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The Vermont Occupational Therapy Association
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
World OT Day October 27,2014
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Vision OT
I found this very interesting!
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
ICD-10 Conversion
As of April 1, 2014, President Barack Obama signed the legislation to change the compliance date to, at the earliest -> October 1, 2015, specific to converting the ICD-9 to ICD-10 diagnosis codes sets (both CM and PCS). The VT Insurer Collaboration, which consists of the Department of Vermont Health Access (VT Medicaid), along with representative from BCBSVT, MVP, VT Medicaid and VT Office of Rural Health & Primary Care, wishes to express its recognition of this changed and its commitment to continued compliance. Currently, the ICD-9 diagnosis code sets will remain active till such time as a new compliance date is determined. Please note, with any change there are negative and positives that need to be considered! One aspect of consideration, does this extension of time now allow you more opportunity to prepare your organization for the ICD-10 conversion. Please let us know if you have any questions.
DVHA website (VT Medicaid): http://dvha.vermont.gov/for-providers/icd-10/
BCBSVT website: http://www.bcbsvt.com/provider/resources/icd-10
Cigna website: www.CignaforHCP.com > Resources > Medical Resources > Communications > HIPAA 5010/ICD-10 Updates
Office of Rural Health and Primary Care efforts:
Information on training at discounted rates, contact firstname.lastname@example.com
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Catherine West
Department of Vermont Health Access
Business Applications Support Manager
Tel; 802-879-5937
Fax; 802-879-5651
Email; firstname.lastname@example.com
Web; www.dvha.vermont.gov
DVHA ICD-10 Website: http://dvha.vermont.gov/for-providers/icd-10
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Vision Conference March 2014!! REGISTER NOW!!
VisABILITIES Visual Processing Impairment I Workshop
Evaluation & Intervention for Adult Acquired Brain Injury
Venue: Fletcher Allen Health Care, McClure Lobby Conference Room
Date: Saturday & Sunday, March 8 & 9, 2014
Date: Saturday & Sunday, March 8 & 9, 2014
Course Description
This intensive workshop provides therapists with the skills to effectively evaluate and treat visual perceptual dysfunction in adult patients following stroke and head trauma. The course addresses: visual neglect and inattention, oculomotor dysfunction, visual field deficits, reduced visual acuity, and disorders of complex visual processing. Participants are taught how to identify deficiencies in functional performance which are caused by visual perceptual impairment and design practical interventions which increase independence in daily occupations. The course emphasizes a functional and practical approach to evaluation, treatment and documentation of visual perceptual dysfunction.
Who Should Attend
Although the course is specifically designed for therapists who work with adults with acute brain injury, the evaluation and treatment principles are applicable to pediatric and cerebral palsy populations. The course is taught from the OT perspective but the information provided is applicable to PT and speech language pathology.
Register Online
Contact Information
Kim Doubleday
Fletcher Allen Health Care
(802) 847-7579
Fletcher Allen Health Care
(802) 847-7579
Saturday, January 4, 2014
2014 and VOTA
Welcome to 2014 OT's in Vermont!!
We will be using this blog as an ongoing "newsletter style" format to keep you informed on whats happening in VT as it relates to OT and healthcare.
VOTA is seeking new members for its board. We would love to know if there is interest out there in VT.
A May conference is being planned and we will be needing assistance with preparations. If you have an hour here and there, all volunteer work will be accepted and appreciated.
Also this spring, VOTA and FAHC have teamed up to bring Mary Warren to VT for a fantastic workshop on LOW VISION.
Keep your eyes open for the formal announcement and registration information.
Our Facebook page is thriving! Visit us there as well for fun facts and discussions among fellow OTs in VT and the region.
YOu do not have to be Facebook user to see our page- it is open to the public for view.
Wishing you a wonderful 2014!
Joni LaRow, President
Vermont Occupational Therapy Association
Monday, September 30, 2013
Participate in Virtual Hill Day on Sept. 30th - Double the Impact of your Colleagues on the Hill
Can't make it to Washington this year? You can still let your voice be heard by joing us in a Virtual Hill Day. On September 30th, double the impact of your colleagues in DC by choosing this day to write your elected officials.
Writing is easy. You can send a letter on any of the topics discussed below by simply clicking on the link and entering your zip code at the bottom of the next page. You can also find these messages by clicking on the "Issues and Legislation" Tab and choosing "Legislative Issues and Alerts".
Show your elected officials that these issues matter!
Medicare therapy cap. Efforts to reform the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) are underway in Congress and gaining momentum. Help build support for the inclusion of therapy cap reform by asking your elected officials to cosponsor The Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2013 (S.367/H.R.713) and insisting that any legislation reforming the MPSF also address the therapy cap. More than ever, we must work to gather strong Congressional support for repealing the Medicare therapy cap. (click here to send a letter on the therapy cap)
Mental health legislation. AOTA Federal Affairs is focused on expanding opportunities for occupational therapy in mental health. Our current bill, H.R. 1037, the Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act, would allow certain practitioners who go into mental health to qualify for student loan forgiveness. Between health care reform expanding access to mental health services for millions of people, and a new Congressional focus on providing behavioral health services in the schools, now is the time to help lawmakers understand occupational therapy's role in helping people with mental and behavioral health disorders participate in ever day life, and to gain support for H.R. 1037. (click here to send a letter on Occupational Therapy in Mental Health)
Special education funding. In April, as a result of mandatory funding cuts known as sequestration, federal spending on special education and general education was cut by 5%. As schools gear up for the new year and the effects of these cuts become more apparent, take this opportunity to describe the effects of these cuts on the services your students receive.(click here to send a letter on education funding)
Support for Rehabilitation research at NIH. In April, Senators Kirk and Johnson introduced a bill to improve, coordinate, and enhance rehabilitation research at the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) at NIH. We are urging Senators to show their support for important rehabilitiation research by cosponsoring S 1027. (Click here to send a letter on rehabilitation research)
Cuts to Medicare reimbursement. As of April 1, 2013, occupational therapy practitioners reimbursed under Medicare were subject to a 2% cut as a result of sequestration and an estimated 7% gross reduction in outpatient therapy services as a result of the outpatient Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction. Additionally CMS issued a draft rule in late June that proposes to reduce Medicare payments for home healthcare services by an extraordinary 14 percent (3.5 percent per year in 2014-2017). Continued cuts to Medicare reimbursement will put senior's access to care at risk in all states, including rural, minority and underserved communities. (click here to send a letter on Medicare reimbursement for occupational therapy)
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Come and join other visually impaired and blind people for a yoga session developed by instructor Nancy Yates with you in mind. The class is every Thursday from 6 to 7:30 pm in the Library for the Blind and Print Disabled. Perfect for Seniors or beginners who want to move in a quiet, safe and purposeful way. We will infuse positive energy as we ease into stretching, balancing, flexibility and strengthening postures that open our lungs, neck, shoulders arms, hips and especially our Hearts.
