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This week on Review-A-Wai John Pollock and Wai Ting reviewed the October 2005 ROH "Joe Vs Kobashi" event and welcomed former ROH booker Gabe Sapolsky to the program to chat about this match. Below is an excerpt from the interview as Sapolsky discusses the building blocks of the match and problems he ran into.
I had read online that (Kenta) Kobashi was going over to Harley Race's school to do a camp; NOAH would send guys over once a year to do a tryout camp at Race's school. So, I had just figured if he's coming over here, what's the harm in calling Harley Race and seeing if we can get a match with him? Obviously, it was going to be a huge match for us, and I came up in the business as a Kobashi fan. When you look back at the stuff that heavily influenced Ring Of Honor, the All Japan stuff with Kenta Kobashi is right at the top of the list. He had never been on the East Coast, so it seemed obvious that it would do great business to bring him over here.
I contacted Mr. Race about it, and at first he was actually surprised that anybody wanted to book Kobashi outside of his thing in the St. Louis area. It didn't seem like the deal was going to happen right then, but then I think he saw an opportunity to make some money off of it, because the whole thing wasn't cheap, I will say that. He contacted us back about putting it together, and then as soon as he saw that opportunity, it came together.
The deal actually fell apart, and I'm not going to get into details, but it actually did fall apart right when we announced it. That's a story I'll save for my memoirs or whatever sometime. The match came very close to not happening, and then it came close to happening, and then it came extremely close to not happening. Once we had him booked, the obvious match was against Samoa Joe, that didn't take any booking genius or anything like that. That was just clearly the obvious match to do with him, and the best possible match if you're going to have someone like Kobashi come in. (Transcribed by Chris Maffei)
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The first milestone of the 5.2 release brings a lot of bug fixes and a few improvements, notably the ability to toggle email address obfuscation and a better-looking user profile menu.
Full list of issues fixed and Dashboard for 5.2.
The email configuration section in the Administration now has an option to enable/disable the obfuscation of the email addresses that are stored in object properties of type Email. The obfuscation is done by displaying only the first letter of the email account, e.g. a...@domain.org, the rest of the letters being replaced by an ellipsis. Email obfuscation is off by default.
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XCOMMONS-353 made our checkstyle.xml file unusable as it is in Eclipse cs because of the custom rule that could not be found in the Eclipse classpath.
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TSV technology has been used for a while now, even down into commodity class consumer items. The answer to cost depends upon who you ask.
There's several high margin applications using DRAM that will begin the cost decline curve. Introduction of "cognitive computing intelligence and predictive analytics" machines is dawning - some say it is the next computer evolution - it requires novel and innovative use of memory to make responsive.
Slow motion development of 450mm and EUV is fanning the need for "micro-vertilization" of the volumetric foot-print.
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LAPORTE | The Valparaiso Vikings set two goals at the beginning of the season.
One was to go undefeated in the conference, but the Vikings lost to Lake Central earlier in the season. Their second goal was to win sectionals, and the Vikings came out full force to sweep LaPorte, 25-21, 25-16, 25-16.
"The whole team, all day we were in it to win it," Sara Clark said, who had 12 kills on the night.
Clark had the final kill that won the game for the Vikings.
"My sister set me up, which was pretty cool. I knew my power shot was the back corner, and I went back and killed it. There was no looking back."
In each game, the Slicers (22-14) took early leads, but the Vikings were able to come back and take control. Game 1 saw the Slicers take a 12-10 lead. The Vikings went on a 6-0 run to go ahead 16-12, and never lose the lead to win 25-21.
"Out of our senior group, three of the four are playing front row," Valparaiso coach Katie Lenard said. "And those kids were coming out full force tonight. All of them were, every single kid on the team. Our momentum was just rolling."
Game 2 saw the Vikings take their first lead at 11-10, and would go on a 7-2 run to pull away at 18-12. Carrie Clark had one kill and two serving aces during the run.
"She (Carrie) came out very strong, and dominated on the right side. She was ready to go before the game started," Lenard said.
The Vikings would take Game 2, 25-16.
LaPorte came out on a 4-0 after two Sierra Conklin kills. Valparaiso responded and tied the game at 9-9, then went on a 5-0 run to take a 14-9 lead. The Vikings had their largest lead of the night at 21-15 after a Sara Clark kill, and Valparaiso would go on a 4-1 run to win the final set, 25-16.
"We've been waiting for this, and looking forward to sectionals for a while now. This is what we wanted to happen," Lenard said. "Everyone did an amazing job. Even the kids that weren't playing did their part to stay excited on the bench."
"It's just a really big deal for us. We woke up today knowing we were going to get it," Clark said.
Carrie Clark added 12 kills for the Vikings (33-4), while Brigid Scannell had seven.
The Slicers were led by Sierra Conklin who had seven kills and two blocks. Megan Walls added six kills, and Amanda Brinkman had 5.
"Valpo's been the team to beat all year, they're stacked with athletes," LaPorte coach Karlee Lawson said. "I'm proud of Valpo, It's nice to see someone from our conference win the sectional. I know they'll go far."
Valparaiso defeated Chesterton in four sets in the first semifinal, 25-9, 25-20, 24-26, 25-15. Sara Clark led the Vikings with 15 kills and seven blocking assists. Brigid Scannell and Carrie Clark both added seven kills.
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Renato Sobral (37-9-0) vs Mikhail Zayats (19-6-0) was part of the quarterfinal in the Bellator light heavyweight tournament.
End of the old timers now, sad day
That was awesome.
spoiler alert.
That might be my favorite type of fight. Lasts one good round, with a spectacular finish near the end of the round, lasts just under 5 minutes, perfect for my american short attention span, and fighters are still fresh and crisp (not sloppy yet).
Watching fights like these kind of feels like a guilty pleasure
Pugilistic dementia is most certainly in Sobral's future.
Good ole Sobral still fighting the good fight, fighting to stay conscious. Truly is sad when someone's jaw is gone and they continue to strive to be a champ no one has the heart to tell them it will never happen.
not sure how you can say his jaw is gone. not many fighters can take a clean spinning backfist and then solid clean shots on the ground like that. he never even went unconscious. hardly a suspect chin.
by no chin he means absolute 0 defense in striking
sobral gets hit in the chin alot he probably could take it when he was younger but not anymore.
would've dropped a horse
I hate seeing ground guys test their standup.
