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Appeal Could Restart LAPD's "Go-Easy" Impound Policy
The L.A. City Attorney says his office will ask to temporarily stop a court order against the LAPD's lenient vehicle impound rules for some unlicensed drivers.
City Attorney Mike Feuer says a request for a stay from the state's 2nd District Appelate Court may be filed as soon as today.
If granted, it would allow the LAPD to return to its Special Order 7 policy of discouraging officers from impounding for 30 days cars driven by certain unlicensed drivers.
Feuer says he plans to argue aggressively to protect the policy, that he says was already cleared as legal by the California Attorney General.
"The lower court respected but disagreed with the Attorney General's analysis," Feuer said Wednesday. "We respect the lower court but believe that that interpretation was wrong."
An L.A. Superior Court judge threw out the LAPD policy last month, finding it was confusing for officers and was in conflict with state law.
30-day impounds were designed by the legislature to punish drivers caught without a valid license, insurance, or registration.
L.A.'s fight in appeals court may be moot in January when California begins issuing driver licenses to people in the U.S. illegally.
-- Eric Leonard at L.A. City Hall (@leonardfiles)


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mario92 wrote:hi everyone, im looking now for apropriate dhamma friends in my comunity, who has faith in the theravada buddhism, i think i need it so much, but the only thing that i found were people who dont practice the true teachings of the buddha (people who practice the horoscope, who play the drum, and does not have any discipline in the precepts, or have not an illuminated master, asociated with the tibetan budhism, and arent informated), so what characteristic or qualities does the dhamma friends should have, how to encounter them, and what attitude one should have towards them? Or should i practice yoga with other people more serious only as a therapy?
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Gabriel Newman, Ph.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
2328 W Joppa Road, Suite 10, Lutherville, Maryland 21093
We use sandbox and play therapy to provide the young with alternatives in creative expression, and to let them know that there is a safe holding place where their fears can be confronted, and respected. Often, we also help the children best by helping the parents find peaceful ways to reach common ground on child-rearing practices and responses. The most crucial element is to treat a child, not a diagnosis or condition.
Robert Castle, M.S., LCPC, NCC, ACS
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Collaborative Counseling, LLC, 744 Dulaney Valley Road, STE 7, Towson, Maryland 21204
Young children who are dealing with emotional distress, often expressed in behavior, will look to primary caregivers (parents, adoptive parents/guardians) for emotional support and nurturance. The young person's emotional/behavioral symptoms could be co-occurring with or caused by differences in parenting styles, adjustment to divorce, co-parenting arrangements, death/loss/ grief adjustments, and other stressors in the home, school, or environment. While I do not provide individual therapy for young children, I offer my skills, training and experience in family therapy to help parents/caregivers foster an effective, calm, at-ease rapport with their children, sometimes including family therapy with children present.
Dane Wendell, LCPC
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
600 Wyndhurst Ave, suite 112, Baltimore, Maryland 21210
My primary goal of working with children and adolescents is to focus on strengths and build upon those strengths. Instead of focusing on problems, which can be exhausting and emotionally draining, I like to build on the strengths of individuals in order to empower and encourage them to make positive changes in their lives. The more they are able to recognize their own past solutions the easier it is for them to repeat those solutions in order to achieve their goals, as opposed to having another adult tell them what to do.


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Franklin retires, Gillibrand 'pleased'
The Air Force General who reversed a guilty verdict in a military sexual assault conviction will retire.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand had called for the ousting of Lt. Gen. Craig Franklin last month. She has been holding hearings about the under-reporting of sexual assault in the military and learned that Franklin denied a court martial and would not speak with the alleged victim.
Gillibrand (D-NY) released the following statement after it was announced that Lt. Gen. Franklin, the Aviano Air Base commander who reversed a guilty verdict in a sexual assault conviction, will retire:
"For months the military has been arguing that commanders retaining convening authority to prosecute sexual assault is the solution to the vast underreporting of sexual assault crimes in the military. Lt. Gen. Franklin's retirement is a glaring admission that untrained, biased commanders should not have this authority. I am pleased that Lt. Gen. Franklin will no longer serve in his post – but take no joy in this outcome as it's a painful reminder for the victims of military sexual assault that the deck is stacked against justice when commanders hold all the cards.
"The men and women of the military deserve to have unbiased, trained military prosecutors reviewing their cases and making decisions based solely on the evidence. Nowhere in America would we allow a boss to decide if an employee was sexually assaulted or not except the United States military. We owe our service members better. I will continue to seek to fix this flaw in the UCMJ by passing the Military Justice Improvement Act in the coming weeks."


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Keys to Engaging Older Adults @ your library
Tips and tools on assisting older adults from the ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services
Telling Your Story
Tell your library's story to everyone in your community! Highlight all the programs and services your library offers for older adults. Here are some tips on getting the word out.
…to the media:
Submit articles and promote events to the local media.
Describe the library's older adult services and feature your patrons' personal stories. These are powerful, first hand testimonials.
Promote your programs in your partners' newsletters.
...in the community:
Speak to civic and professional groups, homeowners associations, schools - to anyone who could use your services or knows someone who could. Bring along customers to share their perspective.
Use your Web site to help people find the best online resources, local and regional activities, and social network opportunities. For examples, see the "model programs" section of this handout.
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Psy's new video on viewership fast track
Psy is quickly gaining on the record of this viral hit "Gangnam Style" with his new video. By the time the clock rolled over into Tuesday, "Gentleman," which was released last Saturday, had already logged more than 82 million views on YouTube and just kept climbing. The views are now at over 120 million!
"Gangnam Style" holds the YouTube record for the most views ever with one-point-five-billion views. It's the song that put Psy on the global music map.
His video for "Gentleman" racked up more than 20 million hits in its first 24 hours. The song is also climbing the music charts around the world, seeing top ten rankings in Britain, Australia and much of Scandinavia.


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|Art 40 Basel 2009
|At Art 40 Basel, the A arte Studio Invernizzi gallery is presenting an exhibition devoted to Mario Nigro, featuring works representative of the artists output, starting with the 1960s, the period in which the issues addressed by the "Spazio totale" ("Total Space") cycle of the 1950s were tackled again from a different angle, so that it assumed an increasingly environmental character.The size of these works was expanded and their forms became more complex, and, through the adoption of serial modularity, a perceptual and psychological progression was increasingly evident that was then expressed more fully in the large room dedicated to the artist at the 1968 Venice Biennale.
The spatialization and distortion of the grid to form a perspective progression leads us to the first works in the "Tempo totale" ("Total Time") series of the 1970s, in which the articulation of time involves rhythmic flow.
In addition, there will be works from the cycle of the "Dipinti satanici" ("Satanic Paintings") of the late 1980s, in which Nigro allowed his painting to explode into vigorous brushstrokes, forming a series of vivid patches of colour.
Mario Nigro (Pistoia 1917- Livorno 1992).
In 1949 he has his first solo exhibition at the Libreria Salto in Milan.
Nigros works from this period immediately meets with international acclaim, which is attested by the invitations he receives to exhibit at the Salon des Réalités Nouvelles in Paris in 1951 and 1952. In 1951 Gillo Dorfles presents a solo exhibition of Nigros at the Libreria Salto in Milan.
In 1957 Michel Seuphor invites Nigro to participate in a large exhibition entitled "50 ans dArt Abstrait" at the Galerie Creuze in Paris.
Between 1965 and 1975 - after having reconsidered the "Spazio totale" cycle and realized the series of "Collages vibratili" in the early 1960s - Nigro starts to create environmental works, which he also exhibits at the 1968 Venice Biennale, where a room is devoted to him in the Italian Pavilion.
In the second half of the 1960s Nigro starts the minimal progressive perspective projections of a new cycle, called "Tempo totale", then Strutture fisse con licenza cromatica.
From the mid-1970s onwards, Nigro begins his investigation of what he describes as the "Concezioni elementari geometriche della metafisica del colore", which he presents at the 1978 Venice Biennale with "Ettore e Andromaca", a work in ten elements.
