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Good afternoon. The solstice-adjacent sun still mercifully high in the California sky at 7PM, and I thought I'd show you the latest Monster expansion. I just received a sheaf of photos from Belgian friend of the Monsters Luc Debaisieux at JWT Group Belgium (J Walter Thompson) in Brussels. Luc runs a program that turns the agency's historic building — the 1908 Maison Delune on Avenue Franklin Roosevelt — into a gallery for a young artist for one year at a time. This year it's the Monsters' turn.
You may recognize a lot of these Monsters from the Open Source Monsters series, and from the Send A Monster Facebook app, but the biggest of the pieces contains a new Monster I brought out especially for the Maison. I'll add that at the end. For now, my great thanks to Luc for his endless energy in making this happen, and to his JWT colleague art director Sebastien Verliefde, whom you may remember from his stellar additions to the Open Source Monsters. You can see some of them in the bottom row, center frame. And here.
More Monsters are on the way, but even now
I hope you'll get the idea that 344 LOVES YOU
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- 24 June 2009 4:32 am
Who thought in the past that the Maison Delune would be invaded by Monsters…?? I sure didn't!! ^^
But it's so great to have them here, and thank you very much for the one you made especially for us!! He's * splendid *
Take care, et a bientot! 😉
- 7 July 2009 4:10 am
This monsters are so cute :))) really good job :)) make be you can make some movie with them :)) why you don't think about it?
- 7 July 2009 7:50 pm
Wow, wow, wow! Are these paintings, done by you, done by Chinese slave labor, or done by some other alien process?
- 8 July 2009 8:48 am
These creatures are awesome. After watching one of your videos I want to try painting with a tooth brush. It makes great hair.
- 14 July 2009 1:29 am
They are done by the magic of Belgian inkjet printers. :^) I wish I could get into doing lots of paintings like this, but somebody's gotta draw and design and occasionally eat. :^)
- 17 July 2009 3:01 pm
Thank you SO much for your help making this happen. Our building now definitely looks extra-ordinary thanks to your Monster friends. We are continuously getting fantastic comments from our visitors. Wish you could come to see this live. O)
- 17 July 2009 6:02 pm
It was my pleasure, Luc. Thank you for inviting me, and for giving it so much of your energy and dedication. I love the results. And yeah… I wish I could come check it out in person.
- 21 October 2009 8:13 am
I have a feeling that these monsters were a very happy accident. Stefan; What a lightbulb moment that must have been!!
- 21 October 2009 8:16 am
Are you still doing these Monsters? Would you ever consider coming to Philadelphia?
- 14 November 2009 7:55 pm
Hi Tommy, please forgive me for the long delayed response: Yes, a Monster appeared on my arm as I was driving and I thought I'd draw it. It all went from there. :^)
- 14 November 2009 7:59 pm
Hello there, J.Thunders. My apologies for the molasses slow answer, but yes, I'm still doing the Monsters, but sporadically now, and often in different formats. And I feel like I've been to Philadelphia. No… sorry… Pittsburgh. Twice, though, for AIGA and Carnegie Mellon.


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This new poster of The Lego Ninjago, the upcoming CG animated movie directed by Charlie Bean, looks like a Japanese painting:
"In this big-screen NINJAGO adventure, the battle for NINJAGO City calls to action young Master Builder Lloyd, aka the Green Ninja, along with his friends, who are all secret ninja warriors. Led by Master Wu, as wise-cracking as he is wise, they must defeat evil warlord Garmadon, The Worst Guy Ever, who also happens to be Lloyd's dad. Pitting mech against mech and father against son, the epic showdown will test this fierce but undisciplined team of modern-day ninjas who must learn to check their egos and pull together to unleash their inner power of Spinjitzu."
Don't mess with this Lego ninja or his pet Lego dragon will bite you!
In theaters: September 22, 2017.

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Twitter suspends Alex Jones for one week after violating company rules
Twitter suspended the personal account of "Infowars" host and far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for one week Tuesday for violating the social media company's rules against inciting violence.
The social network said in a statement that Jones' account "currently has limited functionality." Jones was told the account would regain full functionality seven days after the removal of a tweet with "a broadcast in violation of our rules."
The decision, according to The New York Times, was made after Jones tweeted a link to a video calling for supporters to get their "battle rifles" ready against media and others.
The one-week suspension will prevent Jones from tweeting or retweeting, though he will be able to browse Twitter. The Twitter account for his "Infowars" show was not affected.
In an interview Wednesday with NBC News' Lester Holt, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey called the suspension a "timeout."
"I feel any suspension, whether it be a permanent or a temporary one, makes someone think about their actions and their behaviors," Dorsey said.
Dorsey also said that Twitter has been consistent in its enforcement of rules in Jones' case, while other companies have been "a little bit inconsistent."
The enforcement applies to both Jones' Twitter and Periscope accounts.
Jones, a far-right pundit and provocateur, has been criticized for promoting widely debunked theories. Among other things, he said the Sandy Hook Elementary School murders were staged, and he said survivors of the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting were actors.
Opinion:Booting Infowars' Alex Jones from social media wasn't wrong, but it could be dangerous
More:Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey defends decision not to ban Alex Jones, Infowars
Related:Did social media do the right thing by banning Alex Jones?
He has a large following on social media, including 889,000 followers on Twitter. And he's been praised by President Donald Trump, who appeared on "InfoWars" during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Last week, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey defended his company's decision not to ban Jones and his "Infowars" show. Dorsey's remarks came after other tech companies — Facebook, Apple, YouTube and Spotify — removed Jones' content for violating hate speech policies and online backlash.
Contributing: Ryan Suppe, USA TODAY; Associated Press


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A blind lawyer fights crime by day in the courtroom and by night as a superhero with extraordinary senses in this adaptation of the Marvel Comics character Daredevil.
Creator: Drew Goddard
Starring: Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jon Bernthal
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Critics Consensus: The Man with No Fear returns to top form with a third season that begins tediously slow but gradually generates comic book thrills, immeasurably helped by the welcome return of Vincent D'Onofrio's menacing Kingpin.
2018, Netflix, 13 episodes
Critics Consensus: Bolstered by some impressive action, Daredevil keeps its footing in season two, even if its new adversaries can't quite fill the void left by Wilson Fisk.
2016, Netflix, 13 episodes
Critics Consensus: With tight adherence to its source material's history, high production quality, and a no-nonsense dramatic flair, Daredevil excels as an effective superhero origin story, a gritty procedural, and an exciting action adventure.
2015, Netflix, 13 episodes
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Local Authors & Books
Books on a wide variety of subjects have been written by authors who have the villages of St Fillans, Lochearnhead, Balquhidder and Strathyre in common. Those listed either live locally or lived in the area during their lifetime. These classic to contemporary book titles and authors are listed in no particular order.
