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What museum is this? My oldest has been fascinated with Greek and Roman history as he's learned about both in Social Studies and has been reading the Percy Jackson series.
Quote from: Piratelvr1121 on March 31, 2013, 09:27:30 PMWhat museum is this? My oldest has been fascinated with Greek and Roman history as he's learned about both in Social Studies and has been reading the Percy Jackson series.Have you seen these ? http://www.touregypt.net/museum/ http://www.villa-rustica.de/tour/toure.htmlI found them while doing course work and thought of your post.
Re microwaves: my peeve is when someone is microwaving a frozen meal and follows the directions to the absolute letter, even when there's a long lineup behind her. "Microwave three minutes, pause, stir, rotate, microwave two more minutes, let sit for a minute, microwave 30 more seconds." Really? We're not talking cordon bleu cuisine here. Your meal will be just fine if you give it slightly less time.
Good point, ladyknight. Our microwaves at work aren't the best or the newest, true.We used to have someone at our office who microwaved a certain meal at least once a week, and it smelled HORRIBLE. The closest I can come to describing it was "ammonia". I have no idea what it was, but ye gods, it was vile. I was glad when she left for another job.
I am convinced that they must put heroin or something else addictive in cat food. EVERY critter seems to love the stuff. When we'd feed the cats every animal would try and get to their feeder. Dogs, peafowl, chickens, geese, possums, bunnies and even ponies were caught at one time or another trying to access the cat food. And yes, everybody else was getting their proper food.
Once during a job I got quite addicted to Marie Callender's chicken pot pies and the small ones would still take about 5 minutes to cook so I'd go in early so I wouldn't be taking up the microwave for 5 minutes while people were waiting around but then the smell would permeate the office. No one complained but I always heard "What is that delicious smell?" Every single day, and it was the same smell, and comment was coming from the same woman. I told her every time "Chicken pot pie"Once she asked and didn't even stick around to hear the answer. I couldn't help myself and started singing softly to myself "It's priest...try a little priest..."
I trend toward the assertive and some of these stories just get my blood boiling! In the circumstance of the shopping cart, I understand wanted to avoid an altercation, but depending on logistics I would have physically moved her cart out of the way with a smile. "No thanks, I'll just move this for you."
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Boise, Idaho • Idaho residents who competed in the Boston Marathon say there is no way to compare the shock and horror caused by the bomb blasts Monday that killed three people and left another 150 injured at the race's finish line.
Cindy Fazzio, 54, of Kuna, was one of 90 Idaho residents who competed in the storied race and, like all the other Gem State runners, was not hurt in the explosions.
Fazzio said she finished the race 15 minutes before the blasts and was standing about 200 yards away. The first explosion caused surprise; but the second left no doubt something profound was happening.
"It was, honestly, like a movie," Fazzio said. "Everyone's legs hurt after running the marathon, but after it happened, everyone was still able to run as fast as they could away from it."
For Nampa marathoner Zachary Dwello, running in his first Boston Marathon, the shock of the first explosion was soon replaced with concern about his father-in-law who was nearing the finish line.
"I heard a really loud boom and a rumble. You could literally feel the ground shake beneath you," said Dwello, a middle school vice principal at Nampa Christian Schools, who said he was standing more than a block away.
"Then I was really worried at that point because I couldn't get a hold of him," he said.
"I just had to pray and hope that he was OK."
Two bombs blew up seconds apart at the finish line of one of the world's most storied races, tearing off limbs and leaving the streets spattered with blood and strewn with broken glass. Three people were killed, including an 8-year-old boy, and more than 170 were wounded.
Federal investigators said no one has claimed responsibility for the violence at a race in which more than 23,000 competed.
Michael Ehredt, 52, of Hope, was among the Idaho residents who made ran the 26.2-mile course and had crossed the finish line when he ran into a friend. Ehredt credits his companion for encouraging him to change out of his wet clothes indoors rather than a corral closer to the location of the first bomb.
"It was all so surreal," said Ehredt. "After I changed, we walked down to the barricade near the finish line, and when we were about a block away, the bomb went off. It was really strange, but everyone was on top of it right away."
For some runners like Rachael Bickerton, of Boise, the act of violence is reason enough to run another Boston Marathon.
"As I was crossing the finish line, I was thinking, 'I'm never going to do this again,'" said Bickerton. "Now, because of this, I may do it again. Boston doesn't deserve this. The streets are just lined with people cheering you. It's the most amazing atmosphere."

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It's still only a phone
Larry the Free Software Guy — who, when the occasion arises, always leads off his blog in the third person, rather than to just say "I" since that would be too easy — was about to write about another topic this time around. I owe Jeff Hoogland a blog item on Bodhi Linux, which I tried and liked (more in a later item), as well as the original topic of this missive, which was my take on the new and, um, improved desktop environments in Natty Narwhal and Fedora 15 which are getting a lot of play lately. More on this in another blog, too.
But yesterday I got sidetracked. Blame Android.
Recent history: Kyoko dropped her HTC G2 twice and it went a little loopy, so off to somewhere in Pennsylvania it went for a few days. Meanwhile, I gave her my unlocked Palm Pre 2 to use while it was being repaired and she has taken a liking to it. So we switched phones and I got the HTC when it was returned. As it turned out, rather than blogging, I spent yesterday getting used to my new phone with Android.
I like Android. I mean, I really like it. While I was starting to warm up to WebOS and while I think the HP offering has much in the way of potential, Android is just head and shoulders over WebOS. It is just a great OS for the hardware it's running on.
This is where the love affair comes to a screeching halt. No matter how great it is, it's on a phone. It's running on hand-held hardware which, when looking at it, is still only a phone, when all is said and done.
I know it does a lot of other stuff. Let me explain why I say this, and I'd gladly plead "guilty" to the fact that this is purely generational.
Doing things with the HTC yesterday — calling, texting, checking out the GPS (a very, very cool feature) — was thrilling and filled with "hey, look at this" moments. However, it appears for what I would use the HTC for — primarily using it as a phone and possibily an occasional text message — leaves much of Android's abilities on the bench, so to speak.
Not only this, it begs the question: Why would I use Gmail or Facebook on such a small screen? Is surfing the Web really a viable option on hardware like the Palm Pre 2 or the HTC? I mean, you can do it, with a lot of pinching and expanding of the screen, but how efficient and logical is that? Do you really need to be that connected?
For all the cool things the HTC G2 does, and for all the cool things that Android does for it (and, again, the GPS is really cool), it is still only a phone. I'll keep connecting with the wider Internet with the laptop and desktop, thank you.
(Fedora ambassador Larry Cafiero runs Redwood Digital Research in Felton, California, and is an associate member of the Free Software Foundation. He is also one of the founders of the Lindependence Project.)


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LOS ANGELES - A large winter storm in the western Pacific Ocean could cause some dangerous conditions along Southern California beaches this weekend.
Ocean swells were at 3-5 feet in height this morning, but should grow to 8 feet Sunday, the National Weather Service said in a statement.
Large swells with 24-second intervals should arrive today, the NWS said, while a slight Santa Ana condition will minimize chop in Santa Monica Bay.
That combination could mean large, but infrequent, breakers will suddenly appear and soak dry sand, the NWS said. Beaches and jetties with western exposures are particularly at risk for a sudden run-up.
That means strong "surging-type conditions" with six-foot waves are possible.
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I bought the 2012 model and i heard there havent been any changes in the 2013's model. This ski is really good for learning new tricks (specially on rails) its light and flexible. That makes it the best ski to play around (do butters and nollies and stuff) it does a good job on the slopes. Not a great ski for downhill or powder. At high speeds it wables and makes you feel insecure. In really fresh sugary powder thi ski works great.. But if the snow is a bit heavy its hard to ski. I highly recomend this ski for anyone who likes to play and go switch all the time and wants to learn lots of new tricks. Btw: the graphics are awesome
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Great skis for an intermediate rider looking to bump his level up to advanced. Smooth ride, grip to snow, responsive, buttery/flexible,and all around great for any type of skiing. Whether its park, moguls, powder or trees, these skis will rip through them without problem. I did notice at the end of the year after riding hard and using them fully it had a decent size chunk taken out of the side. I had a friend who had is for two weeks when he noticed that the tip of one was starting to split, hit a jump landed tips down and split it about five inch's. Never had this problem and hope not to.
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The Alarmingly Specific Comic Book Ratings You Won't Be Seeing
This week, DC Comics announcd that they were no longer going to be abiding by the Comics Code Authority. Instead, they'll be doing something similar to what Marvel quietly did a few years back, instituting their own in-house system with ratings like T (for teens), T+ (for older teens) and that ol' standby, M (for mature).
Yes, finally, after 57 years of mandatory censorship, DC will finally be able to explore previously unprintable subjects like rape, extreme violence, sexual content, erectile dysfunction, drug use, urophilia, and of course, zombies. And it's about time, too. The Code was seriously holding them back.


