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Be(com)ing Korean in the United States:
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Most studies about Asian Americans focus on the immigration challenges, or the conflicts and differences between generations. While these are important issues that affect the lives of Asian Americans, it is also valuable to focus on how new cultural identities are formed in the attempt to hold on to the traditions of the immigrant homeland . This research pays close attention to how young people understand their identities through cultural practices, regardless of generational differences. The focus is on collective meaning-making about ethnic identity across immigration statuses and generations. Read More..


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When the Macintosh was introduced in 1984, it came with the most revolutionary operating system anyone had seen. Built on the desktop metaphor, the Macintosh quickly became known as the most advanced and easy-to-use personal computer available. Over the years, the Macintosh continued to do well, but Apple fell into the same line of thinking that many of us do: "If it isn't broken, don't fix it." The Mac OS worked, but it had a number of problems that prevented it from advancing at the same rate as other operating systems. Apple continued to add features to the OS, but didn't address the underlying deficiencies. By 1994, Apple had been running for 10 years on the same base operating system with only minor core changes.
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As the desperation of its situation sank in, Apple looked for another solution to its problem. Two companies sprang to the forefront of Apple's attention: Be Inc. and NeXT Computer, both run by ex-Apple employees. Although BeOS was attractive and already ran on the Macintosh, Apple decided to go with a time-tested solution: NeXT's OpenStep operating system. In December 1996, as a last-ditch effort to save the Macintosh, Apple purchased NeXT Computer for 400 million dollars.
Unfortunately, the problems didn't end there. The OpenStep operating system was extremely mature, but it didn't run on the Macintosh platform. At the 1997 developer conference, Apple announced Rhapsody as the future for the Mac OS, yet it would be another year before the first product based on Rhapsody would start shipping.
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Three years later, in September 2001, the Mac OS X project was fully realized. Mac OS X 10.1 delivered everything that Apple originally set out to create. It provided a powerful modern core and a revolutionary user interface that was easy to use.
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Time to investigate all Ministers mayors, town
clerks since 1986
Top of Form
Bottom of Form
The bad guys want to kill
the good guys. That is the story shaping up in Kampala as the new
administration settles in and begins to poke around in the dark, cobwebbed
corners of City Hall.
People are coming to my
home and threatening to kill me, Kampala Capital City Authority Executive
Director Jennifer Ssemakula Musisi told MPs this week. There is one time, when
through my (office) messenger, some people tried to poison me. But we are willing
to pay the price because we want to see a new Authority.
two months ago, Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago said as much on a talk show on KFM
radio. Just weeks into office, the man seemed to have lost his shine, though,
encouragingly, not his resolve
Telephone calls
threatening to snuff out his life were coming thick and fast. They come mostly
after he has declined to go have lunch or tea at this or that tycoons palatial
residence or at a posh hotel.
Some ridiculed former
Vice President Gilbert Bukenya six years ago when he cried to this newspaper
about a mafia in this country. He was primarily speaking of a political mafia.
It turns out the mafiosi have long spread their wings into the world of
business both clean and dirty.
According to
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legal restraint and to the law, often manifesting itself in criminal acts, or
to any small powerful or influential group in an organization or field;
For reasons I do not
properly understand maybe a focus on the war in northern Uganda, maybe a
conscious choice to ignore the nettlesome urbanites of Kampala in favour of
courting the readily pliant peasants the NRM government let the city be over
the decades. From Christopher Iga to Ssebaana Kizito to Nasser Sebaggala,
completely uninspiring leaders all, Kampala became one large centre of decay
and disorder.
In true Ugandan style,
the kavuyo provided a great opportunity for ruthless cliques to emerge and
profiteer. This could not have happened, of course, without the very active
connivance of the leadership of the city. It may now be useful to investigate
all former mayors and town clerks of Kampala under the Museveni government.
Only through such a
process will Kampalans know how the criminal system works in order to fix it
well. The piecemeal probes being done now will not go far enough to expose the
extent of the rot, the extent of the criminal networks that have reduced
Kampala into the worst city outside of Mogadishu as they pocketed billions of
The mafiosi will fight
back, preferring the status quo. Hence the rapid-fire death threats they are
issuing. They must be told to shove it. Ms Musisi says she is willing to pay
the price. Ditto Mr Lukwago. Very encouraging not for the mafia gangs of
Now President Museveni
must come in. He needs to publicly back the lord mayor and the executive
director and tell off the mafiosi. The bad economy may have diminished Mr
Musevenis authority, but he is still
the President. He thus needs to use that authority for some good, beyond
bullying MPs to change the Constitution and deny bail to protesters.
His government has, after
all, allowed corruption, cutting corners, civic irresponsibility to become the
generalised and accepted way of doing things. Consider Gen. David Tinyefuzas
response to Ms Musisis letter asking him to explain himself over his occupancy
of a KCCA house. He ridiculed and threatened her with arrest.
When a parliamentary
committee summoned him, he snubbed it. True, Tinyefuza is an officer. Also
true, he is not a gentleman. His commander-in-chief must call him to order. His
tepid support for Ms Musisi as he spoke on the economic situation on TV last
Friday that the lady should be treated with respect will not do. The mess in
Kampala has occurred mostly on his watch. He must do a lot of heavy lifting
It is in the Presidents
interest as well for Kampala to function given, as this column has often
reported quoting a World Bank statistic, the city generates over 50 per cent
of Ugandas GDP.
with oil cash, Uganda cannot, therefore, become the middle-income country that
President Museveni dreams of with a mad Kampala. And to run Kampala
effectively, one has to worry about the big stuff flyovers and mass transit
and new landfills as well as nuts and bolts matters like spotting and fixing
a small pothole, replacing a street light bulb. Ms Musisi and Mr Lukwago seem
to get it. But first, the mafia gangs must be stopped from striking back.


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Thursday, April 25, 2013
What is making me happy today
It's the little things that make me happy and here are a few of my favourites today
These pretty sunflowers are in my kitchen and they brighten up the house. They make me smile today with their bold and happy faces
I am listening to the raindrops falling on the roof and both of our tanks are full up now.
This will now mean instead of a quick shower of a few minutes long
we can now take a relaxing soak in the old claw foot bath. This is one of my favourite things to do, with some scented bubbles and essesential oils to rejeuvenate and nourish my skin. I find it to be one of the most luxurious and enjoyable ways to spend a little time, especially after some exercise, for health and well-being.
Thank you always for stopping by here to say hello. I am grateful for your friendship and to new followers. Now that the olives have been picked, I look forward to coming to visit you all.
Today is Anzac day here in New Zealand and we have a holiday.
Wishing you a wonderful Thursday, dear friends
On the 25th April, New Zealanders and Australians recognize this National occasion. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australians and NZ'ers during the First World War. The soliders became known as ANZAC's and the pride they took in that name endures to this day.
Lest we forget.
56 comments:
Carolyn honey I can not tell you how much I enjoyed coming by here tonight.ReplyDelete
I have truly missed you and your lovely site.
Enjoyed seeing the pics of what makes you happy. I too love my soaks in my claw foot tub.
I love your twine and scissor holder. Not sure what it is called but have always wanted one of these.
Now I am off to read about your Olive Harvest.
Oh, your foot bath is so nice! To relax in warm water is really wonderful.ReplyDelete
Wish you a nice holiday!
Dearest Carolyn,ReplyDelete
With you I share the joy of a luxurious bath. What a feeling for having ENOUGH water to do this!
Happy Anzac day to you.
