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Cabin Five – The Duck
The Duck cabin with its duck decor is an inviting spot to sit and look out over the water. Located right on the water's edge, it's your own piece of lakeshore. It has 2 bedrooms with full beds, a kid-sized open loft with a full bed and a sofa sleeper in the living room.
New for 2014- Air Conditioning!
2017 cabin rates are for 4 people. Additional people are $25 per day per person and kids 6 and under stay FREE.
- May 1 to May 18 – $875/week; $160/night for Sun-Wed.; $190/night for Thurs-Sat.
- May 19 to June 9 – $1,100/week; $205/night for Sun-Wed.; $240/night for Thurs-Sat.
- June 10 to August 11 – $1,310/week; $240/night for Sun-Wed.;$285/night for Thur-Sat.
- August 12 to Sept. 4 – $1270/week; $215/night for Sun-Wed.; $255/night for Thurs-Sat.
- Sept. 5 – Nov. 30 – $875/week; $205/night for Sun-Wed.; $240/night for Thurs-Sat.


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Here's some word art based on the quote "Beauty is the illumination of your soul" by John O'Donohue, Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom.
To download word art (without watermark), click here, then right click on the image and choose "Save Picture As . . ."
I have lots of word-art inspiration at the Raising Figure Skaters Facebook page and on Pinterest!
Background Image by Anna Omelchenko.

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TX Boy Ruled Too Big For Football
A 12-year-old Texas boy is told he can't suit up for Pee Wee football this season, because he is too big.
FOX News Radio's Steve Rappoport reports:
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At six-feet-tall, nearly 300 pounds, and just 12-years-old, Elijah Earnheart only wants one thing.
(Earnheart) "I just want to play."
But Elijah will have to suit up somewhere else.
The Mesquite Texas Pee Wee Football Association ruling he's too big to play. The league president says any seventh grader weighing more than 135 pounds must join the school league.
(Earnheart) "I don't want to play in school right now because it's people that have experience of playing. I just want the experience first."
And his coach Marc Wright points out...
(Wright) "A lot of kids over the weight limit, and they're allowing them to play."
The coach and Elijah's mother protesting the decision.
Steve Rappoport, FOX News Radio.


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Skin Care Tips for Winter SeasonPosted in Beauty on 11/23/2011 11:28 pm by admin
Brace yourself! Yes…It is the time for being skin conscious as the wintry season is on the head. This chilled season is just not about fireside reading and warm clothes, but it is time to combat the chilly weather that victimizes your body. No doubt, it is a most beautiful season and frosting of body has its own magic during winter. But despite of its enjoying and chilling effects, it is equally harmful for our health and skin. With the starting of winter, people get an experience of rashes, cracks, flakes and dry & itchy skin. This is due to the disappearing of moisture from the skin.
The holiday season of winter is one of the crucial times when everyone desires to look best. So, it is the time when skin requires some more attention. Hence, make sure that you will continue to have beautiful and healthy skin even during wintry weather. Remind that, a minute care will keep the troubles of wintry season at bay. There are bountiful ways that you can use daily for taking good care of skin.


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The ChicagoKids.com 2017 Camp Guide lets you find the perfect camp for your little ones this summer. Our Camp Guide is organized by different types of camps, including art camps, dance camps, music camps, STEM and science/technology camps, theater camps, sports camps and more. Below are highlights of some of the featured camps you'll find in this year's Camp Guide. Visit the full guide to find more great options!
Locations throughout Chicago and the suburbs
Summer camp at Bright Horizons offers fun and excitement for your child AND meets your expectations of convenience, flexibility, safety, and experienced counselors. Learn more.
30+ locations throughout the Chicago suburbs, Chicagoland
Camp Invention is a one week summer enrichment program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation in partnership with the US Patent and Trademark Office. Locally delivered, engaging activities cover the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. Learn more.
at ChiArts
2714 W. Augusta Blvd, Chicago
A three-week summer camp designed for students in grades K-5 and 6-8 to explore the artistic disciplines of Creative Writing, Dance, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts in a joyful and nurturing environment. Learn more.
Noggin Builders
3000 Dundee Rd. #201., Northbroo
EXPLORE! BUILD! CREATE! Noggin Builders offers one-week camps to enhance the problem solving skills of your curious explorers (grades K-8) using fun, hand-on, STEM-based activities. Each week includes science, technology and team building games. Learn more.
Creative Dramatics Summer Theatre Camp
Various Chicago and Chicagoland Locations
Campers stretch their creativity and bravery muscles through daily rehearsals and workshops in topics like improv and stage combat. Students perform alongside two professional actor/educators, who lead by example, helping your camper shine. Learn more.
Big Performing Arts Workshop
5255 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago
See why Dream Big was voted #1 Theater Class in Chicago! Taught by professionally skilled teaching artists, our 1-Week Drama Camps offer children ages 3-18 an unforgettable collaborative experience acting, singing, and dancing with friends! Countless creative themes all summer long! Learn more.
Learning Center Summer Camps
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, 700 Howe Rd, Chesterton IN
Discover the beaches, prairies, rivers, and woodlands of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore while bog stomping, bug hunting, night hiking, and more at summer camp in the national park. Learn more.
City Theatre Summer Camp
In Lakeview, Lincoln Park, and now in Lincoln Square
Emerald City Theatre is proud to offer Summer Camp 2017, now serving ages 3.5 – 15! Featuring new and exciting titles such as Moana, Beauty and the Beast, The Sound of Music and many more! Learn more.
Innovation Camps for Kids
Multiple Locations, Chicago and Suburbs
We believe that summer camp should be crazy fun and profoundly enriching at the same time. Combining our eye-opening, mindset-shaping innovation approach with plenty of summertime silliness, we run engaging camps pre-K – 8th graders love. Learn more.
Tech Summer Camps for Kids & Teens
Multiple Locations Chicago and Suburbs
At iD Tech Camps, students ages 7-17 can learn to code, build websites, design video games, experience virtual reality, mod Minecraft, engineer robots, model and print 3D characters, and more. Learn more.
Laboratory: Science and Story STEAM Camps
2349 W. North Ave., Chicago
Make magical potions like Harry Potter. Build robots. Train at Camp Half-Blood. Find Fantastic Beasts. Survive a Zombie outbreak. Our unique STEAM camps combine kids' interests with chemistry, physics, engineering, biology, computer science, math and the arts. Learn more.
Park Baseball Academy Summer Camp
Oz Park at Lincoln and Webster, Chicago
Lincoln Park Baseball Academy, (LPBA) is a Chicago based organization focused on baseball and softball instruction for boys and girls of all ages. Our summer baseball and softball camps cover all key skills from hitting and pitching to defense and team dynamics. Learn more.
Beans Cafe Day Camp
Two locations, Chicago and Evanston
Little Beans Cafe Chicago and Evanston offer a fun and flexible summer camp including classes, imaginative and active play, outdoor games, fun themes and more! Offered for kids 3-5 years in Chicago and 3-9 years in Evanston. Flexible scheduling offered June - August. Learn more.
Little Gym of Chicago Summer Camp
3216 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago
Put on your super cape, it's time for adventure!! Our all new Super Kids' Quest Sumer Camp is full of exciting, creative missions where kids will exercise their muscles, imaginations and cooperation skills to complete a different Quest each day! Learn more.