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Japanese scratching their heads over fungus that is killing judo
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They are among the most famous fighters in the world, renowned for their discipline, speed and toughness. Now Japans martial artists are being laid low by an epidemic that is inflicting them with itching, disfigurement and baldness.
Doctors and officials say the sport of judo is facing ruin because of an infectious skin fungus spreading through clubs across Japan. It is passed from one participant to another during the grappling that is at the heart of the sport.
Practitioners of Western-style wrestling and the ancient sport of sumo have also been afflicted by Trichophyton tonsurans, a skin-eating fungus similar to athletes foot. So concerned is the sports governing body, the All Japan Judo Federation, that it commissioned research to gauge the extent of the problem.
It revealed that almost one third of judo clubs and half of all high-school judo teams have been struck by the fungus, which is highly infectious and difficult to treat. Its symptoms include patches of redness on the neck, face and upper body, which are often itchy and swollen.
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The fungus most often affects the scalp, sometimes causing patches of skin to flake off, but often displaying few obvious symptoms in the early stages. Left untreated the fungus can enter the hair follicles, causing loss of hair. Treatment consists of a three-month course of drugs.
The prospect of fungus-infested Olympians or sumo wrestlers deprived of their famous topknots has caused wide disquiet. The federation has become worried about the situation, said Seitaro Hiruma, a professor of dermatology at Juntendo University, Tokyo, who carried out the research.
Now they are saying that if they leave this infection unchecked it will ruin Japanese judo. In a letter to judo clubs across the country the federation pleaded with judoka, as judo practitioners are called, to take part in the survey. If this infection spreads it may harm the image of judo and cant but contribute to the decline of the sport, the letter read. So please cooperate with this research. The contagion is a side-effect of the great success of judo and its growing internationalisation since it became an Olympic Sport in the 1964 Tokyo Games. Professor Hiruma said that Trichophyton tonsurans originated in Latin America. The infection started in America in 1960s after the revolution in Cuba when lots of refugees moved into US, he said. Wrestlers brought it into Europe and the infection spread among the wrestling population. In Japan the number of wrestlers is small 50,000 compared with 500,000 judoka. Japanese judo athletes got infected in Europe and brought it back to Japan.
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- Sumo wrestlers are expected to grow their hair long and fix it in a topknot similar to that worn by samurai during the Edo period. Yokozuna Tochigiyama, one of Japans most successful sumo wrestlers, retired in his prime in 1925 as he did not have enough hair
- Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe was asked by a journalist why he had cut all his hair off. The superstitious footballer replied: I had to, I only ever seem to get injured when I have longer hair
- In the 1998 World Cup the Romanian team emerged for their match against Tunisia with bleached hair. The decision had been made to reverse a curse placed on the team by the Romanian Orthodox Church
- In Ancient Greece Olympic wrestlers were among the only men, besides slaves, to keep their hair short to keep their opponents from grabbing it during a bout
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The Japanese people are some of the wisest people on the planet in controlling bacteria, fungus, It would help if the wrestlers, were drinking and bathing in " Wellness Filter " water.
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Kuşadası TV, July 14, 2008
Adnan Oktar: As a starting point we should cancel the obligation of passport and visa among Turkish and Muslim countries. People should be able to come and go as they please. Trade and commerce should be free as it can be. This is so in the E.U, so why should not be so in the Turkish Islamic Union? In the E.U people can go and reside in any country they want, without the need for a passport and visa. So why can't we do that as brothers and sisters? There is no reason not to. It can happen. THE COUNTRIES OF THE TURKISH ISLAMIC UNION ARE THE COUNTRIES WITH THE BEST SCENERY, THE BEST GEOGRAPHY AND ALSO THE RICHEST MINERAL RESOURCES. THE RICHEST PETROLEUM RESERVES ARE ALSO IN THESE COUNTRIES. SO WE HAVE FLOUR, OIL AND SUGAR. WE ONLY NEED TO MAKE THE CAKE. This is the common will of the Turkish people
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Erdogan, the Prime Minister of Turkey, said: "The Islamic World is self-sufficient…Turkey has power and it can convey this power to the Islamic World."


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'"It's not a game that I'm overly looking forward to," Grier said Friday. "It's tough to play against some of your friends, battle and do the things you need to do. It was the same way for me when Buffalo came here a few years back. It wasn't an easy game. Same thing when I went back to Edmonton. It's not an easy thing to do."'
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The 50 greatest westerns
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1953's 'The Naked Spur', in which a counter-cast Jimmy Stewart plays the leading ma, usually tops any list of Anthony Mann's westerns. But we've gone for this stranger, earlier work, not only for its distinctive roundelay structure, but in recognition of its utter pessimism towards the notion that guns and gunplay stand as the last bastion of honour and justice in the Old West.
Though Stewart is on splendidly prickly form as stubborn bounty hunter-by-proxy Lin McAdam, the real star of the film is a limited-run Winchester repeater rifle that he manages to win in a Dodge City competition of stunt shooting. His vicious competitor, 'Dutch Henry' Brown (Stephen McNally), subsequently mugs him and relieves him of the phallic firearm as he's leaving town, revealing to us that Lin and his faithful cohort 'High-Spade' Frankie Wilson (Millard Mitchell) are actually on the trail of this dastardly killer, for reasons that remain cloudy until the shocking final moments.
While Mann expertly switches back and forth between the unpredictable progress of his two protagonists, his real interest is the fate of the rifle, as it falls in and out of the hands of a hustling bar owner, a mob of belligerent Indians and eventually the violent outlaw 'Waco' Johnnie Dean (Dan Duryea). It seems that anyone who succumbs to the charms of this gorgeously crafted firearm ends up in a pine box, and in that sense the film can perhaps be read as a brittle parable about the futility of resorting to arms as a shortcut to peace. Nuclear warhead owners, take note. DJ


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Gary Clark Jr. to join Rolling Stones again
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Gary Clark Jr. is going for the hat trick when it comes to guest appearances with the Rolling Stones.
The Texas blues guitarist and singer is set to take the stage during the iconic rockers' concert at Boston's TD Garden on Wednesday. The gig will be Clark's third performance with the Stones after playing the role of "special guest" at two of their concerts back in December.
Other guests who have joined Mick Jagger and company on their "50 and Counting" tour include Arcade Fire's Win Butler, Dave Grohl, Tom Waits, Taylor Swift, and more.