Upcoming Events
- OWL: Older Writers Laboratory
- Monday, November 3, 2014Bernal Heights, Bernal Heights Meeting Room
- Medicare Part D
- Wednesday, November 5, 2014Merced, Merced General Floor Area
- Teen Computer Corps
- Wednesday, November 5, 2014Chinatown/Him Mark Lai, Chinatown General Floor Area
Upcoming Classes
- Computer Help for Adults/Seniors
- Saturday, November 1, 2014Excelsior, Excelsior Meeting Room
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- Monday, November 3, 2014Main Library, Latino/Hispanic Rms A & B

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Definición de husband en inglés:
husbandSaltos de línea: hus|band
Pronunciación: /ˈhʌzbənd /
A married man considered in relation to his spouse: she and her husband are both retired
Más ejemplos en oraciones
- She has been locked in a bitter battle with her former husband over access to their eight-year-old daughter.
- Unfortunately, she lost her husband to cancer.
- They obtained letters attesting to her good character and to the often-violent disposition of her late husband Eric.
groom, bridegroom
informal hubby, old man, one's better half
British informal other half
humorous lord and master
verbo[with object] Volver al principio
Use (resources) economically: she husbanded their financial resources through difficult times
Más ejemplos en oraciones
- While some players were tapping deep into their reserves, those with pretensions to the title were husbanding their resources in preparation for the second week.
- As gatekeepers, general practitioners are accustomed to husbanding the scarce resources of the NHS, and this might look like a logical extension of their role.
- They have also argued that they are husbanding their energies and resources for the next general election.
late Old English (in the senses 'male head of a household' and 'manager, steward'), from Old Norse húsbóndi 'master of a house', from hús 'house' + bóndi 'occupier and tiller of the soil'. The original sense of the verb was 'till, cultivate'.
husbander sustantivo ( rare )
- Más ejemplos en oraciones
- With backgrounds in document management, librarianship, and archiving, the herders, hoarders, and husbanders of documents see these activities as the keys to managing knowledge.
- A husbander, not a squanderer, of resources, which is a good attitude to have at the very beginning of a long, possibly endless, campaign.
- Retiring in disposition, and a rigid husbander of time, Mr. Hall holds himself aloof from all literary societies, and has from the first persistently avoided all entanglement with cliques and coteries.
husbandhood sustantivo
- Más ejemplos en oraciones
- Any homosexual man who can persuade a woman to take him as her husband can avail himself of all the rights of husbandhood under the law.
- Juggling fatherhood and husbandhood with editing and writing doubtless keeps you on your toes.
- This is difficult to imagine, because his regular column writings on the delights of husbandhood and parenthood paint a picture of an enchanted, if idiosyncratic, domestic existence.
husbandless adjetivo
- Más ejemplos en oraciones
- In this age of easy divorces a husbandless mother attracts little attention.
- But that's not all, for now I am husbandless as well as pregnant.
- A fatherless child and husbandless mother were looked down on greatly, and that was one reputation I did not seek for myself or for my child.
husbandly adjetivo
- Más ejemplos en oraciones
- I told him it was his husbandly duty to go out with me sometimes, so I can show him off.
- Following the meal, elders from the groom's family spoke to the bride about wifely duties, and elders from the bride's family told the groom about husbandly responsibilities.
- She leaves their home, releasing him of all husbandly duties, and informing him that all the servants will do a better job of taking care of the house and children than she ever could.
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Finally I got time to upload my photos of last (!) year!! Enjoy!
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I80 underpass.
San Francisco, Ca.
Haha sorry, it's been a long time since my last post. Back from Hong Kong and China I went this weekend to the capitol of Netherlands, Amsterdam! I really try to upload the pics of those two beautiful destinations as soon as possible. Thanks for your support!
Hey World! Sorry for those dead weeks. Was a bit busy about work and all that stuff. Now I'm on my way to Hong Kong. Damn excited. So, in two or three weeks I'm gonna upload some shots. Thanks for your Support.
Train Station Milano
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Milano 2011
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- Well-known mixed use building across from 1 City Center and a short walk from Monument Square. - Prime location for attorneys, accountants and professionals seeking proximity to banks, courthouses, restaurants and hotels. - Four main floors plus improved basement level. - Upper three floors are professional office space. - First floor tenants are a fine art gallery and upscale men's hair salon. - Basement level tenant is popular night club (via 3 Spring Street entrance). - Improvements include: elevator car re-done, updated spaces for fine art gallery and second floor offices. - Parking facilities and lots nearby.6-8 City Center is a well know 4-story retail and office building with a mix of granite and brick architecture and interesting interior designs. The building is located in the Monument Square area, the heart of the financial district and directly across from 1 City Center, Portland's flagship office tower. This represents the prime district for attorneys, accountants and professionals seeking a signature address and proximity to banks, court houses, restaurants and hotels.Parking: A nearby surface lot currently has 15 spaces available. Other spaces available in downtown parking garages.Highway Access: I-295
Cardente Real Estate is pleased to offer a confidential downtown Portland coffee house for sale. Located in Portland's financial district, this growing business is a staple of its occupied location. Furniture, fixtures, equipment and transferable lease are all included in the sale of this business. Please contact broker for additional financial information and to obtain Confidentiality Agreement.
Great opportunity for owner/user 1,134± SF building Expand or redevelop on 1.16± acres site Near Morrills Corner The building is currently used for both business and residential. Commercial/industrial/residential • Near Morrills Corner • Between Warren and Stevens Avenues • 2± miles from Maine Turnpike Exit 48Airport Access: Portland International JetportHighway Access: 2 miles from Maine Turnpike Exit 48.
Net lease investment property. 7.65 CAP rate, 10 year lease term with (4) renewal terms through 2041. True triple net. This Jiffy Lube sits near the southwest corner of Riverside Street and Warren Avenue which benefits from traffic counts of 40,000+ vehicles per day. Riverside Street is the major corridor in Portland between Maine Turnpike Exit 48 and Maine's east-west highway, Route 302 (Forest Avenue).
The Portland Fish Pier is a fishing pier located in Portland, Maine on the edge of the Fore River. It is a major hub for the commercial fishing industry, and is home to the Portland Fish Exchange, where over 20 million pounds (9,000 tons) of seafood a year are bought and sold. A fishermen's memorial is also located at the Pier. Areas in the Fish Pier Complex including but not limited to: driveways, truck ways, delivery passages, truck loading areas, access and egress navigational channels, roadways, walkways, sidewalks, landscaped and planted areas, bus stops. (Lease option also available)Portland is the center of business activity and Maine's largest city. The heart of it is concentrated among historic districts (Old Port, Arts District, Financial District) and areas West End, East End, Eastern Waterfront, the Portland Peninsula. State-of-the art medical centers and hospitals, universities, colleges and museums. Portland's natural deep water port rivals New York, Boston and Philadelphia for oil and cargo shipments. It's Ocean Gateway Terminal is used for deep water berthing of some of the largest cruise ships in the world during the summer and early fall months. Parking: (15) marked spaces with (1) handicapped space; expansion potential Airport Access: Portland International Jetport & Biddeford AirportHighway Access: I-295, Routes 1, 77, 9, 302.
