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I forgot to write about Chinese New Year. We certainly didn't ignore this holiday around here! Jason's mom had a small dinner party and we took the kids over to eat her amazing meal. Jason commented, "Gee-- it's just like Tuesday night around here," because, of course, he and the kids get her amazing food all the time while I'm away at school. We dressed up Marcie in the outfit she wore for the red couch photo-- which just barely fit her (we bought it big).
We call Marcie our food pirate. She does not seem to have a shut off valve, as far as we can tell. When Casey was a baby -- and even now-- if he wasn't hungry he'd stop eating. Not the case with Marcie. She eats when she's hungry. She eats to be social. She especially wants to eat whatever you have, even if she's already finished her meal. She is also a very independent eater. She likes to feed herself whenever possible. The fact that she's so independent isn't so bad in a controlled environment, like when we put on a bib, sit her in her high chair, and let her go for the yogurt. We can always give her a bath. But when Casey leaves food lying around-- like he did with his cereal bowl yesterday, Marcie has no shame in digging right in! Did I mention Casey eats cocoa krispies for breakfast?!? [And before you think I'm crazy for allowing him to do so, we were actually advised to do so by his doctor because he wouldn't eat any calcium-enriched food after we took away the bottle, and for whatever reason, he'd drink the leftover milk in his cereal bowl and we could crumble tums into the cereal.]
In part because of Casey's sensory issues, and in part because he's a stubborn preschooler, he doesn't much care for getting his hair cut. We like it longer because we think the curls are so darn cute, but it's been definitely getting out of control lately. Yesterday I told Casey if he'd let Jason cut his hair, I'd reward him with two stickers and five MnMs. It still took a little coaxing, but he agreed. Then, after his haircut was finished (he didn't mind modeling for me, that's for sure!), I told him he could have his two stickers and his five MnMs, OR he could come with me to Target to pick out a toy (we had to purchase a gift for a birthday party he's attending today). He chose the toy at Target. Once we were inside Target, Casey insisted we go look at the shoes. Although we think it's a little strange how much Casey loves shoes, there are certainly worse interests a kid can have. But it's worth mentioning here that Casey actually has gathered quite a collection: high quality Stride Rite fire truck shoes, Thomas shoes that are falling apart (purchased weeks after the fire truck ones), Cars Lightning McQueen shoes, Buzz Lightyear shoes-- and now Spiderman shoes. That's a lot of shoes! (Though, to be fair, Marcie also has four pairs of shoes-- pink and white Robeez, black Robeez, gold Crocs, and white Stride Rite walking shoes. So why criticize Casey?) Anyway, after visiting the shoes, we still went and looked at toys, but Casey chose the shoes over a new toy. So I went from promising two stickers and five MnMs to purchasing him a $15 pair of Spiderman shoes. Not a bad trade. Of course, I do have almost 30 years on him-- but still, preschoolers are awfully good negotiators as a general rule. I think it's at least in part because they are shameless.
Mommy & Daddy Time
So, as you know from the Babysitter Blues, Part I and Part II posts, we've been having a bit of trouble getting away for a few hours for some alone or adult time. This is why:
This is what Marcie looked like after I started putting on make-up to go out. I sat with her on the couch for a long time after I was ready and just kept saying over and over again: "Mommy and Daddy are going to go bye-bye for a little while. Marcie is going to say home with Casey and Delinda. Then Mommy and Daddy are going to come back home." Every time I'd say it, she'd sob a little harder and I'd repeat, "Mommy and Daddy are going to come back home."
I asked my friend Delinda, who Marcie has met once or twice, to babysit. We were going to a nice dinner with the two couples we used to hang out with all the time pre-Marcie. Well, pre-Marcie and pre-Kate (one of the couples had a baby in June). Though, to be fair, our lack of going out has really been my unwillingness to get a babysitter, not Kate's parents'.
Anyway, Marcie cried when Delinda arrived. And we went to get her favorite book, Art, which is really Casey's book. But Marcie loves it. And we started out with Delinda reading it while Marcie was on my lap, then finishing with Marcie sitting between us.
By the end of the book, Marcie was calm. She didn't cry when we left. She didn't cry during the 10 renditions of the Lollipop song while Delinda danced with her and Casey. She didn't cry when Delinda gave her the sippy cup of milk. And she didn't even really cry when Delinda put her down to bed. In fact, she didn't wake up and cry when I checked on her at 11:30pm. AND she slept through the night. I don't know if God was just smiling down on us, or if the Motrin we gave her 30 minutes before Delinda's arrival for her teething kept her calm. Or if it's the fact that Delinda is a real miracle-worker (a true possibility here-- as Delinda has some nannying experience). But whatever it was, it was awesome.
And despite that forlorn look of loss on Marcie's face in the photo, this morning, she was happy as a clam. You can watch a video of her on her Bounce & Spin Zebra (her favorite toy). But I have to worn you that I blew it and video-recorded her on my camera sideways (what a dumbass). Still, she's cute. . .


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An entreaty in the Sunday paper — a veritable fireside editorial — is not the best way to communicate with the American public. Years ago I read a New Yorker article illustrating that "red" America is absolutely coincident with "hog" country. Both have similar holes for blue, non-hog cities in the middle of vast, red, rural tracts of farmers whose livelihoods rely most of all on globalization but vote for the guns platform.
Editorials are fantastic, but there is more to this country than the paternalistic arugula set. What we'd like to see isn't a plea for latte sippers' forgiveness; we'd like results. Unemployment was at 7.6% in January, and we're now at 9.5%. This is not the change I was hoping to see.
Rather than quote at length from Obama's essay (hint: Help me help you!), here's the money closer from Rove's appeal:
While in Moscow recently, Mr. Obama answered questions on whether his administration had misread the economy by saying "there's nothing that we would have done differently." Let me suggest two things: He could have proposed pro-growth policies rather than ones that retard economic recovery with a massive increase in deficit spending. And he could fulfill his promise to speak to us honestly rather than selling his proposals with promises and goals he rapidly discards.
In his 1946 essay "Politics and the English Language," George Orwell wrote about words used in a "consciously dishonest way." "That is," Orwell wrote, "the person who uses them has his own private definition, but allows his hearer to think he means something quite different." Americans are right to wonder if their president is using his own private definitions for the words he uses to sell his policies.

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Smoke detectors save lives. Many people may be lulled into a false sense of security thinking they have smoke detectors in their home. Smoke detectors that are not installed or maintained properly are not safe. Here are a few tips on what you need to know about buying, installing, and maintaining your smoke detectors: What should I buy? The National Burn Institute recommends only buying smoke alarms tested by Underwriters Laboratories (UL). You will also want to make sure the smoke detector has a battery backup. Smoke detectors that don't work in a power outage are no good. Consider buying a combination smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector, they may be more expensive, but well worth the money. There are two main types of smoke alarms, which are categorized by the type of smoke detection sensor used in the alarm. They are ionization and photoelectric. Ionization smoke detectors Ionization detectors respond quickly to flaming fires with smaller combustion particles. They contain a chamber with two plates that generate a small, continuous electric current. When smoke enters the ionization chamber, the smoke particles disrupt the current flow, which triggers the alarm. Photoelectric smoke detectors Photoelectric detectors respond more quickly to smoldering fires. They use a light beam and light receptor. When smoke is present between the light and receptor, the photocell sensor triggers the alarm. Combination smoke detectors The best smoke alarms can sense both types of fires (flaming and smoldering). For the highest degree of safety and preparedness, there are combination smoke alarms also that combine ionization and photoelectric detectors into one unit, called dual sensor smoke alarms. Check with your local fire department to see what kind of detector they recommend. Installation and Maintenance Smoke detectors should be installed on each floor, outside of every bedroom and sleeping area and near any air vents. Detectors should also be installed high on walls or on ceilings because smoke rises. Avoid installing detectors near windows, doors or where there are openings where smoke can escape. Check with your local fire department for specific regulations on the placement of detectors. Smoke detectors have a lifespan of about seven to 10 years, and it's important to replace old detectors according to the model's recommendations. Test your alarms batteries monthly and remember to replace all batteries at least once a year. Clean and vacuum the grill of your detector to get rid of dust and debris. Other maintenance includes a monthly testing of the alarm and cleaning with a vacuum hose about once every month.


