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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 2:49 am
Post subject: My thoughts and hopes for this team
Heres my thoughts and hopes for the Raiders
First off, I hope Mark Davis stays patient and sees this through. I hope he gives McKenzie the time to turn our beloved Raiders into a contender.
There are key players that I hope stick around and changes that I hope really happen:
I hope Allen can see that the zone blocking scheme isnt for D-Mac. The kid came into the league in the zone blocking scheme and didnt do much. He started to develop once they brought in a power blocking scheme. I said at the beginning of the year, that hes no fit. He lacks the patience and vision to be a good fit. He needs a hole he could hit with authority, to get into space in the open field to break tackles and make defenders miss. I honestly hope he finishes the year strong and the team moves him for the most value possible. If not, I really hope Knapp is gone, along with the ZBS.
Both sides of the ball has some talent, I hope key players stick around on the offensive line. Hes struggled this season, but I like Veldheer and think he could be a franchise left tackle with some fine tuning. I love Wiseniewski and think he could be a beast at Center or Guard. I think we need to build the line around these two guys.
Reece is a weapon, he is big, quick, can catch I think he needs to be involved more. Move him around and create mismatches with him.
I like Moore. Hes had some trouble with catching balls this year, so hopefully he works during the off-season. Streeter and Criner could develop into reliable targets. Jacoby Ford, my biggest hope is this guy could stay healthy. He is such a weapon. During his rookie year he scored catching the ball, on returns, on end arounds and reverses. I love this kid, if only.
I would like to see Pryor start a few games this season, just to see what he could do. I know McKenzie and Allen didnt spend a 3rd in the supplemental draft on him, he was strictly Als guy, but he may be able to do something. Obviously, he hasnt been impressive enough to even dress for a game this season, but he needs to see some live action, during the regular season.
I know many of you want to see Palmer stay, but I honestly hope he is gone. Yes, hes been decent and yes, hes kept us in games, but I think keeping him around will hold this team back in the grand scheme of things. Its time to find a young QB to develop the team around. I think Leinart could be a stop gap, the same as Palmer. I find it funny how you guys want to see one of the greatest punters of all time, in Lechler to be cut for Marguette King, a rookie punter who played in a few pre-season games. You want to because Lechler is too expensive and getting old you say .funny. Considering wherever our offense stalls Lechler still drives the opposition deep in their own territory. Just get rid of a perennial all-pro for an undrafted rookie on the practice squad. Ironic.
I like Brandon Myers, he finds and creates space. He has done way more than anyone expected. At times, he shows he can catch the ball, but he has also shown he drops the ball. I wouldnt mind if he sticks around.
I think its time for DHB to go. I thought he could build off last year, but he disappears at times and his route running is still atrocious. It seems like he tips his routes and even with all that speed, DBs could see what he is doing.
Defensively there are very few bright spots, but some to like. I hope Houston, Bryant, Huff, Burris, Bartell are all back.
I think Houston is a good young player that could develop into a dominant player. I think once Seymour and Kelly are gone, hell step up. I like him and Bryant on the line.
During the off-season, I think Burris will pack on muscle and get a little bigger and be great against the run. The kid is a solid tackler and is all over the field. Hes a young leader.
Huff has been decent at corner, but Id like to see him go back to S. Bartell, if he could stay healthy could be a solid CB2. The Raiders has always had a CB1 that could cover and I hope the team finds another shut down Corner.
I want to see Gio and Branch gone. Branch is fast, but misses a lot of tackles and gets beat in coverage, easily. Hes out of position and isnt tenacious enough.
McClain needs to go. He is lazy and shows no passion or fire. He lacks leadership and is an off the field dummy.
I hope the defense finds a leader, either Moore or Teo in the draft. The team finds a way to create pressure on the QB to rush throws and cause turnovers.
Special teams: Janikowski is fantastic and I hope Lechler stays.
I hope during his second season McKenzie continues putting his stamp on the team and shows the direction this team is heading. Id like to see him sign a major free agent and he makes a trade that can allow us to accumulate picks.
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 3:40 am
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Good post.
The team this year is a ship with tons of holes and McKenzie is trying to fix these holes with duck tape. We need to sink the ship and build a new one. I really like McKenzie's attitude towards this mess, hes straight forward and hes going to cut guys straight up. IMO if things go well(and by well i mean we get a top 5 pick this year and the #1/#2 pick next year) we should compete for a playoff spot by the 2014 season.
On offense we need to get rid of Knapp and get a competent OC(0 excuse for how bad the running game has been).
O-Line- Carslie needs to gtfo, hes had a horrible year and hes old as ish, we need to drop him. Our RT situation has to get fixed, Willie Smith is hot garbage and Khalif Barnes is old and just average, we need to get younger on the Line too. Brisel is a lock for the rest of this year and next year, he needs to play better if he wants to be here after the 2013 season. Veldheer and Wiz are locks here, both young and have potential
HB- I woulden't mind seeing McFadden get traded for a pick in this years draft there are a crap load of good young RB's who i would love to see on the team going forward(Jonathan Frankling/Stepfan Taylor/Joe Randall are all going to be beasts who are going to fall because of how devalued the position has become). Goodson is a great back up and i would love to see him stay on the team and Tawian Jones isn't going anywhere, he's been an ace on Special Teams and he has a crap load of talent. Reece is a beast and he's the type of player that we need to keep around. Owen Scht need to GTFO, his last names says it all.
TE- Myers has been solid for us but he's a FA next year, he's inconsistent and he's put up most of his good numbers during crap time just like Palmer. He's the type of player that Al would overpay, we need to let him walk and let Ausberry(who's been great during the limited time that he's played) and Gordon get more PT. Im really excited about both of them.
WR- We're loaded there. Moore, Streater, and Criner are keepers. All 3 of them have lots of potential and we need to let them get their PT. DHB isn't going to get any better imo, hes a FA after 2014 and if we could get a pick for him i'd be happy. Jacoby is going to stay next year and he needs to play for his job.
QB- Get rid of Palmer and start Pryor, I said it. Palmer is old and if we can nail a pick for him we should pull the trigger asap. It's a win-win if we start Pryor and this is why, Pryor is young and if he has a solid season we can move forward with him, if he sucks as most think he will he'll lead us to the #1 pick and we'll get a chance to draft Clowney/Lee/or a QB. PryorFor2013
D-Line- Kelly = Old Garbage, Seymour = Old Garbage, both of them need to get out of the team asap. Shaughnessy has sucked this year, he's great against the run but he's been horse crap as a pass rusher, we need to let him walk. Lamar Houston is garbage as a pass rusher on the outside but he's young and he needs to be moved inside to reach his full potential imo. We need to resign Bryant and (hopefully) start himat DT for 2013, we need to see what he can do with a full seson under his belt. I've seen enough of Tollefson, he's flat out garbage. Im not going to speak on Crawford because I haven't seen him play at all, he'll have to impress the coaching staff in TC/practice to stick around.
LB's- Burris is doing alright for a 6th round rookie, keeper. Phil Wheel has been solid but he's on a 1 year deal and we can upgrade that position, let him walk. Mcclain is out so thats good. We seriously need to get some depth at LB too.