Don't get why he still tries to stand with people,,,
let's hope Gonzaga doesn't do the same thing w/ his upcoming fight against Rothwell….not sure why guys w/ awesome ground games try to keep the fight standing….makes no sense..
I need to agree with Babalu's daughter: it's time to retire.
Yep, time to retire ..Past his prime long time ago
Time for Babalu to call it a day.
Good, Renato is a POS, glad he got finished.
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there is no need for one more peep,
close your eyes,
forget all the lies,
don't listen to the yelling,
don't hear the hits,
stop all the tears,
i wipe them away,
yes my darling we must stay
because they will hurt if we run away
yes honey they care for one another
if they didn't would they hug each other?
i promise baby sister it will be ok,
they will forget all this by the next day
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come on babe forget all the lies,
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"What is so special about human brain, as compared to other primates"?
I have been long researching on brain evolution, the organization and brain size, as well as their role in shaping today's human brain. However, as compared to other priamtes, I do not see what it is that makes the human brain so special!! Brain size wise, it apparently does not make us special: although humans do have the biggest sized brains amongst mammals, evidently it is not linked to their intelligence. What is it about the human brain that is so different and special???
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Debra Smith 200+Mar 17 2012: I do not know the answer to this but I sure am living it right now. Everything that was easy is now hard. I was totally used to the way i was and one surgery and whammo- here I am. It is hard to type, to talk to stand. In the past, if I took a stand against bigotry, I had supporters, now I am shunned. Did the world change or did I?
Mar 15 2012: The cortex of Albert Einstein had more connections between neurons than the average person. (I am still a bit horrified over the slicing and dicing of his brain.)
Albert Einstein is, of course, well known for thinking thoughts well out of reach of every "other ""primate".
For the main difference I am thinking about the abillity to avoid contact with the hypothalamus/frontal cortex region, in fact, not to be distracted by "every day live".
I could be wrong but my guess is that FOXP2 is connected/interrelated to procreation. (For many generations humans can procreate all year round).
Mar 17 2012: Einstein's brain specifically had more connections in the Visual Cortex- - not particularly the entire brain. Einstein himself described his thought process as "visualizing" the observer as stationary or moving at the speed of light.
Would a simily enhancement in connectivity elsewhere produce remarkable results? For example, the auditory cortex- - would that make great music?
Is there any research in this type of question- - results would be fascinating, wouldn't they?
Has anyone studied methodologies which would allow us to create additional neural connections- - genetically, or in childhood or as adults? I was often told in college that if I studied something several different ways- -reading, speaking about the subject, teaching others about the subject, etc., that it would create more connections and improve long-term memory of the subject,. It makes intuitive sense, but I have never seen any science on the issue. This raises interesting ethical issues as well. Is it possible to increase IQ? Is that a good idea? While we in the 1st world probably do not need ditchdiggers any more, that may not be true elsewhere. What is the effect of increasing IQ on other human enterprises? If anyone knows about such studies, I would be interested to know.
Mar 19 2012: It's so special because we are all humans and we are the people doing the research. I think if primates were the superior being then they would study their own brain and call it special. Also, I think the human brain is so special because of all the great people who we respect because of their brain such as Albert Einstein or Thomas Edison and what they were able to accomplish given essentially the same basic resources that we have.
Mar 18 2012: It's all the matter of complexity. almost all brain like structures and brains of primitive creatures are complex entities but human brain complexity has reached the self awareness threshold and that is the main difference. SELF AWARENESS. human brain has noticed its own existence. it has recognized the borders of oneself with the outer world and it has also realized its position and role in human system.
Mar 18 2012: I was just watching the news and they spoke about the president and his speech and then went over the debates. After that short time focused on politics I went to the TED site and saw this question. Are you sure that the human brain is special. At the end of Animal Farm the quote was, "they could not tell the pigs from the humans." And so it is with the politicians and the primates. Add a little smile to your diet every day. Best. Bob
Mar 17 2012: That's truly amazing speed and accuracy, i tend to believe that's what i'm doing when i'm on the road. (yeah, right) Thanks for bringing it up, i almost forgot that i ever saw this.
Concerning the brain of the Chimpanzee, the training strongly involves the limbic system, when the task is completed, there's a bit of food, the numbers and their meaning are seated in the frontal lobe as are the function of the touchscreen and the fact that the numbers will disappear, all these are also reached by the limbic system.
However, procesing sight tends to use the cortex, now where did short term memory go?
This test does emphasize the differing of chimpanzee and human minds, it seems to me that human minds are a bit on the noisy side and can't keep up with "the strong silent type" of brain that belongs to the chimpanzee.
Mar 16 2012: haha I shall thank you for posting a relative article, if anything!!
I actually have researched quite a lot about it and have found the following points as for what it is that makes the human brain unique:
1) Human have a 3 times bigger relative brain size (relative brain size: the analogy between body mass/weight and brain size..) than a hypothetical human primate of the same body size. It has not been proven that size is related to cognitive ability and therefore the aforementioned fact does not necessarily suggest that humans have an enhanced cognitive capability because of their brain size.. However, solely the fact that the human brain is 3 times larger than its expected size, does somewhat make the human brain unique.
2) The connectivity of the neurons in the brain and in particular the cerebral cortex are more developed than in other non human primates. Still, the actual different regions of the brain are the same ones in the human brain and the brain of other non human primates; for example a rat's brain consists of the same components as this of a human, however, the neural connections in a human brain are more developed. The above said (developed neural connectivity has been linked with enhanced intelligence)
3)Genes: FOXP2: a gene involved with language, speech production and reading, appears to have had a mutation. the mutant gene is apparent only in human brains, the original form of the gene is apparent in other mammals as well. the mutant gene has been linked to the ability for humans to speak, read etc.
another gene that only exists in the human brain: ASPM
Mar 16 2012: You'll have to forgive me for posting a cracked article here but I think this is quite relevant.
The suggestion of this article being that our expanded consciousness grants us many extraordinary talents but our origins are still overtly visible in our cultural failings.
Often you can learn as much about a system by studying it's failures as you can by studying it's achievements.
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Mar 14 2012: I heard that our pre-frontal cortex, neo-cortex and its correlation with the mid-brain are big difference makers when it comes to us in comparison to other primates because our possibilities of experience and interest are more profound than that of our primate cousins. This is not to say that primates do not have meaningful experience (there have been reports of primates getting depressed so there has to be something meaningful to get depressed about).
