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Interwar Hungary
[Excerpted from Hungary: A Country Study, Stephen R. Burant. ed. (Washington, D.C., 1989)]
World War I
On June 28, 1914, a Bosnian Serb assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne. Within days AustriaHungary presented Serbia with an ultimatum that made war inevitable. Tisza initially opposed the ultimatum but changed his mind when Germany supported Austria-Hungary. By late August, all the great European powers were at war. Bands playing military music and patriotic demonstrators expecting a quick, easy victory took to Budapest's streets after the declaration of war. However, Hungary, was ill prepared to fight. The country's armaments were obsolete, and its industries were not prepared for a war economy. In 1915 and 1916, Hungary felt the full impact of the war. Inflation ran rampant, wages were frozen, food shortages developed, and the government banned export of grain even to Austria. Franz Joseph died in 1916, and Karl IV (1916-18) became Hungary's new king. Before being crowned, however, Karl insisted that Hungarians has expanded voting rights. Tisza resigned in response. By 1917 the Hungarian government was slowly losing domestic control in the face of mounting popular dissatisfaction caused by the war. Of the 3.6 million soldiers Hungary sent to war, 2.1 million became casualties. By late 1918, Hungary's farms and factories were producing only half of what they did in 1913, and the war-weary people had abandoned hope of victory.
On October 31, 1918, smoldering unrest burst into revolution in Budapest, and roving soldiers assassinated Istvan Tisza. Pressured by the popular uprising and the refusal of Hungarian troops to quell disturbances, King Karl was compelled to appoint the "Red Count," Mihaly Karolyi, a pro-Entente liberal and leader of the Party of Independence, to the post of prime minister. Chrysanthemum-waving crowds poured into the streets shouting their approval. Karolyi formed a new cabinet, whose members were drawn from the new National Council, composed of representatives of the Party of Independence, the Social Democratic Party, and a group of bourgeoisie radicals. After suing for a separate peace, the new government dissolved the parliament, pronounced Hungary an independent republic with Karolyi as provisional president, and proclaimed universal suffrage and freedom of the press and assembly. The government launched preparations for land reform and promised elections, but neither goal was carried out. On November 13, 1918, Karl IV surrendered his powers as king of Hungary; however, he did not abdicate, a technicality that made a return to the throne possible.
The Karolyi government's measures failed to stem popular discontent, especially when the Entente powers began distributing slices of Hungary's traditional territory to Romania, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia. The new government and its supporters had pinned their hopes for maintaining Hungary's territorial integrity on abandoning Austria and Germany, securing a separate peace, and exploiting Karolyi's close connections in France. The Entente, however, chose to consider Hungary a partner in the defeated Dual Monarchy and dashed the Hungarians' hopes with the delivery of each new diplomatic note demanding surrender of more land. On March 19, 1919, the French head of the Entente mission in Budapest handed Karolyi a note delineating final postwar boundaries, which were unacceptable to all Hungarians. Karolyi resigned and turned power over to a coalition of Social Democrats and communists, who promised that Soviet Russia would help Hungary restore its original borders. Although the Social Democrats held a majority in the coalition, the communists under Bela Kun immediately seized control and announced the establishment of the Hungarian Soviet Republic.
Hungarian Soviet Republic
The rise of the Hungarian Communist Party (HCP) to power was swift. The party was organized in a Moscow hotel on November 4, 1918, when a group of Hungarian prisoners of war and communist sympathizers formed a Central Committee and dispatched members to Hungary to recruit new members, propagate the party's ideas, and radicalize Karolyi's government. By February 1919, the party numbered 30,000 to 40,000 members, including many unemployed ex-soldiers, young intellectuals, and Jews. In the same month, Kun was imprisoned for incitement to riot, but his popularity skyrocketed when a journalist reported that he had been beaten by the police. Kun emerged from jail triumphant when the Social Democrats handed power to a government of "People's Commissars," who proclaimed the Hungarian Soviet Republic on March 21, 1919.
The communists wrote a temporary constitution guaranteeing freedom of speech and assembly; free education, language and cultural rights to minorities; and other rights. It also provided for suffrage for people over eighteen years of age except clergy, "former exploiters," and certain others. Single-list elections took place in April, but members of the parliament were selected indirectly by popularly elected committees. On June 25, Kun's government proclaimed a dictatorship of the proletariat, nationalized industrial and commercial enterprises, and socialized housing, transport, banking, medicine, cultural institutions, and all landholdings of more than 40.5 hectares. Kun undertook these measures even though the Hungarian communists were relatively few, and the support they enjoyed was based far more on their program to restore Hungary's borders than on their revolutionary agenda. Kun hoped that the Soviet Russian government would intervene on Hungary's behalf and that a worldwide workers' revolution was imminent. In an effort to secure its rule in the interim, the communist government resorted to arbitrary violence. Revolutionary tribunals ordered about 590 executions, including some for "crimes against the revolution." The government also used "red terror" to expropriate grain from peasants. This violence and the regime's moves against the clergy also shocked many Hungarians.
In late May, Kun attempted to fulfill his promise to restore Hungary's borders. The Hungarian Red Army marched northward and reoccupied part of Slovakia. Despite initial military success, however, Kun withdrew his troops about three weeks later when the French threatened to intervene. This concession shook his popular support. Kun then unsuccessfully turned the Hungarian Red Army on the Romanians, who broke through Hungarian lines on July 30, occupied and looted Budapest, and ousted Kun's Soviet Republic on August 1, 1919. Kun fled first to Vienna and then to Soviet Russia, where he was executed during Stalin's purge of foreign communists in the late 1930s.
A militantly anticommunist authoritarian government composed of military officers entered Budapest on the heels of the Romanians. A "white terror" ensued that led to the imprisonment, torture, and execution without trial of communists, socialists, Jews, leftist intellectuals, sympathizers with the Karolyi and Kun regimes, and others who threatened the traditional Hungarian political order that the officers sought to reestablish. Estimates placed the number of executions at approximately 5,000. In addition, about 75,000 people were jailed. In particular, the Hungarian right wing and the Romanian forces targeted Jews for retribution. Ultimately, the white terror forced nearly 100,000 people to leave the country, most of them socialists, intellectuals, and middle-class Jews.
