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Marcus gets all hook handed for this review of a cult classic on Blu-ray...
1973, Major Charles Rane (William Devane) returns home with his friend, Sergeant Johnny Vohden (Tommy Lee Jones), after spending seven years at a prisoner of war camp in Hanoi. He soon discovers his life back home has moved on in the time he was away, with his wife getting remarried and taking Charles's son away from him.
With his hometown eager to give the Major a hero's homecoming he is presented with a red Cadillac and 2555 silver dollars, one for every day he was a captive plus one for luck. Not long after, a gang of criminals arrive at Charles's home demanding the dollars for themselves and their attempt to torture the coins' location out of Charles fails, the gang turn on the Major's wife and child, shooting them in their home and leaving Charles for dead with one hand mangled in the garbage disposal.
Waking up in hospital and now with a prosthetic hook on his damaged arm, Charles makes his way to Mexico with new friend Linda Forchet (Linda Haynes) but she soon discovers this isn't a romantic getaway, this is revenge and Charles is out to find his family's murderers.
Up until sitting down to watch this review disc I'd never seen Rolling Thunder. I'd heard big things about it, such as Quentin Tarantino's admiration of the film, so going in I was quite looking forward to seeing what the fuss was about. Straight off the bat this is fairly typical stuff. Cold, calm Vietnam veterans unable to slot back into their lives and a slow understanding of what happened to them while they were captives.
William Devane plays it very well with his friendly accent and his distance to the world around him is felt. The attack on him in his home is played out well and even his cold response to his family's murder generates an odd feeling towards where this might go next.
Unfortunately where it does go next is a mixed bag for me. Charles's cold, calm response to his attack is very slick and when his first real bit of revenge on his attackers turns into a messy bar fight as opposed to a straight forward kill, the character's unstoppable hook handed force suddenly becomes more vulnerable, which makes the later part of the film feel more like a trip into the unknown as opposed to a paint by numbers revenge flick.
However in amongst this interesting set up, tag-along Linda Forchet started to annoy me. Many of the scenes with the quiet Charles are filled with her talking about something or other and I just didn't like the character or most of the scenes she was in. Honestly him ditching her and heading off to finish his mission was a breath of fresh air and when a young Tommy Lee Jones joins the campaign we're off to the epic finale.
Most of the movie stays relatively mild in terms of the graphic depictions of violence. The shootings are generally only bursts of blood on clothes and the hand in the garbage disposal scene is all out of frame, making the brutality of everything seem quite tame by today's standards. However the climactic final scenes bring it all up a notch. Nudity, plenty of blood and random shootings galore bring Rolling Thunder to a thunderous end and while I felt a little set adrift from the movie about midway through as it wandered around relatively aimlessly, the end was satisfying enough to make this a cult classic I can see the appeal of.
So with the variations on how old films with a cult following are handled taken into account, Rolling Thunder is both mildly impressive while also being quite typical of the just about cleaned up approach to HD upgrades. The opening credits are nicely coloured with plenty of red white and blues for the returning soldiers but the image is full of grain and artefacts and that yellow font makes this feel quite reminisant of a Fall Guy episode or other 70s/80s TV shows.
With the opening credits behind us, the veil of grain is lifted for the most part. The blue and green army uniforms are full of variation and the red of the patches sewn on the arms and chest pop off the screen. Darker scenes can show a bit of grubbiness in the shadowy elements of the frame but generally textures and details are quite rich, especailly considering the age of the film.
The entire presentation has a natural brightness to it, the largely sunlit exteriors really hold up very well with colours that can seem a little pale but often come with a nice pop to them. The interior scenes have some strong colours for the most part and look surprisingly good in the HD upgrade but there's no escaping the film's age in some scenes, namely the hospital stuff and the motel room scenes as seen in some of these screen caps. Rolling Thunder certainly gets a satisfying HD release (especially when you compare it to the state of the trailers on the extra features) but even though the clean up is strong for the most part the print keeps on reminding us of its age.
The audio feels tiny when compared to what we've become used to in modern filmmaking but being a mono track there's no real escaping that. The audio feels confined from the very first line of dialogue and never really improves in any other areas really.
Sticking with the dialogue, it is consistently low in volume and if a sound effect, such as a plane engine chips in to a scene it can feel slightly lost and distant. William Devane's voice can sound a little muffled in smaller scenes and the odd supporting character can mumble their way through scenes. Same can be said for sound effects for the most part and even though the score gets an occasional rise it's not exactly full of power, even if the odd song on the soundtrack has a good strong sound.
Despite the characters' speaking, ambience, music and sound effects all doing their jobs well enough, the mono mix stops any individual element from really showing off. It's a clear, sometimes crisp track with some scenes doing better jobs than others but its limitations are felt throughout.
The commentary track is simply okay. It's a very simple Q&A style affair really, with Roy Frumkes posing questions to co-screenwriter Heywood Gould with Gould replying with pretty to the point answers that rarely go off track or offer up much in the way of personality. Sure it provides a lot of information but somehow the track feels rather flat and not really personal enough to the making of the movie in the end.
The interview with Linda Haynes (10:29 HD) is a personal discussion with the actress with a nice overview of her career and it features non-HD clips from the film which really do show the improvements made on this Blu-ray presentation.
The original theatrical trailer comes with commentary from Eli Roth (02:21 SD) (as well as an introduction from him). The short commentary gives us a nice history of the film as well as covering the plot. The quality of the trailer is proper ropey and once again shows just how much of a step up this release is.
Lastly we have the original theatrical trailer (02:06) and TV spot (00:34).
While Rolling Thunder ticks all the right boxes for a revenge flick and plays by its own set of rules when it comes to pay off, it's a film that feels limited to me. The graphic nature of the attacks aren't all that strong and the whole hook hand visual on the posters is barely used in the grand scheme of things. Arguably this is what makes Rolling Thunder a little different and gives it a rawer edge but the middle act feels untidy to me and I was hoping for much more from this one. The disc's clean up is about as good as to be expected from a film of its low key status and the mono track won't please all. The extras, like the presentation, are just about there in terms of quality. There's a lot for a fan of the film but not really enough to give a thorough insight into the film's history.