Regardless of this, we are not going to find much of a difference regarding the shape and structure of our brains compared to that of a chimp (they look almost identical)...
So if we were to take a reductionist approach to this, I would have to state the the neuro activity/processing is much more developed and sophisticated in humans than they are in primates.
I'm interested in what others have to say about the subject but good question
Mar 13 2012: I absolutely agree with both the point made hereby. however, I am looking for the physiological significant differences between humans and other primates and how the development or organization of these make us special. it is rather surprising that all the aforementioned traits (sense of self, ability to perceive someone's state and emotions etc etc) are the result of complex procedures within the brain. each of these traits, correspond to specific procedures in specific parts of the brain. for example, the so called "Broca's area" is a region in the cerebral cortex, responsible for the production of language. The same region can be found in the brain of a rat or a monkey! however, monkeys and/or rats do not speak! Why?? This is the question I am trying to resolve. Is it because humans, as compared to other primates, have more stimuli available to them? If so, then, wasn't it humans that created these stimuli at the first place?
Broca's area is just one example of the similarities between human and animal brains. In fact, if you compare the composition of a human brain and the composition of the brain of a rat they are made of the absolutely same components. the only difference between the human brain and that of the rat is that the latter lacks fissures and gyri as it is much smoother.
And I come back to the same question, why can we speak (for example) and a rat can not? What is it about out brain that makes us superior?
Mar 13 2012: Random ideas - the bits of the brain or brain process that support:
1) Language
2) Sense of self and richness of emotions
3) Ability to read the status/intent of others, caring what others think/feel and what they think about us
4) Problem solving and imagination
Language is the key to passing on knowledge and building on knowledge, for complex cooperation, the key to culture along with the raw intellectual power and self awareness.
It is possible to have thoughts or visualise something without words, but words give thoughts power, objects names, meaning, enable us to express and examine etc
Mar 13 2012: As far as the genetic influences are concerned, the gene FOXP2 which is associated with speech and language has been apparent in out ancestors as well. how come chimpanzees-that did have the foxp2 (and so do we, humans) could not speak and we can? environment i dont think plays a specific role in brain evolution itself. it does play a significant role in education and our acquired knowledge, morals etc etc but the physical properties of these procedures and how such information gets processed remains the same-similar to other primates!.. ?
Mar 13 2012: The slight difference between man and ape makes such a difference that it could divide a nation. There are key genetic sequences that enable us to use language unlike primates. Education enables you to facilitate a language because you are not born with a language but the ability to learn a language.
Mar 12 2012: Absolutely . However, compared to other primates, the specific regions of the brain, each localized with its own function, seem to be apparent in other primates as well. regions connected with speech, language etc etc exist in all brain of other primates. however, what is it that makes it more developped in human brains?
Mar 17 2012: Sorry to but into this discussion, but you mentioned fissures and folding in the human brain- - is it not possible that such folding and fissures create more surface area, and that surface area also places more portions of the brain tissue into proximity with other parts- - thereby allowing more neural connections to be made because of that proximity? Sometimes it is the simplest things that can have huge effects. Do you know of any research in this field?


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How to love when love can be taken away from you at any time?
March 22, 2012
After a recent and unexpected breakup, I'm starting to feel like relationships can end at any time, and finding it hard to imagine letting myself love again. Help me figure out a healthier way to think about dating in general.
Early 20's female here. I've never really been interested in dating, but my last long-term relationship swept me unexpectedly off my feet. Somehow, without noticing it, I went from skeptical and reluctant to completely head-over-heels for this guy. Then, about 10 months in, he admitted that he wasn't sure how he felt about me. We struggled with for another month and a half before calling it quits.
I suppose he got out of the limerant stage faster than I did, and found no love on the other side. I really can't blame him for any of it; in fact, I have a lot of respect and gratitude for him for recognizing his lack of feeling for me and admitting to it right away. The problem, besides the heartbreak and subsequent crying, is that this has thrown me into confusion about how any relationship is supposed to work out. This guy seemed so into me, wanting to hang out all the time, chat every day and night. We were so compatible and communicative, never argued, had so much fun both with our shared hobbies and just being around each other. If a relationship like this can fail out of the blue, how can I possibly trust another person with my heart down the line?
I've seen my own feelings change rapidly, without me wanting or even noticing it. Maybe if he hadn't broken up with me now, I might have fallen out of love with him later on. How can I blame someone else for abruptly falling out of love with me, when emotions are so mysterious and hard to control? But if that's the case, how can I fully commit myself to a relationship, knowing that it could really end at any time?
In the month and a half that we were trying to figure out what to do about us, I trawled a ton of AskMes and other dating advice forums. It's so common to see questions about breaking up with SO's and spouses of 4, 5 years or more. Is there ever a point where you can feel truly secure in a relationship, and trust that it will last? Or is the only sane thing to do to accept that all relationships might eventually have an expiration date?
I guess I'm looking for a more reasonable way to look at dating and relationships. How do you start dating someone knowing that chances are good you'll break up someday? How do you trust someone intimately when you see people divorcing after a decade of marriage? And is there ever a point where you can feel secure about what you have with another person, when people change their minds so fast and so unexpectedly?
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Or is the only sane thing to do to accept that all relationships might eventually have an expiration date?
Every relationship ends. That's just the fact of life. Either it's a breakup or death. That's just how life goes.
But it's not about how things end, it's about enjoying what you have while you have it. People can be unpredictable. People are feeling creatures who don't always do what's rational. That's the up and downside of humanity. It's exciting and it's messy.
I think the best you can do is build a relationship where ANYTHING you say to them is okay. The less guarded they and you feel around each other, the higher the likelihood that any minor bump doesn't become a major hill then blossom into a huge insurmountable obstacle that results in breakup or divorce.
Be secure in yourself and the value you place in your relationship becomes less closely tied to your success as a human being.
posted by
on March 22, 2012 [
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Oh, sweetheart, you only broke up
a month and a half ago.
You're still in your post-break-up-pessimism stage.
What you're feeling -- that whole "how can I ever trust anyone and relationships are completely hopeless so why bother" thing -- is actually kind of....normal for where you are right now. You got knocked on your ass, it hurts a lot, and you're still recovering.
why you're wondering "how do people date knowing that they'll just break up anyway" -- because you're in a frame of mind that assumes "eveyrone's just gonna break up anyway like what happened to me, so why bother." It's kind of like, you just got the cast off after you broke your foot, and every time you step with your full weight on it it hurts -- and while you're sitting there with a hurting foot you're looking at all those other people walking around without any problem, and they all look so
look at those bastards, little do
know that they could trip and break their feet too and
hah, then
we'll see who's walking all smug now...
