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Yesterday the South End Rowing Club of San Francisco and the Bondi Icebergs of Sydney officially became "sister clubs" as a delegation of visiting 'Bergs joined us for a Tuesday morning Alcatraz swim.
In need of, I suppose, new challenges, I decided to attempt the swim using only sculling drill – both forward (hands in front) and back (hands by hips). I filmed the event with a GoPro on a head attachment.
I ended up resorting to a few strokes of backstroke (so as not to stretch out the support vessels), but for the most part I did it: Alcatraz to Aquatic Park… sculling.
Here's 52-minute video condensed to just over two. Unfortunately the GoPro memory card reached capacity shortly after I entered the cove, so I didn't capture the finish.
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Australia-India Council grants (DFAT)
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These grants enable individuals and organisations in Australia to start projects that are likely to promote long-term contact and collaboration between Australia and India. The aim is to provide seed funds for innovative proposals relevant to the mission and goals of the council.
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As a guide to the health of the economy, yesterday's GDP figures should not be given too much weight. The growth of 0.3 per cent was stronger than most economists expected and, if accurate, showed that Britain had avoided the dreaded triple-dip recession.
But the margin was so slight and these preliminary figures are subject to such significant revision it may well turn out that the economy did indeed contract in the first quarter. In any case, a large part of the growth came from a rebound in activity in the North Sea. The underlying picture is of an economy


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The 8th annual Cowboy poetry gathering was held on June 1 at the 777 Ranch on Dutch Flat Road in Ferron. This annual event is sponsored by the Baptist church in Emery County. The Circuit Riders a musical group from Cody, Wyo. entertained the large crowd. Also cowboy poet, Ron Ehman from Elko, Nev. recited cowboy poetry.
Parents, children and grandparents alike participated in the hay ride through the fields of the ranch. Young children were also treated to horse rides and instruction on how to handle the horses. A barbeque dinner was prepared and all coming to the event added a dish to the potluck table. Many visitors toured the ranch and inspected the new lodge which is being built.
The barbeque was held under the cover of the arena which is being built on the ranch. Pastor Tim Lacock explained the arena was being built as funds become available. "We have three summer camps scheduled for the ranch this summer. These are leadership camps, the campers will have classes, do projects and also learn about horses. We have a duplex on the ranch which can house approximately 22 people. When the new lodge is complete we will be able to have more camps in the summer for more people," he said.
Area residents seemed to enjoy the night of fun and friends at the ranch.
Increasing fire danger has resulted in a Stage I fire restriction order for most of southern Utah.
The fire restriction took effect on May 24 and it will remain in effect until rescinded.
The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, in conjunction with the USDA Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management have included all federal and state lands in Grand, San Juan, Washington, Kane, Garfield and Iron Counties, and lands west of I-15 in Beaver County.
All lands in Emery and Carbon counties are also included with the exception of National Forest lands in those counties. The order includes Zions, Bryce and Cedar Breaks National Parks, as well as the Moab and Monticello Ranger Districts in the Manti-LaSal National Forest. It does not apply to incorporated cities and towns.
The fire restriction prohibits fireworks, as well as open fires or campfires except in a developed recreation site. Smoking is also prohibited except in an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or in an area that has been cleared of all flammable materials. The use of propane stoves is not prohibited.
"A Stage I fire restriction order is not usually needed until late June or early July, so this is an indication of just how dry things are," explained State Forester Joel Frandsen. "Needless to say we're asking everyone to be especially careful with all forms of fire," he said.
Recreationists are also reminded that if they are responsible for starting a fire they may be held financially liable for the costs associated with putting it out. In even the smallest of wildland fires those costs easily rise into the thousands of dollars.
During the early evening hours of June 10, Utahns will join others across most of North America and be treated to a partial eclipse of the sun, the last to be visible from Utah for 10 years. Times and appearance of the eclipse will vary depending on location but for observers in Utah the eclipse will run from around 6:15 p.m. until just after 8 p.m. Maximum eclipse will occur about 7:15 p.m., when about half of the sun will be covered.
Partial eclipses of the sun occur when part of the moon passes in front of the sun, blocking off part of the sun's light. "This particular eclipse will be much more visible that the one we had last year," according to NASA Solar System Ambassador to Utah, Patrick Wiggins." During that eclipse, Utahns saw only a tiny piece of the sun covered." "Everyone should be careful not to look directly at the sun during the eclipse or any other time since permanent eye damage may result. It's also not safe to use items such as polarizing materials, color photographic film, smoked glass, or sunglasses since they do not provide protection from the harmful portions of the sun's light," said Wiggins.
Safe, inexpensive solar eclipse filters are available through the mail and from various local retailers. Number14 welders glasses also make a safe yet cheap sun filter. An even less expensive but very safe way to view the eclipse is with a "sunbox" To make a "sunbox,"simply punch a pinhole in one side of an ordinary box and then hold the box so that the sun's light passes through the pinhole and forms a small image of the sun on the opposite inside wall. "When using a 'sunbox' you should only watch the projected image. Do not look through the pinhole at the sun," warns Wiggins. The next eclipse of the sun to be visible from Utah will not occur until 2012. However, Utahns will see two total eclipses of the moon next year and a third in 2004.
The next total eclipse of the sun visible from North America will not occur until 2017.
The Huntington North Reservoir Resource Management Planning work group met on May 29 at the Huntington North Reservoir.
Chris Sands is the Bio-West, project team leader and their company is assisting the Bureau of Reclamation with the resource management plan.
Sands distributed copies of a proposed fish habitat enhancement project for the reservoir from Louis Berg, regional aquatic program manager. Berg was not present at the meeting. Sands reviewed the document with the group. The proposal describes several phases of improvements to the reservoir with the objective being improved fishing opportunities. Berg points out that in the initial years after the filling of the reservoir it was an outstanding fishery. Shoreline vegetation which provided fish habitat has decomposed and disappeared.
Phase one of the proposed project involves removing the old fish habitat structures, which are tires from the reservoir so that further problems do not occur. These tires in the past have come loose and been sucked into the outlet works.
Phase two of the project would deal with establishing artificial fish habitat structures. The proposed plan would be to dig trenches approximately three feet wide and three feet deep, and 150 feet long. The trench will contain a cabled gang of about 50 fish habitat structures. Each habitat structure will consist of several strands of floating rope attached to a concrete anchor.
Phase three involves placing an oversized marker buoy, connected to a weighted fish habitat structure, at the mouth of the southwest cove area. The buoy will indicate the presence of a fish habitat structure and will state that boats must travel at wakeless speed within 150 feet.
Phase four of the final phase of the project consists of placing 50 fish habitat structures in the deepest portion of the reservoir. Having these types of structures in place in the deepest water will ensure that when the reservoir is drawn down to its lowest levels that the fish will still have appropriate habitat. Monitoring of all phases will be done to check for sedimentation levels and increase of fish populations. Also limited creel surveys to determine angler harvest and catch rates will also be performed during this period. If an improvement in the fish population or in angler catch rates is not documented by 2006, the fish habitat structures installed in phases two, three and four of the project will be removed from the lake by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
Sands pointed out this proposal from Berg is just that, a proposal and the work study group would not approve or deny it; but simply review it and become familiar with it. He said none of Berg's proposals would be approved until the resource management plan is complete. Tim Wagner from Bio-West pointed out that the resource management plan is more general and that detailed projects come after the resource management plan has been approved.
Jamie Dalton, from the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation said, Berg probably has to plan in advance for funding and needs to begin that process.
Jay Mark Humphrey from the Emery Water Conservancy said they had not been contacted with regards to the fish enhancement project. He pointed out their office would need to approve any projects for the reservoir. He felt Berg was acting prematurely because the resource management plan is not scheduled for completion until summer of 2003. He mentioned phase one of the proposed project has a start date of August-October 2002.
This phase was the removal of the tires. Humphrey explained that the tires need to be removed in a certain way by people who know what they are doing so as not to cause any damage to the reservoir. He stated the water conservancy district could be hired to do the work and he did not see a problem with that.
