, 2006 2:27 AM
- Sandra said...
i sent that one along too. he mostly has a series of sounds that he makes. it's like a little pattern of noises, a rolling tongue sound, a palatal click, a couple coughs, another roll, click, and then a little laugh sound. The worst one, that thankfully is less frequent, is when he has something that he thinks is irritating his throat. then he sometimes adds this very loud quacking sound. It is truly brutal. I listened to him make the other sounds for a year before I really realized that it was a tic. It finally registered when he had been quacking for about a week. I asked him if he could stop and then if he does this at school, and of course the answer was, "I can't help it!". My husband didn't believe me until we went on a 6 hour drive and he did it the ENTIRE time. Gum, lollipops, candy, nothing works. Well, we are all used to it now and no one makes a big deal about it. But he does get teased, by kids other than his pals. He is about to enter high school at a new school with new kids. I am trying to help him get to a point where he won't get so angry when someone imitates him. I would be so happy if he could find the humor in it. I understand that it is a terrible feeling to get teased for something you can't help. I also understand what you said about not wanting to be entertainment for others. It really is a tough situation. There is no good solution. Lately, I just think his peers would adjust faster if he laughed with them. Or at the very least, if he didn't get into an angry tussle with them.
Either way, we are behind him, trying to support him. He is learning some CBT techniques vicariously through me, and we are going to try some acupunture, which has been shown to be effective in some cases.
- April 01, 2006 11:47 AM
- achromic said...
OOOO fantistic..... every scince the last operation I had in Nov. I have been stuggling.... some of it was due to a medication that the doctors thought would help me.... and the medication did help the medical problem but it made me seriously depressed to the point of almost comminting sucide..... I am off of it now.... and while I am feel SOOOOO much better I am still.... very very tender. This is excellent .... I don't want to take anymore meds right now.... the hypersentivty that I showed with this line of medication was alarming. That doesn't mean that I am against medication if I have to.... but I won't mind try a few other things for a bit.
- April 01, 2006 11:59 PM
- jen said...
Do you know when you can't make any decisions and your feeling contradict between them. I can give you an example: When you are invited to some party and in one minute all you want is to "let's party" and then, one minute later all you what is to go home make some hot choc and watch tv. And then five minutes later you what to go to the party again... then when arrives the hour that you really have to decide if you want to go to the party or not you finally decide that you want go but when you are there all you want is the hot choc and watch tv. However if you stayed home all you wanted was to went to the party.
what do you call this?
- April 02, 2006 7:23 AM
- Slain said...
Douglas ~ breathing is difficult when ur stuck in depression.
sometimes my reasons are almost legit. sheer frustration with not being able to get certain things of importance done coupled with the unwillingness of certain persons to even try and comprehend my sad state of affairs.
its like, im tired of obsessing bout myself, but everytime i take a look out the window *indeed, climb out and lend a hand* people force me back inside with their unkind words
..will post on this today
- April 02, 2006 9:01 PM
- Douglas Cootey said...
Sandy ~ I hadn't heard of acupuncture as a treatment for tic disorders. Let me know how that goes.
As for laughing at one's foibles...that takes confidence. Or practice! LOL I had a lot of practice. Perhaps that's where you should focus. Find something he does that builds his confidence while also helping him to find humor instead of frustration. That's what I eventually did. I can't claim that I'm NEVER embarrassed or even humiliated by my ticking, but I handle it so much better than I ever did years ago. Good luck with that.
achromatic ~ When going off meds please be careful to include an outside party with your decision and commit to honoring their opinion of the matter if things aren't going as well as you think they are. I chose my wife to be my observer. After two weeks off Zoloft she was getting worried it was a bad move (I was suicidal). I asked her to give me a little bit more time, and I assured her I wouldn't do anything rash like kill myself. After the fourth week I was leveling out and back to "normal".
I have to be very careful about any medical advice I give around here. I'm not a doctor. I'm not a trained therapist. I'm just this guy who didn't find meds working for him. Be sure to include a doctor in whatever decision you make. Hopefully, one who trusts you as much as you trust them.
Jen ~ I generally call that "being confused". ;) Without knowing more about you, I can't say for certain what is going on inside your head. As I was just saying to achromatic, I'm not a medical professional. But I feel that way sometimes - very conflicted. Usually when I'm tired or not up to par. That's when I have a weaker control over my impulses than usual and I can find myself waffling. At least, that's how I used to be.
Do you know what I do now when that confusion sets upon me? I make a decision and stick with it. It really cuts down on spontaneity, but frolicsome spontaneity wasn't doing anything for me except leave me feeling incomplete. I didn't change overnight, but I find myself much more decisive now and, consequently, productive.
And I've trained myself to not feel regret in those situations when what I chose didn't work out - well, at least most of the time. ;) Hope that helps. If not, tell us more.
