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Memory of girl, 4, binds New Kensington-Arnold community
Looking around the pavilion area at New Kensington's Memorial Park on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, Toni Vaughn-Clemons smiled.
About 250 people congregated, talking, taking photos with cellphones and lining up for a covered-dish lunch as pink, white, purple, gray and blue balloons floated lightly above the ground pursued by young children. More balloons bobbed in the soft breeze among the tree branches overhead.
About 10 minutes earlier, scores of balloons were released by the crowd — a tribute to the memory of Vaughn-Clemons' 4-year-old granddaughter, Maiyanna Clemons McCarthy, who died April 16. She was diagnosed about a year ago with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a rare cancer that affects the brain stem.
"This meant everything to me," Vaughn-Clemons said. "It was a reflection of Maiyanna. She would have loved this."
Mycah Clemons, 28, of Penn Hills, Maiyanna's mother, and Mycah's brother, Toney Clemons, both well-known former Valley High School athletes, said the point of the gathering was to celebrate Maiyanna's short life and indomitable spirit in the face of a horrific disease.
Mycah Clemons spoke to the crowd and thanked her family, friends and the New Kensington-Arnold community for supporting her and Maiyanna. She also thanked people worldwide who became captivated by Maiyanna and her struggle through Facebook and the Internet. Clemons said people in Australia, Switzerland and Canada participated in the balloon release.
Acknowledging the long odds her daughter faced, Mycah Clemons said, "Her journey could not have been better, so I want everyone to have a blessed celebration today."
Maiyanna's mother and grandmother said that the child would not take medication for pain because she did not like it. That did not change even though Mycah Clemons could tell at times the DIPG made her daughter "uncomfortable."
Toney Clemons, who played college football at Michigan and Colorado and this year will play for the NFL's Carolina Panthers, referred to that when he was asked what he wanted people to know and remember about his niece.
"That she was probably the toughest person on the planet," he replied. "She never cried, she never complained. She just wanted everyone to be happy."
Lindsey Drnjevich of New Kensington, whose daughter Anteique, 5, was Maiyanna's best friend, said: "She inspired everybody. She would change your life the minute you'd meet her. She brought so many people together who didn't even know what DIPG was."
Raising awareness of the disease, helping to find a way to diagnose it early and aiding other families who are dealing with it are the goals of the foundation created in Maiyanna's memory, according to the Clemons family. Vaughn-Clemons said it already has provided funds to help the family of another victim with funeral expenses for their child.
Toney Clemons said Maiyanna's family and friends likely will hold at least two annual fundraising events for the foundation named Maiy's Miracle — one on Dec. 11, her birthday, and another probably to mark her death.
"We celebrated her for four years, and we'll celebrate her for years to come," he said.
Meanwhile, Mycah Clemons said she is relying on her faith and memories of Maiya to sustain her.
"I have hope. I have faith," she said. "I know I'll see her again."
Tom Yerace is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 724-226-4675 or email@example.com.


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Rudolf Fernau
The Return of Dr. Mabuse / The Invisible Dr. Mabuse / The Death Ray Mirror of Dr. Mabuse
Dastardly criminal genius Dr. Mabuse (Wolfgang Preiss) appears in three fiendish adventures in this classic horror triple feature. The Return of Dr. Mabuse finds the evil mastermind in cahoots with the Chicago mob; in The Invisible Dr. Mabuse, FBI man Joe Como investigates the murder of a fellow agent; and in The Death Ray Mirror of Dr. Mabuse, the mad criminal threatens the world with his death ray. It's a triple threat in this pulp horror fest.

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Target: President of Northern Virginia Community College, Dr. Robert Templin, Jr.
Goal: Discontinue the dissection of animals in biology classes
Animal dissection in science classes is nothing new. Many schools across the nation are discontinuing this practice, but the United States' second-largest community college has not. Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) is one of the largest educational institutions in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with over 41 thousand students at six different campuses and centers across the DC metropolitan area. For the second level of their Introduction to Biology class, students are required to dissect fetal pigs. The class is required for many Associate of Science degrees, and the dissection cannot be avoided. For other biology classes, cats are used for dissection. Students are required to purchase the animals at the school bookstore and store them until use.
Nationwide, animals that are supplied for dissection are sometimes fetuses whose mothers were pregnant while sent to slaughter. Other times, they come from pounds and animal shelters, or they are lost or abandoned house pets. Sometimes animals are gassed for the sole purpose of dissection.
Sadly, there is no way to escape this course requirement in the biology classes at NVCC. Requiring students to purchase and dissect deceased animals is unethical. Write NVCC leaders and tell them to follow in the footsteps of other colleges by discontinuing the dissection of animals.
Dear Dr. Robert Templin,
Many of the biology classes at Northern Virginia Community College require students to dissect cats or fetal pigs. Many educational institutions across the nation are discontinuing this practice. I urge your school to do the same.
Dissection of animals violates the ethics of many students at NVCC, yet for many biology courses, they are required to partake in this practice. Students are even forced to financially support it by purchasing animals at the school bookstore. Requiring students to purchase and house preserved animals is intrusive on the lives of the students and their families or roommates. Other alternatives, such as diagrams and dummies, are available for use and should be used in place of pigs and cats.
NVCC is a wonderful school with high esteem. Please honor and respect your students and animals by discontinuing dissection in all science classes at the school.
[Your Name Here]
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Object Relations
The Relationship Between Patient Object Relations and the Therapeutic Alliance in a Naturalistic Psychotherapy Sample
The quality of the patient-therapist relationship, or therapeutic alliance, is widely viewed as an important element of the psychotherapeutic process. Empirically, the therapeutic alliance is a well-established and robust predictor of therapeutic change. With its clear impact on therapeutic success, researchers have increasingly examined factors that contribute to alliance development, including patient psychological characteristics. Preliminary findings suggest that patient object relations, which are mental representations of self and others, may be a significant predictor of alliance quality.
This study will further examine this relationship in a naturalistic sample of adult outpatients. Using hierarchical linear modeling, the study will also account for therapist differences, as well as explore the potential impact that the timing of the alliance rating (early or middle treatment) and the rating perspective (patient versus therapist) have on the relationship between object relations and alliance quality.
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i won't be using their codes. just making something similar on the visual appearance.
nikitagupta said
i won't be using their codes. just making something similar on the visual appearance.
Yeah right.. With this attitude you probably didn't want to buy anything in the first place.. Somebody lock this thread..
nikitagupta said
@RubenBristian and SemihYilmaz: Thank you so much. I have seen those and didn't like it
I'll rip yootheme's subway (to make something similar) and make a responsive design myself. Hope i don't have to buy their template for that since i'm making it responsive and also wont be using joomla. I need it to be shown to the client in 2 days time. Wish there's an out of the box and not do everything myself :/thanks again guys. really appreciate it.
Quite arguably one of the worst replies I have witnessed on the forums, and I guess amplifies the ethic by some unscrupulous users. As Ruben said, time to lock the thread. << shaking head in disbelief


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Update: what we know so far
We're winding up our coverage of the fall out from the Paris attacks for the night.
You can scroll back through the posts to see how the events unfolded over the last 24 hours.
Here's what we know so far:
- At least 129 people killed in attacks at six locations across Paris.
- 352 people were injured, 99 of those critically, meaning the death toll could still rise.
- Islamic State has claimed responsibility
- French President Francois Hollande calls the attacks an "act of war".