Ursula Haselden - Lochearnhead
"I was an only child brought up in the wilds of rural Derbyshire on the edge of the Peak District. I had a pony, Taffy, and a cat, Tiddles. I wanted for nothing and did not go to school until I was seven. Then, later on, since my mother insisted on adding a smattering of Latin to the mix. I was to spend the inside of the week away from home to attend grammar school in Derby. Then I transferred to Cheltenham Ladies' College, which I will always appreciate for its facilties, its motivation in encouraging girls to do what they wanted, rather than what their parents wanted for them, and its friendships. As I was classed a "nice girl", rather than a clever one (ie Oxbridge), I was advised St Andrews was the place for me. It was and I was very happy there, graduating MA in Philosophy and Psychology. Afterwards I worked in offices, married and had two children. My first husband died in 1981, I have lived in Brighton, Oxford, Kensington and St Andrews and latterly, back in the countryside in Lochearnhead, not unfamiliar, as we passed through it from Derbyshire every year to holiday at the "Ring of Bright Water" cottage near Oban. My second marriage, again to a retired RAF officer, led me back to St Andrews, from whence we decided to spend five years as live-aboards, winter and summer, exploring Aegean waters in our small sailing yacht, S/Y Cappelle, I would never cast myself as a writer, as this would seem pretentious, but the Aegean experience left me with a knot in my stomach, which I expiated by writing. This resulted in "Orchids for Aphrodite", published in 2009, and, more recently, in " - The Diary of a Ship's Cat", the life, as he saw it,, of the remarkable Greek feral kitten we rescued from the waves, who became our Ship's Cat. I have a son with a career in LA, a daughter, having followed me to the University of St Andrews, with a career in London, a step-daughter in Suffolk and another in Salisbury. My grandson, Felix, is presently at the University of Edinburgh and my granddaughter, Freya, is considering becoming a third-generation St Andrean. You can say my career, if such it is, has been keeping my head above water."
Wacky -The Diary of A Ships Cat was written by Lochearnhead resident Ursula Haselden and illustrated by Balquhidder artist Gill Allan Waugh of Mercat Design. The book launch was held at MHOR84 Motel and restaurant in Balquhidder. The book will be published on 23 June 2016 and be available in The Watermill bookshop Aberfeldy as well as the Lochearnhead Village Shop.
Ursula says " This book is for sailors, travellers (both armchair and active), cat lovers, the general reader and, of course, feral cats everywhere."
June 2016 Wacky - The Diary of a Ship 's Cat - Seashell
June 2010 Orchids For Aphrodite - Aegean Odyssey - "Sounds like an incredible journey" Dame Ellen MacArthur
E. Bentinck - Lochearnhead
Libby Ransom, Lochearnhead, published The Reluctant Cook in 2011 using her mother's name Bentinck (many of the recipes were hers or her grandmother's). The book includes sixty well tried simple recipes from the Scottish cooking experiences of a grandmother, mother, wartime rationing and working as a cook in the 1960s. The emphasis is on economical healthy food making good use of leftovers. The book is available from SULA Furnishing shop, Balquhidder FK19 8NY and from the printer's website www.cpibookdelivery.com. The price of £8.99 includes a donation to Maggies Cancer Care Centres. The reluctant cook tweets new recipes to her followers, - on www.twitter.com/e_bentinck
Book Title:
2011 The Reluctant Cook -A journey to appreciating good simple food - by E Bentinck
Donald S McLusky - Strathyre
Donald McLusky has lived in Strathyre for almost 25 years. He was formerly a Senior Lecturer in Marine Biology, as well as the Head of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Stirling. He has authored and edited several books. Since retirement about 10 years ago he has been a science editor with Elsevier publications. Elsevier is an international publisher with its headquarters in Amsterdam. The joke at Elsevier was that Donald's study in Strathyre was their Highland office, since all the editing was done from Strathyre with the benefits of broadband.
Book Titles:
1971 Ecology of Estuaries Heinemann
1987 The Natural Environment of the Estuary and Firth of Forth. Royal Society of Edinburgh
1993 Central Scotland: Land Wildlife and People Forth Naturalist and Historian
1994 The Freshwaters of Scotland John Wiley
1997 The Estuaries of Central Scotland Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association
2004 The Estuarine Ecosystem (3rd edition) Oxford University Press
2000 – 2012 Chief editor of Journal: Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science Elsevier
2011 Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science (12 volumes) Elsevier
Margaret Bennett - St Fillans
Margaret Bennett is a prize winning author, folklorist and singer who continues to write from her home on the edge of St Fillans (Dunira). Though originally from Skye, Margaret has had a Perthshire connection for thirty years, from the time that her mother moved to Balquhidder.
Margaret was brought up in a family of tradition bearers with Gaelic on her mother's side and Lowland Scots on her father's. School years were.. More ...
Elizabeth Beauchamp - Balquhidder
" I was born in Tain, Scotland's oldest Royal Burgh, in May 1917 while my father was serving in the navy during the First World War. By the early Twenties, there were three of us, all girls, and my father had set up his own printing business in Tain. I went to the Public School there and then to Tain Royal Academy. After getting my Higher's, I sat an exam for the civil service and got a post in London in the Scottish Education Department, knowing that, apart from a skeleton staff to be left in London, the rest of us would be joining the staff already in Edinburgh later in the year. We moved up in October 1935.
In 1939 the second world war broke out. I married in 1940. My husband was also in the Department and in November 1941, I returned to the Civil Service. On VJ Day (victory in Japan) August 1945, I applied for my release and was back home a month later.F or about twelve years thereafter I was a housewife in Edinburgh.
In 1957 the shortage of teachers was so great that the Government launched a Special Recruitment Scheme urging people who had the necessary scholastic qualifications - and were not more than forty five years old - to apply. My husband had just retired. With great trepidation I applied and was accepted. There were over 200 in my year and about 7 of us not straight from school. I was the oldest of the lot. It was a three year course at Moray House that I had chosen for it was primary school children I wanted to teach - preferably the older children and preferably in a rural school. In June 1960 I qualified and in August that year took up my post as teacher of primary's 5,6 +7 in Balquhidder School in Perthshire. The head teacher....read more
Book Titles:
Braes O' Balquhidder, first published by Heatherbank Press, Milngavie 1978.
Please Miss -by Elizabeth Beauchamp - never published as of March 2014
Reverend Robert Kirk - Balquhidder
Robert Kirk was minister of Balquhidder from 1664 to 1685. He came from a fairly well –to-do family. His grandfather was a lawyer in Edinburgh and his father, Rev James Kirk, was minister of Aberfoyle. Robert Kirk was born around 1644 and died in 1692. He married Isabel Campbell, daughter of Sir Colin Campbell of Mochaster in 1678 and they had a son, Colin. When Isabel died, he married her cousin, Margaret Campbell of Fordie, and they also had a son Robert who later became a minister in Dornoch.
