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28 Responses to "reader submission: "CRISIS Advice- I 'cheated' on my boyfriend with a girl""
Bottom line, even though it was with a girl you still cheated on him so you need to give him time to process this. My feeling is this will be a learning curve and he'll come back to you. It's all very well talking about threesomes and other sexy things but that doesn't give you a free pass to do it. Keep apologising, and give him time.
I agree ^^ what turned him on about the wholthose a before is the fact that it would include all three of you guys. The fact that he was excluded has him hurt an feeling neglected and as if you really chose a girl over him. It might even hurt his ego, so the best you can do is continue apologizing and chances are he'll probably forgive you BUT you'll have to give him extra attention to show him he really is the only one that makes you feel the way you do.
Situations like this are really tough.
You and your boyfriend discussed including other people in bed but your boyfriend likely wanted to play a bigger role. Maybe he would have been more comfortable if you had passed it by him first or included him, but when an opportunity like this arises out of the blue the decision of whether to do it or not must be made in the moment.
Whether what you did is right or wrong is not for any of us to judge, but I would suggest you give your boyfriend a couple of days to breath and think about it and then try talking about it with him again.
Until then try reading the blog rachelrabbitwrite and perhaps forwarding your question to her as she often has some great insight.
Way to be THAT bi-curious girl. Doing it because your bf thinks its hot. You didn't even enjoy yourself, you're obviously not bi, and you didn't discuss the issue within your commuted relationship before you went ahead and had sex with someone. *sigh*
Also, you don't want your bf banging another dude…because that's not hot…?? *double sigh*
he thought it was ok fucking another girl in front of you basically. whatever! it's not that serious. he should get over it.
Wow, you just cheated on your boyfriend. Fascinating story, I bet it'll be even MORE enthralling the next time you fuck him over!
That's pretty retarded that you would consider bringing someone else into bed with you and YOUR boyfriend in the first place. you should be the only one with him. bringing someone else into bed with you two is just asking to get left out of the sex or even worse for him to leave you for someone else, perhaps that exact person. do you really want to see YOUR boyfriend fucking some other chick right in front of you. you must be a complete idiot.
i understand why you did it.. but i don't think you should have. i know you can't take it back now so you're needing advice on what to do. as most of the other people said, i think he really does need time. it was cheating.. even though it's a girl. society has this way of making girl on girl seem ok.. and it's still another person outside of your exclusive relationship. again, it's ok to be curious about your sexuality and want to try new things, but you said you love this guy… but you have a far from perfect relationship and you think you like him more than he likes you. .. i just think you guys both need to take some time away from each other. i hope everything works out but.. next time think a little more about what you're doing. i think pretty much every guy thinks girl on girl is hot.. but i bet 95% of them would be angry to hear they slept with a girl behind their back.
Ok…. I've had the threesome fantasy, often. For me, the exciting part is imagining what happens between the two girls, and being there while my girl has a (hopefully) incredible, new experience. I've been with girls who had "experimented" in the past, and I've told them that if they wanted to play with a girl, either as a 3-sum or on the side, I'd be cool with it. (To me, if someone I'm with, likes something I can't offer, it's not really "cheating" if she goes elsewhere for it..) But, none of my "experienced" GFs have gone "there" while with me.
Your BF is a lot younger than me. In his shoes, I would TRY to think of this "research" you did to decide if you wanted to proceed with our 3-sum. I'm thinking he's feeling left-out, because you did it and then told him, and also feeling that part of his fantasy is blown, because you can never have another "first time" and he can never be there with you for it. Way down below this, he's also sorry he missed the opportunity to bang her.
Anyway, you owe him nothing. If YOU WANT to have that 3-sum, do it soon… but if you're not inspired to do it, DON'T "do it anyway" just as an apology. Nothing kills the fantasy faster than a reluctant partner. Enthusiasm is important… the moment I always imagine is the first few tentative licks as they change to a voracious "all-in" tongue-lashing. If you don't have that kind of enthusiasm, he'll end up feeling worse after for "making" you do something you really weren't into…
Okay, so glad to hear a guy's opinion! My boyfriend and I both read your post and at first, I thought.. this chick cheated on this guy! But then my partner thinks that you were just experimenting to see if it would be something you and your boyfriend would like doing. Even though it didn't work out the way you thought it would, no bigs. Give him some time and it'll work out.
If it's something he really wants from you he should understand that you were experimenting to see what it would be like. I totally get it girl.
Kim has some good points. K, some people get turned on watching their boy/girlfriend fuck someone else, and it really has nothing to do with idiocy or intelligence. There are no "should"s in an individualized relationship.
Anyway, to the cheater: if you've been completely open and honest, then your boyfriend should take you back. If not, well, he may be less into it than you as you said, and you're still young 😉
Well, point bank, you cheated, and there is not getting around that. But, he opened up the subject by wanting to invite another girl into your bed.
Question: how would he feel if you told him you wanted to invite another guy into the bed? would he be jealous or totally cool with sharing you. I mean, the dude wouldn't have double standards would he?
Congrats making a conscious decision to do something that you knew may have had negative consequences and hurt another person, for something you didn't even really want or enjoy in the first place.
pretty simple, you fucked up. and no matter how you choose to rationalize it, you cheated on your boyfriend. people make mistakes though and that doesn't mean you're evil and it doesn't mean you can't make it right. take responsibility, own up to it, apologize and be better.
I dont think you cheated at all….Still i s it possible he is using this as an excuse to break up the relationship since "your more into him than he into you ?" I kno wthat if I wanted to get out and dint know how I would use that as an excuse…
Either way, I hope not and that he just need some time t o figure it out..
Loads of luck!!!
@maike, how was she not cheating? She thought of her boyfriend, was unsure of what his reaction would be, and still said fuck it and slept with someone else. They may have talked about a threesome but her boyfriend was not included in this decision so past discussions do not make this okay.
