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Survey Results – How parents managed a crisis
In a small survey a couple of years ago, I asked parents how they handled their child's mental health crisis. It was completed by 16 people in one city–too few to get a broad picture. Can you help learn what works and what doesn't work by sharing your story? Wherever you live in the world, your information can also help crisis responders, law enforcement officials, and schools to do a better job in a crisis. We need ideas, and "dos" and "don'ts", for handling our really serious situations.
Please take this new survey about your experiences with your child's mental health crises. Thank you.
Click the button below. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes. It is completely anonymous. The survey closes December 31, 2017, and results will be analyzed and published on this site and its Facebook page by January 15, 2018. ("Follow" to ensure you see results.)
Here's what the first survey found:
Demographics (16 respondents from the greater Portland, Oregon region)
Child's age range: 9 to 24 years of age
Child's gender: 67% male, 33% female
Child's diagnosis: Everything!
Autism, ADD and ADHD, depression and bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, brain injury, severe anxiety, PTSD, obsessive compulsive disorder, borderline personality disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, Tourette's, reactive attachment disorder, and sensory processing disorders including PDD (pervasive developmental disorder).
This is a general summary of the results. If you're a geeky type, graphs of raw results are at the end of this article.
When your child had a mental health crisis, what did you do?
Parents had a variety of responses, with the most seeking help from mental health providers (hospital, crisis line, etc.). Many tried to handle a crisis themselves, either by themselves or with the support of others. Since many crises happen at school, the parents' only option was taking their child home. Many called the police at least once for a crisis, but a few called multiple times.
Of those who called the law enforcement:
Those parents who responded said the law enforcement officers mostly did a great job, and if the child was arrested, they agreed that the arrest was appropriate (these were parents who faced severe behavior: physical violence, psychotic rage, property damage, and credible threats of harm). A few parents experienced criticism from the police, or their child was arrested and they did not agree with this. A few also indicated their child had calmed down by the time the police arrived.
What kinds of help did parents seek?
Most parents sought help from other people (such as family members, friends, and neighbors) and from a mental health crisis line for information, emergency response, and support. This was followed by seeking psychiatric care, or help from a school counselor if the child was at school. A few didn't seek help.
What worked best for managing a crisis?
By far, when parents had the help of friends and family, the crisis outcome was the best. They also experience good results when they called a crisis line, which includes both for law enforcement police or mental health. A few found hospitalization and other crisis responders helpful.
"We implemented a crisis plan we'd made that included all options."
"My child is 18 and I don't know the adult system. Nothing's worked thus far."
What was the quality of the crisis resolution with each of these services available?
- Most often, temporary improvement was the result of using the crisis support options available.
- Also most often, crises worsened if a school was involved or a parent tried to manage it alone.
- Next most often, the crisis results were good but the parents still had concerns. The police and psychiatric facilities were best at getting good results.
- A "best possible outcome" was uncommon; only a 1 in 5 had this result.
"The staff at the school made things much worse for my son. We had to find a different school."
"My daughter did well after inpatient care, but there was no discharge plan."
"The school counselor was useless, insisting that everything my daughter was acting normal for her age."
"My ex played me as the "bad" guy."
"Family and friends were clueless."
"The police were helpful but temporary because they couldn't help with underlying issues."
"Hospitalization for a week helped her eventually get insight into her illness, but it took a long time."
What have you done for self-care?
By far, parents took time off, and received therapy or medication for themselves. This was followed by including the family in time off or in family therapy. Half got help by attending a support group, followed by classes or involvement in a mental health organization. Some sought respite care.
What do you wish for the most?
This was an open-ended question and survey takers were encouraged to put down a sentence or two. There were 29 comments for this question. Here is a general summary of the responses ranked from most to least, followed by a selection of quotes.
1. More, better, and affordable mental health treatment
2. A better life for my child
3. A break and rest
4. Emotional support
5. Better skills and knowledge for helping my child
Selected comments:
"Fewer financial barriers to health and wellness services"
"Easier access to the right care at the right time"
"For my daughter to feel safe and loved and at peace in her soul"
"For my son to feel better and participate in more everyday activities"
"More and restful sleep"
"People understanding us, including mental health professionals"
"Support group for spiritual development"
"Mentoring and positive community activities for teens"
"A cleaning lady (or man)"
"Knowledge of what to do and who to call"
"More understanding by my family members instead of judgment"
"To be more patient and calm"
When you handled a mental health crisis, what did you do? (% who responded, multiple responses possible)
–We've responded in all of these ways.
If you've ever called law enforcement, how many times? (% who responded)
What happened when you called law enforcement? (% who responded, multiple responses possible)
–Police took my child to a mental health facility.
–My son came home later, calmed down.
Did you seek help from other services? (% responding, multiple responses possible)
–If he wasn't a danger to himself or others they could do nothing.
–Definitely have thought about who to call
What worked best to handle a mental health crisis? (% who responded, multiple responses possible)
–We implemented a crisis plan we'd made that included all options.
–My child is 18 and I don't know the adult system. Nothing's worked thus far.
What were the results? (number who responded, multiple responses possible)
–The staff at the school made things much worse for my son. We had to find a different school.
–My daughter did well after inpatient care, but then tanked and there was no discharge plan. I pushed hard to get her in a step-down facility, and then we got a good discharge plan.
–The school counselor was useless, insisting that everything my daughter was acting normal for her age. My ex played me as the "bad" guy. Family and Friends were clueless. The police were helpful but temporary because they couldn't help with underlying issues. Hospitalization for a week helped her eventually get insight into her illness, but it took a long time.
Have you taken any action for self care? (% who responded, multiple responses possible)
–We got a companion pet.
–I built a support network of friends and colleagues with expertise in meditation and self-care.
–I got respite when my son was placed with his father temporarily.
As a parent of a troubled child, what do you wish for most? (number responding, up to 3 choices possible)