Sol ~ Hang in there, buddy. You can't do anything about the doubters and the seethers. But you can focus on yourself. Sticky notes, note pads, PDAs, Sharpie on the mirror, whatever it takes to help you stay on track to complete a project. You can also slowly remove those doubters from your life. I had to wait until I was in my mid twenties before I learned how to surround myself with people who believed in me and maybe actually liked me while avoiding the company of those who didn't. It made a profound difference in my life and happiness. I wish you the best.
- April 03, 2006 7:46 PM
- KristieSue said...
I don't think I realized I might be depressed until I read this post... Maybe I did but thought I was dealing with it... I don't know... Lately I've failed in quite a few ways and I've been so angry at myself. I can't seem to get over the being angry with myself. I am pretty good at forgiving others, at least I think so but I have a hard time forgiving myself. Is this depression? Do you have any advice?
- April 04, 2006 10:29 PM
- Douglas Cootey said...
Kristiesue ~ Well, the first question you should ask yourself is: Can I stop feeling this way? If you can't, and the feeling lasts for days, then you may need to look into depression, but being hard on yourself can be a symptom of so many other things. Low self-esteem, insecurity, overcriticalness, negativity, etc. Feeling upset with yourself after failure is pretty normal. Depending on the failure, the disappointment you feel can get very intense. That doesn't necessarily mean you are depressed.
I would recommend you take a few free online depression screening tests, like this one at about.com which seems straightforward and not on a site that WANTS you to be depressed so they can sell you something. If you seem to test positively for depression, I would recommend looking into some of the cognitive behavior therapy books I link to on the side of my column. Get them from the library if you can't afford to buy them.
Maybe you're just going through a bad patch. That's perfectly normal, too. And if you're a perfectionist, you may NEVER get over forgiving yourself. I haven't. I've just learned to tame it down a bit. ;)
May I ask which part of my column caused you to think you might have depression?
Thanks for commenting.
- April 05, 2006 3:54 AM
- KristieSue said...
"However, with my wife's arrival I compounded my frustration and funk with a healthy dose of failure"
It started right there. I have this kind of thing happening to me on an almost daily basis. I usually start my day out being in a pretty good mood but by the end of the day I'm either sad or mad. Just from letting stuff get to me.
I took the screening test and scored a 19 they say anything above 15 you should consider talking to your doctor. I think if I can just practice some of these steps you've listed I'd be ok. I think by practicing steps one and two I'll be ok since I don't really have a reason to be depressed. :)
- April 05, 2006 8:48 AM
- Heidi the Hick said...
I may have mentioned this before but I was so shocked when my doctor said "depression". The "panic disorder" i was beginning to suspect but me? Depressed? I bring the fun! I dye my hair pink! I barrel race! Then I realized it was true: I'd been spending the last few years building up an elaborate lie, hiding my bad times from everybody. I've been using the last year & half to work through it and it's been hard; I still don't want some of my friends to know. Part of my process is to outrun the depression before it gets me. It's totally exhausting but guess what...I'm outrunning it!!!!I hope in time when I get better at detecting it before it starts it won't be so tiring.
I compare it to riding my horse in a rail class. If we're loping, I can tell when he's trying to slow to a jog. I've ridden him for years so I can tell, and I have to squeeze him a little to let him know that we're still loping. That's much easier than letting him fall into a jog, then having to cue him back up to a lope. Geddit?
- April 07, 2006 11:31 AM
- Slain said...
Douglas ~ me gonna jettison my cellphone soon.
post to come in a couple days/weeks on it. ;)
try very hard to surround myself with positive influences. comedies in general depress me, while good action flicks rev me up.
very selective bout dramas. i found recently many horror movies are depressing too.
then theres music..
heavy metal is surprisingly non-depressing..it can actually turn the mind away from dangerous moods by saturation.
doesn't always work, but hey nothings perfect.
- April 07, 2006 9:56 PM
Well, that's very good advice indeed!
- April 07, 2006 11:59 PM
- Douglas Cootey said...
Sorry for the delay in commenting. I'm between ISPs at the moment so my access to the internet is temporarily limited.
KristieSue ~ I believe people should first try to help themselves before seeking professional help. However, if you find that there is no change in your happiness after trying to fight off depression on your own I'd recommend a cognitive behavior therapist first before other types of therapists because they emphasize self-help. Good luck!
Heidi the Hick ~ Goddit. Sounds like you've got a good handle on it. I can't make depression go away, but I can avoid it when I recognize the warning signs, and defeat it with effort. It's easier to defeat it, obviously, the sooner I recognize the signs.
Sol ~ Finding your own toolkit to fight off depression is a personal process. Sounds like adrenaline is your favorite weapon of choice.
