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Does anyone have a recommendation for a therapist to help a mother of young children witih alcohol abuse issues? This person is drinking daily to help cope with the stress of full time work and parenthood. She is not ready to attend a group, but wants to first start with some one on one therapy. Someone located in the Berkeley/Oakland area would be best. anon
i'm looking for recommendations for a therapist for my brother, who is an alcoholic/addict and also struggles with some depression issues. he's a 20-something white male, tends to be a bit more conservative than your average berkeley resident, very intelligent, and doesn't tend to buy into they whole ''psycho-babble'' thing. he oscillates between acknowledging his need for help and denial. during those times when he wants help, i try to provide him with resources.
he needs someone with whom he can have intelligent discussions and can give him some ''straight talk''. he has had trouble finding a good therapist that he can really connect with, respects, and with whom he can establish a relationship. i'm looking for suggestions so that i can be ready to provide him with the next time he's looking! please--any recommendations for therapists out there who might be able to deal with addiction & depression issues, and who also may be able to connect with a young male dealing with all of these issues? THANKS! concerned sis
I need a recommendation for a therapist in the Oakland/Berkeley area who accepts Blue Cross HMO and has experience dealing with problems related to addiction (alcohol addiction and anxiety/depression issues that can come with it). I've checked the archives, but nothing recent fit the bill - thanks
I am looking for a recommendation for a female therapist who can help my husband work through emotions resulting from attempting to quit drinking. He doesn't want to go to Alcoholics Anonymous, but is willing to go to a therapist. When he tries to quit drinking he feels bored and like life is kind of pointless - he's very uncomfortable talking about this stuff. It's like pulling teeth to get him to talk to me about it at all, so I need someone who he'll feel safe enough to open up with - we want a female who is also committed to him making progress and not just going to automatically look to prescription drugs to alter the emotions. It would also be nice to have someone who will support our marriage working well also (so possibly someone who might be willing to eventually include me in some sessions to help with the way this stuff impacts our marriage.) anon I'm sorry to hear that you are married to an alcoholic. The good news is that there is help out there for YOU ... Because you did not cause it, you can't cure it and you will not be able to control it for him .. all you can do is help yourself and your children by going to Alanon meetings.
Here's the link to find a meeting: http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/meetings/california.html
There's also a great online support group, called stepchat.com. Room 3 is where families and friends of alcoholics meet.
It's not easy, but you can learn to have hope and happiness. Good luck to you.
By the way, we all start out looking for help for the alcoholic.
We end up realizing that the only person we have control over is
ourselves... My heart goes out to you.
I'm looking for a couples therapist with expertise around alcohol issues (agreements/contracts, boundaries, ACA pieces). I've checked the archives and haven't seen anything specific to this. Thank you. anon
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Behnken and Foreman replaced an electrical circuit box called a Remote Power Controller Module (RPCM) on the station's truss. One of the goals of the task was to restore redundant power to control moment gyroscope (CMG) 2, but the astronauts were unable to remove one of the connectors from the Z1 truss. CMG-2 will continue to operate on its primary RPCM until that connector is removed.
The major focus of today's spacewalk was a demonstration of the Tile Repair Ablator Dispenser -a caulk-gun-like device -and the application of a substance called Shuttle Tile Ablator-54 (STA-54) into intentionally damaged heat shield tiles. The astronauts applied the STA-54 into various molds, including a few that were created to resemble damage seen on previous shuttle missions and damaged tiles from prior flights. The test samples will be returned to Earth to undergo extensive testing on how STA-54 performs in both a microgravity and vacuum environment.
Behnken and Foreman also removed a cover from Dextre, the station's new robotic attachment, and some of the launch locks that were still attached to the Harmony module. Those locks were removed in preparation for the arrival of the pressurized Japanese Kibo laboratory aboard Discovery in May.
Mission managers on the ground are continuing to assess what is believed to be a software error involving the shoulder roll joint of Dextre. The shoulder joint had been working properly yesterday, but commands detected errors as the teams worked through power-up procedures. Both of Dextre's arms are currently stowed in their proper position.