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I was lucky enough to attend Anderson's Bookshop's YA Literature Conference last month in Naperville, Illinois. And I am so happy that I got to go with my ChiYA sisters, Ronni and Samira!
The lineup of authors was fantastic (keynotes in bold): Frank Beddor, Anne Greenwood Brown, Kym Brunner, Julie Buxbaum, Sharon Cameron, Traci Chee, C. Desir, Paula Garner, Kathleen Glasgow, Goeff Herbach, Ellen Hopkins, Miranda Kenneally, Brendan Kiely, Sarah Darer Littman, Chris Lynch, Adriana Mather, Anna Michels, Susan Moger, Jennifer Niven, Kenneth Oppel, Joy Preble, Adam Selzer, Adam Silvera, Sherri L. Smith, Jordan Sonnenblick, Ann Stampler, Laura Stampler, Aaron Starmer, Paula Stokes, Krystal Sutherland, Kara Thomas, Maggie Thrash, and Jeff Zentner.
On Saturday, the conference consisted of panels and keynotes. The panels were:
- Get Real
- Guys Write YA!
- Love Contemporary Style
- Mystery! Thriller! Suspense!
- Navigating the Issues—Yesterday & Today
- Sci-fi, Fantasy, & Witches, Oh My!
- Write Down the Street
The best part of the conference for me was meeting other writers, teachers, and librarians. I was lucky enough to sit next to Sharon Cameron on Saturday and we hit it off right away. Sharon and I are both represented by the Andrea Brown Literary Agency, and Sharon had just met my agent a few weeks prior. We bonded over switching careers (she was a concert pianist and I was a dentist), feeling guilty about getting to write (as she said, it's so fun it feels like it should be illegal), and all the good and bad (but mostly good) that come with the privilege.
Christa Desir and I also had a few things in common: we're both Chicagoans and we're both Simon Pulse writers! I've looked up to Christa and was honored that she took the time to tell me about her experience with Simon Pulse (she loves them and has five books with them!) and give me advice on the industry.
Traci Chee is a friend of ChiYA and it was so wonderful for us to meet her in person! We couldn't be happier for her tremendous success with her debut, The Reader, which was released at the end of September and has already hit the New York Times Bestseller list!
Adam Silvera is also a ChiYA friend, and we're always so happy to spend more time with him! His keynote was inspiring.
Jennifer Niven was such a sweetheart and Ronni, Samira, and I were lucky enough to spend Sunday with her. I'm so inspired by her writing, her story, and her characters.
I'm always so blown away by how supportive authors are, even when they're internationally-bestselling authors. Many of them truly love the industry, love books, and want to see you succeed. Every single author I met at this conference was so supportive, and I want to thank each and every one of them for their kindness. The writing community is wonderful because of authors like them.
Some of my favorite quotes from the weekend:
"I have ADD, I have a hard time sitting still, and I hate writing." – Jordan Sonnenblick
"You are my rockstars." – Jennifer Niven
"I've always taken pretend very seriously." –Jennifer Niven
"The voice of the character is what carries through." — Laura Stampler
"We carry these things in our lives and they show up unexpectedly in our writing." – Ellen Hopkins
"I'm big on breaking stereotypes because we often look at the wrong people." – Ellen Hopkins
"I'm the Taylor Swift of YA." – Adam Silvera referring to his habit of writing his exes into his books
"What we say will carry on with someone for possibly the rest of their lives." – Adam Silvera
"Harry Potter created me." – Adam Silvera
"YA taught me the power of words even after I wrote a book." – Adam Silvera talking about the YA community
Some of my favorite advice from Jennifer's keynote (some of which can be found on her website):
"Do not enter your pin numbers all at once," meaning you should take writing one scene, one chapter at a time.
"To do anything well, you have to be able to breathe."
"Write and shake it off." She likened the process to having a baby and sending it out in the world, only to hear others tell you things like, "If I had a baby, it would not be like that baby."
"It's a lifeline, not a deadline." Remember, you get to do this, this work is who you are.
The authors were asked why they write for a YA audience, and the answers were inspiring. Here are the ones I managed to jot down, slightly paraphrased:
Chris: Problems don't go away.
Susan: I write YA because it has a wide demographic, and because of conferences like these.
Ellen: I wrote my first book because I didn't want that teen to go down that road. Now, I want to convey it does get better. YA = discovery, who you want to be, discovering who you were meant to be. YA is judging tomorrow by today whereas adult fiction is reflection.
Adam: YA is what I always picked up, the space where I'd want to be…even when I try to move away, I magnetize back. It feels great to make a difference and make these teens feel seen and heard.
Kathleen: YA has a desperation for meaning. Real stories live here. It's an intense reading experience. YA is figuring out who we'll be. 90% of kids don't have a sunny, happy life and need to be represented. And I'm emotionally 15.
Anne: Different voices fit different writers. I never left high school and that's the voice that came out of my mouth and pen. Also, YA has such a broad audience.
Geoff: I write YA because of my son's smelly left armpit.
Julie: My son's right armpit…Just kidding. I missed being 16 and wanted to go back to when the world was wide open. It's fun to tackle firsts.
Jennifer: YA is bold, brave, original. It starts conversations that need to be had. My agent said to write what I have to even if it terrifies me. YA = Oz: the readers are eager, want to see themselves on the page, are honest, and if we write honestly they'll be receptive.
Susan: I was told I couldn't write YA and I had to show them otherwise…just like a teenager! I write what I wish had been available when I was a teen.
My favorite advice from the weekend:
Each book requires a new set of tools. You have the toolbox, but you have to find the tools, which can take time (for Susan, 20K words). It's about recognizing the process.
There are different ways to write: Jennifer has a set of teen readers for the first draft but Julie doesn't share her work. Sarah has a few trusted betas. It's about finding your process.
Julie's advice: read like a writer, not like a reader. You have to stop when it's grooving to figure out why. Read widely and critically.
Don't be afraid to ask people for help when researching your book. This was mentioned by multiple authors throughout the day, and the bottom line is, people want to help you. I've personally been afraid to ask for help while researching, and this was wonderful to hear and gave me confidence to explore areas of life I'm not familiar with.
On Sunday, "Fandom Frenzy" day, the attendees were mostly teenagers, and it was such a privilege to be able to see teen readers interact with their role model authors. I loved books as a child, but took a long hiatus during my teens and didn't fall back in love until I was much older. I was so happy to see that there are plenty of teens out there who love and, more importantly, need these books, and it was wonderful to be reminded of this.
For more on the conference, check out the hashtags #ABYALitConf and #YAFandomFrenzy on Twitter!
Beautiful collage of all the authors' books, courtesy of Anderson's:
This post is brought to you by Gloria Chao at ChiYAwriters.com.


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Office for sale in Park Hill, Sheffield S2
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Property features
- Unique Commercial Space
- Office, Retail, Studio, Leisure
- Europe Largest Grade II Listed Building
- Panoramic Views Over Sheffield City Centre
- Flexible Space - To Suit Your Business
Property description
Park Hill, situated behind Sheffield Train Station, enjoys panoramic views over the city centre.
Additional Description
Park Hill is going to be like no other place. Iconic is an overused term, but it really does apply to Park Hill. Completed in 1961, the Grade II* Listed Park Hill (the largest Listed structure in Europe) is a landmark on the Sheffield skyline atop one of the city's seven hills immediately to the east of the mainline railway station and city centre. It already has character and we want to create a world class landscape, inside and outside its walls.
The great thing about Park Hill is that it's flexible to suit your needs. Instead of us breaking up the space available into different sizes, we've left it for you to decide. You know best how your space will work for your business, and Park Hill can offer you flexible space from 500 sq ft to 21,500 sq ft. Park Hill has always been about the community, and the community is what makes it a place.
With Phase 1 now complete, inlcuding260 new homes, 10 contempory workspaces, and the new Grace Owen Nursey, over 600 people now live and work at Park Hill.
We are now taking enquiries for Phase 2. The proposals of whichinclude circa 27,000 sq. Ft. Of commerical space.
We have seen an unprecendented level of interest in the commercial space and only have the following units available:
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The units are available as 'shells'. The shell specification includes:
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The units are available to buy (long leasehold) or to rent on standard short form leases. Prices for shell units start at £120psf+VAT and rents from £12psf+VAT.
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- Robin Hood Airport (19.8 miles)
- Manchester International Airport (33.7 miles)
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- Hull Ferry Terminal (54.8 miles)
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- Longley Park Sixth Form College (2.6 miles)
- Chapeltown Academy (4.8 miles)
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Gallery of Modern Art
A multimedia mixed bag of paintings, ceramics, furniture and sculpture come together at the Gallery of Modern Art, one of Britain's most popular contemporary art museums. Temporary exhibits mix with the fine permanent collection of works by the likes of Hockney and Warhol.
GoMA is housed in a straitlaced neoclassical building complete with pedimented and pillared facade, the perfect foil for the challenging, fun and inspiring artworks that lie within.


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Shane Couch "Inspired by the Sea" Seascape and Historic Marine Paintings
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Porthcurno Beach Break no 2
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Quite busy at the moment, just finished the 2nd in my Porthcurno beach break series. It makes me want to get back there as soon as I can.
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When President Barack Obama announced to the nation, with theatrics reminiscent of LeBron James's "The Decision", that while he was now personally in favor for gay marriage, he favored a states' rights approach to the issue, the mainstream media collectively gushed over Obama's flip-flop. Newsweek put Obama on its cover, with a ridiculous and obnoxious rainbow halo over his head, and called him "The First Gay President." The New Yorker's cover had a White House with rainbow columns.
The media also went on a rampage in painting Republicans as Neanderthals who have not evolved along with Obama. They immediately implied that black voters, many of whom reject gay marriage, needed to evolve. MSNBC's Chris Matthews took it a step further and told a black pastor who was against gay marriage, "I hope you evolve." And media also put the heat on socially conservative, Catholic Hispanic voters who may not have evolved along with the nation's "first gay president."
Yet, as a post by Carol Felsenthal at The Hill observes, the media did not put any heat on Democrats who were still "evolving" on the issue of gay marriage, the most prominent of whom is none other than Hillary Clinton, Obama's Secretary of State and a darling of the mainstream media and liberal activists.
As Felsenthal notes, two of Obama's cabinet members have already supported gay marriage, but Clinton is unlikely to do so for political reasons.
Felsenthal surmises Clinton is still leaving the door open for a White House run in 2016 and coming out for gay marriage may lessen her chances in the Iowa Caucus. Voters in Iowa, as Fiesenthal notes, removed in 2010 three Iowa Supreme Court justice who upheld the decision allowing gay marriage.
Fiesenthal writes that "when Clinton addressed a United Nations human-rights group in Geneva in December 2011," she spoke of spoke about how gay rights were human rights, but "she specifically did not mention gay marriage in the United States or elsewhere." Clinton was similarly political when she "did seem last year to endorse New York's gay-marriage law, though she offered no country-wide endorsement."
Other Democrats running for Senate in conservative states, such Obama's former DNC Chairman Tim Kaine in Virginia, Bob Kerrey in Nebraska, and Claire McCaskill in Missouri, have not "evolved" on the issue of gay marriage as well.
It is only logical to assume that members of the president's political party who have not "evolved" on the issue with him would feel more scrutiny and heat from the mainstream media than Republicans.
But the mainstream never wants to point out these inconsistencies in politicians who are on their liberal team, politicians they want to protect and never make uncomfortable.


