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Indiana: Mike Pence vs. Bobby Knight
Written by Frank Li
For American politics, all eyes are now on Indiana, which will hold its 2016 primaries next Tuesday, May 3. Over the past few days, two of the biggest political news stories have been the two major endorsements:
Obviously, it was a full-hearted endorsement for Trump vs. a half-hearted one for Cruz! But is there more to the size of the heart? Yes, hear me out ...
1. Who is Mike Pence?
Here is an excerpt from Wikipedia - Mike Pence:
2. Who is Bobby Knight?
Here is an excerpt from Wikipedia - Bob Knight:
3. Mike Pence's half-hearted endorsement of Ted Cruz
Watch the video and judge for yourself!
4. Bobby Knight's full-hearted endorsement of Donald Trump
Watch the video and judge for yourself!
5. The coach vs. the governor
The coach is one of us (i.e. "We the People"), while Governor Pence is one of them (i.e. career politicians)! The differences between them could not have been better demonstrated by the two videos!
The coach played to win!
In contrast, Governor Pence played to cover his ass (Okay, "rear-end", if you prefer)! He tried to have both ways:
In other word, between the GOP establishment and "we the people", Governor Pence chose the former, like many other career politicians such as Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin!
Unfortunately for Governor Pence and the GOP establishment, Indiana is no Wisconsin! Indiana is situated east to Wisconsin, with my home state Illinois (yes, it went to Trump on March 15) in between, and hence more winnable for Trump!
Bobby Knight's endorsement was huge, so huge that it might have already sealed Trump's victory in Indiana next Tuesday!
6. Closing
Thank you, DA coach!
Governor Pence, you might have become who you are today by aligning yourself well with the GOP establishment throughout your career (thus becoming a part of the GOP establishment). But too bad for you - This time is different, totally! For more, read: GOP Establishment vs. "We the people".
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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis gave a guarantee that 2% of the Catholic priesthood are pedophiles, in an interview with an influential Italian daily newspaper, adding several other facts that were immediately denied by the Vatican hierarchy.
However, the Holy Father was unable to guarantee that the number of priests who are homosexual, have bad breath, or are boring orators matched the occurrence of those types in the general population.
In his conversation with veteran atheist journalist Eugenio Scalfari, the Pope touched on themes of celibacy and sexual abuse. The Pope later said he regarded the interview as a case of "slumming it," noting that even Jesus gave interviews with sinners.
Father Federico Lombardi clarified after the interview that it was merely an "interchange of ideas" and not a proper "interview." It was not recorded, and Mr. Scalfari was told to put away his Reporter's Notebook. The clear implication is that the Pope was not aided by his usual power of infallibility and that the opinions he espoused do not rise to the level of Doctrine. The Vatican spokesman denied that the Pope said that any actual Cardinals were pederasts.
The Church's spiritual leader did not mention any program of Affirmative Action to invite pedophiles into the priesthood, nor did he state what the Church's position would be if the percentage of child abusers were to fall beneath the 2% threshold.
Regarding celibacy, Francis called it a tradition established 900 years after Christ. He stated, "It takes time...but solutions exist and we'll find them." Mr. Lombardi, while not directly challenging Mr. Scalfari's transcription, told UnNews, "He didn't say that either," and insisted that Francis was merely off his medications.
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- Joel Landau "Pope Francis says about 2% of priests are pedophiles: report". New York Daily News, July 13, 2014
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I bought it to raise my kitchen table up so my husband could fit his w/c closer to the table. Only need 4 of 4.25x4.25x3.43 blocks. States they are natural finished hardwood and seem very sturdy. They do move when the table is moved but are easily repositioned.
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This product serves the purpose for which we bought it. The end table/cart was a bit short to be user friendly for us. The risers raised the level of the table and made it easy for us to use.
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This is an easy way to raise your bed higher from the floor.
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Loved the concept of a great looking elevating option for chairs (as stated in heading). However, using them on a chair vs. a bed does not provide a secure lift. The lifts are able to move under the chair legs each time sitting or rising. We are trying to determine a way to secure the legs to the risers thus providing confidence that one or more don't come off mid-action. Aesthetically, they are of good quality & match chair legs well.
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Checking in, we discovered we would be boarding a shuttle that would take us to Terminal 4, from which terminal we would actually board the airplane. Terminal 4 is not great for food, and besides, with the terminal's renovation in process, the options for eating there are slim to none. Normally I like to get to the gate and then scout out eating options, but in this case I decided we should stick to our original plan – i.e., relax and eat in Terminal 3, and then board the shuttle and head to our gate.
The décor at Bar Brace is just as jazzy and fun in person as it looks in the pictures. The booths and stand-up stations with iPads for placing orders combine 1950s chic and 21st century cutting edge technology. Unfortunately, the booths with iPads are all 2-seaters, and there were 3 of us, so we took a round table for 4, where our service was provided the old-fashioned way: by waitress.
We began by toasting to our trip with glasses of Prosecco. I ordered a chicken salad Panino with lemon mayonnaise – the one thing on the menu that was obviously dairy free. Therese had 3 bruschette, toasts with different toppings like herbed goat cheese, and Eileen had a Prosciutto and Mozzarella Panino. My sandwich was nice: crunchy bread with warm chicken salad inside, with a side of spicy pickled vegetables (red pepper and radish).