Trianon Hungary
After World War I, a conservative government ruled Hungary and made some progress toward economic modernization. The Great Depression, however, brought economic collapse, and the country's mood shifted to the far right. An alliance with Nazi Germany resulted, and Hungary fought on the Axis side in World War II. Again Hungary experienced defeat, and the country was occupied by the Soviet Red Army.
In 1920 and 1921, internal chaos racked Hungary. The white terror continued to plague Jews and leftists, unemployment and inflation soared, and penniless Hungarian refugees poured across the border from neighboring countries and burdened the floundering economy. The government offered the population little succor. In January 1920, Hungarian men and women cast the first secret ballots in the country's political history and elected a large counterrevolutionary and agrarian majority to a unicameral parliament. Two main political parties emerged: the socially conservative Christian National Union and the Independent Smallholders' Party, which advocated land reform. In March the parliament annulled both the Pragmatic Sanction of 1723 and the Compromise of 1867, and it restored the Hungarian monarchy but postponed electing a king until civil disorder had subsided. Instead, Miklos Horthy (1920-44)--a former commander in chief of the Austro-Hungarian navy--was elected regent and was empowered, among other things, to appoint Hungary's prime minister, veto legislation, convene or dissolve the parliament, and command the armed forces.
Hungary's signing of the Treaty of Trianon on June 4, 1920, ratified the country's dismemberment, limited the size of its armed forces, and required reparations payments. The territorial provisions of the treaty, which ensured continued discord between Hungary and its neighbors, required the Hungarians to surrender more than two-thirds of their prewar lands. Romania acquired Transylvania; Yugoslavia gained Croatia, Slavonia, and Vojvodina; Slovakia became a part of Czechoslovakia; and Austria also acquired a small price of prewar Hungarian territory. Hungary also lost about 60 percent of its prewar population, and about one-third of the 10 million ethnic Hungarians found themselves outside the diminished homeland. The country's ethnic composition was left almost homogeneous. Hungarians constituted about 90 percent of the population, Germans made up about 6 to 8 percent, and Slovaks, Croats, Romanians, Jews, and other minorities accounted for the remainder.
New international borders separated Hungary's industrial base from its sources of raw materials and its former markets for agricultural and industrial products. Its new circumstances forced Hungary to become a trading nation. Hungary lost 84 percent of its timber resources, 43 percent of its arable land, and 83 percent of its iron ore. Because most of the country's prewar industry was concentrated near Budapest, Hungary retained about 51 percent of its industrial population, 56 percent of its industry, 82 percent of its heavy industry, and 70 percent of its banks.
Bethlen Government
Horthy appointed Pal Teleki prime minister in July 1920. His right-wing government set quotas effectively limiting admission of Jews to universities, legalized corporal punishment, and, to quiet rural discontent, took initial steps toward fulfilling a promise of major land reform by dividing about 385,000 hectares from the largest estates into smallholdings. Teleki's government resigned, however, after the former emperor, Karl IV, unsuccessfully attempted to retake Hungary's throne in March 1921. King Karl's return narhed a split parties between conservatives who favored a Habsburg restoration and nationalist right-wing radicals who supported election of a Hungarian king. Bethlen, a nonaffiliated, right-wing member of the parliament, took advantage of this rift by convincing members of the Christian National Union who opposed Karl's reenthronement to merge with the Smallholders' Party and form a new Party of Unity with Bethlen as its leader. Horthy then appointed Bethlen prime minister.
As prime minister, Bethlen dominated Hungarian politics between 1921 and 1931. He fashioned a political machine by amending the electoral law, eliminating peasants from the Party of Unity, providing jobs in the bureaucracy to his supporters, and manipulating elections in rural areas. Bethlen restored order to the country by giving the radical counterrevolutionaries payoffs and government jobs in exchange for ceasing their campaign of terror against Jews and leftists. In 1921 Bethlen made a deal with the Social Democrats and trade unions, agreeing, among other things, to legalize their activities and free political prisoners in return for their pledge to refrain from spreading anti-Hungarian propaganda, calling political strikes, and organizing the peasantry. In May 1922, the Party of Unity captured a large parliamentary majority. Karl IV's death, soon after he failed a second time to reclaim the throne in October 1921, allowed the revision of the Treaty of Trianon to rise to the top of Hungary's political agenda. Bethlen's strategy to win the treaty's revision was first to strengthen his country's economy and then to build relations with stronger nations that could further Hungary's goals. Revision of the treaty had such a broad backing in Hungary that Bethlen used it, at least in part, to deflect criticism of his economic, social, and political policies. However, Bethlen's only foreign policy success was a treaty of friendship with Italy in 1927, which had little immediate impact.
Economic Development
When Bethlen took office, the government was bankrupt. Tax revenues were so paltry that he turned to domestic gold and foreign-currency reserves to meet about half of the 1921-22 budget and almost 80 percent of the 1922-23 budget. To improve his country's economic circumstances, Bethlen undertook development of industry. He imposed tariffs on finished goods and earmarked the revenues to subsidize new industries. Bethlen squeezed the agricultural sector to increase cereal exports, which generated foreign currency to pay for imports critical to the industrial sector. In 1924, after the white terror had waned and Hungary had gained admission to the League of Nations (1922), the Bethlen government secured a US$50 million reconstruction loan from the league, which restored the confidence of foreign creditors. Foreign loans and domestic capital that had been removed from Hungary during the communist revolution flowed back into the country, further fueling industrial development.
By the late 1920s, Bethlen's policies had brought order to the economy. The number of factories increased by about 66 percent, inflation subsided, and the national income climbed 20 percent. However, the apparent stability was supported by a rickety framework of constantly revolving foreign credits and high world grain prices; therefore, Hungary remained undeveloped in comparison with the wealthier western European countries.