11,900± SF industrial building with 1 loading dock door and 2 drive-in OHDs on 1.02± acres in established industrial park. The space consists of approximately 7,900 SF of warehouse space & 4,000 SF of office space. The property is well located in Riverside Industrial Park between Maine Turnpike Exits 48 & 53 and close to Forest Avenue/Route 302 and Washington Avenue/Route 100. The property owner would consider leasing approximately 4,000 SF of space in the building depending upon the terms.Established industrial park in PortlandLocated BetweenForest Avenue/Route 302 and Washington Avenue/Route 100Highway Access: Located between Maine Turnpike Exits 48 and 53
We are pleased to offer for sale this office/retail free-standing building located on the corner of Darmouth Street and Forest Avenue in Portland, ME. Prominent location on Forest Ave with high visibility and traffic counts of over 23,000 cars/day. Includes 42+/- on-site parking spaces plus ample on-street parking. Contact the listig broker for more details on this investment opportunity.Parking: 42+/- on-site parking spaces with 14 spaces under cover. Additional on-street parking available.Airport Access: Portland JetportHighway Access: Interstate 295 and the Maine Turnpike
We are pleased to offer for sale this 17,900+/- sf office/retail building on Forest Ave in Portland, ME. Located in a heavily traveled section of Forest Ave with traffic counts of over 23,000 cars/day. Multi-tenanted, 2-story building with office an retail space, ample on-site parking, and in a great, high visibility location. Excellent investment opportunity. For more information please complete the attached Confidentiality Agreement or contact the listing broker.Parking: On-site parking available plus additional on-street parkingAirport Access: Portland JetportHighway Access: I-295 and the Maine Turnpike
This freestanding building has been operated as a market/convenience store since 1924. Well-located in a heavily populated downtown neighborhood with heavy foot traffic. After 40+ years, the current owners are ready for a change and have several ideas to share with energetic new owners. This is a freestanding brick and wood frame building. The sale includes the real estate (1728 sq ft building on 0.0494 acres), business, and all assets related to the business.
Property includes a 1537 square foot office building on Brighton Avenue and a 2000 square foot garage in the rear. There is ample space for employee and customer parking, in the range of 10-12 vehicles. Building is in move in condition. Has large, clean basement. New Furnace installed in 2009. Over 21000 vehicles per day on Brighton Ave. Opportunity for possible business and/or residential expansion or added structure.The area could be dscribed as having heavy retail concentrations, and is near to residential neighborhhods and regional highways.Located BetweenDirectly across from Quirk Chevrolet on the Corner of Wessex StreetParking: Parking is for 10-12 vehicles in the rear of the building . Parking is also availabkle on Wessex StreetAirport Access: Portland Jetport is approximately 4 Miles away via high speed highway.Highway Access: Property is on the corner of Brighton Avenue and Wessex Street. Access to Brighton Avenue is directly from Wessex Street and parking area off Wessex Street. Location is close to directly across form Rand Road which provides direct access to the Maine Turnpike and I-95, 1/2 mile away. Location is 1/4 mile from Pine tree Shopping center which includes Lowes, Applebees, Sullivan Tire, Key Bank, CVA and other major retail outlets.
The Walton Street Business Park provides over 56,000 SF of warehouse use for low impact industrial uses such as general warehouse, distribution, repair services, indoor amusement or recreation, storage, packaging, bakeries, commissaries, breweries and office. Unit B with over 10,000 square feet will be available for an owner user by the Fall of 2013. That unit also adjoins three other vacant units providing a total space amount of 19,442 square feet. An owner/user with 20% down, paying the full asking price and borrowing the remainder at 4.5%, can occupy Units B and F with no out-of-pocket cost for occupying 10,000 to 15,000 SF as well as having a return on their invested capital. The owner will also consider holding a second mortgage for 10% of the purchase price. Located BetweenCorner of Walton Street and Canco RoadAirport Access: Portland International JetportHighway Access: 2± miles from I-295 3± miles from Maine Turnpike Exit 48
Cardente Real Estate is pleased to offer for sale this prime 1,570+/- square foot medical / professional office condominium at 1250 Forest Avenue in Portland, Maine. Renovated in 2004, this corner unit offers natural light on two walls and provides a turnkey highly efficient layout for most medical uses. The condo includes a built in corner reception area with glass sliders and three workstations, waiting room, two bathrooms, executive corner office, and three exams rooms (two exam rooms have plumbing in place). Located on the corner of Forest Avenue and Warren Avenue, this highly visible property is just minutes from the Maine Turnpike and offers easy accessibility. The condominium comes with one reserved parking space in addition to the "in common" parking spaces for clientele & employees. Other features include elevator access, a sprinkler system, and tasteful landscaping around the entire premises.
• 4,610± SF building on 0.34± AC • Layout includes six to seven private offices, a reception area and kitchenette • Warehouse has 10 - 14' high ceilings and one 8' x 8' overhead door • On-site paved parking • Efficient propane heating system • Security system • Sale Price: $350,000 Lease Rate: $6.00/SF NNN
We are pleased to offer this 2,118+/- sf commercial building for sale. Located on 0.26+/- acre parcel on heavily traveled Forest Avenue in Portland. High traffic counts of over 23,280 cars/day. Currently used as a 5-bay car wash but highest and best use is for redevelopment.
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Revealed: British government's legal loophole to read your Facebook
By Jane McCallion
Posted on 17 Jun 2014 at 11:22
The government has revealed that it uses a legal loophole to justify the mass surveillance of British activity on services such as Twitter, Google, Facebook and YouTube.
The policy was made public in a witness statement from Charles Farr, the director general of the Office for Security and Counter Terrorism at the Home Office, delivered in response to a legal challenge brought by a group of civil liberties organisations.
According to the document, almost all internet activities carried out by British citizens can be monitored without a warrant, as they are classified as "external communications" as defined by the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA).
British citizens will be alarmed to see their government justifying industrial-scale intrusion into their communications
This covers "common factual scenarios involving the use of the internet, such as a Google search, a search of YouTube for a video, a 'tweet' on Twitter, or the posting of a message on Facebook," according to Farr.
This is because the intended recipient of the "message" is a server based outside the UK. However, it does not cover email messages sent between two or more British citizens, even if they use webmail services such as Gmail or Outlook.com, as the intended recipient is the other British citizen, making it an "internal" communication under RIPA.
Privacy International, one of the joint claimants in the case, said Farr's evidence "suggests that GCHQ believes it is entitled to indiscriminately intercept all communications in and out of the British Isles".
Privacy International said the government's statement suggests it not only thinks it is entitled to scan our messages, but in fact does intercept them. The evidence from Farr suggests that "GCHQ is intercepting all communications - emails, text messages, as well as communications sent via 'platforms' such as Facebook and Google – before determining whether they fall into the 'internal' or 'external' categories."
Eric King, the organisation's deputy director, said: "Intelligence agencies cannot be considered accountable to Parliament and to the public they serve when their actions are obfuscated through secret interpretations of Byzantine laws."
Michael Boschenek, senior director of international law and policy at Amnesty International, another of the co-claimants, added: "British citizens will be alarmed to see their government justifying industrial-scale intrusion into their communications. The public should demand an end to this wholesale violation of their right to privacy."
The revelations come as Microsoft, supported by other tech firms, is battling to stop the US government from extracting emails from its Dublin data centre, claiming "the US government ... [shouldn't] have the power to search the content of email stored overseas" if it does not have the power to search properties overseas.
Massive lack of consistency there.
'[Social Network messages can be read] because the intended recipient of the "message" is a server based outside the UK. However, it does not cover email messages sent between two or more British citizens, even if they use webmail services such as Gmail or Outlook.com, as the intended recipient is the other British citizen, making it an "internal" communication under RIPA.'