- One attacker has been identified as 29-year-old French man Ismail Omar Mostefai. He had been arrested eight times. Security services believed Mostefai at high-risk of radicalisation since 2010.
- A manhunt is underway for accomplices, with several arrests in Belgium linked to the attacks. It is unclear if the individuals arrested were gunmen.
- Kalashnikovs and fingerprints have reportedly been found in a suspected getaway car that was found abandoned in east Paris.
Footage of shooting at Bataclan concert hall
Footage has emerged that purportedly shows the horrifying moment when gunshots ring through the Bataclan concert hall.
The video appears to show the Eagles of Death Metal playing their set on stage before the loud cracks of gun shots startle the band.
The band abandon their instruments as the sound of the guitar whines on its last note before dying out.
The footage was posted to Instagram by Sebastien Snow (@seb_snow), who says he captured the moment on his phone as he stood in the crowd.
"The last notes before the gunfire, panic and horror..." reads an English translation of the French-language caption Sebastien Snow posted with the video.
You can watch the video on The Independent here. Warning: the content may alarm some viewers.
Just hours earlier, @seb_snow posted a photo of the Eagles of Death Metal sign above the entrance to the Bataclan concert hall.
"Let the show begins... [sic]" he wrote.
We are attempting to contact Sebastien Snow to authenticate the footage.
Up to 30 victims have not been identified
French PM Manuel Valls says 20 to 30 bodies of the #Paris attacks have not yet been identified.They should be identified in the coming hours— Gavin Lee (@GavinLeeBBC) November 15, 2015
Update: three kalashnikovs found in suspected getaway car
French media is reporting three kalashnikovs were found in a black Seat, the suspected getaway car involved in Friday night's attacks.
The car, found by French authorities abandoned in Montreuil, is believed to have been used during the shootings in bars and restaurants in the tenth and eleventh districts of Paris.
Authorities have indicated that the assailants used kalashnikovs in several of the attacks that killed a total of 129 people and injured 352.
Update: Holder of passport found after attacks crossed into Serbia
The holder of the Syrian passport found at the scene of the Paris attack crossed into Serbia on October 7 seeking asylum, the Serbian Interior Ministry told Reuters.
The passport's authenicity has not been confirmed, and it is not clear whether the holder of the passport was involved in the attacks.
"One of the suspected terrorists, A.A., who is of interest to the French security agencies, was registered on the Presevo border crossing on October 7 this year, where he formally sought asylum," the ministry said in a statement.
The Presevo border crossing separates Serbia from Macedonia.
"Checks have confirmed that his details match those of the person who on October 3 was identified in Greece. There was no Interpol warrant issued against this person."
Greek authorities had said on Saturday the passport matched that used by a refugee who arrived on the Greek island of Leros on Oct. 3.
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The moment Belgian authorities arrested suspects in Brussels
Footage has emerged of the dramatic arrest of three men in Brussels in connection to the Paris attacks.
(via Channel 4 News)
This is the moment Belgian police swooped on a suspect in connection to the Paris terror attack (courtesy: RTL) https://t.co/MkLlNlP7rH— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) November 15, 2015
Passport holder crossed into Serbia seeking asylum
The holder of the Syrian passport found at the scene of the Paris attack crossed into Serbia on October 7 seeking asylum, the Serbian Interior Ministry told Reuters.
The passport's authenicity has not been confirmed, and it is not clear whether the holder of the passport was involved in the attacks.
Weapons found in suspected getaway car
Weapons and fingerprints have been found in a black Seat suspected of being involved in the Paris shootings, French television channel BFMTV has reported.
The car, believed to have been used by the attackers who targeted a number of restaurants and bars on Friday night, was found in Montreuil, eastern Paris, according to radio station Europe 1.
It is not clear what type of weapons were discovered.
La deuxième voiture des terroristes retrouvée à Montreuil https://t.co/rucTr4EZuy pic.twitter.com/ePC5vmlnIF— Europe 1 (@Europe1) November 15, 2015
'We will mourn, then we will fight': French ambassador
"When we talk about war ... it's not a war against the Muslims or Islam or any religion," the French ambassador in Australia Christophe Lecourtier told reporters outside At Andrew's Cathedral in Sydney on Sunday afternoon AEST.
France and Australia are fighting a war to protect the shared values forged in the muddy trenches of the Great War, the French ambassador said.
"Australia is one of these countries that share the same values as France because we forged them together in the muddy trenches of northern France.
"We know what we fight," Mr Lecourtier said. "After a period of mourning, France shall never surrender," he said.
You can read our reporter Saffron Howden's full report here.
Paris armed and alert
Photographer Andrew Meares has been documenting the eerie shift on the streets of Paris as locals grapple with death, terror, grief and anger in the wake of the attacks on Friday night.
Just a week ago this could so easily have been the scene of eager tourists bracing the cold on an early Sunday morning to beat the crowds at the Eiffel Tower.
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France declares state of emergency: what does that mean?
In his first statement after the attacks, French president Francois Hollande declared a national state of emergency.
It's an extremely rare move, but not unprecedented. France has only declared a state of emergency on one other occasion since WWII ,according to Time magazine.
In November 2005 violent riots broke out in response to the deaths of two teenagers Zyed Benna and Bouna Traoré. It lasted until January 4 2006.
What does it mean for France today?
The French government can declare a state of emergency for 12 days when there is "imminent danger resulting from serious breaches of public order, or in the case of events presenting, by their nature and gravity, characteristics of public disaster".
The decree passed in 1955, gives French authorities extraordinary powers to forbid the movement of people and to establish zones of protection and security.
The Hollande and the Council of Ministers also issued a second decree of "enhanced measures", in all towns of the Ile-de-France, the district around Paris, according to a statement released by President.
The provisions grant authorities the power to arrest any person whose activity is dangerous, the temporary closure of theatres and meeting rooms, the surrender of weapons and the ability to carry out administrative searches.
According to French newspaper Le Monde, Paris police have banned demonstrations on public roads in Paris and other inner suburbs until Thursday 19 November.
No official orders were issued concerning museums, shops, parks and other places of leisure but many places closed voluntarily on Saturday.
The Eiffel Tower has closed indefinitely, Le Monde reported.
Mr Hollande also declared France's borders closed.
The president's office later clarified this statement to mean strict border controls would be implemented. "There will be checks but the borders will not be closed," the statement said, according to France24.
After 12 day period has expired any extensions to the state of emergency must be approved by the parliament.
Six family members arrested in connection to attacks
AFP is reporting that six family members have been identified as attackers. the new agency says the information has come from a judicial source.
The six people are all relatives of the only attacker publicly named by French authorities: Ismail Omar Mostefai.
Here's our earlier report on what we know so far about Mostefai.
Getaway car found
The getaway car used by the attackers who targeted a number of restaurants and bars on Friday night has been found in Montreuil, eastern Paris, accroding to radio station Europe 1.
La deuxième voiture des terroristes retrouvée à Montreuil https://t.co/rucTr4EZuy pic.twitter.com/ePC5vmlnIF— Europe 1 (@Europe1) November 15, 2015
Five things the world must do to respond
From our political and herald international editor, Peter Hartcher.
'If the killers were able to murder 129 people in Paris and injure 352, and to achieve nothing beyond that, they wouldn't be shooting people and blowing themselves up.
'The violence has a far grander aim. It is just a tactic to serve a political strategy. That's why it's called "terrorism".'
