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The Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 (Krait) Preview Part IIby Anand Lal Shimpi on February 22, 2012 11:40 PM EST
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As I mentioned at the start of this comparison, we're trying to compare two SoCs in two platforms that may offer wildly different experiences than shipping devices based on these SoCs. The hope (on both sides) is that we'll see similar, but likely slightly lower performance in phones. The reality will have to wait until we have final hardware in hand.
Qualcomm's strengths are clearly single/lightly threaded CPU performance as Krait is able to offer some significant steps forward in that department. Tegra 3 can hold onto an advantage in heavily threaded apps, but I'm not entirely convinced that in phones we'll see a lot of that.
The bigger question is about power efficiency, and this is the one not as easily answered based on what we know today. Qualcomm gains a lot by being on a 28nm LP process, however it also has more power hungry cores on that process. Device level power efficiency for a given workload may truly improve as a result of having faster cores on a lower power process (race to sleep, lower power idle). Generally speaking however, single threaded performance often comes at the expense of core level power efficiency. That's the reason it's taken this long for a 3-wide out-of-order core to make it into a smartphone. Will Moore's Law, and the 28nm LP process in particular, be enough to offset the power consumption of a higher performance Krait core under full load? Depending on how conservative device makers choose to build their power profiles we may get varying answers to this question.
Tegra 3 on the other hand should be a known quantity from a power consumption standpoint. All of the A9s in Tegra 3 are power gated (unlike in Tegra 2) and there's the fifth core for light workloads. For typical usage models I would expect better battery life out of Tegra 3 phones compared to Tegra 2 counterparts since the extra cores will likely be power gated, and idle power consumption should be lower. It's only for the heavier workloads where all cores are engaged that the impact of Tegra 3 remains to be seen.
There's also the LTE component. Today we're focused on the SoC comparisons however the first MSM8960 devices will also benefit from having integrated 28nm LTE baseband as well. Qualcomm will also have discrete 28nm LTE baseband solutions as well (e.g. MDM9615) for device makers who choose not to use Qualcomm application processors.
We'll obviously figure all of this out in due time, but my final concern remains with the device vendors. Far too often we review great platforms that are burdened with horrible software sold under the guise of differentiation. We're finally on the cusp of getting some really powerful smartphone hardware, I do hope the device vendors do these SoCs justice.
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lancedal - Thursday, February 23, 2012 - linkHi Anand,
What is the CPU voltage for the 1.5GHz? Reply
boostern - Thursday, February 23, 2012 - linkIt's been almost 10 years that I'm following you.
It's always a joy to read one of your articles.
Thank you Anand, really. Reply
Black1969ta - Thursday, February 23, 2012 - linkTegra 2 was out before other dual cores and fell short of those later designs, it is not surprising that Tegra 3 is in the same position performance wise.
Any one have a link to more news on Kal-El+, other than just name?
Is Kal-El+ a tock, to Kal-El, from Intel's Playbook?
If it is then I could see not only a process shrink down to 28nm or 32nm, but "tweaks" also.
Perhaps with the smaller process they could add a 2nd Memory channel.
The HTC One X is rumored to be a 1.5 GHz Tegra 3, instead of the 1.3Ghz in the Prime. Reply
Lucian Armasu - Saturday, February 25, 2012 - linkIf they actually really the Tegra 3+ this year (they were supposed to release the Tegra 2 3D too last year but didn't because they were late), it will probably be a quad core with at least the first core at 1.8 Ghz or even 2 Ghz, and the others a little lower.
It should be at least at 2 Ghz if they want to compete with Krait. The problem is, although they were already very late with Tegra 3 to market, they also only release the tablet version first, and the phone version months later. So Krait phones will be available in Q2 this year, Tegra 3+ tablets probably in Q3, and Tegra 3+ phones late Q3 or early Q4.
If Nvidia actually managed to deliver their chips when they promised they would deliver them, I think they would be in a much better position today, because for example it would be understandable if Krait is more powerful than Tegra 3 in Q2 2012, if phones with Tegra 3 started appearing 2 quarters earlier, like they promised. But that didn't happen, so now once again Tegra 3 is late to market, just like Tegra 2 was, and the competition is already better by the time it starts to get a foothold in the market. Reply
fteoath64 - Friday, February 24, 2012 - linkNvidia better get to A15 very quick!. They are getting creamed by the strong competition. Here is my suggestion. Stop with the quadcore nonsense. Do a 1+1 (big.little at 2Ghz, dual ch ram), 2+1 and 3+1 for good measure. If they can make the 3+1 to turbo at 2.2Ghz with single core, it would be great.
Also to find a way to retask the small core to be I/O processor when it is inactive. Reply
curtisas - Saturday, February 25, 2012 - linkCan Qualcomm just make that device have a little less of a lip on the bottom and sell me it? It's running stock Android which is awesome, and the reference devices always have the top of the line hardware! Reply
gamoniac - Saturday, February 25, 2012 - link
Javascript performance can be multithreaded at times...
I am reposting my comment on an earlier article by Brian --
thebeastie - Monday, February 27, 2012 - linkNow I got a Sony HMZ-T1 all I really care about is how well it can handle a Bluray 13GB MKV rip of Avatar 3D that I may have on local file server or off the device it self so I can go into my bedroom and watch a 3D movie at highest quality possible with no mess or fuss of a PC.
ATM iPad2 can't handle my really high end rips and I don't want to buy a laptop etc for my bedroom, I want something simple like a tablet. Reply
superg05 - Saturday, March 10, 2012 - linkthese so called standard benchmarks only show so much let me see a benchmark that shows how many cores are running for tegra 3 for example for browsing only suppose to use the companion lower core how many cores and gpu cores during the test is each different system running? Reply

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- It's official: As of Friday, all stock market indexes are now trend bearish.
It has been quite a long time since I have been able to declare the indexes all bearish. Friday was another rout in the markets, as the DJIA closed down another 143.47 points to close at 16026.75. The S&P 500 closed down 17.39 at 1815.69. The Nasdaq was down 54.37 at 3999.73 and the Russell 2000 closed at 1111.44, down 16.22 points.
As I have been mentioning for a while now, the indexes were out of sync, with the Nasdaq and Russell 2000 trend bearish vs. the DJIA and the S&P 500 trend bullish.
The trend is a 3-month or more time frame. How this out of sync market issue was going to resolve itself was the only issue that remained. Was the DJIA and S&P going to lead the Nasdaq and Russell 2000 from their bearish trend? The answer is clearly No after Friday's trading.
All indexes are now firmly in trend bearish territory. There is a definite change in market character. Traders can no longer have the buy the dip mentality. With all bullish trend support levels broken, selling into the up moves will be the proper course of action for traders.
There has been some serious technical damage to this market. It will not be easy to recover those support levels. They have now become resistance levels. It was extremely necessary to understand where those technical levels were. Many traders and investors have been hurt this past week by this market selloff and not knowing the signals for the bearish condition.


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NEW DENVER, B.C. - To some residents of New Denver, the greatest threat to their way of life is not terrorism, but cellphones.
Citing concerns over health and a change of culture, about 250 people -- roughly half the population of the southeastern B.C. village -- are petitioning against Telus's plan to install an antenna and bring cellphone service to the community.
"People come here because in New Denver it feels like you're living 50 years ago and we would lose that if we had an influx of cellphones. Our teenagers would all start using them,'' said Julia Greenlaw, chairwoman of the Healthy Housing Society.
She said one cafe owner vows to block cellphone usage at his business to avoid people having loud one-way conversations.
"That's another big concern is the way it invades your community and the lack of privacy and peacefulness that's taken away by cellphones.''
But annoying ring tones and loud talkers aside, Greenlaw has forwarded petitions to local and provincial politicians about the matter. She said that her group has reviewed more than 300 scientific studies that show adverse health effects related to radiation from cellphone towers.
But Telus spokesman Shawn Hall said the company is simply responding to demand for cell service.
Hall said Telus has 125 cellphone clients in New Denver despite the lack of cell service. He explained that they understand there is sincere concern over adverse health effects but their signal is going to be well below the safe levels set by Health Canada.
"Canada is actually home to some of the world's leading experts in this field of science. Based on all of the research that's out -- not just the research that suits their perspective -- they've determined a level that they believe is safe and they've set a code at two per cent of that level so 50 times under that level and said this is your maximum emissions,'' said Hall.
"In fact, we'll put out a signal several thousand times under that which is allowed which is already two per cent of the level that they determine is safe.''
Part of the residents' concern lies with the location of the antenna above an existing CBC radio tower in the middle of town. They believe that it is too close and that despite the safety code, that it may have microcellular effects on people.
"They're not confident with the safety code six that Health Canada is giving us to measure damage from electromagnetic radiation. Safety code six only measures full body heating,'' said Greenlaw. "The smaller the organism, the more effect.''
Hall disagreed.
"You absorb more radiation sleeping beside a clock radio than sleeping under a cell tower,'' he said.
The village asked that the antenna be located away from a residential area.
"What we oppose is it being within 500 metres of residences. We also took exception to the fact that under federal regulations, telephone companies don't need our permission to put in transmission towers in a residential area,'' said Mayor Gary Wright.
Although some people in the community -- including business owners and emergency service personnel -- are happy to see cell service in the area, there are others who would like to pursue a campaign to market the community as a cellphone-free zone.
"I had the chance to talk with people on Vancouver Island and also people from Edmonton and Calgary and these are people who are part of the wired world but they were uniformly struck by the attraction of being able to go to a place for a holiday knowing that they weren't going to be contactable by cellphone,'' said Bill Roberts, a member of the Economic Development Commission.