Shore Country Day School Summer Programs
310 Green Bay Road, Winnetka
For more than 67 years, North Shore Country Day School's Summer Programs have provided children with safe and fun summer experiences. Offerings for 2017 include: Day Camp (ages 4-10), Expedition Camps (ages 10-13), Language Immersion Program (ages 4-10) and Little Explorers (for children age 3). Learn more.
Camp Benson
16355 Scenic Palisades Rd,, Mount Carroll
YCB is an adventure based overnight summer camp in northwestern Illinois for boys and girls in 1st-9th grade. We're dedicated to positively impacting the lives of our campers and providing a transformational camping experience. Learn more.
of Metro Chicago Camps
Chicago Metro Area, Michigan, Wisconsin
YMCA Summer Camp provides your child an exceptional summer camp experience where they can get unplugged, explore their creativity, learn, laugh and make memories and friends that last a lifetime. Learn more.


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Straightforward Slovenia0
May 28, 2011 by Jools Stone
Forget sweating yourself dizzy on the Tube or getting utterly overwhelmed and confused with the Metro system. These metropolitan …
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Quebec City in Winter: High Falls, Faux Chateaux & Ice Hotels21
May 24, 2011 by Jools Stone
Quebec City, the capital of the province and considered the heartland of French Canada, is one of North America's …
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El Transcantábrico: The Luxury Train in Spain4
May 18, 2011 by Jools Stone
Spain is one of the most popular destinations in the world for tourists. Indeed, over 50 million people come here …
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May 15, 2011 by Jools Stone
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I Would Let Vincent D'onfrio Eat Crackers In My Bed Anytime
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Day Or NightOf course I have no idea what he's like - but the exquisite empathy of his Law & Order character, that must come from him...what I find so hot is his intellect and his sad sweet damaged soul. Again, I amconfusing him and his character...but I would like to find out. Him, or...
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This Sunday, February 1, in honor of the start of Black History Month, the Film Society at Lincoln Center will be showing a full afternoon and evening of films about Alvin Ailey and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in the Walter Reade Theater. Onstage guests will include playwright and actor Anna Deavere Smith, dancer Donna Wood Sanders, filmmakers Orlando Bagwell and Patricia Birch who will present their films and answer questions afterward, and of course Judith Jamison. There's also a poster exhibit in the Walter Reade lobby.
Sounds like a wonderful day! I can't make all of the films but hope to see some. Go here for a full list of screenings.


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Sri Lanka(23th August, 2014) Today Pakistan and Sri Lankan teams are going to play 1st ODI at Hambantota. Watch live Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI Live streaming from Hambantota.
3 one-day match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the first match of the series will be played in the Playing XI and Pakistan at the match will start at 9 am and a half.
Spinner Saeed Ajmal in the absence of the team will enter the ground and place them zualfqarbabrku team is likely to get the opportunity to prove yourself and skipper Misbah-ul-Haq, Saeed Ajmal, says the lack of intensity will be felt.
Misbah-ul-Haq would lead the team, while other players Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal, Younis Khan, Fawad Alam, Sharjeel Khan, Sohaib Maqsood, Mohammad Hafeez, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Talha, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Irfan, including the final The team will be announced before the match.
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Pakistan in Sri Lanka ODI Series – 1st ODI
Venue: Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota
Match scheduled at 10:00 local time (04:30 GMT)
Umpires – RSA Palliyaguruge and S Ravi
TV umpire – SJ Davis
Match referee – AJ Pycroft
Reserve umpire – RR Wimalasiri
Date and Overs: 23th August 2014 (50-over match)
Pakistan 11 Team Squad
Misbah-ul-Haq(Cap), Ahmed Shehzad, Anwar Ali, Fawad Alam, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Irfan,Mohammad Talha, Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Sharjeel Khan, Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Akmal(WK), Wahab Riaz,Younis Khan, Zulfiqar Babar
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AD Mathews(Cap), HDRL Thirimanne, LD Chandimal(WK), TM Dilshan, HMRKB Herath, DPMD Jayawardene, S Randiv,KMDN Kulasekara, SL Malinga, NLTC Perera, KTGD Prasad, S Prasanna, SMA Priyanjan, KC Sangakkara†, WU Tharanga


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SACRAMENTO (KRON) — A man is accused of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old at a church in Sacramento.
39-year-old Rolis Wheeler, of West Sacramento, has been charged with sexual assault on a minor under 10, and kidnapping in connection to the incident that police say happened at the New Discovery Christian Church.
It happened when the 4-year-old went to use the restroom while the congregation was praying.
"Tt was a shock to all of us and we'll do whatever we can to be there for everybody, and we just wanted to let them know," said William Mendoza, a Worship Leader of the church.
Mendoza says the man was homeless before joining the church three or four years ago.


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Incentives Draw Firms, But At What Cost?
March 22nd, 2015
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from the Dallas Fed
In the economic development arena, incentives for high-profile corporate relocations signal that a locality is open for business. They draw attention to an area's commercial and economic opportunities with the goal of expanding its depth and breadth of operations. Texas' expansive economy has included its share of such relocations, notably Toyota Motor North America's 4,000-employee 2017 move from Torrance, Calif., to Plano and Exxon Mobil Corp.'s more than 11,000-worker consolidation in 2016 to The Woodlands, north of Houston.
Among government leaders, the implicit expectation is that benefits - generally well-paying jobs with the target company and its suppliers and contractors as well as business-friendly image burnishing - exceed the costs of providing the incentives.
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Michael Yon: The Texan who would be King
August 3, 2011
You meet the most interesting people in war.
War draws a "Who's Who" of national leadership and central figures from the President on down. "Everyone who is anyone" is somehow involved. The higher leadership funnels down by gravity to the conflict.
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Series: Three Dark Crowns #2
Published by HarperTeen on 9/19/17
Genres: Action & Adventure, Fantasy & Magic, Romance, Young Adult
Pages: 464
Format: eARC
Source: Publisher
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With the unforgettable events of the Quickening behind them and the Ascension Year underway, all bets are off. Katharine, once the weak and feeble sister, is stronger than ever before. Arsinoe, after discovering the truth about her powers, must figure out how to make her secret talent work in her favor without anyone finding out. And Mirabella, once thought to be the strongest sister of all and the certain Queen Crowned, faces attacks like never before—ones that put those around her in danger she can't seem to prevent.
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After the events that took place during the Quickening the Ascension year is in progress and things have changed. Katharine is different after returning to the manor, Mirabella doesn't seem to be the front runner anymore, and Arsinoe is trying to figure out what to do with her new found skill. The question is which sister will prevail and take the crown and the throne?
Mirabella: The elemental queen, in the last book she was thought to be the strongest of the sisters but now that seems to be uncertain. Mirabella tries to see the good in her sisters and likes to think about memories from when they were younger, but this makes her apprehensive about the fact that she has to kill them.
Arsinoe: Our naturalist queen, we find out in the last book that she's actually a poisoner which makes sense as to why her naturalist gift never seemed to show. Now Arsinoe is trying to figure out how this new skill works and how to use it in her advantage.
Katharine: The poisoner queen, oh how things have changed with Katharine. Katharine was one of the weaker queens but after climbing her way out of The Breccia Domain she's back with a vengeance and the people on the island now call her, 'the undead queen'.
Arsinoe and Billy: I love these two so much! Arsinoe still won't admit how she feels about him to his face but Billy doesn't give up easily. He was sent away to Rolanth to be Mirabella's taster but he was always thinking about Arsinoe. These two cared about each other and it was my favorite romance of the book.