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NY Times uncritically reported Bush's misleading claim that proposed budget doesn't raise taxes
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In a February 6 article detailing the Bush administration's Fiscal Year 2008 budget, The New York Times reported President Bush's claim that the spending plan "would wipe out the deficit in five years without raising taxes." In fact, the White House's prediction that the budget will reach balance in 2012 rests on the assumption that Congress will stop raising the exemption level of the alternative minimum tax (AMT) -- an increase that the Bush administration proposed be passed again for FY 2008. Without a continuation of this temporary fix, the AMT would increase the income taxes of millions of middle-class Americans in the years to come. While the Bush administration has often stated that a refusal to extend a temporary tax cut would constitute a tax increase, and the Times has previously referred to the AMT as a "giant undeclared tax increase," the February 6 article failed to note that Bush's budget projections rely on the greater tax revenues that would be collected if the AMT fix is not extended.
From the Times article, headlined "Bush Releases Budget Aimed to Erase Deficit":
President Bush unveiled a $2.9 trillion budget on Monday that he said would wipe out the deficit in five years without raising taxes, setting up a clash with the Democratic-run Congress and charting a course for Republicans to continue his policies long after he leaves office.
Speaking to reporters after meeting with the cabinet, the president said, "We have proven, and I strongly believe Congress needs to listen to, a budget which has no tax increase, and a budget, because of fiscal discipline, that can be balanced in five years."
The article went on to quote a GOP memo urging Republicans on Capitol Hill to emphasize their efforts to "balance the budget without raising taxes":
In an internal party strategy memorandum circulated on Capitol Hill, a senior Republican aide wrote that the budget "gives us a huge (and rare, given our new status) opportunity to get a jump on the Democrats and stay on the offensive for weeks to come."
The memorandum continued, "Our message will be one that repeatedly challenges the Democrats to rein in federal spending and balance the budget without raising taxes on the American people."
But at no point in the lengthy article did the Times note that Bush's current projection of a balanced budget in 2012 assumes that, in the years between, millions of Americans would pay more in taxes as a result of the AMT.
Enacted in 1970, the AMT was originally designed to keep wealthy individuals from using loopholes and shelters to pay little or no income taxes. But because the AMT's exemption level is not indexed for inflation it has in recent years threatened to affect an increasing number of middle-income taxpayers, as Robert Kuttner explained in an April 7, 2005, American Prospect article:
[N]ow, due to inflation coupled with administration tax policies, the AMT is hitting millions of ordinary families, many earning well under $100,000 a year. Within five years, 37 percent of people earning between $50,000 and $75,000 and 73 percent of those with incomes between $75,000 and $100,000 will pay the AMT, compared with less than 3 percent three years ago. Nearly all families earning over $100,000 will pay it, according to a Brookings Institution study.
In recent years, Congress has spared many middle-class taxpayers from the AMT by passing temporary patches that have raised the exemption level at the cost of tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue. The Bush administration's new budget proposes yet another one-year patch. But the administration's long-term projections -- in which the deficit turns to surplus in 2012 -- assume that beyond FY 2008 the government will receive an increasing amount of revenue from the AMT as it affects more and more taxpayers.
The Bush administration has previously argued that a refusal to extend tax cuts represents a tax increase. For instance, in a September 21, 2006, speech, Bush warned the audience that if the Democrats gained control of Congress in the midterm elections they would not extend his tax cuts and therefore "raise your taxes":
BUSH: They may not call it a tax increase. They may want you to think something different. But if they don't extend the tax cuts that are set to expire, the working people, the small business owners, those that are struggling to put food on the table for their families, the taxes are going to go up.
Now, they're going to say -- they may not tell you they're going to raise your taxes. They're just going to say they're just going to let the tax relief expire. That's like a boss who came in and said, you know something, I'm going to let your last pay raise expire. We're not going to let it happen.
Additionally, in an April 10, 2005, article, Times reporter Edmund L. Andrews described the AMT as a "giant undeclared tax increase":
Cynics have long predicted that the Bush administration, plagued by budget deficits, will eventually start raising taxes. But now it is becoming clear how it would do so: the alternative minimum tax.
Baffling in its complexity and often bizarre in its impact, the alternative minimum tax is a giant undeclared tax increase that will ensnare tens of millions of moderate-income families in the next several years.
In contrast to the Times, numerous other print outlets noted the White House's budget gimmickry.
From a February 5 McClatchy Newspapers article:
For several years, Congress has avoided the AMT's impact on middle-class families by passing one-year patches. Bush's budget assumes no more patches after the 2008 tax year. He also assumes that new revenues from the AMT will help him balance the budget by 2012. Congress is unlikely to go along, however.
The president takes a pass on how he thinks the AMT issue will be resolved. With each passing year it would rake in more revenues for the Treasury if left unfixed -- $93 billion by 2012, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
From a February 6 Associated Press article:
Democrats, however, charged that the president is able to produce a surplus only on paper by using overly optimistic assumptions about how much revenue the economy will generate over the next five years and by leaving out expensive items such as further war costs after 2009 or providing money beyond this year to fix the alternative minimum tax so that it doesn't hit millions of middle-income taxpayers.
From a February 6 Los Angeles Times article:
Under the president's scenario, the deficit would remain virtually unchanged next year at $239 billion, then decline every year until 2012, when it would record a small surplus.
But that surplus develops only because the administration does not include the budgetary effects of waging the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, nor of shielding middle-income taxpayers from the alternative minimum tax.
From the February 6 Washington Post article:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) also criticized the president for allowing the alternative minimum tax to expand to millions of additional families by 2012, subjecting them to substantial tax increases. The tax was originally conceived as a way to ensure that wealthy Americans did not escape paying taxes.
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Five parts today.
Shanna Moakler showing off her body while filming her reality show in Hawaii.
Vanessa Williams was also spotted in a bikini over the weekend.
At the opposite end of the spectrum, the normally revealing Sofia Vergara was all covered during filming of Modern Family.
Scout Willis trying to look cool while wearing a dead animal.
Harvey Keitel and Fisher Stevens were at the same party with
David Blaine who made the fish disappear and
Padma Lakshmi appear. Or the fish could have just moved.
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Cyclothymic disorderCyclothymia
Cyclothymic disorder is a mild form of bipolar disorder (manic depressive illness) in which a person has mood swings over a period of years that go from mild depression to emotional highs.
The causes of cyclothymic disorder are unknown. Major depression, bipolar disorder, and cyclothymia often occur together in families. This suggests that these mood disorders share similar causes.
Cyclothymia usually begins early in life. It appears to be equally common in men and women.
- Episodes of hypomania (see: Bipolar disorder) and mild depression occur for at least 2 years (1 or more years in children and adolescents)
- Mood swings are less severe than in bipolar disorder ormajor depression
- Symptoms are persistent, with no more than 2 symptom-free months in a row
Exams and Tests
The diagnosis is usually based on yourmood history. Your health care providers may order blood and urine tests to rule out medical causes of mood swings.
Mood stabilizing medication, antidepressants, talk therapy, or some combination of these three therapies may be used to treat cyclothymic disorder.
Some of the more commonly used mood stabilizers are:
- Lithium. Lithium has been used for years in patients with bipolar disorder, and it may also help patients with cyclothymic disorder.
- Antiseizure drugs. Valproic acid (Depakote), carbamazepine (Tegretol), oxcarbazepine (Trileptal), and lamotrigine (Lamictal) are the most established mood stabilizing antiseizure drugs.
Some peoplewith cyclothymia may not respond to medications aswell as patients with bipolar disorder.
Support Groups
As with other illnesses, you can ease the stress of living with cyclothymia by joining a support group whose members share common experiences and problems.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Less than half of people with cyclothymic disorder will eventually develop bipolar disorder. In other people, cyclothymia will continue as a chronic condition or disappear with time.
Possible Complications
The condition can progress to bipolar disorder.
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call a mental health professional if you or a loved one has persistent alternating periods of depression and excitement that negatively affect work, school, or social life. Seek immediate help if you or a loved one is having thoughts of suicide.
McClellan J, Kowatch R, Findling RL; Work Group on Quality Issues. Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with bipolar disorder. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2007;46:107-125.
Tress AV, Smetana GW. Medical evaluation of patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy. N Engl J Med. 2009;360:1437-1444.
Review Date: 9/19/2012
Reviewed By: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc. David B. Merrill, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.