In 1979, on the occasion of his large solo exhibition at the Padiglione dArte Contemporanea in Milan, he executes, on the walls a series of graffiti linked to the positional analysis of the golden section. Thus begins his "Analisi della linea", which, in 1980, assumes the dramatic form of the "Terremoto" and, in 1982, the artist presents at the Venice Biennale with his work "Emarginazione".The following year, the interrupted line is sensitized through its transformation into a series of dots, giving rise to the subsequent cycles of the "Orizzonte" and the "Orme". In 1984 the municipality of Pistoia devotes a large retrospective exhibition to the artist. In the second half of the decade, in the series of "Ritratti" and "Dipinti satanici", an increasingly ardent expressiveness is evident in his works; this is constantly related to a scientific vision that is anything but narrative or descriptive, and is rendered explicit in a more rarefied direction in the cycles of the early 1990s, the "Meditazioni" and the "Strutture".
Mario Nigro
Dai ritratti: Euripide, 1988, Oil on canvas, 194x205 cm


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TOPIC: Why I didn't ask for help right away
Sometimes it's hard to ask for help . . . for all kinds of reasons. But don't let them stop you. When you make the choice to get help, you'll wonder why you waited so long - you'll know that getting into treatment was the best possible move for yourself and the people you love.
It was hard to admit I needed help, but it was the most courageous thing I ever did - Ron Whitcomb, US Army


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Three Arrested For Disorderly Conduct Outside Taylor Swift Mansion
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Taylor Swift is getting some unwelcome visitors near her beach-side property in Rhode Island.
Three young people were arrested for disorderly conduct outside her mansion in Westerly on Sunday night. Two men and one woman, all in their twenties, were caught throwing bottles of beer at the star's home, according to the local paper "The Westerly Sun."
Police say they were alerted to the incident by Taylor's security guards. One guard claimed the trio showed him their middle fingers and dropped F-bombs when he asked them to stop. The singer was not home at the time of the incident.
One of the arrested, Tristan Kading, tells TMZ they have nothing against Taylor personally. He denies flipping the bird to the guard, and explains that he and his friends simply got out of control after drinking.
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Families of September 11 is now operating as the For Action Initiative. The web pages on this site are available for informational purposes only. Please visit us at www.foractioninitiative.org.
As we commemorate two of the most devastating disasters in U.S. history, the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, we are reminded of the importance of preparing ourselves and loved one for disasters. You can take action before a disaster occurs to ensure you have essential supplies, plans, and a way to communicate with loved ones. This planning is critical and can lesson the impact when disaster strikes.
FOS11 is a proud coalition member of National Preparedness Month 2006, a nationwide effort held this September to encourage Americans to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses, and schools. Co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the American Red Cross, the goal of National Preparedness Month is to increase public awareness about the importance of preparing for emergencies and to encourage individuals to take action.
There are many resources available to you to learn how to prepare for disasters that provide guidance on creating disaster bags and go-kits, as well as how to create emergency plans for all types of disasters. Click here to access the National Preparedness Month 2006 Coalition Member Tool Kit. You can also visit the Department of Homeland Security website, the American Red Cross website, and the Families of September 11 website for information to protect yourself and your family.
For specific preparedness information that pertains to where you live, visit your local emergency management website (for example, the New York City website can be found at www.nyc.gov/oem).
We hear that we must be better prepared almost every day. But how many of us are taking the steps necessary? Information is available, but we have to act on it now, before disaster strikes. Use the checklists and preparedness material to get more prepared one week at a time. Add to your plan every week and before you know it, you will have a well thought out plan for you and your loved ones.
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FOS11 and the Nuclear Threat Initiative Launch Public Awareness Campaign to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism
Last December, the 9/11 Commission gave the government a "D" in its efforts to lock down nuclear weapons materials. Families of September 11 needs your help to turn that "D" into an "A". Concerned that not enough is being done to keep nuclear weapons and materials out of the hands of terrorists, Families of September 11 and the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) launched a joint public awareness campaign to increase awareness of, and urge citizens to join in, supporting efforts to prevent nuclear terrorism.
The educational initiative includes such activities as: national screenings and discussions around the docudrama Last Best Chance (www.lastbestchance.org), the release of three Public Service Announcements (PSAs) to more than 1,200 television stations nationwide; the launch of the www.saferworld.org website for comprehensive information on how Americans can make the country safer and more secure, and public meetings to discuss the threat and prevent of nuclear terrorism. Click here to read the press release about this important initiative and about our recent journey to Capitol Hill to engage our elected officials in locking down nuclear weapons materials before they get into the hands of terrorists.
FOS11 Partnership: National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement
This commemoration comes at a particularly difficult time in the school year. Many students may be new to their classrooms or to their school. Teachers will only recently have met their students. Therefore assessing students' reactions may be challenging. The degree of a child's reaction may vary depending upon a child's and his/her family's experiences since September 11, 2001. Recent losses or traumatic events, as well as other factors related to young persons' individual life experiences and unique needs, will also affect their reactions. The guidelines and suggestions in the materials attached offer helpful insights to teachers and other school personnel in assisting students and their families during this difficult time. For more details visit the FOS11 website and you can now visit the Center's newly launched website which will grow to include more and more resources for educators, civic leaders and parents, click here.
September 11th Oral History Project – Story Corps
The oral histories are recorded like conversations, with pairs of witnesses interviewing each other. For information on how to set-up your appointment and more information on how this works, visit the Story Corps website, call (646) 723-7027, or email Emily Feit at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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New Jersey Philharmonic Concert to Commemorate 9/11
The concert will include the master pieces of Rachmaninoff, Vivaldi, and Mozart. Mozart's Requiem which is a poignant piece and Mozart's final composition will be concluded by the concert of New Jersey concert Choir. Through this concert, they would like to commemorate 9-11 and would like to console bereaved families from the police department, the fire department and other many victims.
There are only 500 free tickets available. Click here for more information or contact Korean Association of Greater New York at 212-255-6969 for tickets and for more information.
"Life and Liberty After 9/11" : National Juried Exhibit at the Las Cruces Museum of Art
All exhibits and receptions are accessible and free to the public. For more information about Museum exhibits, programs and Museum Studio classes, call 505-541-2137 or visit the website www.museums.las-cruces.org.
"Here was New York: Twin Towers in Symbolic Images" Photo Exhibition
Curated by BAC folklorist Kay Turner, the impetus for the exhibit stems from a wish to acknowledge local forms of remembrance that keep the Twin Towers visible to us as we go about our daily post- 9/11 lives. "Never forget" means never forget that day, but in another sense it means never forget what was before that day.
This exhibit also serves as homage and counterpoint to "Here Is New York," a photo exhibit which opened immediately after the attacks in 2001. Held in a makeshift gallery in SOHO, that remarkable project made it possible for anyone to hang their photos recording the events of September 11th. Hundreds did so and thousands came to see the pictures. "Here Was New York" acts upon the same democratic principles as its predecessor and invites anyone in the New York area to submit a photo documenting the Twin Towers as they remain visible in symbolic form throughout the city.
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Tribute Center Daily Walking Tours
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The Tribute Center is a project of the September 11th Widows and Victims' Families' Association. The idea for the Tribute Center grew out of the desire of those closely affected by the events of September 11th to share their stories – accounts of the day and the remarkable outpouring of help and heroism; narratives of courage in spite of loss and grief; and reports of resilience in the face of tragedy. It came from a realization that we are living through a historical moment and that all of these stories can bring perspective and hope to those seeking to learn about one of the most infamous days in America's history.
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Health Issues for 9/11 Rescue and Recovery Workers
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LIFE-SIZED twin figures mounted above the entrance to an Upland lumber yard had greeted customers and motorists on Euclid Avenue since the 1980s.
Sculpted out of cedar logs by an artist who used chainsaws, the figures depict carpenters, one from the 1930s and the other the 1980s.
Hoyt Lumber, alas, closed in June and its building was demolished in December. What happened to those figures?
They now belong to Bob Koranda, a general contractor in north Upland. He has them in his yard. After a query in this space last week, Koranda phoned to invite me up for a look.
Needless to say, I carved out some time.
Koranda lives off 20th Street west of Euclid. The first alley leads up to his back gate.
The figures stand inside the gate on raised planters, one on each side of his driveway.
"When I leave in the morning, it's nice to see them standing here," Koranda said.
Close to ground level, their size is impressive. They're more than 7 feet tall. Koranda said they weigh more than 500 pounds apiece.
"I'm a big boy," Koranda said, "and I feel like a little guy next to them."
He'd seen them hundreds of times over the years as a regular customer of Hoyt and its predecessor, Rugg Lumber. But having the figures near eye level rather than overhead allows for close inspection.
The 1930s carpenter wears overalls, pants dragging the ground, and a cap. He carries a handsaw in his right hand. His left is in his pocket.