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Jenex Announces Closing of Debt Settlement
December 11, 2014
The Jenex Corporation (TSXV: JEN.H) ("Jenex" or the "Corporation") announces that is has completed the debt settlement described in its press release of November 18, 2014.
Jenex settled $4,614,472 of secured debt (including accrued interest) by issuing (a) 25,500,000 common shares (b) $600,000 of secured debentures, and (c) 10,000,000 warrants. The terms of the Debentures and the Warrants are described in the November 18, 2014 press release.
Jenex also settle unsecured debts totaling $437,500 by the issuance of 8,075,000 common shares.
"We are pleased to make this significant announcement for Jenex and would like to thank our debtholders for working with us to arrive at a settlement. The debt settlement is an important milestone for the Corporation which removes a substantial amount of indebtedness from our balance sheet and now clears the path for management to execute on the vision for the company." said Chairman, Rob Fia
The securities issued in this closing are subject to a four month hold period which expires on April 11, 2015. Following completion of this closing, there are approximately 110,352,437 issued and outstanding common shares of Jenex.
"With a clean balance sheet, and significant progress being made in business and product development, we are looking forward to launching our web and social media focused eStore and continuing to develop our new product platform, which includes products in the acne, anti-aging and cold sore market," said Jenex's CEO,, Peter Shippen
Certain statements in this news release constitute "forward-looking" statements. These statements relate to future events or the Corporation's future performance and include the launching of the eStore and development of new products described in the news release. All such statements involve substantial known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results to vary from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to other risks, the Corporation will require additional capital in order to launch its eStore and develop new products and the failure to do so, or delay in doing so, will prevent or delay those initiatives. The development of new products is subject to risks inherent in that process, including the risk that the new products will fail to perform as expected and the risk that the Corporation will not receive required regulatory approvals to manufacture and market the products. Forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties, they should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results, and they will not necessarily be accurate indications of whether or not such results will be achieved. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated due to a number of factors and risks. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are based upon what management of the Corporation believes are reasonable assumptions on the date of this news release, the Corporation cannot assure investors that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof and the Corporation disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable securities regulations.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.
Rob Fia, Chairman
Peter Shippen, CEO


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CHICAGO --Former Chicago Ald. Dorothy Tillman was back in Chicago Saturday, and she said her criminal trespassing conviction should be seen as a reflection of a broken system.Tillman appeared as a guest speaker at the Global Mix Hip-Hop Summit Saturday afternoon.
The 61-year-old civil rights activist was arrested in March while trying to obtain her aunt's medical file at an Alabama hospital. A judge has suspended her 10-day sentence, pending appeal.
The former alderman says she hopes her ordeal can shed light on issues of fair treatment for the elderly.
"It's bigger than me. Of course, they offered to drop all charges to make it go away, but it's bigger than that. It's about what happens to seniors?[people] treat them any kind of way," she said.
Tillman plans a circuit court appeal and says she expects to win.