You are right,mthe little things in our life makes us happy, very inspiring picturesReplyDelete
Hi, love you simple things. I have a few myself. Maybe I will blog on this too atReplyDelete
Thanks for the inspiration. :)
This is my first visit here, but it won't be my last. What a lovely blog. Have a reflective ANZAC Day as we are, too. JulieReplyDelete
Hello Beautiful Carolyn!ReplyDelete
I just love your photos. And that claw foot tub is just awesome! I am envious. :) How wonderful for you to get to enjoy some soaks in this beauty. Your sunflowers a sunshine in the kitchen, love them. I enjoyed seeing the beauty of your home.
Wishing you a wonderful and beautiful end of the week.
And don't you just love the sounds of raindrops on the roof!? I sure do. However, I am tired of rain at the moment. We are supposed to have warmer and sunnier days ahead. I'm thrilled. My yard is screaming for some TLC. :)
Hi Carolyn :0)ReplyDelete
What a sweet things :0) I do love all of them. Your bath tube is beautiful and your sunflowers are truly happy. Lovely and cozy home :0) Hope you had a nice Anzac Day.
Lot of love
Hello dear Carolyn!ReplyDelete
You have un eye for the little beautiful things in live!
I love this and your wonderful sunflowers!
Happy week Carolyn and enjoy life!
With love,
Dear Carolyn,ReplyDelete
yes, it is the little things, what make us happy :O)
I wish you a wonderful holiday!
Love and hugs
a soak in the bath tub is one of my most favourite things, it never occurred to me to be grateful for the water to do it in. I shall be more thankful now! x loved looking at your olive harvest photos, not warm or dry enough to grow olives here...ReplyDelete
Hello Carolyn, what beautiful sunflowers, they really make me smile!ReplyDelete
Am in love with your bathroom, and hope you enjoyed your long, hot bath ....
Loving the Lily of the Valley on your sidebar, such a sweet little flower.
Thanks for popping over to mine, you're always very welcome!
Love Claire xx
So nice bathroom, good that there isReplyDelete
water in the tanks. And lovely
Your sunflowers are so impressive, really beautiful.I love them too.It's good that you have finished with olives, now you must have a relaxing period ahead! I like to take a jakuzzi bath from time to time and it's really so regenerating! Stylish bath, you have..ReplyDelete
Love this post about things that make you happy right now. Love the sunflowers that are so cheery. Glad the harvest went well and you're enjoying the rain and, therefore, extra water supply. Hope you have a good day on ANZAC Day. Thank you for sharing.xReplyDelete
Hi dearest, lovly. THANKS for you intersting post and for dont'forget...happy 25 April a you and a your kind family!!! W.L. Ni....for ever!!!ReplyDelete
Enjoy the day darling....love love love Ria...xxx...ReplyDelete
Hi Carolyn!ReplyDelete
Love sunflowers - the Van Gogh painting would look so lovely in my sunny home here in Southern Spain! (If anyone's reading this!)
Lovely post - have a lovely ANZAC day too,
XOXO Lola & Nora:)
Have a happy day dear xReplyDelete
Hi Carolyn! These things that make you happy made me in a good mood too! Love sunflowers, their colors are amazing and so bright! Hope you have enjoyed your bath and holiday! Kisses dear! xoReplyDelete
Beautiful bears! Love a good soak! The sunflowers are beautiful!ReplyDelete
Good morning dearest Carolyn! Les Tournsols...sunflowers, are so happy, aren't they? They almost have an animated quality to them! And so glad to hear that you have water again! Oh the things I take for granted...ReplyDelete
And I will put down your name and link on my list right now for the France party! Let's go dearest....let's have fun. Anita
Lovely sunflowers, darling!ReplyDelete
Hello Carolyn!ReplyDelete
Appreciating everydays little things is what makes live beautiful!
Sweet post! ^^
Have a nice day!
Beautiful postings my lovely friendReplyDelete
Love and hugs
Thanks for your visits and sweet words.
Love Jeanne
Hi Carolyn, Hope you enjoyed your special holiday for Anzac Day and thank you for sharing the meaning behind it.ReplyDelete
Love your sunflowers. They do bring a smile and brighten the home. So happy your water is full and your can enjoy those moments of relaxation in your gorgeous tub. What a beautiful bathroom.
Happiness Always my friend.
Hugs, Celestina Marie
Hold on to that Happy feeling Carolyn! Wishing you a lovely Anzac day!ReplyDelete
Madelief x
Sunflowers are such joyful blooms...each a wee smile atop a stem! Wishing you a dreamy, luxurious bath as you listen to the raindrops dance upon the rooftop!ReplyDelete
Hugs to you...
Carolyn dear, how wonderful, your water tanks are filled again, so you can take such a lovely bath! I don`t have a tub ,so that is not possibly for me to relax in a warm bath---only standing up :-) in the shower .ReplyDelete
The sun flowers are stunning -bright ,and warm in colours- I love them dried too!
Hugs from Dorthe
I love your bathroom Carolyn - so cozy I could slip straight away. Have a lovely day!! xReplyDelete
The girls used to love sunflowers so much, and they surrounded their room with them growing up. It's been a long time since I took a bubble bath. Aaaahhhh, that sounds nice to me right now. I love those old tubs.
Have a nice Friday, Carolyn.
Dearest Carolyn,ReplyDelete
Japanese people all love bath♡♡♡ How great and relaxing your foot bath is♬♬♬ My husband has handicap with his legs and normally use shower (easier for him). But when he takes bath, I almost worry him not to get out of it so long p;)
Oh, I also love sunflower very much, brighten our soul, aren't they(*^_^*) Thank you very much for the lovely post, my friend.
Sending you lots of love and hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*
Beautiful sunflowers...ReplyDelete
You have a claw foot tub? How beautiful is that! I remembering visiting my grandparents and they had one...so cool!
Hope you are enjoying life. :)
what beautiful sunflowers!ReplyDelete
It is so nice to see your post.
Your sunflowers really color your kitchen!
Yes, taking a soak is the most relaxing time. Looks like your time is much more luxurious with many lovely things in the bathroom.
Have a nice weekend!
what a lovely bathroom!!!ReplyDelete
Hello lovely Carolyn,ReplyDelete
Your Sunflowers are so happy and bright, just like you! And congrats on your new shower over you claw foot tub ! Hooray!!
This would makes me happy too!ReplyDelete
I love your blog, loving new zealand.
Following you now, back someday on?
Adore sunflowers! Gorgeous bathroom xReplyDelete
Beautiful sunflowers! I am waiting sunny days and summer. It is snowing now :( but it is spring here in north pole and it is wonderful. Happy weekend!ReplyDelete
I mean pole circle :)ReplyDelete
Simply beautiful captures...lovely!ReplyDelete
Oh so lovely to get in a tub with bubbles and essential oils! Our much loved, old farm house is over 130 years old with only a shower in the bathroom. I longingly await the day we have a claw foot bath tub ! Very much enjoying your blog, your newest follower!ReplyDelete
Be Well
sunflowers are really one of the happiest flowers ever! Love yours...and your tub! Hugs to you my friend.ReplyDelete
ERRR I love sunflower too becuase they are so bright :))ReplyDelete
you have a nice blog! im following you now, hope you will follow me back, kisses <3
Hey you´ve a great blog!ReplyDelete
Please check out mine.
And if you want we can follow each other here, on bloglovin and via GFC?
Let me know!!!
Amen to a full water tank, Carolyn :-)ReplyDelete
Showers and baths are one of my everyday luxuries, especially during the cold months and I am very glad you can enjoy them fully once more in that stunning bathtub.
