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Convertible tablet PC
The screen on the LifeBook T4000 convertible tablet PC has a 180° viewing angle so users can work with the keyboard or a pen for data input and management. A modular bay gives users the flexibility to choose between a multi-format DVD writer, second battery, or weight saver option. The PC has advanced security features to deter unauthorized users and enable secure authentication. When both batteries are installed, the system has a battery life of as many as 8.5 hrs.
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Plugs, connectors, and receptacles
Designed for harsh, mission-critical, wet or damp conditions, Wetguard watertight plugs, connectors, and receptacles are offered in 15A, 20A, and 30A, 125VAC through 347/600VAC, 3-phase, wye-connected configurations. The devices feature a strain relief system with an engineered toothed grip cord-compression ring sealer, which is designed for use with 18-3 SO to 8-5 STO cords. They have EPTR thermoplastic rubber bodies and can withstand a wide range of temperatures. Non-magnetic stainless steel assembly screws prevent electromagnetic interference with electronic equipment. The devices are available in yellow or black and are UL-Listed and CSA certified for the environmental ratings of NEMA Type 4, 4X, 6, and 6P.
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Corrugated nylon conduit and tubing
FPAS corrugated nylon conduit and tubing is a wire protection product for pumps, motors, HVAC systems, machine tools, electrical housing, and cabinetry. The interior of the tubing is smooth, which allows wires to easily pass through, and a damage-resistant corrugated exterior allows the tubing to withstand abrasions and lubricating fluids while it fits around the tightest bends and corners without distortion. The product is available in nominal sizes ranging from 0.25 in. to 2 in. in diameter.
Heyco Products
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Port-quality-checking OTDR
The OptiFiber OTDR contains an automated port quality check that warns the user when the OTDR port is dirty or contaminated. The instrument also has a 250X/400X toggle feature that allows the user to change the setup to match the setting of the dual-magnification video probe. Its maximum range for multimode fiber is 7,000 m at 1,300 nm and to 3,000 m at 850 nm, and its maximum range for singlemode fiber is 20,000 m at 1,310 nm.
Fluke Networks
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Wire manager
Designed for work stations, the Snake Charmer wire manager organizes cables in a module that can remain free-standing or mounted to the wall, desk side, or hardware component. It comes equipped with a snap-on cover.
Snake Tray
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Underground switchgear
The Vista UDS/System VI Switchgear family now features a 2,000A continuous rated main bus with a short-circuit rating of 25kA symmetrical in voltage ratings through 38kV. The switchgear can be furnished with as many as five 600A to 900A load-interrupter switches and/or fault-interrupters sealed in an SF6-insulated, welded steel tank. Four-layer copper bus, dual air bushings, and a taller, wider tank are required to attain the 2,000A continuous rating.
S&C Electric
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Hazardous location intercom
Available in 120/240VAC, 50/60 Hz, and 24VAC/VDC models, the 5570M intercom is a two-way communications device that's designed for industrial and hazardous locations. The intercom can function in a balanced or unbalanced line operation and in a master or satellite mode configuration. It features transformer isolated audio inputs and four different alert tones. The intercom is rated for NEMA Type 3R installations, as well as for Class II Div. 2 and Class III hazardous locations.
Edwards Signaling & Security Systems
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It has been just 5 days in leh and i feel like a new person. I realised that i used to listen to music most of the times to distract myself.. While in leh i had the mountains, the streams, the doggies!, the winds and more importantly the silence..
I woke up to enjoy long and rough drives thru the snow peaked mountains. I slept after enjoyin lovely thukpa in a small cafe by the road.
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At last night's GOP presidential candidates debate, former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) was asked why he's promised to address "the dangers of contraception in this country" if elected president. In response, he cited a particularly unfortunate author:
What I was talking about is, we have a society — Charles Murray just wrote a book about this and it's on the front page of the New York Times two days ago — which is the increasing number of children being born out of wedlock in America, teens who are sexually active. What we're seeing is a problem in our culture with respect the children being raised by children, children being raised out of wedlock, and the impact on society economically, the impact on society with respect to drug use and a host of other things, when children have children. And so, yes, I was talking about these very serious issues. and, in fact, as I mentioned before, two days ago on the front page of the New York Times, they're talking about the same thing.
Watch it:
First of all, Santorum's decision to justify his skepticism of contraception by citing the problem of unwed mothers is like something out of the Bizarro Planet. Here in the actual world, contraception is the solution to the problem of unplanned pregnancies, not the cause.
Likewise, Santourm's decision to rely on Charles Murray is no less distressing. Murray co-authored The Bell Curve, which argues that black people score lower on IQ tests because they are genetically inferior to whites. To reach this conclusion, Murray relied on studies backed by the Pioneer Fund, whose original mission was to pursue "race betterment" for people "deemed to be descended predominantly from white persons who settled in the original thirteen states prior to the adoption of the Constitution."
Murray's latest book, Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960–2010, is a similarly rigorous work of scholarship. In the words of former George W. Bush speechwriter David Frum, Murray's latest opus proves that the racially-challenged author is unwilling "to submit his politics to the check of uncongenial evidence" and instead would "prefer[] to avoid encountering the evidence that might shake his politics." Sadly, this description also applies to Santorum.


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While trying to think of something to write for a first post, I noticed that by default, WordPress creates a post for you called "Hello World." For those that are coders, this phrase probably invokes memories of your first computer program that ran. For those that aren't, for some reason, this phrase has been traditionally used as the output of a new coder's first program.
If you Google for "Hello World!", you'll get hundreds of results relating from setting up a OrientDB cluster, to creating your first Scala program. With the explosion of dynamic languages in the last few years, "How do I create a Hello World" has reached almost meme status. The phrase is so pervasive, finding the true origin has lead me across the internet until finally I came to the entry in Wikipedia which states, "[Hello World] was inherited from a 1974 Bell Laboratories internal memorandum by Brian Kernighan, Programming in C: A Tutorial, which contains the first known version."
It is interesting how such a simple program has evolved into a standard right of passage for new languages. I think back to the first time I saw that phrase in a C programming class in college, and thinking how strange it was that the professor chose that phrase. Later when I reported it to a coworker, he said, "Yep, that's everyone's first program. It's so simple, it's only downhill from here…" Almost 10 years later, I found my answer.
My name is Jonathan, this is my Hello World! Thanks for reading.