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This was difficult to write, and may be difficult to read. Before we get started, I would like to offer a trigger warning to anyone experiencing addiction/depression/self-harm/suicidal thoughts or anything of the like. For those of you that might be confused about your sexual identity, I want to hear from you. If you don't have anyone to talk to, let me be that person.
This is my story. It's a tiny fraction of the portion of the experience of what it is to be LGBTQ+, but this is my experience with growing up gay.
By the way, all of the names in this post are aliases
Let's start at the beginning. The first time I fell in love. Her…yes HER name was Diane. I blame Disney films, and of course patriarchal society, but Disney was really confusing for me. I saw these films and saw the dynamic of the Prince and the Princess and knew that I had to find my Princess; I later realized that I wanted to be the Princess…
I was seven years old. It was a fast love…literally. We were running to P.E and I ran next to her and said: "Diane, I love you." She responded with "What did you say?" Our romance was real.
I was deep in the closet, so deep that I didn't even know of the closet's existence. To say I was confused is an understatement. But, I was able to discern what was "normal" so, I made calculated moved to make sure that other kids knew that I too was "normal". I can remember sitting next to a particularly gossipy girl in class and I started writing on my binder "I ❤ Vanessa" because I knew she would look to see what I was writing.
"VANESSA?! YOU LIKE VANESSA?! OH MY GOD." I looked at her with false chagrin as if this whole thing wasn't premeditated. "Kayla, please…please, whatever you do, do not tell the entire school about this." Perfect.
I think most queer kids learned how to be a sociopath growing up. Clearly, I was no different. I had a knack for seeing patterns and behaviors of my classmates, which came in handy trying to fit in. But, no matter how hard I tried, I was still different.
This happened a lot. Before I got called "gay" or "fag" I was told I was different. Not necessarily bad, but definitely different. Like, we don't know what to label you so for right now we're going to slap this "to be determined" sticker on you until we figure out what you are. So to make up for being so different, I needed to be popular. Even going so far as to joining the Asian Heritage Club claiming that my distant relatives were Korean. Look, I was desperate…
My grandmother was one of the only ones in my life that recognized me for being different but praised me for it. I can remember her pulling me aside after I told her I was having a hard time at school and telling me, "You're different love, there's no doubt about that, and there are people that will probably give you a hard time for it, there's no doubting that either, but being different is what is going to make the world fall in love with you. Give it time."
My grandmother passed away when I was thirteen. I still miss her every day.
That was a very difficult time for me. Because believe it or not, prior to puberty I knew that I was straight. I would fantasize about titties and get all giddy. No seriously, I would actually be aroused when thinking about women. SO, you can imagine my surprise when I turned 13 and started seeing dudes in an ENTIRELY different way.
My Sexual Awakening
The first time I was exposed to sexual content was a pornographic movie that I downloaded BY ACCIDENT. Remember LimeWire? For those of you that don't, LimeWire was an application that you could download to your computer and in addition to the thousands of viruses and malware now hard-driving themselves in your motherboard (I don't know a thing about computers), you could also download free music. FREE MUSIC?! This was the greatest thing since naps.
Sometimes things would get weird though. Usually, it would be the song that was labeled, but sometimes it would be a loop of former President Clinton saying "I did not have sexual relations with that girl." But, this one time…I tried downloading Men At Work's Land Down Under, but it was taking a terribly long time to download. Right about when I was about to give up, the download finished. I pressed play and up popped QuickTime player. This isn't the Down Under I wanted but damn did the men plunder.
The memory is still so vivid because even though I wasn't fully aware of what sex was, but I knew that this was a naughty thing to see. The scene started with a man and a woman seated across from one another at a long dining table when a young waiter or butler type individual offered them champagne. JUMP CUT, everyone is naked, the woman is being fucked by her husband reverse cow-girl, and she was pouring the champagne down her tits so that her body was a flesh luge for the young waiter who was awaiting the delivery down by her pound of pubes…I'm guessing this was a video from the 80's.
It was incredibly exciting.
My Homosexual Awakening:
The Whole Ten Yards, the sequel to The Whole Nine Yards, were movies about the crazy adventures that happen when a dentist gets roped into his new neighbor's illegal mob lifestyle. The two leads were Mathew Perry (playing the dentist) and Bruce Willis (playing the Mobster).
There is a scene where Bruce Willis and Mathew Perry wake up in bed next to each other. I can remember thinking oh my god what is happening to me, then Bruce Willis stood up and you see a beautiful shot of his butt, oh…oh my. Picture this: you're in grade school and they've just introduced letters to math, then they ask you to take a calculus exam. THAT IS HOW HARD I WAS.
This was the first time I had seen two men in some sort of sexual context. And there was no going back after that.
Then Things Got Really Dark
I didn't want to be gay. No one in my proximity or even my vicinity was gay. I just wanted to fit in and this was a clear indicator that I was irrevocably different.
There was one out gay guy at my high school (that I was aware of) and he was a year or two older than me. He was dared to kiss the captain of the football team in exchange for MDMA and gay porn mags, this was 2009, porn on the Internet was readily and willingly available, but regardless of why he did it, he did it. And then he was beaten pretty severely by members of the football team.
So clearly, being gay was a bad and dangerous thing to be. I trained myself to talk straight, stand straight, think straight, walk straight, eat straight, and laugh straight, every extension of my personality a façade built out of fear. Oh and I dated women, but not just any women, the "hottest" women that I could convince to date me to use as a beard. But, no matter how hard I tried; I would have thoughts that felt like a lightning strike because of how quickly and forcefully they entered my headspace. Those thoughts would usually be something like this:
One of my best friends early on in high school was this blond-haired, blue-eyed, super intelligent boy, with a thin scar that started in the corner of his right eye and fell down to his cheek. Wherever his career path led him he could always fall back on being a sexy Bond villain. We'll call him Ben.
- Ben: Hey Wolfie, what do you want to eat?
- Wolfe: Oh, anything man. Pizza?
- Ben: Cool yeah, pizza sounds great! By the way, how did you do on the English test?
- Wolfe: I'm not sure. I think it went alright. KISS HIM, KISS HIM NOW. GRAB HIS FACE AND KISS HIM.
This happened a lot. I would always be so "surprised" when it happened. Whoa, that was so weird, I'm not attracted to men where did that come from? But of course, it kept happening, even though I didn't want it to.
I was also convinced that something had "made me gay" so I tried everything to reverse it. For instance, I took testosterone because I thought that by having sexual attraction towards men, I was inherently feminine, so I would take testosterone to make me more of a "man", which would chemically alter my brain and redirect my dick towards women. I actually thought this. And yes it backfired, all it did was make me breakout like crazy and hornier for guys.
I was sixteen, and deeply depressed. A doctor suggested that I start taking Prozac, but not to worry because lots of kids have the "teenage blues." Yeah…yeah! That's all this is, it's just depression, that makes sense! So I started taking the drugs, and those drugs, and those drugs, yeah those ones over there too and washing them down with alcohol when it was available. Except for pot, they were all prescription drugs, so get this, I didn't think I had a problem because how could medicine make you sick?
At this point in my life, I was also very religious. Praying almost every night for God to take away these thoughts, to help me fit in. I also cried myself to sleep more often than naught. I was afraid. Terrified actually. I contemplated suicide, was harming myself, and in a particularly low moment, branded a cross on my arm as a pact with God that if I did this, he would take away these thoughts.
He didn't keep up his end of the bargain.
From that point on I turned my back on organized religion and shut myself down. I was less than human. In attempting to get rid of sadness and depression I also accidentally threw out everything else, relinquishing joy, excitement, love…everything that makes life worth living. I became an anesthetized version of my former self. So, to try and feel something I drove my car off the road. I aimed for a wall but swerved and hit a curb going 50mph.
I do not know if this was a suicide attempt. Yes, I know that is confusing. And yes, I wanted to die, but more than that I wanted to feel fucking anything, please just let me feel something again. It was some sort of fugue state; I truly did not know what I was doing. I was driving home from a tutoring session and a voice in my head said: "do it, go, do it now." And I did.
Luckily, I am not a very good liar and my parents saw through my "a dog ran across the road" story. I started much more intensive therapy and got sober…ish. I was prescribed Xanax and still drinking so even though I wasn't using as heavily, I still relied on that coping mechanism.
Okay! High school was admittedly terrible, but now I'm at college. It's a whole new world here, no one knows me, and I could totally reinvent myself…except, I went to university ten minutes away from where I went to high school. BUT, I was determined to turn over a new leaf, put all that gay shit behind me.
So I did one of the straightest things I could think of…joined a fraternity. What could convince people of my heterosexuality more effectively than an institution built on boozing and getting your dick wet in the vaginal canal, and I was going kayaking god damn it.
This severely backfired. I wanted to fit in, but in order to do so here, I had to jump through a lot of hoops and morph myself into something completely unrecognizable. Even my girlfriend noticed, "You completely change when you're with them, or when you drink." The saddest part is, that was a complete surprise to me. I was past confused and had entered the lost territory.
Don't get me wrong, some of my closest friends I met through the fraternity, and several of the brothers I could call up right now if I needed them, and they would be there. But, fraternity life as a whole was so incongruent to who I am that I forced myself even further inward.
After being dumped by my girlfriend I went on a bender, for uh…well, a few months. I'm an addict, I have known I have had an addictive personality since I got my wisdom teeth taken out when I was 15 and would steal extra Vicodin and would replace them with Ibuprofen.
There was a saying at my university:
"You're not an alcoholic until you graduate."
It was so easy for me to keep my drinking habits under wraps because everyone was binging. Granted, I was definitely on the extreme end. My day would start by opening a fifth of Southern Comfort and a can of Rockstar and pouring myself the trashiest of white trash cocktails. I would finish most nights by finishing the bottle. My bed looked like a maroon galaxy, overlapping stains of blood that came from constantly abusing cocaine and speed.
I was a mess, I needed help.
One night, I was blackout drunk and pretty deep into an 8-ball of cocaine. I remember calling my brother. I was crying for some reason. Then I remember my parents coming over. I was inconsolable, and out of my mind. I told my parents that I was gay and collapsed into another fit of tears. This was the first time I had said the words "I" and "gay" in the same sentence EVER. Even in my mind. I know you may not believe me, but I wouldn't even allow myself to think it…but, on some level it was always there. I always knew.
I don't remember anything after that. I woke up the next morning at my parent's house. I may be paraphrasing but the conversation went a little bit like this.
- Parents: We need to talk
- Wolfe: About what?
- Parents: about the fact that you are gay and addicted to drugs
- Wolfe: WHAT?! WHO SAID I WAS GAY? AND I'M NOT ADDICTED THEY JUST MAKE ME FEEL NICE. JUST BECAUSE I CAN'T GO A DAY WITHOUT THEM DOESN'T MEAN I'M AN ADDICT.
I moved in with my parents and amazingly, still attended school. The day I came out, February 11, 2014, was the last day I consumed alcohol. It took me another year to get clean from the other drugs. But now, I am completely sober and very gay.
It has taken me a long long time to accept myself and even longer to love myself. I had to pretty much reprogram myself; I needed to unlearn everything I was taught to see as "deplorable behavior".
My name is Wolfe. I'm a gay man and I am so proud of the beautiful people I stand with this month of Pride. Come join us, won't you? Whenever you're ready, there is an entire community waiting for you with open arms. I love you.
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One of the hottest weekends in July sees the biggest free arts festival in America attracting around 300,000 people to Baltimore City.
Image Engineering set up at the main stage with three camera operators and one director/switcher. In-between music acts sponsors reels were played. The festival lasted for three days with each bringing a different challenge. The biggest challenge of all was the weather. Several headliners had to cut their acts short as our team had to get the gear out of the rain and our screens down low while also cutting to graphics warning patrons to immediately seek shelter. The screens went up and down five times over the course of the weekend due to lightning/storms. The storm warning graphics weren't the only graphics we had to create on the spot as we also made an "On behalf of everyone here at Artscape: Congratulations Matt and Heather" that was flashed up after we captured their marriage proposal on the LED screens.


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"Our childhood is stolen from us," writes John Irving, "not always in one momentous event, but often in a series of small robberies that add up to the same loss." Jack Burns, the hero of Until I Find You, is the victim of just such a theft. No single episode in his early life has a traumatic effect; but his upbringing is so riddled with confusion and ambiguity, particularly where sex is concerned, that he enters adulthood with emotional wounds which take years to heal.
When we first meet him, he is just four years old, being hauled around Europe by his mother, Alice, a tattoo artist. His father, William, an organist from Edinburgh, has disappeared, so mother and son have to wander the streets of Copenhagen and Oslo and Amsterdam looking for someone who might know of his whereabouts.
It is a good starting-point for a novel and the opening chapters contain some of the best writing in the book, as Irving introduces a rickety crowd of tattoo-ists and other bohemian types. Aberdeen Bill, Tattoo Ole, Ladies' Man Madsen… The very names are evocative of a world of dodgy tattoo parlours and butch sailors with broken hearts stamped on their chests.
There are sexual shenanigans a-plenty, too, although Alice does her best to protect her son. "Not around Jack" becomes her recurring refrain as flaky Scandinavian types lay siege to her.
Most of the rest of the novel takes place in Canada and the States, where Jack attends a girl-dominated school before becoming an Oscar-winning actor specialising in sexually ambiguous roles. Like other Irving heroes before him, he is spoiled for choice where women are concerned; but, while his first clumsy encounters with the opposite sex are intermittently amusing, they are also vaguely disturbing, with 16-year-old girls taking an unhealthy interest in a boy half their age.
It is only the intimate friendships that Jack forms - through sex or, in some cases, despite of sex - that save the story from sleaziness.
At 820 pages, the novel is absurdly long. It seems wimpish to complain when six-year-olds can read that much Harry Potter before breakfast; but the writing here is pretty sedate, with little of the sparkle Irving produced in his last book, The Fourth Hand. But its gentle, perplexed hero, with his lost-boy innocence, lodges in the memory.