Koranda and I marveled together at the details. The slender man has a rag in his back pocket and a fold-out tape measure in a front pocket. Based on his sunken features, the figure may be intended to be toothless. He's also hunched forward with age.
"He's all bent over from sawing so much," Koranda theorized.
The 1980s carpenter stands straight and appears to have spent a lot of time at the gym. Broad-shouldered, with bulging biceps and thick thighs, he's wearing a tank top and shorts, which are rolled slightly. He has a mustache and long hair, a surly look and, in one hand, a motorized Skilsaw, all carved from cedar.
"He's got some beefy legs. I've been a contractor all my life. I don't have legs like that," Koranda observed.
Despite his hale and hearty appearance, the modern figure has a crack running from his groin to the top of his head - that's gotta hurt - where the log has split due to weathering.
Fine details include bootstraps on the back of his boots and pockets that have been dug out. The carpenter's chainsaw "even has a guard," Koranda said.
It's no surprise that sculptor Miles Tucker could re-create an accurate chainsaw. Chainsaws are his medium.
Bill Rugg, the former owner of Rugg Lumber, told me last year that he and his wife encountered Tucker at work in California's Gold Country in the 1980s. He was carving a figure with a variety of chainsaws.
The 1930s carpenter was on display. Impressed, Rugg arranged to buy that one for his lumber yard and commissioned a modern-day carpenter as a counterpoint. Tucker drove down to Upland with the completed figures soon afterward.
The figures were mounted there ever since, even after the store's closure due to slowing sales.
Koranda and his wife, Pat, drove past the shuttered store one day when she said she hoped the figures would be saved.
In late November, Koranda was at the remaining Hoyt store, in Rancho Cucamonga, and asked about the figures. The next day, he was told by phone that they were available. A price was agreed upon.
(He was asked by Hoyt not to reveal what he paid but said it was more than fair and less than he'd expected.)
"When can you get here?" he was asked. "I'm leaving already," Koranda replied.
The figures were already down from the building, which was four days away from demolition. An employee in a forklift put them into the bed of Koranda's pickup truck. Koranda tied them down with chains and drove them home.
"I got so many thumbs-up coming up Euclid with them in my pickup bed, standing straight up," Koranda said.
Once home, Koranda used his own forklift to lift them into place.
"He was home with them in an hour," Pat Koranda said. "I didn't even know he'd left."
She said her husband's heart was set on having them. She had worried they would be out of his price range and that he'd be disappointed.
"When he drove up the driveway with the statues," Pat said, "I don't think I've seen him as happy since our son was born."
What does she think of the figures?
"I think they're gorgeous," Pat said, beaming. "I now have two more contractors in my family. Now I have three."
Bob Koranda, who expects to retire in two years when he turns 70, likes having the figures in his yard. They're in the shade of towering palm trees.
"It's a good place for them. Quiet," Koranda said. "They'll retire here with me."
Others retire to north Upland, so why not the carpenters?
Koranda said he's happy to share the figures.
"I don't mind people coming up the alley and taking pictures of them," Koranda said. "I'm not the owner. I'm just the caretaker. I'd want to see them.
"They're part of the city, an icon. Somebody will take care of them when I'm gone. I'm very grateful to have them."
That said, the figures have taken some getting used to.
One day in the yard, Koranda confided, he was clearing his planter and saw an unfamiliar shadow.
"I thought somebody was standing behind me," Koranda said. "I've gotta be careful."
So that's the story of the figures carved from logs. If you wondered what happened to them, you're no longer stumped.
David Allen writes Friday, Sunday and Wednesday, three bumps on a log. Reach him at email@example.com or 909-483-9339, read his blog at dailybulletin.com/davidallenblog, check out facebook.com/davidallencolumnist and follow @davidallen909 on Twitter.


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As I Lay Dying frontman due back in court
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As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis is headed back to court. A readiness hearing in the rocker's murder-for-hire case is scheduled to take place today near San Diego.
Lambesis was arrested last month for allegedly trying to hire a hit man to kill his estranged wife. He has since pleaded not guilty to the charge and posted bail.
Lambesis' legal issues have forced As I Lay Dying to cancel all of their touring plans, including their spot on Killswitch Engage's current trek. However, one of Lambesis' side projects - Austrian Death Machine - has announced that they will be moving forward as planned.
The group explained in a Facebook post earlier this month that Lambesis had already recorded his vocals for their third album before his arrest, and they're currently working to finish Triple Brutal as soon as possible.
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Lebanon: Pregnant refugees seek assistance through the Syria Emergency Response Fund
In the summer of 2012, when Thawra Al Jabal fled violence and shelling in her hometown of Deir El Zoor, in Syria, she was two months pregnant.
"I left home with only my clothes on. All I could carry were my kids and our credentials," says the 29-year-old mother of four. The family moved into a tent in the village of Baalool in West Bekaa, Lebanon.
By the time they arrived, Ms. Al Jabal knew something was wrong with her pregnancy. She felt exhausted and unwell, but she was reluctant to go to a doctor, fearing the cost.
When she learned that the health centre in Kamed El Laouz offered free prenatal consultations, she sought help immediately. The gynaecologist there referred her to a cardiologist, who diagnosed her with weakness in her aortic valve, a serious condition that would require a Caesarean-section delivery.
Over the following months, she experienced constant pain in her right leg and had difficulty moving. Her family feared she might not survive. "I needed a C-section, and I couldn't afford hospitalization," she says.
Fortunately, she learned about a maternal health programme operated by International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) with funding from OCHA. The programme provides health assistance to Syrian mothers and infants, including prenatal consultations, neonatal care for infants and postnatal care for mothers. The programme covered the cost of Ms. Al Jabal's C-section; her daughter, Zeinab, was born in early spring.
Ms. Al Jabal also attended four awareness sessions held by IOCC about breastfeeding, personal hygiene, nutrition and infant care. She is now breastfeeding Zeinab. "I believe in IOCC and in what IOCC says because they saved my life," she said. "They said I should breastfeed my child exclusively for six months, and that's exactly what I intend to do."
Hana Hajeer was also pregnant when she fled from Syria to Lebanon. In July of 2012, Ms. Hajeer, a Palestinian refugee, moved to Ein El Hilweh Camp in Saida, on Lebanon's coast.
For five years, she and her husband, Fadi, had dreamed of having children. But when she finally became pregnant – with twins – she was forced to leave the country alone. Her husband was unable to come with her. Once she reached the coast, she relied on support from her family in Lebanon and from the UN Relief and Works Agency.
When Ms. Hajeer went into labour during her eighth month of pregnancy, the twins suffered complications. The costs of the delivery and neonatal care were more than Ms. Hajeer could afford, but the family's medical costs were supported with funds provided by OCHA's Syria Emergency Response Fund [1].
The new mother and twins are now healthy, and Mr. Hajeer has arrived from Syria.
"The sight of my kids gives me the greatest feeling of being a father, and I only pray of being able to offer them the very best, as they offered me the world," he said.
More>> Syria ERF - OCHA Syria - OCHA Middle East and North Africa
[1] As of December 2013, the ERF has received $53.2 million in contributions and pledges ($27.8 million in 2012 and $25.4 million in 2013) from 19 Member States, as well as private donations. The ERF has allocated $42 million to 134 projects, reaching more than 5.3 million affected people in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq.


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Moby to headline Global Green's pre-Oscar party
Moby will be headlining a green Oscar party this year.
The electronic music vet is scheduled to play the Global Green USA event in Hollywood on February 26th, just a few days ahead of the Academy Awards on March 2nd. The "zero-waste" fundraising party benefits Global Green USA's fight against climate change.
Moby says he's supported their mission for years and attended several Global Green events, which makes it really nice to be able to play what he calls their "legendary pre-Oscar party."
i've attended multiple global green events over the years so it's really nice to be playing their pre-oscar party http://t.co/IhnZ43aEGM
— moby (@thelittleidiot) February 14, 2014
More information about the event and the organization is available at GlobalGreen.org.
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About may 6, the day that the world shall be surrounded by magic
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Make visible whatever you wish to share about this subject.
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hi guys
in this "" video "(i think) I tried to have" "privilege-escalation" "in my win 7-sp1-fully_patched with AV enable
after trying to use the module msf (post / windows / escalate / bypassuac) which was LOCKED out of my system by antivirus .. (& I do not want to kill it) .. reading on the net I tried another way ..... .
