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She touched the blade of the knife with the tip of her long, manicured finger. The titanium felt cold and smooth on her skin. She gently played with the knife, twisting it carefully between her fingers. Contemplating. It was a boning knife, part of a thirteen-piece set held in a block of maple wood. It had been a wedding gift from a distant uncle. They had laughed over it. The set of knives had stuck out like a sore thumb among the plethora of crystal vases and satin sheets that had been gifted to them. Ironically, the boxed set was all that remained of their wedding gifts over the years. The satin sheets had been ruined by fishmoths that had infested the wooden box where they lay unused for years. The crystal vases, most of them tacky, had been gifted, donated, broken or discarded. But the boxed set of knives lay on the mantle above the kitchen counter, untouched, but a reminder of the past. A reminder of the day it had all begun. A souvenir of their beautiful life, interwoven with love and dreams, and of a magical future together.
Until last week when her life had turned topsy-turvy. When he had walked out on her. It had been a bolt from the blue. Everything had been rosy- he had always been the perfect husband- caring and warm, with a contagious smile that never failed to throw her troubles out of the window and arms always ready for a warm hug. And she had been the lovely, dutiful wife. Or so she had believed. Over time, he had gotten busy with work, and reached home tired and weary. He worked on weekends and on holidays. She often found him sitting in solitude; preoccupied and deep in thought. Probably unaware that she was even around. And she had misconstrued his behaviour as a lack of interest in her. They had more than their fair share of fights, but the fights were never ugly. She vented out and he always said one thing- that he loved her. And then he would walk out. When he came back, he would be a gentle soul and she would cave. But the issues only bottled up. Until about a year back when he changed for good.
He had walked in with a bouquet of roses and a bottle of wine. They had driven off to the country-side for a magical weekend and everything became perfect after that. She should have known the change in him was a blanket for his guilt. A façade. But her simple, trusting nature grabbed on to the new life he had offered her and she held tight. Afraid to let go. Afraid to see beyond the four walls. And last week he brought the façade crashing down. He broke down and told her about the woman. The other 'her'. It felt like someone had plunged a knife into her gut. A knife just like the one she was holding now.
She looked at it and then down at the soft, supple flesh she was going to plunge it into. She touched the flesh. It was warm. But she had made her decision. She would not live a life of misery and gloom. An entire week had been enough. Today, she was ending the sad, dependent life she had led. She held the knife with both hands, took a deep breath and brought it crashing down on the warm, brown flesh. The smell of butter tingled her nostrils and she smiled. She cut a big slice of the turkey and poured herself some wine.
Thanksgiving had to be special this year. She was celebrating her freedom.


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Listen: Kevin Durant Joins Oklahoma City Rappers On 'Whole Life' And It Sounds Pretty Good
Kevin Durant wants you to know he's nice both on and off the court. In his latest feat, KD links with local OKC artists Privaledge, Josh Sallee and CL McCoy for "Whole Life." It's sweet that he's giving underground artists some shine and over quality, soulful production at that. Take a listen below.

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Following their introduction in 1992, direct payments have become one of the main instruments of the Common Agricultural Policy. The aim of this study is to analyse potential scenarios of harmonization of direct payments in the CAP post-2013. In doing so, we use the CAPRI model, which represents the functioning of agricultural markets at the global level and simultaneously models CAP measures at the EU regional level. Results suggest that while a flatter rate of direct payments would have minor impacts on agriculture at the EU level, it would imply substantial redistributive effects, both across regions and Member States.


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The use of safety videos is limited to member institutions of the System Safety, Health and Environment Resource Center.
The majority of the inventory consists of older VCR tapes, but a few newer DVD programs are availble that are not found on the online request form below.
Member campuses may place an online video request for older titles or complete a printable form for faxing.