Happy week to you, Carolyn.
how lovely to meet you. Thank you for your kind comments. Your sunflowers are so bright and jolly, and I just love your bath. I hope you enjoyed your holiday, love Linda x
Hello CarolynReplyDelete
Oh that's so good you will be able to enjoy a lovely long soak in the bath - it will feel like sheer luxury after waiting for so long!
Now wasn't all that rain worth it?!!!!!
Living on the mainland with access to water at the turn of the tap, I forget about those who rely on rain to fill their water tanks.
Sunflowers always take me back to France - yours are beautiful and I imagine they were grown on Waiheke too.
Hope you're having an enjoyable week Carolyn, we must get together sometime soon!
Shane ♥
Pretty flowers!ReplyDelete
Carolyn - Don't sunflowers just make you smile? I just love the cheerfulness they bring. Love your claw foot tub! Enjoy!ReplyDelete
Ahhh I love your bath tub! My dream bathroom definitely involves a black freestanding clawfoot. Beautiful.ReplyDelete
Also very jealous that you have been getting to enjoy lovely fresh olives!
Thanks for sharing, take care :) xxx
Your sun flowers are lovely Carolyn! The olive harvest sounds so exciting and I'm sure your olives are delicious. That tub is amazing! My girlfriend has one and loves it. I hope you are able to enjoy a nice long bath every now and then:)ReplyDelete
awesome blog! Love your post and pics :DReplyDelete
Visit me too! Lets follow each other :)
x Flo
wow!!! how many artistic and modern things of design!!1 :D i like them!ReplyDelete
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I love when I read something on a blog that triggers a happy memory. Your line, "listening to the raindrops falling on the roof and both of our tanks are full up" took me back to living in Jamaica - rain on a tin roof and our empty water tank filling up. Thank you.ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for visiting Draffin Bears.
It always makes me happy to read your comments
and I look forward to visiting you.


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The Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium
|1000 Westgate Drive, Suite 252, St. Paul, MN 55114, 651-203-7242
October 4-6, 2004
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Annual Conference & Workshops
The Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium will hold its 14th Annual Conference and Workshops on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Land Information Systems (LIS) on October 4-6, 2004 at the Saint Cloud Civic Center in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. Conference and Workshop materials will be available at the Civic Center beginning Monday morning.
The workshops will be held on Monday, October 4. This year, the conference committee surveyed our members to develop a selection of workshop topics. The workshops provide a mix of hands-on learning and lecture topics, and include several workshops not previously offered. Workshops will be held either at the Saint Cloud Civic Center, or at the Spatial Analysis and Research Center (SARC) at Saint Cloud State University. On Monday night, join us at the Red Carpet, a bar conveniently located near the Civic Center, where we will have a section reserved for our use. There you can catch up with colleagues you haven't seen for a while, network with new acquaintances, play a game of darts or pool, and play a special bingo game for fun and prizes.
We are very fortunate this year to have a nationally known keynote speaker to begin the conference on Tuesday morning. Former Governor Jim Geringer, the governor of Wyoming from 1995-2003, is an outspoken advocate of technology enhancing services, emphasizing the benefits of integrated service delivery and enterprise-wide solutions. Recently, he was named the 2004 National Technology Champion Award recipient from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO). Following his talk, the concurrent sessions will cover a variety of GIS/LIS related topics. Tuesday lunch is the time we highlight individuals among us who deserve recognition. We will recognize the 2004 GIS/LIS Lifetime Achievement Award winners, the Polaris Award winners, and the winners of the various scholarships awarded through the GIS/LIS Consortium.
The Exhibit Hall will be in the spacious Terry Haws Center in the Saint Cloud Civic Center and will feature numerous vendors interested in sharing with you the latest hardware, software, products, and services. The Exhibit Hall will open Tuesday afternoon and remain open until the end of the conference. Following the conference events on Tuesday, be sure to attend the Vendor Reception and Poster Session. The Vendor Reception will have complimentary hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. Door prizes will be given away at both 5:30 and 6:30.
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In an emergency planning scenario, a terrorist attempted a suicide bombing at a Washington, D.C. subway station. Two hours later, three Cabinet secretaries were killed in a car accident. Airports in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, and Chicago experienced electronic interference in their air traffic control systems. Intelligence reports indicated an imminent threat of a major terrorist attack in Washington.
The Washington Post reports that operating with those facts, more than 2,500 federal employees from 45 agencies left the Washington area Tuesday night and Wednesday for more than 100 secret sites to participate in the first test of how the government could continue operating in the face of a massive terrorist attack. "There has never been an exercise of this nature or of this magnitude, even during the Cold War," said Michael Brown of the Homeland Security Department. "Our attempt was to get people focused on plans in the event of another 9/11. You don't want to wait until disaster hits."
"Forward Challenge '04," was run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The goal was to train federal employees to operate as a shadow government away from their work sites. Some offices across the country also took part.
In the exercise, the "president" told agencies at 9 p.m. Tuesday to implement their "continuity of operations" (COOP) plans. By Wednesday, hackers had coordinated an attack on government computers and penetrated several power grid computer systems, severe weather was reported and the D.C. water supply "was at risk." Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and top aides went by helicopter yesterday to a secure facility outside Washington to observe the exercise. Speaking by videoconference from the undisclosed location, Ridge said the exercise, which officials planned for a year, had gone well. He gave no details.
Homeland Security officials said employees practiced everything from the basics of getting into locked buildings on the sites and turning on the lights in an emergency to communicating by phone and computer with other agencies. They also worked on implementing succession and delegation of authority plans, and tested their ability to access records and databases.
Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25276-2004May13.html


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- What's "Ameyoko"?
- Ameyoko as a popular touristic destination
- An Asian market in the center of Ameyoko
- Look at the huge Jumbotron on the 'Ameyoko-centre' Building!
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What's "Ameyoko"?
It's a 400-meter long market street between the JR Ueno and Okachimachi stations. Grocery stores, sweets shops, fresh food stores selling fish and vegetables, grocers selling dried food, jewelry shops, cosmetic shops, clothing shops, and many others are densely lined up on this very busy and crowded street. "Ameyoko," short for "Ameya-Yokocho" is famous for its variety of inexpensive products. There are currently more than 400 vendors and it's easy to get lost within this narrow street.
Ameyoko as a popular touristic destination
No matter when you visit, it'll always be crowded! Ameyoko sees more than two hundred million visitors from all over the world annually.
While walking down this street, you'll be approached by many of the vendors wanting to engage in friendly conversation. This shopping area is special in that, you can negotiate on the prices, so try to bargain anything that you may purchase. You might even be able to find something really nice, really cheap! During New Years, people come here to shop for the ingredients for their Osechi dishes, a common tradition at the end of the year in Japan.
An Asian market in the center of Ameyoko
Right next to the entrance to Ameyoko, you'll find the 'Ameyoko-centre' Building. There are about 10 Asian markets located in the basement where you'll find Chinese, Taiwanese, Korean, Thai, Indian, Philippian, Vietnamese, Singaporean and Indonesian groceries, all will bargain prices. Most of the customers are typically not Japanese, so you'll hardly ever hear any Japanese spoken. It's like a place where you'll feel as if you're in another Asian country, right in Tokyo!
Look at the huge Jumbotron on the 'Ameyoko-centre' Building!