I am not able to judge whether this method is correct or incorrect & useless ....(i'm not a pentester)
I have just tried it!
if you want to see the video ... bad ..... & ... full of errors:
PS (the material that helped me prepare for the prior two payloads is in the forum & in the network)
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Hundreds turn out for Gainesville Fashion Week runway show
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Kristyn Pelaez watched quietly as the male model strutted to the lip of runway, paused for photos and whipped back around.
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"Those bottoms are definitely in right now," Pelaez, 20, said, pointing to the rugged pair of swim trunks that swirled with red, green and blue fish prints. "They really appeal to people in Florida."
"Yeah, they're really vibrant," Jillian de Montluzin, 21, said with a nod.
On Friday night, the two University of Florida students traveled to the University Air Center for Gainesville Fashion Week, which was nestled in the Mustang Hangar and drew more than 200 locals, models and students. Another runway show is set for tonight at 6:30 at the air center, which is adjacent to Gainesville Regional Airport.
"I bet they're thinking: Don't fall. Don't fall. Don't fall," Pelaez said, as another model — this one decked in green shorts, a light-blue checkered shirt and dark boat shoes — stopped to strike a pose. "I wouldn't want to bust on my catwalk."
As he jaunted back and disappeared behind the black curtain, she sagged her shoulders.
"I don't think I could ever do that," she admitted.
The third night of GFW featured runway shows from Fresh Heirs, Jacquelyn Brooks, Macy's Mens, White House Black Market and headlining designer Jay Nicolas Sario, who appeared on "Project Runway."
For Lauren Staub, it was her first modeling run.
"It was a senior year resolution," Staub, a 21-year-old UF student, said as she prepared her outfit backstage.
She had always been interested in modeling, she said, but never pursued it. When she went to the GFW open auditions and was picked for the Fresh Heirs and Jay Nicolas Sario sets, she was as surprised as anyone.
"It's something different," she said. "I'm really excited."
Loud music thumped off the hangar walls as she prepared backstage for her first run with Fresh Heirs. The designers already twisted her hair into a criss-cross braid and fluffed it into two buns; dressed her in a see-through rain poncho and old thrift store dress; dappled her temples and forehead with silver and purple rhinestones; and handed her a yellow smiley face balloon.
All she had to do was mentally prepare herself.
"It's a strange feeling," Staub said of modeling. "Because I'm generally a nervous person, but I walk out on the runway and it dissipates."
Also in the crowd of models was Bryan Smith, who was readying for his run with Fresh Heirs, too.
The UF junior's favorite part of modeling is the pictures, he said.
"I really love fashion, and I really love photography," said Smith, 21, who first got involved in modeling after a friend suggested he get on the other side of the camera.
When he strides down the walkway, he said, he thinks about "seeing what other people can't see."
"Everybody looks at you," he explained, "but they all see something different."
During his set, Smith looped down the runway like a giraffe, and cocked his hips at the end of his walk, staring out at the crowd for a few seconds before relinquishing the stage to another model.
Meanwhile, Pelaez and de Montluzin studied the outfits and walks intently.
"We were talking about it," Pelaez said, "and we agree: It's probably a lot harder than it looks."
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Tom asks:
Is there any way to prevent unwanted posts from appearing on my Facebook wall, without entirely blocking the friends who post them?
Tom, thanks to Facebook, I've reconnected with people I haven't seen since 8-track tapes were all the rage or–for that matter-since phrases like "all the rage" were all the rage. In other words, the flightless Dodo was still waddling around its Ocean paradise.
However, some of these old friends, along with a few new ones, have developed—and are determined to advance—an angry political agenda. In many cases, I share their views, so it's not a matter of agreeing, or disagreeing with the opinion, it's the vitriol with which it's delivered. Since these views are presented primarily through links to articles, I decided to figure out the appropriate subscription update settings to keep me current on my friends' status, without exposing myself to all the hostility. It's likely that this solution won't solve your problem entirely, but it may help make it more tolerable.
After attempting several variations, the settings displayed below seemed to offer the best option in my situation. Click your friend's name and then–once on their wall–click the Subscribed button. Of course, your choices will be determined by what works best for you, but I unchecked Games (not a player), Comments and Likes, and Status Updates. Although leaving Photos checked still occasionally opens the door to some of the antagonism, I didn't want to miss out on family pictures, or photos from a recent visit to the Grand Canyon or Niagara Falls. Despite minor aggravations, these are–after all–people I like.
To check the new settings, switch back and forth between friends' pages and your own, refreshing each time, to be sure the changes are in place. The browser back and forward arrow and refresh (reload) buttons can be used or, if you're a keyboard aficionado, shortcuts are as follows: Alt+right and left arrow keys takes you back and forth, and the F5 key refreshes the web page.
Your Facebook home page should now be a more relaxing and agreeable place to stay up-to-date with friends. Thanks for the question, Tom
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Lenoir-Rhyne defeats BC men at home 6-0September 22, 2010
The men's soccer team was unable to overpower L-R in the 6-0 loss
Brevard, N.C. - The Brevard College men's soccer team fell to 0-2 in South Atlantic Conference play on Wednesday when they were handed a loss by the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears. They were beaten 6-0 and are now 0-7-1 on the season. The Bears improved to 5-1 with a 2-0 record in SAC play.
Lenoir-Rhyne scored six goals on 15 shots in the game and used a pair of hat-tricks to sew up their second conference victory.
Dave Bailey opened up the scoring within the first minute when he scored on a penalty kick at the 54 second mark. Almost 27 minutes later, Bailey found the back of the net for a second time when he took a pass from Martin Graham and was able to beat the Brevard keeper, Pauli Jussila (Valkeakoski, Finland). In the 31st minute, Chibuso Nwosu scored on a one-on-one for his first goal of the match at 31:41, and the Tornados fell behind 3-0 which is where the score stayed until the second half.
After halftime Brevard came out trying to claw back into the match, but at the 62:11 mark, Bailey found the net again when he scored off of a pass from George Wilson to put the Bears up 4-0. Nwosu was able to score twice more in the match as well. Both of his goals came on headers off of free kicks by Oliver Worth giving them the final tally of 6-0.
Jussila spent the entire game in goal for Brevard. Lenoir-Rhyne started Tom Heath and he played 62:11 in net for the Bears. Stefan Dill relieved him for the final 27:49 of play.
The Tornados are back in action at home on Saturday, September 25th when they host SAC rival Lincoln Memorial University. The men's game will follow the Tornado women's soccer team. The women's game is scheduled for 2 p.m. with the men's to follow at 4 p.m. at the Brevard College Soccer Field.


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LisaBrandNew posted 11/28/2011 14:38 PM
Trying to get you to "show that you care" is also about dependency stuff, controlling and trying to keep you in the dynamic. PAs are not true adults. The codependent/PA relationship is also called the parent/child relationship or the pursuer/distancer relationship, etc. Both are dysfunctional.
They are angry children that do not want to play grown up - so they pout, obstruct, etc. Basically a constant, quiet temper tantrum.
Rescuing, managing, etc. turns you into the mother of a tantruming child. So, please .... don't reach more than half way on anything in the marriage - not housework, tasks, bill paying, emotional, sexual, nothing. They either figure it out and grow up or they have to go.
LionessQn76 posted 11/28/2011 18:15 PM
I don't know if I want to cry or laugh.
Reading these post is like reading my biography for the last year.
I feel like an idiot not seeing how manipulated I was. I can't believe how manipulative and immature he has been during the cheating and after.
He even manipulated me into reconciling only after a wk I wasn't kissing his behind and I wanted to read about r before anything. He told me" I wasn't saying nything" or "it seems to me the more i talk about the cheating you see me different"
Even after dday he was mean and nasty towards me.
Didn't he lie and cheaT for months while I suffered in silence with PPD.
LionessQn76 posted 11/28/2011 18:20 PM
THANK YOU wish I had this info yrs ago. Esp this past year I thought he had bad coping skills and was depressed.
The personalty traits iS scary bc I was his "fuckable mommy" now I know I was right I'm not just a jilt crazy woman.
LisaBrandNew posted 11/28/2011 19:09 PM
Lioness - I wish I had understood codependency and PA earlier in my life too. But now we know!
The PA understands very well that the codependent REACTS to distancing, detachment, cruelty, witdrawal, etc. by PURSUING. We reinforce their behavior by rewarding it. I know...sucks to know we were equal partners in the f***ed up dance. But we were.