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A neurologist and a lipid researcher have been selected to receive the College of Medicine's top honors. Joseph Broderick, MD, professor and chair of neurology, and Patrick Tso, PhD, professor and director of UC's Lipid Biology Group, received Daniel Drake Medals—the college's most prestigious award given to distinguished living faculty and alumni—Saturday, May 22, during a dinner at the Queen City Club. Nominations for the Daniel Drake Medal are based on outstanding or unique contributions to medical education, scholarship or research. Read more at http://healthnews.uc.edu/news/?/10591
Joseph Named Interim President at West Chester Medical Center
Kevin Joseph, MD, assistant professor of emergency medicine, has been appointed interim president of West Chester Medical Center. Joseph most recently served as the director of emergency services at West Chester and has played an integral role in the development of the hospital since the earliest stages of its planning and opening last year. Joseph earned bachelor's degrees in biomedical engineering, psychology and materials science from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He completed his emergency medicine residency at the UC College of Medicine and received his medical degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Joseph also serves the medical director for the Cincinnati Police Department SWAT team and the Crosby Township Emergency Medical Service.
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Investigator registration is now available for ResearchMatch.org, a free-of-charge participant recruitment tool created through the collaboration of sites in the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Consortium, including Cincinnati. ResearchMatch aims to "match" prospective clinical trial participants with researchers conducting studies. Volunteer registration has been active since November 2009, but researchers have not had access to the registry until now when the participant based was populated. There are currently more than 6,000 volunteersnationally in ResearchMatch. For more information, go to cctst.uc.edu. The Academic Health Center liaison for researchers at UC and the Cincinnati Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center is Brett Kissela, MD (email@example.com); the contact for researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is Michael Spigarelli, MD, PhD, (email@example.com).
CEG Pilot Project Symposium May 26
The Center for Environmental Genetics (CEG) will present a Pilot Project Symposium from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 26, in Kettering Lab Room 119. There will be presentations on six projects, and lunch will be served. At 2 p.m., guest speaker Robin Fuchs-Young, PhD, director of the community outreach and education program at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, will discuss, "Translating Science to the Community: Literacy, Prevention and Recruitment." Fuchs-Young will also speak at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the department of environmental health seminar in Kehoe Auditorium. Her topic will be, "Beyond Crosstalk: New Insights Into Estrogen Receptor Interactions That Impact Breast Cancer Susceptibility and Progression."
Hematology Oncology Grand Rounds May 28
Edward Fisher, MD, PhD, of the New York University School of Medicine, will discuss, "Macrophage Diversity in Atherosclerosis Regression" during hematology oncology grand rounds Friday, May 28, in Medical Sciences Building Room 2351. For more information, contact Nancy Crossen at (513) 558-0120
Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology Seminar June 1Doctoral student Monica Brooks will present the department of molecular genetics, biochemistry and microbiology seminar at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, in Medical Sciences Building Room 2351. Her topic will be, "Energetic Analysis of the Interaction between Immunoglobulin A and FcáRI." The event is co-sponsored by the Midwest Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases. For more information, contact Peter Stambrook, PhD, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Main → Afghanistan → Farah → Tutak-e `Alam
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Other Names: Tutak-e `Alam,Tūtak-e 'Alam,توتک علم, Tūtak-e 'Alam
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Welcome to the Tutak-e `Alam google satellite map! This ruin(s) is situated in Farah, Afghanistan. Original name (with diacritics) of the place is Tūtak-e 'Alam. See Tutak-e `Alam photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of Tūtak-e 'Alam area. This placemark was added 2010-10-08.
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- Province: Farah
- Category: ruin(s)
- Altitude: 0 m
- Population: 0
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- Local Time: 18:45
- Sunrise: 06:27
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The oil service light on a BMW 5 series can be reset by using a special tool that plugs into the interior harness of the car. The switch acts as a diagnostics machine and allows the user to clear any codes the computer has created.
BMW 5 series use a condition-based system, or CBS. The CBS monitors all the service components of a vehicle and alerts the owner when one or more areas needs to be serviced.
Once services are rendered on the BMW vehicle, the CBS light will need to be reset. Under normal circumstances, the light would require a visit to the dealership, but this can be avoided by using a service tool.
There are two types of service tools that can be used on the vehicles. BMW cars built before 2000 require a simple plug-and-play tool that connects into the interior harness. Newer vehicles require upgraded diagnostic machines. The following instructions explain how to use these machines to reset the CBS light.
- Locate the interior plug
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The diagnostic plug will be hidden behind a plastic panel. Use a flathead screwdriver to remove the panel and reveal the plug.
Plug the tool in. Cars built before 2000 will only require a reset button, but newer vehicles will need a BMW specific diagnostics machine. Connect the machine to clear the codes.