Katharine and Nicolas: Nicolas was one of Katharine's suitors and one she liked. I honestly think Katharine only got with Nicolas to get back at Pietyr.
Jules and Joseph: After the events of the last book Jules is still trying to find a way to forgive Joseph. Does she trust him? No. Does he still try to make an effort? Yes. Did I think these two should be together? No. Maybe in the first book, but after what he did she just couldn't trust him I like the fact that she tried though. "So you trust me?" She turns and looks squarely into his handsome, storm-blue eyes. "Not one bit."
~ "This is how it is," Arsinoe whispers. "Someone's going to die."
~ "I am only afraid of what I must do."
~ "Neither of my sisters will be returning to the island. The crown and the throne are mine."
My Thoughts
~ Arsinoe, may have a new skill as a poisoner but she knows that she has to keep this a secret and use it to her advantage at some point. For now she still uses low magic to make a bond with her bear familiar.
~ Jules is one of my favorite characters that isn't one of the queens. She's the best and I like her better than Bree and Elizabeth. Jules will go to the end of the Earth to try to keep Arsinoe safe. She considers herself to be Arsinoe's guardian and its like its her full time job. I love how she looks after Arsinoe and doesn't treat it like a ob she does it because she genuinely loves her.
~ Jules also learns that she has a second gift, she's legion cursed which occurs when you have two gifts, shes a naturalist of course and she has the war gift. She's just learning how to use the war gift and is determined to use it to keep the ones she loves safe.
~ Mirabella is trying to wrap her head around the things that occurred during the quickening. She knows that she has to kill her sisters before they kill her. She plans on starting with Arsinoe for sending her bear after her and then Katharine.
~ Katharine is very determined to kill her sisters. A lot has changed with her but I guess thats what happens when you 'come back from the dead.' She was eating a lot of poison so much so that she ends up becoming poison.
~ The events of the quickening set a lot of events into motion in this book.
~ I loved Mirabella and Arsinoe in this book. Mirabella doesn't want to kill her sisters and Arsinoe knows that she may not stand a chance. I liked Katharine in the last book because she seemed sweet but she was blood thirsty and it was a little overwhelming.
Can the sequel be better than the first book? Yes and this series is the proof! It only seems to get better and I can't wait until the third book is released. What'll happen next with these girls, is what I need to know! So much happened in this book and I'm ready to find out whats going to happen. Love this series and I think its a MUST READ pick up the first two books now!


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Earlier this week, Khloe Kardashian wore a faux fur jacket that said "F**k Yo Fur" and now sister Kylie Jenner is sporting a "F**k Off" leather jacket.
Why so mad, ladies?
Of course, we can't help but wonder if that jacket is real leather because isn't that kind of the same situation as the whole fur thing? It's quite possible that Khloe is having a "F**k Yo Leather" jacket made as we speak.
Anyway, Kylie posted a picture of the jacket on her Instagram page and seems super happy about the whole thing, which is kind of a contradiction in and of itself, but whatever.
Kylie also shared a snap of the front of the jacket, where the look she's giving sends the same message as the text on the back (kind of the opposite of smizing, we suppose) and she's sucking on a sucker because nothing says hardcore like a lollipop.
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To buy or not to buy - I'm not sure if I love it - help please?!
Yes defintely love it!!
Love the black lock-I think it's just so cute-go for it!
I just did it, can you tell I don't need much encouraging, plus they said it was the last one. Got it off of Bluefly so I hope it's authentic. We'll see!!
I just returned the same bag to Bluefly but in the larger pocket paddy style. It was definitely authentic, and really nice... I'm sure yours will be too!
it's fabulous!
I'll help you love it.
It looks gorgeous - congratulations! Make sure you come back and show us some pics, so we can drool further.
yes, pics please!!
It is beautiful... Enjoy your new bag and post some pics as soon as she arrives!
I think it looks great. Never thought about getting a black lock before but that one is really cute!!


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santa cruz police are alerting parents that a flasher is targeting young girls. the warning comes after a report of a man in a white prius assaulting 2 girls at the intersection of dufour streetand GRAHAM avenue on april 8th . the MAN, described as white, in his 40's or 50's, with short brown hair, drove up and got the girls to come to the car, where he was masturbating. any one with any information about the incident is encouraged to contact the santa cruz county police department.


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As often commented in this blog, "when culture encounters . . . → Read More: Why an Engineer should run your HR: Risks of Not Learning, Part II
This is the long-awaited sequel to "The Risks of Not Learning" part I, which was all the way back in Jan 2012. Simply put: engineers, like farmers, are deeply wedded to objective truth because their work is embedded in the physical world.
As often commented in this blog, "when culture encounters . . . → Read More: Why an Engineer should run your HR: Risks of Not Learning, Part II
[this post continues the message started in With all thy getting, get understanding…]
The IT Security Group Hackformers inspired me to revisit my notes from their outstanding event of 15 March 2013, as we open this new year of 2014.
The Spanish writer Ortega y Gasset made quite a stir . . . → Read More: Ideas Have Consequences
Building resilient organizations with exponential improvements in risk discovery requires the optimum blend of high tech and high touch. . . . → Read More: Beware the Experience Trope
The Holy Grail of many businesses is to have a legacy brand, a brand that is iconic beyond their industry. McDonald's golden arches, Coke's bottle design, the facebook lowercase f in a bluebox, and others you can surely name meet this test. While [1]DeutscheBank and [2]Crédit suisse are large organizations with cool . . . → Read More: Does Y.o.u.r. Brand Tell a Story?: developing brand richness
We prefer to say yes, we really do. So why do we do distinctively different things that specifically increase purchase friction, (like pay BEFORE register), or things that challenge the whims of so-called elites, by requiring people to qualify for our workshops, seminars and retreats?
It's really simple: Tough Love. Our transformative . . . → Read More: Why we require people to qualify
A shout out to @Stuperb for inspiring this post from an email.
Popular Science magazine has shut off comments on their website. At issue is not the what but the why. The comment has been made repeatedly by others, most recently by Thomas Sowell, that a class of people . . . → Read More: Popular Science, R.I.P. (updated!)
Investors are on the hunt. Be veeewy, veewy quiet they're hunting the latest investor passion: fractional armadillo shares. You read that right. For non-Texans reading this post, we're not talking about the animal most commonly seen dead by the side of the road.
An investment vehicle called an armadillo is . . . → Read More: Disruptive Investments: What VCs Won't Tell You
Before I even get into the content of this post I want to give homage to the Zurb Soapbox which featured Joe Gebbia, co-founder of AirBNB, with his vital, timely and relevant message to all techies: Do Things That Don't Scale.
Now on to our show. One of my peeps has armadillo . . . → Read More: How to reach out to peeps & not be Spammy Sammy
On Tuesday week (for future readers 26 Feb 2013), I had the most delightful experience helping 8 ladies of the Handmade Austin Women's group (HAW) embrace the practical steps of moving their businesses forward with the 19 Days to Business Intimacy framework. The pilot session of Now to Then & Back Again™ . . . → Read More: Learn, Review, Teach as a model for Discipline, Humility and Service
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The word "calamus," from ancient Greek, refers to the reed used as a spice, as well as the hard part of a feather quill used to create pen tips. To adapt and extend the 15 second encounter concept first articulated by Jan Carlzon, former CEO of SAS Airlines: we . . . → Read More: Writing the Future 15 Seconds at a Time – updated!