No one can manipulate us without our permission and support. It is a dynamic. PAs don't seek healthy partners and vice versa. Instead of "he manipulated me," try "I allowed myself to be manipulated because .. (I wanted him to want me back so I didn't feel rejected, abandoned, unworthy)or (if I could fix him, he would be nice to me, making me feel worthy) or (I love him more than I love myself)or(emotional crumbs are better than nothing) or (I look to him/others/external sources to validate my worth and give me the love I can't give myself).
We have to find our WHY. Why did we find the PA attractive in the first place? Why did we accept and settle for crumbs, loneliness, frustration and all the fun the PA brings to the marriage? What are our FOO issues?
As for the "fuckable mommy," that ends eventually. The PA's resentment (stored, hidden anger) leads them to rebel against "mommy" by withholding sex or having an A or leaving to find a fresh, new codependent to start the dance again. They are SO MUCH FUN!
[This message edited by LisaBrandNew at 7:13 PM, November 28th (Monday)]
LionessQn76 posted 11/29/2011 11:43 AM
Thanx lisa yea I know I let a lot go bc I was in between jobs and then my mother and brother passed and then I was pregnant.
So I never confronted my issues with his dependency on me guess I needed until the baby came then it was just sicKening.
selkiescot posted 12/1/2011 07:41 AM
I feel like a just relived 33 years of my life reading all these posts. My WH is classic PA! I don't feel so crazy anymoore. I thought it was ME!
A typical conversation:
Me:How was the doctor/therapist visit?
Him: fine
Me: what did you talk about?
HIM: stuff
Me what stuff?
HIm you know work and stuff
ME: why what happened at work?
HIM: same old same old
Me:getting frustrated. what same old old?
HIM: you know what my boss always does.
ME: NO what does your boos always do?
Him: what's for dinner?
Me" did you pick up milk?
Him: I forgot. Did you tell me to pick up milk? I don't remember you telling me. So It's your fault that I forgot to pick up the milk.
LionessQn76 posted 12/2/2011 08:25 AM
Is anyone partner a textEr. I noticed during the fling with hofriend he only text each other.
But I notice we have a convo then he leaves and then 2 seconds later he's texting me his point of view or manipulating whAt I said 2mins ago.
WTH does anyone deal with this?
realitybites posted 12/3/2011 07:12 AM
The PA understands very well that the codependent REACTS to distancing, detachment, cruelty, witdrawal, etc. by PURSUING. We reinforce their behavior by rewarding it. I know...sucks to know we were equal partners in the f***ed up dance. But we were.
Yeah, so true. It took me a long time to see I was CoDep...you see I was such a together person, good business woman, took care of everything, very logical...I had this false image of what I "thought" a CoDep looked like and it wasn't me. UNTIL I found the book "Codependent No More" and also started reading up and learning about P/A's. I was then like shocked
This was ME, this was my life....talk about big huge lightbulbs that went off. But it also meant that I had to learn to fix MYSELF and not try to figure out how to fix him. Once I started to learn the techniques of stepping away instead of stepping towards him when he acted out, it make a huge difference.
realitybites posted 12/3/2011 07:19 AM
One other thing...I have a P/A who is a tricky one, in the fact that he uses his KISA techniques to the MAX, meaning he loves to look like he is saving the day by helping me out, or helping a stranger or helping out too much at work. And I know that sounds so weird when I say this as people mistake it for kindness. And it is, but he does it for the praise...again, as weird as that sounds. And when someone doesn't acknowledge this or help him or in my case keep him company while he is doing a chore around the house he gets mad. Or I get the silent treatment. He doesn't like me leaving the room to go read a book or go watch a TV show I want to watch.
So this is a very weird and very deceptive type of P/A that I deal with....I also thought he was so nice and so thoughtful and loved me so much...until he gets resentful and angry out of the blue. I have always said that thru our 30 yrs together he seems really good for about 4-6 yrs and then its like he has to self implode his whole life...he has done this with his career throughout the years and our marriage. Very strange.
trebleclef posted 12/3/2011 23:54 PM
Thanks, Lisa.
Reality - It is very hard to be around a PA who has victimization issues. Mine has manipulated me forever by using guilt. It is astonishing how they manage to twist things around so you are guilty of their misbehaviour. I bought into that because, as I said, that was how I was raised. However, always trying to be more perfect has made me into an amazing person, lol!
[This message edited by trebleclef at 11:55 PM, December 3rd (Saturday)]
LisaBrandNew posted 12/4/2011 21:29 PM
realitybites - What better way to set you up to be the bad guy, doubt yourself, or feel guilty. "Well, he is trying." Codependents are so grateful for any help, any crumbs. Equal participation from a partner can make us feel guilty.
They learn alot from us. We give in to silly requests/demands, such as keeping them company while they do a chore. Or apologize for asking for help, etc.
When I look back at my own behavior, I cringe. Now, I would say, "Really? I think you can manage without my company" without a drop of guilt. Any attempts to make me feel guilty would not work and pretty much disgust me.
trebleclef - they twist things around to make us feel guilty because they can. Would the same behavior from him work now? For me - NO WAY!
A PA Man-Child would not attract me now in any form. And they come in lots of emotionally unavailable forms. For me, the wounded man afraid to love and trust triggered my rescuing, my pity. I wanted to give him the love he never had, to make him feel secure and safe. The deeper I go into my own codependency recovery, I realize that it is me that wanted/needed those very things. I was just so used to not having those needs met. Denial and repression became my coping methods. I know what I need now. I will rescue and fix me. I will give love and safety to myself. In a partner, I expect a loving, communicative, emotionally available, mature grown-up.
A healthy man and real intimacy will scare the hell out of me. I have no reference point for a healthy loving relationship. The book, "Fear of Intimacy," says to just do it. Don't run away. Don't panic.
Live and learn a new language, a new dance. That you are perfect for yourself or for someone exactly the way that you are. That you don't need a role or to be needed or to work your ass off to be loved or keep love. And that no one defines your worth. Never love someone more than you love yourself.
Interesting that so many of us are successful, intelligent, and amazing. For me, I always thought being the best, working the hardest, etc. in any area would "earn" me acceptance, indispensability, and affirmation. That was a hard realization that I never thought I would be accepted just as I am. But, on a good note, I have one hell of a resume!
Sorry to be soapboxy, but PAs are crazymaking and really do a job on our already shaky self esteem. Detoxing from codependency and a PA relationship requires real vigilance. Best wishes to all on our journey to reclaiming ourselves!
[This message edited by LisaBrandNew at 9:39 PM, December 4th (Sunday)]
BostonGirl posted 12/6/2011 20:55 PM
Hi all,
Longtime lurker, first time posting in this thread. I really appreciate everyone who's shared their experiences here, with a special shout out to Lisa BrandNew for being so thoughtful and articulate about PA and especially breaking free from it.
My husband is (tentatively hopeful that I can say "was") PA and it was practically my undoing. Completely crazymaking. I learned (and learned and learned) that asking for something directly was the way to ensure that I'd never get it. But that oh so mild demeanor, well, he was such a nice guy, who could get mad at him??
I'm sure I don't need to tell you all that this ended in disaster...
To my complete and utter amazement, I think he is finally starting to "get it" and pull out of it. Two things in particular I think have made this come about:
His elderly parents' rapidly declining health. They live on the other side of the country and my H and his brother were trying to take care of their parents long distance. Eventually my H started figuring out that his parents were treating *him* in the same harmful ways I had been saying he was treating *me*. As in, blowing him off about uncomfortable subjects, just to get him off their backs--but then the uncomfortable situation/problem still exists and needs to be dealt with, but now there's a layer of mistrust on top of it all. Also just being really distant, closed off, emotionally disconnected, uninterested in reaching out, etc.--this really hurt him, he finally saw that this was how he had been treating me.
So, this "ghost of Christmas future" experience really woke him up.
Then I gave him Patti Henry's book "The Emotionally Unavailable Man". I think this really spoke to him and he seems to have taken it to heart. The main premise is about men not being able to deal with womens' strong emotions ("hurricaning" is what she calls it) and so withdrawing, acceding their power and voice, relinquishing responsibility--classic PA. This was definitely a strong dynamic in our M and he recognized it immediately. Seems to have made a big difference as he's starting to realize that he really is responsible, can be proactive, needs to talk, needs to be able to be present when I am sad or angry or otherwise emotional. I'm amazed and am hoping for the best... we shall see...