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text: The folks over at the IEEE Spectrum automaton blog have posted an interesting story on research being done at the Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics in Germany. The researchers, including Sami Haddadin, Alin Albu-Schaffer, and Gerd Hirzinger are studying the biomechanics of soft-tissue injury caused by robots. Basically, they want to find out what happens when robots wielding steak knives, scalpels, screwdrivers, and scissors stab human flesh. Even though the robot in the video is only stabbing and slicing a block of flesh-like silicone, it's still a little creepy. The researchers used the results of their study to develop a collision detection system that minimizes injury. Their system works well enough that they show a knife-weilding robot try (not) to stab a real human arm at the end of the video. This research was presented at the recent IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation held in Anchorage, Alaska.


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ownerJean Delobre
founded in1984
- Vineyard Area: 5.5 ha
- Soil Type: Clay, chalk
- Varieties Cultivated: Syrah, Marsanne and Roussanne
- Annual Production: 30,000 bottles
- Country: France
- Winemaker: Jean Delobre
- Topography: Steep slopes
La Ferme des Sept Lunes situated in Saint Joseph between Vienne and Valence was founded by the grandfather of the current proprietor Jean Delobre in 1984. From then, the estate has grown vines, apricot trees, and grains. Acre by acre, they converted to organic agriculture and biodynamic vineyard management.
Jean had been selling his wine to a local co-op until 2001, when he made his first vintage in a converted cowshed from a 5.5 hectare vineyard of Syrah, Marsanne and Roussanne planted on granite soil. The wine is vinified in open cylinder-shaped concrete tanks, and aged in oak barrels.
Jean Delobre was dedicated to Mother Nature from the start: upon taking over the property from his father he converted the vineyards to biodynamic viticulture and established a polyculture estate of grain fields, orchards, and prairies to give his vines the best possible ecosystem. For a number of years he participated in a selective organic cooperative, but his stringent standards of quality eventually forced him to break off and bottle his own wines.
The estate now produces a fascinating range of cuvées under the Saint-Joseph and nearby Vin de Pays appellations. The majority of his wines are made and bottled with no added sulfur, although he carefully considers the character of every wine and vintage, and adds a very small dose if it is necessary to keep the wine healthy and clean. Jean credits the amazing energy, freshness, and flavors of his wines to the natural character of the terroir and vines.


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Client Alert
July 2016
Tax Amnesty Law: An Opportunity for Taxpayers to Clean Up Their Unsettled Tax Obligations
Recent Development
After long discussion since 2015, the Indonesian House of Representatives and the President finally passed the tax amnesty law on 28 June 2016. No official copy of the law has yet been issued by the Government.
It is our understanding that potentially the Government will obtain short term and long term benefits from this law. In the short term, the Government will receive immediate revenue in the form of a Redemption Charge from the taxpayers that participate in the tax amnesty program. In the long term, the Government will receive tax revenue from the additional economic activities related to the repatriated offshore assets.
We have been monitoring the discussion on the draft of the tax amnesty law since last year. During that time, changes from one draft to another were quite significant. We note that at least three versions of the draft law have been circulated to the public. Therefore, to ascertain that taxpayers are referring to the correct text of the law, they should read the official copy of the law once it is issued.
Notwithstanding the above, we set out below our view of the law based on the latest draft in our possession.
Implications for Taxpayers
The tax amnesty is a limited-time opportunity for a specified group of taxpayers to pay a defined amount, in exchange for forgiveness of tax liabilities (including interest and penalties) relating to a previous tax period or periods and without fear of criminal prosecution. In Indonesia the defined amount to be paid is called a Redemption Charge.
The Redemption Charge is significantly lower than the amount of tax that would have been paid if the tax had been paid using the tax rates applicable when the income should have been reported. Currently, under the normal regime, individual taxpayers are subject to a progressive tax rate with a maximum rate of 30%, and corporate taxpayers are subject to a flat rate of 25%. The Redemption Charge is calculated by multiplying the relevant rate by the amount of declared additional net assets. The following table summarizes the rates used to calculate the Redemption Charge.
