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Oh boy, Johnny Depp's friend claims Depp was 'manipulated' by Amber Heard
After 15 months of marriage, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have decided to call time on their marriage and file for divorce, but the pair are not parting on good terms as things have turned very ugly, very quickly.
More: Amber Heard had doubts about Johnny Depp before she even said 'I do'
Since the divorce filing, Heard has accused Depp of domestic abuse, a claim which Depp's friend, comic Doug Stanhope, has addressed in a scathing op-ed for The Wrap.
"We'd watched it build like this since before they were married. We'd watched her manipulate and fuck with him for years. We didn't say a word. To each other, yes, but never to him," Stanhope wrote.
Stanhope then goes on to address the abuse claims, stating that the fact that society turns "a blind eye to domestic violence is abhorrent," but adding that, "the tides have turned in such a way that the mere allegation that such a crime has occurred leaves the person accused as guilty without due process."
More: Details about Johnny Depp's alleged violent behavior keep getting scarier
Stanhope claims he and his girlfriend, Bingo, had been at Depp's house for most of the day on the Saturday that Heard claimed she had gotten into a violent argument with Depp, which resulted in her allegedly being hit with a cellphone.
"Bingo and I were at Johnny's house for most of that Saturday until just before the alleged assault," Stanhope wrote, adding, "We assumed initially that his dour mood was because of his mother's death the day before. But he opened up in the most vulnerable of ways that it was not only his mother, but that Amber was now going to leave him, threatening to lie about him publicly in any and every possible duplicitous way if he didn't agree to her terms. Blackmail is what I would imagine other people might put it, including the manner in which he is now being vilified."
Stanhope wrote that, after holding his tongue for so long, he finally revealed his true feelings about Heard — and they weren't good.
"Other people came in and out during the afternoon, all verifying that we'd been cowardly, saying things only behind his back for so long," Stanhope confessed. "He seemed dumbstruck that nobody had ever come clean about this and he thanked everyone for being honest."
"He still pronounced his love for Amber but was presciently aware that she was going to pull off some kind of ruse to fuck him over," Stanhope wrote.
According to Stanhope, Depp predicted that something explosive was going to happen with Heard, that he was so anxious that he "hadn't slept in days," and that later that night police were called to his home for a domestic dispute.
"From what we now read in the news, later that night the police were called to his house for a domestic dispute. Finding no criminal act had occurred and no signs of physical abuse, the police left," Stanhope writes.
More: Johnny Depp's divorce statement suggests his split was anything but civil
"Everything Johnny had told us that she'd been threatening had actually come to be. It blew up in the news, raced through the internet like a plague and blew up on Twitter like it was the McMartin child abuse scandal. People are swarming with torches on social media."
Stanhope finished his message by stating that he didn't want to come forward for fear of looking like a name-dropper, but Depp is his friend, and he stands up for his friends.
"Abusing women is bullshit. Johnny doesn't abuse anyone. And he told me that day ahead of time that she'd pull some kind of shit like this," he wrote, adding, "Johnny Depp got used, manipulated, set up and made to look like an asshole. And he saw it coming and didn't or couldn't do anything to stop it."
Update, May 31: Amber Heard's lawyer, Peter Sample, has responded to the claims that Stanhope made about Heard, telling The Wrap, "Allegations against Ms. Heard are absolutely and unequivocally false." He stated that the claim that Heard was blackmailing Depp "has no basis in reality and is nothing but the typical celebrity muckraking for profit."
Sample reportedly also told the publication that the allegations made against Heard are outrageous and defamatory, and demanded a retraction of their article.


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Sep 25, 2014
Google/Niantic Labs' augmented reality title Ingress is getting a new update with an interesting new feature called "Missions."
Missions look to encourage players to visit portals and completing specific actions, like hacking or capturing, and may then ask the player to use clues to solve a puzzle required to move on to the next step of the mission. The new missions can be accessed via a new Missions tab in the Ops section.
In a move that simply makes sense, the developers have also further merged functionality sets of Ingress Missions and its other app Field Trip. Using the this dataset allows for the potential to direct Missions players to Field Trip locations.
Additionally, to start, a select number of users will have the ability to create their own Missions and share with players. The plan is to eventually open up the feature to players level 5 and above.
We had an opportunity to review Ingress and observe how that app has grown since it was unveiled. It has received a steady batch of upgrades, including being opened to players using iOS devices.
Ingress remains free on the Play Store; the new update is rolling out currently. The new feature is restricted to Android users for the time being.