I also think it's unfair for you to take the feelings of betrayal he has, and turn this around to make HIM the asshole in this situation (which I believe, maybe not entirely consciously, the submitter encourages us to believe by including such unnecessary information as "I definitely think im more into him than he is into me"). Bottom line is, she was intimate with another person. In my opinion, this is a reason to break up with someone, not an excuse.
When i was younger i used to make out with girls just for fun, regardless of if i hadaboyfriend or not.
Now i don't think it's okay at all. I hate that people don'tseem to take cheating seriously just because it#s between two ppl of the same sex. This friend of mine is gay and if his boyfriend fucked a girl,it would be a big deal too,even though he was just "experimenting".
HOWEVER I feel like in your mind it was really not cheating, because you just didn't see it that way,so in that respet you should be forgiven. My advice would be to really just stress that point –> that to you this was innocent and you couldn#t take is seriously as actuall cheating
You said yourself that this was the first opportunity you have had to have sex with a woman and you didn't feel uncomfortable about it at all. So you are a lesbian.
You cheated on your boyfriend. Plain and simple. You deserve anxiety attacks. You deserve to be dumped. But you don't deserve sympathy. If you really loved him you wouldn't have even been tempted to cheat.
Just because a fantasy is almost stereotypically popular doesn't make it any less of a fantasy. It doesn't even make a difference if it's a fantasy you and a partner share before, during, or after sex.
When acting out a fantasy it's pretty common for reality to rub the wrong way, even when a third party isn't involved. And when it's a shared fantasy that's acted out unilaterally it can chaff the left-out partner even more.
I'd just add that one of the real hallmarks of fantasy, even shared one, is that in fantasy we're each always in charge of whatever happens. In fact, even when we have a kink that involves something going wrong, in fantasy it will still go wrong exactly when and how we want it to. I think this is one of the big reasons acting out fantasies can be such a let down. Also, it doesn't particularly matter that her former partner was a man — control of one's fantasy isn't the same as fantasy of being in control.
Anyway, point being that even if there weren't overtones of "cheating" and jealousy or of boundaries and trust it's not too surprising that one's partner can discover issues they hadn't expected when fantasies become real life without them.
By the way, this can happen even when the shared fantasy isn't sexual. You'll sometimes hear of couples who dream of "getting away from it all" on a boat or in a getaway cabin, for instance, only to run into trouble when one of them surprises the other by actually getting the boat or cabin. It just goes with the territory.
Bottom line, though, is that turning shared fantasy into reality almost always involves a lot of planning, small steps, and chances to back out.
You had a fantasy that was about to be fulfilled… that does not happen to everyone. If you did not want to do it again, you should have just kept the experience to yourself. You weren't doing it FOR him, by any means. That would be completely different. It was something you felt you had to do for you. Telling him was a bad move. Sometimes it is better for everyone involved to keep those things to yourself.
People here need to lay off. You guys are so harsh! Cheating isnt the worse thing in the world. People make mistakes. Thats part of being human.
Congratulations! You're a cheater. No getting around that. Fantasizing about a threesome does not equate to you going out on your own and screwing someone else without your boyfriend knowing about it. Your mind was clear and you even admit that you weren't sure how he would react but you went ahead and cheated on him anyway so obviously you didn't value your relationship with your boyfriend as much as the chance to have your little lezzie experiment. If your boyfriend had respect for himself he would have dumped the shit out of you.
I'm in the same situation and haven't told him. After reading this I'm kind of thinking he will see it as cussing. I did it with my best friend…we all three hang out and I just want everything normal…and maybe include him or something soon…idk this is crazy but I know out would be fun for us
I'm in the same situation and haven't told him. After reading this I'm kind of thinking he will see it as cussing. I did it with my best friend…we all three hang out and I just want everything normal…and maybe include him or something soon…idk this is crazy but I know out would be fun for us
I am going through this exact situation. My boyfriend and I have been together 6 years! Whilst having sexual moments with him we always role play like there is another girl there. He always asks me what I want a girl to do to me and all that stuff. So he has said to me on a few occasions to find a girl to do this with. After a year and a half of fantasising I finally found a girl! So we spoke, we flirted bearing in mind I have never been with a girl before. I saw her at work and she pulled me into a room and started to kiss me, at first i dismissed it but she knew all along that me and my boyfriend wanted a threesome. So one thing led to another and we had about 8-10minutes of kissing and she went down on me. I didn't feel as turned on as I expected though but I feel like I would if my boyfriend was there as I know it turns him on ALOT.
So I still kept to the plan of a threesome. Which was meant to happen next month and I had arranged it without my boyfriend know if so he could be very excited and surprised.
However that same night, he went throug my phone and saw messages from the girl. I told him absolutely everything. He was angry but then started to have sex with me. So I thought yes! This threesome is going to b amazing. However we had real good sex then straight away he kicked me out. Made me sleep in the front room called me a whore and told me to go kill myself. I'm so heartbroken. He is now gone and ignoring me completely. What shall I do ? I don't understand his actions. He even slapped me in my face. All over this. When this is what he wanted.
He is upset that I 'lied' and didn't tell him which I understand but that was the point. I wanted to make it special and exciting for him. I was gunna be there with the girl ad then invite him over and we will be waiting for him. I know he would of loved that. I just don't know what to do now. I feel so sick I miss him and I feel like I've lost my life. I've been with him since I was 16 im now 23.
Please someone give me some advice on this.