Even though we didn't use the iPads to order our food, I wanted to see what they were all about, so I found one that was free and played around a bit. There are a number of icons on the screen – for example, one for Free Cell Solitaire – but the only one that seems to work is the one that takes you to the menu and ordering options. Perhaps they only allow you to play games after you've placed your food order! Or – more likely – the machines are still so new that Bar Brace has yet to activate the rest of the apps displayed on the screen. Overall, between the decent but not great food, typically high airport prices and fun decor, grading from A to F, I'll give Bar Brace a B-minus.
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RESIDENTS near the Waiqele Airport in Labasa have raised their concerns at the slow response of some personnel during an emergency drill on the runway yesterday.
Resident Mahendra Pratap claimed the drill seemed to have not been taken seriously by the personnel.
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"We were observing and we noticed that the police, fire and health officials took their time to respond to the drill. We understand that it's a drill but it should have been considered as a real crash or an accident for that matter.
"Their level of responding proactively towards the drill was slow."
Another resident Vinod Kumar echoed similar sentiments, saying the drill should have shown some form of proactive emergency response. "Its like everyone is jogging and taking their time," he said.
Responding to the concerns, deputy divisional police commander Northern SSP Fulori Rainibogi said they played their part well.
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EU plans to open mission in Baghdad within next few months, official says
Briefing reporters after returning from the European Union's first high-level visit to Iraq since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner said the mission would be small in the beginning but would grow as the security situation permits.
''The security situation is difficult, and that's also the reason why we haven't opened a mission yet,'' she said. ''But we need a delegation there, with all the possible care given to security.''
Ferrero-Waldner described the first trip to Iraq by top EU leaders as ''a deeply significant visit and event.''
''For me, this is the beginning of a new political relationship with Iraq and I do hope that it can be growing toward a real partnership,'' she said.
Ferrero-Waldner said the EU was looking to appoint a charge d'affaires who could engage in a political dialogue with the government. The EU wants the delegation to be in the so-called Green Zone in the center of Baghdad, where U.S. forces, Iraqi government offices and foreign embassies are located.
The EU had no political relations with Iraq during Saddam's 24-year regime.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zerbari told The Associated Press there currently are about 50 foreign embassies and missions in Iraq.
Security fears in Baghdad, where suicide car bombs, mortar attacks, shootings and kidnappings are a daily occurrence, is the main reason many countries lack diplomatic missions in Iraq.
The EU delegation's one-day visit to Baghdad on Thursday was to prepare for a donors' conference in Brussels later this month.
Ferrero-Waldner said Europe wanted to support the constitutional process in Iraq.
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- Army attempting to curb suicides
- It has initiated several programs
- Active-duty Army had a higher number of suicides in 2011
- General believes numbers have 'leveled off' in past years
For three years, Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli has been spearheading the Army's effort to reduce the number of suicides in the service.
His effort has been thorough and transparent -- but the numbers indicate the effort may not be effective.
The latest numbers released by Chiarelli during a briefing with reporters Thursday show that active-duty Army suicides were up again in 2011, compared to 2010. And suicides throughout the Army, the Army Reserves and the National Guard, while down in the past year, are still nearly 40% above what they were from 2008, the year before Chiarelli began overseeing the Army suicide prevention effort.
The figures show that there were 164 suicides in the Army in 2011, compared to 159 in 2010. For all three categories -- Army, Army Reserves and National Guard -- there were 278 suicides in 2011, compared to 200 in 2008.
Chiarelli said he is not frustrated by the trend. "The question you have to ask yourself, and this is the end no one can prove, is: What would it have been had we not focused the efforts that we focused on? How much more would it have continued to climb?"
"What I look at here is the fact that for all practical purposes for the last two to three years it has leveled off," Chiarelli said.
Chiarelli believes that one way to reduce soldier suicides is to get guns away from soldiers who exhibit high-risk behavior.
"A majority of them (suicides) have two things in common, alcohol and a gun. That's just the way it is," Chiarelli said. "And when you have somebody that you in fact feel is high risk, I don't believe it's unreasonable to tell that individual that it would not be a good idea to have a weapon around the house."
The general doesn't want to take the guns, he simply wants the Army to have the right to ask high-risk soldiers if they want their weapons locked up at a base depot while they are dealing with behavioral issues. Right now, an NRA-backed law forbids even asking soldiers about guns in the home.
Despite the negative numbers, overall the news is good, Chiarelli said.
"I think the fact that I'm in front of you here today, laying this out for you, shows you that we see these problems, we see where we've had successes and we're attacking those areas where we've got problems."
Last summer, the Army announced it was reducing the typical soldier's deployment time in Afghanistan from one year to nine months, a move that could help soldiers better deal with stress and help reduce family problems at home.
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The decision to have mitral stenosis surgery is a tricky one, and it has to be carefully individualized.