"When I asked them the direct question `would the absence of cellphone signals be a deciding factor in your choosing Slocan Valley as a vacation destination' they said a very emphatic Yes.''
Greenlaw said that the antenna is supposed to be in place by the end of September.
She said some people are not opposed to physically getting in the way of the antenna's installation.
Even if the cell service goes ahead as scheduled, the signal is only available where you can see it so the rural areas north of Crescent Valley and outside New Denver will still be cellphone free.


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My new Netgear WNR3500 802.11N router showed up today, and I have to say... I like it!
Physically, it's about twice as big as my previous router was, but as it is sitting on the back of my desk, I don't mind. I chose this particular router as it includes a 4 port gigabit switch (so my wired PC's can back up to my Windows Home Server at blazing speed), and is using version 2 of the draft 802.11n spec. Maybe it will not be obsolete for just a little while longer than all the draft version 1.0 equipment out there now 😉
Out of the box, the setup was super easy, and the only changes I needed to make were to change the default password, and to enable wireless encryption. Everything else was tuned exactly as I would have hoped for.
The only downside to this router is the maddeningly bright flashing LED's on the top of the Router. You can see them in the picture to the left (and I would assume... from space as well). I will probably stop by the hardware store tomorrow to pick up some electrical tape to cover the lights in order to reduce my risk of an epileptic siezure*. Good Grief! Alternately, I may just embrace the flashing lights and put up a mirror ball in my room... Combined with the blue LED's on my computer, server, and external hard drives; I am ready to throw a rave in my office.
The important question, however, remains... How Fast Is It?
With my old 802.11g router, it took 8 minutes and 22 seconds to transfer a 675MB file from my laptop up to my Windows Home Server. After swapping out the routers, the same file took a mere 3 minutes and 14 seconds. Over the new gigabit connection to my wired PC, the same file takes 36 seconds. Very Nice!
Now... if only we would release a gigabit upgrade (or an 802.11n add-on) for my XBOX 360!
*Update: I heard from Netgear, and there is a button on the back of the router that turns off the lights. Yaay!
*Update 2: I have run into two of the "Known Issues" with their firmware, namely:
- The WPA2 client is able to connect to router under WPA-TKIP mode security settings
- QoS does not function (high priority traffic doesn't get obvious prioritization when bandwidth is limited).


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Well maybe he's not punishing these guys cause he either doesn't possess the power to or doesn't know how to punch. Also, not just the Rios fight but he's beaten all these other guys and got robbed, like Lundy who you mentioned. The politics in boxing are sad. A guy like this might have an ugly style but deserves his chance to shine. Rios was the one engaging in half of those clinches due to fatigue anyway. He was given a chance vs Rios nd was robbed blindly of it and no justice was done about it.
the lundy fight was pretty close as well. the issue was an outlying scorecard, which had lundy winning almost every round. abril dropped lundy as well. it was more of a flash knockdown (and frankly, who hasn't dropped lundy,) but it was not a slip. they both looked like very good boxers. abril was controlling things more with his height and lundy was the harder puncher.
not sure if the entire thing is filmed. i've seen a few rounds on youtube kicking around. it was at a club and the place was dark.
along the lines that one judge was so clearly favoring lundy (and the other two were split and very close,) it can be considered a robbery.
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Now that Sir Mick "talked" with me about the Rolling Stones' live albums, I sat him down again to talk about the various 'Greatest Hits' collections the band has put out over the years. I stuck with the US collections as he's in America.
Again from here on out, I will be known as Y! and Imaginary Mick Jagger will be known as IMJ!
Y!: I thought we'd talk about the repackages today.
IMJ!: Oh, will you look, fuzzy hat is back.
Y!: You released a number of fine greatest hits albums in this country.
IMJ!: Is everyone else really this busy? I know I'm no Justin Bieber these days, but did you even tell Leslie I was open to having her interview me?
14) Metamorphosis:
Y!: We'll start here with this album that Allen Klein put together of tracks he owned.
IMJ!: You're really quite something. I'm not talking about this crap. I don't own this stuff. I disregarded it when it first came out. I'm not suddenly changing my mind on it. It's crap. Look, best lesson I ever received wasn't at the London School of Economics, it was what happened to this band, financially, in the first decade of service.
13) Rarities 1971-2003:
Y!: I found it interesting how only a few of these tracks are actual rarities and that most are b-sides or songs that appeared on other compilation albums or…
IMJ!: Obviously someone in management thought these were pretty hard to come by, but you also need to throw a few things on there that people will want. B-sides don't sell a record, blogger-boy. Have you ever worked at real job?
Y!: Have you?
IMJ!: Ho ho, look at 'im, getting a little too comfortable with Sir Mick here. I sure hope you talk to 'Imaginary Keith Richards' on his 70th birthday!
12) Flowers:
Y!: Let me make up here with you with some….Flowers!
IMJ!: I…that never even came out in England, I don't think. They were screwing us at this point. How should I know what they were doing to you?
11) Made In the Shade:
IMJ!: Yeah (grins). OK, I did that one to you. Worthless, isn't it? What's it cover like two albums or something? Let me look at it? (Blushing). Yeah, we didn't wait too long to make this one. We had to, though. Look at it. "Angie," that crowd needed a best-of. "Dance Little Sister" (laughs heartily), good track, no? I thought it was pretty good.
10) Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass):
IMJ!: I can already smell the old cardboard. No money in that one.
Y!: It had the first LP appearance of "19th Nervous Breakdown."
IMJ!: It could have the first LP appearance of Jimmy Hoffa and I wouldn't care. You remember Jimmy Hoffa, right?
9) Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2):
IMJ!: What is it with you today? All these old albums we don't own.
Y!: There were a lot of them and many of your old fans bought them.
IMJ!: You're really lucky I'm not the real Mick Jagger or I'd walk out right now!
Y!: I'm aware of that. This was the pancake album for a lot of kids. The Stop Sign!
IMJ!: Among other things, yeah. Next.
8) More Hot Rocks (Big Hits and Fazed Cookies):
IMJ!: More cardboard? (exasperated)
Y!: We're almost through, almost through. This was a really good one, though. It has early rarities that were really rarities at the time and even the CD adds a few extras.
IMJ!: I'm so pleased you're pleased. Did anyone ever tell you, you look like a drifter? A Leprechaun? Where's my pot o' gold, laddie?
7) Hot Rocks 1964-1971:
Y!: For many of your semi-younger fans, this was the quintessential Rolling Stones album.
IMJ!: But it can't be. It only follows us for the first seven-eight years. In your stubborn brain, this is interesting to you. But I happen to think Bridges To Babylon was a very good album! A Bigger Bang? One of three best! Exile! Some Girls! A Bigger Bang! No doubt in my imaginary mind!
Y!: But that can't be right!
IMJ!: No, you're right, It can't be (sarcastic, mockingly).
6) Singles Collection: The London Years:
Y!: For many people even younger, this became the Holy Grail. "Who's Driving My Plane?" "Sad Day," "Jiving Si...
IMJ!: OK, you're talking gibberish. I want to see CDs with my tongue on them or I bolt. Your readers ever tell you you're an idiot?
Y!: Why, no! My readers are always impressed by my way with a phrase, my peerless insights and most of all my ability to look things up at Wikipedia in a snap!
IMJ!: Wikipedia? It's a trip, isn't it?
5) Jump Back: The Best of the Rolling Stones:
IMJ!: Do my eyes deceive me? Is that what I think it is? Product I actually earn a return on? Now this is music to my ears. Our best stuff is right here. "Start Me Up," "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll," "Mixed Emotions," "Angie," "Miss You," "Beast of Burden." Look at this!
Y!: "Rock and A Hard Place," "Undercover of the Night."
IMJ!: All fine songs, you! You must be around Jade's age? (Mick's daughter Jade Jagger, born in 1971).
Y!: I believe a little older.
IMJ!: And you're doing this?
Y!: Among other things.
IMJ!: "Among other things!" Hilarious! What else do you have there?
4) Forty Licks:
IMJ!: OK, I can accept this one. Some fun stuff here. I like the version with the remix of "Sympathy." New songs were good.
Y!: The new songs? People noticed "Keys To Your Love," "Stealing My Heart," "Losing…"
IMJ!: "…My Touch" (sings). "Don't Stop." You'd better believe it! We even gave people edited versions of some of the longer tracks that tend to drag. You gotta love this one. Everyone should have a copy of it! Legally, I might add.
3) Rewind (1971-1984):
IMJ!: I'd forgotten about this one. We did knock 'em out pretty fast, eh? Let me see. It's better than Made In the Shade, wouldn't you say?
Y!: The bar you set is pretty low.
IMJ!: Is there anyone on your entire staff who has ever written a song?
Y!: I'm sure of it. I know John Kordosh has been known to take a whack at it with his fine band The Tigers of Instantaneous Death. Mr. DiMartino, must've. He was in 'Your Mother', you know? I have a few if you'd like to hear them.
IMJ!: Hmmn, maybe over lunch.
IMJ!: Yes! Only the 80-track, 4-CD boxset with bonus CD, 7" vinyl, hardcover book, poster, postcards will do.
Y!: Of course.
IMJ!: You know if you could show a little enthusiasm about these fine collections, offered in so many varieties, at so many different price points for every budget, maybe you'd be more successful. Maybe you'd be writing liner notes for us! Maybe you'd be hanging out in the studio while we recorded "One More Shot." and "Doom and Gloom." Did you ever think of that?
Y!: Really?
IMJ!: No! We've already got people! Is this your song here? "Cancel the Fair, Lordy" ? "Cantaloupe," "The Wounded Calf"? "Bad Soap Opera"?