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As noun, plural laundries
articles of clothing, linens, etc
, that have been or are to be washed
a business establishment where clothes, linens, etc
, are laundered
a room or area, as in a home or apartment building, reserved for doing the family wash
As verb (used without object), sank or, often sunk; sunk or sunken; sinking
to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into):The battleship sank within two hours
His foot sank in the mud
Her head sinks into the pillows
to fall, drop, or descend gradually to a lower level:The river sank two feet during the dry spell
to settle or fall gradually, as a heavy structure:The tower is slowly sinking
to fall or collapse slowly from weakness, fatigue, distress, etc
:He gasped and sank to his knees
to slope downward; dip:The field sinks toward the highway
to go down toward or below the horizon:the sun sinks in the west
to penetrate, permeate, or seep (usually followed by in or into):Wipe the oil off before it sinks into the wood
to become engulfed or absorbed in or gradually to enter a state (usually followed by in or into):to sink into slumber
to be or become deeply absorbed or involved in a mood or mental state (usually followed by in or into):sunk in thought
She sank into despair
to pass or fall into some lower state, as of fortune, estimation, etc
; degenerate:to sink into poverty
to decline or deteriorate in quality or worth
to fail in physical strength or health
to decrease in amount, extent, intensity, etc
:The temperature sank to ° at noon
to become lower in volume, tone, or pitch:Her voice sank to a whisper
to enter or permeate the mind; become known or understood (usually followed by in or into):He said it four times before the words really sank in
to become concave; become hollow, as the cheeks
to drop or fall gradually into a lower position:He sank down on the bench
As verb (used with object), sank or, often sunk; sunk or sunken; sinking
to cause to become submerged or enveloped; force into or below the surface; cause to plunge in or down:The submarine sank the battleship
He sank his fist into the pillow
to cause to fall, drop, or descend gradually
to cause to penetrate:to sink an ax into a tree trunk
to lower or depress the level of:They sank the roadway by five feet
to bury, plant, or lay (a pipe, conduit, etc
) into or as if into the ground
to dig, bore, or excavate (a hole, shaft, well, etc
to bring to a worse or lower state or status
to bring to utter ruin or collapse:Drinking and gambling sank him completely
to reduce in amount, extent, intensity, etc
to lower in volume, tone, or pitch
to suppress; ignore; omit
to invest in the hope of making a profit or gaining some other return:He sank all his efforts into the business
to lose (money) in an unfortunate investment, enterprise, etc
to throw, shoot, hit, or propel (a ball) so that it goes through or into the basket, hole, pocket, etc
: She sank the ball into the side pocket
to execute (a stroke or throw) so that the ball goes through or into the basket, hole, pocket, etc
: to sink a putt; to sink a free throw
As noun
a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc
a low-lying, poorly drained area where waters collect and sink into the ground or evaporate
sinkhole (def )
a place of vice or corruption
a drain or sewer
a device or place for disposing of energy within a system, as a power-consuming device in an electrical circuit or a condenser in a steam engine
any pond or pit for sewage or waste, as a cesspool or a pool for industrial wastes
any natural process by which contaminants are removed from the atmosphere
As Idioms
sink one's teeth into, to bite deeply or vigorously
to do or enter into with great enthusiasm, concentration, conviction, etc
: to sink my teeth into solving the problem
As noun
a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household
the place in which one's domestic affections are centered
an institution for the homeless, sick, etc
:a nursing home
the dwelling place or retreat of an animal
the place or region where something is native or most common
any place of residence or refuge:a heavenly home
a person's native place or own country
(in games) the destination or goal
a principal base of operations or activities:The new stadium will be the home of the local football team
home plate
one of three attack positions nearest the opposing goal
As adjective
of, relating to, or connected with one's home or country; domestic:home products
principal or main:the corporation's home office
reaching the mark aimed at:a home thrust
played in a ball park, arena, or the like, that is or is assumed to be the center of operations of a team:The pitcher didn't lose a single home game all season
Compare away (def )
As adverb
to, toward, or at home:to go home
deep; to the heart:The truth of the accusation struck home
to the mark or point aimed at:He drove the point home
into the position desired; perfectly or to the greatest possible extent: sails sheeted home
in the proper, stowed position: The anchor is home
toward its vessel: to bring the anchor home
As verb (used without object), homed, homing
to go or return home
(of guided missiles, aircraft, etc
) to proceed, especially under control of an automatic aiming mechanism, toward a specified target, as a plane, missile, or location (often followed by in on):The missile homed in on the target
to navigate toward a point by means of coordinates other than those given by altitudes
to have a home where specified; reside
As verb (used with object), homed, homing
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to provide with a home
to direct, especially under control of an automatic aiming device, toward an airport, target, etc
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at home, in one's own house or place of residence
in one's own town or country
prepared or willing to receive social visits: Tell him I'm not at home
We are always at home to her
in a situation familiar to one; at ease: She has a way of making everyone feel at home
well-informed; proficient: to be at home in the classics
played in one's hometown or on one's own grounds: The Yankees played two games at home and one away
bring home to, to make evident to; clarify or emphasize for:The irrevocability of her decision was brought home to her
home and dry, British Informal
having safely achieved one's goal
home free, assured of finishing, accomplishing, succeeding, etc
: If we can finish more than half the work today, we'll be home free
certain to be successfully finished, accomplished, secured, etc
: With most of the voters supporting it, the new law is home free
write home about, to comment especially on; remark on:The town was nothing to write home about
His cooking is really something to write home about
As noun
a railroad station
a bus station
a place in which supplies and materials are stored for distribution
(formerly) a place where recruits are assembled for classification, initial training, and assignment to active units
a storehouse or warehouse, as a building where freight is deposited
a place where body products not actively involved in metabolic processes are accumulated, deposited, or stored
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Mayor-President Kip Holden is making another attempt to convince the Metro Council to pass his $748 million tax proposal, which would send it to voters this November.
A week after the Metro Council voted 9-3 to delete the tax proposal from its agenda, Holden has placed it back onto the Aug. 10 agenda.
"I want the chance to do what we were denied last time," he said. "To present it to the people."
Aug. 10 is the last scheduled Metro Council meeting before the deadline to submit November election items to the State Bond Commission for approval.
On July 27, the Metro Council deleted the item from the agenda's list of introductions, which did not allow for formal discussion of the proposal.
Items are introduced, as a formality, two weeks before they're voted on. But Holden did not have to formally introduce the tax proposal.
This time, since the tax proposal is an agenda item, the Metro Council will have to allow the public and the mayor to speak.
Holden said he will try to meet with council members and address their concerns about his proposal.
"We'll see what questions we can answer for them in the hopes of trying to forge at least a coalition of seven (council members) who will say let's send this to the people," he said.
On July 27, only Council members C. Denise Marcelle, Tara Wicker and Joel Boé voted against deleting the tax proposal from the agenda.
Holden needs seven votes to send it to voters.
Holden said he just wants the opportunity to be able to make his case before the council.
"As long as I have made the case for why we are seeking this funding for the bond issue then I'm satisfied," he said. "Then I'll have done the job as I felt the people expect me to do as mayor."
This is Holden's third attempt at a capital improvements tax package.
The proposal, for the first time, would allow voters to choose from three components: public safety, infrastructure improvements and economic development.
Voters have already rejected similar proposals: a $901 million bond issue in 2009 and a $989 million bond issue in 2008.
The $748 million package will rely on the issuance of 30-year bonds.
It calls for a three-quarter cent sales tax increase and 2.9 mills of property taxes in total.


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When agent Jerry Maguire learns he's getting the boot from his sports management company, his SMI swan song is a final appeal for everyone (anyone) to join him as he leaves. "...This moment will be the moment of something real and fun and inspiring in this God-forsaken business… Who's coming with me?"