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Doug Cole joined Flagship Pioneering in 2001, and he focuses on life science investments. He came to Flagship with significant industry experience and a strong academic background. Doug holds an A.B. magna cum laude with High Distinction in English from Dartmouth College, where he was a senior fellow and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, where he was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha. He obtained post-graduate training in medicine at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD and in neurology at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA. In 1992, Doug was appointed instructor in neurology at Harvard Medical School and an assistant in neurology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He established a research program investigating the mechanistic basis of neuronal signaling events and plasticity in neuro-psychiatric disorders with the support of the NIH and several non-profit research foundations.
In 1996, Doug joined Cytotherapeutics, in Providence, RI. As medical director, he oversaw various research and clinical activities related to the company's cell-based therapeutic technologies. In 1997, he was appointed program executive at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., in Cambridge, MA, where he led a multidisciplinary program that conducted preclinical development through Phase II studies in tissue protection and repair, oversaw an international research collaboration, and was responsible for identifying strategic market and technology opportunities in multiple arenas.
At Flagship, Doug has led investments in Agios Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AGIO), Alvine Pharmaceuticals, Avedro, CombinatoRx (NASDAQ:ZLCS), Concert Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CNCE), Editas, Quanterix Corporation, Receptos (NASDAQ:RCPT), Seventh Sense Biosystems, and Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TTPH). He is a co-founder of Flagship portfolio companies Ensemble Therapeutics, Permeon Biologics, Moderna Therapeutics, and Syros Pharmaceuticals. He currently serves on the board of directors of Agios, Editas Medicine, Foghorn, Denali Therapeutics, Quanterix and TORQUE. He formerly served on the board of directors of Avedro, AVEO Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AVEO), CombinatoRx, Concert, CGI, Moderna, Morphotek, Receptos, Resolvyx, Selecta, Seventh Sense and Tetraphase.
Doug is a member of the scientific advisory board and the board of directors of the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation.


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At age 12, Emily Wren decided she wanted to become a construction worker. "I've always been fascinated by the process of creation and building things," she recalls, "and I have always liked being able to do things with my hands." She got her first taste of construction work in high school, renovating houses for Habitat for Humanity, the nonprofit organization that uses volunteers to build affordable housing for poor and homeless families.
Taking Math and Science and Making It Real
A summer internship at a cutting-edge technology firm introduced her to engineering, and Emily became intrigued with "the whole process of thinking of something in your mind or on paper and then being able to create it in real life." She discovered how intensely concrete and hands-on engineering was, and loved the "idea of taking math and science and making it real. I was never drawn to being a physics major or a math major, because engineering seemed so much more practical."
Helping Out in Times of Disaster
Majoring in civil engineering at Duke University provided Emily not only with lots of practical training but with some of the most moving experiences of her life. As a member of the student chapter of Engineers Without Borders, she was able "to see the hands-on benefits of what engineering could do for the lives of people around the world." Emily and four fellow students traveled to Banda Aceh, Indonesia, to help rebuild shrimp hatcheries in a village that had been destroyed after the disastrous December 2004 tsunami struck Asia.
The EWB team also traveled to Papua, Indonesia, where they developed a solution to prevent the erosion of a riverbank that had been endangering a nearby community. Back home, Emily and her classmates spent a spring break in New Orleans, clearing out houses destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
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In her senior year, Emily was considering various career options, when "out of the blue I got a couple of recruiting e-mails from top consulting firms." She then learned that businesses "heavily recruit engineers because of their strong analytical training . . . [businesses] realize the value of having someone who's been rigorously trained to think." She accepted a job with a global-strategy consulting firm, and says, "the easiest way to understand what we do is to think of any major decision a CEO would have to make—we would help him or her make that decision." In Emily's first year, she's worked on projects involving a health care company, a paper factory, and a charity. "For someone who is interested in a lot of different things and always looking for a change, it's a very attractive job to have."
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Engineering has been the ideal preparation for Emily's many pursuits, from helping people devastated by disaster to negotiating with Fortune 500 companies. She loves the perspective it's given her: "Engineering opens doors to all sorts of things because it teaches you a structured and objective way to think about the world, so that you understand first how things work, and then you can expand, improve, or fix them."
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Two Dead in Two Accidents, Shooting on North Side
A woman in her sixties is not expected to face charges after a gruesome accident on the south side this morning that left a man dead, 1200 WOAI news reports.
Police say the woman was driving down the 300 block of Frio City Road when she saw 'something laying in the street.'
The woman tried to avoid it but she struck what turned out to be a man.
He was actually wedged in the undercarriage of the woman's car and died a short time after EMS freed him.
Another accident killed a woman on the northeast side last night.
Police say Mary Ferguson, 59, was crossing the street near Thousand Oaks and Nacogdoches when she was hit by a car. No word on possible charges.
A shooting at an apartment complex on the city's north side this morning has left one man hospitalized in serious condition.
The man was found between two cars in the parking lot of the Aspen Heights Apartments complex off of Hausman Road about 2:30 this afternoon. He had told the deputies he had been shot, and was rushed to the hosptial. So far, there are no suspects.


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By Nick Patterson Herald Writer
EVERETT — The Everett AquaSox have had the fortune of receiving just about every college player the Seattle Mariners picked high in this year's amateur draft, with one notable exception. But it appears that exception is on his way, too.
Outfielder Austin Wilson, Seattle's second-round pick, is expected to join the Sox on Saturday, according to a source within the AquaSox.
The Mariners have not announced the signing of Wilson, but the source said it was "99.9 percent" likely Wilson would arrive Saturday.
Everett manager Rob Mummau wouldn't confirm Wilson's arrival, but did say, "I think there's a chance he might come here, but that's not official."
Wilson is a big, strong, fast and very talented prospect who measures in at a mammoth 6-foot-5 and 245 pounds. He was considered a potential first-round pick, but fell to the Mariners at 49th overall after an injury-plagued junior season at Stanford University that limited him to 31 games. In those 31 games, he batted .288 with five home runs and 26 RBI.
Wilson's imminent addition will round out an impressive haul from this year's draft for the Sox. Seattle picked five players from four-year colleges in the first seven rounds of the draft. Four of those — third baseman D.J. Peterson (first round), pitcher Ryan Horstman (fourth round), shortstop Jack Reinheimer (fifth round) and pitcher Tyler Olson (seventh round) — are already on Everett's roster. The Sox also have a high-profile name from the draft in 12th rounder Justin Seager, the younger brother of Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager.
All of which makes it an exciting time to be an AquaSox fan.
"I think it's really nice, being that we're so close to Seattle," Mummau said. "Some of the fans can come out and check out some of these guys. I think it's great for the community and the Seattle Mariners."
This is the second straight year Everett has been the primary beneficiary from the draft. Last year, the Mariners drafted six college players in the first 10 rounds, and all six began their professional careers in Everett. That included catcher Mike Zunino, who was picked third overall, had a monster month with the Sox and is now in the majors.
The past two seasons are a complete departure from the previous years since Jack Zduriencik was hired as Seattle's general manager in October of 2008. In the first three seasons under Zduriencik, Seattle drafted 20 players from four-year colleges in the first 10 rounds. Just five of those played for the Sox as the majority began their professional careers at higher levels.