I hasten to add we've talked about these issues A LOT in a couple of rounds of MC over the past year--that my H needs to "step up" and do his part. But it's only in the last month that he seems to have really "gotten it" and started to do it. The events and book above in combination seemed to be what made the key turn in the lock.
Wish us luck--as I wish you all luck.
LisaBrandNew posted 12/6/2011 23:41 PM
Welcome BostonGirl! and thank you for the compliment. I have read parts of Patti Henry's book. Hurricaning is a good way to explain the mindset of a PA man or any emotionally stunted person. It was uncomfortable to read and see myself too. The dynamic. The more he withdrew, the more I "hurricaned" him, trying to analyze, fix, convince. Lots of intensity of my part because of frustration.
It is a very challenging dynamic to overcome, especially on the heels of years of frustration and now with the betrayal of infidelity. Books can help bring awareness to the individual, but only a change in the behavior of one of the partner's can jolt the dynamic.
You are doing amazingly well, but I do want to mention that giving him the book was still you trying to fix him, enlighten him, etc. It is still Pursuit. I have never seen anything more effective than Distancing/Detachment
/180 by the codependent spouse. It will shift the dynamic. At the very least, it stops the reactive, crazymaking grip the PA has over you. Clear boundaries for what you expect, acting like the prize that you are, and acting as if/getting a life, etc. often trigger pursuit (initially the PA may intensify their withdrawal to force you back into place)in which the PA has no choice but to give up the sadistic dance.
Pursuit is not love. It is a visceral reaction. Like how rejection by the WS makes BSs want them more. But at least with detachment, the BS can reclaim herself. Let the WS/PA know that change is required to continue - counseling (and books). Suggestions are fine, but they must take the initiative to get the help and resources. Otherwise, you are back into codependency and the sick dance. It may look a little different, more empowering, but if you are doing anything to pull them along, it is the same place as before.
That is why I say that I am in codependency recovery. Fixing is addictive, a very stubborn lens for how we view ourselves and our role in our relationships.
Stand back, way back. If they are capable of change, then it must come completely from them.
BostonGirl posted 12/7/2011 08:11 AM
Hi Lisa,
Thanks for your (typically thoughtful!) reply.
I know exactly what you mean about pursuit and fixing, and agree 100% with what you said about growth and healing having to come from him, from within himself.
For context, we are separated, have been for 6 months, and only returned to MC when we started having conflict about coparenting issues. Both he and I realize that we have to get that issue right, if nothing else--so R was not really on the table as we started MC, and we are still far from it. I am holding my ground and watching to see whether he really is turning over a new leaf, whether his actions live up to his words.
I told him three weeks ago that I would do absolutely everything in my power to get us to a friendly, functional coparenting relationship, but that I was not going to put in any effort/leadership into rebuilding a marriage, because I had done way, WAY more than my share of that while we were together, with no recognition/response/respect for that. I said, I still wish we could have the marriage we both said we wanted when we started out, but I am not going to be the one to do the work. I think that was also a wakeup call for him.
I wrestled mightily with myself about giving him that book. I bought it (among others) over the summer, when R was totally off the map, in trying to understand for myself the dynamic that was at play in our marriage--to try to understand why someone clearly smart and capable in many other ways was so seemingly willfully ineffectual interpersonally. I originally had no intent to give it (or any other book) to him.
What prompted me to do so, maybe a month ago, was seeing him struggle in MC with finally realizing that he does have a big blind spot--and that his actions/inactions really have played a major role in the bad dynamics between us that have been hurtful to and hard for him. He was clearly trying to "get his arms around the problem" but clearly didn't really know what to do to solve it. That book is specifically about how to do that, so I thought it could help him if he'd take it to heart.
Like I said, I struggled. I decided to give it because I thought it really could help him. But I also told him (and our counselor) how loaded it was for me to do so--that "putting myself out there" and trying to help in any way now feels like it's taking away from me, that I'm letting myself be taken advantage of again, that he's slacking and getting off easy.
This very issue is a big one and we are working on it in counseling too. If we are to have a good, healthy, relationship, the communication has to go both ways, we BOTH need to put in effort and do problem-solving. One of the horrible things about living in a PA relationship for so long is that I've been so burned by that and need to see a lot of proof, develop a lot of trust until I can do that again with him.
Anyway, I'm glad I did give it to him. I think it has helped a lot, and in turn that is helping me. I think it has helped him recognize that he has a voice, he has power (which he can choose to give away or not), and that he is NOT a victim.
The new leaf he seems to be turning over is really good--he is being proactive and demonstrative in a way I've been hoping for for years. I am being supportive and appreciative but also very clear about my misgivings and the sorrow and anger that is coming up now that he's finally living up to what he should have been doing all along. Amazingly, he is willing to sit with that and to engage me in my sorrow and anger and to comfort me, which he has NEVER done before, and to accept responsibility for his part and talk about how he can do better in the future. I am amazed and hope he comes through.
I literally NEVER thought I'd see this happen and am still not sure of the outcome. But even if we do end up D, just having my concerns and sorrows finally HEARD and him owning his part in it is really healing.
LisaBrandNew posted 12/7/2011 22:28 PM
BG - I am very happy for you. You seem to be very aware of your marriage dynamics and yourself.
Your H seems like he is finally turning inward and taking responsibility for his behavior. I truly hope he continues to do the hard work on himself.
You are supportive, but not enabling or fixing. You gave him the book after he started showing awareness. Then you backed off.
These roles are so deeply entrenched. I admire both you and your H's efforts to break out of the dysfunctional dynamic. It will take time and hard work, but maybe love can conquer all this time. I think you are off to a very good start!
I know for me I am very protective of myself now. I hope I don't come across as cynical. I will try to explain why, for myself, I stay so vigilant.
I do believe that the human spirit can surprise us and transcend the damage inside(with very hard work). But I also know we can be so fearful that change and internal focus is next to impossible. I know that for me the PA, CA, emotional repression, etc. in my marriage almost destroyed me, especially the last year or so. MLC came into play and I could no longer deny that the emotional crumbs were now ever diminishing specks. I could not fix, manage, or analyze enough. I was in free fall, getting sick constantly, anxious, talking too much and too fast, threatening divorce, then feeling guilty, apologizing, then resenting feeling guilty, etc. It was a form of panic. His increasing distance was my punishment and seemed to be a testimonial of my worth.
But I continued to confront his behavior. I was tired of not having an emotionally available H. I tried to shift the roles. He knew I was changing. Our dynamic was NOT working for me anymore. The A seemed to be a final act of PA rage.
He made two very weak requests for R. I saw the crumbs again and said No. I have no regrets for the hard core distance I keep from him. My choice, my requirement so that I can have the space to get healthy. I saw every occasional kindness, helpful behavior from him, again as crumbs.
The PA behavior is a huge barrier to intimacy and healthy love. Very difficult to treat. Hidden anger breeds all kinds of mangled interactions. For a codependent desperate for love and affirmation of her worth, it takes enormous vigilance to not engage in the dynamic at some level. Add in the betrayal of infidelity, and the usual blame, projecting and hostility toward the BS, well it just seems like just entertaining R under such circumstances feels codependent for me. So for my own recovery, I feel that PA WSs have to move mountains, go to Rock Bottom, and face their inner demons to even get a second thought.
They have to prove themselves with a vengeance with deep remorse and long term, intensive therapy. To attempt R before these actions is risky to pulling us back in. So I may sound cynical, but I like to think of it as loving myself more than him. Expecting the opposite of crumbs. Expecting nothing short of biblical level redemption.
realitybites posted 12/8/2011 02:45 AM
I so remember when we separated, how difficult it was for me to let go. But whatever it was, that one last thing that just tipped the scales and I just snapped and wanted nothing more to do with him. So I do understand how distancing yourself from a P/A is necessary. I had chased after him long enough and I was just finally done. NO MORE. And he hated that, his rage actually got worse the more I distanced myself, in fact I am surprised we are even back together as he did every temper tantrum, ugly, mean, manipulative thing he could do to get me to pay attention and I just shut down, closed the bakery, did not engage AT ALL and it drove him batty.
Made me the happiest I had been in a long time. Still cried at night for where my life was at and how screwed up it was....but until he finally stopped the stupid manipulative tactics I wanted nothing to do with him.
Come to think of it, I should have stayed that way...I felt the best I had felt in so long and it was because the dysfunction wasn't in the room anymore!
