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PUBG Xbox One update 8 LIVE: Battlegrounds gets new console patch - here's what it does
PUBG has just been given a brand new update on Xbox One. click to read more.
PUBG has just been given a brand new update on Xbox One.
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds update 8 is available from 9am UK time for Xbox One.
As part of the new patch, PUBG developer has once again changed the damage received by vehicles.
After feedback from fans, Bluehole has decided to revert back to the old system of increased damage when hit by a vehicle.
Needless to say, the new Battlegrounds update also contains a host of bug fixes and gameplay tweaks.
According to the patch notes, the camera will remain in the correct position following a player's death. Likewise, vehicles will no longer move to another position on the map when players disembark.
We received a lot of great feedback following the changes made to vehicle/player damage. We continue to tune and balance this element of gameplay, and are therefore reverting back to increased damage if a player is struck by a vehicle.
Bug fixes
Resolved an issue preventing players from vaulting over specific ledges and/or windows
The camera will now remain in the correct location following player death
Vehicles will no longer relocate to another position on the map after the player disembarks
The news comes as Microsoft announces a brand new Xbox One S PUBG bundle.
Available from February 20, the Battlegrounds bundle contains a PUBG download code and a 1TB Xbox One S.
Customers will also receive a one month Xbox Games Pass trial, which will soon provide access to first-party Xbox exclusives like Sea of Thieves.
That's on top of a one month Xbox Live Gold trial, which lets you play online multiplayer games like PUBG.
You can pick up the PUBG bundle for £249.99. Pre-orders are available now.


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I think I've mentioned before that I have a work husband. We have an interesting and always-shifting relationship (platonic, of course) in which he alternates between behaving like an older uncle-type figure and a silly little brother. He's a life-long bachelor with no kids. He lives to exercise, drink beer, and watch football. He's a riot. On 2 major occasions he was a total savior to me by doing all of my site inspections when I was out on maternity leave (and tagging along occasionally on long rides when I was about-to-pop pregnant, "just in case"). He makes me laugh and I help him with spelling and his Xmas shopping each year.
He and I live vicariously through each other to the extent that he has no interest in being married with kids and I could care less about football and beer. Still, he gets to hear about my kids and their/our adventures and I get to hear about his dates and debaucheries. It's a working system.
I completely disgusted him the other day. It was great. He had it coming. He tries to make me smell his revolting shoes all the time.
I was mentioning –over lunch, no less – that Felix had peed on me in the night and that I had had to make the ultimate decision to just stay covered with pee until the morning. He was revolted. As a bachelor, he doesn't realize the ramifications of middle-of-the-night diaper and outfit changes resulting in at least one crying kid, fumbling in the dark for clothing, and the great probability that the pee-er won't go back to sleep. If you just accept the pee into your life for a few more hours (You're already wet, right?), you can simply roll over with the kid, stick a boob in his mouth, and both of you can resume slumber.
It's gross, but it's survival.
I would never ever be that cavalier about poo.
At the very least, I'm helping my work husband remember to use birth control.

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Ford manufacturer of Ford mufflers has recently made several strategic announcements that will support its forward-moving business direction in China focusing on the company's rapidly expanding presence and increasingly competitive position in the world's second largest automotive market.
On a formal press conference held at the Ford stand, Mei Wei Cheng, Vice President of Ford Motor Company and Chairman & CEO of Ford Motor China announced the following:
1. The official start of volume production at the Changan Ford Mazda Engine Company would begin very soon.
2. The production at the new Nanjing facility, Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Company (CFMA) will commence before the end of this year.
3. The third generation Ford Mondeo will start production at Changan Ford Mazda Autombile's Chongqing plant later this year.
4. An all-new Ford small car is to be produced at the Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Company Nanjing plant in 2008.
Moreover, Cheng referred to Ford Motor Research & Engineering (Nanjing) Co. Ltd. in his speech, which received government approval last March for its role as an integral part of Ford Motor Company's global research & design. Cheng said that this new operation will boost Ford China's local engineering capabilities as well as strengthening the sourcing capability for manufacturing in China and at the same time support Ford Motors global manufacturing.
According to Mr. Cheng, "These collective announcements underscore Ford Motor's commitment to the China market and China's growing importance to our overall global strategy. Ford Motor China now encompasses one of the most comprehensive and competitive operations in the Chinese market, including full-scale vehicle and engine production; research, development and engineering; sales; aftersales services; and auto financing. Our local partnerships and the smooth implementation of our China strategy have greatly contributed to Ford becoming a leader of China's automobile market. Ford's complete line up of cars in China now includes premiere and mid-size vehicles, small cars, SAVs, SUVs, and commercial vehicles."
The sleek, third generation Ford Mondeo and recipient of quality Ford muffler was used in the latest James Bond movie "Casino Royale" which showcase Ford's special European kinetic design language and world class technology. It follows the path of the S-MAX which was chosen as the 'Car of the Year for 2007' and to become the next Ford model to be produced in China.
Mr. Cheng said "Our hugely successful European products have also proven to be very popular among Chinese consumers. From the hot selling Focus to the eye-catching S-MAX, and now the sleek Mondeo, Ford will continue to introduce our latest auto design engineering concepts to the China market. This will be supported by our renowned professional sales and aftersales services, as well as our creative 'Make Every Day Exciting' brand campaign."
Ford Motor Company and its five affiliated brands are showcasing 53 exciting vehicles at its Auto Shanghai 2007 stand. For its third generation Mondeo, Ford will showcase its kinetic design language with the sculpted iosis X sports crossover concept together with the CFMA produced S-Max, and C-Max, which is making its very first China debut.
The very popular Ford Focus lineup will also be featured on the Ford stand with the 2007 Focus, the European-imported Focus ST, Focus China Circuit Championship Racing Car, and the 2006 Focus RS 'World Rally car'. Ford Motor Company and the CFMA have become one of the leaders in China's growing auto industry with an impressive 86.6 percent increase in China market sales for 2006 which is far ahead of the overall industry average. The CFMA's first quarter sales have totaled 38,908 units or 40.8 percent increase over the same period a year ago.


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This paper uses multitone signals to simplify the analysis of 3×3 multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) Volterra systems by isolating the third-order kernel outputs from each other. Multitone signals fed to an MIMO Volterra system yield a spectrum that is a permutation of the sums of the input signal tones. This a priori knowledge is used to design multitone signals such that the third-order kernel outputs are isolated in the frequency domain. The signals are designed by deriving the conditions for the offset and spacing of the input frequency grids. The proposed technique is then validated for the six possible configurations of a 3x3 RF MIMO transmitter impaired by crosstalk effects. The proposed multitone signal design is used to extract the third-order kernel outputs, and their relative contributions are analyzed to determine the dominant crosstalk effects for each configuration.