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India, Pakistan and Afghanistan must cooperate with each other to reduce violence in the region, a powerful US Senator and President Barack Obama's key foreign policy aid said on Wednesday.
"New York or Mumbai or Peshawar", all are threatened by extremism, said John Kerry, chairman of the powerful senate foreign relations committee, in his opening remarks on a hearing on Afghanistan.
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Key Republican Senator Richard Lugar, meanwhile, said the future of governance in Pakistan has consequences on global economic stability, non-proliferation efforts and US' relationship with India and China, besides on security in both the Middle East and South Asia regions, among other major issues.
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"Al Qaeda's leaders are there, most likely including Osama bin Laden, homegrown militants like the LeT are there, and so are the men directing Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan," he said.
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Taking on the terror networks in Pakistan will be crucial to success in Afghanistan, he said, adding that the US is prepared to provide Pakistan equipment and military assistance to help it prevail against extremists, but "we have to know that we are building a new and lasting partnership".
"Our challenge today is to persuade Pakistan that it cannot and doesn't need to hedge its bets."
Kerry said the US was committed to the people of the region, pointing out that in 2009 alone the US has given about USD 300 million for Pakistan's conflict-affected.
Pointing out that the Afghan battlefield was "astride a border with Pakistan that is a porous line for the militants," Lugar said the US troops there are handicapped by the fact. "As long as this border provides enemy with an avenue of retreat for re-supply and sanctuary, our prospects for destroying or incapacitating the insurgency are negligible," he said, adding, "It was a strategic obstacle for forces".
Lugar, who co-authored the bill for $7.5 billion aid to Pakistan over five years, said while US spent billions fighting in strategically less important Afghanistan,
"The Taliban and the Al Qaeda leaders become increasingly secure in Pakistan". If they are able to sit safely across border directing a hit and run war against us in Afghanistan, plotting catastrophic terrorist attacks abroad, and working to destabilise Pakistan from within, our strategic goals in the region will be threatened despite progress on the ground in Afghanistan," Lugar said.
He also pointed out reports indicating that some of the Taliban leaders were moving out of remote areas into crowded cities, including Karachi, to escape the US drone strikes.
"If such reports are true, the US will have even fewer options in pursuing Taliban and Al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan, absent the active help of Pakistani authorities," he said.
"... Will Pakistan work with us to eliminate the leadership of Osama bin Laden and other major Al Qaeda officials?" he asked.He said it was still uncertain whether the training mission would succeed sufficiently to allow US forces to disengage from combat duties in a reasonable time period.


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Reserves: Spurs 2, Villa 1
All the action from Monday night's big reserve win against Aston Villa.
All the action from Monday night's big reserve win against Aston Villa.
75.07: SAVE - ALNWICK. Shorey threaded pass through to Delfouneso, left side of the box, aimed his effort low across Alnwick who saved well with his feet.
58.41: GOAL - SPURS. Maghoma made no mistake at the second time of asking, sending Parish the wrong way.
Spurs 2, Villa 1
57.55: PENALTY - SAVED - RETAKE. Parish guessed right to palm out Maghoma's spot kick but is penalised for coming too far off his line. Retake ordered.
57.07: PENALTY - SPURS. Maghoma's back heel sent Gilberto away down the left, into the box where he was upended by Roome. Clear penalty.
8.03pm: Second half kicks off.
Added time (46.11): CHANCE - VILLA. Shorey's cross wasn't dealt with and the loose ball fell to Collins, six yards out, volleyed wide.
40.39: GOAL - SPURS. Mason hammered the spot kick into the top corner.
Spurs 1, Villa 1
39.46: PENALTY - SPURS. Mason's shot was blocked and fell to Mtandari on the right side of the box, he cut inside Baker who clattered him.
37.46: GOAL - VILLA. Lichaj's throw from the right was flicked on by Delfouneso, Hofbauer and Smith met it 50-50 and the ball fell kindly for Hofbauer who made no mistake, drilling low past Alnwick from 12 yards.
Spurs 0, Villa 1
27.42: CHANCE - VILLA. Collins beat the offside trap, had time to control and pick his spot but hurried it and lashed over.
22.56: SAVE - ALNWICK. Delfouneso broke down the right, dribbled into the box and took aim for the far post, Alnwick there to make fine save at full stretch to his right.
19.26: SAVE - ALNWICK. Delfouneso managed to get away from Smith and Butcher, left side of box, tight angle, Alnwick out to block.
15.11: SAVE - ALNWICK. Hogg decent strike from 25 yards palmed outby Alnwik diving to his left.