Review by Marcus Doidge
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Disc Details
Release Date: 30th January 2012
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Mono DTS-Master Audio English
Subtitles: None
Extras: Commentary, Interview with Linda Haynes, Original Trailers
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: John Flynn
Cast: William Devane, Tommy Lee Jone,s Linda Haynes
Genre: Drama and Thriller
Length: 100 minutes
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February 09, 2013, 08:06:16 PM »
I know some schools, more specifically Northwestern, really value work experience in their applicants, and I'm currently considering three opportunities:
- Paralegal at a DA's office,
- Paralegal at BigLaw,
- and Investigator for a governmental agency.
Which experience would help me stand out the most? It should be noted that I'm planning on getting a couple years of work experience prior to heading back to school. Feel free to suggest other positions I should look into.
Thank you.
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February 11, 2013, 11:44:32 AM »
I'm not being snarky at all, but it may sound that way.
Why do you think Northwestern would be impressed by a paralegal position? What is it about a job in that area that would make you a more attractive candidate?
Low-level jobs in the legal field may appeal to some employers, but I can't imagine law schools caring much. They like unique job experience. If you are trying to impress an admissions board, call a few schools and ask them what jobs they are impressed by. I'd be blown away if anyone mentioned the word "paralegal," but I've been wrong before.
Personally, I think working as a paralegal is valuable experience for individuals going into certain types of law, but it's also negative for individuals going into other types of law.
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February 11, 2013, 08:22:47 PM »
I will agree with Jack and the reality is law school admissions care very little about work experience unless it is something impressive i.e. NBA basketball player, Navy Seal, Founder of a Multi-Million Dollar Company, etc. Working as a paralegal won't hurt you and it may be a good idea to expose yourself to what the legal profession really is before making a 3 year 100,000 commitment, but it will be of marginal value for law school admissions.
Realistically the most important thing you can do for law school admissions is nail the LSAT. Your post does not indicate whether you have done that yet or not, but knock that out and have a score if you have a 155 Northwestern is just not going to happen. You need to score in the top 5% of test takers to get into Northwestern and there is a 95% chance you won't be in the top 5% I hope you are, but take the rest and see what your options realistically are.
I guess if your goal is to work in BigLaw then be a paralegal for BigLaw if you want to be a D.A. after law school work for the D.A. etc, etc.
One thing I caution 0L's about in your position is how long are you going to be a paralegal 1 year very quickly turns into 3-4 and then you don't have time to take the LSAT and you never end up going. The longer you wait to enroll in law school the likelier life is to get in the way. Maybe you will meet a girl/guy, maybe some issues will arise in the family, maybe you will get sick, the list is endless and the longer you wait the less likely law school is to happen, but if you have 0 experience in the legal field I think a year or so as a paralegal can be helpful.
If you haven't already take the LSAT so you know what your options truly are. If you are going to be a paralegal really set a date for when you are quitting the job if you don't have that or an LSAT score when you start as a parlegal your first day of 1L will probably never come. Good luck to you.
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February 21, 2013, 06:48:39 PM »
As a disclaimer, I have just applied to law schools in Dec and am awaiting to hear from all the schools I applied to. But I have been working for the last 2 years since graduating from college in a field that has absolutely nothing to do with law, but is rather highly technical. Honestly, I chose the job because well, the market was bad, it didn't seem that bad at all when I first interviewed and also I didn't exactly have a clue what exactly I wanted to do with my major. What I did know was that I did not want to go immediately into any postgraduate program after graduation.
So I guess what I am trying to say is take the job that is the most interesting to you now. If anything, I think you would be a more attractive candidate if you come from a background outside of the law so when you're writing your personal statement you can explain how whatever work experience you have now is applicable to the legal field. I can tell you have some interest in the law and justice based on the positions you list, but in general I think any of them will give you great experience and skills outside of the classroom. Good luck!
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- Diets don't work! It's those jelly doughnuts, they call to me in the middle of the night. "Hollywood, Hollywood, come and get me Hollywood!"
- [to Jonathan] Imagine pretending you're a regular stock boy when you're an A-number-one arteest!
- You know I would never bother you when you're getting a piece of wood...
Roxie Shield[edit]
- I really should have listened when he asked me for help...
- Jonathan, you're riding around town with a mannequin on you back; What is wrong with this picture?!
Mr. Richards[edit]
- You must lead a charmed life, it was all I could do to save your skin in there. No thanks are necessary, Switcher!
- [to Felix] You people that work at night scare me.
- Captain Felix Maxwell: [to Jonathan] Switcher, you are one sick puppy!
- Mrs. Claire Prince Timkin: Mr. Richards, this store has never been more successful, and it's all due to Jonathan Switcher. I don't care if he puts a rubber glove on his head and runs naked around the store yelling: "Hi, I'm a squid!"
- Mannequin Factory Boss: You know, you could get the dummy of the week award, Switcher.
- Jonathan: She turned out pretty good, didn't she?
- Mannequin Factory Boss: I wasn't talking about her.
- Jonathan: This job at Illustra is destroying your sense of humor. You gotta quit.
- Roxie: I'm not the one who can't deal with reality.
- Jonathan: Reality is very disappointing.
- Roxie: I think you should see a professional.
- Jonathan: A professional? What do you mean, a hooker?
- Roxie: No, I mean a psychiatrist.
- Jonathan: I can't afford a psychiatrist.
- Roxie: Then call one of those shrinks on the radio.
- Jonathan: A radio shrink? They're only good for people with problems that fit between the commercials.
- Claire: If there's anything I could do for you--
- Jonathan: Yeah, I could use a job!
- Claire: What do you do?
- Jonathan: Anything!
- Claire: When can you start?
- Jonathan: Uh, as soon as I finish this!
- Claire: What is your name?
- Jonathan: Jonathan Switcher!
- Claire: You're hired!
- Jonathan: Thank you! It's my lucky day!
- Claire: I don't know how we're going to make this store great again.
- Jonathan: Looks fine to me. What time do we open?
- Claire: [sighs sadly] We are open.
- Jonathan: Oh...I'm sure things will pick up by lunch.
- Hollywood: I am so glad you're working here!
- Jonathan: You are?
- Hollywood: Well, of course I am, darling. I never thought they'd hire anyone stranger than me.
- Felix: Just what is your assignment here tonight, boy?
