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Since this was your 1st cruise, you are now educated in how cruising works. Things like cleaning (pressing and ironing) are additional BUT on most cruise lines, they have self-serve laundry's where you can do wash yourself. Also alcohol is always additional on most cruise lines unless you book on an upper scale line where it is included. But, for what you paid you can agree that you did receive your monies worth! No cooking. No cleaning. No work. Entertainment and more!! Cruising is a learning experience! Bon Voyage.....
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The wind wasn't agreeing with Sofia Vergara's gorgeous locks this afternoon (November 29) while on the New York City set of "Fading Gigolo."
Staying warm in a floor-length down jacket, the "Modern Family" actress battled a face full of hair as she made her way through set.
In fashion news, Miss Vergara promoted her nieces new clothing company on Twitter earlier this morning.
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Note from Tina: As you know, I will be changing the format of One Mom's Battle over the next few months to feature other faces in this battle. When I put the request out there, I secretly hoped that I would find a "Dad Blogger" to represent the other side. I did actually find a dad blogger but what I did NOT expect to find was "Olivia."
This next blogger that I am about to introduce isn't divorcing a narcissist. Her father is a narcissist. Olivia is currently away at college and has now found a special place in my heart. I asked Olivia what her main contribution would be to One Mom's Battle and this was her answer:
"I think I will provide inspiration for daughters like me who are in the same situation as me. I also want to provide hope to girls, as "One Mom's Battle" has given my Mom and I hope." -Olivia
"Olivia" ~ Blog 1
Intro: Hey Y'all! My story is a little bit different than the other bloggers. Instead of divorcing a narcissist, I am related to one. I have come to realize, especially in the past few years, that my dad is more than just mean, manipulative, and crazy. I believe my dad has Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Looking back on my earliest memories, I can identify red flags. Even though he is a major part of my story, he is not who I am or who I will become.
Since I'm only a freshman in college, I still have a lot of growing up to do and a lot of things to add to my biography. Some major things about me are I love skiing, concerts, and airports. I have been extremely blessed in my life; I have been able to attend two incredible schools: my university and the school I went for pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade. I made the most incredible friends at school and through sports. I have found support, encouragement, accountability, laughter, and love in my friends and in my sorority sisters.
So far my biography goes like this. For the first 8-ish years of my life were marked with the Backstreet Boys (still my favorite band), trips to my grandmother's house, and unfortunately vague memories of my dad physically, verbally, and emotionally abusing my mom. I'm not sure what I thought at the time, but looking back it is horrifying. The next part of my life consisted of going back and forth between houses, ski trips, and school memories. My junior and senior years of high school are when I started to notice just how mean, manipulative, and crazy my dad really is. I noticed that everything came with strings, everything was about my dad, and he gave no love, respect, or help, but he demanded that and more in return. At the beginning of my junior year, my mom's boyfriend and my mom rented a house together. That is also when I stop wanting to visit my dad's house. The only time I wanted to see him was so that I could see my cousins.
As soon as we moved in, my dad started making unannounced visits late at night. He also started to send text messages that would go on for pages about how my mom is brainwashing me, how is he a great father, how I am a horrible daughter, and how I am making him look bad. Finally I am in college. I am exactly 160 miles from him. I have, in my opinion, successfully managed my first semester of college. I joined a sorority, made new friends, and performed well in school, but I still feel his presence due to the text messages, emails, the anxiety, and the financial cloud hanging over my head. No matter what he has done to me, I am still going to be the best version of myself. ###
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The Friday Mash (GW Bridge Edition)
On this day in 1931, the George Washington Bridge opened to traffic. This double-decker span over the Hudson River connects Manhattan with Fort Lee, New Jersey–a town now famous thanks to "Bridgegate."
And now….The Mash!
We begin in Kansas City, where Boulevard Brewing Company will kick off its 25th anniversary celebration with the release of a special ale brewed in collaboration with Odell Brewing Company.
Chef David Chang made enemies thanks to a GQ magazine article declaring his hatred of "fancy beer". Chang contends that craft beer has too intense a flavor to pair with his food.
Two hundred years ago, in London, eight women and children were killed by a flood of beer caused by an explosion at the Henry Meux & Company brewery. The disaster was ruled an "act of God."
Why not turn your Halloween jack-o-lantern into a beer keg? All you need is a carving knife, a pumpkin carving kit, a Sharpie, a spigot, and beer—which need not be pumpkin beer.
William Bostwick, the Wall Street Journal's beer critic, has written a book titled The Brewer's Tale. In her review, Amy Stewart calls Bostwick "the very best sort of literary drinking buddy."
In Papua New Guinea, which suffers 1.8 million cases of malaria every year, a brewery packs its beer in a box that contains eucalyptus, a natural mosquito repellent.
Finally, should the Great American Beer Festival give medals for best beer puns? CraftBeer.com's Atalie Rhodes found these doozies on the list of medal winners. Our favorite is "Dubbel Entendre."
The Friday Mash (Dance Fever Edition)
On this day in 1834, French artist Edgar Degas was born. Degas was famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings. He is especially identified with dancers, who accounted for more than half of his works.
And now (cue up the dance music)….The Mash!
We begin in Oak Park, Michigan, where City Council legalized beer and wine sales by the drink. The city voted itself dry in 1945.
No, it's not your imagination. Mosquitoes love to attack beer drinkers Just one beer could make you more attractive to those pesky insects.
The way the Chicago Cubs are playing, their fans need a few cold ones. Fortunately, there's an army of beer vendors to serve them. Wrigley Field ranks first in the major leagues for beer sales.
Now that Hogwarts graduates are old enough to drink something stronger than butterbeer, Foodbeast.com has come up with Harry Potter beers they wish were real.
According to the Washington Post, the nation's capital is becoming a craft beer Mecca. One reason: D.C.'s liquor laws allow bars to buy directly from the brewery.
Comic-Con is underway in San Diego, and Stone Brewing Company has teamed up with actor, author and homebrewer Wil Wheaton to make a pecan-laced imperial stout for the event.
Finally, Redhook Ale Brewery and a Seattle-area micro are celebrating Washington State's legalization of marijuana with Joint Effort Hemp Ale. Its tap handle looks like a giant yellow bong.
The Friday Mash (KC Edition)
On this day in 1850, what is now known as Kansas City, Missouri, was established. It's the home of the American Jazz Museum, the National World War I Museum, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Kansas City-style barbecue, and the Royals and Chiefs.
And now…The Mash!
We begin not in Kansas City, but in Philadelphia City where this evening, Philly Beer Week gets off to a rousing start with The Opening Tap, which will take place at the Independence Visitor Center. We're sure the Founding Fathers would approve. Philadelphia beer writer Bryan Kolesar has more details about Beer Week itself.