13.21: OFF LINE - SPURS. Mason's corner eluded Parish and found Oyenuga unmarked, he cushioned a volley towards goal, Shorey cleared off the line.
12.33: SAVE - PARISH. Livermore clipped lovely pass from the left touchline into Gilberto, he fired towards the top corner, Parish tipped over one-handed.
9.23: SAVE - PARISH. Livermore and Mason cut open the Villa defence centrally, Livermore slipped pass into Mason who opted to try and go around Parish but the keeper read it and saved at his feet.
7pm: We've kicked off at Brisbane Road.
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How Do Buses Work in France?
Today is the first episode in a group of episodes that I am calling France on the Cheap where I explain some of the things you can do to save some money while in France.
Why is it important that you understand bus transportation if you never take the bus at home? Let me give you four reasons:
- Strikes: For reasons that I won't go into here, strikes are common in the transportation sector. Just last week there were Taxi strikes, SNCF strikes (train system), and air traffic control strikes are announced for this week. The ability to be versatile in your transportation choices will make you immune to those unpredictable strikes. If one way won't work, choose another!
- Buses are cheap: buses are the most inexpensive way to get around in France. They're also more spontaneous. Flights for tomorrow may be full, but the bus probably has room.
- WiFi on board: as the fleet gets renewed, the buses are also getting more comfortable. Some offer WiFi and plugs to charge your devices while on board. Not all of them do, compare prices and services.
- Genuine French life: Buses are a wonderful way to get a feel for regular French people and interact with them. This is not going to be a bus full of tourists, as a matter of fact you'll probably be the only tourist there. These are regular French people living their regular French lives.
Trans European Buses
In this episode I also explain how buses to other European countries work, and list some of the companies you may consider. There is a lot of competition in this area because the bus is a vibrant mode of transportation in Europe.
Understanding the Bus System
How do you find out if a place where you want to go to is on a regional bus line? Since every department does it a little bit differently, you'll need to search. Search for the following terms: bus régional and the name of the department you want to know about. How do you know what department you're in? Here's the map of French departments!
Why You Are Better Off Without a Car In France
Driving in major French cities is not conducive to a relaxing vacation. If you need to rent a car, definitely park it at your hotel and either walk or use public transportation. There is a big cultural difference between France and North America when it comes to cars. French people who choose not to own a car or use a car are not strange in any way. Buses are popular and not seedy at all.
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The numbers are quite impressive. Over two million people in the United States suffer from peanut allergy and far too many deaths are attributed to food allergies each year. Many people ask if there is any cure on the horizon for peanut allergies.
The best work that has been completed thus far is from Duke researchers. They have used the technique called oral immunotherapy to deal with the allergy. Here's how it works:
Allergic children in the study group spend a day in the hospital swallowing minuscule, but slowly increasing doses of peanut flour until they have a reaction. The children are then sent home with a dose of peanut flour after 8 months to 10 months of gradual increase. At that point, the researchers find out if the children can eat the equivalent of 15 peanuts, if they are able to do this, the amount is slowly increased.
This is all very early in the process and success is not even close to 100%.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman recently completed a 10-day detox program after admitting to taking prescription pills and snorting heroin, TMZ has learned.
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By John Wilson
Phasing, as defined in terms of construction of self-storage projects, means delaying the start of one or more parts of a project beyond the earliest possible completion. When utilized properly, this technique can yield real benefits for the owner and developer alike.
Whenever a potential project is reviewed, the entire site that is expected to include self-storage construction should be master-planned; that is, the maximum development potential should be quantified so that the full potential income can be weighed against the likely costs. This plan should include all necessary elements, including entries, exits, office-apartment, easements and setbacks that cannot be used as building sites, drives, building areas (climate-control and non-climate-control) hallways and multistory buildings. Also, in most urban areas, a certain amount of land must be set aside for landscaping.
After this master plan is finalized, the economic-potential profile is compiled, taking into consideration expected rents, construction costs, interest on loans, operating expenses, leasing rates and other factors. If it is determined that the project should be pursued, the construction scheduling should begin. This planning should include a description of how the project construction will be phased. As stated above, there are reasons to delay certain elements of the project beyond the earliest possible completion. These reasons vary with the type of element to be delayed.
Capital Availability
It is often true that there is just not enough money to complete a project's potential from the outset. A first phase of construction that will allow the owners to develop cash flow and create confidence in both themselves and their site can be a necessary first step, especially if they are first-timers or new to a lender.
Climate-Control Buildings
These are usually larger buildings that are more expensive to build. They are often delayed because of uncertainty as to the demand for the higher rents.