Humphrey said the public survey part of the resource management plan has not been done yet. The DWR wants a fishery he said, but maybe the public wants boating and recreation. The public has a right here. If the DWR wants to move forward they need to discuss this first with the district and the bureau of reclamation, I think they are moving too fast, said Humphrey.
Dalton, was next with the subcommittee report. He spoke about the southwest cove area and what should happen there.
Ron Taylor, Huntington State Park Manager, mentioned the southwest cove area is under the water conservancy district's primary area of jurisdiction. If any improvements or changes in status were to take place it would have to be changed to park jurisdiction. Taylor said their only jurisdiction in the cove is limited to law enforcement. Humphrey pointed out for any change in jurisdiction to take place for developed recreation, the park service would have to commit time and resources and do it properly. The water conservancy district could not allow it to be taken over if the money is not there to develop it properly.
Sands added that yes, it would take considerable money to develop facilities in the cove. Current access to the cove will be maintained. It was determined that it is a county road leading to the cove, but it is in poor condition. Humphrey pointed out the need for some access areas to remain fee free.
Dalton pointed out the need to formally adopt a boating limit. "Ron Taylor, Tim Smith and I will look at a draft policy," he said.
Wagner was next with his report. He said they have been pulling together baseline data to serve as a foundation for the resource management plan. He said they will look at different alternatives and management strategies. He said they have gathered a brief history of the county and statistics on the reservoir. He gave a brief description of the climate and the air quality of the reservoir. He listed shoreline erosion as a problem, it is due to wave action and fluctuations in water levels. They are identifying areas around the reservoir which are most susceptible to erosion. There are no shallow ground water hazards in the area, with the ground water 30 feet below the surface.
There are some seeps south of the dam which have contributed to a wetland area. The soil is a clay loam and soil erosion is not a big issue. Wagner mentioned that by law, threatened or endangered species within the project area have to be identified. He said there are some occasional sightings of bald eagles and peregrine falcons. Birds are the most consistent form of wildlife at the reservoir.
The only historical value of the project area was identified as the old Mohrland ditch which was built between 1898-1907 and served five families in the area. It was abandoned in 1962-63. Fossils have been identified in the area. No Indian trustland has been identified. The recreation and visual qualities of the reservoir include fishing, camping and water based activities such as swimming and boating. The reservoir has been divided into five major use areas: the dam, the state park, the northern section, the inlet and the southwest cove.
A history of the usage of the reservoir was also discussed. In 1992, 85,743 visitors were recorded. In 1995, 58,264 visitors. Taylor said a good average is 60,000 visitors per year. Bio-West has also been identifying any records to find management agreements and permits and anything that could have an effect on management. They have found that Utah Power has an easement for right of way for a power line. They have identified six other permits like the one with Utah Power.
The existing management will be part of the phase one document. A visitor survey has been started at the park and will continue through Labor Day. This survey will help to detail desired recreational interests at the reservoir.
Jim Jensen, reclamation team leader, said that the contracts for the management of the 11 reservoirs by the state parks is in the renewal process and they will be finalizing the state park agreement. They are trying to lump these reservoirs together under one contract.
It was pointed out that NEPA requires a wide range of alternatives that spell out land use in all categories. Sands said they will be putting ideas down to react to. There are no specific alternatives yet. Peter Crookston, from the bureau of reclamation mentioned that when looking at alternatives things go from one extreme to the other and things usually fall into place somewhere in the middle.
Sands said at the next meeting the phase one document will be distributed and the alternatives will be refined. The next work group meeting will be held in July. This will give the necessary time for the draft document to be completed.
Construction work in the Castle Valley area will continue in the weeks and months ahead. On SR-6 in Spanish Fork Canyon road work will continue for the week of June 3. Roadway excavation will continue on the north side of the highway from mileposts 196 to 200. Excavation and grading operations are currently day shift only Monday through Saturday. Maintenance operations will be performed throughout the night. Flaggers will be stopping traffic intermittently throughout the week. Expect delays of five-15 minutes when flaggers are present. A concrete barrier has been placed along portions of the project from mile post 196 to 200 narrowing the highway. Any oversized load or wideload concerns should be directed to the port of entry. The speed in the construction zone is 45 mph. Please drive carefully and be prepared to stop.
Fishing waters throughout Utah should see plenty of anglers June 8, as the Division of Wildlife Resources marks Free Fishing Day in Utah.
People will not need a fishing license to fish in the state that day. All other regulations found in the 2002 Utah Fishing Proclamation will be in effect.
"We're trying to attract people to fishing by having a free day," says Tom Pettengill, sport fisheries coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources.
Division staff treat Free Fishing Day as they would a holiday weekend, stocking additional fish to meet the additional demand. Pettengill says anglers fishing June 8 may want to focus their efforts on lakes and reservoirs, as this is where most of the fish stocked for Free Fishing Day will be placed.
Pettengill reminds those fishing June 8 that while no license is required, all other limits and regulations found in the 2002 Utah Fishing Proclamation will be in effect. Anglers, especially those who might be fishing for the first time, are encouraged to pick up a copy of the proclamation and learn the rules.
Proclamations are available from fishing license agents statewide; at Division of Wildlife Resources offices in Ogden, Salt Lake City, Springville, Vernal, Price and Cedar City; and on the Division's Web site (www.wildlife.utah.gov).


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This is nothing amazing here, because I feel like this is something everyone has done with their kids. Well, not me before now.. and boy, was it fun! I happened to have all of the ingredients we needed on hand, which was a bonus. The kids LOVED being able to make their own pizza.


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A pigskin game plan
Come on, grab a pig rib. The juicy meat is handsomely glazed, tender enough to pull apart with your fingers, but somehow stays on the bone until those bossy pearly-whites take hold.
The flavor and texture of that succulent pork are balanced with spicy sweetness; maple syrup, brown sugar or molasses dance with dried chilies, ground mustard or hot sauce.
What better grub to savor on Super Bowl Sunday? As the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers battle it out on TV, many revelers will be asking, "Touchdown? What touchdown? Where's the chow?"
Yup, for many partygoers the food is the real draw. And these football foodies want more than frozen pizza and mystery cheese left over from the holidays. Ribs seem the perfect entree, and you can either take the hard-line approach and roast-smoke them, or take a big-time shortcut, and cook them easy in the oven.
For those who want to devote some time, and possibly torture the neighbors with over-the-top alluring scents, nothing can beat the smoke approach. You can use a barrel smoker or rig a kettle-style grill for indirect heat. You will need four hours.
Mitchell Rosenthal, executive chef and co-owner of three San Francisco restaurants – Town Hall and Salt House, plus Anchor and Hope – explains how to make smoked apple-juice glazed ribs in his cookbook "Cooking My Way Back Home" (Ten Speed, $35).
Rosenthal says the oh-so-popular slow-smoked ribs he serves at Town Hall were inspired by a visit to an eatery in a small town in Kansas. That stopover forever changed his rib technique.
"After you make these ribs the first time, you'll realize that the hardest thing about preparing a batch is the cooking time," he wrote in his book. "By that I mean when the air starts smelling of smoke and the ribs begin taking on a gorgeous deep color, well, you're going to want them right away. But these ribs are of the low-and-slow variety and patience is necessary.
"I often cook these ribs for parties, and guests inevitably ask me for the recipe. 'No need to write it down,' I'll say."
He explains to guests that to get a paper-thin, candy-like glaze takes 4 to 4 1/2 hours, salt and pepper, and a basting of apple juice after a half hour, and again at 2 1/2 hours.
Serve them with a side of warm barbecue sauce for guests to slather atop the ribs if they wish. His sauce requires patience, too. It's a spicy bourbon sauce that uses slow-smoked ketchup as its base.
Of course, there are a plethora of barbecue sauces in the marketplace and you could serve your favorite one of those. But if you want to spend about 45 minutes simmering your own concoction, take a look at my pal Tillie Clements' "Secret Barbecue Sauce."
Clements is a retired food columnist at the Orange County Register. Her sauce packs a sweet-sour-spicy punch in an irresistible way. She says it's so good you could eat it for breakfast.