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These 9 arm exercises for stroke patients will help you improve strength and mobility in your arm and hand.
We organized these arm exercises into 3 difficulty levels, so there's something for everyone to try.
Each exercise features Barbara, OTA. We even have a video featuring Barbara for the level 1 exercises.
Let's get started.
Level 1 Arm Exercises
You will need: A cane, chair, tabletop, and a full water bottle.
These arm exercises are great for stroke patients with limited mobility in their affected side of the body.
They involve lots of good stretching and passive movement, which helps you retrain your brain and regain arm movement.
Let's get started!
Exercise 1: Cane Leaning
Sit in chair with your legs hip width apart. Then, with a cane on your affected side, place your affected hand on the hands, and then place your unaffected hand on top.
Then, stretch and lean into your affected side. Be sure to keep your feet planted on the ground and use your non-affected side to help keep you steady.
Feel a nice stretch, then return to an upright position. Repeat 5 times.
Exercise 2: Circle Movement
Place a water bottle on top of a table. Then, lace your fingers together and wrap both hands around a water bottle.
Then, make large circular movements with your arms. As you move around in this big circle, focus on really stretching your affected arm.
Perform 10 big, slow circles.
Exercise 3: Straight Push
Place the water bottle on the table away from you at arm's length.
Then, interlace your fingers and rest your hand and forearm on the table. Then, stretch and reach your arm across the table to tap the water bottle. If you can, try pushing the water bottle a little farther away from you.
Then, pull your arms back down in front of you and rest your shoulders down. Put just as much attention and focus into pulling your arms back in as you do pushing them out.
Complete 10 pushes.
Level 1 Arm Exercise Video
Here's a video featuring Barbara guiding you through even more level 1 arm exercises for stroke patients:
Level 2 Arm Exercises
You will need: A tabletop and a full bottle of water.
For the level 2 exercises, you will start to isolate your affected side.
Instead of using your non-affected arm to assist your affected arm, you will start to do these movements 'actively.'
Exercise 1: Punching Movement
Place the water bottle on the table in front of you, and then place your forearm on the table with your hand in a fist.
Then, slide your arm forward to 'punch' the water bottle. Then, pull your arm back towards you.
While you do this movement, be extra mindful not to raise your shoulder. Although your shoulder will want to help, we are working on retraining your arm, so try to isolate your arm as much as possible.
Repeat this punching movement 10 times.
Exercise 2: Pushing Movement
Place a water bottle on the left side of the table within your range of motion. Then, hook your wrist on the outside of the bottle.
Then, use your arm to push the bottle across the table. If you can do this without moving your body, great! If you need to move your body to accomplish this task, then that's okay. You're still retraining your brain and working on regaining arm movement.
When you're done, hook your wrist on the other side of the bottle and push it back across the table.
Repeat this back and forth pushing a total of 5 times.
Exercise 3: Unweighted Bicep Curls
If you can perform a full bicep curl, then move onto the level 3 exercises.
If you have trouble curling your arm and releasing it back down, then this is a great exercise for you.
Start with your elbow on a table with your arm bent at 90 degrees. Then, curl your arm up just a little, and then release it back down just a little.
Notice how small the movement is. Start here and you will still make good progress.
Try to push your range of motion and make slightly bigger movements each time.
It's important to remember that bringing your arm down is just as important as bringing your arm up.
The upward motion activates your bicep, and the downward motion activates your tricep. Both are equally important, so focus on them equally, too.
If you have trouble curling your arm up, then tap on your bicep to activate the muscle.
Repeat slowly for a total of 5 times.
Level 3 Arm Exercises
You will need: A water bottle and a nice comfy seat
These exercises are the most difficult, so if you can't do them don't be discouraged. You can work your way up to them!
Exercise 1: Weighted Bicep Curl
Hold a water bottle in your affected hand and hang your arm down by your side.
Then, while keeping your elbow glued to your side, bring the bottle up to your shoulder. Then bring it back down just as slowly.
You are working your tricep when you bring your arm down, and your bicep when you bring it up; and they both need equal amounts of attention.
Complete 10 bicep curls.
Exercise 2: Open Arm Movement
Sit comfortable and hold a water bottle with your affected hand. If it's too heavy, try the exercise with no weight and work up from there.
For the exercise, keep your elbows glued to your sides at all times.
With your arms bent at 90 degrees, open your arms up so that your forearms come out to your sides.
Really focus on squeezing your shoulder blades together when your arms are opened up the widest.
Then, move your arms back to center.
Repeat this movement 10 times.
Exercise 3: Side Arm Raise
This is the most difficult exercise of them all, so be extra mindful about doing the movement correctly.
While sitting on the edge of your bed or couch, hold a water bottle in your affected hand and place your arm out to your side.
Then, lift the water bottle up while keeping your arm straight. Make sure that the entire movement is happening in your arm. Try not to let your shoulder hike up.
If this is too difficult, try doing it without the water bottle and see if that improves your range of motion.
Complete this movement a total of 5 times and take a well-deserved break.
And that's a wrap!
Want faster results?
If you'd like to boost your results, you need to complete more reps.
Repetition stimulates neuroplasticity in the brain and helps reconnect your mind to your muscles. This is the key to recovery.
You can accomplish at least 400 repetitions per session with our home therapy device, FitMi – even if you have severe impairment.
That's a lot of reps! Which means that neuroplasticity is being activated to the max and you see faster results.
If you'd like to learn more about FitMi and watch patient testimonials, click here.


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Outstanding Students Recognized for President's List, Dean's List, Exceptional Attendance, Rising Star, Star Student and/or Student of the Quarter Awards at Halloween Themed Student Assembly
Cheyenne, WY (November 2, 2012) – The Institute of Business & Medical Careers in Cheyenne, WY hosted a Halloween Student Assembly on October 31st to recognize the academic achievements of students in the Business, Medical, Legal and Massage Degree and Diploma Programs.
IBMC is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools and rewards students for high academic achievements in accelerated career training classes.
President's List – 4.0 GPA
Brenda Allen, Ashley Anderson, Rebecca Andrade, Shanell Arias, Lesli Benson, Lauren Blattner, Jessica Britton, Shayla Bronson, Jessica Chivers, Chance Cohick-Stoner, Annette Comstock, Brandin Fanning, O'Randy Finch, Jamie Foster, Amy Hassinger, Conner Hoflund, Amanda Jenkins, Patricia Johnson, Margaret Juniker, Danielle Kelly, Francine Lilly, Amanda Linn, Steven Lunden, Carrie Marriner, Antoinette Marshall, Brianna McFadden, Stephen Mefford, Kelsey Miller, Julia Miller, Amanda Miller, Jessica Nuesca, Angela Plunkett, Ramon Rodriguez, Amanda Rosentreter, Christine Shafer, Autumn Taninies, Jacqueline Tretter, Kylie Varga, Jordan Walter, Nicole Whitley, Joyell Whitman and Gilbert Yanez
Students who have achieved placement on Dean's List a grade point average of 3.45-3.9:
Kirsten Anderson, Priscilla Barela, Valari Bechtold, Gerald Boyd, Carrolli Chiasson, Jeffery Daugherty, Ashley Dike, Roy Edmunds, Tosha Gallegos, Cassidy Heatherington, Jessica Johnson, Lacy Jordan, Angelene Kelley, Jessica Lawson, Belinda Lopez, Rebekah Matthews, Rhiannon Matto, Susan McNair, Stephanie Morris, Alexandra Norman, Shevelle Ott, Teresa Read, Jodi Riedesel, Jessica Rodriguez, Anna Roesch, Cara Roland, Jeanette Saucedo, Mary Scherden, Caroline Shafer, Adriana St. Rose, Vanessa Van Arnam and Paula Yarger
Students who have been honored, by session, with the Exceptional Attendance Award:
Rachel Allenp-Reinacher, Ashley Anderson, Kirsten Anderson, Rebecca Andrade, Valari Bechtold, Jessica Britton, Shayla Bronson, Carrolli Chiasson, Jessica Chivers, Sonny Cisneros, Annette Comstock, Amanda Culley, Ashley Dike, Roy Edmunds, Bonnie Eisen, Brandin Fanning, Jamie Foster, Tosha Gallegos, Amy Hassinger, Jessica Johnson, Lacy Jordan, Margaret Juniker, Vince Kelly, Francine Lilly, Amanda Linn, Blaze Lipowski, Antoinette Marshall, Kelsey Miller, Lynne Moore, Jessica Nuesca, Tracie Paul, Jodi Riedesel, Christine Shafer, Autumn Taninies, Nicole Whitley, Joyell Whitman and Gilbert Yanez
Rising STAR Students:
Danielle Brooks, Annette Comstock and Tamra Sayers
STAR Students:
Kristina Brooks-Shaffter, Cassidy Heatherington and Autumn Tannies
Students of the Quarter:
Connor Hoflund, Antoinette Marshall and Vanessa Van Arnam
Faculty of the Quarter:
Crystie Sanderson
IBMC is currently enrolling students for the November 26th class start. For more information about IBMC educational programs at the Fort Collins, Greeley, Longmont and Cheyenne campuses, call (800) 495-2669 or visit us on-line at www.ibmc.edu.