DB's- Band aids everywhere. Keep one of the two guys on 1 year deals, Bartell/Spencer, and get young players at DB to fight for a job. Branch and Huff aren't going anywhere next year and both of them need to play for there job for 2014. Giordano is trash and im 50/50 on Mitchell, woulden't be upset if we kept him/let him walk.
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P- Let Shane walk and Marquett King time
Seabeast/Condo- Keep em
at the end. F 2013, here we come 2014. It's late and the post is probably full of bad spelling, f it lol
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 4:36 am
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I agree with most of what has been said. Except I'm keeping Palmer if he wants to stay.
Pryor looked like hot garbage in pre-season...
i've got eyes and he must develop more to even dress for a game.
I'm revamping Special Teams...Condo, Seabass and Lechler are all overpaid! If it's rebuilding time then save me the many millions right there.
If there's an offer I'd take it, but I doubt there is.
In FA I'd be getting 2 players to play next to Wiz and JV. Bree gets another season, but if we got young talented C and LT. I'd move JV to RT and Wiz back to LG
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 2:30 am
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Good read. I disagree about Branch though. He is trying to do way too much. The secondary is a complete a mess. I wouldn't be surprised if only Branch and Hanson return, that's it.
Huff could come back on a reworked contract... Back to FS, but I would bring someone in to compete with him.
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 3:52 am
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Darren Sharper just said that he thinks Mike Vick will be a Raider next year due to Allen being with him in Atlanta (and Knapp but he better be gone)
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:03 am
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OakRaiders3828 wrote:
Darren Sharper just said that he thinks Mike Vick will be a Raider next year due to Allen being with him in Atlanta (and Knapp but he better be gone)
Does anyone realized that Vick had two coaches in the NFL and he's the reason both where fired. Vick is a coach killer.
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:41 am
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Really don't get the idea of dumping the ZBS for a guy who can't stay healthy for more than 50% of our games.
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:58 am
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Good breakdown of our receiving corpse.
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 12:07 pm
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My thoughts on your thoughts:
- Nailed it on McFadden. Perfect analysis.
- I agree that we need to move away from DHB and his terrible contract for next year. Unless he restructures, he's gotta be a goner. Which sucks because he's one of our best team guys and our young WRs all look up to him.
- If it makes sense monetarily to move away from Palmer, so be it. I'm so done with awful contracts. We aren't winning with him and if we're paying through the @$$ for that then I'd like to stop if possible. If the difference in money is negligible I'd rather keep him since he could win us games if he had a better supporting cast and knows our system. If Knapp's gone, who the hell even knows. I'm going to be fine with whichever way Reggie goes on this one, I think.
- I have high hopes for Burris too. Hope he can refine his game this offseason. Understanding assignments and gaps, tackling technique and coverage all need work. Sounds like a lot but he's not getting the time he needed to refine his game since he's been forced into starting and learning on the fly. He's just adapting to the pro's and learning how to play the game at the NFL level instead of fixing problems in his game. The reps he's getting now are going to be invaluable next year though. As long as he works hard in the offseason, I think he can become an above average LB next year. Could see us moving him to MLB this offseason too.
- My feelings on Branch are in between how I feel about Palmer and DHB. He's got heart but not a great player. I'd keep him if it makes sense financially; he's a good locker room guy and I'd like to try to address bigger needs before SS. It wouldn't break my heart to get rid of him either. It's another one of those things where I'll just leave it in Reggie's hands. If we keep him, he has to get better though.
- No mention of Bilukidi, but I like what I see from him when he gets his chances. I'd like to try to get him some more reps. Maybe 4 or 5 series' a game. Seems like he could be a good rotational guy next year.
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 7:26 pm
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I love Wiseniewski and think he could be a beast at Center or Guard.
Yep. Lost in all our awful play is the fact he has only 2 penalties and no sack allowed so far.
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 7:28 pm
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oakdb36 wrote:
Burgesskills wrote:
I love Wiseniewski and think he could be a beast at Center or Guard.
Yep. Lost in all our awful play is the fact he has only 2 penalties and no sack allowed so far.
He started sluggish after a camp injury, but has settled in. The run game has improved lately as a result as well.
Guy is playing good football.
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 10:01 pm
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time for the youth movement. im all for sitting some old guys and letting some young guys get playing time.
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NCOUGHMAN > all of you
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 10:57 pm
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NCOUGHMAN wrote:
time for the youth movement. im all for sitting some old guys and letting some young guys get playing time.
I think there's really no reason Pryor shouldn't start the last 4 games. We will know to some degree what he has to offer if he did. But do I think he will - no way. Maybe the last one..
All the other young guys are already seeing good time and seeing their time increase. Criner, Bilukidi, Bergstrom..
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:21 pm
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NCOUGHMAN wrote:
time for the youth movement. im all for sitting some old guys and letting some young guys get playing time.
We know.....
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- Artist-talk with Melissa Stang: Sunday, August 19, 2001 at 3:00 p.m. in the Minnesota Artists Gallery.
- Artist-talk and film screening with Chris Larson: Thursday, August 23, 2001 at 7:00 p.m. in the Minnesota Artists Gallery and Pillsbury Auditorium.


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== Download from Subversion repository ==
Unstable versions are the versions actively being developed are available from [[Subversion]] trunk. Read [[Subversion|Using Subversion]] for instructions how to obtain the sources from subversion.
== Daily snapshots ==
== Daily snapshots ==
Revision as of 16:31, 24 January 2010
The current development version is denoted as 1.9.
Compared to the stable version, the development version is more bleeding-edge and usually contains features that can not be found in the stable version - either because development has simply commenced after the stable release, though sometimes features deemed too experimental are removed from a release.
Development versions are "unstable" both in an API sense: when a feature is in development, it isn't uncommon that the interfaces to utilize it change rapidly in a short time. Also, while we try to have the Crystal Space development version working all the time, the work-in-progress nature makes it unavoidable that compilation is broken on some systems or instabilities occur at runtime.
This means that using the development version sometimes require frequent updating of Crystal Space itself to get relevant updates and fixes; it also means that the source code of your application may have to be changed frequently as interface changes occur.
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I have a couple friends in town and they'll be top priority until I can get rid of them! But the good news is…I'd guess my Instagram's going to be pretty killer!
Probably going to be a little sleepy around these parts…
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–Tyler Hardie, Pearl Velo
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Thanks Mike!
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A number of foreign aid workers have taken shelter in hotels, police said.
Groups which have temporarily halted work include the United Nations refugee agency and the aid organisation, Medicines San Frontieres.
Militants are believed to be hiding in border areas of Pakistan since being driven from Afghanistan in 2001.
Increased security
A Pakistani government agency responsible for security at
refugee camps alerted the aid agencies to the threat of possible attacks.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said it was taking the threat seriously.
"We have suspended our operation and shifted about a dozen foreign staff members to hotels or other safer places," spokesman Babar Baluch told AFP news agency.
Forces have been deployed at the offices used by the aid agencies, and foreign aid workers have been asked to inform the police about their movements.