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Best of luck to Team Kaobon's Paul Kelly for tonight. Flying the flag for the UK on what looks like a cracking card. I think he'll out strike and outwork O'Brien. Will be interesting to see how the rest of his game matches up and should be a corker!
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Clara Cook Andrews was a true Southern belle with her gracious, softspoken manners. She was often described as refreshing as a mint julep on a hot summer day.
But don't mistake her as a pushover because of her gentle nature.
"Mom was like steel wrapped in a velvet glove," said her daughter, Gayle Clock.
Clara, known as the Queen of Volunteerism in Long Beach during her more than 60 years working with nonprofit organizations, died Wednesday. She was 97.
Clara should be listed in Guinness World Records. It's hard to imagine anyone else topping her years of service.
In 1992 she received the coveted Woman of the Year award from the Rick Rackers, an auxiliary of the Assistance League of Long Beach. In 2008 she received the prestigious Helen D. Newcomb Award given to the member who best exemplifies the mission of the Junior League. She is an honorary and lifetime member of both organizations.
Clara was born in Hattiesburg, Miss., but moved with her family to New Orleans at age 6 months. The middle child in a family of five daughters, she loved growing up in New Orleans with the Mardi Gras and Southern culture.
"She was the perennial Southern debutante," her daughter said. "She used to say that no one should live their life without living some part of it in New Orleans."
She met Francis "Andy" Andrews, the love of her life, in an interesting manner. Andy lived in Pensacola, Fla. While Clara was visiting friends in Pensacola, they tried to arrange a blind date between the two.
Andy wanted nothing to do with a woman from New Orleans, so he told his friend to tell Clara that he had gone hunting. When Andy finally did meet Clara face to face, he asked her out. She responded: "Are you sure you wouldn't rather go hunting?"
Clara and Andy were married in January 1936, and had 72 wonderful years together until he died in 2008. Clara and Andy had two children, Gayle and Andy Jr.
The elder Andy joined the Navy to fight in World War II, and in 1947, the Andrews family moved to Long Beach. It was then that Clara got her first taste of volunteerism as PTA president at Los Cerritos Elementary School.
Here are just some of the highlights of Clara's resume: Executive director of the Community Volunteer office; administrator of the Children's Dental Health Clinic; executive director of the Long Beach Regional Arts Council (now the Arts Council of Long Beach); Red Cross board member; United Way chairperson; Long Beach Youth Home board member; vice president for the auxiliary at the Long Beach Children's Medical Clinic at Memorial Medical Center; Long Beach Chamber of Commerce leadership task force; and vice president of the Travelers Aid Society.
Clara's leadership skills are legendary.
"She had such a skill in getting people to do things," her daughter, Gayle, said. "She just loved being with people. When I was younger, she would drag me to teas and lunches. I would come home exhausted, and she would be euphoric."
Vickie Sullos remembers the day she, as Rick Rackers chair, and Marisa Autrey, editor of the Rick Racker Reporter, visited Clara at her home to inform her that she had been chosen as Rick Racker Woman of the Year.
"We carried an orchid plant and a bottle of champagne, traditional gifts given to the honoree," Sullos said. "Before we could say anything, and upon seeing us with goods in our arms, she immediately, in her humble and gracious way, went to get her checkbook to buy whatever we were selling. Of course, we finally blurted out the intent of our visit and opened the champagne."
Clara played bridge, worked in the Assistance League Thrift Shop, went to parties, meetings and events until about 2007 before she started slowing down. After all, she was only 93 then. She would have been 98 on Aug. 7.
Kathy Wade, incoming president of the Assistance League, remembers a poignant phone call she received from Clara in January.
"She was always so sweet. She called me dahling. She always calmed me down," Wade said. "In January she called me just to say she loved me. Then I found out she had called others to say the same thing. It was almost as if she knew something was going to happen to her."
In addition to her two children, Clara is survived by her sister, Jo Mary Thomason; four grandchildren; and five grandchildren.
Her sister, from whom she was inseparable to the point that some people thought they were twins, will be 100 in September.
A Celebration of Clara's Life will be held from 2-4 p.m. Monday at the Long Beach Yacht Club, 6201 E. Appian Way. In lieu of flowers, send donations to the Children's Dental Health Clinic, 455 E. Columbia St., Suite 32, Long Beach, CA 90806 or the Junior League of Long Beach, 3515 Linden Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807.
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Larry Noble, who served as general counsel at the FEC from 1987 to 2000, was involved in hiring and promoting Lerner.
But do you think the same amount of media resources would have been dedicated to combing through Lerner's emails as Palins?
"Sometimes stuff just happens," Lerner emailed the IRS techs in 2011 as they tried to salvage her hard drive.
Lerner was not about to give up his democratic hopes, for as he observed: "What we did once we can resume."
Republicans have been in a frenzy since realizing that the IRS was missing two years of Lerner emails.
She was still working in Lerner's in the spring and summer of 1953 or had she changed jobs?
Lerner's were drawn from the life in a little town in Bessarabia, the others are mostly Polish.
Lerner was satisfied with reproducing some of the best German plays in a Jewish garb.
The plays performed there are mainly the productions of Goldfaden, Lerner, and a few other writers of the older period.
Do you recall her working at a hosiery shop during this period of time rather than Lerner's?


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Paint the animal facial features of the candy mold cavities with melted candy; refrigerate until firm. Add candy to fill head portion of mold; refrigerate until firm. Fill mold 1/2 full with melted candy; add cookie and gently tap on counter to remove air bubbles. Refrigerate until firm. Unmold. Attach lollipop sticks to back of candies with melted candy; let set. Arrange in container as desired.


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HTC has unveiled HTC Explorer, which features a curved and compact design, a 3.2-inch HVGA touch screen and 3-megapixel camera. It also provides a web browsing experience with Adobe Flash support.
The HTC Explorer will be available across key markets in EMEA and Asia from the fourth quarter of 2011.
- Wireless broadband developments in Southeast Asia markets
As of 2013, the 10 ASEAN nations had a total of over 700 million mobile subscriptions, with the CAGR from 2003-2013 reaching 24%. This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the various mobile broadband markets in ASEAN and looks at the respective trends in 4G LTE development for those markets.
- 2015 global tablet demand forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report provides a 2015 forecast for the global tablet market and analyzes the strategies of key market players such as Google, Apple, Intel, and Microsoft.
- 2015 China smartphone panel trend forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the strategies of key China-based major panel makers BOE, Tianma and IVO for attacking the different market segments through technology and pricing, and their relationship to local vendors Huawei, Lenovo, ZTE, Xiaomi and Coolpad.


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Get an overview of this hotelFlagstaff motel in East Flagstaff with free breakfast and outdoor pool
Popular property highlights
Located in East Flagstaff, this motel is within 3 mi (5 km) of West of the Moon Gallery, Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra, and Flagstaff City Hall. Doris Harper White Community Playhouse and Bushmaster Park are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Property Features
Along with an outdoor pool, this motel has coffee/tea in a common area and a seasonal outdoor pool. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a business center, laundry facilities, and a 24-hour front desk.
Room Amenities
All 53 rooms provide conveniences like refrigerators and microwaves, plus free WiFi and TVs with cable channels. Other amenities available to guests include coffee makers, free local calls, and hair dryers.
Guest Highlights
- Good location
- Overall value of stay
- Helpful staff
- Clean guestrooms
- Comfy beds and overall room comfort
Howard Johnson Flagstaff I-40 Exit 198 E. Lucky Lane
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- Swimming pool
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. A business center is on site. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. This Flagstaff motel also offers an outdoor pool, coffee/tea in a common area, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- Free WiFi
- Free RV, bus, truck parking
- Computer station
- Total number of rooms - 53
- Number of floors - 2
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- 24-hour front desk
- Business center
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Express check-out
- Laundry facilities
- RV, bus, truck parking
- Free self parking
- Outdoor pool
- Outdoor seasonal pool
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, RV, bus, truck parking, Free RV, bus, truck parking
Room Amenities
- Free WiFi
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Premium TV channels
- Access via exterior corridors
- Air conditioning
- Free local calls
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Cable TV service
- Desk
- Television
- Iron/ironing board
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast each morning.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the motel include an outdoor pool.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10 per night.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available for USD 10 per night.
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 15.00 per pet, per night, plus a one-time cleaning fee of USD 100.00
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Optional extras
- Pet fee: USD 15.00 per pet, per night plus USD 100.00 one-time cleaning fee
- Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 10 per night
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 10 per night
Hotel Name
- Howard Johnson Flagstaff I-40 Exit 198 E. Lucky Lane
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The concrete industry has some work to do in promoting concrete homes built with insulating concrete forms (ICFs). However, producers in the Northwest are building a brand for ICF concrete homes as they begin to reap the rewards of a savvy 18-month professional marketing campaign for this construction method that is generating good industry and public response. The Washington Aggregate and Concrete Association (WACA) and Oregon Concrete and Aggregate Producers Association (OCAPA) promotion committees have driven the groups' combined effort to market ICFs through the 18-month-old Northwest Quality Construction Alliance (NWQCA).
NWQCA is a nonprofit, self-funding trade organization consisting of hundreds of concrete producers and other industry people, plus dozens of companies that sell pumps, cement, admixtures, fibers, fly ash, and ICFs. Producers who otherwise are regional competitors are working with other industry colleagues through NWQCA to increase ICF awareness.
In Washington, ICF distributors have increased from two to eight since the organization was founded. Scott Erickson, OCAPA promotional chairman and president of Keizer, Ore.'s Viesko Concrete, reports, "If somebody wanted to buy ICFs when this program started, they could have gone to only six people in the Northwest who had any experience building with them. Now there are 42 ICF contractors listed on NWQCA's Web site, and that list is growing."