...Okay, that's kind of a far-fetched example, but in time -- just like eventually your hurt foot gets better, and you stop being preoccupied with what would go wrong with walking -- you'll also get over the hurt you're feeling from the breakup, and you'll stop being as gunshy of the kind of hurt you could get into when a relationshp ends. You're hurting now, and that's why the thought of being in a relationship sucks to you, but in time you'll stop hurting from THIS breakup, and you'll start thinking, "well, maybe it's not
bad to try again," and you will.
Be patient with yourself. work on healing yourself from
breakup. The rest will take care of itself.
Good luck.
posted by
on March 22, 2012 [
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Woah. This was totally me last year.
I dated a guy for 8 months or so and things seemed to go completely swimmingly. We met the friends, parents, traveled together, were essentially inseperatable and things were happy, happy, happy as can be! I eventually found myself devloping big feelings for him and told him that I loved him (because I did!). Well, things came screeching to a halt because his feelings were not mutual. A few weeks later he told me that he could never see himself falling in love with me and that was the end of us.
It sucked.
It was totally devastating to me, because he gave me ZERO reason to think that he wasn't happy or anything like that. It took me awhile to rebuild from that one and it still strikes chords on occasion. What I learned from the experience is that it really was
- he was a huge committmentophobe and in retrospect, a giant coward because he was afraid to love. I learned from him as the example that I couldn't let myself be scared to love because I'd end up a very lonely gal (plus it sounds ridiculous - love is awesome!).
My advice is to take this time to not throw yourself back into the dating pool just yet. Focus on making you strong and healthy again and treat yourself well. Get comfortable in your own skin again. The rest will fall into place. FWIW, I did exactly that and ended up meeting my current boyfriend who is seriously, my dream guy. :)
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on March 22, 2012 [
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It's true that any relationship could end at any time, and you could fall out of love at any time. However, the very good and lasting relationships I've seen out there are ones where people are committing to try to be a really great team and be really good to each other and try to love each other every day.
So the limerance may pass, but the long-lasting commitment is a different thing. Still not a sure thing, nothing is a sure thing. But you can definitely find a great relationship again. You've already proven that you can be compatible and communicative, and have fun with a partner. Those are the building blocks that will serve you well as you and your partners get older and more mature.
posted by
on March 22, 2012 [
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If a relationship like this can fail out of the blue, how can I possibly trust another person with my heart down the line?
The odds that buying a lottery ticket will win you a million bucks are
lower than the odds that trusting another person with your heart will bind you together happily for life. And yet people still buy lottery tickets.
Gotta be in it to win it.
posted by
on March 22, 2012 [
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Have fun with life while you can :)
Anything can end faster than you'd like it to. Your car could die tomorrow. You could lose your job tomorrow. You could be hit by a bus and be in a wheelchair and now have to look and experience life from a completely new perspective.
My point is just to smile and try to find humor and fun in everything, even the bad things. Not everyone is good at that, but if you find humor in all aspects of life you're sure to be a happier person, even when terrible things happen (loss of love, loss of life, loss of independence, ...)
posted by
on March 22, 2012 [
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I've been in your ex's position: everything's going swimmingly, and then my boyfriend addresses me in an irritated tone for whatever random reason, and my heart sinks as I realize I don't like him at all when he's like that, and as I mull over this for hours afterwards my future aspirations with him start to seem unrealistic.
And then the next day he's his usual smitten self, and I thaw again, and feel more passion and love than before.
I don't know if that means I don't really love him like I think I do but the point is, I find that my feelings in this relationship (which is about as old as yours) - intense though they are - are quite delicate and seem dependent very much on how I perceive his.
What I'm trying to say is that you might want to explore the reasons why your ex appears to have fallen out of love with you. Maybe he's a sensitive one like me. Maybe there's hope for that relationship yet if indeed everything was as great as it seemed to you.
Not all relationships are like this. Not all of
relationships were like this either, come to think of it.
Regardless, you
find love again, I promise.
posted by
on March 22, 2012 [
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Is there ever a point where you can feel truly secure in a relationship, and trust that it will last?
Yeah; usually it's the point at which you can be certain they're not going to have too many chances to meet anyone else or betray your trust for the rest of their lives. So on their deathbed, basically.
Other than that, I don't know. I was with someone for six years and I would have staked the entirety of my worldly property on the certainty that this person was my rock; that we would get through any tough times together, as partners. Then after about six years they left me for one of my best friends. Just like that. No warning, no nothing. Just happened.
The trick is to let yourself grieve and be real sad and all that, and then accept the fact that one failure doesn't mean they'll all fail. It's a risk, not an expectation. You can reach a point of relative trust but you can never be completely certain. People change. The best you can do is figure out what's important to you and communicate from the start, and hope that everyone's operating in good faith. Beyond that, there's not much.
In the immortal words of Ron Swanson: "You find someone you like and you roll the dice."
You're pessimistic right now because your heart's broken. Give yourself a little time and space to breathe and heal and be okay. In time you'll find that you're not chasing certainty - you're chasing reasons to have faith.
Sure, you could lose it all. It could last weeks or months or years and then explode. It could also be the best thing that's ever happened to you.
I'm in a very similar place to where you are right now - broken heart and all - and it's easy to be pessimistic in the throes of it. I'm having trouble imagining meeting someone as wonderful as the someone I just lost, or being excited about someone the way I were about them, or having such an easy conversational rhythm with someone. It feels so daunting to think about trusting someone again, about trying to start all over from the beginning once more. But I know that's just how I feel right now, not how it is.
Moments like this, I get frustrated and lonesome and I feel like no matter what I do, it always ends the same way. And then I remind myself of the words of a character from another, less universally loved TV show:
"It only ends once. Anything that happens before that is just progress."
Trite? Sure. But it helps to think of it that way.
posted by
on March 22, 2012 [
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I don't have a ton of relationship experience, but one thing that I've learned fairly quickly in relationships and in life is that absolutely anything can end quickly and without warning. Friendships, relationships, jobs, marriages. Doesn't matter.