Interesting comment about music. I sometimes can fight off depression by listening to depressing music. It's an immersion experience. When I've listened long enough, I can leave the depression behind when I shut off the music.
charlottecorday ~ Thanks! Hope you found it helpful. Let me know if it works for you.
- April 21, 2006 2:06 PM
- Slain said...
Douglas ~ there u are! ;)
unfortunately, yes. leading to interpersonal problems a-plenty. sometimes i wish people close to me would take a step back to avoid getting singed by the flames, as its nothing personal..jus' me.
ah, ur taking bout the cathartic effect. i love action movies, and currently and wondering if it would be a good idea to write letters of protest for certain shows on tv that show senseless real-life violence like "car-crashes" or "amazing disasters caught on tape"
even though i like sports like boxing, i find these images very disturbing. sometimes poeple get killed!!!
real-life violence is not the same as fictitious violence; dont think the layperson can tell the difference sometimes. what do u make of it?
- April 23, 2006 7:23 PM
- Douglas Cootey said...
Real violence as entertainment is disturbing, Sol. I'd write that letter. It's good to feel you have a voice worth expressing.
- May 10, 2006 8:40 AM
Facts about Stress:--
Psychological stress (such as a life event like bereavement) is known to be implicated in the onset and course of major depressive disorder
Events in the brain determine whether stress is followed by depression, and a triad of neurochemical responses (to steroids, amines, and peptides) seems to be involved
Changes in stress responsive steroid hormones are important—increased cortisol may alter mood and can damage the brain, while reduced levels of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) may contribute since it is a natural cortisol antagonist
Brain serotonin, and other amines such as noradrenaline, respond to stress and may alter the brain's vulnerability to stress induced malfunction
Peptides such as corticotrophin releasing factor are potent regulators of the adaptive response to stress, and changes in peptides in parts of the brain known to be linked with emotional responses (such as the amygdala) may precipitate depressive illness
Understanding depression and finding new avenues for its treatment depend on combining social, psychological, and neurochemical information about stress and its consequences for mental health.
Stress help:
- May 23, 2006 9:09 AM
- Douglas Cootey said...
What a bunch of gobbledygook! I'm going to leave your comment up so that people learn to recognize comment spam better.
A trip to the website listed above finds fancy stock photos interspersed with an awful lot of google ads with articles pulled for free from articlegeek.com. I've seen websites like this before. They use other people's content to generate ad revenue. I have Google ads on my site, and I'd love to generate some revenue, too, but I like to think I offer original content and a community of sorts.
To use a popular Slashdot meme:
1) Make website using other people's content
2) Load it with ads
3) ???
4) Profit!
Another reason I dislike sites like yours is that you come across as a legitimate resource when the content you post is just somebody's opinion, educated or otherwise. I never represent myself other than a guy who has had some success overcoming disabilities. To imply otherwise would be intellectually dishonest.
Of course, I could be wrong and you could actually stop by my page again and rail against my comments. But I'm not holding my breath.
- May 26, 2006 12:45 PM
- healthvalley said...
Dear Douglas
I would be grateful if you could remove my comment in that case. There was a time in my life when I was depressed. If you visit the site again you will see that I have written an article as well. I will be adding more on it. Its difficult as I am in full time work and children to look after. Health should always be a priorty and I try to contribute to that.
I am no yuppy webmaster trying to stuff things into my site. So please Douglas kindly remove either my comment or yours. I would not like to have any confrontation with you.
an ex-stressed individual..(eStress)
- May 27, 2006 6:30 PM
hi all,
you can try yoga and reiki treatement to fight from depression.
for more information
medical health care information
- June 02, 2006 6:11 AM
- Jack Murphy said...
We do not choose to control true depression. It chooses to control us. To think otherwise is to live in a sometimes comfortable but very fragile state of denial.
Jack Murphy.
- June 03, 2006 9:14 AM
- Douglas Cootey said...
Healthvalley ~ I'm not going to remove either comment. If I was wrong, that should stand for all to see. I am glad, actually, that you are not a "yuppy webmaster". I hope that you can understand that as a webmaster of a blog I get an awful lot of spam. It makes me trigger happy, I'm afraid. Your site seemed like a splog to me filled with ads and you posted anonymously, so I assumed the worst. Therefore, I apologize for incorrectly labeling you. In fact, because I was so certain that I had been spammed AGAIN I was quite cocky in my dismissal of your site. I apologize for that as well.
I can only hope you will forgive me. I have pretty good instincts, but I'm not perfect. In fact, unlike you, I am a highly stressed individual. ;) In the future, however, may I recommend when promoting your site that you not post anonymously? Good luck with your site.