An official of the aid agency, Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF) said that they have closed their offices and would meet on Wednesday to decide the future strategy.
MSF has suspended operations in Afghanistan after five of its workers were killed in an ambush on Wednesday.


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Subject: Re: [TMG] Questionable trees?
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 07:42:33 +0000 (UTC)
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My thinking is this...
Unpublished research is just so much wasted work unless you absolutely know for a fact that there is someone who *will* continue it.
Since most of us don't have that assurance then our only recourse, if we want our work to survive, is publish and distribute our work as far and wide as often as we possibly can- even if it means doing less research to get the publishing and distribution done.
No- it isn't a pleasant thought; but it is the reality.
"Hitch not the Chariot of State to the twin steeds of Government and Religion, for down that path lies chaos"
Leto II
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Van Dusen" <>
Sent: Wednesday, July 7, 2010 6:04:53 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: [TMG] Questionable trees?
The only spot where I question your approach, Bobbie, is in not printing
your "LINK" tag.
Teresa, as you say, it'll be a while (if ever) before somebody does
anything with your TMG files (if, in fact, they don't just go out the
door with your "surplus" computer). True for too many of us.
Therefore, All, we need to create means of saving this stuff--all our
hard work--for those who come behind us. (We can only hope someone will.)
My whole "permanence" philosophy hinges on the question: "If in fact
someone picks this up, what will s/he have to work with?" My goal is
that whoever picks up my work will be able to continue from where I left
off. (Facts, conjectures, stone walls, aliens, and source citations all
in a decipherable order. No re-checking of facts needed, let alone
re-finding of facts.)
To me that means some commonly readable format: Paper reports, SS or
.pdf files on CD, anything so that when I'm gone, anyone can figure it
out without special training or special knowledge.
Online is good as far as it goes. It's available to others, and
hopefully in a form those others can work with. But what will happen to
it when I'm gone? Is it on a site that will go away when I'm no longer
"paying the rent"? Is it on a site that anybody who would care about my
family would be able to locate?
How about a local library? Some will gladly accept locally-relevant
genealogies. Genealogy-minded cousins are probably the best "repository"
for my "back-up copies". Now, I'm in good shape in some areas; I have
two cousins using TMG, so project sharing works well. I'm due (I'm
realizing as I write this) to get text copies to other cousins.
This is a subject well worth thinking about. We've each been working
hard to find all this family history; it would be a tragedy for it to go
with us to our graves!
Bobbie Hall wrote:
> Hi Teresa,
> I suspect we all have at least one or two alien-ship riding ancestors. I
> have 3 that I've worked on for years with little or no success.
> I have a tag, LINK, which I use to do just that... Link likely suspects in
> the parent/child relationship, or any other relationship I stumble upon
> which *suggests* a blood relationship, such as a census that says John Smith
> is a nephew of Mary Baker, or a land deed or other document that gives a
> hint but no definition of the relationship. Using this LINK tag, I don't
> create a relationship tag, but just a tag to show me (or those that will
> hopefully pick up after my demise) that I suspect there is some blood shared
> between the two people. I then cite any sources that I've encountered which
> support my theory for the relationship. And add copious notes in the memo
> field. This obviously is not a tag that I allow to print anywhere, as it's
> really just for my use in research until I find something more concrete.
> Cheers!
> Bobbie Hall
> Chicago
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Teresa Elliott" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 4:14 PM
> Subject: [TMG] Questionable trees?
>> Okay if I died tomorrow, what I have online is probably all the genealogy
>> that would ever leave my computer. I don't see my husband taking up the
>> hobby and my kids don't really show an interest and if they did, it would
>> be
>> a while before they'd have time to really learn TMG and get into it.
>> But I am working on a line where let's face it, the links are at best
>> GUESSES. I am trying to prove the links and I am doing everything in TMG
>> possible to document that this information is just that an educated guess
>> (or heck a whim at the moment), but I tend to work on one of these type
>> lines for a while until as Hubby says the good light wears off and then I
>> work on another where there's good light and I am making progress on some,
>> but others will always be brick walls.
>> My question is, how do you convey to your reader and even yourself in TMG
>> that links you are making aren't true links, but temporary links you are
>> making until you can prove otherwise.
What do you do when you have a link that isn't proven and
>> you
>> are working on several possible ancestors at once? Or am I the only
>> person
>> out there whose ancestors were placed by alien ships under rocks in the
>> middle of the night and told to tell nothing about themselves?
>> Teresa Elliott
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I am pleased to be involved in the event that will be held on 18 February at City University, which is where I am now teaching:
It is open to all: please feel free to come along.
I am pleased to be involved in the event that will be held on 18 February at City University, which is where I am now teaching:
It is open to all: please feel free to come along.
This is an important debate. Any chance it could be live streamed or recorded and broadcast for a wider audience?
I will ask
Will it be videoed and put on YouTube? Or the university's website?
I hope so.
I'd love to go but I'm working.
I will ask
Thank you.
I'd second those same requests.
Also an item that I think should be considered is that the Corbyn Labourites should undertake a 'self denying ordinance' of never being employed by a bank – and perhaps ask the so called moderates to join them. Cameron in PMQs was recently able to point out that Blair, Brown and Darling were all employed by banks or bond traders and whilst I'm not sure exactly what they offer them, I'm sure they are getting handsomely paid and that both helps to keep them onside and pro bank, and also helps to put banks on the inside track with government. Half of the Conservatives at least came from a bank to start with so for them it's just the normal shady deal of the revolving door. Labour should take a leaf out of Bernie Sanders' book who is brave enough to say he's going to sort out Wall Street.
Labour could very clearly differentiate themselves with a 'stand clear of the banks' undertaking.
I promise you I have mno intention of working for banks
Or the Big 4 again (last time 32 years ago)
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"The Future of Big Data" Meetup
OPower & Gild
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Come join us at our first ever Future of Big Data Meetup!
Who: Anyone interested in the future of Big Data, Open Source and networking
What: Free food, free drinks, and free talks on Big Data led by Gild's Chief Data Scientist, Dr. Vivienne Ming and OPower's VP of Technology & Infrastructure, Drew Hylbert
Where: Gild Inc., 221 Main Street, Ste 970, San Francisco, CA
When: July 23rd at 6PM
When & Where
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221 Main Street
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PDT)
Add to my calendar
OPower & Gild
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You may have researched cloud computing yourself and found confusing explanations about Software-as-a-Service or OPEX models. Just as you don't need to understand the physics behind internal combustion to drive a car, you don't need the technical details of virtualized infrastructures to use cloud computing. Put simply, when you use cloud computing you are running programs and storing data, but rather than using your computer's hard drive you use the internet. The software itself as well as your files are stored online and your computer is merely a gateway to the application.
You may use cloud computing without realizing it. A huge number of cloud-based technologies have arisen in recent years. Businesses routinely use Google Docs to collaborate on documents, Dropbox to share files and Carbonite to backup data. Those are all cloud technologies. The term is new but cloud-type applications go back as far as the 1950s.