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Which two characters symbolize the mockingbird? Why? To Kill a Mockingbird
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To answer this question, you must first identify the qualities of the mockingbird as they're given in the novel. When Jem gets an air-rifle for Christmas, Atticus explains to him that he may shoot as many bluejays as he wants but it's a sin to kill a mockingbird--the only time his father ever called any behavior a sin, Jem noted.
Miss Maudie goes on to explain: "Mockingbirds don't do a thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us."
As applied to people, then, you must look for characters who are "targets" of people who want to "shoot" them, either literally or figuratively. Characters who are innocent and helpful, wanting nothing more than to help others, yet are in danger from others. That brings two characters to mind: Boo Radley and Tom Robinson.
Boo is the target of town gossip and children's pranks, yet the only three things we know for certain he does in the novel are acts of selflessness. Boo puts thoughtful gifts in a tree for the two kids, he puts a blanket around Scout as she watches Miss Maudie's house burn, and he saves Jem's life. The episode with Jem is even more dramatic, of course, because he actually kills Bob Ewell to save the young boy's life. Boo is the epitome of a mockingbird who wants nothing but to live a peaceful life and make music, so to speak, for others.
Tom Robinson is another character who is nothing but kind--even to those who eventually turn on him. Even though Tom helps Mayella out of kindness and pity, Mayella is trapped and must accuse him of accosting her to save her own life. Tom has done nothing wrong or improper, yet he is shot--in this case literally, many times--by a society which does not value the word or the life of a black man. He, too, is the embodiment of that innocent bird who wants only to live in peace and sing when he can.
While there may be others (perhaps Mayella, and even Ol' Tim Johnson, for example), these two characters most exemplify the qualities of a mockingbird in this novel.
the two character that happens to be the victim and hence mocking birds are Arthur Radley(boo) and Tom Robinson.
both of them suffered for such mistakes which they never committed. first discussing Boo we can say that he never interacted with society, whatever the reason may be its secondary, but the foremost thing was that he never hurt anyone, never talks evil about someone but the society people did, although he wanted to friended with the kinds and helped whenever it was possible.,
then, as for Tom Robinson, he, homself never dared enter in to the Ewell's house, but Mayella's insisting took him there, but even then his intensions were merely of helping her out with thw sitting of fyrniture but the lonliness of Mayelle digressed her from the right path, thus resulting in seducind Tom and at the same time Bob Ewell rushed in and accused Tom, whereas, on the otherhand, the court did the same, that is, well-knowing of Tom's innonece yet sentencing him.


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Finally finished the pillows. Well, at least the red & white ones. Still have the yellow & white ones to go. This IKEA fabric is beautiful.
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Crafting~Vegetarian Pop Artist, Dia de los Muertos altar exhibits, knitting, crochet, quilting, weaving mandalas, books, baking, cooking, gardening, writing, cookbooks, recipes, genealogy, Mexican Genealogy, family trees, sewing, recycling denim, bookbags, miniature dia de los Muertos altars, ect.....


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Stealing Kisses - Lori McKenna (mp3)
Video - Kay Hanley (mp3)
Miles was constantly in my self-conscious thoughts as we traipsed through the handful of wineries we visited on our day in Napa. Miles haunted me, because everytime we walked into a winery, my immediate thought was of how pedestrian my tastes, how ignorant my knowledge. Don't worry, by the fourth good wine tasting, I wasn't too worried about what he thought anymore, and I started thinking more about Virginia Madsen.
The movie is funny. I love Sideways. And Miles is a great protagonist, someone you feel badly for as his life spirals around. But oftentimes a compelling protagonist would make for a crappy companion, and I don't think many people would really like to hang around Miles and his anti-merlot rants. His acidic nature would wear thin quickly.
Fortunately, I don't know a lot of wine connoisseurs. Unfortunately, I know a lot of Mileses. And most of them are music aficionados... or they think they are.
One of the most disturbing arguments I can remember from my high school years involved music. In one, I found myself getting increasingly heated with a good friend as we argued which one of the bands we loved sucked, and which one rocked. I argued passionately for Rush. He argued hornily for Poison. I said Poison was a bunch of copycat posers. He said Rush couldn't make a song catchy enough to attract a single female.
The upside of having a ludicrous argument over music that got so out of hand and signified the slow death rattle of a friendship was this: I vowed to never again get into such a pointless, mind-numbingly stupid debate about music. (Note: Unfortunately, all other subjects are still in bounds, and I still get into plenty of pointless arguments.)
I became that curse word of true fanatics: a musical relativist.
If you like what you like, great. If you don't like what I don't like, I'll respectfully disagree, but fine. If you would like to engage me in a discussion about "shitty music" versus "kickass music," I'll happily oblige, but I'm under no illusion that either of us will somehow change our minds about what we like and don't like. And, sadly, just 'cuz I like something doesn't mean someone else should. Just 'cuz I love a cabernet or chardonnay doesn't mean it's the Mileses of the world will like it or even give it a second sniff. So be it. Or, as Robbie Nevil said, C'est La Vie.
Although there are almost always exceptions, I've developed my own little personal smell test for music:
- Did the performer/band write the song themselves? Do they write all or almost all of their own stuff?
- Did the performer/band play their own instruments, or are their "ghost players" who never get any credit lurking behind them?
- Is their priority to create something valueable, or to get value for their creations?
The Billy Music Litmus Test works for me. I admire creatives, not puppets, so I prefer wasting my ears on music that's coming, more often than not, from the original source. Does Faith Hill suck, musically? Pointless question for me. She's just not worth it for me to go out of my way to listen to her. (Although, as eye candy, she's more than deserving of the occasionally distracted glance.)
On the other hand, Lori McKenna, whose most recent album Faith Hill and Tim McGraw helped produce, deserves a whole heapin' helping of my time and attention, because she passes all three tests with flying colors.
With that in mind, I'm going to occasionally write something about a band or musician whose music is important to me but gets quickly dismissed by the Mileses amongst us -- from the Rolling Stone and PopMatters and Pitchfork critics to the many friends and acquaintances who have an unhealthy amount of Miles in them.
I don't ask or expect that you like them. I only ask that you give them a chance. Stick your nose into that glass and take a sincere and open-minded whiff. Roll them around on your ear to get their texture. And then, if you must, spit it out. But who knows? Maybe, just maybe, you'll like those Green Eggs and Ham...
"Stealing Kisses" is from Lori's album Bittertown, but Faith Hill covered it on her latest album. "Video" is from Kay's latest album, Weaponize. Both albums can be had on iTunes, and Bittertown is also available at Amazon.com's mp3 site.


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So, every year, my husband and I don't discuss presents. With the economy, spending money between the two of us seems too much considering the line of work that I'm in (mortgage industry). However, each year, one of us will sneak something small into the other one's pocket or shoes or what not. One year, I got my Moonkin Hatchling, which is my favorite pet of all time and almost the only one my main uses.