Robert Kirk senior was a scholar educated at the Universities of Edinburgh and St Andrews. In 1684 he published a Gaelic metrical version of one hundred psalms to assist in evangelising the Highlands. He revised the translation of the catechism by Sir Hugh Campbell of Cawdor and this was published in 1688 and he also translated the New Testament from Irish into Roman characters, completing the whole transliteration by 1690. His other famous work, "The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies" might appear to reveal an altogether more fanciful nature, but it was in fact a systematic attempt to gather evidence about fairies and supernatural phenomena in a scientific manner. Many of his parishioners believed in fairies and the second sight and he set about trying to produce a treatise which would make an important contribution to social history by recording their beliefs as a basis for further study. Those who have examined his work in detail suggest that he intended to produce a much wider-ranging work, a comprehensive study of the Scottish Gael, which, had it come to fruition, would have been as important a document as Sinclair's "Scottish Statistical Account" .....more
Book Title:
The Secret Commonwealth - Published posthumously by Sir Walter Scott using publisher Longman & Co 1815
The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies -by Robert Kirk (re-edited by Andrew Lang with a dedication to Robert Louis Stevenson) published [1893]
Ewen W Cameron OBE - Lochearnhead
By kind permission of his son Angus Cameron, this tribute to a well-know, well-liked and well-respected man was written in 1995 for the obituary of Ewen Cameron OBE. One of Ewen's many achievements and legacies includes the book of old village life photographs from 1890's -1970's, that he compiled and had published in 1994.
"Balquhidder church was filled to overflowing for the funeral of Mr Ewen Cameron. People came from throughout the region to hear the service conducted by the Rev. Jim Benson. Apart from the hymns, piper Roger Sharpe and Bob Pullar organist, played a selection of Gaelic music as befitted the funeral of a lifelong member of An Comunn Gaidhealach and a highland athlete.
Ewen Cameron cared about people and it showed. Born at Lochearnhead in 1926, he was victor laudorum at Trinity College, Glenalmond. After service with The Royal navy in the Asian theatre of war, 1944 to 1947, he returned home to his beloved Lochearnhead Hotel and took over the running of the business which had been in his family for three generations.
Ewen also took over the running of a farm belonging to his family, Glen Ogle, with sheep and Highland Cattle. He served on the Highland Cattle Society. Ewen also took up professional athletics in 1950 and was among the top heavyweights in Scotland for over a decade and was Scottish Champion in 1953.
His father revived the tradition of the Lochearnhead Highland Games and Ewen served as secretary, a role now carried out by his son Angus. Ewen was also President of The Games.
He was also a well known face at the Argyllshire Gathering, first as an athlete, then as a judge and finally in recent years as a friend. The Duke of Argyll presented him with a quaich for his services to the games over the years. His sporting interests led him to found The Lochearnhead Waterski Club and from there he became the chairman of the British Waterski Federation, a post which entailed travelling throughout Europe. He was also on the board of the Scottish Council of Physical Recreation and the Scottish Sports Council. In his civic duties, Ewen was elected to Perth and Kinross County Council in 1963 and was member for Comrie and St Fillans until 1975. Council reorganisation saw him elected to Stirling District Council representing Callander and Killin.
He went on to represent Strathearn on Perth and Kinross District Council until illness forced him to stand down. At the district council meeting on the day of his funeral, Provost Jean MacCormack paid tribute to Ewen as did councillor Mike O'Malley leader of the Labour members and the entire council stood for a minute's silence.
Ewens public duties also saw him on the consultative council of the Highlands and Islands Development Board and he was awarded the OBE in 1976 for, amongst other things, his work as depute director of Cumbernauld Development Corporation,
Given such a wide range of interests, The Lochearnhead Hotel in Ewen's days was a magnet for Highland folk from all walks of life and it was said that no one ever passed the hotel without calling in. Ewen became ill earlier in the year (1995) when he went to Sri Lanka with his wife Anne for the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the end of the war. He never really recovered from the liver infection he contracted.
Ewen leaves his wife Anne, son Angus, daughter Tooti and grandchildren Kate, Archie, Jack, Lottie and Jock
He also leaves a lot of people with fond thoughts and warm memories of a man who was always active, but still found time for everyone."
Today Angus Cameron is president of The Balquhidder Strathyre and Lochearnhead Highland Games (2014). Like his father he is an active member of the community including; the community council, Lochearn Shears, Village Hall, Killin Mountain Rescue Team, The Lochearnhead Village Fete and The Water Sports Centre. Angus runs Lochside cottages for self catering holidays in Lochearnhead with his wife Ollie. The Camerons have three children, Lottie, Jock and Hamish. Angus and Ollie were founder members of The Loch Earn Tourism Initiative group.
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Strathyre, Balquhidder and Lochearnhead In Old Photographs Published by Stirling District Libraries 1994 - Ewen W Cameron OBE
Catriona MacGeoch - Strathyre
In the 1950's photographer James MacGeoch accompanied the men of Ness on Lewis on a 50 mile journey to the isolated rock of Sùlaisgeir. There he captured images of the annual gannet harvest, one of the most iconic events in Hebridean life. As custodian of her father's images since her 'teens, Catriona set out to share them in his memory, resulting in a delightful book named Sulasgasier, "This is photography at its best –as social history and as depiction of people in their places"
"....I was thirteen years old when my father died and was not yet born when he went out on the first of his many trips to Sùlaisgeir. But over the years I knew somehow that I had to preserve all these countless negatives and slides and to be custodian of his work and that one day this book would happen. This book is something that I have wanted to do for so many years.... Catriona MacGeoch
Book Title:
Sùlaisgeir, Photographs by James MacGeoch Published by Acair Limited 2010 - Catriona MacGeoch
Available for purchase at SULA soft furnishing and Interiors Shop, Balquhidder, FK19 8NY
Major John Stewart of Ardvorlich - Lochearnhead
Book Titles:
A History of Clan Cameron Publisher John Bartholomew & Son, 1971 by John Stewart of Ardvorlich
History of The Ardvorlich Stewarts - published privately 1963
The Findlater Sisters (Mary and Jane) - Lochearnhead
The Findlater Sisters were Edwardian authoresses. Mary and Jane were brought up and educated at their home in Lochearnhead in the 1860's during the time that their father Eric was minister of the free church in the village. Mary was born in March 1865 and Jane in November 1866. They moved to Prestonpans following the death of their father in 1886 and a love of writing turned into a source of income. They never lived apart. Subsequent dwellings were in London, Rye and Devon though they returned to live in Comrie just 12 miles from Lochearnhead. Their Comrie house was to be the final resting place for Jane in 1946 and Mary in 1963. Jane's first novel "The Green Graves of Balgowrie" is said to be her best known work. Set in the 18th century; the story draws on her own family history. "A Green Grass Widow" is a long short story that gives a sympathetic description of the Perthshire tinker and gypsy characters that she knew in Lochearnhead. The sisters worked together on many of the 24 titles listed below. Two of the books were also written in collaboration with their neighbour and friend Charlotte Stewart (of The Stewarts of Ardvorlich, south Loch Earn Road) and Kate Douglas Wiggins. Charlotte Stewart wrote under the pseudonym Allan McAulay. Further information is availabe in a book titled "The Findlater Sisters" written by Eileen McKenzie, published by John Murray in 1964.