This technology can be considered mature, but the question remains: should you adopt cloud technology for your law office? For example, should you consider using cloud-based legal billing and trust accounting software, or stick with your dependable desktop-based tools? To answer that you need to consider the benefits and challenges of the medium.
It's fairly easy to find lists of cloud technology benefits, especially if you look at cloud vendor sites. Let's boil down those benefits and look at them specifically through the lens of the legal profession. What can cloud software do for you as an attorney?
Although the benefits are widespread, you need to be aware of the potential drawbacks of moving to the cloud. Only by carefully examining the liabilities and weighing them against the advantages can you decide if the cloud is right for you.
Let's assume you've decided that you want to move one or more aspects of your law practice to the cloud. It's not like flipping a switch. You need to have a plan so you can minimize the disruption to your workflow and ensure you can continue to serve your clients.
Step 1: Create A Vision. Why are you going into the cloud? Hint – "Because everyone else is" is not a good answer. Understand how cloud computing will help your law firm and allow you personally to practice more effectively.
Step 2: Evaluate Challenges. Look over the challenges above and determine which ones will apply to your practice. Think about what other obstacles you will face, not the least of which being stubborn senior attorneys who don't want to change their ways. Make a list of all the problems you foresee.
Step 3: Find Solutions. Fix the problems before they become issues. By finding and implementing solutions ahead of time, you will sail past the obstacles without slowing down. For example, implement a policy to immediately close a user's account when someone leaves the firm to prevent unauthorized access.
Step 4: Take The Plunge. Sign up for your new cloud software and start using it. Expect a few unforeseen problems. Understand there will be a temporary slowdown as everyone gets used to the new system, but know that in the long run you will run a leaner legal practice.
Step 5: Evaluate Your Progress. After a month or so, take a look at your practice and see how well you are doing. It's great to have a plan, but don't be so married to it that you ignore other problems. Know when to step back and try again, or even give up on a particular application that just doesn't work for you. Evaluate again around three and six months, and then yearly thereafter.
Most attorneys will find that cloud-based legal practice management, document sharing, video conferencing and other applications will be a great boon to their practices. However just as you didn't get your law degree in a day, don't expect the conversion to the cloud to be instantaneous. Evaluate the technology, consider your needs, and create a plan. You will soon reap the benefits of this new technology.
Dr. Rick Kabra is CEO of CosmoLex and has over 10 years of experience in the legal software industry catering to the specialized technology needs of small to mid-sized law firms. Rick has given numerous seminars and published articles on legal technologies such as law practice technology management, cloud computing, and legal billing & trust accounting compliance.


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If you're new to Python
A VPython tutorial
Pictures of 3D objects
What's new in VPython 6
VPython web site
This is documentation for Classic VPython (VPython 6), which continues to be available but is no longer supported. See vpython.org for information on installing VPython 7 or using GlowScript VPython. Documentation is available at glowscript.org by clicking Help.
The curve object displays straight lines between points, and if the points are sufficiently close together you get the appearance of a smooth curve. In addition to its basic use for displaying curves, the curve object has powerful capabilities for other uses, such as efficient plotting of functions.
Some attributes, such as pos and color, can be different for each point in the curve. These attributes are stored as numpy arrays. The numpy module for Python provides powerful array processing capabilities; for example, two entire arrays can be added together. Numpy arrays can be accessed using standard Python rules for referring to the nth item in a sequence (that is, seq[0] is the first item in seq, seq[1] is the second, seq[2] is the third, etc). For example, anycurve.pos[0] is the position of the first point in anycurve.
You can give curve an explicit list of coordinates enclosed in brackets, like all Python sequences. Here is an example of a 2D square:
square = curve(pos=[(0,0),(0,1),(1,1),(1,0),(0,0)])
Essentially, (1,1) is shorthand for (1,1,0). However, you cannot mix 2D and 3D points in one list.
Curves can have thickness, specified by the radius of a cross section of the curve (the curve has a thickness or diameter that is twice this radius):
curve(pos=[(0,0,0), (1,0,0), (2,1,0)], radius=0.05)
The default radius is 0, which draws a thin curve. A nonzero radius makes a "thick" curve, but a very small radius may make a curve that is too thin to see.
In the following example, the arange() function (provided by the Python numpy module, which is imported by the Visual module, gives a sequence of values from 0 to 20 in steps of 0.1 (not including the last value, 20).
c = curve( x = arange(0,20,0.1) ) # Draw a helix
The x, y, and z attributes allow curves to be used to graph functions easily:
curve( x=arange(100), y=arange(100)**0.5,
A function grapher looks like this (a complete program!), where "raw_input" is a Python function that accepts input typed in the Python Shell window:
eqn = raw_input('Equation in x: ')
Parametric graphing is also easy:
t = arange(0, 10, 0.1)
Three ways to specify the list of points
There are three ways you can specify the pos attribute for a curve, as a simple list of 3D points, as a 2D path using the paths library, or as a 2D Polygon object as long as it has only one contour (that is, no holes or separated pieces). Here are examples of each of these three kinds of path to be assigned to the pos attribute of a curve:
p3 = [(1,0,0), (2,1,-3), (2,5,3), (-1,4,0)] # 3D points
p2a = paths.rectangle(length=8) # 2D paths library
p2b = shapes.rectangle(width=6) +
Contour p2a is created in the xz plane. If you say p2a = paths.rectangle(length=8, up=(0,0,1), the contour will be in the xy plane, perpendicular to the direction (0,0,1). You can learn more details in the description of the extrusion object.
The contour p2b is constructed from the Polygon objects created by the shapes library. Two rectangles have been added together to form a combined shape, with just one (outer) contour. This can be assigned to the pos attribute of an extrusion.
Technical note: What the paths library produces is not a Polygon object. If you want to create a path by combining Polygon objects using constructive geometry (as in adding two rectangles together to form the contour p2b), use the shapes library, which does create Polygon objects.
Here are the curve attributes:
pos[] Array of
position of points in the curve: pos[0], pos[1], pos[2]....
x[ ], y[ ], z[ ] Components of pos; each defaults to [0,0,0,0,...]
color[ ] Color of points in the curve
red[ ], green[ ], blue[ ] Color components of points in the curve
radius Radius of
cross-section of curve
material Material for a thick curve; see Materials for currently available options
Currently it is not possible to specify the opacity of a curve object.
Adding more points to a curve
Curves can be created incrementally with the append() function. A new point by default shares the characteristics of the last point. You can append pos, color, red, green, or blue, but not radius. For a single curve object, all of the curve must have the same radius.
spiral = curve( color = color.cyan )
One of the many uses of curves is to leave a trail behind a moving object. For example, if ball is a moving sphere, this will add a point to its trail:
trail = curve()
When appending to a curve, you can optionally choose to retain only the last N points, including the one you're adding:
trail.append(pos=ball.pos, retain=50) # last 50 points
Interpolation of colors
The curve machinery interpolates colors from one point to the next. If you want an abrupt change in color, add another point at the same location. In the following example, adding a blue point at the same location as the orange point makes the first segment be purely blue.
c= curve( pos=[(-1,0,0)], color=color.blue, ...)