So, tonight, after baking the last of the 8 pies I was giving to people and/or bringing to gatherings, I was tooling around in the Ruins of Gilneas, doing the quests there for the Horde, when I notice something. I have a mail. And it's from my husband. Weird. I ask him what it is and he just says "Well, you'll have to look won't you?" I don't think anything of it but the fact that he won't tell me drives me insane, so I fly up to the nearest mailbox (The Sepulcher) and check it.
A festively wrapped package is attached and I take it out of my mail with a puzzled look. "It's not Christmas yet" I think to myself. "Did he wrap up some grey items and mail them to me? He probably did, punk!"
And then I click open the package, and a single vial drops into my hand.
Thank you my love. Even though I know you won't read this. I'm so glad you started playing WoW with me. I love that something as silly as a in game mount and an in game pet are capable of making my whole life wonderful and my Christmas fulfilled. I'm so glad that we are on this ride together!! :)
Merry Happy!
Posted by Karegina at 10:30 PM Saturday, December 24, 2011
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Mia said...:
Grats on your new mount! :D Even though my husband and I don't celebrate Christmas in Real Life, we do give each other gifts around this time of year in WoW. He got me the Epic Parrot pet! [Hyacinth Macaw] ^_^
I still don't know what to get him, because he has everything T_T
Reluctant Raider said...:
Yeah. I have NO idea what to give him. I need to come up with an idea by the end of the day! hahah :) I'm totally not ready this year!
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Just look at how stupid Israel thinks the world is with this silly bomb poster used while addressing the UN!
The US and Israel just point the finger at Iran and say: "you are trying to build a bomb" and no matter what Iran says, it cannot defend itself against this false statement.
This type of bullying goes on all the time. In most cases it is just a few individuals that are harmed, but in this case, it could lead to the deaths of thousands!
I wonder if the same demon is behind this bullying tactic in all cases.


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What will I do? What can I do?
I believe the simplest and most successful way of promoting a better world in the future is through personal action. After this course, I believe I have expanded my knowledge of power and oppression to a new level of compassion. I recently went to my first gay bar and I believe it is the best bar in this city because it had a wide range of people who were all tolerant of one another. I will make changes in my behavior such as: I will stop using the word "gay" to mean lame or boring; I will stop laughing at jokes that are racist, sexist or homophobic no matter who is the company saying them; I will try to convince my straight friends to go to a gay bar with me; I want to start participating in activism for equality for all varying sexual orientation; I will try not to let stereotypes get the best of me; I want to have more of a variety in the people I spend time with in regards to race, creed, sex, sexual orientation, etc.; I will encourage and support those who are different from the norm; I must credit this course for finally allowing me to understand the reality of trans-gender individuals and I respect their struggle now; I no longer am willing to be acquaintances with individuals who are intolerant; I do not want to live in secrecy anymore about my reality that I am attracted to both men and women; I want to speak out against oppression when I see it happen in person; I will not be activist who uses violence; I will use my music to convey my own reality and use it to help deconstruct this oppressive reality we live in today; I want my music to reach all audiences from the oppressed to the oppressors. I will spend the rest of my life trying to make everyone tolerate if not accept and understand how it feels to be different or make others realize how different they are from what is expected of us.
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Mass Effect has had its fair share of miniseries comic books, but for the first time, BioWare's narrative rich sci-fi universe is getting an ongoing series care of Dark Horse Comics.
The series will be called Mass Effect: Foundation, and will be written by Mac Walters. Walters started writing for the Mass Effect universe starting with Mass Effect 2, was the story lead for Mass Effect 3, and wrote four of the Mass Effect miniseries comic books.
The content of Foundation is still a bit of a mystery, but if the images above are any indication, it looks like it won't be following the exploits of Commander Sheppard, and will focus on the mysterious red-headed woman seen above.
ComicBookResources.com has an interview with Walters about the upcoming series.
Email the author Kyle Hilliard, or follow on Twitter, Google+, Facebook, and Game Informer.
You misspelled Commander Shepard. :P
meh as well. I say meh but I may read it. doubt it will be that popular.
Somehow I am very uninspired.
Mac Walters? I'm looking forward to the retcons....
To the best of my knowledge, none of the Mass Effect novels, graphic novels and the such, did not follow the exploits of Shepard, either. Around, yes, but not directly. You have the three video game entries for that.
Interesting I guess.
No thanks, the games are just fine for me.
Awesome! Gonna have to put a little more into my comic book fund from now on, haha
Man, I wish I could afford comic books :( But all my spare money goes to games.
Mac the hack Walters
Oh wow it seems to be all about humans! they are by far my favourite mass effect race. Glad to see humans are finally getting comics made about them, rather than Quarians Krogans or Drell or something even more commonly seen in a comic.
YES. This is an excellent step to broadening the Mass Effect universe.


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Pics: Rekha makes fun of Aamir's height at 'Dangal' screening
Aamir Khan held a special pre-release screening of his film 'Dangal' for his industry colleagues last night, ahead of its release today. It was attended by Ranbir Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha and her dad Shatrughan Sinha, filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani and others. But it was veteran actress Rekha who grabbed the most attention with her pose with the '3 Idiots' actor.
The gorgeous diva usually doesn't attend many screenings, but marked her presence for Aamir's movie. She ditched her traditional Kanjivaram sarees and opted for a pair of black pants and a white jacket, teamed with boots and a woollen cap. She appeared uber cool in her western look.
Rekha seemed to be in a fun mood as she indulged in chit-chat with Aamir, and did something naughty. The actor at about 5.5 feet in height, is considered a bit petite, while Rekha stands tall at about 5.7 feet, and add to that her heels. As they posed for the shutterbugs, Rekha bent her knees to match Aamir's height.
Now, that must have been embarrassing for Mr Perfectionist, but he was sporting and held the senior actress to get her back to stand tall on her feet.
Of course, a person's height has very less to do with one's success, and Aamir is one of the most successful actors of the industry. His 2014 blockbuster 'PK' is still the highest grossing Bollywood film of all time, and he continues to amaze with his wonderful films.
'Dangal' released today, but the reviews were out two days ago, and film critics and others who have seen it, were full of praise for the sports biopic. Even Salman Khan has praised Aamir's work with a unique tweet writing, "My Family saw #Dangal today evening and thought it was a much better film than #Sultan. Love u personally Aamir but hate u professionally!"


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Fri, Oct 23, 2015
St. Johns, MI
This 1.5 mile road/trail race AND COSTUME CONTEST will take runners through post-apocalyptic St. Johns City Park and Clinton County Fairgrounds. Test your will against hordes of zomies trying to steal the "life" flags from your belt as you navigate the scenic course. Kids 10 and under run free (no online registration needed, but parent/guardian must sign a waiver on race day for all children).
Prizes for top three favorite costumes, all themes welcome, as chosen by race administrators.
All proceeds from this untimed, family-friendly event will go to the Community Spray Park fund in St. Johns, Michigan. This kicks off Phase II fundraising for the bath house renovation.


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Affordable housing or a more moderate climate?
That's what Manitoba RCMP and the Vancouver Police Department are staking their recruitment arguments on.
Vancouver's cops started it, with a Twitter jab at Manitoba's weather that mentioned they were hiring.
Dear #Manitoba: We're sorry to hear you're still having snow. Sincerely, #Vancouver.— Vancouver Police (@VancouverPD) April 24, 2017
PS. Did anyone mention we're hiring? #JoinVPD pic.twitter.com/jdjs9QYXG7
Manitoba didn't miss a beat, pointing to Vancouver's largely unaffordable housing market, complete with a side-by-side photo comparison.