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N. first day at school
love the hands on this picture
she likes it a lot
last weekend
silence before the storm of the party
we were preparing for the traditional familyportret
(on every birthday, we make a selfportrait with the "zelfontspanner")
this is the testfoto
do you see all the shades in this yarn?!
So, just sleep 2 nights, and the give-away winner will be announced!
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Current IRS Initiatives
Commissioner Everson Leaves the IRS
A press release from the Red Cross dated Wednesday, April 18, 2007 read: "The American Red Cross Board of Governors has unanimously approved Mark W. Everson, currently serving as Commissioner of Internal Revenue, to become the next president and CEO of the Red Cross, effective May 29, 2007. Mark Everson brings to the Red Cross an accomplished management record in both the public and private sectors. Everson has served as the 46th Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service since May 5, 2003."
Former Commissioner Charles Rosotti introduced a concept called "Balanced Measures". His intent was to provide equal emphasis on business results, customer satisfaction and employee satisfaction by all IRS employees. His successor, Commissioner Mark Everson did not necessarily revoke the prior guidance but has unquestionably restored top priority standing to the successful accomplishment of business results (i.e., making the Examination Plan). The most recent production results for examinations revealed that the number of IRS examinations more than doubled when comparing FY-2006 to FY-2000 (under Rosotti).
Within the IRS ranks, employees commonly refer to the varying degree of Commissioner emphasis on productivity as the "pendulum effect". It will be interesting to see which way the pendulum swings regarding policy emphasis by the incoming IRS Commissioner.
IRS Strategies to Close the Tax Gap
IRS's estimate of the gross tax gap for 2001, based on IRS's 2001 National Research Program (NRP), the first detailed study of taxpayer compliance since '88 was $345 billion, consisting of $27 billion for non-filing, $285 billion for underreporting, and $33 billion for underpayment. IRS estimates that its enforcement efforts will recover around $55 billion of the tax gap, leaving a net tax gap of $290 billion for 2001. According to IRS, the net tax gap translates into a net compliance rate of 86.3% for 2001, a rate consistent with historical patterns. See also GAO-07-423R (http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07423r.pdf) The NRP program involved an in-depth review of approximately 46,000 individual tax returns for tax year 2001 for statistical evaluation.
Information Gathering Projects, also known as "special projects" focus on a unique area of tax law noncompliance. These projects are usually streamlined to zero in on a single line item or business practice. Two of the most noted ongoing projects are:
A. Real Estate Professionals – A real-estate professional is defined as someone who spends more than half of his/her working hours in real estate and more than 750 hours a year managing real-estate activities. These individuals can fully deduct losses — including depreciation, interest expense on loans and property taxes. Those who don't qualify as "professionals" are treated as "passive" real-estate investors with a limited ability to deduct their losses.
In a recent New York Times article, the following text appeared: "Robert Marvin, a spokesman for the IRS, said the tax agency can't comment on individual taxpayer cases. However, he indicated that the agency is paying more attention to real-estate activity because it is one of the areas where research shows there is a large tax gap, meaning taxpayers are underreporting income to the IRS. The tax gap in income from rents and royalties is about $13 billion and $11 billion for capital gains. (Income from real-estate activity is included in, but not exclusive to, both categories.) Mr. Marvin said that several thousand returns of real-estate professionals have been audited since last year and approximately 3,000 are under audit now."
B. Form 4136 Fuel Tax Credits for Off-Highway Use – Generally speaking, if a taxpayer uses gasoline to fuel a vehicle that is not used on a public highway, and he/she purchases the fuel at a pump where excise taxes have been added, a credit/refund for the excise taxes paid is refundable. The underlying Congressional intent was that since these vehicles are not contributing to the wear and tear of the roadways, they should not be subject to the excise taxes used to fund repairs thereto. Once again, the IRS has an ongoing project for a substantial number of these cases with primary focus on the construction industry.
The key to these type cases is to recognize that the local examiner may have little to say about the outcome of your audit. Projects are normally centralized and controlled by a nationally appointed project leader who provides oversight of the entire examination process from start to finish. The local examiner may also be provided with "pro-forma" audit reports that contain standardized narratives for the disallowance of claimed deductions. The point is that you can be at a considerable disadvantage when trying to present support for the position taken on the original return filed. The examiners tend to work these cases in almost a "cruise control" mode with tunnel vision as it pertains to any challenges by the taxpayer. The only viable option can often be an early request for an appeals hearing since you are unlikely to make any headway with the local auditor.
IRS Reengineers Its Examination Process
In 2005, the IRS completely re-engineered the examination process for both office and field audits. In view of the fact that this process had remained unchanged since the early 1950's the alterations comprised a rather significant makeover. The changes of most extensive impact include:
- Streamlined audit selection process
- Managerial approval of scope and/or issue expansion
- Revised appointment letters
- Standardized workpapers
- Simplified preparation of unagreed audit reports
Streamlined Audit Selection Process
One of the most dramatic changes brought about by the reengineering effort in 2005 was the introduction of a mandatory classification system for Revenue Agents (RAs). Although Tax Compliance Officers always had a system where issues were limited (an average of 2 to 5 line items on a tax return), Revenue Agents pretty much had a free hand in determining the scope and depth of an examination (with a few minor exceptions such as claims, reopened audits, etc). Even though a classification sheet might have been attached to a field agent's assigned tax return, Revenue Agents did not feel compelled to follow the pre-selected issues. The re-engineered process clearly provides for a formalized classification process that results in the predetermination of a limited number of issues for audit review.
An overly broad scope or depth of examination can materialize in punitive results - the foremost of which is the addition of substantial time to representation costs. Two specific examples include:
1. A "boilerplate" IDR seeking an excessive number of issues for examination (see TIGTA's Final Audit Report - "Additional Efforts Could Further Improve the Execution of the National Research Program " (Audit # 200330013); and
2. The improper use of financial status audit techniques.
Managerial Approval of Examiner's Audit Scope
The final step of the preplanning process for revenue agents is to seek managerial concurrence with his/her audit plan. A diligent front-line manager should review the issue selection sheet provided by the up line classification process and carefully scrutinize any attempts by the revenue agent to expand the pre-determined scope.