In the image shown here, the upper thick curve, made without the optional blue point, has three pos and color points, blue, orange, orange, left to right, so the blue fades into the orange. The lower curve includes the optional blue point and has four pos and color points, blue, blue, orange, orange, so there is a sharp break between blue and orange.
Skipping points
Technical note: No matter how many points are in a curve, only 1000 are displayed, selected evenly over the full set of points, in order that the display of a very long curve doesn't slow down unacceptably.
See description of Additional Attributes available for all 3D display objects.


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Last call to catch the Big Brum Buz back in time
History fans can take an open-top bus trip back in time on Sunday (October 2) as the Big Brum Buz makes its final journeys of 2011.
The bus service, which this time visits Aston Hall, Soho House and the Pen Room, runs on the first Sunday of each month from May through to October.
Admission to the museums is free on Big Brum Buz days and Cabinet Member for Leisure, Sport and Culture Cllr Martin Mullaney said: "This is a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the history of our great city and the Big Brum Buz has been hugely popular this year.
"We're extremely proud of our community museums and, while admission charges were introduced earlier this year to help cover costs, admission is free on the Big Brum Buz days."
This year organisers introduced two tours – Tolkien and the Tudors and Manufactories and Mansions - to run on alternate months.
Tolkien and the Tudors takes in Sarehole Mill and Blakesley Hall, while Manufactories and Mansions will visit Aston Hall, Aston Manor Transport Museum, Soho House and the Jewellery Quarter's Pen Room.
The bus fare is £3 for adults, while children travel free of charge. Pre-booking is not available and the bus has a maximum capacity of 75.
Manufactories and Mansions – Dates and Timetable
June 5, August 2 and October 2 – visit Aston Hall, Aston Manor Transport Museum, Soho House, and the Pen Room
Edmund Street 11.30 12.30 13.30 14.30 15.30
Aston Hall 11.45 12.45 13.45 14.45 15.45
Soho House 12.05 13.05 14.05 15.05 16.05
The Pen Room 12.15 13.15 14.15 15.15 16.15
For more information contact Geoff Coleman on 0121 303 3501


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Escama Studio's early show reel includes our early range of soda pop top handbags, prototypes of new ring pull bags and footage from various fashion shows from San Francisco to Brazil.
Highlights include:
A cameo appearance by Chris March of Project Runway, Season 4. Chris March is a fashion and costume designer who has designed for some of the world's biggest names including Madonna, Beyonce Knowles and Meryl Streep. Chris is currently featured on "Mad Fashion" a new BRAVO reality TV series coming soon.
More about Chris March »
- A brief interview with Francisca and Chica Rosa, the creative heads of the fair trade cooperatives in Brazil.
Edited by Roy Miles
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Would you like to save as your currency permanently or for this visit only?
Staff were friendly and available - dealing with people rather than a card machine! Restaurant available on site. Good sized room and en-suite. Access to reception via steps could prove a problem for some guests.
This is not a complaint but needs attention. The booking confirmation received shows check in time from 1400hrs. When we arrived the hotel was closed and check in time was not until 1700hrs. Other travellers also arrived for the earlier time.
We had a ground floor room, which had a door opening onto a decking area, with deckchair. Nice to be able to let the sun shine into the room. A seating area nearby would have been good to use, had the weather been a bit warmer. We had a very good meal in the restaurant. Be warned that on a Tuesday evening the restaurants in town close, so it's good that you can eat at the hotel.
Great restaurant, heater in room, no secure parking. no facility to make tea or coffe in room
Thr price was fine for a budget hotel. There were no English speaking channels on the TV
The easy location and only ten minutes walk to the town, lovely old town with a lot of history. Good choice of breakfast and good restaurant with very resaonable prices. Free parking. Was excellent as a stop over on our way back from our tour of France.
Location and parking Poor wifi coverage
The location was good for our family. It was easy to find, and fairly clean. The price was rather high, considering the basics were all that was met. We ate in the restaurant, and found that the food was not very exceptional for the price. We would have been happier had we visited a local restaurant.
Be fare about the rooms and amount of beds in the rooms. In our case we made a reservation for 5 persons and max amount of beds was only four, while on the resevation page stand extra bed possible
Slightly out of town but not an issue, parking safe, welcome brilliant this hotel and the chain have soemthing different to offer if they are the newer ones in the group. Amazing value and comfort for a chain and the for a stopover brilliant. Lively restaurant so a good atmosphere not stuffy or abandoned. The owner was on the case - would recommend and stay again selectively as the Montpellier one close to the airport a bit of a mess!!!
Beautiful location, wonderful hotel and fantastic food.
Beautiful hotel, both inside and outside. Fantastic position. Our meal was not nearly as good as we expected it to be.
We loved the setting of the hotel and the quality of the fine dining. We would have liked to have somewhere to sit in the gardens in the shade other than around the pool. It would have been nice to see flowres in bloom in the gardens.
stayed at this hotel in September 2009 - the Gorge du tarn drive was amazing and the views from the hotel were out of this world. I wouldn't order breakfast as it costs 15 euro each and all you get is tea/coffee, cheese and bread... no fruit or cereal!!
very good service excellent location!very good food
Truly spectacular Chateau, very well restored. Our dinner was excellent....real gourmet cuisine.
Amazing....absolutely amazing location and awesome French chateau. We went canoeing on the Tarn in the middle of the huge gorge. Perfect place. Stayed in much much worse 5 star hotels and this one is only 4 stars. The hotel was a little over attentive and fussy. For example we were interrupted during an evening drink and asked to fill out a breakfast card which asked what time we would like to eat breakfast. Fair enough but then we were interrupted again to be told that our choice of time, 1030 was too late as 1000 is the finish time for breakfast. Would be nice to know beforehand if it's such a big...
The staff wen out of their way to be welcoming, friendly and helpful in every way. The hotel itself is just beautiful, the rooms stunning, and the food exceptional. What's not to like???
The location, in particular the tranquility of the location The pool area is badly in need of renovation
The relaxed style and helpful staff always on hand to help and assist whenever needed which was much appreciated. some of the outside furniture could do with some TLC
Very cosy and relaxing atmosphere. Nicely furnished room. Very friendly and obliging staff. High quality restaurant. Even good breakfast for French standards. Worth its price.
Were made very welcome. Parking is a bit short but my reserved place was always available. Both breakfast and dinner over the 4 nights were pleasant experiences with good choice of menu for dinner. The hotel was a 2 to 3 minute walk to the centre of the old town.
The food in the restaurant though expensive was delicious. The manager speaks good English which was helpful. The new annex is as yet unfinished. For the price it needs those little extras. Nowhere to hang towels and only 4 coathangers. Care needed if not breakfasting as we were charged when we didn't eat,
Very comfortable room and very friendly staff, only used as a stopover but would return if we are in the area again. We weren't told that we would be charged for parking our motorcycle in the garage and then were charged the same rate as a car.
stayed at hotel de france on 17/09/10. excellent hotel. very friendly staff, especially the manager who went out of his way to ensure we had everything. had dinner in the restaurant that night which was also excellent. worth every penny.