Dear @VancouverPD— RCMP Manitoba (@rcmpmb) April 25, 2017
It's ok, the snow melts quickly off the lawns of our affordable houses.
Sincerely, #rcmpmb#freedom55#mortgagefree https://t.co/MpqCsFqGtq
.@VancouverPD pic.twitter.com/u1OkyH4tW3— RCMP Manitoba (@rcmpmb) April 25, 2017
Vancouver police tried to come back with more weather talk, but it was a losing battle.
@rcmpmb .Sure, we get rain & housing can be expensive, but it gives us something to talk about! #mosquitofree #justhavingfunfolks #JoinVPD @rcmpmb pic.twitter.com/tKt5Lgcci9— Vancouver Police (@VancouverPD) April 25, 2017
@VancouverPD @rcmpmb Dear @VancouverPD: take the 'L' and move on.— Adam H (@wastedsundays) April 26, 2017
Then they tried to pick a fight with Alberta.
Dear Alberta: Sorry you're also still having snow. Did Manitoba mention we're hiring? Sincerely, Vancouver #JoinVPD https://t.co/KALWd7QaTg— Vancouver Police (@VancouverPD) April 25, 2017
But Edmonton police decided they weren't having it.
@VancouverPD Come on, we don't need to fight. You know #yeg is the City of Champions #Oilers. Maybe we'll see you next year. #JoinEPS. Join the Champions— Edmonton Police (@edmontonpolice) April 26, 2017
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15 March 2011
Advances Made With Cancer Infertility
New Hope For Men Deemed Sterile Due to Childhood Cancer Treatments
New research shows a painstaking surgical technique can help some men deemed infertile because of childhood cancer treatment to become fathers after all.
Many of the cancer treatments that can save lives also leave survivors infertile. Young men can bank sperm if they're told in time, but many aren't. And experiments to find options for children diagnosed before puberty are only now beginning.
Researchers at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical Center pioneered an option a decade ago for men deemed sterile for a number of reasons.
Now they have long-term data showing the technique can work in some childhood cancer survivors whose only other options would have been adoption or using donor sperm.
Surgeons essentially perform tiny biopsies of testicular tissue to hunt any pockets of hidden sperm, which then are used in standard in vitro fertilization to attempt a partner's pregnancy.
In cancer survivors, they were able to extract small amounts of sperm from more than a third of the men - 27 of 73. Doctors then attempted injecting the sperm into a partner's eggs in hopes of pregnancy. The result: 20 children were born, including five pairs of twins, the researchers reported Monday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Being able to find what are essentially stray sperm cells is dramatic but doesn't mean the technique will help everyone.
The new study found that the best chance for sperm retrieval was among men who'd been treated for testicular cancer, while survivors of sarcoma had the lowest chance. That's because of varying treatments for different types of cancer.
Sperm is made in tiny tubes inside the testicles, which can be seen under an operating-room microscope. Flat tubes probably contain no sperm, while larger ones are removed to see if they do.
The surgery costs about $10,000 to $12,000, in addition to the costs of IVF, he said. It's already offered at various medical centers around the country.
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This post got prompted one by Dan at Practical Fragments and I'm going to ask you to first take a look at that and at the comments. Now I'd like you to look at some measured octanol/water logP values that I pulled from the Sangster Research Laboratories logPow database. The question I'd like to put to you is whether you think that these measured logP values truly reflect the energetic costs of moving the different isomeric methylimidazoles from water to a truly non-polar environment like a hydrophobic binding pocket in a protein.
Let's take a look these figures. The least lipophilic compound of the set is N-methylimidazole in which the hydrogen bond donor of imidazole has been capped, although the partition coefficients for the three compounds are all very similar. It seems that the octanol/water partitioning system just doesn't seem to 'see' the hydrogen bond donors of the 2-methyl and 4/5-methyl isomers.
Octanol has a hydroxyl group and, in the context of a shake-flask logP determination, gets pretty wet (~2M), making it a unconvincing model for the hydrophobic core of a lipid bilayer or a hydrophobic binding pocket. In contrast, alkanes lack hydrogen bonding capability which also means that they also dissolve less water. The catch is that alkane/water partition coefficients are more difficult to measure than their octanol/water equivalents since polar solutes are poorly soluble in alkane solvents.
The difference between octanol/water and alkane/water logP values for a compound (often termed ?logP) is one measure of the polarity of the compound. The octanol/water logP of phenol is 1.5 and it would be reasonable to describe it as lipophilic. However in the alkane/water system the situation is reversed and the logP of -0.6 would lead to phenol being described as hydrophilic.
I'll leave things here for now because this post is really just a teaser and I will be returning to the theme in more depth in the future. If you're interested in finding out more take a look at my harangue from the March 2011 PhysChem Forum at Syngenta and the article that goes with it. I'd also recommend reading this review by Wolfenden if you're interested in the relevance of alkane/water logP values to protein structure and function.
Literature cited
Toulmin, Kenny & Wood, Toward prediction of alkane/water partition coefficients. J. Med. Chem. 2008, 51, 3720-3730. DOI
Wolfenden, Experimental Measures of Amino Acid Hydrophobicity and the Topology of Transmembrane and Globular Proteins. J. Gen. Physiol. 2007, 129, 357-362. DOI


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Ralph Eugene Lippencott, Sr., 63, of Dennison passed away March 2, 2017 in Union Hospital at Dover following a period of declining health.
Born in Dennison on October 15, 1953, Ralph was the son of the late Roy Raymond Lippencott and Emma Lou (Sproul) Gibbs.
Ralph was employed with Aleris in Uhrichsville for more than 40 years. He was also an avid hunter, fisherman, and loved being outdoors. Most importantly, he loved his family and cared for them well.
On May 28, 2016, he married his wife, the former Patricia A. Sartwell of New Philadelphia. He will also be deeply missed by his family including children, Kim (Clint) Perry and Eric Lippencott, both of Uhrichsville, Tiffany Lippencott, Andrew Lippencott, and Brittany (Davey) Cox, all of New Philadelphia, and Jamy (Melissa) Lippencott of North Canton; his siblings, Marry (Larry) Webb of Indiana, Ray (Johnny) Lippencott of Freeport, and Ed (Tina) Lippencott of Freeport; in addition to numerous grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
In addition to his parents, Ralph was preceded in death by his son, Ralph Lippencott, Jr.; and his brother, Rick Lippencott.
Visitation will be held in the Linn-Hert-Geib Funeral Home in New Philadelphia on Monday from 6 to 8 p.m.
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By: Gerri Elder
Arizona DUI lawyers have a new challenge. Prosecutors are now leaning towards jury trials in Arizona DUI cases in which the blood alcohol content of a driver is even close - within 10 percent - of the legal limit. This means that drivers who have consumed any alcohol before getting behind the wheel could be at risk for an Arizona DUI conviction.
According to an article by DUI defense lawyer Daniel Jaffe in the American Chronicle, new case law in Arizona now allows for the prosecution or the defense in an Arizona DUI case to request a trial by jury. If either side requests a jury trial, a jury will be seated for the trial.
Prosecutors know that a jury is more likely to convict an Arizona DUI suspect than a judge when the defendant has a low blood alcohol content reading; thus prosecutors have reportedly been taking advantage of this fact in order to secure Arizona DUI convictions in cases where the blood alcohol content is below the legal limit of .08 percent.
