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The nation's second-biggest bank by assets behind fellow Dow component Bank of America (BAC) has received praise for the way it has navigated the credit crisis, but new financial regulations and months of low volatility and low volume are likely to mean a decline in trading revenue -- an area that has previous helped compensate for rising loses on bad loans.
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The only people who can believe in a God who says "Bury yourself" are the people who know they deserve to die.
20 thoughts on ""She Reads, She Paints, She Sets Things On Fire""
Oh friend, "I thought I was doing better. I thought I was better." I hear ya. Friday I think I uttered an eerily similar phrase to my husband regarding my attitude. Some days it is so hard to live forgiven, isn't it?
We are not alone in this journey of daily choices. There are a community of us out there, aren't there? Blogging has shown me that, and He is using us, I believe, to encourage each other. Praying for you.
oh i've been there many times, having to ask my childrens' forgiveness. It is so hard yet so powerful, and in some way I can't fully comprehend. It helped them to understand their own need for forgiveness before God, and how to forgive themselves. Press on, friend. It's a marathon, not a sprint. xox
If I had written a post today, it would have included the very same line from the same hymn. Daily. Hourly. Minute-by-minute I am in need of grace. And He bestows it. Lavishly. Love you.
Oh, I love this. It is so encouraging to know that I am not the only one who has thoughts/feelings like these. I beat myself up for losing my cool with my 2 year old… feel endlessly guilty for feeling like some days I just want to run away! And like your previous post said, somedays you feel like the hardest job you've ever done is insignificant… it's not flashy or exciting and others rarely seem to validate all that you do. We all need the reminder that being a Christian doesn't mean being a Stepford mom… it's being a mom who chooses to live in grace.
So great to catch up with you blog… Looks like our new little ones are really close in age. XO
BTW, you inspired my post today.
I've been there too. Confession: It is a daily struggle for me to keep my temper and patience, especially now that I have 4. Latley, I've had the hardest time being happy. I know God is meeting me here and he will bring me through this again.
Thank you for loaning that book and for your honesty.
My goodness, I needed this. It has been a challenging weekend here with one of my children. Thank you….just thank you for your honesty! So refreshing!
Go on, keep it coming…
(I'm in this with you, you know.)
Thank you. Thank you. This has been a theme in my life lately. You have given me great hope that I am not alone in this.
Really beautiful. I have been there many times. It isn't fun but it is reality. A work in progress…that is me. xoxo
JoAnn, yes, I thought I was better, too. Hot tears of shame has often been a part of my day. My anger is too, too quick.
But also this, for you and for me:
"My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. BUT IF ANYONE DOES SIN, WE HAVE AN ADVOCATE WITH THE FATHER, JESUS CHRIST THE RIGHTEOUS." I John 2:1
He IS changing you, He IS. And me, too.
I need to remember this holds not just for me, but for JDaniel too. I need to start each day off fresh with him.
oh, how he speaks through you, friend…
Love that idea that we aren't supposed to be better, but dead to ourselves. Living like we're forgiven … that's a hard place to be find … only through confession. Thanks for sharing your heart!
Oh, this post. It was for me. (Did you know that, when you wrote it?)
Beautifully said.
ooo when i feel like this i spiral down at alarming rates! its the worst feeling that you have written about so beautifully i could cry! love you dear girl, xxx
oh honey, how i know this bit. not only do i throw my own parade, but i'm in the lead with that twirly baton, and off scaling those giant balloons, and i am totally hording all the candy for myself. it's ugly.
the dying near 'bout kills me. (i'm sorry, i'm sorry, my cheesiness near 'bout kills me too.)
love that verse from colossians.
you write what we all have lived. and isn't it a wonder that He loves us, so? that He loves us, still? mommys teach a lot of things, and one of the best lessons is this knowing how to admit failure and accept forgiveness. how to be perfected by grace, and not self-effort.
oh, and kids know how to push those mommy-guilt buttons, big-time. "I'm throwing things because I don't like what you said. Mommy taught me." ummm, yep, mommy maybe did, and maybe little boys know how to throw things, all on their own…
I read this before, and I try to comment, always, when I read the posts of someone I love and trust, but I didn't have words. So now I'm back (having reread), and I find I still don't really have words beyond: yes; and I believe in you and in Jesus, who lives inside you; and we're all fighting the same, tired mommy battle. You're choosing the right thing in living like you've been forgiven, but you're right: it's hard. Really, really hard.
This is beautiful…
You've taught your kids that you're not perfect –that we all make mistakes and we all need forgiveness.


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Poll: Did you go out with a bang or a whimper? Or How much C is in your NC?
March 29, 2020, 05:58:22 AM »
Let me explain:
Like many of you, I've done a lot of reading on Cluster B PDs. One article (and I can't find the link!) theorized that a cataclysmic/sudden/explosive break with a CBPD was more likely to result in a complete NC than a more measured/communicative/rational decision to go NC.
The article stuck with me for obvious reasons. Even in the global pandemic, my pwucbpd and I have maintained total NC. And our "break" was explosive and violent.
So here is the poll question in two parts.
A) Was your NC explosive or measured?
B) How much contact with cbpd since then?
My answers:
Explosive, 0 (1.5 years)
Thanks in advance for sharing and helping a shut-in fight boredom.
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Re: Poll: Did you go out with a bang or a whimper? Or How much C is in your NC?
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March 29, 2020, 06:30:28 AM »
Hi, I think you've come to an interesting point. My mom physically and verbally attacked me, in front of my wife because we disagreed with her badgering us about a decision we had made about our daughter.
So yes, it was very explosive, and very violent.
She then lied that we attacked her, and maintained that lie ever since.
I wasted a year or so, trying to get her to own her lie, and try to salvage some shred of our relationship. She would have no part of it.
Ever since giving up and seeing there was no capability of change, we have been 100% no contact, even after several attempts (including the Corona we're sick, please see us) to force a reply from us. A little over a year and a half, extreme no contact.
And I for see many more years of the same, since it has been so beneficial to me and my family.
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Re: Poll: Did you go out with a bang or a whimper? Or How much C is in your NC?