Despite economic progress, the workers' standard of living remained poor, and consequently the working class never gave Bethlen its political support. The peasants fared worse than the working class. In the 1920s, about 60 percent of the peasants were either landless or were cultivating plots too small to provide a decent living. Real wages for agricultural workers remained below prewar levels, and the peasants had practically no political voice. Moreover, once Bethlen had consolidated his power, he ignored calls for land reform. The industrial sector failed to expand fast enough to provide jobs for all the peasants and university graduates seeking work. Most peasants lingered in the villages, and in the 1930s Hungarians in rural areas were extremely dissatisfied. Hungary's foreign debt ballooned as Bethlen expanded the bureaucracy to absorb the university graduates who, if left idle, might have threatened civil order.
The Great Depression
In 1929 the New York Stock Exchange crashed. As a result, world grain prices plummeted, and the framework supporting Hungary's economy buckled. Hungary's earnings from grain exports declined as prices and volume dropped, tax revenues fell, foreign credit sources dried up, and short-term loans were called in. Hungary sought financial relief from the League of Nations, which insisted on a program of rigid fiscal belt-tightening, resulting in increased unemployment. The peasants reverted to subsistence farming. Industrial production rapidly dropped, and businesses went bankrupt as domestic and foreign demand evaporated. Government workers lost their jobs or suffered severe pay cuts. By 1933 about 18 percent of Budapest's citizens lived in poverty. Unemployment leaped from 5 percent in 1928 to almost 36 percent by 1933.
As the standard of living dropped, the political mood of the country shifted further toward the right. Bethlen resigned without warning amid national turmoil in August 1931. His successor, Gyula Karolyi, failed to quell the crisis. Horthy then appointed a reactionary demagogue, Gyula Gombos, but only after Gombos agreed to maintain the existing political system, to refrain from calling elections before the parliament's term had expired, and to appoint several Bethlen supporters to head key ministries. Gombos publicly renounced the vehement anti-Semitism he had espoused earlier, and his party and government included some Jews.
Radical Right in Power
Gombos's appointment marked the beginning of the radical right's ascendancy in Hungarian politics, which lasted with few interruptions until 1945. The radical right garnered its support from medium and small farmers, former refugees from Hungary's lost territories, and unemployed civil servants, army officers, and university graduates. Gombos advocated a one-party government, revision of the Treaty of Trianon, withdrawal from the League of Nations, anti-intellectualism, and social reform. He assembled a political machine, but his efforts to fashion a one-party state and fulfill his reform platform were frustrated by a parliament composed mostly of Bethlen's supporters and by Hungary's creditors, who forced Gombos to follow conventional policies in dealing with the economic and financial crisis. The 1935 elections gave Gombos more solid support in the parliament, and he succeeded in gaining control of the ministries of finance, industry, and defense and in replacing several key military officers with his supporters. In September 1936, Gombos informed German officials that he would establish a Nazi-like, one-party government in Hungary within two years, but he died in October without realizing this goal.
In foreign affairs, Gombos led Hungary toward close relations with Italy and Germany; in fact, Gombos coined the term Axis, which was later adopted by the German-Italian military alliance. Soon after his appointment, Gombos visited Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and gained his support for revision of the Treaty of Trianon. Later, Gombos became the first foreign head of government to visit German chancellor Adolf Hitler. For a time, Hungary profited handsomely, as Gombos signed a trade agreement with Germany that drew Hungary's economy out of depression but made Hungary dependent on the German economy for both raw materials and markets. In 1928 Germany had accounted for 19.5 percent of Hungary's imports and 11.7 percent of its exports; by 1939 the figures were 52.5 percent and 52.2 percent, respectively. Hungary's annual rate of economic growth from 1934 to 1940 averaged 10.8 percent. The number of workers in industry doubled in the ten years after 1933, and the number of agricultural workers dropped below 50 percent for the first time in the country's history. Hungary also used its relationship with Germany to chip away at the Treaty of Trianon. In 1938 Hungary openly repudiated the treaty's restrictions on its armed forces. With German help, Hungary extended its territory four times and doubled in size from 1938 to 1941. It regained parts of southern Slovakia in 1938, Carpatho-Ukraine in 1939, northern Transylvania in 1940, and parts of Vojvodina in 1941.
Hitler's assistance did not come without a price. After 1938 the fuhrer used promises of additional territories, economic pressure, and threats of military intervention to pressure the Hungarians into supporting his policies, including those related to Europe's Jews, which encouraged Hungary's anti-Semites. The percentage of Jews in business, finance, and the professions far exceeded the percentage of Jews in the overall population. The 1930 census showed that Jews made up only 5.1 percent of the population but provided 54.5 percent of its physicians, 31.7 percent of its journalists, and 49.2 percent of its lawyers. Jews controlled an estimated 19.5 percent to 33 percent of the national income, four of the five leading banks, and 80 percent of Hungary's industry. After the depression struck, anti-Semites made the Jews scapegoats for Hungary's economic plight.
Hungary's Jews suffered the first blows of this renewed anti-Semitism during the government of Gombos's successor, Kalman Daranyi, who fashioned a coalition of conservatives and reactionaries and dismantled Gombos's political machine. After Horthy publicly dashed hopes of land reform, discontented rightwingers took to the streets denouncing the government and baiting the Jews. Daranyi's government attempted to appease the anti-Semites and the Nazis by proposing and passing the first socalled Jewish Law, which set quotas limiting Jews to 20 percent of the positions in certain businesses and professions. The law failed to satisfy Hungary's anti-Semitic radicals, however, and when Daranyi tried to appease them again, Horthy unseated him in 1938. The regent then appointed the ill-starred Bela Imredy, who drafted a second, harsher Jewish Law before political opponents forced his resignation in February 1939 by presenting documents showing that Imredy's own grandfather was a Jew.