Type of assets
Offshore assets - not repatriated to Indonesia Offshore assets - repatriated to Indonesia and invested in Indonesia for a minimum of three years Onshore assets - retained in Indonesia for a minimum of three years
Applicable rate in
Jul - Sep 2016
Oct - Dec Jan - Mar
4% 6% 10%
2% 3% 5%
2% 3% 5%
Taxpayers whose annual turnover is not more than Rp4.8 billion in 2015 are entitled to a rate of 0.5% if the assets declared are not more than Rp10 billion, and a rate of 2% if the assets declared are more than Rp10 billion. These rates are applicable for all three types of assets and all three periods of time above.
Taxpayers who join the tax amnesty program will obtain benefits such as:
a waiver of the tax due, administrative sanctions and criminal sanctions on the tax obligations in or prior to 2014 or 2015;
exemption from tax audit, preliminary evidence tax audit and tax crime investigation for all tax obligations for fiscal years up to and including 2014 or 2015; and
discontinuation of ongoing tax audits, preliminary evidence tax audits and tax crime investigations for all tax obligations for fiscal years up to and including 2014 or 2015.
As reported in the news, there will be amendments made to the tax laws (e.g., the General Tax Provision and Procedure Law, the Income Tax Law and the Value Added Tax Law) after the implementation of the tax amnesty. The era of exchange of information will start due to the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting action plan made by G20 countries. Indonesia has committed to participate in the exchange of information in 2018. These may mean that the Indonesian tax authority will have more powers or sources of information to collect taxes.
Having said the above, taxpayers who participate in the tax amnesty program would forfeit certain of their taxation rights including the right to use remaining tax losses carried forward, and to ask for a refund from the years up to and including 2014 or 2015. Also, if a taxpayer is in a dispute resolution process with the Director General of Tax, e.g., there is an ongoing tax objection process or tax appeal process, it has to revoke the claim related to the process and pay all the outstanding tax liabilities.
In general, we believe this tax amnesty program is a good opportunity for some taxpayers to regularize their tax affairs, and have a fresh start where they can be in compliance with their tax obligations. However, of course, the interests of each taxpayer may be different from one to another. Therefore, the specific interests of each taxpayer should also be taken into account before participating in this program.
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What the Law Says
We set out below some essential provisions under the latest draft law.
What is the scope of tax amnesty?
Even though the tax amnesty program should be more directly related to income tax obligations, the scope of this program also covers value added tax (Pajak Pertambahan Nilai/PPN) and luxury goods sales tax obligations (Pajak Penjualan atas Barang Mewah/PPnBM). It seems to us that this is aimed to encourage taxpayers to join this program provided the that amount of tax liability from value added tax and luxury goods sales tax obligation is significant as well.
Who is entitled to participate?
All taxpayers (individual and corporate taxpayers) are entitled to participate, except for those:
whose tax crime investigation cases have been declared completed by the public prosecutor;
that are undergoing court proceedings for a tax crime; and that are undergoing criminal sanctions due to a tax crime.
When to participate?
The deadline of the tax amnesty program is 31 March 2017. This will be divided into three periods, i.e. (i) July - September 2016, (ii) October December 2016, and (iii) January - March 2017. These periods affect the amount of Redemption Charge to be paid. The quicker the taxpayers apply for the tax amnesty, the lower the amount of the Redemption Charge to be paid. (Please refer to the table on Redemption Charge rate above.)
How to participate?
In general, the following are the steps to participate in the tax amnesty program:
1. The taxpayers prepare a Declaration Letter and its attachments.
2. The taxpayers ask the tax office for an explanation on filing and completion of documents to be attached to the Declaration Letter.
3. The taxpayers pay the Redemption Charge and settle all outstanding tax liabilities.
4. The taxpayers submit the Declaration Letter and its attachments (including the evidence of the assets being disclosed).
5. The Director General of Tax issues the receipt.
6. The Minister of Finance issues the Notification Letter within 10 working days after the date of receipt. If the Minister of Finance does not issue the Notification Letter in 10 days, the Declaration Letter is deemed as the Notification letter.
The Declaration Letter is the letter that will be used by the taxpayers to apply for the tax amnesty. In this letter, the taxpayer, among other things,
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has to disclose all of its assets (including those that have not been reported in the latest tax return).
The Notification Letter is the letter issued by the Minister of Finance as evidence of the tax amnesty granted.
Actions to consider
In our view, it is of course prudent to wait for the issue of the official copy of the law and its possible implementing regulations before making any decisions. Taxpayers should carefully review the law and its implementing regulations once they are issued, and seek professional advice and assistance.