It can be made ahead and kept in the refrigerator for two weeks. You can serve it as an optional topping for smoked ribs, or use it to marinate ribs and cook them in the oven, first topped with aluminum foil, then browned for 45 minutes without the foil.
Provide generous amounts of napkins and moist towelettes for guests to cleanse hands and kissers. At my house, instead of napkins, I offer inexpensive washcloths tied with ribbons in Super Bowl team colors.
Ask guests to bring salads and appetizers. Ice the beer. And to finish, an easy-to-make chocolate Bundt cake is the game day ticket.
Party on, rib lovers.
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Skip to comments.Unemployed female veteran hits out at Macy's after sales boss said her 'mindset' wasn't right for a
Posted on 03/30/2014 7:11:50 PM PDT by Pharmboy
[full headline] Unemployed female veteran hits out at Macy's after sales boss said her 'mindset' wasn't right for a store job because she'd been to war
Army Specialist Kayla Reyes claims she was denied a job at Macy's in February because her military service made her unsuitable
Recently returned from a 1-year deployment to Afghanistan Attended a job interview at a Fresno, California shopping mall and was told she had no skills to deal with customers
Complained to her friends on Facebook - and the post was widely shared online
Macy's subsequently offered her job - which Reyes turned down
A 21-year-old Afghanistan veteran claims she was denied a job in Macy's specifically because of her service in the war-torn nation.A 21-year-old Afghanistan veteran claims she was denied a job in Macy's specifically because of her service in the war-torn nation.
Kayla Reyes says she interviewed for a job on the sales floor at Fresno's Fashion Fair mall in February but was told that she wouldn't be able to relate to customers because she had seen combat.
Reyes, who enlisted in the military at the age of 17, claims that the interview took a turn for the worse when her 4-year army career came up and that the hiring manager said, 'Being that you've been over there, you wouldn't really know how to approach people.'
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They are a far left corporation anyways
How long has Macy's logo been the 'red star'? Just curious.
Not only is the red star a turn-off, but also the prices.... way way overpriced.
JimRob...tight in your backyard. Incredible.
I hope she sets her sights higher and can get a job somewhere else.
...... Young lady sounds like she handled herself real well and Macy's did not.
The Macy's in The Loop in Chicago is an amazing space that I urge anyone who appreciates architecture to visit. Don't buy anything there though.
My wife shops at all the places I boycott.
So she's upset they tried to steer her to a higher-paying job?
Reyes should apply for a job in Macy's HR department, it sounds like there's a real need for someone with her experience there.
Rule #1 - Never tell a job applicant why they are being turned down.
I suppose there is a difference from being in country where the men whip their goats and then trying to find employment in an establishment where the women whip their goats.
It used to be the jewel in the crown of Marshall Field's. It was great as an old-fashioned department store. In addition to clothes and shoes for men and women, they not only had a notions department that sold sewing stuff and fabric, a toy department with beautiful German Steiff stuffed animals and even hunting depart that sold beautiful rifles and safari clothes.
During the holidays, the lines for the Walnut Room were huge. The Christmas tree was beautifully decorated. The store's windows were full of wintry scenes and mechanical figures.
The staff was knowledgeable and courteous. I got my first grown-up suit there and had the same salesman for ten years; he actually kept me from buying overly trendy crap like flared pants and polyester leisure suits. He said, "Fashion is for people with no style."
Prices were not low since they seldom had sales but the quality was great. I had a Scottish-made Shetland wool sweater for over 15 years.
Believe it or not, I;ve never been to Macy's in 4 years. My GF's has, but I have never stepped into one as I thought it's mostly a chick place. Now there's more motivation for me not to..
Big-Fat-Ugly-Bug-Face-Baby-Eating O'Brien
They could be right. How under standing and sympathetic could any war veteran be be with a customer how greatest trauma in life is that she can't find the right shade of dress to match her dogs eyes. It could be hard to connect with a drama queens too. She is better than that job.
She doesn't look that bad to me.
Another story ignored by American media
I think this person at Macy's is going to know what a ton of bricks feels like.
Some military jobs don't translate well to civilian jobs. Bomb loaders is a good example for the USAF. A four year hitch in a non translatable job is usually a sure fire way to end up on the soup line. Some troopers get out before they acquire a good job skill set.
Lol. I seem to boycott every place that doesn't have ammo.
I'm in before the attacks on your post. I agree with you.
She could do well using her skills to work in the private security industry. But, Macy's can go to hell.
Nauseating.But not surprising.
Whatever went on, it now seems she has probably been done a great favor, and he is probably looking for work.
The CDC for Ms Reyes? Hell, yes! Better pay....WAY better bennies!
The Corrections Dept union owns the ruling Demrat politicians in
California. Macys PROSPECTIVE customers come and go.
Correctional Officers have a captive clientele. Macys.....best job
she never got.
'Being that you've been over there, you wouldn't really know how to approach people.'
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"You 'may' be right pal!! However,
The way I am controlling myself to NOT use my training on your sorry ass really does prove I should have YOUR job, and in actuality, have learned how to deal with assholes like you in Real Time."
"During the holidays, the lines for the Walnut Room were huge. The Christmas tree was beautifully decorated. The stores windows were full of wintry scenes and mechanical figures."
A trip down memory lane. The Marshall Field's store is an architectural marvel. And lunch in the Walnut Room at Christmas time was a visual marvel with its giant Christmas tree in the center of the room, all decorated and glittery (the food was good too). The window scenes were such a delight, and people on the street would stop and press their noses up against the windows (well not quite literally) and smile and light up with happiness at the moving figures, each window a different Christmas scene, a true feast for the eyes right before them. I was one of those window watchers, and people would wait with anticipation each Christmas to see what that year's scenes would be.
And the chocolate Frango mints that used to be made right at the store. When Macy's took over Marshall Field's they stopped making them in the downtown store; however they are still being made elsewhere and sold by Macy's stores using the same candy recipe and are still delicious.
The resistance to Macy's taking over Chicagoland Marshall Field's stores was great at the time, in particular the jewel in the crown, the downtown State Street store. But alas, Macy's took over nevertheless. People have gotten used to it now, but there are still diehard Marshall Field's forever types who cling onto the memories of the wonderful Marshall Field's store in Chicago, particularly around Christmas time. It was part of our Chicago heritage, and when a New York interloper, Macy's, came and bought them out, it didn't set well with Chicagoans who saw Marshall Field's as part of Chicago history as well as a place to shop. But the store itself is still standing, one can still shop in it, and that is a good thing.
>> My wife shops at all the places I boycott.
LOL... that can be a problem.
If a university like Harvard can reject our troops, why not Macy's?
She can work at any embassy or consulate in the world as a security consultant.
Eff Macey's. They are poofters as well as leeches on America.
My shopping ends when she gets into her car a drives there.
"Not only is the red star a turn-off, but also the prices.... way way overpriced."
Yeah; I already boycott Macy's the way I boycott Lamborghini. Wasn't going to happen anyway...
Macy's is part of Target stores out of Minnesota/ remember Target around Christmas with the debit/credit card issue of being hacked. macy is just a glorified Target Store which supports a diversified workforce for homosexuals. The soldier was too straight for Macy's
Yes...gives the lie to that stupid woman who said she cannot relate because of war zone experience.
After they REJECTED her initially because she was a war zone veteran and her story went viral. It was damage control.
Absolutely correct...the woman who interviewed Reyes is too stupid to hold a job.
Ha ha.
Really; many years ago I bought a pair of shoes at Macy's because somebody gave me a gift card. It was a lot more than they would have cost in a "regular" store, but I had to use the card.
Now as part of the "new normal", we have a new pawn shop nearby that will buy those cards...
Some friends just used Macy's as one of their wedding registry stores and I could only shake my head. From the $350 roasting pan, to thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars of otherwise overpriced and/or unnecessary household items I figured I could outfit a household with the same items, at a perfectly fine quality, for literally one-tenth the cost on average—and some things for much less.
I'd imagine Macy's is using the same logic as some areas here in northern NJ does with high property taxes (above and beyond the already-high taxes for which NJ is notorious) - it keeps the place clean. Macy's shoppers can shop without the worry that they'll run into filthy peons like me....
