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Bhumibol's death further destabilizes an already unstable region. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is mired in a corruption scandal, while former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad recently founded a new political party that may ally itself with longtime opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's party, despite Mahathir having once purged Ibrahim from the government. Until national elections, Malaysian politics will likely get messier and potentially more repressive.
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Anyone got any experience of psychotherapy for an ASD child?(29 Posts)
Because that is what CAMHS are now offering for my 8 year old DD who has just been diagnosed with ASD (HFA for what the term is worth). She already has a diagnosis of selective mutism. I am pretty clueless at how psychotherapy will work as it is very unlikely that DD will speak at all... On the other hand I was not at all keen to do 'family therapy' which was offered last year when older DS got his ASD diagnosis. Managed to turn that into CBT for DS, which obviously wouldn't work for DD.
DD is very anxious and I don't know whether it is a risk that psychotherapy would just increase her anxiety - although I realize that's not 'meant' to happen!
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I would be wary. I have an often silent one too.
Thanks zzzzz - I am wary. Your last question hits the nail on the head - I want to know that the therapist HAS worked with similar children. I looked her details up on line and she specialises in working with 'traumatised' children - which would be a very out-of-date and inaccurate view of selective mutism....
We have a meeting at Camhs this afternoon with the psycotherapist and our CAMHs psychologist (who has only observed DD not 'worked' with her). They have asked us to bring DD to the meeting but there are questions I want to ask without DD there - DH can take her out for a bit. Apparently we've got this meeting because I wouldn't 'sign up' to the psychotherapy when it was first offered. I think I am becoming known at CAMHS as a tricky customer!
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I suppose alo you must undertand what their understanding of SM is and what they feel would be a successful outcome.
I personally don't feel talking therapy is particularly appropriate. I would favour the sort of exercises you would go through to overcome any phobia.
Would decline CAMHS's offer. CAMHS certainly have their place but the whole gamut of ASD is not their main field of speciality.
Thanks for all replies. Read your BBC link Polter. In waiting room now.....
You are the Mummy. You do know best.
Good luck. Have to say, my guess would be that art or music based therapy might have more chance of success with selective mutism.
That said, some 'child psychotherapists' are very play-therapy focussed, working with barely-verbal pre-schoolers, and would have skills in helping an anxious dc, without relying much on talking.
Hmmm. Didn't enjoy that hour. I felt as though everything I said or did was being analysed - and I'm not sure I agree with the interpretation - eg. DD came over and sidled up to me and psychotherapist said she was seeking reassurance, which I apparently gave by stroking her hair. I said she was after a mint from my handbag, which indeed she promptly helped herself too!
I was mostly ill at ease talking about DD with her in the room - she was allegedly playing and drawing but I know she was listening too! (Her comment afterwards - 'It wasn't interesting, just weird'!) Psych said the therapy had been successful for children with ASD and those with selective mutism - but emphasised no guarantee of course. Apparently shouldn't increase anxiety but DD might 'regress' initially. That was a bit of a 'shudder' word - as were 'attachment' and 'secure bond'.
I am pretty confused - my gut instinct is that I don't feel at all comfortable with this analysing why DD is how she is, and her relationships, particularly with me, and that this will enable her to 'overcome her issues'. There again, it is true that DD is 'stuck' with how she is dealing with anxiety at the moment in not speaking and speech therapy hasn't helped really. (DD also had about 10 sessions of art therapy organised by her school which she liked going to, but she didn't speak to the therapist and there was no noticeable change in her anxiety and selective mutism).
Keepon - I see the point you are making - it is what concerns me too; presumably much of DD's behaviour and personality is driven by her ASD, so I would want this taken into account when thinking about things like attachment. And I wonder if her ASD means that she will be able to respond to psychotherapy - though I've been told ASD DC do respond...
And don't start me on the time commitment because it is probably 26 sessions over a year....
Thank you for all your replies and those honks zzzzz. It has been a pretty whirlwind 3 weeks since DD's ASD diagnosis - had that feedback meeting, met with the ed psych who then assessed DD(waiting for report) and now full-on CAMHS...
"I don't feel at all comfortable with this analysing why DD is how she is, and her relationships, particularly with me, and that this will enable her to 'overcome her issues'. "
Why is anyone suggesting her relationship with you (or anyone else) is the cause of her anxiety? This is a really old idea, was there mention of her trying to "control" things too? I am .
What sort of "regression" are they envisioning ill occur?
How many people has he/she treated successfully?
Has dd's SM been getting worse or better this year?
Mmmmm, I would trust your instincts. My son has Aspergers and he has had times at school where he would not speak. Even when more relaxed, he won't speak to adults he doesn't trust.
There is a crossover between AS and selective mutism - does the SM come from the AS? In which case, how is psychotherapy going to help?
My son is currently out of school because school makes his stressed and anxious. SCHOOL makes him like that. This is because even a kindly mainstream school is a hostile, unsafe environment for him. But he can cope outside school and is much more confident and independent. School holds him back because it is the wrong setting for his disability.
This does not make him mentally unwell. I refuse to pathologise his rational discomfort. I feel that is akin to giving unhappy housewives Valium in the 60s!!
Anyway, this may have no bearing on your situation but I thought I would mention it in case!
The fact she's 'just' diagnosed with hfa rings alarm bells for me wrt starting a long course of psychotherapy. the whole point of bothering with a hfa diagnosis is to allow home and school to modify what they do, and to 'teach' skills and compensation strategies.
sounds like you'll all have your hands full with adjusting to the hfa for the next 6 months, and the therapy could be a harmful distractor. If a 6m trial of putting in hfa strategies doesn't help the SM, you could always consider the therapy then.