Ninety miles to the north, in Manhattan, another opening takes place today: the Eataly rooftop brewery restaurant Birreria. MadParkNews.com was given a preview tour, and tells visitors what to expect.
Continuing our journey into the Bronx, two new breweries are operating. They are the Bronx Brewery and the Jonas Bronck's Beer Company. No word on whether either plans to sell its beer in–here it comes!–22-ounce Bronx Bombers.
Now to your backyard. Researchers at the University of Florida have found that mosquitoes are attracted to beer. However, the mosquitoes weren't to state a brand preference.
Beer, of course, is the main attraction of Plzen in the Czech Republic. But as Evan Rail explains in the New York Times travel section, the city has attractions that non-drinkers will love.
Our next stop is the home of sour beer. Not, not Belgium, but Germany, the home of two classic styles: Leipziger Gose and Berliner Weisse.
Our travels conclude in–you guessed it–Kansas City, which is also the home of the Boulevard Brewing Company, the Midwest's largest specialty brewery. The beer pairs well with outdoor barbecue. So long as you watch out for mosquitoes.


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Children of all ages will rediscover Dorothy's legendary journey through Oz with the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion starring an ensemble of stars from Chicago and New York City's Theater District in this modern contemporary interactive performance with audience participation, costumes and digitally projected 3D scenery. This is an abbreviated, ninety minute twenty first century version of the musical Wizard of Oz starring professional adult actors geared towards young audiences and families. www.nyblackarts.com
The exhibit showcases the creative accomplishments and innovations of one of Chicago's native sons, Walt Disney, and the ongoing legacy of the company that bears his name. Features artifacts that have not been widely seen by the public, including drawings, props, costumes, artwork from classic Disney animation, theme park attractions, TV shows and live action films, plus items from contemporary Disney milestones. Hands-on, interactive stations bring Disney's technological breakthroughs in animation and motion pictures to life. Guests can try recording sound effects, explore Disney's revolutionary MultiPlane film camera and learn to draw some of their favorite Disney characters in the Animation Academy.
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Born the son of a rural doctor in Owingsville, Kentucky, John Bell Hood was raised in central Kentucky near the town of Mt. Sterling.
Recommended Reading: Advance And Retreat: Personal Experiences In The United States And Confederate States Armies, by General John Bell Hood. Description: When John Bell Hood entered into the services of the Confederate Army, he was 29 years old...
Exactly 140 years ago, Confederate General John Bell Hood unsuccessfully attacked the strongly entrenched Union Army at Generals Forrest, Grant, Lee, Sheridan, Johnson, Butler...
A premier example of the Peter principle is the case of John B. Hood who excelled as a brigade and division General Nathan G. Evans after a dispute over some captured ambulances.
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John Bell Hood (June 1 or June 29, 1831 - August 30, 1879) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. Hood had a reputation for bravery and aggressiveness that sometimes bordered on recklessness.
Dates: June 29, 1831-August 30, 1879. State: Texas. Highest Rank Attained: General. Principal Commands: Army of Tennessee.
John Bell Hood was the youngest man ever to achieve the rank of full general in the Confederate army, not an easy task at any age. He was to be known as a great leader with a spirit for the battle.
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Quotes: From Gettysburg (1993) [Longstreet orders Hood to take Little Round Top] Major General John Bell Hood: They don't even need guns to defend that! All they've got to do is roll rocks down on us! See more »
McMurry, Richard M. "John Bell Hood." In The Confederate General, vol. 3, edited by William C. Davis and Julie Hoffman. Harrisburg, PA: National Historical Society, 1991. ISBN 0-918678-65-X.
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General John Bell Hood was born in Owingsville, Kentucky on June 29, 1831. He went to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point where he graduated in 1853. He proved he was a great commander at the Battle of Sharpsburg and the Second Manassas.
Confederate officer known as a fighting general during the American Civil War, whose vigorous defense of Atlanta failed to stem the advance " More Quotes. Popular Subjects
Hood, John Bell, 1831–79, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Owingsville, Ky. He resigned from the army (Apr., 1861) and entered the Confederate service 1862.
McNeilly complains that Hood "tries unsuccessfully...coherent with the general structure of behavior...in other ways, in Hoods novella this convention...Giorgione. London: Bell, 1900. Foucault...Routledge, 1990. Hale, John.
Died:August 30, 1879, New Orleans. Early Life. Confederate General John B. Hood. Hood was raised in the bluegrass region of central Kentucky near the town of Mt.
John Bell Hood entered the Confederate Army at 29, loyal to Confederate Independence. He led his men into the Brigadier General in March 1862 in command of the Texas Brigade.
Today General John Bell Hood is memorialized throughout the nation, with Fort Hood, Texas the best known. However, John Dyer in his biography "The Gallant Hood" himself notes, "He was essentially a man of emotion rather than of intellect.
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Chile has launched the fixed number portability system. Chilean customers can currently port their fixed numbers in the Arica region. Arica has around 36,000 households with fixed telephony lines. The system will be made available to the Santiago area in March 2012, to be then gradually expanded across the country. Additionally, Chile has rolled out a mobile number portability trial. The pilot will take about one month. The mobile number portability system is scheduled for commercial launch on 16 January 2012, Emol reports. Communications software and services provider Telcordia is managing Chile's number portability system.
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Hal Smith spent six seasons as the St, Louis Cardinals' regular catcher, 1956-1961 and might have spent another five or six years in the same role if a heart ailment hadn't ended his playing career in June 1961.
Years ago an interviewer asked Smith if he believed the health-care advances of the past 40 years would have enabled him to go on medication and continue playing. "There's no question in my mind," Smith said. As minor-league manager and major-league coach, he "pitched batting practice almost every day and did everything physical on the field except actually play,"
In 1965, while he was working as a Pittsburgh Pirates Coach, injuries created a catching shortage that prompted the Pirates to activate Smith. He caught in four games without ill effect before returning to the retired list.
Born at Barling, AR near Fort Smith, AR in 1931, Smith was signed by the Cardinals out of the Fort Smith American Legion baseball program. A six-year climb through the St. Louis farm system (sandwiched around a stint of military duty in 1951) landed him with the parent club in 1956.
He was part of a generation of Cardinals that included Ken Boyer, Bill White, Wally Moon, Don Blasingame, Lindy McDaniel. and Vinegar Bend Mizell. They came closest to a National League pennant in 1957, when they finished second in a close race with the Milwaukee Braves.
At the end of his playing days, Smith ranked in the all-time top four among St, Louis catchers for lifetime fielding percentage (.989, second to Tim McCarver's .990), chances per game (third, 5.7), putouts per game (third, 5.1) and total chances (fourth 3,077).