BostonGirl posted 12/8/2011 08:26 AM
Lisa, reality, I can relate so much to what you both say.
Lisa wrote:
I could not fix, manage, or analyze enough. I was in free fall, getting sick constantly, anxious, talking too much and too fast, threatening divorce, then feeling guilty, apologizing, then resenting feeling guilty, etc. It was a form of panic. His increasing distance was my punishment and seemed to be a testimonial of my worth.
Yes, yes, yes. This was exactly my experience all last winter and spring, that frantic attempt to find some way to break through the wall.
Nothing worked. And my passive, won't-take-initiative-or-responsibility-for-life-decisions husband found the internal resources to plan and execute a move out of our family house alone. Never phoned, emailed, talked to me about anything except kid stuff, even though we work at the same company and are in the same building every day.
Message received, loud and clear. Broke my heart but I am building a new life without him. The recent change has been very healing and means a lot to me, and I am giving him due appreciation for it. But even though now he is clearly and ardently in favor of R, I am in no way convinced that life with him again would be an improvement over life without him--it hurt him to hear that but it's the fact. I wish we could have the marriage I hoped/dreamed we had at the outset, but that's not the marriage we actually had--and the marriage we had is not one that I will live in for the rest of my life. So, the story is not yet done.
Incidentally, his take on his leaving is so classically PA too: since I was the one who initially said we need to separate and told him about the apartment vacancy (I found an apartment nearby and close to the kids' schools, I first said I was going to move out before I realized, hey, I bought every stick of furniture in our household and I'll be DAMNED if I'm going to move it all again or buy another houseful)--he interprets this as "I kicked him out." As if there were no other response to the statement that we need to separate, you know? Not: This is the line in the sand we must not cross, we need to redouble our efforts to find a solution. Not: YOU move out, you crazy bitch. Not: This will impact our kids' lives forever but I will take responsibility for the choice I am making.
No, even though he (a) contacted the leasing agent, (b) saw the apartment, (c) signed the lease and delivered the deposit, (d) packed and moved all his shit: HE didn't move out--nope, not his responsibility at all, because I kicked him out.
Miles to go, I tell you, miles to go.
LisaBrandNew posted 12/8/2011 14:45 PM
rb - life is more peaceful without the dysfunction in the room.
BG - Everything is my fault too because I threatened divorce. Doesn't matter what drove me to that state of mind. It's all on me - the lying, betrayal, cheating, leaving for the teenage girl that was my former student, getting her pregnant, more lying, blaming me to family and friends, blah, blah, blah. His behavior is so deep in disgusting and appalling, but I deserved to be punished.
I love reading here. It makes me realize how lucky I am to be out. And how important it is to stay out.
LionessQn76 posted 12/10/2011 08:31 AM
This has been bothering me. The past couple weeks x stopped talking to me and seem to have a harsh tone and rushes me off the phone.
Now I know he had a appt with psychologist coming up back in November the same time he stopped speaking. I never asked about the session if he went back etc.
My first thought he crawled back to the hofriend but now I think its the pursuing?
What do you all think?
LisaBrandNew posted 12/10/2011 12:12 PM
Lionness - can you clarify what you mean by "but now I think its the pursuing?"
Is his behavior (increased distancing) triggering "analysis paralysis" (a form of pursuit).
PA/WSs will act all kinds of ways (blaming, projecting, distancing, etc). Why do you care?
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, and for prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, and for other purposes, namely:
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(a) For the payment of the following claims, certified to be due by the General Accounting Office under appropriations the balances of which have been carried to the surplus fund under the provisions of section 5 of the Act of June 20, 1874 (31 U. S. C. 713), and under appropriations heretofore treated as permanent, being for the service of the fiscal year 1939 and prior years, unless otherwise stated, and which have been certified to Congress under section 2 of the Act of July 7, 1884 (5 U. S. C. 266), as fully set forth in House Document Numbered 573, Seventy-seventh Congress, there is appropriated as follows:
Department of the Interior:
For emergency conservation work (transfer to Interior, Indians, Act February 9, 1937), $7.80.
For emergency conservation work (transfer to Interior, Indians, Act June 22, 1936), $206.47.
For conservation of health among Indians, $624.
For pay of judges, Indian courts, $16.64.
For Indian boarding schools, $71.93.
For Indian Service supply fund, $19.59.
For general expenses, Indian Service, $1.06.
For support of Indians and administration of Indian property, $330.25.
For Indian school support, $258.51.
For construction, and so forth, irrigation systems, Indian reservations (reimbursable), $1.20.
For Civilian Conservation Corps (transfer to Interior, Indians), $821.40.
For irrigation, Indian reservations (reimbursable), $2.16.
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Mines hosts Sustainability and Green Chemistry Summer School
GOLDEN, Colo., July 2, 2008 – Colorado School of Mines will host the American Chemical Society's 2008 Summer School on Sustainability and Green Chemistry for graduate and post-doctoral students from July 9 to 16 on the School's campus in Golden, Colo.
The program is designed to increase the awareness, understanding and implementation of green chemistry by advanced students. It aims to help fill gaps in the education of graduate students in the sciences who have little or no formal training in sustainability or green chemistry and demonstrates the environmental and human health impacts of their research.
"Colorado is well-recognized in the scientific community for its work on sustainability and alternative fuels, making Golden an ideal site for the meeting. This is only the second time the session has been held in the U.S. and Mines is honored to host such a prestigious event," said Kent Voorhees, Mines professor and member of the American Chemical Society board of directors.
The session includes six days of lectures covering topics such as "Toxicology and Designing Safer Chemicals," "Green Chemistry in the Pharmaceutical Industry" and "New Sources of Fuel from Algae."
Speakers include Paul Anastas and John Warner, who are considered to be founders of the field by members of the green chemistry and engineering communities.
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Available only from Hammacher Schlemmer, this is the walker's motorless treadmill that folds to only 14" high for unobtrusive storage. Without requiring any tools or the removal of parts, the treadmill's walking platform folds flush with the handlebars to enable storage in a closet or against a wall. The treadmill's resistance is created by magnetic force, eliminating the need for AC power and allowing set up anywhere in a home. The treadmill has a sturdy steel frame with padded handrails that help walkers up to 250 lbs. maintain balance, a 43" L x 12 1/2" W textured non-slip track, and a battery-powered monitor (requires one AA battery) that tracks time, speed, distance, heart rate, and calories burned. The treadmill surface adjusts to four different incline heights, heart rate sensors are built into the handlebars, and it has eight levels of resistance. Integrated wheels allow easy relocation. Assembly required. Deployed 47" L x 26" W x 44" H; folded 47" L x 26" W x 14" H. (48 1/2 lbs.)
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(81 of 81 customers found this review helpful)
Great manual treadmill!!!
By Adventurous Joe
from Baltimore MD
Assembly took me over 1 hour, but I took my time, followed the instructions exactly, and used the included tools. The only tool you need other than what is included is a phillips screwdriver. Overall assembly was easy.I was pleasantly surprised by the build quality of this treadmill. Despite its relatively low weight of 50+lbs, it seems to be very sturdy and has no trouble supporting my 220lb weight.Being motorless, it is very quiet, and pretty smooth. It includes a knob for magnetic resistance adjustment marked with levels 1-8. The resistance is noticeably tougher on level 8. You can also adjust the incline easily. I really like the built-in pulse sensors on the hand rails, and the monitor also covers time, distance, speed, and calories, in addition to pulse rate. This treadmill is SUPER easy to fold up, which can be done in 30 seconds, and it's very easy to move out of the way when it's not in use.What really sold me on it prior to ordering was the lifetime guarantee from Hammacher. I mean, where else are you going to get that on a treadmill?!! Great product and value. What better way to start off the upcoming New Year than by exercising regularly on this treadmill?!!
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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By DON
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(32 of 33 customers found this review helpful)
Easy to use and provides good exercise
By Jack
from Pagosa Springs, CO
I am 84 and was able to assemble it by myself with no help until I came to the handlebars.The holes for the bolts to fasten the handlebar do not line up and it is impossible to insert the bolts. I solved the problem by lining up the bolt holes and then tapping the holes with a tap slightly larger and used a slightly larger bolt that fit the new threaded hole. This worked perfectly and now we are enjoying the treadmill.
(32 of 35 customers found this review helpful)
Light enough for an 80 year old to use!