If you and your doctor have decided that it's time for a procedure, you'll be weighing three basic options for the surgical treatment of your mitral stenosis: From most to least often recommended, these are:

percutaneous mitral balloon valvotomy (PMBV)

mitral commissurotomy

mitral valve replacement

Not all of these approaches are suitable for everyone who has mitral stenosis.

Percutaneous Mitral Balloon Valvotomy

In mitral stenosis, the mitral valve leaflets (flexible flaps that open and close as the heart contracts) become fused together, preventing the valve from opening completely. PMBV attempts to separate the leaflets from one another to relieve the obstruction.

In PMBV, a long, thin, flexible tube (catheter) with a deflated balloon attached to it is passed across the mitral valve. The balloon is then expanded. The aim is to break the adhesions that have fused the mitral valve leaftlets to each other.

Because PMBV is a catheterization procedure and not open heart surgery, it is much less of an ordeal for patients than the other forms of mitral valve surgery. Complications tend to be relatively minimal, and recovery from the procedure is usually quite easy. PMBV is also very effective when performed on appropriately selected people.

In general, PMBV is the surgical procedure your doctor will recommend to address your mitral stenosis, unless you have:

a left atrial thrombus (blood clot)

severe calcium deposits on or near your mitral valve

moderate to severe mitral regurgitation—when the mitral valve doesn't close properly, allowing blood to leak through the valve

In addition, PMBV is usually not an option if your mitral stenosis is accompanied by other complex cardiac conditions.

After a PMBV procedure, it is possible for mitral stenosis to begin to gradually worsen once again. For this reason, even after having this procedure, it is important to have periodic cardiac evaluations with echocardiography. Up to 21 percent of patients who have PMBV will eventually need a second treatment.

Mitral Commissurotomy

The goal of a mitral commissurotomy is the same as PMBV—to separate the fused leaflets from one another. What's different with mitral commissurotomy, however, is that it is an open-heart procedure that achieves this goal with the use of a sharp surgical blade.

Commissurotomy very often gives very good results. Still, you're exposed to the risks of a major surgery and much longer recovery time than with PMBV, which is what stops doctors from recommending it as a first choice.

Commissurotomy is often a good option for people who would be candidates for PMBV except for the presence of a left atrial thrombus, valve calcification, or mitral regurgitation.

As with the PMBV procedure, mitral stenosis can gradually recur following commissurotomy. People who have this procedure also require continued periodic cardiac evaluations.

Mitral Valve Replacement

Mitral valve replacement is the last choice, because it carries a higher risk of complications than either PMBV or commissurotomy. Valve replacement is necessary when the mitral stenosis has caused the mitral valve to become very severely damaged or calcified, making the other two procedures impossible.

In mitral valve replacement, the valve is replaced with an artificial (prosthetic) valve. Prosthetic valves can either consist entirely of man-made materials (mechanical valves), or they can be made from the heart valve of an animal, generally a pig (bioprosthetic valve). Deciding which type of artificial valve to use depends on your age and whether you can take the blood thinner Coumadin.

All artificial heart valves have an increased propensity to form blood clots. However, blood clotting is less of a problem with bioprosthetic than mechanical valves, so people with the former may not have to take chronic Coumadin therapy; those with mechanical valves do.

However, mechanical valves generally seem to last longer than bioprosthetic valves. If you need a mitral valve replacement, are under age 65, and you can take Coumadin, your doctor will likely recommend a mechanical valve. If you are older than 65, or you are younger but can't take Coumadin, a bioprosthetic valve is generally recommended.

Your Mitral Stenosis Surgery Decision

If you have mitral stenosis, you will need to work closely with your cardiologist to decide whether and when surgery becomes necessary, and then choose the surgical approach that best suits your individual needs. With early diagnosis and conscientious cardiac care, most individuals with mitral stenosis today can expect to live nearly normal lives.

Sources:

Bonow, RO, Carabello, BA, Chatterjee, K, et al. 2008 Focused update incorporated into the ACC/AHA 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 1998 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease): endorsed by the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Circulation 2008; 118:e523.