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"to bring to heel"
to force someone or something to obey
Related words and phrases:
Two colleagues are talking ...
Colleague 1: What are we going to do about this supplier that is giving us trouble?
Colleague 2: Well, we are their number one customer and as such we do have some power over them.
Colleague 1: You think we can bring them to heel?
Colleague 2: I think if we threaten to take our business elsewhere that they will be forced to negotiate a better deal with us.
Two friends are talking ...
Friend 1: Have you heard the latest news about the dictator in Haiti?
Friend 2: What has he done this time?
Friend 1: He has declared martial law, thrown all dissidents in jail and appropriated all foreign assets and companies.
Friend 2: That is outrageous. Do you suppose that there is any chance that the dictator can be brought to heel?
Friend 1: Perhaps the international community can impose trade embargoes and other financial pressure to force the dictator to take a more moderate approach.
Bringing a subordinate to heel can be difficult for a weak manager.
1) ... democracy will continue to devour the heart of Islam until its values are brought to heel.
2) ... both the U.S.A. and the U.K. are also rogue states that should be brought to heel. The U.S. is already seriously in breach of international law, ...
3) He then expounds on the reasons why the industry should be brought to heel for the sake of the planet.
4) ... it can be difficult to go in a straight line, but being brought to heel stops you getting into dangerous territory.
5) I know it seems hopelessly naive to think the banks could ever be brought to heel. But they were, for decades after the Depression.
6) ... but someone who understands them because they will have to be brought to heel and punished for their frauds.
7) ... thinking that social justice can be achieved if only the greedy corporations are brought to heel.
8) "You are not too old to be brought to heel." I barely came to the middle of his chest.
9) ... too powerful to succeed. How can something so significant and untouchable be brought to heel?
10) The SA was brought to heel and placed under the command of the army.
11) At a stroke systemically important financial institutions will be brought to heel either by market forces or investor demands.
12) ... free to run wild, and needs somehow to be seen to be brought to heel.
13) union setting themselves and their interests against the national interest. Unions were brought to heel for this as they were seen as bullying and self serving.
14) It's my guess that Germany and the IMF will be brought to heel, as the formal bankruptcy of Greece would lead to its immediate departure from ...
15) ... that there is no question that the corporation's spending needs to be brought to heel.
16) ... it merely perpetuates the myth that if only the very rich could be brought to heel, the world's problems would be solved and everybody would be happy.
17) ... an inspiration to Israel's Arab foes that even the mightiest can be brought to heel.
18) ... because there are financial obstacles preventing that Colin, but they are being brought to heel, and being made to answer to the Chambers, ...
19) The glee is at a domineering German chancellor being brought to heel by a democratic backlash towards the policies she's been pushing on the Eurozone.
20) And until the dons and criminals are brought to heel, the society will not be able to help our more troubled communities become self-sustaining.


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Please listen to the Tampa Bay Times Gradebook podcast with host Time Education Reporter, Jeffrey Solochek as he interviews Florida School Boards Association's executive director Andrea Messina to talk about the current Florida Legislative session.
Ms. Messina I have the highest respect for and she is one of our state's leading public educational policy experts. Ms. Messina is a former English teacher, Charlotte County School Board Member, and FSBA Professional Development Coordinator. She was my new school board member, teacher when I was first elected to office and she is still someone I reach out to on many school board issues.
This Gradebook podcast addresses several issues that the Florida legislature is working on– in particular, capital dollar funding for school districts.
Ms. Messina does an excellent job explaining how current proposed legislation looks to further reduce, the already reduced capital funding to local school districts.
Please take the time and listen to the Gradebook Podcast: http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/gradebook/gradebook-podcast-floridas-legislative-session-at-halftime-and-school/2319534
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With Gibraltar ready to make history, Graeme Bailey talks with their national boss Allen Bula.
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Tuesday will finally end more than a quarter of a century of battle for Gibraltar as they will take to the field as an international football team.
The tiny Mediterranean outpost first tried to gain membership to UEFA in the mid-1990s, under the same rules which saw the Faroe Islands recognised, but they were rejected.
The Spanish authorities, who still claim a right to Gibraltar, were the main opposition behind the application and UEFA later changed their rules, but this did not stop the British territory.
UEFA were backed into a corner after the Court of Arbitration for Sport supported Gibraltar's claims, leading to their membership being granted earlier this year.
Back in 2011 we talked with Allen Bula about Gibraltar's plight and, now national team coach, he cannot wait for their debut in Faro, Portugal.
"I am enjoying it, there are ups and downs, like with any manager and sometimes with national managers things can get difficult," he told Sky Sports.
"I was very lucky before when I used to have players twice a week and in the build-up to a match three times in a week. But now, with the clubs competing for the Champions League and Europa League, they have requested to have players all the time, so now I am a national manager asking for the same as someone like Roy Hodgson and I can only have them just before a game.
"But these are nice problems, and like I told the players, I used to be able to help them more but it is now up to the clubs."
He admits he is surprised by how quickly things are happening for him and Gibraltar.
"I expected things to change, and we knew change was coming, but we have not expected everything to happen so quickly," Bula added.
"Investors are already coming in and looking at the clubs, and our clubs are becoming semi-pro and pro, and they are getting players in. And, from next year, the Bosman ruling will come into effect so next year we will see an influx of players, and that could impact on the national team. But I think it will push the league to become stronger so it will push the Gibraltar players to work harder, but things are changing rapidly."
Talking of change, Bula has had to work hard on assembling his first squad, but he has wasted little time in bringing in new names.
He has persuaded the Gibraltar Football Association to take on the rules which allow players who qualify for the country to take up eligibility.
His own nephew Danny Higginbotham is now on board, along with Barnsley's former England youth international defender Scott Wiseman.
"We are almost there, I am happy with the squad, and happy that the Association adopted the FIFA and UEFA ruling on eligibility which gave me the opportunity to include Danny and Scott," he said.
"I was delighted to get both of them, many people did not expect us to get someone like Scott as people think we are minnows - but all of a sudden I have two Premier League players in a key position, where I really needed to have them."
Bula also admitted that other players were in contention, including Southampton goalkeeper William Britt.
"At the moment we are surprised how many players are coming through that are eligible to play for Gibraltar. Being such a small place it is amazing how people have connections," he continued.
"There are a lot of players showing an interest and at the end of the day I would pick the best players at that time that are eligible for Gibraltar. Another one of the players coming through, and I am talking to his father, is the young goalkeeper from Southampton - the 18-year-old William Britt, he is eligible to play."
Despite bringing in some bigger names, Bula maintains that Gibraltar possess real quality within their squad.
"There are some players here with real good quality, who have not been spotted, like the striker Lee Casciaro. He could have easily made it to the Premier League but he is 32 now. But some young ones, we have included two of our starlets - Jack Sergeant and Daylian Victor. These are players to look out for and it is an opportunity for them. The eyes of the world are looking and in the next couple of years I think people will see the Gibraltar players coming through."
Whilst Gibraltar will kick-off their first international, technically a home match, in Portugal, plans are in place for a new 10,000 seater stadium, which will then allow them to play competitive matches on home soil.
"The national stadium plans are well in advance now, and everything is more or less done, just a few bits and pieces - minor things that need to get through. We think it will be built by summer of 2016, that will be the national stadium and where we can play all future matches.