The answer, he learns, was practically no one. Despite landing lucrative endorsements and signing top talent, he keeps only a bombastic NFL client, one idealistic co-worker, and an office goldfish. (And the fish didn't have much of a choice.)
That's no surprise, according to McCombs Assistant Professor Sekou Bermiss, who recently looked at why clients are more likely stay loyal to firms instead of following their agency contacts out the door.
"A lot of people will tell you, 'If I go, my clients are coming. I'm the show. They're here for me,'" says Bermiss. "But what I can tell you is they don't take as many clients as they might think."
Part of the reason for that, write Bermiss and Cal Poly co-author Bruce Greenbaum in Administrative Science Quarterly, is because clients often feel they have too much to lose by severing ties with a firm that's served them well, even if they have a decent relationship with their departing account manager. And that's not by accident: Companies build teams and systematize knowledge so that anyone can step in and offer the same value. They may also specify what information a departing employee can (and cannot) take with them if they leave.
And generally, it works. Research shows that ties are stronger at the firm level than the individual level. But there's a missing piece to this, say Bermiss and Greenbaum. While clients are more likely to stay with the firm, the occasional Rod Tidwells of the world pack up and leave, too, and the researchers wanted to know why.
"That Was a Surprise. We Expected the Opposite."
Bermiss and Greenbaum analyzed more than 1,000 lobbyists and lobbying firms in Texas between 2001-2009, as well as almost 6,000 of their clients. They looked for patterns and an answer to the question: Do lobbyists "own" their client relationships?
"They certainly think so," quips Bermiss. Overall, however, they found that clients opted to stay with the firm representing them, even when the lobbyist they'd been working with left. That's a result they expected. What surprised them was that the more time a lobbyist spent working on the client's account, the more loyal the client was to the firm.
"Our premise was that the closer you are, the more attention you give, the more time you spend, the stronger the social relationship will be — and the more likely two people will be to continue to transact," he says.
Instead, they uncovered a dynamic that stands in stark contrast to earlier research. When a manager dedicates the majority of his or her time to only one client, they don't build an equitable working relationship. Instead of trust and loyalty, the relationship is characterized by a power imbalance: The client demands a lot of time from their manager, and if that manager leaves the firm, the client simply transfers that demand to the next assigned individual.
"That was a surprise. We expected the opposite," says Bermiss. "If someone is spending an inordinate amount of time with one client, it might not be because they want to. There might be a 'you need my business more than I need your expertise' dynamic at play." In short, billable hours don't translate to loyalty.
Tenure, on the other hand, does. Managers who work with a client for many years, often while overseeing other accounts simultaneously, are most likely to take business with them, Bermiss and Greenbaum found. "What we show is the longer I have a relationship with you, the more likely you are to remain with me if I stay, and leave with me if I go," Bermiss explains. At the same time, dividing attention among several clients may lead to more balanced partnerships.
"It's a Conundrum for Every Professional Services Firm."
For a firm looking to keep clients happy, that can be a double-edged sword. "If I'm the client, then the longer I work with you, the more I'm going to start to feel that the value is with you, not with the firm," says Bermiss. "At the same time, companies want to build long-term relationships. It's a conundrum for every professional services firm."
To reduce the chance that top-performing employees will take clients with them, companies can form large account teams to ensure that others can (and do) pick up where someone else left off. They can institute mentorship programs to make sure skills and knowledge are shared among employees. They may also require those same employees to sign contracts that stipulate clearly what belongs to the company, from client phone numbers to strategy notes. These tactics enable a client to develop solid relationships without viewing any individual as indispensable.
Even so, the crux of a service provider relationship is one-on-one attention that grows and develops with time. In the end, that's what saved Jerry Maguire and might be every account manager's best asset.
Loyal to Whom? The Effect of Relational Embeddedness and Managers' Mobility on Market Tie Dissolution appears in Administrative Science Quarterly. This article originally appeared on Texas Enterprise on August 29, 2016.


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Building upon more than 140 years of experience within the University and its predecessor institutions, the current hospitality and gastronomy lecturers at QMU consider themselves the custodians of the expertise passed down from the founders of the former Edinburgh School of Cookery. Our courses today are underpinned by some of the simple philosophies that were at the heart of the institution's teaching over a century ago.
The MSc Gastronomy is a truly exciting innovation within Scottish postgraduate education. The MSc Gastronomy course has fired the imagination of the country's top chefs, restaurateurs, legislators and those from a variety of food and drink related businesses.
We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences and we would be delighted to discuss the course with you.
Why QMU?
The QMU way of doing things is reflected in our courses and methods. Our culture is defined by strong personal relationships, informality and flexibility. We encourage our students to be truly ambitious, to experiment, be innovative, take risks, even fail!, and learn. To drive this we foster a culture of respectful challenge and debate. Regular interaction with colleagues from frontline industry helps provide our students with insights into the realities of the workplace.
We keep our group sizes small, giving you unrivalled access to tutors and allowing you to enjoy a true teamwork experience with your peers. Additionally, you will be taught by a lecturing team who have spent a considerable number of years actually working in industry and are not constrained by theoretical dogma.
Our module delivery therefore has been designed to test not only relevant subject knowledge but also to provide useful skills and competencies in our graduates – presentation skills, report writing, research, analysis and evaluation techniques for business.
Industry links
Our industrial contacts and liaisons are numerous and represent companies large and small across Scotland, the UK and throughout the world. We work with vibrant organisations that have vision, are leaders in their field and are passionate about hospitality, food and drink and quality service delivery. During your study with us, we will expose you to guest speakers from industry as well as visits to external companies which will add value to the learning experiences.
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Physicians often cringe when patients come to them armed with an internet diagnosis.
Yet a new poll reveals that patients are increasingly going online after vaccination to ask about side effects, making it clear that more could be done to educate patients about the importance of vaccination and what to expect afterwards.
The poll conducted by the fee-based JustAnswer.com analyzed data on what visitors are searching on their site in terms of vaccines, and what questions they are asking of the site's board-certified medical experts. JustAnswer is a fee-based service where individuals can ask more than 12,000 paid experts from 700 categories of advice. The poll data was retrieved from questions asked of the medical experts or from searches of articles on the site about vaccinations.
"Many patients, if they consider the flu vaccine at all, are most concerned with what they've heard about relating to possible side effects," Ralph Jennings, MD, a Lakeland, Florida-based family physician and one of JustAnswer's medical experts, told Medical Economics.
The poll showed 53% of visitors to the site searched or discussed with the site's physician's allergic reactions, rashes and/or itching associated with the flu shot, and another 19% complained of fatigue and general malaise after vaccination.
The analysis focused primarily on the flu vaccine, but also analyzed search data on other vaccinations. Researchers found that there was a 52% increase in general questions about vaccines from 2016 to 2017. Most of those questions (41%) were about the varicella—or chickenpox—vaccine. Questions about the flu vaccine came in second at 13% of the total vaccination questions, according to the poll. Another 12% of visitors to the site asked about hepatitis A/B vaccines, 10% about tetanus, 8% about shingles, 7% about Japanese encephalitis, 5% about rabies and 5% about other vaccines including the MMR and HPV vaccines.


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Gu, Y., & Missier, P. (2017). Adaptive Incremental Learning for Statistical Relational Models Using Gradient-Based Boosting. In Procs. ILP '17, 27th International Conference on Inductive Logic Programming (late-breaking paper). Orleans, France: CEUR-WS.
Missier, P., Cala, J., & Rathi, M. (2017). Preserving the value of large scale data analytics over time through selective re-computation. In Procs. 31st British International Conference on Databases – BICOD.