Here's the five things we need to do in response, Hartcher says.
1. Set aside our initial emotional responses of fear and anger. That's what the terrorists want.
2. Remember that unity is a prerequisite for success. By alienating the muslim community we promote radicalisation.
3. Do not dignify Daesh by referring to them by their chosen name, Islamic State.
4. Our borders need to be defended with the utmost rigour, without closing down.
5. Australia and its allies need to shut down the terrorists' base in iraq and Syria.
Parliament House to be lit up for Paris
In Canberra the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate announced that Parliament House would be lit up in the colours of the french flag.
"Only last week we met with a delegation from the French Senate on the eve of Remembrance Day to reflect on our close ties that were forged on French soil nearly a century ago," Senate President Stephen Parry said.
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The victims named
Frantic friends and relatives have used the social media hashtags #rechercheParis and #rechercheBataclato circulate the names and photos of those still missing.
We have compiled a list of some of the victims from 12 countries whose deaths have been confirmed.
RIP #MathieuHoche who was killed in #ParisAttacks A #Tulsa woman who worked w/him @France24_fr is mourning @KJRH2HD pic.twitter.com/tVxpThwIq9— Gitzel Puente (@gitzelpuenteTV) November 14, 2015
The is by no means exhaustive. The death toll has reached 129 people.
But as we begin to scratch the surface of these brutal attack each victim strikes a chord.
'God damn it, you've got to be kind'
Here's just a snippet of Andrew P Street's (and Kurt Vonnegut's) touching tribute to the victims of the Paris attacks.
And I can't tell you how to feel, of course. But I can tell you what we need to do, as citizens of Australia and as rational human beings and as members of a species that has gotten to this point only because we learned early on how to work together:
We need to be kind.
And kindness in the face of these sorts of atrocities is hard. Fortunately, it's also incredibly powerful.
Embassy warns French in Australia to be careful
The French embassy in Australia has told French nationals to be vigilant in a new warning notice posted to its website on Sunday afternoon.
"Following the attacks in Paris on the night of November 13, Australian security forces, at our request, shall take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of the French community and French interests in Australia," according ot a English translation of the French-languiage post.
"We remain in close contact with the Australian authorities, French Australians, however, are called to be vigilant during their trips or while participating in demonstrations in public places," it read.
A message from a child speaks for a nation at the French Embassy in Canberra. #ParisAttacks #7News pic.twitter.com/UOx3GZHb51— Amelia Brace (@AmeliaBrace) November 14, 2015
CT experts warn Aus authorities to train for Paris-like attacks.
'The new reality is a reactive mode'
Australian police and intelligence agencies need to urgently take stock, bolster resources and undertake training exercises for mass terrorist attacks similar to the Paris tragedy.
That's the warning from former counter-terrorism investigators in the wake of the co-ordinated attacks across the French capital on Friday.
Dr Farrall, a research associate at the University of Sydney's United States Studies Centre, said there was an urgent need to take stock of individuals who have the influence or the capacity to carry out an attack in Australia, and to plan to ensure "red flags" weren't missed.
"The new reality is a reactive mode," she said.
"You need consistency and continuity in your intelligence efforts, particularly in terms of ongoing evaluation of the state of the environment, and I wonder whether we do have that capacity. Certainly the French will be asking those questions."
Turnbull: G20 nations 'stronger' than terrorists
Arriving in Turkey for the G20, Malcolm Turnbull says while terrorism and security will dominate the conference, focus on economic growth and security is "absolutely critical".
'It's a crazy thing. It's madness': brother of alleged attacker Mostefai
Here's some more detail on the only attacker officially identified by French authorities: Ismail Omar Mostefai.
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By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA TODAY
Who will lead Southern Baptists, and just how many members are there in what has long been counted as the USA's largest Protestant denomination?
The annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, which will bring 9,500 members to Indianapolis next week, promises a contentious election for the presidency, which has the largest field in decades.
The six candidates range from conservatives backed by the leaders of the denomination's sharp turn toward doctrinal strictness in the 1970s to younger pastors who take a less hard-line stance and are promoted by bloggers.
The winner will succeed Frank Page, who won in 2006 with the help of bloggers. Until then, "it was pretty much cut and dried that one group would say we are supporting this person, and no one else would run," candidate Avery Willis, 74, of Bella Vista, Ark., told Religion News Service.
Also on the agenda: proposals to more accurately count membership, which may, or may not, be 16 million.
"We need accountability. You can't find half the SBC on our rolls. Everybody knows it," says Tom Ascol, pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Cape Coral, Fla.
"It's a spiritual point," says Ascol, author of one of the proposals. People who don't "follow the faith sincerely" should not be counted just to pump up the numbers. "That consumerist mentality is devastating the church."
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By Philip Elliott, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON In a fresh appeal directly to the Iranian people, President Barack Obama says in an online video that the United States wants more educational and cultural exchanges for their students and better access to the Internet to give them a more hopeful future.
In the video, the second of his presidency directed at Iran, Obama said that the United States' offer of diplomatic dialogue still stands but that the Iranian government has chosen isolation. He said the U.S. believes in the dignity of every human being.
The White House released the video late Friday, timing it, as it did last year, to coincide with Nowruz, a 12-day holiday celebrating the arrival of spring and the beginning of the new year on the Persian calendar. The video comes as the United States has hit a rough patch in its relationships in the region, particularly with Israel.
"The United States believes in the dignity of every human being and an international order that bends the arc of history in the direction of justice -- a future where Iranians can exercise their rights, to participate fully in the global economy and enrich the world through educational and cultural exchanges beyond Iran's borders," Obama said in the video, which had Farsi subtitles.
Even though the United States and Iran continue to have differences, Obama said, "we will sustain our commitment to a more hopeful future for the Iranian people -- for instance, by increasing opportunities for educational exchanges so that Iranian students can come to our colleges and universities and through our efforts to ensure that Iranians can have access to the software and Internet technology that will enable them to communicate with each other and with the world without fear of censorship."
Obama has signaled a willingness to speak directly with Iran about its nuclear program and hostility toward Israel, a key U.S. ally. At his inauguration last year, the president said his administration would reach out to rival states, declaring "we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist."
In one of the first reactions to Obama's video message, Iran's state-run Press TV noted that Obama did not specify "what concessions Washington is actually prepared to make" to open talks.
"Although in Washington there is still talk of dialogue with Tehran, it remains to be seen how far U.S. officials are prepared to go to gain Tehran's confidence," the Press TV report said.
It's been a rough road for Obama, and there have been few signs Tehran is loosening its grip after bloody elections marred with allegations of fraud. And efforts to impose new sanctions have been slow to find unified support from U.S. allies.
"Our offer of comprehensive diplomatic contacts and dialogue stands," Obama said in the video. "Indeed, over the course of the last year, it is the Iranian government that has chosen to isolate itself and to choose a self-defeating focus on the past over a commitment to build a better future." The United States has not had formal diplomatic relations with Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has criticized Obama as merely a continuation of President George W. Bush's policies toward Israel. Khamenei has called Israel a "cancerous tumor" that is on the verge of collapse and has called for its destruction.
Last year, Obama's message to the Iranians warned that better relations "will not be advanced by threats. We seek instead engagement that is honest and grounded in mutual respect."
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said then that Iran would welcome talks with the U.S. -- but only if there was mutual respect.