One of the keys to the re-engineered audit process was the telephone conversation that should take place when responding to the newly designed "call-back" letter. The examiner is required to discuss the return, the issues to be looked at, taxpayer rights and the records to bring to the initial appointment.Unfortunately, a frequent TIGTA finding during IRS reviews in the taxpayer burden arena is the examiner's overuse of "boilerplate" information requests (Final Audit Report - Additional Efforts Could Further Improve the Execution of the National Research Program (Audit # 200330013). Many examiners do not refine the Information Document Request (IDR) according to the joint phone discussion but default to the extensive shopping list they developed over the years. They continue to insert a generic paragraph on the accompanying Information Document Request (IDR) that reads, "The above list is not intended to be all-inclusive" and "Additional information may be requested if needed". This option should not be loosely interpreted but rather based upon a solid foundation for scope expansion.The end result is that you are more than likely going to be asked to dig up considerably more information than will ever be used by the examiner during his/her audit.
The re-engineering process was implemented for the entire United States. There are no exceptions for any individual state. A significant benefit is the standardization of workpaper format. Hence, a transfer from one office to another should not create a significant challenge to the examiner in your incoming office.
Simplified Preparation of Unagreed Audit Reports
With the advent of uniform workpaper content, the IRS appeals division and legal staff agreed to allow examiners to attach the standardized "leadsheets" to the examination report in lieu of the traditional rewrite of all proposed issues as an integral part of the unagreed report. The potential downside of this abbreviated feature is a premature disposition due to the simplicity of closing a case from the examiner/manager's level to the next step in the appeals process.


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In this Year of the Priest the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI has made the gift of special Indulgences that can be gained on particular days throughout the year.
For the faithful, a plenary indulgence can be obtained on the opening and closing days of the Year for Priests, on the 150th anniversary of the death of St. Jean-Marie Vianney, {Just passed} and on the first Thursday of the month, or on any other day established by the ordinaries of particular places for the good of the faithful.
Ladies would need to check with their diocesan website to see what other days have been established for the faithful of their diocese.
To see what the requirement for obtaining a Plenary Indulgence for the particular days in the Year of the Priest, you can refer to one of our previous postings on it.
People can obtain these Plenary Indulgences for themselves or they can choose to give that indulgence to a Holy Soul in Purgatory. If a Plenary Indulgence were to be given to a Holy Soul, then it would mean that the soul would be released from purgatory. If the indulgence was only partial {in the case of not fulfilling the requirements for a plenary indulgence, not being fully freed from venial sin for example} then the holy soul you are helping would have a part of their purgatory remitted unless it is enough to free them at that point if they are very close to Eternal Entry.
As spiritual mothers we wish to help and support priests, future ~ present ~ past. To all the priests who have supported our lives and the lives of our parents, grandparents, we owe a debt of thankgiving and appreciation, have we ever thought about that and shown it? It would be a beautiful thing to offer our gained indulgences, plenary or partial for these priestly holy souls, especially in this Year of the Priest. The indulgenced First Thursdays are a wonderful opportunity for that.
It is a human tendency to think, "well, I'd like to keep that indulgence for myself" but those who have devoted much prayer and sacrifice to helping the Holy Souls will tell you that you CANNOT be outdone in generosity! So many personal testimonies, and holy books on purgatory bear witness to this fact. What you give the Holy Souls, they will beg God to repay you a hundred fold.
St John Vianney once said: "If one knew what we may obtain from God by the intercession of the Poor Souls, they would not be so much abandoned. Let us pray a great deal for them, they will pray for us".
What I love especially are the stories of the Holy Souls coming to the aid of a holy soul devotees in their dying moments. When the momentous struggles begin between dying soul and satan. God in His justice and mercy allows the souls that they released from the pains of purgatory, come to their benefactors aid granting them peace and joy. Isn't that when we really need assistance? On our deathbeds? We can never be outdone in generosity.
It would be a fragrant bouquet indeed, to offer to Jesus, the Eternal High Priest in the Year of the Priest, the released souls of his priestly ministers upon earth, through the obtainment of these indulgences ~ those who were His hands, His mouth, His "Alter Christis" upon this earth.
O God, Thou didst raise Thy servant, N., to the sacred priesthood of Jesus Christ, according to the Order of Melchisedech, giving him the sublime power to offer the Eternal Sacrifice, to bring the Body and Blood of Thy Son Jesus Christ down upon the altar, and to absolve the sins of men in Thine own holy Name. We beseech Thee to reward his faithfulness and to forget his faults, admitting him speedily into Thy holy presence, there to enjoy forever the recompense of his labours. This we ask through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord. Amen.
O God, Who in the ranks of the Apostolic Priesthood hast caused Thy servants to be invested with the pontifical or priestly dignity; grant, we beseech Thee, that they also may be joined unto the everlasting fellowship of the same Thy priest. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Father Mark over at Vultus Christi also has a beautiful prayer for the faithful departed.


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The Think 20 Summit Berlin: GLOBAL SOLUTIONS
To mark Germany's G20 Presidency in 2017, GLOBAL SOLUTIONS–The Think 20 Summit 2017 Berlin took place in Berlin on May 29-30, in association with the Global Economic Symposium having GLOBAL SOLUTIONS as its motto.
20 Solutions for the G20
International think tanks in the Think 20 group (T20) today presented twenty policy proposals for the twenty largest industrialized and emerging countries (G20) to German Chancellery Minister Peter Altmaier.
G20 Needs Inclusive Societies and Sustainable Growth
International think tanks in the Think 20 group (T20) today called upon the twenty largest industrialized and emerging countries (G20) to foster inclusive societies and sustainable growth.
Lower- and middle-income countries bear a disproportionate burden of the global refugee crisis. They lack the financial and structural capacity to address the needs of forced migrants.
Resilient, sustainable and fair global economic governance creates shared prosperity. The world economy faces growing disagreement over open borders, free trade, and global regulatory standards.
G20 leaders in late 2016 backed the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UN's bid to tackle some of the most pressing domestic and global issues.
Given the interdependence between Africa and G20 countries, Africa should be active in contributing to setting global standards.
Digitalization is one of the drivers of global change – both good and bad.
GLOBAL SOLUTIONS–The Think 20 Summit 2017 Berlin
- delivered relevant, applicable policy recommendations for G20 leaders following the successful pattern of the GES. In an adapted format and in cooperation with both existing and new partners, it pursued a time-tested approach to formulate research-based, action-oriented policies and business strategies designed to tackle global problems.
- is mandated by the German G20 Presidency. The T20 presented: 20 Solution Proposals for the G20, in addition to further Recommendations and Visions.