When you're in that horrible post break-up phase, the only way to deal with this realization is to say that it must not be worth it to have any of those things - basically, to not live life as it's meant to be lived. That will pass eventually, and hopefully you'll learn to embrace an idea that has helped me tremendously: if everything is impermanent, you just need to enjoy it while it's around.
I'm in my first healthy relationship, well, ever, and while the thought of things going sour makes me very sad, I am trying with every bone in my body to enjoy every second that I have with this person. That joy can never be taken from you. It may not be forever, but you'll always have it.
posted by
on March 22, 2012 [
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I would like to refer you to the second letter in
this Dear Sugar column
. The response is for anyone who is having a hard time letting go of baggage in order to be open enough to let someone else in.
I have been in this place, and while I got over the relationship itself pretty quickly (with the help of therapy, cutting off contact with the ex, and making an effort to meet new people), the method of breakup still troubles me. It caused me a lot of anxiety at the beginning of my current relationship. I did trust my current boyfriend, but that didn't help in the face of the irrational fear that he would just dump me out of the blue. This fear has faded with time in this relationship. I know I can believe that, while my boyfriend and I may not be together for the rest of our lives, he will make an effort to work out our problems before ending the relationship. It will not be an utter surprise. The fear still washes over me from time to time, but logic wins.
Sugar's words in this letter helped me to break down some of my defenses. I recommend loving with all of your heart, despite the possibility of being heartbroken in the end. It's really the only way to go.
posted by
on March 22, 2012
Your entire life can end unexpectedly at any time. Live while you are alive.
posted by
on March 22, 2012 [
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While I don't have answers to your specific questions, I can tell you what helped for me.
It may sound easier said than done, but the best thing to do is to not worry about. Like not even thinking about it.
I have learned this and am still learning it after my girlfriend of four years broke up with me very recently (I'm in my early twenties). It was your classic out of the blue breakup. No fights, no issues, just an
one day. Every aspect of my life broke down. Until today, I can't wrap my head around what happened there.
But I don't care anymore. Because there is literally
I can to do to understand or even change it. So what's the point in worrying then, right? Right. You save yourself so much energy and time of your life if you stop asking questions that have no answers.
And you know what? It is awesome. As person who asks so many questions inside his head, I force myself to apply this to every major or tiny thing now: What am I worrying about right now? Can I do anything to change it
right now
? If yes, change it. If no, leave it alone and start worrying tomorrow again. If the answer is "no" several times in a row, you lose interest in the issue.
So what I am saying is this: Don't worry if you can trust again. It'll happen by itself. And when you do, don't worry about what might happen or not. It is out of your hands. You can deal with with this stuff when it hits you. Until then, appreciate what you have.
posted by
on March 22, 2012 [
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Buddhist non-attachment:
'Attachment is the origin, the root of suffering; hence it is the cause of suffering.'
It is directly related to being present, and not being present is endemic in contemporary society.
A large body of American bubble-gum cinema seems to revolve around dating, weddings, and getting married. Women seem to be told in society that validation comes from being chosen as a suitable marriage partner. Thus, when many women date, they do so with a look toward the future -- toward that moment of matrimony, when they are validated. (And it's not just fiction, there are heaps more examples, however that's the one that comes most immediately to mind.)
Now, a key problem with that way of thinking is that it is
oriented, not
oriented. If you are going into relationships with a goal of permanence, you will fear the relationship's dissolution. In that case, you are focusing on the outcome of the relationship --permanence -- not the process, the relationship itself.
That is attachment. You are attached to the relationship, for in some way, you perceive it is validating and completing you. When it fails, you lose the outcome.
Perhaps I can provide another example. Often when people break-up, they don't lose the person sitting next to them on the couch. They also lose an entire perceived future. Perhaps vacations, children, a house, cuddling on cold winter nights, whatever. That is often more painful than losing the person, for in some ways, you are actually losing part of yourself.
Thus, is the solution to not give yourself fully? Rather erect a wall so what if and when a relationship fails, you do not lose yourself? No, for in that instance, you will lose one of the primary benefits of a relationship, which is indeed sharing yourself and growing with another person.
What's the middle ground? Share yourself without expectation or attachment of a future. Accept the other person's present as a gift. Maybe for 8 months, maybe for 80 years. If you can enjoy the present moment with the person and be wholly in that moment, you will open, sharing yourself, and non-attached.
If you say the problem you have is that you don't want to date because all relationships may fail, I will say the real problem is that you are not being present and honouring yourself in the moment. There is no past, there is no future. There is only now (Tolle).
To answer your questions in this context:
How do you start dating someone knowing that chances are good you'll break up someday?
What is going to happen tomorrow? What will be the colour of the first car you see? You have no idea. Yet that does not prevent you from going to school/work/wherever and living your life. Dating is the same way. Maybe you date for two weeks, maybe longer. There is absolutely no way of knowing. So the way you date someone knowing full well it may be temporary is to be in the moment and have no expectations. A mate asked a spiritual mentor of ours once, "How did you find your wife?" The spiritual mentor said, "I called her back."
How do you get to a second date? Call back after a first date. How do you get to a first date? Give your phone number to someone. How do you give your phone number to someone? Buy a phone. So can we say that the way to a relationship starts in a AT&T mobile store? Perhaps.
Point being, how do you take a job knowing full well it's going to be one of many? How did you make friends in high-school knowing full well you would one day leave? You didn't think about the future. You focused on where you were in that moment, and got what you needed out of the situation… full-well knowing one day things would change.
Dating is no different. Maybe a few more bodily fluids, depending on your job, but the process is the same.
How do you trust someone intimately when you see people divorcing after a decade of marriage?
How do you get up every day knowing that you will die? How do people take on pets, knowing that those pets will die one day?
Let me ask you a question. Why do you fear divorce? Many people do not get divorced. If the rate is 50%, there are as many working marriages as non-working marriages. Why do you automatically assume you will be in the bottom bracket? Do you assume that in the rest of your life? If that is the case, you do not have a dating problem, you have a life perspective problem.
And is there ever a point where you can feel secure about what you have with another person, when people change their minds so fast and so unexpectedly?
Yes, my friend, yes. Be gentle on yourself. Dating is like any other skill. You learn how to do it with time. What's the difference between people who are successful and people who aren't? In many cases it's that the people who are successful failed and failed and failed and failed. They failed their asses off. If you have a friend who is great at dating, chances are they have been through the ringer man, really. But, they enjoy the benefits of sharing with another person so much that they are willing to risk the failure over and over again. In the process, they get better at doing it.