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Tuesday, November 13
converse and cardigan
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I love your Cardi:) I hate it when my photos don't turn out the way that I hope. Hope you start feeling better!ReplyDelete
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I know and you feel like the post is ruined! awh thank you :) xDelete
- AnonymousNov 13, 2012, 4:26:00 AM
Super cute! That cardigan is adorable.ReplyDelete
Sorry your feeling sick! I get what you mean about going au natural, I think it's good to avoid medication if necessary :)
Yeah it feels like it'll heal itself over time! thank you :) xDelete
- AnonymousNov 13, 2012, 5:12:00 AM
Sorry you're feeling sickly, but you look lovely in your OOTD pics :) That mustard cardigan and your purple Chucks add a nice oomph to your outfit! I have a terrible feeling that I'm about to get a cold, so I've been hydrating myself with tons of juice, water, and tea, and gargling with salt and using a nasal cleansing thing. I'm SO determined to not get sick D: I hope you feel better ASAP!ReplyDelete
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awh thank you so SO much! that was so nice :) i hate gargling with salt though, i always try to avoid it but I've been drinking a lot of water too. Thanks again and I hope you don't get sick!!Delete
I have the same issue with a lot of my pictures :( I hope you feel better soon! I'm the same way about pills :)ReplyDelete
Super cute look by the way!
You look gorgeous! I've been sick this week as well! Definitely no fun :(Hope you feel better soon! xoReplyDelete
Awww.. Feel better! I love your style & Your blog is so nice! :)ReplyDelete
Xo Pam
Love the mustard cardigan! Hope you feel better soon!ReplyDelete
xo, Kenya
Love these shoes with your outfit!ReplyDelete
Isn't That Charming.
You look so cool i love your chunky necklace and mustard cardi plus your photos do look amazingReplyDelete
Great outfit! Very stylish and cool! Hope you feel better too, tonsils sound awful!ReplyDelete
Would you like to follow each other? It would make me very happy if you checked out my blog and see what you think about :)and maybe we could follow each other? Let me know!
Again, hope you're feeling better! Hugs from Italy!
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Love the necklace!ReplyDelete
Very cute and laid back. Come visit me sometime.ReplyDelete
Thanks for taking the time to comment, I love hearing what you have to say, and appreciate it! :)


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MAHADISCOM Sub Assistant Recruitment 2017 Apply Online for 2542 Vacancies
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MAHADISCOM) has recently announced an employment notification MAHADISCOM Sub Assistant Recruitment 2017 on its official website to recruit the candidates as various vacant upkendra Sahayak (Sub Assistant) positions. As per this notification, MAHADISCOM is going to fill up 2542 members of unfilled Sub Assistant Jobs. MAHADISCOM invites the online applications from interested and eligible candidates. Job seekers who are looking for the latest MAHADISCOM jobs, those must utilize this best opportunity as soon as possible. Online applications are now available at its official website. Suitable candidates may download the online application form and follow the below simple steps provided by us and submit the filled application form on or before last date that is 06th February, 2017.
Vacancy Details about MAHADISCOM Sub Assistant Recruitment 2017:
Total Number of Vacancies: 2542 Posts.
Name of the Posts: Sub Assistant (Upkendra Sahayak).
Job Location: Maharashtra.
Age Limit:
Candidates minimum age should be 18 years and maximum age should be 27 years. Age relaxation is also available for the reserved category applicants.
Educational Qualification:
Applicants must possess intermediate or equivalent examination from any recognized board.
Selection Procedure:
Candidates will be selected based on their score obtain in the following rounds,
- Written Examination (Objective Type).
- Personal Interview.
- Document Verification.
Salary Details:
- For First Year, Rs.9000/- per month.
- For Second Year, Rs.10000/- per month.
- For Third Year, Rs.11000/- per month.
Application Fee:
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With approximately 12 million tons of plastic debris entering the world's oceans each year, plastic is causing detrimental impacts to many marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Large pieces of plastic such as abandoned nets can cause entanglement of species such as sea lions and turtles, and microplastics can enter food chains at all levels.
Galapagos is a unique and special place, with charismatic reptiles, mammals and birds found nowhere else on Earth. However, even this extraordinary Archipelago needs our help in the fight against plastic pollution. The Islands are feeling the impact of the modern world like never before and plastics are threatening the fragile habitats and wildlife found there.
Will you help us to protect the endangered wildlife of Galapagos from the threat of plastic pollution?
We are already working with local community groups in Galapagos to encourage reduction in the use of single-use plastics such as plastic bags. One such group is GECO (Grupo Eco Cultural Organizado) on San Cristobal island, who are seeking to encourage new habits through grassroots youth-led artistic campaigns. Their aim is to empower local children and young adults to make the changes they want to see in their communities, spreading the word to their peers and families, as well as working with local shops and hotels to promote "plastic responsible" behaviours.
Working closely with the Galapagos Science Center and Galapagos National Park, we want to find out which species are most vulnerable to plastics, where the plastic is coming from, how best to clean up the coastlines of the Archipelago and the most effective way to change local and tourist behaviours. We have assembled a team of expert scientists and organisations to help us in this mission, some of which were on a panel at our recent Galapagos Day.
We now need your support to achieve a plastic-free Galapagos. You can help us make a real difference and be proud in the knowledge that you are helping to secure the future of the unique Galapagos wildlife.
Please donate today and help us take one step closer to a plastic-free Galapagos!