The legal drinking age in Arizona, and currently nationwide, is 21 years of age. For people under the age of 21, since it is illegal to drink, it is illegal to drive after consuming any amount of alcohol. However, for people over the legal drinking age, it is not illegal to consume alcohol before driving. It is illegal to drive while impaired or with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .08 percent or higher. At .08 percent BAC, experts say that all people have some degree of impairment.
Despite the fact that it is legal to consume alcohol and drive, the common public perception is that it is illegal to drive with any blood alcohol content. Highway safety campaigns from the governor's office in Arizona give credibility to this perception and prosecutors are seemingly bending Arizona DUI law to fit certain DUI cases. In the past, people who had consumed only one or two beers generally felt safe to drive afterward, but the trend in Arizona DUI prosecutions has changed that feeling for many drivers.
Although Arizona DUI laws are some of the toughest in the country, when an adult driver 21 years old or older has a blood alcohol content of .05 percent or lower, they are presumed to be sober and not impaired under the state's current DUI law.
However, prosecutors are finding that by requesting a jury trial for cases in which the blood alcohol concentration was below .08 percent, an Arizona DUI conviction can still be secured if the jury can be convinced that there was any degree of impairment.
This new strategy in prosecuting Arizona DUI cases may be controversial, but is within Arizona DUI laws.
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Without a goal in seven matches, Sunderland look there for the taking and Andrew Atherley expects Slaven Bilic's Hammers to pick up three more vital points...
"Against the six teams below them in the table, Bilic's side have a strong record of W8 D1 L2 and they have scored in every one of those 11 matches, which is a significant positive against low-scoring Sunderland."
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Saturday, 15:00
Dark times at the Stadium of Light, with manager David Moyes embroiled in controversy and his team in even deeper trouble at the bottom of the table on 20 points after last week's 3-0 home defeat by Manchester United, leaving them 10 points from safety with just seven matches to go.
With no win in seven games (and not even a goal scored during that run), the Black Cats appear to have used up all their luck and the players look resigned to their fate.
Sebastian Larsson is suspended for three matches after being sent off against United and Bryan Oviedo picked up a hamstring injury, putting him on the sidelined list with long-term absentees Duncan Watmore, Jan Kirchhoff and Paddy McNair.
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Slaven Bilic's team secured a vital three points with last weekend's 1-0 home win over Swansea, ending a winless run of seven matches and taking the Hammers eight points clear of the relegation zone.
Bilic's list of injury problems grew longer when Michail Antonio pulled a hamstring against Swansea and was ruled out for three weeks. Andy Carroll looks set to return up front, with Andre Ayew playing off him.
Edmilson Fernandes is likely to deputise in midfield for suspended skipper Mark Noble, while Sam Byram is expected to shake off an ankle knock and allow Bilic to name an unchanged defence.
Any team is going to be short odds against Sunderland now, even one that has been struggling as much as West Ham in recent weeks, and many punters will want to be against Moyes's team right to the end of their sorry season.
The big question is whether the Hammers can deliver at [2.36] and, while those odds may not be too appealing at first glance, the stats are encouraging. Against the six teams below them in the table, Bilic's side have a strong record of W8 D1 L2 and they have scored in every one of those 11 matches, which is a significant positive against low-scoring Sunderland.
West Ham's two defeats in that category came on the road in recent weeks but both were against good home teams (3-2 at Bournemouth and 2-1 at Hull). Their other away games were all victories (1-0 at Crystal Palace, 4-1 at Swansea and 3-1 at Middlesbrough).
A repeat of any of those performances (even in the defeats they opened the scoring) is likely to be enough unless Sunderland suddenly rouse themselves from their stupor.
The Stadium of Light has become a difficult place for Moyes's team and their last home win was 1-0 against Watford on December 17. Their home record since then is W0 D3 L4 and, although that includes battling draws against Liverpool and Tottenham, they have scored only three goals during that run.
Despite those initial reservations about West Ham, they look a risk worth taking at the odds.
West Ham rank quite high for over 2.5 goals, joint-seventh with 19 out of 32 (59%), and their figures are higher on the road (11 out of 16, 69%). Their lower-scoring away games all came when they were restricted to no more than one goal and their scoring record against the teams below them points to a good chance of a higher return here.
The issue is whether Sunderland will contribute anything. When they have scored at home, seven out of nine have gone over 2.5 goals; when they haven't, that has fallen to three out of seven.
This has to be a big runner, as two-thirds of Sunderland's defeats have been to nil (14 out of 21), including their unlucky 1-0 loss away to the Hammers in the reverse fixture.
Six of West Ham's eight wins against bottom-six teams have been to nil, although it has to be noted that only one of those was on the road.
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Andre Marriner had a quiet run through the mid-season but his card count has risen again in recent weeks, with six of his last eight Premier League matches having at least 50 bookings points.
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On Saturday, it'll be over three months since Sunderland scored a goal at home in the Premier League (January 14th) and they've now attempted 51 successive shots without scoring at the Stadium of Light. West Ham are [3.85] to win to nil.
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K1000 Inventory: Devices, is there a way to add Warranty End date?
I want the information that comes out of the device list, but I also need warranty information included, not sure if this can be added to this specific report?
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You can get the warranty end date in the DELL_WARRANTY table at DELL_WARRANTY.END_DATE field, in the warranty table is also shown the service Tag DELL_WARRANTY.SERVICE_TAG so this data should be easy enough to extract using a simple SQL report
Something like
SELECT DELL_WARRANTY.SERVICE_TAG, DELL_WARRANTY.ENTITLEMENT_TYPE, DELL_WARRANTY.START_DATE, DELL_WARRANTY.END_DATE FROM DELL_WARRANTY left join MACHINE on MACHINE.BIOS_SERIAL_NUMBER = DELL_WARRANTY.SERVICE_TAG left join (select @limitct :=0) T on 1=1 ORDER BY SERVICE_TAG
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'See ya mum. Have a good time you guys. Love you see you in a few days!' I say hugging them both tight while Luke stood behind me.
'See you when we get back you never know I may have to cheat on your dad so we can have an African baby!' My mum says laughing, playing around with my dad. He knew it was a joke so he started to laugh to.
'And you Mr. Hemmings don't go getting into any trouble ok.' My dad says bluntly then starts to laugh. He does this handshake thing with him. Then my mum hugged him.
'See you Mr and Mrs Karnett.' Luke says
'See you Luke...' My mum says.
We started to get ready as soon as the oldies left. Jye obviously knew about the party and he saw not to tell if we give him and Charlotte a bit of alone time. Jye and Charlotte helped getting everything ready and before we knew it people started arriving.
Luke's P.O.V
I was trying to find Kat in this huge wave of people in her back yard. Wow I didn't know that we knew this many people... I seen Calum and Michaels making out with complete strangers. Typical.
I seen her and she saw me I grabbed two drinks off the counter and walked over to her. We met halfway.
'Hey there beautiful' I say handing her, her drink.
'Hey handsome' she says blushing a little bit.
'This party is great' I say pulling her in close and placing my free hand on her waist. She placed her arms on my neck and we removed any space that was in between us.
'Thank you!' She says looking around then she stops and stares at this one person. Then she kissed me forcefully. What was going on? 'Can we please leave?' She asks
'Yeah whatever you want baby.' I say.
She lead me outside.
'What was going on out there?' I ask.
She looks at me and I notice that she was tearing up.
Kat's P.O.V
'This party is great' Luke says to me while pulling our bodies closer.
'Thank you!' I say looking around. I stopped looking when I saw a familiar face. No, it couldn't be. It's Dylan. I kiss Luke forcefully then ask 'can we please leave?'