Back to non-attachment. First point is that dating should be fun. What if you and I consider your last relationship to be a complete success. He was into you. You were into him. Then one day it changed. Before it changed, you had a wonderful time. Let's hold on to that, and consider the break-up to be okay. If you want, you can say out loud "there is no problem here", because there's not.
If you don't want to date for a while, don't date. When you're ready, hop back on the horse and have a ride. In the meantime, be present. Stop planning for the future. Stop thinking about the future. Live in the moment. Treat yourself well and live considerately with the people around you. Reduce your carbon footprint. Live each day of your life in a way that you really love.
Next time you meet a man, let yourself fall in love. If it falls apart and it hurts, let it fall apart, let it hurt. Don't wish it to be any different, just allow it to be. Through these iterations, you will meet the person you need to know the best to have successful relationships… yourself.
Buck up ladyfriend, there is no problem here. You're doing just fine.
posted by
on March 22, 2012 [
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The only way I can justify falling in love with anyone, with the full knowledge that one day it will fall apart and break my heart is to repeat back to myself some Cake lyrics that have stuck with me for years.
I dont want to wonder
If this is a blunder
I dont want to worry whether
We're gonna stay together
'Till we die
I want to love you madly
posted by
on March 22, 2012 [
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My mom married my dad, had kids, were very in love and he got sick and died. No relationship is permanent, unfortunately. But, the heart is resilient. The more you open yourself up to love, friendships, deep and meaningful relationships, the better you heal when you lose someone from your life. And the more confidence you will have to take risks with love.
Here is a poem from Gregory Orr that says it better than I can:
Squander it all!
Hold nothing back.
The heart's a deep well.
And when it's empty,
It will fill again.
-Gregory Orr
posted by
on March 22, 2012 [
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The late, great Mitch Hedberg:
"I like to drink red wine. This girl asked me once if red wine gave me a headache. I said, 'Sure, eventually, but the first and middle parts are amazing!' I'm not going to give up on something because of what it does eventually. It's like getting an apple and going 'Whoa, stop! That's going to be a core eventually!'"
posted by
Ragged Richard
on March 22, 2012 [
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Although people do change their minds while dating, breakups rarely come out of the blue. If you keep your eyes open and pay more attention to what someone DOES rather than what he SAYS, you'll really get a sense whether or not that man is in it to win it with you. Also, limerence is not an indicator of compatibility. If you can get this through your brain, you'll stop being so hung up on go-nowhere infatuations (if you learn this in your 20's you'll be far ahead of the curve).
Love is something you DO, not something you just FEEL.
Also, it depends on what your idea of happiness and commitment looks like. For me, it's marriage to a man who, like me, doesn't believe in divorce except under circumstances of abuse or abandonment.
That's a lot different than people who are kind of meh on marriage and would get a divorce if the spark went away. It's just not what commitment means to me. I'm no longer single, but if I were and heard this kind of thing from a given man, he'd be out no matter what.
So you have to decide what you want and then regard everything unless until you get the ring (or whatever) as dating. Could go either way. When asked while you're with a well-vetted prospect, say that you care deeply for him and hope things continue to work out. Be committed to your vision of partnership more than any one man, and be willing to drop him on principle. Principles are created specifically for this kind of thing-- they trump emotions if you stick to them, and you'll be better-off in the end.
Will it still devastate you if it ends? Yes, but at the least, don't emotionally roll out the red carpet for ANYONE who hasn't at the bare minimum declared himself to have the same values about commitment and a timeline that squares with yours.
I honestly don't get it when people who don't even know what they want or if the person in their bed is the right one co-mingle finances, pets, families and children. So if you can avoid that, you'll be ahead of the game.
Also, mirroring works here.
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on March 22, 2012 [
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He hurt you. Whatever reasons there are, the fact remains: He hurt you. Betrayed your trust, left you in the lurch, etc. Facing this, grieving over it, and moving on is healthy.
"The problem, besides the heartbreak and subsequent crying, is that this has thrown me into confusion about how any relationship is supposed to work out. This guy seemed so into me, wanting to hang out all the time, chat every day and night. We were so compatible and communicative, never argued, had so much fun both with our shared hobbies and just being around each other. If a relationship like this can fail out of the blue, how can I possibly trust another person with my heart down the line?"
Well.... I might just be reading too much into this guy, but he seems pretty easy come, easy go. Some people do the hang out/talk constantly because they are insecure. Some people, of course, do it for good healthy reasons, others dont. How well do you really know him? How well does he -truly- know you?
Oh, and NEVER fighting is silly. Its how you fight successfully that matters. the NEVER fighting ideal seems very unrealistic and built upon hollywood fairy tales about how this stuff works. You can only be perfect for so long till your human nature shows up.
At the end, you can truly get love from one person- yourself. Everything else is out of your control.
Once you love yourself, you can build a good solid foundation to find a guy with the right qualifications that meets your needs.
posted by
on March 22, 2012
After a recent and unexpected breakup, I'm starting to feel like relationships can end at any time, and finding it hard to imagine letting myself love again. Help me figure out a healthier way to think about dating in general.
Impermanence is one of the three marks of being. Relationships can end at any time. To love is to hurt. Yet we are driven to love. There is no direct answer to this dilemma. It is something we all must answer in our own imperfect way.
posted by
on March 22, 2012 [
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Oh, I know where you are coming from. Happened to me around the same age.
I think we're taught a view of relationships that is utterly false. The love is forever, find your soulmate, true love conquers all rhetoric. And even if you know it's hogwash, it's still a shock the first time you really REALLY get hit with how completely transitionary love can be.
I eventually adjusted to this new worldview and fell in love again (and again after that). Eventually I stopped thinking about the Love (capitol L) in my relationships, and starting looking at the nitty gritty of how well they work together; do we bring out the best in each other? Are we encouraging and kind to each other? Do our core values (family, politics, religion) line up?
The relationships I've seen that fail (and there are studies that support this) are ones where there is contempt and disrespect. Love is just an emotion, a powerful one, actions will be what dictates a relationship's success. (Raging physical attraction doesn't hurt ;)
posted by
on March 22, 2012 [
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I just want to add that while it was unexpected to you, it wasn't a spur of the moment thing. He likely was mulling over his feelings for a while and just never told you. For better or worse, if we were more candid with others we have relationships with, a lot more questions would be answered.
posted by
on March 23, 2012
Your mind is really good at forgetting, letting go, and moving on. One day you'll find yourself crushing hard on someone again, and feeling like they'll be worth the leap. I was cheated on and told in hundreds of ways that I wasn't good enough to be loved...and yet, I find my heart opening up again. Yours will, too.