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March 29, 2020, 10:37:20 AM »
I'm NC with the entire paternal side of my family with the exception of my enF (who might have a uPD, but I'm unsure). Only cousin on that side: I've been NC for almost 10 years, I think. She ghosted me once I started telling her about our grandmother being abusive to me. She, I believed, was my ride or die. Nope...she was a fair weather friend. With her it was a whimper.
uNUncle: Bang. 8-9 years. 0 contact since.
uN/BPD paternal "grandmother": Bang. Officially 7 years this June 1st. (Story in my signature.) 0 contact since I walked out the door for the last time. EnF finds it hard not to tell me about his mother so I do a glaze over & "uh huh" him until he's done. He's the only one who chooses to keep in contact with her. UNUncle is a dastardly flake & hides so he doesn't have to deal with his mother, who worships the ground he walks on. (Yes, I'm still quite angry over my treatment, lol.)
uNM: Bang. Will be 5 years this December. 0 contact, but some forced interaction as it involves my 11 & 2 year old nephews for family gatherings. I remain civil to uNM when I have to be in the same house as her for my sister, who's in the process of establishing her own family traditions on major holidays. Otherwise, 0 contact as uNM is completely incapable of treating me like an actual human being with my own thoughts & feelings & plans.
All of the above named people are on permanent NC. I will never break it for any reason.
I lived with my dad's uPD mom for 3.5 years. This is my story:
(TW for abuse descriptions.)
"You are not required to set yourself on fire to keep others warm." - Anonymous
NC with uNM since December 2016. VLC with uPDF.
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Re: Poll: Did you go out with a bang or a whimper? Or How much C is in your NC?
Reply #3 on:
March 29, 2020, 11:06:30 AM »
Im NC with FOO.
It was a whimper with them. First with my siblings. Ive had NC with them in about 2 years. I blocked them everywhere. They didnt try to reach out though my father tried to get me to.
Father - Whinper. NC less than a year. My father is incredible cruel especially around my birthday. He started ramping. Up a month before. I blocked him as I couldnt face having another birthday ruined. He called once at work. I didnt answer.
BPDXH - A large bang. He ended up being hospitalized in a secure psychiatric ward for two weeks. There was sporadic contact during the divorce. I would say Ive been NC with him for 2.5 years. I have an issue with timelines when it comes to him. I think its disassociation from the abuse. He reaches out occasionally via methods I cant stop him accessing but I never respond.
I would imagine that with FOO its a whimper for most. My personal view is that we get ground down and by the time weve had enough weve also realized fighting with them is futile and we simply want to move on with our lives.
I imagine that most intimate relationships involve some kind of Bang. It takes a lot to leave a relationship, particularly for women and even more so if young kids are involved. Leaving is almost always preceded by some volatile event.
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Re: Poll: Did you go out with a bang or a whimper? Or How much C is in your NC?
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March 29, 2020, 11:35:54 AM »
The first time it was explosive. She picked and me and picked at me and insulted me in my own home while DH was in the hospital until I blew up, yelled at her for over 30 years worth of built up anger and she stormed out, drove home and left me with my upset kids whose father might have been dying in the hospital. Luckily he recovered. We didnt speak for months until a bad therapist convinced me to start talking to her again.
Several years later (last year) I read Boundaries by Townsend and Cloud and knew I needed boundaries with PDm. I also figured out that my attention and supply was like heroin to an addict. I tried to wean her off of me. It enraged her. I started small - calling every other day instead of every day, not giving her extremely personal details about my kids, DH or in-laws when she asked. I went on a very short trip that was almost 2 hours from her house and didnt take the 4 hours to and from to go see her after I had spent a terrible week with her 2 weeks before. She raged all the more. The more she raged, the more distant I got. Then she started sending texts and emails that enD was going to kill himself (much more graphic) and it was all my fault because I wasnt being nice to them.
I had been talking to him every few days in secret because he wasnt allowed to talk to me. He was upset with her demands not with me. She knows my Pd ex tried to kill me and killed himself when I was much younger. She said it anyway multiple times and has refused to apologize. I havent spoken to her since other than a few emails to see if she would apologize.
So once it was explosive and once thought out and slow. I feel less guilt about the slow, thought out time.
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Re: Poll: Did you go out with a bang or a whimper? Or How much C is in your NC?
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March 30, 2020, 06:54:17 AM »
I'd started to limit contact due to how he's trying to make me feel guilty when I visit him. In truth he's always done this but he's ramped the manipulation up as he's become frustrated with his growing dependence. Last time I saw him the mask was fully off and he was cycling through all his ploys, like one minute telling me I was a wicked child and then in the next breath using baby talk to ask me 'do you love me as a Daddy'. I stayed calm and didn't react but did repeat that he would need to apologise. He didn't. He wasn't confused, he wasn't acting angry, just pure emotional control through words and feelings.
I haven't returned any calls for 3 months and he's not asking anyone if I'm okay and he's pretending it didn't happen and it will go away like it always has. Only the further this goes on, the more obvious it is that he has not one feeling for me. I'm done. No drama. No confrontation, just a severing. Just a full acceptance of what he is and the natural death of any relationship I thought we had.
I have wondered if I'd like to have a go at him but I don't see the point. He's a void. It seems fitting that it ends like this and that I give him nothing.
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Re: Poll: Did you go out with a bang or a whimper? Or How much C is in your NC?
Reply #6 on:
March 30, 2020, 08:18:47 AM »
My NC with FOO was strange...
The last 20 years, I was doing MC/GR without knowing they were a thing, because of the way I had been treated.
My two siblings never really part of my life (triangulation by Mother)
The day of my Dad's funeral (last May) all I got was shaming and blaming...no coming together to grieve.
I left that day and have been NC since then.
She sent a birthday card with the same shame/blame nonsense...I did not reply.
Not a single word from siblings all this time...that is par for the course.
A) A whimper...the soggy firework of inevitability
B) Nearly a year
I now simply do not care and have no regrets, but I think I was still expecting some kind of attempt at reconciliation...some compassion.
I think they are glad I am out, so they can pretend everything is normal.
Good luck to them if they want to continue to live inauthentic lives!!!
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Re: Poll: Did you go out with a bang or a whimper? Or How much C is in your NC?
Reply #7 on:
March 31, 2020, 03:00:45 PM »
A) Combination of both really
B) 2.5 years
My uPDM and uPD Sis attempted to sabotage my wedding. My wifes parents did not tell us what they attempted until 3 months after the wedding (there were other issues other than this one as well), and that ended up being the final nail in their coffin. So its a combination of explosive (happened due to behaviour around one event (wedding), but was measured to the several other events (which required me to process and think about).
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Re: Poll: Did you go out with a bang or a whimper? Or How much C is in your NC?