And adjusting to a dc diagnosis always causes a bit maternal anxiety, plus often a temporary hiccup in bonding / attachment / relating styles, so my guess is it's best to postpone a decision for 6m, and say you'll let her know.
I don't know you or your dd, and I really don't feel qualified to comment. I have been thinking about you a lot though. My ds1 has a severe language disorder (+?), he presents so like a child with HFA and we may indeed end up with that dx, my youngest dd has severe epilepsy. The medication she takes (which is life preserving) causes anxiety and as a result she has been struggling with SM while she is taking it. We have had periods when she was off her drugs when she has been much more open and chatty. At home she is strident and very verbal.
There is no question in my mind that SM is caused by anxiety and that, that anxiety can be tackled in an entirely non-clinical way. Dd has a hugely supportive school, and over the last two years she has gone from totally silent to, able to answer direct questions from staff members, to chatting to some children in the loos or playground. Last year I worried about her every day. This year I accept she is silent sometimes and it's fine. To be honest it is wearing off.
In your dd's situation the most likely cause of her anxiety is not having the quite profound needs of HFA met adequately. While I can see it would be easier for all concerned if we flip all the issues back towards the child and try and "fix" her, IMO what we need to do is "fix" the environment so that she can function in it.
With all this in mind I would decline the therapy, perhaps with an option to do it if things are not improving later if you feel that would be less "difficult Mother". Concentrate on making her happy in an entirely normal Mummy way. Concentrate on making school as easy as possible.
HONK HONK and please keep posting SM is rather a niche issue on this board and I like the company!
Thanks again for all your responses - not got time at the moment for a considered post but you are all giving me lots to think about. Most telling is that I feel relief that I don't have to agree to psychotherapy for DD...
Oh and zzzzz yes, there was certainly mention of DD 'controlling' things. I accept that but only on the level that selective mutism is a response to managing anxiety. Not at all happy about suggestions DD is trying to control things so as not to have to grow up and 'move on' from her early dependent relationship with me. When DD originally had problems settling at pre school I got enough 'stick' that it was because DD is my youngest after 3 boys, and I was 'not letting go'.At the time DS2 was being assessed for ASD (then at age 14 got his diagnosis) and it seemed a more likely explanation to me that DD was just socially anxious like her brother. And it turns out with her recent diagnosis of ASD that she did have the same difficulties as her brothers... no one has ever suggested they needed psychotherapy!
Other issue is that DH has a far more 'benign' view of psychotherapy - he (of course!) didn't read into it all I did. And the focus seems pretty much on my early relationship with DD and how it is now 'reinforced'... (another shudder)
It might be worth asking Dh if he would mind seeing a therapist about your sex life and see how intrusive/benign he would find that, and whether he'd like to discuss all the ramifications of x y and z over 26 sessions. Many things this sort of therapy is, but a gentle chat to cheer you up, it isn't.
Children with ASD are emotionally immature. I think the perceived wisdom of the moment is that you half their chronological age to estimate emotional age....so she's reception age. How's she doing in that context?
Presumabley you have time to think about it, so there is no real rush. Sleep on it for a few days. I often find with big decisions that it helps to pretend I've decided one way for a day, and then the other, and then see how they felt. One option allows me to be happy and see a path for us all to be us in.
On the controlling thing, it's something that really gets my goat. All the "well being silent is a very powerful thing and gets her what she wants".
No the closest thing to what my dd suffers is similar to stage fright. Standing up and literally being unable to speak when everyone is waiting is not a powerful controlling thing, any more than peeing your pants with nerves is. waiting and not helping her when it is obvious she isn't going to be able to talk is NOT helicopter parenting. It's called compassion.
But then they don't have to watch the little person convinced that she will be able to talk on her birthday because "I will be 5", swing off to school.....and then receive the silently miserable little person who says "my words didnt come" and leans against you for an hour instead of playing with all her new toys......yeah she's trying to control you all 'cos it's really really fun to be the one who can't talk.
My ds has OCD rather than SM (although actually his reaction to stress or difficult emotions is to shut down completely including not speaking) and ASD.
I putting in my twopenny worth because I have also had the attachment and control things suggested to me.
Control:Well yes OCD does control his environment but not in a way that is actually beneficial to him as a whole; only to the reduction of his anxiety. He is in fact being controlled by his OCD and the anxiety it comes from. Could it not be seen that the anxiety and resutant mutism is controlling the child and ways for the child to get control back would be more useful? That is the approach being taken with Ds now and although it is slow it is much more productive.
Attachment: I stopped worrying about this after something his previous psychiatrist said. She said that it was normal and understandable for children with ASD to be more attached to their mothers because usually the mother was the person who understood them best and could make life more bearable for them.
Oh and on psychotherapy. I have done it myself as an adult and with my complete consent. It was tough though ultimately useful.
However if I had not been in the right place, liked the therapist and felt that it was my choice to do it, it would have been destructive.
And I don't have an ASD.
I appreciate that the techniques are modified for children but unless it is to deal with the consequences of an obviously traumatic event, I would be doubtful of its usefulness. Clearly that is only my opinion as a 'service user'.