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To find this behaviour annoying and martyr like.(217 Posts)
My sister and I have been under a lot of strain recently.
She has mild learning difficulties and much of her behaviour I find very selfish, which I think is a combination of both the learning difficulties and her personality (I have an uncle who is very similar)
She always puts herself first, and will never go out of her way to do anything else for somebody unless it benefits her. Recently I have told her how upset I am by her selfish behaviour.
Her response to this has been acting so selfless, it actually comes across in my (probably unreasonable) opinion as acting like a martyr.
e.g. When she was sitting with the paper, I asked how long she would be. I would consider a typical answer "Don't worry, I'll only be 5 minutes" or something similar. Her response is "I haven't finished, but here, you can have it."
e.g. She was standing next to the bath in her towel (with the door open, don't ask me why!) It wasn't clear if she was about to get in, or had just gotten out, so I asked her. I would consider a typical answer "Sorry, I'm just about to get in, I'll be as quick as I can" or something similar. Her response is "I haven't had a bath yet, but you can go first."
I find this behaviour really annoying and martyr like.
When she says these things, it actually makes me feel bad and guilty, when I didn't intentionally do anything wrong. I am trying my best to get on with her, but she just makes me feel bad, as if I was taking advantage of her.
I don't think she is trying to upset me on purpose, actually I think she is trying to take on board what I said about her being selfish, and actually trying to make me happier. She is just going about it in a way that inadvertently upsets me.
Look. So she said some stuff in front of LBGT friends that wasn't appropriate. Loads of people do that. Not just because of additional needs. So she was a prat. That is her being a prat. It doesn't reflect badly on you. If she's a prat either because she's a prat or because her difficulties make her seem like a prat - she's a prat. It's not a reflection on you.
But, I don't want her to act like that. It upsets me and it upsets other people. When I intervene, it upsets her too.
But her behaviour isn't because she's a prat, it's because she repeats what she hears. She didn't realise it was offensive. She probably heard someone else say something similar, so thought it was normal to say.
To be a prat I think you have to intentionally want to hurt people. She didn't want to hurt anyone, she just didn't realise why what she was saying was offensive.
But you have to let her own her own behaviour. It is simply not your job to fix her. Hugs. I know it's hard. But it's not for you to fix.
You don't want her to act like that. But she is and she does. You can't change that. And life is a lot easier once you accept that about all sorts of things.
I was using prat as an illustration of a word. Sorry I have upset you.
You just aren't getting it. I'm trying to give my perspective and experience but you aren't getting it. You want me to tell you she needs to change? I can't do that because she won't. She is what she is.
Good luck.
Also, you are holding your sister and her behaviours responsible for your happiness. She isn't. You are an adult. You need to get out of this dynamic
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"As for the sibling group, I'm not sure. I almost feel because my sister's needs are nowhere near as severe as many people's, nobody would take me seriously. Also because although she has an official diagnosis with traits of various conditions, she doesn't actually meet the criteria for a specific condition. Which makes it harder to explain."
That's not an issue - it's way more common than you'd think, they should understand that completely.
I know I sound like a heard hearted cow but I do love my brother. But he behaves as he does and it isn't a reflection on me. I think the OP is too close and it's just all going to be irritating at this point.
We use prat with my brother as a short hand for behaving in a way that isn't generally socially acceptable. I never thought it meant deliberately doing it, I just thought it meant doing something unthinkingly.
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Darling girl - what you want and what is are two different things That is one shitty lesson in life that takes most of us a long long time to accept and you aren't there yet. Lots of us still 'wish xyz were different' (and I wont bore you with all of mine), but eventually you get to a point where you simply have to accept that you have to settle for something other than what you really 'want'
You are not going to find any peace until you can accept that. Of course you want her not to do those things, but her SN means that she will say & do those things... it's her. She copies, she tries, she listens and tries to adapt her behaviour - she can't do any more than that...
Move out. Get your own life. Be her sister - not her keeper or her carer - she can and will make her own way in life, making her own mistakes and you can be there for her, but it is your parents job to keep her 'safe' if she needs that, not yours. Your job is to sort YOUR life out & be responsible for YOUR happiness in life and only 'give' your sister what you can (emotionally) afford to give her without sacrificing your own sanity/happiness.
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Stressed sister - if I'm wrong here shoot me down. It is AIBU after all.
I don't think your family have really accepted that your sister has additional needs. And I think your parents have minimised her additional needs and there's an undercurrent of wanting her to be normal and minimising the difficulties she experiences and causes because, well, if you ignore it it'll go away and if you just TELL her enough then someday, she'll get it and be normal.
That's the problem.
I think it's extremely important you leave home (aged 24) and get out there and make your own life. In some ways, you living at home and constantly helping out with your sister is covering up for your parents her real needs as being more profound than they like to think they are, plus it is creating a very unpleasant and over-dependent sibling relationship which is likely to end in you resenting her very deeply, whereas actually what she needs is a lovely fun sister who can help her on occasions but isn't worn down by the whole situation and has her own life.
Financially, I don't know what work you do or why you are all still living at home in your twenties, but I would strongly encourage you to move out, even just to a shared house where you have one room in a not great location, it's better to forge your own path in life at this stage than save a small amount of money but live in a very dysfunctional situation in which you are being labelled as the 'bad' or 'intolerant' one.
One of my siblings has MH problems, of course they have impacted on me over the years, but they impact less because I have my own life, family and job which are nothing to do with that, and I am fresh and not resentful if there's a real crisis and we all need to jump to that.
Move out and live your own life, it's the only way, you are too enmeshed here and need the distance to be a more sympathetic and helpful carer.
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I really think you need to find a way to move out and get some distance between yourself and your family even if it means poverty and inconvenience and hardship for you. Because this setup is really not good for you.