Yes, when I post on Facebook and Twitter, the 'intended recipient' is that server outside the UK. Not all my British friends, on Facebook.
Since Snowden has there been much progress with the government re-evaluating GCHQ's data snooping?
By AntAntAnt on 17 Jun 2014
Re: inconsistent
I think maybe it's an oversimplification of the issue on their part, tbh. A search query is definitely between an individual and the search engine's servers.
A tweet, meanwhile, is basically a public broadcast. FB is somewhere in the middle, depending on your privacy settings.
So in the second scenario, I'm not really sure how much internal/external comes into it.
By Jane_McCallion on 17 Jun 2014
The real story...
...is that Dublin, which is the European headquarters many of these US tech corporations (Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Adobe), is being used to bypass the data protection and privacy laws of both Ireland and EU for ALL EU citizens. This is being done with the knowledge and complicity of the Irish Data Commissioner, Bill Hawkes, who has consistently failed to do his job since taking office in 2007.
By twatkiller on 19 Jun 2014
and.... it's your cloud data too.
Where does NSA/GCHQ accessing all your cloud transactions (and cloud backups of course) leave your security eh??
By geomath on 20 Jun 2014
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What Do You Think of One Direction's New Music Video?
One Direction's new music video is here, and it is HOT. We're not sure if it's because the boys have gotten haircuts, gotten older, or gotten sweeter in this video for "Little Things," but we swear that they look cuter than ever. Now we want to know what YOU think!
Do you love the new vid?
Do you like the slow, black and white feel?
Which One Direction music video is your favorite?
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Discover Historic Auburn Day
Start Date: May 19, 2013 12:00 PM
End Date: May 19, 2013 4:00 PM
Location: Library Campus
Sunday, May 19, 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
(library tours only: 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.)
This would be a great opportunity to stop by and view the Art Show and the Teen Art Show. Passports will be delivered in
The Star a week or two before the event, or they may be picked up
at the event locations on Sunday, May 19. Passport will include free
admittance into Auburn Museums for the day. Various businesses and
organizations will have booths and entertainment.
Ongoing tours will be available of historic homes via wagons. Also,
walking tours of historic downtown
buildings will be given. Tours will also be available at the library campus
|Tuesday, November 4th
|12:00 PM Lunch Bunch
|Monday, November 10th
|6:00 PM Board of Trustees Meeting - November
|Tuesday, November 18th
|12:00 PM Lunch Bunch
|Wednesday, November 19th
|5:30 PM John Bowers Film Night
|Wednesday, November 26th
|5:00 PM Library Closing Early: Thanksgiving
|Tuesday, December 2nd
|12:00 PM Lunch Bunch
|Tuesday, December 9th
|6:00 PM Board of Trustees Meeting - December
|Tuesday, December 16th
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|Wednesday, December 17th
|6:00 PM Cookies, Cocoa, and a Presentation on Rolly Muhn
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Hello! I just want to ask you guys for some upvotes. I just want this shop to get featured. T_T For fulfillment purposes only.
The music business isn't an easy one, but for blind street singer Cho Kyuhyun, life has never been easy. And it's only going to get more complicated. Kyuhyun thinks his dream has finally come true when he's offered a contract with Sapphire Blue Entertainment, one of the top three entertainment agencies in Korea, but as always, things don't go quite according to plan. Cue Lee Donghae and Lee Sungmin. Donghae is a very handsome trainee with a mischevious charm, who can d
writer: dhe annyeonghaseyo! leesa imnida! my 3rd fanfic!! :DDD i wrote this story a few days ago and i myself fallinf in love with it! any questions? :D reader 1: inspiration is...?
Donghae, the son of a poor local barber, is tricked into working for Eunhyuk, an internationally celebrated stylist at his salon Metamorphosis. There he meets Kyuhyun, another stylist, and thinks that he's in love with him but deep down, he might just have more feelings for Eunhyuk than he thinks.
2nd fanfic! :D hope you guys like it! :D it's new. i thought about it a few days agp and decided to write about it! teehee, inspiration? got it from super junior various videos i have watched! oh yeah! super junior, attack on the pin up boys! :D
Kyuhyun is a secretary work for Choi Siwon, the Head Manager for Choi Group. What happen when his boss and the Executive Manager, Lee Donghae fall for him?
Kyuhyun and Donghae bought an house together in a small town. Once settled, new neighbors arrive. Their names are Hyukjae and Jongwoon. The 4 boys seem to match pretty well, and it doesn't take long for the 4 of them to become good friends. The only downside is that Hyukjae and Jongwoon have a little secret.
When LOVE betrayed you, what are you going to do?
cho kyuhyun is known to be the evil maknae of super junior,but what happens when everyone notice his cute and caring side and begin fighting for his love? Who will kyuhyun choose in the end? Main couples:
Lee Donghae, was my school teacher before he married to my step brother Lee Hyukjae, you can say I accidentally introduced them and made them closer, whenever I got into trouble back in the school. Long short story, after they knew each other, they became the couple and then got married few years later.
In celebration of Kyuhyun's birthday, I'm making drabbles with all of the possible Kyu couple pairings.
"What if Super Junior without knowing took a cursed object to their apartment? What happens when a halloween as any other has become a nightmare, to see how each member become a different creature? And what happens when a vampire and a werewolf fight for the love of an angel?"
"Hyung" "Yeah?" "What is love to you?" "Hmm.. I don't know. Maybe a good feeling towards someone?" "Oh okay hyung. Arraseo." "Why do you ask?"
"Kyuhyun-ah, let's break up." Sungmin said, avoiding eye contact with Kyuhyun. "Why?! we were perfectly fine together! Why are we breaking up just like this?!" Kyuhyun replied Sungmin. "I... I don't.. feel secure with you... I'm sorry..." Sungmin said at the verge of crying. Sungmin had loved Kyuhyun alot but he could never feel secure around Kyuhyun, and he did not know the reason wh
The story is about triangle love between enhyuk, Donghae and Kyuhyun. Which one Donghae will choose?? his best friend? or his beloved dongsaeng??? A/N: I donno, the idea is just popped up in my mind XD.. anyway these 3 (Donghae. Kyuhyun. Hyukjae) is my top 3 bias.
We look at each other with anoyying face. He shout's at me , "where the hell do you think your eyes is!? NerdFish!" i shout back at him "Shut up! You're the one who bump into me! monkey !"
Donghae is a 'Suju'. He can appear as a human, animal or ghost. If a Suju falls in love (which is a very complicated love), he stays in the exact same form he was when he fell in love. So in what form will Donghae be when he falls in love with Kyuhyun? (**Please read** Eunhyuk (Donghae's friend) and Hyukjae (dance teacher) are two diffe
Cho Kyuhyun , the new student who succesfully enrolled into the most prestigious campus in Seoul along with his bestfriend , Joonmyeon , Changmin and Henry with full scolarship . He thought that everything will be alright during his first day but who knows , bumping into a certain someone can make a big chaos . Staring : Cho Kyuhyun
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its my first fanfic, i'm really bad with description, so hope you guys can support me... and I hope you like it :)
Kyuhyun never smiles. He hasn't had a reason to in a long time. But what happens within the month of Donghae coming to his school?