Non-Climate-Control Buildings
These are usually delayed because they are the easiest to complete, and there is uncertainty as to the market desire for unit size.
Slow Leasing Rate
If there is good reason to believe that the project may lease up slowly, it is a good idea to simply delay having to pay interest on units that are waiting for customers. For example, every month that construction is delayed on a 6,000 square foot building that is not yet needed, you create a savings of about $1,200. On the other hand, that is only equivalent to the revenue for about a dozen units.
This is often considered an element to be delayed on marginally capitalized projects where maximum revenue in the shortest time is a requirement. It is true that a unit can temporarily be finished as an office and that the permanent office-apartment can be delayed, but this shows the project for just what it is: a marginal operation. If the market is a secondary one, or the demand is very high, this may be one way to start cheap; but if there is quality competition, then your project will have a hard time getting more than the low-dollar business.
If the project is not in an area where the landscaping must be done before a building-occupancy permit is issued, then landscaping may be delayed. In general, this has to do with curb appeal and, as in the case of the office-apartment, may harm the image of the project if delayed too long. Naturally, seasonal adjustments are not a problem.
Site Work and Fencing
In some areas, particularly secondary markets, the minimum sitework is often done. This is a big mistake. All areas to be fenced and paved (certainly those areas within 50 feet of the buildings or streets) should be completed before opening. If an area is to be left for future building, make sure that there is another access from the street besides the front gate and between the buildings for the sitework equipment. Regardless of the situation, hire a civil engineer, and make sure the site work is done right.
Boat and RV Storage
The role for this type of storage is often the reverse of the buildings. An area that is graveled or paved and easily accessible is ideal for renting for outdoor or covered storage. The problem is that while this type of storage produces less net income than buildings for the land area, the demand is very high and the spaces fill up quickly. Once filled, it takes time to get the customers to leave if there is not another space available to offer them nearby. It also is sometimes hard to move those rent-paying customers out and lose any income from the space until all the buildings are built and rented.
Signage and Other Advertising
These should not be considered as reasons for delaying. The relative cost is very small, and this is the image the customers have of your business.
Security Systems
Beyond the very necessary gate with its coding and controls, electronic systems, especially cameras, can be a matter of marketing image more than actual operating necessity. It is a matter of opinion how important these are when opening. Sometimes the more elaborate security items, such as fence alarms, motion sensors and door switches, have proven themselves to be more trouble than useful.
Phasing is a tool that should be used for most projects--at least to some degree--in order to offer flexibility to the market and minimize capital exposure. But like many financial tools, phasing requires serious thought and evaluation as to the extent it should be used and in what way.
John L. Wilson, P.E., is president of Wilson & Associates Inc., offering architectural and engineering services for self-storage projects nationwide. For more information, call (210) 495-5736; fax (210) 495-4746; e-mail [email protected].


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First Saturday – September 3, 2011Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Crusade for the Conversion of Greater New Orleans
9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration, Rosary, Confession, Novena and Holy Mass. All are invited.
Crusade for the Conversion of Greater New Orleans
9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration, Rosary, Confession, Novena and Holy Mass. All are invited.
A scripture study on the Book of Genesis will be held on Thursday evenings at 7:00 PM in the rectory.
A kick-off meeting will be on September 8, 2011 with the first regular meeting on September 22. The study group will meet every Thursday thereafter into early May and will use materials developed by Catholic Scripture Study International (CSSI) and the Catechism. Participants will prayerfully study Genesis, prepare weekly assignments, and share thoughts and findings in a group setting. A lecture on DVD from CSSI will conclude each week's lesson.
The cost of the study workbook is $47. For more information or to register for this study, please contact Tim Meaut at 451-2379 or by email at email@example.com.
Saint Patrick's Respect Life Group will pray a rosary in front of Louisiana's largest abortion facility, on the corner of Ridgelake Drive and 20th Street in Metairie, Saturday, August 27, 2011 at 9:00 A.M. Everyone is invited!
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Saturday, August 20, 2011; 9:00 a.m.—11:00 a.m.
Father Stanley Klores, Celebrant and Spiritual Director
Eucharistic Adoration, Rosary, Confession, Novena and Holy Mass.
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Monday, August 15, 2011
Masses: 11:30 a.m.; 12:00 p.m.; and 5:15 p.m.
"Since singing is so good a thing, I wish all men would learn to sing." — WIlliam Byrd (1543-1623)
A new choral season will soon begin, and all parishioners and friends of St. Patrick's are warmly encouraged to consider joining one of our choral groups.