Book Titles:
1895. Sons & Sonnets 1895 - Mary Findlater
1896. The Green Graves of Balgowrie - Jane Findlater
1897. Over the Hills - Mary Findlater
1897. A Daughter of Strife -Jane Findlater
1899. Betty Musgrave - Mary Findlater
1899. Rachel - Jane Findlater
1901. A Narrow Way - Mary Findlater
1901. Tales that are Told - Mary and Jane Findlater
1902. The Story of a Mother - Jane Findlater
1903. The Rose of Joy - Mary Findlater
1904. Stones from a Glass House - Jane Findlater
1904. The Affair at the Inn - Findlater Sisters with Kate Douglas Wiggins and Allan McAulay (Charlotte Stewart)
1905. All that Happened in a Week - Jane Findlater
1906. The Ladder to the Stars - Jane Findlater
1907. A Blind Bird's Nest - Mary Findlater
1908. Crossriggs - Mary and Jane Findlater
1911. Penny Moneypenny- Mary and Jane Findlater
1911. Robinetta - Findlater Sisters with Kate Douglas Wiggins and Allan McAulay (Charlotte Stewart)
1916. Seen and Heard Before and After 1914 -Mary and Jane Findlater
1916. Content With Flies - Mary and Jane Findlater
1912. Seven Scots Stories - Jane Findlater
1914. Tents of a Night - Mary Findlater
1921. A Green Grass Widow and other Stories - Jane Findlater
1923. Beneath the Visiting Moon - Mary and Jane Findlater
Don and Bridget MacCaskill - Strathyre
Don MacCaskill was a forester, naturalist, lecturer and photographer. He was born September 17, 1919 and died
onMay 10, 2000 while out with his camera in the forests that he loved, near his home in Strathyre. His wife and co author Bridget MacCaskill, celebrated her 90th birthday in 2012. Don and Bridget spent many years watching wildlife in the great outdoors and forests around their home in Strathyre and the Trossachs. Together they observed; eagles, otters, foxes, badgers, buzzards and peregrines. Their home was often sanctuary to many a species of injured or orphaned wildlife including wild cats, red deer, fox cubs and birds of prey. The MacCaskill's common passion culminated in films for television plus a series of books documenting their insights and shared experiences of wildlife and the outdoors. Bridget wrote the texts and Don supplied the exceptional wildlife photography. Don was persuaded to write an autobiography which was published just 6 months before he died. In 2004 Bridget published a tribute to Don, combining a selection of his photographs with text and poems reflecting the seasons.
*Thank you to Cherry Gunn of Creagan House Strathyre for recommending The MacCaskills for inclusion in our local author and book listings
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Glenise Borthwick - Strathyre
Glenise Borthwick is a member of The Loch Earn Tourism Group. Glenise took time out in Glenvarloch, her holiday cottage in Strathyre, to write 100 Top Tips For Teachers on behalf of The General Teaching Council, drawing on 25 years experience in the profession. Leading satirical cartoonist Bob Dewar created the illustrations. The book is available on Amazon and all profits go to charity.
Book Title:
100 Top Tips for Teachers published by Luath Press Limited 2008 by Glenise Borthwick and Bob Dewar
"Whether you're already in command of a classroom, or are just starting out as a student teacher, these top tips will help you cope with pupils, parents and the everlasting pile of marking. Alternately practical, wise and funny, "Top Tips for Teachers" will guide you through those career defining moments: parents evenings, negotiating the staffroom and help you preserve your dignity when all you want to do is hurl chalk at the board. Teaching can be a rewarding vocation allowing you to get to know your pupils and guide them into their future. This book will keep you organised, calm and motivated until the summer holidays....." As reviewed at www.goodreads.com
Glenvarloch in the village of Strathyre is available for holiday weeks.
P J G Ransom - Lochearnhead
John Ransom and his wife Elisabeth (Libby) have lived in Lochearnhead for nearly forty years, and brought their two sons up here. During that time, and earlier, John has produced a succession of books about transport history, local history and related subjects. These he researched and wrote and in many cases illustrated with his own photographs. Libby too provided some of the illustrations, and helped with the research. John has also contributed chapters to many books of multiple authorship. Read More
Jim Crumley- Balquhidder, Author and Naturalist
Jim Crumley was born in Dundee, and after a career as a newspaper journalist in Dundee, Glasgow, Stirling and Edinburgh he became a full-time nature writer in 1988. Since then he has published 25 books from bases in Stirling, Glen Dochart and Balquhidder. What he describes as his "writer's territory" is a patch of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park extending from the Lake of Menteith and Flanders Moss in the south to Glen Dochart in the north. He has also featured in many BBC radio programmes, including adventures in Alaska and Norway, and a few minor sallies into television, including a film about swans that took him to Iceland. He looks forward to the day when the BBC sends him somewhere warm and dry to work! He contributes a weekly column to The Courier and a monthly Nature Watch column to The Scots Magazine.
Book Titles:
The Eagles Way (published by Saraband - 2014)
The Great Wolf
The Last Wolf
The Winter Whale (all published by Birlinn)
Brother Nature
Something Out There
A High and Lonely Place
The Mountain of Light (all published by Keith Whittles)
Waters of the Wild Swan 6 (published by Jonathan Cape)
The Company of Swans (published by Harvill)


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The season just goes so fast! I've got my tree up, my playlist set in the car, and am well into my presents projects. Most importantly, week 5 in the giveaway!!! And FINALLY Filmikudhi wins! Which I think finishes off all my watchalong regulars? So there is a chance for you normal non-watchalong folks to finally catch a break!
Last week's winner Courtney got this AMAZING Hanukkah card to honor the best parts of Kalank, the songs.
And this week FilmiKudhi will get something or other, that will be amazing no matter what, I am sure!


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Anshu Christa Jacobson – See the beauty in all,…
"Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides."
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
谷崎 潤一郎 Tanizaki Jun'ichirō
24 July 1886 – 30 July 1965
Japanese author, Modern Literature
Thank you all for your support! I hope that you all enjoy today's lesson! Take Care & Be Safe!
Anshu Christa Jacobson
21st Soke of the Tomo Ryu Tradition
Headmistress of the Budo Ryu – School of the Warrior Way
Founder of the Budo Ryu Online University
Owner of the Ninjutsu Super Store
Chief Editor of the Shinobi no Mono Magazine
Founder of the Ninjutsu International Federation
Professional Model and Artist


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Win for Jazz at Gill Commodore's Cup
On a day that began with rain and drizzle and gave way to blue skies and fresh breeze - in other words, a perfect day for yacht racing - 39 boats in six classes gathered off Simpson Bay today to compete in the Gill Commodore's Cup, the traditional kick-off to the annual St. Maarten Heineken Regatta sponsored by the popular brand of foul-weather gear and sailing apparel.
Though the weather was gray and drizzly all morning, as the fleet assembled for the high-noon start of the event, patches of blue appeared above. Soon after, in a 12-14 knot southeasterly breeze, racing commenced in a lumpy, leftover sea. But by mid-afternoon both the southeasterly and the seaway had moderated and the racecourse was bathed in sunshine and winds hovering around ten knots. For many of the serious racers who came out for an extra day of competition and to shake off the cobwebs in advance of this weekend's three-day St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, which begins on Friday, the conditions were simply ideal.