He saw him one day and started to analyze his every step. He thought that he was perfect. He wanted to know everything about him. He just had to. He wanted to have him. "He's going to be mine!" That's why he started a little journal. ... Let's read it, shall we?
sungmin, hyukjae and kyuhyun were the best of friends until sungmin and hyukjae became a real thing that kyhyun's one-sided love was undiscovered. so kyuhyun decided to leave Korea to mend his broken heart. but before he left he confesses his feelings towards sungmin to hyukjae.


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PLC and NCBA urge Congress to pass Water Rights Protection Act
The Public Lands Council and the National Cattlemen's Beef Association hail the introduction of the Water Rights Protection Act, H.R. 3189 by Congressman Scott Tipton, R-CO. The bipartisan bill was introduced last week with additional co-sponsors: Mark Amodei, R-NV; Rob Bishop, R-UT; Tom McClintock, R-CA; and Jared Polis, D-CO.
This legislation provides a means to combat the recent directive that allows the USFS to seize private water rights without just compensation.
"The U.S. Forest Service has taken a page out of the Environmental Protection Agency playbook and continues to illustrate its disregard for property rights through its continued efforts to federalize all waters in the U.S.," said PLC President and Colorado rancher Brice Lee. "The USFS has failed to provide adequate compensation; instead, they have attempted to acquire these rights in exchange for special use permits, likely in violation of a recent Supreme Court ruling in Koontz. It is clear this bureaucracy is grossly overstepping its bounds and has to be prevented from usurping our members' private property rights."
The USFS has recently attempted to require the transfer of privately owned water rights on federal lands to the federal government as a condition of issuing standard land use permits. The agency has not provided adequate compensation as required by Article V of the Constitution and has repeatedly ignored established state water laws in order to perform these tasks.
"With 40 percent of the western cow herd spending some time on public lands, the ability to have secure water rights is imperative, not only to producers but to the economy," said NCBA President Scott George, a rancher and dairy producer from Cody, Wyo. "This legislation is a commonsense bill that provides certainty to ranchers and leaves water management to the states where it belongs. The USFS must be accountable to citizens and the states and cannot, at will, circumvent state water laws at the expense of landowners."
The legislation proposed would prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the secretary of agriculture from requiring the transfer of water rights without adequate and just compensation. Additionally, the bill supports long-established state water laws, clarifying that the federal government does not have jurisdiction.
Both Lee and George ask the House to take up and pass this legislation without delay, encouraging other representatives to co-sponsor and urging swift passage out of committee.
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"The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire."
― Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
It's a very distinct possibility that our Kansas City Royals have reached 'The Tipping Point. By nearly every measurable stat, the Royals are the hottest team in baseball, winning (as of Monday afternoon) 7 straight games, 8 of their last 10 and 12 of their last 16.
They've finally started hitting with the power and consistency they should expect from the lineup – not some streaky over-achievement – but closer to the potential of key players like Eric Hosmer and Billy Butler. The Indians and White Sox have just been put in their place and the Tigers look surprisingly beatable. Now could be the moment where Kansas City cements themselves in mediocrity or takes the big step forward they need before this current window closes.
Last year they faced a very similar situation. They had begun to collapse internally, they had lost their grip on the top of the division after an atrocious May and couldn't hit their way out a wet paper bag. Suddenly Dayton Moore turns on the George Brett-Signal and does the seemingly impossible. Brett becomes interim hitting coach and the team appears to turn things around.
Though they fluctuated over the next few months, the Royals stayed in contention right to the end. The tipping point last season gave fans reason to believe KC had put together a team that could win.
"If you want to bring a fundamental change in people's belief and behavior…you need to create a community around them, where those new beliefs can be practiced and expressed and nurtured."
― Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
The Royals have now replaced Pedro Grifol as hitting coach and Dale Sveum seems to have the Boys in Blue batting like a real-live baseball team. The coaching staff kept faith in guys like Moose and Danny Duffy, stayed the course, and now they stand at what could shape up to be this year's tipping point.
If they continue to play this way, make a good showing against the Tigers and hold onto either the Wildcard or even division lead, everything that Dayton Moore has done over the last few years will have paid off. If not, then the likelihood of the Royals recovering this season or salvaging the James Shields Win-Now-Window is nill.
That having been said, baseball is still played one game at a time. More important than looking ahead is beating Detroit in the upcoming series. Yes, doing well there may be that tipping point for the season, but trends don't tip one way or another until the first step is taken. Let's hope the Royals take it tonight.


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When I review the grade-level packets that my children receive as homework I often find significant mistakes in the usage of vocabulary and math terms.
As you are aware it takes three times as long to unlearn the 'wrong' message as it takes to learn the 'correct' message.
Perhaps that might be the problem with fourth grade test scores. Our children are learning from mimeographed copies of 'age appropriate worksheets' but they themselves are wrong or incorrect.
I don't think it is the fault of teachers or the principals since it is a grade-wide distribution; but here are two examples:
* In a geography worksheet the word 'coast' was used instead of the word 'border' - but there were no water boundaries involved. So, would you measure the width of Nevada in miles from its west coast to its east coast? Of course not. But this mistake was repeated almost a dozen times on a two-page homework assignment. So now third graders will be confused that a boundary is a coast even if there is no water around for miles!
* Having taught math and science, I was also surprised that one math worksheet that my child brought home had the x-axis marked as the vertical axis and the y-axis marked as the horizontal axis. Graphing is critical to successful mastering of math and science, yet our kids' first exposure to it had the two most critical concepts reversed. How long do you think it will take for kids to unlearn that mistake? (The x-axis is the horizontal axis.)
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Treatments used to control colitis can affect your libido and your self-confidence. "The steroid medication can cause acne, weight gain, and fatigue," Charabaty says. And you probably don't feel in the mood when you're having a flare. That's OK.
Open communication with your partner is key. Let them know when your self-esteem needs a boost. Try other forms of intimacy when you aren't feeling well, such as a foot rub or cuddle time on the couch while watching a good movie.
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New Year's resolution: Don't use Instagram, it'll sell YOUR photos
There are privacy laws in the UK that will protect you from this, however because Facebook is a US company it'll be tricky. We'll see when this comes to the UK court, I suspect quite soon.
Stephen Hawking pushes for posthumous pardon for Alan Turing
Re: Pardon me!?
That's not true.
Killing people wherever has always been against national & international laws.
There was/is also the Geneva Convention on the treatment of prisoners etc...
Review: Samsung Series 9 super slim notebook
"took its inspiration from the Apple MacBook Air"
How old is the author?
Where was he when Sony were churning out thin laptops to the world?
Apple updates maps to remove Australia's ghost-city in the desert
Apple used Samsung components to make iDevices - Apple good.
Apple used bad data in iDevices - Supplier bad.
Boffin: Android's on-board malware scanner utterly FAILS
Any PC AVs out there that scan the tablets/phones connected to it?
Toshiba reveals spin transfer RAM
Spinning "left or right", there is a new Apple patent coming soon where their innovation is spinning left AND right.
Intel insists Mac Mini HDMI fix inbound
just works
LG claims UK Ultra HD TV first
People living in London still shop there?
Ten weird Chinese mobile phones
Re: Is it wrong...