The Parish Choir rehearses on Thursday evenings, and sings for the Latin Mass on Sunday mornings. Membership is open to men and women, and repertory is drawn from a broad spectrum of music written by great composers for Catholic Worship.
The Schola Cantorum for men specializes in Gregorian chant, and sings the propers at the Latin Mass. Rehearsals are on Thursday evenings.
The Boys' Choir and the Girls' Choir are open to children eight years of age and older; both groups meet on Friday afternoons. The children receive instruction in singing and music theory, with a view to introducing them to the great musical patrimony of the Church. Each group will sing at Mass about once a monht.
No special training or experience is necessary to join any of these groups; instruction will be provided in vocal technique, reading music, and basic theory.
Singers with advanced training and choral experience are cordially invited to audition for the Chamber Choir, which sings for the 11 AM Mass on Sundays, and also sings with the Parish Choir for the Latin Mass. Rehearsals are held on Sunday afternoons.
A Choral Singing Training Course will be offered on three Thursday evenings, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM — August 25, September 1, and September 8. Intensive studies will focus on the singing and reading skills necessary for choral music in general, and also on reading and interpreting the notation of Gregorian chant. Those who are considering joining the Parish Choir or Schola Cantorum are strongly urged to attend this course, which is free and open to anyone who may be interested.


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This paper presents a stylized analysis of the effects of ring-fencing (i.e., different restrictions on cross-border transfers of excess profits and/or capital between a parent bank and its subsidiaries located in different jurisdictions) on cross-border banks. Using a sample of 25 large European banking groups with subsidiaries in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe (CESE), we analyze the impact of a CESE credit shock on the capital buffers needed by the sample banking groups under different forms of ring-fencing. Our simulations show that under stricter forms of ring-fencing, sample banking groups have substantially larger needs for capital buffers at the parent and/or subsidiary level than under less strict (or in the absence of any) ring-fencing.Parent Bank Home country Subsidiary Host country 1 RZB Austria RAIFFEISEN BANKA DD Slovenia 2 Bank Austria Austria ... AKCIOVA SPOLECNOST 9 Volksbank Austria VOLKSBANK CZ 10 Bank Austria Austria UNICREDIT BANK CZECH REPUBLIC 11 KBC ... Dexia Belgium DENIZBANK A.S. 32 BNP Paribas France TURK EKONOMI BANKASI A.S. 33 Credit Agricole France Calyon YatAprApm BankasApanbsp;...
|Bankers without Borders? Implications of Ring-Fencing for European Cross-Border Banks
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A little bit of everything. And by everything I mean movie reviews, poorly animated cartoons and incoherent ramblings.
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- I'm Kieran. I live in Hawaii. I like to watch movies a lot and I make them too. I also play around with flash animation, so you'll see a lot of that in my blog.
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These simple character designs remind me of Squidbillies.
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thats just how I draw
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Why is it hard to quit smoking, are cigarette sort of drugs? And can anyone tell me why smoking is considered cool
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Nicotine is the reason one gets addicted to cigs. They say that nicotine is as addictive as cocaine and it is very tough to give them up. It takes will power, patience and endurance to quit. Some think that smoking makes them look more mature such as teenagers. The adults look at teenagers smoking and think the opposite. Smoking doesn't look cool, doesn't smell cool and it isn't cool.
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Nicotine is physically addictive and also creates a psychological dependency, so it's a double whammy. Add to that the fact that most people pair smoking with pleasurable times (having drinks, coffee, after eating, after sex, etc.) and use it as a stress-reliever. That makes the dependency particularly strong.
Teens do think it's cool; they may also smoke because it upsets their parents so much. (That's our main job between 12 and 20, bugging our parents.) At that age most everyone feels immortal and thinks bad things like sickness and death can't happen to them.
My advice to quitters: get rid of the ciggies, ashtrays, lighters, all other paraphenalia. Have a partner or buddy, your partner or spouse if they smoke. Set a date, stop smoking. And use whatever aid helps you. The patches work great, but remember the aids help mostly with the physical addiction. Find something to do when you crave a smoke. Exercising works particularly well - it gives you endorphins to make you feel good (instead of nicotine) and helps combat that bit of weight most people want to gain when quitting. "Air smoking" without a cigarette can be particularly helpful for strong cravings.
It worked for me, and I haven't had a cigarette in 12 years.
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Smoking initiates many processes in the body. As nicotine enters, the endorphin is released and you are actually becoming high. Yes these are sort of drugs which have obvious symptoms like becoming anxious, sweating and feeling of physical illness on removal. But you can easily give-up this habit. Concerning cigarettes being cool, I don't agree with you. What I feel is that some great personalities fall victim to this habit making it look cool which is surely a myth.