Imredy's downfall led to Pal Teleki's return to the prime minister's office. Teleki dissolved some of the fascist parties but did not alter the fundamental policies of his predecessors. He undertook a bureaucratic reform and launched cultural and educational programs to help the rural poor. Illiteracy dropped to about 7 percent by 1941. But Teleki also oversaw passage of the second Jewish Law, which broadened the definition of "Jewishness," cut the quotas on Jews permitted in the professions and in business, and required that the quotas be attained by the hiring of Gentiles or the firing of Jews. By the June 1939 elections, Hungarian public opinion had shifted so far to the right that voters gave the Arrow Cross Party--Hungary's equivalent of Germany's National Socialist German Workers' Party (the Nazi Party)--the second highest number of votes. In September 1940, the Hungarian government allowed German troops to transit the country on their way to Romania, and on November 20, 1940, Hungary signed the Tripartite Pact, which allied Germany, Italy, and Japan.


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Florida (December 14, 2011) A tractor-trailer driver was killed when he rear-ended another tractor-trailer on I-95 in Melbourne. The fatal accident happened around 5:00 a.m. near Exit 191-Wickham Road when for some reason a tractor-trailer plowed into the rear of another, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Frederick Green, was driving a tractor-trailer loaded with PVC pipes south on Interstate 95 in the right hand lane. The second tractor-trailer, driven by Anthony Daniels, 57, hauling general merchandise was traveling in the same direction when he slammed into the rear of Green. The violent impact caused the fuel tank to explode and extensive damage to the Daniels' cab, which came to rest across the center and left lane of Interstate 95. Green's truck spilled part of its load of PVC pipes on the roadway coming to rest on the right shoulder.
Anthony Daniels was pronounced dead at the scene. Green sustained minor injuries in the collision.
Authorities closed all lanes of I-95 as crews worked to clean up the wreckage. A portion of the roadway was damage as a result of the wreck. Police were able to re-opened the far two right lanes around 11 a.m., the left lane will remain closed until paving repairs are completed.
The Florida Highway Patrol is still investigating the cause of the fatal accident.

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A SENIOR cabinet minister has praised Longbridge, after paying a visit to the area's new development site.
Oliver Letwin, the minister for government policy in the Cabinet Office, and an advisor to the Prime Minister, visited the Longbridge Development Area while spending time with the new Conservative party parliamentary candidate for the area Rachel Maclean.
He had a tour around the site with Mike Murray, the senior development surveyor for St Modwen's, the company behind the area development scheme.
Mr Letwin said: "I very much enjoyed visiting Longbridge and was impressed by all the fantastic regeneration work going on in the area.
"These new facilities have and will offer the local community a lot in terms of jobs and business and I can see why Rachel wanted me to see the development first-hand.
"The changes afoot in Longbridge are going to be hugely important for the whole of the West Midlands as we look to re-balance the economy and build on Britain's recovery."
St Mowdens is hoping the development will create up to 10,000 employment opportunities as well as offering new business and leisure facilities for the local community.


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From Mrs A.J. Wootton
Our stay was very pleasant. The room was excellent, very cool and comfortable, quite peaceful. The only comment we would like to make is that: more information about local services ie. buses, trips, trains could be on display. HOW DO YOU RATE THE HOTEL OVERALL? excellent. VALUE FOR MONEY? excellent.
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Young Farmer's Club - 80th Anniversary
80 Years of Young Farmers' Club - the foundation stone for rural youth
The Young Farmers' Club (YFU) has just celebrated its 80th Birthday in Northern Ireland.
In 1930 the first club opened officially in Limavady, after Belfast journalist Mr W. S Armour, editor of The Northern Whig first proposed the idea in 1929 after seeing similar clubs on his travels abroad.
Mr Armour saw clubs in Denmark, Canada, Australia and England and said he saw it as a way "to fill the blank in the Ulster countryman's life, and as a hope for the creation of a rural community spirit."
Mr Alex Blair, former Vice President of The Young Farmers' Club of Ulster (YFCU) thirty years ago said: "The story of the YFCU is the story of a revolution. The conversion of a country youth from the backward straw-in-the-mouth image into self assured young people, articulate and knowledgable, well equipped to face the world of the twentieth century."
In the early days the Young Farmers' Club had the backing of many leading figures in agriculture, including the Ulster Agricultural Organisation Society and the Ulster Farmer's Union.
They also took steps to start junior clubs in their own organisations, but later YFC became more organised as a central committee was set up.
It was the first staff member, Mr Richard Kimber who formed the first club in 1930 at Limavady. Over the next 80 years the Young Farmers' Club produced a firm foundation for young people in the rural community.
Many people were married through meeting in the clubs, which networked across the Province through competitions, meetings, dances, picnics and stock judging events.
Today, although the title of Young Farmers' may be something of a misnomer, the main aim of the association is to fulfil its motto of producing 'Better farmers, better countrymen and better citizens."
Young Farmers's Clubs welcome new faces to show
Today YFCU members enjoy a wide range of social, educational and travel opportunities and as always have a stand at Balmoral, well staffed and ready to recruit new faces.
The YFC promotes self reliance and individual responsibility as two core values. Annually the President picks a theme. This year's is 'Give a little, Get a lot' and each member takes part in this by participating in YFCU activities and events, and helping out in their local communities.
YFCU Headquarters plans many events and activities throughout the year, including Balmoral, where there is a tug of war, machinery handling, sheep shearing and Floral Art to name but a few.
There are exchange trips to Europe and America, girls' football, group debating, Member of the Year, swimming galas, tag rugby and Ulster Young Farmer of the Year competition.
Clubs meet twice monthly and have their own programme of events including guest speakers, activity days, fundraising nights and more.
All club members are from12- 25 years of age. It is a strictly non political Association, non sectarian and is open to anyone, no matter of his or her ethnic background, religion or profession. The only qualification for membership is an interest in rural life.
To find out more on joining, visit the YFCU stand in the Nugent Hall at Balmoral. Or contact YFCU HQ on 02890 370713 or www.yfcu.org for details of your nearest club and how to become a member.
Young Farmers Clubs of Ulster plan action packed show
An action packed two days is in store for The Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster, who once again have their official stand in the Nugent Hall.
Wednesday morning begins with the final of the Association's popular Floral Art Competition in the Garden Village from 11am. The entries will then be displayed for visitors to enjoy for the remainder of the show.