Odd to suggest such a heavy course of psychotherapy soon after Dx. I would steer well clear, however reasonable they seem, they can't help going back to what has "caused" this behaviour and usually concluding that its YOU! However they dress it up that is what I've seen happen. With an older, verbal but odd child who can engage and who is not anxious it may well have its place but that's just me being liberal, I don't really believe it! I live near the Tavistock Centre (Freud!) and have been to a conference there some years ago about their marvellous "intervention" Wurh uoung, non-verbal kids with ASD. It was so insulting, there were a small number of parents and many other professionals there who rose up tigerher and challenged their claims abd they were stunned! It seems obvious that anxiety is the issue and it is proven that the most effective thing to relieve anxiety is physical activity, especially trampolining. That is a fact, look at work by Emerson on challenging behaviour although you are dow ufically jnterested in anxuety. HTH
Psychotherapy with young non-verbal kids??? What on earth were they doing. My mind is doing a boggling act at the thought of that.
Charlotte Moore wrote about her experiences with psychotherapy for her eldest son in George and Sam iirc. It's ages since I've read the book but I don't think she was that impressed (think it was the Tavistock Centre as well Davros).
Completely agree about physcial activity. I remember last summer ds1 having an anxiety fuelled meltdown at the beach trying to bash me, and a surfer peeling him off me, chucking him in a wetsuit and taking him out for a half hourish surf. He handed him back, not chilled, but a lot less anxious.
Have nc as I've mentioned this to a few people, but DS was sent for assessment/psychotherapy at the Tavistock. At the time of our referral he was undiagnosed and I was pretty clueless, I was open to any explanation of his challenging behaviour, but I specifically asked them to consider AS. He was assessed by one of their leading psychs and several clinical psychologists, who told me he showed no signs of AS and that his behaviour stemmed from his childhood experiences (I was a single parent at the time of his birth and they effectively said he was traumatised by the lack of father figure in his life - despite having good male role models in our family). So he went for an extended, intensive period of psychotherapy, which he didn't seem to respond to, and he never seemed to want to go into the therapy room, but apparently signs of resistance were to be expected, as therapy was a healing process
Anyway, to cut a long story short, I got impatient with the complete lack of progress and insight into his needs, went for a private consultation with a private paed, who diagnosed AS on the spot. When I later requested DS's DPA records from the Tavistock, it showed that AS was in fact suggested by the professionals very early in the process. I have no idea why they wanted to conceal that diagnosis from me as a parent . But it is very clear now to his school (a specialist school for AS) that his anxieties/behaviour stem from his AS and that there is no need to consider any additional factors.
I know the clinic has a worldwide reputation but it let us down very badly. It doesn't surprise me that other parents of dc on the spectrum have been less than impressed. I also felt extremely uncomfortable on their scrutiny/analysis on me as a parent, and I am confident enough in my parenting now to believe that wasn't just because of my subjective response, but simply because it wasn't valid/provable. I would not recommend psychotherapy for any child on the autism spectrum. At best, I believe it would be ineffective; at worst, quite damaging (to both the child and parent).
DS was 7 at the time of his referral, and high functioning and verbal.
gosh paper that sounds an awful experience.
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In terms of Tecmo Koei's "Warrior" games, there are three categories gamers fall into: the group that loves the series (the people who keep buying these games), the group that played it in the past but got bored, and the group that has never played before. For the first two groups: Samurai Warriors Chronicles is a very classic version of these types of button mashing Japanese action games. Whatever opinions you have of it are largely the same. But you third group that never played these, listen up. Samurai Warriors Chronicles lets you murder ten thousand dudes, and still manages to be boring.
Samurai Warriors Chronicles is loosely based on the actual conflicts of the Sengoku period of Japanese lords in the 1500s. I say "loosely" because my Asian History class never mentioned the battle where an effeminate guy with a giant blade clock teamed up with an incestuous, magical, staff-wielding girl to fight a dude with stretchy arms.
As a custom character you hop around from battle to battle, picking sides as you see fit. For some reason this is conveyed as being insightful or something, instead of the reality that you're a coward that swaps sides constantly. Eventually you choose an army and continue on, fighting with them in their battles. Each conflict is set in a maze-like battlefield of forts, with hundreds of enemies running around. Games like Samurai Warriors and Dynasty Warriors have been on handhelds in the past, but the DS never really captured the scale. Samurai Warriors Chronicles is a full Warriors experience, and it's about time fans got that on a Nintendo handheld.
Samurai Warriors Chronicles is not a pretty game overall. The environments are bland, and every character besides the main ones are generic. That said the main characters are… extravagant. They all have different weapons and fighting styles and many of them are absolutely bizarre.
Samurai Warriors Chronicles is not a particularly friendly handheld game though. The missions are rather long, and without a good way to move the camera the action can get pretty confusing. The biggest crime though is that after just a few minutes, the novelty of slashing through hundreds of soldiers wears off, and you're left with a repetitive, slow paced action game that never quite finds its groove. Upgrades and new features are spaced hours apart, drawing the gameplay on too long before it gets interesting.
The most annoying part was that while playing on Normal difficulty I quickly got to a point where my character was not strong enough. The game informed me I could go back and replay missions to level up. The only thing worse than playing a repetitive button masher is having to replay it.
The Verdict
For whatever reason some people love the crap out of these kind of games. If you can get your hands on a friend's copy, or a demo and play it, see if it grabs you. But for most people, Samurai Warrior's Chronicles is a boring, repetitive action game that doesn&#Array;t lend itself well to the handheld gaming experience due to its overly drawn out gameplay.


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Why you should buy your child a balance bike
By Jeffrey Stern
I remember the day well, almost as if it was yesterday – riding my bike without training wheels on the tennis courts a few blocks away from my childhood home. I was so excited by the near 25 seconds I spent pedaling free of those clunky "safety" wheels, I nearly crashed my pearl white Specialized Hardrock straight into the bottom of the net.