'Yeah whatever you want baby.' He says I smile slightly.
I led him outside. I could feel myself tearing up.
'What was going on in there?' He asks
I turn to him nearly crying.
'Hey, hey, hey. What's going on?' He asks walking over to me hugging me. I cry into his arms.
'Its, it's Dylan. He is here.'
'Who? That Dylan like your ex boyfriend Dylan?' Luke asked
I nodded my head and started to cry even more. Why is he here? He is going to ruin everything.
'What happened between you two?' Luke asked
Well I suppose that Luke deserves to know what happened.
'Well Luke you see, Dylan was a very violent person. He used to hit me all the time and that's how we lost the baby. He was beating me uncontrollably last time I saw him and when my mum and dad found out we moved. Sorry I didn't tell you sooner. I mean I was looking for the right time and you really deserve to know' I say looking at him.
'I'm going to kill him..' Luke said really angrily. I have never seen him this angry ever, he isn't really an angry person. Her ran inside and I followed him hot on his tail.
Hey guys sorry for a short chapter but that is all I could think about in this part and the next chapter I am going to write is when Luke meets Dylan. Hope you guys like it! It's a pretty shitty chapter but you wanted an update so you got one! 😋
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SANDUSKY - An Orrville, Ohio, man returning to shore with three fishing companions fell off a small fishing craft yesterday into Sandusky Bay and died, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said.
John Monheim, 70, was pulled from the water and pronounced dead shortly after he disappeared near Cedar Point about 3 p.m., John Wisse, a Ohio Division of Watercraft spokesman, said.
Mr. Monehim was not wearing a flotation device, Mr. Wisse said.
He had finished fishing for the day with three friends, also from Orrville, when several three-to-five foot waves washed over the bow of their 27-foot fishing boat as they headed toward a condominium. Mr. Monheim fell in the water.
His companions were able to pull the boat alongside Mr. Monheim, who was considered a good swimmer. They threw him a fishing net, but he couldn't hold on and disappeared into the water, Mr. Wisse said.
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to despise MIL because of all this? LONG(72 Posts)
This may be long. To put it short, I've never thought much of future MIL as a mother. She has been an alcoholic her entire life, never takes responsibility for anything (got 2 dogs for the kids when they were young, when kids moved out said she didnt want them and left them to rot in her house while she went out getting pissed, barely fed them, never walked them and when we moved in they were a state which I had to sort out, feeding and walking them everyday, as an animal lover this infuriated me!), never worked, had loads of kids and just sat on benefits her whole life having pissheads in her house drinking. She encourages OH's brother to drug deal and has even tried it with OH in the past. She is extremely emotionally immature, passive aggressive and needy. She relies on her kids emotionally and plays silly mind games and gives the silent treatment if they dont bend to her whims. Me and OH are in our early 20s and expecting our first baby.
To put it blunt, she dragged DP and his brothers and sisters up. She goes out getting drunk all day then comes home at night passive aggressively ranting about rubbish. We lived at hers for a while, we were manipulated to moving in as MIL was never there (she was busy at the time living with pregnant SIL and her BF trying to interfere in their relationship) and we were of the opinion we'd be staying here alone. This is what we were told, and we gave up stupidly our own nice rented house to move here. Obviously that changed and MIL came back, brought another SIL who has serious emotional and addiction problems (this is what Il eventually get onto) with her and turned the house into a pisshead's drunk den even having the cheek to invite two strange blokes over for a few days to get drunk whilst I HAD NO BEDROOM DOOR! OH was absoloutely furious but the control freak MIL is he was told he now doesnt have a say despite being told when we moved here it would be like our house. Again it was just one of MIL's manipulation tactics to get OH to move home so she could try and get him to pander to all her emotional needs.
Before anyone says it I am grateful despite the fact in 30 years her run down council house has never been refurbished or had anything done to it, is an utter craphole like a doss house and the entire house hasnt ever had any flooring. No bedroom doors were on the house since DP was a teenager- MIL thinks this is normal! She also thinks its normal to have a doors open to anyone policy which is utterly awful and chaotic to live with.
She has treated me with a lot of passive aggressive disrespect whilst I have been at hers, she sat on my dog squashing it whilst drunk and refused to move, she is always coming out with pathetic comments like to shoot my cat even though she said we could bring the pets here!! I honestly cannot stand to be around her.
She is a nightmare and DP agrees, such as she tries to make it a competition between me and her and puts DP on the spot such as for example if there is tea being made DP will always bring me mine first (he puts me first in everything!) and his mother sits there and goes 'Oh is it favouritism now!' and 'So she comes before your own mother!' and each time DP has to be in the situation of saying 'Yes, she comes first everytime'. I too feel awkward given the look on MIL's face when she has to be told.
However, the reason I hate her runs much deeper, something I only found out about 3 months ago. Now don't get me wrong, I have sympathy for MIL and know she has had a bad time in life. But IMO there is just no excuse ever for this. Basically oldest SIL whos in her 30s was sexually abused by her GF from being 5 years old. This came about because MIL left her in his care alone whilst she WENT OUT GETTING DRUNK. Now, of course if MIL hadnt known her father was a dangerous paedophile this would have been different but MIL knew full well because years later when SIL finally spoke up about it (he went to prison for it eventually) all MIL could do was play the victim and say 'it happened to me' whilst crying and trying to gain sympathy (it also happened to her siblings however none of them were so irresponsible and selfish as to leave their kids with the guy). Well I'm sorry but is that any excuse for not taking responsibility for your own child and leaving them alone with someone you knew was a violent paedophile for years just so you COULD GET DRUNK?
SIL is in a really bad way emotionally, mentally, she is incredibly ill and tbh probably won't live till 45. MIL takes no responsibility whatsoever and when SIL has tried to talk to her she merely plays the victim that it happened to her. Well yes, I am sorry for that truly but that doesnt negate the fact YOU were the adult with the responsibility of protecting your child and you didn't do that because you wanted to go out socializing. It makes me utterly sick tbh.
Im sorry but AIBU for really hating MIL for this and thinking she is truly the epitome of a shockingly awful mother? I havnt said this to DP as dont want to upset him and he already knows I dont like his mother. He was brought up to never question or criticize his mother (no wonder given how truly awful she is!) and I can tell he feels guilty when he has too and it makes him angry. DP only found out about SIL etc when I did. It was hidden from him and only him (hes the youngest) his entire life, and the bitter side of me just thinks so he'll go on thinking MIL is a bloody saint which she is far from.
Not to mention MIL has no self awareness whatsoever and seems to think shes the best mother in the world because she spat out loads of kids and amazingly they all made it to adulthood. Well yes she did but she did a shocking job bringing them all up, never did anything whatsoever to try and improve any of their lives and merely wallowed in self pity her entire life expecting her kids to pick up the pieces. I would rather take advice from someone who had less kids but actually did a decent job of bringing them up.
I could go on forever about how awful, sly and manipulative she is but this is getting long now. Am I wrong for despising MIL for all this and feeling I don't want her having too much contact with my child when its born?
MIL is also always bitching about all her kids partners behind their back, she hates that anyone else has taken their attention off her. She is also the kind of person who does little 'favours' for people due to having ulterior motives and wanting you to feel you are in debt to her. Her behaviour is not normal for a mid 50s woman.