If a relationship like this can fail out of the blue, how can I possibly trust another person with my heart down the line?
Your heart is stronger than you think it is. It can be broken, but it will heal. Trust yourself to choose wisely, and make sure you do. Once you trust yourself to make wise choices, the fear that you'll be hurt goes down considerably.
Is there ever a point where you can feel truly secure in a relationship, and trust that it will last? Or is the only sane thing to do to accept that all relationships might eventually have an expiration date?
Not in the sense that you mean. You can gain something even better than feeling secure in a relationship. After you've had your heart broken and get back on your feet, you'll find that getting your heart broken is not such a big deal. Each breakup has been easier than the previous one, and I've always learned something from it. Are there really any relationships (outside of your family) that are truly secure? How many friends do you have that you think you'll have in 15,20,30 years? There aren't many friendships last that long, though with any luck you'll always be making new friends. Does that make your friendships any less valuable or dear to you? Relationships are not valuable solely because you know they'll be there in the future. You can't predict the future. Good relationships are valuable because of what you get out of them in the present.
How do you trust someone intimately when you see people divorcing after a decade of marriage?
You do it because you have to. You give trust because that is the only way to get trust and intimacy and a real connection. I've been coasting along for a while, not trusting anyone, and it is lonely. Safe, but lonely. When you are ready and healed and stronger, you will trust again.
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Blues' second term blows Saints away
Michael Gleeson Carlton's eight-goal second quarter earns it a gritty 32-point win against St Kilda.
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Hate to burst your little bubble there, but this encourages people to play different races, by reducing racial min/maxing. That means more people rolling priests using the other races, which is less homogenization by definition. Also, you seem to be lumping this in with other issues. So QYB.
Hah, fact is right now everybody DOES have exactly the same gear... Gladiator welfares in every god damn slot. You see druids out of form, chances are near 100% they have those bits of bent driftwood shoulderpads sticking out on either side.
I'll be sad to see starshards go. Just when they made it not suck... Then again, desperate prayer, devouring plague and symbol of hope were the really good ones after they made fear ward baseline so it's not a TERRIBLE loss.
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We got this beautiful e-mail from one of our families from the trip out of the beautiful home of the Watts on July 27th, 2014
Dear Cheryl and Bob,
We wanted to thank you again for the wonderful outing a couple of weeks ago. I apologize that it's taken me so long to send this! We had such a wonderful time! Darby was so thrilled with everything–the boat ride, seeing the other kids, kicking her feet in the water, having snacks on the boat and the delicious dinner afterward at the Watts family's beautiful home. Everyone was so kind to us, especially Captain Scott and Karen.
We can't thank you all enough. It was a fabulous experience!
I'm already hoping we can do it again next year. In the meantime, have a wonderful summer. Please say hello and thanks to everyone for us.
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There is no denying that the Denver Broncos are one of the top teams in the AFC and one of few teams that could be a legitimate threat to make it to the Super Bowl, but the team that they will be taking on tonight, the St. Louis Rams, has the talent on paper to be one of the surprise teams in the league.
No one would expect the Rams to go on a Super Bowl run in 2013, but they could make vast improvements and find their way in to the postseason if they play up to the level their roster suggests they should.
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I have NOTHING but GREAT things to say about Stars. I have had two children graduate from Stars. My children were in the advanced classes and I feel that their education was very good. My son got a very high score (almost perfect) on the writing FCAT, higher than he had ever gotten at previous schools. The administration is strict, but neither of my children had problems. The teachers worked extra hours to make sure my children would do well on the FCAT. Often my child would go for free tutoring on Saturday for FCAT help. I have never heard of any other school doing this. I am very pleased with my children s time at Stars and would highly recommend the school to others.
This school is terrible. My little brother goes to this school and it has constantly been a problem. One of his teachers took his Ipod and lost/stole it, which the principal and assistant principal refused to do anything about and completely ignored. Not to mention that they are either constantly running out of food during lunch, or the bus that he is supposed to ride home often doesnt come to the school, and then they call me at 3 or 4 in the afternoon when Im at work asking met o come pick him up. Do NOT go to this school. And lets not forget that I paid for him to go to the end of the year field trip to Wild Adventures, and when he got there he wasnt allowed to ride the rides because he was wearing jean shorts, which we were NOT informed he wasnt allowed to do. Ridiculous!! The problems start at this schools staff and administrators and continue on downwards.
It is a great school. I think everyone should go take a look at it. My niece goes there in 8th grade after moving from 4 other schools during her middle school years. "It is the SAFEST school I have seen" she says. Small school. class sizes of about 18 students. Great after school activities that she wants to stay everyday for another club. Math & science teams, different sports teams, tutoring and so. Staff are very enthusiastic, they love their students. I wish I was at a school like this when I was a kid.
I am a student at stars middle school and there are good or bad things about that school we have one of the best teachers but the discipline procedures are just messed up i think that the teachers at stars try there best with the students and i have been going to that school since day one it opened and i help out alot i think this school is great and i will miss it when i graduate this year
My child has been attending STARS since the day they opened. I am very involved with the school. I even joined the PVO to assist the teachers, students, and other staff. There are some positive and negative elements about this school, just like any other school. SMS is a uniform school and I really like that. I believe the discipline is very direct. Sometimes to the extreme...That is an opinion of mine. The teachers are exordinarily great with my child. She has learned so much and made wonderful relationships with teachers and students alike. It is a hard school, but it is a good school. I recommend it to people almost everyday. To have a great school, more parents need to step up to the plate and pitch in.
We sent our child here after a very bad year in 6th grade at one of the other schools. The staff is very open to communication with us, and the small class sizes mean that the kids get the attention that they need. We have been recommending this school to other parents. While the music and PE programs are not what you would expect to find at other schools (very limited budget), the teachers compensate by being creative about how they teach the subjects. The extra activities after school are unlike anything I remembered from my middle school. It's a fantastic school!
I sent my child to this school for it's first opening year and I regret it! There was nothing but problems from day one. They have serious problems in their discipline procedures. My child did not have one day of P.E. class either. Also, they took finals this year and the grades didn't even appear on their report cards! My child will NOT being going back there next school year!!