Instead, I just kept going (and haven't stopped since) shouting with joy, a level of excitement you learn to express as a child, all while seeing the grin to grin smile on my dad's face, helping forever ingrain in me that day as a pivotal life experience. It's likely that most of you have similar riding memories from the day the wheels first came off. The freedom from riding a bike around the block, to circumnavigating the world is the rooted in same feeling and it's simply the best.
Now, imagine if you could give that experience and the lifelong gift of cycling to your child, but years earlier? I think I was around 5 or 6 when that day happened after months of practice on that same lap around the courts (our street was a bit too busy). I'm a child of the 80s, times before dozens of fancy type balance bikes were manufactured and available to the kids of the world, but oh do I wish I had one of them back then!
These days I see kids, not even 2 years old, cruising around my neighborhood in complete control on these tiny, confidence boosting miniature bikes. Countless of friends have replayed stories of their children quickly graduating from keeping their feet on the ground to coasting their mini bikes with feet extended wide in excitement. Pure joy, the same feeling we all experienced on our first rides without training wheels.
One of the best things about balance bikes, is you can convert a normal child's bike into one at home. Yes, it's true you don't have to buy a brand new one from any number of online dealers featuring wooden designs, or special additions. Using a traditional, children's pedal-powered bike, you can easily remove the cranks and for the price of a garage sale item you've got yourself a perfectly usable, durable balance bike for your child.
Why are these bikes so important in developing your child's riding skills? A balance bike focuses on teaching children how to, you guessed it, balance and steer on two wheels. When learning to ride, it's of the utmost importance that a kid get the proper feel for how steering with the handlebars affects the balance of their bike. Using only foot propulsion and with the ability to save themselves as they teeter in and out of balance, a child can build confidence quickly. With increased coordination and balance, their on the bike courage is guaranteed to soar. In no time, your child will be coasting more than pushing and you'll know when the time is right to upgrade to a real bike and pass along your homemade balance bike to a younger sibling or another kid in the neighborhood.
The transition from coasting around the block to pedaling a bike wherever their heart desires is at their fingertips. It's our duty as adults to help lessen the learning curve and inspire the next generation of riders, by encouraging the use of balance bikes for cycling fundamentals that will be used for a lifetime to come.Tweet Print


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Driving Emergencies
Safe Driving
How To Handle Driving Emergencies
Being ready when the unthinkable happens while driving a motor vehicle can prevent devastating accidents and save lives. This article discusses some driving emergencies or "What If" situations.
What would you do if your brakes failed?
Not panicking and taking control of your vehicle can help bring you to safety. Without delay, if there is any resistance, pump the regular brake pedal hard and fast because you may be able to build up enough pressure for one more stop. If pumping the brakes don't bring you to stop this means your brakes have totally failed. Try to downshift or put the vehicle into a lower gear. If driving a stick-shift shifting into a lower forward gear allows engine compression to help slow your vehicle. Downshifting can also be done with an automatic transmission. Check the owner's manual to learn how to downshift the transmission in your car.
If pumping the brakes or shifting into low gear does not work, you can try the parking brake but keep in mind when using the parking brake only the back wheels will be affected. The mechanism that controls the parking brake is different from the system that controlled the regular brakes, so if one fails, the other should still work.
Operating the parking brake incorrectly can cause the rear wheels to lock up and slide and when that happens "fishtailing" effect happens. Fishtailing means the vehicle starts to spin around. You can prevent this by activating the parking brake release in advance by reaching for the release, hold it out and then push down on the parking brake pedal. If you sense the rear wheels are sliding, quickly lift your foot off the pedal.
If your vehicle has a handle-type brake located between the seats, push in on the release button, hold in on the button, and then pull up the lever. If the rear wheels slide, you quickly release the pressure off the brake lever.
What would you do if your tires blow?
Many people hit the brakes when emergencies happen but applying pressure on the brakes after a tire blows will cause an even greater imbalance on the vehicle's stability. If a front tire blows, the car tends to go in the direction of the blowout. To keep your car in the lane safely you must turn the wheel to the opposite side. If a rear tire blows, the back-end wobbles back and forth. In this situation, hold the wheel firmly, stay OFF the brake and let the vehicle slow down gradually.
What would you do if your windshield wipers failed?
If your wipers fail in heavy rain or snow, slow down, roll down the window, and put your head outside so that you can see. Then, if possible, move your car off the road to the right, and stop as soon as possible.
What would you do if your gas pedal sticks?
Try to unstick or release the gas pedal by quickly pressing your foot hard against the pedal and release.
• Shift your car to neutral gear.
• Apply the brakes.
• Pull off the road to the right and stop.
What would you do if your headlight failed?
Pull off the road the first chance you get. Try your parking lights, turn signals or 4-way flashers will sometimes still work and can be used to guide you safely to the side of the road.
What would you do if your steering failed?
• Ease up on the gas pedal if your suddenly lose control of your steering.
• If your car continues to hold the lane, slow down and then gently apply the brakes. Use
your four-way flashes (or hazard lights) to wren other drivers.
• If your vehicle heads off the road, or toward another vehicle or a pedestrian, apply the
brakes quickly, using maximum pressure.
What would you do if your vehicle catches fire?
Smoke coming from under the hood of course means danger but the smoke can block your view. Slow down, pull off the road and turn the ignition off immediately. Use extreme caution when opening the engine hood and if you do not have a fire extinguisher, you can smother a fire by using dirt or sand. DO NOT USE WATER because burning gasoline will float on water and spread the fire. If you have no way of stopping the fire and the fire gets out of control, move well away from the vehicle and call for help. If the fire happens to reach the gas tank, you do not want to be anywhere near the vehicle.