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hmm its really hard to quit coz it has been habit for you.so you cannot leave without it.You can leave without food but without ciggi you cannot imagine your day to start with so u keep on smoking.to avoid just dont thik about
it.If it comes to your mind just ignore and just keep something in your mouth instead of ciggi like chewing gums,lollies or chocklates.I know its really hard to just quit it but just decrease your ciggi.like if you use to smoke 5 stick a day then just reduce to 4 and next day 4 or and then keep on decreasing and if u feel like smoking it just put something like chewing gum or lollies.
hahha cool you think its cool but its already hot in the lever with the smokemind that please.
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Posted 4/20/2009 6:48 PM (GMT -6)
its actually not cool! its not so tough when you think about
what im going through right now. read my asthma fourm! lol i bet it seems tough. but ciggerattes are sooooooo bad for you. i wish that my only problem was to quit smoking. i wish i could step outside my door with out having an attack. :( i suggest you fear the ciggeratte! if you instill the fear you will develop a hatred for it. im not a doctor but i do know alot about
fears. like something totally silly... when i choke on a food once i never eat it again. hahahaha silly but true. fear is really strong.
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'Easy way to give up smoking' by Allen Carr is an excellent book to read if you are struggling to give up cigarettes, he uses counter brainwashing (which is not actual brain washing) to help you over come the psychological addiction. As for it being cool, I am a smoker and I feel stupid when I smoke, so much so that I rarely smoke in public and as I only smoke about
4-5 a day I can really smell it on myself. Judilyn has hit the nail on the head with having a buddy to do it with - my partner is finding it extremely difficult to give up which affects me aswell. I've taken to hiding the tobacco when I go to work just to stop him from having that first disgusting morning cigarette.
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I'm reading Allen Carr's book right now, benson. I like it so far, but I'm still skeptical it will make quitting easy.
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If you have good friends, tell them you need to quit smoking and if they see you light up to tell you not to. Its actually easier to cut back at first. However, I did a cold turkey. Due to kids, I refused to smoke inside my home. I am asthmatic, and the only spot I smoked was at the bus station. I ironically had the same driver to and from work, so I told him out of the blue about
my asthma since I was one of the last stops on route we would get talking. He asked great questions I told him what to do. In fact, I even smoked with that driver LOL. 2 weeks after telling him about
my asthma, I was at the bus station full blown asthma attack, I saw him smoking, so I went over to him and held up my inhaler. He said "Asthma?" I shook my head yes, dont remember anything else except for him holding me and his cig on the ground. I had the "What on earth you holding me look" and he was stuttering (which was funny as every driver kept trying to scare him, but he's just one of those types you cant pull crap on and all I do was pass out in his arms LOL) . Needless to say, he got me breathing again, then even luckier....he had just finished his shift so he put me in his car and drove me to the hospital and told them I had a really bad attack and passed out into his arms. After that, whenever I lit a cig around him he would pull it out of my mouth, toss it on the ground and stomp on it. Said I "Had to quit" while he was smoking his cig! After a week of him doing that, another driver stood up for me and said if she wants to smoke let her. He said "She should not smoke, she has asthma". Next thing I knew all the drivers would take them out of my mouth. There is one driver, who is a supervisor now, I was real close to, and he would sometimes put a bus pass in my work bag. Lo behold, one day he took my pack of smokes out of my work bag and put a buss pass in where the smokes were. I figured when they started taking my packs, it was time for me to quit LOL
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Ok Warning This Might Sound Silly But It Worked For Me!
When someone tells me I can't have it (candy) I usually find away to get it. The only way I could quit smoking was to carry a pack of cigarettess with me. When I really felt like I needed I would have, but I started gadually reducing the amount I smoked a day. Once in awhile after a rough day i will have a beer and cig.
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All Wikimedians should be thankful to the many volunteers around the globe who have devoted time and energy to get a chapter organized. Institutionalizing a legal entity requires a lot of tough work. I am very glad fellow Wikimedians are willing to go through these motions. Eventually it pays of.
At Wikimania this year quite a lot of people were heavily upset by a letter and resolution from the board of the Wikimedia Foundation about the fundraiser. I happen to serve as a community member on a board committee, that is, the Audit Committee. The scope of its audits is the Wikimedia Foundation itself, not the chapters per se. My position is that I would love to see all local chapters participating in the annual online fundraiser or working towards participating in the future.