In 1959, his most productive offensive season, Smith batted .270 with 13 home runs and 50 RBI. Overall, he hit .258 in 570 big-league games.
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Insomnia has struck again. Does anyone else have this problem? Its killing me. As I type, I have 4 1/2 hours before I have to get up and get ready for work. Ugh! I figure I may as well be productive and update my blog instead of staring at my ceiling.
I managed to not to spend a fortune over the Christmas holiday. I spent the holiday in Iowa with my family. Mostly we just stayed in and watched movies since the weather was a bit nasty. I missed the massive sales on Friday, which was probably a good thing as I'm sure I would have spent a ton of money. I did go a little crazy at Target and spent about $50.00. It could have been far worse. I adore Target and rarely get to go.
I took the Greyhound back to Iowa instead of flying. It is far cheaper, but much slower. Its a 45-minute flight or a 6 hour drive (by car) but the bus takes about 8 hours. I took a cab home from the bus station which wasn't the most frugal thing to do, but after sitting on the Greyhound bus for 8 hours, I didn't feel like waiting for the CTA bus to get home. I figure it was well worth the $20.00.
I had an interesting conversation with my mom on Friday. It was during this conversation that I realized I learned my money management skills from her. She was saying how she needed an HD TV in the bedroom so she could watch it while she is walking on the treadmill and she also wants one in the basement. She also commented that I needed a new TV. Mine is old and not one of those fashionable flat screens. My TV actually has a VHS tape player in it (and yes, I still own VHS tapes). My TV works just fine and I told her so. She then told me that Im just like my dad and my maternal grandmother, which in her mind means Im cheap. I beg to differ. I told her that I have other priorities for my money, namely debt reduction and then saving for a down payment for a home. I wish I had paid a little bit more attention to the money management lessons my dad was teaching me growing up. Maybe Id be debt free and own my own condo by now.
Coming up .New Years Eve. Ive decided to forgo the parties this year and celebrate on my own by making dinner and drinking some sparkling white wine (far cheaper than champagne). I briefly thought about ordering take-away, but I really want my NYE to reflect my goals for 2009. So, Ill spend Monday and Tuesday searching for a great recipe to make on Wednesday night. Plus, Im dying to use the really nice chefs knife and super cute apron my dad gave me for Christmas! Thursday, several friends and I are going to celebrate the New Year with a brunch followed by drinks at a girlfriends house.


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| December 15, 2011 | Style & Beauty The Latest
Natural golden sable horizon coat, J. Mendel ($85,000)
Beginning with the pop of flashbulbs and praise received for his Spring 2012 collection, Gilles Mendel, designer of the much sought after J. Mendel gowns seen on glamorous women from the runway and the red carpet to the ladies of Chevy Chase, has been on a superbly long-running hot streak. In addition to the accolades received for his latest collection, the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum awarded Mendel with the National Design Award for fashion design, closing out 2011 on quite the high note. "I'm incredibly honored. It was a dream come true to be invited to the White House and seated next to the First Lady at the luncheon; she's truly an inspiration," gushed the French designer. As a fifth-generation furrier, Mendel made the leap to expand the family-owned business into ready-to-wear, introducing the brand to a wider audience and gaining recognition for his feminine, wispy gowns. Mendel creates designs that fall delicately on the body while flattering a woman's figure with an effortless pleat or drape of fabric. Eight years after the launch of his first ready-to-wear collection, Mendel is still growing his brand and improving upon his seemingly perfect craft, an attribute Washingtonians are sure to notice. Saks Jandel, 5510 Wisconsin Ave., Chevy Chase, 301-652-2250
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Preterm birth (premature baby) research has received a boost with this latest work from the University of Pennsylvania. A July 21, 2016 news item on phys.org tells us more,
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed the first placenta-on-a-chip that can fully model the transport of nutrients across the placental barrier.
A July 21, 2016 University of Pennsylvania news release, which originated the news item, provides more detail about the chip and the research (Note: Links have been removed),
The flash-drive-sized device contains two layers of human cells that model the interface between mother and fetus. Microfluidic channels on either side of those layers allow researchers to study how molecules are transported through, or are blocked by, that interface.
Like other organs-on-chips, such as ones developed to simulate lungs, intestines and eyes, the placenta-on-a-chip provides a unique capability to mimic and study the function of that human organ in ways that have not been possible using traditional tools.
Research on the team's placenta-on-a-chip is part of a nationwide effort sponsored by the March of Dimes to identify causes of preterm birth and ways to prevent it. Prematurely born babies may experience lifelong, debilitating consequences, but the underlying mechanisms of this condition are not well understood due in part to the difficulties of experimenting with intact, living human placentae.
The research was led by Dan Huh, the Wilf Family Term Assistant Professor of Bioengineering in Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Cassidy Blundell, a graduate student in the Huh lab. They collaborated with Samuel Parry, the Franklin Payne Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Christos Coutifaris, the Nancy and Richard Wolfson Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Penn's Perelman School of Medicine; and Emily Su, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the Anschutz Medical School of the University of Colorado Denver.
The researchers' placenta-on-a-chip is a clear silicone device with two parallel microfluidic channels separated by a porous membrane. On one side of those pores, trophoblast cells, which are found at the placental interface with maternal blood, are grown. On the other side are endothelial cells, found on the interior of fetal blood vessels. The layers of those two cell types mimic the placental barrier, the gatekeeper between the maternal and fetal circulatory systems.
"That barrier," Blundell said, "mediates all transport between mother and fetus during pregnancy. Nutrients, but also foreign agents like viruses, need to be either transported by that barrier or stopped."
"One of the most important function of the placental barrier is transport," Huh said, "so it's essential for us to mimic that functionality."
In 2013, Huh and his collaborators at Seoul National University conducted a preliminary study to create a microfluidic device for culturing trophoblast cells and fetal endothelial cells. This model, however, lacked the ability to form physiological placental tissue and accurately simulate transport function of the placental barrier.
In their new study, the Penn researchers have demonstrated that the two layers of cells continue to grow and develop while inside the chip, undergoing a process known as "syncytialization."
"The placental cells change over the course of pregnancy," Huh said. "During pregnancy, the placental trophoblast cells actually fuse with one another to form an interesting tissue called syncytium. The barrier also becomes thinner as the pregnancy progresses, and with our new model we're able to reproduce this change.
"This process is very important because it affects placental transport and was a critical aspect not represented in our previous model."
The Penn team validated the new model by showing glucose transfer rates across this syncytialized barrier matched those measured in perfusion studies of donated human placentae.
While useful in providing this type of baseline, donated placental tissue can be problematic for doing many of the types of studies necessary for fully understanding the structure and function of the placenta, especially as it pertains to diseases and disorders.