At 11am in the sale ring, the annual YFCU Sheep Shearing Competition, sponsored by Lister Shearing gets underway, attracting huge interest from near and far.
The Machinery Handling Competition starts at 6pm on the Cattle Lawn on Wednesday while the Girls' Five-a-Side Football kicks off at the same venue an hour later.
Six county teams will attempt to 'beat the clock' over a challenging course designed by the Health and Safety Executive NI.
The energetic young farmers are ready on Thursday for their Cook Off at the Tesco Stand from 12pm. Members of the YFCU will be put to the test in the kitchen demonstrating their culinary skills.
The Tug-of-War at 6pm on the Cattle Lawn on Thursday is the pinnacle of the YFCU Balmoral Show calendar.
Check out their stand in the Nugent Hall, at one of the main entrances adjoining the King's Hall. It will be staffed by members who will be willing to answer any questions regarding the Association.
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Cincinnati -- Workers are increasingly part of the mix among Cincinnati public housing residents, according to University of Cincinnati surveys that find more working families using local developments as "rungs" in their housing climb.
Hundreds of local public housing residents - those in Cincinnati's "Bix Six" units (Laurel Homes, Winton Terrace, English Woods, Lincoln Court, Millvale and Findlater Gardens) as well as those in 11 senior housing structures and at scattered sites -- were surveyed in 1995 (385 residents), 1996 (340 residents) and again in 1997 (468 residents) by nationally recognized housing researcher David Varady, UC professor of planning, who examined resident demographics, moving plans and desires, housing and neighborhood conditions, and attitudes toward management and homeownership.
Wolf Preiser, UC professor of architecture, and graduate student Larisa Keith assisted with the survey project. UC's Institute for Policy Research collected data for the surveys conducted on behalf of the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA), the 17th-largest public housing authority in the nation.
CMHA residents, like their counterparts nationally, are becoming more diverse in terms of income as the authority attracts more moderate-income residents, according to the survey. "CMHA has moved closer to performing the role established for public housing in the original 1930s legislation. It was created as a way-station for the temporarily unemployed, as a resource rather an entitlement, appropriate for the early stages of a housing career before families rented larger units in the private market or become a homeowners," Varady said.
Between 1995 and 1997, the overall proportion of residents who were employed rose from 24- to 33 percent. Among certain types of developments, the number of those employed rose more dramatically. The proportion of employed Big Six residents jumped nearly 20 percent (from 26- to 44 percent) while the proportion of employed scattered site residents nearly doubled from 35- to 61 percent. The average income of residents rose by about $1,000. Those earning $6,000 or more rose from 34- to 47 percent.
During the same time period, the number of residents who were high school graduates rose from 51- to 59 percent. The proportion of residents receiving welfare dropped from 56- to 48 percent, noted Varady.
These shifts come, in part, from new residents. The number of new residents (as represented by those who have lived in a local public housing unit for less than one year) nearly doubled between 1995 and 1997, from 16- to 27 percent. The average length of residence in a CMHA unit now stands at slightly over four years as opposed to slightly over five years in 1995.
According to Donald Troendle, CMHA executive director, the local housing authority is retaining and attracting more moderate-income residents with niche marketing campaigns and a variety of physical and service improvements to become competitive: computerized tracking of all repair/work orders, expanded service hours, new playgrounds, landscaping improvements and extensive kitchen and bath modernization.
"For instance, we aggressively market the child care services
available either on-site or nearby because it's such an important
issue to most working families," explained Troendle, adding that
2,400 CMHA families were now known to contain a job-holder as
compared to 1,235 four years ago. That translates into a
predicted $24 million earned by local public housing residents as
a group this year.


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§47-20-19. Obtaining license fraudulently; penalty.
In addition to any other offense set forth in this code, any individual, association, organization or corporation which knowingly obtains or assists another in obtaining a bingo license under false, deceptive or fraudulent pretenses is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than ten thousand dollars.


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Mail is stagnant but profits are up
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Volumes of parcels, letters and international items are stagnating but Australia Post has still managed to lift its net profit to a record $371 million, up $40 million on the previous year.
With revenues rising 4.8 per cent to $4.16 billion for the year to June 2004, Australia Post is considering ways to make more money through direct mail, faster and more efficient parcels service and logistics.
It will keep less than half its bumper profit - $220.9 million will go to the Government as a dividend. This will be on top of $526 million in taxes and government charges.
The bigger revenue and profit was achieved despite mail volumes rising only 0.9 per cent to 5.31 billion items. Letters generate more than half of Australia Post's revenues.
Despite the gains, the accounts also show signs of Australia Post losing some business to big rivals.
Revenues from international mail slipped nearly $10 million to $432.7 million with logistics groups such as TNT and DHL moving in on its turf.
Revenues from the sale of retail products from greeting cards to mobile telephony items, post-office box rentals and bill payments rose 7 per cent to $582.8 million, making it Australia Post's third biggest money spinner after parcels and letters.
The communications category, which includes all pre-paid mobile telephony products and services, was a big contributor, increasing 9.4 per cent in 2003-04.
With more people settling their accounts online, however, Australia Post's bill payment service processed 170 million transactions, down from 171 million the year before.
Despite the slippage, bill payment revenues still rose from $73.1 billion to $75.5 billion.
In its annual report released yesterday, Australia Post said the $129 million program restructuring and modernising its parcels handling and sorting network had laid the foundations for accelerated growth in its parcels business which delivered it $619.3 million in revenues, up from $568.2 million the previous year.
Logistics has been identified as another growth area with Australia Post considering opportunities in Asia.
It has embarked on its second joint venture with Qantas by acquiring express road freight company Star Freight Express for $745 million.


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Ok, i am fed up with the irritation from cartridge razors on not only my face but my wallet. I NEED a good alternative. I know that safety razors are the next best thing to strait razor shaving BUT I can't find them at any stores. I always see the refills for them, but not the handles. I don't necessarily want to wait for one to come in off the internet, where can I go?
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You can get a decent vintage safety razor for not much cash on ebay.
I have a couple of Gillettes that I picked up for less than £10 a piece.