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Vera Wang Spring 2014
"Artsy meets athletic," pronounced Vera Wang of her spring 2014 collection, "it's my version of 'Swoosh'!"
So in a Mondrian palette of black and white touched with strong blues, clear reds, and bright pale yellows, Vera thought about "the Tour de France, tennis, track and field," and brought her signature couture touches to sportswear tropes, like a jogger's mesh hooded blouson or an athlete's racerback shirt.
Perforated Aertex-looking fabrics—a strong seasonal trend already—were reinterpreted in gauzy silks with the stiff body of gazar, that sixties haute couture staple, "techno mesh," and what Vera describes as "crushed lace." Chiffons swirled around and away from the body in intriguing patchworks of pattern pieces that were joined together with the "marrowed" seaming that is used on high-performance clothing. There was layering and shadowing that was especially effective when Franz Kline paint-brush-stripe prints were half-veiled by translucent top layers of airy chiffons—in a palette of off-whites, grays, and blacks, the effect en masse was like sunlight breaking through storm clouds.
The collection opened with black-on-black pieces—the new long line dresses cut with the curvy seams of an Olympic swimmer's costume, and skirts subtly spliced with licks of perforated materials that discreetly flashed the toned skin beneath.
To offset the sportif vibe, Vera offered giant sequin flower embroidery clustered over a singlet, or a New Age corsage of organza petals on a shoulder or worn as arm bands.
The pure evening clothes became more elaborate, with asymmetric tops fluttering over liquid crepe wide pants, and dresses designed to drift away from the body, made from sections of different fabrics (chiffon, gazar, raffia lace discs) in the same tone, giving textural interest and intriguing degrees of translucency that suggested but did not reveal.