- Jonathan: I'm helping Hollywood with the window.
- Felix: Oh, the little Mary has an assistant now? Where do you people from come from?
- Jonathan: Ohio.
- Felix: [surprised] Ohio? You mean they got 'em in Ohio?
- Jonathan: Hollywood, I don't know about men's thighs! They look fine to me, they really do!
- Hollywood: Thank you. Albert called me "cellulite city". Maybe he's right. Maybe I should have my hips lifted.
- Hollywood: An artist never leaves his work unfinished.
- Jonathan: It looks fine to me.
- Hollywood: In that case, I'm a dream that once was.
- Emmy: Tonight, we'll do something different and special. Something that this store has never seen before. I just wish you didn't look so worried.
- Jonathan: That's easy for you to say. You're a mannequin, you'll always have work. Me, I'm gonna wind up in the nuthouse after this. I wonder if insanity is covered in the employee health plan...?
- Roxie: You could've decided to tell me that you wanted to stand me up. Instead, you come here to me lying with this ridiculous story!
- Jonathan: I'm not lying. I'm insane.
- Jonathan: [coming out of the elevator] Easy, Felix! I don't think she's armed!
- Felix: You can fool Rambo but it won't work with me, Switcher! My brain is quicker than [before he can finish his sentence, the elevator doors close on him]
- Jonathan: Just when I think you're real, you vanish. What's with you? What's with me?
- Emmy: Didn't I tell you? You're the only one who can see me like this.
- Jonathan: It's not exactly fair, is it?
- Emmy: [points to sky] Talk to them.
- Armand: When he was making love to you, did he ever scream "Don't stop, Woody!"? [laughs]
- [Roxie pushes him down the escalator]
- Roxie: [hearing something break, alarmed] Oh, my camera!
- Mrs. Thomas: Who's crying?
- Lupe: It's either our new vice president, the fairy... or the dummy!
- Armand: Roxie! Roxie, Roxie. You know what you need to do right now? You need to put him and this whole nasty affair out of your mind. Now, how is the best way to do that, huh? Huh? By having a night of distasteful sex with someone you care absolutely nothing about! And proudly, I would like to be that person.
- Roxie: ...Fine, let's go to your place
- Armand: Really?
- Roxie: Drive fast before I have second thoughts!
- Armand: Armand is the wind!
- Felix: Mr. Richards, you'd better put some camouflage on, sir.
- Mr. Richards: I am not going to put shoe polish on my face, thank you.
- Jonathan: And you can add kidnapping to that list, too.
- Wert: Kidnapping? Who?!
- Emmy: Me!
- Richards: Who are you?
- Felix: She's the dummy!
- Just because Jonathan's fallen in love with a piece of wood, it doesn't make him a dummy.
- Some guys have all the luck!
- When she comes to life, anything can happen!
Main cast[edit]
|Andrew McCarthy
|Jonathan Switcher
|Kim Cattrall
|Ema "Emmy" Hesire
|Estelle Getty
|Mrs. Claire Prince Timkin
|James Spader
|Mr. Richards
|G. W. Bailey
|Captain Felix Maxwell
|Meshach Taylor
|Hollywood Montrose
|Carole Davis
|Roxie Shield
|Steve Vinovich
|B. J. Wert
|Christopher Maher
External links[edit]
- Mannequin quotes at the Internet Movie Database
- Mannequin at Rotten Tomatoes


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LAS VEGAS – The hard work is paying off for Jeff Samardzija.
Samardzija scattered three hits over five scoreless innings for the Cubs in a 5-1 victory over a Texas Rangers split squad Saturday.
Samardzija (2-0) struck out three and walked one.
"It's exciting," he said. "I worked real hard in the offseason and I want to keep the positive momentum going. The onus is off my shoulders because of all the days of the season, only one day kicks it all off," he said about being the opening day starter. "It's nice because [I] don't have to go out and wow them for a job. I'm progressing and getting better, which is nice. Everything has to be in check and under control. I'm enjoying the step-by-step process in the spring."
After allowing a leadoff single to Elvis Andrus in the first, Samardzija retired the next eight Rangers in a row.
"Unfortunately, I spent a fair amount of time here in Triple-A," he said. "I know the mound and I know the locker room; it's always a live, rowdy atmosphere. It's a good [place] to get the feel of the season."
The Cubs were unable to capitalize on Nate Schierholtz's double that led off the second, but they took a 1-0 lead after Steve Clevenger opened the third with a double and Darwin Barney hit a one-out RBI single.
The Cubs increased their lead to 2-0 on Starlin Castro's sacrifice fly later in the third.
Scott Hairston opened the fourth with a homer to left that gave the Cubs a 3-0 lead.
The Cubs increased their lead to 5-0 in the fifth on RBI singles by Dioner Navarro and Brian Bogusevic.
The Rangers narrowed the Cubs' lead to 5-1 in the sixth when Craig Gentry opened with a triple and scored on Mitch Moreland's RBI groundout.
Losing pitcher Nick Tepesch allowed five hits, struck out two and walked one over five innings for the Rangers.
Reliever Blake Parker struck out the side for the Cubs in the bottom of the ninth.
Cubs (ss) 8, Royals 3: At Mesa, Ariz., Alfonso Soriano connected for one of three first-inning homers against Bruce Chen and a Cubs split squad beat Kansas City. David DeJesus led off the game with a homer to right field.
Then after Brent Lillibridge doubled and Anthony Rizzo struck out, Soriano hit his second of spring training.
The 20-year-old Javier Baez followed with another long ball and also hit one in the fifth inning off Chen. Chen, compteting with three others for the fifth spot in the rotation, gave up nine hits and seven runs – six earned – with one walk and four strikeouts in five innings.
Cubs non-roster invitee Hisanori Takahashi allowed a solo homer to Mike Moustakas in the fourth inning.
Overall, Takahashi allowed five hits, walked one and struck out one in four.


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Genomic constitution
This octoploid contains the St, Y, W, and H genomes (Zhang et al. 2009). The St genome is derived from Pseudoroegneria, the W genome from Australopyrum, and the H genome from Hordeum. The source of the Y genome is not known, there being no species known in which only the Y genome is present.