Increasing demands for data rate, energy efficiency and reliability in wireless communications have resulted in the introduction of radio frequency (RF) multiple input multiple output (MIMO) transmitters. However, MIMO transmitters suffer from additional crosstalk impairments along with the power amplifier (PA) and I/Q imbalance distortions observed in single input single output (SISO) transmitters. Therefore, this thesis focuses on the characterization and compensation of these hardware impairments in RF SISO and MIMO transmitters.
PA distortions are often compensated using the Volterra series, but it suffers from high computational complexity. Therefore, a non-parametric method based on density estimation has been proposed in this thesis to estimate the PA transfer function, from which pruned Volterra models can be developed. The method is validated for a Doherty PA and achieves competitive error performance at a lower complexity than its competitors.
For MIMO transmitters, a characterization technique that uses multitone excitation signals has been proposed. Multitone signals yield non-overlapping tones at the outputs of the MIMO Volterra kernels. These kernel outputs are used to identify the dominant crosstalk impairments, from which block structure and base-band behavioral models are developed. The method is validated for 2x2 and 3x3 MIMO transmitters and it is shown that the derived models achieve a better complexity accuracy trade-off than the other pruned MIMO Volterra models considered in this thesis.
Finally, the thesis presents compensation models for joint static I/Q imbalance and MIMO PA distortions based on conjugate pair and real-valued basis functions. The models are augmented with sub-sample resolution to compensate for dynamic I/Q imbalance distortions. The proposed models are validated for a 2x2 RF MIMO transmitter and achieve a better complexity accuracy trade-off than the other state-of-the-art models considered in this thesis.


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Shanghai Leadgo-Tech Co. Ltd.Manufacturer of vacuum infusion products, such as vacuum bagging films, release films, sealant tapes, mesh, etc., for the application in wind Industry and aviation Industry for the composite segments.
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Shanghai Leadgo-tech (Shanghai, China) is featuring its lineup of vacuum process bagging materials for resin infusion, autoclave cure, oven cure and wet layup.
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Leadgo-tech (Shanghai, China) is featuring its line of vacuum bagging process materials for the wind, aerospace, marine, and other end markets.
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It can be hard when you are looking for financial advice to know what type of professional to ask. So, I think it is important to understand exactly what a financial coach can do for you.
What I Can Do:
As a financial coach, my job is to help you understand your finances and personal finance topics. I can help you evaluate your current situation, set goals, and better utilize your resources so you can reach your goals. The process is one of learning and self-discovery that will lead you to make better and more informed financial decisions as you move forward. Through the process you will gain a better understanding of different financial topics and you will develop problem solving strategies that you can use as other problems arise.
What Makes Me Qualified:
I am an AFC® (Accredited Financial Counselor®). This means that I have completed the study requirements and passed an examination overseen by the AFCPE (Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education). This also means that on an annual basis I have to complete certain requirements and continue my education to keep my certification current. The content areas covered in this certification include financial statements, credit and debt, consumer protection, making major purchases, managing financial risk, investment basics, and estate planning basics. As an AFC® I also must adhere to the AFCPE's code of ethics. To learn more about the AFC® distinction click here.
I also have a Masters Certificate in Family Financial Planning. This program included courses in taxation, investing, insurance planning, retirement planning, and estate planning. I bring all of this knowledge to my financial counseling sessions to help you understand your options and learn more about your finances.
What I can't Do:
While I have some of the same knowledge as a financial advisor or financial planner, there are things that they can do for you that I cannot. I cannot invest your money or manage it for you. Instead, I will give you the knowledge and skills to manage it yourself or help you find a licensed individual to invest it for you. I also cannot draw up legal documents. I can help you understand why you need a will, or the different types of trusts that you could form, but for the documents themselves a lawyer is necessary. Finally, I cannot sell you any products. I do not sell insurance or any type of investment products.


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Burnside was the Union General who kept ordering his troops to cross this bridge under murderous fire from Confederate troops positioned on the hill in the background. Antietam was one of the bloodiest of Civil War battles.
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text: Quite a unique and beautiful piece of Blenko. The item "Rare Vintage Blenko Architectural Jetsons Rocket Air Bubble Stopper Decanter Old" is in sale since Saturday, May 13, 2017. This item is in the category "Pottery & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\North American\Blenko". The seller is "hsif" and is located in Pennsboro, West Virginia.This item can be shipped to United States.


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The Investment Club is designed for members interested in purchasing real estate to add to their financial portfolio. Freestyle Real Estate offers a series of seminars throughout the year to highlight various topics related to investing. At each meeting we host guest speakers and current investors who can share their real life stories and learning lessons! The Membership Club is Free to join and will include attendance to any of the seminars, along with weekly hotsheets for investment properties and foreclosures. Whether a seasoned investor or curious about the possibility, the club is open to all!
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Last week marked my first blogiversary, I had semi planned a post celebrating my past year but when it came down to it, I once again had little time. I do have some very exciting things in the works though including a new blog design, and hopefully, with the summer holidays being a mere 3 weeks away, it will give me more time to dedicate to my blog. The 6 week holidays are definitely the best part of school, they feel like you have forever to spend doing what ever you want- no school, homework or revision. This glory soon disappears when you realise the weeks are dramatically dwindling and you only have a few days left. That is why I want to make the most of this summer and to do this, I have decided to come up with a "Things to do this summer" list...
1. Spontaneous adventures
This is one of my favourite things about summer, spending the day out getting lost on a train or in a park. I love anything spontaneous, I often make the best memories out of them. Even if this is in my local park, just spending the day with friends, playing games until the sun sets.
2. Camp out in Teepee
For what feels like every year, myself and my friend have attempted to camp out in my garden. There is a public country lane/footpath that runs between the house and main garden so we always get terrified and have to run back inside. This year, I am determined to do it, and I would especially like to sleep in the Teepee myself and my mum made last year.
3. Take hundreds of photos
This is pretty self explanatory but I want to collect all the best memories to display on my wall and look back through in winter.
4. Go to the beach in the evening
I don't live too far from the beach, its about a 15 minute train ride but I really want to go with friends in the evening and have a BBQ and play beach games.
6. Do a craft project
Being so busy, I have had almost no time to do any form of crafting but I always love to set myself a big project to get on with in quiet days in the holidays.
7. Write a short story
Writing is one of my favourite things and I hope that this summer I will have enough time to dedicate to writing a short story. I just need a plot...
9. Read more
I bought quite a few books a month or so ago and have had almost no time to read them- I am now going to save them for the summer where I hope to spend a lot of time relaxing in the garden with a book...
10. Go on a bike ride
Last year, I and a few friends went on a bike ride. It was one of my favourite memories of last summer and I really hope we can do it again!