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2. Head to Reading Cinemas at Cal Oaks for its "Forty Foot Films" movie night. Tonight's show is "My Fair Lady" (1964), starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. Tickets to are $7.50. Social hour begins at 6 p.m.; the films start at 6:30 p.m.
3. Browse and purchase fresh fruits and vegetables from local farmers today at the Murrieta Certified Farmers' Market. Located at the Village Walk shopping center (near Guitar Center and Sports Authority), with more than 45 vendors, there is something for everyone. Beginning at 9 a.m., find fresh flowers, crafts, specialty food vendors, nuts, fresh breads and other bakery items and much more.
4. RJ's Sizzlin' Steer is hosting its Sunday brunch buffet starting at 9:30 a.m. Enjoy an all-you-can-eat brunch buffet that includes scrambled eggs, French toast, specialty steaks, omelettes and muffins. For $13.99 enjoy the buffet and coffee or tea. For $19.99 make it a champagne brunch or for $21.99, enjoy the buffet with build-your-own bloody Marys. Children 5 to 10 eat for just $8.99 while those 4 and younger eat for free.
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Another plethora of great blog posts again this week. Enjoy!
If You Read Just One Thing
The Maketer's Manifesto: Anyone else sick of the buzzword "shipping" yet? Have you noticed the average person doesn't have a clue what you mean when you say it? Can you tell it's a personal bugbear? (it reminds me of corporate management jargon and I wonder whether Seth Godin has any clue that marketers jump with glee whenever he gives them a new word or phrase to peddle to death?). Anyway, leaping off my soapbox again, this could be a new buzzword: Maketer (yes, you read it correctly NOT marketer but maketer). Well, David Gillespie explains the difference between a maketer and everyone else.
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How To Use Facebook Questions As Free Research: I've been doing some tests with Facebook questions on some of my niche pages and collecting interesting and unexpected responses. This post from All Facebook explains why it's such a useful tool for small businesses.
Photoshop Secret Shortcuts: If you use Photoshop a lot, these shortcuts will be a major timesaver!
10 Proven Strategies for Greater Likeability on Facebook: A nice article on Mashable giving solid tips and advice on how to get noticed and "liked" on Facebook.
Just because I'm Home Doesn't Mean I'm H-O-M-E!: We were recording a new Trouble with Freedom podcast (see below) this week on the topic of Family and Friends including how – when you work from home – you are perceived as being free to do other things, like hosting guests, chatting, playing with the kids or, in this case, doing the housework. So, I was interested to read this post from Nicole Dean's blog where a bunch of experts discuss how they deal with this situation.
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Trouble with Freedom Podcast: The Discipline: I know I've plugged this a couple of times now via the SWBN blog and newsletter but this seems particularly relevant following the Maketer's Manifesto. In this podcast episode, Allison and I talk Discipline, but with particular emphasis on the fact that no amount of productivity tools and lists are going to make a blind bit of difference if you aren't actually "doing" something (Shipping/Making – whatever buzzword you want to choose) with them.
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Padmasri Dr Girish Kasaravalli gets another distinction in his career as dexterous director of quality films.
He has been selected as the head of Fazir film festival that has good importance in Asia. The Fazir film festival with 31 years of history was the first one to start in the country.
It is a ten day festival starting from 31st of January every year. Films across the world participate in the and complete in this festival.
The jury for this prestigious film festival under the chairmanship of Dr Girish Kasaravalli would view the film to declare awards.
For a Kannada speaking luminary of the Indian film industry it is an honour to head the jury.
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John Drew Barrymore, Edmund Purdom, Gianna Canale. An atmospheric retelling of the rise and fall of Rasputin, whose seemingly supernatural powers made the czarina into a hypnotic slave. Barrymore reprises the role his father played in RASPUTIN AND THE EMPRESS. A bizarre film. From 16mm.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
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Lil' Wayne – Tha Carter IV (Tracklisting):
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Police arrested two celebrities this weekend in Downtown Shreveport.
One, the rapper known as "Rick Ross" was arrested in Shreveport Friday night for possession of marijuana. His real name is William Leonard Roberts II.
According to the police records, a strong odor of marijuana was detected from his room at the Hilton in Downtown Shreveport. No word at this hour of how much marijuana police found. Shreveport police also arrested Philadelphia Eagles star Jason Peters. He's from Queen City, Texas and played college football at the University of Arkansas.
He is charged with loud music and disturbing the peace. Both were booked into Shreveport City Jail, summonsed, and released. Roberts was in town to perform at the Bay Bay Birthday Bash at the Kokopellis nightclub. Peters was one of the celebrity guests.


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I work in retail in Australia and was just wondering if it is legal for the boss to have installed hidden microphones and/or cameras? And for him to be sitting at home listening/watching?
Public areas . . . .probably, but depends on your state and local laws. But definitely not the bathroom or changing area's or the in the toilet or under the secretary's desk under her skirt (don't laugh it happens)
You're at his business…he can do whatever he likes.
yes its legal.
In the usa it isn't legal to do that…you must inform your employees that there is a camera and mics around .We have cameras and mics all over the stores and the owner watches them all the time .I for one am never worried , and no one should be offended if they aren't taking from their place of business.However where you are , may be another story.Check with your local business labor board .They would know .
Not sure about Australia, you should check with your local labor board or whatever it may be called down under. Stateside these laws vary by state. Some states require the presence of cameras/microphones be posted while others don't mandate it. Cameras/microphones placed in areas the employee would expect privacy is forbidden. I'm in one of those states that require the presence be posted but my part-time employer doesn't feel its necessary. There was a while that I had hoped to get fired for something I said while being listened to just to raise a little hell and point out their blatant disregard for law.
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A couple of days ago we brought you the announcement of Guardians of Middle Earth, today we bring you a cinematic trailer. Check out Gandalf bitch-slapping Gollum as we prepare to throw down with both sides of the Fellowship this fall.
Guardians of Middle-earth is a new multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game developed by Monolith Productions, set to be released in fall 2012 exclusively for Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network. The console-based MOBA offers more than 20 iconic guardians including Gandalf, Sauron, Gollum, Thrain and many more for players to control in PVP arena battles. Gamers will have the ability to connect with other players via an in-game voice communication system, as well as access to a comprehensive online stat and leader board system where they can track friends' victories and defeats, and more.