Y!: That last one is definitely my friend, Jimmy Puglio, but some of the others…
IMJ!: Why am I here with you? This is awful.
1) Sucking In the Seventies:
Y!: You didn't include "Miss You." Most of the songs were mixed or edited for this album.
IMJ!: Wait! What is "Feeling True On A Sunday Afternoon?" A ROCK opera? (laughing hysterically) Is this…are you..this is…no, no, you can't criticize other people's music. You just can't. Tell me I'm wrong.
Y!: That one's not actually mine. That's...my friend…
IMJ!: Don't try that. Your friend, right?
Y!: We were very young. 14, 15…really.
IMJ!: Maybe you have your own "Thick As A Brick?" (still cracking up)… no, stop. Stop tape. We can't do this. You aren't qualified. You are not qualified. Who else works here? Really, bring me Wendy. Please. She can't possibly be worse.
Y!: I'm sorry. Let me call for your car.
IMJ!: "Cancel The Fair, Lordy"? (absurd laughter). It's been lovely, really.
And with that, Imaginary Mick Jagger left the Yahoo! compound in high spirits. He'd thoroughly enjoyed his stay with us and we all learned so very much about him and his unique take on the Rolling Stones. We even got an imaginary thank-you card from someone part of this fictional organization thanking me for my time.
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|Lawrence, J 2011, Agreement or acquiescence? Issues of informed consent within research working with vulnerable adults & the Mental Capacity Act (2005) (learning disabilities) , in: European Conference for Social Work Research, 23rd - 25th March 2011, Oxford, UK. (Unpublished)
|Lawrence, J 2010, 'Book review: Williams, P. (2009) Social work with people with learning difficulties. (2nd Ed) Exeter: Learning Matters Ltd' , Practice: Social Work in Action, 22 (2) .


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Audio: 5/5
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Young owl Soren marvels at tales of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole, mythic winged warriors who battled to save all owl kind from the evil Pure Ones. When he and brother Kludd fall into the talons of the Pure Ones, it's up to Soren to make a daring escape with the help of other brave owls and seek out the Great Tree, home of the Guardians.
This is the first Blu-ray that I've seen from Warner that uses AVC for its video compression rather than their typical VC-1 codec. The animation in this film is stunning with some of the most photorealistic animals I've seen yet. The production design is incredible and it's obvious that Zack Snyder's trademark eye for visuals is in full force. The HD encode is flawless with breathtaking detail and dimensionality. Contrast is strong and black levels are deep with excellent shadow detail and depth. You'd be hard pressed to find a better-looking HD presentation. The DTS-HD Master Audio mix is also first rate with incredible dynamic range and an immersive sound mix. Surround activity is a big part of this mix and really adds to the visuals on the screen. Bass response is impressive with deep extension and plenty of solid dynamics to punctuate the action on screen. The voice work is also outstanding and blends perfectly with this top-notch animation.
Warner has included some great extras here for the younger viewers. Like all their new releases you get a DVD and a digital copy of the film to go along with the Blu-ray. You also get a maximum movie mode that provides insight into the production, the world of owls and some interactive games, all while watching the film. Other extras include the bedtime story that was used in the beginning of the film plus a new Looney Tunes short. A music video, more info on owls and some galleries are also included.
Snyder brings the stylings of 300 to this teen focused animated feature and delivers some of the best CG animation I've seen to date. The story could have used a bit more fleshing out, but you'd be hard pressed to find a more visually captivating family film. Recommended.


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It's not uncommon for our reporters to call up a company involved in litigation for its side of the story only to get stonewalled. The general counsel refuses to give an interview or never returns reporters' calls. I can only assume that the GC hopes that by not giving an interview the story will disappear. That's never the case. The story is published, but often is unbalanced in your adversary's favor.
The challenge that every business faces is how best to communicate its ideas and strategies, both proactively and reactively. The legal department should be intimately involved in corporate communications--from working with the marketing and PR departments to reassuring shareholders and crafting responses to lawsuits. In times of crisis, legal has to be involved in guiding what the company can say and who should say it.
Many PR experts and law firms are creating special training programs not only to help their clients understand the importance of having a solid communications system in place, but also to give them hands-on experience in how to deal with the media. This is the direct result of the backlash that invariably results from a botched response to a crisis.
The keys to having a successful communications strategy involve a few simple tactics. The first is to control the message. If you don't, your adversaries will. Plaintiffs' attorneys are almost always willing to talk to the media and often proactively issue press releases when they file cases. If you refuse to respond to media inquiries, the plaintiff's message is the only one the public will hear.
The second tactic is to identify the right corporate spokesperson. Journalists would rather speak to the CEO than a public relations spokesperson. Work with that person to achieve point number one. The best way to control the message is to identify a spokesperson who knows how to give the journalist what he wants, but also how to extract information from that journalist. A journalist often has already talked to the other side and has spoken to more experts than your company has access to.
So the third strategy is quite simple: ask questions. By finding out the information your interviewer has, you can shape your side of the story and ensure you get the story told that you need to have told.
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Sepp Blatter to have audience with Pope
ZURICH -- FIFA President Sepp Blatter will have a private audience with Pope Francis.
FIFA says that Blatter, whose is Roman Catholic, will meet the pope in Rome on Nov. 22.
The pope, who was elected in March, grew up as a supporter of Argentine club San Lorenzo in his native country.
Blatter wrote to him then, saying "we have learned that Your Holiness is a passionate follower of our sport and of a club nicknamed `The Holy Team' no less."
The pope also hosted Lionel Messi in August ahead of an Italy-Argentina friendly organized in his honor.
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Over the weekend, parody coffee shop 'Dumb Starbucks' took L.A. and social media by storm, and its creator has now revealed himself as comedian Nathan Fielder of Comedy Central's 'Nathan for You'.
Fielder showed his face yesterday at a press conference and in a video on YouTube, though he's not breaking character.
Watch Fielder's YouTube video, AFTER THE JUMP...
In related news, Fielder made NOM feel like they had won something for a moment (which just doesn't happen these days). The National Organization for Marriage published a dumb post about how thrilled they were that an equality-minded organization was being labeled 'dumb' suggesting that it was similar to their failed 'Dump Starbucks' campaign.


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SERVICEMEN who gave their lives in the First WorldWar are to be remembered at a poignant exhibition this weekend.
The exhibition, designed to honour soldierswho fought for their country, is at St Margaret Parish Church, in London Road, Benfleet, tomorrow and Sunday, from 11am to 4pm.
Church warden of St Margaret, Helen Chapman, 65, of Albert Road, said: "It is just a small exhibition, but I feel these men should be recognised.
"Many of them had links to the parishes of Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet, but did not return. Not many are remembered on any public memorial."
Many of the men who went to war came from poor backgrounds, making it difficult for organisers to pinpoint their history.
Mrs Chapman said: "Those who lived around the area were not well to do and people seemed to move around a lot at the time, following wherever their jobs took them.
"We havemanaged to gather information on 12 men who joined the Army. I think this will help us remember how the area was affected in the war."
Among the men the exhibition is dedicated to is Wilfred Earnest Harrison, who was born in 1892 and was the son of the rector of the church.
He joined the 11th Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment in July 1915 and by 1916 Wilfred had climbed the ranks, eventually becoming a captain.
In 1918, Wilfred travelled to Armentieres in Northern France, where he became involved in the Battle of Lys.
It was during this battle that Wilfred, aged 26, lost his life.
Mrs Chapman said: "There were 500 casualties, dead and wounded, including Captain Wilfred Ernest Harrison, who died of his wounds on April 10, 1918."
No picture of Wilfred has been found, but organisers believe he could be one of the men pictured around his father, the Rev Arthur Harrison, in the picture below, taken shortly before the war.
Mrs Chapman added: "Wilfred's story is a representation of our local men going to war. Many of the 12 men we have researched lost their lives towards the end, or even after the war, because of injury. This is just a good way of remembering them."
Mrs Chapman first came up with the the idea of the exhibition after coming across a similar display in Cornwall.
She said: "There isn't much available for us to remember such soldiers by and I think residents would really be interested in learning about these men."
Entry to the exhibition is free. Call 01268 581404.


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FenvaStar EcoCap is a microencapsulated product containing Esfenvalerate (3.5%). Featuring the EcoCap technology FenvaStar EcoCap is made using a renewable vegetable oil instead of petroleum resulting in almost no odor and no VOCs. This enviromentally responsible pest control product will still quickly knockdown pests including ants, bedbugs, roaches, mosquitoes, stinkbugs, fleas, stinging insects, flies, stored product insects, and a variety of other plant and structural pests (see label for full details).