Who knows if I will complete any of these let alone all of them? My main goal of summer is to relax and have fun- what is on your summer to do list?
Katie x


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Eminem Levitates, Walks On Water + More In "Rap God" Video (VIDEO)
AllHipHop Staff
(AllHipHop News) The multitude of Eminem's abilities were on full display on the new video for his lyrical exercise entitled "Rap God".
Directed by Rich Lee, the video for the song off of Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP 2 features the blonde-haired inputing every possible source of information into his head, walking through portals and he even walks on water.
A week after being bounced from the #1 spot on Billboard by the debut of Lady Gaga's ARTPOP album, Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP 2 returns to the top spot with over 120,000 copies sold this week. After becoming the quickest rap album this year to go platinum, Eminem's eighth studio album is under 7,000 copies shy of overtaking Drake's Nothing Was The Same as the highest selling rap album of 2013.
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Property Details for MLS® # C4281059
35 Cranarch Tc Se, Calgary
2 Storey Detached Home for Sale
- Price: $775,000
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2(full) 1(half)
- Parking: 4
- Status: Active
- Year Built: 2014
Exceptional Views of the Rocky Mountains, Rolling Foothills & Bow River. Miles of walking/cycling paths right out your back door. A beautiful backyard oasis professionally landscaped with your own 3 hole putting green, entire backyard is done in maintenance free artificial turf. Massive maintenance free deck, two remote controlled sun shade awnings, built-in benches, flowerbeds & glass privacy panels. LED lighting surrounds the deck for enjoyable evening entertaining. This beautiful home has open concept living on main level with tons of natural light and extra large windows to capture the expansive views. Bright open welcoming family room with gas fireplace. Large kitchen has full height maple cabinets, upgraded pull-out drawers, granite counter tops, large island, S/S appliances & solid wood shelves in the walk-through panty. Large dining area has plenty of space for the whole family.
Contact Ryan & Dennis Shandruk About MLS® C4281059
Ryan & Dennis Shandruk, 403-830-3690 at RE/MAX REALTY PROFESSIONALS, #10, 6020 - 1A STREET S.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2H 0G3
property information
- Property Type: Detached Home
- Style: 2 Storey
- Year Built: 2014
- Lot Shape: Rectangular
- Total Floor Area: 2,345 sq.ft
- Finished Levels: 2
- Restrictions: Easement Registered On Title,Restrictive Covenant-Building Design/Size,Utility Right Of Way
Community Information
- Address: 35 Cranarch TC SE
- Neighbourhood: Cranston
- City: Calgary
- Postal Code: T3M 1Z1
- Included: Dishwasher-Built-In, Dryer, Garburator, Microwave Hood Cover, Refrigerator, Stove-Electric, Washer
- Bedrooms: 3 (Bedrooms Above: 3)
- Bathrooms: Full: 2 / Half: 1
- Rooms Above Grade: 9
- Fireplace Details: For Sale
- Basement: Full, Unfinished
- Floor Finish: Carpet, Laminate Flooring, Non-Ceramic Tile
- Exterior Features: Backs Onto Park/Trees, Beach Access, Environmental Reserve, Fenced, Landscaped, Low Maintenance Landscape, No Back Lane, Park/Reserve, River Valley View, View Mountain
- Exterior Finish: Stone, Stucco
- Construction: Wood Frame
- Foundation: Concrete
- Roof: Asphalt Shingles
- Front Exposure: Northeast
- Frontage: 11.5800 metres
Upper Level Room Dimensions
- Master Bedroom: 4.75m x 3.99m
- Laundry Room: 2.16m x 1.93m
- Bonus Room: 4.22m x 4.09m
- Bedroom: 4.37m x 2.82m
- Bedroom: 3.43m x 3.89m
Main Floor Room Dimensions
- Living Room: 4.70m x 4.57m
- Kitchen: 4.72m x 3.99m
- Dining Room: 3.35m x 2.44m
- Den: 2.18m x 2.16m
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- Features: Air Conditioning-Central, Ceiling 9 ft., Deck, No Smoking Home
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Carib Cement doubles profits in 2018
Carib Cement has more than doubled its pre-tax profit for 2018 while revenues were slightly up.
Pre-tax profit went up by a whopping 118% moving from $1.5 billion in 2017 to $3.3 billion for 2018. Net profit after taxes for the period amounted to $2.5 billion, up from $1.1 billion at the end of 2017.
In its 2018 annual report, Carib Cement reported revenues of $17.6 billion, up from $16.5 billion, representing an increase of 6% year over year. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation and restructuring costs for 2018 was $5.3 billion or 79% higher than the $3 billion reported for 2017.
Earnings per share was $2.90 compared to $1.31 in the corresponding year. While there were exports to Guantanamo Bay, exports of cement declined during the year by 87 per cent. Carib Cement is the sole manufacturer of Portland and blended cements in Jamaica and has been in operation since 1952.
Export sales decline
In his report to shareholders at last Thursday's annual general meeting, outgoing General Manager Peter Donkersloot Ponce explained that the decline in export sales for 2018 was a deliberate strategy, "as we redirected resources to focus on surges of demand in the local market. There has been continued engagement of export customers and opportunities seized whenever the prices and terms were considered attractive."
Donkersloot Ponce, whose three-year contract comes to an end in the coming week, told shareholders that local demand for cement was steady throughout the year boasting that the company is pleased to have met the needs of the market. He pointed out that Carib Cement has been working with Government, private developers and other construction interests to incorporate more concrete solutions into its building projects.
"This initiative has been gaining traction as many Caribbean countries embrace solutions that can better withstand harsh weather conditions that will increasingly affect the region," the outgoing Carib Cement general manager told a packed room at the Spanish Court Hotel. These efforts, he reported, have resulted in increased concrete application amongst private sector developers in hotel and industrial projects across the region.
This includes the construction of more concrete houses, concrete roadways, concrete waste water pipes, concrete fencing, concrete driveways, car parks and concrete roofs for houses. Carib Cement expects continued growth in concrete usage by governments and private investors.
Turning to capital investments, Donkersloot Ponce said "throughout the year, planned investments were made in key areas, resulting in continued improvements in safety, our people, the environment, as well as the reliability and productivity of our equipment. We pursued an ambitious agenda for maintenance and installation of new equipment and successfully executed 10 major projects".
This included the installation of a new coal mill, reclaimer and transport compressors. The value of this investment was more than US$ 80 million.
Health, Safety and the Environment
In terms of health and safety, the Carib Cement boss reported that initiatives undertaken in this area have resulted in the achievement of 461 days at its sole Rockfort, East Kingston plant and 1,285 days at the quarries without lost-time incidents for permanent employees.