This unpretentious but extremely efficient clean machine is to be highly recommended. Free wi-fi access. Friendly staff. Super clean. Easy access to the town center.
We found the Deltour Hotel exactly as described, a pleasant relaxing stay during our drive from Switzerland to England, apart from .......... During the evening around 21.00 hours, something above our door(pipework or ventilation equipment) produced a long and continuous drill-like drone in the actual door. As there was no one at the desk we solved the problem by inserting a thick wad of paper between the door and the door jamb. Yes, we would stay again, but not in this room unless the problem had been rectified.
I asked for non smoking rooms. My booking.com form stated "strictly no smoking". There were no non smoking rooms.
Good price,good possition and good breakfast.
sort of cheap a little run down place with low facilities, breakfast in a cave like room
Price/location/easy to find on way into mende ROOM was smokey should have complained on arrival
Good for the traveler - rooms need an update eg carpet was torn - helpful to have video surveillance of car park.
You get what you pay for here. The hotel isn't brilliant, but if you're travelling on the road and need somewhere to sleep, then it's fine. Do not book here if you are expecting anything other than a motel style room. Wasn't exactly five-star cleanliness but then you don't pay five-star rates.
Good value None really
Neither the hotel nor the staff had much personality. Restaurant very disorganised and not as good as they think it is. But not much alternative in the town
Large room and spacious bathroom. Outlook from room with good views of river and town Excellent dining room and terrace in traditional style. Very helpful staff. Difficult entry into car park if you have a larger than average size vehicle.
The keys were waitng for us, the room zas Ok for a transit hotelm the two young waitresses in the dining room were delightful, despite the madame being a sourpuss
We really enjoyed our stay here. The town is gorgeous and the scenery just stunning, and it is just five minutes off the motorway so couldn't be more convenient. The room was fairly basic and functional but had a large, modern bathroom. The hotel owners were lovely – very friendly and did their best to help us when someone blocked us in the car park and prevented us leaving for an hour!! If you need somewhere to stop beyond Clermont Ferrand I would definitely recommend here and would like to return to the area in general.
The hotel is located central La Carnougue, easy access to the very nice and cosy town. Good starting point for tours into the National Park. Rooms are clean and equipped with new nice looking bathrooms.Garage was offered to us to park our motorbikes free of charge. The rooms on the street side are loud in the morning. The breakfast served was not ours, but you can ask for different.
super welcome, gorgeous village in rural massif central
A fairly comfortable and reasonably priced hotel. The views from the hotel room( has a balcony) are just beautiful. the place has a bar and restaurant.. there are a few retaurants nearby. no
Having a restaurant available and Le Canourgue is a very pretty small town and well worth a visit.
yes, excellent service, food, value for money, and accommodation No
Secure parking and location Rooms are circa 1960 basic no frills food was passable if you like oily food
great price ,on way to spain great place to stop.
The hotel was clean. Location was good, with good access to road network. Due to late arrival, we had to telephone to advice this as limited arrival time, and was given door codes over telephone. When arriving late at night, lighting was very poor, making using steps risky. Breakfast was poor, already plated with no choice, and very small amount.
very useful location to link to main routes no kettle available which would have been invaluable as we arrived late and there were no other facilities at hotel or locally, breakfast was very overpriced bread and croissants served on a paper plate left on our table uncovered before we came down
Better than expected! Cheap hotel outside the Autoroute. Good to have a rest before to continue the driving.
Everything was as expected. The hotel is very close to the highway but there is hardly any noise (at least in our room). Very convenient location. The breakfast room is quite small so it's better to arrive early if you don't want to wait to be seated.
Great location right by the motorway No reply to remarks on booking / no baby cot provided as per remarks
speed of booking in and out
Low cost - clean and comfortable. No mealss, but hotel next door provided all (Good) meals at cost
The room was functional, clean and provided everything I require from a hotel room (ie a comfortable clean bed, fully functioning bathroom). The place was quiet and the staff member was helpful, ensuring my bike was safely stored round the back. The location was close to the ring road and, while convenient for a nearly hypermarket, was not particularly near the town centre.
We were six on motorbikes. Good secure parking was excellent. Rooms with twin beds were comfortable. Short walk into town (1.0 km). Buffet breakfast was excellent, and with a good choice of foods. No.
The hotel was easy to find. On arrival at the hotel at 4.30pm we joined a queue of others unable to get into the hotel or make contact with them by phone. lady arrived after 5pm, no apology.
The hotel is ok, but be aware of trafic noice. Traffic noice from trucks all night. half of the rooms are very close to the a road used by heavy trucks all night.
Clean and basic Descriptions and pictures did not really match up, very small rrom and quite basic. Two rooms booked but hotel had run out so friends upgraded to a much nicer room. Felt meals where very pricey and breakfats was 11 Euors per person!! Car parling is oppositr hotel and no in view so no security!
The staff were very friendly and most helpful. The breakfast was excellent. The room was a little small and the beds not that comfortable.
It was simple to find on the outskirts of the main town. The area is wonderful in terms of its setting.
The dog in the lobby! No customer-centric perspective of the hotel staff.
The concierge spoke excellent English and recommended a day trip that was fabulous. His knowledge of the local attractions enhanced our visit tremendously. This hotel had what we needed: an elevator, air-conditioning (although it wasn't necessary), and free parking. We didn't partake of the breakfast and we ate elsewhere for dinner.
Staff were pleasant and helpful A bit pricey for the standard of the building etc
The dinner was very nicely done and well served; breakfast was nothing special by comparision to many other French/Spanish hotels in which we've stayed but was fine. It was nice to have a swimming pool that was not overrun by children... at least when we visited it. There was a persistent and bothersome odor in the toilet stall... as though there was a slow, festering, mildewed leak somewhere in the nearby plumbing or inadequate sewerage gas ventilation.
A very pleasant hotel with very helpful staff. Convenient location just outside the town centre. Very good restaurant.
Not much- pool- restaurant was good quality facilties were poor tea making-toaster-cold tap stuck on full-broken bathroom tiles.
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Please give me a couple minutes to read over the question carefully, so that I can better assist you tonight
I am so sorry that you are feeling this way, I can understand why this distresses you currently
You feel really close with your sister that you live with and her husband and children, but now that they are getting a divorce you feel that world shattering and you may get lost in the mix.
Well what you are feeling is actually very natural and is called an Adjustment Disorder, most likely with a Depressed Mood.
A good way to help with your depressed mood is to seek therapy and possibly have someone there to talk to. The best and most evidence based therapy for this issue is called Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). CBT has a premise that your symptoms are caused by negative thoughts, so if we change your thought process to be more positive and objective as well, then your symptoms will lessen.