What is happening at the moment is a situation where you are all being infantilised by your parents' inability to handle your sister's LD. As long as you are in this situation you will be
a) exhausted
b) unable to get used to grown-up relationships
Atm you are still desperately unhappy because you are not getting your parents' recognition; in other words, you are thinking like a child; it's about what "the grown-ups" do to do to you rather than about you taking your destiny in your own hands.
This is why some posters are reacting quite negatively to you: you really don't speak as a 24yo adult, but are still stuck in this child-mode. Not surprising, it is something many of us revert to when we go back to see our parents.
You need to get away somewhere where you are able to breathe and be an adult. Start making plans now. Don't wait until your parents are old and frail and you feel bad about leaving them with your dsis. Make a plan for the next year: how can you earn more, what cheap accommodation is there etc.
In the meantime, you may have to recognise that while you can only have limited control over your sister's reactions, you can control your own. If you are staying up half the night crying because you felt awkward over a paper, then you need to recognise
a) that this behaviour is not normal
b) that you can get control over your emotions through using CBT techniques and distracting yourself
This is not denying that you have a genuine problem- but people with genuine problem can sometimes use tricks to make sure they are not totally bogged down.
OP, what Spotty said here was so perceptive:
*I don't think your family have really accepted that your sister has additional needs. And I think your parents have minimised her additional needs and there's an undercurrent of wanting her to be normal and minimising the difficulties she experiences and causes because, well, if you ignore it it'll go away and if you just TELL her enough then someday, she'll get it and be normal.
That's the problem.*
What she wrote is exactly how it's coming across to me too. I would bet good money on there having been, when you were growing up, an implied or actually verbalised belief that she would 'get better' or 'grow out of' her issues when she became an adult, went to college and so on. Or perhaps deep down inside yourself, you believed that. I think that her becoming an adult, going to Uni, having relationships, etc., all those things you thought would improve or cure her, and you discovering that they are having no effect on her problems (or, rather, the aspects of her that you find embarassing, wish she didn't have, believe make her unhappy, etc.), has reated a sort of crisis point for you. I say this because crying for hours over being offered a paper points to some really deep problems you're desperately pushing down and refusing to look at. I think you're realising that she is going to be like this, probably forever, and your way of coping with everything to do with her behaviour, being her sister, and so on, has been to tell yourself that she is going to change and improve (in ways you've idealised in your mind). Now you're starting to realise that this isn't going to happen, you're struggling to cope. And understandably so. You need some support - from outside the family. It's not weakness, it's strength to ask for help. Who knows, you might learn new ways to accept and approach your sister that have the knock-on effect of her improving because someone is finally getting her and giving her what she truly needs.
Wat you're currently trying to do is akin to believing that if you shout at a deaf person enough, then they will start to be able to hear (and because they are only deafbecause they're not trying hard enough to hear). If it ain't working, change. You can change much more easily than she can.
Have you got a advocay centre near you? Something like swan advocacy?
They will have details of any services I. Your area that can offer you support as will mind.
Most support services aimed at adult family members are free and they don't have to asses anyone all they need is for you to make enquires,you may be lucky and find that your area has a informal support group they can be great for talking things out with others in the same situation.
Rather than write nasty comments, it would be good if someone could come up with a practical way I could explain to my sister that I do know she was trying, but what she did did make me unhappy, so I would rather she didn't keep doing that so I wouldn't be unhappy
This is what makes me think you may benefit from something you focused.
Its also hard not to read it and get the rage,because your sister is not responsible for your emotions nor are you for hers,however you told her to not behave how she was she did a total swap around that shows she's trying as the others have surgested direct questions are the way to go,questioning like that in your family may be usual but its obviously (with the addition of your previous instruction to dsis) become either confusing for her or giving her opportunity to wind you up so break it down keep it simple and make it clear exactly what you require, no naffing about if its the bath heater then say "let me know of your having a bath then I can put the water heater on" that way there is no opening for either you or her to feel obliged to act in any way anything about how long she's going to be will result in a response you are unhappy with you know this so don't do it,
This may sound harsh but continuing in that way is manipulative and very nasty.
However its also very apparent from your posts that your trying your best in a very differcult situation and that's why I think something like a support group or even just chatting with others in the same situation will help you lots,it will also give you a chance to concentrate on your feelings in a safe enviroment and often the people who run these things can signpost you to further places to offer you support,and the support they offer will be personal to you and not your sister and you may find that attention really reduces the negativity your feeling.
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any moms wax?
I have tried waxing twice, and BOTH times it didn't work, the wax just came off on to the wax strip. I'm frustrated because I spent like 25$ on the veet wax kit. (the one that plugs in and has the built in warmer)
Any tips on seeing if it will work for me before I finally give up and toss the damn thing?
When I tried to do it before it did the same thing, idk what I did wrong. Haven't tried it again.
it's annoying, I'd MUCH rather wax (it lasts longer i've been told) So i'd LOVE to be able to figure out the issue. and waxing the bikini line would be MUCH easier than constantly shaving it lol
:/ I had bought it because I had heard great things about it :( That was a waste of nearly 30 bucks.
Quoting MeeshMom:
Veet sucks you need to get a real wax pot and real wax. I wax all the time. Make sure your skin is clean and dry. Also you have to use different types of wax on different body parts.
I'd never try to do it myself. I'd end up burned or with only 1 eyebrow, lol!
Is the wax layer too thick on your skin before you use the pully strip things?
I dont wax myself because im afraid i will burn myself or do something dumb that will leave a mess of pain lmao . I go to European Wax Center (LOOK THEM UP! THEY have over 500 centers in the US) they are professionals and they do an excellent job each and everytime. and they will wax anywhere you want to be wax =)
I don't think so. It's the veet one that has the roller this one:
it's super easy and hard to mess up lol
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Is the wax layer too thick on your skin before you use the pully strip things?