As regards the environment, Carib Cement has implemented major investments that have led to improvements in its dust-mitigation programme, greater housekeeping activities and demolition activity, where significant amounts of scrap metal continue to be sold to contribute to cost reduction. He said the company is excited about the ongoing transformation and greening of its Rockfort plant and is very pleased to have planted more than 100 trees there throughout the year.
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MFA Program
Poetry: Brynn Saito, Tim Skeen, Mai Der Vang
Fiction: Venita Blackburn, Randa Jarrar
Nonfiction: Steven Church, John Hales
The program offers partial funding. The program offers scholarships; one-year nonresident fee waivers; teaching assistantships; graduate assistantships; and conference and travel funding.
Philip Levine Prize for Poetry book contest; Fresno Poets' Association reading series; annual Young Writers' Conference for area high school students; San Joaquin Literary Association; Chicanx Writers and Artists Association; Hmong American Ink & Stories club; Fresno State MFA blog; and many student opportunities in professional publishing and editing, literary events programming, and teaching.
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we said good bye to boo today.
Posted: September 24, 2009 at 4:53 pm
and i am ok with it. there was no way to expect her to come back from where she has gone in the past few weeks.
but even if i am ok with her passing..i will miss the old boo i knew. the cranky, the crotchety, the quick little hag who dominated my stove, my dresser and my computer desk for the past 5 years. boo has been nice for the past few months, so i know she did not feel that great. but with her pre-med sedation and pain med, she gave an almighty growl of the real boo annoyance at messing around with her precious self.
ahh boo…you have bitten me to the bone, you have swatted me into compilance, you have kept me aware of your presence and never let me forget that you were the boss…not me, like i wanted to think.
rest in peace…. you were spikey, fiesty and underneath it all…so very sweet…you will be greatly missed.
love you boo-babe.
and as we say goodbye to boo, we say hello to prudence.
she is the little not pom cross from the pound…she is more like a JRT/chi instead. but she too is not with us for long..badly rotten teeth, a back leg atrophied from lack of use and several progressive and probably malignant mammary tumours all along the mammary chain. she has a vet check for tomorrow afternoon so we can start her on pain meds which i am sure she will appreciate.
pru is a lovely and sweet little dog…i hope she likes it at saints.


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Safely removing hair and lightening pigment of vaginal skin and around the genital area
This sounds very uncomfortable and distressing! I'm hearing many questions about these goals and the difficulty in attaining them on the blog. I hear all of you and thank you so much for writing. Below are some ideas to consider regarding lightening pigment of vaginal skin and around the genital area. But also, please read my comment at the end. As women, we definitely have a choice, a voice, and a say in all this!
What is normal for women's genitals/vaginal skin/anus:
- The color of this skin is naturally several shades darker than the rest of our skin.
- Hair, even a lot of hair, is present after puberty.
- Anything… and I mean anything that irritates this skin will cause it to darken temporarily. If the irritation is removed, it may take 3-6 months for the skin color to return to normal. Irritation includes things like the chemical burn above from the hair removal cream, some personal lubricants, clothing that rubs, scratching or rubbing the area, etc. Even waxing will cause the skin to darken more in some.
- We lose fat here as we age generally so the mons pubis and outer labia look less plump.
What to avoid (re: vaginal skin):
- Any chemical/cream hair remover in the genital area. Waxing, sugaring, and laser hair removal (in an experienced laser center) are generally better.
- Laser hair removal if it's in a questionable office. Most lasers for hair removal are diode lasers. Nd:Yag lasers are safer on darker skin types. Lasers can cause burns too, if not done correctly.
- Any creams with glycolic, salicylic acid, even certain Vitamin C, or anything acidic may be irritating. I love your idea of coconut oil as long as it's not harboring bacteria. Also, good in this situation would be a silicone scar gel like Silagen or even just vaseline on the burned area. REMEMBER, burns or any break in the skin can get infected. If it's not healing, or getting worse, see your doctor!!
- Lasers for vaginal tightening. The system that use sound waves or radiofrequency are much safer, in my opinion.
- Avoid injections of fillers into this area. This is not safe yet, in my opinion, because the level of training and experience in the M.Ds. performing this is not great. There are a few world experts who are the exception.
Please read and think about this.
It's true (sadly) that many young men's first sexual exposure now is on the web with porn. Porn stars go to a great deal of trouble and work to maintain their genital areas to conform to certain (mostly male generated) ideas about female genitals. Female porn stars wax, laser off, pluck, bleach and lighten, and sometimes undergo various types of genital surgery to look like plump 12 year old girls with no pubic hair, no darkening and no obvious labia minora (the inner darker lips around the vagina).
This is NOT a natural look. Women naturally have pubic hair, and a darker color around their vaginas and anuses. Women naturally have a large variation of the appearance of their external genitalia. Last January, I attended a conference in Paris where several talks addressed this. After looking at slides of 100s of female genitals, plus many skin exams over the year, we don't all look the same. This I know for a fact!
I personally don't think it's a good idea to try to attain the look of a porn star. Maybe we women need to speak up, do only what we feel comfortable with, and not get too involved in trying to change what's natural.
Hope this helps,
Dr. I


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Open .ZIP & Archive Files on Mac OS X Without Extracting Them First
A friend recently asked me why he couldn't open .ZIP files on his Mac without them automatically extracting, so it was time to find a solution. If you're coming to OS X from Windows, this can be particularly annoying where you're spoiled for choice and have access to the fantastic 7Zip extractor 7Zip: A Free Program to Unzip Uncommon Archive Formats Read More .
It turns out that there are a few solutions to this problem, all of which require you to install a third party software. If you've been looking for a way of keeping your Downloads folder tidier, these apps should help.
A Note for Safari Users
By default, Safari enables a setting that means all "safe" downloads are opened once complete which includes .ZIP files. If you're using Safari and don't like it when your .ZIPs auto-extract on completion, open the browser, and in the menu bar head to Safari > Preferences > General and untick the "Open safe files after downloading" check box.
Zipeg [Broken URL Removed] (Free)
Zipeg is a universal file opener for .ZIP and .RAR archives, though it opens a whole range of compressed file extensions. This includes the obvious .7Z, .TAR and .CBZ comic book files but also .ISO disk images and the more obscure .ARJ, .RPM and .CHM formats (among others).
The app is available completely free of charge, and is tested as working on OS X 10.9 Mavericks. The app has been designed for the sole purpose of opening and selecting files to extract, and does the job without too many bells or whistles. The app can be set as the default file handler for .ZIP and other file extensions from within the app, though unfortunately drag and drop support isn't there.
The app offers a few quirks in the way of sound effects and a handy "hover over" preview for images that includes EXIF information. I had trouble downloading Zipeg as the homepage download link was broken. You should be able to download it directly using this link to the .DMG [Broken URL Removed] or via the Softonic mirror.