I can also show you some good techniques and recommend some good books to help you feel happy again too
That is okay. I by no means mean to be rude, but I actually know what you are talking about!...I mean, I graduated with a degree in psychology. Three years ago, I bought a book called, "Mind Over Mood", including self-help books. I have actually been depressed several points in my life, starting from the time I was 9 years old. There was never any "unity" at my household. My parents have been together for 42 years but familial situation made it difficult for me to adjust and grow in the way that I should have. My eldest sister ignores me, and has for 11 years. Tonight, I had happily asked my parents if they wanted to have dinner with me. They agreed to it, but we could not have it at their house, as my eldest sister, the one who does not speak to me, said that she did not want me to be over today. My parents took their home-cooked dinner to a local McDonald's where we had dinner there.
Mind over Mood is a great book!! And you are not being rude at all, I love speaking to fellow minded people with degrees in psychology :)
I have seen psychologists and counselors several times in my life, and I have taken prozac every night for 5 years for anxiety and depression. My other sister who lives with my parents, has OCD and another disorder that I do not know about because my parents have never told me. My eldest sister abuses her emotionally and calls her, "retarded". I don't like going over to my parents house as I know that I will have to witness that and it is hurtful to me. I Actually, I don't feel very close to my sister I live with, but I do feel it was the closest thing to normalcy living with her. After living with my sister for a year and a half, I have witnessed the distressing and agonizing deterioration of her marriage. Her husband had stopped working for several years. Two weeks ago, he would show up unannounced to my parents house at 1:00 a.m. and express to them how unhappy he was that his marriage had fallen apart. He told them of the evidence he had of my sister being unfaithful with another man. I mean, it is all very disheartening to me. Since I was living there, he would tell me that I had no choice but to teach his children their colours in Spanish. I had to live with my friend for most of the final week of university in an attempt to pass my exams and graduate.
Wow you have definitely lived in some hectic environments that have definitely contributed to this anxiety and depression you are have been going through. I do want to mention that Prozac is one of the least effective antidepressants in the SSRI class of antidepressants. I would recommend going either on Lexapro at 10-20mg or Zoloft at 150-200mg as studies show those two are much more effective.
okay, thanks. I actually am okay with the medication.......The other situation is that my parents struggle financially. My father became a pastor 15 years ago. I have been helping my father with his business for several years now. He marries people for a living....he doesn't make a lot of money but it helps with his expenses. He supports two of my sisters. Since my eldest refuses to work, he pays for her living expenses. She manages to compensate him with $200 a month. Now that my sister is single, I have been helping her take care of her children. I wake up everyday before work and I get them ready for school. I have actually been thinking about moving out on my own but I need to save up money for that.
While I was living with my friend, I felt a lot better. Her family is completely different from mine. I mean, they are stable. There is so much unity, understanding and togetherness there and they were very helpful towards me, as I would wake up at 6 a.m. in the morning to study and my friend's mother would get up and make me my lunch!....I felt like I was productive, confident and "in touch with reality". I felt happy. I think I just really wish I had that kind of support.
My best friend didn't really feel compassionate towards me, as she can not even fathom what it could be like to live in the situation that I was in. It was very disheartening to learn that and it made me feel very alone and unable to trust her.
The reason I am saying all of this is because I guess I have been feeling very alone and scared, and terrified for my future. I want to be successful in my life..I really do...but these are the cards that I have been dealt and I'm trying to come to terms with it for the first time in my life instead of just sweeping it under the carpet and pretending that It's a happy life
I am so sorry that you have not gotten this support that your best friend has, but support does not make you successful, only you can do that. You are in control of your life and you can be successful despite not having that family support you should have had. I think moving out is a great idea when you get the money. But I think you have been comparing your family to someone's elses family and that is why you think you need this support to help you achieve your goals and to be happy, when that power is inside of you. Since you know all about CBT and Mind over Mood, then you know you can only be concerned with what you can control and that is you. You have the power to do this on your own. Once you escape from this toxic environment you will do well again like you did when you lived with your best friend, because right now your family is bringing you down and not uplifting you.
But you have proved that when on your own, you can achieve a lot
So your lack of family support is not a determinate for your success and being happy, I am positive that you can achieve this, but you will have to look more inward and rely on yourself and not others
I know that you feel alone with everything, but I am sure when you do have a chance to move out on your own, you will get a great roommate, then you will have co-workers, then a partner, etc...and you will not be alone in this and you will achieve this because of your inner strength
okay thank you. I think I am just so angry that I don't have that type of support. That "family". I do not know why I think I need that. I know what you mean about trusting your "inner strength". I know what you mean by that because I make a conscious effort to do that every single day. I actually have gotten closer to God recently because I had been feeling really alone. You also mentioned that I do not need family support to be successful and happy, but family support would have made things a heck of a lot easier and happier a lot faster. I do have co-workers now, but I feel that with everything going on I have been slowly losing touch with reality. I can feel myself doing that. It's causing me a lot of distress. I projectile vomited last week because the situation made me feel sick to my stomach. I am just so compassionate of everything that is happening to my sister, and to her kids. I hate that they are going through this. Now that I am finished university, I don't have that distraction from the situation. I can feel myself slowly losing touch with the situation, subconsciously ignoring it and avoiding it because I do not want to face it because it hurts and it sucks and I just want to be part of that happy family
I know you want to be a part of that happy family and it is not fair that you did not receive that, but again just because you did not receive that does not mean that has to define you. Would having that supportive family have made things easier for you, that is a possibility, but it also may have made you take things for granted too. The positive and negatives of our lives make us who we are today, and you have the option to focus more on the positive because you are still very young and have an opportunity to be successful because of your determination and degree. The symptoms of losing touch with reality is very indicative of depression and the stress most likely caused the vomit too, so this is all the more reason why leaving this environment will be helpful for you and your psychological well being.
I know you are angry, but that anger is not going to get you anywhere. Try to focus on the here and now, what you can control and that is you. Focus on the objective and positive thought process and not the negative thought process. I know you definitely know all this, but I just wanted to reemphasize it and help you shift your focus away from what you missed and what you deserve to what you have.
You have a College Degree for one thing, only 26 percent of Americans have a college degree, so that puts you at an advantage for the future already
And despite going through all this and lack of support you pushed yourself to graduate, that shows resilience, motivation, and determination...all great qualities.
And I believe in God as well and I know that He is looking out for you and will always be with you to not let go through anything alone. Relying on Him shows humbleness.
I know what you are saying, to focus on what I do have. But seriously though, what the heck do I do about my family? I mean I love them all so much despite of everything, and despite of their dysfunctionality. I try to help out as much as I can to make it better. I want it to be better and happy so badly that it pains me and it hurts me that it is not. I want things to be better, I also want me to be better and to be happy. I know I do not receive the support that I want and wish I could get from my family but I am just to live a life trying to be, "my own best friend?" You mentioned losing touch with reality being indicative of depression. It really started to happen after my graduation, on October 25th when I started to feel that happening. I had just moved back from my friend's house, had just graduated, did not have the distraction of school, did not have the "next paper" to write....I felt a little directionless. Losing touch with reality is particularly scary to me as I feel like I am being naive and spaced-out at work. I can feel myself acting that way as I can feel myself getting lost in my head. It further makes be feel unsafe, anxious and scared
Well the losing reality is considered a depressive symptom and since it occurred after your graduation means that is depressive symptom associated with the adjustment period. Now I know that you want to help them out, but they have to help themselves, you cannot force change on them. Remember how you are going through your own treatment, well that is all you and you are trying to change yourself, if you take the weight of trying to "fix" your family than it will just cause you more stress/anxiety
You do not have to be your own best friend, but there is more support out there that can help you besides your family. There are friends for instance that be like family and better than family in many ways as well.