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I got several PMs''.and so moved back to read the last few pages of the last AT''
I am really sorry for the inconvenience caused to the AT because of me. I was hurt and decided to quit and I had too. Ginujee asked me to come and share my problem. I did, I ranted, nobody responded. Jab waqt thha toh koi nahin bola, so I humbly left.
It was Ginujee who expressed her disappointment, so stop giving me advices about it. She was concerned and wrote that.
Who sent you the PM???
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You are a doctor. Right? And even then, you couldn't understand my problem???
You discuss SY, AnSh, Obama, Osama………I wont give a damn. What perturbs me is when I discuss the same things, I am tagged as crazy.
Waise thanks for showing me the mirror. I actually never knew that my posts are not liked coz of the lack of content. Thanks.
And I have no qualms whether you call me DQ, Nautanki or even something really offensive. Its totally and completely your choice. Each to her own.
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Sidyusha AT??? Really??? Seriously???
I may have acted immaturely but wasn't it weird on your part too to keep mumb when I was ranting, and then post frustration later on?
And puhleez! I don't want to stop anybody from discussing about SY but I just want want all, not to bestow me with adjectives when I do the same.
I don't expect anybody to understand me or stand by me.
And I agree I am a Nautanki!
And baat rahi Vedo, Sups aur Anshurg ki…..Get your facts right…Ask them what I PMed them.
And thanks for your concern for me about the whole SY issue. I respect that and thank you for that.
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Thanks for ur words and PM
A fresh start is always very difficult. Doesn't Anandi teach us all this???
I cant even express how much I love you!
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Anjy said a very nice thing….relationships are ruined coz of lack of communication. So I just wanted to tell you this.
I am sorry to have confounded all last night…
Never wanted to.
I am sorry on Ginujee's behalf as well.
And as she said...its not about SY anymore!!
Now Please…..Me coming back or not, is a totally different issue, but please the AT should not suffer coz of this. Please don't stop posting and having fun, as last night the AT was stuck at page 130 for so long!
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Were entirely ready to have God remove
all these defects of character.
The spiritual principle of Step Six is willingness. At first, this step seemed to be an impossible undertaking until we realized that we were talking about a lifelong process. Our newfound awareness of our defects of character, as well as the realization that the removal of them might take the rest of our lives, was, for some of us, difficult and painful. But all that was required was to become entirely ready to let go of the defects of character that were blocking our relationship with a Higher Power. What we needed was a readiness to let go, and an openness to allow our loving God to do deep and lasting work in our hearts and minds.
Character defects are, by their very nature, expressions of self-will. We realized that by practicing them it was impossible to practice spiritual principles. We could no longer afford to deny or suppress our defects with drugs or self-will. We became responsible for our recovery and for letting God work within us.
For many years, we did not recognize our defects of character as such. In fact, we often relied on them in much the same way that one relies on a crutch. They were coping mechanisms. For example, rather than dealing with issues of intimacy, we would often sabotage relationships by using our character defects to push people away. We lied, cheated, and manipulated as a way not only to get what we wanted, but also to allow us to project a false image that we had of ourselves, an image which we wanted others to perceive as well.
In reality, many of our lives were full of strife. It felt like life was a war—us against them. There was a fierce competition for power, wealth, ideas, and love. We were afraid that we would not measure up; we would be losers. We lost our self-esteem, dignity, and self-respect. We became estranged from our society, our work, our families, and our friends.
At times, some of us would not accept limits to our needs, passions, and ambitions. We lost our sense of social harmony. We paid little attention to our means, our consciences, or our faculties. We welcomed the label "outlaw." We dared society to discipline us by ignoring its laws, norms, and customs. Then, we were outraged and surprised when society acted against us!
Alternatively, some of us took the other tack, perhaps a much more dangerous and heartbreaking one. We were fatalistic. We accepted other people's constraints on our needs, desires, and ambitions. We believed that our lot in life was inevitable, inescapable, and miserable. Finally, we reached the point where our disease enslaved us. Our needs were unfulfilled, our passions frustrated, and our ambitions thwarted because we could see no other way to live. The sad fact was that we cruelly and piteously oppressed ourselves and usually found other people who were more than willing to help us do so.
Another source of our character defects was the degree to which we integrated into society. We chose withdrawal and were egoistic, or we chose involvement and were self-effacing. On the one hand, we became so enamored with our own projects, plans, and personalities that we lost our humanity. On the other, we were so
intensely involved in what others were doing that we lost ourselves.
When we chose to immerse ourselves in the lives of others, it was easy to believe that we were really quite heroic and had their best interests at heart. It was often very difficult to admit that our concern was control, our worry was manipulation, and our anxiety about others was an avoidance of our own needs, desires, and ambitions. We chose not to develop our personalities and we paid the price for it. To the extent that we did not allow others to grow and learn, they may have disliked and resented us. To the extent that we failed to develop our own personalities, others may have taken advantage of our weaknesses.
In the Third Step, we made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of a God of our own understanding. We became willing. However, at that point, we were not yet truly aware of what our will and our lives meant, specifically. After taking the Fourth and Fifth Steps we became aware, in a very real way, what our will and our life had been. We had now written down, in black and white, the exact nature of what was standing between us and a true realization of what we had set out to achieve in the Third Step. Step Six required us to let a power greater than ourselves work in our lives. But were we still willing?
By the time we got to Step Six, it was apparent that our needs were often distorted, our passions sometimes abnormal, and our ambitions warped. Many people have difficulty finding a proper way to associate with others and with society at large. Addicts have the same problem compounded by a spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical disease. Our defects of character, together with our virtues, had provided us with a way of behaving. The difference
between our defects and our virtues is their effectiveness in helping us live clean spiritual lives.
We took our moral inventories and admitted the exact nature of our wrongs. It was easy for us to see that those were action steps. It was difficult for many of us to see that Step Six was a step that required just as much, if not more, action. The action we took was becoming entirely ready to let our Higher Power remove or transform these imperfections of our character. This state of readiness applied as much to our minor faults as it did to our major shortcomings—pride, anger, greed, lust, gluttony, envy, and laziness. Our goal was to be entirely ready to let go of each of our defects of character and to practice the faith required to let God remove them.
To become entirely ready, some of us performed exercises such as writing, sharing, and praying about our defects of character. Many defects were so objectionable that we could easily relinquish them. But to let go of defects that we had become attached to, we needed to pray for willingness. Thus, we used the defects of character, identified in our Fifth Step, as a basis when writing examples of how they had played out in our lives. We wrote to discover why they no longer worked for us and how they had hurt us and the people we loved. Talking with our sponsors, or at meetings, we shared the results of what we had written as a way of increasing our readiness to let go of these defects.
Our newfound awareness was making it impossible for us to comfortably continue practicing our character defects. Going beyond our own self-interest and becoming concerned with the feelings and well being of others was new behavior. This new attitude was contrary to our prior
self-obsession, which had in fact been the root of our disease.
No one was asking us to be perfect in our application of this spiritual goal. Step One was the beginning of the process of losing our obsession with marijuana and compulsive using. By the time we reached Step Six, the compulsion to use and the obsession with the drug had been removed from us. If we had practiced that kind of willingness once, why not try the same kind of willingness with our imperfections? Our faith had cleared the path for recovery. Could we continue on by surrendering our defects of character? Yes. By practicing Step Six, we acquire the humility needed to take Step Seven.