There were plenty of highlights and colorful images in all six divisions. One of the more memorable moments came during a leeward mark-rounding in the second contest of the three-race series, when a pair of Class 2 boats—the Melges 24, Budget Marine/Gill, and the Open 750 Panic Attack, with its distinctive square-topped main - finished their first windward leg just as the fleet's largest boat, the Dubois 90, Genuine Risk, completed their second. The juxtaposition of the three wildly divergent boats, with Genuine Risk's five-spreader rig towering over the action, was emblematic of the range and variety of the assembled racers.
The big winner today, however, was the canting-keel Cookson 50, Jazz, which made her impressive Caribbean debut with three straight victories to top Class 1 in striking fashion. Jazz (formerly known as Evolution Racing) has traveled halfway around the world, mostly via freighter, since winning the IRC-0 class in the recent Rolex Sydney Hobart Race. And with her victory in the Gill Commodore's Cup, she has served notice that she'll be a force to contend with in the upcoming St. Maarten Heineken Regatta.
"She sails quite well in windy conditions," said Jazz navigator Mike Broughton, one of several Aussies on the crew. "So today was encouraging. We had light conditions and we did quite well."
In Class 2, Mark Plaxton's Melges 32, Team INTAC, also recorded three bullets to easily win the division. Plaxton, who was a key crewman in Gavin Brady's victory in the Budget Marine Match Racing Cup earlier in the week, today had U.S.V.I. legend Peter Holmberg onboard. Ironically, Brady and Plaxton beat Holmberg's team in the finals of the match-racing event.
"That's what I like about Peter," said Plaxton. "He knew we were racing the Commodore's Cup and the Heineken Regatta together and he was like, 'You're going to be with Brady in the match race?' But that's just part of the fun."
Other winners today included Stephan Lehnert's 56ft Passion 4 C in Class 4; William Wester's Grand Soleil Antilope in Class 5; and Kick 'em Jenny, Ian Hope-Ross's Beneteau First 36.7, in Class 6.
"The Gill Commodore's Cup is one of three components of the race week," said Robbie Ferron, chairman of the event's steering committee. "It really works well. The Gill Commodore's Cup is a one-day event that lets crews get back together on the racecourse, especially the ones coming out of the cold who haven't raced together recently."
Now, with the 2011 Budget Marine Match Racing Cup and the Gill Commodore's Cup done and dusted, it's time for the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta—and the Serious Fun—to begin.


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Tolle Lege Institute of Seminary Formation
Order of Augustinians of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Diocese of St. Thomas of Villanova
Program Objectives:
- The Theological and Spiritual formation of candidates for Holy Orders
- The fostering of a sense of community among seminarians and ordained clergy
- The creation of practical opportunities for guided ministry
Candidacy - Polity of the Communion and Diocese
1. Three to Six months of preparation for reception as a cleric by completing
a. background checks
b. records
c. initial coursework on Polity of the Communion and local church
2. Structured vocational discernment
Year One- Scripture and Theology (Spirituality of Cleric and Doorkeeper)
1. Academic Studies: Scriptural Hermeneutics, Hebrew and Christian Scripture, Introduction to Philosophy of Human Nature and Theological methodology and theory.
2. Spiritual Formation: How is God calling me to service as God did our Fathers and Mothers in Scripture? How am I being called to take care of the "Church"? How will my knowledge help me to defend the Faith?
Year Two- Social Justice/Morality and Church History (Spirituality of Healer [Exorcist] and Reader)
1. Academic Studies: Foundations in moral theology and applications for social justice and the relevance of ecclesial development in history.
2. Spiritual Formation: Where do I need healing in my own broken life and history? How is this weakness a gift? How is God's Word driving and motivating my ministry and preparation?
Year Three- Spirituality and Sacred Liturgy (Spirituality of Acolyte and Sub-deacon)
1. Academic Studies: Understand inspiration of the Spirit in the church through history. Theological understanding of the theory, role, and function of sacramental worship in the life of individuals and of the Church.
2. Spiritual Formation: What is the light Christ has given to me to share as an Ordained minister of word and sacrament? What does it mean to be a liturgical and spiritual leader?
Year Four- Practicum Year of Deaconate
1. Knowledge of the practice of preaching, pastoral counseling, spiritual direction, and parish and other base community ministry. Sacramental leadership.
2. Spiritual Formation: How has ordination changed my life in the Order /Church?
General Guidelines:
All Seminarians in formation should adhere to the following expectations:
1 Daily praying of evening and morning office with psalms, readings, petitions, and reflection from approved Liturgy of the Hours Text
2. Weekly Eucharist as a minimum, more often if available
3. Reservation and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
4. Attendance at an Annual Retreat
5. Spiritual exercises through direction or journaling
6. Fostering of community with ordained clergy through periodic communication
7. Keeping a portfolio of completed seminary studies for review by Bishop and Counsel
8. Each seminarian should acquire before deaconate:
a. Five reference letters from Instructors, classmates, or persons of character to submit to Bishop and counsel for review
1. one of these letters should be from a mental health professional who has administered a review or exam of the candidates mental stability.
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Windows Live Rolls Out Its New Social Network Hub, Boosts SkyDrive/Photo Storage to 25 GB — Today, Microsoft is rolling out some of the sweeping changes to Windows Live it announced two weeks ago. Windows Live seems to be gradually replacing MSN as Microsoft's central hub for everything you do on the Web.
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Windows Live team blog:
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A YouTube for All of Us — As a community, we have come to count on each other to be entertained, challenged, and moved by what we watch and share on YouTube. We've been thinking a lot lately about how to make the collective YouTube experience even better, particularly on our most visited pages.
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Discussion: Digital Inspiration
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New Staff Cuts At Gawker, Gizmodo and Jezebel — FishbowlNY has confirmed layoffs and pay cuts for writers at the blogs Gawker, Gizmodo and Jezebel. Gawker editor Sheila McClear and Jezebel editorial assistant Maria-Mercedes Lara have been let go, Gawker weekend editor Alex Carnevale's month …
Discussion: Silicon Alley Insider, MarketingVOX and The Social
Nicholas Carlson / Silicon Alley Insider: More Gawker Layoffs, Even As Ad Revenues Climb 39%
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Scott Woolley / Forbes:
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Chris Meadows / TeleRead: The smartphone see-saw: iPhone up, Treo down
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David Sarno / L.A. Times Tech Blog:
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There are many reasons for placing your affairs in order. Some of the most important reasons include reduction of liability for estate tax, probate court avoidance, leaving a legacy for your family, and ease of administration. A very common situation we assist clients with is estate planning for a blended family. Long gone are the days of The Nelsons, as blended families are much more common in today's world. Whether it's due to a death or divorce, there are many reasons a blended family needs to have the proper documents in place.
There are many different types of blended families. We often see families that consist of two spouses that each bring children into the second or subsequent marriage. There are also families where one spouse has kids from a prior marriage and the other spouse does not have children. Sometimes, that couple wants to have children together as well, or both spouses bring children into the marriage and then have a child together. Furthermore, there are families that have both adult children and minor children. Whatever the family dynamic, there are serious issues that need to be addressed. It is preferable to resolve these issues before they become a crisis – say, before someone passes away or becomes incapacitated. Failure to properly address these issues will result in a legal mess for a surviving spouse (and children).One very important question in blended families is what will happen to minor children. A guardian and conservator needs to be named. Often, there is another parent that needs to be taken into consideration. Does the other parent share custody? If so, it is unlikely that their ex-spouse can (or wants to) leave the children with anyone else. If the other parent does not share custody, it is significantly easier to dictate that the minor children will stay with their step-parent (and usually their other siblings and/or step-siblings).