Get yourself a brush and shaving soap while you are at it, you won't regret it.
By coincidence I just posted an article about inexpensive, "entry level" traditional shaving products that might help: http://sharpologist.com/2012/04/16-inexpensive-entries.html but of course most of the razor products can't be found locally. In the wilds of OK where you are your best bet is an antique shop or an old relative who may have a vintage razor in their bathroom drawer. :)
It all depends on if you want new or vintage. If you want new the best option is to buy online. I personally could not tell you what razor to buy if you prefer a new "modern" DE safety razor having never bought one. I have however purchased, accordingly to my wife, too many vintage razors. The best places to look, 1 - Grandpas or Uncles house, ( I have gotten 2 safeties and 2 straights this way), 2 - Antique Shop/Flea Market, ( 7 of my personal razors have been purchased this way) and last but not least 3 - Online Auctions/Classifieds, I have purchased only 1 razor this way, but it is one of my more collectible pieces. I would suggest that if you are just beginning and you want a solid razor go with a vintage Gillette. Look for a simple TTO. Most vintage Gillette razors you find will fall in the range of a 1960 - 1980ish TTO and these are great dependable razors. The best part is that you can pickup a good razor for about $10-15 on average. I have 12 razors in my collection and I have yet to spend the same $$ that I would have on some of the average priced Merkur or Ed Jag. Happy Hunting, and welcome to the club!
I ordered at Murker 180 long handle off of Amazon for 33.00 plus a starter shaving set including an apothecary mug, razor/brush stand, boar brush, and soap for 29.00, and i got a set of 10 wilkinson & sword DE blades for $1.76 at walmart so I'm all set.
I found that www.classicshaving.com is a great resource too...


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This seems time consuming, but once you make it once it becomes a very simple quick dish. This is based on a SB recipe, but I changed it for my taste.Submitted by KARAPN
This soup is soooo good!! It is great soup if your doing low carb, low fat and low calorie!! Its also a good way to get a vegetable in :)Submitted by SNAVELA1
This is a healthier adaptation of a family recipe. It makes a lot, about 20 cups, but it does freeze well.
I usually serve it over rice, but it's yummy without, too.
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Since the original recipe submitted by JOEKNEE had ingredients that were higher in carbs (i.e. fat free HH, carrots, turkey), I tweaked it and brought the carb count down some! Remember to calculate Net Carbs (subtract the fiber count from the total carbs) to get the true # of carbs.Submitted by LILI0409
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4.5 Net Carbs and OUTSTANDING!!! Low carb rendition of Olive Garden's Tuscan Soup.Submitted by LIBBYIMLISTENEN
A vegetable soup without the potatoes. This recipe made a large pot full that I froze in different size containers to use for dinner or individual lunches.Submitted by EVIE510514
Make the meatballs several days in advance and freeze them. I prefer fresh basil, parsley, garlic, and fresh ground pepper for a more intense flavor. I also use sea salt (salt can be adjusted for taste and sodium restrictions).Submitted by SLMADDEN72
Perfect low carb recipe for Phase 2 and beyond Atkins followers. Submitted by DIANALYNN211
Good crockpot meal for a cold day. Use whatever color bell peppers you like, I use yellow and orange. Ground beef is fine, but will add calories. Turkey cutlets can be subbed for the steak to reduce calories and fat. I use two kinds of meat to add flavor and texture.Submitted by CYNDIDAVISUSA
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My entire family loves this recipe. It's wonderful on a cold day.Submitted by SHELMIKLIS
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This is South Beach appropriate. Even more so if you use ground turkey instead of beef. But, I like the flavor of beef. :-)Submitted by SNAPSHOTSTACY
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So, I have to use up my okra, but don't have time to stand over a pot. Here is a slow-cooker version of gumbo. I didn't have any celery, so I put zucchini in instead.Submitted by EMPIERCE
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To understand how movies of Bud Spencer and Terence Hill began, a little biography about them is important. Bud Spencer (Carlo Pedersoli) was born on 31st October 1929, in SantaLucia. He got married in 1960 and had three children between 1961 and 1972. From 1947 to 1949, Spencer worked at the Italian consulate in Recife, Brazil. He learned fluent Portuguese during his tenure at the consulate. Spencer made a change to his screen name in 1967 in order to pay homage to his favorite beer, Budweiser, as well as Spencer Tracy. His acting career started in 1951 where he played the role of a Praetorian guard in the movie Quo Vadis that was done in Italy. Until the late1960s, his movie career was classified as minor league where he met Terence Hill with whom created a good number of movies.
Terence Hill (Mario Girotti) was born on 29th March 1939, in Venice, Italy. He lived as a child in Lommatzsch, which was a small town in Germany, from 1943 to 1945. He escaped unhurt the Dresden Bombing of World War II and was discovered by filmmaker Dino Risi in 1951. In 1964, Terence returned to Germany for some different types of films. In 1967, he went back to Italy where he made a change to his name and also starred in the film "God Forgives…..I Don't'. The following years made up a major part of his career as he starred in a good number of western and action movies together with his longtime friend and colleague, Bud Spencer.
Bud and Terence were noted for their comedy based movies. These movies of Bud Spencer and Terence Hill were not only successful abroad, but also in Italy. Together, they made a substantial number of films including Italian Westerns. A good number of the movies have different titles depending on the distributor and country. Their most popular film is the western 'They Call Me Trinity" in 1971 and the sequel 'Trinity Is Still My name', 1972. The pair was seen to be a good combination by various directors, and most of the films they made together were a success. Some of the films that they made together and were successful are shown below.
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nice interior, was very clean in the room, kind staff
The hotel is safe, exceptionally clean with good rooms , excellent bed and TV..helpful staff and in a very good location Breakfast room a little small, perhaps more fruit available
The location is very good. A ten minute walk across the bridges of the Neva to Palace Square and the city centre. Just a couple of minutes walk to the Fortress. High level of comfort of the hotel. Reception staff spoke excellent English, and were very willing to help with advice and arrangements (taxi, tickets,etc.). Bottled water supplied free of charge. Busy road (but then all roads are busy in St.Petersburg), with the usual noise. Breakfast was good but sometimes had to wait for the various items to be placed out; the girl seemed to operate at her speed and never spoke.