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Break the shackles of email slavery!
How much of your typical work day is spent in front of a computer? More specifically, how many hours a day are you reading emails, writing emails, replying to emails, thinking about emails, and forgetting about emails you should've replied to?
As much as some of us would like it not to be the case, much of modern business runs on email. It's the quick, easy, and reliable channel through which to communicate with colleagues, clients and customers. While some younger members of the Facebook generation will label it old-fashioned when compared with the likes of Facebook Messenger and other platforms, the fact remains that in a business sense, email is still the ubiquitous channel and its reach, particularly amid the continuing take up of smart phones, has perhaps never been so powerful.
I've got too many email accounts. There's my work account, and the account my blog and Facebook account is linked to. Then there's the uni account I shouldn't have any further use for but still insist on checking for alumni news. Finally, there's my long cherished Hotmail account, my first ever, which I set up as a fresh-faced teenager in 1998.
Of all these accounts, it's my work account that sometimes seems like it's ruling my life. Sometimes I have so many red-flagged emails, I feel red-faced. My mates who do a lot of work outdoors or, more accurately, away from a computer, just can't understand how I do it – "tapping away in front of a screen all day". Sometimes, I don't understand how either.
In many cases, email is of course unavoidable. The complexities of modern business mean a typed communication, sent at the speed of light through cyberspace, is the only way through which you can corral support and/or understanding for, and propel forward, a project across geographic boundaries. Further, an email leaves a trace, a digital footprint which, in the risk averse world of international business, is important.
But, in some cases, we use email as the easy way out, or at least as the habitual, or default, channel through which to communicate. I've emailed people sitting across from me, even sitting next to me. Why?
I think what I'm getting at is that, sometimes, I feel like a slave to my inboxes. How we use email can see us 'being busy', but not necessarily being as productive as we could be. I accept, too, that the level of attention one must afford one's inbox is entirely dependent on one's respective role, and the respective communications channels used in one's workplace. Every business, and person, is different.
But, for those who are feeling overwhelmed, here's two simple tips on how you can unshackle yourself from email slavery, rise up from your computers and go some way to increasing your productivity, and happiness, in the office.
Pick up the phone: a real genius thought, huh? Sometimes we get stuck in the email black hole: sending messages back and forth for hours when a five or ten minute conversation could identify a way forward. Think about the next trail you're getting involved in; could you tie this off with a quick phone call instead?
We thrive and benefit from human interaction, and the phone call, while nowhere near as interactive as a face-to-face conversation, can build rapport with your colleagues and save you time.
Have 'email-free' periods each day: this is catching on in many workplaces, and seems so obvious when you think about it. If you're like me, you're often distracted by Outlook windows opening at the bottom right-hand side of your screen while you're busy working on some project, drawing your attention away and stifling your momentum. So why not allocate a few hours a day where you shut down your nominated account, during which time you focus on the really big projects?
Sure, you'll reopen your account to a swollen inbox, but by then allocating time specifically to cleaning it up, you'll likely find it prioritise tasks and remove those red flags faster than if you were juggling email all throughout the day.
Email isn't going anyway, not yet anyway. While there are some fantastic internal social media channels taking hold in organisations around the world, a replacement for the old e-pipe is still some way off, and that means we'll continue being hooked on it.
By understanding how we use our emails, and changing our behaviour, even by a little, we stand to save ourselves time, to get more done and, ultimately, manage our emails, not have them manage us.
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Use SquadMail (an app that allows you to share your email folders across all clients) to eliminate CCs and forwards? It's been great for project and department management in our team. http://www.squadmail.com if you want to check it out!
One thing that I found particularly useful is to re-orient that way you think about it. My "day-job" is in an email-heavy organisation. And this method still works for me, and has increased my productivity and efficiency, as well as that of my team.
Check your emails twice per day and *that's it*. Do the same with your voicemails. Stagger this so you are not doing it first thing and getting distracted. So, I start work at 7 am, check my emails at 9 or 10. Then I do it again at 2, knowing I finish at 3 pm.
If I get short-notice meeting invitations by email (always), I decline them unless they are of vital import. Let's be honest, few of them are. By declining them, they are always moved to a more suitable place.
Additionally, not being on email ALL the time results in:
– people's expectations of your response aligning with when you can actually do so
– avoidance of pop-ups that distract you from everything else
– not relying on email for immediate answers… you find yourself phoning people instead
– greater productivity.
Brilliant, right?