What would you do if there is an oncoming vehicle in your lane?
Drivers driving the wrong way on a roadway happens more often than you might think. You want to slow down, sound your horn, flash your headlights and pull as far to the right as you safely can. Do not turn into the lane that the approaching vehicle has left because the other driver may, at some point, realize their mistake and turn back into the proper lane. Be ready and alert to prevent a head on collision.
What would you do if your car became disabled on the highway?
Most of the time a vehicle has enough momentum left to drift onto the shoulder of the highway.
If your vehicle becomes disabled while driving on the travel portion of the highway, the first effort should be made to get this vehicle off and onto the shoulder. If it is impossible to steer your vehicle to the shoulder of the highway, all persons should be evacuated from the vehicle and directed to the shoulder of the highway in a safe place. Get on the protected side of the guard-rail if there is one and the driver be placed in a position to warn other drivers of this obstacle on the roadway. Try to warn other drivers well enough in advance to avoid the hazard. Place reflectors or flares 200' and 300' behind the car. Never leave a vehicle abandoned on a highway were motorists are traveling.
• If possible, get all four wheels off the roadway.
• Use parking lights, flashers or flares to warn other drivers.
• Have the vehicle towed as soon as possible.
NEVER PROTECT YOUR VEHICLE BY STANDING DIRECTLY BEHIND IT. Many people have been killed by doing this.
Traffic Control Signage and Devices
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Thu, 02 December 2010 at 11:10 am
Nicole Richie Settles with Photographer
- Nicole Richie settles with the photographer she says is stalking Harlow – TMZ
- Rupert Grint talks kissing Emma Watson – Just Jared Jr
- Simon Pegg arrives in Vancouver for work on Mission: Impossible IV – Lainey Gossip
- Who was crowned America's Next Top Model? – US Weekly
- Kendra Wilkinson steps out in a blue-grey leather jacket – The Superficial
- Catherine Hardwicke may have a new directorial project lined up – MTV Movies
- Winona Ryder talks aging in Hollywood – Access Hollywood
- David Beckham meets up with Prince William – Popsugar
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt wants to see your creative side – Young Hollywood
- Did Jon Gosselin get back to his old job? – OK
- Jeremy Piven chats up the ladies – PCN
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The body has been cold for 60 years now, but the mystery of the murder still smolders enough to make "The Man From the Pru" an intriguing two hours in tonight's one-part presentation of the PBS 'Mystery' series.
As Diana Rigg explains in her introduction (Maryland Public Broadcasting, channels 22 and 67, at 9 o'clock), some witnesses revealed new evidence in the last decade that shed a bit of light on the 1931 murder of Julia Wallace, a mild-mannered woman who would seem the most unlikely candidate for such a crime. But, though they point to a potential solution, they do not definitively answer all the questions that surround this unsolved case.
Most of those questions swirl about the enigmatic, stoical character of William Wallace, the dead woman's husband, who was immediately fingered as the killer by the police, in part because of his peculiar personality. His alibi seemed to have been constructed with the same meticulous attention to detail that he used in the rest of his quiet, sedate life.


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This mission is aimed at exploring the sites of recent eruptions in the NE Lau Basin. The NE Lau Basin is located in the Southwest Pacific within the triangle formed by Samoa, Tonga and Fiji. This area is home to many submarine volcanoes and very few of them have ever been explored. In November 2008, the NOAA-PMEL Vents program discovered two on-going eruptions in this area, one at W. Mata Volcano and the other on the NE Lau spreading center (NELSC). West Mata volcano (~15̊.1 S, 173̊.7 W) appears to have formed on a tear in the ocean's crust, and may represent the initial stage of the formation of an arc volcano. It may also be producing unusual lavas (boninites) that previously have only been observed at old, inactive, volcanoes. The NELSC is a back arc ridge. An eruption along a back arc ridge has never before been detected, making this a valuable opportunity to explore newly formed ocean crust, hydrothermal vents, and biological communities.
We will explore the sites of these two eruptions from May 5th to May 13th, aboard the University of Washington's Research Vessel T.G. Thompson. We will be using the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Jason 2 and the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) D. Allan B. The Jason 2 will collect samples of rocks, hot spring waters, microbes, and macro biological specimens. The D. Allan B. will deliver high-resolution maps of the eruption sites.
This cruise represents an incredible opportunity to understand some exciting but unknown facets of our dynamic planet, Earth. Our planet is the most dynamic one in the solar system. Active volcanoes constantly build and reshape the Earth's crust, providing energy and nutrients that nourish life. Strangely, while we visit our Moon, the planet Mars, and other planets, the submarine portions of our planet remain remarkably under-explored and therefore relatively unknown.
West Mata volcano is located in an unusual location between the Tafua arc and the subducting trench. This volcano and its neighbors are elongate with two long rift zones running in the same orientation as the tears in the ocean crust beneath them. In November, W. Mata was draped in fresh clastic debris from its summit to its base, with old lava flows ponded at the ends of each of the rift zones. We are uncertain if magma from the back arc or the volcanic arc feeds W. Mata, although its location closer to the arc front suggests it is the dominant source. A rare lava type called boninite has been recovered in dredges in the area to the northwest of W. Mata. The eruption was discovered by detecting an intense cloud of particles rising ~175 m above its summit at 1200 m depth. We judged the volcano to be actively erupting during our sampling because the cloud contained enormous concentrations of hydrogen (> 9000 nM) and abundant sharp-edged rock shards. Extremely high levels of hydrogen are generated when molten rock and water come in contact. The rocks then explode into countless pieces (or clasts), and the finest of these particles rise with the cloud. The same process forms the ash clouds commonly seen over erupting volcanoes on land. Many of these characteristics are similar to those at NW Rota-1 in the Mariana arc, which has been undergoing continuous submarine eruption for at least 5 years. The summit of W. Mata is about 800 m deeper than NW Rota-1 so eruptive processes are likely to differ due to the greater pressures at W. Mata.