Sounds like the lib Macy's Sales Manager just wanted to poke a veteran in the eye. Usually you get we're reviewing the applications...we'll contact you for a 2nd interview line.
I never shop Macy's anyway
"Correctional Officers have a captive clientele."
My nomination for quote of the day!
No, she said that the person who did her interview - the one who she says worried about her ability to deal with people - kept steering her to loss prevention, which pays more than ringing up a cash register.
I suspect there are missing parts of this story.
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Schultz's proposed voter-suppression rules will unfairly target Latino immigrants, intimidate voters from exercising their rights and could result in voters' being purged from the rolls without cause, said Ana Belen Mancebo, a member of the government watchdog group Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement.
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We've got the same brand of SOS here in Michigan as well. We do love Ruth Johnson.
Matt Schultz is one of the VERY FEW good Republicans in an otherwise GOP-e/RINO Infested State(Steve King being another that's about it).
Sigh. This tired lie, repeated.
Latin immigrants who ARE citizens know exactly where there citizenship documents are located, and are proud to prove it.
Everytime the Democrats and liberals holler about Gun Control, Magazine limits, grandfathering, Tax Stamps for weapons, each Republican politician or official in this country should correspondingly implement a "draconian" rule designed to get illegal voters off the voting rolls. Tit for Tat.
Birth Certificates, Drivers Licenses, Original Social Security Cards (NOT Numbers), Government Photo IDs, NICS checks, and yes FINGERPRINTS, the whole nine yards. It's what they made me do to get my CCW license.
For those American Citizens that would have to re-prove their elligibility, it is the price of true freedom from illegal invasion and corruption of our government.
typo: " *their* citizenship documents are..." English really is my first language.
good on him. i had to read the first sentence as i inferred from the title they were going to let non-citizens legal and illegal vote. i think the freak state does that for local elections because it isn't fair the illegal criminals (but i repeat myself) living in the community and paying sales taxes don't have a say.
we have been californicated in colorado and our entire state government is infested with dhimmi libtard vermin.
I believe we should give the liberals everything they want and quit voting. Let the nation collapse and let's start over again with whoever survives the conflict. This is not saracasm. I'm serious. I belive that I should plan to start supporting liberal causes and help the nation head to the bottom as fast as possible. Apparently, that's what most of the people want.
The only thing that would change my mind is for 20-30 people to PM me and say they'll meet me prior to the next school board meeting at this particularly onerous public school and raise hell because of their liberal policies. Waiting...waiting...waiting...not going to happen. If you're not going to come together and start protesting stupid stuff, then you're going to have stupid stuff, so stop complaining about it.
"unfairly target Latino immigrants" is "code" for WORTHLESS Mexicans.
righteous!!! And all states should eliminate early voting days if they have them. Vote on election day or don't complain! Too too much fraud in early voting. If you are too stupid to show up on election day then this is your problem not mine
Matt can't be fired, he's an elected official.
Reps and Dems are tied in Iowa registration, so I'd say support for him is good.
While I don't believe much good will come out of Washington awhile, state politics are different. Sorry about what is happening at your school, but something that small isn't going to make me lay down for liberals.
VERY good man!
God bless him.
It's not that small. That's only the last school I taught at before changing careers. Every school is full of liberals. Seems like just about no one cares about the problem.
And JUST how MANY times has YOUR name been on a School Board Election Ballot(mine has/I lost)? My name will be on there AGAIN.
Tom Harkin is NOT happy.
Again, sorry for the difficulties with liberals down there, but here in Iowa we are moving things in the right direction. Not giving up on that now.
DOJ AG Eric Holder's lawsuit coming in 3, 2, 1......
Is it a crime to be registered to vote and not be a citizen? Then press charges and deport also.
Iowa not subject to many laws which apply only to the Old South.
Soros's SOS project paying off in SPADES!!!
Why should enforcing the law be barter for stomping on a primary constitutional right?
I understand what you're saying and I agree with you. The amendment needs not discussion at all amongst rational people.
However, we don't deal with rational people; we deal with people who have an agenda focused at utlimate, total control of our lives, and they just happen to have currently seized on gun control again.
My response to their blather and control quests is to confuse the issue. Tie them up in new laws, rules, regulations in state courts, take their minds off the "Newtown Prize" and to defend something they think they've already won. Meanwhile ALL representatives on the conservative side refusing to even discuss the merits or demerits of the Second Amendment.
not letting foreigners vote in our election is "voter suppression"??
oh please
Definitionally treason
Did you read the article?
Solution to this kind of stuff is to do the same required paperwork and instant background check required to buy a gun from an FFL everytime someone wants to vote.
After all, it's not an infringement on owning a gun, how can it be an infringement on voting?
The left cannot stand against it unless they want to repeal the Brady law... first.
Good for the Iowa SoS.
Every illegal vote disenfranchises someone's legal vote.
What some would consider common sense others argue against as racist. Considering all the evil that the left promotes and calls good I myself question why the left promotes breaking the law as it applies to illegal immigration with for example sanctuary cities etcetera?
Are the promoters of homosexual sex and abortion truly just misunderstood saints? Could the community organized group of illegal immigrants really be nothing more than a group in need of charity? Charity that the left by government imposition force others to provide them?
I myself feel that there is more to this leftist collective government benevolence than simply charity at the expense of others.
If there is one thing I have learned after closely watching President Obama during his four year community organizing campaign for reelection it is that the special interests he promotes and rewards are those that vote for him. President Obama is all politics all the time. All politics all the time you say? Not too difficult to accept when one considers that community organizing is politics -[it] is attaining power by fabricating and exploiting illegitimate divisions, creating and disparaging oppressors, and championing the mob rule of victims.
President Obama was a politician before he was ever elected to any office. Shocking? President Obama wielded political power before ever holding an elected position or occupying a political office. I would suggest that it necessarily follows that the office President Obama occupies is not one which he serves the public within but rather one which serves him and the special interests that put him in it and keep him in it.
In my opinion, it is quite evident that President Obama does not serve the country -he serves himself.
There is a reason that President Obama and those on the left do not like this citizen only voter initiative and it has nothing to do with racism.
You can copy our AZ State Bill 1070 on illegals if we can copy the voter ID act that you come up with.
If Comrade Tom Harkin is NOT happy, I've happy. If Comrade and fake Vietnam veteran Tom Harkin would drop dead yesterday, I WOULD BE HAPPY.
Please, God, this is a new year. MAKE ME HAPPY!
PS: Dear God. I've already dropped dead once. Did my time. I'm back. Now even out the score, please.
I seen him awhile back. You might get your wish, he ain't looking too good.
Obviously your job here is not done yet!
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sailorgirl posted 3/22/2013 08:28 AM
It's possible...but it involves popsicle sticks and rubber bands...and is fun for NOBODY.
Hard to make me laugh in the midst of this, but you managed .
I think what's the hardest part for us to get, comprehend, and process is that the shitty boundaries from CSA enable shitty boundaries, which let people get close who shouldn't have ever been so close...but the unfortunate truth is probably that they had sex with them because they really, really wanted to.
I hear you. The thing is, that I believe WH when he says he did not desire OW and did not want to have sex with her . . . my gut tells me this is true.
WH did want to make OW's demands stop. He couldn't stand to witness her pain any longer, and he did very much want her to stop crying. OW made it clear: If WH did not follow through with sex, he was a liar who did not care about her, and she was worthless, hated, discarded. In order for her to feel anything but despair, he had to have sex with her--nothing else would work.
A healthy person with boundaries would have of course called bullshit on OW. Go fix your own fricking self, OW! I didn't cause your brokenness, I can't change it and sex will absofuckinglutely not cure it.
But WH's boundaries sucked and he stopped thinking for himself and let OW call the shots. He tells me that the only thing in his head was "rescue hurting helpless victim OW". Nothing about me. Nothing about our marriage. There actually is no ambiguity. The BS doesn't exist in any real way, the marriage is compartmentalized, and the WS isn't in the driver's seat. The AP wants sex, so sex it is.