One of the responses touched on the idea that sometimes fantasies aren't all they are cracked up to be if played out. I believe you had the best intentions because your boyfriend indicated that he wanted you to touch another woman in front of him. You were with someone you were comfortable enough with and used the opportunity to "prepare" yourself and thought he would be pleased since he suggested it. Granted, he wanted to be involved, but it required you being with a woman nonetheless. I think reality would have hit him in either scenario; he doesn't like you being with a woman. On paper, your actions may say "cheater", but given the scenario, I wouldn't consider you a cheater. You were trying to fulfill your boyfriend's wishes of you being with another woman, but on your terms as well, which it didn't sound like he took you into inconsideration other than being an actress in the fantasy. Communication on both ends would have helped, but my verdict is you're not a cheater. You didn't do this for selfish reasons and thought you were making your boyfriend happy.
Similar response to what I gave Alexi. In your cases, you put in the work to find someone you were comfortable enough being intimate with, gave it a test run, and planned on fulfilling your boyfriend's fantasy. First off, it is not OK for him to have slapped you. Second, way to manipulate you and make you think things were just fine, then throw you out like trash. I can't get over the fact that these guys expect their girlfriends to sleep with a woman spontaneously. Pornography gives people such a twisted idea of intimacy, namely males. Granted, you two could have found someone together, but keep in mind, being with a woman is completely new for YOU, thus, some of the process should be up to YOU. Plus, you wanted it to be a surprise. How dare you get to know a woman and ensure you were comfortable being with her, all the while excited about surprising your boyfriend (with something he requested)! I say good riddance to that guy, Megan.
I should also add that no, you're not a whore and you should not kill yourself. He told you to find a girl. You found a girl and were in the process of surprising him. In all honesty, I think there were issues with him before if he was searching through your phone, especially if you had never shown any signs of infidelity; I could be wrong, but there may have been cheater's paranoia taking place. If so, he took this as an opportunity to turn the tables on you. Either way, don't worry, don't feel bad, and enjoy your freedom from this egotistical jerk.

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Tulle ballgowns are a fairy tale dream; if you're looking for the quintessential princess wedding gown, then look no further than a beautiful tulle wedding dress. And these St. Pucchi ballgowns are absolutely stunning. From striking floral details to delicate hand-embroidered motifs, these tulle ballgowns are simply breathtaking.
Our Favorite Tulle Ballgowns
From the Avine Perucci collection, this St. Pucchi tulle wedding gown features silk hand-embroidered floral appliqués scattered on the skirt and bodice. The strapless top is a classic choice and the waist features a duchess silk satin sash. This gown is currently part of the on-going St. Pucchi sample sale.
For the bride looking for a wedding dress that isn't quite white, this St. Pucchi Sposa wedding gown is a gorgeous option. The color is a lovely ivory tone and the tulle ballgown skirt features flirty layers. Flower clusters also adorn the skirt and the strapless corset bodice. This gown is part of the St. Pucchi Sposa sample sale.
A full tulle skirt can still have movement, which is exactly what you'll get plenty of in this St. Pucchi Sposa gown. The extra full skirt features beautiful satin flowers on one side that picks up part of the skirt and alençon lace appliqués adorn the back waistline. This tulle ballgown is also another ivory pick and has a satin bodice with boning that beautifully shapes the torso.
For a traditional tulle wedding gown, this Mila St. Pucchi gown is a gorgeous pick. It's part of the ongoing sample sale and features a heavily-crusted strapless bodice that has a shimmery effect. The sweetheart neckline is flattering for many body types and the multilayered skirt features a sweep train.
This St. Pucchi couture wedding gown features delicate details like gorgeous flowers that adorn the full tulle skirt and the sweetheart bodice. Complete the look with this handmade mantilla featuring stunning hand-embroidered flowers.
Another St. Pucchi couture wedding gown with a tulle skirt is this gorgeous pick featuring a drop waist. Sheer lace detailing adorns the bodice, which flares out into a dramatic full skirt. (For even more sheer wedding dresses, check out this post).
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Whitehaven Company Overview Video
About Whitehaven Coal
Whitehaven Coal is Australia's largest independent coal producer and the leading coal producer in North West New South Wales.
We currently operate five mines in North West NSW; four open cut mines at Maules Creek, Tarrawonga, Werris Creek and Sunnyside and one underground mine at Narrabri. These sites produce thermal and metallurgical coal bound primarily for export markets in North and South Asia.
Our overall workforce is more than 2,000 strong, with around 75 per cent of our employees living in the local communities around where our operations are based.
Whitehaven strives for operational excellence and in 2016 was awarded the NSW Minerals Council Mining Operation of the Year.
Economic Contribution
Whitehaven Coal has contributed around $1 billion to the North West NSW region since 2012.
Around one-third of our employees currently live in the Gunnedah Shire, where around $50 million in wages are paid each year – money that stays in the local community and helps support local businesses.
Supporting Local Communities
As a big part of the local community and the largest employer in the region, Whitehaven is proud of its long-standing community links in North West NSW.
We worked with more than 350 local businesses and suppliers last year, committed more than $3.5 million to local infrastructure and services upgrades and last year made 90 annual charitable grants, donations and sponsorships to community groups.
Indigenous Employment
Whitehaven believes in helping local communities grow and ensuring that benefits flowing from our operations accrue locally. This is especially the case when it comes to supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
As part of the Maules Creek employee recruitment process, Whitehaven adopted a policy to grow Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in the workforce.
Whitehaven's Coal's Aboriginal Employment Strategy has been recognised by the NSW Minerals Council, being named winner in the Community Excellence in Aboriginal Employment and Enterprise Development category at the NSW Minerals Council Health, Safety, Environment and Community Conference 2016.
For more on Aboriginal Engagement, click here
Whitehaven is committed to safe, responsible and sustainable environmental management across all aspects of our operations.
We are mindful of the impact of our operations on the environment and surrounding communities and undergo extensive assessments for water surface, groundwater, flood impact, flora and fauna, aboriginal cultural heritage, historical heritage, air quality, agriculture and geochemistry impacts.