FenvaStar EcoCap is labeled for use both indoors and outdoors, in food and non-food areas, animal premises, turf, and structural uses (see label for full details). FenvaStar EcoCap demonstrates exceptional residual and knockdown activity even when exposed to sunshine and rain.
|Active Ingredient:
|Esfenvalerate - 3.5%
|Target pests:
|Ants (including fire ants), Aphids, Bedbugs, Beetles, Boxelder Bugs, Carpet Beetles, Carpenter Bees, Centipedes, Cockroaches, Crickets, Dog Ticks, Earwigs, Fleas, Millipedes, Mites, Pllbugs, Silverfish, Spiders, Springtails, Swarming Termites, Ticks and Waterbugs, Flying, Biting, Stinging, Livestock, Wood-Destroying and Plant Insects
* See label for complete listing
|For use in:
|Commercial & Residential Indoors & Outdoors: Homes, Schools, Warehouses, Office Buildings, Apartments, Hotels, Kennels, Livestock Housing, Food Processing Plants, Restaurants, Supermarkets, Food Manufacturing & Warehousing
* Lawns, Trees, Ornamental Landscaping, Recreational areas, Parks and Athletic Fields
* Barrier broadcast applications on siding
* Indoor flea treatments on carpet as well as pet resting areas
* See label for complete listing
|* See label for complete application instructions
|Pet safe:
|Yes, when used as directed on label
|1 - 2 oz. per gallon will treat 1,000 sq. ft.
|Professional Product
|Special Features:
|LEED Tier 2 Insesticide
|Shipping Weight:
|0.76 lbs
|Manufactured By:
|Rockwell Labs (Mfg. Number: LGFC008)
Product Documents
How FenvaStar EcoCap Works
FenvaStar EcoCap is a liquid insecticide concentrate with the active ingredient Esfenvalerate. Esfenvalerate is a synthetic pyrethroid, a man-made insecticide created to mimic the chemical properties of naturally occurring pyrethrins. FenvaStar EcoCap also has the advantage of microencapsulation, meaning the product is a concentrated suspension with millions of tiny capsules containing the active ingredient. When insects come into contact with the spray or residual left from applying FenvaStar EcoCap, they pick up the tiny capsules on the hairs on their legs and bodies, and the esfenvalerate attacks the central nervous system of the insects, causing paralysis and eventual death.
FenvaStar EcoCap Target Pests
Ants, aphids, Asian lady beetles, bedbugs, beetles, boxelder bugs, carpenter ants, centipedes, cockroaches, crickets, earwigs, firebrats, fleas, mealybugs, millipedes, mites, pillbugs, psocids, scales, silverfish, spiders, springtails, ticks, flying pests, biting and stinging pests, stored product pests, plant pests
PESTS CONTROLLED WITH FENVASTAR ECOCAP: Ants (including fire ants), aphids, asian lady beetles, bedbugs, bees, beetles, biting flies, blow flies, boxelder bugs, carpet beetles, centipedes, chiggers, clothes moths, cockroaches, crane flies, crickets, deer flies, deer ticks, dog ticks, earwigs, face flies, firebrats, fleas, fruit flies, fungus gnats, gnats, horn flies, houseflies, hornets, lice, mealy bugs, midges, millipedes, mites, mosquitoes, pillbugs, psocids, scales, scorpions, silverfish, small flying moths, spiders, springtails, swarming termites, ticks, wasps, waterbugs, whiteflies, yellow jackets; Stored Product Pests: Angoumois grain moths, ants, cadelles, cigarette beetles, confused flour beetles, dark mealworms, dried fruit beetles, drugstore beetles, flat grain beetles, fruit flies, grain mites, grain moths, granary weevils, indian meal moths, lesser grain borers, maize weevils, meal moth larvae, Mediterranean flour moths, merchant grain beetles, red flour beetles, rice weevils, rusty grain beetles, saw-toothed grain beetles, skippers, spider beetles, spider mites, square-necked grain beetles, tobacco moths, yellow mealworms; Livestock Premise Pests: Bedbugs, carrion beetles, chiggers, darkling beetles (lesser mealworm), deer flies, face flies, fleas, flies, hide beetles, horn flies, horse flies, lice, litter beetles, mites, mosquitoes, stable flies; Wood-Destroying Pests: Carpenter ants, carpenter bees, deathwatch beetles, furniture beetles, old house borers, powder post beetles, round-headed house borers, swarming termites; Plant Pests: Alfalfa caterpillars, artichoke plum moth, American plum borers, annual bluegrass weevils, aphids, apple maggots, armyworms, bagworms, balsam woolly adelgids, beet armyworms, billbugs, blueberry spanworms, cherry fruit flies, cherry fruitworms, chinch bugs, codling moths, cowpea curculios, cranberry fruitworms, cranberry weevils, cucumber beetles, cutworms, diamondback moths, elm leaf beetles, european pine sawflies, fall webworms, filbert worms, flea beetles, grasshoppers, green cloverworms, green fruitworms, gypsy moth caterpillars, hickory shuckworms, imported cabbageworms, Japanese beetles, lace bugs, leaf feeding caterpillars, leaf miners, leaf rollers, leaf tiers, leafhoppers, lesser appleworms, lesser peach tree borers, loopers, lygus bugs, Mexican bean beetles, mites, mole crickets, naval orangeworms, northern pine weevils, oriental fruit moths, painted lady caterpillars, pea weevils, peach tree borers, peach twig borers, pear psyllid, pear slugs, pecan leaf phylloxera, pecan nut casebearers, pecan spittlebugs, pecan stem phylloxera, pecan weevils, pepper weevils, periodical cicadas, pickelworms, pillbugs, pine chafers, pine coreid bugs, plant bugs, plum curculios, red pine sawflies, red-striped fireworms, red-headed pine sawflies, rindworms, salt marsh caterpillars, sap beetles, scales, sod webworms, sowbugs, spiders, spittlebugs, stink bugs, tarnished plant bugs, tent caterpillars, thrips, tobacco hornworms, tufted apple bud moths, velvet bean caterpillars, walnut husk flies, western bean cutworms, whiteflies
Target Uses of FenvaStar EcoCap
FenvaStar EcoCap is an excellent choice for general, broad-spectrum insect control as a perimeter barrier outdoors and crack and crevice or spot treatment indoors. FenvaStar EcoCap has low odor and no VOCs, making it ideal for more sensitive accounts and situations where multiple treatments may need to be made, such as for bedbugs. Microencapsulation makes FenvaStar EcoCap a great choice to treat flying pests such as mosquitoes or carpenter bees, or for use in areas exposed to direct sunlight. FenvaStar EcoCap is also labeled for use for many common livestock pests and plant pests. With its broad list of target pests and usage sites, FenvaStar EcoCap eliminates the need for multiple products for a variety of jobs.
ACTIVE INGREDIENT: Esfenvalerate 3.5%
FenvaStar EcoCap Application Instructions
Shake well before using. When mixing, add approximately half the required water to spray tank and then add appropriate amount of concentrate. Agitate and slowly add the remaining water. Agitate spray thoroughly before using and also occasionally during use to ensure dispersion. Use 1-2 ounces of concentrate per gallon of water and apply with a hand pump sprayer. Apply 2-second bursts of spray per square foot of area being treated. Avoid excessive application. Dampen surfaces but not to the point of saturation or run-off. Repeat applications as needed, but do not exceed more than one application every seven days (most applications; do not exceed more than one application every 14 days in food handling establishments).
* Always read the product label completely before use.
- An 8 ounce bottle yields 4-8 gallons of finished solution.
- One gallon (128 oz.) bottle yields 64-128 gallons of finished solution.
Standard Application Dilution rates / Mixing Ratios for FenvaStar EcoCap:
- 1 fl. oz. (30mL)/gal. of water – 0.025% - general use, maintenance, prevention.
- 2 fl. oz. (60mL)/gal. of water – 0.05% - heavy infestations, initial clean out; stinging insects.
- 0.2-2.0 fl. oz./gal. of water or in sufficient water to cover 1,000 sq. ft. – broadcast or foliar spray of ornamental trees, landscapes, lawns, and turf.
1 gallon of finished solution typically covers 1,000 square feet. Higher volume applications may be used for outdoor treatments such as broadcast lawn treatments or foliar applications in mosquito breeding sites. See product label for complete instructions for outdoor applications.
FenvaStar EcoCap is for use in the following areas:
For control of insect, indoors and outdoors, in food and non-food areas such as, but not limited to: homes, schools, warehouses, office buildings, apartment buildings, theaters, hospitals, hotels, industrial buildings, motels, kennels; livestock housing such as barns, cow and calf pens and hutches, dairy barns and milk rooms, hog barns, horse barns, sheep barns, poultry houses, rabbit hutches; food processing plants; food service establishments including, but not limited to restaurants, meat processing plants, supermarkets and grocery stores, bakeries, food manufacturing and processing establishments, and food warehousing establishments; transportation equipment, truck trailers, railroad cars, warehouses. Also for use on backyards, lawns, trees, ornamental landscaping, recreational areas, parks and athletic fields.
Mix and spray according to Application Instructions above. For crawling pests indoors: Apply as a course, wet spray to surfaces where pests are normally found. Treat floors, baseboards, around doors and windows, in attics, crawl spaces, eaves, corners, closets, walls, utility pipes, storage areas, cracks and crevices. Treat underneath sinks, dishwashers, refrigerators, stoves, the underside of shelves, drawers, cabinets, areas behind pipes, and in all places where these insects shelter. Contact as many insects as possible with direct spray. Repeat applications as needed, but do not exceed more than one application every 7 days.
To control bedbugs: Thoroughly clean and sanitize mattresses and box springs. Treat mattress and box springs with an approved pesticide. Apply FenvaStar EcoCap as a spot treatment to potential harborage sites and migration paths, and crack and crevices, around baseboards, floorboards, headboards, and walls.
Mix and spray according to Application Instructions above. Treating exterior walls, foundations, and structures: To control infestations of listed pests, treat exterior surfaces of buildings, walls, window frames, around garbage cans, eaves, cracks and crevices, porches, decks, gazebos, patios, carports, garages, fence lines, and other areas where pests are active or may be hiding. To help prevent insect infestation of buildings, treat a 2-6 food band of soil or other substrate adjacent to buildings. Treat building foundation to a height of 2-3 feet. Treat exterior walls, eaves, cracks and crevices, and other areas where pests are active and may find entrance into the building. Alternate mixing directions are to use 4-8 fl. oz. of concentrate per 50 gallons of water.