"The placenta is arguably the least understood organ in the human body," Huh said, "and much remains to be learned about how transport between mother and fetus works at the tissue, cellular and molecular levels. An isolated whole organ is an not ideal platform for these types of mechanistic studies."
"Beyond the scarcity of samples," Blundell said, "there's a limited lifespan of how long the tissue remains viable, for only a few hours after delivery, and the system that is used to perfuse the tissue and perform transport studies is complex."
While the placenta-on-a-chip is still in the early stages of testing, researchers at Penn and beyond are already planning to use it in studies on preterm birth.
"This effort," Parry said, "was part of the much larger Prematurity Research Center here at Penn, one of five centers around the country funded by the March of Dimes to study the causes of preterm birth. The rate of preterm birth is about 10 to 11 percent of all pregnancies. That rate has not been decreasing, and interventions to prevent preterm birth have been largely unsuccessful."
As part of a $10 million grant from the March of Dimes that established the Center, Parry and his colleagues research metabolic changes that may be associated with preterm birth using in vitro placental cell lines and ex vivo placental tissue. The grant also supported their work with the Huh lab to develop new tools that could model preterm birth-associated placental dysfunction and inform such research efforts.
"Since publishing this paper," Samuel Parry said, "we've reached out to the principal investigators at the other four March of Dimes sites and offered to provide them this model to use in their experiments."
"Eventually," Huh said, "we hope to leverage the unique capabilities of our model to demonstrate the potential of organ-on-a-chip technology as a new strategy to innovate basic and translational research in reproductive biology and medicine."
Here's a link to and a citation for the paper,
A microphysiological model of the human placental barrier by Cassidy Blundell, Emily R. Tess, Ariana S. R. Schanzer, Christos Coutifaris, Emily J. Su, Samuel Parry. and Dongeun Huh. Lab Chip, 2016, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C6LC00259E First published online 20 May 2016
I believe this paper is behind a paywall.
One final note, I thought this was a really well written news release.


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When tragedies happen it easy to get lost in despair. If humans were truly made of chaos, we would naturally accept it as the way of the universe. We, however, are not made of chaos and this is present in how we feel when a tragedy happens. Ultimately, deeply rooted, we are all architects of order.
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The two primary drugs for dealing with discontent in society is either acceptance or radical change. With acceptance a person changes their standards to make their routine acceptable. With radical change a person takes on some form of risk in the hope that there will be some reward at the end. The drug of acceptance is promoted by spiritualists who associate suffering with struggle. The drug of radical change is promoted by motivational speakers and anyone interested in selling books.
The reality of what really happens is that people who chase spirituality to solve discontent will lie to themselves about the various states they may or may not be in. These people will hop from one spiritual leader to another trying to find the next big thing. Those who chase radical change will find motivational speakers whose charisma will get them charged up just enough to attend the gym the next day and then be in the exact same place in their lives the following week.
The problem with these various methods of dealing with discontent is that they are attempts to tell you about problems that you are already aware of. They are all ways to allow you to not confront yourself. If you have a broken leg, would you pay me to tell you it is broken? Hopefully not, hopefully you would go to a doctor. Spirituality is not a way of dealing with problems, it is a mapping system. Motivation is not something that can be infused, it is intrinsic to passion.
If you need to walk to the other side of the street just walk to the other side. Don't waste your time walking over to a group nearby who are listening to a person tell them to cross the street, just do it. If you have a moment of hesitation, then don't, don't even waste your time trying. Now if this sounds like I am being motivational, rest assured, I am not. I believe a lot of the things people think they're supposed to be doing, they're not. Most change does not happen through power of will, it happens through power of necessity.
"Spirituality is not a way of dealing with problems, it is a mapping system. Motivation is not something that can be infused, it is intrinsic to passion."
People are their core desires. There are people that want to be sad and there are people that want to be happy. The brain does not distinguish between certain types of stimuli in order to maintain survival. A person who has suffered their entire life will choose suffering in attempt to escape possible change, the brain does not like change. Sadness is the result of needing to deal with change and fear is designed to avoid change. Change however is the core trait of an Architect. The architects of the world have no need of motivation speakers because change is their primary function. They are successful not because they willed it, but because they are hard wired that way.
If people are their core desires, why even bother writing? Why not let things fall into place? I believe given enough time things will fall into place, but the process can be greatly increased if the people who are capable of change recognize their core function and then consciously connect with others with the same traits. Too much time is wasted trying to make people into things they are not and expecting people to be things they are not. Furthermore, it is up to the people who can facilitate change to help those who cannot. We do not choose our genetics and this makes life inherently unfair but together we can change this.
Jesus: Architect of Rational Morality
Whether you believe Jesus was a prophet, messiah, or a myth he remains one of the most influential characters to date in the human race. As a brand Jesus has influenced every form of media. Jesus is one of the most obvious architects I could think of but I had difficulty actually figuring out what his primary characteristic was. Each religion has a fundamentally different view of Jesus and this made it difficult to evaluate, but after deep though I discovered that the trait that made Jesus, Jesus was his direct opposition to existing norms by means of supporting rational morality.
In Christian theology Jesus is the messiah who opposed what is called the old covenant or the 613 mitzvah (rules). In Islam, Jesus was a prophet who foresaw that the future messiah was not Jewish. In both these cases Jesus was a messenger who opposed current existing religious thought. His opposition to stagnation and non progressive thoughts, as a side effect, made Jesus a marketing genius. Unfortunately the very essence of what Jesus stood for is all but forgotten by every modern Jesus based religion. Jesus's common sense approach to morality has been traded in by all modern religions for rule of text. During Jesus's time being holy consisted of how you groomed yourself, what you ate, and even what you wore. Jesus justified the only true basic tenet of all morality, loving your neighbor, and this made him incredibly popular.
This very simple truth apparently was not enough because almost all the religions that were based on him engaged in bloody warfare at some point. Christianty vs Islam, Catholic vs Protestant; it would almost be comedic if it wasn't horrifyingly sad. If Jesus was real, and was a prophet, when he said "forgive them for they know not what they do" he was surely talking about us in the future. He despised what we would consider Bible thumpers today, following rules for rule's sake instead of being rational. Nothing was more evident of this when he stopped the stoning of the harlot by saying, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."
All religious theology and miracles aside, the core concept of Jesus I agree with. We must oppose anything that is not rational and that hinders the progress of the human race. Following rules simply because we think they justify some divine entity does not benefit us. Human progress should come first and above any text that any human claims to be a divine rule book that we must follow.