Distinguishing features
Perennial plants with solitary spikelets. Culm elongates and becomes prostrate after setting seed, growing to 2 m or more in length.
Plants perennial, stoloniferous. Culms 66-200 cm, internode below the inflorescence (peduncle) elongating greatly after anthesis and lying along the ground; lowest internode 0.5-1 mm thick
Leaf blades to 1.2-2 mm wide, flat to somewhat involute.
Inflorescence spikelike, 10-15 cm long, with 5-15 nodes; lowest internode with 18-28 mm long; middle internodes 12-20 mm long; rachis tough, prolonged beyond the base of the distal floret; disarticulation below the florets.
Spikelets solitary, tangential to the rachis, 25-40 mm long, with 6-8 florets.
Glumes lanceolate, 3-10 mm, coarsely scabrous, shorter than the adjacent lemmas, 3-veined, tapering into a stiff awn, awn to 5 mm long, scabrous.
Lemmas 6-10 mm long, mostly smooth and glabrous, midvein scabrous distally, awned, awns 15-35 mm long. Paleas 7-10 mm long, tapering to a narrow tip. Lodicules. Anthers 2-3 mm, yellow.
There is only one species. It is currently known as Elymus tenuis.
New Zealand, both islands
Alternative interpretations
The only octoploid from New Zealand is currently treated as Elymus tenuis by all taxonomists.
Known problems
None known.
Zhang, H.-Q., X. Bai, B.R. Lu, H.E. Connor, and Y.H. Zhou. 2009. Genome constitution of allooctoploid Elymus tenuis (Poaceae: Triticeae) from New Zealand. Abstracts, 6th International Triticeae Symposium. National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS), Tsukuba, Ibarki, Japan.


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Barcelona Events Calendar.
Posted by davit1010 in Activities on December 1, 2010
If you are planning trip to Barcelona you might be interested what events and festivals you can attend. Depending on the time you arrive, there are various activities in different districts, so before reserving your apartment its better to check our "Barcelona Events Calendar". For example in August it is better to rent an apartment in Gracia neighborhood in order to be in the centre of "La Fiesta de Gracia " celebrations or in December reserve an apartment next to the Barcelona Cathedral to enjoy the music and decorations for "Fira de Santa Lucia ".
Barcelona Events Calendar:
- St Anthony Procession – Each year, on January 17, ceremonies in honor of St Anthony are held in Barcelona thousands of people bring their pets to churches throughout the city to get the saint blessing. The largest blessing processions are at Sant Andreu and Eixample districts.
- 6th January – Epiphany/Three Kings
Los Reyes Magos (also known as the Three Kings) is the name by which the tradition is known to visitors (three in the more extended consideration) that, after the birth of Jesus, would come from foreign countries to pay homage and deliver rich symbolic gifts: gold, frankincense and myrrh.The elaborate procession begins on January 5, at Portal de la Pau, and the progress of Los Reyes Magos is followed by throngs of people as it moves through the city.
- Carnival in Barcelona -Carnival in Barcelona, timed just before the Lenten fast, is spent indulging in soon-to-be-forbidden pleasures. Food competitions have entrants competing for the coveted "pimiento de oro" (golden pepper). The main event, an over-the-top parade, culminates with a mock funeral that buries the Carnival King for another year.
- Fiesta de San Medir(3rd March) – The sweetest holiday in Spain which comprises thousands of candy is celebrated on March 3 in Barcelona. The traditional "Fiesta of San Medir" has its origins in Roman times.The Grácia district hosts this festival to honor the patron saint of broad beans. After a colorful parade, the crowd catches candies thrown from the parade carriages and watches fireworks.
- Barcelona Marathon(6th March) – Every year in early March, all adventure-seeking runners have the opportunity to get a spectacular cruise through a beautiful city as for thirty years, this marathon has taken runners through the streets of Barcelona.
- Good Friday– is a public holiday (many companies are closed entirely during Semana Santa). Catholics are not supposed to eat meat on Fridays during Lent (some avoid meat on all Fridays and some only on Good Friday).On Good Friday, the famous processions of hooded penitents carrying crosses representing the death of Jesus take place. Cities in the south of Spain are known for large processions and people even camp out over night for good viewing spot.
- Palm Sunday(17th April) – The most important event in Spain's Christian calendar in Barcelona, Palm Sunday (Fiesta de Ramos/Fira de Rams) a solemn procession pass its way from La Seu the cathedral in the old town to one of the parishes. In this events many Christian celebrate in the observance of this tradition. In many Christian churches, Palm Sunday is marked by the distribution of palm leaves (often tied into crosses) to the assembled worshipers.
- Saint George's Day(23 April) – La Diada de Sant Jordi, also known as el dia de la rosa (The Day of the Rose) is a Catalan holiday held with similarities to Valentine's Day and some unique twists that reflect the antiquity of the celebrations. The main event is the exchange of gifts between sweethearts, loved ones and respected ones. Historically, men gave women roses, and women gave men a book to celebrate the occasion—"a rose for love and a book forever.
- Corpus Christi / L'ou com Balla – Each year, Barcelona celebrates with colorful parades featuring strange carnival creatures and a "dancing egg festival" (L'ou com Balla) where decorated eggs "dance" in the water jets from the city's fountains. The fountains themselves are decorated beautifully for the occasion, with fragrant flowers in rich reds and pretty pinks. Also look out for the parades of giants and big-headed carnival figures (known as cabezudos) that converge around the cathedral area in the centre of the city.
- European Balloon Festival – This annual event is the largest hot air balloon festival in Spain and attracts pilots from around the globe. Almost a quarter million spectators come to see the Barcelona sky fill with colorful balloons. This event is composed by the beauty of this sport and competition. In the morning, visitors delight of a show that gives more than 50 balloons, watching the activities and exhibits that make the equipment. In the afternoon is when weather conditions are the best, you can watch a magical sky full of colored bubbles that dot the horizon!
- Tall Ships Race – Between 70 and 100 ships from around the world race up the coast to Barcelona. Watch the ships sail, sample traditional Catalan cuisine and enjoy the sunshine.
- La Fiesta de Gracia – is a week of celebrations amazing concerts, shows, parades and a wonderful finale with fireworks. It is the "Carnaval" de Gracia which attracts thousands of people: neighborhood residents, tourists, foreigners and people from other cities.