[This message edited by sailorgirl at 10:49 AM, March 22nd (Friday)]
Lulu38 posted 3/26/2013 11:44 AM
First post here. Super nervous as only my BH & IC knows about my past Sab. Abuse was by boyfriend when I was 18, my mother died maybe a month or two before I got involved with him. My Dad was in and out and I didn't tell him. Everything was great with this new guy and I moved in with him after dating for 2-4 weeks. We only dated 6-8 months, but the abuse was physical, mental and sexual. It took an a$$ kicking to get out, but some how I did.
I have successfully compartmentalized the whole relationship for nearly 15 years. Never giving it any thought.
As relationship with BH and I started getting rocky, particularly regarding sex, I would start triggering (although I didn't know it at the time). When I felt pressure from H for sex, my anxiety would spike and I would do it to keep the peace but sometimes mentally check out. At times I felt so used.
Post A, BH has made it clear that he requires physical intimacy for R. It is his love language and how he feels loved. We have had arguements, which makes me feel like withdrawing more. I want to want to be with him sexually, but now it feels like so much pressure. A couple times I was crying about guilt or just feeling terrible about my choice to have an A, he would be raising his voice and yelling at me that his needs are not being met. Ever since those arguements, I have been constantly triggering when sex is brought up. He will usually try to confirm that we will be having sex later that evening and my anxiety shoots through the roof.
My IC is helping me start to put the pieces together. It never occured to me the effect the SAB has had on all of my life. Ever since the SAB box has been opened, it seems like all my anxieties about sex have been amplified.
I guess the biggest problem is how to I help my BH in R, and meet his needs, and not feel dirty and used? I have been honest with him about how I feel, and he asks how is he supposed to deal with his feelings. He feels like his needs have to be pushed aside and he can't even bring up sex. I just answer with I don't know, because I don't know what to say to him. I'm so lost.
[This message edited by Lulu38 at 11:48 AM, March 26th (Tuesday)]
Trusttrusttrust posted 3/28/2013 08:11 AM
I am seeing an EMDR therapist today. Has anyone done this? I would love to hear your experience. I am looking forward to this. I am going for the sexual child abuse and the cheating.
catlover50 posted 4/9/2013 07:48 AM
I know this is a slow response area, so I may never get a response to my question. But I fear if I post it in general it will be misunderstood.
My fWH has really dug deep and discovered a lot of his whys, is working with an IC, reading, exploring his long term CSA. We all believe that his LTA was a symptom of his issues and not the cause. I am fairly comfortable with where he's at and truly feel that he is in a different place, feels "reborn" and do not fear that he will cheat on me any time soon.
The issues I am struggling with right now is how the LTA started. We were not in a bad place in our marriage. We had been getting along as well as ever (which was quite good usually). We traveled, went on dates, had passionate sex, did things together. He had built a new business and was under a lot of stress, but stress was not new to us. We had teenagers and our son was giving us a modest amount of grief. I had gone back to work full time and was in partnership negotiations to help support his drop in income. We were very supportive of each other.
He had the habit of going out for drinks with people from work, which he knew I didn't love and tended to hide it or diminish it. He had one employee who had been with him during the transition who was going through some tough times and he started mentoring her. He was not particularly attracted to her, certainly didn't love or respect her, didn't even like her alot. Yet when it became clear that she was available he just....went for it. He says that he doesn't even remember really trying to resist. He says there was really no thought process involved. He says repeatedly that it didn't mean anything and he really didn't feel anything. No love, no passion, not even real excitement. He said that it was a different part of him and he felt like a different person. In fact it fairly quickly became toxic and he ended up stuck in a compulsive, toxic, threatening situation for years.
So I guess what I have learned about CSA I can understand about dissociation, compartmentalization and compulsiveness. I also have told him that he has to own the choices he made--he agreed to go over to her place, he drove over there, he did the deed and he does own it. But I can't understand the piece about a loving husband just basically falling into something like this, without agonizing over it, without considering what he was doing. Other As that are filled with passion and people who are in love and can't help themselves (in their twisted minds) are one thing. But just this?
I asked him this am if she was the first one who seemed available to him and that was why her. Granted he is handsome and powerful and numerous women have told me that have had crushes on him but most decent people don't make themselves available. He said he can't be sure because he wasn't looking for anyone. He feels this was a particularly vulnerable time but can't say exactly why. His parents had recently died, he was facing middle age, but is not sure if this played a role.
He calls it a perfect storm, but I still struggle with the "what the hell, might as well sleep with this unimportant person repeatedly with no joy involved" attitude.
Is this particular to CSA survivors? Any thought?
Thanks for reading my long post, if anyone does!
[This message edited by catlover50 at 7:54 AM, April 9th (Tuesday)]
Lulu38 posted 4/9/2013 10:40 AM
Maybe this will help, maybe not. Wanted you to know you were heard.
I am fWW, and abuse survivor. I did not have LTA, but can relate. I would like to respond to some of your points...
Our marriage was not in a good place. Actually it was crap. Is it possible he was not in a good place in your marriage? I know I am a conflict avoider and wasn't open at all to sharing a lot of my feelings with BH.
I think one can understand in theory about dissociation, compartmentalization and compulsiveness. But not truly. As a WS can't not truly understand what a BS goes through.
I think she could have been anyone that was available to give him what he needed at that time. He was getting something out of it. That's what he's got to figure out. What was he getting at the time? For me, he was validating my worthlessness, and that I was good for only sex.
I would bet that his parents dying did play a role. Depending on their role or lack of in his CSA, it probably brought back (or triggered him) back to his childhood feelings of worthless, only good for sex or however he felt.
I wish this thread had more activity. I know I value everyone's thoughts as I'm struggling with this stuff too. Good luck
catlover50 posted 4/9/2013 13:43 PM
Thanks Lulu.
I also suspect his mother dying may have played a role. He remembers thinking that his mother knew about the CSA (it was by her then boyfriend) and looked the other way. He never shared his history with anyone before he told me last fall; had just pushed it down.
From my perspective our M was in a good place, and he remembers it that way as well. If there were issues he was avoiding, escaping, it did not appear to be the M. He did have the weight of transferring the entire staff to his new, financially risky business and carrying everyone's expectations, all the while not talking to me about his fears, because he didn't like to appear weak and also to spare me the worry.
The OW did need him for mentoring; she was very needy as she was going out on her own in practice. He liked being needed in that way. One theory is that he may have been "paying" for her attention with sex, which can be a CSA coping mechanism. But even those professional needs of hers became strangling, yet with his conflict avoidance he was unable to break free.
He tells me that the sex was mechanical and he was not thinking or feeling during it. He actually felt like a "whore" in his words, since she was threatening to tell me if he tried to break if off. He would go to see her every few weeks to months for the last few years, and feel very bad about the whole thing, but then was able to compartmentalize and be normal at home.
And he was normal at home. The whole time. He always was selfish and had a tendency to withdraw, but was loving, complimentary, etc. Also, there was not much overt lying since the rendevous occured around late night emergency calls and were relatively infrequent.
It is very complex and confusing. I am trying to be as supportive as possible, but of course I am very hurt.
He says, and I believe him, that he never truly thought about what he was risking with his behavior. That he risked everything for something that was so meaningless, and in fact unpleasant for the most part. But that, I guess, is part of the pathology.
Thanks, again, for listening.
cantaccept posted 4/11/2013 17:33 PM
I am a BS/SAS, I just never saw the connection to the pain before, the acceptance of the verbal abuse, the ability to put away the bad and only focus on the good. I thought it was all in the past.
When I met my husband, he was the first person to make me feel special, valuable, cherished. For the first time in my life I enjoyed sex, did not feel dirty. He treated me like I was worthy. Then the verbal assaults, I always excused them forgave, made excuses.
Now, with the affair, I am tortured. He left me for 2 months and I had to know he was with her and that I was disposable.
We are in therapy, but I still feel so crushed. Is it worse because of my past? Is that why I feel so replacable? I still cry every day, have anxiety attacks. I am still losing weight, 50lbs so far.
I thought I was done with the abuse in my life and now I see I have just chosen not to see it.
sailorgirl posted 4/11/2013 21:00 PM
I'm not an abuse survivor, but I have noticed the parallels between our situations. I don't know whether you read my posts on this thread . . . I am also struggling with how WH would have sex with OW since he wasn't attracted to her, and didn't desire her.