She is really unsuitable but I dont want to offend DP saying she can't look after the child alone when its born, but tbh I really dont want her too. He knows she is a nightmare and is an alcoholic but I think it hurts him, he has a hard time critisizing her and will make excuses for her when he can (which isnt often as her behaviour is so awful and plain to see manipulative and immature). She sees all her kids and grandkids as an extension of herself rather than their own people and DP and his siblings have several noticeable character flaws due to being brought up in her chaotic, alcoholic household. I will add MIL and FIL arnt together anymore, she hates him and slates him as a father (she is no better!). He is a heroin addict but is a nice man in general and isnt in denial like she is and doesnt encourage his kids to drug deal and never work like she does.
MIL's victim mentality mindset has really brainwashed most of her kids all through the years, the mindset inflicted on them is that their mother can do no wrong, is to be absolved from all criticism and it there to be looked after like a baby. DP quite frankly is sick of it and the chaos and we can't wait to move out.
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I have to add I was raped and molested myself when a child (not as young as 5) and the first thing I thought when I think about the upbringing of my child is I will do anything possible in all my power to prevent anything like that happening to my child. I'd do anything.
So the fact MIL uses her own experience as a way to absolve herself of any responsibility for allowing a known paedophile access to her child makes me fucking sick (sorry for the swearing).
When are you moving out? Go and don't look back.
I suggest that you ask for this topic to be moved to Relationships, there are a lot of poster on there who can give you advice.
Never, ever leave your child with her (even if your DH is there).
She is completely irresponsible, selfish and unstable. Of course you can't leave your child with her. You may have to hurt DH's feelings but that can't be helped. Toxic people like this need keeping at (many) arm's lengths.
Yanbu, but you need to move out - and soon. When can that realistically happen?
There is no fucking way I'd leave her in charge of a kiddie, but you need to broach this with dp now. Chances are he's already thought the same
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Seconding Scroungers advice -get this moved to relationships. Ya so nbu and I think you're going to need ongoing support
Honey, is there any way you would consider completely breaking away from this family - ie. splitting with your dp too? - because no good will come of it, I promise you.
How quickly can you get out? If you and DP can't go together for a while, can you move out on your own to stay with family/friends?
Just agree with your DP that his mum will never be left alone with the dcs, don't go round there, limit her access to your life. Build a new life without her in it. (In your case, I would be encouraging your DP to apply for jobs in a different part of the country.)
I do think YABU, yes. Why are you and your SIL allowed to be damaged victims, but she isn't?
But it sounds like DP is pissed off with this too - perhaps he just needs someone to say that, actually, it's ok to be pissed off? He is just as much of a victim here too
But she is the perpetrator here, at least in part, Saucy
But she is the perpetrator here, at least in part, Saucy
Do you honestly think she'd be living the way she does if she hadn't have been abused herself? Cos I really don't.
OP she sounds like my mother, i went NC at 22 best thing i have ever done. My dds will not grow up seeing that shit. I was sexually abused by her partner and when it all came out she made out that she was the victim, although she had enabled me to be in that position while she was on speed and god knows what else. NC NC NC.
Saucy thats no excuse.
the OP knows MIL is a victim herself. But she facilitated the abuse of her DDs by leaving them in the care of man she knew was a paedophile. On that score alone she should be in prison.
You are probably going to end up hurting your DP because you cannot, under any circumstances, allow this woman to ever be alone with your child, and you can bet she'll be angling for that from day 1, and wear your DP down.
I would try and move as far away as possible from her.
I have had some huge arguments over MIL with dh.
It often amazes me how dh has turned out as he has...he is the way he is despite of MIL, certainly not because of her.
I would also say my dh and his dbro were dragged up, not brought up. MIL is an alcoholic with serious mental health issues (i'm not bashing mental health issues btw...but it just forms part of the overall picture). She is argumentative, totally unpredictable, manipulative and aggressive. She has attempted suicide three times in the past 10 years. Her house is a pit and I feel very uncomfortable with some of the people she socialises with. She also has numerous health issues such as unexplained fainting spells.
Dh's dbro is a lovely, lovely man...very caring, kind, funny. The kids genuinely love him. BUT he's also an alcoholic in denial, has been in and out of police stations since he was 12, and lurches from one life disaster to another. He has such low self esteem I could weep and no sense of self-worth or ambition. I am confident in saying that due to a more sensitive nature, the way he is is likely down to MIL. Dh as a general rule is much less emotional, more laid back and I think found it 'easier' to put up with MIL over the years.
Dh thinks i'm completely ur to not let MIL have the dc alone. He just doesn't see it...to him, the way she is is 'normal' (he does not parent anything like her btw).
He doesn't realise that some of the things he's told me over the years are so shocking...he says 'She's OK, it's just how mum is'.
My answer has always been a categorical NO. We compromise and parent together in everything...but this. I have put my foot down and after one particularly nasty argument many years back told dh in no uncertain terms that if I EVER found out he had left the dc in her care, it would be the end of us. I truly meant it and he knows that.
Don't feel uncomfortable op. Do NOT let this woman look after your child, at any cost. It's not worth the risk.
She probably wouldn't Saucy, and I dread to think what she has gone through in life. But that doesn't mean to say that she has the right to contribute to perpetuating the cycle of abuse. I have every sympathy for her, but op has to look after her dc and herself, in that order.
What's that anedote about boiling a frog or a toad? Put it in boiling water and it will try to escape. Put it in cold water and bring it to the boil and it won't try to escape, it will just boil to death.
Acclimatisation is a remarkable thing.
Saucy, I am not a 'damaged' victim so no idea where you got that from. Im not an alcoholic whos royally fucked up my kids lives so I'd rather not be compared to MIL. I havnt left my baby in the care of my abuser so I can get drunk. Dont dare insinuate I am anything like MIL because I am not.
I would also rather not be around SIL most of the time because of her instability. The fact I feel more sympathy for SIL because her mother could have protected her easily but didnt. My point is MIL was the adult in the situation and didnt and has never behaved as so. I take my responsibilities very seriously thankyou, unlike MIL.
We are moving out within the next two weeks, it is all sorted. I am not breaking up with DP because none of this is his fault and he always takes my side. I feel sorry for him and he has turned out great despite his awful parenting. I'm sure MIL would like to take the credit for that but its in spite of her not because of her.
Wonder if Saucy actually knows the person I am talking about which is why they came out with such a nonsensical comment? Sounds like something someone blinded by MIL's victim mentality act would say.
If it would be better for the thread to move to relationships that would be good.
I wasn't suggesting the OP left her kid with her Foxache!
I just think if you want to hate someone for the chaos the family is in- why not make it the man who raped his own child and grandchild?
It doesn't surprise me in the slightest that all the poor cow wants to do is get drunk.
What's stopping you from moving out? What do you need to help you get away? Someone on here will have the knowledge to help you. Because you have to go, ASAP, but you know that. Don't expose your baby to this toxic family circle. You sound like you're going to be a great Mum, and babies give you courage that you never knew you had, but you need to act on it now. Hopefully DP will come too, but your baby's more important.
You do sound like a really capable person, OP, you can make the break, just do it.
Honey, is there any way you would consider completely breaking away from this family - ie. splitting with your dp too? - because no good will come of it, I promise you
I think that is really harsh. Why should she split with her dp?
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Derry, an ancient and storied town on the extreme western edge of County Derry, Northern Ireland is a border town with a border mentality.
I love Derry because of its literary and historical position on this island, and I think that if you really want to understand Ireland you have to, in some way, come to understand Derry.
Back in the U.S. I teach a course on the literary responses to the Irish Troubles with my friend and colleague, David Hicks. Derry, because of its literary and political history, plays a significant role in the course so I was excited last weekend to take the Regis students and my family to Derry for the weekend.