"At the moment we have the stadium in Faro and that is the one we will be using for qualifiers but for friendlies we can still use the Victoria Stadium. But that depends on the national team like Slovakia who preferred to play on grass so we play in Faro. But in March we have got Faroe Islands playing in the Victoria Stadium followed by Estonia but we are looking forward to the new stadium."
Bula admits that, as soon as possible, Gibraltar are looking to play against the home nations and the Republic of Ireland.
But opting for Slovakia was no mere coincidence as Bula spent a number of years there as academy chief of MSK Kosice.
Bula was the man who first spotted Nemanja Matic - the Benfica star now regarded as one of the finest defensive midfielders in Europe.
And he is still full of pride at how he is progressing.
"It does give me a lot of pleasure seeing him, the likes of Nemanja Matic. When we got him over to Kosice there was a lot of things I liked and I knew he could become one of the top players in Europe," he revealed.
"I advised a number of my friends in different clubs, but coming from the lower leagues sometimes people don't look - but look where he is now. And there were other players too, and it does give you a great feeling."
So Slovakia was clearly an easy choice for Gibraltar and Bula.
"Obviously Slovakia was one of the nations I wanted to play as I spent so many years over there, and it came about as we had a UEFA congress meeting and I saw the vice-president of Slovakia, who I knew and we got chatting, and their date on November 19th fell through so it just went from there and they were delighted to play against us," he said.
"But the home nations, they are all targets that I have given the association, obviously we would love to play Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and Ireland and of course our dream is to play England, and those are our targets for the next year and we have a window in August, but I told my association it is very late and most nations are booked so whatever comes along we get them - no matter the ranking. Right now we are preparing for 2014, 2015 and 2016 and now we are planning ahead."
He admits that they do dream of opening their stadium with a match against England.
"The one country we would to be playing for that match is England, we could fill a 50,000 capacity stadium for that - but we are going to build for 10,000 with room to expand."
The extent of Gibraltar's task in the future is summed up by their lack of facilities. Currently there are only two full-size pitches in the territory and one of those is owned by the Ministry of Defence - who they are in talks with to use for some of their league teams.
"We are also looking at training grounds, as we don't have many and at the moment full-size wise we have just two at the Victoria Stadium and then the MOD has got one which is a 3G pitch and we are in talks with them about whether we could use that for local teams, and we do have four or five smaller pitches that are used for training and younger age groups. We are trying to find more land, but Gibraltar is very small," Bula continued.
Bula was working as development chief before taking on the national job but he maintains a huge belief in player development.
"In Gibraltar I have always wanted to help and make sure that the players are developing because it is not easy. People think developing a player is just about playing football but it is lots of things, mentally, physically, socially - everything about that needs to be looked at when developing a player, and I am here to help that and hopefully in the future, the more we have players playing in big clubs professionally, the better it will be for football here."
He insists that the clubs need to make sure they back the national team.
"At the moment the flagship of Gibraltar is the football team. People will look and see if we do well, people will look and see quality coming through, people will look at Gibraltar, and that will be beneficial for everyone, including the clubs as it will bring in money and investment, so it will be good all round.
"The word is out now, and people are coming to look at us."


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I have been invited by the local chapter of the MS Society to participate in the annual "Legislative Day" at our state capitol in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday, January 30, 2012. I'm really looking forward to it. The Society has been great about doing some training via conference call and again the night before we go to the capitol. Additionally, they set up the appointments with the various members and their staff and they provided us with each member's website. They also provided us a list of issues and particular bills that the Society is pushing and would like us to lobby for on their behalf. Thankfully I am on the same page on all of these issues, so it won't be difficult to tell my personal MS story and suggest how to the legislators that they vote in favor of the bills that are supportive of our cause.
This is a new facet to my life with MS. Four years ago when I was diagnosed, I started on this path with very little understanding of any of the issues inherent to this disease. I just knew that I had it and I needed to learn how to deal with it. I've since learned more than I really wanted to know – firsthand. I've dealt with the economic, pharmacologic and relational aspects of this disease. So much of each of those issues comes down to this: without support, without resource, we are marginalized and our contributions to this country, this planet, this life will be limited. You cannot legislate morality. However, our legislators have a responsibility to We The People, to protect us from discrimination and being taken advantage of due to the state of our health. I look forward to this new chapter in my MS book. I'm starting in Virginia – but I'm going to Washington.
In an ironic twist, I'm supposed to call the administrator of the patient assistance program for my injectable, disease-modifying pharmaceutical manufacturer on Monday as well, to learn whether or not I qualify for their program. I've blogged about this yearly, very stressful, situation before. If I don't qualify, the MS medication that I'm on is $41,000 per year. I think I'll make that call with one of the politician present and let them see for themselves what a patient goes through to try to get the drugs their doctors tell them they need. I've already had to go from full- to part-time at work, thereby reducing my taxable income. Without that medication, there is greater likelihood that I would not be able to work at all in the not too distant future. I would not only not be a tax producing citizen for this country, I would most likely be a draw on a social program or two. This seems incredibly shortsighted on many fronts, not the least of which is my ability and potential being wasted due to our inability to protect a vulnerable population – those of us afflicted, due to no fault of our own – with a progressive, potentially physically and mentally limiting illness.
I'm asking each of you to participate on that day via technology. The MS Society has set up a Virtual Advocacy Day so you can participate along with us through Facebook and Twitter. Please visit this site for more information, and thank you in advance for your help: http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/Calendar/239362518?view=Detail&id=274740.
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Among many other things, the "Tax Cut" (my taxes went UP, BTW, not down, as did taxes for all single people) benefited Bush and Cheney massively… nice to be able to put a little money in your own pockets, isn't it? Bastards.
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RUSSELL ANDERSON fears he'll run out of time to lift a trophy as Aberdeen captain.
The defender was just 22 when he lost two Dons finals in the space of two months. In 2000, the Dons lost the League Cup Final to Celtic and then the Scottish Cup to Rangers.
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This is the second of a four-part installment of my article on Studio TAMassociati and their Pediatric Center in Port Sudan for the new PUBLIC Journal, the first publication dedicated solely to public interest design and architecture. Read the first part on the studio here.
In this post, we discover how the history, culture, and architecture of the evoloving Port Sudan inspired the design of the new Pediatric Center for Emergency. Plus a partnership with an artist brings a unique perspective to the project.
tamassociati's most recently completed healthcare facility continues to fulfill Emergency's "outrageously beautiful" design mandate. Adopting typical Arab building principles and forms observed throughout Sudan, the gleaming white Pediatric Center, which provides free healthcare to children under 14 years of age, wraps around a central garden, providing a place of peace and rest to a rapidly emerging refugee neighborhood in Port Sudan.
The city sits on the edge of the Red Sea as Sudan's main port, drawing tourists for scuba-diving and sandy beaches, as well as devout Muslims for the once-in-a-lifetime 'Hajj' pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. In recent years, Port Sudan has been inundated with an enormous amount of refugees escaping surrounding areas fraught with conflicts, draughts, and instability, for the work available at the active port. This influx of residents has grown the population from 30,000 inhabitants in 2000, to nearly 500,000 in 2007—a population increase of just over sixteen fold in a matter of seven years.