- focused on G20 topics, such as the digital economy, climate policy and finance, or migration and refugees and convey Recommendations and Visions by the newly established Task Forces to international policy-makers.
- was chaired by Dennis J. Snower, President of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and GES founder, and Dirk Messner, Director of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik, DIE, who co-chair the T20 think tank engagement group for the German G20 presidency.
- draws on the excellent intellectual network of the GES and the Council of Global Problem-Solving, bringing together the world's leading G20 thinkers. Following the GES approach it connected influential policy thinkers and makers from think tanks, academia, government, business, and international organizations, all striving for tangible solutions.
- is research-based, independent, focusing on facts, knowledge and hands-on experience. State-of-the-art research underpins all the sessions.
- was organized by the Kiel Institute in cooperation with the DIE, the European School of Management and Technology (ESMT Berlin) and the conference department of Tagesspiegel Publishing (part of D.v. Holtzbrinck Media - "Die Zeit", "Handelsblatt", "WirtschaftsWoche").
- will continue to accompany the G20 process informally beyond 2017, through an annual symposium in Berlin under the motto "GLOBAL SOLUTIONS," to be chaired by Dennis J. Snower and organized by the Kiel Institute and its partners.


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While you're mostly entirely on your own to answer the perplexing questions of life, sometimes it is more than helpful to get a quick little opinion (or a nice little thumbs up) from someone that could ease your decision-making process. What if these opinions/answers flow in from people from all across the world? Well, if you own a smartphone, then Opinionaided might prove to be more than handy to put an end to your woes. The opinion-oriented/vote-based Q&A app has been around on the iTunes App Store for quite some time while its Android variant has just made its way to the Market. With Opinionaided, you can post quick questions pertaining to literally any facet of life and get helpful answers supplemented by votes, comments and likes/dislikes. Conversley, you may help answering the queries of other users and earn yourself good rapport by accumulating a few Opinionaided points.
Opinionaided is quite similar in its concept to the famous Q&A based Ask.com app, however, the added support for posting questions with pictures, getting votes and comments/replies for your answers, the option to filter sources/users to get answers from and above all, the ultra-quick response from worldwide users make it a way better alternative to the app or any other similar app for that matter.
First-time users need to sign up with Opinionaided to log in to the app. Alternatively, you may simply use your existing Facebook account to log in.
From the app's homescreen, tap Ask for Opinions to get answers to your own queries or Give Your Opinion to answer others' questions by sharing your expertise. For each question that you wish to ask, you can:
While you ponder over the possible answers that your queries might get, the app prompts you to quickly answer/vote the queries of other users. Each answer can be commented on and/or a vote up or down. As soon as you post an answer, the app updates you about the voting information for that particular question and brings up a new question on your screen. From the Vote tab, you may filter questions by your friends or by various categories.
The Results section contains a couple of additional tabs for your questions as well as your posted answers along all the voting info and comments. You have the choice to filter just the votes or the comments. Any replies to posted comments can also be made from this screen. Finally, the Me tab on the app's homescreen displays your Opinionaided profile and your earned points/stars.
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These are my favourites:
...silver bits at the top, and twisty stainless steel fanned out,
...an old favourite design - love this - I will make some more of these,
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N- just love what you have done with the chandelier crystals - good design putting them horizontal. BReplyDelete
Looks like another trip up to the mountain for me. Love to get my hands onsome of these goodies.ReplyDelete
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It's dark here. Dylan is curled up against my back. Elliot snuggled in the crook of my arm. Both asleep.
I want to write more about these experiences. Of having children and seeing them grow. Of seeing them learn and form words, sentences. Of how they can blow your mind by saying one word only and how ferociously you want to protect them from feeling pain. Any kind of pain.
I want to write about the love. How intensely it holds you and how it dictates much of what you do in life.
And I want to tell you about how exhausting it is. How easily you lose your you-ness. How hard it is to have so little freedom, so little time to do anything for yourself.
I want to write about the puke on my back, the poo on my hand and the urine on my clothes. About how I usually only shower once every 3 days. I want to tell you how my 2.5 year old hogs my iPad all the time and sneezes all over it or finds his way to his favourite YouTube video with yogurt fingers.
I want to write about how I marvel over the shape of Dylan's nose, the deep rich colour of his hazel eyes, the curve of his upper lip. I am awed at my own child's beauty.
I want to tell you how I can't get over how much Elliot smiles and laughs at his tender age of 4.5 months old, how his face lights me up each time he looks at me. How the fire inside his little soul excites me and gives me an inward smile.
I want to write about how often I've heard the song: "Old MacDonald had a Farm" and the countless versions of it that exist on YouTube. And about the fear. All the 'what-ifs' and how I have to force myself not to imagine the most dire possible scenarios involving my children and the man that I love.
I want to tell you how parenthood is the greatest spiritual lesson and a lesson in letting go and selflessness.
I want to write about how I miss going to the cinema twice every weekend. How, since Dylan was born I've only been 3 times in 3 years.
I want to write about how I miss working on paintings until deep in the night and how I miss not being able to wear my hair loose (as baby hands will pull at it).
I want to tell you about how I miss sitting still. Sitting quietly with nothing to do, ruminating over poetic ideas in life, now, most of what I ruminate about is practical stuff and the logistics on how to run our family life. ("Ruminate" does that come from Rumi? - We almost called Elliot, Rumi! :-)).
I want to tell you how I miss having Andy as the center of my universe and me being the center of his universe. And I want to tell you how there is nothing more amazing than watch Andy dance with Dylan to 'raw hide' (Dylan's favourite song).
I want to tell you about how kind Dylan is and how all he wants is to be seen and loved. And about how loving he is towards his little brother even though sometimes he finds it hard to accept he has to share the attention with him.
I want to tell you about Dylan's hair, how it's much blonder than mine and Andy's hair and how it has a golden glow in the sunshine. It's also growing dreads seeing that he won't let me brush it ...
I want to write about Elliot's little mannerisms and noises. He makes noises like a little bird, a little little tiny bird. Or a little dinosaur, though I'm not sure what a little dinosaur sounds like.
I want to write about waking up every hour at night and how sleep deprivation causes intolerance to rise its ugly head and how watching Elliot breastfeed is one of the most beautiful sights I've ever seen.
I want to tell you how I just cannot find the time to book myself a pedicure; my feet look like those of a troll's.