@David Given
There was a review of a Sony watch phone on the Gadget Show a couple of days ago...
You get the full Android treatment. Check it out.
Apple sticks finger in dyke, cuts off Dutch flood of Galaxy S, SII, Ace
I love my MacBook, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iMac, iTune and devices made by Apple via China ...
I shall continue to give Apple all of my earnings. I love Apple .... go Apple!!!
Apple granted patent for microphone silhouette
So then that is prior art.
Apple and Samsung add iPhone 5, Note, S3 to brewing law-storm
Re: Make your mind up
It's the SIII.
Watchdog halts Toyota Grand Theft Auto-esque advert
I've got to stop taking the piss out of the yanks.
Android and Apple OS shares show mountain MS must climb
MS is going for quality, not quantity. :P
Samsung turns screws on Apple, hikes A6 processor price 20%
Re: reality check?
Obviously you never had a phone contract in the UK.
Apple, HTC kiss and make up
Re: Stupid HTC Management
HTC is irrelevant in the smartphone & tablet market.
Analyst: There are LOADS of iPhone 5s, Apple is keeping them back
Impressive number
"forecasts of 47.5 million iPhone 5s sold this quarter"
Surface more profitable than iPad
The iPad is still better value for money because more than half of its memory is available.
16GB for OS, what a f*cking joke.
'I'd buy that for a dollar': Apple on Moto phone patents
Re: Apple to court
FRAND is normally used as cross licensing tool, i.e. you pay minimal amount to use my FRANDs and in return all your patents are available to me for more less minimal amount. Both of us win.
Apple being a c*nt that it is, refused to reciprocate.
Ballmer bets 'all in' on Phone 8 and Windows
LG Nexus 4 for around £239 ...
Samsung ships two smartphones for every one Apple sells
Re: And...
That's why Jags & Aston are now in non-British hands!!!
Google shares dive as profits reported down 20%
Sell Google, buy Nokia.
You'll be a millionaire this time next year.
Disclaimer: I've been wrong before w.r.t to this strategy.
'Stop-gap' way to get Linux on Windows 8 machines to be issued
hahahaha "should".
Apple bags chippery guru from rival Samsung
So Apple is admitting that Samsung chips are better than theirs at this moment.
Googorola yoinks Android mobes off German shelves
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The problem is patent leeches like Apple will not 'FRAND' their patents, they abused others' FRAND patents. Simply because their patents are not standard patents.
Leeches like Apple are expecting to pay $0.0001/device for FRAND and $30/device for theirs.
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Dr Yamanaka's work is freely available to anyone who wishes to use it.
Skype touts FREE* Wi-Fi across the UK
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You are doing your bits for the human race & profit for MS.
What more do you want?
Apple slapped with patent lawsuit over iOS 6 Passbook app
Re: US Tech Industry ..
Not if MS & IBM can help it. See how they manipulated the New Zealand ip laws.
UN agency didn't break North Korea tech embargo
Oh f*ck, even the commie are getting on with the IP scam.
Kiwi cops forgot Kim Dotcom's visa
Re: More importantly, how often has this happened before?
Government monitoring its citizen are done for the good of the people. :-P
Soon NZ will have secret court like the UK soon to be.
Be thankful you've big brother to look after you.
Apple begs ex-Google bods to fix crap maps app
Any Google engineers should be able to demand 3x that amount since Apple are in dire straight at the moment.
Google acts against prostitution app after complaints from Congress
The mail order bride, an in app purchase?
Fans rap Apple's 'crap' Map app
The legendary Apple user usability coming up trump again.
Want a Leica camera from Jony Ive? There CAN BE ONLY ONE
There should be a photo-timeline of cameras before this design & after this design to how innovative Mr Ive is.
Motorola Razr i hands-on review
I think £200 is about the right price.
Re: Meh.
I've got the G300 from Tesco, it's definitely not an Intel. Assuming you're talking about the same model.
Users told: Get rid of Internet Explorer (again)
Can't wait for IE10 to come out.
Fanboys order 2m iPhone 5s in 24 hours
My friends & I pre-ordered some for fleabay. I know someone put in 8 pre-ordered using family members.
CEX is already willing to take them off your hand for a little over the retail price.
Manchester is 'PIRATE CAPITAL of the UK'
Farking Landaner
Sarf is gud norf is bard, init?
Google defends drowning Acer's newborn Alibaba Linux mobe
Alibaba buys a shit load of Acer phones then flash their own ROM onto them!
iPhone 5 to boost US GDP says JP Morgan
Nice chunky margin
A few more iPhone releases in the next few years should wipe out the US national debts completely.
Anonymous doxes Cambodia after Pirate Bay arrest
Some small kids hacked some small insignificant country.
Cambodia did nothing but abide by the international treaties which it signed up to, i.e. serving Interpol's red notices.
Samsung accused of sex discrimination in China plant
MS shills are in full force.
Why is the iPhone so successful? 'Cause people love 'em
Mazda or other Japanese car, used to come top of the car version of the survey almost every year.
However, that did not stop people from buying BMW, Mercs etc...
Google snags patent on price discrimination
They got a patent on supply & demand?
Hold the chips: Apple axes Samsung RAM order for iPhone 5
Re: Smartphone/touch screen history
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So before the first introduction of transistor radio, you don't think people were thinking about how to improve the size & quality of radio? So when Texas Instrument made the first transistor radio then Sony should be prevented from making & improving on transistor radio?
All this shows, e.g. w.r.t radio & HCI, is that some company will get to the next stage of evolution first.
But they all 'borrowed' from previous generations of products/technologies.
Nokia had developer guidelines & patterns for their phones before Apple had an iPod let alone an iPhone.
All companies/people play to their strengths.
New Nokia Lumia mobes fail to inspire investors
Re: Lumia + stock Android?
That would admits defeat, better to keep banging the head against the wall.
Re: Pretty sure this entirely misses the point
Nokia has been in the phone business for a very long time, not some Johnny come lately like Apple.
They know how to work those carriers.
Simple fact is no punters want their gears. The carriers know it.
Apple eyes $$$ iDevice adapter bonanza
All the fanbois shout altogether now ... FRAGMENTATION!!!
Nokia Asha 311 budget smartphone review
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It's for the anti iOS & Android boys!
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January 23, 2013
Free to Eat, or Not
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A funny thing happened to me recently. One of the sound-and-light people at the church where I pastor (a real character!) heard me teach on the subject of freedom. A couple of weeks later he pulled a gag on me. With an impish grin he said, "You had a birthday recently, didn't you?" I nodded yes. He said, "You're originally from Texas, right?" By now I knew I was in for something! "Yep," I answered. He said, "Well, I have something for you." He put a small can in my hand about the size of a can of snuff. It was a can of armadillo meat. I groaned. The label read, "Pure Texas Armadillo---sun-dried and road-tenderized." The ingredients were printed on the other side: "Pure sun-dried armadillo, run over by a log truck three miles south of Pollok, Texas. Not over 20 percent hair and gravel. May contain foreign matter."