Use lower rate range for turf pests that are commonly exposed and will be contacted by spray solution at the time of application. For pests that will not be contacted by spray solution at the time of application, use the upper rate range. Use 2 fl. oz. per 1,000 sq. ft. when treating mole crickets and chinch bugs.
For yellow jacket control, FenvaStar EcoCap can be mixed with baits in traps. Follow trap instructions for preparation of bait.
* See product label for complete outdoor application instructions.
FenvaStar EcoCap Features
- Microencapsulation ensures long-lasting residual, even in sunshine and rain.
- Almost no odor, and no VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds).
- Broad-spectrum labeling for many common pests and use in a large variety of locations.
- Labeled for use in food handling establishments.
- Rated as a LEED Tier 2 Pesticide.
- Convenient tip-and-pour bottles accommodate easy measuring and mixing.
- May be tank mixed with an IGR such as NyGuard IGR or other pesticides unless expressly prohibited by the label.
- Simple dilution rates are easy to remember.
Extra Tips for Using FenvaStar EcoCap
- Always shake well before mixing.
- Store out of direct sunlight and extreme temperatures.
- Only dilute with water.
- Do not apply directly to pets. Keep pets and children out of treatment area until product has dried.
- Do not exceed more than one application every 7 days.
- Do not apply with hand held or truck mounted cold aerosol ULV sprayers and thermal fogging devices.
- Lawn or turf grass should be mowed 1-2 days before spraying.
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Promising product!
By Bughater in Fairfax, VA on 10/23/2012
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I purchased this item to get rid of bed bugs, I can not report on long term use, because I just used it yesterday but I can tell you it works and it works fast. It has no odor, I used it with gallon sprayer as recommended and I added Gentrol IGR into the mix, since this was my first time application I used 2 fluid ounce instead of 1 fluid ounce to prevent re infestation of bedbugs. After a mix , fluid is milky color but it dries clear without leaving any stains. By the time I ordered this product I am confident I had already eliminated at least all adult ones using a steam cleaner (almost everyday) for past six weeks, DE, 90% alcohol, Clorox, Bedlam Plus, and combination of Essential Oils in steamer such as Clove oil, Pepermint, Orange oil, Rosemary and Cedar oil. I put 10 drops of each to 32 ounce water, I than add 1 fluid ounce of this mixture to the water that I put in the steamer. Not only vapor alone kills the baby ones readily, the steam comes out dryer with more pressure force than when used water alone. I live in a condominium where the whole complex has bed bug problems, there for I have no choice but keep using products such as this one to prevent re- infestation. The reason I say this about a week ago while I was steam cleaning my carpets I lifted the clear plastic mat that was under the front entrance door, I discovered 5 adult dead bedbugs that got stuck between the carpet and the mat! I than realized they are coming just like everyone else, from the front door. After I sprayed along the base boards and cracks even the kitchen with FenvaStar, I sprayed front of my door and the hall way and front of neighbors door while no one was looking. About 20 minutes later when I walked in to my kitchen I saw 2 adult dead roach on the floor that I didn't even know that I had. The next day (which is today) my neighbors knocked on the door to show me the dead adult bedbugs that they found right along where I sprayed. So I can tell you this product works and I hope it will keep on working. From an experience one more thing I have to add, when you treat the infested area such as your mattress or couch, if you do not treat the carpet underneath at the same time, you are guaranteed to get re infestation, you have to steam it the way you steam your mattress and steam wash your whole carpet as soon as possible. The young bedbugs hide inside the carpet, you can't see them, but you will see them in your dirty water when cleaning your carpets. When washing clothes use Clorox and add cup of distilled vinegar to rinse water to kill all eggs, also add vinegar while steam cleaning carpets. Bed bugs are very psychologically draining, and depressing, I agree with most reviews on this site you have to use combination of products, I doubt if one product alone will get rid of them. This one works and reasonably priced!
36 of 37 people found this review helpful:
A professional Review
By M. in Arizona on 12/13/2013
Verified Purchase
I worked in Commercial Pest control for many years. There are many good products on the market but I have chosen FenvaStar EcoCap as the product to treat my home. It's very flexible. For general maintenance I use 1 ounce per gallon. For the busier "bug season" I bump it to 2 ounces per gallon. It's encapsulated which means it's easier for the insect to get a lethal dose on him. It's so easy to treat your own home! Get a sprayer, gloves and eye protection and DO IT YOURSELF! Working for people like ORKIN pest control left a bad taste in my mouth for the pest control industry in general. They view customers as cattle with purses. Everything they use you can buy here and save a ton of money. This product works! It's in a small container so you'll be able to use it up before it goes bad. Read the label and DO IT YOURSELF! :-)
32 of 34 people found this review helpful:
Updating: Promise delivered!
By Nurten on 10/28/2012
Verified Purchase
Five days after the first application, I started wondering how come I can't even see just one bed bug, I know I have eliminated the adult ones but every evening I go around the infested part of the apartment with a magnifier glass and able to find the colorless little ones, before steaming them.(By the way not all colorless ones can be seen with a naked eye, they may appear as little as salt grain, but they move!) I had only used this product only along the base boards cracks and crevices and only very lightly wood part of the under the sofa and box mattress, being careful not saturating the fabric (while I was putting it I was not sure if it was going to stain or not at the time). This morning I turned over my sofa, (which is the most infested part in the apartment) I found over dozen bright red dead bed bugs along the wood casing, I would say they were the size of ranging from 2nd 3rd and 4th in star nymph,( I collected few and looked at them with a magnifier), very strangely, out of all the places, I also found few on the carpet that is front of the Bathroom, I had been seeing them while I was vacuuming but I had dismissed them as red lint from the towel. After finding the ones under the sofa, I again found some in that area and looked again , yes they were dead bed bugs. I did not use vinegar while steam washing that part of the carpet because I had ran out of vinegar, I will definitely go get another gallon and steam wash that part again. There you go, this product once again earned my FULL SEAL OF APPROVAL and I approve this massage!
24 of 25 people found this review helpful:
very good product
By Anonymous in brooklyn ny on 07/22/2013
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I had the worst infestation of bed bugs and ants. I payed $540 to exterminater for nothing. Until I found this product I never had a good night sleep first time yesterday. so don't waste your $ on nothing else .
22 of 23 people found this review helpful:
Great Bed Bug Defense in Public Hallway
By Jade in Chicago on 03/05/2013
All right, I have written about the wonders and joy of BedLam on the inside of my apartment to rid me of bedbugs, but FenvaStar EcoCap mixed with Gentrol is my secret weapon against re-infestation from my bug bombing infested neighbors next door on both sides of my apartment. I am in Chicago, and we are having major bed bug issues. In my building, we didn't get infested until 2 months ago and all of the neighbors on our side of the floor were getting bites. Needless to say, the new people that moved in 3 months ago moved in infested. But instead of contacting the building, they bug bomb each weekend and boy can you tell. Every weekend, around sunday night, the bed bugs start showing up on the walls in the hallway and under my door, and there I am on Sunday night spraying....and vacumming the pile of carnage by Monday morning. So after talking to my manager, getting quotes, they said they can't do anything unless they call to have them spray and they haven't called. Now imagine one neighbor on one side bombing and the other neighbor on the other side doing nothing...bed bugs coming in through the pipes. In comes FenvaStar EcoCap and Gentrol and my beloved plant pump sprayer. Sprayed my perimeter, under the sink, my whole front door, around the front door and in the corners of the wall. Took it one step further, snuck out at 2am to the hallway and sprayed my neighbors door on both sides, the perimeter and the hallway walls. Now I still hear my neighbors stomping and vaccumming but no more bugs in the hallway or in my bathroom sink, and barely anything under my front door..I just re-spray every 2 weeks. I finally let my manager in on what I was doing, and he loved it and is now recommending gentrol to his pest control company that sprays. Whew! But to this day, the neighbors haven't been treated so I'll be a loyal customer till somthing knocks these bedbugs out! Thanks! :)
By David in ENDICOTT NY 13760 on 07/28/2017
Excellent Product
By Shannon in Roseville on 07/05/2017
This product is excellent! Used this with Nygard and it eliminated the problem with fleas immediately. Easy to mix and use and has no strong smell or odor. Highly recommended!
1 of 1 people found this review helpful:
FenvaStar EcoCap
By Peter in Davenport N, Y 13750 on 06/13/2017
We use this every year and are bug free for the year.
Just as promised and fast shipping
By Wayne in Greenwood,SC on 05/16/2017
I am happy with my purchase and fast shipping. The product worked as described. I will be back again.
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By Shereen in columbus, oh on 04/03/2017
Great product. It works!!!!
Fenvastar Awesome
By Linda in Illinois on 02/23/2017
My mom moved into my house along with my brother....during the move they found bugs...found out they were bed bugs...thought that was just a fairy tale. Well I found out it was a night mare...we tried the professional chemicals...with little to no help from them. Then my mom found this and gentrol...we used them once and it was better. Then we used them again three weeks ago and no more biting. We will be doing a perimeter next week and once a month for a while just to give my bug a phobe self self assurance they are really gone for good.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful:
Great and fast shipping but..
By Heather in Scottsville on 02/16/2017
Shipping was great and really fast! And easy mixing but I sprayed a group of bed bugs and then put them on a paper towel after about 2 mins they was what appeared to be dead.. I put them in a zip lock bag and After about 40 mins through they was all up and going again. I thought maybe it will still kill them. Well about 2 hours later I rechecked n they are still up and going.
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Thank you for your feedback! It can take several hours to target insects to die from contact with insecticides, depending on the health of the insect and how much active ingredient they pick up from the application. There is, however, often a change of resistance to certain active ingredients, which is why we always recommend to use multiple products and formulations when treating bed bugs. You may want to take a few moments to review our Bed Bug Treatment Guide for more tips and information: http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/how-to-get-rid-of-bed-bugs-a-449.html Please let us know if we can further assist you!