Discovering Corruption & Defining Morality
Discovering corruption is integral to the entire human experience. In an imperfect world our bodies are designed to try and fight anything that can hinder our progress and physically it takes the form of our immune system. Like many things in our lives, the body can be used as an example to explain larger more complex social issues that might seem unrelated.
When it comes to corruption, and by extension morality, the first thing to realize is that there is no perfect system yet. In the same way our immune system can fail, so can we when we try to identify corruption. While many argue about morality in terms of what is right, what is wrong, or if there is some divine origin or not, I see morality in a different way. Morality is merely our tolerance for things that may or may not get us to our perfect goal. I use the word may because it is really hard to know for sure if something we consider moral is indeed progressive in nature.
What we are constantly doing with morality is trying to find the "sweet spot". The sweet spot is enough focus to move us forward but at the same time being able to allow things that would hinder us otherwise. Imagine you had to warm up a small point on a wall and you could either choose a laser or a flash light. The flash light, representing a large tolerance, could warm up the spot at a slow rate. The laser on the other hand could warm up the spot much quicker but it requires you to be on target. This has been the case with human morality since the dawn of time; trying to find the right amount of rules, not too many and not too few. Divine morality which people often call upon as a standard has deviated greatly in tolerance over time. If we look at Judaism for example, it has 613 Mitzvah (rules). Neo-Judaism, also known as Christianity, has significantly less. Using this example as a reference, Christianity would be the flash light where as Judaism would be the laser.
It is difficult for a lot of us to think in tolerance terms. Every action must be either right or wrong even though it is completely possible for an action to be simultaneously both right and wrong such as a person stealing food to feed their starving family. We, as architects of the future, have a challenge on our hands. As technology proliferates everything we do new questions of morality will need to be tackled. So how do we go about this?
Discovering Corruption
The easiest way is through modelling. The very idea of corruption is based around the idea that something should be one way but what is really happening is different. Our immune system functions by identifying things that don't belong and this same method can be utilized for discovering corruption. When a model doesn't exist, or needs to be changed, it can only be changed through a democratic function. Any kind of model change outside of a democratic function will ultimately not be able to survive and will collapse under the needs of the whole.
Once we have established a model then we can start seeking out the anomalies. Who is involved that shouldn't be? Who is doing something they don't regularly do? Once we establish for ourselves the way things should function it becomes much easier to figure out what is not functioning properly.
In real life practice we do this all the time and just don't realize it. When a husband or wife suspects their mate of cheating it is because there is corruption present in their model of reality. It might be unconscious subtlety that makes the person believe they have some kind of intuition or special powers. In fact most things that could be considered exceptional intuition are a result of understanding models. You can actually utilize this method to gain intuition through basic deduction instead of relying solely on the itchy feelings you get.
In order to identify if there is corruption taking place follow these steps.
- Identify the Model
This can be one of the most challenging parts but is the most important. Figure out what is "normal" or what "should" be happening. This can be challenging because what you consider to be normal might not actually be normal. The easiest way to figure out normal is to figure out long lasting precedents. While it is true corruption can be there from the start, this is not usually the case.
- Identify Anomalies
What doesn't belong? Again, this can also be difficult. You need to try and stay as objective as possible. If you feel something is wrong, you might have the need to prove yourself right. If you're out to prove yourself right versus trying to discover true corruption you will identify things as deviant that actually aren't. If you are emotionally invested in the potential corruption you think exists, it might be prudent to ask for feedback from a third party.
- Verify
The final step is to do some kind of exploration to see if the anomalies you identified in step 2 are actually taking place and if they are a product of corruption. There is always the possibility that something might be off or different for valid reasons.
Malcolm Gladwell : Architect of Insight
Whether it is explaining why things become successful or the mechanics behind snap judgements; Malcolm Gladwell leads the pack. What makes Malcolm Gladwell unique is that he not only discovers things, another very important characteristic, he then looks at what he has discovered and asks what else is here? or why did this happen?
Human life is complex and our understanding of it is critical if we are to ever achieve Elolight. More importantly, we need to gain insights into the things that really move us and affect us and Malcolm helps with this significantly. For this reason Malcolm Gladwell is the 2nd to be added to my list of major positive Architects.
Find below two insightful talks by Malcolm Gladwell.
Oprah : Architect of Empathy
When thinking of positive Architects, one of the first major ones that always comes to my mind is that of Oprah. Like many major Architects, Oprah began to do a lot of different things as she gained financial freedom; so when trying to identify one specific characteristic that truly defines her it is difficult, but I believe it is that of empathy and here is why.
In one of Oprah's first interviews she interviewed a group of skin heads. She was cool, collected, and the questions she asked were structured in such a way that she was seeing through their eyes, even though she disagreed with their views. Most people when talking about empathy, or being an empath, generally use it in reference to recognizing feelings such as sadness and pain, however, empathy is not limited to that; it is the identification of all feelings. When dealing with people with such harsh and violent beliefs, it is difficult, but understanding that they are very much victims of their circumstance let's one have an insight into their perceptions. It is interesting to note that two of the skinheads later came on her show and apologized to her for the way they were.
Oprah would later go on to help many, and she also has a very unique capability to identify individuals who were not only empaths themselves, but had the ability, to varying degrees of success, to modify the feelings of others; Dr. Phil being one of the most prominent examples. So while Oprah is many things, I believe it was her trait of empathy that allowed her to become the major Architect and world changer she is.


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Before the race though, lots of other exciting stuff happened.
Saturday was the final US Cup of the season over at Windham, and since Linnea wants to
Of course I was still on site at 7:50 to be a superfan. Good times were had as Matty O and I ate breakfast sandwiches in the woods and I cheered for New Englanders I knew by name while hiding behind a tree. You could tell who was serious because they didn't even react to hearing their name behind them. Everyone who looked back, trying to see me... harden up!
As is the norm, Linnea crushed it and was sitting comfortably behind the girl in 2nd going into the final lap. I got out my little video camera and prepared to capture the inevitable sprint smackdown that was coming. Linnea came out of the woods a few bike lengths back, looking far too relaxed, and I started yelling something about how "no girlfriend of mine mails in a finish like that!" but then when she could barely go around the last corner I figured out she was riding a mostly flat rear tire. Ok, fair enough, although crashing out trying to sprint on a flat would have been a much better video.
Next up was the pro women's race and I was on bottle handup duty for Mo Bruno Roy. It was getting nasty hot out so I felt even more important than I usually do when someone tells me I can stand in the feed zone and give them bottles. Seriously, I love giving people bottles at big races or pitting at UCI cross events. It's vicarious racing... and I loves me some racing.
So I was the king of time splits and bottle handups for a while, told Mo she needed to pick it up on lap 4 to avoid getting pulled (which she did), and then got to sit in the shade while she suffered horribly in the still-rising heat on lap 5, wondering why she didn't just slow down and get pulled. Ha!