I think part of WH's motivation was the OW was emotionally manipulating him (subtly at first and directly later). WH let her breach his boundaries, and allowed her to make him feel obligated to make her happy. WH does not have codependent traits in his relationship with me, so it was really hard for me to imagine him acting this way, but he did.
Some things I know about the beginning: OW went above and beyond to help WH at work, and then later leaned on him to feel indebted towards her. Then, she very slowly solicited compliments from WH by putting herself down. Classic, "Does this dress make me look fat?" stuff.
Her next tactic was playing the victim. She would say how alone she felt and how her alcoholic father abandoned her. WH would feel bad because he had a similar FOO and try to help. She also made him feel guilty for having so much--lots of friends, children, busy full life--while she was hurting and her fiancee had left her.
She also started making small comments about how I probably did not understand him, or how I was too controlling. She would say, "You and your wife must have grown apart." He would just agree because it was what she wanted to hear.
To get him to start the PA, she let him know that he needed to back up his compliments with actions. If he really found her desirable, then he would want to kiss her. Otherwise, he had been lying to her and he had hurt her terribly.
WH did not recognize this manipulation for what it was. He thought she was a real friend He also thought he was in control of the situation when clearly he was going against his core values because she wanted him too. He does remember feeling agitated and uncomfortable, which should have been a sign to him that something was wrong. But, he was conditioned by his childhood to deny negative feelings and his boundaries sucked.
An article by Mary Treffert about manipulation has been helpful.
How do we manage manipulation? By becoming more aware of our interaction with others.
- Is the interaction an attempt to communicate or does it feel like a contest?
- Are you beginning to feel anxious or irritated?
- Do you want to get out of the conversation?
- Does the interaction fit into a manipulative style?
- Is there an attempt to use power, service, guilt, or weakness to get your cooperation?
- Are you a willing participant in your own manipulation?
- Is it easier not taking responsibility?
- Are you attempting to manipulate others instead of setting clear boundaries?
- Are you making a distinction between a value and a preference?
Preferences can be negotiated, but values should not.
Hope something there resonates with you. Your posts have been so full of hope and inspiration for me.
catlover50 posted 4/12/2013 18:44 PM
Thanks sailorgirl.
Yes, OW was definitely manipulative, even to the point that he feared she would kill herself. My H has now become distrustful of others motives, which can actually be healthy, since he is in a position of power at work.
We had a really powerful talk Wed. night after his IC. He apologized, again, for his actions and hurting me so badly and then talked about all the changes he feels in himself and that he is confident they are lasting. He told me that there has never been a woman in his life to compare to me in any way. He asked what more he could do to help me heal. I told him that fidelity alone was not enough and that I needed this new man to remain; I would no longer " settle". He said that he expected nothing less.
I realize that I have had on average only 75% of him over the years, due to his attachment disorders, etc. The OW got about 5% of the dark part he kept from me. No loss! But now I have close to 100% and it feels amazing to both of us. He no longer has an " empty place" inside to fill, no depression, feels like home is a refuge, etc.
I can begin to see acceptance, if not quite forgiveness.
courageous posted 4/12/2013 21:29 PM
Caspers1wish-- I have a question about something you said:
Sometimes, being the aggressor, in our minds, offsets being the victim. In order to not be victimized, we pursue, but, deep down, I knew that I was then just victimizing myself. It was still recreating negative emotional aspects of the abuse that survivors replay quite a bit.
Can you please explain this? I'm not sure if I really belong to this group but that behavior sounds a lot like me and I would really love to figure out why I do it.
My exwh for most of our marriage would initiate sex and he wouldn't take no for an answer. He pushed and pushed until I would finally consent. It got to the point where I would try to not have any sexual kind of contact with him because I didn't want him to get in the mood for sex. When he pushed me into sex he didn't care that he was hurting me or that it was very painful.
I actually didn't act like the behavior you mentioned during my marriage because I tried to stay as far away from anything sexual with exwh because of his aggressiveness.
But that's not when my "behavior" you mentioned started...it started in middle school and has continued even to today. I don't know if it would count as molestation but in middle school a guy use to tickle me and grope me at the same time. Because I was super ticklish and would laugh none of the teachers standing nearby did anything about it. It lasted for a while I have forgotten how long. Needless to say I hate being tickled since then.
catlover50 posted 4/15/2013 12:04 PM
RA Dickey was on 60 minutes last night and he talked about his CSA and also his infidelity. My fWH was watching in the kitchen and called up to me to turn it on. Afterwards he came up and had tears in his eyes. He seemed to feel better to hear someone else's story. He said it may make it easier for him to talk about it with our adult kids, for example.
I thought it was so great for RA to do that; I wish more men could speak up. It would help end the shame that so many survivors feel.
Hurt for 33 posted 4/18/2013 17:04 PM
Thank you so much for the information about RA Dickey. I went to the site and found out that 1 in 6 men are sexually abused as children. I gave my husband the site 1in6.com and we are talking again!
[This message edited by Hurt for 33 at 5:05 PM, April 18th (Thursday)]
Ladyogilvy posted 4/23/2013 10:39 AM
This is an amazing thread! Starting with families in which the abuser got away with victimizing multiple children with in a family over generations. I've met plenty of victims but never heard other stories that resembled mine.
I just wanted to add to the current discussion regarding having sex without it meaning anything. The result of my CSA was taking the meaning out of sex. Sex became just another thing you did because I was supposed to. It became no more meaningful or memorable than having eating something unhealthy. It was there, I ate it and now I feel a little gross but no big deal. Sex really only became progressively more meaningful to me over the years of being committed to one person.
Unfortunately, that one person ended up being unfaithful to me and piled so many lies so much abuse on top of the affair that I still have PTSD two years later. My WH had his own issues. An abusive mother, father died of a heroin overdose when he was on 8yo. By the time he was 14, he was already an alcoholic. When you look at it, it's amazing it took so long for him to blow himself up and a miracle he's been so high functioning before and after blowing himself up. He did get progressively worse over the years but slowly. I was like the frog in the pot of water that slowly came to a boil without my knowing it.
My WH is still emotionally retarded. I don't even mean that in an insulting way. It just is what it is. Between that and the PTSD he caused in me, things are still pretty challenging. I know one of the reasons I married him to begin with is I thought he was so normal and healthy and would protect me from all the crazy sh!t in the world. I didn't learn how crazy his childhood had been until long after we'd married. I didn't know he was an alcoholic and was already a secret drinker when we married. In hind sight, it all should have been obvious.
Hurt for 33 posted 4/23/2013 17:04 PM
In hind sight, it all should have been obvious. Don't be so hard on yourself! I grew up in a loving family, but could not see that my husband had not. We were married 25 years before it finally came out. That was even after we taught a seminar on marriage about the difference in couples.
He was trying so hard not to be the victim, that he was even hiding some of it from himself.
catlover50 posted 4/24/2013 05:27 AM
Hiding from themselves seems par for the course. It's a coping mechanism that helps them survive. I'm also amazed at how well my fWH did for years. I'm not sure how he got through the middle years of our marriage without straying! But he got hit with a perfect storm 6 years ago.
I'm glad it's finally come out because now he has a chance to be truly happy, and I have a chance at a complete connection.
caspers1wish posted 4/24/2013 10:25 AM
@ courageous,
For me, I compulsively would recreate/reenact the abuse. Being victimized my entire childhood, I had no idea how to just be when someone wasn't using and abusing me, it was so foreign, and I was so full of rage, mostly at myself.
Living without the chaos was strange. I created chaos. I purposely put myself into chaotic and damaging situations. Each time I told myself, this time will be different, it will stop when I say it will stop, I'm in control. It is that false sense of self control that I was talking about, that I thought I could achieve by being the aggressor, being in charge, making choices in the belief that I would change an outcome from my past and somehow make it all right in my mind.