- Feast of the Assumption – They celebrate the faithful recording of the birth of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Solemnity of the Catholic and Orthodox churches is one of the oldest festivals which goes back to the 7th Century. At the feast, which is held annually on 15 August, herb bushes are brought to the services.The neighborhood of Gràcia spills into the streets for this annual celebration.
- Festa Mayor de Sants – The Sants Festa Major takes place on and around the Carrer de Sants street in Barelona's Montjuïc district. Twelve main streets host their own parties and activities. When night falls, everyone celebrates with music, parades and a 'dance of the giants'.
- National Day of Catalonia – On the 11th of September, and since 1980, the Catalans celebrate their National Day. This is a moment for all the inhabitants to celebrate with parades, concerts, and demonstrations. If you are in a Barcelona Apartment during this week end, you will be able to enjoy the shows taking place in the whole city: the balconies will be decorated and you will see the Catalan flag floating everywhere.
- Festes de la Mercè – celebrates the day of the city's patron saint … the Virgin de la Merce. There are many events from 22nd leading up to 24th which is a public holiday. Events include the parade of the giants when a processions through the streets is made up of giant wooden figures (gegants) operated by people.There are also sports events, musical performances, fantastic firework displays and plenty drinking as is the case at just about all festivals nationwide.
- Catalan Wine and Cava Show – At the Wine and Cava Show, vintners from Catalonia present their cavas and wines from this region. Spectators can for example taste wine like Alt Penedés rosés and red wines from the Priorat area. The event is held around Moll de Bosch i Alsina area.
- Barcelona International Jazz Festival – The Barcelona International Jazz Festival is of Europe's premier jazz events with world class performers playing 70 concerts in 2010. The Barcelona jazz festival takes place in fifteen different venues in Barcelona, including L'Auditori , Sala Bikini , Jamboree, the Palau de la Música and the Harlem Jazz Club . Furthermore, the parallel music cycle "Finestra", the festival offers a series of shows that outside from the jazz genre.
- All Sant´s day-On this day the people of Barcelona celebrate All Saints's Day, a special day when the Spanish are remembering their dead. They go to the cemetery, they prepare special meals (the tradition is to eat roasted chestnuts -in spanish castanyes), sweet potatoes and sweets with almonds. You can find this type of food on the street, sold by vendors. It's kind of a public holiday.
- Fira de Santa Lucia – A Barcelona tradition since 1786, this Christmas fair brings hundreds of stalls to the grounds of the beautiful Barcelona Cathedral. Here you can buy traditional Catalan nativity scenes, baking and even Christmas trees. If you don't want to shop, you can always enjoy the music and decorated scenery.
- La Cursa dels Nassos in Barcelona – 10km race through out Barcelona streets on December 31. For thousands of people that will be an amazing way of saying goodbye to the old year.he race will start at Selva de Mar Street and will have two starting times; the first one at 5:31pm and the second one at 5:33pm. The duration of the race is about an hour and a half, so it will be closed at 7pm.


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Venetian Snares - Detrimentalist review The Quietus , June 11th, 2008 12:13
Venetian Snares Detrimentalist! Planet Mu
By Derek Walmsley
Beats do strange things to the body. House, funk and disco massage you into a communal, orgiastic groove. Hip hop can be a strut or a stroll, but either way, it's about the gait, an obsessive masculine focus on how the music carries itself. Jungle, though, took beat science all the way into the realms of the bionic, exploring the margins of what's possible to move to without missing the beat, losing your cool or tying yourself in knots.
Throughout the 90s, BPMs rose as inexorably as oil prices. The techstep of Panacea and Ed Rush hit so hard it skirted the line between pleasure and pain, a weird interzone of cold, rushing exhilaration. When electronica tricksters such as Aphex Twin and Squarepusher got in on the act, the speed of the beat trickery became pure slapstick. Venetian Snares have kept the junglist faith for the last decade and continue to push the envelope even weirder, chopping the breaks up so fiercely the only (ir)rational response is a an all-consuming hysteria, hitting a feedback loop where your reality check begins to check out, and rave becomes raving mad.
Detrimentalist! is certainly every bit as crazy as the title suggests, but crucially, producer Aaron Funk (apparently his real name, but who knows) has a connoisseur's touch in distinguishing the much-sought-after nuttiness from simple, everyday cheese. The album borrows mainly from the stark palette of ragga jungle, but spunks its soundboy samples across the stereo spectrum with the verve of Jackson Pollock. In any one tune, or even any one bar, the snare drum riffs can evoke anything from a machine gun barrage or remorseless robotic fighting machines to simple, silly pleasures such as a card stuck in your bike spokes or ten pins being skittled by a fourteen pound ball. The marvellously named 'Poo Yourself Jason' is stuffed with pure, mindless fairground fun, with greasy Sly And The Family Stone organ hits and James Brown grunts all competing for your ever decreasing attention span. 'Koonut-Kaliffee' is a mini masterpiece of panic-core junglism, letting martial arts film dialogue and stuttering breakbeats circle each other warily like Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris in The Coliseum.
Some of the sampledelic humour fall a little flat, but these kind of absurdist gags are like pizza " when it's good, it's great, and when it's bad, it's still pretty much OK. 'Sajtban' is loveable despite (or perhaps because of) its utter ridiculousness, with sample edits as rough and ready as the jump-cut visual humour of Rentaghost, interpolating singalong TV themes and an endless procession of early 90s rave piano runs.
You'd have thought Aaron Funk, and indeed the ravin' massive itself, would have long grown out of this kind of nonsense, and admittedly about 20 minutes of Detrimentalist! is probably about as much as you can stand without risking permanent psychological harm. But the silliness of Venetian Snares can't hide his rabid inventiveness, and he's surely the only junglist who can convincingly evoke the cold-blooded physical assault of ragga and the sheer incongruity of The Goon Show in adjacent moments. And perhaps it's a truer reflection of what it's really like to be on a dancefloor than the smooth grooves of disco and house " physical possession one moment, and wondering at the sheer wondrous silliness of what you're doing the next.
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Congressional agriculture leaders are negotiating a long-term farm bill package to be inserted into a fiscal cliff deal expected by the end of the month.