I want to enjoy myself, have fun and celebrate being finished university. I feel as though I do not full enjoy myself as I am in this "head-space" and I am afraid of acting weird around people while i'm out because of it. You said friend being like family. While I was at my best friends house, I over-heard my friend asking her sister, "it's as a hassle that she is here, right?"...my own friend since I was 10 years old!!...that's why I felt alone. I've always been so candid with her. Always. I never thought she wouldn't have understood how much It meant to me to be there. You also mentioned having a partner. I had one for four years, we broke up 5 months ago. I think a lot of it had to do with me moving back from living on my own. I had moved back in with my sister and had to face my family situation again. I never confided in him how dysfunctional my family was. As my sister's marriage fell deteriorated, so did my relationship. Since I never invited and shared to him what was happening because I was embarrassed, he started to not trust me and we broke up.
I know I cant "fix" my family, really wish I could though.
I am sorry to hear about this issue with your friend and your past relationship, but I think you keep looking at your family and the past, and we cannot change the past and what they did or did not do for you, we can only change our present. Once you get out of this home and live on your own, you will be able to achieve what you want and hopefully move past the way your family makes you feel because you mention a lot of symptoms of depression and anxiety and this actually could be associated with PTSD from the emotional trauma and also the neglect too.
I am confident that once you can leave this environment you will be able to get past this family issue, but that means you cannot think about fixing them or trying to be there for them, instead you will have to focus on you and getting better for you
i figured you were going to say that
I just love them so much. Wish it as different.
I know you do, but you cannot change them, only yourself
i dwell a lot
The dwelling is a part of anxiety
I still havent moved on from my relationship. I love him too.
And your desire to help your family too
Well after 4 years of being with him, no one expects you to move on that suddenly and the way it ended must have been hard too
yeah it's okay, i know. So what, I move on, move out and get my family in doses? Is that denial?
Moving out, focusing on you and only you, and then seeing your family in healthy doses is a great plan. This is not denial at all, you recognize that they are a negative factor in your life and you are avoiding being dragged down by it
I just am so afraid of being alone!
moving out I mean
I mind-psych myself a lot when I am alone
I know you are, but maybe you can find a roommate to live with at first to help you through this transition, but I think it would be better for you to be alone than in that environment.
When you are alone you ruminate and obsess over the negative thoughts, that is understandable
So, I accept my family is dysfunctional, brings me down, and let go of the imagination that we could every be a happy, united, loving and functioning family, who loves and cares for each other, talks to them candidly, with respect, trust and confidence?
I think you definitely should not be expecting that from your family anytime soon, if it happens that is great, but it will only happen if they choose it to happen. Accepting your family is dysfunctional will be the first step in healing because it brings you closer to reality regarding this
yep, trying to come to terms with it. Since I am the youngest,, my parents tried to shelter and protect me from the struggle of my family which only made matters worse
okay, I don't know if you have a time limit or anything
thanks for the talk
I do not have a time limit, I am just happy that I was able to help you tonight. Is there anything else you would like to discuss?
yeah, why the heck did my friend not understand me? I just wish she really could see what I was going through. I don't know what to do about that. I still love her. And, I have been having really bad thoughts, like wanting to hurt myself for the first time in my life. It's okay, I would never follow through with it, but I guess that's how distressing this situation is. Embarrassing actually. I feel as though being in this head-space keeps me from being logical and aware. Now I am embarassed.
Well your friend did not understand possibly because your friend does not have a frame of reference. That is like telling someone who has never experienced a hallucination before, what they are like...its near impossible to fully understand. Many individuals do not fully understand the impact a psychological disorder can have on a person.
I think if you strongly focus more on you and getting better and not trying to make your family into this "perfect family" it will help you a lot
what about coming to terms with it, do I hide that from people? I feel like I have been doing that my entire life
hide my familial situatioin*
No I think hiding it is what causes you greater anxiety, but talk about it when you are ready because have not fully accepted that your family is dysfunctional
okay, not sure where you are, but here it is 3:30 a.m. and I think I need some rest. My head-space needs rest.
I definitely understand, I am actually in California. But I will let you rest and I wish you all the best with your continued treatment and with your family. My goal is to provide you with excellent service, so if you ever have any further questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me at anytime. Before you sign off though, I would very much appreciate if you could rate my performance in helping you so that I can get credit for this question. Thank you very much
Yeah, I have a lot of things that I need to come to terms with, my own treatment, and my family. I can't hide that anymore. I can't. It's there, it hurts me and it always has. I think being best friends with girls who have great families made me realize that I want them to be more supportive. I just don't want to be naive anymore. I don't. I don't want to be bitter either by facing the reality of my situation.
I understand and that is a big step forward in your treatment by admitting that and coming face to face with that issue regarding your family
You are most welcome, I wish you the best of look moving forward from this. Please feel free to contact me anytime you need anything at all
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okay, thanks. I have to be honest and tell you I am completely terrified of my future, and of everything ahead of me. I mean, I know that now I am to start working and making a living. That scares me. I just need to face my life. That also scares me. Maybe a lot of my anxiety has come from not facing things and being in denial. But yeah, i'm just scared about it that's all and I guess your right, this is a transition phase in my life. Maybe that's why I wanted my family there for the support, I don't know. Either way, I think I'm just tired and my brain hurts now
thanks for the talk again
I understand the fear and it is very normal to feel this way with this transition, but you will ger through it. Good night and I wish you all the best :)
yeah it's okay I know it is somewhat normal. I assess myself all the time
thanks for the best wishes!
Good night
Before you sign off though, I would very much appreciate if you could rate my performance in helping you so that I can get credit for this question. Thank you very much
Thank you I truly appreciate it
My situation was heavy, wasn't it?
Well I have seen people in worse scenarios, for you though you have a leg up because you are already familiar with CBT, you just have to put it more into practice
thanks okay, rating you now
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Michelle Navarre Cleary, of DePaul University's School of New Learning, wrote a blog post for Inside Higher Ed last week about competency-based learning and the benefits it offers students.
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Michelle emphasizes that while all these reasons are important to think about when considering competency-based programs, the best indicator of how well these programs work are the students themselves. "Again and again, I see students grow in confidence, revel in the joy of learning, leave jobs to begin careers, and expand their worlds. And that, as any educator worth her salt will tell you, is what it's all about."
Michelle also highlighted Capella as a provider of competency-based education. Capella's competency-based curriculum is designed for busy, experienced professionals who want to gain the relevant competencies to help advance their career – and in the most efficient way. For the past 10 years, we have wholly-integrated and continually invested in a competency-based learning approach throughout our university. As a result, we're able to map academic and professional standards to all of our degree programs and more fully support students as they progress through their program.
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