In order to accommodate these new residents, makeshift refugee settlements sprouted towards the edges of the city, creating isolated, underserved suburbs of raw earth huts and not much else. "When we [went] there it was a very desperate situation. It was the middle of the desert. Nothing around. There was a school but [it was] very poor and desperate. It was great to design a hospital but it needed something more," recalled Pantaleo.
The solution to address this deficiency was to create a public park around the Pediatric Center, along with a healing garden–a tamassociati trademark–and a sports field to fill in the 54,000 square foot site. As one enters the site through the public park, which contains some of the only trees in the surrounding area, the main entrance to the 8,400 square foot, single story facility greets visitors with a blend of familiar materials.
Four traditional materials—coral stone, brick, wood, and bamboo—found in old and new Sudanese buildings, are composed like a three-dimensional quilt on the front facade. Fragments of coral stone, which have all but disappeared from local quarries, were repurposed from demolished buildings and used to complement the masonry cavity walls, constructed with locally manufactured bricks. Sixteenth century Ottoman-era buildings found in the center of Port Sudan brought inspiration for large, wooden lattice screens, which were originally used to allow women to observe activity on the streets without being seen. These organic screens offset against the white monolithic masonry walls provide ventilation and privacy to the entrance hall.
As visitors move through the exterior hall and enter the building, they are met with serene white walls and a warm gray floor covered with a barrel vault ceiling painted in shades of blue, altogether creating a cool, calming effect in comparison to the arid, dusty desert outside. Patients traverse through a single circulation artery, which unfolds into rooms containing three outpatient clinics, a 14 bed inpatient ward, a 4 bed intensive care ward, diagnostic exam rooms, and a pharmacy. Although openings have been minimized to avoid sun exposure, the lightness and airy feeling within the spaces provide enough ambient light to minimize the need for electric lighting. The architects' careful selection and combination of materials paired with an easily navigable spatial layout creates a sanctuary of restoration and rehabilitation—an oasis of calm in an area of chaos.
Along with the architecture team incorporating Sudanese architectural tradition through material selections and the building form, the burgeoning area's recent history (largely transformed by the new hospital) was documented by a unique artistic partner who elevated the level of participatory design for the Pediatric Center.
Italian artist Massimo Grimaldi, an avid collaborator and supporter of Emergency's efforts, saw the new hospital in Sudan as the perfect subject for creating a useful piece of art. He wrote in his artist's statement,
My work explores the nature of what we call ʻart', the way that it is perceived, judged, and understood. It is an ongoing investigation of the criteria used to produce and circulate images, the power and limitations of aesthetic speculation, the possibility of redefining it in an ethical way. My desire to rethink the basic utility of my role as an artist, in an art system that is so often self-absorbed and vacuous, has led me to collaborate with EMERGENCY…
As Grimaldi's fourth and largest collaboration with Emergency, the Pediatric Center in Port Sudan was the focus for his submission to the MAXXI Museum's 2per100 Award—an annual competition that adheres to Italy's '2% law', which requires all public organizations who construct new buildings to devote a minimum of 2% of the construction costs to the production of artwork. Upon submission into the international competition, Grimaldi was awarded the top prize, which included an exhibition space on the museum's main exterior wall and an award of €700,000–92% of which he donated to cover the cost of the hospital's construction. Grimaldi then relocated to Sudan's port city to join the team and photographed the entire design and construction process for the Pediatric Center.
Upon his return from Sudan, Grimaldi arranged a large-scale photo exhibition on the exterior of the MAXXI's main entrance. Images of Sudanese people, the urban landscape, and the completed hospital transported Italian passersby to a distant, foreign place. Along with the captivating image display, the MAXXI Education Department collected drawings donated by Roman children that were given to each Sudanese child as they were discharged from the Pediatric Center, like an artistic interpretation of pen pals. Emergency and Grimaldi continue to work together to replenish the supply of drawings so all children who stay at the center continue to receive a drawing.
Grimaldi's generous gift and artistic eye were not his only contribution to the project. "He would talk to people, play with the children, take photographs, and participatein some activities, like gardening–he loves gardening," Pantaleo reflected. "I was talking a lot with him while we were there on site. He wasn't interfering [with] the aesthetics of the building but rather was focused on the concept. He was very involved in the idea of transforming the hospital into a public park."
Construction began with clearing the site and leveling the ground. Once the area was prepped, it was immediately overtaken by local children playing a game of football (soccer). After seeing this reaction, Pantaleo and his team knew transforming the hospital's site into a public garden, playground, and sports field was exactly what the local residents needed most, making the hospital just a small part of the bigger community space. And with Grimaldi leading the enthusiasm for gardening, the local community has created a thriving green area amongst a brown field of desert.
For all you designers interested in the technical details of the building, next week we'll look at the mechanical and plumbing systems designed for efficiency and longevity in this arid climate where temperatures oftentimes exceed 120°F and "The Haboob" dust cloud suffocates Port Sudan.
Image sources: Massimo Grimaldi for Emergency NGO and Raul Pantaleo, Studio TAMassociati
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- Diseases of esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (530-539)
Information for Medical Professionals
The ICD-10 and ICD-9 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- K22.8 - Other specified diseases of esophagus (approximate) Approximate Flag
The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
Index of Diseases and Injuries
References found for the code 530.83 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:
- Leukoplakia 702.8
- esophagus 530.83
Information for Patients
The esophagus is the tube that carries food, liquids and saliva from your mouth to the stomach. You may not be aware of your esophagus until you swallow something too large, too hot or too cold. You may also become aware of it when something is wrong.
The most common problem with the esophagus is gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). It happens when a band of muscle at the end of your esophagus does not close properly. This allows stomach contents to leak back, or reflux, into the esophagus and irritate it. Over time, GERD can cause damage to the esophagus. Other problems include heartburn and cancer.
Treatment depends on the problem. Some get better with over-the-counter medicines or changes in diet. Others may need prescription medicines or surgery.
- Achalasia
- Barrett's esophagus
- Bleeding esophageal varices
- Diet and eating after esophagectomy
- Esophageal atresia
- Esophageal manometry
- Esophageal perforation
- Esophageal spasm
- Esophageal stricture - benign
- Esophagectomy - discharge
- Esophagitis
- Esophagitis - infectious
- Lower esophageal ring (Schatzki)
- Mallory-Weiss tear
- Swallowing problems
- Tracheoesophageal fistula and esophageal atresia repair
- Upper GI and small bowel series
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i'm not particularly tall (somewhere between 5'5″ and 5'6″) but i seem to be just tall enough that dresses are either very short or just too long for my style. in recent years i have come to love my muscular legs and want to show them off in springtime and summertime, but with an athletic build comes the inevitable problem of short shorts or short dresses becoming indecent. and if dresses or shorts are too long, then i feel a little truncated. my height comes from my torso, so my legs are actually shorter than most women my height and this can become very obvious with too long hemlines.
so i've been eyeing this dress, and today my friend Nicole of Writes Like A Girl has a promotion code for eShakti on her blog; her followers can save 20% off a purchase! i wonder how much 20% would save me, so i head on over to eShakti and discover that new customers are given a $25 gift promotion, as well! now i'm sold. and the dress is sold. to me. i can't wait for it to arrive!
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From the moment we are born, we are in relationships. Our first and most important relationships are with our parents or other caretakers. We learn from these relationships about how to treat others and what to expect from them. We may like some of what the important people in our lives have taught us, and we may want to do some things differently. It is up to us to decide if we want to continue with what we've learned or if we want some things to be different. Even if someone grows up in a household with lousy relationships, they can still learn how to relate to people lovingly and with respect.