The final superfan excursion was pitting for Matt O'Keefe and Harry Precourt in the pro race. Once again stopwatches were run, time splits were slung, bottles were handed and I pretended to be important. It was insanely hot and Geoff Kabush is insanely fast, (when he's not hitting trees) so pretty much everyone got pulled, even Matt who was in 30th place (out of 80 starters).
After all the running around I had a perfect excuse for anything that went wrong at the Darkhorse the next day.
We were up at 6, heading for Newburgh State Forest with breakfast sandwiches in hand soon after. Coming down from Windham a deer ran out in front of the guy I was following, bounced off his bumper at 50mph, landed on its feet and kept running! How about that shit, I thought, so I watched, transfixed, as this stupid animal somehow managed to scale the far bank apparently unscathed.
I've clearly been out of Maine for too long because the fact that deer travel in pairs (or more) never crossed my mind, I just kept watching deer #1 run away, as deer #2 sprang out of the ditch on a kamikaze mission to keep me from racing the Darkhorse 40.
Since my Honda Fit weighs barely more than a deer, the damage was significant. I tried to solve the problem by looking at my crushed front corner and flipping out, while Linnea actually solved it by using a chain whip to pry the front fender off the wheel and then taping up the wheel well so the liner didn't rub.
A scant 10 minutes later I was somehow driving my car at 55 mph once more, albeit having sustained several thousand dollars worth of damage. Since the accident a few people have asked me why I didn't call the police, to which I say, "I had a friggin bike race to get to!"
I was worried about the car falling apart at 75 mph so I kept it pretty slow on the freeway for the next hour, slow enough we just barely made registration for the 40. My 8:24 arrival for the race seemed "fashionably late," but when I found out I had to ride over a mile to registration and we were staging at 8:40 it was revealed as "stupidly late." Luckily Linnea continued to bail me out and got my bike and bottle together while I frantically dressed, then came down later for feed zone duty.
Before the start I hung out with Greg Whitney and we talked about how it was already hot and we were probably going to die when the sun actually got high in the sky.
Being a 40-miler the first five minutes were obviously where the race would be won, so I went really hard, hit the singletrack in 3rd (Cat 1 16-29, that is) and quickly made some passes to get to the front. Oh yeah I'm totally dominating this race, I'm sure the fact that I've been doing 40-minute efforts for the last two weeks has nothing to do with why I am the fastest after ten minutes.
Then I realized that the nervous feeling in my stomach that wouldn't go away was actually a breakfast sandwich being digested at a HR of 185, so I backed it off a notch (a really big notch) and some guy had the audacity to pass me back and disappear up the trail.
With 35 miles to go I ignored him, and sure enough, passed him back as he addressed a burped tire near the end of the lap. Leading once more!
He fixed his tire issue, passed me back on a road section, and then broke his bike again somehow. Last I saw, he was trying to figure out what he had just broken, so I figured I had basically won the race (come on, we're 25% done at this point, it's OVERRRR) and headed off to kick asses and take names for a few more hours.
This was working great, as long as "kicking asses" means "holding my position" and "taking names" means "flatting on the leading edge of a wooden bridge so hard I dented my rim."
Whoops. The guy behind me fared no better, nor did two other guys who came through while we were having our flat-fixing party. It was a nasty one, a high-speed bridge in a dip that you could easily hit at 25 mph, and it looked innocent. I'm sure 25 people must have flatted on it, based on what I saw in the 6 minutes I was there.
Since my race prep was cut severely short I was rolling with only one CO2 and no pump, so I had to put a tube in or risk DNFing if it didn't reseal. And since I'm really stupid, I put about 30 psi into my rear tube (I was running about 24 tubeless, so 30 seemed wicked stiff). Guess how long it took me to flat again? Half a mile or less, and that was all she wrote, now I'm just a moron in the woods, a long way from his car with an unrideable bike.
So I counted my chickens a bit early on that one, I would say. Or perhaps the eggs hatched, but turned out to contain velociraptors instead of cute, fuzzy chicks. No matter the metaphor, something crappy happened that can all be traced back to me idiotically watching the car in front of me hit a deer.
Halfway through my walk home I came across the ice-cold-PBR-feed-station, which helped my perspective immensely. At least I was showing signs of fitness before breaking my bike, and at least I can still drive my car, and at least I'm in the woods slamming a cold beverage with a bunch of bikers instead of [insert lame activity someone you know does on the weekend].
I like bike racing.


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Andrew Black wrote: > Greetings all. > > One thought that I have looking over the proposed patch is that it > doesn't include the names of people who have contribute code to the > release, but who aren't comitters. Scott Zhong and Travis Vitek both > have changes attributed to them, but neither name appears in the list. > I suspect there are others, but it would require a search through the > change logs to locate the changes in question. True. I think the question we would need to ask ourselves is: where do we draw the line? More specifically, what are the minimum criteria for a person to meet to be acknowledged. If we were to decide to acknowledge everyone who ever contributed any code (which, presumably, ended up getting committed), we could simply search our ChangeLogs for the unique names of patch authors. I still think the safest way to proceed is to rename the page to history.html and keep the names that are already on it (or some subset thereof, whatever we decide) under the section describing the Rogue Wave ancestry of stdcxx. Martin > > --Andrew Black > > Martin Sebor wrote: >> In the patch attached to the issue Marc proposes to replace >> the names of the original Rogue Wave "contributors" to the >> project (which included support engineers as well management) >> with those of stdcxx committers (including Emeriti). I'd like >> to request people's opinion on this change. I personally am >> not entirely comfortable dropping all the contributors that >> predate stdcxx, although perhaps it may not be inappropriate >> (sorry for the double negative) to pare it down to people who >> contributed significant code and/or documentation changes). >> >> What do others think? >> >> Martin >> >> Marc Betz (JIRA) wrote: >>> [ >>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/STDCXX-505?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel >>> ] >>> >>> Marc Betz updated STDCXX-505: >>> ----------------------------- >>> >>> Attachment: (was: acknow.html) >>> >>>> Update the Acknowledgments page >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> >>>> Key: STDCXX-505 >>>> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/STDCXX-505 >>>> Project: C++ Standard Library >>>> Issue Type: Sub-task >>>> Components: Documentation >>>> Affects Versions: 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4 >>>> Reporter: Marc Betz >>>> Assignee: Marc Betz >>>> Fix For: 4.2 >>>> >>>> >>> >
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I've invited the OW for dinner - mistake?(461 Posts)
Brief background, altho I have posted about this before - my husband has become good friends with a woman at work. They work in different offices in different parts of country but for same company. He trained her etc which is how they met and they meet up with work eveyr month or so. They share a hobby in common and always go to lunch or for drinks when she's across at his office. She's a lot younger than him and is really stunning looking. She is married with children (as are we!) I've been very jealous of her and anxious about how much hubby seems to like her. He emails her several times a day including when at home and basically none of it is work related, just chat. He said he likes her tons and they are good friends. I've snooped a lot and never found anything dodge but all the chat seems a bit flirty to me not because they are explicity flirting but because they so clearly like each other and bounce mails back and forth. Not texts as far as I can see although hubs says they chat on the phone at work a bit.