The NE Lau spreading center is located on a spreading ridge in a back arc basin and its eruption would represent the first documented eruption in this setting. Our first clues that unusual activity was taking place along this volcanic ridge were the observations of clouds of particles (plumes) rising 800-1000 m above the sea floor. These plume rise heights are a strong indicator of seafloor eruptions, and, as at W. Mata, the plumes contained elevated levels of hydrogen and high concentrations of volcanic glass shards. This site differs from West Mata in that it is part of a semi-continuous system of back-arc "spreading centers" that have been forming in the Lau Basin as the result of the subducting plate to the east pulling away from the Australian plate to the west. These spreading centers generate new ocean crust just as happens along the globe-encircling Mid-Ocean Ridge, but we know little about the volcanic and hydrothermal systems that drive their formation and the biologic systems that feed off the hot hydrothermal effluent. This expedition will be the first to investigate a newly erupted site on a back-arc spreading center where the geologic and biologic "clock" has been "reset" by an eruption, and, like similar studies at the Mid-Ocean Ridge over the past 20 years, we will very likely be surprised and excited by what we will find.


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Nomination Process & Requirements
The Asahiko Taira International Scientific Ocean Drilling Research Prize (The Taira Prize) is given annually to one honoree in recognition of "outstanding transdisciplinary research accomplishment in ocean drilling."
Established in 2014, the Taira Prize is a partnership between the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and the Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU), and is made possible through the generous donation from the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International (IODP-MI). The prize is given in honor of Dr. Asahiko Taira of the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology.
Dr. Taira has an extensive background of more than 40 years in geological research. His areas of focus include tectonics, paleoceanography, and ocean drilling science. He has been published in more than 200 American and Japanese journals, textbooks, and other publications. Before his service with the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Dr. Taira was an associate professor at Kochi University and a professor at University of Tokyo. He has been honored for his research numerous times, including the Geological Society of Japan Award and being named a fellow of the Geological Society of America.
• $18,000 monetary prize
•Engraved award (award will be presented at AGU Fall Meeting during odd presentation year, and at the JpGU Annual Meeting during even presentation year)
•Invitation to present a lecture at the AGU Fall Meeting during odd award presentation year, and at the JpGU Annual Meeting during even award presentation year
• Recognition in Eos
• Recognition at the AGU Fall Meeting during award presentation year
• Two complimentary tickets to the Honors Banquet at the AGU Fall Meeting during the award presentation year
For outstanding and transdisciplinary scientific contributions enabled by ocean drilling.
Frequency: Annual
Career level: Early Career, Middle Career
Nominee eligibility: Active AGU membership is not required; must be an active early career/mid-career scientist who is within 15 years of receiving their Ph.D. of any discipline; must be making an impact in the field of ocean drilling
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Conferred Fellowship: No
Section/Focus Group: Biogeoscience (B); Global Environmental Change (GEC); Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism (GP); Mineral Rock Physics (MRP); Near Surface Geophysics (NS); Ocean Sciences (OS); Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology (PP); Seismology (S); Techtonophysics (T); Volcanology, Geochemistry and Petrology (VGP)
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Discussion in 'The Watercooler' started by guest3, Jul 24, 2007.
Husband :
Sounds suspicious.
call the number on the card and if he is nice, go have a talk with him.
I am fed up with your husband being an idiot. it is hard to find good mates and he better love you while he has you.
LMAO @ call him and if he is nice, go have a talk with him.
I've found that people who are guilty usually go on the offensive.
Owwww........I am with you..........guilty!
I would also call the guy, and talk to him, if for no other reason as to find out if he knows your husband.
Um, don't know the hx here, but is it possible your van is a junker and that Mr. Car Dealer slipped a card in your van as a hint???
Oh without a doubt.
That is how I knew when DEX was cheating. He always went on the offensive. (DEX was never the shiniest coin in the fountain). He cheated on me 3 times, and I caught him every single time. His guilt got to him so bad, he might as well have walked around with a scarlet A on his chest. He just called attention to himself.
I say, turn the tables on him. Tell him you called car guy, and the guy is, ahem, light in the loafers, and interested in husband. Tell husband that car guy was hurt that husband does not remember when car guy gave husband his card. Hmm, must have been in a blackout. Then accuse HIM of having the affair.
My ex used to do that too. It was always when he was cheating on me and had a guilty conscience. Boy am I glad I'm divorced. You just reminded me I need to frame my divorce papers and hang them on my mantel.
I'd also be tempted to call the salesman. You know that card didn't magically appear in your van. However, our easy child has a habit of taking any and all business cards she comes across in stores or offices. She only takes one from each place, but she's got quite a collection going. Any chance your difficult child picked it up somewhere?
husband isn't all that bright right now is he? I mean, he's already got you mad at him for staying out all night and now this?? Even if he were suspicious about the business card, you'd think he'd be smart enough to keep his mouth shut. sheesh.
My experience is that the accuser is usually the guilty party. Not saying your husband is. Just saying that's been my experience with many couples over the years.