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You can find links to recent financial statements for ten chapters that participated in the last fundraiser on [[m:Reports]]. The score so far is eleven out of twelve. Eleven down, one to go. Ok, have I mentioned Wikimania yet? Let me tell you this: I really enjoyed Wikimania this year (my first Wikimania ever). And I really would like to thank the local team from WMIL for organizing such a great event for the global movement as a whole. So, they have been very busy. In my humble opinion they should be forgiven that this year their financial report is late.
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Media outlets report that Pakistani officials will meet with representatives from the International Monetary Fund in Dubai on Tuesday, "amid growing speculation that the country may formally ask for a balance of payments support program," noted Reuters. According to the news agency, "The CNBC news channel reported on Sunday that the seven-month-old civilian government would ask the IMF for $10 billion, though officials were unavailable or declined to comment on the report." Bloomberg reported today that the loan would essentially "prevent default after foreign-exchange reserves plunged 74 percent."
Bloomberg, in its coverage, also cited Pakistan's new finance minister, Shaukat Tarin, [replacing Naveed Qamar] who said that Pakistan is also seeking support from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. The news agency noted,
Reserves have fallen to about $4.3 billion in the past year, putting at risk the country's ability to pay the $3 billion in debt- servicing costs due in the coming year. Credit-default swaps on Pakistan's $2.7 billion of dollar- denominated bonds outstanding have more than tripled since August to 2,453.7 basis points, according to CMA Datavision.
Pakistani officials have so far not commented on whether Tuesday's IMF meeting will actually include a request for aid. Although Dawn reported that Tarin said Saturday "that officals would meet IMF representatives in the coming week for a regular, usually annual, comprehensive discussion of Pakistani policies, known as the Article IV consultation process," Bloomberg cited him stating in an interview yesterday, "If I don't feel the comfort level with the multilateral agencies and our bilateral friends in three to four weeks, then I'll have to write to the IMF… [A default is] out of the question."
Ultimately, seeking an IMF bailout is a politically unpopular move. However, after Pakistan was "rebuffed" by China, [the NY Times reported that President Zardari returned from his trip without a financial commitment from Beijing], Saudi Arabia refusing to offer concessions on oil, and with the United States and other nations preoccupied with the financial crisis, an IMF-backed plan may be the only viable option. Why is this a last resort? According to the Times, accepting a bailout package would not only be humiliating for the new regime, but it would require Pakistan's government "to cut spending and raise taxes, among other measures, which could hurt the poor." Given that the country's power and food crises have already impacted the entire population, particularly the lower classes, further cuts would be problematic. [Image from the AP]
The AFP framed U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher's visit to Pakistan in light of these "economic woes." According to the news agency, Boucher and Zardari would discuss both the "war on terror" and the worsening economic issues in Pakistan today. According to the NY Times, "The Bush administration is concerned that Pakistan's economic meltdown will provide an opportunity for Islamic militants to capitalize on rising poverty and frustration," [also see CHUP's past piece, "Security Implications of Pakistan's Bankruptcy Fears"]. Despite this concern, however, Boucher said "Pakistan will not receive aid in cash [from the U.S.] in the meeting of Friends of Pakistan." According to GEO Television, Boucher added that the meeting "would deliberate on ways to provide aid to Pakistan through alternative modes." [Image from GEO]
Other good background to check out from CHUP:
* Insight into the Problems Facing Pakistan's Textile Industry – Abida Mukhtar


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In Which I Get An Attitude Adjustment
It has been brought to my attention that I'm showing. No, not that kind of showing! What I'm showing is my mood. One friend mentioned that my online posting sseem to indicate I was frustrated with my limits and another friend asked me if I were okay, because - and I quote – I'd "been whining online." I can ignore one person mentioning it, but two? Stress on no stress, I appear to need an attitude adjustment. Therefore, I'm starting this week with a post about what makes me happy.
Allergies. Because it means that spring is here.
Watching TV with a purring Lucy on my lap.
Dinner on Boyfriend Weekends. One of my favourite meals and my only contribution is to enjoy it.
Eating dinner while it's still light out. It means winter is on its way out.
A good friend volunteering to do my taxes when I, as usual, hit a wall. I keep thinking that this year, I'll figure out how to do it myself, but I never do. Thankfully, I have backup.
Spending the weekend doing nothing I had to do, just meandering through the neighbourhood in the sunshine.
Noticing afterwards that for the first time in almost 7 months, my skin smelled like sunshine and fresh air.
Watching Examined Life and keep having to stop the DVD because it sparked deep and interesting conversation. Watch it and stretch your mind.
These two
Having a terrific Writing Buddy. Thanks for making me a better writer.