Across our operations Whitehaven mines only about 2 per cent of the land we own. Nearly 30,000 hectares of Whitehaven land is currently for agricultural purposes and a further 20,000 hectares is designated as conservation areas in perpetuity.
High Quality Coal and Carbon Emissions
Coal, especially the high quality coal that Whitehaven produces, has been the fastest growing energy source over the last ten years and global demand continues to rise, especially in South East Asia. This trend to new, more efficient coal fired generation in the Asia-Pacific is critical to Australia's role as a key energy exporter, and high quality Australian coal is ideally suited to help bring about a lower emissions future, today.
Whitehaven mines some of the best quality coal in the world, high in energy and low in ash, sulphur and other impurities. Our coal assists key customers, such as the Governments of Japan and Korea, reduce their carbon emissions by up to 30 per cent.
Future Planning – Vickery
The Vickery Extension Project is a proposed extension to the fully-approved Vickery Coal Project located approximately 25 kilometres north of Gunnedah in New South Wales, on a mine site that ceased production in 1998.
Vickery has the potential to become Whitehaven's third major mine in Northwest New South Wales when it is developed and create up to 500 new jobs. The extension project will be the subject of further detailed technical and environmental assessment.


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November 23, 2017 - Cashaa CEO and Founder Kumar Gaurav features as a guest for an in-depth interview hosted by Cryptovator, Mr. Gaurav discusses how the Cashaa platform aims to promote mass adoption of blockchain for the billions of unbanked.
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Tenor saxophonist Fred Anderson in trio with fellow Chicago players Harrison Bankhead and Tim Daisy in a set of both rousing and thoughtful original compositions.
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"The work Paul and Kailash have done is significant as it debunks the myth that problems can be solved using a cookie-cutter approach and that pulling a few levers will give you a different outcome. We cannot jump over the step of understanding the current context by using a model which has conditions that don't match what we are looking at. It seems almost counter-intuitive that using a model will give different answers for different situations – as the authors rightly point out. This is similar to eisegesis (I have a model, how do the facts fit?), for those familiar with text analysis. Paul and Kailash have produced a great piece of exegetical work. I hope that there is less proliferation of simplistic models as we embrace uncertainty and ambiguity."
Read the full review by Adrian Bennett at Amazon.
"Paul and Kalish bring a breath of fresh air to this genre with their easy to read Heretics Guide books. Many of the decisions that businesses need to make these days are "wicked problems" – those that have no clear answer either due to their complexity or the fact that the outcome cannot be known unti the decision has been taken and the chosen path implemented. These types of problems demand a different approach. Ambiguity can scare organisations and can lead to devision or decisions made on the basis of politics or power (or not at all) which is not a good basis for sound decision making. These books are very easy to read and provide practical and easy to implement guidance and techniques on how to break down barriers, encourage dialogue and shared ownership of problems and solutions."
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"Once again, the book is an excellent read. It is more engaging and fun to read than many other business books. Both the authors have a perverse sense of humour. Both are deeply skeptical of the fads of the management consulting industry and both are great storytellers. As with the first book I now have a concise repository of a number of important and useful ideas that I can refer people to."
Read the full review by Craig Brown at Amazon
"A refreshing, humorous, and well researched take on the hype cycle of management and innovation frameworks and why no model is a substitute for understanding context and conditions when working through ambiguity. This book's critique on management trends is underpinned by thoughtful discussion on how we think and how we react to ambiguity; the limits this brings to problem framing, management, and effective work. I came away from this with better critical skills to assess not only my work environment but also myself."
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"If you're tired of battling the "flavor of the week" management philosophy or framework. If you're ready to look past the checklist and standardized process to figure out how to make your organization or situation better, read The Heretic's Guide to Best Practices to see how you can survive."
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"This scrupulously researched, extremely readable work could impact how organizations execute projects and solve complex problems…"
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"Multi-stakeholder facilitators, wicked problem mediators, listen up! This book is for everyone who cares about how people can work together more effectively, to address the most pressing challenges we are facing today. If you work in this field, I recommend you jump right in to the third section of the book, for some tremendously inspiring case studies of this groundbreaking approach in action…. and then go back and read the first two sections, as this is (at least!) three books in one…
The paradigm shift at the heart of part one: rather than "cookie cutter" approaches that are SPOZED to "work for all" (but never do!) we can work collaboratively to create custom solutions based on real participation from everyone involved. (Old-timers may remember that this is what the field of Organization Development once did, before being taken over by the "change management" corporate consultancies…) Culmsee and Awati make a brilliant case for this; a deceptively folksy intro, full of Dilbert and Aussie humor, segues into an in-depth exploration of the various sources of cognitive bias, a fascinating debunking of the PERT myth, and a close-up look at the challenges of moving from a bureaucratic to a post-bureaucratic organization…all building up to a whiz-bang weaving together of Rittel, Habermas, Ostrom, Winnicott, and Heifetz, as they articulate the need for creating "holding environments" that build adaptive capacity.
But wait, folks… that's just the preamble! : WHAT'S NEW HERE, is the high-tech support for taking real collaboration to scale: part two explores HOW we can create "holding environments" for building adaptive capacity, by using visual mapping practices, AND ALSO, by addressing issues of power. Again, no need to read all of this in order… if, after two chapters on visual reasoning, IBIS, and argumentation-based rationale, the esoteric comparisons of different problem-structuring methods in chapter 9 are feeling a bit too heady at the moment, SKIP RIGHT AHEAD, and by all means, DON'T MISS the last chapter of this section and the brilliant case study from the construction industry, of how to build collaboration into systems by addressing issues of power. (I can't tell you how many conversations I've been in among OD professionals, where everyone is lamenting how this is one of the most under-adressed issues in our field.. so PLEASE, don't miss this chapter!!!! )
Well, this brings us to the third and final section of the book, which as I mentioned earlier is chock-full of more juicy case studies. As I said, this is (at least) three books in one… three EXTREMELY WORTHWHILE books in one… not just for those of us who are working to help the emergence of shared understanding in organizations, but also, maybe especially, for those of us who are working to help the emergence of shared understanding among multiple stakeholder groups, facing wicked issues. Given everything that is happening in the world today, I can't think of a more timely or more useful message." Read the full review by R.Zubizarreta at Amazon
"…I prefer to think of myself as a 'Heretic' thanks to Paul Culmsee and Kailash Awati. Their book The Heretic's Guide To Best Practices: The Reality of Managing Complex Problems in Organisations describes exactly what I needed to advance my problem solving abilities and help me diagram for others what I always saw as the missing elements to the puzzle.