Peek Inside With BetterZip Quick Look Generator (Free)
Another useful tweak for handling .ZIP files (at least in a read-only sense) comes from BetterZip, who produce the $20 archive tool featured below. The company has released a free Quick Look tweak which allows you to use the default OS X preview action (spacebar on a highlighted file) to generate a list of the archive's contents.
Justin recently highlighted to useful nature of Quick Look tweaks 5 Essential Quick Look Tips for Previewing Mac Files Quick Look is a subtle but handy macOS feature. You can get more out of it with these top tips. Read More , and this an excellent example of that. To install, download the .ZIP archive, unpack the "BetterZipQL.qlgenerator" file and place it into your /Library/QuickLook folder (you may need to create this folder) then execute the following command in terminal (Applications > Utilities > Terminal):
qlmanage -r
If you can't find the OS X library, open a Finder window and in the menu bar at the top of the screen click Go then hold the "Option" key. You should see the Library option appear for as long as you hold the key – click it. Once installed, you can highlight any .ZIP or other archive file and hit spacebar to see a preview of that archive.
You can't extract files using this method, but it's a handy tweak nonetheless.
BetterZip ($20, free trial)
BetterZip might cost $20, but you'll have a whole 30-days to figure out whether or not it's worth that much to you. The app is rather lightweight and speedy, featuring a file browsing interface that supports drag-and-drop straight onto the desktop or into a Finder window of your choice.
There's a search function for trawling through large archives, the ability to add quick links to folders in the left-hand pane and support for a large number of archive file extensions. BetterZip is also the only software on the list which supports the creation of archives in a variety of formats (don't forget your Mac can already do this, simply select files then choose File > Compress, or use the two-finger click/right click menu).
BetterZip is probably the most polished archive manager on the list, and will probably be most handy to those of you who are frequently handling lots of .ZIPs, .RARs and more obscure formats.
Pacifist ($20, shareware)
Another alternative is Pacifist, a shareware tool designed to open .PKG files as well as disk images (.DMG) and the usual archives: .ZIP, .TAR, .XAR, .TAR.GZ and .TAR.BZ2. Until you decide to pay for it, Pacifist will display a message and delay startup by 10 seconds each time you use the program. One thing the app offers over Zipeg is full drag and drop support, plus a search feature and a rather attractive and snappy interface to boot.
Pacifist supports opening packages on your hard drive and via URL, as well as Apple installer (.PKG) files. The app is also capable of searching through installer receipts to find out which package installed a particular file, and how you can reinstall it if need be. This is particularly handy if an app or operating system element becomes damaged, and you'd like to fix it without a complete reinstall.
The app works with Mac OS X 10.6.8 and later, including Mavericks. If you're using a Mac with a 32-bit processor or version of Mac OS X prior to 10.6.8, you can download an older version.
Don't Forget
If you're just looking for a plain old extractor for .RAR and other archives not natively handled by your Mac, look no further than freeware tool The Unarchiver Unzip Any Archive Using The Unarchiver [Mac] Quickly extract practically any compressed file on the planet. If you're a Mac user, and Apple's default unzip tool is struggling to open an archived file, it's time to install the ultimate tool for the... Read More . It'll automatically extract everything, with the option of asking you where you want the files first. Unfortunately it's not possible to be selective about the process.
What is your favourite archive manager for OS X? Do you just extract everything, then clean it up later? Or is a dedicated tool like BetterZip worth the money?
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And new discussion about whether Nanea has sleep eyes…. she does have a bit of a Wellie-Wisher look to her.
Exactly, what message are they sending with Logan able to go commando and Tenney not no matter how much Cottonelle she uses. I am seriously not getting the whole panty thing. At first I was annoyed because I thought all the dolls were getting this treatment. Now I'm more annoyed that some are and some aren't. If not all and they know we are so upset go back to none! Can Mattel not learn from the New Coke debacle. The dolls with will become collectors items because of limited run and those that want them can get them and those of us who prefer to change our panties will be happy again.
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Taxodium Distichum Part I
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Distribution and Species
The native habitat of Taxodium is the southern United States bordering the Gulf of Mexico and it is also found anywhere near water from Delaware to Florida. Due to its habitat, which is swampland, it forms almost exclusive stands, since other tree species cannot 'compete with having their root systems submerged for a great part of the year.
These wet conditions also give rise to a unique feature of forming "knees", often up to 1m high that serves the purpose of supplying oxygen to the root system in these wet conditions. The Swamp Cypress is long-lived, reaching an age of 500-600 years with exceptional specimens being credited with estimated ages of up to 2000 years. Its wood is soft, but resistant to fungal attacks and therefore often used for underwater- constructions in that part of the world. Knowing its origin, it is surprising that it is also frost hardy, withstanding temperatures of - 30°C in some parts of northern Europe, where it was introduced as early as the year 1640.
The common name is also Bald Cypress, but I am not certain if this refers to the stark nakedness after leaf drop, or to the tree's habit of forming an umbrella-like rounded crown with no further upward growth once it has matured and reached full-growth. In its natural environment it can grow to a height of 40-50m. On the fringes of its natural habitat, where the water supply is less adequate, growth is often stunted and fanciers of the art collect many "Bonsai versions".
In its natural habitat, the tendency is to grow as a single trunk and always upright. The bark, rough with deep fissures and long peeling strips, is highly attractive and in stark visual contrast to the soft pale green, feathered leaves. It shows no tendency of real autumn colours, the leaves simply turn a light brown colour and then falling off Multi-trunk specimens are inevitably the result of damage in one way or another, however, it is a strong "healer" and trunk-damage or cuts will callus in a relatively short time.
Young and juvenile trees have narrow pyramidal shapes with ascending branches. As the tree matures the branches become: more horizontal and eventually when very long and covered with "Spanish moss" the branches descend giving the drooping appearance of the mature tree. However, in the stunted Bonsai version almost all branches grow in a strong descending manner.
There are three varieties of this species of cypress as I can make out:
a.) Taxodium distichum - Swamp or Bald Cypress
b.) Taxodium ascendens - Pond Cypress
c.) Taxodium mucronatum - Montezuma Cypress (retains its leaves during winter)
Development in Open Ground
Usually trees available from ordinary nurseries, either "fingerlings" or slightly thicker, are tall poles with very little or no taper that need drastic shortening. Either of these versions will take a considerable time to turn it into even a resemblance of a "Bonsai".