Reply #8 on:
March 31, 2020, 05:35:25 PM »
Long and troubled history, followed by:
Almost Zero*
5 years
*We had sporadic contact for a few weeks when a family member was in hospital and passed away
We left them voicemails explaining the meaning of NC
They showed up at several of our son's karate competitions
I met my FIL once when he respected our guidance and politely requested an audience
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Re: Poll: Did you go out with a bang or a whimper? Or How much C is in your NC?
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March 31, 2020, 07:13:26 PM »
Whimper for me. I think it's bc my sister and father are so covert that it took me a long time to see what they were doing. I felt more confused and sad than angry at them. But I began to see that they were inserting themselves into my life to use me, and when I set clear boundaries they did not respect them. When my uNPDm went into hospital for many months it was like their masks came off. I was expected to do what they wanted, when they wanted, and I could see very clearly that I was sucked back into a very disordered family of origin. When I said no to them i began to find out they were telling rumours about me. That was the worst betrayal for me. I was shocked. And then I was mad.
I tried to maintain LC with my parents after my mother got out of hospital but my father used silent treatments to punish me. My mother continued her angry tirades. I was in the house I grew up in visiting them and had to listen AGAIN to their fighting and their dangerous life decisions. I left worried every time I visited. The last straw for me was when I offered them something because I was deeply worried about them. He threw the idea back in my face like a pouting, selfish child and I left the house that day thinking, why? Why do I go near these people? They do nothing but hurt themselves and each other, and it is driving me crazy.
I just never went back. Nothing I ever do is good enough for them. Every time I visited them I would cry afterwards. So I just walked away and decided to stay away to keep my sanity.
They don't know I am NC. I keep warding them off with reasons for not visiting.
Covid-19 is a horrible thing that's happening to the world but there is one blessing for me. I get the space I need from them.
Last Edit: March 31, 2020, 07:16:29 PM by Sweetbriar
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Re: Poll: Did you go out with a bang or a whimper? Or How much C is in your NC?
Reply #10 on:
March 31, 2020, 11:57:19 PM »
I went out without knowing it was a bang. I said to my parents I was hurt by their unsupportive and selfish behavior during a difficult time in my life, and I needed some space from them while I took care of myself. What was perfectly reasonable to me set off the BANG of stalking, harassment, and smear campaigns. After months of ignoring it I threw down the cease and desist, which seemed to work. Fully NC with parents for over 2 years now. Never going back, as things got real psychotic and scary. Ive processed lots of childhood stuff since and oh my gosh Im well out of that mess.
Siblings was more of a whimper. As I went through all of that with my parents, they showed their utter lack of caring. So those relationships just froze to death more like. The sister concierge service was closed, I wasnt playing the keep the peace game for them anymore, so they didnt bother.
ILs, bang with MIL, whimper with the rest. Over a year with her, almost 3 with FIL, purely out of indifference/avoidance. We never had a falling out exactly, but he had written me off a long time ago. I dont think he ever accepted my taking his son away from him. There was a bit of a bang with him being rude about a pregnancy announcement and I didnt put up with it silently. It was never dealt with directly, we just never talked again and it took me ages to even notice.
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Re: Poll: Did you go out with a bang or a whimper? Or How much C is in your NC?
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April 01, 2020, 12:40:43 AM »
Went out with a bang. Invited to "family meeting" under the guise of "let's improve the family" after my mother's death. Arrived to find out my 2 brothers and father had decided behind my back that "I was the problem" in the family. This was because my father was smearing me behind my back and pretending I was not helping enough after my mother's death. (I had offered multiple times, always turned down by my NPD father.) Anyways, after I stood up for myself, that was the end of my place in the family. NPD father announced I was "mentally ill" after I attempted to smooth things over a few days later. Then he neglected to mention that I had attempted to patch things up with him to my brothers, who assumed I just left the family and abandoned "dear old dad". NPD dad had never once in my 40 years attempted to have any relationship with me, nor have my brothers. They assumed I would now be doting slave and mind reader taking care of all of their whims and needs just like my mother had. No thank you. After that meeting, I did not reach out to any of them, so the relationship with my brothers naturally died off as well as they took my father's side. It is what it is at this point, I wouldn't go back for any further abuse at this point if you paid me in millions. No thank you! My father then committed suicide a year later, and I'm still not contact with my brothers. My life is much better without all of them in it.
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Re: Poll: Did you go out with a bang or a whimper? Or How much C is in your NC?
Reply #12 on:
April 03, 2020, 03:28:26 PM »
It was a Bang. A big, bad and ugly one with my mom, dad and sister all at once.
That was 1.5 years ago.
It was bliss for 1 entire year until I tried VLC with parents due to their age and health issues. Bad idea. Another bad idea was breaking 1.5 years of NC a few days ago with my sister during this pandemic. We exchanged a text. I felt ill and regretful immediately. She called and left a voicemail which I am not returning. Back to NC with sis. Back to VVLC with parents.
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Re: Poll: Did you go out with a bang or a whimper? Or How much C is in your NC?
Reply #13 on:
April 03, 2020, 05:06:36 PM »
It was a bang and it has been 12 years. Done with NF until his end. The whimpering with LC didn't work. NF has tried many times to break the NC through other people getting involved. Nope. It won't work. All those flying monkeys got removed, too.
Why work so hard to have a relationship with someone that does not care the same way as you?
No PD is going to tell me what to do.
Born into a dysfunctional family and married into a dysfunctional family.
People who don't bring joy, let them go.
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Re: Poll: Did you go out with a bang or a whimper? Or How much C is in your NC?
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April 07, 2020, 03:16:04 PM »
NC with BPM for 8 years.
There were two short periods of time that I didn't speak to her during the few year leading up to NC, but the event that made me decide to cut contact was explosive.
Once in a blue moon, there is a text exchange.
I went NC with 2 of 3 stepsisters about a year ago, which is true bliss
My father (their step) has been ill a long time, and they really ramped up the Golden Children vs Scapegoats routine during a particular health crisis. (Hint: They are the goldens.) The funny part of it was Her Royal Highness The Top Golden truly was gobsmacked that I was not kissing her behind, and really flipped out about the slightest criticism. It reminded me of that scene in Lord Of The Rings where Galadriel screams, "All shall love me and despair!"
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Re: Poll: Did you go out with a bang or a whimper? Or How much C is in your NC?
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April 07, 2020, 11:20:13 PM »
For me it was a BANG!
Zero contact in the NC with BPD/N mother
2 months and counting
She still texts, although she is blocked on my cell, and those ugly, hateful texts land in the blocked box. I don't read them anymore. She is doing this less and less...soon I'll be buying a new phone with a brand-new, shiny number.
Like all of us here, the road and relationship was complicated, that being an understatement. I could write a book.