Another important issue that needs to be addressed is how assets will be divided and distributed to children in a blended family. Do assets get divided equally between all children of both spouses? Do the children the couple had together get more than the other children? Often, specific language is necessary to inhibit the surviving spouse from disinheriting step-children. Many things need to be taken into consideration here, including whether or not the children will receive anything from their other parent or their other parent's trust or estate. Perhaps there is one child (or more) that is estranged from the parent and who the parent may want to disinherit. Some families wish for each parent's individual assets to go to their own children only. There are many moving parts and many issues at play. The language addressing these issues needs to be very specific and is highly specialized on a case-by-case basis.
Another complicated question is who will handle the administration of the parents' affairs (wills, trusts, powers of attorney) after their death. Some blended families appoint an adult child of each spouse to serve in a co-capacity. Preferably, these step siblings have a good head on their shoulders and are looked up to by the other children. Some families want each parent's own child to handle their own affairs and not their spouse's. Or, perhaps, the parents do not want to put any of their children in the position to be the fiduciary so as to avoid potential conflict with their siblings or step-siblings. In that case, a non-child fiduciary makes the most sense. Every family is different and these issues can be addressed by consulting with an experienced estate planning attorney and having the proper estate planning documents in place.
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Failure to address these (and other) blended family questions can result in severe consequences. If probate is needed, it will be guaranteed to be a long, expensive, and tedious process through the court system. It also opens the door for fighting within the family, which can lead to hard feelings, family estrangement, and a parent's assets going to children and stepchildren they did not intend.Proactively addressing these issues will help eliminate some of the tension that can arise in blended families upon a death of one of the parents


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Under Armour first released its limited edition 3D-printed Architech shoes last year, making available just 96 pairs to the general public. If you missed out (you probably did), UA is gearing up to offer its new Futurist shoes that use the same technology. That means its latest release will feature a 3D-printed "dynamic lattice network" that is designed to provide unparalleled comfort and support. Big promises from a shoe company looking to set itself apart from established players in this space.
So what does the dynamic lattice tech bring to your feet? Under Armour says that by going the 3D-printer route, it can create a stabilization system that supports heavy weight lifting activities and more movement-heavy exercises. The proprietary UA Speedform Upper features a memory-like molding capability that re-adjusts to your feet each time the pair of shoes are slipped on. Regardless of the tech and marketing lingo mentioned here, it's pretty cool to see 3D-printing tech continue to make in-roads in this product category. Interested in UA's latest release? You'll need to be ready to buy the $300 pair of shoes on March 30th at 6PM for a chance.
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Tuesday, 3 December 2013
Day 3 - Stille nacht
Day 3 of my #MusicalAdventCalendar to raise money for Shelter Cymru. I wanted to make something slow and experimental, but it had to be a slow and beautiful Christmas song: what better than Stille nacht? The sound is sampled from an old music box, then heavily processed and slowed down. I'm very pleased with it.
You may have noticed by now that I'm not doing conventional Christmas songs, well don't worry - I've got Santa Baby and Last Christmas coming up!
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Yes, there's some paperwork. We want to make it easy for you, so prior to your first appointment, you can click on the link below and fill in the standard intake forms. There is a child/minor intake form and an adult intake form as well as the consent forms and link to the credit card authorization. Please complete and submit the intake forms no less than 24 hours prior to your first scheduled appointment so that your appointment can procede as planned. If you are unable to access the online forms, please let us know so we can assist you otherwise.
Fees and Insurance
Do we accept insurance?
We function as group of private psychotherapists working together under one name, BHAVA Therapy Group. What this means is that whereas one therapist may accept your insurance, others in our practice may not. Currently, some of our therapists are "in-network" with the following insurances:
– Cigna
– Empire BC/BS
– MetroPlus/Beacon
– HealthFirst
– Medicare
Primarily, we offer service on an "out-of-network" basis. What does this mean? Well, depending upon your insurance provider, your therapy at BHAVA Therapy Group may be partially reimbursable through your insurance provider. While just a few of our therapists are "in-network" with a few insurance providers, most of our therapists are considered "out-of-network" providers and can provide services on a sliding scale basis if need be.
What is the difference between "In-Network" and "Out-of-Network"?
"In-network" means that a contract exists between a therapist and the insurance company in which the insurance company will pay the therapist directly a set fee for the service provided which may or may not include a "co-pay" on behalf of the client, which accounts for a smaller portion of the set fee. In this case, there may be a deductible which is a set amount of money that needs to be met (paid out by the client) before the insurance provider begins to cover their portion of the fee, which means the client may be responsible for the full fee until the deductible is met.
"Out-of-network" means that there is no contract between a therapist and insurance company and the client is fully responsible for the therapist's fee for the service provided. Then, once the fee is paid, your therapist will provide you with a receipt indicating your payment and other necessary information (such as therapists's license number, procedure code for service rendered and a diagnosis code) for you to submit to your insurance company to request reimbursement for a portion of the fee. Although a majority of insurance providers do provide some reimbursement for "out-of-network" services, reimbursement rates differ on a case-by-case basis.
In either instance, it is important for you, the client, to be informed about your insurance coverage by calling your insurance company prior to seeking therapeutic services and ask the following questions:
1) Do I have coverage for "out-of-network" mental health services?
2) If so, do I have a deductible?
3) What percentage of the session fee is covered ?
3) How many sessions are covered per year?
4) Do I need pre-authorization for mental health services?
5) Does the insurance company establish an expected session fee on which they base their reimbursement rate?
Your insurance company may ask you if you have a procedure or CPT code for the therapy you wish to receive. If asked, you may give them the following information for the types of services we provide and ask what their rate of coverage for each code is:
CPT code 90791 is for the initial consultation/intake
CPT code 90837 is for a 60 minute therapy session
CPT code 90834 is for a 45 minute therapy session
CPT code 90853 is for a Group therapy session
If you have any additional questions about how to navigate your insurance, please call us. We are happy to assist with this process.


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Pope Francis has explained and expanded upon his famous "Who am I to judge?" comment in a new book, and while there is nothing particularly revelatory in the discussion, it has been welcomed by some LGBT Catholics and their supporters.
Italian journalist Andrea Tornielli interviewed the pope for The Name of God Is Mercy, to be released Tuesday. He asked Francis to clarify his much-publicized 2013 remark, and the pope had this to say, according to the National Catholic Reporter, which obtained an advance copy of the book:
"On that occasion I said this: If a person is gay and seeks out the Lord and is willing, who am I to judge that person? I was paraphrasing by heart the Catechism of the Catholic Church where it says that these people should be treated with delicacy and not be marginalized."
"I am glad that we are talking about 'homosexual people' because before all else comes the individual person, in his wholeness and dignity," he continued. "And people should not be defined only by their sexual tendencies: let us not forget that God loves all his creatures and we are destined to receive his infinite love."