1 of 1 people found this review helpful:
All purpose Pest control
By Thomas in Brooklyn, NY on 12/24/2016
For all my Pest problems. I use this. Would recommend to anyone to use.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful:
powerful chemical
By Tiffany in Lexington KY on 12/20/2016
It worked. Read all the directions. I had to give some away to use it in time after diluting it. What I'll do in three months is make a gallon or two and use it indoors and outdoors and not try to shelf the diluted formula. I still got immediate results and the smell was light.
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FenvoStar EcoCap
By Regina in Roseville Michigan on 10/05/2016
I have used this product for several years and have had no spiders in my house!
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03/06/2013 Jade from Chicago, Il
QCan I use FenvaStar to treat the carpet for bed bug nymphs?
I'm currently living in an apartment complex and both apartments next to mine to the right and left of me are infested. The tenants are bug bombing and they are now coming through the drain pipes and fenvastar is working great to kill them there. I did a perimeter spray with FenvaStar, but I want to know if I can also treat the carpet? Not saturating it of couse due to the water but a light misting?
AThere really is no need to treat the whole carpet with Fenvastar for bedbugs. If the bedbugs do move through the walls into your apartment they will pass through the product that you applied around the perimeter and be killed. If you feel you must spray the carpets Fenvastar is labeled to be used as a broadcast spray over carpeted areas.
03/12/2013 Jr from Des Moines Iowa
QCan I make half gallon instead of full gallon of FenvaStar if I think I wont use all of it?
AAbsolutely. You will simply use half of the recommended usage rate for the 1/2 gallon of water.
02/05/2013 Jen from Bklyn, Ny
QIs the FenvaStar EcoCap safe for mattresses?
Can you lightly spray a mattress and then cover with a bedbug cover?
AFenvaStar Eco Cap is not labeled to be sprayed on mattresses. Instead you should consider using Bedlam or Bedlam plus as they are both labeled specifically for this type of application.
02/24/2014 Jennifer from Pa
QIf I don't use all the spray I made, can I keep it for 2 weeks to spray again for bedbugs with FenvaStar?
AFenvaStar Eco Cap should be applied within 24 hours after it is mixed with water. The remainder should be discarded.
06/05/2015 Brian from Mattituck, Ny
QHow long to stay away after applying FenvaStar EcoCap?
AOnly the applicator should be in the area during the application of FenvaStar EcoCap. Others including children and pets can return once the surfaces are completley dry.
02/08/2017 Sh
QHow healthy is FenvaStar EcoCap for humans?
A FenvaStar EcoCap is a very safe product when used as directed on the product label. It is an environmentally friendly product made using a renewable vegetable oil instead of petroleum resulting in almost no odor and no VOCs.
FenvaStar EcoCap is a very safe product when used as directed on the product label. It is an environmentally friendly product made using a renewable vegetable oil instead of petroleum resulting in almost no odor and no VOCs.
01/08/2017 Corey from Nj
QHow long after applying FenvaStar EcoCap can I mop or steam my hardwood floors?
My husband and I sprayed for fleas last night. The floors are dry but we have noticed some white spots on the floor particularly in one room we sprayed. I'm assuming that we sprayed a little too heavily in that room. Is this a problem and can we wet mop or steam the floor or will this either make the product inactive or will I make the floor unsafe to walk on again while wet? Thank you so much for your time.
A FenvaStar EcoCap is rain/water fast after it has dried completely. You can mop after 24 hours, but a steam cleaner likely will take the product up and you will need to re-apply.
FenvaStar EcoCap is rain/water fast after it has dried completely. You can mop after 24 hours, but a steam cleaner likely will take the product up and you will need to re-apply.
09/14/2016 Rick from Milwaukee, Wi
QWill Fenvastar EcoCap stain?
I'm using it to prevent Box Elder bugs and Asian Lady Beetles but I'm worried that it will stain the wood on my home if I apply it.
A No, the Fenvastar EcoCap will not stain when you are spraying it. Please let us know if we can be of any more assistance
No, the Fenvastar EcoCap will not stain when you are spraying it. Please let us know if we can be of any more assistance
09/13/2016 Teniya from San Bernardino, Ca
QCan I spray FenvaStar EcoCap under my couch cushions?
A Apply Fenvastar EcoCap as a spot treatment to potential harborage sites and migration paths, and cracks and crevices, around baseboards, floorboards, headboards, and walls. We do carry Steri-Fab and Bedlam that can be applied to other portions of the couch and cushions. Steri-Fab can be applied to the areas that you will have future skin contact and Bedlam can be applied under the cushions in crevices.
Apply Fenvastar EcoCap as a spot treatment to potential harborage sites and migration paths, and cracks and crevices, around baseboards, floorboards, headboards, and walls. We do carry Steri-Fab and Bedlam that can be applied to other portions of the couch and cushions. Steri-Fab can be applied to the areas that you will have future skin contact and Bedlam can be applied under the cushions in crevices.
08/21/2016 Nancy from Ca
QCan you mix FenvaStar EcoCap and Bifen IT together for chiggers?
A You would only chose FenvaStar EcoCap or Bifen IT to treat for chiggers. Using both will not make the application more effective. In fact, using multiple products may provide the opposite of the intended results.
You would only chose FenvaStar EcoCap or Bifen IT to treat for chiggers. Using both will not make the application more effective. In fact, using multiple products may provide the opposite of the intended results.
07/17/2016 Charlie from Moosup, Ct
QWill Fenvastar EcoCap kill gypsy moth egg masses?
The egg masses I can see and reach I have been slicing them with my box cutter blade then giving them a good soaking with the Fenvatar solution (1oz per gallon mix). Is there any effectiveness in what I am doing or am I just wasting my product? Probably sliced and soaked 100 egg masses today.
A FenvaStar EcoCap will not kill egg masses as they are protected and it is not a contact kill. Once the caterpillar hatch and crawl across a treated area they would be killed.
FenvaStar EcoCap will not kill egg masses as they are protected and it is not a contact kill. Once the caterpillar hatch and crawl across a treated area they would be killed.
04/23/2016 Tyrone from Bowling Green, Ky
QHow often should I apply Fenvastar EcoCap?
A How often you can apply FenvaStar EcoCap depends on what and where you are treating and can range from 7-14 days inside or as needed outside when there are signs of renewed insect activity per the product label.
How often you can apply FenvaStar EcoCap depends on what and where you are treating and can range from 7-14 days inside or as needed outside when there are signs of renewed insect activity per the product label.
03/17/2016 Helen from West Blocton
QWill FenvaStar EcoCap kill moth flies or drain flies?
We had a sewage pipe bust under our trailer and now we have an infestation of drain flies in our bathroom. If we used this where the sewage pipe busted will it break the cycle with the eggs? (We are also waiting for it to "dry" up) If not any suggestions on this. We have been invaded!
A FenvaStar EcoCap is labeled for a variety of moths but it's not labeled for drain flies. You can use InVade Bio Drain to get rid of the organic matter in the drains but it would be best to use the Drain Fly Kit.
FenvaStar EcoCap is labeled for a variety of moths but it's not labeled for drain flies. You can use InVade Bio Drain to get rid of the organic matter in the drains but it would be best to use the Drain Fly Kit.
10/10/2015 Sheri from Escondido
QWill Fenvastar EcoCap kill the Bougainvillea Looper in Southern California?
Does anyone have experience with using this product to control loopers- especially bougainvillea loopers? Is there another product that would be better? If we apply FenvaStar, should it be mixed with an IGR for this application? We have had limited success with applying imidacloprid both as a leaf spray and as a soil application. BT and Spinosad have not worked either.
A We typically recommend Spinosad for looper control as it is highly effective against the adults and young larvae Customers have had great success when plants are treated as needed with the adequate amount of coverage. However, Fenvastar EcoCap is labeled for looper control as well but unfortunately, we have not heard any feedback from customers using Fenvastar Eco Cap on Bougainvillea to control loopers and we are also not aware of any IGR on the market that is labeled for loopers. Be sure to read and follow the label instructions and if we can help further please let us know.
We typically recommend Spinosad for looper control as it is highly effective against the adults and young larvae Customers have had great success when plants are treated as needed with the adequate amount of coverage. However, Fenvastar EcoCap is labeled for looper control as well but unfortunately, we have not heard any feedback from customers using Fenvastar Eco Cap on Bougainvillea to control loopers and we are also not aware of any IGR on the market that is labeled for loopers. Be sure to read and follow the label instructions and if we can help further please let us know.
09/16/2015 Daniel from Texas
QIs Fenvastar Ecocap a good product to kill German roach problems?
A FenvaStar EcoCap will eradicate roaches that come in contact with it. It will not however stop the german roaches. We recommend one of our Roach Kits to fully eradicate roaches.
FenvaStar EcoCap will eradicate roaches that come in contact with it. It will not however stop the german roaches. We recommend one of our Roach Kits to fully eradicate roaches.


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The Bulldogs hosted Dalton State on Friday night in their home opener which proved to be an exciting match up for the crowd. Dalton State came to James L Robb Gymnasium with a 3-0 record while the Bulldogs were 1-1.
Tyler Burse carried the load early, scoring 14 points as the Bulldogs rallied from an 8-2 deficit to lead 32-27, but an 8-0 run lifted the Roadrunners in front, 41-36. Dante Turnipseed took over from there, draining a clutch 3-pointer among nine points to put TWC in front, 50-47, at halftime.