I want to tell you about how beautiful it is, how difficult it is, how stinky it is, how amazing it is, how rewarding it is, how frustrating it is, how funny it is, how messy it is, how depressing it is, how uplifting it is. How sometimes I despair, how sometimes I rejoice, how sometimes I cry, how sometimes I laugh big belly laughs.
I want to write about the dichotomy. Of how having children is both the most amazing thing and the most frustrating thing I've ever done. And how on some days I wish it all away: undo it all and go back to how my life used to be. 'I unsubscribe' I sometimes say jokingly. And how on other days, I thank every God & Goddess in the universe for the precious precious gifts bestowed upon me through the gift of my children.
I want to tell you that parenting is bitch-slapping my ass. It is the toughest thing I've ever ever done, and it's relentless and deeply life-altering. And then there are boys who sing 'twinkle twinkle little star' for you and babies who laugh at the sound of tearing paper.
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The 30th most popular all terrain vehicle trail in British Columbia.
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Northwest of Vancouver and northeast of Campbell River, the north end of Quadra Island has mile of old, decommissioned logging roads open to ATV riding. These roads are serviced by several trailheads, and the options seem endless. These old routes are vary challenging and a winch (and the experience of how to use one) is highly recommended.
To get started, head north on the island toward the Walcan Fish Plant, and then select a loging road in the area. The local gas stations on the island have trail maps.
Note: the locals may not be too friendly to ATV riders.
Note: As of August 2008, the Ministry of Forests Regulations require all ATV drivers to be at least 16 years of age and have a valid drivers license to ride on Forest Service Roads. In addition, the ATV must have valid third-party liability insurance, which is typically around $120 per year. The Conservation Officers will issue a $600 ticket if you do not have proof of insurance.
Overall, Quadra Island is the 30th most popular ATV riding trail of all 61 ATV trails in British Columbia.


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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Photographer Ryan Russell makes his living shooting rock concerts -- with music pounding, lights flashing, crowds pressing and sweat flying. It's an adrenaline-fueled job, and one that's earned him the respect and friendship of bands such as the Manchester Orchestra, Minus the Bear and Death Cab for Cutie.
Russell, 33, knows how to grab the essence of a high-energy show, wielding his cameras in tight quarters. The Birmingham native also has a knack for rock 'n' roll portraiture.
His latest project, however, is focused on the wide-open spaces of a cross-country trip. Russell moved from Alabama to Washington state last year, documenting his eight-day journey for a new book, "Continental Obscura: From Birmingham to Bellingham."
He took thousands of photos on his trek across the continent, and selected about 250 of them for this project. "Continental Obscura," published on April 8 by No Sleep Records, also includes photos taken during his first few weeks in the Pacific Northwest.
Who: Photographer Ryan Russell.
What: Book release party for "Continental Obscura."
When: April 12, 3 p.m.-5 p.m.
Where: Bottletree Cafe, 3719 Third Ave. South, Birmingham, Alabama.
Admission: Free.
More info: 205-533-6288 or Bottletree website.
The hefty volume, laden with rich landscape photography, allows Russell to show viewers another side of his work. He trained his lens on skies and mountains, trees and boulders, beaches and water. "Continental Obscura" does include some people shots -- mostly close pals and family members -- but its primary focus is the world outside his car window.
"I see it as a personal travelogue," Russell says during a phone interview. "These are the places I went. These are the things I saw. This was about me living in one place for 32 years and I had never traveled cross-country. There were things I wanted to visit and see, and this is how I documented it."
Russell hasn't abandoned Birmingham -- the place where he shot his first frames, processed his first film and learned the geometry of photography -- but he did follow the dictates of his heart. His girlfriend lives and works in the Seattle area; Russell packed his belongings and picked up stakes to be with her.
"I definitely moved for love," Russell says. "She has a full-time job here, which is obviously a major thing. She's a Seattle native and has always lived up here. But if she came home one day and said, 'Let's go to Birmingham,' I would definitely go. No matter where I live, Birmingham is always going to be home."
Russell's proving his devotion this weekend, returning to Birmingham for a book release party at Bottletree Cafe. He'll be there from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on April 12, signing copies of "Continental Obscura" and kicking back with old friends.
Folks from Seasick Records will be on hand, as well, spinning tunes, selling copies of the book ($35, with a 7-inch single tucked inside) and boosting the indie-rock atmosphere.
Russell actually started out on Birmingham's indie scene, developing his photo skills at Jason Elgin's Synchromesh Studios and the punk environs of Cave9. One of his first professional assignments was for the hardcore band Haste, shooting the musicians during sessions for their second album, "When Reason Sleeps," in 2000.
"Continental Obscura" tips its hat to those years with a black-and-white image titled "The Lords of God's Butt," picturing seven hipsters at an underground music venue in Glen Iris.
Russell has come a long way over the past 14 years -- his client list includes Queens of the Stone Age, Patton Oswalt, Henry Rollins, Paramore, Against Me! and Sarah Silverman -- but he still maintains a D.I.Y. spirit. Fame isn't necessary for a band to book his services; Russell applies the same principles to celebrities and newcomers.
"Who's to say this band is more important that that band?" he says. "I like shooting everybody, and I view everybody the same. You can't charge a band that plays The Nick the same price you charge a band that plays the civic center, but smaller bands deserve to have good photos, regardless. I know how the music business works."
Russell pulled in a few favors for his "Continental Obscura" package, securing unreleased tracks from Manchester Orchestra and Minus the Bear for the vinyl accompanying the book.
With "Continental Obscura," though, Russell is adding a new dimension to his professional portfolio -- one that doesn't rely on stages or instruments, performers or promoters.
"A lot of the landscape stuff, I do for myself," Russell says. "It's me driving around someplace that I've never been before -- cool! -- taking some photos and seeing what I can do with it."
The marathon car trip provided Russell with plenty of opportunities for discovery, taking in sights that ranged from Superman Square in Metropolis, Ill., to Arches National Park in Moab, Utah. (See 11 examples of his work in the photo gallery above.)
He made the drive in a 2009 Ford Taurus -- "It looks like a cop car," Russell says -- and traced a specific route he'd plotted with care. One of Russell's buddies, "Baltimore Matt" Boylan, flew into Denver on Day Four and made half of the trek with him.
Once Russell settled in Bellingham, he began to explore new scenic territory: Diablo Lake, the Mount-Baker Snoqualmie National Forest, Cape Flattery, Puget Sound and more.