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Paolo Missier, Jacek Cała, and Eldarina Wijaya. "The Data, They Are a-Changin'." In Proc. TAPP'16 (Theory and Practice of Provenance), Sarah Cohen-Boulakia, ed. Washington D.C., USA: USENIX Association, 2016.


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Professor Peter Sankoff is an award-winning educator and researcher who focuses his work upon legal issues surrounding the criminal trial process and the relationship between animals and the law. He authors, co-authors or co-edits leading texts on the law of evidence (Witnesses; the Portable Guide to Witnesses), criminal law (Manning, Mewett and Sankoff on Criminal Law, 5th ed.) and animals and the law (Canadian Perspectives on Animals and the Law; Animal Law in Australasia: Continuing the Dialogue).
Peter graduated with a JD from the University of Toronto, and subsequently worked as a law clerk for Madame Justice Claire L'Heureux-Dubé at the Supreme Court of Canada. After pursuing an LL.M. from Osgoode Hall (York University), he joined the federal Department of Justice where he worked an advisor on human rights matters involving criminal justice. Peter then left Canada to teach as a Lecturer, and subsequently a Senior Lecturer, at the University of Auckland (New Zealand) from 2001-2011, before returning to the University of Alberta in 2012.
Peter has won numerous awards and recognition for his work on teaching pedagogy, including the 2016 Brightspace Award for Innovation in Teaching from the Society of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, and the 2014 Information Technology Innovation Award from the University of Alberta (awarded to the person at the University of Alberta who shows the most innovative use of technology in teaching or administration). He also won an Early Career Research Excellence Award from the University of Auckland in 2006.
One of Peter's main objectives is to help law students, lawyers and members of the public learn more about how the law functions, and make learning complex legal concepts easier. To this end, Peter has created a large detailed open source library of video "lessons", and an award winning Video Blogs (Clawbies: Honourable Mention, Best Law Professor Blog, 2015; Clawbies: Winner, Best Vlog, 2016). All of these videos and blogs can be viewed at Peter's website.
Peter has taught as an invited visiting professor at the University of Ottawa (2004), Haifa University (Israel)(2008), the University of Melbourne (Australia)(2009) Lewis and Clark College of Law (Portland, Oregon)(2010), the University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario)(2011-2012), Niigata University (Japan)(2012) and the University of Auckland (2013).
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A part of the rough Gilded Hills wilderness, bordering on Hammerfell. Vegetation can use some of the hammerfell assets, such as the silver palm or some of the flora containers. The Legion fort here, Fort Matillis, was wrecked by the Camoran usurper. Given the nearness of the border, Redguard smugglers and Kali Mes hideouts could be common. This would be a higher-level, dangerous area.
Check the Claim map topic for information on this region.
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Best Personal Loans
Personal Loans Poor Credit-Why should you get them?
Personal loans poor credit is designated for people who have a poor credit history. People who have a bad credit history are not held in high esteem by banks and traditional lenders. Thus, private lenders offer personal loans for such people so that they can also overcome their financial crises.
The loans that are provided by banks mostly take a lot of time to be released. It is due to the fact that bank loans require a lot of paperwork while there are many conditions that the loan applicant must adhere to before the loan amount is released. If the loan applicant has a bad credit score then either the application is rejected or the terms include a very high interest rate.
The case of personal loans poor credit is radically different from bank loans. These loans are provided by private and personal lending companies; therefore they are also called personal loans. These loans are offered instantly and the loan amount is released in a very quick time.
The conditions that you need to adhere to while applying for personal loans are very simple. You just need to show proof of your employment- this can be easily done by showing your job certificate- while you also need to provide information about your monthly income.
The lenders then evaluate your loan application. Most lenders would only accept your loan request if your salary is more than the requested loan amount. However, some lenders may still accept your loan application and allow you to repay the loan in monthly installments.
It must be remembered that in personal loans, poor credit is not accounted for. Even if you have a bad credit history, it won't disturb the chances of your loan application being accepted while even your good credit history won't count much in such loans.
The most important thing to be kept in mind regarding personal loans poor credit is that they are a modified of payday loans. Thus, they must be returned to the lender very quickly. Most loan deals would be till your next payday while some lenders may extend the deadline till which the loan is to be returned to two months.
However, you won't find personal loans poor credit which has a higher deadline than two months. Thus, while applying for these loans, you must consider whether you would be able to pay back the loan amount within the given time or not.
An important feature of these personal loans poor credit is that the interest rate on them is a bit higher than normal loans. For instance, if the interest rate on your home loan taken from the bank is 5% then the interest rate on your personal loan taken from a private lender would be 10%.
The private lenders are easily accessible through the internet and you can review the personal loans poor credit offers of different lenders without even moving an inch. While choosing the lender, you must see the deadline till which the loan must be repaid and the interest rate on the loan as these two features remain the most important part of your loan deal.


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# Of books finished: 12
October was another busy month of reading. I read a lot of great books this month! My favorite book that I read in October was One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake, whereas my least favorite book was I Thought There Would Be Cake by Katharine Welby-Roberts.
# Of books read: 9
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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 129486
Improved Programs Menu Icon
Last modified: 2013-03-13 00:46:31 EDT
From Bugzilla Helper:
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.4.2)
Description of problem:
I wanted to suggest for your consideration that Fedora have an
exclusive programs menu icon not related to Red Hat. An attractive one
that makes logical sense is the following:
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
How reproducible:
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Click Programs Menu
2. Click Preferences
3. Click Windows <-- that's the icon I'm talking about
Additional info:
Or maybe the same hat but in blue, that would look very cool I think... :D
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Fedora Core 2 is now maintained by the Fedora Legacy project for
security updates only. If this problem is a security issue, please
reopen and reassign to the Fedora Legacy product. If it is not a
security issue and hasn't been resolved in the current FC3 updates or
in the FC4 test release, reopen and change the version to match.
The fedora community has to deside as a whole on this one. Until then I'm going
to close the bug as WONTFIX.
for future reference: see also related bug #121882.


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KANE Junior is a youth led organization created to get everyone involved in today's society. To communicate and to experience the future. Kane Jr. is run under the Kerala Association of New England, a non-profit organization for the people of Kerala Origin. The mission of this group is to nurture cultural values and promote talents and opportunities. They are our future leaders in making.
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In 1893 the Rev. F. J. Horsefield wrote a delightful book about the village of Pendeen, in the far west of Cornwall, UK.
"[This is] one of the wildest, weirdest, quaintest, and most interesting, out-of-the-way spots in this charming county. Pendeen, the village in question, is full of attractions for the botanist and geologist, for the artist and traveller, for the antiquarian and the historian, for the philosopher and the student of human nature." (page 1)
As the book is out of copyright and out of print, the book is here made freely accessible in its entirety as a pdf file to download (32Mb):
I. Introductory
II. An Ancient British Settlement
III. Traces of the Druids
IV. The Tin Mines
V. At the Mines
VI. Distant Views
VII. Pendeen Cave and House
VIII. On the Cliffs
IX. In the Village
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Age 25 - (ED) Contact with women during reboot helped
Technically, I think I still have about 6 more days of this technique to go through... but I didn't follow the method to the letter. As a disclaimer I will say that I tried this originally in the summer of last year and lasted for about 60 days, I count my 90 day mark beginning on January 13th of this year (no relapses), keep that in mind during my story.