What makes a relationship good or bad?
Each of us figures out our own ways to develop, and evaluate, relationships. We might ask ourselves, how do I prefer to get to know someone? What parts of myself do I want to share first? Do I like this part of the relationship? Do I enjoy the way I interact with this person? We may evaluate each type of relationship differently. Overtime, we often change the way we develop and evaluate the different types of relationships in our lives. Although there are some differences, relationships between children, teens and young adults are as complex as relationships between adults of all ages.
People have so many ideas about what makes a relationship "good" or "bad," that it can be hard to figure out what's good for YOU in a relationship. Talking with your family, friends and others you trust is a good way to start to understand what makes relationships work. Becoming more sure of what you want in life will also help you understand what you want in a relationship. If a relationship doesn't work out, it doesn't necessarily mean that either of the people in it failed or weren't good enough. A relationship that goes nowhere just may not have been a good match.
Here are some suggestions for deciding about the worth of a relationship for you.
Good enriching, moral and ethical relationships are
Consensual: Both people want the relationship – whether "it" is hanging out, dating, kissing, hugging or having sex.
- Non-Exploitative: One person isn't "using" or taking advantage of the other in any way.
- Honest: Both people in the relationship are truthful about who they are and what they want in the relationship.
- Mutually Pleasurable: both people enjoy what they do together socially and sexually.
- Equal: Both people have an equal part in the decisions you make. Both of your opinions have meaning and are valued.
- Protected: Protecting themselves and each other from problems which might result from the relationship. For those in sexual relationships that might mean protecting themselves from unintended pregnancy or exposure to sexually transmitted infections. That might mean abstaining from sex; talking about your past and present risks for sexually transmitted diseases, using condoms and a birth control method. Protection in a relationship can also mean helping your partner stay safe and healthy by driving safely, observing laws and rules and avoiding, dangerous situations and harmful chemicals such as drugs, alcohol and tobacco.Constructive and destructive elements that shape every relationship. A healthy relationship has most of the constructive elements and none of the destructive ones.
- Self-esteem: Both parties have a feeling of personal worth.
- Responsibility for Self: Each individual, within the relationship strives to reach her or his own potential.
- Flexibility – both parties in the relationship allow for and expect change in each other and in their relationship. This includes change in roles and feelings.
- Trust:faith that both partners are acting in each other's best interest.
- Honesty: revealing who and what we are, as well as our feelings about our partner.
- Communication: the ability to exchange information, thoughts and feelings, likes, dislikes, decisions and preferences, freely.Destructive Elements in a Relationship:
- Jealousy: Fear of losing someone's affection and suspicion of possible rivals.
- Over-dependency: One of the partners relies on the other to fulfill all of his or her emotional or physical needs.
- Selfishness: Having little or no concern for the other person in the relationship.
- Control: When a person insists their choices are the only option.
- Abuse: Abuse can be physical, sexual or emotional mistreatment.
All relationships have tough times and easy times. No matter how good your relationship, there will be conflicts now and then. By looking at special strengths and weaknesses of your relationship you can decide if it is the type of relationship you want.
Gender Roles and Stereotypes
What does it mean to be a woman or man? Separating the real from the stereotype.
Cultures teach us what it means to be a woman or a man. The lessons start the instant we are born. Some of what we learn about the nature of a man or woman is wrong. It is not true, for example, that women and men think, feel and act differently because of their gender. The belief is called "gender role stereotyping". Stereotypes can be based on gender, skin color, age, language, culture, how much money you have, and sexual orientation. If you make an assumption about the whole person or group of people because of one of these characteristics, you are guilty of stereotyping. None of these characteristics determine how good, bad, valuable, important, funny creative, determined, smart or lazy a person will be. Believing other-wise, is cruel to others and prevents you from benefiting from their special qualities.
Stereotyping is especially hard for those being stereotyped. Unfortunately, what others think of you has a lot to do with how you think of yourself. For example boys and girls in North America and elsewhere in the world, learn "rules" about how to "act like a lady" or "act like a man." Boys and men are taught to act tough and strong, to hide their emotions, not to cry, to always win, and to easily be sexually aroused. Girls and women might be taught to act polite and passive, look sexy (but not want sex), cross their legs, take care of others first and be emotional.
Gender stereotypes like these are common. While these characteristics might be true in some cases and not true in other cases, gender stereotypes are learned. They are not reflections of who we are. Instead, gender stereotypes show us what people may believe about gender.
Gender role stereotypes can be dangerous. When people step outside the boxes of what is expected for their gender, they may face physical or verbal harassment from their parents, teachers or friends. Names like "wimp," "fag," "sissy" or "baby" for men; and "bitch," "dyke," "slut" or "dog" for women, push people back to acting according to the stereotype rules. Sometimes people get beat up or have worse things happen to them when they don't fit the stereotypes for their gender. These are powerful messages telling us to conform and to hide our special unique and independent qualities – to be someone different from who we really are.
Trying to live without stepping outside the box can cause problems, too. Men may end up dominating and even abusing women when they try to follow the "rules" they have been taught. Women may end up doing only what others want and even putting themselves in danger when they try to follow all their "rules." Stereotypes based on gender can contribute to confusing mixed messages and assumptions between women and men. They can also keep people from getting "too close" with someone of the same gender for fear that people will think they're gay or lesbian. People may deny or repress feelings that don't fit into the stereotypes. For example, some women may think it is wrong to get angry. Some men might think they shouldn't cry when they're hurt.
So what can we do about stereotypes? Look for friends and role models that value us for who we really are. We can also be a friend and role model for others. If we see or hear someone being harassed or stereotyped, we can help stop it by voicing our view or by finding someone else to step in. Being able to recognize stereotypes gives us an edge at living outside any box and being healthy and unique people.
- Dating and ViolenceMany people begin to date and figure out romantic intimacy when they are teenagers. Much of what we learn during this critical stage helps us develop healthy relationships in the years to come. There is no doubt dating is fun. Like all other relationships, the relationship between you and your date should be something you both agree on (consensual), that doesn't take advantage of one or the other (non-exploitative),honest, fun for both(mutually pleasurable) and safe (protected).Dating, in many ways, is no different from all other relationships – disagreements and other conflicts are natural. There are constructive and destructive ways of dealing with conflict. Violence, emotional or sexual abuse are destructive and not acceptable. Tragically, many teens may be in a relationship where some form of abuse (physical, emotional or sexual) occurs. Many teens may experience some form of abuse during their dating life. Some may experience any or all forms of abuse later in their married life. Abuse of any kind is NEVER okay.Most young people are good at recognizing and rejecting an abusive relationship. Some people, in some situations, have a harder time recognizing when they are being abused. Understanding dating abuse can help teens recognize abuse when it happens to them or to a friend. Understanding will also help those who are already trapped by an abusive relationship.
Emotional Abuse Might Include:
- Insults,
- Jealousy,
- Possessiveness
- Threats (to hurt a partner, their family or friends or even themselves.Physical Abuse Might Include:
- Hitting,
- Slapping,
- Pushing,
- Throwing things at a partner,
- Threatening to hurt their partner or her family member or even himself,
- Destroying treasured items or hurting pets. Sexual Abuse happens any time one person forces or intimidates another person to do something sexual that they don't want to do. This might include:
- Touching,
- Kissing,
- Sex or
- Forced viewing pornography.