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A fanatical birder blogging about Screech owls in owl box, backyard birding and wildlife in the Northeast USA.
New Garden Bird: Indigo Bunting
7 comments:
- Lynne said...
Oh, my!!! An exciting yard bird!!
- May 6, 2008 at 4:56 PM
- Eve said...
I had one show up once in my backyard..the picture I took was only slightly better than your first!! hahaha! But I was able to count it on my May Count last year. That put birds on my property or flying through at 60 last May.
Good luck with your list!!!
- May 7, 2008 at 8:43 AM
- dguzman said...
Wow, congrats! That's some yard bird!
- May 8, 2008 at 10:19 AM
- RuthieJ said...
Isn't it amazing to see a bird with that brilliant blue color? Congrats on having one in your very own backyard!
- May 9, 2008 at 8:43 AM
- Owlman said...
I'm excited to say that the little Indigo is still hanging around. The Grosbeaks seemed to have moved on with it a little disappointing. If push came to shove I think I'd take the indigo over the grosbeak, although both would be nice ;-)
Every time I see the little indigo my heart almost stops...wow what a COOL bird!
- May 9, 2008 at 11:19 AM
- Craig C Clarke said...
Had an indigo bunting just once at my feeder. The sun was bright so he looked almost fluorescent. I couldn't believe my eyes, because I was unaware of these beautiful birds' existence prior to that.
- May 9, 2008 at 11:58 AM
- Owlman said...
Welcome to my blog Craig and thanks for leaving me a message. I really haven't seen this guy in bright light. He's been here today but it is raining cats and dogs, which is awesome for the new plants I stuck in yesterday...but the gray skies aren't doing much for my mood! The great news is that today is Friday and the weekend lies ahead of us. Have a great one and I hope to see you back soon.
- May 9, 2008 at 12:06 PM


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Mukh O Mukhosh (Bengali: মুখ ও মুখোশ, English: The Face and the Mask) was a 1956 movie. It was the first Bengali language movie to be made in the former (East Pakistan region). It was produced by Iqbal movies and directed by Abdul Jabbar Khan. The movie was released in East Pakistan on 3 August 1956. It was released in Dacca, Chittagong, Narayanganj, and Khulna. The movie was a great success as viewers thronged to watch the first movie to be made in the region. It earned a total of Rs. 48,000 during its initial run.


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The Honourable Mr. Justice Todd L Archibald (Ontario Superior Court of Justice and Osgoode Hall Law School – York University) Kenneth E. Jull (Baker & McKenzie) and Kent Roach (University of Toronto – Faculty of Law) have posted "Corporate Criminal Liability: Myriad Complexity in the Scope of Senior Officer" , 2013 50(3) Criminal Law Quarterly. Here is the abstract:
The authors of this article argue that the Canadian model for corporate criminal liability is one that ought to be studied by other jurisdictions as an efficient model that strikes the right balance between the previous "directing mind" doctrine and the vicarious liability model that is utilized in the United States. This article reviews the recent cases of Global Fuels and Metron as case studies of how this model works.
Global Fuels was convicted of price fixing where a regional manager participated in collusion and let territory managers participate in collusion with his knowledge without interference. In the context of criminal negligence, the Ontario Court of Appeal in the case of Metron Construction has affirmed that the actions of an independent agent who manages an important aspect of a corporations' activities and qualifies as a senior officer may result in a conviction of that corporation for criminal negligence causing death where the agent demonstrates a marked and substantial departure from the standard that could be expected of a reasonably prudent person. Companies must now be fully aware of the reality that the scope of what constitutes a "senior officer" has been significantly broadened. The result is that potential criminal corporate liability has been dramatically increased.
Corporate compliance must operate on myriad levels of complexity. At the senior officer level, compliance systems must recognize the wider ambit of persons who qualify as senior officers, including agents and contractors who manage an important aspect of the organization's activities. New compliance programs in leadership, training, monitoring and auditing must be specifically designed for the new classes of senior officers at both policy and operational levels. A different level of compliance programme must also be developed for the spheres under the supervision of senior officers; at this level, the taking of reasonable measures may qualify as a defence.
A major advantage of the Canadian model is that it encourages and rewards corporate compliance by recognizing defences based on reasonable measures taken by senior officers with respect to those sectors under their supervision.
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"But We Took You To Stately Homes!" - Survivors of Dysfunctional Families(1000 Posts)
Thread opener here: webaunty.co.uk/mumsnet/
You may need to right-click and 'unblock' it after downloading it.
It's March 2013, and the Stately Home is still open to visitors.
Forerunning threads:
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Please check later posts in this thread for links & quotes. The main thing is: "they did do it to you" - and you can recover.
Welcome to the Stately Homes Thread.
This is a long running thread which was originally started up by 'pages' see original thread here (December 2007)
So this thread originates from that thread and has become a safe haven for Adult children of abusive families.
One thing you will never hear on this thread is that your abuse or experience was not that bad. You will never have your feelings minimised the way they were when you were a child, or now that you are an adult. To coin the phrase of a much respected past poster Ally90;
'Nobody can judge how sad your childhood made you, even if you wrote a novel on it, only you know that. I can well imagine any of us saying some of the seemingly trivial things our parents/siblings did to us to many of our real life acquaintances and them not understanding why we were upset/angry/hurt etc. And that is why this thread is here. It's a safe place to vent our true feelings, validate our childhood/lifetime experiences of being hurt/angry etc by our parents? behaviour and to get support for dealing with family in the here and now.'
Most new posters generally start off their posts by saying; but it wasn't that bad for me or my experience wasn't as awful as x,y or z's.
Some on here have been emotionally abused and/or physically abused. Some are not sure what category (there doesn't have to be any) they fall into.
NONE of that matters. What matters is how 'YOU' felt growing up, how 'YOU' feel now and a chance to talk about how and why those childhood experiences and/ or current parental contact, has left you feeling damaged falling apart from the inside out and stumbling around trying to find your sense of self-worth.
You might also find the following links and information useful, if you have come this far and are still not sure whether you belong here or not.
'Toxic Parents' by Susan Forward.
I started with this book and found it really useful.
Here are some excerpts:
"Once you get going, most toxic parents will counterattack. After all, if they had the capacity to listen, to hear, to be reasonable, to respect you feelings, and to promote your independence, they wouldn't be toxic parents. They will probably perceive your words as treacherous personal assaults. They will tend to fall back on the same tactics and defenses that they have always used, only more so.
Remember, the important thing is not their reaction but your response. If you can stand fast in the face of your parents' fury, accusations, threats and guilt-peddling, you will experience your finest hour.
Here are some typical parental reactions to confrontation:
"It never happened". Parents who have used denial to avoid their own feelings of inadequacy or anxiety will undoubtedly use it during confrontation to promote their version of reality. They'll insist that your allegations never happened, or that you're exaggerating. They won't remember, or they will accuse you of lying.
YOUR RESPONSE: Just because you don't remember, doesn't mean it didn't happen".
"It was your fault." Toxic parents are almost never willing to accept responsibility for their destructive behavior. Instead, they will blame you. They will say that you were bad, or that you were difficult. They will claim that they did the best that they could but that you always created problems for them. They will say that you drove them crazy. They will offer as proof the fact that everybody in the family knew what a problem you were. They will offer up a laundry list of your alleged offenses against them.
YOUR RESPONSE: "You can keep trying to make this my fault, but I'm not going to accept the responsibility for what you did to me when I was a child".