He told me that since I was such a believer in grace, I was free to eat it. I thought, Whoa! This will gag a maggot! My point? Because of grace, my friend can eat armadillo and I can eat armadillo. It's okay. It's fine if he wishes to, but it so happens that God has led me not to eat armadillo. (It's that "foreign matter" that concerns me.) But if you want to eat armadillo, that's great! Personally, I have my own personal list of dietary don'ts (which includes armadillo). You may not have that on your list, so in good Texas fashion, "git at it." I promise, I will not slander you or judge you as you munch on all that hair and gravel.
What in the world is all this about? Let me give it to you straight. Don't give me your personal list of dos and don'ts to live by! And you can count on this: I will never give you my personal list of dos and don'ts to follow! Being free means you have no reason whatsoever to agree with my personal list; nor should you slander me because it isn't exactly like yours. That is one of the ways Christians can live in harmony. It is called living by grace, and it is the only way to fly.
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Will make some noises and then allow the whole issue to drift. Nothing will happen.Answered by Venkateswaraswamy Swarna, 31 May '09 12:55 pm
What has UN really done in the past? Massacres had been there in Iraq. And UN did not react at all when the operation was going on. The common Tamil civilians (around 20,000 according to unofficial sources) have already lost their lives. I do not expect anything.Answered by Biswaroop Ghosh, 31 May '09 12:57 pm
LTTE are not civilians, it's a srilankan separatist terrorist organisation. UN chief has already visited Srilanka and took first hand survey. Only UK making noise because they are the main funding agency of LTTE who believe in devide and rue policy but their policies are now shunned by Obama. Devoid of support UK will be singularly outnumbered and protest will die down natural death. Now it's the responsibility of UN to provide breathing space for Lankan govt for upliftment of Tamils and Tamil areas at par with local buddhist population.Answered by Chinna, 31 May '09 01:01 pm
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Will make some noises and then allow the whole issue to drift. Nothing will happen.Answered by Quest, 06 Sep '13 09:12 am
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In its current initiative on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has described the abuse of tax treaties as "one of the most important" concerns. Among various measures included in a recent Public Discussion Draft, the OECD recommends specific limitation of benefit (LOB) provisions in tax treaties, as well as more general anti-abuse rules designed to backstop these more specific rules.
In Canada, tax authorities have unsuccessfully challenged tax treaty shopping through the domestic general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) and the treaty-based concept of beneficial ownership. In response to judicial defeats, the federal government's 2014 Budget proposed to introduce a domestic anti-avoidance rule that would apply to all tax treaties, and generally disallow tax treaty benefits to any person "if it is reasonable to conclude that one of the main purposes for undertaking a transaction or a series of transactions or events, that results in the benefit was for the person to obtain the benefit." This presentation will evaluate this response to tax treaty shopping, in light of experience in Canada and other countries.
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the young years were fun. I could get into the dirt, rough tumble, pew pew pew, pre testosterone years. honestly, it made me wish I would have had a brother growing up.
but now... now the teen years (almost 16 and 17) .
what used to be my fun loving, mommy kisses cure anything, sweet boys have been showing bouts of moodiness and general butthole-iness.
with dd, we got lucky. she didn't turn into a teenager until she was over 20 and out of the house. during her actual teen years there was of course typical teen drama and attitudes, but she would cry, vent, talk about it then be over it. an easy formula to follow.
boys are different. yes?
out of nowhere they get moody, stoic and/or pissy. I have NO idea why. they don't talk. I've tried. they used to, but now it seems I'm no longer a confidant, but a big ole interloping momma that knows nothing. I assure them that I'm here for them and get eye rolls in return when they're in that mode... what gives???
they're not misbehaving or breaking rules of the house/family, they're just .... ugh. I'd be more concerned if it was just one of them, but both??
they're, for the most part, still my silly sweet boys.. but when they're not, I'm not sure how to deal with them, or if I need to at all because this is "normal".
maybe it's my own perimenopausal hormone hide and seek? not quite sure what I'm asking other than is this par for the course for teen boys?
I wouldn't sweat it too much; boys recover a lot better than girls (just judging from my teenage years--I was also a dream but my sister--oy!) Unless it's something life threatening or criminal, I would just benignly ignore them-sort of a modified 180. I find that boys need validation from their moms, even if they are adamant that they don't want it.
It's the boy's cycle. AJ was the same exact way.
I often would ask myself what happened to the kid who didn't care who was near me when he kissed me? Oh, and the old "I KNOW, MOM!" statements. Totally exasperating, for sure.
About all I can offer you is that they come back around, and you'll be getting "Mommy?" out of them before you know it.
Boys + Moms = Agape Love.
AJ's MOM
"Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now - always." - Albert Schweitzer
Me: BW - Him: 200+ # tumor removed 7/09
DS - 31 - Yikes!
I feel your pain....trust me....I really, really do.
And when a teenage boy says "I need to talk about something" you freeze because it's like spotting the dodo bird and you don't want to scare it off. Teenage girls.. feral cats. They'll swipe at you before they run. But teenage boys might actually disappear if you don't handle the conversation *just.so*.
I have zero answers for you. My work here is done.
They have a choice: they can live in my new world, or they can die in their old one." Daenerys Targaryen
And when a teenage boy says "I need to talk about something" you freeze because it's like spotting the dodo bird and you don't want to scare it off.
Amen to that
If my son says this, I stop anything and everything I'm doing (even dying my hair) to listen to him because I know it's a very rare occurrence.
DS29 as a teenager was horrible. Rude mouth and the attitude to go with it.
DS15 pissy, moody, stoic. But, I do still get occasional hugs, kisses and ILY's. He's not a goner yet.
I see him around his high school football friends and he's all puffed up macho man and I'm a mere peasant.
It'll get better, really.
If I try to ask how school/work/whatever was, I get a grunt that may or may not contain any vowels....or even worse - totally ignorance.
However, once in a blue moon - he will be chatty. All of a sudden it is like "AHA - there is my son"....then poof....gone....back to the grunting boy.
I can see that oh shit look on their faces when I get them corralled in a meaningful conversation. they've mapped out all the closest exits and can maneuver out of it like a lab rat conditioned to push the cocaine button at the end of a maze.
guess I can put out of mind the idea of secretly putting my hormone cream on them while they sleep... that's all I need, moody boys that don't know why they have a need to watch secrets of the ya ya sisterhood.
(signed) sisoon, who may have some more growing up to do
What in heaven's name does a 15-18 year old boy have to say to his mom?
that's just it sisoon... I don't know what it is that throws them into that moody state. I worry.
And what could she possibly say to him that would help?
don't know. but at least I'd be relieved that it wasn't anything earth shattering (where a parent needed to intervene) and that I could assure them that what they're going through was normal.
like I said, I don't know about teen boys and how they work on the inside. maybe they don't need my shoulder or ear, but if that's normal, then I'm good with that.
I totally understand.
Hang in there...this has to end eventually.
(doesn't it?)
Enjoying this chapter in my life.
Learning that being alone does not mean being lonely.
Discovering that where I've been is not as important as where I'm going.
Try doing something together while you talk. So that you are washing the car, or driving, or playing a game or something. That way they don't have to JUST talk or look at you while they are doing it.
Haha - I, too, was going to recommend exactly this! In my experience, it really helps if the focus is ostensibly on something other than all that frightening airy-fairy emotional/feelings stuff.
Oh and I would also recommend the 'Zits' comic strip. :-)
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And what could she possibly say to him that would help?