The straws that broke the camel's back started piling up last summer when she screamed with unbridled rage "I HATE YOU!" and her eyes showed she meant every syllable of it. She did this in front of DD. It was her response to my refusal to continue letting her live with us (an unbearably regretful experience).
Her constant verbal attacks that I grew ever increasingly tired of. Finally I confronted her after years of silently putting up with her shit, and somehow landed on the topic of the sexual abuse I endured for years at the hands of people she carelessly left me alone with. She completely gaslighted me, and then when that didn't work, outright blamed me for the abuse.
The absolute
final straw
...the one that snapped that camel's back in two was when I realized she was beginning to abuse my DD. She was starting in on her, and I knew then, in that moment: It.Was.Over.
At first I had such a mix of emotions, but it's gotten easier. I no longer feel responsible for her in any way, shape or form, as I once did, as she was so completely enmeshed in my life.
DD and I are planning our new life, and a fresh start to come later this summer. Since going NC DD has opened up to me about how abusive BPD/N mother was to her when they were alone, and how grossly trashed talked I was.
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Re: Poll: Did you go out with a bang or a whimper? Or How much C is in your NC?
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April 09, 2020, 03:43:44 AM »
The Big Bang! No theory here! Some may have read my story about the drive in the car and attacked from behind by malignant NPD sis, with also malignant NPD mother next to me in the passenger seat = the instigator.
I won't mention again the lesson taught them that night in order to protect myself.
LC to VLC to VVLC to NC = 2 years this May with the mother.
NC = same amount of time, with sis.
Membership here in order to help me get on with my life = priceless!
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Re: Poll: Did you go out with a bang or a whimper? Or How much C is in your NC?
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No bang. We were at a point in our relationship where my BPDm's usual guilt and manipulation weren't working on me anymore. I wasn't cooperating and she was growing angrier and angrier
Her favorite way of communicating was to write long screeds detailing the ways she had been victimized, what a dirt bag I was, and how saintly she had been over the years. She would send one of her ridiculous emails and then expect me to get in line and perform my role up to her standards. But I didn't and I wouldn't. Whatever reaction she was looking for I gave her the opposite. The nastier she became the further I withdrew until one day I dropped the rope. I decided not to respond to her latest attempt at riling me up for 24 hours. A day went, then another one, then a week. She sent some more nasty grams but I kept silent. One particularly busy afternoon I blocked her email and phone number. The silence was blissful. I left it blocked and four years later it still is.
Now, for the C part of NC. I have been 100% NC but she cannot help herself. She has tried to send letters through the mail. If I catch one I send it right back to her unopened. She has sent texts to my DH, mailed letters without a return address and even one with her handwriting disguised. I remain firmly incommunicado.
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Beaner Jane...your situation of prolonged contact attempts is very similar to how my mother's has been.
She kept sending nastier and nastier texts. She pulled out all the stops, brought up every transgression, what a dirt bag I am, how much of saintly victim she is. She has slowed down, but still sends her "nasty grams", they get forwarded to my blocked box, where I can decide to read or not.
At first she was sending dozens of messages a day when I first went NC. Like you I just withdrew more and more. Like you I was just over it all. I was angry at the things she said and did, but not the same kind of reactive anger years past, more a fatigued anger. Just don't wanna anymore.
I resisted the urge to answer back, or bring up all the shitty things she's done. I just keep ignoring her. I knew a lot of the stuff she was saying were attempts to goad me into contact.
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NC since last June. Explosive. She accused me of stealing money and I told her she was toxic and goodbye. They have attempted contact with packages and voicemail. My enabling dad showed up at the house once. I briefly spoke to him but that was it. I have maintained NC with mother since June. No plans to resume contact, although the pandemic does make it difficult...its the guilt. I don't want to, but I feel like I SHOULD.
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Google has dedicated its Monday doodle to mark the life of yoga guru BKS Iyengar on his 97th anniversary.
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Three animated Google Doodles showing Iyengar performing different asanas appear on Google home pages in many countries.
Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar, who was born in 1918 into a poor family in southern India - one of 13 children, of whom only 10 survived, founded the style of yoga known as 'Iyengar yoga'.
According to Google, Iyengar Yoga is characterized by tremendous control and discipline, which he exercised in ways not limited to confoundingly long headstands.
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Shoe tycoon Tamara Mellon is reportedly close to appointing financial advisors in a bid to sell her Jimmy Choo label.
Tamara Mellon is to sell her Jimmy Choo label.
The shoe tycoon - who was recently named as the founder and chief creative officer of the luxurious footwear firm - is reportedly close to appointing financial advisors in a bid to sell the company, which is worth up to £500million.
The 43-year-old entrepreneur owns a fifth of the brand, whose celebrity fans include Victoria Beckham, Sarah Jessica Parker and Beyonce Knowles.
Tamara began at the exclusive company in 1996 and was previously known as founder and president.
Her new position of founder and chief creative officer saw her continue to oversee the label's brand image, which included product design, public relations and advertising campaigns.
Jimmy Choo chief executive officer Joshua Schulman said of the new appointment: "Today's announcement acknowledges the important contribution that Tamara makes to our brand image and design process. This new title is a better reflection of Tamara's responsibilities and accomplishments at Jimmy Choo. Together with our creative team, she has been at the forefront of developing product and marketing, which has fuelled growth of the company."


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Find out more about Hans Maurer's new book, "The Value Braid."
Once upon a time, there was a banana company. After a chequered career using different names, the banana company settled on a new name, which it has stuck with now for many decades. That name is Chiquita. For many years Chiquita then focused on its banana business and eventually they thought, "wouldn't it be nice if we put little Chiquita stickers on every banana leaving our plantations in Honduras, Panama and elsewhere?" So they did. Every once in a while they asked themselves the question again, which why one can now buy Chiquita pineapple, Chiquita mangoes and Chiquita 'god knows what', depending on which part of the world one lives. In recent years Chiquita has been asking itself a few other questions which are captured as captions under the three photos that follow. (Photos taken in Frankfurt, early February 2011)
How About We Take The Chiquita Sticker Into The High Street And Stick It On The Front Door?
What Else Could We Sell Our Adoring Public? Particularly In Winter?
And If We Provide Some Nice Bright Yellow Chairs, We Might Even Sell Some Bananas For Dessert!
The concept employed by Chiquita has a name – brand migration. It is often played at the corporate level and usually with mixed results. Companies engaged in playing the game usually end up learning a few hard lessons such as
Nevertheless, success can be sweet. I wonder how long the potato grower queue is who want to discuss supply agreements with Chiquita!?