The old city of Derry sits on a high hill overlooking the River Foyle and its seventeenth-century walls are still intact, so you can walk the perimeter of the old city and gaze down at the picturesque Foyle river valley below the city.
Derry is a plantation city that was established by James I in 1613 to essentially provide London with a plentitude of Northern Ireland's natural resources like salmon and timber. James called the town Londonderry and if you are loyal or sympathetic to the Crown you would, to this day, refer to Derry as Londonderry. If you are Catholic or a nationalist you drop the London and call it Derry. The road signs outside of the city read "Londonderry" although, as is the case with many of the signs, they have been defaced so they read "Londonderry."
Two years ago, when David Hicks and I took the train from Belfast to Derry, the conductor would switch back and forth between saying, "This is the train for Derry," and "This is the train for Londonderry." Even the train tables referred to the town as both Derry and Londonderry. That's just to say that the city is so politically and culturally fraught that even the name illustrates its conflicted past.
In 1689, one of the more dramatic scenes of Irish history (and there are many) took place here in Derry. James II, a Catholic, took over the English throne and subsequently invaded Ireland. This was good news for the Catholics, who were a political minority on the island and very bad news for the Protestants, who controlled the island. James' forces sailed down the Lough Foyle and laid siege to Derry. The gates of the city were shut in December of 1688, the siege began in earnest in April of 1689 and it was finally broken in July of 1689.
The breaking of the siege of Derry is to (some) Protestants in Northern Ireland as the battle of Gettysburg was to the Union army in the American Civil War and the battle of Stalingrad was to the Russians in WWII and the end of the siege of Derry is still celebrated every August in Northern Ireland.
The best way, perhaps, for an American to understand the modern town of Derry in Northern Ireland is to imagine this scenario.
It's April 1865 and you are one of the many abolitionists living in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Confederacy has won the Civil War and the new political border that's been drawn to separate the United States from the Confederacy runs west along the Ohio River and then just a before Cincinnati, the border juts northward and wraps around the northern side of the city and then continues westward. Cincinnati, a solidly Union town during the war, becomes a Confederate city and you find yourself a member of a nation to which you are radically opposed.
What's more, the town of Cincinnati remains solidly supportive of the Union. A full 2/3 of the citizens of Cincinnati remain loyal to the Union. However, the new Confederate government redraws the district voting lines so that that Union supporters can never win back political control of the city. As a result, the 1/3 of the population of the city loyal to the Confederacy controls the judicial, legislative and executive decisions for years to come.
This fictional scenario is not dissimilar to what actually happened to Derry.
In 1920, a year before the end of the Irish War for Independence, the Government of Ireland Act created a political border in Ireland that separated the six northern counties from the other 26 counties on the island. (See the map below for the full visual effect.) This didn't cause too much of a stir until after the Irish won the War for Independence and the six northern counties were given the choice of joining the Irish Free State or aligning themselves with Great Britain. They chose the latter, of course, and set in motion a century's worth of trouble and conflict between the Catholics and the Protestants in the six northern counties.
The six northern counties choose to go with Britain because the majority of its citizens were loyal to the Crown. This was not the case, though, in Derry, where 2/3 of the inhabitants were Catholic and would have preferred to align with the Irish Free State. To make matters worse, the Unionists in Derry (who made up less than 1/3 of the population of the city) set up judicial, administrative and legislative norms and practices that discriminated against Catholics who, as a result of the institutional discrimination, found it difficult to find housing, jobs and a decent education.
I should say, too, that it's easy to characterize the Protestants of Northern Ireland as intolerant and unjust but that position it mostly unfair. Protestants in Northern Ireland aren't any better or worse than people anywhere else. Their loyalties and their culture has, for centuries, been associated with Great Britain so it makes sense that a majority of them chose to maintain those ties. During the Troubles in Northern Ireland some very bad actors on both sides had their way and basically held the entire region under the sway of their cultural and ideological demands.
When you stand on the west side of the old city of Derry, you can look across the Foyle River onto the green, rolling hills of County Donegal, the extreme northwest county of the Republic of Ireland. For centuries Counties Donegal and Derry had more in common than not and aside from the political border that separates them, they are still nearly indistinguishable. Imagine, if you can, what it might have felt like to be a Catholic and a supporter of a united Ireland and to stand on those ancient walls realizing that your gaze fell on soil that didn't discriminate against you because of your faith tradition. It wouldn't have been unlike the fictional abolitionists of my scenario above looking across the Ohio River at the Union state of Ohio.
Things simmered in Derry throughout the 40s and 50s and then at the end of the 1960s, they came to a boil. The situation for Catholics in Derry for most of the twentieth century was not much different from that of blacks in the American south prior to (and after) the American Civil Rights movement.
Catholics and Protestants in Derry and Belfast joined together to begin a civil rights movement modeled after the American Civil Rights movement, but violence erupted on the streets pretty consistently and it all culminating in the Bloody Sunday massacre of January 1972 (the historical basis of U2's "Sunday Bloody Sunday). At that point, the Northern Ireland civil rights movement effectively died and the militant wing of the IRA, the Provos, basically took over. The whole country, then, devolved into 25 years of communal and state-sponsored violence that simply devastated Northern Ireland.
Nothing good came of all this violence (nothing ever does). Even after the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, the IRA didn't secure a united Ireland–the very thing it had been waging war for 30 years. But, there were a number of literary figures that chronicled these dark times in thoughtful and lucid ways. Ireland's greatest poet, Seamus Heaney, hailed from County Derry and attended St. Columb's College (it's a high school) in Derry city. Many of Heaney's most profound poems use the Troubles as foreground and background and it's safe to say that reading Heaney's generous and humanistic poetry about the Troubles is one of the best ways to understand that dark period. One of Northern Ireland's greatest politicians, John Hume, is a Derry man as is the writer and critic Seamus Deane. The same goes for the great Irish playwright, Brian Friel, who was born in County Donegal and who wrote a number of plays that take up the topic of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Deane and Friel were the creative forces behind the Field Day project, a literary and historical movement committed to viewing the Troubles through a nationalistic and post-colonial framework.
Halfway between the old city walls and the River Foyle is a neighborhood called the Bogside, so named because the land was reclaimed from the Foyle before houses began cropping up in the area. The Bogside is the working class, Catholic and nationalist neighborhood of Derry where much of the communal and State-sponsored trouble took place in the later part of the twentieth century. The Bogside is unique for its many public murals which have become sites of public memory regarding the Troubles and the 30 years of conflict that transpired there.
If you ever have a chance to visit Derry, you must visit the Free Derry Museum. When we visited Derry last weekend, the museum had just opened so I was excited to be one of the first patrons. I've visited a lot of museums over the course of our past ten months of our journey and I'd say the Free Derry Museum was one of my favorite. It's collection mostly commemorates the horrible events of 30 January 1972, otherwise known as Bloody Sunday and there are artifacts and video footage of the massacre that I had never seen so I found the whole experience moving.
Derry is a complicated city and in a short blog post I can't do justice to the historical and cultural circumstances that have gone into making it the city it is today. If you are interested in learning more about Derry, I suggest reading Eamon McCann's War in an Irish Town, Seamus Heaney's early poems, my friend Andrew Auge's very good book on Irish poetry, A Chastened Communion or Jennifer Johnston's Shadows On Our Skin. And, by all means, if you ever find yourself in Ireland, take the time to visit Derry.
On our final day in Derry, we woke up early and walked the perimeter of the old city walls. The children brought along the kites they made the previous day and flew them as they walked the walls. Children flying kites on militarized walls. I can't think of a better image.


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