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"If you take into account the way information increasingly lives inside and outside the firewall, ECM becomes even more complex. Companies now have to figure out how to consume and create content in both environments, something Newton says Alfresco accomplishes by adopting a 'content-as-service' approach. He argues that most enterprises lay out their palette of required services based on the need to create content. The focal point shouldn't be centered so much on the ECM suite, he argues. It has more to do with looking at 'how the Web browser can help knowledge workers do their jobs.'"
[Newton:]"'Content services should just be accessible wherever knowledge workers are. We shouldn't be forcing workers to go into these ECM suites. In our view, collaboration spans far more than ECM.' "
Hear, hear.
"E2.0 Fundamentals" by Jeremy Thomas:
"As Dion Hinchliffe says (and as I have written before), 'Discoverability isn't an after thought , it's the core'...//...Organizations need to embrace the fact that their data will be federated. Sure, workers will put their documents in "wiki X", but they'll also put them on the file share, in content management systems, and on email servers. Data that cannot be found is useless. Enterprise search will unlock data and increase the propensity for information (and the knowledge workers who create it) to be discovered. Discoverability leads to recognition, and recognition leads to increased participation. Enterprise 2.0 must be approached holistically."
Hear, hear. Again.
"Report says enterprise mashups on the rise" By C.G. Lynch, CIO.com:
"A new Forrester report says that enterprise mashups, while not yet a panacea for connecting all the dots of corporate data, will help companies (and their employees) mix and match information to help them do their jobs better. According to the researchers, vendors will provide tools for business users to build a mashup on their own with no programming experience."
"'Mashups are trying to solve a long-standing business problem, which is combining disparate data sources,' says Oliver Young, the Forrester analyst who wrote the report. 'We think mashups are doing it in a unique way that's more user-oriented.'...//... "It absolutely starts to look like BI,' Young says. 'Mashups will eat into that market.' Forrester defined a mashup in the enterprise as "custom applications that combine multiple, disparate data sources into something new and unique."