The dynamics of group psychology fascinates me and I think Paul and Kailash's methods for corralling problems with dialogue mapping is ideal for 'evening out the playing field.' Knowing that my passion for a topic and my confident tone can be misunderstood as bulldozing or intimidating, I fully recognize the value that diagraming a group's thought process provides the opportunity to add everyone's voice to the discussion and more importantly, it provides documentation for how the final decisions developed along the way.
I was a huge fan of both Paul and Kailash before the book was published, so I was certain I would love it from the start. Kailash and Paul's research is impressive and presented in in a manner that anyone can understand. I found myself laughing out loud on a number of occasions and was thoroughly entertained with the 'boring' research portion. The second half of the book is a deeper dive into dialogue mapping and after having bought the notion in the first half, I was intrigued to learn more. This over the top, totally geeky book held my attention all the way through…in fact, I liked it so much I read it twice!…"
Read the full review by Kerri Abraham on EUSP
"…Without question, this book has been the single-most useful business book that I've ever read. If you're someone who frequently deals with [complex problems in your organization], then this book is a must read. It has the right amount of academic research and pop culture references to make it a fun and engaging read…"
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"I am thoroughly enjoying "The Heretics Guide to Best Practices" and regard it as an epic contribution in advancing the state of the art in achieving shared understanding. The penmanship is remarkable and has hit a home run….
Paul and Kailash weave a rich tapestry of real-world situations and experiences to drive home key takeaways and illustrate the power of dialogue mapping. I'd also like to point out that there are significantly new observations that advance the state of the practice in organizational change. The section describing how players with dove-like behaviors can creatively interact with players with hawk-like behaviors using dialogue mapping gave me some new insights. Such an approach, when applied well, may incrementally influence an attitudinal shift in the organizational power structure and change minds so that there is greater cooperative consensus during the problem-solving process…" Read the full review by Ramachandran Iyer on Amazon
"Any book bringing together such diverse names and concepts as Daniel Kahneman, Jon Whitty, Richard Dawkins, Bent Flyvbjerg, Umpa Lumpas and the Borg, is sure to attract my attention. Kailash Awati and Paul Culmsee don't need much introduction. Both are authors of two of my favorite blogs, eight2late and CleverWorkarounds respectively. So when these two intelligent minds decide to write a book one can expect to find an engaging and stimulating discussion.
Their new book "The Heretic's Guide to Best Practices: The Reality of Managing Complex Problems in Organizations" (affiliate link) is a brave and refreshing attempt at 'shaking the foundations' and getting people to examine the way they communicate and how they use that communication to make decisions, while attending to complex problems…" Read the full review by Shim Marom
"I am a non-executive. I am a teacher who teaches little kids. Still I have found `The Heretics's Guide to Best Practices' a thoroughly enjoyable book. Surely, the book is about `The Reality of Managing Complex Problems in Organisations'. But that reality is not so different from managing complex problems in our personal lives. The difference is only in scale and scope. So don't get carried away by the title.
Paul and Kailash view "organisations as networks of commitments". They explain: We believe this phrase spells out an ideal of what organisations ought to be: a group of people working towards common, mutually agreed goals, via commitments that are made based on a shared understanding. Thus, the book is about people and their problems and the way to effectively deal with them (rather than run away from them) so that human/organizational "wellbeing" is balanced and maintained.
The book is written in `conversational' style sprinkled with humor. Dialogue mapping is about capturing the rationale of conversation. The authors discuss the craft of dialogue mapping, its practice and application in great detail. So the style they have adopted for writing this book is not accidental.
Roald Dahl was not a management guru, but in this book he becomes one. Ben 10 toys can shed light on the childish behaviour of grown-ups. Paul and Kailash draw on children's literature, toys, movies, rocket science and, of course, management gurus to make their point. The result is a highly entertaining book that educates you how to balance and maintain your wellbeing." Murali Madhavan
"The Heretic's Guide is so-called because it chooses to deliberately speak the unspeakable: "Best Practices" are the root cause of almost all the problems we face in delivering complex projects. They are naive approaches to resolving wicked problems – those that prove highly resistant to any attempt to coerce them into neat, little linear plans and GANTT charts because they have so many permutations and unseen elements that prevent them from being well-understood.
In exposing this problem, Paul and Kailash take you on an epic journey examining why the notion of "best practices" have such a strong hold on people, even when they do them more harm than good, and why, when you challenge the "conventional thinking" around them, you can expect to be in a whole world of hurt due to cognitive biases and a rather terrifying, slothful creature known as "the memeplex".
However, The Heretic's Guide isn't all about calling out the legion of issues and problems that keep us from successfully delivering projects. It's also about what to do to change things. In this regard, the middle third of the book is perhaps the most important (and challenging) as it gives you some tools to begin to take on the "enemies" you will face as a member of a project team who is tackling a wicked problem: Dialogue, Visualization and Shared Understanding.