"I'm really enjoying the accessibility of these amazing outdoor spots," he says. "Every day I wake up, and I go can outside and there's a mountain, 10 feet tall with a glacier on top. I can wake up and drive an hour and be on top of that mountain. I can drive an hour and be at the beach. There might be a deep, thick forest that leads to the water. Visually, it's very exciting."
Nearly a year into his stay, Russell reports that it's so far, so good in his new home. Still, he's quick to tick off several things he misses about Alabama, including down-home cuisine, sunny skies in winter and Southern hospitality.
"While I do live in Bellingham, I still very much feel the Birmingham connection," Russell says. "When I get back, I'm immediately going to Saw's BBQ."
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Follow the ABC's Peter Ryan. Analysis of global and Australian business, finance and economics.
Thursday, November 3, 2016
Consumers need greater rights to private data, Productivity Commission urges
Australian laws regulating access to personal private data are out of date and need to be overhauled to get in line with the digital age, according to a report out today.
The Productivity Commission says a move to mandate unrestricted access to private data is in the national interest and wants the government to introduce legislation to force government agencies and the private sector to share private information.
Read the Productivity Commission report
Under the proposed reforms, consumers could demand access to private data held by banks, GPS providers, insurer companies, doctors, health insurers and social media giants like Facebook.
In a world is rocked by digital disruption and a deluge of private data being held by governments and private companies, the Commission points to a data overhaul as top ten economic reform to the Australian economy.
Listen to the full interview with Productivity Commission chairman Peter Harris
While existing privacy laws would remain in place, the draft report says greater data sharing would create better competition, allow consumers to know more about their digital lives and maybe even get a better deal with a bank or on their power bills.
The Commission is proposing greater data access rights for consumers with the creation of a "Comprehensive Right" which would also include a greater ability for people to opt out of data collection activities.
Productivity Commission chairman Peter Harris told The World Today that while data is a major asset to Australia's economy, consumers currently have limited rights on accessing and levering their own personal information.
"Surprising though it may be to many, individuals have no rights to ownership of the data that is collected about them," Mr Harris said.
"Data is increasingly an asset, and when you create an asset you should have the ability to use it, or not, at your choice."
The data law reforms would give consumers the right to direct government agencies and private companies to transfer their information to a third party as part of a major shift in competition policy.
The Commission says the transfer of data would help consumers strike a better deal by making sectors such as financial services and energy utilities compete for business.
"This will give people and businesses who want to be active consumers genuine control over their data and will allow innovative businesses and governments the chance to offer those consumers better services," Mr Harris said.
The report also points to greater opportunities for improved health care, safer and more efficient infrastructure and machinery maintenance through "data driven" competition.
However the report warns it is a misconception that cyber risks will be limited if consumers continue to be denied access to their personal data.
"The risks from the proposed reforms are no greater than the risks today that are managed by any consumer who chooses to click a mouse and buy or subscribe to a product," Mr Harris said.
"And the same advice applies: be very choosey about who you share your data with."
The Commission warns Australia is "rapidly falling behind" other developed economies like the UK, US and New Zealand in reforming data access laws.
The proposed reforms are likely to be opposed by government agencies and private companies.
The Commission is calling for submissions and will hold public hearings on the proposed reforms later this month.
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Mysore (A constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi) came into existence during 1950 with the great vision of its founders, and a network of inspiring as well as dedicated scientists who had a fascination to pursue in-depth research and development in the areas of food science and technology. CSIR-CFTRI is a large and diversified laboratory headed by Prof. Ram Rajasekharan, Director, CSIR-CFTRI. Presently the institute has over 200 scientists, technologists, and engineers, and over 400 technicians, skilled workers, and support staff. There are sixteen research and development departments, including laboratories focusing on food biotechnology, microbiology, sensory science, and food safety.
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If you're like me, each month you pull the preschool newsletter out of the folder, skim it to see what books and songs your kids are learning about, and then use it to cover up the "art" you've sneakily transferred to the trash. But when one preschool mom got her monthly update from the school, instead of the usual upbeat update, the letter was a shame bomb directed at both parents and kids.
An anonymous mom of an almost-3-year-old child shared the worst October preschool newsletter ever with Scary Mommy. You can tell from the start that this newsletter contains bad news. An October newsletter without a single pumpkin on it? We're in trouble.
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The letter wastes no time explaining what a hard first month the teacher had with her tiny students. "We made it through a really tough first month with tears, attitudes, unwillingness, not listening, not obeying the rules and especially, too much talking and not enough sitting in seats when asked to."
I'm gonna stop you right there, teach. There's no question that preschool teachers are superheroes. Working with little kids all day long takes the patience of Mary Poppins and the energy of a golden retriever. But at the same time, you have to know what to reasonably expect from 3- and 4-year-olds. Tears, not listening, and not sitting in seats doesn't sound like a problem, that just sounds like the average day with a preschooler.
But rather than acknowledging that adjusting to new schedules takes time, or adopting a "we can do it together!" attitude, this teacher throws the blame on the parents. Like we don't have enough to feel guilty about already. "We work on this every day at school," she writes, "but we need help from home, too. We realize kids don't want to sit and would rather talk and play when they want to; but that's not how school works ... We can't just say that our children don't like coloring or sitting still because kindergarten and first grade have a lot of coloring."
Um, isn't that kind of the point, that this is all just practice for real school? Not to this teacher.
And if you're not feeling awful about your parenting skills enough already, she throws in a general dig insinuating that things are going so poorly because parents are too busy to help their kids. "We realize it's a fast paced world and parents work, but the adults in the house have to be in charge and help the kids to understand this."
Continuing the train of negativity, she lists annoying but completely normal behaviors all preschoolers have, and expects the parents to get their children to stop them immediately. "Please, talk to your child about the importance of sharing, not fighting, keeping their hands to themselves, and learning to get along with each other."
Then, in what is hands-down my favorite line of the letter, she tells parents to somehow get their kids to stop wanting to play with toys. "Remind them that once we pick up the toys that we don't get them back out again, because we are done playing and going on to learning fun things," she writes. I'm a grown adult and I don't even do this. How many times do I put my phone away only to pull it back out of my bag five seconds later?
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This newsletter is full of red flags. While these behaviors aren't fun, they are totally normal for preschoolers. And let's just calm down on the whole if they can't listen now, the rest of their lives will be ruined warnings. We're talking about coloring books, not the SATs.