Anyway, I've met her a few times at social events but I've kind of snubbed her and not been very friendly. Hubby mentioned that she and her husband and kids are coming to our area during half term to see friends and I've invited them all for dinner. I'm doing it as I want to see her and hubby together and I also want to get to know her. Feel if I can make it all 'above board' with us all friendly together, it will take any excitement out of it for them, or mamke it less likely to develop into something.
I'm worried now though as since they accepted the invite hubby has been bouncing around like an excited puppy. He even talked about what he's planning to wear?! I worry I'm facilitating something I should be shutting down. Should I cancel?
Well I'd be more worried by his apparent naivety than anything else.
I'm sure everyone who ever had an affair at one time thought they'd never go there.
Nor is it 'insulting' to discuss what defences he'll put up to stop this getting out of hand. That's just pragmatism and not romantic twittery about how if you're happy in a relationship, you're immune to being tempted.
I'm very, very happy with my husband, but I've met quite a few men I'd have pursued something with if we'd been single. So I've been really careful about out of office contact or getting into situations where we've been on our own and alcohol was involved. I've also made a point of talking about my husband and kids, obviously in positive terms.
I'm married not dead and your husband's no different. Neither are you for that matter.
My spidey senses are tingling for you.
My xh had an 'innocent friendship' with a woman at work (whom he found attractive) for several years before it went up a notch or ten.
You say he's a normal hot-blooded male. There is no way he hasn't thought about her 'like that'.
Wipsgliter, anybody with a normal level of curiosity would look on facebook wouldn't they? I would. The OP indicated that she was worried in her initial post.
I don't think you're over-reacting at all - your H is acting like a lovesick teenager and that must really hurt
But I wouldn't be asking this woman round to my house. She needs to back off - assuming she knows he's happily married, she should find herself somebody else to email constantly. I would be tempted to put something disgusting in her food if I did have to cook for her...
But anyway this is clearly really upsetting you. And your H is suppose to be on your side, looking out for you and wanting you to be happy above all else. So in short, he needs to grow up, realise how much he's hurting you, put some distance between himself and this woman and start putting his WIFE first.
How is it dangerous ground?
Arf at normal hot-blooded male but I get what you're saying. But equally, this woman's a normal hot-blooded female. Men are not beasts unable to control their sexual impulses and it's completely normal for men and women to find other people attractive and yes, sexy.
It's when people don't admit it that the problems start.
Sounds to me like they are good work friends, nothing more.
I hope the dinner helps you put your doubts to bed.
I remember your previous thread. I think this is your insecurity. He's allowed friends. I can understand that this woman who you think is AMAZING LOOKING compared to how you feel about yourself might play a bit on your insecurities but nothing you tell us your husband is doing or saying suggests there is anything to threaten your marriage other than your obsession with this.
This reminds me of when men make a really good male friend and people say, 'aw he's got a man crush'.
He obviously thinks she's great and enjoys her friendship. That doesn't mean he thinks less of you or loves you less any more than if he had a male friend he got on really well with.
I reckon you are more likely to push him away than her pull him away.
You've searched and searched and found nothing inappropriate.
If you were telling this story with your husband not liking your friendship with a younger man there would be posters telling you to LTB.
Wips I guess cos he's your boss. You're obviously excited about this new friendship but this is the person who has to do your performance reviews or hand you your redundancy notice etc.
This isn't about that, obviously, but one big relief for me is that the friendship does not involve an imbalance of power in this way as I don't think that ever leads to anything good.
You're probably right, I probably am insecure.
I can't imagine being friends with a man 20 years younger than me and having 'so much in common' (and not fancying him or thinking rude thoughts if he was attractive).
Sigh. I wish she'd get relocated to their offices in the States!
This is still going on ? And you are offering to escalate it yourself ?
You stand by while he obsesses about what to wear when the object of his affection comes into your home ?
I am surprised you still have any respect left at all for this lovesick puppy. He certainly has zero regard for you
I don't think he is having an affair-he is being too open about his relationship with her to you-reading out her email to you from her, happy with having her round to the house. It does sound that he may have a bit of a crush on her -may just be a friend crush type thing though-I can understand why you feel slightly put out by this.
Would he be okay about it if it was you getting all excited about a male colleague?
Look, don't you have the sort of relationship where you could say 'Quit the bullshit and cop yourself on. We both know it's realistic to find other people attractive and to get ego boosts if they find us fanciable too. We both also know that affairs aren't rare, even if everything's hunky dory at home. So what are you going to do in an active way to stop this getting out of hand?'
I don't think I look terrible by the way. I am in ok shape for my age. About a stone heavier than I should be but I'm tall so wear it well. I just can't compete with the looks of a much younger and more attractive woman so that's why I perhaps sound self deprecating.
You're right that I have snooped and found nothing. Well - found lots and lots and lots, but nothing incriminating in it. They just seem to like each other A LOT. I feel a real sense of affection between them.
You are not insecure, don't listen to the cool wives contingent on here. They try to out competition each other on how much shit they will tolerate going on right under their noses.
If that's you, carry on blaming yourself for your perfectly normal disquiet at this situation. Otherwise, have the courage of your instincts
I have some great friends that I've known for many years. I don't e-mail any of them several times a day, never mind chat on the phone as well.
It sounds to me that at the very least he's got a bad case of mentionitis. I wouldn't be happy.
Look, don't you have the sort of relationship where you could say 'Quit the bullshit and cop yourself on. We both know it's realistic to find other people attractive and to get ego boosts if they find us fanciable too. We both also know that affairs aren't rare, even if everything's hunky dory at home. So what are you going to do in an active way to stop this getting out of hand?'
It's not that we don't have the relationship - I have said similar to him - it's that he in no way accepts this and once said, 'So because she has a vagina I need to make a plan for being careful not to fall into it?' and went on to say that if this were a male friend I'd have no problems (true) and that it's purely because he is a man and she is a woman, which is ridiculous. He also said if I don't trust him to be faithful then I clearly don't have much regard for him and asked what I think he should do, stop contacting a good friend that he really likes because I don't like the fact she is female? Put like that I felt pretty stupid.