By Frozen Tundra Family
from Wisconsin
I bought this for my 80 year old mother to be able to continue her walking routine during the cold and icy winter. She absolutely loves it and it is very easy for her to handle. I would recommend it to anyone. Great product!
(30 of 30 customers found this review helpful)
Amazing how it works so well
By The Walker
from New York City
As previously mentioned by other reviewers, the instructions are not that clear. The tread did drift to one side or the other and needed adjustment. This was simple and did not effect the overall use or quality of the product. Great for the price.
(25 of 25 customers found this review helpful)
Nice treadmill, difficult assembly
By Kirk
from Oxford, MS
The treadmill is nicely designed and well-constructed. But as a person who's assembled lots of furniture and furnishings from kits, I found the instruction manual to be challenging. The illustrations of the many small parts that need assembling are accurate but tiny and difficult to read. The instructions also call for using six specialty Nylock nuts but the manual says only four are included. And only two came with the treadmill. I emailed the company and they sent four more, but I expected more professionalism from such a well-respected company as HS.
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it takes a while to get used to it, you must stand up and raise each foot as you walk and hold on to hand rails. i'm 81 yeqars old and can't walk the srtreets any more after 2 falls, a broken arm,rib amd knee cap. It helps bring up my blood rate and I fel a lot better after each use. It came with a broken part and it was replaced within 4 days. your company has excellent servic. keep up the good quality and service
(16 of 16 customers found this review helpful)
good product
By glasseye
from Nederland TX
Assembled easily with my tools. Fits well into our small space. Stores easily. Walking path little short for spouse's long legs and a little hard on his knees. Much nicer to walk when I get home from work without going back out to gym.
(14 of 17 customers found this review helpful)
solid, well constructed
By Larry
from Long Island, NY
delivered safely and promptly/ lifetime guarantee a huge factor in purchase / Hammacher Schlemmer reliable
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Zori is derived from a type of traditional Japanese footwear. Our modern sport version "Neat Zori™" are the most comfortable, convenient, and versatile footwear on the planet.
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Are Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Getting Married This Week?
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By Kathleen Perricone
We know Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are set to get married very soon … but will they make it official this week?
TMZ's Mike Walters called in to On Air with Ryan Seacrest on Wednesday morning to give us the latest after the site reported that the engaged couple already obtained a marriage license in California and plan to tie the knot by the end of week.
"We found out … they'll be legally married in California," reveals Mike. "And how that works is, we're told, they snuck in and were able to get a confidential marriage license and then they're going to have a legal ceremony where an officer of the court comes to their house in private and marries them … Kim and Kanye legally will sign the contract and it will become official in California this week, well in advance of the next month's wedding Paris, which pretty much will be a gigantic over-the-top ceremony."
After Mike teased Ryan about what he may or may not know about the event (Ryan insists he doesn't have any intel!), he added that Kim really has not been telling anyone the details of her big day.
"This wedding in Paris has been a no-no," adds Mike. "She's not only not confirmed it, she's not confirmed the date … she's not confirmed to anyone in private or public what exactly is going to happen in Paris. So I think we're probably going to be shocked … It's going to be over-the-top Yeezus-Kimye unbelievableness in Paris."


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POLICE are investigating a spate of bike thefts in Worcester city centre with CCTV here showing a potential suspect.
PC Alex Denny said the situation in the city centre was becoming "a bit of a nightmare" with 38 bikes stolen since January. In particular, thieves seem to be targeting Specialized (make) Hardrock (model) mountain bikes.
He is also investigating the theft of pedal cycle from within the Marrs Bar in Pierpoint Street at 12.20am on Thursday , April 3.
Pictured here are stills of a person police wish to contact in connection with the theft of the DiamondBack Mojito in White. It has 29 inch wheels, quite an uncommon feature in bikes.
PC Denny offered several tips for keeping bikes safe from thieves, including registering them at www.Bikeregister.com, marking your frame in at least two locations (with one of the marks hidden from view to prevent it being removed), recording the frame number and keep this somewhere safe (this will assist police if the bike is recovered or if they stop a person with a bike matching the description of the stolen bike), always makes sure you lock your cycle, use a sturdy lock and ensure that it is locked to a secure object, do not allow the lock to rest on the floor, lock your bike in a busy area, well lit area ideally covered by CCTV.
If anybody has any information that might help in my investigation could they contact PC Denny on 101 and quote incident number 0458S 030414


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Hannity Falsely Claims Ohio Public Workers Earn More Than Private Sector Counterparts
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Sean Hannity falsely claimed that public workers in Ohio earn more than private sector workers, parroting a discredited USA Today analysis. In fact, the Economic Policy Institute found that compensation for Ohio public employees is "slightly less than what they would receive in the private sector" after controlling for factors such as education and experience.
Hannity: OH Public Employees Earn More Than Private Employees
Hannity: "Public Workers" In Ohio "Make More Money On Average Than Those In The Private Sector." During the March 1 edition of his Fox News show, Sean Hannity said, "[A]ccording to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Ohio is one of 41 states, including Wisconsin, where public workers make more money on average than those in the private sector." [Fox News, Hannity, 3/01/11]
Hannity's Claim Echoes Discredited USA Today Analysis
USA Today: BEA Data Shows That "Wisconsin Is One Of 41 States Where Public Employees Earn Higher Average Pay And Benefits Than Private Workers." On March 1, USA Today reported its analysis of the differences in compensation between public and private workers state-by-state, based on data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis:
Wisconsin is one of 41 states where public employees earn higher average pay and benefits than private workers in the same state, a USA TODAY analysis finds. Still, the compensation of Wisconsin's government workers ranks below the national average for non-federal public employees and has increased only slightly since 2000.
The analysis included full and part-time workers and did not adjust for specific jobs, age, education or experience. In an earlier job-to-job comparison, USA TODAY found that state and local government workers make about the same salary as those in the private sector but get more generous benefits. [USA Today, 3/01/11]
EPI's Keefe: USA Today Analysis Is "Misleading." The USA Today article included criticism of its analysis from economist Jeffrey Keefe of the Economic Policy Institute:
Economist Jeffrey Keefe of the liberal Economic Policy Institute says the analysis is misleading because it doesn't reflect factors such as education that result in higher pay for public employees. [USA Today, 3/01/11]
CEPR's Baker: USA Today Analysis Did Not Account For "Education, Experience Or Other Factors That Typically Affect Pay." Economist Dean Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research said of the USA Today study:
USA Today ran an article highlighting a difference in pay between government workers and private sector workers in Wisconsin and 40 other states. The methodology used in the article simply takes average compensation per worker without adjusting for their education, experience or other factors that typically affect pay. (Most people expect a cardiologist with 25 years of experience to earn more than a 20-year old counter person at McDonalds.)
Analyses that do control for education, experience and other factors in ways that are standard within economics consistently find that public sector workers receive somewhat lower compensation than comparable workers in the private sector. [CEPR's Beat the Press, 3/01/11]
EPI: OH Public Workers Earn Less Than Private Sector Workers
EPI's Keefe: Public Employees In Ohio "Earn Lower Wages Than Comparable Private Sector Employees." Economist Jeffrey Keefe of the Economic Policy Institute wrote:
The research shows, however, that state and local government employees in Ohio are not overpaid. (When we refer to public employees, we are referring to state and local employees, not federal workers.) Comparisons controlling for education, experience, organizational size, gender, race, ethnicity, citizenship, and disability reveal that employees of state and local governments earn lower wages than comparable private sector employees. Average annual wages and salaries of full-time state and local public employees in Ohio are 5.9% lower than those of comparable private sector employees. However, some full-time public employees work fewer hours on average, particularly college-educated employees. When annual hours worked are factored in, full-time state and local employees earn 3.3% less in wages and salaries than similar private sector workers. Looking at total compensation (wages and nonwage benefits) Ohio public employees annually earn 6% less than comparable private sector employees and 3.5% less on an hourly basis than comparable private sector employees. [Economic Policy Institute, 2/10/11]
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WATCH: Jimmy Kimmel spoofs Kardashian world domination with fake PBS special
Jimmy Kimmel spoofed the Kardashians' expanding reality TV empire on Thursday after E! announced two brand new family spin-off shows.
The host showed a trailer for a fake PBS special titled "The Kardahsian Konquest: The Taking Of America," which details each and every city the clan has "taken."
A voiceover recounts, "Their furious march for domination continued, taking town after town, basketball player after basketball player, until the Kanye West was won."
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