If it wasn't for the fact that preschool slots can be nearly impossible to find, I'd bet a lot of parents in this class would be packing up their kids' cubbies and heading for the exit. Let's hope the parents sat the teacher down for an adults-only circle time, gave her some cookies to thank her for all her hard work, and told her to chill out -- a lot.


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How To Help Vaginal Odor
Bacterial Vaginosis Overview
Bacterial vaginosis, or BV for short, is aninfection of the vagina that develops when the normal balance of vaginal bacteria isdisrupted. BV is the most common vaginal infectionwomen of childbearing age. Examples of activities that change the normalbacterial balance include douching, taking antibiotics, wearing an intrauterine deviceor IUD, and having unprotected sexual activity. BV is more commonsexually active womenthannonsexually active women, but it is not considered a sexually transmitted diseaseor STD. The main symptom of BV is a thin vaginal dischargethat appears grayish white and smells of fish,
especially after sexual activity. Other symptomsmay include burning when urinating, itching around the outside of the vagina, and irritation.These symptoms may also be caused by another type of infection, so it is important to seea . Many women with BV have no symptoms at all. BV is often diagnosed based on a pelvic examand symptoms, however certain tests can help confirm the diagnosis. BV will sometimes go away without treatment.Your healthcare provider may choose to treat it with antibiotics if your symptoms persist.
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My vaginal discharge smells like fish. I'm assuming this couldn't possibly bedue to a messy fish and chips dinner. No, way more intimate than someone constantlyspilling dinnermy lap. Then the most likely cause is due to an infection. I don't think I have a social disease. Well,I hope I don't have a sexual disease. If you have bacterial vaginosis caused bythe overgrowth of bacteria naturally down there, you can end up with a fishy odor. How could I have developed thaté
So much douching to remove any odor that youstripped away healthy bacteria, leaving the bad ones a fertile playground. If you said that about my digestive tract,the solution would be probiotics. If you have that type of discharge, you cantreat it by eating yogurt and hoping that circulates through your system to the vagina.Or you can take the direct route and put yogurt up there. That's as embarrassing to admit as a coloncleanse. You know that it is bacterial overgrowth ifit is worse after you have sex or if you're
suffering a UTI too. I don't see how a UTI could cause this. If you're wiping back to front, the poopbacteria that get into the urinary tract and cause a UTI will cause vaginosis too. What's a reason that doesn't have to dowith a playground being between two sewersé A fishy odor accompanied by a green dischargemeans you have trichomoniasis. It is sometimes called just trich, pronounced trick. *That I've heard of, but I don't knowanything about it.
Trichomoniasis is a protozoan infection, andit causes a sour or fishy smell. Then trich is a sexual disease. Yes, and they can cure it with antibiotics. What else could it beé If it smells like rotted meat down there,you may have forgotten a tampon. That's what can cause toxic shock synome. Yes, and rotted fish smells means you havethe vaginosis or severe yeast infection, plus the bacteria that can cause toxic shock synome.
Anything on that list necessitates gettingto a , and after which, only using ultrathick maxi pads. If the vaginal discharge smells bad and lookslike curds, you have a yeast infection. It is also more likely if the itching is bad,skin is red and it hurts when you pee or have sex. At least that I can treat with stuff fromthe store. And any other cause requires talking to a, yogurt or not.


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FROM BAD TO WORSEBy James Casey. Photograph by Stephen Conrad.
Wooden spoon. Or: If this be a food race, then you, Mongolia, come last
Famed for historic brutality and a vast and sweeping former empire, the one thing no-one ever accused the Mongolians of conquering was the kitchen. While Mongolia has long since remained a peaceful nation, Mongolian "cuisine" (if one could be so kind as to call it that) continues to trade in acts of provocation—an often violent assault on the senses olfactory, gustatorial, and optical.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Mongolia's geography accounts for much of its diet's ghoulish character. High, cold and dry, Mongolia is sandwiched between the wilds of Siberia and northwestern China endowing its inhabitants with scant arable land and extremely harsh winters. In fact, the term "extreme" might aptly describe most things Mongolian, for it is a country that rarely deals in the half measure.
Domesticated animals and their output offer sustenance in the face of adversity, with meat and milk serving as the sole components of most meals (and what meals they are!). Common dishes to grace the table include boiled meat and innards (chanasan makh), the fatty tail of the fat-tailed sheep (uuz), mutton cooked in a milk can with dung-heated stones (khorkhog), and on truly special occasions, the stone filled carcass of a gopher (boodog) served with a steaming cup of its grease as an aperitif.
With all this in mind, the Mongolian dumpling, or buuz, is certainly one of the more palatable representatives of the national table. Minced mutton, chopped onions, and salt are combined then wrapped in dough with a small opening at the top. These are then steamed gently and eaten ravenously by hand. Much of Buuz's appeal lies in the fact that steaming delivers a less pronounced rancid old sheep flavor, and that these small parcels endow only a controlled amount of said meat. In these parts, flesh is prized for its fattiness—fuel for long winters and life punctuated with backbreaking work.
Buuz, advertised locally as the "national fast food" of Mongolia, is readily available in any one of the many working-class cafeterias lining Ulaanbaatar's Peace Avenue. Stepping inside from the brutal cold, each establishment is diffused with a warm haze of atomized fat particles that coats everything with a greasy film — not limited to one's clothes, which seem to smell of animal fat for the duration of their Mongolian visit. Steaming cups of suutei tsai (salted milk tea) are also served alongside the dumplings, although they too have a habit of arriving tableside topped with a healthy slick of mutton tallow; a step too far for sustenance's sake.


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I am in a V- poly family. We're also D/s... Both are new experiences for me, and the past year or so have been interesting.
Initially, when I joined this poly family, there was my D and at that point, he had 2 other loves/subs. With the way he explained D/s to me, part of the relationship is giving him my cares to handle. He will take care of me, and i will be his, and only his, and do what he wants/needs. In regards to the /s side of things, I am naturally submissive, and there have been very few times that he's asked me to do something that I wouldn't ordinarily do.
One of his other loves ended up not happy anymore, and ended their relationship... but up until that point, and around when they split up, she would basically require him to drop whatever he was doing and attend to her (very un-D/s, but he loves her). The other is wholly dependent on him, to the point where she has her kids, and his & my kids, and him & i, but that's it. No outside family and friends. Plus she has some mental health issues, so when you put all of that together, it's a lot of stress and pressure on him to take care of her. she is not at all comfortable with the poly side of things, and it's one of many things she struggles with. if he could be mono, she would be delighted and it'd just be the two of them.