Some provisions of the law as set out in the latest draft are not quite clear, and could create grey areas in the implementation stage, e.g., on the definition of market value used to disclose assets, and the confidentiality of the information when taxpayers ask the tax office for an explanation at the initial stage to participate in the tax amnesty program. Based on our strict reading of the latest draft, there is no definition of market value. The latest draft also does not provide a clear procedure for requesting an explanation from the tax office on filing and completion of documents to be attached to the Declaration Letter in the initial step. Further, it is our understanding that the confidentiality provision in the latest draft only covers the Declaration Letter and its attachments that have been submitted to the Minister of Finance. Therefore, it is not quite clear whether the information disclosed during the initial step to ask for explanation will be protected by the confidentiality clause as well.
For the time being, taxpayers can review their previous tax reports to determine whether the reports have been in compliance. If not and they would like to participate in the tax amnesty program, the taxpayers can start to prepare the list of assets that they have not disclosed in their tax return, and prepare the supporting documents.
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Tips for how to stop a nosy neighbor from gawking and causing trouble.
Stopping nosy people, be they neighbors or family members is often aggravating. Nosy people violate your boundaries and intrude into your life. Although stopping the nosy neighbors is ideal, in these days of hyper-vigilance, keeping them totally out of your life and business may create more problems for yourself. Dealing with nosey neighbors is now a two-edged sword.
Setting up boundaries is a good place to start. These can be in the form of fences, barriers or other obstacles that break the line of sight. The poet Robert Frost, in his poem, "Mending Wall", ended with the phrase, "Good fences make good neighbors". Robert Frost understood the importance of good fences. Fences not only make a barrier, it establishes and defines your territory. It sends the message that you are separate and distinct from them. Besides a physical barrier, you may need other types as well. This includes firewalls on your wireless router and emotionally separating yourself from them. You will need to set up the barrier and then abide by it. You will need to respect their boundaries if you expect them to respect yours. That means that you will need to be careful not to encroach on your neighbors as well.
Establishing emotional boundaries can bring security to you, yet create bad relations with the neighbors. If you emotionally isolate them by ignoring them or reacting with passive aggressive gestures, they may have a strong reaction. Neighbors have been known to call in anonymous tips to Children's Protective Services or other agencies as payback for such actions.
If your boundaries are too tight, there are often consequences. You may want to consider ways of establishing a balance between a tolerable working relationship and protection of your privacy. When the relationship becomes too hostile or aggressive on either side, it can become a living hell.
Nosey people often consider you and your activities 'fair game' and part of their life. Although fences are often a good start, if your neighbor is mentally unstable, those obstacles often irritate the nosey person. Those walls can work against you if you violate the boundaries yourself. This may include playing your music louder than they would like, having a large number of visitors to your home, smoking things that they do not approve of in your backyard or having a party that lasts longer than they like. If you have neighbors that are easily irritated, they may react to such encroachments with hostility. The police may be called at the slightest provocation when your boundaries are too tight.
There may still be times when the neighbor catches you outside in public. In dealing with these situations, you will need to know how to set boundaries in a respectful manner. If you have trouble telling people 'no' or limiting the amount of information you reveal, this could be a challenge for you. Try to keep the conversations short, but respectable. If you have to reveal information, keep it routine and boring. Conversation topics such as leaky toilets, ways to improve leftovers and how to keep your grass green are often boring and safe enough for discussion. By sharing such mundane topics, the neighbor knows what is going on without being overly intrusive. In these days of neighborhood watches and 'know your neighbor', being too private often raises red flags. Giving them a few safe items may satisfy their nosey curiosity while maintaining the bulk of your privacy. It may take some practice to learn how to talk without saying anything. Once you master it, you will appear neighborly without violating your privacy or theirs. The key thing to remember is if you want privacy, you will need to respect theirs as well.
You will also need to avoid doing anything in your backyard to attract attention. If you like to talk loud, frequently have friends over, drink liberally or smoke questionable substances, you are asking for trouble. Although it is not always fun, avoiding the appearance of evil and avoiding the appearance of asking to be snooped on goes a long way. Engaging in unusual behavior is often a red flag that draws attention to yourself. Look at how the neighbors do things. If you want to not draw attention to yourself, then camouflage your activities to look like theirs. If they all pull into their garage rather than backing in, do what they do. If they all decorate for the holidays, you may want to decorate as well. When you do not 'fit' in with others in the neighborhood, they will want to find out 'why'. Blending is a good way to reduce visibility.