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Adoption and Fostering: Key Information
There are around 4,000 children in England who need to be adopted every year, and many more who need fostering. Here you can find information and useful links on Adoption and Fostering in Buckinghamshire.
Adopting a child is when a court transfers all parental rights and responsibilities to you and your family and the child becomes part of your family.
Fostering is a way of providing safe and secure care for a child (or children) who cannot live within their own family. A fostered child remains the legal responsibility of the council and/or their birth parents and NOT the fosterer. A child is usually fostered until the age of 18.
Fostering Information sessions take place throughout the year for anyone interested in becoming a foster carer. You can chat to existing foster parents and the friendly fostering team.
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- be 21 years of age or more
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Results of a recent survey commissioned by BASFfound that arable farmers in England, Scotland and Wales say that they wouldntwant to farm anywhere else in the world, despite the current inhospitablemarket conditions, where commodity prices are low.
BASF quizzed farmers on their farming country ofchoice as part of the company's quarterly 'confidence' survey of over 100farmers with over 100 hectares of arable area.
This most recent research, carried out by anindependent market research company, found that 37% of farmers said they wouldnot want to farm anywhere else other than in the UK. New Zealand was the mostpopular alternative, with 19% of farmers interviewed selecting thisagricultural powerhouse, followed by 8% choosing Canada, 6% preferring Franceand 5% seeing Australia as favourable, despite widespread drought over recentyears. The weather was seen to be the most important factor.
It is interesting that most UK farmers, when giventhe choice of farming anywhere else in the world, prefer to stay put, said JoeDixon of BASF.
When asked specifically about why they wanted tostay in the UK, the majority of answers were connected with familiarity withthe farming sector and practices. The second most frequent reason for stayingin the UK was that farmers were generally happy here. It really is a case ofthere is no place like home! he adds.
The research also found that 23% of farmerscategorised themselves as being happy with their current business situation.This hadnt changed significantly in the last three months, when 26% of farmerssuggested that they were happy.
What has changed in this quarter was farmerswillingness to invest in major purchases for the farm. Now 72% of respondentssay they are unlikely to make a significant capital investment, whereas threemonths ago it was 55%. The willingness not to invest is greater for the largerfarms and in certain regions such as Scotland and the south.
In support of this trend data, farmers were askedwhat their biggest concern for the farm was in the next three months. The topanswers given were crop prices (selected by 26% of all farmers), followed bythe need to survive (given by 21% of all farmers). Arable farmers were the mostconcerned about commodity prices (46% citing this as the primary concern), aswell as farmers in the Midlands and Scotland. Unsurprisingly the concern overprices was an issue across all regions.
However when asked what their biggest success onthe farm was in the last three months, crop yields came out top, selected by19% of all farmers. Overall one third of all farmers were pleased with theiryield performance and with harvest – a positive message.
Drilling down into the data further, 35% of arablefarmers said yield was their biggest success plus a further 14% said it washarvest performance. This was considered to be a success particularly in theMidlands and the North but less so in Scotland.
UK farmers seem to be pulling in their horns a bitfollowing a good harvest in a climate of low prices for cereals and oilseedrape. The level of confidence overall hasnt changed a great deal, but we willsee how this develops over time as we continue to keep our finger firmly on thepulse of the UK agriculture, said Joe Dixon.
BASF plans to conduct the next confidence surveylater this year, says the company.
More details of this and other surveys will beshared with farmers at BASFs agricultural discussion groups. Any farmerinterested in joining a group or event should contact their local agronomymanager. The teams details are listed here. http://www.agricentre.basf.co.uk/agroportal/uk/en/about_us_3/agronomy_managers/contact_us_agronomy_managers.html


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What will happen with veteran quarterback Tony Romo? Rookie Dak Prescott kicked ass all last year and soundly won the job in Dallas. Even when Tony was healthy, it was clear that Jason Garrett and company were going to ride the hot hand and stay with Dak. As management plans out the next season, this question begs to be answered. What do you do with a guy like Tony?
The one thing we know for sure is that Tony Romo will be leaving the Dallas Cowboys. I'm sure the faithful would love to see him stay on as a backup but Romo is owed way too much money for that type of role. Plus, Tony sees himself as a starter. Those factors say he is going to a new team. His injury history suggests no one is trading for him but you never know. The best guess is that the Jerry Jones will cut the former face of the franchise. This will allow Tony Romo to sign with any team. Let's check out some of his options.
San Francisco 49ers
Just hear me out. The 49ers will have zero QB's under contract once Kap leaves. New GM, new coach, new start. They will need someone who can play day one and bring some leadership to the huddle. Someone to run the offense through. San Fran will no doubt draft a quarterback but throwing that kid right into the fire may not be the best move for development. So bringing in a Tony Romo type on a 3-year deal makes a lot of sense. But most importantly, it would really piss off Cowboy fans. For that alone, this should happen.
Chicago Bears
The Bears need a real answer under center. I don't think anyone in Chicago wants another year of Brian Hoyer or *shutters* Jay Cutler. The team has some weapons on offense and their defense is improving. They are consistent quarterback play away from being competitive. The biggest selling point here is young running back Jordan Howard. He had a stellar rookie campaign and looks to be a complete back. Tony Romo could do much worse than handing off to Howard and playing with that D at Solider Field. Cleveland anyone?
Miami Dolphins
If the Dolphins ever want to challenge Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in the AFC East than they need an upgrade at signal caller. It may be time to pull the plug on the Ryan Tannehill experiment and find someone who can win right now. This type of splashy move could help bring the organization over the hump. Their roster is loaded on both sides of the ball but they need someone to galvanize the unit as a whole. Plus Miami never gets cold. Sounds like Tony Romo could be taking his talents to South Beach.
There you have it. Tony Romo is FOR SURE going to one of those three. Or maybe to the Broncos, Texans, Bills, Jets or even back to the Cowboys on a way smaller deal. Or somewhere else. But it's for sure one of those. I mean all we know is he isn't going to the Patriots. They already have a guy. I hear he's good.
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Thank you, choir. And thank you Mary Ellen, Brandon, Doug, Ethel, Bill, Kari, Ernest, Eli, Ed and Wanda. My heart is full. I don't know how much more I can take!
In case you hadn't heard, no one becomes who they are alone. It takes innumerable others to call forth and shape the person we are and will become. Some we know; most we don't. I'd like to acknowledge a few that I know.