I'd call the dealership, too. I'd be asking if they happened to see your husband in there....... ummmm maybe looking for a birthday present for you? (excuse to ask if he's been around)
Honestly, that card could've popped out of nowhere. My kids liked that sort of thing, even Darrin does, and would pick them up even if it were lying in the road.
I agree, someone accusing like that is trying to cover a guilty conscience.
Could husband have put the card there, to have an excuse to attack you instead of feeling guilty? He might have been trying to find some way to distract you from his night out.
But to be sure, I would call the car dealer, maybe even visit the showroom with the car, to see if you can find out how the card got into your car. Play dumb, simply say you found the card and it made you think along the lines of looking at cars anyway, unless he's maybe seen this car already? See what the dealer guy says. "Oh yes, I remember this bloke bringing that car in last week," or "I haven't a clue madam, but I have noticed my business cards going missing lately."
If you REALLY are curious, what about hiding a secret camera in the car, to see who is having access, when, and for what. A hidden camera would have to transmit via radio signal to video recorder in the boot/trunk or somewhere else.
I wonder how husband would react if you deliberately put lipstick on his collar? Just kidding. Just wanted you to think about his reaction, it could be very revealing.
But if you do suspect he's been playing around, get yourself a thorough physical for STDs.
Yep! That's what the guilty ones do alright! He's "fishing"! My ex- did it too. And the guiltier he was, the more he accused me of doing the same thing! They figure that if they stay on the offensive you'll be too busy defending yourself to worry about what THEY'RE doing! Then THEY get to scream and yell and strut around all self-righteous and indignant - makes them feel better, even if they know you're not really doing anything! My ex- almost convinced HIMSELF that it was all MY fault! Yeah, right! And in the tiny little off-chance that they can get YOU to confess to something, however insignificant - then he gets to shed the guilt! Then he'd figure that you'd be on equal footing and he doesn't need to feel guilty anymore!
Have you thought about it that he may have put the business card there himself?
And Marg's suggestion to get a physical is an excellent one!
A friend of mine went to evening classes after work, encouraged by her new husband. "Don't worry, darling. I work from home anyway, I'll mind the kids and organise dinner. You do something for yourself."
So while the mother did further study, with the encouragement of her husband, stepdaddy was molesting the daughter. It went on for four years while the mother continued her studies, while daughter was convinced her mother knew and colluded. So of course, what was the point in saying to him she would tell her mother, if she believed her mother already knew?
Then daughter told him to stop, she wouldn't do it any more. She was now 15 and able to stand up to him. Almost by magic, stepdaddy lost interest in the mother as well. My friend wondered why her marriage was suddenly in trouble, why he suddenly seemed so disinterested.
Meanwhile the mother had also been encouraged to coach students after school and on weekends, especially female students. This predator turned his attentions to the young girls who came to the house for coaching, even suggesting organising outings for the family and all the students, as a reward for all the hard work they were putting in.
My friend's daughter saw this happening and attacked her mother - "How could you allow him to do this? How could you have allowed him to do this to me?"
My friend was horrified - she'd had no idea. She confronted her husband and he cried, apologised and then said, "I never would have done it if I hadn't been so badly tempted. You were never around - always off studying, or tutoring, I turned to the nearest female for comfort, she is so mature..." blah blah blah. He was so persuasive that she actually believed she was responsible for hr daughter being molested and for failing to give him the proper attention during the marriage. The guy had her totally brainwashed. She was even going to take him back and work on their marriage - she is not a quitter - when some remnant of common sense made hr check his computer and the bank statements. Plus phone records.
Then it all began to unravel. "I never knew it was possible to book a motel by the hour," she told me. "And with an under-age girl, at that - why didn't somebody see something and alert authorities?"
She found so much rubbish on his computer. He was an expert and had covered his tracks, but not well enough. And just as he'd managed to talk his way out of things, she would find more.
She is a highly intelligent, loving mother who STILL was brainwashed by this creep. She finally had to accept that all the years of their marriage had been a lie - he had sought her out and married her not out of love for her, but lust for her little girl. And when the same little girl grew up and began to say, "No!" he lost interest and all pretence of happy marriage went out the window.
My friend's husband was a master at accusing her, to try to remove guilt from him and to take the focus off himself as the offender. He almost succeeded.
I guess that's why I get so angry when I hear of men treating their women like this, because so many people get hurt just so these creeps can get a few seconds of illicit sexual pleasure, and get away with it.
What a horrible, sad story!! Is your friend out of that situation now? I hope he was arrested and punished. She should write a book!
Either guilty or low self esteem because he knows he is not a prize right now.
My first thought would be he's feeling guilty about something.
Jamie, I'll suggest that to her. I think daughter should be the one to write - she's extremely capable. And no, he was never arrested. It was just too traumatic at the time, too many confused feelings. She didn't need me nagging her, she just needed support.
She's definitely out of it now, very happy with another man but her now adult daughter is safe and doing well. No longer vulnerable in the least. I'm proud of them both.
It is so easy to be brainwashed by a manipulative man. I used to work with one - he was a sociopath. He would try to seduce every young female in the place. Lucky for me, I was immune to him. Unlucky for me, this made him attack me in every way he could - he told everyone I was a lesbian, because it was the only reason he could accept, for failing to win me. A total egotist and complete ratbag. However, I wasn't the one married to him, having to deal with his lies. I could see what was happening, but was helpless to do anything to support his wife, who also worked in the same building. He kept her hoodwinked for years, we would hear their arguments and we knew just how horrible he was to her. He would accuse her to get the heat off him.
Eventually she found out and turned the tables on him. I almost felt sorry for him. Almost.
After he left, work was a much nicer place.