Location is nice, the staff is very friendly. Rooms are clean and well equiped. The hotel itself is quite small and very quite and peaceful. Breakfast is quite poor (not a lot of hot meals, no fried eggs nor bacon).
Warm ambient, modern equipment with old style looking, courtesy and attention to customer from frontdesk people, good breakfast in terms of quality even if not so big choices High noise level coming from neighbouring rooms and corridor, but just in day hours, not in the night. The space available in breakfast room is too small, sometimes it could happen do not find free table to sit down (specially if alone travellers are taking two or more sits at once)
Nice location, nice staff, EXCELLENT ROOM / room facilities. Temporary road building works near the hotel during my stay.
A very nice and cozy hotel with very good service! Nothing
warm room, good shower, silent neighbours, excellent location is suitaible for everyday walking so dry air in room
Warm welcome and always kind staff; room not too large but comfortable, clean, modernly furnished; good breakfast. Best as base for visiting the city or for business. No restaurant in the hotel, but some around it.
Clean room Noisy as next to the road
Hotel is quite ok. Fully corresponds 3* in Europe. Nice pub in 1st floor working long in the weekends. Rooms are clean cosy, well accomodated. Breakfast are too poor.
Nice room, good new design. Bar downstairs is good as well. Wide choice of beers. There was no room of the type I book (superior double) available.
in-room broadband internet, air conditioner, room and hotel design were the strongest points of the hotel for me. It's also located just two subway stations from the city center and is situated in the historical center of St. Pete. All in all, a simple european-level 2.5/3-star hotel - good enough for its price. Perfect for business trips or solo/couple travellers who are capable to guide the city for themselves. The internet connection didn't work from the start - had to complain to the hotel staff. It was also cut off one hour before the actual check-out time which was very frustrating - felt as if I was kicked from the hotel. There was also no soap dish in the bathroom. One could also mention otner other minor issues but they truly are minor.
Clean, modern, simple decor in a good neighborhood 1 metro stop from center. Very convenient to 24 hour market and decent Pub off the lobby. The staff was young and tried to be helpful, but most spoke only some English. So no real concierge services. Excellent choice for the traveler who is independent and can book online own museum, tour tickets. Buffet breakfast, included, was small but adequate.
Clean and confortable room. Located close to metro station and just 2 stops to city main attractions. Also easy to reach it from railway station. Poor breakfast and if you come, by any chance before check in time, have to wait. Drapes are transparent and can be a problem during white nights period.
Convenient location (2 minutes walk to the metro station), polite staff, good and various breakfast. The room was spacious and clean. Our blanket smelled awfully.
i think, it's really nice hotel. Modern design, carefull stuff.The hotel location in the center of the city,within walking distance of many attractions. Nothing. Everything was excellent.
Continental breakfast was plenty of good food. Room furniture, tv and bed / mattress probably too old, it's evident they have to renovate them soon.
There was no conditioner manual at the room, so we encountered some troubles with turning it off
The staff were extremely accomodating. Anything I requested was graciously provided by whomever happened to be working at the moment. The room was so functional. I loved all the little hooks and nooks. The lighting was versatile. I could hook up my own laptop in the room! The bed was cushy. The restaurant/bar, lobby area was fun to just hang out in, read a book, watch people go by, etc. I felt very safe. I will be back at least two more times to St. Pete and I will choose this hotel again. Didn't like that I was charged for my first night there even tho it wasn't my fault that the plane was delayed and I missed my connection.
The hotel is centrally located in thequiet environment of a courtyard of a small business centre - almost unique for St Petersburg. Ideal for guests travelling with a car, as there are parking spaces in the courtyard, directly at the hotel. Staff is very friendly and helpful, with good command of English language. We enjoyed our stay! Not really...central aircondition did not work during our stay, which was not a problem, because the hot summer days were just over...but there was a local airco device placed in the room, which made some noise
The reception staff. The distance fom downtown.
Staff, restaurant air conditioning system, sound insulation in the room
everything was in line with good standards location
The room was good. Too far away from the city center if you want to walk or find your own way.
Clean rooms, quiet location. Guarded parking on the territory. Despite the fact that there is free wi-fi in the hotel I was not able to get acceptable level of sygnal in my room. To use wi-fi I had to go down to the lobby.
Small cosy hotel, at 5 minutes walk of metro. During winter, better regulation of heating. Now very hot!!
I'd like the place - it's quiet and convinient. I didn't like food quality at restaurant. It was very bad internet service (wifi) and conditioning in the room.
Staff very helpful. Good location to metrostation.
We stayed in hotel during price discount campaign. We were very positively surprised with the cosy rooms, cleanness and good staff. Location is nice, far from big streets, 15min walk from Petrogradskaya metro station. Sauna is nice, including russian and turkish. Jakuzzi and tun with cold water are available, free till 5pm
Cleanliness of the room, good staff, good location. Mosquitoes
Everything was excellent! Clean comfortable room. Attentive obliging staff. The weather was cold, but we got an air heater as soon as we asked for. Free wifi. If you don`t have a car, it takes 20 minutes to get to nearest metro station.


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Get an overview of this hotelHotel in Seaside Heights with seasonal outdoor pool and children's pool
Popular property highlights
Situated near the beach, this hotel is within a 5-minute walk of Funtown Pier and Seaside Heights Beach. Coin Castle and Breakwater Beach are also within 10 minutes.
Hotel Features
A seasonal outdoor pool, a children's pool, and a 24-hour front desk are available at this hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include barbecue grills and ATM/banking services.
Room Amenities
All 54 rooms provide conveniences like sofa beds and refrigerators, plus free WiFi and pillowtop beds. Guests will also find satellite TV.