WHAT???? You mean he was not faking being flabbergasted when I said it was important to know how to put on a condom correctly and I could buy some bananas and condoms if he wanted me to show him????
If I want to say something that NEEDS to be heard, I always make sure he is a captive audience. As in, we are in the car and I am driving. They may APPEAR not to be listening but they are.
If I want to say something that NEEDS to be heard, I always make sure he is a captive audience. As in, we are in the car and I am driving. They may APPEAR not to be listening but they are.
I can relate to this, but I adore boys, God was right not to give me girls, I would have had NO idea what to do with their hair...
Mine were polar opposites in all ways. DS#1 was moody and non-communicative. "Fine" was his go to word. He would occasionally seek me out at odd hours and I would make sure I was available. DS#2 argued with me about absolutely EVERYTHING. I am still unsure how I/we survived his upbringing. We bonded over the adoption of 2 stray cats.
And yes, I did the whole condom/banana/RESPECT FOR WOMEN speech at the kitchen table to a captive audience. They were mortified.
Early days, I brought home anatomically correct dolls, because DS#2 wanted to know why ladies have to sit down when they pee. He was convinced that ladies must have their penis in the back. I used that opportunity to inform both of them. He also used to ask me questions in wonderfully embarrassing places, like, the mall, as we were walking past the ladies lingerie. "Mom, why does my penis get really hard when we are walking past this part of the store, and what should I do about it?" DS#1 was mortified...I told him he was perfectly normal and he should ask his father...
Despite some rocky days, both are amazing men, loving and smart. I am supremely grateful for both of them.
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My 22 year old called last night and talked for 48 minutes. I was trying to meet a deadline and really didn't have time to talk. I just had to remind myself of the teen years when he had nothing to say
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They may APPEAR not to be listening but they are.
Absolutely this!! Boy, the birds and the bees one-sided conversations (are they really conversations? - maybe lectures would be better) are a perfect example of that. My DS would just turn red and bury his face in his arms and grunt if I asked if he had any questions or concerns. Since I could never get any confirmation that he actually got what I was desperately trying to tell him, I bought him a book. Illustrated with lifelike drawings of boys and girls and men and women and body parts and condoms and all that stuff. It was really very well done. That book was never seen in public again, but I know for a fact that he and all his buddies read it cover to cover. They and their parents all owe me for making sure none of them had babies in their teens. I'm hoping no STDs either, but I'm not asking that question!
Now that DS is over 30 (holy crap), it's hilarious to hear him say things that I know I said to him a million times over when he was a teen. Proof positive that he was listening!
Hang in there!!
Just a couple of weeks ago I told DS17 that he needed to move out and be on his own because he so obviously knows everything. There isn't a thing we, as parents, can teach him anymore and he doesn't need our guidance or stupid rules. He has the world by its tail and never ever in anyone's life are you so effen' sure you know everything that needs to be known than when you are 17 years old!
"Oh, why do my actions have consequences?" ~ Homer Simpson
"She knew my one weakness: That I'm weak!" ~ Homer Simpson
Remember that Bill Cosby joke about what a man wants when he gets home from work?
When you get the eyeroll; "MO-om! Do we have to talk now?"
In large part, dealing with all the changes they're facing (the 'work' of being a teen), they need decompression.
As in: no pressure.
Think of how the 180 works.
Modify it. Go away from 'having to talk' to just spending simple time together.
The more innocuous the better.
What can you think of doing together - where you're not having to do anything? (& definitely not having to, you know, talk :::shudder:::)
Time. Just being together.
Let them come out of themselves at their own rate.
Even though you may want to jump on every little thing that peeks out, analyze it, fix it, etc...
Try to resist that.
Be patient. Silent hugs work wonders.
You know how girls act around 12-13 years old? That's how boys act around 15-17 years old, in terms of attitude, moodiness, etc. I guess we mature slower than girls.
It's just a phase, and it will pass before you know it.
ETA: Great advice from jjct!
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They say the male brain matures at 25. Believe me I am counting the days as my DS21 and DS23 approach that milestone. DD27 had teen drama and ugliness for HS and University years...but not the kind of stuff that had me wonder if she would ever be able to be self-sufficient. The boys, I don't know how they'll ever be able to be self-sufficient (and the older one is engaged...hopefully won't set a wedding date until he matures).
Parenting is the most difficult job in the world. I've seen WONDERFUL parents still have kids who treat them like crap.
The good news is that generally they do grow up and hopefully apologize...my daughter has apologized for her teen angst that she took out on me.
Seems from the amount of responses...you are not alone.
Hormones are a factor in boys more than I had thought. And they do listen while appearing unconscious. Side-by-side non eye contact conversations work well too. Like while driving in the car. They feel less threatened.
We kept them busy. Busy=tired=much happiness in the house.
ETA:we have a sarcastic wall poster which advises them to move out at age 15 while they still know absolutely everything about everything.
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The "MasterChef" finalist who was arrested after getting into a violent, bizarre encounter with cops ... has a history of criminal behavior ... including a previous arrest.
TMZ broke the story ... Josh Marks was popped by cops in Chicago last week after he allegedly punched a cop and tried to steal his gun. It took 5 cops to finally subdue the 7-foot-2 giant, after using pepper spray and batons. Once in custody cops say Marks claimed he was God.
Marks' lawyer told TMZ afterwards, doctors are evaluating the chef for a mental illness, arguing he wasn't in his right mind when the alleged attack went down.
Now we've learned this isn't the first time Marks has had a run in with the law.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Marks was arrested in June for trespassing in a Chicago condo complex -- after allegedly sneaking in on numerous occasions and bizarrely telling residents he lived there. He DID NOT.
At the time, the building sent a WARNING to residents to be on the lookout for a "very tall" African-American man, who "enters the building by catching the door." They were told to call 911. The case is still pending.
As for the assault case, Marks has been charged with two felonies and faces 14 years in prison.
Clearly he is ill. Hope he gets help so he doesnt hurt others or himself. Sad
if obama had a blak son he wood look and behave like this guy
It's racism.
The arresting officers of the most recent event deserve a heck of a lot of respect...I can't imagine --what with the usual out come we hear about-- that this man was not killed outright. Major props officers!
So again, this first arrest also showed signs of a mental illness since he wasn't hurting anyone and was claiming to live there. You make it sound like he's obviously had trouble with the law verses he's obviously shown signs of mental illness before. Hope this guy gets some help and isn't just shuttle to prison. Stories like this are sad in that they really show how differently some are treated compared to others, and how unfair the system really can be.
that's odd. he doesn't look like the kind of guy who would have a criminal history...
fame will do that to you!!... Poor guy!
I now automatically assume all reality television contestants have a mental problem.
Another black guy arrested who made it to the finals???
Get me Reverend Al.
This is clearly racially motivated.
BTW: Where's the TMZ story about Tawana Brawley?
Food for thought: reality TV needs to do more thorough background checks.
Once you start making money you go back to your previous addictions that you couldn't afford when you were broke. In this case it seems like meth.
I feel bad for him, hopefully he gets the help he needs. He seemed like such a nice guy on the show and could cook his butt off.
where is Friday's episode?
My G.I. Joe doll from the 1970's looks exactly like this guy in the picture. Mabye if I have time this weekend I will put a chef's hat on the doll as a way of showing solidarity.