"I said I was sorry what more do you want?" Some parents may acknowledge a few of the things that you say but be unwilling to do anything about it.
YOUR RESPONSE: "I appreciate your apology, but that is just a beginning. If you're truly sorry, you'll work through this with me to make a better relationship."
"We did the best we could." Some parents will remind you of how tough they had it while you were growing up and how hard they struggled. They will say such things as "You'll never understand what I was going through," or "I did the best I could". This particular style of response will often stir up a lot of sympathy and compassion for your parents. This is understandable, but it makes it difficult for you to remain focused on what you need to say in your confrontation. The temptation is for you once again to put their needs ahead of your own. It is important that you be able to acknowledge their difficulties without invalidating your own.
YOUR RESPONSE: "I understand that you had a hard time, and I'm sure that you didn't hurt me on purpose, but I need you to understand that the way you dealt with your problems really did hurt me"
"Look what we did for you." Many parents will attempt to counter your assertions by recalling the wonderful times you had as a child and the loving moments you and they shared. By focusing on the good things, they can avoid looking at the darker side of their behavior. Parents will typically remind you of gifts they gave you, places they took you, sacrifices they made for you, and thoughtful things they did. They will say things like, "this is the thanks we get," or "nothing was ever enough for you."
YOUR RESPONSE: "I appreciate those things very much, but they didn't make up for ...."
"How can you do this to me?" Some parents act like martyrs. They'll collapse into tears, wring their hands, and express shock and disbelief at your "cruelty". They will act as if your confrontation has victimized them. They will accuse you of hurting them, or disappointing them. They will complain that they don't need this, they have enough problems. They will tell you that they are not strong enough or healthy enough to take this, that the heartache will kill them. Some of their sadness will, of course, be genuine. It is sad for parents to face their own shortcomings, to realize that they have caused their children significant pain. But their sadness can also be manipulative and controlling. It is their way of using guilt to try to make you back down from the confrontation.
YOUR RESPONSE: "I'm sorry you're upset. I'm sorry you're hurt. But I'm not willing to give up on this. I've been hurting for a long time, too."
Helpful Websites
Alice Miller
Personality Disorders definition
More helpful links:
Daughters of narcissistic mothers
Out of the FOG
You carry the cure in your own heart
Help for adult children of child abuse
Pete Walker
Some books:
Will I ever be good enough?
If you had controlling parents
When you and your mother can't be friends
Children of the self-absorbed
Recovery of your inner child
"I'm sure the other posters will be along shortly to add anything they feel I have left out. I personally don't claim to be sorted but I will say my head has become a helluva lot straighter since I started posting here. You will receive a lot of wisdom but above all else the insights and advice given will 'always' be delivered with warmth and support."
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Hi i jump in and out of here a lot. I post when i need advice or things get too much i hope thats ok?
Its my birthday tomoro and i have started having nightmears again. I think its cos my xfamily might contact me/i remember all the bad stuff.
So my nightmare;
Im back home at my parents, my xbrother and sister call me a bad mother. My son is at school and they lock the boors so i cant get out to pick my son up after school leaving him waiting alone. They then tell me this makes me a bad parent for not picking him up even tho its them that locked me in. I get that horrid frustrated desprate feeling and hit my sister and attack her (i got hit by them as a child but i never hit back. Xbrother is 6 y older than me sister is 16 year older than me)
Im fighting to prove im a good mum but i know they will never believe me no matter what i do or say and it makes me feel.bad and frustrated.
Its true and thats why its a nightmare. They all set me up just to knock me down. And i keep letting them.....
Its true that this is the way they act not that they have stopped me getting son.
FairyFi, she's not really an attention seeker if that's why you mean? If there's a family gathering like a wedding or something she's quite happy to so in the background, to the outside world she seems like a really wonderful person and in many ways she is. But she absolutely always has to be right and always has to be in control of every situation she's in. I remember years ago ago we went to my cousins hen weekend and she basically took over the whole thing when we got there. It was organised by the chief bridesmaid and there was a lot of us and we all basically wanted to break off into little groups and do our own thing then meet up at night, but she tried to dictate what everyone should do. Of course no one listened to her and then she moaned the whole weekend that she hated the place and wished she'd never come. If there is a group situation she will try and take over because she is always right in her mind.
I don't think my mums childhood was especially happy. She's never ever said that but its based on stories I've heard from her and her siblings. They were always fed and clothed and always clean but I don't think there was much love from my Nan. She wasn't very maternal from what I can remember and was a very difficult woman at the best of times.
I stoped calling my mum before easter because they said me and the kids couldnt go there for a few days at easter because they needed a break from kids as they had my xnrothers baby there overnight. They havent seen my kids for five months
I had to explain to my 4 year old why they didnt want to see him and it broke my heart
I think im reacting because their shittyness has affected my children and i wanted to protect them and i failed them. I have not talked to any of them after that as the only true way to protect my children is to cut contact.
i have a mother like this,but the worst thing is that i recognise myself in some of these posts
particulary CelticPixie's ....
UseHerName, sorry if my posts have brought back bad memories for you. The strange thing is I do have many happy childhood memories, mainly from times when my mum wasn't in "one". She was and still is a good mother in many ways but I also think that she expects everyone to be happy when she is happy and miserable when she is miserable. She still is a moody cow, however I no longer indulge her when she is in "one". Obviously its easier now I no longer live with her but if I go around and she's got a face like smacked arse I don't ask why or whats wrong anymore I just completely ignore it and go and talk to my dad instead. I refuse to be dragged down by her any longer.
I've suffered anxiety my entire life. I had my first panic attack at eight! Eight years old FFS! A kid of that age should NOT be having panic attacks, but I was. Frequently. I had them at night in bed, I had them at school. I was often physically sick with them. Doctors were involved but no one realised that they were panic attacks. This was the early 90's and no one back then realised that kids could suffer with mental health problems as well. It was a mystery for years but now I know these were almost certainly panic attacks.
gah! sorry Celtic to single you out - your posts articulated very well what my mother is like, and unfortunately, the way I can be too at times. So sometimes I'm not sure if it's me or her is the narc...
It's great that you feel able to no longer indulge her! I'd call that a result
Theres a world of difference Use in one who acknowledges they have issues and wants it to be different and seeks help and makes changes, to the one who never sees, refuses to acknowledge, take responsibility, deny, etc.
We all get a skewed view of things growing up with them, but choose to do it differently or look inside ourselves to make things different. No such thing as perfect mum, we get it wrong and we get it right, but its not all about us, that makes it a lot different!
Celtic it is huge that you move on past her sulks, and don't feel drawn into them any more.
Hope repeated dreams means you are 'stuck' yourself in this mindset. It is you that is actually trapped emotionally by their reactions to your mothering. I hope that makes sense?
I had another thread going about my decision last week to finally break contact with my mum, dad and sister after I was insulted on my birthday for pointing out something utterly insensitive and frankly, weird that they did. Its been coming for a long time and I have finally had enough.
I have been anxious that they would turn up unexpectedly for some kind of show down as although I had planned to just quietly phase myself out of contact, they phoned up and tried to tell me off, I turned it back around and told them off and was then deluged with the usual how dare you upset everyone texts, all of which I have ignored.
They'd stopped messaging and calling by Friday (I was blocking and ignoring all calls from them) and they did not show up at my house this weekend for a shouting match, as I had been dreading and we had a very pleasant sat/sun as a result.