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- Good location
- Good for nightlife
- Beach
- Pool
- Helpful staff
- Guestrooms could've been cleaner
Skyview Manor Motel
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Skyview Manor Motel features a seasonal outdoor pool and a children's pool. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Seaside Heights hotel also offers barbecue grills and ATM/banking services. Limited complimentary onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 54
- Number of floors - 4
- ATM/banking
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Free WiFi
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Free self parking
- Year Built 1967
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Children's pool
- Outdoor seasonal pool
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Children's pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Sofa bed
- Refrigerator
- Microwave (on request)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, Parking (limited spaces)
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Refrigerator
- Microwave (on request)
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Bathtub only
- Hair dryer (on request)
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Sofa bed
- Satellite TV service
- Free WiFi
- Pillowtop mattress
Nearby Things to Do
A children's pool and a seasonal outdoor pool are on site.
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 7 PM
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 10 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 18 years old.
Minimum guest age is 18
Only service animals are allowed
No cribs (infant beds) available
No rollaway/extra beds available
Optional extras
- Weekly housekeeping provided; fees apply for additional cleaning
Hotel Name
- Skyview Manor
- Skyview Manor Motel
- Skyview Manor Motel Seaside Heights
- Skyview Manor Seaside Heights
- Sky View Manor Hotel Seaside Heights
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Scottie Mayfield, president of Mayfield Dairy, has confirmed he will run for Congress.
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"We have turned the pages and are moving forward," Mayfield said in a phone interview with Nooga.com. "We've been through the process of understanding as a family what we're getting into here, and we feel like we're actually offering something that people would be very interested in. We're excited."
Mayfield, who has no prior political experience, said recently he began realistically considering a run for office after redistricted lines included his Athens home within 3rd District boundaries. In the coming weeks, Mayfield said he planned to hold a public event to announce his bid.
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"We welcome him to the race," Fleischmann said.
Wamp, the son of former 3rd District Rep. Zach Wamp, said Mayfield's entry would draw a greater contrast between his own campaign and the "status quo" in Washington and indicated he was ready to begin distinguishing himself from Mayfield along with the incumbent.
"If we're going to be serious about fixing what's broken in Washington, we don't need more people retiring to Congress," he said. "We need a new generation of leadership that will fight for real reform and long-term solutions. That's what my campaign is all about."
Along with Fleischmann and Wamp, Mayfield will find his name on the ballot with Dr. Jean Howard-Hill and Ron Bhalla. The 3rd District primary is set for Aug. 2.
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Saia (NASDAQ: SAIA) and Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitabiliy and valuation.
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Saia has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Werner Enterprises has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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Saia beats Werner Enterprises on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Saia, Inc. is a transportation company. The Company provides regional and interregional less-than-truckload (LTL) services. The Company also offers a range of other value-added services, including non-asset truckload, expedited and logistics services across the United States. The Company's subsidiary Saia Motor Freight Line, LLC (Saia LTL Freight) is a LTL carrier. As of December 31, 2016, Saia LTL Freight had served 34 states in the South, Southwest, Midwest, Pacific Northwest and West. Saia LTL Freight specializes in offering its customers a range of regional and interregional LTL services, including time-definite and expedited options. As of December 31, 2016, Saia LTL Freight operated a network consisting of 151 owned and leased locations. The Company's other subsidiaries include Saia TL Plus, LLC, Saia Logistics Services, LLC, Saia Sales, LLC, Saia Metrogo, LLC, LinkEx, Inc. and Saia Motor Freight Mexico, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.
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Werner Enterprises, Inc. is a transportation and logistics company. The Company is engaged in transporting truckload shipments of general commodities in both interstate and intrastate commerce. It operates through two segments: Truckload and Werner Logistics. It provides logistics services through its Werner Logistics division. As of December 31, 2016, it had a fleet of approximately 7,100 trucks, of which 6,305 were company-operated and 795 were owned and operated by independent contractors. Its Werner Logistics division operated 74 intermodal drayage trucks as of December 31, 2016. Its Truckload segment comprises the One-Way Truckload and Specialized Services units. It operates in several provinces of Canada to provide through-trailer service into and out of Mexico. Its Werner Logistic segment is a non-asset-based transportation and logistics provider and comprises four operating units: truck brokerage, freight management, the intermodal and Werner Global Logistics international.
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His therapist was unethical for saying your decision was unethical. On what basis are you being unethical, SINCE, you entered this marriage with the understanding, expectation and agreement that you would have a trusting, fully monogamous and exclusive relationship. Your husband lead you to believe that he held the same core values and beliefs about monogamy in marriage as you
. The then creates a story about anxiety and emotional issues to explain the guilt, and emotional avoidance you experienced with him and lies and cheats on you with TWO women, no just one. He then doesn't squarely own up to his problems but escapes and avoids emotional and behavioral responsibility by self-medicating through excessive drinking and externalizes blame for the rift and conflict you have right now i.e., makes you feel like an enemy when you try to address HIS behavior.
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I'm sorry, I wasn't clear with my question. I was hoping to find out if his behavior is indicative of a personality disorder, specifically
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Yes, it came to mind to me that you might be married to someone with a personality disorder so this is a VERY GOOD possibility. Statistically speaking, he is likely to have what could be called a mixed personality disorder---some borderline features, some from the narcissistic personality disorder. So it is most common to see mixed types---some symptom from one and some from another, because these really are NOT discrete disorders, as they are reflected in the DSM-IVTR (diagnostic manual in mental health).
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Now, if your husband has prominent borderline features, here are two books that I recommend to my students. The first one is more of an insight-gaining book and the second is a manual we use to train therapists in what is called dialectical behavior therapy, which was specifically designed for treatment of borderline personality. You've obviously read a fair amount already about this but these books will give you some idea of the dynamics of the personality and what a competent therapist who works with borderlines would do to support, set limits, etc.
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Yes, this is much more helpful. What hits home particularly is the comment about externalizing blame, I get an immense amount of hostility, anger and blame anytime the slightest conflict arises between us and if I make the slightest perceived criticism of my husband, he will be almost hateful and won't speak to me for sometimes days at a time. We have been together for over 15 years so its difficult to assess his inability to maintain trusting relationships, although I will say that probably most other women probably would have left him had he treated them as poorly as he has treated me over the years. Thank you very much for your help!
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