Keep in mind that there are neighbors who are nosey in public and some that are nosey on the internet. It is not beyond neighbors to 'google' you and your activities in order to know what is going on. Their interest may be due to boredom, the desire to connect or a host of other whims. With tools like google earth, they can easily see what is on the other side of the fence. If they are technical geeks, they may be eavesdropping in ways you never imagined. Their curiosity can turn into stalking, which creates a nightmare. With the sensitive microphones now available, they may hear more of your conversations than you imagined.
Nosey family members are tougher in that since they are family, you can not easily cut them off totally. They may use the telephone or mail service to launch attacks. You will need to give yourself permission to not answer their calls or even open their mail. They may resort to putting labels such as 'Private' or 'Special Delivery' in order to entice you. You will need to be okay with resisting the temptation to allow them into your life.
How sad to have such unpleasant neighbors. I count myself lucky to have such a wonderful neighborhood. Do I know or like them all equally, no. But in our tornado outbreak of 2011 it was our neighbors we looked to and shared time with when we went seven days without power. We pooled resources, helped with cleanup efforts, and we entertained one another when all our usual pursuits were unavailable. In fact since that time, some of my neighbors are now some of my best friends. Still, I can see your point and value your tips.
I think you have covered all the issues in dealing with a nosy neighbor. Too bad they can't get the hint they are a nuisance. I think I would plant thick tall trees and put up a 10 foot high brick wall behind them.
This is certainly a worthwhile hub, and the tips are great.
I voted interesting! I think you are correct on all aspects! My neighbor is under investigation for fraud, deception and running a scam ! I feel that it is my right to not socialize with questionable character! I was fine until I learned of the couple! I do not want to be connected to anyone who commits those kinds of activities! They complained about my trellis panels already!
They are the the types to cause issues! If justice prevails they will serve time behind bars.


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I think I just broke up with my dad
Just about ten years ago, I came out to my parents. For a long time, that didn't really mean anything: no changes, no transitioning, just them having the knowledge that I'm trans.
About three years ago, I started on hormones and mark that as the general beginning of my actual transition. While I spent about a year presenting as male some of the time and female some of the time, both of my parents knew I was transitioning and (at some point during that "in between" year) I had a chat with both of them about wanting to be called Rebecca, and referred to with feminine pronouns.
Last night, my dad – who is attempting to help me with some insurance stuff from having my gallbladder removed – called to ask my about my social security number. "It's still under [male name], right?"
I paused, surprised he would even ask such a question. "No, I went to the social security office and had it changed."
"Oh. But do you have a new card?"
Frustrated, I told him, "Yes. A new card. With Rebecca on it. Sitting on my desk at home. Same social security number, different name."
"Oh, OK."
It wasn't until reflecting on the conversation that I realized how upset it made me. After ten years of being out to him, does he not understand how important this is to me? It wasn't that he wanted to double-check about the name associated social security number. I could understand if he said, "I just wanted to double check that your social security number is under Rebecca now." Or even, "Hey, what name is on your social security card these days?" I might be a little annoyed, but not really upset or hurt. But the way he did phrase it, assuming it wasn't important enough to have gotten changed, really made me feel like he still, after all these years, is just as clueless as he was when I came out to him.
He's the only person in my life who still constantly slips up with names or pronouns. No matter how feminine I make my presentation, no matter who we're with, it's a regular stream of "he" and "his" and "him," not to mention my old name. He does surprise me sometimes, but he usually just upsets me when we talk about anything substantial.
So, later in the evening, I called him back. I told him that he had really hurt me by assuming I hadn't changed the name on my social security card. That it hurts me every time he uses 'he' or slips up on my name. That I have no doubt he loves me as his child, but am really unconvinced he loves me as his daughter. That I love him, and always will, but can only have him in my life if he affords me the same respect everyone else in my life does.
He tried to turn it around, to say he hoped I didn't make the choice of removing him from his life.
"No," I said, "This isn't about my choice. This is about your choice to not respect my identity. You don't get to make this about my "choice.""
"But I'm trying," he insisted.