Then late last night I got a text saying we WILL be coming over next sunday at ten, followed by some kisses.
Not sure what this is all about, whether they are expecting an apology from me, because they won't get one or whether they intend to try to humiliate me again in front of my DH and DCs.
Or they may just pretend that nothing has happened.
The problem is that 10am on any day is no good for us (I have an ED and that is my lunch hour!)
I don't want to text them as they will see it as a victory (oh look we got through to her finally!) but at the same time, letting them have their say, however fucking stupid it is, may be the only way to get rid of them.
I've been having nightmares and I don't think I can carry the anxiety of this all week...I was so scared of them turning up on Saturday morning that I spent most of the day with the door locked and the curtains shut and just stayed in the garden where no one could see us.
What do I do? Just pretend to be nice and get rid of them as quickly as possible? I don't care what they think of me anymore, I just want these horrible people out of my life.
Go out for the day
Write a letter saying that you have made plans for Sunday.
You're a grown woman and don't have to do as you're told by them. I'm not sure what ED means, are you Working that day? If not plan something fun for you and your DC's and try to enjoy the day xx
Just go out or don't answer the door. The bullying tactics didn't work do now they're doing the denial & carry on as we wish tactic although you can be sure if you let them in they're start sniping soon enough!!
Make it obvious you are ignoring them. You stick to your ED routine, its more important than them!
I heartily agree to the going out suggestion, or the staying in if that suits YOU better . they can hammer on the doors and windows, none shall pass!
Who in their right mind tells you they are coming over at 10 on Sunday! and expects that to happen/be ok!
I would err on the side of ignoring any and all demands and respond only to reasonable requests, reward the good behaviour just like the children they are (sorry, thats an insult to wonderful children).
Room for another?
I'm not sure if my family is bad enough for me to deserve a place here,
Partly because they arent terrible people in fact most outsiders think they are wonderful it's just me the black sheep that can't seem to gel with them. DH recently asked me if I thought they were really good people, because that's what I believe or because that's what they have told me? It was a bit of an eye opener.
The 'old history ' both my parents came from alcoholic families, we were often surrounded by drunks many of whom would become verbally abusive/aggressive.
My father for the first 18 years of my life was a binge drinker, at least 2-3 times of year he would mentally flip into 'bad' daddy he could be seriously scary threatening, basically he never ( that I witnessed) hit mum but would threaten to murder her. Once she came into sleep beside us, in the shadows I could see my dad with a knife. If I hadn't got up I'm certain he would have stabbed her, I was about 10 years old, I got up due to vomitting with anxiety. I realise now I was an anxious kid, I rarely left the house because I knew my dad wouldn't hurt her in front of me.
At about 14 the last major episode my mum ran out of the house leaving me with him, this time he did turn on me but I managed to escape the house too. Ive never reslly got over my mum abandoning me that night but feel selfish she was frightened.
By 16 I had a serious stomach ulcer no one can understand why I developed one so younge.
I know that all sounds very sordid but 90% of my childhood was good, we did lots of fun things and I do believe the loved me.
Fast forward to adulthood I left home at 18 omg the relief of being free and truly able to relax is wonderful.
Over that last few years things have been fine between us, my dad no longer drinks we pretend the bad stuff didn't happen.
A few months back I lost my first DC in the 2nd trimester at the same time cracks started appearing again possibily because I was being assertive and indeendent DH and I need our space to grieve together.
One of the most hurtful comments I got was from my father, telling me to hurry up and make a new baby my niece really wants a baby in the family (my parents WORSHIP my niece and nephew to an unhealthy degree IMO) my DS wasn't even dead yet! We knew that he had no hope but still!
My sister gave it all " family" are so important BS promised to visit even made a date but then never showed up.
My parents came to visit this weekend with Dsister ( the first time since DS died) and her kids they were horrified and launched in a tirade when they realised I wasnt going to visit my cousins newborn son ( my DS due date isn't far off) that it's to painful for me . A family argument erupts, frankly I was no better than them and lost my temper too and kicked them all out the house and told them I no longer wanted anything to do with them.
Oddly I feel calm, less tense but where do I go from here?
I have no family other than DH now and I'm just starting to realise that I really do have issues steaming from my family.
It taken me 12 years to admit my stomach ulcer was born out of stress ad anxiety!
I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your DS and the insensitivity of your family. Your childhood sounds extremely frightening at times. You absolutely do belong on here. Keep talking if it helps and visit some of the links in the Original Post.
I would try to give yourself space and time to deal with everything as you start to unravel your past. I wouldn't try to initiate contact with your family right now or try and fix things (which you may have no urge to do right now but sometimes the guilt and obligation can make us start to feel we should) and if they do want to see you, you can opt to ask for space or chose to not respond and go no contact entirely, if you feel that's right for you.
I haven't spoken to my Dad in over a year now and I've never felt such peace and calm. For me NC was completely right. Each of us on here has chosen our own path to freedom and we all try and advise when we can x
Soundwave can you go away for the weekend? I wouldn't reply either. How are you feeling tonight?
dontstep thank you. Yes it was frightening, until I posted I don't think I really ever admitted it. Partly because my mum would sometimes cry that she hadn't been the best mother, that was my que to insists that everything was fine I started to believe it.
My sister on the other hand claims to remember nothing ( she did spend every moment she could out of the house) I'd envy her but I suspect she is lying to herself too.
I absolutely will give it time to decide if the relationship can be fixed, DH has told me to view it as an opportunity to re draw boundaries on my own terms.
I did actually a few years ago cut out all my extended family die to their antics (as did my parents and my sister) I have only recently got back in contact with my cousin. So I know how hard it cam be being truly estranged from family.
One of my reasons for space, I have to admit I'm not all that nice a person around them too, I'm probably too defensive and quick to loose my temper. I'm not like this with other people just them so I need to work on myself too.
I deleted them from FB so they could not comment on my profile, I was worried friends would see something and judge me.
I won't change phone numbers if they do call I will ask for space.
I live about 45 mins away so unlikely to bump into the on the street.
I've got a feeling they will leave me alone for a month or so then thy will probably ask of I'm ready to apologise.
Yes the old 'ready to apologise' I've had that.
I think I certainly excused in my head, my upbringing for many years and now I'm reading books and unpicking it all, so much is coming to the surface. I'm reading Children of the Self Absorbed at the moment. It can make me quite tearful.
Have you blocked them on fb as well, so they cannot read anything you type on mutual friends walls?
Hello everyone,
I have read lots of the thread and can only offer sympathy and admiration to those of you who have managed to somehow deal with your toxic families. i'm looking for some guidance on my Dad - I'll try to be brief! He and my Mum married too young, they were wholly unsuited but remained married for twenty years and had me and my brother. Dad was emotionally abusive to my mum and ruined her self esteem and she gave up her career for him. when they divorced, they both handled it badly, drank loads and were really quite unpleasant to be around. Fast forward twenty years, my Mum has sorted herself out and doesn't drink - I get on with her great. my dad remarried and I struggled to accept my step mum at first, and probably said some quite hurtful things to and about her (about ten years ago). I also don't like visiting them because they drink A LOT and I don't like drinking that much. I have, however, apologised repeatedly for that and really went out my way to make her and her family feel included in my wedding.