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Pageant returns to seek prettiest pets
Published: Friday, May 16, 2014 at 4:58 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, May 16, 2014 at 4:58 p.m.
A North Carolina beauty pageant title holder wants to give back to the community that has supported her by holding a beauty pageant of her own, this one for pets.
Want to go?
The 11th annual Prettiest Pet Pageant will take place May 24 at Lexington Tractor Supply, 15 Plaza Parkway. Registration will start at 9 a.m. Cats will start competing at 10 a.m. and dogs at 1 p.m. They will be divided into categories by size and age. Entry fee is $10.
At age 14, Jessica Hall Mills started the Prettiest Pet Pageant. Now she is organizing the 11th annual pageant set for May 24 at Lexington Tractor Supply, 15 Plaza Parkway.
"Mills started this pageant for the everyday dog," her mother, Michelle McPeak, said. "She didn't want it to be a pageant for dogs that can stand up straight or have ears that are pointed." Her goal was for people to be able to show off the dogs of which they were proud.
"Jessica held many titles," McPeak said. "She is retired now, but she has always loved giving back and always loved animals."
Mills also spent time at the North Davidson Veterinary Hospital, which helped fuel her love for animals.
All proceeds from this event will be given to Ginger's Fund. Ginger's Fund is a nonprofit organization that assists Davidson County law enforcement agencies in handling animal cruelty victims by providing veterinarian care and placement for animals in need.
"We just really love what they do," McPeak said. Ginger's Fund representatives also teach responsible pet care classes that judges order animal offenders to take.
Registration will begin at 9 a.m. Cats will start competing at 10 a.m. and dogs at 1 p.m. Animals will be divided into categories by size and age. Entry fee is $10.
In addition to the pageant, there will be over 15 venders with pet and people products and animal rescues with pets available for adoption. Several other animals will be present, including Ginger Hope, the dog after which Ginger's Fund was named.
All animals will be solely judged on beauty. Mixed and pure breeds are welcome.
An optional photogenic event will be available for $5 to those who bring a picture of their pet.
Shannon Suggs, Ms. United States, will be present to judge the animals. Winners will receive crowns, trophies, banners and toys.
An award will be given to the dog who shows the most happiness and life named "Tucker Love of Life" award. This is given in memory of a dog that Mills loved as a child during his last year of life.
"We are both pet people," McPeak said. "Jessica has that kind of compassion you don't see much. She's the one that really got me into it."
Mills and McPeak encourage people like them who love their pets and love being around animals to join them for this fun-filled afternoon and help out a good cause.
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Ninety percent of addictions start in the teenage years, according to The Partnership at Drugfree.org. Adderall, a stimulant used to treat ADHD, has seen increased abuse by high school seniors, every year since 2009.
The Partnership at Drugfree.org works with parents and other influencers to help them prevent and get help for drug and alcohol abuse by teens and young adults. One thing parents can do now is take control of the Adderall prescribed to their children. While teens may be old enough to take their own medicine on time, they are not responsible when it comes to Adderall.
Teens either take more than the dose prescribed or sell the Adderall, and other prescribed medicines, for cash. Many teens who needed Adderall so they could function in elementary and middle schools have outgrown the diagnoses of ADHD by the time they enter high school. This leaves them with a highly-prized commodity, which is sold for profit.
Only children who truly exhibit symptoms of ADD/ADHD should ever be prescribed a medicine. It is the responsibility of the parents or legal guardians to keep this sought-after black-market prescription drug out of the hands of teens.
There are several natural remedies that work well for children with ADHD. St. John's wort is one of the better-known treatments. Amphetamines should be a last resort in treating mood disorders in children.
Lock all medicine cabinets in the home and put the key someplace safe, not hanging in plain sight where there is easy access. These drugs are dangerous and could be fatal if taken incorrectly.
Concerned adults can call the Parents Toll-Free Helpline at 1-855-DRUGFREE. Changes must be made in the way teens use Adderall or they will face coping with ADD without treatment.


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A way to supervise the delivery of health care services. Managed care may specify which caregivers the insured family can see and may also limit the number of visits and kinds of services that are covered by insurance.
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Small toys that foster fine-motor development and hand-eye coordination, such as nesting cups, puzzles, interlocking blocks, and materials from nature.
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The ability to read, analyze, evaluate and produce communication in a variety of media forms (television, print, radio, computers, etc.)
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I decided to write about La Cocina, which is where it all goes down….The Kitchen at Shaka. When I left Colorado six months ago, I was trying to leave La Cocina….been in La Cocina since I was sixteen years old. The last Cocina that I worked at was an amazing French Bistrot in Denver called Z Cuisine…www.zcuisineonline.com…. similar….but differente.
More fun to write
I figured this story would be much more fun to write and much more entertaining to read, than the work I have been compiling for five years regarding the Sanskrit alphabet, the orbit of the moon around the earth and the orbit of the earth around the sun….boring…right?
Many faces
It's funny how life pulls us away from the things that we feel we were put on this planet to do….or does it? The truth is, we have many faces, the cook, the housekeeper, the yoga teacher, the dishwasher, the food server, the maintenance man, the surf instructor, the mom, the business owner, the financial planner, the web designer….the list goes on.
Our purpose and our gift
The point being, is that we all have roles to play…whether we like them or not. Continually being pulled away from the things that we feel are our purpose and our gift. Por que? No se…..to slow us down I guess! To make us realize the value in those many faces and what each contributes?
La Vida Loca
La Cocina is where I learn Spanish, traditional Costa Rican cooking, local natural medicinal remedies and of course laugh my ass off with my friends, talking shit about everything that goes down around camp and living La Vida Loca!!
La Jefa
The best thing about La Cocina is la Jefa….the boss…Cristelia….my best amiga in Costa Rica. She is bonita…..in addition to cooking, she also has many roles. One of which is my Spanish professor….tough job….but somebody has to do it! My first day in La Cocina, my Spanish consisted of…Gracias…uno mas cervesas por favor….and donde esta el bano. Ahora mi espanole es mucho mejore…malo, but mejore.
Spanish lessons
The Spanish lessons I have received during my many hours of washing dishes have saved my ass time and time again. I realized the value in these lessons during a recent trip to Nicaragua….bus to taxi, taxi to border, border to taxi, taxi to bus, bus to ferry, ferry to taxi, taxi to mi casa….gracias por ayuda mi! Nessacito yo hablar espanole….muy importante!
Find the good
These lessons are worth their weight in gold, dish by dish…..day by day. This is where the yoga comes in….find the good and recognize the benefit of being pulled away from the things that you think are most important. Life has a funny way of giving you what you need, as opposed to what you want….trust in the process and remember that the universe is unfolding exactly as it should!
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After I boot from my Ubuntu 10.10 cd, how can I access my files in sda3?
There's no /dev/sda3 folder here.. (the partition is ext4)
Your files are probably in one of the physically installed Hard Disk Drives which must be mounted in order to gain access to your data.
In Nautilus (or whatever file browser you use) try gaining access to the physically installed disks in the "Devices" section of the left side bar. Simply mount it and navigate to the "home" folder of the disk, which -of course- won't be your live session's home folder unless you mark it so.
Please inform if you succeed and good luck!
AS mentioned previously, those files are on the partitions that are not mounted by default. You could mount those partitions by clicking on them on the left panel of Nautilus. However, if this is to recover data, I would STRONGLY recommend that you mount those partitions in ReadOnly mode. You should be able to do that using the mount command at the command prompt. enter the command:
to see the parameters of it.