But cheating is so extremely self destructive. On the one hand, I wanted to self destruct and self harm, on the other hand, I was really, really lost. Hurting myself repeatedly, I knew I wasn't in control of the situation, that I would freeze up, and not only would I re-experience the physical aspects of the abuse, but also the emotional aspects that would cycle, immense shame, guilt, anger, rage, self-hate. I was trying to reinforce and support the negative rhetoric and internal messages that I was bad and unworthy.
@ Ladyogilvy,
The result of my CSA was taking the meaning out of sex. Sex became just another thing you did because I was supposed to. It became no more meaningful or memorable than having eating something unhealthy. It was there, I ate it and now I feel a little gross but no big deal. Sex really only became progressively more meaningful to me over the years of being committed to one person.
That really describes my view of sex now. It means diddly, and honestly, because it's a constant reminder of all the sex I've had since the age of 3. When I really think about that, I just want to burst into tears. So instead, I try not to place any significance or value to sex. And I feel a bit gross after each time. And that is such a struggle currently, and never was before. Because now I know, it's supposed to mean something with my husband, it means something to him, and I want it to mean something, too, but now that I'm trying to make it meaningful, instead of just feeling great after sex like before when sex was no big deal, I feel like I indulged in something that was bad for me. WTH? I feel like I'm going backwards.
Jeyana posted 4/24/2013 20:36 PM
I'm tough..ya, cause I said so...sighhh. I grew up with many abusers, abuse of many kinds. Became a ward of the state at 11yrs old being taken away from my mother. Grew up in a group home, had a lot of counceling, when I wasn't being a runaway. I have survived! Never became a drug addict or alcoholic somehow. I have healed from things I thought impossible. Cause Im tough I say! But...something happened....My exfiance rocked my world with infidelity, betrayal, I threw him out, I was in despair. Utter despair. And then this man, sensing my terrible anguish, reached out, told me all the things I wanted to hear. Exfiance is an idiot for doing that! You are gorgeous, how could he? You are the most amazing person I've ever met..and so on. Perhaps if I wasn't blinded by the grief of loosing my future wedding, my step daughter, my bestfriend, my reality, I would have seen what was realy happening. But dammit im tough! I don't fall victim to predators! Im a strong woman and would kick any mans ass that tried to hurt me, touch painfully, attempt to tear me down psychologically. Right? But here I am, posting in a room that I don't want to really be in. Betrayed by my exfiance, then raped by a "friend". How easily I slipped into that role, the abuse, to the point that I didn't even know who I was anymore, or maybe even know now. Blindly listening to him tell me ther was something wrong with me, and that I was a horrible person if I didn't do this, or do that. I was a puppet. He even said he understood why my exfiance cheated. And I believed it! But damn it im tough! or..i was tough...I feel very small now. Ive lost that confidence that Im tough and in control. I cant believe im posting this. It has been almost 4 months since that abuse ended. 3 sessions with a councelor at a womens resource center, cause thats all I need, cause we all know im tough. (In denial) I know im stuffing it down. Im aware of it when I check the doors at night for the 8th time. When I hide from silver suv's. when I jump when people say my name..even quietly and when I know they are there.
catlover50 posted 4/26/2013 13:31 PM
So sorry hon. Hang in there!
catlover50 posted 4/28/2013 20:01 PM
So my fWH made what I consider an insightful comment today. He was talking about how needy and insecure the OW was and I asked how he could like that in a person. And he said that the person he felt he truly was, the person I knew, doesn't like that sort of person ( I am independent and self confident). But the "other" part of him, what I call the dark part of him that he hid from me, had his own insecurities that recognized hers and felt a sort of kinship. I have heard this called neuroses meeting each other.
After a time her issues became impossible to ignore and the relationship became increasingly toxic. He's always said that it was toxic and that they were both sick.
Doesn't sound very appealing! But I thought it was cool that he had that much insight.
courageous posted 4/29/2013 19:34 PM
I would put myself in dangerous situations like meeting a guy from the Internet or leaving a restaurant with a guy I just met knowing full well how dangerous it was but not caring what would happen to me and feeling I deserved anything and everything that came to me.
I have lost all value in myself and when I was treated well by a guy I would freak out because it was so out of the normal for me.
I always need to be in control in the relationship and have used sex as a tool to find love. I always need to know what a person wants from me.
Sorry for rambling.
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Jordan is the daughter of Bishop Robert and Diana Grant, formerly of Emery County, and the granddaughter of Roger and Lynn Jones, formerly of Cleveland, and Bob and Connie Grant, formerly of Orangeville.
Jacob's parents are David and Trudy Johnson of Phoenix, Ariz.
Allie Stewart and Michael Zeke Atwood have chosen Dec. 15 to be married in the Salt Lake Temple. A reception will be held that evening for all family and friends at the Helper Stake Center, 150 Ridgeway, Helper from 5-7 p.m. There will be dancing from 7-9 p.m.
Allie is the daughter of Salley Stewart and the late Darrell Stewart. Zeke is the son of Jackie and Gary Arrington and Michael Atwood. The couple plan to attend CEU and will make their home in Price.
Ashley Taylor and Jordan Justice announce their marriage on Dec. 14 in Huntington. Parents of the bride are Sharon and the late Darl Taylor of Cleveland. Parents of the groom are Jamie Bingham of Pleasant Grove and Shane Justice of American Fork. Grandparents are Odessa and the late Clell Jones of Castle Dale, Larry and Judy Taylor of Cedar City. Orson and Karren Justice of Huntington, Paul and Alene Merrill of Woods Cross.
The couple will make their home in Cleveland.
Mandie Malan and Wylee Merrell have chosen to be married on Dec. 15 in the Manti Temple. A reception will be held in their honor that evening from 6-8 p.m. at the Castle Dale Third Ward building.
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ahhh haha i cant believe i cant think of any off the top of my head, one piece is one of the funniest series' too ima go find one
ahhh haha i cant believe i cant think of any off the top of my head, one piece is one of the funniest series' too ima go find one
Luffy: So, what are you doing here?
Zombie 1: rotting
zombie 2: rotting
zombie 3: Yeah, me too
Yea, this latest arc is the funniest I think.
Zorro: Ballman, get in place already.
Sanji: Oi oi, dont decide who the ballman is by yourself i never agreed on being the ball, how can i possibly wear something this lame?
Zorro: Stop complaining...Oh! That ball looks good on you!
Sanji: SHUT UP! LIKE I'D FALL FOR THAT!
Nami: Sanji-kun the ball looks great on you!
Sanji: I'LL BE THE BALLMAN. IT SUITS ME BEST AFTER ALL!
Zorro: Yeah it really does suit you...you look like the Prince...the Prince of Retardia
hahaha i love zorro and sanji
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg9ZDPsh7I8 some funny clips from the anime
Luffy when he fight on Skypedia: "gomu gomu no baka" XD
Dr Hiruluk says :
I won't let you kill me, sooner or later I will die anyway.
But I won't die because of a gun, not because of my disease, not because I ate a poison mushroom!
I won't die because of a sword! I won't die against anything that you can do to me!
I will die when people forget about me....
Even though I die, my dream will come true, the people's heart will be cured!
Luffy: Me, you can't!
Don Krieg: Grrr...!
Be honest, then you will be trust worthy people:smile
Luffys lines about bronze statues are the best, i can't find any quotes right now though.
Top 5 manga: 1.One Piece, 2.Reborn, 3.D. Gray-man, 4.Fairy Tail, 5.BLEACH
Mine would be zoro in his fight with mr. 1, as a crapload of boulders are towards him:
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A manhunt is underway for a fugitive near the Hawkins County and Grainger County line in Tennessee.
Police say they were trying to take Brandon Saylor into custody at a home in Bean Station yesterday afternoon when he ran. Saylor is accused of escape by the Kentucky Department of Corrections, but police have not released circumstances.
He is also wanted for a home invasion in Kentucky and for an aggravated burglary in Tennessee.
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Skip to comments.Looking Beyond the M4 Carbine
Posted on 11/15/2008 8:29:49 AM PST by re_tail20
As the Army scales back on its M4 carbine buys, the services top official said Thursday its time to look for the next carbine soldiers will carry into battle.
Secretary of the Army Pete Gerens comments set the tone for the small arms industry day that drew 19 companies from across the country to Washington, D.C., with the hope of replacing the services M4 carbine.