My dad has become more and more detached from my brother and me, and I have made enormous efforts to stay in touch, see him and bite my tongue about lots of things that have really upset me. He has now taken umbrage at a very minor thing my Mum has done and said he is not coming to my brother's wedding because my step mum isn't invited (reasonably so, IMO because her and my brother have an even worse relationship and she simply doens't like my brother or his fiancee).
I just feel it is the last straw and that he really doesn't give a flying f&*^ about me or my brother. My DD was in hospital recently - didn't even bother to ask about her. He claims the internet is rubbish where they are staying (different country), but my step mum is always on facebook, so clearly untrue.
Those of you who have decided to cut contact with a parent, have you found it easier mentally, or do you wish you still had some contact, however infrequently? I want to just cut him out completely, but am scared and sad to, because I know i will never see him again.
I cut my Dad out completely and I have no wish for any contact at all. I feel so much peace now. But it's not for everyone and everyone reaches a stage of NC at a different time, if it's right for them. I wasn't scared about not seeing him again, I was more scared about how awful he'd be next time I saw him, if I didn't go NC. Seeing him used to make me ill, I'd have horrendous headaches and vomiting after a visit.
I think in your situation, after all the trying you have done to have a decent relationship I'd be hurting and angry. But he doesn't sound at all pleasant, having some space and processing your past may help you to see clearer what is right for you. I'm not sure the relationship with him is rewarding for you in anyway shape or form. Just painful
Thank you, don'tstep. you're right, I'm not getting anything positive out of the relationship at the moment. I think it's harder because he was actually quite a good Dad to us when we were little and I am just so sad and angry that it seems to mean so little to him under the influence of my step mother. He is very money oriented, as is she, and I don't think he understands that I don't care about his money, I want some time with him. ideally on his own, but that also seems an impossiblity - they are attached at the hip. I'll have a ponder!
dontstop no I don't block forgot you could do that, will go do now!
haggis I totally get why you hate being around drunk people, I do too can't be around anyone having a drink it puts me right on edge.
Haggis I think it's definitely easier mentally NC. Everyone's different of course but I think it just frees up energy that's frankly wasted on the wrong people.
My dad cut me out of his life as soon as he could- I've had periods when I've thought I'd be the bigger person and try to reinstate things but it just caused so much pain. I tell myself these days that he's not worth my time and it so much easier to live with.
Your stepmum sounds really childish, I hope you and your brother can move on without them x
LittleBairn so sorry for your loss.
Momeraths The problem with going out for the weekend is that we don't have enough money to fill up the car this week, or I would just pack up and head for the seaside for the day, as it is money is tight and we have already booked our one day trip for the year (thanks Tesco vouchers!) but it's not until august.
My mum has treated me like scum since I was about 11, and my dad used to stick up for me, but over the last few years she has just worn him away and he obviously finds it easier to believe every lie that she peddles him, and she does lie. They hate my husband, have no time for my kids and 5 years ago when I was desperately ill, they basically told me to go and fuck myself because I was causing them grief.
Its always the same, last month DS1 was in hospital and when my mum found out she started comparing suspected septicaemia and kidney failure to an ear infection she had once and how terrible that had been for her... I mean WHAT? (he is okay now btw it was HSP so he just needs to be watched for a while just in case)
The point is I have waited for them to change or at least to understand since I started to recover and even when they uninvited us halfway through a family bbq because they " didn't have enough food for you and your kids" I still kept going back. I realise that I probably wanted validation for my status as a worthless piece of crap because I didn't know that I deserved to be anything else.
But then this year so far, they forgot DS1s birthday and then tried to convince me I had the wrong date, shouted at me for not getting the brake fluid changed at my DHs car service (eh?) and then allowed my sister to call me bitch on my birthday for no other reason than that she didn't want to talk to me and didn't like it when I innocently asked her why.
So for the first time in years I felt absolutely lifted, light as a feather and not burdened at all when I told them where they could bloody well go.
I am nervous that they will upset my routines mostly. I have an eating disorder although I am at a healthy weight I do get upset over food and have a very rigid diet and exercise plan. I was also diagnosed with depression and OCD and I get very nervous if I think some one is going to come crashing in on my routines. DH and my DCs are all very happy to fit in around me but my family literally do not believe that such conditions exist.
To them I'm doing it on purpose to spite them or because I think I'm special.
I feel a bit calmer today and DH and I have talked and decided that we will let my parents come over on Sunday and have their say and pretend to listen, just be superficial and then get rid of them as we believe if they think everything's all right, they will go away and I can get on with ignoring them, they wouldn't be doing this if I hadn't said anything, they never make an effort to see us, we do all the leg work usually.
I actually think they will pretend nothing happened but the kids will be here so if they do start a shouting match I will ask them to leave, like wise if they expect an apology, they won't get one.
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the list of names you mention is my family tree .so we must be related along the way......my name is ken huffman....johannes is my great grandfather 5 times removed ....he came from germany to virginia around 1720.....his first wife died giving birth and the baby was stillborn that was 1729....there first child was born in virginia in 1722 so i'm guessing they got to america around 1720......anyway the last name was spelled hofmann in germany but soon as his children were born there last name was spelled like mine huffman although some of the childrens are spelled hofmann by the second american generation they were all spelled huffman.....i met a german history teacher who claims that germans spell my last name huffman and german jews spell it hofmann....so we may have a jewish connection though i have only that one teachers opinion....i also noticed when doing searches on ancestry i find alot of my relatives easier when i change the soundex to jewish instead of german.....!
dont know if any of this helps but it is interesting......johannes is connected to a tree on ancestry called "the clans of madison county "...if that helps...you have to ask permission for acess i just did i had to give this guy gary from texas my email so he could send me the acess code....he asked my connection to the clans of madison county and when i told him he gave me acess....try contacting him he may be able to help you
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The bath scene features Wol (Han Ga-in) when she purifies herself with a bath before she becomes a female shaman, entering Hwon's (Kim Soo-hyeon) palace with tears.
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Former TV game show host and animal rights activist Bob Barker had some harsh words for the Toronto Zoo on Monday, one day after the zoo's three former elephants arrived at their new home in California.
Barker -- who petitioned for years to send Toka, Thika and Iringa to the U.S. -- says it was "disgusting" that the aging pachyderms weren't relocated sooner.
"(Zoo staff members) are supposed to be taking care of animals and protecting them. If they had cared anything about the elephants and their health, they would have gotten them out of there a long time ago," Barker told reporters.
The trio of elephants arrived at their new home at the Performing Animals Welfare Society sanctuary in San Andreas, Calif., around 8:30 p.m. ET on Sunday after a 70-hour road trip.
Zookeepers from the Toronto Zoo accompanied the elephants during the trip. The animals travelled in two-by-four metre steel crates and multiple stops were made on the way to feed, water and clean them.
A statement from the Toronto Zoo said all three elephants "travelled extremely well, ate quite regularly and were very calm during the trip."
Toronto Zoo spokesperson Jennifer Tracey said Monday that the fact that they elephants travelled so well during the gruelling trip is a testament to how well the animals were cared for.
"I think Mr. Barker needs to understand that at the Toronto Zoo, we have researchers, we have nutritionists, we have scientists, zookeepers, veterinarians. Everybody there is so committed to ensuring the safety and welfare of all the animals on site," Tracey told CTV Toronto.
"So it is very disheartening to hear those comments from him."
Toronto city council voted in 2011 to send the elephants to the PAWS sanctuary after animal rights' advocates raised concerns over the well-being of the aging pachyderms.