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Gulf County Sheriff's Investigators are asking for your help to find the owner of two collectible coins they believe to be stolen.
One is a 2008 Eagle Silver Dollar. The other is a commemorative coin for the 10th anniversary of the September 11th Terrorists Attacks.
Sheriff's officials are asking people to check their coin collections to see if they're missing either of these coins.


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A friend of mine, Chelsey, is getting married soon! She had her bachlorette party this weekend and it was so much fun! We went and did a pole dancing fitness class! And let me tell you, it is actually way harder than you would think! It requires so much strengthen! It ended up being super fun though!
We went back to one of my friends house and played tons of fun games!
Me and the bride to be!


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Five methods that I use to beat the blahs !
Thursday, June 27, 2013
I have panic attacks I have ADD and I am an emotional eater . When I feel stressed or sad those three things go in to over drive. When ever I can I prefer to do things the natural way and not take medication so I am hypervigilant to do my best to avoid situations where I get like a scared rabbit or perhaps deer in the headlights mode ! So I thought I would share some of my tips that I use to keep myself on an even keel. they don't always work but most times they do !
1 Get enough sleep ! I know if I don't get enough sleep I am drousy in the mornings I dont get up on time and end up rushing. I dont do my meditation.walk my dog a good walk . eat a good breakfast and those things really help me to focus the whole day when I do them !
2.I took a class a while back on line.Heres the site Universal Class . its free if you can sign up through your local library , if they have that program
I took a class called Spiritual Counseling 101 that has helped me tons !
3.I write in a journal but for me I dont write bad memories or angry things I used to do that I have written in journals all my life but one day I was going through some old ones and read my complaints hehe I thought omg I am such a whiner ! lol I know it helps some people but for me it seems like it just brings back bad memories that I guess if I forgot them why rememeber them by writing them down loool if i really want to write angry things I write it on paper then burn it So its not hanging around messing with my karma !
4 The timer .My timer is my life saver ! In fact I am going to order a timer with a belt clip and a vibrating silent beeper ! I use it to time when I do my exercises , Time when I want a dessert . Time getting ready for work . Basically I just time EVERYTHING ! I feel its like my grounder , I dont have to think about oh I am running late or how much time left to have to exercise because I know its going to go off when time is done ! I also feel it helps me to get a handle on real time ! Say I want to do my housework and I look at my house and say Oh This is going to take me an hour to clean ! When I set my timer I have found most times it takes me 20 mins !
5 Make it fun you will get it done ! I am a huge kid at heart or maybe a little kid ! I invent games all the time .One I play with my son when we are doing a hike or just exercising at the same time called SIMON SAYS .We each take turns being Simon . Simon says do ten push ups . Simon says walk on the log !etc . I also play one called Crazy 8's . Crazy 8s is a game I made up to get in a few fitness minutes . 8 one minute challenges . Like run up and down the stairs 1 minute jog in place one minute and so forth !
I actually have more tips but my timer is going off now have to go !
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Willie Teal Jr.
Position: DB
Height: 5-10 Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: December 20, 1957 in Texarkana, TX
High School: Liberty-Eylau
College: LSU (school history)
Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1980 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 31 (3206th overall since 1950)
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