This is a book I wish I had written: It needs to be read by software professionals and business managers alike as I see both groups in dire need of some "sense making" to begin to turn around the industry's abysmal record of failure. I plan on keeping this book on my Kindle for a long while as I will be recommnending it to many customers. " Christopher R. Chapman
"The book targets technology managers who are looking for a way to address complex problems, and plenty of software professionals (e.g., ones who want to "deprogram" their managers) could benefit from it as well. Certainly anyone who uses Compendium or, more generally, embraces IBIS as a design approach or wicked problems as a problem classification should read it. If you like Jeff Conklin's book, then (dare I say it?) I bet you will like this one even more. To grossly oversimplify, this is like Conklin's book but moreso: more motivation and framing of the problem type, lots more examples, 5 years more of experiences and Compendium advances, more history of where these ideas came from, and more positive and negative examples of Compendium's utility. If that sounds appealing, you should get a copy of this book." Scott McCrickard (Full review)
"The authors have been paying attention, and have broken free of the traditional mindsets that are increasingly stale and ineffective in today's rapidly changing business environment. Particularly appealing is their consideration for the little guy in the organization; the common sense approach they advocate is refreshing and provides an interesting and innovative perspective on effecting real and lasting change in stagnant organizations desperately needing change but drowning in a sea of empty and stillborn initiatives propped up mostly by ineffectual platitudes and buzzy concepts. The authors' theses are well-supported with studies and examples that cleanly illustrate the authors' points.
Paul and Kailash give to us a book that is no-nonsense and peppered with a charming dry humor that is engaging and pleasurable to read – even for laypersons not heavily immersed or well-versed in best practices or organizational theory. The book is ideal for neophytes just getting into the subject who want to kick their careers off with innovative approaches, as well as for old war dogs who are looking to shake things up and make the most of the benefits of applying sound and meaningful best practices to their organizations." Dux Sy (Full review)
"If you have ever thought "I can't believe that I'm being forced to use this methodology that is clearly wrong for this project", then you are a great candidate for this book. Between the two of them, Paul and Kailash have read every body-of-knowledge and methodology out there, and they are unsparing in their praise of what works, and in their criticism of where the BOKs fall apart.
With their unique style and deep understanding of systems project success and failure, they bring some lesser-known approaches and tools to bear that will help you to truly become a better business analyst or project manager. The best part is that they have taken some really arcane, sleep-inducing academic work and made it understandable and consumable by us front-liners who are just trying to get our jobs done." Ruven Gotz
"This book is for people who are tired of their internal voice telling them there is a better way to work, but not being able to explain how. If you are sick of hearing "that's the way we do things around here", but don't have a good answer for how things should be, then this book is for you. Regardless of whether you are a CEO or an entry level front-line employee, the authors will help you see there are better ways to work with one another to address the ever growing nature of "wicked problems" we face in today's hyper-competitive business world.
This book will give you the tools to explain what needs to change to get your projects moving in the right direction, to make your professional life more fulfilling, and how to go about changing the "way we do things around here" mentality. If you are happy with the status quo of your day-to-day professional life, this book isn't for you. If you know there has to be a better way to work than what you are currently experiencing, and want to learn how to make positive change, then this book needs to be in your possession. " Ben McMann
"The book is a great read and makes good use of some pop-culture to illustrate various points throughout the book. It gives valuable insight into how you can get shared understanding and commitment between the various stakeholders in a project. It also teaches you not to blindly apply "best practices" without modification and seeing if they really make sense in your situation. I have used one of the IBIS maps techniques discussed in the book with one of my clients and both my client and I have found it very useful.
I would definitely recommend this book if you want to improve the way you deliver projects." Vili Bogdan
"While both Paul and Kailash work in information technology fields, this book is not about technology, or IT, and they tell you that in the preface. This book is about how to create shared understanding so that people can come to decisions while understanding how those decisions will affect other stakeholders.
Paul and Kailash have done a good job of bringing dense academic studies and methods of capturing knowledge, and presenting them in a understandable way. They bring life to the concepts and ideas through the use of stories from their own experiences that allowed me to see how the different approaches play out in real life. " Ken Glover


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community Education Programs
Macomb Community Action's Office of Senior Services offers evidence-based programs at various times and locations throughout the year.
Evidenced-based programs are developed at the university level. Each program has a specific goal and is tested and proven that the material covered is successful at meeting that goal. Classes are highly interactive with brainstorming activities, personal goal setting and problem solving, led by trained leaders.
Community based education programs empower older adults and their caregivers in managing various aspects of their life, such as: healthy living, providing caregiver support and managing finances. Caregivers and community members are welcome as space permits.
Thank you to our Community Education partners for making these programs possible: Macomb County Health Department, Michigan State University Extension, Wayne State University's Institute of Gerontology and the Alzheimer's Association.
PATH (Personal Action Towards Health)
PATH is an interactive six week workshop that helps seniors learn efficient ways to manage their long term health problems. This program is also beneficial for caregivers of seniors with long term health problems.
Learn to:
- Make an action plan based on the participants goals
- Manage symptoms like pain and fatigue
- Exercise safely, at a comfortable pace
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Matter of Balance
A Matter of Balance is designed to reduce the fear of falling and increase the activity levels of older adults who have concerns about falls.
A Matter of Balance workshops typically meet weekly for eight weeks or biweekly for four weeks. Each session is two hours long.
The goal of the program is to reduce the fear of falling, stop the fear of falling cycle, and increase activity levels among older adults. The program helps participants learn to:
- View falls and fear of falling as controllable
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- Change their environment to reduce fall risk factors
- Promote exercise to increase strength and balance
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Prior to sunrise on December 24th, 2010 Sprinkle was driving a vehicle that struck and killed Robin Bowen of Taylorsville near the intersection of US 64/90 and Millersville Road. Bowen was among a group of runners getting in a pre-Christmas jog. A least two other runners suffered injuries. Sprinkle was charged with 2nd degree murder and felony serious injury by vehicle as well as numerous other counts. Sprinkle was found guilty by an Iredell County jury in 2014 and was sentenced to concurrent terms of 238-295 months in prison on the 2nd degree murder charge and 25-30 months for felony serious injury by vehicle.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – To categorize Bin 216 is difficult. Is it a vibrant Happy Hour spot on bustling Euclid Avenue? Is it a place to grab a bite after you park before you […]


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Arbrynth are heading North to play with Lycanthia, Myridian and Under Nights Cover.