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tryin2smile posted 9/15/2009 18:09 PM
wow. totally, totally see myself in that description.
shushpuppy posted 9/17/2009 03:48 AM
I used to be codependant and can see how i fed into his passive agressive personlity.
The problem is i have now stopped being that way and placing more responsibility on him for his actions and choices in life.
This is having a huge impact because he cannot cope. He loved it when i would take all the weight and stress off of him but lately i refuse to do it.
I am taking care of me more these days and yeah he says i am "selfish".
Nurturing and taking care of him used to constantly bring out his rebellious side and boy would he go to town on being defiant. He would get a huge kick out of not doing things that were expected of him but now the blank look on my face and no reaction is causing him to feel neglected.
He is playing the "woe is me card"
Hope4TheFuture posted 9/17/2009 07:08 AM
This thread has given me answers to questions I've had for quite some time.
Thank you all for that.
Crushed1 posted 9/25/2009 22:18 PM
I found this article on P/A personalities to be the most helpful I've ever come across for those dealing with a P/A person in our lives. My H is P/A and this has helped us a lot!!! Best of luck to everyone!
What is passive aggressiveness?
I act in a passive aggressive way when I:
* hide my hostility by seeming to be nice to someone I dislike, and am unable to be honest with the person.
* say I agree with something but don't follow through because I really don't agree with it.
* act opposite to what others are expecting.
* quietly manipulate to get my own way after voicing a completely different opinion, just to keep the peace.
* seek revenge by agreeing and looking "good", but never following through on my promises.
* tell people what they want to hear, even if I don't believe in what I am saying.
* try to please people by agreeing to their plan of action, yet actually doing the opposite.
* act one way, which is true to my inner feelings, yet say another.
* am out of touch with my inner feelings; the only way to know how I feel about something is to observe my behavior, don't trust my words.
* hate something or someone but am afraid of letting my true feelings show.
* feel pressured to act or believe in a certain way when I really don't want to.
* avoid conflict at all cost by giving in to others, then procrastinate and never do what I agreed to do.
* am angry but afraid to show my anger, so I quietly take my revenge by doing the opposite.
What are the typical reactions to my passive aggressiveness?
When people recognize my passive aggressiveness they:
* are surprised.
* get disappointed.
* get angry.
* are confused by my behavior.
* confront me on my actions.
* realize that I lied to them.
* get frustrated by the inconsistency in my behavior.
* begin to do battle with me, resulting in a conflict greater than the one I originally tried to avoid.
* get upset and fly into a rage and this damages the relationship.
* no longer trust me.
* resent me for being dishonest.
* act in a similar way with me and our communication winds up at a standstill where neither of us "wins.'
* feel challenged by me and in their competitive reaction become more adamant in seeking to achieve what I had originally verbally agreed to with them.
What irrational thinking keeps me being passive aggressive when I disagree with others?
* I must avoid an argument, fight or conflict at all costs.
* I never "win" in confrontation.
* There is no use in opposing them, they are much more powerful than I am.
* I must please people by telling them what they want to hear.
* I never get anywhere by showing my anger openly.
* It's bad to get angry.
* No one wants to know how I feel.
* No one will understand how I feel.
* My problems are unique; I need to hide them since no one would understand.
* I am a loser and failure anyway; why try to defend my position?
* I will never "win" in this situation; why try?
* I enjoy seeing people get blown away by my agreeing with them and then my doing the opposite of what I agreed to do.
* I'd rather back down right away to minimize the damages a fight could bring rather than tell people how I really feel about things.
* It's so hard to be honest with people about how I feel when what I feel is counter to what they want me to feel.
* It's important for people to like and accept me and I say anything just so long as they like me.
* It's not what I do or how I act that is important to people, it is what I say that influences them.
* People will never know I'm angry and disagree with them.
* I hide my feelings well from others.
* Feelings don't count. It is better to deny my feelings than upset another person I am in disagreement with.
* I'd rather lie than get into an argument with someone.
* If I lie about how I feel, others will never know the truth.
How can I recognize when someone is being passive aggressive with me?
I can tell that people are being passive aggressive with me when they:
* always agree with my point of view, even when I am being narrow minded or blind to other alternatives.
* never disagree or argue with my point of view.
* take every opportunity to "put me down" in a humorous or sarcastic way.
* never confront me with their negative feelings.
* avoid discussions about unpleasant topics.
* are always cheerful and upbeat to my face; yet I hear from others how negative they are about me behind my back.
* "yes" me constantly, never disagreeing with anything I say.
* consistently do the opposite of what I thought they agreed to do.
* withdraw or pull away from me whenever I confront them with my anger or negative feelings about them.
* deny that they have any problems with our relationship.
* talk about others in a negative or disparaging way, yet are nice and friendly to their faces.
* demonstrate behavior inconsistent with their words.
* make me feel foolish for expecting one thing from them when they deliver the opposite.
* make me believe I can count on them to do something for me but they never follow through.
* talk with fantasy and magical thinking about how they are going to change, yet the change never occurs.
* show a consistent pattern of exerting no effort toward improving our relationship.
* talk or act irrationally in dealing with a problem, as if it were very easy to overcome and correct.
* minimize the extent of the problems facing us in our relationship.
* tend to patronize me and try to make me believe that I am just imagining problems between us.
* continue to deny that a problem exists when all the evidence points to the opposite.
How can I confront a passive aggressive person?
If others are being passive aggressive with me I can:
* point out the behavior that indicates passive aggressiveness on their part.
* point out the inconsistency between their words and actions.
* pay attention to their actions rather than their words, then give them feedback as to what their actions tell me about their feelings.
* ask for their true feelings reassuring them that it is OK to share negative feelings.
* ask them what has them so intimidated that they fear sharing their feelings with me.
* reassure them that we can reach a "win-win" solution in our communication if we are willing to compromise.
* defuse the competition in our relationship. It doesn't matter "what" we are discussing as long as we respect how each of us "feels" about what we are discussing.
* remain open to any negative feelings they have and let them know this.
* begin to trust what they "do" rather than what they "say" and let them know that I am doing this.
* make myself more accessible to them.
* help them lessen their fear of rejection from me by reassuring them that I really do care.
If I find myself being passive aggressive, how can I correct this?
To avoid being passive aggressive with others, I can:
* try to be assertive, open and honest with my negative feelings or anger.
* warn people to "read" my behavior rather than my words if they want to know my feelings.
* confront myself with my inconsistent behavior and challenge myself to explain it.
* take the risk to confront my anger assertively and "on the spot" so that I can bring my behavior in line with my feelings.
* work at making my behavior consistent with my feelings.
* change the way I interact with people and make my relationships more honest.
* admit that I have been a liar.
* work at being more honest with people even if it results in a conflict.
* identify the irrational thinking that prevents me from confronting people when I am angry.
* learn how to become assertive with my negative feelings.
* accept that it is OK to have conflict and disagreement.
* learn to compromise and come to a "win-win" solution.
Why is it useful to eliminate my acting passive aggressive?
By eliminating passive aggressiveness when I am angry, I could:
* have deeper, more honest and longer-lasting relationships.
* feel less stress, anxiety and depression in my dealings with others.
* learn to be clear and consistent about my feelings.
* reassure others that they will no longer have to guess how I "really feel."
* stop resorting to lies about my feelings.
* develop self-respect, self-confidence, self-esteem and self-worth.
* have more energy because I would no longer be defending myself from powerful, intimidating people.
* have clarity of focus and purpose, working on the things I want rather than what others want for me.
* have fewer people venting their rage on me.
* experience a sense of harmony in my life.
Steps to eliminating being passive aggressive
Step 1: First, I must begin to recognize this behavior when it occurs. To do this, I will answer the following questions in my journal:
A. What is my usual response when I disagree with someone who intimidates me?
B. How do I feel when I am angry or upset with someone who intimidates me?
C. How often do I agree with these people rather than confront them just to avoid conflict?
D. What benefits do I derive by avoiding confrontation?
E. What are my feelings after I have backed down from someone who intimidates me?
F. From whom have I backed down? How successful was this? How often did I go ahead with what I had planned, ignoring what these people wanted me to do? What usually resulted from my failure to follow through with my part of the plan?
G. What do I do now after I've backed down from a disagreement? Am I still passive aggressive? How can I tell? What are the results? How often does this happen?
H. Under what circumstances do I resort to passive aggressiveness?
I. What is involved in these situations? Why do I resort to passive aggressiveness?
J. What are the negative results of my passive aggressiveness?
Step 2: If I find that I am resorting to passive aggressiveness, then I need help to recognize the negative impact it has in my life. To do this I will record the following exercise in my journal.
My Passive Aggressive Ways
Write a story about five separate incidents during which I acted passive aggressive. In each story, detail:
* When it happened.
* With whom it happened.
* What I was angry about or over what we disagreed.
* Why I was intimidated.
* What I did later to show I was being passive aggressive.
* The reasons I acted the way I did.
* How others reacted to my passive aggressive behaviors.
* How others confronted me on how I was acting.
* What they told me about my behavior and how they felt about it.
The final outcome of the situation.
Step 3: I am now ready to confront my past passive aggressiveness and ways I could change it.
Complete the following exercise:
The Other Side of the Story
Write a sequel to each of the five stories from Step 2. In each sequel include:
* What I did differently when I first recognized that I was angry or had negative feelings.
* How I honestly confronted my feelings as being different from my behavior.
* How I made sure that my actions were consistent with my expressed feelings.
* How I gave others permission to "call me on it" if I deviated from my expressed feelings.
* How others handle my being assertive with my anger and/or negative feelings.
* How we resolved the conflict or disagreement that resulted.
* The impact this confrontation had on our relationship.
* How the stress and anxiety of intimidation and power games was eliminated from our relationship.
* How I felt about learning to handle my anger and/or disagreements in a healthy way.
* The benefits of my being direct and assertive in confronting my anger and/or negative feelings with others.
Step 4: Once I've been able to rewrite my passive aggressive behavioral script, I need to apply it. Whenever I am angry or in disagreement with someone, I will strive to follow these tips:
Tips to Overcoming being Passive Aggressive
Tip 1: Tell the person immediately how I am feeling, even if I am angry or in disagreement.
Tip 2: Allow the other to express feelings openly as well.
Tip 3: Ask the other to allow for a compromise "win-win" solution.
Tip 4: Ventilate feelings, then jointly brainstorm solutions.