First some background, I'm a 25 year old male that had been suffering some ED for the past year and some. Prior to having these problems I could get hard easily with even the slightest touch, and could last forever during sex. That last part was the problem for me, as I had trouble achieving orgasm. My conclusion was that I had masturbated so much (1-2 times daily) and so rigorously to porn, that I had lost all sensitivity in my penis. My partner's could still get off, but when you're not enjoying sex it kind of gets to you... and you start to wonder what you're missing out on.
I found YBOP and decided to stop masturbating for a while. This is where things get complicated... I was hoping to simply restore sensitivity to my penis, but after about a week or two, my flatline completely destroyed my libido and what more my ability to get rock hard at will became a thing of the past. To be honest, I was pissed off at this and felt like YBOP had not only not given me back my sensitivity, it destroyed what little semblance to a sex life I had. [However, keep reading.]
I figured I had nowhere to go but all in at this point, so down the 90 day rabbit hole I went. Again, not a completely linear journey... but I feel like I should share some things that helped me through this difficult time:
- first and most importantly you need female interaction, especially if you're a younger guy or someone who doesn't have a lot of sexual experience this is crucial to the rewiring of your brain to real women. Going on dates with several women (some weren't even my type attraction wise) was a big first step, by around the half way mark I was dating a very attractive girl - contact included lots of kissing, cuddling, groping, and nakedness but nothing sexual (oral or any orgasm) which she was cool with.
- exercise and generally keeping busy, you feel like you have a lot more time when you're not constantly preoccupied with sex... so use that time instead of thinking about how long it will take before you get better, live life!
- be social, this is coming from an introvert... but hanging out with friends and taking an initiative to do things was part of my recovery, I felt much more happy to be around people and attribute that to no PMO
- I was seeing improvements almost immediately, though there were huge flatline slumps even near the end... don't get discouraged.
- For sensitivity issues, I'd recommend Vitamin E cream or oil on the penis, I'm not sure if this is what did it for me... but I've noticed an improvement.
- This one is important: know when it's time. If I had waited for sex until my day 90 it may have actually been detrimental to my recovery. To elaborate, if you abstain for a long enough period of time without any kind of sexual stimulation you may very well be doing just as much damage to your libido as PMO, by rewiring your brain to become asexual. I feel like simply waiting isn't the way to go, there needs to be more to your recovery. Just to be clear, if you're not MO'ing, are repressing all sexual thoughts and fantasies, and not having any physical contact with a female... this could be bad for your recovery.
In short, I feel like I'm in a better place than I was even before the ED. There is increased sensitivity, my erections and libido are back, and the best part? MO'ing hasn't messed up my progress as I've heard can happen on this board. I MO'ed prior to sex, and have been doing so since my recovery once a day (when I'm not having sex). The difference from last time? No PMO. I fantasize about real life scenarios and women, and focus on the sensory pleasure.
LINK - My 90 Day (ish) Experience
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INITIAL POST - New to the Board... in it for the long haul!
Hey guys, I just stumbled on this forum and just have to say that I am extremely grateful for its existence! I think having a supportive online community is going to help my recovery tremendously.
A little about my situation: I'm a 25 year old PMO addict that has attempted a reboot (without any knowledge from these types of forums) in August of last year... I was in a healthy relationship at that point, though my girlfriend found it incredibly damaging to her self esteem that I didn't want to have sex (and we've since parted ways). I made it to about 50 days before relapse and had been masturbating once a day with porn ever since, up until January 13th, when I discovered yourbrainonporn.
I've been a PMO addict since I was about 13, and since I've stopped I realize how messed up some of the porn I watched actually was. Things that wouldn't get normal people turned on, some videos weren't even 'porn' per se, just fully clothed beautiful women talking dirty. But I still craved them, and it was still part of my addiction. I'm currently getting out of what I think is my flatline phase, but very rarely does my penis become erect (and definitely not at 100% hardness).
My questions are... do those first 50 days I had still help with the reboot process? I definitely saw improvement but falling back into my old habits I feel like it was all for nothing. My second question is that I had morning wood the day before last (pretty hard) but didnt this morning... is this normal? Will morning wood come back to me regularly after a long enough period? I don't dare test myself out, and I'm hoping to use that as an indicator that I might be good to go.
And there it is, my introduction to the community. Hope I can of help to people as they come here looking for answers as well, because as I said... I'm in it for the long haul (15 days and counting).


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On October 29, the Fort Worth (Texas) Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association in conjunction with Texas Wesleyan University School of Law and the Kubes Family, will host the first annual "Cowtown Double-Down Casino Night." All proceeds benefit the Jeff Kubes Memorial Scholarship Fund. The scholarship will be given to at least one law student at TWU School of Law per year. At the end of the gambling, attendees were able to place their earned tickets in the basket(s) of their choice to win prizes. This event will keep the memory of a great young lawyer alive and assist one or more deserving law students.
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The Jackson (Mississippi) County Young Lawyers held a "Speech Competition" on October 30, 2009, to find and develop the next generation of attorneys among area high school seniors based on their power of speech and research skills. Scholarships of $1,500, $1,000, and $500 were awarded to seniors based on their ability to speak for five minutes on the topic: "Generation Google, Right to Privacy and the Internet." In the spring, the JCYL will put on a fundraiser to raise money for the scholarship fund for the following year's scholarship.
In October, the Maine Bar Association New Lawyers Section organized a "dress clothes" clothing drive with the Salvation Army. The purpose of the clothing drive was to assist those who have been hit hard by the economic recession and are seeking employment.
The North Carolina Bar Association Young Lawyers Division 's Law-Related Education Committee focused on meeting the needs of foster children. The Committee revised the YLD's high school guidebook, Life and Laws 101, Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities After 18, for distribution to foster children throughout the state. The guidebook focuses on issues such as voting, military service, jury duty, using credit responsibly, banking, employment, consumer protection, contracts, landlord/tenant rights, transportation, alcohol, drugs, tobacco, weapons, and other real world issues. It has been updated and revised to include additional topics of particular interest to foster children.
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On October 21, the Alaska Bar Association New Lawyers Section kicked off its "Voices Against Violence" project with a reception, film screening, and various speakers. Following the kickoff event, a direct mail campaign will begin for resource and home screening kits.
On October 7, the Connecticut Bar Association Young Lawyers Section hosted an event in which Sarah Weddington, the attorney who successfully argued Roe v. Wade before the U.S. Supreme Court at the age of twenty-six, spoke.
On October 23, the Dallas (Texas) Association of Young Lawyers presented the 2009 "Diversity and Inclusion Forum." The Forum consisted of a luncheon with a keynote speech by U.S. Circuit Judge Catharina Haynes on diversity and public service, followed by three panel discussions with distinguished practitioners, in-house counsel, and state court judges. The panel discussions focused on (1) clients' responses to diversity initiatives and the opportunities and challenges presented by such responses; (2) where the concept of "diversity" is heading and a look at the laws that contribute to our current understanding of "diversity"; and (3) challenges specifically facing non-obvious minority groups, such as gays and lesbians and religious minorities. In addition, the DAYL is revising its handbook entitled Representing Yourself: What You Need to Know and translating it into Spanish for the first time.
On July 25, the Oregon New Lawyers Division held its "Second Annual Rafting Trip." A total of forty-five new lawyers attended. This event provided new lawyers a chance to mingle and meet other new lawyers in a very informal and fun atmosphere.
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On September 17, the Austin (Texas) Young Lawyers Association held its "11th Annual Evening with the Judiciary." The event's purpose is to introduce Austin's young lawyers to the federal, state, local, and administrative judges before whom they will practice throughout their careers. Over the years, this reception has become AYLA's signature event, providing an opportunity for young lawyers to meet members of the judiciary in a relaxed social environment.