Our first show for 2016 will be @ The Bendigo Hotel Feb 19th W/Lagerstein, Rainbowdragoneyes and Hybrid Nightmares. We might even sneak another new song into the set. Hope to
Writing new tunes is a great way to spend the last days before the holidays finish \m/
The Metal Obsession Birthday party returns, better late than never hey? This year the site turns 7 and once again we have put together a lineup featuring some of our
PBS 106.7FM is very excited to announce pub rock legends Cosmic Psychos will join a huge bill for Heavy and Hammered, a multi-stage celebration of the station's Hard and Heavy
With Départe vocalist Sam Dishington filling in during Hadal Maw's vocalist-less stage, it only made sense to team the two bands up once things returned to normal. With The Ophidian
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With all of the smoke from the Halstead and Trinity Ridge fires, your best bet for avoiding a gray skyline and congested lungs is to explore the Payette National Forest outside of McCall.
A wonderful journey is the hike to Goose Creek Falls from the Last Chance Campground trailhead. The five-mile hike (out and back) meanders through a dense forest of Douglas fir, spruce and pine. Lichen-covered boulders and the nearby Goose Creek add to the scenery.
The trail eventually takes you to Goose Creek Falls, an impressive waterfall that plummets 60 feet over gray granite into a large pool. The setting is complemented with shrubs and ferns, which flaunt their fall colors in hues of yellow, orange and red as the cool nights begin. Children will find the trail engaging with its modest grade, bridged creeks, granite boulders and variety of flora.
From the trailhead, hike north, paralleling Goose Creek through dense forest. The trail crosses several small creeks on bridges and bypasses a couple of huge granite boulders. Picnic opportunities abound during the first mile of hiking as the crystal-clear Goose Creek is always near.
The trail reaches a signed junction at 2.4 miles. Turn right, passing a small waterfall and ascend 100 feet to a granite outcropping that provides an overlook of the falls. For an impressive view of the falls, use caution and scramble 50 feet down the outcropping to the small pool below the falls.
For a longer hike, continue north on the trail a short distance to another junction. Turn right again and within 300 feet arrive at yet another junction, west of the bridge that fords Goose Creek. You can cross Goose Creek and ascend a steep 600 feet in 1.2 miles to the trail's end at Brundage Mountain-Goose Lake Road. The views of the surrounding area are sensational on the climb. Another alternative from the junction near the Goose Creek bridge is to continue north in a little more than three miles to the Brundage Reservoir.
Trailhead directions: From downtown McCall, drive west on Idaho 55 approximately eight miles and turn right onto the well-graveled FR 257. The road is located between mile markers 151 and 152. Follow the road 2.2 miles to a Y-intersection and turn right into the Last Chance Campground and drive .3 mile to the trailhead. There is parking for three to four vehicles.
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Founded in 1965, Telecare is a rapidly growing mental health care company dedicated to making a difference for our clients, the community, and our employees. We offer an array of mental health services to adults with serious mental illness. We partner with public sector entities and behavioral health organizations and have over 122 programs and over 3,680 employees across the country. And we're growing all the time! When you work at Telecare, you help to empower thousands of individuals every day in their journeys of recovery.
Telecare is proud to have been recognized By The Bay Area Business Times as the 13th Best Place To Work In the Bay Area for 2019!
As part of the Telecare family, the Thurston Mason Mobile Crisis program combines a comprehensive set of outreach services to provide an alternative level of intervention and follow up services to stabilize individuals in crisis to remain in the community and move toward recovery. To provide this set of outreach services, we are now developing a comprehensive bundle of services to work conjointly to engage this high?risk population.These services include - Mobile Outreach Teams, Intensive Case Management Services, Peer Support, and linkages to community resources and outpatient treatment. The end goal is to provide effective prevention and intervention strategies for those most at risk in order to reduce or prevent more acute illness, high-risk behaviors, incarceration, and other emergency medical or crisis responses.
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POSITION SUMMARYUnder direct supervision of the Clinical Director/Administrator, this entry-level licensed management position supervises multidisciplinary teams, coordinates service needs, and collaborates with other services and agencies. Completes assessments and determines the appropriate level of services for new members.QUALIFICATIONSRequired:• One (1) year of experience in a mental health setting• Licensed mental health professional as confirmed by state regulatory/licensing board (e.g., LCSW, MFT, or LPCC) from the state of operation• One (1) year supervisory experience or supervisory training within six (6) months of employment• Sensitivity to multi-cultural populations and issues• Must be at least 18 years of age• Must be CPR, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), and First Aid certified on date of employment or within 60 days of employment and maintain current certification throughout employment• All opportunities at Telecare are contingent upon successful completion and receipt of acceptable results of the applicable post-offer physical examination, 2-step PPD test for tuberculosis, acceptable criminal background clearances, excluded party sanctions, and degree or license verification.Position requires driving, valid driver license, a motor vehicle clearance, and proof of auto insurance is required at time of employment and must be maintained throughout employment. Additional regulatory, contractual or local requirements may apply.Preferred:• Outpatient clinic or community mental health service with two (2) years of direct clinical service• Experience providing intensive case management and/or intensive community supports using psychiatric rehabilitation concepts• Two (2) years of supervision post-masters experience in a behavioral health settingESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS• Demonstrates the Telecare mission, purpose, values, and beliefs in everyday language and contact with internal and external stakeholders• Functions as service plan supervisor for the team; ensures coordination of clinical and administrative team functions including the scheduling of staff and members served• Directs day-to-day clinical/administrative operations of the assigned team, ensuring all members served receive services as indicated in their treatment plan• Oversees and monitors the accuracy of medical records• Safeguards member confidentiality• Promotes a high involvement culture by exhibiting the ability to align the team around common objectives to ensure contract outcomes, ACT fidelity, and organizational standards are met and maintained• Ensures staff documentation, assessments, and paperwork meet federal, state, county, and organizational standards and timelines• Uses person-centered approaches and can supervise others in their use• Understands payer documentation requirements and can supervise others to meet these requirements• Develops, updates, and implements individual service plans• Partners with leadership to identify and mitigate risk, and to improve care• Abides by established policies, procedures, and standards of care in accordance with published ACT Standards• Provides consistent supervision, including support, feedback, clinical consultation, and clear expectations for meeting job standards and promotion of professional growth• Tracks, maintains, and ensures compliance with contract expectations and outcomes• Establishes strong customer and community relations• Must evade members served in the event of assaultive behavior and pass assault crisis/crisis prevention trainingDuties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, and/or changed at the discretion of management.