Tip 5: Arrive at a solution in which we both "win."
Tip 6: Act on solutions in which we both "win."
Tip 7: Make sure my actions are consistent with the agreement.
Tip 8: Make sure my behavior is consistent with my feelings and what I said in the agreement.
Tip 9: Give the other person permission to point out when my behavior deviates from our agreement.
Tip 10: Monitor my emotions and renegotiate our solution if they aren't consistent with our compromise.
Tip 11: Let the other know if I get upset over the compromise with no masking of my feelings.
Tip 12: Confront intimidation openly and honestly.
Tip 13: Insure that our relationship is based on honesty.
Tip 14: Accept the uniqueness and individuality of others, allowing each of us to be ourselves.
Step 5: If I find I am still resorting to passive aggressiveness then I need to return to Step 1, and begin again.
About this Author:
James J Messina, PhD, is a licensed psychologist with more than 35 years of experience counseling individuals and families. Messina, who specializes in adult and children psychotherapy, serves as Director of Psychological Services at St. Josephs Childrens Hospital in Tampa, Fla. He has a private practice in Tampa and is also a member of the American Psychological Association.
dreamlife posted 9/25/2009 22:36 PM
This is great...thanks for posting!
prayformiracle posted 9/25/2009 23:19 PM
thanks for the post.
i see a lot of it in me. except, i felt it safe to take my anger out on my wife and children verbally and emotionally. now i dare not, i respect them too much, they never derseved what i gave them.
i am making it up to them and i appologize for my action for all these many years.
realitybites posted 9/26/2009 09:35 AM
So I wrote on the General forum in regards to my H and his place of work closing. We knew about this last Monday. You can just imagine the P/A stuff going on all over our household right now. I am praying that he proves me wrong and makes the right decisions but I have been dealing with a P/A man for so long that I have PTSD from this whole thing. I am a nervous wreck.
dreamlife posted 9/26/2009 17:27 PM
rb sending you huge hugs!
Jinny posted 9/29/2009 10:26 AM
I'm so glad I found this thread. It's like all the pieces of my marriage are falling into place before my very eyes. I'm going to read, read and read some more although at this point in time. I'm not sure that this marriage ever began, let alone what there is to reconcile.
We had a conversation when I asked him what marriage means to him, what are his expectations from it, what does it look like? His reply was that he doesn't know what marriage is. I'm at a loss - we can't have a marriage unless we know what it is.
It's now perfectly clear why we've got through many therapists, the work they gave him to do outside of the sessions was always completed at the last minute. He'd put it off and put it off - he was given a sort of assigment by one therapist, he missed a session because he hadn't done it and then manipulated my "permission". He completed the assignment for the following one, but then as he always does, put it right behind him and locked it away in a box.
Oh I'm just rambling...I'm just glad I found a place of refuge where I can fathom all this crap out.
hollow-promise posted 10/8/2009 14:23 PM
My FWH is in PA mode right now. He wants to live up north in the boon docks and I want to stay in the city near my kids and grandson. We are fighting about this, and he sees me as a roadblock to his happiness. I better keep an eye on him, he tends to have affairs when I don't do what he wants. He says that he will get me to change my mind, so far it's not happening.
heartbroken_kk posted 12/18/2009 17:13 PM
Bumping this thread for newbies.
heartbroken_kk posted 1/29/2010 19:51 PM
bumping again
heartbroken_kk posted 3/24/2010 00:41 AM
bumping for RUKM
dreamerinnc posted 4/30/2010 06:32 AM
I just discovered this and cannot believ how this is my WH and our marriage to a T. I never relaized it before I had such an ah-ha moment yesterday. This is why we are still sitting in limbo all this time later! I told OW in the beginning WH would never make a decision, he never has and I am right, now I think I know why,PA.
WheredoIgonow posted 5/2/2010 09:05 AM
We've been married for over 25 years and after his A (DDay 6 months ago) and I've read A LOT of books and the SI forums, my WH would be considered PA.
He says I'm "always" criticizing hime.
He plays the victim and often says "I make mistakes" on just the littlest thing that wasn't even a mistake.
He wants me to make the decisions but HATEs it too - or disagrees with them if I do.
He had (has) a very, very domineering father and when we are around his Dad - we are all secondary.....
I've typically been a very strong person - and now I see why he probably liked it at first.... but over time he's built up so resentment towards me.
We've had fights/discussions and I express how hurt I feel and why am I married to the nicest man in the whole world "to everyone else" and Im the one he is the "meanest" too - or acts like he likes me the least at times?
I put up with this for so long and let so much go (or tried to). But when the As were revealed - by confidence went to hell. I'm just starting to build it back up - and now I see his behavior.
texann posted 5/2/2010 14:57 PM
Found out thru SI that my FWH is a poster boy for passive-aggressive behavior. If you go to a website called angriesout.com click on boomerang relationships it talks about the passive-aggressive personality. Boy did all of it make sense in my case. FWH fit all the descriptions to a T. Now what do I do?
sadandtrying posted 5/5/2010 20:03 PM
Now what do I do?
That is my question as well, since I have recently identified my H as Passive-Agressive.
One thing I am going to do is stop being intimidated by it (which has been my pattern).
texann, "angriesout.com" was a great recommendation. I spent a bunch of time on there myself last night.
It seems clear that this is a tough road to be on....for both people involved in a P-A relationship.
I'm going to talk with my IC about it at my appointment tomorrow.
MYBOYSMOM posted 5/24/2010 23:51 PM
Whoever wrote the article about the Boomerang Relationships must have been studing my marriage. It fit us perfectly. Reading it really opened my eyes to both X and MY OWN behavior.
Now that we're D I try to keep what I read in mind when I have to deal with him.
He, of course, is still in massive denial that he's PA - even after one of his counselors TOLD me that two things X needed to work on were conflict avoidance and passive aggressive behavior...
ggrahamrob posted 6/2/2010 14:33 PM
Maybe you can help me to determine if this is passive aggressive behavior. I have always felt that my WH used the two affairs as "punishment." He would never tell me if he was unhappy with me or something I had done. I would even check in at various times during the marriage when I felt he was struggling and ask "how are we doing?" It was always "fine." Then he would have the affairs, or he would vent to his family and friends about how horrible I was, and then punish me again when I didn't know what was wrong! Ahhhhh
wantinghappiness posted 6/2/2010 17:39 PM
I never read in the I can relate forum, partly because I spend a lot time on SI anyway and was worried I'd find something like this, that deserves hours of attention. But today, I happened to notice this thread and the timing was right.
The PA issue definitely played into my H's decision to enter into an A and his behavior in the aftermath. I recently have noticed that the closer I come to forgiveness (true, blissful forgiveness), the more the "basic" problems in my marriage are hightlighted. This being a biggie.
I read the first page and the last, and can't wait to read all in between (I do need to work as well!!) Eye-opening, to say the least. Lately, I have been pondering the irony of this aspect of living with a PA spouse: He frequently condesendingly tells me to "communicate" and "just talk to him" (he even says these things slowly, like I am a mentally challenged child), BUT he is the WORST communicator. Never direct. Never makes any effort to "understand" if the other person does not fill in all of the blanks. Never answers a direct question directly. Answers questions with questions or tangents. Walks away, looks away, closes doors, etc. while others are trying to communicate. I could go on and on. This is where we are now. It is part of why R has been so hard and is taking so long, and it is part of why I am so often in such a state of stress.
Anyway, I am glad I found this. I will read read read and try to learn learn learn --- there must be a way to break this pattern and bring out the best in my H and my self.
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Same spam message every rejection, and i have more features and design layouts than 80% of accepted themes. I just think themeforest is a load of crap now. Sounding like hypocritical donkeys accepting lousey work with less design and giving spam messages with no thought process to help aspiring theme makers.
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Additionally, we have some extra feedback for you:
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However, we do accept themes with similar structure but in condition it provides better quality in terms of aesthetic or features.
[bad language removed]
and what's the url of your template? Also I don't think it's going to stay 'up' some time, due to bad language… if you got hard rejected 10 times, it means it's for a reason actually
- Post a link in item discussion
- Get lots of feedback!
- Get a better attitude
- Try again
BenSheppard said
Well that's no way to get a good review!
- Post a link in item discussion
- Get lots of feedback!
- Get a better attitude
- Try again
yeah the first few times its hard, after that is a lot easier…so never give up, look at your design, ask for feedback and submit..
As mentioned by others this is a matter of persistence and hard work. Even the great ones got rejected more then 10 times. If you're not patient neither confident in the work you do then it would be wise to take a step back and think why you're feeling that way.
"A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success – Elbert Hubbard "
excuse me for my frustration over the past 11 months I have actually made this theme include a lot of functionality, features, and options. I am extremely frustrated over this design review process and I am thinking of taking my business elsewhere.
I have asked for help from staff members and the main thing was typography and line-spacing, I figured I fixed that before. But I keep adding stuff to it, and I keep getting the same answer!
If the design review team want to act like robots then make an algorithm and go on vacation. Because I couldn't tell the difference from a genuine response to actually help THE PERSON .http://demo.premiumwd.com/?theme=innovate
Probably not why you got rejected, but your slider is messed up. Second one is animating before first one got cleared up. Also their animations are somehow slow. Then on services, bottom accordion title is white on white background. Thats just quick look. Generaly, slider on front page takes some time to load.. Anyway I had very quick view. All in all good template, nothing unique, but could pass because of lots of customization that he offers.
premiumwd said
I have asked for help from staff members and the main thing was typography and line-spacing, I figured I fixed that before. But I keep adding stuff to it, and I keep getting the same answer!
I can see why you're rejected 10 times and why they repeat the same message again and again. A quick look @ homepage:
- white space issues - type: I counted at least 3 similar sans serif fonts being used - margin/padding inconsistencies ...
11 months on that theme? wow…
and still have issues like:http://demo.premiumwd.com/innovate/?s=
I'm really sorry to tell you that, but this theme needs a lot of improvement in order to get accepted. Also what some of the other authors mentioned needs some reworking like spacing, typo, fonts,...
I know how frustrating a rejection can be and I'm sure many others do as well but if the reviewer doesn't give you a short explantation what needs to be done and what not you should know that they only don't know where to start. They "review" products, and are not teaching people webdesign principles and best practices.
I had a similar case where I tried to submit a supa-dupa-all-in-one-mega theme, but now I know that this isn't the way to go. Extract the functionality into plugins and concentrate only on the stylings and esthetics within the theme. Less is sometimes more…
Suggestion: start over with a new design, new theme, new concept. That's probably the best way.
You can also take your business elsewhere of course, but you'll see even if your item gets accepted on another marketplace – you won't get that much sales.
Good Luck


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