"I prefer that homosexuals come to confession, that they stay close to the Lord, and that we pray all together," Francis added. "You can advise them to pray, show goodwill, show them the way, and accompany them along it."
Francis DeBernardo, executive director of New Ways Ministry, which advocates for LGBT equality within the Roman Catholic Church, saw reason to be encouraged by the pope's statements.
"While the pope's comments don't fully clarify his approach to LGBT people, these new remarks do highlight some important points about his thinking on lesbian and gay issues," DeBernardo said in a post on the New Ways blog.
Among those points, according to DeBernardo: The pope sees a welcoming approach as consistent with Catholic doctrine, "not a departure from it"; he emphasizes God's love rather than judgment; and he sees LGBT people as individuals and doesn't focus on their sex lives. "Clearly, this pope is not as obsessed with sexual activity as his previous predecessors have been," DeBernardo wrote.
He acknowledged that the mention of confession "can raise a red flag for some," but he cautioned against inferring too much from it. "I don't think he was calling for gay and lesbian people to confess sexual 'sins' based on their orientations and commitments," DeBernardo explained. "From other things he has said … I think Pope Francis sees confession as a good thing for all people to experience and celebrate God's mercy."
The pope, DeBernardo concluded, "still has some work to do with LGBT issues," but his comments in the book "are a welcome next step in his evolution, and they move the discussion of LGBT issues in the Catholic Church into a much friendlier space than they have ever been."
ThinkProgress contributor Jack Jenkins was less impressed by the pope's words, writing, "The new quotes effectively repeat what is often described as Francis' shift in 'tone' regarding LGBT issues. The pontiff has never contradicted the Catholic Church's official opposition to LGBT relationships, which describes same-sex 'inclinations' as 'objectively disordered.'"
His "tonal tweak," Jenkins added, hasn't changed the way Catholic institutions treat their LGBT staff members, who continue to lose their jobs when they come out in a public way, such as by marrying a same-sex partner. But Jenkins allowed that "Francis is indeed asking the church to 'talk' more about LGBT issues" and that bishops' synods convened by him, while not resulting in "radically different stances on sexuality," did see documents produced that "included language about LGBT people that was arguably more welcoming — relatively speaking — than the statements from years past."
The Name of God Is Mercy will be published in 86 countries and about 20 languages, according to the National Catholic Reporter.


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For the first time since Shiloh died, I walked around the pasture that she called her home. Suddenly, I remembered something. I walked into her barn and looked up into the rafters and there they were: the birds nests accumulated over the years, woven with silky white horse hairs from my beloved pony!
Shiloh was known around the barn for her ability to grow and completely shed out the most incredible winter coat that anyone had ever seen. Mother birds greedily snatched up tufts of Shiloh's silky soft fur off of the ground for their nests and their baby birds never went cold.
The nests are now old and vacant, the birds have long since grown and flown away, and my beloved pony is gone. But just like the horse hairs painstakingly woven into place by mother birds, Shiloh's memory is forever woven deep in my heart. Like the safety of a nest, she was my warm safe place where I could take refuge from the storms of life. She tucked me under her wings for 5 years. She was my mama bird and she taught me how to fly. I will love her always.


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From Afro/Pop to Bulgarian Harmonies, the 18th annual California WorldFest is a place to find some of the globe's best music in the Sierra Nevada. Musician Peter Wilson joins us for this week's Sound Advice with samples of the music you'll hear at this year's WorldFest, including tracks from Ozomatli and Yuna. The festival is at the Grass Valley Fairgrounds from Thursday, July 10 to Sunday, July 13.
"The Spirit of the Rockies" by Kruger Brothers
The Kruger Brothers is a trio of musicians who play new American folk music, or music within the folk genre inclusive of new compositional and thematic elements. The trio consists of Jens Kruger (banjo, harmony vocals), Uwe Kruger (guitar, lead and harmony vocals) and Joel Landsberg (bass, harmony vocals). The group is acknowledged as one of the most innovative ensembles active in Americana music today.
"Heaven" (Spanish Version) by Los Lonely Boys
Los Lonely Boys is an American Chicano rock power trio from San Angelo, Texas.
"Burn it Down" by Ozomatli
Ozomatli is a seven piece band playing primarily Latin, hip hop, and rock music, formed in 1995 in Los Angeles. They are known both for their Vocal activist viewpoints and their wide array of musical styles - including salsa, jazz, funk, reggae, rap, and others)
"Live Your Life" by Yuna
Yunalis Mat Zara'ai (born 14 November 1986 in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia), commercially known as Yuna, is a Malaysian singer, songwriter, and businesswoman


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My husband hasn't wanted me since I said I DO !!
That was 46 years ago, I thought I could fix every thing, but that was just foolish of me. We only had sex, intimacy once my first, last and only time. Before we were married it was taboo to have sex or any thing that rsembles sex. We did kiss and hold hands. He just hated sex with me or any one else for that matter. He just clammed up in his own little world, never had any friends once he got out of the military. His whole life was himself and work nothing more. He even lived alone in our basement, that way he would be away from me, I was not to talk to him and to just leave him alone.
My life was filled with disappointment , anger, depression and lonelyness. I just worried about me and really didn't care about him.
I am 39 years old and am a newlywed. My husband and I have only been married for a month and a half and he has already lost interest in me sexually. No matter what I do or don't do, I just can't turn him on. I once had a boyfriend who was impotent and he did at least make attempts at having sex. My husband doesn't even try. When we go to bed he goes right to sleep. A few nights ago while we were in bed, I was trying to arouse him and he simply moved my hand and turned over then went to sleep. I could understand if he had always been this way with me but he hasn't.
He makes me feel utterly repulsive.
Is there a medication I can have prescribed for me so that I don't have the urge for sex as well so that I have no problem with his lack of desire for me?
"I'm updating this Blog. If any of you women have had the same problem with your husband please get him to talk to you about what's going on. Maybe he has some health problem that he refuses to get checked out. My husband just passed on March 09. He had a massive heart attack. It was sudden. He had to go for training for the Tactical Squad for the prison where he worked on Sunday. I had no idea when I kissed him, hugged him good-bye and told him I loved him that would be the last time I would see him take a breath."
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My husband hasn't wanted me since I said I DO !!