I have been shaped by the work of many theologians. But none have influenced my approach to ministry (or got me in more trouble!) than Dr. Douglas Ottati. It was from Doug that I stole two mantras: Life is hard, but grace abounds. And this: our true vocation is to be in true communion with the One and true community with All. Those handful of words have touched the hearts of thousands. Thank you, Doug.
My father was a brakeman on the P&LE railroad. My mother was a shoe clerk in the Strouss-Hirshberg department store. They worked extra jobs and hours so I could go to college.
My father taught me that no matter your job, do it well and then some. He also taught me that everybody makes mistakes. It's what you do next that matters.
My mother taught me that a good name is to be chosen above riches and that education is a good thing as long as you don't let it go to your head.
Needless to say: without them I would not be here or be the person I became.
I first stood here in May of 1975 as a temporary supply preacher. A few from that congregation are still around. Those of you who preceded me here please stand. For the willingness of these—and those they represent from the congregation of 1975—to take a chance on me, please join me in a salute.
I have been blessed by the support of several Presbyterian ministers. Em Lowe, Jim Macdonell, Patricia Donohoe, and Don Allen. Without their guidance I would have gone off the rails way more often. Please join me in showing gratitude for their assistance.
I must also thank Vivian Headings and her late husband Verle whom I met by chance in Washington DC in November 1974 when I was like a rolling stone with no direction home. I learned of their vision to establish a study retreat center in the mountains near Harpers Ferry. The next day I decided to return to my parents' home in Youngstown for Thanksgiving by a meandering way to check out that intriguing site.
I crossed the Potomac and Shenandoah into West Virginia for the first time. And on a whim, with no place to call home at that time, I rented a room in a farmhouse on old route 340, took a job pruning apple trees at Walnut Hill Orchards for $1.25 an hour not knowing it would ever lead to this. Thank you, Vivian and Verle.
I also want to express my gratitude to Garrison Keillor. Don't look around. He's not here. I forgot to invite him.
In 1986, I was a commissioner to the Presbyterian General Assembly in Minneapolis and attended a Saturday night performance of "A Prairie Home Company" in the Fitzgerald Theater. I was enthralled. It was entertaining but more than that it was engaging and somehow holy and healing.
That experience inspired me to start the "Rumsey Radio Hour" but more importantly it helped me see that our Sunday morning experience in this place should never be any less professional and engaging than "A Prairie Home Companion." And so, thanks to Mr. Keillor for showing me a way to touch hearts and souls through music, poetry and stories creatively woven together.
And now finally the last one who should have been the first one since she is first in my heart. For more than 40 years Paula has been not only my beloved and loving wife, she has been my truest and most stalwart friend.
Paula, if not for you I'd still be wandering in the darkness. If not for you, I never would have become who I am. If not for you, I would not be here today.
Please join me in a salute to the loveliest woman in the world.
Over these 42 years I have stood and spoken in this place more than 5,000 times. Had I known there'd be a last time as hard as this, I never would have started. But here goes.
This church was established by an immigrant community of Scots Irish in 1743 before there was a town known as Shepherdstown and before there was a country known as the United States of America. Those Scots Irish settled among the English. You'd think the Church of England would have established itself first considering Thomas Shepherd was English, but no it was the Presbyterians.
It's not known why the Presbyterian Church got established before the Church of England. But I can guess. Any time the Scots or the Irish or any hybrid of them found themselves surrounded by the English, they got organized real fast and started praying.
Our Presbyterian predecessors were a feisty and fearsome lot. They came to America with a grudge against King George and a chip on their shoulder the size of his crown. They despised tyranny in all its forms. It was in their blood, in their faith and in their slogan: resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.
No wonder Presbyterians were in the vanguard of armed rebellion. Many a Presbyterian minister carried a musket into the pulpit just in case the bell of freedom rang out.
Our Presbyterian predecessors were fighters against injustice, oppression and inequality. That spirit is still in this place. We've dropped the muskets but we've kept the fighting spirit. Love and non-violent resistance are now our preferred weapons.
This Meeting House was built in 1836, 25 years before the Civil War. In September of 1862 in the wake of the Battle of Antietam, this space was converted into a hospital for the wounded and dying sons of our nation. Many were laid upon the floors beneath this carpet and tenderly nursed.
Some recovered. Others died. I don't know but I can guess: many died with a prayer for the peace and healing of our nation upon their lips.
Our predecessors practiced hospitality. That spirit is still here. Together we have cultivated that spirit of welcome for any and all who are wounded or dying in one way or another.
In 1985 a small group gathered here each Sunday evening in Lent to learn about and pray for the plight of Central America refugees fleeing violence in their countries. Refugees were pouring across our southern border.
Our prayers led us to ask: what can we do? And that led to a phone call to the minister of a Presbyterian Church in Laredo, Texas. He told us of a Guatemalan woman and her four-year-old son held in detention for deportation.
He had met them during his weekly visits. Could your church post bail for them, he asked, and resettle them in your community. Yes, we could and we did.
Maria and Eddy arrived. This parish of about 50 souls rallied round them and facilitated their naturalization as citizens. Today Maria is an attendant at Canterbury. Eddy graduated from Shepherd and works for Comcast.
Our predecessors practiced hospitality. That spirit is still here.
Forty years ago the Presbyterian Church banned gays and lesbians from ordination to the offices of deacon, elder and minister. But 16 years ago this congregation exercised its right to elect from its membership a certain woman to the office of deacon, a woman who was not only an out and out lesbian but proud and grateful for a 25 year long partnership with the love of her life.
The council of Elders met with her and considered her fit to serve this church as a deacon. However, the constitutional ban loomed. How could we ordain a most worthy candidate without violating the constitution of the church?
I asked each Elder to indicate which way they were leaning and why so we could learn from each other. Some leaned for; some leaned against. It would be a close vote. We recessed for 20 minutes so each could have time to think and pray through their decision.
After we reconvened, I ask each to state their vote for or against. One by one each did. For. For. For. For. And so it went. It was unanimous.
Our most conservative elder offered this: I know the Presbyterian Church's constitution has that line about banning gays and lesbians. But there's a whole lot more in that constitution and the Bible that clearly says: all are welcome.
I don't often weep. But I did that night. We proudly ordained Sally to the office of deacon the following Sunday.
Several years later that ban was removed and the Presbyterian church quickly went on to redefine marriage from "between a man and a woman" to "between two persons" and soon thereafter I officiated a same sex wedding in this Meeting House and then another and another and another. It was the dawning of a new day.
In the name and in the spirit of Jesus, we choose welcome.