Toka, Thika and Iringa are joining eight other elephants at the California sanctuary. A representative from Zoo Check Canada, a national animal protection group, says the introduction of the elephants went well.
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Shirish, after the failure of Joker, faced another failure in his career just after the release of the movie. He was to direct 'Kick' starring Salman Khan in main role to be produced by Sajid Nadiadwala who is a dear friend of Farah Khan (wife of Shirish Kunder) and Sajid Khan. But Sajid Nadidawala has kicked out Kunder from the project.
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In this study, a novel dental composite based on the unsaturated bismethylene spiroorthocarbonate expanding monomer 3,9-dimethylene-1,3,5,7-tetraoxa-spiro[
Light-curing resin composites have been used more and more widely for restorative dentistry. These materials not only have superior physiochemical performance and manipulative qualities, but also acceptable appearance and favorable biocompatibility. They have the advantage of directly bonding to the tooth structure without the sacrifice of removing healthy tissues. As a result, light-curing resin composites are an area of research interest in many aspects [
The age of modern dental composites starts with Bowen's resin, 2,2-bis[4(2-hydroxy-3-methacryloylpropyloxy)phenyl]propane (Bis-GMA), which is the primary organic ingredient in nearly every commercial restorative resin because of the outstanding ability to form cross-links (which are stronger than linear polymers) during polymerization. Although the composite based on Bis-GMA has become vital for dental restoration due to its superior aesthetic quality, simple administration, and enhanced mechanical strength, there are still problems. An important issue of the monomer phase is that it undergoes polymerization shrinkage. Polymerization shrinkage [
The volumetric shrinkage of resin composites during polymerization arises from two different factors: the van der Waals distance between the monomer molecules is replaced by a covalent bond during polymerization, and the intermolecular distance between the polymer chains becomes smaller than that between the monomers. Numerous studies aimed at developing resin composites with a low level of curing shrinkage have been performed [
A goal of our long-time work has been to develop monomers that can mitigate polymerization stress and shrinkage in dental resin systems. In our previous study, BisS-GMA (bisphenol-
Copolymerization reactions and the ring-opening reactions of the matrix resins were measured by FTIR.
The degree of conversion which was calculated from the equivalent aliphatic/aromatic molar ratio from polymerized and unpolymerized samples is presented in
Measurement of the contact angle at the solid-air-liquid meeting point is a widely known technique used to investigate wettability of solid substrates. The means and standard deviations of the contact angles of the studied groups are summerized in
CS testing is considered to be one of the most reliable methods to determine the mechanical strength of dental composites. The mechanical properties of CS of the resin composites containing 70 wt % of inorganic filler were examined. The values reported in MPa were the average number from the measurement of 12 replicate specimens, and computer generated automatically. It was observed that the groups of (SOC + B)/T and (SOC + BS)/T composites had significantly increased with respect to B/T and BS/T composites respectively. In addition, the CS of groups containing BisS-GMA had a higher value than Bis-GMA-containing composites. The CS was significantly different between any two groups of composites except BS/T and (SOC + B)/T (
Polymerization shrinkage and subsequent contraction stresses contribute to various clinical challenges such as reduced marginal integrity, poor mechanical properties and even cracks in healthy tooth structure [
Comparison of the compressive strength results reported in this study with recently published data of commercially available resin-based composites [
The target product was white solid and characterized by FTIR, 1H NMR and MS analyses (
BisS-GMA was synthesized at Chengdu institute of organic chemistry, the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The molecular structure of BisS-GMA was finally confirmed by FTIR and 1H NMR according our previously study [
Four groups of dental matrices with TEGDMA (30 wt %) which contained Bis-GMA/BisS-GMA and/or BMSOC were prepared as follows: Bis-GMA, BisS-GMA, BMSOC/Bis-GMA (3:7), BMSOC/BisS-GMA (3:7), with 1 wt % CQ as an initiator and 2 wt % DMAEMA as an accelerator. Mixing with inorganic fillers SiO2 of 70 wt %, the corresponding to the four groups of dental composites were prepared: B/T, BS/T, (SOC + B)/T and (SOC + BS)/T. Composition of each group has been summarized in
The wettability of the samples was assessed by measuring the contact angles of distilled water on composite resins with a contact angle measuring system (Sessile Drop, DSA30, IL4200, Hamburg, Germany). The contact angle was defined as the angle at which the liquid interface met the solid surface of the composite disc at four points on each sample, and the mean of the points was reported as the contact angle of each sample. The surface of the drop was monitored constantly, and the contact angle was measured just after 20 s, when the droplet was stabilized [
Degree of conversion (DC) was measured by Fourier Transformation Infrared-FTIR [
The VS values of the composite specimen were measured using a video-imaging device [
The polymerization-induced contraction stress was determined with a universal testing machine (EZ-Test, Shimadzu, Japan) with a fixture holding the composite material on a glass plate parallel to the flat surface of the steel cylindrically shaped rod with a six mm diameter [
All measurements above are presented as mean ± standard deviation and compared with the one-way ANOVA tests and LSD tests using SPSS (Chicago, IL, USA) 17.0 software. A value of
Bar-shaped specimens (
The aim of this study was to investigate the modification of Bis-GMA/TEGDMA dental resin composites with unsaturated bismethylene spiroorthocarbonate expanding monomer and BisS-GMA matrix monomer. The degree of conversion, volumetric shrinkage, contraction stress and microleakage properties were studied. The results indicated that the addition of unsaturated bismethylene spiroorthocarbonate expanding monomer and BisS-GMA matrix monomer mixtures reduced the polymerization-shrinkage and contraction stress in comparison with conventional methacrylate-based composites. Meanwhile, the increased degree of conversion, higher contact angle and improved mechanical properties of the novel resin composites were acquired, which make these new types of resin composites worthy of further study. Ongoing investigations into their physicochemical properties, biocompatibility and the ring-opening mechanism involved, are currently in progress and will be reported in due course.
This work was accomplished in the State Key Laboratory of Oral Disease, Sichuan University and Chengdu Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China and supported financially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50673065).
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
FTIR spectra exhibiting the reduction of aromatic C=C in peak height at 1635 cm−1 and tetraoxaspiro C–O absorbance at 1212 cm−1 associated with saturation of aliphatic C=C at 1590 cm−1 within the (BMSOC + BS)/T resin composite before and after cured.
The degree of conversion of the four groups of resin composites.
Volumetric shrinkage (
FTIR, 1H NMR and MS of BMSOC. (
The chemical structure of materials used in the four groups of composites.
The main synthetic steps of BMSOC.
The contact angles of the composites (mean ± sd).
|Contact angle (°)
|45.3 (3.2) a
|51.6 (2.0) b
|52.7 (2.5) b
|58.9 (3.0) c
The different letters (a–c) indicate statistically significant differences between the composites (
Materials used in this study.
|Resin composites (ratio)
|Composition (abbreviation)
|Photoinitiator system content(weight)
|Bis-GMA (B); TEGDMA (T)
|BisS-GMA (BS); TEGDMA (T)
|BMSOC (SOC); Bis-GMA (B); TEGDMA (T)
|BMSOC (SOC); BisS-GMA (BS); TEGDMA (T)
The proportion of SOC and B/BS is 30% to 70%. BMSOC: 3,9-dimethylene-1,3,5,7-tetraoxa-spiro[