Anonymous ~ Dang, your post reads like spam, complete with a "Hi all". But in lieu of the last time I jumped to conclusions I will bite my tongue. (-_-);
Jack Murphy ~ Mr. Murphy, I could not disagree with you more. To claim that "true depression" is beyond control is to claim that I never experienced "true" depression. What a pile of cow puckies. I suggest that YOU are the one living in a fragile state of denial. Just because you cannot control your depression does not mean that I and others cannot. What an arrogant and rude assumption. I would recommend you try using the 10 steps I've outlined and get back to us on your progress. I cannot guarantee anything, nor am I a licensed psychologist, but I can tell you from personal experience that depression does not have to control you.
What a contentious bunch of comments this time around. Phew!
- June 04, 2006 5:44 PM
I would just like to say that I suffer from depression everyday and have tried your methods...but it is soooo hard to do all that. You wouldn't believe
- June 09, 2006 11:34 PM
- Douglas Cootey said...
Hey, student. I do believe you. I've been there. I know what it's like to be so sad you can't even move. To want to cry for no reason. To feel suicidal... I still suffer from depression, but I've learned how to live with it, even manage it, so that it doesn't suffocate me anymore. It IS difficult to do these steps, but what is your alternative? If meds aren't working for you, or you are tired of being dependent on them, then you have to find the strength within yourself. And you CAN do it. Otherwise, you have to resign yourself to crushing depression for the rest of your life. Who wants that?
Now, I'm not going to say that you can cure yourself of depression. I haven't cured myself of depression. And your level of success may differ from mine. I can't say that you'll conquer it the way I have. But my depression was real, it was diagnosed multiple times over, and I was miserable. Now I'm not. What I can say is that I spent TEN years developing my success over depression. This is not an overnight thing by any means. Maybe I haven't emphasized that enough. I just assumed I was particularly slow figuring this all out on my own. Hang in there and keep trying. The results are worth it.
Have you tried these methods before and just happened to come across my site, or did you try these methods because of what you read here? I'd really like to know.
- June 10, 2006 2:34 AM
- OsakaDan said...
I am trying a happiness diary to be positive.
- June 16, 2006 8:14 AM
- Douglas Cootey said...
Thanks for posting that, OsakaDan. Personally, I'd be high as a kite and twice as happy if I was living in Osaka, Japan. That'd pick me up in a hurry. ;)
Good luck with your journal.
- June 16, 2006 8:45 PM
- jpc said...
I think that I may have developed depression from early childhood. I went through it like it was natural, just my personality. Perhaps it was. Anyway, through all those years, I was taking care of myself not to be disappointed. Simply because I would just crash. And the only way for that is to become a pessimist. Imagine how gloomy it must have been for a child, never expecting, trying not to hope for anything. I still notice the same thinking pattern now that I am working. I feel its necessary for me, but people always say, "be positive". So I reallt don't know. Just today I tried being one, never had room for pessimistic thoughts, then what I thought would definitely happen didn't. And boy, what a blow, considering I am not the vocal type. I had to keep it all. Perhaps its not pessimism or optimism that counts, its openness/awareness to as many possibilities I can think of so I am prepared as to whatever the outcome is?
- September 24, 2007 7:44 AM
- Douglas Cootey said...
JPC ~ That's one way to look at it. Some would say that thinking positive makes one more open to new possibilities whereas thinking negative closes the mind to possibilities since the mind has already decided that things are going to go badly. Whichever way of thinking works for you... ;) The important thing is to keep an open mind and not let pessimism close doors on you. Thanks for commenting.
- September 24, 2007 8:44 PM
Hi Doug, good to see a site like this, we need more of them. I've been suffering with depression, anxiety and aspects of BPD for years. A couple of things I'm trying that I hope may help others at the moment. By the way, I dont want this to appear like some kind of quick fix, I still feel odd in the mornings and have to battle to stave off negative thoughts but here are a few things that I do think help somewhat.
1. Make two small positive changes to your life each week, ie this week I decided to not snap at my partner without provocation and to eat healthily. It does make you feel happier with yourself if you're at least TRYING.
2. Take up something you have loved doing but dont bother doing. My thing was Hip-Hop dance class. Will be trying Yoga today too.
3. I find writing in a journal helps get it out of me at that time and on to the pages, also good to write every day if pos. so you can compare the good days to the bad days and what's working and what's not.
4. Some form of meditation, I find it hard but I tried one recently where you stare at a candle flame, breathe in through nose and out through mouth, then when you cant look anymore, close eyes and imagine flame going in through nose and out through mouth, then try to imagine the light throughout your entire body, concentrated on the area of trouble - ie our brains!
Will keep you posted on some more ideas and what I find helpfull later. Funnily enough even typing this and knowing it might encourage someone else is a positive feeling.
- January 08, 2008 3:12 PM
Andrea, I tried to join your project on Jangly Ganglia and I dont appear to be able to join. Also the link which supposedly leads to a link to your email just opens up a blank e-mail and cant see your email address anywhere on site. Can you please respond and let me know. Thanks a bunch
- January 08, 2008 3:28 PM