Humira. Sometimes, I get lost in my life and The List and forget for a couple of days, but I can do that only because of Humira.
Watching Boston Rob play Survivor. A truly delightful experience.
Having friends who notice when I whine online and tell me so I can snap out of it.
Waking up each day with the kind of energy and low pain levels that means I can work hard enough to be stressed out.
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|September 23rd, 2017, 05:58 AM
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However I also collect WWII naval photos, and oddly (if 72 to start with) they dont like to go higher than 100dpi before starting to 'fall aprt'.
I guess a lot depends on what one finds accepatable though.
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Hi Lloyd,
Back to your rug for a minute. The the book discussion earlier in this thread lead me to buy From the Land of the Snow Lion. On page 80 of this book, Elena Tsarev talks about the rare usage of Carving Effect and Sculpturing in Tibetan rugs.
1. Carving effect is a natural process caused by the uneven wear of differently dyed, or different quality of yarns. The end result, over time is pile of slightly different heights. This is most often seen on high end monastic rugs, because a commissioned rug weaver could draw from several sources as they saw fit. In contrast, most homemade rugs only use one type of wool...whatever was wandering around the pasture most likely.
2. Weavers must have been pretty quick to catch on that the carving effect made some designs really stand out in 3 dimensions.Sculpturing (her term) is what we have been calling carving. This is a trim done by hand to achieve the same effect as natural carving. An imitation if you will.
Well, that's Tsarev's hypothesis anyway. Who knows what the weaver's actual motivation was. Probably just to make it look good.
Having already determined from the weave that your rug is not Tibetan, but given the Tiger skin motif, and general excellent quality, it could have been made for the Tibetan market, specifically, the Tibetan monastic market. And of course either Carving Effect or Sculpturing could apply to your rug.
Tsarev mentions that the way to tell the difference between the two effects is that tufts subject to carving effect will all be equal, where as hand done sculpturing will be a gradual fade. To be plain, she mixes her terminology at the end, but I think that is what she meant to say.
As from the pics it looks like the effected outline is only a couple of pile tufts wide, I would say it is likely Carving Effect rather than Sculpture. Not much room for gradual fade in such a small space.
Discuss amongst yourselves ( insert sheep, yak and cashmere goat emoji here).
|September 27th, 2017, 10:09 AM
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Scupltured rug
That 'Land of Snow Lion' is a great book, eh Jeff! Really is one of the three I consider the very best on said subject.
Anyway, here is a pic of a sculptured rug owner claims is Tibetan (which it isn't) and circa 1900, but I doubt that 'fact' to.
However, it shows well the sculpturing / incising technique intentionally done.
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Hi Folks,
The little (Beijing?) mat is a good example of the sort of 'sculpting' I was referring to. I have handled a few of these. The overall weight and weave character of them is quite different from the piece I posted in frame #57 of this thread, and the degree of sculpting is much more subtle than the Beijing type.
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Hi Folks,
Since we are beating this topic into the ground, it is only fitting that I do my part. This little (ca. 2'+ X 4'+) mat features some (presumably) clipped sculpting. It doesn't show very clearly on the screen, but the middle image gives the idea. The clipping is at the color separations on that lantern, or vase, or whatever it is.
I note (with regret) the inconsistency of the color fidelity from image to image. The most accurate is the middle image, though its tone is just a tick towards the version of the light blue of the bottom image. There is a slight color shift as between the front and back, but it is not nearly as pronounced as it appears here.
I take the rug to be a rural product. There is a modest amount of hair ("kemp") in the pile, giving it a different texture than one finds in the more conventional Chinese product with clipping around the designs. Furthermore, the light blue was absorbed unevenly by the yarn, resulting in the heathered effect shown in the middle image. I assume this was the result of the manner in which the wool was prepared for dyeing.
It happens I acquired the piece (about 45 years ago) at the same time I acquired the tiger pelt patterned mat I posted earlier. In fact, I was only going for the blue mat immediately above, having been mezmerized by the heather field; but the elderly dealer from whom I was buying, who had been serving as something of a rug mentor for me at the time, reached into a stack and pulled out the tiger stripe number, saying, "Here, you want this one too," adding it to the bill. I was concerned I didn't have the dough , being in school at the time, but I was too embarrassed to object. I lacked the wit at the time to realize he was doing me a big favor. Anyway, I came up with the cash, and it all turned out well.
I believe the red dye shown in the rug no longer appears in Chinese rugs, the rights having been purchased by the Kool-Aid soft drink people. Dye-crank that I am, I don't really mind. It hasn't bled, and I am careful to keep the rug out of the bathtub.
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