And maybe that's why when LGBT persons were roundly condemned and tormented by certain Christian churches, we invited the LGBT community near and far to gather in this room and stand on these hallowed floors to be affirmed and celebrated as beloved children of God.
In the name and in the spirit of Jesus, we choose welcome.
And maybe that's why when certain Christians were spewing out hatred against Muslims and threatening to publicly burn the Koran we invited our Muslim neighbors to join us here in a night of solidarity, celebration and prayer. The imam and a hundred of his congregants stood in this room and on this floor and we held hands.
In the name and in the spirit of Jesus, we choose welcome.
One night, in my second year here when the church council assembled for its monthly meeting, the clerk of the Session, Clarence Wright, who was also mayor of the town, said he had received a letter from a long-time member. He unfolded the letter and read it. It said: "The Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church used to be a really nice church. But now anybody can go there."
Oh, oh. Here it comes, I thought. I'm done.
Clarence held the letter for a while, folded it, put it in his coat pocket and said: "We'll take that as a compliment. Now let's move on with the agenda."
And that's when I fell madly in love with Bones Wright, his town and this church.
I have not forgotten for a minute that when I was lost and broken this church and this town welcomed me and made something of me I could not have made of myself alone. Others saw more in me than I saw in myself. I have not forgotten that and I have tried to repay that favor ever since.
I am so very, very proud to have been part of this awesome church for 42 years. And I know you will make me proud in my retirement. It takes a congregation to raise a pastor and I think you've done a pretty good job and will do the same for the one who succeeds me.
I can't imagine this church without me. And I can't imagine me without this church. But beginning tomorrow we will wake up and start imagining a new day.
Thank you for letting me serve and love you all these years. And thank you for loving and caring for Paula and me and our children in sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow, in plenty and want throughout all our years together. You have been faithful to the way of love and I know you will keep on keeping on.
The Good Shepherd will lead you into green pastures and anoint your wounds with the oil of grace. The Good Shepherd will walk with you through every dark valley. Be not afraid. Be brave. For goodness and mercy shall follow you all the days of your life.
Let your little light keep shining. And keep building a place where love can dwell and all can safely live.
Thank you.


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La Capitale Baton Rouge = Red Stick This marked the area between two Native American tribes and the French. L'Histoire de la Louisiane Who founded the area? The French; René Robert Cavalier de la Salle claimed it for France. What is the origin of the name? Named in honor of King Louis XIV How did the U.S. obtain it? In 1803 France (Napoleon) sold it to the U.S. for $15 million in the Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the size of the U.S. The Louisiana Purchase L'Histoire des Acadiens How did the whole thing begin? 1604 People from western France came to Nova Scotia, which was called Acadia (Acadie) at the time. What changed it all? 1713 France gave Acadia to the British (due to a lost battle) Acadia became a British colony. The Acadians (who were French and had founded the area) refused to swear allegiance to the British crown. How did it get worse? 1755 The British governor was fed up with the Acadians not cooperating, so… …he decided to expel them… Villages were attacked, people were imprisoned, houses were burned. Families were separated and put on boats, first men and then women and children. This was one of the cruelest events in Canadian history. How did it end up? 1760 Acadians bounced down the east coast (Virginia, Georgia, the Antilles) but did not stop. Why? They were British colonies! They ended up in Haiti and Louisiana. Why? They were French colonies! How did it end up? 1760 The Acadians rebuilt their community in Louisiana. Other immigrants (German, Spanish, English, Blacks) became adopted Acadians. Now close to 1 million Acadians in la Louisiane. The Créoles were already there from (Part I) and the Caribbean in the cities. Cajuns A changed form of the French word "acadien"; the Créoles couldn't pronounce it. These people came from Acadia (Acadie). Settled in the bayous. Créole A blend of French, Spanish, African, and American Indian language and food. These people are from the Caribbean and France. Arrived in Louisiana first. Settled in the cities. http://www.frenchcreoles.com How does each group make their living? Cajuns Fishing and farming Créoles Tourism and regular jobs Language A distinct variation of French A blend of Créole, French, and American Indian Dying language now, the teachers aren't French. Older people are upset about it because they don't want to lose their culture. Recipe for a Cajun Accent Chop the g off the words that end with ing. Looking becomes lookin'; pinching becomes pinchin'. Substitute all long i sounds and short a sounds with ah. Time becomes tahm; half becomes hahf. Sift out the hard consonants at the ends of words. Told becomes tol'; best becomes bes'. Boil all th sounds till the h evaporates. Throughout becomes t'roughout; Thing becomes t'ing. Finely dice "correct grammar" to a pulp. Stir in a lilt, and add a pinch of music to the voice. Simmer into a rich stew. Spice with humor, a relish for festivity, a love for relaxation, and a dash of dramatic. Cook at approximately 80 to 90ºF. Bon appétit! Les Choses Uniques (Unique Things) A. There are no counties, people live in Parishes (from Roman Catholic France). B. The laws are based on Napoleonic code, not British common law. French Influences: Catholic religion, language, holidays, festivals, some food. New Orléans city settled; the largest city 1st What is it called by the natives? Nawlins Le Vieux Carré? Literally means "The Old Square"= The French Quarter; was originally a walled city. Bourbon Street is the heart of the French Quarter. 3 Biggest Attractions Food Music Mardi Gras Food En général Seafood—crawfish (mudbugs), catfish, frog's legs, alligator Beignets Po' Boys Spicy! Food Cajun (Poor) Rice, gumbo, jambalaya Blackened with Cajun spices to cover poor quality or taste Food Classic French (créoles & the rich) French Revolution—chopped off heads; chefs needed jobs 1800's—massive slave rebellion in Caribbean; owners fled to New Orleans and needed chefs. Music Birthplace of Jazz Zydeco = accordian, fiddle, washboard; a blend of créole, cajun and african traditions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHlHt7Djcg0 La Nouvelle Orléans What would you see if you went there? Mardi Gras World St. Louis Cathedral Street artists fortune tellers, palm readers, caricature artists, clowns, jugglers… Architecture balconies and wrought iron balconies Cemeteries Can't be buried, would be below sea level! Mardi Gras World St. Louis Cathedral Architecture Cemeteries La Nouvelle Orléans What to watch out for! Very high crime, especially in cemetaries and during Mardi Gras Murder capital of America Mardi Gras


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Temperature, sunlight and ventilation affect the vapor concentrations in a room. Even low concentrations, under changing conditions, can become dangerous in a short time.