Planting young trees in open ground (minimum of 1 square meter) or a very large container will hasten the process of development considerably, while at the same time creating "taper" and "movement". Suitable stock can be bought from plant nurseries at reasonable prices. It is best to start with what I call a "fingerling" of 2-3 years of age when they are still very flexible. They are about 1 - 1.5m in height and have a trunk-thickness of a finger or up to thumb size (the" fingerling" !) and seldom have branches anywhere near the base. (Fig. 1)
WARNING!!! After purchase do not prune the tree!!! It is a bleeder and all pruning must be done in the dormant stage - do not attempt removal of large limbs in the early active season.
For a single tree, prepare a square hole measuring at least 500mm x 500mm x 500mm deep, in an appropriate site in your garden. For more than one tree dig a trench with the same measurements for each additional tree. If you rather want to use a container make sure it has similar proportions and put a layer of sandy soil in the bottom for fast development Into the bottom layer mix at least 51 of cow manure and 2 parts soil, spread it evenly and cover this with a IOOmm layer of normal soil. Place the "fingerling" that has been removed from its original container, on top of this in either a straight or slanted direction and try to retain the previous "soil-level" of the tree. Mix the remainder of the soil from the hole with a generous portion of compost and fill in the hole. Water well and protect the soil surface with bark chips or additional compost; this will aid in the moisture retention of the soil. This planting with almost no disturbance of the roots may be done at any time of the year!
The roots of the Swamp cypress are active almost a month before you see leaves, about July, therefore if you wish to inspect the roots, this should be done in June, when it is possible to wash all the soil off the roots without harming the tree. At this time it is possible to do corrective root pruning, removing roots that are too dominant, misshapen or curled. For trees planted any other time but mid-winter, this procedure is not recommended and it is better to plant with the roots unseen.
Once the tree and the roots are reasonably well established, which you will see by the rate of growth, normally within 6 months to 1 year of planting, the tree is bent over in its unpruned state and pinned to the ground with a stake or anything heavy enough to hold it down. This will form a bow-like line, 200-400mm off the ground and this depends on the trunk thickness or flexibility. (Fig. 2).
Within a short time, true to its upright growing habit, it will sprout a number of shoots on or near the top of the bow. Allow them to extend to about 300mm, before selecting the most suitable new leader and remove all other strong upward growing sprouts. Do not be tempted to shorten or remove anything else. Fertilize with cow or chicken manure every 3 months, and allow the tree to grow unhindered for the rest of the season to about 1 m high.
If it has been well watered and feeding was appropriate, dormancy will be rather short. When it reaches 1 m, again pin the new apex down to the ground and try to make the curve shorter than the previous one. Imagine the first bend at 8 o'clock and then the second bend at 4 o'clock. (Fig. 3). During dormancy it is permissible to prune over-zealous sprouts or any unwanted shoots that may affect the future design, but never prune the apex.
In the spring, 18 months after planting out, new sprouts appear and must be pruned. (Fig. 4). The procedure of bending is repeated in midsummer when the new leader is bent to the 12 o'clock position and the new apex is allowed to grow unhindered until the dormant season. (see Fig. 5).
After two years, if the tree could has developed taper and the size you require it can then be harvested during the dormant season Root-prune and prune unwanted branches of the tree and replant it into a relatively large container - not into a bonsai pot yet ! (Fig. 6)
If you want a larger specimen continue growing in open ground for another season, bending the new selected apex to the 10 o'clock position and the next to the 2 o'clock position and finally to the 6 o'clock position. These bent apices or ''branches'' may be retained and shortened, or eventually removed entirely giving you a trunk with movement and a choice of new branches. The pruning scars will heal over within 2-3 years depending on the further fast development of the tree.


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Dagenham dig deep to finish year on a high as hard work secures win over Upminster
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Dagenham ended their year on a winning note with a hard-fought 7-3 success over Upminster at Central Park in Essex League Division One.
The cold, sleet and howling wind put paid to any hopes of running rugby and instead Ds had to roll up their sleeves and grind out a win.
The visitors had the majority of the early possession and carried well to pressure the Dagenham line but they couldn't breach a solid defence and the hosts slowly got a foothold in the game.
Dagenham's scrum once again worked well with loose head prop Sean Jones leading from the front as he carried magnificently, made tackle after tackle and hit every ruck and maul hard.
On 25 minutes Dagenham looked to have opened the scoring as scrum-half Josh Cook, who had a superb game, drove his pack through 15 phases before sniping over, only for the score to be disallowed for foul play from flanker Jordan Darkwa who received a yellow card.
Upminster had lost a prop to a yellow card earlier and the hosts began to turn the screw, driving forward through phases before man of the match Jones crashed over for a try, which Jordan Calverley converted.
The visitors got themselves back into the game after some decent phases of play to convert a penalty in front of the posts for a half time score of 7-3.
And the second half proved quite brutal, with both sets of forwards smashing lumps out of each other and opportunities few and far between.
Dagenham spent large parts of the half in their own 22 and a try-saving tackle in the corner from wing Jermaine Darkwa helped preserve their lead.
Upminster piled the pressure on until the end but for the second time in four weeks, Dagenham took the spoils and assistant coach Ray Lagden said: "Upminster played very well and put us under lots of pressure. Some of our play was very sloppy but when it really mattered we got it right. We constantly drum unto the players to do the right things at the right times and we did.
"A scrum 15 metres out when down to seven held firm, our centre pairing made massive hits when needed and our line out, which at times was disrupted, worked when we needed it to. This was a massive win for us."
Dagenham: S Jones, Parkin, Drake (J Warner), D Wren, D Kitenge, G Wren (Collins), J Darkwa, J Jones, Cook, Calverley, Matthews, Pruce, Driver, J Darkwa, Preston. Unused sub: C Warner.
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New York City employers are squarely blaming a raging drug epidemic for much of the trouble they have filling jobs in one of the tightest labor markets in a generation.More local prospective workers are testing positive for substance abuse, or showing up stoned for work, according to industry analysts.Employers who drug test might not like what they find.
And even as weed is legalized in some places, or viewed as more socially acceptable, it's not just marijuana's job-impairing side effects that bother these hiring managers. The abuse of hard drugs, such as cocaine and methamphetamine, has exploded, and further threatens productivity.
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Ocean's 8 Fundraiser for Variety - June 9th
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Building has officially commenced for SACARE's latest facility, The Gums in Salisbury. On the 31st January The Honourable Zoe Bettison met with SACARE's Managing Director Andrew Marshall, CEO Tim Prowse at the site to turn the first sod.
Riding for the Children's Charity
Vrooooooooom!!! This is the sound that we'll be hearing over the next four days (19-22 October) as five of SACARE's members including SACARE founders Sue and Andrew Marshall, their daughter Chloe Kempe her husband Mark, and Karin Semmelmann, as they take ride in the V2 Motorcycle Run.