Yet the nagging doubts persist and I now feel actually quite sick when I know they're meeting up. I end up 'casually' quizzing hubby on their meetups when he gets home, what she said, where they went etc. He's always very open. I have nothing to pin on him at all - I just don't like it.
I agree with ScaryF!
ScaryFucker are you AnyFucker or am I getting confused?
Here is another thing I don't get - if he fancies her, why does he want her to come round to the house with her husband and children? Why want her to meet his wife, and to see her in her family role, and for us to be coupe friends? Surely that's the last thing he'd want. In fact, one of the reasons I invited her is cos I thought he'd be horrified at the thought but he seems fine. Then I thought her hubby would put a stop to the invite but apparently he's looking forward to it too!
He fancies her, but you have no evidence that she fancies him so cut her some slack yeah?
She obviously adores her DH (from her FB stuff) and is happy to spend a family afternoon with you and yours. She isnt the issue here.
He has a crush and is being none too subtle about it. So as I said before, let him make an arse of himself and THEN discuss it.
He is completely out of order doing all this when he knows how unhappy you are about it- you, and your relationship together should be his top priority. If that means he has to knock it off with the multiple daily emails, then so be it. He can be friends with her without behaving like an obsessed 14 year old.
You are trying to protect your marriage. He is playing fast and loose with it. Daft git.
I think you're being very mature about the whole thing, if it was my dh bouncing around asking what he'd wear I would be telling him in no uncertain terms what a knob he was being.
Sorry, but this is all going to end up really messily.
Hope you've got all your financial ducks in a row.
Nope, he won't be horrified at the thought at meeting up because he's "planning" an affair, he's thrilled about meeting up because he's not planning an affair, he's in denial, but he fancies her, definitely. He's in Denial that he is vulnerable to having an affair, thinking if its all above board it will protect him. It won't. Believe me, I speak from bitter experience. She may be feeling the same, if she can make friends with you, you all meet each other and be friends, it will protect her from an affair, they are possibly even doing this to try to stop themselves having an affair!! Believe me, it happens, anyone here who says it doesn't, really doesn't know. I have seen it happen in front of my eyes. Please be careful, perhaps the dinner will give you more power to say to your dh it made you feel uncomfortable and give you more weight behind what you are saying, but....... BUT you must be also careful of stopping him sharing information about his time with her with you. If he feels you are threatening their friendship it will possibly become secret......please tread carefully and read Shirley Glass book "just good friends".
whilst its perfectly fine and normal to have friendships with the opposite sex in a marriage, they shouldn't cause such angst for the wife/husband. your husband sounds like he is behaving really inappropriately, embarrassingly so in fact. You should be his priority and your happiness.
fine for him to have friends but this is just silly, constant emails and chit chat. its not on. sounds like its got to the stage where even you having a word with him about it is stoking his ego. he sounds like he's in cloud cuckoo land.
I wouldn't invite them to dinner, its just torturing yourself further. you'll be jumpy and on alert all night. this couple aren't your friends are they?
I think you need to have another talk with him. its not that you are asking him not to have female friends or to cut contact "just because she has a vagina" (odd words from him) but...come on, its not as if they are friends from childhood. He's focussing way too much on this, sounds like an infatuation. He's the one that needs to nip it in the bud though, you can't do that for him OP.
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My son's done with his first year, he'll be turning 10 Dec 1st. He's been riding a Burton Chopper 120cm and it's serving him pretty well. A combination of having idle fingers and prices being so low has me looking at what a good next board might be. And opening up a new board Dec 1st which is usually opening day around here just seems too perfect.
We live in New England so mostly groomers. End of the year he wandered a bit into the beginner park to do some small jumps. This year he'll definitely try to tackle the boxes. But he's far from park rat, mostly groomers with the old man, so I'm thinking maybe something with magnetraction or equivalent.
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Burton Super Hero - eh, doesn't do much for me. No idea why
Burton Protest - seems a better choice
Gnu Danny Kass Mini - He's not a big fan of the graphics and that matters at 9.
LibTech Lil Ripper - I think this is the front runner right now
NS Mini Evo - Unsure if it's a good fit for all mountain???
???? - other good choices?
Weight wise he's 60lbs wet, though is in a bit of a growth spurt. Which is why maybe I'm thinking another season on the Chopper which he's still in the weight range for and hold off until next year this time to buy a little bigger 'better' board.
Oh, and price range would be <$200 on sale.
weight wise he is very similar to my son. 10 also
he started with an older camber chopper 125, but he had a core shot after first year and we got a 2013 super hero 130, he is 68 lbs now. he loves the board, he does (70 park, 30 all mountain) his only complaint with it is that he is not heavy enough to hit the rails hard. any one of those boards would serve you well
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The thing I notice is that the lengths for his weight are way less on the Burtons. Sub 130, where as the lib/gnu and ns are at like 140 for 55+ which maxes out their youths. Certainly seems to give room for growth but that makes it a 20cm jump from what he has.
with the youth boards I found that the weight ranges really vary. the skill of the rider helps to determine if you want to go longer (usually stiffer) on same weight range.
my son is an advanced rider on all mountain and in park he is good with boxes and jumps, he is just having issues with rails. hoping his week at woodward wil help on that, If he is lighter I would go to the shorter end of the spectrum for weight range the board will probably flex better, which will help in park
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Funny you posted this, I am currently trying to decide between a gnu danny kass mini 120 and a never summer mini evo 125 for my son. He is also just turning 10 and at 74 pounds right now. He's pretty decent rider already doing boxes and riding pretty fast. He rode a 110 chopper last year. Such a hard decision to make lol
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Unfortunately it's a pretty limited market for anything other than beginner boards with even less reviews to help you out. You kind of have to go by the reviews of the big brothers and take them at their word that the smaller boards are the same at half the price.
Ya to me it seems like they recommend long boards for there weight. There is no way he would like a 140. Maybe a 130 at the most if it had rocker between the feet I would think. But last year he shredded on the chopper 110. I know the chopper is a flat based board. I'll be getting him a board with a little rocker in it and rocker boards feel smaller then there actual size. He rode a 120 board one day last year and really didnt like it. It was the Rome mini shredder i believe, I think its also flat based. Im kinda leaning toward the NS mini evo 125.
In case you guys did not buy anything yet
just picked up for my son an NS Evo Mini 130 from EVO for $167. I used thier price match -5% from peter glenn. Peter glenn right Now has a 30 off 200 coupon, (4TH30). which brings evo mini to 204.99-30 174.99
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You would be hard pressed to find a better price on this board. Not too many boards left, and to use the price match, the place you are matching has to have same size same model
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look at the ride phenoms... these things are tanks, my son uses them,
he has the size M which go to size 8 or 9 so they will grow with him
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