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Vodafone Qatar once again introduces amazing International calling offers
11 November 2009: Vodafone Qatar announced today that as of November 15 2009, all Vodafone customers will continue to benefit from amazing international calling offers.
ALL Vodafone customers on will benefit from amazing promotional rates to the countries they call most often. Customers will receive an SMS informing them of the reduced rate to their most frequently called destination and the time period for which the reduced rate is valid. While customers will receive an SMS giving them the rate to the country they call most often, they also benefit from the promotional rates that are on offer to all other countries as well.
Vodafone has also lowered their regular international calling rate from QR2.50 to QR1.95 per minute, offering customers a great rate even when calling a destination that is not covered by a promotional rate at that time.
"Vodafone is thrilled to have helped many customers keep in touch with their loved ones all around the world through our very successful first International calling promotion, which will end on the 14th of November. Vodafone recognises the importance of making it easy for all people in Qatar to keep in touch with their loved ones abroad thus the introduction of the new international calling promotion and reduced standard international rate in time for Eid El Adha," said Grahame Maher, CEO, Vodafone Qatar.
Future customers can also take advantage of the amazing international calling offers by signing up to Vodafone at an outlet selling Vodafone services or at one of the following Vodafone retail stores:
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The Governing Board is also excited for the new year, but wanted to reflect on just a few things they've accomplished since the Linden became an innovation school. Some of the changes include:
- School uniform policy
- Project based learning initiative
- Established Governing Board Sub-Committees
- Family and Community Engagement
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Management & Operations
- Family Engagement Survey
- Evaluation of Science Teaching Across Grade Levels to align science curriculum with new Common Core Standards
- Project Lead-The-Way
- Partnership with Tufts University
- Engineering and Literacy program with a Tufts professor providing office hours at our school and several days of professional development as well as money for supplies
- STOMP Program - Engineering undergrads providing 10 weeks of electrical engineering to students.
- 5 Masters Program students doing student teaching in a full year Masters program
- Changed the school calendar to front load the Professional Development in science and other areas. This will allow teachers to do more planning and practice BEFORE the students arrive and have less interruption during the school year
- Instituted a "Positive Feedback" program, to simplify and encourage positive communication between the school and parents
The GB's "got done" list is growing surely and steadily. It does not yet rival the LSA's own list of what the teachers, students and administration have accomplished since becoming an innovation school, but we are in it together and are excited for a new year.
Have an innovative thought or plan you believe the school would benefit from? Join us at the Governing Board meetings, we'd love to hear from you!
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Michael Steele has theory behind Trump's unusual meeting with Russian envoys: "That's what you do for your handlers"
Political analyst and former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele joins Roe Conn and Anna Davlantes to make sense of President Trump's remarks about former FBI director James Comey's reassurances, on three occasions, that the President is not under investigation for having connections to the Russian hacking of the 2016 election. Steel also raises some serious questions about why President Trump met with high-level Russian envoys behind closed doors without any U.S. media present, but allowed Russian state media to document the meeting
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Nasi kandar, a signature dish of Penang that is well known to all foodies regardless of race, is now served at Melting Pot Café during dinner throughout August. The word Nasi Kandar, came about from a time when rice hawkers or vendors would balance a 'kandar' pole on their shoulder with two huge … [Read more...] about DELECTABLE NASI KANDAR @ MELTING POT CAFE
216-seat Melting Pot Cafe located on the lobby level serves Asian and Continental cuisine for breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper. See busy chefs whipping up sumptuous dishes at various action cooking stations. Check out local and international fare in its a la carte menu while live music performed by Batak strollers enhances your dining pleasure. A perfect café to melt your hunger away.
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Smooth, sweet and everything nice. Look out for another splendid creation this February, frasier pave cake. Divided into four layers, each fluffy almond sponge layer is smothered by sweet strawberry mousse. Fresh strawberries are decorated as the top layer. After the second layer of almond … [Read more...] about Frasier Pave Pure Indulgence
(Valentine 2017) A taste of Love in Melting Pot
Love is in the air. Celebrate this special occasion with loved ones on February 14, 2017 with amazing buffet spread at Melting Pot Café. Treat your loved ones to a truly romantic dinner. In conjuction with Valentine's day, the culinary team has whipped up a feast fit for lovers with choices … [Read more...] about (Valentine 2017) A taste of Love in Melting Pot
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Sweet, sour and everything nice! Combination of sourish yogurt and sweetness of mango makes a great lip-smacking dessert. Have a slice of this awesome dessert, mango yogurt cheese cake at Melting Pot Café this November. A layer of vanilla sponge is used as the base of the cake and covered with a … [Read more...] about MANGO YOGURT CHEESE CAKE @ MELTING POT CAFE
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DETROIT (AP) Justin Verlander struck out 10 batters, including the 2,000th of his career, to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3 on Wednesday.
The Tigers have won four straight, equaling a season high, after losing 11 of 12 games.
Verlander (3-4) allowed six hits and three runs over 7 1/3 innings while matching his season high in strikeouts. He joined Mickey Lolich as the two pitchers in franchise history with 2,000 career strikeouts, and became the 76th in baseball history to reach the milestone.
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Ricky Nolasco (1-2) gave up nine hits and four runs over five innings.
The Twins have lost 11 of 13, dropping to 10-29 for the worst record in the majors.
NEW YORK (AP) - Daniel Murphy drove in two runs against his former team to back Gio Gonzalez in his latest win at Citi Field, sending patient Washington past New York.
Anthony Rendon snapped a fifth-inning tie with a two-run single for the Nationals, who stopped a three-game skid and held onto first place in the NL East. They took advantage of uncharacteristic wildness by Bartolo Colon (3-3) and the Mets, drawing 11 walks and getting hit by pitches twice in a game that dragged on for 3 hours, 42 minutes.
Gonzalez (3-1) carried a two-hitter into the seventh before three singles loaded the bases with one out. Felipe Rivero relieved and escaped the jam unscathed, retiring Kevin Plawecki and pinch-hitter Michael Conforto to protect a four-run lead.
Yoenis Cespedes hit his 13th home run for the Mets, who have lost five of six.
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Johnny Cueto threw a four-hitter and Hunter Pence hit a two-run homer, leading San Francisco to its seventh straight win with a victory over San Diego.
Cueto (6-1) struck out eight and walked two while allowing one run in his second complete game of the season - both coming against the Padres. He improved to 4-1 in his career vs. San Diego, including a shutout on April 26.
The Giants, whose have won six straight on the road, also improved to 5-0 against San Diego this season, and have won 13 of the last 16 contests between the teams.
Buster Posey led off the fourth with a walk from Drew Pomeranz (4-4), who hadn't allowed a run in 18 consecutive innings, and Pence followed with a homer that just cleared the right field wall.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Jackie Bradley Jr. and Mookie Betts homered to back a strong start by David Price, and Boston beat Kansas City to salvage a split of their day-night doubleheader.
The Royals won the opener 3-2 behind a strong performance by Ian Kennedy and their bullpen. Kennedy allowed two runs on six hits and a walk over 5 2/3 innings, striking out nine, before Brian Flynn - who earned his first career win - and Luke Hochevar combined to strike out four consecutive batters.
It was Price (6-1) who shined in the nightcap, allowing two runs over 7 1/3 innings. Craig Kimbrel handled a scoreless ninth for his 11th save.
The Red Sox were clinging to a 2-1 lead when they loaded the bases off Edinson Volquez (4-4) with two outs in the sixth inning. Christian Vazquez dribbled a single up the middle to score two runs, giving the Red Sox plenty of cushion the way their left-hander was pitching.
In the first game, Boston's Steven Wright (3-4) surrendered five hits without a walk in a complete game loss.
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Adam Wainwright threw six-hit ball into the seventh inning in his best start of the season and Matt Holliday had a two-run double and St. Louis ended the Colorado Rockies' five-game winning streak.
Stephen Piscotty had three hits and scored a run for the Cardinals, who had lost three of four.
Chris Rusin (1-2) allowed two runs in six innings for the Rockies.
Wainwright (4-3) worked a season-high 6 2/3 innings, a third of an inning longer than his previous best, and lowered his ERA 88 points to a still-unsightly 5.92. He's 8-1 with a 1.31 ERA for his career against Colorado.
CHICAGO (AP) - Jose Altuve had three hits and two runs batted in, Colby Rasmus and Jason Castro each had a solo home run and Houston beat Chicago despite the White Sox turning their second triple play of the season.
Altuve went 3 for 4 with a walk and Castro went 2 for 3 with a walk.
Jose Abreu went 2 for 4 with two RBIs for Chicago, which has dropped a season-high four straight and six of seven overall.
Doug Fister (4-3) allowed three runs on nine hits in 6 1/3 innings to get the win. Luke Gregerson, who had blown three of his last four save chances, got the final three outs for his ninth save.
Mat Latos (5-1) suffered his first loss of the season.
The White Sox turned a 5-4-3 around-the-horn triple play in the eighth inning.
CINCINNATI (AP) - Rajai Davis hit a tying, two-run homer in the ninth inning, and Francisco Lindor led off the 12th with another homer, powering Cleveland to a victory.
The Indians won the first two games of the interleague series 15-6 and 13-1 in Cleveland, then made the 250-mile trip south and pulled out another.
Lindor connected off Keyvius Sampson (0-1) for Cleveland's 10th win in 15 games. The Indians (20-17) moved a season-high three games over .500.
Cody Allen (1-3) pitched two hitless innings. Dan Otero gave up a single and a walk in the 12th but retired Brandon Phillips on a routine fly to right, earning his first save since 2014.
Jay Bruce hit two solo homers, and Eugenio Suarez had a three-run shot that allowed the Reds to take a 7-5 lead into the ninth. A beleaguered bullpen couldn't hold on.
PHOENIX (AP) - Nathan Eovaldi retired the 18 batters he faced after allowing a freak leadoff base hit and New York salvaged the final game of a three-game series in Arizona.
Jean Segura's ground ball to start the first inning bounced off the bag at second and dribbled into the outfield for a double. After that, only two balls even reached the outfield off the Yankees right-hander, who hit 100 mph on the Chase Field radar gun while improving to 4-0 in his last five starts.
Eovaldi (4-2) gave up one run and struck out five with no walks.
Brett Gardner hit a two-run homer and Jacoby Ellsbury went 3 for 3 with an RBI single for New York. Aroldis Chapman threw a perfect ninth for his fourth save since being reinstated on May 9.
Shelby Miller (1-5) scattered 10 hits over 5 2/3 innings, allowing three runs.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Julio Teheran allowed five hits in 7 2/3 crisp innings and Atlanta gave Brian Snitker his first victory as interim manager.
Teheran (1-4) struck out three without a walk to end six weeks of frustration. Tyler Flowers hit a home run to the bushes in center field and finished with three hits for the Braves, who won for just the third time in their last 13 games.
Arodys Vizcaino gave up a ninth-inning home run to Jung Ho Kang but got the final four outs for his fourth save.
Francisco Liriano (3-3) pitched seven strong innings but the Pirates lost for the first time in Liriano's last 14 starts at PNC Park.
BALTIMORE (AP) - Chris Tillman won his fifth straight start with another solid performance against his former team and Baltimore beat Seattle.
Mark Trumbo and Matt Wieters hit back-to-back homers for the Orioles, whose 17-7 record at Camden Yards is the best home mark in the major leagues.
Tillman (6-1) allowed two runs on four hits with six strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings. Closer Zach Britton relieved Brach Brach and worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth. Britton got his 11th save by recording five outs.
Taijuan Walker (2-3) allowed four runs on five hits over five innings.
TORONTO (AP) - Kevin Kiermaier hit a two-run homer, Logan Morrison and Desmond Jennings each had solo shots and Tampa Bay beat slumping Toronto to complete a three-game sweep.
Morrison had three hits and scored twice for the Rays, who outscored the Blue Jays 31-7 over the series.
Edwin Encarnacion, Jimmy Paredes and Michael Saunders hit solo homers, but Toronto lost its season-high fifth straight.
Jake Odorizzi (1-2) allowed two runs and two hits in five innings to win for the first time in nine starts this season. Alex Colome got the final four outs for his 10th save.
All three Tampa Bay homers came off R.A. Dickey (2-5), who allowed five runs and eight hits in six innings.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Khris Davis hit his fourth home run in two games, Danny Valencia drove in two and Oakland completed a three-game sweep of Texas.
Rich Hill (6-3) won for the first time at home, and his third straight, after giving up a run on three hits over his six innings. He walked one and struck out six.
Davis hit a solo home run in the sixth, a day after hitting three homers, including a walk-off grand slam. He leads the majors with nine home runs and 20 RBIs in May.
Martin Perez (1-4) gave up four runs on eight hits over seven innings.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Tyler Goeddel hit his first career homer, Jeremy Hellickson pitched six sharp innings and Philadelphia beat Miami.
Hellickson (4-2) allowed two runs and five hits, striking out four. He retired 11 in a row at one point and pitched well after a shaky start. Jeanmar Gomez tossed a perfect ninth for his 16th save in 17 tries.
The Phillies won two of three for their seventh series win in the past eight, improving to 24-13 since an 0-4 start.
Marlins starter Tom Koehler (2-4) gave up three runs - two earned - and seven hits in seven innings.