Wise advice from SACARE resident Nick Benwell
Every couple of months SACARE resident Nick Benwell speaks in front of high school students at hospitals talking about high risk as part of the Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma in Youth (PARTY) program.


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Attorney General Faris Al Rawi says he is working with the United Nations to improve this country's laws for the differently abled.
Al Rawi made the disclosure at a wheelchair distribution ceremony hosted by businesswoman Hannah Janouraa on Sunday.
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The Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) is a permanent residence visa that enables Australian employers to sponsor skilled migrant workers to take up employment in positions where there are skills shortages. Usually, the employer has to prove their inability to … Read More
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Ed Husic is a man of many firsts. He's the first federal MP ever to be sworn in using the Koran, the first Muslim frontbencher appointed to Kevin Rudd's government and probably the only known … Read More
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This Not So Old House, continued.
So we all know us East Coasties are pretty much in a heat wave. Basically August has set in here in dear old North Carolina in the June/July Timeframe. Its warm. However, it is not supposed to be as warm in the downstairs of the Jones Abode as it is outside. The downstairs A/C unit is out. So its time to start troubleshooting, before calling in the repair team, who happens to be on vacation this week, and is happily sipping beer in 100 degree heat in Philly at a baseball game. Enjoy Mike!
I say to myself, "Self, its only a fuse. You keep those laying around for just such an event! Soon you and the dear family will be basking in the cooling wonder that is a 3 year old AC unit." The outdoor disconnect that brings power to the outside unit is not a fuse type. The breakers on the main panel are all fine. This means one thing left. The Crawl Space. My most hated place in this house. I do not like it there. It is not a pleasant place. It holds one of my biggest fears, spiders. I don't have a major freak out with them, but I just do not like them, Sam I Am. I sucked it up. Faced it, and went in. The prospect of having the main living area of the house a couple of ticks below broiling is a strong motivator to face a fear or two. I went in and did what I had to, explore. All the electrical is fine, that I can analyze anyway. So the call is made, and the repair people will be dispatched out here tomorrow. So they can deal with the crawl space.
The good thing, it is still under warranty. Even better, we have 2 systems, and the upstairs bedrooms are cool. Luck is with me this time.
I still hate the crawl space though.


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National Cherry Tart Day is a tart dispute. While usually observed on June 17, it is also suggested that June 18 and 21 are also the days for this unofficial food holiday. To be on the safe side, make three.
Now, if you are looking for a cherry pie, we've blown the top off that day. Or rather, it's been left off entirely. A tart has a shallow crust, and the filling can be sweet or savory. On June 17 (18 or 21), the choice is a sweet and lip-smacking cherry filling!
As with apples, eat the sweetest cherries fresh. Use those sour cherries and sweeten them up with some sugar to make a delicious, crowd-pleasing tart.
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A post-election day poem
Often when I am upset by circumstances, events, things beyond my control or even understanding, I turn to my pages to write and I turn to my poetry journal to see what might help, if not penetrate to an understanding, at least bring me into a state of grace and gratitude. In this post-election denouement this is what came to me:
Change (with gratitude for a Pawnee proverb)
Fortune cookie:
Mistakes are portals to discoveries.
Then there are no mistakes.
Every problem is an opportunity.
Life is all about lessons.
Electoral College:
Trump is the President Elect.
Half the country has voted change.
Hold in the Community of Love and Light.
Embrace me, Community.
The Divine Feminine:
Your purpose is to live in Joy.
Facing the Sun I see no shadow, only Joy.
©2016 Richard W. Bredeson. All rights reserved.
MONDAY'S POEM: Move into Freedom
It is Memorial Day here in the US, a day we set aside to remember those who died in war; as we say, those who fought for our freedom and fell in battle. It is a time for flag waving, speeches, gestures of thanks for the veterans.
It is a day to consider our freedoms and be grateful. I also remember those who refused to fight and their freedom to do so; William Stafford comes to mind. And I remember our living veterans who remain under-appreciated and under-treated for their sacrifices.
And it is a day to consider all of our ancestors and all the sacrifices they have made that we might live free. With that let us:
Move into Freedom
Freedom – Joy, Joy – Freedom
Can these qualities
Be found, be felt
Movement – Stillness, Stillness – Movement
Are these states
Opposite, echoes,
Letting go, holding on
Can these acts
Serve, supply
Let go,
Move into stillness,
Find freedom,
Be joy!
©2014 Richard W. Bredeson. All rights reserved.


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Washington Parent Magazine, October 2002
Kay Kosak Abrams, Ph.D.
Imagine a job description for today's generation of parents. What attributes promise success? Some would say that parenting requires wisdom, humor, patience and organization skills, for starters. It also requires good management skills, a sense of moderation, flexibility, intuition, empathy and persistence. As metropolitan parents, we need time to chauffeur our kids to soccer and "quality" time to engage our children without e-mails or answering machines.
How can any one person qualify? And, in order to parent with confidence, where is the job training in the face of such varied and ever-changing demands?
To add to our angst, we parents have only limited influence, within a relatively short period of time, to learn new skills, practice and determine what is effective for our particular child.
Our influence as primary caretakers is greatest during the early years, when children are most dependent. Predictable rules set the foundation for trust and security. As children mature, they attain greater ability to cope and adapt and are better able to handle autonomy. The mature teenager has enough common sense to finally practice independence.
Most of us test weak authority figures by being noncompliant. Insecure authority is demonstrated not only by parents who cannot set appropriate limits but also by agitated parents who use emotional threats or physical force.
Without appropriate limits and consistency, children can become anxious and reactive. They frequently misbehave when demands are confusing. Angry feelings and opposition are natural reactions to inconsistency.
When we parents cannot maintain our authority due to stress or insecurity, we jeopardize our ability to manage our children effectively. At such times, children not only act out, but may develop social-emotional immaturity as well. Alternatively, a temperamentally difficult child may challenge parents to the point of exhaustion, diminishing their confidence. In either case, the family system is less harmonious and less productive. Trust and respect may be further undermined as parents react to misbehavior with harsh threats or bribes to regain control.
How do we raise our children with greater confidence and less exhaustion? And, how do we maintain calm benevolent authority as we set the necessary boundaries that promote security and growth?
|Know your limits
Know thyself and know thy child so you can better respond to your needs and hers. Know how to refuel and rejuvenate yourself. If parenting with confidence requires creativity, problem-solving and frustration tolerance, it makes enormous sense that we must take care of ourselves in order to manage our children effectively. We simply parent at our worst and our children behave at their worst when we are not mindful and present.
The goal of parenting is not always about "happy"
We all want happy friendly children, but fostering short-term gratification to achieve "happy" children may result in long-term relationship problems. We parent to help our children get along in the world, which means that they are going to be frustrated and will not always want to do what is best for them.