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When he tells you he doesn't have to pay for a woman to take her clothes off:
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From Ancient to Modern Calligraphy.
I am an Urban Artist specialized in calligraphy.
Over the years I have developed a personal style that incorporates three different languages that make up my identity: English, since I live in the USA, the Bengali, language of my fatherland, and Arabic which is the language of the religion I belong to.
Since childhood, I was always fascinated by languages, lettering and calligraphy of different parts of the world. Now, as a Muslim in the USA, I see a lot of negativity towards our tradition but I always look for ways to give some positive message to people through my art.
I was influenced by the artist Elseed and his idea to create unity for people from different background, ethnicity and religion. My aim is to inspire people to share the same place and learn from each other in harmony and mutual understanding.
Although my works contain words in three different languages, there is always at least one recognizable word. This makes the audience curious to ask and decode the message, and this led them to a deep connection with my art.
Even if I use ancient techniques and universal messages of peace, I keep going trying new shapes and colors to present my art to the world with a modern look.
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|Micrograph of acute and chronic salpingitis. H&E stain.
Salpingitis is an infection and inflammation in the Fallopian tubes. It is often used synonymously with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), although PID lacks an accurate definition and can refer to several diseases of the female upper genital tract, such as endometritis, oophoritis, myometritis, parametritis and infection in the pelvic peritoneum.[1] In contrast, salpingitis only refers to infection and inflammation in the fallopian tubes.[1]
Signs and symptoms[edit]
The symptoms usually appear after a menstrual period; the most common are:[2]
- Abnormal smell and colour of vaginal discharge
- Pain during ovulation
- Pain during sexual intercourse
- Pain coming and going during periods
- Abdominal pain
- Lower back pain
- Fever
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Bloating
The infection usually has its origin in the vagina and ascends to the Fallopian tube from there; because the infection can spread via the lymph vessels, infection in one Fallopian tube usually leads to infection of the other.[2]
Risk factors[edit]
It's been theorized that retrograde menstrual flow and the cervix opening during menstruation allows the infection to reach the Fallopian tubes.
Other risk factors include surgical procedures that break the cervical barrier, such as:
- endometrial biopsy
- curettage
- hysteroscopy[1]
Another risk is factors that alter the microenvironment in the vagina and cervix, allowing infecting organisms to proliferate and eventually ascend to the Fallopian tube:
- antibiotic treatment
- ovulation
- menstruation
- sexually transmitted disease (STD)
Finally, sexual intercourse may facilitate the spread of disease from the vagina to the Fallopian tube. Coital risk factors are:
- Uterine contractions
- Sperm, carrying organisms upward
Bacterial species[edit]
The bacteria most associated with salpingitis are:
However, salpingitis is usually polymicrobial, involving many kinds of organisms. Other examples of organisms involved are:
- Ureaplasma urealyticum
- Anaerobic and aerobic bacteria
Salpingitis may be diagnosed by pelvic examination, blood tests, and/or a vaginal or cervical swab.
Acute and chronic salpingitis[edit]
There are two types of salpingitis: acute salpingitis and chronic salpingitis.
Over one million cases of acute salpingitis are reported every year in the US, but the number of incidents is probably larger, due to incomplete and untimely reporting methods and that many cases are reported first when the illness has gone so far that it has developed chronic complications. For women age 16–25, salpingitis is the most common serious infection, it affects approximately 11% of females of reproductive age.[1]
Salpingitis has a higher incidence among members of lower socioeconomic classes. However, this is thought of being an effect of earlier sex debut, multiple partners, and decreased ability to receive proper health care rather than any independent risk factor for salpingitis.
As an effect of an increased risk due to multiple partners, the prevalence of salpingitis is highest for people age 15–24 years. Decreased awareness of symptoms and less will to use contraceptives are also common in this group, raising the occurrence of salpingitis.
For the affected, 20% need hospitalization. Regarding patients age 15–44 years, 0.29 per 100,000 dies from salpingitis.[1]
However, salpingitis can also lead to infertility because the eggs released in ovulation can't get contact with the sperm. Approximately 75,000-225,000 cases of infertility in the US are caused by salpingitis; the more times one has the infection, the greater the risk of infertility. With one episode of salpingitis, the risk of infertility is 8-17%. With 3 episodes of salpingitis, the risk is 40-60%, although the exact risk depends on the severity of each episode.[1]
In addition, damaged oviducts increase the risk of ectopic pregnancy. Thus, if one has had salpingitis, the risk of a pregnancy to become ectopic is 7 to 10-fold as large. Half of ectopic pregnancies are due to a salpingitis infection.[1]
Other complications are:[2]
- Infection of ovaries and uterus
- Infection of sex partners
- An abscess on the ovary
Salpingitis is most commonly treated with antibiotics.[2]
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