This activity in Washington has raised hopes that farm and food legislation will get done this year, though many details and the legislative mechanism are far from certain.
The four principals on Capitol Hill — Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Ranking Member Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) and Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) — have met several times.
They and agriculture stakeholders in Congress, Washington and back in farm country are counting on the savings offered by a long-term farm bill to be attractive enough to get a suitable package worked into the larger agreement, which faces its own tense negotiations.
The Senate-passed farm and food legislation saves about $23 billion, while the version approved by the House Agriculture Committee would save about $33 billion. Current word is that Congressional leaders are seeking up to $35 billion in savings.
Still on the table are Title I cuts, food stamp spending and the question of how best to implement new long-term legislation if it can be passed before this Congress ends, either by rushing forward changes or by providing a short-term transition period.
The plan also hinges on the successful completion of a deal to attack the fiscal cliff, which is the combination of planned tax hikes and sequestration cuts that will go into effect in early 2013 if new legislation is not passed.
Both Republicans, led by House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), and Democrats, led by President Barack Obama, offered proposals this week that were soundly rejected by the other side.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday the Obama Administration was "absolutely" prepared to go over the fiscal cliff, though such heady talk is expected to give way to compromise as the end of the year draws nearer.
NAWG President Erik Younggren, who farms in northern Minnesota, came to Washington this week for meetings with several Members and Hill staffers. Younggren and NAWG staff met with House Agriculture Committee staff from both parties as well as staff in other agriculture-friendly offices.
With other agriculture groups, Younggren also met with House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.). "There's too much uncertainty right now to make good business decisions," Younggren said he told those he visited on Capitol Hill.
"Farming is no different than the rest of the country, that we need to have some certainty as we make our plans going into the next year and even beyond that...that's why having a five-year farm bill is the only choice that we really have."
A full audio report from Younggren about the trip is available at www.wheatworld.org/newsroom/audio-updates.
NAWG continues to advocate for approval of a five-year farm bill before the end of the year. NAWG urges all farmers and other readers to contact their Members of Congress and House Leadership on the issue. They can be reached via the House switchboard at (202) 224-3121.
Complete farm bill coverage can be found at http://southeastfarmpress.com/farm-bill-2012).


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The idea that biting can't be unlearned is ridiculous. My son was biting around 10/11 months and learned not to bite fairly easily. Don't let misguided ideas discourage you.
The idea that biting can't be unlearned is ridiculous. My son was biting around 10/11 months and learned not to bite fairly easily. Don't let misguided ideas discourage you.
K. Sophia - Mama to my little lactivore, the amazing Mr. X (11/10).
I thought it was an odd thing for her to say. She also said her children (3) weaned themselves right after the first teeth came in. While I know all children are different, this, too seems odd to me.
We went to our regular breastfeeding group today (group is laughable, is usually just me & a friend, no new mommies ) and the IBCLC that leads the meetings & has known us since Aidan was 3 weeks brainstormed with me for an hour as to why his behaviour suddenly changed in a matter of days. We watched him take his bottle by himself and it occurred to both of us it may be a combination of his independence & the flow of milk with teething. He feeds himself a bottle. You hand it & he goes. To alleviate him sucking down 8 oz in a matter of minutes & complaining of a sore tummy later grandparents & dad (with my approval) would just set a bottle of milk where ever he was playing & he would snack at will. When he's at the table with us eating, he has a NUK cup with the breast to bottle spout that he handles on his own. We also stopped warming his milk in January during the last bottle battle to get him to not prefer the bottle & out of convenience for his caregivers. Of course now the cold milk is more preferable when his gums are all swollen. Dad also sticks a full 10 oz bottle on the bed so Aidan finds it, feeds himself throughout the night & goes back to sleep - dreamfeeding with a bottle of sorts (they sleep together while I'm working overnights ). She tried to take a look at the latch but he refuses still.
So, progress in identifying reasons to the boob refusal. I ordered a Calma nipple & will pull the Breastflow bottles out of the attic tomorrow. & maybe start warming the milk.
I have to say this to any new mammas or soon to be mammas, if you can possibly arrange for staying at home or alternative feeding methods, do it. Breastfeeding was never an issue until the bottle was introduced. I saw a comment in another post to the effect of "if i could slap the bottle out of my hand when she was 4 weeks, I would." I have to agree. If I had done more scouring of these forums while I was pregnant, reading of real life experiences of nursing older babies I would have made better arrangements to stay home or started with alternative feedings.
Can you cut back on this easy access to the bottle? Maybe if bottle feeding were more like breastfeeding - like, he has to ask a caretaker, and then snuggle while he drinks his milkies - his preference wouldn't be as extreme? I would also serve water at meals rather than milk.
I work full time too, and Joe also got bottles when I was gone, so I totally get wanting to keep my baby's caretakers happy, but it does seem like this (extremely) easy access to the bottle is really hurting your breastfeeding relationship.
Changing out nipples and warming the milk seems like a good first step. I would also stop just leaving full bottles around for him.
You can call me JoMo!
Mom to baby boy Joe, born 5/4/09 and breastfed for more than two and a half years, and baby girl Maggie, born 7/9/12.
Easy access to the bottle ended yesterday. Making his caretakers happy is currently on the low end of my priority list. They're not helping much in the way of my bruised & bloody nipple so preferential treatment is over.
I hate to make him have to ask for food & thought if he could regulate it himself, like he does with breastfeeding it would be easier? Not sure if that makes much sense. His caregivers still don't seem to recognize his hungry signs & I was still getting the "he couldn't be hungry, he just ate" recaps of the day, which led to the bottles laying around. When it's just us he snacks about once an hour (now thinking not snacks but comforts) & has a big nursing session about every 4 hours so I thought they would be mimicking that.
Water usually is in the cup at mealtime. Depending on if he nursed first or not. Before the strike it was hard to get him to concentrate on nursing unless we lay down in bed & if he knows table foods going on he won't nurse even then.
I find what's fantastic about these forums is that it helps clear the mind for a few moments to see from another point of view & realize where the weak point is & fix it. Hopefully the nipple change & more difficult access will help the strike end. We've made it too far to make me start pumping full time now!