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"I think the priesthood will become a profession dominated by women, particularly if the Church becomes more marginal." Now, that's an interesting statement. It's all the more interesting because it comes from a priestess in the (Anglican) Church of England, one Vivienne Faull, and because she thinks such a development would be just dandy.
Commenting on the statement in the October 2001 issue of New Directions (a plucky magazine put out by residual Evangelicals and Anglo-Catholics in the Church of England), Fr. Geoffrey Kirk says: "If one looks at those roles which carry authority and high status and which can be filled by either women or men, men predominate and have always done so." Curiously, Ms. Faull understands this perfectly. She understands that women will be attracted to ministry -- and men will be repelled by it -- in direct proportion to the increasing irrelevance of the churches.
Since the 1970s the liberal Protestant churches in America have opened up the ministry in a big way to women, largely in the name of relevance, of fitting in with the culture. But ironically, as women surged into the seminaries and pulpits, those churches lost millions of members (not only men) and became increasingly irrelevant. Those churches, not very long ago called the "mainline churches," have been relegated -- or have relegated themselves -- to the sidelines.
Fr. Kirk, relying on Steven Goldberg's The Inevitability of Patriarchy, says that "in the eyes of men, when a profession comes to be predominantly female, it is automatically lowered in esteem." (Fr. Kirk isn't applauding this, just stating a fact.)
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Now, to recap my summer break. It's a break from my paying job, but not from my life job. Let's just get that straight.
The last day of school was Thursday. That was an exciting day but I couldn't thoroughly enjoy it because I had so much to do. Busy busy. I.T. girl and I drove to Dallas to see The Engineer before he left for his summer internship. He has recently moved into an off campus apartment. You wanna see?
Transport yourself back in time to those college days. Here goes:
All in all The Engineer and his roommate are very happy. They both have internships for the summer. They will earn enough money to be comfortable as college seniors and to pay for an off campus apartment.
While we were there a friend of The Engineer called. Her parents had a couch and a washer and dryer they'd like to GIVE to him. FOR FREE!! WOW! I was excited. We did have to rent a UHaul truck but The Engineer had friends to help and they did it. WOO HOO!! Very, very generous. A big thank you from me to them.
We returned home Sunday afternoon. I ate lunch. I ran up to my church to take care of some Vacation Bible School last minute plans. WOW-WEE. So much work! I definitely put my preschool teacher skills and experience to the test. I was pulling things out of my hat.
I have always enjoyed vacation bible school. There's just something fun and exciting about the new and different things offered. And the mornings are jam packed! By the time I got home at noon I was really tired. I was already tired from the end of school, and the weekend in Texas and then this. I slept for 2 hours.
All in all it's been a fast and furious beginning of summer vacation for me. More stories about our weekend to come. ( Including one about a VERY RUDE Embassy Suites check-in lady. )
I'm glad to be back.


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Ebusiralo Vocational Training Centre is a training centre situated in Vihiga County, Kenya.
Courses Offered
1. Craft in Motor vehicle mechanic (NITA)
2. Craft in Welding (NITA)
3. Craft in Electrical Installation (NITA)
4. Craft in Tailoring and Dressmaking (NITA)
5. Craft in HDBT (NITA)
6. Craft in Information Communication Technology (KNEC)
The college offers other courses apart from the ones mentioned above
Contact the institution using the below details for more information
Ebusiralo Vocational Training Centre
P.O. Box 259-50307


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It is not quite spring here, but some of the song birds are starting to sing again, which means we can't be too far away. Here is my spring girl with a little spring bird perched on her shoulder.
I started with a simple watercolor background and then added and splattered some Twinkling h2o's. I then sketched in my girl.
I colored my girl with Prisma colored pencils, acrylic paint, watercolor, and paint markers.
I then stamped in the flowers using Picked Raspberry, Mowed Lawn, and Ripe Persimmon Distress Ink. I was going for a watercolor affect.
Then birds are stamped using a hand carved stamp I made myself. This was my first attempt at carving a stamp and definitely won't be my last.
I then added my saying with a black pen and a Sharpie paint marker.
Lastly I added my journaling and pictures from this past week in a fold out flap I attached to the page. I am submitting this to the S.W.A.T. mixed media challenge. Be sure to pop on over to see the wonderful creations. As always thank you for stopping by.
Friday, March 28, 2014
Like a song bird sings
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Explore the ways in which artificial intelligence, robotics and advanced computing may transform our world in the future.
Introduction to roboticsCourse Date: Sat 13 Oct 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetRobots are starting to replace dogs as human's best friends, and are infiltrating our lives in everything from healthcare to space exploration. Learn how they work and what the future will look like.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £79.00Concession: £50.00
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When someone is owed a debt, he generally has a right to use acceptable, legal measures to collect payment. Subrogation is a term which refers to the right of a creditor to allow someone else to acquire and collect a debt. A waiver of subrogation is a clause, usually in a contract, in which a person or company gives up the right to take legal action against someone to recover damages.
One of the most common places a waiver of subrogation is employed is in automobile insurance policies. Many policies include coverage which protects against any damages caused by an uninsured motorist. This means that if an uninsured driver hits you your insurance company will pay for the damages even though you are not at fault. Under the waiver, the insurance company compensates you for the loss and you no longer have a right to sue the person who hit you; that right has been transferred to the insurance company. If the company desires, it can pursue legal action against the uninsured driver and get reimbursed for the claim it paid.
A waiver of subrogation clause may also be found in many real estate leases. This is a clause in which both tenant and landlord agree to not sue each other for claims which are covered by the building's insurance policy. The lease may also require both parties to purchase hazard insurance in which the insurance company signs a waiver giving up its rights to sue either party for claims caused by negligence. If this clause does not exist, then a tenant could find himself paying for damage caused by the negligence of his employees or agents. It is important, however, to make certain that such a provision in a lease does not violate any clause in the insurance policies.
It is also common to find a waiver of subrogation clause in construction contracts. In many projects, the owners, architects and building contractors each sign a waiver for any damages that are covered by insurance. These contracts also generally require all of the parties to purchase hazard insurance to minimize risk and make certain that the project proceeds without financial loss to anyone if accidents occur. The primary purpose of such waivers is to create a cooperative environment and reduce potential lawsuits.
Another insurance product that may include a waiver of subrogation is a private workman's compensation policy. These may come in a variety of forms; blanket clauses which apply to all claims, those that apply to all of the contracts with a particular contractor, and those that only apply to one contractor for one particular project. Since the insurance company is agreeing to pay claims without seeking reimbursement from the party or parties responsible for the injury, the cost of the premium is increased with the inclusion of these waivers. The cost of the policy will be increased proportionately depending upon the type of waiver of subrogation required.
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Letter of Renunciation – This letter of renunciation is given by a particular company to the shareholders by means of which this document gives the shareholder the right to renounce his shares partly or fully. He/she can renounce the shares that he owns in favor of any third party. In rights issue, this letter is attached to another letter which is the allotment letter that states that the person wishes to transfer to another person or simply renounce his/her rights absolutely.
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