I have had to live with rejection, emotional, physical, spiritual, sexual all kinds of rejection, abuse, lies, his alcoholism, and cruelty of every sort from my husband of one year. I can't take it anymore and he blames my weight for no sex I was this weight when we got together. I'm not doing this anymore. Thus must be a cruel joke from God or a curse from the devil. I'm out as soon as I can get work and daycare.I deserve better and so do you.February 13, 2014 - 2:31am
I find myself here again just a few years later. Divorced. In a relationship. Still not getting any. I am tall, slim, fit, young and pretty. These things dont mean anything. This can happen to any of us. I am really bad at picking them though. I sit here wallowing in self pity, and i can't help but wonder if good, long lasting sexual relationships do exist. I'm not feeling very positive right now and sitting here crying in my pjs, listening to my boyfriends phone go off over and over as he texts god knows who is heart breaking. But you know what, I know from experience I don't have to put up with this. I, and every woman (and that one guy) on this website deserve to be happy. We deserve the love we crave, and if or partners aren't delivering it, than it is well within our right to move on and find happiness elsewhere. Life is too short to feel this way. <3October 26, 2013 - 12:39am
I also have the same problem. My husband and I have been married for over a year, but we have been together almost six years. At first, when we dated the sex was great. Throughout the years, we were together most of the weekends when we were living in the same state. Eventually he moved and we communicated through phone and email. He deployed and I deployed overseas and we communicated through email for almost a year and a half. Two years ago he proposed in Las Vegas. Since we have not seen each other physically in soo long I would have thought we be making love in the week that we were together. Unfortunately, we only did it once. He proposed that week, which was the happiest day of my life. He said since he forgot to buy condoms that we couldn't have sex. I thought it was a lame excuse, but I didn't mind since I wanted to just spend time with him and explore Las Vegas. Then I moved in with him almost two years ago and married him over a year ago; and during the time I lived with him not once have we had sex. He was worried that I would get pregnant if the condom broke or that birth controll will not be effective. We had fooled around a couple of times when we have live together, but its was only two or three times of the two years and that's it. I try my best to turn him on, but it just seems that he is not interested. At first I thought he was worried that if we had sex I might end up getting pregnant because we are not ready for that step. Recently, I had birth control implanted in my arm. Still nothing. I know that sex is not the only part of the relationship that is important because there are also other factors that make up a relationship that is also important. Though, I feel that we are both young (I'm in my mid 20s and he is in his early 30s) and that we need to have some time to connect sexually before the kids come and we get older. It's just hard for me to communicate with him because he gets the hint when I got the birth control implanted that we need more sex but he doesn't make a move or if I try to make a move he just brushes me off and moves on to do something else. Lately I have been pleasuring myself because I figured if he doesn't want to do it, then maybe I should be taking care of it myself. It's sad (for me) to think that I might need to get a vibrator in the near future just to have those times to have. He recently just said that he doesn't get horny too often and that some men have sex once a month or once every two months. I don't know about that, but we are not even having that at all. I guess I miss being intimate with him physically and feeling more love.July 8, 2013 - 6:48am
My husband and I have only been together for a few years; I am in my late twenties, he is in his early thirties. He is a loving and attentive husband, a hard worker, and pulls his weight around the house. However, he is also a recovering drug addict, with only a couple of years sober. Since being drug-free, there has been a dramatic drop in his sex drive; we went from having sex a few times a week, to only having it once every 1-2 months. I do miss the frequency, but I can understand the reason for it. In the beginning, I had a hard time accepting the situation, and I was hurt and self-conscious about his lack of interest. But we have stayed in communication about the situation, and he goes out of his way to make sure that I feel loved and appreciated. After two years of this, I have become comfortable with our personal life, and I know that I wouldn't trade my relationship for all the sex in the world.June 9, 2013 - 7:00pm
I'm having similar situation with my husband ... we do communicate about the issue. He just isn't turned on by me. It's almost as if I'm his best friend/sister/mother, not sure which... I try to get him aroused and only get left feeling pretty shitty. Recently we had an episode that kinda devastated me emotionally and so I won't try ever again. He is aware and I think relieved. This mornin' he tried to kiss me bye and it upset me. He went in for tongue action and I pulled back and said "don't." I'm not settin' myself up for rejection anymore. It's had an impact on me - I've kinda lost interest in make-up, dressing up and so on. Why bother? He is in his head fantasizing about women that wouldn't let him sniff it down wind. I love him dearly- he is my best friend. We have built a lot together, grown a lot together... we have children. So far neither of us are willing to break that part up. I've suggested having an open marriage and being discreet. That's the strange thing about us - we can lay in bed and talk about how to manage sex lives with others. I can even tell him how to approach a woman for sex as friends... I believe he married me because of our kids and his views on traditional marriages, same for me... He hasn't thus far took me up on offer. Why? Because he is ok with the ideal of him having a happy sex life, he doesn't want me to. He doesn't like the ideal of me having sex with other men. I'm tired. This is my second marriage - and my first marriage was the same. I was his best friend/sister ... whatever too. It's always that way for me ... They like me for sex in the beginning, then they really get to know and love me, then I become enshrined in some strange psychological gridlock that they can't cum in... I'm far from a saint- but sometimes I feel like never being nice, understanding, compassionate or even remotely humanistic ever again. It only gets me a sexless marriage and held up as shrine where no sex shall be permitted. I've made a promise to never be intimate with a man I'm intimate with again. AS far as he will he concerned ... I'm bad. I think that's what they really want... He likes skanky girls... Always has. I'm not skankified. Anyway I hope he rethinks the open marriage thing, because this not feeling beautiful thing is crippling my ego. We are both very sexual people. Very. So I know that there is nothing to fix whatever is wrong between us, but I will never leave my husband. We are absolutely happy in everything else, but I worry it will bleed over ...May 30, 2013 - 5:21am
I love my wife and don't ever want to break up our family, but I have no interest in having sex with her. We've been married 14 years, and over that span we've both become rather comfortable and let ourselves go a fair bit out of shape...she went that way probably 6-7 years ago, and I've just recently let go. I had hope that she'd at least attempt to keep herself in shape, even it it wasn't ideal but she didn't. Eventually I just gave up hope and stopped trying myself. I've recently resolved myself to not ever having a good sex life again. I know it hurts her feelings when I don't respond to her occasional advances, but I just can't bring myself to do it anymore.March 8, 2013 - 8:13pm
and iv caught him masterbating hes never done it so why now?i just had a baby 2 months ago but ppl tell me i still look good anyway he can have sex when ever he wants with me yet he freaking masterbates!!Uh.January 10, 2013 - 12:34am
I am 30 years old and so is my husband. We ar both attracive but now are overweight but not really bad. I just had a baby 2 months ago. Things were bad sexually before but now they are worse. I do ALL the things a man dreams that his wife would do. My husband swears its not me that is the problem and admits that he has ED but wont go to the doctor. He has no insurance and i feel like a sex phine or something but I can't take thismuch longer. I love him and I don't want to cheat. What is really weird is that his penis works for several nights just out of the blue and then it will completely stop woking for months. He takes OTC erection enhancers and they hurt his stomach and wont work that great but every once in a while when he is going through his ED spells, which are lasting longer andlonger. Please help give me advice on what to do. We are only 30 years old & I feel like we are 80. :(October 30, 2012 - 5:45pm
Hi! I'm a 30 year old woman myself, going through something similar...I love my husband, he loves me, but the sex...what sex! Nothing kills your self esteem like knowing that you can't PAY your husband to make love to you lol!!! From what I've read, the OTC's don't work so well and can cause the body to build up a resistance that decreases his ability to achieve of maintain a natural erection, and at the same time cause him to respond less and less to the OTC's. It sucks. Sorry I didn't have anything more encouraging to say. You said that he's a little over weight, go to your local drug store and get a blood glucose monitoring kit. If he has high blood sugar, it could be a sign of diabetes, and that could be the root of your problem-if so, diest and exercise could set it all straight!October 31, 2012 - 5:35pm
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