"After ten years of being out to you, and three years of transitioning, 'trying' simply isn't good enough any more. I hope you'll be able to see that, and be able to continue to be a part of my life."
And then I hung up on him.
I really hope he does get his act together. I offered to find him resources, suggest therapists, and give him places to find support.
But I'm not holding my breath. And he's the one who know has to make the first move.
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I'm sorry. That sounds incredibly hard, and yet I'm proud of you for standing your ground and not letting him turn it into you choosing to cut him out as opposed to him choosing not to work on his toxic actions.
This post is going to be saved in an innocuously named folder on my computer. Of stuff that motivates me to keep doing what I need to do. I'm waiting until I'm at least half done with my last year of college (next year) before I come out as queer to my parents, because I know I'll have that same conversation….and well, mine won't ever end in that phone call.
I hope you get it. I really, truely do. Your strength is admirable.
This is heartbreaking. Thank you for sharing.
*hugs* I really hope your dad will soon come to understand what he's been doing wrong. You've handled this in a courageous, responsible, adult manner– hopefully he can begin to do the same.
Yow, that's some heavy stuff. I hope he starts succeeding, instead of just "trying".
Rebecca, I cannot imagine how difficult it was to put that out there to him, but I am so crazy proud of you for doing it. It seems like this was crazy past due. I'm just some random person from out in the universe, but I have all these warm fuzzy feelings of solidarity for you.
*hugs* I hope you can work something out.
As someone that has had a difficult relationship over the years with her parents, I can only imagine how frustrating this must be. But do keep something in mind.. he's a man. They often (not all men) just get tunnel vision, don't think about how little things like this really eat at another person. From your story it doesnt' sound like he's being mean or malicious, to me it doesn't even sound like he's beening thoughtless. It just sounds like he's being.. well.. a MAN. They can be such a PITA at times. LOL. And becaus this stuff is bugging you and grating on your nerves, then well, that makes you a real woman, heh… don't let anyone tell you otherwise. 😉
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Frankly I'm impressed you put up with that kind of treatment as long as you did. My best friend's parents are still screwing up her name and pronouns as of somewhere between 1 and 2 years after her coming out and four months of hormones, and both of us already consider it a completely intolerable and unforgivable thing (although she, still being in high school and living at home, can't really do anything about it).
You must have a virtually limitless capacity for patience and forgiveness to endure that kind of crap for so long. I'd personally draw the line at a year — a year since first requesting the proper name and pronouns be used — and I consider myself lenient.
I think one of the things we forget about our transitions, is it's also a transition for those we love. I try to remember that when I have scuffs with my parents. My mom has been very accepting, and was even introducing me as her daughter when we went out for Mother's Day. My dad is a different story. I'm taking his general lack of anger as a form of acceptance. I don't think he'll ever use my name or female pronouns for me. He'll still get the annual cards for his birthday. Father's Day and that other holiday in December. I hope your relationship with your dad turns out better.
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Kevin DeYoung is the senior pastor of University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Michigan. Prior to serving at URC, Kevin was the associate pastor at First Reformed Church in Orange City, Iowa.
He blogs at the Gospel Coalition and has authored or coauthored numerous well-known books such as Just Do Something and The Hole in Our Holiness. His book Why We're Not Emergent (with Ted Kluck) won the 2009 Christianity Today Book Award in the Church/Pastoral Leadership category and his follow-up title, Why We Love the Church (with Ted Kluck), won the 2010 Christianity Today Book Award as well as the Leadership Journal Golden Canon Book Award.
DeYoung was born in South Holland, Illinois, and grew up in Jenison, Michigan, where his parents worked in Christian radio. He attended Hope College in Holland, Michigan, and went on to earn his MDiv from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts.
In 2012, DeYoung also gained nationwide attention for his article responding to the viral video "Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus" after the popular rapper Lecrae posted DeYoung's article, "Does Jesus hate religion? Kinda, sorta, not really," on Facebook.
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If New Jersey's next governor wants to create meaningful change for its residents, he or she could start by tackling the web of problems causing the state's housing crisis.
Housing problems stem from multiple issues in the state: outdated standards, geographic and ethnic disparities, restrictive regulation and failing infrastructure.
PlanSmart NJ held its sixth annual planning summit on Sept. 14 to discuss the housing crisis and the puzzling problems facing the state.