The only thing that gives me pause about going back a few steps is that I really am enjoying his independence, seeing him as a little person discovering the world on his own & growing out of his taxing reliance of others. Not taxing on us, taxing on him. I can just imagine being trapped in the little baby brain trying to make things works but getting so frustrated no one around me could understand & having a body that isn't ready to physically comply. But, he hasn't even been around this world for 8 months & is getting too big for his britches. Guess we have to remind him he's still a baby.
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good luck mama! it occurs to me maybe you can teach him to sign milk, to ask for it when he wants? he's abojt the right age to be able to make the connection soon, and that way his cues will be much clearer for his caregivers. plus it's so AMAZING when they figure out the connection between a sign and a concept.
Nursing, pumping, cloth-diapering, babywearing, working professor mama with the awesomest SAHD ever.
You can call me JoMo!
Mom to baby boy Joe, born 5/4/09 and breastfed for more than two and a half years, and baby girl Maggie, born 7/9/12.
We started introducing signs for all the english words he understands around 5 months. Milk, hug, kiss, more, change. He's not picking it up as I expected, he's better at sounds than hands? When he's tired & hungry he will repeat the "mi" syllable a few times until he gets milk. The closest thing we can get to his signing for milk is a closed fist turning like how a child mimics a motorcyle. Adam & I can pick up on this but the grandparents don't see it. They see it as just random baby movements. They're not quite as forward-thinking as we would like, very traditional children sleeping in their own rooms & bottle fed cows milk type people. They're mostly supportive of breastfeeding but think it should have ended at 6 months & mostly smile & nod at my requests but don't ever see them really complying.
Switched to the Breastflow bottles today. He was not happy with the change. We started with those bottles but changed to the MAM bottle because we mistook oversupply for bottle induced gas. When he started biting on the nipple of the bottle I would say "no bite", he would laugh, & I would set the bottle down & give him a teething ring. Still not taking the boob but didn't scream at it. Just pursed lips & turned away. Better than crying, I suppose. The rejection gets easier.
It sounds like you are making some progress, and doing well with working on the biting. Good luck!
K. Sophia - Mama to my little lactivore, the amazing Mr. X (11/10).
yep, i saw DS use the milk sign once around 8 months, and then didn't really have a breakthough until close to 11 months. now it's clear when he makes it and that he knows what it means.
Nursing, pumping, cloth-diapering, babywearing, working professor mama with the awesomest SAHD ever.
Joe was kind of late on these things (he was a late talker as well) so he didn't use the signs until closer to 18 months, but then suddenly, he was using a TON of signs. So I agree - it's worth persevering, but it can take a while to see results.
You can call me JoMo!
Mom to baby boy Joe, born 5/4/09 and breastfed for more than two and a half years, and baby girl Maggie, born 7/9/12.


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As much as the broadcast networks would like to blame their collective funk this fall on increased DVR playback, the truth is they simply haven't given audiences anything new to really get excited about.
Through the first 10 weeks of the season, the Big Four networks are down a combined 10% vs. last year among adults 18-49 (11.0 vs. 12.2), according to Nielsen. NBC is up 23%, while the others are all down, including a fumbling Fox (off 29%), which will need a miracle to rally for another season crown in the demo.
Of the 18 shows to premiere this fall, only NBC's "Revolution" could be considered a true hit that exceeded expectations, averaging a 4.5 rating in adults 18-49, according to Nielsen. The Monday 10 p.m. drama started out very hot, cooled off over the second half of October, but then closed its fall batch of episodes on an uptick, and ranks among the season's top 10 shows heading into its midseason break.
The apocalyptic drama benefits from a hefty lead-in courtesy of top-rated music competition series "The Voice," but also does very well in DVR playback, a sign that people are going out of their way to keep up with a show that isn't always easy to watch same-night opposite popular dramas on ABC and CBS, as well as ESPN's "Monday Night Football."
NBC, in dire need of a sustained scripted hit, is taking no chances with "Revolution," skedding a three-month hiatus for it to coincide with the winter break for "The Voice" — meaning the rookie drama will never have to air without the music show as its lead-in.
"The Voice" is also providing a lead-in for a new show on Tuesday, comedy "Go On," whose 2.8 rating in adults 18-49 makes it the fall's top new half-hour. Again, it's tempting to say that it's a lead-in dependent success, but considering there are two other comedies in the timeslot that viewers can flip over to, it's clear that most of the viewers who sampled the Matthew Perry comedy early on are sticking with it.
CBS is doing fairly well, too, with "Elementary" (3.5), which is the most popular rookie show in total viewers, and will benefit from extra exposure when an episode airs after the Eye's coverage of the Super Bowl in February.
A couple of other 10 p.m. dramas, both on Wednesday — ABC's "Nashville" (3.1 rating) and NBC's "Chicago Fire" (2.7) — are also showing something of a pulse, and Tuesday laffers "The New Normal" on NBC (2.4) and "The Mindy Project" on Fox (2.2) are net faves that will make it through the season despite middling ratings.
Disappointing but expected to finish out their runs into spring are CBS' "Vegas," ABC's "The Neighbors" and Fox's "Ben and Kate" — though a second season for any of them would be surprising.
With vets like "The Big Bang Theory," "Modern Family" and "NCIS" still going gangbusters, the Big Four will be all right. But this has been a fall of missed opportunities, and the inability to find hot new shows to piggyback off these rare mega-hits could hurt the nets in the years ahead.


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Public event to explore gun violence in the church, offer prevention strategies and response training
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary will host a workshop to address gun violence in the church on Sunday, April 7. The two-part series, titled "Church Safety and Pastoral Care in Violent Times," will explore active shooter scenarios, church safety best practices, security training policies and strategies on how best to minister to a congregation following an act of violence. Held in partnership with the Mid-Kentucky Presbytery's Disaster, Education, Preparedness and Response Team (DePART), this workshop is the first of its kind in the region. It will be held on Louisville Seminary's campus at 1044 Alta Vista Road from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m.
The workshop will be led by Ron Aguiar, director of safety and security at Southeast Christian Church, and Rev. Dr. Laurie Ann Kraus, coordinator for Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. Admission is free and open to the public. Ministers, church staff, deacons, elders, faith community nurses, child care directors, ushers, counselors, youth workers, seminary students and church volunteers are among those who might benefit most. Participants will take home resources on preventing gun violence and pastoral care.