The Roadrunners raced out of the intermission break and with 12 minutes to play had opened a 13-point advantage, 72-59. Burse's trey helped Wesleyan climb within seven before the gap grew again to 11, 84-73, with seven minutes remaining. The Bulldogs held Dalton scoreless for more than six minutes.
Devante Jenkins had five points; Shannon Smith a bucket; Turnipseed put an offensive rebound back in and two free throws by Burse knotted the score at 84.
A Dalton turnover led to a 3-pointer by Turnipseed and Wesleyan led, 87-84, with less than a minute to play.
The Roadrunners rallied to pull even at 87 and had possession with time running down. Trailing the play, Shannon Smith blocked the ball from behind, which then caromed off the backboard. The ball was quickly recovered and fired up court to Preston Russell, who took one dribble and launched an off-balance shot from 12 feet away that banked off the backboard and through the net as time expired, setting off a wild celebration as fans and players mobbed the 6'4 red-shirt freshman wing from Tellico Plains.
Tyler Burse led four Bulldogs in double figures with 30 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Dante Turnipseed netted 20 points with eight assists; Andrew Scofield 14 points; Devante Jenkins 10 points, 11 boards and Shannon Smith eight points, seven assists and four steals.
The Bulldogs open Appalachian Athletic Conference play on Wednesday at home against Montreat College at 7:30 pm.


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I can not stand my mother in law. The feeling is probably mutual. If she fell off the face of the earth tomorrow I would secretly be happy about it. I have been married for 15 years and have never gotten along with her. She and I are completely different. I do not think she was a very good mother and I do not think she is a good grand-mother. Luckily I only have to see her once or twice a year. But it still makes my skin crawl when she calls my husband or the kids mention "Grandma." She actually told me once that I am accepted only because I am her son's wife and so they know they have to put up with me. She also told me one time recently that she would love nothing more than to have a close relationship with her son (my DH) and his children. UMMM... hello they are my children too and I feel like if you want to have a close relationship with my children then you better try and have a relationship with me too.
Anyone else truly despise their mother-in-law?
Well...I tried for many years to be flexible. MIL even moved in with us three different times because of her relationship problems. She was never into our kids because they're "boys". Dh cut her off but I tried to stay friendly and take the kids over to see her. But the truth is she really didn't want to see them. It was always me making the arrangements, on her terms. So one night I find a comment on facebook that she wrote which said in basic terms she ONLY got grandsons and it was disappointing. I had raging pregnant hormones and commented back harshly. I basically gave her a piece of my mind. Her husband totally slammed me a hurtful comment back. Oh well! I just don't care any more. Just like your MIL, she was not a good mother and probably even worse grandma. I don't have to put my kids through her crap. She would yell at them, threaten to smack them, talk over them.
Certainly not me! I absolutely adore my mother in law. I am also a size 0 and fart rainbows.
I detest my MIL. Feeling is quite mutual. The things she has said and done to me and said about me are unforgivable. However, the real deal breaker has been watching her hurt my DH over and over and over. She is an evil, nasty, mean, miserable woman and I cannot stand to be in the same room as her.
Luckily we've pretty much cut off contact and see them maybe 1-2 times a year for about an hour.
Wow, I feel like I'm in "Finding Your Tribe."
Count me seriously in.
I do.
We should totally have a tribe.
She lives with us and we haven't spoke (not hi, bye, or excuse me) in months. I hate her guts, and I think she ruined some of the best years of my life.
Mine cried so hard at the wedding that folks asked me about it for years.
Been married 22 years this May.
Me! Me!
I've tried over the years to let go of the resentment I have toward her, but she's treated DH terribly his entire life and I can't get past how much she's hurt him (and continues to hurt him).
Unlike some other posters, I don't believe she's truly evil. She's just extrememely self absorbed and if the world doesn't revolve around her, she makes everyone else miserable. I can't stand to be around her and her drama.
Luckily we rarely see her, maybe once a year.
It's nice to know there are others out there suffering as well! Although I wish none of us had horrible mothers in law.
I just feel like reaching back through decades and strangling her for some of the things she (and FIL) did to DH's childhood.
I don't hate or despise my MIL bc she pretty much leaves us alone.
However, she was not a good mother and as a result my dh has a lot of hurt from past abuse and all the crap he had to deal w/as a child. Fortunately he has fared the best out of the boys (4 boys and 1 girl) and he and his sister are living good lives right now. The other ones, not so much.
It really hurts me bc I see how she still dissapoints my dh. He has forgiven her for everything she has done even though she has never asked for forgiveness, she just pretends it never happened. It also hurts him bc she shows no interest in the kids whatsoever and he loves being a dad. I don't think he was prepared for her to be so uninterested.
While she and I have abosolutely nothing in common we get along and I love that she respects our relationship and would never try and come between us. She would be there if we needed her in pinch but she's not someone who dh can really call mom.
Fortunately, dh and my parents get along really well and he loves spending time w/them. He kind of adopted them as his parents and they are completely involved in our lives.
I feel bad for all of you who have meddling, toxic, hurtful MILs. It's really sad that they can't put their own junk aside and really want their own children to be happy and loved.
Yes. And in fact, it's very likely she will fall off the face of the earth in the next year or so. She takes such terrible care of herself, and doesn't do such a hot job taking care of anyone else either.
I'm in counseling trying to learn, among other things, how to freakin' deal with her before it eats me up from the inside out. I'm still trying to find a way to trick her into coming along, so my therapist can see she's not a figment of my imagination. I wish I could laugh about it all...
Mine! Me!
While I take ownership for our multitude of issues - my exMIL is one of the reasons my exdh and I are divorced. She really did a number on him growing up (emotional/mental abuse/neglect) and I got to try and pick up the pieces as a married adult. Fail.
She also saw (sees) my two children as her second chance to be a parent. Sorry, you had your shot and blew it (royally to boot) and my kids are not going to be subject to your mindless manipulations and passive-aggressive ways.
Anyway, I could write pages and pages, but one of the best parts of being divorced is not having to deal with that woman anymore.
I'm no fan of my MIL, but I don't hate her. I just prefer her to stay far, far away. And not call when she's drunk. And not include me in any of her drama. And not include DH in any of her drama. And to remember my DD's birthday. Besides that, we're fine.
Add me to the group! DH and I had been married for something like 7 or 8 years and the woman was always very kind and we never had one, single issue. Then, BIL got married to the most hateful being on the planet. I don't know what happened but one evening out of the blue, MIL turned on me and barricaded me (yes, literally) in a room and screamed at me for about 20 minutes for stuff that was way out of my control. I don't know if it was a menopausal moment for MIL, or if she just decided the new DIL was way better than me (because the sis-in-law also is a size 0 and farts rainbows, and is better for them socially as her parents are rich and married, but mine are divorced and working class), but the previously nice woman decided right then and there that she would become my enemy and that I was the anti-Christ. I was shocked and took her verbal abuse for about 10 minutes and then decided to give it right back.
DH caught wind of what was going on and rescued me. He agreed the whole thing was completely out of character for his mom but he proceeded to stand up for me and ripped her a new one. We packed up the kids and the car and made the 8 hour journey back home.
We've since decided that SIL was behind all of this but MIL doesn't call (she has FIL do it), we don't go visit, and the once a year visit from them (to see the grandkids) gets them a stay at the local hotel.
Apparently, she hates me and I loathe her. I could write a novel about the crazy things she's said and done since, but all that matters is this woman did a complete about face for no apparent reason. I don't want or need a toxic person like that in my life and I certainly don't want my kids around it.
And I do really hate her now for things she went on to say to my kids and my DH. I don't really care if she hates me, but mess with my offspring, all bets are off!
If I never see the woman again, I won't miss her.
I've tried over the years to let go of the resentment I have toward her, but she's treated DH terribly his entire life and I can't get past how much she's hurt him (and continues to hurt him).
Exactly. After knowing my MIL for 10 years, she never stops amazing me in the ways she discovers to hurt DH. It makes me sick. I think she has some mental health issues going on, or maybe she is just that twisted, but whatever the case, we do not speak to her anymore. It doesn't make it any better for DH though, he always thinks that if he wasn't such a horrid person that things would of been different. He isn't, but a lifetime of being told that he was sent from hell to ruin her life did damage.
Mine did semi fall off the face of the the earth, the IL's went from living in the next town over to moving across the other side of the country to live near BIL and their wonderful children and "only" grandchildren per her company's FB face. DH still speaks to BIL, but somehow BIL never got around to telling him that his parents moved, like last summer, I just discovered it this month. Ouch for DH. He has now pretty much written off BIL as well.
Even when the IL's were in our life, it was all I could do to be in the same room as MIL, she makes me feel physically ill. I generally like most people, and try to find the positive, but there was nothing positive there. She hated me so much that after trying to get DH to leave me for years, she switched and started trying to get ME to leave DH. How you ask? Simple. She started calling DH's employees (he is a business owner) and telling him that he was having an affair with his secretory hoping I would hear about it and leave him. Imagine as a business owner, having to call a company meeting to explain that all the rumors going around are false and started by your own mother who um, has issues.
I wouldn't say I hate my MIL, but that's only b/c I don't think she understands the way she is. I don't think she intends to be completely disconnected, uninterested, and self absorbed. But she has been a HUGE disappointment to me and I really struggle with accepting that I'm stuck with her. Thankfully, we live very far away and she never wants to visit us. That makes it bearable, I suppose.
Not hate, but deeply dislike.
She is a joke. A lying, thieving, controlling, manipulative, fake joke.
She was an atrocious mother (she took my poor DH with her to deal drugs!!) and is trying to redeem herself or something through my children. No thanks, stay away!