An example of the complexity of the issues plaguing the housing community is the general sentiment that buying or renting housing is too costly, despite literally thousands of vacancies and foreclosures across the state.
Currently more than 300,000 housing units are classified as vacant, and New Jersey has one of the highest foreclosure rates in the country with more than 78,000 units in some state of foreclosure. With such a huge surplus of supply on the market, why aren't costs going down?
"There is a dramatic change in socioeconomic wants," principal partner for Prism Properties Eugene Diaz said. "The idea we're finding across the U.S. is the most successful communities are integrated in their land use."
In other words, many affordable housing units are in places where people don't want to live. Residents' interests have shifted to convenience. Locations that lack services or public transportation could be facing a death sentence in terms of market viability.
Diaz named Ridgewood as an example of the shift in socioeconomic preferences. Ridgewood is a wealthy town, with access to public transportation, but 43 percent of its downtown area is vacant. This could be potentially caused by the town not offering the same level of convenience or 24/7 services as multi-use developments that incorporate housing, retail and offices in a dense location.
The market's interest in denser locations may suggest that developers should embrace denser municipal plans, but this solution is met with political gridlock on the local level.
Bearing some of the highest property taxes in the country, New Jerseyans reliably resist new housing developments, fearing more apartments would bring more kids, which would burden local schools and lead to higher property taxes.
"People aren't against affordable housing, they are against how it affects their community," Assemblyman Daniel Benson said.
Benson added that increased density doesn't necessarily have to follow the same model in every municipality. Many towns have developed town centers that attract all age groups. These centers satisfy younger residents' interests in community hot spots while retaining older residents' desire for a suburban atmosphere without a busy downtown area.
Although many residents oppose high density for economic reasons, occasionally the banner of "against density" is a substitute for segregation.
"I've been in municipalities who've been using [density] as code for 'we don't want those people here,'" partner and director of government relations for Canoe Brook Devra Goldberg said. Goldberg added that the most creative expression of these concerns was when a resident worried an apartment complex would change the "complexion" of their town.
But the "complexion" of New Jersey has changed dramatically in the past 20 years. Since 2000, the white population of the state dropped 8 percent with roughly 463,000 white residents leaving the state. In their place rose Hispanic and Asian populations, which added 570,000 (51 percent increase) and 322,000 (67 percent increase) respectively.
As of 2010, Union, Passaic and Hudson are all majority-minority counties. The state of New Jersey is anticipated to become a minority-majority by 2030, a trend consistent across the United States.
"Without immigration, this state would be in really bad shape," executive director of PlanSmart NJ Stephen O'Connor said.
Even in dire situations, New Jerseyans are not always ready to accept change when it's needed, he suggested.
Diaz recalled Prism's development of the Thomas Edison factory complex in West Orange, a 100-year-old building that he described as "literally crumbling onto the street." Construction on the site was delayed for over a decade by litigation and challenges by locals who opposed more apartments in town.
"Part of what we need to do as a community [is] educate the public," executive director of New Jersey Housing Mortgage and Finance Agency Anthony Marchetta said.
Marchetta stated that "affordable housing" is sometimes associated with "public housing," creating a knee-jerk reaction to any development plan that includes a sizable number of affordable units. Marchetta said the quality of affordable housing units is comparable to plain vanilla market rate housing.
That distinction hasn't penetrated the public consciousness yet. Markets have shown there is a lot of interest in mixed-use facilities that include all types of housing along with retail, services and transportation, but these developments are opposed by residents who conflate "affordable" with "public."
New Jersey may be forced to learn quickly and embrace mixed-use development. Lackluster infrastructure accommodations have throttled the viability of commuting to or from New York for work.
Diaz said the situation is more serious than some may realize.
A pursuit for more bus routes in Jersey towns revealed that the Lincoln Tunnel is at-capacity. Even if the tunnel added more lanes, there'd be no place to house the additional vehicles. Port Authority already services at least one bus every eight seconds. Short of a renewed bi-state initiative or national infrastructure plan, these issues will only grow over time.
The panel's bottom line? With thousands of vacant units devaluing by the day, towns that don't want to build the market's most successful units and infrastructure that can't support residents' interests, New Jersey's housing crisis is a complicated web of problems waiting for the next governor to address.