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I say, turn the tables on him. Tell him you called car guy, and the guy is, ahem, light in the loafers, and interested in husband. Tell husband that car guy was hurt that husband does not remember when car guy gave husband his card. Hmm, must have been in a blackout. Then accuse HIM of having the affair.

LMAO - OMG, I can't stop laughing Kitty.........Iana - I think this is your best suggestion yet - if you can do it with a straight face.
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Dateline: October 12th, 1923
After the blasphemous ritual and the fight in the lower temple, the group was dumbstruck. A cry for help from above shook the investigators from their fugue.
Moishe Abelman dashed up the stairs to see a pair of headlights shining from the dark road below. He entered the motor pool tent to find Lawrence Nightengale, held prisoner by three Quebecois gangsters. One of the men ordered Moishe to surrender his weapon and Abelman complied. A few minutes later, Everett W. Harrington and Franz Schwarze were caught and ushered into the tent as well. Their weapons—save Harrington's small knife—were confiscated as well.
The investigators were soon greeted by none other than Simon LeCloche, himself, accompanied by a handsome Latin woman (presumably Canditta Domingues.) LeCloche lit a cigarello and interrogated the group. After taking extreme umbrage to being called "LeRoche" and threatening their lives, the crime lord had them all thoroughly searched. Thanks to Abelman's expert tailoring skills, the golden tablet remained hidden in his secret pocket.
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The rumbling noises of the slab caught LeCloche's attention. He and his gangsters led the investigators at gunpoint down into the temple complex.
After a quick "light 'em up" gesture from Harrington, Wells set the pool of gasoline at the foot of the stairs ablaze (potentially immolating poor Nightengale). While the French Canadians were blocked entry by the burning gas, the investigators descended into the pit and closed the entrance behind them.
The pit itself was tubular with a ramp winding it's way around the perimeter. At the bottom was a stinking pile of human remains several feet deep. Among the charnel debris, Mars found a scrawled note reading "ALIVE BUT HURT. FORCED TO FLEE DEEPER. HELP ME. WD".
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The investigators walked over a mile down the glowing tunnel when they came upon a side tunnel, perfectly circular and 8 feet in diameter, thickly overgrown with fungus. They worked for nearly an hour to clear the fungus but only succeeded in getting about 12 feet further in.
Just then they saw one of the alien horrors pass by outside. The horrid sight of the creature was too much for Schwarze's fragile psyche and he suffered a panic attack, clawing and squirming his way deeper into abandoned tunnel, before regaining his wits.
The investigators followed the creature back the way they had come, only to see two more of the awful things ahead, milking the giant fungus. In a failed attempt to sneak closer, Franz Schwarze alerted them to the investigators' presence.
In the ensuing battle, Kenneth Wells managed to shoot two of them dead, but not before being electrocuted with a strange "lightning gun" one of them carried in its pincer, and nearly killed himself. Harrington buried his knife in the carapace of the third, and Wells finished it off with a bullet to the brain-face.
Abelman recovered the lightning gun and inspected the creature, which, disturbingly almost seemed to be made of fungus itself. A still addled Schwarz smeared its vile remains on his face under the somewhat dubious theory that any others might accept him as one of their own.
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by Dave Mindeman
One positive thing that came from the ACA is that insurance policies were required to meet minimum standards. For all the talk about the so-called "catastrophic" plans being the answer to the individual market, they really did not cover much. They came very close to being "junk insurance".
And if the Senate passes the current bill, we will be headed back there once more.
The new version of the bill released on Thursday incorporates an idea from Senator Ted Cruz of Texas that would permit insurers to market all types of plans as long as they offer ones that comply with Affordable Care Act standards. The measure would also allow companies to take into account people's health status in determining whether to insure them and at what price.
State insurance regulators say the proposal harks back to the days when insurance companies, even household names like Aetna and Blue Cross, sold policies so skimpy they could hardly be called coverage at all. Derided as "junk insurance," the plans had very low premiums but often came with five-figure deductibles. Many failed to pay for medical care that is now deemed essential.
From my pharmacist days, I can recount many times when people would bring in their MCHA (Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association)card, which is where people with pre-existing conditions usually got dumped, and had to tell them that their prescriptions weren't covered and would only receive a small discount. These discounts are actually available to anybody through any nationally marketed RX discount card.
Most would walk away disappointed and with a much thinner wallet.
This Senate bill would open that up again - and although Minnesota Republicans will be happy with the talking point that these people "have insurance", they really don't have much of anything. We are back to talking coverage limits, coverage caps, pre-certifications, and no preventative care.
We have ignored these comprehensive benefits of Obamacare and yes, some of the premiums are higher because of this, but the better outcomes are what we are supposed to want to achieve, isn't it?
People who are sick or become sick, need to be protected from the high cost of care. In Minnesota that care is excellent, but the technology and expertise are not cheap. But worse than that would be to be told that none of these things are covered by your insurance - and that your odds of avoiding bankruptcy have just collapsed.
Practically speaking, we need to keep the ACA and fix the 3-5% of the market that needs fixing.
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As darkness threatens to engulf all life, the universe cries out for a champion with a pure heart. But they'll have to settle for schoolgirl June Summer. With the help of her friends and her mentor, a winged bunny, June will battle monsters, struggle to maintain a normal school life, and occasionally watch television. Hey, even heroines need a little downtime. -A Magical Girl Parody. Updates Wednesdays!
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Reply melaredblu, September 13th, 2012, 11:07 am
I'm fairly certain hair is too strong to actually do that. Then again, people don't typically exude literal black clouds of despair when they're embarrassed, either.
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