Dating violence or abuse can take many forms. Many people find it confusing when trying to figure out what's going on in their relationship. The Domestic Abuse Intervention Project in Duluth Minnesota developed the Power and Control Wheel to help understand abuse. Consider carefully if you are trying to figure out if you are in an abusive relationship. Compare the Power and Control wheel to the Equality Wheel that follows. See which one seems to describe your relationship.
REMEMBER we ALWAYS deserve to be treated as equals and with respect.
If you or someone you know is worried about a relationship they're in – whether they think they're being abused or being abusive – they can find someone they trust to talk to about their concerns.
Find help by contacting Teen Age Medical Services, The Annex, West Suburban Teen Clinic or any of the teen clinics in the twin cities. Or, you can contact concerned people by calling one of the numbers listed below. For those outside the Minnesota Twin Cities area, contact a local battered women's center, a school guidance counselor or your doctor. Talking with someone outside the relationship can give a different perspective on the relationship and help you decide to change your involvement in the relationship.
If you or someone you know has been raped, forced or pushed into sex, there are two things to do immediately – First, go to an emergency room to be tested for STIs and to get emergency contraception. Second, involve a trusted friend or adult – support during and after the ordeal is very important.
Some people are reluctant to go to the police to "press charges". Although it can be hard, often the police and court action is the only way to stop the abuser from hurting you again or taking advantage of others.
Relationships From The Adult Perspective
Adults can help young people to develop healthy, positive relationships with other kids and with adults. As you know, developing health relationships is hard and made more difficult by the media, comercial television and the record industry because it represents real life as superficial and shallow. There are some things that can improve chances of communicating healthy values.
- Learn the skills that will enhance personal relationships.
- Teach these skills to your children by modeling them yourself in your own relationships with your children and with others.
- Open a dialogue with young people and keep the communication open no matter what. Get help if you need it.
- The family is the best source of understanding and support.
- In the family and in other relationships express love and intimacy in appropriate ways.
- Develop and maintain meaningful relationships.
- Exploitative or manipulative relationships are always destructive.
- Get the information needed to make informed choices about family options and relationships.
- Understand that cultural heritage affects ideas about family, interpersonal relationships and ethics.
- It is not unusual for parents to get help from counselors or health care providers. If you need help, get it.
Check out the information and tips on how to talk with your family about sexuality and relationships, on the Family Communication page on this site.
Harriet Tubman Center Minneapolis – a center providing help for abused women 612-612-825-0000 www.harriettubman.org
Home Free Plymouth – an organization helping people understand abuse and to end the abuse
Rape and Sexual Abuse Center Minneapolis
Sexual Assault Resource Service Twin Cities metro area.
A place to call for help getting an exam right after a rape 612-347-5832
West Suburban Teen Clinic 952-474-3251
Teen Age Medical Services 612-813-6125
The Annex (North Suburban Teen Health Clinic) 763-533-1315
Ask a Question? Visit the section on this web site called Ask a Question? Ask your question or see if someone has already asked and been answered.
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I am an odd man to memorialize Tink Garlock, a shipmate who died aboard Requin. I do not have the eloquent vocabulary or the ability to craft the phrasing required to do proper honor to a fallen mate. Wish I did If anyone rates such a homily, it's Tink.
This one is rough. We were alley rats together and well after his death I came to know and love his family His brother, his sister and his lovely mother.
His name was Marl Garlock. He came from McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania, where they called him "Tinker" or "Tink" We called him "Lil' Abner."
The day he arrived, he dropped down the after battery hatch, dumped his gear and came forward to the crews mess where we were taking a small mid-morning Spanish recess, swapping lies with coffee. He had just cleared Great Lakes. He was a tall lad. They ran out of dungaree trousers his length and issued him trou that hit him three inches above his ankles. They used to say that God never intended to create mice They were elephants before they entered the Navy supply system.
So there was this new guy. Freshly minted sub school grad via the T-division on the Orion Standing there in GP boots (general purpose high tops) and high-water pants.
"Hey kid, tide's out You can roll 'em down."
"Hey Lil' Abner, what happened? Did Dogpatch burn down?"
"Hey Abner, you'n Daisy Mae lookin' fer a home?"
He became Lil' Abner from then on.
The next morning, Lil'Abner shows up at morning chow. The cook yells out,
"Watcha havin, Abner?"
"Watcha got?"
"Pretty much anything you want But if you eat turtle eggs and hummin' bird wings, then go to Annapolis and eat forward You take what y'want, but y'eat what you take "
"Give me a dozen eggs scrambled, four toast Six link sausage , shitload of bacon and a black coffee."
"Hey kid, never bullshit a cook. If you're serious, you got it. You pull my leg and I'll bounce you off the inside of the pressure hull."
"I AM serious. You gonna stand there all day runnin' yur mouth, or are you gonna earn what they pay you and fix me some breakfast?"
Tink ate one dozen eggs and everything that went with it.
"Hey kid, you got a gahdam tapeworm?"
"Garlock Is it true that your mother couldn't afford to feed you anymore, so she smashed your plate and tossed your butt out the door?"
Tink could take it and deal it out. Within a week, he had degenerated into a full-fledged after battery rat.
Talked about hunting all the time. Closest most of us had come to hunting was doin' in rats with a pellet gun, while they were doing their 'Rockettes' imitation across our mooring lines.
Lil' Abner was neck-deep in 90% of the stupidity cooked up in the alley, but since he can no longer defend himself, I leave him out of the stories. That way, when I buy the farm and get to where either God or the devil billets boat sailors, Tink won't punch my lights out and will have saved me one of those racks where you don't hot sack Like in God's goatlocker (When you die, everyone makes Master Chief - that's why they call it Heaven).
Lil' Abner went down in the pump room to wipe down the diamond plate deck plates and equipment. He opened and lifted out a plate so the belowdecks watch could see the bilge level and pump when necessary. At some point, he stretched out on the deck plates. Belowdecks watch and trim manifold operator thought he was catching siesta Zs.
What had happened was that Tink Garlock was wiping down with a solvent that came in a can with no warning that it was toxic and shouldn't be used in confined spaces. Someone said that it was intended to clean airplanes and that anywhere you could put an airplane was not a confined space. Argument useless at this point since Tink was overcome and died in the pump room.
His brother, Bob Garlock took this tragic, senseless loss and fashioned it into a living tribute to Tink.
Bob Garlock began the Requin reunion. He started rounding up sailors who served on Requin from '45 to '70. The list grows larger each year as does the reunion. Without Bob Garlock, there would be no reunion. It's always in Pittsburgh because that's where the boat is. If you or anyone you know rode Requin, get in touch with Bob at (717) 485-3451.
At the first reunion, we took a boat ride down the Ohio and back. It was a beautiful fall evening. Snipes gathered at the fantail to suck their lungs full of diesel exhaust and play the 'Do you remember that silly bastard off the USS So-in-so' game. Tim Conaty, a third class quartermaster, was forward. The skipper, Ed Frothingham yelled,
"Conaty, can you fix our position?"
"Aye sir If my calculations are correct, we are either approaching La Harve or entering Tokyo."
Then someone yelled, "Jeezus, isn't this perfect weather?"
And someone, can't remember who, hollered back,
"What did you expect? We've got Lil' Abner standing watch on the weather!"
He was ship's company Always will be.