Schedule The entire workshop will take place on the first floor of Schlegel Hall at Louisville Seminary. Part one, "Church Safety in Violent Times," will be held from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. After a short break for dinner, part two, "Pastoral Care Response in the Wake of Violence," will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Participants are free to attend one or both sessions. Registration is required. To register, contact Pat Welsh at 502-629-2702 or by email: firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Founded in 1853, Louisville Seminary offers an inclusive and diverse learning community, welcoming students from wide ecumenical backgrounds while maintaining its long, historic commitment to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). Louisville Seminary is committed to building bridges across the world's religious, racial and cultural divides. It is distinguished by its nationally-recognized marriage and family therapy and field education programs, the scholarship and church service among its faculty and a commitment to training women and men to participate in the continuing ministry of Jesus Christ.


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HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — You knew it wouldn't take long for the Steve Nash-to-the-Lakers news to make its way around the world.
One extremely interested observer is Lakers power forward Pau Gasol, whose name continues to percolate in trade rumors. He made it clear that he's "excited" about the prospect of teaming up with the two-time MVP, per Marca.com:
"This is great news and a good time. Anyone would love to play with Steve Nash."
The Lakers' power forward has embraced the arrival of the Canadian …: "I'm excited to play with Steve and with all that brings. The player is more generous and less selfish than there are in the NBA. It is also one of the assists historical leaders. "
"Unfortunately I can not control my destiny but I would love to keep the Lakers and will fight the most to try to win another ring, "he said.
Gasol hasn't been shy in stating his own case for remaining with the Lakers. A frontline crew of Gasol, Andrew Bynum and Metta World Peace with Nash and Bryant in the backcourt gives the Lakers one of the most formidable starting fives in the NBA. All five of them have been All-Stars at one time or another and all but Nash have championship rings.
Whether or not the Lakers are done reshaping their roster, however, remains a mystery as Kevin Ding of the Orange County Register points out. As long as Dwight Howard remains a trade option, both Bynum and Gasol cannot escape those trade-rumor crosshairs.


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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair...
My notion of fairness is something that has kept me pretty comfy for most of my life. Because my childhood sucked (alcoholic mother and father, suicide attempts by mother, mother's long-term stay in psych ward and all the various daily humiliations that life with alcoholic parents entails), I had decided that I'd paid my dues. Every now and again, I'd get uncomfortable at the reality that others had lost their entire families in the Holocaust, for example, or been raped and and murdered. But I tried not to think of the fact that those people's lives sucked more than mine and that, therefore, there might be more suckage to come in my own life. And instead, assured myself that my pain allotment had been used up and I could now look forward to a life of bliss and joy. Factor in my years of therapy, which I was sure all but guaranteed success: a great marriage to a guy who was NOT an alcoholic, three wonderful kids with a mom (me!!) who would NOT become an alcoholic and screw up their own childhoods. I had broken the cycle! Yeah for me.
And then...
Then I found out that my NON-alcoholic husband had another little addiction he was hiding. One that I'd never even considered, indeed didn't know existed. Sex. And he'd been hiding it my entire, otherwise perfect married life.
But that's not fair, I screamed. I've had my pain. I've endured having other people screw up my life. I was doing everything right, I thought. I had earned my happiness.
And while I was crumbling as quickly as my marriage built of cards, my career, at which I'd enjoyed considerable (and relatively easy) success, was also falling apart. As a writer, I need to actually show up to the page. I can't fake it. Either I've written something compelling by the end of the day...or I haven't. It's hard to write when you can't see the page through your tears.
And while I was working hard to remain upright for the better part of the day, the publishing underwent a seismic shift when the economy crashed. Magazines I worked for folded. TV production companies, which were wooing me for work, stopped buying new shows.
I loathe a pity party. I've spent my life desperately viewing the glass as half full (at least I have all my limbs! at least my father isn't George Bush! at least I'm not homeless!), even if I've had to really squint to see it that way. But every now and then, like today when I just got more bad news regarding a book project, I want to curl up in a ball and whisper, Enough.
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I thought I was the only one who thought like that. But then again, because The Giver is one of my favorite books (ever since childhood) I've also come to believe that there are just some people in the world whose place it is to carry more than their fair share of pain and heartache because other, lesser people would crumble under the weight. We are the Atlases of our generations. I try to find comfort in that the Universe deems me strong enough to bear it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 29, 2010 at 6:14 AM
Me too. I actually spoke to my husband about it this weekend telling him that I thought I experienced enough pain in my life that I didn't deserve to feel the pain of being betrayed. I like your analogy of being the Atlases of our generation. It's important to remember life isn't fair and that we don't always see or know about the pain that others have to bear.ReplyDelete
On your recommendation, Tabulous, I'm reading The Giver. What an incredible story. Thanks so much for pointing me that direction!ReplyDelete
And yes, I think betrayal robs us of our notion of fairness...but, perhaps, replaces it with a deeper appreciation of what we can be grateful for. Peaks and valleys...peaks and valleys.
- AnonymousApril 23, 2015 at 10:36 AM
I know I'm late to this post (just found your blog a week or two ago), but wow, have you described my thoughts exactly. I've said as much to my husband. I'd been through enough in my life with abusive parents, multiple miscarriages, being a parent to a special-needs child (I love him dearly, but it's not easy), and mental health issues including PTSD and severe depression. He knew all this, how could he do that to me? I did not deserve to be betrayed on top of all that. It nearly killed me, literally, as I was suicidal for months afterwards.ReplyDelete
I know his porn addiction which culminated in his acting out sexually the one time was about him, not me, but that doesn't stop the pain.
Thank you for this blog. I'd been helping me a lot.
If there's a silver lining to being broken open by betrayal, it's this: Use this opportunity to heal. Betrayal re-opens many older wounds -- fear of abandonment, fear of failure, a pervasive sense that we're just not "enough". And when we're brought to our knees, that's the time to reach out for all the help we can get. This is your chance to rebuild yourself. To create a foundation for yourself that's made up of your strength and your integrity and your wisdom. A foundation that you can trust, no matter who or what in your world lets you down. Take this chance. Find your strength. Tap into your wisdom.