With me, I have always been dependent on me. i've never been in a relationship with a person who was willing or able to handle any emotional mess i may have going on.
So where that leaves me is
A) having a hard time opening up, because i've not really done it before (with success)
B) having a hard time opening up because i know he has to deal with his other love, and she's a lot of work. And not only her, but his kids, the other people he has in his life, work, blah blah blah.
I love him, a lot. And i love her. I'm totally cool with the poly thing, and at some point, i think i would really benefit from having a secondary, if it were in fact allowed as a part of our dynamic.
The place where I'm at right now, though, a place that I visit from time to time, is
A) anger that he hasn't helped me navigate going into a poly relationship. Issues have popped up with my family (my family has met both, and most of my family have some idea or are fully aware of the poly aspect) - and his expectations are just not the same as reality so that caused problems.
B) a little fuck you at him because there is no good balance because I can take care of myself. Sometimes i don't want to. Sometimes I want what he said Doms do - deal with the stress that comes up - decisions that come up.
C) I feel that because of the time and drama involved with the other two over the past year, I've kind of just had to roll with things. Which is generally good, just not always easy, and now always expected.
D) I feel like I need to take a step back from us, re-evaluate, and then be okay again with me not having any sort of dependence on him. Not that I want to be fully dependent... that's not something I would ever be okay with (pride, i know).
E) I'm pretty sure a part of why I work for him so well is because I am my own person, and am not dependent on him for everything. Which makes it hard for me to express when I'm feeling out about us when I want him to be all Dom-ly for me.
When I first joined his family, his current other love and i became very close friends, but then things changed (she had an emotional breakdown, quit her job) and I found that I couldn't talk to her as a friend about what's going on with me because A) she would tell him and B) her ability to handle those conversations declined greatly after a few months.
Anyone else I know who is poly is in some way attached to my Dom, and i wouldn't feel comfortable talking to them. No one in my family really understands the poly thing, and talking to them about issues is like giving a cat a dictionary.
Really I just need to be able to say this stuff sometimes. I know this is very jumbled, but I don't really have anyone to talk to.
I know these probably aren't all fair statements... this is a very small part of the pie that is our relationship. The vast majority is good, and we have been very good for each other. But every now and then, something happens, and I'm a little like fuck this shit... - not to the point of ending things, just more in like having a hissy fit as a teenage girl would.
thanks for listening. xoxo
Having a difficult time navigating exactly what your issues are with him...her? poly? But I will say this...having experienced some of the D/s lifestyle....really, it's all in fun, at heart. No laws requiring you or binding you to whatever rules you've set up. So, if you believe you would like to have another relationship, well, nothing to stop you and him talking it through so it's part of the game (I also know how serious those relationships are and would not ask you to break that)
You should talk with him about how you feel. All of the stuff, including how you dont want to burden him, even though he has said that is part of the dynamic he has arranged with you. He needs to understand that when he makes that kind of commitment to you, that you will come to him with it. He may be able to handle it very well with you, and put you at ease. Or, he and you may realize that you do need that bit of independence in order to be comfortable being sub about all the rest. There is no One Way to do D/s. This is how HE chooses to do it, but it may not be a 100% fit for you.
I say this because my BF and I just had a HUGE argument about this very topic. He has always asked me to be up front and honest with him about things that were going on with me. I have a tendency to hold back things that I know are challenging topics, or things where I dont want to burden him. Especially with things he cant do anything about. Well, he found out I was holding back on information that he felt was directly affecting him, and our relationship, and his relationship with my husband (his metamour) because I was really micromanaging everyones emotional state. Which is NOT MY JOB! It is my job, as the hinge of this V, to be open about things that affect both of them. We finally got to a place where I was able to agree to be more open with things that were going on and he agreed that he will temper his need to know "everything"...
Are you on the fetlife.com site? There are message boards there as well where you can get more input on how to navigate a D/s dynamic, especially if it is new for you. How new is this for him?
And why does he have multiple women with mental disorders? Sorry, just an aside observation. You dont really need to answer that one...
Hope some of that is helpful.
Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming... ~ Dori
Willow ~ 47yo bi poly woman, married to Bear for 20 years
Bear-59 yo maybe poly/maybe mono straight man, still feeling it out
I hope you feel better. I am guessing you just wanted to vent?
That read like you doing a thinking / processing thing. Let me sum up what I get from it, ok? I am going to guess. Some of what you write was not super clear to me. I could be wrong ok? So please correct whatever needs clarification. I'm just offering this in case it helps you out to see your words arranged differently.
You decide what you want to participate in -- poly? D/s? Both? Neither? That's all up to you because YOU determine your willingness to participate. You can withdraw your willingness to participate any time you want to.
But as far as you feeling something and not appropriately expressing it? You suppress it and wind up feeling clogged up as a result? Yes. I agree. You say it yourself.
If you have things in your relationship you want to change or alleviate -- expressing them is the first step to doing good conflict resolution.
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Gala - yes, it was mostly to vent, but also because I lack polyminded (and D/s) people to talk to... my mono-friends and family I talk to generally just don't get it (although they try), and sometimes it's just good to get an objective outside observers thoughts. Both you & willow have made some good points, which have been helpful in me trying to organize my thoughts.
To clarify a little bit...
This is a 24/7 D/s dynamic. He lives with his other, but I see him almost daily.
I do not want to be fully dependent, and am not fully dependent. Actually the only 'dependence' i have is with my sex life, as he's the only person I'm sexually active with.
I don't expect him to mind-read, and if I'm not being open, he's basically already told me that (unless I'm crying) he's not going to push me. So that's on me.
So with those thoughts, and a lot of the rest of your reply, does make me think about what I want, what I need, what I can accept, and how to go about connecting those dots with him, rather than just internalizing it, and taking it out on you all. So... I'm going to mull this over a bit more, using y'alls notes as a reference.
Thank you, very much.
Yeah, your partner explained how he wants his D/s relationships to be because he certainly isn't describing mine. I have free choice over who I sleep with, for one. My Daddy person does cater for most of my whims yet he is still my Dominant. We have a Daddy/babygirl dynamic which means I get to be a spoiled princess when I don't have to be a filthy slut.
I'm telling you this so you're aware that not all kink based poly relationships follow the harem pattern yours is and as you've seen, many people who get into harems do so from a place of weakness rather than strength.
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