I could write many, many paragraphs on all the things she's done, but I don't want to get my BP up.
I am polite to her, but that is it.
Oh me! She is a controlling, manipulative witch that my husband loves and adores. Just a couple of her latest stunts include...pushing for DD's baptism, don't you know she might just die before being a part of the baptism, also her reason for invading our space when DD was only a day old. Pushing to be a part of our kids lives because she has that RIGHT. Being totally disrespectful of the way I raise my kids and sneaking my DD meat being fully aware that she is being raised a veggie. I could have killed her. All her kids are damaged by being raised in an alcoholic home and they all drive drunk, once with my oldest in the car. I hate, hate , hate her. To be honest I'm not fond of any of them, hubby included. If I knew then what I know now, I would not have gotten married. I would have run very fast and very far away!
Thankfully, my MIL lives in another country
You know, I did hate her, passionately, until I realized that my big problem was feeling like dh wasn't on my "team." He saw himself as more "in the middle" of his mom and me.
Once he finally moved over to team "us," then my problems with her have minimized themselves because he sticks up for me.
Dh's grandma told me that dh's mom used to say to him when he was little, "I won't love you anymore if you don't ..........." (fill in the blank with her demand of the day.) I hate her every time I think about that, for sure.
For the ladies whose MIL lives with them, how do you handle it?
I live with my MIL. Since I work from home, I'm pretty much stuck with her all day long. We live in a 1 BR apartment with a loft. The "den" has become her bedroom.
Some days when I'm tired or stressed out, she really gets on my nerves. Other days I just go about my business, and have limited moments of annoyance regarding her.
My husband is Indian, and I'm American. So far, having her live with us is one of the few things that's come up in terms of culture clash. I'm getting worried though.
Yep, I hate my MIL. Until recently, I've felt only pity or compassion, at times, and given her the benefit of the doubt due to her mental illness. But as I've learned more and more about her and the things she has done, the pity has turned to disgust, then disgust to hate. What she's done goes way beyond mental illness. Mental illness does not make a person evil and my MIL is evil.
ETA: oops, i didn't realize this was such an old thread. I hope it isn't too late to commiserate ;)
I don't like to use the word hate, but yeah, pretty much. Count me in. I could recount the things she has done to me personally, to my DH, and even to precious DS, but it would take sooo long, and it would just upset me too much.
But I will say this. She's the most selfish, controlling, truly cruel person I have ever met. If the world is not revolving around her, she is unbearable. If it is revolving around her though, she is also unbearable, just in a different way.
I think the kicker has been how she has treated my son. She only likes girls. Therefore her son, my DH, suffered throughout his childhood, and now DS suffers if he has to be around her, especially if her other grandchild (a girl) is there.
It makes me really sad that she is my MIL. I always hoped to have a really good relationship with my MIL. I tried really hard. But the first time I met her she accused me of being a golddigger, despite the fact that I made more than DH at the time (She didn't know that). Then when I got pregnant with DS, she asked me if I knew what birth control was. (we were married and i was 31 years old. Come on.) There have been so many things. I can't even talk about it anymore..
I'm glad I'm not alone but sad y'all are in the same boat. Good luck everybody.
Thanks ladies for sharing your feelings! It helps to feel not alone.
To be fair, my MIL is in part a product of her culture. But I've met other Indian women her age, and they are not all like she is. But she uses her culture as an excuse to behave like she's on permanent vacation now that she's retired...if that makes sense.
I went through a "lets get to know each other" phase, encouraged by my husband, and the result was I was more upset with her and her views on life.
I bumped up this thread hoping someone has suggestions on coping mechanisms they can share with me. I am not by nature a hateful person, and I tried to like her, I really have, but I just don't have any admiration for her. But she lives with us right now...so, how to cope? While she's not a deliberately evil malicious person, she is deeply insecure and does not hesitate to cause me harm if it was something she could benefit from (by telling gossip to relatives about our private family life), or redirect any anger towards her onto me. For example, if my husband tells her he doesn't like something she did, she will immediately say "well your wife did such and such" and try to cause friction between us instead.
Currently, my coping strategy is limited interaction, but it is totally failing in that it's forcing me to be even more reserved and introverted than normal.
Advice anyone??
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Originally Posted by A&A
You know, I did hate her, passionately, until I realized that my big problem was feeling like dh wasn't on my "team." He saw himself as more "in the middle" of his mom and me.
Once he finally moved over to team "us," then my problems with her have minimized themselves because he sticks up for me.
Dh's grandma told me that dh's mom used to say to him when he was little, "I won't love you anymore if you don't ..........." (fill in the blank with her demand of the day.) I hate her every time I think about that, for sure.
Oh my! I just realized that this was an older thread, that I already had responded to (quite bitterly, I might add).
Rush2ady, triple hugs! I don't know if it was my post that you were refering to, but we certainly have a lot in common. A condensed intro; just so you know where I"m coming from:
I'm texmati, and I'm 28. I'm a second gen Indian, condsider myself indian ethnically, but I was born and raised in the US. I got married 4 years a go to my college sweetheart, who really is a sweetheart, after dating him for 5 years. He immigrated from india with his family when he was 15, but due to finances and college etc did not live with them here in the us until a few months before our marriage when FIL passed away, leaving us with the responsibility of MIL.
Originally Posted by rush2ady
For the ladies whose MIL lives with them, how do you handle it?
I live with my MIL. Since I work from home, I'm pretty much stuck with her all day long. We live in a 1 BR apartment with a loft. The "den" has become her bedroom.
Some days when I'm tired or stressed out, she really gets on my nerves. Other days I just go about my business, and have limited moments of annoyance regarding her.
A lot of my problem I think stems from two women trying to control the house.
As for your questions on how to handle it.... I didn't /wasn't able to. You can search under my username for some of my past threads... things got pretty bad, I ended up in counselling, but a few months ago she moved in with her sister temporarily. I feel horrible about this, but at the same time I feel like I can breathe in our house again.
Specific advice? Figure out with BIL/SIL/DH what is going to be the long term plan for your marriage. As I mentioned upthread, I'm SA, so I understand the responsiblity of taking care of your parents. At the same time, there *are* variations in how you get the task done. Both sets of my grandparents live seperately from their kids for part of the year. If the expectation is that you all will be trading off years or something-- a one-bedroom is not going to work for you.
Secondly, I think my biggest mistake was not talking to her, or finding solutions for the every day issues. All of a sudden I was living 24/7 with this woman who I couldn't even talk to. Eventually I stopped talking to her altogether, not hi, bye nothing. Even now, months after she's moved out, I am physically reupulsed by talking to her on the phone. I lost all my compassion for her, and I hated her, and to this day, I"m not really sure she understands why.
I wish I had better advice for you-- this is still something that I struggle with so much. I wish I had answers, but I've polled so many people, Indian, non indian, on mdc.... no one has a clear cut easy solution for this problem.
I was just re-reading your posts, and i had to say that the gossiping was the straw that broke the camels back. I don't know what it is, or why people feel that it's acceptable to do that to their DIL's.
How is your relationship with your dh through all of this?
Two things that helped me, the book boundaries. It helped me let go of angry and focus on the practical end of what we won't put up with because its dangerous or wrong. Taking out the emotional "I want to rip your face off if you so much as touch my child" helped a LOT.
The second is one of the below quotes. Once Dh was actually standing on my side, not teetering hating being in the middle but standing up next to me and guarding me and showed MIL this I felt so much better. So much of my angry towards her was that I felt helpless standing alone trying to defend myself while Dh wrung his hands wishing it would all just go away. Him finally admitting the truth (her doing things to spite me as I was the one whole controlled DS's exposure/ I am DS mom not her) and saying he saw it and wouldn't put up with it was like a HUGE weight off of me, which was even better when he spoke to her about it.
I don't like her as a person any more than I would if she weren't Dh's mom. I also blame her for alot of Dh's issues (caused by her selfishness) BUT I do see that I want her in Ds's life....as long as I can be there and control danger and stupidity....Oh and forgiving her does not mean I trust her either.
Originally Posted by A&A
You know, I did hate her, passionately, until I realized that my big problem was feeling like dh wasn't on my "team." He saw himself as more "in the middle" of his mom and me.
Once he finally moved over to team "us," then my problems with her have minimized themselves because he sticks up for me.
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By Sean Hannon, CFA, CFP, of EPIC Advisors from Covestor.com.Differences of opinion make markets. When I look to buy, someone with the opposite viewpoint must be willing to sell. Knowing this, we often expect diverse opinions to exist about the value of any asset. Nowhere is such disagreement more evident than with respect to gold. We know the value of an asset should be the sum of its expected future cash flow adjusted by a discount factor that accounts for risks taken. As a commodity, gold does not offer a series of cash flows. Whereas other commodities satisfy set needs -- i.e., oil for fuel, corn for food -- gold has little industrial use and its main benefit is its role as a store of value. Over centuries, gold has been seen as true money that represents tangible wealth. Having lived through a world of market manipulation, groups of investors long for the time when gold as true money will replace fiat money, which is backed by nothing other than a government's promise to honor the value of the paper currency. I agree that the current fiat system is flawed and opens itself to disruptive forces. However, I am not convinced gold is much better. What the gold bugs fail to answer is why does gold represent true wealth? Their answer tends to be that it always has. My counter would be that placing faith in gold as true wealth is no different than placing faith in fiat currency as a store of wealth. If we reach a point of chaos where paper money fails, people will value gold as a means to attain that which is needed to survive -- i.e., food and energy. If you need to invest in a commodity, why not skip this middle step and buy oil and corn as opposed to gold?
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