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Protection Against Mercury Poisoning
It is Definitely Possible to Reduce or Eliminate Industrial Mercury Poisoning
Good housekeeping is vital. Cleanliness promotes safety. Handle all forms of mercury carefully. Avoid spilling liquid metallic mercury, mercury, mercury salts or liquids containing mercury. Keep all containers tightly closed. Remember... it is easier to prevent an accident than to clean one up.
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THOSE HANDLING mercury salts should wear dust masks, rubber gloves and goggles at all times. They should use boots over drums before dumping. They should avoid contact with any form of mercury, and they should never breathe the fumes.
IF SKIN comes into contact with any form of mercury, it should be washed immediately with soap and water... using soap and water generously. Apply HgX® hand cream according to directions.
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Personnel Handling Mercury
PERSONNEL handling mercury should wash hands before meals and shower before leaving work. They should brush their teeth daily.
PERSONNEL handling mercury should wear overalls and light cloth or dust caps when working. These items should be washed or changed frequently.
PERSONNEL in mercury-use areas should wear rubber soled shoes or rubber boots. Leather footwear should be avoided. Leather absorbs liquids that contain mercury. This could affect the skin of the feet.
ROOMS with floors other than cement or concrete should be covered with linoleum. The linoleum should be glued in place with coved edges slanting to one corner so that any spilled mercury will flow to one point, where it can easily be removed. Wash or flush all floors routinely.
KEEP temperatures low... preferably at about 60°. Do not allow personnel to work with mercury in overheated rooms.
For personnel unavoidably subjected to exposure, periodic examinations by competent physicians and dentists are recommended.
Recommended Maximum Atmospheric Concentrations (Eight Hours)
0.01 milligrams of mercury per cubic meter of air. A regular program of air analysis is required to guard against unseen accumulations.
Watch for the following symptoms of excess mercury in the body: foul breath, blackening of teeth, reddening of gums, nervous irritability, trembling of the hands, head, lips, tongue or jaw, tightness in the chest, difficulty breathing, coughing and pain in the chest. ANYONE EXPERIENCING THESE SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSULT A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.
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Technical Bulletin: Directions for the Reduction of Mercury Vapor
For use on all surfaces exposed to metallic mercury, mercury salts or materials containing mercury in any form. HgX® is particularly recommended for rough surfaces, such as concrete floors having cracks or crevices-wooden floors with open joints, etc.
Dry Method
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Wet Method
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Closed System Method
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A South Side man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole today after being convicted earlier this year for a rampage that left his wife and former girlfriend dead and eventually claimed the life of his father, officials said.
James Amison on Dec. 11 and 12, 2009, strangled his ex-wife, Tashika Smith, in Steger, shot his father, James Johnson, in Maywood and fatally shot a former girlfriend, Stephanie Reed, in Chicago.
Amison's father died a little more than a year later.
A Cook County Criminal Court jury found Amison guilty in June, prosecutors said.
In a victim impact statement read in court today by Smith's brother, Rev. Paxton T. Collins said that Amison destroyed his family.
"He stole a life, and spirit of a person who had goals and dreams for a better life for her family, to help mankind as a social worker and a person who personified life," Collins said.
A Will County murder case involving his wife was transferred and became part of the Cook County case in which he was accused of killing his father and former girlfriend, court records show.
Prosecutors said at the time that Amison was convinced that his wife was having an affair with his father. Amison, now 40, was arrested a short time later after he tried to rob a South Side strip club, only to be shot by a patron.
In his trial defense attorneys tried to paint Amison as delusional, citing a videotaped statement to police in which he said he was convinced his father was having an affair with his wife and that family members had taken life insurance policies out on him and were trying to have him killed.
Amison was found mentally fit for trial last year.
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- A 71-year-old woman delivering newspapers with her daughter who were "accidentally" shot by LAPD searching for triple murder fugitive Christopher Dorner Thursday said they had no warning beforehand, the victims' attorney told local media.
Attorney Glen T. Jonas said Maggie Carranza, 47, and her mother, 71-year-old Emma Hernandez, were delivering Los Angeles Times newspapers around 5:15 a.m. in Torrance when the officers riddled the women's blue pickup with bullets.
"There was no warning. There were no orders. No commands. Just gunshots," Jonas said.
A patrol unit was reportedly assigned to protect the home of a high-ranking LAPD officer during the manhunt for 33-year-old Dorner, who is believed to have killed a Riverside cop Thursday and an Irvine couple Sunday.
In a news conference, Police Chief Charlie Beck said the officers thought the women's royal blue Toyota Tacoma matched the description of Dorner's gray Nissan Titan with ski rack.
Jonas said the women's vehicle was "the wrong color and the wrong model" compared to Dorner's.
"The problem with the situation is it looked like the police had the goal of administering street justice and in so doing, didn't take the time to notice that these two older, small Latina women don't look like a large black man," Jonas said, correcting earlier news reports that the women were Asian.
Dorner is black, 6 feet tall and weighs 270 pounds.
"Tragically, we believe this is a case of mistaken identity," Charlie Beck, chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, told reporters earlier Thursday about the shooting.
CBS Los Angeles that he's not buying it.
"The vehicle is a different color. The license plate doesn't match. There's nothing there for you to start shooting people. And even if they had the person in question… Mr. Dorner…you still have to give them an opportunity to get out. You can't just start administering street justice," said Jonas.
The Los Angeles Times
Thursday night that 71-year-old Hernandez, who was shot twice in the back, is in intensive care.
CBS added Hernandez was listed in good condition at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.
Her daughter, Carranza, who was also hit, according to attorney Jonas, received stitches to a finger.
"We trust that the LAPD will step up and do the right thing and acknowledge that what they did was unacceptable and we'll deal with it," Jonas said.
Compton school bus driver awarded $6 Million For 2007 Sheriff's Beating
The LAPD and Jonas have met before. Jonas, a civil rights litigator, represented a Compton school bus driver who claimed he was racially profiled and severely beaten by sheriff deputies after a traffic stop the morning of Nov. 4, 2007, CBS Los Angeles
in April 2012.
Following a three-day civil rights trial, the jury found Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and Sgt. Pablo Partida and Deputy Robert Martinez liable for excessive force and malicious prosecution against 33-year-old Deon Dirks. The federal jury awarded him $6 million in damages.
After the trial, CBS found out some disturbing news: the deputies were still on the county payroll. In fact, one of the men was promoted to sergeant.
"They committed crimes. Serious felonies. Federal crimes. And what does the Sheriff's department do?" Jonas asked. "They promote them. It's disgusting."
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