On October 3, the San Antonio (Texas) Young Lawyers Association 's members participated in the judging of the annual "Speech and Debate Tournament" held at John Jay High School. Volunteer judges listened to arguments and oral interpretation performances, gave the competitors feedback, and ranked the competitors. With SAYLA's constructive criticism, students had an opportunity to enhance their public speaking, organizational, and critical thinking skills
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The Albany (Georiga) Area Young Lawyers Division began a mentoring program for pre-law college students at the two colleges in town (Darton College and Albany State University). Members of the organization meet, either in person or through e-mail, with pre-law students and encourage them in their interest in the profession as well as law school. Some mentors will review personal statements and writing samples of the students they mentor and help with their applications for law school. Members also speak about the legal profession at local high schools during the month leading up to Law Day, and right before Martin Luther King Day each year they speak about the civil rights movement and the role that lawyers played in it.
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On October 30, the Baton Rouge (Louisiana) Bar Association Young Lawyers Section sponsored the Eleventh Annual "Belly Up with the Bar," which is a cook-off, brewfest, and outdoor party with live music. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Baton Rouge Bar Foundation's Youth Education Program.
The Nebraska Young Lawyers Section partnered with the Nebraska Attorney General's office for the "Quashing Hunger Food Drive." This was the YLS's first annual campaign, which ran from September 21 through October 2, 2009. The campaign is a competition between law firms in the Nebraska Food Bank Network's five regions. The law firm raising the most amount of food per capita won the "YLS Barristers' Bowl."
On August 27, the Oakland County Bar Association New Lawyers Committee held a fundraising event at a local restaurant to educate and inform attorneys about their chosen charity of the year, the Oak Park Business & Education Alliance (OPBEA). The organization provides career-focused education programs to students that are considered "at risk" within Oakland County school districts. The event raised more than $865 for the OPBEA
During the Lane County Fair from August 18–23, the Oregon New Lawyers Division (ONLD) staffed a booth in the vendor area of the fair. The booth contained public information materials on legal subjects produced by the Oregon State Bar. The ONLD organized local attorneys to staff the booth and answer questions about the bar and other legal topics (without providing legal advice). The booth is always a hit with those at the fair and the local attorneys who staff the booth.
In August, the Iowa Young Lawyers Division conducted the "Trial by Jury Program" at the Iowa State Fair. Lawyers from across the state volunteer as judges and attorneys. "Trial by Jury" highlights the effort by the YLD to inform the public about the process and procedures associated with the legal system.
The Hattiesburg (Mississippi) Area Young Lawyers held its "First Annual 5K Charity Run" on October 17, 2009, at the Longleaf Trace, Jackson Station in Hattiesburg. All proceeds from the charity run were donated to the Domestic Abuse Family Shelter in Hattiesburg.
On October 16, the Utah Young Lawyer's Division and Women Lawyers of Utah kicked off YWCA's "Week Without Violence" by hosting a "Walk Against Violence" in Liberty Park. The Walk included both a 5K Fun Run and a 1K High-Heel Challenge. All proceeds from the event went to benefit the YWCA of Salt Lake City.
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Price it right! Thinking that you can start high and lower the price if it fails to sell in the first couple of days or weeks is a mentality held by ignorant homeowners. That may sound strong, but recognize that you have one chance to introduce your house to a potential buyer. Maybe that buyer seen and ad, stopped at an open house, or even seen the lawn sign go up. The potential buyer is interested and excited about your home, until they call and discover that you are optimistically overpriced. That buyer will not likely ever revisit the property, phone on it again, watch to see if the price moves down to a realistic level, etc. You have one chance, don't mess it up.
Position yourself in the right price range. Buyers search by price range, such as between $200,000 and $225,000. Make sure your property is properly positioned so that it is the best value within a standard price range. For example, pricing it at $230,000 could miss the people looking for a bargain on a home in the $200,000 to $225,000 range. Look at homes in the price range, is your home the largest, the most upgraded, have the most inclusions? If you cannot name concrete and specific reasons why your home is better than similarly priced homes, neither can a buyer. (and I am not talking about anything that personalizes the home!!!)
You also need to be prepared. Delay on the seller's part is one reason that deals often fall apart. Before you list your home, have information readily available about your schools, taxes, utilities, condo documents, homeowners association info, any neighborhood covenants and information about liens that have to be released prior to closing. Be ready to hear an offer immediately and to deal with it at a moments notice.
Market to people who are likely buyers, not everyone who reads the paper. In addition to placing an ad in the newspaper and using the multiple listing service, you should advertise to people who are already in the market for a house. For example, have your real estate agent pull a list of people who have just listed their own house within a five mile radius of your home. People are likely to want to stay within the same school district if they have kids.
Any schmuck can plant a sign in the yard and put an ad in the paper. If that is what your agent is doing to sell your house, start looking for a new one now because you might find a wiser one after your listing expires for the first or second time.
In 2009, buyers want traditional values and modern techniques. They are more sophisticated and educated then half the industry members and so called 'professionals'. Hire an agent who has some skill!!!!!
If possible, offer terms. Cash buyers are becoming harder to find in a market where financing is tougher to get. Offer creative financing terms to attract more buyers. Sometimes a skilled agent can overcome many buyer objections by utilizing financing terms. If your real estate agent has no idea why TERMS beat PRICE, get ready to watch your house not sell.
Stay tuned, in my next blog I plan to give Jeff Foxworthy a run for his red-neck job, lol.
Here are a few of my favorite past articles from my Lethbridge real estate and mortgage blog you might have missed or wish to recommend them to a friend.
Common Financial Problems - Avoid these financial mistakes
Get Your Credit Score UP - Invaluable insight into your credit score
Mortgage Guidelines Get Tighter - Harder and harder to borrow money
Is Your Mortgage Company Out of Business in 2009? - What to do when your bank goes broke
What is wrong with MLS - Is your info being abused?
Survivor - Real Estate Edition - Let's vote a few more off the island
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IT is amazing how two results have completely changed our season around, says City's head coach Derek Fazackerley.
Before we travelled to Tottenham last Friday, we were still being talked about as possibles to get involved in a relegation battle.
But Easter has always been a time when the league table changes dramatically and that has proven to be the case again.
Having taken six points off Spurs and Sunderland, the football club is a much better place to be now.
Obviously that is the case when you start winning games in the manner we have.
Most pleasing for me, though, is the clean sheets we have kept.
People may make reference to the fact that I have always been a defender, but I know the likes of Sylvain Distin and David Sommeil will be delighted with the shut-outs.
Also, we should not forget Peter Schmeichel, who is an incredibly proud man and loathes getting beaten in any game.
But while we have looked meaner, that has not compromised our threat going forward and Nicolas Anelka and Robbie Fowler have looked sharper.
We are closer to the 50-point marker that we have always felt capable of achieving and we have ended the bad run in style, but that does not mean to say we will be slowing up now.
West Ham will be very difficult opponents tomorrow and are in a much different position to Sunderland, who folded tamely after we had got ourselves into the lead.
They are still very much fighting for their Premiership lives.
Trevor Brooking maybe seen as a surprise appointment but he could give them a little bit of a lift at an important time and we will have to be at our best to carry our run towards the end of the season.
Finally, the big talking point of this week has been Manchester United's clash with Real Madrid and, like everyone else, I have to say it was an absolutely terrific game, with so many great players involved.
When it mattered, all Real's big players like Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo and Claude Makelele played well.
They also scored the goals at just the right time.