Today is an important step in an effort to ensure that our soldiers always have the best, Geren said. Not just the best today, but the best tomorrow.
The Army-sponsored event is the result of a request for information the service put out in August to assess what the U.S. small arms industry is capable of producing.
The Army purchased of the remaining balance of 473,000 M4s Wednesday, which will be delivered over the next two years, Geren said.
That completes the Army acquisition objective for the M4, Geren said, adding that the service would continue to buy the M4 in reduced quantities to maintain adequate replacements as needed.
The M4 is the Armys primary individual weapon. For more than a year, it has been the subject of increased scrutiny by lawmakers on Capitol Hill concerned about whether soldiers have the best available weapon.
Geren said the goal of the event is to help the Army determine what is achievable in terms of carbine technology.
This is the first step toward a carbine competition the Army intends to open next year after Colt Defense LLC, the company that makes the M4, turns over the weapons technical data rights in June 2009. When that happens, the Army will have the opportunity to improve the M4 or buy a new carbine.
Geren has directed the Army to update its requirement for a carbine to reflect the current and future needs of soldiers.
The new requirement is scheduled to be completed by the end of the calendar year and approved by next summer, said Col. Doug Tamilio, Program Executive Office Soldiers project manager for Soldier Weapons.
Provided that the new carbine requirement is approved and funding is available, the Army will issue a formal request for proposal for a new carbine to gun makers late next year, Tamilio said.
go back to the m-14
reconfigure the M4 to fire a 6.5mm grendal.
That's probably what will happen. We'll either get a new platform (more costly) or a modified M4 with a new caliber.
I say they need to look at the new 7.62 x 28 WSSSM (Win Super Super Short Mag) /s
>>go back to the m-14
I'm for the original - M1 Garand. That puppy would fire in all kinds of weather, take more abuse than a rented mule and was, according to General Patton, the best rifle ever made.
Some of my fellow Marines told me about smearing axle grease on the M1 to keep it firing in the Frozen Chosin.
They should just change the gas system. Replace the gas tube with a gas piston. That will keep it a lot cleaner and more reliable.
And while you're replacing M4 Uppers, replace the direct gas impingment system with a gas piston system ala HK416 and others.
The M14 is not practical for today's mounted urban environment, which is why the M4 has displaced the M16. Can you imagine egressing an MRAP with a 46.5 inch long M14?
The M14 is appropriate for Designated Marksman and SOCOM use as mission dictates, but not as a universal infantry weapon.
Looks like a small chance it might actually finally happen
I think that if the M-4 and the M-16 had undergone proper trials that they both would have been weeded out.
It's their operating system. Propellant gas not only builds up in the receiver, making it more likely to jam, but gradually wears away the existent parts in the receiver. Heckler and Koch confirmed this in their own trials on the M4 when coming up with their HK 416, and this is something neither the Army's Ordnance Corp did in the 1960's or PEO Soldier has done
The operating system for every main assault rifle should be based around a gas piston. If you want to have rifles with direct impingement systems as well, they should be relegated to supporting roles.
I think 7.62mm is overkill in close quarters combat situation.
I see no problem with that.
Have you ever toted an M-14 for any distance/length of time?
I have extensive experience with the 14, onboard ships and boats. I think it is a very good rifle, but I would hate to have to carry that beast in the boonies. In addition to that, as a gunsmith/armorer the M16/4 platform is much easier to service in the field and at the repair level.
Of course I always know what he means, in this case that it must be manually recycled for each shot. Still someone should correct his misinformation before it gets on the show.
Also he comments about how lucky we were to select the M14 over the FAL. Sure, that is opinion but I think any really knowledgeable shooter would argue that the FAL was every bit the equal, and IMO better than the M14.
I don't want to kill someone due to friendly fire.
By the time 0bama is through gutting the military they'll probably be throwing rocks at the enemy.
In the upcoming Obama regime, the only equipment that the military will be need are many boxes of white flags.....
Neither do I, but if you think about it, it seems like a shabby reason to carry a light weapon into a CQB. Best just not to shoot the friendlies! After all, most people mistakenly shot by 5.56 are not doing too well either.
The new administration will probably replace these with BB guns.
I've heard people who've tried to stop bad guys with 5.56mm rounds at 25 meters have been known to change their minds about carrying the heavier weapons and mags.
Ever tote an M-1 around all day in 120 degree heat?
That is called a SAW.
Um...can I have one of the old M-4's when they junk 'em?
If they did that they'd end up with Daewoo K2. About 95% of the lower receiver group is interchangeable with the M-16/AR-15 and uses a AK-47 style gas system and an FN-FAL style folding buttstock. In all, a very reliable and robust weapon.
Many in the Army have tried to find a better rifle only to have the Army brass stomp on such efforts. Now we have this idiot come forward as though it is his big idea. He's probably one of those that prevented such efforts.
"In the upcoming Obama regime, the only equipment that the military will be need are many boxes of white flags....."
Not true! They'll be conducting operations all over the U.S.
Something else no one ever wants to talk about is the 5.56 ammo itself. When Armalite (Gene Stoner) designed the system, the powder used was IMR type. The Army went to Ball powder AND THEN THE PROBLEMS STARTED. It's my impression they are still using ball powder today.
I picked up a POF-USA 415 (gas piston system) a couple of years ago. I can be a bit more abusive to it than my Colt H-Bar. You really notice the difference when you pull the bolt to clean it. Since it's not eating and s*itting in the same place, there is a whole lot less carbon and crap to get out.
Full auto, yes. Belt fed? No. The M1918 BAR is fed with a 20 round box magazine, and at one time had a 40 round box magazine.
The BAR has never been belt fed. I think you're confusing it with the Browning Model 1917 .30 cal machine gun, which was belt fed.
Something else no one ever wants to talk about is the 5.56 ammo itself. When Armalite (Gene Stoner) designed the system, the powder used was IMR type. The Army went to Ball powder AND THEN THE PROBLEMS STARTED. It's my impression they are still using ball powder today.
I picked up a POF-USA 415 (gas piston system) a couple of years ago. I can be a bit more abusive to it than my Colt H-Bar. You really notice the difference when you pull the bolt to clean it. Since it's not eating and s*itting in the same place, there is a whole lot less carbon and crap to get out.
Put .308 uppers on them and be done with it.
Saves money and addresses the need for more knockdown power.
In R. Lee Ermey's special last night, he offered this defense for the 5.56 mm
When you shoot someone with a 7.62 mm, you kill him and just take one guy out.
When you shoot someone with a 5.56 mm, you wound him and take three guys out, the guy wounded, the medic treating him, and the guy who has to carry him off the battlefield
Sort of an academic exercise, and reminiscent of the horrible "body count" approach that was woefully used in Vietnam (thanks to McNamara and his Whiz Kids), but somewhat interesting
I think a mid size cartridge like the 6.5 or 6.8 would be good for the new carbine
Can't. The 7.62x51 cartridge is too long to fit through the M4 lower. The 6.5 Grendel (and other cartridges) can use the same size magazine as the 5.56, so the lower can be re-used.
I do believe, however, that the 7.62x39 can be used through the M4 lower, but I'm not positive.
I have had exactly the same experience. I have expended many many thousands of rounds of 5.56 into various targets and was never impressed by it. Wasn't too impressed by the M16 at all even though I currently own an M4 that has never been fired.
I said this very thing on FR about four years ago and took a few flames for my troubles. My point was that some of the after action reports I'd seen indiacted the troops wanted a heavier round on hte order of 7.62. Low and behold, the Army started putting scoped M-14s in each squad in the hands of a 'designated marksman'.
Semper Fi,
Only 1 BB at a time, so they're not "assault weapons".
Our main battle rifle should be chambered for the 7.62x51, with the 5.56x45 reserved for specialized applications (the reverse of today).
No, I think he chopped them up. Not very bright. The Army and Marines sure could use those old chopped up M-14s. The count was close to a million.
You forgot strap holders so you can drag the thaang! LOL
Yu can not buy and M-14 at the local armory. It is my understanding that the Marines are using them in Afganistan.
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