One fundamental requirement for confident parenting of children is the ability to tolerate being disliked and to ignore expressions of frustration that are intended to undermine your authority. If children play the drama card by exclaiming, "I hate you," or "You're the meanest," avoid getting "hooked."
We are "hooked" when we argue, defend our decision, or worse, give in and change our minds to make peace! Where appropriate, empathize briefly with your child's frustration. If you have broken a "promise," apologize. We need to model accountability if we expect our children to be accountable. Then set your limit or state your command firmly and repeat it as necessary without adding threats for leverage.
Set limits carefully and thoughtfully to secure consistency
Unless you are dealing with a true emergency, when you are uncertain how to respond, ask children or adolescents to "wait." This gives you time to make a confident, sensible decision.
Avoid reactive, knee-jerk parenting. It pays to remember that "an emergency on their part does not constitute an emergency on our part." Reactive parenting is knee-jerk parenting, and it is ineffective. When we manage behavior according to our mood or energy level, we tend to be inconsistent.
Reactive parenting often results in yelling, threatening and bribing. We engage in shortcuts to managing behavior when we feel hurried, lazy or out of control. Our children are clever enough to recognize and exploit this beginning at a very young age.
A worn-down mom enters my office announcing, "I am a screamer…my mother was a screamer…the problem is I keep screaming, and they don't listen anymore!" This parent is feeling more powerless than ever. She feels she must do something even more threatening or dramatic to be taken seriously. That's called "learned helplessness." We learn to be helpless after repeatedly feeling ineffective.
As parents, we need to watch what is working and what is not in order to plan in advance. In this respect, parenting is not different from good management skills. Imagine if your boss responded to requests or problems on a whim, according to her mood at that particular moment. She would not earn or deserve respect.
Communicate specific and age-appropriate expectations for behavior...
A mother is standing in a deli line trying to place an order, but her 2-year-old is clearly annoying her, bouncing up-and-down and grabbing, so she snaps, "Be good!" Her son is not certain what "be good" means. She did not tell him specifically what he was doing wrong or specify what he should be doing instead. Quite innocently, he continues to bounce up-and-down. Now she adds, "If you don't stop that, we're not going to get ice cream." The child gets the "no ice cream." He freezes. Then he wails!
Too often, parents threaten consequences that they cannot follow through with. Try to state the behavioral expectation rather than focusing on the unwanted action. It is also more helpful to emphasize the reward of cooperating, rather than to threaten a loss. To say, "If you don't get dressed right now, no TV for you!" is to threaten loss. To say calmly, "When you are dressed and ready, we can watch some TV," is to emphasize the reward that comes with cooperation. Expectations for behavior, or rules, as well as positive or negative consequences need to be spelled out calmly and specifically. When expectations are unclear or emotionally threatening, misbehavior is more likely. In the example above, the mother might have bent down to her son's level and calmly said, "Please hold my hand and stay with me." There's no need to mention ice cream.
Behavioral expectations need to be age appropriate. We would not ask a 5-year-old to fold and put away the laundry. If your child is distractible, it would not be effective to give him five commands and then leave the room! When rules are not suitable to a situation or to the child's ability, limit testing and misbehavior are inevitable.
Finally, most children cannot read our minds or anticipate our expectations. So get in the habit of stating the expectation for behavior. We do this all the time when we say things like, "All done! Let's put the toys away now," "Before you leave the table, bring your dishes to the sink, rinse them and set them in the dishwasher."
Keep "one foot in and one foot out"
Lessons in cooperation and accountability must include one more ingredient, empathy. Without sufficient empathy, motivation may diminish. Having empathy does not equal indulgence. Empathetic limit setting prevents resentment and opposition. Confident parenting requires the ability to "keep one foot in and one foot out," with enough empathy for validation but enough emotional separateness to avoid overreacting or indulging, sabotaging your own authority. For example, if your son loses his temper and hits his friend, you tell him, "It looks like you are having a hard time. I know it feels bad to be that mad, but we cannot hurt people when we are mad. Playtime needs to end now. Next time use your words." Because you have "one foot out," you are calm. Because you have "one foot in," you have empathy.
Confident parenting requires thinking about the big picture…
How do we figure out what expectations are appropriate for a particular child or situation? By stepping back and looking at the big picture! In this manner, we might be able to repair a problem with the system rather than harping on behavior. Here is an example.
"Mornings are a disaster!" reports one mother. Her husband works late and sleeps in. She wakes her boys who go straight to the television while she showers. After the shower, she yells at the children to get ready for school, sending her 4-year-old "to get dressed." Ten minutes later, after emptying the dishwasher, she finds him playing with his toys. Again, she starts yelling at him and threatening.
This couple needs a new "system." What they are currently doing is not helping their very young boys get ready. Mother may need to reschedule her shower. Parents may also forbid TV or allow it only after the children after are ready from "head to toe." Dad may need to change his work schedule in order to help in the morning until the children are older. There are no absolute rights. There is what works for you and your family.
Systems change and are not absolute. Behavioral expectations evolve based on changing needs and motivations. By stepping back and assessing the big picture, you can develop a system that works for you and each of your children. Hopefully cooperation is enhanced, while threatening and yelling are minimized.
A word of caution
Whenever you significantly change your parenting style, children need time to adjust. Often, misbehavior and noncompliance worsen before improvement is seen. Your children want things to stay the way they are, even if it has not been good for them or for you. At least it is familiar. And naturally, as you become empowered, there is some loss of power for them. This is why it is especially hard, but not impossible, to parent during adolescence. As one out-of-control teenager wisely said, "It's too late now! All this time they let me do whatever I want! Now that I'm in trouble, they think they can parent me!"
The job of parenting is a privilege and an honor. Parenting for the children in the new millennium is also an overwhelming challenge. No one of us alone could possibly master all the job attributes required to parent with confidence and consistency. Job training would certainly be helpful in our efforts to remain mindful about how to refuel ourselves and stay focused as parents. We have only a brief time to use our own influence to empower our children with the confidence and reasoning required to navigate and succeed in our ever-changing world.
Copyright 2002 - Dr. Kay Abrams
Kay Kosak Abrams is a psychologist in private practice and the parent of three children, ages 8, 11 and 14. She specializes in parent coaching, behavioral assessment of young children and advocacy for students who have learning disabilities. Kay Abrams works with children, families, adolescents and couples. She also has 20 years experience treating eating disorders and founded a "Rediscover Eating" workshop for chronic dieters and compulsive overeaters.
This presentation was the first in the Lecture Series, "It's Just Life: Taking the 'psycho' out of the psychology of everyday living," which began in the Fall of 2002 and is sponsored by Washington Parent. For information or registration, click on "Presentations and Workshops" on the left side of the screen.


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